The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-05
UPPER BELT.
The Roads in Bad Condition-The Holiday
Season Appropriately Celebrated.

The Roads in Bad Condition-The Holiday
Season Appropriately Celebrated.
Special Correspondence to THE TRIBUNE.
UPPER BELT, Jan. 3.-In The TRIBUNE
Of Dec % ONE an interesting article on
the construction of roads IN the United
States. State laws of excellent import
are quoted and the thoughts expressed
lead n to bring the matter home and
say a word about the public roads of
Montana, particularly those of Cascade
county, and more particularly those of
the Upper Belt region.
I recently saw a letter from the county
commissioners ordering road superin-
tendents to Immediately abandon work
on all bridges now under process Of con-
struction. Well! I wish the three C.'s
of Cascade county were obliged to ira.
verse a section Of road between Raceville
and Monarch and keep traversing it las
George d. Prentiss claimed that all per-
sons must do penance in the form Of
neglected duties on earth) through all
eternity. There are deep, narrow cou-
lees on this road that have never been
bridged, and just one slide up and down
them would leave a twist IN their necks
they would not oon forget. During the
deep SHOWS of a year ago the road was
rendered impossible by these gorges
drifting full.
At present two bridges are partially
built which, if completed, would help
largely toward making the roads safe for
travel; but in accordance with the edict
sent forth work has been stopped and
we are road. bound for the remainder of
the winter. 1t is almost impossible for
farmers to haul a load up and down the
sharp ascents and declivities in the most
favorable weather, and it lie utterly so
when the r. ads are slippery or the snow
is deep. If common sense and a clear
comprehension of the needs OF the coun-
ty instead of politics could manage pub
lie affairs there might be less reason to
complain. The burden of this years
taxes is terrible. Each man in this part
of the country feels it keenly, and the
fact that he is in 10 way directly or in
directly benefited makes it still harder
to bear. 1t may be we'll to pay death
rate taxes for a handsome almshouse
which he may never enter, for city
bridges which he will probably seldom
or never cross, but when he attempts to
carry a load of grain to market to raise
this tax money and finds it utterly USE
less to attempt to get over such execra-
BILE roads-roads laid out by the county
surveyor, viewed and reviewed and
called good by men living miles away,
and who never have to haul a load over
them. The reflection that he may help
pay for tEis red-tape proceeding and
break his neck il he ventures over their
beautiful results is far from satisfactory.
Wonder of the three CT will read Walter
Scott's 'Kenilworth?" l would CON-
mend them to one passage, "We three
tomfools be-"
The holiday season has been one of
unprecedented gayety. There has been
balls and 'rumors" of balls, dinner
parties, sleighing parties. hard times
parties, and John l.. Sullivan parties.
MI. ard Mrs. A. Cunningham recently
gave a dinner to the bachelors of the
neighborhood.
On Christmas day MI. and Mrs. Geo
Goodman gave a dinner to the bachelor
friends of their son Forest in honor of
his having attained his majority on that
day.
John Thompson and wife also enter
tanned on Christmas.
Alex Yule gave a Christmas supper
and dance in his new house which was
socially a decided success. The supper
was elegant, the music tirst-class and the
company all that could be desired.
Many of the Neihart 400" were present,
including Mr.. aud Mrs. j. L. Neihart,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Harrison, Messrs.
Sandow, Lenny, Herring and others:
Mrs. Sprague, Miss Hamilton, and the
Misses Ida and Mae Sutton; all Mon
arch, a goodly delegation from the
"bench" and quite a party from Barker
made up a goodly and agreeable crowd.
A new Years party at the new hotel
at Monarch was another very pleasant
affair. Mrs. S M. Dodd served the sup
per, which was a guarantee NJ it's excel
lence. The editor of the Neihart Herald
in q recent issue declared that "you can
not keep those Monarch people down."
They certainly know how to entertain
and are generous and hospitable in u
marked degree.
Barker also celebrated New Years with
a grand ball.
Mr.. j. Sansman returned Monday from
a visit to his old home in Wisconsin.
Miss Nellie Rice, who is attending
school in Great Falls, spent the holiday
vacation at home with her parents at
Riceville.
A little daughter graces the home OF
J. F. Donahu and makes glad the hearts
Of it's happy parents. UPPER BELT.