The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 26, 1930, Page 2

2 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1930 Pretty FARMERS OVERCOME MOISTURE PROBLEM BY TILLAGE SYSTEM Catholic Priest There Since 1904 Has Played Great Part in Progress WOULD MAKE A FINE PARK Martin, Gieser, Rust, Maecke, Walery and Gress Farms Are Beautiful Gladstone, N. D., Aug. 26.— Rev. Father Paul Lotter, rector of St. Thomas parish in Gladstone, a pio- neer of southwestern North Dakota, remembers that back in the late nineties farmers in the vicinity of Richardton and other places plowed their fields only once every four or five years. They did not plow oftener because the soil would “blow,” being ary and loose; and of course those early settlers raised crops in accord- ance with such tillage, the average being below six bushels per acre. Scores of homesteaders moved away, but many of them came back, drawn by the charm of the Missouri Slope. Today the same farmers, cultivating the same ground in an intensive way as befits semi-arid conditions, are raising as high as 40 bushels of wheat to the acre. They have learned how nature hides her secret treasures in the soil. Remembering this bit of history, the public-spirited padre took for his text on a recent Sunday the Old Testa- ment story of the father with seven sons, who told them he had a treasure hidden on his littlé farm. They were to dig for and, to use modern phraseology, “finders would be keep- ers.” They dug for the treasure early and late, and soon the farm produced crops of euch abundance that the boys realized production of crops was the treasure the father had been hint- ing at. As it was in the days of an- tiquity, so today infallibly the word runs true. / Gladstone is situated in the midst of a rich farming section where the farmers have been thoroughly schooled in the secrets of good tillage. The pretty village stands on a high plateau overlooking the deep ravines and rich vailey lands of the Heart and Green rivers, and the scenery at all seasons is charming. The tree-studded meadows and shady glens of the Heart river bordering the town would at- tract thousands of visitors if made into a public: park, and there is con- siderable agitation to that purpose now in progsess. Heart River Is Scenic That the scenic magnificence of the Heart river can be maintained as well as improved upon has been proved by Father Lotter, who has been at the head of St. Thomas parish here since 1904. The church property comprises about five acres on the outskirts of the village and running down into the steep, rocky and wooded gullies of the river. The steep declivity back of the church property was used in former years as a dump ground. This rubbish has been removed and the nature- loving minister has quarried ledges of stone: to’ build stairs and winding paths by which hikers and pleasure seekers may descend to the river. A stout rock dam has been laid across the stream to impound the water for swimming pool, where old and young may frolic and find comfort in the hot days of midsummer. All of this work Father Lotter did with his own hands, with such simple tools as a spade, a pick and a wheelbarrow. The min- ister has demonstrated that trees, shrubs and flowers will grow on the upper plateau as well as down along the river. Many splendid shade and fruit trees and lilac bushes are flour- ishing around the church and parish house, and most of these have been grown without irrigation. Gladstone has the distinction of be- ing the first town built in Stark county, and was in fact the first vil- lage platted west of Mandan and east of Glendive. The first settlers came in 1882, Records kept-by the Gladstone Com- mercial club show grain shipments from this point totaled a half million dollars in value in the 1925-26 season. Cattle and hogs. brought close to $90,000 and poultry and eggs added about $70,000 more to the income for that period. The receipts will be greatly reduced this year owing to the extremely low prices for agricultural Products of all kinds. : Settlers Are Organized z The Stark County Old Settlers’ as- sociation, organized here in 1886, has held annual picnics at Gladstone ever since. It is believed to be the oldest ccpanien tion of its kind in North Da- cota. There are many outstanding ex- amples in this vicinity where farmers of thrift and ability have dug for- tunes out of the soil. These fortunes have not been hoarded and hidden away but have been used in building modern houses and barns, improving the flocks and herds and beautifying the home premises, East of Gladstone two miles is the Frank Martin farm, where the large home and other buildings will meas- ure up to city specifications as soon as an electric light plant, now being in- stalled, is completed. This home has been made a “show place” for sight- seers because it is so close to town, but there are many others just as handsome and up to date. Another model farm, 10 miles to the north, is owned and managed by Se- bastian Gieser. The farm is 800 acres and the equipment includes silo, grain elevator, electric lights, and a water system is soon to be added. Mr. Gieser has a considerable flock of sheep which this year netted him $2.15 a Bhagaes for the wool clip alone. The crop was quite satisfactory. Another farm home worth seeing in the same locality is owned by Al- bert Rust, whose parents were among the first settlers. Robert Muecke has a farm close by with a good home and complete equipment for labor-saving farm operations. Mr. Muecke was one . Mr. Muecke specializes in baby beef. Lest year he shipped a cow to OUT OUR WAY oF REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. ©1990 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. I useo TO THINK IT Fi COULONT GIT IT THRU MY COME, © WHY A FARMER / By Williams |) ONNY = SPENT MORE MONEY ON HIS BARN “TH'N ON HIS HOME. BUT NOW 1T DONT SEEM FUNNY, SINCE IVE SEEN A DIFFRENT BRAND, RWILLAMS WHOS WORK SuIT the St. Paul market that weighed 1,950 pounds, brought the top price of 11 cents, and netted him $214.50. ‘The Ray Gress stock farm in a wooded bend of the Heart river has} become a point of attraction for tour- ists and picnic parties. It is a pictur-| esque place when viewed from the! hills. Mr. Gress raises Hereford cattle | and Dorset sheep, and has 50 purebred | Dorsets this year, counting the lambs, as foundation stock. Last year he sold @ thousand of the common run of sheep at the then prevailing good Price. He is now in Montana buying sheep in the drouth-stricken areas, and expects to ship a thousand or more to his ranch for winter feeding. A farm with manifold attractions is located next to the Gladstone village limits and is owned by John Walery. ‘The home place is a beautiful natural park of several acres by the Heart river and it is believed that the old settlers will hold their forty-fourth annual picnic there. The farm was formerly owned by the late R. J. Turner, at one time commissioner of agriculture and labor for North Da- kota. » ‘ Merchants Will Ranch Peter Kirsch and Joseph Helbling, Gladstone merchants, recently pur- chased 800 acres along Antelope creek, close to the Ray Green ranch, and are fitting it with modern buildings and fences for stock-raising purposes. There are at present 50 acres in Grimm alfalfa, and legume crops will be pushed to the greatest extent for stock-feeding purposes. Cattle, hogs and poultry will be raised. South of Gladstone nine miles Peter K. Lefor has a good home and up-to- date farm equipment. The Lefor fam- ily is one of the oldest and most prom- inent in this section. Of the Math Lefor branch one of the sons is prin- cipal of a big school in Minnesota, one is a druggist in Dickinson, one a student at the state university, and another is enrolled at the Fargo Ag- ricultural college. Three others are Prominent farmers in the Gladstone area. Gladstone has all the modern im- provements, including natural gas, and is more than holding its own. It has two active church organizations, Catholic and Methodist, the last being ably servel by Miss Bergquist, an or- dained minister. A community hall, built by the Catholics, ts 50x150 feet in size and is used for,all community purposes. The school attendance is growing, new residences are being built, and there are at: present no va- cant houses in town, Postmaster Jacob Krier and Grover C. Jopp, manager of Gladstone Motor company, are among the moving spirits of the town. They informed the Tribune representative that their present problem is to get a@ state highway designated through Gladstone north and south. There is an excellent road from Dunn Center through Emerson, Gladstone, and on to Regent and Hettinger, which will eventually connect with the Black Hills in South Dakota. What. the people of these communities want is/ to have this road designated and maintained as a state highway. There is no doubt that this will be done, as the road already is well built up and the rich territory that it covers is certain to make it one of the busiest arteries of traffic in western North Dakota. Flasher Catholics Buy Residence for Priest Flasher, N. D., Aug. 26.—Purchase of a residence to be occupied by a Catholic priest sometime next spring has been effected by the board of directors of the Flasher Catholic church. = The Flasher congregation, made up of between 35 and 40 families, has been served by Father F. X. Mueller, Fallon, for some time but members Ea expressed a desire for’ a resident lest. Rt. Rev. Vincent Wehrle, bishop of the Bismarck diocese, has promised the local congregation that a resident priest will be sent here in the spring. Mott and Valley City Youths in Orchestra Mott, N. D., Aug. 26.—Among 300 youthful members of the National high school orchestra in camp at In- terlochen, Mich., is Robert Trousdale, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Trous- dale, Mott. Arthur Spaulding. Valley City, is the only other Morth Dakota doy in the organization. LARGEST W'KENZIE STILL CONFISCATED Operators Not Found When Equipment Is Seized on Shore of Missouri Watford City, N. D., Aug. 26.—The courthouse yard at Shafer presented an interesting study in “still” life last week of which amateur p! hers took immediate advantage. Scattered all about were exhibits A to Z inclusive, comprising of all the | equipment and utensils of the largest moonshine plant yet encountered in | McKenzie county. In the center of the scene were two immense copper stills each holding | 250 gallons,and complete with con- densing coils. Besides these were ar- ranged two redwood vats, each of | 1,000 gallon capacity, a half dozen | wooden barrels, one well pump, one | tank pump, two large gasoline pres- | Sure tanks with pipe lines and gas | burners, a few kegs of liquor, and nu- merous minor articles. The plant was found about two miles couth of Williston. Discovefy was difficult since the location was deep in the large thickets of willows on the Missouri river bottoms. The raiders found no one near the plant. Officers found the large vats filled with mash approachirg the run-off stage. The ingredients were: Sev- eral hundred pounds of sugar, a quantity of wheat, ompounded with house flies, grasshoppers and bumble- bees, and steeping in water supplied from tHe distillery well. The McKenzie county officers par- ticipating in the rald were Sheriff C. A. Jacobson, Deputy Lawrence Warnes and P. C. Arildson, acting at- torney. Cooperating with them were Sheriff Oscar Lee and Deputy Earl Gordon of Williams county. AUTO FEES 10 BE CUT SEPTEMBER 1 50 Percent Reduction Effective for Vehicles Purchased After That Date North Dakota motor vehicle laws provide a reduction’ of 50 per cent in fees for automobiles acquired after September 1 by residents of the state, and on vehicles operated for the first time in this state for or commer- cial purposes on or that date, according to a statement issued today by W. 8. Graham, state motor vehicle registrar. The reduction in this year’s fees is allowed on new cars after September 1, on foreign vehicles brought into the state by residents lof the state, on foreign trucks being operated in the state for hauling for hire and foreign cars brought into the state and being operated for hauling Passengers for hire. Satisfactory proof, however, must be furnished the department with the application that the vehicle was purchased and brought into the state, and was not operated for commercial purposes until after September 1. Unless satisfactory proof is furnished that the vehicle was acquired or oper- ated after September 1, the full fee will be charged. Every season the department. flooded with requests for registration of vehicles that had been purchased prior to September 1, or on the first day of September. The department is not priviledged to assign license Plates on such applications or. to issue certificate of title, according to Gra- ham. Z Complaints are daily arrivirig at the motor vehicle department that for- eign trucks are operating along the borders of this state without North Dakota license tags displayed as re- quired by law, Graham said. Many of these truck owners are anticipat- ing the reduction in fee after Sep- tember 1, according to information received by Graham. | It is the duty of the sheriff, other county police officers and all pol! officers of .incorporeted cities I villages to enforce thé provisipns COST MORE MONEY THAN HIS HOUSE'N ALLHIS LAND. the motor vehicle act, Graham sutd Notices have been sent out to such officers to check up on vehicles oper- ating for hire without North Dakota tags displayed. In addition to the Police officers, a check is being made by department officers. One cause of Graham’s urgency is the fact that the number of automo- biles and trucks registered this year is below the number registered at the same time last year. DICKINSON SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT MONDAY: ‘All “Buildings Have Been Im-| proved; St. Patrick’s Has | New Equipment | Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 26.—Dickin- son’s public schools and St. Patrick's parochial school will open their terms Monday, Sept. 1. Several improvements have been | made during the summer to all school buildings in the city. New equipment at St. Patrick's includes 50 new desks and the furnishing of two extra rooms. The teachers in the Dickinson pub- lic schools this year are as follow: High school—R. J. Hanson, principal; Frank Richards, coach; H. W. Whit- well, science; Vivian Orvick, English and Crucible manager; Agnes V. Johnson, geography, history and girls’ physical education; Leila Woods, gen- eral science and mathematics; Anna Carson, English; Audrey Frederick, Latin and English; Epsy Colling, Latin and English; L. W. Anderson, civics and history; Lyla Mae Mal- lough, home economics; Mildred Swenson, commercial; Hazel Rundle, librarian; Thelma Gunderson, secre- tary; Harriet Smith Fuller, music. Central ‘school—ist grade, Thelma Hagerman; 2nd grade, Jennie Kittle- son; 3rd grade, Helen M. Nichols; 4th grade, Helene Steinhoff; 5th grade, Bess C. Bridges; 6th grade, Pauline Hawkins; 7th grade, Elizabeth Gan~| $ zel; 8th grade, Helen Gearey and Mil- dred Forseth. All of these are critic teachers with the exception of Miss Gearey. Roosevelt school — Ist, Sylvia Strom; 2nd, Clara Glomset; 3rd, Thyra Albrecht; 4th, Fern Tickfer; 5th, Alice Longstreet, principal; 6th, Alice M. Tenneson; 7th, Luella Austin. Woodrow Wilson school—Cora J. Nelson, teaching ist, 2nd and 3rd grades, The teachers at St. Patricks this year, by grades, are as follows: Sis- ter Janice, 1st; Sister Rosalinda. 2nd; Sister Decora, 3rd and 4th; Sister Thecla, 5th; Sister Johnita, 6th; Sis- tef Rosalee, 7th. FARM BOARD SCORES |¢ INDIAN LAND LEASES) $ Points to Inconsistency of Leases When Urging Re- duction of Tillage Insistence that the U. 8. Depart- ment of Interiof to abandon its plan of stimulating use of Indian lands for agricultural purposes as long as an- other branch of the federal govern- ment, the farm board, is urging les- sening of whea’ acreage, is coming to the front as farm board official’ conduct their acreare reduction drive in the west. It is pointed out that the govern- ment reports showed 1,155,099 acres of Indian land leased to farming in the year 1928, in the three north- western states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. The division of this acreag> in 1928 was as follow: Montana 353,667, North Dakota 506,- 192, South Dakota 294,463. ' Recognizing ‘he ‘inconsistency in increasing leases of Indian lands for | farming purposes whi'e at the same time urging reduction in wheat acre- age, some government officials are “calling the attention of the Depart- ment of Interior to this point.” The Department of Interior, how- ever is said to uphold the leases be- cause rental under these leasgs form | te only support that some of the Tadian ownérs recé! Gladstone Sector Made Great Far m District by Hard Work® a ee r HOLLYWOOD * Dan Rorimer, who was- “writing for pictures,” got a letter from his old pal, Ziggy Young. Ziggy wrote: “Be a regular guy for once in your life and do me a favor. There’s a swell little girl out there in Holly- wood from that dear old Tulsa, the town that gave Ziggy Young to the world. Her name is Anne Winter, and she left for Hollywood about two weeks ago, all fired up with ambition to break into the movies. Maybe you can get her a break. 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