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VOL. 2. No. 2«.
RED LODGE, CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA ,
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1925.
RAMONA BERTA ELECTED OUEEN
EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY STUDENTS
ENROLL IN CITY GRADE SCHOOLS
The city grade schools opened Tues
day with an enrollment of 880 pupils
and while most of the students reg
istered Tuesday there will be many
who will arrive during the week and
it is expected that the school record
will show a good attendance when
completed. The registration of pupils
in the Red Lodge grade schools this
year is a little less than that of last,
stated R. M, Porter, city superinten
dent of schools.
* thie hundred five little tots entered
first grades at Jefferson school, Lin
qfiin, Washington and the Manuel Arts
Biailding. There was no falling down
iri the eighth grade registration from
last year, which this year totals 92
Music classes will be conducted at
pupils.
the schools every day under the direc
tion of Miss Marian Drew.
All the teachers have been assigned
to their buildings and books were is
sued to the pupils Tuesdny. Before
the week is over students and teachers
will have become familiar with the
year's work.
The teachers at the Washington
Building are Estelle Provinse, prin
Luella Lundburg will teach the
third and fourth grade: Mabel Torrey
cipal and will teach the fourth grade
also.
son, th:rd grade, Lillian Lodge, second
grade; Virginia Brown, first and
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second grades.
Field School: J. A. Thomason, prin
cipal, arithmetic and penmanship;
Malissa Boyd, language and seventh
and eighth grade sewing at the Manual
Arts building. She is taking the place
of Miss Maud Wicker. L. D. Cosby
■will teach history and geography;
Alma Anderson, reading; Marian
Drew, music and geography.
Roosevelt school; H. B. Field, prin
final, eight grade arithmetic and Mr.
Field will also hold woodwork classes
Mrs. Fidelia Morrow will teach
for the boys in the Manual Arts build
ing.
civics and history; Hattie Schimming,
seventh grade language and eighth
grade language; Honorine Sellen,
seventh grade language and eigthh
grade reading; Susie Holliday, geog
raphy and physiology; Sofia Hayha,
fifth grade; Lillian Jarussi, fifth grade
and Miss Drew will teach music.
Jefferson school: Florence McIntosh,
principal, fourth grade; Elizebteh
Cummings, third grade; Helen Frische,
second grade and Emma Schimming,
Lincoln school; Abigail Doran, prin
cipal, fourth grade; Loreta Jarussi,
third grade; Mrs. Mayme Anderson,
second grade; Rebecca Thiege, first
grade.
Maunal Arts Building: Mary Mal
tesen, first grade.
first grade.
Bozeman, Sept. 9.—Montana's news
paper editors are satisfied that the
State college extension service is ac
complishing a great work in this stete.
At the annual meeting of the State
Press association in Livingston these
resolutions were adopted:
"We call attention to and especially
commend the work of Montana State
extension service among farmers afid
livestock men of the state during the
last few years when tremendous pro
gress has been made in developing a.
program of agricultural methods
Press Association
Praises Work State
Extension Service
which has been demonstrated as not
only practical but profitable. Also do
we commend the advancement made in
diversification which has included in
creased dairying, Improvement of beef
herds and sheep crops. The hog, grain
and sugar beet industries have im
proved in methods."
SCHMIDT INJURED AT MINE
Alex Schmidt was injured at the
East side mine Tuesday afternoon
about two o'clock. Two of his ribs
were crushed when he was caught be
tween two cars. Mr. Schmidt's part
ner did not work Tuesday and Mr.
Schmidt had been alone all day.
DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
JOHN H. HONKALA
home on North Platt Avenue at 8:40
Monday night after ailing for about a
year and a half from heart trouble and
dropsy. Since April Mrs. Honkala
has practically been confined to her
hed.
Mary Korhonen was born in Finland
July 12, 1889 and was thirty-six years
old. She came to the United States
twenty years ago. Fourteen years
ago she married John H. Honkala,
at present deputy county clerk and
recorder. She was well know in the
Mrs. John H. Honkala died at her
city and had a host of friends,
Funeral services were conducted
under the direction of R. G. Martin
from the Finnish Church yesterday
afternoon at two o'clock with Rev.
Matt Erkkila officiant. Interment was
made in the Red Lodge cemetery.
Mrs. Honkala is survived by a seven
year old daughter, Irma; her husband;
a father and mother in Finland;
ur sisters in Finland: a sister
f rom Butte, Mrs. Henry Hirvela,
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who arrived in the city for fun
eni j services and one brother in this
Pallbearers were Mrs. Edward
Bloom, Mrs. Martin Rapp, Mrs. Fred
Kero. Mrs. Chafes Mattila, Mrs.
August Kallio and Mrs. John Puutio.
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city, John Korhonen.
State Postmasters
Bloomfield, Sept. 7.—The Montana
State branch of the National League
Will Hold Annual
Meet At Billings
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,of District Postmasters, will hold their
annual convention at Billings, Mont., !
on the 14th day of September, 1925.
This date was chosen so that all post-,
masters can take advantage of the |
reduced fares granted by the railroads !
to visitors to the Inter-State fair at |
Billings. All postmasters whether 1
members of the league or not, »re j
cordially invited to attend. Head-1
quarters will be at the Northern hotel,
Convention will be held in one of the
rooms of the Federal building. Be 1
sure and come and make this one of j
the best conventions held in the state,
for some time.
M. O. Lanam, state secretary,
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Livingston, Sept. 5.—Funeral serv
iees were held Tuesday afternoon for
Walter Shaw at the home of his j
mother, Mrs. Amos Shaw. The Rev.
C. R. McCarthy and the Rev. Friend
Day both officiated. Interment was
made in the Mountain View cemetery,
The pallbearers were J. F. Alspaugh, '
George Welcome, Guy Young, E. P-'
White, J. G. McPhersoa and Harry,
Lloyd. The body of Walter Shaw was j
found on an island half a mile from
Emigrant Monday morning by Ted
Anderson of Emigrant, 82 miles from
the scene of the drowning which oc
curred on the morning of June 19 in
the Gardiner river, when he was on his j
way to the Shaw's camp at Cooke
FOR HOSIERY
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The largest single order on record ,
for women's hosiery was placed by |
the J. C. Penney Company the other
day to partially take care of the 1926 j
business of its 676 department stores, j
The order was for 2,400,000 pairs, !
embracing besides the staple colors ^
many of the attractive shades which,
Bloomfield, Mont.
Funeral Rites Held
For Walter Shaw of
Gardiner, Montana
City.
A HUGE ORDER
will be in vogue.
I Montana is Admired
By Kipling's Cousin
j Butte, Sept. 8.—Montana's
I wonders have not been sufficiently
advertised in the east. There is no
place in the west that affords such
wonderful opportunities to enjoy the
outdoor life during the vacation period
as the Treasure State.
This is the opinion expressed by
Mrs. Charles Caldwell, a cousin of
Rudyard Kipling and herself a woman
of letters of no mean attainment. Mrs.
Caldwell's home is in South Bend, Ind.,
where Mr. Caldwell is a prominent
realtor. This is her first trip west of
the Missouri river.
scenic
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BRONZE TABLET IS
DEDICATEDATOLD
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Butte, Sept. 7.—In spite of threat
; ening weather and damaged roads
more than 1B0 persons gathered at
Bannack today for formal dedication
of a bronze tablet that marks the first
capitol of Montana territory. The
ceremony was under the auspices of
the Dillion chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution,
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Invocation by the Reverend Ernest
Loft
of the Dillon Presbyterian
church, followed by the salute of the
flag and singing of "the Star Spang
led Banner." Miss Jean Bishop, as
chairman, introduced Mrs. A. B. Keith,
of the Spokane chapter, who spoke on
the aims of the D, A. R.
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Armstead, chairman of the state coni
mittee on historical sites. The tablet
was unveiled by Chandler and Jane
Stallings, grandchildren of pioneer
Bannack residents. .
Mrs. C. A. Rassmussen, of Helena,
described the plans for similar mark
ers at 20 other historical sites,
principal address was by Congressman
Scott Leavitt, who spoke along his-!
torical lines, reviewing the activities
of the Vigilantes in restoring law and
order in the pioneer settlements. '
David Hilger, liharian of the State
Historical Libarary, accepted the
marker on behalf of the state. Other
spea i£ ers besides Congressman Leavitt
were Dr. F. H. Garver, of the Normal
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co jj ege> and w. J. McCormick of Mis
soula.
Its historic name, Silver City, has
been restored to the little community
north of Helena which, since it was
moved to a position alongside the
Great Northern tracks, has been
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The change, of which the Montana
railroad commission was advised a few
dayg ag0j came about because of the
similarity of the names Silver and
sieben, misreading of which on a train
order caused a collision between two
Great Northern trains recently. An
attempt to change the name of Sieben
t0 G lark m et objections from those
who wished to honor the name of Fred
sieben, well known pioneer farmer
and B tockman. For this reason, the
name si , ver City again came into
^ug.
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POLICE COURT NOTES
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Complaints were filed in police court
Tuesday by County Attorney Emily E.
Sloan against Pete Nigro and John ■
Salona for fighting and quarreling at j
Roberta last Saturday night. They
were both fined $26. ■/• |
day against Joe Miller for speeding 1
and reckless driving.
Isidoro Enrico was fined $6 by
Police Judge Chas. Wilson last Thurs
day f or assault and misdemeanor.
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Milwaukee road moves more Mon
ta na cat tl e during August, 1926 than
August and September, 1924. Mil
waukee has 2000 car* for Montana
Silver City is to
Retain It's Name
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known as Silver.
farm and range products.
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! Princess Ramona
Queen of Montana
HELENA DRAWS LARGE CROWDS FOR
TWFNTY THIRD ANNUA I ^TATF FAIR
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Delightful PrOgTßltl iS Arranged Ft)!' Efltertaill
JTICnt of FortV-TwO PriüCCSSCS
Montana's week of sport began
Monday when gates of the twenty
third annual state fair were thrown
open at Helena. Huge crowds jammed
into the cit Y to view the F a Y atld co1 *
orful expositions and agricultural and
livestock expositions have excelled
tho8e shown at previous State fairs
and attendance records have been
broken.
The fair opened with a mile-long
parade which wended its way through
a maze of humanity and ended at the
fair grounds. For Mocks the streets
were crowded with cars, pedestrians
Noise making contnv
«-ops, the shuffle of matching feet,
the snort of balky back-firing automo
biles, mingled with the mirth of the
spectators. Garages are crowded with
visiting cars. Hotels are jammed.
The fair grounds is a hive of activity.
One of the most interesting fea
Cures of the fair has been the intro
duction of the princesses and election
ot the Queen of Montana.
At noon yesterday the princesses
were guests at the executive mansion ^
with Mrs. J. E. Erickson, Wife of Mon
tana 8 governor, the gracious hostess.
She enteratined them at a delightful
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uommissioiters Hia e I
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coun t y commissioners met in
regular monthly session Tuesday and
Wednesday and will finish up their
business today. The regular monthly
bills were allowed. j
The resignation of Edward Olcott
ag pub ij c administrator was accepted |
and William R. Larkin was appointed
0 take his place. C. R. Schmidt was
appo i n ted a member of the county ex- j
amining board occasioned by the res- '
j gna ti 0 n of F. B- Bates. !
The board decided that all road
cre ws in the county would be discon
tjnued on Septemb er 23rd for the re- j
ma i nder 0 f the year. Th« county com
mi g 8 i oner g have accomplished more
wor k and w jth less money expended
than for any year previous in the
county's record.
and trucks,
lances rent the air. The din of drum
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informal luncheon at the executive
mansion. In the opinion of the girls
this was the crowning event of their
stay. The princesses chose a novel
way of greeting Mrs. Erickson by
serenading her upon their arrival at
the mansion. At three o'clock yester
day afternoon the princesses were pre
sented to the visitors at the Fair
grounds. Last evening they were
dinner guests of the Northern Pacific
railroad in the dining car at the sta
tion.
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Alma Huber of Lewis
C0U nty and Miss Emma Smith, prin
cess from Phillips county, greeted the
1926 court at the reception.
The rac i ng pro gratn was carried out
the firHt two dayg 0 f the fair. Tuesday
n j g ht the Governor issued an injunc
tio n to preV ent pari-mutuel betting
and the operation o{ pari -mutuel ma
cbineg) thu8 taking away the biggest
attract i on for many people, tho it is
pro bable the races will take place, as |
| n pre viou8 years without the gamb
j ing bootbs . |
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Colorado Boy MßkCS
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A KeCOFO UlHlD Up
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Towering Pikes Peak
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Co orado Springs, Colo., Sept. 7.
Charles Meyers, of Colorado Springs,
toda Y piloted his automobile from the
foot of Pike ' 8 P eak ' kinK of the Rock "
ies - to the cloud8 that hover on the
summit, a distance of 1214 miles, in
17 minute 8 . 48 2 ' 6 seconds.
annual climb of the towering peak,
Myers, off to a fast start, flashed j
across the finish line more than a
minute ahead of Glen Schultz, also a
home-town boy, and won possession ;
of the Penrose silver trophy and a cash
prize of $1,600. (
Six thousand persons, lining the
slopes of the famous old mountain
from the foot to its crest, cheered him !
to victory. Schultz, finishing second,
made the distance in 18 minutes,
Two of last year's princesses, Miss
and Clark
Smashing all previous records in the
62 4-5 seconds.
RED LODGE GIRL WILL GO TO TULSA
• EXPOSITION AS QUEEN OF MONTANA
Miss Ramona Berta, Carbon County Princess,
was elected Queen of Montana by the princesses
representing forty-two other counties of the state,
;when they gathered for this purpose Wednesday
afternoon. Miss Berta was elected on the first
ballot, receiving all hut two votes. This is the first
time the Queen has been chosen on the first ballot.
in.as Berta is the daughter of Mr. its brilliancy was enhanced by the
and Mrs. Dominic Berta who reside lights of the beautiful ball-room,
on Villard Avenue..
The election of Miss Berta is a dis
tinct honor for Carbon County, and
one in which Montana, as a whole.
may proudly share. In addition to
the fact that Miss Berta is a beautiful
and popular girl of Red Lodge, she is
the first princess from Carbon county.
In the selection of the Queen, it is
not generally known that there arc no
outside judges, but that the Queen is
chosen by the princesses.
Princess Ramona wns crowned
Queen of Montana last night at the
Coronation Ball, which was a brilliant
and beautiful social event. As has
been the custom, the procession was
led by the Princess wearing the
Queen's robes, followed by the beau
tifuly gowned princesses, marching in
twos. To the strains of a beautiful
march, the princesses proceeded to the
j stage and here the Coronation cere
; monies took place, Governor Erickson
I placing the crown upon the head of
Princess Ramona and thus making her
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Queen of Montana, to rule over her
subjects until the election of the Queen
of 1920.
Miss Ramona appeared in the gor
! gcuus white satin robe, which was
worn by "Miss Montana" last year
at the Tulsa Petroleum Exposition.
The robe jg hand-embroidered and set
! j n j ewe j g to make a perfect peacock
| tra jj on the train. The gown Is of
pale yellow and corresponds In trim
ming; the crown is of many jewels and
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3 LOCAL PEOPLE
NARROWLY ESCAPE
DEATH NEAR CODY
Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman and
Mrs. Charlie Wilson narrowly escaped
death lust Saturday morning on the
Meeteetse road, twelve miles south ;
of Cody, when Mr. Chapman's Packard |
Sedan swerved off the road at a very
gharp curve and plunged down an
bankmen ^ turnirtg over three times,
end to er]d j
Mr and Mrg chapman were sitting
the front geat but were not thrown
out of tbe car Mrs. Wilson, who was
i fi , the b k g , lat alone wag 1
" " f ^ car through the
Jate _ laM jn one of the back windows. (
y hc wag tbro wn thirty feet farther i
{rom wbere the car landed, resulting
jn a broken r j gbt arm, a broken rib
and g cracked bone in the right leg.
Car)j go()n came to lbe gcene of tbo
accident just when Mr. Chapman was
re „ a ining consciousness. They were
rushed to the Irma Hotel at Cody i
tbey recdved medical alien
tion F H Alden cashier at the Meyer
SpLn Bank,' V« JiL^iy nou
fied of the accident upon the Chapmans
arrival at Cody. He motored to Cody
returned wlth Mr . and Mrg . C hap
The part of the road where the ac
cident occured has been the scene of
many other accidents. The road is
narrow, has a double sharp curve and
slants toward the embankment. Mr.
Chapman was on his way to Meeteetse
to attend to business matters and was
accompanied by his wife and Mrs.
Wilson,
Mr. and Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. !
Wilson are old residents of Red Lodge.
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man Monday night.
Mrs. Wilson is at the Irma Hotel re
covering from her injuries.
The car was only slightly damaged;
the wheels being twisted, the top a
little torn, the fenders slightly bent
and the two back windows broken.
Mr. Chapman is president of the
The Queen of Montana will be one
of seventeen beautiful Queens, repre
senting 17 petroleum states, which
will gathcr at the T ulsa i. t . tro!eum
Exposition. From this number Queen
Petrolia will be chosen.
huvt; " P rlvate car and ^auifeur to
drive her about the city and take in
Miss Ramona will leave on the 1st
of October, in the company of her
chaperon, Mrs. Lillian Miracle of
Helena. Arriving in Tulsa, she will
have a beautiful suite of rooms in the
headquarters for the Queens. She will
t hi* various functions ..
entertainment of the Queens.
The Queen of Montana will be the
guest, at the Billings Fair and will be
presented to her subjects on Thursday,
which is Governor's Day.
The program for the princesses and
Queen for today was a trip to the Gate
of Mountains, and in the afternoon the
Queen wan presented at the Stale Fair
Grounds with ceremonies taking place
in front of the grandstand. A dinner
given by the Woman's Division of the
Montana Club, and a theatre party at
the Marlow, closed the program of
four day's of wonderful entertainment
for the princesses of Montana.
eastern Montana to be elected Queen,
her predecessors being Princess Alice
Smith of Fallon county and Princes»
Wans Towards of Rosebud county.
Miss Ramona is the third princess of
TWENTY-SEVEN CARS
STOCK LEAVE FOR
EASTERN MARKETS
Twenty cars of cattle and seven
curs of sheep were loaded into cars at
the leading station north of the city
Tuesday, to be shipped to Chicago
markets.
William Dell of Luther shipped 43
cattle; John Shaw, 103; John Bronger,
71. Harry Hasterlik, John Shaw, Olaf
Rue and John Bonger were In charge
of the shipment. Folkes Live Stock
Company loaded 1000 sheep. James
Burnett shipped 75 cattle, Burnett
and Renlund, 198; S. Renlund, 17; F.
L. Clarke, 40. This shipment was in
charge of Jack Weaver, Tony Diet«,
Jim Burnett, Jack Anderson and Wil
bam Dietz. Herman Kuhl shipped 239
sheep and 25 cattle in charge of Veme
Kuhl. John Tolman shipped C00 sheep
to*'Walnut, Illinois. Robinson Bros.
loaded twelve cars of cattle at Seltnes
for the Chicago market.
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Meyer and Chapman State Bank. Mrs.
Wilson is wife of Charlie Wilson, the
Company Purchases
Welding Equipment
D. W. Columbus and L. W. Lyons of
the Red Lodge Electric Company have
purchased the oxy-acetylene welding
equipment from the Red Lodge Sheet
Metal Works and with a few additions
to it will be in position to do any and
all kinds of welding.
Their location will be at the Red
Lodge Electric Company.
Since January 1, 120 new producing
oil wells have been brought in, in
Kevin-Sunburst field, S3 completed,
from July, 21 to August 21.
police judge.