Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-08-03

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Valuations In Chouteau county fol
1922 show a decline OF over 20 pei
cent as compared with those OF last
year, according to assessment lists JUS
completed.
Suit asking judgment for s43.169.7C
from the Montana Pipe Line company
has been filed in the district court al
Lewlstown by the AFRO Oil and Rein
Ing company Of this city.
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With Governor Joseph NJ. Dixon and
Chester c. Davis, state commisslone
of agriculture, as principal speakers,
the annual Judith Basin farmers pic
mic was held at Moccasin.
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George A. Judson, well known Great
Falls attorney, has filed with the coun-
ty clerk and recorder for the Demo-
cratic nomination for member OF the
state senate from Cascade county.
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The office OF the home demonstra-
ton agent Of Cascade county Will be
dispensed with next year as a measure
of economy to the taxpayers. according
to the board of county commissioners.
Sheriff Bob Gordon has filed with
the clerk of the district court at Great
Falls a record OF certificatlon OF the
snle@of the Montana Cord Tire COM
panyl property located at that place.
Butte's biggest industrial holiday ex-
ceeded expectations when more than
10000 miners and members OF their
families gathered at Columbia Gardens
TO witness the annual miners field day
program.
Twenty-seven teachers have been
found places this summer by the
university bureau at Missoula of which
Walter r. Ames. assistant professor
Of education and psychology, is in
charge.
Livingston Rotarians are TO see gold
mined at Jardine camp. The club has
planned to picnic at Jardine. which Is
neal Gardiner, and the visit to the
gold camp will be one of the features
OF entertainment.
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Construction work on the new aerial
cable plant to be Installed at Havre by
the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph company has been begun
The plant will involve an expenditure
of approximately $4,000.
What is believed to be the first
instance of Its Kind In the state Is the
announcement made at Miles City by
Mrs. Minnie Serruys that she will be a
candidate in the Democratic primaries
for nomination to the office Of justice
Of the peace.
That part OF the states highway
within the Crow Indian reser.
vntion will be constructed entirely at
expense. by terms Of an agree
nent reached between the department
the Interior and the Montana high.
way commission.
An agreement by which the federal
employment service and the state d.
Vision OF labor will work together to
the $500 additional men who
Till be needed to harvest Montana's
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cred into at Helena.
Not to be outdone In any manner by
he rest Of Montana. the people Of the
Bitter Root valley turned out and gave
he members of the National Editorial
ssocfatfon, following its convention in
.fissoula, such a rousing welcome and !
Entertainment that all vowed they
ould not soon forget.
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The Montana Wheat Growers 1850 I
Iation at Lewistown expects to handle s
bout 3.OO0.OOO bushels OF grain this {
III. The membership has grown rap !
lly In the past few weeks. More than
200 contracts were signed this spring I
lille new names are being added to 8
he list at the rate Of 100 farmers q c
eek. h
been made at h
reat Falls by President Sam Ste d
lensen, Of the First National bank. ii
Iat John ID. Ryan, chairman Of the n
,ard of directors of the Anaconda Il
upper Mining company, Con. v. (,
elley, president Of the same COM II
my. and associates had purchased
ntrol of the First National bank OF W
-eat Falls. ci
In the contest which was held In the
raj schools of Custer county this
ring In which the contestants, pupils N
the various schools. entered stories re
the early pioneers. Marjorie Mont ST
merry won first prize. pc