The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-09-05
News Of Montana


can army in Siberia decided to pc
tition President Wilson TO have their
sons, husbands and brothers sent back
home. MissouIa has 10 men in the
service in Siberia.
TO supply employment to miners
now out of work in Butte, the Ana
conda Copper company has opened the
West Gray Rock mine. which has been
down several months
NJ. III. Donogbue. for u years pres
ident Of the Montana Federation OF
Labor, announces that he will not be
candidate for reelection to that Of
! flee. Oscar Partelow, state secretary,
will also retire he said
Joseph Oker. register of the Unit
| ed States land office. announces res
toration to entry of 10 power sites in
and near the Big Hole river basin, ag-
gregating 1919 acres of land. The
tracts will be open for homestead en-
try September %. and for other pur-
| poses september -
Alleging that in some instances
prices exacted by food purveyors at
the Butte city market were so exor-
bitant that they exceeded store quo
tations which have been branded as
unjust, Mayor W. Tom Stodden has
announced his intention of reyoking
permits issued to such persons.
Compensation for a bullet wound re-
ceived while at work. but inflicted by
the accidental discharge of a rifle in
the hand of friend who had called
at the garage where the victim was
working. is asked of the state indus
trial accident board by Frank J. Ben
jamin of Manhattan. 1t is minated
the board will reject the claim on the
ground that the employer cannot be
responsible for the act Of a casual
visitor at the plant
Five gigantic Caterpillar tractors,
each of 100 horsepower. have been re-
sion as part of the equipment distrib-
uted by the government among the
states for use in federal aid work.
These are said to be fhe most power
FIJI tractors ever constructed for com
mercial use. and come close to the
mighty tanks of war fame. which
were 80 horsepower
o
W, p. Rankin. attorney for Ed.
Carlson. alias Ed. Mccoy. who is he
ing held in Helena FOR the theft of a
barrel of whiskey from physician.
halted the trial on The nela that since
whiskey cannot be bought sold or
given away il has M legal vfi:le. and
hence the defendant had committed no
offense.
c. ]. Dippold. an outfielder This sa.,-
son with the Poplar Mont. baseball
team, has been given contract for
tryeut next season with the Pittsburg
National league team, ii is announced
A quarterly dividend of ~ cents a
share of its common stock as compar-
ed With previous payments of S1.25
has been declared by the directors of
the Montana Power company Unset
tied business conditions were ascribed
as the reason for the reduction.
Judge Asa L. Duncan in the district
court at Missoula has ordered that
a. cases of whiskey. valued approxi-
mateIy at $500. he destroyed The
liquor was seized in a recent raid Of
officers buried beneath soft coal in
the freight yard. No one has ever
claimed ownership Of it. the seizure
having been made May -. The car
was shipped from Rigby Wyo.
Mary Lane of Butte will receive
"a 225 as compensation for the death of
ler husband. John Lane, who was
fatally hurt in u mine accident at
Butte on August II and died on Au-
suSt 16. The state Industrial acct
lent board has directed that the
money be paid in a lump sum instead
If installments. Mrs. Lane has eight
children, ranging in age from 6 to
g years old
Petitions asking for 10 cent street
ar fares in Helena. as sought by the
Helena Light and Railway company.
AVE been filed with the state public
ervice commission
Free lipo-vaccine for the prevention
f influenza will soon be ready for the
nocuiation of all persons in Montana
vho wish it, according TO an announce
lent made by the state board OF
ealth following the return of DIR. f.
}. Hitchcock state bacteriologist, who
as been doing research work at the
fayo clinic at Rochester, Mimi. and
! the laboratory of the state board Of
ealth in the University of Minnesota
I Minneapolis.
Frank ]. Common of Helena, age 20
ears, through his mother. Anna Mary
onn0r. acting as guardian ad Item,