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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
RANCHER DROWNED
Box Elder Claims Guy EWalt
AS Its Victim

On last Friday morning Guy l..
Ewalt Of Sykes met death while
swimming Box Elder creek on
horseback. Deceased had made
his home in this county for over
twenty years and was widely
and favorably known. The news
of his untimely passing is receiv-
ed with general regret and sor-
row throughout the entire COM
munity.
The following obituary notice
has been contributed:
Guy L. Ewalt, only son and
eldest child of H. w., and Mrs.
Mildred Ewalt of Sykes, Mont,
was born in Haskill county, Kan
sas, May 5th, 1887, being the
first white boy born in Haskill
county. He came to Custer coun.
ty with his parents in May, 1892
and has resided in Custer and
Fallon counties ever since.
Having practically grown up
in our midst, he was known far
and wide. especially among the
"old timers. :"
A braver, truer friend could
never have been found. Always
smiling and cheerful. assisting
wherever he could. trying to ex-
cuse the erring, meeting one and
all with his genial hearty hand
shake, that never failed to awak-
en- the responsive nature of all
whom he met.
He was of a decided mechanic
al turn of mind, never quite so
happy as when working with
machinery. He demonstrated his
mechanical ability by inventing
and patenting an adjustable ex-
haust valve for locomotive and
traction engines.
The sad event of his death oc-
Cured Friday morning, May %,
while attempting to swim Box
Elder on horseback. After get
ting into midstrealn the horse re-
fused to swim, and began found
ering and going under, then up
and under again. His father,
H. w. Ewalt, his sister, Dot, and
Jack" Naugle were on the bank,
but in the absence of ropes, poles,
or other implements, We're pow
erless to render assistance. In
short time the horse settled to
the bottom with Guy sittin q
straight up, making no outcry.
Neither horse nor rider came to
the surface again. The body
was recovered about 8 a. m., Sat-
urday.
The funeral was held at the
H. w. Ewalt ranch at $50 o. m.
Sunday, May Both. The Genre
family rendered severa! beautiful
and appropriate songs, Mr.. Genre
offered an earnest prayer. F. L.
Gilliard made a few appropriate
remarks, after which interment
was made on a high knoll on the
deceased's homestead, overlook
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
COURT HOUSE NEWS
And Interesting Notes From
The County Seat

F. c. Bum, County Clerk and
Recorder, spent few days on
his ranch near Westmore the lat
ter part Of the week.
F. M. DWorshak was bus;-
ness caller at Clerk Keener's Of
flee Thursday.
Miss Barbara Olsen from Mar
marth spent a couple of days
with Deputy Supt. Olsen and in
cidentally took in the Yankee
Robinson Circus.
Mr.. Hawkins, State Examiner
from Helena has been busy in
the various county offices for the
past few days.
Judge O'Hern was in town
Saturday, coming down t 0 m
Miles City to deliver the gradua-
ton address to the pupils Of the
eighth grade in Baker.
Deputy Supt. Stella Olsen spent
Sunday in Marmarth.
The Examining board, consist
ing of Miss Bachtle, Miss Markin
and County Supt. Leonard have
been busy for the past few days
correcting examination papers Of
eighth grade students. "a list
Of those who received diplomas
will be published later).
Mr.. j. H. Hoist, President of
the Bozeman Summer School,
spent a few hours in the office of
the County Supt. Monday.
J. W. zook oI W estmore was
a business caller in the Assessors s
Office Monday.
''Ikey" Trandum, Deput Y
County Treasurer returned from
Miles City Monday. Mr.. Trandum
completed the work of comparing
the records transcribed from the
Custer county books.
F. e. Kowitz and Dan Dague
Of Ekalaka, were Court House
callers Tuesday.
Marriage licenses were issued
to Lennie Churchill of Baker and
lea NJ. Posey of Baker, Tuesday,
June 1st. the marriage ceremony
being performed in Cupid Keen
er's office.
A marriage license was issued
to Walter Lang Of Dennis and
Clara Sylre Of Dennis, Tuesday,
June LIST, the marriage ceremony
being performed IN Cupid's office.
DR.. Richard Hayes Of Baker
made application Cor first papers
last r(ay.
Edward F. Fisher of Wibaux
was a business caller in Clerk
keener's office last Saturday.
Surveyor Cory comes and goes
50 fast out of town that it is inn
possible to approach him to find
out in what direction he goes
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Happenings In And
About The Town

Formaldehyde at Blaine's.
Dance tonight in the |. O. O.
F. hall.
Manted-Clean cotton rags at
the Eagle Office. If
Doc Latham was a business
caller from Camp Crook this
week.
Anyone desiring to have cattle
summered see Pete Poncelott,
Ekalaka. 1913 3t-pd.
Registered Shorthorn Bulls for
sale. w. j. Bradshaw, Knowl-
ton, Montana. 6-21
Miss Mary Powers Of Chicago,
is visiting with her friend, Miss
Julia Saunders, for the summer.
Undersherif Evans has been
attending to official duties in the
Powder River country the past
week.
Jerry Huss, of the mechanical
department of The Eagle, spent
Sunday at his old home in Miles
City,
We have 25 or 80 choice town
lots for sale. Call and see us
before they are all gone. Grant
& Fuqua. 3-13 If
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream,
something delicious. Saturday
and Sunday at the Ekalaka Drug
Company.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Banner is i'll with
measles at their home in Ekalaka.
The household is under quaran-
tine.
June G. Olsen made a flying
trip to Miles City last week in
his Ford car, leaving here Satur-
day morning early and returning
Saturday night.
King" French Coach Stallion.
No. 1864, will stand for service
on the Black Tail Creek Ranch,
Ia miles west of Ekalaka. Fees
SIS. A. c. Rochfort. 4-22
Oscar t. Lewis, state range
rider with headquarters at Glen
dive, was in town a few days
last week and is riding through
this country, gathering data on
the horses that were treated for
Dourine last year, and killing the
reactors' as the animals that
still show infection are called.
Zen Hamilton has received a
new contract from Uncle Sam to
handle the Star route from Baker
to Ekalaka. Ben has purchased a
new Ford car and during the
summer will carry the mail in the
gas wagon, SO that Ekalaka mail
will again arrive at noon. The
new contract is let from June Is,
1915 to June so, 1918.
W. ?. Minis says the combina-
tion sale held here last Saturday
was one of the best of it's kind
ever pulled off. About 81, 100
were the cash receipts, while a
great deal of the live stock was
sold on time payments. These
sales afford the farmer and ranch
er an excellent opportunity tc
sell what stuff he does not need
and buy cattle, horses or miscel.
laneous articles that he can use
to advantage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Ferguson
and two children made a trip tc
Miles last week, returning Mon.
day. This was Dick S first visit tc
the big city for 6 years, he SAYS
things have changed considerable
in the old coWtown during that
period. One of the children had
the misfortune to fall on a til5
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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-06-04
Formaldehyde at Blaine's.
The base ball dance tonight
promises to be a good one.

promises to be a good one.
9k, Munro, Sr., was a Miles
City visitor the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. A. Dahl were
visiting friends and relatives in
Marmarth the fore part of this
week.
Ray Allen returned to his home
on Tie creek yesterday after a
week S business at Ekalaka and
Miles City.
Geo. Wash returned home yes
terday via Ekalaka from Miles
City where he had taken a bunch
of horses.
DAILY & Prell report a record
colt crop this spring, getting a
one hundred per cent increase
from their mares.
Frank Buck, who has the ag-
ency for the Ford in this terri
tory, has been in Ekalaka the
past week spreading the disease
known as Forditis.
A|zada Fairplay: Misses Ora
Sheldon and Maryalice Harris
returned home yesterday from a
two weeks visit at the Bradshaw
home near Chalk Buttes.
Mrs. Emma Merriam is absent
this week from her duties at the
telephone central office on a trip
to Missoula, where she is visit
ing friends and relatives.
Ole Tweed has concluded that
love and gasoline don't mix well,
as he demolished a telephone pole
with his car while returning from
the Big Hill dance last week.
Prof. Deran]eau and wife, who
have been in and around EkaIaka
for the past three weeks on a pi-
ano tuning trip. started for their
ranch home at Boyes yesterday.
DR.. Wendell was called to the
Chisholm home at Chalk Buttes
Tuesday to attend Mr.. Chisholm
who is suffering from dropsy.
The patient has been seriously i'll
for some time anG is not expect
ed to live.
Alzada FairpIav: Fine rains
visited this section the first OF
the week and the bottoms along
the creeks were all flooded.
Thompson, Willow, Cottonwood
and Butte ere eks were higher
than they have been for a mum.
ber of years.
Leo Fisk, who resides about
ten miles south Of town, was
seriously injured Tuesday by a
fall from his horse. The young
man has been in a semi-ccnscious
condition since the accident, and
his ultimate recovery is some
what doubtful.
Manager Walker of the Ekala-
ka bal! team has arranged for
the following games during the
month: Calumet, Sunday. June 6,
OF Calumet; Bisher, Sunday, June
l., at Bisher; Ewalt, Sunday,
June 20, at Ewalt; Baker, Sun
day, June 27, at Baker.
Gene Turbervi|ie is over from
Plevna and says that there will
be twenty-five teams at work on
the new road from that town to
Ekalaka the first of the week.
1t is the intention to push this
work through and have the road
in excellent condition by the end
of the month, weather permit
ting.
Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week this vicinity was visit
ed with another good, old fash
ioned soaker, l. Is inches of rain
| fall being recorded at the local
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
THE EXPERIENCES OF EMILY EMAEr

PWNHE EXPERIENCES of Emily sEnnet young
 search of shelter and employment disclose weak the charitable effort of Bridgeport Not
 young to the doors of the Bridge port Protective did she find lodging and the
 respectable almost of sy finds it's field in aiding those who have completely prosperity and self support But the need great of disaster should be cared these days thousands of are in the in to the peril of unempoy
 Girls their jobs through themselves and have to seek employment in strange industrial city, like Bridgeport especially institutions protect these girl The Protective Association should be extended and it's exist should be advertised that it's helping hand will be available to those who need it
 Signs railroad stations trolley waiting rooms ney and if possible in trolley giving of the protective home and stating the nature of
 organizations, not intended equipped usefulness should be prepared to send rang protective and thus the path will be made easier unemployed girls seeking before this tal ened young instructive Investigation and found charity not cold but unprepared.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
THE CONSTITUENTS
 OF GUNPOWDER.

Oxygen is the chief agent of ordin- ary combustion. Without it the things we are accustomed to regard as combustib1e would not burn. One fifth part of air is oxygen, and there fore where there is plenty Of air there is also a great quantity of the chief agent of combustion That explains the expIosfveness of four, or soap powder, or fine sawdust. when set af1oat in the air and ignited
 Air, however, is not the only thing that contains oxygen. A certain min era1 substance called saItpetre also contains it. A long time ago some one discovered the fact that if a com bustible material, such as charcoal, was mixed with sa1tpetre, it burned readily even without air. And later on, another ingenious person sug- gested that a little brinstone-what we call sulphur noWadays-be added, in order to set fire to the mixture
 Thus gunpowder-a compound of charcoal, saltpetre, and sulphur came to human knowledge. The sul- phur makes the compound ignite cas- fly; the charcoal furnishes the bulk of the combustibIe substance; the salt petre contains the oxygen required all three to a. fine dust and mixes them thoroughly. When the sul- pllur is ignited, the heat it engenders causes the saltpetre to give up it's oxygen. Thereupon the charcoal oxygen, being rapidly burned. are con verted into hot gass, which, as it ex- bands in a confined place, produces an explosive effect.-Prof. Charles D Munroe, in The Youths Companion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
MEDICAL EDUCATION

The first medical school in America was founded in Philadelphia just a century and a half ago today, May g.. '1765 This school was affiliated with the @CoIlege and Academy of Phila- delphia,s' which afterWard became the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to the launching of this institution for the education of physicians, the appren- ticeship system prevailed. except for the few who could afford to attend the European medical colleges Boys who wanted to practice the healing art usually apprenticed themselves to practitioners, and often performed the most menia1 duties while acquiring a haphazard medical education. pr. John Morgan, who had received his medical education in Europe, was the founder of the pioneer American med- ica1 school, and he was chosen as it's first head. Dr. William Shippen had proposed such a college some years before, but his project failed. In 17e8. three years after the founding of the college, the degree of bachelor of med icine was conferred upon a class of ten, who thus became the first physl- clans graduated in America
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
SERUM THERAPY AND THE WAR

RTTISH NEWSPAPERS full Of items mostly M incident to larger matters which panacea that had The Farmer called attention the front complaining of the despite follow 0 - In Of are threate edWithc m pro to my aga t. The exper a ve had more
 
  The scontag be IS mere1y ycon- connpI rerno Q
 
 
 confuse Jterw livery prove the inudnty oft former
 yours M. D. Lond,F R P. Dr was aR physician London Hospital Hospital institutions After investigation authorities decided to noculation compulsory part by experiences India the typhoid pre- of noculation that the practice months In India from 1908 to 1912 inclusive
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
HELD IN S3, ,00O
 FOR SHOOTING GIRL

New Britain, Conn. May 8-salva- tore Carpentire. alias Sam Carpenter. is held by the local police in s3.ooo bonds charged with assault with in tent to kill seventeen year old Pas qualina Cfanci, who was divorced from Giuseppe Leone, only last Fri day.
 It is alleged that Carpentire visited the Cianci home yesterday morning and when his amorous advances were spurned, shot the girl. He pleaded not guilty in court today and the case was continued until May IS pend ing the outcome of the girls wound
 At the hospital it is said that her chances of recovery are good.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
TOWN PROMOTION.

The previous article in this series suggested that the first thing to make a town grow, is to get the townspeo- pie to work to spread the good repu- tation of the town. as a. business and residence center. This is fundamen- tai, but it takes time to bring about results which come so largely through mental attitude. Meanwhile towns that are ambitious for speedy ad- vancement usually get out and hus- tie for new manufacturing industries.
 It is the feeling of men with ex- perience in board of trade work, that almost any town having reasonably good transportation facilities can get new industries, if it is willing to work for them. But many efforts of this kind are il judged.
 Factories frequently move out into country towns to get cheap labor. If they do not require highly skilled help. the results may, be good. If they do need skilled work people, the experiment. is dubious If a concern is not adapted to the locality and has to move on, it hurts the reputation of the town as business center. The place is worse off than it was before the industry came.
 Boards of trade commonly sub scribe to press clipping bureaus. g1v- ing news of concerns that conten- plate expansion. They follow lists of incorporation of new companies, and they send letters and circulars to all such openings. They find plenty of companies that would like a new location. but many of them are mere tramps that stay only while they get favors.
 A concern that is substantial and means business will usually pay it's own way. If it wants a factory. it should either pay a moderate rental or pay insta1ln1ents on the value of the building so as to acquire it in time.
 If committee of business men will make a systematic effort to find indus tries worth securing. the thing can usually be done. Hundreds of letters may have to be written, to all kinds of possible chances, before one reply is received worth considering. But clerk hire is not costly, and persis- tence wins out in the end.
 New industries might come here if our business men had the persever- ance to follow up the matter to a, conclusion. Too often, after circu- lars are sent out and a few letters written, a committee becomes dis couraged and allows the matter to drift In that case, the town that hangs on after others become dis heartened is the one that gets the new business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
 IN THE COLLEGES

Is there a growing opposition to freedom of speech in the colleges2 The latest incident in that direction occurred when Dr. Kuno Meyer of the University of Berlin protested against the recent Harvard Advocate prize poen s+Gott init uns'' and ex- pressed the hope that no more Ger mans would take exchange professor ships at Harvard. This incident was matched last fall when an English graduate of Harvard threatened to deny the college a promised bequest, if it did not cease harb bring Prof. Munsterburg, a leading German pro lessor.
 Incidents like these are not con fined to episodes growing out of the war. There are many people who would like to see college teaching standardized, measured out into cer- tain prescribed chunks. Many col Ieges could get the new buildings and bonded endowments they want by agreeing te sell the kind of political or religious training that a certain market demands.
 With growing refinement and edu- cation, there should be growing toll erance. Actually growing refinement often means growing sensitiveness and irritation at antagonistic opin- ions.
 There are limits to the extrava- gances that can be permitted within a college campus. But if the brainy professor puts some immature notions into a. boys head, some other teach7 CT with equal wit and more sanity will knock them out The trouble with the standardized teaching is that 1t inparts no ideas, good or bad, to be knocked out and the boy gets no mental er1argen ents.
 So let pro-Germans. anti-Germans, Socialists. Aristocrats. Democrats, Republicans, Prohibitionists. personal liberty men, all have their innings. The boy must some day grapple with these and many more. Let him try his casuistry at a time when there are men of insight at hand to correct errors of extremists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
FARM WAGES.

A great deal is being written and said about the difficulty experienced by the farmers in getting help. Me chanics and Iaborers living in cities are eloquently urged to get out into the country for peace and plenty.
 Considerable light on the question why farm help is scarce has just been thrown by a report issued by the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail road. This company, probably to promote the Back to the SoiF' movement, has been collecting statis- While New England wages are high CT, it finds that in the whole United Statts the average farm hand gets but $21.38 9 month with board. and $31 without board.
 This figure is considerably higher than it could have been ten years ago. But the pay without board is apology for a man who can't earn considerably more than $7 a week in a factory town.
 Additional light on this question was thrown the other day by a wom- an with a. wide experience in charity work in the country, covering condi- tions in several states. She said that there is a growing tendency among farmers to hire their work done by boys sent out by reform  schools, orphan asy1uns and other correctional or phtIanthropic institu- tions These youngsters will once in while skip with such piclkings of money or clothing as they can escape with. Also they are sometimes a demora1izing factor in a small village of simple hearted country boys. But as a, whole, these little fellows do fairly good work. and the farm ex- perience is good for them.
 The net result, however, is to set a standard of low wages for farm help. and to discourage able bodied men from taking up agricultural work
 What seems to be needed, in order to enlarge the supply of food pro- ducts and reduce prices, is to encour- age a greater number of young men to go into farming on their own ac- count. Apparently the only way to bring that about is some such sound system of rural credits or land banks as in conducted sot successfully in Europe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
THE WESTERN RAILROAD ARBITRATION

ET~HE LATEST arbitration to have averted
 u strike the western railroad field and will keep the the of dissatisfaction
 expressed Modern social research has done much to make railroad workers dissatisfied The responsibility of their their exceeding liability to death injury passing other and their liability to under the law for failure in detail of la boPous and duties peed them to the feeling that their should receive higher recompense
 doubt has been stimulated by the financial whose speculaons securities build up at the of physical properties, railroad stockholders and labor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
en contracted typhoid paratyphoid, with death

noculaed contracted typhoid paratyphod with death rate of ten per cent
 British November 28th, 1914, there particulars of collected by Sir William Osler to his request for particulars of where antYphod inocuation had done harm Proes Sims Woodhead his address at the Royal Sanitary sute admitted that there had been large number which the reaction from the inoeula on had been and he asked for suggestions for effects Goddard inoculatng that ed that inadvisabe noculate any the age of 35 years
 The tendency British medical men and the laity be strongly toward reliance sanitation and hygiene and less upon therapy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
N. W. c. A.

The graduating exercises for thu Trained Attendants class of the Y. " c. A. will occur Friday evening. May T, at o'clock. A. E. Lavery will give the address, of the evening, talk ing for his subject Opportunity and Responsibility Certificates and war rants will be presented by Dr. George B. Cowell, while Mrs. James Lud- Iun. president of the Y. W. c. A., will preside The interested public. as well as the friends of the class members are extended an invitation to be pres ent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
STOCK MARKET


 3 New York, May s-0penihg Latest war news in its possible relation to this country formed the basis of a. general selling movement at the opening of today's market. Instead of the wide gains which have been the chief characteristic of each new week. there were losses of to 5 points, mainly in equipment and industrial shares Westinghouse fell If to 9S 1-2, Bethlehem and General E1ec-. trtc and other war specialties as well as motors almost as much Coppers yielded more moderately. Canadian Pacific was the weakest railroad is- sue. declining 3 points, with 1 point declines in Reading. Union Pacific and Northern Pacific.
 Noon-Early offerings were absorb. ed with such confidence that the list soon rebounded sharply. United States Steel led the recovery, repeat ing it's recent high quotation and other. active stocks rose to figures well above last weeks final Specialties like Westinghouse made up most of their initial declines Prices again fell 1 to points in prominent stock around midday. Bonds were steady.