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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-08-06
GOPHER AND CAT
WERE ONCE PALS
STRANGE FRIENDSHIP OF
LATE NINETIES

Ulysses S. James 40 years ago
owner and manager Of q machine
shop and foundry in Helena, later
construction engineer for the old
Jardine, Is now an internationally
known inventor and manufacturer
of mining and metalliferous mill
ing machinery with offices at IS
Runyon street, Newark, N. J., &C
cording to DR.. James S. Stuart Of
Livingston.
DR.. Stuart and James were chums
in Jardine in 18s8-99. Since that time
they have corresponded regularly. The
recent investigation of gophers by the
United States health department. in
Park county reminded James Of an ex-
perience during his building Of the 40
stamp mill at Jardine. He wrote Dr..
Stuart as follows:
II was greatly interested IN your
Der, after the mill was completed and
running, we excavated a road back Of
the mill. A lot Of blasting had to be
done. The ground was frozen solid to
a depth of three or four feet.
about 80 inches beneath the sur.
face the men came across a ball OF
grass about - inches in diameter with
rolled up like a ball and apparently
lifeless. We took the little fellow into
the boiler room and thawed him out.
Presto! He awoke and began to scam
per about. He was absolutely tame and
seemed to have forgotten all his past
life. He became q great pet.
I'VE then had another pet, a stray
cat, that the boys had tanned by feed
ing. Soon the gopher and the cat be-
came great friends. They would play
about the machine shop and boiler
room like kittens, always showing up
together at noon for tid-bits from the
boys lunch pals. Then again they
would play about until wearied, when
they would curl up together and sleep.
A strange tale! Yet It Is factual. Pos
sibly you remember the circumstance.
At length the gopher tried to Jump
through an engine flywheel and was
killed. For days the cat would not eat,
the while be sought his chum through
From this It appears that q gopher
may be frozen solid, like . blowf1y, and
yet come to life when thawed out. How
ever, the large bail Of grass within
which this little fellow had buried him
self may have saved him from actually
freezing.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-08-06

Duncan Macdonald it is haunted with
grim pictures for 1t has been the scene
of real tragedy in the past. Many years
ago not only have three white men met
death on the railroad bridge here, also
a chinaman, but two white men were
by some Indians who in December,
1890, paid for their crimes On the gal
lows at Missoula.
The story has been recently called
to mind when the aged ~80-year-old
F1athead Indian, Lawrence Finley, was
fatally stabbed at st. Ignatius a short
time ago with a scissors by a younger
Indian, Peter Paul Pierre. This Law
renee or Larry Finley was a witness
of the murder of two white men at
this place so years ago: The murdersrs
last named being an uncle Of scissors
stabber Peter Paul Pierre. Duncan Mac
Donald and the writer visited the place
recently and Duncan pointed out the
various spots and described the crime
as it has been rehashed by the Indians
these many years and is being talked
about again. Larry Finley turned states
evidence and the scissors stabbing seems
to be traced to a .smouldering feud
since the crime and convictions took
place so many years ago.
There Is an OLD fora at Gn1S pOlnC
in the Jocko and on the side next to
many years ago in a cabin with his
wife who is known today as Beaverfoot
because she is said to have six toes
on one FOOT and their two small
children. AS the story goes, this Indian,
Pierre Paul, Lawrence and some other
Indians were gambling in the cabin.
Some time during the day La La See
took his horse down to the river to
water and espied two white men camp
ing on the opposite shore, the very
place the stick game is going on now.
La La See remarked to his companions,
Lets kill those white men just for
the fun of it" Shortly he added he was
only ioking. But Pierre Paul wa serious
and wanted to go ahead with the sug-
gestion. He had blood to avenge (the
Coombs affair at Arlee where his
brother had been killed by a white
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-08-06

with various groups and certain ones
are believed to be luckier than others.
Many games were played in the
camps at the fork Of the road leading
to the agency from highway No. 90, a
short distance east of Dixon but the
game started first early this spring at
3 camp located on 2 strip. Of IND
Jocko river, found just after passing
over the Jocko river bridge and turn
ing sharply to the left before reaching
the track. It is a beautiful spot but to
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-08-06
SEES BIG

Delegates from - states and from several
foreign countries are expected to attend the
bituminous conference on oil mat road con-
struction to be held in Glacier park, Sept. 2.
8 and Q, according to Chief Engineer D. A.
McKinnon Of the state hishway commission.
Tho conference Is to be held under the aus
pices Of the Montana state road department.
More than 500 DELEGATES are expected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28

Harry Benvento: third row: Mike Carosella, Joan Velta, Vivian Wig more, Bob Mcdonald, Kenneth Byrne, Ringmaster James Poison, Bunny Foster and Junice Carver; fourth row: Gueraino Vincenzi, Dave Switz, George Audette, Bill Poggi, Bill Kalasky and Albert Audette.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
REORGANIZATION

A repetition ot an outdoor con. cert given last week at Hamilton pavilion by the members of the glet clubs of Fulton and Hamilton play grounds will take place this evening at 7:30 o'clock at Fulton Park. There will be variations in the program o1 numbers to be sung by both groups and by each club separately, but IT general the program will be the same. It is expected that a large crowd will turn out for the sing this evening.
 Those who will take part for the Hamilton group are Jilbert and Riga Provancher, Sabina Crane, Mary and Patricia Lord, Philip and Joseph Goulet, Nancy Walsh, Mary Shea, John Stephinilis, William Sullivan, Charles Hudson, Rosalind Shea Ethel Stevens. Betty Barry, Shirley Manfriedi, Henry Boucher, Ruth Mccullough, Shirley Monroe, Wini- fred Monroe, Lawrence Graham Virginia Coss, Nita Catanzaso, Jean Mac Farlane, Marie Calvin, Lucy LaVigne, Marguerite Shea. Helen Lond, Mary Lou McGivney, Eleanor Walsh Dorothy Maxwell, Emy Maxwell, Stewart Dilger, Carmella Verrastero and Jack Barry.
 The following are among those who will sing for Fulton Park: Joseph Byrne, Francis Byrne, Dick Carey, Joseph Marinara, Joseph Olsen, Ruth Dalquist, Ruth Straw Lillian Briglia, Robert Briglia, Rita Shea, Helen Richmond, Edna Rich- mond, Eleanor Wench, Barbara
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
Over 5000 Signatures Obtained for Merit Syster
Sponsors Claim More
 Names Will Be Added
 Within Present Week
Final Call Sounded to Committee Workers to Report
 at Once-OnIy 6,302 Signatures Required; Board I of Aldermen to Be Awaited Upon Again Monday

investigation of the petition as to its soundness provided for a com- mittee to report at subsequent meeting on the petitions legality.
 The last-named committee is composed of Aldermen Francis x. Bergin, George R. Guilfoile, Charles F. Scuillo, George L. Kingston, and William P. Loeffler. This is the same committee which offered the majority report at the last meeting which recommended that the cor- poration counsel draft "a proper or dinance concerning establishment of a merit system in the City of Waterbury" and found that the proposed amendment lis not work able"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28

Claiming about 1000 more sign- CTS of the petition than required to provide for a referendum on the merit system on the voting ma chimes at the fall election, the Wa terbury committee of the Connec- ticut Merit System Association, Inc, called today for all additional names workers have obtained for submission ct the meeting of the board of aldermen Monday night.
 DeadI0cled e'
 The board of aldermen at the last meeting failed to accept re- ports from their committees inves- tigating the merit system, pro or con, and were deadlocked with @ vote of 7-7 on this matter when the petition was presented.
 At that time, William F. Burke, who offered the petition, claimed the affidavit accompanying the doc- ument proved that more than 7,- 300 voters had signed. The num- her nf signatures required to place a proposal perore the voters is B. 392. he, said, or IS per cent of the voting list.
 Members of the merit system committee said today that the orig inal petition bore 8,1O0 names but that more than 100 had been elim- mated because of duplication or other reason.
 "Our records show that about 7,- 200 signatures have been checked on the 1886 voting list" MT. Burke said. But many signers of the original petition had changed their ad- dresses recently and failed to give their 1886 voting addresses so that we were unable to check them. We know that many of them are vot- CTS, however, and thus the actual number of voters who have signed far exceeds 7,200."
 More Names Coming
 It was reported that a few work CTS failed to send in their petitions in time for submission to the board of aldermen at the Monday meet ing. They have been asked to re- port at once to the committee so that the additional names will be Eeduy lOE SuunllSSlOH dt tle HeHL meeting.
 Canvassing for signatures has ceased, MT. Burke announced.
 Concerning the deadlock of the aldermanic board on reports of its committees, it was brought out to- day that the deciding vote. that of Alderman Edward H. Goldberg, democrat, was not available for per- Sonal reasons. Alderman Goldberg was in Boston. attending the fu- neral of 6 relative, and returned to Waterbury last night.
 The deadlock vote was occasioned when Chairman Peter Griffin voted on both reports of the committees named to investigate the merit sys- tenn proposal.
 Committee Named
 Following presentation of the pe- tition. motion by Alderman c. Ar thur DuBoiS that the proposal be accepted was lost and motion by Alderman George R. Guilfoile for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
JUVENILE LIBRARY
 FANS INCREASING
Young Students Show Keen Appreciation of
 Splendid Book Offer

The boys and girls are all await ing the release of the first volume in the Juvenile Library which the Democrat is offering its readers at % cents per volume. The Adven- lures of Tom Sawyer in the first volume in this wonderful set of books to be released on Saturday has been one of the most widely read books in the world. Today It Is just as popular and there are hundreds of our readers who will take advantage of this offering and read the book probably for the tenth time.
 Give your boys and girls the op- portunity of reading the book. The Democrat provides the way in offer ing 1t for % cents. Other books in the Juvenile Library are just as in- teresting and are sure to attract the widest attention as released weekly by the Democrat.
 Here Is the set of books the Democrat offers ,t 29 cents and six coupons clipped from the paper:
 l. The Adventures of Tom Saw yer by Clemens.
 2. Robinson Crusoe by Defoe. 3. Gulliver's Travels by Swift.
 {. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
 s. Little Men by Louisa May AlcOtt.
 6. Hans Brlnker by Dodge. !. Pinocchlo by Carlo COllOdi. g. Alice in Wonderland by Car roll. 3. "A ChIIds Garden of Verses by Stevenson.
 10 Aesop's Fables by Aesp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
| Sleepy Driver | Crashes Into
 Parkway Curb

Lady Luck and King Morpheus accompanied George Buzinsly, 29, of 2l6 East Pearl street, Torring- ton, on a wild ride down the winding Chase park boulevard at 5:3O o'clock this 0mrning. Travel inf at a pace of 50 miles per hour, he dozed, and awakened when the car crashed into the rocks that guard the mebank- ment on the largest curve of the boulevard.
 Four huge boulders were dis placed, one of them being knocked a distance of 50 feet be- fore being stopped. and the others travelling considerable space. Buzinsky was arrested on charge of reckless driving by Motor Patrolman Joseph Me- Carthy, and when ararigned In court today was given a continu- ance to August 2.
 The car was badly damaged, and will require approximately $25O for repairs. Police say Buzin- sky was lucky not to have been seriously injured. Buzinsky told police he was a night worker in a Torrington restaurant, and af- CT completing ihs hours had iriv v:n his brother to Woodbury. The crash occurred while he was on the way back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
BABS0N GUEST OF
 KIWANIANS TODAY

A picture of the National Jam- boree in Washington, from a can- did and an impressive standpoint, was related to the local Kiwanis club this noon at the Elton by Da- vid Babson, local scout executive. The local Boy Scout head explained how the Jamboree looked to him as huge spectacle and than gave several descriptions of smaller and more candid items in regard to the affair. He described 1t as an occa- sion of good fellowship. the like of which he had never before seen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
FULTON PARK

Tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock the peanut hunt announced earlier in the week will take place on the playgroun1. Supervisors will hide the peanuts during lunch hour and at three o'clock the children will roam about the playgrounds and the nearby woods searching for marked peanuts. Finders of these will be awarded prizes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
THREE KILLED IN AUTO CRASH

Ware, Mass, July 28 - (UP) - Homeward bound from a dance at West Warren, a youth and two girls were killed and three companions were injured perhaps fatally early today when their speeding roadster went out of control, overturned twice and crashed into a fence.
 The dead: Miss Mildred Banas, g; Miss Mary Chrabascz, 23; Stephen Gadziala, q. The injured: Miss Sophie Jerz, q, skull, jaw and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
COAL AWARDS

Hartford, Conn, July 28-CUP)- First contracts under the new state central purchasing agency law adopted by the 1887 general assem- ply were awarded today by Super visor Edward c. Geissler for $50, 1000 worth of coal.
 The coal, destined for Connecti- cut state hospital, Middletown, and Fitch'S Home for Soldiers. Noroton, will be furnished by the T. A. D Jones Coal Co, New Haven, and AL fred Brown, Inc. South Norwalk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28

collar bone fractures, multiple cuts and bruises. Walter Ciejka, 23, skull fracture, multiple cuts and bruises. Anthony Kozur, 24, owner and driv- CT, skull fracture and multiple cuts and bruises. All were from Ware.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
HAMILTON PARK

One of the closest and most ex- citing inter playground volley ball contests of the season took place last evening at Waterville when the members of the Hamilton team won a three-game battle from the home sextet. The scores were l5-9, 9-15, l5-l2. This was the fourth straight win for the East Enders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
SOUTH END

American folk songs as well as popular numbers will feature a singing contest which will be held this evening at the Washington Park playground with children from the South End and the Washington Park Glee Clubs taking part.
 A dramatic adaptation of the famous Little Red Riding Hood tale will be offered on the play ground today as part of the daily work. There will also be practice in Russian and Dutch folk dancing.
 Yesterday afternoon a doll con- test took place at the playground with the following young girls entered:
 Ann Marie Nardozzi Vivian Rulli, Jeanne Herbert, Paulette Herbert, Germaine Cossette, Elaine Pelletier, Catherine Valaitis, Ellen Valaitis, Jacqueline Jacob, Doris Neuman, Elizabeth Neuman, Viola Violette, Ruth Beebe, Anna Panac- clone, Marie Guerriero, Theoline Cyr and Theresa Tessier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
Permits Building

One building permit was issued today in the office of Building Inspector Patrick J. Carlin to:
 Ben Grove, permission to make addition to a present dwelling and store at 1899 South Main street at a cost of S1,O0O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
Playground Actiuities

Spring, Danieil Blacker, John Mat hews, Dorothy LaPlante, Anna As sif, Joan Delandreau, Ella Ruby, and James Welch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28

A railway in England is offering $2,500 in prizes for the best kept station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28

Jim Mollison, the Engl8h flyer has joined the oxford Group Move ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
News Behind the News
- Endinu the Depression

WASHINGTON - Roosevelt and the New
Dealers have plan for ending the depression
before it approaches disastrous proportions.
The Presidents economists have told hlm
that there isn't much chance OF any pickup IN
business worth speaking of before some ume
next spring The administration is now con-
WINGED that the country is in one OF those old
fashioned economic spirals OF declining produc-
ton and purchasing power-and that nothing can
actually be done about 1t until some sort OF a
new balance of prices, production and purchaS-
ing power is achieved, although now is the tme
to plan.
This is not a very common viewpoint outside
the inner circle of advisers. Congress Is very
likely in the meantime, to take the WORD OF
business interests and conservative economists
that there's no cure like repeal of the corporate
surplus profits tax.
New Dealers scott at that proposal and others
of the Sort claiming that Wall Street is entirely
unrealistic in its suggestions as to the oepres-
sions causes and possible cures. But there Will
be a real fight over the surplus profits tax II
Roosevelt sticks to his determination to conflne
action to alleviatons for small businesses.
During that other period which Democrats
like to call the Hoover depression there were
several upturns in the spring-in 1880, 1881 and
1892.
Friends of Mr.. Hoover like to say that the
depression really ended in 1882 and that only
the presidential campaign and Roosevelts elec-
ton prevented parade to recovery from con-
tinuing RooSeyetS friends say the trouble was
that Hoover never had a plan of action ready
with which to take advantage OF an upturn Wheh
he one
Anyway Rooseyelts idea now is that there
will be at least eVeling off of the declining
industrial curve some time in the spring and
that the government promoted private house
building BOOM previously discussed in this col
t,mn can then take hold and provide impetus
which will start industry spiraling upward again.
--latest decision is to ask Congress to get the
FHA interest-service charge rate down from
6A per cent to around 4l2D
The spring adjustment expected to provide
the psychological moment for the housing boom
to be actually felt is anticipated partly as
result of an approach of prices and production
levels to the normal, unchanging purchasing pow
er for consumer goods. Thereafter 1t is being
figured each billion dollars that may be spent
on housing will mean a three-billion increase
in national income
Fear that the planned boom would lead to
increased prices for building materials explains
Roosevelts recent request that the Federal Trade
Commission investigate monopoly price-fixing
The inquiry is aimed primarily at building ma
terial prices. and perhaps especially steel.
New Deal economists take the position that
unjustified monopolistic price increases for
building materials practically all that spoil
ed promising building BOOM last spring
All of them admit there's bad decline and
some even call it terrific But it isn't true
that Washington is scared and deSpondent
as Wall Street-not yet, at least
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
No, 28219

On Tuesday, December 28, 1897,
at 1000 o'clock AM, PIONEER
TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST
COMPANY, as Trustee under Deed
of or Transfer in Trust dated De-
cember "a, 1923, recorded December
%. 1928, in Book 219, page SO, of
Official Records in the office of the
Recorder of Imperial County, Cali
fornia, and securing. among other
obligations, one note for $4,000,
dated December "a, 1923, in favor
of j. w. Tyler and nellie Tyler, hus-
band and wife. as joint tenants, and
VIII. Tyler. Jr., and Lura j. Tyler,
husband and wife, as joint tenants,
by reason of now continuing de-
fault in the payment or performance
of obligations secured by said deed
or transfer including the breach
or default notice OF which was re-
corded in the office Of the County
Recorder of Imperial County. Cali
fornia, by the Beneficiary and the
undersigned more than three
months prior to the date hereof
will sell at public auction to highest
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
Other Editors Say
AN AFTERTHOUGHT
(By VIM. Allen White)

Bishop William w. brown, of the Episcopal
church. died full of repentance. A dozen or 10
years ago when Communism was a new and
untried experiment in the world, Bishop Brown
saw in the Russian expression of Communism
the hope of the Christian world He left his
church to follow that strange god. He spent
the last five years of his life trying to regain
his status He tried to go back into the fold
For some strange reason his church put up the
bars.
The Communist experiment in Russia has
been a world wide eye-opener to men who be-
lieved that justice could be established by po-
litical means. No one can question the earnest
ness and, taking it by and large, the integrity
of the Russian Communist leaders. On the
other hand, considering government as at least
10 per cent expression of principle, no one
can deny the failure of those Communist leaders
in Russia They have done their best. But they
were men. They were working with men. They
were working with who were not used to
dealing with justice having justice dealt to
them Neither the people nor their leaders
were expert in dispensing justice
The establishment of justice is a hard job at
best and the Russians fumbled it. 1t will take
a decade TO much betterment a generation
to see much further progress, perhaps a century
TO realize any fair approximate of the Commu
mist ideal In the meantime capitalism moving
TO the left in the democraces as it is moving
will probably arrive at the common goal of
peace and good will which is the Communist
ideal as quickly as Communism
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
Dog is Still
Man S Best Friend

Are you lonely, detected or pent up
emotionally?
Then what you need is something to
provide an emotional transfer! And
one of the most effective means of ac-
complishing this, according to Columbia
University's most noted psychologist, DR..
A. A. Brill, is through a pet.
It's worth noting that modern psychol-
ogy, judging from DIR. Brill's advice,
sets its solemn seal of approval upon
the venerable adage that "a mans best
friend is his dog" According to this
psychoanalyat, they provide the best
emotional transfer.
But when it comes to fish, go slow !!
They're too cold and aloof!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

public cemetery districts approved
June 1st, 1921. Statutes of 1921,
page 1103 as amended.
Notice is hereby given that said
election will be held on Tuesday
the 14th day of December, 1887.
Notice is further hereby given
that the following voting places for
said election have been designated
and established by the Board of
Supervisors as being the polling
places within the boundaries of said
proposed cemetery district at which
the voters may cast their ballots
for or against said proposition: