The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-06-04
THE STATE

Glasgow-The Motor Inn. at Glen
tana, owned by Edward Stadig, wa
completely destroyed by fire recently
Helena-Rev. C. W.. Burns ha,
been elected bishop of the Helena dis
trict of the Methodist conference a
meeting just closed in Des Moines
l Butte-At \ recent meeting the
teamsters' union decided not to gc
out on strike but to submit all griev.
ances to arbitration.
i Helena - Senators Walsh an6
Myers have agreed on George Neil
of Helena, to succeed Frank Steele
as receiver for the land office.
Helena-Helena is to have reduced
electric light rates, increased gas
rates and increased street car fares
by ruling of the Montana public
service commission.
Thompson Falls-The progressive
farmers of the reservation have or
ganized company which has in view
the connecting of all places thereon
with telephones.
BOZeman - The electrical engin-
eering department at the Montana
state college has arranged to send
college news once each week to all
amateur wireless operators of the
state.
Dlllon-Lambing on the range is
now in full swing in this county and
though the weather has been rather
cold and stormy, high percentage of
lambs are being reported from every
sheepman in the community.
IIViu0StOu-Tho rico II, tho xyofare
of the Yellowstone river received a
setback here and at Gardiner, where
the rise went as high as two and a
nalf feet, according to reports receiv-
ed at the railway offices.
Helena-Degrees, honors and Dip
Tomas will be granted to 81 students
of the state university at Missoula at
the annual commencement at Mis-
soula at the annual commencement
exercises.
Helena-Kalispell boys are land
ing jobs paying between s35 and
$40 per week on completion of a two
year course in automobile mechanics
and repairing, according to Leon R.
Fotte, state director of vocational
education.
Helena-A state organization of
directors of the union cooperative
stores now being operated in the
state was formed here. The name of
the new organization is to be the
Rocky Mountain branch of the Ma
tional Cooperative association.
Hamilton. o. Reed is busy en-
listing subscriptions in a movement
to purchase a derrick and other we'll
boring equipment for the purpose of
prospecting and proving petroleum
deposits believed to exist throughout
the Bitter Root valley.
Helena-Tony Deidtman, one of |
the Helena men tried and convicted
during the world war on a charge of
sedition under the Montana law, has
been released from custody, follow
ing an order from Judge R. Lee Word |
the case.
Red Lodge-Passage of the annual
budget ordinance featured the meet
ing of the city council of Red Lodge.
A total of $20,222 to meet the salar-
les of city officials, police officers,
commissioners and other servants of
the municipality, and for the lighting
of the city, was appropriated.
Great Falls-Three hundred lab
orers are out in Great Falls on a de-
mand for Sc day. After an offer
of $3.50 had been practically agreed
upon by compromise it was an
nounced, the strikers refused the Of
fer which was then withdrawn by
he employers.
Helena The last of a series of
strikes in the building trades, some
If which endured many weeks, was
settled a few days ago when the As
ISOLATED Industries and the building
rades council signed a scale for
building laborers, running from SIS
o $3.50 per diem.
HamiIton-The Bitter Root stock
arm has begun shearing its flock of :
bout IL 900 sheep. This farm has
ne of the most complete plants in
he west, having II modern ma
hines. The IL men and helpers at
he machines make up force of 25
len, who can shear 1000 sheep a
ay.
Livingston-Mining operations at
he Jardine mining camp, situated
bout six miles from Gardiner and
5 miles from Livingston, are bring
lg the camp back to the activity for r
ulCu II Was uOLSQ LII Lie years i5UO III
, 1905. The Jardine Gold Mining II
nd Milling company has again re-
lined operations.
Billings - kilograms have been
mt by the Billings Commercial club
nd the Billings Rotary club to Sena-
IT T. j. Walsh, asking him to sup
,rt the bill to open to settlement the
row reservation, as amended by the
,use, if any opposition to the meA-
ire would delay its passage for
nsiderable time.
Butte-A jury that had been out
,arly 81 hours, returned verdict
guilty on the first count in the
Sc of the United States against
tomas Leahy of Virginia City, who
rs charged with violation of the ma
,nal prohibition law, in United
ates district court yesterday. The
st count involves the possession of
liskey mash.
Helena The Montana railway II
mmission has sent Ralph Budd, II
esident of the Great Northern rail-
", a telegram protesting against
alleged statement by him that no
II famine is likely in Montana. The
nmission has been advising peo- II
J to buy coal now and keep the