Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08
NEWS NOTES FROM
OVER THE STATE
Short Items For Busy Readers
Devoted to the Welfare of
Montana

now a total of 40 derricks, locations
and drilling rigs. Several of the wells
are showing increased production after
shooting" and proper cleaning.
Ed Campbell, from the Mixpah, near
Miles City, reports range feed in album
dance, and the weather conditions
more favorable this winter than any
year since he has been In the country.
The $50" Petroleum corporation has
declared a monthly dividend OF 70 per
cent. payable February /. This makes
a total of $50 per cent paid this year
and a total of 725 per cent since Jan
uary, 1921.
A group OF Jersey cattle enthusiasts
met recently in Lewistown for the
purpose of organizing what is to be
known as the Lewistown Jersey Breed
ers' association. for the purpose of sen
couraging. promoting and engaging in
the breeding of Jersey cattle"
Following acquisition of Chile Cop
per by the Anaconda company, private
advices received at Butte from New
York Indicate that Anaconda is about
to secure control of Kennecott Copper
corporation. another G~uggenheim prop
erty. No details were received.
Hosting at the average rate of a
car in a fraction less than "a seconds
during the entire day. the Klein mine
of the Republic Coal company at
Roundup, broke all previous production
records with a total tonnage for a day
of 1862 tons. This exceeds by 2s4
tons the highest 9ttstee6rdZ
The Lumbermen's special on the Chi
cage Milwaukee 4 st. Paul railway,
composed of the Ohio Association Of
Retail Lumber Dealers. arrived in
Butte recently en- route to the Pacific
coast, on what is primarily a buying
trip and an inspection tour of forests
in Washington, Oregon and California.
OIL operators are planning on start
ing oil development nea Hardin. For
the last two months work has been
done in getting leases and arrange
ments are being perfected now for the
getting of drilling equipment on the
ground. The first well will be drilled
about five miles north of Hardin.
Following injections of anti-encepali-
lis serum, developed by DR.. Edward G.
Rosenow of the Mayo institute, Roches-
ter, Mimi, Jerry Sullivan, a patient Of
ST. James hospital. Butte, suffering
from encephalitis lethargica, or COM
monty known as sleeping sickness, has
shown marked Improvement and is be-
lf,~~ol 10 10 nm tho rnal ~ oOrx-1~ |
That the Fourth judicial District
Bar association viii back the American
Bar association In its move for higher
standards of legal requirements for the
practice Of law, two years OF college
work prior to a t~hree-year legal course
appears in the Missoula associations
adoption of a resolution In approval OF
the action Of the national body at meet
ings held recently in Missoula.
Chris Yegen, who returned to Bill
lIngs from a trip to Anaconda and
Butte, reports employment increasing
in both places and that business is as
good in Butte and Anaconda at this
the payroll for one week in the
Anaconda Copper Mining company's
Butte properties was over 100000, and
men were being added steadily.
Clark w. Allen, who has a statewide
reputation in the honey business, made
. shipment recently that came near
covering the universe. 1t went by par
rel post to New Jersey, California,
Alabama. Connecticut, North Carolina, +,
Maine, Vermont. West Virginia, Flori- +,
la, North Dakota, Indiana, Pennsyl- 4,
vania, Texas. Ohio, New Hampshire, 7
and GLASGOW, Scotland. I
The 1923 beet contract offered farm 4
IT'S in the Billings and Lowell, Wyo., 8
'actory districts by the Great Western :
Sugar company. recently announced, G
guarantees IN initial payment Of SO per I
In addition to this increase of o
70 cents per ton IN the guaranteed
minimum, the cost Of seed is reduced \
o the growers, being is cents a pound t,
of last years price of 20 rents. G
The Welcome place at Jardine is be- Il
ng remodeled and modern improve v
nents are being installed. The house 6
lands high above all others in the n
gold mining camp, and Is really n
be only house In the hamlet. since v
boasts of seven rooms, and Is clap e
oarded and has a veranda, while al e.
,ost every other dwelling in town 10 g.
uIlt of logs, and most of them are
abfns. Of
Installation of a department at the n
aurel railroad shops for building steel 81
ars lis planned by the Northern Pacif- N
!. The Laurel plant Is one of three al
the other two being at j,
rainerd. MINI. and at Tacoma, Wash. m
etails of the plans are as yet not fully "
nown, except that II Is understood OF
rat the plant at Laurel will be the q,
of the three. the principal one nh
slng at Brainerd. where the most Of gr
le forming is to be done IL
Damage amounting to approximately
1000 resulted from 4 fire which for q IN
me threatened to completely destroy In
e Hyde hotel on the west end Of Main p,
rect. Miles City. The fire was dis de
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