Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
At STANFORD kIWANIS ENTER
TAINS PIONEERS OF THIS SEC
TON. JUDGE AYRES SPEAKS

Ernest Dickson came from Iowa
and landed at Old Geyser in 1901.
Jim StillwelI came from CanadN
and landed in Fort Benton in 1894.
Ole 0sness came from Iowa and
landed in Billings in 1885.
Neil silve landed in Billings in
1885.
Conrad Sack, one Of the pionees
residents Of this section, but now re-
siding at ChOteau, came from Penn
sylvania and landed at Square Butte
in 1895.
Bin Fergus came from Michigan
and landed in Fort Benton In 1881.
A most fitting and touching epi-
aode was when all stood IN silent
prayer for is seconds in tribute to
that best loved Of all old timers,
Charles M. Russel, whom all now
mourn
Each Of tha attorneys ~ we'll as
yudee Baker rsapsndsd wstk Appro-
pklats remarks and All 0ssnmenked
upon the fact that while water righss
had been the cause Of many serious
troubles, while blood has been shed
and fortunes lost in the fight for
them, here we had two odd timers
each confident he was In the right,
each bringing in his witnesses and
employing his counsel and all these
old timers coming together, some on
one side, some on the other, yet all
sitting down, side by side at festaI
board. Every one only anxious t.
know justice and right and ready to
accept it, and that had been the in
born nature Of the old timer who had
really made the Montana of today
possible to the younger generation.
which is now here.
Many amusing incidents Of the old
timers were told and many a sincere
compliment was paid by the several
speakers.
Judith Basin county is proud Of
her record and of her beautiful court
house, built as it was, and when the
artist Jacobs painted . syniB64ic Fse /
ture In the courtroom instead Of the
conventional picture of Justice Blind
folded and weighing with her scales,
he chose to paint intelligence with
her eyes open, reading the law and
Il is particularly appropriate that in
this, the first contested case tried in
this courtroom, It is not the blind
Justice weighing out the penalty for
crime, nor damages for some injury,
but intelligence, endsavoring to learn
the Law as it implies to Human Re-
Iations, and 1t is the old timer in his
wish TO know the Law and the right,
who stands at the bar and pleads for
ts Interpretation that future gener-
ltiOns may know It.
Each Of the attorneys taking part
n this case emphasized their per-
'onal appreciation Of the privilege Of
,eing present and participating in
Iuch case and in such ceremonial
md the members Of the Stanford
ziwanis club proved themselves to
,e on their toes when they grasped {
uch an opportunity.
President Lester announced thas
wing to special social duties in
.ewistown, it had been necessary TO
hange the plans and the presenta-
ion Of the charter TO Stanford XII
wants club would be postponed on
week, TO the night Of November 10. II
II Is safe To say that when any OF :
hese old timers read the name XII :
ranis their thoughts viii go back to .
he pleasant evening when they were r
he guests Of Stanford Kiwanis. but
8 Harold Hoover well said: After
u, the real hosts Of the evening, the 1
aen who made the evening possible 4
nd who were really paying the costs 4
1ere Frank Spencer and Neil siiye.i y
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