Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-04-22
Treasure State Tabloids

The senate has passed the house
oil granting the inclusion OF school
lands In the Shaw division Of the Sun
River reclamation project in Montana.
There were 5000 passenger auto
mobiles and trucks registered In the
state up 10 April I. This number Is
I1.70o greater than last year, up to the
same time. The 10 leading counties
In amount OF receipts from auto IL
censes, secure three-fifths OF the total
distribution. They are Silver Bow.
Cascade. Yellowstone, Missoula, Gal
latin. Flathead, Lewis and Clark. Fer
gus. Deer Lodge and Park.
A $5000,00O corporation. the FerdIg
OIL company. heavily backed by New
York and Minnesota capital and with
program calling for the drilling Of
% wells in 1926, has entered the Kelvin
Sunbursi oil field.
near cyclone swept part Of Gar
field county the other day. SO great
was the velocity Of the wind that It
blew the wire off barbed wire fences,
tore up hay and straw stacks ruined
hayracks and farm machinery. ripped
the roofs off frame buildings and gen.
orally dislocated the scenery. Rus
sian thisties which had piled up along |
the barbed wire fences seemed to fur
nish the necessary leverage to enable
the wind TO tear mp miles OF fence.
Population Of the state school for
deaf bind and predetermined at Boul- I
Ter is S54. the largest in It's history,
and IL has waiting list Of between
300 and 400 feeble-minded boys and /
girls whom Il is not able to accommo-
date. Superintendent II. j. Mensemer
has reported to the state board Of
education.
Miss Mildred White, daughter OF
Mrs. Florence White Of Boxeman. has
received from national headquarters
Of Camp Fire Girls, a national thrift
award. In recognition OF her neat thrift
charts and the way In which she
bound the charts are so we'll done, they
will be sent TO the national convention
" Camp Fire Girls at Stockton, CAL.
'or exhibition.
Between zoo and 800 United Com I
nercial Travellers. Including some 30 {
delegates. are expected at Great Falls, ,
tune 10. II and 70 for the grand coun- ,
II meeting Of the United Commercial 4
Travellers Of Utah, Idaho and Montana. q
Angels Andrew, y5-ear-old daughter
Il Mr. and AIRS. Paul Andrew, Flat
lead Indians Of Arlee. is dead as the ,
esult Of burns sustained when her !
iothes caught fire in a field at the
anch home three miles east OF Arlee.
Fruit buds in sight indicate good
rop In the Stevensville district. ac-
ordlng 10 Henry Buck of Stevens
lille, pioneer orchardiSt. MFR. Buck
aid that his trees were literally cover
a with blossoms. There Is only one
hing TO fear" Mr.. Buck said. ''and
hat Is the frost The snow Is well !,
own on the mountains and the nights
re cold, hut the fruit spurs have not :
cen damaged and we are hopeful that =
he fruit viii not be hurt. !.
Edward F. Flynn, director OF public :. !,
alations OF the Great Northern rail- !
rad. IN an address delivered before I.
he Great Falls Civilian club, declared :
rat great opportunities exsist 70 :,
,read knowledge Of the resources and =
sforical significance Of eastern and
.nfral Montana as the result OF the
sit on July rs Of this year 10 Fort v
enton and Great Falls Of the Column 2
a River Historical expedition Many q
the historians and writers who ac- o.
lmpanied the Great Norfhern.s Upper y
issouri expedition last summer win e
! on the tour this year. The fact g
lat Fort BENTON and Great Fa1ls win p
, the only STOPS in Montana gives
ress to this region. according 10 Mr..
lynn, and emphasizes the Importance %
impressing these men as mach a. 70
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