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OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY OF RED LODGE

CARBON COUNTY NEWSVOL. XVIII. No. 22 RED LODGE DAILY NEWS

VOL. 6, NO. 42.RED LODGE, CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1941

MAYBE HE WAS THINKING OF RABBITSJ. S. McFarland, Montana’s chipmunk-counting game

warden who is beating about the brush in behalf of the government’s Pittman-Robertson confiscation act, must be seeing triple these days.

In a recent Helena Record-Herald story he inently quoted as saying that the elk calf crop on the south fork of the Flathead (where he has been barging abou|| one step ahead of the mosquitos) appeared to run from 40 to 45 per head.

It may have been that McFarland, in his zeal to sample everything on his governmental domain, inadver­tently nibbled on a bit of loco-weed, for even in the highly- protected Yellowstone Park area rangers have always set as their high figure a 15% calf crop, which would be about 15 per 100.

THOUSANDS TO ATTEND COOKE CITY FISH FRY

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SHELLEY WINS DRIVE TO SELL RED LODGE WHISKEY

PARK DEER IS PROBLEM CHILD

Yellowstone National Park’s number one problem child is “Johnnie” a proud but spoiled buck deer who lives along the highway between West Thumb and Old Faithful.

A perfect wildlife specimen for camera enthusiasts, Johnnie stands and poses for every photographer that wants his picture. Of course he never charges visitors for this favor but occasionally he accepts a bribe or two. A favorite of the winter keepers at Old Faithful when very small, Johnnie used to come each morning and eve. ning to get food during the win­ter months, but when summer came, he moved away from all the commotion and civilization; however he hasn’t divorced him­self entirely from all tourists.

No one seems to know just exactly how old this buck deer is, but some estimate his age between six and eight years. Regardless of his age, Johnnie has something to boast about. They are his new antlers which are in the “velvet.” Rangers at Old Faithful say that his old antlers didn’t drop off until April 11 which is very late for deer. Perhaps it was too much rich food and high living that caused Johnnie’s antlers to stay on so long.

When the summer season L over and the visitors have 1 the park, Johnnie is expected be back at Old Faithful where he will be waiting by the keep­er’s door for his morning and evening meals.

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Historic Event in Quaint Gold Mining Town Will Be Fri­day and Saturday; W. W. Thayer, President of Cooke

Commercial Club Invites All to Attend

District Judge Padbury of Helena Issues Writ Directing Montana Liquor Control Board To Purchase Rocky

Mountain Brands Products

William W. Thayer, president of the Cooke City Commercial club announced this week that “all is in read­iness” for entertaining thousands of visitors at the historic Cooke Fish Fry which will be held Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3.

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A signal victory for the “Buy Montana Products campaign was scored by O. H. P. Shelley of Red Lodge, receiver for the Rocky Mountain Brands, Inc., Tuesday when District Judge George W. Padbury, Jr., of Helena issued a peremptory writ of mandamus directing the Montana liquor control board to buy whisky from the concern.

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Of course it may be that the bulls are bearing calves these days in order to express loyalty to the government increased defense production program. Or McFarland may have been looking at rabbits. He wouldn’t have to look very long, either, to note that kind of increase.

McFarland also is considering opening the season from Sept. 15 to Oct. 1 to take care of this prolific over­flow and to prevent the elk from starving during the win­ter, We can just see any sportsman transporting an elk on the two-day trip out of the south fork after it had been

A justice court jury here late S,11®? at that U™e of year. With a temperature of 70 to Tuesday declared Donald Boyd, 20- 80 de&rees and a pack of blow-flies year-old Boyd youth, was not guilty of “driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intox­icating liquor,” but added a rec­ommendation that his driver’s li­cense be revoked because of “his physical condition.” Justice John Sanderson presided at the trial.

The complaint was signed again­st Boyd by a state highway patrol­man after a mishap early Sunday,July 20, in which Florence Martins- dale of Shane Ridge suffered a broken left knee, and Boyd and Robert Boehm of Boyd sustained lesser injuries.

The accident occurred at a bridge southeast of Silesia as the trio were motoring to a country dance, the testimony indicated. The car swerved into a telephone pole.

State Senator H. A. Simmons, attorney for the defendant, Con­tended the youth suffered from

spells” and that the mishap oc­curred as the result of a seizure.County Attorney E. P. Conwell was prosecutor.

The jury consisted of C. Natali,Charles Grant, Glen Cartwright,James Fleming, Edward W. Ross, and Armondo Castagne.

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• The writ was issued at the re­quest of Mr. Shelley. The liquor board was ordered to appear Aug­ust 25 to show how the writ had been executed.

Judge Padbury’s judgment dir­ected “the liquor control board to consider for purchase and purchase a sufficient quantity of the distill­ed spirits ... so the product will be available for sale to the retail trade of Montana.

The judgment stated the court found the distillery had large quan­tities of whisky of quality suitable for sale and suitable for the con­sumption of the retail trade at a lower price than paid for similar products.

Judge Padbury stated the de­fendants failed to exercise their discretion because “a Montana product will be discriminated against, notwithstanding the legis­lature’s declaration preference shall be given to articles of local and domestic production.”

HAMILL FUNERAL TO BE SATURDAY

this historic event, and is again making elaborate plans and pre­parations to hold the largest “Fish Fry” in its history,” Thayer said.

A large out-door cooking facil­ity has been constructed, and mountain trout will be cooked by experts and served with salad, rolls and coffee to all that attend, thousands of people from all sec­tions of the State, as well as from the east will participate in this wonderful occasion.

The Fish Frys that have been held in Cooke City for nearly a quarter of a century, are known far and wide, having been attended by thousands of people from all parts of the country, and the feel­ing of good-fellow-ship that exists during these two day celebrations, is also known far and wide.

Nestling in the mountains, a “ghost” town for many years, Cooke City blazoned forth a few years ago as one of the pleasure spots of the world upon the com­pletion of the Red Lodge-Cooke City Highway to Yellowstone Park, and this picturesque multimillion is now being developed into a dollar mining camp of 50 years ago prosperous mining community thru the opening of large gold and sil­ver mining operations.

Cooke City, itself, with its quaint log buildings, its rugged “old tim­ers” and historic background, is a very interesting community, a scenic wonder and offers a para­dise for the fisherman, hunter and vacationist, a land where every breath is a tonic, a land of cool days and nights, a veritable para­dise amidst the silent mountains, away from life’s petty worries.

The invitation extended by the Cooke City Commercial Club, is a real old time western one, and promise is that every visitor will completely forget their cares that they have left behind. Come and enjoy the real western atmosphe^ e among real western people.

There will be up-to-date accom­modations for all that come, in lovely log cabins among beautiful settings.

The celebration for this great event comprises two days, Satur­day and Sunday, August 2nd and 3rd, fish will be served on Sunday, August 3rd.

Donald Boyd Absolved of Drunken Driving Charge

in Justice Court Trial Here Tuesday Mother of Carbon County Persons

Dies at Home of Daughter at Bearcreek Wednesday

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Mrs. Mary Francis Hamill, 69, of Bearcreek, died at the Bear- creek home of a daughter, Mrs. Ray Lanham, Wednesday evening after a lengthy illness.

Funeral services will be held from the Olcott chapel at 2 p. Saturday, with the Rev. Charles Rhodes officiating. Burial will be in Red Lodge cemetery.

Born at Crab Orchard, Ky., on July 17, 1872, she married John Hamill in Kentucky in 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Hamill came to Bear­creek four years ago, and Mr. Hamill preceded her in death in 1939.

Survivors include three sons, Martin of Cincinnati, O., James of Owensboro, Ky., and Louie of Bel­fry, and four daughters, Mrs. An­na Jones of London, Ky., Mrs. Charles Smith of Belfry, Mrs. An­ton Janskovitch of Bearcreek, and Mrs. Lanham.

accompanying—WOW!

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THE SHOE IS ON THE OTHER FOOTIt s not so very long ago that anyone arguing against

underwriting a European war was daubed with the red paint of communism. Those that have wielded the brush now find they have been smearing themselves, but now that the shoe is on the other foot, the paint will be changed to whitewash.

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We will be told—we are being told—to forget the purges in Russia by the OGPU, the persecution of religion, the invasion of little Finland, the confiscation of property and the vulture role Stalin played in seizing half of pros­trate Poland, all of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. These seizures will be depicted in the light of a Democracy spreading righteousness and justice.

Even Milo J. WTarner, national commander of the American Legion, who has condoned virtually every step in the maelstrom of interventionism, says the United States “should think twice” before sending to Russia.

DAN SUTHERLAND RITES ARE HELD

DO NOT MOLEST BEARS-WARN1NG

<<[Services for Colorful Red Ledge

Pioneer Who Died at Age of 89 Are Noted Tuésday

Afternoon

Yellowstone Park Officials Point Out That Bruins Become a Menace to

SafetyROD, GUN CLUB OUTLINES PLAN TO PLANT TROUT

war materialFuneral services for Dan Suther­

land, 89, oldest man in Red Lodge and a pioneer miner were held from the Olcott chapel at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, the Rev. A. W. See- bart, officiating. Sutherland died at his home here Saturday morn­ing.

“Bears that are molested by travelers in Yellowstone National Park may become a menace to safety on the park highways and in campgrounds and may result in their end,” said Superintendent Edmund B. Rogers in commenting on the number of bear incidents to date this season.

The number of recorded bear in­juries from the beginning of the year to July 15 is twenty-eight. This is three and one-half times those over the same period in 1940 and two and one-half times a ten year average, despite the efforts of the National Park Service to impress on the visitor that all park bears are “wild animals.”

There are a number of causes for all the bear injuries which have occurred in Yellowstone this sea­son, according to Superintendent Rogers. Visitors are so anxious to get pictures of bears they forget the danger and get too close, or perhaps stand between the mother and cubs, or aggravate the bears some other way, a practice which usually results in disaster. Eight victims were treated by park phy­sicians for not practicing precau­tion when snapping bear pictures.

The second important cause for injury has been the result of bear feeding by other individuals. A group of people often stand around and watch someone disobey park regulations and feed the bears. As a result five spectators just watch-

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If the present administration policy is followed through to its inevitable conclusion we may see the highly macabre spectacle of American boys being sent to their deaths singing “Onward Christian Soldiers” under the Red Russian emblem of cruel extirpation of all religion.

There is only one sensible attitude to take for good Americans. If Russia wins, Germany will go communistic if Germany wins, Russia will go fascist. We want neither’ It leaves us with no choice. We must bolster the neither.

HOFFMEYER RITES THIS AFTERNOON Plans for planting 300,000 trout

—mostly rainbows—being reared at the Red Lodge fish hatchery were completed at a meeting of the Red Lodge Rod and Gun club here Tuesday night.

Dave Nelson, president of the club, said planting would follow recommendations jointly agreed upon last spring by the club and by the forest service. The Cooke area will receive a consignment of east­ern brook trout within a few weeks and the remainder will be planted in this area the last of August or first of September. Cooney dam will receive 24,000 4-inch rainbows.

Leo Spogen, a past president of the club, urged action to secure a trout rearing pond for this vicin­ity, contending such a pond was “vital” to the insurance of good fishing.

It was announced a fish screen installed through efforts of the club east of Waples ranch by the fish and game commission is now in operation.

Participating in the chapel ser­vices were Garfield Lodge No. 36, Odd Fellows, while Park Lodge, Knights of Pythias, had charge of interment rites at Red Lodge cem­etery.

Born in Nova Scotia on Dec. 31, 1851, Sutherland mined in various parts of Canada, coming in 1889 from British Columbia to Red

Funeral Services For Once Red j Lodge Businessman Will Be Con­

ducted at Elks Home at 2 p. m. ; Operated Restaurant

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Funeral services for Clyde Hoff- meyer, 52, Detroit, Mich., for many years a Red Lodge businessman, will be held from the Elks home at 2 p. m. here Friday, with lodge- members conducting the ritual. Burial will be in Red Lodge ceme­tery.

Hoffmeyer, who came here from Detroit several weeks ago because of ill health and to visit with his sister, Mrs. Christ Duerrwachter, died at a Billings hospital Tuesday.

Born at Sears, Mich., on August 26, 1888, he came to Red Lodge in 1905 to engage in the building trade as a plasterer. A few years later he assumed management of the Busy Bee Cafe which he oper­ated until 1922 when he moved to Detroit. He owned a night club at the latter city.

He was a member of the Detroit Lodge of B.P.O.E. No. 34.

As a popular citizen of Red Lodge for 17 years, Hoffmeyer had a host of friends here.

His sister is the only survivor.The Olcott Funeral Home has

charge of arrangements.

J.T NEWELL RESIGNS SOLONPOST TO MOVE TO ARKANSAS

Lodge where he since resided. He took a prominent part in pioneer social affairs and was a popular “fiddler” at dances.

Only known sui’vivor is a niece, Mary K. McCloud of Barney’s Riv­er, Nova Scotia.

J. T. (Jake) Newell, a resident of Red Lodge for 27 years who sent in his resignation as Carbon County representative to Gov. Sam C. Ford this week, will leave with his family in “about a week” for Magnolia, Ark., to join his brother, Bob, in the transportation of pet­roleum products.

According to „Sec. 45, Article 5 of the state constitution there is no provision for selecting a suc­cessor except in case of death or by calling a special election. Inasmuch as Carbon’s allotment of repre­sentatives will be dropped from three to two by the next election, opinion here is that no sucessor will be named.

Mr. Newell served as a republi­can member of the house for two sessions, the 1939 and 1941 legis­latures. He is also a member of the county defense committee, a mem­ber of the Red Lodge library board, a trustee of Star in the West No. 40, A.F. & A.M., and is a member of Beartooth Lodge B.P.O.E. No. 534. He served in the infantry dur­ing the World War.

Since arriving here in 1914 from Deer Lodge he has been a garage- man and an employee at the coal mines.

Leaving with him for Magnolia will be Mrs. Newell, the former Keota Roysdon, whom he married in Red Lodge on Nov. 11, 1916, and a daughter, Marilyn.

There are two sons, Donald of Billings and Dick of Anaconda.

INCOME MORE THAN BENEFIT PAYMENTSLocal Man Serves

Time on Drunken Driving Charge Silesia Infant

Is Buried MondayIncome of the Montana Unem­

ployment Compensation Commis- ( sion was more than $10,000 in ex­cess of benefit payments during the last fiscal year, Chairman Bar­clay Craighead reported. This, he said, is in contrast to the previous year when benefit payments ceeded income by more than $108.- 000.

Arvo Lampi of Red Lodge is serving out a $200 fine at $2 a day, plus an additional 30 days, penalty for drunken driving. Lampi was arrested following a car ac­cident north of Roberts July 5 in which seven persons were injured, one seriously.

Frank R. Kosel of Cooke City was arrested on the Red Lodge- Cooke highway Tuesday for “op­erating a motor vehicle without flags or flares as requires by law.”Kosel’s machine allegedly broke down before the arrest was made.He will appear in Justice NelsonLane’s court here Friday. |.i „„ t _______

william a. Searies, Billings, Walther League paid a $10 fine in Lane’s court af-1 Ends CamD Herf» ter his arrest by the Montana H CHighway patrol for night speed-

Funeral services for Gary Lee Thaut, 12-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Thaut of Silesia, were held at 2 p. m. Monday from the home of the maternal grand­parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stef- fah. Burial was in Rockvale ceme­tery. The infant died at a Billings hospital Saturday and the body was taken to the Martin Funeral Home at Red Lodge, where funer­al arrangements were made. Other survivors include the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Thaut of Edgar.

Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Wallum, Miss Mavis Howard and Orville Jacobson, all of Lakota, N. D., and Mr. Amos Wallum of Fairdale, N. D., arrived Thursday for a visit with Everett J. Wallum.

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Income, including current ployer contributions, interest reserves, collections of delinquent accounts and interest and penalties on past due employer accounts amounted to $2,977,000 for the year ending June 30, 1941, while income for the previous year approximately $130,000 less than that figure.

Total payments of benefits to unemployed workers approximated $2,967,000. This was $12,000 than the previous year, although payments for the last half of last year was nearly $180,060 less than for the same period the year be­fore.

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FOUR GREENOUGHS, L1NDERMANTO RIDE AT GREAT FALLS FAIRwas

The cream of Red Lodge rodeo# talent—including the four famous ridin’ Greenoughs—will perform at the North Montana State fair be­ginning Monday at Great Falls, it was learned here Thursday.

All tenacious bronc riders with a colorful background rich in arena successes are Turk, Bill, Alice and Marge Greenough, who, with Bud Linderman, newest star in the lo­cal rodeo firmament, will be at Great Falls.

Turk, who spends his spare time as an extra in the movies, has a string of championships to his credit, including a world’s title won at the Calgary Stampede several years ago.

Bill, winner of the saddle bronc titles at the Red Lodge rodeo the last two years, is considered one of the best stylists in the business. Bill had this year’s Calgary Stam­pede won until the last two seconds of the final day when his stirrup fell off. Hard luck hit him again

Budas Named to Defense Group at Salt Lake City last week when

the identical happenstance robbed him of the title. Bill says he’s go­ing to break the jinx at Great Falls.

Holder of the 1940 Madison Square Garden women’s bronc rid­ing title is Alice, whose career has been the most hectic of them all. She has appeared in many foreign countries, including England, Spain and Australia and her collection of trophies has taxed to the utmost the storage facilities of her father, “Packsaddle” Ben.

Marge Greenough is perhaps the hardest working of all American women rodeo riders, having ap­peared in every section of the coun­try and has won plaudits and prizes everywhere.

Young Bud Linderman is believ­ed by many to be the “coming” rodeo star. Last week he placed second in the big Cheyenne rodeo.

William Small of Laurel was elected president of the Montana Walther league Sunday at the clos­ing of the organization’s camp near Red Lodge.

One hundred and fifty delegates and visitors were at the camp Sun­day as the twentieth annual con­vention came to an end.

Other officers named were Ed­ward Tveden of Sidney, vice presi­dent; Marie Henck of Havre, retary, and John Yost of Billings, treasurer. Named to the executive board were the Rev. M. Ludvig of Bridger, chairman; Bertha Zier of Laurel, and Janet Oellermann of Billings.

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Replacing J. T. Newell of Red Lodge, who will leave soon for Magnolia, Ark., on the Carbon county defense committee is Albert Budas of Roberts, the state defense and advisory commission announc­ed Wednesday.

Frank Clark, prominent Carbon county rancher, was a visitor in Red Lodge Thursday.

Craighead said that since the in­compensation program in Montana, auguration of the unemployment income of the commission has tot­aled about $11,000,000, exclusive of nearly $1,200,000 collected for and turned over to the Railroad Retirement Board. All benefits paid to Montana unemployed amount to nearly $6,000,000, leav­ing a balance of almost $5,000,000 in the reserve fund.

LAST WEEKS WEATHER Through courtesy of the Mon­

tana Power Company we will print each week the daily high and low temperature readings of the preceding week.

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A. F. Christian!, manager of the Red Lodge Tourist Park, was visited by a bevy of “dead­head” guests Wednesday morn­ing when he discovered a swarm of “about 2,000” bees hovering about. Christy drily asserted he would appreciate it if the own­er coaxed ’em back home.

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Mrs. Kathyrn Easterbrook and daughter, Barbara, of Hollywood, arrived Friday for a week’s visit with Mrs. Easterbrook’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sanderson, and her sister, Mrs. W. J. Barrett.

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Richard, of Lombard, Ill., arrived Tuesday for a two weeks visit with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Showeman.

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left for her home Wednesday after a two weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs. Joe Rooney.

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