Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-23
MONTANA NEWS NOTES
TsrseIy Told Tales Concerning
the Treasure State and
Montanans

&11 1891 AZ Al 6&h&
personnel By four members.
Boys outnumbex the girls In the
grade schools of Baker. There are
10 boys registered and only 116 girls
Final payment has been made for
the construction Of improvements and
extension of the Red Lodge water
system at a total cost OF s63. 1914
w. H. Countryman, who claims to be
a member OF the state prohibition staff.
was arrested In Butte on a charge OF
being drunk and carrying concealed
weapons.
Schools of Carbon county outside OF
Red Lodge have 11S teachers. Count
ing those In the city exclusive of the
county high school, the number is in
creased TO las.
A message received at Deer Lodge
announced the death at Harlowton Of
William Ellsworth Davis, widely known
locomotive engineer of the Milwaukee
railroad. He had been III some time.
Plans for raising 10000 among the
alumni of state university. the money
~ &c 9rt1 ~ AAuht n Y aLAtEk&I hCa0
at the institution. are being formulated
by members OF the ox~gn nization at
hissouln.
Miss Moilie Cook. teacher at the
Liberty valley school. near Rapelje,
came near being a victim Of the recent
snowstorm. when she became lost. and
was forced TO spend the night iii an ord
vacant house.
The Woman's club of Red Lodge will
send two girl delegates TO the voca-
tional congress TO be held at Bozeman
beginning November %. They will be
selected after a conference with county
high school authorities.
With the initial run Of the plant OF
the American Refining company recent
~, the first commercial gasoline ever
manufactured in Great Falls was turn.
ed into the storage tanks and will be
at once placed on the market.
Mother and child consultation elm
les will be held In Custer county this
month. State and federal agencies and
the local Women's club are cooperating
In carrying on the work. The work
will be conducted at six community
centers.
At a conference OF northern Mon
tana county agents lots were drawn at
to determine the locality OF the
held next year. The honor fell TO
county and the 1923 show will
be held at Chinook.
Grading and track laying on the two
mile extension of the Great Northern
branch from Gilman TO Augusta, in the
northern part OF Lewis and Clark coun-
~, will be finished by December 1, &C
to a report by the railroad :
company to the state railroad com
mission. !
Mrs. Thomas H. Spratt, wife OF Sher. I
m Thomas III. Spratt of Lewis and Q
Clark county. was instantly killed at I
when a revolver Mr.. Spratt T
vas handling was accidentally dis 2
The accident occurred In Mr.. .
private office In the jail build 0
ng just off from his living quarters. c
In spite Of the decision of the referee
hat the university won from the state a
ollege by a score OF Z to O.. state col s.
students at Bozeman celebrated a Il
victory, holding that the col c.
eye won 9 to o. 1t was the most u
laborate program and celebration held d
v students in recent years after an 81
thletic contest. m
One OF the best exhibits OF corn ever ~
in Rosebud county was shown
{ the annual county corn show held m
! the chamber Of m rooms OF
/ Forsyth. Six bushels Of the best to
'hite dent corn ever produced In the al
ellowstone valley were exhibited with In
Tree 100-ear exhibits of white and er
dent corn which are expected VI
win the honor< at the state corn nc
low to held at Miles City. ge
During the coming winter season tn
asst on the streets of Butte, they will sill
allowed to make use OF certain NJ
In the city for that purpose. sh
4 order has been issued restraining We
EN- from coasting on the streets but pt'
med several sections of the streets Of
here that recreation might be enjoy we
/. Motorists are warned o TO tres sw
SIS II they can possibly help II on the Ar
named. CHI
Four women viii be members Of the WI
use OF representatives in the next
Of the Montana legislature, ma
zee of whom are Democrats and one Ids
publican. They are Mrs. F. Facey of lin
llfs, Republican, and Mrs. w. w. er
milton, Democrat, of Dodson, mem pal
3 from Phillips county. The other ma
are Mrs. Catherine Mccarthy of fro
Democrat. member from IL
wson county, and Miss Jessie RosL dea
v, an attorney In Butte, also a Dem reli
at. member from Silver Bow county. tim
November estimates OF Montana's 7
crop. with the grain harvested. cinl
firm those of October, when the cou
Is were put at 37.850.00o bushels, Ing
TO George A. Scott, agricuI- are
2 statistIcisn. Jointly for the federal Is d
state departments of agriculture, tax
In HIS report. and
.ccordinz TO the executor Of the A