Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-22
MONTANA HAPPENINGS
TOLD IN A few WORDS
interesting News Items About Mon
tana and What They
Are Doing

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senate providing for the holding 0
sessions of the federal court in Havre
Strong opposition to the proposet
open season on mountain sheep an
mountain goats is expressed by tbs
Choteau Rod and Gun club In reso
that organization
In an endeavor to shorten. the dis
lance between Butte and Whitehall
nor than seven miles. and cutting SIX
miles on the trip TO Pipestone, a joint
movement among road boosters In both
Butte and Whitehall is planned.
Plans for the new 100000 two-story
garage building TO be erected in BIZ
lings by David Kohn, Chicago fin
ancier, who has extensive real estate
holdings there, have been prepared by
architects and passed on by Mr.. Kohn.
Members of the Pioneers OF Eastern
Montana are making plans for their
nineteenth anniversary banquet and
election of officers to be held In Bill
lings February %. Notices have been
sent to members and favorable replies
indicate a large attendance.
Announcement of. a reduction of
freight on carload lots of peanuts has
been made by the Great Northern rail-
way, according to j. +. Kelly, general
agent at Billings. The new rates will
be effective April 1G and will apply
from Norfolk and Suffolk, Va, TO Bills
lings.
The Homestake Exploration com
pany expects to drill II or 10 wells in
the Kevin-Sunburst field during the
next season, although developments
may require further operations, accord
ing to f. b. Coolidge. general manager
of the Homestake OIL and associated
companies.
There is much interest In Miles City
over the new oil well In the extreme
eastern part of the Cat Greek field and
west of the Musselshell river. The
well was brought In by the Tip O'Neal
company drilling for the Golden West
and 1t Is said the we'll Is producing go
q day.
Well confirmed rumors as to the In
of the Northern Pacific rail-
road construction In the Wllsall vicin-
ity are again afloat, and there are
reasons TO believe hat the long-de-
line from Whitehall, on the main
Northern Pacific line. to Armstead will
be constructed during the coming sum-
mer months.
Responsibility for rs per cent OF the
committed In the state within
the last year is ~chargeable to Juveniles,
who under existing laws are practically /
immune from arrest, Is the statement (,
made in the annual report Of II. s..
saunt, inspector In charge of the bu- :
eau of criminal Identification Of the /
Falls police department. {
Considerable oil excitement is brew =
ng in Chinook again. and there is n :
scramble to get lenses lined up ir :
old blocks to interest drilling com 3
The Rhoades syndicate has u
ooked over the Bowes structure with =
view to taking over that proposition,
mt on account Of the condition of y
he leases. nothing has been accom- 4
lished. +,
At a melting of AL Bed0o temple, !,
'obles of the Mystic Shrine. Mt BIZ -
ngs, Potentate George ID. Hollecker OF !,
lendlve and Chief Rabben Leon Shaw q
Billings were named as n committee a
/ 20 to Helena to participate In the e
,rmation of n state Shrine association, q,
ne basic object being to secure for
IL possible one of the twelve =,
o%rthopedlc hospitals. NJ
Already members Of the Elk lodges :,
Montana are lending their corpora =,
ons to make the 1923 state conven- q,
OF the order to be held at Great 7
alls July 90, % and "a. an event of o.
lportance In the history of Montana ~
he other lodges arc lending their aid ~
securing a big attendance to witness q,
~itiation of the biggest class since
-eat Falls was organized ~,
A court has no authority to forever ~
an applicant for citizenship a
cording to the decision of Judge u,
i. Il. Carroll. who In an opinion rem ~
red reversed his own ruling of last ~.
pril. The matter came up on the st,
plication of Victor Les during the ~
hearing before Judge 60
lrroll. Under the courts ruling Les 70
now renew application for citizen. nm
N.
petition of dissatisfied land ms
-ners within the Red Lodge-Rosebud ac
district for a temporary in nv
1ction was granted In the district Re
nrt by Judge A. G. Spencer, and III,
of the district have been res oh
from doing anything looking mr.,
ward the creation of additional in me
btedness until further hearing of lin
/. petition can be had. Hearing In ins
matter has been set for March 13. nm,
the name of Raymond b. Lewis of \
has beer tent to the senate Inn.
President Harding for confirmation. oh
G appointment rendered to Mr.. Lewis, nre
confirmed by the senate, will ,be re- ma
yer of public moneys at Bozeman, str
e James p. Bale, whose term has on,
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The community chest system of {
ancing the various public welfare cor