The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-04-27
| News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
- - Treasure State = =

expected, will hold their annual fielt
meet at Chinook this spring.
William V. Beers, reelected mayor
of Billings at the recent city election
is the first Billings mayor to succeed
himself in 16 years.
Figures show that of 222 teachers
who formerly taught In the schools OF
Butte, So were married and resigned
to take up the duties of housewives.
A new community center is now at
the disposal of the people of Bozeman,
with the completion of the community
meeting room at the chamber of COM
merce headquarters.
During 10 days in July, 200 Boy
Scouts from cities of Montana VIII
take training In camp at Helena, under
scout leaders Executives from Butte
and Helena arranged the program.
| With less than a month left before
the opening contests of the season the
state university track and baseball
squads at Missoula are hard at work
In preparation for the heaviest sched-
ule they have ever faced
The Beartooth mountains have more
snow at the present time than at the
same time for the past several years,
is the gratifying statement, made at
Red Lodge by R. T. Ferguson, super
visor of the Beartooth national forest
Winnett farmers interested in d.
versified farming and who recognize
that profit on livestock, dairy and
poultry products depends on ready
cash market at all times. recently met
to consider plans for shipping asso-
citation.
Fields roadhouse, landmark on
the Stockett-Sand Coulee road, six
miles south of Great Falls, was de-
stroyed by fire recently. according to
report brought to Great Falls by
travellers from Sand Coulee. The build
ing was erected In 1890.
AT its regular meeting Custer post
No. 5 of the American Legion, Miles
City, placed itself on record as OPP
posed to the American Legion, de-
partment of Montana, bringing Jack
Dempsey into Montana for a boxing
match, prize fight. or other athletic
event.
Chinook is enthusiastic over the Sec
ond annual Northern Montana Corn |
show which is to be held in that city
next fall. This was the feeling at
recent meeting of business men held |
at which time County Agent Gustaf-
son presented the plan Of holding the
show in Chinook the coming year.
Psychologists and health officers
from half a dozen states and at least
one Canadian province, with doctors
from many points in Montana, met in
Missoula for two-day conference, on
of combating the Rocky
Mountain spotted fever, called by DR..
W. F. Cogswell of Helena, secretary of
he state board Of health
For the purpose of perfecting q
;trong organization of farmers, R. E.
snodgrass of Musselshell. secretary
reasurer of the MusselShell County
farmers union. has called a meeting
o he held in Roundup April IA.
Building operations have apparently
oubIed in Shelby. Not less than 100
large and small are under
O. A. Arnet of Clyde Park and sew
raj other farmers attended a meeting
+ the county commissioners in an
fort TO reopen the question of the
ppointment of farm agent. The
however. maintained
le position taken by them last month
gainst the appointment of an agent,
lying they saw no reason to change
leir decision.
Opportunity is again to be given
lies City students to attend the citi-
ms military training camp, as the
ar department is making plans for
le summer. Information has been
'ceived that the camps will be held
the country the same as
st year. excepting funds available =
III limit the number of students that
N be accommodated. Eight hundred q
udents will he allowed for the camp L
Fort Douglas.
O0p fn0USdD0 DdlIS VI hungarian ! =
lrtridges will soon be liberated in Z
onfana nnder the directions of the II
ontana state fish and game commits .
IN. These birds, in addition to the .
0 pairs which will, to great extent, 81
Ike the place Of the grouse and prai- p
chickens. which, In past years, pro- Il
led sport for the hunters Of the state,
t whose numbers have been 30 great ~
reduced that they are now compare "
ely few. ~ =,
Filing an application for incorpora- u
N, group of Livingston, Bozeman = ,,
d Red Lodge citizens have taken the ~
st step toward establishing at Liv- "a
yston a s55O,OO0 plant to produce ~
re for the smelters. and variety Of a. a.
products, including ammonia sul- "
ate. benzol, tar, pitch and gas. The =. ~
INT, according TO a statement author :,
d by the incorporators, is expected ~
be In operation by next October, ~ =,
III an output Of 100 tons Of coke, for - -,
lch It is said a market has already :,
IN procured.
To aid sellers and purchasers Of cat .,