Belt Valley times. [volume], May 01, 1924, Image 1

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VOLUME THIRTY. NUMBER FORTY-SIX.
BELT, MONTANA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1924.
$2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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Clark Bumgarner Hurt
Cow Tips Over Seat Causing Runaway. Both
Wheels of Wagon Pass Over Clark's
Body. Laid Out 5 Hours.
Oh Wednesday of list week dark*
Bumgarner of Fife drove to the ranch
of Jude Rubber two miles below Belt
and loaded a cow, which he had pur
chased, into a wagon and started for
home. He started north intending to
take the road from the corner of the
Beaudry place to Wayne.
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He had proceeded on his way about
a mile and had just started down the
hi!) which leads to the bottom along
the creek through the McCafferty
place when the cow lurched forward
and knocked the seat and Bumgarner
down upon Hie horses. The team ran
away and Clarke was run over by
both wheels of the wagon. His face
was badly battered and several ribs
were broker. One of these punctured
his hmg and caused a hemorrhage.
He came to consciousness goon and
followed the team for s mile. He!
found them right aide up about 100
feet up the hill toward Wayne from
the main road, the cow still in the
■wagon, hut here his strength gave out
and be lay down.
About five o'clock he was found by
a tourist who was going through to
Livingston, bat whether the tourist
refused to take him home or to Belt
is not known. At any rate he came
to Belt and notified John Healey who
immediately took his car and went to
find Bumgarner. The stranger did
not know the roads very well but fi
nally Healey learned enough to send
him down the Lower Belt road. He
found no signs of an accident but from
a dew he had picked up he returned
to Rubber's place where they told
of loading the cow about 11 o'clock.
The Rubbers and Healey then went
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on finally ths
injured man as stated above. Healey
took Mr. Bumgarner into his car and
■carried him to his home at Fife,
whence his father and brothers took
him on to the hospital in Great Palls.
The Rubbers took the team and
load and drove them bom«.
At last reports the patient was get
ting along as well as could be expect
ed In the hospital but his condition is
serious.
One of the peculiar things about the
accident is the fact that the injured
man lay not more than 100 feet frofa
a main traveled road for five hours
without being discovered.
Baseball Dance
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The big benefit baseball dance will
he held in the K. P. hall in Belt on
Saturday night when the Bayneaford
and Fife orchestra* will dispense har
monies and jaxxy strains for the danc
ers' amusement The hall has been
donated, the music is donated, the
lunch ia donated and nothing remains
to make it,a howling financial success
except the present of our friends from
the neighboring communities and ALL
of Belt. The roads are drying up fast
and the feel of the atmosphere ia such
as to make all the more alluring the
thought of a dreamy waits to the tarn
of delightful music.
A tastefully decorated hall, an ideal
floor and the presence of numbers of
beautifully dressed ladies and well
groomed men can not be resisted and
the lunch will keep away the pangs
of hunger kd give the musician* a
chance to breathe. A good time- Of
course there will be and he who does
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Bait
buying tickets ia advance.
one dollar tor the
this ticket for a
it as a burnt offering la to the
they
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Taft about the call at the wild! The
cuö of the crowd, the tore of the era
aie and the fascination of Hie rythati
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BROKEN SPINDLE BOLT
CAUSES BAD ACCIDENT
A spindle bolt broke on the ear
Doc" Millions of Great Falls was
driving Saturday evening. The acci
dent occurred on the main highway
between the Hedrick and Blais ranch
es. The breaking of the bolt allowed
the right front wheel to come off and
caused the car to overturn, doing con
siderable damage to the car and in
cidentally breaking Doc's crippled kg.
The break qeçurred above the knee.
Several years ago he lost the foot
from the same leg in an accident. He
is reported as doing well
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CONSOLIDATION
LAW HELD VALID
The amendment to the Montana
constitution permitting the consolida
tion of the city of Butte and the comm
ty of Silver Bow under one govern
ment, is held to be valid by a decision
of the Montana supreme court render
ed Saturday. The opinion of the court
is written per curiam, and the court
sustains the motion to quash the cita
tion and the demurrers interposed to
the petition and to the complaint in
intervention, made by M. J Sheehan,
ar« »Iso sustained, and the proceeding
is dismissed. Alt
preme court concur in the decision.
Answering the question raised that
the amendment was an attempted re
vision of the constitution, the supreme
ot the sn
court says that it is plain the provis
ion is amendatory, and this is indicat
ed by its very purpose. There are not
three subjects contained in the amend
ment;, the court says, as the provision
relates only to ashtgle subject, that
of consolidation of a city and county
government The section prohibiting
the submission of more than one sub
ject means subjects with different ob
jects or purposes in view.
It cannot be doubted that the pur
pose of the amendment was in the
first instance to furnish to the people
an avenue of escape from the evils
which have grown out of what is gen
erally termed the sldermsnic system
of municipal government," says the
supreme court on page seven of the
opinion, "as well as from the disad
vantages arising from duplication in
government in counties where large
cities exist The evils eo-evml with
aldermanic government in cities are
known to everybody. Indeed, the con
spicuous failure of the American peo
ple 4n government—a subject of ad
vene comment by students of govern
ment everywhere — has been that
which has grown out of the aldermanic
system,
"The framers drew the amendment
with a broad view of the aspirations'
of a progressive society looking for
ward to a betterment of Its local gov
ernmental conditions. It
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ceived that more modem plans or
forms of government might be desired
W counties, cities and towns, either
separately or jointly; that consolida
tion of county and city governments.
or mergers of city and county govern
might be favored. B y the pro
posed amendment these objects were
to be made possible, dependent always
npon the popular will determined at
the polls."
Western states show a strong spirit
of co-operation and blaze the trail
._* a.8. —A »jU(|Lvu»l _— a L.-. ^gar la
wnmmi «iciiiwî«) cost tyy swmj w K
that beet sogar to handed to the ex
of all other. In ao doing they
will be assisting a western industry
which brings millions of dollar* to the
every year.
81 fes tem railroads, representing 88
per cent of mileage west of Chtomte^He
add-fti
ing 160008006 annually to payrolls
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High School Auditorium $Mky Evening at 8 o'clock.
Benefit of Americanixatiart Work bn Cascade Comity.
.Instrumental
Music.
Dance, Grecian Costume.Miss Martha Anderson
Cornet Solo, selected
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.Henry Rodger
.Miss Helen Strand
if Dance, Incense. Costume.
Gymnastics, Y. M. C. A. Gym Squad ..
.Paul Miller, Frits Foster, Claire French, H. Wallace
Dance, Russian Costume .. A.
Violin Solo, selected ...
Songs.;..
Mias Violet Spehn
.Henry Rodger
.Primary Grade«
...Y. M. C. A. Squad
Mias Vivian Miller
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sl Gymnastics.*.....
g j Dance, Spanish Costume
I Comedy—"Over the River Charlie"—Colored.
j .Paul Miller, Frits Foster, Florence Miller, W. Smith
. Miss Martha Anderson
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Dance, Mirror.
Cornet Solo, selected.
Dance, Narckeeg, Costume
Music, ........
..._ .Henry Rodger
Mias Dorothy Miller
..."America"
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Admission—Adult« 50e; Graftal Me; High School 56c
KUililllMI
Powers Cop Exhibition
Rain and Snow Spoils First Game. Powers
Accumulate 7 Runs While "Spec
^_ Gets Homer for Belt.
Sunday it snowed and then it rained
and then it anowed some more, hut a
goodly number of Beit fans drove in
and shivered through five innings of
play during which the Powers made
seven runs while Belt was annexing
one.
Anderson of Dover was ex
id to
pitch for Belt but car trouble strand
ed him a few miles from the ball park
and Buehler took his place for two in
nings.
For the last three innings Hum
phreys, the southpaw from Salt Lake,
served them up. The scorer gave the
Powers two hits in three innings off
Humphreys and consequently the error
column looks that much better. This
gentleman also gave Robertson credit
for Gaugler'* sensational catch in
right field But later on players will
be better known and the scorer will
get his if he chargea an error to the
wrong man.
The Miners and the A- C. M.'s
,
there in force, shivering while they
waited and did not look sorry when
the second game was called off al
though they were disappointed that
the weather was not won favorable.
The bat] was wet and perfect con
trol was eat of the question. Most
errors could be excused on these
grounds.
Tommy Adamson did hot play ow
ing to the death of a near relative
earlier in the day.
The aeon, except for such errors as
resulted from mistaken identity, is
published aa It appeared in Monday's
Tribune:
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FATHER RICHARD HEBE ON
SHORT VISIT FROM PLEVNA
lev. Father Richard, now of Plevna
town last
weak for a few days ririt with friend*,
likes Ida p reaa ut parish but is glad
ass Belt just the
return ta hto charge this week
Be will
AB R H PO A E
8 0 1 0 2 1
. 3 0 0 0 0 1
. 8 1 2 6 0 0
...1 0 0 8 1 0
...1 0 0 8 0 1
2 0 0 0 0 0
.2 0 0 1 0 0
2 0 1 0 0 0
...1 0 t -0 2 0
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Luwry, as .
Knight. 3b .......
C. Daniels, lb
V. Daniels, c ....
Cuhrer, 2b .
Gaugler, If .
Robertson, rf ...
Vaskey, cf .
Bushier, p .
Humphries, p ..„..„.-..1 0 0 0 1 0
19 1 5 12 6 8
Totals
W AB R HPOA E
0 0 0 2 1 0
.^ 1 0 6 0 0
.8 11110
.O 2 2 6 0 1
Mont. Power—
Williams, as ..
Vinson, c.
Gayer, 3b ..
Selber, lb . .
V. Dunwiddie, If, p.l 1 1000
Bros#, et .
C. Oanwiddie. 2b, cf .1 10 0 10
Wateon, if !.
King, p, 2b
8 1 t 10 0
. 2 0 0 0 1 0
.2 0 0 0 4 0
18 7 6 16 8 1
Totals .
The Summary
Two-base hits, • Dunwiddie; home
run, C. Daniels; stolen bases, Buehler;
bases on balls, off King 2, off Buehler
1, off Humphreys 8; struck out, by
King 2 in 8 innings, by Humphreys 8
in 8 Innings; hits, off Buehler 8 in 1
inning, off Humphreys 2 in 8 innings,
off King 4 Hi 3 innings, off Dunwiddie
1 fa 2 innings;double plays, King to
Wilkins to Seiber; hit by pitched ball,
by Humphreys. Wilkins; passed balls,
V. Daniels 1, Vinson 1. Time of game,
1 hoar and four minutes. Umpire,
Pierce, Scorer. Wade.
BURNS HAND BADLY
Last Monday, while Ruth Jennings
was helping her mother prepare *up
pte, ia draining potatoes got her
hand, severely burned by the steam.
She was compelled to have the doctor
draws the hum She will not be able
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to am her hand for some days.
Norris Funeral Tuesday
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Service for Former Governor Held in Masonic
Temple. 100 Honorary Pallbears.
Body Shipped to Kentucky.
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FILE SUIT FOR REINSTATEMENT
A suit to compel the reinstatement
of Roy Spogen, a senior in the Belt
high school who was expelled on April
25, 1324, Vas filed in district court
on Tuesday by D. Spogen, father of
the student
District Judge H. H. Ewing issued
an alternative writ of mandamus or
dering the trustees to appear before
him next Saturday ramming to show
cause why ths boy should not be re
instated.
RE6IST3ATIDN1$
LIGHT HI COUNTY
Registration in Cascade county for
the 1924 presidential preferential pr.
mary election to be held in May is
lighter than the registration of two
years ago for the general primary,
according to figures compiled by A.
E. Csu/ield. deputy county clerk and
recorder. The 1924 registration for
the preferential election is 11.689,
The 1922 general primary registra
tion was 18,345 and the general elec
tion of November, 1922, was 14,770.
The registration by precincts for the
presidential preferential primary eke
tkm to be held nsxt month, at whkh
time expression will be given to pres
identlsl nominee#, presidential sise
national
», dem«
committees of the
evatic and farmer-labor parties is as
follows :
Pet.
Precinct
Name
No. Reg.
Voters
887
No.
1— First Ward ...
2— First Ward ..
8—Piret Ward
4— First Ward ,..
5— First Ward ...
6— First Ward ..
7— Second ward
8— Second ward .
301
382
889
824
289
888!
261
9- -Second ward
328
.. 329
458
454
260
290
19—Third ward
11— Third ward .
12— Third ward .
18—Third ward .
14—Fourth ward .
16—Fourth ward .
16— Fourth way! .....
17— Fourth ward .
18— Fourth ward .
19— Fourth ward .
20— Fourth ward .
21— Fourth ward ......
268
486
886
•f,.
806
886
506
294
22—Fifth ward
298
251
28—Fifth ward . « .
24—Black Eagle, smelter ...
26—Big Falls Dam (Volta)
26— Portage .....
27— Wilson ..
28— Manchester
29— Project .
80—Vaughn .
31—Sun River
82—Fort Shaw
33— Simms ..
34— Saint Peter
298
87
14
26
24
66
166
186
41
76
36—Hardy .
36—Halliday ....
17
44
37— Cascade town (2 wards). 180
38— Ulm .....
89—Caatner Coulee .
40— Chestnut Valley ...
41— Adel_
42— Bird Creek ....
43— Millegan
44— Orr .
46—Truly .
46— Kearns
47— Peiden ....
48— Fields ....
49— Red Butte
66—Eden -
61—Betts . . .
52—Evans .....
63— Stockait .
64— Sand Coulee
55—Fife -...
66—Keister .
74
69
' 47
9
22
16
4«
47
<*.
44
71
42
85
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.827
299
60
57 Hackahaw
>68—Belt, city (first ward).
69—Belt, city (second ward) ...
60—Beit, city (third ward) M
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81
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172
89
127
Funeral services for Edwin JL Mau
ris, former governor of Montana, trim
died suddenly last Friday, wer« MU
Tuesday afternoon at 3:80 o'clock fca
the Masonic Temple auditorium at
Great Falls. Plans previously
to hold the servies at ths home
abandoned Monday because of indo
rasnt weather.
The active and honorary palibearasa
met at the Norris residence, ISM
Fourth avenus north, at 3 o'clock
at that hour escorted ths csskst to the
temple, the bearers proceeding la ad
vance of the casket.
Tbs Rev. Donald McMaster*, paster
of the First Baptist church, eras ia
charge of the survies at the T
which was conducted in ths following
order; »Asa's Death," Mrs. O. ».
Wadsworth; scripture reading
prayer, the Rev. Mr. McMastors;
tot, accompanied by Johns Waerth
ner, »Lead Kindly Light," Mrs. J. Van
TeyUngen, Miss Alke Calvert, Mm
Clerk, Harry Davidson.
Eulogy, former Governor 8am Y.
Stewart; vocal solo, »Lot Not Year
Heart Be Troubled," Mrs. J. W. Spear;
address end prayer, Dm Rev. J. ».
McNamee; selection by the quartet.
Hold Thou My Hand"; piano
tion "Twamari* Mrs. O. P. Wadtei:
worth.
Formte Governor Sam V. Stewart.
who gam ths eulogy, was long
dated w«h Mr. Norrlk Hi politic»! «f.
fairs and was a close friend for
years. Ths lev. J. F, McNamee M
paster of the Baptist church in
which Mr, Norris at ten de d
îhùg thee* as
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At the conclusion of th« Mt-vtero
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the body was removed from the
sonic temple and escorted to the «h*
pel of the W. H. George mortuary by
the active and honorary bearers.
The active petthearen were all pan
sons! friends of the deceased and
slated of Gao. E. Hurd of Great Pails,
Albert Stamm of Dillon, E. 8. Cooney '
of Great Falls, Frank Coqley of Dear
Lodge, 8. J. Coffee of Missoula, ami
1 C. E. Morris of Havre.
The honorary pallbearers inehsftpf
one hundred or more of the prominent
men of the state regardless of poftt
ical affiliations. Mrs. Nbrris will os
company the body to Kentucky whan
it will be placed in the family burial
plot,
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Clean-Up Fri/day
Don't forget your part in the clean
up of the city for Friday, the day art .
apart for the cleaning of communttp
property. No one earns contempt by
assisting in mating the city mote
itary and presentable.
Let everyone secure a rake or a
shovel and appear at the meeting
places announced below, ready to pat
in a few pleasant boon working w<0t
his neighbors for the common good.
Of course there wilt be a few who
are not ablgjo-HBlfc and of right they
will be excused but if you will read
the cartoon the will gal
a little of the spirit of the occasion.
The school children will help bat Ik
is up to their aiders to set the
pie The meeting places In the differ
ent districts where the helper# wM
meet with the children assigned to that
district are *a follows; >
First Ward—Upper part. Custer
school; lo#sr part. Le land'* residence.
Second Ward—Dahl's corner.
Third Ward—High school.
Fourth District
dence.
McGrow's real
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61— Willow Creek
62— Armington ...
63— Box BMer
64— Riceville _
66—Blythe ..
66— Monarch
67— Aferight
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69— Neihart town, (8 wprda)
70— Fairfield (new precinct) ....
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