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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21

.McKinnon, highway engineer
says. Many compliments have
been paid the department for
the artistic effort to attract
tourists to Montana. Likewise,
McKinnon announces, letters
have been received from MANY
foreign countries for copies of
the report of the Montana Ma
tional Bituminous conference
held at Glacier Park last Sep
TENDER.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
ENROLL AIS CCC BOYS

ENROLL AS CCC BOYS
I. M. Brandjord, public well
fare administrator, enrolled ATS
boys, for six-month terms in
CCC camps last week, he an
nounced. Applicants were Sc
lected by welfare board agents
at Glasgow, Butte, Miles City,
Great Falls, Billings, Bozeman,
and Missoula. CCC boys receive
$50 per month, but must send
$25 to their needy families.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
LIQUOR PROFITS HIT

Depression sales have cut
down the profits Montana is
making on its state Liquor
monopoly, Administrator L. M.
A. Wass points out. Liquor sales
we're off $3l7, 0C0 for the March
quarter, compared to last year,
but percentage of net profits
remains the same. The state
made $282,g6 during the period
on liquor sales. Income from
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
STATE INVESTMENTS

Montana had invested in var
ious funds on March 81, the
sum of ST., 1886, 314, State Audit
or John j. Holmes reports. This
sum exceeds 1887 April l invest
ments by $108,1 74. The bonded
Indebtedness of Montana April
l was $1.697, 224. This is $798.-
953 less than the bonded debt
a year ago. Largest investment
is in the Common School PERM
anent fund, the sum being $14,-
4O8, 532.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
| EXPENSES HIGH

State expenses exceeded in
come during the first quarter of
1888 by $1,258, 900, State Treas
urer Ray N. Shannon announc-
es. However,, the states cash
balance remains at $685., 1857,
Auditor John J. Holmes reports,
with only $1,052,13 in out
standing warrants. Treasurer
Shannon reports receipts for
the quar:er of $6,223,500 and
expenditures of $7,418508.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
BIDDING ON OIL LAND

Bidding was spirited on oil
lands in Toole county when
Mrs. Nanita B. Sherlock, state
land commissioner, threw the
tracts open for leasing this
The Glacier Production Com
pany and the Big West Oil
Company leased several tracts
in Toole county, paying a basic
price of $4.45 per acre for the
5-year leases. The state also OBJ
tains 1917 per cent royalty on
all oil found and recovered
from the lands.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
DISPLAY SMALL O

The State Fish and Game
commission will plant 5000 fin
gerling trout in Prickly Pear
creek near Helena. The small
trout will be displayed in the
window of a Helena store be-
fore being taken to the stream,
so that they can make &C
quaintance with anglers and Sc
lect those they will favor with
nibbles later on.
ELECTRIC EYES
Electric eye counters for state
highways were purchased by
State Purchaser I. S. McQuitty
this week. They will be installed
by the Highway department on
heavily travelled roads. Photo
graphic lenses set opposite each
other, count every car that
passes during a set period.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
WARN RELIEF CLIENTS

Again ADMINISTRATOR I. NJ.
Brandjord has warned reci-
pients of relief funds to beware
haw they spend their money.
In an eloquent warning sent
broadcast, the administrator
said welfare agents will scan
closely how relief recipients
spend their allotments and
wasteful use of the funds may
result in allowances being re-
duced and entirely taken away.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
SIX POACHERS-S15O

Six persons who jumped the
gun ON fishing dates were
picked up by Deputy Game
Warden Carl Benson in Jeffer-
son county and brought before
a justice of the peace at Bould-
err who levied fines of $25 each.
In addition to fishing out of
season, the six-Robert Emer-
ich, James Hutchinson, Carl
Sims, Clifford Fisher, Donald
Wohrle, George Stepan - were
on a closed stream and had no
licenses.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
FOOD BY THE TON

When State Purchaser l.. S.
McQuitty goes to market, he
carries a truck, not a basket.
This week the state pur-
chased five tons of beans, two
tons of rice, one ton of corn
meal; two and one-half tons
of macaroni, two and one-halt
tons of hominy; a barrel OF
pepper and a barrel of CHINA
mon. The food goes to various
state institutions.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
LIQUOR CASE PENDS

Having heard arguments pro
and con over the liquor refer
endum controversy, the State
Supreme Court has taken the
case under Amusement for study
and will report findings at a
later date. Opponents of the
saloon law hope to upset the
proponents of the measure in
the higher court after District
Judge Padbury of Helena ruled
against them in the lower trib-
unal.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
MORE U. S. N

Federal funds amounting to
$685. 06 for vocational education,
were received by Treasurer Ray
N. Shannon this week for state
college aid to students. Also re-
ceived was $15,930 for federal
highways completed in Gar
field and Meagher counties.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
INCOME TAXES u

Persons fortunate enough to
have to pay income taxes lined
up at the office of L. c. Burns,
supervisor of income taxes, last
Thursday and Friday to get I'M
der the deadline, April Is, with
their payments. Field men in
Great Falls, Billings, Butte,
Shelby, Missoula and Havre al
SO accepted payments.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
TO SAVE ON TIRES

Reiterated tires will be tried
out on state trucks and auto
mobiles, State Purchaser I. S.
McQuitty announced. The WAL
ly For Tire Company of Billings
was granted a contract to re-
tread worn tires. McQuitty says
the practice will save $4,000 on
the states annual tire expense
of $50 OF
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
CARLOADINGS OFF

Carloadings in Montana drop
ped 20 per cent in February
1888 compared to February 1887,
the Railroad and Public Serv-
ice Commission announced at
Helena this week. The number
of cars loaded was $4,000 COM
pared to 1888 last year.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
Wit and HumOr

Wit and HumOr
Judge: do you wish to chal-
lenge any member of the jury?"
Marine: "Well, I believe I can
lick that little guy on the end"
Sailor: "Why are those bees
flying around so frantically?'
Farmer: II guess they've got
hives"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFS

beer licenses, fees and excise
taxes boosted the total state
profit to $946, 702.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21
@&MhM4&m
oy JAMES Preston

new spending spree about to be
launched, the customary mad
scramble that goes with every
new dumping of government
funds into the relief trough is
IN in the Capital.
The WPA and PWA are fight
ing it out behind the scene for
the major slice of the new
money: State and city delegates
are putting their oars in with
both the WPA and PWA just to
be sure that their pet projects
and constituents will not be
neglected when the Treasury
spigots r turned.
Observers say the WPA has
the upper hand in the struggle
for the simple reason that with
its system of direct relief, the
spending benefits will be more
quickly felt by those for whom
the benefits are intended. PWA,
! on the other hand, is handi-
capped because three months
at least would be required be-
fore projects could be started
and the spending felt. And this
is an election year, the specta-
tors remember.
Whoever the winner in the
many sided struggle however,
the loser is, as usual, already
declared and resigned to his
fate-the taxpayer of both this
generation and the generation
to come.
There are indications that
the fight over who is to dish
out the new billions may be
slightly premature. A Coalition
bloc is forming in Congress to
have some say upon whether a
new spending spree is started.
AS in the Supreme Court and
reorganization battles, they in
tend to test the sentiment OF
the country by discussing the
spending appropriation thor
oughly and giving the people a
chance to write to their Sen
ators and congressman.
The issue will be, of course,
whether a great new deluge OF
billions will help or hinder per-
manent recovery. The oppon-
.ents will point out that billions
of dollars have been poured out
in recent years without build
ing substantial unemployment.
Meanwhile, in Great Britain,
for instance, greater recovery
has been had without the
spending. AS one person here
put it, we have spent IS billion
dollars to keep 10 million
people unemployed.
Speaking of spending, init
mates of one OF the biggest
spenders of the current official
government family, are telling
this story about the gentleman:
During a recent vacation in
Florida he sauntered into a
palm readers establishment to
have his fortune told. The wo-
man examined his long, slend-
er hand with intense interest
and told him: "You have the
hand of a man who handles a
great deal of money. Yes, I
would say you are a pro1eSSlo1l-
al gambler"
Statistics just compiled on
family incomes in the United
States-based on income tax re-
turns-show that the District
of Columbia led the nation last
year in per family incomes. The
average family in the District
earned $3,786 last year.
The Districts population is:
by a large majority, made up OF
persons on the Federal payroll.
Thus, it would appear that
John Taxpayer is the best pay.
ing employer in the United
! States.
The final count on the tele-
graphic protests against the
now dead Government Reorgan-
ization Bill was $4,000, OF
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21

which at least one came from
a man too poor to pay for the
message. He sent his protest to
Representative Treadway, of
Massachusetts - collect. The
333, 900 messages does not in
clude the additional thousands
of letters that poured in as the
people expressed their opin-
ions.
Good business sense always
ways commands a good price
in the open market.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-21

BOOST PAMPHLET
The Ohio Motorists magazine
devoted a full page in the April
issue to the Highway depart
ment'S Indian Picture Writ
ing" tourist pamphlet, D. A.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01
LOCAL NEWS
: + = + !. + + + + + + + = +

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Killebrew, Misses
Katherine and Margaret Killebrew and
Sidney Killebrew, accompanied by Homer
Brisson, arrived Monday from st. Pauls.
N. c., and are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
j. r. Watson. Lexington friends are
also sharing the pleasure of their visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mckinney and
two boys, of Indianola, and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Bunch and baby of Pickens,
were Sunday guests of Judge and Mrs.
G. d. McCaleb.
Miss Mable brennan returned to her
duties at Minter City, after a two
weeks visit with loved ones at Franklin.
Dalton McBee of Greenwood, greeted
friends here Saturday, while attending
to business. On his return he was ac-
companied as far as Cruger by Egbert
Hines, who enjoyed the week end with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Britt Herrin and baby
daughter, drove down to Pickens Sunday
for his mother, Mrs. A. s. Herrin, and
all enjoyed Sunday in the home of his
sister, Mrs. Charlie Cain of Sails.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01
sheriff. paragraph w each commitment

sheriff. paragraph w each commitment
Sl.o0.
That means for each person who is
committed to jail and locked up in Jail.
There is no point raised that the num-
Der OF persons committed and placed in
Jail as shown by the several accounts
for the period in question of sheriffs
Holder and Ellis are not correct. 1t is
admitted that they are due that item OF
cost just like every other item Of cost
provided by Section 1883.
The law further provides that in mis-
deneanor cases where prisoners go to
The county farm and work out their
fines and costs, that the sheriff and
other officers are entitled to collect
their costs from the county. The same
is true in cases where prisoners are COM
victed and sent to the penitentiary from
the Circuit Court. the sheriffs are en-
titled to collect their costs, including
state cases where the state fails to con-
vict, which of course includes jail fees
and commitments, provided the costs
cannot be made out of the defendants,
prisoners and convicts, the law so states
and the Attorney General has so ruled.
The contention, however, being that
commitment fees of dollar each can
not be paid out of the county treasury.
The sheriffs contend that the payments
out of county treasury refers to pay
ments from tax money placed in the
county treasury, and has no connection
with fines and costs that are collected
...x- A.
ing the year, which is more than enough
to take care of commitment fees of $1.00
each of all prisoners and inmates of jail
for the time covered by the Auditors
report.
The Auditors report calls attention to
the fact there is doubtless considerable
sums still due sheriff A. B. Holder and
sheriff W. l.. Ellis for court costs due
them in cases where the prisoners have
worked out their fines and costs on the
county farm or have been sentenced to
the state penitentiary and the costs can
not be made out of the prisoners or
convicts. 1t is more than probable that
if sheriffs Holder and Ellis were paid
by the county, or credited with such
costs still due them, it would be more
than enough to take care of the differ
ence between so cents and 60 cents per
day feeding prisoners and the $l.00
commitment fees complained of as hav-
ing been paid them by the county.
Trusting that the financial affairs of
all other counties of the state may be
found in as good and sound condition as
in our county, l am
Sincerely yours,
V. REINHARD, President
Board Of Supervisors
Holmes County.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01
L. B. Clinics Examine
112 Contacts Recently

Tuberculosis contact clinics held by
DR.. j. w. Dugger of the Holmes County
Health Department at Tchula, Cruger,
and Lexington resulted in 112 having
x-rays made of chests. DIR. Dugger re-
ported that 81 of these were at Tchula;
30 at Cruger and 55 at Lexington.
The clinics were sponsored by the
Holmes County tuberculosis Association,
of which Mrs. r. M. Gwin of Lexington,
is president. The films were paid for
by the Association and the funds de-
rived from the sale of seals during the
Yuletide.
Dr. Dugger who was assisted by Mrs.
Pearl Walden of the State Board, the
two having charge of the Industrial
Hygiene Program for the state~of Mis-
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01
The total amount in controversy ss,so2 SO

On page II of the audit, it is charged
that the Mississippi Tractor & Machinery
Co. of Jackson, Miss, during the years
of 1885 to December 81, 1887, received
excess payments amounting to $73442,
the items in question are from 81 cents
up and cover numerous statements and
accounts for road machinery, parts
therefor and repairs thereon, for the
five supervisors districts of Holmes
County, which constitute separate road
districts, operated under supervision of
the member of the Board from each
district. The transactions involved
thousands of dollars, the items thereof
being chargeable to the several road
districts by whom and for whom the
accounts were incurred. The Missis-
sippi Tractor g. Equipment Co. are now
checking this statement contained in
Auditors report against their books,
and if it is found that there have been
excess or duplicate payments of any
item they will make the same good to
the county. The Clerk of this Beard,
who is a most competent bookkeeper, is
making q similar check Of accounts of
this firm paid by the county during the
period in question.
2. 1t Is charged that the Mississippi
Culvert & Machinery Co. of Jackson,
Miss, have received excess payments
during the period covered by the audit
Of $395A7, by way Of duplicate pay
meuts. Many thousands of dollars dur
ing tAe period we're paid this company
for road machinery. parts and repairs
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01
TO THE PEOPLE OF
HOLMES COUNTY

misleading publicity has been given Holmes
County the public connection with recent
public offices of Holmes County, therefore taking
the liberty submit the plain facts and figures to the homes
aud which believe will be thoroughly
by all of citizens and the public at
large.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01
Durant Votes Big
Majority For School

In an election held at Durant Tues
day to determine bond issue Of $4,000
to match a PWA grant of $4,000 for
the construction Of a school building
the voters overwhelmingly endorsed the
project with a record vote of 267 for
the issue and 1s against. Congratu-
lations are extended the city for their
sanction to improve their school equip
ment and needs.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01


Article 2, Chapter "a of the Code of 1880,
as amended by Chapter 157 of the Laws
of 1898, has made an audit of the ac-
counts and records of the following de-
partments of Holmes County for the two
fiscal years ending September 80, 1896,
and 1887 respectively:
Office of the Chancery Clerk and
Board of Supervisors.
Office of the Sheriff and Tax Col
1ector.
Office of the Circuit Clerk.
Office of the Superintendent of Edu-
cation.
And submitted his report to the Board
of Supervisors of Holmes County. The
State Auditor having previously made
q similar audit and submitted the same
to the Board of Supervisors in 1885.
The present audit shows receipts and
disbursements from September 80, 1885,
to September 80, 1886, of $93S,215.49,
which includes cash balance at the
close of that period of $135, ,798.63, and
from September 30 1886, to September
80, 1887, $S16.456.4S, which includes a
cash balance at the close of that period
of S127,558.48, showing total receipts
and disbursements for the two year
period of $1,752,671.97. To make this
audit it required two to five auditors
112 days for which the county has paid
$1,715.00 to the State Auditor, as re-
quirsd by the above Act of the Legis-
lature.
All possible assistance was rendered
by the above named county officials to
the deputy auditors, who we're very
diligent in making and rendering their
report to the State Auditor and to this
Board.
We are pleased to state that the
books and records of the Clerk of this
Board, who is also Chancery Court
Clerk and County Auditor, were found
to be SO well kept that the chief deputy
from the Auditors office stated that he
intended to recommend to other coun-
ties in the state the same or a similar
bookkeeping system. We are also pleas
ed to note that the report of the Auditor
IN reference to the office of Superin-
tendent of Education states: "We found
the records in excellent condition. and
it appears that an effort is being made
to safeguard all funds under the super
vision of this office"
The report makes no criticism of any
item of revenue collected or due the
county.
The following items of disbursement,
however, are criticized in the report. we
are therefore taking the liberty of Civ
ing a complete list of these items
"A summary of these allowances, which
are criticized by the Auditors report.
are as follows:
l. Alleged excess and duplicate
payments to Mississippi Trac-
tor& Equipment Company$ 734.42
z. Alleged excess and duplicate
payments to Mississippi Gull
vert & Machinery co... 395.47
B. Alleged excess and duplicate
payments to Austin Western
Machinery Co.. 1000
a. Alleged excess. and duplicate
payments to P. E. Garnett 2.90
B. Alleged excess and duplicate
payments to City of Lexing-
US. ------------------- ----------------------. ISU
f6. Alleged illegal allowance to
Miss Elizabeth Heinrich 1900
z. Alleged premiums illegally
Paid on Deputies bonds. 10000
9. Alleged illegal payments to
A. B. Holder, sheriff, account
prisoners ess.so
8. ALLEGED Illegal payments to
w. L. Ellis, sheriff, account
Prisoners ----------------------1 1.26s.2O
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01
Rites For Bradley
Infant Held Tuesday

Sympathy is extended to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Bradley in the loss of their day
old infant, Bobby Leon, that died last
Thursday morning. Funeral services
were held that afternoon at Liberty
Chapel conducted by Rev. A. H. Miller.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01

Didst thou never hear that things
i'll got had ever bad success Shakes
peare.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-09-01

sissippi, are very grateful to the public
as well as to the Holmes County Tuber-
culosis Association for their cooperation.
A sound mind in sound body is
short but full description of happy
state in this world.-Locke.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-17

Every vital part of this modern porcelained cast
iron range is made especially heavy where extra
weight means extra years of wear. Heavier pol
ished cooktop. Fast oven is an even baker. 28-qt.
rust-proof reservoir. Compare with $50 rangesi
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-17
Wanda Reporter
Records Happenings
By Esther Doepke

Wanda-N. A .Leuther and Hat
tie Hammerschmidt were business
visitors at Redwood Falls Mon
day.
Neal Voskuilen of st. Paul, a
former resident, called on friends
here Monday.
The Wanda Chess club was en-
tertained at the DR.. A. H. Bishop
home at Lamberton Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Spalding
and Max Darkow were New Ulm
visitors Tuesday.
Arthur Amann of Marshall
called at the John Amann home
Tuesday. His mother returned to
Marshall with him to visit until
Saturday.
Ed Eichten returned from St.
Paul Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Balk of
Lamberton visited at the Martin
Dallmann home Wednesday.
Abe Isaacson of LETTERS was a
business visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Raddatz who spent
the last two weeks visiting at the
Herbert Raddatz home returned
to Clements Tuesday.
Alfred Straumen and Albert
Darkow were Redwood Falls
callers Monday.
Armin, Kermit and Esther
Doepke, Nicholas Jenniges, Bert
rand Eichten and Robert Lang
holz attended the basketball
tournament at Redwood Falls
Thursday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Steinberg of
Sanborn visited at the Rev. Will
lam Langholz home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Amann, Mrs.
Max Darkow and daughter Rose
mary and Mrs. Ida Tonak of
Shutdown were Redwood Falls
visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Raddatz
were Clements visitors Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Kramer of
Milroy spent Sunday at the Her
man DreWloW home.
Miss Marie CORES of Sleepy
Eye visited at her home over the
weekend.
Wilbur Dedericks was a bust
ness visitor at Marshall Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Balk OF
Lamberton called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Dallmann Friday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-17

Pape farm while they were in
Iowa.
Mrs. Frank Macht, Tony Plaetz
and Joseph Burtzel came back
Friday from Tintah where they
visited their father who under
went an operation recently.
Relatives and friends helped
Frank Smetak celebrate his birth
day Sunday.
A surprise party was held at
the Henry Bernardy home in
honor of his birthday Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Math KatZen-
berger and family were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Mogensen and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rohlik
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Mich
olas Kramer and family of Luz
can and Mr.. and Mrs. James
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-17

Jackson of Slayton and Mrs.
Clarence O'Neil were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rohlik.
William Engel spent Sunday
with his father, Nicholas Engel
who is confined to bed.
Mrs. Lars Grong, Mrs. ]. A.
Mansmith, Mrs. George King,
Mrs. Joseph Lisy, Mrs. Ed. King,
Mrs. Carl Dahl, Mrs. L. j. Katz-
enDerger, Mrs. Fred Stage and
Angeline w. frost helped Mrs.
John Terhen celebrate her birth
day Monday.
lArs. Margaret Troske of
Brownton was a visitor of Mrs.
j. D. Troske Thursday.
onn Rohlik of Brentwood,
Wis. visited Lawrence Rohlik last
week.
Degree of Honor Juveniles met