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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
Few Cases Up In Law
And Motion Session

Judge S. E. Paul was here Wed,
nesday for law and motion day ses,
sion of district court. Only a few
matters came up for attention.
In the matter of the estate of
Selmer Lee deceased, an order sett-
ling first and final accounting and
decree of distribution was signed
in open court.
In the suit of Arlie M. Foor a
gainst Wesley Howard, Judgment
by default was entered.
The suit of l.. NJ Clayton against
John Mcleod was continued.
The suit of Kate Williams against
Fred Williams was continued to
April %.
In the suit if e. j. Lander and
Company against Effie P. Goss,
SIS attorneys fees were allowed,
and a decree of foreclosure was
signed in open court.
The next law and motion day
will be April %.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
WOMEN SAY THANKS
FOR COOPERATION

The Easter Monday dance, spon
sored by the Women's club, was
so we'll attended and proved such
a complete success, both socially
and financially, that the club and
it's dance committee wish to ex'
their thanks and sincere appreci
alton to all those who cooperated
and contributed so freely and lib.
orally for the benefit of the swim.
ming pool fund.
The club wishes in particular to
thank:
The Herald for donating the
printing and advertising in addit-
ion to it's ticket subscription
Radio Station KGCX for the ad-
vertising broadcast,
George L~ittlefield for a deep re-
duction in the rent of the Coils
cum.
President Krebsbach and the Lii
ons club for hearty cooperation
through committees.
F. H. Livingston for the use of
decorations and his assistance in
tine WORK, and to- the school child
rem for making attractive posters,
Dairymen Penner, Higgins and
Shrader for donations of cream and
Shrader for a cash donation
in addition.
Small's Cash Store, E & A Cash
Store, Northwest Service Store
and the Wolf Point Cafe for mer-
.handise donations or assistance,
in addition to subscriptions.
1t was only through such splen-
did generosity that the expenses
of the benefit dance were kept
down and a sum even greater than
anticipated netted for the bathing
pool fund.
The Women's Club.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
ANNUAL SCHOOL
MUSICALE AP. IS
TWO BANDS, TWO GLEE CLUBS
READY TO GIVE FINE
PROGRAM

The music department of the
WolfPoint high school will presen,
its annual concert at the Liberty
Theatre next Wednesday evening,
April Is at 7:30 o'clock. There
will be several numbers by the
high school band. two numbers by
the Junior band, two numbers by
the high school and junior bands
combined, songs by the boys and
girls glee clubs and a playlet by
pupils from the third and fourth
grades, directed by Mrs Mayme
Kurtz. The two bands combined
make an S0-piece band
The bands, directed by Charles
Simon, and the glee clubs, directed
by Miss Virginia Settle, are put
ting in a lot of time p%racticing IT
order that they may present a fin
ished performance. $ Music lovers
who attend the concert are sure to
have a treat in store for them.
Two of the numbers on the pro-
gram at the concert are those
which will be played as contest
numbers at the state music meet
at Billings the latter part of April.
To Broadcast Sunday
The high school band broadcast
from KICK Tuesday and will a.
gain broadcast from that station
at three o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The glee club will also take part
in the program Sunday. Radio
owners will have the opportunity
to tune in and hear how the band
music comes over the air.
In another column will be found
the Wednesday night concert pro
gram complete as we'll as the per
sonnet of the high school band.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
BIRTHDAY And EVERYTHING COME
TO COLORADO SCHOOL BUS HERO

survivors, and Bryan Untiedt came
to the hospital here for treatment.
He's been invited to visit Pres
ident Hoover and the oldsters look
on him with moist eyes and make
abstract comparisons with Lind
bergh and other heroes, but today
was a guys birthday and Bryan
was 13. Letters have been pour
ing into the hospital ever since the
tragedy. and today brought almost
a hundred.
There were 50 many that only the
special deliveries were opened
promptly. These contained s35
from admirers and people who wan
ted to do something for Bryan.
Then a lot of people came to the
hospital-several hundred, in fact
and very few of them forgot that
it was his birthday.
Shortly after noon a news reel
camera man came to take some
pictures of Bryan and his mother
and father, and there was a birth
day cake. and then some more peo-
pie came. and on top of it all, his
father said sure, he could go to
Washington and see President Hoo
yer il he wanted to, and he wants
to all right.
Gosh" said Bryan, 4 don't de-
serve this, but it's sure been a
swell birthday, hasn't it, for a guy
like me?"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
POOL BENEFIT
GOES OVER BIG
WOMEN'S CLUB EASTER DANCE
WONDERFUL SUCCESS
1913 FOR FUND

Net proceeds of S318.37. That is
the gratifying result of the Bath
ing Pool Benefit dance. Easter
Monday is the date for the annual
dance of the Women's federated
club. This year the club decided
to do its part toward the commun-
ity bathing pool project by max
ing their dance a pool fund bene-
fit. Mrs. ]. R. Burgess was made
chairman of a special dance COM
mittee and carried the difficult job
through to the fine uccess re-
Elected in the figures above. She
enlisted some willing assistants
and met with wonderful coopera-
ton from virtually everybody. The
ticket selling committee, Mrs. COT
fey and Mrs. Cloud did a thorough
job of ~canvassing the business
people and collected about $270.
Ticket sales at the door reached
$50 and the refreshment stand did
a brisk business. The expense was
confined to the music and a very
small charge for the hall. In point
of net proceeds the benefit dance
came close to equalling the fire
mems annual ball.
AS a social affair the benefit
dance left nothing to be desired.
1t was favored by balmy weather,
and there vas a jolly throng of
dancers on the floor including
many from nearby places. Nell
Helmer and her Melody Men fur
nished music that was alive with
pep and rhythm. The colorful dec
orations, good floor management
and nice refreshments, served in
the hall, added much to the pleas
ure of the occasion.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
ALI LEADERS TO MEET
HERE NEXT SATURDAY

All club leaders and others who
are interested in All club work
will meet at the court room at
the Roosevelt County court house
in Wolf Point on Thursday, April
10th
Charles E. Potter, state club
leader, will be present for this
session, which will begin about
1890 in the morning and end a.
bout $3.50 in the afternoon. Mr..
Potter will talk on building a All
club program. The importance of
a definitely worked out All club
program cannot be overlooked.
Plans are to build not only a pro-
gram for this years All club ac-
Invites, in this county but to lay
a program for following years.
This meeting will be thrown
open TO all persons interested in
All club program and who care
to attend.
Elisabeth Hart, Co. Dem. Agt.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
Lions Club Will Have
A Ladies Night Soon

The long table was well filled
at the Lions Monday luncheon.
Nell Helmer was at the piano for
the song session and as accompan-
list for Miss Nichol, an invited
guest and entertainer, who sang
two pleasing and appreciated num-
bers.
Ladies nights at more or less
regular intervals are regular feat
ures of Lions clubs and the club
decided it would put on it's first
M in the near future. President
Krebsbach named as a committee
to take charge of it, Lions Lister
I'D, Burgess. Swedberg and Wal
ton.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
The EASTER SERVICES
AT FIRST LUTHERAN

The Lutheran church was large
ly attended Easter Sunday, the
beautiful services being conducted
by the pastor, Rev. o. r. A. Toilet
son.
Owing to the perfect April
weather many of the members
north and south attended as well
as many from Wolf Point Probab-
ly there were five hundred people
to enjoy the message of the pastor
as well as the three anthems sung
by the choir.
The church was well decorated
with Easter lilies and it was so
full that many children were sit
ting on the rostrum to give room
for their elders.
Never since it's dedication has
a larger crowd been drawn to its
commodious walls and it would
indicate that many Ire now de-
dicating their lives anew to the
service of the Master.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
Sub-Agency To Move
To Better Location

Arrangements are going for.
ward, it is said, for moving the
building of the Fort Peck sub
agency, now located at Oldtown
on the bank of the Missouri, at
the south edge of town. to a site
on reserved Indian land at the
west limit of the city and just
south of the Great Northern right
of way. An unreliable water sup
ply at the present location in Old
town is the cause Of the move. 1t
is desired to get closer to the city
water mains.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
SCOTT LEAVITT
ENDORSES NO.. s.
CONGRESSMAN SEES GREAT
ECONOMIC BENEFIT IN
HIGHWAY PROGRAM

Writing from Washington under
date of March 26, to d. c. Salyerds
Of the Montana Automobile as
ISOLATION, Hon. Scott Leavitt says;
Dear MIR. Salyerds:
Your letter of March 81 is re-
ceived and l am greatly interested
in what you say regarding the
campaign of the Montana Auto
mobile Association in behalf of in
itiative measure No. 35, request
ing the Montana voters to author
ize the State Highway Commits
sion to issue highway construction
warrants amounting to one and
one-half million dollars per year
(Turn to page q, col. g.. please
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
CHICAGO DONE
With big BILL
CERMAk HANDS THOMPSON
CRUSHING DEFEAT IN
CITY ELECTION

CHICAGO, April Anton ].
Cermak was elected mayor of Chi.
cago today, bringing to an end
the rule of William Hale Thomp-
son
The son of a Bohemian inning
rant miner toppled big Bill" from
the executive chair he had occupi-
ed through three spectacular terms
achieving his defeat by the largest
majority ever accorded a candi-
date for the office.
The final unofficial tabulation
of votes gave Cermak, the demo
crat, 667 1923, Thompson, republic
an 475,613, a majority of 8 1916.
Only five wards stood by the ma
yor in his downfall-among them
the negro wards and the notorious
Bloody Twentieth" bailiwick of
his staunch ally, Morris Eller.
Chicago voted in a serious man
ner today There were no disord-
OAo' Souuty JuuS6 Cuulunu N. jar
ecki, who had charge of the elect
ion machinery, described 1t as "the
q%uFetest mayoralty election we
have ever had"
But tonight a frenzy of celebra-
ton surged through the Loop.
Clinging to automobiles and brand
ishing brooms, the symbol of their
champions slogan :"Sweep the city
clean of crime" the noisy paraders
streamed past the columned facade
of the city hall under the windows
of the chamber where the vanquish-
ed mayor was framing a message
of felicitation.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
RURAL TEACHER
TRIED AT FROID

Arrested Oh d charge Of assault,
in the third degree on a seven-year
old pupil, Carl Hagen, "a, teacher
of a school in the Damn district,
nea Froid, was brought before Jus
tice w. G. Reiter at Froid Tues
day. When arraigned in the same
court last week he waived exam
ination and gave bonds for his
appearance.
When the a 8 came up for trial
Tuesday, Hagen pleaded guilty to
the charges alleged in the com
plant. The court fined him $50.
He has handed his resignation as
teacher to the school trustees.
County Attorney Rose represent
ed the state and j. E. Rucker of
Culbertson the defendant.
The incident caused a sensation
in that part of the county. The
many friends of Carl Hagen at Gull
bertson and in the country were
unable to explain or understand
his conduct as charged in the oTn-
plant. His record in Culbertson.
where he grew from boyhood is
said to be without a blot. After
a careful investigation the county
attorney in substance charged
Hagen with whipping the seven
year old daughter of Henry Green
with a blacksnake whip, tying her
feet together and suspending her
from a peg On the wall, and of tax
ing her coat and shoes from her
and sending her home without
them. The child showed marks
and bruises, especially on the arms
as if she had been pinched.
To the school trustees Hagen adj
mitted the charges except that he
said he did not whip the child with
the lash of the whip but with the
butt OF handle. He said the child's
father told him the little girl was
hard to control and gave him per-
mission to punish her severely.
Henry Green, the father, corrobor-
ates this, but says he did not in
tend such extreme measures as
were used. The charges and ar
rest resulted from the second Of
two severe whippings given the
child. Attorney Rose said some
of the other children of the school
said at the Investigation that Ha-
gen also whipped the child with
which he afterward burned.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
|WHOOPEE' BEST OF
ZIEGFELD SHOWS

One Of the great events of the
picture year comes to the Liberty
theatre on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, when "Whoopee' the
Samuel Goldwyn-F lorenz Ziegfeld
musical riot, starring Eddie Can
tor, makes its appearance in Wolf
Point. This famous pair of produ-
GERS, kings of the screen and the
stage respectively, have exhausted
every angle of their art to make
"Whoopee"' memorable. Already
known to the entire United States
as n OF the most successful Of
Ziegfeld musical shows ever pro-
duced in its stage form, the great
er freedom of the talking color
screen has developed it into a his
tory-making picture.
The cost of the production, orig
inally estimated at a million and a.
half dollars, was nearer the two
million mark when shooting was
completed. The filming called for
seventy-four changes of scene,
many of them taken in such world
famous beauty spots as Zion Ma
tional park, 512 changes of cos
tune and scenes including four to
five hundred people.
The entire Goldwyn and Ziegfeld
were combined to made
'Whoopee" technically perfect, with
Thornton Freeland, young and
brilliant Hollywood director, in
charge of the filming. In WHO'D
pee" a great stage Gee be-
comes one Of the pictures that
make history.
In the course of adaptation from
Owen Davis hilarious farce, THE
Nervous Wreck, "Whoopee" has
,een made into a series of breath
akingly lavish s%pectacles, inter
ipersed with comedy such as Ed
lie Cantor alone can produce.
Hear Wolf Points 80-piece band
t the Liberty next Wednesday
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
Charles Rathert Takes
Job in Frazer Bank

Charles Rathert, son of Fred Ra-
thert, returned recently from the
state university at Missoula, and
has taken a position at the Farm
ers and Merchants bank at Frazer.
Charles had earned enough cred
It's at the U to enable him to get
his degree. He will go to Missoula
at commencement time to graduate
with his class.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
Leon David Returns
From Klamath, Oregon

Leon David has returned from
Oregon where he spent SEVERAL
months in the klamath Falls coun.
try. He has taken back the fix
lures of the pool hall in the Rogers
building recently operated by VIM.
Zimmerman and is again propri-
etor of the place. MI David says
he found nothing in Oregon that
compares favorably with this part
of Montana for business condit-
ions.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
City Election Merely
Went Through Motions

Less than 100 votes We're cast at
the city election Monday. There
was one candidate each for the jobs
of alderman in the first and second
wards and for city treasurer
In the first ward Harry A. Inman
received the solid vote with one
scattering" for w. C johnson.
In the second, H. C. Ditmarson
received every vote. In the third
nobody filed and only about ten
voted. Ed Nichol received a pull
rality of the votes that had been
written in.
l.. L. Jensen was reelected treas
urer.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
OPHEIM CHOIR TO SING

The Opheim choir Of 35 voices
will sing an Easter Cantata at the
First Lutheran church next Sun
day morning. This will be broad
cast from Station KICK, so that
those who remain at home that
day may still enjoy the cantata by
radio.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
INCREASE

Agent c. P. Swedburg says that
freight shipments. both incoming
and outgoing. show an increase
during March over the March ship
ments a year ago. He says that
many towns along the Great Nor
.thern do not show this increase.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
RATE HEARING POSTPONED

The hearing on the matter OF
freight rates on gasoline, which
was originally set for April 16 at
Wolf Point has been postponed In
til some later date, possibly about
June 1st Time OF the hearing will
depend partly on the time when
a certain rate decision in North
Dakota is handed bown by the su-
preme court.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
Old Post Office
Fixtures to N. Oak,

The old fixtures which remained
In the building after the postoff-
ice was moved have been sold for
8 in the Granville. N. D! postof-
flee. A truck load of them was
taken to Granville this week.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10

Johnson and Eorby elected Nor
by succeeds himself as he is just
completing a one-year term on the
board.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10
Results of Election
School District IS

A good sized vote was polled at
the School District No As election
held Saturday. Three candidates
had filed for trustees with two to
be elected for three-year terms.
Two voting places were main
tanned as usual. one in town and
one at the Volt rural school. The
vote was:
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-04-10

"A good shoe helps a fighter
Well, SO does a good sock.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Facing National
Erosion Problem
Rapid Depletion of Fertility
of Farm Soils Seen as
Big Evil.

prepared by the United States Derartment
or rAgriculture.) )-WNU Serv
The most serious problem which
cOnfronts American farmers today is
the rapid depletion Of the fertility Of
their soils by man-induced erosion,
which has come to be recognized as
| an evil of such national proportions
that the government. through the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture,
has within the past two years estab-
lished seven regional experiment sta
tiOns to work out practical methods of
erosion control, members of the AssO-
citation of American Geographers were
told at their annual meeting in WOr-
cester, Mass, by 81. FL. Bennett, in
charge of soil-erosion Investigations of
the bureau of chemistry and soils Of
the department.
Much Land Suffering.
"Not less than Is per cent of all the
cultivated land of the United States
is suffering from erosion in some de-
gree-much of it seriously" said Mr..
Bennett, quoting from data compiled
from topographic maps, soil surveys,
and erosion surveys which show that
in certain major farming regions more
than 80 per cent of all the cultivated
land of some counties is being impov-
erished by sheet erosion.
''The top soil of the uplands of the
country is not nearly so deep as COM
monty supposed. This was recently
discovered when the average depth Of
large number of representative up
land surface soil samples, collected
from "a states, was found to be only
inches.
Material Less Production.
"When this vital layer is removed
the material left for crop production
is much less productive. This fire.
quently consists Of clay. which is more
difficult and costly to till. is less alb
sorptive Of rain water, and dries out
more quickly in periods of drought
1t is at this stage when the surface
soil is washed off, that gully devel-
opment usually sets in" said Mr.. Ben
nett, who pointed out that sheet
erosion, though less conspicuous than
outlying, is by far the more damaging
form of soil washing. These two
forms of erosion, he said, annually re-
move from the farm lands of the Unit
ed States plant food with an estimated
value of hundreds of millions of dol
lars.
Stations for soil-erosion prevention
have been located in Oklahoma, Mis-
souri, Kansas, Texas. and North Caro-
lima. Many farmers have already stud
led erosion-prevention practices at the
stations in Oklahoma and Texas. Mr..
Bennett says that the national pro-
gram for erosion prevention calls for
such experiment stations in 20 or more,
of the major regions in which the ex-
cessive soil washing is known to be
costly.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Sweet Glover Pastures
of Important Benefit

"All in all the benefits from sweet
clover under pasture are largely due
to the uneaten residues left on the
soil, to roots left in the soil, to the
general improvement Of the physical
condition of the soil and to the sup
preston of weeds by pasturing,"
states 81. L. Walster, in charge of
agronomy work at the North Dakota
Agricultural college
under pasturing there is a consid-
erable return of nitrogen through
both the liquid and the solid manure
left in the field by the live stock.
The liquid manure, however, is sub
ject to rapid nitrifcation and leach
ing so that it is unlikely to be of any
material benefit to the succeeding
crop. while the solid manure is un-
evenly distributed and some teaching
losses take place in it. also"
Just what are the effects of pas
turing as compared to the effects of
other treatments upon the soil mois-
ture conditions is not known, DR.. Wal
ster says 1t seems likely that a
closely pastured sweet clover field
does not draw as much water from
the soil as when two crops of hay are
taken.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Dairy Profits Largely
Under Operators Control

A great many dairymen give lot
more attention to the price of butter
fat than they do to the cost of pro-
ducing it. Price, of course is an i'm
portant factor and is worthy of con
sideration, but the cost of producing
a pound of butterfat, taking dairy
farmers as .srOup, varies a great
deal more on different farms than the
price thereof, even under the most
favorable market conditions. This is
a well known fact among progressive
dairymen, but apparently not among
the rank and file of those who milk
cows regularly. On that account it
is matter worthy Of emphasis
worthy of much thought and study.
From summary of the yearly rec
ords of hundreds of thousands of cows
belonging to herd improvement assO-
Citations, the disadvantage of main
tanning low producing cows has been
brought out in very striking man.
ner-in a way that should make the
owners of that class sit up and take
notice. More than that-it ought to
cause them to do something about it.