Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-01-10

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Shipments Of steers and fat COWS
from Beayerhead county have been
large. nearly 1900 head having been
sent from local shipping points within
a month. Most Of the ranchers are
shipping to los Angeles and there Is
a general feeling here that better times
are in store for the cattlemen. Fat
cows have brought four and one-half
cents while heavy steers have sold
from Seven and one-quarter to seven
and One-half cents.
While Santa Claus was making his
rounds thieves made a successful raid,
the second within the last three
months, on the NosseIl-Parker store in
Anaconda. Entrance was gained
through a rear window. Costly mer-
lchandise, Including silk waists, stock
ihgs, underwear and jewelry, valued at
approximately $1,000, was taken. The
police have no clue.
Two carloads Of cOrn-fed hogs, pro-
nounced the best shipped from that
section In many months left Suffolk
recently for the Spokane market. The
hogs were pastured on sweet clover
during the summer and in the fall
turned Int corn fields to fatten- for
market. That system Of raising hogs,
according to Suffolk farmers, seems to
be the most profitable method of pro-
ducing pork In central Montana.
Friends Of Miss Leida Kerstin. a
former teacher in the Troy school, fear
that she has met with disaster since
her departure from that place No
word has been received by any of her
friends since she has left She was
travelling in Wyoming at the time of
the train wreck at Casper and the
recent finding Of the body Of young
woman unidentified. has led to the
alarm as to her safety.
Recognizing in Kalispell an adFan-
tageOus distributing point the Reliance
Refining company has decided to build |
a 200-barrel refinery at that place. A
site for the plant has been purchased !
and 1t is believed this unit will be en-
larged until the company has large |
plant In Kallspell
v Dives are doing great deal Of |
damage to cattle herds in Toole county.
Mountain lions and coyotes are also
reported numerous in the same vicin-
ity. A government trapper has been
sent into the district to aid the cattle
men in protecting their stock and Grad
ieating the animals.
Military training. consisting Of two
periods a week, will be
given In the Roundup high school. The
raining is selective and carries credits.
The training will he under the super
vision Of Captain T. A. Renter, of the
0. S. Army.
MontGna viii be. vel. represented at
he Northwest development conference
n Spokane on January 3. Helena.
Great Falls, Billings, Bozeman. Liv-
ngston. Miles City. Missoula and Butte
will have delegates.
Fire, believed to have been incen-
llary, destroyed the granary Of II. A.
Steven. of near Scoby recently, and
he owner suffered the loss of 1000
bushels of wheat, 1900 bushels Of oats
nd go bushels of mixed grain.
Five pool halls in Bearcreek have
cen closed up and strict orders given
o the remaining parlors to close
romptly at 10 80 by the newly organ
zed law enforcement league at that
lace.
A new. wood pipe system Of water I
upply. bringing water to Missoula O
rom Cold Springs, will cost that city Il
$4,000 according to estimates fur {
ished an engineering concern. r
John Schoengarth. Of near Lindsay, 8
as given -a-eeat -af taF-and- feathers n
' a mob Of masked men, recently. g.
o reason for the action of the mob Is a
wen. e.
More than 10000 pounds of alfalfa II
led, bringing its growers in round o
cures some $3O,UO was raised in I
owder River county last season. /!
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