The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-04-02

nc icNeiNeu WOfu Jnat he llau Deen
named sole beneficiary in the pros
pectors will, making him owner of a
mine in New Mexico valued at $780,
0OO
Six million tiny brook trout of the
native, eastern brook and salmon spe-
cies, will be planted in the streams of
Montana beginning April l. according
10 j. l.. DeHart, state game and fish
! warden. AT the hatcheries in Montana
there are 6000000 trout fry and with
the cooperation of anglers clubs and
sportsmen throughout Montana. the
Try Will be placed in every available
fishing stream in Montana.
/ The war department has announced
| that Montana has received II 20-ton
tractors for road building under the
act providing for the turning over of
surplus war equipment for that pur-
pose. ,a
Governor S. V. Stewart has appoint
ed c. ). Heidel, photographer in the
office of the state engineer, to succeed
Archie W. Mahon as state engineer
Mr.. MahOn handed his resignation to
Governor Stewart about two months
ago, to take effect April L. He will
engage in business.
Waste oil from the several garages I
of livingston is to be utilized in stamp
ing out mosquitoes. according to Il
plan of DR.. $. +. Leard. city health
officer. Utensils for catching the waste
oil will be placed in suitable places
in the garages at an early date. II
will later be gathered and distributed
in sections of the city where pools OF
stagnant water exist and in other
places where ii is believed mosquitoes
are being bred
State Forester J. c. yanHook has re-
ceived definite word that the war de-
partment will supply five squadrons of
air patrol for the forests of the north |
west. letter to Mr.. Van, Hook from
G. s. Chapman,of the western forestry |
and conservation association located |
at Portland, Ore, gives assurances of |
the patrol.
More than 400 ex-sefyice, men are
either in training or have been recon-
for vocational work in Mon
tana. according to Lief Fredericks of
The vocational board of this state. The
two offices of the vocational board
have now been consolidated with Of
fees at Helena. Until recently the
state placement offices were located
1t Great Falls and the advisement Of
ice at Helena. Mr. E'redericks now
las full charge of both bureaus.
Wendell Everett and Flynn Pe0n
we're convicted in the United SlateS
district court at Great Falls for selling
Iabit forming drugs TO Indians on the
'lathead reservation. Everett must
erve 10 months and Peon II months +
II Leavenworth federal prison. This
5 the severest penalty ever fixed by
his court under the Harrison .tli1ig-
iw.
j.
Between 600 and 100 of band of
900 sheep We're drowned and proper
Y damage approximating $4,000 re-
ulted when an ice jam in Canyon
reek. near Billings, broke, releasing ,
l3-foot wall of water. which car .
led out the Orchard farm dam, mum
ating the lowlanGs where the sheep
ere corraled. The sheep were owned +
Y the Snyder Sheep company of Bill =
ngs. long flume belonging to the
owe Ditch company also was washed
nc.
A. III. Barth. millionaire stocknan .
nd resident of Billings for 81 years, Z
ed in Rochester. Mimi. following an !.
Until few years, ago. Mr.. !,
arth WAS one of the largest fndividu-
owners of sheep in the northwest n
averal months ago he had plans pre-
red for a 81. 900 600 hotel for Billings o
is death will not interfere with the :
IRVING out Of this project, it is said.
o o
If an employe develops "crick"
his knees from squatting 10 look at
e gold extracting plates in a dredg-
g machine. will he be paid compen-
ton? This question was brought up
the state accident board by officials
the Conrey Placer Mining company
Ruby, following illness of such
ture 10 one Of their employees.
Sidney Miller. register of the state
nd office, will hold an auction sale
Helena on April 10. when bids will
received on several tracts in the
field districts of Montana. The
ctions are held to give every appli-
1T for leases an opportunity to bid
of stadium similar
that in Tacoma the only one u,w
the northwest is promised the Mar-
Ia School of Mines in Butte as the
st action following the success Of
proposed bond issue Tor the state
leges of Montana.