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BKLT, MONTANA, THURSDAY, MAT 13, 1826.
12.00 PKK YEAR IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 32. NUMBER 48.
SHEA CONGRAT
ULATES CITY ON
HEALTH BECOBO
The ! 'lean-up as OMM was
fuL Yards, alleys and streets took
on a dressedup appearance as if smit
ing for visitors.
The faithful turned out with rakes
and shovels, trucks and teamsters do
nated their vehicles and the children
entered into the work in holiday spirit
The cleanup was just in time be
cause the heavy rain of the past few
days has so stimulated the growth of
vegetation as to make the work of
raking increasingly difficult.
After so many years of effort, do
ing the same thing over and over
again, people are apt to grow dis
gusted and even the ever-present
knowledge of duty well-done is insuf
fictent to keep the fires of altruism
burning Something more is needed,
Something that lies outside of the
immediate Belt circle. Poeeihly the
visit ofWm. Shea, county sanitary of
ficer to Belt may supply the lack and
give just the added touch of satisfac
tion necessary to keep our citizens
faithful to their yearly task because
of the knowledge that their efforts
have produced notable results.
On Friday afternoon in connection
With the Belt clean-up campaign
County Sanitary Officer William!
Shea was in town and addessed the
high school for a few minutes.
In hi* talk be congratulated the
people of Belt upon their spirit in tin
health and sanitary campaign and
paid a deserved tribute to the Amer
«"» Wion for th,* public .pMbd
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few years. He quoted Doctor Walker
city and county health officer as say
ing that Belt was almost a perfect
health city and attributed this fact
to the annual sanitary week and
clean-up work done in the city. Ha
said that sanitation is the foundation
■of health and Belts freedom from ep
idemics is undoubtedly due to thej
sanitary conditions of the city.
Looking back over the health
records of Cascade county he found j
that it is years since Belt ha* hadj
an epidemic of contagious disease.!
and for the past three or four yean
even sporadic oases of other diseases
have been absent with the exception
of Mumps and Measles which can not
be traced to filth.
Mr. Shea wishes to congratulate the
Mayor and the council upon the steady j
filling of the frog pond which ap !
, peers to be the only menace to the
city health.
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Even bouse flies are comparatively
few In Brit and mosquitos are at
mest unknown -which led Mr. Shea to '
remark that "Clean-up" ia a better
slogan than 'Swat the Ply."
Students Work
Way Through
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In term our tain Uinon College has
224 students. Over 50 per rent of
• these students are putting themselves
enirely through school and over 40 per ;
cent of the remainder are working
part of their way through. At the |
present time almost 40 of these stud-1
ents are working in the campaign of
fice. Some of them are working as
much as 18 hours a week, and others
are putting in only 2 or 3 hours. Stud
ents are doing all of the work in steno
graphy, typewriting, mailing, checkin^
and every other kind of work that
goes on in a campaign office. There j
no full time people
Many interesting stories are told ot
the way these students are gaming a
<-oBege « d u rati on. Some of the boy»
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The girls are doing stenography work,
work and many different kinds
Of office work. There is hardly a j
way help-1
Very encouraging reports ore com
are washing windows, mowing lawns.
waiting on tables and even cutting bai.
who is not in
hag from all ssetiotta of the state j
where solicitation for the 8875,000 is \
In the northwest, south-1
and te the Judith Baten, poop]»
Baseball Game Sunday, Belt versus Geyser
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Seeking Sheep
Wallace Levandoski, a
from Porcupine creek near Glasgow
waa in Bah taro or three days this
week looking for bocks. Prom here
hr went to Cascade on the
rand. Mr. Levendoski is taken with
the country around here end was
surprised to see the growth of alfalfa
which he declared equal now to the
Joseph A. Baker, well known in
northern Montana as s member of the
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I. G. Baku- company which operated
steam boats on the Missouri river be
between St. Louis and Fort Benton
-before the arrival of the railroab in
Montana, and later as the owner of
best they could produce on irrigated
lands in his section. The wheat and
grass were also a revelation to him
Last Cali .For
Joseph Baker
the J. A. Baker ranch of more than
8.000 acre* in the Highwood district
died early Monday morning at th*>
home of his daughter, Mrs. F. J. Mit
chell, in New Haven, Conn.
was a nephew of the bead of the com
pany. For several ÿbars he resided
at Fort Benton, but 47 years ago he
acquired a tract of land in the High
wood-district which was the beginn
ning of the famous Baker ranch.
Addition* to the ranch were made
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3iM0 Ur Baker emoted .
Ur ^. c(mntry home on the ranch and
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development of pureb red Hereford
in this ^tion of *he state. A
httle more than » month ago he sold
the ra nch and a herd of 750 Hereford
to j A O'Grady of Great Palls, at
abot the same time he disposed ot
aU hi* remaining holdings in the state
Mr. Baker was 74 years old. Be
was bom in St. Louis, but became in
terested in Montana when he first
came to the territory as a represent
stive of the I. G. Baker company. He
and moved to New Haven to make hla
horoe „th his daughter, who is his
only i iving relative,
No ,nformat,on J " 8 b ** n receive<1
here " wb * th « r th * ^ b*
^returned to Great Falls for burial.
(Orest Falla Tribune)
Death came, according to word
ceived here shortly after midnight
and was caused by pneumonia. Mi.
Baker had been suffering from »II
halth for considerable time before he
left Great Falla but news of his death
came as a surprise to his friends in
Montana.
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L C. Mitchell in Great Falls
Mr. Hammer and Mr. Coleman
W. E. White has returned to Nel
L C. Mitchell was in Great Falls
Monday on business.
John O'Connor has so far recovered
as to have left the hospital and is
at the home of ^his neice now.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Hayes were ris
jtors Monday in Great Falk.
Belt were in Neihart Wednesday with
s new 1926 Ford,
hart after several weeks spent
his family at Great Falls,
Falls Wednesday on insurance bust
ness,
children of Belt have token an apart
ment at the Park hotel and intend
remaining here several weeks. Mr.
Armstrong who accompanied them
with,
W. H. Yarnell was here from the
Mis. Homer Armstrong tnd three
returned to Belt Thursday.
Dr. Weld has just secured a fine
Buick and now
ikes calls in it.
Mr. Collette returned Thursday to
his home in Great Pall* after a five
day visit here with his daughter. Mrs.
H. W Sutton and his sons Ed and
Bud. Mr. Collette visited his
mining claims while here.
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of ail denomination* and of no denom
jmalion are giving in a splendid way.!
The college officials are very much 1
encouraged and It is expected that
next week a considerable amount will
be announced from the central office,
BT VISITORS
INECTIC BARE
The b as e bal l came staged
batman the Great Mette
[ Great Falla and the Belt
excitement,
Pogrebra aa pitchar while Jack Low*'one.
who had been scheduled to pitch for
I Belt was compelled to go to Greek
Fails. . ■ *
I Young Zemanek was pre s s ed into
and held the mound for ftte
Inning* at the end of which time the
score stood 14 to S h favor of the
visitors.
Then Ben Buckler showed ap and
after that it was just a question oftti!
the ninth inning whether the locals
would overcome the lead. After thkt
until the end of the twelfth it was
1 a question of who ^rould break the
tie.
Ben Buehler on first, Henry Qoeeack
wee at second, Bill Lowry at abort
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The shops showed ap an tisse with
one of interest and at times
The Belt team was made up of wit
erans and kids. Punk Boboth was
in the receiving end of the battery,
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Bill Remington and Boboth looked at
ter the gardens
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CREAT NORTHERN MAY PUT GALLOP
ING GOOSE ON THE NEIHART RUN
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trie tram* remains to be rforkiad. Hh.
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( °* gas-electric motors on some
of th * «mailer branch Ha* tramsop
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conB,derB<J ' ««cording to C. 0. Jeaka,
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Just what will be done toward re
placing present traîna with
Jenks said, and depend* upon the
feasibility of adjustments in schedules
which will be necessary.
Fred Wear, superintendent of the
Butte division, Monday discussed the
running of a gas-electric train from
Augusta to Neihart. ~
Operation ■ of motor busses in the
Great Falls area md elsewhere in
He am.
Montana is also being considered.
Mr. Jenks intimated. A representa
tive of the motor bus concern which
handles this end of the Great North
era's business is now in the state.
He was here not long ago making
The use of motor
basses depends largely upon the at
titude of the public service commis
sion, Mr. Jenks commented. He
pointed out that in some instanccr
the motor bus can replace a train
and give better and cheaper service
The Minnesota commission has been
especially sympathetic hi this con
When Husbands Flirt" at Pythian
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Dorothy Revier has one of the most
! interesting portrayal* of her career in
oti"When Husbands Flirt,''. Columbia's
day and Saturday at the Pythian
theatre. She ia a sweet young bride
j Waldorf series feature to play Fn
perplexed by the conviction that her
newly acquired husband is as unfaith-j
fui sa he is handsome.
Forest Stanley has the role of at.
innocent victim of dcumstonce. That
hilarious comedian, Tom Ricketts, rats
es his typial part in this pictui e to a
superlative mirth-producing degree.
Mr. Ricketts has no equal when St
comes to just this sort of charactei
comedy. He could not be better,
Ethel Wales as Mrs. Belcher (nssw
ably fitting the character) has an un
usual bit of colorful characterization
Maude Wayne is another prominent
name in the east. Miss Wayne tor
years, » noted artist's model, shows
Gist »he posse ss e s an undoubted not
oral talent for the screen. Fran» Wesu
and Irwin Connelly are two others
wi *° contribute important moments to
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Th# story deal* with one of ' the
most amazing mix-ops which might
occur in the course of an ordinary
domestic Hfe. Four people happy,
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Home runs wore common on both
tide* as was some eifactic base ran
ning.
up the »cor# and to count op hits it
F*« found that the kids unquestion
ably had the honors. Skinny Simonia
Ben Buehler, Andrew Wants and Jew
*U replaced Zemanek, Zeke Boboth
end Buehler at first aa the game ad
venced. „
Other games have been signed up
On May 22 the Great Northern team
plays here again and on May 29 the
Clerks of Greet Fells will come out
tor s gams.
This assures us of some amusement
without having to go oat of town for
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it and it is probable that the brand
of baseball will improve as the season
advances. It is a whole lot more fun
At the end of the ninth inning the
ore was 14 all. In the tenth each
MW,aide scored one ran, in the eleventh
neither aide scored bat in the twelfth
I the Greet Northern made two runs
while the locals coaid gsrner in only
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to watch the home boys make home
runs sad errors than it is to watch
When it came time to sum
total strangers do the same thinf.
nection, the operative chief asserted
Mentioning that the Great North
era is converting many of its coal
burning locomotive* on the Batte
division to oil burners, Mr. Jenks
said that the railroad feels it should
in this way increase the oil industry
in the state. The company ha* much
coal, but this coal can remain in the
ground for use later on, he said, it
being the opinion of the Great Nor
them that oil should bo used while
• u *• being produced.
The Groat Northern is going s step
further in the use of oil, Hr. Jenku
announced. A locomotive of the gas |
electric type much larger than the
motors now in use .on the system,
has been ordered. This engine is |
weigh 100 tons. It will probably
used on the east end of the system as !
« experiment, probably as a switch
engine. This larger type has not'+
yet been perfected to the point where
It ia suitable for hauling the target
and faster trains, according to Mr.
Jenks, bat he predicted that it would
ke the locomotive of the future when,
the fuel supply is a favorable factor,
Mr. Jenks expressed himself a*
pleased with the crop outlook in Mon- j
tana and North Dakota. On nis trip
out from St. Paul there was rain the *
entire way. The reports he receives '
indicate that agriculture faces s good
year.
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»content and law-abiding, are sudden
[ ly thrust into a whirlpool of vamp*
j divorces and politics linlrigue.
I It is a swift, dramatic picture with
the sort of a climax that should stir
the moat cynical mind to real excite
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John Gray was a Great Falls vis
itor Tuesday .
Mr*. P. Wynegar and Mr*. Roy Ser
vos« were visitors at the home of
Mrs. Fred Hamlow Saturday.
Kenneth Hay was called home from
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Idaho by the serious illness of his
father.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Pilgerara were
callers at the home of Mrs. James
Cooper of Rocky Ridge.
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Mr. and Mrs- C. L. Crane wer»
visitors in the Fall# Tuesday.
G. B. West was also a caller in
the city last week.
Mi*" Alice Nordquist went to Great
Falls last week to take her teacher*
| examinations.
Back to Fort
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^ hou " Ut * * n arriTln * Monday
.the reason for which wes the slide
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j of a big boulder onto the track be
tween Mid Canyon and Craig,
Tneeday neon fop-Seargent Albert
Epperson returned to Fort Bliss,
Taxas, after e furlough of six weeks
»pent with his father, John Epperson,
in Belt
the border from Jaares, Mexico, and
His regiment is stationed across
is used largely In preventing Illegal
As the engineer, Frank Anderson
! rounded a sharp curve he noticed the
boulder rolling upon the track and
applied the emergency brakes. Just
{before the train crashed into the rock
Immigration and smuggling. Tom
Epperson arrived home a few days
before his brother's departure to an
j both the fireman and the engineer
1 jumped- Fireman ws# slightly hurt
The firems nsoffered a few abrasions
hot the engineer was rendered on
conscious by the force of his fell.
The impact of the engine broke the
rock into several pieces which were
; pushed off the track ~b^~4hs pilot.
Some of these pieces were large
enough end close enough, however, to
tear the steps from the day coach
and damage the truss rods.
The passenger were considerably
shaken up but no one suffered ser
loos injury. ...
When the train came to a stop tiu.
combination buffet and observation
ear was immediately below the hilt
from which the rock had slid. Pas
songera were moved into the day
coach in case any further slide oc
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AtUr boors work the roelu
WBr * "movd from beneath end along
***** **** tra ' n which then proceeded
•upon its way.
The rains of the last few days
undoubtedly the cause of the slide,
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G« 0 - Bennett was down from Nel
bart last Thursday after material to
jb* ased in the construction of a new
gsrsgs at that place,
Wm. Johnson Dep. Co. Assessor was
« visitor In Monarch Saturday return
n R Great Falls Sunday,
<*«y on bis way to Jerico from Great
Falls,
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C. H. Clemens visited in town Mon
MV. and Mr*. Jas. Hanson were In
after supplies Sstmday.
Mr. and Mr*. W. H. George and
friends spent a few days a t their
ranch returning to their home in
Great Falls Monday.
Lee Hall came down from Hughes
ville Monday and was a train pas
»enger to Great Palls where he will
seek relief from a bad case of toiisl
litis.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Shannon
were over from Sheep creek last week
visiting friends and looking for a fo
ndation in the Belt Park section.
Henry Daniels returned to Hughes
ville Monday from Great Falls where
he was a business visitor of severs
days.
Deputy Sheriff Dave Ledbetter
made one of his frequent visits here
Saturday.
Alice Larkin returned to Portage
Sunday where she is teaching having
spent the week-end here as the guest
Nona Woodahl.
Frank Donaher and daughter Mrs.
^ w#lton o{ Gramt p#lu |t
the Haney home Sunday.
Fagenstrom Bros, of Great Falls hav»
been awarded the graveling contract
the road between Monarch and Nri
hart. They graveled the Canyon road
here two years ago so are well known
and have a great many friends here
«rttii b* again.
who are glad to hoar they will be
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kierstead and
Mrs. Joe Lereille accompanied Mt.
FIRST SKHtMlSH
IN BELT CREEK
LEGAL BATTLE
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The Silver Dyke Mining Company
through Its attorneys, Cooper, Btsfh
enson end Hoover on Monday filed
briefs in support of the motion te
dismiss a ML of complaint of tihs
numerous parties along Belt Crank
in which an injunction is
prevent the damping of tailings into
Belt creek and the consequent po**
lution of that stream.
The case eras filed in the Federal
Court and Judge Pray is the judge
presiding.
Oral arguments by Hartman aad
Ford representing the property ow
ners, in support of the bill of com
plaint and W. H. Hoover for the
mining company, in which dismissal
of the complaint eras asked, wen
heard lest month by Judge Charles
N. Pray. Monday was the last day
of a 80 day period allotted for the
filing of briefs,
la addition to a 84-page memoran
dum of authorities in support of the
motion to dismiss the charges, a
ond brief citing authorities for mo
pertinent.
The brief also states that s more
specific statement as to the loss of
water in springs and failure of the
water from the creek to percolate
through the banks to adjoining farms
is necessary in order to tasks the
complaint inteillgble. It is contended
that no two bodies of land along Belt
creek are situated in exactly the same
relation to the stream and that a
general statement of Che damage
done to property along the creek
« result of
[sufficient to
tiens to strike out certain sections
of the complaint and asking further
particulars, was also filed. The min
ing company asks that the section
of the complaint which relates to tbs
scenic beauty along Belt creek be
stricken on the ground that it'* not
Jade Rubber and other p r operty
owners along Belt creek ask the court
to grant an injunction restraining
tiie mining company from damping
tailings from its operations at Nei
hart into Carpenter creek, which is
a tributary te Belt creek. The prin
cipal reasons for asking the injunc
tion are that the water is no longer
available for domestic use; that the
farmers are forced to seek other
watering places for their livestock
since the stock will not drink the
water in the rreek; that wells and
springs on property near the creak
have been affected and that mineral
matter washed down from the Nei
hart mine has encrusted along the
banks of the creek so that water can
not percolate through the soil.
Edwin Dnnston
Slightly Better
Ed Dun »ton has been ill for some
Weeks, seriously ill. Suffering fron,
partially paralysed condition of his
right arm, be has Iain in bed sleeping
the most of the time and barely con
scious. On some days he didn't seem
to know his family at all.
Mrs. Mildred Stone of Browning
was home for some days and now
Mrs. Frank Baney of Libby is as
sisting her mother.
Mis. Dunston's mother, Mrs. Hors
nell ha* been ■ helpless invalid fm
eighteen months and the core of both
is too much for Mrs. Dunston. On
Tuesday morning Mrs. Baney reported
her father as appearing slightly im
proved.
Dormot Venohr is back again after
having worked all winter in the raine»
of Butte. He says that work is at)
right tor winter but that in the sum
mer time it is too hot to sleep day
times when you are on th* night shift.
and Mr*. Parker here Saturday nig to
to the dance. Mrs. Parker assisted
at the piano.
Mr, and Mrs. Laute Busch and smaL
son were in town Monday attending
business.
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