Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-08-10
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Miss Resale Leveille, who is attend
summer normal school at Lewistown,
came home Saturday and spent Sun
day here, returning to Lewistown on
Sunday afternoons train.
Thos. j. Hoel the later part of last
week received a new Flour City grain
separator, which will be used in
threshing his own and neighbors'
crops this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Clergy had as
Sunday dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Kantz and Miss Lillian Brady of
Great Falls. Mrs. Kantz and Miss
Brady are cousins of Mrs. Clergy's.
Mrs. J.. H. Rathbone reviewed word
the latter part of last week of the
burning of a building owned by her at
Roman, her former home. Insurance of
$4,000 was carried, bring her loss down
to about $1,000.
Patrick O'Neill, a former coal mine
operator here, who has beer making
his home in Great Falls for the past
year or more, came in the latter part
of last week from Chico Springs,
where he spent sometime receiving
treatments.
With the removal of the First Ma
tional bank to the room in the Waldo
hotel block, recently remodeied for
it, the offices of the G. w. Merkle
Coal company have been removed
from the building on the hill to the
room in the hotel building vacated by
the bank, bringing the business of the
coal company again all under roof.
VIM. McCafferty made a trip to
Great Falls Tuesday afternoon with a
ton of cu%cumbers raised on his place
below town. Mr.. McCafferty takes q
load in each year, usually by team, but
this year adopted the more rapid
method of truck transportation, rent
ing the Hudson truck from the Nor
row garage.
Demands for g~rasshopper poison
continue, says Agriculturist Ralph
Oertli, but for several days he has
been out of molasses and was unable
TO supply those who called. However,
a supply is expected to arrive here
any time, which will give him all ma
terials necessary TO mix all the pois-
oned bait that will be used ~hereabouts,
he says.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Il. Sullivan return
ed home last Thursday evening from
mar ONiOWA WnciC lOt clA WtthS LtiC1 4
have been visiting their daugters
and families. They<had a thoroughly
enjoyable visft-wifh the exception of
the fact that Mrs. Sullivan was con-
fined to a hospital for a week suffer-
ing an attack of a complaint from
which she has suffered for some time.
C. L. Crane of Arlington was in
Great Falls Monday, where he filed a
petition with Clerk of the Court Alex
Remneas for letters Of administration
in the estate Of Mrs. Crane, who
died July L. The property consists
of stock in the Radio Corporation of
America, the Marconi Wireless Tele- s
graph Company of America, and ranch j
property valued at nearly $4,000. [
The hearing Of the petition was set for |
August "a by District Judge j. B. Les
lie. '
Last Thursday and Friday evenings :
several sections of the surrounding :
country enjoyed good local showers, !
which proved of aid to spring grain =
and gardens. Hail was reported in the '
vicinity of Raynesford, it being said '
that Tony Sixties lost 100 acres and q
p. II. Romek, who is on the George
Hay place, about 80 acres. This is 5
the only crop damage from hail re- !
ported SO far in the Belt Valley. Mr.. I.
Romek was farming in the Lower Belt :,
section last year and was among those !
hailed out there. a
George w. Merkle returned home |,
Sunday from a trip that took him pref !
ty well over all other parts Of the =
furthering his candidacy for !,
the state senate. His candidacy, he ~
is being well received over the !
and he believes his aim to in y
ject more business into politics and :
less politics into business in an en- q
deavor to help in the lowering Of tax =
alton is going TO win for him a large =
vote. He finds the people are look y
ing for an opportunity to put exper- "
fenced business men and successful
into office in the belief that a
in doing so they will eventually gain :.
relief from the heavy tax burden. J..
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gulden, Jr., and "
sen, PAUL. and Mrs GuldeH,s aunt r
Mrs. Christ Miller, arrived Sunday n
automobile from Seattle and are IN
Mr.. Gulden's parents, Mr.. and b,
Mrs. Paul F. Gulden. Paul Jr. says that do
1T no point on the trip did he see co
that would compare with those
If this locality. and hat nowhere tn
viii tourists find such kindly consider ba
and confidence as in Montana. he
N Washington, he say if you have la
ar trouble-that's your lookout, but ga
f you rave car trouble in Montana it's IN
he concern of every occupant of a car in
a Montana license plate, as en-
'e had occasion to find nj on his tw
way home. 90
M. c. Bowman, who up to a year to
go was for several years connected di;
nth the Belt and Arlington schools, frC
as sent US a copy of the current issue Be
4 The C~olumbien," published at co..
Falls. which prints a graphic ia
tory Of the forest fires raging there. an
and Mrs. Bowman had a rather up
arrow escape from being cought in Ne
he-fFeEef- which The Columbian lin
AS follows: IN. C. Bowman and EN-
amilv experienced a narrow escape pre-
lorday afternoon when they attempt an'
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