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■ . Stete Historical Library ~f -4 \ ■ Hisromoau sooifrri OF MONTANA, HELENA. .ML. .„J.; V ♦ - -- -f .. j •"■■?■ : ;r v- i' fé ; - mÊfaa : MM ■1 J; y mm e ?■ t 4,':î N r ■L ; > | l • ■ Jf S &, J .. Jl ■ I 1 / — —i = VOLUME THIRTY-ONE. NUMBER NINE. BELT. MONTANA, , AUGUST 14,1924. 12.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. '~rsai - BELT FIREMEN'S FUND BETS $90 Helena, Aug. 10.—State warrants totaling S31,004 were mailed recently to treasurers of 92 Montana cities and towns by State Auditor George P. Porter, in the distribution of fire in surance premium fees to the various firemen's relief associations, collected • by the state f or the year ending Dec. e 1923. The current distribution ex cceds the 1922 total by more than **f°t Vn f* T Jt* ****** 0rr * n ' led fire departments receive 6 per T ° ,,*! 5? !l 18ur,mc€ P remiam fees collected locally. » The total net premiums collected by fire insurance companies in Montana for 1923 was $4,41AS36. of which $2, «69,846 was collected in cities and towns having organized fire depart ments. The »täte fee on the total net premiums amounted to $96,468, of which $62,009 was paid on premiums in towns having fire departments, .one-half of the latter sum reverting to the local associations, the remaind er being placed in the state general fund. Butte leads in the 1923 fee dis tribution, with $5,664, five other cities receiving more than $ 2 , 000 . Warants were issued to the 92 or ganizations, as follows: Anaconda, $763Jl; Antelope, $16.60; BainviUc. $74.28; Baker, $136.21; Bear Creek, $88.16; Belgrade, $89.63; Belt $90.01; Big Sandy, $118.22; Big Timber, $164JO; Billings, $2,419.79; Boulder, $36.90; Bozeman, $842.60; Bridger, $62.69; Broadview, $67.67;- Browning, $88.45; Butte, $6,664.16; $96,99; Chester, $60.41; Chinook, $162.28; Choteau, $156.00; Clyde Park, $24; Columbia Palls, $83; Columbus, $113; Conrad. $166; Culbertson, $ 86 Cut Bank, $110; Deer Lodge, $320; Denton, $69; Dillon, $890; Dodson, $16; Eka lm ka, $62; Eureka,.$166; For syth. $208; Froid, $74; Geraldine, $67; Glasgow, $284; Glendive, $870; Grass Range, $77; Great Falla, $2,926; Ram Hton, $309; Hardin, $177; Harlowtoh, $212; Havre, $600; Helena. $2,215; Hobson, $ 68 ; Hysham, $46; Ismay, $46; Joliet, $46; KalispeU, $722; Uro bert, $ 6 «; Laurel, $186; Levina, $30; Cascade, Le Wigtown, $1,132; Libby, $186; Liv-t jngston, $765; Malta, $314; Man hat tan, $101; Medicine Lakd, $44; Mel stone, $36; Miles City, $861; Missou la, $2,887; Moore, $62; Nashua, $62; Pbilipeburg, $221; Plentywood, $141; Plevna, $30; Poison, $186; Pony, $16; Poplar, $99; Rod Lodge. $366; Ronan, 862; Roundup, $410; Ryegate, $46; Saco, $72; Scobey, $220; Shelby, $206; Sidney, $230; Stevensville, $128; Ter ry, $140; Thompson Falls. $82; Three Forks, $10»; Townsend, $120; Roy, $76; Valier, $102; Virginia City, $24; Walkerville. $33; Westby, $34; White fish, $311; Whitehall. $ 88 ; White Sulphur Spbings, $112; Winnett, $ 88 ; Wolf Point, $182. 2 MRS. SAM KING BREAKS ABM WHEN SHE FALLS DOWN BASEMENT STAIRS r Last Saturday morning about 6 o'clock while busied with household affin. Mrs. Sara King of Spring Creek fell down a flight of concrete steps into the basement breaking her left arm at the wrist and sustaining many painful bruises about the head. The young children were still in bed and the men were milking when the accident occurred. Mrs. King's ankle turned or she stumbled just a* she started down the stops. She was thrown Headlong down to the cellar floor and was un conscious for a time. Finally becom ing conscious, she climbed the steps and called the girls who S the men from the barn. Dr. was called from Great Faîte by phone and made Mrs. King as as Wednesday zb* Falls for an X-Ray examination at the injured arm. taken to Grant UN EB ARGER BACKS CORN AND PIG CLUBS IN NORTH R. G. Line barg«, r ep ub l i can nomination tor governor, has financed a corn cWb ef 40 boys who this year are growing 86 for the aenss at earn ft RSI county, and a pig "»b. now ha* 88 pigs, if! thor He the earn dab personally sad rafted' the money for the dub. ■ The two n» pert of a systematic 1 -S-TÜ strwrtng additional unit of Logan +«+♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ LITTLE BELT ' 4 j + ♦ .444+++44444444444 Mrs. Hosier of Raynesford visited lest week with the Atkinson family. Jim HilJ end femily visited at hia mother's home on Little Belt Sunday. Miss Selma Heikldla, and Misses Mayme and Lena pi Carlson visited Mabel and Martha Atkinson Sunday, 1 Jacob Koaki returned home this week from Great Falls where he had been confined in m hospital for some weeks. W» P^ri-L Atkinson of Warrick, Mo nta n *. spent the week end on Little Belt visiting the Atkinson family, „ . * ^ „ Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. McConkey called at the Atkinson home Sunday. The dance at Little Belt hall Aug. 2nd was well attended. Another one wHJ be given August 23. Everybody welcome * Misses Ellen and Ethel Ran ta spent Saturday and Sunday visiting Ellen Maki. Tuesday morning 11 cars of fai' cattle were shipped by the owners from the stockyards at Armington. The time for loading had been set for 9 a. m. and a number of Tiger Butte ranchers were required to get up before day light to get their cat tie to the yards in time. By 8 a. m. everything wag ready and loading began promptly. By 11 the job was finished and Roy Johnson had loaded two cars, Frank Sheldon 4 cars, C. P. Anderson 1 car, Joe Diaher 1 car, S- S. Johnson gQ d Ras mus Neison I car, Chas. Weberg 1 car urday night Misses Ida Hendrickson and Mary Rantio visited at the Hsusksma home Sunday. Miss Arloine Depew is going to teach the Crowe school this winter. Bill Gliko is home from the hospital in Belt. He is getting along nicely. Abe Hedrick and family were fish ing end berry picking on Little Belt Wednesday. ELEVEN CABS OF FAT STOCK SHIPPED TUESDAY MORNING and Andy Hay 1 car. The cattle were three-year-olds with a sprinkling of two's and were in fine condition, Frank Sheldon accompanied the ship ment but will stop off at Rochester, Minn., for a medical examination. Walfred Sheldon. Hans Johnson and Mr. Pousek of flrtat Palls will go through to Chicago. The ladies of the respective ranches were present with refreshments for the cowboys, some of whom enjoyed a very late break fast WIRE CABLE IN CITY PARK INJURES PEOPLE IN AUTO Ros coe Bennett and Miss Paynter ef Great Palls, accompanied by Mr. Ben nett's mother, were driving in Cast ner Park about 9 o'clock Monday ev ening and on attempting to drive through the park past the buildings were caught by one of the wire cables stretched across to keep cars out and quite severely cut and scratched. The young people were in the front seat and were injured by the wire cable dragging over them as well a* by the glass of the windshield. On Wednesday Mr. Benuett, the father of the driver of tile car, came oat to Belt to see if he could not ar range for compensation for doctor's bills, damage to the car and loss of time from work doubtless come up at a future. meet ing of the city council. The matter will MILLARD CAR DESTROYED BY FIRE ON GT- FALLS ROAD Mayor H W. Millard. Mrs. Millard and small daughter, and Mrs. Mar garet Millard started for Missoula on Wednesday morning where Mr. MU lard was to attend the meeting of the Montana Municipal league. At the top of the Box Elder hill Mra- Millard noticed flames shooting from the side of the hood. The car was stopped and to eitiigufth flames bat all were unsuccessful and the car was almost entirely destroyed with the exception of the iron work. Numerous articles of luggage w«s saved but everyth Iny attached to the car was bunted excepting one tire. It _ Bora on Aug 6 , 1924. at Richmond, Caliterm« to Mr. and Mr* A- M TewoII, s daughter Mrs. Te-w«sfl was formerly Ann* Jaap. ft supposed that there was a leak from th? carburetor or manifold which 1 1 niaterg- -«T -- Cyrt cppHRK nrc m* tf eammamcated ta the gas teak which burned but failed to espi .de f INTERESTING POSSIBILITIES OF THE PRESMEMTIAL ELECTION CAUSED BY BOB LA FOLLETTE __ 8 situstioiv Almost anything may happen in NoveDlber - microscope on the ph 1,t,c * 1 machinery We find ther * «*,*' 631 vote * in th ® Electoral College. The electoral college is compoaad qit lector * from e8ch » ute * •**■* *»1*. nuD,l * r to the number ot aiJII,lll < WT. Fancy a conservative newapapaT publishing on its first page • story ta the effect that neither CooMdft* nor Davis nor La Follette will be a lse te d President of the United States in No vember. At first glance such a stator ment might saem outaide the real« of possibility, but the political gteftiî tion ia complex and the election nut chinary such that ft does not require much imagination to foresee th* pass* sibility, if not the probability, of such . . and Representatives to which state is entitled. For example, York state has two Senators and 4 * Representatives. Therefore, Nr» York has forty-five votes in the elec toral college. The total memba«th||rl ef the electoral college equals th*Ü total membership of the Senate end House—681. In voting it will he re membered that the people vote the electors of their states, Hfté|' names appearing on the ballot^ *Ml not for Coolidge or Davis or La Pol-, T he Constitution provides that a} majority of there 681 electoral vote». or 266, is necessary to the choice of President. The person having the greatest number of votes, of courte wins when there are only two caiftU dates in the field, but with three ths complexities begin. f Here in the constitutional clatetej "Tb. per», b.r.n» the „.»rt np'nbero/.ete. <**•**%*& lege) for President shall be the Fret* ident, if such number b ? « mnjor^'eMre of the whole number of elector* yja — — ^ HKyJ -, j— .JM ap pointed; and if no person having such I ., - - -—,• majority, then from the persons hav- ; ing the highest numbers, not exceed ing thrre. on the list of tho. e voted for as President, the House of Rep resentatives shall choose immediately Now let us turn to the situation. If the candidate receiving merely the largest number of electoral votes could b e chosen, then the entry of La Follette into the field would be unimportant, according to unbiased by ballot, the President.** and astute political judges. But this is not the case, and there are many political observers who regard it as highly unlikely that a majority of the electoral vote will be won by any of the candidat«#. The second Monday following Jan uary the electors in each state chos en at the November election meet in their respective state capitol» and de clare for their candidates. The votes will then be sent by messenger to the president of the Senate in Washing ton. They will be counted on the second Wednesday in February be fore the joint session of the House and Senate. Then the result will be announced. If no candidate ha# a majority—two hundred and sixty-six votes—then the House of Representative» must ira tely convene for the purpose of » President. The choice be ing limited to the three highest can didate* would mean that the House would have only the option of choos ing one, either Davis, Coolidge or La Follette. Hare ft where the election machin ery takes on s different color. There COLE BROS. SHOWS HERE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 Well Knew* Orem Will Give Tee Perfi ia Belt. Cole Bras. Combined Shows have to many great, high-class features that no other show can now compare with then in giving such general satisfac tion. The great success attained by the Cote Bros. Shows ft doe to the fact (hat they arc always first to se cure novelties of merit. The trained wild animal* of this show have been »elected with grant care and ere the beat ft the work!, drawing »och won press add piddle as being clean, moral of th« highe« dass Remember yon make no mistake by going Two per forma»*** dally, afternoon and night at Bett " acts tftfet they seem almost human Col* Bros, show 1 » «poken of hy the ■ fjonty vote in the House in February. A deadlock is quite on the cards— «petition of the Democratic Na (m *! Convention. perhaps, until »9 Bouse, Moreover, each state has on-, ly one vote. Rhode Island's vote PpwUs that of New York. The vote ff each state is determined by a ma jkrity of the Congressional Represen jtatives in that stats. This point grasped 1st ft be remembered that the ''blocs" in several delegations hold Mie balance of power. Thus the La polIette-Whoeler candidacy becomes Something to be reckoned with. Anyone familiar with the line up in the House last year can see how like ly it is that neither »avis nor Cool would be able to obtain a raa no voting by individuals in the thftpUrch 4 , 1926, At that time the new Neftffllouse comes into being, but THE NEW HOUSE HAS NOTHING DO WITH THE CHOICE OF A PRESIDENT. In the event of a deadlock until the disintegration of the present House,' the duty would pass to the Senate, I *«nd here it must be remembered that ft*:THE SENATE VOTES ONLY FOR try stands without a President, then that office, being vacant, moat he! filled by the man chosen *■ Vice-1 President by the Senate. At this point we read another elim ' the vice-president and not 'FOR THE PRESIDENT. I# the coun . . mation. The Senate is limited to ivote for the two highest candidates. So the hklihoorf u the choice would lie between General Dawes and Gov lernor Bryan. Now we come to the Senate vote. Th,. Smu, d«» ».I vote h, .uto. *• « individual#, and a majority vote de The Senate hefty " "* —-— ,J ' 96, 49 vote* would sleet a Viee-Freei dent, who would immediately succeed ■ __.. . . - to the Presidency, just as Coolidge succeeded Harding as soon as the vs cancy occurred. In the present Senate there are 431 Democrat*, 51 Republicans and two Parmer Laborites. These figure* would appear to ensure the election of Dawes providing there is no change in the character of the Senate as a result of the November election*, and providing always that La Follette would not switch a number of Be publican Senators from the Coolidge Dawes ticket and procure vdtes for' Bryan. The margin is narrow, and La Follette might easily be th* decid ing factor. One need only go back to 1916 to see how delicate is the present situa tion. In that year th* electors! col lege stood 277 for Wilson and 254 for Hughes. A third party candidate controlling for example, the IS elec torsi votes of California, would have thrown that election into Ihe House. How many electoral votes La Follette j will control as s result of the coming: election ft something for political writers to figure on. It may be something for the two dominant par ties to consider seriously. La Follette supporters are claiming he will carry between eight end six teen states. If he carries only Wis consin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, such re sult would Hkely prevent either Cool idge or D«vis from winning the neces sary majority of 266 electoral votes to elect the President. Even the electoral vote of any one state might prevent a majority METHODIST CHURCH NOTES. Harry T, Stong. Pastor Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Ser mon by the pastor. Subject, "Why Belong to the Church?** Evening service st g o'clock. Ser mon by the pastor. There will be an important meet ing ef the Official Board this Friday evening at f o'clock. Prayer service Thursday evening st 8 o'clock. Bible study for the even ing will be from the book of Romans. Snaday school at 10 o'clock- The adult Bible class is growing. Yon are cordially invited to attend and join in Juaior ftagw* at 3 o'clock. Epworth League at 6:45, Note the! dutag* of time The first part of the. 76 i*«*» progrua will be given to »tndyof Paul''. KpUti* to the Romans. ! ArrJift 4 Jewelyn teach«. This is open to both church folks and leaguer* ♦ ♦ / ♦ WALTHAM NEWS ♦ 4> ♦ 44444444444444444 A fir« which was started by sparks from the train threatened to destroy th# whole town last week. Ci tisens and section men from Highwood as sisted those of Waltham in fighting It. Many acres of hay land '*"•* tnd over 100 acre« of wheat in ** oc * wa * destroyed. Neil ( ' onnolly °* Great Falls end * ue8t Mr * G *° EI ' 8WOrth -J""' Jobn McKenxie and daughter V brr^nce have returned from an ex te ™* d V18i * in east * rn Canada, T^ 4nd " r "' P * ul Lucker and baby * r ' * nd ®mil Fischer of Ot. stopped ti, visit friend. Sdnday on their way home from the High wood8 Miss Aletta Eliason was elected as teacher of the Waltham school for the coming term. Miss Eliason is well qualified and has several yean of successful experience to her credit feel iure the coming winter will •, M ** t in *** e history °* t *'* TO,,"'. . L A 1 WMhlng outfit* are busy. Qeorgo Darko has the largest yiald w1 * 1 ? ** hu8 |** 1 " P*" 8Cre ™* r * 8 ®" der '' w ^° *f n , * ue8t of b f° th *5 0tto > decided to suy until the wheat is threshed as Otto's hand is still in a cast. Mr. and Mrs. Casper Cotiser of Ot tbInTovsbov CAR MILL—FOUND BY WILBUR _ „ .. . . . .. J ^' 8 "* their ranch Ukhl K cmn o1 the harvest Friday morning when Frank 1$® b „ r trouble man for-the Montana p'_ tr ^ uh i„ nA __ 4 ,.,, . mt * rf ' ^ «acznd the Florek hill he noticed fear on . ta vÏL ^ { j_ )YC {- w , y b .«a heard a faint toot rf ft. Z,, n^J ^ l ulh T_ OOBld »irk hl, c„tnd U.., h^ntl ,_^ ». . - ^ w*Ta ftèy iT Sic 2 *»oy sisted to get out and wa* found to be unhurt. Upon inquiry It was found that the ownw> of th# car WM Arthar m combine between Beit and Great p a j] g + 4>+ft + 4> + * + 4> + * + + + + <f + + TIGER AND BLACK BUTTE ♦ ^ family have the sincere sympathy of everyone in this community. _ The lady was Mrs, Preston. The car, * large new Stevens, was not badly damaged. Fenders, top and windshield will need repairing, how ever. 4 ♦ Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Thrasher were called to Lewistown the latter part of last week because of the death of Mr*. Thrasher's mother, Mrs. L. 8 . Butter, which occurred Wednesday. She had been in poor health for 14 months and her demise, while not wholly unex pected, was nevertheless a great shock. Mra. Butler was well and fa vorably known here. The bereaved L. W. Nevills was s business vis itor in Gnat Falls Monday. Mrs. C. Goreke and son, Oscar, were visiting at the Thrasher ranch Tues day. Miss Jennie Parker ft spending her vacation with her friend. Miss Lucille Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cameron spent the first of the week ft Great Falls. Miss Addle Cameron came home with them and will visit here for some time. Mrs. John Boadte and family spent Sunday at Willow Dole farm. Mr. and Mrs, Latham, Sr,, spent Monday at the Bartelt home, Mrs. H. Thrasher and Mrs. Con Wilt of Napanee, Nob., returned from tiie Yellowstone park Monday where they have been spending the past 10 days. Mrs. Witt will spend » short time here and then go on to Glacier parte before returning to her home ft Nebraska. Mr, and Mrs. Haney of Stockett were callers at the Thrash«- home on Wednesday. Herman Nopens sod David Back visited Evans Monday. Mrs. Nevills and Miss Drue ills are spending some time at the Anthony ranch. Supplies are being hauled out for well. the We*t Virginia, near Betts No. 2. Messrs. Lacy, Dow, Cronin and Regan were cuRers ft BvttftS and Onl avert Monday ^ , . Mr Stanton and Mr. Kirsdhwftg <rf Great Fall* visited the -Thrasher home Saturday. the HBntructlfta of another oil STATE REVIEW * OF INDUSTRY SHOSHONE Oil company's in the Kevin-Sunburnt Held, which |* flowing 6,000 barrels a day, has cru sted a tion. The well has greatest pressure of any completed ta Montana. HELENA—Bids opened July SI far construction of three miles highway leading to Yellowstone Park, estima tr ad cost is 120.000 Johnson-Sunburst-Corey No. 1 in at 10,0000 barrels par day in Kevin-Swa buret oil field. MISSOULA— Missoula Light and Water company to build $50,000 dam in Rattlesnake canyon. PIPELINE running 1,000 barrels a day from recently completed well of Shoshone Oil Development company hi Kevin-Sunburst field. The M. D. Varland Real Estate agency of St. Paul is drilling taut on block of 86,000 acres in Sheridan county, ISO miles northeast of Cat Creek field. GAS FLOW of California company well on Bowes structure ft 14,500,000 cubic feet pm day. ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE TEAM By The Peer Fifth** Laat week end one of our anglers blew beck from a fishing trip on the Madison. Following ft his Httie ditty of an experience that might be worth while for some of us that may pen to wander down that way time: 'Talk about your ffthin'l I ,, ., , ^ îl* 1 *" T* of COB '* i **?****' * t r°. **** **» W **»»■ - tü 'ejT Hrtd^t * ïa ® "****' *o©sw ted the fret titat I had forgotten Z net a* the stream ft rather wida 8 the water the mi woaM jump into the air for the ftftgg Aft they did so 1 caught them ft the hm kart. Had a little tough lock at fire* bat after learning the tactfta «f H» fish when ft the air I was soon fttl enough to get all I wanted.** Try ft sometime boys. Another well known angler ed from Sheep Creek, Pfth wen plentiful and he fitted his basket ft about 16 minutes. "Funny kind ot fish," he said. "1 could hide behind e tree and make a noise like a hopper and th* poor fifth would out on the grass. Easy to get 1 And by the way, here ft one fire tike book. This fellow told us in a wag that we can't help but believe. Be sober about it and he tells it without cracking a smite. -Just bow he told it we can't remember, but here ft the idea; He was fishing on some stream in Carbon county- After flak ing about three bourn without tuck, he happened to run onto a still. Yes, s still, fat a keg nearby waa a substance he called "moon." He dered what effect tide would have fish so hs thought he would expert meat. He poured it aU in tea except a flask full which he carried ia his hip pocket. In a short time the fish began to leap and splash and tried to climb trees. So he then ed in what was left ft the flask into a little side stream. Soon It black with trout "Too bad," he seid, "that forty ft the limit" But be dM bring ft a nice catch. ♦ ♦ ;; LOCAL NEWS ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ft* Clara Harn« and Adalph Heikkila are numbered ft the semoir graduat ing class of the Montana State OoL lege. They are both in the advanced course. Mr. Heikldla has mgn«4 to teach in the high school at Zurich the next school term. Jude Rubber has a Poland CMftra boar coming three years aid which weigh» nearly half a ton. This mal will be exhibited at the state fidr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Duaetett, have been visiting relative« has® .ter a few days, departed on Monday te* Melrose to visit Mra, DunrtotPh jpr ents. After this he wffl he assignod to some location on the Mortiwsre Pa cific as operator. v» > Mildred Dunstem toft as ftetsuday tor Pawhuska. Okie to rmmme Sw* work as stenographer in tito Hk» nervlee.