Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02
Treasure State Items

ES-e-e-e-s $3.50.
plans are progressing rapidly for
the fifteenth annual state corn and
tenth annual utility seed show to be
held at Sidney, January 26, u and 70
Montana's assessed valuation In
creased this year from s., 3ha, El1.ahh
TO 81 .s7e ,s2s, $50, and it's taxable val
uation from s429, 944.127 to $4S7,367,-
ga. reports to the state board OF
equalization show.
Bob Askins OF Miles City came in
frat in the broncho riding finals at
Madison Square Garden. New York,
and he was awarded prize OF $1,000
for trick and fancy roping, and now
bears the title of champion trick roper
OF the world.
Not guilty, by reason OF insanity,
was the verdict rendered by the jury
in the trial OF John Vickery for the
murder OF Sheriff Russell Sage at Bill
IinRa on July s. The jury announced
that Il had arrived at q verdict after
celebrating about three hours.
J. e. Dickey, aged 81, one Of the old
time pioneers Of Montana, and the
only surviving charter member OF MA
sonic lodge No. % of Butte. died at
Twin Bridges. He was veteran OF
the Civil war and was an early-day Of
fetal In Montana.
Preparations for the special school
election set for December IL in Dis
trlct No. / at Great Falls, at which
the electors win vote on proposal
that the district expend s150,000 for
new school building, have been be-
gun.
Twenty.seven carloads OF six-inch
pipe are ON the way to Montana TO be
laid from the Bowes gas structure,
nine miles south Of Chinook, to Havre
The dfstrfbast stefl=tfltte l,4naelsz
is completed with the exception OF
the covering Of the gas mains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Chambers, res
idents of Montana for the past 4S
years. recently celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. They were mar
ried at Glidden, Ia, and resided u
years in Livingston and 20 years in
Malta.
When the twentieth assembly of the
Montana legislature meets at Helena
January 8, the count of noses In the
state senate win show Is Democrats,
40 Republicans and one Farmer-Labor
member, according to the official list
compiled after the canvass OF returns.
In the house OF representatives there
VIII be 80 Democrats, 81 Republicans
and two Farmer-Labor representa-
tives.
Some time ago the World Review,
commenting upon the very great prom.
inence given TO the death OF Rudolph
Valentino In some big newspapers and
the small notices given the death of
Charles W. Eliot at the same time, OF
fsred prizes for the best essay upon
the subject by q high school student
nsehrad Manakag Of Fergus county
high schoos has just been notified that
the first prize has been awarded to
him. The contest was open to all high
school students in the United States
Burglars looted the Edwards &rMc-
CIelIan clothing store at Malta and
slipped away with truck load Of
merchandise principally clothing. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. -Four rifles
and three shotguns. with a large guam
tity Of ammunition was included.
Gordon Campbell. sentenced moresI
than year ago TO serve two years In
the federal penitenkiary for using the
nails to defraud ia connection with
an Oh promotion enterprise, left Great
EaIl8 ia custody Of c. g. Dennis. dep
MY unikad gtatan marshal. for Laav.
emw0rzh. Kan. whsfa the prison IL To-
eafsd