Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-05

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according TO a statement issued by At
torney General w. ID. Rankin.
Twenty two students graduated
from Custer county schools In com.
munities outside Miles City. on hav.
Ing passed the state eighth grade ex.
aminations in May, according to Miss
Marie Shucks county superintendent OF
schools, who states that all have now
been awarded their diplomas
There is little hope for a change in
the general business conditions In Mon
tana, northern Wyoming and western
passed and the future viii bring a
gradual Improvement, is the view ex-
pressed by o. F. Tate Of Carter, presi-
dent Of the Montana Retail Merchants
association. In his address before the
opening session of that body in
Billings.
Five hundred and seventy-nIne stu
dents are registered at the state nor
NAL college at Dillon for the regional
summer school. The number is
slightly less than for last year but, 1t
is stated, compares well with other
schools. Three regional summer
schools are being held In the state and
are located at Lewistown, Miles City
and Billings.
Following the example set by sew
eral other western states, the Mon
tana industrial accident board at Hell
ena will have published o a COM
pendulum containing decisions of the
Montana board in accident cases. In
the eight years that the board has
been In existence approximately 10000
cases have been decided, Chairman
Jerome Locke states.
Tine Fromberg Rod and Gun club has
been organized at Fromberg and VIII
take an active part In the preserva-
ton and propagation OF game and fish
and assist in having v~iolators Of the
game laws brought to justice. An eff
fort win also be made to stock the
valley with Chinese pheasants. Meet
ings will be held regularly on the
fourth Tuesday of each month.
Fort Keough4 at Miles City, named
for Captain Keough, who died with
Custer ON the Little Big Horn, June
%. 1876, has finally been abandoned.
The fort was established about that
time and bore a prominent part in the
early days of eastern Montana. The
decision TO abandon the fort was made
last winter and carried out In spite
Of protests of Montana representatives.
The Fromberg tourist camp now Of
fers natural gas. electric light, filtered
mountain water, fresh vegetables,
plenty of shade and a hearty welcome,
free. The ground now being used for
4 park was a garden last year and
this year there Is a volunteer crop of
BEANS. radishes, corn and squash. One
lay last week three families who
stopped in the park for the noon meal,
'ound sufficient radIshes for q mess.
The unit school board of Cascade
has wound up its business
preparatory to going back to the old
of conducting county schools,
he unit system having been discarded
~ the people at a recent election. The
difference between the unit system
md the old system, which has been
1oted back after two years trial, is
hat under the unit system all money
f the third class districts of the coun-
Y are Jumped into one sum. and a
'udget prepared by a county unit
'oard of five members, with the coun-
Y superintendent Of schools as ex-
fficio member.
Non-irrigated crops in sections of
Yellowstone county are In splendid
ondition and promise one of the
eaviest yields in years, w. d. Staple
on, county agent, declares. Mr..
tapleton has just returned from trips
nto the districts surrounding Bew,
Iroadview and Castle Buttes. In
ach Of these territories the condition
the same and with normal weather
rom now on, the harvest will be :.
eavy. .
That the 'sback to the soil" move !
tent has many adherents among Mon
sna ex-service men Is revealed In a :
eport made public by G. Thomas :
usha, Jr., nag of the state Of :
Of the United States veterans =
ureau. According TO the figures an
ounced, 225 disabled veterans APP
roved for vocational training have
some phase of agriculture for /,
ieir vacation. This is approximately :
of the entire number Of men Z
no have accepted training. !
A special election will be held In .
county on August 10 to deter u
inc whether a special levy of three q
ills shall be made In order TO pro- u
ice a fund with which to finance the
'ection of q bridge over the Yellow
one river at Glendive, to take the
of the existing structure. or e
neither moneys available shall be q
led instead of making a levy. Fed ?
al aid VIII be available for part of G
e work, the estimated cost Of the
tire structure being $4,000.
The board of directors of the Young
ems Christian association In Beze- n
an decided at a recent meeting to X
Oh all activities of the Institution and e
ose the building indefinitely. The A
fion takes effect Immediately. FL ri