Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-26
INTERESTING NEWS
NOTES OF MONTANA

Short News Paragraphs Covering 40
tIVities Of montanans for
Busy Readers
Forsyth was the town selected by
the hfohtauH W. c. T. q. as the con-
vention city for 1923 at that ~organiza-
tons annual meeting which closed i'm
Kalispell recently.
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A new grain Inspection official will
be established ut Harlowton soon. ac-
cording to decision made by the state
department OF agriculture at Helena
recently.
Substantial potato shipments are
being made from the Bitter Root val
ley TO eastern markets, the present
shipping running from 80 to 40 a r
loads a week.
Boosting in an lnsoient manner that
he did not believe in a God or any
other supreme being, Ed Hayes, sec
Rotary OF the Butte /. w. w. refused
In police court to take an oath to "tell
the truth" and as a result was fined
S2o and sentenced 10 serve one day In
b city jail for contempt OF nj
Bends issued by the Red Lodge-Rnse-
bud Irrigation district for $4,000
have been purchased by the Farm
Mortgage company of Billings. Bids
for contracts will be opened within a
short time and the work OF completing
and enlarglng the old Phillsbury ditch
VIII be forced ahead Immediately.
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OF the five new buildings started
at the Montana State college az Boze-
man this spring. oil but one are under
roofs and ready for inside work that
can be done during winter weather.
The building still without a roof Is the
heating plant. but this building will be
completed before most OF the others.
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8. I. Moody OF Laurel, candidate for
congress from the Second Montana dis
trict, on the Socialist ticket. announced
that he had withdrawn his name from
the ballot and had notified the secre-
tary OF state TO that effect. The IN
nouncement was o late however. the
secretary Of state having already GER
10 the list Of candidates.
James ]. Davis, secretary OF labor In
President Harding's cabinet, will make
political speech in Billings October
%. He will be accompanied by Rep
resentative Carl w. Riddick. Republi-
can candidate for the United States
from Montana. and by other
prominent Republicans from various
parts of the state.
A lake filled with strange fish, which
anglers have been unable TO
IDENTIFY, has been discovered high up
n the mountains near Cooke City,
Park coHnty's historic mining camp.
The existence Of the lake has been
for some time but not until
few weeks ago had II been tested
or trout fishing.
Classification OF several Montana
ountIes may he bettered by a decision
4 the state board OF equalization at
Helena, on which It's statlsticIans have
UQpn xr0rkfpU thaf the aaa1upoI .saJu.
Of all reserves OF mineral rights
Montana shall not be less than five
ollars an acre. In most counties of
fontana- the valuation has been 80
nm acre.
The work among boys being done In
re Billings Y. NJ. G. Ais the outstand-
" piece of boys work In the United {
w. r. Hearon OF New York '
ity. secretary Of the international Y. T
{ c. A. committee. declared. The .
lnual report for all the organizations Z
the United States and Canada d
that Billings ranks not with {
n class of cities Of 1900 persons. e
It with the large cities Of the coun- o
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All unreserved lots In the townsites b
Crow Agency and Pryor, formerly h
thin the Crow Indian reservation. n
u be placed on sale at public auction n
ginning November II and continuing b.
as long as the lands are I'M "
ID. A special agent OF the general q
office will appraise the land. and RI
will not be sold for less than the 81
lue set by him. and which Will he ST
iced on file at The Billings land Of ia
e as soon as the appraisal is made.
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Angus Mclean and son, Pete. Coke In
lie visitors In Kemmerer. reported ri
sale of 800 head of the Mclean ~
nj prices thought TO have estnb- fr'
led a record for mutton for the in
Maiady brothers Of Omaha pr
the reputed buyers. The deal. err
for run Of the flock. without oh
cial picking. brouhi s14 straight and hil
stock included In the transaction ar
wed an average weight Of GSh tai
nds TO the animal. an