Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-26

James Bowden, a long time and well
known resident of Ismay. is dead fol
lowing a kick In the abdomen by q
vicious horse.
+ Carl w. Riddick, formerly congress
man from Montana, was married on
May Is 10 Mrs. Flossie Harrison, of
Liberal, Kansas. in New York City.
The marriage was kept a secret until
recently.
Indians employed on the hard sur
faced highway from Birch Greek TO
Glacier Park are good workmen and
the project is rapidly nearing compile
ton according to the state highway
commissions engineers in charge.
While digging a water well south OF
Mildred, a heavy flow of oil was en-
countered at 600 feet, according to a
report received In Miles City The
drill had just gone through a bedrock
where II was expected artesian water
would be secured.
Saturday, July II, marked an ami
versary for Anaconda, as 1t was on
that date In 1888, that the election was
held that registered the purpose Of the
inhabitants of the city to organize a
municipal corporation. That occurred
on a Saturday, also.
Thrown by a bucking mare he was
riding, Charles Mcbride, 12-year-old
son of o. j. Mcbride, of Billings, was
dragged 300 feet and killed while
spending his vacation at the ranch
home of Charles Colgrove, on the Dry
head, 60 miles southeast of Billings.
The boy had been warned not to ride
the mare on account of her bucking.
Convicted Of having a meadow lark
and q kingfisher In his possession.
u. o. Summers was fined So by a
justice of the peace In Billings. Sum
mers was arrested at Southbridge by
a deputy state game warden. At the
time of his arrest, 1t Is said. he had a
small rifle and the two birds and was
using a piece Of the meadow lark for
fish bait.
A revival of mining on the south
fork of the Flathead river, where ore
averaging 5000 a ton is said to he
found, is expected with the compile
tion of the Coram-Spotted Bear road
which connects that district with the
railroad at Kallspell. Ore was dis
covered In this district some ten years
ago but the claims were abandoned
owing to transportation difficulties.
Last November little eight year old
Sylvia Reeves saved the lives of her
four younger brothers and sisters by
heroic work in getting them out OF
their burning home in Gardiner. In
recognition of her bravery she has
been awarded the Ralston PurIna hero
medal. Public presentation of the
medal was made by Bishop Burns, Of
Helena.
A message received by the authori-
ties at Butte may solve the myster.
ious lynching of Frank Little. an /.
w. w. organizer who was hanged 10
a railroad trestle nea Butte on August
/, 1917. A woman, Cherry Mollar,
writing from Ell Paso. Texas, claims
she is the wife Of Charles Krobolis, n
notorious gambler, and that Krobolis
and two other men killed Little to Sc
cure q sum of money he had on his
person. The hanging was done to
lead the officers 'astray. Titles
radical affiliations had nothing to do
with the affair. The police are In
clined to doubt the statement OF the
woman although 1t is In the form Of an
affidavit.
The sheriff of Garfield county is
seeking Andrew Hensley, a rancher of
near Milestone. who. II Is alleged, fired
a shot at w. A. McMsster, a neighbor,
In a fresh outbreak OF an old feud.
The bullet lodged dangerously near
the heart OF McMsster, who is In the
hospital at Milestone.
Mrs. Mary Harlan, of Como. accord |
ing to Postmaster General New. has
the distinction Of being the oldest
oma postmaster In the United
States. Mrs. Harlan Ia 81 years Of age
and has served since 1909. Como IN on
the Bitter Root branch OF the North.
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