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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
GEORGE LESTER
DIES SUDDENLY

George Lescanetz dropped dead OF
heart failure in his home near the
park at shortly after $50 Wednesday
afternoon. He had been around as
usual and was preparing to go down
town Mrs. Lescanetz went TO Vele-
bers shop after meat and when she
returned home found her husband ly-
ing dead on the floor. She was fran
tic with grief and summoned neigh
bors. An attempt was made to revive
Mr.. Lescanetz but life had fled. Be
cause Of her condition very little can
be learned of the early life of the de-
ceased. What has been learned is in
substance: Mr.. Lescanetz, or Lester,
as he was more often called, came to
Anaconda in 1888, moving from there
to Great Falls where for a few years
he worked in a butcher shop and ran
a saloon. In 1894 he brought his fam
lily to Belt and built two-story build
ing across the street from N II.
Browning's garage. On the lower
floor Of this building he ran a saloon
and eating house for several years.
For the last few years he has been en-
gagged in ranching just north of Little
Belt. The couple had 10 children,
eight boys and two girls, of whom the
ones were born in Belt.
The two girls died in Belt and are
buried here. The sons grew to man I
hood and sought other locations. John, 1
the eldest, is in St Louis; Rudolph,
Anthony, George, Will and Edward g
are in California; Frank is in Marsh
ield, Wis, and Louis is believed TO
,e in the middle west
The family have lived here no many v
lears that they are known to every
me- and the entire eOnlmunity. nrourms 9
With the bereaved wife. kilograms
ave been sent to all the boys and
nneral arrangements can not be h
ompIeted until replies have been re- n
eived. s
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28

the American Legion at Ponca City.
Oklahoma Mr. Lessert Immediately
went down to see If this was his bro
ther and recognized this boy as the
Frazier boy, and notified his parents.
Photographs Of Arthur were then sent
to his parents who felt sure that IL
was their son, and immediately went
to Ponca City and identified him and
returned with him to his home at
Winner, South Dakota, November 90,
1928. Mr.. Frizier is suffering from
what the medical profession calls
amnesia, or almost a complete loss of
memory due to severe shock. He has
=alse@est= the use Of his llssiis left The
unusualness Of this case is of interest
to medical men, and also goes to show
that ultimately the u. s. Veterans
Bureau finds all who are entitled to
it's assistance.
Soon after this man returned home,
or November II, 1923, he and his fam
ily were interviewed by the members
Of the squad who were checking up
Indian claims in South Dakota. This
squad consisted of two doctors and
field representative, who gave him a
complete examination and filed a
claim for compensation under his cor
rect name. This was necessary as the
claim filed in Oklahoma by the Amer
ican Legion was filed under an as
sumed name, due TO the fact that he
did not know his correct name. The
wanderings Of this service man since
the time he came out Of the army,
covers a good part Of the United
States. It is known that he has been
IN Arizona, and Oklahoma. He does
not remember being discharged from
the army, nor where he has been. He
mas also forgotten how to read and
write, although he was high school j
graduate eH his entry into the service. f
he recognizes his old friends and fam {
" only by their nicknames. How
,ver. he does remember that while in
he hospital In France. tliAt he was 3
that he had been buried by {
hell fire for about six hours before G
'eing rescued. He also remembers q
hat he was in some army hospital {
presumably in France) on the day c
be armistice was signed, because c
here was lots Of excitement and some v
ne told him that the reason for this b
sns that .the war is over" ID
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
POULTRY MEETING YESTERDAY

Wednesday afternoon q poultry
meeting was held in the agricultural
room at the high school which was
well attended by poultry fanciers and
high school students. Quite fine
display Of fowls was grouped around
the room.
Among the exhibitors and the kind
Of birds shown were: Ted Wynegar
Silver Laced Wyandettes; Fred Bur-
rows, Columbian wyandottes; b.
Beuhler, Brown Leghorns; Jude Hub
Der, Light Brahmas; John Jeffries,
Barred Plymouth Rocks; John Dolin,
Buff Orpingtons and Silver Laced
Frank Horan, Rhode
Island Reds; Herbert Barber, Buff
Gus Probst, White Leg.
horns; w. H. Porter, Barred Plymouth
Rocks.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
TOWN TEAM BOWS TO HAvRE

The town team returned on Wed
nesday morning from a trip to Havrs
where on Tuesday evening they played
the Havre All Stars. Although de-
feated 81 10 21, the men enjoyed the
trip and the opportunity to meet 8
real team. The height Of the individ-
ual members Of the Havre team,
coupled with their uncanny. ability to
find the hoop spelled defeat for Belt.
The Havre aggregation viii take part
in the national tournament in Kansas
City early next month after which it
is possible that return game may be
secured for the Belt floor.
The expense Of such game will be
and the hearty support
Of the townspeople VIII be necessary
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES.

(From the Anaconda Standard)
The presidential primaries are
not far away. Alabama and
New Hampshire will start the
ball rolling on March IL. North
Dakota will hold her primaries
on March 16, and South Dakota
hers on March 25. South Da-
kotA has already IN way=eeFa-
mitted herself to Coolidge as the
republican candidate and Nc
Adoo as the democratic, but the
people, will have an opportunity
to endorse or repudiate these
selections. Wisconsin will fol-
low on April 1. Michigan will
vote on April z, and both IlIi-
nois and Nebraska win choose
their delegates on the 9Th. Other
presidential primaries in April
viii be those Of New Jersey on
the 22nd and Ohio on the 29th.
In May win come California, In
diana, Maryland, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia and
Montana. Montana's primary
on Max q will be the last but
one, North Carolina putting
hers off till June z. In Arkan-
sas. Arizona, Louisiana and
Washington the delegates will
be chosen by the respective state
committees. In all the other
states state conventions will be
held to choose delegates and al
ternates to the national conveu-
tons.
FouF years ago the lack of
uniformity in presidential pri-
maries gave rise to some Curl
Gus phenomina and there was
much earnest talk Of national
legislation on the subject with a
view to holding all such primar-
les on the same day and under
the same rules of procedure.
This year there are fewer men
Of large wealth among the can.
didates and no great amount Of
excitement is expected.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
C0HOr Leo

Belt, Mont, Feb. "a, 1924.
Editor Belt Valley Times.
Dear Sirs
In your last weeks paper /
noticed an article saying that a
number Of school districts had
closed on account Of lack Of
funds, and among them was
School District No. So which
closed for lack Of pupils, mot
funds.
/ do not know why the other
districts closed, but / hope the
mistake about District No. So is
made right.
Yours truly,
Arthur Beckstrom,
Trustee.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28


Roy Benson came in from his ranch
at Mason Tuesday.
Mrs. F. P. Boulais left for Great
Falls Monday where she win visit her
daughter, Mrs. David Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Thornquist
were business and pleasure visitors in
town Sunday. Mr.. Thonquist was
arranging his hauling outfit and truck
for It's removal to the Dyke.
Thomas welton left for Harlowton
Monday where he win join his family
He has been here the past several
weeks baling and hauling his hay.
Mr.. Vaughan Rhys was a business
visitor here Saturday from Monarch.
MEa. Charles McGibbon. Jr.. stopped
over on her return from Great Falls
for a short visit with relatives. She
continued her Journey to NeEhart ON
Monday.
Ray Wolf visited few days here
On his return from Geraldine where
he was business visitor. He accom-
panied the Thornquists home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy johnson and son
Forrest notored over 70 Denton Sat
urday where they visited Mr.. John-
SONS parents.
Edith DrAker has been sick for the /
past week bat is nov mach better.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
MISS MAMIE BYRNE VISITS
HOME FOLKS. LEAVES TODAY

Miss Mamie Byrne Of Seattle has
been at home visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Byrne, for the past 10
days. She returns to Seattle today
where she win resume her duties IS
secretary TO the president Of the
Northern Life Insurance company.
She Is looking well and enjoys her
work immensely. She graduated from
the local high school with the class Of
1918 in the commercial course.
She was unable to visit home dur
ing the holidays owing to the fact that
this is the busy season in the insur-
Ance business.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28

Mat Richardson and Shelby Good
man, administrators Of the Goodman
estate, recently sold to- the A. c. M.
company the standing timber from the
Illinois and Hunter mining claims on
Carpenter creek. The timber is one
Of the finest stands of lodgepole pine
10 be found anywhere and the e0nsld-
GRAFTON named was 100000 These
claims were owned by the late George
Goodman and Mat Richardson The
elaine are patented and were not in-
cluded in the sale. They are n the
vicinity of the Silver Dyke. The TIM
Der win be used about the works OF
the Anaconda Copper Mining CO,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
Methodist Church

@a~AAE - AJe@FHAMs 11ADEs
Sunday morning ct IL o'clock, mem
bership rOll call and the administer.
ing Of the sacrament Of the Lords
supper. Every member asked to be
present. The sermon will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Jesse Bunch, district su-
perintendent, who win hold the Sec
ond Quarterly Conference immediate
ly after the service.
Sunday evening at 1880 an illus
trated lecture on Italy. This is 3 very
fine set Of slides.
Thursday evening at 7:s0 prayer
service.
Choir practice Saturday evening.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Junior League at s. The Juniors
win not forget the party at the Finn
Hall this Saturday evening from s tin
8 o'clock.
Epworth League at $3.50.
Arrangements are being made to
have a basketball tournament, SWIM
ming contests, etc, at Great Falls on
Saturday, March 9Th for the boys who
are under the leadership of Methodist
pastors at Fort Benton, Cascade, Belt,
ChOteau and Belt. This promises to
De a great day for the boys.
Comfort and Incidence are cronies
hat are never on friendly terms with
hose inseparable pals, Hard Work and
success"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
TOWN s BESTS
BUCKS 2s TO Il

The Bucks Of Great Falls were de-
feated in the game on the local floor
Friday night by a score OF % to 81
before q good crowd. The game was
East and for the most part, clsanly
played. Clark Grady of Great Falls
refereed in an impartial manner and
received the approval Of the fans in
|aH his decisions.
The Bucks played q gentlemanly
game and had the crowd with them
during the second half. An exhibi-
tion Of temper on the part Of one Of
the Belt players did not meat the ap-
proval Of the crowd who from that
time on almost wished for the Bucks
20 win.
A large number Of personals were
called on both sides bat nearly aIl Of
these were unintsntiOnal and the re
suit Of rapid play. q
During the second half the visitors
played the locals to a standstill and
kime was called to give them a chance
10 get their breath and talk II over.
SiIsby replaced Lease in this half
ands did some fancy fIoOrwork that
made che Belt guards stick q little
elOseF to home.
GOssack and Fluhr were unable to
find the basket consistently while Bill
Rubber dropped into the scoring col
ann with six points.
At the end Of the first hMif Belt
led is to 8. At the end Of the third
quarter the score was nearly tie but
Belt came back and IN the half got
IA points to the Bucks IS.
Belt (1s) BulcAn (2i) /
Pattsner (ib) ..sAs-........., yordan lsl |
hight Forward
Goaaack f4) ..l--...-..g................... Lease
Left Forward
Fluhr 90 ................ Dunwiddie "a |
Center
Gillette .............................. DOran (6)
Right Guard
aubber (6) ........................ Murphy (6)
Substitutes--Silsby (2) for Lease.
Referee-Clark Grady, Great Falls.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28

@n1 h@E sAA kS@a@taaAA- OmhzsnaeS@ @@A@
funds cause eaE@Asaa 81 crooked Hszs-
lie expenditures.
CULBERTSON-Corn acreage m
Roosevelt county developed 20 very
nagn os1Kees
BUTTE-Metals Bank A Trust Ca
gains large deposit since doors re-
opened for business.
Montana to Rvt s6A.sse fedssaI aEa
for road construction.
HELENA - Ths Industrial Re-
source booklet for Monkana. consfas.
ing OF III naass. wall illnsksmama
which waa eosnpiled bv Chnrlsa u.
Greenfield. u, now being aaasrilsmAa@.
HAvpK fsv~aA Sox4l,nru vAss,wsmr
viii spend approximately s1.oea &c
on the Montana division. wAleh saa-
hsnds from wilIiston, N. %. 10 CmA
Bank. this coming summax.
Fsursnw nanrth ~ raacar,har aeam
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nIre lsua ,o,,,,,ayss. n,..yss,,,s :, e
fsraah sud wavin-gmnhuret gseassn
while shfpmsnta from shosa swo RsssAs
during month aggregated isa.soa .sa
barraIs.
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sravts nrouvan, - esas snvelvaa asyhszsm
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- ~ = ~. l~ss - -
- pe- ~ =, s~..s--s
on -'A' - -
hAhDLfS---Darioaa snap'nsne.
year 1875 eosased A,svV
'os cars c@gues spS CATE wna~1 @as
'aFsi money eafs' DsanS'
'neep' caxsi horsss, . csfsi noS"s =
=. ~ s~
lifaiKa seed grown m nig h0rn eoanW
nippeo tom oensr POINTS
LEWIST0WN - Government xa-
elves s2sl 1es.1s royalty Oh receiYan
rom operations In Cat Creek Tor pm@e
ear.
GREAT FALLS-Ail Sunbukst ams-
line now steam distilled, aceOrdiES %
|. H. Rathwon, superintendent o. n@w
efinery Of Sunburst c0mpassy,
A increase Of 100 per cent IN e0Rm
creage is anticipated this year in kAs
imms district.
LEWISTOWN-Beef cattle ship-
rents from Montana 10 marketing
oints outside state during year 1898
realty in excess Of normal ysaxfy
hipments and nearly 100000 head in
xcess Of shipments for year 1922.
During the last six years, Crest
'orthern trains carried 021 sss0
assengers an average Of S6 n1Hes
.ch without single fatality. ThSs
an aggregate passenger movememt
4,O12, ,02S, ,277 miles.
DILLON-Bean raising 70 be gfvan
fal on Beaverhead valley and beneA
nds this summer
NEIHART-vein carrying ore w
1922 ounces silver and &450.20 in
I'D to ton uncovered in 6O-SoOt wiaze
ing sunk IN lower tunnel Of LeyyDn-
ZERO lease on Big Seven group.
RINGLING Meagher is second af
counties in state IN number shsaw
thin its borders, being credited vita
{, $3.50 head.
for expemdi
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
STATE REVIEW
Of INDUSTRY

The recsmt disclosures Of gram& en-
inefficiency b hiah govsrnmemaaz ss-
sitions siwSiy emphasizes necessity aa
recognition az faithful puhlic sswvae@
and fer tax reduekaam. Unlimitsd enx
funds cause caEslsaa ~ crooked psA-
bic expenditures.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28

Public Baseball Meeting at K. of P.
Hall Saturday night at 7:30.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28
MONARCH

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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-28

HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
or MONTANA,
HELENA.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-24
SHEIKS MASTER
HEBREW TO READ
OLD TESTAMENT
MoSIem Commits Much of
Bible to Memory and
Teaches Children,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May "a
How Moslems listen to the Bible and
sheiks study the old Testament, is
told by a Presbyterian missionary,
Mrs. H. R. Boyes. of TripoH, Syria;
in report to the Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions:
1--WE have many Moslems COM
ing to clinics, and they listen at
tentively to the service before clinic,
and then to the Bible woman, as she
works among them for three'or four
hours while they are waiting for
their turn to see the doctor.
"One sheik was in the hospital
as a patient last year, and before
he left he asked for a Bible. We
hear that he has committed much
of the New Testament TO memory,
and is teaching it also to his chill
dren. Each evening he gathers his
friends around him while he reads
to them. Our colporteur an this sec
ton of the field is selling great
many Scriptures, or portions there
Of.
1.-TWO sheiks became so interested
that they went to Palestine to study
Hebrew, so that they could study the
Old Testament in the original They
formed a circle of friends who
studied each evening with them.
Both sheiks have been compelled to
move from their homes, by the
IN charge of that particular
district"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-24
ENVOY TO QUIT
IF JAPS BANNED
Authoritative Statement
Comes From Hanihari
a Lnited Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. May 24.--Mas.
amaze Hanihara, japanese ambassa-
dor TO Washington. win resign his
post here if President Coolidge signs
the immigration bill providing for
Japanese exclusion. it was learned
authOrtatively today. Action on the
bill by the President IS expected mo-
mentarily.
Should Hanihara quit the two
countries would be without ambas
sailors in their respective capitals at
a time of somewhat strained rela-
tons.
Cyrus Woods. American ambassa-
dor to Toxic, already has resigned.
Hanihara, it is said believes that
his usefulness here would be over
If the immigration bill is signed.
He feels, however. that the situation
would be different if the President
vetoed the measure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-24
PARK BOARD IN
BILLBOARD WAR
Action on Broad Ripple Park
Project Continued,

The park board today opened
a war against bill boards on
boulevards by asking the board Of
safety to direct policemen to tear
down new boards being erected in
the vicinity of College Ave. and
Maple Road
Restraining orders prevent the
board from removing signs existing
when the board was given control
of territory within 500 feet of
boulevard.
An offer by Butler University to
permit public use of baseball dia-
raonds and tennis courts at Fairview
Park was accepted.
The board resclnded it's permit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-24
KILLS WIFE ON
DARE, POLICE SAY
Man, in Alleged Statement
Admits Shooting,

BIZ Jnited Press
ST. PAUL, Mimi. May 24.-Wade
Maltby. So, was held by police to-
Cay pending investigation of the
killing of his wife and the attempted
shooting of Paul Weiss. last week.
In an alleged statement to police,
Maltby said he met his wife on
street corner and charged her with
infdelicv.
When she denied his charge. he
said, he fired into the air. Mrs. Malt
by declared he was a coward and
would not dare shoot her, according
to the alleged statement, and he shot
her five times.
After shooting his wife. he saw
Weiss standing a few PAGES away,
and fired at him, but missed.
Maltby was captured about ten
minutes later. .
Mr. and Mrs. Maltby have two
daughters, Ellen. is. and Clara, IA,
and a son, Henry. IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-24
N. T. CONFERENCE
ADOPTS WAR RAP
Expected Fight Over Peace
Resolution F adeS Out,

BIZ United Press
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May "a
A special anti-war resolution calling
for a conference Of all the religious
workers to fight the evils of war was
adopted unanimously by the Metho-
dist general conference today.
The expected fight over the reso-
luton did not materialize.
The resolution. besides calling for
a worldwide conference of religious
workers. urged Americas entrance
into a world court Of international
justice. favors President Coolidge s
calling another disarmament confer
ence and implies faith in the League
of Nations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-24
FIGHT RENEWED
ON ENUMERATION
IN CITY SCHOOLS
Fl, Wayne Man Charges
Evansville Roll Is. Gross,
Iy Padded,'

Lewis Ward, Fl Wayne superin-
tendent of schools. in a letter to
Benjamin Burris, State superintend-
ent. charges school enumeration
figures returned by Evansville are
grossly padded or the Evansville
attendance department is so utterly
incompetent as to demand investiga-
ton from the State office.
Ward sent a copy of the letter to
Governor Branch.
The three cities in the State with
the highest enumeration are allowed
representation. They are Indian
apolis, South Bend and Evansville
TT. Wayne Loses Out ~
This years count shows Fl.
Wayne's enumeration 1913 less than
Evansville. Ward was successful in
forcing through an investigation in
South Bend last year. seeking to
get Fl. Wayne back on the board.
The investigation showed the enume-
ration to be correct and Fl. Wayne
lost its standing on the board.
OF last years case Ward said
Last years perfunctory investiga-
ton merely invited further depreda-
tions this year"
Ward said Evansville received $12,-
900 more money from the State on
basis of its enumeration than it
should have received.
Question of Embezzlement
Whether or not this diversion
constitutes embezzlement of public
funds is a nice question for your
office to determine, Ward said.
Ward also intimates South Bends
figures are to be questioned.
Leonard Job. assistant TO Burris.
Will go to Evansville next week to
see if an investigation is necessary.