Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28

CATION project near Red Lodge.
A heavy downpour Of rain. accom-.
panied By a terrific wind storm, visit.
ed Phillips and Valley counties re
Gently, extending from Harlem 10
Nashua, doing much damage to prop
erty.
Representatives of depositors in III
defunct American bank OF Great Falls
called on Gov. Joseph AZ. Dixon re-
Gently and voiced a request that an
effort be made to ~reorganize and re-
open the bank.
A procession Of presidents in which
six districts and 100 club presidents
participated marked the formal OPEN
Ing, In Anaconda, of the state conven-
ton of the Montana Federation of
Women's clubs.
The annual meeting Of the Montana
State Bar association will be held at
Hunters Hot Springs Friday and Sat
urday, August 10 and II, 1t has been
announced, following a referendum on
the choice of place by the members.
Inc Central Montana regional sum-
mer school opened In the county high
school building at Lewistown, June Is.
Superintendent j. u. Williams Of Har-
lowton is directing the work this year.
A very strong faculty has been select
ed for the summer quarter.
Jim Johnson, son of the mayor of
Shelby. who was injured In the wreck
Of the Shelby fight airplane at Living
ston, has recovered sufficiently to
leave the hospital. Major Gene Lane,
who was also In the crash. is expected
to be confined in the hospital for an
other week.
Owing to press of business Gov. j.
NJ. Dixon was unable to fulfill his en-
gagement TO make an address at the
Poison celebration In observance, of
the creation of Lake county recently.
Chester C. Davis. commissioner of ag-
rfculture took the governors place on
the program.
Damage to private and municipal
property estimated from 100000 to
$4,000 was done at Great Falls by a
flood resulting from a c%loudburst. Two
of rain fell In an hour and n
half. Property damage consisted prin-
Of paving %washouts, sewers,
a~arth-covered ~boulevards and flooded
easements.
At n meeting of the board of direct
IRIS Of the Lavina Mutual Telephone
company IT was decided to continue
he service. 1t was found that the
company is in good financial condi-
ion and has "a phones in operation.
There was talk at the meeting of ex-
the line to Bundy. provided
efficient interest is shown.
John Brooke HEREFORD, cattleman,
public official, empire builder
nd one OF the best-known pioneer
haracters OF Montana. died Mt his
ONE in Billings recently. following a
Illness from pneumonia. The
ews of his death m as a distinct
hook to the Midland Empire, where
is greatest work was done. 1t is
oubtful II the west has another pion-
er Of his splendid type, his friends
eclare.
L. C. Prudden of Prudden and King
nd Prudden, Inc, newspaper repre-
antatives Of New York and Chicago, ]
listed Billings on a western trip, :
conditions In the field. Mr..
says that conditions In the J
asst are excellent and that this is
ound to be reflected in n good market {
VI whatever Montana has to sell. In 9
lis connection. he has found in Mon e
ma every promise of a big production o
every line.
Pete Ithurbide. farmer and sheep
an OF Sweet Grass county, claims he
rs established n record In lambing {
lis year. He started lambing April n
J. The first bunch of 800 head pro- h
iced 325 lambs, while the second S
inch of 300 produced 833 head. Mr..
hurblde said this was the best In Il
that he has yer known, and q
vures 104 per cent. Ninety-five per s.
mt was his previous record. He said n
help was hired TO do the work. h
The Big Horn County Rod and Gun G
nb of Hardin Is removing the carp G
on the slough In Bowman park. So d
r there have been removed about 500 W
these scavenger fish. ranging in
light from a half-pound to six ir
unds each. The slough was last m
ar stocked with 1000 bass and q &
reen has been put In at the mouth Of II
e slough TO prevent the carp from In
ming up from the Little Horn. Carp
stroy the spawn Of the bass and ~
ay are being removed In order to W
re the bass every chance possible to &C
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The Montana Sportsmen's assocla- SC
n has received recently from the XII
In~ufacturers q set of the two reels of hi
,tion pictures entitled "When Elk 70
me Down" These 1900 feet of
ms were complied from upwards of
feet of motion pictures taken in
|, dead of winter In the vicinity of =.
llowstone National park, in the ABB !.
-okee National forest. and show J.
" clearly what are the conditions
L cause. during an exceptionally