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VOLUME S3. NUMBER 25.
BELT, MONTANA* THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1926
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AFTER YEARS
OF IMMUNITY
BEN CAUGHT
Miss Elsie Hermanson of Sand
Coulee and Bennie Gossa ck of High
wood were married at 7 Thanks
giving morning at St. Ann's «the
edrai in Great Palls. The bride wa l
attended by Pauline Yurko and the
groom by Henry Gossack
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the Park
bo tel to which the Hermanson family
faTS n numbLn h ng a ^ven th Ind G a 8, fe C w
guests sat down. The bridal pan
took the noon train for Snokane
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were e y vu vtst nen s an ex
throughout the West. ?
Mr.: Gossack is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Jen« Itermonson
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Hermonson of,
Sand Coulee and is a social favorite!
In her circle of acmiaintanee*
Bennv is so well imown to Belt
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Shortly after graduating from the
local high school be entered business
In Highwood where he is known as
good businessman and a prosperou.
rancher. ,
The newly weds will have the best
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they return to Highwood where they
•rill make their home.
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LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
P. E. JOSCELYN FUNERAL
The funeral last week of F. E. Jos
celyn was one of the largest seen
here fai a tong time. Rev. J. A. Mar
tin assisted Rev. H. T. Stong in Hie
service at the M. E. church which at
the same time was impreMsiee and
sad.{.The Belt lodge of Masons at-|
tended in a body and at the ceme
tery consigned the body to the grave
with Masonic rites. A large number
of people from out of town were
present
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Cyril Colorchick returned to his
home here after spending several
days in Great Falls visiting relatives,
Mrs. McCarty is doing nicely and
i* expected home soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos Lavoie and son
Philip left Sunday morning tor
Pierre South Dakota, to spend the 1
-winter with their daughter and sister.
Mr. Murr., .„d child™
Miss Wren spent the holidays i n
Nelson 6É8cnded
business matters in Great Falh Mon
Mrs. Jo# Lavoie and daughter Mrs.,
"Visocan were visitors in Great Falls
last week. j
Mrs. Martin Koneskey is visiting,
Falls • Tuesday, returning Wednesday
Martin Grosskopf motoröd to Great
Falls Monday. I
Mr and Mrs Beckham had .. th.ir ^
este for Thanksgivin dinner Mi '
f^d Mr* Ole Anderson ^ndThiMref I
Ifr an Mr* Wm Orham and ehildren
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Mrs. Ed Forsythe.
■Great Falls.
Mrs. Geo. Visocan of Helena re
turned to her home Tuesday, after a
weeks visit at Belt and Raynesford'.
She was accompanied home by her
brother in-law Andy. (
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home folks for a few day.s
G. Roedel made a trip to Great
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Monte McCarty will soon receive a
ipoma or Ing an exce nt c0 ®
serving aa many 88 twenty-four to»
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e*ting re.
H. D. Lmi was a visitor in Great
Falls last Friday.
The Ladies Aid was entertained at
the home of Mrs. Trick Wednesday,
Another dance will be held Satur
day. The sapper fund going to far
nish a treat for the children on
Christmas.
A number from here planned on
attending the Geyser dance also
Belt, Wednesday evening, but toe
sudden change in the weather
changed their minds.
Joe Colarch Ik is busy with wagons
loading their wheat in cars ready for
shipping. The garage track* are
hatiling Redestroms wheat.
FUmne* Urix spent Saturday and
Sunday with her father here who is
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very ill at
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morning Mr. and Mrs. 1.
Y. James and daughter Ruth
turned home from their trip
I Oklahoma, Missouri and other east-)
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»'anche Servons spent Thanks
rivfe *' at tar home in Gr ®* 1 F» 11 ^
B *"* 8 load of 160
; Chr,stmM trws into Great Falls
last week which he 80,(1 to different
merchants for Christmas decora
V tton8 ;
L,lhan S*™ 88 and Elmer Baum
* ardner were i" Armington
a ®f the
8cho01 w * 8 held - Tt was de '
cided ***** « cupboard put in each
room.
p<>r ^ laat few days ^ ^ c.
Snow ha8 been confined to his house
acooo "t * a ™ »Id. but at
«ftW» writing he is improving.
^ Cooper and Robert:«or
James uooper ana nooen
Richardson of Rocky Ridge have
been visiting at the Richardson
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Mrs Stella Lewis ,eft Monday to
8 P* nd 8 ° me time ***** her 80n
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Preparations are in full swing fo,
the Annual Cbmmunity Christmas !
tree to be held in the school.
For the last week the school
ha ^ Christmas
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Mr. Frank Cooper left on an ex
tended trip to Oklahoma where he
will visit old friends. He expect*
to be gone until the end of the year.
Word has been received by Harry
Armstrong of the death of Luther
Jackson at Parsons, Kansas on Tuqa
day, November *8, 1*86.
Lather Jackson was well known in
this vicinity, having lived in Mon
tana tor 30 years and worked fori
Harry Armstrong for 15 years. He,
iwas 66 years of age at the time of
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LUTHER JACKSON
DIES IH KANSAS
his death which came as s result ofi
heart trouble. He was a distant,
connection of Van Henderieder and
Mrs Qwen. He was always a
appearing old gentleman, clean,
neatly dressed and affable. He was
honest, truthful, conscientious in his
work and very particular In
language.
Two years ago he retired from
active labor and went to Indiana to
live but idleness was too lonesome
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Kansas where he found light work
on a farm. His death will be re
Igretted by numbers of friends who
will be sorry to read this notifi
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ODD FELLOWS HOME DAY
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Odih^rifows entertained last
eveninR in honor of t|, eir «Home
Day«. Besides a large number 0 f
members and their families there
were present many invited guests
who came to spend the evening with
their friends. After a delightful
program of which Ernest Seigling
was chairman those present sat
down to 8 sumptuous banquet pre
pared by the Rebeckahs.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS |
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Assessor Harold Mady and
State Examiner Williamson passed
through Belt yesterday morning on
to Neihart where
cation.
way to Neihart where Mr. Wil
liamaon ex- mlned the city hooka. On
his return he called upon Watet
Overseer Sommerrille and examined
11 " Beh W,t * r ^ .
j The Lion's club met Tue s day night,
They heard committee reports and
appointed other committees for their
activities which are under way.
sides the carnival they are als*,
planning an "Old-Timers Evening"
early in the new year.
Robert McConkey, Jr., son of Ro
bert McConkey who was associated
with B. F. McConkey for many years
In the sheep business, was married
at Casa City, Michigan on November
26th to Ethel Robinson. ^
Cards have been received an
nouncing the birth to Mr. and Mrs.
Cart A. Untinger of Cascade of a
seven pound daughter on Friday
November 26 th
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kranz of Great
Fails Visited Mr. and Mrs Lew
Clergy Sunday. »
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BELT'S POPULAR POSTMASTER
TAKES HIS PEN IN HAND TO
DREHT OOB ERRANT MAILING
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of «musing you though ! hope you
w.11 read It because I will toy to in
»ert considerable useful informât*»»,
to the public in general among the
inrnw of words the Editor h» kindly
P*™" 4 * 1 8pace 1 do not P 08 * " a
distributor of knowledge, but while
in calling attention to a few matters
'H' , tf »"»ted. might ^ 8 > b ^
make my job a httle easier. That is
one reason for this effort, but if it
was tb * only one, I wouldn't think of
writing at all. What I really wish
to do is to give a few suggestion, to
the public which I hope will make
better postal service.
I do not think there is a business
on earth—and by the way the United
h- n». Offlc. Department ta til»
bin« est business in the wirld--where
the emp!o ' e8 a " m l ^ loy "' **
'- rv,ce ' ' Un ° f the
By R. H. Bemis
This is not written with any idea
I have the opportunity I see no harm
There is * fas. m.itmn in that]
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work of the post office, especially 1»
small town like ours, that is hard
define. think possibly It lies
chiefly in the W*™** *
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i friendship I hope, of everyone In the
community. The post office is often
the agent for good news and we ou
! the inside of the wicket get a real
j kick out of smiles with which the ra
pectod massage of affection, friend
ship, sentiment or relief, b received.
Of course at timet, we are compelled
to pass out h sorrowful communica
tion, and if this by chance Is made
known to oa we feel regret- ae 8
forced bearer of bad nears. We e«l
not help but learn much of OR
affair» of our community, for we a#i
often made the confidant of our pat
rrmh We soon bérn, indeed, we
instructed by official and very strict
V 1 «« *> bo,d in ab80,ute confidence
8 » "> atte " «««ting the private
a « air8 ™ P**™ 8 wh,ch may
com * to our notice.
At the general delivery window
the postmaster meets young and old
1 and while the average observer might
nice!wonder why and how he ever ac-jI
quired such s freien, vacuous and
utterly blank countenance. I will ex j
plain that incessant passing of au
Wsjendless variety of humanity, give*
| him no chance to meet each and j
everyone with an expression reflec
ting the mood of the one that he is
doing business with at the moment
I.wouid ^IrChc ^lt, ot
kaleidoscope and besides, impose su
intolerable strain upon the facia
muscles. Notwithstanding this out
ward semblance of imbecility, I as
ieert the postmaste r really feels
(direct interest in the affair» of hie
P* 4 «»" 8 - H# rejoices in their happin
and sympathizes in their sorrow*
because he realizes that In a way he
I» a small part of the system which
contr»*»«** in a measure to both.
Before attempting any suggestion*
for the betterment of the service I
wish to say that daring my four
years' work in the local post office
my relations with the public have
been exceedingly pleasant. I do not
attempt to say that my administra
!t»n has been free from mistakes, for
It has not. No system formulated b)
human agency is perfect, nor proD
ably ever will be. but we are striving
all the time to make the postal »er
vice better and the main purpose of
this article is in that direction. And
we want a little help from
ess
Custom hu decreed that the
stamp on a letter be placed on thej
upper right-hand corner of the en
Hope- There is an importent rea^nto.t
for this from the postal viewpoint,
ft enables the convenient facing of
all letters for cancellation and post
Be-'mark. This is ao well understood b>
the public that I venture to say that
ninety-nins %nt of a hundred observe
it. But we do get a letter occasion
ally with the stamp in the wrong
place and quite often with the
address so high up that the cancel
iation obliberates It altogether or In
terferes with Its legibility. Write
th« address ore the lower half of the
envelope, thus leaving plenty of
room .tor the cancellation and post
mark. Also place the name and the
address of the sender in the upper
LEFT cornet of the envelope. Thi*
latter is one of the important suc
gestions for the betterment of the
postal servie*. _ "
P™* d or written on the envelope,
^ y 11 f °*. correctio, '
nttle delay is caused.
address is lacking or incomplete, and
»o return address on the envelope,
\ ft«re is nothing for us to do but for
~rd it to the. letter office
Where it wilj be opened and If it
contains anything of value or impor
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* nce 11 will be returned to the
writer, providing it has a signatum
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cUss mail. Where the neces
{While we are free to admit errors
ea oar part there is something to be
said about mistakes on the part
the public. Even in our small post
office scarcely a day passes but
someone drops a letter in the mail
box innocent of stamp, or the addres.
incomplete and quite often missing
altogether. In cases of this kind, ii
the return address of the sender is
If the
sary postage is missing and no re
turn address on the envelope, we an.
»"»Pe»röl to hold the letter and
notify the addressee of the fact with
instructions to send the postage for
same. On receipt of the we
forward the btter to its destination
bat it doesn't make your corre
spondent altogether joyous, for
oocts him or her, as the case may be,
doable postage for a letter that pos
sibly isn't worth the price. Imagine
a love-lorn swain proposing by mail
anxiously awaiting a reply, only to
fat a cold and buainess-like card
notice from an unknown grouch of a
postmaster requesting him to send
t*ro cents in stamps for a lettei
addressed to him, but lacking
postage. He sends the stamps en
closed in an envelope stamped on
the outside, has another dreary wait
before ha gets results, and then per
areA«*« when he «pens the letter finds
that he is prised to "go taka a
jump into the creek!
rapture of an acceptance would be
8om8what Opened by the delsy.
Even the
No parcel post packages are nov>
accepted for mailing without the
sender's name and addres* written
or printed on the outside of ««mt
would like to see this rule apply
to letters slso, but for obvious
reasons it is not likely that such a
'rule will ever be enforced. There
are certain periods in all our live f .
when our correspondence is most
precious and sacred and to be kepi
as near inviolate as possible ever.
from the eye* of the most unimag
of po.Uo.«,,. « « -
assure these sensitive souls that few
postmasters or postal employes
spend any time whatever in spccu
jlatlon regarding the thousands or
i missives which pass through their
; hands. They seldom see' anything!
except the name of the town or
state I» ail outgoing mtrfl, and only
, the name on incoming mail is read
and the letters and paper* diatribu
.ted as rapidly a* possible.
curiosity is a trait sternly frowned
upon hi all well conducted post
office*. From one to two thousand
pieces of mail are distributed in th.
local post office every day, a
kindly be patient *nd forgiving if you,
happen to find somebody else'*)
letter in your box. Just dfop lv
back In the letter chute and
( try to get It into the proper box toel
next time. If you should accident-j*j
ally open it before noticing the
error, kindly indorse your name on j
the onteide of the envelope with the |
it In toe chute.
Perhaps it is already the practice,
1 do not know, but I have thought
children should be taught
our schools the proper method of ad
dressing an envelope as I have here
tofors outlined it I hesitate to
suggest it. but also I t hink a few!.
lectures in the schoolroom in the
matter of deportment in public
places, including th? post office
lobby, would be beneficial to the
citizenry, as well a* agreeable to th»
jr»st office personnel. We welcome
the bright, cheery, inquiring fac«** of
the young folks, but when they
burnt fn at th- door with whoop
and yell* of e^ubemne". possibly
generated by release from od ; >m
study, it is sometimes disturbing to
the other patrons who nr- trving to
transact business of more or 1-«*
«chou* nature, and also a little
jangling upon the nerve«.-hut I f-ik.r
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Un. Joe Spiller U pla nning to
leave soon for Kansas where she
will visit relatives.
The Breese children of Great Falb
spent their Thanksgiving vacation
with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Smith.
Pauline Burchak is working at th*
of'Deaconess hospital in Great Falb,
1 V, L. Fischer went to Fort Benton
Friday where he was called to serve
! on the jury. Mrs. Fischer accom
panied him as far as Great Falb
where she visited her mother and
sister until Sunday evening,
Mr. and Mrs. George Darko and
baby and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith
were shopping in Great Falls, Mon
tana. '■— •-f
Mrs. Walker Blevins and »ns
in Great Falb for several days. Wa.
ker; the younger son is having trou-:
hie with his eyes and may have to
stay out of school for the remainder
of the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Neb Baker were
visiting rebtives in Great Palis from
Friday until Toeday.
A. Fischer, Sr. was in the Palls
taking chiropractic treatments for
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gulden and chil
dren and Mr. and Mrs. A. Fischer
and sons were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. V. L. Fischer on Thanks
giving.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Burchak had as
their Thanksgiving dinner guests Mr.
and Mrs. Emile Fischer, Mr. and
Mrs. Haag and Mias Pauline Bur
chak of Great Falls.
«me carnival, which the Firemen of
y«*n and which cam* to he looked
forward -to, by old and young, almost
as much ss the 4th of July ana
Christmas «by, is not to become ob
solete.
LIONS WILL PUT
ON BIG CARNIVAL
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Beit ao ably bandied .ftar MVftet
Tht Firemen ran the carnival for
a public purpose, to provide adequate
firefighting equipment for the city.
Their purpose accomplished, they
passed last year and when approach
*d by representatives of the Lion
club gladly relinquished all claims to
that body,
this year the Lien's Hub wiil
^ on the time-fcmored event, guar
antMd ^ trigger and better than
ever
their various activities for the
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. . . shekels which will h#
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Friday and Saturday evenings,
{? 8Ce . mber 3l8 ^ *" d January 1st
"• dates set tor the event wh ich wi ll
be be,d ,n Knights M Pythias
h "» Committee* are at work pre
MfcjP*™ 1 » and a ^ ract1 ®" 8
which * ri11 ** de,c ^ H " d ^
eventful evenings. The comm tt«e in
^ bar * e ar * Gu* Manche« r, A. .
j Winston and Bob Heron.
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HAROLD LLOYD PICTURE
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. a " clty . 0 8 on * ailment
finoma from which Ha ™ M j
Lk *f «•»•r appears to suffer. The
rrca comedian is given credit for
eve &p nfir "»« ««w comedy themes
situations and ideas than any other
man °" * cr «J> today.
^PP 1 ^ ot mat *., a } 8een18 fne *'
,h.ustible. This will be quite «»•
' paren ' * 08 0 18 ®
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L,oyd maintain the
P«* be has set for individuality,examining
because of one thing: He never
"»a*«» hi* • tory ^ ides fit the *it
oation *. or "**«*'' as the funny bits
ot business he portrays are called
,n cioema parlance, but makes his
"****" and situation* mould Into the
* en «ral theme of hi* story. For
reason, he cannot use stock
material, and thereby avoid* the nit
' nto which *o many comics fall.
The comedian is known to havt,
enrried in his mind for several years
grest comedy "gags" to use them
only when a situation developed int«
rirch they . ould be logically and
legitimately placed.
OLD SAILOR
ALONE WHEN
CALL COMES
Last Friday morning, while M. J.
Roe ben was delivering milk on Ue
route, he stopped as usual at toe
Caster House where the aged John
Robertson was one of his customers.
Roe ben had noticed that the old mas
was getting very feeble and steppee
into the house to inquire as to his
health. He found Robertson, sitting
in a chair, dead. Old age, coupled
with severe asthma, was the casa.
The authorities were notified ana
°* Hughe.ville was lumsonw.
"' who was the son of Robert
80 " 8 de ^ a8ed wife ; Saturday
iand took charge of affairs.
John Robertson was 81 years old
and had Ifcred in Belt for nearly SO
years. In his early years he had bean
a tailor and had visited almost «vary
known land. Some years ago he
used to while away idle hours by
carving out and rigging model tail
ing ships of frigate, schooner, bark
and other styles.
The funeral eras held Wednesday
from tht O'Connor chapel and burial
the only known relative, Tom HoL
was made in the Belt cemetery.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Harry T. Sto-ig. pastor
The regular monthly' meeting at
the official board will be held this
Thursday evening following the
prayer service which will be at T:St
o'clock.
All ladies having hand work ba>
tonging to the Aid are asked to ton
it in, finished or unfinished, to the
president Mr,* C, Berg, as soon as
possible.
Choir rshersal at the parsonage
Saturday evening at 7:80.
Morning worship at 11 o'clock.
Sermon by the pastor. Tba
will be the first of e series rslaHag
to toe nature and function of Mw
Holy Spirit.
Evening service at 7:80.
An in
formal service with a spiritual at
mosphere and a welcome to all.
Sunday school at 10 o'ciock
Epworth League at 6:16.
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Tony Faller returned home Tue»
day evening from a business trip to
"Die Commercial Club had a Has
masting Tuesday. Several of their
members gave interesting talk*.
jj r md Mrs. Henry Sutton and
three children returned Sunday even
.^g form a visit with relatives 8» ~
* Bernice ^Vhite returned to GreatT
Fslls Monday following a week's
visit here with home folks,
Tripp «pent some time fai
(j reat p M ]] a returning home Tuesday.
Mrs. M. N. Lease and Miss Lease
returned Saturday from Great Falls
w f, ere they had spent several days
with relatives.
Mary Taylor has returned from
Great Falls where she spent a week
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Mr „ Ann is Haxton went into
Great Fa ||„ returning Sator
day ghp her
Estelle at the hospital. Estelle left
the
Dan Lenny and Dave Ledbetter
spent the Thanksgiving holidays with
their families in Great Palls.
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Father McHugh of Belt came up
Monday and held mass Tuesday
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j Dr. Thomas Walker and Mrs. Me
Guire of the County Health Office
were up Monday. They visited the
Dj^sa sahoek and toe N e iha rt - sc hoo l;'
tne children and riving
vac< . lnat(r)n , £, those desiring It,
n g*f n st diphtheria and small pox. A
nam ber whose last year defects hod
been remedied showed decided gain* : -
j n tbeir condition this year. Defec
tiv e teeth and s tendency toward
^tre were the most frequent note
tlong at this time,
The annual masquerade ball was
bold Thanksgiving night and was ad
judged one of the nicest dances in a
long Mme. The costume* were var
fed and various. ' wlSI'
Carl Pchenck soent the Th-nka
giving vacation with hi» family at
the county seat.