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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-05-11
MOTTO cor Qualification

Department of the Interior, u.
S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, April 25, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
John Mcmillan. of st. Maries, Ida
no, for the heirs of William
Mcmillan, deceased, who, on Nov
ember 8, 1910, made homestead
entry No. O42SO, for Lot 4, SWH
NV a, NV a, SW Il section 2
Sc a NE u, section 3, township As
N, range W., Boise meridian,
has filed notice of intention to
make fiVe-year proof, to establish
claim TO the land above described
before Warren II. Shepperd, Clerk
Of the District Court, at st. Maries
Idaho, on the 9th day of June,
1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles l.. Jordan of Treffry, Ida
no, p ID. Shafer Of st. Maries,
Idaho, b. L. Pathal of Treffry,
Idaho and Oscar Blake of st. Ma
ries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
May June 8.
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NOTICE EoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u.
S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho, April i8, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that ia
cob Gordon, of Treffrey, idaho,
who, on November fl, 1910,
made Homestead entry No. O6932,
for SW a, section 4, township as,
N. range w. Boise meridian,
has filed notice Of intention to
make five year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described
before Warren II. Shepherd, Clerk
of the District Court, at st. Mar
les, Idaho, on the 5th day Of June,
1917. Claimant names as wit
nesses: Jams Kerns, A. S. Carl,
John Mcmillan and f. Il. Morris,
all of Treffrey, Benewah County,
Idaho.
Apr. 27-June 1.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
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NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U.
5. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, April p, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Joseph Temp, Of st. Maries, Ida
no, who, on November is, 1910,
made homestead entry No. O6953,
for SW a NE n, NV "A SEA, sec
ton IS, township 46 N, range
w, Boise meridian, has filed no
tice of intention to make five
year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before
Warren T. Shepperd, Clerk of the
District Court, at st. Maries, Ida
no, on the 5th day Of June, 1917.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Mr..
Jose GOlan, r.. Y. Hall, II. Sayt0n,
and j. Jambers, all Of st. Maries,
Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
May June s.
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NOTICE OF CONTEST

Department OF the Interior.
United States Land Omce, Occur
d'Alene, Idaho. April 2, 1917.
To Cora McKy of Spokane,
Wash, COntestee:
You are hereby notified that
Fred L. Snow, who gives Tekoa.
Wash, as his post-onice ad-
dress, did on March 81, 1917, file
in this Office his duly corroborat-
ed application to contest and Sc
cure the cancellation of your
Homestead Entry Serial No.
O97i2 made April 8, 1915, for
SCI of NEH, M Of SEA and
NE a of SW 4 Section 20, Town
ship as N, Range 3 w. b. Merid
ian, and as grounds for his con-
test he alleges that said entry
woman has abandoned said tract
Of land for more than six months
last past, that said entrywoman
never established residence on
said land and has failed to Guilt
vate the same in any manner
whatsoever.
You are, therefore, further no
titled that the said allegations
will be taken as confessed, and
your said entry will be Cancelled
without further right to be heard,
either before this Office or on ap-
peal, If you fail to file in this Of
flee within twenty days after the
FOURTH publication Of this no
tice as shown below voi1r a,e,,,o,.
under oath, specifically responding
to these allegations of contest,
together with due proof that you
have served copy of your
answer on the said contestant
either in person or by registered
mail.
You should state in your
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior, u.
S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, April 1917. Notice is
hereby given that Eugene Dyer
ley, Of St. Maries, Idaho, who, on
Dec. 4, 1914, made Homestead en-
try No. O8O64 for Eh SEA Sec
ton 33 and N u SWA Section "a,
Township 46 N, Range W.,
Boise Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make COmmuta-
ton Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before
Warren 7. Shepperd, Clerk of the
District Court at st. Maries, Ida
no, on the 10th day of May, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses :
Oscar Blake Of st. Maries, Idaho,
Leonard Jordan of Treffrffy, Ida
ho, Thomas A. Korstad of St.
Maries, Idaho, Iver Olson of Tref-
fry, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Apr 6-May 8.
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NOTICE EoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u.
IS. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, March %, 1917. Notice
hereby given that Pearl Har-
roun, of st. Msries, Idaho, who
on November IA, 1912, made
Homestead entry No. 085t3 for
Lots and 3, Section 1, Town
hip 46 N, Range W., Boise
Ieridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make three year proof
o establish claim to the land
above described, before Warren
n. Shepherd, Clerk of District
Court, at st. Maries, Idaho, on
the 18th day of May, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
Charles Wannamaker, of Harri-
son, Idaho, John Keuber, of st.
Maries, Idaho, Henry Davies Of
st. Maries, Idaho, Elmer Marlin
of St. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Apr. 3-May 8.
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answer the name Of the post-of-
Ice to which you desire future
notices TO be sent to you.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
ARTHUR J. EWING, Receiver.
Date of first publication, April 10,
1917.
Date of second publication, April
20, 1917.
Date Of third publication, April
27, 1917.
Date of fourth publication, May
4, 1917.
N. d. Walling,
Attorney for Contestant,
Spokane, Wash.
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NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE

state OF Idaho, County of Bene-
wah, IS.
Western Loan and Building
Company, a corporation, plaintiff
vs.. John E. Jones and Edith
Jones, his wife, defendants.
Under and by virtue Of an Or
der of Sale and Decree of Fore
closure and Sale, Issued out of
the District Court of the Eighth
Judicial District, within and for
the County of Benewah, State of
Idaho, on the 18th day of April,
a. D., 1917, in the above entitled
lction, wherein the Western Loan
and Building Company, a COrpor-
alton, the above named plaintiff,
obtained a judgment and decree
of foreclosure and sale against
John E Jones and Edith E. Jones,
his wife, defendants, on the 14th
day of April, A. D., 1917, for the
sum Of seven hundred and thirty
one and ten one hundreds
(S73i-tO) Dollars, in United Stat
.es Gold Coin, besides interests,
costs, ETC., of thirteen and five
one hundreds (Sf3.O5) Dollars,
which said decree was, on the
t4th day of April, A. D., 1917, re-
corded in Judgment book of said
Court, 1 am commanded to sell
all the certain lot, piece or parcel
of land, situate, lying and being
in the County of Benewah, and
State of Idaho, and bounded and
described as follows, to-wit: Lot
10, Block thirty three $3.50 g,
TOwnsite of st. Maries, under act
of June 2t, 1906, together with all
improvements thereon, in the
County Of Benewah, State of Ida
no.
Public notice IS herDy given
that on the 22nd day of May, A.
D. 1917, at 1000 o'clock, A. M.
of that day, in front of the Court
House door in the County of Ben
ewah, at st. Maries, Idaho, will,
IN obedience to said order of sale,
sell the above described property,
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stallments at six per cent interest.
Land sold subject to harvesting
OF crops on lands leased.
All sales are made subject to
any valid interfering rights which
may have existed prior to date of
sale, except those for which al
lOwance is made herewith.
By order of the State Board Of
Land Commissioners.
+. A. SMOOT,
State Land Commissioner
Publis he'd in the St.Maries Record
Publication commenced May a,
1917.
Publication completed June IA,
1917.
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T so much thereof as may be ne
cessary to satisfy said judgment,
with interest and cost, to the
highest and best bidder for cash,
lawful money of the United
states.
10th day of April, A. D., 1917.
Z. B. holland,
Sheriff, within and for the
County of Benewah, State of Ida
10.
Dated at st. Maries, Idaho, this
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-05-11
Notice of Eighth Grade
Examinations

Notice is hereby given that the
Regular EighJl grade eNanIiia-
tiOns will be given at the school
houses throughout the county
and at the court house the 9th,
10th and nth of May.
Ruth E. Gerhart,
County superintendent of Schools
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NotIce of stookhoIders Meetlna

The annual meeting of the
stockholders OF the Iron Mask
Mining Co. will be held at its Of
flee in the First National Bank on
May 21, 1917 at 8 O'Clock, p. NJ,
for the election of directors and
the transaction Of such other
business as may come before it.
Perley Martin,
May 4-ii-iS. Sec'y.
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STATE LAND SALE

Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, June 1S, 1917 the fol-
loving described traits IF land
belonging to the State Of Idaho
and situated in Benewah county,
will be offered for sale at public
auction at the Court House in st.
Maries, Benewah county, Idaho, at
1880 o'clock a. m. of said day,
to-wit:
Price
Subdivision lease per
Sec. Twp. Rye. Imp. acre
NEA NE15 II. S. 26 Elk. %
i6 rs 2W $1,000
NV a NE "A T. S. &c Eek. %
i6 43 NV 1000
SW a NEA Il. S. % Eek. p
i6 43 2W 1000
.SEANEA II. S. &c Elk. p
i6 AZ NV 1000
NEA NV a T. S. &c Elk. p
i6 43 2W 1000
NV a NV a T. S. &c Elk. p
i6 AZ 2W 1000
i6 as 2w 1000
SEA NW14 T. S. % Elk. p
i6 43 2W 1000
NE SW4 T. S. &c Elk. p
i6 40 2W 1000
NV a SWA II. s. &c Elk. %
i6 43 NV 1000
SW a SW a II. S. % Elk. p
i6 43 2W 1000
SEA SW "A Il. S. 26 Elk. p
i6 AZ NV 1000
NE SEA Il. S. % Elk. p
t6 43 2W 1000
NV a SEA Il. S. 20 Elk. p
i6 AZ NV 1000
SW q SEA T.. S. PC Elk. p
i6 Is NV 1000
SEA SEA II. S. &c Eek. p
i6 AZ 2W 1000
NEH SW14 L 4tO5 Elk. 10
i6 IA 4W 1000
SWA SWA L 4tOS Elk. 'f9
i6 "A 4W $4,000 1880
Sc a SW a L 4iOS Elk. 40
i6 IA 4W 10000 1880
SW a SEA L 4tOs Elk. 10
i6 "A 4W 1000 1880
Sc NEH L 4itO Elk. 10
SO IA 4W 1000
NE q NWH L 4tii Eek. 10
SO "A 4W 1000 1000
SEHNWA C. S. 1865
SO "A 5W $4,000 1000
SW a SW u L 5546 Elk. 30
i6 As 4W 1000
NV 4 SEA
i6 40 4W 1000
NV "A NV a L COLA Eek. 30
8 as NV 100000 1000
Terms of sale as follows:
One-tenth Of the purchase price |
and first years interest on defer
red payments, cash on day Of sale;
The balance in forty annual in
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There is more Catarrh in this section
or the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years ~ was sup
posed to be tncurabIe- Doctors pre-
scrlbed local remedies. and by constant
~ railing 20 cure with local treatment,
pronounced II fncurable- Catarrh is a
local disease greatly Influenced by con-
sututlonal conditions and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured BY +. J.
Cheney q Co. Toledo. Ohio. is a consti-
tutlonel remedy. is taken internally
ana acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
surfaces OF the System One Hundred
Dol ara reward is offered for any case
ina ttall.s Catarrh Cure fails to cure.
send Tor circulars and testimonials.
f J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. T5c.
Halls Family Pills Tor constipation
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~ IHIs IIlut q ptIIJIOu HItu
Feb. as, 1917, praying for a herd
district to be formed just includ-
ing drainage district No. 1 was
taken up and notice Of hearing
ordered published for March 10th,
1917.
AT this time upon the applica-
ton Of the Fidelity and Deposit
company of Maryland the bond
No. i2i4963 covering county de
posiis held in The First State
Bank of st. Joe wss by the Board
cancelled.
AT this time assignments or
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ORDER FOR THE REPAIR Of
THE FLOATING DOCKS ON
THE ST. JOE RIVER

AT this time the matter of the
condition of the public docks on
the st. Joe river was called to the
attention of the board. On inves-
tigation it was found that these
docks are badly in need Of repairs
1t is therefore ordered that the
road supervisor be instructed to
confer with the companies in the
business Of pile driving on the st.
Joe river and that he enter into an
agreement with one Of these COM
panies to repair the docks at But
Ter Bay, Cosmos Landing, and
Mandax Landing.
The work to bd done in such a
manner that the docks will be mt
IN safe condition for traffic
On account of the apparently
unsafe condition of theao docks It
is ordered that this T0r&-5g done
at the arliest possible date and be
done without the Formally of ad-
Vertising for bids for any stated
length of time.
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bridge contract between the coun-
ty and J. Thompson, assigning
Bridge Contrast 20 w. l.. Geist,
was by the board accepted and or
dered placed on file.
At this time the following bills
we're allowed
w. L. Geist, constructing ST
Joe bridge, contract price 3467.85
w. L. Geist, additional costs
or raising st. Joe bridge to clear
floating logs, 52O.63.
J. b. Sargent, clerical assist
anee, $500.
c. w. Leaf, salary and expenses
for 7 days 4i.25.
north Idaho S'ativHers Audit
tors journal, $500.
Mrs. f. E. Norris, rent for cleo
ton, 500.
At this time the following bills
were held over for Investigation:
j. e. Zehner labor road 8, 1880.
James Paullus, labor road 8,
1000.
r,nrr,D r-1- r,,-
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Go be OORttRusO
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
SALE LIBERTY BONDS
PROGRESSING SLOWLY
But Is Days Left in Cam
paign to Raise Loan.

Washington. oct. l2.--The Liberty.
loan has moved only sls,730,550 nearer
to it's S5,o0o, ,oOO,o00 goal, or approx
mately one third of | per cent.
The total for the entire campaign
thus far, ms officially announced to-
night, stands still ut less than 7 per
cent on the basis OF returns received
today and including subscriptions re
ported to all reserve banks except
Minneapolis, up to the close Of bust
ness Yesterday. At the rate OF sub
scriptions reported today 1t would take
from eight to nine months to obtain
the $4,000 noo. 900 desired.
AS the situation stands tonight there
remain - working days In which to
raise s4,G5i.s1aA50. TO accompany
this huge task 1t will he necessary to
st rikc IL daily average of $35S,O0b0oo
or approximately, $l5,oo0,O00 every
hour of the "a.
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LETTERS IN PIERSOL
. CASE ARE DISSECTED
Expert Declares Handwrit-
ing Is Not Identical.

Marshfield, Mo-. Oct. 12.--Interest in
the trial of Glade j. Piersol. charged
with kidnapping Baby Lloyd keet.
centered today about the formation OF
the small IS" appearing In two sets
of letters. One set was written by
the defendant to Il friend the other
was written to the father Of the child
demanding ransom.
John NJ. Trendley, handwriting ex-
pert. tcstifying for the defense. swore
that the small rs" as well as the let
ter "a discussed yesterday by hand
writing experts for the state was a
feature of the letters written by Pier
sol, and that the peculiar formation
of these letters did not appear In the
So called ransom letters.
The stoicism of Piersol during tht
trial relaxed tonight and after his re
| turn to Jail from the court room h
gave way to his emotions. The dc
fense expects to close Its case tomOr
row.
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WHITES CONVICTED FOR
MURDER DURING RIOTS
Two in East St. Louis Sen
fenced for Killing
Negro in July.

Belleville, ILL.,, Oct. 12.--The first
white men to go to trial on charges
growing out of the East st. Louis race
riots last July were found guilty by
q jury i'm the circuit court this after
noon. The jury was out Two hours.
Two negroes were found guilty last
Sunday and were given indeterminate
sentences of IA years. Similar terms
of Imprisonment were fixed against
the two white men found guilty to-
day.
The men convicted today are Herb
ert Wood and Leo keane, Jointly
charged with the murder of Scott
Clark. a negro who died four daNs
after the riot Of June . as result OF
injuries received In the rioting.
Witnesses for the state testified
that Wood and Kcanc were arrested
as they were dragging Clark along
the street with a rope, which had beer
fastened about his neck. keane Is
but II years old.
Next Monday three more white mel
will be placed on trial Oh charges
growing out OF the riot The stats
will try to prove them guilty Of th'
murder OF. two negroes ana ot tn
killing of q white man who was slaii
| by stray bullet.
The known number OF persons sian
| In the East st. Louis race riots 0
July is ~. The grand jury that re
/ turned the indictments, however. re
! ported that 100 persons were slain b,
| the mobs. 1t was believed by man,
investigators that scores Of bodie
| were burned in the flames that dc
/ stroyed negro homes.
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Economic Acuteness and Will
sons Reply to Pope Are
Bearing Fruit.
BACKBONE OF TEUTON
RESISTANCE BROKEN
If Left to Themselves, Com
mon People Would Make
Peace in Hurry.

An Atlantic Fort, Octi..-After
-four years spent in the center OF Eu
ropes colossal struggle, Pleasant a.
Stoval United States minister to
Switzerland, declared on his arrival
here today that the economic situation
in Germany is acute and that ne pe-
Iieved the backbone Of German re
sistaucc has been broken. Since tho
publication of President Wilson's re
ply to Pope Benedict's peace proposals
in which the president stated that the
United States * warning on the Ter
man government and not upon the
German people, the rcvulsion against
the war, Mr.. Stovall said had been
spreading rapidly through Germany
Sinks Into German Heart.
"'rhe effect OF this statement was
for a long time not noticeable he as
serted, but slowly and surely--t Is
sinking deeper and deeper into the
German heart. If left to themselves
| the German people would make peace
| tomorrow. As II is forces are at work
! in Germany, which Will eventually
no man can say how soon--compcl tho
| herman w pN-N~
| with the world.
| "There is no doubt about the eco
nomic straits In which Germany now
| finds itself. The situation Is acute
Swiss Neutrality Secure.
In spite of German, French ana
Italian influences. Minister Stovhli
said, Swiss neutrality has been pre-
served and a force Of 100000 men
watches the borders constantly to pre-
vent the passage of contraband, IL.
added that Switzerlanas eNereise oi
broad syIrpathics for the wounded
brought in from three fronts was u
notable chapter Of history. In Swiss
hospitals there are, he said. about
81 900 prisoners. mostly French, bu
English aud Germans also. Thf
Swiss people give entertainments cen
stantly for them and extend aid whei
ever it is needed
Mr. Stovnll viii go to Washington
\ to consult With government official
\ and later to his home In Savannah.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
PUTS BLAME FOR COAL
SHORTAGE ON MINERS
Report State Labor Commits
sioner Analyses Mon
tana Conditions.

Helena, Oct. 12.-A report submit
Stewart by State Labor Commits
sioncr w. j. Swindehnrst and r. J.
0'Donnel, inspector for The state
health department, hints that the
blame for Montana's coal shortag"
may lie with miners of the state, some
Of whom. it Is alleged, make from 81
To $l2 per day. in short hours. and
cannot be induced To work long
enough to get out the amount OF coal
required to meet the demand.
Taking the recent strike at Klein.
Mont. as II cas-" in point, the report
says;
The company claims there Is IA gen
eral unrest among the miners; that
the men quit work before the mini
mum number Of cars are loaded, which
considerably decreases the amount Of
coal which the mine should produce
Because of the liberal contract which
tho men have secured the operators
claim the mon are able 10 make 81 II
s.. $40 and si2 a day in from four t.
, six hours work. and that il Is impoS
! sibic to keep them in the mine attc
| they have earned that much although
! they are expected to work a fun eight
| hour day under their agreements.
| AS a matter Of fact the coal miner
| do not work over six and a half hour
a day.
| This does not make for cflicienc
and is bitterly resented by the min
owners and they are powcricss to pre-
vent the men leaving the mine at an
time they might choose.
"As a result the mines begin
. hois. men before noon, which cOntin
ues intcrmittently until quitting tim
which interferes with the hoisting
coal and greatly reduces production.
"A large percentage of the mine
are controlled by methods which a
Sociaiistic and anarchistic."
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/. w w. Jailed for Ri0ting
While at Work on Big Dam

Coon Creek. Mimi: Oct. 12.-Four-
teen mcn are being held in the Hen
nepin county Jail tonight as the re-
suit o. an attempted riot today at the
Coon Creek dam being constructed by
Minneapolis construction company.
According 10 the statement of the
sheriff tho trouble arose when about
40 men. said to be dissatisfied with
their pay checks. walked out and at
tackled the men who remained at work.
None were seriously hurt. The men
are believed to be members of the /.
w. ".
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Those Going to Russia
Will Not Be ''Scabbing''

Livingston. Oct. 12.-That men who
enlist In the Russian railway army
service will in no way be acting as
strike breakers Is claimed in a mes
sage received here today by local rail-
way officials from II. NJ. Curry. me-
chanical superintendent of the North
ern Pacific at st. Paul. The statement
comes as the result Of published dis.
patches that union men here had beer
advised not to enlist because the,
would be acting as strike breakers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
U. S. Mine Operators Want
Mexican Decree Abr0gated

Ell Paso, Oct. 12.-American mining
companies having gold and silver
mines in Mexico have committees at
work in New York and Washington
in an effort to have the new mining
decree modified or abrogated. it was
admitted here tonight by prominent
mining men. The decree requires that
all gold produced by the mines Of
Mexica must be returned to Mexico
after it is shipped out for refinement
and that rs per cent Of the value Of
all silver bullion shipped out of the
country must be returned in gold.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Alberton Is Stricken Town
While Officers Debate
Unusual Case.
ALLOWED TO RETURN
FROM BIG HOSPITAL
Though Disease Was Known,
Mineral County Man Was
Not Interned.

Stunned by his frightened friends
and neighbors. prisoner in his own
home, o. J. Willett of Alberton, state
senator from Mineral county. faces
alone the horrors of leper's linger-
ing death while he awaits the verdict
OF state and county authorities who
are trying to decide what to do with
him.
In the jungles of the Philippines,
while fighting in the American army,
Senator Willett contracted the CHASTITY
disease which has cut him off forever
from his fellow men and doomed him
to a lonely, painful progress toward
death. He did not discover the nature
Of his malady until recently. Then he
set his affairs In order and, through q
friend, notified the state authorities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Change in Date Of Food
Pledge Week Is Ordered

Washington. Oct. 12.-F'ood pledge
week. set for October 81 to ~. has
been postponed to the week of Oc-
toyer 3S to November by Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover at the request OF
President Wilson so that 1t will not
conflict with the final week OF the
Liberty loan drive.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
MOffatt Is Decorated
BY France for Services

New York, Oct ta--in recognition Of
his services since the beginning of
the war in behalf of war relief for
the allies, particularly France. John
Moffatt. executive secretary Of the
French Heroes Fund and vice chair
. man OF the National Allied Relief
committee, has received the French
| Medalle d'Academic.