The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-11-02
THE PASSING OF
THE PIONEERS
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AULT-David J. Ault, who came t
Missoula in the early SOS, and VIII
for many years was employed by thu
N. P. railroad at that place, was killed
in a grade crossing accident near Du
Boistonene, Pa, on October IA, ac
cording to word received in Missoula
TOWNSEND = Mrs Charley A
Townsend died at her home in Flor
ence on October IS. Mrs. Townsend
came to Montana when a girl of II
making the trip up the Missouri river
on the boat that carried Father Ra-
valli. With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
H. n. Sykes, she settled in the Prickly
Pear valley where in 1871, she was
married TO BENJAMIN Townsend. Lat
er they moved to Helena, where they
resided until 1900, when they came
to the Bitter Root and settled near
Florence. Mr.. Townsend died last
year.
August Brey, Spring Gulch, near Alb
sarokee, who was found guilty on the
charge of not sending his children to
school in accordance with the state
law, refused to pay the $50 fine and
is serving time in the county Jail at a
daily wage until the full amount has
been paid. Mr.. Brey has been re-
peatedly notified of the consequences
of breaking the school law.
In speaking of the apple crop of the
Eureka vicinity this year, Donald
Campbell stated that he believed he
had something interesting to report In
the fact that he harvested 49h boxes
Of Mcintosh apples from three trees.
Two of the trees yielded II boxes each,
while the other had 151a boxes.
Carrie Nation Reversed" Is the title
conferred on Mrs. Charles Wilbur of
Great Falls by members of the state
prohibition enforcement squad. Mrs.
Wilbur uses an ak, but not as Carrie
Nation used the Ratchet. AS an en-
forcement officer who was investigat-
ing the Wilbur premises bent over to
ascertain the identity of two gallons
of dark liquid, he was struck on the
head by Mrs. Wilbur with the handle
end of an AK. Then she turned to an
other member of the squad and hit
him over the head.
Work has begun on the reconstruc-
tion of the big ditch of the Bitter Root
Valley Irrigation district and Con-
tractors A. w. Quist & Co., of Seattle
are moving in machinery and men to
various points along the job which ex-
tends from Lake Coma TO Florence.
Large portions of the work have been
let to subcOntractOrs who are now ar
ranging details for installing camps.
The work of rehablitating the big
ditch was made possible by the sale of
the 100000 bond issue recently nego-
tiated by the irrigation district
Reports from st. Paul Gulch. six
miles northeast of Whitehall are that
Bartol Plitsch, the veteran prosDector
has made a rich strike in gold ore. Mr..
Plitsch has been prospecting in the
vicinity of st. Paul gulch for nearly 20
years and his many friends here are
pleased to learn that his persistency
in the game has been rewarded. Ore
taken from the tunnel driven by the
persistent prospectOr assays $50 a ton
in gold. Silver and other metals bring
the value of the "pay dirt up to $45
a ton.
Fire, the origin of which is not
known, destroyed the big mill at the
Ruby Gulch gold mine at Whitcomb
recently. The loss is partially covered
by insurance. The mine had been in
operation only few months following
shutdown that occurred during the
war and that was continued after
wards because of the high price of ma n
terials. The operations, it is said II
were on a paying basis. The mill was S
one of the largest of its kind in Mon a
tana, and was the second at the Ruby +
Gulch to be destroyed by fire. The y
mill will be rebuilt at an early date. u
At a meeting of the Montana SYNOD
Of the Lutheran churches of Montana. u
held In Great Falls, the following Of II
Ulcers were selected for the wear:
President, the Rev. NJ. Hudtloff IL
Butte; vice president, the Rev. M y
Meyer of Lewistown; secretary, the !,
Rev. r. Cordes of Lindsay; treasurer e
and trustee, the Rev. E. Ziegler of Hell
ena. Mr.. Ziegler will also be editor Of o
he conference paper, The Watchp G
n a history of the Lutheran der n
ltion in Montana, the Rev. Mr.. :,
off said that the first church
,anized in Great Falls about 80
go.