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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
Public is Invited
to Spend Sunday on
Top of Mt. Maurice

The mountain climb to the peak of
Mt. Maurice, which has been planned
and is fostered by the local post of the
American Legion, has been set for
Sunday, May 23rd, according to ac-
ton taken by the post at meeting
Monday night.
The Legion and Auxiliary posts in
the district which includes the posts.
at Hardin, Laurel, Columbus, Billings,
Bridger and Red Lodge, have been in
vited to participate in the event, the
first public stunt of its kind featured
in Red Lodge. Anyone who may wish
to make the trip will be cordially well
coined.
The hour for starting and other
minor details will be arranged later.
All persons planning to go are asked
to take their own lunch-enough for
two meals. Coffee will be furnished
by the Legionaires.
On reaching the top of the mountain
a flag ceremony will be conducted.
The route has not yet been planned.
The committee making preparations
for the trip is composd of 0. J. Salo,
.. R. Roysdon and ]. L. Purdy, Legion
members.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
About Three Hundred
Visit School Display

One of the most complete and inter-
esting displays of manual art and do
nestle art ever shown in this city
was that exhibited at the Manual
Arts building last Friday evening. The
manual art department is under the
direction and supervision of H. B.
Field and the sewing department is in
charge and under the direction of Miss
Malissa Boyd.
The exhibition opened at seven
o'clock and remained open until ten
when it was estimated that at least
three hundred patrons and other Wis
itors viewed the work Of the seventh
and eighth grade pupils.
One of the features of the evening
was the serving Of light refreshments
to the visitors. A number of Miss
Boyd's students acted as hostesses and
directed visitors to the many interest
ing displays. Each one of the girls
wore frock Of her own making.
Every display shown is worthy of
special mention and the pupils as we'll
as their teachers came in for much
favorable comment. Similar displays
have been held annually for several
years and are a means of acquainting
parents and others with the efficient
work that is being done in those two
departments by the pupils of our local
schools.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
COUNCIL ATTACKS
AND REPEALS So
CALLED BLUELAWS

The new city dads began their adj
ministration by first cutting the sal
aries of the various city officers fol-
lowed by repeating a number of So
called blue laws. At the regular
monthly meeting of the City Council
Tuesday evening an ordinance was re-
pealed, entitled "an ordinance prohibit
ing the playing of any player piano or
electric piano and prohibiting dancing
IN any public place of business in the
city, between the hours of twelve
o'clock midnight, Saturday night, and
eight o'clock Monday morning.. The
public dance ordinance of the city
of Red Lodge, which has been a bone
OF contention for some time, the senti-
ment being about even for and
against, was repealed.
A resolution was passed ordering
the city clerk to notify the State
Board Of Health and the County Board
OF Health that the intention and desire
of the City of Red Lodge is to be
placed under the care of the County
Board of Health, providing for the
authority within the corporate limits
OF the county health officer and pro-
vldlng that the city shall pay all ex-
penses incurred enforcing sanitary
measures and guarantees within the
corporate limits. Since Red Lodge
has a population of less than five
thousand the action taken by the
council does away with the city health
officer and gives the county health Of
flcer authority to serve and protect
the inhabitants of Red Lodge.
The bid of Frank Castagne to do the
sprinkling in Districts No. 1 and No.
2 for the season of 1926 for the sum
of S119.50 per month was accepted by
the Council, his being the lowest and
best bid.
Chief of Police J. H. McAllister vol
UNFAIRLY offered to reduce his salary
$500 per annum which offer was ac-
cepted.
A motion was carried that the SAL
airy of the night patrolman be reduced
from $165 per month to SIPS. The
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
MABEL BEKKARINEN
VALEDICTORIAN OF
THE SENIOR CLASS

The two ranking high school stud
ents who have won honors in the grad
uating class of the Carbon county high
school have been announced. Mabel
Bekkarinen and Aune Kortes are the
star students.
Mabel Bekkarinen, with an excellent
record covering her four years high
school work, won the honor of becom-
ing valedictorian Of her class and will
deliver the valedictory address at the
commencement Exercises next Thurs
day evening at the Workers Hall.
Aune Kortes, with the second best
record, will deliver the salutatory adj
dress. The two girls are receiving
congratulations from their friends on
the splendid showing they have made
IN their high school work.
The principal speaker at the grad
uatlon exercises will be Governor J.
e. Erickson who informed Professor
H. L. Hussong this week that he
would be present on the occasion.
Vocal and instrumental numbers will
precede the presentation of diplomas.
Bacclaureate services will be held
from the Episcopal church Sunday
morning. Rev. Frank Durant will
preach the sermon.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13

to make possible what Messrs. Jeffrey
and Seigfriedt told their audience at
the noon banquet, will be constructed
the Red Lodge-Cooke City highway
entrance to Yellowstone Park. The
procession again formed and Mr.. Shell
ley was escorted to his hotel through
streets filled with cheering boosters.
1t was Red Lodges way of welcoming
Red Lodges own and it did it right
royalty. Most of the members of the
party returned home last evening,
some of them remaining in Billings
until today.
Those making the trip to Billings
were the orchestra members, composed
of Art Lumley, Arvo Aho, Elmer Salo,
Walpas Koslli, Angelo Bartoy, George
DeBourg; the band composed of Mel
son Lane, Jacob TURF, Charles Mat
tia, John Lamp, Ed Skoglan, Louis
Ross, Sanfred Herlevi, Joe Bertolino,
Jalmar Sarri, G. E. Hudson, Elmo Sar-
ri, Louis Ross, Joe Bertolino, John
Honkola, and John Hakala. Also w.
j. Beans, G. A. Jeffrey, J. P. Plunkett,
I. F. Pollard, W B. Holt, Gus Foltz,
h j Grove, f w. Llye, Edgar Allen,
Chas. Lutrell, Harry Alden, John Simp-
son E. B. Shelley, Edgar Dake, Evelyn
Lyons, Loren Newman, E. P. Conwell,
j. c. F. Seigfriedt, George Moses, Mrs.
w. B. Nutting, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hot
chkiss, Ben Conine, Mr.. and Mrs. O. J.
Simmons, Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. North
rop, Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCleary,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Richel, Joe Jelich,
Mike Dimich, Dan Dimich, Frank
Piela, Laury Hakala, Mrs. John Hak-
ala, Rev. Frank Durant, Mrs. Nan
Parker, p. NJ. Marine, Roy Nutting,
Mrs. Edna Davies, Mrs. Alice Dake,
Ezra Hotchkiss, j. H. McAllister, DR..
P. ]. Sweeney, J. B. Convery, Mrs. 0.
H. P. Shelley, Betty Mann, Mary
Dickinson, w E. Pinkney, F. /. John
son, Henry Albert, DR.. and Mrs. F.
w. Schwin, John Thompson, Charles
Kolander, John Corey, Joe Uzelac, and
Mrs. Heikkaila.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
TO DREDCE YELLOW
STONE FOR GOLD

Great Falls, May 11.-Negotiations
looking to the development of the
Clark Fork of the Yellowstone river,
between Laurel and the Wyoming line,
as a gold dredging project have been
advanced to point that will permit
exploration work to begin early this
week, it was announced here Friday by
officials of the Gold Black Sand COM
pany, owner of "a miles of the river,
and G. |. Wilde of Portland, dredge
operator and engineer.
Mr.. Wilde, who represents individ-
ual interests on the west coast, has
taken under option a 10-mile stretch
Of the river and now has machinery on
the ground with which a series of
drilling tests will be made. This work
will start when he returns to the river
next week He arrived here from Port
land last Monday and left Immediately
for the river to make preliminary ar
engagements for the beginning of
work, returning here Friday.
1t is the intention to test the river
bed to bedrock over a long distance.
If satisfactory values are found, the
first of several dredges will be in
stalled Immediately and the project
operated on large scale, Mr.. Wilde
stated.
Gold in sufficient amounts to make
justifable prospecting of the stream
to bedrock has been discovered in the
surface gravel, many of the samples
disclosing high values, Mr.. Wilde said.
The gold is found in both a free
state and within the sand, which is
deposited in the gravel in considerable
quantities. The sand, when entirely
separated from the aggregate, COM
monty assays $50 to the ton in gold,
and, in addition, contains other valu-
able metals.
Placer mining has been carried on
along the river over a long period and
control of claims covering 81 miles of
the stream was obtained several years
ago by j. G. Barker of Great Falls.
He was largely instrumental in the or
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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
Robbers

Of all the bold robbers who. ever
have sinned, that lower house of Con-
gress has got 'em all skinned, why
they murdered our road without feel
ing or pity-that beautiful road from
Red Lodge to Cooke City.
They biffed it and banged it and
kicked it about; they slammed it and
stabbed it and counted it out, and not
satisfied-from the scene I recoil--
they then chopped it's head off and
boiled it. in oil.
We're mighty darn sore and you
may take the hint, that what we think
of 'em not fit to print, those bandits
from Georgia and Texas and Iowa,
those robbers who murdered our beau
tiful highway.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
CONGRESSMAN EVANS
SEEKS REELECTION

Helena, May 10.-John M. Evans of
Missoula, Monay filed his nomination
petition as Democratic candidate for
reelection as representative in con-
gress from the first Montana district,
He now is serving his second term.
He was educated at the United States
Military Academy and University of
Missouri and practised law in Mis-
soula from 1888 until his election to
congress, except for intervals while he
held public office.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
MERCHANTS CREDIT
ASSOCIATION MEET

The Merchants Credit Association
held their regular meeting at the City
Hall Monday evening with good at
tendance.
The matter of closing stores on May
31st Memorial Day. came up for
discussion but was laid over until the
next meeting which will be held May
18th.
The merchants are working for
closer cooperation and it is hoped
that every member of the association
will be present at the next meeting.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13

With him was Floyd Bennett, chief
petty officer in the naval air service,
who flew over 5000 miles with the
commander last year when the two
accompanied the Macmillan party in
the north. He became Byrd's fright
hand" man and the two of them plan
ned to share the most dangerous and
important work of the expedition.
Bennett is a man of the greatest
energy, endurance and skill, both as
navigator and as mechanic" Byrd
wrote Of him. ~ would not like to be
in the Attic without him and l would
take him before any other man in the
world"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
Commendable

Miss Grace Carey, Home Demon
strator, will be retained in her present
position for another year. Miss Carey
has been untiring in her efforts for
good and her work has given entire
satisfaction during the past year. The
action of the County Commissioners in
renewing her contract will meet with
general approval.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13

salaries of the two fremen were cut
from $165 and $140 to SIPS per month
each.
The light and water committee was
instructed to ascertain the duties of
the city electrician and see if his COM
pensation is in conformity Herewith.
A motion was carried that the Chief of
Police be given the additional duties
of street and water commissioner to
serve without additional compensation.
All expenditures authorized and made
by the city will each month be pub
lished in the official paper of the city
of Red Lodge, the News. Aldermen
hereafter will receive So per meeting
and not to exceed So per month as de-
fined by law.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
PLANE
FLIES TO POLE
FOR FIRST TIME

New York, May 1O-An airplane
has flown over the north pole for the
first time.
The second successful polar expedi-
ton, like the first, was American, led
by a man of the American navy, as
was the first transatlantic airplane
flight.
Lieutenant Commander Richard
Evelyn Byrd shares with Admiral
Robert E. Peary the honor of having
led the only expeditions over the top
OF the world. Commander Byrd sailed
over the north pole yesterday in an
American-built plane, the first of nine
Artic expeditions this year to achieve
its goal.
Only eight men have seen the north
pole. Four We're Eskimos, with Ad-
miral Peary, one was Matt Henson,
Admiral Peary's negro follower, and
another was Chief Petty Officer FLOYD
Bennett, Commander Byrd's chief me-
chanic.
Cuts Peary's Time
Radio and cable brought back to the
New York Times and St. Louis Post
Dispatch news that the Byrd expedi-
ton had made in Is hours and 80 min
utes yesterday trip that took Admi-
raj Peary eight months by ship and
ice sled. The objective was achieved
80 days after the expedition sailed
from New York for Kings bay, Spitz-
bergen. Peary was out of contact
with civilization AZ days.
Commander Byrd completed the
flight over the pole six days earlier
than he had planned. He had expected
to look for landing place in Peary-
land and establish base but decided
at the last minute to risk everything
IN a nonstop flight. He left Kings
bay yesterday at 1850 a. M, Green
Wlch time, and sailed until a bubble
seXtant, an instrument of his own in
vention, informed him he was over the
pole. He made observation and re-
turned, reaching Kings bay at APO
p. m.
His plane was three-engined Fox
ker, named miss Josephine Ford,
for the daughter of Edsel Ford, who,
with John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was
financial hacker of the fight.
Vilhjalmur Stefanson, veteran Arc
tic explorer, said here that he felt
sure Commander Byrd's report of the
flight would bear out belief that
Arctic flight is much more dangerous
than any, other kind. Amundsen failed
to reach the pole by plane last year.
Clears Way for Land Hunt
Byrd's feat is regarded by Stefan
son as clearing the way for his more
and more important flight
to the northwest of Pearyland in
search Of unknown land.
When Commander Richard Byrd set
sail from New York April 6, the oc-
casion marked the realization of a
dream which had been with him since
boyhood days-an expedition of his
own into the Arctic regions.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
Another Industry

{ Another important industry is be-
ing added to the many of which Car
bon county boasts. The Clark Fork
in this county is being prospected for
flour gold and there is every evidence
of success.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
Unwashed

Just received an advertising circular
from the east and among the amazing,
interesting and consoling statements
made therein were that Frederick the
Great never took bath. Fred should
be the hero of every small boy in the
world. Remember gentle reader, how
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
Unreturning

| visited cemetery at Jackson,
Tennessee some years ago and was I'M
pressed by an inscription which ap-
peared on a monument there erected to
the memory of southern soldiers. The
inscription read: "This shaft honors
the valor, devotion and sacrifice unto
death of the Confederate soldiers. The
winds of Heaven kissing it's sides
chant an everlasting requiem in mem
cory Of the unreturning brave"
Memorial Day is coming and our
thoughts naturally turn to those brave
sons and brothers of ours, many of
whom went to France and did not
return; to those of our fathers who
still sleep on the hillside of southern
battlefield and to every American
soldier in whose honor and in whose
memory the day was instituted. May
we not fittingly adopt the thought and
the sentiment expressed by the last
two words of the inscription quoted
above?
Not the Forgotten Hero, not the
Unknown Soldier, not the Absent Vet
eran. There is no death and they are
in fact, neither forgotten, absent nor
unknown. They never shall be, so
long as time lasts and appreciation
lives. Not dead. Just unreturning,
that is all.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
!1)riftw'0@!?d!!
~ From the River of Life
by Eo Po C0mweHH
Not So Bad

Those who attended the track meet
Saturday found Belfry to be a genial
host. And-Carbon High didn't do so
bad, did it?
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
Petit Larceny

A horse stealing case was tried in
Justice Court here the other day.
Horse stealing used to be a felony but
it's misdemeanor now and they
say that the legislature is going
to repeal the law altogether next
winter. In some states like Iowa, for
instance, where everybody owns an
automobile or two, juries in horse
stealing cases are bringing in verdicts
as follows, "We the jury find defen-
dant guilty of petit larceny in the
third degree and assess the costs to
the complaining witness.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
COMMISSIONERS MEET

A special session of the the county
commissioners board was held in the
city Monday to take up various tax
matters with the state board of equal
ization.
Lee Gard, county commissioner, was
granted thirty days leave of absence
from the state.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
Fine Prospects

The recent copious rains in this To-
cality insure splendid crops. Ike Nc
Gruder was in from his ranch west of
town Saturday and says that his corn
crop will go twenty gallons to the
acre, maybe more. Ike is Demo-
crat, you know and used to live in
Texas, but since the recent rains he
is wavering and may vote for Coolidge
in '28.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13
So Did /

Dear Driftwood Man:
Your poem about Mother which APP
peared in last weeks issue was truly
very fine. | nearly cried when l read
it. Yours, Margaret Earlham, Boyd,
Montana.
Thanks Maggie, so did l when I had
to dig up two bits for the sixth grade
girl l got to write it for me.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-13

your mother used to nearly rub your
ears out on Sunday mornings trying
to get 'em clean? Remember too,
how when you were forced to take a
cold bath you felt about as warm
and cheerful as an Indian Cigar sign
on the North side of a building in
Dawson City? Frederick the Great
was more than brave-he was daring.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-12-02
XMAS OPERETTA, PAGEANT

A clever and unique Christmas
Pageant -Operetta, Santa and His
Helpers is being prepared for the en-
tertainment of the public by the
Junior High and Grades. The pageant
consists of two parts, the first de-
picting Christmas Eve in a child's
nursery, the second showing the
dreams of Christmas of every child
as visions of toys and sugar plums
fit past his subsconscious mind.
A real Christmas atmosphere is
created by the presence of the Christ
mas symbols, before the toys, white
parcel gifts, and candies, which are
the delight of all at this glad season
of the year, appear. The pageant
though does not stress that Christ
mas is a time when one receives
gifts, the selfish view of it, but
rather emphasizes that to be really
happy old world, kindness and love
for ones neighbors and friends must
be manifested.
Old and young will enjoy this
operetta for it will recall pleasant
childhood memories, and increase the
anticipation of Christmas joys. So
plan to see how Santa and His Help
ers accomplish such vast amount
of work in one short night, for Santa
and His Helpers will be at the Junior
High Auditorium Wednesday Dec. %
at 8 100 P. M,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-12-02
WOMAN, CHILDREN,
TERRIBLY BURNED
Continued from first page)

rose, and Bertha Koska resides at
Elrosa.
Mrs. Kosba comes from one of the
pioneer families of the county. Her
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. John Klescz
some of the oldest residents of Hold
ingford.
The Kosba family formerly lived at
Bowlus and the father was employed
in the construction of the Blanchard
dam near there. The couple have lived
near Avon since the completion of the
dam.
Mrs. James Kosba, the mother, who
was severely burned yesterday morn
ing in the explosion, died Tuesday af-
ternoon at four o'clock. She was not
expected to live when brought from
the Avon farmhouse to the hospital.
Her youngest son, Edmund, aged 2
years, died last evening at nine
o'clock from the severe burns in
f1icted on his face and hands when
he ran to his mother while her cloth
ing was in flames. The flesh on the
child's face and hands was burned
crisp, doctors said, and his stamina
against the severe pain was weaken
ed by the shock, it was said. The
mother, who forgot to extinguish the
fire on her own clothing in an effort
to save her children was badly
scorched almost over her entire body.
William Kosba, 9, and Leonard
Kosba, 5, sons Of Mrs. James Kosba,
who with their mother sustained
severe burns when a kerosene con-
tainer exploded at their Avon farm
home Tuesday morning, were not ex-
pected to live, it was said at the hos
pital Wednesday afternoon. Both
boys are in critical condition, which
becomes more aggravated hourly
through shock. Williams condition
is made more severe, because of ex-
posure. They may live through the
day.
The condition of two other sons,
Victor, 8, and Melvin, z, was reported
to be still critical, but hopeful.
For relatives and close friends, of
the family, the remains are being
held at the Daniel Mortuary parlors,
st. Cloud, until funeral plans are
completed.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-12-02
Thursday, December 2, 1926
John Kurrel Passed Away
Early Thanksgiving Morning
Deceased Had Been Resident Of
Western Stearns County for As
Years-Funeral Sunday

John Kurrel, a resident of West
ern Stearns county for 45 years
passed away at his home in this city
Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 25, 1926,
after a six months illness with COM
plications His wife and children
were at his bedside when the end
came.
The deceased was born at Shak-
opee, Mimi, March Z, 1856. He
grew to manhood in Scott county and
came to Western Stearns in 1881.
He resided on farm in Ashley town
ship for 25 years, taking UP his res
idence in this city 20 years ago.
In 1882 Mr.. Kurrell was united in
marriage in Sauk Centre to Amanda
Baker. To this union five children
were born, two sons, Charles and. Will
liam; and three daughters, Ella,
Daisy and Elizabeth. The latter pass
ed away six years ago. The living
children all reside in Sauk Centre.
The funeral services were held
from the family home Sunday after
noon at 2:30, Rev. T. B. Shorts,
pastor of the Sauk Centre Methodist
church officiating. Interment was
made in Greenwood cemetery. The
pallbearers We're: Henry Fielding, G.
d Cass, w. Barnette, John Scott,
Charles Marshall and S. C. Bjone.
Besides the wife, four children and
seven grandchildren the following sis
ters and brothers are left behind:
Mrs. Emery O'Connor of Winnipeg,
Can; Mrs. John Cooper, Long
Bridge, Todd county; Mrs. F. Kitzke
of Alexandria and Fred Kurrel,
Seattle, Wash. Those present from
away attending the funeral were Mrs.
Fred Kitzke of Alexandria and
Levi Baker, of Osakis, nephew.
The family have the sympathy of
many old neighbors and friends in
their bereavement.