Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-20
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TREASURE STATE TALES I
b TERgELY TOLD


Park County Man IN Idaho
Friends Of Fred Sumner. president OF
the Park county firm bureau, who
with his son is interested in a sheep
ranch at Salmon, Idaho. have received
news Of his success In the industry.
The green grass has started nicely on
his range, Mr.. Sumner says. and be-
cause OF this fact his band has become
too heightened to eat hay and during
the lambing period he is compelled to
buy a little bran and shorts.
Six lambs mothered by two ewes Is
the best record he has yet observed |
in the history Of band Of / 200 ewes.
Mr. Sumner writes. Fifty per cent OF
his flock have registered twins and the
increase, the letter states, is one Of the
best he has ever heard Of
Meets Accidental Death.-J. G. SUIT
ton, member OF a Great Northern Sec
ton crew, met death accidentally at
StonehIll. Reports coming to the
sheriffs office are to the effect that a
large rock had fallen upon the track
and Sutton and another workman we're
to remove, 1t. Sutton sent
his companion after some tools The
had got only a short dis
lance away when he heard shot. Re
turning he found Sutton lying dead on
he track. with his revolver near him.
Sutton had been carrying the revolver /
n shoulder holster and Il is believed [
hat as he stopped over In his work O
With the rock, the gun fell from the b
holster, was accidentally discharged 2
nd killed the man. "
Horses Dlsappear.-Joel Minor. Of
Iavre. who has the city garbage con- a
ract. has learned how something as p
uky as a pair Of horses apparently Il
an rfriislll=lHts space while, the owner D
lands a few feet away. n
Mr.. Minor had been working in the n
.ar of his wagon. Reaching around II
, gather up the relns he saw nothing W
here but few moments before his &C
usty co-workers had stood.
Dashlng around to the front Of the IS
agon he found his horses In q hole of
any feet deep. gazing up at him APP m
They had been standing nc
'er a pocket IN the earth. pr
Receives Severe Acid Burns.-Frank ma
rans, a we'll known smelter employee m
Great Falls, Is In Columbus hos on
tai recovering from severe acid tri
rms sustained while unloading a di;
ppiy Of nitric acid at the smelter
neral laboratory. Be
Immediate first aid attention by the
fety first crew and employees Of the
,oratory, prevented the loss of his
INT leg, badly burned when caught OO(
splitting acid, said Mr. Evans. Mr. COZ
ans has been employed at the Pa
elter for 80 years. sci
to Billlngs.-At the meet lar
, OF the Rotary club there was gen. sol
u discussion Of the convention OF
tary TO be held at Billings April z up
q s. and +. W. Peckover was APP lie
med chairman OF an ION 10 Bill the
gs" committee. He chose as his any
istants George G. Jackson and r. Ing
Stewart. The committee VIII work 4
get together a large delegation Of left
aconda Rotarians to attend the con- sioI
tion. for II Is the hope of the club lace
bring the next convention to Ana 1uri
da. allie
lutte Boy Loses Leu.-An expedl- han
J into the mountains east Of Column the
Gardens for flrewood cost William
rjanc. 1O-year-old student at the
litter school, his right leg. DR.. A
I Horst amputated the member be- the
the knee. log weighing hum asst
is Of pounds had fallen on the hoy peti
ne stood watching his three broth But
loading wood into wagon. 694
naesthetIc Causes Death.--w. II. attic
'on OF Helena. county agricultural sess
It. died suddenly in nm operating indie
r from the effects Of an anaesthet- take
pplled locally preliminary to an cleo
alton for removal of his tonsils.
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