The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-12-27

Exceedingly mild weather that has
prevailed accounts for this season.
The farmers of Montana, who sent
their stock to market and their plows
to the warehouse that they might
fight the country's battles, should be
| the first to be mustered out of the
army and they should be mustered
out just as speedily as possible, Carl
w. Riddick of Lewistown, congress
man-elect, tells Secretary of War
Newton G. Baker, in letter which
he has addressed to that official.
Contractors have begun construction
of the big wing dams and bikes which
are designed to protect Forsyth from
| future floods such as proved so disas-
trous last spring.
The Butte board of health has re-
moved all restrictions that have been
in effect there due to the epidemic of
influenza. The disease has practically
disappeared after running since early
in September.
II. J. Ephland, locating engineer of
the state highway commission, and
party of helpers have just completed
survey of the road from Roundup
to Farreltown, distance of approxi-
mately five miles, preparatory to re-
grading, draining and surfacing the
road with gravel.
Colonel NJ. C.'Morris, veteran news
paper man, prominent Democratic poll
tician and Democratic presidential cleo
tor in 1916, is dead in Billings, aged GO.
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Montana labor is warned to stay
away from Washington, d. c., in an
official communication to the Montana
U. S. employment service branch.
Because of cattle losses through the
ravages of wild beasts, Supervisor G.
X. McHart of the Helena national
forest would place more trappers at
work and would like applications from
professional hunters desiring employ
ment.
Denying the application of Martha
Willis for compensation for the death
of her husband, who was shot and kill
ed at the Pilot Butte mine in 1916 by
Nathan Brooks, the state industrial ac-
cident board ruled that employers can
NO he, I,pl ;n1,
tai acts of their EMPLOYEES.
About $500 men were affected in
Montana when the eight-hour day went |
into eject in mechanical departments |
of railways on December 10. The men
had been working nine hours, as a
rule. The reduction is on a general
federal order
w. 2. Kennedy, federal manager of |
the Great Northern railway, in a tele-
gram to Montana officials, requests
Them to urge the public along the
Great Northern lines to store coal
against the severe winter season. Mr..
says the railroads have not
extra equipment for the strenuous EFF
forts required of them in former years.
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The state industrial accident board
holds that compensation should be
paid to Henry Helgerson, an employee
Of the Mount Fleecer Timber company
near Feeley, for the loss of an eye
when a dynamite cap that was in
some rubbish he was putting into the
clubhouse stove exploded. Helgerson ,
was lighting the fire preparatory to
eating his lunch, and in similar acct
tents the board has held compensa- :
ion is due. II
The Lewistown city health board has r
new set of influenza
regulations which prohibit dances and
special sales and church baZaars.
Theaters and schools, however, will
continue as usual Considerable sue
ess has been had locally by the use
# the Mayo influenza vaccine.
Montana nimrods declare the elk !
eason which closed December Is to
e one of the most unfavorable on
ecord. The scarcity of the animals
J attributed to the lack of snow which
ermitted the elk to remain high up
I the mountains, instead of being n
breed down to the foothills. n
Patrolling of Montana forests by air d
lane during the fire season is a pos n