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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28

in Mr.. Mahon's office at the state
capital building:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State of Montana,
County of Phillips.
Headquarters or
Milk River Valley Gun Club.
To all who shall see these presents
greeting:
Know ye: That reposing special
trust and confidence in the patriot
ISM, valor, fidelity and ability of A.
w. Mahon as high-ball hunter and
holster, and schooner sinker,
We do hereby appoint him Adj
miral of the Bowdoin Fleet of
schooner Destroyers, with perman-
ent and perpetual headquarters at
Lake BoWdoin, in the county of
Phillips and state of Montana, in the
service of the Milk River Valley Gun
club, to rank as such Admiral from
the date hereof, until such time as
the hosting of high-balls and the
sinking of schooners becomes I'M
popular.
He is therefore carefully and dill
gently to discharge the duty of Ad-
mlral by doing and performing all
manner of things thereunto belong
ing, and many things not thereunto
belonging
And we do strictly charge and re-
qulre all duck hunters, gunner
vags, hoboes, boatmen, game war;
dens, fishermen, petty high-ball
holsters and amateur schooner sink
ers under his command or in and
about Lake Bowdoin to be obedient
to his orders as such Admiral.
Given Under Our Hands, at the
headquarters at Lake Bowdoin in the
county of Phillips and state of Mon
ana, this twentieth day of July, in
he year of our Lord, one thousand
line hundred and seventeen
Attest Harry Cosner, president
IF Milk River Valley Gun club, in
charge of high-ball holsters; John
\. Tressler, chairman executive COM
nittee, in charge of schooner sink
RS; H. M. Kirton, secretary in
harge of most everything else.
The club is by no means a local
It's membership ex-
ends as far east as the Twin cities
nd as far west as Helena. In it's
membership book appear the names
# Louis w. Hill, president of the
treat Northern railway who for sew
raj seasons past has come out in
is private car, bringing along his
utomobile, and apparently enjoying
0 the fullest extent every moment
t the outing. Then Charles J. VIM
on of Minneapolis, is another far
way member, and others at dis
ance are Governor Stewart, ex-
Governor Norris, State Game War;
en- DeHart, A. w. Mahon of Helena,
nd Daddy" Minugh of Harlem.
In the autumn of 1913, 800
'orth of wild rice was sown in the
Ike by the club, with most crafty
lg results. In 1914 large guam
ty of celery seed was distributed
nd this, too, made splendid food for
lid fowl
Uncle Sam has taken two of the
ctive members-Dr. C. H. Blanken-
orn and H. A. Johnson-from the
Tub and also H. M. Kirton, secre-
ary and treasurer of it. These
entlemen are at Preside, CAL, in
ne officers training camp.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28

did not express it, regret that new
game laws had encroached upon their
liberties and hindered them from
making record, especially this year,
when so much time has been devoted
to target practice and trap shooting.
Who Were There?
However, securing 20 ducks, the
limit, seemed to furnish a hunter as
much pleasure as returning with the
larger number erstwhile, and the
lake was the scene of great activity
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28

with 10 boats on the water and hunt
shores and on the islands. 1t would
be some work to give the names of
all who exhibited 20 ducks Among
the visiting sportsmen on opening
day were Daddy" Minugh of Har-
lem, e. c. Carruth, G. e. Hibbs and
Sid Hirschberg of Havre. Louis w.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-28
ing purposes and ST
geese and ducks.

geese and ducks.
Started i'm 1910.
The Milk River Valley Gun club
dates back to 1910. Harry Cosner,
mayor of Malta and prominently
identified with the development of
northern Montana, was deputy game
warden for this district at that time,
and while thus engaged began to
agitate the formation of gun club
and made a great effort to interest
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
OBITUARY.

Johnathan Monroe Booker was born
in Hunting county, Penn, on Novem-
ber %, 1880. He was the oldest son of
Rev. Samuel and Susan Booker. He
was married to Ida Bell on September
10, 1871, who latter passed away. To
this union were born four children, two
passing away in infancy the other two
being Mrs. l.. ID. Parsons and Mrs c. II.
Adair, both of Four Mile, S. d. On
June 20, 1883, deceased was married
again to Josephine Webster Booker, and
to this marriage was born one son, We're
Webster Booker, whose address is at
present unknown.
Mr.. Booker has been a member of the
NJ. f. church since early manhood. In
1890 he and his wife moved to Hot
Springs and later to Pringe where he
has since resided. He passed away on
June 10, 1917, leaving to mourn his de.
parture his wife, three children, nine
grand children and host of friends by
whom he will be greatly missed.
Funeral services took place in the
| Pringle NJ. l.. church on June 20th and
interment was made in the Pringle Gem
etery, Rev. j. Herbert Spencer, officiat
| inp
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
ADOPTS TEXT BOOKS.

The Custer county text book commits
sion which meets every five years, was
in session at the court house in this city
one day last week. There were present
the board of county commissioners, the
county auditor, county superintendent
Of schools, Arsene Hesnard, of Hermosa,
and Mrs. Carlson. The board adopted
the following text books for the schools
of Custer county for the next five years:
Readers-B Blodgett Readers, to 7 in
elusive; Young * Fields, Perry & Price.
thmetic-Laurel Fundamentals of
Aroth, l. 2, 3, Guhins Prac. Meth.
Example Book /, ., 3; Milne Arith.;
Wentworth Essentials.
Physics-Conns.
Geographies-Brigham & McFarlan
Speling-Hunts Prog.
History-Montgomery's.
Grammars-Pearson q Kirchway;
Potter, Jeske Gillett.
Dictionery-We Webster's Elementary.
Civil ohnson's Civil
Gov. of S. d. and the Nation Ransom g
Civil Gov. of U. s. and S. d.
Drawing-Prang system.
nmanship-Palmer Method.
S. ID. History-Johnson's S. ID. A re-
public of Friends.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
PRINaLE PARAGRAPHS.
June 81, 1917.

Juue Il, 1911.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden went to Hot
Springs Tuesday.
Miss Vivian Adair is staying few
days with Mrs. Booker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Young autoed
over from Dewey Friday.
Ruby McAdam returned to her home
Wednesday from Hot Springs.
Will and Myrtle Carter arrived from
Kansas City Monday morning.
Mrs. Mary Rice arrived op the Bur-
lington Monday evening from Rockford.
Nearly everyone around Pringle took
in the races in Hot Springs last Thurs
day and Friday.
Stanley Callan, accompanied by Cy
Robbins and James Demereau autoed tc
Hot Springs Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Parsons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Adair were in Pringlt
Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mr.
| Booker.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Booker died suddenly Tues
day evening. While he had been ailine
for some time, his death was a shock tC
his family and friends. The body wa:
laid to rest in the Pringle cemetery
Wednesday afternoon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
COAL COIN G. UP,

Ira 5. Bowker states that he has re-
ceived notice from the coal operators in
the Sheridan field that the price of coal
will be boosted another six bits or dol
lar ton on July lst The reason given
is that the miners have received an in
crease in wages and that the railroads
have advanced the freight rates. This
is another illustration of how the ulti-
mate consumer gets it in the neck. The
miners get little raise, and the Sher-
idan coal companies and the railroads
raise the price about dollar a ton and
cut up the difference--and the consumer
pay all of the freight. Newcastle News
Journal,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
MOTAHNIS.
THE RDGEMoNP OIL FIELD.

Conservative estimates by competent
oil men give the capacity of the Norbeck
& Nicholson oil well as 500 barrels per
day. The well is now capped and under
control. Considerable trouble is oc.
casioned by the water that has been
encountered, but that condition will
soon be remedied and drilling will be
resumed for the lower lying strata of oil
sand. Strenuous efforts are being made
by outside parties to obtain leases in the
field and the excitement is beginning to
spread all over the west. The Enter
prise had long distant call from promi-
nent people at Sioux City, Iowa, in re-
gard to the newly discovered oil strike,
showing that people, even at that dis
tance, are becoming interested. AL
ready surveys and estimates for pipe
line to Edgemont have been completed
1t is the judgment of those who are en-
titled to know that such pipe line will
cost in the neighborhood of 100000 1t
would be built so as to take care of all
the production of the Edgemont field
Edgemont Enterprise.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
CAMP SHAW N EE.

Camp Shawnee is delightfully."- situated
in secluded spot near lake on big
estate half mile from Grsndview, Mis-.
souri,. Here for a week Misses Hazel
and Ruth Bailey have been attending a
Camp Fire Guardians convention un-
der the direction of DR.. Luther Gulick
founder and presiden. of the Camp Fire
organization. Regular army tents ac-
commodated the thirty ak Guardians
who attended, some of whom were at
tracted from South Dakota, Colorado
and even Florida, to enjoy camp life for
a few days in the atmosphere of friendly
helpfulness created by the spirit of the
Camp Fire, and to hear the practical
and inspiring talks by DIR. Gulick who
is giving his entire time to this work
Among the varied interesting events
of the week were the military drill be-
fore breakfast each morning, eight girls
in squad with a captain, tent inspec-
ton which brought forth much friendly
rivalry, the tents being judged each day
on different points such as convenience,
neatness, homelikeness, etc. At ten
o'clock DR.. Gulick talked on Camp Fire
activities, and their significance, follow
ed by time for conferences and singing
of Camp Fire songs before dinner As
team work was the keynote of the con-
vention, each girl took her turn serving
washing dishes and leaving the bunga-
low in order. Even such prosaic duties
were fun when they sang, "there are
dishes to do, cooking to do, mending to
do, and something for you, yes, some-
thing for you, Oh plenty for you, so get
busy, get busy, get busy"
Quiet hour at two O'Clock gave oppor-
tunity for meditation or rest for the nat
ure enthusiasts who arose at dawn to
study birds or sat on the hilltop too late
at night learning the consultations and
the mystery Of the heavens. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was devoted to
handcraft work, first aid demonstra
tions, lectures on Dietetics, and swim
ming. Supper was usually at the end of
a hike or at least outdoors, followed by
the best time of the day, the gathering
about the fire to exchange Camp Fire
experiences, discuss problems and live
for time in the spirit Of the friendly
blaze.
Saturday a contest was held, the occu
pants of different tents vieing with each
other in original Camp Shawnee songs,
squad drill, outdoor cooking devices and
stunts. BY united effort a wonderful
outdoor fireplace had been built to COM
memorate the spirit of the week at Camp
Shawnee, and about this Friendship
Fire" the camp closed in a Grand Cere-
monial. Such short week, but those
who had met as strangers, parted from
Camp Shawnee friends.
M0TAHNIS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
COOPERATIVE STORE
To be Organized in the Very Near Future
Under the American Rochdale
League Plan.
A Statement by ID. W. Davis.

For more than year past | have been
discussing with individual farmers and
consumers in general the need, the ad-
visibility, and the practicability of a
Cooperative Store in Custer.
The system which have discussed
has been "The American Rochdale
League" system. This League has its
headquarters in the Mcknight Building,
Minneapolis. Having made somewhat
of study of cooperation | am con.
yinced that The American Rochdale
League is the most reliable force for
organizing cooperative companies in
this age.
During the past two years a number
of stores have been organized in the
Black Hills and Western South Dakota.
Today at Buffalo, Sorem, Nisland, Stur.
gis and Rapid City, successful co-opera-
tive stores have been organized by the
American Rochdale League, and Mr.. +.
NJ. Tousley, of Sl2 Mcknight Building,
10
During the past decade the League
has became well known because of its
valuable services rendered in Mime
sofa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and
other Western States. There are at
present, in addition to organized stores,
a number of contracts in and about the
Black Hills waiting which will be filed
as soon as one organizer Of The Ameri-
can Rochdale League can get time to get
to them. Our own town of Custer is
among them. In very few days, in
company with an experienced repre-
sentative of the American Rochdale
League, will call on the respective farm
ers and residents of this community and
explain more fully the undeniable
merits of store organized in this
fashion
Cooperation is good if it is co-opera-
tioa, but there are Cooperative Agen-
cies that do not cooperate, and there
are Cooperative Agencies which do CO.
operate. The American Rochdae League
has been well tried out. 1t is a system
which is thoroughly cooperative.
We have taken more than a year to
study the American Rochdale, and are
thoroughly convinced of soundness and
efficiency. Those who go into store
company under this plan will go in with
their eyes open and will make no mis-
take.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
COMPENSATION LAW
Provisions Apply to Municipal Corpora
tions or Political Division in
South Dakota.

Pierre, June 15.-The South Dakota
workmen's compensation law which
goes into effect July /, is intended as fan
as possible to take the place of the old
common liability law in cases of suit OF
Injured workmen against their employees
Under the law every employer Oi
labor, regardless of the number of his
employees, is placed automatically under
the law the first of July, except farm
and agricultural laborer, casual laborers,
domestic servants, railroad employees
engaged in interstate or foreign com.
merce, those provided fog by compensa-
ton under the laws of the United states
The provisions of the law shall apply
to the state, and any municipal corpora
ton within the state, or any political
division thereof, and to employees
thereof.
After July l every employer and ev-
cry employee shall be presumed to have
accepted the provisions OF the law to
pay and accept compensation for per-
sonal injury or death by accident. Any
employer who does not wish to come
under the provisions of the law may
except himself by giving the proper
notice to his employees and to the state
industrial commissioner. When an en-
ployer elects not to operate under the
law, in any unit at law he cannot de-
fend himself on any of the following
grounds: /, That the employee was
negligent; 2, that the injury was caused
by the negligence of fellow employee
3, that the employee had assumed the
risk of the injury. If an employee
elects not to operate under the law, in
any suit for recovery the employer may
avail himself of either of the defenses
above stated in his defense
Notice of exemption shall be posted
in conspicuous place in the shop or
office Of the employer in a form pre-.
scribed by the Industrial commissioner
Benefits payable under the law are
not to exceed 90 per cent of the weekly
wage of the employee, nor more than
Sl2 per week, depending upon the ma.
ture of the injury. The waiting period
of no compensation is two weeks, but
if the disability continues for eight
weeks or longer the compensation is
computed from the date of injury. The
employer must provide for the aid and
medical service, but not to exceed the
amount OF Sl00
In case of death four times the aver
age annual earnings will be paid but
not less than 81, 800 nor more than
$1,000.
Every employer subject to tire pro-
vision of the law must furnish the in
dustrial commissioner with evidence
that he has complied not later than Au-
gust /, 1917.
The administration of the law will be
in the hands of the industrial commits
sioner at Pierre, and all correspondence
and matters in connection with the
operation of the law should be address,
ed to him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
Bucharest in Wartime.

You pop out of bed like a jack-in-a-
box. throw on an overcoat, try to lace
up shoes without turning on the light,
and with people scurrying along the
hallway and shrapnel banging over
head, it is quite easy to believe that
the Zeppelin is by now sailing square
ly over the hotel. IL 1t Is only an air.
plane, the bomb will probably go
through the roof. explode on the at
tic floor. blow that and the floor below
pretty well to pieces, and perhaps send
only a few fragments through the
next-with a couple Of stories over
head, you are probably all right. With
q Zeppelin, on the other hand, and 500
pounds of high explosives falling for a
mile or two, anything may happen
From "Roumania Learns What War
Is" by Arthur Ruhl, in Golfers
Weekly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

The officers elected by the Grand
Lodge of Masons and Grand Chapter Of
the Order Eastern Star at Hot Springs
last week were as follows:
The Grand Lodge A. F. & A. NJ. Off
GERS elected for the ensuing year are as
follows; Fred II. Rugg, Rapid City,
Grand Master w. b. Burr, Selby, Dep
uty Grand Master; John III. McCord
Pierre, Grand Warden; w. II. K. Whar-
ton, Mitchell, Junior Grand Warden
John c. Bryan, Grand Treasurer Geo.
A. Pettigrew, Sioux Falls, Grand Secre-
tary; Benz. F. Ives, Grand Lecturer
Huron; Rev. Edward Ashley, Aber-
deem, Grand Chaplain; Chas. L. Brock.
way, Sioux Falls, Grand Orator Ed.
Calvin, Senior Grand Deacon f. A.
Little, Hot Springs, Junior Grand Dea.
con. Also a number of appointive Off
GERS.
The Order of Eastern Star elected
Grand Officers as follows: Mrs. Flor
ence Hoon, Grand Matron, Mitchell
Chas. G. Cone, Grand Patron, Sioux
Falls; Mrs. Angie l.. Williamson, Grand
Secretary, Madison; Mrs. Jessie ii
Wendell, Grand Treasurer, Aberdeen
Mrs. Florence Howell, Grand Conduc-
tress, Frederick Mrs. Bessie Anderson
Associate Grand Conductress, Canton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
TWO NEW AUTO LAWS ARE
EFFECTIVE ON JULY FIRi

Two laws effective July lst will be of
interest to auto drivers.
Motor drays and motor delivery wa
CONS which have heretofore been ex-
empted from paying state auto licenses
will after July lst be required to pay
the regular fee, procuring the numbers
in the same way as is done for the ordi-
nary car. A full years license will have
to be paid for the remaining six months
of the year.
Another law which will command at
tention from automobile owners reads
as follows:
Every driver of electrically lighted
motor vehicles shall equip such vehicle
with headlight lenses or DINNERS which
ditfuse the light so as not to permit a
glare from such headlight to be thrown
into the eyes of persons approaching
such motor vehicle or being approached
by il.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
Wanted the Usual Reward.

Ethel had been singing songs In a
kindergarten entertainment, and after
each rendition she had received hearty
applause. The next evening her moth
er had company. and she asked Ethel
IL she would not sing one Of her songs
for the guest. Ethel complied with the
request, and when she had finished the
woman thanked her and complimented
her on her voice. But Ethel was un-
satisfied. IF you likes it," she COM
planned, "why don't you clapT"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23
Averse TO Letter Writino.

It Is said of Lloyd George, the Brit
ish premier, that he greatly dislikes to
write letter, and that he yields to
this aversion to such degree that a
large number of letters addressed to
him go unanswered. He is quoted as
having expressed the opinion that an
unanswered letter answers itself In
time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23

THE Kleemann House has been re-
opened for the accommodation of the
public. 1t has been repapered and
painted throughout and its name chang
ed to Commercial Hotel" Mrs. Millie
Beatty is the new manager,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-06-23

Uncle Jimmie McGuigan was Bur.
lington passenger to Hot Springs Thurs
day evening,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-08
Ashland
Lodge
No. 23
LOCAL and PERSONAL
A. #.
and
A. M.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Loveland re-
turned last night from a three
weeks holiday visit with friends and
relatives at San Francisco and Los
Angeles. incidentally they brought
back with them the latest dances as
taught by leading exponents of the
art in the cost metropolises.
Buy your gasoline at the Ashland
Garage. 1t
Miss Helen Barrows Albro Of Los
Angeles, niece of Mrs. Henry George
Gilmore, is visiting her aunt and
uncle at Elderlea, their home on
Scenic Drive. Miss Albro is en- route
TO her former home in Boston and
will visit Newport, Ore, and Montreal,
Canada.
Have your overhauling done at the
Ashland Garage. 1t
The management of the Natator-
ium will give a grand masquerade
ball Friday night, January II, at the
Nat. Everyone invited. 66-2t
Miss Beatrice Miller returned Fri
day to San Jose, Cal, where she is
attending the California normal
school after spending a brief visit
with relatives here.
Elbert Farlow, Glen Simpson and