Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-12-28
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sponsorship of h Rotary club.
Scarlet fever cases in Montana ma
terially decreased during the week
from December 2 TO 8, according to
the weekly report just submitted by
Or. w. F. Cogswell. secretary OF the
state board OF health.
The securing of the contract for gov
eminent royalty oil in Cat Greek by the
LewIstown OIL and Refining company
portant vents in the refining end of
the oil business In this state.
Besides the $4,000 bonds Of the
issue of 1920 which are being taken up
by City Treasurer Mullins of Miles
City, the treasurer stated hat an issue
of $1,000 of 1908 bonds have also
been taken up, making the amount
$4,000
Application for incorporation OF the
Treasure State Mutual Insurance com
pany. which proposes mutual insurance
of farmers against hall loss. has been
filed with the secretary OF state at
Helena. The company will have head
quarters in Great Falls.
Word has been received in Butte
that C. -A, rueauoltalian consular
agedr3 Sfdntana- has been aesArated=
by the king of Italy. Mr.. Trucano
VIII receive the cross OF the cavalier
of the crown of Italy. This decoration
is on Its way from Rome and should
arrive In this country within the next
few weeks.
Exhibiting a bank roll In the base
ment Of the Rialto building In Butte,
cost George Matsu. Japanese restau-
rant keeper of Harlowton, the roll,
consisting of s135 in cash and a gold
watch and chain. several hours later ins
a alley off Hamilton street, when
two men, who are now in jail, are al
legged TO have held up the Jap after
they had followed him from the lain
street place.
The $1,000 fund set aside by the
state department Of agriculture to aid
the local poultry shows throughout the
state has been exhausted, according to
Chester G. Davis, Commissioner of ag.
riculture. Half OF the amount was
allotted to the state poultry show,
which will be held at Billings next
month. The other thousand dollars
has beer allotted among 10 Helena
poultry exhibits planned for this win
ter.
Livestock judging as a supplement
airy course to the regular curriculum
has been taken up by several boys OF
the Carbon county high school who are
making IN intensive study of the work
and will avail themselves of an offer
of the Northern Pacific railroad to pay
the expenses of three boys attending
the boys vocational conference to be
held at Bozeman early In January, one
day Of which will be devoted to this
class of work, supervised by some OF
the leading livestock growers from all
parts of the state.
Distribution Of free milk in the Butte
Women's council, a federation OF
women's clubs which fostered the
In Butte last winter and
which, In cooperation with the com
chest committee, parent-teacher
associations. the school board and par
of children, relieved and benefited
thousand youngsters below the
seventh grade who were undernour.
Ished. During the winter of 1922
approximately 5000 was spent for
milk through the months of December,
January, February and March.
IL q na~~f~ra- - fhz Crant DUaof.
tern Sugar company at Billings, adj
the members Of the Triangle
club on the manufacture of beet sugar
at their regular dinner and meeting In
the Y. M. C. A. assembly hall. recently.
Mr.. Barringer opened his talk with
thousands Of years ago on the banks Of
the Gauges river In India, to the pres
mt processes Of extraction from both
,eets and cane. He discussed condI-
ions which affect sugar manufacturing
ind gave a detailed description Of the
way sugar is made.
Nearly 100 Helena residents ap-
before the state public service
commission In an ail-day hearing re-
emily in protest against the applica-
ion of the Helena Light and Railway
company for permission to abandon
wo of its lines, a~ggregating slightly
more than three miles. !,
Hearing by the public service com /,
nEssion at Poison on complaint as to !
ates and service of the Mission Range ,
lower company. set for December 2s. )
been indefinitely postponed by the ,
on request from Poison :
hat an audit of the books Of the com :
any be made before the hearing. n
During 1922 Montana has had 1.16g
eating places, including dining 4
ars on -four lines Of railroads, $50 I,
markets licensed. 232 manufac- n
ur1n9 bakeries and manufacturing .
onfectionaries and $50 licensed soda 4
ourtains and Ice cream establish n
rents. according to HI H. Shea, head a
7 the food and drug division of the
tate board OF health !
With more snow In the mountains ut m
ed Lodge. following heavy rain Il
torrns which soaked the ground. ths A