Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-29
LOCALS AND


Great Falls and spent Sunday at the
home Of her parents here.
Mrs. Chas. Clark returned home
Saturday from a several days visit
with friends in Great Falls.
Miss Anna Pattsner was a visitor in
Great Falls the latter part of last
week, returning home Thursday after
noon.
'Arne Bakko the latter part of last
week had his cafe in the Rex Cigar
store ~redecorated, adding consider
ably to its appearance.
G. C. Wilmot returned to Belt Mon
day from the Winnett oil fields,
where he superintendent the loading OF
a drilling outfit for shipment.
cit is one medicine that does all
that's claimed for it," Thousands have
said it about Tanlac and so will you
if you try il. New Drug Co.-Adv.
MIR. and Mrs. A. f. Hotchkin and
family left yesterday by car for a trip
to Bozeman and through the Yellow
stone National park.
s. L. Crane, John w. Hedrick and
Manager Fisher of the Farmers ele-
vator, attended the convention of the
Grain Dealers in Great Falls the lat
ter part of last week.
The crew that has been engaged in
wrecking the balance of the machinery
at the old A. c. NJ. mine here COM
pleted the work the first of the week
and have departed for their homes.
Mrs. Otto Polutnik entertained the
Embroidery club yesterday afternoon.
Following the regular work hour, a
dainty luncheon was served by the
hostess.
Miss Edith Blain, who has been at
tending the University of Washington
for the past year, returned home the
later part of last week from Seattle
to spend the summer with her par
ents at ArmingtonyA
Workmen are engaged in replacing
the old soft wood floor in the High
school building with a new hard wood
one, and in making other necessary
repairs about the different buildings
of the district.
Nh. Ben Thorson, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis in Great
Falls recently, has so far recovered
that she was able to leave the hospital
Monday, according to word received
here, and will be able to return home
before a great while.
W. p. Pilgeram of Arlington will
go to Socket Saturday, where he
will cry a sale of farm stock and i'm
Elements for Mrs. Ethel Thrasher and
Mrs. Nellie Britten, who have leased
their ranches near Evans and will
shortly leave for Seattle to make their
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Merkle
and daughter. Miss Catherine, left
Saturday for Boulder, where Mr..
Merkle spent the first of the week at
tending the annual convention of the
Montana Retail Merchants associ-
alton.
An ambulance from the D~eaconess
hospital in Great Falls passed through
the city Tuesday afternoon to the c.
L. Crane ranch to convey Mrs Crane
to the hospital, she having been taken
seriously i'll with stomach trouble ON
Sunday. Reports are that her condi-
ton is improving.
The Thursday Bridge club enter
at a weiner roast at Cashier
City park Tuesday afternoon in honor
Of Mrs. Jas. Downs of Kansas City
and Mrs. Chas. Johnson of Thermo-
polls, Wyo., who are the guests of Mrs.
K. Harris. The ladies thoroughly
their outing and the lunch
prepared.
Jas.lH Dickey, for years manager
If the mercantile department of the
he A. C. M. company here until it
vas taken over by the Merkle Coal
iempany, arrived in the city the latter
,art of last week, and it may that he
will again become a resident of Belt,
ntering the mercantile business. !.
C. C. Geer, who has made his home
Iere for the past two and a half year
Intil late last fall being in charge of |
he DR.. c. c. Tiffin stock farm south
of town, left Friday for his :
home in Colorado, where he /,
nd another brother have taken q lease !
n their fathers ranch. The place is j.,
stocked and equipped. III
Chas. H. Peters arrived in the city :
from Missoula, where he is 4
employed in a clothing store, for
visit with his mother and family, {
to act as groomsman at the wed T
ing of his brother, Joseph 4. Peters,
eserday. Charley spent the winter in t
.'alifornia, but says Montana is plenty
God enough for him. c
The chemical tanks for the Ford il
ruck recently purchased by the Belt d
'olunteer Fire department have ar
wed and members of the department {
re now engaged in equipping the v
ruck for fire fighting purposes. L
fayor H. w. Willard is acting as r
mechanic. b
Harry o. Beale, supervisor of main :
snance, was in the city last Thursday =
fternoon while on an inspection tour .
I the road. Mr.. Beale is opposing
ebert Day for the republican nom '
lation for county surveyor and says 4
is candidacy is meeting with consid- e
rable encouragement He is quite n
ell known In this section through N
is work with the state highway com $.
lission while the Belt~Great Falls 9
,ad was under construction. j
Letters and papers received from z
Pierce, who used TO make
Of the better Kind" in Belt, n
Ills Of his having sold his studio at IN
>rksnu G~l pknra he xgopt from al