Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-10-25

STATE COLLEGE FARMERS WEEK
TO BE HELD JANUARY 7 TO II

January z to ii. There was a larg
attendance of farmers and their wive
at the meeting last year. and NOR
than 500 persons are expected to at
tend the 1924 session. Railroads al
lowed reduced rates last year and |
Is believed the same arrangements vii
be made for the coming meeting Tn.
various departments OF the college
particularly In the school of agricul
ture, and the extension service, ar,
preparing for their part of the pro
gram. which Will consist of a series OF
papers and lectures. The various SEES
sions of the meeting will be conducted
by specialists In the various depart
ments Of horticulture, poultry, farm
crops. animal h~usbandary and other
branches of agriculture. Effort is be
Ing made to secure outside speakers
specialists In the many branches OF
agriculture and home economics, to
give discussions. Many prominent men
are being considered, but no selection
has been made yet. The farmers week
program will also include state meet
ings of the many leading agricultural
n livestock organizations of Mon
tana, adding much to the scope and in
terest of the program. Last year the
Farm Bureau, state dairymens' assoc
iation, Montana seed W associa-
ton, potato growers association and
many livestock associations and other
organizations met In Bozeman during
Trainers Week.
Frank b. Scovel, pioneer, is dead
at his home In Lewistown. Mr.. Scovel
had lived In that section for 40 years.
He was born In StewartsvIlle. Mo-,
September 8, 1857. and resided there
until 1882. when he came west and To-
Gated In Lewisotwn, which then was
connected with outside points by stage
lines. Mr.. Scovel drove stage between
Lewistown and Oka and Ubet for some
time and was known as one of the
most expert drivers In the country.
Later he engaged in ranching, operat-
ing what is known as the Posey Elston
ranch on Beaver creek.
While Claude Taylor, who resides on
the T. II. Burke farm a few miles
of Hardin was In town, Mis-. |
noticed a pail OF pats on the
cellar floor and carried them out and |
fed them to the horses. A few minutes
she saw that the animals were i'll
and shortly thereafter both horses
dead. II Is thought that a for
tenant had used oats. treated with
for killing prairie dogs and
had carelessley left some In the cellar.
The team had been purchased by Mr..
only a few days before.
AT least two business houses at
Baker will not be troubled by the coal
next winter. Realizing that
every property owner In Baker has
enough gas under his holdings t. fur
fish him with fuel for the remainder
II his life, r. r. Hubbard of the Baker
hardware company and Ed Lake, own
# Of the Lake theatre, have spudded
n a gas well on a lot In the rear of
heir establishments. According to
Or. Lake, the expense OF drilling the
feil will not exceed the combined gas
Ills OF the two firms for one year.
There were lab deaths in Montana
uring the first three months Of the
resent year, and 2,640 births. the
ureau of the census Dur
ig the same period In 1922 there were
$40 deaths. 2,910 births. The death
lite In the state for the year 1922 was I
2 people for 1000 population, 1O.1 :
Or the first quarter OF 1923. The :
nth rate for 1922 was 1873 for every {
600 persons, and IT'S for the first .
narter Of 1923. The birth rate for 4
Ie nation IN 1922 was 22.6, The aesTh f.
tie lib. c
When residents of Boulder saw Mrs. /,
NINA Nelson digging what appeared :
be Intended for a grave. they be- '
me alarmed for the safety Of her
rec children and caused her arrest u
an Insanity charge. When question {
about the grave. Mrs. Nelson de- d
AIRED 1t was dug to beautify her home "
ounds. She was orderd committed "
the state sanatarium. The children q
IRE placed In the care of her mother. y
b. F. Tudor. only Mexican war vet =
an residing in Montana and a resi- ),
Mt OF this state since the days OF n
der Gulch, is dead at his home at
He was In his 9th hay
: been born In Kentucky In May. "
IL He had been a resident OF the .
tier Root valley since 1888. Tudor 7,
west during the days of the gold -
to California. -
Forty car loads of apples were ship 81,
! gu of the Bitter Root valley over -.
Northern Pacific recently. or thls M
Is were loads OF fancy fruit 70
the New York market.
)iscontinuance of the posfoffIce at 80
a has been ordered by the post no
setr general. according 10 reports ~
-
our vertebrae of a bronfausaurus
re found recently by r. r. RunkIe N,
mountains near Billings. They N,
e been Identified by the Field Mus he