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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
BLACK BEAUTY Is
BEAUTIFUL FILM

"Black Beauty" in motion pictures
: The first feeling the suggestion brings
is one of wonder how it could be
done-how horses could be made to
enact the leading roles in a manner
which would make the production IN
spirit and fact the famous Anna Sew
ell story on the screen.
AS a matter of fact, that was the
simplest part Of it, though 1t required
infinite patience and perseverance.
Strange as it may seem to many OF
the millions who have delighted IN
"Black Beauty" as a great work OF
fiction, there is not a single act OF
Black Beauty and the other horses
in the book that is not perfectly nat
ural. Many of them are unusual, and
such as no horse could be trained to
perform at command, springlng nat
urally from combinations OF clrcum-
stances. To catch these, Director
David W. Smith and the Vitagraph
camera men waited long and patient
ly.
A far more difficult matter was to
weave into the motion picture YER
sion a strongly dramatic story OF hu-
man affairs without in any way al
tering or detracting from the STORY
of Black Beauty" The Indoor
cs4o-,, of human action and emotion
which Black Beauty did not see and
could not grasp, was written with
great care and reverent regard for
Anna Sewell's immortal work by Mr..
and Mrs. George Randolph Chester.
The result is one of the most remark
able productions ever made.
"Black Beauty" will be shown at
the Liberty theatre next Thursday
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
YIELDS HOLDING
UP TO ESTIMATES
WHEAT TURNING OUT 19 TO 35
BU.-LOOKS LIKE AN AVER
AGE WELL OVER 20

Crop reports are beginning to
come in. A note from P. M. Krebs-
bach, cashier of the First State Bank
of Vida, says:
Thinking you may be interested
to hear how first threshing job of the
year turned out here at Vida will say
that Amos Jacobs, living south of
Vida, threshed part of his 700 acre
tract of wheat and yield was from
25 to 80 bushels, winter wheat"
Martin Jacobs says. that his son
L. A. Jacobs of Vida, who marketed
the first load of new wheat brought
to Wolf Point last week, mention
of which was made in The Herald,
finished threshing his 204 acre field
and got yield Of $4,000 bushels or
about "a bushels TO tie acre. The
load brought in last week weighed
64 bounds to the bushel, so it will
overrun this yield by weight by at
least bushel and half L. A.
Jacobs is not Amos Jacobs.
Some wheat has been threshed on
the farms close to town, the aver
age yield running from 19 to "a
bushels, some of the fields being dam
aged by hail. In the country farther
north, Geo. Carroll finished thresh-
ing a 65 acre field, which was not his
best wheat, and got an average of
26 bushels. Oother yields of 80 and
me of 35 are reported. Yields of
oats vary from so to 80 bushels.
The grade in practically every case
S No. l and if of marquis, bluestem
n fife varieties, the milling qualities
ire such as to command the highest
premium.
The farmers are delighted with the
returns which in every in
tance reported equal or exceed what
hey had counted on.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18

and Friday, August % and 26.
All equine characters in the book
are retained in the screen version.
There is Ginger, the high spirited
chestnut mare whose temper had
been spoiled by i'll treatment, and
who fights fercely against brutal
treatment by men until soothed by
kindness and understanding at Brit
wick Hall, Squire Gordon's estate,
only to have her spirit broken utterly
by cruel toll and harsh treatment in
later years. Merrylegs is the same
shaggy good natured family pony he
is in the book, while Duchess, Black
Beauty's mother; Sir Oliver, the old
Justice, the roam cob, all are
in truth and verify the equine char
acters Anna Sewell gave to the world
more than forty years ago.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
GREAT COUNTY FAIR
BIGGEST YET---LETS GO

The posters and advertisements
are out for the Roosevelt County
Fair, which viii be held at Poplar
August 25, 26 and 27, and there is
every reason to believe that the 1921
fair will be by far the best ever held
in the county. There is big list of
high class attractions, including daily
automobile races, horse races, auto
polo and carnival company.
Besides these the agricultural ex-
hibits, on account of the favorable
season, should be exceptionally good
and the Fort Peck Indian Fair is in
cluded with the county fair and
great number of exhibits will be
shown by the Indian farmers.
1t is hoped that the farmers in
this end of the county will not fail
to take some of their choice products
Everybody who possibly can should
go and help to make the fair the big
gest kind of success.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
REV. STONE CLOSES
End YEAR OF WORK
GIVES BRIEF RESUME OF WHAT
HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
BY M. E. CHURCH

Another conference year has roll
ed by and at it's close we bring E
brief report of the years work. We
recognize that there is much in every
task that cannot be tabulated but we
omit all that and simply bring few
of the results for your information
and encouragement.
We have had services every Sun
day morning and evening throughout
the year without any exception. At
these services the audiences have al
ways been encouraging. Many times
we needed more seating accommoda-
tions than we could provide. Even
through the summer our morning
and evening audiences maintained a
high average. Our Sunday school
has been very successful. With the
introduction of the graded lessons
at the beginning of this year we
found interest increased and our
average attendance higher During
the weeks before the close of school
our average was more than one hun
dred.
During the year we have spent in
cash and in donated labor, thirty-one
hundred dollars in improvements.
We have appreciated very much the
hearty cooperation of the people in
these matters. One of the organi-
zations that has been very active has
been the Ladies Aid society. During
the year they have taken in eight
hundred and seventy dollars.
Our interests have extended also,
to the needy places of the earth.
Some of these have been in the home
land and some in the foreign field.
During this year we have given to
benevolent and Missionary work at
home and abroad more than three
hundred and fifty dollars.
When we came to Wolf Point, two
years ago, there was resident mem
1S1oiiiP VI lOl y-oCFCu. OluCc CQdC
,ime we have received into the church
fifty members so that the member
'hip now, after deducting those that
lave moved away, it is practically
doubled.
We rejoice at the bounteous har-
rest that is almost garnered in. We
rust that this one may be the fore
unner of many more such harvests
We know that many people who have
ad the work Of the Kingdom of God
t heart have not been able to sup
ort it as they would like to have
one. But with returning prosper
" we hope that we shall soon be able
0 carry on our work under better /,
onditions that we may be more and !
lore vital moral asset to the en- {
ire community. {
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
SEE THE WIDE AWAKE
FAIR NEXT WEDNESDAY

Next Wednesday, Aug. "a, is the
date of the Wide Awake Community
fair which will be held at the Wide
Awake school house about IL miles
north. The farm people of that vi
cinity are making an earnest effort
to make their first community fair
a real success and extend a cordial
invitation to their neighbors and the
people of the town to come out and
see the exhibits they are getting to-
gether.
The planning of community fair
such as this shows unusual enterprise
on the part of the farmers and the
least their town neighbors can do is
to manifest their interest by driving
out to see the products Of the SOIL
The Boys and Girls clubs, of
which Mrs. w. |. Burnison is leader,
have been working with great enthus-
iasm to make good showing. There
is canning club and also a bread
club, and the members of each have
to show for their individ-
ual efforts. Don't forget to go to
the Wide Awake school house next
Wednesday afternoon, just north Of
the Burnison farm on the Scobey
trail.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
PROMISES TO SINK
WELL WITHIN YEAR
c. v. COULTER WRITES THAT
WITH LEASES TO JUSTIFY
HE WILL TEST FIELD

James C. Yandell and Judge Cor
don have both received business let
ters from c.. v. Coulter, who, it viii
be remembered, came out from Rob
inson, ILL.,, a couple of months age
to investigate the Wolf Point oil
dome. Mr.. Coulter took leases on
quite a large acreage south of the
river before he was compelled TO
return home. In his letters he makes
it evident that he and his associates
intend to make good their promise to
put down test wells in this field as
soon as they have secured sufficient
leases to justify them. In his let
ter to Mr.. Gordon, which relates to
the signing up of certain leases, he
says: eve are very anxious to be-
gin operations in McCone county, but
our acreage is too small to justify US
is expending sum of money suf-
fcient to sink a test well. We hope,
however, to be able to get consider
dUlc uloIc dCISdSS anu ClldU tilc O1l
situation may improve sufficiently to
justify US in completing a well with
in year."
To Mr.. Yandell, who owns land on
the Southside and is much interested
in oil development, he says:
'You can get busy now at your
pleasure and you may tell the peo-
pie there that we are ready to start
operations as soon as we get enough
acreage to justify us to do so and if
hey are really in earnest for early
development, to sign up, and we will
oe on the job and have well down
% test the territory before rental
alls due on our first leases.
81 would like to come back this
all and help in taking leases but
annot see my way clear just at this |
ime to do so but if we don't get
creage enough without, | will be
ack before the roses bloom in the
pring."
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18

agreed to drive him out early Mon
day morning.
About l O'Clock Monday morning
William Leonard, who lives four
miles east of town, was aroused from
his slumber by Irwin who said his
car was stuck in the mud and wanted
help to get it out. Leonard's horses
We're all in the pasture and he felt
no inclination to get them if there
was another way out of the difficulty.
He said he would drive Irwin to Mas
hua in the morning. Irwin demur-
red on the ground that he must get
there at once to meet three cars of
cattle. Finally Mr.. Leonard offered
to loan Irwin his car, and Irwin on
his own suggestion gave Leonard a
check for the value of the car as Sc
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
H. E. BUTTREY WILL
HEAD LOCAL STORE
SON OF F. A. BUTfREY COMES
HERE FROM COAST-M. III.
SWIFT TO CHICAGO

H. E. Buttrey joined the force of
the Buttrey-Swift store last week
and will become manager upon the
retirement of NJ H. Swift, which will
occur in few weeks. Mr.. Buttrey
is son of F. A. Buttrey, head of
the F. A. Buttrey Company of Havre.
Mr.. Buttrey is young man well
versed in merchandising. He receiv-
ed training in his fathers establish
ment and, since returning from war
service, has been with the ]. C. Pen
ny Company on the coast, just re-
Gently at Snohomish, Wash. Mrs.
Buttrey and little daughter are ex-
pected to arrive tonight.
Mr.. Swift decided several months
ago to take up new line of endeavor
and viii go to Chicago for course
in electrical engineering. Many
friends will regret the going of Mr..
and Mrs. Swift, but the store will un-
doubtedly be in competent hands
when Mr. Buttrey takes charge.
Mrs F. A. Buttrey is expected to
arrive here Saturday from New York
where she has made fall and winter
purchases in all ready-to-wear lines
for the Buttrey stores. She is an ex-
pert buyer and has undoubtedly Sc
cured the choice of all that the mar
ket affords for the stock of the local
store.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
CONCERNING PAYMENT
FEDERAL SEED LOANS

A recent telegram from G. w.
Warburton, agronomist in charge of
the Federal seed loan last spring,
cautions all farmers who borrowed
seed from the Federal government
to divert proceeds of crops mortgag-
ed to the secretary of agriculture as
soon as grain is disposed of. He
further stated that anyone who uses
for other purposes than pay
ments of notes, and anyone interfer-
ring with the government lien is lia-
BILE to prosecution. The department
expects payment from proceeds of
first sale of crop on which money was
borrowed from the government.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
S5OOO.OO in BANK;
PLENTY OF CHECKS
SMOOTH OPERATOR MAKES
BUSINESS GOOD AT GLAS-
COW WHILE THERE

! Several Glasgow business men are
holding worthless checks to the sum
of several hundred dollars and are
considerably wiser as to the modus
operandi of bad check men, since the
visit here last week of one C. Ross
Irwin, self-styled rancher and stock
man of Wilbur, Wash, who through
a well carried out pretense of seek
ing ranch for 100 head of Wash
ington cattle succeeded in getting
out of town with a little cash and
some merchandise, although the
stake he played for was reckoned in
the thousands.
Irwin, who dropped into the city
Friday morning, sought out land
man, and before evening had agreed
to taking an option on several thous-
and acres of land on the Porcupine
from Oscar Hovind, A. I. Dishart,
Ike st. John and Elmer Johnson.
Saturday morning Irwin appeared
at the Milk River Valley bank with
a $4,000 check on the Farmers State
bank of Wilbur which he desired to
deposit. Cashier Small accepted the
deposit with the understanding that |
it was not to be drawn upon until |
the genuineness of the check had |
been confirmed by the Wilbur bank |
The law firm of Hurry, Kline &
Slattery was then engaged by Irwin
to draw up options for the land, r.
win making out a check for the fee
asked, remarking as he did so that
the fee was far too small for the
service rendered, and proceeded to
write another check for a like
One really needs car to be a
rancher, so Irwin purchased new
Ford from Sam Grossman-and gave
his check in full payment. A suit of
khaki to look the part was provided
by Sam Rugg in return for another
check, and watch contributed by
Chas. E. Behner & Co. was taken
n exchange for still another check. ,
Sunday morning Irwin felt in need
'or little ready cash and called
lpon Cashier Small to advance him
$1,000 cash in order to make a pay {
nent on the land he had purchased. !
Mr. Small told him it would be i'm
possible to let him have it until Mon
lay morning when the bank opened '
Not succeeding in this venture Ir- n
vim went back over town and COM I
'leted arrangements with Alva +
linzer who he had hired the day be- v
ore, to go to the ranch Monday c
norning and get everything in shape 4
or the cattle which were soon to
rrive. Kinzer, not knowing how to t
rive car, Sheriff Hall obhgingly Q
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
YOUNG FARMER in
FATAL ACCIDENT
PAUL BASTICK MEETS DEATH
CAUGHT IN RAKE-DRAG-
CED THROUGH FENCE

The most shocking death that has
occurred recently was that OF Faui
Bastick which occurred Saturday at
his farm just south of the river IN
an accident that happened just pe-
fore the noon hour. The young lar
mer was raking stubble with two
horse team when the pole OF the rake
broke. Precisely what happened IS
not known as there were no witnesses
TO the accident, but presumably the
breaking of the pole frightened the
horses and placed the rake in such
position that the driver could not
keep his seat and was thrown or
dragged to the ground. The team
ran and the driver was dragged along
bv the rake teeth. The horses ran
into wire fence and appear to have
straddled it for some distance rak-
ing the helpless man along the barb
ed wire.
The team finally broke loose from
the rake and went to the house
alarming the young wife who went
in search of her husband. When ne
was found in a dying condition and
lust able to move his lips IN an ef-
fort to speak some parting word, but
expired in a few moments.
Unable to do anything alone Mrs
Bastick sought help at the nearest
neighbors', Mrs. Blice and Mrs. Pip |
al. L. M. Clayton, local undertaken,
was called to take charge OF the
body. The wounds were principally
under the left arm where deep
gashes had severed the axillary ar
terry and axillary vein, which caused
speedy death from bleeding. There
were other numerous wounds on the
body but not of fatal character
The body was shipped to Mr.. Bas-
ticks former home at Little Falls,
Mimi, on No. A Monday night, ac-
companied by Mrs. Bastick.
Paul Bastick was 80 years of age .
last February and was married IN
April 1920 to Miss lnga Holland OF
this city. He had been fireman on
the Great Northern but Immediately
after their marriage he and his wife
moved onto his land south OF the
river and began the task of improv-
ing a farm He purchased an ad-
Joining farm from Richard Warmth !
and was industriously developing :,
what promised to be one of the best !,
farms in the vicinity.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bastick were
leld in high esteem by many friends
md the bereaved wife and relatives
lave the deep and sincere sympathy :
If the entire community. The de- :.
eased is survived by his mother and u
everal brothers at Little Falls. d
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
BOUQUET FOR A. o. U. w.

In letter to Byron Yates, district
deputy A. J. Kiefer has the follow
ing nice things to say about the Wolf
Point A. o. U. W. lodge:
wolf Point No. z, my baby, is
wide awake, taking in few new
members all summer. They had a
nice A. 0. U. W. float in the parade
for the 4th of July. They are live
wires and if nothing happens to the
crop. No. will be around the 200
mark by 1922.
Brother Bill will have to go some
to get ahead of Wolf Point with any
of his Montana towns"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
CITY POWER PLANT
WELL UNDER WAY

The so h. q. Anderson oil engine
of the semi-Diesel type is being in
stalled at the new city power house
by NJ. Swenson, representing the
Power and Equipment Co. of Min
neapolis.
The engine will drive large gen.
orator and supply current for pump
ing from the city's two deep wells.
The engine will use crude petroleum
and an oil tank of $4,000 gallon ca
pacity will be erected.
Much remains to be done to com
plete the plant and Supt. Lenz says
it will not be ready to start for sew
eral weeks.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
HERALD WANTS CROP
REPORTS AND PICTURES

The Herald wants all the reliable
crop reports that it can get, both
figures showing average yields and
descriptions of good unharvested
crops such as corn, tame hay and
garden products.
We would also like to get good pic
lures of farm scenes of all sorts and
we will be glad to pay the cost of the
printing of such pictures as seem
suitable to add to our collection.
Credit will also be given to the farm
or person to which the crop or ex-
hibit belongs. Mail or bring the pic
lures or negatives or the report to
The Wolf Point Herald.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18
MARKETS TO-DAY
Dark No. wheat, card ----$1.0'
BANKERS ARE OPTIMISTIC

J. B. Switzer of the Security State
Bank returned last week from at
tending the state bankers conven-
ton. He says there was a good at
tendance of bankers from this corner
of the state and that it was good
meeting with a general feeling of op-
timism. Reports indicated good crops
in general over the state, with the ex-
ception of one or two districts.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18

Prof. James H. Fisher of Seattle
delivered lecture on industrial and
wage topics to an audience of wage
earners last Friday night
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-18

Continued on Last Page)
The Washington times., 1921-02-20
TARIFF HOPES
ARE SMASHED
Presidents Expected Veto
Means Fordney Bills Failure,
House Test Shows.

The Fordney emergency tarifr bill
will fail at this session OF Congress
II President Wilson carries out his
plan to veto IT,
This was made practically certain
yesterday when the opposition mus
tered 1872 votes against sending the
measure to conference. Friends OF
the bill succeeded In sending 1t to
conference by polling 1870 votes, but
this number is seventy-five short OF a
two-thirds majority required for pas
sage over a veto, even II the opposi-
ton failed TO gain a single vote.
Thirteen more votes for the opposl-
tion would make II impossible to over
ride the veto in the event the full
membership OF 435 were present
With the session nearing an end and
many members already absent how
over, II is virtually certain enough
votes could not be gained for the bill
o pass II without any accessions TO
he opposition.
Debate on the special rule to send
The Washington times., 1921-02-20

the national a. well as the Maryland
leaders who we're An Washington at
tending the convention OF the National
Woman's Party IL was welcomed BY
them as a dennite proof that the wo-
mans night in America had not yet
been won. and that sucn an orsAniza-
tion as the National Womans Party
still was a necessity 20 the future po-
litical welfare OF American women.
With all the aid possible from the
national organization. the local night
probably will be directed by the Just
Government League, the official Mary
land branch OF the National Woman's
Party. IL Is possible that the nrst
step will be TO test the legality OF
Armstrong; ruling. although several
women believed that II was entlrely
legal. based upon present Maryland
laws. A thorough examination OF the
laws upon which Armstrong bases
his opinion will be made before any
action is taken.
Only one woman said that she was
content with the ruling. she Is MISS
Henritta ID. Stonestreet, executive sec
retary of the Democratic state cam
paign committee last fall. She said;
AS far as i am concerned. the
ruling suits me very well. ] have no
objection 20 Il. SO far / do not know
OF any Democratic woman seeking
office"
A group of national leaders at the
convention in Washington who gath
cred about Mrs. Donald II. Hooker
chairman OF the Maryland delegation.
when she was told OF Armstrong;
decision, took the news calmly. saying
that IL had come at an opportune
time. They said that Armstrong had
given the organization definite
piece OF work upon which II must be-
gin at once.
The Washington times., 1921-02-20
FARMERS THREATEN
HOUSE F|L|bUSTEY
Turned Down FIatIy on Request
to Consider Packers Bill,
They Chide Mondell.

Turned down natly by Republican
Leader Mondell when they demanded
that the packer bill be acted upon by
the House at the present session OF
Congress, representatives of the farm
ers left the Capitol late yesterday
afternoon threatening to cause fili-
buster in the Senate against the all
important appropriation bills.
"If a filibuster is ever tustihable,
Charles S. Barrett, president OF the,
National Farmers Union, and chair
man of the National Board of Farm
Organizations, told Mr.. Mondell. 'now
Is the time.
"I am inclined to think that some
staunch friends OF agriculture might
well undertake to hold up some pend
ing legislation dear to the heart of
capitalists, especially in one or two
cases where such proposed legisla-
ton may be of doubtful propriety."
Mr.. Mondell got up on his hind
legs" at this. Mr.. Barrett declared.
Persons in the hall outside the Re-
publican leaders room. where tn"
conference was held. heard some loud
and strong language.
Besides Mr.. Barrett there were In
the farmers delegation C. A. Lyman.
secretary of che National Board of
Farm Organizations: Milo d. Camp
bell. president of the National Milk
Producers Association; MRS. +. B.
Costigan, president of the National
League of Women Voters; BENJAMIN
c. Marsh, secretary OF the Farmers
National Council, and o. NJ. Kile, of
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion.
Spokesman for the delegation de-
clared Mr.. Mondell said he would not
do a thing to get the packer bill up
at this session. They charged him
with "dodging" behind four or FIVE
other important bills on the calendar
which, he was reported as saying, de-
serve consideration as well as the
packer bill