Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05

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The new engineering building at the
Montana State college at Bohemian Will
be dedicated to William Klnor Roberts,
the civil engineer who located the en-
tire route by which the Northern Pa
cific crosses Montana.
Work at the Red Lodge mines has
been resumed after the men had been
on strike for two weeks because OF the
employment of a hoisting engineer
whom the local union had refused to
admit to Its membership.
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Valuation Of the operating lines of
the Western Union Telegraph company
In Montana, for tax assessment pur-
poses, was increased from ss5 a mile
to $40 a mile by the state board OF
equalization. The Western Union COM
pany has approximately 10000 miles
of line In the state.
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What Is said 10 be the sole surviv-
ing wild herd OF antelope in Montana
ranges In Beaverhead county some 40
miles southeast of Dillon, and news
that the American Bison society pro-
poses to protect such herds has
caused considerable interest among
sportsmen Of Dillon.
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Removal Of two miles Of track on
Butte Hill, contiguous to Butte, by the
Great Northern railroad has been auth
0rized by the state board of railroad
commissioners. The railroad company
represented that the track has not been
used for some time. The proposal to
remove 1t had been advertised and no
protests were received.
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New milling machinery is being in
stalled at the Beaverhead Milling COM
pany's plant at Dillon which will In
creas the daily output rs barrels. |
A market has already been established
for the extra amount of flour and
ono the new machinery is installed
the mill will run without interruption
all winter, barring accidents.
Plans for the first annual northern
Montana Corn and Potato show, to be
held In Malta on November o, 10 and
IL, are progressing rapidly and from
the active interest manifested In the
show by farmers throughout the north
ern part of the state IL is evident
that there will be several hundred
entries and that competition will run
close In all classes.
Beaverhead. Blaine, Madison and
Meagher counties are the leading sheep
producing regions Of the state. accord
ing to the rolls of the county assess
ors returned to the state board of
equalization. Beaverhead county sheep
men are credited with owning 1926
sheep on which they will be assessed
Madison county with 127. TIT; Meagh-
err county with 123.652 and Blaine with
lW,517.
Money appropriated by the people
II Montana for irrigation commission,
FOR the purpose of preparing a state
for the use of the board Of
equalization for the maintenance Of the
tate prison. and eve out Of the prison
evolving fund. has been used almost
limit by Governor Dixon's adj
Hinistration to pay the expense of the
Investigation and the prosecu-
ION of the states case for an account
ng against former Warden Frank Con-
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The Northern Pacific railway Will
more than 5000 new cars. IL
as been announced at Livingston, Z
will more than replace bad {
cars. repair of which has been q
cid up owing to the shopmen's strike. h
By a reclassIfIcafion of freight rates
n cereals. which IL expected TO diff
srenfiafe between cooked and I'M
the railroads are expected 10 !
sstore to Montana mills rates which .
i'll enable them to continue fn their .
market In Idaho. w~ashingto0 n
nd 0rexon- e