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VOLUME THIRTY.
NUMBER FIFTY-ONE.
BELT, MONTANA. THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1924.
$2.00 PER YEAR IN ADV ANC*
ANDERSON WINS
WITH SHUTOUT
( b rom the Great Falls Tribune)
Anderson, showing for the first
time on the mound here, cross-fired
the A. C. M. to death Tuesday night
scored . complete shuto^tetee
exception of a measly single and
helped his team win, 2 to 0 with a
neat home run. The Belt chukker
was in danger but once, in the fourth
inning. "Chick" Houck .Upped out
of the box then and gave Vem Dan
iels all the room in the world to get
Harvey, trying to steal home on An
derson's windup, for the third out the
»Welter crew losing their best chance
of the pretty battle to score.
As the game ended, Anderson
it single handed. He led off in the
second inning and, after whiffing two
of Remneas* roundhouses, dropped the
pippin over the left field wall for the
circuit and a big hand from the stands
who were almost solidly behind the
visitors.
Gressesschi's poor fielding culmin
ated in helping the victors to their
. second run in the third, coupled with
« high heave by Morgan to the plat
ter. The, fun started with one out
and after his high heave Morgan made
a perfect throw to the plate to get a
second out.
Remneas didn't have the speed
the stuff on the ball that he has
shown. Although not as effective as
he has been, he was only touched for
four hits, all of them scattered, but
some of them mighty hard. He fanned
two men, Harper and Vem Daniels,
and hit one, Knight, not walking a
one,—. .—
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won
or
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Anderson started bad in the first
hming but that was the only time he
didn't look like a million. He coudn't
find the plate and keep track at Mor
gan's stature too—so he let Morgan
have a free ride. Snyder sacrificed
him to second with a nice bunt down
first base way but Johnston threw out
both Mattick and Harvey,
A two-bagger was chalked
against Remneas
frame that should have been
on Gressesachi or an out. The hit
■was a high fly off Johnston's bat
Gressesschi took a couple of steps to
ward it an<l then stopped, letting the
ball drop in the grass not 10 feet from
him while Houck speeded over, try
ing in vain to get under the fly.
Gressesschi let a single
double practically the game way in the
fifth, although he had no chance for
a putout. He was slow in starting for
Culver's drive over the third sack.
In the second came Anderson's
homer, after which the tribe went
down in order, Remneas fanning Vem
Daniels.
In both the second and third innings
the A. C. M. went down in order, An
derson fanning a man in each frame.
Only one ball got to the outfield in
the two cantos, teat being a high fly
by Remneas in the third.
In tee fourth after Snyde r had
grounded out and Mattick had gone
back to the ^ugout after whiffing
three, Harvey started things by get
. ting singed by one of Anderson's
crosses. He stole second on the first
ball pitched to Ryan. Knight pegged
(
up
in the very first
_ an error
go for a
wide to first, drawing Daniels off tee
Anderson's windup but missed scor
sack, to allow Ryan safe and Harvey
third. Harvey tried to steal home on
ing by the difference of having Houck
in the box and not having him there.
Gressesschi robbed V. Daniels of
what looked like a cinch hit in the
fifth by spearing hia low and hard
fly nicely. He dropped Gaagleris fly
to left then to allow Belt one man on
with one out. Culver connected with
a double to left. Johnston hit to
Morgan who palled Ryan into the air
just enough to allow Gougler to slide
, safely under at home. Morgan pegged
Culver out at the platter liter tak
ing Knight's choice for the second out
while Harper flied to Snyder.
Lowry counted a trip!* in the third
when his low fly bounced away in
front of Houck. There wo« no dam
age done, however, for with two men
out Vera Daniels fried out to left.
A. C. M. get one hit in the
to short.
(Co n t inu ed an Page Four)
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH
if—
Sunday School at 10:30 a. ».
Christian Endeavor 7:00 p. ta.
Junior Endeavor (in base mem) at
7:00 P. M. , * .A. ■*...
at 8:06 p. m.
8 p.m.
REPAIR WORK
During the past week teams of
W. Burnett have been busy filling
and grading the hill from the Great
Falls road past the Rocky Mountain
elevator. This hill has had at its base
a mudhole which made the hauling of
Srr*»n and coal exceedingly difficult,
^h* low place and surfacing
016 whote with cinde " '* i8 that
the diÄculty wil! be obviatml.
.. Wh, e 4t work here «***
d,8covered "■* the culvert running
under the railroad ri $bt of way and
°f enin * ,nto the ^ao below Boboth's
*î*f f b " s, [ ,e88 had »>««>"* entirely
ch ° ked Wlth bamsl8 - of wagons,
dri#t 4nd sand Form " Talbott w "
T * T? *° C,ea " thUl 004 ****
tbroufirh t 1 ** obstruction it
con,idered «dvisable to hydraulic
"* re8t 4nd • ccordl ®«*y <*> Monday
afternoon a fire hose was laid across
the road and the water thrown upon
the accumulation of sand with force
sufficient to wash it away. If a heavy
ram or cloudburst had come with the
culvert in its former condition there
would have been serious consequence*
to the road, the viaduct and the right
of way.
Memorial Day
The Memorial Day exercises were
carried out according to program ex
cept for tee fact that the Odd Fellows
did not bold their services at the
etery, haring made arrangements to
have them on Sunday instead.
Everyone speaks highly of the
ercises. The speech of Attorney Lao
C. Graybill in presenting the markers
for the graves of soldiers was digni
fied, clever and inspiri ng.
A large number of citizens were
present and
cem
ex
not- only of former soldiers' graves,
but also in placing tribute« of affec
tion on the last resting places of rela
tives and friends.
This w«i probably the most impres
sive service held in years.* .
The following is the list of soldier
dead who lie buried in the cemetery
at Belt which are already marked or
for which grave stones have been pro
cured.
Samuel H. Smith, Civil war.
Wm. H. Watkins, Civil
John J. Calone, World war.
Wm. Johnson, World war.
George Evans, World war.
Ed Davis, Civil war.
Elmer Lewis, Civil war.
At Lower Belt cemetery:
. William Wood, Civil war.
The Legion has already secured
four markers and is in process of se
curing others for;
Hector-W. Hutchinson, Civil war.
John Tierney, Civil war.
Joseph Ham, Civil war.
At the cemetery George Hubber
was.
ira..
acted as bugler in place of Lorenz
Venohr who was unable to be present.
The color bearer was W. P. Pil
geram and the firing squad consisted
of Wm. Carr, Ben Benson, Arthur
Beckstrom, C. A. Straight, Chas. King,
Louis Mitchell and Leo C. Graybill.
JUNIOR PROM
The Junior Prom given on Monday
evening by the Juniors of the high
school for the graduates was an un
qualified success. This was held on
Monday, an unusual date, because of
the fact that Friday was Memorial
Da y an d Saturday night dances in the
auditorium must close at 11:80.
A large crowd was present, about
150 tickets having been purchased.
Can were parked for ■ Mock each way
on Second avenue South and Main
street. Parties were present from
Stanford, Geyser. Raynesford, Stock
ett. Great Falls and other places.
It rained by spells throughout the
evening but not sufficiently to inter
fere with driving.
The hall had been tastefully decor
ated in the colon of the cl a ss es of 1924
and 1926, the colors of the c l as s « on
opposite sides of tee spacious hall. A
large "28" occupied the front of the
etpge.
Johnny Daniels' orchestra of five
pieces, grouped in the center of the
floor, furnished the music and the
<
circled around them in
dizzy waits« and inspiring fox-trots
until the light in the east gave prom
tee at
- T* Juniors served hmch at mid
night which wm sincerely appreciated
by the crowd.
livery detail had been carefully
pburned by the Juniors who conducted
day.
the prom in such a manner as to win
tkiposts Lost but not unimportant.
tee Junior* netted a neat sum tor
their Senior activities next year.
Disastrous Fire
Friday Morning
Friday morning about 4 a. m. the
Hackshaw building was destroyed by
fire, the old Dutrieuille barber ehop
was nearly destroyed and the build
ings occupied by John Poland and J.
A. Light were slightly damaged.
A daughter of J. A. Light was
awakened by the crackling of the fibre
to find her room lighted up by the
blase and the heat becoming unbear
able. She aroused the rest of the
family and gave the alarm. The siren
sounded one shrill call and then sub
sided into an ominous croak. Harry
Browning arrived first and was toon
joined by a number of volunteer fire
men. A line of hose was run but one
link found defective which had to be
removed. Soon two streams under
full pressure were -turned upon the
flames. Charles Carlson and John
Jaap were thoroughly drenched but
kept at work. Soon hundreds had
gathered in the street, on the hill side*
and vantage points from whence they
could watch. Women appeared with
shoes unlaced and a suspicious-look
ing white garment showing below
their coats. One man had to hold hie
trousers because he had forgotten hia
suspenders.
The fire was stubborn and the fire
men worked for hours before the last
spark was quenched. Finally it was
out and many remarks were bean)
upon the efficiency of the vo Ion tear
organisation and the good fortune that
STATE REVIEW
■ OF INDUSTBV
Butte A Superior Mining Co., in
week ending May 17. shipped 6600 tons
zinc ore and 2260 ton* copper ore to
Washoe plant of Anaconda Copper
Mining company.
Shelby—Mutual Oil Company now
has 14 producing wells and plans un
der way to drill 2 more.
Poison is improving Its tourist camp.
The experiment of a model divers!
fied farm colony is to be tried at Finch
in Rosebud county, the name of which
will be changed to Santa Rosa.
Hobson—The Alexander - Gilchrist
ranch, southwest of this place, is to
plant 2,700 acres to sugar beets.
Chinook — California test well,
south of here, has struck a flow of
wet gag estimated at between 4,000,
ooo a nd 6,000,000 feet daily.
Columbia Falla—Drilling work to |
be resumed in upper North Forki
country.
Harlem—New Zurich high line canal
has been completed and water turned
into it.
Business men of Winifred, Zort
man, Lewistown and Malta to take
steps for opening of a road south from
Roosevelt Highway at Malta through
Park highway.
Kalispell is enjoying a building
boom not equaled in last ten yean.
Lewistown to Yellowstone National
Billings—Murray Brothers No. 4
wéll on Broadview dome^ncounter* 20
million foot gas flow at a depth of
1.412 feet. -
Nearly 16(1000 barrels of crude oil !
were received by pipe lines from Mon
tana wells during March.
" aTre county prepares for
grasshopper war. )
Troy-Work on road around Bull :
lake, from this place to Noxon, ia pro
gressing very nicely.
Anaconda is to have war memorial
building coating between $18,00 and
20 , 000 .
Butte—A shipment of 700,000 native
trout eggs arrives from state hatch
try at Georgetown to be taken to
hatchery at Columbia
Great Falls—-Nearly half a million
pounds of wool contracted tor at 40
Gardena.
41
Dillon—Plans for the $126,000 state
normal eeiiege library are completed.
Great Fall* starts paving Central
Hartem —Contractors begin rood
construction between this city snd
Dodson.
Sunburst—Officials of Sylvester_pil
company report teat Sylvester- Ander
son No. 2 has pew settled to a 100
barrel well.
Lrerwtosm
Portland - Moo tana- Oil
there was only a light southwest wind,
Otherwise the entire block would have
ione up in flames.
As it is the Stein building has one
torched side, a broken plate glass
window and a lot of burnt shingles,
while J. Poland's Battery shop suf
fered only « small amount of damage
to roof and chimney. While the front
part of the barber shop is intact, the
gest of it is completely destroyed. The
Hont of the bakery still stands in
skeleton form, devoid of door, and
wilidows, but back of that ia open aky
or charred timbers
Mrs. John' Hackshaw owned this
building and kept therein a stock of
groceries and notions valued at |1000.
The building was insured for f«60, tee
BÉtures for 8100 and the stock $450.
The insurance inspector counted this a
total los»
The barber shop owned by Mrs. Bob
B*hin«on carried $250 on building and
n»o on fixtures. The Stein building
bad no insurance and the loss on tee
■#tery Shop of Jack Poland was ful
ly covered.
The Pioneer Garage was damaged
somewhat by reflected heat. This is
the first fire of any importance that
has occurred in Belt in year*. If the
fire had been discovered before it had
made such headway there is no doubt
bat test the efficient fire department
mould have quenched it before serious
damage was done. The origin of the
fire will remain a mystery.
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SELT BALL CLUB
MS BUCKET
At a meeting of tee baseball direc
tors Wednesday evening It was decid
ed that the pace was too fast financia
ly tor Belt and that the team should
be disbanded at once.
The reason for this was the demand
of some of the players for mope
money, the refusal of others to play
longer and the feeling that before the
end of the season the cost would
mount to such figures that completion
of the season without a heavy deficit
would be impossible.
While this action of the directors Is
deplored by all yet the wisdom of their
action is unquestioned. The fact that
at this time there are no jobs for ball
players available and that it is neces
sary to pay each player entirely out
of the funds of the club made the fi
nancial burden heavy.
Anderson has been recalled to Butte
and the other players will be free
agents to sign up with any club who i
needs their services.
Several unforseen circumstances i
Î
have interfered heavily with the plans
made in the spring for the team, and
upon these unexpected happenings
lies the blame for the failure of the
Belt team to survive.
company resumes drilling on Alaska
bench.
Miles City—Number of acres plânt
ed to alfalfa in this vicinity has in
pool at 48 cents per pound to Silber
. n a n A Sons, Chicago,
creased 160 per rent over last year.
The Stillwater Wool
Growers association sells It* 400 , 000
Billings
Great Falls—Commercial club will
lsgQ4 20,000 pamphlets advertising the
Y -<} Bee Line, the Montana link of
NationaI p ark . to -Park highway,
White Sulphur Springs—Plans are
being drawn for new $126,000 hotel.
Groat Palls—Ohio Oil company to
spud in near Sweeney.
Shelby—Fiv e completions made in
Kevin-Sonborst field during past
week.
Midwest Refining company, drilling
for its subsidiary, the Mid-Northern
Oil company, has opened up what
promis« to be s new producing field
Big Lake structure, in Stillwater j
count?, |$ miles northwest of Billings. |
Anaoenda is to resurface Main
street between Front and Third and
Park avenue between Hickory and
Chestnut with Warremte bitulilhk.
A —
Kevin—Great Northern Railway to
commercial
m mediately build JtddjtipnaJ trackage
tor Montana Giant Oil company.
l>cwistowB—A good
producer ha« just been brought in on
the BtaMKUi tract in Cat Creek.
MERLE HOMER SMITH DEAD
On last Friday evening, May
Merle Homer Smith, son of Rev. and
Mrs. C. E. Smith, pastor of the Meth
odist church of Valier, was thrown
from a horse and was so badly in
jured that he never gained conscious
ness, and in four hours passed on to
Merle Smith was bom in Iowa on
w „ iano „ « .
He
Whltefish high school, and in 1928
graduated from intermountain Union
College of Helena. Last August he
was admitted on trial into the North
Montana conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. He was also a
member of the state cabinet of the
Epworth League.
Funeral services were conducted at
his reward
Va,ier on Monday, and on Tuesday
services were conducted in the Saint
Paul M. E. church at Helena where
the faculty and students of the col
lege attended in a body. The body
was laid to rest at Helena.
Commencement
,, ,
The commencement exercises of the
local high school were held in the Au
dltorium on Thursday evening last.
Several very acceptable numbers
were given by the Girls' Glee club un
der the direction at Miss Carter, and
the salutatory wm rendered by 8. A.
Remington, JFollowing this M. J.
Abbey of the Montana State college
at Beseman delivered a very pleasing
and instructive address on "Ideale."
Carrie Burnett and Sybil
aang a duet in a most harmonious
way. Linie Neas followed with the
valedictory. Supt. Culver in well
to the class who passed in front of
him in time to s march played by
Miss Butler.
County Superintendenf Clara Chris
tison then addressed the audience and
the class in particular upon "What
Norma! Training Means," and made
good impression upon the crowd by
her interest in better rural
At the close of her address t
sented teacher's certificates to the
graduates of the Normal Training de
partment.
The Glee club gave a closing num
ber. Rev. Stong pronounced tee ben
ediction after which a reception was
held for the class.
This class, twenty-six in number,
made sn imposing appearance as they
stood in line to receive their friends.
Among them could he seen the first
of a family to graduate in Belt with
the promise of others to follow in the
future, but in other esses a boy or
girl represented the last of a family
whose name had been often heard at
other commencements and as his hand
was shaker) and congratulations ut
tered there wag not absent a feeling
of sadness because this family had
finished with the high school and their
name will henceforth be only a mem
sejjools
hirpre
ory '
Among those present at the exer
cises were a goodly number of tee !
graduates of former year?, The class
of 1916 was well represented as were
later classes. Among the audience
there was not one who did not rejoice
that It had been possible for the grad
uate8 to have th( . time-honored
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roses.
CRARY WRITES FROM LOS
-—— -•
A. I. Crary is still in Los Angeles,
(An extract from a letter to E. H.
'reads as follows:
"Conditions out her« are not very
good. The slump started last fattand
there are thousands and thousands of
men oat of work. When we came last
fall you could hardly get a room for
love or money, but now everywhere
yon go there or« signs out for rooms
snd apartments for rent
There are a lot of people coming In
and a lot going out. They say there
were ten thousand people came in a
week ago last Sunday, but to counter
that there were nine special trains
left here one day and every available
seat taken, bound for the east. So
you can see there is a lot of moving.
! am not much stock on the climate
out here. It's so dam dry. We have
dark, cloudy mornings with lots of fog
but never have any rain. There will
be no rain here now before next fall
and maybe not Before next winter. We
don't know just how long we will stay.
but are going to stick a while longer
anyway and see if we like it any
hatte» ________———
Give my regards to the boys. I
sure would like to drop in to Balt and
spend a few day» and give the town
the once-over again."
Tty
former ear
BOY KILLS MAN
in
Glen Oak, Okie., Mây 9.—Jawma
Keefover and his wife of " ffq i Sto
to j Kan., are dead as a result of a
ing at the Adair school, three
18 ° uthe * Jt of h8r *. *•* ***7- *«•*
. over shot his wife and was h
.hot b, Cto™«. A, Knight, prt
Q f the school
ueult
Both tragedies «ere enacted in the
presence of 60 school children. Mrs.
Keefover was killad at the entnusee
to the school and Keefover hi
school yard.
That Keefover intended to kill Mb
wife and then himself, was nrlrteased
by the finding of a note on his
which read;
"Bury us together."
The sum of $1,600 was found ia Us
pockets.
Knight's wife is the niece of Mn.
Keefover, ' ' ■' ''
Knight was not arrested.
According to th« story related to of
ficers of Nowata and Washington
counties who rushed to the school fol
lowing the tragedy, Keefover appear
ed at the Knight home at noon today,
having Just arrived from California.
He and Mrs. Keefover, who was stay
ing with the Knights, had been es
tranged, it was said. He engaged la
an altercation with his wife and ehe
and Mrs. Knight ran to the school
house nearby, Keefover following
them, and as he entered the
room fired one shot with a .88
revolver at his wife, tee bnilett
ing an eye and entering the brain,
died instantly.
Knight grappled with Keefover
was bitten on the am. Keefover
wrenched himself loos«, from the
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school house, entered his automobile
parked in front of the Knight home.
When about a mile away he st op pe d
the cat. alighted and cut aero« a
field toward the *ctar»i heu«». Knight
a;** w him coming, rushed to his
and dashod away.
and with a revolver, returned to tea
school yard. When Keefover
about a hundred yards from the
school house he opened fire on Knight,
according to the report to offieeem.
Knight returned the fire. Bote misoed.
Keefover reached the school fence
just after he crawled from be
neath it Knight shot him dead, the
bullet taking effect in the head.
Clarence Knight is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. G. Knight of Geyser and
is well known and highly respe cte d
throughout the weatem pert of
county. He is known m a young
of sterling character and hia many
friends are confident that he only act
ed with deadly result after all other
mean« of protecting himself and the
school room of little children bed
failed.—Judith Basin County Preen.
Clarence Knight, unfortunately In
volved in the tragedy, graduated from
the Belt Valley high school in 1917 in
the class with Harriett Stein, Loris
Blomquist, etc.
All that is said of him in the Judith
Basin County Press We can indorse,
Those acquainted with him know that
nothing but stern necessity snd dan
Iter to others could prompt such a
deed.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
Harry T. Stong, pu tor.
Morning worship at 11 o'clock. See
mon by the pastor.
Evening service at 7 o'clock. The
pastor will give a brief report of the
proceedings of tee General Conference
which has just closed.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Ms«- '
hers of the orchestra, and all other*
who are interested in learning some
new songs are aeked to be present 10
minutes before ten.
•Junior League at 8 o'eleck.
Epworth League at 7 o'clock.
Preparatory membership class ea
Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock.
Prayer service Thursday evening at
8 o'clock.
Choir practice Friday evening at S
o'clock.
Oar Sunday school had a beautiful
day, Tuesday for their picnic. Boh- ■
ert Heron. Howard Graham. Norris
Jewell. Vernon May. Ben Beubler «ri
the o 4 *etor furnished cars for tee
hransnortation of the children. A
goodly number was »resent and aH
Roosevelt's 7th reason tor going to
church: "Re will tak* part in sing
tng «'Wi hvmß«.**
Havre f* considering the advisahH
Tty of oavteff a targe oortlen, at