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The Nome nugget., 1928-09-22
EARTHQUAKES

Washington, D. C.. Sept. g. (P)
 An earthquake described as very heavy was recorded at the George town University as having began at two fifty one this morning and lasted four hours. The maximum intensity beginning at three thirty three and centered for twenty min utes. which is considered an un usual occurance.
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
New Wonder Oats
Produce Big Yields

Enoch Swenson oats. A new
variety proclaimed by plant ex
perts to be the greatest IN the
world. Heads have been produced
Is inches long containing 223 ker-
nails. From a mere hatful OF oats
which Mr.. Swenson gathered flve
wears ago, threshed by hand ana
planted the following spring, Mr.
Swenson of Minnesota grew 2,OOO
bushels valued at s20,000.00 His
price of $1,000 per bushel is based
ON his claim of having a new var
ietv of oats which sprang up IN
his field and grew straw as large
in circumference as a lead pencil
and heads Is inches long.
John Ottness of Sidney grew
about 40 bushels of these oats the
mast season, he says the oats are
everything Mr.. Swenson says they
are. One other man in Montana
at Opheim, says they easily make
$50 bushels per acre under nor
NAL conditions. These oats are
about ten days earlier than ordi-
nary oats Sidney Herald.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
Contributes 10 !.
Veterans Journal

The National Tribune, a lournal
nublished at Washington, ITO care
for him who has bourne the pat
tle and for his widow and orph-
ans" was established 1877 ana
still flourishes. C. F. Blaich, civil
war veteran, has been reader OF
the paper ever since its beginning
40 wears ago. In recent ISSUE
The Tribune published contrlpu-
tion by Comrade Blaich which re-
lates an incident of the early
months of 1861 when young
Blaich. a school boy, and some oo
of his companions, formed a boys
company and were given military
drill by Captains Lyon and-Sween
ev union officers. The father Oh
one of the boys provided the COM
nanv with uniforms and wooden
guns. This occurred in st. LOUIS.
The war spirit ran high and the
citv was about equally divided IN
sentiment between North anu
South.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
CONSOLIDATION
OF SCOBEY BANKS
BANK HEADS AGREE TWO
STRONG BANKS ENOUGH
TO SERVE TOWN

The First National Bank and
the Citizens National Bank OF
Scobey have purchased the Mer-
chants National Bank of that city.
The Citizens National Bank takes
the Merchants building and the
First National has taken over
most of the accounts Talk OF
consolidation had been going on
for some time, as the heads OF
the three banks were agreed that
two banks could serve the com
munity quite as sell as three and
with considerable less overhead
expense.
The Merchants National was
chartered in 1918. When the bus
mess was disposed of last week.
p. B. Murphy was the only one
of the original board Of directors
still connected with the bank. he
was vice-president and e. w. Bat
tleson president. F. e. Dillon was
cashier He will be with the First
National Bank. p. B. Murphy,
who retires from the banking bus
mess, says his plans are indefl-
mite. but that he will probably
remain in Scobey.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
Dancer Builds Home
For Stray Dogs

CHICAGO.-No more will the
cur dog of Chicago need to wan
der the streets with the threat
of death hanging over his head
for Mrs. Irene Castle Mclaughlin
known as a lover Of animals, has
announced that she will build
country home for stray dogs
Large kennels on farm near
Chicago are to be built where the
dogs may pc sent until proper
homes are found for them. 1t IS
difficult to dispose of a dog in the
citv because we cannot keep him
long enough to find a home Tor
him" Mrs. Mclaughlin said IN
stating that of the $4,000 dogs
handled by the Anti-Cruelty So
ciety in 1927, more than 17OoO
we're killed because no homes
could be found.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13

pensioned by the United States
in 1928.
At all times Willett refused any
medical help, relying on talth
healing. He even refused aid from
the state legislature. Finally, his
condition became worse and doc
tor was sent from CarVllle TO
take Senator Willett to the lepro-
sarium. He left Alberton May "a,
1927 His home was burned down
four days later. The disease had
made inroads on Mr.. Willett. The
fins of his fingers and toes we're
gone but he had no other blem-
iebes which could not be effaced.
Scientific treatment with chaul-
moogra oil was being given him
and he sent word to friends last
fall that it was being successful
and that he expected to return to
Montana in five years.
while in Mineral county, Mrs
willet+ lived with her husband
constantly without contracting the
disease. However, when he was
admitted to the Louisiana sanitar
ium. she was not allowed to re
main with him.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
new DIRECTORS
MONTANA A.A.A.
w L. YOUNG REPRESENTS
DIST. 3-WILL MEET Al
HELENA THE 18Th

At meeting held at Helena
December 3Oth, the Montana Auto
mobile association elected IL dl-
ractors for the ensuing year. A. j.
Breitenstein, secretary, has noti-
fiad the branch Offices of the asso-
ciation that the annual business
meeting of the directors VIII ne
held at Helena on January IL Ior
the election of officers and otner
business.
The directors elected and tne
districts they represent are, E. D.
Bowman, Anaconda, year. 'ai-
rector at large).
For 1 Year Term
n. c. Keith, Kalispel, DIST.
w L. Young, Wolf Point, DIST . )
NORMAN Hotter, Helena, Dist. Z;
A J. Davis, Sr, Butte, DIST y
charles. vandenhook, Bozemah
Dist. 10; Joseph D. Seaman Miles
City, Dist. IL.
For 2 Year Terms
John O'Neil, Sunburst, DIST.
George Hollecker, Glendive' DIST
a: D. C. Salyerds, Lewistown' DIST
s; Sid ]. Coffee, Missoula, DIST
8; George Shea, Billings Dist- II
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
REGULAR MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL MONDAY

At the regular meeting OF the
citv council Monday evening, May
or Appelgren presided and all the
oorncilmen vare present, Minutes
of tbe previous meeting were duly
approved.
II was voted to negotiate d
three year lease with the lnuiah
danartment for the lot on whlch
the detention hospital was locat-
ed.
The ordinance relative to the
regulation of broadcasting anu
radio interference was passed as
of it's second reading.
The treasurer's report for the
month of December was read anu
nlaced on file. 1t was voted 10
allow all claims that had peeh
audited and warrants were drawn
for the various amounts, a1ter
which the meeting adjourned. Inc
claims allowed are as follows
IL Jensen, salary for months
s1oo. Monarch Lbr. Co., lumber
for hook shelves s16.99; Monarch
J.br Co., roll roofing for manhoies
s1 Al. Tribune Printing & Supply
Co warrants $3.50; Farmers
Iumber Co, coal for pump house
s27 30: A. L. Rogers, coal for city
hall 5000.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
Charity Secretary
Thanks Lutherans

H. 3. Kildahl, executive secre-
tarv Of the board of Charities OF
the Norwegian Lutheran Church
Of America, has written The Her
aid expressing appreciation Oh the
work of the Woman's Missionary
Federation of the local church. he
says:
"Kindly permit me to express IN
your paper my gratitude for ana
appreciation of the splendid Amer
lean spirit of your commuhlty.
Goodwill is characteristic oi
America. No matter where there
is a calamity or distress IN the
world. America is Immediately
ready to extend a helping hano.
This is endearing America to the
rest of the world. Any commun-
ty that expresses it's Americanlsm
in this way is good community
in which to live. Christmas brings
this trait to the surface more tnan
any other time of the year.
The Women's Missionary FEEDER
ation of the First Lutheran church
Wolf Point, has demonstrated lts
goodwill spirit by sending line
shipment of clothing to the Lake
Park Children's Home. There 10
no substitute for a community
with such an organization. 1t rad
iates it's beneficient influence III
TO the many lives that it touches
with it's benefactions. Thank you!
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
WHITE MONT. LEPER
DIES In LOUISIANA

MISSOULA, JAN 11.-O. e. VIII
lett, Montana's first white ieper,
former state senator from Mineral
county and Philippine campaign
veteran, died at the United States
leprosarium at Carville, La, Iues-
day night at 6:10, according 10
word received here in a telegram
from Mrs. Willett to W. ii. Bea-
com, former mayor.
Senator Willett had been falllng
for some time, friends SAID, DuI
if is believed that his death may
have come from some other cause
than leprosy. Willett enlisted IN
the army at San Francisco IN l9oz
and contracted leprosy in the fnii-
mines The first visible attack OF
the disease was in 1906, but 1t was
not then thought to be ieprosy'
Willett came to Albertson, Monl'
in 1918 as conductor on the
Milwaukee railroad. He was eject.
cd state senator from Mineral
county to serve the 1913 term
During his second term at Helena
be suffered what was belleVeu -
have been rheumatism. flhaiis
ba went east for examination anc
his case was diagnosed as ieprosy
From the first announcement o.
his disease, Mr.. Willett began y
isolate himself from the pupiic
He refused to return home On
passenger train and made the trll
- hox car. He had been mar
riad six months when he left Hei
ena, but his bride refused 10 leas, y,
him. He was given home D!
mineral county in 1918 anu "a'
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
GENERAL MOTORS FILM

Ed Camrud, proprietor OF Cam
rud Motors, has received two reels
of film from the General MOTORS
company for use in an educatlonal
campaign. 1t shows the General
motors proving ground of over
1900 acres near Detroit, mhlch IN
cludes every sort of road condl-
ton, and every facility for testing
and proving cars. The wonder
f,,1lv interesting pictures were
nreyiewed by Mr.. Camrud and a
few others early in the week
through the courtesy of the Lib
erty.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
Old Dobbin Scores
Again Over Motor

In order to promptly answer
calls in the country and from ad-
jacent towns, Dr. Cloud has pro
vided himself with a good driving
team and has engaged Chas. La
france to drive for him. The ex-
treme cold weather and drifted
roads have made travelling very
difficult and the doctor has gone
through severe handicaps in max
ing his calls Medicine Lake
Wave.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
BRIDGE SURVEY
WORK is BEGUN
ENGINEERS DO PRELIMINARY
WORK AT SITES-WlLL
MAKE SoUNDINGS

NJ S. Hopkins and Scott Hart,
state highway engineers, and L.
r. Martins. federal highway engln-
eer. arrived here Tuesday and
spent the day in preliminary sur
yeys of the possible sites OF the
proposed Missouri river bridge.
County Surveyor E. E. Carey ac-
companied and assisted them with
the work. They went to the Ma
con crossing and looked over the
country north of there with a
view to recommending the best
routes for highway connecting the
bridge with the Roosevelt hlgh-
wav east of Wolf Point.
Will Drill Soon
The visiting engineers, VINO
have visited the proposed sites
several times before, expressed
themselves as favorably impress
ed with the advantages of the hlgh
sandstone bluff, that forms the
sonth hank at the Macon site, as
an anchorage for the high end
of the bridge. They SAID they
did not know of another place
for miles along the river as ad-
vantageous for bridge.
The engineers completed the
necessary preliminary work lues'
day but will return as soon as d
supply of casing for use IN drlillhs
test holes for foundations is re-
ceived.
YOUNG on Way Home
w. L. Young has written 1rom
Washington that he anticipates
no difficulty in obtaining the hnal
approval of the federal depart
ments of the bridge plans. MI
young is returning home by way
Of Kansas City where he conferred
with engineers Of the war depart
ment on the matter of changing
the river channel west of the CITY
He expected to be in Kansas Cily
Wednesday and will perhaps pe
home Sunday or Monday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
aENuINE JANUARY THAW

The big thaw that started early
last week continues. Much OF the
snow is gone and water is deep
on the river ice near the banks.
At several places the thick ice
has been blown out by the pres
sure of the rising water. The
thaw has been even more pro
nounced in the western and cent
raj parts of the state.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
GISH In
SCARLET LETTER"
HAWTHORNE'S HESTER PRYN-
NE ONE OF MOST VIVID FIG
URES IN LITERATURE

"The Scarlet Letter, one of the
worlds most dramatic romances,
and one of Americas literary clas-
sizes, is the newest starring We
hicle for Lillian Gish, famous for
''Romola,' 1.-THE White Sister,
Birth of Nation" ana other cell
+, ebrated screen plays that made
her one of the greatest figures i'm
the screen world.
The new play, an authentic film
ization of Nathaniel Hawthorne's
story, will be presented by Metro
Goldyn-Mayer at the Liberty
theatre Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday with matinee Thursday at
3 D. m, as one of the biggest feat
ures of the screen season.
The story, known wherever the
English language is read, is the
gripping tale of woman who, to
save the man she loved from dis
grace, carried letter of shame
on her breast throughout a life
time. 1t is laid in the days of
the early Puritans, whose intoler-
ance is the guiding motif of the
powerful story.
Powerful Role
Miss Gish plays the role of the
ill-fated Hester Prynne," one Of
the most tragic and still most
! powerful figures in. literature,
Lars Hanson, the famous Swedish
| screen star makes his American
debut as Arthur Dimmesdale, ,,
her clergyman lover. An interest
ing member of the cast is Henry
B. Walthall, who played her lover
in Birth of a Nation" when he
achieved fame as "The Little Col
onel," and who is playing with
her for the first time since in
this new production.
Karl Dane, of big Parade" fame
and other players of note appear.
The production was lavishly
staged, a complete reproduction Of
an early Puritan village having
been constructed, in which nearly
thousand people appear in the
dramatic pillory scenes and other
high points in the story.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
Nut Kernel Causes
Death of Saco Girl

SACO, Jan. 9. Susan Hotvedt,
5. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
Hotvedt, died in her mothers lap
at Great Northern train No. 4 pas
sed Poplar. The body was taken
off the train at Williston, where it
was prepared for shipment to
Saco. She had eaten some nuts
and a piece of kernel lodged in
her windpipe, causing death. Her
parents were taking her to Minot
to have an operation performed
which would have removed the
kernel.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
BIRTHS

A baby girl was born at Mrs
Burnison's to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Carey of Nickwall on Jan. 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Toavs have
a baby girl born on Jan. Z.
A girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Earl Branson of Nashua on
the 10th. Mother and child are
being cared for at the Burnison
home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
Dynamite Explodes
In Sunday School

HANMERsLYS FORKS, Pa
rr,vontv men. women and children
attending Sunday school at the
rosnol tabernacle here narrowly
osoanad injury when a dynamite
oan ovnloded, supposedly iii the
ol,i,onev @ when the janitor started
firo in the stove. The dynamite
soa,o1isbed : one wall of the struct-
40 Brieks were thrown a dis
80 If 200 feet, but no one was
injured.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
Frank Catlin Buys
F. E. Rathert House

Frank Catlin has purchased the
F. E. Rathert residence on Da"-
con street and will move his fam
ilv into it February first the
Carson house, which is now occu'
MED by Mr.. and Mrs. Catlin, has
been purchased by c. P. Swed-
berg Mr.. Rathert intends to
build a new home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
LOCAL TEAM BEATS scoREY

The high school basketball boys
defeated the Scobey team here on
Thursday evening by a score OF
28 to 10.
A double header game will be
played at Poplar on the 18th when
the high school and newly organ
ized town team will play there.
The town team consists OF Moore
Mckenzie. c. Nichol, Buddy Smith
Bob Parke and Ray Boe.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
FIREMEN,s ANNUAL RALL

The members of the Wolf Point
Volunteer Fire Department have
chosen Friday, February 10, as
the date of the departments an
nual ball. This is always one of
the big, enjoyable occasions of
the winter. Watch for the details.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
BANK FIGURES
BOOST COUNTRY
DEC. 81 CALL REVEALS THE
COUNTRY'S PROSPERITY
MILLION IN DEPOSITS

Bank conditions reflect the con-
dition of the country The excel
lent statements made by the two
local banks in response to the
call of the banking departments
of the state and nation for Dec
81. 1927. offer the most reliable
evidence of the stability and pros
perity of the community The
combined deposits of the two WOLF
Point banks total one million dol
lars. Not so bad for small city
in a new land in which develop
ment has only been begun. The
summarized or condensed state
ment of the First State Bank may
be found in a display advertise
ment in this issue.
other Banks
At Froid, where the business OF
that remarkably prosperous COM
munitv is condensed in one bank,
the First State, Sen. ]. w. Schnitz-
Ter, president, the showing is re-
markable. This bank, located in
a town of 500 people, has deposits
of 1921, 900 and total footings OF
81, 1,O93, ,127.07.
At Vida, an inland hamlet in
district as yet only partly settled,
the First State Bank has cash and
bonds amounting to $61,0OO and
deposits of more than $4,000.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
NEW CHEVROLET HERE

One OF the beautiful new 1928
Chevrolets is at the Styer garage
on exhibition. 1t is sport coupe.
Mr.. Styer says the public is invit-
ed to inspect it, ride in it or
drive it,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13

Chas. Council has returned from
Minot where he went to be Win
his daughter who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis
He reports that she is well on the
way to recovery.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13

Two adoptions were formally
completed. Mr.. and Mrs. j. u
Stone adopted the infant child,
Phyllis May, of A. w. Blank. Mr.
and Mrs. John Bruguier of the
east end adopted Thos. Obershaw,
a boy of 20, who came from the
vicinity of Froid.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-10-04
NO ONE HAS
MATCHED THE
GEM BOX
Cube A.-C. Electric

The Crosley Gembox is the first A-C set to
be offered at such an astonishing price.
Genuine neutrodyne with tubes including
rectifer, 1876 volts on last stage Highly SEN
sitive and distant signals can be built up
into tremendous volume undistorted
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-01-20

Obed: Zarabanl polievku sano-
tanovn. Cierny chlieb 50 silnou
davkon masla. Naimenei tri dru-
by zelenfn Y sezone, ra'dsie cara
bane. Dozrete banany 50 smota.
s1ou, alebo rnarmeladn so smota-
nou. Kakao, eolSoladl, alebo kavo-
VII nahrazkn. Medzi obedom a
veaeron vypite jedon nohar vody
a v prestayke pohar mlieka.
Vecera; Ma razni pecene chnd6
maso, rybn, alebo kurca. Jedon
drnh zeleniny. Salat. Ry3ovg A.
lebo tapioka koch, zmrzlinu ale
bo marmeladu so smotanou. Ka-
kao, eokoladn alebo slaby cal.
Pred odchodom ma odpoeinok w
pite jedon pollar vody.
Adresuite vSetky listy ma: Ar
thur A. McGovern, Al +. 42nd
St, New York, N. II. a prilozte o.
balku postovym stemplikom ma
odpoved'.
Arthur A. McGovern.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-01-20
'YoUNasrowrsxn sLovxrsx1 rov1N7

Ktore diet d je bite pre- kazdy
;priest,rpok, to otlnpie, Z bitky 81
moe nerobf' d u srdci prechovava
iba horke spomienlxy a pomstn
proti rodi6om 4 l'udstvu v6bec. 2
takych detf sa regrutnje naiviac
previnilcov proti zakonom l'ud-
3skym bozim.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-01-20
RADY PRE- DoMAcNosT.

Ozlknute cipky nadobndmi
zase bielej fairly, ak ich ha wac
hodin vlozime do cmaru. Potom
ich pekne poskladane med1i dvo-
ma satkami vyamykame a este
vEhke taktieE medzi dvoma Sat
kami vybighljeme.
Koru pomaran6ov obycaj-
ne zahadzuleme. Mozelne jl vsak
lupotrebit' dobre do peciva alebo
jake prfsadn pr vareni rozlicnych
kasi a mii6nikov. X tomu ciel N
okraja sa (podobne jako citrono-
va k6rka) a zbavi bielej ciastky,
potion v trnbe ususi. Nesmie sa
vsak spalit'D V maziari sa utleie
ma prasek a sohova Y dobre zazat-
kovanej flaske. Tiez mozeme
dat do mensej sklenice vzdy W.
stvu oeistenej, bieleho spodku
zbavenej pomarancovej kory, po-
tom silnejsiu vrstvu cukru, ma to
opat vrstvicku kory atd'., az ma
me sklenicu pln1; potom ju per-
gamentom dobre oviazeme a ku
d'alsej potrebe schovame. Takto
konzervovana kora zachova priro-
dzenii chut j vonu-
v kazdej domacnosti mali by
mat karbolovil vodu, alebo jodo-
VII tinktdru, a k tomu vatn OBJ
v;izky, GO "a maly obnos mono
ktpit' v ka6dej lekarni. Ked' sa
stane niekomu v dome nest 'astie,
ze sa poranf, tieto desinfek6ne pro
striedky sn neocenitel ne.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-01-20
Trafil M ilepraveho.

Vsetek zadychcany pribehol
pan J. ma nadrazie a hnal sa ma
peron. Zazrel muEskeho Y zelez-
niciarskej uniforme a zavolal man
ho.
Pocnjte, stihnem este. rlak do
Presova?
A tazany odpovedal:
* K. keby ste 5. s..
So 4 NJ. neboli b p. py-
tall mia, b.. p. boil BY ste no
e.. e.. este s.. So. stihli!