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h| 8TORIOa * OF r~ l sootert Montana, Helena State Historical Library Jf Colored Minstrels, Auditorium, Tuesday, November 9th =- & ■DANCE AFTER SHOW ORCHESTRATION AND COSTUMING FINE SCHOOL BENEFIT EXCELLENT SINGING. CHORUSES & SOLOS - a-i VOLUME S3. NUMBER 21. BELT. MONTANA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 192« $2.09 PER TEAR IN ADVANCE OTTER CREEK PIONEER DIES FULL OF YEARS In the death of Mrs. Adeline Owens at the age of 84, Raynesford and Cascade county lose another pkmeer. Mr and Mrs. Sam Owen came to Montana from Kansas thirty-eight yean ago and settled upon Otter creek two miles below the present . site of Raynesford. This has been the home of the family ever since. Some yean ago Mr. Owen died but his widow occupied the ranch up to within a few months of her death. For ten yean the eyesight of Mrs. Owen has been failing and at the 1 time Of her death she was almost totally blind A ■ few months her daughter, Mn. Edith Lawson ol Raynesford prevailed upon her to stay at the Lawson home in Raynes ford but senile decay had set in and «he was taken to the hospital at Belt where she «passed away on Saturday. ago, Mrs. Owen is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Edith Lawson of Raynesford, one son, Martin Owen a grandson. of Raynesford, and Albert Owen of Bates, Oregon. ^ i x No one ever spoke of Mrs. Owen except 'lb words of respect and friendship^ Neighbors of former years came long distances to the fsmeiul, and « may bu-aaid that she died füll of years and ridTia the lore her neighbors. Fttnei-H services the M. E. Church en Monday after noon. Reverend Snow, an old friend of the family officiated, assisted by Rev. Stong. A large choir sang the funeral hymns. Burial was made in Pleasant View cemetery. OLD TIMERS MEET AT STANFORD COURT Stanford, Oct 28, 1926—Among the old timecg who are in Stanford this week attending the Spencer < Silve water right ease are: Henry Keeton of Spion Kop, Dave Pimper ' ton of Bett, A. J. McDonald of , thytik, Frank Spencer of Geyser, -JttHus, George and Lee Bain and Ole Osness of Square Butte, Neil Silve of Geyser. At noon Tuesday there «'as a group picture taken of there old timers, about fifty in all. This Is probably the largest gathering of the real old timers of this section ever congregated. The picture will be a historical record of considerable value. The case of F. W. Spencer against Neil Silve, involving water rights on Davis creek was started Monday be fore Judge E. J. Baker and it is ex pected it will consume the greater part of the week. Spencer is repre sented by Roy R Ayers of Lewis town and Silve by H. R. Hoover of Great Falla. The Herrimac Cattle Co, and Owen Fergus are algo inter ested in the case, the former being represented by A. J. McDonough of Great Falb ! Slattery of Great Palls. — The cage involves water rights on 7 Davis creek north of Geyser, point of litigation being that Spencer «latins a prior right to 600 inches. Tide right ia not disputed by Sihre, tort Stive contends that Spencer not .. .. . . m* ^ the time he took ont hig subséquent right and that Spencer is only en-i Titled to the amount of water being used at the time Silve fried hia rights. A fine point of law ia tinrol-.Wm. wed and a large array of witnesses— a0 old rn in that section—arc in ihe condition of. the Speruer. rjgfet at <h* time Stive fried hia claim. (Jndith Basin County Press) * s J 0 THE WINNING TICKET The winning number for the Radi ola to be given away on last Satur day night was 040624. management of the Pythiair Theatre we get the information that this ticket was sold to an adult on the night of Wednesday, October 20th and admitted the holder to White Outlaw." This ticket has not been presented to claim the radio. If this ticket is not found before Sunday, Nov. 7th ; new numbers will be drawn from the ticket box until some person in the house can match the ticket Keep your coupons, pick up all you can find and be at the Pythian Sunday night. From the 'The RUSSELL EXHIBIT At the regular meeting of the P. T. A. Thursday evening Nov. 11th at the auditorium, an art exhibit of the painting« of Charles Russel will be the feature of the program. All per sons who have Russell's works are asked to bring them for the evenipg. The Belt Woman's Club will join with the P. T. A. in sponsoring this meeting and exhibit. FOOTBALL SEA SON SEMIFINALS The Montana in tersehoigstic foot baU race is now dow n to wham It haa been discovered who's who and a week txmn Saturday all of the four district winners will be known to the Butte copped the southern title Saturday by defeating Livmir«too tfee fans. ami mer e apparently took northern zone honors, although it eras announced yesterday that the status of Teton county high of Choteau would have to be determined before the final announcement on the winner would be made. Choteau has won all of it» games, but it is believed that the opposition has been below the class needed to qualify a team for contendership. Professor Walter T. Scott, of the School of Mines, who is in charge of the state race, has wired to Choteau for its season's record and if the school's standing is such that It is entitled to consideration the northern zone honors will have to be decided in a Havre-Choteau game. Will Flip Coin Saturday Whitefish. last year's winner in the qrest defeated Kails pell 19 to 7, which leaves the Whitefiah team to meet Missoula Saturday, to determine which outfit will play Central for the western district championaip on Nov. 13. Coach Hinderman of Whitefish called Professor Scott yesterday and stated that both Whitefish and Missoula wanted to stage the gamg at home and that they could not come to an understanding. To settle this Professor Scott will toss a com today to decide the battleground. Coach Harry Dahlberg of Butte High will represent M i ss oul a when the coin is flipped and Frank Venable, secretary of the chamber of com merce will appear for Whitefish. In the eastern district Saturday GUmdivo w..!/ ia n fe.vin. th, tttk to b. décidai .1 GI.X „„i ^inly tTL£ between Daemon Jtv hi«* nf Satire anT^teTTi/h -H,« mir recently olaved ^ ' y P y City. scoreless tie in Jfiles City. ( Anaconda Standard ) SUCCESSFUL CARD PARTY _____ Twenty-three tables were at play at the card party given by the Altar society lari. Thursday night, Junkermeier won head prize for the ladies. Pauline Zemanek, the Mr*. seepnd nod Mrs, Harold Shannon, the For the men W. J. Mc Clean was meat successf u l with E. P, Eulberg trailing and Stanley Klima» bringing up the rear. REPUBLICANS ELECT STATE TICKET BUT DEMOCRATS WIN GOOD SHARE COUNTY HONORS 4 from the western district and Scott Leavitt has been returned from the Eastern district, although his major iy of two yean ago is ranch depleted. Gelen and Holloway are again bo be judges of the Supreme Court, Dennis had a walk-a way for Railroad commissioner. The results of the general election on Teusday are nearly complete al though an entire reversal of expec tations in the few votes remaining might change'some of them although this is in no way probable. Evans is reelected congressman Meigs is elected District Judge over Cowley by a majority of nearly 500 votes, while Bob Gordon is win ner over Norton by 700 vote«. Wuar thner will be our next state senator. Kommers defeated Bosley for County Commissioner, Bickemeyer will re tain the office of County Attorney. Cook won over Fousek by 140 votes Mady got a big majority over GUHn while Jeffries has s majority of 660 votes over Kurth. Miss Brown de feated Mrs. Appleyard, Lockhart beat Woodward, Moran, McBurney and Wegner were the other victors among the county officers. F oa r democrats and ^ tww fepuh Bcan 9 wrlll Iwpreaent the ct naxt Shi * !d *' Brown - 0 Cooney Apparently Heron and IpQgen are • tart * d J uaticM P«** *" »• ** towB » hi P .. .returns «here Spogen's name was written a mur itef in of times. The Good Roads measure carried decisively in Cascade county; the re peal of the present liquor laws re ceived a 2 to 1 majority in the county all other measures were defeated. The five-mill school tax was badly beaten while the__county unit hail proposal is only a tew Hundred votes behind. In Great Falls Wilson and Pat Shields are nudoubtedly elec ted as justices of peace. Although none of the local candi dates were elected yet thehr heme vote was exceedingly complimentary. Mitchell is the first democratic can didate to have carried Belt in many As soon as the state canvassing board shall have canvassed the state vote upon the initiative and raferen d nm mea sure s an d shall have com municated their findings, it is the govenoris duty to issue a proclama tion declaring such measures carried that received a majority vote and de daring those measures to be in "im mediate force and effect." clause is found in the Initiative and Referendum law of the state and ap plies to the "Good Roads" law and to the repeal of liquor laws. This COUNTY WINNERS Congressmen—Mitchell (D) Leavitt (E) 4.740. Associate Justice—Holloway (R) 6,842, Galen (R) 6,800, Myers (D* 4,231, Comer (D) 3,200. Rai>road Commissioner— Denn i s (R)i 7,359, Carey (D) 3,458. "•*** ■>«<«•— M«t. (R) 5.757.111 O"*» '»> «"• Representative— Sheiid» (D) 0,187 Jenaan <») »345, Brown (D) O'Day (D) 6,490, Cooney (R) 5,370, Jones (R) 6,138, Straiten (R) 6,049. Pilgeram (D) 6,046, Johnson (R) 4,964. Harris (R) 4,944. Khwchwin* (D) 4,636, Hamtnant (B) 4,332. Commissioner — Kommers fR) 6,188, Bosley (D) 4,848. County Attorney-Eickemeyer (D) | 6349. Jardine (E) 4.781. . „ . ' v „ "7 B) 8,454 G m Auditor-Cook <&> 5,474, Fousek (B) 5*94 - — ----. County Clerk—Moran <R) 9,002. Sheriff—Gordon (R) 8JM7*Nortorf (D) 53*1. Treasurer—Jeffries (R) 5,660, Kurth (D) 6.146. Superintendent—Brown (R) 6,416, Appleyard (D) 4,662. ' Surveyor—Lockhart (D) 6,473 Woodward (R) 4442. Coroner— McBurney ( R) 6,862 Templeton (D) S,801. Administrator—Wegner (D) 6,871, Jacobson (R) 4,646. - represent the vote in the first ward; the second column the second ward, jetc., and totals. Leavitt Mitchell Galen Holloway Myers The figures in the first column 67 26 88 121 65 46 47 167 »6 86 47 178 87 84 69 'T80 84 27 83 »4 31 18 24 73 72 218 Comer Dennis 06 84 I» 18 71 Carey 56 S3 32 120 79 82 62 168 52 84 S3 119 78 29 44 14« 96 56 78 224 Cowley Wuerthner Liptak Cooney Ram ment Harris Johnson Jones Straiten Brown Jensen Kirsch wing 87 « 23 42 102 •I 88 68 177 80 24 44 118 4S It_41_107 67 27 28 129 68 4l 82 126 81 25 60 ^ 80 84 p< filgeram gb « iW|< ICoinmars Bosley Anrdtne Eickemeysr Cook Fousek Moran Mady 88 89 114 17 ^ I 142 'Day n 42 82 ■■ 89 48 hr "< di- 0« 64 26 88 114 50 ig 82 104 60 - 81 64 68 198 88 42 69 199 80 18- 26 109 111 54 79 -224 86 40 64 180 Gordon Norton Jeffries Kurth Brown Apple yard Woodward Lockhart McBurney Templeton Jacobson 70 25 68 148 78 50 42 166 111 66 76 261 26 10 16 67 28 48 128 60 94 64 49 197 64 80 86 ISO 69 40 66 164 98 42 61 201 30 26 29 95 68 86 45 148 64 30 46 129 Precinct No. 62, Armington Leavitt 69. Mitchell 79, Galen 77. Holloway 103, Comer 42, Myers 68 Dennis 120, Carey 39, Meigs 109,I Cowley 68, Wuerthner 96, Liptak 67 Cooney 68. Hamment 113, Harris 6« Johnson 101, Jones 66, Strsiton 66 Brown 42, Jensen 52, Kirschwing 46 O'Day 61, Pilgermm 109, Shields 61 Kommen 97, Bosley 69, Jardine 69, Eickameyer 84, Cook 122, Fousek 34, Moran 132, Mady 97, Gillin 59, Gor don 96, Norton 67, Jeffries 129, Kurth 80, Brown 92, Appleyard 92, ! Wagner 1 6,163,iWoodward 86, Lockhart 71, McBur Wegner 48. Precinct No. 63, Neil Creek Leavitt 28, Mitchell 19, Galen 38, Holloway 31, Comer 7. Myers 10, Dennis 44, Carey 2, Meigs 36, Cowleyi n«y 113, Templeton 45, Jacobson 102, Wnerthncr 3*. LlpUk 8, Cooney ». «■ »«* » 88. Jones 26, Sttaiton 24, Brown 16,! 6,630,;Jensen 19. Kirschwing 12. O'Day 14. Pilgeram 28, Sheilds 9. Kommers 83, Boeleyl6, Jardine 27 Eickemeyer 20, Cook 36, Fousek 13 Moran 46, Mady 38, GiUin 10, Gordon 28, Norton 20, Jcffno» 45. Kurth 3, Brown 27, Appleyard 23, Woodward'* 82, Lockhart 16, McBurney Templeton 8. Jacobson S9, Wegner 9. _ __ _ LOCAL NEWS Martin and Sig Johnaon returned, yesterday with a 7-point buck Logging Creak. Congrewmsn Scott Leavitt was in **lf Wednesday evening. DAUGHTER CALLED Elm« E. Haoakama, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Hauskama (had suddenly last week Tuesday and was buried on Saturday afternoon. Death was due to uremic poisoning and came only two days after the first attack. The funeral was largely attended and was conducted by Kev. Lunde and Rev, Kopre of Great Falls. A mass of beautiful flowers had been sent by sympathizing friends and al most buried the casket. After ser vices at the hause the funeral cortege formed and drove down Little Belt to the Peterson up Willow creek to the cemetery where interment was made. The pallbearers were John Hendrickson, Frank Hendrickson, George Koski, Jacob Koski, Otto Koskela and Jacob Haglin. Elma was 17 years 7 months old at the time of her death. She was born in Belt and had spent a number of years at the Litle Belt ranch of her parents. Her death is mourned by a large body of young people with whom she was a favorite as well as by her older acquaintances. Besides her parents she is survived by five brothers and three sisters. ranch and than drove DIREST REPORT ON ALL TAXES From Bulletin No. 19 of this Mon tana Taxpayers' Association The state of Montana is agsin a going financial institution. general fund in tbs last fiscal took in 84 from that - _ j. <• Ua y*ar ,104346 and the outflow t fund was »8,404,486. paynwpt The deficit of the general ftind, which had been growing steadily *fbr many years, has begun to shrink. The deficit was cut down frvn 98,81.7,402 June 30, 1926, to 99,118, 992. June 30, 1926, The state-wide i. an pensive luxury. The one held on Aug. 8, 1926, cost 9128,433 and 109,166 votes were cast, an average cost of 91-18 per vote. In Phillips county the cost was 94.11 per vota. In Ravalli county it waa 44 cents. The state government .is now paying more than 9580,000 a year on borrowed money, 91,460 a day. Of every Montana tax dollar, 48 cents goes to ths schools, 89 sent* cents to the counties, 10 cents to tho cities and towns and eight cents to the state. The tax on a 94,000 home, located * n any c * ty or town Montana, varie " from * 169 in Browning, the heaviest tax cost place U» the state. 10 966.20 at Geyser, the lowest tax co,t P°* nt - Tax * 8 on a * 4,000 farm ^ ump a11 ,h * way from W710 m Wheatland county t0 • 90 61 cent " ,n Rooaevelt county. Forty-four Montana counties have cut down their bonded debt In the last year; five counties have in creased it, the net redaction for all the counties being 91378,000. Silver Bow leads ail in reduction having cut its debt 9163,000. County taxes on 91.000 of taxable property values range all the way ' rom •*» ln Wh " ,1 "'" i 10 ,486 ° «"»l'Xt. on .he .. m . proper,,: City taxes cm the same property ^ ^ a ^f; 60 DllIon to < l ut . B *"H 1 J own Ux " °" ° f . ( « xabl * are 96 at Darby and 980 at Bl ^ rninK - , . . Th * |wWlf oi Mg * Un *' lni ' _ . V ex?end * d *°^" 912.009, «W. Pf? Z u ,' Z rolled in the schools in 1926 and the cart per child waa 9102.98. In 1924 ^ fro«."*** ** *** chlW Montana according to the United States bureau of education, stands ^ Con - °° P*«® fl from all sources TAPS FOR AL BERT NELSON VICTIM OF WAR Albert C. Nelson died in Denver at the government hospital on Wednes day, October 27th after a long and painful illness. He it survived by his widow and two young children, also by his mother, Mrs. Ben Nelson; a brother, Rasmus Nelson, and two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Thorton and Mrs. A. T. John son. Albert Nelson was 36 years of age and with the gist Division served 14 months overseas, shocked in one of the sectors la France and has not been in the beat of health since his discharge from the army. The malady which was the direct cause of hia death has de veloped within the last few yean, during much of which time ha has been under the cars of government physicians. He was shall The body was brought to Grout held in George's chapel Monday noon after which an escort of twenty enrs accompanied the hearse to the Tiger Butte cemetery where the body was laid to rest. On the way and at the cemetery they were joined by many other filled with friends and nei gh bor«. A. Lunds of the Swedish Lutheran church whils a firing squad of A. B. F. veteran» gave the last aahtto. This was composed of Charles Klag, John Sabo, Arthur Beckstrom and Ward. The pall bearers were ym "*U., of *. - _ dfath «■ ™"rr*d hy f- He waaa ' Albert C, Nefsor had Awed Us whole life in this vicinity and waa admired and respected by all wfce knew him. No one among the young er men carried a greater measure of love and esteem than he and Ma war casualty and had it not been for hia terrible war experience oversea* he might have lived to a ripe old age. His family have the sympathy of the entire community. MILLARD ESTATE REALTY IS SOLD An order confirming, the aale et real estate owned hy .ifae Margaret Millard estate was filed In district court Thursday by Judge H. H. Ew ing. The action wag token petition of Walter Kennedy, adminis trator of the estate. The property disposed of consisted chiefly of lots and improvements hi the city of Belt, and the Millard land and coal mine in section 26, township 19, north of rsnge 6 east, which waa purchased by H. W. Millard for »610. The other property sold was as fol Lot 4, block 10, Belt, sold to Mrs. Ethel Armstrong for 960; lot 12, block 10, Belt, sold to N. H. Brown ing for 940; lot 24, block 6, Belt, sold to Grace R. Jewell, 922.60; lot 7, block 6, Belt, and residence, sold to W. P. Pilgeram, $1,010, and residence on lot 7, block 6, Belt, sold M. W. Loche, 9660. I At the clo8e of tho ]nnt r ** ula f meeting ot Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge, the members put on a Hallo ween P* rty and the regular Hallo vreen game* were played. Alter Wro , that Hallow en {meeting. REBEKAHS GIVE PARTY AFTER LODGE hours of fun and merrymaking a dainty lunch waa served in the ban quet room which wag taatefully decorated in the Halloween colora. One of the chief amusement» at the tables waa fortune telling which cauged much laughter 'and fun. Ito the wee small hours the members departed for their homes , wishing came after every