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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26
THOSE MOUNTED POLICE
(The HaYre Daily News

Press reports of the past few days indicate that another
grim episode in the colorful history of the Northwest Mouh.eu
police has been concluded. A demented trapper i IN La
north held off a detachment of troopers for seVeral uaSS D"' "
~ ond he was slain and the much publicized reputation OF the
forca for getting its man" was upheld once more.
We are convinced that some day Montana must cohsiueI
sorionslv the question of establishing a state constapulary'
Modern developments in crime have Anticipated to some eXtent
mr nrosont system Of catching criminals. A sheriff, for instance,
CON chase hank robbers to the county line but once the boundary
is passed he must depend upon the next county ohlclal co mANe
tho arrast Obviously, we must either broaden the powers u
nresent peace officers so that they have authority anywhere o
wav .ean we assure the maintenance Of law and order, particularly
in the isolated rural districts. There is also the questoh ol
rognIating automobile traffic on our main highways and the e.
cords of other states will show that their state
have rendered CONSPICUOUS service IN TINS Inc
Active opposition to state police has had its origin prmclpaHy
in the fear that such a force would be another club ~ De uSeu
in possible labor disputes. This contention, however we pe"e'9
to he Of exaggerated Importance. Montana has an ehlclent ma
tional guard but it is seldom argued that these umus Snou'u ~
eliminated because they constitute a menace to mnVluual .
ron rights. And a handful Of state troopers would hafuN III
crease the danger, even assuming that is existed.
Legislative opponents Of the scheme are gong 20 rise W."
the mons argument that the state should create no new actNltleS
TO disgipate the taxpayers money and with this we III IN eai1y
evmDathy-so long as the new activities are O n noheSSen|ai
uarfo+y Adeauate policing Of the commonwealth, however Is
bIabIv essential and the trimming of expense should be done by
eliminating duplication OF effort and doing away VIII ~ 9"'0
an,rtront which are not vital to its welfare.
Canadas "mounties" have justified their existence lr mny
roars They have created a wholesome respect Tor Ia" WHICH
~ n+ baan e11alIed by any other police body excepting some
similar trooper organizations in the United states Non"n"
I'D nee a similar organization to good advantage, even II lS
activities were confined to highway patrol work we nus uo
somatbing TO check the mounting toll Of automobile casualties
ond some Of the best ways are to declare war n IN WmheH
driver, insist upon proper lighting u cars a. nsn 1890 od nm.
standards for operating permits and remove antquateu ~ u-
safa vahicles from circulation. In all these heIus d hsn""y
natroI would be Of assistance, leaving out all oIher poH00 WIN
if it we're deemed advisable.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26
COW CREEK H. D. CLUB

The Cow Creek H. D. club met
on Feb. 20 at Hamblin. Mesdames
Lind and Young were hostesses.
After dinner the meeting was call
ed to order. Eleven members re-
sponded to roll call. Also two Wis
itors were present. AS Miss Bel
lamy was not able to reach us on
account of bad roads, we did not
have any project work. Reports
on work done at home were given
by project leaders.
Material was divided among the
members to be made as our dona-
ton for infants supply at the oun
ty hospital. Mrs. Funk was chosen
as a delegate to attend the child
welfare council at Circle on Sat
urday, Feb. Of. The club decided
to have a quilt show. All parents
were asked to attend the All club
council at Circle on March Fl.
Games were played for recreation.
The next meeting will be at the
Cow Creek schoolhouse on March
10. Mrs. Dandy and Bjornault will
be hostesses. Everyone welcome,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgensen and
Elsie called one day last week at
the Chas. Jacobs home.
Mrs. Dye and Mary spent the
weekend in the Dick Merger
home.
c. H. Gorley was a business
caller in Circle one day last week.
Miss Celia and Verla Nelson
were over night guests of their
friend, Brenda Nefzger, one night
last week.
Miss Lucky gave a little party
in the teacherage Saturday night
for the upper grade children. All
enjoyed a very pleasant time.
Mrs. Jacob Kluth visited one
day this week at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Youngkin, in Wolf
Point, also visited her son Billie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Kelly and
Mrs. Frank Eggebrecht and son
Harold were callers in Wolf Point
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Berry of
south east of Vida were Wolf
Point shoppers Tuesday.
Gust Goedecke was a Vida caller
Wednesday and Bill Goedecke is
out from Richey visiting his faith
er for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Jorgensen
and Elsie visited Sunday at the
| J. NJ. Holland home.
Martha Olsen, teacher in the
Jacobs school, has been i'll with fiji
and was out of school three days
last week but she is feeling better
and teaching again now.
Mrs. Cecil Wallace and children
Gordon and Gloria r visiting
his week at the home OF her
| mother, Mrs. John Kluth.
E. W. Dye was a Wolf Point
caller Wednesday.
Algie Gorley vas an overnight
guest recently at the home of his
cousin, Dean Nefzger.
P. M. Krebsbach was a business
caller in Wolf Point Monday.
We understand the Hintzes are
slowly recovering after a severe
attack of flu. This is good news
to their friends.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

the conference here between E. j.
Filiatrault, 1. w. Lee, president
and secretary of the Theodore
Roosevelt International Highway,
and Scott Leavitt is the definite
decision that the road will ros
Montana along the Great Northern
railroad and go through Roosevelt
pass across the Rockies.
The Wolf Point Merchants Asso-
citation had voted to continue to
close the stores at six p. m. until
April 1.
Chicago was proposing a salary
of S250O a year for her grade teach
ers, but didn't know just where
she was going to get the money to
pay the salaries.
The band concert held at the
Liberty theatre brought in $50 for
the treasury.
The addition to the Sherman no.
tel was nearing completion. The
electric elevator was ready for use
and the palm room was about to
be decorated.
Several deaths were reported for
the week due to influenza pneu-
monia. They included Wallace Oh
son, who died on his 26th birthday,
Ralph w. Chrisman, Mrs. R. t.
Steffensen and Mrs. Jacob Friesen
Of Lustre. The two months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Vogt of Lustre died of smallpox.
What was considered a remark
able thing was the fact that Glas-
gov, Jordan and Miles City were
connected by wireless telegram,
The stations were in communities
ton four times a day. kilograms
cost rs cents for ten words, each
additional word sc, night letters
Use for so words, each additional
10 words Is cents.
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FIRST LUTHERAN
Sunday school-10sUU a.. m.

Sunday SchOOl-lU~UU d. I'LL
Morning worship-11:00 a. m.
Senior Luther league program
and election OF officers. Let's all be
present. Harry Nedrud will present
the topic.
Services at Victory school at
500 p. m.
There win be no mid-week bible
hour this week as the pastor will
attend a conference at Sidney, at
which he is to speak.
Neither will the choirs meet but
the senior choir should plan to
meet twice the following week, if
possible. Perhaps we can meet on
both Tuesday and Thursday to pre-
pare a short cantata for Easter.
This will be in conjunction with
the Frazer choir. We shall ask the
Junior choir to join us in this can
tata. which should make a chorus
of so to 70 voices. Junior choir
members please make arrange
ment to be present at these re
hearsals, Mar. s and 10, at 1880 p.
m. in the parlors of the church.
Service at Frazer, Sunday, Mar
9Th at 300 p. m.
You are all heartily invited to
our services.
Midweek bible hour and Lenten
service Friday at 7:45 p. m.
Junior choir Friday at 6:45 p. m
o. R. A. Tollefson, pastor.
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School Notes

School Notes
Our attendance is much improv-
ed but is not yet normal.
Miss Peterson was unable to
get out for her Red Cross class
last week.
Last week we worked the study
Of Washington into III reading,
history, language and poem study.
Daniel Looking, who has been
transferred from Poplar here has
been absent this week because OF
sickness.
We are getting material ready
for the mid-winter fair at Poplar.
The following program was CIV
en- on Washington's birthday:
The reading of Washington Essays
The Early Life of Washington
Joe Day.
Incidents in the Life of Washing
ton-NIildred Garfield.
NV Story of George Washington
Rafie Garfield.
George Washington Geraldine
Gorton.
The Boyhood of Washington
Lawrence Reddog.
A sketch of the Life Of Washing
ton-Lucille First Eagle.
Anna Follett, Sth grade, Harvey
Hamilton 9Th grade and Leland
Reddog 9Th grade acted as judges.
The decisions were as follows:
George washington by Geraldine
Gorton first, a sketch of the Life
Of Washington by Lucille second
The Early Life of Washington by
Joe Day third.
Song NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Poem, When I'm a Man-Rahe
Garfield.
Poem, Too Bad He Didn't hno"
Joe Day.
Poem, What Do They Say-Ahha
Follett.
Drill. On washington's Birthday
Four boys.
Poem, The Foolish Boys-Law-
renee Reddog.
Poem, Washington's Success =
Alex White.
Song, Columbia the Gem OIL the
Ocean-school.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26
FREE WHEELING
The Editor Takes His Foot
Off The Brake and Talks
Back to the Back Seat.

Japan's furious attack on the
Chinese defenders of Shanghai
continues to get the big head lines
on front pages of the press. There
is no war, mind you, only battles
and bombardments and bloody
killing. Neither side has declared
war and technically there is no
war. Only the slaughter Of human
beings, including innocent, de
f~enseless, old women and men, and
little children. Destroyed by ia
panese cannons, bombs from the
air, rifles and swords. The Chinese
defenders, greatly outnumbered,
many of them boys under sixteen,
poorly equipped and unframed
have astonished the world by
their courageous, stubborn, success
full resistance. They have, II news
stories are to be believed, given
the Japs a stomach full of fighting
The International district OF
Shanghai, where the legations OF
other nations are segregated, and
which is strictly neutral territory,
has become none too safe a sanctu-
airy for It's inhabitants. II a she'll
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

Twelve Years Ago

rorr, The Herald Of Feb. 10, 1880


Form The Herald Of Feb. 10, 1880
Milo S. MaItby passed away on
February 10, ptomaine poisoning
heing the cause of death. He was
IS.
The Junior prom, held in the high
school gym, proved a very delight
full affair.
# was believed that the worst
Of the flu epidemic was over A
mong the victims in this vicinity
were Vida Cora Chrisman, Mrs.
Laura Comstock, Adolph Olson and
Mrs. William Betterman.
Mrs. Buxton of Sand Creek was
home from Texas where she had
been for two months visiting her
mother.
Hanson's Cash store was quoting
S1x9O sheets at s2.75, with pillow
cases 65 cents each. Spring glng-
hams we're 35 cents to 45 cents d
ward and plain and figured volies
ranged from S1.OO to s1.90 a yard
while ~percale was 80 to 40 cents d
yard.
Joe Burshia of Poplar was founo
| guilty of second degree murder ID
connection with the killing OF Art
Williams. His sentence was set al
from Is to 80 years in the penl'
tertiary.
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Nearly every family has had
someone indisposed during the
past two weeks with the influenza.
Everyone is more or less on the
convalescent list now.
Mrs. Onus Crusch is i'll in a
hospital at Williston at the pres
ent time.
Jack Manningly and Eli De-
Tienne motored to Williston Wed
nesday, February 16.
Hunters from Williston Tues
day circled the northern part of
this district by airplane. They re
turned in the evening with two
coyotes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Simonson
motored to Bainville Friday.
Because of illness and severe
weather the Crusch school valen-
tine party was postponed to Feb
ruary %. At that time the Wash
ington birthday program and val
entine party made a pleasant after
noon.
The Eric Crusch family were
guests at the A. D. Picard home
Sunday, Feb. q.
Kathryn Wall called at the Al
bert Manningly home Monday.
Miss May Picard returned Mon
day to her studies in the Balm
Vile high school after an absence
Of two weeks, having recovered
from a severe cold.
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Ruth Schultes is home again al
ter working for E. T. Hanson's
several weeks.
Herbert and Arnold Goerz and
August Schultes visited at the A.
J. Heinrichs home Tuesday eve
ming.
Miss Power called at the L. e.
Blankenship home Sunday after
noon.
Several OF the Toavs young
folks. Miss Neuman, Herbert and
Arnold Goerz, Ruth Schultes and
Miss Power tried tobogganning
Sunday evening, but most of the
snow is gone.
School News
All the pupils that nave been
sick with the flu are back IN
school now except Irene Wiens.
We spent awhile on Monday tell
ing stories of Washington's life
and singing some patriotic songs.
Our Washington scrap book is
getting larger every day. The
children have found many pictures
and stories of washington for it.
The third grade is making fresh
air health posters.
The fourth grade is making
posters on the care of the teeth
Christ Sand called at the school
on Tuesday.
We nave started the work on g
Washington essay.
A number from this community
attended the washington program
at the Pioneer school on Friday.
The Volt volunteers will have
the following literary program OF
Friday:
America The Beautiful-Progran
Committee.
Washington Dialogue-Anna Facn
ner. Lawrence Goerz.
Washington's Garden Bed-Juliu'
Fachner.
Our F7ag-Marvin Funk
Current Events Opal Blankeu
ship.
Washington-Ida Alderman.
washington Monuments -Eleano
Goerz.
Song - Anna Fachner, Meano
!. Goerz.
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Mrs. M. ]. O'Leary spent a day
with Mrs. Lloyd recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dandy drove to
Circle Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Osmundson is on
the sick list.
w. H. Thornley, made a business
trip to Circle Friday.
Jack Carl and Billy Funk are
home suffering from flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montange and Mr..
and Mrs. Plat e visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cotton
recently.
Quite a few neighbors gathered
at the Joe Lundblad home, all tax
ing their dinners and enjoying the
day. Several had flu and were not
able to attend.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

or a bullet enters the international
district, of course it is just an
unavoidable accident Uncle
Sam and John Bull have to keep
quiet and take it. They nave
their hands full at home and must
keep clear Of trouble with the
neighbors. Many naturally won
der what is back of all this. why
is Japan acting as she is? Well'
nobody knows all that is in the
hearts and heads of those VINO
are running things in Japan, but
the reason on the surface is Dus
mess the business investments
Japanese have made within Chln-
csc territory. 1t all goes back 10
the eternal struggle-wealth YER
sus human life and liberty. me
Japs put up the excuse that the
Chinese of Shanghai were boycott
t'ng Japanese business Places
therefore they must be killed as
a warning not to get in the way
of Japan's avaricious ambitions.
The thought of fighting with any
nation. especially now, is not en-
retained for a moment. Neither
Europe nor America has recovered
from the last fight. But what
about economic pressure being
brought to bear on the chesty
little 'Island Empire?" There IS
a growing sentiment in this and
several other countries for drop
ping japan a broad hint that any
thing she may win by the sword
in China she will lose several
times over through shrunken trade
with other countries. That she a
better pay attention to her obllga-
lions as one of the signers OF the
nine-power agreement to hold in
violate the integrity Of China. In
other words not to begin slic1ng
her territory. Of course to boy
colt Japan would mean the loss OF
trade and profit to boycotters. 1t
would bring the country face to
face with the ancient problem:
(Which should weigh more in our
philosophy of justice, and in u
Judgment of wise statescraft-hu-
man rights or property rights?
Life or wealth? But is there need
of conflict between the two? Is it
not possible to balance the scale?
Life without property would force
rs back below even the cave-man
stare. Prope~tv or wealth could
not be without human intelligence
to create and enjoy it. But now
I have reached premises fer too
idealistic to be practical in this
age The world is too far civil1z-
ed not to recognize these questions
and feel their weight on it's con-
science and not far enough civlliz-
ed to answer them with justice
80 humanity. But I sincerely be
lieye the world is slowly moving
in the direction of sanity, justice
and federation through a gradual
w lifting standard Of national and
international citizenship. That be-
lief classifes me as an optimist.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

In rather less than three months
and a half the great national con-
ventions will be making their
choice Of party candidates for
president. Leaving such outside
possibilities as death out Of the
calculation, the Republicans will
have an easy job with little to
fight about. But the Democrats!
Oh. man. what a mess. The most
eve and ear filling figure in the
democratic squad this week has
been Alfalfa Bill Murray, governor
Of Oklahoma. He went to Indian
apolis to make a speech and talked
all the way there and back. You
never need be in doubt as to what
Bill thinks, he splits it right out.
Murray's brother, George, resides
at Berthold, N. Oak, and spent
several weeks in Wolf Point at
the time the Farmers Pool ele-
vator was organized. The COVER
nor hates to get On the front pages
inst like a hungry hired man hates
ham and eggs. He has some com
mon sense ideas but he talks too
much to get far in politics. First
time candidates usually fight shy
of committing themselves on any
thing. To have a clean slate anc
not be on record on any import
ant. current issue is the biggesI
asset a candidate can have. His
marty put AL Smith on recort
four years ago but there has beer
no parading Of platforms, prin
ciples and new ideas by FRANKLIN
Roosevelt, Albert c. Ritchey o
Newton D. Baker. Baker, VIII
was secretary Of war under Pres
ident Wilson, looks to me like tn
largest calibre man in the Demo
cratic batting list but he is no
anxious for the job. Among al
those prominently mentioned job
n. Garner, Texas, speaker OF tn
present house, would probabl
garner the most votes. Melv1
Trailor of Chicago, hits the ba
like a real find, but will hardly d
because big bankers are not S
popular this season. The Dem'
; Gratis are sure to fight, and spl
) in the ranks and then compromls'
Failing to meet opportunity ma
way by putting up a real progre
sive such as Senator Thomas
Walsh of Montana. The Dem
= Gratis would be much happier
/ they had a man in sight they b
lieved could out-run Herbert Hoo
e err. But most of their best ru
e ners act a good deal like Anc
Brown-they just hate to be ROPE
into a ring. Anyway, you vote
will have the privilege OF choo
y ing between two, Hoover and Wh'
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

SIMPLE GERMAN REMEDY
FOR STOMACH TROUBLE

The simple German remedy, Adj
lerika, reaches the UPPER bowel,
washing out poisons which cause
stomach trouble. One dose stops
gas bloating. Huxsol Drug Co. 8
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26
From The Herald of Feb. 26, 1920

From The Herald OF CD. zoI IS@0'
The northern district basketball
tournament was to be held In Won
Point on Feb. 81 and %. Teams
entered in the tournament were
Wolf Point, Poplar, Glasgow, CuE
bertson, Malta, Havre, Harlem ana
Chinook. Harlem was unable 10
come on account of sickness. The
tournament was to be held in the
Coliseum.
Duluth, Feb. 25-The result OF
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26
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Fire broke out in the basement
OF the Baptist church at Glasgow
Sunday causing $500 damage,
Prompt action on the part Of the
fremen saved the building from
destruction.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

strokes. Funeral services we're
held Sunday at Glendive. He re-
tired from the district bench in
1920.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26
Vida

The r. N. A. and M. w. a.
card party Friday night heiu 81
the school house was we'll attend
ed. Mrs. Gust Treichelt and
Jewett Holland won high scores.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

The Commercial Club directors have opened a campaign Il secure
hotter light and power rates for the city. Success to them cheaper
a1ootricnv would be only just and fair to keep pace with TN lower
orices of virtually everything else, and the greatly reduced buying
nouar of the public.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

The Valley County Poultry Mar
keting association handled a total
of 1921 pounds of turkeys during
tbe last marketing season. ga per
cent graded prime and 81 per cent
choice. while only 5 per cent was
given the grade of commercial.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

Judge C.. C. Hurley, GO. former
Judge of the district court, died
recently at his home in Glendive'
following a series of paralytic
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

vbor that Wolf Point-Poplar game is played we can all settle
DOWN again to the minor matter of saving the country.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

Effective about Feb. %, the
Oriental Limited, trains No. 3 and
No. 4. will be eliminated west OF
Havre. according to a dispatch
from St. Paul.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

Sam Gilluly, formerly Of the re-
portorial staff of the Great Falls
Tribune, has become city editor
of the Glasgow Courier. He is a
graduate of the Montana school Of
journalism.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

Pabv bonds are offered by the government in small denomnaCs ions
at very low interest, redeemable in one year TO au Lo aHUN"
organizations in bringing the tmid money into circulation
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

The Ntd-winter Fair at the Fort Peck agency at Poplar Is always
interesting and well worth a visit
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

The interstate commerce com
mission has revoked the permit
given last June to the Northern
Pacific road to build a branch
line out of Glendive to Bloomfield.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

T. ]. Troy of Havre, has been
in a serious condition since being
overcome by gas from q furnace re-
Gently. Blood TRANSMISSION was re-
sorted to and later pneumonia set
in.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

The municipal light plant at
Circle showed a profit Of S2456.9O
for 1881.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-26

Havre city BARRIERS cut the hair
of 1913 school children one evening
last week. This is the third
"shingling bee' staged there since
school began. This is the contri-
button the BARRIERS are making to-
ward the general welfare program.