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IS RIGHT AFTER
PERSONAL TAXES
CASCADE OFFICERS COLLECTS
$31,474 IN 1915 AGAINST
$2,764 IN 1912.

Great Falls.-Wealth that walks,
trots, gallops or rolls on wheels is
being made to bear a share in the
burden of government in Cascade
county together with the property
that is anchored to the soil. Prior to
the last two years, it is now revealed,
a large amount of livestock and many
pianos and automobiles, as well as
other personal property, were escap-
ing taxation.
From March 1 to September l of
this year, Lee Dennis, county treas
urer, and his deputies have collected
$31 ,474.S3 on personally, compared
with $S,192.S9 for the same period of
the preceding year. Up to that time,
however, a marked increase was re-
corded for the corresponding period
every year from 1912, when the col
lections totaled $2,764.59 from March
l to September l. For the same per-
iod in 1913 $3,357.56 was collected and
for the corresponding months OF 1914
$5,115.61.
Not all the residents of the county
took the enforcement of personal tax
collections graciously with the result
that several prominent citizens agreed
to make payment only after they were
placed under arrest.
License tax collections also have
increased to a marked extent. For
the year ending April 80, 1916, $751;
$50 in cigarette license fees was col
lected from 359 dealers against ST.
$40 from IA dealers for the preced-
ing year. A total of $1,642.5O was
collected on licenses for 43S poo
tables against $296.25 on 70 tables
for the year before.
During the same period the inter
est received from county monies in
creased from $9,989.20 to $12,317.51
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06
The Story of the Cowboy

chased with gold. Her handle is
pearl, with a bulls head carved on.
A Fancy Cow Dog.
When the sun hits Mason with all
this silver on, he blazes up like some
big piece of jewelry. You could see
him for miles when he's ridin' high
country. Barrin' Mexicans, he's the
fanciest COW dog I ever see, n don't
ever think he don't savvy the COW.
He knows what she says to her calf.
Of course there wasn't many of his
stripe. All punchers liked good rigs,
but palmer; N as most punchers re
fond of gamblin' N spend their spare
time at stud poker or monte, so
they can't tell what kind of a rio
they'll be ridin' the next day. I've
seen many a good rig lost over a
blanket. 1t depends how lucky the
cards fall what kind of a rig a man. s
ridin'.
I'm talkin' about old times, when
cowmen were in their glory. They
lived different, talked different N
had different ways. No matter where
you met him, or how he's rugged, if
you'd watch him close, he'd do some
thing that would tip his hand. I had
a little experience back in 'S3 that II
show what I'm gettin' at.
I was winterin' in Cheyenne. One
night a stranger stakes me to buck
the bank. l got off lucky N cash in
fifteen hundred dollars. Of course
I cut the money in two with my
friend, but it leaves me with the big.
gest roll I ever packed. All this
wealth makes Cheyenne look small, y
I begin longin' for bigger camps, Sc
I drift for Chicago. The minute
hit the berg, | shed my COW garments
N get into white mans harness. 4
hard hat, boiled shirt, laced shoes
all the gearin' known to civilized
man. N when I pull on all this rig
I sure look human, that is, | thin
so. But them shorthorns know me, y
) by the way they trim that roll, it look
) like somebody's pinned a card on m
t back with the words, "EASY" in bi
letters. I amt been there a week ii
my roll don't need no string aroun
it, N I start thinkin' about home
One evenin' I throw in with tn
~friendliest Teller I ever met. 1t wa
r at the bar of the hotel where II
f camped. I don't just remember no
we got acquainted, but after abor
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06

sure fancy, N called themselves buc-
caroos, coming from the Spanish
word, "Vacquero."
Came From Texas.
The cowpuncher east of the Rock
les originated in Texas and ranged
north to the Big Bow. He wasn't so
much for pretty; his saddle was low
horn, rimfire or double-cinch; some
times "macheer." Their rope was
seldom over forty feet, for being a
good deal in a brush country, they
were forced to swing a small loop.
These men generally tied, instead of
taking their dallie-welts, or wrap
ping their rope around the saddle
horn. Their chapareJos were made of
heavy bullhide, to protect the leg
from brush n thorns, with hog-snout
tapaderos.
Cow punchers were mighty partic-
ular about their rig, N in all camps
you'd find a fashion leader. From a
cowpuncher's idea, these fellers was
sure good to look at, N | tell you
right now, there amt no prettier
sight for my eyes han one of those
good-lookin', l~ong-backed cowpunch-
ers, sittin' up on a highforked, full
stamped California saddle, with a live
boss between his legs.
Of course a good many of
these fancy men were nor orn-
amental than useful, but n OF
the best cow-hands I ever knew
belonged to this class. Down on the
Gray Bull, he went under the name OF
Mason, but most punchers called hin
Pretty Shadow. This sounds like ar
Injun name, but it amt. 1t comes
from a habit some punchers has OF
ridin' along, lookin' at their shadows
Lookin' glasses are scarce in COW out
fits, so the only chance for these
pretty boys to admire themselves /
on bright, sunshiny days. Mason
one of these kind that doesn't ge
much pleasure out of life in cloud,
weather. His hat was the best; hi
boots was made to order, with eXtr
long heels. He rode a centerfire, full
stamped saddle, with twenty-eight
inch tapaderos; bearskin ancaroes, o
saddle pockets; his chaparejo JOS were o
the same skin. He packed a sixty
five-foot rawhide. His spurs N bi
were silver inlaid, the last bein'
Spanish spade. But the gaudiest pan
/, of his regalia was his gun. It's
forty-five Colts, silverplated
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06

on, generally a forty-five Colts six
gun, which is packed in a belt, swing
in a little below his right hip. Some
times a Winchester in a scabbard,
slung to his saddle under his stirrup-
leather, either right or left side, but
generally left; stock forward, lock
down, as his rope hangs at his saddle
fork on the right.
By all I can find out from old, gray
headed punchers, the cow business
started in California, N the S%paniards
we're the first to burn marks on their
cattle N bosses, N use the rope. Then
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06
At TwiEght
(BY ROBERT

Copyrighted by Nonana Newspaper Association
A farmer sat on his little porch, at ease in his big armchair,
and the harvest haze of the autumn days hung lightly on the
air. His wife sat near and in silence watched the evening
shades draw nigh, and grateful for one more days work done, she
breathed a quiet sigh. And a silence fell that was sweet and deep
and filled with "a great content, as the shadows crept over hill
and field, already somnolent. Then reaching out with a loving
touch his toilworn hand to stroke, and to brush from his fore
head a straying lock, the farmers helpmate spoke. She talked
of the thing she wanted most, in her women's way adroit; and the
last few words that her husband heard were: Of. @. B. Detroit"
The farmer gazed DER his stubbled fields that stretched to a dis
tant hir-he thought of his wen-filled granary-and he said,
"By Gum, we will"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06
Bv CHARLES M. RUSSELL

sure fancy, n called themselves buc-
caroos, coming from the Spanish
word, "Vacuuero.'
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06
AS 1t Was Told to Me By An Old Time Ride

I'm glad to see in the last few
a that them that know the bust
ness have been writin' about cow
punchers, remarked the old-time
cowpuncher. 1t begin to look like
they'd be wiped out without a his
tory. Up to a few years ago
there's mighty little known about
cows and COW people. 1t was sure
amusin' to read some of them old stor-
les about cow punchin'. You'd think
a puncher growed horns N was hair
ed over
1t put me in mind of the eastern
girl that asks her mother: "Ma,"
says she, edo cowboys eat grass 2"
"No, DEAR" says the old lady,
"they're part human" N I don't
know but the old gal had 'em sized
up right. IF they are human, they're
a separate species. I'm talkin' about
the old-time ones, before the country's
strung with wire N nesters had grab
bed all the water, n a c~owpuncher's
home was big. 1t wasn't where he
took his hat off, but where he spread
his blankets. He ranged from Mexico
to the Big Bow river of the north, N
from where the trees get scarc in the
east to the old Pacific. He don't
need no iron boss, but covers his coun-
try on one that eats grass n wore
hair. All the tools he needed was
saddle, bride, quirt, hackamore n
rawhide RATA or seagrass rope; thai
covered his boss.
A Cowboys Outfit.
The puncher himself was rig
ged, startin' at the top with {
good hat-not one of the floppy
kind you see in pictures, with
the rim turned up in front. The top
cover he wears holds it's shape n wa
made to protect his face from thu
weather; maybe to hold it on, he wor'
a buckskin string under the chin o
back of the head. Round his neck
big silk handkerchief, tied loose N IL
the drag of a trail herd it was draw
over the face to the eyes, hold-ul
fashion, to protect the nose n throa
from dust. In old times, a leathe
blab or mask was used the same
Coat, vest N shirt suitin' his ow.
taste. Maybe he'd wear Californi
pants, light buckskin in color, wit
large, brown plaid, sometimes foxet
or what you'd call reinforced wit
buck or antelope skin. Over thes
came his chaparejos or leggin's. Hi
feet were covered with good high
heeled boots, finished off with ste'
spurs of Spanish pattern. His wear
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06
He'll Talk His Head Off.

If you want to know something that
some other man knows, never ask him
about it. Just let him talk while You
do the listening and he'll be sure to
spill what you want to find out.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06
MIR. SULLIVAN OF BUTTE.

"Mr. Sullivan, please" was
was the polite request over the
telephone in the Thornton hotel
of Butte, the other day. The
request was relayed to the day
clerk, who called ''front" and
delivered it to His Hopship.
"Mr. Sullivan, Mr.. Sullivan
in the lobby" roared the page.
He was. just eleven of him.
And he responded in each in
stance.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06
Will Advertise Montana.

And He Hasn't Married Lately.
There is this to be said to the credit
of Paneho Villa, he isn't dying as Of
ten as he did.-Los Angeles Times.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-06
HAS
H BIG IDEA
WILL RUN SPECIAL TRAIN
THROUGH EAST AND SOUTH
TO EXPLOIT MONTANA.
Train Will be Filled With Exhibits,
Photographs, and the Men Who
Have Built 100 Elevators Where
None Existed Before.
By Pete Snelson.

Salute Sheridan county for one of
the Invest ideas that has yet been put
forth for the exploitation Of the
states possibilities.
Sheridan county boosters are going
to run a special train through such
states as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Hi
nols, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Texas.
The train will be filled with spec
ial grain exhibits, all sorts of litera-
ture and photographs exploiting
northeastern Montana. The celebrated
Indian band of Poplar will accom-
pany the excursionists.
These exhibits and photographs and
literature telling of the greatness of
northeastern Montana, and native
Montana Indians, schooled in the
gentler arts, are all very we'll in their
way, and will do much towards telling
the outside world where opportunity
waits, but the men who will accom-
pany this exploitation tour are worth
more than anything else.
Built 100 Elevators.
They are men who have come into
a section of the state that a few years
ago was raw land, and have tanned it
and made it to blossom as the rose.
, They have built a hundred wheat
elevators in a country where as many
sheep pens existed only a short time
ago. These elevators are clustered in
thirty live towns. They fill more than
two dozen banks full of good money
l every fall, and help to support as
S many live newspapers that are con-
Y tinually singing the praises and ex-
? plotting the possibilities of one of the
| best sections of a state that is the
4 best in the union.
Every man who will accompany this
e excursion has played his part in this
S great adventure, in making of Sher-
n idan county one of the garden spots
" of the state; every one of them can
It simply tell his own story to the out
lander, of what he had when he came
to Sheridan county, and what he has
accomplished in the few years he has
been there, and the telling of them
will help to increase the floodtide Of
newcomers, to the state where homes
) grow by magic and prosperity is the
rule.
Will Advertise Montana.
The man who has the Montana few
err wants to talk with the man who
knows Montana. This Sheridan
county idea is worth while. 1t will
do the state a lot of good, and should
be emulated bv other sections.
The story of Sheridan county is one
J in which every Montanan is proud
and when Sheridan rides forth to ex-
plot Montana, it is like unto a CRATE
full daughter going out into the high
ways and byways of the world to tell
of the greatness and virtues of the
mother who bore and nourished her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
NOTICE.
Assessments for Knowlton
 Street Sewer, Trunk.

in compliance with the votes taken by the Cop,mon Council of the City of Bridgeport; at a meeting held Septem- bef 5; t9t6;. the following report was Ad0bted; and the assessments confirm Cd. relative to the intercepting Sewer '6n Khowfton street extending from congfess street bridge to Berkshire avenue; costing $51 1.673:9S, to wit:
 $4s.S42:sS is the estimated cost of trunk as applied to the within named owners; and the amount assessed against said within named owners is Se:t6s. per Lin: 1t: being less than three-f6urths of the cost of same.
 We assess to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names: as the amount of benefits by them received respectively, from the construction of said sewer, the aggregate amount of said assess ments being three-fourt.1s of the cost of said sewer; to wit:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Hayes Street

Frederick L. Bradbury. 99 it., 16 c. M Abercrombie, 112 it., IS 4 A. w. Burritt Co.,, 50 ft., 2 Aaron Burr, 50 it., 2 John F. Ridley, 50 it., 2 A. " Abercrombie, 50 it., 8 2 George Henry Brown, 50 it., 2 George Henry Brown, 50 ft., 8 9 Frederick l.. Bradbury, 115 it., IS g
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08
Missouri Bull
Wins First Prize

Chicago, Dec. 6.-The grand cham
pion Shorthorn trophy at the Inter
national Live Stock exposition today
was awarded Village Supreme, Mis-
souri, bull, 2-year-old, entered by
Bellows Bros. Of Marysville, Mo-,
who won over Burmbrae Sullivan,
the white Canadian entry of Guelph,
Ontario, which had just taken first
honors in the senior champion class
of 3 years and over. Max Walton,
pride of Mansfield, O., took first in
calss of bulls 2 years old and under 3.
Increasing values Of well-bred horse
flesh were shown in an offer of ST.
900 for a 7 months old Clydesdale
flly owned by Robert A. Fairbairn
of Westheld N. !.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08
WITNESS RELATES
STORY OF THREAT
Mrs. Alice Willard, at Red Oak,
Says Prison Term Held
Up Before Her.
A MATTER OF ACCURACY

Red Oak, la, Dec. 7.-(Special Tel
egram THE most sensational evi.
dence brought out in the Jones-Wil-
kerson 100000 damage suit today was
that of Mrs Alice Willard, who tes-
tilted that on Monday evening of this
week she was taken to Villisca in an
automobile with James Atkinson OF
Stanton and that on the trip Akin
son told her that Senator F. F. Jones
had witnesses to prove he was not in
the vacant lot north OF the Joe Moore
home on the night before the Villisca
axe murder of 1912 and that unless
she had witnesses to substantiate her
testimony that she saw Jones there
and heard him and three other men
plotting the murder OF the Joe Moore
family, it would get her in bad and
that if it could be proven that she did
not tell the truth on the stand it
would mean penitentiary ofense.
Mrs. Willard said in her testimony
this afternoon that she told Atkinson
that she was sure of what she saw.
that night before the murder and that
she told the truth when she testified
Several witnesses were put on the
stand again today to testify for the
defense relative to the implement
shed in the rear of the Jones store
in which J. w. Noel of Villisca tes-
tilted that he saw Senator Jones, Al
bert Jones and w. B. McCaull on
the night of May 26, 1916, and heard
them talking about the murder.
Witnesses for the plaintiff have tes-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08
Phil Kohl Aspires
To Sub" for Howard

Lincoln, Dec 7-(Special. Sen
ator Phil Kohl of Wayne will be a
candidate for reelection as president
protein of the senate, according to
information given out by him this
morning while on a short visit at the
state house
Senator Kohl was one OF the live
wires of the democratic majority at
the last session and gained consider
able favorable mention for his lead in
blocking the work of the house in
its efforts to cut appropriations below
what appeared to be the needs OF
the departments.
While president protein, he had
but one opportunity to preside, as
Lieutenant Governor Pearson was
always on the job and with his eye
on the big chair.
1t is understood that Senator How
ell of Douglas, and Senator Beal of
Custer, are also candidates for the
honor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08

sized the importance OF enforceable
standards for foods and drugs. With.
out them it is impossible to carry on,
completely the purposes OF the act
In many instances protection OF the
consumer-the principal objevt of the
law-cannot be fully accomplished,
nor can unfair practices on the part
OF INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers ade-
quately be prevented. In some cases
maintenance of prosecution is difficult
and expensive, even when the articles
involved clearly are adulterated or
misbranded. To meet this situation
| have recommended in the estimates
for the fiscal year 1918 that the sec
rotary of agriculture be authorized
to establish standards Of strength,
quality, or purity for articles of food
and for those articles Of drugs which
are sold under or by name not rec
ognized in the United States phar-
macopoeia or national formulary.
The suggestion provides that if any
article fails to conform to the estab-
lished standards it shall be deemed
to be misbranded, unless it is labeled
so as plainly and conspicuously to
show how it differs from the standard
81 have also recommended in the
estimates that the department be
given authority to inspect establish
ments producing foods or drugs in
tended for shipment in interstate or
foreign commerce. No specific au-
thority exists at the present time. II
the suggested authority be granted,
the department should be able to i'm
prove the quality of food products,
both by bringing to the attention Of
manufacturers any insanitary condi-
tons that may be discovered and by
securing evidence of production under
insaritarY Conditions
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08

Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08
Fifty Thousand
Make Applications
For Farm Loans

Washington, Dec. 7.-Oficials OF
the farm loan board announced to-
day that more than $4,000 farmers
have applied for mortgage loans ag-
gregating approximately $l50,0O0,OO0,
or more than seventeen times the
amount of money which will be i'm
mediately available for loans upon the
organization of the twelve farm loan
banks.
Most of the applications have come
from the south and west. They still
continue to come in by hundreds
every day. Requests for appli-
cation blanks, contemplating requests
for loans to 1000 farmers, have come
from Iowa alone.
Although the location of the banks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08
Big Plants Are Sold
For Few Thousand

Who would like the opportunity Of
purchasing couple of industrial
plants like those OF the Cudahy Pack
ing company and the letter Brewing
company for few thousand dollars?
At the county treasurer's tax sale the
brewing company's plant was
knocked down" to G. w. Hoyt Of
Chicago for $l,50O in taxes; F. H.
Welcome bought the big packing
plant for $1,000 in taxes-but, repre-
scntatives of both companies hurried
to the court house and redeemed the
plants within an hour or so after the
sales were made. The tax sales were
merely in conformance with the law
and the companies had two years in
which to redeem their plants.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08

tilted that the shed was filed with
implements and there were no cracks
in the sides of the shed that could
be seen through, but the defendants
witnesses today stated that there was
vacant space in the shed where men
could stand and converse and that
there were cracks in the side of the
shed that could be seen through.
1t is thought that the testimony
will all be in tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08

probably will not be announced be-
fore December 20, it was said today
that almost Immediately after or
ganization the banks would find il
necessary to issue bonds for virtually
their entire capital stock, to meet the
demands of borrowers.
The rate of interest on bonds is a
subject now engaging the boards at
tention. 1t is thought that it will not
exceed S per cent and may not exceed
~ per cent.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08

Washington, Dec. 7.-(Special Telegram
A civil service examination will Be held
January Is for postmaster at st. Michael,
Neb.; Miranda and Okaton, s. D.
Bids were opened today at the Treasury
department for the construction Of the
public building at Chadron, Neb. The low
est bidder was W. D. Lowell of Mime
apolis, Mimi. at $1os,s0 e. A. Goddard
Of Omaha was next lowest bidder at $109,-
500 J. Weise bid $122,500.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-26
USE ICE TO MAKE
 IMITATION FUR

A process patented in France con sists in an improvement in the manu. fracture of stuffs or objects which imi- tate fur, plush, or velvet. or for use as carpets and the like The process starts with an animals fur, or an assem blaze of animal or vegetable flores. and these are immobilized by freezing them in a block Of ice.
 The ice is then sawed into slabs and a slab is made to undergo a sur face melting so as to partially free the hair or flores on one side; then a suitable glue or cement is applied up- on this surface sheet of flexible material acting as the basis of the new makeup is then laid on, so that the hair adhere to it, and afterward the whole is freed from the ice by melting. leaving the hairs attached to the support.
 Rubber serves as good basis for the glue or cement. and the support is also coated with the same, and this rubber cali then be vulcanized so as to give good adhesion and suppleness.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-26
SPEED AT WHICH NAILS GROW.

The French professor. E. Yung, has sought to determine the speed at which the fingernails grow, and for this purpose has had five persons of different ages under observation for forty months His method was to make a fine scratch upon the nail with saw and to mark this with lamp black. He measured the distance be tween this and the upper edge of the quick" just where the nail grows clear of its root. Here are the prin- cipaI conclusions at which he arriy ed:
 The average growth is 145 milli- meters in fourteen days, or 104 mi crons a day, or 31 millimeters per month of thirty days.
 The thumb nail grows most rapidly and the finger nei}a di,,,i,,ieh in snend from the first to the little finger.
 The nails of the right hand grow slightly more rapidly than those of the left.
 The rate of growth is greatest in persons between 90 and 40 years of age.