Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-01-15
News Of nontana


: year as mayor Of the town.
(. Aid Paraiytie eufferers.-5T0re thar
r 81 800 was realized from the charity
5 ball given at Mlssoula for the benefit
Of infantiIs paralysis patients WI q
have been sent to Billings for treat
: ment. Kenneth Ross, in charge Of the
2 drive. is well satisfied with the result
that have been obtained so far.
Burned IN cas Flre.--In trying TO
suppress q fire started " h his
nephew threw some gasoline In the
kitchen range, Albert Hepperie Of near
Bakef was severely burned about the
face and hands The gasoline ex-
pIoded. causing threatening fire. It
Will take some time for the burns to
heal.
Elected Dairymsn's Head.--Arthur
Saunders has been elected president Of
the Hill County Dairymen's association
for the ensuing year. the association
deciding at the same time to affiliate
with the state Organization. County
Agent Duncan was sent 70 the farm
congress at Bozeman as the represents.
tive OF the association
Merchants to Meet In Hslena,--Mcm-
bers Of the Retail Merchants associa-
ton Of Montana win gather In con-
vention at Helena February 13 and IA,
and preparations are now being made
for the entertainment and other details
Of the meeting. The February dates
were fixed with the idea that larger
attendance could be obtained at that
time.
Girl shot Denying re-
ports that she would refuse to testify
against Mike Ladum, who shot her sew
eral times on the morning Of December
Ia, Josephine Norick, known In Butte
and Billings, her former h 0 m e, as
Josephine Novak. has been released
from the Murray hospital at Butte.
apparently recovered fro m her In
luries.
sherIffs Name New Heads.-W.
Mountjoy, sheriff of Jefferson county,
was elected president of the Montana
Sherifrs association at tn annual
meeting held at Helena. James Barnes
Of Lewis and Clark county was re-
elected vice president and J. Arrow
and, undersheriff Of Lewis and Clark
county, was reelected secretary and
treasurer.
Ex-eonvlct Missing With 81, Co.,
Putting his faith In Roy Spangler, who
served a term in the state prison for |
embezzlement, has proved costly to NJ.
W. Potter, former prison warden.
spangier. on his release. formed real |
estate partnership with Potter, at Seat
tie, and now word comes that he has
disappeared with $1,000 Of the firms
money.
Asserts Son Not q suIclde.-Reject-
ing emphatically the statement Of rail-
way officials that Arthur st. German
killed himself by throwing himself in
front OF Northern Pacific train at
Butte, relatives of the dead man are
firm in the belief that he slipped and
Tell into the path of the train. They
said he was OF joFial and earefree dis
position and would entertain no
thoughts of suicide.
Man Dies In Room 6laxe.-Hugh De
Hart, SO, resident Of Montana for 30
years, was removed from his room In
a Livingston rooming house to the
morgue, a victim OF suffOcation after
his bathrobe had caught fire from a
cigarette which he lighted while In
bed. He was burned around the hands
and face but not seriously enough to
have caused his death. II Is said. The
nan had been III for several weeks, and
was In weakened physical condition. /
Post $500 Arson Reward.-A reward
II $500 has been posted for the arrest
md conviction of the person or persons
for the fire which threat /
.ned to destroy the. packing plant Of ,
ne Montana Market at Dillon con- I
aiming thousands OF dollars worth Of I
neat. Evidence OF incendiaFism was I
,ffered In the finding Of hay saturated I
With melted lard under other inflam- 1
nable material. The sheriff Ii work 4
ng on the case.
Mcsor Licenses Received. APPROX q
nately 5000 motor license sets have !
'een unloaded at the state capitol for =
5harIes T. Stewart who. as secretary 3
4 state. is registrar OF automobiles and Q
Seventy thousand OF 4
hese sets are for passenger cars, the
emalnder being for trucks and two Z
Wheel motor vehicles. License No. I h
oea to the governor Applications for
licenses are now accepted q
Hatch ,no0.o COO Trout.--One million (
tide fishes have hatched In the b
roughs OF the Great Falls hatchery
ndsr the midwifery work Of Deputy b
IutferfIead. warden in charge Of the /,
Isheries plant. The fry are Of the a
och Leven variety and were snipped o
ere from other places Of the state for a
atchlng, the waters Of Giant Springs a
cling the most perfect for Matching G
nrposes OF any water Of not only b
lontana but of the entire west, SC "
orasng 10 former Superintendent I.
runson OF the aloBtana fisheries de- n
arfnens d
prisnn beers Gloss nehlna Banker