Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-11-20


annual payment privileges, according
to Treasurer Davis. a big majority Of
.people are paying the whole amount Of
their tax in one sum at this time. This
would indicate that the people Of Sweet
I Grass county are IN much better shape
financially than TOR some years pre-
vious. There has also been a notable
reduction in taxes In this county.
Frenohmen Visit Fal's-~-Frederick
LedOux, president OF the Penarroya
company Of France, the largest French
pr0ducers OF lead. accompanied by two
netallHFglcai engineers Of his company.
we're In Great Falls to study methods
used by the Anaconda Copper Mining
company at its Great Falls property.
Mr. Ledoux and his party are making q
tour Of the GATED States and plan to
return to France In December. The
party went to Butte for three-day
stay.
Powder River Bridge open.--The re
constructed bridge across Powder river
was opened to public traffic last week.
The two steel spans installed last fan
are 240 feet In length. the steel span
just Installed Is 1872 feet and In addi-
ton there is wood bridge at the west
end Of 100 feet. making the reconstrnc-
ted bridge 500 feet from bank to bank.
The new concrete pier Is IS feet high
above the water level and Is eight feet
into the sand. making It q feet In oil.
Payments To Blaelfest.--The second
lease payment for 1925 for Indian
lands on the Blackfoot reservation be-
gan November 4, when lease money col
lected by the agency for all lands held
IN trust was due the Indians. The
work viii continue until all payments
have been made. Practically all allot-
ments held In trust. not occupied by
the owners, are leased and members
of the Blackfeet draw a large revenue
from this source twice q year.
Fourth AFrssk.--M. A. Anderson, for
mer cashier Of the failed State Bank
Of Coffee Greek. was arrested on an In
iictment charging him with having re-
eelved deposits after the hank was in
solvent. Mr.. Anderson gave bond OF
$500 to secure hls appearance when
wanted. This makes four arrests in /
connection with the banks, two former
Coffee Creek bank officials and two
who were officials Of the HIlger State
bank.
Car Thief ssRs upe-Hugh shIvley. |
Boung auto thief who pleaded guilty |
- ssd Aareeny was sentenced By
a1kA 81 r. Esawf - serve two to six
kHafw n the penltentiary shiyley.
MasD says be came from Scotia, WASH
lnntan. stole Chevrolet car belonging
q John Mclaughlin from In front OF
TIE Holy Gross church, Sunday. Oc-
sober 49, The young man and the car
were later caught at Forsyth
Given More Traekape Completion
0f the laying OF 1900 feet OF additional
trnckage al Kelvin viii take care Of in
sreased loading from the oil fields due
o the present record production. ac-
.ordIng to Fred Wear, division super
ntendent OF the Great Northern. The
Dad also contemplates laying approx
nafeix ]. 600 feet OF additional tEaclrago
il Snnburst to increase loading facii-
ties there, Mr.. Wear said.
Creamery for eelnrades--Frank Pike
nd Harl Caven Of the Bozeman
,reamery company are Installing a
ranch creamery at Belgrade. The
liant viii have a capacity Of 100000
ounds Of butter annually and win bear
be name OF Belgrade creamery The
ew enterprise will be ready for opera
lon within a few days
Bic Horn Man Escapss---state pris-
d authorities and Powell county OF ,
cers are searching for George Kirch-
lex. alias Roy Moore. who escaped
hile working on IN outside Job. Kirch-
Ick was sent from Big Horn county on !
charge OF grand larceny to serve !
'om four to eight years He was due =
/ be paxoIed November !,
Man Dead Two Days Founds--Hud- =
led On q bed IN cheap lodging house, ?,
le body Of Frank DoleBsick. IS, was y
'Mn0 BY q caretaker. Indications, &C Il
,paank TO the authorities. are that the n
an bad been dead for at Ieast two
aSa Tne body bore no marks Of vlo-
nee Nothing found In the room gave
" gkkermation as TO relatives. n
AE4vk cFew prevenas Aeeidsnt---An 81
art engine crew on the Northern Pa ii
fse saved fiae lives OF two persons w
ho we're IN al automobile that stalled cf
. grade crossing near Clinton. On re
ueer w. " Brunson and other mem. d
~ OF the train crew had brought the u
ain to 9 stop before It came upon the
IA and woman 10 t1le car. he
Canning Plant for Manhattan>--If as
ans now under way mature at Man Sc
titan. a pea canning factory will be Ju
operation there next year. The old ~
slaina plant IL to be utilized and II fr'
saad that 900 acres Of peas will be tn
snfed II the plant Is assured. ms
MmnKs More certSied Potatoes
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