Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-15
MONTANA NEWS NOTES
Tersely Told Tales Concerning
the Treasure State and
M0ntanans

was voiced at a meeting ar Roundup o
the MusseIshell County Taxpayers as
~sociakion.
TotAt Of oil transmitted through pip,
lines from the Cat Greek and Kelvin
Sunburst fields of Montana during 1872.
was 2,1S3,S54 barrels, according to re
ports received by the public servic,
commission at Helena.
The new Livingston Rifle club, which
held its second meeting and elected
permanent officers, has started with a
charter membership of about 40. There
is considerable interest being displayed
over the formation of the club.
The record Of movement Of logs on
the Missoula district OF the Northern
Pacific for one day, was made when
80 carloads were handled between the
camps of western Montana and the
sawmJlls at Bonner. Midtown and Mis-
sonla.
On February 3 the office of the state
treasurer was officially turned over
10 O. III. Junod of Madison county, by
]. w. Walker, who had turned In his
resignation to Gov. Dixon to become
a member o fthe state board of equal
f~zation.
The Boulder roGd inside the Absar-
Okla forest boundary, between the nat
ural bridge and Independence, is to be
improved In the spring. The work has
been listed and approved, and $4,000
has been set aside by the forest devel-
opment fund.
A letter from w. C. Larson. who has
been promoting n colony from the irri-
gated sections In Idaho for the district
around Charlo, says that four of the
agents viii consolidate the prospective
settlers into one party and start for
ChariO In the near future.
Although statistics from the regis
trar's office of the Montana State uni
ssyersity show that during the autumn
quarter Of 1929, 725 men and only CPS
women attended the university, they
also show that 46S women and only
300 men have received degrees from
the institutions
The beauties and wonders Of Mon
tana. with It's two world famous parks,
has at last reached the populous sec
AfNft7 ~ tf1 tdTtg At1OtAlifE W d. n
Heslet on his return to Butte from
Chicago. where he was In attendance Mt
the annual executive session Of the
Yellowstone Trail association.
A straight line from Armstead, Mont,
to Pasco, Wash, as part Of the North
ern Pacific system is the latest rail-
road gossip. The proposed new rail-
road, which was surveyed some years
ago at a cost OF $50. 200, Is likely TO
be put through, according to a report
received In Butte.
The federal power commission at I
Washington, ID. c.. has announced that I
a preliminary permit hns been author s
lied allowing the Eureka Hydroelectrl-
cal company, Of Montana. IA years to I
develop n project located on Graves /
creek, in Lincoln county, Montana. ex- {
power for use In irrigation pumping, G
and general utility purposes in the vi r
entity OF Eureka, Mont g
The approach OF spring, with the q
thought of the streams and the great .
outdoors. has caused the Billings Rod
and Gun club TO take new interest and !,
members are showing signs OF real "get y
togefherism." At n recent meeting. n !,
program for the seasons activities was :
which viii include trap !,
shooting, fly casting, bait casting, :,
fancy shooting exhibitions and other !
attractions. at the fairgrounds on Sun =
Preliminary steps toward the build :"
ng of n road up Big butte and the In :.
'tallation Mt the summit of some In ~
sigma advertising the fact that Butte -
s on the richest hill on earth and one "
" the largest copper mining camps In y
he United States were taken Mt a n
'ecent meeting of the Butte Rotary OF
Tub. A motion was made and passed
hat a committee be appointed to in /
-~estigate the possibilities of such O Of
John Van Dolah. a farmer OF Clyde p'
lark, II miles north of Livingston. has le
zen arrested charged with having shot m
is wife and 3-year-old son. Mrs. Van 10
)olah was shot through the left lung tn
nd seriously wounded. and the baby.
,hlch she was holding In her arms at pl
ne time OF the SHDOtInE, received n VI
ullet In the right shoulder. Van Dolnh In
he shot his wife because he. tn
fas Jealous over her attentions 10 an. MI
Their n
II Is understood on good authority Tic
hat the Great Northern railway Is Of
lready arranging for assembling an Of
engineering staff In Lewistown in the ins
ear future. While no word has been Of
lven out TO Indicate that this is in be,
onnection with the resumption of op- 10,
on the Great Falls-New Rock nn
,rd cutoff. there can be little doubt wi
5 to this. for there Is no other work FIR
that vicinity that would call for the otl
;sembllng of such a force. he,
After almost two years of getting ?
lady. two big oil companies. the Alb ool
lroka on Development company and ian
lie Florence OH and Gas company OF mi
lttsburg, have completed final -ar-lne
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