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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-08-25
THE COWBOYS FAREWELL

A cowboy lay out on the prairie
He said it was all off with him
He had two full quarts of good
whiskey
And nearly a full pint of gin.
His saddle he used for his pill
low
His blanket he used for a bed.
And when he ayoke from his
SlumberS
These words to himself he did
say:
Fare We well. all We SciSSorbiIl
farmers
You've driven me far from a
home
You fenced and homesteaded
this country
Where the slick ears and nav
erickS roamed
Then no more will they be able
to rustic
AS in the old days gone by"
Then he took a drink from his
bottle
Of his good old SO rye.
7 lived all my life in the saddle
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals for the Con-
struction of School Building
will be received at the office
of the Clerk in the City of Har-
din, Montana, until $50 O'Clock
pm. on the 9th day of Septem-
Der, 1898, and will then be pub
lically opened and read.
All bids shall be made on the
printed forms attached to and
made a part of the proposed
contract documents. The con-
tract documents may be exam
ined at the office of the Archi-
tects and the Clerk of School
District 17-H, Hardin, Montana
from whom the said contract
documents may also be obtained
on deposit of the sum of $500.
This deposit will be refunded
to each actual bidder upon re-
turn of the contract documents
in good condition within ten
days after the receipt of bids,
and the other deposits, less
$500 will be refunded upon
return of the contract docu-
ments within 80 days after the
receipt of bids. Bids will be re-
ceived in three 81 units-Unit
No. |, General Contract-Unit
No. 2, Electrical Work-Unit No.
3, Plumbing and Heating.
The character and amount OF
security to be submitted by
bidders is stated in the pro-
posed contract documents.
No bidder may withdraw his
bid for at least thirty 800 days
after the scheduled closing time
for the receipt of bids, and all
bidders must hold valid State
OF Montana Contractors License
suitable for work involved.
The maximum funds avail
able for the work herein adver-
tised are $50, 544 90.
The Board of Trustees. Dist.
No. 17-H reserves the right TO
reject any OF all bids and to
waive informalitieS.
School District 17-H
Big Horn County
tOWner)
E. l.. Jacobson,
chairman
Attest:
M. B. Evenson,
Clerk
Pub Aug. 25-Sep. /, 81
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ers. Our cherished beet enter
prise will be using it later
10 transport beets.
Naturally, all this plays hav-
&C with a poor road bed, but
it pourS a mass of wealth into
the town of Hardin too.
So if this town of Hardin has
any political pull, or whatever
1T is mat is needed to make a
safe roadway for the sake OF
people who work and live along
the st. Xavier road, and must
drive over it every day, the
town should do something.
1t isn't any fun to pick up
Jour neighborS out of a wreck
caused by nothing but a bad
highway. 1t isn't any fun to foot
the bill for torn tires and brok-
en- springs.
LeIs go! For an oiled, dustless
and highway with good visibil-
ity, coming from and leading
through one of the richest trib-
utaries to Hardin's commercial
life.
H. P. S.
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There is no other life I can en-
Away from the wagon, the cav
Wy, the cattle,
Just a wild and wolly cowboy.
I am sur there is no other
Job I can handle
All I know is punch those old
cows.
And I never could work OH a
sheep ranch
And I'll be darned if I'll follow
a pillow.
Well, here's luck to you, all
you drylanders-
You've settled this country at
last.
I hope you succeed in the flu
ture
AS the cowboys have done in
the past"
B. R, SAGE
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INSPECT STATIONS

State Commissioner of Agri-
culture James T. Sparkling and
George L. Knight, chief of the
state division of horticulture,
this week completed an in
spection trip to fruit and veg
etable checking stations at
Butte, Dillon, Monida and West
yellowstone. All produce COM
ing into the state is carefully
checked at state operated sta
lions.
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a thing about navigation and couldn't u the boat by themselves-tha
they didn't eve know where they were-and what was more, he was
absolute authority while at e and not even the President could tell hin
what to do with his ship.
They tried to cajoIe him, but that didn't work. The men
started to threaten him, but he walked away, and FIVE minutes
later appeared in the companionway with a gun in his hand.
After that, nobody cared to argue with the skipper.
Planned to Kill All of Them.
The day wore on slowly. No one hshed. for every one was too scare
to fish. The captains raving didn't make them feel any better, either
He had suddenly got the idea in his head that the whole crowd was jus
a bunch of sinners and that he'd be taken straight to heaven if he kne
them all then and there.
The night was ever worse. None Of the crowd could sleep. The
hudded together in one of the cabins while the captain prowled abou
the boat Early in the evening they found he had let out the fresh waite
suppy-that they had nothing to drink. There was a little ice in tn
refrigerat"' ! they melted that What they w~ ~~-e to do whe~
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PASSES SAFETY TEST

Hugh Potter of the state high
way patrol has been announced
as one of the 90 police officers
Of the country who passed quail
flying examinations of the
Northwestern university traffic
safety institute. He has a chance
to get a $1,000 fellowship lone-
year courSe) in the univer-
sity's school of traffic safety.
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CALL FOR BIDS FOR COAL

The Board of Trustees of
School District No. 20, Big Horn
County, Montana, will receive
sealed bids on or before two
o'clock, pm, Saturday, Septem-
Der 10, for coal to be delivered
at the Wyola schoolhouse for
the school year 1938-39. The
coal is to be delivered in truck
load lots.
Specify on the bids the diff
ferent prices on the different
grades of coal and state which
mine it is to be from.
The board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
MARK KIRSCHER, Clerk
School District No. 20
Wyola, Montana.
) pub Aug. 25-Sep. l, 1889
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was gon, didn't know
Still the mad captain prowled reshessly about he boat. Late that
night IN of the men a him Sinking along the deck a fashight in
skipper crept into a dark cabin. walked noiselessly to one of the hunks,
raising the wrench high in the air and brought it down with crushing
force n the pillow. Then he turned on thu light looked at the bed. and
grunted his disappointment when he say there a n in it.
The a who had followed him went back to the main cabin
and told what he had Eel By that time, half O the company
a nervous hiccough, and Suzanne, who had acquired a bad
of sunburn during the day. was down with chHls and fever. To
ward dawn. the~hystercal girl quoted down. and they sat in 81
lence to await the rising of the
Lord Told Him to Go Back to Miami.
Daylight made them feel a little beuer-but what would the day bring:
About eight o'clock the engine started chugging. What did it mean?
Were they going back to Miami? Or was the mad captain taking them
still farther out O sea? One OF the men ran up to the bridge to find out
He came back with good news. THE Lord told me not to bother with
you" the captain had said. Hell take care of you himself. We're
going back to Miami"
They reached port early that evening. and reported what had hap
pened, to officials at the dock. The officials weren't especially sur
prised, for another boanan had already noticed the skipper acting
Queerly and had told them about it. If the boat hadn't come in that
nigh, they said. they we're going % send a coast guard cutter out to look
for it.
crowd was all right Suzanne hasn't been u in a boat since, she
claims, although she might be induced to ride o a ferry boat some
time. if she could have the captain examined by a aHenst before she
started.
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Too Late to Cldssifv

FOR SALE-Good piano at
"oou1dLo Park. 34-1*
Read the Tribune Herald
Classified Ads on page 9.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14

Locust Grove Grange will meet
Saturday, April 16, at the hall.
Mrs. M. Simmelink will attend a
meeting of All leaders at Walla
Walla Saturday. This is the semi
annual meeting of the Sixth dis
trict. o.
Locust Grove Home Circle will
meet Tuesday, April 26 instead of
April 10 as was formerly planned,
at the home of Mrs. Roscoe Rich
mond, with a POI luck dinner at
noon. A business meeting in the
forenoon, a book review and a
demonstration on table service will
be the order of the day.
\ Mrs. A. A. Edwards entertained
the Pink and Green club at her
home Thursday with an all day
meeting. A pot luck dinner was
served at noon. The afternoon was
devoted to a business meeting and
sewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Whitley
and small son of Seattle are house
guests at the r. K. Stafford home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14
Speaker Claims School
Budgets are Lower

The teachers of both grade and
high schools attended the annual
meeting of the Benton county edu-
cation association at Benton City
Tuesday evening.
The speaker for the evening was
Joe Chandler, who is assistant Sec
rotary for the Washington Educa-
ton Association. He addressed the
teachers on the subjects of the re-
tirement law, and school finance. He
stated that there is danger in the
popular idea that schools are en-
joying unusually large revenues.
MIR. Chandler states that the fact
is that the school budgets are gen.
orally lower than they have been.
The new automobile excise tax is
taking money from the schools,
rather than adding to their rev.
enues. This is because automobiles
are now taken off the general prop
erty tax. Seattle schools it is said
has lost $4,000 through the auto
mobile excise tax.
The association held its annual
election Of officers at this meeting.
Miss Bernice Green of Benton
City was elected to succeed
Corsten A. Green of Kennewick,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14

Mrs. w. s. Green and son, Billy
who accompanied Mrs. II. r. Love
to Spokane last Wednesday to visit
at the w. p. soth home, returned
Saturday evening.
Miss Viola Foraker, who spent
the spring vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Foraker
returned Sunday to Pullman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Gragg and
son, Mendal, visited at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Bill Bird
sail and family, in Yakima last
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis and
family were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Foraker and fam
lily Sunday.
The Highland Bridge club is
meeting today for a dessert lunch
con at the home of Mrs. Ted Wat
kins, with Mrs. Joe Watkins as
hostess. s
Duane and George Lape were
business visitors in Ellensburg on
Monday.
Albert Sonderman left last week
for Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14
Junior High Girls
Given Sport Letters

Letters for athletics were pre-
scented to the girls in the Junior
high today. To win one of these
letters a girl had to earn SOC
points. The points are won by par
ticipating in intramural tourna-
ments in the Junior high. The point
system is as follows: first string,
basketball, volley ball spud ball and
base ball. each 100 points; second
string, so points, team captain, 25;
tennis champion, so; honor team,
$3.50; chairman point system, so.
The ninth grade letter winners
include: Margaret Abkin, Anna Ma
RE Beinhart, Coral Doyle, Ella Gar
rett. Betty Higley, Marjorie Mason,
Joyce Mulkey, Eva Neel, Lucille St.
Laurent, Ruth Waggoner, Maxine
Kirk, Louise Yoshino; eighth grade
winners are Winifred Hawn, Theo
Lampson, Agnes Quest, Margaret
Smith, Hetty Easterwood and Hazel
Avery. ~, -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14
Five Suit Bridge
to Be introduced

Quintract, the new five-suit
bridge, according to Father Bosch,
is so fascinating and easy to learn
that it may take the place of con-
tract within the year. It should ap-
peal especially to those of specu-
lative nature because of the one
card in the kitty. It is played with
a IS card deck, having an addition
al suit called Eagles, which ranks
between notrump and spades.
It can be learned in an evening
of play by contract players, while
others can learn it in four or five
evenings. The standardized code on
bidding and play, by far more ac-
curate than the honor trick count,
as used by most people, is all that
is needed with common sense. On
or about April % a party of super
vised play may be held at the Cath
Ole rectory, if enough people are in
terested in being the first to play
the new game.
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Bockius to be Kiwan;.
Lieutenant GovernMo,s,l S

Half a dozen high scOo,,
interested in music emit. p1pl
music achievement contss s'eo =
sored by the local Kiwan,s sa
appeared before the club u,aS =
at the luncheon Tuesday na ~enSe
Vane Wilder and Mrs, WV n00a. "
Ter, together with Rev. Gu. s'ra
were the judges in the CONT. la't
suits of which will be- sns h
later. a'iaoatO.
Patrolman Kennedy spo..
to the clubmen, urging thss. otsl
cure their drivers licenses 'a :. . q
as possible, stating that b,s
ratus would be at the citv - W
urdays until further notice A'u
Reports from the distrs,.
ing at Lewiston We're thai y ne
wick was to be the conyen,, as'A
next year and the KiwanIsn
Bockius would represent the 49,
as lieutenant governor for =, ~ u''s
term. we u
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Williams, Rob.
ert and Arlene and Mrs. Ellen viii.
liams were Sunday visitors at the
Fred Simpelink home.
The Sagebrush Six Alb Club met
Thursday at the home of Neil Sim
melink with all members present
After business meeting Ruth Sim
melink gave a demonstration on ir-
oning shirt. The club met again
Saturday at the M. Simmelink
home where construction of an out
door fireplace was started, but due
to the high wind they were unable
to finish construction. The group
plan to use the fireplace for out
door cookery required in their pro-
ject. -...aasf
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ". Heberlein,
Gilbert Clodfelter and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. K. Stafford attended the Po-
mona meeting at White Bluffs on
Saturday. The Heberleins stayed
overnight at the Codding home in
White Bluffs. Mrs. Heberlein and
Mrs. Codding are sisters. The SAT-
lords went from White Bluffs to
Yakima, going the next day to Ell
lensburg, where they met the Ken
meth Whiteleys, bring them to Horse
Heaven for an extended visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Edwards and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Anon were
Sunday visitors at the Budd Lar
kin and Lyle Simmelink home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nicoson en-
tertained the McCamish and Har-
ley Neel families and Miss Marpa-
ret Dam of Richland at Sunday
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Liebel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Mayer and Mil
ton Semon were Sunday visitors at
the Henary Smith home.
MI. and Mrs. j. w. Root and MI.
and Mrs Lynn Beightol were Walla
Walla visitors Sunday.
Mrs. M. S. Kinkaid spent Tues
day with her daughter, Mrs. L. L.
Kratzer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Cox were Sum
day visitors at the Charles Nicho-
son home.
Mrs. Everett Tyrell spent Friday
and Saturday taking care of her
father, Charles Nicholson, who has
oeen critically i'll at his home.
Miss Betty Cantzler was q week
md guest of Ruth Simmelink.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14
The Weather

While some soft fruit damage has
been experienced this spring, grow
ers are confident that they will have
normal or better crops. A couple Of
dangerous nights developed this
week, but with the passing of the
Easter period all danger of fruit
damage is expected to be over. Last
Thursday night the official low was
recorded at 80, with one degree
higher couple of other nights. The
weeks records, together with those
of last year, are given below:
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club house Saturday afternoon. Miss
Russell of Pullman conducted the
meeting which was for the club
leaders representing the different
clubs of the district. ..-.
The Woman's club met Thursday
afternoon at the club rooms, with
Mrs. Earle Jones, Mrs. Marvin
Skeene and Mrs. Richard Cleve as
hostesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Nelson were
Yakima visitors Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14

Mrs. G.. Holder of Seattle came
Thursday to visit. at the home OF
her mother, Mrs. Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbit Zimmerman
of Portland visited at the home OF
his mother, Mrs. Marie Thinner
man, over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Relton and
their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs. j
Dellinger visited in Spokane for q
few days.
Harry Dillon, who was operated
on for appendicitis last week is i'm
proving rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Van Dine
were visitors in SunnysIde Thurs
day. IT, ~ .. w..
Jim Schiffner, who has been in
Mexico for the past year, returned
to Richland Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. S. Ellington re-
turned Tuesday from Castle Rock
where they visited at the home Of
their son Allen. 1 -.E
Miss Virginia Colley and Miss
Mae Ehrenburg, who visited in
Richland over the week end, return
ed to Chehalis.
Mrs. A. Leonard and Mrs. N. Ed
dy and son of Walla Walla visited
Thursday at the home OF their
brother, w. L. Muncey.
Milo McClendon, who has been
attending business college in Sc
attic, returned to his home this
week and will remain for the sum-
mer.
Velma Meredith and neice Joan
of Seattle, are visiting at the home
Of Miss Meredith's mother.
w. H. Hellinger and son Howard
Of Garfield, were over night guests
at the j. A. Thompson home Tues
day. Mr.. Hellinger is an old time
resident Of Richland, having own
ed the place now owned by p. L.
Griffith.
MIR. and Mrs. A. L. Wynans and
Mrs. Wynans ST. of Walla Walla
spent Sunday visiting at the A.
Dickerson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Hamming of
Portland visited Tuesday at the
home Of Mrs. A. Dickerson.
Mrs. Earle Jones, Mrs. r. r. Nc
IntoSh and Mrs. Fred White at
tended a meeting at the Highland |
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who leaves office at hi, !,
auto automatically la becomes '' y s,se !
dent. Marley Parker :, nce-ps
was elected on the new ho aeinsss
intermediate grades, Of d
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Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wagner of
Freewater, Oregon and Mr.. Wagner
sr. visited at the G.. A. Rupp home
last Thursday. Mr.. Odom accom-
panied them home for a few days.
Miss Helen Marsh, who is a
student at the Eastern Educational
college at Cheney spent the week.
end with home folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Blair are
moving onto the Jerry Blair place.
Valley grange is invited to the
Burbank grange Saturday, April
Is. The ladies degree team will put
on the work.
o. T. Holton spent the week.
end at ProSser.
There will be no meeting of the
Red Cross first-aid next week on
account of the Fireman's Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Pratt and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Ellrie SAT-
ford were Monday visitors at the
r. K. Stafford home. .-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14
Boy Suffers from
Mangled Finger

Donnie Dickinson, the small son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Dickinson,
is suffering from a badly mangled
finger which he caught in the cogs
of washing machine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14
Literary Club Has
Interesting Meet

re- RICHLAND-The Literary Club
met Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Frank Mosher with Mrs. T. A. Mer-
edith and Mrs. w. RAIDER as as
sisting hostesses. Mrs. G. L. Cope
land gave a reading and Mrs. Fred
White gave book review. Mrs.
Harold Copeland, Mrs. Mary Relton
and Mrs. j. Dillenger were guests
of the club. It was decided to have
the annual apple blossom dinner
at the club rooms during the first
week in May.
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Bestes Co Grocery
SPECIALS FOR FRI. AND SAT.
GA SALAD DRESSING, quart 80,

GA SALAD DRESSING, quart 33c
Swansdown, perfect cakes, package 24c
Pancake FLOUR, IGA, 4-lb bag 23c
RIPPLED WHEAT, for .............. 19c
SUPER SUBS, the red box, 3 for 25c
COFFEE, Blue G, pound 21c
Crystal White, giant bars, for 19c
Baking Powder, CALUMET, 21a pounds ....45c
RICE, long head rice, A pounds .. 19c
ROLLED OATS, quick or regular, pounds 39c
Paas EGG DYE Pq go1o 9o9D 2for l9c
SLICED BEETS Seaport, for .............. 19c
Peanut Butter, STAR pounds ................ .29c
COOKIES, Pineapple Sticks, pound -.25c
SNOWDRIFT, pure vegetable, 8 pounds Acc
Marshmallows, cello bags lib. 13c
BRAN FLAKES, IGA, for ......................1 Sc
CHOCOLATE, large cakes ...............1 9c
Sea Shell MACARONI, 27-ounces ...-............25c
Chocolate CHERRIES pound box ...-..........25c
HAMS, Swift's, Carsten's lib. 39c
BoNED AND ROLLED
SPINACH, small tender, pounds ............. 1Oc
GREEN ONIONS, 3 for ..1 Oc
ORANGES, medium size, dozen 19c
GRAPEFRUIT, med. size, dozen 339c
CAUL1FLOWER, ...-.--...--..sizes from 12c to 18c
CARROTS, large coreless Bunch 5c
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Twins Are Born
to Highlanders

HIGHLANDS were born
last Friday, April 8 at the Pasco
hospital to Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Bishop. The mother and baby girl
are doing nicely and have been
moved to their home on the South
Highlands. The baby boy lived only
So hours, funeral services for him
being held Tuesday at the River
view Heights cemetery. Each baby
weighed over eight pounds.
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Richland News Items

Residents Of Rland vicinity invited their district
publicity informing the correspondents in the neighbor
hood Of the happenings in the community.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-04-14
After Long Illness
Returns to School

EAST KENNEWICKI- Gilbert
Wagner was able to return to his
school work Monday after and ill
ness and absence of six months.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-18
Advertisers Get A
ThOrO COVerage
In This Medium
Rhea, of Ostrich Family,
Can Run ~ Miles an Hour


The rhea, a South American os-
trich, which attainS a weight Of SO
pounds and can run up to AZ miles
an hour, leads a poiygamouS life on
the plains, according 10 a Field Mu-
scum authority.
Frequently there will be one male
and several females in a colony.
They will have a common nest in
which the hens lay from 20 to As
eggs.
Then these big matronS take turns
sitting on the eggs, giving each
other a chance to range for food
and exercise themselves.
While the birds are not exceed
ingly rare, very few complete col
lections are to be found in museums
of the world. The eggs average ~
pounds each. The birds and eggs
are unfit for human consumption.
The hoactzin is a marsh bird
with habits similar to the English
ringneck pheasant, except that it
nests in trees.
The young of this bird, known
locally as the Sinking Hannah, I"
have two-jointed fingers or claws
formed on their wing tips. These
fall off after maturity. But when
the young. still unable to fly, are
frightened they will dive 20 feet out
of their nests, swim about for a
few minutes, then climb a tree,
with the aid of their fingers, and
resume their places in the nest.