Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-04-26

The Miles City Roundup and Hisfol
ical association held a meeting in Mile
City recently. when plans for the cele
bration on July 3, A and 5 were gon
into.
The shipping of potatoes frosn tn
Bitter roo valley Is heavy, according
to reports Of Mlssoula division official
OF the Northern Pacific. Shipments o
eight to 10 carloads a day are beinl
made from the valley to the Mime
apolis market.
Through the death OF Chris Ramms
u recently. the eastern section of Mon
tana loses one of its oldest residents
Mr.. Ramme settled In old Milestown In
the first year of its existence. and 10
Gated on Ramme creek, south of the
national forest.
Distribution of gopher poison is
under way In the northern part Of the
state, according to f. +. MacSpadden,
county agent In charge of sending out
the poison for the Great Falls district.
More thar four tons have been prepar-
ed and the majority distributed.
Up 10 date, every dairyman who has
been asked to join the lately organized
Yellowstone Cooperative Dairymen's
association has done so, and there arc
lnow about As members, according to
reports from Sidney. Collectively
these dairymen are milking more than
300 COWS.
Aliens trying TO hunt and fish, at
Laurel, with the wrong sort of licenses,
paid dearly for their experiments with
the cheaper styles OF permits which
States are allowed. being assessed
fines In justice Of the peace court
ranging from s25 to $3.50 and costs.
Yellowstone post No. 4 of the Ameri-
can Legion has fired the opening guns
Of a membership drive, preparatory to
order In Billings. The entire member
ship has been divided into two teams,
who will strive to bring every ex-ser-
vice mar In the vicinity into the le-
glon.
Contract for shop construction work,
iMtNAN NIX Ni tADtIUtiuAt VI BiDlC tAttt
10000, has been let by the Great
Northern to a Great Falls contractor.
The contract includes the %remodelIng
of the Great Falls car repair shop and
the construction OF n new wood mill.
Work viii be begun as soon as material
can be assembled.
The honor of being one Of 20 AmerI-
cans TO he chosen out of thousands
who competed for fellowshIps of the
Observation-Disclosures foundation was
awarded to an Anaconda hoy, Herbert
Fredell. In addition to being selected
by the foundation. Mr.. Fredell has
distinction of being the first Mon
TO be so honOred.
Farmers and dairymen who are able
to satisfy Red Lodge financiers that
mean business Will have no
raising money with which to
buy purebred or high grade COWS, was
statement by bankers Of the city
1t a meeting held to discuss the ex-
of dairy possibilities of
ny tributary to Red Lodge.
When present government plans are
out, 107, 500 acres of land on
he Blackfeet reservation will be
'rought under Irrigation, according to
statement issued by the department
If the interior and just received at
Falls. Large areas on other
Iontnna Indian reservations also will
made irrigable, the report indicates.
The largest log ever shipped out of
he Pablo district has been forwarded
o the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
any saw mill at Bonner. Its diameter
ras SO inches, and after being cut into
6-foot lengths, scaled about 2,1OO
GARD feet. 1t was hauled on an auto
'uck to the railroad platform and load
d upon a car with an especially ar
anged loading apparatus.
Cold weather In March was injurious
, a good deal of the young stock in
ne country, according to reports from
ne Gallatin valley. The past March
ecorded but little extreme weather,
ut the many cloudy days and the con-
nued chilly atmosphere was injurious
} young lambs, pigs, and even. as
,me farmers wives say, was respon-
BILE for poor matches from broody
ems.
According to George A. Scott. stalls
clan of the Montana Cooperative
rop and Livestock Reporting service,
Ielena, In the livestock report for
pril /, just issued. cattle and sheep
lowed seasonal declines In condition
uring the month of March. due chiefly
|, cold stormy weather which pre- !.
Tiled during most of the month.
osses of stock have been very light,
from exposure being practically
egligible, and stock are yet in very
BOD condition. .
More than IS per cent Of taxpayers )
sheridan county have assessed them !
Ives under the honor system. which !
as lnaugurated by County Assessor !
this year. The valuations !
increased a great deal and 1t is |
,timated hat the value of improve :
ents have doubled and about one
ird more livestock are reported this !
than I'm 100 and the counfv will u