Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-27

Gallatin county. west OF Melrose In
Beaverhead county and In Dry gulch
In Madison county between Twin
Bridges.
Razing the arena In which the
Dempsey-Cibbon fight for the heavy
weight championship of the world was
held at Shelby July 4, will soon be fin
ished by /. L. Ketchum. of Salt Lake,
who purchased the big lumber pile
from creditors on attachment when the
financial wreckage OF the battle was
being cleared up. The lumber Is being
shipped to Cardston. Alta, and 10 Salt
Lake city, and a considerable amount
is being sold In Shelby. There were
100000 feet of lumber In the big
arena ana ten tons of nails.
Mrs. Emma Hardwick, of Poison,
will attend The national convention OF
War Mothers at Kansas City as Mon
tana's delegate. Mrs. Hardwick Is one
of three mothers In Montana who lost
two SON in the World war. The other
two mothers who are eligible to honors
for a double loss are Mrs. Charles ID.
Belden, of Billings and Mrs. Lou
Young. of Butte.
Frank Lewis, % years old, and en-
ployed as n mechanic in Great Falls,
died at the steering wheel of his car
while driving on Eighth avenue In that
city. Death was due to heart failure.
The car. speeding down the avenue
without control, crashed into a parked
machine and stopped. Lewis had been
dead for several minutes before the
crash.
The Rev. J. A. Martin. of Great
Falls, the oldest Methodist minister in
point OF service In Montana, has re-
tired TO accept the executive position
as western representative of the gen.
eral Deaconess board. Rev. Martin
first occupied a pulpit In Montana in
1887 and has been continually In the
ministry In the state since that time.
Col. George Sheets, pioneer OF Gus
ter county and one OF the trail blazers
of the early days In Montana, died re-
Gently at the home of relatives in Lin.
coin, Nebraska. Deceased was about
80 years of age. He was at one time
county surveyor OF Custer county and
was well known throughout the east
ern part of the state.
Montana undertakes. In convention
In Butte elected G. Walter Seiby of
Livingston, president of the Montana
State Funeral Directors association.
Others selected are: w. d. Kendrick.
Anaconda, first vice president: Seth
Carroll. Harlowton, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. Vivian Wolfe, Bridger,
secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Mary r.. Evans of Deer Lodge,
an early-day Montana pioneer. mother
OF John NJ. Evans, congressman from
the First Montana district. Is dead at
the home of her granddaughter In
Bozeman. Deceased came TO Montana
In 1864 and Is survived by four sons,
two daughters, 81 grandchildren and
Is great-grandehlldren.
George Walters. 80. one Of the pi-
oneers of Custer county, but who lived
In Rosebud county since II was Gre
ated, Is dead at his home at Ashland.
When he jumped from a wagon onto
the handle of a pitchfork In such a
manner that 1t pierced his abdomen,
I. j. Cole, a farmer south OF Nashua.
was perhaps fatally injured.
United States Senator It. J. Walsh
before leaving for Washington. ID. c..
recently, announced his candidacy for
on the Democratic ticket.
1t has been definitely decided by
the Clendlve Golf club that 1t will have
a new club house and Ii is expected
that work on the structure VIII begin
The club house Will be 30x50
feet In sire with a 10-foot porch on
sides Of the building. The inter
Tor win include a large room to be used
dancing and other social functions,
dressing rooms and a small kitchen.
Tbe building will be located on or near
he bank Of the river. II Is planned
hat : considerable portion Of the Ia
Dor necessary In erecting the building
wni b voluntary on the part OF ths
sub ussmbsrs. There ars 20 msmbsra