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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
GOOD MEETING OF
LIVE STOCK ASSN
ECTORS-MUCH INTEREST
MANIFEST
GRAZING FEE is HIGH
Success of Stock Business Held vi
tai to General Reservation
Prosperity

The Fort Peck Farmers Live Stock
Association, formerly the Roosevelt
County Stockmen's association held
its first general business meeting
since it's organization in the Com
mercial club rooms here on last
Friday afternoon. The attendance
was fairly good and quite represen-
tative of the different sections of the
county.
Among those present, besides To-
cal business men, were John Nc
Bratney. Floyd Bratney, John Cur
ran, Dan Noble, Steve Marmon, w. |.
Burnison, A. F. Toavs, All Johnson,
]. C. McLachlan, H. c. Saunders,
Charles Stevens, Malin Olson, Murel
Purdy.
In the absence of President Reid,
Vice-president Curran acted as the
chairman of the meeting. County
Agent Noble spoke briefly explain
ing the Importance of making the or
ganization an active factor in handl-
ing the grazing matters at issue be-
tween the stock growers and agency
Secretary McLachlan read the min
utes of the previous meeting.
The bylaws of the association
were read and made the subject of
discussion. Few changes were made.
the principal one being in the name
which was made to include farmers
as well as stockmen. The standing
reward offered by the association
fo information furnished the associ-
alton leading to the conviction of
parties guilty of cutting fences or
running off stock was set at $25. The
bylaws were then adopted as amen
ded.
The following board of direct
ors was elected: For one year, Steve
Marmon; two years, Charles Stevens
and w. l. Burnison; for three years,
H. C. Saunders and P. E. Penner.
H. C. Saunders was elected chair
man of the board.
Numerous matters affecting stock
men and homesteaders on the reser-
yation were carefully considered, es-
oecially the matter of grazing fee.
Those present were unanimous in
he opinion that $500 was too much
md could not be paid, and that $1.00
vas a reasonable fee and large
enough.
John Curran was appointed to
PRESENT the associations aims before
he Farm Bureaus meeting at Pop
ar in January.
O. C. Johnson, J. B. Switzer and
,ther members of the Commercial
lub attended, the meerirg.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
community HAD
IDEAL CHRISTMAS
CRISP, WHITE YULETIDE FREE
4 FROM STORMS-JOY REIGNS
AT FIRESIDES

With crisp delightful weather pre-.
vailing and just enough snow to
make the landscape white, it is prob
able that Wolf Point and the sur
rounding communities never spent a
pleasanter Christmas that that of
1921. Roads were good for any sort
of vehicles and the river was again
solidly frozen over. Trains were
running close to schedule, all of
which facilitated the usual holiday
coming and going and the prompt de-
livery of mail.
In both town and country there
were many Christmas entertainments
and many happy home gatherings.
Churches and schools has programs,
trees and Christmas music from sew
eral days before until Christmas
night.
Evidence is not lacking that the
spirit of Christmas giving prevailed
as strongly as ever and that Santa
did not forget those less favored by
circumstances Through the efforts
of several organizations and individ-
uals, Christmas baskets were prepar-
ed and distributed to the needy so
far as they could be learned of. The
post Office force reports large vol
ume of holiday business, the incom-
ing business being estimated to be
the largest ever handled.
The coming of Christmas on Sum
day, by the way, had not occurred
before for eleven years, made dou-
BILE Christmas, Monday being kept
as a holiday with business places
closed.
A matinee at the Liberty Theatre
on Sunday, to which admission was
free, presented lengthy program,
planned especially for children. The
packed house was made up largely of
who enjoyed the treat I
TO the limit.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
GRAIN MARKETING.
AGAIN UNDER WAY

The favorable condition of the
roads, river and weather are bring
ing in large quantities of grain again
Marketing had almost ceased for q
time, but buyers today reported that
from sixty to eighty loads are being
brought in daily, largely from south
of the river.
Southside farmers realize that it
is their best chance to get their grain
to market and the price is a trifle
better than it has been for several
weeks.
The reduction in freight rates that
goes into effect January 1st, will, ac-
cording to the best information OBJ
tainable, improve the price about
three cents a bushel. The per cent
reduction on wheat is said to be 13
and the former rate was 36h cents
per hundred.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
HOW RILEY WROTE 1.-THE
OLD SWIMMIN' HOLE

James Whitcomb Riley's classic
of American boyhood, "The Old
Swimmin' Hole" which has been adj
apted for the screen with Charles
Ray in the role of Ezra, was written
in 1887 and has run through a rec
ord of issues both in its original Ian
guage and through translations into
the languages of many foreign coun-
tries.
Riley was born in Greenfield, Ind
lana, in 1858. His writings, chiefly
in the form of contributions to news
papers and magazines, first began to
attract attention about 1875. These
appeared over the pen name "B. F.
Johnson, of Boone" Never taking
his verse writing very seriously, Ri
ley busted himself with such unpoet-
ical work as the painting of wagons
and other odd pursuits.
In remarkable degree this author
possessed the gift of playing upon
the human heart strings with magic
touch and the quality that makes his
verse ring true. Among his best re-
writings, in addition to
''The Old Swimnin' Hole" are "Af-
ter Whiles," "Green Fields and Run
ming Brook" "An Old Sweetheart
of Mine" and Rhymes of Child
hood" all of which are prominently
by humor, pathos and
sympathetic treatment of the simple
phases of life.
''The Old Swimmin' Hole" in its
motion picture form is a First Nat
onal attraction directed by Sam de
Grasse, and will be seen at the Lib
erty Theatre next Sunday and Mon
lay.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
WIDE AWAKE FOLKS
SETTING THE PACE
r. HAYES STEWART IN LETTER
TO AGENT SAYS OTHERS
SHOULD FOLLOW

Keep your eye on Wide Awake
Community. Wide Awake is vel
named. 1t is the first community il
this part of the state that has under
taken to boast of neither grade o.
scrub bull within its limits. Thi!
grand move should be adopted by
every community and can very easily
be a reality if we all put our should
ers to the wheel and boost it. Yor
never bought a thing you could bet
ter afford to buy than a pure brec
sire. Consider the great loss II
breeding downward by the use of q
scrub. The most needed thing in
this country is better livestock and
the way to get better livestock is to
encourage farmers to raise pure
bred.
This purebred sire story is not
new but there is very small per-
centage Of purebred beef and dairy
sires in use in this section. There is
only an average of one purebred
dairy sire to every 36 farmers in
Montana.
There never was a more oppor-
tune time to buy them than at the
present and the whole country is
watching this one community and no
doubt will, in time, follow their lead.
1t isn't human nature to let the other
fellow set the pace. A Mr.. Miller,
of Todd county, Minnesota, man
of extensive interests and breeder
of purebred Holsteins had offered a
reward of $1,000 to any township
in his county that can first boast of
having neither a grade or scrub bull
within it's limits. In any other line
a man can be as careless as he pleas
IS, even to go broke and no one cares
out there they have a business in
which a man has offered a cash bo-
nus for not being chump. Don't
De a chump and use scrub with a
lozen crosses of his own family
blood and the cash bonus will come
rom a better stock on the market.
No matter what your favorite
,reed may be, let it be purebred even
it does require joint ownership
md the use of the same animal for
hree or four farmers.
(Signed) R. Hayes Stewart
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
TO COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEMBERS

/ Once a year, or oftener, business
men take inventory. They record
what they have. They think ahead
and look ahead to the future. The
open season for inventories is around
January 1st.
Many of you have given hours
and days of your time and energy
with the unselfsh purpose of for
warding the interests of your town
without thought of personal credit
or financial gain. 1t is service of
this kind that builds cities.
Difficulties and obstacles only spur
on ambition in our town. The more
there is to do, the harder we will
work to do it.
Make one more resolution on Jan.
1st, and keep it, too. Resolve that
you will make an investment of your
time, thought and ability to help
your commercial club make of 1922
Wolf Points greatest year. This
united resolution will bring you one
year from today record of worth
while things well done.
The writer wishes to express to
you his deep appreciation of your
loyal and unselfish support extended
on every occasion during the time he
has been in office. No commercial
club has better members. They can
make 1922 Wolf Points greatest
year.
Charles Gordon, Sec'y.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
ELLA IRENE LYNN

Ella Irene Lynn, wife of Bert j.
Lynn, died of pneumonia at her
home in the north part of this city
Christmas night after an illness of
about ten days. The news was
great shock to friends and the COM
munity in general.
Mrs. Lynn was born at Ashley,
Minnesota, Feb. 19, 1896, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Secktnan.
She formerly resided with her hus-
band at Glasgow and the services and
burial took place there today, Dec
29 at the Congregational church.
About 60 people went from here to
attend the services including del
egation from the lodge of Modern
Woodmen, the pail bearers being
chosen from that order.
The survivors include the husband.
three daughters, aged five years,
three years, and Is months, the par
ents, and three brothers and two
sisters, all of whom were present at
the services.
Bert J. Lynn is employed as ma
chinist in the Great Northern shops
and represents the third ward on the
city council. In the great and ir-
loss of wife and mother
the bereaved family have the deep
sympathy of all
The council passed resolution of
sympathy and the city officials sent
1 beautiful offering of flowers
Mr.. Lynn has asked his mother,
Who resides at Eugene, Oregon, to
.ome here and keep house for him.
elf and children.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
CLOSED FOR TEN DAYS

The Havre machine shops and car
shops of the Great Northern will be
closed for ten days from December
% to January 3.
About 800 men will be laid off
for that period of time.
Nearly 70 passes have been issued
to the employees who are going out
of town for the holidays. A num-
went to Seattle, other are going to
Spokane, Great Falls and other
points.-Havre Promoter,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
A.C. M.TO RESUME WORK
EARLY In THE new YEAR

Great Falls Tribune
Phases assumed by the copper sit
uation since the merger of the Ana.
conda Copper Mining Company and
the American Brass Company appear
tc give substance to the prediction
that an official announcement as to
the date of the reopening of the
Anaconda smelters will be forthcom-
ing in the immediate future, per-
haps within the next few days. Off
cial confirmation of reports in cir
culation are lacking, but on reliable
information it can be said that an
announcement at first intended for
issuance on Christmas morning was
at the last moment delayed, presum-
ably for a short time. Release of
this announcement on or before the
first day of the new year would oc-
casion no surprise to many people
in Great Falls, Butte or Anaconda.
Huge Purchases Made
Back of all conjecture as to when
operations will be resumed at the
mines and smelters is the authenti-
Gated fact that there have been pro-
nounced improvements in the copper
market. Copper purchases which
have been finally closed or are now
well advanced are of size that
would exhaust existing stocks, ac-
cording to trade publications. Prob
ably the most definite and authori-
tive news in this regard is an item
in the Commercial West" under
late of December "a, which says:
At Butte
Butte newspapers nearly two
weeks ago published an account of
he reported closing of a deal be-
,ween the Butte-Superior mine at
Butte and the Anaconda company
hat would bring the mines zinc con-
.entrates to Great Falls for treat
nent and serve as an important fac
or in the early opening of the zinc /
liant. The opinion at Butte is said !
O be that this deal will bring about
he opening of the Great Falls zinc
liant short time in advance of the
esumption at the copper work, al
hough the more recent improvement
n the copper market may bring
bout the opening of all departments
f the reduction plant at once.
Later
Butte, Dec. 29.-Mines and reduc-
on plants in the Butte, Great Falls
nd Anaconda districts will resume
Ionday morning, January 16. The
-elcome announcement was made on
thursday by the local mining com ,
anies. :
Starting January 16, horizontal {
ecrease of so cents a shift will go !.
ito effect.
Companies making the announce q
ent include the Anaconda Copper '
lining company, Butte and Superior v
lining company, Tuolumne Copper v
Davis-Daly Copper com O
my, North Butte Mining company t
i'd other companies.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
CLUB MEETING, JAN. 3

There will be an important meet
ing of the Commercial club, Tuesday
January 8, for the purpose of elect
ion of officers and other important
business. The vote and voice of ev-
cry member is wanted. If .you do
not belong attend anyway and join
the club. It's the long, strong, all
together pull that counts. The meet
ing will be held at the Stennes hall.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
G. N. HARVESTING
BIG CROP OF ICE

The Great Northern expects to be-
gin the annual ice harvest on Jan.
3rd, and, according to their regular
custom, will let the job by contract,
the company furnishing cars and
power to bring the ice to the houses.
The ice house built as part of
the terminal plant at Bowdoin has
juse recently been taken down and
brought here and reconstructed, so
that the company now has three
large houses with a total capacity
of at least $4,000 tons. 1t is expect
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
M. w. A. MEETING JAN. 6

The Woodmen-Royal Neighbor So
cial session that was to have been
held this week was postponed until
January 9Th on account of the death
of Mrs. Bert Lynn. The meeting
on the 9Th will be held in the Krag-
rud building. The ladies are invited
and a general good time is assured
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29

(By Frank B. Linderman, Montana's Bard.)

They dirt rooted an homey, an rambln' an
Jest logs with mud daubin'; but loved 'em lot.
Their ach-strings their doors wouldn't lock;
Get down walk Ctwas potter knock.
Mebby nobody home, but the grub all there;
Hep yourself leave a show you
Might be for a week; long please,
You knowed you welcome a cool breeze;
Might spring fore you'd him. he'd
He'd a-give good if he'd only there.
But he's gone with his SMILE an the dear little
With'hs brand the
An his atch-string is hid with the spirit an ways
That gladdened hearts in them good early days.
in the world that knew,
the West an its people honest new,
And the range spread away with the sky for lid
Pm old, but I'm glad lived when did.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29
CLUB TO MEET

The Citizenship study department
of the Civic League will meet at the
home of Mrs. F. H. Livingston Tues
day afternoon.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29

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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-17
Divers Have Hard Task.

The divers on the British Admiralty
salvage steamer PAGER have recovered
so far $1O,OOO,O0O worth Of bullion
from the steamship Laurentic. The
vessel (14,S92 gross %tonnage), formerly
Of the White Star line, was serving as
an auxiliary cruiser when she was
sunk by a torpedo off the north coast
of Ireland in January, 1917. More
than 300 lives were lost and about
$2O,O OO, 600 worth of bullion went down
with her.
The divers liken the condition Of
the wreck to a long street Of high
houses which have collapsed into the
center. The action Of the sea each
winter makes the following years
work Of the divers more difficult.
The wreck lies at the extreme depth
at which diving Is possible. The men
work below for a quarter Of an hour
and 1t takes half an hour to bring
them to the surface, on account Of
the risk Of heart failure through the
sudden change of blood pressure. Only
two spells below per day are possible
for each man.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-17
Taxation In Bulgaria.

The peasants are now firmly estab-
lished in power in Bulgaria, and legis-
lative bodies, both state and provincial,
in which their representatives are in
the majority, are engaged in transfer
ring the burden Of taxation to the
shoulders Of the despised city folk.
The district council of R~oustchouk
has evolved the following taxes, which
it styles "American":
For carrying a parasol, so levas
(nominally worth 10 cents each)
yearly; for wearing skirts more than
eleven inches above the ground, or silk
stockings, 500 levas; for wearing
gloves between April Is and Septem-
Der Is without a Doctors certificate,
200 levas; for wearing jewelry, 300
levas; for keeping pet dogs, so levas ;
for use Of walking n by persons
less than so years old in good health.
100 levas; for wearing shoes with tops
exceeding eleven inches in height, 200
levas; for wearing fur tippets or
muffs, 800 levas, and for using a baby
carriage in cities, 200 levas.-Kansas
City Star.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-17
Old SAYING Traced.

The saying, "When in Rome" used
most often as an admonition to people
who seem unable to accommodate
themselves to the ways and manners
Of those they associate with. Is q
Of the most ancient anecdotes known
to literature. It refers to a witty con-
~versation between st. Augustine and
st. Ambrose. st. Augustine was some
what puzzled about the regulations
concerning abstinence from high feast
Ing, because in some parts of Italy
Saturday was observed as q fast day.
and In others Sunday was set aside
for abnegation. He consulted ST. Am
brose, calling his attention to the fact
that In Rome Saturday was q fast day,
while ID Milan no such restriction pre-
vailed. st. Ambrose answered:
when / am in Milan ! do not fast on
Saturday. When in Rome I do fast
on Saturday"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-17
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT

ByF.A. Walker

from the dancing leaves Of the for
ests; from songs Of birds and sigh
ing winds, but our eyes r heavy
and u ears are dull.
Right at our elbows is a dust
covered volume filed with uplifting
encouragement and fatherly love,
intended for guidance to the very
happiness we desire.
But we let this great book lie in.
a dark corner untouched while we
continue to stumble on and cry for
peace.
VIZ refuse to open u eyes when
we ought to be wide awake; we de-
cline to close them when we ought
to be asleep; we are wilfully head
strong and insistent upon having our
w way. "a r -
We see not the good, but stroll and
| strut with evil.
We are human; but within each
n Of us there burns the spark Of
divinity, and not until this spark shall
be famed by our own hand into
flame, and kept burning by simple
prayer and faith shall our hunger be
fully satisfied. @3
| Copyright.)
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-17
FIND MARRIAGE roo cosTLI
Why sofMany Men To-day Step Warily
Around lt-5y No Means A.
ways Woman's Fault.

Most men say, and many women
agree with them. that mems great
and growing reluctance toward matri-
mony Is chiefly due to the high cost Of
living, Emma Wise writes in the Lon
don Mail.
Financial conditions also explain
their extreme discretion In c%ultivating
friendships with women, for many men
dread the expense of courtship al
most as much as that Of matrlmony.
There are wOmen-a regrettably
large number OF them-who make
their sweethearts veritable purse
slaves.
They are never satisfied unless the
poor men keep them literally supplied
with sweets and flowers, frequently
take them to theaters and concerts,
and make them handsome presents
whenever Christmas, a birthday, or
any other occasion offers an excuse
1t is a lamentable fact that many
women judge a mans devotion by his
capacity for spending on them money
which, If they reflected for an instant.
they would know is often saved by de-
nying himself actual necessaries.
However, it must be admitted that
1t Is not always the woman's fault.
Often a girls sweetheart gives her no
chance Of acting sensibly. The amount
Of ingenuity which some men evince
in an attempt to conceal the real
state of an empty purse Is truly mar
velous.
Other girls make e%xtravagant de-
mands upon their sw%eetheart's time.
For example, a young man of high
ambition wished to devote his eve
nings to thelstudy Of a subject which
might be of great use to him, but
WHICH would restrict his visits to his
f1ancee to Sundays only.
When he mentioned his plan to her
she wept and reproached him for con-
templated neglect. Now he wants to
know what he must do.
From the standpoint Of common
sense there is only one thing he can
do. A woma of that type will never
help any man along in the world.
The girl who asks that a man shall
sacrifice his prospects for her pleasure
and to satisfy her vanity is the kind
of girl who should be left alone.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-17
FRANCES E. WILLARD MUSEUM
Little Sehoolhouse Near GAINESVILLE,
Wis.,, Dedicated to Memory Of
Great, Temperance Leader.

Log cabins and marble palaces,
courthouses and round towers are now
and again turned into museums in the
memory Of some historic person. More
rarely the building Is a schoolhouse,
but such Is the case with the new
Frances e. Willard museum. The lit
tie country schoolhouse near James,
Vile, Wis.,. has recently been dedicated
by followers of the American temper
ance leader, among them former pu-
pills of Miss Wizards in Wesleyan
seminary and at Northwestern univer-
sity, and national officers Of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union. The
schoolhouse Is far from imposing. Miss
Willard referred to it once as "a sort
of big ~ground-nut," but 1t symbolizes
the progress of a child who came into
a wilderness with her pioneer family,
and through her good work gained a
place for herself in the Hall Of Fame
ut Washington, the only woman so
honored.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-17
CLEAN
cHILD's BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Even q sick child loves the "fruity''
taste Of california Fig Syrup" II the
little tongue Ii coated, or II your child
Is ~listless, cross. feverish, full Of cold.
or has collie, give q teaspoonful to
cleanse the liver and bowels. In q few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly 1t works all the constipa-
ton poison, sour bile and waste out Of
the bowels, and you have a well, play
ful child again. /.
Millions Of mothers keep california
Fig Syrup" handy. They know a tea
spoonful today a sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genu-
Inc california Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children Of
all ages printed on bottle. Motherl
You must say california" or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.-Advertise-
ment.