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Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

.eloquence of John Randolph of
Roanoke, congress authorized the
President to employ Trumbull to
paint, at a cost Of So, 900 each, the
four pictures which now adorn the
walls of the rotunda of the Capt.
toI.
A Difficult Task.
Accepting this commissionmeant
the task Of en1arging his original
small paintings to canvases IL by
IS feet, with Iife-sized figures, on
a wall 100 feet high. So it was
with some misgivings that Trum-
bull set to work first on his mas
terpiece, the Signing. He kept in
close touch with Jefferson by cor
respondence while doing it and on
October %, 1918, he wrote to the
Sage of Monticello: .'I have the
satisfaction to acquaint you that
my painting of the Declaration of
Independence is finished (as far
as it can be, until I see it in it's
place at the CapitoD and, with per-
mission of the President, is now
publicly exhibiting in this City. It
has excited some attention :"
That last is a modest under
statement for when he had en-
cravings made from the painting,
people bought them eagerly even
though they cost $40 each-a
large sum in those days. Jeffer-
son ordered two and, in a letter
accompanying them, Trumbull
wrote: s:.. ,:.>./
SIT is delightful to- me, that
after the lapse of so many years,
this work which I rneditated, &
which you assisted me to arrange,
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
Think Il !. Over

II &E -
PY THE street of Bye-and-
l. Bye one arrives at the
house of Never.-German prov
erb.
People who have half an hour
to spare usually spend it with
somebody who hasn't.
Dignity is one thing that can't
be preserved in alcohol.
Epitaph: He walked on the
suicide of the road.
Many have made up their
minds what they are going to
do if temptation comes their
way. They are going to fall.
When one is unimportant, he
can attract attention in many
noisy ways.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

painted in. A few months later
the painter went back to Paris
and added Jefferson's.
Then the French Revolution
broke to put an end to Trunbull's s
work in Paris. In October, 1889,
both he and Jefferson returned to
America. Arriving in New York
Trumbull found that the Constitu-
ton had been adopted and Wash
ington elected President. Here
the portraits of Richard Henry
Lee, Francis Lewis, George Clin-
ton, Lewis Morris and Roger Sher-
man were soon added to Trum-
bulls canvas.
The next spring the artist went
to Philadelphia where he spent
three months adding more por-
traits. During the fall of 1890
Trumbull was in Boston and New
Hampshire, painting the portraits
of John Hancock, Samuel Adams,
Robert Treat Paine, Josiah Bart
lett and on subsequent visits to
Charleston, S. c., Philadelphia,
New York and Boston added
others.
Secretary to John Jay.
The end of Trumbull's great
project was almost in sight when
political troubles at home and war
abroad turned his interest and
the interest of his friends from the
arts to these more pressing prob
lens. In 1894 Trumbull was ap-
pointed secretary to John Jay and
accompanied him to England to
aid in the negotiations which re-
suited in the famous jays Treaty.
For the next decade he was not q
painter but an American agent in,
Europe, part of the time as a COM
missioner carrying out the stipu-
lations of that treaty. He was in
Paris in 1897 on his way back
from Stuttgart where he had had
an engraving made from his pic:
ture of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
incidentally this picture played
an unexpected role in getting its.
painter out of a dangerous situa-z
ton. Placed on the suspect list
by Robespierre's agents, Trurn-
bull was not allowed to leave
France. Pinckney, the American
minister, could do nothing for
him. In fact, he told TrumbulI
there was a good chance that both
of them might soon find them
selves in the Temple prison and
on the way to the guillotine.
Then Trurnbul appealed to his
old friend, Louis David, the
French painter, now a trusted
ally of Robespierre, who learned
that he had his Bunker Hill pic
ture with him. ''The picture is
worth many passports" declared
David and he led the American
to the police prefecture with the
painting (Which is a small one)
under his arm. Exhibiting it to
the chief of police, David told him
that his American friend had been
at that battle. "He is as good a
Revolutionist as any of u.s." he
declared, whereupon Trunbull
was allowed to depart in peace.
Returning to America at the
close of the War of 1872, Trunbull,
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
identifying Houses

Before houses were numbered,
London's business streets were
lined on both sides by a success
sion of gay signboards exhibiting
an almost infinite variety of blue
boars, black swans, red lions,
flying pigs and the like. Even
with these signs it was often hard
to find ones destination, for the
signs were often so badly painted
that it would have puzzled a natu-
ralist to make out the animal
meant.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09
JOHN I'RUMBUI.I
By EELMo sCoTT WATSON

sharp tone Of the teachers voice startled the boy
out Of his reyere Hastily he scled through the pages
of his arithmetic book, uneasy in his guilty knowledge of
those four problems he hadn't worked yet But he'd been
interested in looking at the picture the wall that he'd
forgotten all about the necessity for finding out how many
apples Mary had after John had given her three and Susan
had given her six, and she had given four to Philip.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

Multiply that incident by a hum
dred or a thousand and you have
a composite of the average Amer
ican's idea of what took place in
independence hall in Philadel-
phia on July A, 1776, the birthday
of our nation. He may never have
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24

This month we observe the birth of Jesus the corner
stone of the Christian aith His life would challenge any
man. You do not have to be beever' to thrill to the
acts, the words, the von the fath the courage the big
souness and the perseverance of this Man. He made
habit Of doing the impossible
could point you to finer example than His life if
your soul is on fire to excel No nferiorty complex
stand up under the power of His life No pos
sby be content with small thinking and acting if he
under the influence Of the life of the Man, Jesus
The power that motivated Him called suffering
shepherd out Of INDIAN to face Egyps ruler and lead the
people out Of bondage He took young farmer by the
of David and set him against mailed giant with
nothing in his hand but sling and stone. He took
Elisha from the pow and Amos from tending the flocks,
and put them out to found religion He took Flor
Nightingale away from her home of decacy and cu
ure and set her down in the midst of boodsained BATTLE
fields He sent Stanley into the Businesses Of Africa to
lift burdens from bcnt black backs He rode with Cron
we'll over the plains Of England. Jesus did likewise
Regardless of your creed whether you have or
not long enough to catch the spirit of the Man Of
Gallee who did the impossible It will lift you to
heights and throughout 1888 you will be reaching for what
has seemed to be impossible and you will accomplish it.
We send you Christmas Wishes in that spirt-The Week
ly Island Lantern.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
WOMAN WILL MARRY
MONTANAN FOR $500

"For" the first time, no matter
how hard the kids try to be good
this year there will be no Santa
Claus at our house."
So writes Miss Maurine Donnel-
lie, 20-year old Cumberland, Md
miss in a letter to Governor Roy
E. Ayers, offering herself in mar
riage to any respectable man who
will send her family $500; and re-
questing he make the letter public
in the press. Poverty grips the
Donnelle family, the girl writes; a
mother ill and no jobs.
Published in Helena papers, sew
eral volunteer donations were ten
dered to be forwarded. How many
marriage offers went by direct
mail is unknown. Describing her
self, the girl states she is five feet,
three inches tall, dark complexion
ed, weighs 1O8 pounds and has
been told she resembles Jean Har-
low.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
RED LODGE WPA LITTLE SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA STARTS PRACTICE SOON

Under the Works Progress Ad
ministration's statewide recrea
tional program this winter, emph-
asis will be placed upon the social
and recreational values of music
more than ever before, Mrs. Ethel
B. Arnett, state director of the di-
vision of education and recreation,
announces.
''Music, just for the joy it brings,
will be our first consideration, -
Mrs. Arnett says. "While all the
teachers employed to teach music
under WPA have had professional
training and experience, and all
pupils who are given free WPA in
struction are encouraged to go as
far as possible, nevertheless, the
basic motive behind our work is
just to teach people to play and
sing for the fun they derive from
it."
"If the potential Caruso, or Krie-
sler should appear among our stu
dents in Montana, we will do ev-
erything possible to encourage and
assist that genius. But we are not
interested in making professional
musicians. We want to teach music
so that people may better enjoy
life and gain the enriching exper-I
ience that participation in music
brings" she explains.
WPA records indicate that thou
sands of Montanans have received
music instruction and have parti-
cipated in musical programs since
the Inauguration of the program.
In scores of communities they will
gather regularly for the first, Sec
ond or third year of activity this
winter. Children and adults from
and farms will join with
town folks in nearby communities
to enjoy this fun. Just as distance
from a WPA recreational center
seems to be no bar to participa-
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
SUOMI SERVICES
Will BE SUNDAY

Death late Monday took Johr
Suomi, SO, Red Lodge coal miner
who succumbed at the family
home here after an illness of q
month.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Sunday at the Olcott Fun
eral Home, with the Rev. A. B.
Cornelson officiating. Burial will
be in Red Lodge cemetery.
Born in Ulistaro, Finland, on
Feb. 13, 1868, Suomi came to AM
erica 81 years ago. He came to
Red Lodge in 1911.
Survivors include the widow;
Mrs. Eriika Suomi, four sons, vii
liam Suomi of California, Theo-
dore Suomi of Red Lodge, Arvo
Suomi of the state of Washington,
and Art Suomi of Portland, Ore. !;
three daughters, Mrs. Ed. Lowery
and Mrs. John Torgerson of Bill
ings and Irene Suomi of Red
Lodge.
There is a brother, Stefan Suomi
of Massachusetts, and a brother,
Jack, of Finland.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
FAMILIAR old STORY WILL BE
RETOID in XMAS PROGRAMS HERE


'"The earth has grOkn tired will
it's burden of 'care,&
But at Christmas it always is
young;
The heart. of the jewel burns lus.
trOus and fair,
When the soul, full of music
breaks on the air,
When the song Of the angels is
sung"
In a war-torn world, sick with
suffering, goaded with greed
comes a message, down through
the ages, of "Peace on Earth Good
Will to Men," The story of a beck
oning star which brought multi
tude to worship at the manger crib
of The Christ.
The story of that holy birth is
a familiar old story but one which
has bourne re-tell ing down
through the years.
In the little town of Bethlehem,
nestled among its tlg-trees and
olive-orchards in the Judean hills,
throngs of people had gathered.
Augustus Caesar, the master of the
then known world, had issued an
imperial Decree ordering a gen
eral registration of all his sub
jects. This was for the purpose of
revising and completing the tax
lists. According to Roman law,
people were to register in their
own cities, and according to Jew
ish methods they would register
by tribes, families and the houses
Of their fathers. Joseph and Mary
were Jews, and conformed to the
Jewish custom. It was well known
that he and Mary were of the
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
.CARBONITES WIN
OVER O'I|II.||... B|E:ARCREEK /: |
TEAM, "a TO 21
Hartwigmen Show Flashes
Of Speed In Win
Wednesday

A brilliant and consistent attack
on the part of Carbon County high
schools cage aggregation result
ed Wednesday night in a victory
over Bearcreek's powerful team,
81 to 81.
Ottero led the Carbonites in a
game which kept the fans excited
all the way through.
The determined and scintillating
display of Bearcreek's power loom
ed ever strong, and caused the
Blue and Gold clad quint of Red
Lodge to extend every iota of
power.
Carbon, however, led all the
way and showed no evidence of
cracking. Ottero's IL points were
ably supplemented by the work of
Beital, fellow forward, who gar
nered 8 markers. Gebo at center
managed to bag tallies, while
Cestnik at guard turned in 4 coun-
ters.
Bearcreek, paced by the consis-
tent Sankovich at center, managed
to stay in the running. Sankovich
chalked up 7, points and was
thorn in the side of Carbon all the
way.
Coach A. M. (Dutch) Hartwig
stated that he is pleased with the
showing made by his charges and
that he expects much from them
if they continue to show improve
ment they have displayed in the
past few games.
For Bearcreek Sankovich stood
out, while Crtalic at a forward
post also looked good. Mating
managed to get two points, and
Ray, a substitute flashed through
with five.
Carbon's cagers will journey to
Hardin to. play that quint on Dec.
80, Coach Hartwig stated. Hardin
boasts some star Indians on it's
squad and a fast game is expected.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
INSTRUCTIONS ON
LICENSES GIVEN
Just How To Apply For
Car Tags Divulged
By Treasurer

! Montana motorists will follow a
: new procedure when they equip
their vehicles with 1888 licenses
The new motor vehicle law is eff
fective January 1st, but with JAN
uary 1st and End legal holidays,
registration, will actually start
January 3rd.
Motor vehicle owners will take
their 1887 motor vehicle registra-
tion card to the county treasurer
or assessor where they will OBJ
b tain two applications for registra-
tion prepared by the state regis
trar of motor vehicles. These cards
will carry virtually the same in
formation provided on the 1887
registration card sent to all mot
orists with the 1887 plates. After
making out the two application
cards, the vehicle owner will SUBJ
NIT them to the assessor who will
then assess the vehicle.
:. Assessment of the vehicle will
include preparation of an assess
ment card by the assessor, which
gives full information on the vehi-
Gle and provides an oath to be sig
ned by the applicant stating in eff
feet no effort has been made to
avoid taxation Of motor vehicles by
transfer out of the county in which
the owner resides. The assessor
then will place the assessed and
taxable value on the application
cards.
With his vehicle assessed, the
owner will go to the treasurer
where he will present both copies
Of the application, the 1887 regis
tration card and a copy Of the as
.sessment card prepared by the as
SCISSOR. The treasurer then will as
certain whether there are any de-
linquent taxes on the vehicle. IF
$50, the delinquencies will be added
to the current taxes. The treasur-
! CONTINUED on Page 81
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
EDGAR CRUEL OF.
BOYD CHAIRMAN
OF FCONSERVATION
Other Carbon Officers Are
Picked At Joliet
Gathering

County organization of the Ag
riculture Conservation Association
completed their organization al
their meeting at the Joliet Exten'
: sion Office, Saturday afternoon
, December 18, at which Mr.. Edgar
: Cruel, of Boyd, was selected as
!: county chairman and as manager
= of the 1888 program. Mr.. A. F
Boggio, of Luther, and Mr.. E. F
Turner, of Bridger, were selected
as the other two members of the
county committee. James Denton
. of Roberts was selected as alter
nate committeeman. Mr.. o. P,
. Roberts was selected as secretary,
and Miss Onita Blaylock as treas
urer.
The other organizing was COM
pleted at meetings held during the
week at which the following men
were selected as community COM
mitteemen:
Luthcx--A. F. Boggio, James
O'Shea, John Metcaf, Victor
George, Alternate.
Red Lodge-Jalmar Louma, E.
w. Draper, Ed. Johnson, Gust
Macki, Alternate.
Roberts-James Denton, Svanti
Lampi, Otto Kesti, K. E. Weidman,
Alternate.
Joliet-Edgar iGtuel, John Mur-
ray, Roy Reams, Guy Hull, Alter
nate.
Bridger-E. F. Turner, Chas. T.
Simpson, Martin Carlson, H. E.
Keintz, Alternate.
Fromberg-Otto Yedlicka, Joe
Pokarney, A. C. Foust, F. A. Car
many, Alternate.
The chairmen from each of the
six communities made up the coun-
ty board from which the county
committee of three were chosen.
Only one change was made in the
county board for the. 1888 program
in which o. F. Yedlicka, Of From
berg, replaced e. r. Dingus, who
had resigned from the board and
who is away from the county at
the present time.
Educational meetings were held
in each of the communities by the
Extension Agent at the time of the
elections, but on account of the
lack of details of the program it
was thought that other education
al meetings will be held at later
date when all specifications are
complete. A good attendance was
reported at all meetings, showing
that the farmers are interested and
showing the necessity of getting
more details of~the program in ad-
vance of the planting season.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
ROAD SURFACINC
COMPLETION seen

Surfacing of the Red Lodge ap-
proach highway to Yellowstone
National Park will be completed
this coming year, according to an
interesting letter received by o.
H. P. Shelley from Ben Arnold,
ranger in charge of the Cooke
station at the park.
The project is under supervision
of the Bureau of Public roads
and, after completion, will be an
added improvement to the world
famed road.
Mr.. Arnold, who receives The
Carbon County News, also added
some comments on the proposed
dog derby race. He writes, in part:
II also have been much interest
ed in recent discussions in your
paper of a proposed dog team race
over the new highway. A tie-in
with the Ashton, Idaho, events, in
cluding a run across the park,
would assure a "big time" show
and would undoubtedly attract a
large gallery of cross-country ski
ers as well as the town crowds at
both ends.
A special train might be
scheduled to make the run around
and back. Also have thought of
the possibilities of wild life in
terest along the highway for sum-
mer tourists. Buffalo and elk are
available from the park gratis"
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24

tribe of Judah and family of Da-
vid and that Bethlehem was THEN
ancestral home. Accordingly, they
left their Nazareth home, in the
territory of Zebulun, and came to
David's Gown city,, in the terri
tory of Judah.
They came down the east bank
of the Jordan, crossed the river at
Jericho, and came up among the
Judean hills and valleys till they
reached Bethlehem. 1t was long
journey, and a wearisome one; and,
on arriving, place of rest was The
first thing they sought.
Evidently they had no friends
living in the place; or, if they had,
their houses were already filled.
It was necessary that shelter be
had, and Immediately. In the khan,
or inn, there was no room; so
there was nothing to do but occu-
py a part of the space provided
for cattle. 1t was not an unusual
thing to do. And here in Bethle-
hem in a cave used as stable,
they sought shelte".
Sometime during that winter
night the shepherds were dazzled
by a light more brilliant than the
stars, and reused by voices not Of
earth. The Christ, whose future
sacrifice their focks were to SYM
bolize, was born, and the angels
were singing the good tidings.
Coming again to modern times,
a description of present day Beth
lehem would not be amiss. Orig
inally the "stable" was simply a
natural cave in the limestone
rock. Now little of the native rock
is seen, for marble slabs cover the
floor and line the walls. The cell
ing, which is about ten feet high,
is resplendent with thirty-two
brass lamps. Their light enables
one to examine the many pictures
portraying scenes in the life of |
Jesus. At the east end of the cave
there is a small recess in the rock,
before which hang fifteen lamps. |
In the floor of this recess a bright
CONTINUED on Page s.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
MRS. GREEN RITES
IS SET FOR TODAY

Services will be held at the
Roberts Methodist church at l p.
m. today for Mrs. Alice Green, 33,
who died at a local hospital after
lingering illness Wednesday.
Burial will be in Roberts ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Green was born in Red
Lodge on July IA, 1904.
Those surviving include her
mother, Mrs. Amelia Paavola, Red
Lodge; daughter, Frances Flora
Green of Red Lodge; two brothers,
Waino and George Paavola, both
of Red Lodge, and four sisters,
Miss Sylvia Paavola of Sun Val
ley, Idaho; Mrs. Signe Kavyas of
Russia; Mrs. Suoma Joki of Butte,
and Mrs. Mildred Joki of Laurel.
The Martin Funeral Home has
charge of arrangements.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
SELECT HOUR FOR
SKI PARTY HERE

Ski enthusiasts of Red Lodge
and Carbon county will have an
opportunity to test their prowess
on Sunday, Dec. 26, when they
will gather at the Pollard Hotel at
1 P. M. for the journey to the ski
slide and toboggan run provided
by members of the Red Lodge Win
ter Sports association.
A truck from the See EN- Alive
Zoo, operated by Columbus and
Lyons, will transport the athletes,
while Harley's Shell service will
provide the gas.
A large group is expected to take
advantage of the event. The public
is cordially invited.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
.BELFRY Y RANCHER
SUCCUMBS HERE

John William Harkin, 90, pion-
eer resident of Carbon county, sue
cumbed at a local hospital of
pneumonia Tuesday. The Martin
Funeral Home has charge of the
body pending funeral arrange
ments.
Born in Ontario, Canada, on Jan.
90, 1877, Harkin came to Red
Lodge in 1898, engaging in coal
mining. He took over ranch at
Belfry in 1902.
Survivors include his widow; five
sons, Bill Harkin of Powell, Wyo.,
and Jack, Fred, Marvin and Joe,
all of Belfry; three daughters,
Mrs. Helen Stout of Hamilton,
Mrs. Nyegard of Red Lodge
and Betty of Belfry. Also surviv-
ing is a sister, Mrs. Ralph Lum-
ley of Red Lodge, and two broth
ers, Ed of Billings and George of
Long Beach, Calf.
Mr.. Harkin- was a member of
the Beartooth Lodge of Elks No.
534 at Red Lodge.
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24

tion in the music activities, neith-
er is age. A Billings man of 80 is
already through his third book Of
violin instruction under WPA.
Community orchestras, bands,
and singing will be part of the
winter program, Mrs. Arnett says.
In Red Lodge, WPA's "little SYM
phony" orchestra will begin pract-
icing for it's third season, while
plans are under way for two 9TH
er bands which will assist the COM
munity on festive occasions. There
will again be community singing
in Havre, Glendive and other
towns, while at Miles City pre-
sentation of Humperdinck's fam
Gus opera "Hansel and Gretel,"
which has been the Christmas pro-
duction of opera companies thru
out the world for a quarter of a
century, will take place.
In Kalispell and several sur
rounding towns an extensive sched-
ule of concerts and community
musical programs has been mapp-
ed, and at Missoula, the WPA's re-
creational service which provides
leaders for community singing
among civic groups, is expected to
be overlooked for engagements.
"'WPA has found definitely that
Montanans want to participate in
social music" Mrs. Arnett says.
When a call was made at Laurel
recently for members to: form a
string orchestra, 81 persons turn
ed out, despite the fact that Laurel
already had one string orchestra
and senior orchestra" % &
I'm a way, musical work under s
.WPA's reereational. program has
brought about return to the pion-
eer concept of music. Then the
asked a. musician was not,
How we'll can you play But
simply, Can you play y she con-
cludes. ..> f.. >.% =. z: ':ss>.
ID
Carbon County news., 1937-12-24
IS NABBED. FOR
STEALING SHEEP

Roundup of law breakers in Car
bon county continued here We'd
nesday with the arraignment of
George Haworth, Fromberg, on a
charge of stealing sheep from the
ranch of E. C. Hunter of near
Bridger.
Haworth was arrested at From
berg by Deputy Sheriff Robert
Pryde upon a complaint signed by
Mr.. Hunter.
Haworth appeared before JUS
tice John Sanderson and was plac-
ed under $1,000 bond pending ap-
pearance in district court.