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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
TWO FOR MEETING
OF HOMESTEADERS
DIRECTORS ELECT DELEGATES
GREENFIELD TALKS OF
EDITORS TOUR

The special train carrying the tour
ing newspaper men who win attend
the summer convention of the Ma
tional Editorial Association, to be
held at Missoula July 10 to %, will
make special stop at Wolf Point
on their way home. And it is quite
probable that the editors viii be ac-
companied by President Harding, who
has given a conditional promise to
attend the convention.
This welcome news was conveyed
in talk to the directors of the Com
\ srsia1 Club today by Charles D.
Greenfield, Great Northern develop
ment agent for Montana.
Notice of a meeting of representa-
tives of the various parts of the Fort
Peck reservation, to be held at Balm
vile on April 10th having been re-
ceived, it was voted to send two dele
gates to cooperate in the efforts tow
ard securing relief measures in the
natter of land payments. j. B.
5witzer and Fred Rathert were Sc
ected as such delegates.
Those present at the meeting were
President Moore, Directors Flint. /
)avey, Heinze, Switzer, Stennes and
Secretary Gordon.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
COUNTY FAIR GETS
MISPLACED BY ERROR

The Herald wishes to acknowledge
an unfortunate error that slipped IN
to a story in last weeks issue. In
the first sentence of the story headed
'Poplar Pays Political Debt, County
Fair is the Prize" the name Culbert-
son should have been used instead
of Bainville, making the sentence
read: "The county fair is about to
be removed from Poplar where it
has been since it's inception a number
of years ago and is to be removed
to Culbertson in payment of Poplar's
political debt to that town for their
support in the county seat campaign
two years ago, if plans that are now
under way do not go wrong"
The operator who set the story,
having just set the credit at the head
"Valley Tribune, Bainville" appar-
entity had Bainville on his mind, and
the proof reader, not having seen the
story before, did not catch the mis-
take. The Herald wishes to make
its best apologies to The Tribune and
to Bainville.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
WORKMEN GIVE
PARTY FOR HOUGENs

A farewell party was given for
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Hougen at Ma
sonic hall Tuesday evening by mem
bers of the A. 0. U. W. lodge and
proved a pleasant occasion for the
large company gathered. The even
ing was devoted to cards. Those
present as well as others joined in
presenting Mr.. Hougen with hand
some emblem watch charm
Mr.. Hougen has been recorder Of
the Workman lodge ever since it
was organized and has been unus-
ually faithful and efficient in the
position. The lodge will be very
fortunate if it secures another as
good. Mr.. and Mrs. Hougen expect
to leave for Chelan, Wash, some
time during the present month, where
Mr.. Hougen will take position in
bank.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
SOUTHSIDE FARMER
CAVING BANK AT COAL MINE
KILLS ARTHUR TWITCHELL
NEAR BONN

Arthur Twitchell, a farmer about
As, was killed March 80 at a coal
mine near Bonin postofice. Mr..
Twitchell went to the mine for a
load of coal and was using a team
and scraper at the foot Of the high
cut bank that exposes the coal vein.
A great quantity of earth fell from
the top of the bank and buried him.
His team broke loose leaving pieces
of the reins which were around the
drivers shoulders reaching out of
the earth to mark the spot where
the victim had been struck down.
The family, believing that the
father had stopped at a neighbours
for the night did not become iarm-
ed until the next day, when search
was made and the body found It
was brought to Oswego, where L, n.
Clayton took it in charge and brought
it here for preparation. The family
took it to Forsyth where services
win be held on Wednesday conduct
ed by the Modern Woodman lodge.
Mr.. Twitchell was a highly re
spected and successful farmer, who
had resided in his neighborhood for
a number of years. He leaves a
wife ard four children and two
brothers, James G. and William A.,
both of whom reside in the same
part of the country.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
WOLF CREEK WILD
MISSOURI IS TAME

Spring, the genuine article, and
April were ushered in together and
the first days of the month have brou-
ght showers and the breaking up of
the streams. Wolf Creek was rag
ing torrent for several days and has
done more than the usual amount of
damage. The bridge at the John
Longfox place and the one on the
Oswego road were both taken out
and the steel bridge on the county
road about seven miles up the creek
is reported seriously damaged; one
of the piers being moved out of
place. A considerable part Of the
long grade leading to the bridge has
been washed out. The county bridge
over Touley Greek is also reported
in bad shape with deep sag in the
middle.
Tuesday night the ice moved down
the Missouri at this point doing
very quiet clean job of it with no
gorges and very little overflow. The
ferry has been put in the river but
the landing on the south side IS
still impossible.
In moving down the river the ice
formed a gorge just below Poplar
which flooded that portion Of the
5own along the railroad track on both
sides of the track. Today iC is re-
ported that a big gorge is forming
near Trenton, few miles across
he Dakota line. !
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
FIIRREMEEN IREIMlEN ELECT NEW ME-
OFFICERS HOWE CHIEF

At the annual election of officers
of the Wolf Point Volunteer Fire
Department, the following were
made officers for the ensuing year:
Chief, C. E. Howe; Assistant
Chief, W. B. Dewitt; Secretary
treasurer, w. V. D. Chapman.
The following positions were filled
by appointment. Hose Co. No. l,
Captain, c. Schenkenberger; Nozzle
man, A. J. Mcpherson, l. B Butler
Emil Sund.
Hose Co. No. 2, Captain, Ben Bale
rud; Nozzlemen, Ted Stennes, G. C.
Heller; Hydrantman, Joe Klinkham-
mer.
Hose truck driver, w. F. McCon-
non, assistant driver, | 3. Butler
Fire Marshal, Todd Shamley.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
ORCHESTRA EN-
TERTAINED

The orchestra of the Methodist
church and Mr. and Mrs. Allen were
entertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Jelley last Saturday even
ing. The evening was spent in Wis
iting and practice, and at Il p. m.
a two-course luncheon was served
by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Jelley
expressed their appreciation to the
orchestra for the good music these
young people render at the church
services and the young people in
turn gave the host and hostess vote
of thanks for the delightful evening
spent in their home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
BECOME CITIZENS

Among those who were natural
lied as American citizens at Poplar
on Wednesday of this week, were
several Wolf Point men, Bernt Iver-
son, August Hoch, BAIL Zemo, AL
bert Langlie and o. T. Kjellingmark.
o. c. Johnson, A. J. Isachsen, G. H.
Flint, j. 0. Garden, H. B. Mason and
Stone Carlson were among those
who appeared as witnesses.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
5AND CREEK WOMAN
DIES VERY SUDDENLY Y

Last Thursday morning Ray Nc
Nett, Sand Greek farmer, drove his
children to school and returned home
to find his wife had died during his
absence. Mrs. McNett, who was a
young woman, had been afflicted with
heart trouble for several vars and
just before her death is said to have
had slight attack of throat trouble
which was not regarded as serious
According to reports a coroner's in
quest was held but particulars are
lacking.
The funeral services and burial
were held at Circle.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
GREAT OUTDOORS STORY
TN THE SILENT CALI"

Ever since Jack London created
the demand for outdoor animal stor-
les with "The Call of the Wild and
and the motion picture has become
a general form of entertainment, fans
have been asking why the producers
Of motion pictures should not bend
their energies to satisfying this de-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
EASTERN STAR BANQUET

The members of the Eastern Star
lodge enjoyed very delightful ban
quet and social evening at the Ma
sonic Temple, Saturday evening, Apr.
], the occasion being the official visit
of the Grand Worthy Matron, Mrs.
Mary Stranahan, of Havre.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06

mand on the screen. They have sat
lsfied it and done it plentifully in
The Silent CALL" a production dis
trlbuted by Associated First Nation
al Pictures, Inc, which will come to
the Liberty for two day run. The
story is one that will satisfy the
heart of every one that feels in him
the unquenchable tugging of nature.
There's vista of mountains upon
mountains. There's an abundance
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06

About half a dozen voted for Ben
Anderson for alderman in the third
ward and J. H. Coffey, Adolph
Hauge and Carpenter" received one
each for alderman in the second
ward.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06
SCHOOL And CITY
ELECTION RESULTS
MOORE is MAYOR-COUNCIL is
5O-5O-SCHOENING AND JEL-
LEY SCHOOLMEN

It's a good season for hobs, but
the statement has nothing to do with
''fappers" or styles in hair cuts.
Bob" Moore is the new mayor of
Wolf Point and "Bob' Jelley was
elected school trustee along with
Harry Schoening, by decisive vote.
Mr.. Jelley is Great Northern engi-
neer.
There was an unusual interest in
both the school and city elections and
the largest vote by more than two
to one was cast Saturday for school
officers ever recorded at an election
in this district. The poll list at the
closing hour totaled 528.
Out of the field of five candidates
Schoening and Jelley were chosen by
decisive majorities. Two of the can
didates, Frank Bliss and J. B. We'll
zenbach were nominated by the Labor
League. Schoening proved himself
the best vote getter and had plural
ity of 33 over the next high candi-
,data Ta11nu Tho totals.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-04-06

The city election on Monday
brought out a fair quota of voters
but not as many as Saturdays con-
test This was largely due to the
fact that many found they were not
registered for the municipal cleo
ton Registration is not required for
school elections. The rural vote also
made quite a difference.
The contest for the honor of be-
ing mayor Of the city for the next
two years was the only one that
proved at all close. R. ]. Moore's
majority over Alderman Bert Lynn
was 36.
John Carpenter won for alderman
in the first ward over VIII Johnson,
although the latter made good
showing and ran ahead of his ticket.
Walter Chapman was high man in
the second ward, leading his ticket.
Bert Lynn had strong following
in all wards but made the best show
ing in his own precinct, the third,
where he pulled nearly 80 per cent
of the votes.
w. L. Young in the second and |
Grover Heller in the third were with
out opposition on the ballot but a
few sticker votes were cast fer j. w.
Voorhees, and Ben Anderson.
Landlord Moore was strongest in
his own bailiwick, the first, where he
received 70 per cent of the vote cast.
The Vote By Wards
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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-24

grandfather WINS n colonel nt the end
OF the Clyll war, though he went into
It as n private, like Ramsey He died
when Ramsey wns nbOut' twelve; but
Ramsey remembers him he wns talk
Ing OF him n little the night before he
enlisted"
Dora mude n gesture Of desplIring
protest. "YOu don't understand !"
"Whnt Is II don't understand"
"Rnmsey! know why he went
and It's Just killing mel"
Fred looked at her grnvcly. II don't
think you need worry about IT," he
snid. "'fhere's nothing about his go
Ing that you are responsible for"
She repeated her despairing gesture,
"You don't understand, But It's no
use. II doesn't help my to try to talk
OF II, though thought maybe II would,
somehow She went little nearer
the dormtory entrance, leaving him
where he wns. then turned. ~ sup.
Jose you won't see himf'
~ don't know. Most probably not
TIL we mcet--lf we should-ln France.
don't know where he's stationed and
I'm going with the avation--if It's
ever ready And he's with the regu.
lars he'll probably be among the first
to go over"
~ Sec" She turned sharply away,
calling back over her shoulder In n
choked voice. "rhnnk you. Good.by !"
But Fred's heart had melted: gazing
after her, he'saw that her proud young
head Ind lowered now, and thnt her
shoulders were moving convulsively |;
he ran after her and caught her MS she
began slowly to ascend the dormitory
steps.
"See here he cried. Don't"
She lifted wet face. mo, no! He
went In bitterness because told him
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-24

new and greater p0rient. The ihces
Of men lost driven look besetting
them In the days of bndgered waiting,
and instead of that heavy apprehen-
sion one saw the look mems faces must
have worn In i770 and 1901, and the
history of the old days grew clearer
In the new. The President went to
the congress, and the true Indictment
he made there reached soothing Pots
dam with nm unspoken prophecy some
what chilling even to Potsdam, one
guesses--and then through an April
night went almost quietly the steady
word: we were ut war with Germany,
The bugles sounded across the cont
nent; drums and flies played up and
down the city streets and In town and
village squares and through the coun.
trysides. Family in all ears there was
multitudinous noise like distant,
hoarse cheering and sound
like that was what Dora Yocum heard,
one night, as she sat lonely in her
room. The bugles and iifes and drums
had been heard about the streets of
the college town, that day and she
thought she must die Of them, they
hurt her so, and now to be haunted by
this imaginary cheering
She started. Was 1t Imaginary?
She went downstairs and stood upon
the steps Of the dormitory in the open
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-24
CHAPTER XVI.

That thunder in the soil, at first too
deep within 1t to be audible, had come
to the surface now and gradually be-
came heard as the thunder of million
feet upon the training grounds. The
bugles rang sharper; the drums and
flies of town and village and country
side were the drums and flies of a
war that came closer and closer to
every hearth between the two oceans.
All the old symbols became symbols
bright and new, as If no one had ever
seen them before. America" was like n
new word, and the song America"
was like new song. All the dusty
blatancies Of Grating candidates, seek
ing to rouse bored auditors with "the
old flag; all the mechanical patriotics
of school and church and club; all
these time-worn, faced things leaped
suddenly into living color. The flag
became brilliant and strange to see
strange with meaning that seemed
new, meaning long known, yet never
known till now.
And so hearts that thought they
knew themselves came upon ambushes
Of emotion and hidden indwellings of
spirit not guessed before Dora Yo-
cum, listening to the "Star-Spangled
Banner" sung by children Of lmmi-
grants to an out-of-tunc old piano in
mission clubroom, in Chicago, found
herself crying with a soul.shaking
heartiness in a way different from 9TH
err ways that she had cried. Among
the many things she thought of then
was this: That the banner the chill
dren were singing about was in dan
ger The great country, almost con-
tinent, had always seemed so untouch-
able, so safe and sure; she had never
been able to conceive OF II hostile
power mighty enough to shake or even
jar 1t. And since so great and funda-
mental thing could not be injured a
war for its defense had appeared to
be, in her eyes, not only wicked but
ridiculous At last, less and less
vaguely, she had come to comprehend
something of the colossal German
threat and the shadow that touched
this bright banner of which the immi-
grants children plped so briskly In the
mission clubroom.
She began to understand. though
she could not have told just why, or
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-24
vAsHoN ISLAND NEWS RECORD

nation, and the warning | utter has
been made necessary by what took
place yesterday and today, Yesterday
morning, student In the Junior class
enlisted ms Il private In the United
States regular army, Far be 1t from
me TO doplOre his course In so doing;
he spoke to me nbolTl II, and In such
way that | felt had no right to dis
sunde him. | told him that II would
be preferable for college men to walt
until they could 30 as officers, and,
aside from the fact Of greater pres.
tige, urged That men OF education
could perhaps be more useful In that
capacity. He replied that If he We're
useful enough as private commits
sion might In time come his way, and,
as say, did not feel at liberty to at.
tempt discussion. He left to join n
regiment to which he had been AZ
signed, and many Of you were at the
station to bid him farewell.
'But enthusiasm may be too con-
tagi0us; even II great und inspiring
motive may work for harm, and the
university must not become a desert.
In the twenty-four hours since that
young man went to Join the army last
night, one hundred and eleven Of our
young men students have left our
walls; elghty-four Of them went Off to.
gether ut three o'clock to catch M
eust-bound train at the junction and
enlist for the navy at Newport. We
are, say, in danger Of a stampede"
He spoke on, but Dora was not lis.
tening; she had become obsessed by
an idea which seemed to be carrying
her to the border Of tragedy. When
the crowd poured forth from the build.
Ing she went with 1t mechanically,
and paused in the dark outside. She
spoke to n girl whom she did not
know.
81 beg your pardon"
"Yes?
81 wanted to ask: Do you know
who was the student Doctor Crows
spoke OFF mean the one that was
the first to enlist, and that they were
cheering last night when he went away
to be private in the United States
army. Did you happen to hear his
nnme?"
Eyes, he was Junior"
"Who was it?"
Ramsey Milholland."
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-24

has to win his freedom from himself
men in the light have to fight against
men in the dark :. That light Is the
answer We had the light that
made us never doubt"
long while Dora sat with the let
ter in her hand before she answered it
and took 1t upon her heart to wear.
That was the place for it, since 1t was
already within her heart, where he
would find It when he came home
again. And she beheld the revelation
sent to her. This ordinary life of Ram
sey's was but the outward glintng of
high and splendid spirit, as high and
splendid as earth can show. And yet
1t was only the life of an everyday
American boy. The streets of the
town were full, now, of boys like Ram
sey.
At first they were Just boys In uni.
form; then one saw that they were
boys no more.
They were soldiers.
1.-THE END.l
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big crowd of 'em down there One of
our students enlisted today, and
they're givin' him a send-off. Listen
to 'em, how they do cheer. He's the
first one to 60"
She went back to her room, SILVER
ing and spent the next day in bed
with an aching head. She rose in the
evening, however, handful had been
slid under her door at five O'Clock, call
ing a MASS Meeting of the univer-
sity at eight, and she felt it her duty
to go; but when she got to the great
hall she found seat in the dimmest
corner, farthest from the rostrum.
The president of the university adj
dressed the tumultuous many hundreds
before him, for tumutuous they were
until he Quieted them, He talked to
them soberly of patriotism, and called
upon them for collaboration and lit
tie patience" There was danger of a
stampede he said, and he and the rest
of the faculty were in measure re-
sponsible to their fathers and mothers
for them.
you must keep your heads" he
said. God knows, do not seek to
Judge your duty in this gravest mo-
ment of your lives, nor assume to tell
you what you must or must not do.
But by hurrying into service now, with
out careful thought or consideration,
you may impair the extent Of your
possible usefulness to the very cause
you are so anxious to serve, Hundreds
of you are taking technical courses
which should be completed-at least
to the end of the term in June. In
structors from the United States army
are already on the way here, and mill
tary training will be begun at once
for all who are physically eligible and
of acceptable age, A special course
will be given in preparation for flying,
and those who wish to become aviators
may enroll themselves for the course
at once
81 speak to you In crisis of the
uniyerstys life, as well as that Of the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-24
CHAPTER XIV.

Fred Mitchell, crossing the campus
one morning, ten days later, saw Dora
standing near the entrance of her dor
mitory, where he would pass her un.
less he altered his course; and as he
drew nearer her and the details Of her
face grew into dlstlnctness he was In
dlgnant with himself for feeling less
and less indignation toward her in pro.
portion to the closeness Of his APP
proach. The pity that came over him
was mingled with an unruly admira.
ton, causing him to wonder what un.
patriotic stuff she could be made of.
She was marked, but not whipped; she
still held herself straight under all the
hammerlng and cutting which, to his
knowledge, she had been getting.
She stopped him, "for only mo.
ment,' she said, adding with wan
proudness: "That is, If you're not one
Of those who feel that I shouldn't be
spoken to?"
no" said Fred, stiffly. II may
share their point Of view, perhaps, but
don't feel called upon to obtrude It
on you in that Manner
II see," she said, nodding. 1--WE
wanted to speak with you about Ram
sey."
"All right"
She bit her lip, then asked, abrupt
ly: what made him do it2"
ENLIST as private with the regu-
lars?"
mo. What made him enlist at all?'
"Only because he's that Sort" Fred
returned briskly. "He may be mex
plicable to people who believe that his
going out to fight for his country Is
the same thing as going out to CON-
NIT a muir"
She lifted her hand. Couldn't
you-"
II beg your pardon" Fred said at
once. "Fm sorry, but don't know just
how to explain him to you"
"WhyW
He laughed, alphabetically. "Well,
you see, MS l understand it, you don't
think it's possible for person to have
something within him that makes him
care so much about his country that
he"
"Waitl" she cried. Don't you think
I'm willing to suffer little rather
than to see my country in the wrong7
Don't you think I'm doing it?"
We'll, don't want to be rude but,
of course, 1t seems to me that you're
suffering because you think you know
more about what's right and wrong
than anybody else Does
"Oh, no. But L"
1--WE wouldn't get anywhere, prob
ably, by arguing It," Fred said. "You
asked me-"
~ asked you to tell me why he en-
listed"
"The trouble is, don't think can
tell that to anybody who needs an an
swer He just went, of course. There
isn't any question about 1t. / always
thought he'd be the first to CO."
"Oh, moi" she said,
"Yes always thought SOL
81 think you were mistaken" she
said, decidedly. at was special rea-
son--tc make him act so cruelty"
"'Cruelly' y Fred cried.
at wasr"
"Cmcl to whom?'
"Ch. to his mother-to his family.
To have him 60 off that way, without
n word"
ooh, no he'd been HOMIE" Fred cor
rected her. "He went home the Satur
day before he enlisted, and settled 1t
with them. They're all broken up, of
course; but when they saw he'd made
up his mind, they quit opposing him,
and think they're proud Of him about
It, maybe, in spite of feeling anxious.
You see, his father was an artillery
man in the war with Spain, and his