The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-04-05

| the pioneer ranchman who shot and
killed his wife at their home north
west Of Helena, the jury declared Hor
sky insane and ordered him commit
ted to Warm Springs.
| Mrs. R. A. Eratton, wife of promi
nent Bozeman business man was acci
dentally drowned in Bridger canyon
while walking in the mountains
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| A carload of "a fat elk has been
shipped to the Elk Run ranch near
Highwood, Fergus county, by Pete Mel.
son, deputy state game warden. The
animals were picked up In Park county
near the Yellowstone park line. They
are in fine condition. The winter was
so mild that the losses of elk were
very slight according to reports.
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The Red Cross society at Scobey
has organized a mems club to assist
the women with their work each week,
| and the idea has already proven big
success. AT the last weekly meeting
% men were on hand to assist the
women with their various lines of en-
deavor, even to knitting.
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There is a likelihood that Medicine
Lake may have no electric light plant
in the near future, The owners de-
clare that it is their intention to close
down the plant on June / and move
1t away unless there is change in the
disposition of the people of the commu-
nifty towards the service or the town
takes over the plant.
Trapped in an upper corridor, one
man lost his life when fire destroyed
the Wolftone block lodging house in
Butte. Fifty other guests, dazed by
the smoke, were led or carried out of
the building by firemen. Five women
improvised ropes from the bed cloth
ing and lowered themselves to safety.
Three members of the train crew
riding in the motors pulling the train
had miraculous escape from death or
serious injury when Milwaukee west
tAsAiA liam ttit tliC ais
travelling at full speed at point half a
mile east of Bearmouth, in the western
part of the state. The two motors and
so boxcars We're scattered over the
right of way by the derailment COM
pletely blocking traffic for several
hours. The wreck was caused by a
broken rail.
Because of the unsatisfactory show
ing, as disclosed in the annual re
ports, State Auditor r. G. Poland has
declined to renew the licenses of three
insurance companies permitting them
to do business in the state. These
companies are the Bankers and Mer-
chants Fire Insurance company of
Minneapolis, the Security Mutual Fire
Insurance company of Chatfield, Mimi,
and the Surety Fund Life company of
Minneapolis.
Many students have enrolled for the
course in wireless teIegraphy whoch
has been added in the department of
electrical engineering at the Agricul-
tural college at BOZeman.
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The action of the state land board
in authorizing the investment of $780,
900 of school funds in the third Lib
erty loan will give the state total
investment of $630,000 in Liberty
bonds The state holds S1S0,00O worth
of the first issue and S250,000 of the
second issue.
State Fuel Administrator w. J. Swim
1lehurst has left for Washington where
he will confer with Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield. The general situation in
the northwest will be considered, and
many matters that was hard to ex-
plain by correspondence will be clari-
fled.
Persons in Teton county of both |
sexes who can work but won't work |
and who have no means of livelihood, |
will be prosecuted un~er the vagrancy |
aw This is the warning that has |
leen issued by Sheriff Miller. He says
hat now when labor is so scarce, men
Who loaf around saloons and pool halls
lad better go to work if they want to
Keep out of Jail.
Under orders from the war depart
nent at Washington, d. c., all books
lealing with the manufacture or use
If high explosives have been taken
rom Montana public libraries. 1t is
stated the order is general and applies
o all libraries in the United States
nd is designed to prevent, as far as
'ossible, the dissemination of knowl-
dye of this character which would be
f benefit to enemies of the country
esiring to damage property.
Larry Brennan, formerly student
the State university at Missoula,
5as killed in action in France short
Ime ago. according to word received in
Iissoula Mr. Brennan was first
eutenant in the royal flying corps of
he British army.
) Governor Stewart has restored for
Ter convict to citizenship. that he may
Mist. The soldier is colored and the
overnor withholds his name, because {
e has lived good life since serving
is term, which he received for grand {
trceny. The negro is young and [