The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-02
MONTANA NOTES
TREAS URE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

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medical service corps, to put into eff
feet the federal plan for classification
| of physicians and surgeons for war
work. DR.. Donald Campbell of Butte
| was chosen as chairman, and DIR. w.
F. Cogswell, secretary of the state
board of health, secretary.
The state livestock commission has
been informed that cattle may be pas
tured in Glacier national park but
sheep may not. United States NSen-
ator Il. j. Walsh who has been work
ing on the matter in Washington to
relieve ranchers whose range is burn
ed, wired that sheep cannot be admit
ted because they spoil the pasturage
for wild game.
The largest individual insurance
policy paid in Montana in 1917 was
$1,000, carried by the late Frank E.
Wright of Lewistown, according to
The Insurance Press of New York.
Herman Heinmann was convicted
in the district court at Fort Benton of
sedition. The jury fixed the penalty
at fine of $500, which the defendant
Immediately paid.
Members of the Butte street clean
ing and garbage and ash departments
ended four-day strike and returned
to work last week. This action was
taken when an agreement between the
city and local bankers, made it pos
sible for the employees to cash their
warrants.
w. FL. Harris, Stacker from Sanders
county, who failed to register, pleaded
guilty in federal court in Helena and
was given 100 days in Jail.
Rapid progress is being made on the
ton on the University of Montana
campus at Missoula, and it will be
ready for occupancy by the Christ |
mas holidays or before. The structure
is to cost 1900.
The regulations permitting a limited |
amount of hard coal from the east to |
be shipped into Montana has been re-
scinded and during the current fuel |
year none of this coal can be sent to |
this state, according to word received |
by State Fuel Administrator NJ. II. |
Gerry, Jr., from the national fuel adj
1t has been found that |
the fuel shortage in the east is worse
than was thought.
A. B. Casteel, publisher and editor
of the Montana Banker, has moved |
the publication from Helena to Great |
Falls. He believes Great Falls is a
better location for his business than
Helena.
The state railway commission has
Detitioned Director General McAdoo
IF the railroads, to extend the Great
Northern system to Augusta.
Thomas Topping, federal labor rep
'esentative in Montana, has received
word that the government is very
hort of lead burners in munitions
works. Such workers will be paid 81
IN hour, and their wages may be in
reased. Only experienced men are
wanted.
The state utility commission has set |
or hearing August 81 and August %
he applications of the Helena Light |
Z Railway company for increases in
treet car fares and gas rates respec-
lively. The company asserts that be-
ause of loss of patronage and increas-
d costs of material and maintenance
Increases, are necessary. 1t wants to
aise street car fares from five to ten
ents.
After having been out more than "a l
ours the jury in the case of Edward
/. Foster of Lewistown, charged with
edition in regard to the flag, returned 6
verdict of guilty and fixed the pen
lily at a fine of $500. Foster served I
n the Spanish war as lieutenant in
he Montana regiment.
Mrs. Mabel L. Power, who died in 6
Ielena July 4, left an estate worth '
525. 900, according to petition filed '
1 the district court by Charles b. U
over asking for letters of admins 9
ration in the estate of his wife. The L
eirs are the petitioner and their three .
hildren.
Through the state board of phar-
lacy the druggists of the state will
hortly ask Attorney General Ford for n
n opinion concerning the prohibition n
wv that goes into effect the first of Il
ext year. The act prohibits the sell Il
lg of all medicines containing more a
ian two per cent alcohol. Il
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Fire destroyed the Ryniker- Winter II
ardware company's warehouse and o.
,ntents in Billings. The total is plac- m
at $4,000, of which 100000 was in 1T
ardware. al
is
The cabbage worm, one of the great VI
It pests that gardeners have to con- m
nd with. is now much in evidence in 10
e state, says professor Cooley of the II