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o f ist Uhr. h Belt Valley Times » BELT, MONTANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19. 1922 VOLUME NO. 28, NUMBER 31 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Coach Harrington Wins Belt-Choteau Basketball Game tor His Home Team Bringing his basket ball shooters here evidently with the purpose of winning the game whether the meth ods employed would pass muster as -* good sportsmanship or not, Coach Hamngton of the Teton County high school, without invitation or pre-ar ranged understanding, went onto the floor last Friday night to umpire the game between his team and the Belt Valley high, and through what is de clared by all who witnessed the play, to have been impartial decisions as an official and bull-dozing of the referee, ' succeeded in his purpose by the nar row margin of two points. , But in spite of Coach Hanngton s unfairness, it was the best game seen rection of Bill 1 luhr the Belt team is rapidly developing. Ihe defensive: work of the Belt Valley High is now very nearly Perf^-t. though there stiU remains considerable opportunity for improvement on the offensive. In Choteau. Belt had a worthy opponent. without the aid of their coach, and whlleiti. M that without tbi.. id the final results would have been re versed, the game would have been a very good one. In the first half, the score of which was 7 to 5 in favor of Belt Johnson was replaced by ^ »« for the locals, and in the beginning 0 f (kp «fsrond half Pattsner was nut out of the game on personal fouls, being : replaced by Gossac, thus weakening. the play of the locals. Jackson, for I Choteau. was also sent to the bench j in the second half on personal fouls, j and O'Neill put in. However, O'Neill suffered a sprained ankle in bia first j few minutes of play, and was replaced by Anderson. Fifteen fouls, seven of them personal, were called on Belt, while only nine, eight of which won j personal, were called on Choteau. The i lineup was as follows: I Belt— Position Choteau Pattsner R. F. Dow Butts L. F. A. Wiprud Johnson C. Hammond Shannon R. G. F Wiprud. McCoy L. G. Jackson The scoring for Belt was done by, Butts with 1 field basket; Johnson 2 1 P field baskets; Shannon, 1 field; Mc- i Coy, 1 field and 5 free throws, total * % I / Dßlrts and for Teton by Dow. 3 -.-..u: A. Wiprud. 1 field; Hammond 1 field 6 free throws; Jackson, 1 field total 17 points. Following the game a banquet was served in the Home Economics room s mi Toy I QQnrilQ ßlUDC I U A LuUCLuU ulf CO O AJL _ 1 _ (J. J n rt \TQTP KflflV 9 kQ // UlQlU IIUUV 0 HULL - — y , The State Taxpayers' Leajrue does not look good to the county organiza- j tion, which met last Thursday even -1 ing and repudiated the state organiza -1 tion, which is characterized as a body î of politicians with a "framed up" pro-, gram for the personal benefit of the promoters. This at least is the gist of the charges against the state lea gue and the county organization voted t to have nothing to do with it. The sentimerlt against the state organiza tion was so strong that the Cascade league was not disposed to even con sider it under the name of a state organization of taxpayers. The motion providing for the with drawal of the Cascale county organi -1 ration from the state body passed un- I animously. It was introduced by zi [tated in the organization plans had led him to believe that the association 16 fiel ✓ did not come into being for the pur pose of solving the tax problems of the people. His belief was concurred : in by several of the Cascade county , league officers who attended a few ol the sessions held in toe Rainbow Hotel when the sUte association was u hi , , formed. H. Norskog, who was chairman of the meeting, urged the association to take the steps necessary to reduce Cascade county to the rating of a fourth class county and thus elimt nate a great deal of the public ex. nate a great deal of the public ex. vroue. He declared that there was no reason why this county should be grouped as a second class county ex cept that some of the office holdere and politicians could profit more by t 8UK ' geated that the association make rec ^Z d * U Zl tOT a ^ educt, ® n ln , the . taxable valuation of the county and m that manner bring about a lower clas sification. A resolution authorizing the com . mittee on county affairs to confer with the county commissioners and Cuonty Assessor Harold Mady and) demand that steps be token to reduce ' Cascade county to a fourth class rat , mg, was^ adopted by the association, The resolution proposed that the low er classification be attained by a de , r*»* 8 « » taxable valuation of the county. - _— - -— (governor Joseph M. Dixon was commended in a resolution for the; stand taken by him in urging the, abandonment of the staU- fair for the present year. The resolut tor was on animously adopted ■ Basketball Saturday Nite Stock ett vs. Belt, \ / in honor of the visitors, followed by an hour of dancing. It is expected that the Belt Valley High will, tomorrow or Saturday night, meet the Stockett-Sand Coulee team on the local floor, and next week the locals will play three games, meeting the Lewistown team on the local floor on Wednesday evening. On Friday night they will play a re turn game with Choteau, and on Sat urday go to Cascade for a game there that evening. - - - « . |h ■ I (|PQI | 0 QT | D fl HflQT Li||(|Q| LUwlUII I U0I w F me Entertainers | III w ■■lliul lOlllulO — regular business session of business ^ sessioii^ of £*"**, °* WeLcSavevem^was *f d ^T y w t ! "o n .hrau^h the accentance of an^n* ! tion through the acceptance of an in "SèLm'mtï.ofThe' Women V B ,Dle ab nitmoers oi the Womens Auxiliary and a few of the male rela- j tlves of ex-service men. After the regular business of the post had been tIX ® ctlve ^ a ^ner, a snort program by j ^ improvised orchestra interspersed : wlth sol o 8 by telented volunteers, = ^ soimdedandthecol I amc > s advanced to the tiring line in : *ood order, discovering that the K. P. , <* etal1 had lln « d "P for inspection with ! » special spread in which /'canned j WiUie *nd* goldl'ish were consptc 5 ' y ' 0 nc>Sfdw f / 10 tn . e a!, ^ujt began at once under order of Commander Chas. King. j fbe head of the column. i * engagement was severe but vie- ; I to no us, the casualties being confined to the enemy, which finally surrender- i^ ed unconditionally when the last line : °* trenches was reached and the ice d,vl s |o n laid down their arms. : «hen the atrocities finally: ceased,]*, ^ommander King, with true respect or m *. ltary usage and tradition, i P roni PHy passed the buck by announ Cln *» l hat Adjutant Granbill would act as toastmaster for the evening. With ^Kmms tatori'* brtefi^ thlt c ®PJ' ea lne nonor stating briefly that lf " e started in by following out the common practice of passing the buck down "> e " neat l ^ e chances were would finally pass out the back door, thtrefore he would detain it and perform to the best of his ability, Briefly calling attention to the pur. pose of the open meeting, which was purely social in nature and also for a discussion of the feasibility of organ , a « ° j me i n 8 Auxiliary post in Belt, he said that the Legion had no loi tenor motive or d esire to urge the, Ladies in the matter against their will, j and hoped those he called upon to ex-; press their opinions would do so in a frank, candid way- He also stated that he believed such an organization ' would he of great benefit, not only to • the members themselves, but as an ; adjunct to the Legion, which he was iconvinc ed wou ld be a great power for good in the future of America. In line with the idea of obtaining the views of the ladies in the matter, Adjutant Granbill then called on sev eral of the ladies present including ; Mrs. W P. Pilgram. Mrs. Margaret Millard. Mrs. Maud Chamberlain, Mrs. R. H. Bemis, and Misses Veeber and Bakko. All responded more or less briefly, the sentiment being plainly 1 expressed, however, as ip favor the organization of an auxiliary.and j to meet at some near future date to formulate plans for the organization. I Toastmaster Graybill then remarked ( that so far as the Legion was con I cerned the "Dads' appeared to have ■ been entirely ignored, but on this occa | sion they would relax sufficiently to j listen to what Mr. Bemis might have; to say. The latter gentleman, who had received a tip that he might be called jupon, very promptly forgot all the nice things he had intended to say, de ■ livered a feJsHnanities and sat down, profoundly relieved that a court mar tial and firing squad had not instantly j convened to deal with his case convened to deal with his case. An hour or two of general conver sation and dancing followed, the p-^gts all expressing the hope that ^ occagjonaiiy repeat their () i oasint( . effort „ enG>r . tainers. The entertainment commit tPe p hil D unstarit Baptiste Pizzini and Theodore Carbon, are certainly to ^ confrrmtuUted upon th . ir succe ,g ___ HOME CLUB THANKS PA nr ' 1 TRONS FOR SUPPORT members of the Rebekah Home ' Hub wish to extend their sincere , thanks to the public for the leberal patronage ^accorded them at their luncheon Saturday afternoon and [tvwiing Especially do they wish to thank those who took part in the pro g«n» Saturday evening. —- c Mr. and Mrs. Leon McConkey left Sunday evening for their home at Warrick after being here during the illness and burial of Mrs. McConke-/s ■ mother. Mrs. Chas. Atkinson. ID Scrap Iron m T ^ , J||l iBMWT-' ' jPZ''" j.'" <| ™ .'7 ^ L ■ PI * T'W' ri ■Ffe-'f . iBKa 2j a fl g mÈWÊf K I f % §0$ | £ >|&V i ./ k K Jpjp&l «HMSIHBryfv i \ I ffif ÿUJi ' *" fc sKJ ^ ffjy £ Sj Naà\ w & - " * 1 f J c£> ' V' * '%■ "4 Is | ) ni A "ran E 1 R 1 » j ?â( ' •'tr >0 j li <■"" j(r la/ ; /f * $ )i /jr /T w / ' s&f' ' sdr V 1/ sir' **'■ Ç <-r ^ , C& ' • U ^ r ^ " --" ^ . --- - ILJ TV T /^( 1 / N X M 8 | # 1 I ; i\Ê\\ V A )Q| V A ). Ill" -A- ^ ▼ y V— Æ.I.I. ^ | • TY * {f I | I 4~ UlCd.lt; Dit; U U LD U L C_7 X . . . ■ --— T_T • .1 J f ^ I \/| * O - D HlgHWOOd Coal MUlC SeCUfCS PCF« j —. ITIîinGnL IH Rplf" HflH IlliUlCIll WllltCa III DCIl UHU TdllN - ■a : m i ■i'm »V - ] : ! - Although nothing very definite can ^ ,earned of the P lans of the firni , nf P the East Belt t^oal company property a nd are now in possesion under the firm name of the Highwood Coal Mines, some developments have ms terialized during the past week that presages the permanency of the firm an d the operation of the property on basis that will mean-a m a t e r ial i a crease in the production of coal in the R e ]t field and the employment of a substantial number of additional men | j n that industry within the next year, G. C. Wilmot, who is manager of the «'.Ç^wood Mines, talking with the Times, that in an ; other ten days more definite inform a tion could be given out for public c- a tion, but that for the present b u t little of the plans of himself and i associates could be made public. B p Hoyt is the head of the firm and g p Griffith treasurer. Besides preparing to open officea here the firm has rented a suite of rooms on the fourth floor of the Stanton Bank building in Great Falls and opened of ■ fj cea j n that city. Mo n da y the Great -FaHs Power j company sent a crew of men to Belt ftnc j be*ran the extension of the power line from its present terminus at the ' corner 0 f Bridge street and the Arm-j ington road to the ' coal property, confirming the rumor of last week that the mine would be electrically ; equipped, A coal cutting machine bas btjen ordered and is now on its wa y here from Denver. Mr. Wilmot said. The opening used by the North B. & M. Coal Mine people will con tinue to be used for the present, ac cording to Mr. Wilmot, and haulage will be by truck to the loading chute to be erected on the site of the old Standard hotel on the Great Nor- ; them right-of-way, construction of which has been delayed because of . j . . _ il «B- H«f»" Injured in Fall I Mrs. Frank Heron suffered a ser io "*, and Painful injury last Friday evening when she slipped on the icy i ground at the rear of her home, «11 ! | R K and breaking one of her ankles . tw ° f* , eB - M™- Heron s sister, I"™ J°nn Jeff nes, had bren spend the evening with her and m ihe, starte«! for home, going out the back doo J. Mra. Heron accompanied her 88 ^ ar as c ® a J. •ked to get a scut tle of ctMl - " ~~ ~ ' turned around to start for the house, Tallin«:, with the above result, Finding she could not rise. Mrs . Bnct ? 10 L el ." 84 u / r tiling her Ducket she rinding she could not rise, "re Heron crawled up the back steps and mto tbe Lodgers at the house j m /°™ , m,8 "*P "t 111 *^ r - Lraybeml was summoned, who upon examination of \ he «SJ p u Heron .^ v Gr ^J t J5 U * and have the Xl J yed ' before ,twaa ^mg her «« Saturday morning.. The X-ray re vealed that the two ankle bones were broken and she remained in there for attention to the injury. It will be some time before Mrs. Heron is about with her usual spryneas, - . - - NOTICE TO KNIGHTSOF PYTHIAS - All Knights and sojourning Knights and ladies are cordially invited to a tt< nd s card party and danc « 1 to b« ^ mi the of p u , mü rrow evening, January , 20, By Cascade j Lodge, No. 39 K «f P No-admis »ion fee By order of COMMITTEE Business Reeders Bring Results j the failure of the permit for the use ' n* Fty V° arrlve , frv ! n the St. Paul offices of the railroad com pany. The firm has had assurance that the permit will be issued and it is expected at any moment, and upon j its arrival work will be immediately begun upon the chute, the completion i of which will require about 30 days, | it is estimated. The material and equipment for the chute are upon the g r o u nd . Addrttmrtl mtnc care have• been ordered and delivery of the first shipment is expiectod in ample time, for the beginning of operations on a more extended scale. It is not expected that production can be greatly increased at once, rather the operations for the present will be toward a greater future pro duction. The property has b«n taken o ar and will be operated on « roy i ally basis with an option to purchase iextending over a two year period, When asked as to a market for the coal, Messrs. Wilmot and Griffith were non-committal, but did say they had « market that would insure the employment of a large force of men and require consuderable equipment, The firm ha^ taken a year's lease on the entire upper floor of the Chas. Dahl building on the comer of Bridge and Main streets which will be used for office purposes, while the rooms will be utilized for sleeping quarters, kitchen and dining room, it, being the intention of the members of the firm to make a home as well as office out of the leased quarters, Water is now being piped to the rooms and a cess pool to care for the sewerage constructed. Office equip-1 ment and supplies have already ar-j rived here for the equipment of the rooms. It is expected that when ac-j tual operations begin here, Messrs, Wilmot and Griffith will spend most of their time here, while Mr. Hoyt will be in charge of the Great Falls office of the firm. f nu» i n li • T j Chicken Case Hearing Today Following the finding early last week of Justice of th- Peace J. A. Hackabaw that there was insuffle len j evidence on which to hold Wade yyjjaon on a charge of purloining a 0 f t j, e David Graham flock 0 f chickens, sworn to by Mr. Gra h>n)) the Utter went ^ Gpeat Fa i| s la#t an( j j a j d t j,e matter before Attorney W. J. Tighe, with result that a complaint was filed ..._ _ ___ _ . . county attorney charging the result that a complaint was filed j n cour t 0 f p, J. Shields both Wade and Nahun Wilson with t j, e 0 f 40 chickens from the Graham flock Hearing on the coin j p iaj n t j a t 0 h<- held in Great Falls today and both sides are well repre g en te<j j n the county seat for the tria] Graham alleges that the theft was committed on the night of January 8 , i . f a lij ^ ht SBOW that fell « fo] T" ^ ^ . ' automobile with one j d peculiar tire from his , | n * n ^ a [ ^ cUla l ft1 evidence to warrant the hoWing of Wad«- Wilson hustice Hackshaw «Stonds ïSÎSÎ furtSr action bv Mr Grabat FORMER ( Ol NTY PHY 8 I OA.V WITH VETS BUREAU' - Dr Aloysius Dolsn, former county health officer, has been appointed to ; the office of the veteran's bureau of, Helens, and has removed from Great! Falla to Helena to assume his new I duties Highway Commission and Forest Offi cials Favor Monarch-Lick Creek Road : ' - um .d the M t 1 <ana Highway commission held in Helena last Saturday, of the probable i projects in Montana upon which I might beat be expended $890,000 al-] loted to road construction within the national forests of the state, resulted in the recommendation of the Log ging creek-Monarch project with an appropriation of $60.000 among nine others. The new road would be a continu-' — . — -— ■> • (% Al I» I f 0 KIITIIC II II I I II U lllll 110 II U I A-...- Geyser Business - c • . -w, a - ptcial <»n ?s ponde nee. . Gey9 £ r ' J "?* y '~^ f,re brok * . out Mercantile company »tore Ät , 6 , ; . 30 ^ on , d , ay ev « n ! n f ™ wl P ed ° U | h T bu ! ,<,m{r8 and took tht P nn * ; cipal store in our city, causing a "'SF« 1 lo " A'S'?'"' " The cause of the fire is a mystery, though it is supposed to have been caused by the explosion of the store furnace. The Roes store closes the ^ * f. R-. the manager, left ihe store in good con dition that nifirht as usual with onlv * moderate fire in the furnace as on cold nights it was the custom to return later and fix the fire for the n >kht At 6;30 ^ explosion occurred, heard by all living near, and flames shot out of the back of the store, the explo 81 °" b " ak , mft . t ^... wtnciow .^ lae * in the back of the building, giving a draught, and flames and smoke were soon coming out of the front as well as the back. The building was owned by Ben J. Kennedy of Belt and Walter Kennedy of Missouls, and was occupied by the Ross Mercantile company on the north side and the post office and Public l>rng store on the south stdw. j Fire soon spread to the Freseman I building adjoining on the south side and both were completely destroyed, By heroic work of volunteers the fire was confined to these buildings, ! although re ceivcd a severe scorching and the up per rooms over the bank occupied by Oeor je Westrum and family was badly burned on the south side. That the building was saved was due to he-i roic work of the men forming a bucket brigade and the aid of the Geyser chemical engine. The building owned by Gust Uotila i was also badly scorched on the north side, fire breaking out several times but was kept under control with but slight loss. ; The Ross Mercailtile company, wtth W. F. Rosfi a« manager, ha« been in i business nearly six years, and has en-t back'joyed a good trade and may possibly; enter business again. Insurance was it, carried but not sufficient to fully, ! cover the loss. The safe seemed to lie in god condition and contained the j store books and registered mail and (stamps from the postoffice. All : books and fixtures wer« completely destroyed belonging to the postoffice. The Public Drug store was owned and operated by F. D. Worcester, the telephone also being housed in the drug s'ore. Some insurance was ear-f tried. The Freseman building was un- i occupied at the time and was totally 1 d<«troyed. Insurance was carried, Sheriff C. H Kellev and County Attorney J, P Muzzy came Tuesday 1 morning to investigate the cause of I - __ 'RESTAURANT MAN RE. Tl'RNS TO SQl'ARE UP -- ' I Neil Wallace, former proprietor of! the restaurant opposite the city hall ! building, who without bidding creditors adieu, left town some ten days ago rn a mortgaged automobile, an< y for whom the sheriffs office has since been on the lookout, returned to Belt early this week and has sue reeded in straightening up most of ___ ___ _ so that the sheriff* force is for the *ur reeded in straightening up most of his affairs, enough of them at least present not interested in his mov« ments. The car. which had been purchased at the Park-to-Pnrk garage by the nayrmnt of $60 down and the giving! of • mortgage for the balance, was left at a garage in Fairfield, in Teton countv. for repairs. Wallace arranged w,th Fr c d A Seidllng. proprietor of ^ emge. to again take possession of the car and hold it until the amount of the mortgage was paid a *" 1 withdraw the charge of -e. moving mortgaged property from thr'rountTr^T chrekT. ; ona given to local parties and the, other to Great Falls parties, were I made good by Wallace and several other little matters were settle«! in, a manner seemingly satisfactory to| those interested and all charges j .against Wallace withdrawn ' A number of local Methodists are attending the district rrweting of the M K. church being held in Great Falls Among the prominent speak ere are Bishop Chas. W Burns of Helena. Dr, P. O. Hansen of Chins and Dr C. K. Powell of New York, ,,f -tu (.resent l ick creek road, in completed by the forest service last summer, opening up the Logging creek country by way of Tiger Butte al-] The road would continue on down Log i ging creek to Logging creek station on the Neihart branch of The Great Northern railroad, and from there would follow the canyon to Monarch connecting with the Y. G. Bee Line at the later point. A crew of the state highway engm 1 eers are now engaged in making the preliminary survey and have reached a pojnt near the * mouth of Pilgrim creek. They state the preliminary survey will also include the proposed I «»«** from Egging creek through ^ funds yet for thia project there is I little liklihnod of its getting any far ther than the preliminary survey for ! the present. It has been estimated that thwe are ^ion* of this route , that will cost anywhere from 120,000 to $60.000 per mile, as the route will „jtC,. nurn erous bridges or 132TS3TV>l5^SfcS ((„.„.tone „1,*#. The ^ A Cascade county com- * mi< , Blmiers throuirh f»<ieral aid t comuleU> P the present gravel road &^îSÎÂ53Sr ^A^mg t on rPf ^i, Riceville the a \. , f . 8^1/ available* from the*r^a!nhig feoS oÄ road b^d SSTtS -i.« n i, n , on i mn rovitur the hill - Pj-.pvjn,. Bn< j on through the Mich JLJ 1 to M^SSLh ** road would ^ tw0 n, u " that may be foL lowed from Monareh to Greaf rails t w„ v n tin * Th« survev for Armine-ton Rieeville rosd has Pnmn w«t "and it is understood Ithat it will he on« of the first nro { t , . snrincr ,-v o Warden and Scott leavltt w. Kafia anueared before a. hiVhwav c, mm nia ion at it* meet m Satnrdav to urv« that action he j P< ,i n tiv« to the construction of I H hivhwnv exfendino- southwesterly #_ Aumisi« to Clemons and across .v,,, n,.orhnrn through the l^wis and pi ar ), *»._ Bjv.u mountains ! sn i j„ wn »w*. Riackfoot country which connecting the road now pasing down ! t k„ Riackfoot yallev towards Mis This road if constructed wou y k. „ Q * *v,e hiirhwav en .! r „i v tK» middle of the stale f—,™ Missoula through Augusta qVmm. fîreat FallT Belt Stanford' î «wiatown Winnetf Jordan and Circle to Glendive thereby providing „ ma m trunk east and west highwav i Ju n .u !"**„, .„»jes^of th* mid ji ! j That Mrs. J. D. O'Connell of this c ifv has as fine a flock of White Wv ■ uûi. „ . th _ f. Q ,° 1* i... 1 1, , i>, „i f _, u„i anM i„_. _ ' k thltv j . ' „„ iLth h«r ..„„u » , . . , n i.„ ' n ,,„nJLi thi> in „nmru.fi f; on w ith entri«« from nine other i,„ r { rh« hurh . un t, anv whit Wu~ " .-ntTrod from Montana Mrs «'Connell returned home from a via hv^h-r entries * * Mrg Celia Bowman of the Quarter Circle Bell po'ultry farm, Dayton. Wyoming, won the grand champion sweepstakes display cup on white leg. his,homa and was the tap trophy of the entire exhibition. Mrs. Bowman's to tal score was 470. Mrs. Bowman also Local Wyandottes Best in the State : won the member's cup and the ouj-of state cap. __ _ u . _ __ I the sweepstakes at this show j With the exception of one which was awarded to Mrs. R. E. Thein ' hardt of Helena, on dark cornish. all were awarded in competition to exhibitors from outside of Montana, principally , from California. Wyoming and Wash ington. The 1923 fair will be held at Hel ena, for the third year in suceession, j it was decided, after a stormy meet ing. - ; I Reports have reached Belt that the j Cottonwood Coal company of the Sand Mrs. J. J. Dockery left yesterday noon for her home at Hamilton, after j spending several weeks here at the home of her daughter, -Mrs N. H. Browning. COTTONWOOD DRILLING WEST OF COULEE Coulee field, which last summer put down many test hole* in the vicinity of Wayne and at different points be tween Belt and Sand Coulee, have a drill working on the Waaman. Guthrto and Hunter ranches west of (the Coulee. It 1« »aid that fcf theflekf is proven it will be pos sib le to srork lit through the Sand Coulee openings now