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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29
WHEN BRUTE FORCE RElGNED
Creatures OF Immense Size Abounded
IN the Comparative youth"
OF the World

A good many hundred thousand
years ago there were various queer
animals ON the earth, and one Of the
queerest was a creature that is known
today under the pleasant title of pleslo-
Saurus dollchodeirus, or long-necked
sea lizard These far from pretty
animals had body shaped some
what like a cigar, with a snake-like
neck and head that resembled a
ducks, while it was thrust through
the water by four fappers and short
tail.
An ideu Of their size can be gath
cred when 10 is known that a single
tooth was a foot or more in length.
and It's head, the smallest part Of its
anatomy, was six feet long. A total
length Of go feet would not be
giant by any means, and there is
reason to believe its strength was SO
great that a single snap Of the jaws
would be powerful enough to cut
through tree with a 36-nch clrcum-
ference, II lived almost all Of The
time In The sea, and dined of fish
and other marine food. It's battles
must have been terrific, as skeletons
have been found where great pieces
OF vertebrate have been torn out evil
IDENTITY from the living creature.-De
troit News.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29
RESPECT FOR LAWS.
Attorney General Daugherty before
American Bar Association.

There can be no excuse Tor any per-
son within the domain Of this republic
to hold it's laws in contempt; to disobey
them himself or to countenance others
to acts of dsobedience to them, on the
ground that the rights of the minority
have been disregarded 1t is the duty
of the minority as well as the majority
to obey the law.
al the laws are obnoxious to the
people it is their province to repeal
them. Until they are repealed they
must be observed and enforced without
fear or favor.
'The government will endure on the
rock of law enforcement; or it will per
ish in the quicksand of lawlessness.
"Those who do not believe in our
government and the enforcement of
our laws should go to a country which
gives them their peculiar liberty.
"ro those who come to our shores to
take advantage OF American opportuni-
ties it is becoming TO wave the hands
of welcome. But il is our duty to
warn them TO stay away unless they in
tend to observe our customs and obey
our laws,
"My duty is clear. As long as | am
the responsible head of the Department
of Justice, the law will be enforced
with all the power possessed by the
government which | am at liberty to
command 3"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29

woman's dress, the more it costs but
he knows that if his wife were to be at
tired in the costume of Eve it would
break him up.
DIR. NJ F. Ward came from Sparta
Friday for visit with his daughters,
Mrs. Harold Cummings and Mrs. Henry
Springer.
There was large attendance at
the dancing party given in the Parish
House Friday evening. Fred Jeuck's
Orchestra furnished the music.
MIR. and Mrs. Matt Kim and niece
returned to Milwaukee Thursday after
a visit Mineral Point relatives.
Misses Huff and McNutt of the
high school faculty spent the week end
with friends in Lacrosse.
Mrs. David Potterton and daughter
of Garrison Grove were week end guests
of Mrs. Rozella Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Gribble re-
turned to Milwaukee Sunday, after a
weeks visit with his parents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29

Mrs. A. N. Johnston and son Will
lard spent Saturday with relatives in
Wauzeka. Mr.. Johnston returned
home with them.
Miss Laura Jacka, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Jacka, left last
week to attend Downer College in
Milwaukee.
Mrs A. d. Brown and daughter,
Mr.. r. j. Ellsworth, were Sunday visit
ors at South Wayne.
After reading over carefully the
advertising sections of the magazines
we are lost in wonder to know how the
founders of America ever did it with
out the aid of correspondence schools and
extension courses.
Mrs. John Kim. ST., left Thursday
to visit her sons and daughter in Mil
waukee.
Several friends of Mr.. Robert
Burghardt gave him surprise party
at his home Wednesday evening in
honor of his birthday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29
AN EARFUL ON ROAD BUILDING.

Last weeks Dodgeville Chronicle
furnished some pointers on road con
struction in this county which are time
ly and should awake they fighting spir-
it of all taxpayers There seem to be
too many "niggers in the fence" whom
some label grafters. The following
paragraphs are plucked from the Chron-
ice article.
"The nine miles Of road between
Ridgeway and Blue Mounds were esti-
mated to cost $l35. 600 90 or SIS, 600. 90
per mile and at that cost we have only
dirt road when completed.
"Our County Highway Commissioner.
Mr. Chas. l.. Wonn. graded and drained
the road from Dodgeville to Montfort
for less than 81, 10000 or just little
over 500 90 per mile, and anyone driv-
ing over the road east and west from
Dodgeville will admit that the road
from Dodgeville to Montfort is far the
better road. OF course Mr.. Wonn did
not buy any land for relocation nor
build any expensive culverts, but there
is some difference between SIS, 600. 90
per mile and $4,000 per mile 1t does
not seem to us that the people Of Iowa
county can afford to spend over $780,
100000 per year on their roads in order
that tourists might be able to sail
through here at forty to fifty miles per
hour without sharp curve or grade to
stop them, even if this should be the
idolized dream of the Wisconsin State
Highway Commission
1.-THE federal aid construction be-
tween DodgevilIe and Ridgeway cost
somewhere around $4,000 to $40, 600
The nine miles between Ridgeway and
Blue Mounds was estimated 20 cost
$685. 10000. Iowa county has raised
and paid its share OF the cost OF these
roads. We paid $45. 10000 as our one
third Of the last nine miles and vet no
account has been given to anyone in
Iowa county as TO what these roads
really cost We have asked many of
the officials OF Iowa county but not one
man has yet been able to tell us the
cost of either of these Federal Aid Jobs
although the Dodgeville Ridgeway road
was completed nearly two years ago.
All that Iowa county has to DO is pay
in the money to the State Treasury and
the State Highway Commission spends
the money
The federal aid construction be-
tween Dodgeville and Mineral Point
was estimated, by the State Highway
Commission remember, 70 cost Sl25. 600
Of which the county must furnish SAT, I
15507. At the 1919 session Of the
bsard this construction job was turned
down by the county board, but at the
1920 session it was approved The bids
for completing this job we're opened at
the office of the Highway Commission
at Lancaster on the l4th of this month
and it was learned thereby that the en-
tire construction can be completed for
less than $4,000. The right-of- way
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29

IT is handed out from Washington
that approximately sl2. 900, 900 in delin-
quent federal taxes have been collected
as a result Of drive" conducted by
the Internal Revenue department.
The drive" was conducted by .725
deputy field collectors who were given
instructions to make thorough investi-
cations for the purpose not only of col
lecting delinquent taxes. but 10 bring
to Justice those persons who have been
wilfully evading their federal taxes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29
Additional Locals.

News of the death of Mrs. ID. B.
Moore (nee Miss Nellie Lenahan) which
took place in California, reached this
city the first of the week. We have no
particulars.
The w G. 7. U. viii hold their
annual picnic at the home of Mrs. Fred
Golliner, ST., Sept. 10Th.
MIR. and Mrs Matt Salmon left
Friday for visit in La Porte, Ind,
Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Mich.
The Catholic Knights gave an en-
joyable dancing party at st. Mary g
Hall Wednesday evening. Music by
Jeuck's Orchestra.
Miss Agnes Mauger left Friday to
visit friends in Beloit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fitzsimo ms
spent last week with relatives in Ridge
way and DodgeviUe.
"A man never will be able to under.
stand why it is that the less goods in q
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29

which had to be bought cost about
SO, 500, making the entire cost of the
road less than $45, 900, yet the State
Highway Commission has formally de-
manded that SAT, 155.07 be paid into the
state treasury and still the law is that
Iowa county must pay only one-third
of the cost of the road.
Judging by the other two federal
aid jobs done in Iowa county, will we
ever know what the Dodgeville- Mineral
Point road will cost, and if we do learn
eventually, will we ever get any of the
SAT, 1856 OF back, once it is sent to the
State Highway Commission p?
"We believe that the County Board
of Iowa county is mighty well able to
to take care of the highways within
the county.
Evidently, there's a nice surplus OF
money in possession of some person OF
body of persons which rightfully be
longs to Iowa county for road improve
ment. The Tribune makes the claim
that there is no piece of road in tbs
county so badly in need Of improvement
as what is known as the Pecatonici
hills just south of this city. There il
where the suplus should be used, anC
every citizen Of Mineral Point is urged
to be a vigorous unit to have the sur
plus thus applied Call meeting anc
arrange for action. That's the system
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29
PRESIDENT HARDING pleads for nor

PRESIDENT HARDING pleads for nor
malcy. What is normally ?" What
is it for society, for nation, for peo-
pie to be normal We have vague
idea that normal society or nation or
people is one in which all the people
are fully and well employed, are happy
and have a we'll ordered government
and what most people regard as good
standards of morals and living.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-09-29

A NATIONWIDE QUESTIONABLE to de-
termine why consumers pay such high
prices for food while producers are re-
ceiving such low prices is being con-
Quoted by the Joint Commission of Ag-
ricultural Inquiry, of which Representa-
tive Sidney Anderson, of Minnesota, is
chairman 1t is addressed to farm pro-
ducers, transportation officials, jobbers,
storage and commission men, wholesal-
ers, retailers and other agencies which
deal with the production, transportation
and marketing Of food products. The
work is in charge of Donald M. Conn,
of Minneapolis, and offices to conduct
the work have been established in New
York, Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapo-
lis, Denver, San Francisco, and other
points.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
MILLER-HONN

Last Sunday morning Miss Irene
Honn of this city and Joseph A. Mil
Ter, of Chester, were married at the
Presbyterian church by Rev. S. Me
1vor. Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Peterson at
tended them at the altar. Mrs. Mil
ler and Mrs. Peterson are sisters. Mr..
and Mrs Miller took the train the
same morning to Chester where they
will make their home on the groom's S
ranch. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Honn, of this
city, and on Saturday evening before
the marriage about twenty-five
friends gathered at the Honn home in
celebration of the event They at
tended the show at the Liberty, and
then returned to the home where
they played games and told stories.
At the close of the evening a deli
cious lunch was served.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
POPLAR HIGH WINS ONE

The high school evolves" dropped
close and exciting game to the Pop
lar basketteers on the later's floor
last Friday night. The regular per-
iod ended with the score tied and
two extra fve-minute periods were
played before the tie was broken
Final score, Poplar 26, Wolf Point,
"a. The game was won by free
throws, nine fouls being called on
Wolf Point and four on Poplar.
The Wolves went into the game
with instructions to play safe and
avoid injuries that might unfit them
for the tournament AS a result Pop
lar took good lead in the first half.
The Pointers outplayed their oppon-
ents in the second half, allowing
them but one field goal.
Lunch was served for the players
after the game and was followed by
a dance in the gym.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
PULMOTOR FOR CITY
FOR FIRST AID WORK

The pulmotor recently ordered by
the city council has been received.
Fire Chief Smith says the new piece
of equipment will be kept at the fire
station and is for the benefit of the
whole community. In any emergen-
cy such as drowning, suffocation or
other accident causing a temporary
suspension Of life the fire depart
nir or police should be notified as
quickly as possible.
Next Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock DR.. Morrow will give dem
onstration of the Pulmotor at the fire
station and give instruction in the
use of it. 1t is claimed to be won
derful piece of apparatus capable Of
resusitating those who are apparent
ly past all help and will be valuable
for first aid work.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
COMMERCIAL CLUB
INVITES FARMERS
THREE BIG DAYS FOR COUNTR 7
FOLKS-GOOD SPEAKERS
FREE SHOW

A special committee acting for the
Commercial club has mailed the let
ter printed below to large number
of farmers on both sides of the river
in an effort to call to their attention
the good features of the Short
Course program and assure them that
the club makes them welcome and is
doing what it can to make the occa-
sion a success. The Herald publishes
the letter so that it may come before
any who may have been missed on
the mailing list.
The Invitation
The Farmers Institute will hold
their series of meetings at Wolf
Point, March 8, a, and at the Gla-
cier Hall.
ladies and hot coffee in the rear of
the hall at all times. Bring your
sandwiches.
The speakers will be as follows ::
HUncle Sam" Hampton, A. j..
Copeland, j. C. Taylor, Miss Quaw,
H. B. Tyson, Mr.. Mayer, Mr.. MILAN,
Mr.. Ware, Miss Hott, Miss Linhoff
and Miss Turley.
There will be three very interest
ing and instructive days, with some
thing doing all Of the time.
We want all Of the farmers of
and McCone counties to be
here.
Don't fail to tell your neighbors.
FREE. Even to the
band concert Friday evening and the
picture show Saturday at one o'clock.
Ed. GIFTS
Rev. McIvor
G. P. Lamberton
Committee.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
START TUNING UP LIZZY OR DOBBIN
BRING THE FAMILY And NEICHBORS

Start Tuning up Lizzy or Dobbin 2
Bring the Family and neighbors.- col
Beginning next Monday at Balm
vile and Froid there will be a SER
les of farmers short courses through
out the county continuing to Cul-
bertson, Poplar and Wolf Point.
Farmers should not take the at
titude that by attending such schools
they will be rewarded by some for
mula that will make them rich this
coming season. Nor should they ex-
pect three days of musical comedy,
grand opera or anything of that ma
ture and thus be disappointed if they
do not find such a condition.
The schools are business PROPOSE
ton. When we consider the actual
study we have put in and the actual
instruction we had along the profess
sion of farming as compared to the
engineer, the doctor, the lawyer, etc.
we find we are almost entirely prac-
tical. The practical man is alright
but practice is not enough unless di-
rected by cultivated brain. Schools
such as the farmers short course are
for that purpose and incidentally the
farmer may, through such a school
get some ideas that are not too theo-
retical
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
INDIAN FILM PLAYERS

During the Douglas Fairbanks ex-
pedition to Arizona, where "The Mol
lycoddle' was filmed, Mr. Fairbanks
discovered feetfooted Indian to
whom he was attracted. This In
dian, whose name is Olakaka, mean
ing East Feet" often ran 10G miles
to Holbrook to carry messages for
the company. He is SO hardy, as well
as intelligent, that Mr.. Fairbanks
brought him back to his studio in
Hollywood. How long he will be able
to keep the Indian remains to be
seen. "The Mollycoddle'' will be
shown at the Liberty Theatre on
March and 4.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
SURPRISE C0VELLS ON
8TH ANNIVERSARY


Mr. and Mrs. Frank Covell were
delightfully."- surprised last Saturday
evening by number of their friends,
the occasion being their eighth we'd
ding anniversary. The Covells had
been invited to the home Of DR.. and
Mrs. Burgess for dinner When they
returned and entered the house they
were surprised by having the lights
flash on and We're at once surround
ed by the surprisers. A jolly even
ing was spent by all. Those present
were the Messrs. and Mesdames Ra-
thert, Flint, Rae, Severson, Ditmar-
son, Stennes and Burgess.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
FLATIRON BUILDING
FOR WOLF POINT

John 0. Garden has started the
seasons construction by breaking
ground the first of the week for an
Office building at the corner of Main
and Fourth. This is at the narrow
end of a triangular block and John
says he is going to give Wolf Point
a flatiron building. He says he can
not give it as many stories as New
York's celebrated Flatiron building
at present, but he expects to add
stories every time we get big crop.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24


When a person gets too old to
learn it is time for the flowers and
the soft music. Such a person is in
sad predicament. Some recreation
is mixed up with the school, Miss
Quaw can make you forget your
troubles quicker, cheaper and in a
more sane way than could the late
King Alcohol.
Uncle Sam Hampton, the old war
horse, will be ready for action in
place of Dean Hamilton C. C. Davis,
editor of the Montana Farmer, will
also be on the program.
A. J. Copeland, director of farm
accounts, conducts an all day farm
management school. He makes you
work.
The local speakers are Lewerenz,
Powers, Tyson, Ramstad and Conner
and they have problems of interest to
you.
The Dress Form Show and demon
stration for the women conducted by
Miss Hott, will be valuable and time
spent wisely
The other speakers, j. c. Taylor,
Miss Linhoff, Mr.. Meyer, Mr.. MILAN
and Mr.. Abbey, are good in their line
You can't kick on the price-it is
free.
Dan B. Noble, Co. Agr. Agent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
SCHOOL HEARING
BEFORE co. SUPT.
ARGUMENTS ON PETITION FOR
NEW DISTRICT AT THE BOX
ELDER SCHOOL

A meeting of school officers and
school patrons was held at the Box
Elder school Monday night and was
attended by large number of the
country people Three members of
the school board for District 45, F.
E. Rathert, E. L. Champlin and 0. c.
johnson and ]. B. Switzer, Supt. Liv-
ingston and Orvall Knapp went out
from here
The meeting was called by County
Supt. McFarlan to hear the petition
of certain rural school patrons ask
ing that a certain part of the district
be separated from 45 as new dis
trict. The county superintendent was
present and the arguments of both
sides were presented. The petition
had already been presented to the
Board Of Trustees of District As and
not granted
The position of those opposing the
petition is not against the formation
of a new district but that the lines of
the proposed district would not make
fair and equitable division, particu-
larly as to railroad mileage of which
the petition asks one-third.
According to figures prepared by
the county superintendent the pro-
posed district would include about
one-third of the present area of the
old district with school population
of not to exceed 40, while the school
population of the rest of the district,
outside of Wolf Point city, is 160.
The proposed new district has at
present two school buildings and the
rest of the district nine.
Question Argued
The arguments Of the petitioners
were offered principally by A. c.
Boyd, Bert Tyler and A. L. Woods.
Chairman Rathert of the board, and
superintendent Livingston, as well
as others, presented the case of those
the petition. Mr.. Livingston
was able to correct many wrong i'm
pressions and erroneous statements
and Mr.. Rathert Showed that the
board had done it's utmost in the face
of adverse conditions to give the rur-
al districts the best school service
possible. The demands and conten-
tons of the petitioners were shown
Continued on Last Page
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
THOM WILL BE CHAIRMAN

c. M. Baldwin, secretary of the
Piety Hill Community club, writes
that his club has selected ]. A. Thorn
to act as chairman of the Farmers
Institute on the third day, March 5th,
instead of himself as published in
the program of the three-days short
course last week.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
GAMES FOR EVOLVES"

The Poplar city team is coming to
Wolf Point to play the Wolves next
Wednesday night. This will be bat
tie royal, each team having won one
from the other. Week after next the
Wolves will make long western trip
and will play games with nearly
every team along the main line as far
west as Cutbank.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
CLANS FROM MANY
SCHOOLS GATHER
TOURNAMENT, SPEAKING, AND
MEETING OF SCHOOL OF
FICIALS FILL 2 DAYS

This is Tournament Week. On
Thursday night of this week the visit
ors will begin to arrive. Wolf Point
will give them royal welcome. Our
band and rooters will meet all trains.
The extemporaneous speaking con-
test will take place Friday morning
at 10 o'clock. Glasgow, Scobey, Cul-
bertson and Wolf sPoint will be rep
resented The winner will go to Boze-
man. Sophia Onstad will represent
Wolf Point. On Thursday afternoon
of this week some of our students
will take part in the essay contest.
On Friday afternoon the big bas-
ketball tournament will open. Eight
teams have entered. They are Chi
nook, Harlem, Glasgow, Wolf Point,
Poplar, Culbertson, Medicine Lake,
and Scobey. This will make larger
tournament than last year.
Willard Tobey, of Hobson, for
mer member of the Bozeman College
Bobcat Squad, will referee all games.
We expect two games to be played
Friday afternoon and two Friday
evening. On Saturday morning at
$50 superintendent, principals and
trustees from the schools in the Nor
thern district will meet to discuss
school problems. At 11:30 the Wolf
Point domestic science class will
serve a banquet to these people.
On Saturday afternoon the semi
finals will be played. In the even
ing the championship games will be
played.
The Poplar Band will be here all
day Saturday and hundreds of out of
town rooters will be here to keep
things lively.
Our Wolves are in fine condition
and we believe we have champion
ship team. Good roofing will help US
to win.
The Misses Gray and Delay. of
the Poplar schools, visited the Wolf
Point schools last Friday. They were
well pleased with the work being
done in the grades which they visited.
The eighth grade and seventh
grade debate last Friday was good.
The seventh had made the better
and seemed to receive
the popular decision. Those debat-
ing were Sth: Robert Jelley, Julia
Welzenbach, Laurel Walter; 7th:
Hazel Carpenter, Myrtle Nieman, Ell
ton Vinson.
Miss Wilbur has charge of the
spelling team which goes to Balm
vile on March 4.
Splendid work is being done in our
department. Elsie Honn,
Thelma Anderson and Lorna Little
field received beautiful Palmer GER
tificates this week. A more detailed
article about our penmanship will ap-
pear later These girls have worked
hard to excel in penmanship. The
certificates were presented in the
assembly room on Monday.
(Signed) Frank H. Livingston
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24

Argentina is manufacturing paper
from species of bog grass called
s'paja bava." The grass grows dur
ing the entire year and in swampy
sections it has been considered nui-
sance.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-24
FONTAINE-ARCHAMBEAU

On the 21st Peter Fontaine and
jeanette Archambeau were married
by Judge Gordon. Mr.. Fontaine is a
fireman on the Great Northern and
they will make their home in Wolf
Point.