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Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
WeLch Warns Against
Smut Treated Wheat
As Food for SEDine

In spite of a prominently displayed
poison label on containers Of Ceresan,
a chemical recommended for treating
seed for smut such treated seed was
fed to hogs in the Gallatin valley this
spring and caused death loss Of nine,
according to DR.. Howard Welch, vet
erinarian at Montana State college.
Ceresan, which has the full recon-
mendation of the Montana agricul-
tural experiment station as an effective
smut preventive contains mercury, a
poison. The product comes In cans that
bear the poison label and this warning,
do not use Ceresan treated seed for
any food purposes"
When the Gallatin poisoning case
was reported, DR.. Welch investigated
and found evidence of mercury poison
ing. Further investigation brought out
that the hogs had been fed Ceresan
treated wheat for about month be-
fore the first symptoms occurred. He
Immediately recommended a change Of
diet. Within a week the hogs had re-
covered.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
Big Wool Auction
To Start On JuLu 81

About 6,500,00O pounds of wool
viii be offered for sale I'm the sum-
mer series of wool auctions at Dem
YER and Ogden during the week
beginning July 81.
The wool has been consigned by
over 1,000 growers in states of Ne
vada, Utah, idaho, Montana, wy
Oming, Nebraska, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona and win rep
resent the largest offering at one
series since the auction system Of
marketing wool was inaugurated in
this country In 1884, says Russell
wilkins of the Merrion & wilkins
Sheep a. Wool Commission CO.,
which sponsors the sales.
The auctions win operate In
Denver July 81 and Aug. 1 to 3
and continue at Ogden Aug. 4
and 3.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
LARGE sum DUE
ON OLD MEASURE
MONTANA COUNTIES, SCHOOLS
HAVE S25,475 COMING FROM
DEAD INSURANCE ACT
In Addition Various State Depart
ments WIN Collect sS.l7O, State Aud
itOr John ]. Holmes Announces IN
Settlement of Premiums Paid.

Montana counties and school
districts have $25,475 due them in
refunds from the now-dead state
insurance act of 1885. State Audit
or John Holmes said that in ad-
diti0n to refunds due counties, va
rious state departments will col
lect $751; Refunds are to be made
through HB 23o of the 1899 legis-
lature in which political Subdi-
visions of the state are to be re-
funded premiums paid on the state
insurance. three-yea polasy-bef0re
Montana voters invalidated the ast In
the November elections of 1886. Dec. 2
of that year the act officially became
void with a proclamation Issued by
Gov. Roy e. Ayers.
The auditor said the total premium
charged under all phases Of the act
amounted TO $249, ,518, while the total
paid TO the state was $l14,797. The
total earned premium totaled 500, ,4o6
School District Refunds
Refunds owing to school districts
are sl7,SSS, while those to counties are
At present, however, the state has
6,469 due 1t from counties who took
out state insurance policies during the
time the act was In effect, but did
not pay premiums.
Counties owing this amount to the
state are: Cascade, $3.50; Daniels,
$8T5 Dawson, $466.19, and Sweet
Grass, 500 65.
fund at present amounts to approx
mately $4,000, and viii be augmented
by the amount due through provisions
of the legislative act.
The new law provides, In effect, q
penalty clause" should counties or
school districts not make payments due
the state.
Language of Law
A portion of che bill reads: 'If said
school district or county shall diSre-
refuse to pay, then the state auditor
and ex officio commissioner Of insur-
ance shall certify such amount as un-
paid, IN the case Of the school districts
to the superintendent of public In
struction and the state treasurer, and
on the next distribution from the
amount so due the state insurance |
fund shall be withheld from any
amounts due or to become due. In the |
case of the counties the amount |
shall be certified to the state board |
OF EQUALIZATION, ana the amount que !
shall be withheld from any payments |
may come into the possession Of the |
state board of equalization or the |
state treasurer for distribution to said
counties"
Amounts owing thus collected are to
be credited to the state insurance fund.
Read the Classified Advertisements
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
BILLINGS DOCTOR HEADS
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Dr.. ]. I. Wernhefm Of Billings was
named president-elect of the Montana
State Medical association for 1940-
l941, at the organizations annual con-
vention IN Butte.
Dr. Harold Gregg Of Butte took Of
flee as president for the 1939-1940
term, succeeding Dr. j. @. MacGregor
Of Great Falls as the physicians and
surgeons ended their 61st annual con-
vention.
Site for the next convention was to
be selected later by the executive board.
DR.. r. H. Dyer, Sheridan, was elected
vice president and DR.. Thomas r.
Walker, Great Falls. secretary -treas-
urer.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
FiUe TrGinLOGds Sheep
Skinned From Montana

Five tralnlOads Of Montana sheep
have been shipped for distribution In
Virginia, Kentucky Tennessee and
Ohio. saws Cecil T. Spear, general agent
at Great Falls for the Chicago 81 North
Western railway.
The wool shipping season is near
its close. Spear added. This years clip
Is averaRing about ii pounds less per
sheen than last year but the average
price paid for Montana wool Is cent
higher than last. With more than g.
600 600 sheep in the state and an aver
AGE of nine pounds Of wool per ami
mai. the average price of n cents
means a return 20 Montana growers
of approximately 100000.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
NATIVE son, rs,
Is REMINISCENT
JOHN HENRY MARDTs, BORN IN
VIRGINIA CITY, LOOKS FOR
WARD TO MEETING

Parents Came TO State in Wagon Train
Guided by John NJ BOzeman; Son
Was Rider for Years with Buffalo
BETs wild West Show.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
Society of Pioneers
to Hold Convention
in Butte Aug. I7-IS

Dates of the annual convention
Of the Society of Montana Pioneers
which win be held ia Butte have
been changed, VIII Cave. president,
announced from KKissoula. The
convention sessions now VIII be
held on Aug. ~, Is and IS.
The Sens and Daughters Of Mon
tana Pioneers also VIII meet IN
Butte on the same days.
ing the pioneers convention By
Hugo Freyfer Of Helena, vice presf-
dent; Jenny Ennis Showing Of
Ennis, treasurer; J. e. Norris Of
Helena, secretary; NErs. Augusta
trask Of Deer Ledge and VIII Or
ton Of Butte, members Of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
Walter McCLintOck,
Indian Authority,
Visits Glacier Park

Walter McCaint0ck, noted author
and lecturer, who spent q decade
living among the Indians of Cut
Bank creek as the adopted SON Of
the BIackfeet Chief Siyeh, has re-
turned TO Glacier park to visit the
Indians and the mountains that he
loves.
Ever since coming TO the park
area and the Blackfeet territory,
near the close of the last century,
at a time when the ancestral cus-
toms of the Blackfeet were just
giving way to civilization, McClin-
took has been an outstanding au-
thority on native ceremonial GUS
toms and usages. He spent several
years at the invitation of the
German nation working ON Black
feet materials possessed by the
Museum Of Folklore In Berlin.
McClintock Is the author of "The
Old North Trail" "Oid Indian
Trails" and many pamphlets ON
the Blackfeet. He Is curator of
plains Indian exhibits at the
Southwestern museum In Pasa-
dena, Calf, and a special lecturer
on plains Indians, especially the
Blackfeet, at Yale university.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
JURIST
VISITS IN ALASKA
JUDGE r. E. McHUGH SPENDS VA
CATION FAR OFF BEATEN
TRACK
Goes to Shumigan Islands AS Guest
Of w. T. Studdert, Granite County
Ranchman Who Operates Salmon
Cannery in Far North, Every Year.

R. E. McHugh, Judge of the
Deer Lodge county district court,
has returned from an unusual va
cation spent far off the beaten
track of regular tourist routes. The
Anaconda jurist visited the Shumi-
gan islands as the guest of w. T.
Studdert of Philipsburg, who OPP
crates a ranch in Granite county
with the exception of about three
months in the summer, when he man
ages salmon cannery off the coast
of Alaska.
Judge McHugh sailed from Seattle
June for Sand Point on the ShlLmi-
gan island 300 miles west Of Seward,
Alaska, and arrived there the night Of
June 5. The trip was made on the
North Coast" boat carrying so tour
lists and 200 FiIipinos and cannery Of
ficials who were enroute to the islands
to begin the canning season. The tour
lists continued on to the Alaskan main
land after the special trip had been
made to carry the cannery workers to
the island.
Sees Active Volcano
one OF the impressive ana aWeSOme
sights seen while Judge McHugh was
on the island was the activity Of a
volcano about 20 miles distant which
threatened to destroy a village on q
nearby island about a month ago.
There were times when the volcano
could be seen at night sending up
flames, and often the smoke belching
forth from the cone could be seen
during the day. Upon awakening In
the morning, the ground would be COW
cred with a fine volcanic dust, Judge
McHugh said.
Judge McHugh and a cannery Off
cial made q fishing trip Just off the
shore of the island on which the vol
cano was located, he said, which was
approximately 20 miles or so inland.
During the trip the two men, using
heavy lines and a 2-pound weight,
caught 600 pounds Of fish, including
cod and salmon. The largest
Judge McHugh landed was a 20-pound
halibut.
From the time Judge McHugh left
Seattle till the time he returned with
the exception of three nights, he slept
aboard boat. There are no accommo-
dations at Sand Point, he said. While
visiting there he slept aboard q can
merry boat which was being used for
the experimental quick freezing of
salmon. He left the islands on mail
boat which operated around the Aleu-
tian and Shumigan islands to Platinum
from Seward. The boat was carrying a
100000 cargo of platinum taken from
the end point of the run.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
PROGRAM OF AAA
in 1910 OUTLINED
ONLY CHANGES FROM PRESENT
ONE ARE MINOR, DISTRICT
CONFERENCE TOLD

Conservation Payments, Crop Insur-
ance Charges and Loans On Wheat
VIII be Substantially Same As Now,
Says E. J. Bell of Washington, ID. C.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
BOY OF 10 LOSES EYE
SHOOTING FTRECRACKEI

Dickey Fink, 10, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvah Fink, farmers near Roy, viii lose
his right eye by his experience with
a firecracker.
He and some other boys put the
firecracker into 8 bottle and waited
for it to explode. The time seemed too
long and Dickey went over to the bottle
to see why It had not gone off. Just
then it exploded, sending q piece of
the bottle into Dickey's eye.
He was given first aid In Roy and
then rushed to the Lewigtown hospital,
where it was found that the glass had
cut through the pupil. IF Infection
should set In the eyeban might have
TO be removed, but otherwise the eye
sight alone will be lost.
The lumpsucker fish has a row Of
suction cups on its under side, and thus
anchors itself to rocks.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05

EKALAKA--Mrs. Helen Costello Of
cident seven miles west of Alzada. Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Costello and hitch
hiker named Raymond Schultz, also Of
Minneapolis, were In the car. Schultz
was said to have fallen asleep beside
Costello who was driving. He suddenly
awakened and grabbed the steering
wheel, throwing the car of a sharp
curve and causing II 70 roll down the
grade several times.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05

Read the Classified Advertisements
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
VALUATIONS LOWERED

The fun valuation Of properly IN
Wheatland county, as reported by As
SCISSOR ID. r. Perkins, Is 80, ,69l ,546. The
taxable valuation Is $S,ll9 o98. IN 1889
the taxable valuation, So ,2OT, ,S4l. Re-
ducti0ns are traceable to the county
commissioners assuming title to delin-
ouent tax lands.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05
YELLOWSTONE PARK

YELLOWSTONE PARK -YeIlo W.
stone park travel will set a new record
this year, Supt. Edmund B. Rogers
predicted. He said 2O1 800 visitors en-
tered the park through July 10, a gain
Of 95 percent over the number who
visited the playground during the
same period Of 1887, the record year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Elects Teaching Staff For
Lincoln County High School

EUREKA.-At a meeting of the
high school board on Saturday night
all teachers seeking reelection were
rehired-with raise in salary. Mrs.
Kenneth Christison, who for the
past several years has had charge
of the home economics department,
decided to not teach longer. Miss
Dorothy Mae Bunker, student at
Montana State College, was chosen
to take her place. Mrs. Mary Voor-
hees, Miss Mary Zehtner, and Miss
Rozella Idso received a SIS per month
raise making their salary for next
year S1,245. VIM Gresham and
Lowell McKeen each received a SIS
per month raise making their new
salaries Sl,345 and $3.50 respect
lively. Kenneth Christison who did
not receive a raise last year when
several others did, received a boost
from ST ,458 to $l,575. Miss Bunker
will begin at 81 200 per year. Elmer
johnson, janitor, was rehired at S.
per month raise making his salary
$ll0 per month beginning July l.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Needs Funds To
Continue Good Work

The purpose of the PIT, A. is to
bring about better cooperation be-
tween the parent and the teacher
for the benefit of the child and the
school.
1t helps to sponsor educational
gatherings and aids the child Of in
digent families by securing glasses
for those children with defective
eye sight, and to purchase milk for
the undernourished.
Now it is necessary that funds be
secured to carry out such pro-
gram, and we have, through the
kindly offer of the Kootenai The
atre, arrived at painless way 10
raise the needed funds. On April 10
and 10 the show, Heart of the
North will be shown at the Koo-
tenai Theatre, and goodly por-
ton of the ticket sale will 60 to
the PIT. A.
The purchasers Of these tickets
will pay no more than the regular
price and will be doing the PIT. A.
a great favor at no additional ex
pense. You will be contacted soon
TO buy your ticket, and please re-
serve one of those two nights to
help the movement along
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Start
LdrgeCrew0n
Jennings Road
County and WPA Planning
To Employ 135 to $50
Men ON Project.
IMPORTANT HIGHWAY
FOR ALL THIS SECTION

From all present indications sub
stantial Improvement will be made
this summer on the Libby-J ennings
Mahoney of the Libby district has
been actively working toward this
end, and has been assisted by the
highway committee of the Libby
Commercial Club, by James Black
ford, Jr., and others interested in
better roads. Also much interested
in the project is County Commits
sioner Frost of the Eureka district,
with Commissioner Hoisington con.
curing in whatever was deemed
necessary to be done.
The plan is to put large w. P. A.
crew on the work and because of
the high importance of the road in
its linking together the two ends
of the county, it is understood that
Commissioner Frost will cooperate
in every way possible.
p. A. McKinnon, state highway
engineer, has definitely promised
to have the necessary surveys made.
Under date of April he wrote to
Walter Neils of the Commercial
club highway committee: IF the
w. P. A. and the county wish to
cooperate in some highway work on
route No. B7, we can arrange TO
furnish the necessary surveys
Gordon y. Paxton, w. P. A. state
field engineer, wrote April 6: TT
is obvious that work on the road
between Libby and Jennings is eligi-
BILE under our countrywide road
project
Having received these favorable
will ask at once that the surveys
be made. They will also proceed
to get the work under way. Coun-
ty Commissioner Frost has agreed to
turn a large number of his w. p. A.
workers onto this project. 1t Is ex-
pected that from 1870 to $50 men will
be employed on the road between
Libby and Jennings this summer.
County Commissioner Mahoney will
put much of his machinery on the
work. and it is understood Com
missioner Frost will move a large
part of his road equipment on the
project 1t Is said that the w. P. A.
has power shovel in nearby
county that will be available in
about 30 days. 1t also might be
moved onto the work.
/ Under this cooperative agreement,
j the w. P. A. will furnish the labor
and the county will provide the
equipment and supplies.
Considerable correspondence has
been carried on the past few weeks
to get this project into its present
favorable condition. James Black
ford, Jr., has assisted materially ir
this correspondence. working with
County Commissioner Mahoney.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Farm Women's Club
Spend Profitable Afternoon

The Farm Women's Club met
April at the home of Mrs. Worth
Nixon, Mrs. Nixon and Mrs Mar
garet Collier entertaining.
A delicious luncheon, the menu
from the food demonstration plan,
was served at noon. The table dec
orations were especially attractive
and the cause OF many admiring
comments.
Mrs. Manicke drew the mystery
package. A display of samples
from native trees, prepared by Mrs.
Lee Nixon made very instruc-
tive game.
MIR. Art Greeley of the forest serv-
ice gave an interesting talk on
Sustained Yield
Mrs. H. P. Weydemeyer of the
Tobacco Valley Farm club of Eu
reka personally gave an invitation
to a joint meeting with their club,
to be held in the near future.
As this was the day for finished
work to be exhibited, many pieces of
candlewicking and several hooked
rugs gave evidence that consider
able demonstrated work was being
done.
A surprise box from Mrs. Julia
Beebe, now in Dryden, Wn., was
opened and each member received
dainty gift made by Mrs Beebe.
Eight guests were present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Dr.. Housmon, Journalist, Educator,
Stresses Worth of American Liberties

The Civic meeting which is spon-
sored each year by the Junior and
Senior Women's Club, the Lions.
the Commercial Club and the PIT
A. was held Tuesday evening at
the Junior high school auditorium
DR. r. L. Housman, executive head
of the school of journalism at the
University of Montana, was the
principal speaker of the evening.
The program started with COM
munity singing which was led by
Rev. II. w. Woods and accompanied
by Miss Hazel McCannon Miss
Ruth Loucks sang several solos in
connection with this part of the
program. Carlton Joughin, chair
man, then introduced Miss Inez Rat
ekin who explained the efforts be-
ing made by men of prominence in
Libby and over the state to have
Carl Experts symphony Timber
played on Montana Day at the New
York Worlds Fair July 10. She
said that the manuscript is now in
the hands of Owen Downs who is
in charge of the music at the Fair.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Bio 1ourfst TroveI
Crop Is Anticipated

HELENA.-This summer is ex-
pected to set new records in tour
ist travel through Montana and the
resultant business increase because
of the millions of dollars the Treas
ure states guests will spend, ac
cording to State Highway Engineer
Don A. McKinnon.
The highway department has re-
ceived more than 5000 inquiries for
tourist information and road maps,
and about the same number of re-
quests has been received by Mon
tanans, Inc. A World fair on each
coast is expected to send thousands
Of extra travellers through Montana
this summer
William c. Ferguson, manager of
Montanans, Inc, has predicted that
Montana will realize $40,000,0 900
tourist business this year. The last
two seasons have seen tourists leave
nearly $60,000,000 in the state.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Libby Educator
Highly Honored

A. A. Wood, superintendent of
Libby schools, was accorded great
honor, an honor which reflects glory
upon the Libby school system, last
Friday, when he was elected presi-
dent of the Inland Empire Educa-
ton Association at the 4lst annual
session in Spokane.
For the past year Mr.. Wood has
served as president of the or
ganization which includes members
of the teaching profession from
Washington, Idaho, Oregon and
Montana. This is the largest as.
ISOLATION of its kind III the United
States. Approximately $500 teach
ers were registered, Is of whom
were from Libby. This meeting has
been selected by the National Edu-
catoin Association as one of the out
standing meetings of its kind this
year.
Mr.. Wood had charge of the gen.
eral session last Thursday at the
Fox theatre. At this session the
Whitefish high school rendered sew
eral beautiful selections, and sew
eral educators of note spoke.
One of the many interesting fea-
lures of the program was the meet
ing of Montana teachers at the Mon
tana breakfast. There were l08
persons present and % were from
Libby.
Mr.. Wood speaks very highly of
the hospitality of the Spokane peo-
pie. He said, They never over
look an opportunity to show their
hospitality to their guests. MIR.
Wood was accorded place OF honor
in the reviewing stand at TT. George
Wright and participated in radio
program over station KHQ
President Wood announced early
this week that the principle part
of the program for this next year
will be the securing of an outstand-
ing national figure to attend and
discuss world events Plans are, at
the present time, to use this subject
as the theme of the meeting.
Superintendent Wood has been
active in the Inland Empire Educa
ton Association for a number of
years. He is former president of
the Montana Educational Associa-
ton and has been a member of the
executive board of the Inland EN-
pire Association for the past five
wears
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Discuss Plans For
New Community Hall

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brinkman of
kalispell were visitors in Libby
Sunday. Mr.. Brinkman had been
asked to meet with Libby Com
mercial Club committee composed
of Chairman Harold Miller, Elmer
Switzer, Sr., Ralph LIE Due, Earl
Barkee and A. A. Wood and give
his assistance to the committee in
formulating plans for the new COM
munity hall Also present at the
city hall meeting were Mayor Clay
Parker and Merrill Tester.
Mrs. Brinkman stated You have
a very lovely country and of course
we look forward to returning as we
have always enjoyed our visits in
Libby very much. AS soon as your
highway is completed am sure
many tourists will prefer this scenic
route to and from Spokane I
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Libby Woman's Club
Elects New Officers

Tuesday afternoon the Libby
Woman's Club devoted the time
chiefly to business, New officers
were elected as follows:
Mrs. ]. A. Krall, president; Mrs.
O. r. Nordstrom, lst vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Al Brock, End vice pres
ident, Mrs. c. w. Gildea, secretary;
Mrs. George Neils, treasurer; mem
bers of executive board. Mrs. Joe
Kujawa and Mrs. Fred Cloutier.
The club voted to donate $500 to
help in transportation of school pu-
pills to the music festival at Mis-
soula, if such help is needed.
Mr.. Spaulding of the forest serv-
ice talked to the ladies very in
terestingly on sustained yield and
its Importance to this district.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-04-13
Safety Drive Begun
By Highway Patrol

Adopting the slogan IF YOU wish
to be alive tomorrow, be careful
today" the state highway patrol has
begun its spring campaign for safe
ty on the roads, Supervisor Lou Boe-
decker has announced He said the
patrol began the campaign early to
try to impress all drivers with the
need for careful driving before tour
lists crowd the highways.
Cards reading why risk lives to
save seconds" will be distributed
by patrUirnun to all drivers on the
roads. The campaign also will be
carried on in talks before schools,
civic groups, fraternal organizations
and in newspapers and over radio
stations.