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CH Ó T B A U á c a n t h a Sheriff Tom Clary W a s Most Courageous, A b sent-M inded Officer M o n tana Ecer H a d DONT BLAME DUCK FOR YOUR MISSES Tom Clary, one time sheriff of old Chouteau county, was admit tedly the most courageous officer of the law that Montana ever had. Likewise he was voted the most absent minded man on record by those with whom he was long as sociated on the cattle ranges of the state—names to conjure with during the days of big cattle ranches in the Treasure state, such as Bob Coburn, Jack Harris, W il liam Floweree, H. W . Milner, Doc Frields, Tom Cummings and a lot of others. While riding together on the Shonkin roundup one day, Jack Harris and Clary found a duck’s nest away up on the top of a divide, miles from any puddle of water big enough to float even a gosling. When they reached camp in the evening they told the other fellows about it and they all said it was the strangest thing they had ever heard of and the last place in the world that any sensible duck would choose as a location for a nest. After supper the riders gathered in the big sleeping tent listening to Jack Harris tell of a trip he had made through the south and from which he had only recently returned. Coburn, Floweree, Milner and a number of other big owners were present,, as well as a number of cowboys. Harris was sitting on a box. Clary was lying on the ground, face down ward, his cheek resting on his hands, his arms akimbo, a favorite resting position of men who ride a great deal. Harris’ story was getting very interest ing to his audience. He was telling about being in New Orleans, nearly stranded financially, as a result of hav ing failed to connect with a draft that had been sent him from his bank at Fort Benton. All eyes but Tom’s were on the speak er’s face. Tom was looking the other way. Just as everyone was breathlessly awaiting Harris’ next word and won dering how he had gotten out of the predicament in which he had found himself, Tom slowly turned over on his back, and, as though there hadn’t been any conversation whatever going on, said: \Jack wasn’t that the d --------- 1 place PROBABLY BIANT HUNTERS ABB LEADING WATERFOWL TOO FAR TOM CLARY One time sheriff of old Chouteau county, who was the most coura geous as well as the most absent minded officer Montana ever had. to find a duck’s nest you ever saw?\ Complete silence reigned for a m o ment, then came a roar of laughter from the crowd No one ever did hear the rest of Jack Harris’ story of his travels or how he got out of the fi nancial difficulty which had faced him _ _____ in New Orleans. Clary hadn’t heard] mean to hurt you\” any of it, and he never cracked a; Sam mumbled and stumbled from smile. the bank with Clary glazing after him Clary was a big and powerful man. as though he were puzzled as to the It used to be said of him that he could i cause of the whole affair. There was knock a bull down with his fist. He | no more dispute regarding the settle- Clary in a loud voice, and he kept right on talking. With something else on his mind, Clary paid not the slightest heed to what the fellow was saying, although his eyes were upon him. As the freight er approached, his remarks grew warmer and warmer. Finally he said something that seemed to attract Clary’s attention. As if he had noticed the man for the first time, he looked at him a moment, then landed an up percut which knocked the freighter clear across the room. After the freighter, very much quieted down, had arisen, Clary walked over to him and, as a sort of after thought, apologized. “I ’m sorry, Sam,” he said, \that I had to knock you down, but you wouldn’t let up on me. I had to do it. I hope I didn’t hurt you Sam. I didn’t seldom used his fists, however, but one demonstration that he gave in Fort Benton would indicate that if he could not knock a bull down, that he at least could put bull whackers down and out. Clary was standing in the Duer, Col lins & Co. bank in Fort Benton one day, when a great big strapping freight er entered. He had been working for Clary and when the two settled they had had a dispute about the amount of the payoff. When the freighter en tered the place he was talking about v S . . * — f • - * ment that had been made. Treasure State News in Brief H l a f a i f O H k t i e # G R E E N R I V E R BLENDED WHISKEY - DO l’ roof . . . the straight whiskies blended fn this product are l year or more old, 25% straight whiskey, 75% grain neptrat spirits; 15% straight whiskey, 1 year old, 1(1% straight whiskey, K years old. OLDF.TY5IE DISTILLERS, INC., X. Y. C. BILLINGS—Ground has been broken lor Aiclen Halt. $50.000 dormitory lor boys to be built on the campus of Billines Polytechnic institution here. POLSOX—Street commissioner Ernest Claf- te y announced a bout 04 blocks of Poison streets tire to be olicd in the near future. City work men are now grading the streets, preparatory to oiling, he said. LIBBY—The J. Neils Lumber company has dosed its mill for a few days because of lack of logs. The wet weather has made It )m- I possible to log The mill will be closed only ! until crews are able to work in the woods. LIVIXGSTOX—Installation of a new sewer system in the northwest portion of Livingston lias been completed by contractors at a cost of approximately $3,700 Several residential properties are served by the new system. YELLOWSTONE PARK—Superintendent Ed mund B. Rogers announced the closed season t fishing in the Yellowstone river between i l-'.shing bridge and the upper falls in the canyon ended July 1. ■ BI TTE—Butte policemen are to be armed , in the near future with new, high-powered I nisto’.s. capable of discharging bullets which , will penetrate a steel plate three-eighths of an inch thick. j THOMPSON FALLS—The Thompson Falls J Bout Racing association has been formed to 1 lave charge of the annual water carnival and 1 regatta scheduled for July 25. Joseph Burke 1 ••as elected commodore o f the new organlza- j non. j ANACONDA—Anaconda police are no little ; •‘put out” at a recent occurrence An auto- —.ubilc driver, arrested for a traffic violation, paid off with a check, which turned out to be i worthless. Red faces have been noticed at the police station, observers said. '.MILES CITY—Stopping here briefly while on a tour of inspection through southeastern Montana, Dr W. J. Butler, state veterinarian, scld. ‘’there are no farm ills in Montana rain ccnnot cure \ Recent rains have done much to rehabilitate range lands i‘n **•- Many dock hunters declare they can’t lead ducks far enough, that they are flying up to 150 mile« per hour, State; Game Warden June« A. Weaver said recently. Studying a report by the Biological survey will convince most hunters that ducks usually fly between 40 and 70 miles per hour, easily make it pos sible to lead too far, he added. Speeds of 50 to 60 miles hour last respectively— have been reported by ornithologists using airplanes. Although the wing surface of the mallard is about 20 per cent greater than that of the swifter canvasback, the “can” makes up for its small kings by beating them faster, in addition, its wind resistance is prob ably less because it is more streamlined. Geese Slower Ducks, when pressed, increase their speed possibly a third, but geese are able to accelerate very little. Canada geese maintain a top speed of 60 miles an hour for a short time. Most of the speed flight records indicate the great est level speeds of which birds are capable. Birds, even of the same species, vary greatly in their flying ability. Their age, state of plumage, and other physical conditions affect their flying. Wind and other atmospheric conditions also cause variations, and for these reasons no hard and fast rules can be laid down as to bird speeds. Duck hawks can travel about three times as fast as most ducks and are the fastest flying birds reported. One of these hawks diving on its victim flew 165 to 180 miles an hour when timed with a stop watch. Diving at a flock of ducks at velocity nearly 175 miles an hour, an aviator reports that a hawk, presumably a duck hawk, passed him “as though the plane was standing still” and struck one o f the ducks. Arc Misleading Rapid wingbeats or erratic flight sometimes give a false impression of great speed. A black-headed gull, which has a deliberate wingbeat, almost kept pace with a golden plover whose rapidly moving wings made it appear much swifter. The seeming speed of swallows is partly due to their constant twisting and turning. Speeds of 20 miles an hour are re corded for both the purple martin and the blue jay, although the former ap pears to be the faster flier. Two records on the Ruby-throated hummingbird list its velocity in easy flight at 45 to 55 miles an hour. A Georgia ornitholo gist in recording the speed of bobwhites In all types of wind found them flying 28 to 38 miles an hour. Another record of the bobwhite shows that it flew 49 miles an hour when frightened. Birds in migration are popularly supposed to fly at great altitudes, but aviators report it exceptional to see any birds more than 5,000 feet above the earth and that few are seen above 3,000 feet. At great altitudes the les sened buoyancy of the air probably makes flight of birds more difficult just as it does for airplanes. There are records of birds seen at great al titudes, but these birds were mostly in mountainous country where they fly at comparatively short distances above the land. B o u n t i f u l C r o p s A r e E x p e c t e d i n N o r t h e r n M o n t a n a S e c t i o n s “DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU- FRIENDLY POLICY TOWARD TOUR ISTS WILL BRING BIG RETURNS ...... - ranee lands i’n the state, he added. DEER LODGE—“ Gyp,” a collie of diversi fied ancestry, is a genuine hero to the Milo Hummel family here. The dog noticed a radio on lire and barked until the attention of Jack Hummel, 12, had been gained and the blaze extinguished. It is believed that lightning struck the radio aerial and caused a short circuit, starting the fire. GREAT FALLS—W. H. Bartley, custom* of ficer, announced ports of entry at Opheim, Feskan, Piesan, Morgan, Raymond, Roosevelt, Scobey, Turner, Westby, Whltetall and Whit- la ;h have been designated customs ports by presidential edict. The change in status at the stations is to become effective July 18, he said. BUTTE—'William Fox, custodian of the Knights of Columbus building, has written friends from Newark. N. J., where he is va cationing, that he has been reunited with his brother. Peter Fox. for the first time in 40 years. The brothers were separated In Ireland when the Butte man left for the United States in 1897. FOREST FIREMEN TAKE NEW POSTS Four lookout station tenders »nd three “contact” men started work July 1 In preparation for the sum mer fire season in the Deer Lodge national forest, Charles A. Joy, su pervisor, announced a few days ago. The men first underwent a training period of three days at the ranger station on the west fork of Rock creek. The school was directed by L. M. Stewart, assistant supervisor. Six men from the regional office at Missoula were also present. The lookouts were assigned to duty at the Cable, Haystack, Black Pine ana Emerine lookout stations. Later another man will be stationed at the Thunder bolt post when that station is completed this summer. Movements of cattle onto the Deer Lodge national forest ranges, which began June 1, is still underway, Mr. Joy said. ------------------ $ ----------------- The present American patent system is more than 100 years old. Montana was recently cautioned by the Montana Motor Trades as sociation, through its 'secretary, M. P. Trenne of Helena, to proceed carefully while seeking the tourist dollar, and to preserve the fast growing tourist industry by adopt ing a “good neighbor” policy at all limes. Mr. Trenne pointed out that state line tax and fee fences are being erected which will never be worth the small amounts they may bring in levies, but instead will tend to drive the tourist from those states which tend to as sume a “ money-grabbing attitude which at best seems an extremely shortsighted procedure.” Big Proportions “Now that the tourist season is reach ing its peak for the current year, the time seems opportune to consider an important factor in the travel indus try,\ said Mr. Trenne. “For most cer tainly we must consider this great influx of travelers as one of the great est industries being developed within our state.” The motor trades secretary pointed out that a “good neighbor” policy is the only solution to the problem of as suring this state, as well as others, of a tourist industry which will grow in a \healthy manner.\ “Most states have an adequate gas oline tax which will more than repay the maintenance cost for any damages inflicted on the highways by the trav eler who uses them,” declared Mr. Trenne. “Making the motorist pay through the nose is not good business. If the present tendency to erect barriers at each state line in the form of taxes and license fees continues, a motorist will soon face the necessity of carrying a passport and having it viseed when ever he crosses a state line. In our humble opinion, a state which stops cars at its border except at police re quest, is violating the constitution and infringing on the rights of American citizens.” ------------------- ®-------------------- Transients Find Paradise Town Is Correctly Named Paradise proved itself true to name to a family of transients who were riding the freights westward and had stopped off between trains to appease their hunger on a rainy night recently, according to a story just learned. The family consisted of the father, mother and four young children. When their predicament became known, a collection was taken up among town residents and enough money was raised to pay for a night's accommodation at the hotel for the mother and children and to buy tickets for the five as far as Sandpoint on train No. 3, the follow ing day. The family is said to have started from eastern Montana. . . - — <3> ------------------ Furniture manufactured lor the gen eral United States market should be made of wood with about eight percent of moisture, according to research in vestigations, as .this will best allow for the seasonal moisture changes which affect the joints. i ._*?££**??* .crop prospects have been so unproved by recent rains and cool weather that profits, instead of a dead J ^ '^ a r e “ ow in sight over a wide th$ measured opinion of rep- iarmers and elevator men from the north central portion of the state, as reflected during their attend- a? c®. atx£he fourth annual convention of the Farmers National Co-operative Elevator association of central M on- The opinions, for the most part given by men who themselves Save asrgfoltow!?geS 01 WhCat SEE J- -A- Ludwig, president of the Rud- i n ' s p K n S e i w l t h >■«» S & sas tTs- & average, and if we get more rai^ and 1wea^ ert muon will go to 20 KkSJSS*' \’here s P i | £ « | | t aSd% S i £ , t a ° m S S rd > . . . usneis an acre seems likelv r>rr> viding cool weather ^ t i n u e s ’ T h l toh<GeeimuritrirJinfr0^ Le<iger southeast ^ V en°U IS 111 good Condition on»- mustard has been r e t a ^ d b v ' r l h f which has crusted the ground an?* in s a&'SnS* n“ ted ^ to S f Yheat thought n oeen blown out have come ur> f elds ofe h £ £ ent f 11118’ ^ o s tC°of6 the iieias of both spring and fall whp^f g e n e r a ? ® g * but c r o p f i n beuerai will be as good if not h^ttcT ic I??* u ea^ ' ^ t e sown spring wheat is hi the best condition of all.” Hugo Christianson, secretary of tho Farmers Union Elevator Co at that point, with 400 acres under cOltfvatiom meadowregions ARE DESIGNATED MONTANA COUNTIES WILL QUAL IFY FOR PAYMENTS LISTED Montana counties m M u iiir11 designated «s mountain counties “ “ der the 1937 mentsrf s s s i i r a s r 'A T E extension service director, A-^A- will pay 20 cents per pound meaiiow w ? J2. fe e d i n g mountain meadow land not in excess of $2 per acre and 15 cents per cubic y l i d ^ f S o £ r dam 6“ not in excess oi f o P ^ tal ^ o u n t that can be earned for both practices is limited bv the This i / $1.50 times the grazing capacity o f the ranch e s unit plus 40 cents times the number m.ountain meadow land from livestock afe erf ‘Uoramlly harvested for t.e ®d. The grazing capacity of be6 considered.’ ™GadOW land not Brome grass, red top, timothy al- reH6 ni nlover* 1? e^ ow fescue. medium t S f f S o w H . ,or \ \ “ ■“ w moui- exnM?meii5Cl^ r f ’*«“ bntana agricultural , station agronomist and m i & aV f;,the state technical com mittee, which recommended the crons «“ Bgests the planting of brome S the ,drler locations. Red top and f^sike clover are his suggestions for meadow land and timothy, meadow d t o m w e t i S ^ red ClOVer for me- Earthen dams, to qualify for pay- ment, must be built according to spe- recommended by the state committee and the western division a^d must be for the exclusive purpose of diverting flood water or intermit^ streams to prevent soil erosion oum ountain meadow land. The counties in which the new regu lations apply, are Lincoln, Flathead Glacier, Sanders, Lake, Pondera, Te ton, Mineral, Missoula, Lewis and Clark, ? ^ í ’í d% Ra’vall i• 9 raSite- Powell, Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, Silver Bow, Jef- £ ^ ? n’ Broadwater, Meagher, Judith § ^ 0 ’ Madison, Gallatin, Park, Sweet Grass, Stillwater and Carbon. ■ beginning stud service fo^v°m Platts Kentucky breeding es tablishment, was the winter-book fa vorite for the ’34 Kentucky derby. But be never got to the post. An injury that hampered him throughout the remain der of his racing career kept Chance Sun in his stall on Derby day. - A , — ■■ — Unpaid volunteers put identification bands on over a quarter of a million North American birds last year to aid the bureau of biological survey. ESTHER SWANSON Formerly of BilHnrs, now of Missonis, completed her college career at Mon- tana State university this spring with an outstanding record of participa tion in activities. She was university tennis champ, suiting president of the student body, co-ed colonel of the R. O. T. C. and a member of Alpha Phi sorority. “ Crop conditions are varied accord ing to localities. Chinook has had more than three inches of rain in June. Late sown wheat has the best chance of making a crop. Range grass thought dead has revived since the rain, with ample feed now in prospect for live stock in the Chinook section.” J. M. Glass, director, Farmers Co operative elevator, Denton: “Crop prospects have been at least doubled by recent rains. Fields of spring wheat which looked as though they would do well to return the seed now look as though they would yield from 8 to 11 bushels per acre. Winter wheat does not look so well.” Ed McIntyre, with 1,000 acres in spring wheat, two miles east of Galata: “A few weeks ago it looked * « thotMb the best thing to do with the crop wss to turn the cattle on it. Sinoe, we have had from 21 to 3 inches of rain and if more rain and cool weather follows, the yield may run from 10 to 12 bushels per acre. I f we get hot winds and no rain, the crop will of course not ma ture.” - W . S. Gregoire, Havre, fanning 500 acres, secretary of the Farmers Grain exchange: “I believe spring wheat In the Havre area will generally return the seed and more. Feed grain, such as oats and barley, are even in better condition. Much depends on the weather. At any rate, conditions are far better than before the rain, when it looked like no crop.” HARPY RELIEF FROM PAINFUL BACKACHE C a u s e d b y lu r e d K idneys Many of thoM gnawing, nagging, palnfol b—kaonw pnopte bUm* on eolda or «train* m often oauaod by tirad kidney»— and may be relieved when treated in the right way. The kidneys are Nature's ehief way of tahigg _____ adds and poiaonoua waste out „ — blood. Moat people paea about 3 pints a day or about 3 pounds of waste. If the 15 miles of kidiiey tubes and Alton don't work well, poisonous wests matter stay» la ths Mood. These' poisons may etart nagging uaakaohes, rheumatic pains, lumbago, loaa of pap and energy, getting up nights, a welling, pnnlnaea under theeyee, headaches and disrfnem. Don’t wait! Ask your druggist for Doaa’a PlUs, used successfully by mUuone for over 40 years. They grre happy raltef sad will halp the 15 miles of kidney tubes flush out poisonous waate from the blood. Get Doan's Pills. Grazing Tract 25JM Acres at $3 Per Acre A d t i i C U L T U J U l L A N D S In the . Clerk’s Fork valley, terms of 1$ percent down, balance 10 yearly payments, bearing 6 percent inter est. For farther Information, write ANACONDA COPPER MINING CO. LANDS DEPARTMENT Drawer 1243 Mhsoola, Mont. N o f i n e r r e f r i g e r a t o r a t A N Y p r i c e ^ ^ ® ^ • America it buying this \fir s t c h o i c e \ r e frig e r ator at the rata o f one a m in u t e . It's priced w ith in e a s y reach o f erecyone. Y o u couldn't buy a b e tter refrigerator than the n e w G e n eral Electric. Erery advanced fe a t u r e f o r g r e a t e r convenience— a n d now y o n fa r e th r e e way«. m r » m u ' . All G-B models sro powered with the fa mous sealed-in- tteelTHRIFT UNIT that requires no attention. 5 Years Performance Protection G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c S u p p l y C o r p . 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