Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-04-29


The Meadow Creek ranch home Of
Senator Dan Tewey. on Race TRACK
creek. eight miles east OF Deer Lodge
was destroyed by fire, with loss OF
$4,000.
Payment Of s1s5,OOO, to settle in
part the indebtness OF Petroleum
county to Fergus county, has been re-
ceived by the Fergus county treasurer.
The balance Is to be paid IN three
annual installments. Petroleum county
having sold bonds to enable the set
Element.
The new members OF the state board
OF education have been appointed by
Governor Erickson. They are Walter
NJ. Blckford OF Mlssoula TO succeed
J. H. T. Ryman Of that city and James
H. Rowe OF Butte to succeed Judge
Sidney NJ. sanner, Of Butte Both
terms expire February /, 1920.
Wells on state land produced $4,000
barrels OF oil during March, records
OF the state board OF equalization
show. The state received a royalty
Of 121s per cent on this production,
which, at present field prices, win
mean approximately $4,000. The
money goes TO the permanent school
fund.
Legal restriction may prevent the
proposed expenditure by Cascade coun-
ty OF more than $4,000 FOR the pur-
chase OF the Montana Livestock pavll-
ion and an adjacent tract OF land for
Playground purposes, according TO an
opinion given the commissioners by
Deputy County Attorney w ?. Cos
telIo.
A three-day Fourth Of July celebra-
tlon. including a Wild west show, is
planned for Great Falls July 3, and
8, by the Great Falls Commercial
club Plans are to engage speaker
OF national prominence. Gov. Nellie
T. Ross Of Wyoming and Theodore
Roosevelt were discussed as possible
speakers.
A large number OF locomotives now
used on the Bate division Of the Great
Northern railway win be converted
from coal to oil burning. according to
orders OF the operating division at st.
Paul. II Is understood that 35 Of the
freight and passenger engines now u.s.
Ing coal on the division will be con-
'erted into oil burners In the immediate
future.
George Noffslnger Is the official
scont for Wilderness camp sites In the
Of the rocky mountains In
Glacier national park. He already has
discovered sites for chain Of tourist
amps which viii be In operation dur
ng the season of 1926, making It pos
sible for the American tourists TO
ilslt a region of the Rocky mountains
where only campers with pack horse I
hitherto have been able to
20.
Engineers expect to finish the sur
icy for the Montana. Dakota Power
new pipe line within short
line, extending from the Cabin Greek
ield to Glendive. Several carloads
( pipe have been unloaded at Carlyle
nd Glendive, from where II will be .
ihtlluuteu dlonk the EVuAS kiiut hoc
zen staked out by the engineers =
lther materials and machinery are
expected and large crew OF men
iii be put to work laying the main
ne and laterals In town.
Once the position Of marshall OF the a
Iontana supreme court was an arm
hair job Not so now. The marshall
expected to act as law clerk for the &
Dnrt and II is probable that when the
resent vacancy is filled the court VIII
eek a young lawyer with stenographic p
gperlence for the place. For the pre- Z
mt. however, the court win get along
ithout marshal to succeed Edward
hern who has resigned 10 enter the g
-actlce OF law at Havre. o. H. Crane, 9
'nrt attendant. win assume the work
addition to his own and after va
ition this fall. the court win en- the 81
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