Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-04

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year a total Of 160,3SS children of
school age, from @ 10 20 years. inclu-
sive, in the state, according TO figures
compiled in the office of Miss May
Trumper, state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction.
1t is generally rumOred about Miles
City that already agents acting for the
Montana Railway company. which
plans to build south in the spring from
Miles City TO Sheridan, has been ne
g~otiating for rights-of-way through the
south country.
Fire caused $1,000 damage to the
Baptist church at Glasgow. and only
prompt and efficient action of the fire
department prevented q total loss OF
the fine church building. The fire
started from a defective flue In the
basement and burned through the floor.
The first sheep brought into the ter
ritory which is the present state OF
Montana, OF which there is any record,
was a band of II which were trailed
from Utah into the Bitter Root valley
in 1867. Tn 1922 assessors reported
1.766,245 sheep in the state. only 2J0,-
600 more than there were in 1890.
Leading periodicals of the country
with n combined circulation of 10000
900 Will carry advertisement and pub
LEFTY material concerning Montana and
tile northwest during 1923, according
to a plan outlined by Carl Nc
Quinn of Chicago, manager of a mil
Hon dollar campaign to advertise the
northwest.
An invitation TO Theta Sigma Phi,
honorary journalism sorority, to
hold It's annual convention in Mis-
soula mex April has been extended the
organization by it's Missoula chapter
through Mrs. Margaret Garvin Stone,
national president and an alumna of
the University of Montana. Action on
the invitation is expected to be taken
early In January.
The Project Water Users associa-
ton held a meeting recently in Ballan-
tine to unite on a request TO congress
for relief from the oppressive condl-
lions now being suffered by unit own
ers on all government irrigation pro-
jects. This meeting was held In unison
with water users meetings on all irri-
projects In the west, who are TO
in the prayer for immediate
action from congress.
The board Of county commissioners
NJ Hill county recently made arrange
~~a-&r Pox 4Ln DAI frr~nfI L.xtfl
Ing Mt bingham. which will be used
rs headquarters by the county during
.he construction of project 1872. This
,hange will eliminate much travel and
time, as heretofore all necessary
work had to be taken to the
shops in Havre. bingham is
near the center of the project +,
N which work will be started as soon {
IS possible In the spring. I
Request hat Gov. ]. NJ. Dixon aid I
q securing action by the legislature to
ransfer s247,3 05 from the state gen.
crest and income fund has been made {
" the Montana State Teachers asso- 9
The S274,3O5 represents in $
at 2h per cent paid by banks I
July, 1907, to December. 1870, ON '
balances OF state school funds. T
sdch was placed to the credit of the s
eneral fund Of the state. The sum D
houd have gone to the credit OF the o
chool fund and been distributed as o
Their incomes 10 this fund are dis I"
-ibuted, II Is commended BY the associa- o
on. ,
During the month Of November
600 gallons Of cream were shipped r
ON the Roman station of the Northern a
reservation branch. accord g
* TO information which has been -
ven out. The. amount represents u
70 10 gallon cans "a
r.. T. Ringing has purchased the en- cs
re herd Of thoroughbred Holstsin
title owned by Ray Holloway and ~
IN lake them TO the Ringing ranches OF
White Sulphur Spring. All told, st
ere are % OF the finest cattle In the m
NJ. and the average prizes paid for b
was $3.50 q heeA-a total of ap~ nj
$500. "a