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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
BROTHERS SIZE LODGE.

Martin W Rork and Romano D.
Rork, brothers, are in the circuit
court today in controversy over
$500 from certificate of insurance
in the Modern Woodmen Of America,
held by the father, now deceased The
parties reside In Michigan Both were
named as beneficiaries 1t one time and
then the father changed the certificate
so that only one should benefit. Il is
alleged by the other that the father
was not mentally competent when the
| change was made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
FRANKLIN CLUB WILL
HOLD YEARLY SPREAD

Plans for the observance OF Frank
Inns birthday next January were
made at the monthly meeting OF the
Tri-City Franklin club last evening at
the Long View chalet. Henry kra-
mer, president, was authorized to
name a committee to take charge Of
the annual banquet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
FILE SECOND APPEAL
IN JAIL INJUNCTION
fsneeial to The Argusl

Springfield, H.. Nov. 6.-An appeal
for the second time was filed in the
supreme court today in the case
of ri, Rev. Edward NJ. Dunno.
Catholic bishop for the diocese Of
Peoria against the board of super
visors Of Rock Island county to re-
strain the county from erecting a new
county Jail within 200 feet of a
Catholic parochial school in Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
GERMANS POISON HAGSa

Muscatin, Iowa, Nov. 6.--The mys-
terious poisoning of livestock in this
county has caused county officials to
institute an inquiry Of what they be-
lieve TO be the work OF German agents.
From widely scattered neighborhoods
have come reports Of the death of
cows and hogs under unusual circufn-
stances. The rural community is
deeply aroused.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
Obituary
- yrsz1k5ks&
Funeral ni Mrs. Wutcahv

The funeral Of Mrs. bridget Null
cahy was held from the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. j. p Ainsworth, 1O45
Fourteenth-and-a-half street, at $50
O'Clock this morning and at o'clock
from st. Joseph's church, with ser
vices conducted by Dean J. ] Quinn.
lnterment was in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06

oners. From the experiences that
Corporal wishart has had. his lecture
should be OF great interest, as he is in
a position to tell Of conditions that
we know very little about. We all
are anxious TO know more of these con-
ditions as we are nov actively engag
cd In the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
Funeral Of Mrs. Huber.

The funeral Of Mrs. Cathsrina HUI
Der was held at $50 O'Clock this aft
ernoon from the home on Twenty
seventh street and Ninth avenue with
services conducted by Rev. Phi. Will
helm, pastor of the Emmanuels Luth-
eran church. Interment was in Chip
piannOck cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
Funeral of Mrs. Sissen.

The funeral, OF Mrs. Marie Nissen
was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon
from the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
s. c. Samuelson, 1407 Thirty-second
street. Interment was in. Chippian-
mock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
PENNINGTON BURIED.

The funeral of James Monroe Pen
nington was held at o'clock this aft
ernoon from the home of his sister,
Mrs. E. F. Johnson, Clio Nineteenth
avenue. Interment was in Chippian-
mock cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
PLANS RED GROSS HELP.

Rome, Nov. 5.-Carl Taylor. deputy
commissioner Of the American Red
Cross in Italy, is making arrangements
to render assistance to Italians made
homeless by the Austro- German drive
in northern Italy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
The Quinlan Bakery
Originates Liberty Loaf
A New Loaf for Wheatless Day Makes
It's Appearance To-day.

The Quinlan bakery, 1917 Fourth
avenue, placed On sale today Liberty
leaf which contains no wheat -four and
which will be sold every week for
wheatless day The loaf sells for 10
cents and looks most appetizing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
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Tor exDress can William Trefz

Fer express call William Trerz
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
R. I. Clean Towel Service; phone
r. I. 4476.
Potatoes, northern grown, Early
0hios. s1.6a per bushel delivered. Call
r. l. 2571
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
PEOPLE OF CITY
TOLD SUPPLY OF
FOOD DECREASES
Harry A. Wheeler in Mass Meeting at
Masonic Temple, Says Public
Must Conserve.
EXPORTING TO HELP OUR ALLIES
Declares Wheat and Sugar Surplus OF
Nation Lower Now Than at Any
Other Period.
FOOD

Buy II with thought
took II with care.
at So less wheat and meat
Buy local food.
SERVE JUST ENOUGH.
Use what is lett.
DON'T WASTE 1T.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06

Dancing Coliseum tonight.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12
WICCINS, FRIEND
OF LITTLE, HELD
CHARGED WITH INCTTING NEGRO
SOLDIERS AND FIGHTING
DRAFT,

Alleged to BE Head of Secret Society,
Which Is Pledged to Poison Enc
mics by Pricking Them With Nee
dies Carrying Poison Secured From
Dccomposed Pineapples.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12
BOY ASKS TO JOIN
BROTHER IN ARMY

Charles Syberson of Great Falls
wants to serve in the same company
as his brother Clarence and in Or
der that he may do so the war de-
partment has been asked to overlook
one of it's rules in connection with
the draft army, which forbids the
acceptance of volunteers at Camp
Lewis, where the Montana boys are
stationed.
Charles is "A years old and his
brother Clarence is 22. The latter
was drawn for service but the form
err was way down on the list. Yet
they wanted to go together.
So when the troop train left Great
Falls Charles was on board, paying
his way to American Lake. The
Great Falls recruiting :officer had
told him he would be accepted, but
when he reached Camp Lewis. he
found that the war department or
ders were that no one would be ac-
copied in the 91st division unless
drafted.
The case is so uncommon that a
telegram, reciting the circumstances
that Charles had paid his own way
to enroll in the same company with
Clarence, was sent to the department
and it is expected that reply will
give the necessary permission. 1t
wa4. said that Clarence probably
wouId By transferred so that the two
men could be in one company.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12

Dillon lays claim to possession of
the oldest buggy in Montana and the
first one brought to the territory 81
years ago last spring.
This interesting relic is the prop
erty of A. F. Graeter, who came to
Montana in August, 1862, and there
for is one of the oldest pioneers in
Montana. He was born in Pennsyl-
vania in 1884, and celebrated his
S3rd birthday July 20 of this year.
In his early manhood, Mr.. Graeter,
like thousands of other young men
of the period, contracted the west
ern fever. After trying Ohio, Wis
consin, Nebraska and Colorado, he
came to Montana, arriving at Ban
mack in August, 1862, and he has been
continuous resident of this state
and of Beaverhead county from that
time to this. Later he became a
merchant, rancher, real estate deal
err and banker at different times.
About 20 years ago he moved to Dill
lon and has resided at the county
seat since.
Mr.. Graeter and his wife found
conditions different in the Montana
of 1862 and 1868 from what they
had been used to in the eastern
states.N Life was hard and the roads
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12
FIRST BUGGY BROUGHT TO MONTANA BY "a. +. GRAETGR
is STILL MAINTAINED BY MM@ AT HIS HOMIE AT DILLON

yons; it has upset and been set NJ
again many times, but never once
has it failed to make good and de-
liver its occupants safely at thel
destination.
The buggy was wheeled We
hicle, the seat being raised high in
the air upon two springs, one before
and one behind 1t shows the marks
of it's hard life in a country of hard
roads. It's top wore out and was TAX
Ell off long ago. The cushion is
gone It's bright coat of paint is a
thing of the past. Only the iron
frame of the dashboard is left; but
the running gears and it is still a
buggy as long as it's running gears
are in god shape.
Mr.. Graeter takes good care of his
old friend. 1t dwells peacefully in
shed built for its especial care.
Othere vehicles may not associate
with this aristocrat.
Here the first buggy ever brought
to Montana awaits it's end. It's flu
ture cannot be predicted. Mr.. Grae.
ter has offered it to the state histor-
ical library, but his offer was re-
fused. The library has no place for
buggy
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12
FERGUS SOCIETY LOOKS
AFTER SOLDIERS GOODS

Patriotic citizens of Fergus have
sprung new idea that promises to
gain popularity by organizing a war
relief society to take care of the
property which is left behind by those
summoned to the colors or who vol
unteer for service with the flag.
Any boy who is drafted or who en-
lists can leave his property in Fergus
county feeling assured that it will be
we'll cared for by an organization
composed of many of the most in
fluential men of the county. For in
stance, should a drafted man be I'M
able to dispose of herd Of cattle,
or horses at profit, he need not
sacrifice them, but can simply turn
them over to the war relief commit
tee. The stock will be pastured with
out expense to the owner, and any
increase will be kept intact until the
soldier returns. If sales can be made
advantageously, the organization, if
the owner authorizes them to-, will
sell and deposit the proceeds in some
bank to the credit of the owner.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12
DOCTOR GIVES UP SKIN
TO VICTIM OF LIGHTNING

Taking small strips Of skin from
his own body and grating tn I'm onto
the body of Hendrix Hansen to fur
nish the nucleus for new skin for his
patient, DR.. w. II. Brissenden of
Roundup is performing a most UNI
usual feat in surgery.
Hansen several weeks ago was
struck by lightning and the burns on
his back, chest and throat refused
to heal. The area to be covered by
the new skin is so large that, a series
Of operations will be necessary and
skin will be furnished by several in
dividuals besides the doctor.
So severe were the burns that por-
tons of Hansen's collar bone were
exposed and the flesh in many places
was raw mass.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12
INDIANS TO OWN
SUMMER RESORT
BIG IMPROVEMENTS AT CANVAS
HOT SPRINGS WILL REVERT
TO FLATHEADS,
Wonderful Waters and Surrounding
Land Leased to Western Montana
Men for Observation-Disclosures
and Summer Resort Will Be Built
Immediately.

twenty-five years from now the
Flathead. Indians may go into the
summer resort business at one of
the best mineral springs in Montana
for the Indian department has grant
ed a lease of the famous Camas hot
springs in Sanders county to Sena-
tor Reuben Dwight or Perma, Ed
ward Donlan of Missoula and c. G..
Van Hook, with the provision. that
at the end of a quarter of a century
the improvements shall become the
property of the Indians, on whose
located
Mineral Water Ranks High.
Camas hot springs are said to rank
high among the mineral waters of
the country, but their location on an
Indian reservation and the lack of
accommodations have prevented
them from acquiring the fame Of
some other mineral waters in the
west. Hundreds of people annually
visited them in the past and when the
improvements are completed it is ex-
pected they will become part of a
very pretty health resort.
1t is the intention of the lessees
to sink three wells short distance
north of the springs to secure a
large flow of water. Then SWIM
ming pool, 40x1OO, will be built.
equipped with dressing rooms, show
er and plunge baths and steam rooms
A large sanitarium and a number of
cottages for use of tourists will be
erected.
Artificial Lake Planned.
The entire grounds of the reserve
will be parked and an artificial lake
covering - to Is acres, surrounded
with trees, walks, parking and shrub
berry, will be constructed. Plans I'M
der preparation call for an expendi-
ture of 100000.
When the lease expires these i'm
proved springs will be the only ones
of the kind owned by Indians in
Montana, but condition almost SIM
liar exists in wyoming BECAUSE of
the treaty with the Shoshone In
dams, made by Chief Washable, con-
tains a provision that a portion of
the water of the Thermopolis hot
springs must be available for the use
of Indians and whites for all time.
AS result the state of Wyoming has
erected large cement bath house at
Theremopolis.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12
PIONEER WHO STILL LIVES AT FAMOUS OLD CAMP OF BAAGK
TELL HOW DESPERATE BEFREMDED widow AND

Looking at him square in the face
Slade said to Smith, You are a liar,
a thief and a murderer, and the
greatest coward on earth for you
killed a man, who had two children
to support, to get his wife, and you
did not succeed, but l shall punish
you severely for it,
Saying the last word, he showed
Smith four feet away. Smith near
ly fell over on his back. Slade then
told his men to go to work. They
took Smith, tied his hands behind
him, and walked him about so feet
away to the gate beam. Slade threw
rawhide lariat around Smith S
neck, threw the end of it over the
beam and pulled him up until his
feet were elevated three feet above
the ground.
Get Bacon said Slade. So
SHADES men took the coach, as Or
dered, and went after Bacon. They
returned, stopping the coach so that
Bacon would be close to Smiths
body when he got Off AS he stepped
onto the ground he saw Smith. He
struck Smiths body about six inches
above the knee and causing it to
swing back and forth. With an oath
he said, You - - -----, will
meet you within an hour and will
whip Il out of YOU
The same kind of a rope was put
around Bacon's neck and he was
pulled up in the same manner that
Smith had been. The end of both
lariats were tieu to a post planted
in front of the gate. They were left
there all night.
"There was a man who had been
working for Plante, named Ben Car
on. He had about $1,000 in cash.
He dug the grave near the corral
fence, outside.
after the hanging, Slade and
Plante took a buggy and went down
to see Mrs Bartholomew and to tell
her what had happened and see what
she wanted to do. She said she
would like to go home to Omaha,
Nebraska. where her father and mo-
Their lived. She said there were
about 40 head of cattle, 80 head of
horses and 100 chickens on the Ba-
con and Smith ranch. Slade said to
her, You can have all if you will
hire someone to stay here oh, no,
she replied, L don't want to stay
here any longer Slade said to her,
Get ready and come down with me
to see my wife The distance was
about 100 miles. She agreed.
a Rough Burial.
Going back, Slade sold the ranch
and stock to Ben Caron for 81 900.
Next morning came the burial.
Slade took down the first man hung
and found 5000 in his pockets. In
the second mans pockets was found
$32O.75. Slade took the rope of his
man over his shoulder. Dragged him
across the corral as one would q
dead coyote The lower rail of the
fence opposite the grave was Is in
ches above ground. He pulled the
body into the grave through that
opening. The other body soon fol-
lowed. Slade walked around the cor
raj into the store. All was over.
"Slade told Mrs. Bartholomew to
get ready to go with him. She was
soon ready. Slade presented her
with 81 500 or more. One thousand
dollars of this was in gold coin.
Plante was witness. She got into
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12
STATE UNIVERSITY WILL
REMEMBER ITS BIRTHDAY

The University of Montana will OBJ
serve it's twenty-fourth birthday an
niversary next February. The cele-
bration of the quarter century CEN
tennial of the university is to be an
event of Importance and faculty
committee has already been designat-
ed to make plans for the anniversary
observance.
The third legislative assembly of
the state, in February, 1898, enacted
laws providing for the establishment
of state university, state agricul-
tural college, school of mines and a
normal college. AS all institutions
were chartered in the same month,
each will observe the quarter centen-
NAL.
1t is proposed that visiting dele
gates and speakers to the state uni
versity celebration visit Bozeman also
and attend the state college exercises
there.
The state university was opened
formally in temporary quarters In
Missoula in 1895. There were 1876
students enrolled. Last year the to-
tai enrolment, including short
course extension and correspondence
and summer session students, was
1861. In the early days of the uni
versity there were less than dozen
faculty members; now there are
more than 60. 1t is to mark this
growth in rs years that thes%cele-
bration has been arranged.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12

along in one of the coaches, always
full of passengers bound for Cali
fornia, he would call them to take a
drink. At such times he would pull
out of his pocket handful of loose
silver coin (mixed with which could
be seen poor Jules dry, wrinkled
ears), pick out enough silver to pay
for the drinks, and pocket the rest.
This occurred about every two
weeks Many passengers, upon hear
ing the story of the ears, would be
so Mortified that they would swear
never to drink with him again.
Thieves and Murderers.
Let me here tell you what l have
seen, heard and know In the month
of August, 1861, there lived, about
Is miles below Independence Rock,
Wyoming, two thieves and murder
ers. One was named Henry Bacon,
French Canadian; the other, Har-
ry Smith, a Canadian of Scotch de-
scent. They kept a station on Sweet
water river, on the California road.
Several emigrants disappeared mys-
teriously in passing these. Many
cattle and horses belonging to
neighbors were recognized in their
bands.
There lived four miles above the
Bacon and Smith place man named
Joseph Plante, wealthy French
Canadian. He had big store and
large supply of goods. Slade
could get anything he wanted there
as if it were his own place. He
thought great deal OF Plante.
tDnrinp tho cnmmnr 1871 Ra-
con and Smith hired a man named
Bartholomew, who had wife and
two children-a boy of eight and a
Smith got drunk and killed Bagthel-
anew. The latter had called him
a liar, Smith said, and no man could
do that and live. There was no wit
nesses to the affray. Two weeks
afterwards, Smith told the widow
that he could give her home. She
scorned the proposition to marry the
murderer of her husband and the ia
Their of her children. No. she re-
piled, you may kill me if you want
to, but 1 will never marry you
about ten days after this Bacon
and Smith planned to kill Plante,
who had no relatives around, and
take possession of all of his property
Plante having discovered the scheme,
wrote to Slade about it, asking his
advice. Slade replied: sit in your
store with shotgun loaded with
buck shot and shoot the first one
that tries to enter | will be there
next Friday and will fix those fell
lows. Have two rawhide lariats
ready.
"This letter was written on Tues
day. l saw it about one year later.
Sure enough, on Friday Slade was
there with four of his men and an
extra coach. Smith had been in
Plante's store about an hou trying
to raise a quarrel with Plante.
Slade ProyoEes Trouble.
"Slade was informed of all this.
He went to Smith in the store and
approaching close to him said,
Smith, you said lately that no man
could call you liar and live. Pull
out your gun, for I am determined
to tell what I think of you, and | eX-
pect to be shot The two men stood
about ten inches apart, SHADES left
hand on the right shoulder of Smith
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-10-12

the coach and went along with Slade,
her money in sacks and pillow cases.
She stayed with Mrs. Slade nearly a
month. The latter made, from her
own old clothes, enough clothes to
last the children two or three years.
Slade said to Mrs. Bartholomew, If
you could have had your father and
mother with you and stayed on the
ranch, you would have made more
money. for the ranch and stock are
we'll worth $10,000!'
'"Oh, Mr.. Slade,' she replied, the
ranch was not mine
ooh, yess, it was. After those
men killed your husband up there,
and we had put them out of the way,
everything was yours. l am a good
deal of an Indian that way. l made
those fellows pay you for the life of
your husband. The money I have
given you was not mine, but yours.
I have sold the ranch and all of the
stock to Ben Caron for $1,000 in
gold. You get the money. Caron
got the property for nothing. He will
make money there
"Slade presented to Mrs. Barth ella
new a free pass to the Missouri river
for herself and children. When she
left, Mrs. Slade gave her half Of her
own clothes. A few weeks later Mr..
and Mrs. Slade were the recipients of
a letter from the parents of Mrs.
Bartholomew full of thanks and
good wishes. Mrs. Bartholomew
kept up a regular correspondence
with her friends. Slade remained
upon his mail division, looked upon
as a demi-god by everybody. Not
one word of the above story has ever
followed Slade to Montana.
How River Was Named.
Before terminating this narra-
tive let me say that Bacon located
his ranch in 1857. He took Smith as
partner in 1859. Plante had locat-
ed his place in 1863 at what was
called the Crossing of the Lone Rock
River, this being the Indian name for
the stream because of the lone rock,
called Independence Rock, located
upon it's bank Plante came there to
build a bridge across the river.
"Before he built it, freight train
came along and forded the stream.
One wagon loaded with sugar cross
ed over last. The sand at the bottom
of the river had been pretty we'll cut
up. There was three feet of water
and quite a current. They had rails
ed the wagon box on blocks to keep
the sugar from getting wet When
the wagon got into the middle of the
stream, the horses could pull it no
farther. While they were preparing
to put on another team, the water
washed the sand from under the low
er wheels faster than from under
the upper ones. The wagon COM
menced to tip and soon over it
went. Two men grabbed a sack of
sugar each, carried it to the bank
and laid it upon the grass. The men
were saturated with melted brown
sugar Plante bought the sugar for
three dollars. When dry it was hard
as a rock, but chopping it with an
axe it became a nice article to trade
to the Indians. Pilgrims going east
and west carried the news of the
sweet water hence the name of the
river. Some went SO far as to say
that they drank of the water of the
river six miles below the ford and
il was still sweet