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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-06-24
NO HURRY YET

Even away out in this western
country, far away from the rail-
road, people are apt to get wise.
Every once in a while you hear
Of an easterner coming out to re-
form us, to tell us how to do it
and the why Of it. He comes with
hopes and leaves with hopes---
hopes that are never realized be-
cause he finds out after a short
stay that there are still a few
people in the wild and woody west
that Know something. Only a
short time ago a gentleman from
one Of the eastern states dropped
into Ekalaka and proposed the
idea that herd law was just
what we needed and endeavoreo
to show us where we would be
benifited by the same. He had
taken up 100 acre claim and
thought it was about time that
he got out and made a name for
himself, selecting as his medium
the creation of this law. The re-
suit of his endeavor can be judg-
ed from the fact that he has re-
turned home, back to mother,
and only to glad that he left us.
Another easterner wants US to
suggest the proposition of county
division, saying that our county
is to large, Strange as it may
be, Custer County people have
known this for some time, but
yet, they also knew that the ex-
ira expense incurred would be
more than they could stand and
felt we'll satisfied and contented
with the way she was. When the
time for county division comes,
the people of the county will d.
vide, but until then there is no
need OF the newcomers taking
this job upon themselves to per-
form. Until more decided prop
erty is secured in this part of the
country it is useless for anyone
to propose the division question.
The western people in their
western way usually obtain the
desired results when they go into
any proposition and as heretofore
are always ready to help on any
improvement or change that will
benift them or their neighbors.
They don't believe in doing things
before they are needed and the
herd law and county division pro-
positions seem little ahead OF
time.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-06-24

Martin Flasted returned home
Saturday from the N. D. Univer-
sity where he has been studying
law for the past two years. He
will spend a short vacation with
his pa:et.t- on 1!C c. eek.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-06-24
LOCAL ITEMS
ABOUT TOWN

Geo Boggs returned Saturday
from d business trip to Miles.
James Justice returned We'd
nesday from a trip to Fargo, ND.
Chas. Emerson was in town
from his ranch on Beaver Creek
Tuesday.
Big ball game Sunday afternoon
at l 100 pm. sharp, between Box
Elder and EKalaka.
Henry Viles, Ray Delaney, and
r. V. Fuqua left for Baker S1n-
day with wool clips.
H. r.. Hitch of Baker was a
visitor in town Monday with a
party of homeseekers.
DR.. Dave Baker came over
from Bowman yesterday for a
visit with his brother DR.. Geo.
Mrs. R. Crisp has purchased
the residence belonging to r. T.
Ramsey just south of the back
smith shop.
Oky DeBelloy was a visitor in
town Friday. He was on his way
home to Crook from a trip to
Wibeaux.
1ilden Martin of Baker was
a visitor in town Wednesday. He
came over to witness the wrestl-
ing match.
J. O. Booen the photographer
will be in EKalaKa inside of two
weeks, then he will be ready to
do some AL work.
F. H. Barkdohl is erecting a
little building northwest of the
blacksmith shop that he intends
to use as a shoemaker shop.
j. Heffrin came over from Ba-
ker Wednesday to witness the
wrestling match between Eddie
Smith and the Terrible Swede.
Elias Traweek has purchased
the June Olsen residence proper
ty and expects to move to tcWn
for the winter about Sept. ist.
A. w. Lucas and wife. Or. Geo
A. Baker and sister we,t to Bow
man last Wednesday for a short
trip. They returned Thursday.
Miss Francis Freese and sister
Miss Pearl returned from Miles
City yesterday where the latter
has been attending the convent
The Miles City independent
has added a comic supplement to
it's Saturday edition. Another
good move for Brother Scanian.
C. E. Cottrell went - Baker
this week to make arrangements IS
for the handling Of the mail con-
tract than he will commence on
July 1st.
MacK'RicKerts came down from
Miles Wednesday to take charge
of the saloon property recently
sold by j. H. Booth and A. w.
Lucas.
DR.. A. Sheriff. and sister Mrs.
W. A. Morgan and Miss Gunvol
Mahlom of Camp Crook passed
through town Friday in the Doc
tors auto.
Material for the new steel
bridge at Sykes passed through
town Sunday from Bakec. Work
! will be commenced on the i" stall
ing at cnce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
VARDAMkN IS BEATEN.
Leroy Percy Is Nominated for United
States Senator in Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 2S.-Leroy Percy
of Greenville, was chosen as candidate
for United States senator from Mis-
sissippi, on the ifty-eighth ballot of the
Democrat caucus by a majority of five
votes over former Governor Varda-
man. All of the candidates withdrew
with the exception Of Percy and Varda-
man, the vote showing Percy 81 and
Vardaman 80.
The domination is equivalent to cleo
ton.
Mr.. Percy is a lawyer and has ex-
tensive land interests near Greenville.
He has taken an active part in the
political and other affairs of the state
for many years, although he has never
heretofore held public office.
When the caucus met it was after
a recess since last Friday following the
announcement by Governor Noel that
should no selection be made during the
present executive session he would ap-
point General James Gordon, the pres
ent temporary appointee, to serve dur
ing the unexpired term. Withdrawals
of the several minor candidates came
fast, and the fight narrowed to the
two leading contestants. The votes con-
trolled by candidates who withdrew
went almost solidly to Percy. The con-
test for the senatorial nomination early
resolved itself into a factional strug-
gle between the adherents and oppon-
ents of former Gov. Vardaman. Mr..
Percy retained second place through
out the contest, Vardaman always lead
ing. Mr. Vardaman formally served
notice after the nomination he would
he a candidate for United States sena-
tor at the election two years hence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23

westward from Kingfisher toward
Hitchcock, Blaine county. Construc-
ton is also in progress east from CHM
maron, n. M, on this line, and it is
expected to rush the work as rapidly
as possible from both ends. Ohio
and Pennsylvania capitalists are be-
hind the road.
The Kansas, Lawton and Gulf rail-
road, with headquarters at Walters,
has filed amended articles of incor-
poration providing for an additional
branch line. 800 miles in length,
starting in the southern part of Com
anche county and running eastward
through Stephens, Logan, Payne,
Pawnee. Grady, McClain, Cleveland,
Oklahoma and Usage counties to the
state line. The line provided for in
the original charter is $50 miles long,
running from Randlett, in Com
anche county, northwest through
Kiowa, Caddo, Custer, Washita, Dew
ey, Woodward and Harper counties to
the Kansas state line. The company
is capitalized at 100000 and the
directors are DIR. W. A. Green, H. F.
Crossman. DR.. C. M. Beckham of Wal
ter and ]. NJ. Bellamy of Lawton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
Chanute Refiners Trying to Get
Railroad Rates.
Want 15 Cent Rate From Kan
sas Field to Gulf.
PLANS FOR MARKET
Manager OF Company Says if
They Get the Rate :
Plant will Re Increased and
More Business Done.

Chanute. Kan. Feb. 23.-Chanute re-
finers are endeavoring to secure a 15-
cent rate on refined oil from their
plants to the gulf coast for exporta-
ton.
I'VE have already arranged for the
market" says F. a. Parsons, manager
of the Kansas Cooperative Refining
company. IF we get the rate, it will
mean that the plants here will increase
their capacity and will do much more
business than ever before
The rate now is 26 cents. 1t used to
be 50 cents. The reduction was made
to "equalize" rates from this shipping
district with the rates from Chanute to
New Orleans by way of ST. Louis. And
here is where you get=a glimpse of the
mysteries of freight traffic making.
st. Louis has rate of cents on re-
fined oil shipped to New Orleans for
export. The rate from Chanute to ST.
Louis is IL cents. The Chanute REIN
ers discovered that by combining the
rate from Chanute to st. Louis and
the rate from St. Louis to New Orleans,
they could beat the IS cent rate cold.
Here is the way it worked. If they
had a car of oil to go to New Orleans,
they billed it by way of ST. Louis. The
railroads hauled it across the state of
Missouri before they started it south.
For that trip the refiner paid II cents.
From ST. Louis to New Orleans, he paid
8 cents, a total of &c cents.
If he shipped it the shortest way and
the easiest way, it cost him SO cents.
That is. it did until the rates were
"equalized. and new schedules made
by the railroads SO that they could haul
oil loaded here direct to New Orleans
for 26 cents. instead of sending 1T away
around by st. Louis and then down.
The refiners here are not Directing
to the St. Louis rate of 8 cents. All
they want is a rate which will give
Louis jobbers for the export trade.
1--WE don't care how low the railroad
makes any rate" says Mr.. Parsons.
THAT isn't the point. All we ask is
a fair deal. If ST. Louis has a 8 cent
rate, we think we should have Is cent
rate.
Here is the way it figures out: Sup
pose that We agree to sell for 2A cents,
delivered to the ships side.
Under the present rate of rs cents
this Oil will bring us but 11s cents de-
livered at the coast. Under Is cent
rate, it will bring US IN cents at the
coast" 0nE -+
Mr.. Parsons has conferred with the
freight traffic officials of the Katy rail-
system, and L. L. MARCEL, manager OF
the Chanutea Refining company. has
called upon Mr.. Koontz. freight traffic
manager for the Santa Fe.
Mr. Parsons says that the railroads
have already granted Is cent rate on
crude oil shipments from the Oklahoma
field. This rate was obtained by big
company which placed refinery on the
coast, shipping its crude oil supply
from the Oklahoma field. 1t found out
that the rate would be granted before
it built it's plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
DAIRY AT BELLEVILLE.
c. f. Daegett Spending Few Days at
Manhattan Getting Pointers.

Manhattan. Kan, Feb. &c. F.
Daggett of Belleville, KAN, has been
spending the past few days in Manhat-
tan getting pointers for dairy farm
that he intends to install and operate.
Mr.. Daggett owns creamery at Belle
vile and has recently purchased a
farm adjoining town and intends to
operate a model dairy farm. :
Professor Kendell will furnish the
plans for his barns, buildings, etc, and
also advise him in all of his work. The
barn will be thoroughly modern and
sanitary. Mr. Daggett does not intend
to overlook a thing. After he learned
all he cared TO know from Professor
Kendell he went to Mr.. Schoen1eber
and made arrangements to have the
cows of the herd tested for tubercu-
losis. The herd will be comprised of
about fifty COWS but will ultimately be
increased to one hundred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
FORMER TOPEKA MAN DEAD.
III. b. Keller Formerly With Rock
Island and Santa Fe Dies in Calf.

Santa Ana. Cal, Feb. 23.-The fu-
neral of H. B. Keller, for many years
agent of the Santa Fe at Santa Ana
and well known among railroad men,
was held Tuesday. The loss and dam
age committee, consisting of many
Santa Fee agents and officials from all
over the coast lines, adjourned it's
session to attend the funeral. Many
other railroad men and officials were
present.
Mr.. Keller died in the Santa Fe
hospital in Los Angeles, Tuesday, af-
ter being continually in the service of
the road since 1875. He has been
agent at Santa Ana since 1899, with
the exception of a year, during which
he had charge of the local office, and
before that was in charge of the office
at San Diego.
When Mr.. Keller first entered the
services of the road he worked in the
office in Kansas with H. w. Nudge,
now of the Rock Island, and while he
was chief clerk of the passenger de-
partment of the road at Topeka, Kan,
under Traffic Passenger Manager
White, George t. Nicholson was under
him. Nicholson now is vice president
of the Santa Fe and is in charge of
the passenger traffic of the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
HOMESTEAD MOVEMENT WEST.
Big Rush Expected by Railroads i'll
Early Spring.

Chicago, Ill. Feb. 23.-With the
opening of spring, one of the biggest
homestead movements to the west,
which the country has ever witnessed,
according to railroad men, promises
to begin. There are millions of acres
of fertile government land still open
to settlement in many states of the
west, but it is growing more scarce
each year, and thousands are plan
nings to go west this year to take up
claims while there is yet opportunity
for choice.
Impetus has been given to this
movement by the throwing open of
six Indian reservations in some of the
best parts of the west. The remark
able success of the settlers in practi-
cally all the dry farming districts of
the west has also caused vast
amount of interest in lands, which
until recently were considered fit only
for grazing, and as a result the eyes
of prospective settlers are turned not
only to the reservations, but to other
sections of the various western states
where areas await the homesteaders.
The reservations to be opened this
spring include five for which drawings
were held last fall. These are the
Flathead in Montana, the Occur
d'Alene in Idaho, the Spokane in
Washington and the Standing Rock
and Cheyenne river reservations in
North and South Dakota. The ma
jority of the successful participants in
the drawings on these reservations
will go west to settle on the claims
assigned to them, and nearly all of
them will get valuable lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23

Mrs. Moore is housewife of ex-
cellent standing in the community
where she resides. Every one ac-
quainted with her knows her to be a
woman that can be relied upon for
veracity. Just consider what she has
said.
First, she was suffering with ca
tarrh SO badly that her hearing was
almost destroyed. She was a misery
to herself and her friends. She had
tried many physicians and medicines,
but none of them gave her any relief.
She was completely discouraged, and
considered that her health was gone.
Now, this was her situation.
Then she says, AFTER using two or
three bottles of Peruna 1 began to i'm
prove She kept on taking Peruna
until her hearing was perfectly re-
stored and her catarrh cured, and she
is now enjoying the best of health.
Such a case as this bought to be
heralded all over the United States.
There are thousands of other people
that are suffering as she was. There
is every reason to believe that Pc
runa would frequently accomplish the
same result in this class of chronic
cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23

west is contained in figures just
made public by the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad, giving in detail the
products of the farms shipped over
it's lines during the season of 1909.
Fifteen years ago this class of traffic
was only a side issue with the rail-
roads of the west, and it has become
now one of the most important. Dur
ing the season of 1909 fruit and veg
etable shipments of this road, not in
GLIDING sugar beets, Appropriated
IL, 500 car loads, from Denver and Rio
Grande territory in Colorado, Utah
and New Mexico. During the same
period the potato and vegetable ship
ments, not including sugar beets, ex-
ceeded 1900 car loads. 1t is stated
by the railroad that along it's lines the
development of agriculture has only
begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
PREDICTS So WHEAT.
Saline County Farmer Says This Years
Crop Will Be Small.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 23.-Two dollars
a bushel for wheat in 1911?
Assistant Marshal Thompson, who
has been more or less of a wheat
grower all his life, made this predic-
ton
"You can take it from me-" he said,
"I expect to see wheat selling for two
dollars a bushel. The crop this year
isn't going to be SO large"
Mr.. Thompson took a trip overland
to Brookville and this is what he
found:
st find a large part of the wheat
Dead he said. There were spots in
the valley just below the hills where
the wheat seemed to be thoroughly
alive. But alcng the sides of the hills
and exposed places, there was every
appearance that it was dead. I believe
the freezing and thawing weather kill
ed a great part of the wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23


Mrs. NJ MOSCOW came today from Car
bondale to spend several days visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kelley entertained at
a family dinner Tuesday in celebration
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ward left yester-
day for a few days visit with relatives
and friends IN WI ;sr KanSa aftsr
several days illness with an attack of
the grip.
Der of friends this evening at her home
on Lawrence street in celebration of her
birthday anniversary.
Mr.. Howard Wilson of Usage City spent
Tuesday here the guest of his cousin,
Miss Mary Wilson, Of Madison street.
Esther. the little daughter of Rev and
wit han attack of the grip, is steadily i'm
proving.
spending several days visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert johnson, on
The East Side Embroidery club will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. C. D.
Webb, at her home, 40 Sumner avenue.
afternoon and evening by the Helping
Hand society of the Second United
Brethren church were ct great success 1Io
Washington fashion, ladies dressed in the
style of the period waiting upon the
Miss Mary Mitchell is improving after
being i'll several dadys with an attack of
the grip.
Tuesday here the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
r. B. Kirkpatrick
Miss Blanche Hughes is unable to be at
work on account of an attack of fever.
Mr. and Mrs E. B. Eads left yesterday
for their home in Wichita after spending
two weeks here the guests of their par
ents and other relatives.
Mr. Herbt Jones who fell a few days
ago and suffered a severe internal injury
is improving slowly
Mr.. Jacob Petri, who has been quite i'll
for several weeks, is reported to be i'm
proving He is new able to be out and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
GOVERNMENT GETS LOW RATE
Railroads Receive But Cents Per
Pound for 5OO-NiIe Mail Haul

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-The question
whether the railroads of the United
states are receiving from the govern
ment extortionate pay for the trans
portation of the mails has been ar
gued and reargued almost from the
time when the first mail car went into
service. The question again has be-
come live one, owing to the revival
of charges that a portion of the an
nual deficit shown in running the post
office department during the year lust
closed was due to the $4,000, 900
which the railroads were paid for
transporting mails, and it is hoped the
reweighing of the mails in the Fourth
district, which is all the territory west
of the Mississippi river, will have an
important bearing upon the future
basis of pay.
Recently it was charged that the
government is compelled to pay an
average of 9.23 cents pound for mail
transported over a railroad. This fig
ure was used to back up the state
ment that it was small wonder the
post office department suffered a big
deficit when it was dragooned into
paying more than double the rates
charged by express companies and
more than is charged for the trans
portation of persons. Were these
statements true, it is safe to say the
president of the United States, con-
gress and the postmaster general
would get busy at once.
The truth regarding the ge
cost per pound is that the railroads
receive an average of FL cents per
pound for carrying mail an average
distance of 500 miles. Instead, there
fore, of costing the government more
to transport its mail than it does to
transport individuals, the government
in reality, secures a comparatively
very low rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23
BRING s11s PER ACRE.
Farms Around NIanlzato, Jewell Coun-
ty, Bring Good Prices.

Mankato, Kan, Feb. 23.-The high
est price paid for land around Jewell
was for the Henry Wolfe farm, east
of town. 1t was sold at auction in two
different tracts to the highest bidder.
Lem Wolfe bought the 100 acres with
ordinary improvements for about $102
per acre, while Jake Zipse got the
40 acre tract with no improvements
for $113 per scre-
j. B. Goldsberry, who came down
from Nebraska. has bought from o. NJ.
Judy and r. NJ. Cauthron that part of
the old J. L. Mellberg farm which lies
between the two railroad tracks, about
122 acres in section s. this township.
Consideration $4,000, or little better
than SIT an acre. The land is about
three miles northwest of Mankato.