The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-03-23


s worlds biggest wheat shipping point,
s IN addition to the 100000 bushels al
q ready sent out, according to reports.
a. The telephone line which has been
under construction for the last several
!. months by the forest service up the
: nam fork of Rock creek to the CANYON
= ranger station, near Red Lodge. has
been completed and has been put into
Z service
:. Word has reached Jordan that the
Fred Allen store at Sand Springs and
the postofice, which is situated In the
same building were broken into and
robbed. Eighty dollars in cash was
taken from the money drawer In the
store and about 500 of postoffice
! funds
Production of coal from the Bear
creek coal mine, which has been closed
for some time, is again to be started.
The mine will be operated by group
of Red Lodge coal men who have taken
a lease on the Bearcreek property and
are already beginning their arrange
ments for the production of coal on q
commercial basis
Representatives of Y NJ c. A. or
CARNATIONS in Montana will gather In
Butte March 20 and 81. when DR.. John
r. Mott, general secretary of the inter-
national committee will be in that city
for conference concerning the work.
| DR.. Mott is on a tour of the United
States and his only stop in Montana
will be in Butte.
Arrangements are being made for
the holding of the annual Montana
state tennis tournament in Miles City.
as decided last year. The tennis club
of that place contemplates enlarging
their present courts to accommodate
the players who are expected to come
from all the centers of population
where tennis clubs are being supported.
Hundreds of bushels of wheat re-
main in the farmers bins in the east
ern part of the state and It is not ex-
pected the wheat will be marketed
until the growers are forced TO bring
1t In, in order to make room for the
new crop. Should the crop this year
be short the growers are of the opinion
that their held-over wheat will be at
premium.
With orders for lumber swapping
the mills near Libby, record bust
ness is predicted for the remainder of
the year, not only for Lincoln county
companies, but for all northwestern
Montana firms. At the present time
more than 1,500 men are employed
within the county. Most of the mills
are operating at least two shifts and
some are working to capacity under
the three-shift plan
Following the greatest rush of water
ever encountered in the west Butte
district, the Timo-Back mine has COM
,leted an ore shipment TO the smelter
hat returned more than $50 in silver
,esides good values in high grade man.
The new strike was made on
he $50 foot level of the shaft, and
ccording to the mine officials shows
ndications of developing into steady
PRODUCER after the shaft is deepened
Glow this level
The property Of the Jersey Creamery
ompany of Billings has been pur-
hased and campaign is now being
arried on to launch a farmers Co
perative creamery in which virtually
ne entire membership of the Montana
armers' educational and Cooperative
mon will hold stock. The plant Will
egin operations about April i, It Is
lid, and later on win expand, enlarge
he butter plant, add a cheese factory
nd storage facilities TO handle eggs.
1ultry and kindred products.
1.-THE freight business on the NIL.
aukee railroad has never been bet
r" declared J. J. Foley, division
eight and passenger agent at Miles
ty. 'The passenger business is also
creasing, and indications are that
Isiness in both denartments will con.
Tue to improve. The heaviest freight
siness out of the territory has been
ipments of grain of which 1900 cars
We been shipped from points on the
Isselshell division between Harlow.
q and Mobridge since August.
Tolley Hartwick corn grower OF
,redith, returned TO Miles City from
tour over northeastern Montana.
iere he held meetings in practically
the DOFder TER OF counties along
! Great Northern. While on the tour
addressed approximately 1000 farm.
on corn, discussing every phase OF
. industry. Being engaged to speak
hour and a half at each meeting,
Hartwick found the farmers inter.
ed listeners and after each talk was
IT busy another hour and half
'wering questions.
hat Billings in particular and the
invest generally will experience
is already experiencing a rapid re-
n to normal business conditions is
icated by survey of the various
Element and farm machinery dis.
utors and dealers in Billings. In
~ instance dealers have answered
there was an increase in inquiries
tive to the sale of farm machinery