The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-04-09
THE STATE

chester has increased its capita
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Livingston-Park county ranch
ers are going in for sugar beet cul
lure on large scale this season.
Butte - BY the adoption of th
Dudget system Butte plans on reduc
ing ner expenses 100000 per year
Observation-Disclosures of the G. A
r., after their annual convention il
June, viii take trip through tn,
Yellowstone park.
Dilion-The Hans Anderson rancl
OF $40 acres of irrigated land. ha
been sold to Nicholas Spear for $40.
600. ~
Glendive-The o. G. C. Chemica
company, capitalized at 100000
has been organized here to mann
faeture and market goitre cure ano
other medicines.
Livingston - Livingston business
men have Incorporated a company
which will bid on 100000 worth OF
paving construction to be constructed
in Livingston this season.
Harlowton The Harlowton Oil
and Gas Company has commenced
the drilling of an oil we'll on Big
Elk dome about eight miles south OF
Two Dot.
Dillon-Earl Ogilvie has made the
master catch so far this season when
he landed a rainbow trout measur-
ing FL inches in length and weigh
ing Is pounds.
Poplar-Sixteen suits will be insti-
tuted by the federal government in
this section against stockmen who
have run stock on the Fort Peck In
dian reservation and failed to pay
grazing fees.
Missoula-Word has been received
here that Henry Hendrickson and
John Swanson, both former residents
of Missoula, were killed in an auto
mobile accident in Seattle few
days ago.
Missoula-E. A. Sherman, former
publisher of the Ravalli Republican.
has>been appointed associate forester
with headquarters in Washington.
His chief will be w. F. Greedy, also
a former Missoula man.
Miles City Following a vote
taken by the high school organiza-
ton, all male pupils of the Custer
county high school are appearing at
daily sessions in coveralls and over
alls.
Helena-Dr. w. F.. Cogswell, state
health officer, says Helena's princi-
pal water supply is charged with ty-
phoid germs and calls upon people of
Helena to take immediate steps to
protect themselves.
Milestone - Thomas P. Conwell, |
lender on a Milwaukee engine, fell, |
his back. He was rushed |
% the Miles City hospital on a spe-
,ial train, but died short time after |
lis arrival.
Stevensville - Joseph Townsend. |
president of the Associated Students |
1t the state university, is leaving the |
to become connected with |
he Northwest Tribune at Stevens
lille.
Three Forks-An attempt will be
made to develop promising oil
tructure not far from Three Forks.
| string of drilling tools is being
laced in position and drilling will
e started soon.
Butte-F'rank Eltz, charged with
/
her-in-law, slashed his throat with
razor which a friend had smuggled
] to him, and is in precarious con-
ition.
Great Falls-Friends of the late {
Brother Van" Orsdel have started
movement looking to the building
a 100000 memorial in honor of
lie man who devoted long life to
lie service of his fellows.
LivingstOn-The situation with re-
ard to the hungry elk herds in the
cinity of Yellowstone national park i
as shown an improvement during
lie past few weeks. The herds are
sginning to drift back into the park.
the weather continues good, the
TX of them will be all right, but a
,avy. storm would be disastrous.
Helena-Governor Stewart has I
pointed Attorney General Ford,
iptain Mark Hoyt of Glasgow, J. l.
'uce Kremer of Butte and David
Tiger of Lewistown to represent
ontana in Washington at a confer
ce to be held at the United States
reau of mines to discuss the oil :
d gas leasing law, recently enact
by congress. S
Great Falls Wendell Everett.
ntenced to Is months in Leaven-
nth penitentiary, and Robert AL
rtson, serving a sentence in the :
wis and Clark county Jail for boot
sging, brought to Great Falls as n
theses in a case before the fed
II court, managed to escape from
? officers and have not been ap-
shended.
having had under
lsideration for several months the s.
i'm of Mrs. Daisy McCelvie of yell
vstone for compensation for the
ath of her husband, who was =
owned in the Yellowstone river a -
v minutes after beginning work CT
the county, the state Industrial
ident board has decided to allow
i claim of the widow, and settled =
h her under the iump sum plan. IF
, received $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures interested
the national park-to-park high
Y, which makes the circle through -
the national parks of the west, IA,
planning novel scheme, which
ludes $500 mile tour of all the
ks. The expedition will leave
) city to go to Glacier via Helena ]
Great Falls thence TO Spokaue m