The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-03-23
MONTANA HAPPENINGS
TOLD IN A FEW WORDS
Interesting News Items About Mon.
tana and What They
Are Doing

1tCuiOVdl Oh the County SC IL VI hOOSe
welt county from Poplar to Wolf Poin
has been halted by the supreme court
Early in July the Hamilton Gamer.
will be open for business, according t.
word given out by the manager, w. 81
Kline.
I 1t is reported that roads and high
ways In the eastern section of Montana
are in good shape, considering the
time of year.
e. A. Logan, for the past 16 years
connected in some capacity with the
Red Lodge State bank of that city, has
resigned as president of the institu-
ton.
If the rumor of the death of Mrs
Sims in Spokane is substantiated, the
ST Vincent's hospital at Billings will
become the beneficiary of a consider
able legacy, it is understood.
Twenty disabled ex-service men have
received vocational training in Lewis
town, according to Lief Fredericks,
training supervisor of the United
States Veterans bureau in Montana.
| Success of the campaign for the
Lewistown Boy Scouts was assured
when more than $1,000 was subscribed
by Lewistown boy lovers toward the
support of a first class scout council
with full-time scout executive.
Bids on permanent repairs for the
Billings east bridge. the east span of
which collapsed under the weight OF
milling cattle December 80, have been
called for by the Yellowstone county
commissioners and will be opened
April T.
Every one of the 80 bred sows sold
In the Montana Poland China breeders
consignment sale held at Billings on
Washington's birthday, went to men
herd Improvement, according to Prof.
w. e. Joseph, of the Montana agricul-
tural experiment station at Bozeman.
Never has Glendive had more en-
thusiastic and optimistic gathering of
business men than sat down to the an
nual dinner of the Glendive chamber
of commerce. Chairs we're at pre-
MUM and the dining room filled to ca
pacity 1t was entirely q local affair.
Directors for the ensuing year were
elected
More than a fair chance Of the Ring |
ling State bank being reorganized and
again opened up for business is ap- |
parent. The committe selected TO go |
over the affairs of the bank have done
50 diligently With the eliminating of |
some bad paper, but not as much as is
usually found in defunct banks, the in
stitution can easily be reopened.
Farmers and stockraisers are much
over the losses of stock
southwest of Ryegate. After 16 head
of dead cattle were discovered on one
farm, the veterinary was sent for and
arrived from Harlowton. Upon exam
nation he expressed the opinion that
they were poisoned and specimen has
been sent to Helena for analysis.
Superintendent Thomas P. Hart of
The Campbell Farming corporation,
las received instructions from Thomas
,. Campbell president of the corpor-
ltiOn. who is at present in Pasadena.
Dal., TO seed to spring wheat every
possible acre on the Fort Smith bench,
lear Hardin, which embraces 1900
lcres of the best wheat growing land
n the Big Horn valley.
Invitations to a conference on meth
dis of controlling Rocky mountain
poted fever, which has it's most viru-
mt form in the Bitter Root valley of
fonfana hut which has been reported
rom different states, have been sent
v Dr w. F. Cogswell, secretary of the
fontana state board of health. to the
ealth officers of the Rocky mountain
Fates and the western provinces of
anada.
Appropriation for the state highway
was contained in bill
hich has been signed by Governor
ixon The measure, which was one
1S approved in addition TO the Butte
lerger bill. provides $4,000 for each
the two coming years for admins
alton expenses of the commission,
,'bWn iOT surveyors anu liciu WOIh
advance of letting, of contracts, and 4
10000 year for maintenance of COM
eted federal aid projects. tt also
xes minimum of $150000 year I
hich may be use d in road construc-
IN. I
The bill passed by the legislature
DIVIDING for the adoption of con-
lidated govern ment by Butte and !
lver Bow county has been signed by
". Dixon. The plan, which Will be ]
omitted to the people sf Silver Bow I
unity, provides for commission ]
lnager form of govern ment The q
'asure, introduced by Miss Josie Ros- I
W of the Silver Bow del egation IN t
, house was ONE of the two bfus pro- t
sed at the tirne. The second bill, r
ich provided for a commission fovm o
government with all offices telectivtt $
s killed by the senate. Y
Twelve Babylonian clay tablets made
ring the period from 2300 to 21O0