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NO CONTINGENT MONEY.
Mastodon Township Only One In the
County without That Tax.

A glance over the township board
proceedings will reveal the fact that
Mastodon township enjoys the unique
distinction this year OF being the on
ly township in the county which has
raised no tax for contingent purposes
AS a general rule the contingent tax
Is the first raised by the township and
one OF the taxes that gets the most
careful attention from the fact that
the officers get their pay from this
fund.
At the township meeting last April
IL was felt that sufficient funds were
ON hand so that no contingent tax
would be necessary and the electors
Tor that reason passed up the raising
OF any money for contingent purposes.
The tax In Mastodon township is
light this year for that reason. The
taxes that have been spread for this
township and for all the other town
ships OF the county are printed in the
annual meeting proceedings which
appear elsewhere in this issue.
John Hubbard Is the township treas
urer and he is making preparations
already for the collection OF the taxes.
The taxes become due December 1.
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

Three days OF the past week were
spent in organizing rope-tying clubs
among the boys OF the rural schools.
New clubs were started at the Bates
mine and Hertzen schools, and mater
ial and instructions given to the boys
In six clubs. There are prospects of
large enrolment in club work this
winter.
Two purebred Oxford rams have
been secured through the county
agent and delivered TO Mr.. Thomas
Bates and Mr.. Thomas Corbett, both
OF the Mansfield location. These
rams were brought up from southern
Michigan, and will be a fine addition
to the Iron county fiocks.
A census OF cattle in France re-
veals a decrease of IL per cent in beef
animals, 3S per cent in sheep and 40
per cent in hogs since Dec. 81, 1913.
Italy has suffered a loss OF 21 per
cent OF horses, Is per cent for mules,
and per cent for hogs. No one can
even guess what the decrease in Ger
many, Austria and Russia has been,
but 1t must be enormous. According
to reliable estimate, the decrease of
livestock in all Europe is equal to one
half the amount OF livestock in Amer
lea today. This estimate places the
loss at 100 million head
Now is the time to get that machin-
cry under shelter. Don't throw mon
ey away by letting 1t (the machinery
rust. 1t costs too much nowadays. 1t
will be paying investment to build
an implement shelter, If you lack one.
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a baby by arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Charlier during
the week.
Mrs. William Goodney OF Stam-
baugh visited friends and relatives In
Alpha last Wednesday.
A meeting OF the Alpha Telephone
Co. was held at the office OF the com
pany on Thursday at which important
business was transacted.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sala reports a
line baby hoy at their home this week.
Examinations were held Thursd..y
and Friday at the Porter school.
Miss Helen Bishop. daughter OF
Prof Geo. e. Bishop, was operated
upon for tonsllitis at the Darling
hospital at Crystal Falls on Thursday.
Mr. Stacy Hill, OF Duluth. repre-
sentative of the Ingersoll-Rand Co.
and a personal friend OF NJ. T.. Rich
ards visited at the Judson mine dur
ing the week
The True Blues are preparing for
hike next Thursday. They also ex-
pect that Frank bertrand OF Crystal
Falls will visit them soon and give
them some OF his favorite readings and
dialect recitations.
Prof. Geo. T.. Bishop visited schools
at Stambaugh last Thursday He wit.
messed the first part OF the evening
demonstration at Iron River and SAYS
there were fully 1900 people on the
streets OF the village
The Mastodon board OF education
held meeting during the week. TIL,
board didn't find II necessary to dis
miss school so far and they are hop
ing that the schools OF the TOWNSHIP
may not be interrupted.
Miss Lackey, a Minneapolis schoo
teacher who Is enjoying an enforced
vacation because OF the closing OF tn,
schools in tho Minnesota city on a.
count OF the "A twisted at the m
of supt. w. J. Perkins during tn
week.
DIR. Edwards has been kept bus.
this week inocculating the people o
! the township. He has pretty wei
finished up the work OF making i'm
mune the Alpha residents and no,
" many OF the townspeople. farmers an
others. are coming In for treatment.
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The sewerage question at the Por-
ter school has been temporarily set
tled by the installation of a small
lateral sewer from the cesspool TO the
village mains which conduct sewer
age down the hill TO larger cesspooi.
The permanent settlement of the ques-
ton will probably be made as soon as
the war is over and material and la
Dor prices get normal again.
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AMASA

Mrs. Arthur Isaacson and dargh-
ter Ruth OF Crystal Falls are whiting
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lindquist.
Miss Caroline School OF Crystal
Falls visited Miss Ida Gustafson on
Surcay.
Nessrs. Victor West. Eric 5lSaf-
SCR and Werner Marky returned from
Mas Wis, last Friday, where
they have been employed.
Mr.. Maigette and Mr.. Shonahan
wc-s Amasa visitors Monday and
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Erick Macky are the
proud parents OF baby girl, born
Sunday
A. Manila and T. Hillson went to
Iron River on business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Anderson motored
to Crystal Falls Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry Thompson has bought a
house OF Louis Marks and will move
in as soon as 1t is repaired.
The Misses Elvira Gustafson and
Inez jacobson visited in Crystal Falls
Sunday.
bevy of young people were en-
tertalned at Halloween party at the
home OF Supt. and Mrs. III. /. Calvin
Friday evening The house was
very prettily decorated for the oc-
casion. Games arfd stunts furnished
fun for all, and dainty Halloween re-
freshments were served. All reported
a jolly good time.
The Red Rock ward school build
ing Of Amasa, is nearing completion,
and will be ready for occupancy in
a short time The heating plant was
installed last week.
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NOTICE TO MARKET yENDERS.

The city market is for the use only
OF farmers in the sale of their own
produce, grown or raised by them
Any person vending purchased prod
ucts on the market is peddler and
must pay a peddler's license. Per
sons who do not purchase such a Ii.
cense will be arrested
SAM BRIDGES, Mayor.
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structed to Issue orders for same. con.
sisting OF order No. 1144 to order No.
1915 inclusive, amounting TO ss.494.65
Moved by Robert Munns supported
by Edward Scott. that the salary OF
Carol Sholander as farm superinten-
dent and investigating agent be fixed
at sl25 per month. Motion carried.
Upon motion meeting adjourned.
RoBT. MUNNs, secy.
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POOR COMMISSION.

Nov. 9Th, 1918.
A regular meeting of the superin-
tendents OF the poor for Iron county.
Michigan was held on the above date
Members present: Olof Helgemo.
Edward Scott and Robert Munns. Min
utes OF previous meeting was read and
approved.
Upon motion the following bills were
allowed and the secretary was in
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School Notes.

During the week ending Nov lst the
following amounts were expended for
Thrift Stamps and War Saving
Stamps by the various grade OF the
Amasa public schools: kindergarten
s525; grade /, s19.75; grade 2, $500;
grade 3, $500; grade 4, $15.50; grade
5. $500; grade 6. $3.50 grade z,
1925; grade s, $3.50; grade 8, s27.25;
grade 10, $500; grade II, $500; grade
IL, $500. Total s13100.
Since May 6, 1918, grand total OF
SCOOPS has been expended by the
school pupils. The two banner grades
are grade and TO- They are close
rivals, the former having total OF
500 so to its credit, and the latter $9l
Interest Is high In all the grades,
with one exception. The eleventh
, grade, consisting OF three members,
have not purchased one tamp yet. We
hope they will soon get into the splen-
did spirit OF the rest Of the school and
buy stamps.
A generous supply Of splendid inter
national war aliases has been added
10 the equipment OF the history de-
partment OF the high school. Not on
ly can the activities on the western
front be followed up closely, but al
so those on all the front lines of bat
tie. This work Is taken up on the
weekly current history day in each
class of history.
In connection with their work the
high class in photography have been
having the story OF Grenfell's "Adrift
in An Ice Pan"
Honor students OF the fifth grade
| for October: Elaine Aeschliman, Will
liam Burge, Gordon Chandler. Regin-
aid Magnuson, Lester Paro, Hulda
Pari, Harriet Vivian.
The following pupils OF the NTH
grade have been neither absent nor
1 tardy during the month Of October:
Elaine Aeschliman. Reginald Magnu-
son, Lester Paro, Katherine Sandri,
Martha Seppala, Sylvia Syrjala.
Friday afternoon the senior and
junior high schools gave a William
Carleton program. Parts OF his
poem Michigan" were given. Several
OF his poems were recited and a
sketch OF his life was read.
The Kindergarten children enjoyed
Halloween party at school last Fri
day. Each child wore an orange col
ored witch cap which was decorated
with cats, stars, moons and witches
The room was lighted with jack o
lanterns.
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Chocolate Dainties - Melt bitter
sweet chocolate in double boiler. re.
move from fire and beat until cool
In this dip nuts or sweet fruits and
place on oiled paper.
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
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A baby by arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Charlier during
the week
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May Now Get
License at Circle

All persons using blasting
powders or other explosives for
coal mining or other purposes are
compelled, as has been mentioned
before, to secure federal license.
These may now be had at Circle,
A. A. Sorg of the Circle Mercan-
tile Co., having been authorized
10 issue licenses. Following is the
official notice to that effect:
] DEPARTMENT of the INTER
IOR, BUREAU of MINES.
This is to certify tnat A. A.
Sorg of Circle, County of Daw-
son, State of Montana, is hereby
appointed Explosives Licensing
Agent in Circle, County of Daw-
son, State of Montana, and is duly
authorized to execute and fulfill
the duties of that office according
to the act approved October 6,
1917 Public. Moss, ,65th Congress-.
Van Manning Director.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-02-15
Rifle Accidently Dis
charged--Bullet Hits Toe

Ivan Stratton of Weldon met
with a rather painful accident last
Sunday morning while out hunt
ing jackrabbits, when in some un-
known manner his 81 rifle was
accidently discharged and the bull
let penetrated his left big toe.
Monday he was taken to Circle
by B. Coates to have the wound
attended to by DR.. Koehlor, and it
was found that the toe had to be
amputated. He returned home
again Tuesday and although he
will be laid up for awhile was in
deed fortunate to get out of it the
way he did.
Mr.. Stratton teaches the Weldon
school and during a brief vacation
while weather has been so cold
and severe has been staying at the
Coates home, near which place the
accident occurred.
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Few Facts About
Camp Lewis

In order that our people may
gel an idea of what camp Lewis is
like we quote LesIie's Weekly for
Nov. II, 1917. Camp Lewis,
named after the intrepid Meri-
wether Lewis who did much to
establish the claim of the United
States over the great Pacific
Northwest, is not only the largest
of the cantonments but is the only
one west of the Rocky Mountains.
1t was built at American Lake
near Tacoma, Washington, in
eight weeks by a construction
company which started with a
payroll of 5000 and ended with
10000 workmen. The camp
occupies a military reservation of
10000 acres and is built in the
form of a u. The railroad from
one tip of U around the base to
the other tip is 5 miles long.
There are 114S frame buildings
forming the U and additional
buildings bring the total to 1906.
There are permanent water sup
ply and sewage systems and the
entire reservation is lighted by
electricity. The cantonment costs
$5,OOO,OOO and houses $4,000
troops from Washington, Mont
ana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming,
California, Nevada, and Utah.
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Income Returns
I Due March 1st

Collector of Internal Revenue
c. c. Whaley of Helena, has writ.
ten Mrs. Florence Stephens of this
place regarding income tax returns
and asked her to assist in getting
them sent in by March 1st.
Copies of the law together with
blanks for filling out your income
tax returns may be had by calling
at Mrs. Stephens office, but re-
turns must be handed her in time
so they can be forwarded to the
office at Helena by March 1st.
Better attend to this soon as
possible.
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the Cooperators' congress recon-
mend to the president of the Un
tied States, and to whatever offic
ers and committees such measure
may be referred, that railroad bt
built between Richey, Mont, ant
Winnett, Mont, during the year
1918"
When at Great Falls our official
delegates and Mrs. Stephens who
accompanied them used the oppor-
tunity to interview a number OF
Influential people on the railroad
situation. Among these was Mr..
Hall of the State Board of Railroad
Commissioners, who showed mark
ed interest in the proposition and
after going over the data collected
and asking a few pertinent ques-
tions, volunteered to use all his
influence to further the project.
Governor Stewart was shown the
data collected by our delegation
when he arrived to speak at the
convention the first day. He
showed his interest by asking for
the data which he took home for
further study, and on his return
he expressed himself as being in
hearty accord with the project
and willing to lend any assistance
to it which he could. 1t is posi-
BILE that resolution may be got
ten through the forthcoming
special session of the legislature
asking for the completion of the
road.
On the whole we believe Circle
and the surrounding communities
have every reason to feel optimis-
tic at the results of the con-
vention and t h e til n k S
of the community are due DR..
Robson and Mr.. Stephens for their
efficient work, nor forgetting Mrs.
Stephens who prepared the resolu-
ton and MIR. Tyler who introduc-
ed it.
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O'Keefe's Entertain In
Honor Of ThOresOn

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. OKeefe, gave
a farewell reception and dance in
honor of M. A. Thoreson who ex-
poets to leave soon, at the Glad
stone Hotel last Saturday evening,
which was a very enjoyable affair.
A large number of guests were
present and dancing was enjoyed
till midnight when a most elabor-
ate and sumptous supper was SER
we'd.
All report a very enjoyable
time, and pronounce Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Keefe there and over" when
it comes to entertaining.
1t was with sincere regret the
many guests, upon leaving, bid
Mr.. Thoreson farewell and wished
him good luck, but all unite in
the hopes that he may soon re-
turn to Circle again.
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Hard Time Doings
An Enjoyable Affair

The Hard-Time entertainment
given at the school basement last
Friday evening by the local Red
Cross proved, as is usual with al
patriotic doings in Circle, a big
success.
A large crowd was in attend
ance and ''hardtimes" is right,
judging by the looks of some that
were present. Those who insisted
on wearing their ties, jewelry, etc.,
had to dig up and pay a fine, but
they were few. The evening was
most delightfully."- spent, some
playing cards and various games,
others trying their luck at the
fish pond which proved the center
attraction for awhile, others had
their fortunes told. Chances were
sold on a beautiful chatting dish
and gas lamp and Harold Rorvik
was the lucky guy in winning the
lamp, and H. L. Shaffer got away
with the chafing dish.
At eleven o'clock supper was
served after which many departed
for tn cir homes while others re-
mained for the dance. The total
proceeds amounted to 1909 which
goes to the Red Cross.
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ThOreSOn Sells
Interest In Bank
DispOses OF Interest In First National
Bank to A. W. Eynon, formerly
of BOwdon, N. D. Leaves Sat
urday to Enlist in U. S. Army.

A deal which has been pending
for some time was finally closed
this week, whereby M. A. Thore.
son, Vice President of the First
National Bank at this place, dis
posed of his interest in the bank
to Mr.. A. w. Eynon, formerly of
Bowdon, N. Oak.
Mr.. Thoreson has been connect
ed with this bank ever since its
establishment and the splendid
patronage and growth of the bank
is largely due to Mr.. Thoreson's
integrity and keen business fore
sight, besides his obliging and
courteous manners. Besides hav-
ing been decidedly successful in
his own business undertakings Mr..
Thoreson has always been one of
Circles best boosters and we know
we shall miss him very much.
Mark, as we have mentioned be-
fore, now expects to enlist in I'm
Gle Sans services which is his rea-
sons for selling out his interest in
the bank, and leaves tomorrow for
a few days visit with his folks in
N. Dak., after which he leaves for
California, where he will enter an
officers training camp.
Although the First National
loses a very good man, there is a
good man to take his place. Mr..
Eynon, who has purchased Mr..
Thoreson's interest in, the bank
is a man of pleasing personality,
and a successful business man.
He has been in the banking bust
ness for the last eighteen years or
more, at first being connected
with banks in Minnesota for sew
eral years. For three years he
was cashier of the First National
Bank at Courtney, N. Daka, and
the past twelve years, up till last
fall when he sold his interest in
the bank, was cashier and presi-
lent of the farmers & Merchants
State Bank at Bowdon, N. Oak.
Mr.. Eynon is a family man, his
:amily at present residing at Miles
Iity, but will move here to reside
,arly in the spring, but Mr.. Eynon
S already here to stay.
Since the change at the bank,
dr. Eynon has been elected Presi-
lent of the First National; w. c.
dcClintock, Vice President; Max
lehman, Cashier and Waller
Thoreson, has been promoted to
o the position of Assistant Cashier.
The Banner takes great plea
ure in welcoming Mr.. Eynon and
amily to our midst and hope that
hey will find Circle to be the
best little town in eastern Mon
ana" We are confident that
,ircle people will find Mr.. Eynon
real booster and the kind of citi-
en- that it takes to make Circle
ontinue being the leading town
/ the Redwater Valley.
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Circle Delegates
Bring Good News
Report That CooperatOrs' Congress
and Equity Convention at Great
Falls Pass Resolution Asking
Railroad be Built This Year.

DR.. A. F. Robson and Guy C
Stephens, the Circle delegates te
the Cooperators' Congress and
Equity Convention at Great Falls
returned early in the week and re.
port gratifying success, both con-
ventions having exhibited a highly
satisfactory interest in the railroad
proposition, which was of course
the big thing so far as our delega-
ton was concerned. The follow
ing resolution, prepared from data
collected by our delegates, and
presented by Mr.. Tyler of the
Equity Insurance Department,w was
unanimously adopted:
Whereas the Dakota and East
ern Montana Ry. Co., a subsidiary
of the Great Northern Railway
company made a survey for rail
road in December, 1909, between
New Rockford, N. d., and Lewis
town, Mont, and filed on the right
of way in 1910, said railroad being
built so far as Richey, Dawson
county, Mont, in 1916 on the east
ern and, and to Winnett, Fergus
county, Mont, in 1917 on the
western end, and
Whereas, there is LIS miles of
said survey lying between Winnett
and Richey on which said railroad
has not been built, and
Whereas, there are 5,184, 900
acres of land that lie along said
survey at distance of from 80 to
90 miles from a railroad market
at the present time which are ex-
tremely fertile and will produce |
millions of wheat and flax, said
land containing a population of
$4,000 people, and
Whereas, senate bill No. 1886
in section a, now before the Un-
tied States congress provides The
president may also, on or in con-
nection with the property of any
carrier, make or order any canrier
to make any addition or improve
ment necessary or desirable for
war purposes or in the public in
terest, and
'We believe that the money
and steel necessary to be used in
the construc ton of said railroad
would wisely be expended and of
great benefit to the government
as a war measure so that as large
a quantity of wheat and flax as is
possible may be raised and market
ed.
Therefore, be it resolved, that
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Realize Value OF Live
Commercial c Club

The various Booster and Com
; mercial Clubs throughout this par
of the country are waking up IL
the fact that in order to get results
in any undertaking, they must CO.
operat with other organizations oi
a like nature and work in unison
This fact was clearly demonstrat-
ed to us after reading an article
in the Circle Banner of recent
date, pertaining to the work which
had been started by that hustling,
liYe, wideaWake Commercial Club
in arranging to send a delegation
direct to Washington to confer
with Government officials regard
ing the immediate construction of
the Great Northern's LewIstown-
New-Rockford cutoff. This Com
mercial Club is asking all other
organizations of like nature, to
cooperate with them in this
matter.
In consideration of this request
the question arises in our
mind, what have we, the people
of Edwards and vicinity, to offer
in this matter of such vital impor-
tance?-NOTHING but a feryent
hope that their efforts be crown
ed with success. That's ahelofalot
isn't it. No! dear readers, in our
opinion we must be reborn, and
grow to know that we have a
greater mission to perform than
that of thriving in our respective
ways; we have to reach out and
use what might we can create to
assist movements that will
ultimately benefit each and every
one of us.
There is no one who is at fault
for our shortcomings, it is we
who alone are responsible.
There is but one solution and
this is, to form an organization
that will put forth energy in
abundance, that will carry a pro-
ject through at all hazards. An
of some kind must
come into existance if we of this
own and vicinity expect to make
Western Dawson County known
o the outside world.
We have been thinking serious
y of an organization of this kind
or some time past, and am there
ore asking that the farmers of
his vicinity and business men of !
he town voice their sentiments i
n this respect. Come in and lets
ak it over or write us a letter,
living your opinion of organizing
town and country club. Re- !
nember: United we stand-Single I
anded we lose.-Edwards Times.
4
1t The Princess Theatre {
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Adam Schuld from up Horse
creek is another to subscribe for
a real newspaper-the Banner
this week. He came down Tues
day to attend to some business
matters, but owing to the storm
Wednesday afternoon was unable
to go home again till Thursday.
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The regular teachers examina-
ton will be held on February 21-
% inclusive, at the following
places: Glendive, Circle, Brock
way, Wason Flats, Paris, Cohagen,
Jordan, Edwards, Brunelda, and
Bloomfield.
Camilla F. Osborne Co. Supt. of
Schools.
The congregational Ladies Guild
held their first meeting on Thurs
day of last week, the Mesdames
Gene Miller and H. L. Koehler en-
tertaining. About 80 ladies were
present and considerable work
was started. Next meeting will
be held on Thursday March 7th
at the home of Mrs. Adolph An
derson. All welcome.
A special meeting of the local
Equity is called for Saturday the
23rd. All members requested to
be present.
A deal was closed this week
whereby M. A. Thoreson made a
trade with Rufus Nets. and be-
came the owner of the Princess
Theatre building, trading a section
of land north Of town in on the
deal.