Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19
MONTANA HAPPENINGS
TOLD IN A FEW WORDS
Interesting News items About Mon
tana and What They
Are Doing

&f~ ~ "bAk tD&F
Are Doing
A yield Of 70 bushels per acre OF
oats at the Sam Frame ranch In the
Shields river valley near Liyington IL
reported.
The Yellowstone post of the Aneri-
can Legion Will send John II. Kelley
to the national convention to be held
In New Orleans from October 10 10 20
this year.
John c. Lyndes Of Helena was ap-
pointed by Judge Robert C. Stong Of
the district court as receiver for the
Mutual State bank Of B~roadview, which
closed It's doors on September %, last
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One of the features Of the Northern
Montana Corn and Potato show TO be
held In Malta November 8, 10 and IL,
viii be exhibits of standard varieties
OF small grain, grasses and forage
crops.
Work Of graveling the -four mile
stretch Of the Sun River-Sims road
has been commenced. This road, when
completed, will give practically a 55-mile
graveled road from Great Falls to
Augusta.
J. f. Hiber, rancher, whose place Is
about a mile west OF Shepherd, was
brought to Billings, suffering from
bullet wounds Inflicted by his son,
Lee, 10 years old, during a quarrel
between the two at the Hiber ranch.
Application for an injunction to keep
the names OF Socialist nominees for
congressional and state offices off the
ballot In the general election In Novem.
Der has been filed with the state su-
preme court by r. NJ. Mills Of Helena.
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In the case of county commissioners
against Irish and Donavan, ranchers
residing in the CARMEL country. the
supreme court held hat a road thai
had been used by the public for more
than 20 years constituted a public high.
way and might not be INSTRUCTED.
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Hearing has been begun In the state
court on the writ Of injunction
procured by r. NJ. Mills of Helena to
Secretary of State Charles T
Stewart from placing names of So
,ialIst candidates for congressional and
offices on the ballot In the gen
.ral election.
A fire originating between the ceiling
II the waiting room and the roof on
he Milwaukee depot at HarlowtoI
u loss of about $1,000. The
of the blaze Is unknown but II
{ thought to have been q spark from
switch engine. The roof was badly
damaged.
The state highway commission and
state school funds each received
80, 109.52 through the government from
Ill royalties and rentals, under the
nineral leasing act of 1920, for the
ear ended June 80, 1922, George w
.anstrum, highway commissioner, has
cen notified. I.
Roy j. Molumby of Great Falls !
.merican Legion commander in the 4
apartment of Montana and member
Z the Montana Veterans Welfare com
will make the trip from Greai /
'alls to the American Legion national J
invention at New Orleans, La, by ,
trplane, he has announced. 9
Displayed In a Laurel drug store
indow are sweet potatoes raised ip v
lie vicinity of Laurel which are on q s
ar In size and flavor with those pro \
uced In the southern states. The
veet potatoes were grown on the
brothers ranch south of n
from slips shipped from Indi d
Y
Deputy Game Warden Ntzhugh, OF 8
arlem. gives out the Information that n
caught hunting birds out OF c
.ason. or hunting and fishing without Il
.ense, will forfeit his guns and am a
or fishing tackle. In addition
being compelled TO pay the usual
This Is a feature of the game "
WIS which has been overlooked until D
teiy. Il
Thirteen thousand forest fires which b,
vered an area OF approximately A. II
0 acres, have been reported to date b
district No. 1. according to the in r
rmation given out at the district n
adquarters at Missoula. Seven and Al
e-half per cent Of the total number Al
blaxes were Of class G, covering II
ore than 10 acres. National forestt al
ffered the most from the fires. there W
wing been 25.0O0 acres OF them n,
lned over IL compared to 1900 r.
res Of privately-owned land. fs
The Broadus flour mill win soop