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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
INDIAN BOY DR0WNEDAT
 TAkU POINT
Charlie Johnson, 4, Fell in Water While Playing
 at Fishing Camp

Charlie Johnson, four-year-o son of MT. and Mrs. Albert Johnson native fi3nermen at camp at Taku Point, drowned yesterday afternoon at the mouth of the Taku River.
 Missed for a few minutes by his parents, who were eating, he was found in the water a short distance from camp. It was believed he fell in from a hank on which he was playing When first sighted, the body was tossing in swells created by the wake of the steamer North Sea, The boy was already dead when his body was pulled from tho water by gaff hook ill the hands of Victor Hotch.
 The boys body was brought to Juneau by MT and Mrs Dan Perrin on their boat Nellie. MT. and Mrs. James Keen also were present when the body was recovered
 The remains are at the Charles w. Carter MortuaIy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
NEW OWNERSHIP OF
 DOUGLAS FISHERIES co.

l.. R. Ellson, new manager and secretary of the Douglas Fisheries Co. operating the Douglas cannery. arrived here yesterday aboard the North Sea to take over the manage ment of the seasons operation for he summer under change of own ership of the company which be- came effective recently
 Associated with MT. Eilson as principal owners are Henry Waechter, well known meat packer. who is president, and w. w. Stoll. ! Willow Creek mining man, who is treasurer of the company.
 J. M Slater, former principal owner of the cannery, as president and manager, effected the deal in- vClved in the transfer of ownership and came north the first part of last week to act as outside man for the new combine during the season His illness has intervened, however, and he will be forced to return south to rest and regain his health
 MT Ellson is well known in Doug las, having operated the cannery a couple of seasons, 1932-33 as head of the Ellson Packing Go. which succeeded the E. B. Dudden Co.,, later selling to MT. Slater and as- sociates.
 An experienced canneryman, Ell son has followed the canning busi- ness many years, having been as- sociated with canneries to the west ward before coming to Douglas in 1882.
 During the past six years he was connected with the fruit packing business in California, canning peaches, apricots and spinach.
 Plans of his company for the com ing seasons pack here anticipate around 10000 cases if possible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
DUFRE5NE TO RETURN
 HERE NEXT MONDAY

Executive Officer Frank Dufresne of the Alaska Game Commission will return here Monday on the steamer Aleutian from the Westward.
 Dufresne left here on the Bio logical Survey vessel Brown Bear with Ira Gabrielson, Chief of the new Fish and Wildlife Service, and Charles Jackson of the Bureau of Fishedies Dufresne left the Brown Bear at Kodiak Today the Brown Bear was at Semidi Islands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
NORTH SEA BRINGS
 CANNERY SUPPLIES

With about forty tons of cannery freight, empty cans and general merchandise, the North Sea docked at the Douglas Wharf last evening for nearly a couple of hours un- loading.
 While the ship was in port, tour lsts and other passengers took in the various points of interest in town, as first contingent of summer visitors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
MRS. CASHEN AND SON
 HOME FROM MONTANA

Mrs. Tom Cashen and son Tommy Eddie returned home last evening on the Prin cess Charlotte after three months absence visiting with relatives in the States. Most of the time was spent by them on her par ents' ranch in Montana where the usual sunshine was literally sprin- kled with rain, she said Four days before sailing from Seattle were spent by Mrs. Cashen seeing friends and relatives there
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
LEAVING HERE
 ON STEAMER ALASKA

Accompanied by his wife, who came north yesterday to be at her husbands bedside, J. M Slater, cam neryman, will return to his home in Parkland, Wash, on the Alaska, due to leave earlyIn the morning The sick man will spend some time in Seattle hospital if necessary, be- fore going on to his home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
Kathleen Carlson
 Is Due on Baranof

Miss Kathleen Carlson, daughter of MT and Mrs William Q. Carlson, is returning here on the steamer Baranof. She was graduated June IT from the University of Idaho
 Upon arrival here she will go to the Girl Scout Camp at Eagle River for the two weeks encampment as SnniDr CorncillOr
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
TO MAKE AUDIT

L. E. Iverson and Fred Ball of the Forest Service Fiscal Office, left on the Ranger VIII with District Rang CT Sidney V. Dennisop today to make an audit of Forest Service accounts at Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
POSTPONEs PICNIC

The Sunday School picnic to be held tomorrow by the Douglas Cos pei Mission has been postponed be- cause of weather conditions and will be held the first sunshiney day ac- cording to announcement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
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YEARS LEAVE

MT and Mrs. Wendell Cordlc. Government teachers at Hoonah, went south on the steamer Taku for years leave in the States.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19
FLEEK BROTHERS NOW
 WITH WARDS GROCI

Following the departure of George Stragier, senior clerk for Warmers Grocery Store, who left for Anchor age yesterday, Wilfred Fleek is now
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-19

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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Y-G Bee Line Meet to be Held
In Park Early in September

The annual convention of the
Y.-G. Bee Line Highway associa-
ton. the road connecting Yellow
stone and Glacier parks by the
shortest route, will be held at
Glacier Park hotel early in Sep
TENDER. This announcement was
made here Wednesday by J. L.
Sherburne of Browning, the asso-
cations president. A definite
date remains to be set but the
meeting is expected to be the Sec
ond week in the month.
Sherburne has been informed
by the state highway department
that the contract for construction
of the Two Medicine river bridge
and approaches on the Browning
Glacier Park cutoff will be let in
September and the project will be
built next summer. Cost of the
bridge and approaches is estimat.
ed at $2l4, 900.
With the exception of the
bridge the cutoff, reducing the
distance from Browning to Gla-
cier Park station nine miles, and
eliminating a long hill is now
complete, Sherburne said.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Last Week Adds Three
Producers in Cut Bank Field

Cut Bank, July 29.-Oil activity
struck an increased tempo in the
Cut Bank field last week, with
three wells-all producers COM
pleted and six other locations an
nounced.
The Santa Rita-Tribal No. IL,
labeled the best completion.
swabbed 100 barrels in the first
20 hours, oil men said. Montana
Headlight completed its Briton
No. 6, which swabbed 100 bar
rels in the first "a hours. The
third, Tarrant- Steel Creek Car
men, is regarded an average pro-
Queer.
Ten other wells are drilling,
half of them reported nearing
the oil horizon.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Glaciers 100,000th
Visitor Is lowaD

Glacier Parks ,0O0th visitor
of the season was Mrs. A. E.
Clauson of Forest City, Ia, who
arrived July 20.
Mrs. Clauson came through the
west entrance in the family car
driven by Clauson, who is prop.
rietor of department store at
Forest City. With them rode
their daughter, Miss Gretchen
Clauson. and Dean Hanson, son
of Clauson's business partner.
Last year the 100,000th visitor
was not recorded until Aug. l. In
1898 he arrived Aug.S aud 1887,
Aug. 5.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Army Leader Tells Committee
OF Plan to Mobilize Guard

Washington, July 30-General
George G. Marshall, army chief
of staff, told the senate military
committee today that the war de-
partment planned to call into
active training four divisions and
z3 smaller units of the national
guards if congress approves
pending legislation.
Marshall listed the following
divisions and their training cen.
tiers.
Forty.fourth division New York
and New Jersey Fort Dix. n. Y.
Thirtieth division(North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, South Carolina.
and Georgia. Camp Jackson. SC.
Forty fifth division oklahoma,
Arizona. New Mexico, Colorado)
Fort Still. Oklahoma.
Forty, first division (Washlng,
ton. Idaho. Oregon, Montana and
Wyoming) Fort Lewis. Wash.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Glacier Crop Report

Hot weather until middle OF
week, then good rains. Nights
and days latter half of week
onite cool Some crop hailed out
east of Cut Bank. Second crop
alfalfa in some places almost
ready to cut. Winter wheat
about 30 per cent harvested.
Spring wheat ready to harvest IN
southeastern portion of county.
Grasshoppers moving in, damag'
ing crops to some small extent.
Poisoning at this time Is not very
successful. Livestock in excel
lent shape. Some carry-o'ei
lambs shipped.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
neral Services For The
tie Jack Starkweather

Funeral services for the late
Pck Starkweather were held at
e Browning Funeral Home last
Floay morning at ten o'clock.
large gathering of sorrowing
lends were in attendance at the
p sad rites. Reverend Allen
llcox officiated and paid glow
3 tribute to the memory of this
psf estimable young man.
r.. R. K. Starkweather of San
steo. California, mother of the
fcedent. was also present and
|companied the remains which
Ere shipped to California and
lll be buried in the family plot
the side Of his father.
The sympathy of the entire
Downing Community goes out
the mother in her sad bereave-
|ent in the tragic death of her
Ply son.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Elevators Asked to
Heed Federal Men

Commissioner of Agriculture
John 7. Kelly has asked all eIeva-
tor operators in the state to con.
form to the commodity credit
corporations plan permitting
yearly liquidation of elevator tic.
kets instead of liquidation on a
June to June basis as specified by
Montana statute. Kelly said he
hopes to have the federal plan
changed to comply with the Mon
tana rule.
The commissioner recently con.
fered with federal offices in Wash
ington. D. c., regarding the plan
which applies to wheat on which
the government has made a loan.
He said the main objection to the
federal plan is that it would glut
the elevators at harvest time
when they should be ready for
the current crop.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
National Indian Meet
Here Next Week

The National Organization of
the League of Nations of North
American Indians will convene
next week on the Blackfeet Res
ervation at Browning. This is
the first time that Browning will
be host to this national organic
alton and according to reports
there will be large number of
Indians in attendance. The
different national officers are ex-
pected to be present during this
three day conference and new
officers will be elected in the
course of the meeting. Govern
mental legislation and the numer-
GUS problems which are facing
the Indians today will undoubted-
ly call for a large part of the con-
ference time. A new program
for l941 will be planned and the
discussions on the many import
ant matters pertaining to the In
dams should prove extremely in
teresting as the objective of this
organization is to better the con-
dItions and general welfare for
all Indians on the North Ameri.
can continent.
The large camp grounds near
Browning is in readiness for the
encampment as the various soc.
ial activities will not be over
looked. 1t is planned to have
everything carried out in true
Indian fashion and everyone is
urged to attend and take cart in
this convention.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02

years. The contract to be let
this fall, according to Minette,
will also include the completion
of the paving of the balance of
the road.
DR.. Minette stated to the chief
that this information is authentic
and official.
A contract was let this spring
for the paving of the balance of
che Is mile stretch which will al
low for keeping the No. 2 high.
way open the year around and
will take the Looking Glass high
way, that Is too high to keep open
off the through route, Ten miles
in travel is saved with the cutoff
road.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Notice OF Meeting Of Democratic
County Central Committee

Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the newly elected
democratic precinct committee
men and precinct committee
women of Glacier county, Mon
tana, is hereby called to meet at
the courthouse. in Cut Bank.
Montana, on 18th day of August,
1910, at 3 o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of organizing said COM
mittee, electing chairman, Sec
rotary, state committeeman
state committeewoman, and other
officers, and to transact such
other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
Dated at Cut Bank, Montana
this 29th day of July, 1910.
W. F ALLISON
Chairman of the Glacier county
democratic central committee.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Contracts For Browning, Glacier Park
Cutoff Bridge to be Let in September

oh. McKinnon, administrative
engineer for the the Montana
Highway commission. stated
Monday of this week that the
commission would call for bids
for the erection of a high bridge
over Two Medicine river near
Glacier Park. probably in Septem-
Der. according to DR.. C. H. Min
cite. who met with the state en-
gineer last Monday.
The bridge, and theapproaches
which it is estimated will cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000 has
been stumbling block toward
the completion of the Browning
Glacier Park cutoff for several
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
District SoftbaII
eet at Ferdig

The district No. 2softball tour
lament will be held at Ferdig on
sunday, August 4, and Sunday II ,
It was decided at a meeting of
managers and players held in
Shelby Monday evening. Eight
teams from northern Montana
Will participate with the winner
and scond place eligible to attend
the state tournament. Play will
begin at o'clock on each day.
the first date to be devoted to the
preliminary games and the second
date for the finals.
In years past. the tournament
has been played in one day, but
thls arrangement has always
proved difficult for all the teams
taking part and so a two day
play.off was decided on this year.
After deciding on all details,
the drawings for the preliminary
games were held. The pairings
and the time of playing will be as
follows:
p. m.-Glacier Production vs..
Browning Agency.
3p. m.-Texaco vs Sunburst.
5p. m.-VFW vs.. Browning
Recreation.
7p. m.-JayCees vs.. CYO.
Officials named for the two days
are: Umpires. Jack Gohn of Fer
dig and VIM. Gilmore of Cut
Bank; scorekeepers, John Broad.
sack of Sunburst and Lloyd Stine-
baugh of Shelby.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
National Guard Will
Go in Training

Two companies of the Nation.
al Guard will leave Great Falls
Sunday. August 4th for a three
weeks training period. There
will be an ambulance company
and an Infantry division. The
three weeks period will be ex-
tended if Congress decides to
lengthen the period.
The guard is open for enlist
ments from this territory to sim
gle men from Is years old up to
81 years, and the enlistment
will be for 3 years. Following
the training period members of
the guard will be placed on the
inactive list. Anyone under the
age of 81 would require their
parents consent to enlist.
Centralia. Wash, July 30 AID.
vance detachments surged in the
Centralia- Chehalis-Grand Mound
area of southwest Washington to-
day to prepare for the concentra-
ton of some $4,000 troops in this
district from Aug. 4 to "a to take
part in the most intensive far
western maneuver in peacetime
history.
The advance groups will pre-
pare campsites and sanitary IA
cilities. The biggest problem
will be laying out a 10000 men
tent city on Violet pairie where
the 10th division. national guards.
men from California. Nevada
and Utah, will encamp.
Troops camped in this region
will comprise the backbone of the
southern blue force in the con-
centration's mock war, August
Ii Is.
The northern red" to be con-
centrated at Fort Lewis and
Camp Murray. will comprise
about 1900 International
guardsmen from Wyoming, Idaho
Montana, Oregon and Washing
nand part of the regular army's
third division.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Legion Picnic

Cut Bank, July 30.-Cut Bank
American Legion and auxiliary
members will hold their annual
summer picnic Sunday at Two
Medicine Lake in Glacier park.
All members and their families
are invited. Baseball and horse.
shoe pitching are activities for
the afternoon.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Dill and Gas Lease
hale Wednesday

Oil and gas mining leases will
offered at public auction on
e following described Indian
nds within the Blackfeet Indian
eservation, August Z. 1910, at
DO o. m. at the Blackfeet Ageh-
Office, Browning. Montana.
Tribal leases--in township SO
Id 81 north of range 7 west of
lie Montana Meridian, Montana,
bntaining in all 96l2.44 acres.
Allotted Ieases-Allotment 2274,
reseley Houk; in township 81
birth of range z west of the Mon
Ina Meridian, Montana, contain
81 2S0 acres.
Allotment 1892. William Wright
sgerty: NE4 NW4 of section Is
township "a north of range 6
lest of the Montana Meridian,
lontana. containing 40 acres.
The tribal lease and each of
De allotted leases will be offered
parateIy. The new exploratory
use form will be used for the
ibal, and the regular form of al
tted lease for the others. These
5rms may be seen at the Black
Jet Agency.
The lessee must begin drilling
ithin 80 days from date of ap-
|uval by the Department and
bmplete a we'll within one year
! a depth of Is feet into the FL
Shale unless oil or gas is found
paying quantities at a lesser
kpth, under the terms of the
ibal lease. Drilling on the
her leases will be in accordance
18th Departmental regulations
ID the agreement in the lease.
! both cases the lessee will be
expected to use diligence in
hiking wells.
The tribal lease will lie for a
Eriod Of five years and the
thers for ten and both for as
uch longer as oil or gas is found
paving quantities. In addition
the bonus bid and other rental
fquired the lessee must pay
byalty of 12H percent. The
ases will be sold to the highest
oder for a bonus offer and the
ght is reserved to reject any or
bids.
Twenty percent of the bonus
d must be deposited within "a
burs from date of sale as evi.
Encs of good faith. The re-
hinder of the bonus. any ad
(nce rental required. and the
Use fee of $500 must be de-
eited within twenty days, in
dition to completing the lease
d filing the necessary bond.
ilure to do this may result in
Ffeiture of the deposit and can
lation of the bid. The usual
pd in accordance with the reg
tions Of the Department will
required. All leases are offer
subject to the approval of the
eretary of the Interior.
Offset wells will be required to
ptect the interested parties and
necessity for such wells will
determined by the Depart
mt.
Tor futher information call
on or write the undersigned.
c. l.. Graves, Supt.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Browning News

Mrs. Pete Glidden returned
from Great Falls last weekend
where she spent two weeks at
the hospital tor treatments. She
is much improved. and is back at
work at the counter of the Brown
ing Bakery.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Campbell
of Lingshire were guests last
weekend at the home of their
daughter Mrs. Leroy DesRosier.
Miss Mary Ellen Wilcox who un-
derwent an appendectomy at the
Blackfeet Hospital two weeks ago
is now at home and improving
satisfactorily.
Eddy Norman of Eddy's Cash
Store returned from Flathead
Tuesday after a three day fishing
trip.
Bob Clark is installing a heat.
ing apparatus in the four new
rooms that were built over the
Yegen Hotel this year in prep
aration for the coming winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. McDougall
are making additional improve
ments on their house this sum-
mer. A basement has been dug
and Pat Granger is installing a
new hot water oil furnace. A new
fence has been built around the
house and presents very neat
appearance.
Major John Mccarthy and
wife of West Point are guests
of Mrs. Jessie Sinclair at
the Sinclair Harris chicken ranch
north of town. Major Mccarthy
who is a nephew of Mrs. Sinclair,
is an instructor at West Point.
The little Misses Shirley Scot
! land and Leithia Lee were dinner
guests of little Miss Joy Ann Nc
Dougall Monday evening. The
occasion being Joy AIMS fifth
birthday anniversary.
O. T. Harker, proprietor of the
Yegen Hotel, is having the street
in the rear of the hotel leveled
off and made passable for traffic.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Day and
family of Spokane. WASH, are
visiting at the home of Mrs.
Days father, Grover Putt. Mrs.
Day is the former Winnlfred
Putt.
Mac Shannon was a business
visitor in Great Falls during the
week.
While breaking a stick in two
with an axe last Saturday morn
ing Mrs. Andrew Becwar receiv-
ed an injury to her eye, when
one end flew up and hit her in
the right eye. She was rushed to
the Conrad hospital where the
eve was treated and it is thought
M had effects will result.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Colgan Appointed

Helena, July 26.-Tom Colgan
of Poplar was appointed by Gov.
Roy Z. Ayers today to the state
livestock commission to complete
the unexpired term of Levi j.
Burd of Browning, who recently
resigned.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02
Formal Opening

At the formal opening of the
new Hy Miller hotel at Cut Bank
1872 visitors inspected the new
building.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Yegen
were visitors in town from their
ranch last week.