Ravalli Republic from Hamilton, Montana • 1

State Librarian I HELENA I HAMILTON, MONTANA, THritSDAY, JUNE 16, 1927. NO. 50 VOL. XXXIX. nnnn wtn opt Semi-Centennial of the Battle of the Big Hole and the Opening of Salmon City Road May Be Celebrated At the Same Time, the Arrangements' for the Latter Event at the State Line to Be Made By Residents of Montana and Idaho for August Estimate of State Statistician J.

G. Diamond on the Productjn of Winter Wheat is Three Million 1 BushelLarger Than Last Year's Harvest, and An Improvement of Three-Quarters of a Million Bushes Over the Estimate Made a Month" Ago i Rye, also, improved its condition during the month, and on June 1 warranted an estimate of 1,632,000 bushels as against a ten-year average of 1,098,000 bushels. Grain and Grass. Grain crops and grass, the statistician finds, have an especially favorable outlook, but intertilled crops were somewhat, handicapped by earlier cool weather. In general, the crop prospect is asserted to.

be better than for many years. The state department of agriculture estimates that the state's crop acreage will be about the same as last year. Delays in seeding have also operated to change somewhat farmers' plans between alternative crops and indications point to barley and flax taking the place of some corn and wheat acreage that has gone In because of weather. More summer fallowing is also resulting from this season's moisture situation. as a Day in June? Excavating For the State Laboratory Under Way.

Three-Story Building to Cost Sixty Thousand Dollars Will Be Constructed of Brick. Excavation work for the new $60,000 labratory to be built in Pine Grove addition began this morning. C. II. Elliott of Missoula is the building contractor and James Rusk of Missoula has the contract for the mechanical, work to be done in the construction, which will be started some time next week.

The laboratory proper will be 40x66 feet in dimensions and will have three stories. The structure will be of brick with cement floors and cement base for the brick work. Very little wood will be used in the building, Mr. Elliott stated. A frame annex to house the animals necessary for the experimental work, will be 20x70 feet in area.

A large root cellar" 16x30 feet will also be built to store the vegetables necessary to feed the guinea pigs and rabbits. A picturesque site in a grove of pine trees has been selected for the building, which the state of Montana is erecting for the research work now being carried on by the United States public health service and the state board of entomology. The work that had a humble beginning in a small house at Victor has developed until the school building west of Hamilton, which has been used as a laboratory for the past six years, is no longer adequate. The appropriation for the laboratory was made at the last session of the legislature. The building will be finished by November 1, according to plans.

Contractors Mast Submit Bids for l'avinjr of Hamilton Streets Not Later Than July 0. The plans and specifications for pavements and improvements to be made in improvement district No. 5 were considered at an adjourned meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, and the notice calling for bids was ordered published in today's Ravalli Republican. According to the notice on page seven bids will be received by City Clerk C. II.

Raymond up to 5 o'clock on the afternoon of July 5. It was suggested at the meeting that a parking space be provided in the center of Main street. Engineer Richard J. Hale cited several cities that had tried this plan and It proved to bo unsatisfactory. Cars parked in the center of street had to back into the traffic, causing accidents and rocks to be scattered over the pavement.

It was no saving in the cost of construction, and on tbe contrary was an added expense because of water running under the pavement and freezing in winter, causing the pavement to crack. ARTIST BOUGHT PLACK. St. Ignatius, June nnd Mrs. John Herbert arrived Thursday from Miami, to spend the Hummer on their recently acquired property known as "High otv Hill." Mr.

Herbert Is a camera man connected with the Fox Film Company and It Is reported that he expects to make pictures of the Mission valley. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert motored all the way from Miami. Their new summer home was formerly the property of the late Helen McCrackln of Hamilton.

They have christened It "The Eagle'! Nest." STARTED IDS PAVEMENTS Whafs So Rare F.C.WEBSTER DEAD Former Judge of Fourth Judicial District. Heard Many Cases in Hamilton Be-r fore Ravalli County AVas Given a Resident Missoula, June 15. Judge Frederick C. Webster, former "district judge for the fourth judicial district, former mayor of Missoula and former county attorney of Missoula county, is dead: Judge Webster died at 7:50 o'clock yesterday morning at a local hospital following an illness of a year. Mr.

Webster was-removed from" the family home, 241 South Fifth street, a few days ago. to the hospital for treatment when his con dition became serious, i The grand lodge of Masons of Montana will conduct the funeral services for Judge Webster; at the Masonic temple at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Grand lodge officers will be in Missoula to conduct the ceremonies of the order. Mr. Webster was a past grand master of the order in the state.

Burial will be in Missoula cemetery. The body is at the Marsh undertaking parlors. Judge Webster had been practicing law in Missoula since he retired from public life a number of years ago. Mr. Webster was of an old New England family and was born at Litchfield, Conn, He was graduated with the class of 1873 from Yale University and studied law under Judge Seymour Litchfield.

He was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1874 and after a period of private practice moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he was a partner with Judge Atwater in the firm of At-water Webster. Mr. Webster lived for a time in Colorado and from there came to Montana in 1884. His first home was at Butte, but since 1887 he has made his home in Missoula. He was associated with former Judge Frank Woody for some years, was elected and served as county attorney for a period of four years, was mayor for four years and In 1900 succeeded Mr.

Woody on the bench of the district court. By re-election he remained on the bench, giving his duties the benefit of all his wide experience and learning for 12 years. After retiring he again served as county attorney for two years, and in 1917 was appointed receiver of the Bitter Root Valley Irrigation Company. Mr. Webster had been a lifelong Republican.

He was a past grand master of the Masonic order of the state of Montana. He was at one time eminent commander of St. Oiner's Coni-mnndery, Knights Templar, and whs pant master of Missoula lodge No. 13. He also was a member of Sun Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons.

June 1, 1889, in Missoula, he married Miss Anna C. Bye, a native of Iowa. Mrs. Webster, a daughter, Anna of the clerk and recorder's office; a son, Fred B. of Amherst, and a brother, Wilbur of Litchfield, survive.

The son and brother have been notified of Mr. Webster death. Another son, Charles Norman Webster, passed away a few years ago, and a daughter, Lucy, also is dead. Both are buried in the MlHHOiila cemetery. PARK TO OVKS SUNDAY.

Yellowstone Park, June Roiwlf, Including the high paBes in YellowPtone national park, will open to tourist travel Sunday, June 19. On the same day the hotel, camps, stores, transportation facil-; lties and all service agencies will be In operation prepared to take care of an estimated 210,000 visitor who are expected to enter tho national playground this season, A celebration of much significance to western Montana is one of the possibilities of next August. The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a celebration to be given jointly by the states of Montana and Idaho at the pqint where the new Salmon City road joins the Bitter Root-Big Hole highway. Tentative plans now under consideration by the committees include a barbeque and picnic dinner on the state line with the executive officers of both states in attendance. The plans favor a moving picture news service to secure pictures of the Idaho section of this road, which is considered one of the best constructed and scenic mountain roads in the northwest.

Residents who made the trip over this road last fall do not hesitate to say it is one of the finest roads they ever traveled. Dates Not Set. The exact date of the celebration has not been determined, but an effort is being made to have the semi-centennial anniversary of the battle of the Big Hole held at the same It has been suggested that it be a two-day celebration, the one for the Salmon road to be held on a Saturday at the junction of the roads and the one for the battle at tbe Big Hole battlefield the follow REACHED THE SUMMIT First Car Known to Have Climbed to the Arch of Big Hole Road Made Trip Last Sunday. Elmo Briggs of Victor was in town Tuesday on his return from a trip to Conner. He reports that Paul J.

Spannuth of Conner was the first person to take a car to the sum mit of the Big Hole road. Sunday Mr. Spannuth and family and Mr. Briggs started up the Big Hole road to see how far they could go. The car stalled in snow before reaching the summit and with the assistance of Lee Shook and son, who came along later, they pushed the car under the arch to go on record as the first car to reach that point this year.

Mr. Briggs says there is about 20 inches of snow on the summit, but is rapidly disappearing, and he had since heard that a car bad gone to Wisdom. The trip over the Big Hole moun tain as far as Trail creek on the Beaverhead side was made Monday by Theo. Reinbold, Charles Murray, E. Carls, Glenn McLaren of Hamilton and Roscoe Hamra of Darby.

Mr. Reinbold is usually the first man over the hill, but this year two cars made the trip the day previous. Mr. Reinbold stated that snow still covered the summit, but that it was not as heavy as in other years following long winters due to the unusual rainfall of the spring. June 13 has figured one other year as tho opening date of the road, and Is the latest recorded.

The Hamilton men met a California tourist at Trail creek and all made the trip back to Hamilton Monday evening. DEATH OF OLDEST SON Funeral to Be Held Tills Afternoon of Twelve-Year-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl T. Row.

Kenneth Earl Ross, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl T. Ross, died at the Hamilton hospital Monday afternoon after an Illness of 19 days with fever. He was a promising youth of only 12 years of ago and the idol of his parents.

He was born at Radersburg, Broadwater county, September 27, 1914. Besides his parents he Is survived by two brothers, Keith and Paul. Tho funeral will bo held at the Howling funeral horn this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. H. H.

Longenecker of the Baptist church 'officiating. The Ross family came here a month ago and purchased a place noar Hamilton, and Mr. Ross opened the Montana Auto Trimming Company at 321 North Second street. They have the sympathy of the people of this community In their ing day some time in August. The Nez Perce Indians will be strongly represented at the Big Hole battle celebration, and among the ors of the memorable conflict between the reds and the whites.

There will also be white survivors, and these with the Indian survivors will be able to show the younger members of the tribe and the soldiers how to stage an exact reproduction of the battle, of which it is planned to give a reproduction. Montana Pioneers. The Montana State Pioneers will be in session at Missoula about this time, and it is understood that most of these pioneers will be present at the celebration. Interest being taken by the public with the small amount of publicity that has been given this observance so far tends to create a strong desire in different parts of the' country to attend the proposed celebration. The celebration will cause many-tourists to head this way.

The junction of the highways is an ideal camp ground, and in addition to seeing an entertaining program they will see wonderful scenery and direct fellow tourists to these roads and pass through the Bitter Root valley. DEATH OF AUTHOR Rose to Fame By Writing "Three Men in a Boat." Jerome K. Jerome Died at Northampton, England, From Cerebral Hemorrhage. Northampton, June 15. Jerome K.

Jerome, noted British, author, died yesterday from cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Jerome, who was perhaps best known for his "Three Men in a Boat" was stricken January 6 at Northampton while on a motor tour and was placed In a hospital there. While his condition continued serious, recent reports were to the effect that he had been improving daily, and news of his death came a3 a surprise. The adventures of three men in ono boat on a river holiday cruise in England endeared Jerome K.

Jerome to the English reading world at the beginning of the '90's, placing a clerk, who turned schoolmaster and then author, In the front rank of English humorists. For years the adventures of "Throe Men in a Boat" have been available in every shop in America, England and many other countries, although the Englishman, noted for a suave and whimsical felicity of style, was also Identified with the stage and playwrighting. The son of the Rev. Jerome Clapp Jerome, Jerome Kloaka Jerome, was born in Walsall, May 2, 1859, and received his education in England. First a clerk, then a schoolmaster, Jerome later turned actor and finally journalist, becoming the editor of "The Idler" and "Today," both English publcatlons.

Took Toll of Four Lives, Washed Out Half Dozen Bridge and Tied up Railroad Trains. Anaconda, Juno 15. The buratlng of an old unused storage and irrigation dam 12 miles up the North. Fork of Wise river from its Junction with the Big Hole river 50 miles southeast of Anaconda Monday caused a flood which took toll of four lives, washed out half a dozen. bridges across the Big Hole river and tied up the Oregon Short Line railroad for an indefinite period.

The dead are: Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Truman and son and Charles Ferguson! all of Wise river poatoflJce. DAM WASHED AWAY Helena, Jhe 15. On the basis of June indicsiions, Montana's winter "wheat cropfOoks like nearly bushed J.

G. Diamond, federal crop statistician, says in a report issued yesttday. The figure is almost 3,000,00 bushels better than last year's btrvest, and an improvement of 7 50, ft) 0 bushels over the estimate a montt ago. Conitions figures, says Dr. range from 83 per cent of Boriral in important central Montana counties, to 90 per cent in souih central counties, with the northwestern section averaging over this range and eastern Montana somewhat below.

The average for the state is 86 per cent. The crop was showing a rather short top on the first of June, the xepoit says, but had stooled heavily, witi an excellent root system to go on. Weather since has been favorable for growth in all sections of state. MRS. SHOOK DEAD Resident of Conner Passed Away Tuesday Night.

Funeral Was Held at the 'Community Church in Darby Yesterday-Afternoon at Two O'Clock. Conner, June 15. Mrs. Granville L. Shook, who was lingering between life and death for several veeks, passed away Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at her home.

She was one of the early residents of this part of the Bitter Hoot valley, coming here with her family in 1882. She was 69 years of age, being born at Belle Plaine, Iowa, April 4, 1858. Her maiden name Nellie Margaret Overturf. She was married to Mr. Shook November 4, 1873, in Nebraska.

She was the mother of nine children, eight of whom are living, as follows: Mrs. Bertha Foster of Kirkland, Airs. May Donaldson of Adell, Iowa; Charles Shook of Seattle; Mrs. Bessie Donaldson of Olynipia, Washington; Mrs. Eflle Wahlberg of Ralph, Lee and Fone Shook of Conner.

She is survived by 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral was held at the Community church at Darby this afternoon at 2 o'clock and was attended by a large number of acquaintance from every section of the county. Interment was in Lone Pine cemetery. II Mr. and Mrs.

D. W. Blnkerd Cele-brated Their fJolden Wedding at Their Homo Juno 7. Mr. and Mrs.

D. W. Blnkerd celebrated their golden wedding June 7 at their home north of Hamilton. Thirty guests were present at dinner time, representing four generations In their own family. Fifty friends motored out from Hamilton in the evening to congratulate them on being married 60 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Blnkerd are natives of Iowa, where they were married June 7, 1877. They have lived In the Bitter Root valley al most 20 years, and two of their three children were present at this happy anniversary. NOON wedding.

Miss Alice Swlerenga and Rolland Folllnger were married yesterday noon at the home of Rev. J. C. Irwin, The impressive ceremony of the rresbyterlan church was read by Rev. lrvin and the witnesses were F.

E. McCulley and the bride's sis ter, Miss Nellie Swlerenga. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Polllnger left on a wedding trip, and on their return they will make their home In Hamilton, where the groom 1 la the lervlco station business.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY LIBRARY CIRCULATION Fourteen New Books Have Been Added to the Shelres of the Hamilton Public Library. The circulation of the Hamilton public library during May reached the mark of 1389 volumes, 1130 of which were fiction, according to the report of Mrs. Carrie Pond, librarian. Vacation has brought a slight drop in the number of books sent out, though students are turning to light reading and the' afternoons find them scanning the shelves for new reading thrills. Fourteen new books have been added to the shelves since May 1.

They are "Runaway Bag," Terhune; Twilight Sleep." Wharton; "Chev rons," Nason; "Heldegarde," Norrls; "Young Folk, Old Folk," Sweatman; "Young Anarchy," Gibbs; "Tomorrow Morning," Parrish; "Black Night," Dell; "Drums of Aulone," Chambers; "Bill Myron," Fales; Elmer Gantry," Lewis; "Story of Philosophy," Durant; "Sylvia of the Minute," Martin; "Black Butterflies," Jordan. SELECTED COMMITTEES Hamilton Business and Professional Women's Club Represented at tlio SUite Convention. Miss Laura B. Jones, president of the Hamilton Business and Profes sional Women's Club, named com mittees for the new club year at the meeting Tuesday evening In the li brary club rooms. The program committee members are Miss Laura Harper, Mrs.

M. Town, Mrs. N. A. Lyman, MIbs Frances Mills; entertainment, Miss Margaret McCullocb, Mrs.

Howard Bates, Mtas Orncp Put-ton, Miss Mary Dawes; membership, Miss Carolyn Hork, Mrs. George F. Boldt, Miss Geneva Vincent; publicity, Mrs. J. E.

Smith, Mrs. B. K. Monroe; parliamentarian, Mrs. N.

A. Lyman. The club will be represented at tho state convention In Butte today by Mrs. Boldt as delegate. MIhs Mills will also be In attendance.

SIR KNIGHTS ELECTION Annual Installation of Crusade Com mander? Was Held at the Masonic Temple Monday. Crusade Commandery. Knights Templar, held its annual installation of officers Monday evening at the Masonic temple. Past Commander William Westergren was the installing officer and Commander II. T.

Eastrldge was marshal. The officers installed were A. C. Mitchell, em-liipnt commander; W. M.

Sackett, generalissimo; George C. Downing, captain general; A. F. Hobbs, treasurer; C. E.

Anson, recorder; Frank Vincent senior warden; J. W. Johnson, junior warden; Charles Murray, sword bearer; L. Wanderer, standard bearer; Rolland Polllnger,.