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32. N amber 17.
mum, October 8, 1925.
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Boit.
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WILLOW MEEK
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W. Mat Carbon, twelve year old
ooa of Oscar
of Willow
ia Orate Falls
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fbr ap
Hie hoy became ill at the ranch
early in the week and oa Wednesday
was taken to the hospital whan an
operation was deemed necessary FV>r
two days there eras orrery hope of bk
*
recovery but ■ a turn for the worse
came Friday night and his death oc
curred as stated above.
The body was taken to George's
Mortuary and was brought out to the
Cartoon home on Tuesday. The fun
oral was held on Wed n esday and bur
ial was made in the Willow creek
«tory near the gram of the boys
mother who died twelve years ago
leaving him a mere babe.
The oldest brother, Charles, his
wife and small child came from Kan
Oty to attend the funeral- The
second eon also works in the Ma
chine shops st Kansas City wss on.
able to come.
Rev. Kopra of the Finnish Luther
an church of Great Fails off) ci* ted
at the funeral.
Four brothers and three sisters as
well as the father survive the young
est born. The neighbors of the Carl
sons did everything possible to as
sist the grief-stricken family.
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METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Harry T. Stong, pastor.
Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Ser
mon by the pastor. Subject, Steward
ship as Related to World Peace.
Evening service at 30. Sermon
by the pastor..
Prayer service Thursday evening at
7:80 p. m.
Choir rehearsal Saturday evening.
Sunday School at 10 o'clock
Epworth League service at 6:30.
We are looking forward to a big so
rial and entertainment to be held in
the near fatum. Everybody is invit
ed. Watch for future announcements.
If weather conditions will permit
we expect to put on our every mem
ber canvass this Sunday.
An interesting and profitable busi
ness meeting of toe Epworth League
was held Monday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lord. Action
was taken favoring the conducting
of Mission study classes; the devel
oping of a debating team; the con
d netteg of a Hallowe'en social; and
the biggest task assumed by the
League was the contracting for a Ly
ceum# of four numbers.
We ask your assistance to hetpsn#
to make our church a plaça of good
chart and good fellowship. Let us
remember what Roy L. Smith says
—"A Grouch—Never lifts another
man's load, Never made a neighbor
hood happier. Makes a poor father,
Usually has s small funeral. Does the
moot damage to himself, tries the
patience of God, calls his grouchmess
reasonable conservatism
WALTHAM
j.
Mrs. Otto Gulden and children re
turned last week from Eao Claire.
Wisconsin where they have been vis
iting relatives for several weeks. Mi.
Gulden met them in Gnat Falla.
R. E. Evans and Goat Peterson
were business visitors in Great Falls
Thursday and Friday of last week.
Mrs. Keith spent last week-eno
with Mrs. Clarence Feltman. Mrs
Felt man entertained informally at
cards Friday eve in her home.
Mrs. Jim Vickers returned Sondas
from Gt«at Falla ediere she
two weeks with. Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Vickers, Jr.
It has been reported that Charles
Vacs sold his farm to Mrs. Joe Wal
atis and son, Pete Guidatis. We re
gret to learn that they are to leave
toe community and go so far away
as Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Vues are
victoRy tor many years and have
eld timers having lived to or near
and happtoees to their
Jones worn to Highmsod
Satarday for new overshoes a© he will
to scrub floor» so often.
The mad toe toe« a groat hksssmg
to prairie
for the usual
of cars that
packed at every
t
Mrs. Geo- hatsworth and baby sprat
«mi in Grote Falb, Mr. j
last
MONTANA
Gnat
fein.
of
at
rmto of 9t.Tn.eoe a
a
shipped to Chkap> from boro to m
Gallatin Valley has *9,000 sens of
peas, yielding an average of S3 bosh.
els.
Sun River Creamery.
Prospector Tikoii
To Falls Hospital
"Peter" Peterson a prospector ana
rancher on Logging Creek for the
last 80 years is a patient at the Dea
coness hospital. He eras brought to
the city Tuesday by his wife
ing with a paralysis of toe lags. Mr*
Peterson returned to Logging Creek
Friday. Mr. Peterson will remain in
the hospital hem for treatment until
he can be admitted to the Battle
mount Sanitarium in South Dakota,
He is one of the pioneer residents
of this part of the state and well
known to the early settler» of Great
Falls. He served under Captain John
Moran in the Spaniah-American war
and because of this service is elegible
to admittance at the Battlemoum
Sanitarium. Mr. Peterson has been
in failing health for the last tw*>
years.
T
There has been quite a family re
union at the home of A. 6. Hay
Armington recently Edgar has been
there and Kenneth who is doing well
at the insurance business to Idaho
drove home to see him. Then Lome
dropped in and the boys and their
parents enjoyed a good visit until
beame necessary for Kenneth to go
back to his work.
Deputy King Gets
4th of July Thief
Deputy Sheriff Charles King has
palled off a highly creditable piece
of work in the detection of the rob
ber of the homes of Archie Robert
son. S. S. Johnson, Will Irvin and
Frank Shirley of the Tiger Butte
road. This robbery was committed
on the Fourth of July ami the loot
ran from cash to clothing, jewelry
The only dew which King had to
work on was that the thioves drove
Some owners of
Oakland cars were at once elimina
ted from the possibilities but he kept
his eyes open and finally at the time
of the arrest of C. F. (Whltey) Mor
an for stealing wheat at Eden, King
discovered that be had been driving
an Oakland car.
Starting from this point a visit
was made to the pawn shops in Great
Falls to If of the stolen
tides had been pawned there, Noth
tog was found.
Finally it was discovered that a
rifle, the prop e rty of Archie Robert
son, had been left with the proprietor
of a rooming house as a pledge fat
From this time on, a
room rent,
little at a time, the stolen articles
were recovered. One watch had been
given for a gambling debt another
watch had been sold to a cook and
so on.
At present writing nearly every
thing has been recovered except the
money and Mr. King expects to re
rover that soon. The principal to
the robbery ia serving a terra at Deer
Lodge lor looting a grain tank near
Eden.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTICE
The evangelistic meetings at the
First Christian church led bv the
ZUvmtrmskm M progroeamg nicety,
Although the weather has not beast
the beat, the audiences on film;
the Interoat ia increasing percepts
My from night to night. The evan
gehst* an patting on a strong spür
jitaai program of
Meeting« will to
at
7:90. Com# and enjoy a real gospel
E31*worili ami toys joined tor
day.
MMM
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Twenty Years Ago
X
('ha*. Atkinson cum to
dny for a load of lath ani tow» fer
Mr«.
at Teat Attar
Nofl
«on's ««or ni«bt Monday «Mab
Groat Palis.
Joe Kemeghan rode post
Belt Friday to call Dr. Vidal to
McDonald*» ranch wham a has
hoy arrived that day.
At the county fair W V. tWbfc
id.
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Gw Selgling, Fred Seiglmg,
H CHngan. Belt Valley Creamery,
Mrs. R. S. Blain, Mrs. Mary
Misa Lettie Talbott, Georg* Bag a«d
Peter Johnson won
Alex Yule and Miss
were married at Monarch Wat
C A. Noble end Miss Della M
raff wem married ia He l ena ¥tos
day, Mrs. Bertha Woodruff and Mm
Deputy Sheriff Rush e sc orted tom
hoboee to the county Jail yesterday to
serve out a 80 days sentence head»»!
to them by Judge Dempsey. Boose
and general cossedness. ^
Price Lloyd attended the coupés.
Martha
t Fafl*
FYsnfe Lintoff and Mias
Kearns were married in Grast
Sunday afternoon.
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS CARNIVAL
AT RATNESFMO SATURDAY RIGHT
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The Wild-West and Carnival Dance
at Rayneaford last Saturday night
drew a large crowd. The affair had
been well-advertised. Besides
of the Times, posters of surpassing
merit had been painted by D. W.
Blomquist, cashier of the First Na
tkmai Bank of Raynesford and (fits
tributed wham they we- 1 - 1
most good so that people
the vicinity were well a 1
event
el
to
ît all depended upon the weather
and the roads. Continued rain for
nearly a week had raised havoc with
all dirt roads but on Saturday morn
tag the sun came out and that and a
gentle breese changed the roads from
impossible to passable
The crossroads in the Raynesford
section were difficult and those whs
braved them put to a tong shift at
the wheel. The lower road from Belt
to Raynesford was unexpectedly good
from the mouth of Otter creek to the
Rioux (dace and after that it wa*
slow driving. As a result there was
a good re pr esentation of Balt pec pie.
The Auditorium had been tastefully
of the
MONARCH NEWS
Mrs. Roy Janes who resigned as
teacher from the Hughes ville school
moved her furniture to the Dyke Sat
urday and will Join Mr. Jan* there
where be is tmployed. Mrs.
Anderson of Royneaferd ha*
J Er*. Jan* place as teacher,
Fred Payne returned from Great
Falls Sunday where be visited Mrs.
Payne who is still a patient at the
Deaconess hospital- She is slightly
better.
Mias Lucille Hariock left last week
for Minneapolis where she will enter
for three years, nurses training. 1
Mrs. C. F. Baylor of Los Angeles
visited one day last week with Mrs.
C. W. Braxee. Mrs Baylor is spend
ing some time here with her mother
Mrs H Rotter.
Mrs. P. B. Peterson of Logging
creek went to Gnat Falls Thesdsy to
see Mr. Petersen who eras taken to
the Deaconess hospital last week for
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Coe and daugh
ter Jeanette were up Saturday from
Logging Croek.
Anna Griffin came out from Crest
Palls Friday tor a visit with
Mr. and Mrs. R. J, Servo*» and
mother Mrs. Anna Servoes of Arm
tagten spent Sunday with their sis-j
ter and daughter Mrs H. I. Croff
and family -
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Thoms* and
Miss Genevieve Wilkin* cf Groat
Falk «peut Sunday here with relu- !
f®®* Amato is attending high school
Kelly and Karl Mul-j
Messrs.
1er
visitors in Grate
Fails.
i
of UUte Bali was to
J, Jb HÜfe «# LMb Bab waa a
air fa- town ttosdsy
Chat. H- DaW is hi Hi
attend.
in* too Grand Led*« of the Knights
am
big
Mrs. Archie Frye and son and Mm.
*a*k
at
a fine hag
Utile Belt Monday.
das Yeadrtek.
of the tom
lös ranch Friday.
and fathers, too am urged to attend
In fact ev er y one interested In the
schools «hockt tabs advantage of this
opportunity to make welcome the
teacher*.
The Belt P. T. A- will
evening 8 p
Wed
at toe Audi
:
will be on toe
freehmaato will be
be a mai community
Light re
Lai this
*. Mothers
decorated for the occasion and after
.the music had started, carnival caps,
tickets and plumas appeared giving
the affair a real carnival appearance.
The wheel of fortune did a land of
fice business until their supply of
Fish and Gee. Gmsatoy*
handled the treasury, Nick Evans pre
sided at the check room, a compla
raent of ladies handled the dining
room where eats were served cafetor
ia style,
style. Henry Vas key, Miss Karas,
roller*.
Everything went off in excellent
■art Watson and Cooper fninlsk s d
tiie music for the dancers. The af
fair counted to pleasure and enjoy
ment was a decided success. Counted
to dollars and cents as a s upplem ent
to school funds it was also completely
successful. Many cam# from Geyser,
Stanford and Windham to enjoy the
Mansion while the Rayneaford neigh
borhood turned out en masse and Belt
furnished a large number of the ru
Mr. snd Mr*. Art Stephens of
Great Falla spant Sunday at their
cabin "Camp Louise" returning to
their home and business Monday.
Mrs, Mary Goemey of Shelton*. Mo.
and Mrs. A. O. Rathtoum of Sioux.
Falls, S. Dak. are bare for a visit at
the home of their brother Elwood Ra
gar. They arrived Friday from Mai
ta where they visited another brother
John Rug at
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<1 *!*-'* r .. l ' 1 *' H '" 1
nek Cro« motored u, the J. H. Cm«
home Sunday to spend the day. On
... . ' efc. Vr. Jn.
,
Mrs- L. G. Brick and children
Saturday for their home to Great
Pails having spent the past sevaral
months here.
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Peter Keister of Groat Falls visited j
fa Monarch Friday on his return from '
Joe Gerhart was in town Monday
the Dyke where he was a busines*
j visitor.
Geyser were hero Friday taking out
homejcaMto they hare recently purchased
W. B Wiley of Groat Falls visited
hen» Saturday eu route h> White Sul
phar Springs and Martir.sdaie where
he will attend buatoear matters.
Robert Day installed a new radio
in the H. S Haney home while Roy 'à
Thorror had one toatelied by Clyde
Braaro Both are proving very fine
and will mean some very fine enter
ta tarnen L« this winter.
Messrs. McAllister and Galt of
Helena - Mountain State» Tele-^
Co. install# new equipment for
touvy Canadian traffic.
MONTANA STATT REVIEW
paid
la 191«.
now* 7.000JM»
oa
foot dear. .. - - ;■ -
Conrad—00,000 rainbow trout fry
Goarad—County will (mild Sky
Forks bride* to astro largo farm di»
trick
of 1924, with 10 par cant
No 1
grade 'Crop is
Boys sod Girts Ex
MMt Held Tuesday
Thft É^knifiit ircEtkcr of TSM&é&y
cwn8,d « rin « the f * ct *® at tht '
greater part of the vegetables in the
plots seeded and eared flor by the
^y, anc | gif], ^ndor ^ Hn ri t r tMp
following toe fmesing at various ton
th*r sad tos quality
to curtail toe
of the exhibits at the bog's and girl's
Still a very creditable showing was
of Ralph OertH. high school agricul
turalist, had been fro sen and render
ed unfit for exhibition.
The exhibit was parked and sent to
the county fair on Wednesday where
it will have to compete with others
which have suffered the «am« hard
ships.
The chicken display was exeeltest
and consisted of Barred Rocks, WMt»
and Brown Leghorns. Wyandotte«,
Light Brahmas and Buff Orpbingtons.
An interesting exhibit was that of a
pen of capons belonging to Frank
Horan which though springers
weighed *« the neighborhood of eight
MM
tog a wrigh* of If to 14
at
the holiday season.
Attar Society Gave
Caui Party Wet.
Mr. Smith of the J. B .Long ranch
was the successful contestant for the
Men's prise at the card party given
by the ladies of tbs Altar Society
last evening. Mrs. H. Morrow waa
equally successful among the ladle*.
Walter HiU and Mrs. J.8. Stewart
were the recipients of the consolation
prises while O H. Johnson and Misa
Rice won cellar honors.
which was rather unexpected because
of the weather. The hall was artis
tically decorated in Halloween colors
end emblems. Ths work was Aina
two young ladies of the society and
was the object of many neat com
pH menu. Chicken sandwiches, cake
of the finest texture, pickles, «herben
and coffee made up the lunch menu
This is the first of a series of parties
to be given this winter by the Alton
Society.
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T®* W0T * »urfacmg the " e * vU *
Monarch road I* going steadily on,
rain or shine. The first coat of
coarse gravel has been partly temple
Ur. Ov„ thi. . tarer oTcnJb«l n*»
^ ^ ^ ^
V® ** '
wb ° "*** tr * VekKl ° r * r t "* compto
» >ortion " y *BJt It is some road
The company having the contract
, n electric ,ig ht ing plant of
OWT) , nd ^ work on ^
or njgbt -j
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Billings—Great Western sugar fac
tory starte sUcing 1926 beets, Fo»
1924, factory work lasted 110 days,
paid 9400.000 wages, and 92.000,000
for beets.
Anaconda—Four times as much
buiiding this summer as during sum
mer of 1924.
Groat Falls—Work begins on |2,
500,000 extensions for copper and
sine smelters.
Boosevelt County will set out 800,
000 öwes for «hriter belts.
Shelby--Fifteen new oil wells spud
in within four days.
Shelby-Postiewalte-Demars No. l
w*II, five miles east of nearest pro
ductUm, will tart Kevin-Sunburst
field.
Kevin - Sunburst oil pipe lines ear
tied 276,000 barreb oil in August
Libby. ÄoooUte mine reopens with
good order# «head for produet,, *
LEADERSHIP TB
ASSOIT flïflf
What one thing won the wart
It was leadership.
We ia this country am not «iüÉagr
to admit that tho weight of oar
and nary did net play a huge pert to
bringing hootilitiee to a close;
without the anified command wa
might be fighting yte.
Leadership was what won for
alHas in their fight to make toe
"«ale for democracy **
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^^wewJLd fliQnii.imh.Artt mil Wlwtjuaw
Wirt w, ainmpoai it* nifwry t
toi*.
the
of Gen. Foch
tt.
But what hM this to do with
We'll show
in jute a
to
It wap Able to pet toe weight of aft Its
IlMfeOW people. *® *» I
of «8 Its wealth and of all tip
for humanity 1
Leadership again. What tods
wealth, yet neither Rassie a*
te prosperous They tack mat
j Belt must
j if they am to guide to* way during
tty did in providing toe world with a
fen
merchant marine, is a
If we pull to opposite directions.
V
the community, will suffer. Chin* ÿae
406.000,008 men, each of whom
outwork an American.
hM a
these rmonatiruetioB «ma». When wo
toe largest
of
for the progrès* of toe
with their leadership to to» past II to
to* right kind of leadership
it is unselfish, for wa have Man
to the
whatever pro sperity
as a result of
is shared hp
vidua) in the community
This Is democracy in its high**«
form.
With the merchant* oi Balt there
is no inducement In
UP t M
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be unworthy of ths confidence ptoc
ad M them by the people of this com
the realisation of this
benefit as much as they. Your
and those erf your fsmtty, must be
(died, whether you buy hero or
where. I# yob buy elsewhere, and
your neighbor buys elsewhere, the
movement of money —which constitute
the sinews of oar local business sys
tem-—will be sway from Brit Home
trad* will suffer, merchant^ will have
to go out of business, «tores will be
come vacant, houses for rant, taxas
will go op on your property if school*
roads and other improvements ar* to
be maintained at the present stan
i. j
osra.
_ .. .
The money go es te isste and kmvaa
strength and confidence behind With
every transaction through which It
Down Bankruptcy Road
You are starting yourself on the
downhill road to bankruptcy, nnleas
the buying power of your felkw
townsmen Is pitted against you to off
set the infuence of your example.
But when yon buy at home, there ia
an entirely different picture to paint.
passes. Ton save what would other
wise be wasted in an expensive ah©»,
ping trip to the city, increased tnuh
"cans a larger assortment of guod»
°«"ed »V the home-town staves AH
the buildings are occupied and move
are needed. Everywhere there is c*n
fid«« New buildings go tty, a»«
the general prosperity, by which «H
profit '■T. >
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JJ f . a J
***- 'ÎStafaw Ti f*^
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*** d to *****
"° ^ **!. ""f**
property value* rise. Your hotte# and
your lot increase» in value,
to
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and girts out of school hi fate
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P 01 * frwity. They enjoy
«W. ' 1 'tt'aLTSL
tbe trainty rt %
î!8#r »' manhood, ate teOMBMhMWNteii