Wolf Point Students Compete In Constitution Orations
Four Wolf Point high school students delivered original orations on the federal constitution to select a district contestant for Poplar. Bernard Geisen led, Harold Shipman second, with Virginia Owings and Leslie Beyer also competing. District contenders include Plentywood, Richey, Poplar, and Wolf Point, judged by Walton, Peterson, and Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Point
Poplar
Bernard Geisen
Great Falls
Harold Shipman
Virginia Owings
Leslie Beyer
Margaret Inglehart
Thos. R. Forbes
Clifford Johnson
Lincoln
Myrtly Owings
Plentywood
Richey
Ernest Walton
Supt
Peterson
Hinsdale
Howard Lewis
Messrs Walton
Lewis
Haines Personality Key to Success In Excess Baggage
The most human personality on the American screen is William Haines in Excess Baggage at the Liberty Theatre. Haines shows a grown up, fun loving yet purposeful man, delivering his finest work as a dramatic actor with strong comedy. Josephine Dunn stars opposite him, her haunting beauty highlighted by the camera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Haines
Liberty Theatre
Haines
West Point
Josephine Dunn
New York Theatre
Schoolhouse Burglar Sentenced to One Year
A burglar who rifled through teachers desks seeking apples or other items at a schoolhouse two weeks earlier pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary, the minimum possible sentence for the offense.
Train Schedules Change June 15 Across Major Routes
Great Northern announces a new timetable effective June 15. Train No. 1 departs Chicago 9:30 PM and Minneapolis 1:00 AM, arriving Wolf Point about 1:30 PM next day. No. 2 leaves Seattle 2:00 PM and arrives Wolf Point around 1:20 AM, reaching Minneapolis at 7:30 PM. No. 3 leaves St Paul 11:06 PM arriving here about 9:30 PM, No. 4 reaching about 8:00 AM. Trains 28 and 236 between Butte and Havre connect with No. 2 and No. 4 to maintain mail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PB. Swedberg
Great Northern
Chicago
Minneapolis
Wolf Point
Seattle
St. Paw
Butte
Havre
Silk Stockings Trial: 60 Days For Bad Check
Frank Niles, claiming various names, passed a $5 check for $1.50 silk stockings in Bainville and was arrested after miswriting the first check. He pleaded guilty before Judge Gordon, who sentenced him to sixty days and costs, noting his wife would suffer most. Niles said he sought work westward and hoped to rejoin his wife at Bainville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainville
Frank Niles
Stephens
Silk Hoge
Kenneth Mielke
Miss . Jacobi
Kenneth Miller
Miss Jacobi
First State Bank
Faulkton
S. Dak
Gordon
Scobey
Dougherty to Sell Massey Harris Line in Wolf Point
P. R. Dougherty manager of Wolf Point Grain Co. has become the Massey Harris farm equipment agency. The line includes tillage seeding haying harvesting machines and combines as well as Wallace tractors. Massey Harris offers a broad range backed by eighty years of experience and a quality standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. R. Dougherty
Wolf Point Grain Co
Massey-Harris
Dougherty
Wallace
Massey-Harria
Fire destroys vacant south town house
Fire alarm sounded around four Sunday morning as a long unoccupied south town house burned to the ground. The home once belonged to B Barsiey from the coast. No wind aided the blaze and the origin remains unknown. onlookers witnessed flames leaping high and sparks soaring over a hundred feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Barsiey
Hernandez Returns from N Oak Trip Fuel Briquetting
Hernandez with strong interest in Southside briquetting samples returns from Dickinson briquetting plant where 100 pounds of coal is brought back for analysis. He reports Dickinson coal richer in by products and coal tar, plans a Sherman hotel meeting to demonstrate briquette burning using Sergi process patented and preferred over older carbonizing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hernandez
Dickinson
Wolf Point
Im Cook
Joe Mheser
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Sherman Hotel
Sergi
Williston Mentions Metzger Europe Trip Resume Ties
Gustave B Metzger former Williston postmaster and Ivan Metzger prominent Williams county lawyer traveled from Europe visiting Alsace Lorraine Paris and other sites. Metzger reported Germans thrifty and recovering while Russia NW may rise. American tourists noticed. Rhine froze for first time in over a century amid severe winter. prices favorable outside autos and gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farxo
Gustave B. Metzger
Williston
Metzger
Europe
Alsace-Lorraine
Paris
Germany
Switzerland
Ivan Metzger
Williams County
France
Mr. Metzger
Russia
America
Strasshire
American Legion plans junior baseball teams in several towns
The local post held a Tuesday meeting with plans to sponsor junior baseball for boys under 17 across Plentywood Poplar Scobey Culbertson Wolf Point and Glasgow. A cemetery tree program was proposed with ground prep. Memorial Day events will be organized with school cooperation and several committees formed. The post expects its largest membership in years with nine new members joining and more hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
Plentywood
Poplar
Scobey
Culbertson
Wolf Point
Glasgow
Legion
Appelgren Auction Draws Large Crowd
A historic sale at the Gust Appelgren place north of town attracted what locals estimated as well over 500 people. The herd of milk cattle sold well with several animals fetching over 100 dollars each, though the older cows did not. Appelgren, who filed on his homestead in 1914, has rented the farm to Amos Schroeder from south of Oswego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Appelgren
Appelgrens
Appelgren
Amos Schroeder
Oswego
Machinery Pouring In by Carload Shipments
Carload shipments of machinery have been arriving rapidly and moving out just as fast. Styer Motors received a carload of implements, Cogawell Implement Co two carloads of machinery, Camrud Motors a carload of autos, Monarch Lumber Co and Farmers Lumber Co each a carload of lumber, Stennes McCann Co and Motor Salon four carloads of tractors each. Other dealers report shipments on the way. Westland Oil Co sent two cars of gas, Equity received three cars gas and fixtures for their oil station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Styer Motors
Cogawell Implement Co
Camrud Motors
Monarch Lumber Co
Farmers Lumber Co
Stennes‘McCannon Co
Motor Salon
Westland O1l Company
Equity
Finley Smith Sentenced to Thirty Days in County Jail
Finley Smith pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace after allegedly giving liquor to a 16-year-old at Brockton. Judge Gordon sentenced him to 30 days in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Smith
Brockton
Gordon
Skidoo Hits Car at Crossing West of W. P.
A near fatal grade crossing crash west of town occurred Tuesday afternoon when an eastbound skidoo struck a car driven by John Funk of Lustre. Funk and his wife and Mr. Dick, traveling from the west to Wolf Point, escaped serious injury after Funk angled the car to run parallel to the track. The compromised car suffered a crushed fender and bent axle, but the occupants credit the quick turn with saving their lives and note the incident underscores the need for an underground viaduct to prevent such crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Funk
Lustre
Mr. Funk
Mr. Dick
Wolf Point
Funk
Mrs Forbes Attends Royal Neighbors Convention
Mrs. Forbes attended the state convention of the Royal Neighbors at Great Falls as a district delegate. Over 200 delegates and visitors were present with nine degree teams competing. Shelby took first place, Lewistown second, and Mary Dignan of Glasgow and Finnie M Brandy of Miles City were elected delegates to the Supreme Camp in Minneapolis in May. A banquet followed at the K of P hall with Mrs Katheryn Townsend presiding and an engaging program of toasts and pep songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Thos
BR. Forbes
The
Royal Neighbors
Great Falls
Shelby
Lewistown
Mary Dignan
Glasgow
Finnie M. Brandy
Miles City
Minneapolis
Phall
Katheryn Townsend
Foch Dies at 77 After Illness in Paris Home
Marechal Ferdinand Foch famed generalissime who led Allied forces in World War I died today at his Paris home aged 77 after a long illness. Persistent heart, kidney, and lung troubles culminated in a fatal heart collapse despite days of cautious improvement. Visitors were not admitted, and Pershing paid respects to Madame Foch without meeting the former commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marechal Pepdinant Foch
Erin
Althopeh
Suhong
Perstine
Amarecon
Pershing
Madame Foch
Olsen Of McCabe Again President Of County Farm Bureau
At Culbertson on March 16 the Roosevelt County Farm Bureau re elected Ole Olsen of McCabe as president for the coming year. Officers also include H C Bjorge Culbertson vice president and Chas G Hawkins Culbertson secretary. The meeting focused on extension service projects for the year including crop standardization tillage and forage production, variety tests and windbreaks, livestock demonstrations and tours, poultry projects on turkey marketing and chick rearing, and a plan for two county meetings plus possible machinery day and a Farm Bureau picnic. Directors elected were Oscar Huse Bainville Fried McCabe Erie Bergstrom Poplar Harry Skrivan Wolf Point A L Wood Indian Dept Alvin Warrior Culbertson Ofta Waldan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt County Farm Bureau
Culbertson
Ole Olsen
McCabe
H. C. Bjorge
Chas
G. Hawkins
Farm Bureau
Fairway Farm
Brockton
Bainville
Oscar Huse
Freid McCabe
Erie
Bergstrom
Poplar
Harry Skrivan
Wolf Point
A. L. Wood
Indian Dept
Alvin Warrior
Ofta Waldan Culbertson
Jacobson Baby Dies In Georgia Area
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Melvin Jacobson of Waska country died Sunday after a five day illness. Double pneumonia and complications caused the death. Funeral services were held from the First Lutheran church on Tuesday afternoon with many friends in attendance to extend sympathy to the bereaved family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Zola
Melvin Jacobson
Waska
First Lutheran
Indians Refuse Guard Drill Led to Arrests
Three Poplar National Guard members Stanley Lester Hubert Brown and Wilford Lambert refused to attend drill and were arrested. They were brought up here the first of the week and held in the county jail. All are Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar National Guard
Stanley Lester
Hubert Brown
Wilford Lambert
Out of Court Settlements Fold Several District Cases
Several cases set for trial at this district court term were settled out of court. The Skarie receiver suit against Switzer was vacated and the Schad suit against Farmers State Bank of Medicine Lake dismissed as settled. Young and Schafer collection actions were resolved, and Mrs. Douglas versus Frerich ended with a jury impaneled but not reached. Damages and allocations referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Skarie
Security State Bank
J. BR. Switzer
Dehy Schad
Farmers State Bank of Medicine Lake
W. L. Young
Pred Schafer
James Montgomery
Charlotte Douglas
Henrys Frerich
Wietes
Marron
Glasgow Wins District Music Meet at Glasgow
Glasgow took first place in the district music meet held last Saturday in Glasgow with Wolf Point second and Nashua third. Winners included Leonard Kaniewski in boys solo and Dorothy Torkelson with Trene Inglehart in piano duet. Wolf Point and Poplar bands placed first and second respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao Lette
Wolf Point
Glasgow
Sid
Hoth the Hoya
Nashua
Poplar
Culbertson
Froid Aleo Hail
Harry Veldhuls
Bernard Markham
Harold Shipman
Lee Montgomery
A. B. Friedland
KE. L. Shipman
M. Stubjaer
Leonard Kaniewski
Dorothy Torkelson
Trene Inglehart
Dean Hermin
Harry Veldhuis
Alleen Anderson
Bernice Bognt
Thelasgow Glee Club
Power farming shows rapid development in Momana region
Agricultural growth accelerates in Northwest Momana as another shipment of Hart-Parr tractors arrives. Two carloads are billed to Wall Point and handled by J A Wickel teen agent and James Te Ware of Vida. Hart-Parr promotes through The Merald and expects strong local business this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Momana
Hart-Parr
Wall Point
J. A. Wickel
James Te Ware
Vida
Back from Coast Howe Family Returns from Washington trip
Mr and Mrs Sig Howe and children came home Tuesday morning after a three month visit across Washington chiefly near Seattle. They found the winter cold and damp and say they enjoyed some coast features but still prefer Montana overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sig Howe
Washington
Seattle
Montana
Paul Paulson Sues Taylor in Roosevelt County Case
In Roosevelt County, Paul Paulson of Grenora North Dakota sued Charles K. Taylor, editor of the Producers News at Plentywood, for 1912.97 dollars in wages from October 1922 to October 1924. A jury found for Paulson after a two day trial. Judge Stanley B. Felt presided. Taylor indicated intent to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Paul Paulson
Grenora
N- Dak
Charles K. Taylor
Producers News
Plenty Wood
Lad Bee
Stanley B. Felt
Baker
Junge Pant
Paul ‘Son
Taylor
Bie Wats
Roosevelt County
Poplar
Hviche
Paul Son Sims
Patlaon
Sim
Poulson
Marron
Foot
Editor Returns to Work After Six Weeks Away
The Herald editor comes back to his post arriving Tuesday evening to find two typewriters clicking and the newsroom buzzing. He describes travels through Sioux City and surrounding states while contrasting Wolf Point's growth with older towns that have stagnated as Montana remains a newer, developing region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Sioux City
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Sioux
Missouri
West
Northwest
Wolf Point
Montana
Memorial Bell Hung In Lutheran Church
The church received a memorial bell donated by Mrs. Mary Moore in memory of her son Robert. The bell arrived last week and was hung in the belrey, with its first ringing on Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Moore
Robert
Belrey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Massey-Harris Line
B. Metzger and Son
Brazil
A. L
Skidoo
W. P
Forbes
Foch
WOLF
Sues Taylor
S. B. Paul
Peter A. Patriot
Paul Punlson
Pan
Charles E. Taylor
Peter Paulson
Paulson
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