The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-24
LATEST BELT NEWS
Heard, Said and Done in the Coal
Metropolis Of the State.
CHIPS FROM EVERYTHING
Personal Mention. Political Gossip,
Society Doings. improvements,
shop and Street Talk and
General information.

hhVh was lorHlally organized mere with
a good healthy membership. The fol-
lowing officers were elected, and at a
meeting held Saturday they were. in
stalled: Master workman. Dominick
Sprague; foreman, Henry Griffin: over
seer, Joel Lefevre; postmaster. DIR. vi
dal; guide. III. L. Hull. At last night
meeting 10 new members were taken in
and there are several applications for
membership on file. James Sullivan.
grand recorder of the order in Mon
tana, assisted by Amos Desilets of
Boston lodge, No. &C. of Great Falls in
stalled the new officers and started the
lodge out in good condition. Belt now
has six secret societies. all of which
are in a prosperous condition.
1t is said on apparently good author
ity that extensive and badly needed
additions will be made to the present
coke plant. Frank Coombs, who built
the present coke plant has been in
camp for several days. ii is presumed
with the view of securing another con-
| tract.
The frame work of the new Catholic
church is now being pushed to COM
pletion and the edifice will be finished
as early as possible
grand masquerade has been ar
| ranged for Tuesday evening April a.
Costumes will be brought from Great
Falls and the event is looked forward
to with pleasant anticipations by the
social element of Belt.
The Belt Miners union is now 600
strong and the membership is increas-
ing right along. The following officers
have been elected for the ensuing six
months: President, James Gray; vice
president, A. Gibson; recording secre-
tary, Robert Mungoll; financial secre-
tary, Robert Hendry; treasurer, WILL
lam Sharp; conductor, Mike Gala
CHER; warden. William HenzelI: exec
utive committee, William Sharp, AL
bert Blake, ]. p. Sullivan, John X.
Miller.
Matt Richardson has a force of men
at work on what is known as the
Brady mine. T. E. Brady Of Great
Falls owns the property and will be-
gin developing the property with
view of shipping the product as early
as possible.
1t is reported that Oscar Strom.
whose foot was mashed here a few
days ago and who was subsequently,
removed to Columbus hospital, Great
Falls, is slowly improving 1t was
necessary to amputate the foot below
the ankle in order to prevent blood
poisoning.
Something like $500 was secured by
the st. Patrick's day entertainment,
which was quite an elaborate affair
The money will go TO increasing the
church building fund
Mrs H. Farnum is entertaining her
sister, Miss Mockie. of Neihart, who
has many friends at Belt
Mr. Beley of Livingston has been in
town several days and left most agree
ably impressed with the camp, which
he believes has a bright future
Mrs. Bowers, who sustained serious
injuries two weeks ago from a fall is
much improved and able to leave her
room again.
Considerable interest is shown in the
school election this year and, now that
the district has quite a fund at its dis
posal, trustees should be elected who
will devote time and business talent
to raising the money in the most sat
isfartory way.
The Odd Fellows expect to dedicate
their new hall next month. The build
ing will be a handsome structure and
the hall one of the most comfortable in
the state. The lodge is growing stead
lily and the most conservative action
is taken in increasing its membership
Belts representation in the republl-
can county convention is not as large
as IL should be and efforts should be
made to have IL increased. II should
be remembered that the population of
the town is now nearly, IL not quite
5000. The growth during the past is
months has been phenomenal and when
the election day rolls around the vote
will surprise the politicians of the
county.
Miss Lowe left for Ohio Tuesday.
called there by the serious illness Of
her mother.
Complete telephone service now ex-
lists between all departments of the
Cashier Coal & Coke company's plant
now, and the result is most satisfactory
all around.
The assertion recently made by
Great Falls newspaper that Belt was
forced to go to that city to secure a
competent law officer is without foun-
dalton or fact. The town has plenty
Of good material for a justice Of the
peace or any other county officer and
any assertion to the contrary is a libel
on the intelligence of Belt people
The last pay day was a hummer at
Belt, something more than $1,000 being
paid out by the big coal company. Ev-
erybody appeared to have money and
the business houses enjoyed heavy
trade
z. r. Clingan is back at his desk af-
ter an absence of nearly a month at
Great Falls as a member of the county
equalization board.
Yes. we can do IT. but what is there !
in it?" is the title OF a new song now |
being practiced by men who claim TO |
have strong pull on the voters OF /
the camp-even at this early day.
The band boys are putting I'm good (,
work at practicing and fire. |
quently get out on the streets TO en- |
terrain the public. The members are |
under the leadership Of an excellent |
and are making excellent /
progress.
There will be more building done at |
Belt this season than ever before. 1
Rents are high and there are no vacant I
buildings in town. Two rooms "shacks''
command rental OF s12 or SIS per month 4
and are hard TO obtain at any price.
The news that Leyden had been SEN
fenced to three years at Deer Lodge 4
for killing Victor Zig here last Decem-
Der was something Of a SUNRISE IL 1