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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
SOME SHOWS

Apropos of the protracted snow
storm here last week be it said that
according to the old timers they used
to have some real snow storms here
in by-gone days.
On May 4th, 1904, thirty-nine
inches Tor was it one hundred and
thirty-nine inches) came down at one
setting. Anyhow, there was so much
of it on the roof Of the Pollard hotel
that it weighed it down so that the
guests occupying rooms on the third
floor were unable to open their doors
until a force of workmen shovelled
the roof.
Tradition also tells that at another
time the snow was SO deep here that
they tunnelled Broadway and that
men on horseback rode through the
tunnels. It seems THAT they had tun-
nells leading to practically every i'm
portant business place in town. If
a man felt that he needed a "morn-
ing's morning" he simply picked out
the tunnel leading to- Mickey's Place
and proceeded hence. Several of them
sad to relate, inadvertablygot into
the wrong tunnel and died of thirst.
Of course they didn't have the tun-
nels lighted and it was a common oc-
curance for two wayfarers going in
opposite direction to meet head on.
However, everyone kept his temper
under such circumstances and the cour
teous remark pardon me for getting
my face into your face" came into
being.
Finally a chinook came along and
the snow begun to melt, but for years
thereafter everyone had to wear
colored glasses. They simply could not
get used to the sunlight. To this day
Red Lodge is really at it's best after
shutdown.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
Did You Ever STOP
to Think?
By EDISON R. WAITE
Shawnee, Oklahoma

THAT indifference toward the home city should
die.
THAT it should never be resurrected.
THAT there is no reason why it should be.
THAT citizens should never tolerate the idea of
indifference
THAT people who are Indifferent to the home
city are not needed there.
THAT Indifferent people bar progress
THAT they are nonprogressive.
THAT they hold back prosperity.
THAT it is crying shame to have many Of that
class in city.
THAT it takes sudden shock to awake an in
different person.
THAT often they can be made live ones.
THAT often it is done by selling the home city to
them, making them realize what wonderful city
they live in
THAT this knowledge often makes them live,
living, active part Of the home city.
No citizen who is we'll sold on the home city can
be Indifferent to it's needs and ambitions
Copyright 1920
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
ROYALTIES GO
SKY HIGH IN
CALPET POOL

Spirited trading in royalties in the
new Calpet-Moe pool in central Kew
in-Sunburst field marked the past
week, with some sensational jumps in
prices.
Royalties in this district were
quoted at around $40 before the de-
velopment of the present year, with
the exception of Lorens Lorenson roy
atty. Lorenson has held out for $50
per acre point from the very start. In
years past there have been few buy
ers, because the production never be-
fore justified the price.
With the completion of the Hill
O'Neil flowing we'll on the Lorenson
farm, w. G. OvHaire of Sunburst is
said to have purchased two per cent
of this royalty, paying $50 an acre
point, on the 800 acre farm. The fol-
lowing day, Lorenson is said to have
advanced this royalty price to SOS
per cent per acre and sold all of his
royalty at that figure.
It is reported that Sunburst opera
tor interested in this development sub
sequently paid O'Haire $40 per acre
point for his royalty; a price Of $22,-
400 for one per cent on 800 acres. He
states that he bought the royalty as
a personal investment and not for re-
sale. This is not record price. Moore
royalty brought $40 ansacre point two
years ago and Howling royalty once
sold for $12O an acre point.
The McManus farm, offsetting the
Lorenson farm on the north, has shar-
ed the rapid price advances of the
asst few weeks. McManus royalty is
now quoted at from $25 to $50 per
cent per acre, having advanced from
$40 an acre in 80 days time.-Mon-
tana Oil Journal.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
From the River of Life

BY Eo Po CONWELL

Every business man is success in
the Old Home Paper, every late la
mented' an irreparab,e loss, every
child promising youth, every bride
beautiful every groom worthy, and
every man and woman an exemplary
and respected citizen.
To old friends it is the medium
that recalls the happy associations of
vanished years. to new friends it of
fers warm hand clasp and cordial
welcome to the fellowship of man.
With happiness it looks backward to
years of friendly intercourse and
pleasant relationships and forward to
a period of continued joy and service
IN the place it is proud to occupy
that of servant to the intelligent man
and woman, indeed to all who take
an active interest in the affairs of
life.
The Old Home Paper has long been
the butt of a series of stale jokes by
the staff of the metropolitan dailies,
but unlike them, its columns are fill
ed with something besides scandal.
They are filled with clean news and
are not used merely as receptacle
for reeking mess of filth and scan
dial of night life. So there!
Here's to you, Old Home Paper!
Like you, I'd rather be in the smallest
hamlet in the world, where everybody
knows his neighbor, than l would in
the worlds largest city, where every
one seems so lonesome even with mil
lions of human souls all around them.
The lights are burning brightly on
Broadway, Old Home Paper, and
many moth has had its wings sing
ed encircling the brilliant glare, but,
Old Home Paper, you are spared the
detestable duty Of wading in the mire
to advertise the sin that reeks on
Broadway.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

They also remind us of that time
which our lawmakers have set apart
for observance of season of tree
planting and other forms of beautify-
ing our lawns and parks.
"Wherefore, l, J. e. Erickson, gov
ernor of the state of Montana, do
hereby designate and set apart Tues
day, the tenth day of May, as Arbor
day for the state of Montana.
"The occasion is one that will afford
us opportunity to do some of the
things that tend to enhance the at
Effectiveness of our residential proper
ties and the beauty spots of our cities
and towns, thereby adding inestimably
to the satisfaction and pleasure of
ourselves, our neighbors and the
stranger within our gates. Let us
therefore, give to this day such
earnest notice as will demonstrate our
pride in trees and shrubbery and
lawns and, by special exercises in our
schools, teach the younger generation
the good to be derived from little
effort to add to the beauty of the
places in which we live"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
Alaska the Land of Northern Lights and Mystery

mysterious ard today strange
stores are tslo ana rIsitar> still
hear OF Soapv : oale-folored
horse which disappeared IN 1890
but is still alive according to
the superstitlnus
Soapv and MS friends we're
invited to gC TO Sar francisco
so that Skagwav MIGHT be
little duieter tins ne refused to
consider, After an argument
with the town surveyor friends
on Doth sides rontr' buted to-
wards two tombstones 4 mys-
terv surrounds him Ike that of
the silent north country Tour
lists who leave Vancouver for
the nine dav trip on the
Princess" steamers visit
Soapv's grave and photograph
the skull which NAV be seen ut i,
Skagway and question about
his life. as they question and
marvel at the beauty of the
northern LIGHTS.
Alaska is like no other section
of the North American CONT
nent. 1t is unique. colorful and
alone in it's majestic beauty.
The brightly painted totem
poles are great attraction.
and manv Of them are of beau
tiful workmanship. Traces of
the Russian rule still remain and
the villages are quaint. The
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
TO THE TAXPAYERS

Did you know it costs taxpayer around $500 each
year to repair the damage done to the road between Red
Lodge and Billings by the large trucks hauling freight
merchandise etc. between these points, most of to Red
Lodge All of this freight could be shipped by train just
cheapy to the merchants without any added cost to the
consuming public and the expense to the taxpayers
of repairing the roads At the time the roads could be
kept in good repair for automobile travel with very small
expense to the general public
Merchants and others who are patronizing these
trucks should realize the damage they doing to the
roads and believe they will when they stop consider
andac accordingly It is the duty of all of us to cooperate
and get good roads, for county will keep them in good
repair but this not be done these large trucks are
allowed to continue to destroy them particularly after
rain or snow storm
The road to Billings at this time is almost impossible
on account of the damage already done and with the melt
ing of the which recently fell and the softening of
the roads these trucks will cause thousands of dollars to
be spent order to put the roads into any sort of passabe
condition.
We believe that the business men of Red Lodge and
other towns along the road should take into consideration
the roads before patronzg these trucks who do not paw
cent OF taxes IN Carbon county and at the same time
cause large sums OF taxpayers money to be spent in u
keep of the roads,
The facilities for getting freight into Red Lodge are
very good and every time train comes to Red Lodge it
means one days work for five at the mine Why
shouldn't we encourage the hauling of freight by train
when we realize what it means to Carbon and Yellow
stone county taxpayers.
Now that is view of the matter Let us consider
another Is it not strange that sense of civic welfare
common sense and common decency would prompt the
owners and operators of those trucks stay off the roads
at time when they certain to do them much damage?
1t is indeed regrettable that such vandalism can not
legally be dealt with in it richly deserves
We believe there should be law giving the county
commissioners of the various counties the power to reg
late and control trucking public highways There is
such law in many states and we will have to come to it.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
TUESDAY, MAY 10
NAMED ARBOR DAY

Tuesday, May 10, is arbor day in
Montana and drawing attention to the
purpose of the day, Governor Erick-
son has issued the following procla-
mation:
Once more the alluring notes of
the songbirds are heard in our noun
taIns and valleys, reminding us of the
passing of winter and the years re-
birth, the coming of seed time and
the promise of bountiful harvests.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
Complete Address

S. Gruskin, New London, Conn,
hardware merchant, recently received
letter addressed as follows.
"Mr. S. Gruskin Hardware and
Household Utensils, Paints, Glass,
Seeds, Wire, Fencings, Roofing Paper,
Tel. connection, 615 Bank street, New
London, Conn, America"
The letter was from 8 writer IN
Europe who had copied Mr.. Gruskin's
letterhead word for word, and who
believed that all the words were nee
essary for the proper address. ~~Good
Hardware.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

Alaska pulsates with mystery
the keynote of the north
silence unbelievable. silence and
mystery. Here in this land of
the midnight sun twilight ling
ers long as if loath to give place
to the night. Strange. weird
colored lights crackle as they
seintillate through the heavens:
silent nights save when the
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
GOITRE WAS SEVERE

Caused Eye Pressure and Headache.
Could Not Sleep Without Several pill
lows. Colorless Liniment Removed 1t
Mrs. E. H. Hollingsworth, North
Platte, Neb., says: after using Sor-
bol-Quadruple for three days,
could notice a great relief. Now my
goitre is entirely gone. Will gladly
tell my experience by words or letter.,
Sorbol-Quadruple is colorless, applied
externally and as easy to use as a
toilet water. See it al all drug stores
or write Sorbol Company, Mechanics
burg, 0. Locally at Red Lodge Drug
company.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
sIMILITUDE

But a few days remain
Until school will be out,
And the children are freed
From their cares,
And how glad they will be
At the end of the term,
If success and promotion,
Are theirs.
But a few days remain,
Until night will come on,
And life's journey will end
For each one,
And what joy there will be,
If the Great Teacher says,
At the end of the journey,
well DONE"
For life like the school,
Is the place to prepare,
To do well every task,
That awaits;
May we bravely go forward,
And each do his share,
For promotion to
Higher estates.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

WANTED: Reliable woman for
housekeeper on ranch. Close to town.
For particulars write P. O. Box 636,
Red Lodge, Montana. 5-tf
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
COMING EVENTS

High school closes May goth.
Memorial Day, May S0th.
City schools close June 3rd.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21
WILL ENTERTAIN

The Belfry Woman's Club will en-
terrain the County Federation on May
21st.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

WINS AWARD

Miss Lucille Crist, a student of the
Bridger high school, won the Under
wood pearl award in a 70 word test
last Friday. Her speed was 73 words
per minute with a deduction of ten
words for each error.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

You can buy from Carbon County
News advertisers with feeling of
absolute security.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

An itinerant preacher who claims
to be the Messiah is winning many
converts among the peasants of CEN
trail Spain.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

B. H. Robotham of 2irkdale, Eng,
sued Miss Ivy Gunner for annoying
him with her attentions and the jury
awarded him $500.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

Wear on front tires is only about
one-half as great as ON rear ones.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-21

France has about ten times as
many bicycles as automobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
CALIFORNIA ADOPTS
NEW BRIDGE PLANS
State Highway Spans Being Mod
ernized to Meet Traffic
Needs.

That modern and approved traffic
ideas are being incorporated into the
building construction plans of bridges
erected on the California State high
ways, is brought, out in the fifth BIZ
ennial report of the State Highway
Commission.
According to an analysis Of this
movement i'll a report by the Auto
mobile Club of Southern California,
three outstanding developments in
bridge design have taken place during
the past two years. They are wider
roadways, better alignment of bridge
and approaches and more attention to
esthetics of design
The standard width of roadway for
state highway bridges previous to
1924 was, with few exceptions, Fl feet.
Today, on roads where a 20foot pave
ment is contemplated or seen as a
future possibility, the bridges are
made correspondingly wider. A
number Of 30-foot bridges and sub
ways have been built in the past two
years and few 40-foot and 46-foot
structures. Bottleneck bridges that
retard traffic are being avoided.
1t now is the aim to make the
alignment and riding qualities of
bridges and approaches equal to the
high standard used in building high
ways, so that maximum speed limit
may be permitted. Studies are made
of proposed crossings now, and where
necessary the bridge is skewed or
curved to get the desired result in
the most economical manner.
Many beautiful bridges have been
constructed under the supervision of
the California Highway Commission
among the SIS spans and major struc-
lures that have been built since June,
1924. The State has co-operated with
| the counties by spending $4,000, 900
In this work during the biennium.
the report shows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

How many motorists know when
they are punishin' their cars2
I've seen some of the busiest
drivers have the most trouble. And
lust the other day chap smashed
through the gears as he went by
and / happened to remember that IN
spite of this kind of driving, he once
told me he never had had any need
for repairs.
L was drivin' home with chap
the other night after havin' walked
down the road a short distance TO
help him start his car. We had to
drive up a short incline and 1t was
pretty muddy. / suggested that he
20 into low and take it fairly easy.
OF course as soon as the car hit the
mud, it's speed dropped to mere
creeping gait and the wheels started
to spin round. That let the engine
run faster and gave us the familiar
singing sound from the gears.
The owners son. who sat on the
back seat, said somethin' about NAL
treatin' the car and about his fathers
carelessness causin' the former trou-
BILE. No argument on my part coulo
convince those two that with the
wheels spinning, the engine actually
was enjoying advantage OF addltionaI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
The Old Mechanic Says:

speed which always gives it more
power.
It's quite an art to know whether
you're helpin' or hinderin' the car.
A lot Of people slam through the
gears and you think they are headin'
straight for the repair shop. But
they're not goin' there anywhere near
as fast as the man who may shift so
noiselessly that he burns the clutch
slippin' it.
On the other hand, some of these
drivers let their engine knock when
climbin' hills. "Just a spark knock. "
they say, and let it go at that. I'll
admit 1t doesn't sound serious, but "a
lot of serious things can happen as
a result
Some owners may baby their newer
engines by driving too slowly in high
gear, whereas an occasional burst of
speed would stimulate fabrication
and do much more good than harm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Parking On the Hillside

Now if this emergency brake will
hold, the car will be here when we
come out" Ninth said as he parked
on the down-grade in front of n drug
store.
'Why count on the brake if you
don't trust it?" L asked.
II suppose you mean putting the
gears In reverse," Smith speculated.
IL usually do that as an extra pre-
caution. but j don't quite see the
idea of it."
Then, for the next Is minutes.
Smith and I sat right there in the
car discussing the matter.
You should place the car Itself
in such a position that IL 1t moves
1t can't go very far" 1 began. That s
the first step. Everything else is
secondary, because if the car car
move but few feet, 1t is evident
YOU have provided natural brake
that is exceptionally efficient. 1T
must take effect shortly after the
car begins to move, however.
"Tll tell you why. Suppose you
point the wheels in toward the curl
just enough so that the machine
would have to move feet befort
the right wheel struck 1t. Isn't it
evident that the car might gam
enough momentum 50 that NACh tiAS
wheel struck it would straighten out
and let the car run free?
Cut Wheels Properly.
"If you are going to cut the wheels
do it properly. even if 1t is necessary
to turn the right front tire against
the curb. With balloon tires. you do
not need to worry about damaging
the shoe by leaving the weight of the
car on it.
also, remember this: When you
park with the rear of the car down
hill, you do not want to make the
mistake of backing the front wheels
against the curb. Some drivers seem
to think that they should do this
but it's a bad practice, because If
the car starts to coast backward
and the front wheels strike the curb
they are apt to be Strengthened out
Head the wheels in toward the curb
just as if you were parked with the
front of the car headed downhill. In
this position the front of the car
would swing out and the back wheel
would be damned against the curb
That's the way you want 1t, should
the holding brake fail.
After you have pulled on the
holding brake be sure that its ratchet
| is caught fast. Hit the handle OF
| the lever with your hand and see
| whether 1t releases. Incidentally
| one of the mistakes many drivers
| make in stopping is that of slipping
| the gears into reverse or second and
then pulling on the emergency brake
without knowing positively whether
it is helping matters any. have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
JAY-WALKER WASTES HIS TIME
BY DODGING THROUGH TRAFFIC
Survey Made by Research Bureau Shows
. Pedestrian Can Gross Quicker by
Using Legal Walks.

the sidewalks to mix with and de-
lay motor traffic in the middle of the
block.
To reduce the congestion and waste
of time occasioned by this one phase
of the traffic problem the report of
the survey recommended that jay
walking be prohibited with suitable
penalties for violation, jay-walking
being defined as the practice of pc
destrians crossing other than at the
street intersections.
In order to reduce the inconven-
fence of pedestrians to a minimum
and to introduce a degree of f1exibil-
ity into the rule, the report also pro-
posed that crossings be placed near
the middle of blocks in districts
where the distance between intersec-
tions exceeds 400 feet, and that in
such cross walks pedestrians be per-
mitted to cross with right of way
over vehicular traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
AMERICAN RACE ENTRIES
UPHOLD HONORS ABROAD
Automobiles and Motor Cycles Win
Records in Swedish Club
Contests.

American-made racing cars and
motor cycles acquitted them selves well
at the MidWinter races of the Swedish
Motor Club held recently on the ice
of the Archipelago Sound. An Amer
ican-made racer made 147 kilometers
an hour, while in the motor cycle
events American-made machines won
two Of the most important.
In the motor cycle without side car
class the fastest speed was made on
an American machine travelling at the
rate Of 1866 kilometers per hour.
The motor cycle with side car class also
was won by an American machine
The race course consisted of two
straight, parallel tracks over we'll
sanded ice, the racing distance being
one kilometer, the starting distance
being 1,400 meters and the braking
distance also 400 meters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
LIGHTS OFTEN UNSEEN.
Trouble Caused Motorists in Out
lying Districts Cited.

With automatic signal lights being
placed at busy corners in the outlying
sections of many cities. it frequently
happens that the motorist unfamiliar
with the locality will not see them
and, as a result, drive counter to their
direction. If there are no other cars
TO follow, it may be wise to assume
that the traffic approaching with as
surance from the left or right has the
right of way. The speed with which
this line of traffic is travelling usually
Is indicative of it's assurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Maryland to Oil
and Repave Third
of Macadam Roads

One-third of the macadam roads
of Maryland will be oiled and re-
surfaced before July /. according
to John n. Mackall, chairman of
the State Roads Commission. IL
weather conditions are favorable,
work will begin about April /.
Mr.. Mackall explained that by
oiling the roads before hot weather
the resurfacing would be more
satisfactory, enabling it to with
stand wear for longer period.
The greater volume of Summer
traffic over the macadam roads does
not begin until after the middle Of
July, he pointed out.