Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-12-14

N~"H AucSuay.
Jos. Rioux was in town with a loa
: of beef on Wednesday.
Herbert Magnuson was in town O
! Tuesday between trains. He report
! everything quiet around Raynesfor
because Of the cold.
h. ID. Harmon, principal of school
at Monarch, visited with Henry Vas
key last night. Mr.. Harmon has
: host of friends in town who woui
. have been glad to see him.
; Suit has been filed in the iustic.
court by J. B. Densmore against j. L
Watson for the collection of a note 70,
$50 which he charges is due and un
paid.
Victor Conteut. son of Victor Con
teut, who was a resident of Belt il
1895, stopped over night with the Sen
ecal's while on his way from Lewis
town TO Neihart
In the district court the ease of Sam
Williamson VS.. Highwood Coal Co,
been settled by stipulation between
the parties to the action, the High
wood Coal Co. agreeing to turn over
to Williamson all property attached
by him and the case has been con-
tinued for the term.
The Sunday school of ST. Marks
church win give a most beautiful doll
to the one holding the lucky number
on Dec. Goth. The doll is on exit
bition at Ora Wilson's. Tickets l0c.-
Adv.
The Boy Scouts have bought the
Pythian theatre for Monday, Dec.
18th, and will furnish the entertain
ment and sell the tickets. The pur
pose is to finance the purchase of bas-
ketball suits for the Scout team and
to make a donation to the Near East
relief fund. There are about 35
scouts on the roll of the local chapter.
There is a provision in the law
which states that Dec. 10th is the last
date on which applications for voca-
tional training will be received by the
u. S. Veterans bureau. Get busyi
A letter postmarked Dec. 18th will be
considered If you merely state that
you have a claim to be considered.
This is final.
Go to jennings for Xmas Cards
and Confectionery.-Adv.
Forty-six school teachers took the
teachers examination in Great Falls
on the last three days of last week.
Miss Jane Keeney, county superin-
tendent, had charge Of the examina-
ton. The papers are graded by the
state board of examiners, of which
State Superintendent Mae Trumper is
chairman.
On Wednesday of last week Mrs. S.
A. Remington entertained the EN-
broidery club. Besides the regular
members those present were Mes
DANES Beaudry, Culver, Armstrong,
Provin. Nelson, Noble and Stewart.
The afternoon was spent with fancy
work for Christmas. The hostess
served a two course lunch. On
Wednesday, Dec. 9th, the club win
meet with Mrs. John Jap.
The parties owning five dilapidsted
structures have been notified by the
state fire marshal, r. s. Mentrum, TO
remove these buildings before Jan.
1923. These buildings are: first, the
house owned by Sivimaki; second, the
house next east Of the laundry, owned
by Ed johnson; third. the old John
N~ordquist beer hall next to Geo.
Mace's place; fourth, a shack belong
ng to Hannah WARTS on Third av-
South; fifth, the building across
The Ford garage.
The past week has seen this state in
he grasp Of an extremely cold wave.
The temperature has varied from IL
zero to 80 degrees below on
night. This cold wave has
lad q serious effect upon business,
PARTICULARLY the holiday trade, prac-
ically no farmers coming in and most
own people remaining at home close
o the stove. The coal mines. how
yer, have been running to capacity
nd there has been a steady stream of
GAL passing up the Hill to the cars.
III Of us hope that there win be a :
hange for the warmer soon. :
According to Mr.. Fisher Of the Belt /:
'srmerS' Mil and Elevator company :
here is very little prospect Of getting :
ny great number OF grain cars for :
time. The Great Northern seems :
} be In very bad shape as to rolling :
sock- They have had no money for +:
years with which to buy new /.
Iuipment, consequently their loco- :
and freight ears are not in :