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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-25

house descended or, rather. assembled.
Judge Menefee and his cohorts with
boyish vhoopS born of the snow and
stress. They called: they pounded at
window and door. At the inhospitable
silence they waxed restive: they as
saulted and forced the pregnahle bar
riers and invaded the premises.
The watchers from the coach heard
standings and shoutings from the in
terror of the ravaged house. Before
long a light within fickered. glowed.
famed high and bright and cheerful.
Then came running back through the
driving flakes the exuberant explorers.
More deeply pitched than the clarion
even orchestral in volume-the voice Of
Judge Menefee proclaimed the succor
that lay in opposition with their state
of travail. The n room of the house
was uninhabitated. he said, and bare
Of furniture, but it contained Il great
fireplace, and they had discovered an
ample store of chopped wood in a lean
to at the rear.
"Gentlemen." cried Rildad Rose from
his seat, sWathed in coats and robes,
tear me down two panels of that
fence so l can drive in. That is old
mans Redruth's shanty. | thought we
must he nigh ii. They tool him to the
foolish house in Augusta
| Cheerfully the four passengers
sprang at the snow capped rails. The
exhorted team tugged the coach up the
slant to the door of the editice from
which a midsummer madness had raw
ished its proprietor. The driver and
two Of the passengers began to UNI
hitch. Judge Menefee opened the door
of the coach and removed his hat.
Il have to announce, Miss G%arland.'
said he, the enforced suspension Of
our journey. The driver asserts that
the risk in travelling the mountain
road by night is too great even to con-
slider. 1t will he necessary to remain
in the shelter of this house until MORN
ing. | beg that YOU will feel that there
is nothing to fear beyond n temporary
Inconvenience. l have personally in
spected the house and find that there
are means to provide against the ricor
Of the weather at least. You shall be
made as comfortable as possible. Per
NIT me to assist o to aliyht.'
To the judges side came the passen-
ger whose pursuit in life was the plac-
ing of the Little Goliath windmill. His
name was DunWoody. but that mat
ters not much In travelling merely
from Paradise to Sunrise City one
needs little or no name. Still one who
would seek to divide honOrs with
Judge Madison l.. Menefee deserves a
cognomenal peg upon which Fame
may hang Il wreath. Thus spake. loud
ly and ~buoynntly. the aerial miller:
II you'll have to climb out Of
the ark. Mrs. Mcfarland. This wig
wan amt exactly the Palmer House,
but 1t turns SNOW. and they won't
search your grip for souvenir spoons
when you leave. We've got a fire 60
ing. and We'll fix you up with dry
Trilbys and keep the mice away any
how. all right, all right
One of the two passengers, who We're
struggling in a melee of horses, har-
ness, snow and the sarcastic injunc-
tons Of Bildad Rose, called loudly
from the whirl Of his volunteer duties:
"Say! Some of you fellows get Miss
Solomon into the house, will you:
! Whoa, there, You COMPOUNDED brute"
Ito be eontinued.1
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-25

~ IANSE met CuIly Will d pleAe
Of soap and a coarse towel
7 in his hands.
w go to the other end of the
lake and use this he said. Buck
will give you some dry clothes at the
wagon"
The tramp obeyed without protest
BY the time supper was ready he had
returned to camp. He was hardly to
be recognized in his new blue shirt and
brown duck clothes. Ranse observed
him out Of the corner Of his eye.
"Lordy, 1 hope he amt a coward"
he was saying to himself.
His doubts were soon allayed. Curly
walked straight to where he stood.
Now I'm Clean" he said meaningly,
"maybe you'll talk to me. Think you've
got a picnic here, do you? You clod-
hoppers think you can run over a mar
because you know he can't get away
All right. Now, what do you think OF
that?"
Curly planted a stinging slap against
Ranse's left cheek.
Ranse smiled happily.
Somewhere in his restless tour OF
the cities Curly had acquired the art
Of self defense. The ranchman was
equipped only with the splendid
strength and equilibrium Of perfect
health and the endurance conferred by
decent living. There were no form
al rounds. At last the fiber Of the
clean liver prevailed. The last time
Curly went down he remained on the
grass. but looking up with an un-
quenched eye.
Curly's first lesson stuck. He be.
came on. friendly and then on init.
mate terms with soap and water.
Once he got at the quart bottle OF
whisky kept sacredly in the grub tent
for rattlesnake bites, and spent sixteen
hours on the grass, ~magnifcently
drunk. But when he staggered to his
feet his first move was to find his
soap and towel and start for the char
co. And once. when a treat came from
the ranch in the form Of a basket of
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-25
Confederate Veterans Reunions,

Denver, Jul 2l.-IAat the s,H,l is
strong tor Denver :s the pIlv" 10:
holding the 1919 rouniru Of IT," CEN
federate Veterans association :, the
report made by John Il. Mailing 10 the
Publicity league and III" tunNrutiru
association. which bodies II" Represent
tion at C~hattanongn.
The 1914 reunion will |" held IT
J~ackSOnvillc. Fla. this having been It.,
cided at Chattanooga. Whether az not
Denver will hc successful in lan'il:
the 1913 meeting will be deciiri II
next years reunion. (30 Ri
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-25
No. 2
The Higher Abdication
PROLOGUE Il.

Curly, a young tramp seeking free
lunch hospitality in hitherto unex-
plored paths, arrives at San Antonio,
which was a far different place than
It is today. Some rollicking stockmen
hail him as a new geological discovery,
but their interest is Of short duration,
and Curly is again left to his own re-
sources. His first consideration now Is
sleep. and he climbs into a ranch Wag-
m. where in due time Ranse Truesdell
discovers him. Ranse decides to give
the tramp a chance and as a beginning
prescribes an involuntary bath.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-25
rary clerk hire and Il like amount for
temporary carriers.
Largest Ship In Service.

New York, July 22.-The lmperator,
which is now the largest ship in Scrv.
ice. can carry 400 passengers Hn1 Il
crew of LOO. Her keel Wa ;G;G on
June IS. 1910. and on May -. 1912.
she was launched. In all she has cost
Sc. 600 to build. Commodore Hans
Ruser commands the vessel.
He was until recently in command
Of the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. He
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-25
No. 3
The Sphinx Apple
Snow Bound,

Snow Bound.
~1WENTY miles ont from Para
disc and fifteen miles short
|S=SES0 of Sunrise City, Rildad Rose,
Sg the stagedriver. stopped his
team. A furious snow had been fall
ing all day. Eight inches it measured
now on a level. The remainder of the
road was not without peril in daylight.
creeping along the ribs Of a bijou
range Of ragged mountains. Now,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-25

Postmaster General Albert S. Eurleson
Has Made Many Changes In Service.
SoOO,iRD for city letter carriers. Such
unusual financial demands made it
necessary for the postmaster general
to go to early in May for al
emergency appropriation. The sum of
S6OO,OO was granted and an additional
100000 was appropriated for tempo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
Shape Of the sIIo.

The round silo is by far the most
satisfactory and most economical to
build. The walls must be absolutely
perpendicular and smooth So as to
facilitate the packing and even set
tling Of the silage
Constructing the Curb.
After having decided upon the loea-
ton and size Of the silo to be built the
ground must be made perfectly level.
.as this viii help to keep the walls per.
pendicular in digging. A short stake
is driven firmly in the ground where
the center of the silo is to be. Assum-
ing that the silo is to be eight feet in
diameter a light board, say 1x4
about six feet long. is procured. a
nail is then driven through one end
of the board into the stake. AT q dis.
lance OF four feet from the nail a small
hole is bored Six inches from this
point another hole is bored In these
holes small bolts or heavy nails are
placed BY revolving ,this board
around the center stake. two circles
will be marked on the ground. The
space between these circles is dug out
to depth q eighteen to twenty-four
inches or far enough to come below
the frost line great care being used
So that the walls Of the trench are per.
pendicular and as smooth as possible.
When the trench is completed 1t Will
be six inches wide and probably eigh-
CONTINUED on Page Two.1
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
MEXICAN MESSAGE rs.
READ BY THE PRESIDENT

Telegram by United Press.
Washington Aug. a. President
Wilson played his trump card in the
Mexican situation today when before
the joint session Of congress he read
bis message in which he advised
That all Americans be earnestly
urged to leave Mexico Immediately
That Mexico be informed that sum
mary punishment would be made if
American lives We're outraged.
The president said he deemed it his
duty to let the various factions fight
out their troubles and he must prohibit
shipment Of arms to both federals and
rebels to insure strict neutrality
The failure Of the negotiations Of
Lind was reported by the president
but ne said the dor was not closed
70 the resumption Of peace overtures.
The president regards the situation
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
Huerta,s RepIy.

Huerta's position, as shown by his
answer submitted by the president,
with the message, follows. He sug-
gests recognition. Declares his is the
legal government asks the appoint
ment Of a new American ambassador,
requests that rebels be denied arms.
urges strict observance Of neutrality
laws, charging violation and asserts
that he controls most Of Mexico and
has made progress in suppressing the
rebellion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

as critical. His address breathed
friendship for Mexican people but ex-
treme pessimism as to the outlook for
immediate restoration Of peace be-
cause Of Huertas rejection Of the me-
diation Rlan
The president said he believes Huer-
e. rejected the mediation proposal be-
cause "he was grossly misinformed up.
on two points he did not realize the
spirit Of the Amercain people in the
matter Of their earnest friendliness
and yet sober determination that some
Just solution must be found for Mexi-
can difficulties that they did not be
lieYe the present administration spoke
through Lind for the people Of the
United States.
The effect Of this unfortunate mis-.
understanding was to leave them isolat-
% and without friends who can effee-
tualiy aid them The president said
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
To Drill East Of lutte.

Tuttle, Okla, Aug. g7.-The zeIma
on Co, Of Oklahoma City, which now
has several producing wells, and which
has q big lot Of leases on the prospec-
tive oil lands near Nsacastle, east Of
Iuttle, Is now building an S0-foot
STANDARD rig tower on the Redman
farm in that locality. for the purpose
Of putting down their first we'll
A contract was ret with firm Of
drillers for them to drill a test well
1000 feet deep, the contract calling for
q complete brand new standard rig and
machinery, which must be on the
ground within the next week and the
actual drilling must begin by Septem-
Der 20
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
CROWD IN
HECOURT
FOR IHAW
Demonstration Follows Judges Re.
fusal to Hear New York Law
yers Jerome Says tits
Back to Malieawan
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Prese
sherbrooke. Ars 27-Judge Clio
bensky today refused to hear lawyers
for New York in opposition to Thaw
application for a dismissal OF the ap-
plication for the wris q habeas corpus
and he then adjourned court until 3
O'Clock, when he win decide whether
to allow withdrawal OF the application
The most remarkable demonstration
ever Witnessed in a Canadian court fol-
lowed the action Of the court. Hurrah
for the Judge fair play for Thaw,
equal Justice for all filled the air
The Judge did not attempt to rebuke it.
Thaw was in court and was greatly
pleased The New York attorneys de-
manded a hearing insisting that in the
commitment the magistrate erred in
sending Thaw to jail They suggest
ed that the magistrate might be liable
for false arrest The court held that
they had no standing as it was only
an ~ex parte' matter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
MANY ARE
BUILDING

y y impossible TO get the number
of silos that are being erected in the
county at the present time, but they
are going up in every section Of the
county almost as rapidly as did the
claim "shacks in the early days More
silqs have been erected this year in
Grady county than ever existed here
N all The Years Of ohlahomas growth.
a few Of the we'll known farmers
ana stoeknen who are now erecting
silos are Frank Baker q w. y. Bailey.
y Booue Bailey 2 }. d, Sparks, 2: j..
3. 7 Schmidt W NJ Inman. 4. H.
p Johnson, who has since last year
been a silo enthusiast is erecting sew
oral and will have a total Of about 30
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

FOR JONES
TEST HERE
Bill for First Car Load Of Machinery
Received DriIIer Arrives and
Well is Located win
Start Soon

p +. Hopkins, a member Of the COM
pany that is to drill for oil on the Pate
Jones place. arrived in the city yester-
day from Guthrie, accompanied by Bert
Haslett Of Tulsa, who will superlntend
the work.
Together with Mr.. Jones, the two
oil men went out TO the farm Tuesday
afternoon and definitely located the
test. Mr.. Jones received tho bill for
the first car load Of machinery which
was expected to arrive at Lucille today
BY Saturday we expect to have all
the machinery on the ground" said
Mr.. Hopkins, and within week or
ten days drilling should be under way
Mr. Hopkins also stated that bis
company expects to begin drilling near
Alex by September 10.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
PIT SILO EASILY BUILT
AND The COST IS SMALL

The pit silo is the cheapest kind that
can be built and is probably the only
kind available for many men Of mod
crate means. It is highly recommend
ed by Mr. Cottrell The following in
formation concerning it is from an au-
thority on the subject.
Naturally there are a few objections
to the pit silo, but it has been demon
strated by a number Of dry land farm
eFs In recent years Chat silage keeps
perfectly in properly constructed silos
OF this type
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

sherbooke,, Aug Following an
all night sonferenee between New
York and Canadian officials. William
Jerome announced that Thaw win re-
turn to Matteawan today.
Jerome said he had the assurance
Of the Canadian authorities al Ottawa
that sharp practices will not be eoun-
tenaneed- He 6 anticipating the I'M
mediate deportation Of Thaw
Former District Attorney John Mack
OF Duchess county, New York aas
has been attending to the details for
ThaWs passage through Vermont
came here today accompanied by New
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

I'VE ca4Aot thrust our good offices
on them The situation must be given
time. The president expressed the
belief that only little time would be
necessary. He said several powers
supported the United States in urging
mediation
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

upon the number Of cattle and other
livestock to be fed and the length Of
the feeding period Silage is usually
led to COWS and beef cattle at the rate
OF thirty to forty pounds per day:
therefore in two hundred days COW
or steer would require from three to
four tons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

In order that q pit silo may be a
success, the soil where it is located
muss be firm, dry, and wen drained.
A pit siio should never be built in 4
humid region The silo should be 10.
Gated convenient to the place where
the silage is to be fed Itis often very
desirable TO dig 1t at the end Of the
barn, to build small shed oyer it..
and 70 handle the sllage with a carrier
similar to the litter carrier or the com.
mon hay carrier equipment Where
feed lots are located near a steep bank,
it might be desirable to build the silo
near the edge Of the bank. So as to-
have a series OF doors On one side
These would then have 10 be rein.
forced. Each case would haze to be-
considered separately and would re-
quire individual planning.
size Of slIo 70 Build.
The size Of silo to build viii depend
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

Hampshire and Vermont sberligs, prs
pared e act IS soon as ThaW A
reached either state yne.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27
cannIna pemonslralIon.

While H. N. cottren was talking
silos to the men. Mr and Mrs r. M
Jeffords on another car we're giving
canning demonstrations explaining to
the ladies' the latest and best methods
Of canning fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Coltrell spoke ia substance, as
Ill.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-17
NINE OWNERS DISCUSS
TAXES WITH COMMISSION.
Urge Liberal Allowance For Wear
md Tear on Mining and
Smelling Plants.

Albert Bureh, manager of the
Goldfeld Consolidated. John r..
Krchen of Tonopah Extension. A. II.
Howe, of the Goldfeld Con. Henry
NJ. Hough, attorney. Fred J. siebert,
engineer for the Goldfeld Con, c. o
Bradley of the Pittsburg Silver Peak,
Mr.. Bradshaw of the Tonopah Mid
way. and w. b. Alexander, secretary
of the Mine Operators association,
appeared before the tax commission
Monday to discuss what is proper
and what is not, in the matter of
charges against bullion, and what
should be allowed in figuring the net
proceeds of mines in the matter of
taxation Mr.. Burch seemed to be
the spokesman of the crowd, and
from his manner. and the language
ne used. seemed to be anxious to fur
nish the tax commission with all data
possible in order that they may figure
the matter out. 1t was urged that
there should be a very liberal allow
anee made for deterioration of milling
and smelling plants in charging mp
expenses. so that by the time a mine
is worked out or a mill or smelter be-
comes obsolete. IT will not have been
paying taxes in proportion to its orr
ginal cost, and the tax commissioners
seemed inclined TO view the matter
from his standpoint. Still. they were
cautious about making the allowance
fer deterioration too large. as the
repairs and up-keep of milling plants
are already charged. and plants are
not allowed to fall far below first.
class at any time. \ great mass of
figures was gone over. during the
dav.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-17
JUSTICE " TECHNIcaLITIEs.

The supreme court Of Alabama has
recently put itself in line with the
intelligent conception of justice By
the announcement of lower courts for
purely technical reasons. Il must be
shown that the technical defect has
injured the rights of the party ex-
.eepting thereto before il Is regarded
as ground for reversal.
Ii is a matter of Just pride for
Pennsylvania that practically the
the same rule has been maintained
by the Pennsylvania supreme court
for many years. That We believe.
Is now the case in most states where
common sense prevails. Mississippi
and Missouri are states where the old
sway Of technioalities survives. and
some OF the supreme court decisions
in those states furnish food fo-
laughter TO all except those who are
denied justice by reason Of failure -
dot an ~ or cross a ITO let hy-
perbole describe the slavery TO the
technical conception of justice.
To say thar a criminal shall go
free because the words in the conn-
~ and aforesaid" are omitted. or for
lack Of the allegation that he did the
deed. mot having the fear Of the law
in his mind" is to place 4 higher val.
ne on formality than on justice. "a
hold that technical error shall not
defeat justice is TO put justice first.
there ne any doubt which of the
two honest and unprcjndioed public
opinion viii prefers-Pittshnreh
Dispatch.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-17
DISCUSSED MIDLAND TRAIL.

\ report has gained circulation
that the Midland Trail automobile
route as logged by a. L. Westgard,
cannot be definitely decided upon be-
cause of the :aek CT ea-opefation by
Utah and the poor condition of the
highways in that state. Because of
this a meeting was held at Denver,
Colo. Thursday. which was attended
by representatives from various
towns in Kansas and Colorado. aiong
the proposed route.
Statements were real at the meet
ing saying that il would cost the en-
tire sl0,0O0,o0o ID ne raised BY ;he
American Automobile association 10
construct and liza atnn \ uiehwa y
over the Midland Tra.l route This
statement was challenged by . ram
Ter rresen:
President 80 sad lhai N's-
gard would ~ q Sa ar - in
a week and that he would return
over the Nernal ut to Denver. and
= report from him On the feasibility
of that route, as compared With the
Midland trail, could he obtained by
the last of this month
committ' WIS appointed ar the
rssting 10 -, Niih taa high.
~ officials q Il cex.rnoi Spry "a
a ascertain waat the VII do toward
improving the highways in Utah and
resolutions were also adopted TO ask
the government to send engineers TO
survey the different routes.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-17

none too easy to negotiate with ahs
kind of average speed, the little ears
encountered rocky mountain passes,
steep aseents, sharp declines, ana
the most rugged kind of country
where for miles and miles they
plowed along, the drivers at the
steering wheel thinking of only one
objeet-the winning of at least the
Glidden Trophy. and, Of course hop
ing TO capture the Anderson Cup II
veil.
AT every control the drivers o.
The Metz team, which included Mt.
Charles II. Metz. president of the
Metz company, and his son, Walter
Metz. we're given an enthusiastic re-
ception. They were Toasted and en-
%tertained several times on the trip,
and at I he big Pow Wow ARRANGED by
President Hill of the Great Northern
road. they were the center OF attrae-
ton. and were critically examined b.
the Indian chiefs"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-17

Diggs is found guilty, Caminetta
will plead guilty and throw himself
on the mercy of the court. The trial
has become one of nationwide pro-
minence because Of the name and
standing of the parties involved. The
respondents. Diggs and Caminetti,
both married men, ran away from
California To Reno, Nevada. with two
Young girls, Marsh Warrington and
Lola Norris, daughters of well-known
people, and by going from California
to Nevada, became liable to prosecu-
ton by the federal government for
violation of the Mann act. The de-
Tense is on technical grounds that
there was no violation of the Mann
act, inasmueh as II was not the pur-
pose on the part of the respondents
to induce the young women to be-
come the mistresses of the two men
involved, and that no subterfuges
We're used in getting the girls to make
the trip to Reno. The trial will
probably be ended sometime this
week.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-17

OurExpress Trust is badly in need
of an inyalid's chair.--New York
American.