Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-09-04

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first shipment Of sheep from the
United States Experiment station In
idaho has arrived at the United States
Range Experiment station at Miles
City and WIN be followed s00n by two
other shipments that win bring the
total of the government herd here up
to more than 500 head The initial
shipment Was 20 CorreidaIe, Colnm-
BIAS aud Rambouletf ram lambs. The
other shipments expected soon win
-ontain BOO ewes and 800 feedef lambs.
General Scott 70 Visit crovs--Gen-
erai Hugh L. Scott, a member OF the
indian commission OF the United
States. win likely visit the Crow reser-
vntion about September 4. according to
c. H Ansbury. superintendent OF the
reservation. General Scott Is on tour
Of the Indian reservations In the Da-
k0tas. Montana and Wyoming. II Is
expected that he viii arrive on the
Crow reservation after visiting Wy
ouiing tribes. General Scott came TO
the northwest a. years ago as a lieu
tenant and before he left he came into
command Of the Seventh cavalry after
Custer was killed. II was General
Scott who found Clusters body n half
spade beneath the ground.
WInifrsd Damaged BY Flre<-wIni-
fred was the scene Of blaze, Aug. 2J.
that destroyed property valued at
>S.000 The fire originated in the
garage and machine shop Of c. L. Yost,
and was believed to have been started
from leaky gas tnnk. the escaped
gas in some manner being Ignited The
blase spread from this building to
Hector Cocktails livery harm and to
the gas station which he also operates,
and 20 another small building. All ~
these places were q total loss Consid-
cradle difficulty was experienced by
the fire fighters IN saving the Mil
waukee depot. which was located uls
rectly across the street. strong wind
carrying the burning embers over to
this structure.
state shoot At Harlosston. Expert
Of Montana are looking for
ward with much OF interest to the big
state shoot which win be held In Har-
Iowton on August 27.x There are some
forty rifle clubs 10 the state. Prac- |
Eically all clubs win send teams to
Harlowton to compete 10 the elimfna.
ion shoot to select the sharpshootera
who viii represent civilian riflemen !
% 60 70 the great national shoot to be
held at Camp Perry. Ohio.
Hunger Striker Dlsas--Aati Tyrvai-
len died at Fort BfissOula after a self
imposed starvation Of AZ days. Tyr
Talnen was arrested at Butte this
Ipring as a draft evader He had
'vaded service for. the World war by
under an assumed name.
t was alleged. He went on a hunger
tfske soon after his arrival at Fort
Eissouia.
1000 Men Find Worl<.--TwO thou
and men have been directed to farm
nR sections where labor has been
eeded since the federal employment
flee system opened In Montana sew
raj weeks ago. according 70 II. G. Al
n, director. From the Great Falls Of
Ice 500 men have been sent out The
tate is wen supplied with men and
here have been no emergency calls
Dr. farm hands from any one section,
to reports In Afr. Aliens Of
&c at Great Falls. Cutting of spring
heat In the SIM river valley and with
a few days there will be men needed
that vicinity.
New Experiment stations.--county
gent Givnn is hoping to be able TO
AXE arrangements whereby three
nail experiment stations may be es-
Ibiisiied this fail IN Lincoln county.
1e at Libby. one at Eureka and one !
/. Troy. To begin with. It Is planned
secure only a very small tract Of {
! acre Or two or three At each place. I
r. Giyan desires to secure the tracts
is fall 50 that the plots could be fall
owed and other necessary work done.
ich sections would be Of exceptional !
Iiue 70 the agricultural development Z
the county, in that experimental q
Drk could be carried on and the best 4
efhOds for this section determined. d
be results obtained would also be '
sIble object lesson to the farmers Of {
e county. .
PARK Ponds Stocked With FIsh.-An 9
tenslve planting OF trout fry has o
en- accomplished. about 10000 being 0
sfributed In the waters Of Fiafhead 3
unity and Glacier Park. Abouf 100. Il
0 were planted In Bitter Root lake.
veral thousand were put ln lakes In II
, .p0tshoier country east OF erosion ~
d Is cans were taken By David Ross "
Glacier park Mr.. Ross accom-
nied BY Ellis Fulton. took the park
oiment on horseback 10 Lake Blixa-
n ard fha Belly river country. Fish n
infIng IN the park has been more "
IN usually extensive this season. "
nfiuR during The month Of July to- Il
fAg $4,000 erasllnG. 10000 native n
4 sB0. 00e rmfnbow. IN many waters N
sntie vegetation for fish food was "a
nfed, as the lakes were without 10
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