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The Washington times., 1933-03-03
COL. oYERToN C. PIERCE

The funeral for Col. Overton
c. Pierce. 66, of the Air Corps,
United States Army, who died
yesterday at his home in the
Northbrook Terrace apartments,
will be held tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock from the Sacred
Heart Church, where requiem
mass will be celebrated by the
Rev. Joseph Moran. Interment
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Colonel Pierce, who was en-
ployed as a clerk in the War
Department, had been q resident
of Washington for many years.
He was a native of Lancaster, KY.
He saw active service during
the Spanish-American War, and
at the outbreak of the World
War, Colonel Pierce was sent to
France as lieutenant colonel in
the Motor Transport Corps. A
short time later he was promoted
to a colonel. He distinguished
himself during the war and was
the poSSeSSor of a number of
awards in recognition of his
services.
Surviving Colonel Pierce is his
widow, Mrs. Mary Heitman Pierce,
and two sons, William B. and
Paul Overton Pierce.
COL. w. F. STEWART, JR.
Funeral services and interment
for Col. William F. Stewart, jr.,
81, U. S. A., retired, of Prov
idence, R. l., son of the late
Col. William F.. Stewart, Of this
city, were held at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon in Arlington National
Cemetery, section four, with full
military honors. Chaplain Ralph
c. Deibert officiated.
Colonel Stewart died Tuesday
at the station hospital, Fort
Banks, Winthrop, Mass.
He saw service in the Philippine
Islands, Panama, and in the
World War. After the war he
remained in Germany with the
Army of Occupation. Upon his
return to this country, Colonel
Stewart was placed in command
at Fort Washington for two
years. He retired from the Army
in 1922.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Alice M. Stewart; a son, D. M.
Stewart, and a. daughter, Alice
r. Stewart, all Of Providence,
Mass,
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
In MemOriam

HENRY. SAMUEL T.. Jr.-Sacred to the
memory of our dear son and brother
SAMUEL T. HENRY. Jr., who departed
1880.
There is no deathl An angel form
He bears our best loved things away: and
then we call them dead" He leaves
our hearts all desolate. He plucks our
bliss. they now adorn immortal bowers.
Son and brother. We miss your bright
smiles
We love and cherish your memory
God keep you covered with His love.
HIS DEVOTED MOTHER. FATHER.
SISTER AND BROTHERS.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
Deaths

GRIFFITH, WILLIAM K, sR.-on Thurs
day morning, March 2. 1888. at his
residence; 2s0 South Fairfax Street, Alex
loved husband Of Mrs. Effie Griffith.
Besides his wife. he is also survived by
two children, one daughter. Mrs. Ernest
Funeral services will be held on Satur-
day afternoon, March 4, 1898, at 4
o'clock from his late residence, 230 South
Fairfax Street, Alexandra, Va. Interment
will follow in Bethel Cemetery, Alexan-
Arrangements by Cunningham funeral
home. Alexandra, Va.
ISELI. ANNA ALBERTA-on Thursday.
March 2 1888. at her residence. Mary:
@ aeRht ens %d .n AANx 'f HtSERTH EfsfE chRa0 isEI
Inee Henderson). the beloved wife of John
Funeral services from her late residence
on Sunday. March 8. 1888, at D. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
Interment. Cedar Hill Cemetery.
LENT. 0REN Z. JR.-Passed away.
,oss suddenly on Monday g.,,i EebrTagy 27
LENTZ. JR., the beoved son of oren L.
and Leah NJ. Lentz Remains resting at
the. W. W. Chambers Co. funeral home.
Fourteenth and Chaplin Streets Northwest.
day afternoon, March 3. 1893, at 2 o'clock
from the W. W. Chambers Co, funeral
home. Fourteenth and Chaplin Streets
Northwest. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend Interment will follow
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
MURRAY, SALLTE C.-Passed away on
Thursday, March 2. 1893, at Providence
Hospital. SALLIE C. MURRAY.
Funeral will be held from the residence
Of her nephew, Charles B. Murray, 5417
Kansas Avenue Northwest, on Saturday
morning, March 4, 1888, at 7:45 o'clock.
Requiem mass at the Church of the Ma
tivity at S:15 o'clock. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend. Interment
will follow in Mount olivet Cemetery.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
RAYMOND
Hon Jurann

w. NJ. Adams. Federal Relief
official from Great Falls. Mont,
has charge OF the u. S. Customs
office. Mr. Adams was here last
year for a few weeks.
Clara umback Is visiting relatives
at Fairview. Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Munson motor
ed to Plentywood Monday evening
to attend the show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Witte of
near Outlook called ON Raymond
friends last week.
Olaf Nordby has moved into his
house recently vacated by A. G..
Schrupp.
Todd Downey OF Outlook was in
Raymond Sunday night.
Ole Hippo has been building q
porch for Tura CarIson's east of
Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Heron enter
tanned Sunday at a duck dinner.
Dick Savage OF Mildly was In town
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Heisler and
Miss Curran were local shoppers ON
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dutch KIakken OF
North Dooley country were In town
last week.
Some sleds are being used since
our last snow anne
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09

costal mission last Sunday night.
Mrs. Ericka Helm took her sor
Leslie to Ambrose, N. Oak, Mon.
day night for medical, treatment.
Mrs. Bill Anhalt Is confined tt
her bed and was not able to take
pant In the lutefisk supper Friday
night.
Mrs. Charles Meyers entertained
q few friends at a Halloween par.
ty for her children. The evening
was spent In various games includ-
Ing a mystery hunt.
Mrs. Maurice Bergh is enjoying a
visit from her sister from Mime
sofa.
Mr.. Knudson, evangelist of the
Pentecostal Tabernacle OF Crosby
held a series of meetings In Westby
this week. Parents should take no.
tice OF their children's whereabouts
as they disturb the meetings by
rapping at the windows as well as
the door. This is a house of worship
SO please advise your children as to
this nuisance.
C. N. Rostad has a zoo display
In his windows.
MFR. and Mrs. Hans Hanson and
family returned the first Of the
week after a visit in Minneapolis
and Iowa. They report conditions
worse In the east than around here.
Helen Paulson writes her friends
that she Is attending high school In
Crosby.
The w. Fl. D. club will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Anton Nelson and
Mrs. Peter Miller at the Peter MIL
Ter home the last Tuesday In No
vember, this being the annual elec-
tion OF officers.
Ed Kromery and wife and Fred
Gust who were delegates to Will
liston from the Farmers Union at
Kramer, NJ. Oak, spent Sunday In
Westby at the Rheinert stubbe
home.
Ragna Dahlgaard Is confined to
her home with an attack Of the
flu.
Larry Larson, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Larsen Is attending high
school at San Diego, Calf, and he
is boarding with Henry Skeels.
Halloween night was very peace
fully spent in Westby, very little
mischief was done outside of soap
Ing windows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson OF McElroy
entertained friends at a Halloween
party Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Campbell left
Monday for Minot. Mr.. Adams who
relieved Weatherly while they were
west accompanied them as far as
Minot~
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09

Of town is visiting at the A. r.
Berg home.
Miss Jensen from east of Reserve
Is assisting at the Berg cafe this
week.
Ed Iverson left on Friday for MI
not TO consult a specialist as
be was not improving as much as
he hoped.
Harvey McCracken of Bainville
and Harry Frank OF Minneapolis
were callers at the Rugby elevator
here Saturday.
Mrs. Keller and son of Sherwood
N. OAK, Is visiting at the Bob RI
chardson home.
The Welfare Club met at the
home Of Mrs. J. Stewart Wednes-
day.
Miss Bertha Haas of Wolf Poinv
spent the week end at the @. B.
Hoven home.
The many friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Seth Folsom helped them cell
citrate their 18th wedding anniv-
ersary at the congregational church
scented with a community chest OF
Sunday afternoon. They were or.
silver.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
ARCHER
Edna Lee

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Madsen and
son Jesse, Scobty Snyder, James
Jensen, Adolph and Ernest Lee
were dinner guests at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Madsen last
Sunday.
John Eggen purchased fifty head
of cattle and some horses from Mrs.
Hiida Eggen last Saturday
The Adolph Olson family were
reported on the sick list the past
week.
r.. o. Terrell OF Billings, one Of
the government appraisers for Tive
Federal Loans called on several w
the Mildly and Archer farmers last
Tuesday.
Adolph Lee made a trip to Ante
lope Thursday and exchanged wheat
for a truck load of flour.
A pie social was held ait Archer
last Saturday. A very small crowd
was present.
Pete Fiske and son, Melvin,
George Abenroth and John Stahl-
berg transacted business at Plenty
wood last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Madsen and
daughter, Margaret attended the
show at Pentywood Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eggen called
at the home OF Mrs. Hilda Eggen
home Monday.
Ernest and Adolph Lee and Wal
ter Eggen motored to brentwood
last Friday evening.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09

Many young people attended the
basket social and dance at tn,
meeting house on Halloween. They
were sponsored by the Young PEG.
pies Society.
The ladies aid met at the home
of Mrs. Emil Christianson Wednes-
day. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. William John
son on December 6.
About thirty members OF the
McCabe brotherhood lodge attend
ed a meeting of the Dagmar Lodge
on Saturday night. The Williston
lodge was also invited but due to
the bad weather and poor roads,
only n member was present. A
lunch was served to the visiting
members after which dancing was
enjoyed.
Myrtle johnson was a week end
guest of Margaret Richardson OF
Antelope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Johnson are
the proud parents of a baDy CIR.
born on Saturday at the Memorial
hospital.
Chris Olsen and Mrs. Larsen of
Williston spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
WESLEY

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Johnson
Mrs Ed Iverson of Westby attend
ed the confirmation exercises at
Lone Tree Sunday. They were din
ner guests OF Miss Janet Krowen
who was confirmed that day.
Miss Guida Stageberg is book
keeper In a bank at Garvin, Min
nes0ta. Guida at one time was clerk
In II post office.
There was a pie-social at Lone
Tree Friday night and a dance at
McElroy.
Mrs. Mary Krowen and children
and Maurice Stouten Of Lone Tree
called on Westby friends Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Klimusko who
spent last year With her aunt, Mrs.
Chas- Johnson is now taking q
nurses training course In Chicago.
Mrs Bill AnhAlt is able to be up
after being In bed with an ulcerat-
ed foot
Rheinert Stubbe Is kept busy this
week looking for a young calf that
Sfrayed away last Sunday from
Westby.
Samuel Hall returned Tuesday
night by car from Alexandria where
he has been farming the past two
years He and his wife will take
over the hotel gain.
Anton Nelson, Elmer Hultgren,
Hubert Wirtxberger. Harry MaGee,
Oscar and Omar Helseth With Ell
l1er Bodin ~ their chef returned
Friday from 6nowden where they
we're der hunting. Anton Nelson
q Oscar Heiseth each got 1 deer.
I. Rec. and Mrs. Sand have moved
Into WeStby from their farm near
Medicine Lake for the winter
months.
/, 2 and M1. Emerson OF McCabe
nen baptist services at the Pente-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
COUNTY NEWS
News Reports from Herald Correspondents Gathered from
every section Of Sheridan County


Thursday.
Literary society held their regu-
lar meeting Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nielsen and
family and Hilda Christensen visit.
ed at the Kenneth Hoist home on
Monday evening.
"Puss" Hoist from Plentywood
was calling In our community on
Thursday.
Miss Verns Smith spent the week
end at her parental home.
Peter Bruvold returned home
from Minot. N. Oak. last week to
lock after business W affairs before
undergoing an operation.
Garnet Lindell visited at the
home Of her uncle Peter Bruvold
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Downen
and daughters and Erwin Downen
visited at the Kenneth Hoist home
Sunday afternoon.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09

Young New York newspaper man.
accompanied the expedition to ar
nounee and direct the Antarctic
broadcasts from the scene OF AotIon.
Besides possessing exceptional abIl-
lty as a writer, and q dramatic
speaking voice. Murphy, standing
six feet two inches In height, and
weighing $50 pounds, has the ply
sique to battle the ~hardships he viii
encounter on the worlds last and
coolest frontier.
Series Starts November Is
The irpt b~s~6oast haa bssn -
nounced for SATURDAY night Noven-
Der Is. from Byrd's fAszh,p, tho
Rupert, Is 1t sails on it, iAxt lap 70
the Antarctic regions. The series
viii be heard in this country over 1
Columbia Broadoastinx System net
work OF So stations every Saturday
night at 10 p. N. Eastern Standard
Time, . p. m. Central Time, 5 D. m.
Mountain Time and I p. m. Pacific
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
HOMESTEAD
MN Il A. Stout

Mrs. L. A. Stout. as Red eros,
representative in this community
will try 10 call at every home during
this Red Cross membership drive,
the next three weeks, asking for
your Operation. Won't you help
maintain this Red Cross service
that helps humanity in so many
ways. 1t may be your neighbor.
There Is JOY In giving.
Plans are being made for the la
dies aid annual sale and dinner on
next Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Ernest Olness and little son
returned last Friday from Roches-
terri. Mimi, after an absence OF
several weeks.
The school children enjoyed a
real Halloween party on eve of Oc-
tober 3Is with all the thrills, fun
and eats such q party has to offer.
Mrs. A. J. Olson and Miss Stella
were Minot, M. Oak, visitors last
week.
]. Johnson and family, father OF
Mrs. Albert Jacobson are now Wis
iting at the Jacobson home.
Mesdames Bolyard, Johnson and
Urdahl attended the AUXILIARY get
together banquet at Medicine Lake
Wednesday night OF last week.
Louis Urdahl and family are mo-
wing to their new location east OF
Culbertson.
Rev. T0llefson started a new ser
les OF very interesting bible study,
at the Lutheran church.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
REDSTONE
Maxean Owen

Art Blase, Joy Wigmore and
Guy Wigmore were deer hunting
near Culbertson last week.
e. B. Wilson and J.. o. Terrell Ok
Billings. land appraisers for the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Tngell took
Mrs. Edith Doton to Williston on
Saturday from there Mrs. Doten
lett for Minnesota where she will
visit for some time before going
west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Sheryey and
Mrs. Henry Bedwell were county
seat visitors and shoppers last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holfet went
to Glasgow last Wednesday morn
Ing and visited with his brother for
a few days.
Baldur Jensen made d business
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
COMERTOWN
Mrs. Kenneth Ho1sf

Walter Oversaard and Reuben
Rice left Friday with cars OF cat
tile.
Mrs. Clayton Mccall is a patient
at the Memorial hospitaI-We hone
Mrs. Mccall a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hoist ana
Mrs. Joe Wirtzberger shopped In
Plentywood Monday and were also
afternoon callers at the Henry How
land home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ener Negaard cali.
ed at the Chris Petersen home In
regards to allotment business.
Alice Corcoran 10 home asain ar
ter working at the Henry chr1sten-
sen home the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Pedersen
called at the Edward Apoklie home
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
OUTLOOK
Ella West

A dance will be given at tn
Outlook hall Thanksgiving undel
the auspices of the Outlook band
Mrs. Andrew LELAND and keNI
Garriek returned from their TIL
to Chicago Tuesday. They stopped
In St. Paul and visited a sister o.
Mr.. LELAND.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Anderson
motored to Flaxville Tuesday.
Miss Della Chaffee got back on
Wednesday from a visit at Fortuna
and Alkabo.
Fred Writ was . visitor In
Plentywood Wednesday and MIS-
Writ accompanied him home from
the hospital. ].
Mr-and Mrs. Claud Mills and
Mrs Crabtree drove 10 Plentywood
Thursday. Mrs. N. ]. Nelson accom-
panied them to have dental work
done.
Bob Fitzgerald and daughter
Margaret went TO Plentywood Sat
urday with Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy
Olson. Margaret had dental vork
done.
The Lutheran ladies aid realized
fifteen dollars from their Luncheon
Saturday.
Dan Egger returned from his
trip 10 Kent, Minnesota on Satur~
day.
Mrs. ]. B. Alexander has been
on the sick list for a number o.
Mrs Earl Chaffe of Alkabo spent
Friday at the home Of Ralph ChAi-
fee.
Mrs. Nellie Deck and Mrs. ]. W.
WunderIich were plentywood vsi-
tors on Friday.
The new band members gave .
return party to the old band mem
bers at the school house Friday
night.
Matt and Tom Kohler returned
from Chicago Friday by car. They
took down a carload OF turkey
Ole Thorson went down with them
and brought back a new car
The Jack Keogh family motored
10 brentwood Saturday.
supt. Alexander and Henry Vol
Ter drove to PlentyWood on Satur
day.
DR.. Bolton, former dentist hers
was shaking hands with bis many
friends in town on Saturday. he ex-
poets to locate In Glasgow In the
future
Kenneth Morris is quite Ill AZ
home. Gweneth 10 reported =
Percy P. Deck and q. e. Wellfv-
er, Il. s. Customs men stationed
here for the past month left Safur-
day for their home at Eureka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Nelson and
Marjorie and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Fitzgerald and Mrs. Frank Rooster
enjoyed the show at brentwood ON
Sunday night.
A number OF the young people
attended the turkey picking bee ~
Jack Gaines Sunday.
Lloyd Homm's little daughter L.
reported to be seriously Iii.
Mr.. and MIS-. Frank Koeseer mo
tored 10 P~leItyWood Monday.
A meeting was held at the home
Of Mrs. Frank Rooster Monday eve
ming to organize a study club.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09

The scene is the South Pole re.
: gion. The temperature is 10 de-
grees below zero. Against the ter.
rife odds Of empowering cold. the
spectre of hunger and threat of
burial in eternal ice, heroic men
are battling to discover a new con-
tinent. Rear Admiral Richard Z.
Byrd Is leading his Second Antarc.
tic Expedition to new pioneer
glories.
Toasting their feet by a comfort
able fireside, Mr.. and Mrs. John j.
Radio Listener will share the high
adventure OF these intrepid explor-
ers. For the thrilling drama of this
fight to conquer the worlds last re-
naming frontier, is to be brought to
the American public, direct from
Little America, 10000 miles away.
by weekly short-wave b~roadcasts.
Pioneering Achievement
For the first time in history, civil.
ization will learn the thrills of pio.
neer discoveries instantaneously as
they take pisse III the polar wastes.
When the dials are tuned In nm
Little America, Admiral Byrd and
others OF his party will present vivid
dramatizations OF Antarctic con.
quests, inaugurating the most am
bilious broadcasting project ever
conceived.
Assigned the most difficult radio
reporting Job ever attempted.
Charles ]. v. Murphy, brilliant
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09

trip to Crosby, N. Oak, last Tues
day.
A number OF Redstone folks
attended the Women,s club party
at Wolf Greek Halloween night.
Miss Orlinda Lecy and Miss
White who are teaching at Peerless
We're over Sunday guests at the A.
=. Lecy home.
Il. D. Loucks accompanied his
father A. M. Loucks to his home al
Rochester. Mimi, Thursday.
Dan Campbell and son Charles
were Plentywood visitors Friday
morning.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-09
ANTELOPE
Fred Glaze

George Munson and Richard
Frank were here from Plentywood
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Tyson were In
Antelope from their farm east of
Reserve Wednesday.
Mrs. Albert Lindquist from east
Evening star., 1933-12-31
american Legion
Auxiliary, Ne,cs
and Current Plans
Special YuIetide Parties
Are Ciren by Various
Units.

Victory Unit No 4 held its Christ
mas party Saturday evening at the
Temporary Home, entertaining the men
at the home. An orchestra from the
United States Marine Band furnished
music during the evening. Miss Mary
Deery's young dancers contributed en-
tertaining r''mbers and Miss Deery did
her special Military Buck" dance. Miss
Marilyn Bywaters, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. Bywaters, did specially
tap number.
Christmas gifts were distributed to
the men at the home and toys and
books to the children by SAINT. Claus.
Refreshments were served. The de-
partment president, Mrs. Edythe M.
O'Connor, and department vice presi-
dent, Miss M. Edna Mcintosh, were
guests. Mrs. Catherine August, unit
president, was assisted by Mrs. William
Obey, Mrs. A. N. Schroeder and Mrs.
Emma Grouse.
The George E. Killeen Unit held its
annual Christmas party at Mount Alto
Hospital for the patients December %.
Mrs Spedden and the committee pro-
vided a program They were aided by
Jack Mallane and the members of his
theatrical agency. Every patient in the
hospital received gift from the auXil-
iary, and refreshments, consisting OF
ice cream and cake. were served. Mrs.
Dorothy Wilding was Santa Claus.
On Saturday. the welfare chairman,
Mrs Carroll, filled two baskets for fam
lilies of ex-service men. Clothing was
also provided.
The next meeting of the unit will be
held at the home of Mrs. Killeen. BIT
N street, January 10.
Henry c. Spengler Unit No. IL met
at Thomas Circle Club last Wednesday,
with President Fawcett in the chair.
Plans were made to take part in the
National Defense Conference in jan
uary. Other members appointed by
President Fawcett on the Legislature
Committee were Jessie Thomas and
Clara DOGGY, with Ethel Mock as chair
man. A supper will be given by the
unit January 81, at the Thomas Circle
ClIlb