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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
Hunting Season Opened
Tuesday, September Is

The hunting season for game birds
opened on Tuesday of this week.
Among the first to take advantage
Of it were George Barwise and R.
G. Ferguson. They went out We'd
nesday and succeeded in bagging
five prairie chickens. DR.. J. R. Bur-
CESS was duck hunting around Lake
Bowdoin Wednesday and brought
home about 20 ducks. Andy Listug,
DR. G. B. Larson and A. w. Huxsol
tried their luck south of the river in
the Hamblin country and report
plenty of fine sport there. Connie
Schenkenberger made his usual first
day of the season trip. Morris Lis
terud and Fay Bartholomew made a
two day trip with fair results.
Others who have enjoyed the
hunting season since it opened are
Fred Martin, Crester Sherdahl and
Richard Schaale who went east We'd
nesday; Mrs. Mayme Wigtil, J. M.
Wigtil and Al Appelgren who went
out Tuesday morning; J. B. Randall,
Norris Winnes, DIR. C. B. Larson who
have been out several times since the
opening Of the season.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
HORSE SHOES VS..
THE ROLLING PIN
THE MEN WILL NEED 'EM IF
WOMEN BECOME ACCURATE
WILL PRACTICE UP
Community Fairs Arrange Programs
Of Exceptional Interest
Product Exhibits

According to present plans by sew
eral of the communities in Roose-
welt county, not only will the best
corn, grain and potato growers be
determined but also the best horse
shoe pitchers, tug-o'-war team, Rug
by football team and the most accu-
rate women rolling pin throwers at
the community fairs to be held in
the county next month. Committee
men in the communities adjoining
Culbertson have been appointed and
are busy arranging their program
and getting interest towards show
ing exhibits in their respective com
munities. According to the plans
outlined in both Culbertson and
Pershing communities, Immediately
after entries are made the sports
tournament will start.
Community Teams
1t will include teams from each
community represented at the fair
who will enter teams in each of the
events and through the elimination
process de e.ermine the champions
who will be awarded the prize. The
community getting the largest num-
Der of points in the horseshoe pitch
ing contest and the other sporting
events as well as the largest num-
Der of points in exhibits will be
awarded the community prize of
$4,000 in cash.
Special Picture
"The Ten Commandments" a
special moving picture show, will
form the evening program and ev-
cry exhibitor at the community fair
who can show an entry stub Will be
admitted free to this attraction. 1t
will be followed by a harvest festi-
val dance. The details of the Perish
ing Fair have not been worked out
yet but complete program of some
nature will be held. Earl Vance,
well-known aviator will attend both
IF these fairs and will render aero
blame passenger service for those
Who want a high ride.
Oct. and
The communities who have mani
'ested their interest in these fairs
IRE Enterprise, McCabe, Lanark and
Pioneer as well as the Andes COM
nunity south of the river in the wes-
ern part of the county. Divide and
perhaps Wide Awake and Volt will
,et together at the Pershing Hall.
The dates are Culbertson October
rd, Pershing October 7th.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
Sudden Death Of
Mrs. B. G. Daley

Mrs. B. G. Daley of this city, for
the last four years employed as a
cook at the Stephens cafe, died
quite suddenly last Saturday IN the
ST. Johns hospital, Fargo. She was
just ready to return to this city af-
ter a vacation at Enderlin, North
Dakota, when taken i'll with what
was believed to be a stomach all
ment The brother she had been
visiting at Enderlin, her husband
who resides in this city and two sons
Gerald and Stanley survive. Mrs.
Daley is spoken of very highly by
her many friends in this city and
by her employers She was self
sacrificing and had done great
deal of noble work in helping mem
bers of her family when in i'll health
and those who were going to school,
The news of her death was shock
to her friends here and expressions
of regret have been heard on every
side.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
MURDERED MAN IS
THROWN FROM CARS
BODY FOUND BY LOCAL BRAKE
MAN-MAY BE ANOTHER
CASE l. w. W.'ISM

The body of man whose identity
has not been fully established was
found Sunday morning on the Great
Northern right of way by C. NJ
Petrie, company operator, two miles
east of Poplar 1t had large bull
let hole in the head and had evident
ly been thrown from passing train
and had been lying there for week
or more and was in a state of de-
composition. Jack Peters of this
city noticed a suspicious looking
bundle of clothes while on his run
and noted that it was still there on
the return so reported the matter
and an investigation was made
which resulted in the discovery Of
the corpse.
The man bore the look of re-
fined gentleman Of about 40 years of
age, dressed in a blue serge suit with
coveralls. The pockets of both COW
erals and suit were turned inside
out. The coveralls had been partly
torn from the body as they were
hanging in strips from the legs. Sew
eral marks and bruises were found
upon the body which had been sus-
tanned apparently from being thrown
from a passing train.
Was Show Man
An inspection of the corpse re-
vealed a post card addressed to
Harry Klug, care Of the Boucher
French Shows, at Spokane, Wash
ington. 1t was post marked August
28. A list of all the county fairs
in Montana this year was also found
and the last date was at Sidney,
Montana. A bank book bearing de-
posits on the bank of San Pedro,
Calf, was found with the rest Of
the papers.
Continued on page eleven)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
CITY SCHOOLS OPEN
TOP ENROLMENT
MANY OUT OF TOWN STUDENTS
REGISTERED THIS TERM
FIVE NEW TEACHERS

The schools of district No. As in
Guiding the city schools of Wolf
Point opened Monday morning with
a record breaking attendance which
has necessitated the employment of
two additional teachers and the clos
ing of several high school classes to
new corners. The first of next week
number of late comers are expec-
ted. Supt. F. H. Livingston issues
the warning that after that time it
is possible that some of the rooms
will be closed to new corners and he
desires that every one who wishes
to be sure of place in the school
register as soon as possible.
Opened With SIS
Enrolment numbers are: high
school 141; eighth grade 50; seventh
grade SO; sixth grade "a; fifth grade
SO; fourth grade 80; third grade 46;
second and third grades on the
northside 81; first grade on the
northside 30; second grade, south
side, 55; first grade, southside, 49,
The northside age limit has been
raised from November l to Febru-
ary 1 and there will be no mid-year
class started in that school. The
southside age limit remains Novem-
Der 1.
Miss Elaine Anderson, one of the
new teachers has resigned her posi-
ion, and Mrs. Breta Gorton has
been appointed in her place to care
or the first grade. Mrs. Neil Nc
7arlan is caring for the overflow in
he fifth and sixth grades. The high
chool classes closed because of the
arge number enrolling are cooking
ypewriting and the sciences.
Continued on last page)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
LAW JUSTIFIES
BOARDS ORDER
SUPREME COURT OF STATE
SAYS RESIDENCE TO BE
DECIDED BY BOARD

The right of the school board to
pass on the residence requirements
of the pupils of its schools and set
tlement of all phases of the tuition
question were definitely decided
Wednesday at special meeting of
the school board of district No. 45.
After carefully considering sever
al individual cases which had come
to the attention of the board it was
decided that all students coming
from other counties to attend high
school or from other districts to at
tend the grade schools should pay
tuition. This decision is only fair
to those who have already paid their
fees. 1t will work a hardship on
a few students, especially those who
are working their way through
school, but the over-crowded condi-
tions of the Wolf Point schools make
some remedial measures necessary.
The mere fact that person is a
taxpayer in this county will not
exempt him from the tuition charge
if his residence is actually in anoth-
er county. At this time the ques-
ton Of whether a patron might not
start suit against the school for a
ruling which they might have made
his residence was
brought up. A decision of the Su- !
oreme court of the state of Montana
was cited in the case, of Peterson VS..
he school board of school dist. No. |
Continued on last page)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
"a Boy Of Flanders"
Here Thursday-F riday

Jackie Coogan as little Belgian
boy with baggy trousers, funny lit
tie cap, great, clumsy, gathering
wooden shoes and patched jacket
with large buttons of assorted shapes
and sizes-Jackie Coogan as little
Nello, the immortal hero of Ouida's
story, will be at the Liberty Thurs
and Friday of next week.
Jackie's medium in this, his sec
eond Metro picture, is ga Boy of
Flanders" adapted from Ouida's
story, "a Dog of Flanders" and the
adoption has been made with the
greatest skill. The story is repro
duced on the screen with a fidelity
rarely to be observed and not a
single episode of significance, drama,
comedy, pathos or thrill is missing.
While the climax, in the snow-storm
that sweeps over Flanders fields and
buries the Cathedral steps at Ant
werp in deep cover, is one of the
most poignant and appealing that
has ever been screened.
All the implications found in Oui-
da's too-short story have been de-
veloped into the Towering Of great
drama. and only in an adjustment of
the closing episodes is there the
slightest departure from the origi-
nal-and who could bear to see "a
Boy of Flanders" if the hero should
die out in the cold and the snow
with his dead companion, the noble
hearted dog Petrasche as his only
solace? Such an ending would be
too narrowing.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
5000 Mile TRIP
MADE BY SMALLS
SEVEN WEEKS TOUR OF EAST
COAST PROVES DELIGHT
Full VACATION

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Small and Miss
Erma Small returned Monday eve
ming from a 5000 mile trip which
they started seven weeks ago. Mrs.
L. E. Page of Boston, Mass, Mr.
Small's sister, accompanied them
back to Wolf Point and will spend
the winter with them. The Small's
left here the last week in July ac-
companied by William Randall,
driving along the Roosevelt highway
to Duluth where they took the Great
Lakes boat "Tionesta" to Buffalo,
shipping the car on the same boat.
From Buffalo they drove north 60
ing through New York state and the
White Mountains. The first point
they visited in Maine was Farming
ton where both Mr.. and Mrs. Small
and Mr.. Randall had relatives. The
Small's then drove on to West Penn
broke where they remained for three
weeks visiting in the town and mo-
toring through the surrounding
country. st. Andrews, New Bruins
wick and West Quoddy light house
the most eastern point in the United
States were two of the interesting
places they visited. Several family
reunions were attended. During their
stay in West Pembroke they drove
more than 1000 niles sightseeing in
the vicinity.
Continued on page five)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
COOPERATE FOR
MUTUAL BENEFIT
WOLF POINT AND POPLAR MEN
TALK FARM CROPS S-CLOVER
ALFALFA, BEETS
Soil Our Main Source of Wealth.
Problem of Making it
Yield New Crops

The general meeting called by
the directors of the Commercial
Club for Monday evening at the
Sherman was attended by a repre-
sentative body Of local businessmen
and a good sized delegation from
Poplar. The Poplar men had been
especially invited to come and join
in the consideration of the objects
for which the meeting was called
The meeting was held in the palm
room. President C. J. Severson was
detained and C. L. Marshall, vice
president, presided.
The chairman announced that the
chief object of the meeting was to
consider ways and means of bring
ing more of the idle land under cult
walton, especially the fertile low
lands adapted to alfalfa and sugar
beets. The resource of the country
was the soil, he said, and the prob
lem was to people the land and wrest
from it the vast potential wealth it
holds. The meeting was thrown
open for general, informal discus
sion.
Good Talks
Two hours of interesting and val
liable consideration of the topics re-
lated to the subject followed. Super
intendent P. H. Moller of the Ft.
Peck Agency was expected to be
present but was detained. The
Agency was we'll represented, how
ever, by Messrs. Rogers and Ho-
bart who spoke at length and an
swered numerous questions bearing
on the matters taken up.
j. c. Dwyer of Poplar talked on
his experience with sugar beets and |
told of the high sugar content of |
beets he had raised. R. J. Moore
told of 88 acres of beets he was
raising this season, under irrigation
near Glasgow.
Dry Land Beets
Methods of getting the soil in
readiness for beets were discussed
and it was held that sweet clover
and alfalfa were wonderful crops in
in busting" heavy soil
such as that on the bottom lands
dong the rivers. These crops also
'urnish the best of feed for cattle,
t was pointed out. While irrigation
S considered necessary to the profit
lble production of sugar beets in
most parts of the West, the prob
lbility of a Missouri River PROJECT
1t the present time was believed to .
'e remote. But some of the speak
RS suggested that it was quite with
n the range of possibility that prof
table yields of sugar beets could be
aised in this section without irri-
alton, by employing proper meth
Continued on last page)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
MISSION PICNIC

A picnic luncheon was served
Monday noon to the parents of the
Indian children who came in that
day for the opening of the Mission
school. A number of talks were Civ
en- by prominent Indians and by
school officials. The Indians who
spoke were Harvey Hamilton, Red
door and Bad Hawk. The Rev. S.
A. Walker, DR.. G. j. Veldhuis and
Miss Faith Haines spoke on behalf
of the Mission
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
MISS BROWNLEE RETURNS

Miss Margaret Brownlee, Roose-
welt county princess returned Satur-
day evening from the weeks festvi-
ties in Helena. On her return trip
she stopped in Great Falls and to-
gether with Miss Mabel Colby of
Scobey, Daniels county princess
made tour of the city as the guest
of the manager of the Great Falls
telephone exchange, Mr.. Farlow.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
HYIINF PROGRESSING

Work-o the hy-line from Poplar
to Wolf Point is progressing rapidly
this week. A crew of men under the
supervision of Mr.. Parks of Mime
apolis is doing the work. Poles are
being hauled out along the line and
the officials Of the Listerud Power
Co., and the Eastern Montana Utili-
ties Company anticipate early COM
pletion of the work.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
STATE oFFICIAL HERE

Mrs. Maggie Smith Hathaway,
chief of the state bureau of child
and animal protection, was in the
city Sunday and Monday on official
business.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
BIRTHS

To Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Schaale
at the Wolf Point Hospital, baby
boy on Saturday, September II.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Toavs
of Volt, baby boy on Sunday
morning
DR.. and Mrs. J. C. DeWane are the
parents of a bouncing, baby boy
born Thursday night.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton R. Davis, new
corners in Wolf Point, have taken the
Younkin house on Third avenue,
south. Mr.. Davis represents a
wholesale piano house in this terri
tory.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
RETURNS FROM WISCONSIN

E. B. Styer returned Monday eve
ming from a business and pleasure
trip to Wisconsin and intermediate
points. The furtherest point he Wis
tied was the Chevrolet factory at
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin. He stopped
in Lacrosse to visit relatives and
made a business visit in Minneapolis
on his return.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
CALDER BOUND OVER

Arthur Calder, arrested on stat
utory charge last week, was bound
over to the district count Wednes-
day, by Judge Charles Gordon of
the local justice court.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
CLINIC FINISHED

The trachoma clinic conducted ON
this section of the Reservation by
Dr.. J. R. Collard of Washington,
D. C. was completed Friday. DR..
Collard left for Fort Spokane where
he has been assigned to duty. While
the clinic has been completed the
check by local officials has not been
finished and until it is statistics of
the clinic will not be available.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17

A. j. Wall of Lustre was in the
city Wednesday and left that even
ing for Dillon to finish his course at
the state normal; during the sum-
mer he attended the summer session
of the University of Minnesota.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-09-17
MAN
SHOT in QUARREL
ADOLPH NORBY KILLED BY
PETE COURCHENE ON
SATURDAY NIGHT

Adolph Norby was shot and killed
at Culbertson Saturday morning
shortly after midnight in a fight
carried on in the main street as the
result of an alteration. Pete Cour-
chene, who was accused by the dy-
ing man as the slayer, is lodged in
the county Jail. No eye witnesses were
present. Both men were well known
in Culbertson.
Coroner's Verdict
The coroner's jury after a four
hours session, brought in verdict
at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon that
Norby was killed as the result of a
gun shot wound and voiced that was
inflicted at the hands of Peter Cour-
chene.
Both Men Drinking
According to testimony at the in
quest, both men had been drinking
but had been on apparent friendly
terms until shortly before the shoot
ing. Guests of the New Evans no.
tel were awakened shortly after
by three revolver shots,
fired in the main street, close to the
hotel, and upon emerging from the
hotel found Adolph Norby, known
here as "Peg" Norby, lying in about
the center of the street with large
hole in his side, groaning loudly
from the effects of the wound. No
one was in sight, but two hats were
found in the street.
Dr. C. J. Munich was summoned and
the man was carried into the hotel
where treatment was administered.
Continued on page five)
, 1925-08-12
FIFTEEN BUS DRIVERS
ARRESTED; NO LICENSES

Fifteen drivers of the park buses
were arrested in Cody on Friday
evening of last week. upon the COM
plant of Warren Daily, state Ii
cense inspector, who charged nine
of them with being without license
plates on their cars and six with
misuse of the plates. They were
arraigned in Justice Marston's court
and fines were assessed a~ggregating
S73, which was paid by the trans
p%ortation company.
The Transportation company
claims to have purchased for use
in Wyoming forty license plates, a
few of which are probably in use
at the southern entrance. However
43 ears came out the Cody way on
Friday evening, and with the pres
ence here of Mr.. Daily. special Of
ficer, the arrests followed. The
six drivers who were charged with
misuse of plates, had used three
sets of plates to tag six cars. This
act showed a disposition on their
part to fool the officers and they
We're dealt with accordingly.
, 1925-08-12
RALPH YATES AND LOYALA
HAYDE MARRIED TODAY

A very pretty wedding ceremony
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. 1. Volckmer
when Ralph Yates took as his bride,
Miss Loyala Hayde of Chicago. The
wedding service was conducted at
nine o'clock this morning by the
Rev. Father Gillhaus, and after a
wedding breakfast prepared by Mrs.
Volckmer. the happy couple left for
a honeymoon motor tour which will
take in Montana points and Yellow
stone park.
For the happy event the Volck-
mer home on east Bleistein venue
had been decorated p~rofusely with
sweet peas and made a very delight
full setting for the nuptials. The
bride was attended by Miss Margar-
ct Kennedy and Miss Helen Kerlin,
cousins of the bride, and Mr.. Yates
had as his best man, Bernard Brad
ley of Cody. r. I. Volckmer gave
away the bride and the ring GER
.emony was used.
The bridegroom needs no intro
duction in Cody. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Yates and has
grown to manhood in Cody. A gra-
duate of the Cody high school and
a young man who has to his credit
a fine war record in the World war.
He is now associated with his father
in the grocery and fruit business in
Cody. Mrs. Yates is the daughter
of Mrs. Alice Hayde of Chicago and
is a very accomplished young lady.
She has spent several vacations in
Cody as the guest of Mrs. Volck-
mer and her many friends will be
pleased to know that she is to be
a permanent resident here.
, 1925-08-12
DESERTER HUSBAND
RETURNED TO S. D.

Sheriff Saville of Plankington. S.
D., came out of the park with John
Meyers on Saturday and with his
prisoner spent the night in Cody.
He had come for Mr.. Meyers on a
desertion charge. and is taking him
back to his South Dakota home to
face the charges preferred by his
wife.
According to Sheriff Saville, Mey-
ers. with a woman. the wife of
another Dakota man, and her daugh-
ter, were on a tour through the
west. Meyers had plenty of money
and everything was going nicely
until they entered Yellowstone park.
where the officials were asked to
hold them. They were held at NAM
moth until the Dakota sheriff ar
rived, and in the Meyers a the
entire party were returning home.
, 1925-08-12
UB-APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE VISITS IN
CODY AND POWELL

A sub-appropriations committee
from Washington. interested in rec
lamation matters. arrived in Park
county last week, and after a meet
ing at Powell on Thursday, came
to Cody, and that evening was met
by a committee of the Cody club
and entertained at a dinner at the
Burlington cafe. The party included
Congressman Cramton of Michigan
and his brother, F. j. Cramton,
Congressman B. Frank Murphy of
Ohio. F. Bailey finance officer of the
Chas. E. Winter of Wyoming, j. c..
Bolep, Jr., Redd Ogden, John d.
Bruhn, and T. e. Brown. The
party was accompanied to Cody by
Supt. l.. H. Mitchell of the Powell
reclamation office, and c.. NJ. Davis,
president of the water users asso-
citation of Beaver.
HOnOred Guests
Other honored guests of the din
ner party we're Gen. and Mrs. Hugh
Scott, who with Supt. Horace NJ.
Albright, come out of Yellowstone
park on hat day. and were accord
ed a cordial reception by the Cody
people. Gen. Scott is an old time
associate and acquaintance of Geo.
t. Beck. and was entertained at the
Beck home upon his arrival in Cody
Thursday afternoon.
, 1925-08-12
TOURIST PARTY
HISTORY CODY ENTRANCE
CAME OUT ON FRIDAY

All the passenger records of the
B~urlington's % years of railroading
to Cody were shattered on Friday
evening last week, when it became
necessary to use two Pullman trains,
one equipped with two large en-
gines, to accommodate the party of
about 500 tourists who exited from
the Yellowstone park on that day
via the eastern entrance. The party
was brought to Cody in 43 of the
Yellowstone transportation COM
pany's big White buses, and were
all dined and given every accomoda-
ton at the Burlington cafe, pre-
vious to their departure.
That the train travel to Yellow
stone through the Eastern entrance
is increasing by leaps and bounds
is very apparent when figures are
made available showing the traffic
through this scenic route during the
1925 season. Parties of more than
800 people are very common oc-
currences during the park season
and the heavy travel throughout
the year has taxed the Burlington
equipment almost to capacity to
take care of. Plans are already be-
ing made for a continued increase
in the travel in future years.