Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-13

and private timber me have about
one-fourth Of the "a billion.
There are 931, 100000 feet of white
pine, nine and a half billion feet of
yellow pine, and % billion feet of fir
and larch. A survey of the states tim
Der area shows that the government
has COZ. 900 acres OF merchantable
timber, private owners 10000 acres
and the state 1000 acres. Nom
commercial timber lands amount to
more than 4.000,000 acres, of which
cut over and burned off lands total
214.OO0 acres.
Statements issued by Attorney w. ID.
Rankin and State Secretary of AgrI-
culture G. c. Davis declare that grain
elevators in the state licensed as pub
lie warehouses must accept grain for
storage under the terms of the Mon
tana law or the owners face prosecu-
ton. II was stated that 165 elevators
in Montana have refused to accept for
storage grain for which receipts must
be given, agreeing to deliver to the
shippers on demand grain of a similar
quality at the terminals such as Du-
luth and Minneapolis.
Prompt action Of a passerby whose
name was not learned probably saved
Charles McGihben, a farmer near Me
hart from being cut to death by the
sickle knives of a mower. The team
he was driving became frightened and
bolted. He was thrown onto the sickle
and could not extrlcate himself. A
passerby saw his predlcament and
stopped the team. McGibben Is In the
Deaconess hospital In Great Falls and
may lose both feet as the result of the
accident.
The entire business section of the
town of Nashua. fifteen miles east
OF Glasgow, was threatened with de-
~struction when fire of unknown origin
destroyed the Occident elevator at
that place. The fire was not discoy-
cred until 1t had made some Roadway
and the volunteer fire fighters We're
handicapped by lack Of water. the
town having no water supply suitable
lOF IRE protection.
Two dozen depositors Of the uefunct
First National Bank of Shelby gath
cred In that city recently TO devise
ways and means of recognizing the
bank. and discover, II possible, the
reason for its closing. An appeal will
be made directly TO the comptroller of
currency in Washington. d. c., for the
privilege of examining the closed
banks books, by q committee of the
.depositors.
Charging that his wife threw her
wedding ring In his face at least a
dozen times during the last year and I
called him a 'cur' q "white livered {
and other even stronger names
and finally gave him a stronger hint /
she desired her freedom by lock- |
ng him out Of the house, Henry II. T. {
Foreman, OF Great Falls, has applied G
or n divorce. /
Probably the most interesting con-
yressional medal of honor In Montana
8 that of William Leonard, of White
Springs, which was awarded
lin for ~gallantry in battle during the 4
'attle of Muddy Greek In 1877. The
medal is almost the same, and carries I
same distinction as congressional 4
medals awarded heroes of the late y
World war.
Two old-time residents of the Bitter
loot valley, of closely related families.
led within a few hours of each other
n August 20. They we're John A. o
Wood, aged 80 years, of Victor. and n
Iiss Susie Afford, his sister-in-law. n
ged II years, also of Victor. They a
ERE pioneer residents Of the COM h
,unity where they had made their
ONE for forty years. =
The 16-months-old child of Mr.. and
IRIS. ]. c.. York, of near Ekalaka, was Il
everely burned recently when 1t In II
manner got hold Of a car of con
ned to the face and arms. The child
Ill recover ce
A, J.. Hecrix of Great Falls was n
ected President of the Montana State sf
oultry Breeders association at the =.
'ficial mail ballot of that %organIza- n
on held recently. J. r. Danson, of h.
lflngs. is the retiring president.
The biennial state convention of the
Order OF HibernIans and the
dies auxiliary of the order will be !.
I'D In Great Falls September IA -
Estimates made by the county agent .,
Prairie county indicate that at least -
fty carloads of hogs win be shipped -
that county this fan and winter. -
Bonds Of the Valley Center drainage IN
strict have been sold and drainage
prk will start as soon as the equip
emit is received by the contractor.
,e Valley Center district Is In the e.
z Horn valley to the north Of Har- If,
Bonds were issued to the amount m
$4,000. IA,
Twenty carloads OF steel rails re- te,
nfly arrived at Miles City and 1t Is he
there that this steel will be ~
I'd for construction of the North and ho
mn railroad, on which work was mn