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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-02
NEWSPAPERS TO GET
BETTER MAIL SERVICE

As result of several months of
investigation and study by experts of
the Post Office Department, Post.
master General New today issued the
first definite, concise and complete
program that has ever been put out
by the Department for the mailing
transmission and delivery Of news.
papers.
This order is most important. 1t
is far reaching. 1t gives the same ex
petition to newspapers ras is accorded
to first class mail. The order is the
result Of painstaking effort on the
part Of the Post Office inspectors, un
der the direction OF First Assistant
Postmaster General Bartlett. Care
fully worded and minute instructions
have been issued to all employees en-
gagged in handling the mails, SO that
there will be no possibility OF mlsun
derstandino the Importance of get
ting newspapers to the reader with
a minimum Of delay.
The essence of the order is that
newspapers shall not be mixed with
parcels post at any point IN their
dispatch from the publishers offices
until their delivery to the addresses
Papers shall be handled by them
selves, and kept III constant transit
not being sent to railway terminals to
be reworked In other words, they
are to be handled in the same manner
as first class mail.
An important feature of the order
is that no publication shall be given
any less efficient OF less expiditious
treatment than at present. That
means that publications other than
newspapers will not suffer one iota
from this progressive innovation,
made by the Post Office Department.
Another striking feature Of the or
der is the elimination of sacks OF mail
which are known to the business
world as linked mail" Sacks OF
mixed mail sometimes contain letters
papers and parcels post, and often
times the entire contents were treat
ed as parcels post. This order will
prevent O recurrence of that condl'
ton.
Another important feature Of the
order is that postmasters are required
to notify publishers in each instance
when they do not hit the dispatch
which they advertise to hit; also to
notify publishers when they are send
ing to wrcng addresses and to the ad-
dress Of deceased persons. Publish
ers will also be notified when they
are putting up their mail IN an IN
correct manner.
Under the new system, newspapers
will be made up in separate sacks
plainly labeled with the word, News
papers. If there are only few
copies of newspapers at the point OF
dispatch, they will be placed IN
pouches with first class mail or Ill
separate sacks, even though the sacks
are only partially filled
This order means much to the Am.
erican public. 1t is one Of the most
important and far reaching steps Ill
post office history. 1t is for the ben.
eft Of those who desire to. haye their
newspapers placed before them at as
early moment as possible. This
should keep both the city and rural
population in closer and quicker
touch with their several fields OF act
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
Public Reserve Square
Offered Free to County

special meeting of the city council was held Tues
day evening August 5th, with the mayor and Aldermen
johnson, Mcneil, Appelgren and Dewitt present The
mayor announced that the purpose of the meeting to
consider offering to the county through the board of
nssoners the free of block 26 of the original townste
Of Wolf Point for whatever length of time the county might
desire to use it for county purposes.
This block of ground, when the city plated by the
government designated for public park purposes
is conveniently located two blocks south of Main street
between First and Second east and west and be-
tween Custer and Dawson streets north and south This
land requires deed lease but by resolution of the
city authoes can be placed At the disposal Of the
for public purposes. City attorney Foor having gone
thoroughly into the legal status Of the matter advised the
council that the city grant the Of this block to the
county. 1t would virtually become the property of the
county without cost and without the complications that
sometimes attend transfer of title
The county commissioners were in session the day be-
fore and invitation had been given them to attend the
meeting of the council Commissioners Leeson and Young
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
CORN SHOW DATES
NOVEMBER l2-l3-l4
COUNTY AGENTS AND A. C. MEN
DECIDE THE QUESTION AT
GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY

The Northern Montana 1924 Corn
Show will be held November IL, IS
and IA, which falls on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Ever since the show was located
at Wolf Point there has been much
inquiry as to the exact dates, but on
account of the uncertainty of the
dates of certain other kindred af-
fairs the matter could not be deter
mined until yesterday when a meet
ing of the county agents of the nor
thern district was held at Glasgow.
The meeting was attended by Dan
Noble of this county, Murray Steb-
bins of Valley, Mr.. Gustafson of
Blaine, Mr.. Lantz of Hill, also
j. c. Taylor, state county agent
leader, and A. J. Ogard, agronomist
of the state college.
The dates selected seem to be the
best that could be chosen. Dates
set week earlier would have fallen
after election, which
would have detracted from the show
and made it difficult for some of
those who will wish to attend. For
mer shows have been held on the
last three days of the week, but it
was decided to have the show end
on Friday and allow a day for the
large amount of work that neces-
sarily comes at the conclusion of
the show.
1t is still a question in the minds
of farm experts whether all of the
corn will mature, and will depend
largely Of course on the date of the
first killing frost. If frost does not |
come before the normal date it seems
probable that practically all the
earlier varieties will mature.
There is great deal to the corn
show besides corn exhibits. The ex-
libits of seeds and grains of all |
varieties grown in the state, that is !
1ut on at the same time by the pure
iced association, constitutes a large |
md exceedingly interesting show in
tself, and there are many other ex-
libits designed to demonstrate var
ETY. values and variety tests. At
he 1928 show at Chinook, the pure
eed exhibits, together with the live
took and poultry shows, attracted
llmost as much attention and inter
st as the corn exhibit
With all forces well organized,
he big job of making the northerr
district show a success will be car
led forward vigorously from now
n.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
Soaking Rains Put
Late Crops Over

A number of soaking rains have
fallen recently, enough to carry the
late grain through to maturity The
storms of last Thursday and Friday
evenings were accompanied by vivid
electrical displays. Friday evening
there was strong wind for while
and some hail is reported at various
points, but the Herald has been able
to secure no definite information to
the effect and since news travels
fast it is highly improbable that any
considerable damage was done.
The benefit to corn and other late
crops will be large Barring the pos
sible menace of hail another fine,
all round small grain crop is assured.
The havesting of early crops is un-
derway, especially in the eastern
part of the county.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
One of the Greatest
Is ''The Humming Bird"

The Swanson in THIS picture is
the greatest Swanson you've ever
seenl
AS gorgeous and beautiful and al
luringly gowned as ever
AS saucy and pert and deliciously
French as she was in "Zaza. -
And also-hold your breath
in her first male impersonation.
Gloria Swanson in trousers.
AS the most notorious Apache in
Paris, who masquerades in boys
clothes and becomes the talk of the
boulevards and the nemesis of the
police.
It's remarkable role and in it
Gloria does her greatest acting.
After "Zaza," tremendous sue
cess, her follow-up picture had to be
at least as good. "The Humming
Bird" not only is better, but scars
to a new high mark for Swanson
pictures of all timel
At the Liberty Sunday and Mon
day.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
SCHOOL BOARD FIXES
TUITION CHARGES

At a recent meeting of the local
school board the matter of tuition
to be charged was acted upon. 1t
was decided that a fee of $1,000
for the school year was to be charged
to all high school students attending
from outside the county and a fee
of $68.25 for all grade pupils at
tending from outside the district.
1t will be necessary for each pupil
in order to enroll, to show a certified
letter signed by the county superin-
tendent of schools and the county
commissioners that all apportion-
ments for the school year 1924 and
1925 will be paid over to the district
In the event that the county authori-
ties will not pay over the apportion-
ments, then the student will be re-
quired to pay the tuition.
Under the present law it is permis-
sible for the county commissioners
to pay over to the district in which
the student is attending all apportion-
ments which it may receive during the
year. In the event the county author
tiles will not agree to this, then the
student in order to enroll, will have
to pay the tuition.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
Ranchman Dragged
When Strap Breaks

Jordan, Aug. 4-B. E. Barrett, pio-
neer stockman, was painfully injured
Wednesday evening when the latigo
strap broke on his saddle while he
was rounding up cattle on Steve's
Fork. William Wilder, who happen
ed to be passing in car shortly af-
terward found Barrett helpless and
brought him to Jordan. The extent
of his injuries are broken collar
bone and bruises on the left leg. Af-
ter DR.. Davids had set the fracture
Mr.. Barrett was able to return to
his home.
1t is stated that Mrs. Barrett had
cautioned against using the weaken
ed latigo strap and when in town
early in the week had urged that
new one be secured.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
GARRETT in WHEAT
UP TO SHOULDERS
WRITER VIEWS BAINVILLE AND
FROID CROPS, AMONG THE
BEST IN ALL MOTANA

One of the interesting visitors in
Roosevelt county this last week was
Garet Garrett, one of the Saturday
Evening Posts most successful writ
ers and author of "The Pain in the
Northwest" an article which attrac-
ted a great deal of attention by
Montanans this past year.
Mr.. Garrett arrived at Bainville
last Monday morning accompanied
by Mr.. Leedy, and was taken by Mr..
Powers to the farm of Geo. L. Piercy,
one of the most successful farmers
IN the county. At the Piercy home he
found Mr.. Piercy busily engaged in
building a new $1,000 house. Mr..
Garrett was much interested in Mr..
Piercy, especially his corn experiences
and questioned him at length as to
a number of things of economic i'm
portance. From Mr.. Piercy's farm the
party went to Haften Bjorge's, a
successful dairy farmer in the Gull
bertson community, where he inter-
viewed Mr.. Bjorge, especially in re-
gard to his dairy operations. From
the Bjorge farm they went to the
home of Sid Blair, one of the pure
seed growers in the county and view
ed his farm from the road. They then
toured through Dane Valley, where
crops are in ideal condition, thence
to Froid, where Mr.. Schnitzler ac-
companied them and took them out
to his 1000 acre ranch west of
Homestead. From there they went
out west to Medicine Lake, and then
back to Bainville, and Mr.. Garrett
saw crops that were exceeded by none
in the state of Montana, at condi-
lion when they were about the pret-
5iest to look at.
He was very keen in getting the
farmers point of view towards eco
nomic conditions, and was very glad
20 get photographs of the Northern
Montana Corn Show and also num-
oers of farm scenes from this sec
ion of the state. One of the inter-
ssting things in connection with Mr..
5arrett's visit was picture that was
aiken of him in Mr.. Bjorge's piece
# approved Canadian Marquis wheat
hat stoood practically up to his
houlders.
AS a result of Mr.. Garrett's visit
t is believed that he will have an
opportunity to see some Of the "Pain
Taken Out of the Northwest. ID.
3. Noble, county agent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH

Acknowledging Announcements
Entertainers
Admission-50c
Evening Great Comedy Success."Six Cylinder Love"
Day Payers-Produced and Coached by Elias Day
Admission-75c
FRIDAY AUGUST
Afternoon Observation-Disclosures
Going Bell -Epperson Company
Impersonations-Bird Imitations-Voca and Piano
Solos and Duets
Address"A Yankee in the Far EastDr Homer B. Hubert
Admisson--50c
Event -Musical-Entertanment
Going Bell Epperson Company
Address. when East Meets West'.Dr Homer B. Hubert
Admon-50c
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH
Afternoon-Co Concert-Vernon Symphonic Quintet
A Great Chamber Music Organization
Address-"Give the Boy Chance"-Dr H. Leo Taylor
Eminent Authority Boy Psychology
Admssion50c
Evening-Concert Recital-vernon Symphonic Quintet
And Frank L. Cowan, American Tenor
Admission-75c
SUNDAY AUGUST 10TH
Afternoon-Ad Address-"The Making of an American"
Bagdasar K Bsghdigian-A native of Armenia
American
Admission-50c
ening-Comedy -Drama-"The Molusc"
The Clark-Brown Players of New York
Hubert Henry Davies Sparkling Comedy in Three Acts
Admission--75c
MONDAY, AUGUST nth
Afternoon-Artsts' Recital-Australan Artist Trio
IntroducingAlan Murray Bstone Edwyn Hames, Vionist
Dolly Stewart, in her original "Songs at the Piano.
Admisson-5Oc
Evening Artists Recital Australian Artist Trio
Address-"The Man With One Window'-Dr E. T. Hagerman
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH
SIXTH DAY
Special Chidrens Afternoon
"Crcus Day" Parade on Street to Tent
Ftzpatrick-Iate OF
Bailey Circus and New York Hippodrome
Admssion-50c
"JOY NITE"-McDonald Birch Magic"
Elaborate Scenic Magical Production
Admssion-75c
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
AYVASIAN GIRL IS
STILL A REFUGEE
FOUR YEARS EFFORT FAIL TO
BRING GIRL TO MOTHER
IN WOLF POINT

In the following letter to the Her
aid this week, Judge Gordon reviews
the history of the attempt the daugh-
ter of Wolf Point resident made to
get to this country from Asia Minor.
Editor Herald,
Wolf Point, Montana.
Hanging on the wall of a Great
Northern company house in this city
is an enlarged framed portrait of two
handsome children, boy of Z and
a girl of IL. Just such children as
may be seen in the homes Of Wolf
Point. The tale connected with these
children almost surpasses belief.
In the year 1920 an employee of
the Great Northern here came to my
office and asked that l prepare the
necessary papers to bring over his
wife and two children from Smyrna.
Asia Minor. This was done and af-
ter considerable unwinding of red
tame. Mrs. Ayvasian reached Wolf
Point from Smyrna. Her departure
was hurried as the country she came
from was in a troubled condition, as
an aftermath Of the Great War. Be
fore her flight, for flight 1T was, she
became separated from her children
but had assurances they would be sent
after her quickly.
In 1921 efforts were made by me
to get these children to rejoin her
mother in this city. Certificates OF
Mr.. and Mrs Ayvasian's status here
were executed by the city officials
of Wolf Point, by railroad officials
and all kinds of documents lodged
with bureaus Of different kinds IN
Washington and Smyrna. No sooner
would the matter seem to be ap- (
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
HARVEST CUTS SHORT
CAMPAIGN FOR VOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ryder were
here from Froid Friday and Saturday
Mr.. Ryder was doing some campaign
ing in the interests of his candidacy
for the Republican nomination as
representative. Mr.. Ryder says that
although he has farmed for about
seventeen years in the vicinity of
Froid, he is this year farming pieC :
of land which he owns north o.
Brockton. The pressure Of harvess
is going to terminate his campaign,
but Mr. Ryder's friends predict that
he is going to harvest a bumper crop
of votes on August 26th, just t
same. When elected he will be a rep.
resentative farmer, as well as ia
mer representative.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
LABOR FEDERATION
FOR 3rd PARTY MAN
STATE LOCOMOTIVE BROTHER
HOOD JOINS IN LaFOLLETTE
ENDORSEMENT

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 9Th,
candidates. of LaFollette and Wheel
er were endorsed Saturday by the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor by the adoption
almost without revision of the report
of the federation's national nonpar.
tisan political campaign committee.
Not until Monday will the text of the
report and the resolution be avail
able to the press.
The debate on the political ques-
ton occupied all of special session
of the council Saturday afternoon.
The formulation of an official at
titude toward the observance of Ma
tional Defense day, September IL,
was deferred until Monday.
Mr.. Gompers Saturday made an un-
official statement concerning the ac-
ton of the executive council in his
first contact with newspaper men
since he was taken i'll last June.
Escorted into the presence of the
newspaper men by nurse and an
aide, he stood throughout the inter
view
To those who happened to place
a chair for his he said:
"Do not trouble about me; I'm feel
ing top notch. Keep your seats"
Then, still pale from his illness de-
spite daily rides along the sea shore
board walk and clinging to a table
for support, he made this statement: f:
81 am going to tell you quite frank
ly about the situation with us. We
have devoted the entire day to discus
sion of the report of our political
committee. Every angle of the ma
tional political situation was gone
into.
"There was no hesitation. 1t was
all clear speaking. The report of the
American Federation of Labor's nom
partisan political committee which
we adopted conforms to what has
been the practice with US in every
national state and LOCAL campaign
since 1900
eve have not had the clerical
force which will enable us to get out
reports of the meetings as quickly as
would be possible at our Washington
headquarters, but we have reached
a conclusion and adopted the repart.
Some little revision will be necessary.
We would like to make the proceed
ings public, but we can't today"
Other officials of the American
of Labor would vouchsafe
only sufficient information to assure :
those who had predicted the indorse-
nent of the LaFollette-Wheeler can +
lidacies, that they had not gone
amiss.
Helena, Aug. 3-In line with the
action taken on the preceding day by
he legislative board of the Brother
lood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
sineers, the legislative board of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
leers, at its convention in Helena,
friday voted Endorsement of Robert
4. LaFollette and Burton K. Wheel
r for president and vice president
No other Endorsements of candi-
ates before the primary election
.ere made and it was stated that none
r,.u:d be mad. ,Ilor to the holding
f the primary election.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
D.B. NOBLE PRAISES
COMMUNITY WORK
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION
AIDS IN SOCIAL AND ECO
NOMIC BETTERMENT

1t is extremely interesting to note
the outstanding things which are 8
result of community organization IN
several communities of Roosevelt
county, and a casual observer riding
through the county and not especially
looking for these phases has been able
to pick them out and make some very
favorable and complimentary re-
marks regarding the work done and
the, results achieved as the result OF
the community work.
Wide Awake Is Wide Awake
Beginning in the west end of the
county, one of the outstanding fea-
lures of the Wide Awake community
is the large number of shelterbelt
groves being raised by the farmers
who are making their homes there.
Only three years ago person would
not find a grove of any kind in that
community, and at the present time
there are a number of these groves
that are half as high as the buildings
and it will only be few years that
the farm homes of the community
are greatly increased in value and
comfort as the result of this one
phase of community work. These
paintings were secured from the Man.
dan station cooperation with county
agent. The boys and girls club
work is also eminent in that commu-
nifty. One boy who has been active
in this work has 40 pigs of various
ages as the result of the registered
sow he won in the hog club last
wear. This community is also keeping
up its end of some of the other I'M
portant phases of the work, which
will be more outstanding in a few
years to come.
Divide Has Pure Wheat
Passing over to the Divide commu-
nitv any person riding through that
territory cannot help but remark as
to the purity of the marquis wheat
and all commercial wheat which it
raises. It is very seldom that field
in that community is found that is
not 90 per cent pure and the farmers
estimate that 80 per cent of the COM
mercial wheat raised there is only
two or three generations off from
pure registered source. This commu-
nitv is in addition to this outstanding
feature. keeping its end up I'D all
other phases of project work, more
especially the recreation end. They
do not let the fact that they are out
in the country keep them from enjoy
ing themselves as much as the town
folks. All kinds of programs are
prevalent the year around and the
Divide people always have a good
time. :,
Pershing's Community Hall
The Pershing rommunity, one of
the newer ones in the county has
erected big community hall which is
the center of all community attrac-
tions, and which has caused the COM
munity to see some very good times;
The community is also getting well
in pure seed and will de.
velop a we'll balanced program OF
work as practically all of these far
mers are of the progressive type.
Tunison Wants Wives J
While the Tunnison community, :
north of Poplar, is community OF
bachelors, and it is hard for them to !
keep the social end of their commu- !
IHo-+;o,od oYo Dona Two)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
GOING TO EAST END

Jacob G. SeeI, deputy clerk and
recorder, expects to spend the next
few days in the east end of the
county renewing old acquaintances
and doing some campaigning in be-
half of his candidacy for the nomi-
nation for assessor.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
FIRST LOAD OF WHEAT

To ]. L. Kimmel of the Southside
goes the honor of bringing in the
first load Of wheat for the season.
Mr.. Kimmel hauled in a load of as
fine looking winter wheat last Fri
day, August 1st, as one could wish
to see. It was not learned how much
this wheat yielded to the acre.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07

c. E. Hedstrom and C. NJ Gron-
dahl were among the Pershing com
munity business visitors in Wolf
Point today.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07

Mrs. E. T. Harris returned Sunday
night from motor trip to Moose
Jaw, Canada.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07

Editor Paul Paulson of the Roose-
welt County independent. paid his
first visit to Wolf Point Tuesday.
and while. here stopped in and made
the Herald force a pleasant and in
teresting call