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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-03-08
RURAL CORRESPONDENCE
From Our Rural Patrons

attended and they all report a good
time.
Fred Mccartney is improving rap
idly after a severe attack of the f1r
and pneumonia.
John Crockett is now on his place
preparing for springs work.
Bob S%teffenson has returned from
his trip near Fargo, N. D., but not
alone. We all join in wishing him
and his bride a happy and prosper
Gus married life.
Russell Hanson helped R. H. Wiers
butcher three hogs Monday.
l.. A. Styer was a visitor at Sand
Greek Monday.
Bill K~wasney, an employe on the
Styer farm, was a caller at Drib-
nenki's Sunday night.
Charles Styer started for Wolf
Point Saturday but turned back on
account of river conditions. Mr..
Styer was forced to swim last spring
but this time forgot his bathing suit.
Clarence Chamberlain is still on the
sick list.
Art Mccartney spent the weekend
at Sand Creek.
Evelyn Bakken is employed at the
Prairie Elk store.
The Thornburg family is still on
he sick list. Mrs. Thornburg doesn't
to improve.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-03-08

holder. For the further purpose of
for~eclosing all the rights, interests
and claims of all of the defendants
in and to the premises described III
said mortgage, to-wit: Lot 7 of block
35 in the Original Townsite of Wolf
Point, with all the tenements, here
ditaments and appurtenances therein.
And for the further purpose of Sc
curing a judgment against the de-
PENDANT J. E. Mcdonald on said note
in the sum of $162.6O and interest
thereon at 6 per cent per annum
from February 2, 1922, the amount
still due on said note, for $266.58
and interest thereon at 10 per cent
per annum from March 1, 1923,
money advanced on prior encum
ORANGES on said premises and taxes,
for $500 reasonable attorneys fees
and for plaintiffs costs. All of which
nor fully appears by plaintiffs veri-
fed complaint on file herein to which
reference is hereby made for further
particulars.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 7th day of March,
1928.
THOS. R. FORBES, Clerk.
Witnes my hand and the seal of
H. A. %Schoening
Plaintiffs Attorney Sat
Wolf Point, Montana.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-03-08
WIDE AWAKE-PIONEER
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An apron social and program by
the Wide Awake and Pioneer schools
assisted by outsiders, will be given
Friday evening, March 16, at the
Pioneer school, at 1880. Each basket
sold must contain a sample of its
owners apron, and prizes will be
awarded for the best and the poorest
hemming done on these aprons by
those purchasing baskets. The pro-
ceeds will be used to buy basket balls
for both schools. Everyone is cor
daily invited to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick and children
visited at the A. F. Toavs home on
Sunday.
The party at the Wide Awake
school, given as a reward for 20
days of perfect behavior, was well
attended. After many lively games
and a lunch, the visitors, prompted
by various motives, passed a resolu-
ton that the pupils be transformed
into cherubs, so to remain until the
close of school.
The Walter family spent Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Toavs.
Harvey Miller spent the past week
in Wolf Point on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Olson and
Ordean Olson called at the A. F.
Toavs home last week.
A. F. Toavs made a trip to town in
his Ford Saturday, assisted by the
March lamb.
John Wiebe and sons Alvin and
Arnold, were visitors at the Fachner
home last week.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-03-08

There were only 1883, 900 horses
on farms of the United States on
January l., 1928. This total was
smaller by 200, 900 than on the first
of January, 1922.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-03-08
SAND CREEK
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H. C. Hanson has been home the
past week and seems to be improving
rapidly.
Bruce Mcmahon is helping Chas.
Styer move his barn this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Geer are the
proud parents of a girl born the first
of March.
Dudley F. Cash, an old Sand Creek
resident, who has been i'll the last
two weeks, is improving.
The dance at Williamson's was well
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-03-08
PIETY HILL NEWS

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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

Miss Carol: Joyce Booth as Nancy,
Aunt Polly's maid. Irene Hubbard
as Aunt Polly Harrington, Polly.
Annals Aunt. Edouard Dolce as Jack
Pendleton, the King of the Castle
next door. Percy Barbat as DR..
Chiffon, friend OF the entire neigh
borhood, Craig Neslo rs Becker. PEN
dleton's butler and Bentley Wallace
as the chauffeur.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
PRINCESS.

The Little Church Around the Cor
ner,' adapted from Marion Russell's
novel, will be shown ON the Princess
screen this week.
The picture is somewhat mislead-
ing in name as it is neither about the
famous church OF that name in New
York nor is it religious story as
the name would also imply. Instead
it deals with the great coal mines of
America and the only meaning of the
title is young man of earnest
thoughts that conducts church in
this wild mining town known as THE
Little Church Around the Corner"
This picture includes an all star
cast, Claire Windsor. Kenneth Har-
land, Hobart Bosworth. Walter
Long. Alec Francis. Pauline Stark,
George Cooper, Margaret Sedon, Win
ter Hall and Cyril Chadwick.
Besides the feature, picture the
Princess Hot Shots have an entirely
new program of jazz as has George
Cornell in the way of popular songs
and the feature picture this week is
unusually good, starring Snub Pollard
in Hook, Line and Sinker." Also
on the program are the latest Aesops
Fables and current News reel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
RIALTO.

In Charlie Chaplin's great six
cylinder "side-buster, y TITLES Pune.
strred Romance" Chaplin outdoes
Whaplin-that's all there is to it.
His marvellous right-footed skid is
fbere and il seems to make no differ
saee whether he has under him rough
lbigwa- or parlor floor. 1t is just as
Sunny in the last reel as it is in the
FIRST. Marie Dressler. the famous wo-
man OF the legitimate comedy stage,
viays opposite Chaplin, and the two
fpnstitute a rare team of funmakers.
Mabel NoEmand is the third principal
IN the large cast. Mack Swain the
fousth and Chester Conklin the fifth.
In addition 10 "Tillie's Punctured
1fomance,' 1.-The Women He Mar
rled.' featuring Anita Stewart will
be- shown on the Rialto screen.
- Fred Niblo, who made "The Three
Musketeers" and THE Mark of
Zorro" directed "The Women He
Married" and, in addition to keeping
" the snap and life that marked the
original play, he injected some pep
and dramatic touches Of his own. The
Picture has the air of finesse and
ttlcnaor which are characteristic Of
tbs directors work. The east is ex-
fcllent the story strong and consist
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

indeed. are the ingredients which 60
into the character portrayed by
Hires. Between lodging love-struck
girl. escaping assaults, of gang OF
plotting uprisers in a foreign country
and planning how he will win the
hand of the girl he loves, Mr.. Hires
has one of the funniest and fastest
comedy dramas Of the photoplay year.
Opening in New York City the
stores becomes rapid whirl of ex-
citing. situations. A generous pro-
poration Of ocean scenes and n climax
that takes place in Santa Dinero. a
Latin-American country. where the
natives are in the throes of reyolu.
ton. furnish backgrounds of unusual
variety. The government is saved
from the revolutionary gang who seek
to establish a rule of their own by
Mr.. Billings. Before restoring order
in the country Mr.. Billings faces
death several times and almost loses
the girl of his heart.
A comedy entitled "Hazel from
HOLLYWOOD and the latest Mutt and
Jeff comedy round out the program.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
GRAND.

Tom O'Keefe and his "Follies of
- have many changes and sur
prises for their patrons this week.
The most important changes for the
summer policy are the additions of
many new girls to. the already large
chorus and although some changes in
the principles so that new faces and
new costumes and of course two new
musical sketches will be seen at this
playhouse each week.
Frank Bryant, one of the most
popular managers in the city who is
now in charge of the Grand, made
the announcement in taking over the
management of. the house that
throughout the summer the Grand
would continue its regular advanced
poilcy OF continuous musical comedy
and vaudeville at every performance
starting Mt noon and lasting to near
midnight.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
ROYAL.

AT the Royal for fiesta week Miss
Edna Park and her players will in
troduce play fitting for the occasion
in "Pollyanna" known as the glad
play. The story of "Pollyanna- is
about a little girl with much money
in her own right who has been left
in charge OF some crooked admins
traitors of heQtstate, all without lit
tie "Pollyannasv knowledge, for she
has been raised more as a servant
than as daughter Of the rich. even
being denied many necessities of life.
The action of the piece opens. in
the setting room OF her Aunt Polly's
home in a New England village on
a summer afternoon and from there
the action carries us to the library
of John Pendleton some weeks later
and il is while here that she really
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
PALACE.

Rex Ingram's where the Pavement
Ends. Mr.. and Mrs. Carter De Haven
in two reel comedy, Say 1t With
Diamonds" the Sheehan Opertatic
Quartet and music by Don Felice and
his noted orchestra. are the attractions
at the Palace this week.
In Where the Pavement Ends" is
the story of a young girl missionary.
She was quite alone and young; and
the tropic nights. so alive with the
pulse of life, quickened her longing for
love.
Alice Terry plays the part of the
missionary i'll this picture and Ramon
Novarro the one to symbolic love TO
her. Both have taken prominent parts
in other plays. Miss Terry in The
Prisoner of Zenda" and Mr.. Noyarro
in thrilling Women.
William :. Gilbert's merry story of
10 Ko, the lord high executioner of
Japan, who fears the sight of blood
and yet must, execute at least one
criminal a year in order TO hold his
position, and Arthur Sullivan's de-
lightful musical score is another at
traction on the Palace bill.
Joseph Sheehan and his quartet are
offering a short revival of The
Mikado.' Written in 1885, as the
ninth in the series of operas in which
the two talented men collaborated.
The Mikado' remains today the most
popular Of sthem all.
The Palace symphony Orchestra
under Don Felice, will have for its
overture this week "The Fortune Tell
err" Selections from this comic
opera are by the noted American COM
poser, Victor Herbert. The Palace
Topics of the Day, Weekly Review
and tours will complete the pro-
gram.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
MAJESTIC.

Picking Peaches featuring Bes-
sic Barriscale, equally well known in
the .speakies, as she is in the movies.
and as thoroughly at home on the
spoken stage as she is on the studio
set. headlines the bill this week. She
plays four different parts, each an
entirely different Characterization.
The turn is described as an elaborate
one, giving Miss Barriscale ample OPP
portunity TO display her versatility
and talents.
Howard Hickman, who wrote the
playlet takes three different parts dur
: ing the action of the play. The COM
pany is composed of five people, all
said to be well fitted TO the parts
assigned them.
Lyons and Yosco. masters of the
F., patrician harp and the poetic violin.
also appear ON the bill as bright
I feature. This pair, always entertain
Z Jug and agreeable with their musical
instruments and vocal offerings, are
expected 10 make quite hit.
Mistakes viii Happen" featuring
the famous gentlemanly tramp come
dian. Billy Arlington, will take n
prominent part on this weeks bill.
2 Arlington's Characterization are al
ways absurd, but always funny, and
that's all that is necessary for good
vaudeville. He is assisted by COM
pany of four.
ssr Feminine youth will grace the stage
for the week in the person OF Nattylee
.Lippard, whose billing proclaims her
"a singer offering "A Cycle of Songs"
sher own conception of what goes TO
make excellent entertainment for
vaudeville audience. 1t is said Miss
,Iippard has not only an unusually
Wonderful voice but beauty as well.
" The Wheeler Trio. excellent aero
bats and tumblers offer a novel act
i'm which many new stunts are
pulled.
:. Canova's Plastic Posing Dogs, close
the vaudeville part of the program.
These dogs are said TO pose as nerve
.lessly as carved statues and and show
sehe results of much hard work in
itheir training.
Several short reels compose the pic
.fire program, The Cobbler" and
-four Gang" among them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
EMPIRE.

The Moscow Artists will appear in
person in a series Of eight original
acts in addition to the picture. aMr.
billings Spends His Dime" at the
Empire this week. This act is known
as the Chouve Souris and has been
rum ng in the East and has created
quite a sensation. VI
walter Hires. successor of Fatty
Arbuckle is featured in "Mr. Billings
spends His Dime" This picture is
a romantic adventure of clerk max
ing twenty dollars week. when the
picture opens. A rare combination.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
RIvOLI.

The Kick Back" said to be one
of the best Western pictures seen here
in recent years. will be shown at the
Rivoli Theater Sunday. Harry Carey
takes the leading part.
In addition to the feature picture
screaming comedy, the late Aesops
Fables and organ music complete a
program of real entertainment value.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
At the Theaters

ent and the climax surprise that
nicely tops off the suspense leading
up 10 it.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

Beautiful Roseiawn Cenetery, not a
graveyard. a beautiful, well kept burial
park. Crockett l6SS.-tAdv.l
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
TRADE BODY IN
PETERSBURG
MEETS
New City Manager, DR.. Viii
liam F. Drewry. Makes
First Address.

PETERSBURG, Va. Dec "a
The annual meeting of the Peters
burg Chamber of Commerce was
held in the auditorium and was
largely attended. DIR. Joseph H.
Smith presided for the last time as
president of the organization, which
office he has filled for the past
year. In his farewell address to
the chamber, DIR. Smith stated that
he was unable to give proper time
10 the discharge of the duties of
the office and for this reason he
deemed it best to resign.
His successor will be elected by
the board of directors of the cham
Der. Interesting reports from vari-
GUS departments of the chamber,
showing it's activities during the
past twelve months, were read. The
meeting closed with the first public
address by DIR. William F. Drewry
since his election to the city coun-
Gil as city manager of Petersburg,
succeeding Louis Brownlow.
DIR. Drewry briefly outlined what
his policy would he in the admins
fration of the affairs of the city. He
will enter office January /. The of
flee pays a salary of $4,000. DR..
Drewry has been superintendent Of
the Central State Hospital, an Insti-
tuition for the care of the colored in
sane of the State, located in Dinwid-
die camp, three miles from Peters
burg, for the last twenty-five years
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
BANKERS ASKED
To AID RAIL
REFUNDS
Cooperation Required to
Tighten Interest Rate on
Outstanding Bonds.
By MUNROE ROBERTS.
Copyright. 1923. by cosmopolitan
News Service.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Inveut.
ment bankers win be requested 10
cooperate, early next year in q
movement to tighten the interest
burden Of nubmer OF prominent
industrial and railroad companies.
by distributing new issues of bonds
at lower interest rates to refund or
buy up. the outstanding issues bear
ing higher coupon rates than was
customary before the war.
The gain to the companies con.
cerned will come through two dis
distinct channels: First, in provid-
ing funds to exercise the "cal,,
privilege on outstanding issues, the
effect of which VIII be to exchange
low-coupon bonds for high-coupon
issues, which otherwise might run
for many more years; second, In
purchasing in the open market the
bonds of nearby maturities. thereby
effecting considerable saving over
the regular methods of redemption
Many progressive industrial COM
panies take advantage Of slump
in the market to purchase such ma
turtles.
The extent of the saving involved
IN reIlHanClnS per cent issue
with per cent bond, when con
ditions permit, may be realized
from the fact that a per cent re-
duction in interest rates on q
$10,000.000 bond issue is $10O,0 d
year.
Many OF the railroad companies
have received loans from the Gov
eminent revolving fund, created
when the roads were turned back
to private ownership. On these
loans they pay annual interest Of
per cent, their requests for re-
ductfon of interest chagres having
been refused by Treasury officials.
It viii, therefore, be greatly to
their advantage to fund these loans
through the bond market, provided
their credit rating is such as to
facilitate the sale of new per cent
bonds. The Pennsylvania railroad,
which will attempt to refund
Government per cent loan OF
$4,000, 900 through the bond market
BIZ floating new per cent issue
will, If successful, effect an annual
saving Of $5O0,0O0
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
SEEK MAN WHO ABANDONED
BABY'S BODY IN CITY ALLEY

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. "a
The police are seeking a man who
was seen to enter an alley at Thir-
teenth and Walnut streets early
last Sunday with a bundle under
his arm. The bundle when opened
by residents of that section on
Wednesday was found to contain the
body of a white infant, about three
weeks old. According to a physician,
who examined the body, a knife
had been used on the child.
Several persons using the alley
kicked the bundle about, unaware
Of its contents until it was opened
by a woman.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
MOTOR AND OIL
+. STOCKS SHOW
STRENGTH
Speculative Interest at Low
Ebb as Result of Holt
day Spirit.
By H. j. DUIZEND
Copyright, 1928. by Cosmopolitan


NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Specula-
hive interest was at low ebb in the
first two hours trading on the
stock exchange today. Business,
although marked by firmness, show
cd further contraction, which was
virtually inevitable in view of the
holiday spirit prevailing in the
financial district. The list, in gen.
eral, was a narrow trading PROPOSE
ton with the recognized leaders
holding close to previous levels, but
with sufficient strength in widely
scattered issues to give the market
an upward appearance.
Taken in groups the oils and tho
motors displayed consistent strength
for which the favorable outlook for
1924 must be held responsible. Re-
cent offerings in the ptroleum Sec
ton, either for the purpose of
realizing on profits or establishing
tax losses, were absorbed with an
ease as to indicate accumulation
by important interest in anticipa-
ton of much higher prices in the
early months of next year. Marland
Oil assumed leadership. selling up
to So, a new high on the recovery
of six weeks ago. Chandler, WHY'S
Overland preferred and Mack Truck
were conspicuously strong in the
automobile division.
Shares of department stores were,
in good demand, in response to the
news contained in the monthly re-
view of the Federal Reserve agent
at New York that department store
sales in that district for the first
twenty days of December were
about per cent above the same
period last year, and that total sales
for the current year, with Decem-
Der sales partly estimated, exceeded
those of 1922 by 7.8 per cent. Ma
tional Lead spurted about points
in expectation of an extra cash or
stock disbursement. Among the
constructive features were Corn
Products, Cuyamel Fruit, American
Radiator, Computing Tabulating Re-
cording, Famous Players, and VII
son.
The railroad group was practically
deserted, but an upward tendency
was established in some of the high
priced issues, notably Atchison and
Union Pacific. Chicago and North
western was under pressure, hitting
q new low at 47A Call money re-
newed at 4& per cent.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Dec 24.-Grains were
weak at the start today.
Wheat started unchanged Il cent
lower, with houses with Eastern
connections the principal sellers. On
the break there was buying by ship.
ping interests and shorts.
Corn started 4 cent to % cent
lower and suffered further loss after
the opening. There appeared to be
liquidation in December and that
month showed most weakness after
the start.
Oats started unchanged to IA cent
lower, with small and featureless
trade.
AT Liverpool wheat closed the
short session there UNCHANGED to a
pence higher.
Opening prices in Chicago:
Wheat 49, December. $1O1as@h;
May, $l.O6 Y a e; July, $1.O51s.
Corn-December, 69h@4sc; May,
72B @73c; July, FAC.
Oats-May, 44%c; July. Axe.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
SCRANTON'S MAYOR WON'T
TAKE INCREASE IN PAY

SCRANTON, Dec. 24.-Asserting
that the interests of public safety
should not be sacrificed to wage
increases" Mayor John Durham an
nounces that he will not accept an
annual increase which city council
is said to have decided upon for
him beginning next year. Durham
said that other city employees, in
GLIDING firemen and policemen, re-
ceived but a Is per cent increase
from council and that he would not
accept anything higher than that
percentage.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
CALLS FOR CUT IN FARES
TO G, O. p. CONVENTION

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. "a
Application has been made to the
Passenger Agents Association OF the
United States for reduced railroad
rates to and from the Republican
national convention here in June, it
is announced by Col. Carmi A.
Thompson, chairman of the local
convention committee.
The committee of nine selected by
Colonel Thompson to name a COM
mittee of one hundred to engineer
and finance the convention held it's
first meeting. Three members were
selected as a committee to submit
a plan of organization at the next
meeting Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
BANDITS TAKE CAR, MONEY
AND CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

ALTOONA. Pa, Dec. 24.-While
on his way home, f. w. Martin, of
Bellefonte, was held up by two high
who forced him to get out of his
automobile at the point of a re-
volver, and he was robbed of be-
tween $45 and $50 in money.
AS trolley car approached the
bandits sprang into Martins car
and drove off. A suit of clothes
and some Christmas gifts were in
the tonneau. No trace of the high.
waymen has been found by the
police.