The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-03-22
News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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which secured the Poplar water bonds
last fall.
Immigrant cars are arriving in thu
Lewistown section in numbers, six o.
them coming in from the eastern state:
in one day recently. Notwithstand
ing the abnormal conditions prevail
ing throughout the country, there is ev
cry indication that the influx of set
tiers TO Montana will be quite as large
as usual this year.
Miss Helen Rose of BOZeman has re
ceived a notice of the death of q
soldier on the Tuscania. Miss Rose
was unacquainted with him, but had
enclosed her name and address in q
sweater which she had knitted for
the Red Cross. The soldier received
this sweater and evidently intended to
thank her, as her card was found on
his clothing.
The Great Falls city council has ac-
coded to the demand of the common
laborers of the city, made through the
Federal labor union, for a wage of
$3.50 day. The men went on a strike
and would not return to work until
the council agreed to the scale. Like
wise the city has agreed to hire union
men on jobs where union men are to
be had.
After five years of court procedure,
the Great Northern will have to pay
the sum of $4,000 to Mrs. John f.
Hall, widow of John F. Hall, who was
killed while his train was backing
down from Kila to Kalispell in 1912.
Mr.. Hall was conductor and was stand
ing on the rear platform when the
train ran into bunch of cattle which
threw him from the car, causing his
death.
Reliable information indicates that
the copper producers of Butte will ask
an advance in the price of copper, to
take effect at the expiration of the
governments fixed price of 23A cents
a pound, on June 1. The producers
say that the cost of proG9eti6h has in
Creased from 80 to 1oc per cent within
the last year.
Fire which started at the Dobler no.
tel at Corbin, 80 miles south of Hell
ana, did, damage amounting to $1,000
and was confined only after adjoining
property had been dynamited. Tim
Stabler, who was sleeping in the hotel.
was badly scorched about the face and
'ther guests were obliged to leap from
1 second story window. Wickes, JEFF
'erson City and Helena sent aid to
Jorbin.
One hundred thousand head of sheep
rom eastern Oregon and Washington
yill be grazed on the forests of north
IN Idaho and western Montana the
Oming season, it is stated by HI. r.
.utledge, district forester of the Mis-
Oula district.
The state utilities commission has |
ranted the petition of the city council |
f Great Falls for al increase in water
ties.
While trying to obey one law Butte
erman, who is classed as an enemy
len, was arrested and Jailed for VIC
ting another The man went to the
'urt house to register firearm, not
rowing that it was illegal for him as
n alien to possess one. His case was
ferred to the department of justice,
Id after an investigation he was dis
larged.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of
ock has been subscribed for a flour
i'll to be built at Dillon, it is stated.
number of local business men are
nOng those prominently identified
it'll the movement. 1t is now believed
e project is assured.
The mayor of Great Falls has an
'unced that the city will raise 40
res of potatoes this year. The
puds Will be used to feed the city :
isoners.
1t is the belief of the state veter-
arian that the sudden death last
eek of IL head of cattle belonging
a Broadwater county ranchman was
used by poison administered by /.
W., pro-Germans or others bent (:
hampering the prosecution of the |:
+. The matter is being Investigated. !.
The United States government has !,
'ered to act as agent for landholders :,
reclamation projects, who are called Z
o the military service without an y
of first leasing their lands, Il
make it possible to meet water and ~
lamation charges, according to word y
IN the interior department by Willis at
Egleston of Helena, district counsel III
the reclamation service.
of every wholesale :.