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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-22
BASE BAIL FOR ARCADIA.

II /, known fact that one Of the
best advertisements town or city
can have j. -ood base hall team
playing in a I've base ball league
Several years ago when Arcadia was
a mere village ", had team compus-
eel If some # the hest players that
could be- secured. We had a good
base ball park. ana played every day.
either here or elsewhere. with Tam
11. Rartpw o~ Lakeland. our team
lost the pcnnnut 10y only small mar
gin. and this city received a lot Of
free advertising from all Of the big
paper, Of the state. But Mt that time
the population # Arcadia was prob.
ably les than half what It IS now.
ana the prUmItor, Of the L. aguc lost
considerable money. Two or three
years ago Arcadia had another hired
base bah tam, composed mostly Of
local boys That year We had no park.
and the people behind the team lost
some money At the beginning of
this season people i'm Tumra wrote 10
base ball fans Of this CITY and asked
tl"m To- do what 'hoy could IN grt our
town I'm One # tho two South Florida
leagues fnau Ipirg or-lnizod. Moth.
ir. WI, dove qrou, tho matter with
IN. result fnrt we have absolutely no
hrro for team If any kind tni. v,nr
m'o-, something is done immediate.
lv.
We have several Good PLAYER. who
r-. u Arcadia. .uch bows a., Ram
Nr"1-. Bert Il.g-r~hp,Hnr, FL Gar.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-22
ANOTHER BIG FISH STORY.

Mr.. ana Mrs. John King and
daughter. little Mis- Flumcna King
returned saturday afternoon from DO
ca Grandc, where they have been cu-
joyine an outing cNtcudlg over the
past week. John King this morning
told New man that lie caught u
tarpon during his weeks stay there.
and he says their weights ranged any.
where from 30 To 10 pounds. lie
says that he can produce all kinds Of
proof to back up hi, statements. So
there must ne some truth in his ,to-
ny, Three ,arpon day Is some rec
ord, hut John says that if he had not
lal trouble With his fishing tascklc.
he would have averaged at least > cv-
cry n hours.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-22
FARRIS TO DEMAND A
SQUARE DEAL IN COURT

The Jacksonville Times.Cnion has
the following interesting piece Of 20
litlcal news ancnt the recent election:
The question a. to who is TO be
the next govcruo- II Florida bids fair
To be- one II the most pcrplexing ever
handled in the pol'ti history Of the
state. Both W. V. Knott and $. J.
Cats claim the romration by small
majoritics, but lon T.. FarriS is likely
to have something 10 say before the
final decision D., reached, ana in thi,
connection II c0ntc,; Is certain.
Mr.. Farrs has b,tn in touch with
his friends from variou, parts Of the
state, and he is Of the opinion that he
has not been given square deal. He
is now collecting evidence upon which
% base hi. ease. when seen ycStcr-
day 10y a representative of the Times
Union Mr.. farris refused to give ont
his plans, lut said that he would
make a statement within the next few
days.
Mr.. FurrlS and MulcNm 4. McClcl.
Ian, his cumIaign manager. nave just
returned from Tampa, where they
went to look over the situation. Con
siderable valuable information wa
discovered but VIII not be- made pub. !
lie at thi, rim-. NJ. Farris said yes
terday that h. had made up his mind |
Ia have what was coming to him I'm |
the way Of votes, and would take such |
steps to get it as might be deemed |
necessary.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-22
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this method Of expires sing
the deep gratitude VIC feel toward
those Of our neighbors and friends
who were so kind and attentive to
our needs during the great misfortune
which befell MS in the death Of our
beloved son and brother, Ned Petrey.
May Gods richest blessings reward
each one who 50 sweetly expressed
their sympathy by their thoughtful
deeds and the beautiful floral Offer
ings.
MIR. AND MRS. II. b. PETREY
AND CHILDREN AND MISS
RUBY HENDRY.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-22
NATAL GRASS.


~ L. W. "Il'Ii'' 10 me fI"II'0
,,'o"cr "h'vr Tie o'tr ot May - "i
N"'"l "'"'s' says many '"''TcN''I:
','"-, '"'' '"'H'I u' known 10y the
''' ~" I"'.''r'' MI w c"'Is "''
'''''''" 10 'I' Ia'' in"t FLORIDA ma
''''r H"u UP 20 several years axe
''.'''''''''"td >"'" nay ~ every
way "' sweet Il, timothy lie em-
i''"''|'" the TACT therefore. th"t for
many years ''IIo'hy ma been pouring
INTO the south III car loads ana train
''"">' 'h"'' says Mr., W., Natal
-r"N' now IlIN mat hay bill absolute
lE ana ""iIM't'Iy. II trtchc, ON the
I'arN't thr sam" price as timothy.
ana a. a crop and AZ a hay 1t is alb.
S"Iu'rIy standard. II i perfect subj
'uiOtr Tor timothy, Mr.. w. fur.
thrr says;
"a Florida man wl"to mo the other
day saying NV Natal fields are as
profitable rs my orange Groves An
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-22

small item, occasionally the expense
account would be almost nil. 1t is
time to act at once. if We desire to
have any sort " amuscments for Ar.
cadia during the long. hot days Of
summer. We suggest that the Arcadia
Commercial Club get behind the move
ment at once and sec what can be
done.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-22

SION" said the dying man as he look.
ca heavenward, beaming with love to
the Savior, 81 am persuaded that Meth.
or Death nor life, nor angels. nor prin.
eilallties, nor powers, nor things pres ?
en' nor things to come, shall he able
10 separate us from the love OF God.
which is in Christ Jesus.s
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-22

\ visitor said 20 n poor. wounded
soldier who lay dying in the hospital.
What church are you of" "of the
church Of Christ" he replied. 81 mean.
what persuasion are you of" "Persua-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
FOREIGN COUNTRIES OWE.
UNITED STATES TWO RTI.J.1oN

Washington. Obligations Of for
elgn governments, bankers and mer-
chants now held in the United States
were estimated by the federal reserve
board today at 1881 100000. They
are distributed in geographical groups,
as follows:
Europe, $1,627, 100000; British
America, $212,OOO,O0O; Latin-Ameri-
CO, SSs,OOO, 900; China, 81, 1000, OOO. The
boards statement points to these fig-
''res as striking evidence Of the al
tered position OF the United States III
international finance.
"Much INTEREST," says the board.
ms now centercd on how the United
States will meet foreign demands for
gold should such demands arise after
the close Of the European war. Ia
tins connection the maturities of El-
'opean obligations held here are Of
distinct lmportancc:
"Maturities in 1916, $50, 600 900:
1917, Slo3,OOO,O0O; 1918, $500, OF, 1000:
1919, $500, 600 900; 1920, $500, OOO, 900:
1921, 5000, 100000; 1923. $500. 1000, in
formation lacking, T229, OOO, 900; total.
+ 1927 600. 600.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10

Dillon. -Shippcrs Of this part of
the state have experienced great diff
ficultv and long delays in gcttin"
ears. For weeks 5000 head of cattle
were held at Monida awaiting ship
ment. A great many cattle have been
contracted for this fall.
Missoula. Chancellor Edward c.
Elliott of the University of Montana
is preparing to ask the state board Of
examiners to release the funds for
the construction Of two buildings on
the campus here in accordance with
t he comprehensive architectural
scheme.
Miles City.-The largest shipment
Of cattle from this city in six years
was made recently. 1t consisted of IS
carloads, all from the Powder river
country. 1t is believed that this
will be the last shipment of this size
on account Of the settlement of the
range country.
Helena.-All previous records for
October receipts were broken this
year at the Helena postoffice. Re
ceipts for the month were $lS.146.:36.
an increase of $4,000 over the pre-
vious high mark. The increase is at
tributed largely to the literature sent
to the ONE voters.
Great Falls. -Society in the Cree
camp near Box Elder, on the ASSN
niboinc reservation, is agog over the
clOpmcnt of the son Of Little Bear.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
MONTANA IN BRIEF

the chief, with a woman Of the tribe,
according to a telegram received here
which asks the sheriff to arrest them.
They have not been found so far.
Missoula.- r.. D. Fisher, a farm
hand, picked out a car in a local
garage, wrote a. check for $90S.5 and
drove the automobile away. The
check, drawn on a Stevensville bank,
has since been returned marked ono
funds" Police and sheriffs' Off
GERS throughout the state were mott
fled.
Butte. Michael A. Nunan, first
mayor and postmaster of Walkerville
and sheriff of jefferson county 80
years ago, died in a hospital here. He
made two fortunes in mining, but he
was only in moderate circumstances
at the time of his death. In the early
days he sold one of his claims for
500, 900.
Butte.-The Anaconda Mining com
pany has ACQUIRED the Lexington and
a score of other CLAIMS in the Walk
~erville district through dissolution
proceedings instituted by the direct
ors of the Atlantic Mines company.
The Anaconda company bid $685.
717.42, the minimum price stipulated
by the court.
Helena.-The state fair receipts
this year amounted to $335.39S against
$e334 1886 last year, accordin" to the
report Of the secretary, r. S. Skin
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
MONTANA w@MEM DM THE
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Fred Gamer of Butte
on Feminine Footwear

'In the course of a few months the
tourists from California. returning
east. began to ~startle the women who
har remained home and were wearing
the common old blacks and tans. The
stay-at-homes started a rush on the
home shoe stores, the home shoe stores
started a rush on the manufacturers,
and as a consequence the leather mar
ket was upset and the manufacturers
We're kept busy night and day making
new patterns, in a dozen different
colors. and totally all the
time as to the ider,lty of the man
who had started all the excitement.
So Up Went Prices.
Manufacturers. Of course. don't
let golden opportunities skid down the
toboggan. They shot up prices, and
women's boots of the more than or
binary pattern now range IN price
from $3.50 to $25 a pair. The women
would have them. and the manufac-
turers decided that the women must
pay for their fun. Not meaning, you
understand, that these high priced
boots are not made Of expensive ma
%terial, nor that they are not actually
worth far more than the fancy boots
of an earlier day. But that is the
story. The Los Angeles man did it.
If it hadn't been for that Los Angeles
fellow | dare say the women still
would be wearing blacks and tans.
leaving the richer and more colorful
boots to the musical comedies, which,
in my candid opinion. owe a large
Of their decline to the COM
petition which is now offered by fe-
male pedestrians on our most fire.
quented highways
"What price shoe will the average
woman buy who enters Your shop?'
the dealer was asked.
81 should say that Sl5 per pair
would be a fair average. Many go as
high as S225. others drop down to $40.
Many buy shoes at $3.50 per pair.
| should say that $15 would be the
average price,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10

ner. The total paid attendance was
1868. There is a balance on hand
Of &31 ,704. This years fair is re-
@arded as the most successful tinan-
clally in the history of the state.
Great Falls. -When a Wanderers
club, composed Of men born more than
900 miles away from this city, was
formed at a Young Mems Christian
association meeting here, it was found
that all but two of the g. present at
the meeting We're eligible. OF these
two, one was a native son and the
other was born 900 miles away from
the city.
Great Falls. -Rcports submitted to
the state railroad commission at its
hearing here, called attention to a
critical fuel shortage IN every part
of Montana traverscd bv the Great
Northern and Burlington lines. or
tapped by the branches Of the former
railway. 1t was declared that the
shortage at some points had reached
a famine stage.
Butte. The Anaconda Copper Min
ing company is in the field for $4,000
tons of zinc ore. in lots of 300 tons
and upward, to be shipped to Great
Falls before the first of the year.
according to l.. r. Margetts. manager
Of the Washoc sampler. With J. O.
Elton Of the Great Falls works, Mr..
Margetts is canvassing the Occur
d'Alenc field for a supply of ore.
Dillon. hundred and fiji
ty head Of Hampshire ewes have been
sold by Ira Sanders Of the Diamond
ranch to George Lyman at $14 a head.
Sanders also sold 1900 head of year.
ling ewes to Lyman at $11 a head and
700 head of eve lambs to Archie Hyn-
daman of Sheridan, Mont, at $40 a
head. The sheep were ranged in the
Sweetwater country.
Butte.-There were ASSOC tons of
ore treated by the oil flotation pro-
cess at the plant of the Butte g. Sill
perior during September, as compared
with 31,733.12 for August, according
to the September report submitted to
the United States court by the Butte
& Superior in compliance with the or
der of Judge George M. B%ourquin in
the suit Of the Minerals Separation
company.
Butte.-John Gallagher recently
found on the streets of Great Falls
a letter from Missouri addressed to
another resident of the city. Assum-
ing the name of the addressee he
wrote to the Missourian asking for
the loan of $25 in a rush. The money
was rushed, but the letter this time
reached the right man. AS a result
Gallagher was sentenced in the fed
cral court here to paw a $50 fine and
spend 10 days in Jail.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
FORT BENTON STUDENTS
SEND GIRL TO SCHOOL

At the Girls Vocational Con-
gress, to be held in Bozeman on
November % and "a, a Fort
Benton girl has been asked to
respond to the address of well
come. There is a reason for
this which may be of interest.
A year ago the Woman club
of Fort Benton did not feel as
though it was able to pay the
expenses Of a girl to this con-
gress, and the boys of the high
school raised the money and
sent the girl. This year they
are doing the same, and it is to
pay a tribute to the Fort Ben
ton high school boys that their
girl delegate has been given this
place of honor on the program.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
State Teachers Meeting.

Missoula.-A feature of the annual
convention Of the Montana State
Teachers association, which meets in
this city, late this month, will be the
session of the state association Of
school trustees, which is affiliated
with the larger organization.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
INDIAN WOMEN
MADE CITIZENS
SEVENTEEN OF CROW BLOOD
ARE ADOPTED BY THE
UNITED STATES.
White Fathers Had No Power to
Transmit his Rights as Citizen to
Indian Offspring; Interesting Cere-
monial.

or the % Crow Indians who were
admitted to citizenship by an impress
slvc ceremony on tbs parade grounds
OF the Crow reservation, II we're wom-
en-. n, peculiar fact about the ease
Is that many OF these women had ia
Tiers who were white men and natural
born citizens Of the United States,
Nevertheless, in the minds of the fed
eral government, these women were
regarded as Crows and not citizens
until they received their papers a short
time ago.
Citizenship is usually regarded as
descending through the pa%ternal line
but IN the case of these Indians the
white father had 10 power to trans
nit his rights and privileges as a cit
izen of the United States. This prob
ably arose from the fact that these
descendants We're held to be wards of
the government and that their right
to Indian allutments vas transmitted
through the female line as we'll as the
male SO that in either case the descen-
dant must be held as belonging to the
Crow nation.
The Ceremony.
The ceremony for receiving the wo-
men into citizenship was somewhat
shorter than that for the men. As
each appeared in front of the small
dlas on which stood Major McLaugh-
lin. Major Estep and Big Medicine,
chief Of the Grow Indian police, the
former presented her with q leather
purse and said:
"This means that You have chosen
the life of the white woman-and the
woman loves her home. The
and the home are the founda-
tions of our civilization. Upon the
character and industry of the mother
and home-maker largely depends the
future of our nation. The purse will
say to you that the money YOU
gain from your labor must be wisely
kept. The wise woman saves her
money. so that when the sun does not
smile and the grass does not grow.
She and her children will not starvc.
Il give into your hand the flag Of
vour country. This IS the only FLAG
YOU have even had or ever will have.'
The women repeated the oath of the
men and the major. presenting them
with citizenship badges. said:
"And now beneath this flag I place
1pon your breast the emblem of citi-
Wear this badge of honor al
and may the eagle that is on
t never see You do aught of which
he fla" will not be proud.'
Not an Empty Honor.
Then came the presentation of the
Zee patents. which gives to each re-
full control over his allotment.
Three competency boards were APP
pointed a year ago by the secretary
IF the interior. Two are now working
among the Indians Of the southwest.
The board gives no set examination.
Each applicant is Judged solely on his
to conduct his own affairs.
The word souaw was quite a mis-
homer as applied to the women who
anticipated in these ceremonies. Many
# these had been reared as white wo-
men and are at the present time re-
in localities quite remote from
he Grow agency. In fact, several Of
hem are three quarters white and
show scarcely a trace Of their Grow
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
Gives Women SIS Per Day.

Henry Ford has established NO
men workers in his plant at Detroit
and in his branch factories on q
wage equality with men. He had al
ready given women IN eiglt our day.
but before last wax had Got been
a So per day minimum wage
About LOO women ale affect
ed.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
M. N. A.-WK-ll-G-l6.
After Thirty Years Experience /
Have Produced An Appliance for
Men, Women or Children That
Cures Rupture.

I Send It On Trial.
II you have tried most everything else.
come to me. Where others fail is where /
have my greatest success. Send attached
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10

The husbands OF Montana. where
leather on the hoof is supposed to
abound, are beginning to realize that
it costs as much as the calf that grew
the fine leather to clothe the shapely
calves of their w%onlenfolk. Twenty
dollars is not a high price to pay for
a pair of pretty shoes with the high
tops which are responsible for the
shortage of the skirts so pleasantly
apparent in the towns of eastern Mon
tana, where the kindly winds that dis
turb the peace Of mind of feminine
pedestrians also blow dust into the
too o%bservant man : eyes.
Everyone in Montana knows Fred
Gamer, shoe king of Butte. Gamer
differs with the average Montana
husband in that he rhinks the prices
Of shoes are just about what they
should be. He is Il man of under
standing, is Gamer. To a mar of
Gamers business, what is the defini-
ton Of the word ''understanding''?
Why, footwear, of course. He has
been in the "understanding' bust
ness many years, in Butte and Hell
ena. and he has a most unique and
comprehensive explanation of the
IL of the coming of the 500 shoe.
which, by the way, is making him
rich.
War Not Responsible.
"There is a popular impression that
the European wal has sent up the
price of Shoes said Mr.. Gamer.
1.-The war has had nothing to do with
the beautiful shoes our women are
wearing, or the price thereof. This
is the way it happened:
"Women's shoes began 10 jump
about two years ago. and a little be
fore this Jump was noted you may
have observed that the women were
beginning to wear high top shoes
shoes with tops higher than they ever
had been beforehand in colors that
presented a rainbow medley when you
got enough Of them on the street at
the same time.
"Naturally, the dealers now cry
that the shortage in leather has sent
up shoe prices and, while hat is true
III d SENSE, tne wal mas nad very
little to do with the leather shortage.
Responsibility really rests with an
enterprising retail shoe dealer out in
Los Angeles. Follow me closely:
With the Tourists in Mind.
81 think it was three AGO
that this particular Los Angeles shoe
dealer, owner Of the largest and
smartest shoe store in the town. con-
celved the idea that something ex-
traordinary would have to be done if
he were to sell shoes to women who
were touring in California from the
East. There had always been high
topped shoes for women and always
shoes in many c%olors, but they were
the kind Of shoes Tor boots) that one
usually saw on the stage. They looked
good on the chorus girls and the prima
donnas, see?
"Well, this Los Angeles man sent
an agent east, and he bought up all
of these fancy boots that he could
lind. In the course of Il short time
there was received by the Los An
geles dealer a job lot of women's
fancy shoes that looked like the dream
of an opium cater.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
Here's New Roacl Cure.

The University of Kansas has dis
covered that borax and powdered
sweet chocolate in equal parts make
effective cocAroach killer. The in
structions are to sprinkle the mixture
on cupboards and shelves where the
~,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
CAR CONGESTION
IS A CERTAINTY
HIGH PRICE OF WHEAT Is
CAUSING GRAIN TO BE
RUSHED EASTWARD.
Mills and Elevators From Montana to
Minneapolis Are Full of Wheat; Be
Sure There Is Plenty of Coal in the
Bin.

Mills and elevators between the
Montana farmer and the Twin Cities
are chock full of grain, and while
everybody who is trying to sell grain
at the present market is hurrying it
East as fast us the railroads can car
ny 1t, speculative grain is not moving
as rapidly as two weeks ago. and
there promises to be a further redrc-
ton i'll the tonnage Of speculative
wheat and small grains being taken
to mills or elevator terminals.
At the elevators and at the mills
the Montana wheat being received
now is being mloaded, but because of
the great amount of grain on hand it
is not certain that the elevators and
mills will be able to unload the cars,
and when this situation occurs the
car shortage is going to be greater
than ever.
Piles Of Grain.
There is not a mill in the Twin
Cities that is not piled to the roof
with grain and the mills are unable to
dispose of their flour at the present
prices and they cannot handle any
more grain. SO the farmers are beu-
glng the roads to hurry their grain
to market, as they are playing the
speculative feature. The railroads
are getting to 4 point where they
cannot move much more Montana
grain, but it is likely that the grain
market will be congested before the
carriers quit hauling grain to take
care of other traffic. The wheat that
is bought for immediate milling or
consumption is going forward, how
vel
AS to Coal.
A warming was issued by another
traffic man to the people who use
coal.
"When the first cold snap hits
Montana, people whose coal bins are
empty are going to make a rush for
their dealers office and ask for a
load Of coal, and because of the coal
shortage they are going to get only
q quarter of a ton. This is the sit
uation every winter, nut this wear the
mmcs are not going to be able to Get
all the ears they need to bring coal
INTO the towns, and the wise man will
get coal into his bins now,' said he.
Sioux Falls, S. Do. s. Swanson.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
AS to Coal.

Sioux Falls, S. Do. S. Swanson,
II years old, warden of the state pen
itentiary of South Dakota, committed
suicide by shooting himself with a
revolver. Poor health was given as
the reason.