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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12
Blue Bonnet has
Place IN Famous
Flora Conec ton

A blue lupine, commonly called blue
bennett" gathered on the site of STAN
ford in 1897 and, preserved by Rydberg,
a bOtaniSt OF note, became n of the
immense collection of flora in the ma
tional museum in New York city and
is still preserved there, according to
Lyle Goodwin.
Mr.. Goodwin is engaged in gathering
specimens from the Judith basin to
restore herbarium belonging to the Uni
verSity of Illinois, which was destroyed
by fire. He has been at work in and
near LewiStown for the last 10 months
and does not expect to complete his
collection for several years.
Mr.. Goodwin says that of 80 botan-
lists who have visited Montana in pre-
vious years, Mr.. Ryeberg is the only
n who has ever visited the basin and
his work brought him only as far as
the site of Stanford. He followed the
example of his predecessors in staying
near the railroad, apparently having
no idea Of the value of the territory
he was overlooking in the Little Belt
mountains.
It has been said, and the statement
Is verified by MIR. Goodwin, that Mon
tana has q greater variety Of flowers
than any other state and thai the
Judith basin has q larger number of
varieties than any other one spot in
the state.
In his lecture, walks and Talks
With Flowers" which he presented, L.
Illustrated with $50 specimens, to the
pupils Of the public schools Of STAN
ford, attention of the smallest child
was held to the end because Of the
unique manner Of presenting the SUBJ
ject.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12

beans which are not taken out bv the
milling process, it is necessary TO en-
ploy pickers to sort out the inferior
beans. The various establishments OPP
Grating cleaning plants have places for
from 10 to AZ operators and most Of
them run two shifts of eight hours
each.
The bean picking is all done by
women. There are from 300 to 400
women employed at this work in Bill
lngs at the present time and it is ex-
pected that most of them will find en-
ployment until late next spring. For
merly this work was done on a piece
rate basis but it has been found more
satisfactory to pay a straight day wage.
A check, however, is kept on daily
output and operators who fall too far
below the average daily output are re-
placed.
Plants Using Machinery
Of recent years there has been a
large increase in the use Of automatic
machinery in the cleaning operations.
Elimination of dust is another feature
which is given increasing attention in
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12

Compared with the five-year aver
age returns in Montana, crop values
for 1929 will be about 1923, DOC, 900
smaller, while the livestock returns
will be approximately S14, 000,0 900
greater, the preliminary estimates OF
the state department of agriculture
reveal. The departments estimate
is based upon the state-federal crop
reporting service.
Total crop valuation in Montana IS
placed at 500, 440. 900. compared with
the final estimate of $125, 904 900 for
1923 and the five-year average value
of Sis, 799, 900. Total value of live
stock and livestock products sold and
to be sold in 1929 is placed at $74,004,-
900, compared with $72, 1853, 900 for 1928
and the five-year average Of $50, 1884 900.
Wheat, among the crops, shows the
ton, being less than $40, 000, 900, COM
hay crop is worth within two per cent
of the 1923 value, while the short po-
tato crop, due to higher prices, is ex-
pected to be worth a half million dol
lars more than in 1923. Other crops
exceeding their 1923 values include ap-
pies, sugar beets, canning peas, seed
peas, clover seed, alfalfa seed and the
cherry crop. Oats, barley, rye, fax,
corn and beans were other principal
crops to fall under their 1928 value.
In view of the big wheat crops Of
1927 and 1923, the department officials
point out the fact that the 1929 re-
duction in valuation of the wheat crop
has not resulted in any distress such
as has accompanied similar short crops
in the past. when preceded by less IA
vorable years. Such shrinkage in the
value Of the wheat crop as occurred
in 1929 will be well distributed since
IS per cent of Montna's farms grow
wheat.
The department believes the larger
livestock income will also be well dis
tributed, since So per cen of the states
farms have beef cattle, 81 per cent have
dairy cows, 40 per cent have hogs and
81 per cent have poultry.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12
PINE LOGS USED
FOR WATER MAINS
IRON PIPES WOULD HAVE BEEN
TOO EXPENSIVE IN THE
EARLY DAYS
First Water System in Helena Was
Laid With Pine Logs With Holes
Bored Through Them For Water
Mains; Stood Much Wear.

The first water mains at Helena
were made from pine logs with holes
bored through the center and they
conveyed water from a big spring
above where the old Capitol brewery
stands to residents if what is now
the extreme southern portion Of the
town.
The logs were dug up from Main
street about Is years ago, when new
mains were placed by the gas COM
pany.
Pine logs were used because they
were supposed to last longer under
ground than other kinds of wood and
they were in fairly good condition
when dug up, after having been in the
earth for more than 35 years.
The first water system at Helena
was inaugurated about 1868, four years
after the discovery of gold in Last
Chance gulch. Logs were used for
mains because cost of iron pipe was
prohibitive. The pipe would have had
to be shipped by steamer to Fort Ben
ton and freighted overland from there
by OK team.
The big spring IN the upper portion
OF the mining camp furnished the
water supply for this early system. All
other water In the gulch was used for
mining purposes and was used over
and over again for sluicing until it
became thick with mud.
Miners were then running a bed
rock fume up the gulch and the first
water suit at Helena was when the
Helena Water company sued miners to
prevent them from driving ahead and
sinking the spring. However, the wa
ter company lost the suit and the
spring disappeared from view.
In the course Of time, after miners
had worked the entire gulch, the water
reappeared. 1t today Is found in Eu-
repa and West Main street bedrock
wells which supply a large portion Of
the city water.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12

Much Indian lore was woven
around Two Medicine lakes In Gla-
cier park and upon the site of Two
Medicine falls, where Frank Seal will
s0On build a power plant
The two forks of the Two Medicine
river, of the few rivers of the
state that has retained its original
Indian name, drains an area on the
east slope Of the Rockies 80 miles from
north to south and stretching nine
miles east.
No seems to know the exact
reason for the use of the word Na-to-
ko-ok-iS 1.-TWO Medicine) though it has
been suggested that the Blackfeet did
not penetrate far enough into the
mountains to know of the existence Of
the upper, or third, lake and both
Lower and Middle Two Medicine lakes
were to them a sacred, peaceful and
beautiful site for worship, as contrasted
with the more open and larger Lake
st. Mary's above.
They thought of st. Mary's lake as
being Of malign influence as shown IN
the name, Lake of Many Devils, which
wa suggested to them when a storm
of more than usual severity, with light
ming and strong winds was playing
over the lake.
Held Ceremonies
Lower Two Medicine lake they be-
lieved to be the favorite dwelling place
Of good spirits. The Indians came in
great caravans, bringing their crippled
and sick for the healing influence OF
the lake and made yearly offerings and
held special dances and ceremonies to
honor the sun.
These ceremonies might have lasted
for two weeks at a time, generally oc-
curing in the fall, and Indian women
gathered great quantities of the service
berries, raspberrieS and choke cherries,
which grew in abundance on wooded
banks OF deep canyons through which
the sacred river flows for mile after
mile. The high, rocky slopes it drains
provided the greater luxury of fat,
Juicy h~uckleberries.
Bands or societies followed each
other IN rotation at the fall festival
until the whole Blackfeet nation had
worshipped at the Indian Shiloh.
For war dances, the braves stripped
of most OF their clothing but sacred
dances were held in the full regalia
OF their most elaborate eagle feathered
head dresses, pure white buckskin gar
ments adorned with beads, ermine anc
porcupine quilts and necklaces of bea-
yer and eagle claws and elk teeth.
Feared Bears
Bears had no part In their costum-
ing, since they believed them to harbol
evil spirits. Even now 1t Is said that 6
fun blood sQuaw runs praying from
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12
FjndsMjne
by Brother

AS a result of renewed interest in
mining in the old-time mining dis
tricts surrounding Anaconda, many
legends and stories have been revived
concerning the Dry Cottonwood dis
trict, which at one time was considered
the richest silver mining section of the
state.
One Of the most interesting stories
brought up by the revival Of mining
in the district, "a miles from Anaconda,
IS that of the discovery of the Grey
Bird claim which is now being worked
by the Lincoln Mining company. The
Grey Bird claim is a mile from the
old Champion mine, famed in the days
before the silver panic, and the old
Banker and Troll mines.
According to Charles Scott, member
of the company who is working at the
claim, the story of the discovery of
the mine is a rather unique legend
possessed by the Scott family. SCOTS
brother, Albert E. Scott, apparently
discovered the mine first in the COS,
when he was surveying that section OF
the country.
He drew a map of the site and placed
it in his trunk, intending to return
some time later and work on the claim
During the World wal he served as an
aviator and wa killed in action. After
the war his brother, Charles, began
working in the vicinity, hunting placer
grounds. knowing nothing of his
brothers discovery.
In 1924, while working on the
grounds, he heard what he thought
was a mountain lions scream. On 60
ing to the spot, he found the scream
came from a large grey bird perched
in q tree. Nearby he found an out
cropping showing good ore. He i'm
mediately staked the claim and wrote
home to his family telling the gooc
news.
A week afterwards he received a let
ter from his mother containing the
map left by his brother in his trunk
and a picture of his brother standing
under the same tree where he hac
found the grey bird. The map con.
tanned a description of the same claim
which Charles Scott had discovered.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12
MRS. CHARLES III. CLAPP is
AUTHOR OF BOOK OF POEMS

And Then Re-Mold It." a book OF
poems written by Mrs. Charles H.
Clapp, wife Of the president Of the
State university, has appeared on sale.
They are edited by H. G. Harrison,
professor of English.
The poems have been collected from
various periodicals to which Mrs. Clapp
has contributed during the last 10
years. including The Frontier, Pan, the
Lyric, Columbia, the Devils Lake News
and the Oracle column of the Daily
Muscular. She has contributed to the
last named under the pen name OF
Mater FamiliaS."
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12
Two Medicine Falls, Once
Mecca Of B)ackfeet Tribe,
viii Become pO1uer Plant

the place if she discovers herself ! n
the same room with a bear pelt.
The only drawback was the vast
number Of boot owls that nested !
the heavily wooded region around the
lakes. The owls were believed to bring
omenS of coming death and disaster,
when they came hooting close to camp.
They have been known to drive a whole
encampment into a panic.
Three miles down the river from the
Lower Two Medicine lake Is a water
falls sleeper ever than the we'll known
Trick falls situated within the borders
of the park. This BOILING and leaplng
cataract which has won for itself the
distinctive name, Two Medicine falls,
in spite of numerous other waterfalls
along the course of the river, drops
more than 60 feet into the deep pool
below, where native cut throat trout
could be speared while running up
stream in the fall.
While engineers have been surveying
their line for Mr.. Seals new power
plant at the falls, Ku-si-su-ce (3ear
Chief, one of the few remaining "buf-
falo Indians who knew this beautiful
country before white men had estab-
lished themselves there, stood above
the canyon, watching in mingled sad
ness and curiosity.
Saw New Era Come
Along this river bank he mad shared
in annual p~ilgrimages, picking berries
and hunting deer, elk and also buffalo
on adjacent plains. Since then ne mas
witnessed the coming Of the whites,
the hide hunters determination OF the
buffalo, railroad engineers laying mile
after mile of shining steel or throwing
great bridges over deep canyons, the
huge painting iron horse bringing many
hundreds of white people. Miners found
quantities of gold, copper and silver
among his familiar haunts and ne mas
watched these unfamiliar operations.
Then a national park was set ASIDE
and an enormous lodge built OF the
big Douglas frs from beyond the noun
tains.
A new type of white men and white
women had come in great numbers 10
admire his beloved mountains and 10
stare at his native costume and long
braids as though he were a strange
freak with no real reason for existing.
And now his nephew, who studied
in the white mans schools, la told
him that the spirit of the waterfalls
will be harnessed. That the force OF
the falling water will drive a great
machine, which will make lightning,
the lightning to be carried over wires
to towns and furnish the dazzling Dol
ties OF light, cook or freeze mems 1000,
wash and iron their clothes. GRIND
wheat for flour or make strange voices
or music come from great distances
over the air.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12
STATE LIVESTOCK
YIELD INCREASED
GROWTH IN VALUE OF STOCK
CUTS DOWN DECLINE IN
WEALTH OF FARMS

Wheat Shows the Largest Reduction
in Returns of 1929 Over Recent Years
With all Grains Under 1923 Yields;
Many Crops Show Increases.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12
Whose Fault?

Teacher Cat examination)-Archie
that is the fourth time I have seen
you peeping over Gerald's shoulder.
Archie-Yes, I know, teacher, Gerald
writes SO badly I can't read it the first
ime,-AnSWerS.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-12
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Cotalog on application
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The Alaska fisherman., 1929-05-15

in that State he entered into a contract with the Association whereby he agreed to go to Alas ka as a seaman on it's bark "Star of Iceland" and after arriving at the cannery to go ashore and act there as directed anything I was told to do." Among other things, he made nets, fixed up the small boats always kept there, took them out and served as a fisherman on one of them.
 Judgment Is Affirmed
 The Industrial Accident Con- mission Of California, purport- ing to act under the laws of the State, made an award against the petitioner and in favor of Peterson, and this was affirmed by the Supreme Court. The judgment is challenged here up- on the sole ground that when injured he was doing ground work under maritime contract and that the rights and liabil- ities of the parties must be de- termined by applying the gener- al rules of maritime law, and not otherwise. Union Fish Co V. Erickson, 248 U. s. 308; South crn Pacific Go. V Jensen, PA U. s. 2O5, and similar cases are re- lid upon.
 Whether in any possible view the circumstances disclose cause within the admiralty jur isdiction, we need not stop u. determine. Even if an affirma tive answer must be assumed, the petitioner must fail. Peter son was not employed merely to work on the bark or the fishing boat. He also undertook to per- form services as directed on land in connection with the canning operations. When injured cer- tainly he was not engaged in any work so directly connected With navigation and commerce that to permit the rights of the part ies to be controlled by the local law would interfere with the es- sential uniformity of the gener- al maritime law. The work was really local in character. The doctrine announced in Grant, Smith Porter Ship Co. V Rohde, 259 U. s. 469, and Miller's Ind. Underwriters Braud, 270 U. g. 59, GA, is incombatible with the
The Alaska fisherman., 1929-05-15

TOURISTS CAN GET ALASKA CURIOS and Totems, Moccosins, Spoons
 MOMENTOS at SKAGWAY DRUG co.
 Perry Hern,
 SkagWay, Alaska
The Alaska fisherman., 1929-05-15
COMPENSATION UPHELD TOR LAND INJURY IN FISHING
 ALTERATIONS


 sion of the State of California
 and John Peterson, Respond
 entS. No. 266. Supreme Court
 of the United States.
 The respondent Peterson suS- tained bodily injuries while, standing on land in Alaska, he was endeavoring to push into navigable waters a small strand ed boat used in taking fish, the immediate purpose being to float the boat to the dock nearyby in order that it might be lifted thereon and stored for the win ter.
 He had been employed in Cal ifornia to work on a bark and fishing boat and to perform serv- ices as directed on land in con- nection with the employers can- ing operations in Alaska.
 The court upholds lserein that when injured employee was not engaged in any work so di- rectly connected with nav1ga- tion and commerce that to per init the rights of the parties to be controlled by the local law would interfere with the essen tial uniformity of the general maritime law.
 On writ of certiorari to the Su- preme Court of the State of California.
 Duties Were Varied
 MT. Justice McReynolds deliv- cred the opinion of the court.
 The full text follows:
 While standing on the land in Alaska respondent Peterson en- deavored to push into navigable water stranded boat, 26 feet long, heretofore used by him and and another for taking fish, and while so engaged sustained bodily injuries. The fishing season had ended, the nets had been removed, and the boat, partly in the water, was resting on the sand. The immediate purpose was to float it to the dock nearby in order that it might be lifted thereon an1 stored for the winter, according to the ordinary practice.
 Petitioner is California cor poration engaged in the business of taking fish in Alaska and canning them at it's factory To-
The Alaska fisherman., 1929-05-15
SHELBY c. SHURICK

SHELBY c. SHURICK Physician and Surgeon Upstairs over U. g. Customs Hours to and 6:3O to 8 Sunday by appointment only
 Telephone 57
New Britain herald., 1929-01-05

5:oo-Hebrew Orphan Asylum
band
6:OO-Oueens Allied Civic Council
6:15-J. Bernie Barbour, piano
6:3O-Alps music
7:0O-Time: weather forecast
7:03-Financial talk; Bradford
Browne
7:30-Emerson Male Quartet
S:00-Commercial discount
S:30-Telegram tryout hour
9:00-Harry fuckers orchestra
9:3o--The Home Town
10:00-The Serenaders
10:3O-Al Lynn's orchestra
l1:00-Elmer Crosses orchestra
11:20-Jardin Royal orchestra
1O1O-WRNY-297
S:0O-Physical Culture lecture
S:15-Wilson, tenor; Simon, plan
list
S:30-Roosevelt dance orchestra
S:45-kennedy songs
9:00-Marian Kaye. ukulele
0:15-Jennie Gawdoska, violinist
9:30-Eloy Sulpizi, Niolnist
9:45-John Rogers, baritone
1o:oo-Newman brothers. piano duo
10:15-L ouise Vermont, contralto
13OO-WEID-23l
s:00--Children' stories
5:2e-Piano: Auslander poet
6:00-Frieda Schuster, soprano
6:20-Jerry Kay, uke
6:40-J. Herring, political talk
7:O0--Negro Art Group hour
11:00-Cassese' orchestra
New Britain herald., 1929-01-05
SCANDAL QUERY
TAKES new TURN
Attorney General Shifts InVsd-
cations To Outdoor League

Boston. Jan. s R-The Sunday
sports graft scandal had taken
new and Unexpectedly sensational
turn today with the announcement
by Attorney General Joseph f.
Warner that he would move at once
to investigate the list of contributors
to the outdoor recreation league,
sponsor of the Sunday sports bill. on
charges that the list was false in
Its entirety.
The list showing contributions of
$4,000. figured in testimony yester-
day before the Boston finance COM
mission which Is probing the allega-
tons originally made by Charles r.
Adams, vice president Of the Boston
National league baseball club and
president of the Boston Bruins
hockey outfit, that city councilmen
had demanded brides to speed action
on the bill designed to permit big
league baseball and other profess
sional sports on Sundays.
The charge that the entire $780,
900 had been contributed by Emil f.
Fuchs, president of the Braves, was
made by Joseph p. Walsh attorney
for Councillor William G. Lynch.
Fuchs testified Lynch was the man
who had set a price of $1,000 each
on his own vote and that of IL COL
leagues he was alleged to have told
Fuchs he represented.
The list was introduced during the
REORGANIZATION of Edmund p.
Cunningham. secretary of the
Braves.
Listed among the alleged donors
Of $1,000 gifts were newspapermen.
sporting promoters. politicians and
others. the reading OF whose names
caused much merriment among the
large crowd which attended the
hearing.
c. Cunningham was pressed both
by Attorney Walsh and John c. l..
sion. for more light on the part he
played in soliciting funds for the
recreation league.
Cunningham identified many of
the alleged donors az friends of his
or Judge Fuchs or persons connect
ed with the club. Under question
ing he said he had helped in the
solicitation of funds and enumerat-
ed gifts totalling $4,000 he had col
lected in cash.
Asked why he had taken the mon-
ey in cash he said he did not
want there to be any record of his
connection with the league in view
of his position with the Braves.
Attorney General Warner. in an
nouncing his determination to in.
vestigate, revealed that he had once
before stepped into the case 70
compel the league to file the list
with the secretary Of state. He said
he had been forced to threaten pro-
secution under the Corrupt practices
act to obtain action.
Warner laughed when he was told
that one of the alleged $1,000 con-
trtbutors had been Attorney Harold
Hathaway of Haunton. In whose law
office he had once worked.
The finance commission adjourned
its hearing until next Tuesday after
having devoted its entire day to
Cunningham's testimony.
1t was expected that when the in
vestigation rcopens next week. Lynch
and Dan Carroll boxing promoter
alleged by Fuchs to have been pres
ent when the bride was solicited.
will be heard.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-05
Aviat0rs Use Pigeons
For Safety in Winter

Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. S 0P>-
Carrier pigeons. for conveying mes
sages of distress in case of acct
dent, have been trained to operate
this winter in Alaska with airplanes
for the bases.
All planes doing winter flying now
are equipped with compartments in
which the little messengers live
while touring the north by air.
The introduction OF carrier
pigeons was the result Of several
where aviators,. oper-
ating freight and passenger service
to all parts of the territory. were
forced down in remote districts.
You can judge the progress Of a
city by observing the Classified Ad
pages.