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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-01-03

the COW capital Old Blue was out
/ ia front.
It was then that Blues owner made
an innovation, deciding to bell the
lead steer, as was the custom With a
mare leading a horse herd. Blues ben
was brand new and the collar clean
and shiny and when Blue got that
collar around his neck and heard the
ling-hng ling Of his bell, he was as
proud as ranch boy stepping out In
his first pair Of red-topped boots"
Blue wasn't one 10 be chummy with
his own kind. He considered himself
several steps above the masses and
after leading a thousand steers all
day would walk into camp among the
pots and pans and help himself to
pieces OF bread, dried apples and any
thing that was handy. he was a great
favorite wath the cowboys and often
was hobbled and left TO Craze with
the saddle horses. He bedded down
alone-apart from the herd
When it was time TO travel after
the early mornings grazing, Blue
nosed out toward one of the point
men to have his ben clapper loosened.
Then he would give a toss of his head
and a switch Of the tail and
stride north" and the rest of the herd
would willingly follow. Blue must
have known the North star, writes
Dobie, che coursed so unswervingly.
In all kinds Of weather he was out
there leading the Longhorns, over
swollen or ice choked streams or along
the dry, hot trail. He walked fast
sometimes too fast-never tired and
was always "raring to CO."
After that trip up the trail to Dodge,
Blues way Of life was Settled-he'd
never be made into steaks. He was
put to many uses and always per-
formed efficiently. If an outlaw steer
was roped In the breaks and had to
be brought in, the boys would neck
him to Old Blue and the bell OK would
bring him to camp. They'd put him
with a wild herd of cattle and he'd
direct them into the pen. And Blue
never got into any jams after the |
cattle were in the enclosure. He'd wait |
beside the gate until the last animal
had entered, then duck out.
The Longhorns had well deserved
reputation for skittishneSs and would |
go into headlong stampedes frequent
" at the slightest provocation, running |
themselves into utter exhaustion and
frequently checking in minus horn
Or plunging blindly over cliff to
Heath.
But Blue would have none of this
stupid business. When the herd start
ID running he got out Of the way.
No running until his tongue hung
Town to his hooks for him.
"If the boys could get the stampede
o milling, Old Blues bawl had a
powerful effect in quieting Them"
ays Dobie. "At the head of a herd
he never 'buggered' when jackrabbit
suddenly jumped up from under a
iagebrush at his nose, or something
Ike that happened, and thus day and
light he was a Steadying influence"
This noted steers horns are now
n the museum maintained by the
Panhandle historical society and the
Vest Texas State Teachers college at
Gnyon.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-01-03
State Aliens Denied
Licenses for LiOuOr

Ray wahl, administrator for the
Montana liquor control board. said 1912
liquor licenses would be refused all
enemy aliens.
Wahl said an application for a 1912
permit, submitted by Japanese, al
ready had been rejected, and that all
instances in which citizenship Of APP
plicants was In question were being
checked closely before new permits are
issued.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-01-03
EARLY GUNNER
NOT SO EXPERT
AS MARKSMEN
LOT OF THEM COULDN'T HIT
BARN DOOR. SAYS C. z. MILLER,
MINING CITY RESIDENT

Take it from Charles E. Miller. 10,
Butte old-timer, it isn't all true what
they say about the vests early day
gunner.
Buffalo Bill Cody wasn't a crack
shot and neither were the so-called
bad men Of the southwest, Miller as
serts.
Miller should know He was with the
United States army as a bugler in
1882 when the soldiers were protecting
settlers in Arizona from Indian raids,
and later tended bar in Buffalo Bills
tavern at Cody, Wyo
All the stories about two-glIn men
men who could draw before you could
blink an eye, men who could do this
and do that. is Just so much 'abushwa"
to Miller. They couldn't draw any
quicker than you could right now"
he said to a reporter. And a lot Of
them couldn't hit a barn door unless
they we're right in front of it. Tt is
true that they were generous with
their lead and they did a lot Of shoot
ing In fact, they shot at the least
provocation. But most Of their bullets |
spent their force in walls, or hit the |
ground, or sped off into the blue. AS |
for two-gun' men, I can truthfully I
say that never saw a man with two
guns strapped on his person, And I
was back and forth over the plains
quite lot in those days"
The debunker Of dime novels and
stories about the wild West" lives
alone in an apartment In the Owsley
block. He never married. At the age
~ fG hi f,ov,aa 4Our, nf T0nrye~v4o~A
Ia, he ran away and joined the army.
He was a soldier in Yellowstone park
n 1888, when the park was under
Of the war department.
Goes TO st, Louis
Miller said he and some boyhood
friends were returning from school
me day in Davenport. He was then
%. I'VE saw a recruiting sign" he |
,aid There was a soldier out in front |
" the place. He saw me looking with |
onging eyes at the recruiting poster {
nd he said:
Lad, do you want to join the /
Lrmy?' I answered. you bet And !
within half an hour was on train, '
headed for the barracks in ST. Louis. {
have never been back My folks tried {
o get me out but I wrote and told t
hem would only run away again If /
hey took me home The soldiers gave ]
ne bugle and told me to learn to
low it, which soon did. Within a [
hort time, we were sent to Arizona
o protect the miners and stockmen
rom Indian raids. Chief Geronimo, {
amous Apache chief, was causing all
he trouble. /
From there we went to Texas That |
vas In the early eighties, the days
when the great cattle herds were ,
rallied north each spring to fatten
IN Montana grass. The dust clouds j
rom these trains could be seen for
niles No, I never saw anything ex-
,iting We were shot at once by a ]
,and Of Indians but no one was hit. !
Ind as for the roofing tootin', gun
otin' bad men, well that's mostly
ot of stuff that was written for suck
rs to read. At least I never saw any
hing that scared itself into my
!
Miller said ne was discharged from G
he army in Louisiana and left for c
Jhicago. He was still under 81 years 7
f age. In Chicago he got job paint r
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-01-03
STIFF HUNTING PENALTY

Norris TAFT, %, Melrose miner, was
sentenced at Virginia City to serve 80
days in jail and pay fine of $500, one
of the stiffest penalties ever assessed
there In similar case, for allegedly
killing elk out of season. The charge
grew out of the mysterious killing Of
four elk, part Of q band liberated near
Melrose, last September.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-01-03

Insurance Doctor: How old was your
father when he died?
Applicant determined to pass): A
hundred and four.
Doctor: What did he die OFF
Applicant: He strained his heart
playing footballs
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-01-03
STUDENTS INSPECT PLANTS

Supplementing their classroom and
laboratory studies by actual observa-
ton Of plant processes, II senior stu
dents In chemical engineering at
Montana State college recently made
a tour Of industrial and utility plants
In the Billings area. Plants visited on
the trip included the Great Western
Sugar co. factory, Yale Oil Co. re-
finery and the Billings waterworks.
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25
Local Theatre Attractions &.
Jack Benny Plays
STRAIGHT Comedy

Like all comedians, Benny has
long yearned to play straight
comedy and for long time
Lubitsch has been anxious to give
him the opportunity. So, when
the script of ITO Be Or Not To
Be" coming 10 the Jewel next
week, took shape, the producer
realized that the time had come
TO call in Benny.
Benny was born on ST. Valen-
tines Day and his father figured
that was a good sign for the
haberdashery business. But dur
ing vacations, when he worked
in the store, Jack realized that
he didn't want any part of the
racket. So, he bought fiddle and
stareeef eaking lessons. .'''|'
Jack first learned about his
talents during World War I,
when he was put In the Navy
Relief Society and discovered
that he was a Wise-cracking
jokester as we'll as a good vio-
linist. When the war was over,
Benny went right into vaudeville
and gained fame as monologist-
In 1929, he got into the movies
and later he appeared in Earl
Carroll's "Vanities" on Broad
way. He made his first hit in
radio as a guest star and has been
riding high ever since, as one of
the most popular air figures.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25

a lieutenant.
Look at the eyes" he said
in a low voice.
81 am looking" said Myra.
She uses mascara. Too much for
a face like that"
Look at those lips" said the
soldier as though he had known
Myra all his life.
Il am looking" said Myra
She's crazy. She hasn't any
sense. They look as if they had
been put on with a rubber
stamp. She sighed. mo, she
shouldn't do that. It's to o
much"
The soldier nodded in agree
ment. But she still looks like
Spring Song and the Wedding
March TO me
Myra shook her head. That S
the worst Of men. They fall flat
at the first imitation Of a mag
azine cover they Sec
AT that moment the train clat-
tered into the station with
clouds OF gray smoke soiling the
summer morning and a flood
Of noise drowning out voices.
II subsidized TO a stop and there
was a general movement chan
ncling the waiting passengers
TO the doors Of carriages.
Forgetting the girl and the
strange soldier Myra climbed
up between a middlc-aged stock
broker and a plump salesman
and found a window seat in the
smoker. To her surprise the Of
ficer dropped into the seat by
/ her side.
you are wrong he said
Have a Cigaret?'
Thanks" said Myra. But ]
don't smoke until after break
| fast"
If Myra Mack lacked any
professions TO formal beauty
she had ceased 10 regret il. She
had found that il had some adj
vantages. The pleasanter kind
Of men could speak TO her with
out formality and without fear
Of being suspected of Interior
motives. There was something
about her that inspired conf
dence and nothing that would
make them speak TO her with
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25
Home In Wyomin'
Cominq 10 Matomb

Next week is Gene Autry"
week at the Macomb Theatre.
Home in Wyomin' -, Republics
latest musical western starring
the popular cowboy idol, opens
there on Tuesday for a three day
run, and presents along with
Autry, the inimitable Smiley
Brunette, Fay Mckenzie, Chick
Chandler, Olin Howlin, Joe
Strauch, Jr., and an outstanding
supporting cast.
Gene, as a successful radio
star, returns to his home locale,
Gold Ridge, at the behest of old
Pop Harrison, who wants Gene
TO straighten out his hayward
son, Tex, whose constant gam
bling and drinking threatens TO
bankrupt the rodeo organiza-
ton he heads.
Glenn Benson, ace girl news
photographer, and Hack Hack
EFT, her hard-bitten reporter
friend, are ordered to follow
Gene westward and secure on
the-spot coverage of the great
radio celebrity's activitie2. The
group all find quarters at the
Bar Nothing" dude ranch,
winter quarters of Tex's rodeo,
and the impulsive Tex soon tam
giles with Hackett in a minor
quarrel which later becomes
highly significant when Hack
EFT is mysteriously murdered.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25
CHAPTER I
BY EDMUND FANCOTT

Myra Mack had spent two
days on the lake shore near
Montreal. 1t was not a pleasant
thought to be facing the city,
hot and humid, the office, stuffy
and bristling with Monday prob
lens, after cool, indolent
weekend.
She waitd on the open wooden
platform of the railway station
in the freshness of the morning
and examined the faces of COM
muters about her. All of them
seemed to share her mood; none
seemed to be overly pleased
with the thought of the new
week ahead of them.
There was not a cloud in the
calm, distant blueness of the
sky above and the day already
promised heat. Some of the men
dressed for the conventions of
office work were beginning TO
show signs of discomfort - an
askew tie, wilted collar,
creases in summer suits already
failing. There were severa
glances of envy at the one girl
who looked particularly julep-
cool and comfortable.
The girl was not Myra Mack
Men she did not know were not
in the habit of looking twice at
Myra Mack, and she did moth
ing to attract them with gay or
ultra chic clothes. She dressed
always with the iperso
neatness and simplicity that
men would not notice either
unfavorably or with a flicker
of interest. It was bad enough
to have to look at her own
face in the mirror, she would
say with = wry grin, without
sending up flares that attracted
thu attention Of strangers to il.
And while her modesty and
Irish humor lent exaggeration
- ~ statement, it was true
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The BIow-OH

miliar as a fresh salesman. Now
don't laugh - it's true. She's
not one of the beautiful ones.
She's one they throw in for
contrast - you know the kind.
Face that has everything, all in
the wrong places"
The soldier laughed and look
ed at her frankly. No one could
call her pretty, but no one could
deny her face had plenty of
animation and character.
Get it," said Myra. Patsy
Kelly
He shook his head. That
not it. I've seen you somewhere
else"
That's possible. It's not the
kind of face you could forget il
you saw it up against that one
under the blue straw"
The sol d Ter sighed. Miss
Spring Song and w e d d in g
March hasn't seen the last Of
him." Myra said TO herself.
(To BE Continued
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25

other than the easy respect they
reserved for favorite aunts.
That was her misfortune, felt
Myra, but one that had compen-
SatiOns.
She accepted the presence Of
the officer by her side with
resignation. She glanced at his
face and decided that she was
81 that he looked more in
tercsting than obviously hand
some.
You are wrong" he repeat
ed. II have not fallen for her. "
But you could" said Myra.
Not because she IS masCar-
acd or has a blood-red scar hid
ing the most fetching pair Of
Cut it, said Myra, with an
abruptncss that surprised him.
It's Monday morning
That's just it," the officer
said. Where do you suppose
she has been hiding all week
cnd?'
Myra laughed with touch Of
cyniCism in her laughter. "On
a raft on Lake st. Louis, sur
rounded by men,
In dream OF a swim suit, 20
echoed the officer.
Say said Myra, you sound
as if you had been buried away
from the lighter things Of life. ~
"Tctawawa,' replied the Off
Ger. And ! suppose I'll stay
buried as far as this one is con
cerned
Myra relented. She is beau
tiful."
'mmmmm.' Then he was
len for a few moments, lost in
thought And not Of Petawawa,
Myra decided.
/ The soldier looked at her
again and broke his reverie.
by the way, I've seen you
somewhere before"
And I've heard that every
where before said Myra.
Stock statement
Why"
Well" said Myra, 10 hap
pens that | could double in ev-
erything including spade for
a film star whose face is as IA
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25
"A Close Call for
EIIery Queen

"Ellery Queen" Is up TO old
tricks again. The super-s leuth,
personified by William Gargan,
is to be see at the Macomb Thea
ire Sunday and Monday in the
fifth of his cinema adventures
for Columbia, "A Close Call for
ElIery Queen" Margaret Lind
say, Charles Grapewin and
James Burke return in establish
ed roles. The remainder of the
cast, as usual, is top-notch. "A
Close Call for Ellery Queen"
confronts the detective with a
triple murder mystery.
The film revolves about Nor
gan, as a retired millionaire,
whose efforts 10 locate two long
lost daughters are complicated
by the presence of blackmailers
from out of his unsavory and
long forgotten past. Ellery call
ed in to investigate the black
mailers, uncovers as weird a web
of criminal circumstance as ever
tangled human lives.
The characters are uniformly
excellent, with Gargan partic-
ularly outstandinf,. In a role
created by Ralph Belamy, and
played by the latter in the four
previous Ellery Queen films.
Gargan provides refreshing
and amusing change. He man.
ages TO add a touch of his own
individuality, so that Ellery
Queen becomes a screen charac-
ter we'll worth seeing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25
SERVICE TIP

CHICAGO 49, Tip 10 mothers
wives and sweethearts who send
cakes 20 men in the services,
suggested by Mrs. James A,
Day:
An excellent way TO pack
cakes is in popped corn. The
resilency of the corn absorbs the
bumps, and the recipient gets
not only his cake in good condi-
ton but also a welcome supply
of popcorn"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25
BLIND BOWLING

CHICAGO - The bowling
tournament planned next month
by Henry II. Hecht will be for
fun rather than skill. Both men
and women keglers will be in
vited to compete in the three
day tourney.
The novelty will be that all
the pins will be hidden behind
a curtain.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25
D SERIAL STORY
FRANTIC WEEKEND
COPYRIGHT, 1912,
SEA SERVICE. INC.

her bright Irish face had no
single lien on beauty.
That did not apply to the 9TH
er girl or. the platform.
She had obviously been born
for such willing summer days
as this, just 10 refresh the jad-
ed eyes Of Monday morning
commuters. Nor was she uncon-
scious of her mission i'm life. A
neat and impudent fluff of straw
hat and yelling sat upon the
bronzed waves Of her hair as
though it had been created with
supreme art for that very mo-
ment of a sunny morning. Her
lowered silk d dress, floating
like many-colored miSts from
her slim waist and about her
long legs, conspired with the
breeze TO draw the eyes OF So
Der train walters, reminding
them that the week of work
ahead was a mockery when
there was so much concentrat-
ed loveliness in the world to
feast the eyes upon
Myra MaCk's critical gaze
checked each flawless detail OF
the other girls appearance with
the cool calculation Of any
shrewd woman appraising an
other. The pattern, the casual
pose, were perfect.
With no consciousness of ex-
pressing her thoughts aloud she
spoke her admiration.
That" said Myra, is some
thingv
Then she turned sharply to
meet the echo just behind her
left ear.
You've said it," There was
such fervor in the male voice
that Myra reached for the same
intensity in the soldiers eyes
and found il there.
He was in battle dress but on
his shoulders were the pips OF
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-25

The air in many buildings of
the United States is drier than
that of the Sahara desert, in win
ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
Be Careful It's My
 Heart, Pleads Prisoner
But Judges Order "Magically" Removes $50 From Supposedly Pennless Defendants Shoe - Wife Sets Stage
 for Climax.
for Climax.

of a professional magician smiled, "You see, Your Honor, there's nothing here"
 Make him take off the other shoe too" urged his wife, "he had the money when he left the house this morning."
 Bellemare doubled over and slumped on the floor with a cry of pain. Its my heart again" he murnured. The doctor told me to be careful of over-excite- ment. Judge. may go home and go to bed?"
 Prosecutor Fred Palomba smiled. Court Clerk Carmine Cipriant grir ned, Officer Joe Garvey laughed aloud. Judge Gaffnel understood. MT. Bellemare," he said, the court recognizes your condition and Is entirely in sym pathy with you. Furthermore, the court recommends that you go to bed and rest up: but first of all we would be obliged If you would let us see your right shoe"
 For the accused, Judge Gaffney's decision marked the end of the third act. Sheepishly he withdrew his other shoe while the silence Of the court was like a held breath. Out dropped three tightly rolled si0 billsl
 The judge ordered that $2o be paid Mrs. Bellemare on the spot, and that SIT a week be contriout- ed for the support of herself and her children. An alternative Jail sentence of 60 days was suspend ed for six months.