davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
German Paddles Small Kayak
10000 Miles TO Australia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.-For sew
en- years and four months Oscar
Speck, a local opal cutter, padded
an Eskimo kayak 10000 miles up
rivers and across oceans from
Germany to Australia.
But war had come while he
made his way down the Coral Sea
and Speck was a German. So, with
the end of his odyssey almost in
sight, he was arrested and spent
most of the next seven years in
confinement.
Speck's amazing quest began at
Ulm, on the Danube, in May, 1892.
He was Is, canoeing was his pas
time, and Germany was in the
depths of a depression. 1t seemed
to him a good time to get out of
Germany for awhile.
He loaded his collapsible 19-foot
kayak with a prismatic compass,
charts, water containers, lots OF
condensed milk, chocolate and
cheese. There was no o for a
sextant, and anyway, squatting so
near the water his horizon was only
two and a half miles.
With two strong arms and two
square yards of sail. he took off
down the Danube, to Bulgaria, to
Turkey, to Cyprus. He had meant
to stop there. But he went onto
Syria; down the Euphrates to Iraq,
and then along the Arabian coast
line to India, thence to Ceylon.
Still he went on. He had a new
goal now: Australia.
The years passed. Kayak after
kayak wore out and requirements
ordered three months ahead, ar
rived from Europe. Speck used up
five. He went to Burma, Singapore,
Sumatra, Batavia. Sourabaya, Bali
and the islands ahead. He capsized
10 times, was blown off his course,
taken prisoner by tribesmen.
Hitler was almost unknown when
Speck left Germany. But Hitler's
war stopped him when he was 10
miles from Thursday island. and he
finished his journey in a police
launch.
Today, Speck, now an Australian,
is comfortably settled in Sydney
and has his own opal cutting bust
ness. One day, he hopes to revisit
Germany to see his 80-year-old
mother. But he will come back to
Australia.
81 got here the hard way" he
says, II intend to stay"
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Man Is Starving Slowly
As Hiccuping Unchecked

GLENDALE, CALF. - Jack
O'Leary. "a, hiccuping for the
past 10 months, is slowly starving
to death.
1T seems to be a race between
starvation and the hiccups," said
his m h e T, Mrs. Margaret
O'Leary. Were praying and hop
ing that something can be done.
that somehow we can save Jack"
Jacks weight dropped from 100
pounds to 80 since he first started
hiccuping after he suffered a
burst appendix and peritonitis.
Doctors said then that the infec-
ton affected nerves and muscles
controlling his diaphragm, bring
ing on the hiccups.
His stomach retains food only
for five minutes.
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Mastitis in Sheep

Mastitis, a common udder infec-
ton of cattle, also can be trouble
some in sheep. A veterinary med
ical bulletin reports that as many
as 20 per cent of the affected ewes
in some flocks die from this disease.
In addition, some lambs die be-
cause the ewes are too sick to
nurse them. The trouble usually
comes on rapidly. High fever,
rapid breathing, and loss of ap-
petite are typical symptoms. 1t is
believed that large lambs which
nurse roughly may injure the I'D
der, thereby making the eve more
susceptible to the disease.
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
New Auto Speedometer Idea
May Add to Highway Safety

SILVER CREEK, N. Y.-Devel-
opment of a new auto speedometer
device may help cut down the coun-
try's traffic fatality toll.
A gadget which constantly pro-
jects in brilliant illumination the
changing reading from the dash
board speedometer to a tiny metal
screen on the windshield has been
put into production. The dime
sized screen is fastened about two
inches below the drivers normal
line of sight.
The relatively inexpensive &C
cessory is hailed by the concerns
president, Lawrence Schmitt, as
''the first basic Improvement in
speed since the advent of the mag
netic speedometer decades ago."
1.-THE automobile driver now can
keep his eyes on the road where
they belong at all times and still
know his exact speed" Schmitt
said.
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Brain Specialist
Says Top Authors
Often off Beam

LONDON.-A London brain spe-
cialist has declared that great
authors-to say the least-are some
times "off the BEAM"
This analysis was made in an
article in the British medical jour
nal. The author is DR.. Russell w.
Brain.
On the doctors list of writer's
who have shown some mental aber-
rations we're some of the great
names of English literature: Bos-
well, Bunyan. Burns, Dickens,
johnson, Lamb. Ruskin, Shelley
and Tennyson.
Some were insane, DR.. Brain
said, in the sense that they could
be certified as such and placed in
institutions. Others, while not
ready for the asylum, were CLASH
fled as manic ~depressives, alco-
holics, drug addicts, schizophrenics
or "just plain nuts"
The doctor said Dickens "A
Tale of Two Cities" bears marks
of the authors preoccupation with
violence and cruelty, and de-
scribed this feature IS a form of
masochism dinding pleasure in
pain suffered by ones SELF.
"Oliver Twist" on the other
hand, was helped along by Dick
ems hardening of the arteries. the
doctor believes. Summing up his
case generally. Brain said:
1.-The genius of literature has
higher intelligence, more intense
and differentiated feelings, a bet
ter memory, and a greater capaci-
ty for words than the rest of us.
These, presumably, depend upon
a quantitatively richer organiza-
ton of his nervous system. He
also has dynamic quality which
often seems to raise even his
madness to a higher power"
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

the 4th day of April, 1850, will be
delinquent and advertised for sale
on the 18th day of April, 1850, at
public auction, and unless payment
is made on April 27, 1850, will be
sold on that day to pay delinquent
assessments and expenses of sale.
Dated March 3. 1850.
By order of the Board of Direc-
tors.
B. L. Price,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Box 81, Laurel, Montana.
date First Pub. March 8, 1950-4t)
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR TAX DEED

To Richard A. Dennis, Samuel
w. Dennis and Mrs. Mary Engel,
addresses unknown, and any other
heirs, if any, of Ella G. Dennis, de-
ceased. And to all persons owning,
occupying and claiming any in
terest-whether legal or equitable
in the following described prop
erty:
Notice is hereby given: That the
following described property, to-
wit:
SEA of Sec. 10, Twp. a No.
Range 81 East, M. P. M,
Yellowstone County, Montana, to-
gether with the tenements, here
ditaments and appurtenances there
unto belonging, has been sold for
delinquent taxes.
That all of siad property was
first offered for sale on the 9th
day of July 1915 and that there
was no purchaser for the same;
that all of said property was again
offered for sale on the 10th day of
July 1915 and there again being
no purchaser for the same, all of
said property was struck off to the
County as purchaser on said date,
as required by law.
That the amount of the property
sold was all of the property here
inbefore described.
That the amount for which it
was sold was SAG.
That the amount nov due on
same is S31.0S
That the time when your right
OF redemption will expire is March
9th, 1850.
That the time when Yellowstone
County, Montana, the purchaser,
will apply for tax deed is March
10th, 1850.
Dated at Billings, Montana, No
vember Ord, 1949. q
EARLE KNIGHT,
County Clerk of Yellowstone
County, Mont.
By H. A. Kiichli,
Deputy County Clerk.
First Pub. March 8, 1950-2t)
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETT-
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL

4NOllSG III ilG<tiNl4NN vi
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL
In the District Court of the Thir-
teenth Judicial District of the
State of Montana, In and for the
County of Yellowstone.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF j.. G. Epperson, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that a
petition for the probate of the will
of j. G. Epperson, deceased, and
for the issuance of letters tesla
mentary to Henrietta Epperson,
has been filed in this court, and
that Monday, the Goth day of
March. 1850, at 10 o'clock A. M,
of said day, and the courtroom of
said court at the courthouse in
Billings, Yellowstone County, Mon
tana, have been appointed as the
time and place for hearing said
petition, when and where any per-
son interested may appear and con-
test the same, and show cause, If
any, he may have why said petit
ton should not be granted.
Dated February 25, 1850.
KATIE DAVIES, Clerk.
By Ruby Farley,
Deputy Clerk.
B. l.. Price.
Laurel, Montana,
Attorney for Petitioner.
(Date First Pub. March l, 1950-3t)
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT
COVE IRRIGATION co.

Incorporated at Laurel, Montana.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that at a meeting of the Board of
Directors of Cove Irrigation Co.,
held on the Bird day of March, 1850,
an assessment of $1.00 per share
was levied upon the subscribed CAP
ital stock of the corporation, paw
able 4th day of April, 1850, to the
Secretary Treasurer of said COM
pany at No. 2 Void Building,
Laurel, Montana.
Any stock upon which this as
sessment shall remain unpaid on
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Study Of Weather Effect
On Stone May Take Century

WASHINGTON.-Federal gov
eminent workers have gone to
work on an experiment which
may go on for as long as 100
years. They want to find out how
various stones will weather the
capitals climate.
To determine that, they have
assembled 1000 rocks from AZ
states and 16 foreign countries
and built them into a masonry
wall 10 feet high, SO feet long,
and 2 feet thick.
The big rock heap is in a field
at the national bureau of stand
ards which tests all sorts of
things for the government.
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Local News Items

MI. M Mrs. William Maclntyre
received word of the birth of a
daughter Tuesday morning, March
7, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Strack
of Portland, Ore. Mrs. Strack is
the former Miss LaMerne MacIn-
tyre.
Members of Laurel Rainbow AS
sembly SO were special guests of
Corinthian Lodge No. 72 A. F.
& A. M. following the regular
meeting of the latter group on
Monday evening at the Masonic
temple. A corps of officers headed
by Marlene Hafer, worthy advisor,
and Mrs. Emily Heebner, mother
advisor, presented the initiatory
ceremony. Special music was by
the Rainbow choir. At the social
hour refreshments were served by
a group of the Masons.
Mrs. G.. A. McCabe is improving
after having had an operation in
a Billings hospital.
Pam Paronto, vice president,
conducted the business when Theta
Rho girls had their regular meet
ing Thursday evening at the Odd
Fellows hall. Work is going for
ward on plans to attend Theta
Rho assembly in Butte April 20.
The treasurer gave a report on
the food sale held recently to raise
money for the trip. Formal initia-
ton will feature the March 16
meeting. Hostesses for the evening
were Pam Paronto and Mrs. Orn-
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Motorisf Grabs off Mattress
Before Van Man Can Recover

ATLANTA, GA.-A moving van
transporting the furniture of W. B.
Taylor dropped a mattress on a
residential street.
The truck driver turned around
Immediately, but before he could
retrieve the article, another We
hicle stopped at the scene.
A man jumped out, stuffed the
mattress into his car and sped
away.
The truck driver was too startled
TO take his license number.
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Publication

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF YELLOWSTONE.
HARLAN R. RUSSELL, Plaintiff,
VS.
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, A
Quasi municipal corporation;
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DE-
VISEES AND CREDITORS OF
THELMA ALLARD, deceased;
FLOYD ALLARD and MIL
DRIED ALLARD, his wife;
LLOYD ALLARD and RUTH
ALLARD, his wife; THE UN-
KNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES
AND CREDITORS OF INEZ A.
A. SIEVE, also known as INEZ
SIEVE, deceased; ROBERT
WILLIAM SIEVE and IDA l..
SIEVE, his wife; FLORENCE
w. SIEVE HOARD and WILL
LIAM L. HOARD, her husband;
DOROTHY ELAINE SIEVE
McKINSTERY and EDGAR Nc
KINSTERY, her husband; and all
who might claim any right, title,
estate or interest in, or lien or
encumbrance upon the real prop
erty described in the complaint,
or any part thereof adverse to
plaintiffs ownership, or any
cloud upon plaintiffs title there
to, whether such claim or pos
sible claim be present or con-
tingent, including any claim or
possible claim of dover, inchoate
or accrued. Defendants.
STATE OF MONTANA TO
THE ABOVE-NAMED DE-
PENDANTS AND TO ALL
OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN,
GREETINGS:
You are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of this Court, a copy of
is herewith served upon you,
and to file your answer and serve
copy thereof upon the plaintiffs
attorney within twenty days after
he service of this summons, ex-
of the day of service; and
II case of your failure to appear
'r answer, Judgment will be taken
you by default for the re-
ief demanded in the complaint.
This action is brought for the
purpose of quoting title to the
and situated in Yellowstone Coun-
", Montana. and described as fol-
oWS:
Lot Five 81 in Block Twenty
seven CD of Allard Subdi-
vision to the Townsite of East
Laurel, now City of Laurel,
Montana, according to the
plat
WITNESS my hand and seal of
his Court this 28th day of Feb
'uary, 1850.
KATIE DAVIES, Clerk.
Court Seal) By Ruby Farley,
Deputy.
Hugh Sweeney,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Montana.
First Pub. March 8, 1950-4t)
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Judges Rulings
Cutting Down
Traffic Deaths

LOS ANGELES. Judge Roger
Alton Pfaff, tough but fair-minded
war veteran, was becoming n OF
the most talked-about men in Los
Angeles and his reputation was
spreading beyond his W bord-
ers.
His domain is the downtown Civic
Center traffic court here. He is
operating in the manner of a black
robed evangelist to stop the ter
rifle traffic carnage which has been
rampant here.
Since he began handing out pen
alties, the traffic death rate in
Los Angeles had dived. Deaths by
autos numbered 400 in 1947. Aft
er only 10 months of Judge Pfaff's
term, they amounted to 209-a drop
of 80 per cent. Los Angeles had
gone from the highest of the IA
big United States cities in traffic
tolls to fourth from lowest.
The Pfaff crusade was born "a
years ago when he, a young law
student, was hailed into court on a
charge of driving through a red
light. The judge asked for his plea.
Guilty, but"
Five dollars. Next case"
The Judge recalls that he came
out Of the courtroom boiling
mad"
The next years were too busy for
him to devote any time to traffic
infractions. He was graduated
from law school, practiced in Los
Angeles, served in the state legis-
lature and in the infantry and OSS
during the a
Highway Deaths Shocking
Returning from Europe, he was
shocked to observe slaughter on
United States highways that meas
ured that of the battlefield. When
he was appointed a Los Angeles
municipal judge in 1940, he r
prised his colleagues by request
ing traffic court duty. Most OF
them avoided it.
Los Angeles drivers now warn
each other, Judge Pfaff will get
you if you don't watch out!" They
have reason to fear the 42-year-
old jurist. An offender came before
him with a record of two previous
500 drunk driving fines. He was
charged with driving without a
license.
st notice in the officers report"
said the judge, that you stated
you were not going to serve time,
that you had lived in California
long enough so that you could pull
strings and pay fines. Well, it looks
as if you're in the wrong court.
You can't buy that kind of driving
The sentence: 100 days in jail.
Stiff judgments aren't the only
element of the Pfaff formula. He
breaches traffic safety with a zeal
Of a Billy Sunday. Before each ses-
sion he tells the defendants:
ST want each of you to become
a crusader for better driving"
Offers Advice
He talks for 20 minutes and offers
this advice:
81. Practice courtesy. Sixty per
cent of citations arise from fall
Ire to yield the right Of way. Why
De so rude to one another? Cour-
.esy can be infectious. Try it.
80. Slow down! If you are late
% work, don't try to make it up
IN the road. You'd be better OFF
staying at home in bed and not 60
ng to work at ALL"
The lectures have paid off. OF the
100, 900 persons who passed through
lis court in 1913, only two percent
'eturned. One happy defendant
wrote the Los Angeles Times:
maybe it's the heat! For mag
ne receiving a ticket for speed
spending the morning in traf-
ic court, getting fined $40 and
thoroughly enjoying the conse-
Iuences ...
Truly the judge is a man with
mission going far beyond the
all of duty in a tremendous per-
onal effort to assist the cause OF
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
CARD OF THANKS

l wish to thank all my friends
and n~eighbors for the many beau
tiful flowers and cards extended
during my recent illness.
Mrs. Jack Parker
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Chicago's Printers

Over 300, 900 tons of printed mat
ter a year come from the presses
of Chicago's printing plants.
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
Laurel Outlook
WANT ADS
Where Opportunity Knocks

FOR SALE-1947 Chevrolet, heat
err, good condition. Can be seen
after 6 pm. at Lenox Apis 6.
3-8-50-2tp
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

Any kind of furnace work. Write
C. H. Horen, lit Terry Ave-.
Billings, Phone 1926. 9-1-tf
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

neutrality-suspicious. by girls
wishing to work at the Dutch
Mill or Mill Drive-In. See Chuck
Giblin after 2 o.. m. 3-1-2t
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

WANTED-Position as housekeep-
er. Capable. Phone 221-J.
3-8-50-1t
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

FOR SALE-1937 Ford Sedan, $40.
Jake Franks. 2h mi. Sc. of
Laurel. 3-8-5O-1tp
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

HAY-Can spare few bales good
timothy. $1.50. Phone SO Laurel,
evenings. 3-8-2tp
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08
NOTICE

All classified ads to appear in this
column must be paid for in ad-
vance unless you have a charge &C
count.
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

FOR SALE New home under
construction, $4,000. 3 bed
rooms, 3 corner lots. Interior
decorated to suit purchaser.
Phone $50. 3-8-tf
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

FOR SALE-Beet box, very good
condition. Phone ia NV.
3-8-50-2tp
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

Olumn must be paid Tor In ad-
vance unless you have a charge &C
count.
WILL do ironing in my home.
Phone 136W. ~3-8-50-1tp
FOR SALE-Lots for home sites,
sewer. water. and clear title
furnished. Herman Schessler,
phone 446. LIFT
WANTED-Woman to care for
child 5 days a week, in my
home. Phone 207-J. 3-S-50-1tp
H. C. Crippen resumes the practice
of law as of February 8, 1850, at
Ais Electric Building, Billings,
Montana. 2-22-3t
WANTED-Location for Mechanic
Shop. 400 to 500 so. #. Phone
282-M. 3-8-50-1tc
WANTED-Dead and disabled ami
mails, picked up free of charge.
Billings Rendering Co., Phone
$40, Billings. 1-4-tf
Laurel outlook., 1950-03-08

WILL do ironing in my home.
Phone 136W. 3-8-50-1tp
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-19
Vision Tests

Twenty-nine states have no laws
requiring vision testing In schools.
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-19
LAST CHANCE GULCH
BECAME CAPITOL OF
STATE Is YEARS AGO

1t was just rs years ago April
Is, 1875, that the big freighter OF
Coy Broadwater's Diamond r COM
pany rolled into Helena's Last
Chance gulch from Virginia City.
The Old Helena Herald said they
carried "the records, furniture of
the legislative assembly and other
property of the territory"
The day the freighters arrived
here was the day Helena officially
became capital of the Montana ter
ritory.
The proclamation that officially
moved the government from Vir-
ginia City to Helena was issued
Jan. 2, 1875, by j. E. Galloway,
territorial secretary.
He issued it in the absence Of
Gov. Benjamin F. Potts, shortly
after a recanvass of Meagher coun-
ty votes that might have kept the
capital at Virginia City. The re-
count was ordered by the territor-
lal supreme court.
The first capitol here was in the
Blake block, just west of the for
mer Record-Herald building on
Broadway. Galloway leased the
second floor of the building from
DR.. John M. Blake for $3.50 a
year.
The Diamond R freighters left
Virginia City April 2, 1875, arriv-
ing here 13 days later.
In describing the removal of
records and other property from
Virginia City, the Herald said: "No
salute was fired on their depart
ure."
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-19
b" CHECK YOUR CAR,
CHECK ACCIDENTS, "
IS MAY SLOGAN

Cars being driven on the high
ways of Montana in unsafe me-
chanical condition were cited to-
day by E. H. England, supervisor
of the Montana highway patrol as
the target of Montana highway pa
trolls May program of traffic safe
ty education.
keeping your car in good, safe
repair" Supervisor England said,
'is similar to keeping your teeth
in good condition. Everyone agrees
that it is important, but when it
comes to having a check-up it is
far too easy to delay the inspec-
ton until it feels like there might
be something wrong"
That something" when it comes
down to the maintenance of your
car, according to Mr.. England, may
result in a brake, light, or steer
ing failure that could send you to
the hospital-or worse.
"Of the 28,500 accidents that re-
suited in one or more deaths in
1948," Mr.. England said, IAN I'M
safe vehicle was involved in about
300 of them. That amounts to
about 13 per cent of the total fatal
accidents"
The Montana highway patrol has
as it's slogan during this May pro-
gram of traffic education, "Check
your car . check accidents" The
project is sponsored on a national
scale by the National safety
council and the activities of the
Montana highway patrol in Mon
tana.
Unsafe car condition." Super
visor England said, "is extremely
dangerous even when no other fac
tor is involved. Couple bad brakes
or an acknowledgement steering
mechanism with speed too fast for
conditions and you have all the in
gradients of an Academia bad
onei
"Check today for such weak
nesses as: brakes that are not
equalized, fail to hold, or that
must be jammed to the floor
board; headlights that are aimed
too high too low, or are cock
eyed; and for tires with cuts and
fabric breaks that might blow out
at any time"
AS the Montana highway patrol
and the National safety council put
it: "The safer your car the
safer you are."
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-19
Sugar Plantations

Louisiana's sugar plantations,
after battle against mosaic and
other diseases that began a quar-
ter of a century ago, are now bet
ter than ever and improving year
by year.
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-19
Local News Items

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Fenton
spent the week end at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Peterson in
Huntley. Other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Phil Aumock of Baker.
Mrs. Zeno Moser of st. Cloud,
Mimi, mother of A. A. Moser of
Laurel and Alfred B. Moser of
Billings, is expected to arrive in
Billings Thursday. She and several
other members of the family from
a distance will attend the wedding
Saturday of Alfred Moser and Miss
Johanne Cuthbert of New York
City. The ceremony will be in st.
Patricks' Catholic church; a recep-
tion will be at l pm. in the North
ern hotel.
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-19
Cattle Egret

The cattle egret, unlike the rest
of the heron family, does not live on
water creatures. 1t catches insects
disturbed by the feet of grazing live
stock. Well known to parts of Af-
rica and South America. it was
first recorded in Australia by the
National Geographic Society-Smith-
sonian Institution Arnhem land ex-
pedition in 1943.
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-19

Italian artists youths from Ia the
ments with cOlOred chalk order Passeby
privilege
origin of the religious
with shepherd Giotto,
the their