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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
THAW AIDS PLANSF0R
FLOOD WATER STORAGE
(From co. ACT. Wardenl

February thaws have given own
ers of new stock ponds and flood
irrigation systems an opportunity
% try out dykes ad bitches and
test the accuracy of their grades.
Snow water in unexpected quanti-
ties is reported being used on fields
or stored in ponds for summer
stock water or the irrigation of
gardens.
On the Martin Olsen farm north
of Culbertson a stock water pond
was filled and a stream estimated
at 500 gallons per minute was di-
verified to crop producing fields.
Fred Him. of the same neighbor-
hood has a full pond and has given
his two acre garden a thorough
soaking.
P. C. Hansen of McCabe has a
three acre pond back of the dam
constructed in 1881. Water will be
used for livestock and for garden
irrigation and will doubtless be a
popular resort for swimming. On
the Carl Jensen farm On the same
section the new pond is nearly full.
Overflow from this dam will be
used on forage and feed crops. Ed
ually good results were reported
by other flood water users.
Construction of flood water ir-
rigation systems and stock ponds
were stressed by the extension SER
vice in 1881 and resulted in the
construction of several new pro-
jects. Surveys were completed for
D. S. Nelson, Martin Olsen. Willie
Larsen, Joe Osebold, John Hanson,
Fred HIM, of Culbertson, Chas.
Hawkins and James Swindle of
Lanark, Oral Mckinney, Roman
Temmel, Geo. Piercy, A. D. Picard
of Bainville, P. c. Hansen, Carl
Jensen, Marius Hansen, McCabe,
Nels Christianson, Stone Carlson,
Wolf Point, Melvin Jacobson, J. R.
Giersdorf, Waska, anu Toward AL
ger, Poplar.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04

Santee-Sioux, special inspector of
the law and order department,
Washington, D. c., who spoke on
Cur Great Government" and made
special mention of the work that
is being done for the Indians in
the way Of sending specialists to
examine them, school facilities
offered them, etc. Al Appelgren
spoke on behalf of Wolf Point,
and told Of a dream he visualizel,
a dream of comfortable farm
homes with large barns and houses
which would come in the future
when this section of Montana was
under irrigation. Other speakers
were Judge Muskrat of Poplar,
Alex %Sansaver, just reelected pres
ident Of the fair association, Supt.
Mitchell of the Poplar schools,
Mrs. George Cusker. Mrs. Robert
Granger, president of the Poplar
Indian Women's club. Music was
furnished by the Poplar Har-
monizers. Mrs. Joe C%ulbertson.
Jr. and Sam Savior, in beautiful
Indian costumes sang the Sioux
national hymn, and c. H. Bingham,
county extension agent from Malta
sang a solo.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
ON LEAP YEAR DAY

Pepper Martin, %, of st. Louis,
celebrated his seventh birthday on
Feb. 90. He is said to be the only
leap-year day boy in the big
leagues.
Thomas Politz, also of ST. Louis,
celebrating his 9Th birthday ami
versary, became the father of a
baby girl on that day.
Triplets, all girls, were born to
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Riker of Mar
rosburg, N. Y, on the Goth.
A woman in Louisiana celebrat-
ed her oath birthday anniversary,
but she was 100 years old. In
1900 she was cheated out of her
birthday as there was no Feb. 20.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
Sand Creek

March has been ushered in by
the roaring lion, yet it has brought
more moisture for the coming
crop season.
Mrs. D. R. Cooper and daughter
Dolores listed with Mrs. Fletcher
Sunday.
Mrs. Olaf Tveten is on the sick
list; we hope she gets better soon.
Mrs. H. E. Seminars returned
from Wolf Point last Wednesday,.
She had been in town for a few
days for treatment.
D. R. Geer, H. v. Johnson,
Ralph Sickels. J.. ]. Mcmahon,
Fred Ward, c. chamberlain, Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Seminars and Mr..
and Mrs. Olaf Tveten were in
Wolf Point Saturday.
Miss Hazel Seminars resumed
her duties of teaching the Lone
Pine school this week.
Mis- Refslund, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Sickels, daughter Thelma and son
Homer and Mrs. Robert Thomas
and daughter visited Sunday with
the Fleenor family.
MIR. and Mrs. Pearl Harlow and
daughter Eldora drove to Circle
Saturday.
Everett Sickels visited Bill Bux-
ton Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Seminars
and son spent the weekend with
home folks. They called on the
Sickels family Saturday evening.
c. w. Fletcher made a trip to
Wolf Point Saturday.
We understand all traffic to town
goes via of the bridge as the ice
is unsafe for crossing.
The Homemaker's club will
meet with Mrs. Albert Berner on
Friday afternoon, March Is. Please
bring garments which you wish
to remodel and get ideas for re-
modelling. Miss Bellamy will be
present if roads are in good con-
dition.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
LARGE RESULTS
FROM II. D. WORK
(From Connty Agent Hartl

The degree OF growth Of a rich
er living in the home is the criter-
ion Of home demonstration work as
sonducted in Montana with the co
neyation Of farm women, yet the
tangible results are so great as to
permit the accurate placing Of an
pressive dollars and cents value
IN some divisions Of the program,
cc0rding to Miss Blanche l.. Lee,
,7te home demonstration leader at
Montana state college. Figures on
he work done in clothing activi-
ties show a saving to farm women
If over $4,000 during 1881, one
5f he most Oppressive years.
The clothing program included
Construction, care, repair and Sc
lection. How popular the program
was is indicated in the figures
furnished by Miss Lee which shows
that 1920 women improved prac-
tees and the unusually large saw
ing in money came from reports
covering the work done in 1856 COM
munities. Further information al
so shows that 135 ONE reported
keeping clothing accounts, 122 had
planned the family wardrobe six
months in advance of purchase and
104 listed improved practices in
buying clothing. Actual figures
show that AL women outside of
home demonstration clubs were
given assistance.
Not adapting itself to any ma
terial means of measuring but
highly important in exchanging
richer living in the home is the
home management work which the
Montana women undertook during
1881. Miss Lee reports that 1,608
women were able to adopt improv-
ed practices in homemaking and
housekeeping. These women repre-
sent 206 communities in 81 coun-
ties. In addition, 5SS homes report
ed Improvement of house furnish
ings and equipment as a result of
assistance given by the state home
management specialist and county
extension agents.
Another major division of the
home management work dealt with
foods and nutrition, according to
Miss Lee. In this work, particular
ly desirable last year, 1926 i'm
proved practices were adopted and
these included such essentials as
balancing the family's meals, u.s.,
ing more milk, vegetables, cereals,
planning yearly food budgets, pro-
viding better vegetable storage and
the preservation of milk for winter
use in the form Of cheese. There
4,159 pounds of cheese made
the year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
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r. l.. DeVaney and VIM. Toavs
are hauling hay this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weibe and two
children visited at the e. Kelstrup
home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Kelstrup and
children, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. ToaYs
and Frank Toays visited at the
Rensvold family Tuesday evening.
A number of friends and neigh
bors surprised Mrs. Fred Meyers
and Delbert Friday evening. The
time was spent in playing whist.
At midnight a very nice lunch was
served by the ladies. Everyone re-
ports a good time.
Sam Wagaman and Bob Do
Vaney spent Tuesday at the VIM.
Toays home.
Arnold Kelstrup spent the week
end at the Wagaman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Toavs visited
Wednesday at the Weibe and VIM.
Nichol homes.
Frank and Robert Toavs called
at the VIM. Toavs home Wednes-
day evening.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04

So there you are. The problem
is clear and concise. Visualize
and carefully perform the required
operations, and every contestant
should arrive at exactly the same
answers. Go after a credit for
your score card on question No. 2.
Play fair and square. If you in
tend to enter the contest do not
ask or accept help from anybody
on this question. 1t is not neces-
sary.
Get your answers before next
Thursday evening, then look for
the answer in The Herald. Don't
be lazy, get into this contest.
There will be prizes worth work
ing for. If you want to be counted
in, register by sending your name
and address, and If a student,
your age, grade, school and teach
er's name by March Is, to The
Herald.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
N IN NONSENSE
Montana Record-Herald)

1t is not recorded who declared that "a little nonsense now
and then is relished by the best of men," But, whoever it was,
he might with equal truth have observed that a great deal Of
nonsense is relshed any time by most men.
In business or pleasure, a laugh is as hungriy sought as
anything else that may be on the program. The business of
living is involved in so many worries and hardships that the
most trivial nonsense helps to tighten the mind.
Comedy lifts the heart and serves as a tonic for many ills;
and that is the reason the public has hung upon the words of
men like Artemus Ward, Bill Nye and Mark Twain more readily
than the words of a serious-minded statesman.
People love to lose themselves in nonsense. Their souls cry
out for laughter. It is their antidote for sorrows and troubles.
The greatest tragedies Of the stage have produced some of the
greatest comedy of all times.
Cicero was not INDUCING in satire when he remarked, There
is nothing which can be spoken so absurd that it might not be
spoken by some one of the philosophers" Did he not mean
that there is sense in all nonsense?
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
Volt
School Notes


We are having an art contest in
school this week. The winner of
this contest will represent the
school at the county art contest
which will be held in Wolf Point
in April.
We plan to have penmanship in
place of art beginning next Mon
day.
The Funk children and Irene
Wiens were absent Tuesday be-
cause of the weather.
The fifth grade have been max
ing some window decorations for
march this week.
Next week we plan to have a
spelling contest. The winners will
represent the school at Wolf Point.
Seven will compete.
Edna Goerz visited school on
Friday.
The Volt Volunteers will have
the following literary program on
Friday:
Current Events-Michael Fachner.
The Indian Game-LaVerne Funk.
The Trip to America - Bertha
Alderman.
Poem-Betty johnson.
Observation-Disclosures Bollinger.
The Stone In the Road-Ernest
Fachner.
The Furnace--WilHam johnson.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04

a couple days this week to help
open up the drifted roads.
r. N. A. lodge was held We'd
nesday in the hall, on account of
bad roads only a few were present.
The Jorgenson family called
Sunday at the e. r. Merriman
home.
Mrs. Albert Huber is entertain
ing q number Of friends at her
home to a 7 o'clock dinner Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Dan Farnham were
Vida callers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Dillon and Syl-
vester Dillon visited Sunday at the
John Eggebrecht home.
The Ed Schillinger family called
Sunday at the Jas. DeWane home.
Ethel Nefzger and Cleone Schil-
linger came out from Wolf Point
and spent the weekend at home.
Persons who have borrowed
books from the Vida school library
are kindly requested to return
them as soon as possible. Please
do not take books from the library
without a check card.
Mrs. Grace Willard was in Vida
attending to business n day re-
Gently.
Boyde Nefzger was a Tuesday
night guest in the e. w. Dye home.
Little Jerry Wallace is making a
visit at the L. E. Singleton home.
We sure miss Jerry's smiling face
around here, better come home
soon, Jerry.
Chas. and Leonard Jacobs fam
lilies are enjoying a visit with rela-
tives who are here from Minnesota.
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04

Continued from page one)
Martin Mitchell told what the
Wolf Point Indian clubs had &C
complished during the 1881 and
1882 season. Music was furnished
by the Wolf Point high school
band. Others from Wolf Point
who took part in the various pro-
grams included Mrs. G.. NJ. Done
hoo, Mrs. Audrey Sansaver, Esther
Courchene, Vivian Weeks, Anna
Long, Anna Hancock, Mrs. Phoebe
Johnston and Mrs. Bonnie REM.
Monday evening there was a
free moving picture and dance at
the Indian school gymnasium,
Tuesday evening a program put
on by the Poplar Indian Women's
Home Demonstration club, and
Wednesday evening there was the
big banquet prepared by the Pop
lar Indian Women's Home Demon
stration club. Mrs. Martin Nit
chell had charge of the cooking
and serving Of this banquet. There
were 10 served. among them a
good representation from Wolf
Point
Banquet
Charles r Mountjoy, Fort Peck
n@- $500
tczs.uaster. Speakers included
EuDt Il .. Mccullough, Mrs. Hen
-is1z Broa OF the extension de-
p---soE Washington, D. c., who
zrg75 Ezt me Indians not let the
OF czgo-s. traditions and arts
G2zet-ztc d their race die out
Wien ter take o. tie customs OF
TIA s111ss EeoET Roe Cloud, a
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
Vida

The Homemaker's club will meet
March 10th at the homo OF Mrs.
Clair Kelly.
Miss Bellamy will also be here
on that date II roads and weather
permit All members are urged
10 be present.
Mrs. Oscar Leuenberger and
daughter Eileen visited Sunday IN
the Martin Leuenberger home
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy BerTeth were
Sunday dinner guests In the Z. X.
caeterline homo.
Boyde Nefzger accompanied
Clarence Nofzger on the mail Toul
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04

John Garner, speaker Of the
house, and possible democratic
nominee for the presidency, re
Gently blamed the administration
for the present hard times. Then
George H. Moses, who put into cir
eulation the wild jackasses" cpl
tibet, flew to the defense of the
president, giving Garner a tongue
flashing, whereupon Tall Tom"
Connally of Texas got into the
fight and denounced Moses for his
attack on Speaker Garner.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04

tGOukllIucu lIOm PdEC OHCJ
with a total Of 100 for the series.
Each person who enters the con
test must notify The Herald by
March IS. Each contestant is to
keep his or her own score on a
card from the published answers
and point values, and is put ON
THEIR HONOR for fairness and
honesty.
last Weeks Question
worth 8 Points,
who have been mayors of
Wolf Point, and in what order did
they serve?" The correct answer
earns a credit Of three points.
Here it is: Joe Klinkhammer,
John Listerud, o. t. Stennes,
Frank Smith, R. J. Moore, R. M.
Thompson, John H. Appelgren, o..
T. Stennes (again) and c. P.
Swedberg. John Listerud re
signed, o. T. Stennes was chosen
by the council to finish the term.)
Wolf Point became a ''city" with
a regular mayor and a quota of
dignified aldermen on September
%, 1915, the day Joe Klinkhammer
took office as the first mayor. The
question was a bit hard on rural
students who could not get to
town to make inquiries SO the point
value was put low.
Next Weeks Question
Precipitation of moisture is one
Of the most vitality important and
interesting topics of this part Of
the country. Here is a practical
problem that will serve to supply
information of value to grain
growers and others. The problem
grew out of an incident actually
experienced (by the editor) last
Tuesday following the fine fall Of
wet snow on the unfrOzen soil.
A box 80 x12x6 inches, inside
measurement which CHANGED to be
on the east side Of a wall was
filed with the sopping wet snow
that fell Monday night. After be-
ing struck off, even with the box
top, the snow was placed in a pail,
melted, and the water weighed. It
weighed 3 pounds and 9 ounces.
Estimating the depth Of the snow
on the ground Tuesday morning
at 3 inches, and allowing for a 20
per cent run-on and evaporation,
the question is: How many stand
ard barrels, and also, how many
tons, OF water, from the Monday
night snow, will 20 into the soil
Of a 40-acre summer-fallowed field?
In order that none be handi-
capped by lack OF access TO stand
ard tables and that all may use
the same, the following informa-
ton IL given: A United States IL
quid gallon contains 231 cubic inch
es and, IL OF water, weighs ap
proximately 1874 pounds. A stand-
ard, liquid barrel Ia 31k gallons.
. pound Is 16 ounces. A tom Is
1000 pounds. An acre IL 100
square rods. A rod Ia 1914 feet.
A foot Is IL inches and an inch Ia
twelfth OF a foot.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
Boy Scouts
By c. H. johnson

We have received the entry
rules for the Glasgow Rally, on
May II. The present list is made
up of 10 events from all phas-
es Of Scouting. Our troop will
commence Immediately to work on
this material so we may have the
winning troop.
PATROL RATING
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
FIT. PECK FAIR
BIC SURPRISE

Continued from page one)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-03-04
QUESTIONS A WEEK
ANSWERS TO SEEK

Continued from page one)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-24

expenditure is not great, but we
must have good seeds-seeds that
terminate well and that will pro-
duce the kind and quality desired.
II we want scarlet radish we do
not care to have the crop all white.
Perhaps it will upset our color
scheme and we are apt to say some
thing disrespectful about the seed
dealer.
It is not expected that each gard
ener will order all the varieties list
ed because some kinds cannot be
grown successfully in all parts of
the state. Each person must know
from experience whether melons,
squashes, or pumpkins can be
grown in his locality. Tomatoes are
one of our most desirable crops
but they do not always ripen unless
the plants are grown indoors and
later protected from early fall
forests. Other tender vegetables are
beans, sweet corn, cucumbers and
peppers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-24
Westport

Miss Maud Davis, of the Norman
Training Department OF SauK Cen
ire. visited school here Friday.
Mrs. E. C. Rich and Mrs. II. L.
Puckett motored to st. Cloud Fiji
day. Stuart Sheets returned with
them to spend his Easter vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schaub and
son Darrell went to Herman sun
day to visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Otto.
In the Declamatory Contest held
at Grove Lake Wednesday night
Westport won first in both divis-
ions. Donald Frederick won In
Division A and Margery Close In
Division B. Five schools competed.
They will compete in the county
Declamatory Contest at Glenwood.
School is closed this week for
Easter vacation.
Mrs. J. E. Hamilton spent Sunday
at Lee Hamilton's.
Mrs. Mary WEIGH is i'll with pneu-
monia but is some better at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Volkmann
spent Sunday at Chas. Walther's.
Mrs. E. H. Pfeninger spent last
week with her parents at Kimball.
Mr.. Pfeninger and Gordon motored
down Sunday. She returned with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Gaffaney and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-24
NO LETTER TODAY

The papers are printing a letter
from a mail carrier that hits care
less men and boys and girls away
from home. The letter follows: "I
am letter carrier. People look at
me each new morning, and I am
sorry to say. Sorry, there is moth
ing for you today I can easily see
disappointment and sadness. A
postcard from one away brings I'M
told happiness to a parent or one
who cares. Thousands have died,
broken hearted because their chill
dren were always too busy to write.
Had they received mail they would
live merrily. A two-cent stamp will
do what a million dollars worth of
medicine will not. If only postof-
fees displayed signs, Write that
letter home before it is too late "A
timely suggestion from the mail
carrier don't you think"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-24
FEATURES of INTEREST to WOMEN

households in which mother and
father were the only grown-ups.
This was probably because of in
consistent methods of discipline
among the grown-ups; each had diff
ferent ideas about what the child
might or might not do.
Diverting the child's attention
seemed to be the most successful
method of dealing with temper tan
trums; soothing, on the other hand,
seemed to increase the number of
future outbursts. So also, reason
ing with the child was not very sue
cessful, for very young children
have not yet the power of reason
ing well, and anyway, no one can
reason when he is angry or excited.
OF greatest significance was that
the mothers of children who very
rarely displayed anger did not
make unthinking demands on their
children; did not interrupt their
play unnecessarily, insist on rou-
tine at the expense of everything
else, nor shout and nag at them.
The children reflected the self
control of their parents.
OF course. some people are a
great deal more quick-tempered
than others, but all children can be
trained in self-control. These sug-
gestions may prove helpful in such
training.
1. Keep good-natured yourself.
Provide a peaceful environment
for the child to grow in.
2. Be tolerant. Do not interfere
with your child's normal activities
unnecessarily.
3. When outbursts do occur, treat
them casually. Remember that
many children have temper tan
trums for no other reason than
that it makes them the center of
attention.
4. Don't allow the child to learn
by experience that temper tan
trum is the best means of getting
his own way.
S. Be consistent. Don't spank
the child today and laugh at him
tomorrow for the same behavior.
6. Most important of all, see to
it that from the beginning the child
learns to associate happily with
his fellows. No amount Of reward
and punishment will make up for
the training that the child gets in
learning to be a member of a So
cial group.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-24

Using data secured by question
aires from 500 farmers scattered
throughout the state, this bulletin
describes the farm credit situation
with regard to both mortgage and
short-term credits. Sixty-seven per
cent of all farms replying to this
QUESTIONABLE were mortgaged for
an average amount of $8,874 per
farm.
A feature of the bulletin of spec
ial Importance to every farmer are
the suggestions on the use of credit
by farmers, regarding the condi-
tons under which borrowing is ad.
visable, the kinds of loans suited
to various needs, and the most salts
factory arrangements for handling
such loans.
Copies of this bulletin are free
from county agents and high school
agriculturists, or by writing the
Mailing Room, University Farm, St..
Paul,