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

OF military estates at Washington, ID
c., started search for the young
4 woman, have thus far not succeeded
j in finding her.
/ The state board of health Is in re.
ceipt of many complaints regarding
the sale of food substitutes. During
the war, when these were not dele
FERROUS, their use was allowed. 1t is
said a goodly per cent of dealers have
neglected. however, since the armistice,
to switch back to pure foods The
| state chemist is examining specimens
| and prosecutions by the board, 1t Is
said, may be expected.
The Montana Power company has is
| sued its annual report for the year
ended December 81, 1918, showing a
| surplus after deducting all taxes and
charges, of $3,050, 195, equivalent after
| deduction of preferred dividends, to
$5.S7 per share earned oh the SAC, 407, :
900 dividend bearing common stock, as
compared with surplus of LAB, 457,
or S7.06 share earned in 1917.
An order has been made by the state
industrial accident board for lump
compensation in the sum of 81 200 to
be paid to Ludwig LARSEN, an employee
of the Montana Power company, who
was hit on the head by a sledge ham
mer. LARSEN apparently recovered,
but has been bothered by pains in his
head. He wrote he desires to use the
money to take special treatment
The question of whether Cut Bank
will be bonded for $4,000 for the con-
struction of a municipal sewer system,
Will be decided at a special election to
be held on April Is. M
f. NJ. Kennison, manager of the
Olive hotel at Miles City, pleaded gull
ty to charge of bootlegging before
Judge O'Hern and was sentenced to u
days in the city Jail and to pay a fine
of $3.50. Kennison was taken to Jail
Immediately after sentence was pro-
nounced and now is serving the jail
term.
The state industrial accident board
is trying to get in touch with Mrs.
Joe Belek, wife ola mucker who died
of injuries received in the Snowstorm
mine January -. The woman has
$4,000 due her in compensation which
will be paid whenever she appears and
presents proof she is the person en-
titled to it.
Thirty thousand acres of dry land
in the Crow creek district between
Toston and Radersburg will be put |
under irrigation as the result of the |
creation of the Grow creek irrigation |
district, according to A. ]. Jacqueth |
of the Gerharz-Jacqueth Engineering
Co.
Insofar as Iawless conditions in |
Butte may be affected by, or have re-
lation to aliens who fall within the
scope of the immigration law, the bu-
reau of immigration will make a thor
ough probe, according to a letter re- /
ceived from Commissioner General
Caminetti, by Secretary of State C. T.
Stewart.
The state board of hail insurance
who met in Helena re-
Gently, authorized the payment of an
additional four per cent to those farm
ers insured last year who were hailed
)ut. This will be the final payment
IN 1919 hail losses.
William Oglesby. formerly light
weight pugilistic champion of the
northwest, is dead at Helena of influ-
MA. His last fight was with Aurelia
Ierreria, the Mexican champion, at
Butte.
Announcement has been made at
lilies City that the John Morrell Pack
ne company will open branch plant j
here some time this spring
O o
State Treasurer Hart has completed
redistribution of state funds depos-
ed in the various banking Institutions
throughout the state in proportion to
ne revenue derived from the counties
! which the repositories are located
To have walked 50 miles TO answer !
summons to serve as "a juror and
len to be excused, was the experience
Guy Benight, a farmer near the +
end of Boxelder creek. His place is
miles from Poplar and he walked b
lat distance to comply with the sum u
ons. But when court convened, he
nd other residents of the newly Gre (
ed Roosevelt county were excused !
ON jury service in Sheridan county, n
cause Of residence in the new
unity.
Patrolman Rupert Gilbert of Butte :.
Is been placed under arrest on a
and larceny charge on complaint of
Montgomery of Pocatello, Idaho,
no alleges Gilbert defrauded him Of c
M bv mans of !. fuEp arrnct Tbroo | n