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VOL. I NO. *8.
ATHLETIC, DECLAM
ATORY AND DEBAT
IN G ASSOCIATION
During the recent teacher's meeting
held in Billings, Mrs. Ellen Peterson,
County School Superintendent, called j
a meeting of the teachers of Carbon
County, to effect what is to be known
as the Carbon Athletic, Declamatory,
and Debating Association. The pur
of the organization is to foster
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interscholastic athletic and literary
contests in this county.
It was proposed that meetings will
be held next spring, at which time
track, declamatory, debating and spell
ing contests will be held. The places
and dates will be decided later.
Last year the track meet was held
at Roberts, and participated in by
Red Lodge, Roberts, Bearcreek, and
Bearcreek took first place,
Joliet.
Roberts second, and Red Lodge third,
• This year it is planned to award
some honors on a percent bas ; s, school ]
attendance, etc. so that rural schools
be encouraged to compete with
may
the town and city schools of the
county.
At the meeting heal in Billings, Mrs.
County School Superinten
chairman and was em
Peterson,
dent
powered to, and appointed committees
ss follows; Arrangements for Track
Meet, Principal H. B. Field of Red
Lodge; Gist of Washoe; Mark Stanley
of Roberta; Superintendent Nelson of
Belfry; Superintendent Birdick of
Fromberg; and M. I. Davis, Athletic
D ; rector of Bearcreek. Committee to
Arrange Literary Events, Edna DU-]
lon of Bride or; Dorothy King of Brid
g er- Mrs. Arthur Causey of Bear
creek- Mrs Alma Nichols of Luther,
Committee to Arrange t»t Intet
School Debates, Superintendent A. O.
Nelson of Belfry; Mrs. Arthur Causey
Bearcreek; Principal Gist of Wa
shoe; Principal H. B. Field and Mrs.
Field'ia Morrow of Red Lodge; Prin
cipai Mark Stanley and Miss Honorine
Sellen of Roberts.
It is planned to have each school
choose two teams for preliminaries
and each team will debate both sides
of the question. The question chosen
is ' Resolved that the Great Lakes St.
Lawrence waterway should be con
That question was chosen
of
structed.'
because this project is said to be of
great economic interest to Montana
and other western states.
Professor J. H. Holst, head of the
department of education of the Mon
State Coliage at Boozemam «»
the Ae*«* eTS; u> form ? ut il
^mSzatîtm i» promote athletics
in general and acheol work In T*r''
ticutor. Suck activities he «toted were
of great value In bringing nei^bors
end communities together in Iriendly
ten*
en
lively interest in our schools.
A reporter for the News called upon
County School Superintendent Petor
for further information regard
ing the meritorious organisation. Un.
Peterson stated that heretofore «uly
the High School pt#lle have token any
prominent part in a thletic s, declam
atory contests, and debating, and that,
therefore, a few of the teachers and
herself decided that it would be worth
while to have all of
mentory grades take all the part tney
can or wish to take m «qr of toe^
contests, and that i won u ~
belter scholarship spirit among
schools all over the county, and to
hu ,. everyone t-ka part .«stead of
just a few.
At the State Teacher a Meeting in
Billings", she said, 'We had a little
meeting which consisted of the grade
teachers of the county so that mar y
schoois were represented at thi« meet
ing, and the teachers w o '* (rB rt
agreed to take as much part »
their pup:is could t insistently do. L
n " f t,iake "'* erence
what grade a pupil belongs as there
will be some contest of some sort he
son
a ' i
m "Any tether, interested will please
correspond with someone on either
committee mentioned or with myself
with regard to any point in question
formation des red,"
or any
"Tha declamatory *md debating con
tests will gu «m through tha rest of
the year beginning some time durtogl
the month of December, end teams
may be organized to suit their loce
tion and convenience. The final con
In all events will take plac"
tests
sometime during the latter part of
The Cooleys Return
From Idaho Falls
Mrs. A. B. Cooley and children ar
rived Saturday from Idaho Falla,
where they have been residing the
past several months, and will again
make their home in this city. Mr.
Cooley came earlier in the week to
preparations for their arrival
and they are now nicely domiciled in
t},eir old home on north Word Avenue.
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|v|a AnCDTV VAUT A
| flUlUll I T ALU A"
TION IN MONTANA
GOES DOWN IN 1924
CARBON COUNTY SHOWS GAIN
IN PROCEEDS FROM MINES.
The valuation of property in Mon
t.« na , for taxation purposes, has de
creased within the past year
than fifty-one million dollars, accord
j n g to a table prepared by the state
board of equalization following its
completion of the valuation of public
more
utilities property and the net proceeds
of mines.
The decreases are general among
the counties i
ty but in each class there are a hand
all classes of proper
ful of counties where the margin pre
rents an increase rather than a de
tion of $1,397,053,096 according to the
tables completed by the state-board
of equalization. The figures repre
sents a decrease from 1923 of $61,
668,644. Exceptions as to property
.valued by county assessors are Cas
cade, Daniels, Deer Lodge, Lewis and
Clark, Missoula and Sanders. The
public utilities properties valued by
the state board show a decrease
straight through the list of counties.
except for Big Horn, Flathead, Gar
field, M'ssoula, Richland, and Toole
where theve are * ma11 increases. Dan
iela, Missoula, Lewis and Clark coun
ties show increase in the total assess
crease.
Carbon county utilities are valued
at $4,819,238, and mines at $379,130.
The stale of Montana has a valua
able valuation this year.
Carbon County Makes Slight Gain
Net proceeds of mines and oil prop
tie board show some
Gallatin, Granite,, Lewis and Clark,
Powell, Sander«, Silver Bow, Toole
and Valley.; * •
^ Jlq^oa y- Mines
Silver few mines show an »neve ear
erties as fixed by
increases by counties but the total is
less by nearly a million dollars than
that for 1923, Increases in this class
itrom to $6^4«, 71A
silver Bow county, with a total val
f or eaaeeiu —* pea'pniam tide
year of gngjffiïJBT, Jgpe to» list
counties, with Oeacad«, $ll«^88,598.
are shown in Beaverhead, Carbon,
December ie "Montana Month" with
^ North( , rn raci fic. the Croat Nor-i
fl|erB and the Borlingt,,., road« which
H en*e the Tresßtore «Ute, It was
j nonneed this week, three having
I , a „ of devoting one month
^ cmpha( , 5linJt the ad ^
tages. agriculturally and for pleasure
, seekerg fin(J vaca ti»ni»ts, of each
p ac ific Northwest states they
Rerye
^ work of the ra n roads j, j n eo
Upn whh the variou , immigra
*' 0 n, acricultural and educational de
part(|1<at# of tht re8p eotive stater,
^ ^ the chambers of commerce
of the cittes in those states,
NORTHERN PACIFIC
RAILWAY OBSERVES
"MONTANA MONTH
pertinent to Montana
Literature
now is be'ng distributed by the three
roads, while thdi, joint advertising
t*rm pubheattons throughout
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the school year, which will probably
be about the middle of the month
May next."
Mrs. Peterson is to be commanded
for the splendid Interest she has token
-1 In this matter, and It is to be hoped
i that she, her successor and the Tarions
j committees, may make this com mend
! able movement a success.
Caruso's Final Resting Place
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This Is 'he tomb which Is being prepared for the body of Enrico Caruso
in the late tenor's home chapel In the Cltnltero del Plante, Naples. The casket
will be transferred here us soon as the decorations have been completed.
DRY AGENTS MAY GO
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Washington, Nov. 28.—A resolution
declaring the law enforcement situa
tion demands the serious consideration .
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■ v a " LC '™' c ' ® M 11 *
neat was presented to President Cool
dge and Aftorney General Stone to-I*«
iav ly the executive committee
, , « j # . • ü
the ant!-saloon league of Armorica.
Declaring an "anamote situation
s created by divided responsibility to
enforcement of national prohibition."
the resolution asked for passage of a
bill introduced last session by R«-,jre
tentative Crampton. Republican Mich
gan providing for the uniting of law
enforcement work into one fcureau.
This measure also places federal pro
hibition agents under civil service.
also protested
against "the continued enrployment in
public office of those grown inent em
ployes who are viatotiug the law by
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purchasing liquor from bootleggers,
H
• Editor and Mi*. Charles H. Draper
are «war ifite arripal of »]
besutifal IWte daughter who came to
U»» l ***bewn Wiwuwaay,
The resolution
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A" 1 * --"reto
The Local Sale of
Christmas Seals
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Friday afternoon for Sandusky. Mich
. igan where they w.il ronkeitheir home
Rn ^ "here > r. e n * r "" as hc
cepted the pastorate o a <• Hire . ur
the p«st three years ev, m
Broeck has accepted the paetorate of
• Omstmas seals are being sold by
the mM dhildreu in this city under
ton dirodtom rff IR. V. Porter, Ac
te KSfae 'local Seal Chairman,
Mro. Clifton 'Hunter, the sod cam
paign wHI continue up to Chrlatimna
te. Mr in ike buttle against to
Iwneulosis. Buy seUksito help prevent
this Aoaffly Ans».
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To Michigan
Ten BTeceks Move
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Calvary Episcopal Church to this city
and h * also had charge of the
-htirches of that denominslïor} at
BridTer atnl Joliet ami wu w«tl liked
by his parishioners as w«d tu the
people generally.
He is an able man. a forceful and
con vine'ng snreker and the chnrcbta
in hi. charge made splendid progrès,'
during his stay In this county,
only as a minister but as a man and
citizen also he proved himself worthy
.....
of the highest regard Mrs. "u
Broeck to * charming woman and w
be misted both in eHurrh end eociel
circles. The beat wish«« of the people
of this city and county go with them
to their new home.
of
Mr. W. F. Gr en sel of Billings was
a visitor in town Tueeday and Wednes
day.
GREENWICH DARK
SKATING POND IS
BEING FLOODED
The skating rink In Gretnough Park j
is being flooded this week preparatory
. B
the openin * ^ ,oe ^ "V
of!"* popular rc-orl, on Mes
Eleventh Street was the «eene of
. . - », !rt .
«"•"* soc,al f " nC J 4onS la f 1 1
to be equally )
P°P uIar this season tf the weather
^P* 11
ment Block have had » force of men
at work the past week converting the
West aide of that important office
building facing tho park into an al
cove thus giving it a sort of roof
garden effect and hereafter the ten
ants of the second floor may take their
1
The management of the Improve
joy themselves looking St the skaters
jy w " , . .
doing fancy stunts. It is understood
that the plan is to have the alcove
iij, era ]jy »applied with potted plants
alM j «ontpletely screened in aa it is
fans and knitting out on the back
porch these pleasant evenings and en
not uncommon for a «tron* north
wind to blow mosquito* up from the
Yellowstone valley, particularly dur
ing the months of December and Jan
u«ry.
DISTRICT COURT
IS STILUN SESSION
District OnM pet
resumed Mend» y afleraeew 1M Hem
1 A jury was then drawn to try fhe
case of Domenie ('astaUano vs. Dan 1
^ ^ vu a whid|
^ the ^ oi
j ^ Newman, and grew out of an
auU)mob ;j e eolliaion which occurred
j HBt 8Ummer The Justice of the Peac<
O.P.OoManl on the kwuh. After acv
oral exparte matters had been at
tended to by the Cesut, tin
Joseph K unposh vs. Maurice Powers
et at was caBed for tnUl,bwt
of
.
^ tire)udic * on 0,0140,1
of the attorney for tbs jHuiMnR.
I
.
rendered a verdict in faror of plaintiff
fof onp hnndred , !illln „
After the
ease had been ■nibmfttè'd to a jury
Tuesday, a verdict was returned 1a
favor of the p.alntMf for the aum of
two hundred dollar». C. C. Rowan ap-i
pear «i for the plaintiff, and F. P.j
Whichcr was attorney for the defen-,
i dant .
T , Ipfl() , v evenin(? . the cage of the I
State of Montana vs. Sim Rodnllvich ,
^ trJad RAdl ,i ivich wag chargred
I
with unlawfully possessing and Irans- 1
intoxicating liquor«, ft being
^ hf attemrUd to mail a
containing one quart of wine
(t ^ office on the
K h ^ ^^roher. Shariff Head
j ingtoo. County Attorney Hays, Bowel)
i McKinnon, Mrs. HoweB McKinnon,
and Edgar Allen testified as witnesses
(Continued on last page)
Eagles Will Make Drive
For More Members
Worthy President F. A. Williams
of Red Lodge Aerie No. 742 Fraternal
Order of Eagles announces that the
I charter has been opened and a re
duced initiation fee will be in effect
for the next ninety days. Every effort
will be made to secure a lot of new
i members before the coming state Con
; vention.
GRAND CHILDREN
OF MRS. HARDING
SHARE IN ESTATE
FRIENDS ALSO RECEIVE BE
QUESTS. ESTATE ESTIMATED
IN EXCESS OF $500,000.
Marion, O., Nov. 28.—Jeanne and
George Neely De Wolfo, respectively
15 and 12 years of age, grandchildren
of the late Mrs. Warren G. Harding,
left the bulk of her estate, esti
were
mated to be in excess of $600,000, un
der the terms of her will, fill'd here for
prybate to-day
They are children of Mrs. Harding's
only son, Marshall E. Dc Wolfe, who
died 18 years ago in Colorado, and
from whose father Mrs. Harding ob
tained a divorce in 1884 before marry
ing the late President. The estate,
after special bequests totalling $60,
000 have been taken is to be placed in
trust for the children until they are
28 years of agp; until that time, under
the will, they will draw interest from
Harry J. Merchant,
j the property.
Marion hanker, was named trustee,
The chiWren M molh * r ha9 re ' mttr
H r
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1 1 Mezger. and she lives here with the
) two chi]dren d her husband. Under
lhe will,Mrs. Merger .s given $2,000.
1 r'ed since the death of their father,
name is now Mrs. Roscoe D.
Marlon friends and retainers of the
Harding regime in the White House
were substantially remembered. Mrs.
Milcom Jennings of Columbus, a girl
friend of Mrs. Harding, was given
$5,000, Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, at whose
sanitarium Mrs. Harding died, was
left $10,000. Stenographers, at the
White House while the Hardings were
there, Mrs. Harding's secretary and
others were given bequests of from
$500 to $2,000.
Mrs. Harding's will was drawn up
on October 14, 1924. In it she elects
to accept the Spprsisement of
husbapd'» estate, which was; tenta
tively placed at $609,000. Nu "filial
appraisement has bee« made public
of Mr«. Harding's estate.
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IS ADMITTED
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TO THE PAR
John H. Provins« of this city, who
has been a tftoflent in "the taw Dagt
of tike Unlvwrtoty of Ch'ebgo the part
three years 4« now a mum her of <be
TISnol* Bar hmring succewrfully pasted
the State 9m examindtisn held there
Mr. Provtate was raised in Red
Lodge and is a graduate of the Carbon
Umrety High 'School clam of 19U.
Fir will spend the comlny holiday'
here vtmting h*s mdfhrr, sister and
hrofhers, h : s first home visit since
As ydl he has nnwie no definite
I plans as to just whore he will hrente
for the praties of h's profession hu<
his imny ïrimais predict unbouadod
succès» for him, wherever he may de
cide to hang oilt his shiïgle.
George F. Gardner, of Charlotte,
I * '7*** '^Phif
, aV '* U h ' 8 JlZeTand
Bearcreck aad oth *
Georgre F. Gardner
Here From Jürhisfaani
I friends in this community. He in
tends staying here several weeks and
his many friends are trying to induce
him to move out and stay in the beat
State in the Union.
1
Mr. Gardner has visited here every
winter for several years and has built
wide acquaintance both in Red
Lodge and Bearcreek and just why
be persists in living back in Michigan
] is difficult to explain.
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FOUR HEROES OF BUTTE MINES ARE
HONORED BY A. C. M. COMPANY
Fire Breaks Out in Powder Magazine. These Val
orous Workers Carried Out Burning Boxes of
Powder. Each Man Receives $250 and the Com
pany's Lasting Appreciation.
EDWARD FAHREN, foreman.
JOSEPH SULLIVAN, assistant foreman.
JOHN DOWNEY, shift boss.
DAN I). CROWLEY, mine rescue freeman.
These four men were yesterday summoned to the office of W. B. Daly,
of mines of the Anaconda company, and there received formal
manager
acknowledgment and recognition from the company of heroic service per
formed in the face of great danger.
They carried boxes of burning powder out of a biasing magazine on
the 1,400-foot level of the Anacondi mine on September -41) last and ex
tinguished a fire which consumed 14 boxes of dynamite,
under greatest per ul risk.
They actix!
.va" nresented w lh a check for $260 and each received
Each of vhe ir
and appreciation of the Anaconda company
a letter conveying
for his act of hen .n.
I
"Fire in the powder lagazlne.
This cry, portentous of grave pe-ril, rang out on the 1,400 level of the
as a miner blinded and
Anaconda m' l ' one af'ernoon last Septe; her
strangled 1 y the chocking acrid fum i of burning nitro-gylcerin, reeled out
crosscut" and ran toward the station
of the mu razine entrance into the
gasping for breath, but anon lifting
T experienced miners.
with a stumbling, shambling gait
the cry that sent a queer chill throu *h the hearts
"Fire in the powder magazine,"
In the drifts and stops» of the 1,1)0 level many miners were busily cn
gaged taking nut ore,
The magazine was packed with the powder necessary to supply the
rVft. il boxes or more, and every miner on the job knew it.
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f> B. Carsou. ro .mfiSsiou, r of th.
uureuu of uavlgudon, In whose bu.e.i
Is the federal radio office, champion
Ing the Interests of radio amateurs
recommends that they have "a few
narrow and experimental channels be
h»w US) meters to encourage furthei
deVpIopm«*».'' In his report to Uêcre
tury mwivef, Carson stresses the jilie
nomenal growth of radio ns well as
tha iwceatSty of ade<|UHle leglslnlloii
to Insure the pnanlsed developaieats
SIDNEY'S DREAM OF
SUGAR FACTORY
IS COMING TRUE
'At a public celebration held In Sid
ney Wednonday afternoon, W. L. Law
son, general manager of the Holly
Sugar corporation, made the public
announcement that arnrk had ai red y
Btarted en the erection of the. Holly
sugar factory to be located there,
and which will mean a cash invest
ment oath. • of $1,600,00,
For the last w?k Holly officials
working with local committees have]
been busy gather*ng in the rag-ends
preparmtory to the announcement
the actual Leg inning of construction.
Ten thousand acres of frro-year con
tracts have been signed arid all op
tions on farm* held since last «um
mer were dueed by deed» there on
Wedncsday. Engineers, nervously
awaiting th* word "go" for tire last
week, have begun the turning of dirt
and are making a race w th winter]
in their effort« to pour 13,009 yards
of concrete.
The factory, first planned a» a 1,000
1 ton mill and now enlarged to a MOO
, ten one will be erected on land ad
joining the townsite on the east. The
Northern Pacific Railway company,
owner of the Sidney trackage and
used Jointly with the Great Northern,
S is making preparations to next week
I lay fiv« miles of track which will be
• used by the Holly corporation for side
tracks In Its yards.
Materials for the erection of the
( Coatinned on Last page)
The shift boss sprung to the cage,
gave three sharp bells and was hoist
ed on top.
"There's a fire In the magazine on
tho 1400!" he reported to Mine Rescue
Us, 1.
"Has she reached the powder" the
rescue ; • an asked,
"1 don't know,'
answered." but tbo crosscut is full of
smoke and it looks bad."
Out came tho oxygen apparatus for
four men. The rescue man and the
shift boss donned their helmets while
the cage was shooting downward.
Arriving on the 1400 the two met
the foreman and the assistant fore
man who were coupling up a hose tu
fight tho fire.
"Thera's fire in the powder mag
azine," they cried as the two helmet
siat.i
the shift boss
men approached.
"Has It readied the powder?
It was answered with
was
the question,
the remark: "Whether it has or not
I'm going in.
Helmets were donned by the other
two. It wan impossible to approach
within a hundred feet of the maga
wtthaut the oxygen equipment.
dtg'Ahetr helmet»,:the four set to
work. Two of them—these men are
modest about their achievement and
it is impossible to learn which two
made their way into the smoke, where
stacked up against ths walla were 14
boxes of nilro-glyeerin, «very stick
of which spelled death should it ex
plode at close range.
It was a miner's business to carry
As tha. men felt their «gay into
the smoke-eboMd atmosphere agalnkt
which even their flashlights were al
most powerless, a vidons tongue of
flame licked out from behind a powder
on
box.
"We got to get this out before she
explodes,' muttered one of the two,
reaching down and lifting the box of
blazing dynamite to hi* breast.
Then as calmly as a soldier on par
ade, he walked out into the crosscut
with his burden and set it down at a
safe distance from the magazine.
Looked Like Death,
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and]«'™«« out. "It's all off," the second
1 man exclaimed, "longues of flames as
1»«K *>» y'" lr « r «' ate licking out from
behind every powder box. It is all on
fite."
' Backward the pair moved cautious
, ly to their two partners.. "She'll go in
• minute or she'll never go," they re
ported. "The whole pile is a blaze."'
"Go or no go," answered one of the)
[other men, "we will get the hose on
her before she goes off."
Advancing on what appeared to be
a certain death, the four men, drag
ging the water hoae with them,
preached the magazine door.
Their car*
Returning hc met his companions
j
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ap
wer» greeted with
"sish-sh-sh," as though a main air
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C. L. Jones and Wesley Hash, two
of the prominent west side rancher,
were to the city from Luther Wednes
day. They report that the live stock
I is doing well in that locality and
diet an open winter.
pre-