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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01

A carload of machinery and twine
arrived this week for the Valley
Development Co.
For first elias dental work call on
DR.. S. r. tCurner, jacobson Block.
Telegrapher and Mrs. Hull are
enjoying a visit from the form
er's brother, who arrived from New
York Thursday.
Martin Edwards and sons, Henry
and Ebert were visitors at the coun-
ty seat early in the week.
Mrs. Erwin and children of Kalis-
pell spent the latter days of last
week here, with Mr.. Erwin, manager
of the Red Shed.
Lon Guy, former stock inspect.
or in this section, is in bad at Butte
through giving too many checks
when be had no funds in the bank,
Shelby News.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
New Homestead Bill

A bill proposing a new homestead
of 1890 acres; providing that in
stead of cultivation the entryman
may substantially improve the land
to the value of $1.25 an acre, an d
the right to take such land to citi-
zens not now eligible to make hon.
stead entry because of having once
used it, has been introduced by Rep.
Mondell. He calls it grazing
homestead and supplemental graz
ing entry" and believes that western
conditions make it imperative that
such legislation be enacted.
The Mondell bill authorizes the
secretary of the interior. on applica-
tion or otherwise, to designate lands
containing no merchantable timber
or valuable mineral and CHIEFLY val
liable for grazing as subject to entry
under the proprosed act. According
to the character of the lands desig-
mated, the minimum which may b e
entered is GAO acres and the maxi
mum 1890 acres. Any qualified
homestead entryman may make en-
try on these lands and secure title
upon compliance with the homestead
law. In lieu of proof of cultivation
he may submit proof of the perman-
ent improvement of the land to the
value of at least $1.25 per acre.
Lands SO designated may also be
acquired by adjacent and contiguous
land owners, in the form of grazing
homesteads. Entrymen of this char
acter need not be qualified under
the homestead laws and may acquire
title upon proof of improvement
and the payment of $1.25 per
acre,
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
McCabe's Troubles

Several weeks ago Frank McCabe,
the Blackfoot merchant, secured the
services of fellow who admitted
that he could make ailing and tired
auloes feel as young as they used to
be, and assured Frank that his gas
buggy would skip and scamper over
the hills like the biblical lambs when
he had finished giving it his special
treatment. Frank told him to fly
at it to his hearts content. After
holding long clinic on the buggy,
which he spread out in the back
yard over about an acre of ground,
the quack auto surgeon was unable
to reassemble it and when everyone
was looking the other way he pack
ed his little grip and beat it over
the prairie, so tney say. 1t was
sorry mess that he left behind and
what Frank thought and said cannot
be set down in this chapter. Dune.
Ritchie was summoned to the scene
last Saturday and after hours Of pa
tient labor brought order out of
chaos. Messrs. McCabe and Ritchie
drove to Cut Bank Sunday and the
former declared that the machine
actually worked better than when
it came from the factory.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
Personal

Messrs. Gillette and Duber have
sold the Tip Top Cafe to McGraw
and Mannis of Great Falls, who will
take possession about the first
August. The present proprietors
gave their patrons high class service
Misses Mae and Verna Bohlke
returned from Havre Wednesday.
The latter recently staged a success
full play N that city.
Chas. Giest of Gospel Flat has
temporary charge of the j. Benish
ranch.
Henry H. johnson, homestead
er in the Kevin section. at present
is building a small residence in the
southern suburbs.
Kid West of Tacoma and lob
Borner of Columbus, Ohio, will go
on for ten-round bout on August
10th. More detailed announcement
later.
T. j. Solom writes the Pioneer
Press thot as soon as he completes
elevators at Gildford and Rudyard
he will commence the erection of an
elevator for McCabe Bros. at Bal.
tic.
Fred Gourley has gone back to
Browning to reopen the Kipp hotel.
recently closed by the Agent on ac-
count of liquor dispensing episode
during Fred's absence. He has been
given permission to reopen the ho-
tel, and will conduct it alone.
A fine work horse belonging to
George Weaver was killed by :,
west bound train Monday night.
J. J. Miller. II. l.. Taft and Sur.
veyor Ward have been appointed
viewers of the proposed change in
the Cut Bank Shelby road near the
Morgan and Bannister ranches.
|. I. ,Cramer of Ethridge, power
plowman and rancher, is business
visitor in the north Teton metropo-
' lis.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
RECORD RAIN
FALLS FRIDAY
Torrential Downpour of
Short Duration, in
This Section

A warm and dry spell extending
over several weeks was broken with
vengeance last Friday aftern oon,
when a torrent1al rainfall, lasting a.
bout two hours, prevailed in town
and community to the north a n d
east. 1t was averitable cloudburst
and when the clouds shifted there
was water, water everywhere"
easements were filled, the lower
places were converted into lakes and
there was furious rush of water in
all directions, to find outlets to the
river.
In the Headlight Valley section a
few miles north of town the worst
hail storm ever seen in this part of
Montana beat down about a thous-
and acres of grain that gave promise
of fine yield. From near the reser-
walton line in zone about two miles
wi lie the hail storm swept along, ,ris-
ing and falling and swinging about
with the changes in the air currents.
1t is said that the loss on Jackson,
Madison, Knapp, Patterson, Kent,
IL 0 p e, Daneens and Rasmussen
ranches is almost total and the dam
age done the crops on the Beleyea,
Wallace, Colhurn, Erickson, and
other ranches farther north and east
was considerable. The crops in that
section were particularly promising
and that the ranchers there should
have their high hopes and the fruits
of their hard labors dashed down in
few moments is keenly regretted
on all sides. A few of the fields n
the hail zone can be cut for feed.
The RAIN had aawonderful effect in
reviving the spring grains, much of
which had began to show the effects
of the intense heat that prevailed
for several weeks. 1t is believed that
the good effects following the rain
will far more than Offset the damage
that has been done by hail in a por-
tion of the grain belt. Even range
grasses have been benefited. Break
ing can now be continued and the
ground will be in excellent cond1-
tion for winter wheat.
The Great Northern Hotel looked
like the picture of houseboat n
the Thames after the floodgates of
heaven had closed last Friday even
ing. 1t was almost completely sur
ronded by water, that poured i n
thru the lower windows and stood
to depth of about three feet on
the first floor. After stacking up the
furniture and placing the provisions
above the water line the guests and
employees made hasty exit and did
not return until late the following
day, when the waters had receded.
The river rose several feet within
an hour. r. Chasse's milk house
was carried down stream and came
in contact with Louis Hills auto
bridge, tearing a portion of it from
its moorings. The milk house and
part of the bridge are anchored on
the rocks about two miles down the
stream.
The storm was not wide in scope.
1t rained very little ON the reserve
and there was only a shower at
Shelby, while the Conrad section
was skipped entirely. Weather OBJ
server Thomas says his rain catcher
registered 2.42 inches.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
Condition Satisfactory

Mrs. f. II. Worden underwent an
operation at Deaconess hospital,
Great Falls, on Wednesday after
noon. The operation was performed
by Drs. Powers of Conrad and HUI
bush of Gut Bank. Late reports from
the hospital, from Mr.. Worden, are
to the effect that Mrs. Worden Ii
doing nicely and it is expected that
she will rapidly return to normal
health.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
INCREASE IN TAX VALUATION
OVER A MILLION DOLLARS

The valuation of assessab property
during the nearly 900000 according the compiled
by Assessor James his efficient
of the valuation railroads. which assessed
and which should be lower this the valuation of the county
1913 will compared with $1093O62 1912 These
figures which likely be made
by the board of equalization session. have
ce of $5000 with
list compared 1t would the Montaran
assessed valuation reach the twelve million
The following table the quantity and
of improvements each and the prop
n he county, for the euear1Q
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01

was married little over year ago
and resided at Whitefish. His wife
was in Chicago at the time of the
fatality.
Conductor Shipman and Brake
men Stone and Thompson escaped
without injuries.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
An Innovation

Persons travelling over the Great
Northern road recently have been
enthusiastically praising the policy
of the road in exploiting the won
derful grandeur of Glacier National
park from the railroad line by h e
use OF an open car for sightseeing.
The car has been in use for some
days now and isdeclared by passeng-
ers who have enjoyed its advantages
to be one of the best concessions
possible by the railroad company
and to afford the people who travel
thru this remarkable stretch of ma
lures sublime creations an opportu-
nifty which no other sort of car could
give to item.
The open car runs between Glacier
Park and Bolton stations attached to
trains 3 and 4 and is for the free use
OF the patrons of the train who care
to enjoy it. 1t has proven so popular
that when the trains are we'll filed
with passengers the open frequently
is very much crowded but under or
dinary conditions it gives the pat
rons a fine veiw with plenty of room
to see all the attractions from t h e
car. The benefits that the passengers
derive are easily measured by the
high popularity of the car. Anyone
going over the route between Glac-
ier park and Belton cannot afford to
fail to travel either on train 3 or A.
said one man yesterday. 1t will give
one such treat in scenery from a
railway train as he can get from no
other line in the entire world and if
one has not the time to take in all
the beauties of Glacier park, then
this fine chance to know something
of it ought never to be passed up.
IL is a step of progressiveness on
the part of the railroan that patrons
will not soon forget to tell about
and it is something for which t b e
road deserves much credit"
Mesdames Hail and McAfee had
quite pleasant (?) experience dur
ing the storm last Friday evening.
In company with John they were
returning from the Higgins ranch
on the reserve when the car broke
down, about four miles out from
town. John walked-and swan in
spots-to town to secure a team and
rig to bring the ladies home, but
upon his arrival here was unable to
secure one. He went to the station
and arranged with the dispatcher to
have No. 2 stop at Garnet and take
them on board. When they failed to
arrive on No. 2, John secured a
light engine, through the courtesy
of the dispatcher, and run was
made up to Garnet. The mystery
deepened wnen they arrived there
and found the car unoccupied and
no trace of the ladies, who grew
weary of sitting in the broken car,
out on the bleak prairies, and de-
cided to walk to town. They ar
rived home at ghostly hour, just
little fatigued, but feeling no ill
effects from their unusual outing.
The local ball team journeyed up
to Browning Sunday and defeated
the boys of that towns to /. The
game was well played, it is said,
and good-natured contest.
Services at the Catholic church
next Sunday at $3.50 and 1890 o.
clock.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-01
TWO LIVES
CRUSHED OUT
Fast Mail Leaves Rails at
Rockhill Monday
Morning
Peck FOrcum Has His Life
Crushed Out Under
His Engine

Train No. 27, the m al |,
running about an hour late,
was wrecked at Rockhill, on
the other side of the range,
at 11:4O Monday and Engin-
eer Peck L. Forcum and his
fireman, Carl Smith, forfeit
ed their lives. The engine
and one car left the track
and rolled down the embank-
ment for some distance. One
of the mail cars was burned
but prompt action of the
clerks saved the mail.
The body of the Fireman
was found on top of the en-
gine, so it is said. Hope was
for some time entertained
that Forcum had been able
to escape from his engine
and might be found alive at
the bottom of the embank-
ment0but when rescuers and
doctors arrived from White
fish they discovered his body
under the engine, mangled
almost beyond recognition.
There were two incidents
connected with the wreck
that have a sort of fatalistic
aspect. Travelling Engineer
Parks was on No. 27 and
rode the engine until they
arrived at Highgate, where
he got off to inspect another
engine. This act saved his
life, no doubt, as the wreck
occurred soon after. Mes
senger Lamb perhaps owes
his life to his act in going to
the rear car to wash n l S
hands and remained t h e
until the wreck occurred.
The car that he usually rode
was wrecked and burned.
The cause of the wreck has not
been determined, but it seems to be
the opinion in some quarters that
the dropping down of driving
shaft caused the rapidly moving en-
CINE to jump the track.
The death of both Engineer For
cnm and Fireman Smith are de-
plored in Cut Bank, where both
were popular, and in Whitefsh,
where they made their home. For
cum had long been in the service
on the Cut Bank Whitefish run, as
a passenger engineer, and was we'll
liked by his fellow trainmen ard
the higher up officials of the road.
He was a public spirited man,
greatly interested in governmental
affairs and public matters in his
home city and county. He had
served as a member of the city
council of Whitefsh and at the
time of his death was member of
he school board. In 1910 he was
one of the democratic candidates
for representative from Flathead
county, but was defeated by a small
margin. He leaves wife and two
small children to sorrow over his
untimely end.
Fireman Smith was not SO well
known to our people but was a
favorite among the railroad boys
who formed his acquaintance. He
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-30

oo 0oeA 7 vac alone. / went into ms
Kitchen 10 prepare their orders, and 'u"
% tho men grabbed me and one pointed
q revolver at me. Usually take Gil
tAe money from the cash register and
put It in my pocket about midnight !
guess they knew that, but | hadn't
robbed the register YET, 20 all they got
was 10 cents. / Get UP yell and they
ran out"
Theohold Fuchs. Chauffeur OF the
'aJicab IN which tho men fed, IL EN-
rloyed at the Sherman square Garage.
lie eaid:
'"rhess men asked m. 70 tahs them
10 Soventy-ninth street. I didn't hear
any cries and didn't know anything
was wrong. 40 I took them"
Seyenty-n!nth street Is only three
blocks and . hair from the scene OF the
robbery.
Weit2 Identified both prisoners ss tho
men who had held him up. One said he
was John c. Warren. twsnty-nlns years
old and q salesman. but refused 20
tell where he lived. The other said he
was George Kenneth. n chauffeur. OF
No. 800 Amsterdam avenue. Weitz
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-30
TWO MEN CAUGHT
IN TAX|CAB CHASE
AFTER A HOLDUP
Police See Pair Jump Into Car,
Seize Another and
Pursue.
RACE UP BROADWAY.
RAID" on Restaurant Badly
Timed and Thieves Got
Only Fifty Cents.

Ossss for hs1p Aom . little restaurant
At 10. ne broadway wsrs heard by
Policemen MdDonouSh and Ncoarron
saSiy to-day. and - ehsy ran 10 the
place thsv saw Two nsn rush out ana
enter . taxicsh. which wsue north.
without waiting to - what haA hap
psnsA IN the restaurant the policemen
turnpsa into another taxicah, Just CON-
ine out At the Shsrman Square garnxs.
nsxt door. ana sosd In pursuit. AZ ssv-
suey ninth strsse the FIRST taxi stopped
md tvS men got out and started 70 run.
They halted, however. ~ the police
pursusrs drew rsvolvsrs. Ths man wsre
tahsn back 70 the restaurant whora
H~rmsn wsit,, ne night manager. told
his seory:
.-rhsy came tn here and ordered nood.'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-30

pointed ont Kennech ~ the one who
FIRST seized him, but said he didn't
revolver.
on the floor OF Fuchs's taKicsb a
loaded revolver was found by the po-
licemen and taken with the prisoners
to Tho West Slxty-elghth street sta.
tion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-14
OF
The LAKES
INCREASES
Telegram by Unite Press.

Telegram by Unite Press.
Cleveland. Nov 14@-Eyery hour the
tragedy Of the Great Lakes continues
to grow. The number of victims is
now estimated at 275. It is known that
lSi perished on only eleven vessels.
The wreckage indicates that at least
thirty vessels were lost
The owners of the Argus today con
firmed the report that ten bodies were
found in the Argus life boats. The
Argus was one Of the biggest missing.
An Ger big freighter was sighted
bottom up on Lake Hu-on near Point
Aux Barques. near where the steamers
H. A. Hanna and Mattoa are break
ing up.
The wooden freighter Major sunk off
White Fish in Lake Superior last
night The crew OF eighteen were res
cued by a tug just beiore the Major
sank. A second gale is reported to be
sweeping Lake Superior
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-14
SOLDIERS GOING
TO FORT SILL

No. those soldiers you saw this morn
ing were not enroute to Mexico with
orders 10 blow the trouble all out into
the gulf They were simply a detach-
ment from Fort slocum, New York, on
their way to join the firth field artil-
lery at Fort Sill They have been on
the road since last Saturday at noon,
at which time they left New York har-
Dor by boat. landing Tuesday in Savan-
nah, Ga. They left Savannah by train
Wednesday morning.
The squad is composed Of i9 men,
When asked whether he was for the
invasion of Mexico by the United
States. one OF the privates said, well,
not exactly We could go down there
and clean them up all right, but il
would take lots OF men and some time.
We would have to chase them into the
mountains and that kind of fighting is
pretty tedious"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-14
Pushing Repairs on
Mcfarland Building

Repairs on the Mcfarland building
are progressing rapidly and, according
to the architect, T. j. Galbarith, the
work win be completed within ten
days. The building had settled along
the from; and as a result the front
wall had cracked 1t was necessary ia
remove the brick along the top of the
front. down to the tops of the windows
on the third floor and all the day down
the northeast corner of the building
The building was then lacked up q
distance Of three inches, which brought
the front wall again perpendicular. An
excavation was made under the north
east corner Of the building and a re
infcfeed concrete corner is being plac
cd. when the job is complete, the
building win be in better shape thar
it was when it was first constructed,
said Mr.. Galbraith today The cause
of the settling was the fact that watei
leaked through the ventilation CRATE.
that open from the sidewalk to tn,
section under the first floor Th'
ground and brick at 1he foundation
were thus kept continually soaked, ant
in this condition, with the immensl
load to carry. settling was inevitable.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-14
PLAN WORK FOR
COMING YEAR

The official board of the Methodist
church met last night and outlined
plans of the work for the coming year.
At a previous meeting J. c. Jones was
chosen as chairman and E. 0. Killey
as secretary. REV C. S. Walker en-
ters upon the third year OF his pas
torate here, with all departments .oi
the church in good working order and
the outlook for the future is very
promising.
The official board this year IS com
posed of the following:
e. NJ. O'Brien, G. r. Bower. c. e
Mcdaniel. r. A. Edwards. A. Schuler,
c. Schlotterbeck, d. f. Emerson, E. S
Burney, w. T. Phillips, J. c. Me sehee
A. A. Holmes, r. X. Wootten, j. Il
Aust, G. w. Norvelle, E. r. Humphrey,
J. f. Bishop, w. A. Langston, w G.
Matthews, f. H. Tuggle, r. d. Wei
borne, John Lowell, Clark Rutherford
A. e. Mckenzie, J. E. Riddle. j. H
Grimsley, ]. c. Jones, E. o. KiHey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-14
BIG BUNCH
INDICTE

Though the final report of the fed
eral grand jury is yet 10 come. a re-
port made this morning by that body
to the court returned 1l5 indictments
and 20 cases where indictment was re-
fused. Every effort is being made to
complete the work of the jury this
evening and effect a permanen, ~
journment but as there is a great ded
Of work yet to be accomplished, it is
matter of conjecture TO state that
final adjournment viii come this even
ing
Yesterday evening the jury In the
case Of the Northern Water Softener
Company vs. the Chickasha Cotton Oil
company returned verdict Of $4,000 in
favor Of the plaintiff.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-14

action of the constitutiOnalists if they
were successful by arms.
The Washington government real
ICES that should Huerta announce his
purpose 10 retire a complete maehin
cry Of government would have to be
substituted and that negotiations foI
an armistice and peace arrangement
looking toward a fair and free election
would come next. The United States
purposes to help in any way it can
affording a medium OF communication
between NogaIes and Mexico City il
desired.
To the foreign nations who have
made inquiry as TO what might follow
il Huerta did relinquish power, the
Washington government has informal
ly indicated this process Of paeifica-
ton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-14
Trial Of the Scott Murder Case at
LawtOn Lags While Jurors are
Being Selected Many
Disqualify
SPECIAL VENlRE OF
TWENTY ORDERED
Little Prospect that the Jury Will
Be- Completed Before Noon
Crowds Flock to the
Court Room

Lawton, Okla, Nov. 1i.-With the
regular panel of twenty-seycn and a
special yenire OF thirty iurymen ex
hausted in an attempt TO secure a jury
to sit in the Scott case, now before
the district court, an order was Thurs
day afternoon issued by Judge John
son for another special yenire of TWEEN
ty jurymen II is altogether probable
that this yenire win prove insufficient
as but nine OF the eighteen peremptory
challenges to which the state and de-
Tense are Jointly entitled, have been
exhausted. A large number of specta-
tors are finding practically as much
interest in listening to the proceed
ings of selecting jury, as will be
evineed + the trial Of the case
Many jurymen are excused on ac-
count OF expressing themselves as hay
ing formed AN opinion in the case that
it would take evidence to remove.
Sometimes two or three jurymen in
succession would state that they had
formed such opinion, and another
would be taken from the box The
special venire was exhausted at 4;3O
yasterday and court adjourned until
$3.50 this morning. The sheriff and his
deputies at once set about the task Of
securing the special venire of twenty
men to be selected from the body Of
the county.
The Importance of exercising care
in the selection of a jury is not being
overlooked by attorneys on either side
of the case. When a jury'nan haz
run the gamut Of queries from the
state, and the defense has passed him
for cause, there is but little OF his
past life that he mas not laid bare. The
state and defense each are entitled to
nine peremptory challenges and the
state has exercised five, the defense
four. Altogether 40 jurymcn have
been examined
1t is thought altogether probable that
the jury viii not be secured before
noon today. This means that the trial
will run well into next week as there
are said to be large number Of wit
nesses on both sides.