The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-07-28
THE STATE


mt secretary of agriculture at Wash
ington, is to be in eastern Montana
for three days the last of July, ac-
cording to an announcement by j. c.
| Taylor, leader of county agricultural
agents for Montana. Pugsley will
arrive in Baker. Mont, July 26 and
will visit Glendive, Terry, Forsyth,
and Billings before coming to Boze-
man to deliver an address on Gala
tin day. July 20.
Helena About 80 per cent of the
automobile license fees for Montana
| for the present year have been col
lected thus far, according to Secre-
tary of State Charles T. Stewart, reg
istrar of automobiles. In these fees
about $4,000 has been collected to
date After deducting approximately
per cent for administration expense
from the fund, the remainder is div
ided equally among the counties pay
ing the fees and the state highway
commission for road building pur
poses.
Helena-That the main railroad
States have in the main increased
their operating revenues in 1922 over
1921 is indicated by recent report
of the interstate commerce commits
sion. The report shows the operat-
ing revenues of lines that passed the
s25, 100000 mark.
HeIena-The effect of the railroad
strike is being felt on the
Northern Pacific road and General
Agent E. S. Richards of Helena re-
ceived orders from headquarters in
st. Paul laying off 10 branch line
trains in Montana. Idaho, Washing
ton and Minnesota branch line trains
are also affected The order was
made effective at once.
Helena Chief Justice Theodore
Brantly of the Montana supreme
court and his daughter, Lois Brant-
Iy, had a pleasant trip to Seattle,
where they are spending their sum-
mer vacation, according to word re-
seived by j. T. Carroll, clerk of the
supreme court. Judge Brantly stated
hat the climate in Seattle, agrees
With him and his health is general
y improving.
iecline in the number of cases of tu-
in Montana is indicated by
| decline in the number of deaths in
he last five years, according to a re-
,ort issued by DR.. w. f. Cogswell,
ecretary of the state board of health.
The campaign of education to induce
he incipient case to consult the ply
ician early, the report continues, and
diagnostfc methods enab-
ing the early recognition of the dis
ase, should produce an increase
n the number of cases reported.
Butte-Discussion of the advisa- /
ility of changing the national head
uarters from Butte to Salt Lake and
lso of changing the convention date
rom July to the latter part of jan
airy were among the matters which
Tere discussed at the convention of
he Sheep Shearers' Union of Amer
"a.
Butte-Michael Cox, a carpenter
mployed at the Anaconda reduction
Torks, lost his life when he fell into
flume he was repairing and was
arried more than 1000 feet by the
ush of water, to be buried in the
ailings at the mouth of the flume.
Helena-Alfalfa weevil,, known to
xist in Idaho, has not entered Mon
ina to any great extent, according to
G. Davis, commissioner of agrfcul-
Ire, who has returned from a four
ay trip through Beaverhead county.
Anaconda-Accord to an an
ouncement made by w. H. Harrison,
scretary and treasurer of the Mon
ina Municipal league, this years
nnual convention of that organiza-
on will be held in Anaconda on Aug
st 81 and September l and 2. II