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nursery jingle is the strange tale that comes from Fairbanks about mountain sheep which deserted its wild kin and adopted a man. Hugo Stromberger, a trapper on Wood river, found a young ram caught in fox trap, and released it. When he returned to his cabin the ram was close at his heels, nor could he discourage the intimacy. Finding it asleep on his doorstep the next morning, he fed 1t mush. The little chap ate the mush, liked it, and began battering at the door,
 When Stromberger started for town the ram came skipping along behind his dogteam as far as Birch Lake, where it was placed in a pen with a goat owned by Fred Alison. The goat and ram made faces at each other for a few min utes, then the war started. When Stromberger's dogteam came swish ing into Fairbanks the little ram was bringing up the rear, much to the amusement of the populace. It is now a privileged character about town, with quarters in the Colum- bia Stables Stromberger has ask ed the college to take the animal off his hands.
 The original copy of the Cease
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Petersburg Natives Portray Customs In Ceremonial Dances
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORED BY A. N. B. DEPICTS OLD TIME RITUAL AND DRAMA

0ldtime ritual and folk dances of the Alaska Indians were perform ed at the MacGregor Theater in Petersburg during the holidays by members of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, enrich ing the organization by $111S.50 which will go into a building fund for the new A. N B. hall in Pet ersburg, according to the Alaskan
 Dressed for the occasion in Chil- kat blankets and ceremonial robes all priceless family heirlooms, and aided by those who in their youth had actually taken part in these dramas, they were able to call back for the edification of their audience something of the spirit of former times.
 The program included dances from the Aleut, the Copper River the Stick or Athabaskan, the Tsimpsean, the Haida and the Thlingit groups, all of which were well executed and enthusiastically received. Among other numbers on the program were a folk dance "The Raven and the Halibut"; a drama, "The Lost Son." portrayiDg the anguish of a mother who calls to the wilderness of mountain and glacier and forest to give her hack her son, who is lost; the Mystery Dance," the Spirit Dance," the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-09

Money Danee," the Gun Dance" in which a young man who has violated the social code is put to death by his own people in order that the family name may be clear ed of stigma and shame; the "Whis key Dance" (Hootchenoo). But when the players took sides to illustrate the old time gambling with sticks they brought down the house, for after all the gambling spirit is more or less developed in us all regardless of the form of the game.
 The concluding number was the salute to the stars and Stripes. the only totem" which is now rec ognized.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-09

Firing" telegram that ended the World War was recently presented to Stanford University by Major George D. Beaumont of the Signal Corps, the man who transmitted the famous message. The Smith sonian Institution. the Library of Congress, and other organizations had asked for the valuable docu- ment, which is Beaumont's prop erty, but he elected to send it to Stanford.
 Major Beaumont was U. S. mar
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-09
PIONEER AIRWAYS PILOT ON EMERGENCY FLIGHT

KETCHIKAN, Jan. 2--Another rescue has been added to the long list credited to Alaska aviators.
 Cris Sewell of Craig is recovering in the hospital here after an ener- gency operation.
 Jim Dodson of the Pioneer Air ways piloted a cabin plane through the low-hanging clouds and rain to Hydaburg yesterday and returned with Sewell. Sewell had been talk en to Hydaburg from Craig by boat and became stormbound. A radio fon the plane was sent from Craig.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-09

shal for the First Division of Al- |aska for several years, and is well known in Wrangell He Is now employed as watchman at the RK0 studios in Hollywood.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-01-09

The steamer Farragut arrived from the north at o'clock Satur- day and sailed for Seattle and way ports at 3:30 with two passengers from Wmngell for Seattle: Arnt Sorset and H. F. Hanford.
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The steamer Northwestern, Capt. Glasscock, arrived from the south at g o'clock Friday night with the following passengers for Wrangell;
 From Seattle: Mrs. Guy Chapin.
 From Ketcihkan: Art Larson, George Hatton, Peggy Carson.
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Classified Ads do the trick.
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Reminiscent of a well-knowi
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PRODUCED BY HILLS BROS PATENTED, CON. TINUOUS PROCESS CONTROLLED ROASTING
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
FEDERAL HIWAY
WORK TO BEGIN

Information has come to w. l.
Young that survey work on the
state highway leading north from
No. 2 to Scobey will be begun In
a very few days. This particular
unit will extend north to the
north line of the Fort Peck reser-
walton, a distance of about 80
miles.
The large federal appropriation,
just recommended by President
Hoover and passed by Congress,
for 100 per cent federal highway
purposes, applies to all projects
through Indian and government
land. Under this appropriation,
which is for construction, recon
struction and maintenance, ex-
.ensive work will be done on No.
2 between Poplar and Wolf Point.
The route will be Strengthened at
several points and bridges will be
built on Little Wolf, near the
Blacktail ranch, and on Tule
creek.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09

talk. Legion Auxiliary reports
busy year. Arlie Foor mislays
valuable car. Larsons write about
Vienna. McCone county Farmers
Union convention coming. Sena-
tor Walsh files petition. Airplane
rides sold at a penny a pound.
Low cost farm production train
stops at Circle. Sue Latterell
back in postoffice after long lay
off. Reports Of deaths of Mrs.
Henry Westra, Poplar, Jessie #.
Wilson, Wolf Point and Mrs.
George Wettlin, Poplar,
May 3o-Fred Ziegler, Poplar,
dies in auto accident. Clack Co.,
Havre, has $4,000 fire. Golfers
swarm on Scobey links. 12-year-
old George Allen fatally shot.
Special school levy voted by tax
payers. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Jacobs celebrate golden annivers-
airy. Dogs antics cause wild ex-
element. X. c. delegates return
from state convention. Cecil
Grant and brother asked to leave
town. Interesting commencement
exercises close school year. Miss
Elizabeth Ireland gives commence
ment address. Scott Leavitt files
for house. Harold Mcneil and
Miss Beatrice Sackett married in
Michigan. County gets big check
from railroad company. Farm
Bureau annual picnic to be June
u at Poplar.
June 6-Mayme Vigil and w.
A. Kurtz married. Party line-ups
for state and National offices com
pleted. East end bridge to come
TO vote. 1880 people in Roose-
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
WINTER Time ECONOMY
FOR DRY LAND FARMERS

A farmer, who CHANGED to be
from he Southside. was observed
slowing away in his shiny Lincoln
a set of newly-purchased ice tools
He noticed the reporter cycling his
new farm implements and explain
ed that the crop was now assured
although for a long time it was n
question If it would be worth cut
ting. For a while he said he had
thought he would have to pillow It
under or turn the hogs in. Pork
always does well on ice" he said
Delayed freezes have put the
crop in almost normal condition,
and it is now ready to cut. Hereto
fore the farmers have not cut
much ice but if the depression
hangs on it win be a favorite
item on the rural menu. Large
quantities will be stored this sea-
son in the bins where the potatoes
used to be. Did you ever stop
to think" he asked, that ice is
really the cheapest thing a house
wife can serve? 1t is solid food
but not rich enough to disagree
with the most delicate stomach,
if taken in moderate quantities.
Congress thoughtlessly left natur-
al ice on the free list but is it
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
WOLF PIT. HOST
LEGION MEET
DISTRICT CONVENTION HERE
JAN 1@BANQUET AND
DANCE PLANNED

The Wolf Point American Le-
gion post will be host next week
Thursday to legionnaires from the
| Northeastern Montana district %
which comprises Roosevelt, Sheri-
dan, Daniels and Valley counties.
There will be a district Ladies
Auxiliary meeting at the same
time. Mrs. Art Corbin of Poplar,
state president, will be here, and
Mrs. Bowers of Culbertson, dis,
trict president, is expected.
Although all details for the en-
tertainment of the guests have not
been completed, a tentative pro
gram for the day and evening in
cludes the follor1as features, a
hockey game in the afternoon, a
business meeting at the court house
from five to six o'clock, a ban
quet at the Sherman hotel at six
and a dance in the Palm room at
nine O'Clock with the thermometers
furnishing the music.
The ladies business meeting will
be held at the Sherman
1t is expected that there will be
a large attendance, particularly if
the weather and roads are good.
Among the visitors will be Herb
ert Kibler, state adjutant. State
Commander AL ]. Livingston OF
Butte has been invited also, but
at the time this is written 1t was
not known whether he would be
able to accept.
Arrangements for the entertain
ment of the visitors are in charge
Of Ed Camrud, commander of the
Legion, and Mrs. H.. N. Marion,
president of the Legion Auxiliary
and various subcommittee.
All meetings will be open to the
public with the exception Of the
business meetings in the afternoon,
and local people, whether Legion
or not, will be welcome
at the banquet. Tickets will be 81. J
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
PRESBYTERIAN INDIAN
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

On Christmas eve a beaut111l
service with large attendance was
held at the Chelsea Indian Pres
bvterian church. Rev. Harry C.
Iones is pastor of the Mnishda
church there.
Christmas afternoon the Old
town Mission Sunday School held
an instructive, enjoyable religious
program at the Presbyterian cot
tage. 38 persons we're present.
On Christmas night at the Cha
nina church in Oldtown, an audi
ence of rs persons were helped
by a program of songs, Rotations,
Bible readings and talks by Char
les Track, Harvey Hamilton
Thomas Ryan, Sr., and Rev. Done
hoo.
On the night after Christmas,
at the C~hansutaipa church in Os-
wego. an evening of Christian
Christmas exercises was enjoyed
nv a large audience of people.
Helpful, practical talks were Civ
en- by the pastor, Rev. Chester
Arthur, by the district missionary,
Mrs. G. M. Donehoo, and by the
elders of the church.
At each Of the above Christmas
services, there was a pretty tree,
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
new MEMBERS JOIN CO. FAMILY;
BOARD ORGANIZES, HARBO CHM
MCBRIDE SUCCEEDS Lesson;
ROSTER OF DEPUTIES
AND CLERKS

Monday, January 5th at noon
the newly elected county officials
assumed their duties and the
board confirmed appointments 10
deputyships and clerkships. AT
a busy three-day session the
board. after organizing by the
election of Andrew Harbo as
chairman and seating VIM. ]. Nc
Bride of Culbertson who succeeds
George Lesson, passed on bonds
of officials, heard applicants for
aid and passed on many items OF
county business.
The new and old members Of
the county's official family now
include:
New Officials
VIM. ]. Mcbride. Culbertson,
commissioner.
Henry P. Lowe, C~ulbertson,
sheriff; Joseph Frerich, Poplar,
undersheriff, $3.50; L. L. Bogut.
Wolf Point, jailor, s137.50; Peter
Parks, Bainville. deputy, without
salary.
Calvin L. Rogers, Wolf Point,
clerk and recorder; Jacob Seel.
Wolf Point. deputy, $4,000, Gen
evieve Montgomery, stenographer,
800; Lois Warmbrod, clerk, 800.
]. C. Sullivan, Brockton, asses
sor; Florence Coulter, Wolf Point,
deputy, s137.5O. Clarence Hanson,
Bainville, bookkeeping machine
operator and assistant to assessor
and treasurer. s125.
Chas. l.. Arrivee, Bainville, suT-
veyor.
W. L. Rose, Poplar, county at
torney; Frank NJ. Catlin, Wolf
Point, deputy, s125.
Joseph Montgomery, county or
onor.
L. NJ. Clayton, public admins
traitor.
The retiring officials are George
Leeson, John Anderson, Charles
Council, j. L. Siglias, A. S. HER,
L. NJ. Clayton (as as%sessor), E.
e. Carey, A. NJ. Foor.
Reelected or Hold-over
Andrew Harbo, w. L. Young,
commissioners; Mel McFarlan
Ctreasurer's term expires March
u, John Curran, deputy treasur-
er, Laura Nyland, clerk; Thos. R.
Forbes, clerk of court, term ex-
pires in two years, Hedwig Tess
mann, deputy; Margaret ~Inglehart,
supt. OF schools, Helen Smith,
James Yandell, reemployed
as janitor, S125.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
MRS. MOORE RETURNS

Mrs. Mary Moore returned Tues
day evening from Seattle where
she visited her son Claude Moore
and her daughter Mrs. Mckinley
w. Kreigh. On New Years day
she attended a party at which the
guests were all former residents
of Glasgow. She says that there
is much unemployment in Seattle,
and that there has been much beg
ging for money with which to buy
food. The city has taken care Of
the situation by issuing meal tick
cts. Employees in the business Of
fices are supplied with these tick
cts so that when they r ap-
preached for the price of a meal,
they can hand out one of these
tickets instead. This insures the
hungry being fed, and does away
with much of the professional beg
ging.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
LOCAL WINTER HAS
REMARKABLE RECORD

Ed Schillinger who resides a
few miles north OF Vida and about
20 or % miles southeast of Wolf
Point has a set of federal weather
bureau instruments and keeps rec
ords of rainfall and temperature.
He has a tested, registering, spirit
thermometer that is accurate and
reliable. 1t shows the lawest point
reached during each "a hours.
Mr.. Schillinger was interviewed
on the street this week on the
much discussed question: How
cold has it been this winter?" He
said the answer, for his location
at least, was 7 degrees below zero,
early in December. On only one
other day has his instrument reg
istered below zero when 1t was
8 below in October.
1t is a remarkable record and
so far beats even the open winter
of 1890 when it got quite severe
for a few days at Christmas and
touched 80 below.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
WASHINGTON WHEN
MET AND WON MARTHA GUSTS

home, and they were married on
January 6, 1859.
The story of George Washing
tons marriage to Martha GUSTS is
told by the division of information
and publication of the George
Washington Bfcentennial commits
sion, in a statement intended to
call attention to the 172rd anniver-
sary Of this notable event
George Washington first met
the widow GUSTS at the home Of
Major Chamberlayne in May. 1853.
The lady had then been a widow
for about a year. She had married
Colonel Daniel Parke GUSTS when
she was seventeen years old. and
was left at his death eight years
Turn to page s, column 3, pleased
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
Resume of EDents os Recalled By The Herald Headlines {

Creighton finally jailed. Federal
court hands out several other
jolts. Mrs. Ed. Cant dies in st.
Paul. Oxford pool hall moves
into Rogers building.
May f6-Milo Kingsley shoots
self and wife at Bainville. Three
arrested in connection with Cogs-
well store robbery. Sailors who
pcddled rugs in bad in Grand
Forks. April rainfall in county
above normal. The population of
Dist. As outside of Wolf Point IS
1120. tuberculosis clinic to be
held by Doctors Crouch and Vidal.
Bridge appears nearly finished.
Test hole in gas well down $50
feet. City tennis court being fixed
up. National Guard members get
rife practice. Northern Chevrolet
builds stockade. High school
junior prom delightful affair. Aux
iliary will sell peoples May "a.
Farmers Union terminal associ-
alton splits melon Necessity Of
Is mill school levy told.
May 23-Doctors Crouch and
Vidal give skin tests in T. B. cam
paign. Commercial club sponsors
dinner In honor visiting doctors.
Milo Kinksleys buried In North
Dakota. IA play golf on Fairview
links. Tom Alley leaving on Aus
tralian trip. Ed. Camrud new
commander OF American Legion.
Gasser down 1000 feet. Some If
Cogswell's stolen cigarets recover
ed at Oswego. Glasgow band to
broadcast. Federal officers dump
still material In river. Harold De.
Pue coming Memorial Day. Lions
hear district governor Lacklen
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
H. JONES GETS UNRULY
Law LANDS HIM IN JAIL

Henry Jones, colored, was ar,
rested by Undersheriff Joe F-9-
rich Thursday, charged with dis
turbing the peace. Jones came
right within precincts of county
government to get bad. He is a
tourist who probably came in on
a Great Northern train, and told
Judge Gordon, when brought into
court, the Great Northern had
promised him a job at SITS a
month, but he could not say what
the work was to be.
He picked out the furnace room
of the building used by the county
as a court house (Which is Great
Northern property as a nice
warm loafing place. When he had
been there what %janitor Jim Yam
dell considered long enough Jim
invited him to vacate. Jones took
offence, refused to leave and made
ugly threats against the janitor, it
is alleged, and continued his vic
ious talk in court. The Judge gave
him 80 days. The defendants con-
duct was such as to bring his san
ity into question with the authori-
ties. When locked in a cell he
vowed vengence on the whole lot
of county authorities. Sane or in
sane the officials consider him
too dangerous to be at large.
The prosecution was conducted
by Deputy County Attorney Catlin.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
Continued from last week.

tSOht1hoCo ANok WIN
May 2-Local high school band
wins first honors in class B at
state music meet, and third in
| class A, or the big town class.
Local pastor comes from family Of
clergymen. Cy Johnson, oil man,
visits friends here. G. N. to view
bridge. Volt field meet to be May
7th. Rev. VIM. G. Johnson elect
ed moderator Of Great Falls Pres
bytery at Havre meeting. Death
of C. M. Hanson in Washington
reported. Royal neighbors give
comedy at Poplar.
May 9-Volt Field meet eclipses
all former records. Past masters
night well attended. New city
officials take office. Bill Young
booster club formed. Company e,
National Guard. to go to Fort
Harrison June IA to %. Poplar
pool hall is robbed, no clues. Lots
of rain makes crop prospects good.
Rivulet statesmen hold district
meet at Glasgow. BainVile first,
Wolf Point second at Culbertson
district track meet. Wolf Point
CENSUS 1910. Kenneth S~teffenson
wins declamatory. S~chillinger
school wins Circle roundup. Tele-
Dhore lines being rebuilt In the
city. Mrs. Charles Coulter won
first In population contest OF Fad,
guessing 1885 as population OF
Wolf Point. Heavy snow In Canada
stopped a contemplated trip there
by A. NJ. Foor. A P. Johnson
writes bad checks and blames 1t
to booze. Norby's Sweet Shop
move across the street Ronald
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
HERBERT DUNBAR
BULLET VICTIM
ACCIDENT WITH REVOLVER
FATAL TO CULBERTSON
RESIDENT

Reaching over a board in his
barn in Culbertson to get a revol
ver out of a feed box, Monday,
Herbert E. Dunbar, said to be
about so, in some manner dis
charged the weapon and was shot
through the top of his head. The
wound proved fatal soon after he
had been carried into his home.
Assisted by a neighbor, Dunbar
had killed and dressed a hog kept
in a pen in the barn. The revolver,
a 38 calibre, had been borrowed
from a local butcher to kill or
stun the hog and one shot was
fired from it for that purpose by
Dunbar who then puaced it in a
feed box in a corner of the pen.
After the hog had been dressed
and hung up the men prepared to
leave the barn and were gathering
the implements they had used. A
third neighbor had joined them.
Dunbar reached over a partition
which came about up to his arm
pit to secure the gun which must
have been cooked. Blood on the
cylinder showed that he had
grasped the out-of-sight object by
the middle and apparently in
bringing it up over the partition
his elbow came in contact with a
projecting post and caused the
gun to be discharged.
The two neighbors were in the
barn but on the other side of n
wall from Dunbar when the acct
dent happened. He fell backward
and the gun fell from his hand.
He was carried to the house and
spoke a few words, but when ask
ed was unable to tell what hap
pened.
Coroner Montgomery and Coun-
ty Attorney Rose went to the
scene Tuesday and made an in
vestigation. The coroner signed "a
certificate that specified the cause
Of death as accidental shooting.
The deceased is survived by a
wife and three grown daughters.
He was a b~rother-in-law of w. H.
Bold, a mail-carrier and messen-
ger of this city.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
HlJCE PETITION FOR SUPPORT
OF CR0BE HIGHER WHEAT PLAN
SIGNED BY HUNDREDS, SENT
TO LEGISLATURE; PRES
SURE ON CONGRESS

A monster petition was circulated
and signed throughout the com
munity this week asking the legis
lature to pass a resolution prayina
for action by congress Favorable
to the Grobe flour tax plan. The
idea, originated by a Minneapolis
man, seeks to make narrower the
wide gap between the price OF
wheat and the price of other com.
modities by levying a stamp tax
on all fluor, the receipts from
this source to be prorated among
the growers Of wheat
The explanation and argument
which follows points out that the
millers would raise the price OF
flour the amount Of the tax which
would pass the tax along to the
consumer Of flour, and that the
price of bread probably would not
be advanced because there is but
little relation between the price
of flour and the retail price OF
bread.
It is claimed that if the Grobe
plan had been in force during the
last ten years it would have re-
suited in raising the compensation
of wheat growers an amount equal
to 80 cents per bushel.
General Statement of Plan
The imposition Of a Federal
stamp upon every barrel of flour
milled in the United States; the
tax to be collected from millers
by the United States Government;
all such moneys collected to be
refunded to wheat growers on the
basis of their total wheat sales
for the year.
Export Wheat
The Federal Government would
refund to millers the tax paid on
any flour exported from the Unit
ed States, the amount of such re-
funds to be deducted from the to-
tai tax collections and before the
time of making refunds back TO
the states.
Sale OF Clamps
Nv the United States Post Oh
flee or other Federal office desig-
mated by Congress. Moneys col
lected from sale Of stamps to be
forwarded to some designated Fed
eral headquarters office and held
there for refunding back to the
farmers through states and coun-
ties.
Certified Grain Sales
Sales of wheat by growers to
the elevators r to be recorded
Turn to page g., col. g., please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-09
Beads on a String"
Vida Home Talent Play

A home talent play Beads on
a String" will be presented at the
Vida Hall by the Vida local of the
Farmers Union on January II, at
8 p. m. The Vida community has
the reputation of putting on plays
that are excellent in every re-
spect, and those who attend are
assured Of a good time. Admission
will be Is and 35 cents. Follow
Ing the play there will ha 2 dance,
music being furnished by the Five
Aces. Dance tickets win be rs
cents.