The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-07-26
| MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

| Out of IL war babies received by the
! Montana ChiIdren's Home society
those whose fathers are soldiers-16
have been boys, Rev. J. V. Hawk, state
| superintendent of the society, states.
He also estimates that 60 per cent of
births in normal families at this time
are boys.
War conditions have stopped the
construction of the Great Northern
branch road between Lewistown and
New Rockford n. D., though the road
bed is ready for the rails.
The state industrial accident board
is trying TO determine how to appor-
ton the $4,000 compensation due for
the death of II. J. Paulson, killed near
Henderson while employed by the
Mann Lumber company. He had be-
gun suit for divorce from his second
wife, has legally adopted child and
another child by his first wife.
Steps are to be taken by the city of
Cascade to improve its water plant by
the sinking of wells and the construc-
ton of a pumping plant. The water
supply, which comes from a reservoir
in the hills, has been inadequate dur
ing the present summer and the mat
ter was considered at a recent meet
ing of the city council.
A new fish hatchery will be built
at the foot of the dam on the Madison
river with an annual capacity of TO-
100000 fry by w. E. Corey, president
of the United States Steel company
and a number of associates who own
a fine lodge on the Madison, it is an
nounced by the fish and game COM
The council of national defense has
announced that Montana's quota for
the United States student nurse re-
serve is 1875. Every intelligent. able
bodied young woman is to be asked to
register for this service.
Helena transfers have made a de-
nand of employers for an increase
IF 80 per cent over the present wage
schedule. Several conferences have
)een held and some agreement lis
hoped for shortly. At present team
;ters are receiving 800 a month. The
employers voluntarily offered to raise
90
'ters asked for 20 per cent increase,
,r S114 a month.
Letters received in Helena from
france state that Colonel J. J. Nc
who commanded the Second
iontana that later became the 163rd
has been relieved from his
ommand in France Reports are cur
ent he has been ordered home, but
his has not been verified.
The Silver Bow Employers asscia-
ion has voluntarily granted an in
rease of 81 per day to carpenters,
laking their daily wage So.
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A meeting of the farmers of the
,eer Lodge valley was held recently
1r the purpose of establishing a uni
)rm scale of wages during the hay
lg and harvesting season and also
, arrange for farmers free employ
lent agency.
Threshers have been placed on pref
renee list No. ] of the United States
lei administration. This means that
le fuel needs of threshermen must be
applied first and gives assurance that
lere will be no delay in threShing
lie new grain crop.
The June report of Warden Frank
Onley shows that there were nine per-
ms received at the penitentiary that
onth who were convicted of sedi-
on under the state law and sentenced
serve from one to u years in
'ison.
The Equity Hail Insurance company
this state has written S6,000,000 in
surance and expects to add to this
m before the season is over.
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The Butte city council at a special
Getting adopted a proposal from May
w. III. Maloney for the appointment
an efficiency expert to determine
retrenchment and economy policy
lich had already been favorably con-
Tered by q conference of merchants
d bankers in order to re-establish
standing credit for city warrants.
The Missoula Ice company has start
operations at its recently complet-
artificial ice plant and is now man
acturing 10 tons of ice daily.
Nearly seven tons of mud daily
uld pass through the pipes of the
eat Falls water supply We're it not
the use of the filtration plant.
is startling fact was revealed when
. western basin of the plant was
aned recently and 400 tons of mud
re taken out, representing an ac-
of two months.
grim reminder of the North Butte
aster of June s, 1917, when 1874 lives
re lost. was found when miners on
2,400 foot fevel of the Granite
untain mine uncovered an unknown