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HI 8 T OR, Gal •«S?2^ State Historical \ ,v library f V » Q 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 I 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. I Republican Rally, Belt, Saturday, Oct. 2nd. uf 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 » „ . * ^ 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 . . * . P '* 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. - SAWS PINCBSS - - — ■■ 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. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ NIIIAKT ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 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 ^ October, 1»- and the Democrat* Oct. 28. We hope for good rousing rallies. * Auction ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ MONARCH ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 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 ^ ***^1 J°*> 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 I , ... . r , 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 * „ Thf _ cnu " ty commissioner* were in y ■ ?° 'SL'ÎTT, ? ^ **** * o «llin« f or Wa or eo , . . , °^. .T 1 . . W " * * a° a a V m h »«Ik ^ .nT »^' ***- ... - .. . j"*? ^ leftThe Great Falls Tuesday night Chicago. These car. were picked .uj» between Judith Gap and Belt. day. 1 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 * ^ ' J ? o. , D 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. , Edna Randall, Doris Randall. Apron—Marjorie Hamlow, Lee, Gladys Nordquist. Towel—Edna Lee, Dorothy Randall, I Doris Randall. Tea Towel—Marjorie Hamlow, Dor othy Randall, Gladys Nordquist. Darning—Doris Randall, Dorothy 1 Randall, Gladys Nordquist. ■ 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 I Nelson. Marjorie Sharrard. Sharrard, Joy Browning. i 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 ^ . ^ ^ * \ . 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 (Cea. oa loot page.)