The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-04-19


A service flage containing 3S stars
son display at the Montana Agricul-
tural college at Bozeman. The stars
represent members of the Electric club
who have entered the military service.
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Two Japanese mining engineers have
completed a visit to the smelters at
Anaconda and Great Falls and will
leave shortly for their own country.
Attorney General Ford has been ad-
vised of the arrest at Retail, in Daw-
son county, Of the Rev. M. Franz, pas
tor of the German Mennonite church
there, on a charge of violating the Sc
dition law passed by the special ses-
sion of the state legislature.
Julius Heuer of Bozeman, charged
with making seditious remarks, was
acquitted after the jury had debated
four hours.
Children afflicted with German
measles as distinguished from the COM
mon kind, must be isolated for a peri
new order of the state board Of health.
This form of the disease is milder than
the ordinary kind.
A warning to alien enemies that they
must not change their residence until
they receive permission from the Unit
ed States marshal, is contained in a
letter received at the office of United
States Marshal ]. L. Asbridge, from
the United States attorney general.
The $500, 1000 received from the sale
of the big state bond issue has been
received in Helena and placed to the
credit of the Montana Council of De-
Tense.
State Food Administrator Atkinson
has highly complimented the club
women of Montana on their work in
promoting the conservation of food.
The women are holding special food
demonstrations in more than % towns
of the state.
Burt Calhoun of ManitOwoc Wis,
visiting his father near Livingston,
learned for the first time that on June
last he was 30 years old instead of
81, and Immediately appeared before
the local board for registration. He
was registered, filled out his ques-
tionnaire, examined and accepted for
service and placed in Glass L, all in
the course of few hours.
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The Montana railroad commission
has been advised by the Great North
ern the report is false that it had de-
cided to extend its tracks from Gill
man TO Augusta. The railroad adds
it could not make the extension with
out the consent of the director general. |
For the first time since October, |
1916. Helena is now able to boast that |
it is free of disease. 1t was reported |
at the last meeting of the city council |
that there is not sing1e case of scar |
let fever, smallpox or other contagious |
disease.
Great Falls led the cities of the first |
class in the sale of Red Cross seals |
during the campaign. last winter, ac-
cording to report by the state secre-
tary. The total amount raised was
SIS, 123.5S.
The city commissioners of Helena
have decided to enact an ordinance
requiring households to segregate gar
bage. Three cans will be required.
One can will be furnished by the city
and will be used for garbage suitable
for pige feed. another will be used for
ashes and the third for rubbish. 1t
is estimated that 450 hogs can be fed
and fattened ON the garbage wasted
Captain Erick Detchon and Lieuten-
ant S. B. Morris, two wounded Ca
nadians who have been in service In
France. are making a Today tour of
Montana in behalf of the third Liberty
loan.
That railroad companies do not in
tend to discontinue the practice of of
fering excursion rates to the park and
TO the coast is indicated by advance
reports of rates received by Great
Northern and Burlington officials in
This state.
All building operations in Bozeman !
are at standstill, both planning mills
nave practically ceased operations and ,
other industries may close down there ,
as the result of strike of laborers. /,
The men are demanding an increase
from $3.50 TO $500 per day. !
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Articles of Incorporation of the )
Jackman Coal company have been filed /.
In Lewistown. The concern was form
ed to operate the big Jackman coal /,
mine at Forest Grove, and is capitalize
ed at $4,000.
The trustees of the Lewistown high |.
school have issued formal statement :
setting out that not only has the teach :
ng of German been discontinued at :
he high school, but it will not be
aught again this school year and there