Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-22
MONTANA HAPPENINGS
TOLD IN FEW WORDS
Interesting News Items About Mon
tsna and What They
Are Doing


Are Doing
Removal OF the county seat of Roose-
welt county from Poplar to Wolf Point
has been halted by the supreme court,
Early in July the Hamilton cannery
will be open for business, according TO
word given out by the manager, w. Ill.
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It is reported that roads and high
ways In the eastern section of Montana
are In good shape, considering the
time of year.
f. A. Logan. for the past 10 years
connected In some capacity with the
Red Lodge State bank OF that city. has
resigned as president of the institu-
ton
II the rumor OF the death of Mrs.
Sims In Spokane is su%bstantiated. the
ST. Sincent's hospital at Billings viii
BECOME the beneficiary OF a consider
able legacy, IL Is understood.
Twenty disabled ex-service men have
received vocational training In Lewis
town, according to Lief Fredericks,
training supervisor of the United
States Veterans bureau I'm Montana.
Success Of the campaign for the
Eewistown= Bey-Scouts WAS assured
when more than $1,000 was subscribed
by Lewistown boy lovers toward the
support of a first class scout council
with a full-time scout executive.
Bids on permanent repairs for the
Billings east bridge. the east span OF
which collapsed under the weight OF
milling cattle December 80. have been
called for by the Yellowstone county
commissioners and viii be opened
April
Every one of the rs bred sows sold
in Che Montana Poland China breeders
consignment sale held at Billings on
WashIngton's birthday. went to men
who were buying for d start or for
herd improvement. according to Prof.
". i. Joseph. of the Montana agricuI-
tural experiment station at Bozeman.
Never has Glendive had a more en-
thusiastlc and optimistic gathering of
business men than sat down to the an
nual dinner of the Glendlve chamber
Of Tcommerce. Chairs were at n pre-
MUM and the dining room, filled to ca-
pactty. 1t was entirely n local affair.
Directors for the ensuing year were
elected.
More than a fair. chance OF the Ring
Hing State hank being r~eorganlzed and
again opened up for business is APP
parent. The COMMITTEE selected to go,
oyer the affairs of the bank have done
so diligently. With the eliminating Of
some bad paper. but not as much az Is
usually found In defunct banks, the in
stitutIon can easily be reopened.
Farmers and stockraIsers are much
concerned over the losses OF stock
southwest of Ryegate. After rs head
Of dead cattle were discovered on one
farm. the veterinary was sent for and
arrived from Harlowton. Upon exam
ination he expressed the opinion that
they were poisoned and n specimen has
been sent to Helena for analysis.
superintendent Thomas +. Hart Of
the Campbell Farming corporation,
has received Instructions from Thomas
ID. Campbell. president of the corpor-
alton. who Is at present in Pasadena.
Gal. to seed to Spring wheat every
possible acre on the Fort Smith bench,
near Hardin, which embraces 5000
acres of the best wheat growing land
In the Big Horn valley.
Invitations TO n conference on meth
DDS Of controlling Rocky mountain
spotted fever. which has It's most vIru-
lent form In the Bitter Root valley of
but which has been reported
from different states. have been sent
bv Or. w. F. Cogswell. secretary Of The
Montana state board Of health. to the
officers of the Rocky mountain
and the western provinces Of
Canada.
Appropriation for the state highway
was contained in a hin
which has been signedo by Governor
The measure, which was one
IS approved In addition to the Butte
merger bin. provides $4,000 for each
u the two coming years for admins
expenses Of the commission
s35. 900 for surveyors and field work
-R~ advance Of letting Of contracts. and
$50 900 n year for maintenance Of com
Dleted federal aid projects. II also
likes a minimum of s150.0O a year
which may be used In road construe-
ion.
The bill passed by the legislature
providing for the adoption Of a CON
iolidated government by Butte AID
Silver Bow county has heen signed by
5ov. Dixon. The plan, which VIII be
admitted TO the people OF Silver Bow
.ounty, provides for a commission
manager form Of government. The
easure. introduced by Miss Josie Ros-
of the Silver Bow delegation ~
he house was one of the two bills pro
,osed at the time. The second bill.
yhich provided for a commission form {
4 governmentsxith all offices elective >
ras killed by the senate.
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