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MONTANA STATE FAIR WILL BE
BEST EXHIBITION OF MANY YEARS
Racing Program Will be Big Attraction This
Year. Thirty Counties Will Enter Products to
Compete For Collective Prizes,
Helena, August 31.—The Montana
State Fair which is to be held at Hele
na, September 7 to 12, inclusive, under
the auspices of Lewis & Clark county
and the Helena Commercial Club, is
off to a splendid start.
A program of races, excelling any
thing in the past, is also under way
with some of the horses already on the
ground and in training for the events.
The schedule includes five running
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races every day and the presence of
L. J. Rose, presiding judge at the Tia
Juana Track, at the grounds to judge
the Montana races, as well as the pres
ence of-Jockey Freddie Hicks form
erly of Helena, and who has recently
ridden with considerable success on
the tracks of Florida and Kentucky
_ will add a thrill to the racing pro
gram. Enthusiasm over the coming
races is growing daily and owners of
.splendid strings are negotiating with
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the management for participation in
the events. All indications are that
fans will be treated to races such as
they have not witnessed in many
year.
The Butte Mines Band, well known
all over the western part of the United
States and a prize winner in national
musical contests will daily dispense its
festive airs to thrill the crowds and
quicken the pulse of the racing pro
gram. No other band in the state can
compare with the Butte Mines Band
and the State Pair management is
fortunate in obtaining its services.
Night shows, including high-class
vaudeville and miscellaneous enteratin
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ment features, as well as spectacular
fireworks under the Therele Duffield
management, will add a glamour and
zest to the week's festivities.
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The first day of the fair being Labor !
Day promises a record-breaking crowd
not only from Helena, but from Butte, '
Anaconda, Great Falls and other
neighboring cities. The Deer Lodge
Kiwanians, having fallen in with the
spirit,of "A Fair Like We Used To
Have, agreed to cancel their Labor
Day celebration and instead are go
ing to bring their surplus pep and
enthusiasm to the Capital City to help
swell the big six day entertainment
now off to such a splendid start.
County Collective Exhibits
That there will be keen competition
for county collective exhibit prizes
is evidenced by the interest already
being displayed by the various coun
ties. This feature of the Fair, which
was virtually "dead" for many years,
has been revived with surprising ac
tivity. Over 80 counties have up to
date reserved space for their exhibits
and the number is daily increasing.
There will be ample room provided
for all counties wishing to enter. »300
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is the first prize offered for these ex
hibits, »200 the second; and »100 the
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A total of »600 will be given for the
best display of grains and grasses,
including shelled grain and miscellan
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eous samples, which will undoubtedly
stimulate interest among farmers to j
make individual entries.
Particularly interesting will be the
exhibit of the International Harvester
Company this year. They will have
on display an unusually varied collec
tion of modern, time and labor-saving
machines, many of which will be dem
onstrated on the grounds.
Judging from the number of re
quests being received for premium
lists in other lines of entry, such as
livestock, fruit, vegetables, dairy pro
ducts, fine arts, needlework, culinary,
etc., there is a stimulation of inter
est manifest which eclipses that of any
previous year, and which may be at-,
tributed to the reaction of the handi-1
cap under which the State Fair was
placed this year and the people of
Lewis t Clark county and Helena go
ing ahead in spite of it all with indom
itable vim and courage. The reaction
has spread throughout the state and it
now looks as though all Montana will
be on hand in Helena during the week
of September 7 to 12.
BRIDGE LUNCHEON
AT RICHEL LODGE
Mm. H erb ert Riebet was the hostess
at a dainty bridge luncheon at Richel
Lodge Tuesday afternoon. Five tables
were in play and the aeoree were won
Mr*. J. J. Gerondale and Mrs.
Frank McCleary.
F. A. WILLIAMS RE
TURNS FROM EAGLES
NAT'L CONVENTION
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Williams return
and relatives while Mr. Williams at
tended the Eagles National Convention
ed Friday from Minneapolis where
Mrs wilUamg has visited with frifinds
at Toledo, Ohio, August 10th to 16th.
Mr. Williams also visited at Detroit,
Windsor, Canada and other cities.
Mr. Williams stated that the conven
tion held at Toledo was the most elab
;tweIve hundred uniformed men were
in attendance.
orate and largest convention ever held.
Sixty-five bands were represented and
teen delegates; Mr. Williams being one
of the delegates.
Montana was represented by thir
The six convention days included
band concerts, reception and dances
for delegates and visiting ladies, shop
ping and sightseeing trips for the vis
iting ladies as well as luncheons, vaud
eville and fashion shows, expositions
and circus, a monster Fish Fry, grand
street parade, election of officers,
Ritualistic Exemplification of officers
and subordinate Aeries,
The Jamestown, New York degree'
team won first prize of $1000 for their
effective manner of delivery in drill
team work. Cincinnati won the second
prize of $960 . Atlantic City won the
prize for the best float in the parade,
which was a float of bathing beauties,
Chas G. Guenther of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
Worthy President to succeed Otto P.
0 f Indianapolis. M. 0. Burns
was installed Grand Worthy Vice
President; Ray E. Davis, Grand Wor
tfiy Chaplain; John S. Parry, Grand
Secretary; Jos. H. Dowling, Grand
Treasurer; Matt Smith, Grand Worthy
Conductor; John A. Loynd, Grand In
gjjg G uar d; Howard N. Ragland,
Grand Trustee; Harry R. McLogan,
and their father #nd Misa Bocnger ,eft
Riche! Wednesday for a trip
through Yellowstone Park before re
was elected and installed Grand
Grand Trustee;
.Grand Trustee; P. J. McGinley, Grand
Trustee; Conrad H. Mann, Insurance
Director; J. A. Kelly, Insurance Di
Edward J. Ryan,
rector.
AT RICHE LODGE
The Misses Edna and Bessie Geitz
turnin « to their home in St. Louis.
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Miss Margaret Rogers and two
neices, the Misses Olive McCullough of
Gibson, Iowa, and Jessamine Brown
of Jessamine, California are guests
at Richel Lodge this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Edginton from
Billings and Mr. Edginton's mother
from Chicago arrived at Richel Lodge
last Wednesday to spend a week.
Mr. and Mrs. William McIntyre, Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Davis of Mt Vernon;
Washington, were guests at Richel
Lodge for the weekend. Also Bertha
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Nickey of Billings.
Quite a number of the young folks
of Roberts motored to Richel Lodge
for the week-end including Alfred
Hiekkila, Albert Budas, Hilma Riekki,
Mar >' A,bert Skewis of Tacoma, Wash
ington, Babe B. Bergan of Roberts,
Bertha S. Wilson, Rili S. Hill, Miss (
C. Walker, Esther M. Stein, Ellen E.
Stein and Leona K. Hogan all of Bob
erts.
Other guests were J. E. Junge, Vis
Junge, L. A. Anderson, Paul Simmons, j
Ethel Denney, Mrs. Sue R. Ingram, ^
Dorothy Mae Stewart, Lulu Mae Car
penter, Fay Braswell. Fred Sanderson,
Virgfl Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs. J.
Danil« all of Billing«; Helena Bow
land, Roy E. Hall and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert R. Royland of Belfry; and Mr.
and Mr«. William Youngholter, Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Simmons, the Misses
Helen and Margaret Simmons and
Hubert Simmons of Red Lodge.
COMPOSER PRAISES
WORK OF KATHRYN
MONICA PLUNKETT
Kathryn Monica Plunkett again ap
i peared six different times in a musical
I program at the Hollywood Conserva
tory of Music and Arts in piano re
citals, a violin solo and readings, pre
sented Saturday evening, August 22.
Only three girls were on the program
and the other girls appeared three and
five times. Miss Plunkett's selections
were Beethoven's "Sonata", sixteen
Î pages long; Violin Solo "Le Souvenir"
I (Dancla); "Toccatina" (Saar); "The
Music Box" (Liadow); "At Sunrise"
Reading "Trees",
"The Butterfly"
(Grieg); "Le Cou Cou" (Danquin);,
Reading "The World and Bud".
(Homer Grunn);
(Joyce K ilmer) ;
Sunrise", was present at the recital
Homer Grunn, the composer of "At
and he was hearty in his praises of the
manner in which Miss Plunkett ren
dered his composition.
p. m. over the Yale Radio Corporation
Studio at Hollywood; station K. F. P.
same selections last Thursday at 4:45,
Miss Plunkett also broadcasted the
evening at 8:30 from the Los Angeles
G.
She also broadcasted Saturday
Times.
Miss Plunkett's dramatic teacher is
Hazel C. Penny. Hazel Penny visited
Lodge in 1918 with the first Chau
tauqua that played in this city. She
ka d charge of the children's classes
and Miss Plunkett appeared in one of
* ke small plays she presented,
38 GRADE SCHOOL
PUPILS IN COUNTY
PASS EXAMINATIONS
August 27th and 28th by County Sup
erintendent of Schools Mrs. Gail Boyd
Lambert for seventh and eighth grade
students in the county,
Those who received diplomas for en
trance into High School were:
Charles Hammil, Bearcreek; Eva
Troverso, Bearcreek; Margaret McKee,
Bearcreek; Wilma Vasslah, Bridger;
Henry Hanson, Washoe; Fanny Rin
Examinations were held in the city
The following grade school pupils
throughout the county took and passed
tala, Fox; Cora Johnson, Bowler.
in the following state examinations:
Hygiene and Agriculture—Pauline
Hughes, Carbonado; Nettie Hughes,
Carbonado; William Babcock, Bear
creek,
Agriculture—Charles Bastin, Bear
creek; David Elder, Bearcreek; Rosa
Naglieh, Bearcreek; Ethel Kelsey,
Bearcreek; Mary Kasterlitz, Bear
creek; Josephine Traverso, Bearcreek;
George Masonheiroer, Bridger; Ed
ward Livingood, Bridger; Van Black
arbary. Bridger; Gladys Schwend,
Bridger; Anna Thormahlen, Bridger;
Kreighton Redenbo, Weast School; An
na Gruwell, Joliet.
Hygiene and Geography—Anna Mc
Annan, Washoe; Eva Parker, Dry
Creek.
Tree;
Edith Freeman, Washoe,
Hygiene—Robert Anderson, Long
Mary Summerville, Washoe;
Geography—Marvin Kirkhart, Car
bonado; Margaret Sewell, Bearcreek;
Eva Gerlack, Shane Ridge; Laurie
Kero, Fox; Charles Lufkein, Bridger;
Veta Mayer, Washoe; Thorvald Five
knd Stewart School.
Reading and Agriculture—Raymond
Quaid, Edgar.
Geography and Agriculture—Geor
gj a Crist, Bridger,
Reading—Prank Stief, Bridger.
NEW SHOW HOUSE IS
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
B. B. Downard and Robert Pryde
wi n ^ ag80C i ate d in the management
0 f a new moving picture house which
wi i] t* j ocated jn ^ apace be tween
the Economy Drug and the Red Lodge
Billiard Hall. The building will be
constructed by Mr. Cha.. Manila and
bid* for the contract will be let thi.
week.
Mr. Downard is well known in the
city, having conducted the Downard
Funeral Parlors for several
years and
Mr. Pryde is now his assistant
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MISS RAMONA BERTA
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Mms Ramona Berta of this citv who trip to the Petroleum Exposition at
Tulsa and honorary trips about Mon
CARBON COUNTY PRINCESS WILL
LEAVE SUNDAY TO ATTEND FAIR
was chosen Carbon County Princess
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. tana - a tri P to the National meeting
of the American Legion in Omaha,
M. Berta, residing on Villard Avenue.
She was bom in Italy and has been in which is makin * the interest more
pronounced than usual. |
The Fair committee has announced
a six day program, but the entertain
Mias Berta expects to leave Sunday men j f or the princesses will end Thurs
for Helena. She will be one of forty- day evening with a theatre party at
Mrs. Lillian Miracle of Helena will
act as chaperone to the princesses,
who will be presented to her at an In
very interesting program, covering f orma ] reception at the Placer Hotel
four days of the Fair week. One of upon their arrival in the city,
the State Pair's biggest features is
the crowning of the Queen of Montana.
This event will take place at the Coro
nation Ball, Wednesday night, and
the Queen will be presented to visitors
at the Fair from a platform in front of
the grandstand the day following.
The program will commence on Mon
day with parties and parades and fes- of District No. 27 of the United Mine
tivlties of all kinds. There will be a Workers of America, and Stephen
trip to the Gate of Mountains, a break- Ely, president of the Montana State
fast at the Governor's mansion, lunch- Federation of Labor and special rep
eon at the Montana Club, an auto- resentative of John L. Lewis, interna
mobile trip about the city to visit the tional president of the Miner's Union,
places of interest and on Wednesday there will be no strike of the bitumin
comes
will be crowned with elaborate cere- tana. Mr. Bosone gave this out offi
j dally which will be good news to the
Red Lodge about five years, having at
tended the schools here.
four princesses who will be entertained the Marlow.
while at the State Fair by a committee
of Helena ladies, who havè arranged a
According to Joe Bosone, president
NO COAL STRIKE
FOR MONTANA
the election of the Queen, who ous coal miners and especially in Mon
monies at the ball that evening.
The young lady chosen Queen this people of Montana and especially the
year will receive, in addition to the people of Red Lodge and Bearcreek.
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CONGRESSMAN SCOTT LEAVITT MAKES
VISIT TO COOKE CITY MONDAY
Is Pleasantly Impressed With Mountain Scenery
and Vast Mining Industry and Sees Necessity
of Road Out of Cooke for Hauling of Ore.
On Monday, August
Leavitt, accompanied by
Mrs. 0. H. P. Shelley, made
make an investigation of
view of obtaining
tonnage of ore that would
over the proposed road
[Congressman Leavitt made
tion of the Western
pany, and of their smelter
i nection with the company.
over the immensity of the
became very enthusiastic
bilities of Cooke. While
man interviewed a number
[obtained statements and data as to
[the probable values of tonnage avail
able. The party was shown about and
' entertained by Mr. William Tänzer,
son of President Tänzer.
Mr. Leavitt, us a result of his vis
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it to Cooke, became very much inter
ested in the proposed road from the
mining camp to Red Lodge, and agreed
to come to Red Lodge, if it was pos
sible, about the middle of September,
te make a horseback trip over the pro
pnsid road. The exact date will be
determined later, if weather conditions
j will permit of making the trip.
Shelley Attends Montana Press
Association Meeting
Mr. Shelley met Congressman Lcav
itt at Livingston on Thursday last by
pre-arrangement and took in the meet
ing* that day of the Montana Press
Association. Congressman Leavitt
was a •P eaker at the afternoon meet
ing. The plan was to make a trip thru
the park with the editors and to visit
Cooke City later, but on arriving at
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Mammoth Hot Springs, both Congress
| man Leavitt and Mr. Shelley were re
quested to remain over and take part
in the senatorial investigation of the
park, which was being conducted by
Senators Robert N, Stanfield of Ore
gon, Ralph H. Cameron of Arizona
and Taskar L. Oddie of Nevada. This
hearing of conditions in the park con
sumed all of Saturday, which prevent
ed the party from making a trip
been camping at Camp Roosevelt for,
around the park. However, Congress
Leavitt and Mrs. Leavitt, Senator
man
Stanfield and Mr. and Mrs. Shelley
made a trip to the Canyon Saturday
night and Sunday viewed the Canyon, 1
later going to the Buffalo Camp, where
they witnessed the buffalo stampede.
They returned to Camp Roosevelt that
evening and here they met Congress
Crampton of Michigan, who has
man
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ELECT OFFICERS
The Montana Press Association
meeting in Livingston last week, was
marked by several interesting fea
tures. Governor J. E. Erickson ad
! dressed the convention and touched
, upon a number of topics of interest to
j newspaper men. Congressman Scott
[Leavitt was also a speaker at the
meeting.
The association elected officers and
selected Billings as its meeting place
for 1026.
H. O. Woare of Chester was elected
president; Martin J. Hutchens of Mis
soula, first vice president; Joseph
Gehrett of Laurel, second vice presi
dent, and Charles H. Draper of Red
Lodge, third vice prseident, S. E.
Peterson of Great Falls, who has
served as secretary-treasurer for
more than 16 years was re-elected to
that office.
The assocation passed resolutions
feliciatlng the people of the state on
the return of prosperity in the agri
cultural regions and the general prog
ress that has been made throughout
the state in all business within the last 1
two years.
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MRS. FREAK ES HAS |
LAWN TEA PARTY j
Mr*. William Freakea entertained at
a lawn tea party last Friday after
noon. About twenty-five ladies wer«
present and enjoyed the dainty re
freshments served.
31st, Congressman Scott
Mrs. Leavitt and Mr. and
a trip to Cooke City to
the mines there, with a
of the amount of
be available to come out
from Red Lodge to Cooke.
a thorough investiga
Smelting and Power Com
and properties in con
He expressed surprise
ore properties there and
over the mining possi
in Cooke the Congress
of mine owners and
n month. They were the guc-ts of
Congressman and Mis. Cramplon that
evening, ami discussed with the C n
gressman the Red Lodge-Coolu City
road.
The Senatorial party left the park
Sunday night for Helena, where (hoy
were scheduled to conduct a hearing
on Monday.
Mr. Shelley and his party proceeded
on to Cooke City, as previously ar
ranged, to make their investigation
of the mines, returning to Gardiner
Monday night, where Congressman
and Mrs. Leavitt took a train for
the Senatorial committee, each of tho
senators gave their personal pledge
to the support of the proposed road
from Bed Lodge to Cooke.
After viewing the vast raining in
dustry at Cooke, Congressman Leaÿ
itt could not refrain from expressing
the opinion, that he felt that there
Helena.
During the visit in the park with
Leavitt Sees Need for Road
was a necessity and Justification for
building the road as soon as possible,
in order that the cost of transporte
tion might be reduced, and thus make
it practical for the mines to operate,
The progress of the Western Smelt
ing and Power Company has advanc
ed rapidly since the visit of the Special
Road Committee in July, the smelter
and tramway being entirely completed,
with the exception of ■ little elcctrle.il
the entire winter,
installment, which is now under pro
gress and will b« completed in a short
time. The company has more than a
hundred tona of coke in the coke bin
and the smelter will be in full opera
tion within a very short time,
large number of men to operate the
mines and smelter, as the company ex
pects to carry on its operation during
This will require the addition of a
J.C. PENNEY STORE
WILL OPEN FRIDAY
The J. C. Penney Store, No. 620,
located here, will open its doors for
business Friday morning at nine
o'clock. This will make the sixth store
of the Penny Company in Montana,
the others being located at Great Falls,
Missoola, Kalispell, Whitefish and
Anaconda. The J. C. Penney Company
year, making a total of 676.
Tha staff of the Red Lodge store
will Bf composed of Mr. F. Friauf, the
manager, Jalmar Hiekwela, Katie
Piela, Helen Kampinen, Sally Sinke
and Ann McConvilte.
Red Lodge is fortunate to have a J.
C. Penney Store with its stock of up
to-date merchandise added to the good,
stores we now have.
has opened up 106 new stores this
Vacationists Enjoy
Trip to Beartooths
Roy Hicox of Camp Beartooth re
turned to the city Wednesday even
ing, and returning with him were Dr.
and Mrs. P. J. Sweeney and Mrs. Chris
Duerrwachter, who had spent ten days
at Beartooth Lake, Mr. Hicox will
return to hla camp Friday morning.
Those accompanying him for a trip in:
the mountains will be Mike Dimich,
Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Trane and Mary
Maddox. Mr. Hicox report* that the
weather conditions at the camp an
most excellent.