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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-31

II vas starved on sentiment when I
was little, but it's in me bigger than a
skinned OK. They say gratitude is an
elemental, primitive emotion"
perhaps that's why it is so rare
nowadays" said Alaire, not more than
half in jest.
"You find it rare?" Dave looked up
keenly. "Well, you have certainly laid
up a store Of it today"
Benito and his men had rounded IN
perhaps three thousand head of cattle
when Alaire and her companion up
peared, and they were in process of
"cutting out" 1t was an animated
scene, n fitted to rouse enthusiasm
in any plainsman, for the stock was fat
and healthy; there were many calves,
and the incessant, rumbling complaint
of the herd was blood-stirring. The
Las Palmas cowboys rode like cen
taurs; the air was drumming to swift
hoofbeats, and over all was the hoarse,
unceasing undertone from countless
bovine throats. Out near the grub
U6C tAS AClAAuuO was 6luLlAS, uuu
thither ut intervals came the perspir-
ing horsemen to change their mounts.
Benito, wet, dusty and tired, rode
up to his employer to report progress.
"Dios! This is hot work for an old
a We will never finish by dark"
said he, whereupon Law promptly vol
unteered his services.
Lend me your rope, Benito." Dave
slid out of his seat and, with an arm
around the mares neck, whispered into
her ear. Rosa answered by nosing the
speaker over with brazen familiarity.
"Diablo! He has a way with horses,
hasn't he?" Benito grinned. "Now, that
M%ontrosa is wilder than a deer"
The giant herd milled and eddied,
revolving like a vast pool Of deep,
swift water. The bulls were quarrel
some, the steers were stubborn, and
the wet cows were distracted. In and
out of this confusion the cowboys rode,
following the animals selected for sep
a%ration. forcing them out through dust
and brush, until they had Joined the
smaller herd Of choice animals which
were to remain on the ranch. It was
swift, swcaty, exhausting work, the
kind these Mexicans loved, for it was
not only spectacular but held an
amount of danger. Dave Law made
himself one of them.
Alaire sat her horse in the heart of
the crowding herd and watched the
Ranger. Good riding she was accus-
toned to. But Law seemed to inspire
his mount. In spite Of the mans un-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-31

ter and add 1t to three-fourths pint Of
boiling water. Boil and stir until Il
thin, clear paste is formed. Slowly
sift the mixture of strychnine and soda
into II starch paste, stirring constant
~ to form a smooth, creamy mass.
Add one-fourth pint Of heavy corn
sirup and 1 tablespoonful of glycerin,
and stir. Add one-tenth ounce of sac
charine, and again stir thoroughly.
Pour this mixture while still hot over
13 quarts of clean oats, and mix until
all the grain is coated.
If alkaloid %strychnine Is not avail
able, the sulphate may be used, either
powdered or in crystals, but it is neces-
sary to vary the formula. Dissolve the
s%trychnine in the boiling water before
adding the cold starch solution. After
the poisoned starch paste is clear. stir
IN the soda very slowly. Afterwards
d the strip, glycerin and saccha-
rine as in the above directions and mix
with the grain.
For mixing small quantities an ordi-
nary metal washtub is convenient. For
large quantities Il tight, smooth box
may be used, and the mixing done with
IL hoe or spade.
Each quart Of the prepared grain is
sufficient to treat about fifty prairie
dog burrows. Scatter the grain on
clean, hard ground near the mounds or
burrows, never on loose soil or in
holes. With reasonable care, cattle.
sheep, or other live stock on the range
will not be endangered.
This poison is effective Mt any sea-
son when prairie dogs are active, but.
on the whole, early spring or a time Of
drought, when green food is scarce, is
preferred for poison operations. In the
South, or wherever the animals dc not
hibernate, winter poisoning is recon-
mended. The cost of complete cxter-
minatiOn Of the animals, including
labor, need not exceed four or five
cents an acre. A.,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-31
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Disheartened.

Disheartened.
IAN astronomer has been telling me
about the incredible speed with which
light travels" said the motorist.
"Why should that make you loak
sad?"
"He's just about convinced me that
60 miles an hour in my car is a mere
snail's pace"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-31
DAVE LAW RECEIVES TOKENS OF GRATITUDE FROM RI
CARD0 GUZMAN AND MRS. ~AUsTN-DURING ANOTHER
DAY WITH HIM ALAIRE DISCOVERS THAT THE
RANGER SECRETLY LOVES HER
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. Alaire Austin, handsome young mistress of Las Pamas ranch,
lost in the Texas desert, wanders into the camp of David Law, state
Ranger, waiting in ambush to capture a Mexican murderer. She has to
stay "a hours, until Law captures his man, kills another and escorts
her home. young Ed" Austin, drunkard, berates his wife and makes
insulting fnsinuahons about the ranger. Law discovers Austin Is
secretly in league with Mexican rebels and horse thieves. Mrs. Austin
encounters Gen. Luis Longorio, Mexican Federal, when she goes to
La Feria, her Mexican ranch, to collect damages, and he makes odious
love to her. Dave Law kills a cattle thief and comes into unpleasant
contact with Austin, at the same time becoming more friendly with
AaMre.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-31

But love is a dangerous ele.
ment, especially when It occurs
between a married woman and
4 man not her husband-Both
Alaire and David discover this
and are. unhappy-read about
developments in the next install.
ment.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-31

You could put AL our United States
Excluding Alaska) into Brazil, a1A
nave 100000 square miles LEFT,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12

AN ACT Additional to Revised stat
utee, Chapter Fifty-one Relating to
Corporations
Be II enacted. etc
Chapter nfty-o one of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding
at the end of said chapter Ave new
sections to be sections one hundred
ffteen, one hundred and sixteen. one
hundred and seventeen, one hundred
and eighteen and one hundred and
nineteen, and to read respectively as
follows:
section 116 Upon tho formation
Of any corporation other than cor
poration for banking. insurance. or
loan or use of money, or a corpora
ton under the jurisdiction OF the pub
lie utilities commission the certihoate
Of incorporation may provide for the
issuance of the shares of stock OF
such corporation, other than pre-
ferred stock having preference as to
principal. without any nominal or par
value by stating in such certificate:
(a) The number Of shares that
may be Issued by the corporation, and
stock, the preferences thereof II
such preferred stock or any part
thereof shall have a preference as TO
principal. the certificate shall state
having such preference. the particular
character of such preferences. and the
amount of each share thereof. which
shall be five dollars or some multiple
OF hve dollars, but not more than one
hundred dollars.
tb) The amount of capital with
which the corporation will Garry on
business, which amount shall be not
less than the amount of preferred
stock, X any, authorised to be tssusd
with a preference AS to principal and
in addition thereto a sum equivalent
to Ave dollars or to some multiple OF
Ave dollars for every share auth orized
to be issued other than such preferred
stock; but In no event shall the
amount of such capital be less than
one thousand dollars
Such statements In the certificate
shall be In lieu of any statements now
or heretofore prescribed by law as tc
the amount of it's capital stock or the
number of shares into which the same
shall be divided, or of the par value
OF suoh shares.
Each share of suoh stock withou,
nominal or par value shall be equal
TO every other share OF such stock
subject to the preference given to the
preferred stock, II any. authorized &c
be Issued Every certificate for such
shares without nominal or par value
shall have plainly written or print cd
upon its face the number OF such
shares which It represents and the
number of such shares which the cor.
porAtion Ia authorised to ISSUE and nc
| suoh certificate shall express any
nominal or par value Of suoh shares
he certificates for preferred sharei
having q preference as to principal
shall state briefly the amount which
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12
CHAPTER LAG.

AN ACT to Amend Section Twenty
one of Chapter Forty-nine of the
Revised Statutes, Relating to Regu-
lations for Employment of Minors
between Fourteen and sixteen Years
Old.
BE II enacted. etc;
Section twenty-one of chapter forty
nine Of tho revised statutes Is hereby
amended by inserting after the words;
'or a passport showing the" in the
words date OF. and inserting after
the word birth in the same line Of
said section the words: In the event
OF the minor being unable to produce
and the person authorised to issue the
work permit being satisfied of that
fact, tho said work permit may be
issued on other documentary evidence
OF age satisfactory to the person au-
provided said documentary evidence
has been approved by the state COM
missioner of labor. so that said SOC
ton as amended shall read as follows;
Section 81. No minor between the
ages of fourteen and sixteen years
shall be employed. permitted OF suffer
cd to work In any Of the aforemeh-
toned occupations unless the person.
Arm or corporation employing such
sibie to any truant offeer, factory in
spector or other authorized officer
charged with the enforcement OF SOC
lions twenty to thirty-one. both in
elusive. of this chapter. . work permit
issued to said child by the suparin-
tendent Of schools Of the city or town
In which the child resides, or by some
person authorised by him in writing.
The person authorised to Issue a work
permit shau not issue such permit un-
til such child has demonstrated his
ability to read at sight and write sim
pie sentences in tho English language
and perform simple srithmetical prob
lens involving the fundamental pro-
cesses of addition. subtraction. null
duplication and division, such educa-
tional test to be prepared and furnish
cd by the superintendent Of schools or
town In the state, or has furnished a
certificate to that effeot signed by any
teacher In any Of the public schools OF
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12
CHAPTER 14s.


AN ACT TO Amend Sections Eighteen
to Twenty-three inclusive, OF Chap
ter Eighteen, and Section FIFTY,
three of Chapter One Hundred
Seventeen, of the Revised statutes.
all Relating to the Board of Regis
tration of Nurses.
BE II enacted. etc:
Section !. Section eighteen Of
chapter eighteen Of the revised stat
utes IL hereby amended by striking
out all of said section and inserting
in place thereof the following:
Section IL. The governor. with the
advice and consent of the council
all OF whom shall be residents OF the
state and engaged in professional
work TREY shall have been gradu-
ated each from a different training
years. experience from date of grad
uation In professional nursing of the
sick, and at least two years expert
ence from date Of graduation In
istered under the provisions of sec
lions twenty and twenty-one of this
chapter and with the exception OF
those who registered under said sec
qualifications as are required for reg
istration under section twenty. Moth
ing herein contained shall be con-
,srned as one any way Of tss prese she
|
members of the board. Upon the ex-
piration of the term of office OF any
member of said board. the governor
shall appoint successor who shall
hold ONCE for three years. The said
appointment shall be made from a list
OF six eligible candidates. selected at
a meeting of the Maine State Nurses
Association and submitted to the gov
ernor not less than thirty days before
the time of appointment Any va
oancy occurring on said board shall be
filled for the unexpired term by APP
pointment to be made by the gov
ernor from like nominations to be
furnished by the said association. If
said nominations In either case are
not submitted within thirty days aft
er the vacancy occurs the governor
may appoint to I'LL such vacancy such
person, qualified as Aforesaid, as to
him seems best. Any member of said
board may be removed from ONCE for
cause by the governor with the advice
and consent of the council. On re-
quest of said board the superintend-
ent of public buildings shall provide
a suitable room In the state house for
it's meetings.
Section g. Section nineteen of said
chapter eighteen 10 hereby amended
| by inserting after the first sentence
in said section the words. 1T shall
also elect one Of it's members as in
spector of training schools for
nurses Also by striking out the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12


AN ACT to Require Automatic Signals
4nd the Removal OF distractions at
Certain Grade Crossings not Pro-
teoted by Gates or FlaEmen.
Whereas, the installation and opor-
alton of automatic signals" so-oalled
and the removal of obstruotions at
certain grade crossings In this state
tho safety OF the public, and
Whereas. such necessity makes the
following act an emergency measure
Immediately necessary for the pre-
servation Of the public peace, health
or safety, now, therefore
Be It enacted. etc;
Section /. The public utilities oom-
mission IL hereby given authority to
require each steam railroad company
operate and maintain an automatic
signal At any highway crossing with
In this state, where, after reasonab BILE
NOTICE and hearing, bald commission
shall doodle that public safety requires
such aAgnA as proper measure of
protection. The expense of installing,
opsretinS and maintaiptns any such
alton operating the railroad passing
Wherever the term "signal" or auto
matte signal" IL used In this act,
sAms shall be construed to be an APP
plianoe which gives warning to the
ssRHro:oh q train and which IL sI-
passage Of this act, the public utilities
eo.anlssicn shall deFisnate by general
osASss, which may be issued without
formal NOTICE or hearing. tho grade
crossings in this state at which, from
an points on the highway or other
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12
CHAPTER IA.

AN ACT Additional to Revised stat
utee, Chapter Fifty-one Relating to
Corporations;
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
covsrnsasae Guarantees q
Bushel for 1878 Wheat.

/ Jefferson City; Mo-, August r.
Chairman F. B. Mumford Of the Mis-.
souri Counucil Of Defense today sen,
this telegram of inquiry to Food
Supervisor Herbert Hoover at Wash.
lin8ton:
"Does the Government guarantee
farmers Sc per bushel for wheat:
Uncertainty here regarding this
point. Very important that definite
statement regarding this point be
made Immediately. Otherwise
wheat acreage will not be increased
Please wire reply"
Hoover's reply leaves no question
as to the guarantee. 1t is:
Recent legislation fixed minimum,
guarantee to farmers for crop of 1913
at Sc per bushel at principal primary
markets"
Chairman Mumford and Secretary
William F. Saunders of the Defense
Council will give wide publicity in
the State to the Hoover telegram.
Conditions were never better in
Missouri for the preparations for the
planting of record breaking acreage
in wheat this fall.
Recent general heavy rains
throughout the State have put the
ground in splendid shape for blowing
for fall seeding and much of this
work is sow in hand
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
THE vERNoN-BATEs ROAD
Are Getting 4 Good Road Througi
Osage River Bottom. y

r The work on the Vernon Bates
county road through the Usage river
bottom is progressing nicely and we
autos.
Schell City and Rockville have
both raised money for the work and
there has also been much donation
work done. The Bacon township
big road tractor and grader has been
working on the road for several days
and is certainly doing a nice job Of
grading. The fill in the old lake has
not been finished yet and the bridge
is only temporary structure placed
on the cement abutments and will BE-
replaced by steel bridge with con-
crete floor as soon as the grade IS
completed. This road is one Of the
main auto roads in the southwest and
is State Fair road and we feel that
the state will aid in the maintainancc
of such an important thoroughfare
after it is built up in as nice shape
as this road will be when finished. Il
is the best crossing on the Usage for
many mites either way, and when the
grades are completed will be above
the ordinary rises of the river. Yes,
we are justly proud of this road after
SO many years of impossible mud
Schell City News.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
Loyal Soi,s, Attention!

The Loyal Sons will not meet al
the Court House next Sunday morn
ing, but will assemble at the Chris
/ tian church at 400 instead.
We voted unanimously last Sun
day to attend the. II :oo o'clock ser
vice next Sunday when the teacher,
Mr.. Maxey, will speak at the church.
Every Loyal Son is expected and
urged to be present and at least lend
that support by your presence which
is so helpful. We shall have some
special music and a lesson that will
be worth while.
. All of the church membership are
of course expected and all people
are cordially invited to attend and
worship with US. i
Brother Moore. our minister for
the coming year, will be. with as the
esxt-S Sandsy Sept t.ts.., toyxf Sons. u
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
Bates County Oh Company.

1.-The Amsterdam Nowata Oil AMI
Gas Company, after much delay
Ethrough unavoidable conditions, have
sfeceived their charter also a permit
stos do business in the State of Mis-.
souri.
IA new well which has just come III
north and east of La Cygne, Kansas,
with an approximate production OF
twenty-five to thirty-five barrels
daily has assured them Of oil as this
company has acreage practically ad-
joining the same and the trend of
the oil seems to be in their direction.
@s There is a scramble for leases in
this territory by large companies and
the belief is that this territory in and
around here is destined to become
the next active oil field on the map.
This company is now known as
Bates County Oil & Gas Company,
with capital stock of $4,000. o.oo.-Am-
sterdam Enterprise.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
TO THE FRONT AUGUST AZ
Official Bulletin Will Start Gas.
ualty Column" That Day.

Washington, Aug. 18.-That Amer.
ican troops will soon be in the fray
abroad was indicated today when i,
was learned the War Department will
start casualty column in the Off
cial bulletin August 27.
This is not to be taken as an exact
date for American participation,
however The bulletin section re-
served for such lists will be marked
mo casualties on days when there
are none. Then when there are only
few casualties, the column will
print the soldiers name, organiza-
ton and next of kin. If, however,
the lists run heavily. only the SOL
dier's name and organization will be
named.
A special bureau under Adjutant
General Mccain will check up on
casualties and maintain an informa-
ton service for 'inquiring kin. An
extra crew of telegraph operators
will be engaged.
A stream of soldiers will be sent
abroad before snow flies. The first
national guard divisions to go will
have European training by that time,
while second regular army expedi-
ton is likely to be under way before
winter.
In addition to these units, there is
already more than one division OF
regulars in France while scattering
units of foresters, engineers, aircraft
and other services are on European
soil
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
German Dead Exceed Civil War.

According to German official re-
ports, which place the German dead
at I 1-2 million, more than 22 times
as many Germans have been killed
in action as were killed outright in
the Civil war. Nearly S times as
many have perished in battle as died
of wounds, of disease and on the
field in the Civil war. The numbers
of these German dead are S times the
total of men who engaged in the
American Revolution, and they are
nearly 3 times IS many as fought Q,
shasld in the War of 1879. -.,.....,..
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
Butler People in Oil Company.

The Red Arrow Oil and Gas Com
pany, with main offices in Kansas
City, is officered almost entirely by
citizens and former citizens of this
city. Its president is w. J. Bullock,
of this city. Ed Dillon, Of Kansas
City. is secretary and treasurer and
J. J. Richardson, of Kansas City,
general manager.
They have leases on land in prov
en- fields in Oklahoma and Kansas
and expect to start drilling in the
uaar fut,nle and are very sanguine q
Staging producing we'll.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
Electric Line to Harrisonvihe.

Harrisonville may within short
time be connected with Kansas City
by an electric line which will include
independence, Lone Jack, Lees Sum-
init and Pleasant Hill. The mer-
chants of Lees Summit and Pleasant
Hill are very much interested in the
project and meetings have recently
been held in both towns who expect
to take up the matter with the Harri-
sonville business men within the
course of few days, it is said.-Cass
County Leader.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
Found Ore Rock in Well.

A. H. Widner dug a we'll on his
farm at Crescent Hill last week and
struck two veins of water at a deptf,
of twenty-five feet. The veins were
covered by four inch strata of rock
SO hard that it took heavy charge
Of dynamite to blast it out. On ex-
animation this rock was found to con-
tain iron and zinc ore in considerable
quanities. Mr.. Widner brought a
sample of the rock to town Monday
morning to show his friends.-Adrian
Josrnal
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23

Four tons of bombs were dropped
by airplanes Tuesday morning on the
maritime arsenal at Venice, Causing
a number Of conflagrAtions, accord
ing to-. the official statement of the
n Austrian war Office. ! lrss-~ 4 n -,- ,S''e
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23
GOVERNMENT MAY SEIZE
COAL MINES
Chicago Session Opens to r
Fair Price on Fuel.

/. Chicago, Aug. 17.-State Fuel Con-
troller Carter drove straight to the
heart of Illinois tremendous prob
lem today when he opened the first
of the formal hearings which will
eventually fix q fair price on fuel
and may lead to seizure Of the taines.
Justice Carter quickly dissipated
any notion that the wrangling OF the
many factions had halted the inves-
tieation. He brushed aside the stub
horn opposition of the coal operators
and ignored threats that Presideat
Wilson would be called upon to take
control away from the state council
of defense. !.
Operators and representatives OF
the railroads, retailers. the Illinois
Nanufacturers' association and the
aatiosat utilities commission were
present i
q