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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-10
nv wALTER 3. TAYLOR

BY WALTER r. AALGOA
$50 Finan took the buffalo bull
by the horns and threw him to
the ground" The speaker was
talking TO a group Of hunters VINO
were gathered around a campfire
somewhere In the vast wilderness
of the great northwest. He was de-
Scrfbiug a recent exploit of Finan
Mcdonald, one of the iron men OF
the famous Mcdonald family. 1t
was the year 1927.
If the story of the Mcdonald clan
in the northwest we're written IN full
It would be a complete history OF the
opening of this part of the American
continent, for these hard-drinkine
Scotchmen got around They made
fortunes and lost them and they seem
III nave had more fun than most
people do. There were literally dozens
OF McDonalds busying themselves al
various occupations in the wilderness
and members of this family are still
making history in the opening OF far
places in Canada's huge and little
known northwest territory.
These McDonalds whose story is SO
closely interviewer with the story OF
the early days in western Montana
must have been people of great per-
sonality, for most of their contem-
made many references to the comings
and goings, the explorations, the In
dian fights. and other wonderful ex-
ploits of the men of this fabulous
family. They were subjects for the
hero worship of lesser men, and they
seem to have been irresistible to
women, especially the daughters OF
first families among northwest Indian
tribes. When they married they chose
rfystn with CrOnH connections.
and this gave them power in the. new
country. for they were able to obtain
concessions the Indians refused 20
other white men.
Had to Be Extraordinary
A man had to be extraordinary 10
stand out IN the Mcdonald family, for
thew were people who did things. DR..
Archibald Mcdonald devoted his tai
entS to gathering a fortune in the tur
trade; Angus Mcdonald Oh Sallsn
House was q fur trader who was a
connoisseur of bagpipe music and made
an extra-curTicular activity OF play
writing, and Ranald Mcdonald made
himself famous by becoming the first
teacher of English to the Japanese In
HE days when the japanese didn't
want to learn English.
A fourth member of this clan who
made an equally deep impression on
his times was the amazing ruldu me-
Donald. a veritable Paul Bunyan OF
man. Finan Mcdonald was always too
I1lsy fighting Indians or making money
or making love to write anything about
himself, but his contemporaries nave
rad plenty to say about his prowess
10 many fields of endeavor. He was
explorer, trader, legislator and man
abotrt-camp A contemporary has de-
scribed him as having "the courage o.
a lion and the gentleness Of a lamb"
There is no complete story Of F1nan
McDonald's career in the records. OF
the early northwest, but much infor-
nation about him Is given IN the jour
mails of Ross Cox and other writer's
of those early times He was born into
q country family in InverneSsshire,
Scotland, a highly respectable family"
He must have been in his middle 2Os
when he first went into the northwest.
Before coming to America he had
spent considerable time in Edinburgh,
where he mingled with the best society
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-10
Mines Aviation
Students Complete
IFS Hours in Air

Montana School Of Mines students
enrolled In the civilian pilot training
program of the civil aeronautics au-
thority have completed q total OF i15
hours IN the air, 1t was reported by
John Fox, flight instructor.
ThrOs@h0ut the nation, 93l9 stu
dents have flown more than 5000
hours since the program started Last
fail without q serious accident Of any
sort. A total Of 1900 students have
soloed and It is expected that 10000
new pilots win be certified by the end
Of next June. Flight instruction ls
under way In 30 percent Of the 4Sl
colleges and universities taking part
in the program.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-10

The fifty-sixth annual cOnven-
ton Of the Montana StOckgrOwers'
association viii be held IN Butte
May %, "a and rs, Z. A. Phillips of
Helena, secretary of the Organixa-
ton, announced. An attendance Of
approximately 500, including wives
and members Of the st0ckmen's
families, Is expected. Sessions win
be held at the Finien hotel
Officers OF the association are JOIN
Arnold, president. of Birney; G. K
Malone, vice president, Choteau
George M Mungas, second vice presi-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-10
STOCKMEN WILL
CONVENE IN MAY
LEADERS OF ONE OF MOUNTAINS
LARGEST INDUSTRIES WILL
GATHER AT BUTTE

Association Was Organized at Miles
City In 1884; Theodore Roosevelt
Joined a Year Later; Marquis de
MOres Also Was Early Day Member
of Organization.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-10

To ride a gtreetcar from Atlanta to
Decatur. Ga, costs q nickel, but II you
stop before reaching Decatur It costs
dime.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-10

Ffnan was known at mast Of the
forts oG che Erda0u's Bay Co, and
ne had q hand tn the building of some
Evening star., 1940-10-27

Trbol lore Of the American Indon hos been
bonded down through dances for mony moons
Iodoy most Of the white mons customs hove been
adopted, but the Red Man still cIines TO his festive
pow WOW
For the 27th yeor Western ndions gathered
this summer on the Soc ond Fox reservation at
Iomo, lo~o, to renew friendships, smoke the peoce
pipe, donce ond proy to the Greet Spirit for GOOD
crops ond return thanks TO Him Hundreds of
IndIons representing the Shownees, Oneidos, Win
nebogoes Sioux. Chippewos, Pottowotomies, Osooes,
KokoPoos ond Wonotchees, attended the four -doy
festival
During the pow the Mesquokie tribe, resi-
dents Of the reserotlon moved from their winter
houses into teepees ond wiokups TO live as did
their ancestors. Visiting tribes olso we're provided
with sImIlor quarters, Or stoyed in the modern
homes
Evening star., 1940-09-22

territorial. slogan, county and meter
cancels and war cancellation.
The field is so large that it is in
exhaustible, and the variety is so
great that once such a collection is
started, interest will never wane.
ANY one can start a collection at no
expense whatever. There are nu-
merous kinds of meter cancellations,
including clever and interesting ad-
vertising. which are of no value to
any businessman, and may be had
for the asking.
There are many towns with odd
names, whose postmarks may be OBJ
tanned by sending the postmaster a
stamped, addressed cover (en-
velope) to mail. Friends in business
will be glad to lay aside such post
marks coming in the regular mail.
Local expositions, fairs. and cele-
brations often have a slogan cancel
lation.
NV little collection numbers over
$50. I save postmarks exactly two
by six inches in size for the sake Of
uniformity. Sizes larger than this
are unnecessary. it seems to me. OF
course. the collector simply suits
himself on that count.
For the beginner who wants some
thing with which to while away the
time, or provide wholesome relax
alton. this inexpensive hobby will
cary great appeal. Try it your
self. You're bound to like 1t.
Evening star., 1940-09-22

advertise" They advertise ice cream.
hamburgers, fish dinners and sand
wiches
I have folders from hotels in
Louisiana, Texas. Nebraska, Wash
ington, D. c.. and Virginia. Each
claims to be the best in the coun-
try. Other folders advertise coffee.
butter. beverages. laundry. dry
cleaning, medical supplies and
remedies. matches, tea. gum. cigars.
cigarettes. razor blades waxed
paper, lumber. tires, auto service.
spark plugs. clothing. insurance. the
Worlds Fair, lingerie, steamer
trips. jewelry, shampoo and cash
loans
Usually I never keep more than
one Of kind. but my mother found
that one of my match covers, ad-
vertising a laundry. offered 81
laundry service free If Is folders.
each with a different letter, all of
which spelled the name of the
laundry. were presented. I'll have
to watch the folder in my scrapbook
when my mother gets the other IA
laundry folders saved up!
Evening star., 1940-09-22

may be used for stringing. The
shells may be strung to suit your
own individual taste. but l found
it best to use two or three small
beads between each shell in order
not to crowd them too much.
Also. the shells should be strung
in the same direction, graduating
in size. They may be painted gay
colors or left natural 1 prefer the
natural colored shells because they
can be worn with any costume.
You will find shell necklace diff
ferent from the average run OF
costume jewelry. There also is great
satisfaction in having people admire
something you made yourself.
Evening star., 1940-09-22

A king presents his queen to the
court. a colorful pageant is held and
then dancing begins with the call
outs. Each formal ball has It's king.
queen and court.
During the final week. the organi-
cations taking part parade the
streets in gorgeous pageants.
The floats and the line OF march
are lighted by gasoline torches. car
ried aloft by hooded darkies, as in
the olden days.
School children are not forgotten,
for each school is represented by a
float. King Nor rules the pageant,
the Saturday before Mardi Gras,
and King Zula rules hilarously over
his colored subjects.
On the last Tuesday New Orleans
is turned over to Rex and his court.
promiscuous masking becomes the
order of the day rag dolls come to life
and all sorts of funny characters are
seen on the streets in the spirit of
good. clean fun. until midnight of
Shrove Tuesday. when Ash Wednes-
day ushers in the sober days of Lent
and bids farewell TO worldly pleas
ures.
Evening star., 1940-09-22

| the apartment house in which they
live at 1915 Clifton street NV.
| They use simple Instruments, the
kind you can buy in most any dime
or department store, and communi-
cate by dots and dashes in the in
ternational code, copy OF which
is printed on each set.
Bobby. who goes to Hubbard
School. and Emily, a student at
Central High School, have been
friends for a long time. When
Bobby was 5 years old Emily occa-
sionally took him to kindergarten.
They often have been taken for
brother and sister.
In setting up the telegraph line
Bobby used ITO feet of wire. He
dropped wire from his window and
| picked 1t up from the roof with a
! fishing pole and a hook. Then he
stretched it over the roof and used
/ the pole again to guide it down to
Emily's window, where she pulled
it in. The first roll of wire was 10
feet short of the mark, so Bobby
spliced it with another roll to fin
ish the job.
When the line was in working
/ order, powered by small batteries
in each of their sets. Bobby and
Emily agreed that in case Of
emergency such as prowler
breaking into one of their homes
an SOS message would be sent and
the one receiving it would call the
/ police. Emily was startled one morn
! ing when she heard on SOS-a call
1 for help-coming in over theswire.
| Being a bit skeptical, she ran down
the hall to Bobby's apartment and
| found that a boy friend visiting
him had tapped out the message
before Bobby knew it.
IF I can't get Bobby on the wire.
Emily said. That brings him to
the door, At first. when he didn't
answer, 1t was because he couldn't
find pencil right away. Now, a
long dash on the wire means. Get
your pencil 1t is a lot of fun, and
we spend lot Of time sending
notes"
The telegraph buzzer also has
been Emilys alarm clock. In fact,
it's worse than an alarm clock
because you can't reach over and
turn it off," she said. You have to
get up and answer it. Bobby woke
me up at 7:30 one morning a while
back Each instrument has not
| only buzzer to summon the opera
tor but also an electric light that
flashes a signal. If the Junior
telegraphers aren't in their rooms
when the light flashes, then the
buzzer serves the purpose.
When Bobby wants Emily to 60
to a movie with him, he never uses
the telephone.
We're going to a show, come on
over" Bobby will say in code, tap
ping it out over the wire.
All right or "Okay," Emily will
answer. Then she will 60 down the
hall to the Sloan apartment and
join Bobby.
Bobby hopes to become q naval
aviator when he grows up. He has
been up twice with his uncle, who is
a flyer, and held the controls for
a few minutes when the plane was
we'll up in the air. His mechanics
began as a little fellow when he
wanted to take things apart Now,
Bobby has an electric train and a
chemistry set and experiments with
both. He has hooked up toy tele-
phones-the kind that really work
for other children in the building.
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Prizes TOfaling IS
offered for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited TO write and draw for The
Junior Star Prizes of 81 each are
awarded for the best five contri-
buttons published each week. The
following rules must be observed:
l. All contributions must be origi-
nal.
2. Name. age. address. telephone
number iii any and school of the
author must appear at the top oi
the first page Of every written con
tributiOn and on the back of every
drawing.
3. Stories. articles, poems, etc.
must be written on one side Of
paper; il typewriter, they must bs
double e-Spaced. Drawings must b<
in black and white, and must be
mailed nat, not rolled or folded.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final and The Star
reserves the right TO publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable. re-
gardless Of whether 1t Is awarded 4
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
s. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story tthe princi-
pal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanted)
together with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as
reporters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however. TO
decline to issue reporters cards or to
revoke those already issued when-
ever such action appears advisable.
Address Editor, The Junior Star,
Star Building, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1940-09-22


would wade across instead. When
they reached the end of their walk
they returned along the same path.
Arriving at the creek, Shadow
followed them across the stepping
stones and then decided to explore
along the bank of the stream. The
leaves which had fallen from the
trees formed = complete mat on
the surface OF the water close to
the opposite bank. Shadow. at
tracted by a movement in these
leaves and thinking them solid
ground, leaped on them.
Much to his surprise he sank COM
pletely out of sight tn the water.
When he arose to the surface, very
much bewildered, he swan to the
bank, climbed out, shook himself
and continued his walk. Q much
smarter eat.
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Girl Has Post Card
Made of Leather
BY JESSIE ANNE GOODNO. IA;
Mcfarland Junior High School.

BY JESSIE ANNE GOODNO, IA;
Macfarland Junior High School.
For more than a year, my hobby
has been collecting postcards, and
now have 800 of them. They come
from Germany, Egypt, Cuba, Ca
NADIA, Nova Scotia, Bermuda and
other places.
In 1909. when one of mine was
dated. leather postcards were quite
the fashion. Figures and words
were burned into the leather. Jokes
and birthday greetings in leather
were popular.
My favorite card shows q Royal
Canadian "Mountie" on patrol duty.
Another one prize highly is a card
picturing the U. S. S. Saratoga and
the H. M. S. Despatch in Miraflores
Locks, Panama Canal.
Evening star., 1940-09-22

Ing, earning
and what not.
The first trip
was to take my
two cousins,
who had been
visi I'll n g us
down to Rich
mond, Va, by
way of beauti-
full S X Y IL n e
Drive when the
laurel was in
bloom. Later,
we visited his
toric old Will
liamsburg. Va,
where we stay
Evening star., 1940-09-22
A Patriot
BY SUSAN DAWN. 9,
Blessed Sacrament School.

BY SUSAN DAWN, y,
Blessed Sacrament School
Paul Revere was patriot,
He made famous ride.
He warned the villagers far and near
And farms DER the country side.
He shouted: The British are coming
They're coming in ships on the bay
Every man be ready to fight,
They'll be here at the break OF
day"
They met on a bridge at Concord,
The red coats all fell back.
The colonists won and saved the day
And prepared for another attack.
Evening star., 1940-09-22

match fol er
from some place
there. Ny fold
ers now repre-
sent a great
m a ny firm S,
foods and facts.
The colors and
pictures m a k e
my Scrapbook
gay and inter-
esting.
Judging by the
m a t c h folders
from ca in &
places, they cer-
I a i n " believe
that 1T paws to
Evening star., 1940-09-22
No Expense
Attached to
This Hobby
Youth Recommends
POstmarks as a
Pleasant Pastime

By ROBERT E. WILLENBORG, Il.
Eastern High School
Most every one in America, I imag-
inc. has some kind of hobby, even
if it is nothing more than just plain
loafing The hobby that l turn to
Evening star., 1940-09-22

a necklace or
bracelet is very
simple and mex
pensive. The first
requirement, ma
turally, is shells.
These can be
obtained at any
beach.
The shells with
the holes in the
top are the best
type. Next you
will need An old
set of beads and
a good C sp.
Heavy thread or
Evening star., 1940-09-22
POsers

POsers .
/. Who composed the unfinished
symphony?
2. Who was Tantalus?
3. Who wrote Don Quixote?
4. What is a secretary bird?
S. What is a whirling dervish?
6. What is sometimes referred to
as the "Eskimos Life Insurance?
7. What textile is now being used
in the manufacture of ice cream?
8. What Is a monkey jacket?
Evening star., 1940-09-22

master ana mis-
treSs in Rock
cree Park.
They were walk
ing along a bri-
dal path which
crossed a shall
low W ! n d i n g
stream.
His mistress
walked a eros S
the S t eppin g
stones and then
called Shadow to
follow her across
the rocks, too.
However, Shad-
Evening star., 1940-09-22

WHCll L DCNoiiiC
ore from
reading about
all this strife
and the rest Of
the worlds wor-
ries is a branch
of coll e C t j n g
closely allied to
sta m ps. 1t is
collecting post :
m arks of all
kinds, including
n val cancels.
stampless can
cells. merchant
marine. paQue-
bot. r. P, O.,
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Aye You Snref

Teacher-If I cut a beefsteak In
two, then cut the halves in two, then
divide the pieces, what do get?
Freshman-Eighths.
Teacher-Correct. Again?
! Freshman-Sixtee
Teacher-Correct. Again?
Freshman-Thirty- seconds.
{ Teacher-Correct. And once more7
Freshman-Hambu
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Poser Answers

l. Schubert. 2. The son OF Zeus
In Greek mythology. As punish
ment for a wicked deed. he was
made extremely thirsty and placed
in a position just out Of reach Of
water and fresh, juicy fruit. 3.
Cervantes. 4. A South African bird
that kills snakes. S. One of an un-
usual order of Mohamnaedan monks.
8. Reindeer. 7. Cotton. 8. A short,
tight jacket, worn by sailors.
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Fate

+ ate
Prize Contribution.
BY MARJORIE ANN HILL, IL,
Powell Junior High School
I CANT 60 swimmin' an CANT
play ball.
I CANT go fishin'-cain't do nothin'
a'tall
I didn't break an arm, an I didn't
break a leg
I didn't catch my trousers on any
ole peg,
But by some fate it happens to be
The first day of school, and woe Is
me.
Evening star., 1940-09-22

I NuoDoill oooCt fCo
each y ar in
France. M ar d /
Gras m e a n S
Fat Tuesday
1t marks the
close of each
carnival season.
For " ee ks
there are nightly
balls in honor of
various lords of
misrule. T h e
first to usher in
the season are
the T welf t h
Night RevelerS
on January 6
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Coal Black Cat Is
Much Wiser After
Ducking in Greek
BY GRACE v. HALL, IL.
Langley Junior High School.

Shadow is q coal black cat with
yellow eyes who lives in Silver
Spring, Md. One afternoon last fall.
he was taking a walk with his
Evening star., 1940-09-22
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN.

When Emily Qulln Is and Bobby Sloan H. talk
all do reach for telegraph
Bobby mechanical ability already well developed
recently telegraph
Emlys floor
Evening star., 1940-09-22

Perfectly Frank
How long have you been work.
ing for this firm?"
Ever since the boss threatened
to fire me-
Evening star., 1940-09-22
The Story of
New Orleans
Mardi Gras.
Name Means Fat
Tuesday, End of
Season of Fun
Prize Contribution.
BY LAURA LEE FREDERICK, IL
Roosevelt Hirh School

Many of you have heard of Mardi
Gras, but do you know what it is
all about? AS l was born in New
Orleans and lived there 10 years. I
would like to explain it to those
who are not familiar with it.
Long ago, when New Orleans was
young city, group of businessmen
formed the organization, known as
Mardi GraS. named for q similar
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Girl Tells H0u, to
Make Necklaces
OF Sea Shells
Prize CosfribnHos.
BY BEVERLY ULMER. is.

In story some time ago, I told
about making jewelry from wood.
Now I am back with another way
10 do it-with shells. To make such
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Boy Collects
Match Book
Folders
Adds at Least One
On Each Visit to
A New Town
Star STAFF Photo.
Prize Contribution.
BY DON BUZZELL. 13.

Arlington, Va.
My latest hobby is collecting
match folders. and it is surprising
how many kinds there are. Every
time we visit a new town, I get a
Evening star., 1940-09-22
Young Writer
Had Exciting
Vacation
Heard Willkie at
Both Philadelphia
And ElWOOd
Prize Contribution.
BY RAYMOND BELLAMY, Jr., 3,

My summer was very exciting. 1t
was filled with trips, visits to and
from my relatives tours of historical
places, political events, Sports-work-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
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