Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

Dried g%rasshopper chicken feed is
the latest Hill county product, and sub
stantial shipments of II are now being
made by a Havre farmer to chicken
ranches in Washington. This farmer
gathers the hoppers. dries them IN the
sun and then sacks them for shipping.
Carefully packed. IT is possible to put
so pounds TO the sack. Ii is easy to
/ gather and pack a large number of
sacks each day. For this purpose the
farmer has invented a hopper catcher,
which Is a very unique contrlvance.
Taking an old racing sulky. he welded
an extension on each axle on which
hangs a large sheet of tin. carefully
turned TO a funnel shape at the bot
tom. Below this funnel Is hung n
CREASED bucket. Hitching an old horse
10 the cart, he starts down the road
where the hoppers are the thickest.
The hoppers fly against the bright and
shiny tin. and slip down the smooth
surface into the bucket from which
there is no escape. As soon ms the
bucket Is filled, IL IL dumped into a
larger receptacle In the bottom Of the
cart. A ten-minute ride yields n cart
load Of hoppers, when they are flying
the hardest, or about $50 pounds. All
over the county farmers are drying
hoppers for winter chicken feed. hut
only a few have realized the posi-
bilities of shipping them to market.
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sational charges OF Mrs. Cherry Noel
Ter, who recently swore to an affidavit
accusing her husband of the lynching
OF Frank Little, T.. w. w. organizer. in
Butte on August /. 1917. has been re-
ceived from El Paso. where the woman
played by Charlie Karboblis In the az
fair. Authorities are investigating a
Chicago angle of the case. The Char
lie Karboblis who is believed to be
the man mentioned In the affidavit is
said by friends to be at a Chicago adj
dress. Mrs. Moeller Is known in
Butte. As May Sinclair she WAS as
ISOLATED with the underworld habitues
for several years. She was also
known as Mrs. James IAwler. but
never under the name she is now
using.
An increase of about 5000 acres will
be made In the MISUNDERSTANDING irri-
CATION project in Wheatland county.
In order to get the additional acre
age II Is necessary 10 cross Antelope
creek where II viii take In an addI-
tional 5000 acres. The bringing of
this tract under irrigation will make a
wonderful improvement In values TO
all surrounding lands In the county.
means that the territory Of this adj
d~ItIonal acreage win be reclaimed from
surrounding dry farming country and
made Immediately sure OF great pro-
potentially. The entire bench
Is full of lime. which Is conductive TO
long life Of the soil, and pronounced
The richest soil in Montana. The field
work is expected to be finished by
August 10.
Antoine LaCourse. a resident OF the
for SO years. died at his home
rear Poison on July %. Deceased was
,8 years Of age.
@. e. Alexander of Lima. Mont, who
operates as a side line, an electric light
liant costing S14.50 a month to main
ain. has made application to the pub
ic service commission to discontinue
Alexander stated that two of
lis customers have never paid any
hing for lighting service and that II
m eight paid the agreed amounts the
revenue would be only 1880 . l
He desires to discontinue as = I
1ublic utility and has been advised By I
board to file his tariffs and makes
spplicAaen when ais Applicn- !
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