The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-27

successful residence on the Island
has inspired President T. N. Mar
lowe, of the Western Montana
! Fish and Game association to
place some Chinese pheasants on
the island. Numerous goIdfinches
and other song birds have nested
there for years.
E. L. LaBossier, off, Great Falls,
heads the state association of Elks,
having been elected to the presidency
at the meeting ofsthe state B. P. OLE.
in Great Fails. Other officers elected
were: First vice president. Tom Nc
Tague of Deer Eodge; second vice
president, Dan Molloy, Butte; third
vice president, Art Baker, Lewistown; I;
treasurer, w. q. Reynolds of Butte;
secretary, J. NJ Minor of Anaconda /;
chaplain, John Langhorn of Butte;
marshal, OharlesS Johnson ofEMissoufa;
sgnsteess =. Fl. McEsr9y Of sss+Msa.
one year, A. VI Gibson of Missoula,
two years, and w. e. Wards of Great
Fails, three years.
Miss Lucille Glass, of Helena, has
been appointed by Governor Dixon ito
represent the Treasure Statelas "Mon-
tana's Princess" at the Texas Cotton
Exhibition to be heM in Waco, Texas,
October 20 to November 4. Each state
in the Union will have a princess lat
the Lone Star states exposition.
Migrationi of woedchucks from the
low grounds, which is occurring in the
Bird Tail section near SimnHs is caus-
ing considerable conjecture on the
part of farmers off that part of the
state Just whatgthe migration signi-
fies is a puzzle ito all who have OBJ
served it.
Shipments of scattle to the eastern
markets in the Hardin country will
start about Julyr15. Orders have been
placed with theRDana Cattle company,
shipping from JRawley, for 30 cars a
week beginning on that date. f. M.
Heinrich will alsio ship 80 cars week
during August and September.
Soft coal production in Montana was
at about half normal capacity in June,
according to reports of the Geological
Survey, on account of lack of mar
kets. Eleven Montana mines were re-
ported working with a production of
$4,000 a week during the month.
Owners of CATTLE near Glasgow were
compelled to roalnd up their herds in
the lowiands during the recent rains
with boats, according to William Cog
gins, of Havre, who declares that he
has never before seen such a sight m
Montana in % years residence.
The annual meeting of the Montana
Parent Teachers association will be
be held in Hel ena this year beginning
September %, it has been announced
by the executi Ee board of the -associa-
tion.
The Jefferson Valley News, at
Whitehall, has been purchased by f.
G. Fressenden, of Whitehall, who will
resign his position as game warden
and devote himself to editorial pur-
suits.
Samuel Baker of Butte and L. Y.
Bender of Anaconda have been ap-
pointed members of the board Of trus-
tees of the Montana State School OF
Mines by Governor Dixon for the four
and two year terms respectively.
A bumper melon crop is predicted
in Rosebud county this year, accord
ing to reports from Forsyth, which
states that the recent rains have
placed the vines in splendid condition
for heavy Ebearing
John H-FMcQueenie, 81 years of age,
died at HIS home in Butte, of which
city he bad been a resident for Al
years, oni the night of July 4.
Crow indians of the Big Horn val |
ley celebrated the Fourth of July with |
picnic and tribal rites near the
mouth of Soap creek, above st. Xavier
Heavy rains have done a great deal
of damage to bridges in Garfield coun-
ty. Three bridges on the Jordan
Miles City, road are reported out.