Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-15

= The second state inf.Escllolastl'
music meet, TO be held in Big Timber
April 3. 6 and 7. Is gradually gaining
more volume and importance. Approx
mateLy $50 contestants have been en-
cred. representing 20 schools.
Appearing mysteriousIy and withou
: any warning. six memhess Of the Mis-
: soula chapfers Of the Ka Klux Khan
I .lad In white robes and hoods, NbOol
part in the funeral ceremonies at the
grave of Fred MacLean, age %.
} Arrangements for the northwestern
stabilization congress which will be
held in Billings on February l6 and II
we're discussed and machinery set In
motion for their execution at a meet
ing of the leaders Of the stabllIztlon
movement.
At a meeting OF the Stevensville Dis
trict Industrial association. Chairman
L. A. Holt Of the cannery committee
read-a contract with Fl. A. Johns which
binds him and his associates to have
n cannery operating Mt S%tevensyille
the coming summer.
For the first time in the history of
the tribe. the Blackfeet IndTQns used
the Australian ballot system at a re-
cent series OF meetings held at Seville,
Old Agency. Heart Butte ard In
Browning. Members OF the business
council Of the tribe were elected.
The Carbon County Farmers union
IS taking the lead In n plan Of cooper
alton recently started among h e
unions of six counties In southeastern
Montana to purchase and maintain a
centrally located creamery as the first
step toward making dairying n Of the
principal farm industries.
The successful settlement Of Mon
tana's vacant lands depends upon fur
nlshing prospective settlers with defln-
tie and accurate data before they es-
tablish their homes here, says the Mon
iana Development association bulletin
In outlining the character of informa-
ton each prospective settler should
receive.
NJ. II. Baker of Libby. who claims
the undispufed title Of worlds greatest
live lion hunter and catcher, said that
he hopes to be able to ship live lions
from Libby in carload lots In the fu-
ture. He has orders at this time for
more than 100 lions, most Of them to
70 TO the Home geological Aerna com
pany at Kansas City.
That much Of the pork which Is GO
Ing TO the coast packing plnnts eventu-
ally goes 10 market In Japan Is n report
which has been received at Miles City.
It is stated thnt shipments are required
o 70 through on given schedule on
railroads to the packing plants,
hat the pork may be prepared for
transportation across the water by
,oat.
Montana's new state board Of equal
zation. the s0-called tax commission,
,oted by the people as n constitutional
amendment last November, held It's or
ranlzntion meeting recently. electing
State Treasurer ]. w. Walker
chairman. All three members filed
heir oaths Of office and were issued
heir commissions by the secretary OF
tate. f.,
WIN lit announcement ifffiilN \
hat n crew Of surveyors for the Mon F.,
ana Railway company had arrived, in {
crest In the Miles City to Salt Creek ]
abroad Increased greatly. and much
omment and speculation ms to which 4
nute would be chosen. the date OF |
the preliminary work. and c
features is to he heard about the /
of Miles City. c
Expenditure of $4,000 by the Mon s
Power company for n west side
over line extension for irrigation and n
omestic service which will serve % n
ntrons now using gasoline engines for c
rigatlon purposes in pumping from d
he Sun river and Missouri river. was S
nnouneed mt Great Falls ~ James
ow, operating engineer OF the Mon Z
ma Power company. n
A patent hns been granted to Justin L
+. Smith and Earnest Schanks OF Bill o
igs for nm automatic locking device S
hlch fits over the spark and gas
vers on a Ford car I'm such n way j.
mt neither lever may he moved with 81
It tearing the wheel from It's socket IL
Married "a years and the mother of II
children. Mrs. David p, Dickerson b.
Billings Is now seeking n divorce.
Interest on the state common school e
.rmanent fund, and income from II
lses OF state school lands In 1922 NJ
lde available n sum equal to 1884 II
r each child OF school age In Mon ii
ma. according TO the state treasurer.
Butte was chosen for the meeting nj
ice. Of the Montana state council of In
rpenters at It's next annual meeting al
February, 1924, at the close of n be
session Of the council at
ssoula. &c
Announcement has been made by Of lie
ials0 of theA company OF the building VI
an oil refinery within the city limits he
Gre2t Falls by the Sunburst Pefin-
company, articles Of incorporation AZ
which were filed In Helena, work to Ia
yin as soon as the weather will al M
The refinery will consist of four
It's of 1000 barrels per day per unit to
n a n~c,fltn- .,l,rt nInAnAA The W.