The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-04-25
| MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

COlIlpdly " recover Nf,loo, dlleScu "
be due on commissions earned by the
plaintiff In selling realty for the de
PENDANT, such commissions running
from 10 to SO per cent OF. the selling
prices.
After waiting until two years after
the accident, Dan X. Mcdonald of
Phillipsburg has filed claim with the
state Industrial accident board for
compensation for the death of his son,
N. K. Mcdonald, killed in the Specu-
lator mine disaster of two years ago.
The law provides a claim must be
made within six months after an ac-
cident occurs. The board will make
an investigation.
DR.. d. 7. Tuttle, formerly state
health officer of Montana, has assum-
ed similar position in Kansas, ac-
cording to word received in Helena. He
succeeds DR.. J. ]. Sippy, who is now
state epiaemiolOgist in Montana
Ray Porter, said to be investigator
for the Montana Anti-Saloon league,
was turned over to the Butte police
by the conductor of Northern Pa
cific train. The conductor told the
police Porter menaced two league as
Sociates with revolver during an ar
gument coming from Billings to Butte.
The conductor used rifle to diSarm
Porter, and lodged charge of as,
sault with a deadly weapon against
him.
!. Visitors at the Montana State fair
this year will be given q one and a
3 half fare rate for the round trip on the
railroads, according to word received
by Horace S. Ensign from the rail-
, road administration. The same rate
was obtained in 1918.
d. w. Raymond, secretary of the
state livestock commission, has an
nOunced he will retire from the secre-
taryship to devote his time to the Ray
mond ranch interests in southern Mon
tana. The livestock commission will
hold a meeting in Helena the latter
part of May, at which time it is ex-
pected his successor will be chosen.
Billings was selected as the meeting
place next year of the Montana Stock
Growers association at their conven-
ton in Miles City last week.
In the near future il will be possible |
for Helena mothers to check their |
babies down town for 10 cents an hour. |
They will be sure that the children will |
be fed and properly cared for. This
is the plan of the Helena Child Wei
fare association.
The special committee of the state
board OF education delegated to look
after the construction of a new build
ing at the State School for the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind at Boulder, met at
the capitol in Helena and decided to
recommend to the board of examiners
the construction of the building this
year. 1t will accommodate 40 inmates.
Harmless live animals with no of
fensive 0dor," may now be shipped
through the United States mails, ac-
cording to an order from the postmas-
ter general which has been received
in Montana. Only such creatures as
do not require food, water or care,
and which have reasonable chance
of reaching their destination without
injury, are included. Containers must
be labeled "perishable.'
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Organizations and individuals gen. ,
orally are advised by Collector of In
ternal Revenue w. C. Whaley to I'M ,,
1erscore on their calendars May 10, the !,
last day for the filing of returns of in !,
formation giving the names and adj !
lresses of all individuals to whom j
payments of salaries, wages, rents, in !
crest, commissions and other gains. :
profits and income of $1,000 or more
we're paid during the year 1918. An ex- !
ensIOn of time from March Is to May
Is was granted by the commissioner
If internal revenue for the filing Of !
heye returns.
The Montana city that aspires to Sc
ure the location of the state voca- :,
ional school for girls will have to :
urnish something else besides argu- =
nett 1t was first thought that the !,
legislature had provided $4,000 for !
and an additional $4,000
ear for maintenance, but the discov-
ry has been made that the legislature :,
rovided for maintenance of an instf- .
ntion for which it made no provision =.
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One of the handsomest and most =
lodern state buildings In Montana is
le new dormitory at the State Nor
al school at Dillon, which has just "
cen completed and will be opened for ..
he summer session. 1t Is the third 81
ormitory at the institution. ~
]. n. BrunsOn Of Paris, Idaho, was "a
ected superintendent Of the state OF
III hatcheries by the game and fish "
,mmission at its biennial meeting In 81
elena last week. J. L. Kelly of Ana ~
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