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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
To Let-tiOuseS and Rooms

UPPER FLAT AT ~ SPRING ST.
Apply at Mrs. Foggs, Summer street,
Augusta. mayl9dtf
TWO ROOMS NICELY FURNISHED
for light housekeeping; also one large
front room down stairs. ls5 Cony street.
jlyl0d3t'
r RNIs ED ROOMS NICE
rooms for light housekeeping, very con-
venient and pleasant electric lights. flush
closet and shed Call al 80 Capitol ST,
City. jlylodlw1
MY HOUSE AT % CHILD ST, CON-
sisting Of rooms and bath; furnace,
hardwood floors. large veranda, garage
abe address f HarrS Vcl Buskey Winthrop
Me, r. F. D. o. or inquire at 2 Child st:
for the key july9dtf
FURNISHED ROOMS, BY DAY OR
week; $50 per week. Inquire Oh Cony
St, right-hand door, Augusta. july1d6t'
PLEASANT SUNNY RENT, ALSO
rooms to let, 81 State St. Mrs. H. W:
Percival. jlyld6t'
UPPER SIX ROOM FLAT 8 CROSS
street. near Togus car line, slloJ. Tel
10s7-W. jnl3dtf
PLEASANT ROOMS, SUITABLE FOR
light light housekeeping;, Bath and telephone phone
T sros minutes walk to co Mater St s Te
365-R july6d6t"
5 ROOMS. FURNISHED OR UNFUR-
nished. for family of two. GAG Water
street, Gardiner, Me. Jiy6dot'
VACATED ABOUT AUG. I, SEVEN
room bungalow. Steam heat furnished,
all modern conveniences. Deehans 9. ~
State St, Augusta. july5dtf
SUITE OF FURNISHED FRONT
rooms for light housekeeping; also single
room suitable for one or two; an con con
Augusta House, Augusta july5dtr
"a COTTAGE HOME OF EIGHT
rooms and bath, all modern conveniences,
at % Stone st. H. G. Barker. jly4dtt
FLAT-FIVE ROOMS AND BATH,
good location. Inquire at "a Oak ST.
FURNISHED ROOM AT 1923 STATE
ST. Miss West. Tel. 1032-W. july2dtf
VERY DESIRABLE TENEMENT
over Bither's store. Bay window, fine out
look, electric lights, sl6 per month. In
quire at DR.. McDavid's office July2itf
ON WEST SIDE, ROOMS AND
first-class family, without small children
preferred; minutes to Water street. w.
d. Hutchins, Augusta Trust Bldg. Tel:
431W. luly2dtf
ONE TENEMENT ON GROVE
street, with bath, electric lights, hard
wood floors, in good repair. one smali
tenement with bath and lights rent low.
! One steam-heated office newly finished,
good location. Two rear offices at rea-
sonable rent. Augusta Real Estate Asso-
citation. july2dtf
CONVENIENT RENT, ROOMS, z
Gage Street Place. Apply E. Z. Park
man. telephone li6-Y Augusta Jn2Sdtt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11

west shore of Lake CobboSseecontee.
; Sanhorn. Lake View Inn, r. r. d. No.
~ Gardiner, or j. $. Fraul, 80 Maiden
lane y. Y. City. Liberal reward.
july9d6t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
Lost
a $50 BILL BETWEEN CITY HAL

either on Water street or way 10 Togus,
Saturday night. Reward. Leave at Jour
IA! o'fce. Augusta. july9d3t*
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
SKOWHEGAN NEWS

Regular July Term Of Probate Court Session This Week
To Audit Books at State Womans Reformatory
in Grange Neutrality-suspicious. Campaign Through Somerset
Open Rooms of Local Branch of American Fund for Freeh
Wounded-Loca Boy Do Service in CHARACTERIZATION Of
First Baptist Pasor-Market Prces-Reformatory Board
Meets
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
Live Shoe Store For Sale
IN KENNEBEC COUNTY


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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
New Advertisements TOday

New Advertisements Today
For Sale-House.
FOR ssle-Restaurant.
For Sale-Bay mare.
wznted-Bookkeeper
Wanted-Capableg girl.
For Sale-Lawn chair.
FOR sale-Refrigerator.
wanfed--K itchen man.
Wanted Chambermaid
For Sale-Cadillac Eight.
wanted-Men to cut wood.
FOR Sale-White Rock pullets.
Wanted-Position as caretaker
u let-Cottage at Cohbossee.
For Sale-White Wyandotte hens.
For sale-Gragrophone and records.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11

GRAPHOPhONE WITH
about 100 records. Cost $50. will sell for
BIO, Everything new. Apply Peter Kan
daNng, l34 Water street, Hallowell.
julyl1d3ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11

SEEKERS OF HOMES. IF THEY
are interested in the proposition of pur-
chasing on easy instailments lot ada
cent to the electric road, and to city
water and sewer. near Augusta line, with
subsequent financial assistance in build
ing their home. address w. II. Perry. s.
Second street. Halowell, Me. apr2ldtf
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20

and there built a trading post which
they named Fort Standoff, in COM
memoration of their experience with
the marshal. While the place was
being built, the teams were kept
busy hauling trade goods and pro-
visions from Fort Benton. and with
the coming of the winter the Black
feet, Bloods and Piegans gathered
on the Belly and Old Mans rivers,
according to an agreement they had
made with Kipp. The country was
black with buffalo, and by the time
spring came the warehouse held
5000 fine robes and more than 1000
small skins, while the trade room
was bare of goods.
Some Surprising Results.
Kipps invasion of the Hudson Bay
company's territory, as will be seen
later, had some surprising results
The building of Fort Standoff proved
to mark an important epoch in the
history of the Dominion.
The arrival of the Fort Standoff
robes in Fort Benton caused great
excitement. The season at Benton
had been an extremely Improbable
one. Under the watchful eye of
Marshal Harding, traders had been
unable to make move, and they
lost no time in preparing to invade
the north country, as Kipp had so
successfully done. Before summer
had we'll started, plans were afoot by
others to do some trading north of
the line during the coming winter
The leader of the second eXpedi-
ton was John j. Healy, one of the
bravest and most picturesque char
acters of the northwest. He was lat
er many times sheriff of Chouteau
county, and still later the leading
trader Of Dawson City, Alaska, where
he made and lost million dollars.
Following Kipps arrival at Ben
ton, some Red river halfbreeds came
in and brought word that the factor
of the Hudson Bay company at Fort
Calgary had sworn vengeance
against the American invader of his
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20

ton out Of business for two years as
a trading center, besides seriously af-
fecting the Hudson Bay company s
trade with the Blood Indians.
Joe Kipp, who died at Browning
in December, 1913. was one of the
most picturesque and interesting fig
from the time of his birth at Fort
Union in 1S47 until the Buffalo dis
appeared from the prairies in 1880.
The son of James Kipp, the famous
factor for the American Fur COM
pany, who came to what is now Mon
tana in 1928, Joseph Kipp was the
unquestioned king of the Indian
traders during the later years the
trader was in his glory. He was the
friend and counsel of the Blackfeet,
and lived among them till his death.
A detailed story of his life would ri
val the adventures of Kit Carson, but
the complete story of Joe Kipp can
never be written, for he was close
mouthed and uncommunicative con-
cerning himself, resembling in that
respect Jim Bridger, so little of
whose life is known.
1t was in the early 70's that Kipp
performed his spectacular coup in
the fur trading game, which dealt a
serious blow to both the trading
posts at Fort Benton and the Hudson
Bay companys trading across the
Canadian line, and which caused the
dominion government to organize
and send west the first contingent of
the famous Northwestern Mounted
Police, the finest mounted police
body that ever existed.
In those days Fort Benton was the
only settlement of any Importance on
the Missouri river west of Sioux City,
Ia, and the only one on the plains
country of Montana. There was the
old fort, built in 1856, and strung
along above it in row, facing the
river, were a few log and adobe
buildings and shacks, the stores of I.
G. Baker & Co., r. G. Power & Bro
ther, Murphy, Neil & Co., j. d. Wea-
therwax, the Overland hotel and
few combination saloons and gamb-
ling halls. But, small as the settle
ment was, it was the headquarters
for all the traders of the country and
the center of the great fur trade of
the northwest. The steamboats, that
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20
CONVICT POSES
AS M0NEYED MAN
OUT OF PENITENTIARY THREE
DAYS HE RUNS AMTCK
WITH CHECK BOOK.
Buys Entertainment and Automobile
in Butte; Rides to Dewey and Pur-
chases Hotel; Entertains All Dew
ey Residents and Disappears; Of
ficers want him.

one day last week, j. G. Madden
after serving a term in the peniten
tlary, was released. He had be
haved himself during his confine
ment and has won the communion
of sentence that is the lot of all gool
convicts, if there are such individ-
uals.
He went to Butte and possessed
himself of the check book of a Miles
City bank. Posing as the son of g
rich Custer county cattle baron, he
began to issue checks and enjoy life
For a couple Of days he cut a wide
sWath in cabaret life and where the
lights shine brightest.
Needed Auto.
He decided that he needed an auto
mobile. He was introduced to the
agent of the Wyllis-Knight, and
bought car, paying for it with a
check. He hired chauffeur, and
paid him 500 salary in advance, also
by check.
He decided that he would make a
trip out into the country. He mo-
tored to Dewey, a little mining camp
south of Butte The Dewey hotel
that he stopped at appealed to him,
and he bought it, after casual inves-
tlgatlon OF its earning possibilities
lie gave the owner a check for So =
500 and took possession
1t Was a Gay Night.
To celebrate his new possession
and get acquainted with the good
people of Dewey he gave an "open
house entertainment. and invited
everyone in the town to be his guests.
All the food that was consumed and
the liquors that were drank came
from the stores which he took over
when he purchased the hotel. 1t was
the gayest night in the history of
the town. Deweyites were congratu-
lating themselves on the acquisition
of such live wire as Madden. There
was talk of electing him mayor of the
town as soon as he had acquired a
legal residence.
In the cold gray dawn of the fol-
lowing morning Madden gave his
chauffeur instructions to drive the
car back to Butte. He said he would
run in later by train. The chauffeur
departed for Butte and on his arrival
there was arrested, but later re-
leased.
Madden has disappeared and the
sheriffs' officers of many counties
are looking for him. In three or four
days of liberty his purchases totaled
something like $4,000, all of which
goes to show the broad and liberal
manner in which business is conduct
ed in Montana. Madden is said to
like Deer Lodge.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20
M0NTANAR0OKY MARINE
PLEASED WITH SERVICE

"No wonder the United States ma
rines are the finest soldiers in the
world writes Ed Stanley, formerly
OF the repertorial staff of the Butte
Post and now on Mare Island with
the United States marine training
barracks. Mr.. Stanley is graduate
of the University of Montana In
part, Mr.. Stanley says, after explain
ing that number of the boys were
in San Francisco for two days holi-
day.
'Montana's marines have made an
impression on the island. Nearly
100 Montanans are here. They are
making good at the job of learning to
be soldiers.
'In the July field meet five of
them scored heavily. Four Of them
Dutch Moulthen, Harden, Bailey
and myself were from Butte.
Friends would not know us now,
tanned as we are beyond all recogni-
ton and hardened like gridiron ath-
letes. We are working daily in the
sun, wind and rain to learn the diff
Guilty of being marines.
"The camp resembles huge foot
ball training camp, there are so many
college athletes and so much athletic
activity. The men spend their time
when not drilling playing loome on
gridiron field.
"You should see us scrubbing
clothes. Every man has to do his
own laundry. It is a sight which
would fill the home folks with joy.
There is but one way and time to do
everything from washing clothes to
cleaning our teeth.
''The spirits are all high and we
and anxious to cross the Atlantic"
In his letter Mr.. Stanley, who is
also a member of the Butte Univer-
sity club, conveys his kindest regards
to all his friends here.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20

Up on the Blackfeet reservation,
the old warriors of the tribe, whose
recollections of the Buffalo running
days are their most cherished possess
sions, like to seek for the moment
forgetfulness of the condition of
starvation and suffering, into which
many of them have been forced by
the Indian department of the govern
ment, in living again those years of
their pride and glory on the open
prairie. And one of the stories the
old men like to tell is how Joe Kipp
and Johnny Healy defied the Hudson
Bay Fur company, invaded Canada
and built Fort Standoff and Fort
Whoop-up, getting practically all of
the trade of the Blackfeet Indians for
buffalo robes and putting Fort Ben
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20
Montana's Population Nears the Million Mark
Say the Federal Governments Census Experts

ingston and Dillon are bidding for
the places just vacated by the larg-
er centers, and close after these
towns in growth come such ccnters
as Roundup, Plentywood, Glasgow,
and other places too numerous to
mention.
Here Come the New Ones
The development along the High
Line and the Milwaukee has been
rapid. The whistling post of yes
teryear has grown into the prosper
ous, populous town of today, with
electric lights, water works, paving
and all the conveniences of modern
metropolitan life. 1t is getting to
be far cry from the old west when
towns must hold cowboy shows
and stanpedes in order to recall
the life of few years ago. Four
shows of this character were held
IN as many Montana cities this
summer.
Everywhere there is growth and
expansion. Implement dealers as
sert that Montana has purchased,
this year, twice as many tractors
as any other state in the northwest.
But to get back to the near mil
lion estimate of Montana's popula-
ton by the experts of the census
bureau at Washington. If the ex-
treme northwestern states Montana
ranks, according to this estimate,
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20

Immediately after Washington, the
leader, which is given credit for a
population of 1,1oo,855. After
Montana come North Dakota, with
7Oo, 1872; South Dakota with &C.,
$50, and Oregon o75,0o2. The only
other western states which may
have led Montana are California
and Colorado Other western
states which Montana leads are
Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada
and Arizona. The Associated Press
story, from which this is written,
confined it's figures to the extreme
northwestern states.
Registration the Basis.
The population estimates are inn
provised figures reached by con-
sidering the number of registrants
in each subdivision as 9.32 per
cent of the population, since the to-
tai number registered, 9,65o,3S2
was 9.32 per cent of the total esti-
mated population, 1O3,o35,3 800. The
process resulted in large dummy
showing for cities with
war industries where there has
been a recent inflow of workmen
without their families. Since the
figures are based on the number
of men available for military serv-
ice, however, officials consider the
estimates fair as basis for appor-
tionment.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20

The population of Montana is
rapidly approaching the million
mark. The estimate of the census
bureau of the federal government
lust issued in connection with the
conscriptive drawing for the army
of French liberation, places the
population of the state at o52,47S
souls. or 47,572 short of 100000
people.
If this estimate is correct the
states population should pass l.
100000 within the next II months.
The estimate of the state bureau of
publicity and agriculture, made by
Seth Maxwell last fall, was that the
state contained at that time $4,000
people. The federal estimate would
indicate that the states population
has increased over 100000 during
the past year.
There has been tremendous
movement into Montana during the
past year. The rural districts have
been fairly flooded with homeseek-
ers and landbuyers, and it is safe
to assume that the great bulk of
the population increase occurs in
the country sections. Hundreds of
thousands of acres of land have
been acquired by purchase, and
practically every acre of land
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20

take chance on being south of the
line. l arrest you all for having H.
quor in your possession in the Indian
country"
kipp laughed. You have no proof
that we are not north of the line.
We take a chance that we are in
Canada, and there are five OF us
and one Of you. Right here we stand
you Off"
Harding argued and threatened,
but his words were wasted, and he
no doubt realized the weakness OF
his position. He suddenly wheeled
his horse and rode back on the trail.
Later, when the line was surveyed,
the spot where he had tried to make
the arrest was found to be 800 yards
south of the line.
Kipp went on north to Belly river
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20
Silver Bows Assessment.

This years assessment figures for
Silver Bow county are $77,942,130,
an increase of $20,000,000 over the
assessment for 1916, which was $751;
l7S,915. To the amount for this
year must be added the railroad val
uation, amounting to about $3,00O,-
900, bringing the total up to about
$81, 100000.
The assessed valuation for the
city Of Butte is more than $3,000,00O
more than it was for the preceding
year.
1t was in the mining industry in
particular where the county scored
its greatest gain, the net proceeds of
the mines reaching $44,2SO,5O0, as
compared with $27,656,125 for 1916.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20

worth homesteading has been filed
upon. All this means increase in
population.
How Cities Have Grown.
The cities and large centers of
population have gone forward at
an amazing rate. In this respect
Butte leads, with a population close
around $4,000, although some esti-
mates are as large as 100000. The
Flat, great stretch of country ly-
ing below the mining city, with
practically no population at all a
few years ago, has been turned into
one of the best residential districts
of the great camp. Residences,
built as closely as they should be,
stretch out south three or four
miles, and it is estimated that this
section of the city alone contains
25,OOO people.
The growth of Great Falls dur
ing the past two years has been one
of the remarkable urban develop
ments of the state. Optimists place
the city's population at 10000; the
pessimistic at $1,000. 1t certainly
is a city teeming with people, and
is expending with great rapidity.
The same conditions prevail in
Billings, Missoula, Anaconda, Lew
istown and all the larger centers of
the state, while Miles City, Havre,
Kalispell, Glendive, Bozeman, Liv-
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20
Likes Our Constitution,

Swans John Swanson appeared be-
fore the federal court in Helena the
other day and was admitted as a cit-
zen, renonucing all allegiance to the
king of Sweden. He said he had
read the constitution of the United
States several times and 1t struck
him as being pretty good document.
beating anything they had in Swe-
den.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-07-20
WHEAT $3.50 PER
BUSHEL

1t is being proposed that the Govern
ment fix the price for wheat this fall
at $3.50 per bushel At this price, there
will be splendid profit to the farmer.
The demands of this country for grain
and foodstuffs of all kinds is going to
be unprecedented-we not only have to
feed our own people but the allied Eu-
ropean countries as we'll. 1t is a pa
triotic duty and not single acre
should be allowed to remain idle.
THE BANKING CORPORATION OF
MONTANA, Helena, Montana, with it's
large resources stands ready to assist
farmers who may need financial help
Write them for information.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-17

I concluded Ia let him 90 with something
by which to remember me.
We stopped AZ the first Opportunity and
iclephoned my wife that Josephine was
safe and sound.
To think it over. wasn't that change of
name 4 clever MI. WI thinking on the part
of a bright girl! ! don't quite see what
else could have served 10 warn a. without
exciting the suspicion Of her captor~.
And where did Josephine pick mp the
legal word! Possibly there may be Il clue
in the fact that z very short time after
ward she became engaged u Il young limb
of the law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-17
A Difficult Question.

Catherine seemed such a reliable girl
that Mrs. Moran had no hestitancv in
leaving her in charge of the children while
she went for a long drive.
'IIow did they behave during my alb
sence?" She asked on her return.
beautifully. madam Catherine re-
piled, but IN the end they fought terri
bly,"
"Why on earth did they fight!"
"To decide which was behaving best
Exchange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-17
THE TURN OF TIE KALEIDOSCOPE
IN RUSSIA.

Tbs fine Teuton hand had been dis
cernible IN the progress of events in Rus
STA for some time. Former Premier Stur-
mer was the willing tool of Germany, and
the weak. though wcIl-intenlioned ear
was a. wax in his hands. But Meinhcer
Sturmer languiSheS in "A Russian prison
today. Nicholas wears his crown no longer
and Russia j. true To her allies.
NichOla, was never an emperor in spir-
il. anvway-never of the stuff of which
true rulers of men are made. A. 4 pri-
vate gentleman. he would have made a
great success. bat he has always appeared
ont Of place IN the imperial palace of
Petrograd.
II reports from Russia he true. there
Will be 4 far more vigorous adminI~tra-
ton of Russian affairs under the new
regime. There will he no more half heart
ed measures with regard to the war. The
underground passage between Petrograd
and Berlin will be- closed and sealed up.
The var will be- pushed and the end Of the
European conflict may be FASTENED by the
shortening OF Nicholas reign.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-17

Since the government has aid the
farmers with cheap money, why should
il not extend it, good offices also To 9TH
or citizens who. harried with debt. and
with ample security To offer. yet cannot
interest! We are glad To see the farmers
get a helping hand. but there are others
who need Il lift occasionally also. Why
should other people who are endeavoring
earnestly and with every honest inten-
ton 10 make a living not be- entitled to
some sort of encouragement?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-17
SATURDAY, MARCH IL, 1917.
THE FLAG MUST BIZ RESPECTED
aAC..la.. 80

THE FLAG MUST BE RESPECTED.
Guilty
This verdict pronounced by the jury IN
the ease of the Social Revolutioni,ts who
burned an American flag last June j. Just.
Ii is timely.
Pastor Bouck White and his followers,
calling themselves Americans, but adver-
Using themselves much more blatantly 10
pillars of the so-called Church of Social
Revolution. undertook n part of their
ceremonies last summer 10 burn the flags
OF all the nations which they could east
into the melting pot of socialism. When
they attempted To throw in "Old Glory
the crowd stopped them. Their arrest,
conviction and punishment followed. And
every true American agrees that they de-
served heavier punishment than the law
preScribeS IN their caSc-a mere fine of
S100 and thirty days Imprisonment.
The dissertation of the flag Of his own
country * a crime on the part of any
man in whatever land. In our country, it
is punishable by a fine and Imprisonment.
but both should be heavier. In the case
of the Social Revolutioni>ts melting pot"
ceremony, if we remember Alright. the pun
ishment came very near being administer
cd by mob law in Judge Lynch's court.
Mob law j. bad-very bad. Judge Lynch
really should he hanged for his crimes.
Yet. who can blame a crowd of true
hearted. red blooded Americans for at
tempting 10 administer summary Justice
upon any wretch calling himself an Amer
lean who would dare To desecrate the
American flag! Thank God. Americans
are not . craven That they can stand
quietly by while a bunch of Sociali~tic
fanatics or anyone else, for thai; matter.
burn or otherwise profane orr flag.