Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-19
News Of Moatana
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tcNtstcu IN nOg p~rOuuctfOns httttnues
the five hog schools" that were con
Quoted In Roosevelt county recently.
Two counties, Blaine and Jefferson
have already arranged for appropria
tons for the collection Of agricultura
exhibits for the 1923 state fair 81
Helena.
Forces in the locomotive shop OF this
Northern Pacific at Miles City hav'
returned TO an eight-hour working day
for the first time since the strike OF
the shopcrafts In July, last year.
BY the. narrow margin of three votes
laurel citizens defeated the PROPOSE
ton TO vote an additional 10-mill levy
for general maintenance of schools In
the Laurel school district. The vote
was n 10 so.
A municipal nursery which, II plans
of it's founders materiallze. win tome
day supply Choteau's lawns and boule-
Yards with native ash trees, Is being
tathered by Mayor g. III. Coffey. Jr,
and City Marshal John Moore.
0ld-tlme residents declare that such
huge flocks Of geese and ducks as have
appeared this spring have not been
seen In years and that such a sight
portends prosperity, especially II the
flocks go north early in the season.
The Yellowstone county commission
ers have appropriated the sum of
s7.T85 TO be expended on maintenance
OF federal highway projects during the
| coming summer. The amount repre-
SCENTS one-half of the necessary ex-
perse, the remainder being paid by
the state highway commission.
Due to the efforts of +. II. Merrill of
the Western Creamery at Miles City,
| farmers are finding a good market for
their eggs, which are coming In such
numbers as to make Miles City q of
the best markets In the state. Mr..
Merrill states that he will be able to
ship out a carload of eggs a week for
some time.
Dairy farmers OF the Sidney vicinity
have organized the Yellowstone Co
operative Dairymen's association.
Twenty-one farmers who are selling
tTtHlH lTttn L. tVWc tskiSN tAt Ah<kn-
bers' agreement and the work Of per
fecting the organization by securing
the membership of all the farmers In
the locality will be carried put.
Health officers and doctors of the
states OF Montana. Oregon, and Wyo-
ming %journeyed to Hamilton, In the
Bitter Root valley one day last week
for the purpose of inspecting the work
being done there In the laboratory
maintained for the Investigation OF
spotted fever, Its causes and its re-
suits. The doctors have been attend
Ing a spotted fever conference at Mis-
soula.
The Kansas agricultural college de-
batting team from Manhattan, Kansas,
defeated the Montana state college de-
batting team here by unanimous de-
cisIon OF the judges. In an argument on
the question: Resolved, That the sew
eral states should establish courts to
adjudlcate labor disputes ip essential
Industries, with power to enforce their
decisions" The visitors held the af-
firmatlve side.
II is noted that arrangements are
being made for the re-opening OF the
horse sales yards at Miles City. For
many years Miles City was the greatest
horse market In the world, but when
the first OF three lean seasons struck
that section, and automobiles began to
appear In greater numbers. the de-
mand s~lackened. With horses again
into favor 1t is believed the
will be better.
Beaverhead county high school, OF
won the second annual inter
music meet at Big Timber,
which closed April 8. Great Falls
WIN have the meet next year, accord
Ing to a decision by the music section
the state educational association.
rhe section also decided that the con-
Test should remain a single event for
1 year or two at least, instead OF being
conducted by districts.
Eighteen Hungarian p~artridges,
which arrived In Anaconda recently,
been liberated in the Deer Lodge
fHlfFf Dy AihCOiuh SpotteiiNh+ iht'
8 the second shipment of these birds
o reach the state. Last year a num-
,er of the cartridges were liberated in
he valley. and have done exception
lily well. sportsmen say. All Of the
,lrds ordered by the fish and game
commission are imported direct from
hungary.
Headed for the Flnthead reservation,
ne advance guard Of a party Of set
lers from southern Idaho arrived In
.fIssoula, being In charge Of the ship
nents Of five carloads of belongings
automobile loads OF the fam
lies OF the men are making the trip
automobile. The five carloads
yhich arrived brought stock, farm ma
hlnery and household effects. In the
hIpment were 35 head of horses, some
attic and 5000 pounds of certified
eed. Also there are tractors. wagons.
Implements and as one OF the party
aid, I'VE have everything to start
pring work"
Twenty-Five thousand brook trout of {
Ingerlength were planted In the Rose
nd and ts tributary streams last week
v the Custer Rod and Gun club OF