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OF MONTANA HELENA. SUfe Historical Lfbrsrf * 1 > » A *r ■■ **■ ... ?•» .-**** —- ■ . t > i ■ .— .. - *a THE MOST IMPORTANT PICTURE EVER MADE Pythian Theatre Pythian Theatre < i 99 ♦ r , MONDAY - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18 PRICES MONDAY - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18 PRICES :: 25c :: 50c \'%S. . * WITH MRS. WALLACE REID V 25c 50c A colossal photo drama built out of the very fabric of life •• \ f h Belt Valley Times n j _ I VOLUME THIRTY-ONE. NO. 21. 92.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. * . • ' ' BELT. MONTANA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1024. • . < \ - < "S' SS 1 T-* 'it % * Ewald Snowed Under for County Attorney With bat two small rural precincts not included in the unofficial count, Tom Norton, democratic nominee. Was elected sheriff of Cascade county oyer Boh Gordon, republican incumbent, with a lead of 238. His total is 6,696 •gainst Gordon's 6.468. Precincts still to report are Bird Creek and Evans, with a total registered vote at 84. Democratic candidates won eight of the 14 offices to be filled in the Cas county court house, nominees of the party displacing five republicans now holding office. Democrats wore elected to the offices of sheriff, coon ty attorney, «lark of court, commis afener and surveyor, all now hold by republicans. Included in the demo «rati« victories this year were the two district judges, H. SL Ewing and J. B. k Leslie, who were unopposed in the general election. The legislative del — sMÉlÉNMpr " ««1 «am democrats being etectwj, Eickemeyer, democrat for county H attorney, continued to pile up a lead M Wednesday's count and la ahead of Peterson, republican, 6,186 to 3*2. a ! plurality of more than L700. Ewald, independent, is short of his primary vote, with 2,401, while Bymn, also run mng aa an independent, received 176. Mellon, democrat for county com mi »ai on er, forged ahead Wednesday and won one of the decisive, victories of the «lection, defeating Ben John atm, incumbent, 6,610 to 6*8. Mai Ion'» friends expected him to be re turned a, winaer, but the six* of Ms majority was aboVç «11 pre-election forecasts. *„ " ' j Ctourge Harper, who was defeated . in the republican landslide pf J920 for * «torf of the court after having held*t that office 12 years, is another decia iv» winner. He defeated Floyd Strai ton, now chief deputy, 6,169 to 3,709 Brown, farmer-labor, has a total at 067. Harper was «he one candidate - te the field who made no campaign, drea toted n© liters tore and, accord iag to common report, asked no per son to vote for him. 'M. D. Nicholson, republican inculte - : ! bent, teas elected treasurer over Bate Harold Mady. republican, was re etocted county assessor, winning over ■ Nicholas Frank democrat, 5769 to 8&6#. John. E. Moran, rVpubticàQ, waa again returned to the office of man, democrat more than two to one. Nicholson received the highest vote ■cast for any county candidate on any tfehat. '.... reœived a najority of mere than two to «we over Stone, ém fcaateft, fer feat office. C. E. Wag nor, democrat, again was named pub Re admmistratoor. by a vote et 5.12» ms against X«14 fee Young, his reptfe Bean opponent On the legislative slates. Dr. E. ftt. Larson repebltoan leads fee 12 can didate» wife a total at 6388. The county's delegation tn fee next as»«» My apparently will be composed of and two democrats, recorder, wife a vote of 6370 te 3317 foe Agaew. John 8. Oeok. republican incumbent, county , wo® a small land over A. J. Fooaek. democrat, the vote being dun Cbx istteoo. repubHcao was n i m pe ria to ndent ot schools, wife a lead of 6384 to 3318 «ver Martin Luther Evans, democrat. 4 One of fee interesting phases of fee a republican candidate in fee prhmar iea and aooiiafe of the démocratie jmrty e of Ids asm« being wrH tm te,. over Woodward, republican by a vote of 4,796 to 4396. Dr. L. K McBurney, now coroner. Those with majorities in the unoffi cial count are thought to have a large enough majority to guard against re versals through error in reporting precinct returns. The other member» of the delegation are Shields, demo crat; Wuerthner. republican; Holt, republican ; Graybiil, democrat, and Duncan, republican. Larson (R) _ Shields (D) . Wuerthner (R) Holt (E) .. Graybiil (D) . Duncan (R) .. Mayland (R) . Harris <R) _ Representatives .......6,888 -4 8A40 .634» —amk .6467 .4386 . 4,7«» .6,7tl 6.472 .4*1 Cowley (D) ....^. PUgaram (O) . Ward ,(D)- -Sutherland (D) ... 4 336 6*1 5,«e Mellon (Ö) . Johnston (R) .^4......... County Attorney 5.008 Sücbameyer (D) .5,186 Peterson (R) ..... Ewald (lod) . Ryan (Ind) . . Sheriff Norton (0) .^... r Gordon (R) _ Cleft of Court Harper (D) Straiton (R) 8,462 «et .2*1 .... 176 „..54>96 ... 6,468 ....6,169 8,709 (F-L) - Cetoaty Treasurer Nicholson (R) . . 967 6,936 Bateman Ceqaty (D> v .„. 2.848 Mady (R) . . Frank _ Ctotety /Clerk Moran (H) ^..-— AgneW fD) County Auditor Cpok (R) .. Foosek (D) Ruppgteteaddnt Ghrfettoe» (R) :_ Evans (Ö) 8,269 Y t fi,«70 V 8.0Î7 .V.MÉ» ,u —.4J78 County Surveyor -. Lockhart (D) Woodward (R) . ...4,76» 4,006 Ceunty Ceroner McBurney (R) ■*.. Stone (D) .- - Public Administrator Wegner (P) . .— Young (R)_ over Dixon in this county, the demo 6.901 . SJ » I Erickson lacks but a few votas of having a two to one lead for g o vernor cratic nominee polling 7535 against Stanford, Nov. 6^—E. C- White, tested in a cloee race by U. C Brick er, repubiiean , for member of fee state legislature from Judith Basin county. Bricker is a member of fee lower house at the pr es e n t tin**. Hh> lead over White was 61 votes Wednes day night with on* precinct yet to hear from. The miasing precinct 1> normally democratic, but it » not be lisvod it will entirely wipe out Brick erto lead. Sheriff C- H. Kelley (R) was r* elected, defeating N. Roy Nelson (D). Aim* Peck fD) wa* elected clerk of court onrLD. WomeWorf (R); W. 3360. man, 8367 to 4,146. and Leavitt ha» the edge on Kirschwing, 6370 to 6349. President CooUdge received 4378; LaFoIlette 8.668 and Davis 2366. R. C BRICKEB LEADING B. C. WHITE IN CLOSE CONTEST M OM Roman" la Apparently Defeated by »1 Yets* in Jwfife former state senator and prominent démocratie leader, is apparently de I Hi # îfT 'M Armisi Day > • On November U#R c omm waorute the an niversary of the ending of the greatest wwr in hla id this grunt holiday will % ceremonies It recuite ring that the world e* b of four long year» it ring and death . .. t. — .J-w ., A m«r oof rOuo» tory. Throughout t be celebrated with : the period of great perienced at the ce strife and hardship, In honor of Ail era, in this issue, a special feature entitled "Six Years After," by John Dickinson Sherman, which wfö merit yoor particular attention. We believe you will find this article interesting and instruc tive. r As - '* == Big Otter Field to f * % Separated from the Wayne «troc tore by only the distance necessary to span a narroe?' thult* the Big Otter struct«« equal# Its neighbor tn pros pects for commercial «11 production and was announced Saturday by the Steffenoa- -Consolidated Oil company as söotÄfef field In the Crest Fylls srea that will be imatedtotely drilled. A well will be sptokted during the present month gnd will be well along towards completion before the Wayne test, started last Thursday, cah be The Big Otter »tr ue to re meets and all but overtops the Wayne structure In .fee intmedUite vicinity of Belt and Anaingtoh, fee actual junction being between tie two towns. The Wayne structure extend* from a point be tween Belt and Annington northwasv Jobm Livingston, rup., of Geyser, defeated Jonas H«nson, dem., of Ray nesford, for county commis.ioner, Harriet Strum, denu was elected county supnrltif*nil*nt of sehoool over Maykird Beaman, rep. E. F. Hersey, rep^ was deetod county assessor over Frank J. Paniaa, den*. H. U. Bkownlee, rep, was re-elected county clerk without opposition, and Maxgaret Egan, dem., was elected county administrator without oppo*l Hon. Clyde O. Pemberton, tep , detested E. L. Montgomery, ferns., for coroner James M. Croft, rep., wax elected county treasurer over Ira J, Phillips, <W. by «6 votes. _ to within seven or eight miles of Great Palls and fee Big Otter area reach«» towards laynosford the same approx imate distance, embracing 8.000 acres in township* 18 and 19 north, ranges seven and eight east. As with the Wayne structure, 1 ess mg has bees under Way wife the (D) defeated Harmon E armmmmn f Ki for surveyor iit&l Stevenson interest# throughout the drilling will be doue «iis faH was made Saturday by Grovgr C. 9Äe5Sn son, who has peMonslfy condtfc^terf the taking of the lease cohtnufts . ! * '< With an idea te entotoragutg a«tee»i4«^i of «he strbdtur«, 'C H- Previer Merkte of Belt and Homer and Armstrong of Armington as slated Mr. Stevenson in blocking up the lease* and getting all matter* squared away for the comptoiyQemert of drilling Mr Stevenson stated thet the Rig Otter well- will be (fcUted by the Consolidated under its ewt] sopér vision, by one of it* qper%ting com George 1 Schuyler pen to* Local People Interested Land owned by ter known early day resident* of the Armingtos! section is v^thuî lhe strue tors, «id several tract* are uWned by Grast Fall* people Among the larger tracte are those owned ' by Harry, gchovbrr and Römer Armstrong. ). B Long 0 Co., Frank Msrion, Mrs. Lulu Gangway, Mr*. lone GsYviir Hsmment Brothers, Philip liveflk, James Bough. Swan Tborson, Ed and Archie Dawson and N„ H. Browning. , , The geology of the Big Otter s^ruc tutu closely approximates the Wayne except that in some detail* it l* r* ganted by the gtotegiste as being pos sibly more favonfele especially a* re gauds the chances for finding commer mi gaa. The Big Otter is somewhat higher than the Wayne and It is main ly on feat feature 'feit tlte pi aspect for finding gas are considered to be superior ' The Big Otter was discovered and cxmninpd by Col. N. F. Jamieson, on giaeer for the Stevenson interests, and bt* findings were checked, with one exception, by the «me corps of geo I oghlta who concurred in hi* report cn the Wayne structure The one geolo (Continued «m Page Two) , •r, Hu 007 Sectoral Votes Bor«. Davit Hm Solid South—180 torn! Vote*. LaFollatt« Hu 13 Electoral Votoa—Tbose irf TnaroiuMfi Montana, Nevada, New Mexico tkvubti öl. ... % llWtB ALMOST CERTAIN THAT MONTANA IS FOR COOUDG1 » - Î a I CHICAGO FIRM BIOS HIGH *■/" FOR MU TURRET SUPPLY Farm Foal Gets 14 to 11 Cent* and Loading WW Start in Fails > Immediately. • iflu The J. H. White A Company, of Chicago, bid w»* the -highest for the purchase of Cascade county turkeys and that für» was awarded tbs con rjrria.Tœ^ for extra fancy, if cent» ter oU tom* ■ad 24 cento for No 2 turkey». UN bid* were Hie result of formers peel ing their 1924 turkey artel* B. jr. Sparrow of Greet Falk will * warehouse la Grist mated that ferae carloads- will be jdrinM. . .< J The Thanksgiving turkey move ment to fee largest market* has si ready started, according to J. fi. Book, general agent of the Greet Norther» railroad Two carload* «r* to be loaded at Valia* and Conrad Tuesday and Wednesday and another carload will be loaded at Choteau Monday. J. L AWAT IN FALLU FRIDAY to Sjfe. 1 . -q » Mrs. J. L Engdahl died at jfea Dfa cooties* hospital on Tuesday evening, Nov. 4th. at 8:40 surrounded by all hdr family. ; 'The funeral will he bald is the M. A chuséh in Ornat Falla on Friday afternoon of Otis week at 2 o'clock. . Hn. Kagdghl, who was bora Id* faplppd, lived as a girl {h Gteaf'FaBs and wiw " tlïék» -fnmrrted*to #ehri %. 1. Shortly after thelyimafTt |fn they came to B «M where, ip eon irfectiorrf wife Cha»- Redpath, Mr, feng ftpen,ed a f furniture store a? the aa4'|J*qrth«s«t end of t<<* ' v9M|roh %Hdge. They have resided 'In ' fhfe' viefeity practically all the ÛmJ tTntè ïW&k Mrs, Engdahl leaves six children, all wejl known to Belt people: Mrs. Esther Engdshi, Buehley, Iferef Engdahl, I. Mis. Rasmus Nelson, Mrs. Gladys Walton and Harold Engdahl. ' Abotlf two' year* ago Mrs,,Engdahl Nora sr I to «rffer from trouble thfe 'was lata»*- aggravated by troubles peculiar to, «western, of .her coast where her health improvsd but bosines* compelled them, to return for a while. For « time after her re turn Mr*. Engdahl felt quite well, but recently condition* changed for the worse Last week while staying with the Bramlette» she became w> ill that she hra# immediately tff«|erred' to the Deaconess hospital where p«»*ed sway on Tuesday, Beside* her chiWren. and husband »he is survived-fey two kiateca«nd two brothers, two of whom, Vic and Es ther. are welf known hese. The deceased vs*-», woman of friendly disposition, of Mdc aeqnain tance, a loyal member of tke M. E. church and wqs beloved by all who| knew her. Her untimely deife 1« the fiW break In Uw family who kre heart broken and who have the sympathy of all wh« know them Writing her husband at Lewwrtown .-turned borne Monday Bhe exrc-t* to go beck to tewintown about Thankagfvtef day to step. age. Mr* George Hubber. who has been pi ♦ The compilation of the ««ate vets a* this «ritte« is little «ore tten had* completed, but the general of the different eanfedfttm bm hem so wsll mamwwwd that ft na>T ly ha said that there is little tunity for a revere« of fee shown by fee turmrnu Hie Montana return* so fete piled give: - .97*1 labor •yw*. For r» WÉteh Lfgfcdarman »1 y. nrn •jjt » •»» *iite**« * I -s'* ,fc:i FW wmm ' Edwards .. Ckmjrreaaam»—Weetera Dtofcrfest Ivans ..... Devi* . McKay . Ceogreaa Leavffl Kirsofewtng Baylor ,1«4M9 District /MR Associato JaaCtot Matthews . hto# iiestenaat Governor McCormack .... Cooney 86,42» 4W Atternsy Geaasral - ■ gu JohneoB _ Secretary of State Sm Stewart Uteawir. MceGlynn State Treasurer Harmon McIntyre .. StraaaburRer ... State Auditor Porter .. Carey .. Meineeke .. i. 46AI7 40,14» .JAW him -A*, .AM 9 , AA a V *»**«. .»« » » • gapt. Pub Hr Instraetlon 47.22» 37,70» „... «AU Tramper Kay . Potto .... Young ». Mlllef „ ...._.JMH .. Crosby .... Choquette Wallace . Clerk Supreme Court 30, 75» NcSHANB-MMCAN NUPTIALB Roteh Meghan« has bent buying cigars for his friends fel* week. Ex planations being forthcoming fee re porter gathered fee followt«* news story; On Friday, October 31*t, in fee Catholic church at Chinook. Rotdhfer<t J. MeShane and Mise Annie Mise«, of Belt were married by fee 8*y. Fr. Schroeder. Mr. and Mr»- Geoegs Butcher of Chinook stood oÿ fee'Bridal pair. It will be rememb« ed that Mrs. Butcher was fetowsly Clare MeShane. a sister «f fe» and well known here. After fe» oar emony the wedding »arty went tor M» 1 Butcher ranch where a n«r wr.t served. TI« Happy -f-rr-d te Belt Stoterfey mé eM mflkc their bom« h«re for * feus. The Times .extend« nod beat wtehes for a long «»d hi T'ided life. te b Üi 1 ' ■