Belt Valley times., 1922-09-21

*uA. ana mrs. ABE hedrack lefl
tuesday for visit with their daugh.
ter at Seattle. They expect to be alb
sent two or three months
VIM. Bratley has purchased the ole
JACK Hane property, next to the Cliff
house, and the first of the week re.
moved from his ranch to town.
N. II. Browning was forced into q
visit to Great Falls Monday, going in
to an eye specialist TO get some emery
dust which had gotten into one of his
eyes removed.
The mine of the G. w. Merkle Coal
company was closed down Tuesday
owing to lack of railroad cars. Cars
were set in that day and operations
resumed yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Noble and
little daughter left Monday by car
for MIR. Mobiles former home near
Lethbridge, Can, where they will
spend week with his father.
/ Will Lindsay, who has been visiting
his sisters, Mrs. G. G. Nohl and Mrs.
Frank Rush for the past few weeks,
left yesterday for his home IN Tono-
pah, New. He will drive through via.
Butte and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Mrs. Stanley Strains and children
left yesterday for Roundup where they
expect to make their future home. Mr..
Strains has been located there for the
past several weeks, having employ
ment in the coal mines at that place.
Miss Bernice Stuffel, who a month
ago accompanied her aunt to Omaha
NTH fhe - l..
home there this winter and attending
school, returned to her home here
and has again entered the Belt Valley
High school,
& S. A. Remington, representing the
Northwestern School Supply company
of Minneapolis, returned to his home
here Sunday from a trip to the north
ern part of the state, also Missoula,
Helena and Bozeman. He reports gen
eral business conditions gradually inn
proving throughout the safe.
NJ H. Browning, local Ford dealer,
Monday unloaded another carload of
the universal cars" and now has
them set upon his floor. The cars are
the new model and embody the new
features of the one-man top, slanting
windshield, -sloping seats, electric
starter demountable rims, rear carrier
and improved fan, running board and
fender braces. The price remains the
same, s443 I. o. b. factory
Paul F. Gulden, local agent of the
New York Life Insurance company. is
this week enjoying the fruits of his
efforts in writing policies the past
t.-.x -
time to Seattle and Victoria, B. c.,
making the trip to the latter city by
boat from Seattle. Next years con-
vention viii be held in the Hawaiian
Islands, and Paul says he is not going
10 fall down on that trip.
Joe Barker, democratic candidate I
for county commissioner, was in town
! short time Monday doing a little
work along vote getting
ineg The Great Falls Tribune refers
% Mr.. Barker as a farmer, probably
also for vote getting purposes, and no
loubt he does own piece of rural
-ealty, but his old acquaintances are
1T loss to know just when he ac-
Iuired the title of Farmer joe" un-
ess at has been since his successful
primary race.
After a visit here of some 10 days,
dr. and Mrs. Clarence Harris left
Wednesday for their home in Fuller
on, Cal. They were accompanied by
FIR. and Mrs. j. E. Harris, who have
made their home here for nearly two
ears, and who plan on making their
ome in California, at least for time.
hey are travelling overland, going by
ray of Spokane and down the coast
rom there. Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Harris
ave made many friends during their
esidence here who are sorry to see
hem leave. but wish them every sue
ess in their new home.
Arne Bakko, who for the past year
r more has operated the electric
inch counter in the Gem Cigar store,
he latter part Of last week closed
cal with j. +. Harris, proprietor of
ne cigar store, whereby he becomes
be owner of the cigar, billiard and
oo business as well as the lunch
Dunter. The place was purchased by
[arris about 18 months ago from the
elt Amusement association and since
as built up a large business, which
Will COHllUut W Dt CHI Il
,yed by the new proprietor. Mr..
larris has gone to California, where
e plans to make his future home.
In order TO expedite the handling of
ack coal at their mine, Calone q
,hnson have recently installed an ele-
stor and storage bin, the latter
Iuipped with loading chute. Under
le present system, the slack coal
-ops into a hopper bottom bin from
hich is elevated to the carrying X
.ute leading TO the storage bin, |!
hich has a capacity Of 20 tons. It is
EN- loaded direct to wagons by grav- II
y. A separate driveway leads TO the i
ack bin and now wagons can be I
AIDED with slack without interfering Il
ith the loading Of screened coal. The *
svator is operated by an electric Is
1tor. k
Fred s. Wright, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
lomas Wright of this city. returned
.esday after spending the past :
ven months in the Manitoba, Can,
The Pas country, 700 miles north Of =
innepeg, as geologist for the Nip
~ Mining company Of New York,
search of gold. He reached his final II
~fs,,. tf<.,. Loot March after 12-davsf ii