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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
SUMMER CONFERENCE
PRES. INDIAN PASTORS

The following persons attended
the recent summer conference and
school of instruction for Presby-
terrain Indian pastors, held at Old
town Mission in Wolf Point.
Rev. and Mrs. Chester Arthur of
C~hansutaipa church, Oswego; Rev.
and Mrs. Harry Jones of Minishda
church. Chelsea; Rev. and Mrs
Basil Reddoor of Poplar; Rev.
Philip Jerome of Riverside; Rev.
and Mrs. Albert Heminger of the
little Rockies; Rev. and Mrs.
Peter w. Thompson of Fort Tot
ten, n. d.
The organizers and instructors
of this helpful gathering were Rev.
A. F. Johnson, pioneer missionary
to the Indians, and Professor John
Wright of the Santee, Nebr., In
dian Mission School. They we're
ably assisted by Rev. w. G.. John
son of Wolf Point and Mrs. A. F.
Johnson of Mitchell. S. d.
Many interested Indian friends
of various Presbyterian churches
in the reservation, attended differ
ent meetings during the confer
ence. Meals were served at the
Mission cottage with an average
of twenty guests at each meal.
The cottage and the main mission
building were used as sleeping
apartments.
Such fellowship in prayer, study
and planning for the great work,
do an unmeasured amount of
good; we all hope for annual times
like this. The executive of the
Mission, Mrs. Donehoo and her
are glad to have had OPP
,ortunity 10 help make this meet
ng time happy.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
Engine In Dry
Creek After Big Storm

B. A. Folden. L. Aasheim, o. T
Kyllingmark of Wolf Point. ]. and
Josef Lunde of Vida, returned
last week Wednesday from a ten
days trip to North Dakota. They
we're caught near Brockton in the
heavy rainstorm. and for a time
were unable to proceed, but after
the storm let up they came on.
They found very little rain this
side of Poplar. MI. Folden took
Mr.. Aasheim and MIR. Kylling-
mark home, reaching the Aasheim
home about midnight. Between
Aasheim's and Kyllingmark's
there is a dry creek. But on this
night, following the terrific storm
1t was SO full Of water that the
Folden car was unable to get a.
cross. 1t was necessary for Mr..
Aasheim to get out his tractor,
cross the creek with it and pull
the car up the other side, a diff
cult piece of business in the dark
ness of night, and with a stream
running where usually there was
dry ground. But the men got the
car out safely.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
MRS. AMOS SHRADER'S
BROTHER DROWNED SUN.

Mrs Amos Shrader was called
TO Dore Sunday night by the
drowning of her brother Leroy
Vanderhoof. The story of the
drowning as told by Williston
correspondence in the Great Falls
Tribune is as follows:
Williston. N. Oak. July 21.-Le-
Roy Vanderhoof, II years old;
drowned Sunday afternoon while
bathing in the Yellowstone river
at Yellowstone beach hear Dore,
Mckenzie county.
Vanderhoof, a good swimmer.
vas evidently seized with cramps.
Other bathers near him saw him
struggling in the water, but did
not think of danger until he sank
for the second time. Then a young
man named Jensen, experienced
as a life guard at Pacific coast re-
sorts, plunged into the water and
brought the body to shore. but al
though he had been submerged
only eight minutes, three trained
nurses who formed part of the
crowd Of 500 at the resort, worked
for six hours in vain efforts to re
vive him.
Vanderhoof's parents reside or
q farm about four miles south Of
Dore and a sister. Mrs. Franklin
Martell, lives at Williston.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
ATTEND FARM UNION MEET

P. r. Dougherty and w c. Pen.
nington of the Farmers Union ele.
vator returned this week after a
few days spent at Bismarck where
they attended a conference of
Farmer Union elevator men. Rep
resentatives we're present from
North and South Dakota, Montana
and Minnesota. At this meeting
the procedure in handling the
grain to the National Grain cor
p~oration was presented to the del
egates. The Farmers Union term
inal elevator recently sold its
large terminal elevators and its
branch elevators to the National
Grain corporation. This will elm
mate one step in the handling of
grain and viii cut out the big
storage fees that the government
has been paying on grain that is
being held.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
"No School, Story Is
Without Foundation

Various rumors have been a.
float recently to the effect that
the Wolf Point school term would
be considerably curtailed and
that possibly there might be no
high school this year. Just where
these umo originated is not
known, but they have no founda-
ton in fact.
A. V. Appelgren, secretary of
the school board. says that there
is nothing to the rumor and that
the schools will be in session as
usual. To fall below the nine
months term, or to close the high
school would work i%ncalculable
damage to district As. School
warrants will be financed as they
have been in the past if such Is
necessary.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
GUESTS AT MISSION

Rev. and Mrs. G. NJ. Donehoo OF
the Presbyterian Indian Mission
enjoyed a. visit this week from
their former neighbors. Prof. L
a. Moorehouse and family of Fort
Collins, Colorado. Prof. Moore
house is in charge of economics
and rural sociology in the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College. He re-
ports a ummer college attend
ance of 1900 Students: session
o. in progress.
Other recent guests of the Mis-
sion family have been H. ]. Dick
son and John DuPuy of Menlo,
Iowa, Mrs. Thomas Lynch of
Crosby, N. Oak, the H. H. McSloy
family. the George Westland fam
lily, Mrs. Ellinger and her sister.
Mrs. Swick, all of Frazer, Mrs.
Potter of Great Falls, Edward and
Joe Kloss of Scobey.
After his summer attendance at
the C NJ t. c. encampment at
FIT. Missoula, Paul Donehoo motor
ed home with the Klos boys of
Scobey, arriving home Tuesday.
The Veldhuis boys are remaining
with relatives at Big Timber,
helping to put up hay.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
ISACHSENS RETURN
FROM TRIP TO COAST

A. ] Isachsen and family re-
turned Monday from a five weeks
trip to the coast. They visited
Mrs. Isachsen's people at Stan
wood, Washington, went to Mt.
Vernon. Anacortes, Seattle. Van
couver, B. c., and numerous other
points. The trip was a very en-
joyable one, with no car trouble
until they we're well into Montana
on the return trip.
The family revealed in fruit
while in Washington. Straw
berries and raspberries were sell
ing for 2 cents a pound, while
cherries were to be had for the
picking. Mr.. Isachsen mentioned
buying a 26-pound fresh salmon
for 1892.
On the way to Washington they
took the north route and went
safely along the thrilling highway
between Troy and Libby.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
TRIES TO STEAL WHEAT.
GETS 6 MO. in co. JAIL

Cyril Daylin was brought to the
county Jail from the east end of
the county this week to serve a
six months sentence imposed up
on him by Justice Moon of Gull
bertson. 1t seems that last week
Wednesday night he and a boy
named Earl Hardy drove up to a
granary owned by Martin Larson.
Larson caught them at about
1870 p. m, in the act of taking the
wheat, demonstrated with the pair,
who turned on him and beat him
up badly. Davlin was given a jail
sentence and Hardy. who is a
minor, vas given a six months
suspended sentence. The Herald
reporter did not learn whether
Hardy assisted in beating Larson
or not.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
SCENES IN PATH
OF DESTRUCTION
In NORTH AREA
WORK OF STORM OF 18th NOT
EXAGGERATED, BIG LOSS
is FEED

Sunday the editor and family
visited the country northeast OF
town to observe some of the work
of destruction of the terrific storm
of hail and wind that swept a
wide and lengthy path the evening
of the 18th. Turning north of
highway No. 2 the route of pro-
jected highway, now under con-
tract, TO Scobey was followed for
IL or Is miles, then we travelled
east to the Scobey-Poplar road
and then south to No. 2 at Chelsea.
1t took us through a fine coun
try with many well improved
farms and very large acreage of
cultivated land. The hail-struck
belt begins 8 or ten miles north of
the Highway No. 2 and is 6 to 10
miles wide. 1t included a large
part of the best crops in the coun-
ty or in this part OF the state.
Thousands of acres that would
have threshed out 6 to Is bu-
shells, or would have made a lot
of valuable feed, are nothing but
a mess of crinkled stubble. The
northeast country received a
couple of rains that the rest of
the county did not get, which &C
counts for the crops being far a.
bove the general average for the
season. The first stories of damage
did less than justice to the truth.
Many of the farmers did not
regard their wheat as of much
value to convert into cash be-
cause of the extreme low price.
but they needed the straw and
grain badly as feed to take their
stock through the winter. With
fields swept bare getting stock
through the winter is a pulling
problem. j. ]. Stensland, who
WINS a section of land and leases
iOme, has $50 head of stock, near
Turn to page 6, col. 2, please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
FROID GIVES WOLVES
TOUGH BASEBALL GAME

The Froid and Wolf Point bal
teams played one of the best ball
games seen in the county league,
the Wolves bringing home the
long end of the 8 to 2 score. The
teams seemed evenly matched in
all MISUNDERSTANDING, batting
and fielding.
Brandon's boys scored their runs
in two of the early innings. Froid
stopped them from then on and
followed up with two runs but
could not quite negotiate the ty-
ing tally.
The Froid lineup is not at hand
but Wolves nine was made up of
Garfield, pitch; Martin, catch;
Brandon, 1st; Jacob, End; Penn
ington, 3rd; Nichol, short stop;
Femme, left; Weingartner. center,
Ross, right.
The same teams will play their
second game on the Wolf Point
grounds next Sunday. game start
ing at 2:30 p. M, admission 35,
children Is.
The Wolves have played eight
of the ten games scheduled. Four
won and four lost. The remaining
two will be with Froid and Pop
lar. Sundays game will be the last
home game of the league sche-
dule. Next Sunday they finish at
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24

CONTRACTS LET
WOLF POtNT-SCOBEY HIGH,
WAY JOB GOES TO GREAT
FALLS cos

Highway contracts totalling
nearly a million dollars we're let
at a meeting of the State Highway
commission Wednesday. Payment
for this work will be made from
the sale of the first allotment of
highway construction warrants
authorized at the election May 5.
This includes the contract for
grading % and a fraction miles
north from the Missouri river
bridge. Contracts for the grading
and for the bridges and ~culverts
on this north and south highway
were let to Great Falls concerns.
Montana Labor to be Used
According to a statement made
by o. S Warden, chairman of the
state highway commission, Mon
tana labor is to be used by nearly
all of the contractors. 1t is esti-
mated by the commission that SO
per cent of the men employed are
Montana men.
The contracts let Wednesday in
Guided four new construction pro-
jects. One provided grading rs
miles on the Pompey's Pillar
road. completing the highway be-
tween Reeds Point and Hysham
by way of Billings; another was
the % miles between Wolf Point
and Scobey. a third was Is miles
to complete the ~BuSte-Whitehall
road, while a fourth, an eight
mile stretch will complete the
grading between Kalispell and
Ravalli.
Contract for the grading of 28.-
352 miles of the Wolf Point-Scobey
road was let to the Tomlinson-
Arkwright company of Great
Falls for $103, 547.41, while con-
for the seven bridges on this
road was let to Boomer and Blake
slee of Great Falls for S17,796.68.
Missouri Bridge Recommended
The commission recommended a
across the Missouri at the
power dam site southwest
IF Malta with the necessary con-
lecting mileage. 1t is ultimately
TO have an all-weather
Dad between Malta and Big Tim
Ter, passing through LewistoWn.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
STONE REPLIES
TO ATTACKS ON
WHEAT POLICY
CHAIRMAN DENIES BOARD is
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
LOW PRICES

Washington, July 20.-AnswG'
ing attacks being hurled at the
farm board, Chairman James c
Stone went ION the air" tonight
in an effort to stem the tide OF
criticisms directed at the organic
alton he heads.
Entering an emphatic denial of
the responsibility of the board for
the low prices of wheat, Mr.. Stone
charged these low prices to in
creasing production with decreas-
ing consumption, together with de-
pressed world conditions.
Throughout the address is an
emphasis upon the boards policy
that wheat production in the Unit
ed States must be cut down ap-
proximately to domestic necessi-
ties and until then little hope is
held out for more than moderate
relief for the American farmer.
Board to Sell Wheat
lC NIoi lldn ItlltI dtth lIlo
boards intention of moving it's
surplus stocks of wheat, gradual
ly, without unduly depressing
price conditions, holding that it
makes no difference on world mar
ket conditions who own surplus
wheat stocks so long as they exist.
Although anticipating better
conditions abroad as a result of
he moratorium and other fnan-
,ial arrangements now under dis
,ussion, Mr.. Stone explained that
oreign countries have placed high
.ariffs on imported wheat and le-
sal restrictions upon the amount
If imported wheat that may be
lsed in the making of bread. For
Example, Germany requires 81
,er cent OF domestic wheat; Italy
5 per cent and France and Swe-
SIS per cent. These restric-
Turn to page 3, column 6, please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
Listugs Return From
Tour Through Parks

MI. and Mrs. A. T. Listug have
returned from an outing in the
parks. They visited Yellowstone
first and then to Glacier, spending
several days in each. In Glacier
they were accompanied on their
tour by S. T. Cogswell who is
spending the summer ut Lake Nc
Donald. Mr.. Cogswell kecws his
park and qualities as a guide. The
Listugs concluded their outing
with a few days travel through
the Canadian Rockies before re-
turning home. They report a
wonderful time.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
FRANCE, GERMANY
BURY HATCHETS
CONFERENCE RESULTS IN NEW
START IN RELATIONS
OF NATIONS

Paris, July 19.-France and Ger
many have buried their hatchets
and relations between the two ma
tons have taken a new start, Jul
ius Curtis, German foreign minist-
er, tonight told the assembled Ger
man and French foreign cores
pondents.
Without violating any proprie-
ties or any duties of loyalty to my
French colleague" the German
foreign minister said, 81 think I
can say now, without awaiting the
official communique which we will
agree to later today, that the
'Chequers spirit has triumphed
and the Franco-Germa relations
have been placed on a new basis.
This includes political as well
as financial questions"
The minister made this state
ment in meeting the press by pre-
arrangement, although final
Franco-G German discussions were
not to be finished until after the
dinner arranged by Aristide Bri-
and, the French foreign minister,
in honor of all the foreign delegat-
es. A joint communique of the
leaders of both nations was to be
issued at the dinner.
mot only were the Franco
German discussions animated by
what l wish without exaggeration
to call the Chequers spirit, but at
the same time it applies to this
mornings discussion, Foreign Min
Curtius said. Touching
we're exchanged by all the
delegations present, from which
it was apparent that all realized
the close INTERPOLATION and inter-
Of nations not only of
Europe but also beyond.
Moreover all were fully con-
scious that if the German crisis
be relieved. repercussions
will be felt most seriously even
n those national economics which
low are the most stable. Chan
Bruening took occasion on
lis part at the close of this morn
ng's session to thank all feeling
Y for their interest in the inn
'rovement Of Franco-German re-
atoms and for all offerings to
full together for its solution"
The German minister said he
bought the excellent spirit of the
Exchanges of views yesterday and
oday augured we'll for the confer
nee in London tomorrow.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
CALLED TO GRAND FORKS

Bert Norby returned Thursday
evening from Grand Forks where
he had been called by the death
of his father-in-law. T. j. Hagen,
who passed away Sunday. Funer-
al services were held at the home
and at the Presbyterian church on
Wednesday. Mr.. Hagen was form
er city treasurer and alderman of.
Grand Forks. He had been in
poor health for several years.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
Pheasant Hunting
Not Allowed Now

Attention of the Herald has
been called to the fact that
Chinese pheasants are being shot
in the woods along the Missouri
river. and that some of the hunt
ers have not even taken the
trouble to pick up the birds after
shooting them. These birds were
planted along the bottom lands a
few years ago with a view to hav-
ing them increase in number.
Judge Gordon deputy game war
den. says that there is no open
season on Chinese pheasants in
this vicinity and that those who
deliberately shoot the birds are
liable under the law.
It is reported that in at least
one instance the hunters shot in
to the brush near where a man
was working. with a small boy
playing near him.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
Wanted: Few Copies
Last Weeks Herald

Although the usual edition was
printed, there were not enough
Heralds to supply the demands and
fill the needs of the office last
week. The four news stands sold
240 copies and each called for
more. The office sold it's supply
so short it needs a few more
TO send to advertisers and COM
plete files.
For a few copies, brought to the
office. 5 cents each will be paid.
Remember it is the issue dated
July II that is wanted.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
RETURN FROM OUTING
AT FISH LAKE, SASK

Ed Prendergast, of the North
west Service Store staff, and fam
lily returned Sunday evening from
a two weeks outing at Fish Lake
some $40 miles northeast in Sas-
katchewan. where the Northwest
maintains a cottage for its en-
ployes. Ed and family enjoyed a
fine vacation amid pleasant sur
roundings. The lake is Is miles
long by about three wide and
holds plenty of fish that are not
hard to take. Around the lake is
a forest reserve of $4,000 or 20
600 acres. principally poplars and
birch.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
London Press
CATCH BASINS INSTALLED

The city has this week been in
stalling several catch basins at
various points about the city to
take care of the excess water that
gathers at certain after
transforms and in the spring. This
will help keep the crossings pas
sable and help correct the bad
street conditions at certain corn
ers after a heavy rain.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
Cleo Flint's Name On
College Honor Roll

Washington State College, Pull
man, July 22.-Four hundred fifty
six students are included on the
all-college high scholarship roll
for the past semester, according
to Frank T. Barnard, State College
registrar. A grade average of
more than "B" is required to place
a students name on the list. Nine
students are credited with Is or
more hours of "A".
The name of Cleo e. Flint of
Wolf Point appeared on the roll.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
LeC0UNTE GETS TWO
YEARS FOR STEALING

Ernest LeCounte from north of
Bainville was sentenced to serve
two years in the state penitentiary
on a horse stealing charge. The
case came up for hearing at law
and motion day session of court
this week. LeCounte has no at
torney and e. l.. Walton was ap-
pointed by the court. LeCounte
decided to plead guilty to the
charge, and will probably be
taken to Deer Lodge the latter
part of this week.
The greater part of the session
was taken up with matters per
tanning to settlement of various
estates.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-07-24
SOIL, TILLACE
AND PURE SEED
ELEMENT DENYING COMBINA-
TON PRODUCES RESULTS
HARD TO CREDIT

We Montanans should not ale
low our judgment and our appreci-
alton of the productiveness of our
soil to be warped or weakened by
conditions that are beside the
main point; and which have no
place in the foundation on which
our faith in our part of our state
rests or should rest. When the
whole gray history of 1881 has
been recorded the fact will remain
that our soil and our climate will
produce more and better grain,
especially wheat, on from two to
four inches of rain during the
crop making season than any 9TH
er country known on this contin-
ent. This assertion does not i'm
ply that usually this country does
not receive more than two to
four inches of rain during the
growing season.
Two Inches of Rain
This story is not to be taken as
a preachment on farming methods
or a comparison, but a plain re-
cital of facts seen and learned by
the Herald reporter a couple of
days ago.
Some 26 miles southeast OF
Wolf Point is a section farm that
has for quite a number of years
been cropped largely to wheat
with yields varying from bumper
to fair. This years crop is the
one of present interest. The Sum-
mer and Fall of 1890 we're ex-
tremely lacking in rain and in the
Vida area there was but very
little snow last Winter. The crop
season of 81 up to date has
brought to that area far less rain
than the country along the river
and to the north of the river.
What rain there has been started
very late in June. A government
rain guage and record, carefully
kept, by Ed Schillinger, only a
mile and a half from the farm re-
ferred to, shows just two inches
of rain has fallen to date. Be
sides this there were frequent
damaging winds that repeatedly
cut down the young wheat plants
On some fields, and moved the
soil enough On one field so that
The crop on a corner of an adj
EnlH nnrnC tha r,I1s1
'oad was buried and had to be
1lowed under. Broiling hot days
md hot winds have taxed the vi
ality of every living thing.
Yet with it all the crops on this
arm excepting the plowed-under
.orner mentioned) have survived
md made yields that at normal
'rices would be profitable. Most
# the fields will be ready for the
ombine in a few days. Accord
ng to the judgment of experts
nd experienced farmers they will
ield from Is to IS bushels. and
d parts 20 bushels would be no.
urprise. There are six rows of
ernels and the quality will be,
10. l without a doubt.
This farmer, Paul M. Krebs-
ach, specializes in Ceres wheat
nd plants only registered certi-
ed seed. His NEEDLESS fields are
Il registered and subject to in
oection by experts from the State
ollege at Bozeman. He has one
cid of registered and certified
ison fax. The summer titled
on the Krebsbach farm is as
are of weeds as the palm of your
and. Four or five inches below
he surface of the summer-fallow.
loist soil is found that readily
1oughs" in the hand. How it
avs there is one of the marvels
dry farming which really
cans rain farming. The price.
wheat is not bothering Mr..
rebsbach so far as his own crop
concerned. His registered, GER
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