Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-12

20 take up the duties Of housewives.
The first seml-anuai dividend of the
Montana Mutual Dairy Loan associa-
non. established in Missoula six
months ago. has been declared at a
meeting of It's directors.
with less than a month left before
lhe opening contests Of the season the
STATE university track and baseball
squads n MiSSotia are hard at work
IN preparation for the heaviest SEIZED
ule they have ever faced.
Winnett farmers interested in d.
Versifled farming and who recognize
that profit on livestock, dairy and
poultry products depends on a ready
cash market at all times, recently met
10 consider plans for a shipping asso-
citation.
Trains will be running on the Mon
tana-M yoming railroad between Miles
CiIy and Sheridan by December of this
year. according to George NJ. Huss.
chief engineer OF the new line. Mr..
iiuSs Is vice president Of the Wyoming
company.
Fields roadhouse, a landmark on
the ~Stockett-Sand Coulee road. six
miles south of Great Falls, was de-
Stroyed by fire recently, according IN
a report brought to Great Falls 10y
travellers from Sand Coulee. The build
Ing was erected I'm 1890.
Construction of a new Catholic high
school for boys will begin at Butte
this spring. Announcement has been
made that subscriptions within O few
thousand of the 100000 sought as the
cost Of the new building, have been
secured as the result Of an eight weeks
campaign.
AT a recent meeting OF the wilsall
Commercial club II was decided to
make the Shields Valley Livestock and
Dairy show an annual event. The first
SHOW was put on last fall late in Oc-
tober and II proved to be such a sue
cess that 1t was decided to make II a
permanent institution.
Announcement has been made AT
Livingston by Vincent Evans, scout
executive, that the tri-county council
OF boy scouts is an assured fact This
council will be made up of scout troops
In Park, Gallatin and Sweet Grass
counties, and will comprise approx
mately 500 members, under one exc
cutive.
Montanans will have an opportunity
to file on 10000 acres OF grazing land
In eastern Montana this summer. ac-
cordlng to information given ont from
the general land office at Wash, d. C.
Most OF the land is In southeastern
Montana, in Carter and Powder River
counties. Nearly all of II has been
classified to allow filing on 64O-acre
homesteads.
1t Is expected that a worlds record
Of trout and grayling spawn
will be established at the hatchery at
Georgetown lake this spring, accord
ng to an announcement by j. II. Brun-
ION, superintendent OF fish hatcheries
n Montana. With favorable condi-
ions II Is expected to secure 100000
'alnbow trout eggs. between .:30,0O0,000
Ind 100000 native trout eggs, and at
east 30.000.00O grayllng spawn.
A hundred dollars net from five good
rade Holsteln cows In one month was
ealized by Truman Denny of Lone
line. according TO the milk sheet which
as recently been summarized and re-
'orted TO the state dairy specialist.
his includes n net profit OF both but
err fat and skim milk, after deducting
he cost of feed, figuring butter fat at {
he going price paid by the Plains !
reamery, and the skim milk at 80 7
per hundred pounds. J
Billings merchants, bankers and :
have been requested by At
,rney General Wellington ID. Rankin Q
, submit their opinions regarding the q
freight rates now charged by \
he various railroads in the state. The i
ata received In the attorney generals |
ffice will be used as evidence In a "
before the railroad commits a
on, which will be held In Helena, a
pril 10, I'm an effort to lower the n
eight rates on intra-state freight e
lipments. b
Evidence of the great amount Of a
that will be done I'm Miles City
is spring. and OF the r~eawakening
in all lines, is shown In the
ct that some Of the more enterprls- s
z property owners are adding Inn 81
to their homes now, and G.
cavations for Easements for new "a
are being dug In various parts W
the city where new buildings Will OF
on be erected. Houses which have W
,od vacant about the city during the
st several months are rapidly being
led up.
w. Handel, leading business ri
in of MusselshelI, suffered an attack ell
heart failure on March 81. and O.
'pped dead at the bedside Of Mrs. OF
Indel. who had been seriously III for Of
time. SO severe was the shock 80
II Mrs. Handel died about an hour Gu
err. Mr.. Handel had suffered a
lrt attack about three weeks ngo,
l his wife had nursed him through
{ Illness. Soon after he was able viz
be out again, about 10 days ago, fol
s. Handel was stricken with paraly- Sy
and uaa believed IN bQ gh0wfnQ or-