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VOLUME SS. NUMBER 24.
BELT. MONTANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER », 1926
12.00 PER TEAR IN ADVANCE.
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YEA. 10. IT
WAS WORTH
THE MONEY
Without a hitch in the
tattoo the school play, "The Whole
Town's Talking,"written by John
Emerson and Anita Loos, and
directed by Mrs. MacDonald, .
staged on Friday night at M
Auditorium.
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This play has a comedy all star 1
cast and to say that they were web
drilled is to put the matter modestly.
Each performer was letter-perfect
in his lines and excellent in the
'Interpretation of his role.
■tage was beautifully dressed for the
occasion, the old scenery being
hidden by draping and the furnish -1
ings appropriate in the last detail.
The high school orchestra
The
ren
dered very acceptable music as a
curtain raiser and between acts
While newly organised, this orches
tra has enough skilled musicians to
carry the less skillful along and
though as yet they are playing only
moderately difficult pieces yet thev
have proved their ability to pleas. 1
an audience who will look forwaro
with anticipation to
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their next
appearance.
In the play Leslie Jewell and Ray
Kennedy had the heaviest parts to
learn. To their credit 4 «nay be
■aid that they were equal to the
occasion and failed in no way to giv t
satisfaction to the audience and
colorful rendition of their parts,
rendition of their parts.
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James Provin, Albert Zemanek
and Howard Wtxon were the other
male characters and gave to their
parts dramatic skill and aptitude.
Ethel Rants, Mildred Tuure and
argery Sharrard had the greatest
-umber of line* for the girls and
many were the compliments for their
difficult role*.
Joy Browning and Lillian B.kko
flapper friend* of the heroine'fL,
wero tn*t fine FHith H 7 t*, nn >.
ûr ZL Zi ITZ ZrZ
were convincing while Dorothv
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of the scenes in an artistic and ap
propriate manner.
In appreciation of her earnest and
painstaking preparation of the pla*
Mrs. MacDonald was called in front
of the curtain between the second
*nd third acts where Edith Wilsoi.
«■ behalf of the cast presented her
with a huge hôuquet of roses.
As a fitting finale of a strenuous
the director and the directed^*
season
■at down to a banquet in the do
mestic science room after the play
as the guests of Mrs. MacDonald.
flowing daring the p r esentati on of
•k. pi., .*i a» 4.pta
«v.ning w«r» 1125,00 while the .1
penses were not heavy. These funds
The house
filled to over
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will be added to those set apart for
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student activities.
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MUSICAL TREAT
On the night of December tenth
the people of this community will
have the opportunity of hearing the
Great Falla Symphony Orchestra, an
erganiation made up of the finest
musical talent in Great Falls.
Under the leadership of Professor
Keyes the program rendered by this
«rsheatra will be a treat to all music
fores. They will be assisted by
soloist of s&ility which will make an
added attraction for the concert.
The number of musicians taking
pirrsi^ the entertainment ia not def
toitely known but there are a large
HIGH PERCENT OF SUGAR
Joseph O'Reilly of the W.l6w
creek bench recentfv sent samp h*.
of sugar beet« raised on his ranch
to the Great Wertem Sugar Ca
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number of them and the fmywm
wiH be a pleasure and a delight to !
p™-,
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Mr. and Mr*. Charles Johnson of
John Maenuson Mr. and Mrs. Wen
g*r and MF. and Mrs. Emil Anderson.
Spion kop delightfully entertained at
dinner! n honor of Mr. ad Mrs. Mag*
nuson at the Johnson home last week
Sunday night. The other guests were
for ■ test of the sugar content.
the 10th of November ho received
the result of th» analysis which
showed (hat the beets eoadaired 16.J
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A letter to M „. JweU conv ,y* the
information obtainable in regard
to death <* Mike Schmauch at
MRS. SCHMAUCH WRITES
OF HUSBAND'S (DEATH
' Schmauch died after « operation*.
appendidtis at the Roundup
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He came home from work on Wed
Klein some weeks ago.
This -- l e tter - «S ate* that
nesday morning sick and. after home
remedies failed to bring relief, a
* doctor was called. By noon he feltj{
much better but in the night the pain
localized in the region of the appen
dix and he was taken to the hospital
Thursday morning. At 9 o'clock Pri
j day morning he was operated on in
the P rescnc * of his "**• who realiz * d
once the operation was too
late.
It seems that Mike was so staving
and ragged that the pain never was
localized in one place and that thi«.
*** r **l* 0n ita _
k S^htntay momlQK.
The funeral waa held on Novembei
2nd when hia fellow workmen on
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night shift served as pall-bearers and
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all the citizens of Klein attended.
Mtt»'# f*thro were tee
feeble to come from Seattle and Pete
was compelled to stay with them.
Fred was there from Kalispell and
John and family from Denton.
Mrs. Schmauch and family expect
to remain in Klein this winter but
are undecided as to future plana.
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2T indent wTs Unfortunate 'it
k t ' un rturmte
m! * ht h * V< * ^ ^
& the variation of an inch from the
PORitton John- was in when
Afte.
MARRED JOHN'S
HANDSOME FACE
On Monday morning as E. J. Mat.
FùriTshôp ^ £^ 0 ^
^ ^ emZ' whe^l w.
n to use the emery wheel He
tamed on the power and then noticed;
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that the belting was on wrong aim ^
that the wheel waa running too Jrt. »
He had sterted for the .notch to turn,
off the power when the wheel brok
and one of the piece* struck him on'
^ cbjn and right side of the face.
^ Q ra ybeaF was immediately called
might have resulted fataily.
bar j n _ the wound dressed, lohn con
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tant J* bad been Tiniahed and then j
retired »o hi* home
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COMMENT OF THE MONTANA PRESS
UPON ACTION OF THE ELECTORATE
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, .J*** *' the Dry8 ' " Ä '
£ polhng of the constituency ra
; Nov. 2, is naturalich! still the topic
.mor* th. .dito, ot Mo„
tnnn end the prd-prohlbition cohorte
theteof. If somewhat frankly willing
<o *dmit that th W
"But," the Post continues, "this
does not mean that congress will
proceed to grant thU demand. There
is. so far, no national mandate suf
ficiently clear and overwhelming
The new congress may be expected
*o art as- • dry «mgress, bat ihero
is sure to be a great deal of con- ,
gresatonal debate during the next two ;
years regarding the right of «tates
to liberalize present enforcement'
rules HT congress will not do it. With
in two years there may be a genuine
showdown—prohibition is pretty sure
thing the Cat has just brought in
out ^ the Alley> are by no mean „
willing to concede that the battle
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over. ° Not on your photoengrav
ure! The Conflict of the Century,
to hear some of the Arid Array ten
has just begun!
The Butte Post, reviewing the
referendum as it went in the natio*
remarks that "not leas than ten
states registered some sort of pro
test against the present enforce
ment system by referendum votes in
favor of modification or by voting
for candidates conspicionaly urging
modification.
to be heavily involved in the next
in* nt th i • j j. *
mhiMHnn « 11 ^ >'V.i
» * v i* P e *k r !» :
to take it away from them, if it is
•mondmmt, it will be noted, and T'
^ before national pro
hihition became a fact. Mechanically
jt ^ imp os»ibie to repeal the 18th
It .Iro rarato uni k
that increasing the akhehol ron'<
4 wines and beer anything «round
>3 per cent would do very much
curb the iw of herd bootleg Hqanr.'
Bro. Byron E. Cooney, (no relation
presidential election.'
Of the issue in Montana, Bro. Ross)
E. Shaver, of the Sweet Gross Nows
of Big Timber declares:
"The only solution of the booze
problem in sight at the present time
is the establishment of additional
federal courts in the state and the
; h™* 1 "* ° f fed * r *' enforcenlenl
0 ^" ° r let th * bootleggers ply
^ tnde umole , ted » ■
....
1 Now, am t that mean
^ ^ , Great Falls Leadc.
» ^ gcant hop< . of early return
of ^ Era ^ Sad8 . "Possession,
Bro gd. Cooney, "is nine
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of Eddie, by the way) opine« in his
r- - yv ^
.• Nr **î meaningful Montana
era. that the passing of Col. Mar
«ter* was a heavy blow to the dry*.
j-H. M pH.li*Ki." writes the Biitt,
weekly editor," the political coward
1er ot ..plrnnt. In both partie., HI,
w.. tha fin. lull.n ta,d of diplom
acy combined with the mailed fist of
Mussolini coercion and despotism.
With hie passing the dry cause lost
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Col. Ma raters, who was sent inti,
Monten* to take up federal enforce
ment work, seems to have also made
• botch of things. With headquarters
m Helena, he antegomted that
city*. largest d.ily paper, the Inde
pendent, which continued to make ;
matters so unpleasant for him that
a month agu Marsters headquarters
were moved back to Idaho."
The Kalispell Times also view*
With equanimity the pu.in K of the
«tate's dry dicks. "The sleuths and
-tool pigeon, of the state enforce
mcn t «I"»4 will also lose their,
P 1&c « " remarks Bro. Knight, "which
is net to be regretted," except °t
by «id pie counter coteries.
The Stonder* County Independent
ledger was dry, wss dry and is
proud of it, whi le chronicling this
i v e incident.
The day after election there were,
several came to town and thought
that the saloons were open and ready
f° r business and they were very
when found out
put
that they had to get it and drink it
under cover the same as usual.
The Great Falls Tribune believe^
the dry* put forth their full strength
in the poll, for it remarks, "The vote
was unusually large for an off yeai
It can hardly be fairly
claimed that results arc due to th<
The Roundup Tribune appears to
view the i mmediatc future with
something approximating trepidat : on
"Whether conditions shall now be
Iietter or worse, only time can tcli,'
Enforce
ment of the prohibition law will now
rest with federal officers, and w«..
may be-permitted to hope that thj.v
v,'ill as a class be more icspectable
w^ÂteZJtad^bÎ to
^ r< '? 1 fo,wtion ? ^
P"*Wbrtion quert'on has no been
*«*» by rrp-al of the state law an J
jt **•* 4oabte4 whether it.
-Ration was a wo ■ "
•^ New Northwest. M-ssml .
lhink * "«P** 1 '* ' h ' r ' ri *
^bitten v iH XfcohMy. hive in
nioortar.t effect nr th* pro-m f m
-.oretiou in Montana '"t ■ '
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in Montana.
stay at home or indifferent vote.
Bro. Woodward ventures.
(Cra. ra rag* U—
LION'S CLUB BEGIN
USEFUL CAMPAIGN
At their dinner Tuesday evening
the club had as their guests, Messrs.
McConkey end Hsmment of Belt end
Messrs. Edgar Maday and E. H.
Ameri-ISpracer 0 f Groat Falls, Mr. Msclsy
who ha* been Boy Scout leader in
Great Falls for many years addros
-d the .tab In the Intarert of the
local acoute who are briny raoryan*
Led.
The Firemen not desiring to do so
the Chib voted to put on the Camiv*
on December 81 and January 1st.
This affair they guarantee will be
bigger and better than ever. The
committee named to make arrange
ment8 j 8 Gus Manchester, Arthur
Wington and Bob H eron. The object
of the carniva i ^ to fund8 ^th
to /inance an 0 , d Timer's
dance |Bter in ^ year .
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M1 °n Tuesday another .ala of Merida
M * ne ^'P ment ™
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>ent * t * ve ot t ^ A> C ' **• ^ Fo
f . ,
" 1 * nt out ^ he m,ne but IMnr<5ra -
falls of rock He between the portal
and the parting wÜéfe rook Ot MS
gtu ^ jg store< i. This will have to be
removed before any more of the
, —..w
equipment can be Temched.
FEW CARS AVAILABLE
SALE AT MERKLE MINE
ön Saturday In Great Falls occui j
red the wedding of two of Belt's most
popular young people. The groom
was Raymond Pimperten, son of Mi.
and Mrs. David Pimperten and bor.
and raised on Cora creek. The bridl
W8 s Ruth Brodie, only daughter of
our townspeople. Mr. and Mrs. James
Brodie. She was bom in Belt and
up be re graduating from the
Valley High School last year.
The bridal pair were attended b»
gjdney Pimperte«, brother of the
groom and by Lem pi Ranta, a close
" . ,, , ,,
SVÄ the happy pair
Mt *. inin toT H ^ n8 '
.„».t clt.es where they will spend
their honeymoon
S-Mom has the announcement ot
v.c^din-« greeted by * morn
.manfmotis dkf action than this, or
«r.-ere^wishes for pr^^nty
. ,..1 *>«nnfne«s. The newly weds are
t-.-.-.-n and loved by everyone and the
-M'ng meets the hearty nnprov-1
FAVORITE PAIR
WED SATURDAY
Of all.
DEATH COMES l
UNEXPECTEDLY
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. People of Belt and vicinity
shocked on Wednesday morning to
hear of the dath of F. E. Josclyn io
in the early morning hours at the
I Deaconess hospital.
The deceased had been ill with
stomach trouble for several weeks
and for some time had been in a
serious condition but lately hopes for
recovery had been held by hi»
friends. He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Prank Joscelyn of Otter Creek
and is survived by his widow, Myrtle
Dunston Joscelyn; a baby son; hia
parents and one brother, Archie Jos
celyn of Helena, who with his - wife,
was at home daring the last few days
and made frequent trips to the hos
pital.
The Joscelyns are stockmen
Otter creek having owned and farmed
the old Tolliver place for a consider
able number of years.
Frank was married a few years
ago to Myrtle Dunston of Belt and
to them a few months ago was hors
a son who is still too young to know
hia father. Frank was the mainstay
of his father in the handling* of tha
ranch and hia loss will be keenly felt.
The younger brother, Archie, Is •
writer of no mean ability and has
been making his home In Helena.
The Joscelyn* have always beea
counted among the beat people
thrifty, substantial and dependable
Deceased was a member of the
local Masonic lodge and the funeral <
QL
will be held from the M. E. church,
of which he was a member, on Fri
day at 2 P. M., the services at the
grave following the Masonic ritual*.
THE PONY EXPRESS AT
PYTHIAN DEC. 1—2
Ob* of tha most popular start s*
that bava gone the
California's expense is that of the
California
minister, offering ■
prayer, who asked a bleasipg "Amt
C alifornia, as walk as the United
Stetes."
history, however, which might set»
ally have brought about the separa
tion of CalifonÜk from the union.
"There was a strong slavery party
| n California at the time oj the oat
break of the Civil War," says J
wbo f n med the epic of the
west for Paramount, "The Pony Kx
prea* -
" When the cloud, of war became
Thera waa a crisis in the natiou'» *
threatening, the eyes of both north
and south turned to California.
Even then, in 1860, she
jewel of the Pacific, having consldst
able population, great natural wealth
and renowned climate and fertility.
To the south, the acquisition of Cali
fornia meant enhanced prestige, that
would encourage the perpetutation at
the slave system.
The north desired the prestige that
would come from holding California,
WL jwell. qs the material strength **
herent in the state's valuable* Sa
sources.
Threatened Secession
In 1860 there were 380,000 peopfc
in California. While a majority of
them were loyal to the union, there
was a vigorous minority intensely to
j symathy with the southern cause,
j ready to bring about secession by
force of arms if necessary.
As civil war become more and
more imminent, it became obvious te
onion men both in the east and wert
that the existing lines of stage corn
munication, and -by boat via the
Isthmus of Panama, were ontrost
worthy and exceedingly slow,
mail routes went by Albuquerque,
New Mexico and In event of war the
south would most certainly gain con
trol of this route, and organize the
southern sympathizers in Califomia
Thank* to the pony express. Cab
fonda remained loyal
ists won the election of September
4 1861, by a big .majority, although
union rotera.
over 16.000 troop- to the
onion cause.
Henry Jam"* For ***
Woods novelized he
roach-s the
Trente.- Wednrodaw nd Thnrei
Djemter
prinnonl roW ' ffh ^ nT J**
Kmpnnn R.cvrde
Torrence and Wallace *^J***$
rRpitRV lUppOHlllf 1 CÄ
The
The union
the election revealed over 20.000 anta
T,a ter on, California
ap'f '.Vflter
hieb
ot th- Pythian
s-recn
FV-fnrod te the