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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
ACTION DUE ON
PROJECT /! PLANS
x \
State WPA Heads Approye
$5.364 For City
Sewers

Final action from Washington or
a Federal project which will pro-
vide SIS, 1854 to Red Lodge for city
wide renovating and improving ex-
isting sewer and drainage systems
is expected soon by G. A. Jeffery
Red Lodge Mayor, who has COM
pleted preliminary work for its
realization. on.~~~~~~~~"".~,.-~~~~~~ -~..~~
Mr.. Jeffery received word from
Billings recently THAT the state
WPA. administration had approved
the project as outlined by him and
that it only needed official con,
firmation from Washington.
"This project, if approved, in its
final form, will go far to further
and improve sanitary conditions in
Red Lodge in keeping with my de-
sire to make the city second to
none in it's appeal to tourists" Mr.,
Jeffery said.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
Northern Pacific Grants Use
OF Its Bridge Near Laurel

AS the News went to- press to-
day it was learned work will
start Immediately on the Yellow
stone bridge south of Laurel.
Permission to open for general
use the Northern Pacific Yellow
stone river bridge south of Laurel,
thus bringing to the Red Lodge
area traffic otherwise diverted be-
cause of poor road facilities, has
been announced. The decision to
open the road for length of time
"in no event in excess of one year"
was announced after considerable
agitation had been made: for such
a highway tieup. 's...
Use of the bridge under question
is contingent on conditions the
exact nature of which is not known
but believed to include cost of pre-
pairing the bridge for " highway
traffic and for safety measures.
This cost will probably be borne
10y the highway commission which
now has a. permanent bridge under
construction which most likely will
be ready before the time limit on
the emergency bridge expires.
Permission to use the bridge is
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
.COMMIS SSIONERS
PRAISE BOWLEIN
John Nornnile, Joliet, Is
e New j Chairman Of
County Board

Resolutions upon the life and
death Of Charles C. Bowlen were
adopted at a board of Carbon coun-
ty commissioners special meeting
Monday which also saw. the sell
ection of John Normile, Joliet, as
the new chairman of the board to
succeed Bowlen.
The. commissioners resolution
lauded Bowlen "as an earnest,
capable commissioner, as a man
and citizen, as a friend, as man
of firm but temperate justice and
as an ideal family man."
w. H. Bunney, Belfry, recently
appointed member Of the board,
was inducted into board member
ship.
Bids on county printing for
the period from May Is, 1886, to
December 81, 1887, were called,
with the deadline set for April 20.
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
GET ALONG WITH
YOUR SON? HERE
rs A GOOD WAY

Designed to promote filial un-
derstanding, the annual Elks'
sponsored Father and Son banquet
will be held at the local lodge hall
Thursday, April 16, Frank Sicora,
chairman of the committee in
charge, announced.
Moving pictures of wild life and
of outdoor recreation will feature
the program, Mr.. Sicora said. Ali
fathers in this community are elig-
ible to attend with their sons and
efforts are being made for the
largest turnout since the event was
started.
Besides Mr.. Sicora, committee
members are Leo R. Spogen, Leo
Hasterlik, K. W. Skeen and John
Romersa.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
CHICKEN THIEVES
ARE ROUNDED UP
,Haworth, FrombergI And
Bomar Of Hardin
Are In Jail

An epidemic of chicken and
turkey stealing was stemmed by
Carbon county officials the past
week and as a result two men are
already serving sentences in the
county Jail and another, Frank
Adams of Hardin, is being return
ed to Red Lodge to answer larceny
charges.
In Jail are Jim Haworth, From
berg, who drew a go day sentence
and $75 fine, and Allen Bomar,
Hardin, sentenced to three months
in Jail and $25 fine after plead
ing guilty before Justice John
Sanderson. Neither fine was paid
and added sentences will be given.
George Bomar, brother of Allen,
was cleared of like charges.
HaWorth was definitely linked
with only one robbery, that of
pilfering chickens from the Wess
Miller ranch near Fromberg, while
Bomar confessed to participation
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
CARBON COUNTY
URGED TO HELP
FLOOD VICTIMS

An appeal to Carbon county
Red Cross units for a quota of
$65 to aid in providing emerg-
ency relief to stricken families
in the food area has been re-
ceived in a telegram from the
National Red Cross to Mrs. r.
A. Nutting, Red Lodge, chair
man of the county committee. :
/. "Funds must be On it's way
by Saturday in order to re-
lieve: the injured and homeless,
and those in Red Lodge wish
ing to contribute are urged to.
do so at the Commercial club
office where Mr.. Edgar Allen
will accept contributions" Mrs.
Nutting said. -s. 7s ~ :'''
A canvass of the city is ex-
pected to be made.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
GOPHER POISON
. NOW AVAILABLE
To Be Sold Farmers At
Cost; 4-H. Club Work
Goes On

A quantity of gopher poison has
just been received by the extension
office from the big mixing plant at
Pocatello Idaho. This poison was
purchased by the county and will
be sold to all farmers at cost for
destroying prairie dogs and ground
squirrels.
These poisoned oat bags of 10
lbs. each will be sold at $1.00. No
bags will be broken. This poison is
composed of rolled oats mixed with
strychnine of the strength of one
ounce to strychnine to 10 lbs. of
oats. This is next to the strongest
mixture made and only one ounce
to IA pounds is required for prairie
dogs.
Only a tablespoonful at the
hole is sufficient quantity to kill
rodents. It is not necessary to put
this down the hole. Scatter in
small quantities so that stock will
not be poisoned by these oatsl
Use caution in handling the pois-
oned oats.
Gophers are hungry now for
green material and will eat poison
much better than later on.
Each gopher will get rid of at
least one bushel Of wheat, thus
Continued on Page 8 q"
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
DEBT AID GROUP
TO MEET MONDAY

The Carbon County Farm Debt
Adjustment Committee, composed
of Paul Cartwright, Harry Math-
ews and J. W. Ross of Red Lodge,
E. L. Grewell of Joliet and G.. W.
O'Connor of Fromberg held an or
ganization meeting in Red Lodge
Monday March 23rd. At that time
the committee set a date for a
business meeting to be held March
Both at Red Lodge. At this meet
ing and all subsequent meetings
the committee will receive applica-
tions for Farm Debt Adjustment.
Those farmers who wish to re-
ceive the benefit Of the aid of this
committee should apply in Red
Lodge on that date or on subse-
que11t meeting dates.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25

especially significant in view of the
expected tourist increase this year
and because this convenient egress
to Highway No. 10 will bring visi-
tors who otherwise might disdain
to use a roundabout way.
A letter to Governor Elmer Holt
from Charles Donnelly, Northern
Pacific president, confirmed use of
the bridge, and the Governor, along
with civic agencies interested, is
determined to effect speedy real
ization. Hollis viewpoint is express
sed in the following telegram:
"Have letter from Mr.. Donnelly
saying Northern Pacific will con-
slider granting use Of bridge under
conditions which ! will place the
responsibility of planking, main
tanning and providing safety on
local authorities. He places respon-
sibility largely ON rne,s which I
am perfectly willing to assume in
view of necessity. Trust You, folks
will get together with local rail-
road men and work out problems.
Advise if i can be of service.
"ELMER HOLT; Governor" "
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
MATTHEWS. WILL
OPPOSE EFFERY
Solono Files For End Ward
Alderman Against
w. J. Barrett

Two candidates for city office,
including G. A. Jeffery, present
Mayor, will have opposition in the
Red Lodge city election, April 6,
filings up to noon today with F.
H. Alden, city clerk, shows. Harry
Matthews, present alderman of the
first ward, has filed for Mayor.
Other opposition has crystalliz-
ed for the third ward alderman,
Anton Salono presenting petition
which will pit him against the in
cumbent, W. J. Barrett.
w. J. Beans has filed to succeed
Matthews as first ward alderman.
Other candidates, all incumbents
and so far unopposed,s are John
Sanderson, police Judge; and Ed
ward Bloom, second ward alder
man.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
ALL WEIGHTS TO BE
REPRESENTED AS IS
ENTER MITT CARDS

Approximately rs would be
champions, including 45 from WPA
and NYA projects, will toss leath-
er in the Carbon county amateur
boxing tournament to be held at
Washington hall, Red Lodge, April
4, II and 18, Leland Newman of the
American Legion committee in
charge announced today.
Bill Hyde, athletic director of
the projects, and "Kayo" Kallio
are training the 45 from the WPA
and NYA.
Newman says there not only will
be ample entries for each weight
but that new divisions in the lower
weight classes will be established
to accommodate the applications.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
ASSAULT CHARGES
BRING NOT GUILTY
PLEA FROM BROCK

Denying he was guilty of a first
degree assault charge, Frank
Brock, Joliet, appeared before
Judge o. F. Goddard in district
court here Tuesday and was bound
over to the regular May 18th court
session. A $1,000 bond was not
furnished.
Brock was arrested last week on
charges filed by James Meyer, also
of Joliet, after a dispute over
feeding cattle on land owned by
Meyer. Meyer claims Brock struck
him repeatedly with the handle Of
a pitehfork and beat him about
the body with his fists.
Resultant injuries kept Meyer in
his bed Tuesday.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
NO OPPOSITION YET
FOR SCHOOL POSTS

A quiet election for trustees of
school district No. 1, comprising
the common schools of Red Lodge,
is foreseen here today as only in
cumbents have filed for the April
4 election. Candidates may file up
to Within five days previous to
the voting.
Filed, all incumbents, are: J. J.
Gerondale, present board chair
man, three-year term; John Sim,
two-year term, and Claude A.
johnson, one-year term.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB
WILL PLAY HOST
County Representatives To
Be Guests; Helena
Man To Talk

Representatives from every Car
bon county community have beer
invited to be guests of the Rec
Lodge Commercial club at a gener.
al meeting to be held at Natai's
at $3.50 p. m. Thursday, Edgar W
Allen, secretary, announced. A
fried chicken dinner will be served
Special speaker will he w. G,
Ferguson, Helena, assistant mana
ger Of Montanans, Inc, who will
talk on his organization and its
work in pubIicising the state.
Those from Red Lodge who wish
to attend are invited to do so.
Tickets at SOC are on sale by the
entertainment committee consist,
ing of M. B. Pay, C. M. Downs
and John Romersa.
There will be music during the
dinner.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
RITES FOR .PIETALA
ARE HELD SUNDAY
Services Held In Finnish
Church For Pioneer -
Prospector

Last rites for Henry Pietila, Sr.
IA, who died here Thursday after
three weeks illness induced by
dropsy, were held Sunday after
noon from the Finnish Lutheran
church, Rev. A. Hassell conducting.
Burial was in the Red Lodge eeme-
terry.
A pioneer miner and prospector
in the Red Lodge area, Mr.. Piet-
ila has been a resident here for
98 years.
The deceased grew to manhood
and was educated in Keini, Fin
land, where he was born in 1861.
Two years before he came to
America in 1888 he married Miss
Maria Jackson. In this country he
lived successively at Hancock,
Mich,. and at Cdrbonado, Wyo.,
then came to Red Lodge in 1898. He
was: employed in the coal mines of
the Northwestern Improvement
company here for 20 years, re-
tiring in 1918 to enter a prospect
ing partnership with Matt Ken
tala, recently deceased.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Pietila is
survived by a son, and two daugh-
ters: Henry Jalmar, Red Lodge;
Mrs. Emma Walker, Auburn,
Wash, and Mrs. Selma Marttila,
Roberts. A sister, Mrs. Mathilda
Wieldeman, lives at Calumet, Mich.
There are II grandchildren.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
The Weeks
News in Review
State

Shelby-A two pound baby boy
born at a hospital here given an
even chance to live.
Helena-Montana Highway de-
partment estimates 1886 tourists
will bring $5O,OOo,OOO to state.
Helena-March 81 has been set
as the date for the annual meeting
of Directors of the Montana Wool
Cooperative Marketing association
Helena-Ground squirrels and
other rodents suspected of carry
ing bubonic plague germs are
marked for death, DR.. w. J. Butler
state veterinarian, said.
Miles City-Henry G. Thompson
civil war veteran and one of the
best known pioneer Montanans,
died here at 88.
Helena-Montana already has
exceeded it's quota in a drive fol-
American Legion members, Her
bert Kibler, state adjutant of the
organization, said here.
Billings-Mrs. Ida Mae Stewart
Sc, chaplain of the Veterans o1
Foreign Wars auxiliary, died here
lBillings-Walter Lawr n c G
(Jaek) Keenan,, SO, well-knowr
sports editor of the Billings Gaz-
ette, died. "a
Billings-Local police are
searching for Frank Menley, a
Mexican alleged to have shot and
wounded Millard simineo, Police.
man. LII
CONTINUED on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
BAND CONCERT
WELL RECEIVED
About 400 Hear Montana
State College
Musicians

About 400 heard the Montana
State College Concert band at
Washington hall Friday night. The
music, admission to which was
free and which was sponsored by
the Carbon county high school and
Red Lodge public schools, was ex-
cellently rendered under the baton
of Lou Howard.
Numbers on the program were
well chosen, with emphasis on
variety, and work of the drum ma
jor and of the several soloists was
outstanding.
Following the concert the stu
dent visitors were taken on a tour
through the Smith mine.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
OLCOTT NAMES
COMMIT TEEMEN
FOR BIG .RODEO
Will Issue. Souvenir Coins
For Independence
Celebration

Standing committees for the big
Rodeo and Independence day cele-
bration to be held here July 3, 4
and 5 were named Thursday at a
general meeting of the Red Lodge
Rodeo association by H. C. Olcott,
president of the group. Citizens
attending agreed to make the affair
as impressive as in the past and
decided to issue souvenir coins, a
practice inaugurated last year.
Mr.. Olcott urges the public to
attend the next session of the as
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
HOPPER EGGS
AGAIN INFEST
COUNTY LAND

That grasshoppers will be rife
in Carbon county this year unless
nature deals a blow to the pests
in the egg stage is shown by a
survey made by John Powers on
his land near here. Mr.. Powers
brought to the Carbon County
News a handful of dirt which is
fairly alive with the insects just
emerging from eggs. Eggs are
especially. prolific in dirt near
stones, Mr.. Powers said, though
they are to be found everywhere.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
TYREE and MAHR
BOUND OVER TO
DISTRICT COURT
Each Of Bridger Duo Deny
Responsibility In
Shooting Tiff

L. R. Tyree, Al, and Ben Mahr,
Sr., So, both of Bridger, double
defendants in a first degree as
sault complaint fled against each
other following shooting affray
March IL which resulted in wound
ing Mahr's hand, were bound over
to district court in Red Lodge by
Justice John Sanderson here in a
preliminary hearing Friday. Pre-
viously given bonds of $1,000 were
continued.
Both Tyree, who used % rifle,
and Mahr, who used .25-.35 gun,
claimed the other fired the first
shot.
Tyree, trapper for the Sand
Creek Canal company, shot at
Mahr as he was getting off his
shorse to demonstrate at Tyree's
trapping on what Mahr claimed
was his land, Mahr testified. Dis
putting this, Tyree, who~was his
own attorney, claimed he was leav-
ing his traps when he heard some
one behind him yell:
'"Stick 'em up!"
AS he turned, Tyree said, Mahr
shot and the bullet grazed his side.
Tyree then fired the damaging
shot, testifying that he tried only
to hit Mahr's hand. He also said
Mahr did not come on horse.
Says Son Hot Headed
The shooting was precipitated
when Tyree forced Ben Mahr, Jr.,
to replace Tyree's traps which
Mahr was in the act of pulling
up. Mahr claimed Tyree fired a
shot at that time, contention de-
MED by the trapper. Young Mahr
then went to the ranch house and
asked his father for gun to stop
him, that "I'1l get him." Mahr, ST.,
according to testimony given by
Tom Wetch, visitor at Mahr's, re-
strained his son, telling him he
was too hot headed and that he
would go himself. ~~...
Undisputed testimony was to the
effect that shots from Mahr's gun
threw dirt into the eyes of Tyree
who was against a bank and that
Tyree then threw down his gun
and yelled, "I'Te got enough, you
We got a bigger gun than I've got"
Mahr then forced him to relinquish
his gun and young Mahr and
Wetch took him to Jack McFate,
Red Lodge sheriff.
Denied Permission
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mahr denied
they had given Tyree permission
to trap on their land which was
posted. Tyree said Mahr, Jr., was
stealing his traps.
Al Holmes, game warden, testi-
fed he received from Mahr a letter
protesting against trapping on his
and.
John G. Skinner was attorney
for Mahr.
In commenting out of court on )
MS gunshot wound Mahr said,
give been in Montana
all my life, and in the old days
I've faced many bullets but this
IS the first time I've ever caught
1ne."
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
JEFFERY SEES i
:. need FOR MORE
TOURIST CAMPS
Says Expected Increase
And 1885 Success
Justifies

!. Need for more tourist aceomoda.
tions to take care of the expected
influx this coming summer is seen
by G. A. Jeffery, Red Lodge May;
or, who has sounded out the i'm
rninent thunderings of 1886 trans
( lent trade.
!. That Mr.. Jeffery's calculations
are not far aniss is revealed in
recent announcements made by
d Yellowstone Park officials and by
I the state highway commission to
| the effect that the opening of the
New Red Lodge Cooke City scenic
highway, the strong appeal this
virgin route has to the jaded tour
list, and the attendant publicity
which is accompanying the open
ing will bring an unprecedented
number of, nature lovers to Red
Lodge-visitors which this city can
profitably entertain if necessary
facilities are ready.
Present Park Pays =
: Even during 1896, without the
strong magnet of the new road,
the 48 cabin Red Lodge tourist
park was a paying proposition to
the city, Mr.. Jeffery said. A total
of $500 was paid for park ac-
comodations, paying all current ex-s
penses and leaving money in the
bank, he said, and this sum does
not take into consideration the
money garnered by Red Lodge
businessmen from this trade.
!: In the light Of the present tour
list prospects and considering the
financial success of the city's pres
ent camp, it seems to me the con-
struction of additional cabins is
Justified Mr.. Jeffery stated.
Tourists are spenders and statis-
tics show that they spend on an
average of from So to $12 daily
apiece when they are on the road.
It is my hope that Red Lodge, war
ranted as our city is by her beau
tifN surroundings, may get her
share of this business. Anyone &C.
quainted with the tourist mind
knows that they move until they
find what they want. They always
want good cabin Accommodations
and if Red Lodge cannot supply
this need, they will move on to the
next town where they can get
them.
1000 Per Day
With 1000 persons per day, an
authoritative estimate, expected to
visit Red Lodge during the coming
tourist season, some accommodation
plans will have to be made, Mr..
Jeffery pointed out.
Seeing eye to eye with Mayor
Jeffery on the necessity of making |
a strong bid for the 1896 tourist |
trade are members of the city park |
commission. Members of the COM
pleased at the success of the pres
each of whom is highly
ent inadequate camp, are Ray
chairman, Leslie Lyons,
Walter Columbus and M. B. Pay.
Members of the commission
pointed out that many applicants
for lodging at the camp last year
were turned away.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25
Orchard Meetings

A meeting of all orchard owners
interested in orchard Improvement
will be held soon in Fronlberg and
Joliet. E. E. Isaac, Extension hor-
ticulturist, will consult with in
terested orchardists as these two
meetings April 7th and 9Th. Spray
ing, pruning and orchard practices
will be discussed in detail. -
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25

Operated by electricity, a new
cooking utensil is asserted to stew
vegetables and fruits quickly with
out the use of water.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25

Proposed extension of Chinese
airplane lines to connect with
French lines at Hanoi will make
regular flights between London and
Shanghai in eight days possible.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1936-03-25

Value of the 210,924 church edi-
fees in the United States is placed
at $685., ,50O,61O. - y. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-05
FAIRFAX ENDS
SCHOOL YEAR

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va,
June 5.-FiniS to the 1886
school year for students Of public
schools of Fairfax county will be
spelled here today.
A total of 142 students are to
graduate from the five high
high schools, at graduating exer-
cises today and tonight.
Lee-Jackson High School will
hold commencement exercises
tonight at 8 p. m. in the school
auditorium.
jefferson High School of Falls
Church will also observe COM
mencement tonight, as will Fair
fax and Mclean.
While many of the elementary
schools held their final exercises
yesterday the graduating students
will not receive their certificates
of graduation and diplomas until
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-05
CITIZEN GROUP
OPPOSES BAN
ON PARKING
By A. J. DRISCOLL)
(Citizens Associations EDITOR


A proposal by the Traffic Blu
reau to ban all parking on U Street
Northwest between Ninth and
Fifteenth Streets was opposed by
the Central Northwest Citizens AS
ISOLATION during last nights meet
ing in the Garnet-PatterSon Junior
High School. Members of the as
ISOLATION declared elimination Of
parking along the thoroughfare
would be ruinous to business, and
suggested the street be widened
to relieve congestion.
A report from the executive
committee requesting construction
of an underground public comfort
station on the aforementioned
triangular lot at the intersection
of U Street, Vermont Avenue and
Tenth Street was adopted.
In response to a letter from
Peoples Counsel w. A. Roberts re-
questing an opinion on use OF one
man street cars, the association,
on motion by DR.. P. H. Bethea.
opposed their use and protested
the announced policy of the Cap
ital Transit Company to secure
additional cars of this type.
Hugh Bradford was named
chairman of special committee
to cooperate with the East Cen
trial and Bloomingdale aSsocia-
tions in organizing a police boys
club in the Second precinct.
George w. Beasley, president,
presided.