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The Washington times., 1913-06-16

Never again, suffs the National As
ISOLATION Opposed. will they argue the
question with DIR. Anna Howard Shaw
But. as we've not infrequently queried.
why argue 1t with anyone?
The Washington times., 1913-06-16
But It's Just Treatment for People
Who Buy Canes.

G. 8. X: One Of the things that make
life worth while: Buying a fine new
cane at $3.50; sallying forth: catching
1t in the cable slot at the first crossing
and breaking off three inches Of it.
Oof!
CHEVY CHASE
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

And for our altered idea Of 1t we are
undecided between London editorials
and historical pageants.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16
SLIP.

Business Houses Will Close for Half
Day to Attend Tuesdays Game. The
Times
Enlarge the stands.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

A rhinoceros, for example, probably
would do about half column and let
II go at that.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

Why column conductors grit theil
teeth: How do you know what te
write every day? I'd think you'd rur
out of ideas"
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

Did You Ever Try for Triple-A Shoes7 ?
G. S. X: The hardest thing to buy
in Washington: An UNLINED serge
suit.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

On a Seventh street store:
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

The New Haven smash-up will bs
probed by the diwrecktors.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

AS for Doc Muller. We take it that
1t all comes under the head Of pleas
ure.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

c. MS conception Of the Darkest
shoots to the rear when the conductor
gives him the go-ahead and the stop
ping signals in quick succession.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

I'm speaking Of my native State"
remarked Caleb Powers Of Kentucky,
lone naturally thinks of the Kentucky
supposed to indulge" You don't over
flatter us. Caleb. Not all Of the world
has the vacuous vaudeville viewpoint.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

Deposits on the bank of Culebra,"
writes Curly, seem to be long drawn
out A slide on the bank. as 1t
were.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

For the Restaurant Pests. be II ever
so old: The man who should put up q
stop, Look and Listen" placard while
gustitating.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

A curse upon the accident Of birth!
q. 8. K
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

NJ. B. O.: "A Sunday comic section"
The Washington times., 1913-06-16
THAT'S APPROPRIATE ENOUGH.

From the Saegerstown. Pa. "Journal."D
Mrs. E. C. Custard has purchased the lot
on the south side of the r. NJ. Lennon prop
erty on Park street.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

Night Watchmen Have Very Long
Hours.
F'rom the ''TImes"D
l.. B. Schloss. manager of Glen Echo,
said this afternoon that the man had
been found early in the day by a night
watchman.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16
Definition.
A Rural Retort.

Hen-An eggs mother.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16
The Most Uninteresting Thing.

LUG mosl onAneeieseAnS Ahinx'
B. T.: THE principal speech at q
banquet" (And how about the rest Of
themD
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

Charles Frohman. We read, is to make
a production in compunction with
David Belasco." There's little enough
of it in the theatrical bus.
The Washington times., 1913-06-16

Don't worry for fear man may 60 to the depI you
over; unless perhaps your idea of the devil is another
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11
Billy Clifford Company Coming

Billy (Sirgle) Clifford is one Of
the best known and most popular
actors on the variety platform and
he has been a headliner for many
years. But the demand for good
actors on the dramatic and comic
stage has been great and the re-
suit is that variety has had to re-
linquish some of her brightest play
ers. This season Mr.. Clifford is star
ring in new musical satire in two
acts, called "Believe Me- 1t is a
force with a plot with MANY compli-
cations, but it has other features to
recommend it, for it is packed with
good songs, and they are sung as
only Billy Clifford can sing them.
The young star is surrounded by a
competent company of metropoli-
tan players. The production is ele-
giant and tasteful. The new offer
ing will be Believe Me- seen at
Glendive Opera House for two per-
formances on Thursday and Friday.
Sept. Is and 10,
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11
SCHOOL
oNEWS
EzlsEla(

The Montana Wesleyan University
at Helena, enters upon it's Oath year
Of continual existence. At holiday
time it will be comfortably located in
it's new building, stones throw from
the Capitol. Enrolment of students
is now going on. promising to be the
largest in the history of the school,
A big state wide campaign is project,
ed for the next three months--a cam
paign for SIS, 900 endowment and ex-
tension funds. This is of interest to
the whole state. Helena having con-
tributed to the funds for the new
building, it is up to the friends of the
institution throughout the state to
meet them with an endowment fund.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11
Senator Walsh Stirs
Up Land Surveys
Government Land Office Promises
Cooperation If Appropriation
Is Increased

the northeastern part of Montana,
which | send you herewith, showing
the existing situation regarding the
progress of surveys.
From this exhibit it will be seen
that there has been great activity IN
surveys in these two counties. In
Valley County there has been neees-
sarily greater number of townships
surveyed for given period than in
Dawson County, because Congress
authorized the survey of the region OF
Big Muddy River in the north
eastern corner of the state embracing
an area of nearly two million acres,
and also by special act of Congress,
the great Fort Peck Indian Reserva-
tion was subdivided for allotment to
the Indians and subsequent opening to
the public. On the other hand. IN
Dawson County, through the appllca-
tion of railroad appropriations, some
three or four millions of acres OF land
have been surveyed within recent
Continued on page s.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11
"The Last Shot" INDICATED

The trial Of the State against F.
J. Ober Of the Orpheum theatre for
the alleged violation of a state stat
ute forbidding the exhibition to the
public of pictures depicting acts con-
stitnting felony. came to an end
Tuesday evening when a Justices
jury COMPOSED Of George Beasley.
Geo. Twible. Sr., Ed. Anderson. Sam
Holland, Dave Leidahl and l.. c.
Young, after five minutes delibera.
ton declared. Ober mot guilty
County Attorney Siattery repre-
sented the state. and while he ex-
pected conviction begged the jury
for a Ii. hit fine to be imposed.
Ober was ably represented by At
torney F. F. Leiper who asked for
acuuiltal il ODER was innocent but
in case they thought him guilty to.
soak il to him
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11
ISIS Perkins

While the play Isis Perkins
which comes to the Glendive Opera
House for one performance, on Sun
day, Sept. l4th, is classed as com
edy, it does not, however, contain all
laughter.
There is story running through
the play that touches the serious sue
of life. While no play would be COM
plete without a touch of sentiment
telling the ''old. old story in ISIS
Perkins, it is treated in an entirely
original way and its appeal is unusu-
ally strong.
Don't forget the date, this Sunday
night, Sept. IA.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11
Edward J. Berry
Dies Suddenly
Genial Hotel Man Succumbs To The
Bursting Of Blood Vessel After Driv-
ing Heat In Miles City Races

/ ba is tba one man that C,and;ve co,,i
least afford to losa At tb;s t;mo ,,
Ha WAC fr;and of avarvbodv .nd
was eve,bodv's friend Nav he rest
in neace
Mr.. Kerry in addition to his botels
the Jordan and Nev .rbeck,. v.s tho
owner of the Riverside farm and had
RECENTLY purchased tho old Cain es-
tate on Merrill Ave next to the cor-
ner of Towne St for which ba had
n,ans already drawn for tbe orect;on
of q modor, tbree storv off;oo h,,;,d;nn
on the site
Nnmoro,s lo++.rs .,d +o,arros If
oro ho;, rooo;,oa h., nr,
Ro,rv ard tho f,,,ou,;no f,;onas houo
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11

AS soon as Senator Walsh learned
that some criticism was being made
of the apparently neglectful manner
in which Montana was being discrim-
mated against in the matter of land
surveys, he took the matter up with
the general land Office in such Wig
orous manner, that the following let
ter was forthcoming;
Hon. I. J. Walsh,
United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
My attention has been called to an
article published in the ''Sidney Her
ald'' of Sidney, Montana, entitled
"Want Surveys for Dawson County,,
and, as the complaint embodied there
in may have come under your notice,
| have prepared brief reply to the
statements which reflect upon this Of
fee.
Ine surveys of lands in this county
have not been neglected, and | have
prepared diagram, in colors. Of the
two counties of Dawson and Valley in
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11

,oo,n lh- report early this afternoon
rm,r.Iay. September llth, 1913, tha
rh,orI ! Berry, our beloved min
A.,." of the Jordan Hotel in GIendiv
},d died shortly after one o'clock il
Mile. CITY. al the Olive Hotel, from
brmorrhagp supposed to have beer
induced by the excitement of thu
,.ras in hi. weakened condition from
recent illness.
Mr.. Berry, being an ardent horse.
man had entered several of his trot-
t;no horses in the Custer County Fair
races. he himself having driven Emily
s IT, third money in yesterday S
rqrp The eXerti0n and the excite
mpot proved too much for him, how
ever for ne died few minutes after
bcine removed from the fair grounds
to the hotel.
Mrs. Berry is nearly Frustrated and
is confined to her room in the hotel.
'"
est friends and brother Elks left on
No. 3 this evening for Miles City,
Wv
.,.
.,.p...,hou, ,,;,1 h,,o ahoro of
,bo fuoa,a1 ,,h;.,, will +,La ,,ooo
..,.,. .tu. 1oJo uo+o,
o,9 o,lo,I. c,aaou of+or, car,,
ieas will ha oo,d,c+od hv tho Ellie
wbo will o,so cona,ct the;r h,,r;a,
sorc;uo 81 tho looo, ooroo+or, ,uhora
tba ron,ios will ho laid Of ro.+
Mr. Rorrv wbi)a ,,naro,tIv in
perfect health ,s ha .,v.vs WAC IN
spirits no matter how severe bis ra-
,. :,
ing since last winter, when he and
Mrs. Berry took a trip to the coast
for his health. He later took treat
ment at the Mayo Brothers sanitarium
IN Rochester, Mimi, from which he
Seemed TO have been greatly benefited.
The deceased hesides his widow.
leaves a mother Mrs Marv Berry Of
Bert. N y hrothers John and Will
Berry of Bert N p and Walter
Berry of Wabtooia Wis and sisters
u.ra.
Mrs Lydia Mosher and Mrs. John
Ashbeck Of Red Granite Wis. and
Mrs viii Deerino of Merrill Wis
All these have heer notified and are
expected to attend tba funeral su,- !
day.
Pd,n..,
1eh TOO,
Wis - ~ ao' a. """''"'
Th.,,, '' wv " "'' "'"'"'
off,. "o'"o' "''''
pA;. ~o'p'e 'ioveu ~
irso. , anu '''e'' W DieN-
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11
FAIR NOTES

The Fair association have arrange
series of motorcycle races. one eac
day during the fair, the prizes to b
given for the best time in three races
Bert Butler has decided to enter al
Excelsior which will be ridden b,
Marvin Smith.
G. D. Hollecker, Sec'y. of the
Fair association, wired P. J. Bricker
Gen'l Immigration Agent of the N
P. Ry. last Tuesday, asking if we will
be obliged to hire an expert from the
Agricultural college to take charge OF
the contest for the best dairy COW, fo1
which the N. P. is Offering hand
some clock. His reply stated that we
would have to use our own standards
in making the awards.
E. J. Berry reports that Mr.. Para
dsie of Yates, will send his string of
horses to our fair.
The Sec'y. of the Custer County Fair
association advises that we can expect
% harness horses from Miles City.
He said the entries have filled more
satisfactorily than for years.
Madison Bros. of Beach, arrived
last week and are working their
string of horses daily at the fair
grounds, getting them in shape for
the races. Three more horses are ex-
pected from Beach this work.
Mr.. Berry's horses were shipped to
the Custer County fair at Miles City
on Monday.
= The gasoline engine and pump are
in position on the fair grounds and
the water tank and we'll will be in
readiness by the time fair opens.
Every farmer is urged to be on
hand next week with his full-blooded
stock. From the way things look,
his will be the greatest fair in the
history Of Dawson county. |
Four entries have already been
made in the motorcycle races. Three !
niles will be ridden each day of the
air.
1t is doubtful if there has ever been
% many people able to collect and ar
'ange an exhibit for fair as there
ire today. Almost every community !
las one or more men who are really
Experts in their line of work. These
hanged conditions will make the
county fairs of Montana better this
year than ever before, and the State
Fair, which is the great clearing house
# the county fairs, will be improved
'ccordingly. Helena Independent.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11

er of the Review, spent few hour
in Glendive last Sunday while on hi
way east, after having made an ex
tended stay in Salt Lake City and {
trip on the coast.
Mr.. Metcalf informs the Monitor
that the story which recently went
the rounds Of the newspapers, to the
effect that he was served with a sum.
mons in suit instituted by Mrs. Met
calf in San Francisco, was an error.
81 was not served with papers of
any sort in San Francisco, - said Mr..
Metcalf, "the newspaper statement to
the contrary notwithstanding. Know
ing from long experience the usual
accuracy of newspaper statements
however, l am convinced that some
suit must have been instituted there
by Mrs. Metcalf, and that somebody
at the Stewart hotel, who may-un-
fortunately for himself me
in some respect, or may bear the same
name, was served with summons, to
which he is perfectly welcome so far
as | am concerned.
81 have since learned that Mrs.
Metcalf herself gave the embellish-
ment of that story to San Francis
co reporter, and the statement was
made in the Bulletin that the suit had
been instituted in order to prevent my
leaving San Francisco. | consulted
Attorney John L. McNab, who was re-
Gently United States district attorney,
and he advised me that they had no
right to bring me under the jurisdic-
tion Of the California courts in such
matter, and accordingly | left San
Francisco and wont to Salt Lake City. :
1t appeared that the beginning Of that
suit and the attempt to serve me with
q summons for such an avowed pur-
pose was not in good faith, either
with myself or with the courts.
Concluding, from this and other
developments, which | do not care to
discuss at this time, that there was
10 opportunity for a reconciliation
With Mrs Metcalf, which | had at
;empted in good faith and especially /
With the future of my little girl IN
,iew, | empowered Mr.. McNab to
make to Mrs. Metcalf's attorneys
What l believed was very liberal of
er of a settlement, but evidently pre-
ering the notoriety and sensational
SIN of lawsuit, the offer was turned
own. And if she prefers to thresh
hese matters out in public, | certain
y have no objection. lam concerned
olely with the effect all this may have
n as dear and sweet child as ever
ived, and who at least is innocent of
ny wrongdoing whatsoever. |
While in the city Sunday, Mr.. Met '
alf was the guest Of the Rev I. S.
the two having been fast s
riends for several years. 1t was from I
lr. Leland, on arrival here, that Mr.. :,
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11
''Parson JIM Metcalf
In Town Sunday
Tells A Little OF His Side OF His
Marital Troubles--Will Answer
Wife's Charges

Metcalf first learned of the filing of a
Voluminous complaint, seeking di
vorce and transfer of property. which
was recently filed by Mrs. Metcalf's
attorneys in the district court in this
city. 1t being Sunday, he was not
served with the papers while here. al
though he stated that he would not
make any effort to avoid such service.
Having made a business engagement
IN the east, Mr.. Metcalf said he found
1t necessary to proceed there at once.
Having seen and read the compl amt
now on file here. Mr.. Metcalf said:
II do not believe it is proper for
me now to discuss the case in anv
way, but | will say this complaint is
simply mess of rot, with lot of in
significant incidents magnifed into un-
due Importance. l suppose every
home circle witnesses its little disa-
greements.
THE manner of conducting the
matter in San Francisco, and here es
we'll, makes it appear that these pro-
ceedings are primarily sort of pub
licity campaign in the newspapers.
with the intent of injuring me in pub
lie estimation if possible. All l have
to say is this: resided in Glendive
over six years and in this state for
nearly thirteen years. My newspaper
experience was strenuous one. aad
naturally | gained many enemies. |
don't know how a fearless publisher
can avoid that If there had been
feasible opportunity to successfully
attack me morally, | know some OF
these enemies would have moved
heaven and earth to pull me down.
am willing that the record of these
years shall stand for themselves. Some
of these newspaper people, who are
fairly eating this up and rolling it
lnder their tongues as a sweet morsei,
ought first to look to their own house
sleanirg-and this refers particularly
% on" publisher in ,Wihaux.
GAS husbands go, think my re-
ord in nv home and in the comrnani-
y will successfully stand many com
,arisons that might he made. / have
lever talked about or against Mrs.
detcalf, but necessarily her conduct
must come under just as close scrutiny
S my own, now that she has raised
he issue AS to that, would be
erfectly willing, also, to trust the
ublic verdict in this community,
'here she lived until Aug. 81, 1911,
vhen she left with my understanding
hat she was going to California for
he winter, but she herself told sew
raj people on the quiet that she was
,aving me for good.
when the proper time comes,
ill make full answer to her COM
laint, and may have something to
lbmit beside specific answers. Till
len and also thereafter, the public is
elcome to form it's own conclusions.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11

"hlie' the genial presence AM
p'easlngi personality of the late f
). Berry will be sadly missed from
the Dawson County fair this year
everything will go on just as origin
ally planned and just as he woulc
have liked to seen it. had he lived.
The entries in the Ladies' RELAY
races have been announced by Asst
Secy. Fred Goulding as follows
Miss Mabel Konkright of Fox Lake:
Mrs. Julia Lynch of Miles City; Mrs
Cage johnson of Intake; Mrs,
Blanche Roberts of Intake; and Mrs
Nettie Mckenzie of Glendive.
Cage johnson is securing the en-
tire county for bad horses, the bad
der the better, which he is going to
enter in the free-for-ali bronco bust
ing contest. the prize for which will
be at least 500
The dairy cow contest will be
judged entirely on points--and there
will be no milk or cream tests. The
standards Of Judging will be the best
taken from rules of the Experiment
station of the Purdue university at
La Fayette, Ind, and the DeLaval
cream separator people.
Professor Brown of the Public
schools is planning on an exhibit of
the work of pupils. He stated that
while the work this year would be
interesting, it will! only be fore
runner of what we can expect from
the public schools next year.
The Altar society of the Catholic
church bid SIS for the refreshment
privilege and won out.
The N. P. railroad will run special
trains direct to the grounds every
day of the fair, beginning at l p. m.
and continuing until 3 p. m. for the
small sum of lOc. for the round trip.
Mrs. W. T. Perham, who has
charge of the Better Babies" con
test. reports that so babies have al |
ready been entered and more are ex |
pected and welcomed. On account
Of the large number .of entries. the
of the little ones will
begin at clock, Wednesday morn.
ng, Sept. II, by we'll known physi-
,ians of this city, beginning with |
babies whose surnames commences
with from A to G.. On Thursday
morning babies whose names begin
With from H to N will be examined
md on the last day Of the fair from
} to z, all inclusive. Tho above is
'or city babies only. the babies from
he country Will be Judged any
morning that will be convenient for
he parents, by making arrange
nents with Mrs. W. T. Perham.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11

Bill of Sale blanks on hand at the
Monitor office.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-09-11

While in the city Sunday, Mr.. Met
calf was the guest Of the Rev. 7. S.
Leland, the two having been fast
friends for several years. 1t was from
Mr.. Leland, on arrival here, that Mr..
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-10

the subject until the men came IN.
Then she welcomed Doctor Cavendish
with smiles.
Come, Cavendish, | want 10 show
you my laboratory" said Brinckhofen.
dragging his friend away as soon as
he decently could They went into
the professors little bare room and
began discussing the great discovery.
"Of course 1t goes to the museum,
Brinckhofen," said Cavendish. cit
Will be worth a thousand dollars to
you
"A thousand dollars!" exclaimed the
professor. you are joking, Cavendish.
Why. the egg alone would bring that
at auction"
Yes. yes, I'm speaking abvut the
egg" said Doctor Cavendish ir.,tably.
What are ycu speaking th.utY'
why, the aux, of course. Don't
you know that put It there so that
1t would hatch? Why, we'll have q
real live bird, Cavendish. I shall sell
1t to the Geological society and I'll
patch up the egg after It has Matched
out, and I'll let you have that for q
thousand. And the bird will lay more
eggs, and I'll get a thousand apiece
for those too, and"
Il say" interposed Cavendish. re.
member 1t isn't Matched yet. II I
we're you would tell Mrs. Brinck-
hofen about It,"
~ Tell Mrs. Brinckhofen! Why, she'd
tell the neighbors and they'd steal It
or do something to It! Never trust a
woman. No, it is safest just where It
is
They argued with some lack of
equanimity until dinner time, when
Mrs. Brinckhofen elected them into
the dining room.
Hum! I'm hungry as a bear" said
Doctor Cavendish, pulling his napkin
across knees. What have we here?
Scrambled eggs? Fine!"
Il don't know whether you like
scrambled goose eggs" said Mrs.
Brinckhofen. They say they're very
nice. ] found one under our biddy-it
must have been laid by one of Mr..
Giless geese, for it wasn't there last
time ! looked. So thought that as
we hadn't many eggs I'd try what 1t
tasted like
Woman" gasped the professor.
springing to his feet, do you mean to
say you-you scrambled that egg?"
Eyes, dear" said Mrs. Brinckhofen
sweetly.
Copyright. 1912. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-10
GREAT AUK'S EGG?
Maybe, but Nevertheless, It Ar.
rived at the Breakfast Ia.
BILE in a Scramble.
BY MARGARET MANNING.

Professor Ferdinand Brinckhofen
wandered into the kitchen of his sum-
mer bungalow, on the Maine shore.
His wife was washing the dinner
dishes.
ELLEN, my DEAR he said, Doctor
Cavendish, OF the Natural History
museum, will be here this afternoon.
Can you get up a meal for him? He
has to start back tomorrow morn
inc"
II SUPPOSE ST. Ferdinand" answered
his wife, a littls tartly. you know,
of course, that we haven't much In
the house to offer a guest. However,
I'll do my best, and II he will be salts
fed with 1t he's welcome. Why is
he coming all this distance just to
spend the night with us?"
Professor Brinckhofen put his arm
round his wife's waist and kissed
her.
Il know you're busy, Ellen" he
said. Next summer we'll get a maid"
And he wandered out, while his wife
went on washing. She dried the last
plate and set 1t aside.
II wonder just why Doctor Caven-
dish is coming here for one night"
she said to herself.
Professor Brinckhofen engaged q
rowboat and pulled round to the rail-
road terminal, where he arrived just
in time to greet Doctor Cavendish as
his visitor stepped out of his car.
We'll. what did you think Of my let
ter?" he asked, after the customary
greetings had been interchanged.
Doctor Cavendish took his friend
by the arm. my dear old enthusiast"
he answered, Ito be frank with you,