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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05
AFTERTHOUGHTS

Continued from page one)
and note the old familiar scenes the old familiar
faces, deathless in death.
But their comrades in arms are still here. On
next Wednesday they will assemble and march
and ittingly observe that day set apart by Amer
lea that the world may know she is grateful to the
men whose blood tints the crimson stripes of our
flag whose souls are blended with the great soul
of our country. Their thoughts will be of the.
trench, the transport, the hospital of Chateau
Thierry Beleau woods, Argonne, The Marine and
of unforgotten graves meath the dim aisles Of
Flanders Field
No, theywM not forget. The members Of the
American Legion will remember. UpaH our
shoulders and their shoulders rests the psaansi
bility q t4epinX their sacrifices eternally before
the wor1lsl # they forget what can ii
those who never knew the carnarad iere o
the intimate associations the untold suffering
the infinite sacrifices a man. will make for his
country the great love of one man for another.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05
ILLNESS IS FATAL s
&,
TO TOM SIRONEN

Tom Sironen, aged forty years, tw1s
months and twenty-nine days, passed
away at his home near Fox Thursday
evening. Mr.. Sironen contracted tV-ss
phoid fever about five weeks agu:
which caused his death. Previous 20.
making his home at his ranch near
Fox about eight years ago ne had
made his home at Washoe. Mr.. Siron-.
en- was well known in. Red Lodge, Fox
and the entire community and had a
wide circle of friends who bereare
his natjmely death.
Tom Sironan is survived by his wife,
Ida Sironen and four children; Helmi,
aged Is; Eugene, aged Is; Mildred,
aged IL and Archibald, aged 7 years.
He is also survived by sister and
brother in Red Lodge; Mrs. Andrew
Ruosatla and Matt Sironen. isSa
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon from the Workers
Hall with Rev. Matt Erkkila offciant.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05

year 1H1B Red Lodge boosted of a
popuaation of 400. After the con-
stxuctson Of the railroad the popula-
ten iacrease1 = 1900 inhabitants. The
country was extensively used for graz
ing purposes and large bands Of sheep
and herds Of cattle were ranged in the
hills and valleys. and about the year
1892 real development of Carbon
county. began. The white men had
very little trouble With the Indians.
H. A. Simmons delivered highly
interesting and instructive address in
which he mentioned the names Of sew
eraI old timers. Among the pioneers
were Sam Tsggart, Daniel D. O'Shea,
Chas. Wilson, ]. N. Tolman, Dave
Smethers, John Moran, John Ray. ST.,
John Ray, Jr., A. D. Wilson, Alex
Fairgrieves, r. Lumley, William
0'Connor, Gilbert Patterson, Mr.. Nc
Mullen, Geo. Lamport, John Chapman,
A. A. Ellis, John Weaver, w. B. Nut
ting, and others. Mr.. Fairgrieves and
Mr.. McMullen were the first two men
to get married in Red Lodge. The
first white child born in the county
was Florence Mahan and the first
white child born in Red Lodge war
Leeta Hay. The local coal company
was originally called the Rocky Fork
Coal Company. A bill in the state
senate was approved in 1895 for the
creation of Carbon County and names
were submitted for county officers.
The next meeting of the Carbon
County High School Dramatic Club, II
be held November the 18th in the as
sembly room of the high school, is v
be an open meeting. =
The public is invited and especially
the parents of pupils that are MEM
bers of the club.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05

aPioneers' Day" or "Old Settlers
Day" was observed by the Carbon Co.
High School student body and faculty
Monday afternoon, by an interesting
program prepared by Professor Il. l..
Hussong- Invitations to quite num-
ber of old timers had been extended
although only few were able to hear
the very interesting facts related by
J. L. Naryott and Attorney h. A..
Simmons.
Mr.. Maryott, who came to this part
Of the country about 80 years ago,
described The structure of the first old
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05

Pfiel and Joseph Brooks were with
Mrs. Brooks when she died. Nathan
Brooks Immediately left for Livines-
ton on being notified of his mothers
death.
Private services were held at the
Brooks home Friday afternoon and
public services were held ct the Epis-
copal church with the Rev. L. X.
Smith officiating. Interment was
made in the Mountain View cemetery.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05
Funeral Rites Held
For Emmett Johnson

Funeral ritoe for Emmett Johnson
were held Sunday afternoon at one
o'clock from The Finnish Lutheran
Church un1@r the direction Of the
Downward Funofal Parlors with Rev.
YIenni Of Minnesota officiating as
well as Mstt BrkkiIa. The Fraternal
Order Of EAetas and Loyal Order Of
Moose were represented in body. Pail
bearers were William Calavis, William
Bakka, Fred Thayer, Isaac Neimi,
Oscar Ranta and John Castagne. In
torment was nfade in the Red Lodge
cemetery. The cortege was long.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05
HIGH School News Items

sary trips to Billings, the nearest
trading point, for supplies usually re-
quired about four days each. In 1887
the present site of Red Lodge COM
posed the wide open spaces" and the
first Red Lodge postoffice was stu
ated southeast of the present site.
Mining operations on small scale
were started about 1887. A few years
later the Northern Pacific Railway
Company built the railway to Red
Lodge which necessitated the con-
struction of depot, stores, larger
postoffice and dwellings. About the
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05

K. G. Martin had charge Of the body.
Interment was made in the Red Lodge
cemetery. PaIlbearers were: Mr.. Wal
imaki, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr.. Gust SURF,
Matt Wakkuzi, Tom Hakala and
Henry Krook.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05
Full Crews to Work
in Cooke City Mines

An active naining season is expected
at Cooke City according to reports
from there. qhe Western Smelling
and Mining company expect to work
a full -crewsof men all winter md -
proving up ra4soe quantities of high
grade ore in TIL Gold Dust tnnrsA +
The Glenxss Mining company is
still working TIE high grade ore found
recently and the vein is getting larger
as the shaft IL kept sinking and values
are getting higher.
~ ~
AT Last The Truth
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05

cluded an account Of wedding In a
small town;
"The bride groom's gift to the bride
was handsome diamond brooch, be-
sides many other thihk. IN dutssIAss. /"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05
DEATH COMES TO
ICED MOTHER OF
NATHAN BROOKS


ton, mother of Nathan Brooks Of this
city. passed sway at the age Of ~ Il
her Livingston home Tuesday morn
ing, October 9th. She had been i'll
for four weeks.
Mrs. Brooks was pioneer of the
state Of Montana, coming here from
her home in England in 1889. She
was well known throughout Park
country and especially Livingston. She
was born in Virgins Lancashire. Eng
land in 1850. She was married to Tom
Brooks in February. 1870. Her first
home in the United States was at
TimberIine, Montana. Since 1900 she
has made her home in and around Lv-
ingston. Her husband passed away in
Livingston year ago last September.
Mrs. Brooks was a devout member OF
st. Andrews Episcopal church. She
Is survived by two sons, Joseph, post
master at the Livingston postoffce,
and Nathan Of this city; two daugh-
ters,~ Mrs. Elizabeth Labertsw OF
Bohemian and Mrs. Mae Pfeil Of New
York; one brother, Joseph Dawber OF
England; Ave grandchildren, Thomas
Ramsey Of Oregon, John Ramsey of
Arkansas, Mrs. Mabel Adelstsin OF
Butte and. Joseph and William Brooks
of Red Lodge. Mrs. LaberteW, Mrs.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
mystic | Ike POWER PLANT Is GIGANTIC
ACHIEVEMENT OF MONTANA POWER CO.
Million Dollar Enterprise Was Three Years In
Construction Has no Rival in Country as En-
gineering Feat

Without fuss or ceremony, the new
Mystic Lake Plant of the Montana
Power Company in Saltwater county
was put irs soperation as an integral
part Of thes system at $40 A. M. on
Friday, March 10th, and all of eastern
Montana served by the company's
lines gained potential addition Of
10000 kiIlowatts Of electrical energy
The power was turned on by M. Il.
Buck, of Butte, general superintendent
of the Montana Power CO., and the
starting of operations was witnessed
by Ralph Schuyler, operating superin-
tendent of the Billings district, and
William Spratt of Livingston, who
will assume charge of the Mystic Lake
plant next week.
Preliminary testing of the entire in
stallation began on the 18th, when the
water from the lake, nearly two miles
distant from the plant, was turned in
Ia the 9000-foot wood stave pipe line
after which it was sent hurting thru
the hundreds of feet Of steel pipe
feeding the water wheels at the plant.
On Wednesday evening water con-
nection was made with the first unit
of the plant and on Thursday with the
second unit Then came the tests Of
the electrical machinery. Both water
and electrical tests being found satis-
factory, at s:40 Friday morning Mr.
Buck threw the switch that sent a
modest current of 1000 k. W. puIsat-
ing through the feed wires running
IS miles north to Park City to join
the main transmission line running
from the Madison river plant to the
city of Billings.
When operating at full capacity, the
new plant at Mystic Lake viii add a
third more to the present amount Of
electrical energy now going to Billings
and the whole eastern section of the
company's system, which heretofore
has had to depend solely upon power
generated at the more remote plants
at Great Falls and IN the Madison
river.
The new plant is one Of the highest
so-caIled "high-head" plants in the
Northwest, and the first Of its kind
ever built by the Montana Power com
pany. From the intake at the lake to
the tailrace at the plant, the water
falls 100 feet
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26

there was two rebuttals of three min
utes each. These youngsters handled
their subject well but the affirmative
composed Of the Red Lodge team
did not fare so well as with Bearcreek,
After the debate Prof. Gaiser gave
Roberts the decision.
Both decisions seemed to be popular
and satisfied the audience AS the mer-
its of the subject are never taken into
consideration judges decided them on
the manner in which the debaters pre-
sent tiseir side of the question. The
debate coaches were as follows: Mrs.
C. A. Causey, for Bearcreek, Miss
Honorine Sellen for Roberts and Mrs.
Fidelia Morrow for Red Lodge. II.
A. Simmons, member Of the school
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
THE SCHOOL ELECTION

Lest We Forget" that on Saturday April
4th there will be held school election in Red
Lodge to elect two trustees. School district
number one is fortunate in the personnel OF
its school board.
The two members whose time expires are
j. J. Gerondale, chairman of the school
board and H. A. Simmons. Public officials
are supposed to represent the wishes of the
people and to work for the best interests of
their constituents. We can truthfully say
that this is one case where public officials
have rendered valuable service to the COM
munity. Too many times we complain about
the lack of interest in public affairs. All of
these men have taken as much interest and
given as much of their time and best thot
toward the public schools as though it were
their own personal business If they were
being paid fabulous salaries they could not
have performed better service for the COM
munity than what they have done. The
board is working harmoniously
When taking into consideration the saw
ing that the board has made in the refund
ing of the school bonds and the economy
that has been practiced under their admins
tration one could not ask for or expect more
efficient service.
Mr.. Simmons devoted great deal of his
time in the legal phase in the refunding of
the bonds which would have cost the district
several hundred dollars had he not been a
member of the board. Mr. Gerondale has
given unsparingly of his time as chairman
and the people of Red Lodge should show
their gratitude and turn out on election day
and give them the largest vote that was ever
given member of the school board This is
one way that you can show your apprecia-
tion of faithful service.
Let's all go to the polls April 4th and write
in the names of j. j. Gerondale and H. A.
Simmons.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
ROOSEVELT SCHOOL
PLAY ON FRIDAY
A GREAT SUCCESS

Uncle Sans Council, one act pat
riotic play given at the Roosevelt
School Friday evening after the de-
batting teams had finished, was en-
joyed by both young and old. The
cast in this play were.
{ Uncle Sam, John Skinner; Uncle
Sans Secretary, John Romersa; Pow
hatan, Kauno Kaillos Pocahontas,
Katherine Vaiesano; John Alden,
Jhon Russell; Priscilla Alden, ALA
Hiltenen. George Washington, Elmer
Karhu, Colonial Couple, James Bax-
ter, Helen Logan; William Penn,
Guido Marchello; Mrs. Penn, Ruth
viers; Dutch Girls, Agnes Carlson,
Agnes Ariissona; Mountineer, Jack
Gerondale; Mountaineer Woman, Mar
garet Fluhrer; School Teacher, Car
lotta Buffo; Preacher, Raymond Mag
nuson; Settlement Worker, Minnie
Francone; Doctor, John Miller; Gen.
Sherman, Pete Grugno; Admiral, John
poiiari; Lawyer, Unto Koski; Presi-
dent of U. S., Harry Edwards; Inspec-
tor of Port, Edgar Shank; Sanabo,
Albert Polich; Miss Johnsing, Esther
johnson; Indian Maiden, Elizabeth
Larkin; Indian Chief, Matt Kampinen;
Eskimo, William Beans; Western Girl,
Helen McCabe; Swede, Eugene
Whicfrer; Pauperism, Elma Jarvi;
Italian Prima Dona, Elda Silverstrini;
Italian Boy, Andrew Filppula; French
Girl, Una McFate; Anarchy, Phil Pol
lard; Armenian peddler, Billy Ball;
Filipino, little first grader) Helen
Schneider; Chinaman, Eugene Ranta;
Irish Girl, Caroline Trinaystich; Rus
sian jew, George Laughney; Disease,
Ella May Blasingame; Japanese Girl,
Helen Selak; Bohemian Girl Monica
Plunkett; Goddess of Liberty, Mar
garet Greenough.
The students did their stunts well
and showed great ability for young
sters.
Miss Marian Drew and Miss Susie
Holiday, who directed the play and
coached the cast, are entitled to full
credit for the splendid way in which
these youngsters were trained. Unless
one has had experience you can not
imagine how much time and patience
is required to make play like this a
success and those who had the
pleasure Of witnessing the play ex-
pressed themselves as having spent an
enjoyable evening, and it goes without
saying that the youngsters were de-
lighted.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
TRACK And FIELD
MEET PRACTICE
BEGAN TUESDAY

The public school track and field
meet practice began Tuesday at the
ball park. This county meet will be
held at Roberts May 10th. The stud
ents Of the local schools will practice
every day whether it rains or shines.
The track is quarter Of a mile long.
Through the courtesy Of Red :
Brooks dressing room was prepared
and Henri Levi furnished team for
making the track.
This event is eagerly looked for
ward to by the students, teachers and
parents Of school children. The track
and field meet was success last year
and 1t is intended that this will sur
pass last years, and will be made an
annual event.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
PLUNKETT'SSTORE
WINS FIRST PRIZE
WINDOW CONTEST

The Winchester Herald, monthly
publication by the Winchester Repeat
ing Arms Company of New Haven,
Connecticut, announces in it's March
issue the winners of the prize window
display contests for the 4th quarter
of 1924. This contest was divided up
into ten districts. 5700 stores
competed in the contests in the United
States. The Plunkett Hardware and
Plumbing company of this city won
first prize in the Minneapolis district,
six states being in this district and
two hundred sixty-four stores COM
peting.
We are reproducing photo of the
plunkett Hardware and Plumbing
company window which won the first
prize in this district and was eigh-
teenth in the national district. This
is quite an honor when it is taken into
consideration that fifty-seven hundred
stores competed in the nation and two
hundred sixty-four in this district
which included such cities as Minneap-
oils, st. Paul, Duluth and other large
cities.
The Winchester Herald says that
after all enteries in the 4th quarter
contest had been received from the
district warehouses it was evident
that there had been no let-up in the
enthusiasm toward this end. The
Herald says that many of the ware
houses received more entries than in
any previous quarter.
There is ample evidence that the
Winchester-Simmons display men put
a great deal of thought and care into
the making of their displays. They
show originality Of selling ideas and
painstaking care in working out de-
tails.
The above photograph of the Plum
kett Hardware and Plumbing COM
pany window display, which took first
prize in the Minneapolis district, Il
evident Of that fact
The Winchester-Simmons company
wiHdow display contests are becoming
very popular and in 1926 there will be
four distinct contests, offering splen-
did opportunities for window display
men.
/ The Plunkett window was trimmed
by John Tarro.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
RED LODCE-MONTANA CLUB DECIDES
TO HOLD 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
Favors Changing Name of Red-LOdge Montana
Club to Some More Appropriate Name and Will
Receive Suggestions From Citizens

The first general meeting Of the
Red Lodge-Montana Club, since the
election of new officers, was held at
the Pollard Hotel dining room at 6:30
Monday evening March 23rd. This
was the largest meeting that the club
has held for a good many years and
great deal of interest was mani-
tested by all members present. The
real cooperative spirit was predom-
inant at this meeting. Everyone
seemed interested in doing what they
could to make the club success and
for the betterment Of the community.
1t was decided to hold 4th of July
celebration and To change the name
of the Red-Lodge-Montana Club to
some more appropriate name.
w. ]. Beans reported on the Father
and Son Banquet which was held some
time ago and stated that there was a
balance of sl4.55 left over which he
recommended to be placed In special
fund to hes used for the Father and
Son Bal "a, fext year William
Freakes n fhe Auditing Commit
tees report which was approved, and
recommended that Mr.. Field be thank
ed for his faithful services. Mr.. @. j.
Simmons, chairman Of the Road Mark
ing Committee, reported that the com
mittee was working and that two hun
dred markers were being prepared at
the Manual Training School which
would soon be ready to be placed on
the roads. He went somewhat into
detail on the road marking which met
with hearty approval Mr.. w. j. Beans
chairman Of the Tourist Park Com
mittee, made q report on the tourist
park and stated that the committee
had been asked to look into the bal
park matter but Is was decided by ths
club not to take over the obligation
of the ball park Mr.. ]. ]. Gerondale
chairman OF the Publicity Committee
reported that nothing definite had beer
done but plans were under way for |
small amount Of publicity work dur
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
REDLODCE DEBATERS
DEFEAT BEARCREEK
LOSE TO ROBERTS

The debate of the eighth graders
at the Roosevelt Auditorium Friday
evening was a decided success Long
before the debate started the auditor
ium was crowded to full capacity with
the children, parents and teachers. A
great deal Of interest was manifested
by the friends of each team
The subject of the debate was RE
solved, that the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence Waterway Should be Con-
structed by the United States and
Canadian Governments Four teams
participated in this debate. Two of
these teams being from Red Lodge,
one from Bearcreek and one from
Roberts; The Red Lodge teams had
the affirmative in both debates. The
first debating team Of Red Lodge was
composed Of Monica Plunkett, John
Romerso and Olga Karhu, affirmative.
The Bearcreek team was composed
of Eva Reed, Rachel Miller and Louis
Sasich, negative. Each speaker was
accorded six minutes on direct argu-
raent and three minutes each for re-
buttal.
1t was marvellous how we'll these
youngsters mastered their subject 1t
was both interesting and instructive.
Both Of these teams were very well
matched and showed that they had
given great deal of thought and
time to their subject which would have
been credit to grown-ups. The de-
batting lasted for just one hour.
Prof. j. H. Gaiser Of the Billings
Polytechnic Institute was the judge
and gave the decision to the affrma
tive.
Immediately following the second
team proceeded with their debate hav-
ing the same subject. The Red Lodge
team was composed Of Hera Luhtala,
Oscar Zupp and Daisy McFate. affirm
ative. The Roberts team was COM
posed Of Harry Harness, Mildred
Walker and Viola Erickson, negative.
The speakers on both sides we're given
six minutes for direct argument and
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26

The Isaac Walton League met Tues
day evening in the county commission
ers room at the court house. There
was only small attendance present.
This meeting was for the purpose Of
electing officers for the ensuing year.
A. Fl. Croonquist was elected presi-
dent, C. r. Schmidt, vice-president;
Miles Chamberlain, secretary-treas-
urer.
1t is the purpose Of the league to
put on a membership campaign and
the president appointed membership
committee consisting Of o. ] Sim
mons, f. l. Johnson and Harry 0lcott.
After the drive for membership cam
paign is over there will be another
meeting Of the league which will be
called by the president at which time
a board Of directors viii be elected for
the league.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
4 RED CROSS CALL
RESPONDED TO BY
LOCAL SCHOOLS

Mrs. II. p. Cassidy, secretary of the
local Red Cross, received call for
funds to be used for relief work in the
stricken tornado district Of Illinois.
The Senior class of the Carbon county
high school responded Immediately
and gave $500. A general collection
resulted in s15.17 additional making
total collection of s20.17 and collec-
tions are still being received. Tues
day the pupils Of the grade schools
were asked to bring what donations
they could to help the unfortunate
people In that district.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-03-26
Mrs. WI. Leland's Son
Wins Music HOnOrs

Among the awards announced at
Butte Friday in the state music meet
first place went to the boys quartet
from Great Falls composed of Walter
alard. son Of Mrs. Maude Leland Of
this city and Jack Leland, cousin.
Cax1 Ross and Joyce Baldwin were the
other two boys in the quartet.