The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07

| league, asserts that the ''bone-dry" bill
soon to be introduced in the legisla-
ture will not interfere. with one who
is obeying the prohibition law, but
would stop holes through (which boot
leggers are alleged to be crawling.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
War Savings stamps ON sale at 125 sta
tions and lunch counters in Montana.
The sales for these agencies from No
yember to January. inclusive, amount
ed to 1881 Thrift stamps and 1854
War Savings stamps. These figures
were supplied to the War Savings
headquarters by Federal Manager J..
Nj. Hannaford of the Northern Pacific.
The state railroad commission has
taken up with Regional Director
Ashton the matter of giving the
dining car help on the Great Northern
between Havre and Butte some relief
from the long hours they are now re-
quired to put in. Every second night
my iioft otiff toul SfttPs anu
they never get day off.
Howard Rockefeller, a prominent
druggist of Butte, has been arrested
by Deputy United States Marshal
Croft, on a charge of violating the
federal game laws. Rockefeller is
charged with shooting wild birds from
a motor boat.
1.-The Montana railroad commission
has been advised by the railroad adj
ministration at Washington that the
special rates on feed into drouth
stricken districts of Montana have
been extended to apply until March l.
The commission several days ago wired
a protest to Washington against the
special rates being abolished at this
time and insisting they should be con-
tinued in effect until April 1.
That Silver Bow county may be
equipped with proper clinic and de-
tention hospital for the treatment of
diseases, the county commits
sioners contemplate constructing and
equipping a special building for the
purpose to cost possibly $4,000. 1t
is the intention that all persons found |
afflicted with venereal diseases shall
be detained at this institution until
cured.
Nitro, W. Va, claims presented by
Lewis and CLARK county men, total less
than $500, according to r. G. Smith,
claim agent for the war department. |
who was in Helena several days, and |
who has left for eastern Montana |
points. All men who have legitimate |
claims not yet presented are asked to |
communicate with Mr.. Smith at the |
y. S. employment service office in
Great Falls.
Within one week of the time he pur-
,hased her large amount of cloth
n.y. which she was led to believe was
,art of her trOSseau, Charles ASkenas
efused to marry her, she alleges, and
o Agnes Richardson of Laurel seeks
Ieart balm to the extent of $4,000 in
suit filed in the district court at
Billings against Askenas, who is pro-
rietor of restaurant at Laurel.
o O
Actual settlers upon unsurveyed
and, who entered upon it and culti-
ated it before it is surveyed, and then
ind when 1t is surveyed that they |
ave filed upon school section or
railroad section, are entitled to Sc
ure title. under decisions handed down
y Register Joseph Oker and Receiver
rank Steele of the Helena United
tates land office.
The Montana railroad commission
as denied the petition of the Mil
aukee railway to discontinue the
gencies at Suffolk, Garneill, Danvers
nd Forest Grove, all in Fergus coun-
Z The commission finds that while !
lie receipts fell off considerably dur
x the winter months, the average
n the past II months did not justify
of the agencies.
o
Two damage suits aggregating $780,
70 have been filed in district court
!. Billings by attorneys for John r. |
lawson against John II. Schroeder of |
filings. The suit is result of an |
accident in Billings De- G
mber 10, in which Herman Schroe-
n, minor son of the defendant, is t
.cused of running down and killing q
arold Clawson, 1O-year-old son of the l
aintiff. Is
While the state has not been COM
etely organized for the sale of Thrift b
amps of the 1919 series, already in l
me sections the campaign to reach r
e 1919 quota is under way and re- !
rms are beginning to come in to the r
elena postoffice, Assistant Postmas-
: Anderson being the officer to whom y
collections are RENTED. Sales Of c
10 Thrift and War Savings stamps l!
: January totaled $4,000. T.
Resetting of criminal cases by Dis
ct Judge A. P. Stark at Livingston
S changed the date Of the trial of II
stmaster Joseph E. Swindlehurst on d.