Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

The sugar beet harvest Is On In full
swing. Up TO date 10 carloads of beets
have left the Hardin station for the
factory at Sheridan Wyo.
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The largest yield OF spring wheat in
Montana this year is reported from
the j. A. Young farm west of Ringing
where an ordinary field went 90 bu-
shells TO the acre.
Eleven cars of silk, direct from
Japan, passed through Billings recently
over the Eothern Pacific tracks. bound
for the Atlantic seaboard, where the
greater part VIII be manufactured into
clothing.
George w. Arlington, 40, manage of
the Montana Power company at Bird
ger. died In a Billings hospital from
appendicitis. Mr. Arlington had under
gone an operation for the aiIment a
few weeks ago.
Eleven amateur radio operators took
examinations for operator5 licenses
In Billings recently, according to o. n.
Redfern, the district inspector. Many
OF the outlying towns from Billings
were represented.
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At the fire prevention program held
In Great Falls, one of the features was
the climbing of a 50-foot ladder by one
of the young ladies. She made the
climb easily, going over the top and
thereby winning a prize of $40.
Rosebud county will have a county
corr show this year If Forsyth mer-
chants can Interest the farming COM
munity. 1t Is planned to hold 1t the
week preceding the state corn show
and take the exhibits from the county
show to the state show at Miles City.
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Although his treasure was insight.
icant compared with that carried by his
erstwhile friend" Nike Dimich, Red
Lodge merchant. carried far too much
currency with him to Billings. Now
Mikes friend is gone. and so Is the
81, 400 that Nike brought with him In
a grip.
George It. Belcher, charged with
stealing a United States mail bag at
Laurel, was arraigned before Ray
Anderson, United States commissioner.
He waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over to the federal grand
jury in the sum of $1,000 in default of
which he was remanded TO the county
jail.
According to word received from
the ranch home Of Arthur
Reetz, about u miles southwest of
was entirely consumed by
fire recently. The fire was supposedly
caused by a defective chimney and the
house, with nearly all household goods,
was burned TO the ground.
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Ideal weather for harvest is reported
from 16 counties for the week ending
September 80. with good yields In
most of the counties reporting. In
places the farmers are taking adj
OF the good weather to seed
considerable acreage to winter wheat
in other places 1t is reported to
De too dry for fall seeding. I,
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The state board of equalization has
ordered by Judge George NJ. Bour-
luin of the United States district court !
o appear before him In Missoula and
how cause on a temporary order re-
'traIning the board from making ef- }
ective its assessment for taxes of the !
property of the Western Union Tele- {
,raph company in Montana. '
Suggestions In regard TO the plant !
of tulip and other flower bulbs .
ave been received by the Billings y
vomen's club from Mrs. ID. I. Hig-
ms, chairman of the art In the home q
nd garden division Of the Montana r
of Women's clubs. The \
geek of October Is to 81 has been
as bulb planting week In $
fontana. Y
On his way TO northeastern Wyo- .
ling to continue his campaign as cam u
idate for United States senator, Frank II
Mondell, Republican floor leader e
Z the house Of representatives, q
topped at the Northern hotel in Bill m
ngs recently. Mr.. Mondell had just Is
ompleted a week Of campaigning in o.
he Big Horn basin. ending with an n
at Powell, Wyo. In
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Preparations are being made at
to complete all necessary
and papers TO take the Pc
county division case to the kI
lpreme court Of Montana. Delay has tv
zen caused by the necessary waiting IA
n the transcript Of the proceedings
afore the county commissioners Of N
county and the checking of the
1t Is contended by the divi- al
that this In ro0l1y the first m