The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-27
NEWS LETTER FROM BELT.
The Citizens OF Belt Are Not LAG.
ging Behind in Spring I'm.
prOvements.
Work on the Cashier COnlee Road X
Being Pushed to Compile
tiOn.
Special Correspondence Of The TRIBUNE.

Special Correspondence Of The TRIBUNE.
BELT, April 24.-Since the strike was
ordered everything at this place has had
the appearance Of unfinished business.
However, no n seems to be dissatisfied
and proposed improvements are still
talked Of, with some now in active oper.
alton. The work Of widening the grade
on the Belt hill road, leading down the
Cashier %coulee, is being pushed to com
pletion by Harry Howard with a large
force of men.
The proposed road running from Belt
to Arlington on the west side of Belt
creek has been viewed and surveyed and
is now before the board of county COM
m%issioners for their approval. The road
lie feasible and can be built with but lit
tie expense.
+. Fitzgerald has opened his new hotel
with all modern improvements and is
prepared to receive and entertain his old
friends and acquaintance in a manner
that will make them call again, for none
will 60 away dissatisfied.
John Richards is doing the butcher
business in good old style and has a gen.
eral assortment Of the best in that line.
Gus Mackey, Harmon Molen, and
Mat Silio Of West Belt boarding house
fame still retain thirty boarders each,
and at IL m. when the bell rings, ninety
stallwart miners respond to the call.
Ed Dougherty has secured a site for
the purpose Of erecting a large cold
storage and bottling work. Ed is one of
the old true and tried and his hosts of
friends will be glad to hear of his ten
strike"
Ed Lowry has moved his family from
Gilt Edge and says Belt is good enough
for him to pitch his tent in for the
future.
Last Sunday being a beautiful day a
number of the Belt citizens took a pleas
ure trip over on Little Belt. which in
cluded Mr.. A. A. Collins, f. Fitzgerald,
Chas. Anderson, James Judge, Arthur
Mclean and Pete Morand. TO complete
the party they were joined by Judge
Shields, who appeared through his front
door loaded to his shoulders with fishing
tackle, grips, satchels, hand bags and ali
the implements of law and order that
may be seen during a session of court)
hanging IN the walls, laying on the
tables and by G keen observer in the
secret corners of his court room. After
ascending from the valley of Belt creek
to the table lands on the east a general
relation of fierce fights with the fero-
cious animals of the Rockies, bear en-
counters and hair-breath escapes. An
object presented itself which caused all
to take a breath that 90 much inflated
them that when they recovered they
found they had been raised from their
seats and were standing by the wagons
The judge distributed the impli-
ments and declared that they never
failed a trusty hand. With the bravery
OF Bonapart he led the march and after
a few volleys an examination proved it
to be the remains Of a chased fence post.
Proceeding they came to a halt on the
beautiful banks Of Little Belt, where
they wined and dined and viewed the
lofty peaks of the Highwood mountains.
Fitzgerald proved to be the champion
fisherman, while Collins proved to be the
crack rifle shot by calling a duck down
at LOCO yards. The boys would scarcely
believe their eyes when Judge
Shields ordered a post. mortem examina-
ton and called in three jurors. By a
strict examination they decided the duck
to bis death from heart failure and
Collins was acquitted without prejudice
of violating the Montana game law. On
their return home Charles Anderson did
not respond to the homeward signal Of
two rifle shots and proved himself to be
the champion pedestrian. as he made a
lap Of fourteen miles in two hours and
minutes and nine seconds.
He says he will never disobey
camp orders again and is now thinking
seriously of joining Coxey's army. How.
ever, the boys all got home safe.
E. r. Ciingan is doing a rushing bust
despite the hard times. Mrs. j.
X. Cashier, OF hotel fame, is now putting
in her spring garden and as she superin-
tends the work, q passer-by often hears
the sweet lulabies of former days. Dune
business has increased 80
much lately he may take in a partner
soon, a madam preferred. A petition is !
having its rounds in regard to having a |
new school district and now has sigma
lures of parents enough to represent
one eligible school children. How
10 this for Belt. AS news is scarce out
here now on account of railroad mail
colapsing. | will nov conclude
and wait for the old reliable stage to
bring in the TRIBUNE. PEPPER.
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