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The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
ANNUAL MEETING
OF RED LODGE ROD
and Gun CLUB HELD
Reports Made and Election
of Officers For Ensuing
Year Are Made

The annual meeting of the Red
Lodge Rod and Gun Club was held in
the city hall Monday night and at
the close election of Officers took
place. c. A. Nordstrom was elected
president; w. B. Roysden, vice presi-
dent; Joe Bailey, secretary; Carl Bus
tell, treasurer. A governing board of
three members was elected as fol-
lows: Harry Bailey, chairman, A. F.
Richardson and A. E. Wilkinson.
At the meeting the question of sup
porting House Bill No. Is was talked
over and AL. Croonquist was elected
a member of the governing board and
given endorsement to work for this
measure. Mr.. Croonquist is member
of the Montana Sportsmen Associa-
tion and has helped in getting this
measure across. 1t is for the purpose
of getting the government to match
a fund of $150,000 which has been
raised in order to purchase lands ly-
ing north of Yellowstone National
Park and thus provide winter feeding
grounds for the northern herd of elk.
Congressman Scott Leavitt entered
this bill and it is now at the disposal
of Congress and the House.
A vigorous fight will also be made
to a proposed bill which is now being
fostered by the Governor of Arizona
and other western men, asking that
all federal lands, such as forest areas
and other public lands, would be re-
moved from ownership of the govern
ment and transferred to the custody
of the western states in which they
lie. This would be means of graz
ing interests getting control of these
public lands and would end the life
of the game animals.
A review of the work done by the
Club for the past year was given. 1t
was found that 105 active members
are enrolled. Among other activities
it was stated that $4,000 fish were
planted throughout the Beartooth
mountains during the season the local
hatchery was in operation. Twenty
cans of Eastern Brook trout were also
shipped in and distributed in the Rock
Creek lakes by the members. In ad-
dition it was stated that 40 cans of
Lochleven trout were placed in the
Clarks Fork by members of the as
sociation living at Edgar, Fromberg
and Bridger.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
SELECTED
FOR 1928 EXTENSION
WORK IN COUNTY
The Living Room Will Be
Series of Project Home
Demonstrations

The Living Room Project will be
the next phase of the Home Demon
stration Work to be carried as a
county wide program. This project
was selected by the County Exten-
sion Council at their last meeting, to
be carried in this county in the year
1928. This program will consist of a
series of demonstrations as follows:
First, general nature of project, color
in living room and enrolment; sec
ond, design in a living room; third,
walls, ceiling and woodwork; fourth,
floors, finishing and refinishing; fifth
furniture, selection, arrangement and
refinishing; decorative use Of the slir
covers; sixth, rugs, commercial anC
home made; seventh, pictures, select
ing hanging and framing; eighth
draperies, color, material style o
hanging and dying; ninth, decorative
objects, picture frames, lamp shades
candle sticks, book ends, pottery, pil
lows, table covers, etc.
The achievement day program vii
be given at the Draper community
March 6; Chance community, March
IN; Rockvale, March 8; Bearcreek,
March 8, and Edgar, March 10.
The last series of nutrition meet
ings has been conducted at Fromberg,
Joliet, Belfry and Bridger. The ten
tative schedule for the Nutrition
meetings in the other communities
are; Red Lodge, East Bench, March
2; Roberts, March 3; Red Lodge,
March 5; Washoe, March 5.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
TELEPHONE COMPANY
WILL SPEND A HUGE
SUM IN STATE IN 1928

The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph company will spend $780,
100000 in the state of Montana in 1928,
according to j. N. Whittinghill, Mon
tana manager, for extensions, salaries
and wages, taxes, etc. Of this
amount, $S62, 10000 will be spent for
extensions of service and improve
ments. This latter sum is part of a
five-year program of telephone de
velopment in this state which will
amount to $5,534, 10000.
A substantial appropriation has
been made for the improvement of
both local and long distance facilities
in Montana. Among the important
items authorized by the Board of Di-
rectors as announced by President F.
H. Reid of Denver, is work in and
around Fromberg, where an appro-
priation of $4,000 will be spent.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
Bear Creek Wins Second Place in Basketball Tournament

fern failed to convert. Toffer put the
visitors in the lead with a shot from
back of center that was a clean ring
er. The play continued fast and furi-
Gus with both sides missing some
close ones. Toffer converted another
free throw. This put Red Lodge in the
lead 4 to 1. Knapper sent in back
hand shot through the hoop that was
far to one side. The quarter ended with
Carbon in the lead A to 8.
In the second quarter Rapids
charged Knapper and the big
guard tied the score with a free throw.
Thompson put Carbon back into the
lead with a long shot from near CEN
ter. With the score 10 to 7 in their
favor Red Lodge took time out. Tof-
fer fouled and Redfern converted.
Knapper took the pass from Kennedy
and dropped in long one. This tied
the score 10 to 10. Knapper made an
other long shot which put Billings on
the leading end of a II to II score.
Both teams came back on the floor
with the same lineup. Redfern was
held by Tuuri and he made both of
them, giving his team a three point
lead. Kennedy missed another long
shot. Thompson was hacked by Pip
pin as he shot from the center and the
goal counted and he made the free
throw. He added another from the foul
line Williams went in for Redfern and
made setup making the score II to
Is with Billings in the lead. Tuuri
bumped Williams and it was the
fourth foul for him and he was replac-
ed by Martin. Kennedy made another
field goal to put the Broncs on the
long end of a 20 to Is score. After
converting several fouls Timonen
made long shot which tied the
score. Williams put Billings back in
the lead after long shot which tie
the lead after making the foul from
Toffer. The quarter ended with Bill
lings leading 21 to 19.
Redfern went in for Williams in the
last quarter. Mercer blocked Siuri ano
he made the try. Thompson sent II
another from. back of center which
put Red Lodge in the lead % to 21
Kennedy standing on the foul line
sent in a field goal as the crowd went
wild. The Broncs were stalling, Ken
nedy dribbled in for an easy shot
which put the Broncs in the lead 2E
to % with one minute and half tt
play. Thompson converted a free
throw and the game ended with Bill
lings the victor, 25 to %.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
K-CARB0N
TEAMS GIVEN GREAT
WELCOME AT TRAIN
Large Crowd Greets Both
Teams; Banquet Is !
Held at Noon

Led by the American Legion Drum
and Bugle corps, more than 500 citi-
zens of Red Lodge and Bearcreek met
the two teams at the station last Sun
day. Such welcome has never been
rendered a team before in the history
of Carbon county, never has team
from Bearcreek attained such high
position in the Yellowstone basketball
tournament.
Both teams were paraded to the
Busy Bee Cafe where they were given
a banquet in honor of the Bearcreek
team, second place at the district
meet.
Much praise is to be given the Bear
creek team. They were strong con-
tenders for the championship and
showed lot of fight. Their passing
and shooting ability was sensational.
In the persons of Persia, captain and
Vavich go a great deal of praise for
their clean playing and support to
their team at the critical moment of
the game. Pete Vavich holds the high
est honor of any player in Carbon
county, that of being the most sports
manly and of the most benefit to his
men. This is an honor that will live
with him through the rest of his
school days, and for years afterward.
A closer tie has been made through
the welcome of the teams, between
the two cities The word is ''on to
Butte and the state tourney"
Much may be said for the Carbon
high men who copped berths on both
all-tourney teams. Thompson and
Tuuri each receiving positions that
are of much credit to them.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
COUNTY RECEIVES
S22,97S TO APPORTION
AMONG THE SCHOOLS

Warrants to the amount of
$22,97S.00 have been received by
County Treasurer C. A. ordstrom.
This amount is Carbon county's share
of the State Equalization fund which
was created at the last legislative as
sembly.
The State Equalization fund is the
moneys from the Inheritance Tax
Fund" federal oil and gas royalties,
all moneys acquired from the oil IL
cense tax that was formerly allotted
to the common school interest and in
come fund; all moneys from the metal
mines tax that was formerly allotted
to the common school interest and in
come fund. The State Board of Edu-
cation is the State Board of Equaliza-
ton Fund.
The fund has been apportioned as
follows: Chance $219, Jackson $155,
Volney Creek $244, Lone Tree $456,
Cherry Springs $237, Wilson $107,
Roberts $2591, Plain View $166, Bear
Creek $60S7, Edgar $4,000, Belfry
$30O3, Dryhead $484, Stewart $525,
Tucker $406, Cow Creek 1926, Tony
1896, Weast 1926, Isom 1854, -Four
Buttes SOB, Washoe $252, Blue Wa
ter $500, Shane Ridge 1902, Mountain
View SLOT, Chappell $399, Rudd $441,
Victory $500, Five Mile $102, Loyn-
ing $48S, Monahan $693.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
GOLD TESTS BEING
MADE ON CLARKS
FORK RIvERAT ONCE
Must Be Completed By Last
of This Month In Order
to Hold Leases

Much interest is manifest at the
present time as to development of the
gold dredging on the Clarks Fork
river in the eastern part of the
county.
On January 3, an optional lease
was given by the Yellowstone Dredg-
ing company to Glenn M. Peterson, of
Los Angeles, and Robert D. Adam, of
San Francisco. These gentlemen
agreed to pay $4,000 for the rights
of the company if they found, after
making tests, that the gold was there
in paying quantities.
The agreement was to commence
operations today in making the tests
and these must be completed by the
30th of the present month. The river
has been tested at various times dur
ing the past few years, but these
gentlemen prefer making tests Of
their own during the month.
If they decide to go on with opera
tions after making the tests, the
agreement now on file states they
must install modern, large capacity,
steel hull dredge on the river, at some
point in the lease, on or before June
30, 1929. This would mean that the
dredge would be in actual operation
by the middle of next summer. If the
dredge is not in operation by that
date, then the agreement is that these
gentlemen must pay $4,000 each sixty
days thereafter until it is installed and
in operation.
This looks very favorable for early
work to be commenced in dredging the
Clarks Fork river, as it is known that
the gold is there in large quantities
There is no question but that the gen
tlemen will find all they want.
The lease calls for "a miles along
the river and it runs from Bridger to
Chance. 1t also calls for all leases
signed with landowners along the
river.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
FIFTH ANNUAL
EDGAR RALLY IS
WELL ATTENDED
Despite the Cold Weather
Throngs Gather At Farm
and Produce Meet

Hundreds of persons participated In
the fifth annual farm rally day
events at Edgar last Friday, their en-
thusiasm unquenched by the below
freezing temperature. Three nun
dred were served free lunch at noon
and the crowd increased in the alter
noon. The program ended with dance
Friday night.
DR.. L. B. McMullen, president OF
the Eastern Montana Normal School
at Billings, gave the principal ad-
dress of the day at the evening pro-
gram. He spoke on the topic, Ind
viduality and the Gang" Separate
programs for the men and women
were held in the afternoon.
Musical numbers at the afternoon
and evening programs were given by
the Eastern Montana Normal School
glee club, quartet from the Billings
Polytechnic institute, Miss Martha e.
Dewey of the Normal school and G.
V. Ridgelly of the normal school.
Dry land farmers outpulled lrrl-
gated farmers in tug of war In the
afternoon to break tie of two wins
each established by the results Of the
four preceding rally days. Foot races
also were conducted
Stock, poultry and corn was judged
in the morning by Francis Peterson
Carbon county Smith-Hughes repre-
sentative. The winners follow:
Draft horses-L. M. Gibson, first
and second.
Yearling colts-W. K. Gibson, first
L. M. Gibson, second.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01

made II of his teams 20 points. Cap
tain Ray Buzzetti, as usual starred
for Hardin but he had bad luck in
finding the hoop.
Persia fouled Riggs and the Har-
din center started the scoring by toss
ing in the free throw. Persia put his
team in the lead with a goal from
back of the foul line. Buzzetti fouled
Yanchisin but he missed. With the
score to | in favor of Bearcreek,
Hardin took time out Yanchisin made
both free throws good when he was
fouled by Colberg and then Vavich
made an easy dribblin shot to increase
their lead. The score was to l in
favor of Bearcreek. Riggs went in for
Campbell. Corkins sent in a long one
for Hardin but Poderjay returned with
long one making the score 9-3 in
favor of his team when the quarter
ended.
Buzzetti started the second period
by sinking a long shot. Both teams
were fighting furiously and the action
was fast and brilliant at all times.
Hardin closed the lead of the Bear
creek five and the half ended with
Bearcreek on the long end of II to
II score.
Both teams started the same lineup
in the second half. Campbell made a
free throw and Vavich sent in high
flier through the hoop. Campbell tied
the score by knocking the shot from
Buzzetti through the hoop. Persia
put Bearcreek back in the lead after
Campbell was taken out on person
ais. Vavich sent in another high shot
and Hardin took time out. The period
ended with Bearcreek still in the lead
19 to 16.
Persia and Vavich missed easy
shots. Colbergr took the ball from
Kastelitz and made nice shot. The
Hardin crowd went wild. Bearcreek
made a long shot from the center Of
the floor as the gun sounded. Bear.
creek %, Hardin %.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01

Upsets and near upsets were the
feature of Thursday evenings games.
when Carbon came within a hairs
breadth Of beating the Billings
Broncs. Taking the floor the decided
favorites to win, the Broncs found
the Carbon county tossers the tough
est kinds of foes, and emerged victor
ous, 25 to %, only after a game that
was in doubt until the gun sounded
ending the game. In one of the most
exciting and hardest fought battles
ever held on the Billings high courts,
Captain Kennedy was high point man
for the Broncs with Thompson of Car
bon the leading scorer Of the game
with II points. His field goals were
from far down the floor and were of
the sensational type. Captain Kennedy
called his team to the middle of the
floor and Captain Tuuri won the toss.
After two minutes Of play Thomp-
son hacked Redfern and the latter
converted the try for the first point
Of the game. Pippin was called for
holding and Tuuri tied the score. Ti-
monen was called for holding and Red
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
Hawkins was referee.

Taking a sudden lease on life fol-
lowing their disappointing showing
Thursday evening against Hardin, the
Sweet Grass county cagers from Big
Timber ran rough shod over the Car
bon county five, Friday afternoon, 27
to 10 in a victory that surprised the
"dopsters" by its decisiveness. Red
Lodge displayed less ability than that
flashed Thursday evening and proved
rather easy victims of their con-
querors.
Red Lodge found it hard to make
their long shots good as the evening
before. Friday, Andrews, the Big
Timber guard, found his shooting eye
and did much to cinch the battle. AT
Continued on page four.)
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
JOLIET BUSINESS
MAN FOUND DEAD
BY HIS ROOMMATE

Frank E. Smith, aged about Ga
years, was found dead in bed asst We'd
nesday by his roommate, Woodrow
Wilson. Mr.. Smith was in the meat
business in Joliet with Mr.. Allagree.
He had lived there and around From
berg for the past sixteen years. The
funeral services were held in the
Catholic church Tuesday forenoon at
II o'clock, Father Patrick Joyce con-
Quoting them, and the Downward Fun
eral Home was in charge. Interment
was in the Joliet cemetery. Distant
relative could not be reached in
Michigan.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01
RADIO AND BATTERY
SHOP OPENS IN THE
FLEMING BUILDING

NJ. w. Buening announces the
opening of his new radio and battery
shop in the Fleming building this
week. Mr.. Buening is graduate of
the electrical engineering course in
The state university and was the first
young man to build his own radio in
Red Lodge.
He will occupy the building jointly
with VIM. Flockhart and Bloom & Co.,
and will handle radios and supplies.
He will be equipped to do electrical
work Of any character, wiring, igni-
tion work and repairing of anything
electrical.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01

The Yellowstone district basketball
tournament came to a close last Sat
urday with one of the most successful
sessions of the associations. The
event was full of upsets of the dope
bucket and fine clean playing Of all
the teams concerned. Billings High
Broncs emerged victorians over the
Bearcreek squad giving them the
third consecutive championship and
the fast Bearcreek team second place.
Big Timber's defeat of Hardin gave
them the right to play Dillon, the
fourth team from the mining district
for the sixteenth team at the state
meet.
Much credit must be given the team
from over the hill. They played fast
clean game all the way through. They
have reached the highest place that
any team has ever gained from Bear
creek. Having taken the Carbon cham
pionship they followed through to
take the district second place. Pete
Vavich of the Bearcreek team took
the Kiwanis craftsmanship medal af-
ter a game fight in the last game. He
was picked from the other stars to be
the one who was most valuable to his
team and who conducted himself in
the most sportsman like manner.
The first victory for the Bearcreek
five came in the third game Thurs
day evening. They upheld the advance
dope by defeating the Laurel team 30
to 20. Their superior passing ability
won them the game as they passed
rings around the railroaders.
Vavich, flashy Bearcreek forward,
was the individual star of the game,
making fifteen of his teams points.
Captain Persia of the visitors showed
some mighty fine floor work although
he could not find his shooting eye.
Calder started the scoring by tossing
free through after being fouled by
Persia. Poderjay put Bearcreek in the
lead with field goal and Vavich in
creased the lead with another. Persia
took the rebound and his field goal
put Bearcreek on the long end of Z to
score. Laurel took time out to talk
it over. Bearcreek's passing was the
feature of those opening minutes. Will
liams blocked Vavich but the latter
missed. The period ended with Bear
creek leading to 4.
Calder blocked Vavich and he con-
verted the try. Persia held Calder
but his free throw was wild. Vavich
made another from about fifteen feet
from the basket. Vavich ran the score
to Is to A. Poderjay batted one in
from underneath the basket as the
half ended with Bearcreek leading II
to 6.
Bearcreek held the edge on shoot
ing and fast passing made the game
one of much excitement. The third
quarter ended with Bearcreek still in
the lead with 27 to IL score. The
last quarter Vavich and his gang were
still finding the hoop with ease and
the gun ended the game with Bear
creek leading 80 to 20 score.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01

Dairy cattle-Gordon Steele, first
and second.
Hogs-W. E. Stokes, first and
second.
Sheep-Gordon Steele, first; L. P.
Joppa, second.
Poultry-D. 0. Seright, first; w.
X. BURNS, second.
Dry land corn-W. K. Burris, first;
Donald McGeorge, second.
Irrigated corn-D. 0. Seright, first;
A. Deiner, second.
Results of the judging contest open
to school children follow:
Livestock Neutrality-suspicious. Humis-
ton, first; Leo Hendricks, second.
Poultry judging-Ernest Ludahl,
first; Virgil Dowell, second.
Corn iudging-Joe Bender, first;
May Hathaway, second.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01

Spurred on by the sensational shoot
ing of Pete Vavich and the wonderful
exhibition Of floorwork by Yanchisin
Bearcreek's classy aggregation of tos-
sers defeated Hardin 20 to % in the
second game Friday evening. Vavich
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01

J. R. Elliott arrived from Billings
the last of the week and has accepted
position as salesman in the local
Sawyer store. Mr.. Elliott is an ex-
service man and is thoroughly CON
versant with the Sawyer plan of sell
ing.
The Carbon County news., 1928-03-01

Quality job printing at The News.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
RUSSELL KENT HEADS
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
Correspondent Is Elected Presi-
dent, Without Opposition, to
Succeed J. F. Essary.

= Russell Kent, Washington corre-
.spondent of the Birmingham, Ala, News
and Age Herald, and the Chattanooga,
Tenn, Times, was named president OF
the National Press Club at its annual
election last night. He was unoppoSed
efor the Office and will succeed j. Fred
EsSary of the Baltimore Sun
u Other officers elected are Edgar
Markham, St. Paul Dispatch and
Pioneer Press, vice president; w. H
Atkins, Atkins News Service, secretary:
Elliott L. Thurston, New York World,
treasurer, and william c. Murphy, jr.,
United States Daily, Washington, f1nan-
scial secretary.
= Kirke l.. Simpson, the Associated
Press; Eugene S. Leggett. Detroit Free
Press, and Theodore A. Huntley, Pitts
sburgh Post Gazette, were named mem
sbers of the board Of governors.
Mr.. Kent, the new president, also is
connected with the Fairchild Publica-
ytions of New York and is a contributor
to the Consolidated Press Association.
Before coming to Washington, he
Served in various capacities on news
papers In the South and on the staff
of the old Sun in New York Mr.. Kent
has been managing editor of the New
Orleans Times-Picayune, the Memphis
News-Scimitar and the Knoxville
journal.
: Prior to the election last night, he
was vice president of the Press Club
and had been chairman of the house
scommittee for the last three years.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
IN. C. ELLIOTT FUNERAL
WILL BE HELD TODAY
Sons of Revolution Committee Will
Attend Services at Residence
at 10 O'Clock.

A committee of Sons of the Revolu-
ton, headed by Chief Justice Mccoy of
the District Supreme Court, and other
persons of prominence in Government
circles will attend the funeral service
sat 10 o'clock this morning for Milton
Courtright Elliott at the residence,
.2209 Massachusetts, avenue Mr.. Elliott
died Friday night, after a short illness.
He was an attorney and former counsel
TO the controller of the currency and to
several other Government agencies.
Rev. DR.. Robert Johnston, rector of
st. Johns Episcopal Church, will off,
ciate. Interment will be in Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, where Rev. Bev-
ferly Tucker will conduct the services at
the grave.
- The committee of the Sons of the
Revolution, besides Justice Mccoy,
named to attend the services here con-
6ists of Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
Brig. Gen. George Richards, U. S. M c.;
Clarence A. Aspinwall, H. Ralph Bur-
ton, Hampson Gary, Richard W. Hyn-
son, DR.. A. Camp Stanley and Charles
". Wheeler. The committee was Sc
'lected by Representative James M.
Beck. president of the local chapter, of
which Mr.. Elliott was member.