The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-12-05
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD


of hay and was sentenced to 80 days ii
the county Jail. Argerbright admitted
taking the hay, but he declared tina
he was up against 1t for feed for hi,
stock.
In federal court In Butte, Martir
Troglio of Butte has begun q sui
against the Butte & Superior Mining
Co., seeking damages of $4,000. Thi.
amount. the father seeks as PREPARATION
for the death of his 11-year-old son
The boy was swimming In the mine
cOmpany's reservoir last summer wher
he was drowned. The father consid
cred the company at fault because 6
Waterman was not maintained at the
reservoir.
Officials of the Great Western Goa
company at Missoula announce that
the company will refund to purchasers
S1.SO on each ton of coal sold at 1926
and that the price hereafter win be
$11. The company was warned by
United States District Attorney e. c.
Day that prosecution under the fed
eral food and fuel act would result
unless this course was followed.
The small amount of whiskey of the
bonded variety left in Montana IS said
to be selling at $40 a quart, says a
Helena dispatch, an advance of So a
quart In the last three months. Boot
leg" whiskey is said to bring from $40
TO $50 quart. The real whiskey is
believed to come from Canada, where
1t is sold for from 81 to So quart.
Missoula, prominent organization
Tor the purpose of protecting and ex-
banding the beet sugar industry in
western Montana. was formed at q
meeting of farmers and business men.
The immediate cause for the organize
tion is that the million dollar plant of
the Great Western Sugar company in
Missoula is likely to be disnantled
unless larger acreage is provided In
its territory. One thousand acres
were promised at the meeting and an
extensive campaign is under way to
secure the remainder of the five thou
sand acres that the company will &C.
cept as a minimum.
Heroic work by Butte miners in
saving lives of comrades ut times of
fires was given receg-
milton in the distribution Of five gold
medals by the Joseph A. Holmes Safe
~ association. 1t was announced that
Of the 16 medals awarded throughout
the United States, five went to Butte
The state vocational board has an
bounced that the new vocational in
'titution for girls, authorized by the
asst assembly, will be situated on the
Herbert ranch, In the valley, seven
niles north Of Helena. Miss Edith
Nassing,, formerly Of similar schools
n Minnesota and Pennsylvania. has
'een chosen as superintendent.
Falling from the railing uf the third
loor to the ground floor In the Leon
Ird hotel ut Butte, Jack Mullette, six
'ear-old son of Ar. and Mrs. l.. E,
dullette, escaped without injury. al |
hough the yOungster landed on his
ead.
Judge John A. Matthews Of the Four
zenith judicial district has been ap-
ointed an associate justice of the su-
rene court to take the position va
ated by the resignation IF Associate
ustice G. Y. Patton Il. FL. Goodman,
Townsend lawyer, has been named
isrrict judge to succeed Judge Mat.
news. j. Z. Erickson of KalispeI, for
lerly district judge, to whom the
oVernor rendered the supreme court
osition. declined the place.
The Montana State College of Agri-
llture will offer a l2-week course in
1ultry husbandry beginning January
and ending March "a The students
Ill he given practical experience in
lndling. birds, keeping accurate rec
DIS of feed consumed, eggs produced,
'st, ETC., practice in incubation with
! opportunity to study several of the
aiding makes of incubators and
coolers, judging birds for fancy and /.
ility purposes, selection of layers,
using, feeding and marketing.
More than 30 aliens are Oh the
yroll of the Great Northern al
avre, according to the quarterly rel
rt received by the state accident
ard. They are from races in Eu-
pc. and while few have taken out 9
pers, the majority have not, and {
Ing have been refused papers.
Helena police are looking for the
ef who recently broke into grocery
IRE In that city and took from 20
30 dozen eggs. The cash register .
s undisturbed.
The state health board is fnvesti- e
ing the death of four persons In
Va, F1athead county, after eating G