Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-30
MONTANA NOTES
TREASURE STATE TALES
TERSELY TOLD

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- The International elevator and the
: St-AHthony and Dakota Elevator com.
a pany coal shed ut Galata were burned
!. to the ground recently.
me annual state tra~pshootlng tour-
: nament for Montana will be held In
Hutte June -. p. - and 25. More
a ehan 100 nimrods Will take part.
i The Shasta daisy won first place in
. q voting contest nj Livingston recently
: to select an official flower for that
: city. The ~holyhock WAS second in the
rice
\ new club Is being organized In
BnkatItnLpravIde entertainments for
the yonng men Of that village. 4
pnhlic hall Is being equlpned for atl,.
letic purposes.
Two new farm bureaus have been or
ganlzed In HIN county. one nj Laredo
aud The other nj Cassaday. bringing
The number az organized farm bureau
communities In that county up 10 10.
Surveying FOR the erection. OF an oil
refinery building for the American
Refining company at Great Falls has
hegnn@ Construction work wili com
mence MS soon MS the survey is
completed.
The trial Of the states suit against
former Warden Frank Conley of the
Montana penitentlary has been sci for
April l. ~ Judge A. ]. Horsky. Of
Helenn. before whom the proceedings
are TO be heard.
AT the annual business session Of the
Montana State Rowling association AT
Butte recently. II was unanimously
voted 10 have the 1929 tournament IN
Great Falls. Representatives Of Great
Falls were elected TO all state offices.
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Scobey Is suffering an epidemic of
scarlet fever, and ms n preventive OF
the further spread Of the disease the
schools have been closed and public
gatherings Of all kinds prohibited.
P~lentywood also had a slight outbreak
of iiitzssitpe dise4tsc.
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Montana win contribute $3.50 this
year 10 he used In decorating the
graves Of American soldiers in France,
Memorial day. according TO nm
announcement recently made by
Bushn, state commander OF the
American Legion. Each legion post IL
10 give 81 70 the fund according TO the
Dian
An effort Is 10 he made by the Car
ION County Rod and Gun club nf
sridger to persuade Fromberg and Bel
ry nimrods 10 Join the organization
With a view Of broadening the scope
4 the clubs Influence and Increase
Is effectiveness In the preservation
T wild game and the enforcement ~
laws governing fishing and hunt
".
Approximately 1000 miners In Nom
ina will be- affected by the nation
ide coal strike called for April I.
'cording to Commissioner c. Davis. Of
10 state department OF agriculture.
bor and industry. Most of the coal
activities OF The state are con
ned 10 the Bear Creek aud Roundup
alds. II Is said there ARE only II
rails. divisions Of the national miners
ganlzaiion. In the state.
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The mldwlnter council Of the w. G.
Y. which met at Hnrlowion recently,
ected Kalispell ns The place OF the
X annual convention. which will be
ri IN September or October. The
IncIl also took action IN regard 10
lorsement OF political candidates
1 hereafter no candidate will be
except over the signature Of
officers Of the state organization.
conferences VIII be held. this year
Nay % al Missouri. n at Butte.
N Bozeman. me az Livingston.
at Glendive and one date left open.
Middleton Of the T.. s. Air
L corporation ~ Spokane. has
lred from the national parks SER
department tho concession 10
.ate sightseeing %alrplanes IN Glacier
Mr.. Middleton has leased 20
< AZ Glacier Park station. the main
way 10 the park. which he win use
starting and landing place. He
has arranged with government
for landing places at 81.
rs lake and Many Glacier. interior
Is In the park. Besides. he expects
sea planes with which he
with passenger on many of
lakes lying In the bowls OF
er park.
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p. Matheson. Al, prominent real
? and insurance man Of Billings
on OF the late J. ID. Matheson, one
; earliest citizens of Billings, died
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