The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-06-22
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The annual meeting of the western
division of the Roosevelt international
Highway association will be held In
Glacier National park on June "
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A cooperative movement for the inl~
provement of fishing conditions In east
ern Montana streams has been actively
started by the rod and gun clubs of
Columbus, Laurel and Billings.
Work has been commenced on the
new federal road that is to connect
the east and west entrances to Glacier
park. This road Is a most important
link in the transcontinental system.
Al Bedoo mobiles are making prepar-
atoms for their annual spring ceremon-
ial at Billings, which will be one Of the
most elaborate and impressive affairs
that has yet been held by the temple.
Dairying is assuming the Importance
Of a major enterprise In the Clark's
Fork valley, with hogs, seed peas,
sugar beets and potatoes as important
crops In the diversifilcation program.
According to late reports Tommy
Gibbons will establish training quar-
tiers in Havre about May 20. The
Havre delegation has agreed to take
$4,000 worth Of tickets to the champ
ionship battle.
David Hilger Of Lewistown. will take
over the duties Of secretary and IL
brarlan of the state historical library
at Helena, his election to that position
having been made at a meeting Of the
board Of trustees.
Announcement is made at Roundup
that G. f. Huppe, county attorney of
MusselShell county, has been appointed
general counsel for the United Mine
Workers of America, district 81, which
includes all of Montana and a portion
Of North Dakota.
Billings high school athletes were
easily winners over six other schools
of the central part of the state at an
invitation track meet held at Big Tim
Der, recently The Billings boys scored
651 points, their nearest competitors
being Livingston, with 454 credits.
The 1923 convention of the Montana
Press association VIII be held in Butte,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Au-
gust g. 10, and IL, according to an
announcement made at Billings by
p. B. Snelson, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the press association.
According to Silas G. Hopkins Of the
Northwest Public Utilities company,
and Davis E. Field, arrangements are
being made for building pipe line to
Miles City through which gas from the
Cabin Greek field near Glendive, will |
be delivered to Miles City consumers. |
Seeding Of small grains and beets is
about so per cent complete in the Laur-
ell section of the Yellowstone valley,
according to estimates made by field
representatives of the Montana Devel-
opment association, who are making a !
study Of farming conditions and meth
DDS there.
Barring weather conditions of a vio-
lently adverse nature and conditions
which are not anticipated, about 200
carloads more fruit of all kinds will be
grown in the Bitter Root valley this
summer than ever before in its history.
A crop Of 1000 carloads is predicted In
the valley this summer
Western Montana's dairy develop
ment is gaining attention throughout
the state, In the west and In the east,
by those who are interested in watch
ing the development Of the industry in
this section, and the Montana Mutual
Dairy Loan Of Missoula is becoming
the center for a number of inquiries
about the country.
Fireman Clarence Talgo was serious
ly injured and the south side fire truck
demolished in an accident occurring In
Billings recently. Talgo was thrown
against a tree when the truck skidded
after hitting delivery car, which cut
In front of the fire wagon while an
swering an alarm. The truck reeled
half way across the street, hitting the
curb, and smashed the front wheels,
axle and entire underframe of the ma
chine.
Freight rates on livestock in Mon
tana, on the distance tariffs of the ]
Northern Pacific railroad, range from
Is to 80 per cent higher than rates on
stock for the same distances in Mime ]
sofa, according to tables introduced In /
evidence at the hearing before the ]
state railroad commission on the COM s
plants of Atty. Gen. Wellington D. t
Rankin that freight rates in Montana
are out of line with those in other
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