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The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Danny Haldane of Ketchikan, who has been in the government hospital Juneau since July pass ed thru Petersburg enroute to his home Saturday
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Bert Thane of Juneau arrived in town during the past week.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

MT. and Mrs. E. P. Preuschof came to town from Lung Island.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

D. Armour,' manager of the Alaska Piggly Wiggly stores, was a local visitor from Juneau.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Nick Nussbaumer has con- tracted to build one unit of the industrial school at Shoemaker Bay.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Mrs. Edward Locken plans to leave for California shortly.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Carl Jacobson is at home un- der the weather this week.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

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 Mrs. Charles Newton left on the Admiral Evans for Juneau where she plans to enter the government hospital for treat ment.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

J. H. Cohen of Seattle was re- piStered at the Arctic Hotel.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

The Alaskan Glacier Sea Food Company shipped out last week six tons of shrimp meat and 11o cases of clans. The shipment of clans is increased by putting on more clam diggers.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Mrs. David Phillips who has been confined to her been fo" the past several weeks is up again and able to move about her home.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Mir. and Mrs. Andy Anderson arrived in town from their fox ranch, Wednesday.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Jack Nelson has his good ship the Ora at the Allen Machine Shop for repairs.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

E. M. Policy, territorial tax collector was in town gathering in the shekels to fatten out the slim treasury.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

It is reported that a charge of manslaughter will brought a. gainst John York on account of the recent accidental shooting of Martin Evans. This report is said to have come from MT. Du- Frense, game warden. The re-
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04
In the Spotlight

Only F shopping days till Xmas
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

MT. Brandes, newly appointed postmaster at Angoon was q northbound passenger on the zapora which called in port Tuesday evening.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

The dances at Sales Inn have been so well attended and enjoy ed that John Sales plans to put On another on New Years.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

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 ln the Spotlight .,A N
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 mel leave for California shortly. ' Bert Thane of Juneau arrived D in town during the past week. J. H. Cohen of Seattle was re- M gistered at the Arctic Hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. E. P Preuschoff came to town from Lung Island. M
 the Carl Jacobson is at home un- der the weather this week.
 D. Armour. manager of the =, Alaska Piggly Wiggly stores, was '. a local visitor from Juneau. for Mir and Mrs. Andy Anderson arrived in town from their fox , ranch, Wednesday,
 He l Jack Nelson has his good ship | the Ora at the Allen Machine Shop for repairs. E. M. Policy, territorial tax collector was in town gathering in the shekels to fatten out the slim treasury. Mrs. David Phillips who has been confined to her been fo" :, . :: Wh again and able to move about TT ed
 his l
 The miniature golf club open ed up Wednesday night after a. being closed for several months. . The golf enthusiasts are busy - running up scores, big and little ,
 cla Perzactly 21 days until Christ -A-o mas. And the little fellows are counting each day till old Santa will come to fill their stockings po'
 no The dances at Sales Inn have ~ been so we'll attended and enjoy ed that John Sales plans to put On another on New Years. tn Colonel" Aubrey and Capt N Rollo Shaquanie returned 10 " Rake after spending several Cl a, days in Petersburg.
 The Red Cross drive, now on under direction of Paul Vernon. is not meeting with as spon- - , ItaneOus support as in the past len The local drive will end this - ca week and it is hoped that every oo possible support will be given - this national humane institu- tion. Battling" Mike Murphy of u Juneau is slated to punch up - Nena Gurvich of Prince Rupert. =. Mike is getting so tough that .., battlers have to be imported to 4, meet him. A>e@s|e >e@s|eH~se@~a|aN.ss-as1sNess~~e1ls5ssess ] :; ::; j: f all ] $: $: :::'
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Colonel" Aubrey and Capt. ROllo Shaquanie returned 10 Rake after spending several days in Petersburg.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

clans is increased by putting on more clam diggers.
 MT. Brandes, newly appointed postmaster at Angoon was q northbound passenger on the zapora which called in port Tuesday evening.
 Charley Larson, employee of the ChemaWa School, Oregon, had an arm amputated as a re- lsult of a recent automobile ac cident. His many friends in Alaska will learn of this with much regret.
 Dr. Rae L. Carlson, optome- trist, passed through Petersburg on the Admiral Evans last week |enroute to Sitka. After taking care of her clientele in the old Icapital town, she will return to Juneau and then go on up to the Lynn Canal cities.
 -X-
 Joe Kahklen writes in from Rake that all is quiet on the Rake front. Not much fish, too early for trapping so that out side of a little social activity. there is not much doing in the kupreanoff metropolis.
 The Polaris, halibut fishermen, is in port with a load of Wash ington apples and potatoes which they are selling in com lsetition to the local trade. Tn first trip was so successful tha they have undertaken the se- cond.
 Mrs. Chris Dalton of Metla- katla was a returning passenger from Juneau to her home io Metlakatla this week. She had been in the government hospital and while not any too strong was able to return home.
 Jack Olsen and Ole Nygaard were arrested by Marshals Brown and Wick on a disorderly charge made. When the arrest was made a case of beer was setting on the middle of the floor. Fined $1OO each and costs.
 Mrs. Blink and family" stop ping back of Sales Inn got out this week and after lot of searching by John and neigh bors all of the family save one renegade son got back home. This little pig went to markeo. etc.. but this little one never got home.
 It is reported that a charge of nanslaughter will brought a. ,ainSt John York on account Of
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

The miniature golf club open ed up Wednesday night after being closed for several months. The golf enthusiasts are busy running up scores, big and little.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Charley Larson, employee of the Chemawa School, Oregon, had an arm amputated as a re- suit of a recent automobile ac cident. His many friends in Alaska will learn of this with much regret.
The Alaskan., 1931-12-04

Perzactly 21 days until Christ mas. And the little fellows are counting each day till old santa will come to fill their stockings
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
BOYD MAN DIES IN
CRASH With TRAIN
AT Laurel. CROSSING
Elmer Ennis is Killed In
stantly When Northern
Pacific Strikes Auto.

Elmer A. Ennis, rancher of the
Boyd district, drove to his death
at the Northern Pacific railway
crossing at Laurel Monday night,
where his automobile met the
North Coast Limited, No. 2, as the
passenger train was pulling into
town from the west at about II
o'clock.
Ennis was driving a light truck
on the road from Laurel that in
tersects with the main east-west
street of the town about a hundred
feet from the railway tracks. 1t
is not known why he was unaware
of the trains APPROACH until it was
too late, but scars on the road near
the tracks indicated to observers
after the accident that he had
made an effort t ostop his mach
inc. Evidently the front wheels
of the truck had mounted the rails
before the locomotive struck the
car.
The Limited was rolling into
Laurel at speed of about IS
miles an hour, according to testi-
nony of Alex Wilson, the engi-
neer. No stop at Laurel is ordin-
arily scheduled for No. 2, but the
train usually passes through the
town at a reduced rate of speed.
Wilson declared that he did not
see Ennis truck until the wreck
age of the machine was hurled
past his cab window, when he i'm
mediately stopped his locomotive.
The light thruck had been thrown
Continued on page 81
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
TO USE SHOVELS
ON UNIT B ROAD
and Pyle Sending in
Heavy Machinery to
Speed up Job

Two power shovels and another
60-caterpillar outfit have been
taken in to the Unit B section of
the Red Lodge-Cooke highway by
MeNutt and Pyle, contractors on
the stretch between Beartooth lake
and the Clark's Fork where con-
struction is being speeded with the
approach of winter, while the
switchback route ON Unit A is
daily being carried closer to the
top of the Rock Creek canyon.
Shovel work on Unit B is to
start at Long lake, about four
miles south of Beartooth, to which
point the power machines will be
walked from the present scene of
construction-near Muddy creek.
McNutt and Pyle have shipped
in gas-and-electric shovel that
has a acknowledgements capacity
and a yard-and-a-half gasoline
powered shovel. Another is likely
to be put to work there, to dig the
gravel for fills and grades on the
road.
Including the latest machinery
to be put in service, there are now
three bulldozers in operation on
Unit B, while dynamite and clear
ing crews are working ahead of
the outfits. During the damp
weather of the past ten days, the
work of burning out the brush and
dead timber along the route has
been hurried, the crews taking ad
vantage of the moisture as safe,
guard against forest fires.
Engineer Mitchell left Red
Lodge Tuesday to return to the
Clarlz's Fork district, after spend
ing a week reviewing the con-
struction at this end.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01

made a thorough inspection of the
slopes and seams. His notations
included the facts that in the Bro
ply mine there are 10 million
tons of available coal, in eight
seams that vary from three to six
feet in thickness; that the mine
equipment, while in good shape,
is not of the latest and would call
for the installation of some mod
ern machinery before large-scale
operations could be carried out
there; and that the coal of the
Brophy mine could be converted to
coking purposes by use of the slow
temperature" process.
All these observations, together
with facts already known and APP
parent concerning the Beartooth
region and the city of Red Lodge
as they appear in the vision of
men who have hopes for the flu
ture of the region, form the pic
ture of an industry that would be
unrivalled in the Americas.
On the western continents there
has been discovered no other
chrome field with the same poten-
talities as the Beartooth deposits
Continued on page 81
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
INCREASE IN CRUDE
OIL PRICES SEEMS
TO BE A LOST HOPE
Winter Months Comprise
"Low Demandn Period
More Decrease in Price
in Summer.

The long-expected increase in
the price off crude that Mid-Con-
tinent oil men hoped would follow
the sterilization of production, ac-
complished at conferences in Ok
lahoma City and Austin, seemed
doomed to failure according to a
statement made recently to the
Associated Press by the president
of one of the largest purchasing
companies. He stated that at is
not reasonable to suppose that oil
companies would post higher pri-
ces when the market demand is ac-
tually decreasing"
In commenting on this state
ment Russell Brown, Counsel Of
the Independent Petroleum asso-
citation, called attention to the fact
that we have had a gradual in
crease in demand all this year ac-
companied by radical changes in
prices-mostly downward.
The season of Glow demand in
cludes five months: November, De-
cember, January, February and
March; while the season of "high
demand includes seven months:
April, May, June, July, August.
September and October. From
Jan. l, 1912 to today there have
been 1923 changes in the price of
36 gravity Oklahoma crude oil. OF
these changes 76 were increases
and AZ were decreases. Of the 76
increases 40 were made during
November, December, January,
February and March-and 27 were
made during the other seven mon
Continued on page 81
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
MAY TEST CHAPMAN
WELL TO PRODUCE I'm
FRONTIER SAND, ATS

Ohio's Louis Chapman well at
Dry Greek, that has been drilling
about half mile west of the Mar
garet Souders No. l, is said to be
making the best showing of gas
and oil in the Frontier sand that
has been seen on the structure.
Corings at 4775 feet and above
showed both gas and oil, and there
has been some talk of running
pipe in the bore and testing the
well for production. 1t has net
been decided whether to carry it
deeper or not.
The Chapman is now in the same
sand in which the Margaret Sou
ders No. is producing gas.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
EDWARD REARDON,OF
JOLIET PASSES AWAY,
SERVICES HELD MON.

At his Joliet home last Friday,
Sept. 25, Edward J. Reardon sue
cumbed to an illness of several
years duration. The last services
were held for him Monday.
Mr.. Reardon had been suffering
for number of years from a tu-
NOR on the brain, even after re-
ceiving surgical treatment in the
Mayo brothers Rochester CHINO
five years ago. He had not been
hed-fast, however, and his death
came as a sudden blow last week.
He was born at Morgan, Mimi.
thirty years ago, but lived most
of his life at Joliet, where he was
engaged in farming.
His wife, nee Mary Mathwig,
and his son Edward survive him.
Brothers of the deceased are Jer-
ry Reardon of Red Lodge, and
Continued on page 81
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
COUNTY TAXES ARE
NOT IN EXCESS Of
GENE RAJ AVERAGE
Carbon Rates Compare F'a-
vorably With Those of
Other Montana Counties.

Carbon county's tax levies,
though a few mills in excess of
the levies for last year, appear
favorably when compared with the
tax figures of other Montana
counties. This was shown by the
list of county tax levies recently
compiled and released by the Mon
tana Taxpayers association.
Tax levies over the whole state
are somewhat higher this year, it
is noticed, as 81 of the Sc Mon.
tana counties raised their levies
to take care of extra expenses
this year. Twenty-one counties
lowered their levies by few mills.
The steepest taxes in the state
this year will be paid by citizens
of Roosevelt county, whose various
levies total 61.2 mills. The lowest
taxes are those of Treasure coun-
ty, which has a total levy of 22.5
mills. Carbon county's tax figure
occupies a place about two-thirds
of the way up between those two
extremes, our total county levy
being 42.5 mills--a larger figure
by two mills than it was last year.
The general fund levies of the
various counties offer food for
thought, as the levies show that
the smaller the subdivision the
more expensive cost of admins
tration of the county. Many of
the smaller counties have had to
levy from IL to 16 mills for opera
ton expenses, while there Is
wide variance in the cost Of gov
ernments in sixth class counties.
Sanders county, for instance, OPP
CONTINUED on page s.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
MRS. F. A. barney DIES
AT HOME INDRED LODGE
after A LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. F. A. Harvey died last
Saturday, Sept. 26, at her home
on north Hauser avenue, after a
long period of illness.
She had been in a condition of
failing health for the last few
years, several months ago sustain
ing fall that left her partially
paralyzed. Death came ito her
quietly at $50 Saturday evening.
Mrs. Harvey was not only one Of
the better known people of Red
Lodge, but one of the oldest resi-
dents of the community, she and
her husband having moved into
this country more than 35 years
ago. F. A. Harvey was one Of
the pioneer farmers and stock
raisers in the county.
After the death of her husband
in 1897, Mrs. Harvey moved from
their ranch home to Red Lodge,
Continued on page 81
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
NIMRODS MUST NOT
OPEN UP ON DUCKS
BEFORE Il O'CLOCK
Season Closes at Sunset, Oct.
81. Hunters Warned in
Regard to Pheasants.

Duck hunters may get out their
scatter-guns today and cruise the
county streams and sloughs in
search of the waterfowl with i'm
provided that they do not
fire within earshot Of game war
dens before noon. For in accord
ance with an order of the U. s.
Biological survey and the recent
proclamation of President Hoover,
the season is not to be opened I'M
til 1900 a. M, Oct. 1.
Some who we're so careless as to
go out this morning for an early
start on the quacks may have been
taken in already by State Deputy
warden Holmes and his assistants
and any such offenders are subject
to prosecution for their thought
lessness under both state and fed
eral laws.
Kenneth F. Roahen, federal
CANT plobCeIol, 10 COOPCi doiilE
with state game officials in see
ing that the duck hunting regula-
tions are obeyed. The principal
regulations hold that no ducks are
to be shot before sunrise or after
sunset, and FOR the guidance of
hunters, sunrise-sunset charts
have been published.
The purpose Of the noon-open-
ing is to prevent the wholesale
slaughter off homegrown birds by
over anxious shotgun weilders.
Game officials think that if hum
tiers are compelled to wait until
CONTINUED on page 81
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
QUOTA SET FOR
RELIEF PROGRAM
Carbon County Chapter to
Open Relief Drive
This Month

Next week the Carbon county
Red Cross is to start its drive for
food and clothing to be used in
county relief work this winter,
and the following week the Red
Cross roll call will be started.
Mrs. James Burnett, county
chairman, who attended the region
al meeting of the State Red Cross
at Billings Tuesday, says that the
quota set forth for Carbon is $4,-
000-a small contribution to the
one million that will be needed to
carry out the relief program of
the Red Cross in this state.
In the state of Montana there
are now 10000 families that are
suffering from the effects of
drought in various parts of the
state, and the whole state has as
its duty the care of these people.
Governor Erickson, speaking be-
fore the Billings meeting, said "It
is performing our duty to the
state in preserving its population.
Even citizens in regions not af-
fected by the drought cannot af-
ford to let people in other parts
be borne down by the recent hard
times. The prosperity of the I'M
fortunate ones has a direct bear
ing upon the prosperity of every
one in the state.
Montana, as state, faces a
problem that is comparable to the
nations position during the World
war. Future progress in our state
depends upon our ability to pre-
Continued on page 81
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01

DIR. A. A. Hassan Of New York,
consulting geologist and engineer
Of mines, with the help of inter-
ested local parties, yesterday made
studies of the REGIONS near here,
including the vast chrome deposits
of the HelIroaring and the Brophy
coal mine near Washoe, to deter
mine the feasibility of chrome
production.
On the Hellroaring and Silver
Run plateaus Of the Beartooths, he
has completed geological surveys
under the direction of M. E. Mar
tin, pioneer prospector of the
Beartooth chrome leads. Samples
of the ore taken from the Martin
leads were collected and sent for
careful analyzing to the labora-
tories of Wood and Company at
Denver, while DR.. Hassan contin-
ued his investigation at the Brophy
mine.
With a view to possible metal
lurgical use of the sulphur-free
coal produced in the "smokeless
and sootless" mine, the visiting
geologist went over the grounds
upon invitation of j. F. Brophy,
president of the company, and
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
THE SHORTER
THE BETTER
Posed as Man for II Years

Strassbourg, France, (UP)-A
woman dressed like a man and
who posed as the "father" of two
children, has been arrested at
Mayence under the name of Herr"
Emil Payer. Twelve years ago
the Payer family broke up and
Nine. Payer succeeded in taking
with her all of her husbands iden-
tity papers. Dressed as a man,
she finally secured employment
with the French Motor transport
park at Mayence, where she work
ed as mechanic for more than
four years. In 1924 she became
head of the Mayence night police
patrol, fulfilling her duties to the
satisfaction of the authorities, who
never suspected any substitution
of sexes.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
Vegetables Sent to Destitute

Billings, Mont, (UP)-Farm
wives whose gardens flourished
this season sent two tons of per-
ishable vegetables to less FORUM
ate families in the Canyon creek
region, where the gardens did not
grow. Two truck loads of veg
etables, including carrots, Swiss
chard, string beans, beets and 9TH
er garden products were distrib-
uted to % homes. The vegetables
were canned for use this winter.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
RANGE CONDITIONS ARE
GOOD IN CUSTER FOREST

Billings, Mont, Sept. 30-(UP)
conditions in the high
lands are exceptionally good ac
cording to W. J. Derrick, super
visor of the Custer National For
est. There is sufficient feed for
winter, although the wild hay is
deficient. An extension of three
to five days has been given for
sheep grazing.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
Turkeys to Be Branded

Florence, Colo, (UP)-All tur-
keys look alike, even to the grow
ers, and marking the birds to keep
the flocks separated has proved to
be a serious problem. Demonstra-
tors have hit upon the plan of
tattooing the turkeys with designs
similar to those used in branding
cattle. The turkey-brand is reg
istered with the Bureau of Mar
kets, as is the cattle brand, and
growers are enthusiastic over this
simple and inexpensive but effec-
tive manner to provide a protec-
tive system for their poultry.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
Sheep Killing Bear Trapped

Oak Grove, Colo, (UP)-A
livery old" bear, measuring II in
ches between the ears, has enjoy
ed his last sheep-killing day. Ben
Palmer has some sheep grazing on
Leopard Creek. His flock was
disappearing. One day he went
to town and brought back big
trap which he baited. A day or
two later he had a 700-pound black
bear.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-10-01
LIGHTNING bolt KILLS
J. PRATT, WELL KNOWN
CLEAR CREEK FARMER

The death of Jeffrey Dinsdale
Pratt, farmer of the Clearcreek
region whose body was discovered
in field near his ranch home last
Saturday, was caused by a stroke
Of lightning, in the opinion of Cor
oner R. G. Martin.
Almost week after Pratt left
his home last Monday afternoon,
Sept. 81, to work in his fields, his
dead body was found by William
Jokinen who had driven out from
Red Lodge. Until that time,
his absence had been cause for
worry to his wife, who was left
alone at the ranch. Mrs. Pratt,
an invalid, was unable to leave the
house to search for him, and there
was no one who could be sent to
investigate.
On the following Saturday, Joki-
men, visiting the Pratt ranch made
a search on request of Mrs. Pratt,
and discovered Jeffery's body in
one of the outlying fields of the
farm. The body was partially
concealed in a hollow in the
ground, and it was only with luck
that the discovery was made.
Jokinen sent word to Red
Lodge, and the coroner, with John
Albert, went out to make an in
vestigation. 1t was apparent that
the man had been killed by lightn-
ing during the heavy storm that
had passed over the country. His
clothes and body were badly burn
ed by the bolt that ended his life.
Funeral services were held at
the home of John Pratt, brother,
last Monday, under the ministry
of Rev. Frank Durant and R. G.
Martin.
Jeffrey Pratt was born in Eng
land, March 10 1871. During the
years previous to his death, he had
become known as one of the solid
ly established and respected citi-
zens of this region, having lived in
the county more than 35 years.