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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13
C0U vTY-WIDE CLUB
CONVENTION, CIRCLE

Every community club and or
ganization in McCone county which
are to have All clubs available
for their boys and girls, have been
asked to send a representative,
local leader or an interested per-
son to attend a county wide All
meeting in Circle, March 18th, be
ginning at 1920
~~uemonstratiOn agent,
Chas. Potter, state club leader of
Bozeman. Mr.. Potter will be pres
ent to help outline plans for the
carrying on of the club work in
such a way that McCone will be
one of the foremost counties in
the state in club work.
The program will consist of re-
ports of All club work previously
carried on in the county, reports of
local leaders, talks by local people,
including Ernest Lake, superinten-
dent of the Brockway schools,
Superintendent Armstrong of the
Circle schools, William Touissant,
N. P. Agricultural agent, Joyce
Larson, All club girl at Circle,
Ruth Boyum, All club girl at Cir
Gle, Miss Marie Bussey, Mrs. La
Rowe, local leader, and a repres-
entative from the Woman's club
and the Commercial club; and the
formulating of plans to carry on
the work the coming year. A
luncheon will be held at the Glad
stone Cafe at 100 p. m.
Coleman, McCone H. D.
agent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

Mrs. J. w. Calfee, Mrs. L. P. Holt
berg, Mrs. L. E. Hovey, Mrs. NJ. A
Lien, Mrs. M. L. Eliason, Mrs. A
J.. Gilman, Mrs. K. Scott, Mrs. Il.
L. Sheppard and Misses RUBY
Johnson and Alice Cooper on Tues
day afternoon. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
John j. Beier and family, who
have been visiting friends in Ore
gon this winter, write under the
date of the 9th that they expect
ed to start back to Montana on
the 18th from Salem.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13
the widow, survive.

the widow, survive.
The late pioneer hunted buffa-
loes for years for years because
he felt this country would never
be suited to stock until b%uffaloes
were exterminated. He was in the
big drives of 1SS0-81 and 19S1-82,
when the last buffaloes were
slaughtered in the Miles City vi
cinity.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

into history, and he vas typical
of the best of that West. Big
hearted and generous, adventurous
and courageous, he attracted the
respect and admiration Of all who
knew him, and won the lifelong
friendship of many. In his family
he was an indulgent husband and
father.
Could the story of Montana and
the Dakotas be written as Jim
Helmer knew them during his
nearly sixty years of western life,
and the story of his adventurous
life told in detail, there would be
a thrilling picture of the develop
ment of this territory such as
would make the fictitious western
stories appear pale and u%neVent-
full. But, while he would tell his
experiences to his intimate friends,
he was reticent about talking for
publication, and probably much
that would be of historical inter
est will never be recorded.
During his last illness he suf-
fered a great deal, and death
brought rest and relief from that
suffering last Thursday night.
A brief account of his life, as
given in the Great Falls Tribune,
is as follows:
James Helmer, Sc, an eastern
Montana pioneer, known as Mon
tana jim, died at Poplar Thurs
day night. He was a military scout
and buffalo hunter in the early
days, having come to Montana dis
trict first in 1871 from the Black
Hills of North Dakota, For many
years he was a stockgrower of
Valley and Roosevelt counties.
Mr.. Helmer was born in Iowa
March /, 1850, and his schooling
was limited to a few years of at
tendance at Rochester, Mimi. AS
a boy he chopped and hauled wood
in the Dakotas at Abercrombie and
Fort Ransom. In 1871 he went to
Helena and then to Salt Lake City
working at many trades. In the
Spring of 1873 he was a prospect
or in the Black Hills, spending
the winter at Fort Reno with Gen
eral Crook. In the Spring he went
to Fort Pease on Yellowstone riv-
er and, the same summer, to the
cartonment on Tongue river, where
he assisted in laying out the site
of old Miles City.
From the fall of 1877 until 1883
Mr.. Helmer hunted and fought In
dams between Miles City and Sa-
co. In 1883 he went to Calgary and
remained until 1886, trading in
stock, furs and the like. During
the winter of 18S6-S7, he was en-
pIoyed on construction on the Nor
thern Pacific railroad in Washing
ton and in the Spring he moved
to Valley county and engaged in
stockraising on the Missouri -riv-
er near Culbertson, continuing op-
erations there for two years and
for two years on Redwater creek.
Mr.. Helmer located on Big Sandy
creek, II miles north of gilbert
son, in 1894, where he conducted
an extensive stock business, deal
ing in sheep, cattle and horses.
In politics Mr.. Helmer was a
republican and he took a keen in
terest in local affairs.
Mr.. Helmer married Anna Man
ming, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Manning, a Culbertson stock
grower, at Williston, N. D. in 1889.
There were six children, who, with
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

Victor Jelmberg returned Wed
nesday, having spent two month";
visiting at various places in Cali
fornia.
Miss Elisabeth Hart of Culbert
son was a visitor at the home O
Mrs. Paul Petersen Friday. Sht
left for her home Saturday.
Miss Ruby Johnson was a week
end guest at the L. E. StrattoT
home north of here. She returned
Monday morning.
Mrs. Edward Horgen returned
Sunday morning from South Da
kota-
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley E. Bridges
and Shirley Mae were visitors al
the e. V. Witherbee home Satur
day.
Mrs Paul Petersen, Mrs. Lola
Curtice and Mrs. M. A. Lien drove
to Glasgow Saturday to shop. Mrs.
Thale Lyons. teacher at the North
Thurman school accompanied them
home. She spent the weekend at
the Scott home near Oswego.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. McIlwain re-
ceived word Monday that Mr.. Nc
1lwain's mother at Lansford, North
Dakota had died. They left We'd
nesday evening for Lansford and
returned Sunday evening.
Nick Peters. A, F. Peters and
Peters were business visitors at
Ophefm Wednesday,.
Mr.. ard Mrs. F. V. Witherbee,
Misses Mv~tice Calfee and Marger-
ct Hill and Rov Noble we're Wolf
Point shoppers Friday afternoon.
-Four Glasgow men driving a Blu
ick sedan met with misfortune
Thursday morning on the highway
half a mile northeast of here when
their car left the grade and ran un-
der a small bridge. C. T. Clifton
was the only one hurt. He was
rushed to the General hospital at
Wolf Point for medical attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Hovey were
business visitors in Glasgow Sat
urday. They brought a new Buick
Eight home with them.
Palmer Strand of the OK ranch
left for Minot, North Dakota, We'd
nesday.
Mrs. VIM. Brough and nephew,
Henry, drove to Wolf Point Satur-
day where they transacted bust
ness.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. L. P.
Holtberg entertained Mesdames M.
L. Eliason, Aaron Peters, N. A.
Kjos, A. j. Gilman, E. E. Strand
and A. L. Taylor. A delicious
luncheon was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Dahl return
ed Saturday after a five months
visit in California, Kansas and
Canada.
Miss Nora Ebersole substituted
the teacher of the sixth. seventh
and eight grade during Mrs. F. W.
absence. Miss NJ. Klein
of Glasgow substituted for Mr.. Nc
at the high school.
The Hudashona home demonstra-
ton club will meet March II at
1870 in the afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Dan Martin, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Stratton were
callers here Monday morning
Misses zella White and Mary
here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Deegan went to
Hinsdale Monday on the skidoo
for a visit with relatives.
Theo Dahl was pleasantly sur
on his birthday, Saturday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Pc
tiers, Mr.. an Mrs. L. P. Holtberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Eliason and
John Cline. Card playing was the
main pastime of the evening. At
midnight Mrs. Dahl served a pleas
ing lunch.
A. M. Weasa and Mrs. W.W.Jay-
cox drove to Glasgow Wednesday.
Mrs. Jaycox boarded the train there
for her home at Hinsdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Horgan
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13
$4,000 Fire Damage
to Glasgow Courier

Glasgow, March 12-Fire caused
damage, estimated by the owner,
7. ]. Hooking, at about $4,000, to
the office and plant of the Glas-
gov Courier Wednesday. The fire
started in the press oom from a
roll of oiled tympan paper. The
loss is fully covered by insurance,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

Keyser, w. Va.-Burbridge Cole
man Trenum, ~114-year-old Union
veteran of the Civil war, and faith
err of SO children, died here after
a brief illness.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

FOR SALE-Four hundred bu-
shells approved Bison fax seed,
also clean seed barley and oats.
Positively no foul seed. Farm
ers Lumber Co. 45-t1
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

AEMSTiTCHlNG-Mail your hem
stitching to Singer Sewing Ma
chine Co, Box Is, Wolf Point.
Mont, Cotton 10c per yard.
Thread NEST be furnished with
silk, silk 10c per yard. PROMPT
service. Will call and deliver in
city on Saturday. Phone 11S-J.
3-4tp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

FOR SALE-I have 1000 3-year
old ewes for sale, for April 1st
delivery. j. P. O'Brien, Saco,
Montana bit
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

FOR SALE-Eight room house,
water and lights, half block
from Northside school. $500.
Part cash, balance like rent.
Box Is, Wolf Point. 3-4ty
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

LOST-about a month ago a light
brown Chesapeake dog answer
ing to name of Jack. Close cur
ly hair, white spot on chest. Re-
ward for return and no quest
ions asked. o. Brandon, Wolf
Point. 3-3tp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

Lost AND r o u N q

LOST-Bunch of keys between E
& A and Coach Boe's place on
Tuesday night. Name plate on
ring, Seymour Evenson, North
wood, Iowa. Please return to
the E & A Cash Store for re-
ward, SLIP
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

FOR SALE-Good Percheron horses
broke and unbroke. Inquire at
Waska. P. o. Russell B. Barnes.
5-3tp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

FOR ..SALE-Clean flax, register
ed seed sown on breaking and
weeded by hand in the field,
$3.50 a bushel. H. P. Franz,
Frazer, N. Route. 4-3tp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13
The Week
AT THE STATE CAPITAL

fl I'LL DIHfG thl tihI
Helena-Governor j. E. Erickson
this week gave his full attention
to some 100 bills passed by the
legislature and now awaiting his
signature.
Last week the governor signed
191-~eesures, among them the So
900, 900 highway dekenture refer
endum measure.
Friday and Saturday Will Aiken,
secretary to the governor ushered
a constant stream of Legislators
into the executive chambers. The
session ending, members of the
assembly called to pay tafsir re-
spects.
One of the most p~icturesqne fig
ures at the legislature was Tho
mas Kane. Constantly he puffed
an old pipe, and often pointed it
with unerring aim at the speaker.
When the session entered its last
hours, friends presented Kane with
a beautiful new hoo.
Friends of Sen. John Survant of
Malta have promised to shanghai
the governor and lieutenant gov
ernor and remove them from the
state. Then, Survant, being presi-
dent pro tenn, will become COVER
nor. When Senator Survant learn
ed of the move, he gave in ~ the
pleas of his friends and pro missed
to barbecue one of the m4qny
mules from his Ph1slirr county
ranch.
The population of the state per
itentary made no change during
the month of February, but the
state hospital population i~ncreas-
ed 10, according to the report of
Austin B. Middletown who listed
719 in the prison, and Superinten
dent H. A. Bolton who listrd 1857
males and sos females in the hos
pital.
The prayers of Helena taxi cab
drivers were answered the hast
day of the 22nd legislature when
snow broke up for once and all
the Legislators walking club.
State officers this week sighed
The legislature. bane of their pa
is over, and once again
they can return to their offices
and their own pet worries. Appro-
Driations are settled and the par
which took their time are
over.
Speaker Walter F1achsenhar of
he house will return to Helena
his week to sign the house jour
lal which will be made a perman-
mt record of the Legislative as
Meanwhile, H. J.. Faust,
thief clerk of the house, is COM
,leting the house journal,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

INCUBAToRS-for sale u price.
Furniture & Stove Exchange. So
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13
SIFIED
W A N D

WoRK-Middle Aged Man wants
work on farm or other work.
Good on repairs and handy man.
Experienced tractor runner. L,
G. Gillett, Sank Center, MINI.
4-3tp
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13
JIM HELMER DIES
MONT. PIONEER

Continued from page one)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

Helena-Governor J. E. Erickson
this week gave his full attention
to some 100 bills passed by the
legislature and now awaiting his
signature.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

Last week the governor signed
f9~1--usures, among them the So
100, 900 highway dekenture refer
sndum measure
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

The prayers of Helena taxi cab
drivers were answered the hast
day Of the 22nd legislature when
snow broke UP for once and all
the Legislators walking club.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-13

Friday and Saturday Will Aiken,
secretary to the governer ushered
a constant stream of Legislators
into the executive chambers. The
session ending, members of the
assembly called to pay tsssir re-
spects.
The Washington times., 1931-09-26

Sam Rice, veteran right flelder'
of the Griffs, is that sort OF man
today. He committed something
yesterday that is beyond his rea'
soning.
It was dropping a fly ball.
Right into his hands off the bat
of Tony Lazzeri, in the eighth
inning of the Griff'S important
contest with the New York Yam
KEGS.
This miscue started the Yanks
on a batting orgy, which did not
end until they had counted six
runs for the old ball game. It
was an unfortunate event in
Rice's life and one that has him
bewildered.
'T've never butter.fingered
q fly ball like that before in
my life" he says. "Why, 1t
came to me just as plain as
day, and there / was right un'
der it, ready to pocket 1t,
when. bIOOie-Out Of my glove
IL uFOppCus 4 A@VVAb 0Ay Ca
cuse. l failed to catch it. /
only know It's the last one I'll
ever gum, or I don't know my
SELF"
Rice's error can be added to
"Just Another Of Those Things
column, in fairness to him
Rice's teammates showed their
respect after the game by patting
him on the back and murmuring,
Tough break, Sammy"
This sort Of spirit bids well
toward the Griffs' success in the
fight to win second place, which,
by the new turn Of affairs, looms
as a real battle until the final
game of the season.
Gen. Alvin Crowder lost a
chance Of winning an extra $500
for himself by being defeated
yesterday. But the General is not
The Washington times., 1931-09-26
CHANGE LIKELY.
IN FAIR GOLF

The annual women'S Middle
Atlantic golf championship may
be held during the week of Octo'
ber 10 at the Indian Spring Club
instead of Hot Springs, Va. It
has been learned that several
members of the committee favor
the shift.
Qualifying rounds of 1S holes
in the women's championship at
Indian Spring will be held today
and tomorrow. Match play rounds
commence Monday morning. Mrs
j. F.. Gross is women's golf chair
man at Indian Spring.
Mrs. ]. Marvin Haynes of
the Columbia Country Club won
the COrby Cup with a net Of
S3 for the 1S holes Of medal
play handicap over the COluTn-
bia Country Club course yester.
day. Mrs. Haynes had q gross
81, going out in Is and return
ing in AZ. Five 3-putt greens
spoiled her card
Miss Winifred Faunce of Manor
Club took low gross with 81 be
cause Mrs. Haynes could choose
but one prize, deciding upon the
main award which went to the
low net.
Mrs. Herbert Moffett Of Con
gressional was second low net
with 102.18-84, and Mrs. o. H
Rhyen, also Of Congressional
third low net with 99-14-85. Miss
Dorothy Hunter Of Indian Spring
and Mrs. James w. Beller Of Co
lumbia, tied for second low gross
with SO each. A field of 6S
women players took part in the
tournament, although many failec
to turn in cards.
The Washington times., 1931-09-26
WOMEN READY
FOR PIN DEBUT
BY GINO SINH

The gals are all "hep" for
their debut on the duckpin drives
next week, with the washington
Ladies League breaking open its
season on Tuesday at Columbia.
Wednesday the Ladies District
League curtseyS several where's
about the village. It will be a
grand hullabaloo, with much turn
out excitement and such.
The "expoits" are watching the
entrees with keen interest, what
with much shifting around Of
talent and the addition and sub
fractions of teams in both leagues.
Lorraine GULL will bask in the
main glare. The "expoits" are
all het up over what she will do
this annum, after those rnagnifi.
cent accomplishments of recent
date.
"Can she hit 11O?" they
gurgIe.
Who Will Shine?
Also, another quizz is going
the rounds. What particular
darling will give the Queen the
best run for her money? Will
Eva Guide or Reva Banks or
some other gem of purest ray
serene" step forth in refulgent
splendor to steal a mite of klies-
sun from the GULL?
How will Billie Butler, the
No. 2 sensation of last year,
fare this forthcoming period Of
storm, strife and prohibition
arguments?
All these and similar irrelevant
queries buzz through the dizzy
brains Of alley addicts, as the
trails" lace on their bowling
moccasins in quest Of glory, bucks
and slim figure.
Here's how they will face the
barrier in the Washington Ladies
League Tuesday night:
Hilltoppers vs.. Cardinals.
Beeques VS.. Columbians.
Shamrocks VS.. Newcomers
Veterans Bureau VS.. University Park.
And here's how in the Ladies
District League Wednesday night,
which stretched its roster to hold
an even dozen squads, all glitter.
ing with the finest female talent
of the city and environs:
. King Pin VS., Takoma Park, at Lucky
Strike alleys.
Rendezvous.
John Blick VS.. Bill Wood, at Ar
cadia.
Deal Service vs.. Columbia, at Co.
lumbia.
Meyer Davis vs.. Recreation, at King
Pin, Eighth and e Streets.
Georgetown Recreation VS.. Convention
Hall, at Georgetown Recreation.
The Washington times., 1931-09-26

going around with q long face.
He is out to help his team cap
ture the honors should Manager
johnson need his aid in the re-
naming games of the year. .
Crowder hurled eight innings OF
yesterdays fray before being with
drawn. He had the Yanks eating
out of his hand in the p1nches'
but he was unfortunate in other
respects in that the Yanks had
home runs in their bats when
they managed to hit the ball.
Pennock SmOte him for a four:
baSer in the third. Ruth clOcked
him for his fOrty.fifth Of the
year in the sixth, while the same
Babe started his downfall by
hitting anOther-number 46-
in the eighth.
The Griffs had scored three
runs while all of this was going
on. Two were sent across the par
in the second inning, when Joe
Kuhel clouted homer of his own
special make with Harris on base
while hits by Bluege and Spen
Ger, and Crowder's infield out
counted a run in the fourth.
Gehrig grounded out to Kuhel
after Ruth had hit his homer in
the Yanks big eighth. Chapman
followed with q walk, while Dickey
singled. Here, Manager johnson
rushed Marberry to the mound
Big Fred forced Larry to lift a
short fly to West, as his first ef'
fort. Lazzeri's hoist to Rice came
next, and it looked as if the big
pitcher was to prove the real man
Of the hour. But Rice'S error
started things-things which did
not end until the YankS had
crossed the plate six times, as
mentioned earlier in this yarn. eo
it goes.
The Washington times., 1931-09-26
NOUN TANNERS
START TODAY

MORGANTOWN. w. Va. Sept.
26.-The 1881 football season for
West Virginia University opens
today when the sTrong Duquesne
University team of Pittsburgh is
played here.
A special train carrying hun
dreds of Duquesne students, their
band and enthusiastic fans will
arrive here about noon. Duquesne
athletic authorities have reserved
several thousand tickets for the
Duquesne roofing section. The
Dukes already hold the stadium
record for bringing the largest
student delegation to game
here, but they plan to break their
own record tomorrow.
Spectators at the game will be
assisted in the Identification OF
players, plays, ETC., by an ampli'
fier system installed at the press
box over which Virgil F. F'rizzell.
of Charleston, will announce a
running account of the game.
The Washington times., 1931-09-26

Rooms. and many of them W ith
boarding conveniences. are listed for
Room Hunters convenience in the
Rental Columns of today's Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1931-09-26
Pickups and
PutOuts
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

John Thomas, golf caddy, is
church deacon. Happy"
Walters, another caddy, operates
a pool room. Joe Lynch,
younger brother of Jack Lynch,
of the Argyle Country Club, has
enrolled in Georgetown Univer.
sity. he competed in the ma
tional amateur golf champion
ships at Braeburn when but IL
Jack Baxter, regular center
on the Tech eleven, is a
brother of frankie Baxter, who
sees that the Griffmen's uni
forms are kept clean. Fred
Baxter, another brother, is also
on Hap" Hardell's Tech team
Tommy Mills, GeOrgetOwn's
h I'D football coach, says "Gyp"
Battles, the West Virginia WeS-
leyan halfback, is a better foot
bail player than Chris eagle,
who made .All.America merely
because he played on the Army
team. Pete Haley, Leo Fitz-
gerald and Freddy Neuland
watched Georgetown in their
first drill at Griffith Stadium
GEORGETOWN would seem
strange, indeed, without Haley
the same applies for FItZ-
gerald, who arises every morn
ing at 5 to chase a golf ball.
George T. Cox, who has been
identified with billiards for
years, says he would like to be
the manager Of Karl POjellO, the
skilIful Lithuanian wrestler.
Cox seldom misses Q local wrest-
ling match and was present at
the Griffith Stadium Thursday
night.