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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-09
EKALAKA'S CHANCES
Baker Will Have to Overcome
Big Odds to Win County
Seat Fight

The smoke land gas) arising
from the railroad town on the
Milwaukee system away up in
the northeastern corner of the
county has temporarily bedimmed
the vision Of a few regarding
Ekalaka's chances for holding
the county seat. Under these
circumstances a brief review of
certain facts should be of interest
and aid in clearing the political
horizon. The facts are as follows:
First. Ekalaka won the county
seat last year because it is the
logical place for THE center of
Fallon county. This fact holds
good this year.
Second. Since the election last
year, Wibaux county has been
created. taking from Fallon coun-
ty a large part Of the rich farm
ing land Of the famous Golden
Valley, which formerly lay in
Fallon county, and with it 3O2
electors; Of these Ekalaka re-
ceived last year Is votes, Dennis
1853, and the balance went to Ba-
ker.
Third. The registration in the
southern part of the county.
which is largely and naturally
Ekalaka territory. has been much
heavier than in the northern part
of the county owing to the large
number of settlers to the south
who could not vote last year.
Fourth. Ekalaka is not de
pending upon transient voters
employed for a short period with
in the bounds of the county, and
who have n . financial interest
therein. Certain facts relative
to this situation will be placed
before the voters before election
and a great many fair-minde'
electors who might otherwise
have voted for Baker are going
to vote for Eka|aka. because of
it's opposition to such methods
and because it believes that the
actual taxpayers should be the
ones who should control this sit
uation.
Counting the loss Of Baker rot
ers gone into W1bnun comfy.
counting the heavier registration
IN the south end of the county,
counting Ekulukn' s plurality last
gear. counting the rotes of high
minated citizens being indignant
orpr transient residents being
registered to rotc, for Baker. Baker
wU hare majority Of somewhcre
bctueen COO and 300 rotes to orer-
come his gear.
Can anyone believe that they
can accomplish Mis By any fair
methods! And If they attempt
any other methods, as they did
last mrnr, It mW only once again
result IN their oMn undOin4.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-09
For County Assessor

] hereby announce myself as
the democratic candidate for the
office of Assessor of Fallon Coun-
tv. If elected my policy will be
to give one and all a square deal.
Cbas. E. Hughes.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-09
NOTICE

Prices have not raised at my
shop, | am still maintaining the
standard prices. shave 15c, hair
cut 3oc, and you get the best.
Williams, the Barber.
Next door to drug store.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-09
BUSINESS LOCALS

the Eagle Office. If
Ready money to loan on farms.
See +. M. Dworshak. If
The best workmanship in watch
repairing. Ekalaka Drug Co.
If it is money you want, see
F. M. Dworshak. If
For your shoe and harness re-
pairing go to Munro & Ferguson.
For Sale One good winter
mich COW. j. P. Hedges. If
For Sale 300 bushels seed
Turkey Red Winter Wheat $1.OO
per bushel. W. E. Owens, Eka-
laka. st
For regulation size box good
Spearfish apples delivered to YOU
by parcel post, send $500 to
Pryor & Murray, Spearfish, S. D.
Let Blaine fix your watch. He
does the work right. adv tt
For Sale 100 head of half bred
Oxford Down rams. Of thor
oughbred bucks. Inquire of this
office.
For Sale Six head of spring
calves, $50 per head. Inquire Of
Mrs. Mary Owens. adv.3t
For Sale House and lot in
Ekalaka: 3 room frame house,
barn. chicken house, curbed well
and pump; about one-ha)f acre
lot; good location. Inquire OF J..
D.. MACPHERSON. If
Lone Pine Ranch Headquart-
ers for classy Buff Orpingtons.
Ask about them. Miles G..
Bowden, Prop. Sykes, Mont. adv
Mrs. Burns will teach music
and painting. Rooms at Picard's
hotel. 7~31tf adv.
Do you want to buy cattle at
the right price? If so see Grant
& Fuqua. Ekalaka, Mont. adv
If you want to borrow money
on your farm see Archie G..
Parker at Grant e. Fuqua's
office. adv
Cleaning and pressing clothing.
Leave orders at Mrs. J. p. Hedges
every Monday. Mrs. NJ. Lap
rath. ct
For Sale My bunch of stand
ard bred range horses and regis
tered standard bred stallion. J..
?. Hedges. Ekalaka. 10 2-5t
Town property for sale in acre
lots, Inquire of J, ?. ucH~cs.
adv.
Get your milk at the Ekalaka
Dairy for 7c a quart. P. A.
Malmquist. adv.
All those indebted to me please
remit at once and oblige. Mrs.
M. A. Mclean.
Bring in your old rags and get
&c a pound for them at the Eagle
office.
For Sale Grade Poland China
young pigs, Inquire of Mrs. A,
c. Rockford. Ekalaka. 7-4-6t
Lost Elk Tooth charm, liberal
reward for return of same to
this Office.
Lost Northof Ekalaka. saddle
and bride. almost new. Return
to Frank Hicks and receive re-
ward. Ct
We have 25 or 80 choice town
lots for sale. Call and sec us
before they arc all gone. Grant
e. Fuqua. 3-13 tt
| have a full line of ROYAL
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-19
ONE MANS OPINIONS
BYN. D, COCHRAN

BY N. D. COCHRAN
Caught With the Goods. = Ebert
Hubbard, who wears his hair long,
calls himself Fra and writes pieces
for the Hearst papers, finally got
caught with the goods on him.
The Federal Industrial. Commits
sion made Rockefeller's man, We'll
born, put some letters in evidence at
the Denver hearing, and one of them
was from Frau Elbert to John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., in which Ell said he
was going to write up the Colorado
coal war for his paper, and would sell
copies to Coal Oil Johnny for 5000
per 1000. ,-.
Then Ell wrote his piece, and wrote
what Johnny liked to read-and sold
some extra copies. .
AS bait for Rockefeller, Hubbard
sent him a copy of the piece he wrote
about Calumet for the copper barons
of Bosting which pleased the cop
per barons very much.
1t wasn't long ago that an Ohio
syndicate got Ebert to write lot Of
slobber about Big Business for the
newspaper and tried to rake in the
coin from the aforesaid Big Business
for Hubbard's services.
Hubbard can sling language like a
garden sprinkler, but he evidently
likes to sling it at so much per sling.
If he ever decides to quit literature
he ought to make good butler or
xyoIof for coma nIIIfo
Good Editorials. - There are
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-19
since the war begs
something.


ON AND HOPES
Editor Day Book - Am sorry in
deed that my modest little "cheer
up" paragraph in The Day Book
should have so greatly displeased my
friend, Mister F. j. Ragan, as to
call down his righteous anger upon
my head to the extent of a page and
a half in Thursdays Day Book. Be
ing out of work the past or 4
months myself, oftentimes not
knowing where my next meal is to
come from, and knowing from bitter,
practical experience just how dis
couraging the outlook at times, 1
only thought to act the part of a
brother to my fellow brothers in dis
tress, bidding them cheer up" and
hope.
For, truly, hope is about all that's
left to many thousands of us. We
simply dare not let go our hold on
hope and give up the ship. when
hope is lost, all is lost" When a per-
son stops hoping entirely he is in
grave danger of appearing in the
morning paper under the headline:
Another suicide!" When 1 let go
my hold on hope land Oh, 1 know
something about how a man down
in his luck" has to fight to keep off
the gang among the prosperous
crowd" whose war cry often is:
Hes down, boys; let's all give him
the boot!') Idon't want to remain
on this old earth any longer than it
will take me to get to the nearest
drug store-or department store
and back to my room with a nice
little vial of laudanum (tinet. Opeii)
or 8 feet Of gas hose. If it were not
for hope this would be dreary
world, There would be very few
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-19

Good Editorials. - There are
mighty few good editorials in the
Chicago newspapers - that is, in
their editorial columns. The edito-
rial columns are largely hogwash.
But the anti-war, anti-militarism car
ICONS by Bradley, in the Chicago
Daily News are good-in my judg-
ment the best editorials that have
been running in any Of the big dailies
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES.

Government purchases range from
needles and pins to battleships and
steam shovels. Uncle Sam requires
a wider variety of articles for the
use of his business than any corpora
ton in the world. Incidentally, he
makes in the various industrial estab-
lishments of the government a. large
number of commodities which are re-
CURED in the administration OF the
public business.
One of the perplexities long before
the departments at Washington was
the purchase of little things. The
Dockery commission found that the
purchase of stationery, fuel, furniture
and other supplies was subject to lit
tie uniformity of practice. Each de-
partment made it's own purchases and
often different prices were paid for
the same article. The governments
interests depended on whether the
purchasing officer was or was not a
close buyer. New regulations for the
purchase of supplies were promul-
gated under a law which created a
board of awards to pass upon all con-
tracts for the purchase OF depart
mental supplies.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
Old-F fashioned Agricultural Implements

Times have changed in agriculture, in many
other things and at the present day can
hardly realize the difficulties that beset the farmer
upwards of a century ago. Early spring was
often trying time for him. when his supplies Of
cattle food were apt to become exhausted before
the new grass appeared. There then no
turnips, mangolds oilcake soy beans similar
foods to be procured and he had some
times great difficulty in keeping his cattle from
starvation, especially in the late districts. 1t is
difficult believe, but 1t is nevertheless true that
in parts of Scotland the cattle were at times so
weak in spring from want of food that they
unable to rise from their stalls when the
grass did come The custom therefore arose for
farmers in a neighborhood to meet together and
go from farm to farm for the purpose of carrying
the helpless cattle out to the fields. This was
termed the cattle lifting, much more humane
method of cattle lifting" than that which used to
prevail on the borders.
In the wilder parts of Scotland, where gorse
furze was plentiful the young shoots were often
used in spring a supplementary food for both
cattle and horses The shoots were cut down
and then removed to the farm to be there crushed
into a rough pulp which could be eaten by the
cattle 1t was eagerly devoured by them, and they
throve upon it. Cows gave richer milk when they
were supplied with crushed gorse, and the milk
was free from unpleasant flavor. such as other
green winter foods sometimes induce. Horses,
too, relished the food.
Great faith was placed in the nutr1tive value or
whin shoots Indeed, so popular did whn diet
become that fields especially where the soil was
dry and light, set aside for the whin crop,
the seeds being in drills in March, so that
the shoots became ready for use in the autumn
of the following year For several years in sue
cesson forage was obtained from the original
crop.
There were several methods employed for pulp
ing the gorse. In small farms, where only limit
ed quantity was needed, the method usually adopt
ed was 10 lay the young shoots fat stone or
block of wood and hammer them with mallet
similar TO that used for driving in paling
posts. Sometimes one end of the mallet was fitted
with iron blades for chopping the gorse. while
the other end fat for pounding it. Otherwise
a "rammer" or "bruiser" might be employed, an
instrument consisting of a shank Of wood, three
feet eight inches in length, bulged out part to
give the instrument weight on being used. and
base which is contracted into square. and shed
With an iron shoe embracing parallel iron cutters
one inch asunder and three inches deep, and
sharpened at their lower edge"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27

These methods, however entailed too much
manual labor where gorse was used in consider
able quantity. In such a gorse, furze whin
mill, it variously called in different dis
tricts, utilized. The whin mill built after
one of two types; the most common consisted of
a circular stone, shaped somewhat like mill
stone, standing edge, with approximately a
diameter of four feet and thickness of foot. In
the center of the stone hole was cut, through
which a shaft about IA feet long fixed. On
end Of the shaft was attached to al iron pin firmly
fixed into earth-fast stone, AMI the other end
fitted with tackling to which a horse could
be yoked The gorse shoots were then thrown
into circular trough course, where they were
crushed the milestone slowly revolved. The
farmer occasionally stirred them up with a hay
fork and sprinkled them with water to facilitate
the crushing process. Crushing went on for about
a couple Of hours, by which Tina the gorse was
sufficiently puped to be eaten by the cattle.
In the second type of mill another form of stone,
shaped somewhat like field-roll-r utilized.
This pattern was not so common the wheel
shaped The roller revolved fat circular
course paved with stones, and haG one end rather
thicker than the other to enable 1t more readily
to turn round the circle.
In process of time these gorse mills gradually
fell into disuse AS the land became better popu-
lated gorse became less plentiful and cattle food
more abundant The introduction Of turnips, too,
provided plentiful supply of food IN spring, when
it had formerly been very scarce. Farmers, more
over grudged the amount of labor entailed in pre-
pairing the gorse and were not unwilling that the
apparatus should fall into decay.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
THE sEA.eoINe DoUeHNU1

One of the juvenile guests at the
recent White House wedding caused
Josephus Daniels, the secretary OF
the navy, to forget the dignity of his
high office, which he was doing his
best to protect and maintain at all
costs, especially at so solemn an oc-
casion.
The little future debutante entered
into conversation with the secretary.
Believing it would be nice to enter
tain him with topic in his own line
of work, she said, with great air
of gravity:
well, Mr. Secretary, see you are
determined to make your department
a success and have ordered couple
of doughnuts."
"Doughnuts?" repeated the secre-
tary, wrinkling his brow. "Oh, yes.
Oh, yes-doughnuts."
Then he was heard to smile many
feet around. He didn't have the heart
to tell her how easily "dreadnaughts"
could be read "doughnuts," especially
if you were only reading the head
lines
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
THERE WAS A REASON.

A friend was discussing a certain
new member of congress recently with
Representative Augustus o. Stanley
of Kentucky. After they had COM
mented on his various shortcomings
the friend said:
There is one thing I will say for
him, though. He is the ideal type OF
pessimist."
II don't see how that's TO his cred
it," objected the Kentuckian
why, it's something to be good
pessimist," insisted the friend.
"But he can't help it," replied Stan
ley.
why not?"
IF you were as bad politician as
he is you'd be the king of pessimists,
tool" snapped Stanley as he walked
away.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
ssloN ON DIAMONDS.

She was seated in the gallery and
looked at the solitaire on the third
finger of her left hand. 1t glistened
in the reflection of rudy bushes. On
the floor of the senate they were talk
ing of diamonds, not the ace of dia-
monds, or even the queen, but OF real
diamonds-the kind she wore on her
finger. Now, who would have
dreamed that stern senators would be
engaged in such an interesting discus
sion? She listened. attentively, and
in her dainty memorandum book made
a note that German Southwest Africa
was entering into the production of
diamonds. Thus the American maid
ems fair will not have to make their
lovers pay tribute to the monopoly of
the South African syndicate.
AS she bent her head to hear every
word that might be said, she caught
the information that most Of the
stones in the new fields are secured
from near the surface of large area
of diamondiferous gravel. During
June, over 10000 carats were pro
duced, which exceeded all previous
records Of the new field. "And now,
she murmured to the sweet young
thing who sat beside her, how many
do you suppose there will be next
June?" And again she blushed rosy
red.
AS long as diamonds are diamonds
there will always be keen interest In
their production, whether discussed
in debate on the senate floor or in
the whispered condolences of the
maiden telling the story of the soil
taire. AS long as the feminine mind
remains under the fascination of the
flashing gem, the search viii continue
for new fields and mines, to keep
pace with the demand for lovers most
costly pledges of lifelong constancy
National Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
UNCLE SAM TO AID
u. S. Is to Promote Civic Train.
ing Work.
Bureau of Education Takes Up the
Study of the Problem of Citizen
ship-A. w. Dunn to Lead in
the Serious Task.

Washington.-The United States bu
reau of education, in cooperation with
the National Municipal league and
other organizations, has undertaken q
comprehensive study of the problem
of civic training. Arthur w. Dunn OF
New York, who achieved a national
reputation in the public schools OF
Indianapolis by his work on this sub
ject, will direct the work. In announ-
cling the step, Commissioner of Educa-
tion Claxton points out that in a
large sense all education is really edu-
cation for citizenship and that not
only is citizenship training cock
tensive with effective education in
general, but that ''the final justifica-
ton of public taxation for public edu-
cation lies in the training of young
people for citizenship"
In this field of activity the govern
ment bureau of education hopes to do
officially and Systematically what has
heretofore been attempted by num-
Der of organizations working indie
pendently Many civic associations
throughout the United States have
been agitating in behalf of education
for citizenship, valuable results have
been obtained and many communities
have made important experiments IN
improving citizenship through the
schools and through other agencies.
The bureau will seek to coordinate
these hitherto separate efforts; to
bring cooperation where independent
action has prevailed; to make known
everywhere the results of civic educa-
ton accomplished and to formulate a
constructive plan for definite work In
this field.
One of the most pressing problems
in citizenship education is that OF
properly equipped teachers. There are
few teachers who have had the reQui-
site special training. 1t will be one
OF the tasks in the new work to find
what can be done to train men and
women, whether already in the serv-
ice or just preparing to teach, for the
responsibilities of direct instruction in
citizenship.
Methods of teaching civics will be
carefully investigated. Whether 1t is
sufficient that children should know
how the president is elected, or that
they should be able to recite the con
stitution; to what extent modern so
cial and civic questions-clean streets,
pure water, milk supply, fire protec
ton. means of transportation, coop
GRAFTON, suffrage, divorce, etc.-are to
be considered.
Special effort will be made to report
the many attempts on the part of pro
gressive communities to give all school
subjects more definite civic value
In Kansas City, Kan, for example, the
chemistry course in the high school is
in effect a course in practical civics-
such things as water and milk analy'
sis, with their significance in commu'
nifty life, are emphasized, and high
school students serve in the municipal
laboratories. Cleveland teaches NUM-
cipal problems in the biology course
Indianapolis has a course in "commu'
nifty arithmetic" in the elementary
schools. Vocational education and
school hygiene have civic phases.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The population of San Francisco In
1910 was 1892. a gain of Taps over
the figure for 1900. The population OF
Los Angeles in 1910 was 319,19S.
gain over 1900 of 216,719. In other
words, San Francisco gained in the
decade PIG per cent, while Los An.
geies in the same period gained 211
per cent Which of the two cities is
likely to have the largest population
In the future remains TO be seen.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
FOREST RANGE MANAGEMENT.

The forage resources of the national
forests are pointed out as contribut-
ing to the maintenance of over 10000
600 head of livestock, which supply
in part at least the demands for meat,
hides or wool of every state in the
union. The receipts from grazing,
during 1913, though second to those
from timber were more than mil
uon dollars, and showed an increase
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27

the harvest means everything to them, and the
price OF wheat is very serious matter. Bread
riots break out if prices reach the famine point,
and are source of much trouble to the authori.
ties Many governor has had to face them, and
therefore 1t is the aim of every ruler in Ears as
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27

over the previous year In spite OF
the fact that the season was less ia
vorable and the area reduced. Over
four per cent more stock was grazed
as the result of increased forage pro-
duction and improvements in handling
stock, especially sheep.
The system of range management
employed by the forest service is held
to offer hope of relief to the average
citizen concerned over the dwindling
supply of meat products and their
alarming rise in cost. The national
forests furnish abundant forage sup
plies, opportunity for the adoption OF
the best methods, freedom from live
stock diseases, and protection in the
enjoyment of all rights and privileges.
Cattle from the Hayden national for
est in Colorado took the grand cham
pionship prize at the national live
stock show in Denver, and in many
cases the lambs from the forests
topped the market, Losses from pred
atory animals are growing less as
the wolves, bears and other animals
are killed off by forest officers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
INAPPROPRIATE.

Scruggs-While / have noticed many steam
ships named for cities, I have never seen one
called after Cork.
Buggs-It would never do to speak of the
Corks crew.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
HOW STUPID.

Yes" observed q young medical graduate,
"all the communications that l receive have DR..
on them. but the senders viii put the DR.. after
my name instead of before ~
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
COULD NOT AFFORD IT.

Mrs. Snobbs-I wintered at Palm Beach this
season and expect TO summer at Mt. Savage
Mrs. Hobbs springed at Pratt City and ex-
pect to autumn at Bessemer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
Ez2ESzZY-

UTILIZATION has as yet made little
progress in Persia. Western mod
ern inventions in agricultural ma
chinery and scientific methods of cul-
tivating have passed over this country
without leaving any impression on the
farmers The land is titled in much
the same way as in the days of Noah!
The simplest and most primitive tools
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
.BRzYGZzYGH YZlZE CHAEF

pestles, to get rid of the remaining
husks. The Persian wheat bread is sold
In big, flat, pancake-like pieces called
sangak (from sang, the stone), from
the fact that it is baked in an oven
with floor of heated pebbles. AS it is
so thin, it is baked through into crust,
and tastes best while still hot AS the
poorer classes all over the south of
Persia live on nothing else but bread,