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POSES AS FARMER
FOOLS SAL00NMAN
BUTTE POLICE OFFICER BUYS
FLASK OF WHISKY OUT
OF LAWFUL HOURS.
Drives Flea-Bitten Team Up in Front
of Saloon, Tells Victim That He
Has a Long Way to Go, and Gets
Whisky; Then Arrests Man Who
Would SuccOr Him.

He looked like stage farmer. His
mustache stuck out like the eye
brOWs of a bull Walrus. In his faded
blue eye was a CLEAN that suggested
the light and shadows of the desert
of Sahara. The trade mark at the
back of his waistband proclaimed
most of his neither wearing apparel to
be BOSS of the Road. There was
hayseed in his hair and he was chew
ing wisp of straw. He would not
have passed for the genuine article
be cause real farmer, in these pros
porous days, would have been wear
ing store clothes and driving Ford
automobile.
He pulled his flea-bitten team up
loon, and said. "Whoa!" to the meek
animals in a tone that attracted Sher-
ick's attention and should have
warned him. 1t lacked IS minutes
to the time that Paul could open his
tavern and do business with the aid
and cogniZance of the law.
Wanted Some "Likker."
"Stranger,' said the make-believe
farmer, "do you happen to have milk
VI IL uAiAsSl NlHAhSoo III youA AS~AS.
am only pore farmer, and / live
down in the Jefferson valley. My
ranch is just beyond Ray Rhule's.
Perhaps you know Ray Rhule. I
guess you don't as Ray is not much
of a drinking man, and you, being in
the saloon business would not have
a chance to get acquainted with him.
I've got to get out to my place just
as soon as these critters can pull me
thar. Do you reckon you could let me
buy little flask of licker. 1t would
be a great accommodation to me, as
] want to get on my way, and get
over the Homestake road before 1T
gifts too hot. Some time when you
are out my way you can drop in and
eat with US
The talk rang true. Sherick fell
for it, He unlocked the door of the
saloon, entered, and emerged few
minutes later with a quart bottle in
his hand. ''Ill take chance with
you, dad he said. Il was a farm
er once myself" He handed the bot
tie up to Sherck and took the money.
Then the hayseed arrested the sa-
loonman on a charge of selling liquor
out of hours. The farmer was Off
Ger Wocasek of the Butte police
force.
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triplane is the wing to be seen in the
picture, attached to either end of the
top plane. The presence of these
wings, he claims, will cause the tri-
plane to right itself If it goes out of
control for any reason, and make
possible a safe landing under almost
any conditions. The triplane shown
in the picture is equipped with an so
horsepower Curtis airplane engine
and has speed in the air of between
60 and 20 miles per hour. A new
150-horsepower engine has been sent
for, and when it is installed will give
a speed of more than 100 miles per
hour.
One of the earlier experimental tri-
planes built by the Russell company
made satisfactory flights for short
distances and at no great height, and
it is claimed that the triplane shown
in the illustration will be ready for
flying this week.
Associated with the Russell COM
pany is Andre Houpert, who learned
flying at the Bleriot school in France
and claims to have had experience in
all kinds of plane flying. Houpert
states that it is the intention of the
company to teach aviation in connec-
tiOn with the manufacturing of air
planes.
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Manufacturing war airplanes in
Montana to fight the Germans is the
somewhat ambitious plan of the Rus
sell Aaroplane company, which is
now engaged in building triplanes at
Great Falls, and while this is being
done on small scale at present, it is
the hope of the company that the
construction of factory and the
turning out of planes in quantity are
things than can be accomplished
within the next few months.
e. L. Russell is president of the
company. For many years he made
balloon flights and parachute jumps
at county fairs throughout the mid
die west and when aeroplaning came
into fashion he became interested
in that method of air travel, studying
closely the various types of heavier
than air machines that have been de-
veloped. The thing that interested
him principally, he says, was the
matter of making airplanes safer to
travel in through the use of stabil-
iZer. Russell has invented a triplane
with an unusual attachment, which
he claims will go far to make it fool
proof and safe in the face of many
kinds of accidents.
The unusual feature of the Russell
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a brother. The whites were thrown
off their guard and accepted an invi-
tation to visit the chiefs lodge While
partaking of the hospitable pipe,
Glass perceived some squaws carry
ing away their belongings, and he
we'll understood what this meant.
Springing to his feet, the whites fled.
Two were overtaken and put to
death, one within a few yards of
Glass, who had found concealment
behind point of rocks. He sue
ceeded in battling their search until
finally they abandoned it altogether.
He had lost all of his property except
ing knife and flint, and thus equip
ped he set off in northeast direction
for Fort Kiowa, on the Missouri,
again.
The buffalo calves at this season
were very young, and as they were
found in abundance, Glass had no
difficulty in getting what meat he
needed. while, with his flint he could
build fire. He was Is days reaching
Fort Kiowa, and at the first opportu-
nifty he went down the river to Fort
Atkinson. Here he found one of the
men who had deserted him, who had
enlisted in the army. AS he was un-
der protection of the law, Glass did
not feel disposed to kill the man, for
he would certainly have been hanged
himself, had he done so. However,
he told of the brutal crime the man
had committed, and had the satisfac-
ton of seeing the latter marked
man for life, stunned and held in
contempt by his comrades. The COM
manding officer. provided him with
new equipment. -
Killed by Indians.
Just what happened to Glass after
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He Wasn't Dragging.

Alex Lehman of Lewistown was out
at Hilger one day last week, when he
met an old friend, a Frenchman, who
is farming out that way.
"Hello, John, how's 'the crop?"
asked Lehman.
moment in gloomy silence.
"Say, Alex" he said, "by Gar, you
know me twenty year, an don't
brag much, do II"
"No, john" replied Lehman. II
wouldn't call you a boastful man."
"Well, by Gar, Alex, dat crop of
mine is---well, by Gar, Alex, it's goin'
to bust me dis year. What you tink
of dat?"
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03

| approached the fort, Glass saw two
squaws, whom he at once recognized
as Aricaras. Alarmed at his danger
he sought to conceal himself, but too
late, for the squaws at once notified
the warriors, who began pursuit
Glass, still feeble from his wounds,
made an Intellectual effort at flight.
His enemies We're almost within gun
shot, when two mounted Mandans,
who were friendly, rushed forward
and seized him, and as there were
many other Mandan warriors in the
vicinity, the Aricaras abandoned the
chase.
The Indians carried Glass to Til
toms fort, and the same night he set
forth alone up the river. After trav-
cling for thirty eight days, all the
way through hostile country, he at
length arrived at Henry's fort, near
the mouth of the Big Horn river, near
the present town of Big Horn. Here
he was received as one risen from the
dead, for no one had doubted the
story of his treacherous companions
who had abandoned him. He was
chagrined to find, however, that his
companions had gone to Fort Atkin-
son. Still intent on revenge, he
promptly accepted an offer to carry
a dispatch to Fort Atkinson. Four
men went with him, and they left
Henry's fort February %, 1924.
Trapped by Indians.
The route of the party lay through
the Powder river valley to the sources
of that stream, and across into the
valley of the Platte. Here they made
some skin boats and floated down the
river until they were out of the foot
hills, when, to their infinite dismay.
they came upon band of Aricaras.
These warriors pretended to be
friendly. and as Glass had known the
chief previously and had smoked
with him, he was inclined to trust
him. When he alighted from his
boat, the old chief embraced him as
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03

in the writings of that noted explor-
er. Prince Macmillan of Wied, who
was at Fort Union the Winter Glass
was killed, in 1929. 1t seems that
Glass, with two companions, had gone
from Fort Cass to hunt bears on the
Yellowstone, and as they were cross
ing the river on the ice, they were all
three shot and scalped by war party
of 80 Aricaras who were concealed on
the opposite bank.
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by were other bushes with buffalo
berries that he could reach. Here he
remained day after day, gradually
nursing back his strength until he
felt he could travel.
With wonderful fortitude he set
out for Fort Kiowa, a post on the
Missouri river 100 miles away. He
was hardly able to drag one limb aft
er the other, with no provisions nor
means of securing any and in hos
tile country, but the deep purpose of
revenge held him up, and finally he
had a stroke of luck.
It happened one day that he came
upon spot where pack of wolves
had surrounded a buffalo calf and
were killing it. Glass lay low till
the calf was dead, when he put the
wolves to flight and ate some of the
raw meat. This strengthened him
greatly, taking as much more meat
as he could carry, he set out again
and at last reached Fort Kiowa.
On the Trail Again.
After an experience of that kind it
might be supposed that Glass would
have been inclined to rest at the fort
until his wounds got we'll. but he had
been there only few days when a
party of trappers came along in a
boat, bound for the Yellowstone riv-
er. This was just the opportunity he
wanted, and he promptly joined
them.
When the party We're nearing the
Mandan villages. Glass thought to
save a little time by going overland
across a bend on the river to Tilton's
fort, trading post. 1t was lucky
that he did so, for on the following
day all his companions were massa-
cred by the Aricara Indians. AS he
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Perpetual Numbers.

necessary. He had been in New York
City only two years when he was the
Tammany candidate for state senator
for Kings county, and was elected. In
the meantime he qualified and passed
the bar examination. and has since
enjoyed lucrative practice. His son,
Stanley, who will be remembered in
Butte, is developing into one of the
bright lights of the literary world, as
his latest effort would indicate.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03
MONTANA YOUTH
WINNING FAME
STANLEY QUINN IS THIRD in
LIFE'S NATIONAL PAT
RIOTIC CONTEST.
His Poem, Cup With the Flag" Ex-
cites Favorable Comment; John M.
Quinn, as Editor of Butte Daily
Miner, Helped to Win Permanent
Capital for Helena.

Stanley j. Quinn, native Butte
boy, and son of John M. Quinn, who
won fame in this state during the
capital fight as the editor of the
Butte Miner, has been awarded third
prize in the patriotic song contest, ar
ranged by the humorous publication,
Life. Young Qunn's prize winning
effort is as follows:
UP WITH THE FLAG.
Where freedom beats its pinons
Against the bars of shame,
Where tyrants lead their mInions
10 rule a world aflame,
Where Liberty is calling
Across the crimSOned sea,
Her anguished prayer for hearts that dare
TO keep her children free.
New glory for Old Glory.
BE that our word of fire
When sons shall read the story
Shall they forget the sire!
For those who gave us freedom,
For freemen yet to be,
Our banner blcst shall never rest
Until the world is free.
Up with the flag. It's stars shall guide us
onward.
Up with the flag. Its stripes proclaim our
might.
The flag our hearts are high for, the flag
that frecmen die for
Shall cross the sea for liberty:
God guard the flag Of right.
Father in Capital Fight.
John M. Quinn, father of this gift
ed youth whose literary efforts are
beginning to attract attention, was
one of the factors in winning the
capital contest for Helena. He insisted
editorially that Marcus Daily had put
aside $500 for every voter who would
cast his ballot for Anaconda. When
the election was held the money, of
course, was not forthcoming. 1t ex-
listed only in the imagination Of
Quinn. Several thousand voters of
mercenary mind, chagrined because
they did not get their $500, cast
their votes for Helena, and saved the
capital for that city.
Quinn was one of the states great
est orators 16 years ago. His ability
in this direction attracted the atten-
ton of the leaders of Tammany hall,
and he was induced to locate in New
York. He was given lucrative place
in the administration of New York
city affairs, and while enjoying the
emoluments of this place studied law
and campaigned for Tammany when
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ward is not known, for no trace of his
wanderings is found until the year
1880, when he is mentioned in COR
respondence as having been at Fort
Union, at the mouth of the Yellow
stone. He was at one time employed
as hunter for the fort and used to
hunt mountain sheep on the bluffs
opposite the post. These bluffs are
still known as Glass Bluffs.
The record of Glass death is found
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03
A MOTOR CAR FOR
EVERY Is PEOPLE
OWNERS OF AUTOMOBILES ARE
BECOMING NUMEROUS
IN Mona ANA.
One Motor Car for Every Six Miles OF
Public Road; $4,000 Cars in State
at End of 1915 and Increase This
Year Estimated at Fifty Per Cent.

One person in every 18 in the state
of Montana owns a motor car, accord
ing to statistics just given out by
the office of public roads of the de-
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton.
The bureau makes public the fol
lowing interesting statistics in regard
to motor vehicle registration, licenses
and revenues in the state during the
year 1916.
reputation per car ....,..,............18
Cars per mile of road .6
Cars in state ,...,......-,....~....24,5 $50
Motorcycles .... 6O5
Dealers licenses ............. DOB
License revenues 52,768
The amount of motor vehicle H.
cense revenue available for road
work is placed at $49,603.
These figures are for last year, and
were given out by the bureau a few
days ago. 1t is estimated that the
figures for this year will show an in
crease of approximately SO per cent,
as the sales of motors during the past
six months in the state have been
enormous.
Perpetual Numbers.
There have been so many thefts of
motor cars in the state during the
past year that it has been suggested
to the state authorities that the num-
bers of cars be made permanent. 1t
is contended that license number on
a motor car serves several purposes,
but it is not put to it's greatest use
and will not be until 1t becomes per-
petual and is made as much a part
of the car as is the engine or the rear
axle. So much is heard about pre-
vention of car thefts that it is pecu-
liar some action has not been taken
to make the license number put fear
into the heart of the car thief by
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03

We don't know much. But we do
know that if the skirts keep on get
ting shorter the corsets will have to
be made shorter, too, to keep them
from showing above the knees.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03
The Wise, Fool.

"The amount of conscience money
returned to the government is not
half as much as it used to be-" OBJ
served the Sage. "This shows that
there is less stealing"
"Or less conscience" added the
Fool
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03
The Limit.

'Smith is an unreasonable cuss,
isn't he!' remarked Jones.
Should say he was," agreed Jones.
"Why, he insists on catching fish
when he goes fishing"
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-08-03
Bless Her Heart!

A woman's smarter than a man,
You'll find this isn't bunk;
She can pack more in handbag than
A man can in trunk.
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making the license plate perpetual
and one number serving one car, and
one car only, during the life of the
car
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Color Identification.

Some of the advantages of per-
petual number plate are these: 1t
would prevent the changing of Ii
cense numbers because there would
be no necessity for change except
when license plate was lost, and
then the applicant would have to
prove ownership before he could get
duplicate. A new car would be
given a number and would carry it
indefinitely. If some color identifi-
cation for the year was thought ad-
visable then a small tag that would
carry the year and state abbreviation
could be turned over to the car own
er each year when he paid his license
fee, but he would retain the same
number.
Motor Touring.
Motor touring through the state
reached its peak last week. Hun
dreds of transcontinental tourists
have passed through the state east
and west, during the past 10 days.
There has been a great deal of do
mestic travel to and from the two
great national parks, Glacier and yell
lowstone, both of which are Montana
institutions.
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CURRENT COMMENT.

WITH the second liberty loan cam
" paign started, Americans should
begin to realize how expensive war
is, at least in the matter of money.
This loan is following close on the
heels of the first, and there is no doubt
it will be followed later by another
and still another. In money matters,
America is to assume the lead for the
Allies, and share the burden so long
borne by Great Britain. That, in
addition to the huge cost of naval es-
adjustments, is will strain the coun-
try's finances, if the war lasts as long
as many think il will. But since the
great demand must be met, it will be,
and patriotic investors may also be
consoled by the thought that the Lib
erty loan, besides being an expression
of patriotism, is a pretty good invest
ment. 1t is a safe investment, and
free from taxation, except surtax, in
case of large investors, and this free
dom from taxation makes it fairly
profitable investment. These huge
war loans, however, must be largely in
addition to other investments. A ma
tion as prosperous as this one may
meet several of them without great
strain, but ultimately the drain must |
be felt. And still, if the war continues
the demand for money and still more |
money must be met in America, just
as it has in poorer countries longer
engaged in the war. You may won
sder how this can be, but it is safe to
assume that it will be. New found
wealth and the profits of war industry
will play part, even if the latter
doesn't help as much as it should. |
But certainly one way to weather the
financial strain of war will be for
Americans to learn to save, as the
French and Germans have learned and
as Great Britain is learning. For
America, long most wasteful of ma
nations, because it had so much to
waste, that may be a difficult lesson,
but it is coming and it is patriotic to
try.
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TALES OF TOWN

The Baby Has Gone to School
Baby has gone to school today, gone
trudging away alone,
And only mother can understand
how empty the world has grown;
The toys are scattered about the
swing out under the maple tree,
And where the Tilt of the baby song
and happiness used to be
Is only silence; the rope swing hangs,
slow-swung by the winds today,
And the kitten is stretched on the
porch asleep-the baby has gone
away
With little book meath little arm
to the schoolhouse down the lane;
And the mother waved. when the baby
turned, and her eyes were wet
with pain.
The mother waved when the baby
turned. The baby was proud to-
day
But there was pain in the mother
heart when baby had gone away;
The baby--going away to school,
adventuring all alonel
And only a mother can understand
how quiet the world has grown.
The toys are scattered, the kitten
. sleeps, there isn't laugh or call;
No footsteps come THROUGH the kitch-
en- now, or patter along the hall,
And the mother-arms on the window
sill and head on her arms-sits
long;
For hours the world is an empty
world, unknowing the baby's song
The heart of mother! Who's hic
enough to fathom . mother-hosrt
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VuIcanized Fiber.

A novel substance. known as ryui-
canized fiber" has surface mucAlike
horn. This material has man lses.
IL mas proved itself good insc2ator'
is phable, can be sawed bent OF
punched. Various electrical dppn-
ances are now made from this nate
rial, which comes from the maxfufac-
turer In the form of tubes. rods ana
sheets
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THERE is no use in standing off and
saying what next" If this war
goes on any considerable length of
time it will mean financial sacrifices in
hundred ways to which our times
of national peace and prosperity have
not accustomed us. 1t will mean a
reorganization of our whole social and
economic life. And in the face of the
sacrifice which the boys who have an
swered the call to the colors are max
ing, what business has any citizen to
be disnterested, or to be cynical, or be
unresponsive to the appeals for funds
that will continue to come in the car
rying on Of this struggle? Our fair
ly good citizen should quit this what
next business, and join the army of
patriotic helpers.
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kisses, cents.
Love letters, carrying 100000 and
over, 10 cents.
Notices to patrons that "our new
fall styles are in," 81 an ounce.
Notice that "your name has been
recommended to US as leading pub
lie spirit in your community etc,
$3.50.
Ordinary statements of indebted
ness, so cents.
Second notices of same, 81.
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they live through the conflict, handi-
capped for life, blinded it may be,
mutilated, their right to whole life
crippled at the start, nevertheless raj
ly around the Liberty Loan, there is
nobody enjoying safety and comfort
at home, whose loyalty should be I'M
equal to the purchase Of a Liberty
bond.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-18

YOU had better invest in liberty
bonds than in indemnity bonds.
Now is the time to do our share in
making the world safe for democracy.
While our allies are fighting the COM
mon foe is much better time to get
into the fray than after they are lick
ed TO standstill. We are fighting for
the Monroe doctrine, for the corner
stone of our homes and for the story
of the Stars and Stripes. We must
nave patriotism that is flag high and
pocket deep in order to win this, the
greatest war of all time.
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ONE of the surprises of the Liberty

ONE of the surprises Of the Liberty
bond campaign is the eagerness
of the boys in training in the camps to
buy the bonds. What does the hest
tating man at home think of it, when
he learns of the quick response of the
country's soldiers to the nations call
for great war loan! If these boys
who are Offering their lives, who in
many instance must come home, If
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-18

IF a young man attempts to avoid
military duty he is called a slack
er. If wealth tries to avoid its share
of the burdens of the war we call it
good business"
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As long as congress was determined
to increase postage rates for war
revenue, it seems strange it did not
make the most of its opportunities.
AS we understand the bill, all first
class mail will be carried at the rate
of 3 cents an ounce or fraction there
of, without discrimination. Why was
not this class of matter subdivided,
with rates accordingly, in some man.
ner as this:
Love letters carrying less than 5000
kisses, cents.
Love letters carry 5000 to 100000