The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-01-31
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

legislation needed for the improve
ment of the fairgrounds and its build
ings,
r. G. Smith, claim agent for the
war department, who is adjusting the
claims of the Montana men who wen
to Nitro last November and imInedi
ately returned TO their homes, has ar.
| rived in Helena and will remain until
all claims of those living In Helena and
| vicinity have been adjusted. He will
make his headquarters mt the office
of the United States employment
service
/ special election is 10 be held at
| Hardin Saturday, February I, TO vote
on issuing bonds Of 100000 for the
erection of high school building at
| Hardin and half dozen rural schools
| In the district.
Feeling that the open session on
prairie chickens. sage hens and other
birds classed with them under the
state hunting laws. is too short, the
Billings Rod and Gun club has de
| cided to take the matter up with the
State Legislature III an effort TO have
the law changed.
Manufacturing in the northwest took
an advancing step with the starting.
in Livingston last week, of an ever
all and workmens garment factory,
employing 100 operatives.
The reason for raising price restrc-
lions imposed by the federal fuel adj
ministratiOn February 1, is because
on January ], the storage stocks were
sufficient to run for seven weeks, ac-
cording TO advices received from
Washington by State Fuel Admins
traitor M. III. Gerry, Jr. Not all states
had enough coal on hand to run this
length of time, but the situation was
SO favorable to take decisive step in
going back TO normal conditions.
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A Washington dispatch says: Miss
Jeanette Ranking, Montana's congress
woman, whose term of office expires
March 4. is candidate for clerk of
the national house of representatives
to succeed South Trimble The po-
sitiOn pays $4,000, and it has been a
custom for years to give it to some ex-
member of the house,
On evidence furnished by guest
Mrs. Ada Vallie, proprietor of the X
T. Rooming house in Kalispell, was ar
rested by the police on charge of sell
ing liquor, the first Kalispell case of
alleged 'bootlegging" since Montana
went dry.
The executive committee of the
Montana State Bankes's association
at its meeting in Helena last week
chose Lewistown for the 1919 con
vention and fixed August and 8 as
the dates.
State Chairman Leo Faust of the |
near east relief fund in Montana an
nounces that two additional counties |
Richland and Deer Lodge, had raised
their quotas. The total now sub.
scribed is $4,000 of the $4,000 ap
portioned. The drive continues.
The Montana Association of County
Commissioners In annual convention
n Livingston last week, passed a res
button asking the legislature TO take
of the automobile tan
tut of the hands of the secretary of
state and place it with the county
reasurers.
The Missoula Rotary club Is in favor
IT. change in7the names of many
Iiissoua streets. Local nomenclature,
s said to be confusing. The names
If allied leaders in the war are sug
rested as substitutes.
State Fuel Administrator M. Fl
Terry, Jr.. is sending notices to coun
y committeeman, retail dealers, whole
ale consumers and mine operators adj
Using them that all price restrictions
will be lifted on February 1.
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State Fire Marshal Robert Mentrum
nnounced, following thorough in
estigation of the fire which caused !
500 600 damage to the lumber depart
1ent of the Anaconda Copper Mining
ompany at Bonner. that he is of the
pinion that the fire was not caused
Y an incendiary though the origin is
ntirely mystery. State Auditor Por :
ar assisted In the investigation. !
The first Americanization school of !
ute will open at the junior high q
chool January %. The school will :
zach grammar. composition, pronun Z
alton, with courses later in tradi |.
ons of the United States government 4
nd civics
Free board and lodging for stranded a,
lilors and soldiers now numbering !.
,veraf hundred in Butte will be pro
ded by the Anaconda Copper Min
& Co. 1t Is announced. For this !
Irpose the mining company has taken
'er the Florence hotel, the largest In "