Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-05
MONTANA NEWS NOTES.
Tersely Told Tales Concerning
the Treasure State and
Montanans

Through its chamber of commerce
Glendive endorsed the merger OF thu
Northern Pacllc railway. the 0rsa'
Northern and the Burlington roads
Boxeman's population has increassf
by 1900 since the 1920 census, accord
ing to the figures OF a carefully pre-
pared estimate based on the schoo
enumeration.
To discuss financial problems Of the
four educational institutions which
compose the University Of Montana
the presidents of the four institutions
met with Chancellor NJ. A. Brannon In
Helena recently. .
Indians from Lame Deer reservation
are pouring into Miles City with a view
Of getting employment OF the new rail.
road construction. These Indians are
progressive and have some OF the best
teams In the west.
According to reports the street car
tracks, which have so long been a
curse to the automobile drivers In
Bozeman, will be torn up as soon al
the weather conditions will make II
possible 10 relay the paving.
Plans for a S1.000.0O0 development
campaign through a 10-year period be-
ginning In the fall of 1924, In behalf
of Montana Wesleyan college. were dis
cussed at the spring meeting of tile
trustees OF the college at Helena.
The proposal TO create Lake county
in northwestern Montana has aroused
more than a passing interest among
the F1athend Indians. n of who's
tribal claims 10 distinction lies In the
fact tia. they never made wal on the
white man.
A conference of state and provincial
health officers will be held in Missoula
April 8 and 9 for the purpose Of dis
cussing the Rocky mountain spotted
fever problem, according to Or. w. #.
Cogswell, secretary Of the Montana
state board of health.
A limitation of the number OF stu
dents, the cutting Of extension service
activities, and the closing Of the sum-
mer quarter are the outstanding fea-
lures OF the program outlined for Mon
tana State college at Bozeman, by
President Atkinson, recently.
One hundred and fifteen mothers
and daughters participated In a ban
quet at the Congregational church at
Hardin, this being the first affair of
the sort given at which the tables were
turned and the women did the BAN
quoting, while the men did the cooking
and serving.
IL has been announced az Miles City
that nine crews are to be put to work
at once on the Milwaukee, five on the
Musselshell division and four on the
Trans-Missouri. This NEAR that 675
men are. to be put to work. 1t is I'M
derstood that the S5-pound rails are 10
be replaced by 9o-pound rails.
AS a result of the advertising cam
paign. upon which the three northwest
railroad companies have embarked. a
great many communications are COM
ing in each day to the Billings office
of the Great Northern railway. These
and cards are from many states
In the union and all ask the same
thing-information about Montana.
During this season the Livingston
chamber of will be head
quarters for the It. l. B.-the touring
Information bureau. ID. p. Bates, the
secretary, has been working to obtain
the bureau for Livingston ever since
the new chamber Of commerce was or
zanized. and recently received n letter
from headquarters in Minneapolis, say
ing that II had been decided to estab-
ish the Montana bureau there.
Farmers must reduce their acreage
II wheat and produce more profitable
John r. Mitchell, member OF
he federal reserve board at Washing
on, ID. c., declared at the conference
with business men and farmers in
recently. "The farmers OF the
northwest can easily cut down by 49,
100000 acres. There is no doubt that
,yer-production of wheat is largely
responsible for the farmers presses
condition."
Boy Scouts OF Montana will be ap-
game wardens in the commun-
ties in which they live, according to
tentative proposal made by State
lame Warden C. A. J~ackaways to
Scout Executive John Whitney Of Mis-
The scouts, one from each
roop. would hold a special commission
= a Boy Scout game warden. under the
Ian. Each troop would elect the mem
'er they would recommend for the ap
ointment.
In their last appearance on the floor
4 the high school gym at Miles City,
,usrer High team OF basketball play
re. champions of Montana. defeated
he Powder River team. made up OF
ormer graduates and star players, "A
D 8, In an exhibition game. The mem
ers of the team. with Coach McAu-
fife, will go to Chicago where they
i'll participate in the national basket
all tournament under the auspices OF
ne University of Chicago. !
Captains Of teams working on ME
filings Commercial club fund drive
n total amount of s7,116.J
lodged for the support of the Com
Iercial club activities this year. This