The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-09-24
THE STATE.


Great FaIls-Ice is being shippe
from Great Falls to Salt Lake City.
Grass Range-Wheat fields In thi
section are yielding as high, In som
cases, as so bushels to the acre.
! Whitefish in the Big Hol
river are dying of some mysteriou
disease.
i Mvfngston-Many fields of oats II
Park county will average over 10i
bushels to the acre.
Great Falls-Local dairymen hav,
advanced the price of milk from Ii
to II cents per quart.
/ Butte - The Silver Bow count,
bond issue of $250,000 for road con
struction has been held to be valid.
Valier-The grain crop on the
Waller project is estimated at 1000,
900 bushels.
decentralization silver coins are
accepted at the local banks at a dis
count of 20 per cent.
Butte-The public schools of Butte
employ 80 teachers, salaries ranging
from $1,000 to s2,400 a year for
those employed in the grade schools
Hamilton-J. w. Hay has purchas-
ed the LOO acre ranch of w. L.
Moody, located in Sleeping Child
creek.
Butte - Montana produced $751;
100000 worth of silver last year, and
led the silver producing states of the
union.
Glasgow-Among the display of
Valley county products at the state
fair last week were tobacco, peanuts
and sweet potatoes.
Manhattan-Henry Altebrand, the
well known maltster, is converting
his malt storage into elevators which
will have capacity of 100000 bu-
shells.
Helena-Joseph Seaman of Miles
City is the new chairman of the re-
publican central committee, while
Judge j. E. Erickson of KaIispell is
the democratic state chairman.
Montague-"Teddy," the towns
pet antelope, after being on exhibit
been placed in the Great Falls park
zoo.
Butte-Miss Flora Green, a direct
descendant of General Nathaniel
Green of revolutionary fame, died
here after a residence in Butte of 35
years.
Great FalIs-Griffith, government
trapper, who has been operating in
the Highwood country since last Feb
ruary, has accounted for Is wolves
and more than 100 coyotes.
Butte-The Montana Power COM
pany is experimenting looking to the
installation of wireless telephones at
Thompson Falls, Great Falls and
Butte.
KaIispeH-A mouse carried a i
match into pantry wall, gnawed the
match until it ignited, set fire to the |
home of Rachael Anderson and par
TALLY destroyed the building.
White Sulphur Springs-The new
road over Kings pass |
has been completed and is said to be |
bne of the finest stretches of noun
tain highway in the west. i
Between 500 and 1000
head of grade and purebred cattle |
will be offered for sale at a big COM
nunity stock sale which will be held |
lere October 90.
Dillon-The hay crop in the Big
Hole basin is said to be the finest in
ears, and many thousand head of |.
,attle will be fattened for the market
here this fall.
Livingston-Louis Terwilliger of
his city was elected grand chancel-
or of the Grand Lodge knights of
'ythias in annual session in Boze-
nan last week. Harlowton was pick
d as the meeting place for 1921.
Butte-Philip Prija, policeman,
entenced to the penitentiary for two
cen pardoned. Following his pardon
is reinstatement on the Butte police
orce was ordered by Judge Lamb.
Great Fa1ls-The Great Falls Fed
ration of Women's Clubs is sending 4
ut QUESTIONABLE to candidates for
tate office, asking them how they
tand on various measures of vital
interest to women.
Missoula Missoula is facing a
lel famine. Dealers in fuel say
9th wood and coal are very short,
18th orders tight weeks behind, and
sudden cold snay would result in
luch suffering.
Butte-Howard Elliott, president
the Northern Pacific, has advised
lie local chamber of commerce that
is road has under construction
600 box cars and II locomotives
hich will be available for fall use.
Helena-Julian Anderson, who has
zen an employe of the Montana club
II the past 20 years, was shot and
'obably fatally wounded as he was
Ding from the club to his home late
night. The identity of his assailant
unknown.
Helena-The Salvation army dis
lrsed s120,682 in Montana during
e year ending September l.. found
nployment for 1882 persons, while
ousands of articles of clothing and
ms of coal were furnished to desti-
tie families free.
Helena-The secretary of the in
rior has granted permits for oil :
asses as follows: Billings land dis p
let, Earl S. Patten, $50 acres, rs,
% E.; Lewistown district, Oiltana
'troleum association. $40 acres, Is
r. % E.; Great Falls district, J.
Villars, $50 acres, % N, r. % E. tn
Helena-Drought stricken farmers tr
10 borrowed funds from the federal ge
vernment, numbering about 500, to