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VOLUME S3. NUMBER IS.
12.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
BELT. MONTANA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER SO. 1926
LIVESTOCK AND 40 CLOR SHOW
OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY IN FALLS
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The Central Montana Corn Show
opened this (Thursday) morning in
Great Falls, and with this show is
being held the Annual Boys* and
Girts' Chib Flair.
This afternoon the Great Falls
Municipal Band will give a concert
on Central Avenue and Friday after
noon at the Fair grounds.
The high school orchestra will
play at the grounds; on Friday
evening.
On Saturday noon the Hotel Rain
bow will entertain the club ex
hibitors at luncheon in the Palm
Room. On Friday noon the Kiwanis
club at luncheon will entertain
fanners, each member bringing a
farmer as his guest. ■
Five Counties in District
Five counties are in the district
covered by the North Central Mon
tan« Corn and Livestock show and
the club fair. Cascade, Teton, Pon
dera, Chouteau and Judith Basin.
Indications Monday afternoon
that there will be some 360 exhibits
Hated for competition by about 100
exhibitors,
have been already sent in. In ad
dition to the exhibits entered for
competition for the cash and mer
chandise prises offered, there will bt
•ever«! educational exhibits, each
county in the district having ar
ranged for one of these displays,
and also there will be a dairy exhibit
whch has been sent here by the state
extension service.
Some of the displays
At last year's fair the Montana
Livestock pavilion, which continues to
be the show headquarters, was suf
ficient to house the exhibits, this
year three large tents of the circus
'N
type have been obtained from the
state fair at Helena. These tents
wijl be for livestock and will prob
ably accomodate ««me of the I com
AL*>, the pavilion
space is being better utilized. Tile
amphitheater
judging ring has been assigned to
di plays of grains and vegetables.
Last year there were no vegetables
in this space. '
For more than a week a crew of
men has been getting the pavilion in
to condition for the exposition
adorned with flags, banners A hunt
ing, the hall represents a carnival
appearance. Monday afternoon the
tents were being erected south of
the pavilion. Some of the cattle had
arffvrd and were in the stalls.
At one Friday afternoon there will
be a concert by the Municipal band,
Presentation of prizes to boys and
girla who competed in the campaign
in Cascade county for the eradication
of rodents and carniverous animal.
an birds destruction to agricultural
crops, poultry and livestock is set
for two o'clock Friday afternoon. The
eontest began in April and will close
September 80th. There are nine dia
tricta for each of which prizes will
be given, and there will be general
awards for the entire county.
■*ere?ul- ckhfbfî».
around the stock
Prepare for Concert
The concert by the Great Fails
high school orchestra will be held at
the pavilion at 7:30 Friday evening.
the stork judging ring having been
aasigned to the musicians. Miss J.
June Ebey, director of the orchestra,
visited the pavilion Monday after
noon to make the necessary arrange
, menu for the orchestra.
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock
there will be a stock judging contest
by 4H Club member, and at two that
afternoon a dairy stock judging
competition by the boys and girls,
The pavilion this year has finer
appearance than ever before for ti.e'
purposes of show, R. E. Cameron,
superintendent of the exhibits, com -
raented Monday. The long rows of
com racks have received a coat of.
light green kslsomine. Each corn
•aa* -ill b. b, • lath
—aPP-1 with red P.PCT, Three bl
MfOdflQt room for die displaying of ;
16,000 emn of corn—M00 ears in the*
entry lota and 10,000 ears in
j
Dairy catile will be boused in the
paviion. and because of the more
■umereus entries thl. year ril rial!
, »dace is expected to be utilized. Beef,
cattle will he in one of the teats and
10
the bushel entry lots.
sheep wit be in another tent.
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Republican Rally, Belt, Saturday, Oct. 2nd.
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GIVE FINE SHOW
The Ltakum Sisters in their va ad»
ville acta at the Pythian Tuesday
ngfat added much to the interest in
the show. Their dancing was good
an their impersonations clever. The
Theatre was packed and the crowd
signified their pleasure by repeated
encores. They will be welcomed when
ever again they come to Belt. v
TEAM MERITS
LOYAL SUPPORT
Football is receiving a large share
of the attention of the high school
boys these days. Two squads are out
every afternoon and intense interest
is being shown.
Coach MacDonald has made tire
boys understand that every man on
the team has something to do and is
a necessity, consequently the interest
Ladies may feel free to go to watch
the boys in practise since the pro
fanity and vulgarity that has charac
terized former practise squads is en
tirely eliminated. The coach and the
boys in both ta be congratulated.
The team wll average slightly bet
ter than 140 pounds which is light
but play with spirit and pep. On
Saturday October 9th they meet the
Great Falls second team here.
Fans may be sure that the Falls
team will undoubtedly be consider
heavier. The with
ably boys
precision and to be a pretty fair
team need only a loyal bunch of root
er * to baelt them up.
On Sunday and Monday, the
Pythian will show "Mare Nostrum,"
meaning "Our Sea," and taken from
the Ibanez novel by that name. This
is one of the most spectaclular plays
of the year and is in twelve reels
There will be only one performance
daily at 8:4» P. M.
This great film was only recently
released for general showing- and on
«bout September first completed a
continuous run at the Grit
ert on Theatre in New York City at
pric «, ra^jn* np to two dollars ftor
t he better seats
T n. ut » „ . *
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K t Man "'*y- Waning Sex
* nd 0then ' ** , " howT,> thl " plc '
J"* come8 b * ,ore aho ™ n *
" many „ lar * er towna including
f,reat ls '
NO RAISE IN
ADMISSION IF
!
Th ® management is not in favor of
advancin K the admission price on the
production if a volume of bosi
neM aufflcient «apport them at
r ** ular P™* 8 «»" ** ««cured. We
believ « t*»* 4 if increased patronage
can cover **** add 't ionaI cost of the
P icture that «bowing better enter
tainment at a nominal charge is of
mutual benefit to both the public and
the m.n.wm.ni whn* *ku
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'* C °" tm * ***■ Pythu,n three t, * ne "
I th * rmte on •" ordinary program if
j résulta on it presentment are satis
factory it is our intention to follow
ap ^ other films of the same
C
• Hemember-one «howirg of this.
12 reel production at 8 o'clock P. M.
on Sunday and Monday. October 8-4.
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SAWS PINCBSS
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Tony Smcreker, while sawing wood
with a power saw last Sunday after-;
noon got three finger, into the saw, 1
The little finger was nearly Severed
while the next two cut to the
bene. He
mediately and Dr, Graybeal ta of Jhe
opinion that be can save all of Tony's
fingers.
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Mr», De Ladd and daughter,
of Idaho an visiting Mrs. Anna
Moore.
Mrs. Ted Raymond and
Nera returned Friday frees
the Falla.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Power» spant
the week end hem with friends Mrs.
Power is teaching at Monarch.
Miss Dorothy is attending the State
Normal.
The Rev. Mr. Snow came up Wed.
from Amington. On Sunday ev
ening he held services in the pew
church. The church was lighted by
candles, aided by a few lamps,* and
wa# very pretty.
Mrs. Georg* Moore gave the
Methodist Episcopal Church here a
beautiful Bible in memory of her
ago in July.
The school bouse at the Silver
Dyke took fir« about five ockxHt
Saturday evening while Mr. McBride
wes at the boarding house. It 1«
hoped to have the building repaired
for occupancy during this week.
The Dr. Bresse family of Great
Falla spent Sunday here at their
mountain home.
Hiss Agnes Broderick and her
brother Joe returned Friday eight
from Arisona where Miss Broderick
went three weeks before. Joe has
been working there for a year and
after his sister arrived they started
by car up the west side of the
mountain and home, traveling over
three thousand miles. Both repast
it a wonderful trip.
Mrs Tolliver is again in Neihart
with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Mac
Gibbon, after a visit with her sons
in Belt Park.
Mm. Leonard Ledbetter left Sun
day for her Great Falls home after
having «pent the month here in the
post office. She was accompanied
by her husband who came up Bat.
Mm. Cask Schenck speat-Aatafiitv
and Sunday here with Mr. Sehern*.
She reports that they are well set
tied in their new home In Great
t Ä t 4
Dyke ***• ber moth ®r • nd *i*ter as
h « r quests.
The Rev. Mr. Young came upl
from ^ F , Ul Tuesday (Sopt . 28)
to hold services at the Chapel Tues.
night and Wednesday morning. |
Mm , wm Md mt the Reichend .
House Tuesday morning. :
Falls.
Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bronson lost their infant son, Earl
William, aged three months, three
weeks, three days. The baby had
been sick but a day and its death
was a shock to the community. The
family has the sympathy of the en-j
Funeral Tuesday
from the church, burial in the local
cemetery. Service by the Rev. A.
C. Snow.
Mrs. M. N. Lease was « passenger
to Great Falla Tuesday.
Mrs. Pierre, formerly a resident
of Belt Park, was the guest Friday
and Saturday of Mrs. Tony Faller.
Mrs. Ed. Donovan of the Silver,
tire community.
Miss Anderson of Lewistown
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Chet.
Smith.
Faye Heath returned Saturday
from a trip to White Sulphur
Springs and around the State.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sutton and
three children spent Sunday with
I the Dickinson family at the Ranger
Station.
Mr, and Mrs. Tony Faller went,
down to the Palls Monday morning.
Nick Doyle, Ross Williams , .nd
Fred Bronson went to the Falls
early Sunday morning to make a r
rangements for the funeral.
, Mr E and fathCT ' Mr L
E - Dewey of Great Falls sper*
Sunday here on business,
The showing of the _
Bloçk w» witnessed by a good
hooae Saturday night. It wa* fol
k—l br . .Un»,
Tb. Law- of Women Voire.
;hare announced an open meeting
^ Thnraday night At this time
Mr. T. P. Hogg. local principal of
of school., will give a talk on the
5-nriIl -levy. It is hoped that there
will be a general di*cu..ion
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October, 1»- and the Democrat* Oct.
28. We hope for good rousing
rallies. *
Auction
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J. D, Sinclair, Mining: Engineer
who has been doing cosiderable work
far the Block F Mining company at
RttgebaviUe left Saturday (or hie
borne at Greet Falla where be will
spend some time.
Cecil Warner was a visitor here
Saturday from Campsite.
Thoa. Westlake was a passenger on ^
Saturday's train to Great Falla wham
he was called to serve on the jury.
Mr and Mrs. John Sanders were in
Friday from the ranch after supliea
the mail.
*li(r. and Mrs. Neil McDuffie and
children of Missoula are visiting the
RÄmtb mother Mrs. George Town
send at the ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Busch wem in
Mr*. Brie Miller who was an over
night visitor in Belt where she vis
Rad her daughter* returned to her
home in Hughe* ville «fer « few hour«
stent in Monarch between trains.
Messrs R. O. Cecil and H. H. Kup
hal spant the week end in Great Falls
returning home Sunday,
.* Mrs. P. B. Peterson of Logging
Creek was a business caller in Hon
kreh Saturday between trains.
' Miss Francis Pings of Blackleaf is
spending some time here the guest
of her sister Mrs. James Sewell.
r Eteri Rater was in town Saturday
the ranch.
f Mrs. Joriee, housekeeper at the De
»coneaa hospital at Great Falls spent
several days here last week at the
Nurses Cabin wih Mias Arias.
My- a" d Mrs. Tony Faller of N>i
hurt passed through hem Monday on
their way to Great Falla. Mrs. Faller
•« «offering from rhuemstism. Mrs.
N A. Pier accompanied them to the
city.
, Contractor* Hjalmer and Joe Fag,
fn«trom visited their families at
Great Falls during the stormy spell
j when they were unable to wort on
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I Mr. and Mr*. Clarence Collette of
i the Silver Dyke visited friends here
Wednesday while on their way to
Belt.
*** <Hnner guess at the Harlock
hom * Sunday evening,
John Case stopped in Monarch Mon
while on hia return to the Dyke
from Great Falls.
I Messrs. Roy and Ed Thoreon, A. M.
; Getrick of Hughs ville and H. S. Han
)•? °f Monarch motored to Great Falla
i Thursday to attend business matters
i and ^he in the boxing match at the
Grand.
H. E. Dickenson and J. C. Redfcre
"ore * ,wn «fter building supplies for
t ^ 1 « Forest Service Friday,
Gilbert 8troop is the possessor of
a new threshing machine separator
which he unloaded and took home
Sunday. -,
John Sweeney and Bid Pirn pert on
were up Monday taking out their cat
tle which have been summer pastured
qp near Hare y Park. Frank Davis
assisted them this far returning to
his home in Belt Park that night
M. L. Evans and ABIonda Pfrim
Mr and Mr * Henr > < SHloway and
Warren visited relatives here Sun
jduy from Great Falls,
1 Mrs. D. W. Brown and son wore
dowT1 George ranch Satur
\ H - s - Haney is the possessor of
an E*««« Console valued art »225
w^ich he won by holding the lucky
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number on a drew held at Great
Fr ed Andrettm was up Wednesday
trom Great Falls to deliver a Nash
««^mobile to Gilbert Stroop which h<
POrckaaad from Mr. Andretta. Le«
[_* H * y drove out from Gre,t PaM *
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Thf _ cnu " ty commissioner* were in
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leftThe Great Falls Tuesday night
Chicago. These car. were picked
.uj» between Judith Gap and Belt.
day.
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AFTER THREE YEARH
GUIDING STM LENDS FROM TEXAS
TO MONTANA ON PIONEER TRAILS
CORRECT RALLY DATE
Through an error in the copy last
week the date of the Republican
Rally was made to read Saturday.
October 5th when it should have read
Saturday, October 2nd. Remembgr
the date, the day after tomorrow and
enjoy the evening with the Repub
Hcans. The meeting held last weak
at Stockett was a wonderful success.
Dowse'» orchestra will furnish the
music.
CAMPAIGN PLAN
OF REP. LEAVITT
Greet Falls, Sept. SO. 1026—Con
gressman Scott Leavitt, republican
nominee for reelection, will open his
campaign with an address at Lewis
town next Saturday night From
them he goes to Gordon and Circle,
and before the general election on
November 2nd will thla summer and
fall have visited «vary one of the 39
counties of the second district
Much of the congessman's time
this summer has been spent visiting
reclamation projects, Indian m serra
tion and other federal activities of
the district he represents. Last Sat
urday be spoke at the Valier irrt*
gation poject annual fair at Williams
and early tills week went over re
tarnation matters with water users
on projects located within the Black
foot Indian reservation.
From now until election day Mr.
Leavitt's time will be devoted to an
intensive campaign schedule, (hiring
^ coup,« 0 f which he will discus*
| the pending national political issue
in u many communities as oan be
reached.
4H-CLUB FAIR .
FINE EXHIBITS
First prise winner is named first.
BeeU-^Stanley Penn, James Prov
m Clarence McCafferty
luÏ^rpT DWl *
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Goan Dry Be.na_St.nley Pemv
Six Onlona-Dorotoy Randall, Dor
othy Randall, Tom Dolin.
Six Parsnips—Jams. Provin.
Rutabaga*—Non* shown.
Toma toe*—Tom Dolin. Stanley Penn,
Dorothy Randall.
Pepper»—-Tom Dolin, Dorothy Ren
dell, Tom Dolin.
Kohl Rabi-Tom Dolin.
Squash—Clarence McCafferty. Dor
othy Randall, Dorothy Randall.
Pumpkin. Pie—Dorothy Randall.
Tom Dolin
Cabbage-Tom Dolin. Stanley Penn>
Cucumber-Clarence McCafferty,
etc.
Threshed Grain-Tom Dolin.
Best Farm exhibit vegetables-Mr*.
Pilgeram.
Stanley Penn.
Beat Pen of Poultry—BlUy Porter.
Ed Penn, Dorothy Randall.
Best Pullet—Billy Porter, Dorothy
Best 12 Potatoes—James Prorin,
Tom Dolin, Tom Dolin
Amington Sewing Club
Dress—Marjory Ham low, Dorothy
Randall, Ed Penn.
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Edna
Randall, Doris Randall.
Apron—Marjorie Hamlow,
Lee, Gladys Nordquist.
Towel—Edna Lee, Dorothy Randall,
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Doris Randall.
Tea Towel—Marjorie Hamlow, Dor
othy Randall, Gladys Nordquist.
Darning—Doris Randall, Dorothy
1 Randall, Gladys Nordquist.
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Belt Sewing Club
Dress—Dorothy Nelson, Marjorie
Sharrard, Joy Browning.
Apron—Marjorie Sharrard, Dorothy
Nelson, Joy Browning.
Towel—Dorothy Nelson, Marjorie
Sharrard, Alice Klimas.
Tea Towel—Joy Browning, Dorothy
Darning—Dorothy Nelson, Marjorie
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Nelson. Marjorie Sharrard.
Sharrard, Joy Browning.
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Mrs. Anna Epperson, wife of John
Epperson of Belt pi lived
ful life and a story of this is a story
of the hardships, the de privatises
end the Joy» of the pione er.
Mrs. Epperson ie s member of the
Montana Society of pioneer» end la
proud of the fact that there an few
who claim longer residence in the
state than she.
She was born in Texas and lived
there with her parents for three
year». They thon pulled up stakes
and tried their fortune in the Chero
kee Nation, now the state of Okla
homa where they lived another three
years. Her parents wen Mr. and
Mrs. John Hackahaw and shs
the fourth in a family of six children.
Of these, William Hackahaw now
Uvea in Malta and a sister, Mrs
Hughes lives in Great Falls. TW
Rackshaws did not like the Nation
and after a few ye>*ra they followed
that elusive star of fortune westward
and paused five years in the Ogden .
Valley, Utah. This period of years
continued into the 00's and bseause
of the fact that the Mormons and
Gentiles were passing through aa
era of lilfaeling. the Hackahaw« be
ing Gentiles living in a Mormon lead,
the family ware compelled to seek
the protection of Copt Hunt, a U. 8.
army officer, and to this officer the
Hackshawa ikturn thank» for their
preservation.
In the spring of 1864 Mr. Haek
shaw and his oldest aon slipped away
and followed the Montana trail to
Virginia City whence word was sent
to the family to join them.
Protected by till» U. S. officer the
family took the trail in a covered
of
wagon by a pair ponies.
this wagon were piled all their earth
ly goods with the exception of two
cows which Anna Hackahaw and her
brother, Cornelius drove all the wny.
But barefoot as they were they
were they evaded prickly pest«, Span
ish bayonet and saw gram when they
could but went through them when
they must and made the cows keep
up with the wagon. Anna Hackahaw
lost her love for cows that summer
and never found it.
I They forded the rivers, endured
the storms and were happy.
ofUn indlMnt „ ho „„
invariably kind and kept the travel
« «55- with fresh meat. At
J»«t they reached Virginia City
^ ^ #n<J broth * r wert ^
. ^
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G" Alder Gulch at that time there
w»re three towns; Virginia, Nevada
Bnd 0"t«L * n the latter Mr. Hack
I» h «w hastened to construct a log
ca ^ n -
w ® r u P° n the pole rafter« and
th ® n COV8r ® d ' »'«• d,rt ' Th * f,oor
WM peeked dirt mode to slope
tow,rd • 8m * n «"»P ,n cent * r -
In niny weather it waa the work of
younger children to keep the
um P * nd batUa tbem
W ** their obligation. The
For the roof, pine boughs
window pane« were tightly »tretehed
Gour sack* and the door* were hlaa
j**!E Th * Ë* wer * b " nks ■ ti *"
«cording to the »ise of the family
But news of the wonderful Lost
1 Chance gulch and the new town of
Grizzly Gulch, four miles south of
Mr. Haskahaw
Helena drew them on early the next
spring. They reached Park City on
Helena, in June.
opened a grocery store, at that time,
handled an assortment of refresh
ment» such as can be remembered in
the early groceries of Belt. Here
the children got their fir*t chance at
was induced to give the children les
sons at their home for two winters.
school. A highly educated gambler
Placer diggings were working on
si) sides. Gold was more plentiful
than school books.
In '67 Mr. Hackahaw decided to
try ranching on the Little Blackfoot
but the experience of one summer
dro/e them back and this time they
located ort Nelson Gulch one m»ie
wuth of Grizzly. Mr. H'cksh.var ran
a stage line to the city of Helena
end Mrs. Hackshaw opened a board
A miner had broken hi»
ing house,
leg early in the season and for weeks -
had been cared for by hi# fellow» but
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