The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-10-10
| News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
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| Derg, by the AIOHldHd IOWeI cOlHpdhy
about September 1. A tunnel four by
five feet has been driven through the
mountain to within 10 feet of the lake
wall 40 feet below the normal sur
face of the water. An effort will be
made about September l to blow the
remaining 10 feet of solid granite with
charge of powder, the charge being
approximately carload. Such a feat
has been accomplished but once before
and that was in Italy. An expert from
the DUPONT Powder company will be
present and engineer the placing of the
shot. Bulkheads are being built in
the tunnel, after which it is to be
filled with water to serve as tamping
1t is planned TO lower the water level
in the lake 40 feet and after head
gates have been put in the power com
pany expects to raise the lakes sur
face several feet above what it now is.
Reduction in Freight.-Through an
agreement with the Great Northern
railway, grain shipped on the Montana
Western railroad in Pondera county
to points on the Great Northern sys-
tenn will be subject to a 5-cent re-
duction after September l, the state
railway board having agreed to the
compact, according to L. B. Woods of
Helena, general agent of the Great
Northern. Inasmuch as Conrad has
become one of the largest primary
wheat markets in the world with har-
vest of about a million bushels last
effect in that territory.
Farmers will receive the advantage of
the lowered rate with the resultant
reduction of the differential. The
crop prospects this year in the terri
tory affected by the lowered rate are
excellent, according to all visitors t.
Pondera county farms, and a yield of
more than million bushels is ex-
Dected from that district.
Plan Community Fair.-The Farm
ers' association in Believer, Carter
will hold fair in that COM
nunity on September 6. Mrs. e. 3.
3rice of Elgin is secretary of the as
ociation, which enjoys the reputation
# being one of the Invest community
organizations in eastern Montana.
after the fair at Believer the exhibits
will be brought to Ekalaka for the
Jarter county fair The Believer fair
will be held in the grove at the mouth
f Catamount creek, at the same loca-
ion where the Fourth of July celebra-
ion was held, and the program will in
lude ball game, races, wild west
ports, ETC. The afternoon program
ill commence at / o'clock and the
forming will be turned over to the ag-
cultural show
Million Increase.-The net proceeds
{ mines of Silver Bow county for the
ear amount to approximately $1,000
DO, according to word received at
ute from the state board of equaliz-
ion. The $5000,000 net proceeds of
lie mines is nearly 100000 increase
yer last year, which is a much better
lowing than had been expected in
ew of the metal conditionsf which
Id prevailed during the last 10
onths. No details as to how the net
'oceeds are divided have been re-
ived but it is fair to assume that by
r the greater portion of the S5,0OO,-
70 comes from the Anaconda COM
NY
Bring Suit Against sheriff.-In the
strict court at Bozeman. Lawrence
ven, rancher, has brought suit
ainst Sheriff James Smith and I'm
Orville Jones and the FL
lily and Deposit company the surety
the official bond of the sheriff, de-
lnding $3.50, for alleged damages
reputation because of false i'm
isonment The complaint alleges
at Feb. u, 1924, without warrant
any legal or lawful authority" and
thout the plaintiff having committed
having been charged with the COM
ssion of any crime or offense, and
lie he was attending to his business
/ occupation. as a farmer, he was de-
ned and restrained of his liberty for
hours.
oLOp ESCdPCu OOHNlSl.--t5tDIuTe OF
escaped convict, Frank Wyman. by
f. Olson and Art Bingham, special
P. agents, was effected in Living
n. Wyman escaped from the state
litentiary farm at Deer Lodge July
and had been at large until his cap
e was made in Livingston. He had
n sent up from Gallatin county ona
rye of grand larceny and was serv-
term of from three to seven
rs at the time he made his break.
lies From Spotted Fever.-N Glib
aged 60, farmer residing near
SIS Range, is dead from spotted fe-
the result Of being bitten by tick
sral weeks ago. Mr. Gibson came
Grass Range more than 10 years
from Tennessee and homesteaded
e. His wife died several years ago.
aughter, Mrs. Charles McCracken,
$ in that section.