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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-10
Presses settlement of strike.

: Washington. -- President Wilson
conferred Monday with Hywell Da'
vies, one Of the labor department CON
ciliators, who drew the plan for me
diation of the Colorado coal strike. II
was said he was planning a definite
move to bring about settlement
soon. The president is reluctant to
leave federal troops In the strike
zone much longer, and feels that the
operators should accept the plan al
ready agreed to by the miners.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-10
Peace Treaty With Russia Being
Prepared.

Washington. more of Score
tary Bryan's peace commission trea
ties are on the way to contamination.
One with Greece will be signed soon;
the Russian ambassador will confer
with Mr.. Bryan over the details Of
another, and still another between
the United States and Sweden Is be-
Ing prepared
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-10
FIND GERMAN BRAVE
Wounded Britons Tell of VaIor of
the Kaiser's Men.
DO Not Know What II ls to Be Afraid
of Either Rifle Fire or the
Bayonet.
BY HERBERT COREY.
Special Correspondent Of The Chicago

|
Daily News.
| London.-Tommy is getting to
know Hans better Groups of slightly
Wounded men are being sent back
from the shattered British front east
Of Amiens. Every man has been told
DIV his officers that he must not talk
for fourteen days, even of his per
5onal adventures. The impossibly
stupid British censor Office would
nave all knowledge of this war kept
from the world.
You can talk about the Dutch
men," / suggested to one chap | met
at the Charing Cross station. 'Thatll
do no harm"
He agreed with me. He was a nice,
clean cut boy-Private Harry Clark
Of the Staffordshire regiment-and he
was just sweating to talk. A hole
through his arm only Inconvenience
him. He was smoking a huge pipe
They fight we'll, said he. They're
afraid of nothing. They come on
when the dead are lying in heaps be-
| fore them"
The war office has persistently put
out stories that the Germans cannot
stand the bayonet, along with a COM
panion piece that the Germans ham
string wounded men.
THE ell they cawn't stand the bay
onet," said Private Clark. 'They
don't know what it Is to be a-feared.
They keep a-coming on, and just
trample all over US"
Clark's regiment was intrenched
somewhere on the front at Mons.
The British we're forced to bear the
brunt of the German attack through
out this first great battle. Long be-
fore they first came In contact with
! the foe they had been cheered by the
war office statement that the Ger
mans we're afraid of the cold steel
The war office had also said that the
Germans are inferior as to field ar
tillery and in rife practice.
Their guns was good" said Pri-
vate Clark. 1--WE used Just to get
hole dug for ourselves, end they'd
shell US out of it. ] didn't think much
of their shrapnel. Seemed to me it
didn't have much force, But they
could sure 1T u.s."
The particular German regiment
that practiced upon Clark and his
comrades was not composed OF sharp
shooters, according to the Briton.
For an hour they lay In their trenches
and fred at each other, On the other
hand, other soldiers have asserted the
German shooting is quite up to Brit
ish standard Then the Germans
scrambled out Of their trenches and
started on a dog trot across the field
Looked as though they said to
themselves, You bally beggars, we'll
myke you get out of that" said Pri-
vate Clark.
The English lay in their trenches
and fired their rifles until they be-
came almost too hot to hold. They
were supported by company OF
French light artillery.
"You couldn't miss en-" said Pri-
vate Clark. 1T was like shooting at
a wall they were that close together
They didn't 'ardly extend their order
at all"
He could see through the thin
Mmoke of the modern rife men fallina
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-10
NO NEED OF. EXPENSIVE VANS.
! Dozen 2 quart bottles ink.
lilo Gallon Keg Of Ink.
100 Reams; Drawing Paper.
CONTINUED from page u

100 Reams; Drawing Paper.
81 Dozen; Blackboard Erasers. good
as new which were ordered destroyed
We are not going to comment on
eLtner at this time further than to
say: "0ld Top" has gone to the
Dalles and We have enough liquid
soap lett to last about twenty-one
years, and the present superintendent
looks to Us a man OF sufficient abilit
TO make living by his profession,
without resorting to eating them up
ouI we are going to ask the officials
" the Ureson short Line to stand
Ia With us as We have stood with
them in the interest OF lower taxes.
is uue LAele is no law auInorlz-
ins Lne expenditure Tor school vans,
ouL tnele ID a custom, more or less
IA vogue OF bringing the outlying
onl.ureA 10 school, and so tar as We
are aDte 70 learn it has met with no
oppost ton from the attorney generals
oLLce, when the proposition has
been taken up at the Annual School
Meeting and the trustees were SO in
slructed. Unfortunately for the fin
ances of this district we have not
ueen al4oWed an annual school meet
ing, the same being usurped by the
board OF trustees as trustee meet.
ing.) While We are no more justified
at this time in purchasing three or
four school vans at q big expense"
than we would be in adding to our
stock OF $500 pounds OF sweeping
compound, it would be a matter OF
comparatively small cost to employ
one person In each OF the three or
louT distant parts to bring their own
and neighboring children to school
providing always that the job was
let by contract openly and fairly
These people are now compelled at
their own expense to bring the cnl
dren to school--that is, those that
get to come-and they have got
about tired OF the rigid economy here
fore practiced i'm only this one partic
urar. They have their remedy, pos
sibly more than one. They are taA
payers, have a right to the puDll
advantages, and Ii 1T comes to
building three or four separate school
house In the district, or dividing the
district up and then building the
houses, 1t will be very expensive to
the railroad company and to the rest
of us; and we now ask the Oregon
Short Line officials to join with us
in asking the School Board to let
by contract the hauling Of the chill
dren to school who are too far away
from the school-house to be able to
attend otherwise. These children
low attend in the rigs now owned by
their parents and neighbors. They
ire not in need of expensive vans"
out they are entitled to the benefits
Of our public school system, and the
contracting with their neigthbors who
lave to come anyway with their own
children, If not decidedly the cheapes
way, is at least worthy of a fair
trial.
Yours very truly, till after election.
G. %. CORKER.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-10
GOVERNOR pIsosEYgD ORDERS

His Action Resulted In the Reslana'
ton Of the French Cabinet.
New York.--The failure Of the mil
itary governor of Lille to give rein
forcements to the British forces ct a
time when they were in danger of an
initiation during the battle of Mons
AID The resultant protest Lord Kitch
el2:, Great Bti.ain's secretary Of
Wa, made to President Poincare,
brought about the recent resignation
of the French cabinet, according to
DR.. Fred S. Mason Of New York, who
arrived here Wednesday on the
Olympic.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-10
Where Christianity is Death,

Not only are all Christians rigidly
barred from Afghanistan, but any ma.
tive becoming converted to Christian.
ity H. instantly. punished. by death
Not long ago the present Amir sum.
moned the services of a European
specialist for treatment OF a dangerous
abscess with which he was afflicted.
The service rendered was SO success,
full that his majesty arranged with the
government of India for q permanent
European medical specialist at his
capital. says consular report. I'm,
fortunately, however, the first patient
died on the operating table, and this
caused immediate discontinuance of
these services. 1t is a matter of som.
mon belief among medical authorities
In India that this initial misfortune
was due to an overdose of chloro-
form. deliberately administered to the
patient by an assistant who wished
to destroy the influence OF the new
Christian practitioner.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-10

Prussia requires that lightning rods
on government buildings shall be in
spected by an expert electrician at
least once year.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.

NOStCS TOT FupllCdIl0n.
Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Lewistown, Montana,
November IL, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
LETTIE l. SHEA,
whose postoffice address is Kendall.
Montana, did, on the 21st day OF Au-
gust. 1913, file in this Office Sworn
Statement and Application. No. O22253,
to purchase the VIZ SWA, Sec. l,
NEA SEA, Sec. 2, TIP. II NJ, r. II E..
Montana Meridian, and the timber
thereon. under the provisions of the
act Of June 3, 1873, and acts amenda'
tory, known as the Timber and Stone
Law" at such value as might be fixed
by appraisement, and that, pursuant
to such application, the land and tim
Der thereon have been appraised $369
the timber estimated-.-.---board feet al
$.~-.-.--per M. and the land $..-.---; thai
said applicant will offer final proof ir
support of his application and sworr
statement on the Goth day of January
1914, before Register and Receiver, al
LewistOwn, Montana.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initiate
| a contest at any time before patent
issues, by filing a corroborated affi
davit in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
| H. ]. KELLY, Register.
| First publication Nov. 18-9t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Case No. 1859.

Helena, Montana, Dec. %, 1913.
At a meeting of the State Board OF
Pardons, held at it's office on the above
date, the following order was made:
In the Matter of the Communication
of Sentence Granted by the Governor
to One Frank Laverdure.-Case No.
1859.
Whereas, the Governor of Montana
has this day officially notified this
Board that he has granted commuta-
tion of sentence to five years to one
Frank Laverdure, a convict in the
State Prison, who was convicted OF
the crime of manslaughter. committed
in the County of Fergus, State of Mon
tana, and sentenced on the 14th day OF
July, 1911, for term of six years In
the State Prison:
Therefore Be 1t Ordered, That jan
uary 10Th, 1914, be set apart for the
consideration of said pardon, so grant
ed as aforesaid, and all persons hav-
ing an interest therein, desiring to be
heard either for or against the grant
ing of the communication, are hereby
notified to be present at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day at the office
of the State Board of Pardons, at the
Capitol of said state.
Further Ordered, That a copy of this
order be printed and published in the
Fergus County Democrat, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at
Lewistown, County Of Fergus, State OF
Montana, once each week for two con
secutive weeks, viz: Tuesday, Decem
ber 30, 1918, and Tuesday, January G.
1914.
Adopted,
D. M. KELLY, President.
]. J. RYAN, Clerk.
First publication Dec. 30-2t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for PubIication-lsoIated Tract
Public Land Sale.

Notice for PubIication-isoIated Tract.
Public Land Sale.
019O66.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Lewistown, Montana,
December %, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that, as d.
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provisions
of act of Congress approved March
%, 1912 (37 Stat. To, pursuant to the
application of
EUDORA PEARL SPENCER,
Serial No. 019066, we will offer at pub.
lie sale, to the highest bidder, but at
not less than $3.50 per acre, at ten
o5clock a. m., on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1914, at this office, the follow
ing tract of land: the lot 2, Sec. 6, Tp
II ~, R. % E., M. M.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on OF
before the time designated for sale.
H. J. KELLY, Register.
First publication Jan. 6-5t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Lewistown, Montana,
December 20, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
lila DUNN,
of Gilt Edge, Montana, who, on Feb
ruary Is, 1910, made Desert Land En-
try, No. OS422, for NWA SEA, and
NEA SWA, Sec. Z, TIP. Is N, R. 81
E., Montana Principal Meridian.
And also notice is hereby given that
LILLE CAMPBELL,
of Gilt Edge, Montana, who, on May
IL, 1910, made Desert Land Entry, No.
O1O411, for S1a NEA, Sec. 13. TIP. Is
N. R. 81 E., Montana Principal Merid-
ian, have filed notices of intention to
make final proof, to establish claims
to the lands above described, before
the Register and Receiver, at Lewis
town, Montana, on the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1914.
Claimants name as witnesses:
George Dunn, Charles Dunn, George
Newman, Lille Campbell, and lila
Dunn, all of Gilt Edge, Montana.
H. J. KELLY, Register.
First publication Jan. est
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.


Department of the Interior, u. 8.
Land Office at Lewistown, Montana,
December 10th, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
EDMUND WALTER BIGGERSTAFF,
Of Hilger, Montana, who, on May 23rd.
1910, made Homestead Entry, No.
O1o592, for N1a SEA-, sEA SEA, Sec.
%, NEA NEA, Sec. 26, TIP. 18 NJ, R.
10 E., Montana Meridian, has filed no
tice of intention to make Three-Year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described.
Also notice is hereby given that
WILLIAM J. McBURNEY,
of Hilger, Montana, who, on August
3Oth, 1910, made Homestead Entry. No.
O11S63, for VIZ NWA, VIZ SWA,
Sec. IA, TIP. 18 ~, r. 19 E., Montana
Meridian, has filed notice Of intention
to make Three-Year proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above described,
before Register and Receiver, at Lew
istown, Montana, on the 18th day OF
January, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Andrew Beattie, Robert Beattie
Ried Biggerstaff, Edmund w. Bigger
staff, William J. McBurney, all of Hill
ger, Montana.
H. j. KELLY, Register.
First publication Dec. 16-5t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.

Serial No. O23894.
United States Land Office, Lewis
town, Montana, December 20, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY,
whose postoffice address is ST. Paul,
Minnesota, has this Goth day of De-
cember, 1918, filed in this office its ap-
plication to select, under the pro-
visions of the act of Congress, ap'
proved July 1, 1898 go Stat. 597, 620)
lot two (2), southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter (SWA NEA) and
south half of the northwest quarter
(S1a NWA), of section nine (9), in
township fifteen Q5) north, of range
eleven 1D east, of the Montana Prin
cipal Meridian containing 1913 acres
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or desir
ing to object because of the minera
character of the land, or for any 9th
er reason, to the disposal to applicant
should file their affidavits of protes
in this office, on or before the 31s
day of January, 1914.
H. J. KELLY, Register.
First publication Dec. 3O-5t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.


United States Land Office, Lewis
town, Montana, Dec. II, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY,
whose postoffice address is st. Paul,
Minnesota, has this 18th day of De-
cember. 1913, filed in this office it's ap-
plication to select, under the pro-
visions of the act of Congress, ap-
proved July l. 1898 go Stat. 597, 62O),
northeast quarter of the southeast
(NEA SEA), of section twenty-eight
(28), in township fifteen (5) north, of
range twenty-four {24) east, of the
Montana Principal Meridian, contain.
ing forty (40O acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land. or for any 9th
er reason, to the disposal to applicant
should file their affidavits of protest
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.

O1ll4O.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Lewistown, Montana.
December 20, 1913.
Notice is hereby given tnat
HUGH G. WILSON,
of Flax, Montana, who, on August IL,
1910, made Homestead Entry, No.
O11746, for the sen NEA, Sec. 10,
SWA NWA, N1z SWA. of Sec. IL,
TIP. 81 N, R. II E., Montana Principal
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final Three-Year proof to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before D. E. Roarty. United
States Commissioner, at Winifred,
Montana, on the 31st day of January,
1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Thomas Jackson, of Fullerton, Mon.
tana; Robert Yuill, Otto Deck, Charles
Stone, Of Flax, Montana.
H. J. KELLY, Register.
First publication Dec. 3O-5t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06

range sixteen 16) east, Montana
Meridian; lot one %, east half of
the northwest quarter (Eh NWA),
southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter (SEA
NEA SEA). section thirty-one (3D.
and lot four a., section thirty (3O);
all of township nineteen (19) north,
of range seventeen 90 east, of Mon
tana Principal Meridian, in Fergus
County, Montana.
Together with all and singular the
tenements, hereditaments and appur-
tenances thereunto belonging or in
anywise appertaining.
FIRMIN TULLOCK, Sheriff.
By LEN P. SLATER Undersheriff.
Burton R. Cole, Attorney for Plain
tiffs.
Dated, December 81. 1913.
First publication Dec. 30-3t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
SheriH,s Sale.

A. L. d'Autremont and A. S. d'Autre-
mont, co-partnership, doing business
under the firm name and style of Fad
Shoe & Clothing Company, Plaintiffs,
VS.. Laban E. Miner, Defendant.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale, on the
twentieth (20th) day of January, 1914,
at two (2) o'clock p. M, at the front
door of the Court House in Lewis
town, Fergus County, Montana, to the
highest and best bidder for cash in
hand. all the right, title and interest
of the said defendant in and to the
following described real estate, situate
in Fergus County, Montana, and more
particularly described as follows, to-
wit:
The south half of the southeast quar-
ter (Sh SEN, section twenty-five
(25), township nineteen 19) north,
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.

UIOCOU.
United States Land Office, Lewis
town, Montana, December 18, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY,
whose postoffice address is St. Paul,
Minnesota, has this 18th day of De-
cember, 1913, filed in this office it's ap.
plication to select, under the pro.
visions of the act of Congress, ap.
proved July l, 1898 go Stat. 597, 62O),
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter (NEA NWA), of section
eight (S), in township eighteen Q8)
north, of range twenty-five (22) east
of the Montana Principal Meridian
containing forty (40) acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or desir
ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any 9th
er reason, to the disposal to applicant
should file their affidavits of protest
in this office, on or before the 31st
day of January, 1914.
H. J. KELLY, Register.
First publication Dec. 3O.5t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.

U6OSfV.
United States Land Office, Lewis
town. Montana, December II, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY,
whose postOffice address is st. Paul
Minnesota, has this 17tn day of De
cember, 1913, filed in this office its ap
plication to select, under the pro
visions Of the act of Congress, ap
proved July 1, 1898 go Stat. 597, 620)
northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter (NEA NEA), of section fif
teen 15), in township twenty (20)
north, of range eighteen 18) east. o.
the Montana Principal Meridian, con
tanning forty (40) acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or desir
ing to object because Of the minera
character Of the land, or for any 9th
er reason, to the disposal to applicant
should file their affidavits Of protest
in this office, on or before the 31st
day of January, 1914.
H. J. KELLY, Register.
First publication Dec. 3O-5t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice for Publication.

O6978.
Department of the Interior, U. s..
Land Office at Lewistown, Montana,
Nov. II, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that
GORDON YOUNG,
of Moccasin, Montana, who, on Sept.
18th, 1909, made Homestead Entry,
No. O697S, for NWA SWA, Sec. 20,
E1s SEA, SWA SEA, Sec. 10, TIP. 16
~, R. Is E., Montana Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
Three-Ye proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before L.
D. Womeldorf, U. S. Commissioner, at
Hobson, Montana, on the 10Th day OF
December, 1913.
I Claimant names as witnesses:
George Brown, Robert Brading, Kill
lis Key, Frank DeKramer, all Of Moe
casin, Montana.
H. ]. KELLY, Register.
First publication Nov. 18-5t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Special stockhoIde ders' Meeting.

special otOCknoIuerS' MeetlH9.
To the stockholders of the National
Coal Company:
Please take notice that a special
meeting of the stockholders of the Ma
tional Coal Company will be held at
the principal office of said Company,
in the Empire Bank & Trust Co. build
ing, in the City of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Montana, on Saturday, the 7th
day of February, 1914 at two o'clock
p. m. to consider and decide upon the
question of mortgaging the whole of
the real property of said corporation
to secure a loan to be used in paying
the standing Indebtedness of said Com
pany, and for the transaction of such
other business as may regularly come
before the meeting relating to such
question.
By order of the Board of Directors.
Dated this, the 26th day of Decem-
Der, 1913.
H. p. IMISLUND,
Secretary, the National Coal Com.
pany.
First publication Dec. 30-6t
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-01-06
Notice Of Contest.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, LewistOwn, Mon
tana, December 26, 1913.
To Peter Johnson, of Valentine,
Montana, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that
CHARLES MILLER,
who gives Valentine, Montana, as his
postoffice addhess, did on December
18th, 1918, file in this office his duly
corrobOrated application to contest and
secure the cancellation of your Home
stead, Entry No. 01983S, Serial No
019838, made February 4th, 1913, for
northwest quarter (NWA), Sec. 35.
TIP. Is NJ, r. 26 E., Montana Meridian,
and as grounds for his contest he al
leges that you never established resi-
dence upon said land, nor improved
the land in any way, and have wholly
abandoned said claim for more than
six months last past.
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
by this office as having been confessed
by you, and your said entry will be
Cancelled Hereunder without your fur
ther right to be heard therein, either
before this office or on appeal, If you
fail to file in this office within twenty
days after the fourth publication of
this notice, as shown below, your an
swer, under oath. specifically meeting
and responding to these allegations
of contest, or If you fail within that
time to file in this office due proof
that you have served copy of your
answer on the said contestant either
in person or by registered mail. If
this service is made by the delivery
OF copy of your answer to the con.
testant in person, proof of such serv.
ice must be either the said contest
ants written acknowledgment of his
receipt of the copy, showing the date
of its receipt, or the affidavit of the
person by whom the delivery was
made stating when and where the
copy was delivered: if made by reg
istered mail, proof of such service
must consist of the affidavit of the
person by whom the copy was mailed
stating when and the postoffice to