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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
Local Elevators Relieved
By Opportune Gar Arrivals

A temporary shortage Of cars
threatened 10 halt the movement of
wheat at local elevators Saturday. In
fact, the Rocky Mountain elevator was
completely filled on that day and a
few loads turned away, but the arrival
of seven cars the first Of the week re-
iieved the situation materially and a
promise Of ears now available will
soon clear the elevators Of the surplus
The slump in the market the latter
part of last week helped the situation
also, as there was an evident falling
off in receipts. With a better market
the first of the week and room made
in the elevators, there was a brisker
in deliveries Approximate
ly 100, 900 bushels of wheat have been
received by the two local elevators,
about equally divided That great
deal Of wheat still remains to be mar
keted is the opinion of the elevator
men, basing their estimates on the fact
that the movement of wheat from the
where threshing was late,
has just begun.
In response TO a letter from the
Grain Dealers associa-
tion, the elevator men are receiving
donations of wheat from the farmers
for Near East relief. The Grain Deal
ers' association has endorsed the
ard will undertake the pro
per transportation Of all ionaeIsAss
Manager Hetehkin Of the Belt Farm
srs Mill e. Elevator company reports
donations up to Tuesday of two BUSH +
rs each from Chas. WeberV Emil
Maxi, Chas. Holmberg and Chas. r.
Anderson. Farmers who desire to do T
late may simply turn the wheat over
o the elevator men, who will receipt
'or same and place it in the proper
hannels to be forwarded.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
County Road Bonds
Sold at Premium

One of the most hopeful signs 0.
better times ahead was the sale o.
the $200,000 in Cacade county roaC
bonds last Friday, which were taker
by the Wells-Dickey company in com.
petition with Is other bond firms. The
board Of commissioners accepted this
Wells-Dickey proposal offering q
premium of $640. with interest at 5A
per cent, in preference to a bid offer
ing preiuni Of 81 SOS, with interest at
6 per cent because the lower rate OF
interest would more than offses the
difference in premiums. All oher bids
were made on=tbe basis Of per cent
interest
The commissioners were elated over
the result Of the sale, as they hardly
expected to open bid offering more
than par. More buyers participated
in this sale than any previous one held
in the past 10 years. Bond buyers,
before the sale, predicted that the
bonds would be sold al good margin.
The bonds are to be placed on the
market and sold within two weeks Of
the date Of purchase. The bonds are
20-year serial bonds.
The commissioners nave not dis
cusscd any plans for immediate road
work, which viii be possible now that
the bonds are sold, hut IL favorable
weather continues it is probable that
] program will be initiated this winter
as q means of reducing unemploy-
nent. This $500. 900 allotment is the
asst Of the 5000 600 asne authorized
1y the voters two wear ago. and this
amount has beer pledged by the COM
nissioners for the building and i'm
of several Of the county's
main trunk roads.
Probably one Of the first projects
o be completed with the funds thus
will be the Arlington Rice /
lille ling. along the valley from the
nd Of the graveled road east Of Arm /
ngton 70 Riceville. This project was
s,R2esE by the state=ihiissrlsaea sE=eefa=44
mission in 1919. the ss-scctioning
last year. right -Of-way Hu-
ustments made, so apparently there Is /
othing to prevent work starting as
oon as the funds are available. With
n open winter much Of the work
0uId be done before spring. The
roject includes four bridges, ~ the
Dad FOR the greater part Of the way
olIows the bottom lands Of the creek.
When completed it will be link Of
ne National Park-tO-P Park highway,
> we'll as a most beautiful drive, be-
des serving a large and prQsperous
ff4fii4s saetieif
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10

thern railway in charge of traffic, ask
ing that thorough investigation bs
made. Both Mr. Merkle and Mr.
Sturm asserted to Vice President Ken
ny in their communications that tht
present freight rate of SLIP is in ex-
cess of what it should be in view OF
the fact that year ago il was 80
cents.
The figures for the past four months
show that the shipment of coal to the
Falls from the Sand Coulee mines is
about 1000 tons less than for the same
period in 1920. During the months of
July, August, September and October
of 1920 total of approximately l6-
763 tons of coal were shipped from the
Sand Coulee mines TO Great Falls.
During the same period in 1921 total
of approximately 12,898 tons were
shown as shipped to Great Falls from
the same mines.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
City Dads Perform
Routine Duties

The city council met in regulr ses.
sion Thursday evening, November 8
with Aldermen Harner, Leveille, Nil.
lard and Wanta present. Aldermen
Brodie and Remington were out of the
city. Clerk Heron read the minutes
of the previous meeting, which were
approved and the current bills for the
month turned over to the auditing
committee.
In the list of communications was
one from the state treasurer calling
attention to the matter of a $50 fee
due the state for the examinations by
the board. The clerk was instructed
TO remit a claim blank to the state
treasurer in order that the bill might
be submitted in proper form.
The report of the water overseer for
the month of October showed de-
cided falling off in the amount of
water used and corresponding saw
ing in power costs.
The report of the city treasurer for
October showed total receipts for the
month of $798.01 and total disburse-
ments for the month of s528.44. The
lObdi III GIL lutiuo Oil 4NOfttHbtk
l was S3,37165.
Both reports were accepted by the
council and placed on file.
Mayor Spogen called attention to
the death of the former city clerk,
Mrs. Elizabeth McShane, appointing
Aldermen Wanta, Leveille and Millard
as a committee of the council to draw
up suitable resolutions for inscribing
ipon the minutes, presentation to the
family and publication.
After a discussion of the condition
If the Belt bridge and the necessity
# replanking the traffic way, the i'm
committee was instructed
o take the matter up with the county
After the allowance
# current bills, by motion the council
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
Coal Operators and Dealers Ask Lower Rates
Reduction Railroad With Motor Truck auIage

The entry of Independent transpor-
tation of coal from the Sand Coulee
and Belt field to Great Falls, besides
stirring up things among the dealers
OF that city, also presented an oppor-
tune moment for the Cascade County
Coal Operators association to seek a
lower railroad rate. and they have
filed such a petition with the Great
Northern. In this petition. which
went to L. B. Woods, assistant general
freight and passenger agent with
headquarters in Helena, they put
forth the plea that the rates on coal
shipments have increased to such an
extent that both the railroad and the
operators have suffered loss of
thousands of dollars per month.
Great Falls agents of the Great
Northern have taken the matter up
direct with ST. Paul and action on the
rate is expected within the next week
George w. Merkle of this city is presi-
dent Of the operators association and
Fred Sturm of Great Falls Is secretary
and treasurer.
The members of the association say
that the increase in freight rates has
been exorbitant and that in view of
the increase in rates the companies
have failed to ship as much as in prev
ious years and, as consequence, both
the road and the shippers have suffer
ed and large amounts of coal have been
hauled to Great Fails from the Sand
Coulee and Belt mines at price De-
low that offered by retail dealers.
Mr. Merkle telegraphed w p Ken
ny vice president of the Great NeF-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
HEARING IN SUPREME, COURT
ON APPEAL OF LOCAL MAN

The ease of W Call against ]. E
Marcum of Cascade was heard in tht
supreme court last Friday at Helena
This was an action in which Mr. Call
former cashier Of the bank at Cas-
cade formerly owned by Mr.. Marcum,
had asked damages for wrongful dis
solution of a partnership agree
ment in connection with the Cascade
bank The case was tried In thu dis
trlct court Of this county and resulted
IN verdict fur Mr. Cab IN the suzn of
sT3.B7o. for which Judgment wss en-
tered and from which Judgment Mar
cum took an appeal
MIR. Call has recently come TO Belt
to take the position of cashier Of the
First National bank
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
NATIVE son AND DAUGHTER
ARE UNITED IN MARRIAGE

Robert c. Bsnn and Marie Helen
Feldt were joined IN marriage Satar-
day at the Methodist parsonage, Rev.
Alexander Alton officiating The
young couple were attended by the
sister Of the groom and brother Of
the bride.
Mr.. Bann is son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Bann Of Lower Willow creek,
and the bride is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Feidt Of Tiger Butte.
Both the bride and groom were born
and raised in Belt and have many
friends In this vicinity who will extend
congratulations. They wifi make their
home on the groom's ranch a few
miles north Of Belt
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10

County Coal Operators association
are selling coal to the truckmen at the
established retail price of SIS per ton
for screened grades, though it is as
serted that one mine is making price
of $3.50 per ton for the same grades.
While admitting that the truck haul
ers are entitled to- the wholesale rate,
the operators claim they are bound to
protect the dealers. defending their
position on the very reasonable ground
that aside from contracts, that at any
time storm might put the truckmen
out Of business and thus necessitnte a
partial closedown of the mines They
also point out the fact that the truck
is only on trial as yet and has not
demonstrated it's permanence as a
transportation factor in the coal bust
ness. On ethical grounds, also, as
one operator points out, the mines are
bound to consider the dealer as an all
the year round distributor, who often
suffers a loss during the slack season
which must be made up during the
brisk times of the winter.
There is little doubt that the haul
age by truck has had a big effect In
reducing the price of coal to the con-
sumer in Great Falls and has also cut
in TO an appreciable extent upon the
railroad shipments.
The continued warm weather up TO
the first Of the week has had its in
fluence upon the coal industry also,
as lack of orders compelled couple
of days layoff last week in two or
three of the local mines, which had
been working six days a week since
September.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
vaudeviNainS Give
Excellent Program

The second entertainment given by
amateur talent under the auspices of
the Epworth League Saturday evening
went over with considerable pep
notwithstanding the company faborsd
under few mishaps and unforeseen
accidents that called for prompt ac-
tion. After an audience that filled the
auditorium 70 capacity had gathered
IT was discovered that one of the prin-
cipal numbers on the program was
stranded in Great Falls owing TO a
failure OF stage connections. A motor
car was dispatched at once and
brought the missing number in time
to go on at the proper time. Owing
to the absence of w. +. Morris of Fife
who had been engaged for baritone
solo. Rev. Alton volunteered to fill
in with a recitation on the spur of the
moment and got along fine until he
lost line in the steenth verse, which
refused to be paved out of the air.
However, Mr.. Alton with remarkable
presence of mind, gave his own YER
sion Of the missing lines and went on
with the narrative to the end.
The entertainment opened with THE
w mink VI tftS faIftS IN WHICH "a
bevy Of little folks with dazzling cos
tunes made pretty and brilliant pic
ture with a tuneful accompaniment
that evidently put the audience in a
good humor. This was followed by
Mrs. Arthur Lewis In Scotch songs
and recitations. Mrs. Lewis has q
most pleasing voice, of power and ex-
cellent training and her efforts called
for hearty encore. In this number
she was assisted by Mr.. Alton, sub
stituting for MFR. Morris, who was un-
able 10 be present.
The Dance of the Dolls tabloid
fantasia IN which Miss Joy Browning
- bewildering collection Of
dolls IN various national costumes and
life-like mechanical action, was follow
Father" we'll acted and full of local
hits and jokes.
The appearance of Miss Camille
Polutnik, coloratura soprano, brought
applause which was fully sustained by
her rendition of David's "Charmant
0iseau" and "Tl Bacio" by Arditi.- In
italian. "The Last Rose of Summer
being given as an encore. Miss poiut-
nix is Belt girl who is probably des-
lined for fame in the musical world.
She leaves this week for Chicago To
pursue her studies under the best
eachers and gives promise of career
lpon the aperatic or concert stage.
With no pretensions toward musical
we feel that her hopes will
,e realized.
Master Harry Dotseth of Great
Falls followed with two violin solos.
nd although this youngster is by far
he most Juvenile violinist that ever
ppeared on a Belt stage, he easily
that as AN artist he
anks with any before the public.
The Chocolate Drops" comedy of
iusic and color, put the audience In
ood humor, the entertainment closing
nth solo by Miss polunik, with vio-
n obIigato by Master Dotseth
The League is TO be congratulated
D the success of this entertainment,
9th artisticslly and financially. Over
100 was realized which is to be APP
lied in the purchase Of piano Dur
~ the holidays the League will stage
The Texan" taken from the book
Told in the Hills"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
RAYNEsFoRD ALTAR SOCIETY
TO GIVE THANKSGIVING BALI

On Thanksgiving eve, November %
the Catholic Ladies Altar Society Of
Raynesford will give a big dance al
the Raynesford auditorium. The fam
GUS Imperial orchestra of Raynesford
VIII furnish the music and the ladies
will prepare a turkey supper. 1t is
not necessary to enlarge upon any
thing of this nature as mere men
tion of anything doing at Raynesford
is sure to bring the crowd Every
one knows where the good time is to
be had
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
SUMNER TOURISTS LEAVE A
BIG SUM OF MONEY HERE

II. O. Cooley general manager Of
the Yellowstone Trail association. in
@ recent address st Butte, among 9th
er things stated thst tourists during
the past season had spent 1922 1856
while in the state.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
TOwNLEY NOT NOW SUB
---- JEcT- To a REEALLzY0TE

A. c. Townley. president Of the Ma
tional Nonpartisan league. entered the
jackson county jail. IN Minnesota, last
week to serve a sentence Of 30 days
for violation Of the Minnesota seditlon
law. The United States supreme
court recently refused 70 review his
case
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10
ST. MARKS CATHOLIC CHURCH
AND PARISH MISSIONS

Rev. Father Richard win erye mass
at the usual hours In ST. Marks Cath
Ole church next Sunday. He vii be
In Neihart on Wednesday, November
10. with mass at Q o'clock at the ksbi-
chaud House; at Monarch Thursday,
the l7th. al 1890 a. m.. and ut Nor
bert Saturday, November no, with
gDAss at 10 $50 a M ut the school house
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10

K. III. Sundermeier was confined to
his room q couple of dayH the first cf
the week with = threatened attack OF
Influenza.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10

Taxes may be paid at the First Ma.
tsonal Bank Of Belt We are author
ized depository Of county funds ADV.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-10

The banks Of Belt win observe Arm
istice day tomorrow be closing sil day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-31
WALDOBORO

NORTH--A goodly delegation from
this place attended the Grange af-
fair at Union fair ground Saturday
and listened to a very able speech by
Governor Baxter
Alden Storer of Waldoboro is a
guest of his cousin, Mrs. Octavia
Dreamer for a few days.
Miss Alice Winchenbach who has
been passing a few days with her
cousin, Miss Dorothy l.. Shuman. in
st. George, returned home Friday
night
Mrs. Annie Eugley, who has been
visiting her niece, Mrs. Harold
Smith, returned to her home in West
Waldoboro Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Alden of
North Weymouth. Mass. have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Shu-
man, recently
Martin Hopkins and Dennis FEWER
made an auto trip to Augusta a few
days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. c. league of the
lower neishborhood passed Sunday
with their granddaughter. Mrs. John
A. Burnheimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmus Shuman who
have been passing a week with their
daughter, Dorothy l.. Shuman in ST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-31
BURNHAM

Mr.. and Mrs s. r. Cole Of Benton
visited over Sunday his sister, Mrs.
c. E. Gilmore. and Mr. Gilmore.
Miss Blanche E. Foster has re-
turned from Bangor. where she has
been passing greater part of her
summer vacation in the, interests of
a Bible society Miss Foster. who
has been a teacher in the Pittsfield
village schools for several years, has
accepted a position as teacher in the
third grade of one of the city schools
of Bangor.
Rosamond Gray and Frances
Keene of Benton visited Wednesday
with Miss Alzada, Thurston.
Schools in town will open for the
fall term on Tuesday, Sept. g.
The rural free delivery driver,
Howard I. Libby, is enjoying his an
nual vacation and his place is taken
by his substitute, f. A. McAllister.
The material to be used in con-
structing the bridge over the
Twenty five Mile stream has ar
rived and work will begin this week.
The bridge will be closed to traffic
Monday night and the detour will
be by way of the Mount and Eelweir,
but II will be possible for teams to
ford the stream at a place a little
below the sawmill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rowe of Port
! land, who visited at the homes Of
Mrs, Rowe's sister, Mrs. G. E. Gill
more and of other relatives here, re-
turned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chadbourne and son
kendrick of Boston are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Chadbourne's sis
ter, Mrs. Albert Cole.
A large amount of work is being
done on the high hill near the resi-
dence of Karl McAllister The sur
face of the lower part has been
raised and the top of the hill lowered
by blasting, about four feet. When
the work is completed the pitch of
this steep hill will be much lessened
Mr.. and Mrs. H. I. Libby and son
and Mrs. Nellie Shaw went Thursday
to Augusta to pass the day with
ing the trip by auto.
George W. Sherman has sold his
residence in the village to Arthur
McNally of North Clinton and he
will take possession at once. Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman will occupy the
rent in the upper part of Burnham
Hotel for the present and he will
continue his work as blacksmith for
q while.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-31
SIDNEY

WEST-Mrs. Charles Waite of
Middle road, gave a party Saturday
afternoon, August -, in honor of her
sister, Miss Harriet Shaw Of Bar
Harbor. The guests were Mrs Mar
garet Tolman. Mrs. Manton Peck,
Mrs f. f. Blake, Mrs. Julia Porter.
Mrs. .Alonza Davis, Mrs. Vance
Carver. Mrs. Cedric Reynolds. Mrs.
f. l.. Swift and daughter. Miss Dor
othy Swift, and Miss Susie E. Love-
JOY. The time was pleasantly spent
in playing whist. Mrs. F. e. Blake
won first prize, Mrs. Manton Peck
and Miss Susie Lovejoy scored the
same for second, and Mrs. Alonzo
Davis carried off the consolation
prize 4 delicious lunch was served
by the hostess, of lemon sherbert with
cherries, cakes and cookies. The oc-
casion was a very enjoyable one to
all.
Miss Eta f. Lovejoy passed Fri
day with her friend. Miss Lois Wood
ward.
Willis Richards of Augusta was a
caller at the Woodward homestead,
Tuesday of last week.
r. f. Taylor returned from Mass
achusetts last Thursday. having had
very enjoyable ten-d day visit.
Paul Doyon of Augusta is passing
the week at the Mills homestead
Miss Lena Taylor was visitor for
the day last week of Miss Vesta Gill
more at Bacon's Corner.
Mrs. Newton Penney and Mrs. J. w.
Penney and little son, George, of Bel
grade. have been recent callers of Mr.
and Mrs. f. F. Dudley.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Benson, Mrs
J. H. Wyman Of the River road, with
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham of
Massachusetts,, were callers at the
home of L. H. Wyman. Sunday.
All are gratified to learn that Mrs.
G.. B. Farnham continues to improve
in health.
Virginia, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Manton Peck, is visiting Miss
Dorothy Swift.
Daniel Quimby returned from Ba-
cons Corner, Tuesday, where he has
been visiting few days.
A large number from this place at
tended the Lakeside Campmeeting.
Sunday.
Mrs. Louise Gallagher was dinner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-31
The Collectors Trail
Leaves Blasted Hopes
A Worn Trick Used

The trail Of the relic collector for
museums or his own private amuse-
ment is beset with many disappoint-
ments. What might look like path
Of roses. turns out to be filled with
more thorns than any an enterpris-
ing kid ever fell into. Real relics are
getting scarce and those who have
them are holding on as a cherished
possession, or with the notion that
the fellow who offered them big
price a wear ago will come back.
One who has recently devoted much
time to collecting Old furniture and
other relics for a public museum has
been aggravated and many times
amused with the persistency with
which some people are hanging onto
possessions bargained for q. long
, time ago by a commercial collector.
Every trail of the man who is buying
to resell at a good profit is filed
with waiting people.
Il was offered s35 for that stand
about 4 year ago but the man has
not come for it yet" said an innocent
housewife as she displayed an article
of furniture that was actually worth
about ono half
And she is not the first one who
had told similar story. The COM
mercial relic collector has filled the
country with people who are still
waiting. And at that, he is an inter
esting sort of lndividual-the fellow
who buys relics to resell. He gives
many people hopes they never would
otherwise have.
AS an illustration of his methods:
one of them visited a home not far
, from here and looked over the many
articles there. He did not ask values
of the possessor. but placed his own
on nearly everything he saw. He
named prices that made the house
wife's heart swell with Joy. He
offered dollars for articles he knew
he could not sell for cents and gave
the impression he was modern
philanthropst
But all the time he had spotted
an article he wanted. but which he
had purposely ignored. He finally
came to the one article in question
and casually mentioned it in an Off
handed way. 1t did not amount to
much and such things We're common,
but he would give ridiculouSly low
price. The housewife VAS somewhat
taken back, as she thought it should
be worth more. but the collector had
established a reputation for gen
crosby and she could not object. The
price offered for the other stuff would
more than make up the difference.
So the collector ends his inspection
of the relics and decides to buy all of
them. He has no conveyance, but is
coming back for the whole bunch.
He will take this one article (the one
he wanted and for which he had
paved the way to buy at a ridicu-
lousy low price, with him. pay for 1t
and send for the rest right away.
Of course, he would pay for the rest
when he took it. And the housewife
is still waiting for him to come back
to get the rest of the relics.
This trick has been worked so
many times throughout New England
that it is almost worn threadbare,
but it still works. 1t leaves the pos
SCISSORS of relics with an inflated value
of their goods and the pleasing
knowledge of wealth that has never
been called for.