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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07
By ID. ID. Richards


Who is the oldest inhabitant of
Missoula? In point of years of
residence, beyond a doubt it is
David O'Keeffe, who now makes
his home with the Kenneth Ross
family. He is n of the most in
teresting men of western Montana,
with a keen memory for happen
ings of the early days and with a
mind still active despite his adj
yanced age. He followed his bro
Their, G. G. O'Keeffe, to western
Montana in the middle of the last
century and he a tell Of sixty
years in Montana.
Back in the early COS there we're
but few people in Montana, outside of
the prospector and the occasional
pioneer, who brought their families
into the new country. The principal
place of interest to the prospector
was the mining camp and they were
Give" places in those days. OF
course, Fort Benton was a thriving
settlement, where a fur-trading COM
pany had its headquarters, and it be-
ing the head of navigation on the
Missouri river, many of the early
settlers arrived by boat instead of
coming overland.
"Uncle Dave O'Keeffe was one of
the early pioneers of the state, but
he came from further west, leaving
California and coming here by way
of The Dalles, Ore, and knows we'll
the Mullan trail as it was cut
through. Mr.. O'Keeffe, too, knew
the trail from what is now Missoula
to Fort Benton, which was the met
ropolis of the state at the time, with
probably 1900 or $500 people.
Mr.. O'Keeffe's brother, G. c..
O'Keeffe, preceded "Uncle Dave" to
Montana, coming in 1859 and located
in the canyon west of Missoula which
bears his name. He was joined in
1852 by uncle Dave" OKeeffe and
between them they took up a sec
ton If land in the canyon.
In the year before "Uncle Dave"
arrived, his brother had two or three
acres of land under cultivation, rails
ing oats and potatoes, and at that
time there were few settlers and only
a small number of them were rails
ing anything from the land. After
the first year of farming by O'Keeffe,
the land of the two brothers was
leased in 1863 and 1854, but in 1865
Uncle Dave took charge of it again
and planted and raised between so
and 60 acres of grain and also had
two or three acres in potatoes.
The potatoes were marketed in the
camps of Bannack, Alder
Gulch and around Deer Lodge. Of
the wheat raised that year he sold
100 bushels in Helena at SIS a bu-
shell, while the rest of the 500 bushel
crop was sold in the vicinity of Mis-
5oula at 81 a bushel. Oats that year
brought "a a bushel and potatoes
$3.50 to 81 a bushel.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07

Adam and Eve once lived in the
southeastern part of Montana, the
Garden of Eden was watered and
made green by the flood which now
carries the name of Powder river and
the county named after the stream is
now the last real old time cattle
country of Montana and of the west.
The Broadus Examiner explains the
situation as follows:
"Growing within the %county's area
are direct descendants of massive
prehistoric trees that attained a
height of 100 or more feet, now
dwarfed to miniature size of four or
five feet in height and known as
tulles or bunch grass. These tulles
are slender, woody shoots, almost en-
tirely devoid of foliage and with
blossoms. They are brownish in APP
pearance and contain little, if any
nourishment for cattle. There have
been unearthed in this vicinity mas
sive bones of m%astodons that roam
ed the country when all was wilder
ness and linotypes and printing
presses were unknown to disseminate
the imaginative efforts of modern
fiction writer's. The several vast
stratas of coal deposits underlying
the entire country must have had
their inception from dense gigantic
forests and tropical vegetation.
1.-THE gas that escapes from arte-
sian wells in the vicinity probably
owes it's origin to some prehistoric
tropical condition. The abundance
of marine relics indicates that the
country was not arid. The surface
deposits of volcanic lava indicates a
period of history that turned things
inside out and reversed conditions,
giving us now one of the greatest
cattle growing countries in the west
and a soil unequaled anywhere for
growing crops.
"The last convincing argument in
definitely locating the Garden of
Eden of Biblical times will be the dis
covery of oil in this field. And why
not? Specialists say that oil is the
residue of decayed fish and other
monsters of the sea that existed in
quantities undreamed of, and with
every other indication of a country
infested with prehistoric life, the Ex-
aminer contends that Adam and Eve
used to subsist for months at a time
upon a p~iscatorial menu from one
mammoth denizen of the sea-"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07
|RUSTLERS' LOOT
YEAR Sl49,59O
LIVESTOCK THEFTS IN STATE IN
MONTANA IN 1920 COMPILED
BY LAVIGNE
Nearly Four Thousand Animals Sto-
len in Year; Beaverhead County,
With 125 Cattle, 200 Horses and
42O Sheep Taken by Rustlers,
Leads the State.

Livestock valued at s149,590 was
stolen from owners in Montana dur
ing 1920, according to a compilation
made by Frank c. Lavigne, chief
deputy state stock inspector. La
vigne points to these figures to show
that cattle "rustling" though not as
extensive or bold as in former years,
is continued and that constant vigil
lance on the part of the deputy stocE
inspectors is required.
Some of the Bigger Jobs
In spite of the modern restrictions
several bold operations were staged
during the past year by rustlers of
exceptional ability. These larger
thefts include the theft of 1913 head
of cattle in Big Horn county; 1875
head in Beaverhead; 400 head of
sheep in Broadwater; 81 head of cat
tie in Lewis and Clark; 200 head of
horses in Beaverhead; % head of cat
tie in Hill and 42O head of sheep in
Beaverhead.
3,437 in All Glasses
In addition to the major opera
tions listed, smaller thefts from
nearly every county in the state to-
tailed 3,437 head of cattle, horses,
sheep and hogs stolen.
OF the stolen stock the state re-
covered and returned to the owner,
826 head of sheep and 2,431 head of
In preventing greater opera
and checking many which were
we'll under way, the stock inspectors
made 140 arrests, resulting in SO
Is dismissals and So
Eases pending.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07

General Charles S. Warren of
Butte is i'll with throat trouble and
his friends are seriously concerned
about him. He is the grand old man
of Butte, and strong in the affection
of thousands of admirers all W. the
state. He is a veteran of the war
of the rebellion, with seven years of
service and two honorable discharges
to his credit. Soldier, statesman,
miner, business mar and trail blazer,
he came to Montana in 1866. He was
the first man to be married west of
the Rocky mountains with the SER
vice of the Episcopal church. He
was the first police magistrate of
Butte, a member of the Montana con
stitutional convention in 1889 and
of the last legislature. Between 1869
and 1875 he was sheriff of Deer
Lodge county, which also included
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07

Great Falls could depend entirely
on artificial ice manufactured there
for her Summer supply even If there
were no natural ice stored there, ac-
cording to Ernest Downing, manager
of the Crystal Ice Co.
The ice consumption in Great Falls
in 1920 was about 5000 tons, and
the Crystal Ice Co. can manufacture
about $500 tons. yearly at its present
capacity. The company plans to in
crease its capacity from q to 81 tons
a day which will make its capacity
about 13,400 tons a year
The declaration from the manager
OF the Crystal company came in
answer to a statement of Mayor Louis
Newman to the state railroad COM
mission that Great Falls was being
forced to ship in ice because of the
lack of ice-making weather here this
winter, and that ice shipment to out
side points would be impossible.
However, Great Falls will not have
to rely on artificial ice entirely, as
the Great Falls Ice Co., which ham
dies natural ice, has about $500
tons from Waller in it's warehouse
and has shipped 1000 tons to fill out
of-town orders.
The price of ice in Great Falls this
year will be the same as last year, ac-
cording to dealers, the price varying
from SO to $40 a ton, according to
the amount ordered on both natural
and artificial ice.
OF the 5000 tons of ice used here
yearly, about 5000 tons is used by
ice cream manufacturers, while the
remalnder goes to restaurant and
household trade.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07

Silver Bow county. General Warren
was one of Montana's first school
teachers. He also served in the Nez
Perces war. He held rank from ma
jor to brigadier general on the staffs
of various governors of Montana. He
vas active in promoting the mining
industry in this state. He has held
the post of clerk of the federal court.
He was a member of the republican
national conventions in 1884 and
1888 and a presidential elector in
1906. General Warren is a past mas
ter of Butte A. f. & A. M. and the
Oldest past department commander of
the G. A. r. He is a member of the
board of managers of the Montana
Soldiers home and a member of the
Montana Society of Pioneers. Gen
eral Warren was born at Starved
Rock, H., Nov. 20, 1876 and he is
now in his 18th year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07

deal, he got the best suit of clothes
in Fort Benton besides.
Mr.. O'Keeffe was in Fort Benton
and, having a keen eye for business,
decided he could sell some potatoes
there. He approached John Riplin-
gar, one of the officials of the Ameri-
a Fur company, who was spending
his first year in Montana. Riplinger
promised to take 5000 pounds of po-
tatoes, to be delivered in Fort Ben
ton. The fur company had q large
force of men employed in trading
with the Indians and with winter
coming on Riplinger knew that po-
tatoes would be needed. After clos
ing his deal with Riplinger, O'Keeffe
vas strolling around renewing old
acquaintance when he dropped into
the store of. Matt Carroll and George
Steele. A little talk with Carroll
brought out the information that he
had been making the deal with Rip
lingar.
Carroll asked O'Keeffe if he had a
written contract with Riplingar, but
he had not. Carroll then told "Uncle
Dave that if he could get a written
contract out of Riplingar for the
agreed amount, that Carroll would
give O'Keeffe the best suit of clothes
in the store, and the store was the
leading business house of Fort Ben
ton at the time.
O'Keeffe hunted up Riplingar, who
had gone to bed, but he had visions
of a suit of clothes, and decided that
he wanted the contract. Riplingar
was routed out of his slumbers at
the hotel to talk to O'Keeffe, and
when the matter was suggested to
him, he was not in the notion of sign
ing a contract. "You know my word
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07
SOAP CREEK FIELD
ATTRACTS CAPITAL
PHILADELPHIA OPERATORS TO
SPEND $1,000, 600 IN OIL
DEVELOPMENT
Lawrence Judd, Who Bought Farm
Near Hardin For $4,000 Has Since
Sold All but 80 Acres for $4,000
Cash, Retaining One-eighth Roy
atty.

Development of the Soap creek
fields brings to light another romance
of oil development, which gives hint
of the possibilities of this great from
tier of the industry.
A few years ago Lawrence Judd, a
former Billings business man, bought
800 acres of land on Soap creek near
where the Western States company
made its strike last month. He paid
about $4,000 for the land. Not long
ago, Mr.. Judd sold a lease, providing
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07
DAVID 0'KEEFFE, PIONEER OF WESTERN
MONTANA, TALKS OF FRONTIER TIMES

One of the interesting incidents OF
O'Keeffe's early life in Montana was
in 1866, on the occasion of a visit
to Fort Benton where he consdm-
mated a deal for the sale of 5000
pounds of potatoes to be delivered
there at an agreed price of 20 cents
a pound. Further, through his abil-
ity to get a signed contract on the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07
GARDEN OF EDEN
ON POWDER RIVER?
SURE! SAYS EDITOR OF LEADING
WEEKLY AT BROADUS, WHO
TELLS WHY HE THINKS so

New Fame Comes to Stream That
Loyal Sons Claim Is a Mile Wide,
an Inch Deep and Full of Fish;
Bunch Grass Was Once Forests of
1OO-Foot Trees, Claim.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-07
ICE
ENOUGH FOR CITY
GREAT FALLS CONCERN CAN
MANUFACTURE SUFFICIENT
TO TAKE CARE OF NEEDS

Ice Consumption There About 5000
Tons Yearly and Capacity of Ice
Factory Much More Than That
Amount; Supply of Lake Ice Also
on Hand for Those Who Want 1t.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06

then back TO dress, hang blankets on
the line and ready for breakfast at
7:15. Breakfast of shredded wheat,
Holland rusks, flakes, fried bread and
cocoa. 80 quarts of milk used each
day in camp.
Breakfast over prepare for camp
inspection. Tents raked out, papers
picked up and boxes neat. A pen
nant was given the tent for best
inspection. Tent No. a, Donald Ro-
chester, of Ionia, leader, received an
average grade of SO per cent, tent 8
Fred Hancock, of Charlotte, leader,
had grade of SO per cent, tents
and with leaders, Charles Witmar
of Lyons, for l and II. j. Wheater, of
Belding, for received 97.8 per cent
and tent 2, A. M. Hall of Belding,
leader, received 96.8 per cent grade.
At 8:15 each day the separate
tents had Bible study using the
study Qualities that Win" by Glib
son as a text, Control, work. cheer
fulness, honor, purity, cooperation
and decisions were topics studied.
At 900 games were played. In
door base ball between tents / and 2,
3 and 4, and were played. 3and a
lost to 2 and and they to l and 2.
The boys singles in quoits went TO
Lewis Brown. The leaders singles
went to George Urtle. The boys
doubles went to Lewis Brown and Ed.
Woodruff and the leaders doubles
were not played off.
The 100 yd. dash: 7 1-2 seconds,
Kaufman 1st, Waterbury 2nd and
Olmstead 3rd.
II yd. dash, 10 1-2 seconds, Ohm
stead 1st, Kaufman End and Brown
3rd.
100 yd. dash, 13 3-4 seconds, Ohm
stead 1st, Kaufman End and Brown
3rd.
High jump, A it., Brown, Olmstead
and Waterbury.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06

Swimming, 10 yds. for beginners,
each boy to complete race TO receive
beginners button. Is seconds. Her
man Zander, Maurice Grace, VIM.
Stocum, Fred Hall, George Urtle,
Harl Adams, Herb Talcott.
Free style so yds So seconds,
each to finish to receive button. Ivan
Dadd, Kicker, Chauncey Waterbury
Kimberly, Rogers, Unger, Wierm9,
Kaufman, Brown, Stocum, Belding
Vincent. Leaders Wheater, Roches-
ter, Witmar, Simmons, Hall, LeVal-
ley, Henning and Hancock.
Side stroke, so yds. Dadd 1st,
Waterbury End, Riker 3rd.
Crawl stroke, 15 yds. Dadd lst,
Riker End, Brown 3rd.
Chauncey Waterbury, Ivan Dadd
Van Vincent, Douglas Belding, Don
aid Rochester and Fred Hancock
swan the width Of the lake. VIM
Unger made about 2-3 the width
when he gave up the race. Each boy
was accompanied by a boat, leader
and a good swimmer.
The diving honors went as follows
Dive jump, Wiersma, Waterbury,
Brown.
Straight dive, Dad, Waterbury and
Brown.
Swan dive, Brown, Waterbury and
Rogers.
Jack knife, Wiersma, Waterbury,
Brown.
Flip flop, Woodruff, Dadd Water
bury.
Backward, Rogers, Woodruff and
Brown.
The swimming at 11:00 each morn
ing under the direction of Fred Han
cock was big part of the camp.
Here he gave the boys individual in
struction. A leader in a boat with
another man to assist protected from
one side while another leader stayed
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06

on short ready to aid in case of ne
cessity, made the swimming safe.
Dinner at 1900, well cooked, plen-
ty and topped off by ice cream every
day.
Leaders meeting at 12:45 also the
camp council, one boy chosen from
each tent. Rest, read and letters
until 200. Hike, tree hunt, % vari-
eties studied one day, or base ball
until A p. m. Swimming until 4:45.
Camp inspection 5:15. Beds ready for
night. Supper o'clock. At ease un-
til 8 o'clock when a big camp fire and
speaches were enjoyed by all. Spe-
cial speakers, Fred Buck, of Portland
Scout Master Torrey of Lake Odessa
Rev. Lash, of Lake Odessa, Judge
Webster, of Ionia and talks by lead
ers and boys themselves. Special
songs by Roy Simmons, of Belding,
took the boys by storm. AS the camp
fire burned low each boy was glad
to turn in at 9:15. Lights out at
$3.50.
We would thank the Holland Rusk
Co., Holland, Mich, for / case of
Rusks, the Shredded Wheat Co., Nj
agara Falls, N. Y. for / case Of
Shredded Wheat, the Kellogg Flake
Co., Battle Creek, Mich, for / case
of Grumble samples, the Hershey
Chocolate Co., for IL lbs. cocoa, the
MenthaIatum Co., 'W'icheta Kansas,
for 60 boxes of menthalatum, the
Wolverine Soap Co., Portland, Mich,
for 20 bars of soap, the C'arksville
Creamery Co., for ice, Fred Urtle,
Lake Odessa for ice, Chas. Bursma,
for boats, H. A Hancock and Ray
Hamilton, for Watermellons, Mrs.
O'Berne, Saranac, for cake and M.
p. Lenhard, Glarksville, foI potatoes,
and most of all Mr. Hiwlit,, Clarks-
vile, who donated the use of the
camp site.
We also gives pecial mention to
the Huizenga Jewelry Co., Ionia, for
the beautiful loving cup for the boy
who by vote of the camp was the
best camper. Harl Adams, of Ionia
was the choice of the camp as the
best all around good fellow. Three
cheers for mike" Adams.
Others given high grades were:
Paul Kimberly, Belding; Douglas
Belding, Belding; Lewis Brown, Bel
ding, Chauncey Waterbury, Ionia and
Robert Wilson, Belding.
The rumor which spread here on
Monday, July 4th, to the effect that
one of the boys had drowned while
bathing in the lake, waS entirely un-
founded and without truth.
H. ]. Wheater.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06

Tussell c. Cross, of Philadelphia,
who filled Stacker Bergdoll's place
In the army and who was killed in
action in the Argonne after winning
citation for bravery, will be honor
ed by the Overlook, Penn, post of
the American Legion, whose members
have decided to name their projected
community house for the hero. The
Overlook post will in the future be
known as Russell c. Cross post.
Gilmore Galbraith, Is years old,
the only son of the late Col. F. w.
Galbraith Jr., national commander of
the American Legion, who was killed
in an automobile accident, has adopt
ed the name of his distinguished fa-
ther, He will be known as Freder-
ick w. Galbraith Ill.
As a tribute to the memory of Col.
F. w. Galbraith Jr, late national
commander of the American Legion,
members of the 147th Infantry, Col.
Galbraith's command in France, have
applied for charter for an Amer
lean Legion at Cincinnati, Ohio, to
be known as Frederick w. Galbraith
post.
The American Legion's National
Legislative committee at Washing
ton, d. c. has obtained prompt action
from the state department in seek
ing the release of fifty Greek Amer
leans who served in the A. f. F. and
have been inducted into the Greek
army while visiting their people
Secretary Hughes has instructed the
American consul at Athens to make
strong representations to the Greek
government for the release of the
men.
The unidentified body of a young
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06

man killed by a motorcycle at St.
Paul, Mimi, recently escaped burial
in the Potter's field when among his
possessions was discovered a small
gol d locket containing likeness of
the man himself in the uniform of
United States soldier. Members
of the American Legion took charge
of the body and the burial was with
full military honors. Efforts are now
being made by legion men to estab-
lish identity 'of the victim.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06
BOYS HAD A
GREAT TIME At
MORRISON LAKE
WERE 10TH TO BREAK CAMP
AND LEAVE SCENE OF
WEEKS ENJOYMENT
Camp Morrison.

Camp Morrison.
Younger boys county "Y" camp is
over and the boys have gone to their
homes declaring that they never had
better time or learned more in any
week. Coming back next year? "Of
course"
The camp was success because
everyone lived up to the camp slogan
"Help the other fellow.
At $50 every morning things be-
gan. Everybody up and in swimming
suits. Setting up exercises which
showed the fellows how to develop
strong bodies. The morning dip to
open the eyes, the teeth cleaning and
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06
Faster! Faster!

Faster! Faster!
Oh, the country's full Of automo-
biles,-they're increasin' every day.
When / hear their toots, and honks,
and squeals, | reckon they've come
to stay. From the thunderin' truck
to the pussy-foot Liz, the country's
entirely filled. It's only by luck, and
watchin' my biz, | amt long ago been
killed.
1t isn't so long sence the country
road was the safest place we knew;
Old Dobbin smiled with his pie-faced
load, where the sweet wild-roses grew
But now, We shiver in dire alarm,
as We prod our faithful donk-And
we jump the fence, from bodily harm
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness.
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System. Catarrhal Deafness 10
caused by an infamsd condition OF the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you have q
rumbiing sound or imperfect hearing, and
when II is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result Unless the Inflammation can be re-
ducsd and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition. hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases OF Deafness are
caused by Catarrh. which is an infiamed
condition OF the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be- eursd by HALLS CATARRH
All Druggists 7sc. Circulars free
y. J. Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-06
H1dceeRzznas|
P6@n7~

at the sound of the devilish honk.
used to love to gather the flowers
that garnished the old rail fence,
when lovers lane was a matter OF
hours, and the perfume stole my
sense. But gosh, here lately, the
flowers are dead, from the weight OF
the horrid dust, where the dam road
hog with the bullet head must beat
the record or bust.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-17
FORCES ARE CUT DOWN
Gas Company Reduces Number of
IT. Employees as Measure Of
RCtrCnChmCnt.

BARTLESNIILE. MAY 16.-Tho
Empire Gas company, which main
tains headquarters tn Hartl,syl,,.
is undergoing a period of rorouch-
mcnt by reducing its working force.
1t is announced that approximately
200 members OF the local office and
field force will bo dropped May .
and June T. Fourteen of tho ID
field scouts have been dropped. the
only ones rDIaIurt beng stationed
at pawhuslla. Okla, Eldorado, Kan,
and breckenridge, Texas All the
other scouts in oklahoma, Kansas.
Texas Arkansas and Louisville have
been let out.
Tho welfare department is prac-
ticllly closed, Or. ". A. Lynotto
head Of the department, with doc
tors and nurses i'm the various OH
fields being laid Off 1t is under
stood that the salaries OF those who
remain have not boon reduced. This
Curta!lWont is said TO bo In accord
diUuus with the prevailing price of
oil at $50 a barrel as compared
with $3.50.
1t is also reported that the Phillips
Petroleum company has greatly cur
taicd its force, most Of the employees
OF tho geological department being
affected. Tho Indian Territory IL
Illuminating oil company Is also lay
ing of a number of employees tenn
po1rlly, II is announced.