The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-03-26

stdte NdiIdHiS aHpFeSdtiIS NJ,IO were
| stolen from n mail wagon in Butte
February 20 last. and have not been re
covered. The warrants were for pay
for teachers in the Normal school al
Dillon and were on their way to that
| city.
Earle Gernert. former secretary and
manager of the United Products COM
pany. who WIS arrested in Billings
March on a charge of embezzlement,
was released at preliminary hearing
III justice court. After the case was
dismissed Gernert stated that he would
start action against officials of the
company to recover 100000 damages
for alleged false arrest and defama-
ton of character.
A shipment of clover made from
Bozeman to Sioux City was 81, 322
pounds, valued ut Sl6,64S. 1t was rails
ed by Hank auckland on 90 acres. 1t
represented 1885, an acre.
L. X. Devlin. federal prohibition COM
missioner for Montana. has decided on
establishing headquarters at Helena.
He formerly had offices at Havre,
where he has lived for a number of
years. As yet the organization of his
department has not been completed.
NJ. ). Darling has been removed from
office as L. 5. commissioner by Judge
George NJ Bourquin i'm federal court.
Darling was tried before the L. s.
court but the jury failed to reach
verdict and was discharged Darling
was charged with having dated an af-
fldavit of contest one day ahead of
time in order to permit Nicholas
Lystre OF Conrad to make an early
filing for Il contest on a homestead.
The court held that although the teS-
timony had not seemed sufficient 10
the jury 10 Justify "a verdict of guilty,
the evidence had been sufficient TO
impell the court To remove the defend |
ant from office
Rod l.. Leggat. pioneer of Montana |
and prominent resident of Butte since |
1867, died following an operation for |
He was born in the state |
of New York i'm 1899 With two BROTH |
ers he bought the steamship Gallatin |
at st. Louis in 1866. loaded it with
and took boat and cargo /
up the Missouri river to Fort Benton.
where they sold the vessel. They |
then freighted their srock to Highland |
City. in the mountains south Of Butte.
a pioneer placer camp that flourish
ed before Butte was known.
Transferring a piece of the femur
Done, six inches i'm length. from one of
his patients legs TO the vertebra to
'eplace IA section which was broken
wo years ago. IL Butte physician re-
'tOred the use of the limbs of NJ.
'ahlines. an electrician of Butte. Sab
ines was knocked from the top of a
'oxcar by an electric shock while en-
'loyed by the Montana Power com
ANY. He had been helpless since
hat time and had spent his savings
q an effort to prolong his life.
o
The Rev. Charles VI. Donaldson. for I
be past year financial director of Mon {
ana Wesleyan college. has been tho<- I
n for the new president of the insti- s
1tion for the coming year Reverend {
donaldson will continue his duties AZ
agent for the remainder of I
ne year. after which time he will {
Ike over the full duties of presideor.
AT least % per cent of the i01 nc
-edited high schools i'm Montana are
Spected 10 be represented in the in.
'rscholastic track meet to be held 1T
issoula May l. TO II. according To
r. J. r. Rowe. chairman of the com
ittee in charge of the meet r
Approximately three quarters of
illion dollars was distributed amou.
e Indians of the Flathead tribe last 7,
eek, each member receiving Il pay G
ent of S24364. In cases where fhey
I'd not received The previous payment
S1l1.16. the checks were for S35J.4U a.,
The interior department will shortly
ip two carloads of elk from the Yei-
wstone park herds to restock the .
,arpaw mountains in the southern q,
1T of the Beiknap Indian reservaticB. w
he shipment viii be made under the A
pervision of the state game warden. ~ ~
l.. DeIIart -
1t
The Montana State Federation Of gr
Clubs will hold its annual
'eting in Billings June 9-10-ll.
4 permanent office of the depart -
mt OF internal revenue will be open.
in Missoula on April IL. This an
nncement was made by james \.
llsl, collector for Montana
Billings will have one of the great
pure-hred sales ever held IN the
-thwest April p. when the Mon-
n Hereford RrnodorS' oSSa1iatin,