The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-16
MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSEIY TOLD

| uncertain tones OF the depredatOnS
made on their crops by elk, and steps
| are being taken to check the animals
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| Mrs. Sara Lewis, aged 90, was shot
and killed at the home Of her brother,
y. L. Brewer, at Craig, Mont, when
the shotgun in the hands of Rufus
Lewis. her divorced husband, was dis
charged. Lewis is being held pend
ing the coroner's findings. He came
to Craig recently from Des Moines,
| Iowa. He claims the shooting was
accidental.
| The Boston & Montana Develop
ment company has filed notice of in
tention in Helena to increase its cap
itaI stock from S15.0O0,OO0 to $25-
100000. The Cento-Butte Products
company filed notice of incorporation
for $750,000, Butte men being the in
corporators. The company will deal
in beverages of all kinds
Butte offices of the Postal Tele-
graph and Cable and the Western
Union companies will be consolidated
soon.
When street car conductor in
Butte declined to take his fare, Lieu
tenant A. s. Meyeds of the inspector
generals department of the United
States army was greatly surprised.
He says that it was the first city west
of the Mississippi river where this
courtesy was shown him.
G. A. Gilman, SO years of age, who
was appointed land commissioner in
Minnesota 10y President Lincoln, is Wis
iting in Butte.
Reports from Livingston state that
owing to the fact that the hotels in
Yellowstone park are not running this
summer, the bears of the park are
missing their sumptuous repasts from
the hotel garbage dumps. AS a con
sequence. bears must now look to tour
lists for sustenance and considerable
trouble and annoyance is the result
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Reports received by the state hail
board at Helena show considerable
damage was done last week by hail in
Madison, Beayerhead, Park, Gallatin,
Meagher. Sweet Grass, Saltwater, Vel
lowstone, Musselshell and Fergus coun-
ties. The Saltwater damage was
heaviest, of claims for insurance filed
with the board, but reports indicate
the Gallatin storm did more damage
he
insurance there.
A fare and q half round trip rate
from all Montana points for visitors
to the Montana State fair this year
has been ordered by C. E. Stone re-
gional passenger traffic manager Of
according to word received
from him by Horace S. Ensign, State
fair secretary
Taking exception to their efforts in
women of Red Lodge from
heir money under the old portrait en-
arging game while the nation is en-
aged in Il life and death struggle,
he authorities of that place recently
brew into the county Jail eight por-
raft statesmen, employees of a Chicago
oncern. The men were rounded up
nder the work or fight order and
we're later released under bonds of
$50 each.
Completed results of the War Saw
ngs stamp drive in Montana which
losed July % have been announced
ly State Director Harry w. Turner.
he totals show pledges of S10.0S2, 1913,
r $622.413 over the state quota. On
.ugust l, the cash sales totalled 3d.
o., 296, leaving to be purchased by
december 81, total of 81 493, $50.
The state prison garden two miles
asst of Arlee, consisting of 800 acres,
ented by Warden Conley, is perhaps
he largest garden in the state. A
reat variety of vegetables is grown
n the tract. there also being peanuts
nd watermelons. The full garden
Few consists of Is men. foreman and
4 assistant foreman. the latter looking
fter the irrigation system. The water
! obtained from two canals from the
ocko river.
Acting on instructions of the state
)uncil of defense. the city police of
ute arrested 60 men who viii be
ED for investigation upon the charge
having violated the law relating
} non-producers. Among the number
altered in by the police were gam
ers, saloon hangers-on. poolroom ha-
tues, others whose operations are
,nsidered by the government as nom
'sential to the prosecution of the
ar. The amount of money taken
ON them is estimated at $1,000.
The grand jury called to investigate
e acts of the board of county COM
issioners Of Flathead county in con-
,ction with contracting for bond is
e of $4,000 to refund county road
lrrants. has begun its hearings.
Frank kopeland, an Austrian, arrest
by a deputy game warden near Lily.
gston for having IL gun in his pos