Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-03
Treasure State TabIOids

The recently completed handsome
and spacious new home Of the Butte
Lodge Of Elks was formally dedicated
November Dist.
At its last regular meeting the Glen
dive city council voted TO buy the east
half OF block AZ in Prospect Heights as
an addition to Lloyd park This gives
a desirable addition to the beautiful
park around the swimming pool
Three hearses abreast bore the bod
les of Mrs. Ottilia Schmidt and her
two daughters. Mrs. Madeline BOrrelli
and Miss Bertha Schmidt, victims of a
tragic shooting at Butte, TO their
graves Mrs. Borrelli shot and killed
Mrs. Schmidt, her mother, and Bertha
Schmidt, her sister. and then killed
herself at the family home.
At Granite park in the wilds Of
Glacier National park the summer
tourists have fed so much chocolate
candy to the black bears that the AMI
mails got into the habit of staging a
comeback for more goodies by climb
ing onto the roofs in the dead of night.
In order to keep the beggars from dis
turbing the sleep of the tourists. the
roofs Of the chalets were spiked with
inverted nails
Billings policemen set high mark
in crime detection for ambitious
sleuths when they arrested Frank Has
kins, a school janitor, on charge OF
stealing 10000 cigarets from whole
sale house and recovered all Of the
plumber before the victimized firm had
discovered Its less. Haskihs, It is said
by the police, confessed the burglary
and aided them in recovering the loot,
theft Of which started several weeks
ago.
Margaret Mcintyre, 11-year-old men,
Der Of the Scobey All clothing club.
was awarded highest hopors in Dan
iels county when clothing club articles
were judged at County Agent A. W.
Warden's office. BY winning the first
place in the county. Miss Mcintyre Is
awarded,a one-year scholarship In any
institution of the University of Mon
tana. The scholarship will be avail
able at any time the recipient is ready |
to go to college.
c. J. Russell, receiver for the Baker |
State bank, Is now paying out checks |
on a 10 per cent dividend. This makes
a total Of 45 per cent paid by this In
and Mr.. Russell states there
will be more in the future. The largest
check Is that OF Fallon county, amount
Ing to $5.981. 35, and the smallest is for
? cents. The total amount OF this divi-
dend is $33,95T.75. which is divided
among Alb creditors
Miles City, Mont.-Ed Robbins. of
The Coalwood neighborhood. spent
much OF his time this summer raising
l flock Of fancy turkeys for the
market. The birds were
M fat and In fine condition when Rob
bins came to the city TO have tooth
pulled. He returned home in the eve
ling and found that someone had driv-
N to his home In truck and had
stolen more than 500 worth of the
birds.
The Rev. Arthur d. Sloate. superin-
endent OF the Yellowstone district for
he Montana Children's Home society,
las returned to Billings after visiting
he northern part Of the state for two
weeks. Mr.. Sloate says that the work
4 the society is going along better
han ever before in every part OF the
tate and that during the past year It
,laced 2s2 children In homes besides
iding g. other children by helping the
,arent to keep them. More than $500
hildren have been received as wards
4 this society Mr. SIoate said. and
.ln..sa.a In names