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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-12-12
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PHILOSOPHY
By Uncle bud.

by OnGlG Oud-
Uncle bud says: Distance may
lend enchantment to the view-but
it's lots nicer to have the dollar in
your pocket. 1t is all right to have
law and justice on your side-but
most folks prefer to have the best
lawyer"
A misfit truth is the worst of all
lies.
Fast living is the reason for
many slow collections.
A maxim should net be judged
by the man who repeats it.
Many a blooming idiot turns out
to be the flower of the family.
If there were no fools in the
world, wisdom would retail at a
discount.
Lots of fellows fail to make a
success of life because of their a
bility to "get by"
Yes, the cost of living is high
But then, most people figure that
it's worth it, at that.
Perseverance doesn't always win.
For instance, think of the setting
hen and the door knob.
Pickpockets never work in the
morning. They know that the
women have beat 'em to it.
Paradoxical as it may seem, the
man who makes a bowling success
in life never did much bowling.
A bell has an empty head and a
long tongue. But at that it never
utters sound until it is tolled.
1t is much easier to make a girl
believe she is pretty than it is to
make her girl friends believe it.
Funny thing, but after a man
gets good roasting he generally
claims to have been handed raw
deal
The young fellow who is poor
at making excuses has no bust
ness putting his head in the matri-
monial halter
1t is said that every married
man has grievance. 1t might be
added that every married woman
has one, too--until she acquires the
right to wear widows weeds.
A young man was a patient in
hospital and one day the nurse
reported that he refused to take
any nourishment whatever. The
hospital physician and a bevy of
fair nurses gathered about his bed
side and tried their best to get him
to eat something "Come on, :"
said the doctor, "you must eat you
know. They you will get strong
and healthy" "And," added one
of the nurses. you'll get rosy.
This got rise out of the patient
and he sat up in bed. He looked
over the Gordon of nurses and then
qqeried excitedlv: Say. which one
ct 55sssau is Rosy"
Two boys left the old town and
went through college together.
One of them was studiously in
elined and made a real scholastic
record The other did not do very
much in his studies and had hard
work to get by but was the main
point-getter on the football team.
The first is now one of the profess
sors at the college and must con-
tent himself with a $4,000 salary.
The other? No he isn't holding
down any $4,000 job, as you no
doubt are surmising. He's fir
ing the furnace in the others home
and tickled to have the lob with
a long, cold winter in prospect.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

their utmost with Miss Nash And, not content with
developing the outward graces, Mr.. Nrdlinger sent
her to exclusive finishing school, with long wait
ing list that she might acquire culture and graces
of the mind and the poise that comes from contact
with the leading families whose daughters went to
the school.
His friends the way his heart well as his
head was tending, and they openly expressed their
doubts. Not that there was anything wrong with
Miss Nash. But she only Is and Nirdnger
was as. Too great disparity in ages. his friends
said.
AS for her friends, and her parents, if they fore
saw romance they said nothing. Probably they
thought it only the usual course for theatrical
managers to pursue. Neither Miss Nash her
relatives saw the curse of the prize beauty lowering
about her. Nor did they see it when they learned
that she and Mr. Nirdlinger had been secretly mar
red and had sailed for Europe on their honeymoon.
But it began to be apparent that something had
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

5000, he said; would not Claude take the
Y and say nothing?
it was for the children, whom Claude and both
|, and in order to gain evidence, that Claude
the check"
Ir. Gambler does not put the same Interpretation
events as does miss Atlanta" He had been
ing, he admits, and it was the champagne that
d him to enter Mrs. Byfeld's stateroom, purely
unken accident, he says. And he displayed
NJ signed by Byield, generating him from any
motive for the intrusion.
lr. Byfeld says that when he came upon his wife
Cling with Gambler he was so enraged that he
ked them both. Also he denies that the money
Ter gave him was mere business transaction.
1t the results of that moment when miss At
s. curse caught up with her, have been tragic.
}Bvfeld has sued Gambler twice for 100000
IS. He won the first suit through a mistrial
unter charge that the whole affair was staged
Byfelds-blackmail, in other words. The
since been reopened.
der cancelled the note and Byfield sued and
verdict. Mrs. Gambler separated from her
d, although she returned to stand by him dur
trial of Mrs Byfeld's action. And only the
lay miss Atlanta" brought suit for divorce
\ her husband.
vt is what the curse of the prize beauties did
IS Atlanta broke up her home, drove away
ends and brought the accusation of black
upon her.
nilar, in way, was the visitation of the beau
urse upon Charlotte Nash, the prize-winning
st. Louis" at recent national beauty contest
antic City. Her dimples, which she insured for
900, were chiefly responsible for her victory
the other pretty girls of ST. Louis, and they
hit her romance and bitter establishment as
! ke the other St Louis prize beauty, Julia Bruins,
A inning of a beauty contest started Charlotte
lap the ladder of fame She did not come from
tumble beginnings as Julia Bruins, it is true, but
8,rents, DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Nash. were by no
4 wealthy.
er she won the prize as the prettiest girl in st.
H nd went to represent that city at the Atlantic
u geant, her dimples attracted the attention of
a ionaire theatrical man of Philadelphia, Fred
\ n-Nirdlinger. And they began regular Gin
Romance, with Mr.. Nirdinger in the role of
harming.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

came apparent about the same time, anyway.
miss ST. Louis learned that she was Mrs. Nixon
Nirdlinger Number Three, and that Numbers One
and Two had gone just the same route herself.
Theresa Burke Mrs. Nirdlinger Number One,
and Nirdnger practiced on her the same dream of
creating the perfect girl But while she engaged
in becoming his ideal Lulu Granger came along and
was starred in one of Nrdnger's productions. She
too seemed material for dealzation but she dropped
out of sight after little scandal had arisen
the strange coincidence that couple of exactly the
same name as Nirdlinger and Miss Granger had been
mother of his two children promptly divorced him.
Then came Laura McKenna, much younger than
himself, and another Ideal type" He coached her
also toward perfection, and to separation.
And the great blow to Charlotte Nash, Number
Three, was the rumor that seemed more than rumor
--Nirdnger and Mrs. Nirdlinger Number Two
never divorced! Not only that but grand jury in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

Mr.. Nirdlinger, as a
professional expert in
beauty, was chairman of
the Atlantic City con-
test. When the commit
tee of judges came to
decide the issue the
choice narrowed to two
entries Miss Column
bus" who had won the
prize the year before.
and miss st. Louis"
1t can easily be guessed
which girl Mr.. Nirdling-
err voted for, but he was
not in the majority, at
any rate, for Miss CO.
lumbus' won again. Mr..
Nirdlinger, how err
staked his professional
judgment as well as his
personal preference
upon Miss Nash. He be-
came her manager.
Inspired by the perfect
material, he determined
to realize the artists
dream - the perfect
girl. Costumers, beauty
experts, dancing mas
tiers. voice teachers, rid
ing and fencing masters,
were commanded to do
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

Sixteen Years Ago Beauty Prize Lifted Little Julia Bruins
from an Honest but Humble Home to Dazzling Career
and Theatrical Fame-And To-day, Her Wealth
and Beauty Gone, She Sits in Prison Cell,
Awaiting Trial for Theft.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

Philadelphia brought Indictment against Nird-
nger for failure to support the threeyear-old of
Mrs. Helene p Voelker. whom she calls Fred G..
Nixon-Nirdlinger, Jr.
And that is the wreck of the life of Charlotte
Nash" Miss st. Louis" If it had not been for that
beauty contest in st. Louis she would, in all like-
hood, have followed the quiet, happy of other
girls in her circumstances She might not have
known high life, it is true, but she would not have
known bitter tragedy and notoliety,. either. The
contest that made her prize beauty marked her
for the curse that followed Julia Bruins and Sarah
Byfield
Just as the curse upon miss Atlanta" descended
inuedo PAGE II
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gone wrong when Charlotte came back,
alone, and refused to answer the plead
ing cablegrams which Nirdlinger sent
after her..
Whether she learned the truth about
him before they quarreled, or whether
she found life uncomfortable with him
before his history was revealed, has
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

IN
||l7z,z1t !,
ito the
and
tlere, In the mirror,
fthe face of Walter
err!
That a horrible leer
was on his face as
TODD swaying, one
on the doorknob! It
Terrifying and sick
II at the same time
him standing there.
ing over me. He did
hink l saw him.
smothered a scream.
/ ter was drunk, l
v. He had got in my
/ by mistake. But he
] ed the door behind
/. and then ] knew /
in real danger. He
led my wrist.
You are beautifully
lid.
II AndYOIJar drunki'
\ )lied. Go away-go
')re | call Claude. He
kill you
/, ut he only laughed
aught me to him. /
n to scream but !
I, It. | beat his face
n my fists, but he
d me so close that
MS were paralyzed.
his hot lips on my
boulder. Then the
)ened.
was my husband,
time. He caught.
er by the throat and
d him against the
\ he fight did not last
Gambler began to
egging Claude not
him, not to expose
He pleaded for his
ems sake. He owed
5000, he said; .wou
y and say nothing?
it was for the children,
|, and in order to ga
the check"
ir. Gambler does not pl
events as does miss
ing, he admits, and it
d him to enter Mrs. B
'unken accident, he sa
~ signed by Byfeld, {
& motive for the intru
lr. Byfeld says that WI
Cling with Gambler he
ked them both. Also
er gave him was a me
1t the results of that
lis" curse caught up W
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
McCABE FIRST TOWN
TO SUBSCRIBE QUOTA

The town of McCabe, north OF
Poplar, is the first town in Roose-
velt county to subscribe their full
quota for the relief of the damaged
school buildings in Gallatin county.
Judge Gordon who is general chair
man for the county was greatly
pleased Tuesday morning to receive
a letter from Frank Mcmahon,
chairman for McCabe containing a
check for more than the quota as
signed them. Those from McCabe
who subscribed to the fund were
Carl Olson, John Holman, Gustav
Kurth, w. M. Frit, Chris Jensen,
H. L. Marrow, c. w. Nelson, Albert
Jensen, Leonard Salvevold, Frank
Mcmahon, Jules Trele, S. Dunklan,
Sherman Madsen, Rosella Rohren-
bach. Lucy Rohrenbach, Edgar Salve-
void, Knute Flatland, j. Jefn, Oscar
Jensen, Elmer NJ. Larse.i, Frank T..
Young, William Larse n, Hans Lar
sen Carl Jensen, Nels Nelson, Emory
Ocker, D. l.. Tehach:, Einar Bentsen,
William Forbes, Ole Elsen, P. T.
Rohrenbach.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
LOCAL OFFICIALS
MAKE THREE RAIDS
POPLAR RESORT, BAINVILLE
STILL AND BOOTLEGGER
SUCCUMB TO LAW

Two county officials, Arlie Foor,
deputy attorney and Undersheriff
Charles Council made trip to Balm
vile last week and accomplished
several important matters of bust
ness.
One Of the most important mat
ters which they Investigated came
from a drunken brawl in which Mike
Larson and John LePage, two young
men in Bainville, engaged in. The
boys were arrested after one of
them struck the other over the
head with piece Of a pump and
knocked him unconscious for "a
hours. When they were brought up
for trial before Police Magistrate E.
B. Keplinger they admitted they
were drunk. They also admitted
where they obtained the liquor. They
were fined $50 a piece.
Josephine Shampanye was arrest
ed after the boys had given an af-
fadavit that they h a obtained
Continued on last page)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
THE GREAT NORTHERN
ABANDONS McCONE Line

Information received by the Mon
tana railroad commission shows that
original proposed extension of the
Great Northern Railway from the
southwest corner of Garfield coun-
ty to Brockway in the southeast cor
ner of McCone county, has been
abandoned and a more southerly
route determined upon.
The new route eliminates Jordan,
the county seat of Garfield county,
and instead, runs through the south
ern part of the county, touching the
towns of Alice, Brunelda, Chalvia,
Cohagen, Allen, Wasson Flats, Crow
ley, Watkins and takes up the ori-
ginal proposed route at Brockway,
running from that point to Richey,
through McCone county and the
northeast corner of Dawson.
The mileage is Approximately the
same as the old route but the course
of the new route indicates easier
construction. On the abandoned route
are the towns of Jordan, Edwards,
Sand Springs, Keperville, Van Nor
man, Paris and White.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
General Motors Denies
New Type Auto and Fuel

Reports of the discovery of a new
automobile fuel that would revolu-
tionize the motor car industry were
characterized as ridiculous by A.
P. Sloane, Jr., president of the Gen
eral Motors Corp. Mr.. Sloane took
cognizance of reports published on
the strength of a statement reput-
ed to have been made before the
annual convention Of the American
Chemical Society at Los Angeles.
''My attention has been called to
recent statements in the public press
relative to revolutionary inventions
in the way of type of automobile
for new motor fuel or something
else new and radical.
"These reports are ridiculous on
their face for General Motors has
recently announced new series of
cars which should be sufficient
answer. In addition to this there
is absolutely nothing to form even
the slightest foundation for such a
statement.-Flint Daily Journal.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
THREE VOYACERS
HALF WAY ON TRIP
MEN ON TRANSCONTINENTAL
MOTOR BOAT JOURNEY ARE
IN CHICAGO NOW

After following the famous Lew
is and Clark water route from
Astoria Oregon, to st. Louis, three
California train-blazers arrived in
Chicago in their 19-foot motorboat
bound for New York City.
The three men, Captain John
Hoag, writer; Frank Wilton, photo
grapher, and Valentine Woodbury.,
business man, all Of Los Angeles,
left here last month with their ca
nine mascot, Spy Wapata, after a
few days visit.
From Wolf Point they swung
eastward to Williston, N. D., and
followed the Missouri river south
ward through Omaha, st. Joseph,
Kansas City, Jefferson City and st.
Louis. From there the course of the
"Transcontinental' was north into
the Mississippi river to the Illinois,
then east and north to the Chicago
canal and out into Lake Michigan.
So far, scores Of dangers have
been encountered and successfully
overcome. In almost every town
they have been given a welcome re-
ceptlon by civic organizations.
Travelling with their slogan 'Heav-
en-, He'll or Hoboken' emblazoned on
the side of their boat, the men have
experienced many thrills that almost
cut off the last word of their des-
tination.
This is the first time in his
tory that a transcontinental motor
boat trip Of the sort has been made.
The trip will skirt the northern
edge of Lake Michigan and enter
Lake Huron on the Canadian side,
following it into Georgian bay
From Georgian bay the party plans
to follow the Trent waterways into
Lake Ontario, up the st Lawrence
river to Sorel, Quebec, and by the
way of the Richelieu river across
Lake Champlain into the Hudson to
New York where they expect to ar
rive about September Is.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
Ill But Game
tMikado" is One of
Chautauqua Numbers

A May Valentine production of
"Mikado," favorite of the Gilbert
and Sullivan list of comic operas,
is to be shown here on Tuesday,
Sept. /. evening at Chautauqua.
No better selection of an opera
for Chautauqua week could have
been made than ''The Mikado" as
the Japanese story gives splendid
opportunity for rich costuming and
elaborate staging, and the comic
story around which popular music is
written is one of the funniest and
most enjoyable employed by the
celebrated composers in their long
list Of compositions.
In R. w. Cannon, who will have
the role of Nanki-Poo, the disguised
son of Mikado, Miss Valentine con-
siders she has an unusual and salts
flying tenor, as well as a good actor.
The soprano role of Yum Yum will
be sung by Miss Grace Bernhardt,
who has a full, round voice of deli
cacy and volume. Ko-Ko, the Lord
High Executioner, who gets in and
out of more trouble than a new
self-determination country in Eu-
rope, will be well handled by Fred
Frear, the roles of Mikado and Poo
Bah being sung by Russell Hill and
George Shields. Miss Betty Bickel
is billed as the inimitable Katisha,
the elderly spinster chosen by Ko-Ko
in preference to death. All char
acters have been given special at
tention as to voice selection, and the
general result of Miss Valentines
careful supervision is said to be
in every detail of the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
CLYDE PATTON HERE

Clyde Patton and Major Lohmil-
Ter drove over from Busby arriving
this evening after being on the road
only eight hours. They expect to
remain until Saturday. Quite a
number of years ago both were in
the Indian service on the Fort Peck
reservation. Later Mr.. Patton con-
Quoted an Independent grain eleva-
tor. Then he and Mrs. Patton NOV
ed to Manhattan and engaged in
farming. Now he is back in the In
dian service under Major, Lohmil-
Ter on the Crow reservation. Clyde
is looking as rugged as ever and
many friends were glad to see him.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
WHEAT YIELDING
UP TO ESTIMATE
TILLAGE METHODS BRINGING
RESULTS-SHIPMENTS OF
GRAIN GOING EAST

Never was the value of correct
tillage methods and the influence on
the crops of the extreme heat wave
in July brought out more clearly
than this week when many returns
on threshing yields have been COM
ing into local elevators. The yields
close to town have been slightly
better than the outlying districts.
The quality of wheat brought in here
seems to be grading up very we'll
Some shipments of new grain are
being sent out and one local ele-
vator has given out the announce
ment that it will begin purchasing
hogs on September 1. These were
the outstanding events of the week
at the local elevators.
On the j. B. Welzenbach place,
five miles northeast of town, the
yield is 20 bushels from corn land,
Is bushels from spring plowed land
and % bushels from summer fall
low. On the Ogden place, cultivated
by Mr.. Welzenbach, summer fall
low land would probably have yield
ed from 30 to 80 bushels had it not
been for the extreme heat. The
yield from disced land was light.
Oats on the Welzenbach place yield
ed about so bushels. Mr.. Welzen-
bach also shipped a carload of new
grain to eastern markets Thursday.
The S. 2. Thomas place II miles
southwest of town is yielding be-
tween 1S and 20 bushels to the acre.
Shipments
Among the shipments reported
this week are two cars of new wheat
from the Imperial Elevator which
graded No. 1. hard spring of excel
lent quality.
The Equity Elevator has been
sending shipments out every day
week.
Conrad Hagemyer shipped car
load Of wheat to Minneapolis on
Among those who have brought
grain into town this week are j. G.
Clark of Lustre; Ben Peterson Of
Pershing; Walter Johnson, hauling
from the Alfred Haug place at Per-
shing; Art Swan of Volt and Ed
Sletvold.
Ed Hanson of Volt and J. 7.
Vine of Vida also hauled grain loads
n.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
REWARD FOR MARAUDERs

The Wolf Point Cemetery Asso-
citation wishes to announce that 1t
will pay a reward Of SO to the per-
son giving information which Will
lead to detecting the person or per
sons who have been guilty, during
recent weeks, of stealing flowers
from cemeteries near Wolf Point.
There are number Of people here
who send away for cut flowers for
the graves of their beloved ones ana
who keep these graves covered with
flowers and neatly trimmed grass
all the time. They go to consider
able trouble in this work, which adds
greatly to the appearance of the
cemetery as we'll as being token
of respect and love for the depart
ed relatives which should be respect
ed by all. Yet in spite of the sacred
nature of the ground and the rever-
ence with which people the world
over regard the burial places of the
dead there are vandals in this VI
cinity who have been Systematically
stealing the flowers from the graves.
The officials of the Cemetery As
sociation are very indignant over
this outrage and have offered re-
ward for information leading to the
detection of the criminals. Any
one having such information is re-
quested to call L. NJ Clayton at the
county assessors office or Al Ap-
plegren at the First State Bank.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
Nice Southside
Yield of Wheat

Threshing of the so acre wheat
crop on the A. D. Mcneil place sew
en- miles southeast of here in Nc
Cone county was completed this
week. When Mr. Mcneil returned
to town there were still few loads
Of bundles to put through but the
total bushels, he said, would be be-
tween 1850 and 1900, or % bush
els or more per acre, with the quail
ity No. 1. Mr.. Mcneil follows his
trade as electrician in this city and
his sons Ted and Harold put in and
harvested the crop, which was grown
on summer-fallowed land.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
GOLFERS INVITED BY
THE WILLIST0N CLUB

The Wolf Point Golf club has been
invited by the Williston club to come
to Williston next Sunday and play
a round or two on their course. The
invitation has been accepted and
the start will be made early Sun
day morning. Members intending
to go. should make arrangements in
advance and report so their names
may be put on the list.
F. E. RATHERT, President.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
JUDGE PAUL HERE THURSDAY

Thursday was law and motion
day here with Judge S. E. Paul pre-
siding. Routine business matters
occupied the attention of the court
most of the time. The Rev. o.
J. Hagen of Culbertson was appoint
ed special probation officer to inves-
tigate certain matters in the county
Court Reporter E. S. Koser of Plen-
tywood was present in his official
capacity.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-08-20
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT

Miss Eva Track, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Track, has receiv-
ed an appointment for six years at
the Haskell Institute in Kansas.
Miss Track has completed the sew
enth grade in the local schools and
plans on taking up civil service
work after finishing her work at
Haskell She will be accompanied
by the Misses Gladys and Lucy
Flynn of Frazer who will enter the
same school for three years. The
Flynn girls are now in high school.