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Evening star., 1961-06-01
THE POLITICAL MILL
Bigger Government On the Way
BY GOULD LINCOLN

countries in Africa. The
United States Government
has uttered loud protests and
even threats. but it has not
been effective in checking
, these advances.
President Kennedy is in
Europe this week meeting
with President Charles de
Gaulle and then Russian Pre-
mier Nikita Khrushchev. He
has problems to discuss with
both. One heads a friendly
country; the other a gov
ernment which is committed
to the communication Of the
world, including the United
States. What will come Of
the Presidents foray into.
personal diplomacy this coun-s
try will await with the keen
est hopes Of success. This
country needs some success in
international affairs.
1t undoubtedly will support
President Kennedy, who is
in Europe after pledging there
win be no retreat from a firm
intention to resist Communist
aggression toward this coun-
try and toward the free world.
He has further promised he
will make it entirely clear to
Premier Khrushchev that the
Communists can touch off
a third world war if they
make the mistake of believing
the United States will not
fight. To date the Russians
have continued to tie up the
nuclear tests and weapons
conference and the Laos con-
ference in Geneva. This hard
attitude in Geneva, on the
eve Of Kennedy -Khrushchev
talks in Vienna is q typical
Communist tactic. It looks
very much as though this
recalcitrance is q forerunner
Of a Khrushchev attempt to
wiring a deal out of Mr., Ken.
nedy.
G. o. p. Prepares Issues
Me awhile, Republican
leaders are building up issues
which may be used against
the Kennedy administration
and Democratic candidates
for Congress next year. They
are making much Of the big
spending programs Of the New
Frontiersmen, which they say
will wreck the economy Of the
American people. They are
= denouncing the handling of
the Cuban situation, particu-
larly the present plan to ex-
change tractors for patriot
rebels held by Castro, which
they call ''blackmail." They
are beginning to ask what
would have happened in Gu.
ba, in Laos, and to the United
States, had former Vice Presi-
dent Nixon been President in
stead Of Mr.. Kennedy-and
even what the situation would
be II former President Eisen-
hover had had another year
to serve in the White House.
Senator Harry F. Byrd of
Virginia continues to warn
what may happen to a coun-
try which, already having q
national debt totaling $780,
879,699,421 (on May 23) con-
tinues to add more billions
TO its budget-money which
1t does not have to spend.
There are only two ways of
meeting this financial prob
lem-higher taxes and more
taxes or more borrowing still
further increasing the stu
pendous national debt.
Evening star., 1961-06-01
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
panied By self = addressed.
letters carry tDTiters' correct
names and addresses. Al let
ters are subject to condensG-
ton. Those not used sOin be
returned only tDhen accom-
slammed enpeloDes.
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Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. Is the American HUI
name Association interested
only in the protection of
animals? Where is it's ma
tional headquartersp E. P.
A. The AHA also has a
children's division which is
dedicated to the prevention
of neglect, abuse and ex-
ploitation Of children. The
national office Of the organ
ization is at 896 Pennsyl-
vania street, Denver 8, Colo.
Evening star., 1961-06-01

AS the program Of the Ken
nedy administration contin-
ues to unfold, it is becoming
increasingly apparent that it
calls for bigger and bigger
spending and bigger and big
ger government. 1t is increas-
ingly clear that the sacrifices
which President Kennedy is
demanding of the American
people boil down to coughing
UP the peoples money. Quite
naturally. Mr.. Kennedy and
his assistants do not lay
stress on bigger spending and
bigger government in their
comments on their program.
They talk instead Of the great
needs of national defense
including the defense Of the
free world. They talk, too. Of
the need for billions of dol
lars to conquer space and
send men to the moon and
beyond. They talk Of billions
more to be loaned or given to
less fortunate peoples-the
latest figure for this is $7.3
billion. And they talk of great
needs for domestic improve
ments-$2.5 billion for public
education to be distributed to
the States for school con-
struction, increases in teach
ers' salaries and, indeed, for
any use the local school au-
thorities may find necessary.
Purse Strings Not United
The real impact Of such a
program has not made itself
felt, because the program has
not yet gone into effect. Con-
gress still has to unite the
purse Strings-about the only
thing Congress seems to have
left to do, as government by
executive order continues to
advance. The New Deal ad-
miniStration Of Franklin D.
Roosevelt, which was quite a
Spender in It's day, is a piker
compared to the Kennedy
"New Frontiers" administra-
ton. But the Kennedy ad-
miniStration will answer such
criticism by saying that the
problems are much vaster
today. In q way they are,
although the late President
Roosevelt was faced with the
problem of getting the United
States back on its feet after
q disastrous depression grow
ing in the main out Of the
aftermath Of World War I.
Today the United States is
not facing a deep depression
indeed, its economy has
been on the upward path.
The big problem for the Ken
nedy administration is to
maintain the security of the
American people and to halt
the advance Of international
communism which is seeking
control Of the entire world.
Unfortunately, in the first
four months Of his term as
President, Mr.. Kennedy has
seen an advance Of interna-
tional communism in the
Western Hemisphere, specif-
1cally In Cuba, and In South
east Asia, specifically in Laos.
And unfortunately. he has
been able to do nothing about
these advances. If they are
not checked, the spread Of
the Communist influence and
domination may affect other
Latin American countries.
and it may gobble up all Of
Southeast Asia. 1t is advanc-
ing, too, toward its goals in
the many newly independent
Evening star., 1961-06-01

United States bears some responsibility for
the landings, and I am not arguing the
merits Of the decision made at that time.
Second, believe the President should
say that he supports officially the private
venture, for otherwise the impression may
be held that our policy. and particularly our
action respecting Cuba, are decided by pri-
vate citizens, rather than the President of
the United States.
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

My next older brother ano
| came to Christine, N. OAK,
in 1892 with my oldest brother
on his honeymoon trip. Mr..
Ruud and l were married in
1893 in Christine = came to
Casselton, N. OAK, in 1912,
then to Sidney in July, 1914 to
be with our I daughter and
family, the Charley Novels.
But the story l want to tell
is when l was seven!
We, the Gudmund Foss
family, came from Eastern
Wisconsin in 1880 to Barron
County, Wisconsin, in a cover
ed wagon = 3 brothers and
me - six of us in the wagon
We travelled through the
woods where there were nc
roads = just Indian trails. The
wild animals and Indians WE
lived with for years. We set
tied on the high bank of the
Yellow River just 3 miles
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

the cost of wheels and axles on a.
modern four-U1it freight diesel
locomotive. Arriving in Minnesota
only a few weeks after the MP
had started to build its %tranScon-
tinental line west from a point
near the present town of Carlton
the Minnetonka was Immediately
pressed into construction work.
When the line reached Brainerd
late in 1870, the Minnetonka was
drafted for service in the Pacific
Northwest where the MP had
started building its line to the
east.
The long journey began early in
1871. The Minnetonka was ship
ped by rail to San Francisco and
by boat to Kalama, Wash. She
was used in construction work
from Kalama to Tacoma and later
from Ainsworth to Spokane.
Sold by the MP to a logging
company in 1886, three years aft
ter the Northern Pacific had COM
pleted the first tranScontinental
line across the Northwest the old
construction and logging work in
Washington.
In 1902 the Minnetonka with
stood a devastation forest fire
which swept a portion of the Pa.
cific Northwest woods. She was
stationed on the middle fork OF
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

of the real west. Mrs. A. A.
Fredrickson added the bud
ding parson to her brood of
five small children and the
hospitality will never be for
gotten after half a century.
Some of the experiences of
that first western summer
linger long in memory. Riding
the range with Guy Clark and
others, playing baseball with
the town team of Savage, the
kindness of the Rev. E. j.
Linsey, the fellowship in the
homes of the PREDECESSORS
the Browns, the Stewards and
the Southwicks and the Lar
sons, all covered my expert
ence with gracious charity.
On July 22nd = 1910 a vio-
lent wind and hail storm
swept thru the valley and
flattened crops and buildings,
carrying away the housing
provided for me near the log
cabin of the FredrickSons,
making necessary my using
a part of the store building for
housing that summer. l left
that fall with the promise of
returning next year.
The year 1911 provided a
building in Savage as a chapel
and I roomed with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Southwick.
Among the memories that
still are vivid as yesterdays
was the day when the COM
munity enjoyed a semi-seriouS
trial of one of the men in the
community for a breach of
suit by a not-so-young
woman from Georgia. Names
are omitted but that rancher
got off easy with paying the
fare back south for the one
who was not exactly a Georgia
peach. How the cowboys en-
joyed it all! But the most
memorable event which de-.
lights my grandchildren and
the baseball cronies was the
game we played between the
Savage and the Sidney ball
clubs who were eternal rivals
each summer. Imagine the
sky pilot playing behind the
bat with Joe Kitchle, owner
Of one of the two saloons in
that little mushroom town as
first baseman and the pitcher,
the bar tender of the other
saloon! Well, we men got
along splendidly, respecting
each other and having a won
derful time. One man was led
to remark that he never had
seen as little cussing on the
ball grounds as that second
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

the Hoqulam river.
-Four years later, when bigger
and more powerful locomotives
took over the heavier work, the
Mnnetonka was assigned to pull
ing work trains. She remained the
pet of logging crews until she
was retired in 1929, still in good
working condition.
The veteran locomotive was re-
acquired by the MP in 1893 after
She had been found abandoned
on an old logging spur in a forest
near Hoquiam, Wash. Strangely
she had survived another fire
which helped to identify her. The
fire did nothing more than scorch
the paint off cue side to reveal
her name and number and origi-
nal owner.
Brought to Saint Paul the old
work horse was thoroughly recon-
dItloned and put into working
order. She was exhibited at the
Chicago Ceutury of Progress Ex-
position in 1888 and 1884. the
New York Worlds Fair in 1895
and the Chicago Railroad Fair Oh
1948.
Since then the Minnetonka ha.
been exhibited at losra'
anniversary celebrations all alou,
"uhe Main Street OF the North.
west"
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

Minnetonka, Northern Pacific's
first locomotive will be on display
at the N. P. G.. N. Depot
in Sidney during the Golden Ju-
bilee celebration.
The Mtmetonka was the first
locomotive purchased by the Nor
thern Pacific railway in 1870.
The old wood burner is a vet
eran of esrly-day railroading and
logging in the Northwest. She was
used in railroad construction work
between Carlton and Brainerd in
Minnesota, then in the Puget
Sound country and the Snake and
Columbia river territory of Wash
ington State, before seeing service
for a Pacific Northwest logging
company.
A small locomotive, the Mime
tonka is only 281z feet long and
the distance from the rails to the
top of her balloon stack measures
Just over IL feet. When loaded
with water and fuel she weighs
about 18 tons. Despite her dimilu-
tive proportions, she was a rugged
performer and gave SO years OF
faithful service before being re-
tired.
The Northern Pacific purchased
the Minnetonba from manufac-
rurers in Pittsburgh on July ID
1870. for $500, less than half o
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

SUMMER! The game we played
at the 4th of July celebration
in 1911 was the best of the
summer contests. There was
a one hundred dollar prize for
the winning team and both
sides wanted that money.
There must be some men
living today who saw that
game and maybe like myself,
played in it. Before a large
crowd, the Savage team lead
all the way to the ninth
inning, the score being eight
to six. Our pitcher, who liked
to sit on the sidelines and
drink beer instead of trying
to put the game on ice, got
SO that at the beginning of the
ninth inning, he could hardly
put the ball across the plate.
But we got two men out and
had two strikes on the third
batter to wind up that game
but the pitcher was wild and
passed the batter. Then g
great big Swede got up anc
knocked a home run, tying
the score which continued sc
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
from the town of Barron. We
travelled to town by boat.

from the town of Barron. We
travelled to town by boat.
In the fall my father and
mother would go to town on
the ice with a hand sled, and
buy from 3 to 5 hundred
pounds of flour and other
groceries. In December, 1880,
they lost all their groceries =
ice gave way and they lost
everything. That was the day
we did the shooting. My oldest
brother took down the double
barreled shotgun (both barrel.
Loaded with buckshot) that
was hooked over the door OF
the log cabin. We decided if
he could take the gun down
| could put on my new
mother : hubbard dress -
Mother had said mo- before
she went to town., that, that
dress was for Sunday But
my brother said I could put it
on if he could take the gun
down so it was OK. Father
had just bought a new stove
with a nice reservoir for hot
water. We all gathered around
my brother to examine the
gun, and my pet cat, Sarah,
was right with me. The gun
went off = shot the front two
legs off the stove, the tail off
the cat and the front of my
new dress was all shot up.
This was a real shooting
outfit but we got out of it and
none of us was hurt.
Mrs. H. O. Rund
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
HOrnesteaders,
Cowboys and
Stage Coaches
Montana Memories of
1910 1911

The writer arrived on an
early train in Glendive on a
May morning in 1910 to find
the town crowded with home
steaders from the East who
were buying up railroad lands
then open to the public. 1t was
necessary to stay over a day
and night in town before get
ting a ride to my destination
which was the second stage
coach stop at Tokna where l
was to be the supply preacher
at the Presbyterian church
Sunday school which met at
the school house near what
had been for years the postal
station in the store operated
by the Fredrickson family at
Tokna. Glendive was far diff
ferent than today-plenty of
men on horses and an auto
mobile was a curiosity. The
early morning stage left the
hotel on its all day trip to
Poplar, Montana and we pas
sengers were tightly tucked
in on the three wide seats of
the spring wagon that served
as a carryall for men and bag
gage. Someone held the heads
of the bronchoes until the
driver shouted = Let's GO
and with that the horses gal
loped down Main street for a
couple blocks until they
swung into a steady trot
which they kept up until the
next stage stop at Intake.
There a fresh team was hitch
ed onto the stage, the same
galloping start was made with
everyone holding on to hats
and seats until the horses
swung into their trot which
they kept up until the next
stage stop at Tokna station,
where the writer was as glad
as the horses to see the last of
the stage for a day. The sum-
mer held new experiences for
a m~id-western young man
and among the happy memoir
les of that summer in 1910
was the kind reception by
new friends who took in the
tenderfoot who had lief
Princeton seminary in New
Jersey for his first knowledge
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

until the eleventh inning
when Sidney got in a run and
won the jackpot. That was a
hard one to take for us. That
same day, Glendive was going
to go all out with something
super duper and had arranged
for a man to fly an air plane as
part of the gala day. Boys
came in on horseback for
seventy five miles to see their
first plane. 1t was a rickety BIZ
plane-held together with wire
and bamboo poles with the
engine just behind the driver
who sat up in front in this
open air continuance. The flier
tinkered with the machine
that had come into town on a
flatcar that morning = but
couldn't get the thing off the
ground. The crowd was res
tive, realized it had been sold
down the river and at one
time, took it into its hands to
rush the plane into the Vel
lowstone river which ran not
far from the ball park. To my
knowledge, the plane never
did fly but the crowd got
plenty of excitement along
with the disappointment. Per-
haps there may also be some
living who may recall that in
the morning, the committee
had arranged for a series of
footraces on main street. l had
come west that spring on Dor
rowed money from dad and ]
needed those ten dollar prizes
and as my college sprinting
days were over, | went in for
keeps and took a couple of
firsts and with three others of
our Savage ball team, we won
the relay race that had twenty
five dollars as a prize. Just
wonder who may remember
that day in Glendivel
Another happy memory i,
the day when we opened oul
chapel so that Father Coffey
from the Roman Catholic
church in Glendive could hole
services for his parishioner.
in Savage. He was a graciou.
fine spirit and I often haC
hoped to meet him again.
: think it was in 1911 that
e great forest fire shut out tn,
: sunshine for days that sum
mer and some people though
: the world was coming to al
r end! Another memory tina
d haunts me still is the freouen
> > occurances of the Northern
. Lights in the Montana sky tn,
le like of which I had never see,
n before. All in all, those dav
al of fifty years ago are preciou
/ memories. l have never re
4 turned to the Yellowston
valley to renew them but still
lg hope that may be possible
lie The dear people of the com
& munity with whom I lahore,
% are gone home, only a possibl
Of child of those days woul,
remember the sky pilot 0
as Savage. I hope these memor
les of mine may stir I'D tn
q pride of you who read then
and that the celebration Q
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21


was Incorporated so years ago.
However, that was the year I
came to Sidney. They had no
rail roads to Sidney at that
time. Came by stage. We
crossed the Missouri River on
ferry at Monday. That was
1910.
| see you are going to cele-
brate the 50th year of Incor-
poration in June of 1861. l am
sending some old photos that
may be of interest to some of
the old timers. They were
taken during that time. Sid
ney has grown considerable
since.
You have had a very inter
esting town and country, also
a lot of fine and interesting
people. We may mention MIR.
A. Vaux who did a lot
for the town and the peo-
pie. Among others who help
ed to build Sidney was Billy
and Mae Ball; J. A. Ferris, and
his son Arnie; Earl Varco; the
Turner Brothers; Axel Mel
son and Brothers; Ed Ray, our
village blacksmith; Cy Book
and Joe Voltz who repaired
our harnesses; Andy and Ben
Mercer; Fred Hurst, police
man, who kept our city clean;
the Kellys, especially Joe
with his sense of humor, who
e kept the blues away fo1
$ everyone; and a number o
t others.
I worked at a number Cd
{ jobs in Sidney: Freighting out
of Modak; some from Glen
dive for Ora Kemmis; clerk
ed in a store for J. A. Ferris
and son Arnie; also for Earl
Varco, manager of the Vel
lowstone Mere. Co.
My last job in Sidney was
driving dray wagon for Mr.
Vaux, 1923, hauling mail and
express from depot to town.
We were beginning to run
kinda short of horses, so l
bought a 1923 Chevrolet car
from the Rounce brothers and
ventured to Oregon, but we
still have a warm spot in our
hearts for Sidney. My wife
went to Sidney in 1907.
w send our best wishes and
greetings to the people at
Sidney.
Sincerely,
O,,;~o1 o~I NTar.o P,,nI1
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

Sidney's fifty years will usher
in a long era of happy living
in the rich land of Montana.
Earl w. Benbow
"a North 35
Corvallis, Oregon
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21
Buells Send
Greetings To
Pioneer Friends

Fort Klamoth, Ore.
The Sidney Herald
Sidney, Montana
Dear Sir:
The Sidney herald., 1961-06-21

-,
Sincerely,
Ounce and Marie Buell.
Evening star., 1961-02-21

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Price Is Right
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OnlN 3 I eff
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Now available. new 3-bedrm., brick
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full bSmt,, tirepls., over l2-acrt
level lots. Dashboard hot-watel
heat, Some have garageS. Somt
have possibility for the 4th bed
rm. Call to inspect.
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Evening star., 1961-12-14
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. - Industrial,
zoned, will subordinate. Duke and
Pickett SITS WAPLE, AID. 4-200b.
INDUSTRIAL GROUND - 3l,4SO
So. IT. or part. owner also will
build and finance for purchaser
Conv. located in busy section of
kenSingtOn, Nd A rare oppcr-
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EDW. H, JONES & CO., INC.
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INVEST. PROP. WANTED

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approx. $4,000 SO. IT., suitable for
uSed-car lot. Must be in Sc.
Washington area. HAIEY'S
FORD, so NJ st. Sc. IL. 7-29S5.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
MOUNTAIN PROPERTY
SACRIEICE

NACKIFICE
Terms. Lovely 2-bedrm. cottage at
beautiful ShaWnee-Land, 5000
Electricity. Natural-stone fireplace
with Heatolator 1920 living rm.
Winter sports include hunting
skiing, lifts and snow machines
JE. 4-0495. WA. 4-5Sl4.