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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15
CAN SOMEONE ANSWER?
Wheeling. W. Va. 2. IA.

Wheeling. W. Va. ?. IA.
Editor Intelliconcer.
Wheeling. ". Va.
Dear Sir-The marriage license rec
ord of Ohio county shows the marrial.
November p. 1892. Of Elijah Martin ro
Bebeckah Boegs. Elijah Boggs was a
son of Edmond Martin. who was a mer-
chant in Wheeling between 1890 and
1900. afterwards removed 20 MaysvilIy.
Ky. Can any Of your readers advise
as 10 who was the father Of Rebeckah
BOggs.
Yours truly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15
RABBI LAZAR0N
OPERATED UPON

special 10 The lntclligenCCr.
BALTIMORE. Feb. II. - Rev. Dr.
Morris 5. Lazaron. rabbi of Madison
Avenue temple and recently OF Wheel
ing. is patient i'm Rye hospital at
Rye. y. y. recovering from an opera.
uon which he underwent there last
week. The operation was performed
by Or. Charles Rittenberg a brother
in-law OF the patient Dr Lazaron
left here last Tuesday night for trip
and he was operated on the following
Thursday morning.
II was stated tonight that ne was
rapidly improving and that he would
probably return To Baltimore wi-lin
the next ten DAYS. When Dr Laza-
ron left here no sneCial EFFORT was
made 20 keep his then contemplated
operation secret. but 10 did not be.
come generally known until today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15

This afternoon 40 the companyQs
offices in Glendale tine annual meeting
of .ue stockholders OF the Wheeling
Meta. Manufacturing company Will Dee
held. General business Will be- Elven
attention and "a board OF directors FOR
The ensuing year Will Dee elected The
board OF directors Will organize follow
lrs lie slOCkln-dDrs molIlnE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15

4. q. Houar, well known business
man of this city. yesterday formally
announced his candidacy for the nom
nation for sheriff subject 90 the June
primary Mr. Bonar is one OF the pro-
-resslVe Republicans OF this city. and
for many years has been active ln
the Countys politics
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15
Internationally RELEASED

PHILADELPHIA. Feb r. - Pre-f-
dent Baker OF the Philadelphia N
tinoal League baseball club. today an
nounccd that Beals Becker. utility out.
fielder. had been given his uncond.-
tional release.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15

,rict branch will hold "a parcel post
sale. The proceeds will be added 90
the campaign fund and some very en-.
ioyable social features will provide en-
tcrtainmcnt for the guests
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15
Announced Candidacy

Squire r. NJ. Lewis Justice court Wed.
u,sday evening az 1880 o'clock.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15

This evening ar fhe residence Of
ur Mary Baron Monroe. 21l3 Eod
street. the member. of Webster dis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-15

-..r. 70 S"te GOA II one Day ..-.
IlI.Itf-. l'.IE-tafH EUl.U. money II Il
fails fo cure. o. IS. GROVES ..fuafure
.- ora each box $50
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

ers all over Montana, whose eff
forts go unheralded, who will do
as we'll as Stout, and instances of
this character, which are ocur-
ring all over Montana this year,
explain the rush of North Dakota
and Minnesota farmers into Mon
tana.
Mr.. Stout has demonstrated by
a practical test that land in Mon
tana, at the price, is a better in
vestment than it id anywhere
else on earth. His achievement
explains the heavy purchase of
automobiles in the wheat growing
sections of the state, the demand
for building material for new
homes, as well as the demand for
all things which go to make life
worth living. He would not take
500 per acre for the land which
cost him less than half this fig
ure two years ago.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

interest in some Wild West shows.
She applied for a job, got a start in
Philadelphia, and entered forth
with on her career.
AT this time," she said" my
act was entirely trick riding. l
rode standing, vaulted into my sad
die, jumped through hoops. But
that is not real horsemanship. That
takes balance and a good deal of
strength, but not much knowledge
of the animal himself. My first
real experience of horses came
when | joined the 1O1 Ranch.
That's where | learned to ride a
bronco"
And here's the secret of bronco
riding, as told by the girl who had
to learn it conscientiously and care
fully:
"Bonco-riding depends mainly
on the k%nee-grip. You hold on with
the lower part of the thigh, being
careful to keep the legs curved in,
SO that the calves cling to the an
lmal's flanks. And you don't TRIP
to sit erect in your saddle. | lean
back and keep my chin down, so
that when the animal bucks, he
doesn't jerk my head back and
hurt my neck.
For straight racing, such as we
do in the relays, you naturally need
a different seat. Then you stand
in your stirrups, cling with the
knees only, and bend the body over
the horses neck. That's the Jockey
scat.
guess that's about all there is
to riding except practice-and lots
of strength"
"Is it to be your future profess
slon:' she was ASIDE.
"Well, it's my season profess
sion. When the shows are on and
there's money to be made, I'll stick
to it for all it's worth. | am very
anxious to make money" She
paused for a moment as if uncer-
tain as to whether she should con-
tinue, and evidently decided she
would.
First of all | want a place of my
own, where | can go when these
shows are over. And them" she
paused again, uncertain of her
course, Il need money for another
purpose. I'm longing to study
music. I've wanted to all my life,
and so far I've never had a
chance"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Wheat Farmer Near Stanford Makes
Enough Off of One Crop of Grain
to Clear Price Paid for the Farm

Stanford.-Two years ago FL
bert Stout purchased a ranch of
100 acres near Stanford for
which he paid $40 an acre. This
year he harvested Al bushels of
spring wheat to the acre, which
he sold for $1.41 per bushel. In
other words his gross income from
this years crop alone averaged
him $57.40 per acre, or $17.40
per acre more than he paid for
the land two years ago.
The surplus of this years
yield over and above the price
he paid for his land is sufficient
to pay the expenses of this sea-
sons crop, which means that he
made enough out of this seasons
crop to reimburse him for the
price he paid for the land in 1914.
This, Of course is a remarkable
achievement, and out of the or
binary, but there are many farm
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

line, because the automobile was not
In such general use then that it had
forced the price of gasoline up; or
tire expenditure. because the auto
mobile industry had then only made
a minute dent into the worlds rubber
supply, but his great expense was in
hiring farmers to haul the machine
back to town when he had gone out
into the country, and something had
gone wrong. This item was a con-
siderable source of revenue to the
farmers living just beyond the ell
vlrons of Butte. and the trade became
so brisk that the forming of a ranch
mans union. with a schedule of
prices, after the Butte fashion,. was
even seriously considered.
End of the Machine.
One day Fair was out in the II
try, with his machine. He was climb
ing a steep hill, when something went
wrong. The ear began to roll down
hill. He ierked a lever. in his effort
to stop the machine. 1t was evident
~ the lever that controlled the revers-
ing of the machine. The "car' i'm
mediately shot down the hill at ter
rifle speed. Fair saw a barn, a flimsv
structure, approaching him from the
bottom of the hill. He concluded to
run the machine against the barn to
stop it. To his surprise the auto
passed right through the light frame
work composing the walls Of the barn,
but received injuries which put it out
of commission.
Right there Fair lost all interest in
automobiles. He walked to- town.
gave the remains of the demolished
machine to a farmer, paid the man
whose barn he had wrecked, and
could never be interested in "horse-
less carriages' again.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
ENORMOUS FLOW OF
GOLD TO AMERICA
OVER $500, 0OO, 900 HAS BEEN
RECEIVED DURING 18
MONTHS.

New York.-Gold, and still more
gold, ONE from Canada and across
the sea. Treasury officials are over
whelmed with work thrown upon
them. Boxes Upon boxes are in the
assay office, waiting for the gold
they contain to be counted. Clerks
are kept busy, night and day and
Sundays, counting the millions that
are flowing Americaward.
Over $500, OOO, 1000 in gold has been
shipped here by Great Britain alone
since May -. Last year over $780,
GOO, 600 in gold came in on balances
from all sources. This grand total of
S7O,OOO,00O in gold is enough to re-
deem the present outstanding bond
secured circulation of all the nation
al banks in the United States.
Shipload of Gold.
The most remarkable thing about
the movement is that England per
sists in sending the precious metal
notwithstanding enormous credits
raised through liquidation of Ameri-
can securities and raising Of loans,
and shipments have been unusually
large during the past few weeks. A
single ship recently brought the stu
pendous total of $50 900 900 in gold,
a figure that in ordinary times would
create Il furry in financial circles.
If the war continues for a wear or
two more a very great proportion of
the gold i'll the world will be in the
United States.
John Bull does not want to see
firm money in the United States Just
now. He must do all he can to make
money easy here. Last July when
call money jumped to 6 per cent he
got frightened and Immediately put
the Bank of England rate up to 6 per
cent. He must, at all hazards. keep
balances from being drawn out of
London at this time.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
HUGE GAMBLE IN
dope" TRAFFIC
BLOCKADE RUNNERS INTO
MONTANA BET $4,000 TO
WIN 100000.
Revenue Officers Rounding Up Men
Who Have Been Using Butte and
Great Falls as Distributing Points
for Treasure State.

Salt Lake.-Revenue officers here
have been notified that a $4,000
shipment of opium has been made
from Seattle to Montana by traffick-
ers in illegal drugs. 1t is expected
that part of the shipment is intended
for Spokane, but most of it was CON
signed to Butte and Great Falls. The
the shipment.
Drug traffickers gamble heavily
for big stakes. This shipment repre-
sents about 1885 pounds of opium, at
the prices prevailing outside of the
United States, where it is purchased.
On being brought into Montana, the
traffickers make the powder into
smoking opium by the addition of
blackstrap molasses and "yen shee,"
a form of burned opium. This mix
ture is "rolled' and sold in five-pill
lots. Each pill contains about five
grains of opium, or twenty-five grains
to the lot. A lot sells for 81. There
are more than 200 such lots to the
pound, and as the cost of the "black-
strap" is normal, the profit is i'm
mense. The $4,000 lot would retail
for more than 100000.
DR.. G. A. M~ascoll, general deputy
collector in the internal revenue de-
partment at Salt Lake, says that, to
his knowledge there is not a druggist
in Montana who is not trying to live
up to the a%nti-narcotic law.
DR.. Mascot says that the traffic is
being stopped to a large extent by the
federal Officers, but there will long
be a persistent effort on the part of
the smugglers to make money in this
way. A drug user must have his
"dope," and he will 60 to any lengths
to get it. Civ him a "shot' in the
arm, a gun and a dark alley, and he
will hold up passersby until he has
enough money for another days sup
ply. Under the influence of drugs he
is the most desperate and resourceful
of criminals, but when the effects of
the drug are gone, he is a most des-
picable coward.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
New York Hair Dresser
Outrjdes Montana C01upunchers
Title Baldwin, Who Has Never Seen Ranch in h1 Life at the New York Stampede 0uhde and Out
gained Such Seasoned Riders as Fanny Perry Steele of Montana and Tom Thnepesom of Alberta

larry is drawn from Broadway rath-
er than the horse ranch.
Twenty-elght years ago she was
born in Arendale, Norway, and
baptized Matilda Winger. She came
to this country at the age of eigh-
teen and soon after obtained a po-
s'tion in the Broadway ha!rdress-
ing establishment.
II was a very delicate girl,
htne," she said, chin as a bean
pole. They all thought me too frail
to live"
All her life at home had been
spent in the open, skiing, skating,
canoeing. She missed her sports,
but to make up for it, spent her
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

wcek-ends in the open, Staten
Island being her favorite haunt.
Here one day she sam some movie
actresses playing cowgirls on west
ern ponies.
prom that day on she ex-
planned, Il wanted ride"
A friend of hers who owned a
stable offered to teach her. 1t
proved to be quite fascinating as
She had expected. Her attention
wandered more and more from her
own work. She determined to in
vest her savings in all effort to be-
come an expert. She succeeded.
Then chance threw in her way a
man named BALDWIN, who had an
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
FIRST AUTO IN MONTANA

Butte.-Roberts S. Fair. the old
time Butte druggist, brought the first
automobile into this section of the
country. This was in the very early
nineties. 1t was one of those old
fashioned affairs with a steering rod.
or rudder. before the days of the
steering wheel.
Fair was II of the men who grub
staked the prospector who discovered
the famous Mayflour mine. near
Whitehall. 1t was a free gold pro-
position and paid from the grass
roots. With the first few shipments
of ore he found himself in posses
sion of $4,000 of the easiest money
that ever came to man. The richness
OF the mine attracted the attention of
Senator w. A. Clark, who bought the
property. The purchase of the mine
gave Fair about 100000 in cash in
addition to the money he had receiv
ed from ore shipments. He was a
progressive chap, always in advance
of his fellows. and in demonstration
of this spirit he bought the automo-
bile.
Camps Leading Attraction.
For a few weeks it was the leading
attraction of the mining camp. All
the moguls of the town had to have a
ride in the machine. and one of the
show sights of the place was Fair
driving his "horseless carriage.' as
it was then called. along Park street.
He had to motor along Park street be
cause that t~horoughfare is level. Ii
would sometimes balk when he essay
ed the sleeper grades of the streets
that Il north and south, up and
down the richest hill in the world.
Fair was not troubled so much about
garage charges because that was
before the days of garages, or gaso-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
PIONEER MINER
TURNS FARMER
MADE AND LOST FORTUNES IN
PLACERS; GOES BACK TO
THE LAND AGAIN.
j. M. Weldon Was Familiar of Bill
Fairweather; Makes Two Fine
Farms In Fergus; Has Worked
Long Enough; Retires.

Lewistown.-J. NJ. Weldon, one of
the argonauts of Montana, familiar
of Bill FairwcatEer and the early day
placer miners of the state, and who
turned farmer in his later years and
made a snug competency, has retired.
Weldon wooed fortune in G~rasshop-
per creek, in the Boise basin and at
Gold Creek. He made several for
tunes, only to sink them in other min
ing ventures. Finally he decided to
quit mining and 90 to farming. He
located in the Judith basin about
twenty years ago, developed two fine
farms which have grown into consid-
cradle value. He decided this summer
that he had worked long enough.
For thirty years he followed the
end of the rainbow, an interchangeable
prospector. He mined in Boise Basin,
in the good days of that camp. when
$15 a day was the going wage. and the
miner who had a lay considered that
day lost when he did not pan out at
least $25 in gold dust.
Ware, Long Finger Nails.
eve paid for everything in gold
dust,' he said. land we were sus-
picious of the dealer who wore long
finger nails. When we were paying
for our purchases we would put our
poke of dust up to the dealer. aud
he would pinch a small quantity at a
time out Of the poke and put in on the
gold scales. If he had long finger
nails some Of the gold particles would
stick under his nails and that was his
percentage. The nails of the barten-
ders and gamblers were always long
in those days.
In company with several other pro-
spectors Mr.. Weldon visited the site
of Spokane when there was not a
single house where now stands a city
Of 100000. OF Butte, Helena, Great
Falls and Missoula there was moth
ing. Butte was better known in those
days as Silver Bow creek. or Big
Butte, and one Of the best towns in
what is now Montana was Gold creek,
where Senator w. A. Clark made his
first bid for fortune.
Mr.. Weldon spent the summer al the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Raymond
Conger, of Thompson Falls.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
The Mooching Season.

There are closed seasons for other
things. But the season for mooching
matches is always open.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
NOW A STONE SHIP

Christiana, Norway.-A new type
Of ship has arrived here from the
ship yards Of Christiania Ford. II
resembles a huge barge and is con-
structed entirely Of concrete. except
for the ribs, which are steel. 1t is
the first stone vessel ever floated.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Why Girls Leave Home,

The reason why a girl doesn't mind
getting married to a strange man is
because she simply can't get used to
living in the same house with a Step
Father.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
CONSUMERS MAY
Be ORGANIZED
MOVEMENT IN LARGER GEN.
TIERS OF STATE TO FORM
LEAGUES.
Would Investigate Cost of Household
Supplies and Attempt Regulative
Measures; Women Interested In
the Undertaking.

Some of the leaders of various wo-
men clubs of the larger centers of
Montana, alarmed at the rapid rise
III the prices of foodstuffs, are con-
Sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of organizing
throughout the state consumers
leagues, a movement that has made
much Roadway in the east.
The purpose of the consumers
league is to investigate the cause of
high prices and do everything pos
sible by concentrating the trade of
their membership, to hold down the
retailers prices. The league has ac-
complished a great deal of good along
these lines.
Housewives Organization.
The membership is largely confined
to the housewife who does the mar
ketlng, but a great many men, who
generally have to pay the bills, are
taking an interest also.
The recent agitation in Chicago, and
other large cities of the east, with re-
gard to the smallness of the bread
leaf, and the threat of the govern
ment to investigate the big bakers
trust had its inception with the Off
cials of the consumers league Of Chi
cagO.
Build Public Markets.
In many instances the leagues have
interested municipalities in the build
ing of public markets, where the grow
er of foodstuffs and the consumer a
get together and trade, eliminating
the middleman, who has much to do
with increasing prices, and making
bargains by which the farmer gets
more for his produce and the house
wife gets the produce at a lower price
than she could obtain it elsewhere.
That Woman Vote Again.
In states where the women vote the
municipalities are much more easily
interested than in states where the
man does all the political thinking
for the family.
The league movement is strong all
ove western Canada, and every city
of 10000 or more population in that
country has a live consumers league
and Il public market as well.
The league does not confine its
price supervision to foodstuffs. 1t
goes into fuel cost and selling price,
and almost every article that goes to
make up living costs.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
MONTANA POET
WINS LAURELS
BERTON BRALEY, CUB REPORT
Err OF BUTTE, Is STAR
RHYMSTER.
His Thinking Gingles Win For Him
Fame of Coin; Is Assistant Editor
OF Puck, and Contributor to Lead
ing Publications.

Butte.-Berton Braley, who was a
cub reporter in Butte a few wears
ago, is now the reigning poet of
Broadway. His verses and ~iineles
are coming money for him. His hum
or has brought to him the assistant
%editorship of Puck, the humorous
and satirica] publication of national
circulation, in addition to which he
IS a regular contributor of verse to
the Saturday Evening Post and other
leading publications. His success has
been but little short of phenomenal.
In the current issue of McClure's
magazine appeared the following
verses by Braley:
An Ideal.
| wish | We're as trig a man,
AS big a mar
AS bright a man.
wish | were as right a man
III all this earthly show,
AS broad and high and long a man,
AS strong a man
AS line a man
AS pretty near divine a man
as one | used to know.
| wish | We're as grave a man
AS brave a man
AS keen a man.
AS learned and serene a man,
as fair to friend and foe,
| wish [ owned sagaciousness
And ~graclousness
As should a man
who hopes to be as good a man
as one | used to know.
I'd be a creature glorious
Victorious
A Wonder-man,
Not just-as nova blunder man
whose ways and thoughts are
slow.
If could only be the man,
One half Of one degree the man,
used to think my father was,
when I was ten or so!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16
TUSCON WANTS
BETTER GUARD

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Tus-
con, Ariz,, Chamber of Commerce to-
day appealed to Senator Ashurst for
protection on behalf of $500 defense
less men and women along the south
ern Arizona border between Nogales
and Yuma. The appeal declared that
the state and county authorities were
powerless since the national guard
was mustered into Federal service and
that General Funston had failed to
respond to the appeal for protection.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16
JAMES BARRETT DIES

, James NJ. Barrett, -. formerly con
nectcd With the Light, Heat and Pow
er company Of this city. died at his
home in Mansfield, o. Last Septem-
bcr Nh Barrett while visiting friends
in Richmond was injured in an auto
mobile accident near Newcastle in
which his iignt leg was crushed. He
had never recovered from the injury.
MIR Barrett was also formerly chief Of
police Of Mansfield, o.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16
ASKS STUDENT AID.

Percy Alden. member of the Eng
lish Parliament, talked at the chapel
services OF Earlham college this morn
ing, HIT spoke mostly of the relief
work that is being done In Belgium
and asked the students to try to in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16
HEAR DIVORCE ayr

Two divorce trials VIII be heard IN
circuit court tomorrow On a charge
of abandonment. Georgia Hicks has
brought suit against Raymond Hicks
Hearing will also be held In the case
of Lester Mains against Ada Mains.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16
UTILITIES COMMISSION
FIXES WATER HEARING.

Friday of this week it was announc-
ed today the Indiana Public Utilities
commission will give hearing to the
petition OF the Richmond City Water
Works company for an increase in Its
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16

India rubber trees which are tapped.
every other day continue to yield sap
for more than twenty years. and the
Oldest and most frequently tapped
trees produce the richest sap.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16

and Mrs. Ernest Pointer are Other
delegates from here. Several people
from Richmond are attending part Of
the sessions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16

schedule of water rates The city will
be represented at the hearing by City
Attorney Bond. Henry G. Starr OF In
dianapolis is chief counsel for the
water works company.