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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-10-31
Ladies are Interested in County
Seat Fight. Mrs. Hall
Writes.
To the Editor Of the Eagle,
Ekalaka, Mont.

Altho not nominally a member
Of the Booster Club, | cannot re-
frain from adding my little to
boost for Ekalaka, as every little
helps. In setting forth the
reasons why Ekalaila should be
the county seat of the proposed
new county Of Fallon | would
give as the paramount reason,
the fact that it is the geographic
al center Of the county, the cost
Of transportation Of prisoners,
witnesses, veniremen, etc., will
be considerably lessered, thus
lowering the rate OF taxation,
making an economic factor in
choice OF location. We have
heard It quoted that the county
seat should be situated more to
the nol'thward as the cou ty
will, no doubt, be redivided in
time to come, but dividing coun-
ties is p long, expensive under
taking ard by the time our
southern nei2hbOrs are ready to
separate from rs, Fa,!on County
viii have inc 'e"seu in wealth
and population l> such an extent
that q rcloca L. on Of the county
scat will be asily made if neces-
sary. UTn: uch time, which
Epv. appc& to be in the very
'io1 Future it is very much to
the nCi r*e...4,c Of all to the south
~..~ ara and westward Of
!..-@ have the county seat
i">~ -. i. .rc.
r, ~;y-Ihe townsite pre-
sem al ,antag~5 not oJta!nable
in any other town that is III the
3'*r3 fn' coun-t scat, VIZ Il
h>"utit4' location in u Sheltered
valley; an abundance Of good
drinking water; admirable facili-
ties for an excellent water works
system; an excellent soil that
will produce anything planted in
it and an easy method of irriga-
ton.
Trees, lawns and gardens need
irrigation in this country to at
tain appreciable results. 4 coun-
t. seat needs beautiful homes
and public grounds which can
not be made in an arid district
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-10-31
EKAAKA (CuSTER COUNTY, MONTANA FRIDAY OCTOBER 3d.

where even good drinking water
is unobtainable. We want to
make our county seat place to
which every patriotic citizen can
point with civic pride.
Thirdly Ekalaka being the
centrally located can maintain a
county high school that will
serve the best interests of more
ambitious boys and girls than
any place located in one or anct'l-
er extreme of the county.
The hope Of any county rests
upon the education of it's coming
citizens. Let US then work to
the end that the greatest number
of our farm boys and girls may
have the best advantages the
state can give them, that they
in turn, may best serve the in
terests of the community and
thus the country at large. Let
US have a centrally located coun-
ty high school.
Fourthly-We have heard it
argued that the county seat
should be at the railroad, but as
the railroad follows the ploW and
Ekalaka already has its full quota
Of plowmen, the railroad is but
a matter OF a very short time,
while in contrabalance to our
present lack of railroad we
can name our rich deposits Of
Ignite coal and our unlimited
store of tirewood fpon the govern
ment reserve, making a shortage
Of fuel an impossibility. Our
building materials can be furnish
ed at lowest cost; an excellent
variety of building stone lies at
GU: doors: the mills in the forest
turn out a good grade Of rough
lumber; sand and gravel for ce-
ment lies all about US. Our
county buildings and our perma-
nent homes can be tuilt at
fraction Of the cost elsewhere
and in this day Of the gas trac-
tor, the automobile and the gas
o!i1e truck the need Of a rail
road does not seriously embarass
Ehalaka.
Cast your ballot for Elialaka.
Mrs. d. L ,ss T. Hall.
Geo, Conger this week sold his
interest in the Hatton & Conger
blacksmith shop to Geo. Clark.
The shop hereafter will be under
the exclusive charge of Mr.. Hat
ton and in the spring many i'm
provements will be made in the
property. Hatton & Clark, as
the firm is now named, deserve
the patronage of all from this
section, each having a host OF
friends and acquaintance.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-10-31
DISCOVERED.

From all accounts the county
seat fight in Fallon County is on
in earnest. A number Of the
Baker people started south sew
eral days ago to show the south
end folks where to head in at, in
cluded in the party being Mr..
Edward Booth of Silver Bow
County. Seems to us we have
heard Of this man Booth before.
Oh! yes. he's the man who was
formerly employed by the Anal
gamated Copper Co. as their
lobbyist at the stat le' islature
in Helena, especially at the time
when they tried t, disgust and
disgrace the Treasure state with
their four legislation. However,
Mr.. Booth should be a good man
to work for county seat as he
has been a professional lobbyist
Tor the past Is years and you all
know what that means. But
the thing that looks queer to us
and that we can't quite under
stand is why the voters of Fal-
lon County need a man like
Booth to come here from the
western part Of the state to tell
them how to vote.
If Mr.. Booth lived here or even
intended to make Fa1lon County
his home it would he different
but he only intends to stay long
enough to play his hano tx, the
voters and people of Fallon
County in the same way as the
steam roller is worked in Silver
Bow County. receive his reward
from Baker and then hike off to
let Fallcn County voters carr,
the blame of the stencil and cor
ruptior caused by the methods
used by these political tricksters.
1t wouldn't be quite so bad to
have corruption after Fallon
County has been created but to
have it at the inception Of Fa!-
lon County, such rotten methods
as arc used is asking too much
Of the intelligent voter. Do we
need 2n attorney Of the AnnaIga-
mated Copper Go. Of New YORK.
and Boston to tell US how to
cast our vote for county seat or
will we talk the matter over with
those who are our neighbors and
who will remain in the county to
bear the burden and harvest the
fruit Of the new county Of Fal-
lon? Mr.. Voter! You do not
need the stencil of any profes
sional lobbyist to tell you how to
vote. Vote as you should, for
the best interests of your home,
children, your wife and your
banl; account.
~. cclo A co.,- <ro~cl -.,u i
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
NEW YORK'S BOWERY
Old Timers Lament Passing OF
Famous Thoroughfare.
No Longer Do Easy Marks With
Plenty OF Money Frequent its Gilt
tering Resorts-"Dart Game
Passes into Oblivion.

New York.-"The Bowery's on the
bum Say. you can go out any night
with cannon and IRE q grapeshot up
and down the street and not hit q
sucker: there's nothing doing Strang-
aFs don't come here any more" was
the nrst thing an old timer said when
the report went up and down the
other day that John II McGurk
whilom proprietoe Of Suicide Hair
and Of ether unsavory dives. vas dy-
Ing in California.
Of course the Bovery In NOT entire
" dead There are still plenty OF
saloons with back rooms ON It and on
the adjacent streets and alleys where
The underworld gathers and matches
gun plots and plans gang feuds. but
the times when the street was
thronged with sailors and eountrymen
apparently eager to be trimmed
have gone and none know II better
than the trimmers themselves
The dime museum used to flourish
On the Bowery and the places were
source OF great profit 10 their own
srU. You paid only q dime 10 get IN.
but unless you were extremely lucky
you paid q great deal moro to get out.
me blood testing apparatus. the
phrenclogist and the envelope
game. with It's promises OF valuable
prizes, as gold watches. II you
guessed right. separated you from the
rest Of your property. They -four
ished for years and did q big trade.
but the police got after them and they
gradually were forced out OF business.
Lately three or four Of them have
started up again. but TO Judge from
appearances and from the admissions
Of the "cappers- OF the places them
selves they ares not making any
money. They all display outside the
same garish Autographs Of scantily
dressed women and underneath is the
same old sign Of Men Only" which
served to attract thousands for so
many years and which never fulfilled
the promise it seemed to make. Also
outside some mechanical musical con-
rivance jangies noisily and tuneiess-
~.
A reporter went into three or four
of these places the other day and the
prospect was dreary. At one of the
places, on the east side OF the street.
when the reporter was paying his
admission. the ticket man impressed
on him the fact that this isn't a
moving picture show" It certainly
was not. The show consisted OF
the old time hideous anatomical ex-
hibit of diseases and freaks, ending
with the 'two-headed Chinese dragon
brought to this country fifty-f1ve years
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
Mill Girls at Lancashire and York
shire Dislike to Wear Clogs and
ShawIs Of Factory.

London.-There is great dearth
OF operatives for the cotton and
wooden mills OF Lancashire and York
shire. The cause Of this Is the grow
ing dislike OF girls to appear In the
immemorial dress OF the factory girl
clogs and shawls
The Lancashire lassies" point to
their sisters who work at the shops
or in the Office, although at a much
lower wage. who are able to wear
costumes. brightly trimmed hats and
gloves and shoes.
The work of the mill girls discour-
ages any attempt at smart or even
neat appearance. The wearing OF
clogs instead of shoes and shawls in
stead of hats causes the mill girls to
be humbled in the eyes OF other girls
whose occupation permits them to
dress more attractively, although
they earn only a few shillings week
ly as against the IS or more earned
by the despised and rejected factory
operative.
The mill managers have met to dis
cuss how mill work for girls could
be made more attractive, for it Is un-
doubted that If the girls renounce
the factories nothing remains but TO
import foreign labor. One manager
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
ART SCANDAL TOLD

down artist who had specialized in
taking old Dutch masterpieces. When
this story leaked out great cutlery
was raised and the press severely de-
plored the ignorance of the members
OF the commission who wasted the
public money In acquiring worthless
limitations of old masters. The case
was brought before parliament and
the minister OF public instruction APP
pointed special commission to exam
ine the painting. Surely enough.
within q week Professor Cavenaghi
submitted the painting to chemical
test and ascertained that 1t was mod
ern and consequently faxed. The
dealer was threatened with criminal
proceedings, but he easily proved that
he was In good faith, refused to d.
vulge the name OF the painter who
sold him the painting on the plea that
this was a professional secret and Of
fered to take back the picture and
refund to the government the $4,000
paid for It.
The scandal has been consequently
hushed up. but, strange to relate. the
dealer has not lost any money on the
deal
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
INNOCENT MAN IS CONVICTED
Benjamin Lucky About to Be SEN
fenced for Staying, Another
Confesses.

Boston.-Benjamin Lucky Of Birm-
ingham, Ala. circus attache, justi-
fed his name when, as he was about
to be sentenced to prison for man
slaughter, 1t was found that another
man had confessed to the crime.
Lucky was Immediately released.
When a circus was in this city last
June there was a clash between the
paraders and several boys. and one Of
the latter was killed. Lucky was con-
victed of manslaughter.
When he came up for sentence his
counsel produced a confession from
James Gaughan, an inmate OF the
state reformatory.
The district attorney accepted the
confession and cancelled the case
against Lucky.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
Dealer Successfully Deceives
italian Commissioners.
Sells Them imitation and Braes About
the Affair Until He Gets Into
Trouble, but Comes Out a
Winner Financially.

Rome, Itafy.-A law was voted Dy
the Italian parliament In June, 1903.
Tor the preservation and defense OF
the artistic, historical and archaeolog-
ical patrfmony OF the country. The
object OF this law was to prevent the
smuggling abroad of art objects and
old paintings. practice which Is re-
sorted to by art dealers who IND It
more profitable to sell abroad instead
of In Italy any article Of artistic or
historical value. The expectation Of
art objects is now prohibited by law
and 1t Is only exceptionally allowed
after the object to be exported has
been examined by special commits
sion and permit of expectation grant
ed, in which case the would-be ex-
porter must pay q tax amounting to
20 per cent. OF the value declared
The government commission Is In ev-
cry case entitled to exercise the 30
called right of presumption and ac-
Quire the object to be exported at
the price declared by the owner.
Recently the members Of the gov
eminent commission were instructed
to exercise more care In the examina-
ton of art objects, especially old
paintings, and to apply the right OF
pre-emption more frequently. Last
year an art dealer submitted to the
commission an old painting for expor-
tation, which he declared was worth
only $4,000, despite the fact that he
attributed it to the celebrated Dutch
painter, Jakob van Ruysdael. Tie
members of the commission immedt
ately jumped to the conclusion that
the painting was genuine master
piece of great value and suspected
that the dealer had only set low
price on 1t in order to pass 1t on as
a worthless, unidentified old canvas:
They Immediately exercised the right
of presumption and acquired the paint
ing for $1,000. announcing that 1t was
a genuine van Ruysdael worth at
least $4,000.
The dealer pretended to be greatly
disappointed, but as matter of fact
he sold shortly afterward another iden-
teal painting to an Italian collector
for $4,000. He was so elated at his
successful deal that he could not help
Dragging with his friends that no had
done the members OF the govern
ment commission, as the two pictures
were the work Of Russian broken
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

sand. overvwhere are the outlines OF the hump
ed and pointed little tents the grotesque heads
and necks of camels and sheeted human figures
passing softly to and fro through the moonlight
All know that strangers stand and watch them
but while aware of it, they utterly 1ndfner
ent The rejoicing is among themselves. no
question of display or showing OF for others
They simply do what they have done for CEN
turtles and will do for centuries to come. A
sense of something eternal and infinite as the
desert ITSELF rises from thes camp. 1t stiTs the
blood. Somewhere in 1t there Is touch OF ave-
At sunrise the tents are struck, and the entire
mass moves on across the sand In single file,
procession stretching for miles. AT the tomb It,
self. two days later, to the light OF a thousand
camp fires, the Fantasia is renewed in full earn
est. The animals sacrificed. There is end
less praying dancing, singing, acting and the
rest Then all return the way they went. The
Bedouin scatter again to their various resting
places nthe desert home. The canels come
slouching and shutting through the sands past
Helouan.
What remains with me, however, is not so
much the memory of their Fantasia and wild re-
joicing. the moonIit picture of the little fami
lies who left the camp to continue their journey
beneath the stars. For the sight stirred old deep
warnings that every Naturelover knows too we'll
SO quietly they stole away into the immeasur
able DESERT All their possessions in this world
they carried easily with them, and In their hearts
this ancient faith the ages cannot change. The
camels padded off yelled women In the swaying
tents upon their backs. The silhouettes were
strange and mysterious against the brilliant stars
Like dreams Of forgotten world they melted
into the distance swiftly. Moonlight sand am
desert took them home
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

ago and worshipped by the people OF
that heather land And now, gentle
men"-the reporter was the only
visitor-'T have shown and explained
to you all these interesting specimens,
and that is ALL" concluded the ex-
hibitor in his sing song voice
Isn't there anything else?"
you can stay and look around
again IL you want to-" replied the
Snowman. as II surprised that any one
should want to stay any longer.
The paraphernalia for the dart"
game was In evidence, but there was
no game. THE man who runs 1t. :"
explained the Snowman, sis at the
bicycle show this week. He's a bike
fam"
In this pastime you throw little
winged dart and try to pin one of a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

hundred or more tickets hanging On
the wall. If you succeed you get as
prize some article corresponding to
the number on your ticket On the
wall also were hanging gold"
watches, opera glasses, bracelets and
other things, and in old days these
articles used frequently to be won
by the 'cappers" for the game, until
you had exhausted your funds in try
ing for them. The sport is first cousint
to the envelope" game. which was a;
swindle pure and simple. It's vic
tins, lured on by seeing the ~capper" ,
win watches or receive In place of.
the watches real money, were per-
suaded frequently to put up SIS or $10'
on their sure chances. OF course
they never won, and often If they
protested they were roughly handled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
SHIP MET A HERD OF DEER
Animals Were Swimming Delaware
Bay to Escape Hunters, Accord
Ing to Steamers Crew.

Wilmington, Del.--When the North
German Lloyd steamer. Neckar. from
Brennan bound for Philadelphia. was
going up Delaware bay it was forced
to deviate from its course because Of
a herd of deer in the bay. Had it kept
in the channel it would have killed
several of the animals.
The sight was the most unusual that
the pilot and the officers OF the liner
ever witnessed. The deer were swim
ming rapidly for the New Jersey shore.
They had evidently plunged into the
bay from the Delaware side to escape
from hunters. They made the swjr-
in safety.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
Quite Commonplace.

Il know man whom every respected and
It found out he had married no fewer than
SIX women In one month, yet he wasn't even
arrested. and no one thought the less of him
Cor It,"
Great Scott! Who was her
Our minister"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

@Cx1a ('FaGh@r or Sp0ed') 1utnle the W#S$$&$$#$$S
sanction Of an Arab Lourdes From
Oar and near, with their families,
thesr wives and children. their
asnts and goata their plaintive piping reeds ana
6Aeir incessant tapping OF drums, the procession
las been struggling in since sunrise Hundreds
Of donkeys trip beside the stately camels, and
Gha separate lines OF dust radiate like the spokes
Ct an invisible wheel towards the great encamp-
ment just below Helouan, to merge later in the
single stream that journeys forty miles southeast
10 the Tomb itself To the music of this soft,
gay piping the camels come swaying in beneath
Sheir enormous loads. Tents spring up over
aares of yellow sand; camps pitched, all sep
arate yet all touching; the donkeys roll in the
lot soil; the children laugh and play; the men.
Grave as the camels, sit round against the walls
Of bersim and wateriars and baggage that lie
In heaps; and the women whisper to one another
behind their wells how their little shall all
Do healed presently, and more that the child
Aess wives among them shall at last become
mothers. AT the Tomb OF Abou Seria these
things come TO pass at the March full moon. II
m time of great rejoicing.
Shortly after dawn the first straggiers came I'm
-fellaheen on tired donkeys; many, too foot.
They came from villages on the other side OF
Cairo. For the poor travel slowly, and start
Arst. The wealthy Bedouin sheikhs swathed in
white, with circlets OF gold about their turbaned
heads, come later on their grand white camels
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
child Hurt, Asks Doll Be Fixed.

Child Hurt, Asks Doll Be Fixed.
Pittsburgh.-"Me all right. TAKE
care Of baby DOLL" exclaimed Rather
inc Barrett. aged eight, who was in
jured while on her way to doll hos
pital to have her dolls broken arm
repaired.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24
TEXTILE WORKERS SCARCE

said that the girls in his mill had
dropped shawls and clogs and were
going to work In flower laden hats
and dogskin gloves.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

New York. lit required the COM
bined efforts or twelve policemen To
get II. Lo-rie. one-legged man. in
to patrol wagon He wna arrested
on the charge Of begging.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

Authors Friend-Our baby enjoys your new
book more than any Of us
Author-How the baby enjoy it?
Authors Friend-He stands on 1t to look out
of the window
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

ert afterwards another group.
where the dancing girls. who accom-
pany the pilgrimage from Cairo.
are performing to yet another cir
Gle of onlookers
Further off. upon the outskirts OF
the camp, rows of tall. shapely men
stand waving their arms. swaying to
and fro, bending their thin and
graceful necks as they recite their
songs. OF a semi-religious. semi
erotic character, towards the east
They suddenly kneel and bow, then
rise again; the singing goes on and
on for hours, and froE: the distance
the chanting of other groups comes
in upon the breeze. 1t Is a mourn
full sound. A few hundred yards
outside the encampnfent these vari-
Gus chanting groups combine in a
single tone that holds the monotony
Of wind blowing among the boul-
ders of the desert.
And the Fantasia continues far
into the night, while the moon
climbs higher, the old Nile flows
slowly by and the desert listens sol
emily all round. Numbers sleep
through it; here and there some
xd.o IN opd disapDoar across the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

round from his
back. and fires
1t off into the
sand with one
hand; the peo-
pie watch In ST.
lence; the horse
Frances out: an
other Sheikh en-
ters the ring
q n d es
through q ginnE
lar perform
ance.
In another d.
rection a circle
several hundred
strong, packed
close as her
rings. sit round
upon the sand.
and a story-ten-
or stands in the
center, reciting
wonderful adj
ventures with
many wild ges-
ticulations. He
carries a wav-
ing stick, and
his voice falls
and rises with
a wailing note
All those faces
In the moon
light watch and
listen with rapt
attention. A,
burst OF laugh
ter comes. then
ordinations of
delight, tn Q n
| o n sd r a w n
"ohs!" Tales of
Arabian Nights
go floating
across the des-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

A huge touring had just whizzed by, Ieav-
Ing terrific of gasoline behind 1t.
Thar goes another one o. them odormobiles,
said Uncle Jed-Judge
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

wives and retain
0rs close behind
them. And from
dawn, all through
the burning heat
OF MONDAY and
@ftern DON, the
horde OF fella-
heen troop strag-
Cling in till the
crimson sunset,
dying behind the
Lybian Desert.
falls on an en-
oampment grown
wide and deep.
The palm groves
along the delta
cast long shad-
ows. The lizards
sing among the
dunes. The wom-
en- start their
wild and curious
nlulating, shrill
as an animal cry
and hardly hum
an. And sudden
" the Don
shows her huge
yellow disk above
til g Mokattam
Hills and draws
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-24

IL day long in the blazing
heat the camels have come
shufiing and slouching
through the sand past
Helouan. for the March
full moon Is here and five
thousand Bedouins are
making their annual PHI
grimage to the tomb In