Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-08

The Northern Paciflc VIII Spenu ~
proxlmateIy 100000 on improve
ments In Montana this year, %accordinI
to official budget figures available a
Livingston.
The thirty-eighth annual convention
of the Montana S~tockgrowers' associa
ton, will be held in the "0ld Gov
Town." Miles City, on April II anc
is, next.
Billings has been chosen as the meet
Ing place for the 1924 convention OF
the Montana Implement and Hardware
Dealers association, according 10 wore
received in Billings from Bozeman.
What was generally declared TO be
the best local talent production eve
staged at Glendive was the minstrel
~Serenade," and musical comedy, "Alice,
Where Art ThOu7" which was pre-
scented by the Glendive Elks' lodge.
The proposed electric railway be-
tween Columbus and Cooke. which has
been Planned for the purpose Of open
Ing Immense mineral deposits near the
latter place, Will be started early In
the spring. according to an article re-
Gently published.
The University Of Montana Glee
club VIII start it's annual our of the
state March "a This ye4trs- toHE viii
take the club to 10 different towns
over a total distance of 1,14i miles, the
longest non-athletic trip yer taken by a
university organization.
SEEMING for carp in Sewnll lake,
under permit issued by State Game
Warden Charles A ~JakRways% for a
three-year period. has been begun.
The permit was issued TO n company
of four men, who VIII ice and ship the
carp to New York City. where there
Is It market for any quantity Of this
fish. 1t is said.
What was considered very good
sale of purebred hogs was held at the
Midland Empire fairgrounds In BIZ
llngs, when 30 head Of %purebred Poland
China sows were sold for n net amount
of $1,147. A large crowd was In at
tendance and the officials of fhe Mon
tana Poland China Breeders, associa-
tlon considered 1t one Of the best sales
yet held.
An appropriation Of $1,000 has been
granted by the Mlssoula county com
missloners to continue the fight against
The spotted fever tick In Missoula
county. The area to be handled this
year viii be the same as last year. the
.erritory covered extending from Mis-
'oula south TO the Ravalll line lnclud-
mr. the O'Brfen creek. LoIo creek and
Big Flat territory.
The Western Lumber company. the
anaconda Copper Mining %company's
department and the Mann I.um-
,er company, operating near Hender-
ION, liont..- announced at Missoula
through officials of these three COM
,anles that an adjustment In wage
Gales had been agreed upon. through
which all employees at sawmills and In
he woods will get a maximum increase
+ 40 cents a day.
Although for the Inst few months
Iardly a week has not seen from
o n dozen houses moved into Shelby
distances ranging from one to -
lilies IN the effort TO relieve the hous-
az shortage incident to the increase
4 population from 800 to 1900, the
pretentious attempt was ans
ounced recently when arrangements
ere made for lots TO receive n build
NJ 80 by 1oO feet. which Will be moved
0 miles to Shelby by the interested
II. C. StIth OF the Terry Commercial
hub. who was In Miles City recently.
that n carload of purehred hogs
due 10 arrive In Terry from South
'akota for distribution among Prairie
Dunty farmers, through the merchants
T Terry, who purchase the animals
nd then place them In the hands of
he farmers, who will reimburse
lem. 1t Is the purpose Of the Terry
Ierchants to see that nothing but
nrebred hogs are raised in Prairie
,unty In the future and the plan Is
put Prairie county OF the map as the
,g county of Montana.
Many registrations have been re I
lived nj the office OF the county clerk
I'd recorder from persons residing I'm
lat part of Mlssoula county which {
he set aside 10 form the projected |
AXE county. These persons now reg |
desire TO qualify to vote In the ,
ferendum on the issue Of whether or
It the new county shall be created. 1
o count Of the number OF reglstra- {
ms has been made yet. but several {
inbred are believed to have been
led. The election will be held OF
pril 30.
Having been acted on ~favorahly by Z
@ city. council, both the Sullivan ad-
ton and the entire north side OF the t
ty of Shelby viii. after the necessary
for protests has elapsed, be ready :
advertise for bids for the construc- c
Dn of water extensions. and cement y
iewalks. In the Johnson additions \
the south, the same procedure has
followed, and sewers water and S
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