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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
FELTON,

Quite a number visited Bowers
Beach on Thursday, it being Big
Thursday there. Quite a few who
have cottages there spent the week
end and enjoyed the cool breezes.
Mrs. Raymond Alexander of Mil
! ford was the guest of her brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. William S.
Barcus on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Killen, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Wyatt and son Nor
man spent Sunday at Rochester,
Md
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carson were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wyatt and Mr.. and Mrs. John Dodd
at Willow Grove on Sunday. Mr..
DOdd has been very i'll and confined
to his bed but is some what improv-
ed at this writing and his friends
here hope for his continued i'm
provement.
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Moore last week and left
them a baby boy which we are sorry
to state only lived few hours. Mrs.
Moore is getting along nicely. They
have the sympathy of their friends
in their sad bereavement. Mrs.
Moore before her marriage was Miss
Marian Waldman.
Miss Sara Alexander of Milford
was the guest of her cousin, Eliza |
beth Carson on Tuesday and We'd |
nesday.
Mrs. Ira Killen, Mrs. William
Lane, Miss Hazel Lane and friend
Paul Killen motored to Colchester,
Md, on Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Abbott spent the
weekend with Chester friends.
A scratch single by H. Johnson,
hit that carooned off first base, pre- /
vented Marvel, FELTON, hurler, from
entering the hall of fame as a twir-
Ter of a no hit game, when FELTON,
defeated Mardella at FELTON, on Sat
lrday afternoon y the score of 1
o 0.
JOhnsOn't hit was the only one
that appeared to a safe bingle. Tru-
lit, Mardella's hurler, was also in
ARE form and held the local team to
our widely scattered hits.
FeltOn's single run came in the
sixth frame when Jackson opened
he inning with a double, went to
.hird on JOhnsOn's infield out and
scored while Zebley was being
brown out at first Other than this
nning, FELTON, was never in scoring
position.
The ScOrp.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21

If you don't like the heat just think
how cold you'll be next January.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21

Miss Elsa Peterson, of Philadel-
phia, arrived on Wednesday to be
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. S. M. D.
Marshall for some time. On Thurs
day Mrs. Marshall gave a luncheon
to few guests, who enjoyed the
spacious Marshall porch and watch
ed the crowd gathered for Big
Thursday.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21

ALL TALKING PICTURES at the
AUDITORIUM, Lewes, Del, RCA
Sound. Saturday, August %, Nancy
Carroll and Frederic March in
Might Angel; Tuesday, August 25,
Marion Davies and Leslie Howard in
Five and Ten; Thursday, August
27, Norma Shearer in Free Soul.
Two shows, 7:15 and 900. Admis-
sion, adults 4Oc children under IL
years Csc.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
GREENWOOD

Mrs. f. z. Owens spent two weeks
in Wilmington as a guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Anna Allen.
The Misses Edith Tompkins and
Isabelle Snyder, of Chicago, ILL.,, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Meredith
and Mrs. E. G. Meredith.
Mrs. w. H. Radcliffe is spending
some time at Delmarva Camp as a
guest of Mrs. p. H. Rawlins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Richards Wis
tied relatives at Millsboro and Oak
Orchard on Thursday last.
Mrs. Albert Humphreys and chill
dren from near Newark, Del, have
been visiting friends in Greenwood
and vicinity this week.
Greenwood Grange will meet at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Herbert
Edgell next Monday night, August
24th. AS there has been no meet
ing for two months let's all come
and talk over plans for the regular
Grange meetings which will begin
10th.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
BRIDGEVILLE
Organization of Bridgeville Public
School

The organization of the Board oil
Trustees and faculty of the Bridge
vile public school is, given below
1t is hoped that the people of the
community will familiarize them
selves with the personnel of the fac
ulty, and give each a hOSpitable re-
ception to our little community
Four new departments are to be
opened, Manual Training, CONNER
cial, Music and Art The latter two
have been heretofore taught by the
grade teacher, with the help of the
State Supervisors.
Board of Trustees - Meetings,
first Friday of the month at 1880 p.
m, school office: c. E. Anderson,
chairman; II. G. Baker, Ira Lewis,
Norman II. Scott.
Faculty Organization - Principal
and secretary to the board: George
T. Macklin, graduate Dickinson Col
lege and University of Pennsylvania.
Senior High School English -
Mary Ledenham, graduate Univer-
sity of Delaware.
Latin and French Annie 1.
Cow, graduate University of Della
ware, special course University of
Paris, France.
Senior High School History -
Alice L. Spencer, graduate West
Chester Teachers College and Uni
versity of Delaware.
Commercial Department - Eliza
beth Morgan, graduate Dickinson
College and Beacon College.
Senior High School Mathematics,
Boys Athletics - Harold E. Gross
nickle, graduate Juanetta College.
Agriculture, Chemistry, Boys Ath-
letics - Martin L. DoOrdan, gradu-
ate University of Delaware.
Home Economics - Emily L.
King, graduate University of Della
ware.
Manual Training = J. Burton Pur-
nell, graduate Williamson Trade
School.
Junior High School English -
Elizabeth M. Todd, State Certifica-
tion.
z General Science - Maude S.
Wright, State Certifcation.
Junior High School Social Stud
les, and Girls Basketball - Mary
Lambert, graduate University of
Delaware.
Junior High School Mathematics
Carrie Locates, graduate Univer-
sity of Delaware.
Music in Public School - Frances
L. Davis, graduate Columbia Uni
versity.
Art in Public Schools - Mildred
Burney, graduate Columbia Univer-
sity.
Elementary School. First Grade
Section One - Anna r. Short, grad |
uate University of Delaware.
First Grade, Section Two Mar
garet E. Dickerson, graduate Uni
versity of Delaware.
Second Grade Elizabeth Fl.
graduate University of Della
ware.
Third Grade Katherine N.
Truitt, graduate Temple University.
Fourth Grade - Miriam w. Ell
rick, State Certifcation.
Fifth Grade Hazel Tatman,
graduate University of Delaware.
Sixth Grade, Section One - May
Belts, State Certifcation.
Sixth Grade, Section Two - Mar
garet Collision, graduate Temple
Secretary to Principal - Evelyn
J. Tubbs, graduate Goldy College.
On Friday, August 2S, at 2 p. M,
n the school building, Dr. e. Reyn-
lids, State Board of Health, will give
| health examination to children
who will enter the First Grade on
September s. At this time children
will be registered by the school for
admission. 1t is highly important
hat children be brought to the
chOol, for two purposes: (1) the
ealth examination, (2) for registra-
ion for admission.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21

H. Killen shaded A. Postles in
pitchers battle and FELTON, shutout
Dagsboro at Dagsboro last Thursday
afternoon ] to 0. Killen limited the
vanquished to but three hits while
Postles kept Felton's eight bingles
well scattered.
Cannon, Johnson and East led the
FELTON, assault while Campbell ac-
counted for two of Dagsboro's three
safeties.
The score:
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17

sides of the tracks. The post holes were
along the ties at each end. An injunc-
ton by the railroad company prevented
his putting in a gate across the tracks
to charge toll.
The old seaman-war veteran finally
was enjoined through the courts from
interfering with the trains and the
right of way of the railroad. He con-
tinued to make threats, however, and
finally went to Jail. During his court
troubles for protecting his property"
Perry once said that log he rolled
onto the track broke rail. He had no
malice for the passengers and he hob
bled down the tracks to flag the on
coming train and tell of the broken
rail.
Perry at one time notified the local
county officials that when. he built the
gate across the railroad tracks on his
place it would cost the company 81 for
each train that passed.
The home of Peter Perry is known
to hundreds of people. The log cabin
is almost at the top of the Evaro hill
and an American flag for years floated
over the doorway. A flag which had
occupied the position over the door for
many seasons gradually withered away
In the weather and recently was re-
placed by a new one.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
MANY ATTEND
LEWISTOWN FAIR
LIVESTOCK PARADE MARKS FINAL
DAY AS CENTRAL MONTANA
EVENT CLOSES

The goth annual Central Montana
fair closed with about $4,000 admis-
sions recorded during the four days
and nights. The feature of the clos
ing day was livestock parade be-
fore the grandstand, in which blue
ribbon winners passed in review.
The last night brought record
crowd for the public wedding, perform
ed as part of the show. Practically
every seat in the grandstand and
bleachers was filled. Officials pro-
nounced the exposition one of the fin
est in the history of the Fergus county
event. Ideal weather prevailed all dur
ing the fair week.
Winners of the home economics judg-
ing contest we're: Deerfield team, Mary
Conrad and Thelma Barney, first, AL
ton team Vivian Jeffery and Golda
Wunderwald, second, and Roy team,
Joyce johnson and Ethel Umstead,
third. First place winners in the All
livestock and home economics contests
entered contest at Billings the fol-
lowing week, together with large ex-
hibit.
Parimutuel machine booths were
crowded the last day and in the final
race the American Legion derby was
won by Miss Fountain. The favorite
Tatawi, won the second race, paying
500 Others went cheaply to favorites
The Management was especially pleased
with the number Of exhibits in the All
and junior departments. They plan to
enlarge the premium list and encour-
age even more entries
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
Peter Perry Laid to Rest;
Caused Northern Pacific
Much Trouble Years Ago

n ETER PERRY, "a, who declared
war on the Northern Pacific rail-
- road, which crossed his land, was
buried at Missoula recently. Perry died
at a Missoula hospital following a brief
illness.
Perry, an old sailor and veteran of
the Civil war, was for many years a
well-known character at Missoula His
home and land holdings are near the
top of the Evaro hill.
Perry became much read about years
ago when he declared war upon the
Northern Pacific railroad and attempt
ed to make the railway move its line
off what he called his land.
In his fight with the railroad Perry
came into conflict with the courts for
rolling logs onto the railroad tracks to
stop traffic over the line. He finally had
to go to Jail on that charge and it is
understood that through compromise
the railroad company paid him $500
which apparently brought hostilities to
a close.
Perry was an old sailor but for years
was woodcutter in the Evaro district,
where he homeSteaded in the gap of
the mountain pass. The homestead was
a grant from the government for his
valor in Civil war days. The patent is
for 100 acres and Perry settled in the
district before the railroad In 1880 the
Northern Pacific constructed one of the
steepest and most valuable pieces of
track then in existence over Evaro pass
Working on the right of eminent do
MAN." the engineers traversed the one
and only pass over the north branch
of the Bitter Roots in the long trail to
the Pacific. Near the crest of the hill
they marked the path across half a
mile of land Peter Perry claimed.
Perry knew nothing Of the railroad
and the railroad knew nothing of Perry
However, after many years, when
trains had worn out original rails in
the long climb over Evaro pass ano
over Perry's homestead, Perry learned
what seemed to be the truth. Some
friend read the papers and fired the
spirit of 1861. To all intents and pur-
poses the railroad land and his were
one.
Old Seaman Perry dedicated sever
al years Of his life to moving the rail-
road. He skidded logs onto the railroad
track. He whipped a section boss. He
moved as much of the embankment as
he thought was his. He sat up nights
as the long passenger trains crawled by
his cabin and wished for the time wher
he could sleep undisturbed Once he at.
tempted to build a fence along bott
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
FERDIG OPERATOR
GETS JAPAN
DAUBENSPECK RECEIVES CONFIR-
NATION OF COMMUNICATION
WITH FAR EAST" STATION

Edward A. Daubenspeck, an anna
teur radio operator of Ferdig, has
just received mail confirmation Of
radio reception from a 3,000-watt
station in Japan and has had mail
confirmation Of reception from seven
of that power, but reception from
3,000-watt station is considered un-
usual.
The letter he received is from Sho-
saku Matsumatoz Of the radio station
at Kanazawa, Japan. 1t says.
Il am very glad to receive your let
ter dated May 7. 1t is the first COM
munication for us from Montana. ]
am thanking you heartily to be sent
silver Canadian scent piece which is
very curious to us and the photographs
in which our Japanese children's smiles
seemed to tell us something.
We'll your information of the recep-
ton of our station was exciting news
for us. 1 am delighted to verify thai
you are duly to caught our waves. Wher
you heard 7 Japanese 10 k w. stations
our station (3kw) and several O.5 k W
stations broadcasting the identical pro.
gram. That program was famous per.
formance "Ninggio-J -Jooruri" (the mean.
ing Of ninggio is suppets, jooruri is {
kind Of ballad to the accompaniment
of shamisen (three stringed instru
ment) which was played from p. m
7.25-9:40, March Is, Japanese stand
ard time"
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17

5th Infantry. The exact population of
the fort is reported in a communica-
ton dated September IL, 1877. General
M. r. Morgan, commander of the COM
missary subsistence department Of Da-
kota with headquarters at st. Paul, on
August "a, previous, returned some
acquisitions for revision and requiring
certain alterations. 1t is apparent that
some question was raised concerning
the gradually increasing quantities OF
subsistence that were being ordered by
the commissary department at Fort
Keogh.
In his reply, First Lieutenant Ran
dali of the 5th Infantry, A. G. S.,
pointed out that the total population,
including 400 captive Indians, was
1887. He made four separate divisions,
calling attention to the first group COM
prising 1899 men, which was found
by taking six companies of cavalry at
rs men each, and "a laundresses, to
which add 375 men and 40 laundreSSes
of the 5th Infantry, and $50 scouts,
etc" For his second group he pointed
out that "the TAB men comprise five
companies of the 7th, and three COM
panies of End Cavalry at rs men each,
and four companies of the 1st Infantry
at 81 men each.
THE 200 employees are the mechanics
employed by Capt. Heintzelman, A. c.
M. The 400 Indians include those at
present on the reservation, and allow
for a limited increase"
Under the circumstances OF the prob
able increase in the population at the
fort on account of the voluntary sur
render and capture Of Indians, there
was no likelihood that a decrease in
the acquisitions would follow, but rath-
er that they would be increased.
"It is not at all likely that the troops
and employees mentioned will have left
by the 31st proximo," says the commits
sary officer at the post. Captain Ewers
5th Infantry, has charge of the indians
and issues to them are made on ra-
tions returns countersigned by the
commandant. The bacon part Of the
Indian ration is omitted"
| The officer also called attention to
the preference of the troops, stating
they prefer green coffee and beans to
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
DEER LODGE PAPER OF
1872 is DISCOVERED

An interesting reminder of the early
Montana history was found recently in
a miners cabin near Garnet by Edward
Norton while prospecting in that Vi
cinity. 1t was an 1872 copy OF the Deer
Lodge Independent containing news OF
the day as well as many advertisements
from merchants and dealers of al
kinds, not only in Deer Lodge City,
but Pioneer City" Helena, "Missoula
Mills and many other towns were rep
resented.
The one advertisement that particu-
larly attracted Mr. Norton's attention
was by the firm of Rains, Taylor &
Daddow-Daily stage and express line
from Pioneer, Pixies Peak to Deer Lodge
City" Mr.. Daddow was Mr.. Nortons
uncle, although not married at thai
time. Sam Scott was listed as being
in charge of the Deer Lodge Office
while George Perry acted in similar
capacity at Pioneer and George w
Irwin at Pixies Peak.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
S22 YEARLY WAS
PRICE OF PAPER
HELENA HERALD OF 1874 SOLD
FOR SO PER MONTH; OLD PUB
LEGATIONS DISPLAYED

Scrap-books of newspapers and
clippings of early northwest history
which have been collected as a hobby
for thirty years by C. E. Marcyes of
Nissoula, formed an interesting part
of the historical collection at the pio-
neer cabin at the Montana State fair
grounds
Mr.. Marcyes who is historian of the
Montana Society of Pioneers, also
brought large collection of portraits
Of earlyday residents to display at the
Montana state fair, which were shown
in the arts department in the manu-
facturers building under the grand
stand
Among the papers acquired recently
by Mr.. Marcyes is Helena Herald Of
August 6, 1874, giving election returns
Of the capital fight when the moving
of the state capital was put up to the
people. Subscription rates for the Her.
aid which is now the Montana Record
Herald were listed in the paper as So
a month or $22 a year.
Another newspaper in Mr.. Marcyes'
collection is a Butte paper featuring
the first Montana state fair of which
F. L. Benepe Of Bozeman was presi-
dent and T. A. NARROW chairman of
the board of directors. Previous fairs
had been held in Helena under the ter
ritorial government
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
INDIANS HAD A
LADY DOCTOR
PACIFIC NORTHWEST RED MEN.
HAD FEMININE M. DIS. OVER
200 YEARS AGO

Lady doctors are no new thing in the
United States, for the Pacific north
west Indians had them 200 years ago.
And nobody regarded them suspic-
iously either, for they had a potent in
fluence in the tribes of Montana, Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho They COM
bined the offices Of M. D., osteopath,
naturopath, chiropractor, witch, mid
wife, sorceress and priestesS.
The medicine woman had no x-rays,
forceps, sphygmometer or any para
phernalia that would be regarded as
useful now, but she had drums, myster-
ious herbs and pebbles, fans, rattles-
and the unlimited confidence of the
populace, and that was enough for a
good practice
The pet remedies for ordinary ILL.,
nesses were herb applications and po-
tions, bleeding, poultices blistering hot
baths and sweat baths.
Abnormal sicknesses she generally
ascribed to ghosts, demons and such
like supernatural beings. Especially in
cases of diphtheria, smallpox, tubercu-
losis and typhoid which she could not
easily cure she laid the blame on the
inhabitants of the next world, saying
that the spirits were trying to smother
the child She tried valiantly to exer-
else them by going to the tribal ceme-
terry to recover the childs breath.
Sometimes she would suck the illness
through the skin of the patient, spit
ting a mouthful to prove" it.
The Indian medicine man or wom-
ans connection with the gods was very
necessary, for in the event of failure
to cure the patient, the relatives tend
ed to become impatient and even mur-
derous and the protection Of the great
spirits was exceedingly helpful.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
ObeliSk Will Be
Erected at Summit

The contractors, kirkpatrick Bros,
of Kalispell, have completed concrete
work of the obelisk which will be
faced with granite rock as the me-
mortal to Theodore Roosevelt. 1t is
on the site that was dedicated about
year ago at Summit.
The cornerstone was laid by Miss
Corrine Roosevelt Alsop of Avon, Conn
1t is planned to hold an unveiling cere-
mony when the obelisk is completed.
The obelisk is in the center OF Roose-
velt highway on the continental di-
vide and on the boundary lines Of
Flathead and Glacier counties 1t also
is on the divide of Blackfoot and Lewis
and Clark forests.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17

Jerome Cahill, 10, Of st. Paul lost
his left foot in the Northern Pacific
yards at Forsyth when he tried to
board freight train and was knocked
down. His leg was crushed above the
ankle. He was taken to the Rosebud
Memorial hospital, where 1t was neces-
sary TO amputate the foot. He is the
son Of P. j. Cahill Of ST. Paul.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
GOOD ALFALFA is GROWN
IN POOR COULEES, LANTZ

H. L. Lantz, county agent for Phil
lips county, is advocating the use of
coulees and bottom lands for growing
alfalfa. He states that coulees that are
worth less than 25 cents an acre in
their native state for grazing purposes
are producing as high as three tons of
alfalfa to the acre.
Such areas, he says, not only can
be depended upon to supply feed but
in many years an alfalfa seed crop can
be harvested. The county agent advo-
Gates the use of home grown, pedigreed
Seed the production of which was
started through the efforts of the ex-
tension Office in 1920.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
MAN HELD FOR THEFT OF
MOTORCYCLE AT YAKIMA

Harris Gilman, Beach, N. D., elec-
trician, was arrested recently at Mis-
soula for theft of motorcycle from
the police department at Yakima
Wash.
Police said Gilman admitted the
theft and that he said he substituted
the Washington license plates on the
machine with cardboard on which he
printed numbers and the abbreyiation
for the state of Colorado.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
Arrested At Craig

James H. Staples and his son, Buster
Staples, who were arrested at Craig
Sept. S for disturbance of the peace,
were tried in Helena justice court
last week, according to County Attor-
ney Sherman Smith, who investigated
the case.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17

SpOndence FORWARD
ed to the superior
officers from the
assistant commits
sary subsistence Of
ficer at Fort Keogh,
This fort was es-
tablished at the
m outh Of tn G
Tongue river during
the late summer OF
1876 with the arriv-
al Of the then Col,
Nelson A. M ii e S,
commanding T. n q
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
(By "MON TANA LOU" GRILL)

r INTIMATE glimpses into the routine
of army life in the northwest during
- the Indian warfare of the late '70s
and early '80s are given in the corre-
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17

To perceive is to feel: to compare Is
to judge. Judging and feeling are not
the same thing
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17

Would like to see a hitch hiker'
try to flag an airplane.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17

Never is work without reward, or
reward without work.-Livy.
Plentywood herald., 1931-09-17

Many a high hat covers a low brow
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14
RIM p0INEENG FTN0Nm

During the luncheon hour IN a
ritzy New York resort 8 few
weeks ago. q woman's piercing
scream broke the quietly cab
tured hum OF the dining room.
There he Isl" shrieked the
voice. There is me man who be-
trayed mel"
The room was Instantly in 9
hnbbub. Necks craning ana
chairs scraping as q phalanx Of
walters surrounded a smartly
gowned woman and marched her
to q small ssv tf1buoeistuD- ET
to a small veatibule outside,
The attention Of the crowd was
so completely monopolised by
this interesting procession that
only nearby diners saw the seven
wiId-eyed cavaliers who erawIed
hastily out from under tables IN
various locations in the room
and lit for the door without even
stopping to get their hats.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

The animals Of the jungle we're
called together for a mass meet
ing. The elephant was to be
temporary chairman and It was
agreed that the meeting would be
called 70 order BY his rapping
his trunk upon the palm tree.
Presently ali the animals were
gathered for the meeting 20 the
elephant raped upon the palm
tree for order and all were seat
ed except the ostrich.
Elephant; Brother Ostrich,
didn't you understand that you
were to be seated when / raped
my trunk upon the palm trssg"
Ostrich: yes. Mister Chair
man. but / can't be seated. You
see. rye been hiding from a man
All day and I'm sunburned.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-14

0pnoeemniGE Anos Hmt 0mee.
Mrs. Gordon came int0 the
house Ia q stats o. great alarm.
'rammns. Tammaa. shs sxcsain-
cd. there's a COW IN the gar
deal"
~Dinna stand here wastia' val
liable time" rsplled Tammas.
set hack and milk II before It
get DOT"