Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-24


Hardin.-Ernest Adler has com
pIeted the erection Of the new $4,000
Crow Indian Baptist mission building
on the upper Big Horn above St.
Xavier, which was dedicated Decem-
Der 6.
Plentywood.-The various commit
tees having charge of the Thanksgiv-
ing dinner for the benefit Of the Out
look hospital announce that they made
81 .O55 which was turned over to the
hospital
Poplar.-Company B, 16Srd infantry,
Montana national guard of Poplar. has
received the state cup which they won
at the annual encampment Of the Mon
tana national guard last summer as
the best drilled company In the state.
Helena--J. H. Gilbert, Of Dillon, has
been appointed by Governor Erickson
to be a member Of the executive board
of the Montana State Normal school
at Dillon. His term expires April 10,
1929. He succeeds Pearl ]. Smith.
Helena.-Miss Lillian Crittenden, of
Townsend, Broadwater county's 1925
princess and a former student at In
termountain college. was secretly mar
Fied during the Thanksgiving holidays
to Boyce Miller, a rancher In the Grow
creek country.
The old Milwaukee railway station
at Saugus, frame structure 30 feet
long by 20 feet wide, has been moved
intact to Miles City on a fiat car and
is to be used as clubhouse by the
Milwaukee Woman,s club The build
ing Is being set up in the local railway
station park. A kitchen Is to be added
to the building and the structure viii
be heated from the passenger station.
Miles City.-Good horses stiIl bring
a good price in southeastern Montana,
It was evidenced here recently when
the American Express company paid
w. H. Hiekox $3.50 for team weigh
ing 1850 pounds each. The animals
will be put In the local service Dur
the last summer horses have sold here
as low as 81 a head, but good horses
always have brought q fair price.
Word received in Harlowt0n this |
week from Colonel Erastus Fl. VIII
Jams OF the 163rd Montana infantry
gives credit to Fred Hanzlik OF that
city for making the best record OF any 1
member Of the Montana national guard |
rifle team for 1925 at the Camp Perry
shoot The ranges were 200 yards off
hand, 200 and 400 yards rapid fire. and
300 and 1000 yards slow fire.
The December number OF Geograp
bic magazine il devoted to cattle. AS
usual Il Ia profusely Illustrated. and
among the fun page pictures is enc
John Survant herdIng bunch
nf cattle across MIlk river twenty-five
PEARS ago. Burner Survanf. who was
then just beginning to ride around the
herd with hts father, 10 shewn &c the
sdge OF the river astride pony which
be- called rSp0t."
A IRE In which five persons were
painfully injured, an explosion that
made the downtown district believe
hat the city was Ia the grip Of another
earthquake and q stampede in which
many were trampled and slightly hurt.
9GCUEA&u 81 tAtE s~&@At& t8aE@tA@ AS AVA
Lodge when q short circuit sent
park into a box Of fEim An audience
Il 500, seeing smoke rolIlna out OF the
lpermtov's room. became panic striek-
% and rushed wildly to the doors.
Miles City-Frank T. West. 65. wide
' known in southeastern Montana.
lied at his home In Broadus following
long period Of Illness, according 20
Information brought TO the city from
be Powder River county seat. Mr
Vest had been resident OF the south
ide for many years When Custer
ounty wns divided and Powder River
ounty was established. he was ap
'oinfed TO the position Of clerk and
ec0rder. he was elected to serve for
wo terms following his appointment
Sidney. Thompson, IS, lost