The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
In THE COAL CENTER
A Cess Ply Letter From the Thriving
Town of Belt
DIPHTHERIA is DYING OUT
The Boys Want to Organize a Brass
Banda Turkey and Chicken
Thief-The New Electric
Light Plant.

Belt, Jan. 1s.-william Shocks, a min
err employed here. was arrested We'd
nesday for assault and battery. That
evening he got away from the officer.
but was taken into custody again the
following day and yesterday was tried
before Judge Fitzgerald and was SEN
fenced to the county jail Sentence will
be pronounced Monday. There are ru-
mors current of Shocks being guilty of
another crime. of a more serious ma
ture, but until the matter is thorough
ly investigated. the officers refuse to
talk.
Since the county jail was burned here
there is no place to confine prisoners,
and the want of a bsstile gives the Off
GERS much concern. Belt has reached
that stage of progress where a good
jail is an absolute necessity.
The identity of the Standards Belt
correspondent is exciting some little at
tention from the gentlemen of leisure"
of the tin-horn variety.
Payday occurred Thursday, and the
amount of money distributed by the
Cashier Coal company was the largest
in the history of the camp. Mercantile
houses did a thriving business, and
money was plenty everywhere.
DIR. and Mrs. A. Z. Chamberlain and
son are back from a trip to Chicago,
relatives and friends. Mrs. Chamber
lain has quite recovered from her Sc
we're illness.
Schools opened Monday with a fair
attendance, and but little fear is ex-
pressed of further attacks of diphthe-
ria, as the epidemic Is believed to have
spent itself. no new cases being re-
ported.
]. w. Leland has purchased the COM
Portable residence erected by p. J..
Shields, whose family has removed TO
Great Falls.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made by the members of the Carpen-
tiers union for their first annual ball,
which will occur on the evening of the
anniversary of Washingtons birthday.
Red auckland of Highwood brought
in 5000 pounds of fine pork Wednes-
day and it was easily disposed OF to
local dealers. Belt offers the farmers
of Highwood a splendid market for
their products. all of which has here
tofore been taken to Great Falls.
The one thing necessary to give Belt
prominence as a metropolitan town is
the organization OF a brass band. In
that respect the camp is behind Sand
Coulee, and even Armington.
The anniversary of Burns birthday
will be fittingly celebrated by the
Scotch residents of Belt. of which there
are many. An elaborate programme
has been arranged for next Saturday
night.
Some thieves entered the barn of
David Graham who resides midway be-
tween Belt and Arlington a few nights
ago and gathered in three turkeys ana
"a chickens.
Friday afternoon the directors of the
Cascade County Agricultural associa-
ton will meet at Cashiers hall. The
meeting will be open TO all, and every
business man of Belt should be present
to encourage the officers.
The Times is authority for the state
ment that Manager Kittle expects to
have the new electric light plant In
operation and furnishing lights to the
mines, buildings and houses in the up
per town in 80 days The plant con-
sistS of a 100-horee-power engine and
dynamos, and for the present will fur
nish ten arc and 600 incandescents. The
company has sufficient poles and wire
TO line the town, which they will do as
soon as everything is running and the
demand will warrant the expense.
The narrow escape from destruction
by fire of the Grand Union hotel is a
sound argument for further protection
from the fire fiend. Belt has reached
that stage when a first-class fire COM
pany, provided with modern apparatus,
is an absolute necessity.
The young men of Belt have organic
ed a new social club with +. II. Camp
bell president; s. T.. Remington, sec
Rotary; Bert Finch, treasurer. The or
ganization was completed at "a meeting
held at J. b. Gieske's this afternoon.
F. c. Lowyer installed the following
officers of the X. of p. lodge Monday
night: r. f. Spurrier. c. c.; j. Il. Sher-
idan, V. c.; l.. ]. HanleyyC.; J. p. Mad
igan, NJ. w; z. J. Cunningham, X of
r. and s.; L. o. Riser, NJ. F.; Al Blake,
/. G. After the lodge adjourned the
members proceeded to the Royal Cafe.
where an elaborate spread awaited
them and the evening was spent in a
most enjoyable way, speeches being
made by DIR. Lowyer and other MEM
bers. The lodge is in a very flourish
ing condition, and its membership Is
increasing rapidly.