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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-04
SIhUoHUl\E

Sells-Floto circus now combined
with Buffalo Bills Wild West show
is coming to Shoshone for matinee
and evening shows on Tuesday, August
18th, enroute to the Pacific Coast.
1t is not only bigger, but better than
last season. Many new acts have been
added and the entire Chicago Coliseum
performance will be given in every
city that the show plays.
Sells-F1oto never cut one act out of
the show at any time. Many people
wonder If the smaller places do really
get the city show. That can be an
swered with one word; Positively!l
Three rings and three stages will be
filled with feature acts from the NOM
ent the show starts to the time when
the Congress of Rough Riders dash
madly around the .hippodrome track
in thrilling and exciting races.
The five herds of elephants. some
Of them imported from India for the
Chicago engagement, the sixty cage
zoo, the clowns. ffty-seven of them.
the spangled folk, the stately ladies'
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-04

the hooting footing calliopes, the white
dappled horses and the many wonders
that are only Sells Flotos, will be here
in plenty of time for the street parade
And there will be "Poodles" Hanne-
ford, the greatest clown rider of all
time and the highest paid circus per-
former in the world, and the Hanne-
ford family, the Hodginis, the Hobsons
the Nelson's, the Hamido, Madri Arabs,
the japanese thunder-bolts, and scores
uf others equally famous.
And everywhere Sells-Floto goes
this season, four great troupes Of Chi
nese circus stars win perform the most
brilliant aerial and acrobatic feats
ever attempted. These brilliant per-
formers We're brought direct from Pc
kin to the Chicago Coliseum and posi-
lively stopped the show"
Old timers and performers alike
gazed with wonder and awe, at the
weird and wonderful exploits, these
Cinnamon did.
Many of these feats a-e performed
for the first time outside of China.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-04

though l myself might be carrying
a cross.
And as stand and watch the crowd
surge across the bridge Of life notice
each has heavy burden to bear and
that some bear it lightly while others
bend beneath it's weight.
And from week to week l shall set
down all that | see and hear on the
bridge Of life as It affects shoshone.
Lincoln County ana the state Of Idaho
like to make friends, so come In
when you are in this vicinity and get
acquainted
Il. l.. PLATZ.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-04
FAREWELL

] have sold the journal TO Mr. T.. l..
and | wish to take this opportunity to
express my appreciation to the many
friends of the Journal who have so
loyalty supported 1t during the six
years Of my ownership. I have en-
deavored during this period to give
the Journal readers clean newsy pa
per which stood for loyalty and right
living. How well l have succeeded is
for the public to Judge.
My, successor. Mr.. Platz. is a news
paper man of wide experience who is
very much interested in his work and
will be able to greatly improve the
Journal in many ways. / bespeak for
him the same loyal, whole hearted |
support that has been accorded me-
Mrs. Barber and l have no fixed
plans for the future further than for
he present we will go to the noun
aims for long rest, she to get relief
rom a distressing attack of hay fever
nd | am going on the suggestion of
Dr.. Din that l either take a rest under
is direction or that of the undertaken,
D I am planning the shorter rest.
We hope to find a new location
here the hay fever will not aff1ict
rs. Barber.
T~T<
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-04

running newspaper is such a fun
NY business. One day I wrote a de-
scription Of a fight between two prom
inent citizens. Next day a merchant
applauded the writing and declared il
was the duty OF the newspaper to pub
fish the news OF all attempts on the
part Of citizens TO settle disputes with
their fists or clubs. A year or so later
described fight with fists in which
the applauding merchant was a prin-
eipaL Did the merchant applaud?
Not yet. lie got 80 sore at the stom-
ach that IL interfered with his dlges-
ton and he Instantly ordered an OF
DTS advertising out Of the paper. hurt
ing himself more than the paper
N i-i This newspaper business Is
itst business But IL ~ only natural
hat u should be queer because there
are so many queer people in the world
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-04

There is a man in 0ul town.
ana he was wondrons wiser
90 flied 90 run his business
Ana never advertise
hpi when he saW hla dollars out
wan ell hls might ana maln.
ie worked p double column pd,
Anl felHichfa them ln aaain
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-04
Hunger, the Best Sauce.

Sauce is used 10 create an appetite
or relish or the food The right way
is to look to your digestion When
you have good digestion you are cer-
tain to relish your food. Chamber
lain's Tablets improve the digestion.
create healthy appetite and cause a
gentle movement Of the bowels.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-04
NOW TELL ME
EDW. T. BARBER.

All my life--
I've wanted to be
An editor---
dispensing
love and good cheer.
happiness and sunshine--
Courtesy and good will.
know
the law of mutually
is the law of
God and man.
In these
hurly burly days
this kind OF
an editor
seems to have been----
lost,
So | thought
I'd get a job
be an editor
on a paper
where l could 49,,
make people happy,
make a real
optimist
out of myself.
For know
a kindly word,
a smile,
a little act--
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Verdict in the Peterson
Packing Co. Case Stands

Judge j. B. Leslie last Friday de-
MED the motion of the Northwestern
Packing company for new trial of its
case against Lulu Peterson, as admin
istratrix of the estate of Ole B. Ped
erson. .
The packing company some time ago
brought suit against the administra-
trix to enforce the payment of prom
issory note for $3.50, the jury return
ing a verdict for the defendant.
The case is one Of a number of sim
liar ones that have been before the
Cascade county court at various times
during the past few years, the pack
ing company suing on notes given
for stock in packing plant
which the company proposed to build
in Great Falls, but which was never
constructed. A number of people in
this section purchased stock in the
company.
In denying the motion for a new
trial Judge Leslie said that every is
sue in the case was in favor of the
plaintiff, except the sole question as
to the alleged false representation
made to Peterson, by an agent for the
plaintiff, as to the location of the
packing plant. Peterson claimed that
he gave the note in payment for stock
on the representation that the plain
tiff company was to build it's packing
plant in Great Falls.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Pythian Sisters Entertain
Many Guests at Party

Guests to the number Of well over
a hundred were entertained Friday
evening at the X. Of p. hall by the
Pythian Sisters lodge, and notwirh-
standing the severe cold, 1t was notice.
able that many from the outlying dis
tricts braved the weather to be pres
ent. Arlington, Tiger Butte and
Fife were well represented among the
guests and we're repaid by most en-
joyable evening.
The chief amusements were whist,
delicious lunch and dancing, the
home waltz taking place at rather
late hour. In the card games suit
able prizes were awarded, Mrs. A. A.
Dawson Of Arlington distinguishing
herself by securing the lady's first
prize with score of 20, and Ernest
Siegling capturing the gentleman's
first prize by similar score. Mrs.
VIM. Lindstrom Of Centerville grace
fully acknowledged the low score for
the ladies and was suitably rewarded
while c. II. Dahl and X. II. Bemis
were tied for the gentlemen's low
score, the forner winning by the cut.
Music for the dancing was furnished
by Rassmus Nelson and Roy Nelson,
assisted by Arne Bakko and, was kept
up until even the most enthusiastic
had had enough. Altogether the party
was great success and sustained the
excellent reputation Of the Pythian
Sisters as accomplished entertainers.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Legion Men Don't
Want Cash Bonus

If the expressed sentiments of the
members of Belt Valley Post No. l0l,
American Legion, can be taken as rep
resentative of the ex-service man as
whole, then very small proportion
of the men would choose cash pay
ment in the proposed adjusted COM
pensation act now before congress.
AT the last meeting of the local post
Thursday evening, vote was taken
on the question, and not single vote
favored the cash payment, majority
of those present favoring land set
tlement or home aid plans, while the
balance expressed preference for
vocational training or the insurance
feature.
At this meeting Phillip Dunston re-
signed as vice commander and chair
man Of the athletic committee of the
post, because of his leaving for Butte
to take up the study of wireless teleg-
raphy w. p. Pilgeram was elected to
fill the post of vice commander, and
the executive committee will fill the
vacancy on the athletic committee.
Believing that the public is inter-
ested in the work of the Legion. and
desiring to give them an opportunity
10 learn more of its Tins and ambi-
ions, as regards the national program
Is well as the local Ii was decided
hat the regular March meeting, on
the ninth, should be an open
me, to which adult male citizens
hould be invited, particularly the
athers and brothers of service men.
5ity officials, members Of the school
'oard and officers of the Miners un-
on are also requested to be present at
his meeting, and the committee In
harge give assurance that they will I
e well repaid for doing so.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
State HighDdy Engineer Re-
cOmnzends Three Local High
Wdy Projects, Including Bridge

At a meeting of the state highway
commission in Helena Monday, Chief
Engineer Edy made recommendation
for the construction of state projects
during the coming season. including
three which are Of direct interest to
the people Of this city and vicinity.
The Great Falls district, No. 2. was
recommended for the greater amount
of work Of the five districts, totalling
96.4 miles at an estimated cost Of
$736, 900. Engineer Edy's report went
on TO say that it was doubtful how
much work over the state could be
actually carried out, because of the
uncertainty of the amount the fed
eral bureau of roads would place at
the disposal Of Montana and whether
the state could put up it's proportion
Of the funds. For this reason he
the county cooperative
plan OF carrying on road work, the
state highway commission standing
the cost Of the engineering work and
the counties the cost Of construction.
The three projects recommended by
Mr.. Edy for this section are the bridge
over Belt creek In this city, the Rice
vile project. and the extension Of the
Beit~Creat Falls road from Valeria
Way to the city limits of Great Falls
Probably the first IL the more inn
,ortsnt Of the three and certainly
II the most importance TO the people
n this section The present bridge
las been condemned, and for several
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16

"The charge is absolutely false, as
any person will realize after an inves-
tigation Of county records. Last No
vember the Wells-Dickey company
purchased it's first Cascade county
road bonds, paying premium on the
$4,000 issue, a premium that all the
IL bidders conceded was the best that
had been paid in the state for several
years.
"Two proposals were received from
the Wells-Dickey company. The
board accepted the bid offering a
premium of 3640, with interest at
5 "a per cent, in preference to the
proposal offering premium of
81 sos, with interest at per cent.
The lower rate Of interest more than
offsets the difference in premium.
The acceptance Of the 5 Sd bid means
that the county will save $4,000 in
interest during the life Of the bonds.
'4The Wells Dickey company has
performed work for the county board
in the nature Of legal proceedings
leading up to the sale Of the bonds,
but the compensation for this service
does not begin to equal the amount
that the board has been charged with
giving to the firm as a commission.
When the bond company handled the
legal proceedings for the board in
1920. the fee was $500 and no more
There is absolutely no basis for the
statement that $4,000 or any other
sum, was paid to Wells-Dickey com
pany in commissions
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Scout Basketball Teams
to Play Double Headers

Tomorrow two basketball teams,
composed of members of the local
troop of Boy Scouts, accompanied by
Scoutmaster Leo C. Graybill, viii go
to Great Falls, where they will play
a double header with the Great Falls
Scout teams. at the High school au-
ditorium. Scoutmaster GraybilI re-
quests that any person who would do
nate ear to transport the boys %
and from the Falls notify him. On
the following evening, Saturday, re-
turn double-header will be played be-
tween the same teams at the local
cents win be charged to the games
The first game Of the evening viii
be between teams picked from Scouts
weighing under 80 pounds, and the
other from Scouts Of grade school age.
provided, however, that the quintet
must not have more than an aggre-
gate weight Of 62b pounds
The local troop has developed two
good teams fulfilling these require
ments and some good games are ex-
pected The first team is composed
Of Chas- Boboth, Mike Becker. Gust
Prnbst, Tony I,Apstth and Joe VI
koski; with. William Byrne, Clark
Irwin. Vernon May and Irvine Blais
as subs The second team will be
chosen from Leslie Jewell, Jay Leland.
Robt Nohl. Chas Remington, Frank
Myron Johnson. Harry
Roster and George Wood.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16

that funds are available for it, al
though Chairman Ben G. Johnson, of
the board Of county commissioners,
stated TO the Times over the telephone
that the county had made no appropri-
alton for it's share of the cost. The
plans for the bridge have been pre-
pared by the state highway commits
sion and the sinking Of test pits to
determine the footings was completed
a couple of years ago. Chairman
JOHNSTON also stated that the lack Of
funds would probably delay compile
tion Of this project, though II is the
here that funds for the
Of the bridge we're to be
available from the 100000 road bond
issue Of few years ago.
The RiceviIle project calls for the
extension Of the gravel road from
its present terminus at Armington
to the Riceville hill, distance Of 1914
miles, the estimated cost being $780,
300 for the construction Of the roads
and necessary bridges. Funds for this
project are available. and Chairman
Johnston stated that II was probably
me OF the projects sure Of completion
his year. the only thing standing in
is way being the securing Of the
'ight-of-way, which has not yet been
lone. he stated. The survey was com
,leted by the state highway commits
ION two years ago.
The extension of the Belt-Great
Ealls road to the city limits of Great
falla, IN miles " estimated 10 cost
il5s0o0 and will be the first project |
o be taken up by the board IN the |
prinK. In stormy ~eather this road
ften renders the whole road practie-
lly fmpassabIe. II IL understood that
he city * Grest Falls 10 planning on
svfnk the street leading from the
nd of the gravel road into the city.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
viii Soon File Proceed
ings in Judith Seat Fighl

Preparation of the proposed find
ings of fact and conclusions of Law
IN support of Hobson's case in the dis
trict court proceedings bearing upon
the permanent location of the county
seat of Judith Basin county is now
well under way at the hands Of Judge
Carl Rasch, of Gum, Rasch and Hall
of Helena, and will be filed shortly
with Judge William E. Carroll Of
Butte, who presided at the hearing at
Stanford last November.
The final sheets of the transcript
were received by Judge Rasch Febru-
airy 10, and under the stipulations Of
counsel and the order of the court, the
plaintiff has 80 days from that date
in which TO present his proposed find
ings and conclusions Under this spec
lIfication Judge Rasch would have uf-
til March 10 in which TO present
these but he has been working on the
matter for some time and expects to
have them completed within week
or ten days.
After receipt by counsel for the de-
fense, Judge Sidney Sanner Of Butte.
Belden Il DeKalb of Lewistown. and
Earl Wineman of Stanford, OF these
proposed findings and conclusions,
the defense, representing the town Of
Stanford, will have 80 days in which
to present its proposed findings and
conclusions.
At teh time of the conclusion of the
hearing at Stanford it was estimated
by Court Reporter Gibson Of Lewis
town, that the transcript Of evidence
would aggregate 100 pages of type
written matter, but it was found to
have exceeded that, the completed
transcript consisting Of 1143 pages.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Haney Talks, Name
Short Course Com.

About 75 were present yesterday af-
terno0n and listened attentively to
J. q. Haney, who took as his subject
Safe Farming" Mr.. Haney lays no
claim to being an orator and also dis
claims any attempt to instruct the
farmer along the road to success. His
lecture is, simply the conclusions
reached from practical experience un-
der similar conditions prevailing in
Montana and contains in reality moth
ing new TO the farming world, but
stated in the simple, convincing and
common-sense manner by the speaker,
it presented considerable material
for thought TO the fair sprinkling of
farmers present at the meeting.
First was shown a reel Of moving
pictures depicting the method of
building a pit silo, the cheapest silo
that can be built. Mr. Haney enlarged
upon the value of the silo in preserv-
ing food for stock and stated that sill
age could be stored in pit silo for
three or four years without losing a
particle of its feed value. He also
was confident that corn for silage
could be successfully grown in Mon
tana and predicted that it would
eventually become an important crop
In this state. He also stated that sun
flowers and sweet clover were among
the best Of silage crops and that the
time WAS near when the prosperity of
the farmer in Montana could be ac-
guaged by the number Of
silos ii contained.
Mr.. Hsney paid his respects to the
cow by the query; What Is home
without q cowy" and went on 10 cite
he instances of prosperous commun-
ties based almost wholly upon the
larry COW. He also pointed out the
necessity for the proper care and feed
ng Of the prosperity breeder, an
'wering the further question of"What
$ the COW without a home =" Hogs.
n Mr.. Haney's opinion. are another
source Of prosperity that has been
argely overlooked by the Montana
farmer. With suitable forage crops
planted in pastures, the hog will AT
end largely to his own feeding and
lifting for market, and will take his
,lace as one Of the best workers on
he farm. He said that too many
armers were working Tor their hogs,
CONTINUED on last page.)
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Mrs. Mccarthy Appeals
Case to Supreme Court

Mrs. Clara Mccarthy of Raynesford
Tuesday filed notice of appeal to the
supreme court from a judgment en-
tered in the Cascade county district
court on February 3, denying her APP
plication for a permanent injunction
restraining C. H. Kelly, as sheriff of
Judith Basin county, and Mrs. Ma
tilda Lindsay of this city from selling
her land near Raynesford to satisfy
a judgment for $4,000. An undertake
ing on appeal signed by two residents
of Judith Basin county, we're flied
with the notice of appeal. The signers
agreed to pay sum not in excess of
5000 in the event that Mrs. McCar-
thy's appeal is dismissed or that costs
and damages are assessed -againt her
Mr.. Mccarthy was formerly dau-
ghter-in-law of Mrs. Lindsay, and
gave the latter three promissory notes,
totalling $4,000, shortly after her
first husbands death. which she claim
ed in court, were given at time
when because of grief, she was In no
mental condition to transact such bus
jness. Mrs. Lindsay. however, Was
given Judgment for the amount of the
notes and costs in district court last
November, and the land was later or
dered sold to satisfy the judgment.
Mrs. Mccarthy put forth the claim
that the land was homestead property
and because Of this fact could not
be sold, asking permanent injunc-
ton against the sale of the land on
those grounds. Judge j. B. Leslie
ruled that=the he=declaratioH Of home
stead was void. and dissolved the tenn
porary injunction he had issued.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Seeks Aid in LO-
eating Her Father

From San Francisco comes an appea
to Postmaster John s. Pearson to heir
Mrs. Olive Burke locate her father
George Critchlow, whom she has not
seen or heard anything of since she
was five years old. Whether the
father was ever resident of this sec
ton she does not say, and from her
letter it would appear that her only
hope of locating him about here is the
that she at one time had relatives liv-
ing hereabouts.
Mrs. Burke's mother, the letter
says, divorced her father in Mexico
when she was about five years old,
her mother then going to Arizona and
from there coming to Belt. Here she
took in washing for a living. Later she
went to sheep ranch to cook, and
then onto farm. Mrs. Burke believes
that 1T was on this farm that her
uncle and aunt lived, though she does
not know the name of the people.
However, she recalls the names of
few people in this section at that
time. among them being Mr.. and Mrs.
Billie Brown. believed here to pos
sibly be VIM. Baum of near Geyser,
as the letter says they had q big ranch
long way from Belt Another name
mentioned is Will Longstaff, who is
remembered by some as having been
former resident of Belt.
Mrs. Burke says she is now 33 years
Of age and she says she was between
six and seven when she and her moth
er lived here, making it between 25
and rs years ago. Her mother, she
believes, used her maiden name, Ada
Cox, while residing here Leaving
here the mother and child went to
Rock Springs. Wyo., and various other
places. In 1912 the mother was mar
ried to John Gillespie. and is believed
now to be known as Mrs. r. A. Gill
espie. There was a short time ago,
a family by the name of Gillespie liv-
ing at Stockett. and it is believed by
some that possibly Mrs. Gillespie is
the mother of Mrs. Burke
Mrs. Burke enclosed photographs !
of herself at the age of five years,
a recent one. and one of her mother. |
These may be seen at this office if |
there are any here now who believe |
they can help Mrs. Burke in locating 1
her relatives. She gives her address
as AZ Ellsworth St., San Francisco,
Cal.