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

i, fborts made public by the Unite,
Ii A$xes geological survey, which re
g PARTISAN increase in every oil produc
b fug state except Montana, Kentuck.
r and Louisiana. During May, the re
t port shows, Montana produced 206,00t
!. barrels of crude, compared with 201,
: 900 barrels in April. The total pro
duction for 1873 shows a decided in
crease over the production for the
first half of 1922, however, LOTS, 0O(
barrels having been produced from
January of this year until the end of
June while only 7220OO barrels were
produced in the same months last
year.
The Otter creek valley, one of the
most fertile in the state, situated In
rowder River county, is to have rail-
road If activities Of a surveying party
ON the head of the creek develop into
actual construction work, according to
reports from Broadus, which state that
the Haskell interests back of the Mon
tana Wyoming Railroad company may
eventually decide to follow their orig
inal plan Of traverse. This plan was
to build from Miles City to Ashland,
ON the Tongue river, follow the course
Of Otto creek to its source, cross the
divide to Clear creek at its confluence
with Powder river and thence up Clear
creek to Clearmont, Wyoming. From
Clearmont to Buffalo the 81 miles now
ready for use would BE utilized.
The children of George Waldo, Of
near Darby, are broken hearted at the
loss of two bears which for year and
half have been their playmateS
much as large woody dogs are the
playmates of other children. The
bears have been shipped to Kansas
City to be placed in park zoo at that
place. Nearly two years ago Mr.. Wall
do captured the pair of cubs which
were raised to maturity at his ranch
and became as gentle and affectionate
as dogs.
Heroic action ON the part of her
aunt saved the life of little Celeste
Graham when, while playing with
lighted matches at her aunt's home in
Butte her clothes caught on fire. Her
aunt, Mrs Charles Collins, beat out
the flames with her bare hands and
succeeded In saving the little girl from
severe injury although when she |
reached the scene the child was mass |
of flame from head to foot
Mrs. George W. Miller of Wibaux,
mi ri /
when she was struck by lightning. |
She was standing near the door of her
home when bolt of lightning struck
her in the hip and followed her limb
to the floor, knocking her unconscious.
Her foot turned black but prompt
medical attention probably saved it.
When Earnest Headrick attempted
to drive a lotion tractor across a
bridge over Soap creek, mile and
half from Hardin, recently, the bridge
collapsed and the tractor plunged to
he bottom of the creek Headrick es-
,aped without injury. 1t was neces-
'ary to grade a road from the bed of
he creek to the highway before the
ractor could be salvaged.
Uncle Sam" Hampton, father of the
county Agent movement in Montana,
md known to practically every farmer
n the state as a leader in farm extern
ion work, was injured recently when
n auto in which he and County Agent
lewis, of Prairie county, were riding
lunged into a washout They succeed
n in limo N q q hn11sn in thn |
and after a few days in
he hospital at Terry are able to be
ut again.
South Dakota Indians have pur<
based $40 head of white faced year.
ng heifers from stockmen near
roadus. The yearlings will be load
d at Miles City, The Indians were
in the deal by Archie
7ells, of Eagle Butte, S. D. 1t is re-
orted that the heifers brought $32 a
cad, which is an increase in price
{ two dollars a head over a similar
inch sold last year.
Montana counties Will receive
early ninety thousand dollars
ore from auto licenses this year than
st year according to figures made
1blic by the Secretary of State He
mailing checks totaling $89,783 TO
,unty treasurers. The figures COM
led also show there are 10000 more
lssenger cars and 1,4O0 more trucks
gistered in the state this year than
1922.
When the automobile she was driv.
& was struck by fast moving North.
n Pacific train and was cut in twd
if by large saw, near Forsyth,
RS. Mons Thorson, a resident of that
ace, was thrown beyond danger of
ing run over by the train and es-
ped with deep cut on the left side
her face and several bruises.
The Ravalli Canning company's
ming plant at Stephensville has
lrted putting the large crop of peas
that section in their tin Jackets for
nreal consumption by the people Of
e nation. The pea crop this year
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