Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-15
NEWS NOTES FROM
OVER THE STATE
Short ltems For Busy Readers
Devoted to the Welfare OF
Montana

Gilbert rowford coal mine just cas-
of the city OF Roundup is rapidly near
ing completion.
Gov. J.. NJ. Dixon has affixed his sig
nature to the bills providing for inner
itance tax, the license tax on crude oil
production and the rewritten measurs
TO impose a license tax on sleeping cars
operated In Montana.
An excellent entertainment and re.
ception was given the mobiles Of A
Bedoo temple who were invited from
Billings to Livingston 10 attend the
celebration Of the Mystic Shrine club
of that place recently, according to
members returning TO Billings.
E~ighty-five ~journeymen of the build
ing trades crafts have organized what
is termed an american Plan union.o
a unit of the Associated Industies.
The organization has proceeded to the
election of temporary officers, and the
permanent officers viii be elected soon.
Governor Dixon signed the old age
pension bill introduced by Representa-
tive Lester Lobe of Helena, which
would give counties authority to pen
sion persons over 40 years old, under
certain conditions. II will enable coun-
ties to substitute a pension system for
maintenance of pioneer families
A poultry show win be held In Mis-
soula some time during the spring by
the Western Montana Poultry and Pet
Stock association, according to n decis-
ion reached by the organization at its
annual business melting. This years
show win be the first exhibition the
association has held In Missoula since
before the war.
J. r. Craver, general superintendent
of the central district of the Northern
Pacific system. which tnkes In the ter
ritory from Mandan to Paradise, said
TINT work on the new roundhouse and
other improvements at Missoula, an
nounced In the budget, win be com
menced as soon as materials and men
are available for the work.
The Missoula chamber of commerce
has placed IFS stamp Of disapproval on
carnival companies showing In the
Nil%. Int uiifLiOlH nAttA VII AhC IL
quest of a carnival company to be
permitted to hold n Fourth of July
celebration by ordering communities
ton to be sent to the city council ask
Ing that body 10 forbid all carnival
companies from visiting Missoula.
That the prosperity of Winnett and
surrounding territory Is not entirely
dependent upon oil production. as
many have surmlsed. is shown by re-
ports of elevators men. which show
that to date 100000 bushels of grain
have been received there and that from
10000 to 10000 bushels are still In
storage In TINT vicinity. These es-
Inmates do not include corn.
The Hope and Katy mines. together
with u other claims. have passed into
control of the lib Mining company, a
corporation said TO be backed by men
of large means and important business
connections, according to reports from
Basin. The Jib company has already
unwatered the shaft OF the Hope.
bought out the Atwater interests and
is prepared 10 prosecute mining oper-
ations vigorously, 1t Is declared.
Deliheration over appropriations FOR
state officers, state departments, state
boards and commissions and state In
situations of approximately for the
next two years, and covered in about
40 bills. proved as great n problem to
solve II not greater for the Eighteenth
legislative assembly than did the ag-
greemenf on the enactment of some of
the taxation measures. Between these
two problems both branches were de-
tanned in session 10 hours beyond the
constitutional time limit for adjourn
ment.
Arthur Patten. well known rancher
living on the GalIatin three miles north
of Shedd's bride and a mile west, was
instantly killed when the automobile he
was driving turned completely over
and he was caught beneath 1t. His
skull was fractured. His 16-year-old
daughter. Myrtle. who was riding with
him, miraculously escaped injury. She
was caught under the machine. but in
a way that did no harm to her. and she
was rescued a few moments after the
accident.
Governor Dixon has approved house
bin No. 400, providing for the submits
sion to the people of a proposed con
stitutional amendment to provide a
bonus to the soldiers. sailors and ma
who served the United States
during the World war. The measure
Is similar to the law voted at the last
general election, but which was held
unconstitutional by the state supreme
court. The governor also approved
house bin No. 81. which provides that
the state may receive gifts and dona-
tons to go into a permanent school
fund for the support of the state uni
versity.
A lively demand for Industrial sites
during the late winter indicates both
expansion of many business lines and
the location In the state Of many new
Industries during the coming summer,
according to A. L. Sedwick, real estate
n9ent for the Milwaukee railroad.
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