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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-03
Sheriff'S Office Should
Be Held Responsible
Cities Have Little Authority in the
Matter of Abating Gambling
Nuisance

disobedience to law and indif-
ference of the democratic gov
ernors and other county and
state officials, charged espec-
tally by statute with the en-
forcement Of law in case of all
felonies.
Cities and city officials could
only have a minor part in en-
forcing the anti-gambling stat
ute. All they could do was to
arrest offenders and turn them
over to the county and state
authorities. And the sheriff
and constables had like author
ity and power to make arrests.
In another anti-gambling stat
ute, enacted a few years later,
cities were expressly forbidden
to pass "anv ordinance regard
ing gambling or gambling
houses" and "all ordinances and
parts of ordinances of cities and
towns in this state regarding
gambling and gambling houses
shall be imperative and void"
This statute took entire juris-
diction of the gambling regu-
lations out of the hands Of cities
and placed exclusive iurisdic-
tion of the subject under county
and state authorities. The
power to make arrest was joint
ly given to county and police
peace officers. The power to
prosecute and punish were ex-
clusively matters Of state and
county authority.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-03

All Odd Fellows are request
ed to attend the funeral Of
Brother Charles N. Thomas,
Saturday, at 2 p. m.
Robert Rasmussen, N. G.
j. L. Bllyeu, an aggressive young
rancher from the Kevin country,
was a business visitor here yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mont Madison
spent several days this week at
Great Falls.
Mrs. Leo Butler and Miss Lillian
Ferris spent several days of last
week in Great Falls.
WANTED Small load of
lumber hauled to my ranch
near Hay Lake. Saturday. A.
H. Heiland, Pioneer Press.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-03

Lee Darlington underwent an
operation last evening, ly Drs
Nelson of Cut Bank and Powers of
Conrad, for internal injuries sus-
tanned by fall, at his ranch early
yesterday morning. Mr.. Barring
toms condition is satisfactory at
this time.
The grade teachers in the local
school attended teachers institute
at Choteau this week.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-03
All Praise Spirit
of Local School
Capacity House Enjoys
Entertainment At
Assembly

Interest IN school affairs here
was never so great as at the
present time. The enthusiasm
of the teachers and pupils is
radiating to all parts of the dis
trict and everyone is catching
the contagion. Evidence that
the enthusiasm disease" is be-
ing communicated far and wide
could be seen in the attendance
at the entertainment at the as
sembly room of the high school.
last Saturday evening. The
assembly hall was packed long
before the time set for staging
the different numbers and the
rendition of the program was
received with keen pleasure.
Each of the rooms was repre-
sented on the program. First
came the little tots in Miss
Waldron's room, with an imita-
ton square Dance" in which
the young gallants evinced
much chivalry and courtesy in
the presence of their young
lady" partners. The number
provoked much merriment.
The other grades in order up to
the high school had numbers
that were highly entertaining.
The high school pupils acquitted
themselves very creditably in
several stunts" and closed the
program with a rollicking Ger
man lsoRg,
After the formal program
had closed there was a rush for
the peanut-and-candy and cake
and coffee booths and the merry
rattle of silver made one think
of the counting room in a met
ropolitan bank. Dancing fol-
lowed and all enjoyed the time
actively on the dancing floor or
in social conversation until
twelve bells"
The receipts were very graft
flying. The funds above ex-
pense will be used to defray
the expense of some high school
girl who will be selected to at
tend the Avocation Congress at
Bozeman later in the year. as
explained by Principal Fair
brother.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-03

rad Independent made the
statement editorially tn a t
Sheriff Billy Miller had
"stopped gambling in every
nook and corner of the
county," 1t further stated
that "the saloons are fighting
Billy Miller because he has
suppressed G m b lin G" or
words to that effect. The
Pioneer Press at once took
issue with the Independent
on the question raised. 1t
asked for specific proof as to
time and place when and
where gambling had been
stopped, as to time and place
when and where an attempt
had been made to stop gamb-
ling. 1t asserted that no at
tempt had been made to
stop gambling in Cut Bank,
by the sherif's office. Edi-
tor Busey has not attempted
to furnish specific proof to
support his statement. He
cannot do so.
The Pioneer Press repeats
that no attempt has been
made to stop gambling by
the sheriff's office in Cut
Bank. 1t repeats the state
ment that the sherif's office
has done nothing here to
help improve moral condi-
tions. 1t asserts that the
statement that the saloons
are fighting Billy Miller is a
"stall," since the Sheriff S
deputy holds a half interest
in a saloon license.
But, says local apologist
for the sherif's dereliction,
the mayor of the town
should suppress gambling,
not the sherif;'s office. Let
US consider the law and the
fact:
In 1901. the legislative as.
sembly of this state passed {
law making gambling felony
Felonies can only be persecuteC
in the district courts. The en-
tire machinery of the law Of
prosecuting gamblers was thu:
put in the hands of sheriffs
county attorneys and judges o.
the district court. under tht
general supervision of the gov
ernor and attorney general. L
there was gambling in any cit!
or county the above mentioned
authorities were primarily re
sponsible for that condition ant
for all violations of the law.
Thus the whole machiner!
for handling the gambling evi
was placed in the hands O
state and county authorities
We have had democratic gov
ernors ever since the law wa
passed. During much of tn
same time there have beel
democratic attorneys general
democratic judges and demo
cratic county attorneys an
SheritfS. Even when there wer
republicans in the latter office
the chief executive of stat
was charged by law to see tha
the anti-gambllng existed il
Helena. as elsewhere. it wa
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-03

Wanted, to trade for blowing.
motor cycle, two speed Twin.
Bert Fee, Cut Bank.
Mrs. j. L. Hyatt returned
early this week from the Con-
rad hospital, very much i'm
prov ed in health.
Dick Dean, republican candi-
date for sheriff, and John Barnett,
republican candidate for surveyor.
are interviewing voters hereabouts.
Frank Sherburne was down
from Browning yesterday.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22
AS THE EDITOR SEES IT.

! Everybody expects the editor to see
everything that occurs and to report il
as he sees it. But how many Of YOU
like to have us see things that do not
exist! How many of you like to have
us report those things that should be
but are not?
| We would like, for instance, to sec
that spirit of unity and brOtherly love
among our business men that we speak
| Of but seldom see. We would like 60
| tell of the good work they are doing for
! the community as whole, of how they
are all pulling together with common
end in view. of how their united labors
are producing the most gratifying results
! in the advancement of the commercial
interests of our community. We would
like to, and we hope in time we may,
for our business men are honorable, in
telligent, energetic and persistent in
their personal affairs, and only need a
leader to make them equally so in the
affairs of the municipality. We have
hopes.
Then again. we would be overjoyed
to see every man in this whole commun.
ity consider seriously the subject Of
better streets and improved county
roads. We are a long ways from per.
fection or even from desirable con-
ditions in either, and so long as we re.
main passive in our attitude and dumb
with our words we will continue Just as
we are, certainly no better and in time
possibly worse. Every intelligent man,
and especially the farmers, knows the
inestimable value of improved road con-
ditions and what it means to our COM
mercial success. We would like to see
a great movement on foot in which we
might all join heart and soul. We
would like to see it, but we don t.
We even would welcome the sight Of
our regiment of young lads working in
the gardens, and moving the yards, and
keeping things neat and clean around
the premises in their idle hours. We
would like to see more of item devising
honorable schemes for earning few
pennies and starting that tiny bank ac.
count. We would like to see them ex-
hibit a spirit Of thrift and energy and
perseverance that would be even more
than credit to their parents. True,
we see these commcndable traits in
many of our lads, but it is quite too
often the case that we don't.
We would like to see scme kind of
general entertainment provided Tor our
people during the summer months. 1t
might be a concert, or a debate, or most
any kind of q. public gathering where
the people can come together and visit
and chat for an hour or two each week
and get better acquainted. We would
like, but again we don t.
We would like TO see every home in
this community subscriber to this pa.
per, where every person can read of the
vital interests of the community and its
people. We would like to see every
important item of news promptly phoned
or mailed or told to us, that we may
pass it along. We see much of this, it
is true, but there is vet much that we
should see and have, but do not.
Carranza, like the smoking volcano
has been shouting again.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

In the formation of our views on nat.
ional, state and municipal affairs many
Of us are uncOnsciOusly led into the error
of believing that there is but one side
to the question before us-our side.
When we become imbued with this
obscession we likewise become intoler.
ant of opposition and refuse to recog-
nize the possibility of any views except
our own.
We might cite a few instances.
We favor a certain man for president
in the forthcoming national election.
To our mind he is the only man possess.
ing the necessary qualifications for this
exalted position. All others are med
iocre and not worth consideration. And
yet as matter Of fact there is not a
man in the race for the presidency to.
day but what has his hood and valuable
qualities as well as his weak ones, for
the brains of this nation are not cen.
tered in any one man. We have our
personal choice and we sincerely be.
lieve that the man of our choice is the
best fitted for the Office, but we should
readily cOncede to our neighbor his
inalienable right to differ from us in
this belief.
We may favor certain system in
municipal government and our neigh.
Dor may entertain views radically diver.
gent from our own. But this does not
necessarily imply that we are exactly
right in our conception and that our
neighbor is entirely wrong, for our
neighbor, though differing from us in
our views, yet possesses intelligence and
is quite capable of applying it in re.
lation to any subject before the people,
In fact there are two sides to every
question. The preponderance of argu.
ment may be in favor of one side, yet
the advocates of the other side but
speak in the light of their training
and Of their sincere conception of what
is for the public veal.
They are honest in their convictions.
as we are honest in ours, and wisdom
bespeaks the utmost tolerance on the
part of all factions and peoples for
those who oppose them in their policies
and beliefs.
1t is by the careful exercise of this
wisdom that nation becomes great and
strong and dominating in the world Of
affairs, while to pursue reverse policy
is to invite pickering. evaporation and
ultimate disintegration.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22
YOUNG MAN, WHO ARE YOU?

Are You known by your own name,
or are you known merely as your
father son!
Are you known by your own good
qualities and by your own acts, or are
you remembered simply because you
bear the name of better people who con
ceived you and brought you into this
world?
The young man who can look his ell
ders straight in the eye and say 81 am
James Martini already has opportun-
ity at his feet, but the fellow who can
say nothing better than that che is
Robert Martin S SON. will still be crop
ing in the darkness of the future after
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22
opportunity has vanished i'll the dis

opportunity has vanished i'll the dis
tance.
Be something, do something, create
personality of your own, and the world
will know you and respect you for what
you are and not for what your parents
were before you.
But continue content as "another
mans SOM and you will be accorded
the respect and privileges only of ''an-
other man s son. and when death over
takes you your home paper will speak
charitably of you merely as another
mans son.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22
To the Public.

81 have been using Chamberlain $
Tablets for indigestion for the past six
months, and it affords me pleasure to
say l have never used remedy that
did me so much good" Mrs. c. r.
Riley, 1llion, n. Y. Chamberlain 8
Tablets are obtainable everywhere.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

In our conduct of affairs let us think
as we choose but bow cheerfully to the
will of the majority and work in har.
mOny for the common good of all Of the
people.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

Here is a fact that denies contradic
ton: Villas either dead or alive O
half way between. But who know
which!
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

Japan is preparing to bite off another
slice of China But, then, China has
400,0O0,000 people who can not fight
because they have nothing with which
to fight. How would you like to be the
Chink?
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

Truth is a jewel, but if we tell too
much OF it we are liable to get our
block knocked off.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

Our esteemed friend. Poo Bah Car
rama, has delicately intimated that il
would please his Poo Bahship mightil,
if the United States turned tail an,
sneaked out of Mexico without Villa
No doubt
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

Oh, no, the political pot is no bub-
bling one wee little bit. 1t is only a
seething caudron.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

We note, with satisfaction, that the
price of eggs is coming down. Hurrah
for egss'
This world is full of givevrs and tax
ers, with everybody wanting to be a
taker.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

Keep right on reading the home paper
brother and sister. 1t is the patriotism
that leads to the right KIND Of prepared
The Blackfoot optimist., 1916-06-22

Carranza, like the smoking volcano
has been spouting again.
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Olivet

Duran8 Deuston u Philadelphia
visiting b- parents Mr and Mrs ta
ward Deaston
Mr. Ienia puscy. Of Fruitlaud --
tied her mother Mrs Harvey Town
send who has been -iek
Mr- George Richardson and
daughter Mis- Mas made business
trip to Princess Anne recently
Va are glad To report that Mrs Ellen
Bounds. who fell and huri herself. Is
much better.
Mrs Emory pu.ey entertained -
number of friends last saturday and
sunday
There will be- festival and basket
supper by the Sunday school al Olivet
Christian Church on "Wednesday even
ing. August 2nd II that day should he
stormy. the festival will he held the
next tay There will be- speaking. and
plenty 1f good things to eat and every
body is cordially invited 70 attend.
Come out and bring your friends with
you.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-07-22
Sheriff'S Sale
OF VAIL ABLE
Real Estate

Re virtue Vi i writ of fier .acla-
--ued u4t 90 the Circuit Court for Mor
cestef County ana in mc directed at the
suit 81 Horace I ilarmon~ou against
the lands aud ienement-. goois and
chattels OF irving T. Bridiell and Annie
T. Bulde.l have levied upon. seized
and taken in execution ai. the right
title and interest of tho said defendants
in and Do all that lot or parceI ut land.
together with the improvements thereon.
living aud being situate M tn lhird
Election District of Worcester County.
MARY land wing on the north side of
road leading from Germantown To-
Trappe Mills. containing one acre of
land. more or less, being the same land
which was conveyed % said irving Il.
Briddel by Harry T. Palmer and wife
hy deed dated December Is. 1907, re-
corded among the land records of Wor
cester County, in i.iber f II + No.
y. folio 529
And hereby give notice that ! Will
sell the same AT public auction for cash
IN front Of the Atlantic Hotel IN the
town of Berlin. Worcester County
MARYLAND
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-07-22
TUESDAY.
August the Sth, 1916


Ial4 the we'll known Robins Farm
the property ~ tire ate Junn Robin.
located u-t beyond the River Bridge ai
Snow UH I'm tne famou. iu8aut0Wu
District
III contam- in aI $3.50 acre. ~ Iaud iu
hieh state ot cultivation Witt 50 acres
- timber ani and abna' l0a acres oi
rlser swamp lne Manson House -
modern 90 n. appointments having
water throughout ani naih p in "a
spendi state Of repar htHug been
recently painted an4 repapefea aua i-
hehai.i HtS 'ot1'e'i i9' i,tt' ail oth't
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ui-
Ai that portion 0i tHe rNer
.~amJ ANA mcalo@ tnd together win
ten aefes 9i arabic .aHi A'lainiHg eN
tending iron the to4n;t E2ai g the
roadway ou SAID Hr7pe:' 'ebilaF -
Robins mart
acres of cleared an8 together
with lu acres III woodland situated 1u
the Couut, Road leading rs Na.-aWango
Creek and aiiaceut go the uui - T. g..
-horsIev Thi. parcel Is improved h,
a camnaratige4 neW and comfortable
dwelling house. with suitable oQi bWd
ing.
ine remaining portion of said
property CONSIST. 'i ~" asf'- ol
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CAlylN D. TAYLOR Att'yat saw
Order Nisi

Rober I Bowen, Assignee of George
II l'pshur Trustee. Morteagec Of
Joseph Holloway. cN parte
In the Circuit Cour; Tor Worcester
County In Equity No 2133 July
Term, 1916 10 wit July lith 1916.
ORDERED by the Circuit Court for
Worcester County. that the sale - the
property mentioned 10 these proceed
ings. made and reported by Robert l..
Bowen. Assignee. named in the mort
gage to make sand sale. be- ratified and
confirmed unless causc 10 the contrary
thereof be shown ON or before the lith
day Of Aug 1916 provided cops 81 this
order be- inserted IN some newspaper
printed IN Worcester County once IN
each of three successive weeks before
the sth day Of Aug. in the year nineteen
hundred and sixteen
The report states the amount Of sales
TO be $l3i7. 50.
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk
True Copy, Test,
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk
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I1UN n STNTO\ Attorury a ~
Sheriff. Sale
off NAiI ABLE
Real Estate

rs rtI- o, Hrf of rcr taelas
i--Ied ont vi the Circuit CoGr' for Nor-
ce-ter tounty Ht the suit of The tN
change and Savings Bank uf Berlin a
corporation use NJ John WI station SAL
Benjamin 4 Kitchens and Ro-alir y
litcneu- against the bands and tene
Benjamin 4 Kitchens and kosalie ]
Kitchens ! uaye levied lpon seized
ani taken lu execution all the right
title claim and interest of the said
benjamin Z Kitchens ana Rosale u
Kitchens 10 ans 10 the following real
estate
All that farm tract 1r parcel of land
situated and h.IuE u the Third Election
District of Worcester County Maryland.
and iklag 0n fbr easierly side % the
public 81 county roaa leading from the
George IS Brlttlnenam store to ocean
City and known as the flliil Farm or
bv whatsoever name or names the same
may be known or called being the same
land which was conveyed % 70 certain
Thomas y Tinge by Henry u Iingle
and &ife by deed dated the l5th day oi
November in the year l~6H daly re-
corded among the Land Record. of
Worcester County IN llber ! ] VI
No ! folios and . except So mueh
thereof as has been conveyed q "a cer
tain Elizabeth 4 Burlington bg deed
iuly recorded -MI interest herein
mentioned being the undivided One
fourth interest IN ,aid land which -aid
RosaHe Kitchens inherited from her
father the late Thomas y Iinrie
And hereby giee notice that an
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-07-22
At Berlin


All .aa loi or saree Il mai a4
nt totae - Railroad anI
iroaI station ~ Sho@eA n -aiI
Norcl ter 0nft which was r9ns Nei
o. fne ad Bowen Luuuer ourary bE
William e. Met aNe. et fl hN deed
dated March 5ri 903. reeoried among
the Iaui records ot aid Worcester
County m ber u Y &c. is lo0
81. containing .uur acre at nnd aure
81 .es, together witn ma improvements
thereon erected Iuruduga Wcli-cqgIp.
pe4 modern canning factory and Iot 10
g. B. q.
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WEDNESDAY,,
July Goth, A. ID. 1916,

AT y @ lock. \ NJ
the following real estate oi winch the
sand William Ward died -ieled and
possessed
All that tract or parcel Of land -ltu-
Ate. living. and being in the First klec-
ton District OF Worcester County. Ma
ryland. on the new County road leading
from Beaver Dam to julius 0uten s
store. containing q, Is acres, mere or
loss beinr the same land conveyed 20
the said William Ward by deed of par
tition between the said Ward and oake
Wise. ct AL. dated January 18th. 1907.
and recorded among the land records Of
Worcester County in Liher FL L, No.
2-. folio 2gs. etc
Terms OF Sale CASH
WILLIAM o. PAYNE.
Executor
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WEDNESDAY,.
August 9th, 1916,


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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-07-22
D. PAUL EWElL4 Attorney ai Lass.
Executor Sale
0F VALUABLE
Real Estate

uder ao8 hy virtue ~ the power
contained d tbe last viii and testament
of 4 certain William Wari ANA ft An
order 81. the Orphan- Court of Norer-
ter County. Mary amt. the undcrslgned
Executor of said will and testament
wili offer for sale % public auction on
the PROMISES. or
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IouN " STATION. Altornel 4. Law