Belt Valley times. [volume], November 12, 1925, Image 1

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ROLL CALL Of
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GROSS COMMO
The development of Public Health
picea of the American National Bad
to * **• •
ha the Ufa of the state and in the evo
lution of He health standards.
At the present time there are two
active Red Croce nursing Services in
Montana, one' full time service sup
ported entirely by Red Ctcsa Chapter
funds and one service financed Joint
ly by Red Cross and other funds.
Since September 1, 1919 the Red
Oroes has inaugurated 18 nursing aer
vices in Montana. Two of these have
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been taken over entirely by public
funds or other agencies and three in
part Eleven services have been dia
continued and practically all because
of took of funds, showing a need of
even stronger and more personal re
sponse to the Red Cross Nursing pro
gram if Ha activities are to continua
in their full strength. Individual
membership in the organisation is the
• solation. The Ninth Annual Red Cross
Roll Call will begin this year on Ann
istice day and continus to Thank»
giving. Its success will measure to
ture Red Cross activities in Montana.
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Only through a large mem
berahip can the Red Cross continue
to serve adequately those who look
to it for aid .
Six Montana Chapters carried u
life Saving program during the last
summer and a lively interest was
1. ft. wUr Lfet, «A 0
tklMO».
"I Serve" is the motto of the Junior
Red Cross and through this ideal 9,
466 children on Montana are helping
to make life healthier and happier
for their fallow*. Five schools are
correspon
dence—the phase of the Junior pro
gram which has tor its ahn the
strengthening of the bonds of friend
ship between people not only, of our
own country, but also those of other
nationalities living, in distant parte
of th eworld. Montana Juniors tills
year filled 409 Christmas boxes for
over-seas children. Hie Junior pro
gram : also includes clean-up cam
paigns and other projects of personal
on
and civic nature.
Thirty-tour Rad Cross Chapters ip
Montana are carrying on extensive
and their
families; eighteen are doing Civilian
Relief; two hove Home Hygiene pro
gram; one is actively engaged in
Fhet Aid; thirteen participate in ttae
production work promoted by Vohm
Every public spirited citisen will
wish to help perpetuate tiw good
work being done Hi Montana by Join-1
ing tiw American National Red Oom
teer Service.
for 1926.
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Jude Hubber Herd Ranks High
According to Cow Testing Records
Is tasted Hi second place with a cow
owned by Frank Hoeever was fourth
wth L80S pounds of milk, containing
FlnA—-Jude Rubber, Bdt; 18. cows
First place for batter fat produc
tion in Cascade county .hi October
goes to the dairy of Wallace Murdock
of Port Shaw with a cow which total
ud 70.7 pounds tor tiw umntii, accord
tog to the report of tiw Cascade coon
ty Cow Testing association. Second
and third places go to the Ayreehire
dairy of Great Falls, with cows pro
during 62.4 and 54.2 pounds. A cow
est milk producing cow to October,
liMS pound*, containing 62.4 pound
og botterfat. Jnde Hubber of Belt
owned by Prank Hoeever of Greet
Palla is fourth with 64.1.
The Ayreahire dairy had tiw high
whiefa produced 1.581 pounds, contain
_ 45.9 pounds of butter fat The
Jersey dairy waa third, otw cow giv
ing 17819 pounds of milk, contain tog
producing an av er a ge of 1,042.6
Second— P, E HeefcersmHh, Sun
Third—l.yman A Haight; 78 cows
M.j pounds ef butter fat
Tte high herds to milk were:
Elver; eight costs, 821 Jl poun.u
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RED CROSS ROLL CALL
COMING
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week. Mr*. G. 6. Nehl wiH he
the chairnaa of the local
nlttoe. Mr. PrUdy the Omnty
Roll Call Chairman will be ia
Belt Sunday night and wiH
make a shaft a d dre ss at the Py
thiaa Theatre.
The Red Croce fund ia aaaA
Axel Berg Victim
of Terrible Mishap
ranch in Vftaltham and was seriously
injured. The accident occurred about
P. M. and Byron Gillette
ely took the injured man to the De
scones« hospital,
JuMt how ^ aident
couW not ^ ascertained but report
^ it that a board upon which he
Tuesday afternoon Axel Berg slip
ped into tiw cylinder of the Gillette
threshing machine at the Swanson
W as standing slipped or brake caus
irJj? him ^ide fato ^ cylindei
immediately after his arrival at the
hospital the damaged leg was X-Ray
«d revealing numerous fractures of
. ^ and foot bo nM .
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Mr. Berg was married about on*
year ago to Miss Edith Kernegfaai.
and he and his wife have been operat
ing the Anthony ranch on Neill Oast,
* Byron öfHette was to Balt
day morning looking for another
man for his threshing crew. The ac
cident came so unexpectedly that It
cast gloom over the outfit upon whom
no blame could be attached.
Judith Gap—Local business men
and Central Montana Chamber of
Commerce will bring in 100 head fine
dairy cows, to self to farther» on easy
terms.
MONTANA INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
Kalispell—State highway board
and federal service will repair Mg
steel bridge.
Fort Benton—Beet dump is to be
built at Teton Station, near Erable
ton ranch.
Cookke City—Application made for
congressional aid for Bed Lodge high
way to develop mineral resources
here.
Cohagon—Mite Poeta receives $8,
1000 for seed from 80 scree Grimm
alfalfa.
Fifth— R. L. Erickson; 27.3 pounds
Six hundred and ten cows were tee
ted to October.
Belt High School will send two del-,
«gates to tiw Women's Vocational
Congres» to be held to Bowman on
November 19th, 20th and 21st The
delegates named are Irma Wilson
and Alice Robinson, fiu expense for
Fourth— R. L. Erickson, Meadow
Lark- dairy; 35 cows, 715.6 pounds,
gg cows, 713.1 pounds,
^ hi , h ^rd* to batter fat were:
FiT «t-^ude Rubber; 16
Fifth—Herman Len» —Jersey dairy
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aging 84.3 pounds.
Second—Wallace Murdock; 3$.6
pounds.
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Third—Norris Brothers, Fort Shaw
five cows, 83.4 pounds.
Fourth— E. J. Ventx, Great Falla;
38 costs, Î73 pounds.
DELEGATES TO WOMAN'S
CONGRESS
railroad fare wiH be met from the
fund created by tiw minstrel show
early in tiw school year. Entertain
meat for regularly selected delegates
to provided by the Boseman colieg*
and city ovganisationa.
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Nohl Stofe
Tin store of G. G. Note
by burglars Sunday night «Ml a
sidersble quantity of loot
ot the rear after which the
opened the hock door of tin
room proper with the bail of a ftan
pound laid >MI which waa
la ted in such « manner as to
the book with which the door waa
fastened.
The article« taken were two revolv
of .22 shell, besides some single bo*
es. a large number of pocket knivrn
and other small urtietos.
The thieves showed a familiarity
with the premises which is astosmd
ing, the toot-prints and other bits of
evidence point to it an a "kid'« job
while other trace* toll would
appear as the work of an older par
era, several pliers, two large
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wm. The desk was rmmsackad Ugh
and low tor valuables. Back drawto
and compartment investigated sad
the papers thrown in a heap upon tbs
floor. Cariosity also played a tags
part in the search as several articles
were moved from their former lo
cation and dropped here and there.
Quite often ttae Forum maste
around a warm fire in toe Nohl store
and here matters of national impor
tance and of public moment an
threshed out. When pipes are going
strong and the nicotine is putting a
deliberative turn to the wits of this
FEDERAL AID AVAILABLE FOR
MAIN HtONWAY THROUGH BELT
The road through the city of Bah.
and connecting with the Park-to-Park
highway may be improved and made
equal to or better than the federal
and projects contigoua to the city
week ago, Engineer Beale ef
State Highway Commission tone ap
peared before the council and made
plain the law governing road build
mg in such esses.
The lamentable condition of the
main Beit thonoughtorc had induead
John Van Dike to present the mattet
to Mr. Beale with the result that to
consented to appear before the board
and make plain many facts hi eonnec
tion with tiw Federal Aid not gener
ally known.
The first stated that Psdsnl Aid
arms provided for cities of Isas than
2500 population whan a trank line
passes through the city.
Second: That there is no provision
for assisting a city to build roads not
connecting federal aid projects.
Third : Hist whore a city joins with
tiw State Highway Commission in
building such a road the city is re
quired to pay 44 percent of the total
cost while the Federal Aid amount*
to 56 per cent.
The proposed Improvement would
Join the county road on the Great
Falle grade, pass under the viaduct
down Caatner street, around the Cast
ner corner, down Bridge Street to the
Lewis barn, thence down Lewis street
poet tiw Brodie mine and around the
grade to connect with the federal aid
project near the old swimming hole.
Hie length of this road is estimat
ed at 1.4 miles ends guess at tiw
cut off. That is, the road-bed having
been graded H will be covered first
with coarsely crushed rock and th*.
whole surfaced with finely crushed
rock giving tiw texture and wearing
quaütiea of a macadamised rosd.
The road would be constructed with
regard to heavy hauling which it wi)i
Lx» required to sustain, approaches
would be graveled for a few rod* and|
the drainage would be taken care oL
The established grade of the city
would not be disturbed
The coat to city would approximate
$5009, we are, told, and this sura must
be deposited in cate before construe
tkm can be begun.
Should tiw e iff desire to take ad
vantage of tiw federal aid it will be
necessary tor them, first to make ap-*
city's share waa made at $6000.
It was stated that through the city
limits the road would be built from
curb to curt» to accordance with tiw
most approved methods such as have
been used on the Rioevillc-Monarcfa
plication for a survey of the projected
improvement. Prom this survey an
estimate ia made by the engineers of
the coat of the road building. The
«ty la then required to deposit 44
pet cent of estimate before the
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body poealbly Um q u es tio n of this rob
t to ju s tic e. Should thoro ro
no wmek ■— c»ss to their délibéra
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ir of the store ahonM kwe faith
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the cold. Doubtisas they have
<f tobacco ore this and the clouds of
«moke bare revealed moving pictures
* ^ rxA)bm workinff through the
^ Supposing the robbery
fod to the dark . You know that whan
*«y ** pic turn« in the dark they
vide themaelvs with extra sacks
occur
Itove to have flash lights When the
Forum meet« and the pic Cor«» stop
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that his pipe ia out and in the
of a match and the glow of a
».wly lighted pipe, visions
flmmicles Q f past events or pnph
0 f th« future. T
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Montana will spend $800,000 on
Caster Battlefield highway in 1926.
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Forsyth—800 cars cattle, 800 ear«
i#«P, 15 can hogs and many ears
torses shipped from Rosebud county
abce last September,
Hacre—28-acre field qf corn yields
bushels to the acre.
Sidney—New $1,800,000 Holly sag
running smoothly, to cap
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eg factory
■city.
work can proceed.
The tow provides that an im prove
ment Mb lri ct may he organised tor
the p wg p o re of furnishing the
trict 'would include the whole city.
Bonds are hot issued by such a dig
trict but so-called warrants instead
which in reality are the notes of the
district.
For such a small amount as $600»
due In a email term of years than
would be no market outside of local
people. It would bo necessary to sali
these warrant* to h«m** people for
cash before tiw buainees could be
consummated.
Several questions will present them
»elves to the taxpayers _ " ^
Is it worth while? To answer this
question one has only to travel over
the road considered. To secure the
services of high-class engineers, to
profit bp their experience and then
to have a benevolent gov e r n ment pay
868 for every $44 which we spend
metes the matter appear in a better
light To have tiw use of valuable
road building machinery and an ex
perienced operative force is some
thing.
Warrants to the amount of five
thousand dollars doe in five years
with interest would add $6 a year to
| q* taxes which tiw editor pays as
it wtmW ^ divided among tiw prop
erty owners Hi the improvement dis
trict.
To get rid of 76 per cent of the dust
in tiw summer time would »eve five
dollars worth of vexation not to men
tion labor and the improved appear
ance of the city.
The citv council ordered a reouest
Jri. uL^. H*hw J cZZ
■ion for s survey and estimate. When
tw 4-.I tor. comply th...
j* more txmct d at« upon which
to work
council tried in vain to get th*.
to Orr Coulee included in some
) n the project but without sue
u » to be hoped that by spring
we shall be ,ble to secure the survey
iMM j f„ this road promised
two years ago. If an arrangement
eJm —ju with the parties holding
the remaining street warrante to de
; f m tg, payment of their warrants,
the road taxes tor the current yes»
; may be need to completing this road.
Otherwise there is no way possible
, t this time to provide the fund*. |
were shopping in Belt Tuesday.
Threshing is going
Mat Shannon and daughter Pearl
at the four
points of the compass. Milton Peter
aon is getting through. The Melnnl*
grain will be threshed this week. John
Krebs is busy with his outfit and H
to aa everyday day occurence foi
on
someone to arrive fa tosm after men,
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F. R. SK1FRBD FUNERAL HELD
AT HAVRE SATURDAY
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Frank E Ssifrad. age W who
here Thursday night Oran
his
Sunday,
lodge of Odd fallows, of wkkh ho m
mad a pact nobis pui Mr.
Seifred had been tick tor aavara.
He wee a pioneer of northern
Montana. In 1879, whan it you» old,
he landed at Port Benton after a trip
up the Missouri from Lavagna, la. Ho
grow to manhood at Belt, where the
family located. Setfred located on a
farm near Havre in 1908. but had
made bis home in the city for a n
ber of year* previous to bis death.
He is survived by s widow, a daogh
ter, two brothers and two sisters, one
of whom is Mrs. J. W. Tatton of Port
Benton, wife of Judge Tatton.
Maggie V. Names
Humane Officer
Mrs. Sutherland taught for assurai
years in the Belt schools and is well
known hers.
Hie appointment of Mrs. Maud
Sutherland of Great Falls to succeed
the late John Hethsrington as dep
uty state humane officer tor this dis
trict, was announced Thursday by
Maggie Smith Hathaway, state hu
mane officer, who was in the city
I from Helena.
Though not officially confirmed un
til Thursday, the appointment has
been generally known for several
weeks. Mrs. Sutherland wiB make
ber office at her home.
Mrs. Sutherland Is a former Cas
cade county school teacher and the
wife of Ernest Sutherland, fs
Cascade county jailor apd now
ployed as a spatial OnpU Î
detective. Until a Rssajftga -
Northen»
me tractor at the Job
ior high school and prior to Ohm
taught in several ' Great Falls and
Cascade county schools.
The Great Falls district which she
will have charge of, now consists of
Cascade and Teton countiea Cho
teau county, which formerly was in
eluded ir this district, will bo taken
can of by Mrs. Hathaway personally,
■he announced Thursday.
The new deputy stated Thursday
that she was anxious to have the ptib
lie know that her office has nothing
to do with délinquant children, which
are cared for by the probation offl
Parent Teacher* Association rsgu
ior meeting will be held November
18th at tiw usual time and plaoe. Mr.
Walter of Great Palls will fh* »
talk illustrated by s reel of pictures,
There will also bo several musical
numbers and the meeting will be ot
interest to all. Everybody welcome,
Belt Coal Needs More Advertizing
To Develope Additional Markets
tWrty years the chief industry of Belt
outside of farming and stock-raising,
The A. C. M. Co. worked for many
years one of the largest mine» to tiw
.Uto. At prewnt Belt Hu on. of th.
largest undeveloped fields of oosl in
to North».«.
) T*" 1 the B€lt coal field ha * tu
; northern and southern limits is an
accepted fact and that when yon at
tempt to pueh mining beyond these
U*ntts too large a percentage of bone
* ntJ rœk ta discovered.
|* small mines are working at tiw
present time all within the limits oî (
th * good coal area. From these mines
comM • w gh class quality of fuel
«««*> »« heat and »team producing
power to any coal in the state. j
T"*»" coal is s combination of coking
co ** ^ c h * n bitumen end the top coal
which is harder, more lasting, and pro
during a more steady heat
The mining of coal has been tot
during a more steady heat.
* People acquainted with Belt coal
can invariably select from a bin the
coal most suitable for producing a
quick fire and with unerring skill to
the dark pick out the lumps that will
give s slow steady fire daring the
Icjig winter nights.
slack and is desirable in any part of
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This coal to free from rock and
tiw state. It does not clinker and has ^
LOSE OAK TO
STANFORD AFTER
HARD JOURNEY
Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Belt High team played the
high at Stanford and loot 18 to to
The cr o w d had waited patiently or
otherwise tor three bourn to see
game and when it waa playod datto
ness shut off many of the plays ft m
their sight.
At 8 o'clock Um boys began to
gather at the auditorium in Beit,
urday morning in order to be
hand tor the start to the neighboring
city. Some of the boys had
do in the morning and forgot to
their morning meal About 9 A
the first car left with its toad, ai
9:80 another and at 10 A M. the
ear polled out to buck the sticky
in the forty-five mile drivu.
The first ear reached Stanford ai
2 P. M., the second some
later but the third never got that
The gams was s ch e du l ed tori«.;
the boys who had arrived burned
wires and roused the wrath of
Stanford telephone staff ia
vain attempt to locate the mlauteg
It aras a wonderful trip tor ttae
occupants of the last automobile,
tale told the reporter runs Hite
ear.
but the authenticity of the story
not be determined.
As the story goes the third
broke down near Geyser and a
sidarabla period of time waa
in a futile attempt to repair it Them
walked six or seven miles
bunch left Geyser or. their way to
Stanford. A tow mllw further am
and the buys «Urted afoot hoping to
be picked up by «orne traveler That
walkked six or seven miles before a
along sad *U pUfUi ta.
They r e scind Siantoad fmA
five o'clock, hastily
and went into the fray.
Sdms had no b r s atafa a t . TW*
a difficult Journey on foot
mod for se ver al miles and they
not In tiw beat of condition tor »
hard battle.
a banquet late in tiw evening lor
boys and many of them
through economy or a
Justice to tiw toad had refrained fraas
rapper.
At nine o'clock before tiw
to gut ia
the cars and they started tor betas
in a hungry frame of mind, to
urna served the call
At 2 A. M. several homes
roused by s commotion in the
rpe pa ration* for Sunday dinner
housewives who had considered their
and complete were compelled to
entirely new arrangements.
the furnace* of friends hi Great Falls
and Helena the question has oftsa
presented itself—why do not thee*
people um Belt coal? It is cleanse
'.f n>clt .nd -.f to tomln* qont
jtle* are equal and its cost is less,
Wjtoto,, UUh, B«r Ct~k to
Roundup coals monopolise tiw market,
no t an excessive amount of ash.
What is the reason? The answer ia
doubtless this. Many years ago to Bah
min*, ,]] that was considered neeaa
„y was to shoot down the coal, rock.
and c },y, load It all together and step
| t to market. Hut market gradually
disappeared. To secure it again was
more difficult.
Now for some years Belt mine»
have been furnishing coal equal t*
anything to tiw state to quality sad
purity but tiw market Is still chaiy
Belt coal need* advertising, not tu
the local paper, but to outride center*
In looking over tiw coal bins and
0 f population.
To do this the operators, the miners
«„d the business men might profit
,bly Join force».
When you have a good product
l*ck a market the only solution is—
Advertise.
Oscar Junkeraeier was '-autoSRt
grain Tuesday.