The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30

died of pneumonia as a sequel TO
Influenza contracted during the cpl
demic of 191S-19. She vas a wom-
an of great intelligence, probity and
force of character and. like her nus
band, was held in the highest eS-
TEEN here.
Elmer Clarke was twelve years
old when his father died. AS is
the case with most professors and
particularly those in federal en-
ploy. Professor Clarke's salary was
never commensurate with his abil-
fly. Also, he was careless in the
matter of providing life insurance
for his dependents, with the result
that the care Of his widow fell i'm
mediately upon Elmer.
AT twelve years OF age, there
fore, Elmer Clarke played his last
game of ball and became the sole
and efficient support Of his mother
"a burden lightened somewhat by
reason Of the fact that Professor
Clarke had left his widow a COM
Portable six-room bungalow on a
lot Of 100 feet frontage on G street In
this city.
ELMER Clarke graduated from
the Union high school here at the
age Of sixteen and vas No. l on
the honor list of ten pupils. He
Immediately went to work in a To-
cal fruit cannery, where the remu-
neration of employees Is regulated
by their industry. When the can
ming season closed he had three
hundred dollars in the savings de-
partment of this bank. The fol-
lowing season he bought fruit, on
commission, for various packing
houses and Proved himself an un-
canny judge Of fruit values and
crop tonnage.
However, realizing the draw
backs of a seasonal occupation and
faced with the necessity Of insuring
the care Of his mother, he learned
t%elegraphy In his spare moments
and secured n position as assistant
station agent In the local Office of
the Southern Pacific railroad. He
had just been promoted to station
agent at the outbreak Of the World
war. He enlisted at once and
served with the Rainbow division
as a radio sergeant, until October
Of 1918, when he was commissioned
a second lieutenant. He was
wounded twice and slightly gassed.
"For the three years following
his discharge from the service, MI.
Clarke's health, due to his wounds
and the gassing already referred
to, was too %precarious to permit of
his accepting his old position as
station agent at Pilarcitos. He
therefore accepted a position of less
responsibility and lighter duties as
assistant TO the proprietor of a To-
cal billiard and pool hall, with a
cigar stand in connection with
same.
HE has gradually recovered his
health, and the last time the writer
spoke to him on this subject he
stated that he was now as well as
he had ever been.
"Mr. Clarke Is a very ambitious
young man. never satisfied with
what he has, always scheming for
something better. He Is well and
very favorably known in this city.
AS commander of the local post
of the American Legion, he is q
strong force for better citizenship
in our community. He Is pro-
foundly interested In politics but
too shrewd and far-seeing to de-
Giro a polifiaol pfioa
"Mr. Clarke is unmarried and
there are no immediate prospects
Of this status being changed. He
pays cash for everything and has a
savings account in this bank of APP
proximately twenty-five hundred
dollars. At the present time he is
endeavoring to negotiate with US a
loan on his G street property, his OBJ
ject being to engage in business for
himself. He is a member Of the
Rotary club, the Kiwanis club, the
Hundred Per Cent club. the Opti-
mists' club, the Advertising club
and president Of our local cham
Der of commerce. He is a Go-Get-
ter and too big for this town and
1t is opinion that he will leave
it for wider and greener pastures.
We regard him as a model young
mar and worthy Of every conf
dence.
Respectfully yours,
~Pilarcitos Commercial Trust and
Savings Bank.
by N. G. Cathcart, Trust Officer"
Absolom McPeake looked up and
caught a CLEAN Of pride in old
Rutterworth's piggy little eyes.
"Pretty f~attering report, I should
say. Mr.. Butterwnrth."
"He takes after me-" the miser-
able ruin persisted.
"Cod forbid" said Absolom Nc
Peake.
Don't get nasty, Absolom. The
boy takes after me, 7 tell you. A
young fellow like that who knows
the value Of money is the man who
ought to have my estate. He'll
make IT grew. He'll do things with
1t. ! want to leave everything to
him and cut Hattie's children off at
the pockets"
"Very we'll. then. Elmer Clarke
draws the capital prize. However.
suggest that you leave his cous-
Ins something also"
mot a penny. Absolom. They're
MASTERS. I tell you."
swell. leave them five dollars
each Just so they'll be remembered
IN the will, and that will block a
lawsuit"
"You bet, Absolom; | want you
to make that will alright"
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