The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-09-12
News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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experimental farm near Moccasin in
Fergus county this season. This was
from unirrigated land that had beer
summer fallowed last year The yielt
which was much above the average
for dry land n this vicinity indicates
that careful methods will produce pay
ing crops even under the extreme ana
abnormal conditions of the past sea-
son.
/ f. c.. Lavigne. chief stock inspector
of Montana. says nine arrests for rust
fling have been made in the state re-
Gently and he thinks the epidemic is
cured. He said one rustling gang EN-
braces woman. but he has been un-
able to apprehend her.
The state hail insurance board has
fixed the premium at s1.20 an acre on
grain and 30 cents on hay
Beware or you'll be hurt" is the
terse warning given by two farmers to
| thieves who have been stripping apple
trees in the vicinity of Libby. The
warning is being published i'm the form
of an advertisement in the local news
papers 1t states that shotguns loaded
with salt and shot have been set out
i'm the orchards. and that anyone who
enters the orchards will do so at his
peril.
! In a decision at Butte by Judge Geo.
NJ. Bourquin overruling demurrer
filed by William l.. Lippincott. attor-
ney for Howard Rockefeller in the
suit of the United States against Mr..
Rockefeller on a charge of hunting
ducks with power boat. it was held
that the enforcement of the migra-
tory bird law by the government was
legal and was not in any sense usur-
patton of the powers of the state
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State Auditor George p. Porter is
in N3ew York attending meeting of
the state insurance officials of Amer
ica. He was joined at ST. Paul by
w. S. Hosking. actuary of the Mon
tana insurance department. which is a
branch of Mr.. Porter's office, and both
are taking part in the Kew York meet
ing.
John n. Edy has assumed his new
duties as chief engineer of the state
highway commission succeeding Paul
ID. Pratt, who resigned to engage in
private business Reorganization of
the engineering staff is proceeding
as two heads of departments resigned
to engage in business with Mr. Pratt.
and others are going to nearby states
S. Z. Peterson has begun his duties
as state high school supervisor. having
been appointed by Miss May Trumper.
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, to replace l.. II. FoOte who re-
signed To become state vocational di-
rector. Mr.. Peterson formerly was
superintendent of the Wibaux schools
and principal of the county high
school.
Miles City dairymen have raised the
price of milk to local consumers to IS
cents QUdTI.
Two whiskey stills, three kegs Of |
liquor and several demiiohns of noon
shine and a barrel of homemade beer |
were seized by the state when spe- |
cial Officers employed by the county |
raided private residence in Butte.
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NJ f,,,. c
on the district bench at Helena
and a resident of the city since 1886. |
has left for Alaska TO assume his du-
ties as United States district attorney |
for the Second division in Alaska. He
had just recently returned from WASH
ington. where he conferred with Attor-
ney General Palmer.
.
While playing abouHa chicken house
on the ranch of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Wynkopp near Roundup, their
son, Kenneth. found a
bottle of arsenic which had fallen TO
the ground. The child ate so much of
The poison that death resulted in an
hour and a half.
A report filed with the state compen-
;ation board. which is gathering stats-
les on the characterization of aliens
shows that in the quarter ending June
30. last all but 1919 of the 1877 aliens
n the employ of the Anaconda Copper
company had taken steps toward nat
The figures show that
ew Films, who once were numerous, |
'emain in the company's employ, and
hat Irish and English predominant.
Governor Stewart will meet Presi-
lent Wilson's train at the eastern Dor
Ter of Montana and accompany the
resident through the state, partici-
atfng in the meetings at Billings on {
he morning of September IL and at {
Helena that evening. Chief Justice ,
theodore Brantley of the state SUI {
RENE court viii probably accompany I
he governor. {
Two boxes OF any gas masks have
cen received at the office OF State i