The Fairfield Times du lieu suivant : Fairfield, Montana • 1

THE S'1 FAIRFIELD if ONTANA MAY 111934 VOLUME 18 NO 4 TOOK ITS CASETO -Extension of PojecrJusi aWlatterof Time A Walker 'project manager FairfieJdSchoolScoresHighestrat County Track Meet Part In Afternoon Program In the course of the program In the afternoon In which the different schools of the county took a part the representatives of the Fairfield school rendered two vocal sclec lions the Beau-llfil" and Genevieve These selections were by the Eighth -grade girls There was also a number con- However the money for the Ashuelot extension is available Mr Walker said and It Is Just a matter of when the work will go forward Mr Walker has written two different letters to the Denver office calllns attention to the fact that the matter is pending arl has received an acknowledgment to each -v: but as yet there has been no action The money for this extension Is to come out of the $60000000 allotted to ilhis project under the public works program Of this money about $100000 will be con- sumed by the drainage work now In progress and a considerable sum has been expended In' repalrs'on" the main canal but at that a siza- REV RICE TO TRANSFER TO--STATE OF WASHINGTON Here is news of keen interest to Fairfield people The Rev Claton 8 Rice Cougtcgatlonal' State Superintendent has been elected superintendent of the Washington 'Conference of the Congregational church which means that he will remove from Montana He has been 14 years state superintendent for Montana and during that time has been actively Identified with the Fairfield church The news article In The Great Falls Tribune on which the foregoing Is based was under a Spokane date line and It stated that at the 46th -annual meeting of Conference Rev Rice was elected superintend? ent to succeed Rev- Lr Or Baird of Seattle "Fairfield people will regret seeing RevRicer leave said to-day that the prospects are still favorable for a reasonably early' start on the extension of the lateral system In the Ashuelot section and that the work awaits only the preparing and printing of the specifications by the Denver office of the Bureau of Reclamation and the calling for bids for the work by It The work will be done by contrac: but as In the of the drainage work local labor will be employed as far as possible Mr Walker says this project ha-been temporarily put In abeyance In the Derver office because it received Instructions to concentrate Its entire' force oh thVpreliminaxie for the All American canal just will take water out of the Color- i ado'river below Boulder dam'ami 1 rdellver lt to the Imperial valley PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT The commissioners of the Greenfields Irrigation district believe in taking their concerns right to headquarters They recently directed a letter directly to President Roosevelt special delivery statlflg the case of the project farmers In the matter of the hitch in the negotiating of federal loans on yroject lands and they asked the nelp of the president in the matter and particularly suggested a conference between the Interior Department and the Farm Credit Administration to adjust the technicality that now stands In the way of the completion of the- loans made and loans -now being negotiated byrrFederal Land hank on the Jfewlands project In Nevada A copyf the letter was "also'sent toBenator WheeierThcTheTias aC knowledged Its receipt 'but no reply has as yet been feceived from President Roosevelt POOR BLACK WOLF From Judge) On Sunday my kiddle relative and I made our way to the Zod'at Central Park and In time came to the cage marked Wolf" But lol The cage was emptyand the keeper standing by was roughly non-committal and say what had become of him So' we moved on wondering about that wolf- By and by we came to a cage with no markings entirely enclosed by burlap Being a great enemy of secrecy I wiggled a little hole In the burlap with my pencil and when no one was looking put my eye to the opening There was SEEKING COUNTY OFFICES This Is an Immense piece cf pub tnterct as Mi wnrV anH Pvlde employment for local la- Uc work and has been given thv bor and will stimulate activity 1 Many of our readers will be Interested to know that Frank Wll- cocks of Great Falls has filed for WATER DELIVERIES MAY the republican nomination for treasurer of Cascade county He Is A Walked manager of the a toother of Mrs Fred Schoensigel Greenfields Irrigation District has of Fairfield 1 announced that water will be Another candidate of local Inter-1 turned Into the main canal next est la Severt Wick who was clerk 8unday and that deliveries will bc-and recorder of Cascade county by gin about -May 15th i)' Mr Walker Has prepared a clrcu lar letter to be sent out to the project fanners In which he states that the fora sufficient water supply are excellent as both the Gibson and Plshkun reservoirs are SOMETHING NEW IN THE WAY full and there is considerable well-OF A FARM FENCE packed snow In the mmmtainn Mr Walker urges the utmost e- appolntment following the death of his chief the late Moran Mr Wick is seeking the republican nomination forthe offlce of clerk and recorder of thiat county (Contributed) The track meet held at Choteau last Saturday proved a victor for the Fairfield school This settop took 7 firsts-8 seconds and 4 thirds The next highest scoring- school was the Bynum school with 0 firsts 3 seconds and 8'llilrda Following arc the places won by representatives of the Fairfield school Division No 1 Senior Girls Hurdles Doris Sljbqulst 1st Uiskct ball throw Joyce Cole 3rd P)pe climbing Doris Shoqulst 1st Broadjump Doris Shoquist 2nd Relay Race7 elyn Gaare Joyce Cole and Rose Miry Price 1st Division No 2 Junior Girls Ropejcllmbing Betty Young 2nd Chinning Betty Jane Meyer 2nd -50 Jane McDonnell 2nd Three-legged race Jane McDon nell and June Marsh 2nd "25-yard dash7 Jane McDonnell 3rd Basket ball throw Jane McDonnell 2nd Division 3 Senior Boys High jump Gordon Bradford 3rd 100-yd dash Glenn Randall 2nd Relay race Gordon Bradford Harlen Lee Glenn Randall Rob--ert Plthoud 1st Division 4 Junior Boys 50 yard dash Robert Plthoud 1st Base ball throw -Roy Lee 2nd 75 yard dash Robert Plthoud 1st LEGION AUXILIARY ELECTED OFFICERS (Contributed) The Fairfield Auxiliary No 80 of the American Legilon held its regular meeting at the Greenfield school last Saturday May 5th After the regular business meeting the election of officers took place and the following were elected: Mrs Fern Soper president MrsTEsther Arps vice president Mrs Ruth Ifcily secy-Treas Mrs Roma 'Roth chaplain Mrs Edith Bammcl historian Mrs Thrine Gaare sergeant was voted to hold a social meetin the 3rd Sat of each mcnlh during the summer months The first such meeting will be at the home of Mrs Healy June 16 at 2:30 Fullowing the close enjoyed by the Legion and Auxiliary members HAD VISITOR FROM BOISE- Simpson and family and Miss Irene Grubb had as their guest several days the past week Mrs Adella Boise-Idaho the mother ol Mrs Simpson and Miss Grubb She had been visiting relatives in Kalispell and Mr and Mrs Gimpson called for her there by POLITICAL NTTST tr Pimirpri slating of tap dancing and stunts by Betty Jane Prior and Laura Ann Prior School 'Notes The Eighth Grade graduation ex-efcIws'win'take'pace'Tirihe' Com munity church on Mqnday May 20 at 8 Everyone is Invited The grade-school will dose the coming Thursday and all except the 7th and 8th grades will hold their picnic on Friday The 8th grade will write examinations on Thursday and Friday The 7th will write Geography and Hygiene on Friday- 8 For School Chairs 8ome of the school chairs are missing Anyone having any of the-chairs Is asked to return "them and any knowing where any of the chairs are are asked to Impart the information REV RICE PAID VISIT Rev Ciaton Rice of Billings the Congregational State superintendent conducted services In the Community church last Sunday His coming was on rather short notice and there were some who had no knowledge of It Referring to the young student pastor with whom Rev Rice has been- dealing-to come-to-- Fairfield to conduct a vacation Bible school and church services Rev Rice stated that it is now uncertain wheth-theyoungmairwlR-comeherer 161 He is considering taking up a special course during the summer and If he so decides he can of course not come to JTalr field WILL RETURN FROM MICHIGAN -L Vanderhoof reports that Mr3 Vanderhopf and daughter Georgia are' expected to return here in about a month from Water-v liet in southern Michigan- where they have been the past year Georgia has been attending high school in Michigan HAS BOUGHT PROJECT FARM We learn that Tom- Fulk has a deal far the -purchase of he Mary Ness place five and ahalf northeat ol JUrtfcU and tat he Kwpecs toperaonallyfam it: Otif understanding is that there are 160 acres -in the -farm and thrnrls nn exceptionally good house on It A style of farm fence is now on the market that calls for only on the wolf! He lay in the comer like ordlnary barb wlre but which re-one beaten a mere bag of skin and qulres the availability of electlc bones current The wire is kept sllgthly I went back to the keeper and i charged with electricity by plug-said: have discovered the wolf glng in on an electric outlet and Why-are- you-hidlng him 1 whm livestock touches thr wire It The keeper broke down getg a tingling shock and scampers it Is this he said way in caae the current is broken months people thronged around electric light bulb In the circuit uonomy In the use of water to a-void further waterlogging and seepage of land and he gives notice that wasting of water cannot be tolerated and -that delivery will be stooped until conditions are remedied Water users will be entitled to 2 acre feet on their per acre assessment or If that amount- is not a-yallable their proportion of the a-vallable supply Excess water posts 65 cents per acre-foot therwolf -cage They-taought-thdr children who stood there and screamed jabbered made faces and Jumped up and down And pointing at him they sang Afraid of the Big Black Well nothing alive can stand that criticism for long The wolf did Prior- to coming to Simms Mr Curley was engaged in merch-'ndlss business in Illinois Be-County Commissioner Intend to coming Interested in the Fort Sliaw Enforce State Law Against hrlgalion project advert! Wasting of Water done by the Recla ma ion Ser- vice Mr Curley ymic RnS- The county commissioners of Te-: 0n3 regarding laninnlheproJ- cxtcn3ion and It will go a long way MrrWalkerbelieves: erally- WILL VISIT OLD HOME John Ammordsor and family have all arrangements made to leave Thursday morning by car for Decorah Iowa for a visit with relatives Mrs parents' arid 'other relatives-live at Decorah Iowa Mr Ammondson stated that he has not yet sufficiently recovered from- his operation to permit him -to work and so had decided to employ the time to make a Visit to the old home PIONEER SIMMS MERCHANT DIED AT RIEBELING We believe quite a number of our readers were acquainted with Curley the first merchant aJ postmaster of our neighboring town of Simms These will reffret to learn that he died last Saturday momlzig at his h-rme at Rlebsling The cause cf his death is not stat- ed that was In the store business Illinois Mr Robbins vJho was Iheproji Ck manager at Fort Shaw wrote him suggesting that he ship his of goods to Simms ad start a scre there and that he would help Mr' Curley get the post office This Mr Curley did and he years ago when the gas pipe line built' through tha) sjclian a camp was r-eatmribcnof-men vere empire ed As tho result the liWj store for a time had a metrnyolltan buejness Curiey was anac'lvs friendly type of man and to those who 'knew him ttic oi jj camc as a shock He had attained TREATING FENCE POSTS The writer Is still of the opinion that treating fence pasts before setting them pays geT recently what aJiuman would do Uinfer it had a nervous the alfalfa field and Well turn the breakdown We took pity on the C0W3 in anlmal and moved It to peace and quiet We hope the poor beast covers so tell anybody you wiw 1 This Is a true story In a recent radio broadcast wc of the Greenfield i Irrigation district and the chief abject of discussion was the waging of water by irrigators with tho result that county roads are flooded and the county dads made It understood that they Intend to enforce the state law against the wasting of water They asked the wa ln buiines3 at Simms me 5 co-operation of the irrigation dis- yeais during Which time he had a trict commlsioners and the project good trade this course He then sold out and cettled on RKTTTRNEn FHOM RiTTTE I dry land homestead south of' RETURNED FROM BUTTE After a few years on Floyd EastwotoTand family re- homestead hettled-UrRleb--turned here Saturday bight from wlcre he 8ted a null store Buttewheretheyliad been living took MerJAipasn-Offlcef Two The wlre placed on high posts or low according tp the kind of livestock It Is desired to enclose Curent costs less than a cent a day it Is stated Now It is suggested that the in structlons to the farm hand wil iieard something more about th matter of the first president ol -ha United States Our readers will recall an article from The Grea Falls News that we recently reprinted setting forth the -contention that John Hanson no' Gonvgp Waslilngtoiy was the first president of the United States The article was based on a book recently pubffihedrientltledrJolnr 0j federal constitution which joubtedly a fine colonial gentle-' man a patriot and a man of honor and honor Is freely accorded to Washington' will have the affection of the American ls another case -of somebody -discovering-something thathe book bout It Mid mating tem- PgS? When ia gixrs faceils her fortune lt usuklly nms Into an attractlve yigureReaders Digest PAMPHLET TELLS HOW TO DISTRIBUTE GRASSHOPPER BAIT WorWTrom Bozeman is that a pamphlet has been prepared at the College TOmpIete to nithlnn the distribution ol poisoned bait for grasshopper: control A supply of these pamplets has-been furnished all county ai tso pointa out that to be effective 1 six months while Floyd the barber' trade 1-7 completed the cjiirtx reports that Butte is still of a frontier town with general mad the ejection revelers from the resorts family are now again on- the ents and may be had by farmers BOWED 1 from them- The Utle the Pam- PUT HIM IN DANGER Phlet 18 Use Polsoned Eran OF GOING TO JAIL' for jTjl The pamplet sets forth that the following diverting storRiL hoppers like Individual flakes and an article In The Grea Avoid chunks hence the lmport-Ff under a Walla Walla ance of proper scattering Drop-date Former Governor Os- ping the bait" in handfuls also en-- fought and as such he was nomi- occurrence of -Oregon has a pair dangers livestock It Is pointed out naUy the president of the United and a wyptlc'WtTThatT-The -lJamphlet-gains how-to-gtatwe belleve-lCi' true that in danger of golng to jail scatter the hopper ralt either by thfe latter name was already being minutes hand or by the use of the mach- appUed to the confederation That sheriffs officers were look-1 toes that are now available It al- wa8 however before the adoption Hanson First President of the tinted The radio broadcaster referred to stated the situation as follows: John Hanson was the president of the Confederation of the thirteen colonies under whose direction the war of the Revolution was the past was learning has now Floyd good deal drinking of unruly Floyd and living in AUGUSTA was a visitor in Fai: fold Wednes daygTTd hc-reportcd that to date there is almost a total absence of ij political activity at Ciiotqau no one having as yet filed for nomination at the June primaries and no mention is made of intention to tile He predicts however that the -state campaign will be a -heated one with many cross currents de-velopingItis a matteroL interest that the term of office of 8en-i ator Larson expires with this' year and that he will be a candidate for re-election to the office Governor tehh does not expire until: twoyearsjThencenbut his record in office to date wUI be a large factor In the campaign It Is said The Issue In the case Is the election of a legislature which will: be either favorable or unfavorable! to'the governor-His friends 7 will "fiaturaiiy stek w-eiect dwelling FORMER LEGS The related in iig Tribune line: Wald West of bow-legs put him for a few The ing for a em horseman least possible the age of only 56 years The body was taken to Great Falls where the funeral took place In addition to his wife the' de- ceased Is snrvivedby'several grown body of Raymond as- wcll grand-- chfidren 'RANCHER ENDS LIFE Body Is Found iq Field itaiiagrwM found id a horse thief when-West the balt be scattered only mSrked'the creatlon df the United thoserdurlng-nertaln periods and not-atTState8 and ltppears that George characteristic of the west- and said in' effect: business to make a living with the amount of all during certain others Tem- washlngton was tlie first presi peraturje governs the time to scat- dent under the constitution and ter and' not-the clock Dr Strands therefor first president the author of the pamphlet warns oI United States -The pamplet also cautions against fj aut there Is honor enough scattering the bait on hillsides aa fnr hnth jnhn HanaoW was iin- ranch in the Augustra country last Saturday according to an ac-j count ln The Great Falls' Tribune Investigators said he apparently had endedhjjr life about a weejk before the obdy was discovered The ranch Is located on flat creek about 15 miles from Augusta Garlno was a Italy and had come -to the -Augusta7 country ln 1908 being at -first employed at vsheen herder but the past dx years-he" operated a grain farm Hi "hls own" He wai upt 'married Three toothers of his live 1 In the Augusta section not the kind stays quiet when his friends are being criticised Oh no! He Jblns right in -Readers Digest offTs usually foiiowecTBy anTOffday-Readers Digest: of the legislature men who are favorable to Cooney and his op--ponents-such-as-are- unfavorable SO the -outlook -tf that -there -will be-plenty-of fur- flying WILL' GIVE 'MOTHERS DAY 'PROGRAM i A Ji had occasion to take oufsome posts which had been ln the ground for at -least four years These posts haHTbeeri' painted -with- ordinary -red barn palntand they'showed not the least sign of decay Oth- prepared treatments Including creosote are evenmoreeffectlvei than j-(int and they are less expen-dv Granting that there Is ah ad- iitlonal expense Involved ln treat- dig -the posta there Is a declded satisfaction in the thought -'-that when once tl fence is up- It Is there tot some years to come 1 There much talk aW som I a rain may wash enough of it into gullies jxriaori tyrin animals ti AIRMAIL SERVICE TO RE- -AnnrikncgmwTiTmade-thi- vtfnFnrTitfcfT'ify relnlrat8lAyA tract for the service has been a- wardefeAlfred Ffank ofSaltLake City7 thepresldent of 'theNatloflal Farks AUwayw which had the coiv troetbefor! -hias-toen upendedslnce President Roolw- yelt ordered all "airmail contractu canceled RESUMED- 1 with said the officers When West realized they really were after a suspect he Identified himseaf Oregon's" former" execu-tlve new Stamps much in demand pays eyenJycrthe matter "Of the 'sale of bub- Day stamps haixaused a very lively for these stamps Never before' has the local post office had lar variety of And there is general -Remark onltheexqulslte heautyTof has arranged a Day pro- gram-tQbeL glyenJmmedJAteJiylaMJitX-BJven JotheL postage stamps The extensive ter the Sunday school session next Sunday The hour of the prograni will be 11:30 FoIlowingthe extending a eneraFlnvitation rtQ vattewTthe progranT'nd dlnnert artleTuntll bneOftwo-cquples leave-Readers Digest k-.