The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-12-26
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD
~ Observation-Disclosures

Dies of Meningitis. --Iwenly-Ioui
hours after she was stricken with
spinal meningitis, Mildred Woodwork
10, daughter of Mrs. Anne Woodwork
who is student at the normal college
at Dillon died Dec. 10.
Carbon County Pioneer Dies.-A. b
Flagler, 10, widely known in business
circles of southern Montana, died al
Miles City Dec 10 while sitting down
to breakfast. He was identified with
the wholesale business in that city and
| formerly was q prominent business
man of Red Lodge. His wife, visiting
In California, and his children, survive.
Improve Valley Hotel. Improve
ments to cost approximately S4o'ooo
are contemplated by the management
| of the Valley hotel of Sidney. the
present structure, built 10 years ago,
Is strictly modern throughout, but has
| been found insufficient in capacity.
( The hotel is owned by Mrs May Bail,
who located here 10 years ago.
Rancher Kills Self With Rifle
Louis E. Derenleau, pioneer nome
| steader of the Louise Greek bench dis
trict. committed suicide In his home
at Benchland by shooting himself with
| 1920 rifle. Two notes left by Deren-
leau told of his intention TO take MS
life Brooding over his estrangement
from his wife and losses in gambling
are considered to have been the causes
of Derenleaus dependency.
Juice is PopuIar.-There are 3,45S
houses In the City Of Billings ana
according to the Montana Power com
pany, 3,54S are wired. This being true
Billings stands at the top of the list
as being 100 per cent perfect, with no
need for a "house wiring campaign"
such as is being held in most every
state in the Union. 1fft@a:fs
Sheriffs Will Meet at Helena.-No-
tees were sent out Dec. 15 by Secre-
fary ]. 4. Rowand of the Montana
sheriff's association for the annual
meeting to be held at Helena January
5. Important business in addition to
The election of officers is scheduled
Sheriff S. F. Burks of Granite County
IS president of the association: Sheriff
Jim Barnes of Lewis and Clark county
IS vice president, and Undersheriff
Rowand here is secretary. .@s.n
Plan Bond Issue.-The Gainesville
irrigation district. a large irrigation
project in Rosebud county, expects to
make a $3.50, 900 bond issue soon after
The first of the year, according to an
just made public. L he
ponds will bear per cent interest and
ire expected to reduce the indebted
Tess of the district to approximately
$40 an acre, the present Indebtedness
amounting to about $50 an acre.
Babes Burned In Store BIaze.-Three
infant sons of G. D. Smiley, rancher
living near Eden, IS miles south of
Great Falls, burned to death Dec. ID
when they were trapped on the Sec
,nd floor of the Eden general store,
which was leveled by flames thought
% have started from an overheated
furnace. The children ranged in age
rom 10 months to three and one-haR
fears.
Petroleum's First Board.-The first
board of county commissioners Of
Petroleum at the initial meeting elect
I'd George A. Burr chairman. The
,ther members Of the hoard are Robert
P. Hays and ]. w. Beck. Nick Lang
elected county attorney. was
engaged by the board as IT'S attorney
Until such time as he takes the oath
If office officially.
Must Go to SchooI.-For failure TO |
lend his children to the public school. .
Joseph Bazant, Belt farmer. will spend
4 days In the county jail, it was de-
reed by Justice P. J. Shields Bazant |
vas fined s. and costs. amounting to
;2S. Unable 70 pay the fine he was
to the county jail to serve
tut the fine. It was brought out mt
he hearing that Bazant had failed 70
lend his children to school because Of
disagreement with the school author
ties in the Belt district.
Both Leqs Are Broken-Alfred Gore,
lged II, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
lore. is at ST. Vincent's hospital ut
suffering from compound
racture of the bone in both the right
md left legs, half way between the
mike and knee. The lad was riding 10
chool in the rear of truck which was
Iriven by his father, when another
machine crashed into the rear end of
he truck. throwing the boy backward
,efore he cold draw his legs to
lace of safety.
Caboose Hits Auto.-Rert Clark,
ged 45 years. was killed and Mrs.
fargaret Stone, Charles Beley and
stanley Sando were injured when
aboose being coasted on the Butte,
anaconda & Pacific railroad to walt
1g train, crashed into the automobile
] which they were riding while the
iachine was crossing the tracks on a
horoughfare IN the southern part OF
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