Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-11-17

ported to have been killed by Nllistas
when the town of Parral was captured
by them recently.
St. Paul.-Fire in the Midway dis
trict destroyed a pile or telephone
poles valued at between 100000 and
500, 900 belonging to the Valentine
Clark company. Eight fire companies
from Minneapolis and st. Paul fought
the flames.
New York.-The foreign trade of
the United States for the year 1916
will total $4,000, 100000, which is 80
per cent greater than IN 1915 and 100
per cent greater than in 1914. 1t
equals one-fifth of the entire inter
national trade of the world for the
year.
Bucharest.-The Rumanian war of
flee the retirement of Ger
man and Austrian troops in Dobrudja,
and the burning of several villages in
their retreat. The German war office
reports gains in other districts in their
Rumanian campaign, which, they al
lege, more than offset the losses.
Mortified, Minn.-Citizens of Ru-
dolph, nine miles from the scene of the
Mortified bank robbery by the James
and. Younger gangs, battled with three
bandits who tried to rob a safe in the
!, Randolph State bank. The bandits es-
capped with no loot, but two of them
were badly injured.
Calgary, Alta.-Two robbers over
powered and bound the Waterman at
the Merchants Bank of Canada at
Okotoka, 80 miles west of Calgary,
blew the safe and ESCAPED with $1,000.
The robbers cut all wires leading into
, the town and made their escape before
word reached the mounted police here
Boston-The Rev Arthur Worthing-
ton of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, who Is
said to have married a dozen wives
and committed a million dollars worth
of swindles and f%orgeries throughout
his astounding career, has been IN
dicted by the Orange county, N. Y.
grand Jury and a dozen detectives are
on his trail.
6 New York.-More than $1.000.00
o was wagered on the national election
q the day before election on Wall street
a the odds ranging from 10 to z OF
a Hughes to 10 to 9. The betting cam
q paign on this election in New YorI
was the most remarkable in the his
tory of the country. Not less thai
SIS. OOO. 900 was waoered in New York
and probably $4,000, 900 Throughout
the country.
4 st. Paul.-The LONGEST telegram ey
err sent. containing 10000 words. wa
r. transmitted from Llano Grande, Tex
k where the Minnesota gnardsmen ar
% encamped, to st. Paul. Two generator
10 were engaged for several days l
-, sending the name and address of eN
ery member of the Minnesota guar
on the border, with other informatio
desired in preparation of the ballot G
which the soldiers voted.
M Melbourne, Australia-An attemr
~ was made to assassinate Prime Mini:
ter Hughes at his home IN Kew, w
ID toria, by a man~who forced a wlndo'
in the prime minister's home an
fired a revolver at him. Premle
II Hughes drew bitter attacks from tn
Australian labor party when he aC
vocated CONSUMPTION. When he we
in London recently, Hughes was a.
- claimed at the British capital as tn
ID greatest colonial imperialist who eve
n visited England.
u Monrovia, Cal.-Robert Fl. Jone
10 of Wisdom, Mont, pioneer cattlemal
died here a few days ago. lie We
- one of the ten men who formed tt
. Northwest Livestock association
Lewiston, Idaho, and he was pres
dent of that organization for tw
III years. Mr.. Jones closed out his IL
- terests in Idaho eight years ago an
y purchased the Bielenberg & Wake
range at Wisdom, forming the Jon,
20 Land and Cattle company with l,5l
Al, head of cattle and control of 5,4l
acres.
~ Austin, Textile Texas peanl
crop, now being harvested, will yle!
about q, 600, 900 bushels. The are
~ planted is about 100000 acres, and
h. average of sixty bushels is obtalne
T. from each acre. Each acre also pr
or duces a ton of peanut hay, 0 wort
$12 a ton. The price OF peanu
bo ranges from so ce..ts to ST a bushe
ho This seasons crop will bring Tex'
farmers $24,0 OO, 900. The large d
mand for peanuts by c%ottonseed mil
g promises to cause a great expanslc
h. of production next season. Pean'
q oil is now selling for the sam pri'
m as cottonseed Oil.
al New York.-The theory of eugeni'
got a severe jolt when Adelaide Athe
ton was awarded the prize as the be
developed child, mentally and phys
he cally, in the three-year-old class. A.
elaide's father claims the distinctif
IN of having had his picture on more sit
es show banners than any other livir
IT skeleton in the world. while his wi
70 doubles as the bearded lady and