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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26

that occurred on Memorial day eve,
neceSsitating the cancellation of the
annual parade and cemetery rites in
favor of services in the Babcock the
ater.
The Billings Gazette of June l, 1917,
had the following to say of the city's
tribute to her war dead:
1.-TWO hundred Billings patriots
braved five inches of snow and slush,
falling trees and an intermittent rain
and snowstorm to attend the annual
Memorial day exercises in the Bah
cock theater.
''The wet streets prevented the pa
rade, but the veterans and citizens
met at the courthouse and marched
to the Babcock theater where the serv-
ices were held. Judge eros delivered
the Gettysburg address, w. B. George
gave the address of the day and the
invocation was delivered by James
Patterson"
In another part of the paper, the
following account was given Of the
storm itself:
1.-THE present storm has been one of
the most disastrous that has visited
this section in many years and thou
sands of dollars damage has been
done to trees, both ornamental and
fruit, as well as considerable injury
done to garden products during the
last 48 hours.
Fruit Trees Damaged
Hundreds Of fruit trees in the rural
districts and the city we're practically
stripped by the heavy snow which bore
down their branches. Many were split
in two and the halves crushed to the
ground. In the city hardly a yard es-
capped damage.
Hundreds of lilac bushes were flat
tened and broken branches of the
shade trees were strewn over the pave
ment and sidewalks all over town
Memorial day morning. In places
trees with trunks a foot in diameter
were snapped off by the immense
weight of the heavy snow on their
leaves
Decorative shrubbery in all parts
Of the city was badly damaged and
crushed by the snow. A pretty sight |
was seen by those citizens who passed |
the courthouse yesterday morning be- |
fore the snow had melted. The weep |
ing willows of the courthouse yard /
were dropped TO the earth with their |
white burdens. They resembled huge
ITO those farmers who have crops
in, particularly winter wheat, the snow
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
PIONEERS WILL
GATHER APRIL 9
ANNUAL BANQUET SESSION Il
SLATED AT BILLINGS COM
MERCIAL CLUB

Men and women who helped TO
build eastern Montana from
barren prairie into a thriving state
during the last so years viii gather
In the Billings Commercial club
April 8 for several hours OF dining,
reacuuaimting and reminfscing.
The occasion viii be the saith annual
banquet of the Pioneers Of Eastern
Montana society, the date for which
was set recently by the society'S ex-
ecutive committee and announced by
w. P. Rixon, executive secretary Of the
organization.
The event is expected to attract more
than 100 Montana residents who came
to the Treasure state prior to 1884. In
addition to this group will be host
of relatives of the society members.
The banquet will get under way at
o'clock, and will be followed by a
program of music and talks relating
to early-day incidents that occurred
when Billings and other eastern Nom
tana communities consisted mostly OF
tents and shacks and team OF horses
or oxen was the accepted manner OF
transportation.
The committees in charge Of the
annual affair are as follows: Banquet,
Mrs. Sarah Cooper and MRS. Mary
Morgan; program, Robert LeavenS,
Arthur j. Hart and I. d. OD0nneu;
Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Morgan.
Mark T. Newman Of Billings is pres
ident of the society. New officers VIII
be elected at a meeting preceding the
banquet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
NEW HIGHWAY TO
BE CONSTRUCTED
INDIAN SERVICE TO COOPERATE
WITH SANDERS COUNTY
ON PROJECT

As soon as weather conditions
permit work viii be started on the
road between Perma and Hot
Springs, through the Perma can
yOn, and across Camas Prairie, IL
was announced recently ne Camas
Prairie.
The work viii be done by the road
department Of the Indian service, with
Sanders county cooperating, allowing
use of road machinery.
The road is to be "A feet from
shoulder to shoulder, and win be grav-
eled. This road is badly needed, as the
Perma canyon is narrow and the
present road narrow and winding, with
blind curve near Camas creek.
With the completion of this road Il
will give a highway from Missoula to
Hot Springs, where are located the
mineral springs owned by the govern
ment and also the Symes mineral
springs.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
Forest Service Is
Conditioning Stock

One thousand mules and horses were
moved from the winter range to the
spring feeding grounds by forest
service workers on the pastures be-
tween Perma and Dixon a few days
ago. The animals were run through
corrals, inspected, and their names
and hair brands clipped.
In the fall, arriving from the forests,
the stock is placed on 1000 acres of
fall pasture in the higher country.
Then they are shifted to the winter
pasture, the haystack" of the range,
where particularly good care is possible
Early in March, the stock is moved
to the spring range. There each of the
thousand head viii be given fresh shoes
by platoon of horseshoers about the
first of May, and then the animals
will be ready to move to their summer
posts on the different forests.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
SHORT WAVE TO
BOOST MONTANA
MONTANANS, INC, TO SPONSOR
BROADCAST PRESENTATION
ON MARCH 2STH

The world is going TO hear Of
the scenic and recreatiOnaI advan-
tages of Montana in a short wave
radio broadcast on March %, 1t
was announced by Charles w.
TOwne of Butte, chairman Of the
advertising committee of Mon
tanans, Inc, the state chamber of
commerce.
The presentation will be made
through the cooperation of the New
York World Telegram, the United
States touring bureau and the Amer
lean Express Co. The short wave pro-
gram will be broadcast in French
English and Spanish by the facilities
of the General Electric Co., OF Schnec-
tady, N. Y.
The programs will be given in French
and English over station W2XAD,
London, and in Spanish and English
over station W2XAF, Buenos Aires.
They will be presented at 6:15 p. m,
Eastern Standard time.
THE number of DIX listeners, anna
teur short wave radio operators, is
increasing every year In every part of
the world" Mr.. Towne said, land
Montana's coming program will reach
a large and important field of prospec-
tive visitors. This program Is part of
the enlarged radio campaign sponsored
by Montanans, Inc, designed to inter-
est out of state guests in seeing all of
Montana in 1898, and making it their
vacation headquarters The DIX oper-
ators comprise large and, heretofore,
untapped source of tourist travel into
Montana"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
Third Place Won by
State Debate Team

Third place in Linfield colleges an
nual Pacific coast debate tournament
went to the Montana State university
team of Walter CoombS and Bill Scott
after three-day contest in which Al
teams from Is schools in five. states
competed. The tournament climaxed
a f,500-mile, nine-day trip during
which four Montana speakers, Coombs,
Scott, John Pierce and Fred. Dugan,
toured schools, debating IS times on
the way to NcAfinnville, Ore. gathering.
whitman college, tournament win
ner, came out with 10 victories and no
losses, as compared to the Pasadena
teams record of 10 wins, two losses,
and Montana's nine and three. In the
10th and final round Montana was tied
with two Pasadena teams and college
of the Pacific group.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
Honesty of Old Days in the
Treasure State Is Still Alice

on the hanging wall and one Of SIX
inches on the foot yielded IS ounces
of gold and $50 ounces OF silver 70 the
ton.
Reeds practised eye told him that
q carload OF ore would pay for the
mine and that q carload could be re-
moved in a month. Also, he reflected,
the silver would defray the cost OF
mining, trucking and smelling. The
gold would be velvet"
But Reed also knew that Ellis knew
as much about the value Of the prop
erty as anyone and Reed had only an
off-hand verbal option with the Twin
Bridges man.
Further. the lessee had shipped 80
sacks of the ore and was reported to
be telling the world Of the net.
Big Question
Now, would Ellis sell at the original
price2 Or would he jump? Or would
he sell at all.
An old-time Montanan grounded in
the principles of honesty which helped
build the west, Ellis had held that
particular ground since he drove the
location stake in 1913.
Now, with the thought Of that verbal
agreement IN mind, he did not deviate.
The deal was closed at the figure
named in the verbal option.
Ellis said he had dug plenty out Of
his properties, had a home and now
he wanted time for his own pleasures.
The Spokane men, it was reported.
have arranged for the delivery of q
compressor, machine drills and other
equipment to the mine soon. The ore
viii be conveyed to the WashOe sampler
at Butte.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26

is an inestimable blessing, as it prac-
tically insures the maturity of thou
sands Of acres Of small grains.
Phone Wires Affected
can rural telephone lines running
out of Billings were affected by the
storm and a large number of them
were disabled. The Rocky Mountain
Telephone company had every avail
able man repairing wires yesterday. /"
The storm too was fairly general in
this area and a dispatch from Round
UP read, Rain which began falling
this morning MAY 29) turned to snoW
this afternoon and developed into q
fierce blizzard. The MuSSelshel river
is out of its banks and considerable
damage has been done. Numerous
washouts were reported and the Mil
waukee train service is at standstill."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26


Montana's livestock is wintering in
better condition than last year and
the open winter has simplified the
stockman's annual problem of getting
through to grass, Jay O. Diamond,
statistician for the bureau OF agricul-
tural economics. said in the March
range and livestock report.
Stockmen, except IN drouth areas,
will have feed supplies sufficient or
is available, the report said.
Condition OF ranges has also inn
proved, the report showed. Range con-
dition March / was reported at "a per-
cent of normal compared with the
same figure a month ago and So per-
cent year ago. The 10-year average
condition for March / Is 779 percent.
More Moisture
Range feed was available during
February in some southern, central and
southeastern areas where snowfall was
light. Elsewhere ranges were snow
covered most of the month Moisture
conditions are now much better
throughout the state than has been
the case for several years, improving
the spring outlook for grass, the re-
port said.
The condition of cattle on March /
was Sc percent of normal. or only one
point lower than on Feb. l. This Is
less than the seasonal decline for the
month. Compared with a year earlier,
the March condition was nine points
higher. The 10-year average condition
of cattle on March was 1876 percent.
The condition of sheep on March l
was reported at 88 percent Of normal,
or the same as a month earlier and
10 points higher than a year ago. The
March / condition was almost equal to
the 10-year average of 1872 percent.
Eve bands have wintered well with
sufficiency Of feed reported in all inn
portant sheep areas. Losses TO date
have been lighter than usual, the re-
port said.
Almost Normal
February weather was almost nor
NAL, with respect to temperatures and |
considering the state as
a whole, although precipitation was
spotted Generally 1t was above normal /
in western, north central and extreme /
northeastern sections and below nor
NAL elsewhere.
Most Of the months snowfall re-
manned until well along toward the
closing days, closing ranges and pas
lures for feed over large areas and re-
amount of supplemental feeding yet
called for this winter. On the other
hand, except In the northeastern
drouth counties and some central sec
lions, feed reserves are now considered
adequate for late winter and spring
needs.
For the II western cattle states, the
report said conditions are good. Stock
IS beginning to show gains in the
southwest and California. With good
feed prospects, the spring supply Of
cattle from the southwest for north
ern pastures might be curtailed If
prices are not favorable. Cows have
Gintered well and calf crop prospects
ire good If spring weather and feed
conditions are favorable.
western sheep have wintered in good
condition, the report said, and eve
lands are in the best shape since 1881.
sheep conditions have been favorable
n the northern states as well as on
he northern winter sheep ranges.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
sTATE,s nERT Reduced

reduction Of the states bonded debt BY
81 ,ip8, asa during the past year is reported
by state Auditor John j. Holmes. The debt
totaIed se,704.224 on March ! this year as
compared to SIO902677 at the same time
last year. Bonds redeemed by the state during
the year amounted to S741,000. Late in 1887
the state sold s225000 worth Of university
building bonds.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26

The state land board has tentatively agreed
to enter into an oil and gas pool agreement
with the Glacier Production Co. Final de-
cision in the matter viii not be had until
attorneys for the land board decide II the
action Is in accordance with state laws
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
m CENERAT, FTTNn

The state general fund VIII receive at least
sass. $40 and possibly as much as s43t.714 OF
money not used by the state public welfare
department by the close Of its fiscal year
March J., state officials have determined. The
reversion Of s150.000 transferred to the WPA
and SIS 065 from the sale Of products from
the tannery at Miles City depends upon court
action and solution Of legal problems.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
CLOSED FISHING SEASON

The closed season on fishing in the smaller
streams Of the state Is now operative and
win be until Friday, May 20. Fishing is still
permissible In the Missouri river, which Is
never closed
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
STATE LIQUOR PROFTTS

February profits reported by the state liquor
board were SS5,O7s compared with $1S1Y331
for the same month last year, decrease Of
s46253 The profits for the first two months
of 1888 we're $685. 21 under those Of the first
two months of 1887
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26

University Of Michigan has a course
In installment plan selling What we
need is one providing information on
low to make installment payments.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
STATE LIVESTOCK
IN AL CONDITION
OPEN WINTER suEPLETED PROB.
LEM OF GETTING THROUGH
10 GRASS"

Range Condition Also Improved, Ac-
cOrding TO Report Of Statistician;
Moisture Conditions Better Than
for Many Years.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-03-26
e street corner:

Overheard on the street corner:
Sweet Young Thing: There goes
Bill Jones, the purchasing agent. He
drives an awful bargain"
Second Sweet Young Thing:
II know IL. was riding In t last
night"
Evening star., 1938-06-30
Mrs. Sickles Gives
Musicale.

Mrs. Frances Lee Sickles, who with
her daughter. Miss Mary Frazer Car
ter, Is spending some time in wash
ington. was hostess lest evening at
. musicale entertaining about 100
guests in the drawing rooms of the
Washington College Of Music. Mrs.
Sfckles, whose home is at Kennel
Hall. in Newmarket, England, is stay
ing at Wardman Park Hotel. where
she and her daughter have been
through the winter and spring. The
program last evening was given by
Miss Carter, who not only is endowed
with a lovely soprano voice but has
exhibited some Of her little hgurines
and other sculpture at the Royal
Acamedy.
Sharing the program last evening
was Miss Martha LAnyon Ristine,
pianist; Mrs. Fannie Anstuts Roberts
played Miss Carter's accompaniment.
They made q quaint picture, Miss
Ristine having her hair piled high on
her head like the mode of the sos and
Miss Carter like belle Of the COS with
her off-the-shoulder bodice and four
TERED bouf1ant skirt of white net. She,
too. wore her hair high in the back
and her only jewels were aquamarine
stud earrings which matched the blue
Of her sash and brought out the col
oring of her golden hair and dark
brown eyes.
Mrs. SickleS, who received the
guests, was in black marquisette over
taffeta and wore lapis lazuli set in
handwrought silver, the pendant ear
rings, necklace and bracelet match
ing Mrs, Sickles, before her mar
riage. lived In Washington where her
family was prominent. their country
estate being in nearby Virginia.
Evening star., 1938-06-30
Residential Social Notes
Mrs. Underwood and Nephew

Mr.. and Mrs. Temple Seay and two
sons. Temple Seay. IT,. and Tommy
Ssay. win leave today on Z motor trip
Through the Adirondacks. They have
taken . cottage OF Lake Chateaugay
for the season. They will return to
their home in Wesley Heights in
August.
Mrs. Hatty Junkin and her daugh-
ter Miss Janet Junkin. will leave their
home in Wesley Heights this week to
spend the summer on Lake Chateau
gay. where they have taken a cottage.
They will be joined later in the sum-
mer by Mrs. Junkin's son, Mr.. George
Weaver.
Mrs. Frederick p. Grimth, with her
children, Frederick and Teresse, left
Friday for Atlantic City. Mr.. Griffith
will join his family later in the week,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. James
j. Mooney, ST.
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Ducibella will
leave soon for Danbury. Conn.,, to
spend . week ut the home of Mrs.
c. Ducibella before sailing July 7
on the lie de France for lie Havrc.
While in France they will visit the
chateaux and cathedrals of Northern
France and will spend several weeks
studying at the Sorbonne in Paris.
Later they will tour Italv visiting
their ancestral homes in Sicily and
Calabria. They win return home in
September on the Paris or the Nor
mandie.
Miss Martha M Bean has returned
to the city after attending the Ma
tional Convention of Credit Women's
Breakfast Clubs Of North America last
week in Pittsburgh. Also here from
Evening star., 1938-06-30
20 to Tennessee.

III ! OIN4(E1SW WS<Obt WlOOW u
Hu Senator Oscar Underwood OF
V Alabama, has left her place
a in Woodlawn, Va. and, ac-
eompan!ed by her nephew. Mr.. Allan
woodward of Birmingham, Ala, has
gone to Tate Springs Tenn.
Mrs. Underwood, who will spend the
summer at Tate Springs, and her
nephew, student at Andover College,
made the trip South by motor.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Cook Macatee
have returned from q months trip to
California and Canada, stopping for
some time at Lake Louise.
Mrs. william H. Rapley entertained
at dinner at the Shoreham Tuesday
evening in honor of Miss Billie Byrd
West of Jessup, Md
DR.. and Mrs. P. M A. Linebarger of
Duke University are visiting DR.. Line
barger's mother, Mrs. Paul Myron
Linebarger, while here to lecture at the
University Of Maryland this week.
Miss Annie Bourdeaux of Meridian,
Miss, is visiting her uncle, Mr.. c. o.
Bordeaux. Saturday Miss Mary
Bordeaux entertained for the visitor
at luncheon.
Mrs. Franklin A. Mason entertained
at luncheon at the Shoreham yester-
day for her sister, Miss Mildred Rogers
of Cleveland, who is visiting her
Other guests included Mrs Edwin W.
Gablemsn, Mrs. Roy H. Heald. Mrs.
william H. Swanger, Mrs. Robert H. H.
Spidel, Mrs. Frederick Shoemaker,
Mrs Fred c. Roberts, Mrs. Craig
Hunter, Mrs. Edward c. Stone, Mrs.
Pedro del Vale, Mrs. Cochran Fisher,
Miss Blanche Smick, Miss Agnes s.
Terrett, Miss Katherine Kiefer and
Miss Edna Buher.
DR.. and Mrs. Luis L. Biamon and
their two sons, Mr.. Luis Biamon, who
attends Georgetown University, and
Jose Biamon, sailed yesterday from
Baltimore for San Juan, Puerto Rico.
to visit relatives there. -
Mrs. J. M. Chauncey of Chattanooga.
Tenn, has been called to Washington
because of the illness Of her daughter,
Mrs. George Trubody. Mrs. Chauncey
Is staying at her daughters home
while here.
Mrs. e. S. Wilcox and her daugn-
@la AEnNEahnyI af rhAUC
Chase, and Mrs. r. A. Montgomery
have gone to Atlantic City and are
staying at the Traymore Hotel for a
short time.
Mr.. John Paul Carter, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul o. Carter, has left
for a two-month tour Of England,
France, Belgium and Holland.
Dean and Mrs. George B. Woods
have left for Maine, where they will
spend the summer at their cottage on
Belgrade Lake Miss Margaret Woods,
who received her masters degree at
Middlebury, Conn. in June, will Join
her parents for two weeks. Dean and
Mrs. Woods will return to their home
in Wesley Heights in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Iachten will
leave this week on motor trip to
Glacier National Park, They will
spend some time at Omaha, Nebr. re-
turning to Washington the last Of
July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ballou and
their children, Miss Betty Ballou and
Mr.. Bobby Ballou Of Wesley Heights.
have gone to their summer home on
Belgrade Lake, Me
Evening star., 1938-06-30

the convention to spend few days
In Washington are Miss Avadana
Cochran, past international president,
and Miss Carolyn Condor, past inter-
national secretary Of the clubs. Both
are from Bremerton. Wash.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-10
PROMOTED IN SERVICE
OF TELEPHONE COMPANY

new buried wire and cable, the in
staIlation was successfully COM
pleted under Mr.. Talbot's supervi-
sion. During the last few years,
when Western Maryland has been
plagued by several disastrous
floods, Mr.. Talbot's forces have
maintained telephone communica-
ton under the most trying circum-
stances.
During his nine years as general
plant manager he has seen the num-
Der of telephones in the state in
crease by more than $4,000 and just
recently watched one of his work
men install Maryland's quarter
millionth telephone. He brings
wealth of experience to the new
position OF assistant general man
ager. Mr.. Talbot is member of
the Baltimore Association of Com
merce.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-10
MEMORIAL DEDICATED
AT u. 3. ANNUAL DAY

A feature of the Annual Day of
the Quincy Orphanage and Home,
of the Z. B. Church. on June 2.
was the dedication of the memor-
ial entrance. for Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. H. J. Kitzmiller. Rev. Kitz-
miller who donated the farm for
the orphanage and home. died
several years ago Mrs. Kitzmil-
Ter is still living and resides at
the home The memorial costing
$500 was presented to the trus-
tees by Rev. George 4. Brown.
1913 alumnus. and was received
by Bishop G. D. Batdorf. The Of
fering at the lawn service By the
children amounted to S726. 10 be
used TO make necessary repairs
TO buildings.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-10

Mr.. Lanigan assumes the post Of
general plant manager after nine
teen years experience in the tele-
phone business. Entering the serv-
ice of the company at Washington
in 1919 as a craftsman, he had ad-
vanced by 1928 to the position of
division transmission engineer.
Four years later he became asso-
ciated with the Telephone Company
in Virginia where he remained until
his transfer to Maryland as general
plant supervisor, in which capacity
he served until his new appoint
ment as general plant manager.