Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-03

John Glennan of Geyser was a Wis
itor in Belt Tuesday between trains.
w. H. Fluhr of the Belt Valley
Creamery was a business visitor in
Neihart Monday.
The new repair shop at the Brown
ing garage is enclosed and the cement
floor is now being laid.
Mr., and Mrs Vim Linstrnm of Gem
wteryille were visiting friends and rela-
tives here and at Arlington Sunday.
j. Huber and son VIII drove to the
Lyman ranch near Cascade Monday
to inspect Mr.. Lyman's herd of Hol
stems. ~
II. j. Thaxter of Great Falls passed
through Belt Tuesday morning on kx
way to the George Hay sale near Ray
nesford.
Chas. T. Rice and Frank Rush went
down to Great Falls Monday, to report
as jurors at the present term of the
district court.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sweeney and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Bogner of Wayne went
to Raynsford Tuesday to attend the
Geo. Hay sale.
A Halloween dance was given at the
S.H. Elliott ranch near Tiger Butte
Saturday evening and q fine time is
reported by those attending.
Several members of the local Ma
sonic lodge are preparing to attend a
banquet and social to be given by the
Stanford Masonic lodge next Thurs
day night.
'Magnus 0rstrom came down from
Neihart Monday and is doing some
carpenter work at the Palace cafe,
which is being remodeled somewhat in
the interior arrangement.
The new addition to the State Bank
of Belt is entirely enclosed, the roof
now being laid and the new concrete
vault being poured, Work on the in
side will be underway by next week.
Three or four automobile loads Of
the members of the Knights of Pythias
lodge expect to make the trip TO Stan
ford Saturday night to attend the en-
tertainment to be given by the Stan
ford lodge.
Several Belt people attended a Hal
lowe'en party and dance at the Good
man school Saturday evening, given
by Miss Irma Ish, who is teaching the
fall term there. Those attending re-
port a fine time.
Joe Maduro vas given a fine of So
for being stewed and disorderly by
Judge Hackshaw Monday morning, but
on a solemn promise to pass up NOON
shine in future the fine was suspended
pending good behavior.
A telegram received in Great Falls
Saturday last records the death Of
Mrs. Joseph Baker of Highwood, at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Frunk Mitchell, at New Haven, Conn.,,
where MIR. and Mrs. Baker have been
stopping for some time. Mrs. Baker
died from cancer
The auction sale at the Geo. Hay
ranch near Raynesford Tuesday drew
an unusually large crowd, but the bid
ding a reported very slow and
rather poor prices were realized. Cat
tie sold for approximately their value
but horses and machinery seemed to
find few bidders and brought low
prices.
Frank Spencer and family Of Gey-
ser were in Belt yesterday for lunch.
They were driving to Great Falls.
George Cook and family of Lewis
town were brief visitors in Belt yes
terday. MrLCook is a member of the
Cook Reynolds Realty Co. of Lewis
town, who have large land holdings
near Geyser.
Halloween night was marked by
several parties for the children about
the city, besides those given by the
different grades of the schools. Miss
Helen Rice entertained a number of
here little friends at her home, while
the children of the Catholic Sunday
were entertained by the teach
ers at the Parish hall.
Clyde Troutman, blind musician
and we'll known in Belt, where he re-
sided for several years. is now holding
down a position as organist at a 10Y
ing picture theatre in Townsend. He
has been blind from infancy. but Sc
an education at the State School
for Blind at Boulder specializing in
music ard piano tuning. He fs a
brother of Ernest Troutman of Belt.
DR.. Fuson and Miss Dora Mecklen-
berg conducted a well attended baby
clinic at the auditorium last Friday.
and also for the first time visited the
schools of the district, at Lit
lie ~ Belt Spring creek and Wayne
making physical examinations Of the
at those places. They were nc
by Misses Yerna RollinRs 1
md Maude Custer, nurses at the Dea~
hospital.
Too much moonshine was probably
he cause Of a wrecked door at the
farmers elevator and a section of the
ron fence in front of the J.. p. Healey
-esidence, both giving evidence of hav-
ng been rammed by a dreadnaught.
The damage occurred early Sunday
morning and was caused by a befud-
He'd driver of a Chevrolet car. who
Presumably thought he was on the road
iome to Great Falls after an enjoyable
al the Eagles dance The
Of the car was secured and
eprisals will follow unless prompt set
for the damage is made.
John " Harner and Bill Fiuhr were /.
ppointed special police Monday night
. assist Deputy Sheriff ]. w. Leland
! restraining the overlooking spirits
I irrepressible youth who find a lot
I witless JOY in making detestable
distances of themselves on Halloween