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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Additional Locals

The big home talent minstrel show
to be given by Raynesford people at
their school auditorium, and which
was postponed from January % be-
cause of sickness in the community, is
now dated for Saturday evening, Feb
ruary rs. There are Ia people in the
cast and there will be mirth, music
and jokes aplenty. Following the show,
a dance will be given. The proceeds
will be placed in a fund for the pur-
chase of q burial ground for that COM
munity.
Chas. H~olmberg returned home Fri
day from Great Falls, where he visited
the board of county commissioners to
enter q protest against the cfassifi-
cation that had been placed on his
land. Mr.. Holmberg also attended
the session of the Cascade County
Taxpayers League Thursday evening,
and is impressed with the belief that
much good a be accomplished
through it if citizens generally would
take a greater interest in it's activities
and keep it out of the hands Of self
seeking politicians.
Mrs. Leo A. Henter and Mrs. Fred
Siegling entertained q number OF la
dies At cards at the home of the latter
last evening. So pleasantly was the
time spent that it was decided to or
garixe q club and hold such gather
inas regularly until late spring The
new club has chosen the name OF the
Thursday Bridge Club, and is com
posed Of Mesdames Henter, Siegling,
y q pn<.~~on = oveifta Ovr
Wilson. G, w. Stuffef, t. j.. Clergy,
]. E. Harris, A. Il. Hotchkin, Jos. Lee
vellIe. N. H Nelson and J. B. Dens-
Mrs. Clergy and Mrs. Harris
will entertain the club the next time
at ths home Of the former.
Tom Watts, driving by the Mrs.
Ann. Rudman home west Of town
Morr3sy, stopped for = short call and
to get any Response to his
and not seeing any smoke com
ftom the chimney, cold n 1t was,
somewhat alarmed and On
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Co.. Board Places
Grades on Land

In order to facilitate the valuation
of land by the county assessor. or by
the board in connection with the as
SCISSOR, the board of county commits
sioners of Cascade county placed all
farm lands of the county under grades
as classified by the appraisers who
classified the land under the classifi-
cation law.
Under the grading the Cascade
county land is as follows:
80 to 100-first class.
so to 89-second class.
10 to 79-third class.
so to 69-fourth class.
All below 60-fifth class.
The land is all numbered on the
records according to the appraisers.
100 per cent being rich black loan.
and running down to alkali flats.
The same grading will apply TO graz
ing lands, and is similar to the grad
ing placed on all it's lands by the Nor
thern Pacific railroad.
Under the grading system every 40
acres in the county will be of a certain
valuation for a certain grade, and the
of assessment be much faciIi-
While some land owners have ex-
pressed themselves as being satisfied
With the classifications given their
holdings, many have complained that
heir lands have not been
.iven the proper classification, and
lave gone before the board to voice
heir dissatisfaction. In some in
tances members of the board have
'een quoted as saying that men will
gain have to be sent out to go
yer land the owners of which have
ntered complaints, and re-classify it
4 order that the assessment may be
quitable.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16

C. McDaniels represent the special adj
ministrator at the hearing; Attorney
j. A. Poore appears for the st. Louis
Trust company, which holds a claim
against the estate of $1,000 and
Attorney j. Foote, assistant attorney
general, appears for the supreme
court. Attorneys Russell, Madden and
Clark recently brought disbarment
proceedings against Attorney Maury
in Helena and the assistant attorney
general is here TO see and hear every
of the Mcclure estate.
At the time of court adjournment
Saturday afternoon, Judge Carroll
further hearing on the
question of attorneys until Friday,
February II.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
GREAT FALLS LAND Of
FICE MAY BE CLOSED

The interior department appropri-
alton bill reported last Wednesday by
the house appropriation committee,
carries provisions which, would result
in the closing Of some is land offices.
1t stipulates that in any land district
having public land area of less than
100, 900 acres or in any district where
the cost of maintaining a land office
exceeds 33 1-3 per cent of the annual
revenue of the office, that the land Of
flee shall be abandoned. The Great
Falls land office is among those which
Gould not meet the requirements, as
ire also the Billings, Kalispell and
Missoula offices, and should the law
be passed it is probable that
iome of these offices will be consoli-
with others.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16

1000 barrels per day, its wheat
supply coming from AZ country
elevators and five mill elevators.
Operating 300 days in the year,
these mills produce enough flour
70 feed 1,250,000 people, or more
than double the population of
Montana. This company also op-
crates a cereal mill having Z daily
capacity of 800 barrels, where
rolled oats. pearl barley, wheat
flakes and farina are produced
for the Montana and nearby mar
kets.
According to the u. s. Depart
ment of Commerce., Montana's
flour and grist mills in 1919 en-
ployed $50 persons and produced
an output valued at S16, 1886, 900,
an increase in only five years Of
nearly S12, 000,o 600 in value Of
product; its production of wheat
flour grew from 871 ,018 barrels in
1914 to 1.271, 1851 barrels in 1919,
while the production of oatmeal
and other breakfast foods in
creased from 940, 64s pounds in
1914 to 1882, 948 pounds in 1913.
Prom her So, 000, 900 acres Of
farm land, Montana already pro-
duces a higher quality, and more
bushels, of wheat and oats to the
acre than any other Of the four
teen leading agricultural states Of
the union. With an average per
acr yield of 21.8 bushels of wheat,
and 400 of oats, the State seems
destined ultimately to take first
place in the nation In total pro-
duction Of wheat, oats, flax and
barley.
Most of the flour mills and
grain elevators Of the State are
operated by electric power. fur
nished by The Montana Power
Company, which received for this
service in 1920 the sum of $685.
1887. OF this amount SO, 208.47
was paid In State, County and
City taxes.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
HANEY TALKS, NAME
SHORT COURSE COM.
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
and pointed out that by letting the
hoks 40 a large pare OF their own har-
vesulng gave Inem a cnance TO earn
a little more than their keep. A sec
ton OF MIR. Haneys talk was then
gwen 70 chickens and a general sum
ming up OF the proper rotation OF
crops and the best methods to be
worked out by the individual farmer
himself through a study OF his soil,
climate and general needs stressIng
the Importance OF fertility and the
adopting OF the practice OF Ieedlng all
tnat was possible of-epeEyWerop
raised right on the farm, thereby saw
ing a great deal of energy In kick
ing about nign freight rates, middle
men and the other Ills mai nave
troubled the farmer OF late years.
Bread, butter, meat ana potatoes"
said Mi. haney, ARE the malnstays of
lie, and every farmer should produce
them right on his farm" In conclus-
ION the speaker said that a delermln-
alton to make a home, a study OF con
dltlons, an interest IN the business OF
farming, a system that would pro-
WA something to do every working
day IN the year, and finally a will
mgness to labor every one of those
working days, would eventually bring
conditions upon most of the farms OF
Montana te4the1 stagelthat-th bad
years would cause but little worry"
AT the end of the talk three reels of
pictures were shown, including a most
interesting one of the sheep industry,
among the incidents being the COM
plete shearing of two sheep, one by
hand and the other by machine, both
operations done by experts.
Mr.. Haney is delivering lectures
throughout the state, and occupies the
position of agricultural expect Of the
extension division of the International
Harvester company. He left for Great
Falls last evening. He was accom-
panied here by county Agent Nc
S~padden.
DECIDE ON SHORT COURSE
A number of the business men met
Immediately after Mr.. Haney's lee
yesterday afternoon at the Py-
THAN theatre and it was definitely de-
cided that a three days farmers
short course would be held in Belt the
second week in March. Ben Beach,
Jude Huber and X. II. Bemis were
named as a general committee of
arrangements, G. w. Stuffed and c.
Provin, finance committee, and
Phil LeYeflle and H. S. Hamment BIS
on entertainment.
The committee will meet within a
week to perfect final arrangements.
agricultural talent from
the extension service of the state ag-
ricultural college is available and viii
be communicated with at once and it
already decided that the farmers
'old folks dance" will be one of the
of the entertainment. A
show win most probably be
held. {
The course will be a ~three-day one
entertainment features each
and the full program will most :.
likely be available for publication 4
1ext week. I
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16

31.3 per cent of the population of the
state, according to census figures re
ceiyed recently from Washington. OF
the 548,889 inhabitants, 172,818 or
31.5 per cent are natives; 280,480 or
51.1 per cent were natives of other
states or of the outlying possessions.
and 95,591 or TIA per cent were born
in foreign countries. Of the natives of
other states, 33,5F were born in Min
~nesota, 27,665 in Iowa, 23,505 in Wis
c~onsin, 22,739 in Illinois, and 22,366
in Missouri.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
ORGANIZES AN
OTHER CORPORATION

Articles Of incorporation IF the
Montana Industrial Securities corpor-
atioz were filed in the office Of Coun-
ty Clerk John E. Moran late last week,
naming Leo "A. Henter of Belt, IL
Eakn- and Lloyd Hardin of Great
Falls, al the incorporators and d.
rectors. The corporation la organ
lied to carry on a general finance and
brokerage business.
Great Falls is named as the princi-
pal place Of business. The company
has a corporate life Of 40 years and
is capitalized at $3.50, 000. The stock
is divided into ESQ shares at a par
value Of 500 each. The amount Of
stock actually subscribed is $500. each
of the directors owning a share
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Hearing Mcclure
Maury Case Now

The hearing on the application
TOR attorneys fees in the estate of
Charles ID. Mcclure, deceased, came
before Judge William K. Carroll in
Butte the later part of last week, and
Attorneys Maury and Melzner.. who
ask $48.0 900 in fees for legal services,
were represented by Attorneys Can
ming and Geagan. A motion of the
cbjectors, Clara Mcclure Jones of
Texas, and William r. Mcclure, to
withdraw an account previously filed
by them as executors of the estate,
was denied, but they were allowed
two weeks to file an amended report.
Attorneys Walker and Walker. coun-
sci for the DIRECTORS, withdrew, and
Attorneys Russell, Maiden and Clark
of Missoula entered in their stead,
Attorney C. H. Russell appearing in
court.
A motion of Clara E. Mcclure. wild
Of the late Charles d. Mcclure, fill
ed a petition asking the withdrawal
Of a $25,59I claim against the estate,
part of which was attorneys fees
Maury and Melzner and the court
took this matter under advisement.
Judge Carroll also ordered the turn :
over of 23g,993 share S of Cas- I,
cade Silver Mines and Mills stock, .
is now held in two Boston :
ranks, to David j. O'Connor, special J
administrator of the Mcclure estate, y
% whom the stock belongs-This +.
stock was sent to Boston some time =,
lgo to sell and it is held by the banks
here, no disposition having been
made of 1t by sale or otherwise.
Attorney Fl. l.. Maury was on the IL
tand the greater part of Saturday z
lfternoon and in response to ques- c.
ions ~propounded by his attorneys, Ii
tated that William r. Mcclure had o.
double crossed" him. He said that 81
e had been sent to New York to sell
large amount Of mining stock be- ID
to the estate at $1.35 a
hare. and that soon after his arrival
found out that the stock was sell
~ for 90 cents. In order to ascertain @
rho was selling at this figure, At &c
,rney Msury stated that he purchased Ia
and found the seller to be Nc az
ure. T..
Attorneys N. A. Rotering and A. B.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
GAS DROPS ONE CENT PER
GALLON AT LOCAL STATION

Reduction of pipe line carrying rate
in the Cat Greek oil field from 80 to
20 cents per barrel is the cause, &C
cording to Manager John Jap of the
local Mutual Oil Co. station, of a cut
of one cent per gallon in the whole
sale price of gasoline.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
DIRECTOR SAND
COULEE MINERS BANK

The Miners, State Bank of Sand
Coulee has elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: L. b.
Lockhart, president and general man
ager; Miss Ebba Lundell, cashier; Z.
E. Dawson, Anthony Morton and l..
B. Lockhart, directors.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16
Twenty Years AOO
Items Taken at Random From
the files of the Times of 1902

Several cars of high grade ore were
shipped this week from Neihart to
the smelter at Everett, Wash.
The Great Northern has secured the
first of ten big Mallet locomotives
for use on the mountain divisions.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lenny of Mel
hart suffered the loss of two children
last week, victims of scarlet fever.
Chas. Lochray was painfully cut and
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16

reaching town reported the matter to
Deputy Sheriff Leland. Mr.. Leland
went out to the ranch and after try
ing the doors. and windows finally
succeeded in bringing Mrs. Rudman to
the door. She explained that she had
been sick for a couple of days and
that morning had remained in bed.
She added that she had heard Watts
rap, but had not taken the trouble to
get up to see who it was.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16

RAYNESFORD MAN
DIES AT LEWISTOWN

David F. Queen, formerly a well
known farmer of Raynesford, died in
Lewistown last week Wednesday of
pneumonia. The funeral was held there
Friday.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-16

flOUR l. &
n EEGRAiN ELENTORS&

The greatest development in the
grain and milling business of
Montana has como within the last
ten years. During that time, the
exceptional quality of Montana
hard milling wheat has won uni
versal recognition. eliminating in
1871 In its being awarded first
prize ct the international Grain
Show at Chicago, thus bringing
back from Canada to the United
States and Montana one of the
highest honors In the agricultural
world.
Of the 40, 600, 900 bushels of
grain grown In Montana last year,
"a, 900, 900 bushels were wheat and
100000 bushels oats, the bal
ance being made up Of flax, rye,
barley and corn. The banner crop
was that of 1915, when the pro-
auction of wheat alone amounted
70 more than AZ, 600, 900 bushels.
The rapid development of Mon
tsna wheat lands has naturally
stimulated the construction of
grain elevators and flour mills.
To-day there r more than 1000
country elevators located at rail
way shipping points all over the
State, representing an investment
Of about $9,000,000. Some SO
flour mills, having a combined ca
pacity Of 1880 barrels per day,
n running on part, or full, time.
During the year ending August
81. 1920, these mills ground
4,250,000 bushels Of wheat, or a
little more than % per cent of the
total wheat crop of the State.
The market for Montana flour
made from Montana wheat is not
confined to this State. Seventy
five per cent of it goes to the At
lantic and Pacific Coasts and to
foreign lands, including the Far
East Latin America and the coun-
tries along the Mediterranean.
The largest producer in the
State operates four flour mills,
having q combined capacity Of
Evening journal., 1922-05-19
NEW OWNERS FOR
BRAUNSTEIN'S.
Department Store Taken
Over by Schwartz Broth
ers Company
HAVE STORES IN
THREE OTHER CITIES

Braunstein's Department Store
61O Market street, established in
1914 by Samuel NJ. Braunstein, has
been purchased by Herman, Will
liam and Bertram Schwartz. WI
ing as Schwartz Brothers Company,
who have stores in other cities. The
new owners took possession of the
store on Monday of this week.
The sale included the stock, fix
lures and good will of the Braun
stein Store, but not the property,
which is owned by Mr.. Braunstein.
The local store will be managed
by Herman Schwartz. one of the
new owners, and the present depart
ments will be enlarged, 1t was an
nounced today The new owners
are owners or part owners Of other
stores dealing in women's wear in
Johnstown and Altoona, Pa, and at
Atlantic City, n. ].
In speaking of their new venture
here today, Herman Schwartz. man
ager of the store, said that It was
the purpose Of the firm TO conduct
an up-to-date store for women shop
pers. New departments will be add
ed from time TO time he said. The
same high grade goods featured at
the store in the past would be car
ried and at prices that would appeal
10 all women, he added.
Evening journal., 1922-05-19
GET FINE In RAID
ON CRAP GAME

Four Negroes and one Negress
we're arrested in a raid at a house
on Lafayette street, CBlood Field
charged with playing crap and be-
ing present at a crap game, this
morning They are: John Williams,
aged 81. Albert Johnson. aged 27.
and Harry McMullin. aged %. each
is charged with playing crap. Eva
Ross, aged 80, and Bruce Ray, %.
were arrested and charged with be-
ing present at a crap game They
Will be given a hearing in Municipal
Court tomorrow morning.
Sergeant Jordan and a squad Of
officers made the raid and arrested
the party. They were loaded into
the police patrol and taken to the
police station.
Evening journal., 1922-05-19
WILLIAMS SAYS HE
FOUND CHICKENS

Found in possession of six alleged
stolen chickens early this morning,
william Williams, Negro, was held
in $500 bail for a hearing tomorrow
on a charge of larceny by Judge
Hastings. in Municipal Court, this
morning, pending efforts to locate
the owner of the fowls.
william said that he was on his
way down the country this morning
for work picking berries when he
saw a man conceal a bag behind
some bushes and that upon investi-
cation, he found it contained chick
ems. He then decided to take the
fowl himself, said. h
Evening journal., 1922-05-19
STATE CONFERENCE
OF Y. W. C. A. FORCES

The Young Women's Christian
Association will hold a State confer
ence at wollaston Hail. Twenty-fifth
and Market streets, tomorrow. The
conference will open at ll.so o'clock
daylight-saving time, and will be
presided over by Mrs. II. J. Stubbs,
vice-president of the association,
Who is serving in place Of Mrs.
Charles r. Wollaston, president OF
the Wilmington Y. w. c. A., who is
unable TO be present on account of
illness. Mrs. William d. Denney'
presiden. Of the northern district of
the Y. W. c. A.. will be one OF the
morning speakers. A luncheon will
" served at 1 o'clock. and the after
noon session will open at o'clock.
The purpose OF the conference is to
bring the women OF the State into
closer cooperation in Association
work
Evening journal., 1922-05-19
ROWE-BELMONT
FAIL TO APPEAR
Bonds of Two Men Accused
of Liquor Selling Are
Forfeited
CAPIASES ARE
ISSUED FOR THEM

Harlan H. Rowe. who conducts
the Beeson Hotel, Sixth and shipley
streets, charged with selling liquor
and throwing glass in the street, and
his bartender. John F. Belmont,
charged with two orfenses OF selling
liquor, failed 70 appear for their
hearings IN Municipal Court this
morning. Judge Hastings ordered
their bail bonds, forfeited and that
capiases be issued for them return
able forthwith. Richard c. Porter
was on their bonds.
Rowe is already under bail, await
ing disposition of an appeal taken
by him from the decision Of the Mu-
nicipal Court. imprisoning him for
six months and fning him $500 and
costs. on a charge OF selling liduor
Hearing in the case of Samuel
Kirschner. Twenty-second and La
motto streets. charged with selling
cigars and tobacco without a city
license, was continued for one week
at MS request.
Marion Kuligowski, Sixth and
Church streets. was dismissed on a
charge of selling liquor After
court. william Foskey and Warren |
Hopkins. who were witnesses against |
I'm. were arrested on charges OF
perjury They denied in cour today /
any direct knowledge OF any sale Of 1
Tfotsor b4- Eu1f~ott-g-f
John Taylor. Negro. whose home
IS a. 414 East Eleventh street and
who conducts a store at 1922 Orange
street. was dismissed on a charge
of selling liquor and was held in
$500 bail for court on a charge OF
Illegal possession Of liquor. Six
quarts OF liquor are said 10 have
been found at his home. He was
accused Of selling drinks of liquor at
his store.
Evening journal., 1922-05-19
42O CHILDREN In
KENT COUNTY MEET

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER. May 1s-The Kent
county school field meet is being
held at Caesar Rodney school today.
Among those attending the exer-
cises are Governor Denney, James
II. Hughes. Judge Walter A. Powell
and James f. Alec, Jr.. all of Dover;
J. r. Clements, J. w. Houston. Abel
Sevil. w. r. Keys of Clayton; W. d.
Wilds. Kenton; E. c. Daily of Hart
"; c. S. Harrington, Of Harrington
and Dr. r. W. Cooper. OF Newark.
The State Board of Education is
represented by DR.. II. V. Holloway
John Shillings. w. r. Jump and
Prof. Stahl.
The games for the day began with
fcrty-two teams in dodge ball. These
were divided in three centers first.
boys. IL teams of 10 each; second, |
girls, II teams of 10 each. and third !
center, % mixed teams of 10 each. /
There were 42O boys and girls TAX
ing part in the games at. one time. /
Fifty-two schools are represented.
Evening journal., 1922-05-19
J. E. MCNABB'S PHOTO
GOES ROUND WORLD

City Councilman McNabb yester-
day received a photograph of him
self taken more than thirty years
ago. The photograph has been in
almost all civilized countries.
The photograph was given to
Maurice W. Babb (Moss), who re-
sides between here and New Castle,
and who has visited points of in
terest in all parts OF the globe. The
picture accompanied him in his
travels and was yesterday returned
TO the donor.
Evening journal., 1922-05-19
WILLIAM GRIER DEAD.

William Grier, 65. died in Della
ware Hospital, last night, after one
weeks illness from kidney trouble.
He had lived in Wilmington for the
past ten or fifteen years, and made
his home at the Sunday Breakfast
Mission, III Shipley street. He was
unmarried, but is thought to have
had relatives at Chester. Pa. No ar
rangements have been made for the
funeral.