text: THB BEST IN NEWS AND JOB PRINTING VOLUME 26. NUMBER 14. Cooney, Ayers and Dana Confer with Mead on Irrigation — r -—r— wHs I jaLJw ' ftWllfew IB i -gJ^B & £.' x a^MaSiasas^^ ■ rdw wm UMB ■ »■ awsKp »-*]w •/. Kj^H 4 - /sWHHI - ■ s bK^*- *Jk jb^Sk ■ JaFlm * Jkm m v g- *. v'*» ? ''j wn®!ij^ra3iia.gsM JB" g K -' v - r flEN3u^H| ^MSaggasjaaaagfea^ I > MKa»Mi UI ' * /• * ••>/>'. Ml< - *Hr I ■ lllll^ j^L ' * * •wgg|||^^ *—*-*»—— Frank H. Cooney, governor of Mon tana, and Marshall N. Dana of Port land, Oregon, president of the National Reclamation association, have been in Washington for several days in the in* terest of irrigation and reclamation. When interviewed by a Washington Pictorial News Service reporter, they were both loud in their praise of Con gressman Ayers, ranking members of the house committee on irrigation and reclamation. A News cameraman caught them in the office of Commissioner Mead of the Bureau of Irrigation and Reclamation. In the picture left to right is Raymond F. Walter, chief engineer of the United States Bureau of Reclamation; Roy E. Ayers, congressman, Eastern Montana District; Marshall N. Dana, president, Proceedings of Board of County Commis’ers BIWTT.A* BOARD MBETWG JULY Ist, 1935. Board met in regular session on July let, 1935 at 10:00 o’clock A. M. with Commissioners Miller, Mcßride, and Zimmerman and Clerk McLachlan pre sent. At this time the minutes of the re gular meeting of June 3rd, 4th, and Sth, 1935 were read and upon motion were approved. Upon motion the Board adjourned as a Board of County Commissioner and resumed ns a Board of Health. Dr. C. J. Munch, Secretary of the Roosevelt County Board of Health, ap peared before the Board and submitted his quarterly report and upon motion his report was approved. Upon motion the Board adjourned as a Board of Health and reconvened as a Board of County Commissioners. Upon motion county aid of 910.00 for month of July was allowed Mrs. Chas. Whitney, Poplar. Upon motion county aid of 910.00 per month was allowed Mrs. Emma Lip py, MeCabe. Board receased at 12:00 o’clock Noon. Board resumed at 1:30 o'clock P. M. with all members and Clerk present. Upon motion the cancellation of the George Compton contract for Lots 9 and 10, Block 15, original townsite of Poplar is ordered withdrawn aa Comp ton agrees to turn over the rent of this property each month on this con tract. Upon motion the following were ap pointed as Directors of the Roosevelt County Fair Commission: Alva Janes, Culbertson, for term end ing December 31, 1935 F. E. Rathert, Wolf Point, for term ending December 31, 1935 Ole Olson, McCabe, for term ending December 31, 1936 Geo. Piercy, Bainville, for term end ing December 31, 1936 B. E. Patch, Poplar, for term ending December 31, 1936. Upon motion* Dr. E. N. Jones, Wolf Point, was appointed acting County Physicinn during the absence of Dr. Knapp. Upon motion county aid of 910.00 for rent for one month was allowed Boger Booth. Upon motion widows pension report of Sara Bushman was approved. Upon motion the viewers report on Road petition No. 262 was approved. Board adjourned at 5:00 o’clock P.M. JULY 2nd, 1938. Board met in regular session on July 2nd, 1938 at 10:00 o’clock A. M. with all members and Clerk present. Upon motion county aid to the fol lowing was ordered diacontinued:- Coming Shows at the Glacier Theatre 6^o Cbe Ipoplar Standard National Reclamation association; F. H. ’ Cooney, governor of Montana; Doctor Elwood Mead, commissioner, United States Bureau of Rleclamation. Ayers, Dana and Cooney were in conference with the commissioner and his chief enginer on the allocation of PWA and work Relief funds for new reclamation projects in Montana. Since the president has indicated that 1 Doctor Mead’s requisition for irriga tion and reclamation funds would bo carried out, Governor Cooney and Con gressman Ayers, both of whom are ir rigation-minded, are urging allocation of funds for projects in their state. Montana Gets Its Share According to its population, Montana has fared exceedingly well on allocation Henry Elgie, Brockton, payment of rent, 910.00 per month. Mrs. Anna Setline, Wolf Point, pay ment »f rent, 910.00 per month. Upon motion the Justice of Peace re ports of Charles Gordon and Fred Turn er were approved. Upon motion the Clerk of Court's re port for quarter ending June 10, 1935 was approved. Upon motion county aid and pay ment of rent for Mrs. Jane Finley, Froid, was ordered discontinued. Board recessed at 12:00 o’clock Noon. Board resumed at 1:30 o’clock P. M. with all members and Clerk present. U)>on motion Board adjourned as a Bon rd of County Commissioners and resumed as Roosevelt County Old Age Pension Commission. Upon motion Board adjourned as Roosevelt County Old Age Pension Commission and resumed as a Board of County Commissiosners. Upon motion the application of Harry J. Simons to conduct a danco hall at Brockton was approved. The following claims were presented nnd allowed nnd warrants ordered drawn upon the proper funds covering same:- General Fund: June salaries of regular county em ployees: J. C. McLachlan, Clerk & Re corder 9166.06 Jaeob G. Seel, Deputy Clerk & Recorder 150.00 Mabel Oddcn, Steno for Clerk & Recorder 100.00 Emil J. Jaumotte, Treasurer 100.00 Homer G. Graham, Deputy Treasurer 137.50 Lnura Nyland, Steno for Trea surer 100.00 Grace Phalen, Clerk for Trea surer 80.00 J. C. Sullivan, Assessor 150.00 Florence R. Coulter, Deputy Assessor 137.50 ■W. C. Hanson, Steno for Asses sor 125.00 Thos. R. Forbes, Clerk of Court.. 150.00 Elin M. Reiter, steno for Clerk of Court 100.00 Cliff Wilson, Jnnitor 100.00 Erick Mourn, County Attorney .. 75.00 J. E. Rucker, Asg. First Nat. Bank, Deputy Attorney 100.00 Myrtle Nordwick, Supt. of Schools 160.06 Nellie Nesbit, Steno for Supt. of Schools 100.00 H. P. Lowe, Sheriff 187.50 John M. Helmer, Undcrsheriff .. 150.00 E. A. Johnson, Deputy Sheriff .. 137.50 Foor Fund: Widow and Old Age Pensions for June, 1938. POPLAR, ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONTANA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1936. 'of PWA and Work Relief money for : irrigtion, reclamation and water con servation. In addition to funds allocat-; ed directly for reclamation, large sums * have gone to Montana out of relief funds to be used on smaller projects, several of which are now under con struction by the State Water Conser- | vation board. i Congressman Ayers, an ardent sup porter of this program, is considered one of the best-posted members of the house on irrigation and reclamation. He operates an irrigated ranch in Eastern Montana and knows the subject from : practical experience. His advice on ir | rigation, reclamation a-nd water water I conservation is sought by his colleagues in congress and by executive officers having to do with those subjects. Sara Bushman, Asg. E. & A. Store, Wolf Point 25.00 Mary McCormick, Culbertson .... 25.00 Ada Becker, Lanark 15.00 Albert Lnßoque, Wolf Point 25.00 J. A. Doan, Wolf Point 25.00 Frank P. Parsons, Culbertson .... 25.00 Peter Jensen, McCabe 20.00 Gabe Beauchman, Sr., Wolf Point 10.00 Katie E. Bush, Bainville 15.00 Mary W. Thorp, Froid 15.00 S. G. Halstead, Culbertson 25.00 Mary M. Singleton, Wolf Point.. 15.00 Mary A. McNeil, Wolf Point 15.00 Charlotte A. Owen, Wolf Point .. 15.00 General Fund: American Metal Products Corp. ....2 filing cabinets for relief office 27.50 Bancroft Whitney Co.—Law books for Co. Attorney’s office 10.00 Eddie Becker—Hauling Ashes .. 14.40 Mrs. Geo. Conner, Jr., Witness, Justice Court 1.50 Mrs. Elizabeth Culbertson—Wit ness Justice Court 1.50 Wm. Culbertson—Witness, Justice Court 1.50 Culbertson State Lank —June rent for Seed Loan Office 5.00 T. G. Cooke—Fingerprint Sup plies for Sheriff 5.50 J. W. Crosby—Attorney Gener al’s opinions for May & June 6.00 Culbertson Hotel Co. —June rent for Co. Agent Office 40.00 Florence Crittenton Home—Caro of inmates 50.00 L. M. Clayton —Casket for Wm. Ross 150.00 Mrs. John Eagleman—Witness District Court 6.08 Froid Tribune —Publishing notices 16.50 Farmers Lumber Co. —Paint and material 3.90 Farmers Lumber Co. —Coal for jail 18.85 John Forsyth—Sal. Dep. Sheriff 27.48 Gardner —Goertz Co. —Supplies.. 3.65 Geographical Publishing Co. — World Atlas for Co. Supt 8.90 H. G. Graham —Mileage collect ing personal taxes 15.12 Great Northern Ry. Co. —Water used at Court House June 10.00 Great Northern Ry. Co. —June rent of Court House 75.00 Charles Gordon—Justice of Peace fees in criminal cases .. 15.00 Charles Gordon —Probation offi- cer 25.00 Glasgow Courier —File tray for Clerk of Court *s office 6.65 Great Falls Typewriter Ex change—Overhauling calcu lating machines 35.00 John W. Graham Co. —Record cards for Co. Supt 38.17 Grogan Robinson Lumber Co.— Material for repairing Culwell house 24.35 John O. Hanson, Asg. Traders Statue Bank—Witness Dis trict Coutr 6.08 Continued on Page 2 SUN.-MON.-TUES., JULY 21, 22, 23 SHIRLEY TEMPLE, JAS. DUNN, IN BRIGHT EYES Comedy, Feature, and Fox News Final Concert by Band Next Tues. Concluding their summer concerts, the Poplar Schools band will play on the business streets next Tuesday evening at 7:30. This will be the season’s final evening outdoor concert by the organi zation, Director Davis advises. Announce Earl) Uliliiy Rate Cut Substantial cuts in power and light rates will be ordered soon for 26 North eastern Montana cities, according to Jerry O’Connell, railroad and public service commissioner. A blanket order will be issued cutting rates in 26 Northeastern Montana towns, he said. It is presumed locally that this will apply to cities in this sec tion. The cut would be "substantial” it was indicated. MARKETS I “T , Wheat 1 | .97 -4- Eggs 22 Butter 15 EVERYTHING frotn EVERYWHERE Floods Tako 60,000 in China Deaths from floods in the Shanghai area in China Tuesday had passed the J0,(i()0 mark. A million were homeless in 700 cities and villages inundated by the raging water of two river. Rule Against Processing Tax Processing taxes of the AAA wore held unconstitutional by a U. 8. circuit court at Boston Tuesday. The judges voted 2 to 1 in rendering their decision. The court found no authority to impose such taxes has been delegated the secre tary of agriculture. If this decision is upheld there is a probability that no control payments will be made, or that they will, at least, be long delayed Four Ways to Get Married s Montana people can get legally mar ried in three ways other than under regulations of the new "gin” marriage law, the legal profession holds. Three couples have already entered the wed ded state by means of a "contract” ceremony. They simply sign a state ment of their intentions and have it properly recorded, under a law of 1921 which was not repealed. Also, the com mon law marriage, or simply assuming publicly a marriage relation, has been held legal at all times. Thirdly, licenses purchased under the old law, before July Ist, may be used any time. Oswego Man 4th .Victim Clarence Orlin Ixing, 21, of Oswego, dided at a Wolf Point hospital July 6th the victim of a 4th accident. He was trying to fire an old muzzle-loading rifle with powder from a cannon firecraker. The ramrod exploded the powder which burned a limb so badly as to be fatal. Mrs. Waley Draws 20 Tears Margaret Waley, 19, charged with her husband in the late Weyerhaeuser kidnaping, was found guilty at Tacoma and sentenced to 20 years imprison ment. She was ordered to the federal farm at Milan, Mich. She will be eli gible for parole after one-third of the 20 years has been served. Carl Jensen, Froid, Fames Carl Christen Jensen, about 50, of Froid, passed away in a Wolf Point hospital Wednesday of last week. Indian Woman, 127, Dim Mrs. Gets Good Mule, who for years has lived with the Blacktnih at Wolf Point, died last week and was interred at Oswego. She was 127 years old, all records and her own estimates indicat ed. She insisted until the time of death on sleeping on the floor, claiming that ;was the only place the body could rest. Italy Persists In Attitude Italy and Mussolini continue to de mand either a "protectorate” or com plete sovereignty over Abbyelnia land of a black empire in Africa. They’ll help ’em, the premier says, if they have to kill ’em to do it. Italy needs the territory for expansion, and Mussolini replies to criticisms of other nations with bald statements as to how they acquired territory. WED..THURS., JULY 24, 25 Jimmy Durante and Laurel & Hardy In HOLLYWOOD PARTY Comedy: “A Duke for a Day” Roosevelt County Gives Forth Relics of Reptilian Age of Permian Times Cafeteria Lunch by Catholic Aid A cafeteria lunch will be served by the Catholic Ladies Alter society in the former Home Case building Satur day of this wek, July 20th, beginning at 11 o’clock and continuing thru the afternoon. The menu will include meat loaf, salad, bread and butter, pickles, pie, ice cream and cake, coffee and iced tea. Special W. Club Meeting July 23 A special meeting of the Poplar Wo man’s club will be held at the Gateway Hotel next Tuesday evening, July 23, at 8:00. Tentative plans for the conven tion will be announced, and committees appointed. All members please be pre sent. —Rose Trenne, secretary. PIGTUBE OF "BEX” (NEXT WEEK A cut of "tyrannosaurus Rex” was expected for this issue but did not ar rive. Watch for it next week. One Death in Terry Flood. One person, Mrs. Josie B. Armstrong, 57, was drowned in a flood which inun dated the Terry, Mont., district follow ing a cloudburst last week. Much pro perty damage was suffered. Mrs. Arm strong’s body was found 2 miles from where her farm home had been. The house was swept from its foundations and carried downstream. Wheat Market BulliA A greatly reduced wheat crop with reports of black rust which may bring further reductions are contributing to a distinctly bullish wheat market. Some rises have been the full 5c a day per mitted by law. Public Health Survey of County to Be Conducted SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS COMING WEEK 18 ANNOUNCED—MORE TO BE GIVEN NEXT WEEK With the irrival of Miss Aagot Hoy endahl, public health nurse, in Boose velt county, a definite schedule for a health survey has been made. It is planned that this will bu done by con ducting physical examinations at five rural community centers and by later holding these same examinations in each of the towns. The eyes, enrs, throat and teeth will be examined and the height and weight of individuals will be taken at these health metings. This provision for pub lic health survey is being made by the National Red Cross nnd the Roosevelt County Chapter. It is being made to obtain data tor a possible clinical follow-up and cor rection of physical defects. The record of findings will also he available to the Home Demonstration agent and lead ers for use in the county nutrition pro gram for the coming year. A schedule of places of examination and dates is given below. No charge io Presby’n Church Announcements By George L. Vnn Bockern. Bcrviees next Sunday will be as fol lows: Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Morning worship at 11:00 a. m. Even ing worship at 8:00 p. m. All are cordially invited to our day (of worship. Service* at Boz Elder Rev. Jones will conduct services at the Box Elder Presbyterian Church nt 11:30 Sunday, July 21st. All members | are urged to attend. WED.-THURS., JULY 26, 27 WEST OP THE DIVIDE Chapter 3, “Rustlers of Red Dog" Good Comedy PALAEONTOLOGIST IDENTIFIES BONES FOUND ON SMITH RANCH AS THOSE OF TYRANNASAURUS REX VERTIBRAE SHOWS AGE OF ABOUND 85,000,000 YEARS. By Bay E. Colton, Archaeologist Editor’s Note.—This article was writ-, ten especially for this paper by Ray' E. Colton, archaeologist and prehistoric । reptilian research worker who is now, engaged in a study of fossil reptile, remains in Roosevelt County. Mr. Col ton has been engaged in this work for several years, during which time he has explored the Mayan ruins of Mexico, fte ancient tombsa of the Pharaohs of Kgypt, and for the past three years, he has been engaged in prehistoric cul-1 tural and reptilian work in the Unite^d States. In the following article, lie gives the story of the reptile who once lived here, part of the skeleton of which, found by William Cantrell, is now on display in the window at the Standard office in Poplar. Tyrannasaunis Bex (Giant Liaard) An examination of the remains of a vertibrate reptile, part of which was found recently on the Smith Ranch, 20 miles north of Poplar on Poplar River, shows that these bones can well be placed as being those of Tyranna saurus Rex, or "king of the giant liz ards”, a monster of prehistoric times who lived close to the close of the Cre taceous Age of the Earth. Eastern Montana, with especial re ference to Roosevelt and Valley coun ties, has contributed many such finds bver a period of years, and recent finds made at the Fort Peck dam site show that these great monsters of a bygone age were once very prolific in this area. The bones which are on display at the Standard office in Poplar show the great power which Tyrannasaurus Rex possessed. One of the remains is that of the fourth vertibrae, showing the size of the backbone itself, which was a bony affair extending to the tailbone of this greiu monster. Taese vertibraes taper off at the end, so it is quite evi dent that the piece which is on display is from that portion which joined the basil bone of the reptile’s skull. Tyrannasaurus Rex means "king of the giant lizards”. This great repfile, who was bipedal in gait, lived at the made for the service and the survey may inelude allindividuals irrespective of nge. Monday, July 22 —At Valley school in District No. 26, for families in the following school areas: National, Zich, I Enteripriae, Valley, Hammond, Dahley, Rhoda. Tuesday, July 23—At Pioneer school, District No. 60, including patrons of Damm No. 2, Sandy Butte, Moothart, Dainm No. 8, Dane Valley, Flat Cen ter, Picnsant View, Thompson and Mc- Cabe schools. Thursday, July 25—Burget school, in District No. 14. Residents in areas of Burget, Huso, Harvey, Dunn schools. Friday, July 26—Burget school, in 'District No. 14, school areas included: IRoscdnlo, Crunch, Lamar, Johnson. Notice of the dates for other meet ings to be held at Volt, Boyd, Mineral Bench nnd Anderson will be given in next week’s paper. Miss Hoyendahl wishes it to be known that her office is In the Court Room of the Roosevelt County court house, nnd thnt she will be glad to meet any callers each Saturday forenoon. Kittenball Friday night, July 19, Westsiders to meet Mainstrecters. Monday, July 22, Government vs. Mainstreeters. Wednesday, July 24, Westsiders vs. Tigers. Friday, July 26, Government vs. Tigers. Monday night the Westsiders took the Government 23 to 7, and last night the Tigers trimmed the Mainstreeters 15 to 13. ttaadlac Won Lost Weateiders 9 0 Government 2 1 Mainstreeters t 2 Tigers 1 8 Two Shows Each Night 7:30 & 9KM) All Talking Pictures OFFICIAL PAPEB or ROOSEVELT COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION: $1 PER YEAR close of the Cretaceous period of the Earth which marks the disappearance of all dinosaur life. Tyrannasaurus was 47 feet in length a.nd when erect was fully twenty feet in height. His enor mous head was armed with saw-bladed, dagger-like teeth six inches long. In fighting, this fearsome brute could open his mouth four feet. His neck was mas sive, with forearms no larger than those of a man, and his large hind legs ' terminated in three powerful toes with 1 claws like those of an eagle. Evidently ' he used these large hind feet to hold 1 his prey, while the powerful neck and 1 massive jaws enabled him to rend the । flesh of Iris hapless victims. I Like ail carnivorous dinosaurs the bones of Tyrannasaurus were hollow while his joints were close fitting, in dicating an active creature. Evidently Ihe could leap upon and bring down I other more sluggish creatures such ss I Triceratops, another of the dinosaur family who formerly inhabited thia por tion of what is now the state of Mon ; tana. Montana in the Mesosoie Age It is difficult to picture this section of Montana which is now Roosevelt County, as once primeval forests, with large lake and swamps in whose waters there swam great marine reptils and । others df the Amphibian family. Yet, a geologic examination of the various stratus of the soil in this county, es pecially along the Missouri River bluffs, I shows beyond any reasonable doubt ' that this condition once existed in this area. The area definitely bounded in Roosevelt County shows many different stratas of earth, such as Permian, Cre taceous, Carboniferous, some Devonion, Jurassic, Miocene and pre-Cambrian. These formations are very old, dating back to approximately 85,000,000 yeara. That the reptiles which are repre sented by the bones of Tyrannaaaurua Rex were evolved from Amphibians, or water reptiles, is a foregone conclu sion substantiated by careful search and examination of remains. With the exception of some reptilian remains which are from the Middle Pennsylvania strata of the Earth, the ■ knowledge of theae monsters of the dim I jmst goes further back tKan the Ute Carboniferous and early permUn agea iof the Earth’a stratas. At that time it appears that there were a consider । able diversity of known forme of rep tilinn life, belonging to at least four well differentiated groups and twenty or more families; from which we may properly conclude that the earlieat an- ccstors of these prehistoric reptiles that is, the beginning of their otock, lived much earlier, certainly at the start of the Upper Carboniferous times. In view of this >t would appesr highly improbable that any connecting link with the earliest forms of dinosaur life would be found in the rock stratas of the Permian Age. Dinosaurs, as represented by Tyran nasnurus Rex, were coldblooded, air breathing reptiles ranging in sue from little creatures no larger than a rabbit to the huge Brachiosaurus, 80 feet in length. Some dinosaurs were herb eat ers, others were fleeh eaters. Some walk ed on all four legs, others upright on their hind legs; some were smooth skin ned, others were covered with plateo; some had tiny heads, others had enor mous beads armed with spikes; some were provided with hundreds of teeth, others were toothless, but all ahared certain anatomical charactera in com mon for which reaaon they are grouped together in one great order, namely, Dinosaur. There are no near blood relative* of the dinosaurs living today, altho they have some characters common to the alligators, lizards and birds. Their Une started sometime during the Trisraic Age nnd the entire order became ex tinct at the elose of the Cretaeeou* Period when, thru changeo in land masses, the climate became drier and colder and the lakes and marshes ia which these creatures lived were drain ed off. With the disappearance of the particular type of vegetation to which they were adapted the herb eatera died out locally aad, of couroe, the flesh eaters went with them—their places being taken by the more adaptable mammals which grew and multiplied until they in turn inherited the earth. Search u Bo Made for Moro Boom It appears quite certain that the en tire skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus is located beneath the soil of the Smith Ranch. It would seem improbable that only a few bones would be found of an animal which is known to have at tained a length of 47 feet. A search of the area io whieh the remains wers found will be made with the ultimate purpose of recovering the remainder of the skeleton remains of thio great rep tile. It io hoped that additional remaiae can be located in what ia believed to be a foaail bed near the Miaoouri Biver south of Poplar.. 