County Princess Contest Nears End With 12 Days Left
The County Princess race tightens as 12 days remain until the August 31 6 30 p m deadline for ballot casting. Votes must be delivered to The Herald office or Wolf Point post office. The final issue may or may not publish the winner. Candidates Madaline Strachan Vera Smith Hedwig Tessman Elida Smith lead the field with Strachan ahead 10025 to 4325 and 1900 and 500 respectively. Ballot values reward effort and loyalty, urging subscriptions both new and renewed, with calls to solicit non-subscribers and previous readers to vote. In Sheridan and Daniels counties candidates are active, with 17 candidates in Sheridan. A Daniels county resident requested further details.
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Herald
Wolf Point
Madaline Strachan
Vera Smith
Hedwig Tessman
Elida Smith
Miss Strachan
Temporary road to ferry improvement urged by county
Heavy traffic of grain haulers and vehicles bottlenecks at Wolf Point ferry as a rough temporary road across the sand and timber hampers harvest. McCone county commissioners, led by Thomas Horsford, secured rights of way and will start grading a new route from the ferry landing to the highway, with work to resume immediately to create a longer dirt road that will improve with use.
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Wolf Point
South Ferry Landing
McCone County
Thomas Horsford
Wehway
Last Gap Of Roosevelt Highway Being Built
Contractors have begun work in the final gap of the Roosevelt highway the 14 mile stretch between Poplar and Brockton Chas Howe handles bridge and culvert work The road runs east from Poplar past the old court house and fair grounds parallel to the Great Northern track to Brockton Once finished there will be an uninterrupted graveled highway from Nashua through Roosevelt county to Willis ton and beyond
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Poplar
Brockton
Chas. Howe
Old Court House
Fair Grounds
Great Northern
Nashua
Valley County
Roosevelt County
Williston
Alta Fanning III Leaves for Minneapolis Treatment
Mrs J L Fanning and her daughter Miss Alta have left for Minneapolis where Miss Alta will receive hospital treatment. Mrs Fanning, who has been ill at the Deafness hospital for several weeks, will return this week.
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J. L. Fanning
Miss Alta
Deafness Hospital
Minneapolis
Miss Fanning
Fanning
Glasgow Courier
Statewide Wheat Crop Forecast Sets Record in Montana
Montana's wheat harvest is projected at 72,696,000 bushels, the largest in state history, with winter wheat at 14,233,000 bushels from 528,000 acres at 19.8 bushels per acre and spring wheat at 61,463,000 bushels from 3,262,000 acres at 18.9 bushels per acre. The forecast is based on August 1 crop conditions.
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Helena
Montana
J. G. Diamond
Federal
Departments of Agriculture
Weekly Golfing Gab Scooby Club Invited To Wolf Point
Secretary Cal Rogers of the local golf club invites the Scobey club to an inter city series with the first meet at Wolf Point next Sunday. Sco bey members are enthusiastic and locals expect many to attend on the 21st. Dr J R Burgess, recent state tournament attender at Great Falls, played 18 holes qualifying, then faced three players and won two.
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Cal Rogers
Scobey Club
Wolf Point
Scobey
J. R. Burgess
Great Falls
Elbert H. Gary Dead at Eighty in New York
Elbert H. Gary longtime head of United States Steel died at his Fifth Avenue home in New York at age 80 after a monthlong illness. Official notice followed a Wall Street rumor mill and speculation about a fuller statement on the cause chronic myocarditis.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Gary
Col
Excellent Range Aids Early Stock Shipping
Owing to the excellent range this season cattle are ready for market earlier. Prices are good now and many farmers are turning off stock. On the cattle train Thursday W A Rogers sent five carloads to South St Paul market, Ray Mitchell one car to South St Paul, Max Cooper five carloads to Co L Kaye Co of St Paul, L P Moore of Fairview one car, B N Taylor one car of horses to the Minnesota Transfer. A Mr Bossard of Fairview and Mr McGowan of Miles City were here this week picking up sheep for market and fall feeding. Mr McGowan bought 1600 head of sheep west of here at Chinook Malta and Glasgow, and Mr Bossard expected to get a carload or two.
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W. A. Rogers
South St. Paul
Ray Mitchell
Max Cooper
Co. L. Kaye Co
St. Paul
L. P. Moore
Fairview
B. N. Taylor
Minnesota
Bossard
McGowan
Miles City
Chinook
Malta
Glasgow
Will Attend The Great Convention At Paris
Miss Sue Latterell of the local post office force will take a two months vacation starting Saturday to attend the World War veterans convention in Paris. She will be joined by Mrs Mayme Wigtil and a substitute will fill Mrs Wigtils public school teaching post during her absence.
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Sue Latterell
Mayme Wigtil
Paris
Vida Phone Service Resumed After Delay
After a long delay and heavy expense the Vida phone line is again across the river in good shape and service is resumed. The high water caused by the Jyne ring cut away the banks. The South side tower ported to be taken down. The towers on both sides were moved to the present site of the ferry crossing and put in substantial style.
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Vida
Jyne
County levy cut by five mills at commissioners meeting
At a Board of County Commissioners session this week the coming year’s tax levies were fixed. The county general fund levy was reduced by five mills while Wolf Point city and District 45 taxes edge higher than last year. Levies listed include state and school district taxes, county road fund, poor fund, bridge fund, Farm Bureau and bond sinking and interest funds with specific mill figures.
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Board of County Commissioners
County General Fund
Wolf Point City
Wolf Point
County Road Fond
Farm Bureau
Bond
Littlefield Family Home After Two Month Coastal Trip
Mr and Mrs George Littlefield and eight members return from a coast to coast vacation of over two months. They traveled through several states to California and Mexico, camping at tourist parks. Littlefield notes California is good for the rich and poor should stay away, cites waste land and drought, sold his ferry business last year, may start a new line. Olds sedan display records 7200 miles on return.
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George Littlefeld
California
Mexico
Littlefield
Olds
Seed inspectors review pure seed plots on Southside farms
R. S. Nutt of Northland Seed Company Sidney and a Bozeman extension man inspected pure seed plots on the John Randall Harley Miller and Lund farms on the Southside on Wednesday.
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R. S. Nutt
Northland Seed Company
Sidney
Bozeman
John Randall
Harley Miller
Lund
Wolf Point Schools to Open Late for Harvest Help
The Wolf Point schools will start September 19 to allow rye harvest and threshing assistance. Superintendent F.ry Livingston urges early enrollment to avoid late arrivals harming performance. Several faculty changes noted. Mr Staples leaves for Valley City with pay raise, multiple grade teachers resign to take positions elsewhere.
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Wolf Point
Supt
F.ry Livingston
Livingston
Moody
D. T. Staples
Staples
Valley City
Catherine Nail
Amanda Smith
Lesle Aiken
Misa Thelma Bier
Grare Crale
Mae Leila Ailes
Thelma Beler
Beemme County Supervisa
Portage
Wis
Farliest Harvest Yet Wheat Rolls In
Wheat harvests surge in McCune county and northern tributaries to Wolf Point as early maturing crops, combined harvesters, and good prices boost markets. An elevator handled 4,500 bushels while five of six local houses are buying, with No 1 quality and minimal moisture issues.
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Minsouri
McCune County
Wolf Point
Ferry Wolf Headed to Frazer After Bridge Cuts
The power ferry Wolf, formerly at Williston, has moved up the river and is now anchored. It is expected to be taken to Frazer for service there as the opening of the Lewis and Clark bridge at Williston reduced local ferry business to the point of unprofitability. The bridge lies about five to six miles west of the city.
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Wolf
Williston
Frazer
Pacific Flyers Cross Pacific to Honolulu Wins Prizes
Honolulu Aug 17 Arthur Goebel won the Dole first prize of 25000 landing Woolarec at Wheeler field with 12 23 20 marking time The Alpha piloted by Martin Jensen arrived later securing the 10000 second prize Jensen praised the late arrival after a four hour wandering to Wheeler field Two planes missing feared for safety were the Golden Eagle and Miss Doran both left Oakland bound for Honolulu and the James Dole prizes with a cruising radius of about 20 hours The fate of the missing craft remained uncertain as navigation errors or sea forced down were considered
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Honolulu
Arthur Goebel
Dole
Wheeler Field
Goebel
Oakland
Alpha
Martin Jensen
Jensen
San Francisco
Honolula
James Dole
Golden Eagle
Hawaiian Islands
Ita
Northwest Service Store Opens Fifth Outlet at Poplar
The Northwest Service Stores acquire South Side Grocery stock from Helmer Fromdahl and lease a Poplar location to launch a fifth store. Charles Martin will manage the opening, bringing experience from Northside Grocery and Plentywood involvement. F. J. Neutgens handled opening details this week.
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Northwest Service Stores
Southside Grocery
Helmer Fromdahl
Goode
Fromdahl Tn
Poplar
Charles Martin
Martin
Northside
Plentywood
F. J. Neutgens
Federal employment office at Bainville staffed by Tipton
C M Tipton takes charge of the U S Employment Bureau in Bainville promising efficient harvest help. He will direct labor to districts needing workers and away from oversupplied regions, continuing five years of service aiding northeastern Montana farmers. Tipton’s experience aims to keep strong placement and smooth harvest labor.
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C. M. Tipton
Bainville
Montana
Tipton
U. S. Employment Bureau
Federal agents raid Richland pool hall over liquor case
Federal officers led by Harry Holland and Jack Marmion raided Wright and Cooper’s pool hall in Richland last Friday uncovering moonshine liquor paraphenalia and two gallons of wine. George Wright, proprietor, was arraigned in Glasgow. bonds set at 200. Similar raids followed in Poplar and Medicine Lake with multiple arrests and liquids destroyed.
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Wright and Cooper
Richland
Harry Holland
Jack Marmion
Andersheriff
Ira B. ‘Teurtintte
Water
Maynham
Warnn Foyer
George Wright
Glascow
United States
Otto M. Christine Som
Plentywood
Holand
Marmon
Chas. Engers
Port Peck Reservation
Ford Munroe
Poplar
Howard Buracker
Beore John O. Hanson
Fderal District Court
Issa
Muplar
Medicine Lake
Chas. Brown
Butler
Froid
Federal District Court
Prince
Glasgow Courier
Lustre Girl To Wed Men From California
Invitations are issued by Mr and Mrs P A Koslowsky of Lustre for their daughter Miss Mary Anne to wed Gerhard H Jantzen of Los Angeles California. The ceremony is at the Mennonite Brethren church in Lustre at 3:30 pm on Thursday August 25. Koslowsky, a leading Lustre farmer, says the wedding will be a social event of great importance.
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P. A. Koslowsky
Lustre
Mary Anne
Gerhard H. Jantzen
Los Angeles
California
The
Glasgow Courier
Delegates Named for Grand Lodge Meeting in Helena
Among the delegates to the grand lodge of the A F and A M at Helena this week are L M Clayton and Arlie M Foor. Harry Morley of Poplar is also a delegate. Mrs Clayton represents the local Eastern Star lodge at their grand lodge.
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Grand Lodge
A. F
A. M
Helena
L. M. Clayton
Arlie M. Foor
Harry Morley
Poplar
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Sheridan
Daniels Cunties
Sheridan County
Daniels County
Roosevelt Highway
Alta Fanning III
U. S. Steel Head
Uttlefield
Long Tour
Goebel, Jensen
Mildred Doran
Michigan
Miss Doran
N.W
Southside
Fromdahl
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