Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-25
MONTANA NEWS NOTES
IerseIy Told Tales Concerning
the Treasure State and
M0ntanans

70 ANNUAL meetinx recently with aDOu
fifty farmers present
New geography text books will bt
used by the grade schools of Montana
after next September.
Highways in the state generally are
reported TO be in unusually good con
dition. The road from Billings TO Lv.
ingston is in prime shape.
Sheriff Fred @. Burks OF Granite
county was elected president of the
Montana Sherlffs' association ait its
meeting at Helena recently.
Farmers in the F1athead valley have
been blowing for several days, accord
ing to reports from Kalispell. The
ground. they say, is In fine condition.
The seed pea crop of western Mon
tana is now finding its way to market,
and it is stated that from the Missoula
warehouse of the Sloan Seed company
approximately 80 cars viii be shipped.
State automobile license fees
brought to the state in 1922 a total Of
$619,699, according to figures just COM
pleted by the automobile department
OF the secretary of the states office at
Helena.
The Big Horn county commissioners
have laid aside their former decision
TO vacate the offices of the county
agent and home demonstration agent
and nave voted to retain both offices
for another year.
Word has been received by the Bill
lings Northern Pacific railway office
from the general agent of the Union
Pacific company at Butte that the Gus
.nnHR- special rates To Gafffor-
mia will not be In force this year.
Richard L. Ringing has taken over
the Catlin ranch and stock from C. NJ.
Lyons, Mt White Sulphur Springs. The
transaction includes 5000 acres of
land, all the cattle, horses, hogs and
machinery and over 900 tons of hay.
Persons grazing stock on the nation
al forests in Montana will nave their
privileges cancelled until all back fees
have been paid, according to a decision
of William b. Greedy. chief forester.
recently received from Washington,
%. G.
The crop of %jackrabbits in northern
Montana is as bountiful as was last
years wheat crop. and since the winter
weather set In they have become very
destructive. Farmers In various local.
ties are holding all-day jackrabbit
drives.
Ruling by the interstate commerce
commission that rates from the east to
Pacific terminals must apply as
a maximum for intermediate shipments
is already benefIting Montana, accord
ing to a statement issued by the state
railroad commission.
The Billings Rod and Gun club held
It's annual meeting recently, being at
tended by but a few of the more ardent
diciples of the rod and gun of the city.
who. Notwithstanding the lack of men,
bers, showed renewed enthusiasm
which presages a very successful year.
On February /, Q and 8, the annual
farmers extension course will be given
In Big Timber. This affair will be
held under the auspices Of the County
Poultry association and the farm bur
and the county high school. The
two major subjects of the program Will
dairying and poultry.
A party composed of three members
II the railroad development committee,
spent a day at Broadus, recently where
hey met with residents Of that place,
a delegation of - business men of
Gillette. Wyo.. who gathered In the
Powder River county seat to discuss
he proposed railroad between Miles
Jity and the Salt Greek oil field in
Wyoming. !,
Yellowstone county Hampshire swine
'reeders are invited and urged to be- :
ONE members of the Montana Hamp-
hire, Swine Breeders association !
has just been organized. The .
ssociation was formed during the r
tate agricultural week at Bozeman n
has just been concluded. Its c
urpose is 10 encourage the breeding g
t Hampshire swine.
Cancellation by the Great Northern n
of all orders for coal from d
owned mines In Cascade r
ounty was announced at Great Falls r
y officials of the road. Seven mines a
the county will be affected, and, In II
he opinion OF some operators, many "
2 them will be compelled to suspend O
scause of the loss Of the railroad bust b
sss- The cancellation was caused by m
present surplus Of coal. A,
Undue taxation upon oil production
the present time win cripple the N
Budding" OH industry In Montana IN
Id the proportionately small reve- cs
lie derived from the production a,
w In the state would be less valu- A
lie than the continuance Of un- ed
Impered operations which would b,
bring a great production W
Make Montana equal to California "a
d Oklahoma, Julius G. Peters. pres mi
of the newly organized Montana on
| and Gas association. stated ia
Assistant District Forester Glen
Nth reports that a check Of the deer al
several national forests shows that a,
ere are three bucks TO every ten N