Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-12-15

A refinery 10 being buIIt al R0unn-
ap- The capacity of the plant win bs
: 100 barrels of oil daily.
: William ID. Cameron, rs, who dis
~tinguished himself for service with the
engineers corps during the civil war.
died at Livingston last Monday.
The fac farm residence OF A J.
Jensen, near Antelope. was recently
destroyed by fire believed TO have or
Iginated from q hot air furnace
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The Midland Empire Poultry. Rabbit
and Pet Stock association win hold
an Interstate poultry show In Billings
On January 8. A, 5. and 8 inclusive.
Missoula won the Montana scholas-
tic football championship by defeat
Ing the Fergus county high school at
Missoula Saturday.
The American Bank and Trust COM
pany of Great Falls, a state institu-
ton, closed Its doors Saturday morn
Ing.
With a record of but So criminal ac-
lions and SO civil suits started since
January i. Deer Lodge county enters
claim for being the most peaceful and
best behaved county Ia the state
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Paul Vancleve. Jr., who was recently
arrested at Big Timber on two charges
Of cattle stealing. has been bound yer
to the district court Bond was fixed
at $3.50 In each a
Six buffaloes and two elk, selected
from the Yellowstone park herds. were
recently shipped from Livingston to
New York City, where they will be
placed In a city park.
Monte Harris. charged with two
others with the murder of Cyril Shil-
ling, a hotel proprietor. was recently
arraigned at Butte for bond. The
court fixed the amount at $4,000.
While Herman Fischer, Butte. was
away from home thieves broke into
his cabin and stole S700 of his hard
earned savings which he had temper
arily secreted In q tomato can on a
kitchen shelf.
DR.. j. Fl. Williams. pioneer physi-
clan. who began his residence In Mon
lana as an army doctor during the In
dian wars as years ago, died at Great
Falls last Friday.
A heavy flow of gas, estimated az
/ 100000 cubic feet a day or better,
has been encountered In Barnsdall-
No. 2 well OF the Big Lake
in the Lake Basin, 80 miles
north OF Billings.
After having wandered around for
three years, a fugitive from justice.
Ike Howry has returned to Roundup
to face trial or a charge of grand lar
,eny and declared he had become q
weary of evading the officers.
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The custer hearing directed against
Sheriff W. II. Houston. charged In a
action brought by the state
general with having accepted
protection money from gamblers was
,esumed In district court at MIssouIa -
Thursday afternoon. The case Ii be-
heard without a jury.
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Articles Incorporating Ballantine's
association were recently
lied. The purpose of the association
) to establish a community center at
,ufiantine for public entertainment
nd the promotion OF the social and
betterment of the town and
icInlty-
Experimenting with a 22-caiibre rifle
hitch he had finished assembling,
the thirteen-year-old son Eff
'harles Gustatis, discharged the gun,
ne bullet striking his sister In the up
er lip, passing directly through the
cad and lodged in the base of ths
rain. Death came instantly.
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IN electric railroad from Columbus
Cooke City is being considered by
Minneapolis concern which has rent.
! offices at Columbus for one year.
is declared that IL the Minneapolis
,neern decides to build the road, IL
III do so on behalf of the Cooke City
lining Interests. The road, II con-
ructed. viii be rs miles In length
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Lack OF funds with which TO meet
e expenses of the state fair organic
Ion. and a deficit of over 1 5000 on
e last exhibition has prompted tbs
ate board of examiners 10 issue an
der s~uspending all operations OF tbs
ate fair during the remainder of the
,cal rear, which closes June 80, 1924