Belt Valley times., 1925-08-27

/ ed TINS week nom the illness Whic
has kept him in bed for two weeks
il is thought that with other c0mpn
caions he had slight case Of pneu
monia.
Mrs. Maud Appleyard is home from
Dillon where she took special cours'
this summer, Her name is found 4
the honor roll of students. She vii
leave for Cascade soon where she viii
teach in the Junior High School de
lpartment.
Norman Parker was in town Tues
day assisting in stock shipments ant
drove home fine bunch Of yaarlings
j. W. Leland and B. F. Burfenine
the forest ranger Of Logging creek
were accompanied to Tenderfooi
creek by W. c. Blomquist the last OF
the week. Mr.. Blomquist returned
the next day but left his companions
there TO enjoy the fishing The trip
over from Logging creek was made
on horseback.
Earl Healey made a business trip
to the Geyser section yesterday He
was accompanied by G. w. Stuffes
and W. C. Blomquist.
Numerous prairie fires have occur
ed the past week Two Of these on
Otter creek have destroyed much
range. . small amount Of grain and
have caused the farmers lot Of
heavy work keeping the damage from
assuming large proportions. The
first fire burned over several hundred
acres in the neighbOrhoOd Of the An
drew XIV ranch and the fire Taes.
day gave Harry and Homer Aryn-
strong q lot Of trouble. A fire start.
ed in the Tiger Butte country at tha
Mrs. Porter ranch burned over sevesl
ty five acres and was stopped within
q few feet Of a grain field. The nnost
Of the men in that section were assist
ing in fighting It. The later was un-
questionably q cigarette fire.
John Sweeney had to stop thresh-
ing his own wheat to cut later grain
He started threshing the Stanley Goo
crop yesterday afternoon. This wheat
had been headed.
The Gillette threshing rig is work.
ing in tn eneighborhood Of Walthan.
Byron was in town Tuesday night ana
reported that crops in that section are
averaging about 20 bushels although
some is going higher. A rack driven
too close to the big belt got tangled
up with It and ruined it neeessitatine
the purchase Of another. They are
continuing work with the patched up
affair while the new one is coming. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Joscelyn Jr.
drove through 70 Great Falls yester-
hay
Mat Urich, Joe Hendrick and John
Yaklich were seen IN Belt this week.
The Knights Of Pythias are an
iOuncing another Qfanir social dane.
5 at the K. p hail on Saturday night \
he 2sfh /
Mable and Martha Atkinson have
oeen IN town this week to see their 4
Iistsr, Mrs. Leon McConlsey. '
Tony Faller, well known BUSINESS t
nan Of Neihart was q welcome visit v
n at the Times Office yesterday. On n
saturday night he win show at the n
lyric Theatre in Neihart the Gloria n
swanson picture. "Bluebeards Eighth a
wife. > N
Threshermen's books on sale at the e
Zines office. N
Herman Taxi was transacting busi-
less in Belt yesterday. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Erasmus Nelson were a
hopping in Belt stores Wednesday d
Len Mccoy was a Belt visitor yes {.
erday.
Mrs. G. w. Stufel and Bernice vis- nj
led in Great Fails from Friday TO
saturday. Al
G. W. Stuffel, Jr. who has been
pending part Of his vacation with
led McAnally was brought homs =
fonday quite III a. the result Of eat 6
" too many chokecherries. He fl
,ants 20 go back right away because "
e has trout in the horsetrough ar 81
aa ranch and he Is afraid that some
{ the varninfs in this section win at
Iay get to the trout first
Jack Poland has turned his old re- hs
able Chevrolet into 9 truckand Is tn
IN doing business AZ the old stand. tn
stter prepared than ever. m
C. e. Riley, well known in Belt