Newspaper Page Text
*'8 TV *0 O^'Oa, State Historical Library "*f 4 * Belt Valley ■SSS BELT, MONTANA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1926 VOLUME SS. NUMBER?. $2.99 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. MRS. IIERSTEAD SEVERELY HURT IN AUTO WRECK Sunday night on the Great Falls road just past the Boyle ranch Mrs. Jack Keiratead waa seriously injured and the other occupante of the Ford were badly shaken up. Mr and Mr*. Keiratead together with Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wilson and young son were returmsg from Belt to Great Falls. They were driving along at a moderate rate of speed where it looks as though Mr. Keir ^ .. _ had faded to guage the exact limit of the road because of the weeds and drove off the edge of the grade^ car ro ovor one an times, throwing the occupants out. and came to rest against the fence^ Mre. Kierstead wms caught beneath the cm- and her right leg broken be WeeT1 j j n f* an . ,p ' . ® ot ra were dazed but no ~no«-ly hurt. Tom NoWe was right behind them f". . W , . e en ^ 8 cer ' r jrr. . \. pa _ . y J , , c . , ? ° **. , 0> e r "[' c , an p ° n ° r ^n am u ance w ic' °" ...... a wnfe arrived on the scene and when the ambulance arrived Mrs Sharrard fri nd wn wi er su erin, Poll. J rent w^kln" ^ cSt SkVTS JZL wnth the car, to prevent the loss of any of the articles contained in until the wrecker came. This car was not informed as to the exact »cation o e wrec an pas " 4 !■» n " tl - i "' •'"* "«"» nearly to Belt On the return Cal signalled then, with a flashlight and it took only a few minutes to right the car which almost able to get back t . . „ I to t ^ 1 Mrs. Wilson will be confined to her. bed for a few days as a resulc of the severe bruises she sustained. Wade Wilson had a bad cut on the log and Mr. Kmrstead was badly bruised about the neck and shoulders but has gone back to work. i xi *n c , . .. , . . Neil! Gropin tram dls P^ ber *> the t , C ' , M '. & ' t- , , ral . ° ad a, ' d stationed in Deer Lodge is in Belt on a visit with his mother, Mrs. E Grogan. He stopp«! off at Rayncs ford to visit his sister, Mrs. Mary Williamson, and family and will re turn today. Mr. Grogan grew up in . ... . , . Belt through our public schools and then went inko the railroad e is swing IS P? era 1 A** 1 ** an wor a ma si on i er FORMER BELT BOY VISITS OLD HOME ent divisions . He is secretary of the Deer Lodge Anglers Club and takes deep interest in stocking streams an d in preserving our wild life for posterity. Grogan is married and has two child i, •,, j * tit o. • ren. Will Brodie, Walter Blomquist and Mrs. Mae Fluhr were in school . . . - . . pense of his teachers peace of mind. Mr. with him and remember him as a boy who got all the fun possible but of bis school days, sometimes at the ex TURN FROM EASTERN TRIP ■ - ■J TL Culver returned from trip to Iowa Tuesday afternoon stop ping in Belt to pick up the children » pet dog and other things to take with him to Door Imdre Mr. Culver reporte thet crop, ere poor in low. owing to the inlenm he.t and toek of r.inf.ll Com e.r lier looked like a bumper crop but the heat wave of the last few weeks has destroyed this hop e. - Parties interested in county com missioner districts would do well to « Wuerthner, candidate for the nom in •tion os senator on the republican ticket. In thi. he pledge, himself to work for commission districts if b. I« elected. He was the .other of the auto-title bill in the lost legis lotare. He expUins how this has J. R. CULVER AND FAMILY RE j ACCOMPLISHMENT A PROMISE read the advertisement of Julias worlted. Campaign Dance K. of P. Hall Fri. July 30th Flashing Meteor A strange phenomenon was wit nessed Tues d ay evening be t we e n 10 P. M. and 11 P. M. just before the moon rose. The aorora borealis was viable ia the north although the residents of the benches doubtless saw a better display than those in the valley bat the chief cease of com ment was a streak of light pored ng 8ky from the rising moon. This was , ^ of fh)m . ^ " et *° r wh,ch obM,rvers 8a F di "P* > n the direction of Beit Butte, j Several people saw the fiery visitor j ; fUsh over the volley. - _ _ ||J l| ft-IJ* _ fl I fl I ß F IVIIIllllg dll UUIUICI . y y NPfl llßlAf HI N. T flCpilÖW Ul Hill ..... a. . « Ufl Ofjn Pfnilinfpfj ff llOUIfi II UIIIUIuU _ l straight across the sky from north west to southwest and seemingly ex tending like a searchlight across the Guy M. Wilson of Flint. Michigan |a brother of Vir Willson, and a nephew of N. T. Wilson waa recently promoted to be Major-General in the . United States army. On the Fourth j his fellow ^ itixeng of ^ ^ ^ that ^ g j on ^ celebrate as well General Wi: " on ' 8 Promotion. n °5 *? ^ ^ JS m X», honoTeA ves terday by mili »1^™ ' of the Thirty-second div, si J of w J c h he is rommander by ^ Mt Qff ^ Mt of ' the 8tflt€ ' an(J thousands of his fellow townsmen the hiXtt ty~1fdte,n P , ' t is of nar **£ he hu ^ ^ mHi calw from [ d y y rÄ to. a. * Flint »W Guard under the eyese of its citizens gix ' yearg after h e was Kracllui ted ^ h _ ph Bch(H)] S üenera , Wjlson enlisted as a prjvaU , in Com _ T hird Michigan Infantry, the p ^ ^ ^ ^ Ho ^ ^ chevrong q{ & corpora , and sergeant becoming first-lieutenant of the -om'pany in 1902 three years after his enlistment Two years la ter he was chosen captain and was made major of , lia batt aiion in 1911. It was in that capacity that he served ^ ^ Mexican and |n ^ WoHd ^ Gcneraj WjIson>8 reconJ ; n th9 ^ ^ outstandin Severe d d Aujrust 2 9 191« he was iy " ounae " august a, x»ih. ne was sent to a base hospital, only to take hig ace on ^ ^ „„ ag soon ^ ^ wag Hig scarcely healed he was again in com man< j 0 f jjg men an( j brilliant ly in action up to the actual cessation of hostilities November 11 of that After the armistice his regl-'or year. ment proceeded into Germany with the army of occupation and there p» mained until April. 1919. Shortly returning to the Unifed States he WHS oted ^ major lieu . tenant colonel in recognition of his valor in the line of battle. The French croix-de-guerre waa twice ented to hirn and he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, tj _ . . *. Crogfc of hia own CODntry for bravery in rommanding the leading hi.-^,^ Jn th "7dvanre fromcT mont to Mont _g t Martin Ju , y 3 , g , 91g Hjg 8Ucceedin)r of . ^ honor8 ^ ^ve placed him in command o, the Netionel Guard for ce. 0 f thi. territory hove been in cognition of hi. «rviee. in the w „ rld General Wilson's appointment as head of the Thirty-seeond division r«m e in January of this year, pre vious to that J h«I serv^ as Heb in the Officers Reserve corps, as a member of the War Department gen #ral staff and in high offices in th, Flint honored yesterday one of its most distinguished citizens as well as it, mort dirtingai.hed soldier. It be lieves he stands for the best in Am eric.n military tradition, reprerente the type of man that doe* greatest credit to his country both in time of peace and in time of war. tenant colonel and brigadier general Michigan National Guard. * ITUESÜAT IS PRIMARY ELECTION VOTE AS TOO PLEASE 00T VOTE AND OEMEMOER TOUS FOIENOS .... T ^ _ democ " tl< ' * ,cket C "*** m , *" ZT* ° * . . are contemplated and Pilgeram's land expenence will prove an asset to the {legislature. This has been the moat abused department of the «Ute« ad ministration and has resulted not only ^ ab(#olut , lo „ of m ||,ions of do» lan, to the permanent school fund but a1 *« •" indebtedness of the sUte to the school fund of other millions or which no interest even is paid. In this work Boy A. John**, could * of important assisUnce. While he has never boon a resident There are some candidates for nom ination at the primary who for senti mental os well as party reasons wiU receive a favorable vote in Easters Cascade county. One of them is Billy Pilgemm oi Armington who is sggain s candidate for nomination to the lower house on of this city, yet his lodge affiliation® and nearness gives him a large in terest in its affairs as well as those of East™ Cascade county. The dl vision of counties into county commie-1 sio ner district* will again be an issue, at the legislature and Mr, Johnson would represent a portion «f Cas Icade county that has had no repre *** ^ ^ W »-W » th., office. Hi. non,« will bei found on the Republican ticket. Win Jeffries seeks the republican, nomination as County Treasurer As deputy in that office, by his courtesy and desire to be of assistance he ha endenred him^lf to n h„.t of voter.;"" who will remember this at the prim - Z ™ SS abilHy, a book-keeper and of spotless integrity he has a ri ht to the consideration of to. party to«l to. friend.. . Arthur Jardine is a rising youn, lawyer of Great Falls who served as; deputy county attorney under F. A. 1 Ewald. In fact he tried the majority of the cases heard before the courts' at that tjme H e has lived all his life in Grea. Falls, is married and has two child-1 missionem since his father was elec ren, and if service has anything tOi do with the matter, if ability counts and if personal integrity and honor are of importance then he is entitle, to the thoughtful consideration of the: ^public** voters. 1 Everyone in this vicinity knows Ler:J Den nis from the time when he and Lee Tutt of Sand Coulee used to furn ish thrills in the hunderd-yard ■ many years ago. He many yearR ln the county of{iceB of Cascade county where he made a record for efficiency. Later as State Railroad Commissioner he continued that record until he ed to become a candidate for govern of the state. Later he became se-j cretary to the State Board of Exam. iners where the resolutions passe by that board and published in last week's Times are an eloquent test! monia i of service there. He is now again a candidate fo. railroad commissioner where his in-. Jiriduaiby, keen discrimination and fearlessness «re of specal value to the state. He will not be forgotten bj j„ hn Oliver formerly a resident of Cascade in this county but for eight yean, Senator from Carter county wherp he op€raU . s a ranch and stock-' fann ia a candidate for congressman on the Republican ticket*. The eehooli in the etote owe much to John Oliver. To him i. doe . l.rge rimre of credit for the gm.eive legl.I.Uon of to. tot few; years. Every small high school in the state and many of the large ones' are indebted to him for a goodly share of their present proiperity. Every grade rebool and run. school can thank him for anromitting labor in their behalf. You can't bluff John Oliver. When he thinks he is . . .__. . _ ... Hrht h€ doM n0t kn0W l q ting means. Defeated in one Une backs up and starts again. Farm legl.tion would find a direriminatin, friend in him were he rent to halls of Congrere. He has livre! in Montana 4« years and thus can be considered to have rts" Interest out of Montana. «upend, their destinies. A vote for Jude Hubber ia a vote for emancipation from the con trol of the county by county-re.t pol» itkians. W. H.Meigs. candidate for district judge ha. an excellent record In Cm cade county as County Attorney and later served as daputy United State* attorney for this district He also represented Cascade county in the The fanners desire representation on th* Board of county commission «ps. Many county-seat voters recog ■ ■tee the Justice of this and will vote 1er Jade Hubber candidate on the re publican ticket If outside voters are faithful to their own interest they will return Mr. Rubber a winner at the primary. His campaign is being «ade strictly along these lines. Too long tbs outside has lacked represen tation on this important board which and directs their l«th legislative assembly. His qualifications for the office he seeks are unquestioned. He haa been a lifelong Republican and deserves much from Cascade county people. COMBINING AND THRESHING IN FULL SWING I I WÊÊ about ' 8ome few are ,n " P ,,s,tlon to 9tat ® thp number of bu8he,s P er ""j in their rc8 P® ctiv ® fipld8 - * 1" "inter "heat John Sweeney re-|i P° rt8 ™ bushels per acre on a fieIJ| f"«" ">«< **< « bushels per acre on the field near sKd• , D,ck 0,Da y '« combining his Targe «cvreage near Salem and this i. said «-to. be«e, ihen W - ! N ' H BROWNING AND FAMILY BACK FROM ,,ARK ; - - N - H Browning and family retur ned Saturday from .week*, trip to Yellowstone Park. They took a cam ping outfit and enjoyed thernsel Combining and threshing are in {progress north and west of Belt. While as yet few results are noised VeÄ - ra,n » d at ,pn ^ <"° »i'K b ' 8 but tb *t <>"ly increased the fun ex j«Pt in Livingston where they had to anchor their tent to trees. They did 1104 f,sh ,n th e lake at the Park hut |saw some fine catches. They thought: of ^'hiring Old Faithful home to * b °" to neighbor, but the Park authorities would not let if go. dashl-Firths METHODIST CHURCH NOTES «arty T. Stong. pastor - , , resignwors a OQ °£ * aracter is t e one s rucure n 1 '* thM we can not hire bu.lt for us; we must do it ourselves. And it is The regular services of the church daring the week and Sabbath. Mor-: "el to member, «n this <fay of ra Pi d transit, that right direction is of mor ® ««riportance than speed. Let " h ® ad to " ard 8 ® m ® P lac ® wor ' ab «P " 8 ®"ie church. If you have no '*«*1. 'home, there m always a wet |®ome for yov ih this church Sunday School at ten o clock. A 8t f*Y tb ® children in connection with class work. ' EpworthLeogo^ at 1 ^ evening, Gladys Burnett will be the leaden Miss Ruth Jennings was elected Third Vice President of the ^.strict, at the recent meeting of the (district cabinet at Kings Hill. This to*n honor for the Be t -eeguc. e ' helpmsr other.- (topartmont of our pro-lloc.l eh.pt«, .hould n.umh in toe Third Oepertm.nl. with to. Dmtrie, Officer in our own League. ' Evening worship at 8 o'clock fol lowing the Epworth League. As ar U* ~ know at present, the rerv.ee, will be in charge of Mrs. Stong Ladies' Aid meeting Wednesday m the room at the bank building Prayer service and Bible lesson, « eood go,,- service and muse at the kT™!!;,.™ at i b*-«»ntrh each- Than-day evening—at o'clock. We aim to make the service ro Interesting that "nodding on op thelproval" will be necessary. You wn be sufficiently awake to pry. «"g *nd be happy. "From the an o Hfe no one can take out more an k* pate In." IYIM« Campaign Dance A campaign dance will be held ia the K. P. hall on Friday night. July 30th. A special sapper will be ser ved at the Black Diamond Cafe at «:30 P. M. Parties who buy dance tickets for $1.00 at the Pythian Theatre window will receive paaeee to the show. This show "Three Faces East," is one of the new pi ctu re s and those who have seen H say that it ia one of the best At the dance all candidates present will be introduced to the crowd and given an opportunity to speak to the crowd for two minutes. A midnight supper will be served in the hall. Good music and a fine time are assured. Many candidates have announced their intention of be ing present Near Tiger Butte Barley Grows In Heavy Stand section is interesting, thick with heads so long as to prom {*« record yields. For the first time n some years barley is at its best an d in some cues ia so heavy as to be toM«. Some fields of winter wheat will thresh 40 bushels to th. aero but in general the spring wheat is cleaner and gives greater promise of a high But Tfgcr Butte people do not de pend solely upon wheat for their pay |checks. Some ranches have weekly checks that are sizable though more take pride in showing you the white faces or the Shorthorns that are be inK gotten ready for market. where in this district are to he found A trip through the Tiger Butte Here you see winter wheat ready for the reaper. Just across the road another field of winter wheat, dark and thrifty which will not be ripe for a month. The second crop of alfalfa is being cut on many places and is yielding fifty per cent more than the first crop. Oats are luxuriant in their bluish green and promise a heavy yield. Spring wheat is standing tall and Mo more high-grade Herefords than in the Tiger Butte section although In ma ny cases the bulk of the cattle are in the mountains on summer p«s ture. Yet here and there in the fields an d barnyards may be seen almost ideal types of this breed of stock, straight back*, short legs, deep which can only be produced by high grade sires. * * " _ I ■ „ „ ... Out of Tiger Butte this fall WÜ be shipped many cars of beautiful beef cattle, HALT WICHST IN PICTURE ARE KIDS was the nickname fastened company that m.de «Lovey Mary, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture the Pythian Theatre. Abou t half of the members of the company were of school age nndhud to be accompanied on the set ny their teachers, who gave the same course they would receive in school. "King Baggot's School of Acting on the at Nearly fifty children ate used In ^he .Ponction ^gingin years from Baby Freddie Cox at 9 months, who has the role of Babby Tommy hoyn and girls of 14 and 16. who have the parts of th£ inmato of the or phanege in which part of the story of a>yoy , ary i. at King Baepof i. one d ree doe.n't objee to dlç^ng ehlldren. "Good culte obtelned wrth child ren are mur more sa is ying director than .when obtained with a ut*. e says. Bessie Love and William Haines haw. *S l^tog roles in the film and t h ^ pa8t Sim^ on ^ Sunshine A ' _ p * '. H« an o en. ese p ayers co - tribute a brilliant exhibition of en vmhla ."tin» to tho. scrcjuk in thi* . i m, lc f,np " *1 cinatmg pictares of the e y an P a uma ,n e are the outstanding qiml.tjes t^t ms 80 88 * V „" j..,..!.-! J** a ^ " v |A. EPPERSON MISSING AT FORT RUSS Top Sergeant Albert C. disappeared on tike night of 5th and foal play ia foared. After a visit of a month with Us parents in Belt, during his furlough of regular cavalry and reported for duty on May 13th at Fort BMss, Tex as. Hs attended to hls dnttee June 5th when he drew hls pa j went across the bridge to Justus. Mexico which is just across the Mex ican line. -_: Since that time he has neither seen nor heard from. Recently the father, John Epper son, received a letter asking if Albert had been heard from. This caused a letter of inquiry to be sent to Fart Bliss which brought the above in formation. Albert Epperson was a member of goodstsnding in the Masonic lodge ' 0 * ***** "■*, of hi8 J^ e He « b ack mark '" ïam . ,,t "J waB "®h atw * ba PPy an< ^ because of l""" "f "T* " impossible for him to desert and few ** hi. « H for. play on hi. visit to old Mexico, Tho Eagle's annual picnic will be staged in Belt Sunday. .Au*uat lat. A lanr ,. crowd j 8 expected to partici paU . in the occasion. Games of all kind „ and 8p<)rta for evcryonc hav. The city would look considerably I h®*" forgotten by those in Belt whs kn ®" Steps ere being taken by local Masons to assist in an effort to uncover the mystery. figeant Epperson had an enviable «™? **ord * » ?***• Because of the fact that his was a cavalry unit, ho was not sent to France. He had letters and other papers which | 8 P°ke of hfa record Ifl higbqat tanua. »® v ® n y® a " mor ® h ® COH,d hav ® tired ,rom th ® Mrvic ® wtül a P® naion sufficiently Ikrge to keep him in cow EAGLE'S ANNUAL PICNIC HELD SUNDAY. AUGUST 1 been advertised. if (;fich householder should cut weeds on hls ] o( and boulevardinrf. Thcse wecd „ are an indication of the llty of the crop« around becaime of their luxuriant growth but they add ljttIe to the outsider's respeot for city or itfl residents. range! * + + * + + + + + + + + + + + + 4 + ,♦ ♦ ♦ RAYNERr'ORD + + + * + + + + + + ♦♦■♦'♦♦ ♦ Mable Watkins and children of I^wistown are here visiting her par ents Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper and She will be accompanied friends. home by Mrs. A. V. Chesbro and son Allen who will spend « few days ^ Mercantile received ^eKennedy Mr .^^n *r busy putting them to Antonsen ar uny p there. The dance Saturday night was a huge success a large crowd attend gether. Mrs. Ed Forsyth of Pierre, So. Da .... jg* ™ Un Mr and Mm vow y, iaoeUL to,tersMr ® d int . " ^ church and h e cer ^ credit for hia work « * ^ John Ander. on of Groat FGU .pendine a few dny. with her eie » ■' ^ m ^ M several days but i* able to ' Prank McCabe and two child Mr. Frenk ~n_of H. Denny was attending business matter* In town last week, whites two nieces of ChJ Mrs. A. wnires two niecr» cog« were visiting here most of last j. , -r— ^ o trauc h of St Paul, Minn, is „ Walter Stamey will return t6 ^ Several exepet to start cutting their winter whe*L this week.