The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-11-16
INDIANA EDITOR
SEES WOLF POINT
WRITES INTERESTINGLY OF
VISIT HERE WITH NATIONAL
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION

of the National Editorial Associa-
ton to Montana last summer. Wolf
Point has received columns of good
advertising as a result of the visit
of the editors and the Journal-Her-
aid says:
"Last but not least came Wolf
Point; of special interest to the
writer because here lives one of
their old neighbors and lifelong
friends, Dennis (here known as Den
nie) Kelley. Fortune favored US, as
the train went into that town thirty
minus ahead of schedule, thus af-
fording us that extra amount of time
with Dennis who inquired about all
his local friends and to whom he sent
his regards. When the train stop
ped, we (both ourselves and Dennis)
almost crowded the cowgirls and the
cowboys off the platform, in u eff
forts to greet n another, the cow
girls and the cowboys having driven
their horses upon the platform and
CALAMITY offered to let any of us ride
with them out to the exposition
ground where a three days round
up" was putting on its last acts for
our benefit Declining this long since
forgotten mode of travel in our home
section, Dennis introduced us to Mr..
and Mrs. Stennes, with whom he
makes his home and with them and
fha5r WOMB co,1 - fha,- we l,,r
ried to the grounds where some of
the finest horse stunts seen by US on
the trip were pulled off. A rodeo is
sur some novelty for US Fasteners,
Gas we were all termed by our hosts)
but they lose none of their novelty,
evidently, by the large crowds of To-
cal people they attract, as the crowd
was an, extremely large one. Dennis
informed us that everybody within
fifty to se~venty-five miles was there
and had been for the past three days;
some of them even for a greater
length of time than that. AS the
town is on an Indian reservation, Lo,
his wife and myriad of kids were
very much in evidence; some in autos
while others brought their homes-at
their tents. 1t was an inter
sight to see these aboriginies
with their fantastic CARDS and peculiar
customs. Time sufficed after the
close of the program for us to see a
portion of the town and call at their
fine hotel. Dennis has a responsible
and renumerative position with the
company, enjoys good health
and is contented with this as his
nome. He says it has more good
ooking girls than any town he was
in, but he seems as immune
rom matrimony as when he called
Winchester his home. He promised
visit here this fall.
"Within less than 100 miles of the
border of Montana, at the
own of Wolf Point, one comes upon
me of the most interesting places in
lorthern Notwithstanding not
My from an historical standpoint,
tut from an agricultural one. The
own is on the Fort Peck Indian res
..rvation, is a division point of the
treat Northern railway, and has trib-
ltary to one of the best agricultural
ections in the state. Away back,
the white man, except the trad
r, was almost unknown in that sec
ion. it was not only the home of the
red man, but was one of their fav-
rite hunting grounds. 1t was named
.ecause on a rocky eminence in plain
lew of the town, wolves gathered
nd howled, and the Indians named
hat Wolf Point, the white men
the name for the town.
"It has grown from a town of 800
eople in 1910 to 2100 people today.
It an early day it was a steamboat
An Indian burial ground
a pioneer trading post are pict-
rescue reminders of the West Of
n earlier day.
"The reservation was thrown open
settlement a number of years ago,
lie Indians were given allotments,
nd the settlers came in. These set
ers are scattered generally over the
sservation, being engaged in grain
and stock raising in most
art. There are several sections in
hich the conditions are particularly
avorable to dairying, and that in
ustry is growing very rapidly.
"There are many thousands of
cres that may still be obtained by
either by purchase from the
overnment at a low price, or the
.rchase of Indian allotments. The
ovation is 1000 feet, and some of
lie best corr grown in Montana is
by both Indians and white
Each year q fair is held at
hich Indian and white farmers com
ete. At the fair in 1921, there were
kcellent displays not only of the
and grasses and fine livestock,
1T alos of cantaloupes, watermelons,
and the mall fruits.
1T also grains and grasses and fine
vestock, but also of cantaloupes,
atermelans, tomatoes and the small