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Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09

Prince DominO 9Th
Belle blanchard 6 BY Bean blanchard which exhibited at the
livestock pavilion
0f
Northern Montana Hereford association
Sam Stephenson HI
Of the Willow remaining
In the bull from Canadian
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
FEBRUARY CLOSE
TO DROUTH MARK
RANKS FOURTH IN SEVERITY IN
IS YEARS; TEMPERATURE is
OVER NORMAL

Last month proved 60 be the four
tn driest February in the 55 years
weather records have been kept In
Montana, it was revealed In the
monthly weather report issued re-
Gently by w. E. Maughan, meteOrOlO-
gist In charge Of the sectional offices
at Helena. The total precipitation for
the month was only .16 Of an inch.
The total precipitation for February
this year was 40 Of an inch below the
normal Of 0.65 Of an inch. The drlest
Februarys were In 1908 when the pre-
cipitation was 09, and 1888 when it was
.12 and in 1928 when it was IA.
The greatest snowfall for the month
in any 24-hour period occurred Feb.
6 and z. The amount for that period
was 3.8 inches, which also was the total
amount for the month.
From Jan. ! to March this year the
total precipitation has been 0.55 Of an
inch, which is nearly an inch under
the normal of 1.52 inches for the two
months. Last year the precipitation
for that period was 0.52 Of an inch.
Temperatures for February, 1888,
were about the same as those Of last
year, With the mean being SUI TINS year
as compared with 321 in 1884 This
years mean temperature for February
is ~ degrees above the normal of $50
degrees. The month was unusually
warm this year but in the SIS years the
weather records have been kept there
have been 13 other Februarys showing
higher average temperatures. The
highest reading was So degrees above
zero Feb. 20 and the lowest was II de-
grees above zero Feb. rs this year.
During last month there were eight
clear days, seven partly cloudy, 13
cloudy and three on which .01 Of an
inch Of precipitation occurred. Sun
shine for the month was 66 per cent
Of possible, which is above the normal
Df So per cent. The maximum wind
velocity for any five-minute period dur
ing the % days was a miles per hour |
from the southwest Feb. Is.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
NOW COMES TALK
OF A 49TH STATE
PART OF SOUTHEASTERN MON
TANA, NORTHERN WYOMING,
WESTERN DAKOTA IN AREA

And now there's talk Of a 49th
state. Following closely on the heels
of secession taIk In the Black hills has
come q nebulous proposal TO create
an entirely new state, one embracing
western Dakota, the northern third
Of Wyoming and q tier Of counties
along the southern boundary Of Mon
tana.
There has even been proposed name
for the new state-Absaroka
That name is the tribal name Of the
Crow Indian nation and said to be the
most suited to this land Of hills and
valleys where the red man made his
last stand before encroaehing civiliza-
ton.
Whether launched in a serious or
joking vein, the proposal was creating
a buzz of comment in northern Wy
oming few days ago. Apparently
In certain quarters in Sheri-
dan, it bore the stamp of considerable
thought by the time it was brought to
light.
The proposal talked about at Sheri-
dan followed the circulation of petitions
In the South Dakota Black hills for a
referendum as to the annexation of
certain western South Dakota counties
to Wyoming. In Washington Gov. Les
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09

lie A. Miller Of Wyoming dismissed that
proposal With 1t can't be done"
However, the counter proposal would
designate Sheridan, centrally located in
a rectangle Of more than % counties
in three states as the capital city of
Absaroka. One man went so far as to
hint that land In the business section
Of the city was ready and waiting to
be donated for the site for q state cap
itol building.
Here is how the new state would be
composed:
From Wyoming The northern third
OF the state, including Yellowstone park
and the counties Of Teton, Park, Hot
Springs, Washakie, Big Horn Sheridan,
Johnson, Campbell Weston, Crook and
a portion Of Fremont.
From Montana-The southeastern
border counties Of Carter, Powder Riv-
er, Big Horn and a portion Of Rosebud.
From South Dakota-The western or
Black hills portion Of the state, includ-
ing the counties Of Harding, Perkins,
Butte, Mead, Lawrence, Pennington,
Custer, Washington, Shannon, Fan
River and portions Of Washabaugh
and Bennett.
Pressed for reasons why the proposal
for new state should be broached at
this time, one man gave out the follow
ing:
The state of Absaroka would be a
land of beauty and resources, knitted
closely together by the same geograph-
ical lines and the same interests.
1T has even been suggested that we
go further in this project and include
Billings, Livingston and Bozeman,
Mont. Originally, however. we have
thought principally of Carter, Powder
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09

Aaron Hadwin Of Pleasant valley. waa
q visitor Ia Fort Benton recently and
brought the editor Of the Fort Bentnm
River Press fine lot Of his registered
potatoes. The potatoes brought were
OF the Irish Cobbler type and there we're
II IN the lot and they weighed jlnsk IA
pounds Adr. Hadwin stated that THESES
were the best baking potatoes raised.
Mr.. Hardwin, for many years, has been
recognized as an expert IN the potato
hne and has perhaps won more prize4
for potatoes and corn than any 0shar
man IN the northwest.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09

The sand crab has the color Of sand
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
sUFFERs FROM BURNs

Blanche Thorsen, II, Of Butte, SUI
fered painful burns when gasoline in
which she was cleaning clothes at her
home, exploded and flames enveloped
her from head to foot. She ran from
the house and rolled on the ground,
while members of her family covered
her with blankets.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
WILL RECONSTRUCT CAMP

The cabin city section of the Yellow
stone trail west of st. Regis win be re-
constructed soon. This is part of the
through highway washed out by floods
in December, 1888.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09

In spite of efforts to draft an in
ternational schedule, SO varieties Of
standard time are in use in the world
today.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09

Americans expended approximately
$1,000 100000 for vacations in 1894
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09

Livingston police have been requested
to be on the alert for two men and a
woman alleged to have been implicated
IN the Edward O. Bremen kidnapping at
st. Paul Jan. II, 1894. Those sought are
william Weaver, SO; William J. Har-
rison, 80, and Myrtle Eaton, 80.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
rHARGEn wTTH HTTRDFR

Mrs. Evelyn Okeson, charged with
the first degree murder Of Edward
johnson, a truck driver. on the high
way near Craig the night Of Jan. 30
after his truck collided with her trail
er-home, filed $4,000 jail bond in the
district court and is at liberty.
Evening star., 1935-10-20

CHEER FOR DEAR OLD KANSAS. Meet the pres-
dent of the University Of Kansas Jay James, comey
Betty Thoen leads the goods of her pep club In
foot ball cheer Something for the boys to 60 out and
,ur for Photo.
Evening star., 1935-10-20

Left: AN EDUCATED FISH. This
Hawaiian balloon fish is used to having
youngsters feed him along the Homo
lulu water front His head comes boldly
out of the water for their offerings.
Associated Press Photo
Evening star., 1935-10-20

"He told me the cigarettes I
found in his pockets were some
a girl friend gave him to hold.
I'm so relievedw Suburban
mothers are now concentrating
on what'sin the boys pockets.
Not so long ago it was the
pocket that worried her.
Whether it was ragged or not.
Evening star., 1935-01-06

the color Of these treats comes as q distinct
shock One woman also was disguised when
she saw some one drinking port wine. She
explained, 1T Is dark in color, and looks to
me very ugly"
One woman said that the most beautiful
thing she looked upon during her first days OF
vision was the clear blue sky above On her
first walk out of DOORS 1t was this glorious sight
that first attracted her attention.
1T is the prettiest thing have ever seen
vet" she commented. "And equally pretty
every time turn around and look at it."
Psychologists have long known that the image
made on your eye by the object you look at
is turned upside down by the process. Yet no
one ever sees things that way Somehow the
brain is able to correct the error made by your
eye and you perceive the objects as they really
are not in an inverted manner, as your eyes
pick up the image.
PSYCHOLOGISTS are consequently inter-
ested in finding out just how the correc-
tion is made possible. Do we learn to see things
right side up after reaching and otherwise
checking our vision against other senses and
finding that the floor is really down and the
ceiling up?
Apparently not 1t seems natural for this
correction to be made, for us to see things
they actually are The cases of late vision did
not report being troubled with the nightmare
of an upside down universe. - d.. n..t,
To prove that the images wera actually per-
Evening star., 1935-01-06

be,ciIdering trOrId of unrecOgnizab
have long seen. And, indeed, there does not
seem to be any agreement Of tastes among those
just given sight.
Some expressed a strong preference for the
color yellow. Yet another patient, a man Of
80, said that when he first saw the color yellow
it made him positively ill. One patient, a boy
of IT, said that the human face pleased him
more than any other object presented to view.
Contrasted with this feeling Is that of the
woman of % who said that human faces were
repulsive and that the mouths were like black
holes.
Great was the disilusionment and disappoint-
ment when it was discovered that the most
loved persons were not the most pleasing to the
new-found sight. Or when things that had
been pleasing to the touch, taste or hearing
were not found good to look upon.
The woman to whom human faces were re-
pulsive also reported an unhappy experience
with her food
II could not bring myself to eat anything
but milk, mashed potatoes or bread-they
looked clean, but toast or meat or eggs looked
dirty and disgusting" she said. Il could not
eat tomatoes, beets or roast beef, of which
I had been very fond-they were so red and
hard and the looks of them sickened me-"
This tendency of "eating with the eyes" Is
not confined to those unaccustomed to sight.
one is reminded, however
Flour and bread makers find that their
products sell much better when they are
bleached to pleasing white even though brown
is natural color for -four and brown bread
just as nourishing as the snowy white. Per-
haps this is because white is associated In the
mind with cleanliness and purity, and dark
col2rs with dirt cclrseness.
Time and good favors have reconciled your
eyes to the brown of turkey and gravy and
mime or pumpkin pie, but to the newly seeing
Evening star., 1935-01-06

ceived as right side up, one woman was shown
a figure drawn in ink, one end Of which was
broad and one end marrow She saw the posi-
tions Of this drawing as they actually were pre-
sented to her, not inverted. She knew right
away what was meant by above and below.
She also knew the meaning Of such forms a.
round and square, both as they looked to her
eyes and as they felt when she traced them with
her fingers.
Yet, although she could recognize such OBJ
jects as key and pencil case perfectly with
her eyes closed, just from the feel Of them in
her hands, when they were placed before her
on the table she could not tell which was
which. She was able to see that they were
not alike that they were different objects, but
she could not reconcile the appearance Of
either with the image she had formed from
touching them. . . -
How did the subjects feel about seeing for
the first time? Was it the glorious experience
that seeing people imagine it must be- to look
for the first time on the beauties Of the world?
The answer is both yes and no. Some of the
individuals were ecstatic over the experience.
OF one man it is reported that with the ex-
clamation I can see' he became a changed
man. His one object in life was to See"
For others the experience lacked any par
ticular. interest. They had learned to get along
without sight, and they we're inclined to con-
tinue in their old ways, not making use of THAR
new ability to any great extent, q. s.~,
Evening star., 1935-01-06
Science studies the amazing
exoeriences and reactions Of those
who, blind from birth> suddenly find
themselves with the power Of sight

Faces are not easily
recognized. 1t ~ as
three days b etore
one patient noticed
the nose on her.
brothers. face.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
Bruno Couple Are
Married 81 Years

Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Miller of East
Bruno, celebrated their 37th wedding
anniversary on Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 2. Their guests for supper were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed SchOening MRS. Mil
ler's sister and husband at Danube)
Miss Luella. Binger of Redwood Falls,
Ivan Miller and Lillian Schmidt Of
st. Paul, Dale Miller and Jennie Sew
ersOn of Minneapolis.
Later in the evening friends and
neighbors came in and surprised the
Millers, bringing baskets of lunch
with them. The evening was spent in
visiting and dancing. until the "wee"
hours of the morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wahlstrom of
Bruno, were among the guests, as
their wedding anniversary falls on the
same date.
The many friends of the honored
couples join in wishing for them
many more years of happy welded
life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
BIDS ARE CALLED
FOR WORK ON NO. %

Among the crawling projects for
which bids will be opened by the
Minnesota State Highway Department
on February Is, appears the four mile
project commencing one-half mile
west of the village of Askov on No. %
and extending to about two miles
northeast of the village. This project
calls for gravel surfacing in the
amount of 4,428 cubic yards and will
be done when the grading job is COM
pleted.
A grading and paving project will
also be let at the same time on the
Duluth end of No % extending this
way and will include 1.3 miles with
$1,000 cubic yards of excavation and
31,263 square yards of pavement.
This strip is between the cement
plant and Howard Avenue in Duluth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
AUTO LICENSE BUYING
DATE is EXTENDED

The date for the purchase of
auto license tags for 1885 in Min
nesota was extended from Febru-
airy Is until March Is. This was
done to give the legislature time
to consider the price which will
eventually be charged for the
tags.
Two years ago the legislature
passed bill allowing a tempo
rary reduction for auto licenses
and this reduction period ended
January 1. Now unless action is
again taken the old rates paid
previous to two years ago will
be in effect.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
WILLOW YOungMen
Prospect for Gold
Spent Several Weeks ON Interest.
ing Trip Which Included
MEXICO.

Donald Ehmke, seE Of DR.. and -
Mrs. w. C. Ehmke of Willow
River, who has recently returned
from an eight thousand mile trip
through the west and southwest,
writes the following letter telling
of the varied experiences and
places visited during his trip
with Joe Marcus. son of Anton
Marcus, also of Willow River:
On the morning of October Is, 1894.
Joe Marcus and l left by auto for
the west. We cut across country to
st. Cloud and then on through south
western Minnesota. The country
abounded with pheasants here and it
was with difficulty that we avoided
striking them with the car. After
spending two nights in Minnesota we
continued south into Iowa as far as
Denison, where we turned west. At
Blair we crossed the new toll bridge
and entered Nebraska. Agricultural
conditions here were not as good as
in Minnesota but there were places
where crops seemed fairly good. We
drove west as far as Ogallala, famous
COW town of the old days, where we
drove north to Arthur. located in the
sand hill region. This territory was
not opened to settlers until 1914.
Here, as far as one can see, roll hill
after hill, dotted with white faced
cattle, for this is essentially a graz
ing country.
Kansas Hit Worse by DrOuth.
After spending the weekend at Ar
thur. and indulging in jack rabbit
shooting, we drove south and on into
Kansas. Kansas was by far the worst
of the drouth stricken states through
which we passed. All scrub grass
was burned brown and dry and no
where was there any fresh greenness
to break the monotony of the bleak
landscape.
See Famous Caverns.
The panhandle region of Oklahoma
was less dry, the scenery more varied
with more hills and colored bluffs.
The panhandle region of Texas was
a flat. level plain and this together
with fine roads enabled us to make
excellent time. From Amarillo, a
neat city with wide streets, we drove
southwest into New Mexico and on to
Carlsbad near which the famous
Carlsbad Caverns are located. At
Whites City we spent the night and
the next morning we drove to the
summit of the Guadalupe Mountains
where is the entrance of Carlsbad
Caverns. Accompanied by guides
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
PARTRIDGE TOWN
ROADS FLOWED
County Snow Plow is Engaged Here
During the Past Week In Coopera.
tiOn of Farmers and Board.

Flowing of 30 miles of roads in
Partridge township were completed
in the small hours of Monday MORN
ing by the county snow pillow escorted
throughout the township by various
maintainers and others.
The township board, in recent ses-
sion, voted to assist with the prob
lem, although it is not customary for
the township to pillow snow from the
roads. The plan hit upon was for
each farmer living along the road
plowed to make voluntary contri-
button Of 81 to the expense of the
project and the township to pay the
balance.
Some driveways were plowed out
and some roads in tributary town.
ships were plOwed but in all instances
those interested paid the expense.
In pointing out their action on the
project, township board officials called
attention to the fact that getting the
snow from the roads at this time
would benefit them in the spring ard
that with them clogged with snow, it
was impossible for farmers to haul
produce to market.
Those in charge of the snow re-
moval have indicated that list of
those who have contributed their
share toward the expense will be pub
lished in next weeks issue of the
American and those who have not yet
contributed and wish to do so are re-
quested to either send money to Chris
johnson in Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

PortentouS events took place in
London last Friday, Saturday and
Sunday when Pierre Etienne Flandin,
French premier. and Pierre Laval, his
foreign minister. discussed a group
of vital European problems with their
British colleagues, Prime Minister J.
Ramsay Macdonald and Foreign Min
lister Sir John Simon.
From out the mists of confusion en-
ference emerged a definite agreement
stipulating three important steps to
be taken.
First of all. it was decided to set
aside Article of the Versailles peace
treaty-that much-discussed clause
which decreed that Germany was to
be almost completely disarmed; pend
ing further developments, Germany
will henceforth be permitted to in
crease her army. navy and air forces.
Then. lest this new strength should
prove a potential menace to France,
the four statesmen agreed that they,
in the near future, would negotiate a
uSdls vi III tudl dSIld dSSlStduCc Ill
case Of war: to such a treaty the
signatures Of Germany. Italy and Bel
GUM are to be affixed.
Finally. France and Great Britain
undertook to lend support, moral or
otherwise. to the January 7th Franco
Italian agreement respecting the con-
tinued political independence of Au-
stria: German sanction Of this is to
be solicited.
Very neatly done-wasn't It? Ger
many is permitted to rearm herself
and thus, really, to become more dam
gerous than before: to stave off pos
sible bad effects of this Arrangement
Germany is asked to sign treaty
which, in actual practice, will mean
that she cannot attack France, at
least from the air. and WILL likewise.
be asked to cease all attempts at
merging Austria and Germany. Thus
German strength and weakness were
increased simultaneously.
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
DENHAM COOP STORE
MAKES GOOD GAINS

1t is interesting to note that in this
period of depression and financial dis
tress that the Denham Cooperative
Association has made a substantial
increase in its sales.
The sales for January this year
amounted to S1204.O6 as compared to
only S845.85 for the same period a
year ago or an increase of approxi-
mately 1870. This is very encourage
ing to the stockholders and patrons
and may be attributed to the efficient
management by Elmo Wuori and the
general acceptance by the people of
the advantages in buying coopera-
lively.
The Denham Cooperative Store is a
strictly cooperative organization, be-
ing owned by the consumers and OPP
Grated on the principles of service,
lower prices and highest quality.
There is no incentive toward private
profit and all profits are related to
the consumers in proportion to their
purchases.
The store handles a complete line
of groceries, hardware, drygoods and
gasoline and motor oils. Denham now
boasts of two flourishing cooperatives.
one a Land O'Lakes Creamery, and
the other a consumers cooperative.
"The cooperative system is the
ideal method for the distribution of
commodities as its efficiency is far
superior to that of private retailing
where profit is the principle motive"
SAYS Ferde Alberg. one of the stores
boosters.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-07
CARLTON COUNTY MAN
GETS S TATE POSITION

1t was announced Tuesday that
Frank Yetka, attorney for Carlton
county. had been appointed by Gov.
Floyd B. Olson to the position of State
Insurance Commissioner. The term
of office is for six years and pays an
annual salary of $4,000. Mr.. Yetka
has made a good, record while in pub
lie service in the neighboring county
and his appointment was recommend
ed by the Farmer-Labor organization
there.
George Gage, also a Farmer-Labor-
lite. of Olivia, was appointed as a
member of the state tax commission.
He will succeed Gunnar B. Bjornson,
who has served on the commission
for several years. This appointment
like the Insurance job is for six years.
Mr.. Yetka will succeed Garfield W..
Brown, a Republican.