The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-01-17
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

formerly county attorney, held con-
ference last week with Attorney Gen.
eral Ford over the prosecution of the
case against Joseph K. Swindlehurst,
charged with the murder of 0. M. Har-
vey at Livingston, on which he has
been bound over to the district court
for trial under $4,000 bonds. 1t is I'M
derstood that it is the intention to turn
the prosecution of the case over to the
attorney general.
The MissOula chamber of commerce
has launched vigorous campaign of
protest against the change in time
zone boundaries and has invited the
Helena commercial club to join in the
effort to have the former boundaries
restored. The change of time forced
upon Missoula by the interstate COM
nerce commission is not making a hit |
Railroads deplore it and the travelling
public is greatly Inconvenience, ac- |
cording to the secretary of the Mis- |
soula chamber of commerce.
United States court has denied the ap-
plleation of John A. Griffith for writ
OF habeas corpus, and the applicant,
who was convicted at Billings and is
now serving term in the penitentiary
at Deer Lodge for sedition, must re-
main where lie is. Griffith sought
MS liberty on a writ of habeas corpus
and his counsel argued to the court
that the state has no right to enact an
anti-sedition law, which is power
lying solely with the federal govern
ment.
OF 21,S25 cases passed upon by the
state accident board there have been
no appeals taken from the rulings
made, with the exception of a case now
pending which the attorneys advise
will be appealed, and also excepting
the three questions submitted to the
supreme court on an agreed statement
of fact, according to the report of the 1
operations of the board presented to
the legislature by Chairman A. e.
Spriggs
The Helena board of health has re-
pealcd the health restrictions that
have been in force for several months J
past because of the influenza epidemic.
State Adiutant Phil Greenan has
been Informed by the war department
that draft regstrants now classified II
as deserters will be Immediately dis h
where it is shown the delin- Of
Iuency was not wilful. Recommends q,
ions for such discharges will be made "
~ the adjutant general through re-
PORTS from the draft boards. n,
al
State Auditor George Porter has an. dt
bounced the appointment of W. Stan. w
ey Hosking of Butte as deputy state to
Insurance commissioner. w
Garments. knitted articles and surg VI
cal dressings made by the Missoula ye
hapter of the Red Cross from Janu- W
ry, 1918, to January, 1919, total $780, IN
90, according to the report at the an
uaI meeting of the chapter. oe
Attorney General Ford has delivered ia'
n opinion holding that retiring office ye
olders whose terms expired January
are entitled to draw salaries for five =
ays this month. &,
Does 1t take longer for telephone
central girl to say "1O:55" than to
~ ave are not allowed to tell you
lie timer" The Helena Commercial ac'
ub believes not and has launched q 1e'
skiing central to tell the time of day. un'
letter has been addressed to Post eou
aster General Burleson asking him to
t the ban on inquiring the time and eon
storing the privileges formerly en- ano
yed by telephone subscribers before VIC.
e war.
= plai
n, tho hos,s 90 oost ,,,. IN hus
mt the state board of examiners has '"e
7arded to the B. e. Matthews Fix uno
re company Of Helena the contract pai
r furnishing all the fixtures for the eon
W chemistry building at the State -,
.ricultural college at Bozeman. The
ltract amounts to approximately
1000.
frank Conley, warden of the state -
litentiary, has brought some strong S"p
ures in favor of his policy of parol- -, -,
prisoners, In his annual report.
g report shows big saving for the -,
tie financially. In the two year pc !. !,
4 just closed the state prison war
paroled total of 6l9 prisoners -
.greement has been reached between
Mountain States Telephone and 60
egraph company and the electrical -
'kers OF Helena on the question of -,
ew wage scale. The men were ask -
81 per day. and the company ut 80,
I offered SO. A compromise on $3.50 49,
accepted.
NJ. Kennedy Of Libby. has been
ed to appear before the judiciary
mjttec of the United States senate, ~.
tive to the campaign waged In Mon
two years ago nv the Montana 80