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The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19
We Take Our First
Airplane Ride on Fri. 18th

The Fort Peck Press representa-
tive W. c. GERMAN and the editor
drove to Glasgow last Friday Sept.
10 and went for a rs mile cruise
in the big Boeing plane which car
ries 20 passengers & weighs 10 ton.
1t was the editors first trip in the
air and we told the stewardess who
took the tickets that we had said
our prayers" and were promised:
In all thy ways acknowledge Him
& he shall direct thy path PROV.
3:6. So we came down safe and
sound after q wonderful trip over
Glasgow area. 1t is a remarkable
view you get from the air-there
is the city with its squares of green
the city blocks. just as easy to be
designated or easier, than on the
ground: The Court house square,
the Grade Schools, Public Schools,
the Hospital with it's new and old
buildings, one elongated & the other
square (where the editor lay for 8
solid weeks last fall and was treated
fine). There was the river look
ing like a crooked twine string in
the grass, or rather a silver string
When we lost our sense of direc-
tion from the rapid gyrations that
our pilot made in the air all we had
to do vas to search out the railroad
track which gave us the east and
west direction. Besides there was
the sun.
1t was remarkable the small size
of large objects on the ground. R.
K. locomotives & trains looked like
toy trains, & automobiles
on the highways or streets looked
like little black bugs darling along.
We consider flying bv air per-
fectly safe. as safe or safer than on
the ground, no other vehicles to run
into, no ditch" to run into. you're
already in the ditch & out again.
a flying with nothing to bump.
The following were in OUT party:
Mrs Julia Marshall, Orndn Meckler.
list trip, Myrtle McGlochlin, Will
ma NJ. McGlochlin, Edward A. Nc
GIochlin, all of Glasgow; MrsPutman
Clarence Rogers, Clayton Rogers,
7. Olson, Lyndy Brennan R n, Lon
Brennan, Ben Bieber, WC.Germain
D. Easily, (1st trip
Our townsman A. E. Wiley of
Wheeler Auto we found in Glasgow
airport repairing his airplaRe that
was wrecked earlier in the Summer
when a plane blew over. Mr. Wiley
IS an expert pilot.
That same day Fri. 18th a plane
crashed here near Wheeler with
no more seriousness than to bloody
he pilots nose.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19
What Fort Peck Dam is For

/ What Fort Peck Dam is For
Fort Peck, Sept 16-Farm re-
lief OF a permanent nature will be
the ultimate benefit of the Fort
Peck dam through the develop
ment of navigation on the Miss
ourl river and its facilities for cheap
er inland transit methods.
George j Miller of Omaha express
ed this belief in g forceful manner
in a current issue Of inland water
ways, a publication devoted to
navigation and navigation problems
The Nebraskan is executive secre-
tsry of the Missouri River naviea-
ton association, an organization
vitality identified in gaining recoeni.
ton and approval of the $S6,O0O,000
Montana project.
Miller classified benefits to be
ultimately derived in this manner:
Navigation, the primsry purpose;
flood control, power, irrigation, soil
erosion control and land reclama-
ton.
Discussing the imperative need
of water storage on the upper Miss
ouri, Mr. Miller's article said:
Irrigation in the watershed of the
Missouri river has wrecked all early
estimates of stream flow. No one
could foresee in 1912, when the
first project was approved. the enor-
nous development Of irrigation or
its effect on stream flow in times
of extreme drouth. The engineers
have estimated that during this
drouth, lasting seven years, irriga-
ton reduced the stream flow 5O%
below any record since 1870.
1T was apparent that this deple-
tion Of normal flow would serious
ly impair navigability of the river
in periods of drouth, if in fact it
would not eventually destroy it.
Not only the Missouri river but
the Mississippi river is seriously af-
fected by this condition.
There was only one solution to
the problem-storage of flood water
to compensate for the loss. The
engineer studied many potential
reservoir sites and finally selected |
the Fort Peck as the best. 4,
This reservoir will store the noun
tain runaff each year and discharge
water during the low period in suffi-
cient volume to maintain a mini
mum flow of $4,000 second feet at
Kansas City and 10000 second feet
at Hermann, Mo which will be suf-
ticient TO give an eight or nine foot
channel in the Missouri river from
Sioux City. Iowa, 30 the mouth.
Without the Fort Peck project.
it would have been impossible to
obtain d niue foot channel in the
with it, we will have the
best river for navigation in the
country and the only one with a
regulated STR am flow.
Economic need for low cost
transportation in the Miss
ouri river valley is thoroughly es
Iablished.
g.. Savings accruing to farmers
of this section from reduced trans
oortation costs will amount to
millions of dollars annually. Nav
cation on the Missouri river is a
permanent type Of farm relief.
Any reduction in cost of deIiv-
3ring grain to consuming markets
inevitably results in raising the
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19
The Giant Dam now Has 18,501,OOO
Cubic Yards of Material Already
in Place, Rock, Mud, Steel, Cement

Hydraulic fill went into Fl Peel
dam at faster rate in 1st half Sept
than in same period last month.
Yardage retained was 10000.
Sept, 10 was best single days work
since July l., 1S5,2O0 Gu. yards as
againSt 1870. Dredge Gailatin
made Eest individual showing for
periodfarnong 4 dredees at work.
The Z 1t barrier aeainssMissouri
river now contains 1881 900 cubic
yards Of paterIal made up Of: toe
gravel, 1,1l8,417 cubic yrds; rock
157,50S 81. yds; earth fill, 1885,
100 cub. Elevations of water
surfaces & core pools Indicate the
ANTS by which dam has been built
up SO far They ST that east
side has been raised|19 feet while
west side is up AZ feet. Difference
is due TO greater area of east side.
At times some of pipelines have
been very long; 1880 feet Dredge
Madison for example Output has
increased in spite OF increase in the
lengths of pipelines.
Frazier Davis Co. have a crew of
men busy tearing out temporary
wood trestles across river near mid
die of dam. The steel driver gantry
standing nearby on cost bank is be-
ing tai en- apart. altho rigsers have
been hampered by high winds
aloft.
Cantry being set up at west end
of main wall is ready for operation
& starts work to meet the one COM
ing up the hill. The gantry COM
Jog up is having tough time putting
SHEETS down 141 feet thru glacial
till which is geological formation
under west end of dam.
SPILLWAY EXCAVATIONS IN
Martin WunderIich has complet-
ed his heavy excavations at lower
end of spiIlway & is putting finish
ing touches on his job of about 2H
million Gu yds of excavation.
Massman Const. Co passsd IN
million Gu. yds. in their dirt NOV
ing operations. Their new gravel
dumping trestle is nearing compile
ton. Wood piles have been used
for posts of this structure, mostly
cut 10 IS foot lengths, Because OF
wear and tear of falling gravel on
sway bracing, all wood members
are protected by strips of sheet
metal. However, many important
braces have been made of steel
pipes fatiened on ends for bolt
4stenings. Due to height of struc-
ture. electric linemen were called
to help carpenters put on the
braces Equipped with pole climb
ers & safety belts they made short
work of it.
Addison Miller Inc. and Fielding
& ShepIey, contractors on the gate
structure for the spiliway, place
concrete close behind e%xcavating
machines. They excavated 10000
Gu. yds of shale and have poured
over $4,000 Gu. yds into slabs and
foundation piles to date. About
~ million lbs Of steel reinforcing
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19
PARK GROVE
By Mrs. ID. Peterson

Mrs Harry Nelson entertained
at a party in honor of her son
Bobby's twelfth birthday. An enjoy
able luncheon was served at noon.
Mrs VIM Cashell had as afternoon
guests on Fri. Mrs Erick Martinson,
Mrs Delmar peterson, Mrs Harry
Nelson. The afternoon was spent
in playing bridge.
The PARK Grove school has 200
pupils enrolled this year. Due to
the large enrolment the first grad
ers attend only a half day each day
Evangelistic services have been
held each mite this week in Park
Grove. A large crowd has been in
attendance.
Mr. & Mrs Bernard David are
the proud parents of a baby boy.
A baby son was born last week
to Mr. & Mrs Hans Christopherson,
Mrs Delmar Peterson entertained
at a bridge Party Thursday p m
Those present we're Mrs j. McDer-
mott. Mrs Peter OIjar. Mrs Bernard
Bartzen, Mrs Erik Martinson, Mrs
y IN Cashell. Mrs H. Nelson, Mrs n,
Peterson Albert Nelson. Carl Zed-
il and Mr. GreDdi. The prizes were
won by MRS McDermott and Mrs
Martinson.
Mrs Otto Peterson left Sunday
to assume her teaching duties. Mrs
Peterson.s school is located near
Frazer.
Mr. Orville Anderson is building
addition onto his house this wk.
Mrs Frank Jacobs entertained
the Sewing Circle Fri. pm. Those
attending were Mrs liver Nelson,
Alice Nelson, Mrs A, N. Lundstrom,
Mrs Vic Carlson, Mrs Harry Nelson.
A Delicious luncheon was served
and a very pleasant afternoon
spent.
A number of people from Park
motored out to the Grain
church Sunday to attend conflrma-
ton. After services the Ladies Aid
served chicken dinner. A large
attended.
1t is reported that park Grove
will soon again have electric lights.
and that it will be "a hour service.
We hope the report is true.
MI and Mrs j. McDermott we're
Glasgow callers Saturday.
Mr. & Mrs Norris Peterson were
Nashua visitors Saturday.
Mr. Fred Sebert visited friends in
Park Grove Thursday evening.
Mr. & Mrs Silver Anderson and
laughter, Shirley. moved TO Wheel
# on Friday the 18th from New
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19

Mr. & Mrs. M. A. Flesvig and fam
lily of Superior, Wis. stopped in
Fort Peck Mon. returning from visit.
ing his brother in law, Refer Egeland
of Turner.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19

The Degree of Honor meeting will
be held in the school building Sat.
81 at 200. There will be a small
program. Mothers, fathers and
friends are invited.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19

Pat Wagar motored in from Scobey
Monday to visit his brother here
Mr. & Mrs Alfred Wagar. Pat form
erly worked on the dam here. He
returned to Scobey Yesterday.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19

bars were Incorporated with the
concrete.
NEW r. R. REQUIRES TRESTLE
Morrison knudsen Co. Inc. have
moved about 10000 Gu. yds. of dirt
at upper end of their railroad job
& have driven 1000 lineal feet OF
wood piles for trestle at lower end
TUNNELS BEING ENLARGED
TunneliDe operations by Mason &
Walsh Co showed only nominal ad-
vances in engagements but fairly
good progress with concrete lining
The 56-foot steel forms for invert
slabs are in use 10 Nos. 1 G. 2where
1874 feet & l08 fl respectively have
been poured. The last Gift block
of Open-cut portion of tunnel MOI
is poured and at same time forms
were set in place for a similar block
in tunnel No 2. Headings of Mol
are in the farthest from portals,
the top heading being in $50 feet
and bottom 410 feet.
At inlet portals, pouring of con-
crete has started for End set of 3
blocks to become part of the portal
structure. Now that pouring has
started it will probably be carried
continuously until entire set
is finished, altho steelsetters and
formbDiiders have 10 keep moving
TO get out of mans way handling
mud" One of 8 gas fired boilers
set up near gravel storage piles by
portals has been removed to
new setting near central mixing
plant upstream, and is nov about
ready for operation. Mixing plant
itself has been completely enclosed
protection against cold wealth
or. Steam heat will enable con-
creting work to continue in freez-I
.ng weather.
Receipts and use of materials for
.unnels since started are of interest
Receipts include 217,00O tons of
sand; 10000 GU yds of fine gravel
$4,000 Gu yds of coarse gravel;
305 ,OO0 bbls of bulk cement; 49,
100 bags cement, and 10000 gals.
sealing solution Concrete poured
1880 cub. yds; structural steel
around 100000 lbs; and
enforcing steel used 10,775,O00 lbs
& Walsh have made 2,lO0,-
100 Gu yds of excavation on this
OBJ.
1920 CARS OF ROCK ARE IN
Tomlinson & Arkwright finished
oading out the stock piles of glac-
al boulders at Strater, Mont. & are
working on piles at Ashfeld
Z Beaverton. They ha, supplied
1920 cars of boulders to date.
The Becker County-Shiely Co.
out toe gravel at Cole have
urned out 56,942 carloads con-
2,110,417 Gu. yds, this fig.
Ire representing material in dam.
Railroad operations at dam are
till going with great volume, last
week bringing in 24l6 carloads or
1912 net tons. Ton-miles of
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19
T. REPORT

U. S. Engineers, Fort Peck.
September II. 1885
The following maximum temper
allure, minimum temp. and precip-
itation readings are for the week
of September 10 to Is inclusive.
The period covered is, in each
case, from midnight to midnight:
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19

Kenneth Thorpe sold a cottage
in PARK Grove to Glen Davis.
made the dear
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19
LOCAL NEWS

MI & Mrs e.. r Bradshaw and
Miss Human of New Deal were
Wheeler business visitors yesterday.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-09-19

Mr. & Mrs. Silver Anderson and
daughter, Shirley. moved to Wheel
er on Friday the 18th from New
Deal. He WORKS for Mason &
Walsh. See their want ad.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-21

North Carolina
Ashe County
In the matter of the sale of the
Lura Tilley land by H. M. Miller,
Trustee.
Under and by virtue of power of
sale contained in certain Deed of
Trust executed on the, 1th day of
April, 1884 by Lura Tilley to the
undersigned Trustee; which deed of
trust is duly recorded in the Office
of the Register of Deeds for Ashe
County in Book 81, Page 108, to
which record reference is hereby
made; and
Default having been made in the
payment of said Deed of Trust las
therein provided; and having been
requested to do so by the parties at
interest; and by order of Court;
I, H. M. Miller, Trustee, will on
the End day of December, 1885, at
one o'clock P. NJ, at the courthouse
door in Jefferson, North Carolina,
sell to the highest bidder for cash,
to satisfy said deed of trust, interest
and cost, the following described
land, to-wit:
Beginning at a stake at the public
road, Muncy Roark's corner, run
ming with said Roark's line and
fence to a stake at the forks of the
branch, then with said branch up
to the pailings; then with said pail
ings to a stake at the fence below
the spring house; then with the
said fence a straight course to En-
mis- and Luther Osborne line; then
with e. Ennis and Luther Osborne
line to chestnut corner; then UP
the point to stake in the old line;
thence with the old lire to a stake
at the creek; then down and with
said creek to the pailings at the
house; then with said pailings to
the public road: then with said
road to beginning. Containing by
estimation about six acres, more or
less.
It is further stipulated that this
indenture is made on the special
trust if Kay Tilley shall appear be-
fore R. A. Hamilton, Justice of the
Peace, on the 21st day of April
1884, at 800 o'clock P. M. then and
there to answer a charge preferred
against him for passing a forged
check and to do and receive what
shall then and there be enjoined
upon him the said Kay Tilley by
the Court and shall not depart the
same without leave, then this con-
veyance shall be null and void,
otherwise in full force.
This November /, 1885.
HENRY M MILLER,
1923 Trustee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-21
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina
AShe County

North Carolina
AShe County
In the Superior Court
Before the Clerk
The Federal Land Bank of Column
bia VS.. w. M. Hurley and wife,
Birdie Hurley, Ira T. Johnston,
Trustee, Bank of Glade Springs,
First National Bank, West jeff
erson, N. c., and Ambrose
Clark.
Pursuant to a judgment and or
der of foreclosure entered in the
above entitled cause, I, w. B. Aus
tin, Commissioner, will, on the 9th
day of December, 1885, at 100
o'clock, P. NJ, at the Courthouse
door in Jefferson, North Carolina,
sell to the highest bidder the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
All those two certain pieces, por-
tons or tracts of land, lying and
being in Piney Creek Township,
County of Ashe, State of North
Carolina, having such shape, metes,
courses and distances as will more
fully appear by reference to a plat
thereof made by j. c. WEIGH, Sur
veyor, of each tract, on the 10Th
day of December, 1924, and the
oath day of January, 1924 respec-
lively, and both attached to the
abstract now on file with the Feder-
al Land Bank of Columbia, the first
tract known as the home place, be-
ing bounded on the North bv the
lands of Everett Pennington and
Noah Startling, on the east by the
lands of Walter Sullivan, on the
south by the lands of Link Miller,
and on the west by the lands of
Lillard Miller, and the second tract
known as the G. w. Davis tract,
being bounded on the north and
northeast by the lands of Monroe
Dolinger, on the east by the lands
of Eli Graham and Len Rhodes and
Lee Graham, on the south by the
lands of Robert May, and on the
west by the lands of Walter Suther-
land, said tracts containing Sc acres
and 4 acres, respectively, more or
less.
The Sc acre tract was conveyed
to w. M. Hurley by Lee Hurley
and wife by deed dated December
9th, 1917 and recorded October 10,
1920 and the "a acre tract was con-
veyed to w. M. Hurley and wife
by G. w. Davis and wife by deed
dated October 18, 1920 and record
ed October 10, 1920 in the Registry
of Ashe County.
Terms of sale: one-fourth (A)
cash upon confirmation of sale and
the balance on credit, payable in
four equal annual installments,
with interest thereon from the date
of sale at six (6%) per cent per
annum. The purchaser will also be
required to make deposit of Fifty
($5000) Dollars on the date of sale
as evidence of good faith.
This November 9th, 1885.
w. B. AUSTIN,
1875 Commissioners.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-21
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
North Carolina
Ach0 No,,-ok-

North Carolina
Ashe County
In the Superior Court
Before the Clerk.
Julia L. Council, Administrative,
Julia L. Council, w. B. Coun-
Gill, Plaintiffs, VS.. Mary Ruth
Wagner, Sarah Wagner, Mar
garet Wagner, Melle Quinton
Wagner, r. B. Council, David
Council, Elizabeth Moore and
hubsand c. P. Moore, Addie
May Reese and husband T. w.
Reese, Bessie Gillespie and
husband H. B. Gillespie, Defen-
dantS.
The defendants above named, and
each and everyone will take notice
that an action entitled as above has
been commenced in the Superior
Court of Ashe County, N. c., for
the purpose of a sale and partition
of the proceeds of the remaining
lands belonging to the late ]. B.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-21
NOTICE OF SALE

North Carolina
Ashe County
In the Superior Court
T. j. GRAPHICAL and J. F. Miller,
Administrators of Elihu GRAPHICAL,
deceased,
VS..
M. v. Lewis, w. H. Lewis, J. E.
Oliver, T. J. GRAPHICAL and E. L.
Stuart.
Bid at former sale having been
raised and under and by virtue of
a judgment and order of the SUI
perior Court Of Ashe County made
in the above entitled action at the
July Term of Court, 1885, I, Ira T.
Johnston, Commissioner, will resell
to the highest bidder for cash at
the Courthouse Door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, on the 18th day of
November, 1885, at one o'clock p.
M. the. following described tract or
lot of land known as the Camp
Meeting property near Fig and de-
scribed by metes and bounds, to-
wit:
Beginning at a sycamore tree op-
posite the Camp Ground East side,
S II E 80 poles to down sycamore
or stake John GraybeaPs corner at
road, N 70 w II poles to oak bush
on top of ridge, N 63 w top of ridge
16 poles double corner of dogwood
running with the extreme height of
the ridge, N 62 W with height of
the ridge 3D. poles to a laurel bush
on top of ridge, N 10, E IA poles to
Creek, N 80 E with meanders OF
Creek IA poles to Walnut, N AZ E
with meanders of Big Laurel Creek
3A poles to sycamore, N E poles
to sycamore, N % w with mean
ders of said Creek 10 poles to stake
in Creek old line, S As E 80 poles
to the beginning.
Bidder will be required to pay
$3.50 of the bid in cash on day of
sale and balance when sale is con-
firmed.
This November /, 1885.
FRA T. JOHNSTON,
1923 Commissioner.
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WOMAN LONGS TO GET
HER HANDS ON BURGLAR

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 15.-lf
Mrs. Charles F. Schutter can get
her hands on that burglar again,
she's going to give him "a shaking
he will remember" she said today.
Mrs. Schutter was away when the
armed negro entered her home,
threatened her husband and forced
him to lie on the floor while he
picked up two diamond rings valu-
ed at $1,000.
''I came home" Mrs Schutter
said, "and bumped into the negro
as he emerged from my bedroom. I
caught him by the coat lapels and
shook him good. However, he show
ed me aside and ran out the front
door"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-21
NOTICE OF LAND CLAIM

North Carolina
Ashe County
Beldon Osborne, of Ashe County.
North Carolina, enters and lays
calm to the following described
piece or parcel of land in Peak
Creek Township, Ashe County,
State of North Carolina, the same
being vacant and unappropriated
land, and subject to entry viz: Be-
ginning at the side of the road on
a small white oak running South SO
poles to a white oak; thence South
IS West poles to a white oak,
Patrick's corner; thence North with
said line 100 poles to stake in the
Coward line; thence East 20 poles
to a stake in the w. N. G. Wilborn
line; thence South with said line
1877 poles to stake in M. A. Sheets
line: thence back to the beginning,
containing by estimation % acres.
Entered this 25th day of October,
1885, at 1910 O'clock A. M.
BELDON OSBORNE,
L. P. COWARD,
Elk Officio Entry Taker.
BY
Verlas E. Badger, Deputy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-11-21

North Carolina
Ashe County
Under and by virtue of power of
sale contained in certain deed of
trust executed by Alton Eller to
the undersigned trustee, under date
of August 4, 1888; which deed of
trust is duly recorded in the Office
of the Register of Deeds for Ashe
County in Book 80 Page 366, to
which record reference is hereby
made; and
Default having been made in the
payment of said deed of trust, as
therein provided, and having been
requested to do so by the Cestui
que trust;
I, Maud S. Coward, Trustee, will
on the 3rd day of December, 1885,
at one o'clock P. NJ, at the court
house door in Jefferson, North Car
DINA, sell to the highest bidder, for
cash, to satisfy said deed of trust,
interest and cost, the following de-
Scribed real estate, to-wit:
A building and lot in the Town
of West Jefferson, bounded as fol-
lows: On the Northwest corner of
Block No. IL in the Town of West
Jefferson and on the Northwest
corner of Third Avenue on Second
Street, the Northeast corner of the
A. M. Jones lot, and runs Northeast
in the same line of the West side
of Third Avenue, crossing Second
Street to the North side of Second
Street and the Southeast corner of
the c. r. Eller building; then West
ward, with Second Streets feet to
the Southwest corner of the c. r..
Eller Building; then Northward
with the walls of the c. R. Eller
building to the railroad right-of-
way; then East ward, with the rail-
road right-of-way to a point direct
ly in line with the West side of
Third Avenue; then to the begin
ming, and containing the land upon
which the c. R. Eller building is
located.
This deed of trust is intended to
cover and convey a one-half I'M
divided interest in the lot and brick
building in the Town of West jeff
erson, known as the DR.. c. r. Eller
brick building.
This November 2, 1885.
MAUD S. COWARD,
11-28 Trustee.