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State Historical Library f . HISTORICAL SOOIETT of MONTANA, HELENA. V ;- - ! * jl ae " 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 faUr.» 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. ■ i 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 - 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» __ 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 i 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 er-' 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 ^ üme * Ume mU1 „ ZSZ 3iM0 Ur Baker emoted . Ur ^. c(mntry home on the ranch and f ar v ___ 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. + 4 ,++++++++++++++++♦ * NEIHART ♦ ♦ 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -!- + 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. - _ j 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 MHa , 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, 1 ^ L * lw,d ' 8rd «»•*• whiU > Hook Nohi Bill Remington and Boboth looked at ter the gardens i_ , , ■■ . .. j CREAT NORTHERN MAY PUT GALLOP ING GOOSE ON THE NEIHART RUN ' ; — gas-eiay trie tram* remains to be rforkiad. Hh. 1 ( °* gas-electric motors on some of th * «mailer branch Ha* tramsop * r * ti " 8r °" t of Fb * * ia ,**"5 conB,derB<J ' ««cording to C. 0. Jeaka, J* "T*™* Nc^T ÏÛ'ÎSS '* "S*"* "TTf «^Lre hv thT defto of Mra ***7 ***** *" ®3T "* death of Mrs. E * *** 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 ii 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 01 * * iIm 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, «2 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 .. . ,, , . . 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 I 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. (Great Fall* Tribune)] __ .. »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 4 . + + 4 . * * 4 . 4 4 4 4 + 4 4 <•] 4 ♦ ♦ ment, 4 4 ARMINGTON NEWS 4 <* <■ + ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 44444444 Î of 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 ■ .. .. . . ... . .. , 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. of 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 joy » visit - — T..{ n hi - 000 { | 0 11| PjOt / y y Dllltlflft Oftfllf DUlllliu III 10 |)(|Ull • V —-— , T»' n No- 238 on the Montans Gen * p " n ® utt * Lewistown and du * * 4 * 4 8:48 WM n f* r ^ ^ hou " Ut * * n arriTln * Monday .the reason for which wes the slide , .. , ,. . . 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 " urrvi ' 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, . * + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ MONARCH 4 . * + + 4« + 4 > + + + <»*<f<f + 4» + 4 + 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, are 4 + 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 — Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kierstead and Mrs. Joe Lereille accompanied Mt. FIRST SKHtMlSH IN BELT CREEK LEGAL BATTLE i i ' *■ 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. -, r f'")«?