Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-11
MONTANA HAPPENINGS
TOLD IN A FEW WORDS
Interesting News Items About Mon
tana and What They
Are Doing

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dams are to receive in the near future
a per capita payment OF $40 as a diyi-
dend from the sale of tribal cattle
Fee patent Indians are to receive their
money direct.
Potatoes from the Bitter Root valley
Will be sold on the market in Los An
geles@ This became known when it
I vas announced in railroad circles that
240 tons Of potatoes are being loaded
al Woodside. near Hamilton.
Movement of Montana wheat from
Montana is expected by grain buyers
of Great Falls to continue until the last
of May or the first of June, making
probably one Of the longest sale sea-
sons the state has ever had.
One of the largest mining deals made
in Montana this year was completed
recently, when James Breen, a Mon
tana pioneer, secured control of the
more than LOO acres of the porphyry
dyke in the Lutteral Peak district near
Rimini.
Filipino boys from oil sections Of
Montana gathered in Missoula recently
in convention, the purpose Of which
was to bring TO the people of Missoula
and the state generally, the problem of
the Philippines as viewed by natives Of
the islands.
Within the next 30 days locomotives
on the c. NJ. & st. z. railroad viii
burn Roundup coal as far east rs Mon
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company, which as a subsidiary of the
railway company, operates two coal
mines at Roundup.
A program for the development of
MOntana,s agricultural resources par
ticularly the Increase of its forage
crops. the development of corn raising
possibilities, alfalfa acreage and tame
grasses for dry land sections was
adopted at a recent meeting of the con-
yention of extension workers at the
Montana State college at Bozeman.
Transfers of various county funds
and establishments of accounts have
cut Carbon county's federal aid fund
deficiency from over $4,000 to approx
imately $1,000 and given an oppor-
tunity to wipe that debt from the books
next year and free the county of an ex-
pense which has given the commits
sEoners considerable worry during the
past two years.
With preparations even 10Y under
way for taking the soldier bonus bill
before the supreme court with the view
10 testing its legality, another six
months should see the ex-service lei
OF Montana in receipt Of their bonus
If IT. is favorably passed upon, accord
ing to Attorney Francis Silver, who in
troduced the bill at the last session of
the legislature.
Again, and for the third time in
about as many months, the Milwaukee
railroad announced the purchase Of a
large volume of new rolling stock for
its lines. The latest purchase includes
rs engines, 5000 gondolas, 1900 box
cars and 500 automobile cars. This
news is contained in an announcement
received at the Northern Montana d.
vision offices of the road at Great
Fails.
Night school is to be started at the
Custer county high school, according
to an announcement made The curse
of study will include drafting, cleo
trical work, shop mathematics m
craftsmanship for the men and plain
sewing for the women, providing a srf-
ficient number enroll. In addition, a
rSA~+ onr~co IL, a nrfonft.ro innludfn0 /
feeding and livestock judging, will be
given, and a course In auto mechanics.
These latter classes win be taught In
the day time.
Some of the finest pens of poultry
which win be exhibited at the Montana
poultry show, to be held in Bill
iings January 1920, will come from
Miles City. One pen of five chickens,
valued at S125 and all purebreds, Is
owned by a Miles City man and Will
have a prominent place at the exhibi-
ton. Besides this pen there are TO be
others and every effort Is to
be made by the Miles City chicken
to get recognition at this
great poultry show.
Any hearing by The interstate COM
merce commission In Montana on the
proposed consolidation OF t~ransconti-
railroad lines into groups is In
doubt, according to Chairman Lee Den
mes, of the state railroad commission
mo commercial body or shipper In
Montana has indicated to the state
commission that he desires q
In this state to present argu-
ments and evidence either for or
against the proposed consolidation"
said Mr.. Dennis. The only communi-
on the subject we have had was
from the Great Falls commercial club.
which said 1t had filed with the inter
commission protests
the proposal TO consolidate the
Hill lines and the Chicago, Milwaukee
4 81. Paul railroad.
Having quit the project of trying TO
Silver Bow creek by means Of ]
sand pump tried by the engineering .