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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
EAST go Fl.
An Iowa Sheep Barn.

We built a sheep barn in 1905. 1t
is 6oxS0 feet, standing north and
south. The doors are all at the ends.
The feedracks divide the lower floor,
all of which is used for the sheep,
into our spaces about twelve feet
wide in the clear. There are doors nine
feet wide at each end of each space
to allow driving through with a ma
nure %spreader. The end section of
each feedrack is left out so that the
sheep may pass freely to any part of
the barn, writes Lee Colony Of John
son county, Ia, in the Breeders Ga
zette. The hay is stored over the cen
trail portion of the barn. The haymow
is 80 feet wide, leaving a space of Is
feet on each side where no hay is
stored. Hay is taken in at each end of
the barn. Large gates are fastened by
hooks to the posts at the side of the
now, then, In feeding, the gates are
moved a little away from the hay,
which makes it possible to throw the
hay directly into the racks below all
along each side of the NOV. The hay
that Is thrown down the central chute
has to be carried to the ends of the
feed alley.
The feed racks are constructed oil
boards II inches wide placed hori-
zontally. The lower portion is 3 feet
wide and n board high. The next
board is set in 6 inches and raised up
6 or 8 inches to leave a space for the
sheep to reach the hay. The upper
part is sloped outwardly. The feed
troughs are a unique feature. They
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12

mailing 1t on with the thin edge up.
The hive should be just the right
depth SO that when the frames are
hung in the rabbets they will hang
with the bottoms just on a level with
the bottom Of the hive.
A cheap bottom-board may be made
by mailing four strips together, leav-
ing n of the ends an inch lower
than the sides and the other end.
Set this on the ground and fill with
awdust or clean sand and you have
a bottom-board that will serve the
purpose just as well as a more ex.
pensive one. A very good cover may
be made by cutting a wide board Just
the right length and mailing strips on
each end to keep 1t from splitting. /
do not advise such hives for general
use. but. as l said before, as q make
shift Trey are all right.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
CLEAN HOUSE ALL AT ONCE
Best Way If Family Can Be eanished
Hints on the Spring
Ordeal.

THE easiest way to clean house is
to do it all at once, turning every
thing upside down, having all carpets
taken up at the same time, all the
windows washed in succession, all the
paint scrubbed in one piece Of work.
II n family can be banished, this
plan may be followed, but when the
ordinary business of the home has to
go on, such drastic measures should
never be practiced. The house should
be cleaned a room at a time. but be-
fore going to these make an attack
on the Closets" says Christine Ter
hume Herrick in Woman's Home Com
panion.
Devote one day to the china
closet. Take the china and glass out,
put 1t on a table and scour the
shelves. Have a blow-gun and inject
insect powder into any cracks or
crevices Of the shelves as a discour-
agement to invading insects. Wipe
on every piece Of tableware before
you put it back and discard ruthlessly
broken and cracked pieces.
"ACA !Ou put your CHINA on the
shelves use care in it's arrangement.
Tall pieces should go at the back, and
so should piles of saucers and plates.
BE careful not to make the piles of
plates too tall. Plates of delicate
china at the bottom of a stack may
be cracked and broken by the weight
OF the china upon them. Turn the
glasses and tumblers upside down.
GO over the contents of your side
board, especially the table linen. lay
ing aside such pieces as need mend
ing and are worth it and putting the
h~opelessly worn objects aside with
your store of old linen. Wipe out the
sldeboard drawers and let them get
entirely dry before laying in fresh pa
pers and restoring the linen to its
place. Use the insect powder here,
too"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
ROOSEVELT IN MONTANA.
E~x-President Hobnobs With Old limo
Cattle Friends.

Miles City.-Colonel Roosevelt pass
ed through Miles City, his old time
headquarters during his COW days on
the range where he attended the cat
tie mems convention when the colonel
himself owned a cattle ranch near Mol
ford, S. d. When his train rolled into
Miles City, still the heart of the cattle
raising industry Of Montana and the
center Of an immense range country,
the colonel was given a greeting that
was we'll calculated to bring back vivid
memories of his cow punching times.
Fifty cowboys linsd up on either side
OF the train line and turned loose their
six-shooters and the fusilade sounded
like a pioneer battle with Indians.
When the cowboys had fred every
shell they had. the cowboy band. one
of Montana's best musical organiza-
tons, started its strains. being accom-
panied by a terrific din of the shrill
"Ki-yis" Of the range, the call fairly
made Colonel Roosevelt dance on the
rear platform of his car.
Colonel Roosevelt did not have much
time to make a speech. He was kept
busy answering individual salutations
from the cowboys, and a crowd Of
1000 persons assembled at the depot.
Colonel Roosevelt's twenty minutes in
Miles City was the liveliest of any on
his trip.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12

implement for making meat tender
that will be found useful in any fam
lily, but especially in households that
cannot afford to buy the choicest cuts.
A handle with a fork to it has a
shaft running through the ends of
the fork. Revolving on this shaft are
a lot of sharp little cutter wheels,
with teeth hat will bite through sole
leather. if necessary. When a steak is
found to be too tough, the cook can
lay it on the kitchen table before
putting it on to be fried or broiled
and run this implement back and
forth over 1t until the fibers have been
loosened sufficiently to make it tender,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
Speaks at BILLINGS.

Billings.--Colonel Roosevelt address.
ed a throng Of 5000 persons here
while the train on which he is en-
route to the east was held for thirty
minutes by special request.
He paid a tribute to the west by
saying that it must furnish the men
who will be leaders in the affairs of
the nation. He recounted the days
when he was familiar with this sec
ton as a cowboy on the cattle range,
and said that this is where he secured
his training as a "%puncher."
His speech was characteristic and
was greeted with enthusiastic cheer.
During the time his train was in the
city all business was suspended.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
Load Of Sand Bring $4,000.

A load Of sand, ordinary yellow
river sand, brought $4,000 in federal
court here. F. l.. Bryant, Columbus,
Mont, in a suit for damages against
the Northern Pacific railroad, asserted
that the lack of a load of sand in stock
cars which he had used to ship stock
to the Union stock yards in Chicago
had caused the stock to slip around.
incur injuries and arrive in condition
UNIT for market. He asked for $1,000,
the amount he said the stock would
have brought If the cars had been
properly sanded by the railroad COM
pany. The jury returned a verdict OF
1000 for Bryant.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
DAME NATURE HINTS
When the Food Is Not Suited.

When Nature gives her signal that
something is wrong it is generally
with the food; the old Dame is always
faithful and II should act at once.
To put off the change Is to risk that
which may be ~irreparable. An Ar1-
zona man says:
For years l could not safely eat
any breakfast. l tried all kinds Of
breakfast foods, but they were all
soft, starchy messes, which gave me
distressing headaches. l drank strong
coffee, too, which appeared to benefit
me at the time, but added to the head
aches afterwards. Toast and coffee
were no better, for I found the toast
very const1pating.
"A friend persuaded me to quit cof-
fee and the starchy breakfast foods,
and use Postum and Grape-Nuts In
stead. l shall never regret taking his
advice.
The change they have worked In
me is wonderful. now have no moro
of the distressing sensations In my
stomach after eating, and l never have
any headaches. l have gained IL
pounds in weight and feel better in
every way. Grape-Nuts make q de-
licious as we'll as a nutritious dish,
and l find that Postum is easily d.
gested and produces dyspepCia
symptoms"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Get the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. 'There's .
Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of humaa
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
Bio Reception at Glendive.

Glendive.-Although no formal an
nouncement was made and the public
had no reason to expect an address
from him, nearly 5000 people were on
the depot platform to greet Colonel
Roosevelt.
No visitor to the city ever received
so enthusiastic a reception as that L.
corded the former President. He
spoke from the rear platform of his
car, declaring that he first spent a
night in Glendive in 1884, when he
came with old Captain Robbins to
hunt for three lost horses.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
Whole Wheat Bread,

One yeast cake, one and one-half
cups lukewarm water, one and one
seven and one-half cups whole wheat
flour, three tablespoons lard or butter
melted. Dissolve yeast and sugar in
then -four slowly, then salt. Knead
and keep soft. Let rise two hours.
If double, mold into loaves. Let rise
until double. Bake in a slower oven
than white bread.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
Undertaken Shoots Self.

Missoula.-Driven to desperation by
the attentions of a woman who, he said
in a dying statement, wa infatuated
with him and whom he classified as q
"blackmailer and human parasite" H.
l.. Allen, assistant undertaken OF the
county c~oroner's Office, shot himself
through tho heart. Death was instan-
itaneous. He leaves a wife and child.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
Cranberry Frappe.

One quart OF c%ranberries, two cups
of water, two cups sugar, juice Of two
lemons. Cook cranberries and water
for eight minutes. Force through
sieve, then add sugar and cook ten
minutes. Strain juice of lemon in and
cook FIVE minutes longer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
MINING MAN KILLED.
Superintendent of Tweed Mines
Crushed BY Ore Wagon.

Butte. - II. F. Poland the sup.
e%rintendent of the Boss Tweed
mines at Pony, fell from an ore wagon
and was fatally crushed between n
land was one of the prominent min
ing men of Montana. He was former.
ly of Boston, and was a nephew Of A.
C. Burrage, a capitalist of that city.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
IN JAIL.
Lansham, on Alleged 12,ooo-MiIe
"Hjke," Has Trouble in Montana,

Miles City, Mont.-Billy Langham.
arrested for carrying concealed wea-
pons, was given thirty days in JAIL
and when released will be ordered to
move on. Langham is the young man
who processes to be travelling twelve
thousand miles to win a house and lot
and girl, but from information elected
from him the chief of police doubts
his story.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
THIS MAKES MEAT TENDER
implement With Cutter Wheels Which,
Rolled Over a Steak, Loosen Up
the Fibers.

Even the best of butcher shops
sometimes have tough meat. and at
the other shops it is a toss-up whether
you get a good steak or not, unless YOU
are willing to pay fancy prices. A
Pennsylvania man has invented an
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
Cookies.

In making cookies, If the dough is
thoroughly chilled it will not only be
lighter but will not stick to the board
when rolling. Some housekeepers also
chill their doughnuts before frying.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
State of Colorado
Letter 70
Dr.. kiliner b Co.
~RlHehamt0n, n. 7.

Prove What Swamp.Root Win DO For You
Send to DR.. Kilmer l. Co., Bingham
ton, n. y, for a sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also receive
= booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. Whea
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-12
IMPORTANT that PUBLIC SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT GREAT
KIDNEY REMEDY :

The testimonial l am to give you comes
unsolicited. l have been suffering from
lumbago for ten years and at times was
unable to stand erect. A Mr.. Dean of this
city, saw me in my condition (bent over)
and inquired the cause. l told him that /
had the lumbago. He replied, IF you got
what l tell you to, you need not have it."
l said l would take anything for ease. He
said, you get two bottles of DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root and take it, and if ID
does not fix you o. X. I will pay for the
medicine myself" / did 90 and am q well
man. For five months I have been as well
as could be. Before l took your Swamp
Root was in constant pain day and night.
This may look like advertising, but it
seems to me most important that tho
public should be made familiar with this
treatment as it is the only one l know
which is an absolute cure. owe q great
deal to DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and Am
anxious that others situated as was
should know and take advantage of it.
Hoping that this testimonial may be Of
benefit to some one, ! am
j.. A. ROWLAND.
1874 Humboldt St.
Denver. Col.
City City, and ot e county of Denver S..
Personally appeared before me, a Notary
Public in and for the city and county
of the State of Colorado, j. A. Rowland,
known to me as the person whose name
is subscribed to the above statement and
upon his oath declares that it is a true
and correct statement.
DANIEL H. DRAPER,
7...-." Notary Public.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-07-11

testified that shortly after Paul passed
them. Wells insisted on unhitching
and following Paul on horseback,
which he did, Laverdure further tes-
tilted that after Wells mounted the
horse and started after Paul, he, the
witness, made up bed and slept be-
side the cart the rest OF the night
This was the last seen of Wells un-
til late the next day, when he was
found in sem-conscious condition
about 100 yards from the cart
County Attorney Marshall. who was
ably assisted by Roy T.. Ayers. had an
extremely difficult case. considering
the length of time intervening be-
tween the time Of the committing OF
the crime and the date of prosecution
and also the fact that half breeds are
very uncertain witnesses to handle
THE defendant was ably represented
hv I c. Huntoon
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-07-11
DOZEN NEW BRIDGES
HAVE BEEN ORDERED
COMMISSIONERS LET CON-
TRACT TO MINNEAPOLIS
CONCERN.

The board Of county commission
ers met last week in special session
and among other things, let contracts
to the Security Bridge company, OF
Minneapolis, for a dozen new con
crete bridges, the total amount OF the
contracts being $ll,95O. Most OF
these bridges are badly needed and
the commissioners have the assurance
Of the representative OF the bridge
company that they will be construct
ed within the next few weeks.
The new bridges will be located as
follows:
Over Beaver creek at McMillan's
ranch.
Over Upper Spring creek, six miles
above Lewistown
Over Beaver creek, half mile
southeast of E. S. Smiths ranch.
Over Rock creek, at the Cumming
school house.
Over Little Rock creek, at the
Camastral ranch.
Over Louise creek, two miles north
west of the Camastral ranch.
Over Ross Fork. one-half mile
west OF Straw.
Over Ross Fork, at Straw.
Over Ross Fork, one mile east o.
| Buffalo.
Over Rock creek, at the Coffmal
ranch
Over Rock creek, little east o
the Cooper ranch.
Over Buffalo creek, at Buffalo.
The commissioners will meet Jul,
II as board of equalization to &c
over the tax roll for this year. Or
| August II and II the board will meet
as board of equalization to hear pro
tests, and on August IA will meet tc
fix the tax levy for the year.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-07-11
GOMPERS BITTER.
Characterizes Arrest of Labor Lead
ers for Dynamitine AS An Outrage.

Washington, July 8.-"Infamous'
and third degree methods" were
terms used by President Gompers, oil
the American Federation OF Labor, in
denouncing the arrest OF the men
charged with dynamiting the Los
Angeles Times building, appearing to-
day before the senate special conf
mittee for the investigation OF police
methods in ferreting crime.
Mr.. Gompers complained against
the manner of the arrests of John ]
Mcnamara at indianapolis and J. B
Mcnamara at Detroit.
He said the Indianapolis arrest was
apparently staged" one newspaper
having the story OF the arrest set
up" and the edition "held up" until
the arrest could ''be pulled off,
He claimed Mcnamara was taken
before a court which, instead OF in
curing whether he was fugitive
from justice, merely investigated the
personal identity of the prisoner. The
witness said Mcnamara was denied
counsel and removed to California
over so many railroads that he coult
not be released on habeas corpus
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-07-11
CITY ENGINEER SAYS MACKEY
FOUNDATION IS NOT AC-
CORDING TO PERMIT.
OFFER IS MADE FOR PARK
Preliminary Steps Are Taken for
Building Sewer on East Side
Three Sewer and One Boulevard
ing Districts Are Created-Council
Will Hold Meeting Monday Night.

The city council met in an ad-
journed session last night at the coun
Gil chamber, the mayor and all the
aldermen being in attendance,
The first matter OF Importance
coming before the council was the
building OF a culvert in Park addition
Some time ago a contract was let to
.Armes & Mccormick for this work
but they failed to file the required
bond and bids We're again asked tor
Daily z. Smith was the successful
bidder, his bid being $575.55, and up
on the failure OF Armes & Mccormick
to start the work within the next
few days, Mr.. Smith will be given
the contract.
Stop Work on Mackey Building.
City Engineer Mclean reported
that the new Mackey building founda
tons were not being constructed II
conformity with the plans upor
which the permit was issued by the
CITY and recommended that the work
be stopped The council ordered the
work stopped until such time as the
council could further investigate the
matter.
Sewer Districts Created.
Sewer districts "a, rs and 26, ant
boulevarding district were created
there being no protests entered. Z
resolution creating these districts wa
passed and bids will be opened for th
work next Monday. A resolution as
sessing the cost in sewer districts q
and q was also adopted.
The question of main sewer OF
the east side OF Spring creek was III
for discussion and the city enginee
was instructed to make a report OF
the matter at some future date afte
preliminary investigation
The owners OF Park addition mad
formal offer to the city for parl
site The offer was referred to tn
park committee.
A petition for a sewer by c. L
Myersick and others was presented t.
tie council and the city attorney wa
ordered to draw up a resolution TO-
smae.
The council adjourned to NEE
again next Monday night
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-07-11
COUNTY STRONG BOX.
Monthly Report Shows Balance of
$l47,545.27 on the First of July.

$l47,545.27 on the First of July.
The monthly report OF County
Treasurer Grant Robinson for June
shows that the county strong box con-
tanned the neat sum Of $lH, ,545 27 on
the first day of July, this money be-
ing distributed among the various
funds as follows:
General fund, $4,229l6; contingent
fund, $5,243lo; poor fund, $3o4ol
road fund, $l35l; bridge fund, sos 40
sinking fund, $34,4S054; general fund
$S0067; district school fund, $7l,
Sl9Ol; high school fund, $l5,532 6S;
high school sinking fund, $6,05O84;
library fund, $3,45075; institute fund
$l73; protest fund, $35SS0; Lewistown
fund, $lS322; Roundup fund, S575;
Moore fund, $52lO; district court
clerk fund, $5l6o2; estates, 1877 30
coroners estates, $6275; redemption
fund, $l961; state fund, $l,55799
state sinking fund ST. 80; state bounty
Sl70.40; sprinkling tax. $57O unhn-
ished business, $l,075.SO
The receipts during June amounted
to $9,353S6 and came from the fol
lowing sources: Taxes. $274.33; Ii
censes, $3,40075; county officers fees
81 .4564O; other sources, $4,2l33S
The disbursements during June
amounted to $43,2S987, including
$lO,o37 "a from the general fund, S.,
235.l7 from the contingent fund $2,
57465 from the poor fund, $3.3l25
from the bridge fund. $l5,25o 80 from
the district school fund. and 81 ,87l Sc
from the high school fund.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-07-11
Select Athletic Teacher.

c. c. Charter, Of the Spokane city
schools. has been selected by the trus-
tees OF the Fergus County high school
as the new manual training teacher
Mr.. Charter is fine gymnasium and
track man and will also have charge
of this work next year He comes
highly recommended Mr.. Sackett
who met the new man at the Uni
versity of Chicago, expresses himselt
as we'll pleased.
Work at the school in the finish
ing Of the rooms for the departments
of manual training and domestic
science and installing the new boilers
is rapidly progressing. Work on the
new gymnasium will soon begin.
The trustees are laboring to make
our local high school one Of the bes,
in the west.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-07-11
.LAvERDURE IS GUILTY
OF MANSLAUGHTER
SLAYER OF PETER WELLS
WILL RECEIVE SENTENCE
THIS WEEK.

The case of Frank Laverdure, the
half breed charged with the murder
of Peter Wells, occupied the district
court Friday and Saturday. The case
was given to the jury Saturday after
noon and within the short space OF
half an hour the jury returned YER
dict of guilty of manslaughter.
Laverdure was charged with the
murder of Peter Wells, another
breed, near Grass Range, in Decem-
Der, 1909. Wells was found uncon-
scious near Grass Cange on the morn
ing OF December g. 1902 Wells was
picked up by John LaFonte and taken
to the home of John Paul, where he
died. Wells was buried few days
after and was reported to have frozen
to death Owing to the peculiar cir
cumstances surrounding the death oil
Wells, suspicion Of foul play became
SO strong that the matter was brought
to the attention of Comnty Attorney
Marshall more than one year later.
The body OF Wells was exhumed and
brought to this city. At the inquest
held in this city last February. the
coroner's jury found that deceased
came to his death by reason of d
blow on the head from blunt in
strument in the hands of some un,
known person.
Immediately after the inquest Law
erdure was held on suspicion. The
evidence brought out at the trial
showed that Peter Wells. Frank Law
erdure and John Paul were all drink
mig together in a saloon at Grass
Range on December 2. and Wells and
Laverdure had a two-wheeled cart
with team cf horses. one OF the
horses belonging to I.averdure and
the othe- owned by Wells. Late IN
the evening they both started out for
the home of the former. with whom
Wells was staying. John Paul passed
them on horseback about two miles
out of Grass Range. and Laverdur<