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Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-15
Dan Weir Returns
To See Old Friends

Dan Weir, former member Of the Coun-
ell Bluffs police force and now n really
prosperous farmer in the Rosebud coun-
try, Ia In the city attending TO some busi-
ness in connection with the purchase OF
an adjoining farm Of 100 acres. For
twenty years Weir was a member OF the
Bluffs police force. the greater part or
the time assigned 70 plain clothes work
During his many weary months and
years Of grinding duty Dan did some
pretty good detective work, but tho big
gest thing he detected was the fact that
there are greater opportunities IN the
world than can be found on any police
force. He saw such an opportunity IN
one Of the Rosebud land drawings and
went after II. When tho struggle OF the
survival OF the fltteHt was over he found
100 acres Of claim land In his possession
lie soon babe adleu TO his compcets and
department heads and went back to tho
soil with confident enthusiasm. When he
got ready 10 prove up no was able TO
buy an adjoining quarter section and
now he has added tho second and Is
after the third,
Dan knew just enough about farming
10 know that II was improper 20 waste
time driving the ducks 20 water and 20
be able 10 clearly distinguish between
fall wheat and spring oats, last year
his wheat crop exceeded 500 bushels
and II netted him n0t a bushe lie
hauled Il all 10 market himself with one
f0urshnfae team The market pnint was
twenty miles away and he was able 20
make one round trip every other d.y
but his average load was ies bushels and
u took him iuat tWehty.elght days 90
finish the Job, In addition Go his wheat
he harvested and sold 100 bushels of
rye, Tan said yesterday that he had 81
acres ef the finest looking fall wheat M
had ever seem When ons ~ his friends
asked him II there Vas anything lks
hard tunes In the ltnaehnA ruKihn NJ
had 10 hunt up a dictionary 10 find aut
shat the soFds meant
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-15
What to Do for Eczem 4

Greasy salvea and nintments should noe
be applied II good clear skin Is wanted
From any druggist for 2bc or H,W for
extra large size, get bottle OF Serno.
When applied as directed. II effectively
removes eczema, quickly stops itchirs.
and heals skin troubles, also sores. burns.
wounds or chatting II penetrates,
cieanAes and soothes. zemo Ia dependable
and Inexpensive, Try Il, az We believe
nothing you have ever used Is as effective
and satisfying.
Zemo, Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-15
Time to Plant Trees

shrubs etc, Is Al hand u Meneray.
the nurseFYman. Il ready 10 ~ YOUR or,
ders call a. - stutsman street Coun.
Cil niuffs IA, Or phone e@d. and have
him call and tsks your order Eyerhsar.
ms strAN terfies a speciality
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-15
EvANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN AT
SWEDISH BAPTIST CHURCH

An evnnseiiatle campaign VIII start
April "a and continue over three sundays
at the First swedish Baptist church. 6lS
North Eighteenth street The Rov =
q, Nelson OF ST. Paul, MINI. VIII CON
duct the meetings. Mr.. Nelson IL ono
Of tho foremost ayangelieta IN tho swod.
lsh Baptist denomination OF America.
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F PssisiS' Professional March .aair.na
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
MAKE EACH HEN PAY
81 PER YEAR PROFIT

Make each hen pay over $l.O0 a
year clear profit. This is what some
farmers in Missouri are doing by
feeding meat scraps to their chickens.
Others use sour milk to balance the
ration and gain the same results.
Four and two-tenths pounds of meat
scraps or 50 pounds, "A quarts, of sour
milk per hen per year will do the same
for you.
The scientific reason for the in
crease in egg production is that eggs
are very high in protein or albumen,
and protein is the main constituent of
meats, and milk also is high in protein.
Without supplying this necessary con-
stituent, the hen with common starchy
foods low in protein, cannot properly
do her duty and lay eggs.
Experiments carried on by the In
diana and Missouri Experiment Sta
tion have clearly demonstrated that
by the simple addition of meat or
sour milk to the ration, hens will
triple their egg-laying capacity.
Fresh eggs are so cents dozen this
week, and they will be higher next
week. The question lies with you
whether this golden opportunity will
slip by without your notice. Feed
your hens protein this winter
watch them lay and rake in the cash.
One nice thing about being married
is that man always has some one on
whom to blame things.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

his cap over the ropes and following
it with his 1873 pounds of as tough
humanity as ever crossed the Rocky
Mountains. The challenger's colors
were green, with harp and stars en-
broidered thereon and his name in
full. Con sported a single star on
black background with red border.
Around his waist were girded the ma
tional colors with the eagle, and the
motto, "May the best man win.''
Had Two Umpires.
ONeill was seconded by two
friends, Joe Bean and Dan Coughlan.
Con was valeted by his trainer, Lon
McCarty, and Joe Riley.
There were two umpires and a ref
cree.
Order being called, the rules Of the
London prize ring were read from
the gallery, and at "a minutes to two
the men shook hands.
A description Of the pioneer boxers,
as given by the renorter for the Post
who wrote about the contest, is worth
reproducing. He says:
"Con Orem stands s feet 6 10
inches and is a model of symmetry,
firm, wiry and healthy, with boxers
eve. He showed thorough training.
Hugh O'Neill had the advantage of
So pounds on his side and some two
inches in height, being altogether the
larger and more powerful man-cool,
Of unflinching nerve and great
strength. The betting was altogether
in his favor, and it seemed impossible
to hope that man of Orem's size
could contest the fight with him sue
cessfnlly."
Orem drew first blood in the second
round.
The battle was bruising one, with
each Touchdown counting as a round.
O'Neill. it would seem, finished the
stronger, but at the end of 1876 rounds
Con was still game and on his feet.
Both men we're too weak for aggres-
sive boxing. so the bout was declared
draw. all bets called off and the
crowd was satisfied Each boxer
received $500 as his share of the
purse.
Virginia City had $500 neonle at
that time and the contest was one of
the big events in the history of the
camp Orem died MANY wears ago,
but relatives of his still live in Butte.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
FRUIT COOKIES.

The old-time cookie jar has almost
disappeared, but nowadays charming
little biscuit boxes have appeared in
its place. To be snre, they grace the
tea table rather than the pantry
shelf, but they serve the same purpose
as their more substantial progenitor.
And if they are filled with small and
dainty cookies they will prove quite
as tempting, both at tea time and for
the between-meal nibble. Here are
some recipes for fruit cookies to
keep in them. They should be daint-
lily cut and baked just to the right
shade of light golden brown.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
NOW IT COSTS MORE
TO GO TO SCHOOL
PAPER PENCILS AND EVEN
STATES HAVE JOINED IN
GENERAL ADVANCE.

Conformity with the rise of the cost
of living, the cost of education has
taken a jump. Within the last year
the prices of school supplies such as
paper, pens, pencils and drawing ma
terials have increased all the way
from 10 per cent to several hundred
per cent. Recently Samuel D. Larg-
ent, superintendent Of schools at
Great Falls, who is also a member of
the state board of education, was in
formed by a representative of one
of the big eastern book concerns that,
in some parts of the country states,
which were generally discarded Is
years ago as unsanitary, have been re-
introduced. But, as though to add in
suit to injury, the price of states has
doubled, states that formerly sold at
10 and Is cents now selling at 20 and
Is cents.
Last week one of the biggest sta
tionery stores in the state gave an Or
der for supplies that two or three
years ago would have cost $4,000.
Their bill totaled more than $4,000.
Colored Material Scars.
The biggest rise is in colored draw
ing materials. Some Of the colors OBJ
tanned from dyes imported from Ger
many are no longer to be had at any
price. Others have advanced 500 to
600 per cent.
The effect of the war is seen par
ticularly in the rise in the price of all
sulphite bonds, which include the pa
per used in examinations in the
schools. In this case the rise is not
due to the cutting off Of the foreign
supply, but to the demand for sui
plite for the manufacture of ammunj-
ton and the willingness of the allies
to pay unprecedented prices for war
material.
The demands of the war are affect
ing even the pencil making industry.
Some varieties of pencils can no
longer be obtained because Germany
had a monopoly of their manufacture
while others have risen in price. Pens
also have gone up.
The price of one variety Of medium
grade bond paper that sold at 812
cents a pound wholesale in 1915, had
risen to 10 3-4 cents last April and
recently was quoted at 14.78 cents
with every prospect that the price
would mount still higher.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

When his daughter Margaret be-
came the wife of Theodore Schulze
in New York recently, William B.
Thompson gave her as her wedding
gift check for $1,000,000.
William B. Thompson was born and
bred in Montana. Virginia City was
his birthplace. His father, William
Thompson, was mayor of Butte about
20 years ago Mr.. Thompson, Junior,
married Miss Gertrude Hickman,
daughter of another old time resident
of Virginia City, and who served the
state of Montana as treasurer. The
bride of last week, who received this
extraordinary wedding present, was
born in Helena, where the family liv-
ed for many years. The Thompsons
and Hickmans are known to thousands
of Montanans Only last summer Will
liam B. Thompson presented the city
of Butte with a plat of ground for a
public park.
How Thompson acquired enough
wealth to be able to present his daugh
ter with million dollars on the oc-
casion Of her marriage without MAX
ing dent in his fortune, is one of
the financial romances of the west.
Eighteen years ago William B. Thomp-
son was resident Of Butte, and was
associated with his father and broth
ers in the real estate business. In the
mining metropolis real estate is akin
to mining, because practically all of
the surface Of the townsite Of Butte
and subdivisions covers untold miner
al wealth. Young Thompson first
"tasted blood" in big finance dur
ing the copper bonn Of about Is years
ago. After several minor successes he
concluded that mining promised more
substantial returns than real estate.
So he moved to New York city and
opened offices.
Success came to him quickly. His
first flotation was the Shannon Cop
per company. Then he became inter
ested in syndicate which took over
the copper deposits near Ely, Nevada.
Ely developed into one Of the big cop
per deposits Of the southeast, and
Thompson realized more than a mil
lion dollars in the development.
Hayden, Stone & Company figured
with Thompson in the Ely develop
ment, and the members of this old
firm became so impressed with the
abilities of the young financier that
they took him in as a partner, and
made him manager of their largest Of
flee, in New York city.
Thompson became identified with
the Cobalt boom early. In fact he
had much to do with it's making. He
took an option Of the control Of the
Nippissing company. The Goddess of
Fortune waved her magic wand, and
the Butte financial wizard cleaned up
something like $6,00OO00. Thompson
became president of the Nippissing.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
THREE CITIES BACKING
STATE DELEGATION TO
ST. PAUL WINTER TETE.

The Kalispell, Lewistown and
Great Falls Commercial clubs
have undertaken to make up a
party of business men from
Montana, particularly the north
ern part of the state, to attend
the st. Paul winter carnival
which opens January 81 and
closes February 4. This will be
in the nature Of a return cour-
tesy for the visit paid to Mon
tana last July by rs business
men from st. Paul accompanied
by the Minnesota State band. It
is believed that arrangements
can be made for a special train.
Louis Newman, president Of
the Great Falls Commercial
club, recently was authorized to
name a committee Of five, repre-
senting different sections Of the
state, to determine on a uniform
costume for the Montana delega-
ton in the parades at the carni-
val. Already three members Of
this committee have been chos-
en-, w. G.. Elliot Of Kalispell,
DR.. Mark D. Eoyt Of Glasgow
and w N. Smith Of Lewistown,
president Of the First National
bank at Harlowtown and vice
president Of the Montana Flour
Mill company Of Lewistown,
Harlowtown and Great Falls.
The suggestion for a uniform
costume for the Montana party
at the carnival was made by Mr..
Elliot and was communicated to
Mr.. Newman by P. N. Bernard,
secretary Of the Kalispell cham
Der Of commerce.
When the st. Paul party was
in Great Falls, Louis w. Hill,
president Of the Great Northern,
suggested at a banquet that
Great Falls organize a carnival
club and nominated former SEN
ator Paris Gibson as president.
Senator Gibson was the unanim-
GUS choice Of the assemblage for
the post.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
BANK CLEARINCS GAIN
NEARLY HALF IN YEAR
INCREASE OF MORE THAN Sl2.-
100000 IS REPORTED AT
HELENA.

Helena.-The increase of 3711a per
cent in bank clearings through the
Helena Clearing House association for
the first nine months Of this year
over the corresponding period in 1915
rs regarded as an indication Of the
rapid growth and prosperity Of this
part Of the state.
The clearlngs for the first nine
months amounted to $52,894,927 :. as
against a total of $40,725,851 for the
first nine months Of 1915. Each
month the clearings through the To-
cal association show a considerable
increase and local bankers predict
that the clearings for the year will en-
ceed $75,00G,000.
The clearings for last month totaled
$6,S05,456 against $4,61S,412 for Sep
TENDER 1915.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
To Attend Convention.

Washington Mine Montana women
have been invited to attend the first
national convention of the opponents
of women suffrage which will be held
here beginning Dec. 6. They are: Mrs.
Clinton Fl. Moore, Mrs. W. H. Marri-
man, Mrs. John Moves, Mrs. Theodore
Simons. Mrs. c. II. RncFer. Mrs. J. M.
White, Mrs. w. J. Christie. Mrs. J. M.
Howard and Mrs. RI. D. Dowell.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

Don't pay the packing trusts big
prices for your meat next spring and
summer. Cure and smoke the meat
yourself and then you will have it
suited to your own taste at a much
lower cost.
The following is recommended for
the preparation and smoking Of cured
meats on the farm.
After the pork has been cut into
the desired parts and the edges trim
med off, rub we'll with common salt
and let stand over night, as this will
remove the blood from the smaller
capillaries. Bloody meat will never
keep we'll, even though sailed down.
The cuts, after being washed with cold
water, are then ready for the brine.
For 100 pounds of pork the follow
ing formula has been used with great
success.
10 pounds salt, pounds sugar, 2
ounces Saltpeter, dissolved in four
gallons of boiling water. Corn cobs
are often boiled in the water to give
an artificial maple taste which some
people desire. :,
The meat is then packed in a barrel
with the skin side down except the
top layer. Lay this in with the skin
side up. Weigh down with a clean
stone and pour in the cold brine. Re-
pack every ten days putting the bot
tom pieces on the top and the top
pieces on the bottom. This is import
ant, as the ingredients of the brine
settle, causing the brine to be strong
err at the bottom than at the top.
Keep the brine skinned off and if
it becomes stringy, either boil again
or put in fresh brine. Allow bacon
to remain Is to 30 days, and hams SO
to 60 days, depending upon their size.
When cured, remove and soak in cold
water for four to six hours, and then
hang up to drip for "a hours.
Hickory knots make the best smoke
wood but these are hard to get in Mon
tana and other hard woods and also
corncobs are used with success. Res
inous woods, however, should never be
used as they give an Objectionable
flavor to the meat. Bacon should be
smoked two days and hams three to
three to three and one-half days at 80
degrees Fahrenheit. After smoking
meats should be covered with good
cheese cloth and hung in dark, COO,
dry, we'll ventilated place: This will
insure keeping it's god flavor.
A convenient smoke house for small
usage can be made from a barrel OF
dry goods box covering the top with
an adjustable roof so the tempera-
ture can be regulated. 1t is a good
plan to put the smoke fire in an iron
kettle to insure against fire. For
larger amounts of meats a regular
smoke house must be constructed OF
wood, concrete or stone. The latter
two materials are the best for con-
tinued usage.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

Butte. Sixteen years ago Ketchel was
a bellboy in Butte hotels. He was
lanky, awkward-appearing youngster
with long arms and diffident man.
ner, shy and embarrassed when spok-
EN- to. Yet few years later Ketchel
was champion middleweight Of the
world and one of the really great
fighters the country has produced. His
first notable victory was over Jerry
Mccarthy Of Butte at Great Falls in
the days when Mccarthy was as hard
and shifty a boxer as the west had to
offer. While still in his early twen-
ties, Ketchel was murdered on ranch
in Missouri where he was training.
Noted Pioneer Boxer.
One boxer who made his mark in
the sporting annals of Montana has
been forgotten by all excepting the
pioneers Of the state and a few who
follow boxing records. This is Con
Orem, who fought several battles in
the gold camps of the early days, and
who was as game pugilist as ever
donned glove. In January, 1865, he
battled for three hours with Hugh
0 NELL, who outweighed him by fifty
two pounds, to a 185-round draw.
That was picturesque affair,
staged as it was in an unfinished log
building in Virginia City. Today
moving picture companies would give
many thousands Of dollars merely for
the rights to pictures Of the gathering
that watched it and the surroundings.
The ring was pitched at the lower
end of a building called Leviathan
hall, which was in course Of construc-
ton. This building was erected by a
Mr.. Nelson with the special object of
developing muscular talent, and was
used for giving boxing and similar
entertainments. It was IS feet long
by % broad. Two galleries were
built around the lower end.
The audience was composed Of as
varied and motlev a gathering as
ever the sun shone upon, for it was
early in the afternoon of cold but
clear and sunny January day. There
were miners by the hundred, gamblers.
half-breeds, road agents, traders-a
typical frontier crowd. The fair sex
was represented, too, there being quite
sprinkling of women in the seats.
most of them girls from the dance
halls.
From the Rafters.
Additional accommodation We're af
forded by erecting lean-to around
the unenclosed part of the buildino in
the neighborhood Of the ring. There
was no roof on the building and r'oo''
watched the contest from where the~
had perched on the rafters.
The ring was leveled very foir|''
and was covered with fine oravo'''
sand. A brass band, directed nv .
pioneer musician of the name Of
Waugh, furnished music thot at 1eos'
could be termed lively. The crowd
was as lively as the music.
A description Of the battle. which
appeared in the Montana Post. the
first newspaper published in tho tor-
ritorv, SAYS that at nreciselv P'ftoo"
minutes after one, Huoh O'No'''
threw his felt hat in the rims" follow
ing it nv 100 pounds Of as GOOD howe
and sinew as the Frontier nroa"ond
Con Orem instantly followed. shvin"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
1915 ACRES SOLD AT HAVRE.

Havre.-Of rs tracts offered, So
tracts, comprising a total of 7,515
acres, were sold at the sale Of state
land held here. The average price an
acre received was $15.21, the highest
$50 an acre. Only six tracts were sold
above the appraisement price. There
remain 1871, 500 acres of state land in
Hill county.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

MONTANA WOMEN IN
THE WEEKS NEWS
Price of Hooks and Eyes
Haze Taken Leap Upward
of One Thousand Per Cent

"hooker-up gets smile if it is
what wry
the meek and humble husband who has to act
lady maid when Friend Wife that hooks the
and knitted brow he labors and perspes
while his fingers ache he makes the little hooks and get to-
gether.
eyes have just 1000 cent in the
Before the they 80 cents Wholesale
Now they sell for 5000 per gross.
reads of the advance but he real
ICES pays the hated little articles his smile fades
and he groans
merchants grooming the prices they
forced to charge the goods they selling.
Fred S. Sander the best known merchants in
state practically article that into the making
price extent that the
man credit unless they actually shown the
prices that are being paid.
For instance says take hooks and and
fasteners used Before the they made
principally they used cost ninety cents per gross
Now gosus 1000 cent more than we
used to.
materials exceedingly high in price for two
high price dyes and the other the scar
city labor and the increase wages Labor in the suit industry
has gone up twenty-five per cent
1T needless imported goods Of all sorts have
clean out sight,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
STATES FIRST
RING BATTLE
STURDY CON OREM FOUGHT
1856 ROUNDS TO DRAW
BACK IN 1865.
Stanley Ketchel Greatest Fighter
Montana Has Produced; Some Of
the Boxers Who Have Made Pugil-
istic History in Treasure State.

Butte.-Jack Kiley, who fathered
the Kiley boxing bill through the leg
islature, only to have it repealed by
referendum vote at the last general
election, says reports from various
cities of the state convince him that
boxing will be restored in Montana by
virtue of the public's vote on the ref
erendum in November.
To date there has been no very cam
paign either by the pro-boxing people
or the ants, but the men who want to
see boxing legalized are getting ac-
tive, and it is understood that there
is to be quite campaign put on by
them.
Montana has developed many not
able boxers, the one attaining the
highest pinnacle of fame being, with
out question, Stanley Ketchel Of
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

Score.
"This harness racing game is rich,''
Remarked young Henry Hart;
"But I can't see sport in which
You score before you start.''
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

Make Lion of a man and it won It
take him long to make an Ass Of him
self.