The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-03-21

some time ago following a fist figh
between the two men on the street.
of Livingston.
, The sum of S79,776.75 was Involved
! in the cash sale by sealed bids of 6251
sheep, purchased by Jesse Crosby from
the George S. Crosby estate at Billings
This was the high bid for the entire
band. The high bid on any single sec
ton of the band was s1455 each on
1888 yearling ewes. Mr.. Crosby's bid
was S12.75 head for the whole herd.
/ Only Pony, KalispeIl, Bozeman and
Helena report influenza, state health
authorities say, and nowhere is it
thought to be especially serious.
| Two classes in automobile mechan-
les OF eight boys each have been start
ed in the Helena public schools. The
course is open to high school boys
ana consists of three hours work
| week. A car furnished by the Stude-
baker company has been installed in
| the manual training shop.
State Treasurer H. L. Hart esti-
mates that the income derived by the
state this year from the corporation
license law will be less than it was a
year ago, although the exemption has
been reduced from $4,000 to 81, 800.
The reason for the decline is ascribed
to the smaller net earnings made by
the large mining companies in 1918 as
compared with 1917.
An annual report from the office of
Extension Director f. S. Cooley, cover
ing the work of the Montana county
farm bureau in 1918, shows that % |
counties carried on gopher campaigns. |
Farmers cooperating numbered 49, |
500 and total of 3,213916 acres of |
private land was covered Fifty-five |
million individual poison bats were
put out and it is estimated that 81
100000 gophers were killed.
Chairman Norman 3. Hotter of the
Victory Liberty loan drive has called
a meeting of county chairmen on the
loan, for March "a in Helena. Details
Of the campaign in this state are yet
TO be worked out. Chairman Hotter
says number of battIe-scarred tanks
will be sent to this state to boost the
oan. The tanks will tour Montana on
heir own power, visiting all of the
titles and many of the towns A fly
ng circus" of aerial veterans may also
,ome. Allotmentsj for counties are
'et to be made, as the states quota
S not known
Secretary of State c. r. Stewart has
otified police and other peace Off
ers throughout the state to arrest all
lotorists who have not the 1919 IL
ense tags.
Information has been received by J.
!. Gilluly of Lewistown, vice presi-
ent of the Montana Loyalty league,
lat man named Thompson is said to
e collecting funds for Home Pro- .
,ctive Association claiming that it Z
affiliated with the Loyalty league.
he statement is denied by Vice Pres
lent Gilluly and Secretary VIII A.
ampbell of Helena
Declaring that There is too much
lief connected with the office for
lie man to put up WITH" w. H. Ma
ney, present mayor of Butte. has de- =
med to seek reelection The an
came at the time he was
pected to file his declaration of in
ntion to become candidate, and the
cision was a surprise in political
-cles in Butte. ra
90 E
Joseph Jacobs, ex-convict, has con-
ssed to rObbing Samuel Cohen, a
lite merchant, but has expressed no d
greet at the crime. Jacobs declared
ut Cohen made a flash with roll
d that he thought the man was car
ng hundreds OF dollars When the ali
! was secured. however, it was found
be of nothing but one dollar bills, rff
I what were thought to be Liberty m
ads were nothing but lodge receipts.
Because they believe the soldiers
flare commission, to be named by
" Sam. Y. Stewart. to administrate
100000 fund appropriated for the
pose by the legislature, can better q
idle the $4,000 set aside for well "
ling returning defenders, the com v
sion named to handle the latter
d has handed its resignation to Gov
or Stewart. The commission con-
ed Of Lieut.. Governor w w. Nc =
veil. State Senator j. G. Kinney of ~
,aux county. Rep. w. J. Mccormick mo-
Missoula, w. b. George of Billings, -
Sam D. GOA of Helena. The COZ
mission recommends that the $685. - ~
be used for welfare work rather spot
1 for welcome. sym
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nton Vlasak, Il 15-year-old Bohemi- derl
10Y of Kalispell, has been adjudged trou
ne and committed to the asylum at Ft