The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-12-20

TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

tub OF Scalding water. The mother
had placed the tub on the floor and
the child, walking backwards, fell In.
Applications for farm loans from
the state land office are SO greatly
in excess of the money available that
at the present rate the state land Of
flee receives revenue, it will be five or
six months before persons whose ap-
| plications are made now will receive
the cash. Sidney Miller, register of
the state land office, estimates that
the money on hand at the present time
is about 81 100000 less than the aggre-
gate of the applications.
. Leo Reno, held In jail at Helena on
sedition charge, has confessed he was
| the ringleader in a plot discovered sew
eral days ago TO break away. A billy"
made of tinfoil off cigars was found in
his cell, and steel bar had been saw
| ed through.
The nine counties which have dis
posed of their War Stamp quota are:
Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, JEFF
ferson, Lincoln, Meagher, Missoula,
Powell and Wibaux.
The United States marine corps will
open recruiting offices in the near fu-
ture in the following cities: Billings,
Butte, Great Falls and Miles City. and
state headquarters will be at Missoula.
Lieut.. III. e. Potter has arrived in Mon
tana to arrange for the opening of the
offices.
A majority of the state board of
health either being absent or Ill, no
action has been taken on the petition
for statewide quarantine on influ-
enza, submitted by Kalispell citizens.
New cases reported for the week in
cluded Miles City los, Bozeman 40,
Havre %, Roundup 131, Butte 321,
Wheatland county so, and Madison
county IS.
Butte is advancing a plan for a gi-
gantic granite shaft to be erected on
Big Butte, a towering mountain that
lies on the western edge of the city.
The granite would be seen 40 miles on
clear days, and would contain the
name of every Montana boy who gave |
his lift for his country during the |
great war.
A readjustment of lands, whereby |
the forest service and the state of |
Montana will exchange tracts scatter |
ed throughout the state, to the benefit |
of both, is being concluded by the dis |
trict headquarters at Missoula. Final |
arrangements are pending the issuance
of proclamation by President Wilson
to authorize the transaction.
The state industrial accident board |
has been asked by Joe Hamlin, aged
16, a messenger boy at Helena, to make
an order requiring the company to pay
him compensation for injuries received
when box of matches he was carry
ing in his trousers ignited and burned
his right hip. The telegraph company
contends the injury was not received
In the course of duty.
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The forestry service headquarters at
Missoula has been advised that army
trucks and cars are to be turned over
to other departments of the govern
ment when their need for military pur-
poses has passed. The announcement
was accompanied by a query asking
how many trucks and cars may be put
% advantageous peace time use in the
district. The district forester esti-
mates that from so to 50 vehicles of
7ariOus HORSEPOWER and sizes may be
lsed and will make a request for that
lumber.
A. J. Copeland, the newly appointed
arm management demonstration of the
State Agricultural college, has return
d to Bozeman after trip through the
outheastern section of the state. He
eports the placing, through county
gents, banks creameries and eleva- I
ors, Of $500 farm account books. !
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Charles A. Walker, Great Northern '
obstruction engineer, formerly in {
barge Of all construction work at
ewistown, has arrived from the east
nd is making an inspection of the
reat Northern's long tunnel seven
lilies east of Lewistown, on the Grass
ange extension. 1t is expected that
ork on this extension will be resum-
In the spring. .
As result Of slight scratch on
IS hand from garbage can, William
nglestatter of Billings, who appeared
fore the state Industrial accident
,ard at Helena last week, has COM y
etely lost the use of his left arm, =
I'd will receive the compensation =
divided by law for the total loss OF
i arm-$1, 800. Englestatter was en-
Dyed as a. teamster by the city of
llings.
At a meeting Of the Fort Benton OF
ty council action was taken toward DC
lprovement Of the water supply for
at city. A resolution was passed Or