Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-05-31

some weeks ago.
Ed Liebetrau was in town severa
times this week on business from hi:
home lei Albright.
! Grace Jewell has returned from
Cascade where she has completed q
successful term of school.
County Surveyor Bob Day, together
with County Commissioners Johnston
and Barker, passed through Belt on
Tuesday on county business.
Mary Pattsner. who has been teach
ing stenography at the Ursuline acad-
envy, is home for the summer vaca-
ton.
The Merkle mine was compelled to
close down Thursday because of no
power, the electric stoves at Arne's
were cold, the linotype at the Times
was still. and all because of the cleo
trio storm on Memorial day.
The Knights of Pythias decorated
their graves in Pleasant View ceme-
terry Wednesday morning and at Tiger
Butte Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Rice and family are moving
to Riceville at the end of this week.
Amy Beaudry is home from school
at the Ursuline academy.
The following pupils of the seventh
grade have been neither absent nor
tardy for the whole school year: Hem
ry Berg, Henry Larkin, Myron Robin
son, Charles Klimas, Ada Simonis,
Mildred Tuura, Lily Bakko, Ethel
Ranta, George Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Haney and
children of Stockett drove home Sun
day evening from Lehigh. They were
accompanied by Florence Livix and
John Leslie, Jr., of Stanford.
A large number of pupils Of the
Ursuline academy in Great Falls, ac-
companied by their teachers, pic
nicked in Cashier Park today.
{. Mrs. Calvin Watts nee Hilda For
strom died at her home in Helena on
May 23rd after an illness of two
months. Mrs. Watts was raised on
North Willow Creek and leaves many
friends in and around Belt who will
be very sorry TO hear of her untimely
death.
1t costs money to run a ball team.
. lot Of people are refusing TO pay at
the games. Don't compel more dras-
tic action on the part of the directors.
If everyone does his bit the financing
the team is secure, but if half re-
fuse to pay there will be no more
The Embroidery club met at the
home of Mrs. N. II. Browning on
Wednesday of last week where they
met an out of town guest of the after
noon, Mrs. ~Swerdfeger of Monarch.
Mrs. Joe Morris and Mrs. Homer
Armstrong we're also present as
The afternoon was passed de-
ightfully with needle work until
unch time when all were served with
most elaborate and tasteful refresh
nents. The club meets next Wednes7
lay with Mrs. C. II. Dahl
The Slav Town Specials took their
Iecond game Sunday when they beat
he Arlington Bearcats IA to IL in
in IL inning game. The Arlington
frightened up after the third in
ling and held the Specials nearly
.coreless The Bearcats made six cir
uits in the seventh inning.
This week in the grades and high
chool pupils are taking their final
examinations unless they are lucky
nough to be exempt. All tests will
e finished Thursday and on Friday
he young people will get the cards !
entitle them to an advance III
rades or condemn them to a repeti-
ion of work. The summer vacation :
ahead as a period Of undimin-
shed joy, when they shall be free of
he shackles Of school custom, be sub ,
rdinate to no teacher and may lead :
life of bliss and dreams unmarried
y the voice of the teacher urging :
rem to get to work. But after a while :
grows stale. The joys OF :
erfect freedom pail on the senses.
he carefree existence Of the creature I
ithout m active interest in life be-
,nes irksome and the opening OF G
.hool with its renewal of association :
18th scores Of other young people be- \
ms to have a glamour IN direct con-
asst to the feeling Of the last days
! school. The opening days find a
owd of children happy to be to- .
ether and glad that school lis open. 4
uch ID that 1reatAst of American in CT