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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21
Ranch Home Burns

Fire completely destroyed the
home of Mrs. Aldrich, southeast of
the city Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Aldrlch left small fire burn
ing in the heater that afternoon and
went to visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Lawler. Some time after
ward Rev. L. J. Hawkins and Ed.
Horsely, who were out on a rabbit
hunt, saw the home afre and rushed
to the scene, but too late to save
any of the contents. The house
was moved out to Mrs. Aldrich' s
holdings last spring. Considerable
furniture and other household effects
were destroyed and no insurance
vas carried.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21

Atty. James Donovan of Bakers
field. CAL, was a business visitor in
the city one day this week.
John Halls hardware stock is
now arriving with vengeance and
Joe Lombard and .. /. Grina are
helping him to place it on b e
shelves.
Pete the Baker is back on duty
after spending some time on the
Pacific coast.
Mrs. Eeda Summers, we'll known
here and in Shelby, died at Helena
on March II, of typhoid fever. The
funeral win occur at Shelby Satur
day.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21

O. |. Grina, who since coming to
Cut Bank has been in charge of the
Big Red Shed, will shortly make a
shift, having accepted position in
Halls hardware. Mr.. Grina has
been the strong business magnet at
the Red Shed and through his eff
cient management and likeable per-
sonal qualities has been the strong
est factor in the building up of the
fine business which that firm enjoys.
Mr.. Grina will remain in charge of
the business at the Boorman yard
until his successor arrives.
J. Z. Lathrop is back from Kali
spell and has gone out to his home
stead. Mr.. Lathrop likes to sojourn
in the Flathead occasionally but
you couldn't keep him away from
the Cut Bank country with the
militia.
Jack Whittecar and mother have
returned from California and Mrs.
Whittecar is in better health than
for some time past.
Samuel L. Potter departed this
morning for his old home, Potter,
Kans., to assist in settling up the
estate of his father, recently de-
ceased Mr.. Potter expects to be
gone several weeks.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21
Desert Land Decision

A decision has been rendered by
the register and receiver of the 10.
cal land Office in the contest in
which B. j. Illif is the contestants
and Ida M, Slack the contestee.
On January 81, 1910, contestee
filed desert land application to
200 acres in section II, township
south, range 9 west, and on June
10, 1912, she submitted her final
proofs and the registers certificate
was issued.
On Nov. 27, 1912, contest to
the entry was made on the ground
that the claimant had failed to re-
claim one-eight of the entire area
of said land and had not acquired
title to sufficient water to prop
erly and permanently irrigate all of
the irrigible land embraced in the
entry, and had not reclaimed the
land in accordance with the require
ments of the desert land laws,
The conclusion of the officers of
the land office is that the contest
should not be sustained, and they
recommend that the same be dis
missed.-Helena Record.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21

An old timer-that is one who
has lived in Gut Bank before the
new era actually began-after wit
Messing the entertainment Monday
evening delivered himself as follows,
to the Pioneer Press man: Not
alone in material things is this town
moving ahead at an almost kaledis-
copic way but also in what one
might term the aesthetic side."
We have an abundance of musical
talent and of a high order, vocal and
histrionic talent aplenty. Today
our town can put on an entertain
ment that is far superior to nine
tenths of the travelling troupes that
invade towns of this size and even
our larger western cities. Granite
and mortar do not a city make and
it is pleasing to contemplate the ad'
vance that is being made here to-
ward developing the finer things
Cut Bank is going to obliterate
some rather unfavorable traditions
by virtue of the attainments above
noted and not onlJ will it lead il
this section as business center but
also as town of talent ant
culture"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21
Easter Services
Presbyterian Church

Easter services will be rendered
in this church next Sabbath morn
ing and evening. Also a~g Good
Friday service will be conducted
next Friday night in this church, al
7:3O O'Clock The choir will rende,
special Easter music for both ser.
vices on the Sabbath. Rev. Alex.
ander Pringle, of Kalispell, will con.
duct both services. Everyone i.
invited.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21
Work Starts
on New Hotel

Quarrying of stone and hauling
same to the site of the proposed
Cut Bank Hotel. to be erected by
Roman Chase, began this week.
Plans for the new hostelry were
completed recently. 1t is to be a
two-story brick building, dimen-
sions 35x138, with stone front and
will contain AZ rooms. Each room
will be electric lighted, steam heat
ed, will have bath, toilet and all
modern appointments.
Mr.. Chase declares that it is his
intention to construct fiirst-rate
building from basement TO garrett
one that will be in keeping with the
tastes and ambitions of such rap
idly growing town as Cut Bank.
Work on the foundation will begin
just as soon as weather conditions
will permit and it is planned to
have the building completed and
ready to open to the public about
midsummer.
The erection of second hotel
that will cater to first class patron.
age seems to be justified by the in
dications that are so clearly mani
fest, for rapid forward movement
in Cut Bank that will make secure
its place as the big town of this
rich region Of north Teton.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21

play acting and stage setting was
clearly manifest.
The proceeds of the evening
were approximately 5000, and as
the expense incurred was not large,
almost the entire amount will be
placed to the credit of the hospital
fund.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21
Probation Period
For Beginners

After the appearance of the Cut
Bank Tribune, last Friday, a num-
Der of the local populace were try
ing to untangle the meaning of the
mysterious article which took to
task in scolding vein persons who
were pulling off secret meetings for
the alleged purpose of selecting
officers for some place or something.
AS it was generally conceded that
the aldermen at the coming election
would go in without opposition and
as there had been no evidence of
backroom or cellar conclaves. the
purpose of the article and the mani
fest animus it contained was draped
in sombre mystery.
The Pioneer Press was as much
in the dark as the rest of the rabble
until leading old-line democrat let
the cat out of the gunny sack. He
made no effort to conceal his indig-
nation and condemnation when re-
lating the cause behind the cause of
the article. Last Tuesday evening
week ago, according to this citiz-
EN-, few of the regular democrats,
those who have kept the lamps Of
democracy trimmed and the faith of
the fathers inviolate thru the long
dark night ofrepublican supremacy,
held an important meeting at the
Cut Bank council chambers. It was
agreed mutually beforehand that no
half past-eleven democrats famish.
ing for plums would be permitted
to participate in the meeting, and
this decree was specifically applied
to the Tribune editor. These old
time democrats vividly remembered
the embarrassing situation they
were placed in last autumn, when
the Tribune editor, while a candi-
date for county attorney on the
Socialist ticket, broke into their
caucus and had himself nominated
as delegate to the Conrad demo.
cratic convention. They we + e
determined to make sure that no
such embarrassing situation should
occur again and so kept the place
and date deep secret.
So determined were they that
their plans would not be forestalled
that one of the faithful gave cer-
tain person who had been lowering
about the chamber the sum of 81
to go down town and buy a glass or
two af litha water, lest he learn the
object of the meeting and carry
the message to the Tribune sanctum.
But it seems that word of the con-
clave leaked out. Result: The
Tribune TRADE against star chamber
meetings.
The old boys who were democrats
when there were no loaves of politi-
cal barley bread and no fishes 10
distribute are now determined, ac-
cording to our informant, that all
who clambered onto the democratic
music wagon when it only took the
counting of the votes to ratify the
democratic victory are to be put on
a period of probation. If they re.
main loyal and true, in time the
portals will be swung open aud
they will be taken to the bosom oi
the party Of Jefferson, Bryan and
Wilson.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21
AMATEURS
MAKE A HIT
Score Splendid Success in
Presentation of Sing
bad the Sailor

All auuieuco taAlHS tnc Capaclty
of Browns opera house was treated
to a top-notch entertainment, vocal.
musical and dramatic, on Monday
evening, St. Patrick's evening,
when the comic opera, Singbad the
Sailor, was presented. The enter
tainment was participated in by
most of the towns best talent and
each and every one acquitted him.
self or herself most creditably in
the role essayed. A little touch of
the Irish Spirit "sandwitched in" )"
lent spice and zest to the evening" 8
pleasure treat, The Cut Bank or
chestra furnished number Of pleas
ing selections in the entermi be-
tween acts. Miss Thomas presided
at the piano during the perform
ance.
Tie opening scene, presenting as
ferocious a crew of Cannibals as
ever graced any south-sea island,
decked out In the most outlandish
raiment and going thru a series OF
barbaric contortions, created an out
burst of merriment, and the absurd
mock heroic and bombastic affecta-
tions of the serious business OF
governing a Cannibal island were
buffoned throughout with deftness
of humor, a snap and a vim that
kept the audience in a mirthful
mood, and there wasn't a lapse or
monotonous interval to mar or de-
tract.
The scheme and story of Singbad
the Sailor is refreshingly different
from the hackneyed, mushy melo-
drama that is usually constructed
for amateur performances. Sing.
bad, he of the wanderlust, with the
slang of the Bowery, becoming
stranded on the Silent Isle, in com.
pany with Hassan. an exile from
coon land, chased up a tree by
famished man-hungry natives, only
to be taken in" by the lovelorn
white Queen Gulnara and made
ruler, dandy and pet of the entire
feminine population. Alb, the un-
canny magician who tried to turn
the new arrival into a mouse, and
failing, was condemned to wash
dishes and do other menial jobs.
Murad, the military man, head Of
the army. with his pomp gusto and
empty vainglory, the army man.
euvers, the austere solemnity Of
Muncho the Cannibal king while il
the presence of Queen Gulnara
who didn't hesitate to box the ears
of the whole outfit when occasion
seemed to demand it, the appear
ance, finally, of Harom Al Raschid
Caliph of Bagdad, to take in captiv
ity the pert and saucy Princes,
Aminta, rounded out comedy
story amusing and pleasing in lare,
degree.
The dress, speech and action O
the participants, the dancing ant
picture poses of the chorus created
an ensemble that might we'll grac,
a big-city opera house.
The rehearsels and staging of tn,
play were directed by Mrs. J. Z
Strain and the lady's thorough
understanding of the technique O
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21

The Taft boys, who have been
digging for water on one of their
ranches, declare that the frost is
down to a depth of seven feet. This
is declared by farming authorities
to be the very best condition for
the propagation of grain crops.
The frost gradually works up thru
the soil, they say, and provides the
grain with ample moisture for ger
mination aid growth until far into
the spring.
X. d. Forrest, who was elected
treasurer of Teton county last
November, entered upon his duties
Monday morning. For the present,
and until Mr.. Forrest has familiar
lied himself with the duties of bis
new Office, A. G. Burbank, the re-
firing treasurer, will remain in the
Office.
For the past ten or twelve years,
Teton county has been more than
usually fortunate in the quality and
ability of its treasurer. The end Ct
Mr.. Burbank's administration OF
the office shows that he has collect
ed and turned into the county treas
ury interest on county funds a.
mounting to the sum Of $8,923.68
His salary during the four year;
amounted to $4,000. Thus, the in.
terest collected has been but $76.32
short of the amount of his salary
Mr.. Burbank inaugurated the policy
of collecting interest on county
funds in Teton county and has ad.
hered to it voluntarily, as there il
no law requiring such action
Naturally, the county has profited
and the retiring treasurer has
proved to be an official who, in
effect, paid his own salary. Thai
the people of the county appreciate
his work is evidenced by the facr
that two years ago at the genera
election he was reelected by {
greater majority than any other
successful candidate secured.
Mr.. Forrest enters upon hi
duties with every prospect of sue
cess and has the advantage of find
ing the business of the otfic
brought absolutely up to date
iChoteau Acantha.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21
Dairy Cows

We have enroute from st. Paul
"a car of dairy cows. They will be
shown at the O'Brien barn north of
the depot. These cows wffl be
offered for sale on time with APP
proved security. For inform alton
call at Farmers State Bank.
+. II. Worden.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21

Hon. D. G. Mains, accompanied
by Mrs. Mains, have returned from
Helena. Mr.. Mains enjoyed his
forty-day session of lawmaking and
is not averse to admitting that he
would willingly go again. He has
no apologies to make to his con-
stituents for his record there-~it is
clean, non-partisan and thoroughly
in accord with the wishes of the
voters who sent him to Helena. Mr..
Mains shares the general opinion,
held throughout the state, to the
effect that the 18th assembly was
one of performance for the general
welfare of the state.-Valerian.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-21

Mrs. A. M. Belyea and Mrs. T.
Wallace are back on their ranch in
Headlight after spending the winter
in Kallipell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10
MUST PAY AUTO LICENSE
Having Business interests in
Washington Does Not Ex-
empt Mary|anders.

Owners of automobiles who live In
Maryland and other states, but engage
in business in the District Of Columbia
will not be exempt from the provls-
ions of the new automobile license law
of the District. recently promulgated
by the Commissioners. In accordance
with an opinion by Corporation Coun-
sci Thomas, made public today. such
persons will be required for a local IL
cense the same amount as Is demanded
by their respective states for licenses
issued to District automobilists.
On behalf of residents of Chevy Chase
who live just over the District line and
whose interests are located largely In
Washington, DIR. James Dudley Morgan
recently requested the Commissioners to
SO amend the new regulations that nc
thus forced to obtain licenses from both
Columbia.
DR.. Morgan suggested that the regula-
tons might be amended SO as to require
persons coming within this class to pay
licenses in accordance with the amount
of taxes they pay into the Golfers of the
local government.
CORPORATION Counsel Thomas decision Is
TO the effect that a mans residence il
where he actually dwells at the time and
not where he may carry on business
regularly. The corporation counsel also
holds that the regulations are now in
force, although penalties may not be en-
forced until February Is, or thirty days
after their publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10
SCURVY, SHACKLETON SAYS.
SCOTS Former Associate Doubts
Blizzard Oyercame PARTY.

NEW YORK, February 10-'I can
not believe it is true. 1t is incon-
ceivable that an expedition as well
equipped as Capt. SCOTS could have
persisted before blizzard"
Lieut.. Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Brit
ish explorer. and one-time associate of
Capt. Scott. so expressed himself to-
day when shown the dispatches from
New Zealand telling Of the fate of
Capt. Scott and party.
What I have always feared most
was scurvy," he added. I'm fact, the
greatest danger of all polar expeditions
Is scurvy-a danger far greater than
any blizzard One Of Capt SCOTS
men died some time ago of scurvy. and
1t is possible that the others were
weakened by the disease. and so they
fell victims to the storm. This is the
only way 1 can explain it,
Capt. Scott was a most efficient and
careful explorer. / served under him
as a third lieutenant on polar ex-
petition ten years ago"
Sir Ernest said that on his south
polar expedition he and his men had
experienced some very severe billiards..
but had been able to face them with
out disaster.
IT would rather await further reports
concerning Capt. Scott before making
any extended comment" he concluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10
Fitting Out Takes Months.

1t was announced in September. 1909.
that the Terra Nova had been chosen for
the second Scott expedition. although at
that time the funds to pay for her had
not been raised. She was then in New
foundland, and after being inspected and
found stanch and sound she sailed for
England. reaching there late in the fall.
After a little more than half year spent
in fitting her out she sailed from the
Thames for the antarctic by way of New
Zealand June 1, 1910.
The ship y about twenty-eight years
old, and is considered one of the best
ships ever launched for the whaling
trade She is a Scottish ship, and before
being brought into exploration work
operated off. Greenland very profitably for
her owners.
1.-The good old Franz" in which Amund-
sen sailed, was built especially for ice
bucking. and. compared to the Terra
Nova, is small and slow. She was built
by DR.. Nansen In 1889, and is considered
the strongest small vessel ever built.
The sides are twenty-eight to thirty-two
inches in thickness. She was designed
for neither speed nor smooth sailing, but
quering ice-bound waters was worked out
carefully H. l.. Bridg man of Brooklyn
who has been on board her. said recently
that she could sail sideways about as
fast as straight ahead.
The Terra Nova. however. was large
enough to carry a party of sixty men.
with supplies for three years, besides the
ponies dogs and motor sledges of the ex-
petition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10
OIL LETTERS ALL PUBLIC
BIumeIing Knows of No Others,
He Tells Senate Com
mittee.

Efforts to trace unpublished letters that
passed between John D. Archbold Of the
Standard Oil Compa any and members of
the Senate and House proved unsuccess-
full today when the Senate committee In
vestigating campaign expenditures inter-
rogated Charles Blumeling of New York.
the man who is said to have sold the
Archbold letters to the Hearst news.
papers.
BIumeling testified that SO far as he
knew all the letters that had passed
through his hands had been made public.
The Archbold letters were brought to him
In 1904 or 1905. he said, by Charles Stump
and w. w. Winfield. and he negotiated
the sales to the Hearst publications. He
said he got between $1,000 and 5000. the
sum being divided equally between the
three men.
Blumeling declared he had never had
any question Of conscience about the
handling Of the Archbold letters and that
his chief aim had been to see that they
got as full publicity as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10
POLICE CAPT. WALSH
|ND|CTEDFOR BRIBERY
True Bills Also Returned
Against Patrolrnan Foye and
@ Attorney Newell.

NEW YORK, February 1O.-Thomas
Walsh the suspended police captain,
who recently confessed to grating
and involved, with others. his SUI
perior, Inspector Dennis Sweeney, was
too i'll to testify before the extraordi-
nary grand jury today. II able he will
do so tomorrow. In Walsh's absence
the jury was to occupy the day hearing
his wife. Policeman Fox, Walsh's col
lector, and the hotelkeeper on whom
he levied.
Police Capt Walsh, Edward j. Newell.
a lawyer. and Charles r. Foye. police
man, were indicted this afternoon by the
extraordinary grand jury, which has been
investigating the graft situation. Walsh
Is charged with bribery; Foye with per-
jury. and Newell with inducing a witness
not to appear before the grand jury.
After Men "Higher Up"
Walsh is expected to add much to his
confession of last week. in which he i'm
plicated men higher up In the police
department. Should the testimony he will
give tomorrow resuit'in the indictment OF
the inspector referred to. District AttOr-
ney Whitman will go higher" according
to limitations from his office. and before
the end of the week an indictment against
civilian official at police headquarters
may be looked Tor. II was SAID
Through the confession of Capt. Walsh,
it has been learned, the amount al
legged to have been collected from dis
orderly resorts alone for police protec-
ton in his precinct was about $1.4O0
a month. OF this amount. it is alleged.
Capt. Walsh paid a patrolman $40 for
collecting and divided the remainder
with an inspector. In the same inspec-
ton district were four other precincts.
from which the collections are declared
to have been of equal or larger amounts
A part Of this monty is said to have
found it's way higher up" but of the
exact amounts nothing could be learned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10
WENT FIRMLY TO DEATH.
Three Murderers Are Electrocuted at
:. Sing Sing Today.

ON r.NING. N. Y. February 10.-Three
murdscers were put to death in the cleo
trio ,gsair at the Sing Sing prison this
mornIe. Two of them murdered wom-
en-. 81 three went to the chair with
firm ,seps. and each. as he passed from
the csal house to the death chamber.
callee::back a cheerful farewell to those
who imained awaiting their end.
The .airst man to die was Joseph Gar
falo. A. huge Italian. who killed his wife
because she threatened to divorce him.
Geores. Bishop a negro. small and frail,
was re second to take the chair. His
crime sxas the murder Of a white woman.
Mrs. Margaret Bell. in Brooklyn. Do
nato Eardillo, the last to die. was con-
victedas of killing Stephen H. Dickson,
whose: body was found in a brook near
Sing sing prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10
BEFORE RETIRING BOARD.
y
Ordei.to Col. Denny of Marine Corps
Recalls Old Disputation.

An additional chapter of the family
auarrA in the Marine Corps of about
two yxars ago between the icommandant
and ts,me Of his staff officers. which re-
suited In the transfer from Washington
to thu Philippines and to California O.
two "a the officers involved. was written
Yesterday when Secretary Meyer ordered
Col. L. Denny to return to WASH
ingto,;J from San Francisco and resume
his Cssties as Quartermaster at marine
headquarters.
Cout.ed with that announcement, how
ever was the statement that Col. Denny
had hen unable to take the regulation
naval zsphysical exercise on account of
heart trouble, wherefore he has been or
dered soefore a retiring board upon his
arrjvaS In Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10

came hurrying forth to meet us, but then
we were soon surrounded with many ia
millar faces, and with many also that
were quite strange. OF course. l learned
at once that the second ship was the
Terra Nova and that her captain. Mac
Kay, was an old acquaintance, whom
was more than pleased to welcome into
this far south region
The Terra Nova remained with Scott
through the return trip to New Zealand
in the following May.
The year after the return from the far
south the Terra Nova was again put into
commission for an exploring expedition to
Franz Joseph Land. Thus. before her last
trip she had ranged from the great ice
barrier to the polar pack in the north and
had traversed the extent Of the navigable
waters Of tho gl0ho