Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-13

Montana's total OF federal taxes col
lected In the fiscal year ended June
30, 1922, amounted TO 1885, SS0.11.
Sessions OF the annual convention OF
the Montana Press association, TO be
held in Missoula. win be confined TO
one day. July 18
Construction OF a new elevator TO re
place the one destroyed by fire last
February has been begun by the IL
Earl Clack company at Havre.
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The defense in the case of the state
against former Warden Frank Conley.
of the Montana penitentiary has con
cluded the introduction of Its evidence.
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Among the outstanding developments
Of a mining nature In the vicinity Of
Libby during recent weeks vas the dis
covery of molybdenum ore on Par
menter creek.
According TO reports from the state
capital, the parimutel bill win be the
only survivor of the laws proposed to
be initiated 10 be voted upon In the
coming election.
Expenditures Of $40. 1Ts.35 on about
20 miles OF road are provided In con-
tracts which have been awarded by
the state highway commission for road
work hear Helena.
Large patches of grasshoppers have
appeared In several parts of Madison
county but In sections where they were
a serious pest last veal they appear to
be less numerous this eason.-
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A rate of. a fare and one-half on the
certificate plan has been granted by
the Great Northern railway for the
state convention of the American Lee
gion- ut Knifspeii July 20, q and %
Three suspects arrested in connec-
tionwith the dynamIting OF the ranch
home of Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Urbach
near Livingston, have furnished ailbis
and have been released.
The work on the new buildings at
the Montana State college at Bohemian
Is progressing rapidly. All of the
buildings have the foundation laid and
the structural work is nearing com
pletion.
During a wind storm at Great Falls
recently the roof was blown off the
grandstand in Earring baseball park
in which between 500 and 900 persons
were seated. No n was seriously
injured.
TweHty-one ears of cattle, valued at
$4,000, representing the largest cattle
shipment to Montana from an outside
state in many years. passed through
Butte recently en- route from Utah to
Pompey's Pillar, Mont.
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Members of wrecking crews now on
strike Mt Great Falls have offered their
services without compensation to the
Great Northern Railway company IN
case of a main line blockade or a wreck
endangerIng public safety.
Records Of the clerk of the court
at Billings show that the annual crop
of June brides In Yellowstone county
took a decided slump this year. There
were "a licenses issued during the
month as against 10 in June last year.
With the arrival in Miles City Of the
first carload ~of crude oil from the
"Fifty-Slx" Oil %company's well in the
Creek field apneuneemen was
made that the Miles City oil refinery
would begin turning out refined prod
Hets at once.
In an endeavor to establish a record
for the flight from Minneapolis TO
two Butte ayiators will leave
TIE ZEttttS fa-N
power three-passenger Curtis airplane.
The flight VIII be made without a stop
n one days time. II possible.
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The plant Of the Montana Brewing
company at Great Falls. valued by It's
owners at $4,000. seized by the state
under a search warrant for alleged
violation Of the prohibition law, has
ordered restored tots owners
and confiscation proceedings against
[ dismissed.
That the prairie chicken crop will
,e large in the SImms section this fall
,wing to splendid weather for Matching
$ now assured. according TO farmers
rom various points who claim they
never seer the like OF the large
lied broods trailing through the grass
With the hens.
There Is a total of 1.814.683.25 acres
II vacant agricultural and grazing
and In the Miles City land distriet,f
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