The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-11-28
| MONTANA NOTES |
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD


Bank & Trust company that IL VIII,
December 1, pay 10 per cent on the GER
tificates issued for deposits in the old
/ Empire bank. Under the conditions as
| s,lmed by the new bank, it was Obliged
to nav 3 per cent December ] and lO
per cent December l of next year. IL
| is able to make both of these pa aments
December /, instead Of the smaller one
1 II agreed to pay The fact is conSld-
cred as vastly to the credit of the new
bank and also as reflecting upon the
notable improvement in general con-
! ditions here during this year.
Injured BY Stray Bullet.-James
Whorral of Dutton one of numerous
.lk hunters who have been In the noun
tains since the opening of the season,
was brought to Chouteau suffering
from a wound inflicted by a stray 0ul-
| let from the rifle of one of his party.
No bones were touched as the bullet
ploughed its way through the fleshy
part of the victims thigh and no seri-
Gus results are expected. The flesh
wound. however is severe and painful,
The accident happened over on Big
River. Sc ,---e's''e-'-t'.
81 Per Cent In carbon.-A compilation
nv court Clerk G. e. Thompson. shows
that slightly more than 81 per cent of
the registered voters of Carbon county
exercised their rights of franchise at
the election November 4, OF the 5,539
oualified electors in the county. 4,49T
appeared at the polls to vote. This
percentage is considered unusually
!, large Reports from other sections OF
the state indicate that 70 per cent was
an average vote, saer.rA> -3 s..la-s
Killed BY AwnIng.-While William
Walsh. well-known old-time resident of
Anaconda, was attempting to lower an
old awning at his place of business on
East Commercial avenue the awning
fell. one of the poles striking him and
knocking him to the pavement, with
The result that he sustained fatal In
iurjes Mr.. Walsh was born in Ireland
81 years ago, but came to America
when a young man. He came TO Ana
,onda Al years ago, 5.e.sS~ =s''
Hardware Store SoId.-The Cut
Bank Hardware company passed into
lew ownership this week. Walter Il.
Peoples. for many years connected with
The business ,ebcesmp pooetrh
The business becomes the new proprie-
tor. The store has been owned by
Franklin, Mimi, capital and for the
jast year has been in charge of Eddie
Poss. son of one Of the proprietors.
Mr.. Poss leaves soon for Minneapolis.
casteeI Must Stand Trisl.-George
". Casteel, former president of the
Banking Corporation Of Montana,
Helena, must stand trial on a charge OF
grand larceny, growing out of an alleg-
ad conversion of loan to Henry and
Johanna Hagen. the supreme court
holds in a decision. The Hagens Sc
cured loan of $4,000 on an apart
ment house and bonds were issued
against the mortgage.
Postmistress lndicted.-An Indictment
charging Ada Wilson, postmistress at
Rock Strings. Mont, with taking money
from the mails was made public by the
United States marshars office at
Butte. Thirty dollars, it is charged,
was taken from one letter and $40
from another. The woman Is out on
$3.50 bond pending her appearance In
federal court at the opening of the
term in Billings.
Gov. Erickson In Helena. a.-Governor-
elect !. f.. Erickson is in Helena for a
few days, coming to secure prelimin-
ary data for the preparation Of his
message to the coming session of the
Legislature. He expects to come to the
capitol city again in December to com
plete his message and look after other
matters connected with his induction
into office. His family will remove to
Helena the latter part of next month.
5000 and Sixty Days.-Appearing be
fore Judge o. f. Goddard in district
court at Red Lodge Steve Milowsks
was fined 5000 and sentenced to 6s
days In Jail after his plea of guilty t.
violation of the prohibitions law. Sim
liar cases against Harry Crissy anf
Frank Campagnoa of Bear Creek wer'
dismissed on motion of the defendanti
attorney, c. C. Rowan. for want of suf
ficient evidence.
Reds Get $25 Apiece.-A per capit
navment of s25 to 2.526 Flathead In
dams of Montana was authorized b
the interior department in response t
an appeal that the indians were in nee
of financial assistance on account o
approaching winter. A $50 payment wa
asked, but because of lack of none
In the tribal fund. the payment wa