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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14


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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14

tam Short who has been stationed IN
RI PaSo has been ordered Temporarily
TO Fort sam Houston at san Antoine.
Tor TI'ch place Captain and Mrs Short
are leaving immediately
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he many friends OF MIS- mares
Thus, the daughter OF Mr.. and MT'.
! NJ. b">, o' LOO North paIc avenue,
received from Captain THUS yesterday
from Del ko, cNas states that lh'
Ih'"nan, have 'or the i'r't time ''n.' me-
her accident SUNDAY pronounced her
from her horse sunday IN Del Rio,
Tc>a>. where Captain Ihul, Is ST..
toned. and suffered three severe cut,
ON her head aside from some internal
injuries
y IS
Mr. Earl owen IT 600 West -Four.
tcc0lh street lei, last night to spend
the week c',d IN Dallas
3 ~ y -.
who 3, III at In, home 4i' West -Four.
M, condition /, much improved
Mr. and Mrs Jules l'Ioch and their
lttlc s"n, Jules hlock Jr, OF ~ Nc''
Eighteenth street. will leave Iuc,day
ior Houston. lc>a, Aitcr short
visit there the, viii g. to New or.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14

MIR and Mrs Harrison NJ Smith who
have been making their home Tor several
months with Mrs Smiths parents. Mr.
and Mrs Boston Wilson. no East Third
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14

The Clover Leaf club me, yc,tcrda,
for O'Clock luncheon with Mr., II \
Iurhr' l5l2 West sixteenth street Mrs
" e.. tralg wa, made q new member
at the club which will mcc, Aprl q
with Mr., \. s. Iuurrll. at her home
l2E North Hudson avenue
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14

Mr., G. ! Alexander will be- hostess
TO the Social Embroldcr, club Wedues.
dp afternoon at her home l2l7 EaN
Ninth street
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16

"That's the real calf, tell you all.
Didn't I pay it's weight in whisky.
Those men at the fair grounds
watched it every day"
A few weeks after the fair closed
Frank Conley and Rolla Duncan,
then sheriff of Lewis ana Clark coun-
ty, went to the dairyman's ranch,
paid him for the calf which landed
on A. l.. Holter's ranch with such
care and took away the ll-bIooded
registered animal, which is said to
be the best blooded animal of it's
strain in the state.
Conley then squared an old ac-
count by jobbing Finlen and Gemmell
and giving the calf to Mr.. MacNam-
ara, a partner of Thomas A. Mar
low of Helena, and among the big
cattle men of the state, with an out
fit at Big Sandy. Conley told them
about it this way:
'McNamara has the calf, Hotter
has the misguided critter that his
neighbors believe is the best thing
yet, Gemmell lost out, and Gordon
paid for the drinks
eyes, and all l got was BULL" con-
cluded Jim Finlen.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16

exposition grounds were turned into
fine permanent city park for San
Diego.
One day early in January of this
year, David Hlger, who had been
chairman of the commission appoint
ed by the governor to handle Mon
tana's interests at the exposition,
stood before the Montana building in
San Diego, thoughtfully considering
the matter of what a good ADVERTISE
ment it had been for the Treasure
state.
"Doggone it," unused Hilger to
himself, cts a shame to tear that
building down" Then, as an inspi-
ration hit him, he turned and headed
for a San Diego business acquaint-
ance whose office was nearby. we'll
just put one over on the other
states" he said to himself.
From his business friend, Hilger
learned the name of the chairman of
the city park board. At the office
of this dignitary he presented him.
self forthwith.
Say Hilger opened up on the
park board chairman, "you know that
fine Montana building down in the
park?" The chairman allowed he
knew it.
"Well," said Hilger, "it looks to
me as though it would be a real
nice thing to have it turned over to
the city of San Diego as a permanent
building in the park for a sort of
headquarters for the Montana folk
who come here every year."
"Fine idea," said the chairman,
"but will the Montana people turn
it over to the city,"
leave that to me-" replied Hilger,
and he straightWay returned to his
hotel and dispatched telegram to
Senator Clark in New York, putting
the proposition up to him. The
following morning an answer came by
wire from Senator Clark, endorsing
the suggestion and agreeing, as the
person In whose name title to the
building stood, to sign any documents
necessary to bring about the transfer.
Thereupon Hilger drew up a for
nal offer of the building and tender
ed it to the San Diego park board.
Within few days the park commits
siOners held a formal meeting, to
which Hilger was invited, and they
formally accepted the building. They
further gave a dinner in honor of
Hilger and ratified the deal amid the
clinking of glasses.
So today the Montana building
stonds as permanent headquarters
for visiting Montanans, as we'll as
permanent exhibit hall for Montana
products.
The other states tore down their
buildings and sold the material for a
few dollars to wrecking companies.
AS the city of San Diego has obligated
itself to maintain the building in the
future the whole transaction is
mighty satisfactory one for Montana,
and the credit for a cracking good
idea goes to David Hilger of Lewis
town.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16
Montana Horses on the Roll of Fame


with the eXecutioners to let Slade
ride out of the country on Yellow
hammer, and when her appeal was
rejected, cursed the mans captors.
This famous horse died from ex-
haustion a few minutes after Slade
was cut down.
Married "Gentleman Gambler"
Incidentally it might be mentioned
that Mrs. Slade afterwards married
gentleman" gambler named Kis-
kadden. To this Union was born a
talented daughter, Maude Adams, the
actress. Had the Vigilantes needed
Mrs. Slade's plea, and had "Yellow-
hammer" liver to bear the bandit
away to safety, the stage would have
been cheated of Pan" the stage
fairy, the delight of thousands of
children as we'll as grown-ups.
Tammany was one of the famous
horses produced in Montana He was
bred on Marcus Daly's Bitter Root
farm, and, when he was two years
old, won famous race and fame for
his owner at Sheepshead bay, where
he distanced the best bred two-year-
old in America
The DAILY breeding farm was, in it's
time, one of the institutions of the
state. Marcus DAILY, with millions to
play with, was the lover of horse
flesh and patron of the sport of
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16

tain Marsh described as the worst
scared man he ever saw, arrived at
the river with the main column
shortly after the wounded had been
taken aboard. He was civilian un-
der contract with the army. So COM
pletely had this man lost his head
that only by threats Of physical vio-
lence could he be quieted sufficient
ly to give attention to the wounded
Comanche. At length, however, he
extracted the bullets and arrow
heads from the horses body, and
Comanche was far along on the road
to recovery when he reached Fort
Lincoln.
After the surviving companies OF
the Seventh cavalry had returned
from the field, Comanche was made
the subject of special orders, by
which he became the particular
charge of the regiment. Under these
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16
SAN DIEGO HOME
FOR M0NTANANS
DAVID HILGER SAVES BUILDING
AS PERMANENT MONUMENT
TO TREASURE STATE.
Why Tear 1t Down? He inquiries;
Why? Says Senator Clark, Who
Paid for 1t; Why? Echoes San
Diego Park Board; So They Have
Decided To Let 1t Stand.

Because David Hilger of Lewis
town happens to be possessed of both
imagination and some good horse
sense, the people of Montana have
home in the city of San Diego, Cali
fornia.
Every winter many Montanans
journey to San Diego for a few weeks
change Of climate and breath of sea
air. Other Montanans, touring up
and down the coast, stop at San Diego
for a few days. Last year the exposi-
tion there attracted many.
Naturally, being always in the fore
front of things, Montana had an at
tractive exhibit building at the expo
sition. 1t was filled with exhibits of
the things Montana produces. 1t
happened that this building was a
gift to Montana of Senator w. A.
Clark.
When the exposition came to an end
at the close of 1915, the San Diego
people determined to keep their t'g
show open another year. at the end
of 1916 the work of demolishing the
exposition buildings began, but the
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16

kings. He conceived the idea that
the Bitter Root was especially adapt
ed to the breeding of fine race
horses. He sent hrs commissioners
to Europe where they bought the
best of racing strains. The DAILY
farm has produced many fine racing
animals, and the get of stations inn
ported by the copper magnate are all
over Montana.
Spokane Won Many Laurels.
Spokane was another historic race
horse bred in Montana. This animal
came from the farm of Noah Arm
strong, a horse fancier whose breed
ing farm was near Twin Bridges.
Spokane won laurels for himself in
a famous eastern race quarter of a
century ago, and was for several sea-
sons, speed king of his class in races
on eastern tracks.
In the heyday Of Montana racing,
Hugh Wilson, the well-known Butte
mining man, bred some good horses.
He named one for Swede Sam, the
high roller of gambling when King
Faro was licensed by the state. He
christened another colt "Billy Gem
NELL" patron of the racing game,
and good Samaritan of Butte. Both
these horses became famous ON west
ern tracks.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16

Outside of Alexander the Greats
charger, Bucephalus, there are per-
haps no horses mentioned in history
that have lived more exciting and ro-
mantle careers than some four or five
of the more famous steeds identified
with the pioneer days of Montana.
The best known of these horses to
the country at large was Comanche,
the sole living creature found on the
Custer battlefield by the relief col
umn, two days after the fight Lieu
tenant Nolan of the ill-fated troop
of Captain keogh was with the men
gathering together the dead when
he came upon the horse standing in
a ravine, covered with bullet and ar
row wounds and half-dead from loss
Of blood. Lieutenant Nolan, who
had himself escaped the fate of Gus
ter through having been on detached
service with General Terry's staff,
recognized the horse at once as Co.
manche, the "claybank" sorrel
charger of Captain Keogh, who had
perished with his troop.
Surgeon Summoned.
Lieutenant Nolan summoned DR..
H. r. Porter of Reno's command to
give the wounded animal first aid
on the field and then led him to the
steamer Far West, which was lying
in the Big Horn river at the juno
tion with the Little Big Horn to take
the wounded down to Fort Lincoln.
AS the Far West was crowded
with the wounded men who had
fought with Reno, the housing of Co
manche was difficult problem, but
with such tender interest and affec-
ton was the horse regarded by all
the soldiers and the boats crew that
most of them would almost rather
have been abandoned themselves
than to have suffered him to be de-
serted. Captain Grant Marsh, the
pilot, finally found a place for Co.
manche at the extreme stern of the
Far West between the rudders. Here
stall softly inbedded with grass was
made.
Veterinary Panic Stricken
A veterinary surgeon, whom Cap
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16

orders no man was ever to ride him
again and this injunction was strict
ly obeyed. One man from Captain
Keogh's troop was detailed to serve
as his keeper and to lead him, bridled
and saddled and draped in black, on
all occasions of regimental ceremony.
Comanche went with the Seventh cav
airy to Fort Meade, Dakota, in 1879;
thence in 1888 to Fort Riley, Kan
sas. He died in the latter year, more
than IL years after the battle of
which he was the sole living survivor
who was "in at the end" He was
buried with full regimental honors.
Horse of Vigilante Days.
Then there was the famous horse
"Yellowhammer," winner of many
races around Virginia City, when
that place was the mecca of the ar
gonaut Yellowhammer was the
property of Slade, the bandit. Slade
had bought him against the time
when it would be healthy for men
Of his method to seek other pastures.
The time came when the Vigilantes
caught Slade redhanded and con-
demned him to death. Unfortunate
ly Yellowhammer was in the Madison
valley, at a place to which Mrs. Slade
had ridden him. The wife of the
outlaw heard of the verdict of the
miners, and mounting the fleet horse,
rode over the range at breakneck
speed to rescue her robber husband.
The distance was 20 miles, up hill
and down dale, and Sheridan at Win
chester rode no faster than this dis
tracted wife. She arrived in time
to kiss her husband good-by on his
way to the gallows. She pleaded
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16
TWAIN'S PRINCE
ANDPAUPER' AGAIN
FINLEN THOUGHT HE HAD SOME
CALF, BUT ALL HE GOT
WAS BULL.
Farmer Folk Guido Themselves in
Welcoming Bovine "Royalty" That
Is Found in Unrayelment of Plot
to be Plebeian; Weight in Whisky
Traded to No Purpose.

To locate one registered Shorthor1l
calf, aged about three months, val
ued at $4,000, the gift of Walter l..
Hill, took the time, money, effort and
ability of eight Scotchmen, several
prominent Montanans, $40 worth OF
first-class 100-proof whisky, a Hell
ena dairyman, sheriff, saloonkeepe1
and stockraiser, as we'll as the COM
bined efforts of Billy Gemmell, Jim
Finlen, Frank Conley and A. L. Hol-
ter. The story came to light when
Frank Conley told what he knew of
the transaction in visit to Helena.
Walter Hill brought herd of fam
last fall. When the cattle were un-
loaded 1t was discovered that one of
the fancy COWS had given birth to a
son. Both the mother and son are
OF fine lineage, which has been traced
back for generations and found to be
blue blood in the days when William
the Great imported a few COWS from
Normandy with which to make milk
punches in an English court.
The calf was too young to travel
with the others, which were taking
prizes at many fairs throughout the
country, and Walter Hill told Mike
Gordon of Helena he could have it.
In order to care for it properly, how
ever, it was removed by Mr.. Hills
agents to dairy ranch near Helena,
and another young calf, of ordinary
calf lineage, was given to the blooded
mother.
Watched Calf Jealously.
Mike did not know of the swap
and watched what he thought was his
famous young gentleman COW with
great care. The eight Scotchmen
who looked after the herd were Gin
fluenced" by Mike every time they
visited his buffet in Helena, and it
cost Mike enough "wee draps o.
Scotch" to fill a bathtub. But the
calf was given excellent care.
In the meantime, Mike wired A. L.
Hotter of Silver Star to meet a train
at Whitehall and get the prize ami
NAL to be placed on the Jefferson
ranch. While this was going on Bill
Gemmell got busy and declared he
would get that calf for Jim Finlen's s
famous herd of buffaloes and cinna-
mon bear near Sixteen.
Mike Gordon secured silk-lined
crate for his royal hlghness and put
the cheap animal in it, shipped it to
Silver Star and the incident was ap-
parently closed. AS the calf at Sill
YER Star grew fat and lazy his mark
ing showed that he was anything but
Shorthorn and looked more like
cross between a Holstein and a gir-
affe.
Paid Its Weight in Whisky.
Hotter told Mike Gordon that he
had been "jobbed," but Mike would
not believe that he did not have the
real calf, especially when he re-
marked:
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16

fees. In Butte some lawyers call the
lower courts "justice courts for the
plaintiff" and declare the plaintiff is
hundred-to-one-sho to win. It is
also said a Helena collection agency
paid a justice $4,000 in fees in
year. A salary would enable the JUS
tices to be honest, but would they
want to be, considering the fees?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-27
Germans Deliberately
Bomb War Hospitals
Photograph Found on Capt.
ured Airman Plainly Showed
Cross on Roof

PARIS, Aug. 26.-0ce OF the hos
pitfalls behind Verdun. on which Ger
man airplanes dropped ineendiary
bombs a week ago, is at Vadelaincourt,
The fire caused By the bombs spread
rapidly TO the whole building, and the
glare showed up more plainly than
ever the large red cross painted on
the roof.
The aviator threw second bomb
which demolished a pavilion in which
were three crews of surgeons, who were
performing operations. The surgeons,
nurses and wounded were obliged t,
quit the building.
At about the same time, German
aviator attacked the hospital at Chat
eau Mont lIairons. The bomb exploded
in ward filled with wounded men,
killing one of them. Ten wounded sol.
ders were killed on the same evening
ut Bclrupt by a German shell.
Proof Of generalization on the part
Of the German authorities in making
these attacks il furnished by photo
graph found on German aviator
brought down at Dead Man Hill. Tho
photograph represented the Vadelain %.
court Hospital. with the Rcd Cross sigE
Indicated clearly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-27
Italian Fliers Burn Austrian Food;
Soldiers Starved Into Surrender
Total Losses Over 100 OO0-We Are Doing Nicely thank
You" Says Demonstrating Troops Continue
Swift Strides Toward Victory

the burning Of all the main food sup
ply stations Of the Austrians. who Tor
the past week have been starving at
many points between Tolmino and the
sea. This also accounts for the unusual
number Of prisoners and wounded.
The total losses OF the Austrlans
from all causes are reckoned at nearly
100 600. the most important Of which
in the Carso region, have not yet been
officially announced. 1t IS said that
among the losses of the Austrians are
many men Of the famous 18th Divi-
sion, popularity known as the Iron
Division"
Monte Santo, the side Of which has
been Scared by many strugg les in the
last two years, and which is known In
both armies as the spot where many
men have become heroes. was taken
by the I'd Army Corps, under General
Canello, who crossed the lsonzo at
Anhovo and swerved around the base
Of Monte Santo, thereby cutting the
Austrian line Of retreat and complete
" isolating the mountain. which for
so long had been a thorn in the side
of the Italians.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-27
West
BRITISH

LONDON. Aug 26 DAY
evening we attacked and drove the enemy
out of q portion OF the trench northeast OF
Cilemont Farm regained by hirn during Vne
morning. completely reestablishing our Tor
mer positions Later in the night the enemy
attempted a counter attack without success
In the course of the night the Portuguese
repulsed a German raiding party southeast
of Laventee.
The epemy's artillery has shown great
activity during the night east of Ipres and
in the neighborhood Of Lombaertzyds.
NIGHT-"Early this morning we attacked
and captured the enemy-s positions east OF
Margicourt on a front of over mile. Our
troops penetrated To depth OF half a mile
carrying by assault the enemy strong polhls
at Cologne Farm and Malakoh Farm. and
have established themselves on the ground
won. We. captured 136 prisoners IN 'he
course Of the operation.
hinder cover of heavy bombardment the
enemy attacked early thus morning IN the
neighbodhood of the Ipres-Menin road. using
flammenwerfer, and succeeded momentarly
in reoccupying the northwest corner OF In
yerness Copse His troops were Immediately
driven out by our counter attack ana our
positions were re-established
Fighting Of local character also took
plnce this morning southeast OF ~. JuIlen'
where we advanced our line signify. DuI-
ing the night the enemy under cover OF Il
heavy bomba rdment recsptured post taken
BIZ us on the night of August q and % west
Of Geleide Creek. southwest Of Lombaertzyde'
The hostile artillery mas been more active
than usual in the Newport sector. ,...,
Owing TO stormy weather there was niue
aerial activity yesterday until evening. when
successful artillery work was carried out by
us with airplane observation. Some fighting
took place. Three German machines were
brought down and four others were driven
down out of control. Two of our airplanes
are missing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-27
Russian Minister Held
Back Shells, Is Charge
General Yanushevich So Testi-
fees at Treason Trial of
Soukhomlinoh

PETROGRAD. Aug. 26.-General
Yanushevich, formerly chief Of Cen
eral staff. testifying before the Casa
ton Department Of the Senate at the
trial for high treason Of General Sioux
homlinoff, the former Minister Of War,
and the minister's wife. charged with
being an accomplice. drew graphic
description of the terrible position Of
the Russian army when il suddenly
found itself almost completely without
shells or rifles. Urgent demands by the
hundreds. he said. were sent to Sioux
homlinoff, but all were answered sim
ply with reassuring promises. and moth
ing was done.
Russian soldiers persisted in masses.
and, in view Of the utter impossibility
Of resisting the enemy, fled into the in
terror of the country. Knowing that
the Russians were without ammunition
the Germans frequently brought up
guns close TO the Russian positions and
bombarded at close range, working ter
riblc havoc.
Tcstifying in answer 10 this. Sioux
homlinof said that while Germany had
been preparing for war for forty years.
Russia had done virtually nothing IN
that time 10 meet such an feventuality.