Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-26

Fifty thousand sheep are being herd
ed In the vicinity Of Miles City await
ing shipment
The new wing of the Sweet Grass
county high school AT Big Timber has
been completed and Is now ready for
use. The cost of building and equip
ment Appropriated $4,000.
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The marketing OF Montann's big
crops This year is being delayed by a
serious shortage of railway cars, &C
cording to the reports received in
Helenn from Is counties for the week
ending October Z.
Bruce r. McNamer of Cut Bank, who
was appointed county treasurer Mt the
time OF the creation OF Glacier county
and who was elected 20 the position at
the general election two years ago. has
resigned the position.
With 100 cars ordered 90 haul tre
grain and an estimated production of
100000 bushels. following n fair pro-
duction nearby last year, Wolf Point
is looking up and folks of that section
are optimistic.
Individual wheat grower who order
cars from the railroads so thnt they
can load direct from their &
must be given the cars as quickly AS
elevators, according to the state rail-
road commission.
Bonds OF the first w irrigation dis
tricts organized under the state lnw
passed two years ago which authorizes
financing OF irrigation projects under
state supervision; have been sold. nc
cording TO the public service commits
sion Mt Helena.
Adolph Nitchke, % years Of age. a
~well-known young rnncher Of Isnay,
was crushed to death at the AL Nitchke
place when he was either overcome by
heat or tainted and fell off a threshlng
engine, which in backing down a hill
passed over his body.
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The business men of Sidney are
staging a series of market days In
which farmers from the surrounding
country Will bring produce to be sold
10 townspeople. the idea being 10 cr~-
a cash market for the produce and
to secure n better quality than that
obtninable.
The special train with 100 dairy. cat
tie from the national dairy exposition
In the Twin Cities. which was to have
crossed Montana. stopping at GIendive
and visiting Miles City. Billings and
Boxemnn before reaching Missouls.
been cancelled. according TO word
received at Helena by the state agri-
cultural department.
Maggie Smith Hathaway, defeated
oy John NJ. Evans In the primaries OF
August % for the nomination as can
1idate for representative In congress-
the first Montana district, on the
ticket. has completed her
petitions TO run independently for the
OF state senator from Ravalli I
She filed her papers In Ham
iton. +,
Deeds TO the right OF way Of the pro- {
extension OF the Sun river r
ranch of the Great Northern railroad 4
ut of Great Falls nave been delivered v
o fne railroad by the state railroad U
The extension will bo C
Gilman to Augusta. slightly less o
han two miles. Construction will he
egnn Immediately by the Great North II
IN. according TO the commission. II
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Because Montana Is In great danger a
Z losing 100000 of federal funds, In
hitch should be used on the o., 900 IL
highway system Of this state. 300
God roads enthusiasts from all parts A
the state gathered at Missouis to
ways and means to raise money n
this state with which 10 match fed
al funds md thus obtain federal aid
highways OF Montana.
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The Annual Farmers Week at Mon ~
ma State college at BozemaL will be
I'D January 8 to 10. 1t has been an
by the college council. In con-
with the Farmers Week Will =
a great many conferences and con
Of prominent Montana agri-
ltural and other organizations. Ar
ngements are being made to provide
ecial rates on all railroads In the
tie and speakers Of national repu-
ton will be engaged for the week.
Miss Mary +. DEER, a member Of
It years graduating class at the
tie university at Missouln, and Miss
arl Hefferlip, a senior. are hiking IN
IN hissoula TO California, sleeping VA,
haystacks and by the roadside and :
their food from those farm 'oo
along the way who give II without =.
irge. The girls. both experienced 'a'