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food had been packed upon the last sledge and
had gone with it. There had not been one
chance in a thousand of a Sledge coming to grief
on q trail over which two equally heavy sledgeS
had already passed safely. Yet the almost i'm
possible had happened and the survivors found
that they were left with barely 10 days pro-
visions for themselves and nothing for the dogs.
And they were $50 miles from the nearest food
point.
The position one of extreme peril but
the shock of MINIS death affected the sur
vivo;s so deeply that they could not think about
the lost food. One more shout into the chasm,
one mole echo. and silence. Then Mawson read
the burial service, and Mertz shook him by the
hand with brief Thank you" Then without
looking back they both hurried away. the dogs
were harnessed up, and once more they took
the trail
Only few hours before their hearts had been
light at the prospect before them Now it was
to be fight with DEATH and Providence would
decide the issue. There were only six dogs left,
and those miserable animals, the thinnest OF
all. The best dogs had gone with MINIS, also
other indispensable articles, including. in adj
dition to most of the food. the tent poles. Spare
poles had to be improvised from sledge runners.
Anxiously Mawson reviewed their prospects.
Providing the dogs were eaten, theIe was still
. fighting chance of winning through. Day
after day they struggled on, while one dog after
another collapsed. Their flesh was stringy and
muSty without veStlge OF lat. Dut the Two
men managed to eat it. At last the sole
naming dog collapsed. They carried its body
on the sledge for some time, then its flesh was
used to keep them alive.
How carefully they ladled out the emergency
rations during these terrible days Sledging Is
q long and hungry job. At the end of the day
the sledge had to be unpacked and camp
pitched. Then the cooker was filled with snow
and the stove ht-often no easy matter for men
whose fingers were blistered with frostbites.
The dog leat would be placed in the boiling
pot. Not q crumb was wasted. Sir Douglas
Mawson has related how, in order to ensure fair
division Of the precious food the two men, after
dividing the ration, would turn their backs and
then one would choose the portion on the left
or right. the might be. Thus they
avoided jealousy, for man becomes very Drimi-
tive when he Is hungry and short Of food.
Day after day they struggled on in this
fashion. When New Year day dawned they
were still amid the eternal whiteness, and on
that day a new danger appeared. Mertz COM
planned that the dog meat was not doing him
any good and suggested using the ordinary
sledgng food, which they had been holding
back for emergencies.
Twenty days after the loss of MINIS Mawson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
Il Struggle for Life in the Fast Ice Fields OF
the antarctic CircIe-Coustant Battle
Min the Eternal Cold, Hunger
and L0neIiness.
and Loneliness.

but the harness and the sledge held them up
and they were rescued none the worse.
Lunch at IL noon. Camp at for the night.
Onward onward, the temperature steadily rising
and the sun quite warm for the south. But
those crevasses are treacherous and Mertz
Is ahead skis to glide the sledges safely
forward and to give warning of any danger.
This is called making the TRAIL" and the
fate of the party and the s;edges may depend
upon due notice of danger, it is responsible
task.
One day Mertz stopped. and turning to face
those behind, held up his ski stick-the signal
for danger Next to-him came Mawson who
looked around for signs of q crevasse, but found
no irregularity in the ice and went on. MINIS,
the third man, walking beside his dogs
attached to the last slcdge. He needed the
warning and on reaching the stop indicated
had swung his dogs around in order to cross
the danger zone SQuarely and quickly
few moments later Mawson saw Mertz stop
and look back. Something in his attitude and
the stiffness of his figure caused Mawson to
turn in his tracks Behind him, where
moment before had been MINIS and his dog
team, was nothing but empty expanse of
glaring white snow Third man, dogs, sledge-
all had disappeared as surely though the
earth had swallowed them up. The dread
phrase must have-occurred to Mawson at that
moment, but 1t was the ice which had Swal-
lowed them, not the earth. That silence. that
empty waste, could mean but one thing
tragedy sudden and complete.
TOR a moment the two survivors stood rooted
! to the spot. Then they FASTENED back along
the marks Of their trail, thinking that perhaps
a dip in the snow obscured the view. A forlorn
hope. The only thing that met their eye was
q gaping hole IL feet wide where the snow
bridge hiding the crevasse had fallen in and
carried MINIS to his doom.
The two agonized men leaned over and
shouted into the black abyss below. No sound
came back except the whining of dog whose
fall mad been broken on a shelf $50 feet below.
Deeper down they could dinly see the tent
and q package of food which had been strapped
IN the sedge, but these were far beyond their
eeach The only rope with them would not
stretch half the distance.
For hours they stood by that chasm Of death.
shouting until they were hoarse. but no answer
ing sound came back. In such moments any
action is a relief, however perilous Had they
possessed longer rope, Mawson would have
descended into the blackness. As it was they
were powerless. Heavy at heart. they at length
turned mechanically to take stock OF the situa-
zion. It was bad enough. Practically all the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
BY T. G. BRIDGES AND H. HESSEL
TILTM4N.

- ARLY in May, 1929. Sir Douglas Mawson
the famous Australian explorer. sailed
- from England en- route for Australia,
there to complete his plans for taking a
new British expedition to the Antarctic
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22

Hoover and his commissions have
been creating ar unlimited number of
Jobs, Some of the outsiders with wild
ideas when they arrive in Washington
60 straight to the White House and
ask for work.
General Coxey had only q few hun
dred In his nondescript army of the
unemployed which came to Washing
ton during Cleveland's depression.
Without any leader they are pouring
into Washington by the thousands.
Some very pitiful cases are reported
by the Associated Charities and allied
organizations of Washington. A man
will load his family in an old de-
lapidated flivver and drive almost
across the country to Washington
seeking job. They arrive in a
famished condition. The budget of
the Associated Charities is almost ex-
hausted taking care OF such cases
until they can get in touch with a
charitable organization at their home
so provision can be made for their
return.
Although one of the smallest states
In the Union, nowhere was the con-
gressional campaign marked with
more bitterness. Delaware made more
fuss over electing one Senator and
one member of the House than some
Of the larger states with ten or fifteer
seats in the House at stake. This was
due to a bitter feud in the Dupont
family.
The Dupont family is not only the
wealthiest in the state, but is popular
The family is responsible for most Of
the important industrial development
in the little state. 1t appears to have
a way of getting along with the small
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dent. The census bureau has given
great deal of employment during
the past five or six months.
Then there has been more building
in Washington than at any time since
the war. This has been due TO the
public buildings program that was
adopted during the Coolidge ad-
ministration and appropriated for at
the previous session of Congress.
Washington has never seen as many
mechanics and laboring men as are
employed Mt present on the public
buildings. Still Washington has her
full share of the unemployed. The
daily press has been filled with the
accounts of unemployment confer
ences and the country seems to have
reached the conclusion that President
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22

merchants and the Working men of
the state.
II there are no family feuds in the
Duponts there is political peace in
Delaware and Republican is elect
ed TO the Senate and House. The
same holds true with the governor
ship and other state offices.
But in this campaign feud de-
veloped in the Dupont family and a
bitter campaign resulted Pererre and
Irrendee Dupont came out for the
Democratic candidate for Senator be-
cause he was wet. LeMont Dupont
although wet, declared for the Re
publican nominee for the Senate, who
started originally as dry. He in
sisted that for business reasons that q
Republican should be sent to the Sen
ate and the House. The other MEM
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22

WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
BY E. b. Johns, Special WASH
ton Corresnondent

,
Washington has an unemployment
problem although there have been
more Jobs in this city than at any
time in its history, except during the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22
Almon Ray Smith
800 Northern Life Tower
Seattle, Washington
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.
Sberiff,s office

| NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.
Sheriff's Office.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, County
of King, IS.
BY virtue of an Order of Sale issued
out of the Honorable Superior Court
of King County, on the End day of
January, 1881, by the clerk thereof in
the case of
The National Bank of Commerce Of
Seattle, national banking associ-
alton, Plaintiffs,
VS..
Rose White, Percy G. White, husband
of the said Rose White; G. F. Mar
tin, Mira M. Martin. wife of the
said G. F. Martin; Elmer Dalk,
Alice H. Dalk, wife of the said
Elmer Dalk; j. j. Ward, bachelor;
G. L. Harris, Glare A. Harris, wife
of the said G. L. Harris; and Build
ers Material, Inc, corporation, De-
PENDANTS.
No. 2S64s4, and to me, as Sheriff,
directed and delivered:
Notice is hereby given, that will
proceed to sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash. within the
hours prescribed by law for Sheriffs
sales, to-wit: at Ten o'clock A. NJ on
the 14th day of February, 1881, before
the Court House door of King County,
Jefferson Street entrance, at Seattle,
in the State of Washington, the fol-
lowing described property, situated In
King County, State of Washington,
to-wit:
Lot Six 60, Block Sixteen (16)
of Union Addition to the City of
Seattle;
levied on as the property of all of the
said defendants herein, to satisfy
judgment of foreclosure of mort
gage amounting to Twelve thousand
one hundred sixty-five and No-10O
Sl2,165.0O Dollars, attorneys fees of
100000, the cost OF suit and interest
in favor of plaintiff.
Dated this Bird day Of January, 1881.
CLAUDE Ct. BANNICK, Sheriff.
BY L. E. ANDERSON, Deputy.
list pub. 1881.
5th pub. 2-5-3l.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22

Alex Stewart
603 Colman Bldg,
Seattle Wash.

No. 51462
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington for King County.
In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Sarah
A. Taylor, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed and has
qualified as administrator of the
estate Of Sarah A. Taylor, deceased;
that all persons having claims against
said deceased are hereby required to
serve the same, duly verified. on said
administrator or his attorney of
record at the address below stated,
and file the same with the clerk of
said court, together with proof of such
service within six months after the
date of first publication Of this notice
or the same will be barred.
Date of first publication, January
90, 1881.
CHAS. D. TAYLOR,
Administrator of said Estate.
Address Burton, Washington.
ALEX STEWART,
Attorney for Estate, 603 Colman
Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
LIST pub. 1-22-3l
Last pub. 1851.
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war. The trouble in the National
Capital has been that flood of peo-
pie from every state in the Union
have been rushing into Washington
demanding work. If it had not been
for this influx of unemployed there
would be plenty of work in WASH
ington. The regular departments
have not reduced the number of
white collar Jobs by the discharge OF
any employees There has been an
actual increase in the number OF
temporary white-collar jobs owing to
the numerous commissions created by
Congress at the request of the Presi-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-01-22

No. 5ll56
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court of the State Of
Washington for King County.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate of Ell
Otnes, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been appointed and has
qualified as administrator of the estate
Of Eli Otnes, deceased; that all per-
sons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby required TO serve
the same, duly verified, on said adj
ministrator at the address below
stated, and file the same with the
Clerk Of said Court, together with
proof of such service within six months
after the date of first publication of
this notice or the same will be barred
Date OF first publication January O.
1881.
GLENN j. TWIGG,
Administrator of said Estate,
Address 901 County City Building
list pub. 1881.
Last pub. l-22-31,
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L E q A L
Almon Ray Smith
800 Northern Life Tower
Seattle, Wash.

In the superior COuTt Oh TIE State VI
Washington for King County.
Mathilde Olson, plaintiff, VS.. Bjorn-
stad and Berg, Inc, corporation;
D. w. Thompson and Margaret F.
Thompson, wife of the said d. w.
Thompson; George r. Drever, as
trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate
of Osner g. Mehlhorn, Inc, Bank
rupt; Else M. Mehlhorn; George R.
Drever. as Trustee in Bankruptcy of
the Estate of August Mehlhorn, Jr,
and the community composed OF
August Mehlhorn, Jr. and Else M.
Mehlhorn. his wife; Barbe Rousch
Gangloff; and Catherine Rousch
Warisse; also all other persons or
parties unknown claiming any right,
title, estate, lien or interest in the
real estate described in the complaint
herein, defendants.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
to the said BARRIE ROUSCH
1AlNSLOrr dllu SAl T1crVANI
ROUSCH WARISSE; also all
other persons or parties unknown
claiming any right, title, estate,
lien or interest in the real estate
described in the complaint here
in; defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to appear within sixty (60)
days after the date of the first publ
cation of this summons, to-wit: With
in sixty (60) days after the 18th day
of January, 1881, and defend the above
entitled action in the above entitled
court, and answer the complaint OF
the plaintiff and serve a copy of your
answer upon the undersigned attorney
for plaintiff at his office below stated;
and in case of your failure so to do
judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand of the COM
plant which has been filed with the
clerk of said court
The object of said action is to re-
cover Judgment against the defendant
Bjornstad and Berg, Inc, corpora
ton, on sixteen certain promissory
notes executed by said defendant to
Osner & Mehlhorn, Inc, a corporation,
and endorsed to and now owned by
the plaintiff, each note being dated
April 9, 1926, and being for the sum
of One Thousand Dollars (S1O00.00)
and to foreclose the mortgage executed
to secure the payment of said notes
and to bar the above named defend
ants and each of them from claim
ing any right, title or interest in or
to said mortgaged premises. Said
mortgage was recorded April 10, 1926,
in Volume 962 of Mortgages at page
532, Records of King County, Wash
ington, and the mortgaged premises
are described as follows:
Lots three 49,, four "a and five
60, block thirty-eight 1881, Denny
and Hoyt's Addition to the city
of Seattle according to the plat
thereof recorded in Volume 2 of
Plats at page 1856, Records of said
County, except those portions of
said lots included in Leary Avenue
(now Fremont Place..
ALMON RAY SMITH,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Office and P. o. Address:
300 Northern Life Tower,
Seattle, Washington.
Phone Main 1901
list. pub 1-15-3l.
Last pub 2-l9-31.
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bers of the family, including former
Senator Coleman Dupont, supported
the Republican nominee, although
they were against prohibition.
This trouble in the Dupont family
smashed party lines and upset all the
calculations Of the politicians lii
washington.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-02
School Department
BY SUPT. r. n. LIVINGSTON

I wish you the happiest New
Year possible.-Lillian Brandon.
One and all l wish you cheer,
success and happiness for the
New Year.-Eunice Wahl.
l wish my pupils, the patrons
and friends of Wolf Point a very
happy New Year.-Virginia Settle.
l wish the people of Wolf Point
happiness throughout the coming
year.-Clifford Johnson.
New Years tide. the trails end
of 1880 is here, bringing memories
of past days, old times and the
many friendships we cherish. 1t
also causes us to look forward
and plan how we may improve 70"
the benefit of all in 1881. May
your 1881 be most happy.-Frank
H. Livingston.
Sincerest wishes for Happy and
Prosperous New Year to you all
Chas. H. Simon.
Miss Mabel Hatch sends this
Christmas message to the public:
christmas comes like a great
charity once a year, beseeching us
to rekindle love in hearts grown
cold. In the light of the burning
candles, the sweet, young years
come back to us of Faith, Hope
and Love-"
Teachers Mentioning
F. H. Livingston, Wolf Point
and Great Falls.
R. L. Doe, Wolf Point.
Nina Nc Farlan, Wolf Point.
Belle Donaghue. Wolf Point.
Berenice Norby, Bagley, Mimi.
Gunda Hennum, Pelican Rapids,
Ninn.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-02
MAC

The following holiday greetings
were extended by the various
teachers:
Greetings to the patrons of the
Wolf Point school. I extend all
good wishes for a Happy New
Year.-Florence Reed.
Wishing you all you wish for
OF holiday cheer;
Hoping that all you hope for
Will fill the glad New Year.
Esther Strickland.
May the true Christmas Spirit
enter every Wolf Point home this
holiday season and remain
throughout New Year. - Emma
Hendrickson.
May the holidays bring happi-
ness to you and make your home
its dwelling place the whole New
Year through.-Irene DER.
Happy New Year to you all!
Elizabeth Randall.
To all school patrons, I now ex-
tend a word of yuletide cheer, !
wish~you a Merry Christmas and a
Happy, Glad New Year.-Cycile
Hagen.
Wishing you a New Year full of
happiness Marjorie Stebbins.
To all patrons of District As |
wish su C C e and happiness
throughout the New Year-Gunda
Hennum.
To the people of Wolf Point and
community: the seasons greetings
with all kind thoughts and best
wishes for the New Year.-Ber-
nice Norby.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-02

MARION & FOOR,
Attorneys for Applicant,
Wolf Point, Montana. 4
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-02

Eunice VAIL, Minneapolis.
Charles Simon, Wolf Point and
in Minnesota.
Florence Reed, Wolf Point.
Virginia Settle, Williston, N. D.
Clifford Johnson, Lambert
Mont.
Elizabeth Randall-Wolf Point.
Irene DER, Volt.
Emma Hendrickson, Marietta,
Mimi.
Cyclic Hagen, HillsborO. N. OAK.
Marjorie Stebbins, Wolf Point.
Mabel Hatch, Wolf Point.
Esther Strickland, Wolf Point.
Sadie Mechanical, Beach, N. D.
Mrs. L E. Gorton. Wolf Point.
Azell Anderson, Burnstad, N. D.
Bessie Anderson, Burnstad, N.
Oak.
Elizabeth McDuley, Fargo, N. D.
Mrs. Julia Poole. Benrud.
Katherine Powers, Volt.
Edna Lundgren, Volt.
Lillian Brandon, Tioga, N. Oak.
Mildred Dahlin, Binford. N. d.
Girls B. B.. At Nashua
On Wednesday evening, Dec. II,
the girls basketballs team of the
local high school was defeated at
Nashua by a score of 30-16. From
the very start it seemed as if fate
was against the Wolf Pointers.
Again and again the ball reached
the basket but did not score. The
girls hope for better luck when
they play Brockton after Christ
mas.
Group of Indian Songs
81 Sing In My Heart at the
and "Wi-Um" lullaby
were compositions by Thurlow
Lieurance, famous for his Indian
The last number was "The
Love Call" These songs
sung by Miss Settle at her
assembly program.
Miss Norby accompanied at the
piano and Walter Chapman assist
ed with the flute in the xvi I'm
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-02
NOTICE

OF Sherif's Sale of Real Estate
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA. IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ROOSEVELT.
No. 1888
Frank Bannister, Plaintiff, VS..
Albert Hence and Kete Hence, his
wife, and ]. c. Herman, Defend
ants.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale, at
the front door of the Court House
in the city of Wolf Point, Roose-
welt County, Montana. on the
third day of January, A. D. 1881,
at the hour of two o'clock p. m. Of
cid day, all the right, title and
interest Of the above named de-
PENDANTS in and to the following
described real property, to-wit:
Lot three (3); Southeast quart
or of the northwest quarter
(sEHNWH); East half of tire
Southwest quarter E%SWH) of
Section three ~, township thirty
600, North of range forty-six (46)
E. NJ. NJ. in the County of Roose-
welt, State of Montana, together
with all the singular the tene-
ments, hereditaments and ap-
purtenances %thereunto belonging
or In anywise a~ppertaining.
Dated at Wolf Point. Montana,
this 10th day of December A. D.
1890.
JOHN H. ANDERSON,
Sheriff.
BY CHAS. COUNCIL,
U~ndersherif.
MARION & FOOR,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Wolf Point, Montana. 44.4t
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-02
tating Pa-Leo Pipal.

tating Pa-Leo Pipal.
The Advertising Pages, No. |,
Uneeda Observation-Disclosures Sly
er; No. 2, Old Dutch Cleanser
8 eighth grade girls; No. 3, Mark
This Man: Here Lies a Chump
Who Wouldn't Advertise.
Songs, 1t Came Upon a Midnight
Clear: JOY to the World; Silent
Night: 0 Little Town of Bethle-
hem.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-02

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
I'M THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ROOSEVELT.
6. B. Wallander, as admins
traitor of the Estate Of John H.
Albertus, deceased Plaintiff. VS..
Herman Petschow and Ella Pets
show, his wife, Defendants.
TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFFS
SALE, on the 3rd day of Janu-
airy A. D. 1881, at the hour OF two
(2) o'clock p. m. of said day, at
the front door of the County Court
House at Wolf Point, in the Coun-
ty of Roosevelt, State of Montana,
to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described real estate,
situated, lying and being in the
County of Roosevelt. STATE of
Montana, to-wit:
The North half Of the south
west quarter (NBSWA) and
the southeast quarter (SEA)
of Section two (2); the north
half of the northeast quarter
(NhNEA) of Section eleven
I'D, in Township twenty-nine
(29) north, Range f~fty-eight
$3.50 east of the Montana
Meridian, Montana, containing
900 acres, or less, ac-
cording to the United States
Government survey thereof;
And more particularly all the
right. title, claim and interest of
the above named defendants, in
and to the real property herein
before described.
Dated this 18th day Of Decem-
Der A. d. 1880.
j. II. ANDERSON,
Sheriff of Roosevelt County, Mont.
BY CHAS. COUNCIL.
Deputy Sheriff.
GRANT BAKEWELL,
Plentywood, Montana,
Attorney for Plaintiff. 44-4t