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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
SIMPSONS CORN
kREDS' WHEAT

At the Mitchell-Simpson ranch or
Box Elder creek may be seen eighty
acres Of field corn which will be hard
to best.
This corn is planted in the bottom
land and is peculiarly thrifty. Whi-
the stocks are not especially tall they
are rugged and most bear two WELL
developed ears Of corn. Three weeks
OF good weather will mature this
crop in proper form. While the yield
is problemqtical yet no noe would be
surprised if the production were rs
bushels TO the acre.
Although there are many good
wheat fields in the Spring Creek sec
tion yet none will excel that Of John
Krebs on the ranch formerly farmed
by John Freeman This field OF
Spring Wheat comprises something
less than 400 acres and is clean, un-
form in color and stand, and promises
a yield Of from S5 to 40 bushels To
the acre. The grain is heavy and the
shockers have done their work so ar
tistically that a native born son Of
the Bowery would be delighted to
look at It.
Combines are working in every
direction and wheat is coming rapidly
to the elevators.
Threshing outfits are finding pIen
ty to do in every direction. And are
running to capacity. In almost every
the yield is larger than an
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
DAHLS DRIVE 5000 MILES
TO VISIT BROTHER
IN TEXAS

During his trip south. Chas. Fl.
Dahl, pioneer Belt merchant, covered
lot Of territory, in short, some 1894
miles.
For some ten years he has been
treasuring a map showing the road
from Edmontons Alberta TO Tampico,
Mexico and planning that someday he
would make the trip. This year his
dream was realized and he followed
the trail outlined as far as San An
tonic, Texas from which he branched
off to Dan Antonio bis destination
and the home Of his brother On this
trail he passed through Billings and
stopped couple Of days at Their
mopolis, then on through GreyboII,
Casper, Douglas. and Cheyenne to
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
Arriving at the Texas line he found
his journey only half completed but
he made itsin record time, one day
covering no less than 326 miles.
After visiting his brother, John,
who is ten years older than himself,
Mr.. Dahl started north again, this
time swinging east to Sc. Joseph,
Kansas City, Des Moines, and Mime
apoIis, then west again along the Mil
waukee railroad which he followed to
In the south Mr.. Dahl reports good
crops. poor crops in Iowa and Mime
sota South Dakota and Southern
North Dakota as being in the same
shape as Montana in 1919.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dahl had a delightful
rip. The weather was not exces- /
'ively warm and the nights cool. /
The roads were excellent that the
irfyer need only keep a hand on the
wheel with hardly a movement needed
while he SKINNED along at as niIes
IN hour.
From Miles City = the crops i'm.
'roved as he came sAh say and finds
hat nowhere Il wess favored see
on than this
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
EAT ROAST BEEF
ON LABOR DAY

Neihart is planning on a grand
Labor Day Celebration and Barbecue
on Sept. 9Th.
Labor Day marks the last day Of
High School Students play time, ths
last day before the opening of ten
months study. For these young peo
pie it means adieu to the mountains
and the carefree life near to natures
heart and goodbye to summer filled
with the odor of pine, fir and balsam
and the restful CLEAN of the green
mountains just across.
What more fitting can they do than
to join in one last farewell and good
time before they and their parents
take up the new life.
Many residents of the cities will
enjoy the pleasant weather to drive
to Neihart and there join in the fes-
tivities of Labor Day.
It win not be long before the green
is hidden beneath its winter blanket
Of white and at any time we may
look for bad weather.
A visit to Neihart on this day is
most fitting. A beautiful drive,
sandwiches Of barbecued beef to take
the edge off your appetite, games
and sports and then last dance with
summer friends.
A fine picture at the Lyric Theatre,
a drilling contest where some am
bilious revals are planning to take
the honors away from Carl Schenck
are some of the attractions offered.
While the roads are good and the
weather warm there is no better place
than Neihart to take an outing.
Consider Neihart in your plans for
Labor Day.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
NOW is TIME TO GULL THE
FOWLS FOR BOARDERS

d. L. Mcdonald, Smith-Hughes IN
structor at the Belt Valley High
School will be glad to assist any
farmer in getting his flock ready for
the winter months, by showing him
how to Gull and get rid Of the poor
layers. The services free.
Every farmer who keeps poultry
naturally desires to make as much
profit as possible. To do so It is inn
portant that every hen should be a
good layer and that all eockrels ex-
cept those used for breeding purposes
should either be eaten, canned or
sold as soon as they are large
enough.
To succeed and make money from
his ppoultry it is necessary that
person eull his flock accurately so
as 10 keep only such birds as viii pay
= profit on the feed they eat.
The best time to Gull the hens Is
during August and September, for
at this season It is easier to tell
which ones have been good layers
and which ones have been poor layers
At this time Of year hens which
show signs Of laying or are laying
and have not molted are usually the
ones that have been the better layers
during the entire season, and the hen
that lays the best during her first
year will usually lay best during the
'econd and third years. She is there
ore the one that should be kept
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
POULTRY DEMONSTRATION
REPORT FOR JULY

Seventeen Of the State Poultry
Demonstration Farm people sent in
their July reports to the Poultry
Specialist Of the Extension Service in
time to be tabulated. The mortality
among the Cascade County reports
was rather high, however, those re-
porting have made an excellent show
ing.
Guy Porter Of Belt has a flock Of
1923 rose comb Brown Leghorns and
A. G. Ely's flock Of 90 single comb
White Leghorns tied for third place
in the state, producing Hn average Of
17.9 eggs per bird per month This
record was only an average Of s
below that OF william Yanicke Of
FIathead county who took first place
with 23O single comb White Leghorns
producing 1s EGGS per bird for the
month. }. p CaHavan ef po~tNge
took sixth pIsce with 81 siugIe eomb
White Leghorns averaging TIL eggs
per bird.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
GIRLS OUTING AT CAMP
ROTARY MOST PLEAS
ANT VACATION

On Monday evening the Girl Scouts
entertained their parents and friends
at Camp Rotary. This was the eli
max of ten days of unadulterated
good time. Surely it was cold for a
day or two and it rained= when they
wanted to go hiking but they always
found something to do and report the
most enjoyable camping trip thar
they have ever had.
Louise Lochray, Genevieve Schroe-
der and Mrs. Ditmar were chaperones
and had as good a time as the rest
Of the girls.
Kitchen Police and cook duty were
divided up and each girl was assigned
two days upon which they were t.
prepare meals. The girls must be
pretty good cooks because one girl
claimed that she had not had a hun
CRY minute except just before meal
times. The guests present on Mon
day evening were Mr.. and Mrs. d.
Colgan, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Bowman,
GwendoIyn Bowman, Mrs. G. Loch-
ray, Mr. and Mrs Ray Robbins and
Vesta, Chas. King. Mr.. and Mrs. d.
l. Mcdonald, Mr. and Mrx-S. A.
Remington, Daphne and Ruth Reming
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. N. n. Browning
and the three boys, Mr.. and Mrs.
Trick
After the sandwiches, cake and ice
cream had been disposed Of. the
dishes we're washed. bed rolls and
kitchen utensils and girls piled into
ears and all enjoyed q delightful trip
home in the moonlight.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
COUNTY DADS
MAZE mrs. R-
PLEYARO SUpT.

Mrs. Mauds Appleyard has bssa
appointed county superintendent ia
place Of Mira. Clara ChristisOn wheas
resignation win take sehsct On sspa
! lea.
Miss Christison resigns TO take eAa
principalship Of the Warrington
school In the city Of Great Falls.
The appointment Of Mrs. Applsyaru
is good for four months and until her
successor qualities. Since she Is n
candidate on the democratic ticAnee
for a term a. county superintendent.
n "a quite liksly that her tenure Of
office viii be considerably longer
than four months.
Mira. Appleyard was born In Crest
Falls where her father Henry Morrow
worked at his trade Of hollerulaker
for number Of years before coming
to Belt TO work for the A. C. M. Co.
After studying in the Belt High
School she took course at the Dill
Ion normal
She taught in several rural schools
before becoming teacher in the
Belt schools. Later she served rs
Principal Of schools at Lehigh and
as teacher in the Junior High School
at Cascade.
This year she had been engaged
as sixth grade teacher and Principal
of the Custer School in Belt but the
board has released her from her con
tract in order that she may take this
other work.
To her duties as county suporinten-
dent Mrs. Appleyard will take =
great deal Of experience obtained at
first hand from RDral schools, a SYM
pathetic interest in their welfare and
a thorough knowledge Of the subject
Of teaching. Miss Roberts also re-
signed as deputy to take a position in
the Great Falls schools.
Mrs. Apnleyard has as vet made
no appointments to fill the positions
Of deputies.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
BRIDGE NEEDED FOR NET-
HART CEMETERY

At NsihArt on Saturday night a
hansfit show and dance win b. pat
oh By the NsiAark CsmmsrciAi Club
and Msssra. ROBBINS and FAller. The
purpose Is 10 raise funds with which
10 bald = bridge acrOss Belt Greek
at the Nsihart cemetery. The ladies
of Neihart are cooperating and an
added attraction win be tAe basket
social at 1s midnight when baskets
fillsd BY the young ladies Of NcihArt
viii be sold to the highest bidder. IL
Ia expected that sufficient funds will
be raised on this one night for the
purpose.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
NEW SECTION FOREMAN

Ben Cody of Comanche, Montana
has been placed In charge Of this sec.
tion by the Great Northern roadmas.
ter and is on the job. Mrs. Cody and
son win be here befors school starts
so that the boy may enter high
school.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26
VISIT IN BELT

Ar. and Mrs. win Jacobs Of Low
Ell. Wyoming visited Mrs. Jacobs
mother this week And went back
home Tuesday.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26

Beginning with the school years
1927 and 1923 graduates of accredited
high schools may be admitted TO the
various institutions comprising the
University Of Montana only when the
secondary courses include the follow
ing. one unit in American History
and Government, and two units in
each Of any Of those Of the groups
Of mathematics. history and social
science. laboratory science, foreign
language.
II has been with the above end in
view that the courses Of the Belt
Valley High School have been recon-
structsd and rearranged The course
u study as it now Is has been ap-
proved by the State High School In
spsctor. Carl A. Jensen
Con. on page 4
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26

wlrwa b take the following subjects.
Il First Year English, Algebra, An
imal Husbandry and Farm Shop
:. Second English, Geometry.
Farm Crops and Soils. Farm Shop.
Third Year--English. World His
tory, RarMl Economies and Sociology
witA Physics or French as electives.
i Fourth Year-American History,
Civica. Poultry and DAirying. Elect
any subject offered IN any course in
the Srd and ath years.
Commercial
An especially numerous group Of
pupils are Interested In preparation
! for clerical work. The Commercial
course offers an opportunity for train
tag for pupils who pass directly from
high school into ''life." A very sat
isEactory commercial course Is here
offered.
Commercial Geography. One-half
unit. A study of geographic in
fluences upon production and distri-
button Of commodities. Open to pu-
pills Of the 10th year.
Commercial Arithmetic. one-half
unit Drill on rapid calculation and
every day business transactions.
Open to SophOmores.
Bookkeeping. One unit Study Of
accounts and business records. Open
to Sophomores.
Typewriting. Two unit. Accuracy
and speed essentials Junior and |
Senior years.
Stenography. Two unit. Junior
and Senior years.
Teachers Training Course
The state provides appropriations
and requirements for offering nor
NAL training courses for the prepar-
alton of teachers for rural schools.
During the Junior and Senior years
certain preliminary courses are Of
fered in Freshman and Sophomore
years so avoid overcrowding the last
two years.
This department is supervised d-
rectly by the State Superintendent.
Graduates Of this department are
given second grade teachers GER
tificate valid for two years Thiqll
course, as does the general, Home
Economic and Agriculture admits the
graduate to college without examin-
alton.
Rural School Management, SOM 1
ester subject. Rural School Problems ]
Agriculture and Nature Study, a /
semester subject The aim is TO /
create an appreciation Of nature and
an interest in agriculture.
Reviews. one unit. Reviews OF
common branches, with the idea Of
teaching in mind. A required subject
IN the Junior year
Educational Psychology. one and 7
,ne-half units. Given "a weeks. A
study Of the psychology Of the child n
and practise teaching. A required
18th grade subject 4
Practise Teaching in the rural =
'chocls nine weeks Two units Other n
special subjects are given in this .
curse. "A
Home Economies I
Home Economies, two units Fresh !,
nan and Sophmore years. Cooking q
md sewing required first year and q
lective the second. Both semester !,
ubjeefs =,
Home Management, one unit Re- =
uircd in 10th grade. ic
Sociology and Economies, one-hals n
nit each. A
The above subjects make the course n
most desirable one. The equip \.
ient for instruction and laboratory 81
ractise in home economic and related
ubjects in the Belt High School is -
luch above the average for schools NJ
it's size. u,
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-18
MORE ON SHREVE
(Continued from Page Two)
By M. B,

the value of the short courses on min ing and agriculture offered by the
 college Between the college and the
 Agricultural Experiment station, there
 is being taught to the people of the
 interior who are engaging in farm ing, the crops which can be success fully grown in the short season they have. These seem to be very success full" he added.
 Mr. Shreve and his companions came out to the coast over the Rich
 ardson Highway. "The marvel of it to me is that it is so far completed in such a short time," he commented.
 Funds Handled Carefully 1 As a member of a Congressional committee which virtually controls MT. Shreve naturally is interested in the use and manner of use of Federal funds in Alaska. He has given con- siderable study to these matters since legislation embodying appropriations, coming to Alaska. His conclusions were set forth briefly and clearly in single sentence. He said: Govern ment funds so far as I have been able to see are being carefully handled. Two Great Assets So far as he was able to determine at the present time the Territory has two major industries, therefore that many assets. q think that the great assets of Alaska are its mines and it's fisheries" he said. He expressed re- gret at not being able to visit Kenne- colt and study the copper mining in-
 dustry, but his time was too short to permit the trip from Cordova there, all though he made trip out over the Copper River & Northwestern Rail- way for quite a distance.
 "Take it all in all, I shall take back l very pleasant memory of everything 1 I have seen," he said in conclusion. | i..
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-18

The latest designs in wall paper at Moore's. At
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

Uncle Marq Purviance is in town t.
attend tn Twin Lakes bathin' beauty
contest. He's well beyond his eighty
ninth year, an if it wuzn' fer egg on
his chinI he'd pass fer twenty five.
When asked how he accounted fer his
youthful bearin' an absence O. wrink-
Ter, tn pink an flawless octogenarian
said, 81 specialize on fergittin' ever
unpleasant thing that bobs UP in my
life. When you see a man or woman
who's nearin' tn sunset O. life skippin'
along in full possession O. ther curves
an faculties, an enterin' int all th'
festivities o. life, you kin put it down
that he or she has mastered tn art o.
fergittin that they hain't poisoned
an shrunken by hatreds, resentments
an unhappy memories. Nobuddy es
capes his full share o. all tn troubles
an miseries known t. tn wrinkle-pro-
ducin' industry, but by shal<in 'em off,
by fergittin' 'em, he kin easily retain
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

all tn freshenss an radiance o" boy
with his first saxophone. TIL thin nose,
tn mackerel eye, drawn mouth, cor
rugated forehead, knit brow, withered
chin, paper mache cheeks, sallow ear,
scrawny neck, faded, thin hair, an
super Adams apple are all produced
by bygones, bitter pills O. tn past that
linger in tn soul an are served fresh
ever day by an overworked memory
sorrows that are all out an over, heart
aches that belong t. TIL past, bitter dis
appointments O. years ago, treasured
sorrows long out O. date, all cruel
O. misty Yesterdays that en-
velop an becloud tn glorious present
an rob tn last lap O. life O. tn sweet
ness an repose that's comm t it.
Long memories produce tn warped an
raisin' faced croakers, who are allus
knockin' life an who think theirs a
lletch t everything, even tn air we
breath" Can it be that Uncle Marq
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
BORBER PATROL
GETS 20 MORE
ALIENS TUESDAY

A detachment of border patrol offi-
GERS from the Tucson office, including
Albert Fl. Murchison of Douglas. are
threatening to set new record in the
number of arrests of smuggled aliens.
A few weeks ago, Murchison, with
Senior Patrol Officer Colby S. Farrar
and Patrol Officer w. S. Jones, cap
tured 35 smuggled aliens who had
crossed the line west of Nogales, and
Tuesday, Farrar and Murchison, with
Senior Patrol Officer Albert Gatlin,
captured 20 more smuggled aliens near
Casa Grande. Only meagre report of
the second capture was received by
Walter Miller, chief of the border pa
troll. Murchison is brother of Alonzo
b. Murchison, sergeant of the local po-
lice department, John B. Murchison.
Jr., of the u s. customs department.
and resides in this city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
SEVERAL MIDDLE
WESTERN STATES
YET RAIN SWEPT
fny p.spatch A. r. wirel

CHICAGO, Sept. discrimination in
western states lass night and today
Of the rainfall which has been daily
phenomenon in many localities since
September 1, brought the Mississippi
more than 10 feet above o&<od stage
at Quincy, took one of its tributaries
on an excursion over hundreds OF
acres Of lowlands near Burlington,
Iowa.
Crops on 10000 acres south of Bur-
lington, known as the Green Bay dis
trict, We're periled by the rampagin6
waters of Skunk creek, which today
defted efforts Of state prison inmates
and farmers to keep within levees.
The workers gave up their task OF
harricading the stream after gap
in the dixie widened from four to 25
feet today, despite all-night efforts to
stack sandbags in the breach. Stock
has been moved to higher ground
and lowland residents have moved
many household goods to the holl-
tops.
The waters of the Illinois river
churned toward the top ol lhe AoNeS
at Beardstown, Ill.,, tonight, and
threatened the town, while roo men
labored to reinforce the barrier with
sandbags. The river his risen six
inches since last night, and its pres
ent height of approximately % feet
is the highest since 1914, with a
single exception. Easements of the
town Of Beardstown aer flooded and
manholes have been stuffed with bags
of sand to keep the water from back
ing up into the streets.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
FALL FASHION
SHOW AT P. D.
STORE TODAY

All the latest creations in women S
and children's wearing apparel viii
be shown Douglas people this after
noon during the big annual Fall Fash
ion Show to be held at the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company from $3.50
to o'clock. The entire auditorium
of the second floor will be used for
the show. c. c. Mcbride, manager or
the store, states that the show this
year will be the most elaborate ever
given in Douglas
Music will be furnished by the In.
ternational orchestra during the show
and more than 400 chairs have been
provided for those who attend. The
fadies will be given floral souvenirs,
and juvenile souvenirs viii be given
the children The men as well as
Sthe women are invited to attend the
show, 1t is the belief of the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile management that
most men are interested in what theii
wives and children wear and it is
for this reason that they are cor
daily invited to the show.
The styles to be on display include
the latest things in women's and chill.
Gren's wearing apparel from Paris
and the style centers of the east and
the Pacific coast A number Of young
ladies will serve as models in dis,
playing the various gowns, dresses
and coats. Little Miss Jean Hawlty
and Miss Ruth Mcbride, and Aziel
Crouch, Jr., and Billy Edwards will
wear the displays in children's cloth
ms.
The entire seco4d floor Of the store
has been tastily decorated with ferns
and flowers for the show and vari-
Gus displays from the other depart
ments of the store will be exhibited
on tables arranged for the occasion.
The floor is considered one of the
best in the city for dancing, and dane
ing will be permitted during the in
termissions of the show if the people
desire.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
SWEDISH Mine
ENGINEER HERE
]. PRAISES STATE.

This section of Arizona is glorious
lyi Eich in mineral wealth, and 1 have
been amazed at the mining activity
being carried on in this state" was
the statement Thursday of A. G. p.
Palen, prominent mining engineer o,
Stockholm, Sweden, VINO has been
Spending a few days in this CITY
while studying mining ana copper
smelling, I am in. this country to
familiarize myself with the latest i'm
provements in copper mining, which
we. will use in our mines in Sweden"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
IL Western States Will
Be Represented at Fourth
Western Taxpayers Meet

Twelve western states, including
Arizona, will be represented at the
fourth annual meeting of the West
ern States Taxpayers conference to
be, held next month at Los Angeles.
The dates of the conference are
October II, IL and 13.
Principal subjects to be presented
before the conference by outstanding
authorities include the relationship of
federal, state and local taxation, in
creasing educational returns and re-
ducing taxes through economy in
school administration, analyzing bond
proposals, the necessity of budget
ing governmental expenditures, costs
and methods of financing public i'm
provements, and how excessive taxa
toin deters industrial and agricul-
tural development.
"a non-political discussion of the
costs of Colorado river development"
is listed among the important items
on the program.
Arizona Man First President
The Western States Taxpayers con-
ference was organized at Salt Lake
City in 1923 when representatives of
Ii WCSbSIh mt AOA ChO PUA
pose of furthering the efforts of the
various state taxpayers associations
for establishment of the greatest
possible economy in the use of
public funds, consistent with econ
omy in all branches OF the govern
ment.
Rudolph Kuchler of Phoenix, was
the first president of the confer
ence and is now the Arizona mem
der of. the advisory board. Other
western states represented in the con-
ference are California, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mex
leo, Oregon. Texas, Utah, Washing
ton and Wyoming. DR.. Milmank
johnson, of Los Angeles is president
of the conference and A. c.. Rees of
Salt Lake City is secretary. Con-
ference headquarters will be main
tanned at the Biltmore hotel in Los
Angeles.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all who are interested in the ques-
tions of taxation to attend the meet
ings of the conference and a large
attendance from Arizona is desired.