Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-27
News Of Montana
Brief Nstss Concerning the
- - Treasure State - -

ley, representative Of the Great West
ern Sugar Co, at Sidney, has an
Rounced. the company had completed
the signing OF 4,O15 acres TO be grown
in beets for the coming season, and
that he had every reason to expect an
other 1000 acres. This will make an
Increase over last years acreage Of IS
kper cent.
The second division of the army Of
Mexican beet 1aborers has arrived and
are now in labor HOUSES on nearby
farms. The Afexicans. all speaking
Spanish, give the city an appearance
Of the typical southwestern border
town.
Large Postal Deposits.-Niontana
postal savings aggregate S1.3O4, 400,
which Is credited 10 1886 depositors
at IS offices In the state This Is an
average of about 1865 for each de-
positor. Billings postal saving record
shows up better than the average over
the state. Billings depositors have
$5S,417 to their credit and this Is
among 1873 persons. or an average Of
about S439 to the deposition
Montana leads all states in the union
In postal savings except Connecticut,
Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts, Cali
fornia, Michigan. New Jersey, New
York. Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
Livestock Shows eoning.-Tnterest
in the livestock industry in Montana
and the neighboring states is reviving
from the effects of the low prices Of
the postwar years. and the two big !.
livestock shows to be held next month
at Bfifon uTYd Sait Lake promise to be
well attended by livestock growers of
various kinds. The Salt Lake meeting
Is to be held from April to 5. and the
Dillon show from April "a to &c. Ex-
hIbitOrs from Montana, Utah, idaho, !
Wyoming and California are
to bring choice cattle, sheep |
and other livestock TO both shows.
Dairy Associations PIans.-Plans
that have been under way for several /
months have now been matured by the /
Butte Dairymen's association for ac-
luainting the public with the fact that
Butte has such an association and JUS
what that body can and viii do for
the highest quality Of milk
or the consumers OF the city.
The association was formed about
'ix months ago. and now has a paid
lp membership of 80 members Before
/ membership can he held the appli-
ant must qualify by proving that he
an meet and live up to the rules Of
he association.
'now Benefits Observation-Disclosures Of
Western Montana state that the wealth
r of the last week has been of great
alue TO them. The frequent SHOWS OF
he last 10 days have soaked into the
round, while the snow in the hills. Il
8 said, win pr0l0nR The water supply
q the summer for irrigation purposes.
n the lOwlands the ground was get
ing dry in places, and the heavy fall !
{ moisture Of the past few DAYS has
ONE at time when it does the most !
Ood for the farmers. +
Woman Opens Hospital. - Mrs.
ydia Nicholson, proprietor and super r
ltendent of the Roundup general hos !
ltal for eight years. has moved her Z
Iuipment to Winnett and installed I
ime In the Park hotels building. with
) beds, and two trained nurses in .
large.
The new hospital will be equipped =
it'll all modern fixtures and under the /,
lperlntendency Of nurse, long ex- II
.rienced in the management and care n
hospitals.
Shipment Of Horses.--A fine lot OF
rises were shipped from Baker by
ok Burk. Chicago st0ckman. who has ?,
en in Baker and vicinity the past r
rec months buying up some of Fail r,
n county's big draft animals. that n,
ere assembled at the Keirle barn. dl
lie horses were declared some of the
st seen here in several months and p
minded Interested arrivals Of the r
ISIS of animals which were seen In n
days hauling brewery ],
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