Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-06
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning thu
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April II has been designated as
Cleanup and Paint-up" day in Bill
Iings.
Al order has been issued hy the
Montana Public service commission au-
thorizing the town OF Milestone 10 dis
continue the operations OF its power
and light plant as a public utility.
The sMudro Grill team OF Butte won
the championship of Montana for the
third consecutive time when 1t hung
up a score Of 2.7S9 at Butte Saturday
In the last round Of the five-men
events In the annual state tourney
Building trades OF Butte through
their central council have ratified a
wage reduction Of a dollar a day for MI
building crafts. Plasterers will re-
ceive SO a day after next Monday ia
stead of $li. The reduction was volun'
tary.
Roundup totals OF this years Y. NJ.
c. A. membership drive at Great Falls
which ended Saturday after a five-day
campaign show that the drive went
over the tor" with 257 new members
wearing the button of the institution,
and cash receipts amounting to 3d.
2ef 80.
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Articles of incorporation of the Oster
& Carlberg Attnmatic-Door-cOmpany
at Lewistown were filed Friday, the
concern being formed TO manufacture
and market a new kind of automatic
door claimed to be superior to anything
On rhe market. The concern is capital
lied for s25O.OO0.
The Phtpx has been spiertpf by the
people OF Missoula as the municipal
flower of the Garden city. An oppor-
tunity was given to all TO participate
in It's selection OF this flower. which
will predominant in the floral designs
in public parks. on private lawns and
parkings Of this city.
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Senator ]. VI. Burlingame. Of Cas-
cade county has announced his caftii-
dacy for the Republican nomination If
congressman i'll the Second Congress
sional district. to succeed Congressman
Carl Riddick. who. recently. authorized
the state press 10 announce his candI-
dacy for the United States senate.
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Scholarships for one, two. three and
four-year courses al any department Of
the University of Montana have been
presented To Mary Morehead. Ralph
Morehead. Florence Cooper and Del
bert Wolfe Of the Great Falls high
school for home science and agricuk
tural work lone last year.
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Bozeman high school students car-
ried off honors at Big Timber IN the
opening events Of The first interschoi-'
ast,c musical contest. said 10 he tho
initial meeting Of its kind In the north
west. More than $50 contestants ref-
resaHting 1GA highAsehaals Of The STATE
were in Big Timber for the c%ontest,
which ended Friday night.
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Elimination this year Of the Midland
Empire fair in Billings and the state
fair at Helena was recommended In a
adopted at a recent meeting of
The Yellowstone Taxpayers associa-
lion. 1t was said that the ordinary de-
fIcit of approximately $4,000 would
be saved the county by not holding the
Midland Empire fair. and that a much
greater amount would be saved the
IL they had no fairs TO attend.
Several hundred acres of land have
contracted for the raising Of
beets on Howard flat. west Of
Forsyth, by G.. III. Frisbie, field agri-
,ulturist of the Great Western Sugar
company. There is. n large Increase In
he beet acreage this year over 1921.
according TO Mr.. Frisbie. More than
1000 acres were planted in sugar
,eets I'm the Yellowstone Irrigation dis
riot last year.
The o0S vocational men who have
pursuing their studies at the Mon
ana State college since last Septsamber
eft Bozeman Wednesday 10 take up
'ractical work on the farms and ranch
s or in the shops and mills in different
Of the state. Work for them on
ines they have been studying is pro-
ided under the direction Of the voca-
fonal board. They plan to return 20
sozeman for further instruction Octo-
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NJ. J.. Roysdon. for nine years q morn
of the board of county commission
RS Of Carbon county. and present
hartman Of the board. has been ousted
rom office on an order issued by Dis
riot Judge A. C. Spencer after a hear