Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-09-11

! Frank Mitchell Of the firm o.
Mitchell and Simpson Of Box Elder
/ was transacting business in Belt yes.
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob SiegIing Of the
Siegling ranch and Roe Morris Of
Arlington We're here on business
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Weir went
through town Wednesday morning
on their way to Little Belt and High
wood on road business.
John Sweeney's threshing outfit
has been threshing for Earl Pimper-
ton. Grain is running about % BUSH
els to the acre.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Grills drove out
from Great Falls yesterday for an
afternoons outing.
The condemnation suit Of Cascade
county against Louis Nevada involv-
ing the right Of way Of the Little
Belt road which was to have tried on
September 4th, was postponed and
the exact date of the hearing is as
yet undecided.
Lawrence Bough and B. b Cline
were in town Wednesday looking for
an engineer for the company thresh-
ing outfit owned in their section
A special trainload of cattle win
leave Highwood on September S0th
for Chicago. It will carry the ship
ments of Harris, Baker. Briggs, Nor
man Parker and ALI Lewis It will
have right Of way over all but mail
trains and is over the Milwaukee
lines.
On September II the fair Of the
boys and girls garden and livestock
clubs will be held in the auditorium.
There are some forty members here
who will exhibit. The best Of the ex-
hibits win be taken to the state fair.
Ralph Oertli, agricultural teacher in
the high school, will be in Charge
Mrs. Fred King drove down with
the cream Wednesday morning leav-
ing the men at liberty to continue
butchering.
John Hackshaw has returned to
Belt after having spent two months
in Butte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Joscelyn, Jr.,
were in town the last Of the week.
John and Earl Healey made bus
mess trip to Geyser on Tuesday -
Stone Paulson was in town Tues
day He is working the Chris John
son place on Tiger Butte.
Herbert Barber is serving on the
Federal jury in Judge Bourquin's
court which is sitting in Great Falls.
he was excused FOR day on Tues
day. -
Mr.. and Mrs. B. X. Hammer were
in town Tuesday on business.
Andrew Miller, for 30 years the /;
mayor Of Logging creek and general :
good fellow, passed through town on.
his way TO the county seat where he
proved up on the homestead which he Z
has occupied since the memory Of y
nan. Until the opening Of the Lick
Creek road, the U. S. surveyors were v
unaware Of the existence Of this sec
ion of the country Or it may have a
'een that since they could not get a 4
lorse into the country without riding "
i'm I'D the railroad track and they
we're not accustomed to surveying on IL
cot they left this part Of the coun- a
~ unexplored and Mr.. Miller has
ED his land by s9uatter's right all NJ
hese years. His cabin has been the Or
iecca Of all the hardy deer hunters We
no have ventured into his territory n
nd from the tales the boys tell he =
IRE can turn out sour dough hot
akes that win stick to your ribs till
le deer come home to ro0st.
Edward Landry has completed the
,-ber shop building on the site Of
Oh Robinson's old shop. The build
z is of hollow tile with a pressed
lick front and contains two rooms
ID a full basement. II makes fine
,pearance and improves the appear
Zee Of the street. libel Landry has
'ened q shop in this building and
d probably run two chairs as wei
two bath tubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hamment were
town after supplies Tuesday.
A. r. Morris and Edgar Morris of
-mington were in town yesterday
Mrs Jos. LeveilIe returned home
Iesday evening after spending a
y days with her sister, Mrs. Peter
rReron in Crest Falls.
Mrs. 8. A. Remington and family
turned TO Belt Saturday after hav-
! spent ten days on upper Cora
EEK.
Miss Margaret Pimperton and
ssin, Miss Duncan Of Great Falls,
mt few dava The last week Wis