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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
By mon TANA LOU" GRILL

Prospecting for gold in the early
eighties in the vicinity of the Wolf
mountains in southeastern Montana
E. Wilder and James Campbell sunk
a shaft on the east side of Greenleaf
creek and struck an ice well.
Word had gone abroad, penetrating
into the mining centers of the north
west, that gold might be found in pay
ing quantities in the Yellowstone river
valley. Many prospectors came into
the region carrying along their portable
outfits for the purpose of testing the
sands, sinking shafts and otherwise
exploring the possibilities of discover
ing the precious metal.
1t has been demonstrated that any
panning of the sands of the Yellow
stone valley has not as yet proven
that the efforts expended have been
or will be rewarded with success. or
that the exercise will be a paying
venture.
in the valley undoubtedly sent Wilder
and Campbell to the south country,
having been attracted by reports that
in the Wolf mountains there might be
outcroppings offering some degree of
encouragement.
Following their trail of exploration
these men came to the vicinity of
Greenleaf creek, one of the tributaries
of the Rosebud river. On the east
bank Of the creek they found indi-
cations of what they considered were
ore. Their quest, however, was for gold
Copper or gold, they argued, I'VE
will sink a shaft here" when the spot
was designated and work started.
Replying to an inquiry made by
Frederick Grant, editor in chief Of
the Associated News with headquarters
In New York city. James G.. Clifford
Tongue River Indian Cheyenne. agen-
cy, stated, under date of Jan. Is, 1899
that "the shaft was run down about
40 feet by E. Wilder and Jim Camp
bell, they having to abandon their worl
at that depth on account Of water
coming in too fast, and not having thu
necessary machinery to pump it out
saw nothing unusual while going down
and that the atmosphere did not seem
to be any different from that in othel
shafts that he had sunk In thi!
country"
With the abandonment Of work or
the sinking of the shaft, but nttls
attention apparently was paid to thu
circumstances which led to the initia
effort until in the middle nineties.
stated he conferred with q Mr.. Shentls
who lived near the well.
"a few years ago he put q waite,
barrel upon the ice which was at tina
time Is or 20 feet below the surfac,
Of the well, and used It for an icl
chest, or refrigerator box, to fros
meat and vegetables In. The waite
gradually ross around the barrel AM
fruao sold, finally covering Il"
! During tie summer Of 1ooo ASsn
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
BUTTE YOUTH BLAMED
FOR FATAL AUTO CRASH

Blame for the automobile accident
that took the lives Of two youthful
Butte residents was placed on the
shoulders of Melvin r. Branter, 49,
year-old driver of one Of the cars, by
a coroner's jury following a 2i-hour
inquest in Judge J. J. Lynch's court
rooms.
The youthful Branter was the driver
of one of the two cars that collided
at an intersection, killing Rose Melvin,
10, and Francis Burke, 81.
The jury's verdict charged that Mel
vim T. Branter was entirely to blame
for the collision and recommended
that he be held for trial in district
court.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
LIQUOR LICENSES
SOUGHT EARLY
MORE THAN 100000 RECEIVED BY
STATE BOARD BEFORE
CHRISTMAS
Demand for 1899 Permits to Operate
Retail Establishments Come Earlier
Than Usual, According to Warren
Toole, Assistant Administrator.

More than $4,000 had been re-
ceived by the state liquor control
board from the sale of 1889 liquor
and beer licenses before Christmas.
even though the new licenses were
not effective until Jan. 1. Warren
Toole, assistant administrator of
the states liquor control system,
said.
The official, who has charge of all
license distribution for the liquor set
up, said requests came in faster and
earlier than a year ago."
The 1873 retail liquor establishments
in the state which received 1889 Ii
cenSes before Christmas, contributed
$50 25 to the December total, the as
sistant administrator said. The licenses
in that class vary from 5000 to 5000,
depending upon population of the city
or town in which the saloon is located
Other license income received at
that time was divided: Common car
rier beer licenses, II issued at SOS,
S425; wholesale beer sale licenses. 6
issued at $500, 81 800; brewer l at $3.50;
club beer licenses. 9 at $50, $3.50; retail
beer licenses, 249 at 5000, $40 300
For the calendar year of 1888 the
liquor control system received a total
OF S567,1l0 in licenses of all sorts. That
sum included s277.75o derived from ali
liquor licenses and $3.50 $3.50 from all
beer licenses.
The following licenses were issued
for 1888: $50 retail liquor, 40 club
liquor. 1921 retail beer, IS club beer.
81 wholesale beer, 10 brewer. Al COM
mon carrier beer and four railroad
system liquor.
known as store No. ! and the first
opened in Mon ana. celebrated its fifth
anniversary few days before Christ
mas.
Five years ago, besides Vendor AL
bert S. Adair the staff included George
Crispin, assistant; Mrs. Nellie Blu
chanan, cashier. and kes Rigler in
the sales department. AL are still
there and discharging their usual
duties except Rigler, who is now post
master at East Helena.
Since the store opened. Emory
Schopfer and John Ahern have been
added to the regular force, and
among extras employed during the re-
cent holiday season was Johnnie Dolan,
co-captain of the 1888 Grizzly football
team.
When the Helena store was opened.
it did a retail business only, but now
sells at both retail and wholesale. Its
biggest year. Mr.. Adair said, was in
1886, when it did gross business of
s343, 1885, with net profit of SOL
08l SO, or 269 percent.
The stores biggest single day was
the day before Christmas, 1887, when
sales totaled s8.4OO. Its gross profits
for the period from 1884 to 1887, in
elusive. totaled approximately s3o6 922,
being S55.8l0 for 1884. S73 OBI for 1885,
SOL. OBJ for 1896 and s81 900 for 1887.
Business at the liquor store in the
recent holiday season was very brisk"
Mr.. Adair said, adding that it is hold
ing up to and perhaps lettering last
years record. Final figures will be
available soon after the close of the
year.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
MRS. EMMA ]. COWAN,
PIONEER FAMOUS IN
STATES ANNALS, DIES

Mrs. Emma J. Cowan, 85-year-
old Montana pioneer who as a
bride was captured by hostile In
dams in the Yellowstone country,
died recently at Spokane hos
pital.
Size was the widow of Capt"
George F. Cowan, pioneer Montana
attorney, who died in Spokane IL
years ago.
They were married at Helena in
1877. In that same year, a band of
Chief Joseph's Nez Perez Indians
kidnapped Mrs. Cowan after leav-
ing her husband for dead, while
they were with a party in Vel
lowstone park.
The Cowans moved to Spokane
in 1910. Mrs. Cowan was the author
of several books about the In
dams and the northwest.
Two sons and a daughter survive
her. A brother, viii Carpenter,
lives at Logan, Mont.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
PROTEST IS MADE
AT ACREAGE CUT
NORTHERN MONTANA DEVELOP
MENT ASSOCIATION FILES OBJ
JECTIONS WITH WALLACE
Copies of Resolution Forwarded to
Montana's Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress; Urges Production
of Sugar Beets Be Encouraged.

The Northern Montana Develop
ment association of Havre sent a
resolution of protest against the
proposed reduction of sugar beet
acreage to Henry A. Wallace, Sec
rotary of agriculture, and Montana
senators and representatives. The
resolution is as follows:
tention of the Northern Montana De-
velopment association that Henry A.
Wallace, secretary of agriculture, has
recommended that an acreage quota
be applied to the production of sugar
beets for 1889 and succeeding years,
and
Whereas, Varieties of crops that can
be grown successfully in Montana are
limited to small grains, beets and hay,
any reduction in the sugar beet acre
age would necessarily have to be re-
placed by other crops and
Whereas, Beet producers are OPP
orators of high priced lands on which
there are certain fixed charges, such
as rent, taxes, water charges, ETC., and
Whereas, The production of sugar
beets requires large amount OF labor,
which offers employment throughout
the growing season, and any reduction
in the sugar beet acreage would also
reduce the amount of labor employed
and
Whereas, Sugar beets are produced
on reclamation projects and If pro-
ducers are not in position to meet
their obligations to the reclamation
| service, the government will stand tc
! lose large sum of money in construc-
| ton payments, and
Whereas, The farm security admin
| istration has carried on a program
assisting the farmers formerly located
on sub-marginal dry land to become
rehabilitated on irrigated lands in bee,
producing areas and that the tndividu-
al farm programs are based largely
on beets as a major crop, and
Whereas, Any reductions in thu
sugar beet acreage will result in largel
relief loads for the counties now over.
burdened with relief cases, and
whereas, The United States Is nov
producing only q small percentage o.
the total amount Of sugar consumed
domestically,
Therefore, be 1t resolved that,
II. There be no acreage control ap.
Piled to production of sugar beets nov
or in the future.
n. That production Of sugar beets b
encouraged IN an areas whore the croI
may b produced successfully to diver
a@eag1 Of surplus pEoducing crop
aa6A . Whoaks
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
RETIRED FARMER 4
SWlNDLE VICTIMr
JOHN FOX OF LAUREL ROBBED
OF $4,000 BY TWO STRANGE
CHARACTERS
Is Engaged by Pair to Act as Santa
Claus" in Distribution Of $4,000
Cash and Induced to Put Up His
Own Money as Guaranty.

Two "philanthropists," who
fieeced their Santa Claus" of
$4,000 in cash after selling him the
idea of distributing $4,000 as
christmas presents TO needy FAM
HES In Laurel, are being sought
over Montana and Wyoming.
John Fox, about So, retired Laurel
enson that he was selected to act as
santa Claus because two men thought
MIN to be an honest man."
Fox said that the men insisted that
ne post $4,000 bond ito prove he was
an honest man." and then deserted
him in a Billings restaurant.
FOX told officers that one of the
wish of his father, described as a
wealthy Texas oil man, in distributing
the $4,000 to needy people of Laurel
as repayment for a $500 loan made by
a Catholic priest in Laurel to his father
many years ago"
The retired farmer said he met a
casual acquaintance in Laurel who
wanted to buy some property in that
town. Fox and his friend walked
aTound the town and Fox pointed out
plots for sale. While discussing one of
the lots. third man appeared and
unloaded his troubles to the pair, Fox
told the sheriff.
The lone figure was in search of the
Catholic priest who had loaned his
rather the $500. Fox or other Laurel
persons did not recall the priest named
by the man. He told Fox and the pros
Pectlve owner that his father was
very. very ILL.," and wanted to repay
the loan before he died. He then
pointed out that no one must know
the name of the party donating the
After presenting his troubles, the
lone figure took what appeared to be
a roll of bills from his pocket and told
the rair: Here is $4,000 and I have
s12.0O more in Billings"
Fox obtained his faith bond from
his account in a Laurel bank. The
two men then purchased a tin box
and Fox supposedly placed his money
tied in handkerchief. with the "roli
of $4,000" in the box
Fox took the tin box to his home
They then departed for Billings to
obtain the additional money. The pair
deserted Fox in a restaurant there
The box was opened. 1t contained a
coil OF paper in a handkerchief and
the roll of waste paper the swindler
had said contained $4,000.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06

job. He used to always wear a derby
hat, but the last few years he has
adopted soft headgear, giving as his
reason for the change that he can no
longer buy derbies at the stores.
In his wheeling about the city he
carries many unusual loads on his hi
cycle when necessary, either for him
self or on an errand for a friend. He
has been seen sandwiched between
lumber piled on either side of the
handlebars to his wheel and resting
at the rear upon board placed cross
wise behind the seat-a load sometimes
that would almost fill delivery wagon
travelling like nobody's business.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06

Upon one occasion several years ago
he happened to be at the warehouse
of Billings ice concern when there
came hurryup call from a customer
for immediate delivery of ice. and the
ice wagon out on route in the other
end of town.
iii take it." Mr.. Goetchius told the
ice man. And he tied a rope around a
100-pound cake of ice, fastened it to
the rear of his bicycle and pedaled
blithely away with the ice sliding along
behind him like it was on skids.
Since the death of his wife several
years ago he has lived at the home of
his son-in-law, Herrick Swan Sr., one
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
JACOB OPP, so,
DIES AT HELENA
LONG PROMINENT MERCHANT
HAD LIVED IN CAPITAL CITY
81 YEARS

30, Helena resident for "a years
and one Of the city's prominent
business men. MIR. Opp had been
in failing health for some time.
Born Sept. IL, 1858, at Reiterhof
Germany. Mr.. Opp came to the United
States in 1881 and settled in New York
city, where for time he worked at
his trade of upholsterer Later he
moved to st. Louis where he met Fred
kuntz, who persuaded him to come to
Montana.
The two arrived in Helena June 30.
1884, and for three years Mr.. Opp was
employed by Sand Bros. and the A. P.
Curtin Co. Aug. %, 1887, Mr.. Opp
formed the partnership of HERMANN
g. Co, with which he was associated
until Dec. 81, 1925, when he retired
from active business life. He had a
part in the establishment of the firm
of Opp g. Conrad, in which his two
sons, Lawrence and Arthur, are asso-
ciated with Ralph j. Conrad. Arthur
is now residing in Lincoln.
Mr.. Opp was married in 1887 to Miss
Emelia Gabisch of Helena, who sur
wives him. He is also survived, in ad-
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06

of southern Montana's most prominent
insurance men, a former newspaper
man who rose from a reporter to be-
come managing editor of the Billings
Gazette, which position he held for
several years before he switched to
the insurance business.
At the Swan home on the Rimrock
drive, Mr.. Goetchius takes charge of
the grounds and garden in the summer
and the beautiful arrangement of
flower beds and shrubs on the Swan
lawn and the prolific yield of veget-
ableS testifies to his industry as well
as to his love for and knowledge of
gardening.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
Refinery Improvement

A caustic soda regeneration plant Is
under construction at the Independ-
ent refinery at Laurel. The plant will
reduce the sulphur content in gasoline
and lower the cost Of production.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
BeetgroWers Elect

Leon Thomas Of Missoula has been
reelected chairman Of the board Of
directors Of the Western Montana
Beetsrowers association. Other officers
chosen included Morris Strange Of
6tevensvtlle, vice chairman, and Ray
Morris Of Corvallis, secrstaxy-tzeaRneF.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06
Would INCORPORATE

Petitions were circulated in favor
Of incorporating Broadus in Powder
River county, one of Montana's few
remaining unincorporated county seats.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06

A glider pilot license requires no
minimum flying experience. but the
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-01-06

More than $4,000 had been re-
ceived by the state liquor control
board from the sale of 1889 liquor
and beer licenses before Christmas,
even though the new licenses were
not effective until Jan. 1. Warren
Toole, assistant administrator of
the states liquor control system,
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Chamberlain 0. K.
Reported on Final
Plan for Palestine
Project Is Believed to
Provide Independent
Arab Stote
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PreSS.
LONDON, March 13.-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain was reported to-
day to have agreed to the final
British plan for controlling the
future of Palestine.
The plan, outlined in principle to
Jews at three-hour conference last
night, was drawn up at a cabinet
subcommittee meeting at 10 Down.
ing street, where Mr.. Chamberlain
was said to have initiated the text.
Presence at the meeting of Admi-
raj Baron Chatfleld, minister for
coordination Of defense, was taken
to indicate that British proposal
to increase her army reserve in
Palestine probably would be adopted.
Official details of the final plan
were not available, but it was be-
lieved to follow original British
suggestions" which the Jews re-
jected as basis of negotiations
February 81 and which called for an
Independent Arab state in Palestine
with Jews in permanent minority.
1t was expected that the plan
would be put before a full meeting
of the cabinet Wednesday and sub
mitted to Jew and Arab delegates
to the Holy Land peace conference
Wednesday or Thursday.
Jews raised numerous objections
to the proposal at their meeting with
Colonial Secretary Malcolm Mac
Donald and other British officials
last night, but agreed to consider it
further when the government SUBJ
mitted it to them in writing.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Dinner to Honor
COrcOran Art
| Exhibit jury

The Arts Club of Washington will
give a dinner tomorrow evening In
honor of the jurors of the Biennial
Exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, Mr.. Maurice Sterne, Mrs. John
G. Johansen, Mr.. Jerry Farnsworth,
Mr.. Randall Davey and Mr.. Carroll
Tyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bittinger,
the hosts, will have guests. as will
Mrs. Thomas M. Myers, Mr.. Lewis
Lotion Moneyway, Miss Clara r..
Saunders, Miss Lucia B. Hollerith
and others.
Also attending the dinner will be
Mrs. Warren N. Akers, Mr.. Harold
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman T. An
derson, Mrs. Nina E. Allender, Miss
Dorothy Barnes, Mrs. j. v. Bohn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell D. Burchard,
Miss Helen Campbell, Mrs. o. B.
Campbell, Miss Julia Gardner, Mr..
William T. Jarvis, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Morris Leisenring, Miss Gladys Mil
ligan, DR.. Robert E. Motley, Miss
Marguerite Mum, Comdr. and Mrs.
L. F. Stafford, Miss Aline Solomons,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lenox Uhler, Mrs.
Carlton Van Valkenburg, Mrs. Fran
els w. Wheeler and Mrs. H. B. Zim-
mele.
Miss Anne Tuohy and DR.. Hans
Kinder will be hosts at a dinner
Thursday night, preceding the re-
cital for the benefit of the National
Symphony Orchestra to be given by
Miss Dorothy Seegar and Mr.. How
ard Mitchell.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Natures Children
Brown King Snake
(Ophibolus rhombolnaculatus)

American serpents. What we must
DO, Is lovers Of nature who are
determined to know better her
children Of the open places, is to
study how to identify quickly the
groups that are said to be harm
ful, or better still, become so
familiar with those that are harm
less that those we must avoid will
show up clearly and we will not
have to have . painful lesson to
impress US with the difference.
Now look at this handsome rodent
consumer. Notice the smooth scales,
the somewhat stout and cylindrical
body, the small head which is
hardly distinct from the neck, and
the light brown color above with
the yellowish white abdomen below.
The range of this snake is not
as large as many of its relatives.
Maryland and southwark into
South Carolina and westward only
as far as the Allengheny Noun
Evening star., 1939-03-13
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Gardeners find the king snakes
helpful allies in their war against
burrowing animals that cause much
loss Of valuable crops. They are
also fond Of their neighbors, the
poisonous serpents.
A mature king snake in some OF
the genus may be 6 feet long
Some members of this group vary
from IA inches to 6 feet and even
more.
They tame easily. Their powerful
constructive powers are used only
upon small rodents, and sad to say,
their own family. King snakes are
known in the United States, Mexico
and Central America. They have
close cousins in the Old World that
belong to the genus Cornella.
Study Marks.
In the genus Ophibolus, we find
the most interesting of our North
Evening star., 1939-03-13

blotches on the brown background
OF the back. These, splotches are
made more distinct by their black
border as we'll as their wavy out
line. There are splashes of salmon
red, set in orderly fashion against
Evening star., 1939-03-13

It's . good thing for you Mister
and for your wife's peace of mind
that help is close at hand-right ut
your nearest drug store.
Send for q IS cent bottle of
OMEGA OIL now-eyen the name
Of this powerful enemy of back mis-
cry and distress-pain and aches
should cheer you up.
Tell your wife to rub it in good
and every time she rubs keep in mind
that good old penetrating medicated
Omega OIL has the effective stun IN
1t to do q good job on lame, painful,
aching back and do it thoroughly
IS cents-that's all.
Evening star., 1939-03-13

the ivory-white background Of the
abdomen. Over these salmon-red
areas there is a sprinkling Of black
dots. Indeed, this serpent is q
decorative creature, and since 1t
is harmless, there is every reason
for q better feeling OF fellowship
to be established between you.
In captivity, this snake langl1shes
and finally passes out. Even when
offered tempting tidbits of mouse or
bird, all interest In food seems to
have departed. Liberty to this
snake is life and all 1t means. De-
prived of it, there is no incentive to
live.
The eggs are oval, leathery in
texture, and soft white in color.
The mother coils herself about the
eggs and holds them close. Eggs
laid in the latter part of July will
hatch about the first of October.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
CAN'T WORK TODAY LOSE NY PAY
LAME ACHING BACK

Going down! Yes-down in value
goes your pay check-every time you
lose days work because of backache
or pain In muscles of back.
Sometimes in that bad acting back
Of yours the pain becomes 20 pitiless
that you think the old devil himself
and his red hot pitchfork Is torment
ing you-has q deep seated grudge
against you.
The good wife is worrying-worry-
Ing about you-about your pay check
she knows you've got . real old
fashioned backache Mister-and If
you want to be on the job tomorrow
you need real help-help that has
often proven itself-REAL.
Evening star., 1939-03-13

nefe some tendency with king lures and powerful
snake mothers to cannibaistic
They all mild d-mannered Copyrish
Evening star., 1939-03-13

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1939-03-13

tains, satisfies the wanderlust Of
this swift traveller.
Decorative Snake.
Thirty-six inches is the total
length Of the brown king snake. This
places 1t in the class with the
smaller species Of the genus. There
are about IS pale reddish brown
Evening star., 1939-03-13
DR.. Coulter to Speak

DR.. A. Barklie Coulter will be the
guest speaker at a meeting Of the
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society
Wednesday at pm. at the Jewish
Community Center His subject will
be The Changing Policies in the
Control of Tuberculosis In the Dis
trict Of Columbia" Mrs. Raphael
Tourover, president of the Washing
ton Chapter of Hadassah, will speak
on THE American Jewish Con-
gress." Tea and a social will follow.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Civilians to Hear Vile

The weekly luncheon meeting Of
the Washington Civitan Club will
be held tomorrow noon at the May
flower Hotel, with Frederic William
Vile, author and newspaper corre-
spondent, as the speaker. His sub
ject will be News Is Where You
Find It." George H. Markward,
president Of the club, will preside.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Spring Dance Saturday

Final arrangements for their
annual spring dance to be given Sat-
urday night will be made at q meet
ing of the Oliver Wendell Holmes
Chapter Of Sigma Nu Phi legal fra
ternity Wednesday night at the
Washington College of Law.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
1872 Society to Meet

The Daughters Of 1872, District
Of Columbia Society, will meet to-
morrow at $3.50 pm. at the head
quarters, 1851 Rhode Island avenue
NV.