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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

many of the cattle were ~mysteriously
poisoned. Orr, in dissecting a Dur
ham COW discovered the cause, was
himself poisoned and for several days
his companions, who carried him on
a litter, despaired of his life.
Equally spectacular was the pio-
neer career of John Martin Smith,
the elder of the famous Smith broth
ers, who, in the winter of 1871 and
1872, helped to build the first cabin
on the Musselshell river. At Placer
vile, Idaho, Smith saw a gambler
known as Snap and Ante kill a man
with a pick handle and witnessed the
auctioning of the murdered mans
goods within an hour and a half to
pay the funeral expenses. He had
previously fought in several Indian
wars. After engaging with indiffer-
ent success in several other occupa-
tions in Montana, he took up cattle
and sheep ranching and in 1875 he
and his brother, William A. Smith,
trailed 900 ewes across the country
from Boise, Idaho, into the Mussel-
shell valley.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
After War Euery Nation
Will Be After u. S. Gold

Teller, who is one of the directors of
the Milwaukee road.
"About our only hope is conserva-
tion," he said. eve have simply got
to keep u heads. Every nation will
be scrambling for the gold we have
garnered from the war. They will all
be trying to get their hands ON it and
it is going to take some pretty fast
thinking to keep their hands off.
ga lot of men thought this country
had reached the height of it's financial
power a year ago, but look at this
year. 1t has exceeded our widest
dreams and now l am prepared to look
for just as many undreamed things
for future years."
Rockefeller also believes the time
will come when all railroads will
electrify their lines to some extent.
"The Milwaukee already has AL
miles of it," he said.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
40 BUSHELS TO ACRE
ON DRY LAND FARM
WHITFIELD SPAIN OF L.
GRADE GROWS BIG CROP
WITHOUT WATER.

Belgrade.-One of the best Gala
tin valley crops reports received this
season m from the Whitfield w.
Spain ranch, where threshing opera
tons have just been completed. Mr..
Spain threshed $4,000 bushels of Tur-
key Red and Marquis wheat. He
threshed $4,000 bushels of Turkey Red
from a 400-acre tract, an average of
nearly 40 bushels to the acre, and 3D.
300 bushels of Marquis from a 100
acre tract, or 33 bushels to the acre.
His ranch is non-irrigated.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
OHIO OIL COMPANY
ENLARCES ITS FIELD
CONCERN OPERATING IN ELK
BASIN PURCHASES MID
KANSAS LAND.

Red Lodge.-The Midsummer Oil
and Gas company has been taken over
by the Ohio Oil and Gas company,
according to word received here.
The Ohio company, whose holdings
are now said to have a value in ex-
cess of So, 000 600, operates in the Elk
Basin district near this place.
The deal, which adds extensively to
the properties of the company, is said
to have been closed in Pittsburg sew
eral weeks ago, but the news was not
made public at the time.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

"Friendless" and "panic" were
the terms used by Percy Rockefeller,
at the annual meeting of the stock
holders board of directors Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
road, forecasting conditions in the
United States after the European
war.
"The United States will be a
friendless nation and the country will
face the greatest financial disturb
ances Of all times following the close
Of the European war;" said Rookie
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
HELP W~ANTED-MALE

statesmen selling restaurant, hotel, cafe,
cigar, pool, drug general store trade
can do big business with our new live
pocket side line. All merchants towns
100000 and under want it. $500 commits
sion each sale. No collecting. No ex-
pense or risk to merchant. We take back
all unsold goods. Garfield Mfg. Co., POS
Sigel St, Chicago, Ill.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

Lewistown.-The Three Forks Port
land Cement company, owners of the
Hanover gypsum mine, 10 miles north
of this city, has let contracts to Rude
& Searles Of Great Falls for $4,000
worth of buildings. Officials say the
company intends to make 100000
worth of improvements at the mines
this year.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
BREEDING OR DAIRY HELPERS

or any kind of range cattle for sale. Can
furnish the right kind at the right price.
so get our prices before you buy. Always
have some choice cattle on hand. Tuber.
culin tested free of charge. Also sell cat
tie on time to responsible parties that can
furnish good, satisfactory statement, so
write or wire for any information, which
will be gladly furnished.
KING CATTLE CO., Union Stock Yards,
South St., st. Paul. MINI.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
Montana Total Vote.

According to the estimate of those
who should know over 225 votes will
be cast at the Forthcoming election.
The registration for the primaries
totaled 214,OOO, and a little less than
sc, 900 electors expressed their pref
erence in the matter OF candidates.
while approximately 125,Ooo did not
evince sufficient interest in the pro-
ceedings to go to the polls at the pri
mary election.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WENATCHEE HOTEL = Clearing 5000
monthly. viii trade part; city or ranch
property. Elberta Hotel, Wenatchee,
Wash.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
WHAT DYE C

"WHAT DYE LACK"
cried the Peddlers of a hum
dred years ago. They were
the best mediums of their day
to find buyers and locate SELL
ers. Today this service is rem
dered in a big way by the
classified advertising col
umns. Read them, for often
you will find an opportunity
that you were cropping for
without realizing it.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

washington.-F. J. H.: Engelhen,
director of the United States mint,
predicts that $500, 900, 900 for
eion gold will come here.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
MONEY TO LoAN-REAL ESTATE

IF INTERESTED in loans, farms, stock
ranches or city property write Huntsberg-
er-Givens Co, Great Falls, Mont.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13
FARM LANDS-FOR SALE
MONTANA LAND.

Buy it the EQUITY WAY-eliminating
excessive commissions and profits. The
Equity saves its members money in other
lines and can do it in the selling and buy
ing of land.
800 acres near Conrad, all smooth pillow
land, 200 acres under cultivation, $3.50 per
acre.
800 acres, all pillow land, 200 acres in
grain, reservoir and we'll, good improve
ments, price $40.
5000 acre sheep ranch, joins Forest Re-
serve, will carry 10000 sheep, good i'm
provements, close to town, price $11.00.
600 acre stock ranch, close open range,
SO cattle, 40 horses, machinery, cuts 200
tons hay. price $4,000.
525 acres irrigated, 4 miles railroad town,
good improvements, $25 an acre.
5000 cattle ranch, Big Hole country, joins
Forest Reserve, good improvements, raises
$500 tons hay, price $3.50 an acre.
Large and small tracts, improved and
raw lands, grain, stock and mixed farming
propositions. EQUITY COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION, Great Falls, Montana.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

1,5OO ACRES, seven miles from Great Falls,
suitable for subdivision. 1,400 acres till
able, strong soil. 500 90 an acre. Reason
able terms. B. p. McNair, Great Falls.
WE ARE colonizing 10000 acres good d.
yersified farms or stock ranches. Price
$500 to $500 per acre, nine year terms.
Interest 6 per cent. Write or call for full
information. Pagan & McCutcheon, IL
Dunn Block. Great Falls, Mont.
2300 ACRE stock ranch, we'll improved, well
watered and good grass. Price $1,000 per
acre, long terms, low interest. Pagan &
McCutcheon, IL Dunn Block, Great Falls,
Mont
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-13

Men never get too busy to grow
old.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10
CALIFORNIA FRANK AND BLACK
MIDGET, GIANT AND PIGMY
OF RiNGLiNG BORIS. CIR.
Gus STABLES.

More than a million pounds of splen.
did horse flesh will be unIoaded in this
city Wednesday, May "a. For count
ing ring stock, baggage horses and
racing t horoughbreds and adding the
shetlands and the spotted ponies for
good measure, the Ringing Brothers
are this season carrying a total of
735 equines on tour.
Were 1t practicable to hitch them all
together tandem fashion, the wheel
horse and the leader would be miles
apart and they would graduate in size
from California Frank a three:year.
old percheron weighing 1870 pounds
and standing 70 inches above his shoes
to BLACK Midget" a baby Shetland
SO small that his groom can easily
carry him under M arm. Midget"
will take part In the dog, pony and
monkey numbers on the circus pro.
gram when 1t exhibits here, but
Frank" %willsremain behind the scenes.
EIe is merely one OF those beautifuis
animals that haul the spangles and
wonders of the white tops from and,
to the railroad yards. Yet he may be.
seen, without charge; by those visitors
who care to make a trip to the block
long baggage stock stables at the rear.
of the tented city.
AS to the sleek limbed Arabian
steeds, the beauties from Spain and
the thoroughbreds of Germany, France
and Russia-they are the idle rich
OF the equine circus world. Their sole
task is to carry the pretty ladies'
through the evolution Of the rings,
stand on their hind legs in military
drills, jump through hoops and bar.
rels and furnish mounts for the mon.
keys. the clown dogs and the trained
bears in the races around the hippo.
drome track. From their ranks are
also recruited the menage and high.
school horses and those exquisite
white creatures that pose on pedes-
tails with the stiffness of marble sta.
tues. Several hundred horses will he
seen in the street parade here and
scores of the most beautiful will play
q part in the tremendous fairyiand
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

A miniature boat representing a
large ocean sailing craft, Is on exit.
bition in the window Of the Elson drug
store at Wellsburg. It was carved by
W. F. Baldwin. while serving asthree
year sentence in the federal prison at
Moundsville. W. Va. Three months
elapsed in carving the craft and 1t is
a perfect representation OF q large
boat. Mr.. Baldwin was pardoned about
two weeks ago. he having been placed
In prison for counterfeiting. Miss Ell:
izabeth Cooper, formerly Of this town,
owns tho boat now, and It bears the
name OF Queen Elizabeth. MI. Bald
win made the boat, keeping ita secret
from the guards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

The Gran Town Independent base.
ball team having defeated the team at
Baxter is now desirious OF Invading
larger territory and is seeking games
with any and all teams that would
like to arrange games to be played on
Sundays. Nearby towns such as Rives.
Vile Barrackyille, Pennington. Mon.
tana, etc. The manager of the team
is George Kirchedner, whose address
is. Grant Town, ". Va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

Bethany college at Wellsburg last
Friday received three valuable dona.
tons from a former graduate, J. r.
McWane, of Birmingham, Ala. HeSis
said to be one Of the 1argest,independ.
enti makers OF steel tubing inSAmerica.
graduated from Bethany college rs
years ago.
Mr.: McWane, unsolicited. completed
the Moninger memorial. bringing It up
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

One Of the star performers with the
"A. B. c. company playing at the CO.
lonialt this week. The sho.; is one OF
the best that has ever been seen in.
this city. Al complete change Of bill
is on for today and tomorrow. The
new program promises to be even more
classical than the one which was on
for Monday and Tuesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10
.Monongah Bowlers
Defeat Pastime

Five wild bowlers from Monongah
defeated the Pastime team on the local
alleys last night in two Of the three
games OF the match. Kuhn o fthe 10.
cal team was high man with Fortney
OF Monongah best high total. The
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

The numeral "thirteen' is a hoodoo
to e. D. Doney. a well;known Charles
ton man.
Mr.. Doney is an employe Of the local
postoffice and is known as clerk No.
49, He has been employed. at the post.
office for about seven Yeas and. during
that time he has been about as close
to death as a man could get. And he
didn't attend the convention at.the ar
mory two weeks ago. either.
The most serious accident that has
affected Mr.. Doney since he has worn
the No. 10 badge was a collision on the
Dunbar motor speedway about three
years ago. The motorcycle on which
he. was riding ploughed into a fence
while running at high speed. He sus.
tanned injuries that kept. him ina hos.
pital! for. several weeks, and for, a while
It was not believed that he would re.
cover.
A few months ago Mr.. Doney was
injured when a Ratchet with which he
was working struck one of his legs.
He was crippled for several weeks in
consequence of this accident.
The most recent accident that has
befallsn Mr.. Doney happened Thurs
day. He was riding down Virginia
street on a bicycle when a taxi.cab
struck the wheel and knocked him to
the pavement.
The postal clerk was slightly in.
jured, but he was able to visit the post
office the following morning and re-
quest that the postmaster give himia
new number.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

to the $4,000 mark. He also made a
handsome donation to the memorial
church and gave 5000 for a tennis
court, to be constructed near the col.
lege. n.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

Commissioner Howard E. Williams,
head of the state department Of agri.
culture, shipped on its way to New
York a part Of the $4,000 worth Of
film made last year from exposures
taken In West Virginia and shown in
lieu Of a more costly exhibit at the
Panama.Pacifc exhibition. This part
OF the film has been borrowed by a big
eastern film concern now making up,
a See America, First. series OF Views.
The showing of of West Virginia in
movies" at the Panama-Pacifc expo.
sition made the West Virginia exhibit
the most attractive. from the view.
point of those who delight in the beau.
ties of nature as seen in this mountain
commonwealth. The publicity feature.
OF the film exhibition brought In, more
than $1,000 more than 1t cost the state
to make the film. and the department
OF agriculture is still In POSSESSION of
$4,000 worth of film.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Agricultural Department ofsthe
West Virginia University has installed
a 45:foot steel observation tower at
the farm OF Mrs. e. w. Lupton, along
the Dry Run road not far from Mar.
tinsourg. for observation purposes It
Is. electrically operated and Is irregular
weather station. Although. about 40
feet from the residence It records at
a specially prepared place in the house
the velocity and direction of winds,
Ir;tn fall and snow fall, the barometer,
etc. Prof. N: j. Giddings was in Mar.
itinsburg this week giving the mechan.
ism some finishing touches.
The oldest house in Greenbrier coun.
" is being torn down to make room
Tor a more modern structure. II is
that owned in Anderson byiJ. IS. Thur.
mond. and was built In; 1883, according
TO old.timers who are acquainted with
Its history It has abeenla landmark
for over a century and was bought in
exchange for a boat load Of salt deliy.
cred In Cincinnati to Joseph Anderson
in 1888. Mr.. Anderson, who was al
ways said to have never worn suspen.
ders, represented Greenbrier county
In the Virginia legislature for a num-
Der OF years. The house passed to; his
son. L. A. Anderson, who later decided
1t to Thomas j. Anderson, and eyentu.
ally came into the possession Of Mr..
Thurmond, the present owner.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13
rate interests educate the public to
ideals Does the reader dissent?
The Proof illustrated.

Before me lies a copy of the Normal
Instructor, March 1916, published by
F. A. owen Publishing Company, Dens-
vile, New York. 1t claims double the
circulation of any other educational
magazine. AS its name implies, it is a
finish the education of the public
school educators. True, it fills GER
tain need that should be function of
the public educational system. But
the vital point is that it is owned and
controlled exclusively by individual
and corporate interests. In its man.
agement and policy the public has no
voice. On the other hand, through
its exercise of public functions, 1t has
a mighty voice in controlling the pub
lie.
The corporation back of this Normal
Instructor is general school supply,
also a large advertiser and booster
for the Teachers Agency" octopus. In
this March issue of the Normal In
structor there appears advertisements
of thirty-five separate teachers agen-
cies. Also we find a very plausible
article extoling the service Of these
secret commercial institutions: "As a
result of the Agency service" says
the writer, &C. J. Albert) 'the fear of
losing a position is robbed of most
of it's dread. A teacher out of a job
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13
THE UNSEEN GOVERNMENT
OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Education is the most important in
stitution for the welding of the race.
1t is vital that the source of know
ledge be protected from all corrupting
influences. To this end its conduct
must be a public duty. If the people
perform this duty they must know
the material facts. In order to know
they must own and control the medium
of knowledge. knowledge is power I"
Education is a subtle instrument that
moulds the mind for good or i'll ac-
cording to the motive that rules. This
motive should be altruistic and free
from all selfish, personal interests.
No secret mercinary interests should
dominate the function of Education.
The public school must be in every
sense of the word a public school.
And to these statements we all
subscribe.
What Are the Facts?
The public school system owns
no press-publishes no journals OF
Acknowledgements entirely upon
private enterprises and
corporate interests for its source of
mowledge-its text books-its med
ium Of expression and instruction.
The most vital instruments of Educa-
ton are privately owned and admins
tered. The public school is simply
an institution provided by the public
through which individual and corpo-
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13
cEDAREDaE. :
> . >>~> % 800 .
(Champion.)

Mrs. Oscar Overhults leaves today
for Denver to join her husband for the
winter.
Teresa Lovato returned Monday
from Denver where she has been
spending the summer.
VIM. Hiltman, a former resident OF
this section, but now of Ridgway,
was here n few days this week
Uncle John Smethurst leaves today
for Wisconsin points to spend several
Months with relatives and friends.
l.. r. Grether came down from Gun
nison the latter part OF last week to
look after interests here for short
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Gipe. OF Fow.
Ter, arrived last week to spend few
weeks with the formers parents. Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Gipe.
Some beautiful specimens OF iona.
than apples were left at the Champion
office by Fred Croft this week. He
reports fairly good crop with the
quality unusually fine.
w. b. Hawkins OF the Tongue creek
district. was Cedaredge visitor We'd
nesday. Mr.. Hawkins is greatly hand
icapped with fall work due to a brok
en- rib received when he fell off a
moving machine a couple of weeks
ago.
After a few weeks spent in looking
after his ranch interests here, John
NJ. Smethurst departed for his home
in Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Smeth.
urst. who was called to Kansas last
week by the death of brother, will
meet her husband at Kansas City.
T. j. Harshman, OF Cory. who has
always taken great interest and pride
In making fruit display at Delta and
the Montrose fairs. last week had h's
annual exhibit at Montrose and scoop.
ed in all the first prizes on fruit and
He expects to send some plate dis
plays OF fruit to Eel Paso, Texas
Delta Tribune.
A party composed Of Ben Reed j.. A
Roberts. Alfred Bull. Frank Mexican
and DR.. Pollard left Sunday for the
Anthracite country above Somerset.
where they will hunt for bear and
grouse for several days. II is prom
Used that the meat market will have
bear meat for sale upon their return
Better get your order In early.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13

Paul Buol came out from Nebraska
last week to look after land and other
interests in Delta county.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13

Clyde Chapman. Robert Moore, J.
w. Gibson and Harry Wood we're
down from Redlands last week at
tending court.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13

Percy Houts, sr.. of Redlands mesa
has been in Denver the past week.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13

Mrs. J. X. Grant. OF Cedaredge. will
spend the winter visiting In Telluride.
Chicago and other places.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-26
DtII.h PAPERS CAUSE:
I.NutN'S APPREHENSION

WASiiINGTuN. February @a-l'ostal
authorities announced t"-day tina, they
wcr" certain Tho man arrested las,
ui2hi at - Petersburg was John
Grant I.vmgu. wanted ia Ncw Yorl,
for using tne mails 10 dcfraud. They
estimated at from $500. 0oo to 500. 600
the amount b" is alleged 10 have OBJ
tanned through his Nov York Office
ana branches at Hartford. Conn, and
Springfield Mass
y statement issued by the Post OF
flee Department. SAWS that after ~
man drew S5$.ocn from n New York
bank nud disappeared he was traced
10 WASHINGTON, where he circulated Z,
report that he had sailed for Europe
then went 20 Richmond. 81 Augustine
and Tampa Fla There he attempted
to civ" the impression that he had
-ouc 20 cuba" tho Statement, saws
1t was learned. Howcvcr. that hc had
chartered "a launch At Clearwater. Fla.
and pIovisinfT-d Ii for q Nv" weeks
uis" TIL" post-o.iic- inspectors
suew Of his practice 10 keep informed
of current events through New York
newspapers. Hence the police ut
towns where these papers were re.
coiNed We're warned 10 be on watch
LymanS Yacht put into -; rctcrshurc
- - night. and Lyman landed ana at.
t,Wptcd Ia get the New York paper :
aud Was then arrested
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-26
leopold -. strauss.

Leopold :. strauss. aged eighty three.
died At his residence. 2I2i Nest Grace
street. yesterday afternoon ut 30
O'Clock. Mr. strauss WAS bora III Ger
many. and came TO this country when
cutie Young Tie WAS married ON May
q. 1896. to Caroline l.o~cuthal. of I;al
more. and in "A few weeks they wcre
10 have celebrated their DIAMOND
wedding.
Mr., strauss was ono or tho oldest
citizens Of culpcrcr. After his retire
mont from business. he resided for
some years in Charleston, W Va COM
ing 10 thi7 city five years az" lie
was man "r kind aud generous inn
pulse. and lcd spotlcSs life His
death is 'nourn"h by, many friends He
IS survived by his widow and ton chill
hrcn: Mrs l.. Y. Morris Mrs Ecrthu
:. G"ldharth. Miss Clara l.. strauss
and Mrs. T.. ~ Guns,. all Of this citv.
Seymour y. iicury {. and Charles T..
strauss. or New York: Lewis : strauss.
of thus city aud Gabriel l.. aud Eu-cnc
VI. strauss. Of columbus. -.
Arrangements for the funcrli had not
h"cn made last night