The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
CLUBS
ACTIVE YEAR
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tention to the large amount of fed
eral road work done in this vicin-
ity in the last few years and said
that with completion of the gravel
ing project north on the road be-
tween Scobey and Wolf Point,
that there will have been spent in
this vicinity approximately a mil
lion dollars that cost Roosevelt
county nothing.
lie explained the plan before the
legislature of issuing an"ticiatorv
gas tax warrants to enable Monta-
ma to match during the next four
years the $4,000, 900 of federal mon
ely that will be available for road
work. If this bill passes the leg
islature he said, it viii lput to work
between 1900 and 1000 men Com
pletion of the graveling of federal
highways No 2 and No 10 r
the state will mean much to Mon
tana in tourist travel and will has
ten the day when Montana can her
aid to the rest of the world Were
out of the mud"
Alex Sansayer said the Indians
are now ready to cooperate with
the whites for the benefit of the
community and are ready to work
with the commercial club or any
other agency. The day of the buf-
falo has gone, Mr.. Sansaver said,
and the Indian realizes that he
must change his tactics and be
come progressive if he is to sue
ceed. One obstacle to this coopera-
ton OF the part of the Indians
in the past has been the idea that
has prevailed as to the obligation
of the government to support the
Indian whether he worked or not.
The idea was fostered by agita-
tors or leaders who went about
and said that the whole country
formerly belonged to the Indians,
the whites had taken the land and
killed the buffaloes and had thus
incurred the obligation to care for
the Indians.
Mayor C P Swedberg mentioned
that the city is considering a new
we'll at the old power plant this
year for greater fire protection.
The city has a good we'll now but
the electricity required for pump
ing is generated at Williston, 100
miles away, and the addition of Q
second well and pump driven by
city's fire protection and be a big
step toward cheaper insurance.
He said that while the city streets
needed surfacing and crawling
that it had been decided not to
undertake that project in 1881.
o. T. Stennes called attention
to the fact that the stampede last
summer was the largest W. held.
In spite of a large patronage,
there was a deficit, but he report
ed that this had been made up by
uO1dllOIS IIOn UuSllIGSS men.
Extracts From
Secretarys Report FOR 1880
January 16. 1881.
1880 was a busy year for the
club. Each year it's activities
have increased. Each year has
shown a record of accomplish
ments greater than the record of
the previous year. Looking over
the minutes of the club, | note
that in April 1913, it was moved
and carried that the secretary
write the Continental Oil company
to establish oil and gasoline tanks
here and the earnest desire of the
club that this be done. They came
to establish oil and gasoline tanks
here, On January 10, 1914, it was
moved and carried that a railway
iron be secured for a fire alarm.
This was done, and l remember
this fire alarm we'll. 1t was a
four foot length of iron rail and
was sounded by being pounded by
a sledge hammer or iron bar. Even
at this time the members went
business trips as VIZ read that {
it was moved and carried that the
bill of Cody Brothers for $3.50 be I
allowed for hauling members to ]
farmers meeting at L. B. Keel {
in a wagon. About this time
it was also moved and carried
that the club have the broken fire
repaired and that the Great I
Northern be petitioned to stop
trains Nos. 2 and 8 at Wolf Point |
on flag. These things were ac- |
complished and the club kept on. '
Now we are a city and in 1880 {
We made a big jump ahead. 6
The main reason for these en- I
couraging results is the increas-
ing interest which many of the
members through their commit a
.ees are taking in the work. The \
members are the deciding factors I
whether big or little things shall $
De done. In 1881 suggestions are l.
desired from every member. Sure t
Y every member has ideas Of his
II her own. We do not think c
alike. Remember that while some /
Gentlemen prefer blondes, others d
ike brunettes and still others n
all for the redheads. So in club J
york, some of you have prefer '