The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-05-02

fices in Helena.
The plant of the Dowlin Brick com
pany at Billings was burned last week
The loss is $4,000, partly covered b,
insurance.
Investment of 100000 of the public
land funds in Victory notes of the
fifth Liberty loan has been author
lied by the state board of land com
missioners, according to Sidney Miller
registrar of state lands. This makes
a total of $1,030,000 which the state
has invested in United States bonds is
sued in the various loan campaigns.
Plans for securing federal aid in the
improvement of the Yellowstone Trail
to form connected, uniform highway
from Wibaux to Bozeman were dis
| cussed in Billings at the meeting of
| commissioners of 10 eastern Montana
counties with the state highway COM
mission. The highway would be 442
| miles long, approximately p miles of it
| being within the corporate limits of
! cities. 1t is estimated the total cost
would be 81 100000, of which the coun-
! ties would pay a total of S945, 900 and
the government an equal amount. A
roadway 16 feet wide is contemplated.
w. J. Swindlehurst, commissioner of
labor and industry. is making an in
spection and survey of Montana in
dustries with special reference to the
condition of employees, it is announced
He spent last week in Butte.
The Anaconda city council by a
vote of eight to two chose J. K. Dan
ielson, incumbent, city treasurer. over
Frank McGrath, Democrat. McGrath
and Danielson received a tie vote at
the recent city election, each polling
1918. The council is Republican and
of the same political faith as Daniel
SON.
Lewis Drawer, a farmer living near
Craig, recently lost three horses that
found some gopher poison in an old
trunk.
Prohibition did it," says Undersher-
Tiff John May of Custer county, refer
ring TO the fact that there is not a
single prisoner in the county Jail which
until the last three months has always
been occupied by from 20 to 30 inmates.
Since the new Jail was constructed
there has never before in the history
of the county been less than five in
mates. Now sole trusty is kept on
hand to keep the place clean.
The state industrial accident board
has been advised of the death at Ro-
chester, Mimi, of Emil Hill, injured
February 2 at Hamilton while work
ing in u saw mill. He was rolling a |
log in the carriage when the hook |
stock broke and part of the stock flew |
up and struck Hill in the side of the |
1t broke blood vessel that |
resulted in his death.
Expressing the opinion that the sale
Of malt beverages which do not con-
-ain alcohol is not Illegal in Montana,
County Attorney J. r. Jackson of Sill
yer Bow has raised the ban which has
prevented their sale in that county
since January l. Butte breweries had
continued manufacturing malt brews,
expecting that the sale eventually
would be permitted.
Dates of the first three state land
uction sales to be held in Montana
his year have been announced by Sid
ley Miller, register of the state land
ffice. Approximately 100000 acres
n all will be offered. There will be
5000 acres of Toole county land Of
cred for sale at Shelby May 90 So
90 acres of Hill county land at
Iavre May 81, and 5000 acres of
and in Blaine county at Chinook May
2, There were no sales last year on
ccount of the influenza epidemic.
o q
Robert Pontet, aged IS years. pioneer |
esident of Montana and former chief
the Great Falls police force for ..
ome ID years, was burned to death in
/
id $4,000 damage to the structure.
he Great Falls fire chief says the
re was due to defective electric wir-
g in the attic.
o
State Game Warden J. L. DeHart =
is been advised that homesteader
Garfield county. recently discharged
ON the army, killed an antelope on
S ranch, and then had his wife take
picture of himself and his quarry. |
ne photographer who developed the
IN reported to the game warden and
e soldier pleaded guilty and was
led $500, but because of the fact he
d just returned from the army, all
It $50 of the fine was RENTED.
]. c. Van Hook, state forester, re-
rts the demand for stumpage on
tie forestry lands is heavier than 1t
S been in years. One reason. for
: demand is the high price of ties,
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