The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-05-18
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Within 80 days work is to start on
the new Northern Pacific passenger
depot at Miles City, according to Con
struction Superintendent Larson.
In spite of a generally unsatisfactory
potato market, Carbon county potato
growers last season marketed more
than 20 carloads of potatoes at good
profit, according to reports.
Donations of more than 10 tons of
clothing, shoes and other goods were
made by the citizens of Butte toward
the campaign for the orphans of the
near east which was put on by the
Boy Scouts of Butte.
Jordan's schools will close for the
summer vacation on Friday, May Is.
Nine students of the senior class will
graduate from the high school this
year-the largest class to graduate in
the history of the school.
Richel Lodge, II miles above Red
Lodge On the main fork of Rock creek,
rapidly becoming noted as one of the
most delightful summer resorts in the
Beartooth region, is to open June /,
according to the management.
@. F. Huppe, county attorney of Mus
selshell county, has been appointed
general counsel for the United Mine
Workers of America, district No. u,
according to an announcement made
by the union executive committee at
Roundup.
Gov. Joseph M. Dixon has appointed
Jerome G. Locke of Livingston chair
man of the industrial accident board
for a term of four years. Locke is at
present chairman of the board, having
been appointed to the position two
years ago.
The first dirt for the new railroad
has been moved at the mouth OF Ar
mells creek near Forsyth. One steam
shovel is working at this camp and 1t
is expected that practically the whole
outfits to be used on the line will be
working soon.
Shelf space for 10000 volumes antrs
a reading room which will accommodate
250 students are features of the new
library building at the state university
of Montana. 1t is estimated that the
building will be ready for occupancy
by the last of May.
National forest timber, sold in the
Missoula district during the first quar-
ter of 1923, brought $324,635, or ap-
proximately $61O a thousand, for the
52,675,OOO board feet involved in the
various deals, 236 in all. Of these
eight were for $4,000 or more.
Construction work on the arena for
the championship bout, July 4, between
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight title hold
er, and Tommy Gibbons, st. Paul chal-
lenger, will be completed at Shelby in
20 days, according to Mike Collins,
who assisted in signing up the bout
agreement.
Word has been received at Park City |
from the Federal Land bank of Spo-
kane, Wash, that a charter for the
Park City National Farm Loan asso-
citation has been recommended ito
Washington and would issue in due
course. Over $4,000 in loans have al
ready been approved and farmers who
can qualify will receive the benefit OF
the low federal rates.
Numerous Shorthorn cattle breeders
of Billings and vicinity availed them
selves of the opportunity to purchase
some of the splendid purebred animals
offered for sale at the Midland Empire
at Billings recently by the
Montana Shorthorn Breeders associa-
ton. There were 4S head offered for
sale which with the IA head sold at the
earlier sale made 62 in all.
Claiming that its rates are not such
as to insure a fair return on its invest
ment, the Billings Gas company has
filed an answer to the complaint of the
city of Billings with the public service
commission of Montana at Helena.
The gas company's answer not only
contests the suit for lower gas rates
but asks permission to raise the rates
to a point where it alleges it can earn
II per cent on it's capital investmanf