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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
L VERSATILE
MAN., LADIES AGREE
Helena Editor Who Managed State Fair Is Found
by Women's Debating Club to Be One of
Montana's Really Gifted Citizens.

Helena.-At a meeting of the he1-
ena Women's Debating league last
week, the president, Miss Mary Foss,
announced that an impromptu discuss
ion would he held on the subject:
"Who is the most versatile nan in
Montana 2"
After an interesting evening in
which the claims to this honor were
advanced in behalf of a dozen or more
we'll known Montanans, the decision
of the judges was rendered in favor
of Pete Snelson, managing editor of
the Helena Record Herald and form
er secretary of the Montana State
Fair. 1t appeared from the record
of S~nelson's achievements that even
before approaching the foothills of
middle life, he has tried his hand at
practically every known line of human
endeavor excepting starring in moving
pictures, and usually has met with
success in a marked degree.
One fact Of interest in connection
with Snelson's history that was
brought forth during the relation of
his deeds of prowess in various fields
is in connection with his right name,
which, it appears, he has guarded as
a secret ever when voting and getting
married. Pete Snelson he has been
in public and private life to friends
and strangers. 1t is here made known
for the first time, verbally or in print,
that he was named at birth Pypsy
Burr Snelson.
Snelson was a peculiarly precoc-
ious child. 1t is related hat at three
years he had mastered the first prin-
cicples of mathematics and was found
by his father one day trying to pay a
simple-minded neighboring farmer a
less sum of money than had been
agreed upon between them for a de-
formed lamb, which the child pur-
chased, by the method known in police
circles as "short-changing."
At five years Snelson was not only
able to read and write, but had com
pleted a correspondence course in sign
painting, which he expected to adopt
as his vocation in life. At six, he ap-
prenticed himself to a piano tuner
and learned that trade. At seven he
was a prominent member of the local
debating club in the village of Mas.
sena, where he lived, and at this time
he developed the gift of o~ratory which
has brought him into such demand as
an after-dinner speaker. At eight
!. years he had a working knowledge OF
the printing business.
I Having early in life begun to. de.
velop himself physically, he natural
! ly took to athletics, and particularly
| to baseball, in which sport he excel
!, led. He usually played second base
) and at twelve years captained thu
/ Massena team in the Cass Count,
t league. AT sixteen years, feeling tina.
he had neglected the sciences, he be
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29

~ hope you didin't buy it by the
pound,' Russell continued, "because
il weighs over a ton. Tt looks like a
good sleeper. | haven't caught it
with its eyes open yet"
The cowboy artist continued to
make remarks about his partners
trade while Con walked over to the
corral and took a look at it.
In silence Price surveyed the 1000
pound relic of a workhorse that stood
in troubled reposed on its battered
legs and sore hoofs.
"Well," he finally observed, 81
don't know that we re much better
off with this monument of decrepti-
tude than Jake De Hart is with the
three roam runts l traded him. Every
one of 'em's locoed."
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29

gan a study of chemistry, which he
completed at the Iowa State College.
Then, being of the opinion that chem
istry and commerce offered an excel
lent combined field, he entered a drug
store at Massena and soon rose to the
position of prescription clerk. At this
time he put. on the market the famous
cold remedy, "Snelson's Sneeze Saw
err" which proved extremely profit
able.
Feeling the need of travel to broad
en- him, Snelson accepted a position as
salesman for a concern manufactur-
ing drugs and druggists sundries, and
it was in this capacity that he first
came to Montana. A salesman's life
palled on him, however, and he en-
tered professional baseball, playing in
the National, American and Iowa
State leagues.
Snelson spent some years in news
paper work in Butte, Denver, Phila-
delphia, San Francisco and Helena.
At times he has done political public
ity work. Two years ago he was APP
pointed secretary of the Montana
State Fair. Then he returned to
newspaper work as managing editor
of the Helena Record-Her which
position he has filled in a most able
manner.
Some of the other lines in which
Snelson has had experience, in adj
dition to those aforementioned, are
electrical engineering, banking, ice
manufacturing, peanut culture, vaude-
vile acting and play writing; cigar
cite manufacturing (for the Bull
Durham Company, water color paint
ing, tombstone designing, mining and
physical culture.
Snelson served through the Spanish
American war and lost the use of his
index finger through trigger pulling
in the battle of San Juan Hill.
Snelson is part owner of the fam
Gus Balky Horse ranch near Hilger,
in Fergus county, and in the cattle
days of that section was hailed by the
soubriquet of "Balky Horse Pete"
bv which name he is still known to
many. A letter, addressed merely to:
"Baly Horse Pete, Helena, Mont"
was recently delivered to him.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29

brand a bunch Of calves. Toward
noon, De Hart arrived with his part
OF the bargain and took the roans
over to the Flying U.
A day or two later Price returned
and found Charlie Russell at the
ranch, having come up from Great
Falls.
"What's that thing in the corral,
Con?'' Russell inquired.
Unjust be the horse Jake De Hart
traded me-" replied Con, who hadn't
seen the animal yet.
Horse, nothing" replied Rus
sell. II thought it was a buffalo
first, but it amt the right shape. You
could make good money with it in the
side show business, but I don't see
just what good it would be around a
ranch.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
TOWN BUILT FOR
WORKING GIRLS
TULSA OIL MAGNATE WHO
WOULD HELP WOMEN
WHO TOLL.
Has Also Built Town for Widows and
Orphans; Provides a Railroad to
Garry Them To and From Their
Work. Fulfills Boyhood Vow.

Tulsa.-Charles Page, multi-million-
aire who made his money in oil, and
who built the town of Sand Springs
exclusively of widows and orphans, is
now building a tent city near Tulsa
for working girls. He has also pro-
vided a railroad which run from Girl
town to Tulsa, so that they may get
to and from their work.
Page built Sand Springs and gath
cred widows and orphans over the
country to populate it because he de-
cided, when he was a poor boy trying
to make a living for his widowed
mother, that if he ever got rich he
would do that.
He built the tent city because he
thought living in houses in the sum-
mer time unhealthful for working
girls. More than one hundred Tulsa
girls are living there now.
The tents are floored and boarded
on the sides with callapsible canvas
tops. Two girls occupy each tent. AT
night arc lights and watchmen guard
the town. There is a bathhouse for
the girls and they have all the privi-
leges of the parks concessions.
Some of the girls from well to do
families of Tulsa applied for tents,
but without success. Page is con-
templating building two hundred
more tents next year.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
PANAMA Is
ABOUT TO REVOLT
NEW PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
ELECTED AND "OUTS"
WILL REBEL.

Washington. Revolution threatens
Panama, the little republic created
through the grace of Theodore Roose-
welt, and which is therefore sort of
a step child of Uncle Sam. And it is
all because of the recent election for
the presidency.
This is the first election that has
not been supervised by the United
States. The votes have been counted
and DR.. Valdez holds the certificate
of election. 1t is claimed that the
managers of Valdez campaign inject
ed American methods, and the opposi-
ton is sore. When official recogni-
ton of Valdez comes from the United
States, the opposing party will resort
to arms.
Valdez methods are said to have
been according to the strict Latin
American code of conducting such af-
fairs. When the opposition voters
put in an appearance they were driv-
en- away from the polls at the point
OF government bayonets. Anyone
could vote, always providing that he
voted the right way. The judges of
election would look at the electors
ballot, and if it was not the right bal
lot it was torn up and the voter Civ
en- a few bayonet prods and told to be
on his way.
In the mixup the Valdez faction ov-
erlooked the legislature, and the
"outs" managed to secure control of
it. They forthwith proceeded to elect
three vice presidents, which ought to
be enough for a small place like
Panama. At any rate it is proposed
to make Valdez term of office a
rather interesting one.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29

nave you got that you'll swap for
him?'
"What will he weight" inquired
Price.
"Better than 1,O1O pounds" De
Hart replied.
"Well," said Price, after a min
ute's elaboration, give got three
small roam three-year-olds. I'll give
you the three for the big fellow"
"I1l bring the big horse over to
your ranch tomorrow" De Hart
agreed.
II may not be in, but leave him in
the corral" said Price. "I1l run in
the roans and leave them in the cor
rail-
The next morning Price left the
ranch for the Sweet Grass Hills to
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
So BANKNoTE 65 YEARS OLD
PUZZLES JERSEY BANKER

Mays Landing, N. J.. Cashier
Morse of the First National bank of
Mays Landing is puzzled over a So
banknote issued sixty-five years ago
by the Merchants bank on MAYS
Landing, which he received from R. L..
Dittrich of Lorraine, Va, who ran
across it in settling up an old estate.
As the note purports to be "secured
by pledge of public securities in the
state treasury" Mr.. Dittrich will be
advised to seek payment there.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
THAT WAS SOME HORSE TRADE
WHEN DeHART WAS A COWMAN|

Charles M. Russell, the cowboy
artist, a few years ago had a half in
terest in a cattle ranch in Teton
county with Con Price, a noted old
time cowpuncher and cattle man, who
now resides on the Flathead reserva-
ton.
Jake De Hart, Montana's game
warden, for years a cowman, was
then manager of the famous Flying U
ranch near Choteau.
Price, who was managing the Price
Russell ranch, met De Hart in Choteau
one day told<him he was looking for
a heavy saddle horse that he could
make into a good roping horse for cor
raj work.
GIVE got just what you want y
said De Hart. "Big bay that could
hold a mountain ON a rope. What
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
CAFETERIA IDEA
IN BUTTESTORE
BUYERS HELP THEMSELVES TO
GROCERIES; THEN PAY THE
CASHIER.
Clerks Salaries Cut Off and Custom
ers Get the Benefit Through Lower
Prices; No Complaints About Ser
vice Says the Owner.

Butte. William Luty, a Butte gro
Ger, is successful, and n of the rea-
sons for his success is that he thinks.
He has just put into effect a novel
idea in applying the cafeteria plan,
SO popular all over the country where
great multitudes must be fed well and
cheaply, to the retail grocery trade.
Sounds simple, does it not? But it
is an idea that will spread all over
the country. There are few people
who have not eaten in a cafeteria.
One simply slides along in front of
the serving maids with a tray, and is
helped to whatever food may strike
the fancy.
Customers Help Themselves.
The cafeteria grocery is operated
along the same lines. On the count
ers are displayed samples of proven
der of all description. Close to each
sample in compact packages, plainly
marked as to the quantity, quality
and price. The packages contain the
same goods as the sample on display.
The purchaser walks along and makes
selections, carrying the packages that
he or she desires to the front of the
store, where the cashier gives the
packages in the hands of the customer
the "once over" names the total
amount due the store, collects the
money, rings up the purchase, and
the customer is permitted to walk out
of the establishment with the goods.
1t is a great idea, and its merits are
appreciated by the multitudes, which
throng the establishment. The mer-
chant is enabled to sell his wares
somewhat lower than in establish
ment. The merchant is enable dto sell
his wares somewhat lower than in
establishments where clerks are en-
ployed, because the merchant is put
to no expense in clerk hire, and the
consumer gets the benefit. In addi-
ton to this saving the customer, hav-
ing waited on himself, completes his
marketing much mor quickly than he
would if he had to wait on the clerks.
No Kick On Service.
"The best feature of the cafeteria
store" said Mr.. Luty, sis that there
is no kick on the service. The Gus
toner waits on himself, and waits on
himself so we'll that he makes no
complaint about how he helps him
self to our goods. The cafeteria gro
Gerry experiment has proven very sat
isfactory to us, and has excited much
interest among dealers. 1t enables
us to sell our goods much more cheap
ly than if we were running the store
under ordinary methods. We would
have to employ at least 10 men tc
handle the trade we are doing, and IL
Butte this would mean a monthly ex
penditure of at least $1,000. We d.
not make any more money than W.
would if we were selling through
clerks, but save IL customers, il
cheaper prices, this $1,000 monthly
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
NEIGHBoRS NOISY, THROWS
BOMB, Kills MAN AND Girl,

Glasgow.-James O'Hara, a wound
ed and discharged soldier, learned
the art of mountaineering at the front
and grew callous in regard to the re-
suit. Early today a crowd OF men
and women in the ear of his tene-
ment became noisy.
O'Hara asked for quiet, and when
he received a derisive reply hurled a
hand grenade into the crowd. One
man and a girl o years old were killed
and a dozen other persons were
wounded.
New York a strike threatens to
become serious.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
ALL FOOD PRICES TO
Be HIGH THIS WINTER
CHICAGO EXPERT ADVISE
MONTANA WOMEN TO DO
MUCH HOME CANNING.

Butte.-Mrs. Ernestine Smythe, sec
rotary of the Chicago Consumers
league, a great organization of women
devoted to solving such problems of
the household as the high cost Of liy-
ing, and who has been making a sur
vey of the northwest In the interest
of the organization with which she is
affiliated, spent several days in Hell
ena recently. Mrs. Smythe is of the
opinion that present cost of provis-
ions, now considered high, will be
classed as reasonable before half the
winter is past. She bases her some
what startling statement on informa-
ton obtained by the paid investigators
of the Consumers league, who have
made a thorough investigation of sup
ply and demand, and whose figures
indicate sharp advances in every class
of foodstuff.
"Canneries throughout the country
say that fall and winter deliveries OF
canned vegetables will be only about
one-third of normal, because the raw
vegetables have not been raised this
season. said Mrs. Smythe. "We
expect all canned vegetables to adj
vance at least one-third in price.
"There is a shortage of canned
fruits amounting to about 20 per cent
below the normal supply. Enormous
quantities of canned fruits and veget-
ables have been contracted for for
early delivery to Great Britain and
France for the use of the army. In
every instance, where the Gamer got
a fat contract at better prices than
he could get for home consumption
the contractor exacted a bond to in
SURE delivery. This means that the
goods must be delivered or real money
forfeited.
Get Out the Soldier.
"My advice to the ONE of Mon
tana is: Can or preserve all the veg
etables and fruit you are able to
You will find it superior to the stuff
that will be on sale this winter, anc
it will not cost you half of what you
will have to pay for an inferior
article.
"Flour will cost more than eve
before for years, and meat will b.
much higher this winter than it hai
been in years. Farmers wives wh'
know how to do it can make none.
by curing home grown hams and bac
on. They will get two prices for ever,
pound of cured meat they have II
shape for market next spring"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-29
The Woman Wins.

Married couples waste a lot of
time. They will sit down TO talk over
a matter and after wrangling for an
hour will always do what she wanted
to do before they started the argl-
ment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-17

Among the students nj the famous
English preparatory school, Eton
this term. are eighteen Belgians. in
Guiding Prince Leopold. the eldest
son Of King Albert.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-17
IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THERE
is NO PROPOSITION THAT Is AS
SAFE AS INVESTMENT IN REAL,
ESTATE.

49,, FOR RE%T-on Main Street next to the Gon Build
iuE ana known as tho Louis c. DAVIDSON property which
nas Just been femodclod one best bugincs sec
uohS IN town; FIRST ana second doors. For price and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-17

The destruction Of birds costs this
country $1.oOO.OOo,OOO a year, it is
estimated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-17
Holt Addition

ON Glen Dale Avenue, right IN town 1--WE room cot
% constructed with concrete block slate roof; finish
sa IN oak bath and pantry: lot l6vIOo feet price
H-'''o cash. Terms might be made II necessary
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-18

No, there was really no joker at
tached to those St. Augustine recon-
mendations sent to President Wilson
last week urging his selection of our
own Major General J. Clifford r.
Foster for Secretary of War. The
people of St. Augustine really re-
gard Gen. Foster as great man,
both in bulk and in aspirations. The
saying that "a prophet is not without
honor save in his own bailiwick," does
not apply to the head of Florida'c
standing army, who is our most con-
spicuous advocate of military and ma
val preparedness. No matter how
the General may rank in Apalachicols
or Sopchoppy or Wauchula and othel
places remote from the seat of his &C.
tivities, he is honored at home, ano
really nothing could count for more
in life's pilgrimage to any man, be
he a soldier of the legion, willing tc
die in Algiers, or just plain civilian
in overalls, vending his weary way
homeward at eventide beside the low.
ing herd. What hurts us most is
the fact that the capitalistic press Of
the country, outside Florida, has
steadfastly refused to couple the
name of this eminent Floridian among
the list of eligibles, but have confined
themselves to Gen. Goethals and Car
ter Harrison and others who have
never headed an army in times Of
peace with the idea of preparing fol
war, nor were able to say with the
friends of Gen. Foster, now that the
agony is over, "that grim-visaged wal
has soothed his wrinkled front, and
now, instead of mounting barbed
steeds to fright the souls of fearful
adversaries, he capers nimbly in a
lady's chamber to the lascivious pleas
ing of lutte"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-18

urday afternoon, asking for new
chairs for the Hall, which request was
granted, and it is expected the seats
will arrive in time for the supper Fri
day night. ,.r
Repairs on the church are still go
ing on, and all are much pleased with
the new roof which has been finished
this week. A hand roll has bean I'D
| ded to the front steps. This fills
long felt want especially of the Older
people, and Of ,er Improvements of a
larger order will be made as soon as
possible.
A. H. Wedertz and ]. M. Tucker
made a business trip to Seville Mon
day, where Mr.. Wedertz made ar
rangements to purchase lumber fol
the remodeling of his house recently
bought of R. C. Middleton.
Mrs. J. M. Tucker went to East Pa
latka Monday for visit with rela-
tives.
This week will close up the orange
business for the season; growers are
now busy fertilizing the trees, and
looking forward to larger crops and
better prices next year.
T. B. Eubanks, representive OF
Chase & Co. oranges shippers of Jack
sonville spent several days here this
week.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-18
The monkey and baboon will sool


The monkey and baboon will sool1
be playing in the political grass il
candidates Farris and Wood really
come together in joint debate. AT
the sheriff's convention last week,
Senator Farris, who is candidate
for Governor, is reported to have said:
81 can take Woods own bill and make
monkey out of him in Is minutes"
He referred of course to the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Wood in the last leg
islature, doing away with the fee sys-
tenn and placing all county officers on
a salary basis. Now comes Mr..
Wood with a challenge to a joint de-
bate on the question, thus giving Mr..
Farris the opportunity he protested
to seek. Which will prove to be the
monkey, and which the baboou, re-
mains to be seen.