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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
MRS. c. ROBINSON
GIVEN CHILDREN
JUDGE LElPER OPHoLDS
JUDGE GORDON'S RULING
RE $50 PAYMENTS

Judge Charles Gordon is III re
ceipt of letters from R. S. Nc
Keller, county attorney of Valley
county, advising of Judge Leiper's $
final decision in the matter of the
suits of Mrs. Clyde Robinson
against Clyde Robinson, one act
ion being to secure custody OF
four-year-old Lita Robinson, who
was taken from the mother last
August by the father, Clyde Rob
inson, and taken to Casselton, n.
Oak, being left in the custody OF
a Mrs. Baume. The other action
was for absolute divorce. The
case was up before Judge Lelper
at Glasgow on Dec 21 and ~,
when Judge Leiper of Glendive sat
in place of Judge Borton. AT that
time he took the matter under
advisement, being uncertain as to
whether the State of Montana had
the jurisdiction to go into North
Dakota and bring the child back,
Turn TO Page s, Col. 8, Please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
Women to Pay at Leap
Year Dance Next Friday

The Leap Year dance advertised
by the Degree of Honor for next
Friday evening, Jan. 27, promises
to be an interesting affair. Wall
flowers, if there be such variety
in Wolf Point, will have their in
nings, for it will be the ladies
choice. Oh, yes, the ladies will
have to pay S1OO for their tickets
and the men will get in free which
will be a novel feature that the
men ought to enjoy.
Music will be furnished by the
Gloom Chasers and there will be
plenty of old fashioned dance
tunes and well as the more mod
ern jazzy music, so no one need
be afraid that he or she can't
dance. A good time for every
body is what the Degree of Honor
promises.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
five MILLIONS IN
NE. MONT. BANKS
PROSPERITY EXTENDS OVER
ENTIRE CORNER OF
THE STATE

Almost five and a third million
dollars are on deposit in the
banks of the three northeastern
Montana counties, Roosevelt, Sher-
idan and Daniels, according to fig
ures compiled from bank state
ments. Roosevelt leads with total
deposits of S2,759, ,O20.77. Sheridan
has S1,432,992.61 and Daniels has
S1,146,094.69 on deposit, making
total of S5,332,10S.07 in the three
counties. Total resources OF the
II banks represented amount to
S6,0SS,349.92, while the total cap
italization amounts to S425,OOO.
Seven banks are operating in
Sheridan county and four in Dan
iels. However, the combined de-
posits of the six Roosevelt county
banks are greater than the de-
posits of all the banks in Sherl-
dan and Daniels counties.
Had bank call been made a
month earlier, the figures would
undoubtedly have show up even
better.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
TWO GREAT BASKET BATTLES
IN POPLAR'S fine new GYM

One of the greatest and best at
tended basketball meets ever held
by Poplar and Wolf Point was
staged at the splendid new agency
gymnasium at Poplar Thursday
night. It would have been just as
fine a session of the popular in
door sport if the scores had been
reversed.
1t was a double header. The
POPLAR and Wolf Point town
teams played the first game, be-
ginning soon after seven o'clock.
The score was Wolf Point II, Pop
lar Is. The game was fine one
to watch-close, fast, well played
and refereed in competent and
fair style by Lee Tinker.
The names of the players on
the Poplar team were not learned
The Wolf Point lineup was: Bud
die Smith, Claude Nichol, for
wards; Boob Moore, center; Ray
Boe and Bob Mackenzie, guards.
Wolf Point IA, Poplar IL
The game between the high
school ouints was a thriller that
kept the big audience at high
pitch of excitement and in sus-
pense until the last second OF the
three-minute extra period that was
necessary to break the II to IL
tie at the end of the last quarter.
Until the last second it was any
bodv's game and brilliant ex-
hibition of the sport. There is not
time this week for detailed des-
cription of the game. The w. +.
lineup was: Dean Herman, Har-
yev Vinson. forwards; Fred La
Rooue. center; Werner Schneider
and Wilmar Burnison, guards.
Howard Bechtel substituted for
short periods for each of the reg
ular forwards. John Helmer, a
former Poplar high school star,
refereed the game satisfactorily
Herman shot the winning basket
during the extra period.
A large number Of Wolf Point
ers attended the game and re-
turned enthusiastic over the fine
new gymnasium, just finished at
the agency II is well construct
ed. has ample dimensions, ano
comfortable seating facilities TO
large audience. Many say it i
an ideal place in which to hol'
the district basketball tourna
ment
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
UNITED STATES
CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION REOPENS Ex-
AMINATIONS IN STATE TO
FILL SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. H..
Civil Service Commission
has reannounced the examinations
for assistant prohibition admins
traitor enforcement work. and
assistant prohibition administra-
tor (permissive work. for those
who have bona fide residence,
domicile. and post office address
within the State of Montana.
The Commission says that the
results of the last examinations
for the higher administrative posts
under the Bureau of Prohibition,
although not finally determined,
indicate that a sufficient number
of eligibles may not be secured
in a number of sections of the
country.
The entrance salaries are from
SO 300 to $4,000 year.
Personal Investigation
Applicants will not be required
to report at any place for a writ
ten examination but will be rated
on their training, experience, and
fitness. Experience in prohibition
enforcement is not required; any
experience which, in the judgment
of the Commission. qualities the
applicant for the duties of the
position is acceptable. The ex-
perience requirements Of the orig
inal examinations have been mater
tally changed for these new ex-
aminations.
Personal investigation of appli-
cants. which may include oral IN
terviews. form a part Of the ex-
aminations. Fingerprints will be
made to check the accuracy OF
the applicants statements as to
arrest Indictment, or conviction
for crime or misdemeanor
F. Full information may be obtain.
ed from the United States Civil
Service Commission, Washington
n C. or the secretary of the local
hoard of civil service examiners
at the post Office in any city in
/ Montana. Formal applications
must reach the Commission al
Washington by January 81.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
SID COFFEE, MISSOULA
PRESIDENT, MONT. A.A.


The annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the Montana Automo-
bile association was held at Hell
ena on the 18th for the election
of officers for the present year.
w. L. Young of this city, recent
ly elected director from Highway
district No. 3, attended the meet
ing.
Sid ]. Coffee of Missoula was
elected president of the associa
tion and A. ]. Breitenstein was re
elected secretary The meeting
was marked by harmony and
fine spirit of enthusiasm. The
association will continue to carry
forward the best interests of Mon
tana to the full extent of its abil-
ity, and its opportunities, such as
are offered by its affiliation with
the "AAA" american Automobile
association and the many state
associations.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
OPPORTUNITY
FOR STUDENTS
NTERNATlOMAL CONTEST I'm
ORATORY is OPEN TO
MONT. SCHOOLS
District Competition At Wolf
Point On March 30th;
Plan Outlined

Principal Nina McFarlan has
been advised by the Great Falls
Tribune that the local high school
is invited to participate in the
fifth national and third Internal
ional oratorical contest, which is
being sponsored by SO daily news
papers in this country. President
Coolidge calls it "the greatest
competition of its kind ever held
in the world" The Tribune has
charge of the contest in Montana.
For purposes of elimination the
state has been divided into nine
districts.
Gold medals will be awarded by
the Tribune to the first and sec
ond place winners in the district
contests. In addition, winners OF
first place in the districts will be
taken to Great Falls at the Trib-
une's expense to participate in the
state contest. Cash prizes Of con-
siderable size will be given the
winners of first, second and third
place in the state finals.
The Montana champion will go
to Kansas City at the Tribune's
expense where he or she will take
part in the national semi-fnals.
If a winner of first place there
the young Montanan will go tc
the national contest at Washing
ton. D. c., at the Tribune's ex
pense. The winner at Kansas
City will also be given a II weeks
tour of Europe with all expenses
paid by the SO American news
papers.
Wolf Point is in district 5. The
contest to select the local champ
ion orator will be held here no
later than March 16. The winner
here will enter the district contes
which will be held at Wolf Poin
on March 80. The state contes
will he held in Great Falls Apri
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
Troy Flune Goes Out;
City in Darkness

Owing to the falling in OF "a
feet of flume of the Kootenai
Light and Power Company, the
city of Troy is to be without lights
for period of about two weeks.
The Troy Tribune issued four
page 8 col. paper that was hand set
and run off on the job press by
foot power. The size Of the page
is ski inches, and a very credit
able paper in spite of the handl-
cap.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
HI-JACKERY RAMPANT
IN SHERIDAN STILL
(Plentywood HeraId)

A few days ago premptory mo-
tice was served upon each and
every officer, deputy and clerk in
the county court house, except the
Co. Supt., demanding that all
must gather in D. ]. Olson, the
clerk of courts office at 500 pm.
on Jan. 11th to hear the report
of the so called Council of Action,
and this report was signed by
parties who entitled themselves
the COMMITTEE Of Political Act
ion of the Progressive Farmers of
America" and signed by Hans
Harderson, Emil Moe and Selmer
Strangeland, and countersigned by
H. Krogman, as executive organ
izer
FL. Officials Assessed
At the appointed time all of the
officers, deputies and clerks met,
and the meeting was taken charge
of by Herman Krogman, who is
now connected with the Producers
News in the capacity of editor and
business manager during the abb
sence of Charles E. Taylor and
Paddy Wallace He stated that
the purpose of the meeting was
for the purpose of making it un-
derstood that all those working
for the county, being officers elect
ed by the Farmer-Labor Party, as
we'll as their deputies and clerks,
would have to raise five hundred
dollars for the purpose of paying
the costs assessed against Hans
Henderson and Hans Rasmussen,
when judgment for costs were
rendered against them in their
custer suits against Edward Iver-
son and Frank French, two of our
county commissioners. He stated
that they had paid Harlow Pease
about S12OO.O0 for his fees as at
4 torney in this action, and that this
money had been obtained by as
sessing every one of the officers
elected by the Farmer-Labor or
ganization, together with their of
flee help. the sum of per cent
of their salary each month for the
past seven months, and that this
amounted to $4,000. and they
had raised the other $4,000 from
farmers throughout the county.
Farmers BaIk at Bleeding
He told the organization further
that Henderson and Rasmussen
had been promised immunity from
costs and all other expenses, and
they we're looking to the socalled
Council of Action on the Produc-
ers News for this money, and
( that the farmers refused positive
" to pay more money, either to-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
Frazer Bank Report
Shows Prosperity

FRAZER THE annual meeting
of the Farmers & Merchants bank,
Frazer, announced a statement
that reflects prosperous condi-
tions Of the territory. Surplus and
undivided profits are now S2,259-
AS. and there are more than $780,
600 in deposits. officers are Paul
Peterson, president; Victor 'Jelm-
berg and H. G. Fast, vice-presi-
dents; M. A. Lien, cashier; j. o.
Dick assistant cashier.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
FLOODS AT MANY
MONTANA POINTS
BIC JANUARY THAWS BREAK
UP STREAMS-YELLOW-
STONE GOES WILD

The melting weather OF last
week was responsible for num-
ber of small floods in various
sections of the state. In many
places ice jams were formed
which caused the rivers to raise
and go over their banks. This was
narticu1arlv true along the Yel-
Iowstone and it's tributaries, Pow
der river. Tongue river and Little
Big Horn. At various places IN
northern Montana, near-flood con-
ditions existed. At Oswego on
Monday, the water was within two
feet of the north bank OF the MIS-
souri On Tuesday an ice jam
near Bainville caused the water
70 rise nine feet and fear was ex-
messed that it might overflow
it's banks. The jam broke, now
ever and the water receded.
At the Missouri crossing at Old
town water on top of the ice
reached a depth of six or elghl
feet along the south bank, ano
was too deep to permit crossing
with vehicle.
Although the conditions now
are very much better than Weef
ago. the following accounts taker
from various dailies and weeklles
will be of interest.
Yellowstone Monitor, Miles City
ian 13.-Rising temperature TO-
the past week has brought a semi
flood condition throughout thi
section and water fills all creek
and gullies. The Tongue rive
began to raise Monday and it i
emptying torrents of water int
the Yellowstone, stopping the an
nual ice harvest by the Miles Cit.
Ice company. The Yellowston'
continued to raise Wednesday am
ice has been freed from MID
stream. leaving only strip aloni
the banks which will go out a
most any time should there no
be a freeze. Powder river is ais
running banks full and low lyln
land has been flooded for the frs
time in several years at this tim
of the year. In the Moon Cree
country, ponds of water have ha
been formed and were runnln
across the highways WEDNESDAY
\ Snow has left the hills and !
most places stock is again grain
on the abundance of grass whic
has been covered since early vii
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
c. A. Rasmussen Buys
Brockway Townsite

BY transaction recently con
sumated Charles A. Rasmussen
formerly of Glendive, but for
number of years Collector of In
ternal Revenue for Montana, be-
ing located at Helena, becomes
the owner of the plated townsite
of Brockway, which is to be the
temporary terminus of the new
Redwater branch of the Northern
Pacific, being built from Glendive
to Circle and Brockway
Mr.. Rasmussen reports that he
has already placed the lots on the
market, and that number Oh new
concerns are now negotiating for
locations and business sltes.-Clc-
Gle Banner.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
Poplar Man Breaks
Leg When Sweep Snaps

Walter Dewitt, of Poplar, was
brought here Monday evening suf-
fering with a broken leg, which
he sustained when he was helping
to pull the ferry out of the river
A sweep which they were using
in the work, broke, struck Mr..
Dewitt on the leg, breaking both
bones. He is brother of Floyd
Dewitt, and is being cared for at
the Dewitt hospital on the North
side
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
CHICK FERGUSON ON
TRAPPING EXPEDITION

Chick Ferguson, photographer,
boxer and trapper, formerly a resi-
dent of Wolf Point and later en-
gagged in photography at Great
Falls, is in the far northern part
of Canada with a partner on a
three-year trapping expedition. The
January number of Hunter-Trader-
Trapper has an article written by
RAYMOND Thompson of Edmonton,
on "The Barren Lands of Upper
Canada" In this article the auth
or tells of an interview he had
with Ferguson and Marlowe on
their way north from Great Falls,
Montana, who came to Mr.
Thompson for advice and informa-
ton. They purchased a complete
trapper's outfit at Edmonton, in
Guiding a motor to propel their
boat across Athabaska lake.
While residing here Ferguson
told of a former three-year trap
ping experience in northern Can
ada in company with Eddie Hays
and his brother, and just before
leaving here for Great Falls,
Chick was undecided for a time
between the Photographic busi-
ness and trapping. According to
Raymond Thompson, trappers are
not finding the business as profit
able as formerly. He tells of a
visit with two men from North
Dakota who were returning from
six years in the fur country and
quotes them as saying that they
did fairly well but that they had
earned every cent of what they
made
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
NEIS HVEEM BUYS Al
HEAD OF SHR0PSHIRES

Nels P. Hveem, Southside farm
or returned Thursday from Havre
with Al head of sheep as nucle-
ns for a start in the sheep indus
trv The animals were purchased
of 7 w. Ellis of Havre and come
from stock bred on the state col
lege farm at Bozeman.
The sheep are a fine lot Of
sbropshires and include one reg
istared ram. 95 purebred ewes and
civ grades. They cost Mr.. Hyeem
on average of $50 a head. Mr..
Iveem is an experienced sheep
man and is well pleased with his
flock which he will take across
the river to his farm as soon as
the river IS passable.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
Special Meeting Of
The County Board

The county commissioners held
special session Tuesday and
Wednesday. The principal bust
ness before the board was the re-
port of County Treasurer Neil Nc
Farlan on tax collections On the
25th and 26th the three members
of the board intend to attend the
state convention of county COM
missioners at Great Falls.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
a. v. Appelgren Goes
To Bankers Meeting

A. V. Appelgren of the First
state Bank left on No. 3 Wednes-
dav evening for Bozeman where
he will attend a meeting Of the
executive committee of the Mon
tana Bankers Association of which
committee he is member. The
meeting will be held on Jan. 20
and will be in conjunction with a
meeting in reference to agrlcul-
tural development. He attends as
delegate from Group Four
which comprises the counties OF
Rlaine Phillips, Valley, Daniels
Sheridan and Roosevelt.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
RECENT CLEANINGS
FROM OTHER PAPERS

Baker-On New Years eve, the
coolest night of the season, Elmer
Miller walked from his home, 20
miles southeast of Baker, to Bak-
er in order to catch train which
would take him to Bozeman,
where he is a freshman in the
state college. He reached Baker
early on the morning of New
Years day having wake d all
night through sparsely settled
and snow-isolated country. His
friends now call him the Indy OF
Baker.
Miles Word of a fire at
Jordan, when the home OF FRED
Lane was burned down, was re-
ceived here by radio. Other build
ings were endangered.
Glasgow While enroute to visit
his parents in Iowa, whom ne
had not seen in IA years, Elmer
Johnson, Valley county farmer,
committed suicide by slashing his
throat with a razor in Minneapo-
lis hotel.
Red Lodee-Not only turkeys
and ducks, but chickens as well
are gold diggers these days. Three
small nuggets, the largest about
half the size of navy bean, were
found in the crop of a Rhode IS
land red hen at the ranch home
of Ben Greenough, four miles from
here. The ranch where the gold
finding turkey was raised is six
miles from the Greenough ranch
Miles city-Four robins, her
aiding an cary spring, have made
their appearance here, and the an
object of curiosity, since they
have never been known to make
so early an appearance before.
PopIar-Work has been started
once more on the old Pioneer vel
site south of Poplar. The old hole
has been cleared out and recased
to the depth of 259O feet and pre-
parations are being made to drH
beneath that depth. Oil is eX
pected to be struck at from 29V'
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Jan. 16-Herbert Bullchief, Sa-
voy, and Mary Kennedy, Wolf
Point
Jan. 1S-Robert F. Panther,
Hannaford, N. D. and Lillian A.
Hauge, Wolf Point.
Jan. 1s-Herbert Ironstar, Pop
lar. and Cora Badhawk of Wolf
Point
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
Dillon State Normal
Man to Speak Monday

Supt Livingston announces
that Professor Albright, a member
Of the Dillon state Normal faculty
will address the high school as
sembly next Monday at 11:0O
O'Clock a. m.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20
OPENS PLUMBING SHOP

w. II. Coombs has opened up an
Office on Main street formerly oc-
cupied by R. J. White and has on
display plumbing fixtures and fit
tings
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-18
UNION LABOR PLANS
WAR ON INJUNCTIONS
Federation to Wage Campaign Be-
fore Congress Against Alleged
strike-Breaking Agencies.

By the Associated Press
MIAMI. Fla. January ia de-
termlned onslaught against injunc-
tens as strike-breaking agencies. to be
waged by organized labor during the
present session Of Congress, will soon
have Washington as center Of its &C.
tivities.
Such was indicateD In announce
ments made yesterday by President
william Green OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. here for a meeting
OF the booys executive council.
acting on instructions from the fed.
Grafton convention last year in Los
Angeles, said Mr.. Green, the council
Yesterday agreed to call a conference
or all international unions on strike
legislation In Washington The date
Tor this meeting. not yet announced.
VIII be planned to coincide with dates
for conferences with Senate commit.
tees on various bills dealing with the
Injunction situation, he said.
The federation president also said
that vote had been promised or
ganized labor at this session on in
junction legislation. We have every
reason TO hope for favorable action"
he added.
Mr. Green indicated that the fight
would center around the Shipstead
BIZ. which seeks to limit the rights
OF equity courts. He said this measure
embodied the federationis principal de-
Mands and had been approved by the
organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-18
0y.FULLER AIDS
| SEARCH FOR GIRL
State Official Directs Hunt for
Frances Smith-PhiladeI-
phia Holds Clues.

BY the Associated Press.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. January
lS.-Acting on orders of Gov. Fuller,
Brig. Gen. Alfred F. Foote, MaSSachu-
sets commissioner of public safety, was
on his way here today to take charge
of the scattered agencies searching for
Frances st. John Smith. Smith College
freshman, who has been missing since
Friday.
Gov. Fuller's orders came at the re-
quest of Senator Frederick Hale of
l1aine. an old friend of the Smith
family. The governor declared all ia
cilities of the State will be employed in
the search. Little progress has been
made so far.
The investigation. however. seemed
temporarily to center at Philadelphia,
where five persons said they recognized
the lS-year -old daughter of a wealthy
New York broker. She was with a
middle-aged woman who reSemoled
school teacher. and they mentioned
Smith College in their conversation.
The girl reSembled Miss Smith in all
ways except that her hair was bobbed.
Frank A. Denault. Norwich. Conn.
barber, reported he had given such
girl q haircut Monday.
Two Somerville. Mass. boys, who
asked Philadelphia police to help them
return home. related that the missing
girl was a passenger on bus on which
they had left Boston early Friday eve
ming for New York.
They said they struck up a CONVEX
satton with the girl. She told them
she was going to New York to be mar
ried- but left the bus at Providence, r.
J., on Saturday morning.
William Hamer. a Brooklyn boarding
house Janitor, told police a girl he was
certain was Miss Smith had asked If
he could direct her TO boarding house
Tor college girls last Saturday night.
She walked away toward East River.
State Detective Joseph DAILY said the
Connecticut River might be dragged
here