Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-03
News of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
- - Treasure State - -

Movement to organize a company OF
national guards In Wolf Point is wei
under way with prospects good for the
success of the undertaking.
T~wenty-four carloads of sheep were
shipped from the White sulphur
Springs stockyards recently. The
band. which totals 1890 head. viii be
shipped to Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Effort is being made by business men
OF Forsyth 10 secure federal aid for
the construction of 80 miles of road
through the Cheyenne Indian reserva-
ton from the north gate to the south
gate, TO be known as the 1.-TWO Moons
Trail"
1t is stated that permanent offices
of the new North K South railroad
are to be opened in Miles City within
a short time as all business OF the
road Is TO be conducted from Miles
City where headquarters are TO be
established.
Mrs. Ruth Browning, wife OF Walker
Browning. and pioneer of Billings and
Yellowstone county, died recently after
an Illness of several months. Mrs.
Browning was one OF the earliest resi-
dents of Billings and had lived In the
city for more than 40 years.
Vocational students ut the Univer-
sIty OF Montana during the fall quarter
stood three-tenths Of l per cent higher
than the regular students. There are
1876 men in vocational training there
this quarter. according to Allan Swift,
co-ordinator of the United States
veterans bureau.
Secretary Work has thrown open
275,O00 acres of public land In five
western states for entry by former
service lei The tracts. comprising
the largest areas offered for home
stealing by the interior department
during the last two years, includes
$4,000 acres In Beaverhead county.
Inquiries about Billings and the sur
rounding farming territory as possible |
future homes are coming 10 the office
OF the Billings Commercial club in con
~tinually increasing numbers. These In
quiries are both from people seeking
farms or homesteads and from those
looking for city homes. Many indicate
their desire to locate here II condl-
lions are favorable.
The Milwaukee at. Miles City Is
preparing TO increase its freight plat
from or the woolhuose spur five car
lengths. in order to supply sufficient
space to handle the Increase In freight.
Another improvement, is the building
Of a large two story office building
on the Milwaukee r%ight-of-way to
house the activities OF the Mussel-
she'll division officials.
The strike of mlll-workers and
Der company at Eureka has been /.
on the basis OF an e%ight-hour
lay and an increase In wages.
Decision has been reached by the
Shrine club at Miles City to send a
.arge delegation OF members on the
pilgrimage to the Billings oasis,
May rs. when AL Bedoo observes its
ceremonial.
A tree planting campaign has been
opened In the city by the Billings Lions
hub. The effort Is being made TO
the city In a manne which
viii eventually add many thousands Of ,
to the value OF the property Of
town. Authorities admit that Z,
hade trees are more than mere things :
4 beauty, that they increase the actual :
alue of the property on which they /.
re growing. .
Having been through the final refin- I.
lg process. the first batch Of CONNER .
he kitchens of the new arsenic plant !,
[ Jardine. This was the arsenic :
iken from the kitchens April %. II !
anne out Of the first roasting with a :
light grayish tinge. Last week II
'ent through the second roasting. and :.
now as white as snow and ready .
barrel for shipping. -
Northern railroads are dlscrImlnnt- =
e against the woolgrowers of Mont :,
IA, witnesses for the state railroad .
,mmission charged at the investiga- -
on hearing on won rates, which was n
1ened In the federal court room I'm .,
Illings recently by Examiner Howard =
r 0f- tHt lnitESldtt CpIlltltTtt TT
'rnmisslon. There is no reason. they on
why the rate from the Pacific n
to Chicago or Boston should he
IS than the rate between Montana n,
ID those cities. The principal testi- g.
ony will be heard later at Salt Lake. o.
A group of Trident men connected a.
It'll the Three Forks Portland Cement ~
mpany have closed up a deal M ~
.wistown, whereby they will i'm mo
ediately take up the development Of w
e Lee Gold Mining company's prop 90
ty at Cone Butte a few miles from m,
e famous old camp of Gilt Edge. NJ
lis property has been examined by tr,
perts for the Trident men. and they I'm
themselves carefully sampled IT 81,
that they know pretty well what to "a,
pect. The work Of building roads an
d opening up the property on a dI,
city large scale will begin at once No
$4,000 will be expended In this co,
.liminary work, at the end OF which pla
nill be built. nm,
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