Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28
MONTANA NEWS NOTES
TerseIy Told Tales Concerning
the Treasure State and
Montanans


In respect of the memory OF Chief
Justice Brantly. who died In Helena.
the state supreme court has adjourned
until Monday, September -.
A deal has been completed for the
sale of the Libby-Troy Telephone COM
pany's plant and business at Libby and
Troy to w. ID. Patterson of Spokane.
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Court Sheriff. aged II. who came to
Montana In 1865. died recently in
Helena. He lived In Virginia City. In
Neagher county and In Helena, first
as a miner and later as a merchant.
The first forest fire TO occur in the
Lewistown section during the season
started recently in the south end of
the south Moccasin mountains, above
Hanover and about TO miles from
Lewistown.
Herm venable, young Miles City
rancher, and a sta performer at Miles
City roundup celebration, was serious
ly injured at Forsyth. while taking
part In the saddle bucking contest Mt
the Rosebud county fair.
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Boys and girls of Blaine county
staged a purebred hog show at the
county fair held recently at Chinook.
They also engaged In a stock judg-
Ing contest for the selection of a team
to attend the state fair at Helena.
Yellowstone and. Glacier National
parks closed September 10. The sea-
son. according to unofficial reports,
was the most successful In the history
of the two great play ground. Each
had more visitors than ever before.
Mansiaughter charges may be filed
against james Magill, who ran down
and fatally injured John Garrison, an
employees of the city of Butte. Garri-
son suffered a fractured skull and in
ternal injuries and died within a short
time.
The board OF county commissioners
OF Custer county, In special session.
accepted the resignation of r. II.
Michaels, as treasurer, and appointed
Jos. Bateman, county auditor, as
treasurer TO fill Mr.. Michaels' unex-
pired term.
Members OF the Odd Fellows and
Rebackah lodges OF Lewistown are
making extensive preparations for the
entertaining of the grand bodies Of
their respective orders. which will
meet In that city October 10. IL. 18
and 10.
Grazing areas In the eastern. central
and southern part Of the state are In
excellent condition, grass and water is
plentiful and stock In good shape. ac-
cording to Glenn A. Smith, assistant
forester in charge of grazing, who re
turned to Missoula after having spent
a month In the field.
A new position In the United States
land office at Helena has been created.
according to a letter received there
from the department of the Interior.
The new office was created under act
of congress of October %, 1921. and
the title is that of acting register and
special disbursing agent.
George Geer, veteran Livingston rail-
way engineer, who is said to be the
oldest engineer in point of service In
the United States, Is planning to re-
tire. Mr.. Geer has been In railway
service for 81 years and has been an
employe of the Northern Pacific rail-
for 80 years. most OF that time
being spent In Livingston.
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Four girls spent a night unwilliDgly
in the mountains neal Anaconda. They
for Pershing gulch. Night
found them still hiking. Fearing that
they might become lost. they built a
fire, and while one watched, the other
three tried to sleep, with wild animals
for miles around singing their sIumber
They arrived In the city very
early the next morning.
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Checks a~ggregating $4,000 viii be
sent to "a counties of Montana by the
state treasurer within a few days. The
money Is the states share of collec-
ions for grazing privileges on national
and Will be prorated among
the counties containing national park
acreage In proportion to the area OF
national forest land.
. b. #. Ainslep of the Farmers Mer-
company at Poplar. was the I
gictiu of a smooth crook who In the
yuise of a travelling nan secured the /,
,keh of Mr. Ainsiep tn order 10 cash ]
what proved TO be a worthless check.
amounting to $163. The check proved /,
be forgery and the salesman a fraud. {
although he carried sample cases and q
,urported 10 represent a well known Z
Ground has been broken at Stuart
dul sr,rtnr near GEORGETOWN lake at =