The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-08-31

pearsPolson on July'22. Deceased was
D8 years of age.
More than thirty children have been
barred from the municipal swimming
pool at Havre on account of infections
on legs and arms said to have been
caused by the bite4of a peculiar species
Of MOSQUITO. The infection, accord
Ing to the city health officer, is highly
contagious.
A truck load of beef, en- route from
Butte to Anaconda, was barbecued re-
Gently when backfire from the engine
Ignited the gasoline tank. Passersby
enjoyed prime cuts of beef very prop
erly cooked and the balance of the
load, about thousand pounds, was
buried by the roadside. Truck and
contents were total loss.
Kills-Together, the wife of Plenty
Coos. chief of the Crow Indian tribe,
died at the chiefs home at Prior on
July % following a lingering illness.
Mrs. Plenty Coos was IS years Of age.
She was married to the Grow chief 30
years ago by Rev. FIR Prando, a mis-
sioner to the Crows, and was known to
practically every member of the tribe.
She is survived by her husband.
Two tickets for ringside seats pre-
scented to Governor Joseph M. Dixon
by Dan Tracey of Great Fails, for
time financial manager of the title
bout held at Shelby on July 4, this
year, between Jack Dempsey and Tom
Gibbons, not having been used, have
been presented by the governor to the
state historical society, and after
Cabinetmaker Casey of the statehouse
carpenter shop, has them suitably
framed they will be placed on exhibit
ton in the rooms containing other
state curios.
Plans to substitute Priest lake for
Flathead lake as a water source for
the Columbia Basin project in Wash
ington are being considered by fed
eral investigation committee. Flat
head lake has been counted upon from
the start, the state commission, state
engineers and General George Goethals
being agreed upon its necessity. The
Columbia river board of the federal
power commission, however, expressed
the opinion in its recent report that
Flathead lake was not required. If
Priest lake is substituted for Flat
head lake, the Columbia Basin would
be free of Montana and free of COM
plications and damages in Montana.
No further word regarding the SEN
sational charges of Mrs. Cherry Noel
Ter, who recently swore to an affidavit
accusing her husband Of the lynching
Of Frank Little, I. w. w. organizer, in
Butte on August l., 1917, has been re-
ceived from Eel PaSo, where the woman
disclosed the part alleged to have been
played by Charlie Karboblis in the af-
Chicago angle of the case. The Char
lie Karboblis who is believed to be
the man mentioned in the affidavit is
said by friends to be at Chicago adj
dress. Mrs. Moeller is known in
Butte AS May Sinclair she was as
ISOLATED with the underworld habitues
for several years.. She was also
known as Mrs. James Lawler, but !
never under the name she is now
using.
An increase of about 5000 acres will
be made in the HarIowton-Duran irri-
cation project in Wheatland county.
In order to get the additional acre
age 1t is necessary to cross Antelope
creek where it will take in an addi-
+ional 5000 acres. The bringing of
his tract under irrigation will make
Improvement in values to
LII surrounding lands in the county.
t means that the territory of this adj
litional acreage will be reclaimed from
dry farming country and
made Immediately sure of great pro-
luctive potentiality. The entire bench
$ full of lime, which is conductive to
ong life of the soil, and pronounced
he richest soil in Montana. The field
york is expected to be finished by
august 10.
Abundant moisture and high tenn
eratures combined to force Montana
rops to make excellent progress DUR
1g the first half Of July, according
} the crop summary issued by the
Tontana Cooperative Crop Reporting
needed at once are few in number
nd small in extent. Winter wheat
nd rye have been filling well, fields
re turning, and the harvest will be-
'me general in few days. Those
ops are farthest along and promise
le best yields west Of the divide.
oring wheat has made rapid strides
Id most Of it is headed on in the boot.
,me is maturing little soon, but it
filling well. A few spots in the
stern and south-central districts re-
'rt immediate need of additional rain
r wheat. Corn made remarkable
owth under the stimulus of hot days
ID abundant moisture. Potatoes.
ough late, are doing well, as are
is, barley, flax, and other crops.
ost Of the first crop Of alfalfa is In
stack, except where delayed by too
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