The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

ing year. Mr.. Benni0n had planned to
take up other work. but has been per
suaded to return to his former work.
The total sale of Thrift and War
Savings stamps in Montana in July
rose to SI,122. 72294 which trebled
the record of June.
Shell for cannon, grindstone and
some chains, hidden so years ago by
a freighter when he was hard pressed
by Indians, have been recovered by
his son, Tom Berkin, from the cache
where the were concealed near Lewis
town. Berkin dug up the cache after
locating the spot by description Civ
en- him by his father.
Tony Diedtman. a Helena bartender.
convicted of sedtious utterances. was
gwen an indeterminate sentence of 10
TO 20 years in the state penitentiary
at Deer Lodge.
The state hail board hopes to con-
clude the year with good surplus
Chairman E. X. Bowman has announc-
ed. About half million acres were
Insured this year. Losses to date ap-
proximate $4,000.
The state railroad commission has
taken up with federal authorities, in
cooperation with the state council of
defense, the matter of securing re-
duced rates on hay and feed to drouth |
stricken regions of the state.
In reply to letter from Prof. r. |
III. Williams of Tucson Ariz.. stating |
range horses were drug on the mar
ket and asking If there was a market
for them in Montana, State Veterin-
arian w. J.. Butler has advised him
the same condition exists in this state.
Washington dispatches say Governor
Stewart is in that city and has ar
ranged with the treasury department
for allotments to his state of part of
the $5,000,000 recently made available
by President Wilson for loans to farm
ers in territory where crops have failed.
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Miss A. f. Reddngton has been an
pointed undersheriff in Lewis and
Clark county. She is believed to be
the first woman in America who has
held this position.
Game Warden ]. L. DeHart is re-
ceiving reports from sportsmen in
eastern Montana to the effect that
sage hens and prairie chickens have
been destroyed in large numbers by !,
eating poisoned grain that was put
out by farmers to kill gophers and ]
prairie dogs. u
Secretary D. w. Raymond of the t
state livestock commission has been :
advised that five Montana cows t
brought total of $500 on the Omaha /
market July % and four steers nearly L
as much, the shipment netting the f
owner S961.81.
Registration of firearms in Flat {
head county has been completed and
the total number of affidavits was s.
112. and the number of weapons Civ
en- as 1908.
Declaration of intention to become :,
citizens of the United States have :,
been filed with the clerk of the district =
court in Helena By SO Catholic Sis :,
tiers of that city. The sisters are all "
with the Catholic institu- !,
tons in Helena and its neighhorhood.
First papers have been issued TO % :,
Of the applicants. all of whom are ma :,
ives of Ireland and subjects of Great 6
Britain.
Grasshoppers as chicken feed in :,
he winter is the suggestion of Prof !,
R. A. Cooley of the State Agricultural =
college, regarding the hopper pest in
his state. The hoppers can be caught
n a machine that is run over infested p
fields. The pests may then be stored
n sacks and fed in winter. The ma
thine is inexpensive. The other
method of getting rid of the pests is a,
~ means of poisoned bran. n
tn
Ten women employed as truckers in
n a railroad freight yard in Butte III
AVE handled more freight than the VIC
anne number of men and boys would rit
ave done in given time, according 81,
0 William Newman, their foreman. Of
'he women. with AZ others, answered oh
n advertisement for freight handlers. nj
t is expected that 10 more will be
ut to work in the near future.
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City employees of Missoula who will
clip with the harvest will be given av
reference in vacations this year, ito
ne of the city commissioners has an Ri
ounced. This will apply especially wi
} the members of the police and fire thu
apartments. In the past the oldest bic
lenbers OF these departments have to
cen given the preference in vacations. me
Chancellor E. G. Elliott has left for 30
hicago to search for - instructors toll
Il that many vacancies in the teach
e staff Of the institutions comprising /