Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
INTERESTING NEWS
NOTES OF MONTANA
Short News Paragraphs Covering 40
tlvisies of Montansns for
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t~lvitles of Montanans for
Busy Readers.
The extension of the Great Northern
railway from Gilman to Augusta Is ex-
pected to be finished December l.
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9 Approximately 100000 trout flies
are used In Montana every year, OF
by girls In Butte.
Fire originating at a source not fully
determined destroyed the First Meth
odist Episcopal church building at
Great Falls with a loss in excess of
$4,000.
The supreme court at Helena has
ordered the report Of the referee in
the disbarment proceedings against II.
L. Maury, attorney In Butte, be adopt
ed. and that the proceedings be dis
missed.
A movement Ia under way at White
Sulphur Springs for the construction
OF a P~ark-to-Park railroad. according
TO reports. Engineers are now In the
field looking over the proposed route,
II Is said.
The state fish and game commission
recently threw open for q five-day
period. which permitted the hunting of
elk In all of the southern part of
Powell county. heretofore closed 10
that type OF hunting.
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Horace G.. Bartlett, pioneer. Indian
fighter. trapper. policeman and OK
team freighter, died at his home In
Livingston recently. Mfr. Bartlett was
one of the early settlers and was wide
Iy known throughout eastern Montana.
With 1000 cars Of livestock already
moved from the Butte division of the
Great Northern railway, Great Falls
officials Of the road say that slightly
more than one-half the cattle and
sheep to be marketed from that terri
tory this fall have been shipped.
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One Of the largest silver strikes In
the King Cole mine In many years is
reported by DR.. d. E. Rainville. The
new ore body is Il feet wide and runs
high In silver and other mineral con-
tent. DIR. Rainviile says. The property
is In High Ore gulch. near Boulder.
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w. ]. Carmichael, secretary OF the
National Swinegrowers association,
and one of the foremost authorities
on swine in this country, will be one
of the principal speakers at the eighth
annual Montana state corn show,
which win be held in Miles City on
November 10, II and is.
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The state forestry office at M~issoula,
In charge of r. P. Mclaughlin, has
completed six new sales of state |
owned timber lands. The total foot
age in board measure mounts to ap-
proximately 100000 feet, and the
price received by the state was said Il
be $40 per thousand feet, board
measure.
Completion of work on Carbon coun-
ty roads for the season, came just In
time to miss the storms. While extern
sive projects have been handled this
year In road and bridge work, new
work has been done and county prop
erty has been kept In good shape so
far as was possible by spending the
minimum amount Of money.
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During the past season 2.156,908
pounds of wool were shipped from Dill
ion to eastern markets, according to
figures compiled by J. II. Gilbert of
the First National bank wool ware
house. The wool shipped this season
was put into 6,640 bags and loaded
into 81 boxcars. The amount received
for the wool was SSO6.O56.85.
Members Of Missoula lodge, 13. A. r.
4 A. NJ, celebrated the 10th anniver-
sary Of the date upon which George
Washington became a member of the
Masonic fraternity. Coming as 1t did
on election night, the occasion was
made a patriotic celebration as well
as a fraternal observance. The event
received a large attendance.
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The following counties have appoint
ed chairmen for the sixth annual roll
call Of the Red Cross, which extends
from November IL to 30: Big Horn.
Fred GLADDEN.; Carbon, L. f. Hatha-
way Daniels, Rev. Alex Muirden I;
Deer Lodge. Mrs. Frederic Laist; Fer
gus, Mrs. Rudolph Won Tobel; Hill.
Rev. Conrad Weldon; Lincoln, Rev.
@. J. Z, Keetch; Park, G. f.. Bechtel
Phillips, Herbert KILLER; Richland,
Rev. James Elvin; Rosebud, Mrs. f.
V. FL. Collins Sheridan, Mrs. s. J.