Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-03-25
Treasure State TabIOids


The postofflce OF Weede, north OF
Milestone. has been ordered disc0Btin-
ned by the department Mt Washington.
W. A. Cook has been granted H.
cense by the Montana railroad COM
mission to operate an automobile
freight service between Absarokee and
Columbus.
Valley county won the silver trophy
cup awarded AZ the third annual Mon
tana Egg show held at Butte. No
prizes for individual exhibits were
awarded. as perfect scoring was re-
qulsite for entry.
Mary Larlzon OF Anaconda high
school, won first in the state extempo-
raneous writing contest at Bozeman.
Faithe Shaw OF Afissoula was second.
and Mary HaHigan of Butte Central
high school. third
The Montana department of the
American Legion won sixth place in
the national membership contest CON
Quoted this year, according TO word
just received from national headquar-
tiers at Indianapolis.
Fire Of unknown origin caused
total loss to the stocks Of erchandise
Of James Althouse mems furnishing
goods, and Peine's shoe store in Three
Forks. The value OF the Althouse
stock was estimated at $4,000 and
Peine's at $500.
resolution adopted by the Poison
Civic league. expressing the desire Of
that organization that the city Of Pol
son vote bonds to the amount OF $1,000
at the spring election for the purpose
OF erecting a building to be used for
public library purposes, WIS presented
to the city council recently by com
mtttee from the civic league.
Il. w Blnkesley. Chairman OF the
hoard If commissioners of Rosebud
county and Il. T.. Crockett. member,
both Of Forsyth, have resigned, their
designations effective from March 4.
Their designations is the result OF a
ruling Of the supreme court that conn
~ commissioners cannot draw more
than S75 a month
Superintendent G. f. Stratton Of the
MIX Rievr irrigation project, Mon
tana, hns been asked 10 come to Wash !
Ington, II. c., to consult with officials
Of the reclamation bureau and .of the /
Interior department III an effort to
reach a settlement of pending war
charges and construction costs as-
sessed against settlers on the project.
A grand state ceremonial for the
three temples for Montana Of the An
Client Arabic Order. Mobiles Of the Mys-
tic Shrine. Algeria OF Helena. AL Bedoo /
Of Billings, and Bagdad OF Butte, with |
the adjacent Shrine temples OF Wy |
oming as guests. win be held at Boze-
man, a neutral ground for meeting |
place of the Montana temples, the first
week in August II viii be held at the |
time OF the annual rodeO show.
Frank u. Brown of ATissoula, secre-
tary of the Montana Pioneers, VIII |
present TO the city Of Livingston
marble shaft In memorial to John
Bozeman. an early trnpper. fur trader
and frelghter, the first known white
nan 10 inhablt that part of the coun-
ry. John NJ Bozeman was killed by
he Blackfeet Indians 10 miles east of
livingston and because that city being
he nearest place OF interest to the
pot Mr.. Brown selected Livingston
or the marker.
The new $4,000 addition to Round
,ts+s i,ts.k school hrtftsyfrf0 xs-ux rrrsoufle
opened for Inspection with a program
" the children. TO which the parents
md public were invited. The new unit
provides nine more class rooms Pre-
Ientation of the building IN behalf OF
he board of education was made by
Y. y. Dusenbery, chairman; accept
lnce for the district was by Senator
+. t. Mccormick.