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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21
will be at the rate Of 225,oo0 acre feet
nor 1n0-year nariOd

win be eo at the rate Of 225ooo acre feet
Dividing this figure by the 19412.-
600 acre-feet capacity of the reservoir.
the figure Of 5000 years is the result.
The loss from silt filling Is expected
to be less than 2 percent every 100
years.
Also. it was pointed out, the huge
diversion tunnels running around the
dam are built at low level so that
the water draining through them will
help scour silt from the river bottom,
Montanans are looking with inter-
est at the transformation accomplished
in the Colorado river below Boulder
formerly muddy and sluggish, has
become eventually q clear and spark
ling stream, with prospect that
eventually the entire stream will be
clear and clean to the Gulf of Mexico.
Commissioner John G. Page of the
bureau of reclamation says that the
reason is clear; In its progress Of lis
miles through Lake Mead the silt set
ties out of it so that when it is dis
charged through the dam outlets, it is
as clear and cold as when it originally
left the mountains.
While the settling Of silt in the bed
Of the vast lake which will be Gre
ated by the Fort Peck dam no doubt
WILL loSe HULL VI us iluuuy COIH-
plexion, although it is unfortunately
true that the sitting of the lake bot
tom will neutrality-suspicious. 80 to
100 years hence-create difficult en-
cheering problem, it should be re-
nlembered that the Yellowstone river,
which flows into the Missouri river
below Fort Peck carries much larger
percentage of clay in solution than
does the Missouri river above the yell
lowstone. Probably the Missouri river
will be clear and sparkling in the
miles intervening between Fort Peck
dam and the Yellowstone river, even
though a smaller tributary may dis
charge into its stream some contribu-
ton of clay colored water.
There is great hope that the huge
Lake to be created above Fort Peck
will lose much of the muddy COM
plexion of the river and will be pure,
clear sheet of cold water, which may
be stocked with varieties of fish suit
able to such lake and would attract
vacationers not only because of the
wonderful engineering accomplishment
at Fort Peck, but because such lake
set in northeastern Montana would be
a veritable sportsmans paradise.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21

Nearly S2O,OOO,OO has been spent
in operation of the works progress
program in Montana through April
49, State Administrator Joseph E.
Parker said few days ago.
The federal share of the $40 ,062,71
total was 81 ,400,095, Parker said. Spon-
sors of projects contributed 1926 600
for materials, equipment and super
vision.
The federal funds, the administra-
ton said, have been expended as fol-
lows:
Roads and bridges, $3.50, 1853 rs;
water conservation, $2,161 $40 SO; wom-
ems work, $2,116,47419; streets and
alleys, S1,688 ,203.44; public buildings,
ST ,634 ,20925; water and sewage systems,
S975 ,23447; education, recreation and
research, $3.50, sos. %; parks and play
grounds, 1896, 301 .88; sanitation, $685.
644.51; clerical and professional, $780,
454.92; airports, $235, 347.74, and mis-
cellaneous, $255 ,82695.
Local contributions, Administrator
Parker pointed out, have increased
constantly in proportion to federal ex-
penditure since February of this year.
At that time, new ruling designed
by National Administrator Harry l..
Hopkins to make federal funds go
further in providing jobs for the
needy unemployed, went into effect.
Previously 1888 percent of WPA eX-
penditures had been contributed locally.
The new ruling requires that the entire
cost of materials and equipment rental
which represents about Is percent
of all project costs-be furnished by
the sponsors.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21
Reading Matter, Even Almanacs, Scarce
in Montana in Early Sixties; Nearest
Postoffice 400 Miles West Of Missoula
WAS mighty little reading
matter in Montana in 1861. Even

FTHERE WAS mighty little reading
matter in Montana in 1861. Even
almanacS were scarce. In fact
there were not so many persons
in the territory who were inter-
ested in reading and fewer still who
lOnged for literature. The nearest post
office to Montana was at Walla Walla,
WASH, 400 miles west Of the present
site of MisSOula, SO even letters to resi-
dents were few and far between. Mighty
few copies Of eastern newspapers
reached the territory. When they did,
those who obtained access to them, and
little by little they were torn into
fragments as readers found items of
particular interest to them and in this
manner even one paper really received
a wide circulation, as portions were
disseminated through various mining
camps and settlements.
Those, however, who are Of the opln-
ion that Montanas early settlers were
all untutored bad men with no taste
for the finer things of life are sadly
mistaken. Education in those days was
largely matter OF desire and accom-
pliShment upon the part of the indi-
vidual. Even in the middle west. from
which section a large part of the early
westerners came. the schools, except
for those in the larger cities. were linn
tied in their teachings to readin',
writin and rithmetic The student. aft
er he had finished those branches in
the grade school. if he desired to go
further in the matter of education and
its resultant erudition, had to dig it
out for himself. At least two Of Mon
tana's earliest white settlers were men
who were possessed of that ambition
from their childhood days-Janles and
Granville Stuart.
So it is not strange that the Stu
arts. wintering on Gold creek in west
ern Montana in 166O-6l and without
having seen scrap OF reading matter
for months should almost have gone
into panic when they heard one day
that a man had arrived in the Bitter
Root valley with a whole boXful of
books. Minutes after receiving the news
from a passing Indian tEcy were IN the
saddle bound for the Bitter Root.
Granville Stuart in his Forty Years
on the Frontier" tells us that they
took a pack horse with them. carrying
blankets, dried meat for food, and
started on a trip of $50 miles which
required the fording OF three dangerous
streams and which took them several
days to make. And they returned with
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21
SILT FILLS DAM
IN $500 YEARS
GLASGOW RESIDENT FIGURES III
OUT FROM RIVER REPORT
OF ENGINEERS
Expected Huge Lake Created Above
Fort Peck Will Lose Much Of Its
Muddy Complexion and Emerge .
Pure, Clear Sheet of Cold Water.

1t will be $500 years before Lake
Mead above the Fort Peck dam
will be filled with silt from the
waters of the Missouri river, said
an article in recent issue Of the
Improvement Bulletin, according
to figures obtained from exhaus-
tive studies of river silt made by
army engineers. This is the con-
clusion of a Glasgow man, q mem
Der of the original Fort Peck
committee, who was irritated at q
statement in a recent dispatch to
the effect that the usefulness of
the Fort Peck dam would be s9im-
tied to IS years because Of the
muddiness of the Missouri river"
Sketching the history of army en-
gineers' flood control and rivers and
harbors activity, says the bulletin, he
points to the 1908 reports, well known
by congress in 1927 just after the dis
astrous Mississippi floods Of that
year" The reports include. studies OF
many river systems, including the
in the United States.
These reports went into the subject
of silt carried by the Missouri. In
fact, besides the ideal situation for q
dam, the comparatively negligible
amount of silt in the river at Fort
Peck was one of the contributing rea-
sons to the choice of the site.
The Glasgow resident also referred
to paper by Capt. Theodore Wyman
Jr., of the corps of engineers, which
was published in national engineer
ing magazine. The paper is an alb
stract from data presented by Captain
Wyman before the highways and con-
truction division of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers at Vancouver,
B. c.
Captain Wyman said:
Silt studies of the Missouri river
above the Fort Peck dam site indicate
that the deposition in the reservoir
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21


Connah, had quit the Hudson's Bay
Co. in 1856 and embarked in trading for
himself in the Bitter Root country. He
later established trading post at He'll
Gate.
The Stuarts, not to be deferred by the
Brooks no authority to sell any books,
loosed all their persuasive powers upon
him. They pointed out that Macdonald
had probably presumed there was no
one in the country who wanted books;
that he was a trader, and undoubtedly
had come into possession of the books
through some trade with the Hudson's
had gone away without giving Brooks
authority to dispose of them was GER
tainly due to his belief that no such
opportunity would arise. They pleaded
with him, told him how far they had
come just to get some books. and agreed
to take all of the blame and to return
the books if it developed later on that
Macarthur did not approve.
They won him over: He opened the
trunk full of books and let them exam
inc them. And how they did enjoy it,
Granville Stuart told his friends a
half century later during the winter
evenings when a group used to gather
in the LOBBY of the Dorothy hotel at
ated most of the tine during the years
that Granville was librarian of the
Et;tte public library, to hear stories of
the pioneers days.
Brooks agreed to let them have five
books for SIS apiece, with the under
standing that if Macarthur was not
satisfied with the price, they would
pay more on demand.
With the precious volumes securely
wrapped in their pack so they were
protected from any possible mishap of
the trail. they rode hack the $50 miles
along which there was not a single
human habitation, fording again the
swollen streams, but always taking
precautions that would enable them
to save the books, regardless of what
might happen to any of their other
paraphernalia.
Back on Gold creek they went about
their prospecting, caring for their stock,
planting their garden and q small field
of wheat. with new zest. Shakespeare
helped James Stuart as he went about
the task of building pole fence to
protect their garden and wheat field
from their own foraging domestic ami
malS-Byron's verses came unconscious
ly from the lips Of Granville as he
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21
Dust Storm Hurts
Girl, Wrecks Car

Six pupils attending the annual
Sneak day" picnic near Stevensvile
miraculously escaped death in a traffic
accident. Blinded by dust storms from
cars ahead, Margaret Squires, driver,
failed to see q sharp turn in the high
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21

way. Her car plunged off the road,
down the bank Into an irrigation ditch
and rolled over three times.
Jean Hamm, the only car occupant
injured, suffered serious bruises. The
car was demolished.
was returning from the annual school
picnic at the old CCC camp ground
on upper Burnt Fork creek. -
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkAChES
This Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief

Many sufferers relieve nagging baekache
quickly, once they discover that the real cause
Of their trouble may DO tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way. Of taking
Most people pass about pints day or about
pounds Of waste.
Nequsnt or scanty. passages With smarting
and burning shown there may be something
wrong with your Edneys q bladder. Ill.,,
when due to functional Kidney disorders, may
b the cause Of nagging beckachs, rheumatis
pains, hmbsgo, leg pains, loss Of pep and en-
s.Y. Ss.tins up night: swelling: p ufans''
Don't waitI AK your druegist for Doan's
Pills, uaed successfully By millions for Over 40
year,. Jhsy eivs happy fsfisf and win help The
- NJ e hdns{ taess sush cut pe SS
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21

More than half the crimes committed
in Indiana in the Last six years were
by persons under 80 years of age.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21

Read the Classified Advertisements
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-05-21
Vegetables Plentiful

sluiced for the gold which provided
them with ready cash.
The Washington times., 1937-01-28

the
dby of
Stations iNd above
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

bebe," cries another as third rises to leave the table, and every body knows that Wait, little baby" is the request. "Bebe dodo," croons one little girl, and though she has mt quite the right intonation on what should be "dorme", nurse knows that she means Baby sleeps"
 When the parents have made visit to the nursery, Mama parti," or Papa parti" comes from one or all the little girls-"Mama gone" ;" or Papa gone" Add Words Rapidly hetshetshetshetsh
 Their pronunciation is quite &C., curate, nurses tell me q do not pretend to be an expert on French) on words like these:
 "Bonjour, docteur" Good day, doctor).
 Tout fini" Gall finished.
 Trout parti" Gall gone).
 "C'est beau" Cit is nice).
 "C'est bon" Git is gooO.
 "Un moment, petit bebe; apres" (just moment, little baby; after)
 Lit la bas" (bed over there).
 Man ymore words are being con- stantly listed. There are too many now to list completely, and besides, they are learning new ones so fast that the list would not be complete by the time it is published, any way.
 On other words which they use
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

freely, they have not yet protected the pronunciation. They say "Guau" (gruau for gruel, Ibis" for biscuit, and "gogo" for gateau (cake)
 All the more common items of food, such as "beurre" (butter) :, 'l'eau" (water) and "lait" (milk) are perfectly pronounced. The list of words, carefully. kept by the nurses and teachers in charge at the nursery, grows longer each day. Daily more and more of the contin- ual chatter of the children becomes intelligble as French words and sen- tences.
 Pays Children Fine Tribute
 In regard to the general progress of the little Dionne girls, would prefer to quote Dr. Allan Brown of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, who saw the children re- gently. He paid them what I con- slider a fine tribute when he said: '"They are a living example to the mothers of the world as to what may be accomplished under scien- tific guidance. find that they are developing physically and mentally
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24
INDIAN POW-WOW
 HELD AT YCAR
Twenty Waterbury Boys Attend Session Satur-
 day in Granby

Twenty boys from the Central "Y" Indian Tribes attended the annual Indian Pow-Wow held at Camp Rainbow Saturday in East Granby. They were under the di- rection of Cal Martin and Carroll Eastwood. The boys who attended were: Larry Coe, Nathan Pierpont, Ronald Bisset, Rob Goodenough, Al Hurteau, Harvey Parsons, Richard Mantiglia, Charles Greenlaw, Aub- rey Greenlaw, Jeff Smith, Don Slator, Ken Frisbie, Joe FriSbie, Jack Finley, Oris Heminway, Jack Barry, Ed Barry, Billy Moore and Martin Hansen.
 The Alpha Hi-Y held their last cnlcial club meeting of the season Wednesday evening under the lead- ership of their retiring President Joseph Shea.
 The Cedars Hi-Y held an infer nal meeting in the boys lobby Wednesday evening. A discussion was held on the club picnic at the "" camp June 13. Eleven members were present.
 Friday evening the Gamma Hi-Y held a successful social in Room B. Fifteen couples were present and enjoyed themselves with games, dancing and refreshments.
 Lewis Poisin was elected vice president of the Lone Stars at a re- cent meeting. The club invites new members to visit meetings during their membership drive. The club will make Safety Posters this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

according to standards of the nor- mal"
 Now that is high praise from one of Canada's leading pediatricians. And it justifies the main aim of all our efforts, to make certain that the litle Dionne girls shall develop, in spite of their unprecedented cir- cumstances, into healthy, happy, normal children.
 The past year has been one of rapid though unspectacular develop ment. The change is readily noted by those who see the children at in- frequent intervals, but to us who are with them daily, the unfolding of powers, is also very clear, and steadily progressive.
 A year ago, for example, the children were walking, but 1t was an unsure, stumbling fore taste of their agility today. Now thye are sure on their feet, seldom falling, and cannot only walk but run rapidly, putting their toes to the ground first in the manner of adults in running. They can walk l and even run backwards, further
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

evidence of complete control and balance.
 Eat Without Assistance
 They recognize their own pie lures, and can pick themselves readily out of groups. For several weeks now they have been eating their meals at the table without any assistance from the nurses, and their attention to stories read or told by the nurses is unwavering for long span of minutes, an indication of developing mentality as compared to the wavering, wandering, easily-distracted minds of younger children.
 They recognize their little songs by name. If one song is announced and another is then played, they instantly note the discrepancy, and will shake their little heads or cry "Non, nonl" They like to make shadow pictures on the wall, and will turn eargerly to their picture books for a model when they are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

forming one of the shadow images.
 Like all normal children, they are extremely initiative, and it is a pretty sight to watch them pass ing along to their dolls all the little routine things that are taught them in the nursery. It is no longer nec- essary to ask them to brush their teeth after meals, for each girl now does it without asking and auto- matically as part of the days rou- tine. The dolls now have their little hour of devotion just like the quins, who often insist that dolly, too, shall kneel in prayer just as they themselves have been taught to do.
 They are unusually happy, laugh ing children, as anyone can testify who has been often at the nursery. Crying is almost unheard-of, and when one of the little girls falls or hurts herself, there is very seldom an outcry. When there is, 1t usual- ly doesn't last long. Their boise and lack of nervousness or irritability are notable. ..
 In the course of rebuilding the Callander road near the hospital, much blasting has been going on of late, and the repeated "shots"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

Editor, Tall Tower Topics have noticed quite few tent caterpars along the rOadsdes the last week or so. Will there be any attempt made to get rid oi these pests this year in the past? think that local authorities ought to enlist the aid of such organizations as the Boy and Girl Scouts in campaign to eradicate every nest of these caterpllars in the city limits They are unsightly and must do an immense amount of damage to the trees. . Nature Lover. (AccOrd- ing to botansts and state agricuturasts the tent caterpillar is much magned pest Its appear ance is worse than its damage in other words 1t does not compare with other pests in damage to fruit trees and might not noticed it not for its ugly grey nests. Furthermore the ten caterpillar is declining rather than increasing observers this spring nave noticed. The Ed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24
Mapic beanStalk

Magic beanstalk. |. John Candida our favorlte tonsoraist comes forward with of those Brobding nagian tales that delight these ears the same time we are cautionng John not snip off the end of as his scissors ply their way through accumulation of thatch We'll at any rate John bought some ever greens and fruit trees for his plantation week or so ago. One of them was apple tree quite small said John "Would you believe it. he said, 1 planted that tree Sunday and the following Friday aad not oy brought forth leaves but also blossoms and It was as bare as billiard ball when bought it.. ." Mo- wouldn't believe it, Johnny, and still don't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24
BY ALLAN ROY DAFOE,
 n R K M ID

Callander, Ont, May 24 The Dionne quintuplets. talking on their third birthday with facility that is growing every day, laughing, run ming, and romping in excellent health, can look back over their third year with a good deal of sat iSfaction. .--..-
 Not only do they use 8 growing list of words, but they now put to- gether and use sentences in their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24
AnsUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 I. The House of RepreSen- tativeS.
 2. James Monroe.
 3. It is prohibited by law in every state and territory. 4. Harriet Beecher Stowe. 5. Humboldt. 6. Strait of Juan de Fuca. 2. The Society of Friends (Quakers).
 8. Welterweight and Mid- dleweight.
 9. Wild Rose.
 10. The science of drugless healing, in cOntradistinctiOn to the treatment of disease by surgery or medicine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

In the news Governor Wilbur L. Cross will be in Philadelphia next September 17 for the sesquicenten- nal celebration of the signing of the Declaration of h.
 dependence One of the notable features Of the invitation to chief executive the fact that the n vtation delivered by special courier printed on Ben iannin Franklins press. If you're wine imbiber, dction is off sharply on account unfavorable weather We told the other day about parrot that yelled for help when fire broke out in pet shop we'll here's one Down in Iadonia Texas barn got fire and two prize mules became so panicky they tried to rush into the flames goat prevented them by standing in front Of the blazing doorway and putting them away from it. TO accommodate visitors New Hampshire may build cog railway at Franconia Notch in the White Mountains
 Down in Auckland New Zealand, hole in one ln- sres every player of not worrying about setting up drinks for the house You insure yourself against the fuke and if happens you get $25 with which the boys can toast you, etc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

communal CnaC- ter with each other and with the n u r s e S. "Bebe m e n e pain," one of them will an- nounce brightly as she looks up from the sup per table. Me ne," the middle word is not a perfect version of "mange" as yet, but Baby eats bread" is perfectly clear. 0AffoY,rj nofif
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

One of the largest location com- panies ever assembled for western picture went on location to Lone Pine to film George Hiliman pro- duction for RKO release, Holly wood Cowboy" Five trailer dressing rooms were taken along for princi- pals and extras,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

booming across the fields startle many people. But not the quins. They pay no attention at all. We attribute this imperturbability to their heritage and to the regularity of their regime, lots of sleep at regular hours. Remember that the quins' regular habits were estab- lished during the first three months of their life. It is not too much to suggest that establishment of routine of eating and sleeping may be begun for the average child by the time he is three days old.
 The children are all sturdy physi- cally, and ever so much stronger than they were a year ago. Today they can climb unaided into the regular-size bath-tub in the nursery, carry small chairs about, swing from the bars of their "gym" in the play yard, and bang their kiddie-cars about in way that is a tribute to the strength of the vehicles as well as to their own.