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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
$4,000 From By
Products of Farms

Many times it has been said,
truth is stranger than fiction" and
here from the Granville, North Da-
kota. Herald is given a substantial
example that will make the people of
this as well as other communities sit
up and take notice of what farmers of
hat section of North Dakota have
been doing the past year to cope with
the drouth and other reverses which
prevailed in that section, and why sue
cess has crowned so many of their eff
forts IA spite of the drouth, poor
wheat crops and many attending
drawbacks and retarded progress for
many who have labored hard and
failed in their accomplishments, most
iy through INSTRUCTED energy-
The story pertains -to-a-mueh-He-
elected item of farm operation-tur-
keys, chickens and butter fat. Out of
this little community Of Granville, be
set with poor crops and drouth, $780,
O67.12 was the total revenue to the
farmers of that community on the
three items mentioned. The folhw-
ing table, signed by the secretary Of
the Granville Community club and the
e4.4L so susrn railway station agent.
tells it's own story of the number of
pounds Of poultry and e sold
GrA1vilss territory and lie lDAi
amount Of money received. and also
between the lines are written prosper
Ity for the Granville farmers IN ex-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

February
Mike and Andrew Gonderio spent
several days in Great Falls this week.
E. L. Murphy spent the weekend
in Norbert with his wife and son.
Alcide Fischer, Jr., spent the week
end in Great Falls visiting friends.
Paul Sherrich and his son, Joseph,
attended the boxing match at Great
Falls this week.
Cen Ferder left the early part of
the week for his old home in st. Louis,
Mo-. where he was called by the i'll
ness of his mother.
A. F. McMcLeod and bridge crew
moved Thursday to Great Falls, but
intend coming here again in the near
Miss Ruth Giles returned Monday
spending two months holiday
in Virginia. She is going to resume
her school teaching near Big Sandy
March 6. She says that Virginia,
like Montana, has had a very hard
this year. She had a very en-
trip out here without any de-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

February 28.-
Rev. Van Cleave of Fairfield held
services in the Congregational church
Sunday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Shelton is spending this
week with her daughter, Mrs. IF
Coughlin.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Cady and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Lane were Great Falls Wis
itors last week.
Mrs. Rose Tinsley leaves Thursday
to spend several months with her
son and family in California
Mr.. and Mrs. John Muzzy of Stan
ford were over Sunday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.. Moser and Mrs.
Tinsley at the Moser ranch.
w. Ross returned Sunday from a
two weeks visit in Thermopolis, Wyo.,
with his daughters, Zoe and Doris
Ross. .
C. r. johnson returned the first of
the week from Thermopolis, Wyo.,
where he has enjoyed a vacation since
January first.
The brick layers resumed work on
the Kirbey building Monday, having
been obliged to take a vacation dur
ing the cold wave that visited US last
week.
Mrs. Grossman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Banta, is seriously i'll in
the Qeaconess- hospital fH-GHeat-t'affs
with typhoid fever.
The town team of Basketball players
%journeyed to Benchland Saturday
night but returned quietly. The game
resulted in victory for Benchland, the
score being % to "a.
Mrs. Gust Moberg of Utica, form
of Geyser, died last week in
Great Falls hospital from ptomaine
poisoning caused from eating canned
salmon. She is survived by four
small children and her husband.
Mrs. VIM. Lacey, Ted Banta and
Ed. Baker assisted the Raynesford or
chestra in furnishing music for the
dance following the minstrel show at
last Saturday night.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Ed
Baker and Miss-Mable Lacey.
Mrs. T.-B. Harvey and Mrs. A. p.
Harvey delightfully."- entertained at
Monday evening. so invitations
extended to their lady friends.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

February 28.-
Mr.. A. l.. Brink returned Tuesday
from a business visit in Great Falls.
Amrose Vaskey of Raynesford is
-aLxisiter at the I'D. Harmon home.
L. o. Brouse of Alberta is visiting
at the home of Lyle Davis.
John 0riet and Bill Sands were
business visitors in town Tuesday.
Mrs. George Matthews left the first
of the week for Butte.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Kelleher made a
business visit to Neihart Friday.
Edwin Brink is visiting at the home
of Nels Pier at Powers Coulee.
L. p. Thornqpist was a business Wis
itor in Neihart Monday.
H. ID. Harmon returned home from
Great Falls Saturday.
Earl Watson of Raynesford was in
Monarch over Sunday.
The 900" party given by the Altar
society on February 25 was quite a
success.
Felix Savage left Monday for Mel
hart to visit his brother, Frank Saw
age.
Miss Berkeley of Raynesford was a
visitor at the Matthews home over
Sunday.
Misses Garnet MCGEE and Ethel
Tyler returned the first of the week
from Great Falls where they attended
the bird of Paradise"
Miss Mary Kelleher was taken to a
Great Falls hospital Friday, where she
will undergo an operation for appen-
iicitis.
There are several cases of flu re-
in town, among those being i'll
ire Mable Croft, Hannah Croft, Mrs.
Boulais and the Nobel family of AL
The "upPer classes" in school has
Tot met since Monday due to the alb
ence of Principal II. d. Harmon
Who was called to Great Falls to ref
rec the district tournament basket
all games.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

February 2S.-
II. w. Thayer returned home to
Cora creek Sunday from Great Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tuura and dau-
ghter, Dorothy. are visiting relatives
in Great Falls this week.
The school house was scrubbed and
cleaned Saturday to comply with the
the school law of being cleaned every
three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Brown of Great
Falls visited Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. Fl. A. Wade. They were accom-
panied home by her little nephew,
Chas.. to spend a few days.
Mrs. S. L. Crane returned home
from Great Falls Thursday after she
had received treatment for a few days
for a fractured arm received when
she fell on the icy pavement in Great
Falls.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
LOWER BELT
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February 28.-
Julius Bann was a Belt business Wis
itor Friday.
Marion Farmer vas a Friday visitor
in Belt.
Mr.. Brevig and Mr.. Demuth were
trading in Belt Saturday.
b. j. Feeler was a Friday business
caller in Belt.
Another -neighberheed dance Is
clated for Friday night.
Gust Hernvallss returned Monday
from Great Falls. Ambrose Press
litz took care of the ranch during his
absence.
Mr.. Hit went into Great Falls Wed
nesday where he played for a dance
for his old neighbor and their guests
on the west side.
Arne Olson and Gust Engstrom
made the trip to Belut Friday. Mr..
Olson went into Great Falls from
there, but Gust returned to his home
the same evening.
Scott Depew returned to Fife yes
terday after having spent the week
end here with his wife and daughter
at the Larson home.
M. A. Preslitz and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Stewart were Belt visitors
Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart ar
rived Sunday from Brady and Col
Inns where they had been visitink
relatives of Mr.. Stewart.
During the past week we have had
quite a lengthy sick list, but are glad
to report all patients as much inn
proved or fully recovered. The sick
list includes Mr.. Gusick and his sons,
Johnnie and Joe; Mr.. Preslitz and his
laughter, Rose, and son, Joseph; Mrs.
.ilt and children. and Mrs. Larson.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
Predicts Fewer
HopperS, But
More CutWOrmS

Montana farmers have in view as
compensation for one of the longest,
hardest winters the state has-known
in a decade a prospect for a reduction
of the grasshopper pest during the
coming crop season, according to
County Agent F. Z. McSpadden.
Weather of the kind that tends to des-
troy grasshopper eggs has prevailed
at different times during the winter
and there is reason to anticipate that
the spring Matching will be some
what reduced.
Freezing weather following a thaw
when there is considerable moisture in
the grond brings about a condition
that makes for the destruction of Of
grasshopper eggs" said Mr.. McSpad-
den Thursday, land we have had that
sort of wether several times during
the winter. 1t is not probable that
the crop of grasshopper eggs has been
wholly destroyed, but il can easily
develop that the number has been on
siderably cut down. 1t may ever be
true that the thaws which have at
ines appeared during the winter were
insufficient to give the following cold
weather a chance TO work destruction
on the eggs, but | would say that the
chances are in favor of a reduction in
the g~rassheppeH population this year
Different, however, with the cut
worm. This pest al be expected to
appear again next spring, unless it
as mysteriously as it came.
The pale western warm, the variety
now most prevalent was virtually
unknown prior to 1914, but since then
has appeared in steadily increasing
numbers, and there is no brand of
weather known that prevents it from
propagating.
The pale western cutworm miller
vas a variety which collectors went
o extremes to obtain until 1914" said
McSpadden. prior to then, the
who had a miller of this kind
vas considered fortunate, but during
he last eight years it has appeared
n immense. numbers. Last year a
.eretofeFe unknown miller was on rare
ccasions found and nothing has yet
zen learned of its origin of its off
pring, although it is presumed to be
cutworm miller"
The coming year will see expert
renting with miller traps very con-
extended. Last year, in one
near Power, the lantern trap
'as used extensively and a total of
gallons of the millers caught. The
fleet will be very closely observed
ais year and if there is a compare
vely smaller number of worms, the
-ap system of exterminating the mill
r will be considered firmly estab-
shed.
at is possible that the result of the
method viii be very marked" he
'ntinued, "for nearly 100000 mil
rs were destroyed. Had each of
ese millers laid 800 fertile eggs, es-
mated to be the average number,
ore than 400, 1000, 1000 cutworms
ould have resulted from the millers
at were killed. On the basis of an
oh for each worm, the traps in this
ie township exterminated enough
the pests to have made a solid line
worms over $50 miles in length"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

According to Deputy Sheriff Ed.
Donovan of Neihart, the snow in the
mountains is said by old timers there
to be heavier than at any time during
the past 40 years, and that more snow
has fallen since along in the early
eighties. The Block P Mining COM
pany of Barker, which has five four
horse teams hauling ore from the
mines to Monarch for loading on cars,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

reports, that i'm some places they are
driving over drifts 25 to 80 feet deep.
packed solid. and they fear that should
the snow go off suddenly it will wash
out the entire road which follows the
canyon all the way. The road from
Geyser to Monarch is also said to
be blocked with snow.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

A delicious three coruse lunch was
served at IL o'clock Mrs. Peter.
Petesch won the head prize. a hand
painted plate. Mrs. A. j. Dunn win
ming the second prize, while Anna
Johnson earned the consolation prize.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
.ssso.O67.12
Total

In addition to this there were a few
ducks and geese not included in the
table, neither is the egg production.
and in addition the Granville farmers
shipped out rs per cent more po-
tatoes than they did wheat.
Certainly these startling figures
would aus anyone to agree that
these farmers are on the right track.
Any community with an annual in
come of 100000 from by-products of
the farm cannot help but be a good
place to live-a place where easy
street" runs in every direction There
is no miracle attached to it, nothing
but energy directed along the right
lines.
What these farmers have done to
combat drouth and poor crops farmers
anywhere in the world can do the
same thing. There is no country in
the world so adaptable to these by
products as our own Belt Valley.
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NOR BERT

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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

FOR SALE-Used automobile at a
Bargain. In first class mechanical
condition. See it at Pioneer Gar
age. If.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
Business Readers
Advertisements under this heading
Ten Cents per line for each insertion

GOOD COAL-s3.0O per ton, just
north of stock yards, Arlington. If
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FOR SALE-One Ford car in Al con-
dition. Terms if desired. Will sell
at a bargain. Park-to-Park Gar
age. If.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

FOR SALE-Overland touring car, in
good mechanical condition; four
good tires. The best bargain in
town. $225.0O, terms if desired.
Can be e at Pioneer Garage and
bought through State Bank of Belt.
Oscar Sampson. 1928
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

FOR SALE-Two bronze turkey COB
blers; also have three bronze COB
blers for trade, one year old. John
Richardson, Raynesford, Mont. 30
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

FOR SALE-One wide 81 inch tire
wagon, good as new. Cheap if taken
at once. Lee Butts, II.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

February 28.-
Rev. Van Cleave of Fairfield held
services in the Congregational church
Sunday evening.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

GEYSER

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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-03-16
Devoted to Mother Enterprise
FITZGERALD ENTERPRISE
CELEBRATES 10th BIRTHDAY

(From Fitzgerald Enterprise 1909
Tomorrow will mark the begin
ming of new decade in the history
of Fitzgerald. We have passed the
tenth milestone.
len years ago tomorrow the first
issue Of the Enterprise was taken from
the old Washington hand press-the
first paper published in the colony.
We shall devote the revenues from
tomorrow's issue to. our worthy fore
man who pulled off the first issue of
the Enterprise, Dec. 20, 1895, w. B.
Brown our present faithful and eff
Gent head in the mechanical depart
ment without whom we would be
entirely LOST will receive every dol
lar from tomorrow's issue as a Xmas
gift. We shall not even allow him to-
pay for the white paper. He has con-
-sented to divide one half of the rev.
enue with other members of the force.
Among them beng o. D. Lee, who
was present and assisted in getting
out the first edition ten years ago, one
of the most energetic, straightforward
and capable printers in this part of the
state. @
And Mother Enterprise who took
mold OF the paper some time later and
as active and Industrious today in gath
~ering locals for the paper as she was in
1896 and does not show the nine years
Of service in her force or step. With
her is her son Truman one of the vet
Grams at the case and who learned to
handle type In the Enterprise office.
The other members of the Enterprise
household but not so long in its SER
vice are worthy of consideration and
will enjoy a share of the Christmas
money, that is made from tonorrows'
paper. We hope our patrons will be
generous with them
,a.1s. Jesse Mercer
NOTE-Times in this printshop
have changed since then, the present
foreman of the mechanical department.
receives just about five times as much
per week., as was paid the erstwhile
foreman under the previous manager
of the Enterprise. 80
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-03-16
WATCHED HER"
(Ben Hill Co. News, May 8, 1907


The K. P. Hall on Sunday afternoon
last at 2 o'clock was the scene of an
interesting occasion. there being pres
ent large representation of the EN-
ployees Of the A. B. & A, R., R., and
delegation from the VIC. T. U. to-
gether with numerous friends of the
railroad men. III
Mrs. Nettie c. Hall tMother Enter
pr;se) has always taken deep inter
est in the welfare Of the railroad boys
keeping a sort Of watch over them,
meeting the trains and showing great
devotion in her effort q help and to
cheer them.
For some time the A. B. & A. boys
have felt it their duty to 'get even"
in some way, and it was unanimously
agreed that she might need watch
ing herself and so upon this occasion
there was formal presentation of a
most beautiful gold watch and chain
inscribed Mother Hall from the A.
B. & A. Boys on her 9th birthday"
There was an addition to the watch
an elegant silver mounted writing set.
The presentation speech was made by
Supt. G. c. Smith, who spoke of their
nSh dPPiCSidtAOil VI Tic .Woik uOlC ny
Mother Enterprise in behalf of the
railroad boys, and how they had come
to esteem and love her as they do no
other woman outside of their homes.
He spoke of the appropriateness of
the watch as gift, as next to the SUI
preme being to a railroad man his
watch which is his most constant and
val led guide
In reply to Mr.. Smith, it was with
difficult that Mrs. Hall controlled her
emotions in expressing her thanks for
the splendid tokens of the regard ex-
pressed so beautifully.
Mrs. E. D. Stone president of the W.
c. T. U: then gave some well timed
remarks which closed this pleasant
interchange of courtesies.
/ Cora C. Stevens, Sec. w. C. T. U.
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resolutions, Greetings, etc.
2:3O Organization of County Sunday
school Union.
800 Election of Officers for Local
Union.
Sunday Forenoon
$50 Song and Devotional Exercis-
es by l. D. Morse. = II a
1000 Welcome Address by Rev. ].
M. Glenn. .}..N a.
1910 Response by Rev. H. F.Long.
1920 Song by Pine Level Quartet
Reading minutes of previous meet
ing. 3
Statistical report of Sunday
lO:40 Topic: "Vital points of Sunday
School Organization" by Rev. Adams.
lilo Song by Zion School.
Topic: Benefits to be Derived
from Home Class Department" by
Prof Becker. aa~r
ll:45 Duet. s. i saa
Defamation by Elmer Child.
ll:50 Song. Wonderful Words OF
Life" by overflow meeting.
Dirner ~
$50 Open air song America BY
the Juniors. 3
Nesl oHSe All Hail mo ROVER
by the Seniors. 3t
ZOO Song service by Profs. Bishop
and Royal. a
2:25 Topic 1.-THE Primary Teacher
and her appliances. ~ 1
2:2s Song by M. E. Sunday School.
Normal Lesson by N. Finckle.
Sis Solo, by Miss Royal.
Topic, "The Future Sunday
School" by Rev. O.. O.. johnson.
.3:45 Recitation by Mrs. Henry
Mills. :. - i
Duet by Members of Pine Level
Sunday School
Report of Committees.
| Announcements, etc.
Supper
7:30 Song and conservation serv-
ices by Baptist Sunday School.
800 Conservation sermon by Rev.
]. D. Norris.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-03-16
FITZGERALD'S TENTH
BIRTHDAY-Io0s
Our Industries In 1905; From The
Daily People by Nettie c. Hall
Reporter

-Four thousand, one hundred and
twelve population.
Two thousand population in the COL
ony contiguous to the CITY,
$l,5O0,00000 assessed valuation
Thirteen churches.
A graded public school system.
a tine system of waterworks and
electro light plant, owned by the citv
| and costing over: $4,000.
a good telephone system.
Telephone connections with sur
rounding towns
Four railroads.
| Eighteen retail grocers.
| -Four hardware stores.
Nine dry goods stores.
A 100000 cotton mill.
A $4,000 cotton seed oil mill.
Two planning mills and wood working
establishments.
Artificial stone works.
One ice factory.
One foundry and machine shop.
Two bicycle and repair shops.
Ten lawyers.
Three dentists. Twelve physicians
Two cotton warehouses. - -
One cotton compress.
One lumber yard and two lumber
mills. - 'A'
/ Three Jewellers.
Three :Banks-First National Bank
with $4,000 capital; $4,000 surplus
and $225,000 deposits. XII
The Exchange National Bank with
$4,000 Capital; SIS, 0O0assurplus, s~ and
| 100000 deposits.
| All kind nf carrraf ordase
A $1,000 City Hail.
a $4,000 Artificial stone Postoffice
building. .e.r,
Two chemical engines and hook and
ladder company. e
A volunteer fire department.
Agood cornet band and orchestra.
| Three up-to-date restaurants.
Two wholesale grocery houses. each
with capital of $4,000. a
1 Two tailoring establishments.
| Six drug stores. .Gq-31
Il Two news stands
Seventy brick and stone business
houses. -s- .oIt = --f7-
/ Good brick and cement sidewalks.
Three first class weekly newspapers
THE People, Enterprise, and Citizen.
Advance (colored). e err
| Four meat markets.
y Three white barber shops.
Two G. A. R. Posts-One Sons of
Veterans.
One w. R. c., owning fine hall.
Ladies of G. A. R.
One U. V. u. Camp in flourishing
condition.
One Blue and Gray Organization.
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ST. sIMoN's EXCURSION

+
The following people from Fitzger-
aid went to Brunswick last Sunday on
the excursion: Mr.. Henry Burkhart
and family, Mr.. Bert Brown, Mrs. Nc
Crazy, Ray Ratcliff, Miss Kate Waller.
Miss Mamie Monroe and Miss Ella
Chaple.
The excursion seemd to be very un-
fortunate. first the engineer was dis
'abled by being struck on the head
with piece of wood, then the engine
broke down this side of Douglas and
"a wait of about two hours was neces-
sary before it could be fixed. 1t was
a tired party that reached home Mon
day morning at about o'clock.
Doubtless they have decided that
Sunday excursions are very naughty
and that they will never do it again
Enterprise, 1900.
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FITZGERALD WEEPS
"Toll The Bell Softly, Mother Is Gone

(From Enterprise. June 16 1900
Mother Enterprise dead the which ocasioned
became
orally circulated marked sadness became the
entire city.
The first shock of the great that details
tamabe but later learned that Mrs. Hall had been
suddenly stricken with failure about $50 o'clock
morning and had passed before medical assistance could be
obed She and her Truman at their home
and meal when she felt the
The hurricdly summoned neghbor lady
physician but Mrs Hall steadily and in about thirty
minutes the physician had arrived the the
earths characters had passed into the beyond.
Mrs. Hal! native of Kentucky her maiden being
Nete Crabb She twice married her first husband being
The husband dying after Mr.
Cleveland Hail. Deceased resided in Indiana
removed South Dakota coming Georgia 1895 among
first of the Fitzgerald coonists
During her twelve residence in Georgia she has
y been engaged work. having owned edited the
Fitzgerald Enterprise for number of been connected
position Fitzgerald Leader AS editor
Mrs. Hall be known Mother Enterprise"
and hundreds of grateful hearts today testify the nubess
and kindness of Mother Enterprise" =
only reiroad lost his life in the line of
duty and this will explain why her great mother heart throbbed
sympathy with the Craft and why her railroad boys the
objects of her love and When boys learned that
her loving heart led forever there pathetic be-
yond description strong shook with uncomfortable sef
and flowed freely from but seldom dmmed thereby There
could be but result from this and hha the dozng of
rked his life for her at moment They sought permission of
her Truman full charge of the funeral arrangements
and when granted carried them scale Of grandeur surprising
anything witnessed in this section Of Georgia. Y l $50
The funeral from the Central Christian church. several
assisting The Eastern STAR of which order Mrs Hall
beloved member performed it's tuasic rites while Mrs Lulu
touching biographical sketch of Mrs Halls life 'Si
Mrs Hall 68 of age is by adopted
Truman who well known this city, having resided hre
with his mother and John Brewer of Thena Washington