The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-05-28
THE STATE

DillonIThirty three students OF
the State Normal school will grad
uate on May rs.
Observation-Disclosures county leads
the state in the number of cases of
measles reported for last week The
total number in Yellowstone is So.
Great Falls The Great Falls
Commercial club is advised that the
railroads will ask for an increase of
1913 per cent in freight rates.
Libby-Forestry officials say re-
cent rains wiz have marked in
fluence for good in connection with
forest protection this summer.
Poplar-Chris Christensen, a far
mer, about IS years of age, was
found dead on the road about mile
south of Arthur.
Butte-Fred Richie, proprietor of
the old Theater Comique, in the days
when Butte was a lively town, died
on May IL at his home at Red Bluff,
Cal.
Sheridan, May IS - Farmers in
this community report the ground in
better condition for crops this sea-
son than it has been for the past
three years.
BainvilIe-George w. Rowland,
| "a years old, who claimed to have
been a relative of John D. Rookie
Teller, died suddenly i'm the field at
his ranch home, near here.
Helena-A 100000 loan has been
made by James A. Murray of Butte
on the Broadwater Hotel company,
which is to be opened for the tour
lists trade soon.
Livingston = Lillian. Clark Cary,
national president of the Woman's
auxiliary of the Grand Army of the
Republic, will attend the state con-
vention of the G.. A. r., to be held,
here in June.
Manhattan-The Manhattan Malt
ing plant will be reopened shortly for
the manufacture of malt from Gala
tin county barley for export. The
plant will buy about$500,0 900 worth
of barley from local growers.
Anaconda = Richmond Mitchell,
survivor Of the Confederate priva-
teer Alabama. died at Warm Springs
a few days ago, aged 88 years. For
the past IS years he was rancher
in the Deer Lodge valley.
Dillon-Albert Yek, on trial for |
the murder of Sheriff Wyman at |
Monida April 81, has acted the part |
of the maniac with considerable |
dramatic skill since his case was call
ed a few days ago.
Helena-Priest Pass highway, link
ing the White trail with the Yellow
stone trail out of Helena, on which
several motor trucks were marooned /
all night in six feet of snow a few
days ago, has been opened.
Miles City = Assistant Attorney
General A. A. Grorud, has been in
Miles City several days probing con-
ditions resulting from the raid and
the Investigations which were con-
Quoted by Attorney General S. G.
Ford.
Helena - recommendations that
highway construction work be post
poned for year, because of unfavor-
able conditions, is the reply which
the state highway commission has
received from the Theodore Roose-
welt Trail association, at Duluth.
Miles City-Pending settlement in
the courts, A. C. Dorr, president of
he Custer county farm bureau, has
announced that a temporary agree
nent had been reached whereby
water will be turned into the Ton
que river ditch for the use of the
'armers.
Livingston-Free shows, band and
orchestra music, dancing and SWIM
ng at Hunters Hot Springs and
zig street carnival are some of the
attractions included in the program
or the state convention of the
american Legion at Livingston June
IS and 20.
Deer Lodge-Work on the tearing
own of the old court house has been
topped pending the sale of the court
ouse bonds. With the old court
ouse a complete wreck and no sale
or the bonds it looks rather dis
eartening for the building of a new
ONE for the county records.
KaIispell-The Grand Command
ry, knights Templar of Montana,
lay buy Wild Goose island, which
les just west of Wild Horse island,
4 Flathead lake. The plan is to i'm
rove the island so that it may be
sed as camp and meeting place for
nnual conclaves. The island conn.,
rises about ga acres. I
Butte-Montana and Arizona both
cored against the blue-blooded, blue
rass race horses of Kentucky when
harles w. Clark's 2-year-old United
-erde captured the Bashford Manor
takes, amounting to $4,000, on the
hurchill Downs racetrack at Louis
lille, on May IL, against classy
eld.
Helena Pledging themselves to
NY no new shoes, clothes or hats
Dr. six months, so long as these ar
cles may be patched, repatched and
epaired and when no longer service
BILE then the men are to buy denims II