The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-10-18
PEOPLE THOROUGHLY ENJOY
Wolf POINT TRADE CARNIVAL
Both Bargains And Entertainment Prove Best Yet;
Big Crowds, Brisk Buying In Nearly All Lines
Reported Street And Air Fleet Stunts Please
Visitors; Library and Queen Contests Grow in
Interest

The Seventh Trade Carnival
favored with perfect weather and
Sood roads, has brought big
crowds to Wolf Point the first
four days of this week and Fri
dav and Saturday will be sure to
bring still larger numbers. Last
Saturday, the first day of the Car
nival. was busy one and proved
that interest in this great cooper
ative program is as strong as ever.
People, both town and country,
have not as much money to spend
as last year on account of small
er crop and shorter prices but
what they have will reach far at
this seven-day sale.
Broadcast and Fly
The crowds on the streets and
in the places of business seem i'm
mense to visitors who are used to
the slower communities in the |
older states. The beautiful Indian |
summer days have contributed /
much to the pleasure of those who
the stunts and enter
tainment features Station KGCX
and "The Lone Wolf, the Trav-
clair plane owned by the local
airways company, worked into
the plan of things in fine shape.
Saturday and Monday KGCX kept
he anxious listeners informed as
o every play. few seconds after
t was made. of the final and
lramatic ball games of the excit-
ng world series which was fin
shed in Philadelphia KGCX also
announced the daily features of 6
he Carnival. s
Merchandise From Sky 7
Pilot Jim Cook was in the air Il
very day carrying thrill seekers
7 doing his part of the program. {
ome times it was flying at more T
han usual heights to let guessers s
egister their estimate of his alti- {
ude, and on Tuesday and Thurs
av packages of merchandise. at
lched to small parachutes, were q
ropped from thigh heaven" at K
lie landing field as free gifts to h
ny one who could reach them =
rst.
Girl Jumps 1000 Feet
Tho 7 opo VTa1f a1 /
] the time. A bi-plane from SEQ r
~ paid the field a visit Tues :
,y and Wednesday. An eight Z
lssenger, Stinson-Detroiter pilot
by Dewey Lowers of Grand
1rks, N. d.. was a special at
action at the air port and did
brisk business with those who
aved the novelty of riding the Fl
{ in a cabin plane M
Della Parker, young be
rachute jumper, made a perfect an
mp from 1000 feet and landed Tc
an opening among the throng tai
cars scattered over the north fol
d of the field Miss Parker made ge
r jump from the big plane. She co
.eived $4,000 for her art. ins
Fhe crowd that saw the jump cd
1 scrambled for the packages pc
It floated down from Jim's of
avelair was by far the largest syi
sr seen on the field pr
c4roa4 E,,n on
)aily stunts were held on the Coz
aet including obstacle races by bel
o drivers each holding an egg ty
spoon in one hand while driving
car over row Of fence posts rea
h the other; hog calling, by nal
raisers; stump speaking by of
ateur orators; singing. pos
'armers Russell Harmon and far
Il Halliday were some of the the
ners Of the hog calling con ing
IS. o. B. Horsford and A. V.
)elgren carried away the gold" r.
the speaking contests. "Farm- -
John Cook~and John Coffey
d to outdo the dirt farmers
Ealing hogs. No luck Cook was /
malified because he hollered 1ori
b too much static and too the
ing. Coffey was ruled out on clu
lnds Of being too weak In the niV
giro Howard Riddle Dick Que