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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY TO
PIONEER RANCHMAN OF BELT

Charles Atkinson, well known tc
everyone around Belt and Raynes-
ford died in Great Falls last week
and was buried in Belt on Sunday
afternoon.
He came b Montana as a young
man Of Is and worked for a time IN
a lumber camp near Missoula. Then
he came to Arlington where he
worked for Mr.. Athey and was mar.
ried to Myrtle Mosier who died at
Raynesford five years ago. To this
union twelve children were born OF
whom eleven survive; Ruth tMrs.
Leon McConkey,) Harry, Donald,
Lucille MRS. Lorne McConkey,)
George. Mabel, Martha, Jack, Charles
Henry and Howard. About 1893 Mr..
Atkinson homesteaded the ranch
where the Thayers now live. In 1917
he sold out the ranch and bought
into the Kennedy Mercantile Co., at
Raynesford. After a few years in
this business he disposed of his
interests in the store and since that
time he has been ranching on the
Abe Hedrick ranch on Little Belt.
Death came as a result of an
operation for gall stones which was
necessitated by his critical con-
dition.
4 The funeral was held from the M.
E. church on last Sunday, the Rev.
H. T. Stong officiating, assisted by
a large choir.
The floral offerings were many
many and beautiful and the house
was filled to overflOwing with SYM
pathyzing friends.
At the grave the local lodge Of
Masons took charge Of the services
and performed the last sad offices
IN @ecordance with the ritual Of that
Urdasr in which Mr. Atkinson was a
mtnber. It was large funeral and
the procession exetnded as far as
ons could see along the road to the
eemetery,
The deceased Is nSOurned not only
by bis children but by a large eirciel
Of friends who had always aefound
him friendly, faithful to his
obligations and charitable TO those1
in trouble.
His family have the sympathy OF
the entire community. They will
continue to live on the ranch where
Harry will be head Of the family and
Mabel and Martha will be the house.
keepers.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11

Nathan COstar who forrnerly
lived in Belt died last week b Great
Falls Of a general breakdown He
had been working at the Dyke, and
some weeks ago became so III that
Ben Paynter accompanied him down
as far as Belt and allowed him to
go on TO. the hospital in Great
Falls alone only after being assured
that the sick man could make the
rest of the journey alone.
The patient continued to fail and
last week passed away at the
Deaconess hospital.
In early days he worked at
Anaconda and came TO Belt abodt
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
SOME PICTURE

"The Magician" which will have
its first showing at the Pythian
theatre, sunday and Monday, Novem-
Der IA Is, is the first Rex Ingram
production for Metro-Goldwyn since
his widely discussed and highly
successful screen version of Blasco
1banez' Mare Nostrum" (Our Sea)
This new picture from the brilliant
young director deals with a subject
entirely different from anything he
has previously done and he has
handled it in the fine manner which
has marked all his previous
triumphs. It is his most ambitious
achievement.
The story of "Thc Magician" is
that Of a girl caught between the
forces of a Magician, whom she is
unable to resist, and the love for a
young surgeon who has saved her
from being q helpless cripple by
performing a delicate operation on
her spine, which startled the
surgical world.
Ingram has taken the Somerset
Vaughan story and with his usual
brilIiance in the handling of such
delicate subject, has developed a
powerfully romantic drama,
Alice Terry enacts the part of
Margaret Dauncey, the young sculp-
tress, and gives one Of the finest
performances she has ever registered
on the screen.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
HOW TO DRESS TURKEYS
FOR EASTERN MARKETS

Fatten by trough feeding. Givt
any good grain mixture. Wheat
with a little corn or barley added is
excellent. Beware of moldy feeds.
Take three or five weeks for fatten-
ing.
Starving-Shut up for killing only
birds that are well f1eshed and not
pinney. Shut up for IS hours with
out food but give plenty Of water
until just a few hours before killing
time.
Rleeding-Hang the bird so that
it's head is at the height Of your ell
bow. Hold head in left hand and
force open mouth. Hook back into
mouth and find jugnlar veins. These
lie back Of the cleft in the roof Of
the mouth. With a long, stiff
narrow bladed knife cut sqnarely
across the veins. If properly bled,
the blood win gush out in steady
stream.
5ticking-After bleeding turn the
knife and force back into that lobe
Of the brain which lies Just IN front
Of where the spinal cord is attached
The stick can be made through the
cleft IN the roof Of the mouth.
tine edge Of the eye or
through the soft part Of the face be-
tween the eyes and nostriI- II cor
reetly stuck the turkeys tail win fan
ont indicating muscular relaxation.
icon. on page Al
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
4H CLUB ORGANIZES

A conference for the All club lea
ders in the county who are volun-
teering their services to help this
good work go forward was held at
Fort Shaw on. October 16. Leaders
and their assistants who were pre-
sent were: Mrs. J. H. Hancock, Mrs.
W. NJ. Love, Mrs. L. G. Riphenburg,
Mrs. s. F. Hockersmith, Mrs. Carl
Roberts Of Simms, Mrs. Verna Bloom
Of siHanas, Mrs-L-H Lyman Of
Power, Mr.. L. C. Riphenburg Of Fort
Shaw, Bruce Clearinghouse and G.
A. Rassley Of Simms.
Miss vangel Russell, Assistant
State Boys and Girls Club Leader
was present with the County Agent
70 assist the leaders with problens
concerning the work and to outline
plans for the coming year.
The local set precedent N the
club work o. the state BY organising
the Cascade County Al Club Leaders
Association, the first organization Of
Its kind in the state. Mrs. cari RD-
berts was elected president. Mira. L.
4. Wyman of Power was elected
Plans for
.ounty wide icacdcrs conference the
later part of February were made-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
WHO is RESPONSIBLE
FOR DRY LAW REPEAL

Whatever the results Of the
election of Tuesday in Cascade
county, at least it did one thing-and
that was to lay the prohibition
bogey for all time in the political
ring. For years the prohibition
managers have held whip over
political aspirants, and the aspirants
in question spoke only in bated
breath not baited with alcohol either.
when n came to opposing the foresS
behind the volstead act. It simpls
was not done.
But the end had to come-and IL
remained for s. R. Jensen of Great
Falls, owner of the Montana
Brewery, and brewer Of beer for
two decades in the days Of real
sport, to call for a showdown.
Mr.. Jensen was a brewer and is
proud OF the fact. He is an excellent
citizen, and desires to open his
brewery again and see light wines
and beer, instead Of having poison
moOnshine running like water and
reckless prohibition sleuths running
wild.
He also desired some of the rights
guaranteed him by the constitution
of the United States. and he told the
voters of Cascade county all about
it In the papers he advertised that
he was for light wines and beer, as
against the reign Of terror which
has beset the open road because
Of il.
Mr.. Jensen had his slogan printed
on his cards, defying the NprOhibi-
tionists", and from every platform
IN Cascade county where q demo
cratic rally was held Mr.. Jenssn
stepped forward and told his story
70 the voters.
Il don't want prohibitionists
votes.T said Mr. Jensen, in just 50
many words, 'sand II . pFohibftionist
vote would elect me 1 would refuse
II don't want any mistake about
my stand. and what ! mean II yOu
send me 20 the legislature"
And Mx. 1ensen was swept into
office a. tie head Of his ticketl H.
dared 20 say what the people were
thinking. and won out on H.
lcsm. ea last page
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
Passing of Nathan Coster

1897 and worked here for years with
the A. C. N. Co., as a rOpeman.
Here he married his first wife
md also his second wife. By the
first he leaves three married
daughters and by his secOrd wife
two younger children.
For the last three years Mr..
Coster was employed at the Dyke
and those who knew him best re-
ported him as gradually failing.
Burial wasN made in the Belt
cemetery, Tuesday afternoon the
funeral party driving out from Great
Falls in, the late afternoon
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11

OeAnAOAN Aocb WSck ~ktjoyc~ @te~@'
old timers convention. For severa,
days a warmly contested water
rights case was heard in the local
district court, which brought 70 stan
ford a number of old timers aa wit
nesses to clear up contested points.
Thursday evening, after the close
of the taking Of testimony, the XII
wants club, seized the opportunity to
have an old timers program at their
regular weekly luncheon and invited
ali of the out Of town old timers to
be guests Of the club In festal
meeting.
The presiding judge, Edgar J. Ba,
ker; the chief litiganks. Frank Span-
ever and Neil SiIve, with their aetorv
neys. Judge Roy Z, Ayses and w n
Hoover and John L. Slattery and A.
J. MacDOnough were present 40 well
as a score or more Of Witnesses FOR,
both sides.
.The feed was sunpkuous one kar
nished by the Gem Cafe and after
several musical numbers, Judge Roy
b. Ayers spoke as only he can in
testimonial of the sturdy character
and innate honesty Of the true old
timer.
He praised them for what they hao
done and for the wonderful exhibit
ton Of frank sincerity when the
contestants in such litigation
could meet and sit down together
in such a festal occasion.
''It shows how little we appreciate
the rapid development of this state"
Mr.. Ayers said, ''when old timers.
the men who came here when. this
state was new and virgin, have lived
to see such bountiful yields Of the
of life. Men who q few
years ago filed the first rights to
the irrigating waters flowing from
our mountain sides now see six or
eight million bushels of wheat being
shipped annually from the Judith
Basin; trainload after trainload of
beef cattle-vmore than in the old
being shipped annually
and all within the brief span Of ma
ture human life." ....-,
In response to a roll call among !
the old timers present at the festal,
several answered by giving the yearl
they came to the state, the place
from whence they came and the
place where they landed, Among
hem are several who date their resi-
ience in Montana back to several
years before Montana became
state. Those who answered the roll
all were;
Abe Hogeland, pioneer civil en-
yineer who made the original survey
# much Of this territory, said he
.ame to the state in 1892 from Penn
iyIvania and landed in Helena.
julius Balm came to the state in
884 from Iowa.
J. p. Mansfield came to the stats
rom Ontario, Canada, and landed in
treat Falls in 1889.
F. R Spencer came from Missouri
nd landed in the state in 1895.
Dave Pimperton came from Ontar-
), Canada, and landed at Fort Ben
on in 1878.
Owen Fergus came from Michigan
nd landed in Fort Benton in 1884.
George Mace landed at Old Geyser
d 1888.
Morris Jensen came from Mime
0ta and landed at Cascade in 1885.
Henry Keeton came from Iowa and
anded at Virginia City in 1871.
Jack Connor came from Minnesota .
nd landed in the state 30 years agO
Homer Armstrong came from In
lana and landed here in 1890.
Zeno Balm came from iowa ana
.nded IN Old Stamford IN 1883.
George Balm cnnae from Iowa and
snded IA Fort Benton IN 1881.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
SELL MINE EQUIPMENT

At the sale Of the Merlie equip
ment a number Of outside bidders
were present. The track scales were
sold to Gebo and CoxEens and ths
tipple and other equipment were bid
in by Sam Stephenson.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
DINNER DANCE WEDNESDAY

The Lions Club were host at a
dinner dance given last evening IN
the Pythian hall. Nearly all the
the club were present with their
wives and some IS guests fum Great
Falls.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04

Skovaard who will here February 9h at the Carnegie
Club extremely
man. feet
worthy deendent OF
full race of Vikings feeling of
Conforming to the proverb
Skovaard also most kabe man
within his powerful frame ed
the soul of music and from the first
of
gradually delightful OF
melody the this colossal Dane only music
nothing
tells plainly that he far away from you
the land of tunes Skovaard to not as musical
Europe him
the finished polished puposefu Moreover
sSkovaard artist whose had time to 10 gam
Interpretation
development of
pfaca
suit the various to be
versatile OF all
with him able pianist and acconpant and
singer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
FIRE DESTROYS
'OCILLA STORE
SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS
DAMAGE OCCURS WHEN THE
FLAMES ENTER NUKE
PROPERTY EARLY THURSDAY.

Ocilla, Ga, Feb. 4.-(SpeciaD -
Fire of an unknown origin broke out
in the Austin Department Store here
just after midnight and before being
discovered spread to all parts of the
place of business, threatening, for a
time, adjacent property, but through
the valiant work of the fire fighters
was kept confined to the building in
which the flames originated.
The stock of goods valued at sew
eral thousand dollars is an entire loss
from damage by water and fire, and
the building was badly Quilted.
The fire originated in the office in
the rear of the store but spread
quickly among the inflammable ma
terial throughout the building. The
present owner of the store took pos
session from H. M. Dismuke the first
of the year, having moved here from
North Carolina with his wife last fall.
1t is not known to what extent the
damage is covered by insurance.
An undertaking establishment adj
joining the burned property was
slightly damaged by smoke and wat
err, but the fire walls on either side
of the Austin store held the flames in
check, thus aiding in keeping the
principal damage in the department
store, although at one time it was
feared the whole block would be lost.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
LIBRARY COMMITTEE
AFFINITY

Each year the Woman's Club of
Fitzgerald conforms to the custom
of the State Federation in making
February % library day. This year
the committee in charge will ante
date that plan by serving a banquet
for the Kiwanis Ladies' Night, the
date selected for their convenience
being Friday night, the 10Th. Mr..
G. C. Petty is the Kiwanis chairman
in charge and Mrs. f. J. Dorminey is
the library chairman of the Woman's
Club. The supper will be served in
the Woman's Club rooms and covers
for eighty are tentatively planned.
All the club members give willing as
sistance for any library benefit, and
the profits will be used Tor special
gift to our local library.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Milt Tolbert S Tent
Theatre Will Be
Here Next Week

Some repertoire companies are a
failure. Others manage to struggle
along meeting with good and bad bus
mess. Not so with this company.
Milt Tolbert is a strong organization
of much merit that begins six-day
engagement under waterproof canvas
on the show grounds across from the
Postoffice, Monday, February Sth.
under the management of Boy1 ffoil
loway. This is one of the tent thea
tres making great success year after
year What is the cause? 1t is
run on business principles, securing
the best to be had regardless of the
price in finished manner at popular
prices. No high priced attraction
carries better costumes or stage al
fects. The plays and actors compare
favorably with the high priced at
fractions an dthe public is quick to
recognize the fact that they are get
ting a high class tent show at popu-
lar prices. This is one reason for the
success of this company. Don't come
expecting to see cheap show for
YOU will see company that will please
you both in regards to plays, cos
tunes, acting and prices. Opening
play will be 'The Faith of Mary
Ann" Special feature again this sea-
son is the Virginia Serenaders, COM
posed of twelve college boys. The
orchestra commences playing every
night at 1880 o'clock, and gives half
hour concert in the big tent before
the show starts. The feature play
will Zoe presented on Friday night.
is 25 and 35 cents, with
ladies free Monday night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
ABE KRUGER'S DEPART
MENT STORE RECEIVING
IT'S NEW SPRING STOCK

Daily shipment of merchandise are
being received by Abe Kruger's New
Department Store, McCarty's old
stand, consisting of the latest crea-
lions for Spring wear in every depart.
ment. An especially swell line of
laoies' ready-to-wear has just been
received and is being displayed by the
firm, which will be an attractive fea-
ture for the ladies who are making
their preliminary shopping inspec-
ton. In addition to their strong line
of ready-to-wear this firm carries a
very large line of piece goods OF the
fashionable kind to which they are
giving special attention. The buyer
for this firm is now in the East and
as Mr.. Kruger states, is shipping him
the finest line of merchandise ever
brought to this city.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
NEW INFORMATION
FOUND AT CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF CONFEDERATE
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
STORED IN OLD CHESTS; PROB
ABLY TAKEN TO WASHING
TON IN 1865.

Washington, D. C.-Jan. 30
Much information on the activities
and personnel of the Confederate
navy and marine corps has been
found in two chests of official rec
ords, probably brought to Washing
ton from Richmond in 1865, recently
examined at the Navy Department
here
The chests were. stored for years
in the attic of the State, War and
Navy Building; were moved several
years ago to the new Navy Build
ing and never had been studied until
a few weeks ago, as it was thought
they contained papers pertaining to
financial matters which were of lit
tie. naval interest. In all the years
they have been awaiting the time
when some one would find opportu-
nifty to examine them. They are now
being filed in the navy archives where
they will be available for students.
The papers have been found to con-
sist of financial accounts such as
authorization for the purchase and
supplies for the Confederate navy as
we'll as orders for travel and pay
rolls of ships and stations.
Already, however, it has been dis
closed that they will make possible
numerous additions to the register of
officers and of enlisted men and en-
ployes at ship yards and industrial
plants. A revision of the Confeder-
ate naval register, made by the Navy
Department twenty-five years ago is
accordingly to be made. This will be
of Importance to the Southern states,
many of which have granted pensions
to the widows of men who served with
the Confederate forces. Often when
asked for information as to officers
or men who might be available for
such pensions, the Navy Department
heretofore has been forced to reply
that no information on the subject
was available.
Authorization for the purchase
of building materials to be used in
the construction of ships have been
statement today. "From these pa
pers, as we'll as from the lists showing
supplies purachsed in the outfitting
of the ships, the list of known ships
of the Confederate navy is being en-
larged. Those papers in some cases
throw new light on movements and
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
LEADER ANNOUNCES
new DEPARTMENT
J. DANA JONES, WELL KNOWN
TO FITZGERALD BUSINESS IN
TERESTS, RETURNS TO CAST
LOT HERE. is AN EXPERT IN
HIS LINE.

The Leader takes a great deal of
pride in announcing that J. Dana
Jones, we'll known to most Fitzgerald
people, is again to make this his
home, and will be connected with this
paper as superintendent of produc-
ton, especially devoting his time to
the issuing of printed matter of the
better sort.
As is we'll known throughout the
Southeast, Mr.. Jones is an expert in
his field, having devoted his life to
the study of printing with a view of
making it an influence for profit to
the users. His efforts here will be
to stimulate the business in broad
sense, throwing into it his knowledge
of the art of handling types and MAX
ing those types talk convincingly
This can be done, he asserts, whether
the printed matter be a shipping tag
or a handsome catalog.
Among the first things Mr.. Jones
will organize will be personal serV-
ice department-that is-it will be
his aim to get in touch with the busl-
ness interests and learn their needs,
placing his experience at their dis
posal and carrying to fruition any
ideas that may come up. In this way
the city and county will reap a bene-
fit such as is enjoyed by other COM
munities that are just now forging
ahead and which have been largely
developed through right advertising
and printing.
Mr.. Jones enjoys the confidence of
some of the largest concerns in South
Georgia and viii bring to the city
much business that he controls. The
development of this patronage will
mean the creating of a printing plant
in Fitzgerald that will require many
operatives, and as it grows increas-
ing the pay roll, thus adding to the
value of the plant to the city, as will
De readily understood.
Mr.. Jones is a friend maker, and
it is our prediction that he will con-
stantly add to those he already has
in the city, and will receive hearty
welcome here by those with whom he
came in contact during the years of
his former residence. He plans to
move his family to Fitzgerald in the
early summer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Civ Council Gives
Aid to Library
OTHER INTERESTING FEATURES
MADE THE MEETING A LIVE
LY ONE; NEW LICENSE ORDI-
NANCE PASSED.

An assistant librarian was author
lied and money appropriated for the
additional expense at the meeting of
the City Council Monday night, after
a heated discussion in which several
of the aldermen took part. The pas
sage of the new license ordinance was
also a bone of contention, the license
committee having raised certain bust
nesses above the previous years fees.
The license for the opera house was
hoisted to 100 per cent but was voted
to its original fee of $75 per year.
Filling stations were given a consid-
cradle lift by the committee, but were
modified by the council, The cleo
ton of a new night policeman also
gave opportunity for discussion, re-
sulting in the election of Mr.. Will
liams in the place of Mr.. Delk, who
resigned from the force.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
WANTS COPY OF FITZ-
GERALD BOOKLET

Washington, d. c., Feb. L, 1926.
Dear Mr.. Gelders:
| have just read in your issue of
the Leader of January 29th which
came to my desk this morning, of the
book which you are getting out with
articles and views of Fitzgerald and
Ben Hill county.
Please put me down for a first
copy, and mail same to me at the ad-
dress given below, also send bill to
me if book is for sale.
If the book is for advertising and
free distribution 1 will be pleased to
send to you, upon request to do so,
the names of some people here in the
Capital City who are interested in
warmer climate and who in short
time will be retired on an annuity
and will be seeking a home where
they can still have an outlet for light
labor, such as would be required on
small country home.
JOEL H. GRAVES,
Stamp Div. P. o. Dept,
Washington, D. c.