Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-12

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ed AZ the state fair at Helena on corr
having taken six first prizes, tire,
sweepstakes and one grand sweep
stakes prize.
Secretary Fall has recommended al
appropriation for the Flathead reclaim
alton project Of $685.. 200, according tC
announcements received at Mlssouls
from Washington.
Forty years OF Masonry In Miles
City was fittingly observed when the
brethren from many points Of the
compass surrounding the community
gathered there for the occasion.
The 1922 convention Of the Montana
Irrigation and Drainage institute will
be held In Helena, December IA, Is
and 10, according to a decision made
at a meeting OF the executive commit
tee.
Fl. L. Redlingshafer, deputy super
visor of the Flathead national forest,
has been made chief fiscal agent for
the eighth district with headquarters
at juneau, Alaska, and has gone to
take over his new position.
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Lew L. Galloway has been appointed
TO the high office OF chief justice of
the supreme court Of Montana by Gov
ernor Dixon TO fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Theodore Brantly.
@Chief Justice Galloway is the first ma.
tive Montanan to hold that position.
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Pleading guilty through Its coun.
sci TO four counts In an information
charging violation Of the federal pro-
hibitlon laws, the Montana Brewing |
company OF Great Falls was assessed
a fine Of $1,000 and costs by United
States District Judge George M. Bour
quin.
Four thousand people attended the
opening of the Central Montana fair
at Lewisfown, the verdict being that
It was the finest fair In respect to the
extent and quality of exhibits and the
racing ever seen In that part OF the
state. The enterprise was favored
with perfect weather.
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Charges of burning and destroying
insured property have been flied ai
Roman in the district court against
Fred @. Runkle and John III. Rogers, q
Flathead reservation ~lumberman. The
men are alleged TO have set fire to q
two-story dwelling on the Rogers ranch
four miles northwest of Roman, valued
at 5000, and to have collected $4,000
insurance.
The power line from Sheridan, which
will bring the electricity from the Mon
tana Power company lines at that 1
point to Dillon for the use OF the I
Union Electric company, will be con. 4
structed during the latter spring (
and probably viii take the q
part of the summer for the .
construction of a transmission line v
more than 80 miles long g
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Protest by the Mountain States Tele
phone company at Its assessed valun. a
ton, placed at the same mileage figure d
Is last year. was heard recently before q
he state board of equalization at Hell g
ma. The contention of the company D
s that its valuation should have beer r,
both this year and last year, at d
he 1920 aggregate, despite the in a,
wire mileage owned by the o.
In the state. IL
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Two persons, residents In the Cabin a
reek district, north Of Baker, are dead
s the result of what Is believed to
e ptomafue poisoning caused by the IA
ating preserved corn Miss Pearl de-
20, teacher In the Cabin creek pr
chool. % miles northeast Of Ismay or
!, FaIlon county. died at Ismay. Hard 80
had the message been received al IT
HES City when further advice from II,
was sent that Adolph Nitschka, er
q young raBeher In the vicinity of WI
he Cabin creek district, died within Br
w hours after he arrived In Ismay In,
" medical treatment aIt
The Fresno posfoff1ce, Is miles west
Havre, was entered and robbed OF nv
,out so In cash The burglar - raj
ped on horseback, according to Post peu
aster @. r. Thomas. who saw him hsl
akfng q getaway ne,
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Disabled veterans from all over the
ate had their Representatives Ia Hell 7
a reccnfiy to create . better feeling an<
tween th~ disabled man Of the vet des
bureau Many subjects w~rs dez
bcuDed among watch wore hospital Ka
sad REHABILITATION for <AAblsd ed
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