The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-03-21
ACCIDENT BOARD
GETS ODD CLAIM
WOMAN LEFT HUSBAND rs YEARS
AGO AND NOW WANTS
COMPENSATION
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Montana National Guard Will Be Re.
organized Under Law Just Passed
by Legislature, and viii Be
Named Second Montana"

| Helena.-Whether woman who
has been separated from her husband
| or 20 years is entitled to compensa-
ion under the provisions of, the work
mems compensation act, is, question
the industrial accident board has been
| called upon to solve.
The question was brought before the
board in a letter from the Butte and
Superior Mining corporation of Butte.
Pat Gibbons was a miner employed by
that company and while working with
companion, John Mooney, in the
mine November 81. he accidentally fell
into a chute and was killed, death be-
ing instantaneous. An effort was made
to find relatives and letters were adj
dressed to sister, supposedly living
in Chicago, but they were returned
unclaimed.
March 10. just few days before the
time should expire for filing a claim
as a result of the accident, Mrs. Glib
bons, the widow, whose home is in st.
Paul, Mimi, filed her claim, stating
that she was the widow of the de-
ceased, that she had been separated
from him for % years. but that he had
contributed to her support
Owing to the long period of separa-
ton the company, before paying the
claim, turned the papers over to the
industrial accident board asking what
it should do under the circumstances
Previous to the filing of this claim, the
longest period of separation of hus-
band and wife in which the latter |
claimed compensation was three years.
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Wheat in Fine Shape
Winter wheat in Montana is coming |
through in fine condition. according to |
'eports received by Charles D. Green
ield, state commissioner of agricul- |
ure and publicity, from 10 counties,
covering all parts of the state
Before the snowfall the latter part |
# February there was some damage,
cry slight, however, from blowing, in
our counties. Toole. Choteau Yellow
tone and Saltwater. bur in no section
S there report of damage from win
err killing.
In some sections there is reported
hortage of wheat for spring sowing,
nd in several shortage of seed oats
he prospect is for very large acre
ge in spring wheat. In this connec-
ion it may be said THAI the govern
lent loans to farmers for spring seed
lg aggregate in Montana S1,700, 295.
he largest amount has been loaned | .
1 Hill county, $476,200 Farmers in
hoteau county have borrowed from
he government s233,365; in Valley,
213,325; and in Toole. S169,500.
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Reorganize State Guard.
The Second Montana regiment, ma
onal guard, will be reorganized under
lie provisions of the bill passed by '
lie recent assembly, providing for the
cation of state militia, and Adju-
mt General Phil Greenan expects to
i've at least bne or two companies
the new regiment accepted within
e next six weeks. o
Instead of giving the regiment a d
w name it has been decided to call U
e first one to be formed the Second "
ontana in honor of the old regiment. II
lich was the first body of citizen :
ldiers to go into the national army u
len the war was declared and which "
came the 163rd regiment, used foi ~
placement purposes. 8
As there are thousands of young ~
oilers returning from Europe, we'll ~ =.
bundled in military drill and tactics :"
is not believed any difficulty will be !,
perienced in forming a regiment ?,
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