Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-07-17
News Of Montana
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Marketing Mix Increases Cash
Merchants say that there Is q noticeable
Increase In the amount OF money in
circulation In the Milestone community
since the farmers around there began
to milk cows on q larger scale the
past few months. Farmers who are
milking only six or eight cows are
making from $50 to $50 month in this
manner, and are paying cash for their
groceries. In previous years they wers
carried by the merchants until their
crops were sold. or their beets mar
keted, OK else they went without many
OF the things which were needed.
Cream e being shipped into Milestone
on the stage from postofflces 40 miles
and more away. Farmern' wives are
also starting to make cheese. accord
ing TO methods advocated by govern
ment agents. in pamphlets which have
been sent out among the women OF the
rural communities, and II Is said that
they will find ready market for these
commodities when they have been
properly cured.
Killed BY LIuhtnine-Albert Lam
bert. So, a ranch hand, was instantly
killed by lightning on the A. B.
Schmidt ranch near whitehall, and
William Austin. his partner. was seri-
ously burned by the electric bolt, while
the two were taking refuge under a
haystack during a severe storm The
stack OF more than 20 tons OF hay
burst into flames when the bolt struck
and I4ambert's body was burned to a
crisp before II was rescued by people
from the ranch house. Austin, who
was knocked unconscious, recovered |
shortly and saved himself from the
flames. Lambert and Austin had just |
completed the stack and were ready
to move to another place In the field |
when the storm broke. They sat under
the hay and had been there only few
minutes when the lightning struck.
Montana Problems Similar TO Aus
traIla.-RIght Hon. William M. Hughes
formerly prime minister Of Australia.
spent a few hours in Billings July 5,
prior to leaving for brief tour Of the
Yellowstone National park. he says
Australia has much in common with
Montana inasmuch as she Is facing
the same prbbESsksss e - -
Element and development There are
four In the party, which IL travelling
by automobile. Besides Mr.. Hughes,
there Is his wife, Dame Mary Hughes,
r. c. Armstrong and Mr.. Armstrong;
sister Mrs Kathleen Chaplain, all Of
Australia. From Yellowstone they
will 60 to San Francisco, then up to
Vancouver, from where they will sail
or Australia.
Engineers inspect Milwaukee Rys--
Fred Allison. chief engineer for the
Ford Motor company, and half dozen
Engineers and executives Of the Ford
rotor. General Electric, Westinghouse
lave been In Butte on western tonr.
rhe engineers from the Ford Motor
company are inspecting the Milwaukee
Identification preparatory to the cleo
rification OF Henry Ford's railway,
he Detroit, Toledo 4 Ironton. /
Montana's First Elevator Burna-
he F. L. Benepe grain elevator at
sOzeman. capacity $4,000 bushels, !
yas struck by lightning July 8, and {
> now a total wreck. There we're
at two carloads Of oats and one Of /
yheat in the building a 1.-THE time. I
he elevator Is said to be the first {
rain elevator to be built In the state I
I Montana. It was fully insured. I
Combating Flames In Cabinet For
st--A crew Of fifty men has been &
emit to NOxOn TO fight serious forest q
re on the Montana-Idaho line Ia the Z
abinet forest. Thlrty-five men were I
ghting the blaze and achievements Y
ERE sent In an effort to check the D
re. which Is said to be burning In
sluabie timber and advancing rapidly.