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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
Custer Hiway May Fol-
low Greek to RayneSfOrd

w. D. Fisher, secretary Of the Gus
ter Battlefield Highway association
stopped in the city last Thursday
while on a tour of the route. Mr..
Fisher stated that the route is now in
fairly good condition all the way from
Sheridan. Wyo. to Great Falls. The
only bad stretch in this immediate
district is in the Raynesford section
and he was informed that plans were
afoot in Judith Basin county to make
a permanent road. Earfy this week
Mr.. Fisher drove over the creek road
between here and Raynesford, and ne
said that it was possible that the Gus
ter hiway would be changed to follow
this route between the two points. He
said there will be considerable more
travel over the route this year than
last.
A novel advertising plan has been
introduced by Mr.. Fisher, who is send
ing a stage coach, pulled by four pinto
Indian ponies. east from Sheridan.
An old-time stage coach was purchas-
ed by Mr.. Fisher, repaired and outfit
ted and the people Of Sheridan sup
piled the ponies. The driver Is George
Ottrom. cowboy painter, who will
make all the cities and towns between
Sheridan and Omaha.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
Making Changes
Waldo Hotel Bldg,

The laying of concrete foundation
for the building of an addition to the
Waldo hotel building was begun Mon
day by the G. w. Merkle Coal COM
pany, owners of the property. The
construction, will be erected ins1ned-
lately to the rear of the present store
rooms and the room occupied by the
First National bank, and will be 20x
30 feet in size, giving the Merkle Coal
company store an additional floor
space 20x50 in size, it being the plan
to move the grocery and light hard
ware stock from it's present location in
the former A. c. M. building on the
Hill to the hotel building and house
all the mercantile business as well
as the company offices under one roof,
leaving only the implement and heavy
hardware departments in the building
on. the hill, the big basement being
used for warehouse purposes.
The building Of this addition and the
removal of the departments mentioned
to the downtown location is the con-
sumation plans chat Mr.. Merkle has
had in mind for some time, and will
give the grocery department, espec-
tally, more favorable location. The
transfer Of the stock will be made as
soon as the new addition is completed
and it is hoped to be nicely settled
early next month.
1t is planned that he hotel lobby
will be converted into banking room,
to be occupied by the First National
bank, which has und its present
quarters entirely inadequate TO care
for the growth the bank is enjoying.
The present lobby will be remodeled,
new fixtures installed and when the
bank is finally settled in IT'S new To-
cation will have quarters comparing
favorably to most banks in cities the
size of Belt The coal company offices
win utilize the present banking room
and the room provided directly back of
it by the new addition, and the en-
trance to the hotel will also be pro-
vided through this room
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
Taxpayers Want
a Paid Secretary

With but $500 in the treasury anc
an attendance of only Is members, the
Cascade County Taxpayers associa.
tion at it's meeting in Great Falls
last Thursday night instructed the ex-
ecutiye committee TO cast about for ar
efficient man to act as paid secretary
one who will make the programs in
structive and interesting, and collect
his own salary in the form of dues
from the members" Some of the
members expressed doubt whether il
would be possible to get man under
these conditions, and others said the
association was on the down grade,
and more frequent meetings and a
full time secretary to arrange pro-
grams was necessary to keep the lea
que above water
r. III. Wright, secretary of the as
sociation during the first year of its
existence, told of the influence of the
organization. In the section referring
to the county the secretary's report
ers said: "In this county the county as
SCISSOR reports that he has saved $500
for the months of January, February
and March this year, from his own rec
ord in 1921, and that he expects to
lower his last years expenditures by
$1,000 to $4,000. He has completed
his city assessment work about two
months ahead of last year and his
county assessments will be 80 days
ahead The county engineer has cut
off one field man, two helpers, one
stenographer and one craftsman, for
eight months, at saving of about 81
200, The county superintendent, one
clerk and clerk and recorder, auditor
and clerk of the court have each drop
ped one deputy, amounting to saw
ing of $6,900-a total saving in coun-
ty salaries of s17,100. The report
did not state that this was a result
of the activities of the association. The
secretary said further in his report
that the Cascade association was the
first of its kind in the state and in the
so far as ii was known. He
said the association had membership
of 251, adding that hundreds have
taken part in our meetings who have
not signed and there are thousands of
taxpayers of the county who are in
sympathy with the movement
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
Lew Morgan, Belt Man,
Dies May IS in Seattle

Mrs. David Landles received word
the latter part Of last week Of the
death Of her son, Lew Morgan, at Sc
attic on May 13. following an illness
of 10 days. Deceased was 80 years
old and for many years had made his
home here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs Landles, leaving several years
ago for Auburn, Wash, where he en-
tered the garage business and con-
timed -to-make his home until his
death. being taken to a Seattle hos
pital when he was taken sick.
Mr. Morgan is survived by his wlfe
and two children, Mrs. Morgan before
her marriage being Miss Fern Burrell,
who taught school on Little Belt.
Their marriage took place here. he
is also survived by his parents and
one sister. Mrs. ]. G. Walker OF Rock
Springs, Wye, who arrived here Mon
day and who will remain with her par
ents for some time.
The letter conveying the informa-
ton Of the death of Mr.. Morgan gave
but little information Of the funeral,
simply stating that the body was Gre
mated and that burial was made IN
Seattle.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25

the contest just closed.
Much sport and good natured
though keen rivalry marked the con-
test from beginning to end. Accusa-
tons Of breaking the rules by hunting
on other days than Sunday, of the pur-
chase of eggs and magpies, of paying
membership fees and even of high
way robbery were frequent from both
sldes-and were probably pustifiable,
but the big object of the hunt, the
destruction of predatory birds and
ANIMALS, was never lost sight of and il
really made little difference to any
member whether this was accomp-
lished on Sunday or some other day
Of the week. 1t was case of get the
game, and may the the best thieves
and liars win-and the Lelanders
won.
The new clay pigeon trap ordered
by the club a couple of weeks ago has
arrived and will soon be set up in
the McAnelly field back of the Cath
olic and Episcopal churches and
evening shoots will be conducted 1t
is probable that contest shoots will be
inaugurated before long, as the past
three weeks has shown that many of
the members are sadly in need of
little practice with the scatter guns,
The club has made application to the
state game department for go Chinese
pheasant eggs, which it is planned to
hatch in this vicinity. Secretary =.
L. Winston has a number of these al
ready placed, but still has some left
and anyone who would care to have
a setting is requested TO see him.
Already these pheasants have a good
start in this locality from the few
planted on the Leland ranch two years
ago. They have begun TO scatter over
he territory and it is believed that by
he time it is again lawful to shoot
prairie chickens they will be quite
plentiful. Applications for trout fry
will also be placed and local streams
stocked with various varieties.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25

New Manager for
Farmers Elevator

A meeting of the directors of the
Belt Farmers Mill and Elevator com.
pany was held Saturday for the pur.
pose of engaging manager to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of A. K. Hotchkin, who has filled that
position for the past year. A Mr..
Fisher. who for several years past
has been engaged in grain buying in
western Canada, was selected and will
assume the management of the plant
the first Of the coming month. Mr..
Fisher comes here recommended as a
grain man of wide experience. He
was formerly in the grain business in
this state, and it was his desire to get
back to Montana that made his SER
vices available to the local company.
While the books Of the company
have not been audited for the last half
of the fiscal year, ii is known that the
company has enjoyed a good business
under the management of Mr.. Hotch-
kin and that the audit, which will
be made after the first Of the month,
will show a neat profit for the past
year. fioHtNtfs ~ WdH utStutu al
Saturdays meeting that no dividend
would be declared this year. the earn
ings being used TO reduce the indebt-
edness Of the company. II was also
decided that no attempt would be
made to operate the flour mill the
coming year, the plant needing new
equipment and remodeIing which the
company does not care to undertake at
this time before it can be profitably1
Mr.. Hotchkin has no definite plans
for the future, other than that he will
seek a location to enter the elevator
and milling business for himself in ]
and as soon as he is reliev-
I'd from his present duties will look
he state over with that idea in mind, |
t being his desire to remain IN Mon I
-anH If suitable location can be
iEfurqd
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
Attend Program at
Goodman School

A number of young people from
here went up to the Siegiing ranch on
Upper Belt Saturday afternoon, where
that evening they attended the closing
exercises of the Goodman school,
taught by Mrs. Harry Siegling. and Q
dance which followed. Sleeping at the
Siegling ranch that evening they spent
Sunday on an excursion through the
Sluice Box canyon and returned home
Sunday evening. Those in the party
were Misses Louise Bickford, Grace
Jewell, Genevieve Schroeder, Thea
Knutson and Ebba Lundell; Messrs.
Hilmer Dahl, VIM. Snooks, Lornc Me-
Conkey, Frank Florek and Herb 2.sg-
ling.
All are loud in praise of the pro-
gram given by the teacher and pupils
of the Goodman school, as are the pat
rons of the district The school house
was entirely inadequate to care for the
large crowd that attended, and so the
Goodman hall was utilized. w. V. Tai
bott writes us, ''It is not in the writer's
recollection when so much interest
was taken in a small country school
program, and when those attending
were so nicely entertained as on this
occasion. The efficiency Of the teach
er was evidenced by the fact that very
little if any prompting was necessary,
each pupil handling the part assigned
well nigh perfectly. There were reci-
tations, dialogs, violin solos and play
lets, all Of high order and all thor
Ii. a L 4
put for the audience TO vote upon,
Mrs. Siegling would have been unani-
mously elected to teach the next term
of school here. The evenings enter
will be retained as
pleasant memory not only by the pu-
pills of theschool, but by the people of
the district as well. ll
At the close of the program the Z
seats were removed and dancing was
enjoyed until late in the night
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
To Start Survey on
Logging Ok. Road

According to w. B. Wiley, super
visor of the jefferson national forest,
the state project road from Logging
creek to Monarch will be completed
this fall. Mr.. Wiley had just returned
from Logging creek, where the Great
Falls Leader says plans were COM
pleted for the extension of the road
to Monarch. According to Mr.. Wiley,
a new postoffice viii be established
at Logging creek, to be known as
"Campsite.D
The Lick creek road is now being
put in shape for summer travel and is
expected to be in readiness by June
10, and the repairing winter damage
to this road and the building of the
Logging creek-Monarch road will
make available a new summer resort
for the people of this section of the
state, and tourists from other states,
which is being established by George
Potter and W. c. Blomquist at Log
ging creek station and which is ex-
pected to be ready for opening by June
Is. Twelve log bungalows each having
one room and kitchenette, and some
three-room= bungalows, general
store, and log dance hall so feet
by 80 feet, with wings for dressing
rooms and refreshment booths, are
being erected The architecture is
rustic the supporting pillars of the
dance hall being natural cottonwood
trunks, with elk horns and hunting
trophies among the features of the
decorations.
Mr. Blomquist has been in Belt this
week and states that the formal open
ing of the new resort would be on the
Fourth of July, when the Great Falls
Elks would run an excursion to Log
ging creek, though the bungalows
would be ready for occupancy before
that time Mr.. Blomquist also stated
that the chief forester from Missoula,
Supervisor Wiley and crew of state
highway engineers are to be there
next week to begin the survey for the
new Logging creek-Monarch road, and
that the route which seems the most
favorable leads from Logging creek
up the bench above Belt creek, fol-
lowing this bench for three or four
miles and then dropping down to the
creek level This route, he says, is
much more scenic and would not re-
quire the expenditure that would a
road that followed the creek level all
the way.
These two roads will make an ideal
one-day outing for Great Falls or Belt /
autoists, going in over the Lick creek
road and returning over the Y. G. Bee
line. The management of the new re-
sort will make a feature of special
Sunday dinners.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
LAST OF NUTRITION
CLASSES HELD MONDAY

Miss Alberta Borthwick, home dem
onstration agent, and Miss Dgra Meek
lenberg, county health nurse, con-
Quoted the last of the nutrition classes
here Monday for the present school
year, and soon will make reports to
the parents of the progress made dur
ing the year, which Miss Borthwick
says has been remarkable. The at
tendance has been good at all the
classes and many of the children that
were not up to the standard require
ments for children of their age have
through following the instructions
given in nutrition come up to the
standard. Miss Borthwick will be in
Belt again tomorrow organizing club
work among the boys and girls and di-
recting them in the election of officers
and selection of committees for the
coming year.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
To Hold Joint Me-
mortal Services

Last evening committees from the
knights of Pythias. Odd Fellows and
local post of the American Legion
met in the Pythian club room and de-
cided upon plans for joint observance
Of Memorial day next Tuesday, May
30. A general memorial service will be
held at the Pythian hall at 1000 in
the morning, the three organizations
attending in a body. The Rev. A. p.
Alton will deliver the memorial adj
dress. Immediately following the SER
vice line of march will be formed
and march TO point near the VAL
more Beaudry home where automo-
bles will be in waiting to pick the
marchers up and carry them the ball
ance of the way to the cemetery.
Arrived at the cemetery, IT is plan.
ned that the line win again be formed,
and march TO the grave Of departed
veteran Of the World war, where the
memorial service of the American Lee
gion will be read. Proceeding from,
there to the grave of one whoswas both
and Odd Fellow and Knight of
Z pythfas, the memorial service OF these
two organizations will be read, and
then the line will break and the MEM
bers of the different organizations viii
decorate the graves Of their dead.
The general public. and especially
The Rebekah and PythiaH Sisters
lodges and the Women's Auxiliary OF
he Legion are invited to participate
n the services both at the hall and
It the cemetery. All who have cars
IRE requested TO have them ready for
service near the park immediately at
he close Of the services at the hall.
The American Legion win have
Uniformed squad in the line of march,
hough this year it win be impossible
or them to provide firing squad
(Continued on Page Fourl
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
Move TO Am end
State Primary Law

As a resul. of the meeting of coun-
ty delegates held at Helena last Satur-
day, decision was reached on a meas
ure to be submitted to the people to
amend the state primary act 1t will
be printed and circulation of petit
tions for an initiative measure begun
it is announced. Judge Joseph Smith
of Dillon presided over the session,
which had been called by a county as
sociation for primary repeal, formed
some time ago in the Beaverhead, DR.
j. E. Monroe of Beaverhead, acting as
secretary.
Lester Lobe. Helena, was named as
chairman of state executive commit
tee, which is to have charge of the
campaign for the initiative. Judge w.
Nj. Johnston of Billings will write the
proposed bill, which provides for a
partial return to the convention sys-
tenn. Under the proposed act, primar-
les would name delegates to county
conventions, with instructions as to
candidates and principles. County
conventions in turn would name coun-
ty candidates and state convention
delegates who would pick state candi-
dates and define state principles and
arrange for delegates TO national con-.
ventions.
A tentative draft of a measure
drawn up by the Beaverhead delega-
tions was read to the convention This
measure and its various features were
discussed by the delegates, whereupon
a committee of seven was appointed to
draft measure with the ideas ex-
Ysrsserad hx fha dafa0afaa The corn,
mittee was composed of w. L. Hart
man Of Bozeman, f. r. Howell Of
Butte, B. C. White of Buffalo. Joseph
Smith Of Dillon, Frank Eliel of Dillon,
W. NJ. Johnston Of Billings and Her
bert Woodward of Hobson-
The committee reported at the even
ing session and he meeting adopted the ]
measure submitted
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
TO MAKE SURVEY OF MON
ARCH-NASO DISTRICT

In July, about the tenth Of the
month, Miss Alberta Borthwick, county
demonstration agent, with commit
tee from Bozeman and others who are
interested, win make community
tour Of Monarch and Mason, to deter
mine how much benefit has been de-
rived from the work of Hiss Borth-
wick there.
As result of her assistance, Miss
Borthwick states many changes had
taken place in the farm homes near
Monarch. Kitchens have been re-
modelled to make work easier, yards
have been re-arranged and the wives
of the farmers have been assisted in
getting their work done with less ef-
fort than heretofore.
THAT some good has resulted, /
know" said Miss Borthwick. "and this
survey will show me definitely
what good / have accomplished, Mon
arch and Mason being the first towns
! visited when | started the work"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
STOCKETT BANK RECEIY-
ER'S SALARY SET AT $3.50

The salary of Gael G. Wilson, re-
ceiver Of the State Bark Of Stockett,
was fixed Saturday at $3.50 month
in an order signed by Judge j. b. Les
lie, in whose department of district
court the complaint for receiyership
was filed. May 9. The salary is TO
be paid from the assets of the bank
The Stockett bank closed March 81,
as the result Of the withdrawal Of de-
positssb miners on strike. Mr. VIII
son assumed his duties several weeks
ago.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
COUNTY SEED LOANS To-
tai $4,000 TO So FARMERS

Late reports on federal seed loan
applications submitted through the Of
flee of County Agent F. 4. MacSpad-
den show that 80 applications from
Cascade county farmers have been ac-
cepted for an amount totaling $9,9l9,
Mr.. MacSpadden announced Monday.
The central office at Grand Forks,
N. d., has been swamped with appli-
cations for several weeks, according to
reports, but IL is believed that all the
applications will be acted upon and
disposed of within the next week or
10 days.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
Auto Speed Limit
Increased to IS Per

The regular midmonthly meeting
of the city council was held last
Thursday evening, with all aldermen
except Remington present Most of
the evenink was given over to the dis
cussion of financing the employment
of city police officer At the prev
ious meeting the ways and means
committee had been instructed to as
certain how the business houses of the
city would feel toward paying IL
cense that would make possible the
employment of an officer, and the
committee reported back that they
found the sentiment adverse to such
a proposition. They recommended,
however, that the present officer be
kept on until the first of he coming
month, and at that time the man in
charge of he city team be sworn in
and required to also do police duty,
at an additional compensation Of s25
per month. The recommendation
was accepted.
City Attorney Leo C. Graybill is Of
the opinion that small license, equal
to that paid to the state, can lawfully
be collected from certain businesses,
&fit ~ may bG pOsStOit tuAl BQCH All or
dinance will yet be drawn looking
toward the collection Of such license.
An ordinance changing the ordin-
ance regulating the speed at which
vehicles may be driven within the
city limits was also passed, the only
change in it being placing the speed
limit on automobile at 15 miles an
hour instead Of 10, as heretofore. 1t is
the understanding that an attempt
will be made to enforce the ordinance
as il now stands.
The ways and means committee was
instructed to recommend to the coun-
Gil at it's next meeting new rates for
the rental of the city billboards, and
there was some discussion rs to who
should have the handling Of Castner
City park. this duty, for the present
a least. being passed over to Mayor
II. w. Millard. though he intimsted
that he might have some recommend
ations to make along this line at a
later date
An ordinance fixing the salaries OF
appointive officers as decided upon
the first of the month WAS passed.
and the recommendation Of the coun-
Gil that the mayor and city attorney
with DR.. J. w. GRAPHICAL, constitute
the board Of health was carried out
by the mayor formally making the ap-
pointments As recommended.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
BERRY SEEKS NOMINATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

r. w. Berry filed Friday a candi-
date for the republican nomination for
public administrator. Mr.. Berry
pledges that he will faithfully per-
form the duties of the office"
Mr. Berry has been practicing at
torney in Great Falls for many years
and at one time served as county at
torney. He was the republican candi-
date in 1920 for the office of district
Judge, being defeated by a compar-
atively small majority.
His petition is the first republican
filing for the office of public ad-
ministrator
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
FATHER OF STANFORD
EDITOR DIED FRIDAY Y

G. II. Thurston. father Of Stanley
Thurston, publisher of the Judith
Basin County Press al Stanford, died
at his home in Missouia Friday at the
age Of 81 years. L. s. Thurston, news
editor of the Great Falls Tribune. is
another son. The body was shipped to
his former home at Russell, MINI.
for burial.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25

'7-oV-IEEffFuSt F"KNt Dy OEHsa 01 TUE
Glass Song.
On next Sunday evening, May %,
Rev. A. p. Alton will deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon at the auditorium,
and on next Friday evening, June 2,
comes the Junior Prom.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
BENEDICTION

bENEDlCIlUN
The preceding evening, Wednesday,
May 81, comes the Glass day exer-
cises, when the public will learn all
the past, present and future Of the
class of %, and enjoy a 30-minute
farce by the class. The program fol-
lows