Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-06-28
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WuiiS IN swimming WIN eeverA
5 friends Lloyd Ellis, n, of Hathaway
was drowned in the Yellowstone rive,
: aear Shirley, recently.
. w. X. Quarles, for 35 years a resi-
dent Of Montana, and long connected
with the Anaconda Copper Minine
company as %abstractor, died suddenly
In Kansas City, where he had gone &c
~recuperate after a long Illness.
Use OF state land funds for the pur.
rhase OF $4,000 of the educational
bond issue, for which bids have been
opened, was discussed by the state
land board without reaching a deci-
sion. There were Is bidders for the
bonds.
In answer to show cause why rates
and charges of the Helena Light and
Railway company made an offer to the
public service commission to reduce
charges for electricity providing per
mission is granted TO effect other
economies.
Haying on the first cutting of alfal-
Ia will be generally under way In east
ern Montana next week. IL growing
conditions continue favorable In the
Bitter Root valley, Montana straw
berries VIII be or the market In the
next week or ten days.
Three giant hydraulics will socn be
playing on the banks near the famous
Did mining camp of Diamond City near
fsingling, night and day A western
firm is launching the enterprise en-
ploying about % men and in about 40
days 1t is expected mining operations
will be in full swing.
With a new record for the amount
Of dandelions purchased In the city,
Great Falls annual dandellon eradica-
lion campaign has closed. More than
10 tons Of dandelions gathered by
children, were purchased at the city's
three fire stations, one cent per pound
being paid the chasers of the weeds
during the last few weeks.
BY breaking the windshield of his
automobile and crawling through the
hole after his car had turned turtle
Of n bad curve near Shelby, G. s
Frary, Great Falls attorney, escaped
from the wreckage n few minutes be-
fore It was enveloped In a fire that
originated in the gasoline tank and
totally consumed the machine.
Harry b. Drumm and Austin North
Of the Billings delegation TO the annual
Buffalo Highway association meeting
IN Judith Gap. stated on their return
TO Billings that preparations were
made for a busy season, and the high
way Is expected 10 carry n heavy
motor traffic to Shelby and Glacier
National park between now and July 4.
There has been n change in manage
ment at the Laurel creamery and the
laundry. The partnership of
Fitzpatrick 4 Conger formally took
recently having secured a lease
on the creamery business from G.. II.
Ryan. The laundry business had bNcn
formerly conducted on that basis by
Emil Conger. The two enterprises, as
far as the partnership Is concerned.
are merged.
Gov. Jos. NJ. Dixon recently received
application from n man Mt MIL Iron,
Montana, asking TO be appointed rural
mall carrier on the route from Miles !
City to Ekalaka. The applicant asked !
'or a loan of $500 from the governor J
'or the purchase OF equipment. He z
that II the governor couldn't GO {
Tim the route designated he would A. I
,ept another In a less sparsely settled
OF Custer county and would !
guarantee TO establish and operate I
.hree postoffices along the route TO c
originate business for II. 2
Commissioner Samuel NJ. Ross Of the
tate railroad and public service COM {
was In Billings recently on his I
eturn from n trip TO Dawson county. Z
rhe commissioners trip was In con. o
lection with the Glendive-Fallon irri. v
.ation project, and Mr.. Ross reports =
hat II Is expected water will he turned y
nto the project next week. The pro- :
ect includes about 1900 acres. all U
old, but the water to be turned on in 8
few days will cover only about 1000 u
cres. There are about 900 acres Of =
his area being cropped this year, Mr.. :
toss said.
While only slight crop damage lie =,
exported, the southern and south CEN :
raj parts OF Montana are In need OF :
ain. All other parts Of the state have -
ad moisture ranging from showers :,
D heavy rains, according to reports to
he Montana department of agriculture =
I Helena for the week ending June y
G. G~rasshoppers are abundant but :.
ontrol measures are being generally Z.
Certain districts in north -
Montana--in Chouteau. Hill -
liberty and Pondera-have suffered :,
considerable damage from insects. The =
.hor supply Is adequate for farm -
eeds In all but a few districts and In =,
pine there is q surplus of men. =,
Martin e. Knowles, staff v~eterinar
In, OF the American expeditionary =.
,rces In France during the World -
ar and formerly state veterinarian. a.,
led at Helena at the United States =,
eterans' hospital, OF heart trouble. er
All bids for the erection Of addition
nnftx IN the rrn nd stand of fhe Mid Al.