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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03
Ex Superintendent Crawford
Shows Net Resources Are
$3O,626.H

The flax tangle at the state prison st
arising over the discharge of Superin- il
tendent Crawford by Governor Witty ii
combe, reached a further stage of de- t'
Ivelopment today when Mr.. Crawford Z
filed the letter which follows together i
with q statement of his work and a II
showing in detail of all assets and liza
Utilities He was at the time of his en- ct
iployment promised bonus of $50 a Il
month If he made a financial profit in tt
his handling of the plant. This he
claims he has done and files his state p
ment showing not only that he has W
s'made good, but that there are net #
resources on hand totaling $50 ,6267A st
over and above all outlay and liabili Ii
ties, al
He filed his letter and statement pi
with the governor this morning and fC
the whole matter is now up to the ex- eC
ecutive. The original contract was m
made with the board of control which te
had charge Of the prison when Craw- N
ford was employed, but the last legis cl
lature turned the prison management sc
including the flax plant, over to the "
governor, and it is up to him to lie. re
eide whether or not Mr. Crawford has =,
made good, and to either order the pay "
ment Of the bonus or to refuse it. The o.
letter and statement follow:
Flax Industry 81
Cash ON hand November 2s, 1910 .....-
| Unpaid sales (bills receivable ..........-...
Unexpired insurance ...... ......................
improvements and equipment .................
Jute twine on hand ...........,..................
Flax seed sacks, on hand .....,.......-....,.--..
Lumber
Finished product:
1853 bu. flax seed at $2.S4 bu..-.....
1850 lbs. fiber (baled) at Acc lb..,-...
$4,000 lbs. coarse tow (baled) at S
5000 lbs. fine tow (baled) at 12c......
Retted flax straw ready to manufacture
/ 22,500 lbs. fiber at Acc ...........-.......
10000 lbs, coarse tow at Sc ....-........-.
1900 lbs. fine tow at 12c ........-..-.......
Flax straw-unretted but threshed out i
retting. and estimated to produce;
$1,000 lbs. fiber at soc .......................
$4,000 lbs. coarse tow at Sc ....... ...
45G0 lbs. fine tow at lie .......--.-,...-...-.
I Invoice of 1917 erop-green flax straw
/ all expense on same paid:
| 80 tons of straw at $22 per ton .....-.
Liabiliti
Cash on hand August /, 1916 ......-..........
Dills payable 19l7 legislature appropr
( Bills payable free labor Nov. 80, 1917,
Bills payable convict labor Nov. 80, l91
Less readjustment charges against this
Aug 1916:
1872 bu at $240 bu. ....................
10 bu. at $2.7O bu. ---........-....--..-......
Less amount for labor, saeking,
twine, etc. -.-.-..-..-. -.----,.-....--...-.---
Old tow Aug. 1916:
Gross receipts from sale Of .,.-.---....
Less amount expended for labor,
insurance, carriage, etc. .-..-------....-..-.
100 yards burlap at Sc yard ........
reels iute twine at 1Sc {472 lbs) -.
S22I5 bu. flax seed furnished to the
spring of 1916 at $3.50 bu- -. ....-
Labor necessary to work up unfinish
Net resources in excess OF liabilities
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

TEN CENTS A DOUBLE ROLL AND
Rpward for choice wall paper at Bu-
rem S Furniture store, 179 CONNER
cial ST, u
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

be exper-
fenced in milking and feeding day
test cows, must be clean and give
good recommendation. Wages $75 per
month and board. F. A. Doerfler, Sill
verton, Or. tt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

FOR SALE-6 room modern house, on
paved. street, close in, at sacrifice
price. Investigate this. Price 1850
w. H. Grabenhorst & Co., 275 State
street. 1873
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

FOUND-Stray bay horse with white
spot in forehead, owner may have
same by paying for ad and feed. Rt.
s, box 140. 1875
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

STRAYED from 1897 North Com I st.
black and white kitten. Phone 53S
M. 1913
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

SECOND hand Ford will be accepted
as part payment ON 5000 residence.
terms on part. Address 11.C care
Journal. tt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

10 GOOD men wanted at once, inside
work, the year round. We work our
men on the merit plan. Call to s
p. m. 1878 ~ Com'l st. 1874
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

FOR RENT-A six room house with
warm and cold water fixtures. and
fire place, six blocks from the Ladd
& Bush band Inquire 1740 E. State
street. 1928
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03
= NEW TODAY

FOUND-On the road, Ford engine
hood. Owner may get it at Capital
Journal by paying for this ad. 1928
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-03

FOR SALE-Mortgages in the follow
ing amounts: $3.50, $1,000 and $2700.
J. M. and H. M. Hawkins, 314 Ma
sonic building. Phone 1927. 1878
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26
PAT SCANLAN'S LATEST
ON SIMPLE LANGUAGE,

Pat Scanlan, general agent of the
c., M. & ST. p. at Helena, is a believer
in the use Of few words, and simple
ones at that, when writing business
letters, and even fewer and simpler
ones in dispatches sent by wire. He
is frequently panied. therefore, when
he receives communications contain
ing excess verbiage. Recently he
suggested to employees of the road,
and particularly those having to do
with the electrified portions in Mon
tana, where many technical terms
have to be used in sending messages,
that the simpler the language used
the better the general results to all.
This is his communica ton on the sub
iect:
"In promulgating esoteric cogita-
tions or articulating superficial senti-
mentalities and philosophical or psy-
Geological observations, beware of
platitudinous ponderosity. Let your
statements possess a clarified con-
ciseness, compacted comprehensive
ness, coalescent consistency and a
concentrated cogency. Eschew all
conglomerations of flatulent garrul-
ity, jejeune babblement and asinine
affectations.
'In trying to impress upon others
the superiority of the Milwaukee
line, and to enlighten people as to
the wonderful effect of electricity as
applied to motive power on rails, IL
is not necessary to use jaw breakers
Let your extemporaneous descantings
and unpremeditated expatiations
have intelligibility and veracious vi
vacity, sedulously avoiding all poly
syllable produndity psittaceous vacu
ity ventriloqual verbosity and gran
diloquent vapidity; shun double en-
tendres, prurient jocosity and pestif
erous profanity, apparent or obscur
ent. In other words talk plainly, ma
turally. sensibly and truthfully. Sa.
the Milwaukee is THE route AM
that ends it. ,"
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26
School Ready to Test Milk.

The Lewistown chamber of COM
merce announces that the Fergus
county high school is equipped to test
milk, cream Or skinned milk for any
in that section who desire such work
done. Some may want to get records
of their COWS. The high school will
be glad to cooperate with any one in
this work and will test the milk regu-
larly for those bringing samples In
These samples need not be large, but
they should be representative of the
cows milk; they should be taken
from the evenings milk and part OF
the mornings milk. If preservatlve
tablets are used the milk can be kept
indefinitely. These may be secured
at any drug store or the high school
will furnish them. Once month is
sufficient for testing the COWS.
"If you want to know what quality
your cream is or whether the separa-
tor is skimming close enough, bring
in samples and they will be tested
free of charge" says the announce
ment.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26
ANCIENT HEIRL0OMS
ESTATE OF MONTANAN

Among the effects of the late
George Reichart is one of the most
interesting pieces of personal adorn-
ment probably ever seen in Montana
1t is a watch chain, presumably of
make and style common among the
people where Mr.. Reichart was born.
1t weighs nearly half a pound avoir-
dupois and it has been learned since
his death that it has been in the fam
lily for a very long time. From
time to time additions were made,
until today it weighs, as said, a half
pound or nearly so.
The chain has eight large hand
wrought, heavy silver links, with
fastenings. OF the pendants. one
are two tusks with incisors of mink
and weasel, crowned with hand
wrought silver. The tusks and teeth
are in perfect form and shine like
ivory There is also a pair of Ba-
varian elk teeth, set in silver hand
embossed. Also, the first growth or
beginning of the horn of a small
deer, found in Bavaria. This is set
in hand embossed silver. Then tnere
are three heavy silver coins, each
larger than the American dollar.
One of these carries the date 1880.
1t is inscribed, "Leopold, Prince Re-
gent, Bavaria" Another is inscribed
"Frederick Wilhelm ", King of
Prussia" The other one carries the
ancient date of 1917, with the follow
ing inscription in Latin: "Filius
Meus Diectus" On the reverse side
is the following: "Cosmus III Del
Gratia Mag. Dux. Etruriae."
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26
SPREAD P0SLAm
TO TEST ON
PImPLY Skin

Try this. Spread Poslam over that Itch
ing skin affection at night. Then dismiss
the trouble from your mind. Sleep sound
ly and next morning, examine the skin and
see just what one application Of Poslam
has done. You will rejoice to know of one
remedy possessed Of rear healing energy
which can bring about results so quickly
Eczema, Pimples all broken out, itching
surfaces, respond to Poslam as to nothing
else.
Sold everywhere. For free sample write
to Emergency Laboratories 80 West 25th
ST., New York City.
And Poslam Soap, being medicated with
Posam, will benefit your skin while used
daily for toilet and bath.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26
PROSPERITY WAVE
SWEEPING BUTTE
BUILDING OPERATIONS FOR
PAST YEAR DOUBLE VALUE
OF YEAR BEFORE.
Muckers and Shovelers Receiving
$4.75 for Eight Hours Work and
They Are Working % and 20 Days
Il Month; Bank Deposits in Year
Increase Nearly so Per Cent.

With the largest payroll in her
history and with building operations
the past year double the value of the
year before, Butte is in the midst Of
an era of unexampled prosperity.
Miners, muckers and shovelers are
receiving $4.75 day for eight hours
work and they are working % and
20 days a month. Hundreds of new
homes have been built to accommo-
date the new residents and still the
demand is going up for more.
The miners are good spenders-1n
fact too good in many instances for
their own good. Butte has fairly rev.
eled in plenty. In spite of the law
ish expenditure the showings of the
banks indicate that part of the
money earned has been saved. The
increase in the bank deposits from
$17, 700 to $4,000, 900, or nearly
| SO per cent, shows something of the
accumulations made by the miners
for the future.
Cost of Living Goes UP.
But along with the good times an
other feature has developed and that
is the increase in the cost of nearly
everything in the eating, drinking
and wearing line. AS soon as the
wages of the miners began to in
crease. it seemed as if every man in
business of any kind started to figure
out how he could get a benefit from
the raise.
The price of milk was raised from
10 cents a quart to Is cents. The
price of eggs jumped to rs and 80
cents a dozen, bread was put up to
/ cents loaf and other prices in
proportion.
Then the housewives of Butte de-
cided to take hand and they have
formed an association for the prr-
pose of forcing prices down again to
what they regard az a reasonable
figure. They decided that % cents
pound was enough to pay for tur
keys and they established a boycott
on anything above that. Most of the
merchants were asking from 80 to 35
cents a pound. Those in the boycott
movement refused to pay this and
before Christmas they succeeded in
getting the price down to 28 cents
pound in many instances. The same
situation existed in regard to butter
and eggs.
Butterine As Butter Substitute.
The women seem very determined
and they are apparently going to in
sist on using butterine instead of
butter il they have to, in order to
avoid the payment of too high a
price.
After the local dairymen had ad-
vanced the price of milk to Is cents,
the farmers of the Jefferson valley
formed an organization and secured
representative in Butte to handle
their output They proceeded to an
nounce reduction to II 12 cents
per quart, and the Butte Housewives
association Joined with them. The
result was the milk dealers put the
price everywhere back to IL 1-2
cents.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

NJ. N. A.-WK-1-22-17. A
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

4,490 ACRES good stock proposition, 70
per cent to % per cent tillable land, bal
ance good grazing: abundance OF run
ming water. Price 50 per acre. Western
Land Co.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

1856 l3l4-LaQleS costume.
Waist 1888 cut in 6 sizes: "a, SO, 3s, 40
cut in sizes: o. "a, 26, %, 30 and 81
inches waist measure. 1t will require s
yards of double width material for a me-
dunn size for the entire dress with tuniel
and oversleeves. The skirt measures about
patterns, 10 cents FOR EACH pattern.
'a'ies Cut in Sizes: 's4s 81 Sc, ss 49, 40 and A.
yards of 44-nch material for a 36incl
size. The skirt measures 8 yards at the
lower edge. Price 10 cents.
147O--Girls Dress.
requires 3 3-4 yards of 36-inch material
for an Swear size. Price 10 cents.
1925-Girs' Slip.
cut in s sizes: 2, 4, 6, and u 70 years: It
terial. Price, 10 cents.
192S-Ladies' Skirt.
Cut in sizes: %, "a, 26, %. 80, 80 and
"a inches waist measure. 1t requires 3-s
yards OF 27-inch material for a 24-incE
size. The skirt measures about 3 Ia
yards at it's lower edge. Price 10 cents.
1o19-Ladies Waist
Cut in Z sizes: "a, 36, 3S, 40, 42, A anc
46 inches bust measure. 1t requires 5-=
yards of 36-inch material for a 3G-incl
size. Price 10 cents.
19231Coat Dress for Misses and Small
Women.
Cut in 4 sizes: IA, 1G, is and 20 years
1t requires IL yards Of 44-inch matera
for a 16-year size. The skirt measures
about 8 yards at the lower edge. Price
10 cents.
1937-Junior Dress.
Cut in 3 sizes: -. IA and 1G years. II
requires 3 IA yards for the DRESS anG
3 yards for the over blouse for a IA
year size, in 27inch material. Price IL
cents.
CATALOGUE NOTICE.
In al
our up to- date 1916-1917 Fall and Winter
catalogue. containing over 400 designs OF
Ladies', Misses and Chldren's Patterns
as well as the latest Embroidery Designs
also a Concise and Comprehensive Article
on Dressmaking, giving valuable hints to
the home dressmaker.
USE COUPON IN ORDERING PATTERN
Herewith find.......centS for which selC
me the following patterns:
Pattern No. ...................
Pattern No. .................. Slze.........-.-.--
Be sure to give number and size. Send
orders for patterns to Montana Newspaper
Association, Great Falls, Montana. Be sure
| TO sign yonr full name and address belo"
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

ID)D-IHUIeS Dress.
Cut in 6 sizes: "a, &c. 3s, 40. 40 and A
inches bust measure. 1t. requires 3-4
yards of 44-inch material for a 36-inch
size. The skirt measures 3 yards at the
lower edge. Price 10 cents.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

$40 ACRES. 800 acres tillable land, bal
ance good stock land. Price $3.50 per
acre, 81 200 cash. balance ten equal annual
payments; 4 per cent interest. Western
Land Co
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26
II Il Il Il e L1 kk1np3
/ CLASSIFIED !
] ADVERTISING !
FARM LANDS-FOR SALE

1920 ACRES, good stock ranch, six miles
from good town in the southeastern part
of the state Price So per acre; $4,000 cash,
the balance in ten equal annual pay
ments with interest at per cent. West
ern Land Co
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

Great Falls, Fastest Growing City in West.
Restaurant Bargain Fine location near
depot Can seat 60 people. Rent only
$125.OO month. Eight year lease This
is a money maker. A snap if sold at once.
Write for particulars.
ROOMING HOUSES.
35 rooms Best location on Central av-
enue. Clearing $40O every month Low
s. rooms. Big money maker. Rent only
$3.50 a month with heat furnished. Price
$5,5OO.OO for a short time only.
36 rooms Close to depot. Good tran
sient trade. Beautifully furnished. bar
gain at $S,5OO.00.
Hotel and bar in good town close to
Great Falls. Fine proposition. for man and
: wife. Low rent. Only hotel in town.
Apartment house on double corner TO Q
rooms each. Income $4,000 a month Val
ued at S2OOOO,OO.
MONTANA FISCAL AGENCY,
7 Third ST. No. Great talis' Mont.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

147U-Eir1S Dress.
Cut in sizes: 6, s, 10 and 10 years. 1t
requires ga yards of 36-inch material
for an S-year size. Price 10 cents.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26
REIMBURSEMENT WANTED. VIII deal l.,
direct. No agents need apply. Box 'oo'
l,1n.o4 "

DAIRY RANCH, $50 acres, SIX miles from
center Of Great Falls; we'll improved;
good house and farm bnlaings, faora incluu and
manrers good alfalfa ranch; $50 per
acres, easy terms. 1. w. Church, Great
Falls Montana.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

800 ACRES $50 acres good tilable land.
eight miles from good town. Price Sl4
per acre; 81. 200 cash. the balance i'll ten
equal annual payments; q per cent inter
est Pagan. McCutcheon 4 Price.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

1850 ACRES, running water, eight miles
from town; 60 per cent tlllaDe lanu.
Price SS 80 per acre. Terms: $1,000 cash,
the balance in ten equal annual pay
ments; & per cent interest. Pagan, Nc
CutcleOu Il Price.
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20

l65 pounds and am as strong as man.
/ think money is we'll spent which pur-
chases Lydia E; Pinkham,s Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOS. O'BRYAN, 1855
Newport Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. Itmay be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infiam-
nation, liberation, Irregularities, peri
odic pains, backache, bearing-down feel
ing, fiatulency, indigestion, dizziness,
and nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is the stan
dard remedy for female ills.
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20
.9ssatsp oketo,sa>s 9sesttcttY 2ase
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The World Around Country

Agriculture is the basis of all civilized activi-
ties. The adaptability of any territory to the
growing of crops marks its usefulness to the hu-
man family Some parts of the earth seems to
have been made only to prevent a hole in the
ground and there are few holes below sea level
so poor that they are not even filled with water.
Not so here. Our soil contains every mineral ele-
ment which can not be taken from the abundance
in the air above it, needed for plant growth.
And not only is this soil rich in plant food, but
the subsoil and the rock under it is of almost the
same substance as the mineral parts of the top
soil. In fact, this section of country is so great
in its possibilities in an agricultural way that it
might with truth be said that the world lies
around it.
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

State Of Mississippi
Chickasaw County.
In>Re- Estate Of V. Turner. deceased.
The undersigned was on the 5th
day Of September 1917 granted Let
ters Of Administr alton on the Estate
Of V. Turner, Deceased.
All persons having claims against
said Estate are Motif ID to 6le the same
for probate and register with the
Chancery Clerk at Okolona, Missis,
sippi within one year from this date,
or they will be forever barred.
This Sept. 18th. 1917
BE-. ELLIS, Administrator.
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20
BOOSTERS
McGill Settlement News

Miss Sulu McGill spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Mrs. John
Anderson.
Quite a surprise came to
the people of the neighborhood
Wednesday when Marion Belts
and Miss Mona Mae Fowler. of
Troy, were married in Pontotoc.
Miss Lucy Patterson and
brother Robert visited Mrs.
Charlie Hadley Friday.
Miss Florence King has re-
turned to her home in Houlka.
Miss Ida Mae Bedford spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss
Blanche Davidson.
Written for last week.
Misses Ina Kate and Mavour-
leene McGill visited Mrs. L. T.
Eiland Thursday aftesnoon.
Mrs. Charlie Hadley and sister
Emma spent Friday afternoon
with Mrs. ]. Marler.
Misses Lille Sue and Ada Nc
Gill are visiting relatives at
PontotOc.
Miss Blanche Davidson has re-
turned home.
Miss Ethel Refers left Tues.
day for Shannon where she will
enter school.
Mrs. S. F. McGill and daugh-
ter Jeffie visited Mrs. Addie
Hadley Monday afternoon.
Floyd Kelley, of Shannon,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Jesse Dallas.
Mrs. ]. B. Refers and little
Irene spent part of
last week in Okolona with Mr..
Refers who has been at work
there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs, Andy Smith and
daughter daisy spent Sunday
with Mrs. Andy Savley near
Garmon's mill. Xxx
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20

The Old Standard Groves Tasteiess
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents.
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20

was uu8Dle 10 Walk
or do any of my own
work. I read about
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound in the news
papers and deter
mined to try it. 1t
brought almost i'm
mediate relief. My
weakness has en-
tirely disappeared
and l never had bet
ter health. I weigh
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20
A Friend in Need

For instant relief and speedy
cure use Mississippi" Diarrhoea
Cordial. Price Soc and 25c. adv.
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20
What is LAX-FOS

IN-FuS Is An IN|FNUvEB CNSChtH
A Digestive Liquid Laxative, cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, SIENNA Leaves and
Pepsin. Combines strength with pala-
table aromatic taste. Does not gripe. SOC
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20
WOMAN SICK
TWO YEARS
Could Do No Work.
Now Strong as a
Man.

Chicago, iii. "For about two years
suffered from a female trouble so /
Okolona messenger., 1917-09-20
Telephone Troubles

BELL Telephone employees are con-
stanty trying to prevent trouble OF any
kind in the workings of the equip
ment, and to repair such troubles as soon
as possible after they occur.
Subscribers are asked to report trouble
Immediately, and to exercise reasonable
patience while it is being cleared.
If you do not see man actually
working on your telephone, it does not
mean that you are not receiving proper
attention.
The difficulty may be at the switch
board, in the cable or at any one of sew
eral other places. Two or three men may
be at work hunting it down.
Iii always our first consideration to
clear troubles promptly.
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