Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-05-06
Treasure State TabIoids

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Appointment of G. NJ. Robertson OF
Cut Bank as state hank examiner, to
take the place OF NJ T. Taylor. re-
signed, has been announced by Jay g.
Larson. state superintendent OF banks.
The Baldwin Lumber and Hardware
company has expanded It's business by
taking over the lumber and hardware
business of the John Rogers company
at Edgar Mr.. HolsteIn. the present
manager. will be retained to take care
Of the plant.
Fifteen hundred baby chicks were
burned to death IN a fire which partly
destroyed the old chicken house at the
state vocational school for girls, In
Helena valley. The fire ls believed to
have started from defective brooder
stove in the building.
c. c. Davis, custodian OF the state
capitol is the first Helena resident TO
find a grouse IN his yard this year.
The other morning Mr. Davis found a
big blue grouse under a lilac bush at
his home. The bird was frightened by
the dog and flew away but had evil
IDENTIFY come to the Davis yard for a
place to nest.
L. A. Lockwood Of Townsend was
Instantly killed and his two compan-
ions In big touring car were serious
~ injured near East Helena when the
machine turned a complete sommer-
sauit and landed on It's side after fail
ing to make the turn leading over the
Great Northern tracks Lockwood,
who was driving. sustained a fractured
skull
Because Howard Mcclellan, 35, far
mer with a wife and three children, |
seven miles west of Dutton, 40 miles
northwest Of Great Falls, was sick and |
In hard luck. his neighbors gave him
4 surprise party. When the party /
broke up, 200 acres 0fEthe- Mcclellan
farm had been double-dlsced, duck
footed, narrowed and seeded to spring /
wheat
At a meeting Of the board OF eduea-
ion Of Terry district No. 3, the entire
aeultles OF both rural and city schools
we're reelected. superintendent Gran
ley was elected for the twentieth con-
ecutive year; Professor Ovregaard
or the ninth consecutive year and Pro-
essors Kerr. File and Butler OF the
Ugh school, for the third consecutive
ear. Terry enjoys the distinction OF
aving the lowest turnover In teachers
( any large school in Montana.
Men from any part OF Montana may
ttend the citizens training camp at
ort MIssoula this summer. The en-
re state was thrown open to recruit
" fot the summer camp through tel
graphic orders received from Ninth
Drps headquarters In San Francisco.
his VIII permit men from the 10
astern counties to attend the camp
-hereas heretofore attendance has
cen limited to the applicants from the
'estern and central areas.
Airplane patrol service has been as
lred for protection OF forests OF the
orthwest. The district forest office
[ Missoula has been advised that the ,
ar department had agreed to assign :
Irplanes and a supervising officer to
lis district again this year. The date \
hen the planes will go Into service is
Dt set, but funds for the purpose have
zen asked for available June 10, and /,
)proval Of the request would permit !
e flyers to reach the base of oper- !
ions at Spokane on June 90 =
Stock fed In pens outside the home !
unity by the owner, and not allowed :
range at large are taxable only In h
e owners home county, the supreme ]
urt has decided. The district court
r Granite county Is affirmed In its 81
clsion In favor OF Paul Peterson, Jr., 4
no sued the county to recover 1912 Il
taxes paid under protest. Peterson !
d listed his stock with the assessor :,
Powell county, bis home county, and :,
is taxed there but the Granite coun- !,
assessor insisted on a tax in that !,
unity. !,
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