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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13
BAD NEWS FOLLOWS
GOOD FOR ARLIE FOOR

Arlie M. Foor had an interesting
experience with the land department
the past week, and is yet in doubt
whether or not he will become the
accepted claimant for $50 acres of
choice irrigable land near Saco. The
department offered a limited num-
Der of tracts in the Milk River irri-
cation project to ~ex-service men who
were willing to file and meet the
requirements demanded. The regu-
lations provided that in case there
was more than one filing on the same
tract, the successful applicant would
be chosen by lot. For one certain
tract, known as unit No. 9, there
were three filings, of which Mr..
Foor's was one. When lots were
drawn, Mr.. Foor's name came out
first, and he was notified of his sue
cess. His joy over his success lasted
only until Saturday morning when
a telegram notified him that some
CnlIS was WTOHS anu HIS HING was
likely to be rejected and his money
forfeited. He had complied with
every requirement that had been
made known to him, including the
payment of $3.50, but the water rem
tai application, or something like
that, had not been filed with the
other papers, the reason being that
no blank had been furnished from
Monday Mr.. Foor went to Glas-
Cow to see the land officials and do
whatever was possible to get the
natter Strengthened out. Thos. P.
tones, register of the Glasgow office.
vent over the matter with Mr.. Foor
md assured him that as the applicant
lad complied with all requirements
demanded of him, he thought that
lis filing might yet be allowed by
he department. One of the require
nents is one years residence on the
and, which is located near the Great ]
Northern road and the Roosevelt
ighway. :
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13

administrator at the time of the
sale; balance upon confirmation Of
sale by said Court and the delivery
of a conveyance. Abstract of title,
if required, to be furnished at the
expense of the bidder. Said admin
istrator is however authorized, if he
finds it best so to do, to sell said
property upon the payment Of ten
(10) per cent Of the purchase price
in cash money Of the United States
and to extend credit for the balance
of the purchase price for a period of
not exceeding one year. If any
credit is SO extended said admins
traitor must take the note or notes
of the purchaser payable to said ad-
with a good and sufi-
cient mortgage upon said property
to secure the payment of said note
notes.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13
RoSENA COOK SURPRISED

A surprise party was given for
Rosena Cook Wednesday evening by
scme of the junior and senior girls
at the home of Mrs. John Cook. Ev-
eryone enjoyed a pleasant evening,
a delicious luncheon was served by
Mrs. Culver and Mrs. Herman. The
girls present were: LaVerna Maltby,
Genevieve Montgomery, Stella Kit
~telson, Erma Small, Gwendolyn Gull
yer, Mabel Gardner, Cecilia Jacobs,
Esther. Wright and Catherine Ran
dali. Just before departing, the girls
presented Rosena with a very pretty
graduation gift, showing their high
esteem for her.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13

All bids or offers must be in writ
ing, and may be left at the Office Of
H. A.. Schoening, attorney for said
administrator, st his Office in the
City of Wolf Point, Montana, OF may
be delivered to said administrator
personally, in said City Of Wolf
Point, Roosevelt County, Montana,
or may be filed in the Office of the
clerk of this court, at any time after
the first publication of this notice
and before the making of the sale.
Dated this IL day of May, 1920.
F. E. RATHERT,
Wolf Point, Montana, Admin
istrator of the Estate of Will
liam Sheriff., Deceased.
H. A. Schoening,
Wolf Point, Montana, 12-3t.
Attorney for Administrator.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13

Notice is hereby given, That, in pur-
suance of an order of sale of the
District Court of the County of
Roosevelt, State of Montana, made
on the 18th day of May, 1920, in the
matter of the estate of William Sher-
rill, deceased, the undersigned ad-
ministrator of the estate of William
Sheriff., deceased, will sell at private
sale, in one parcel, to the highest
bidder, upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter mentioned, and subject
to the confirmation of said Dis
trict Court, on or after Monday the
81 day of May, 1920, all the right,
title, interest and estate OF the said
William Sheriff., deceased, at the
of his death, which was a full
interest in and to the real property
hereinafter described, and all the
title and interest that the said
by operation of law, or
otherwise, acquired, other than or in
addition to that of said deceased, at
the time of his death, of, in, and to
hat certain lot, piece Or parcel of
and situate, lying, and being in the
City of Wolf Point, Roosevelt Coun-
", State of Montana, and more par
1icularly described as follows, to-wit:
Lots Seven Cd and Eight(8)
of Block Nineteen C19) in the
Original Townsite of Wolf
Point, Roosevelt County, Mon
tana, together with all the her
editaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging.
Terms and conditions of sale:
ash in gold coin of the United
ten (1O) per cent of the pur-
base money to be paid to the said
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13
McADOO AND WOOD STILL
LEADING THEIR FIELDS

In this weeks issue of the Literary
lion people to whom the Digest's
presidential ballots were sent, are
tabulated with the results, on the
leading candidates, as given below.
The situation shows McAdoo virtu-
ally the choice of his party, to date,
as the Wilson vote is considered
to be complimentary, the president
not being a candidate. Nearly all of
the ballots for Wilson give McAdoo
as second choice, the Digest says.
The Edwards vote is merely a pro-
test against the prohibition amend
ment and m from the eastern
booze advocates of both parties.
Bryan's candidacy is recognized as
a habit. Cox is a favorite son from
Ohio.
Wood is setting the pace for the
Republican field and is a pretty good
bet, but Johnson is proving a trou-
blesome factor to the organization
leaders. Hoover is without doubt
the choice of the independent voters
of the country, 67,074 of his votes
coming from democrats and 74,963
from republicans, while 85,727 vot-
ers name him as second choice. The
''old guard" probably prefers Low
den to any of these three. The Re-
publican convention is just a month
away, being set for June 10, at Chi
Democrats convene a week
at San Francisco.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13
Released from Notes

Continued from first page)
in no case were the claims against
the borrowers to be cancelled.
This action by Congress will can
eel all the notes and release the
debts, and will, no doubt, be greatly
appreciated by the 5000 Montana
farmers who will be benefited there
by.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13
COUNTERFEIT 1919
WAR SAYINGS STAMPS

Beware, Benjamin Franklin with
a swollen cheek.
1t is on 1919 War Savings Stamps
and it means a counterfeit.
Warning to this effect has been
issued by the Postal Department and
through the Government Savings
Organization is being sent broadcast
throughout the Ninth Federal Re-
serve District.
The Franklin "mumps" counter
felt is regarded by the government
as Every dangerous" It is printed
from a steel plate on a good grade
of paper and closely resembles the
1919 War Savings Stamp. The
terfeit defects include:
The left cheek of Franklin has a
pronounced swelling; the lower one
of the two left dots below the por-
trait is comparatively indistinct.
The vertical opening between the
lines in the left lower part of the
numeral so" in 1924" is closed.
The swelling in the cheek of
Franklin is the most marked defect.
The other defects are so slight as to
require expert examination to detect
them.
As a result of these counterfeits,
when application is made for pay
ment of the 1919 War Savings Ger
tifcate, the applicant is notified to
present his certificate for examina-
ton and the stamps are then care
gone over by government ex-
perts. No examination is made of
1919 War Savings Stamps register
ed before January, 1920, as the
counterfeit vas issued after that
date.
W. S. S. Publicity.
Garden "up" yet?-Or doesn't
your neighbor keep chickens?
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13
PASSING OPTIMISM AROUND


A couple of weeks ago we dished
up a front page story that was a
combination of weather story, crop
prediction and early day stuff, sery-
with a dash of optimism, under the
headline, Montana is Wet" And
now it seems that this modest effu-
sion, induced by the April rains, and
dashed off just before closing the
forms, as a front, middle" feature,
is destined to call the attention of
the whole Northwest to the favorable
conditions in the Wolf Point coun-
try.
The publicity department of the
War Loan Organization of the Ninth
Federal Reserve District, Minneap-
oils, gets The Herald and liked the
tone of u story, evidently, as the
following reference is made to it in
the W. S. S. publicity matter that is
sent weekly to every paper in the
Ninth District, as well as to many
individuals:
Under the heading, "Merry Mon
tana," the publicity director v
st looks like a wet season and a
bumper crop for old Montana"
sings the editor of the Wolf Point
Herald. The Treasure State" has
had an abundance of moisture this
spring and as a result prosperity
looms large on her horizon. In the
olden days a season like the present
one indicated prairie grass ''as high
as a broncho's back" The grass has
given way to grain fields and the
Herald man can imagine wheat this
year growing so high that the fields
may be "an unsafe place for any
thing short of a giraffe"
"a Va "a
A twO-cent coin has been author
lied. These will come in handy
one wants a two-cent stamp or
a couple of ones, otherwise we see
no use for a two-cent piece, as the
nickel has become close to useless.
"a "a "a
The Herald is the buyers guide.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-05-13
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ROOSEVELT.

IN THE MATTER)
OF THE ESTATE) NOTICE OF
OF SALE OF
William Sheriff., )REAL ESTATE
Deceased)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

Brattleboro Post of the American Leg
ion would like to take this opportunity
of expressing its thanks to Z. L. Hildrith
& CO. and Peter Latchis for the free
printing and the free nse of Latehis thea
tire for its illustrated lecture on 90 Divis
ion, May 27.-Adv..
Dance at Island Park Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. 49, l02 If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
WEST BRATTLEBORO

aIr. and Mrs. Charles Aliens four
children, who were i'll with measles, have
recovered.
Mrs. Leon Smith and children of Green
field came this week to visit her mother,
Mrs. Barna Phelps.
Mrs. Ernest A. Covey, who is under the
care of physician, is improving and is
able to be dressed.
Mrs. Brown of Bellows Falls under
went an operation yesterday afternoon
IN the Melrose hospital.
The Select Ten were pleasantly enter
tanned yesterday in the home sftirs. p.
W. Chase. A delicious dinner was
served, after which the afternoon was
spent socially.
The Woman's Mission circle of the
Baptist church viii hold its regular meet
ing in the chapel tomorrow at go p. m.
Sewing will be provided for all who bring
thimbles. The program will consist
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
SERVICE MEN TO
SUPPORT GIBSON
Local Veteran Says They Will Not Be
Misled by Letters Sent Out by
Porter Dale,

Editor of Reformer:
As an ex-service man | take exception
to the. letter of Porter H. Dale begging
for support to. return him to- congress.
The American Legion through its or
ganizatien undertook to look out for the
claims of the men who were in the army
and the navy This was in accord with
the plan of the War Risk Bureau. Dale
soon started in to write to each service
man soliciting claims. He did this under
his free government postage. His oh
ject now, appears clear. from his letter
1t was to get their votes: All thinking ex
soldiers object to having their standing
as Legion members used in that way.
He brags in the letter about what h
has done to help the. boys, and says tn,
committee of which he is the head has
jurisdiction over the War Risk Bureau
This may not be good advertisement fol
him with hundreds of families who hav'
had their experiences with delays and mis-
takes If his committee has jurisdiction
is responsible
| know something of what Capt. Gibson
has done since | enlisted and served TN
der him, both in peace and in war. Whei
the call came he had a paying law prac
tice He walked out of his office, pu
on the uniform and served two years. HI
sacrificed his business and spent hundred
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
VERNON.
Addition to Library.

Mrs F. H. Akley and daughter, Miss
lnez, of Brattleboro and Mrs. NJ |. Reed
were at the Vernon Free library last Fri
day and prepared. so books for distribu-
ton. Twenty-eight of this number were
recently bought. The new books were
carefully selected and cover wide range
of subjects, calculated to maintain the in
terest of all readers in the library
The trustees of Vernon Free library are
grateful to the Brattleboro Free library
for the gift of % excellent books by
standard authors. This is, choice addi-
ton, for some of the volumes it is now
impossible to procure. This gift is OF
general advantage to the community.
The trustees also appreciate the gift
Of II valuable books, three bound volumes
of magazines and a picture of Captain
,Ierijah Thayer which will be priced
These books and pictures are presented
to the library by Miss Elnora l. Thayel
in memory of her sister, Miss Naneit
Thayer.
Capt. Jeriiah Thayer enlisted in tn,
American army when l6 years of age il
the town of Bolton, Mass, serving as
| soldier three years, and was promoted
to captain of his company AT the clos
| of the Revolutionary war he moved t
Vernon. locating at little clearing anon
| the hills known as The Basin He wa
for several years the only surviving Revo
| mtionary pensioner in Windham county
/ He died at the age of 90 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

OF dollars OF his own money. When the
lst Vermont Infantry needed men to fill
the ranks he went up and down the
state stirring the patriotism of the people
and calling for recruits. As result of his
work and some of the other officers Yer
mont had the only full war strength reg
iment in New England.
When the papers and the people of the
South were criticsing the record of our
state he ably defended Vermont before
Southern audiences and in the papers.
During the long days of service in the
camps he gave us all courage to do our
full duty. He looked out for the welfare
and the comfort of the regiment He
gave his money and time to help us. No
man ever went to him for help without
getting it. In France he travelled hun
dreds of miles looking after the comfort
of the men from this state Ask the men
Ifwho served under him and hear what they
say.
He had a son in the service He saved
| Windham county from the first draft and
gave it a distinction that few counties
of the country had. Many families know
what was done for them at home while
the men were away and will not forget
it, He has been serving as War Risk Of
| fcer for the state in order that he might
be of service to the men who need assist
ance. He has paid all the expenses of the
/ Office
| Bear all these things in mind, boys
when you vote on the l4th of September
Let's not be fooled by politicians any
/ longer Capt. Gibson is the only service
man now candidate We are going tC
1 stand by him. Dale or any other poll
tician is not going to use us in his ma
/ chine.
i Very Truly,
] MERRILL A. STARK.
Sgt. .322nd Inf
/ Rrattlehoro Vt Jun, 90
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The last social of the season of the
Jolly Thirteen was held last evening in
the home of Miss Marie Long on Frost
street Games and music were enjoyed
and refreshments were served.
Nearly 200 persons partook of the de-
licious strawberry supper served last
evening by the women of the
Centre Congregational church. 1t had
been planned to have the supper take the
form of a lawn party and several tables
were arranged on the lawn when in
tensely black clouds arose and a heavy
thunder storm threatened. The tables
were FASTENED into the chapel and the
lemonade and home made candy tables,
which had been on the lawn since early
in the afternoon, were moved inside be
fore the rain fell. There was a good
sale of lemonade and more than $25 was
taken in at the candy table. The supper
menu consisted of egg and potato salad
cold ham, rolls, Strawberries, cake, cot
fee and ice-cream.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
Hymn Board in Soldiers Memory.

A beautiful hymn board was presented
recently to the Second Universalist church
in Springfield, Mass, by Mr. and Mrs
Frank III. Newton in memory of their son,
Kenneth E. Newton, who died in France
during the war. He served in the army
hospital corps and was recommended for
mertorious conduct Young Newton was
member of the Second Universalist
Sunday school. His parents. who now live
in Akron, O., have long been identified
with the work of the church
In accepting the gift in behalf of the
parish, Rev. Elmer d. Colcord. pastor of
the church, expressed the gratitude of the
society for the gift. and assured the rea-
tives and friends of the young man of the
parish's continued appreciation of the
memorial
| Kenneth Newton formerly lived in Yer
non with his parents. His grandmother,
| Mrs. c. H. Newton. for manv years was
correspondent of the Brattleboro news
papers. TIE. old home farm is where the
trout rearing station is located. The
YOUNG man was student at Mt Hermon
school before existing. He died of nne'l-
monia after the armistice was signed He
wrote home many interesting letters,
some of which were published.
i szes asgssese --- ----- "a 49,
T n erl1o. Free library viii be open Sat
',rday. July g. for the exchange of books.
+. Edith Brooks, who finished at the Bav
Path Institute Saturday, has returned
home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

Including
/ % .Rom5 Washington .osons Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
SUNSHINE SOCIETY MEETING.
Covered Dish Supper Served and Officers
Elected

Sunshine society, branch one, held its
annual meeting in the home of Mrs. A.
w. Rockwell Friday afternoon, June 25.
A covered dish luncheon was served to 81
members. The reports showed that
during the year the society held 10 meet
ings. There is an active membership of
30, and IA associate members. Flowers
or fruit were sent to more than $50 per-
sons during the year, young and old, sick
or shut-ins, who greatly appreciated the
sunshine that went with the remem-
brances. The Thanksgiving work was
carried on as usual, l6 families being re-
membered besides the Mutual Aid and
others.
The society maintains five circulating
libraries numbering more than 800 vol
umes. At Christmas time members and
friends of the society visited the town
farm, furnished an entertainment, gifts
for each one and refreshments, which
were enjoyed by all.
The following are the officers for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. A. w
Rockwell; vice president, Mrs. C. r.
Crosby; secretary, Mrs. j. L. Stockwell ;
treasurer, Mrs. j. c. Dewitt; chairman
of rummage sale committee, Mrs. w. B.
Smith.
The Sunshine society lost valued
member in the death of Miss Mary
Stearns, which occurred May %. She
was present at every meeting, when
health permitted, and was interested in
every line of Sunshine work She was
generous with kind acts and unselfish.
ness was the keynote of her character
Suitable resolutions on her death were
adopted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

Very Truly,
MERRILL A. STARK.
Sgt. .322nd Inf.
Brattleboro Vt. June %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30
CUBAN HOLD UP 50 n
ON CANE SUGAR
Agree to Sell No More Until They Get
"a Cents a Pound-Control
Most of Supply.

HAVANA, June 30-Cuban cane
growers, sugar mill owners, and brokers
claiming to control the sale of 2,lS0,000
sacks of unsold sugar, were on record to-
day as definitely pledged not to offer
any more sugar for sale until the price
had reached "a cents a pound, the level
reached during the last half of May.
This decision was reached at a mass
meeting held last night at which a com
mittee of IL was selected to act as the
exclusive selling agency of those repre-
scented at the meeting. The amount of
unsold Cuban sugar was estimated by a
member of the selling committee at
100000, their holdings of 2,lS0000
sacks leaving only l,740,000 sacks under
outside control
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

to Ottawa Beach, on the shores of Lake
Michigan. The entire trip home was
made by automobile. At Syracuse they
were joined by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stell-
man and others, making nine in the
party. The object of the trip was to
attend meeting of automobile engineers
at Ottawa Beach.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

interesting speaker and all who attend
will be glad they came.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm E. Stellman re-
turned Monday night from a lO-days'
automobile trip to Syracuse, n. Y,
thence to Buffalo, where they took the
boat through the Great Lakes to Mack
NAV, driving from there by automobile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

mainly of letters from missionaries in
various fields.
The meetings in the tabernacle at Sun
set lake will begin July IL and continue
each Sunday afternoon at $50 through
the rest of July and August. 1t is ex-
pected that r. b. Teller of Brattleboro
will conduct the first service. He is an
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-30

Mrs. Nathan Strauss, wife of the
eminent New York philanthropist, has
given all her jewels, valued at $4,000
and including many cherished heir
looms, to the Zionist organization of
America for the development of med
ical and health service in Palestine.