Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-04
TREASURE STATE PARAGRAPHS

The Illinois Pipeline company trans
ported 7S,49S barrels Of oil from tn,
Kevin-Sunburst field in July.
Charles A Gorkins has been-ap
pointed United States COMMISSIONS
Mt Hardin by Judge George Bourquln
TO succeed j. w. Johnston who re.
signed.
Thomas Gould, for more than 40
years-a resident Of Park county. died
at his home in Emigrant just one day
after his S5th blrthdate. Deceased
had been a resident of Emigrant 81
years. Death was due to old age.
Thomas Gould was born In Boston.
Mass. Sept. II, 1888. He came west
In early manhood and located at st.
Paul. MINI, removing to Livingston
a little more than 40 years ago.
William Leonard. a veteran of Mon.
tana Indian wars Of 1875 and 1878.
died at White Sulphur Springs of
cancer OF the stomach Mt the age Of
GS. A native of Michigan. he came TO
Montana as a soldier in 1876, and was
stationed at Fort Ellis in the Second
cavalry. In May. 1877, his company
was sent TO Muddy Greek to relieve
men corralled by the Indians. For his
bravery in the battle he was awarded
a medal. which was personally pre-
sented by General Miles. He was also
In the battle OF the Big Hole. He had
been a resident of Meagher county for
26 years.
A large portion OF the Bitter Root
apple crop which was damaged by hail
storms during July. will be manufac.
tured Into cider this season and O
modern plant is now being installed In
the old creamery at Woodside for the
handling of hail-pecked stock. The
cider factory will be operated by Ray
Fl. Keays and company, Of Corvallis.
Hydraulic machines. with a pressing
capacity of 100 tons, will be used In
squeezing the juice from the fruit, and
modern sanitary measures Will be car.
ried out throughout the process. II Is
expected by the management that over
100 carloads of Mcintosh apples Will
be made into cider at the plant this
season.
The government has appropriated
$4,000 for the immediate purchase of
milk h~eifers, sheep and chickens, to be
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reservation on the instaliment plan.
Under the program the government
has furnished n flour mill at Heart
s~ub-agency. This mill was used
last year to grind the wheat for the
Indians. When this mill was built, the
greatest support of the program was
shown In the vicinity OF Heart Butte,
and for this reason the mill was To-
there. 1t has developed now that
sfl have shown such good Will In the
program that the one mill cannot pro-
luce the flour demanded. Authority
has been granted to build a new mill
II Browning. This will accommodate
he wheat growers In the vicinity of
Browning and the north side and WIN
,e ander construction very shortly.
rhe first unit viii have a capacity OF
70 barrels of flour daily and. II neces-
AIRY. another unit can be added.
For the second time in three months.
eggmen recently broke into the North
I'm Pacific station at Dixon. Nothing
4 value wss taken from the building
nd no attempt was made TO force
be safe, but all telegraph and teIe-
wires were cut and completely
evered from the main cables. II 10
ellcved that the yeggs WE'RE planning
bank robbery or other crime in the
ear vicinity. Evidently they we're
rsxhtssed away by p~nsss-by In shs
Any mornins- Il