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The Circle Banner L«rgmt Circulation of ujr Nowspopor in The RedweterlVaiioy Our Jek Deportment Il Complote Give ui your next Order CIRCLE, DAWSON COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27th, 1915 VOLUME 1 NUMBER 40 Surprise Mrs. Stephens We were wonderi: ~ last Satur day afternoon what v. ui ^p w hen we saw so many ladies gather at 'the Ziler Bakery, and upon inves tigation later found that the Roy s' neighbors had sprung a sur prise on Mrs. Guy C. Stephens, and this was their assembling point. When nearly all the ladies had arrived they proceeded down Main street to the Stephens home, where they found Mrs. Stephens busy as a bee packing up and get ting things, ready. as they leave this week for Chicago, and it in deed was a surprise to her when all those ladies suddenly dropped in to see her. About twenty-five of the Royal Neighbors had gathered, bringing with them as usual a lot of good things to eat. A delicious lunch was partaken of after which they left for their respective homes, all regretting very much to see Mrs. Stephens leave but wishing her good luck in her new home and hoping to soon see her back to Circle again. r ||i| III é LUMBER! |{| (P : f 111 ÇINow is the time to build that Granary. We know what you need and we can save you money. Let us figure your bill delivered at Glendive or Circle. I» GROCERIES P tJOur Grocery Line is always com I plete. Case lots a specialty. Fresh li fruit on hand and arriving every week. ^[Special prices on Fruit Jars during the canning Season. ^[Highest prices paid for Butter I and Eggs. CircleCash Grocery iwiniMiifi^Mîi inrun"-" aga MSS Æsm X r Are You in Need of Any mà HAYING TOOLS? HARVESTING OR We handle If so you would do well to call and see us. the world famous McCormick Line The kind that made the name, McCormick, world famous. We also have a most up-to-date line of Hardware and Accessories B. N. STONEY, Circle Typhoid Again Roy Leet of Stony Butte creek was taken sick last week and when Dr. Koehler was called out to see him, it was found to be a case of typhoid, Mr. Leet was taken down to Guy Burdett's place Tuesday in order that the Doctor could better look after him and is at present a very sick man. Here's hoping for a speedy re covery. As we go to press we are inform ed that Mrs. S. R. Lightfoot from up near Stony Butte Postoffice is also very ill and it is thought to be a case of typhoid. She was taken to a hospital at Glendive yesterday. Balcom Waives Examination The preliminary hearing in the case of State of Montana vs. Clar ence Balcom, which was to come off here last Saturday, did not materialize as defendant waived examination and the case will now | be tried at the next term of Dis trict Court at Glendive. i .n»« September Ist.i Hunting Season Opens The season for shooting prarie chickens, ducks etc., opens next Wednesday and a lot of local sports men are planning to try their lue the first day, but don't forget that yc u must first procure a license,, otherwise ypu are not a real spoils -1 A hunting license may be obtain ed from D. L. Eastburn of this place, so better get one and be on man. telling w hat the safe side—no Deputy Bell may do. ■■■■■ To Leave for Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Stephens, of this place leave in a few days for Chicago where they expect to make their home until next sum mane xreir nome until next sum mer. Mr. Stephens who IS in the real estate and farm loan business contemplates working together with some Colonization Company back east and endeavor to bring new settler s into the Redwater Valley and here > s hoping he will be sue cessf U l in his new under taking The many friends of Mr. and (Mrs. Stephens will regret to hear of their departure but glad to know that they will return to The nast counle weeks M 0 w en the local dealer" in* Drv SSuJÎ Mp „a FwrnGfrne'and Goods and Men D. L. Eastburn the Gem s r ur nishings dealer, have been very busy receiving and unpacking their stocks of fall and winter goods which have already arrived. Both of the c e two enterprising business men are putting in a large stock of fall and winter g°°ds and will, when the time ar rives, be prepared to fit you out 1 Circle again next summer. They expect to make the trip to Chicago overland by auto. j Fall and Winter Stock Arriving with anything you wish and at prices that are very reasonable quality considered. Before buying elsewhere, make their stores a visit. Bonds Carry At the special election held here last Saturday to determine wheth er or not,school bonds in the sum $3,000 should be issued, the ie suit was that bonds carried. .1 tniir (mm ^e Farm and Stock Bureau .0 _ y, August 7, a small g rou jf,jf f armeRj me t a t Lindsav, ! an(J f| rnied a permanent ^ on f£ r f ue betterment of agricui ture <|nd slock racing in Dawson Country, to be knot\ n as the Daw son - Ç-.utjty Cooperative Farm and ^ ock Bureau - organiza A Constitution and by-laws werç^dopted $[, ,the meeting in which the objects of the organiza-1 tion set forth as follows: "The |bje(jts of the organization Wl11 bi as follows, and will betik-1 . , . . eri Upjsnd put into operation, in orderibf their precedence as deem e(J advisable by the Board of Vice BrestCçtntS and tne Executive Boards' Firm To assist and direct the paw 3 * - ' County Agriculturist in Lis wirk iu the interest of agri culture ia the county, Second. "To establish a farm exchange list, to be mailed to every -member of the bureau, once a mon *h or oflener, if deemed necessary, on which all minor farm products, livestock, seeds, secondhand implements, etc., will be listed. Sales days in the local communities will be established at the discretion of the executive ; board, All livestock, strayed or I stolen, wili be listed. Third. To establish a farm i lab ° r bu . rea V.C Fourtb ' To promote the U P' 1 ? radî - r ^ and uniformity .of breed | mg of livestock in tne county By j thp introduction of pure bred sires in co-operative shipping and mark and the exchange of sires in the county.' Fifth. "To promote and assist eting of live stock which is poduc-1 ed on the Dawson County farms and ranches." Sixth. "To promote and assist in the co-operative shipping and marketing of all minor farm pro ducts, etc." Seventh. "To devise ways and means of assisting the state and, in controlling contagious live stock diseases, such as contagious abor tion, black leg, hog cholera, etc., together with the wolf and coyote nuisance." The administration of the bu reau will be vested in an Execu tive Board ana a general Board of Vice-Presidents. The general board of Vice-Presidents will be elected, one from each group of ten farmers, who join the organ ization in a body. This general board will then elect the Execu tive Board, who will elect the officers for the year from among their numbei. An Executive Board of seven was elected to carry on the organ ization until the first of the year, when the first annul meeting will be called. They were: Chas. Bell, Grant Gibson, Sam Sands bourne, Del Lewis, I. N. Hill, Chas. Rainey, and W. \V. Wood. W. W. Wood was elected Presi dent, Del Lewis, Vice-President, and Chas. Rainey, Treasurer. The wi rk of the Secretary of the Bureau will be done in the County Agriculturist's office until a per manent one will be named. The first exchange list will be put out as > oon as sufficient items are listed to make the list. This will probably be the last of the month. Anyone having anything for sale is requested to write to the bureau, whose address will be Glendive. * b .The Executive Board will soon have the constitution and by-laws printed in phamphlet form, for general distribution. RIVALRY BETWEEN COUNTIES OF STATE : ■ 1 mtm m i F' r m J? The competition between county col-1 (ective exhibits at the Montana State Fair at Helena has come to be one or the big features of the exposition. This year the management offers in that department cash prizes which amount collective department of the Fair this to $2,375, more than is hung up for a similar purpose by any other fair or exposition in the United States The management has found that the money thus offered is well invested, for it brings out the greatest line of agri cultural exhibits that are to be found anywhere in the country. The superintendent of the county j j I Bang! Bang! Bang! Gun Club Trap Has Arrived The Blue Rock trap and clay pigeons ordered by the recently organized Gun Club arrived last |week and the local sportsmen have been having a big time the past few evenings trying their luck and some of them have been very much surprised when they i found how hard it was to break those clay pigeons. Following is the standing of the first real shoot last Monday evening. The number given is ; the number broken, out of 25 shot a t; M. A. Thoreson . D. L. Eastburn. A. B. Smith of Glendive. F. W. Swanson . 0. J. Thompson. Olaf Reno... A. A. Sorg . .5 14 . .6 I ..0 I 13 i ..8 .6 There Need be no Doubt in Your Mind the CIRCLE MERC. CO. Carries as complete a Stock as can be found ANYWHERE H&rdwarC and Groceries Stoves and Ranges Harnesses & Accessories Barb wire, Hog,Poultry Fence Paints and Oils Pumps and Windmills Wholesalers of Oils-~Kerosene and Gasoline , Lumber,Cedar Posts,Sash and Doors Screen Doors and Windows Also the Famous Deering line Binders, Mowers and Rakes Moline Best Ever Plows, Com Planters, Listers, Riding | Cultivators, Disks j Monitor Drills and repairs I Famous Mandt Wagons I i / of the directors of the Fair.' He sue. iceeds Frank A Hazelbaker, who is I absent from the state in charge of [ Montana's prize winning exhibits at the San Francisco exposition, The county collective competition has developed specialists in almost every county in the state In the mat ter of collecting and arranging win ning exhibits. Fergus county won first prize among the county collective exhibits in 1914, but there are forty other counties in the state which assert that Fergus will have to go some to get it again this year. The State Fair will he from B. N. Stoney. Johnnie Anderson .... Wednesday evening the boys had another shoot and the result was as f°h° w ' s: Out of'25 birds shot at. C, R. .Tiller. O. J. Thompson Carl . Ben M. .Larson............. Out of tO birds shot.at; .3 15 Chas. Bell 12 18 11 Art Wendt. Ben M. Larson.. E. L. Whitting. A. Risnes. ,4 H Rorvik . J. Fitzmaurice .4 3 .4 .4 2 We understand that Still Wil kins of Lost creek had a very close call from having one of his thumbs cut off last week, coming in contact with a gear in the bin der.