Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-05

Leiper, Judge Of the seyenfh iHdicia
district, sentenced c. c. Arehart o.
! Lambert 70 a fine Of $290 and f0ul
! months in the county jail. after the de
: PENDANT had pleaded guilty to posses
sion and sale Of intoxicating liquor.
3 Pastors Ser admits Robhsry. Her
bert Wolff. sen Of Walla Walla eler.
gyman. held In the 3ail st KaIlaDell
] Ito answer to charge OF having robbed
west side club with 3 gun, en-.
: tered a plea Of guilty, as did Henry
, Buehler, held under q similar charge
Poured on IN Pouring coal
oil into his stove to freshen the fire
may prove fatal 70 Owen Normand, one
Of the oldest settlers IN the Anaconda
section OF the country NoFmand was
badly burned about the body and face
when an explosion occurred and flames
all but denuded him Of clothes
FIrs Sweeps Lambert Blocl1.-A fire
Of unknown origin swept an entire
business block in Lambert. destroying
the following buildings First Nation
al bank, Standard Mercantile Hard
ware store, Henry 4 Erickson Hard
ware and Grocery store, sfiliage and
Holmes pool hall. Carriers soft drink
parlor, McCarthy's Grocery store and
Gfadowsky's restaurant.
AIincnt Induced sulcide.-Fear that
an epilectIc affIiction suffered early in
life had rendered hfs contemplated
marriage to a KalIspelI girl inadvIs-
able, prompted the suicide OF Harry d.
Paige. aged q, the son Of J ohm p.
Paige. Of South Bridge. Mass. and the
grandson Of Conrad Paige. member Of
congress from Massachusetts,. letters
be had written revealed.
Farm Home Es Rurned--3frs Sam
Winkinweider an d son narrowly es-
capped death when the house near NAL
ia, was destroyed by fire at an early
nour. Mr.. Winkinweider started the
fire and went to the barn TO do the
chores Sometime later he found the
mouse in flames. Mrs. wInkInweider
and her son were sleeping In the upper
story of the house and experienced 4
difficulty in making their escape.
Butte Pioneer ends Understanding
nome after what friends declare was a
fruitless search Of several days for en-
ployment, Louis Adams, aged "a, OF
Butte, consumed the contents Of |
.hree-ounce vial of carbolic acid and
was found dead in the back yard Of
the home by his wife. He had been
lead only short time. The empty
rial was found by his side
Bank VIII Pay DIvidend.-The Hill
County State bank at Havre paid 10
per cent dividend TO deposltors. al
.hough the. dividend Is not due until
one year after the date of reorganiza-
lion Of the bank. according to Fl. L.
Short, deputy collector Of internal rev.
snue at Havre
De Molay state OFFICERS. Melvin
Larson OF Great Falls. wa elected
state president Of De Aiolay at the
,losing business session Of the annual
state conclave OF the order held at
Butte Harold Frazer OF Billings WAS
famed vice president aud Ernest
Thomas OF Butte. secretary treasurer.
Billings was selected for the 1925 con-
.iave by an unanimous vote Of the II
delegates.
Erickson Grants First pardon.--A
woman who set fire to ahouse she
Iwned to collect Insurance Is the reclp- /
emit OF Governor Erickson's first par I
lon since assuming office. She Is Mrs.
larion Christensen, aged 40 who was {
to one to two years for ar .
on Mrs. Christensen was sent 10 the I
enltentiary from Gallafin county DC
ober Q, but was transferred temporar-
" to the state hospital for the insane
I Warm Springs Ia days later. r
Killed Mining coai.--Ed PaImerton c
( Circle was killed by & fall OF ground :
Fhile digging Ignite out about five r
niles from Circle on Cvp creek. He a
,as digging the coal from under d
Ign bank that gave way when the coal s
las removed The frozen dlrf fumbled O
own and buried Pelmerton's body. on o
, the head being left uncovered. With r
i'm was his 12-yeaF old son who got B
clip from some other coal diegers 10 n
ct the body out. Il
Tells of Numerous Thefks, Tom 3
ELY. alias Ed Davis, made e complete
onfession to Chief Of Police Marcus
anderson and County Attorney H u. 3
1ehmeyer at Great Falls in which he y
Omitted score or more robberies and 4.
se theft OF more than . truckioad Of Il
ousehoId goods furnishings, robes and r
caring apparel from homes garages
ufomobIles and clothes from lines IN -
reat FaIas and vicinity. ii
aAes Brings Dsakhs-~Dead from q =