Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-19

Peter v. Jackson, 40 years a resi-
dent OF Madison county, is dead. He
was born October 10, 1914. in Roches-
ter, N. Y.
II Is estimated that at least three
hundred acres In the vicinity Of Broad
US have been planted to beans this
year and that the crop will be ex-
%ceptionally good.
Arthur Harm. OF Miles City, is serv-
Ing a sixty-day sentence In the county
jail for third degree assault, which
was committed by slapping his eighty
year-old mother.
ANGELA Etchepare. IA, John Alder,
10. and Jacob Daum, 90, were drowned
when their boat capsized in the Milk
river IL miles east of Glasgow.
Lorin, the young son OF w. f.
Lockridge. of near Boyd. was found
one evening recently in a semi-con-
scious condition with his head half
buried In the soft ground suffering a
frontal fracture OF the skull and Sc
we're burns on his right arm. It is
believed he was struck by lightning.
Albert r. Woehner. an employe OF
the Great Falls Drug company. at that
place. filled a large jug with carbon
bisulphlde and then dropped It. He
Is in the Columbus hospital suffering
severe burns from the flame which
resulted when the volatile liquid burst
into flame. The explosion was heard
for several blocks.
Not satisfied with putting his car
over a steep bank on the Mil Creek
continental divide. c. f. Sheets. sec
rotary of the Anaconda Anglers Club,
returned the next day, hoisted the car
to the road, repaired It. and In driv-
Ing to Anaconda skidded near Silica
and turned turtle, giving his friends
who accompanied him a severe bruis-
Ing.
Present weather conditions are
worth $1,000 a day to the forest SER
vice In the Missoula district through
their elimination OF fire danger In
the woods. The reports gathered by
the chief fire inspector for the month
Of June show that there were % fires,
covering a total of II acres, and zone
of them reaching ten acres In extent.
Montana Indian reservation lands
lead In size OF government reclama-
ton projects. The largest Indian land
projects in the nation are the Fort
Peck and Flathead, both located In
this state, according to a report Of the
reclamation department.
Judge" John Shea. for three sue
cessive terms secretary Of the old
Western Federation Of Miners, the
metal miners union before amalga.
nation with the u. NJ. w. of A., and
well known in political circles through.
out the state, Is dead. He died nj
Butte after a long illness. He was
born in Cork county. ireland, fifty.
four years ago.
The body of Tracy-Turns-Back
Plenty, a Crow Indian 10 years OF age
who was drowned recently, was re
covered at a point about Is miles
south of Hardin, where It. had lodged
on an island after having been swept
down the Big Horn river about eigh;
miles. The youth who, lived at Pryor
attempted to ford the stream, which
is high and swift, and was swept from
his horse by the force of the current
When a severe windstorm swept the
Kootenai forest In the vicinity of Mis-
soula.- recently. large trees were I'D
rooted. One of the largest fell upou
two men and three horses and crushed
them to death. Names of the victims
have not yet been received by the
forest supervisor.
While Montane's fight fans vert
sizzling at Shelby and the thermome
ter was hitting the top OF the tube in
other parts of the state. q blizzard a.
severe ms any mid winter storm ragged
on the Montsnn-Tdsho line hear Iror
according 10 reports brouxhs
to MIssouls By NJ old prosDector.