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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

John visocan made business trip
to Great Falls Monday. Miss Ada
Fish helped during his absence from
the store.
Mr.. Ond Mrs. Walter Cooper are
taking charge of Mrs. James CoOper's
restaurant while Mrs. Cooper visited
at the lower ranch few days.
Walter Fish and family are about
ready to move their household goods
to Great Falls where they expect to
make their home in the future.
Rev. Snow held services at the
church Sunday.
The Embroidery club met at Mrs.
Blooms Saturday. The next meeting
win be at Mrs. Roy Ffsh's.
Mrs. John Oriet is visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs Roy Fish this
week.
Afrs. D A. Peckham and children
visited SAINTS Claus in Great Falls
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Anderson were
callers IN Great Falls Fiday. MS
Anderson having some dental work
done.
Nick Michela Of Great FaIls is here
trying To install fsw radios IN this
vicinity.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

Recisasioo-Msrry christmAs-Azars
Jane JOrdon.
Rscltatioa-A Small Stocking =
Henry Atkinson.
Recitatioa-Merry Christmas-Ken
meth Culver. Mary Jane Jordan, Jes-
sic Kennedy and Glenn Croker.
RscitAtisn-Envy- John William
son.
Recitation--The Longest Day
Catherine Robertson.
Racitation---A Happy PAir-Ken-
meth Culver and Frances Mearns.
Song-Silent Night
The Greatest Man-Donald Hammer
IA Poor Plan-Faye Noble.
Christmas Cookies -Iaabsl Saul.
Song-JOlly, jolly Santa Claus.
II were Santa Claus Ralph Jaap.
The Usual Way-Rosalis voytoshd
and Bruce Culver.
Song-Merry Christmas.
Play-Uncle Grouch-Louise John
son. Ralph Berg. Laura Kleffner ana
Thomas Armstrong
Song-Tn q Lowiy Manger.
Play-Santa's Volunteers-Mary
Adams, Eleanor Riley, Ruth Reming-
ton, vesta Robbins, James Browning.
Sam Williamson, Louis KArhi ami
Charles Simonis.
Song Santa Claus Third and fourth
grades.
The Christmas Candies Emma viz
tora.
Christmas in Porto Rico-Juie
Browning.
Pantomine-The Old Dolls--Mac
jennings, Margaret Gago, Emma Ga
go, Virginia Hill and Lenora Lord.
Mrs. Santa Claus-Gladys Krebs.
Dialogue-Santa Calls the RoIl-14
children.
soug-W Winds Through the Olive
and Fourth grades.
The Day After Christmas--Lenora
Lord.
A stupid Book-Virginla Leland.
who Can TeIl-George Evans, Ar
inc Kennedy and Shelby Goodman.
Santa and Arithmetic-Robert Por-
.er.
Song-Up on the House Tops.
Christmas Dolls-Lucille GuIden.
Dialogue-The Message OF tho
yandIes-16 children
Song-silent Night-First grades
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17
ORANGR WIN

The results Of the Athletic fund
campaign were anrsunced last Mon
day OF the competing teams, Orange
Won By selling fifty-seven subscrip
tiOns. red second with fortT~two sun
scriptions and the green last with
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17
ATHLETICS

The class series was started in
Thursday. The first game was be-
tween the Senior and Sophomore
girls. This game was very interest
ing. In the last thirty seconds Of
play the seniors were leading Dy ON
point T1sers were about twenty-sef
onds 70 20 when the Sophomore girls
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17
G. ". MERKLE
DSPOSES OF
OIL PROPERTY

Sale of the Dawson -Merkle COM
pany's eO-aere lease in the Kelvin
Sunburst field to the Mid-Northern
Oil company was completed Thurs
day morning, after several days OF
negotiations.
The lease. which is described as "
ne 1852 W, adioins the Irving Baker
lease and has been drilled and de-
veloped by the Mid-Northern company
since 1892. under an operating agree
ment with j. E. Dawson and G w.
1Gerkle.
Thursdays transaction transfers ALI
the holdings Of the local firm to the
Mid-Northern, which is the operating
branch Of the Midwest Refining COM
pany Of Casper.
I'VE had offers from other sources
for the lease" said Mr.. Dawson, one
Of the members Of the firm. "Inas-
much as the Mid-Northern company
had drilled and developed the field
and wanted the production, we felt
that the sale, with all other conditions
being equal, should be to this concern.
I'VE do not feel it to be a wise
move 10 disclose the actual sale
price, Mr.. Dawson stated, @but new
er knew of an S0-acre tract to sell
for more and / viii say that we are
well satisfied with the price we re-
eeived. 1t is approximately the amount
we originally set on the lease.
Mr.. Dawson and Mr.. Merkle be-
came interested in the lease they sold I
Thursday in 1922 and in September %
of that year the first well was brought
in on the property of the Mid-North-
ern. Since that time five other wells
have been completed and at present
there are two rigs up. Drilling in
been produced on the property to date
this fall.
More than 100000 barrels of oil has
been produced on the pdoperty to date
according TO Mr.. Dawson, and the
daily output is now about 200 barrels.
Dawson and Merlsle were among
the first local operators in the Kevin-
Sunburst field who obtained substan-
tial production. L. C. Stevenson, head #
of the Sunburst interests, was the
only local man, Mr.. Dawson said, who
found oil west Of Kevin before the
first Dawson-Merl1le well was brought
IN. The lease sold to the Mid-North-
ern is the only one which was held
by the Bawson=Merkie company, but
Mr.. Dawson has other interests In
The field.
Completion Of the first Dawson
Merlele well was one of the early de-
which gave the Kevin-
Sunburst field an important impetus. I
on comparatively large !
scale on other tracts followed this
and the well always has {
been regarded as one that figured in {
3 large way in expanding the develop
,,.o,,e ~ A. <,rld
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Christmas sermon Sunday morning
ct II o'clock BY the pastor. sabiees
sThe Bethlehem Star and star o.
Today"
The evening service ct 7;S0 will
consist Of an evening with ChaEiss
Wesley in story and song.
Regular prayer service this Thurs
day evening at 7:S0 o'clock.
General rehearsal. anr Christmas
program, Saturday at o'clock.
Chair rehearsal Friday and Satur
day evenings.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Epworth League devotional meet
ing at $50
There will be no meeting Of Ladies'
Aid until after the holidays.
Word has Just bean received fron'
Santa Claus that he viii be on hand
with = generous treat for the boys
and girls Of the Sunday School on
Christmas eve.
The Bible says, "It Is more blessed
to give than to receive" An Oppor-
tunity win be given to each one b.
give something on Christmas eve
The offering viii go 70 World Ser
vice. which includes all Of the home
and foreign missionary and benevo-
lent work Of our church.
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Chester Smith Of Neihart was .
business visitor hers Saturday. Ben
StaemiIier, Robert Love and p
Sparty Of Eden returned home Fri
day with two buIl calves purchased
from Richardson's herd Of Herefords.
Fafrchild. federal land appraiser
was here Ia interest Of his work FRI
day and Saturday.
The lecture given by Rev. Leo Tot.
ten Friday evening was well attended
and the Ladies Aid are 10 be com
plimented on bringing such q prom
inent speaker to as. All enjoyed the
lecture after which lunch was serv-
ed Rev and Mrs. T0ttsn were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W p. Pilgeram until
Saturday.
Edgar Hay was a business visitor
IN Great Falls over the week end.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

subscriptions, this max
ing one hundred and twenty-fom.
fifty cents out Of every dollar and
this money will be turned over b
the Athletic fund. The total comes to
about sixty-two dollars.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

Janet Phalen went to her home in
Warrick for the Christmas vacation.
Jack Martin Of Great Falls was Ia
Belt a few hours Tuesday. On his re-
turn Mrs. Th0s Thorson accompanied
him to visit her daughter Mrs. Martin.
Mrs. Leon McConkey and son ac-
companied Leon to Great Falls Tues
day when he drove in after q truck
load of goods for the store.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

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The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
NOT ENCOURAGING TO THE REDS

The record of the last few years in America does complained that the United States has treated too harshy those who have sought to incite people to upset through various methods of force the estab
 shed order in this country for there has probably been time in the last half century when there was radicalsm in the United States than at There has been time when there were fewer willing esteners to those who seek to paint the American Government tyrranical when there less patience with those who complain that have of government for the rich and another for the poor.
 sort of government urged by preachers of discon- tent and advocates of another of the force full methods of the standardization of industry has had lot to do with the recession of the tide of radicalism The unceasing clamor of those who were deported for trying to undermine Constitu- tional government in the United States get back the best country earth for the poor. has also performed its part. However, the summary meth ods that adopted be successfully con- demned because the result will not permit it. It is than likely that they aided in checking the proponents of some sort of revolution long enough to permit the other lessons to have their effect
 The situation is that is encouraging to to the Upton Sincairs and the others of his kidney.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
PARKS RErETVES
 COURTESIES AT CHAMBER
 COMMERCE RECEPTION

Juneau. June 1s.(P The Chamber of Commerce reception at the Governors house was attend ed by most of the people of Jun, eau. who extended their congrat-. ulations and exhibited their deep seated satisfaction and pleasure with the successor of Scott c. Bone.
 Governor Parks announced that he would make but two ohdciaf trips this year. one to Ketchikan and other towns in the southern portion of the territory and anoth- CT to the west coast towns, thence over the government railroad to Fairbanks.
 The date has not been set for the Ketchikan trip and no trip is planned to Nome this year.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
FARMAN ON STAND
 IN SHEPHERD CASE

Chicago. June IS. (Py His sponsorship released by tho, pros ecution which has guarded him for weeks as It's proclaimed chief witness. Charles c. Farman took the stand in the Shepard trial. Judge Lynch examined the witness and the defense bitterly opposed the admission of his testimony. de- claring he would prejudice the jury.
 Farman, dapper blond, talked In low voice, barely audible to the judge barely six feet away ans as he repeated his story he glanced nervously from the judge
 to the jury, shifting in his chaiI all the while. He testified upon
 furnishing shephsfd with typhoid
 bacilli for the consideration of oas
 hundred thousand dollars. whict hs says hs never received. HI
 said that shspAsFd gAvs him AftJ
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
WE MUST HAVE LANDING FIELDS

The experience of Noel Wien, air pilot for the Fairbanks Airplane Corporation in waiting for favorable weather conditions to make the return trip Fairbanks, is another lesson to Aaskaus their education the necessary steps toward obtaining regular air service in this Territory. The emergency landing field at Fort Davis where the big monoplane has successfully landed and taken of several times is all right when the wind is the proper direction. but it is that when weather conditions good in the Interior, the wind is not right here for the plane make take-on.
 The plane that if landing field is built on the plot of ground at the intersection of the Bessie and Osburne Creek roads. they will be able land and take on from any direction. and therefore the wind will detain them.
 This being the must work to have regulation held established here and in connect ion with this-and just important-work to have fields established intervals all the way from here to Fairbanks. At least three summer landings should be furnished for the diers along this route. ana five would be much the bs'|ar
 It take sa lot of hard work-a lot of gumption "a lot of hard cash-and lot of hardships to pioneer air lines in frontier such as this and the who risking their all for the benefit of the isolated communities should have all the encouragement in the world and the cooperation of every person in the territory
 We must put irons in the fire. and allow them to get cold, but go in for this with all the enthusiasm we muster and show the Powers that Be that want this service will nev- get it. Good things-worth-whe thngs-are usually by effort. cannot expect to sit down and wait for it to to us. Somebody has got to do the work for t-let all join in and share these labors and win
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20

is not a practice. custom habit but must
 he censored from Washington. There
 is not in all the relationship of parent and
 child. of family and home. anything sum
 ciently private sacred exempt 1t from
 the furtive eye of the special agent.
 Borah is right. We constantly building up a greater and greater Federal machine. with expanding departments and bureaus, to oppose the people and add to the tax burden.
 He might have added that the few activities not supervised by the Federal government are regulat- ed by multiplicity of state laws. The citizen is dominated restricted inspected. investigated scar ched. taxed and bedeviled every turn.
 Yet many wonder the unrsst in evidence in this land of the free.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
MUCH-sOUGHT FOUNDLING
 DISPOSED OF BY LOTTERY

PAALOZALA Italy, June Il. LF-A baby boy recently the capital prize fin lottery arranged by the Mayor of this city. The child was found abandoned fin the market place and turned over to the Mayor. Within hour eight childless cou- ples had sought to adopt the little foundling.
 The Mayor had difnculty in choosing among the would-be parents So he arranged to ra6le the baby on and allowed tickets be sold only to per- sons who would make desirable parents The tick cts brought good price and all the proceeds of the lottery turned over to the winners of the child to purchase laystts
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
ENGLAND IMPORTS ODDITIES
 FROM ALL PARTS OF WORLD

LONDON. June II. lP>-Many queer cargoes ar rive in the ports of Britain during the course of a year. but perhaps the queerest from II :ico recently. This cargo consisted of 13 tons or dried flies for use fin the manufacture of paint Dried flies from Brazil. but these are ut!- ized in the mixing of foods for poultry and pheas- ants.
 Manifests of cargoes carried in often make strange reading to anyone but the initiated And the average man. seeing that of wat Is Nhskers carried in steamer would hardly :.,agine they be utilized for toothpicks at fashionable hotels. Frog skins are shipped from India for bookbindng purposes: "Tasmanan dev- ils' often arrive and from South Africa recently of "diseases.' These included cul- lures of germs of backwater fever malarial levers and other kinds of tropical diseases the purpose of scientific investigation.
 Snals and frogs into London for use at Soho restaurants, and twice year vessel from China brings Chinese dried foods for the Chinese population of England Sea slugs shark fine, the nest of the swallow, and other strange luxuries also imported in fairly large quantities.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
BRITISH MOTOR POLICE
 KILLED BY CHINESE

Shanghai. June IS. R- P. s. Gavin, British citizen and mo- torcycle policeman in the inter- national settlement encountered a throng last night on the east Kas- sing road, within the boundary of the settlement.
 Gavin stopped where a student was harranguing in Chinese and ordered the crowd to disperse but was answered with threats. Ga win sent to the constable at the Chinese Police substation nearby for heip and the policemen on ar rival at the scene found him lying in the street disarmed and his skull fractured. His motorcycle was also stolen.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
JUDGE IN SCOTS CASE
 FLOODED, WITH LETTERS

Winchester. Tenn. June 19 (P) Letters expressing the wish that the Bibles would be burned and never taught to the masses are prominent among unsolicited cor respondence >cuniing to the desk of Judge Ralston who will preside at the trial of Professor Scopes on Jrfy 10. Lawyers all over the country have placed applications for permission to appear on one side of the case or another.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
MUNI LIGHT MAN IS SHOT BY CHINESE

Shanghai. June IS. R- An other outrage was committed by the Chinese when William W. Me- Kenzie. draughtsman for the mu-. nicipal light department was shot by snipers aud killed last night. Both Mckenzie and Miss Duncan jects When Mckenzie was shot, Miss Duncan grabbed the wheel of the car and steered 1t to the, settlement. She had never driven car and in order to stop the machine, ran it into a ditch when she reached her destination.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
BoRAH ON GENERALIZATION
Steward Gateway

We do not always agree with Senator Borah. Hardly anyone does, because quite keep up with the processes of his active and ndepend- ent mind.
 But recent speech of his, attacking the ten dency Federal control of practically every action of the individual citizen. must strongly appeal to lovers of freedom. In the course of his speech he said:
 The remorseless urge of centralzaton.
 the unsuitable nav of bureaucracy. are de-
 priving more and more the people of all a
 voice, all rights, concerning home and
 hearthstone. of family and neghbor. There
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20

Washington. June IS, (R-The LaFollette family had realized that the situation was serious but had hoped until today that he would recover.
 Physicians reported last night that he would recover and that he was resting but he took a decided turn for the worse during the night hours and hope was aban- doned. Several weeks ago La Toilette had contracted 6 severe cold which developed into asthma and death was attributed to an gina pectoris from which he long suffered.
 Shortly before the end LaFof- lette mustered his waning strength in a vain effort to murmer last word to those beside him. His wife. two sons and . daughter were close about him during the morning and until his death.
 The body will be taken to Mad ison, Wisconsin for burial with the service there unstead of here.
 The funeral party is leaving to- morrow and will arrive at Madison Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
BOB LA'FOLLEYTE DIES AFTER LONG FTG1f
 HEANT AND ASTHMA

Washington. June IS. @-Sen- ator Robert M. EaFollette died this mornfng, after having been sink irg for several hours and only remained conscious to speak with great difficulty. Yesterday he said "I think I have earned long rest"
 The heart attack today found him patient but weak from a long fight with asthma. but he contin- ued to fight death with his old time tenacity. He was seventy years old Sunday.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
FRIDAY
 (TElEGRAPHic)
FAIRBANKS PLIERS
 LEFT THIS MORNING

The Fairbanks fiiers. Noel and Ralph Wien and R. c. Woods, pres ident of the Fairbanks Airplane Corporation left Fit. Davis, Nome at 11:50 this morning and after flying over the city headed off in the direction of Fairbanks, which they expect to reach before again touching the ground. They should reach home. judging from the rate of speed travelled on the trip to Nome, about z o'clock this even ing.
 The plane. ably piloted by Noel Wien made a pretty take-onf in 9 favorable wind. Wien was wear irg a double squirrel skin parka which Henry Burgh presented to him to try out and as a special passenger. they took nne Siber' ian pup given the Wien brothers by Earl Hammond.
 By special arrangement a large packet of Nome Nuggets" the first airplane mail to leave Nome was carried, and this will allow tEeir delivery outside much quick CT than ever before possible. .
 Flying over Nome before they headed for home. the Wien broth CTS dropped a farewell message tt Nomeites. and this will be repro duced In tomorrow's Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
Trip However Proves that 1t Is Possible Use Aircraft for
 Future Exploration

Seattle, June 19. R-Dispatch- es received here indicate that Am undson fell one hundred miles short of reaching the North Pole.
 His successful trip to within so short distance of his quest. how ever proves that the trip can be made, although no announcement has ben made regarding another start.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
STRIKERS LOOT MINE
 COMPANY'S STORES

Sydney. June, 15. (P,-Riotins mine strikers. against the British Empire Steel Corporation, spread to the northern district of Cape Breton coal fields and mob of strikers and sympathizers, includ- ing women and children footed the company store at the Sydney mines and a mob of fifteen hundred raid- ed three stores near Glacebay.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To: FRANK H. THOMAS. your
 heirs, executors. administrators
 and assigns.
 You and each of you are hereby notined that the undersigned has expended the sum of One Hund- red Dollars each of the years 1890. ending December 3lst.; end 1921. 1922. 1923 and 1924 for the years ending July 1st. in labor and im- provements upon the following de- scribed claims: Honey Group Bench placer mining claim on L. L. Kou- garok River, recorded in Vol. 7s. Page ls2: and the Owl Fraction placer mining claim adjoining Im- bcden's Discovery on the Kougar. ok River, recorded in Vol. 7s. Page 2s7, (formerly in the Kou- garok Mining and Recording Dis trict) now in the Cape Nome Min ing and Recording District. Alas ka, the location certificates of which are recorded in the mining records of said district. in order to hold said claims under the pro visions of the laws of the United States and the Territory of Alaska, concerning annual labor upon min- irg claims. and said expenditure being the amount required by law to hold said claims during said period.
 1 And you are further notided that if within ninety days from the completion of the publication hereof for the period Of ninety days. you fail to contribute to the undersigned your proportion of such expenditure as co-owner. your interest in said mining claims i will become ths propsety of the undersigned your co-ownsr. who has made such rsquirsd srpendi- ture.
 ,. .. HAs11Nos.
 Co-owner. Publish Aarsk n. Aprfl |. il 1s.
 w, May !. ., 1e. n. %. Juns [, tis. ss. 1895.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
GIRL. FOUND TO BE
 ALIVE AS BEING
 LOWERED INTO GRAVE.
Physicians say that young Lady
 Has Chance to Recover

Oklahoma City. June 19. (Pr - As Bertha West. sixteen years. of age was being lowered to, her grave at Wellston yesterday her mother requested that the conn be opened again to give her last gaze at her daughter. It was noticed that beads of sweat were ft rming on the girls forhead when the lid was taken on and upon investigation of the body a slight heartbeat was detected. A phy- sician who was called immediately predicted that the girl would re- cover.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20

Seattle, June 1s. (F- Suit for hack pay from the Bureau of Ed ucation was filed by Leonie Nohl Van Pelt of Deming. washington
 Van Pslt said he had tausht for . year at Ni:oliai, .ith rn tract to recsvs eis. mc,,h rus 41se so. fna tho A.ts. &r.. hs claims. haa p.e Lncn rrss,tvad
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
M'MILLAN LEAVES BEFORE
 AMUNDSEN NEWS COMES

Boston. June IT. (R-Amid the din of oraring guns and shrieking whistles. MacMillan and his little crew sailed from the Charlestown Navy Yard on the Peary, planning to take up the search for Am undsen if he was not heard from by August 1.
 The plan was that the aviators would not take unusual hazards in the search for Amundsen, all though Secretary Wilbur announ- ced that if information and plans were received. special flights would be made in his behalf.
The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20
HOSTS, STARS AND
 STRIPES MEXICAN RANCH

Mexico City. June IS, (R-Dis- patches from Pueblo said that w. Jenking, former American Coun- sular agent there, whose kidnap- ping by Mexican bandits in 1919 created serious international sit uation. has hoisted the American flag on all of his ranch properties in Pueblo state is creating i'll feel ing among the Mexicans who con slider the action a taunt.