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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-30
THE PASSING or q PIONEER


u A message received here Monday
announced the death Of Michael c.
Fortune, at the home of his SON.
Oliver Fortune, in Kansas City at
enc o'clock Monday morning. Mr..
zen Of Rich Hill. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fortune had been here lately on 2
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Vogel
and week ago Sunday were taken
ii, a car to Kansas City by their son.
Chas. F.. Fortune, OF Butler. His
death is attributed to the infirinatives
at old age, being III years old.
He was a pioneer citizen, coming
Ito Rich Hill in 1881, from Arnzville,
Illinois, and engaged in the barber
business. which hersiccessfully con-
Quoted for number Of years. About
twenty years ago Mr.. Fortune was
elected township and city collector.
which offices he filled acceptably and
continuously until about year ago,
when he resigned. He was an HON
est and accommodating official an
upright citizen, in politics loyal
democrat, and popular with all
classes. He was born in Cincinnati
in 1893.
Surviving are the wife, one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Julia Earl, OF Kansas City.
two sons. Oliver, Of Kansas City and
Chas. Fortune, county recorder. OF
Butler; also one step-son, VIM.
Vogel, Of this city, and two step
daughters, Mrs. A. L. Bailey of
Pittsbt,rg, Kansas, and Mrs. Mike
Carrigan of Vona, Colorado.-Ricch
I;r1ill Review.
The body OF Mr.. Fortune was TAX
en- to Rich Hill for burial Tuesday
| in Greenlawn cemetery. Brief SER
vices were held at the Booth X
iiaugan, undertaking parlors, con-
Quoted by w. w. Ferguson, life
long friend, according to a request
made by Mr.. Fortune before his
death.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-30

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Douglas Shoes at Black & Sons. II
Mrs ]. N. christy left the last u
the week for Webb City for visit
with relatives.
Huy S,etson Hats at Black & Sons
L. 8. Baskerville and sister, Miss
Judith, OF South Deepwater, were
Butlcr. visitors Saturday. "a
O.eralis- Jumpers-Black & Sons
C. X. Long, local agent for the
Kansas City Life Insurance Cons
'pany, was a Kansas City visitor Fri-
day
siish Art Suits at Black g. Sons. y
-$.So an ear is the price offered by
the Missouri State Bank and The
Walton Trust CO., for the best ten
iears al corn grown in Bates County.
a.
Save, ,noncy by Hading at Black 4
Soas Il Ibis year. Start today. !
R<r. j. b. Clyde left Monday for
81. LosIsS, where he is attending the
Presbyterian synod OF Missouri as
|ccnmissiouer OF the Kansas City dis
trSct-
Walter Hendrickson.. of Adrian,
lMaS = business visitor to Butler one
day tho last OF the week and while in
the city dropped into The Times OIL
ice
Fuhrnaan & Tingie have purcha: ed
the building on the west side which
they have so long occup.el wi h
their millinery store. from the
Sparkling estate.
Rev. J. A. Riney, who left Butler
some time ago to accept charge at
(Amsaerdam has received a cali to
serve the Walnut Valley Associa.i, n.
Kansas, as field evangelist.
A, ! public sale near Rich Hill one
day last week the aggregate sales
amounted to $500 and there was not
!. : note 9ivca by any Of the purchas-
crx Every buyer paying cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crews ar
RIVED the last Of the week from
Odessa. Missouri. for visit at the
home Of his sister. Mrs. Georgc
|CaruthesS. and other RELATIVES:
sr ..x& a. ar<a.sS "a corn
|coaeest At the Missouri STATE Bans
ISna Tie Walton Trust Co You must
.have your corn in BY the evening OF
Nov ust-
Clapae Allison, who has = position
|wSeh ! banking institutioHs 10 St.
louss. az1ived the last OF the week
| for visit with his parents Mr.. and
Ma Newt Auison, of soutAeast OF
lteuA $50 :;
d. Evxrsste Deweese came down
Ire K1as,s CITY hst week 10 at
tel he utzti1gs 81 biz is$ef Miss
1nas& DsHess - NJ s. 1 "a as,E SCH. !.
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-30

Douglas Shoes at Black & Sons. 4
Airs ]. N. christy lef, the last q.
the week for Webb City for visit
with relatives.
BUY S,etson Hats at Black & Sons
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
COUNTY PUTTING IN CON-
CRETE BRIDGES IN VICINITY
OF FROID AND McCABE

Froid Tribune: County Surveyor
Hart and Commissioner John Ander-
son have been putting in CONSIDER
able time of late in the interest OF
good roads throughout this end OF the
county. On Thursday they inspected
the culverts on the north road be-
tween Froid and the o. B. McCabe
farm and work will soon commence
on the new coicrete bridge at that
point just north of the Earl Early
farm. This particular piece of road
mas been in bad shape for some time,
more especially so since the big storm
of about two months ago when the
heavy rain did considerable damage.
A new concrete bridge is also being
put in a short distance out from Me-
Cabe.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
OTTO JARSTAD FAMILY
LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON

Medicine Lake Wave: Mr.. Otto Jar
stad left Tuesday afternoon for
Nashba, where Mrs. Jarstad and
family went last week to visit rela-
tives. Mrs. Jarstad and family will
join him there and he will continue
his journey to Bremerton, Wash,
where they intend to reside.
Otto is well known and favorably
thought of by all in this entire To-
cality and it is not necessary for us
to say more He is among the very
earliest pioneers of this section
having been a resident for thirteen
years. Always industrious, reliable
and trustworthy and competent to
perform anything he undertook, there
is no doubt about him. succeeding
wherever he may locate.
Their departure is regretted by al
but it gives us pleasure to note that
they take with them the sincere best
wishes of the entire community, ano
may success attend their every under
taking.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
KEMPER
COMMENCES WORK

Scobey Sentinel: Contractor George
Kemper this week commenced the
construction of Scobey's S145,0O0.00
modern water and sewerage system.
The digging machine was shipped
here early and after being thorough
" overhauled was started to work at
the west end project. Several cars of
tile and other material has been ship
ped to this point and within week
the entire f5Fce to be engaged on this
work should be on the job. Plans
are to rush the work as fast as is con-
sistent with proper care that the
work is we'll done and the system
will be near completion before winter
sets in.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
OUTLOOK BREVITIES

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mills are on ?
motor trip to Martin, N. D.
August Meyers attended business
matters at the county seat Monday.
VIM. Kroft of Scobey was an Out
look caller.
Mrs. Arthur Weiss and children are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Victor An
derson at Wheaton, Mimi.
Albert Anderson of Weyburn, VS.
;sted at Tom Clawson's farm this
week.
= Ihreshlng has begun in the Out
look country.
George Snuggins left PleneyWooo
for the south where he will attend
Graceland college.
MIR. and Mrs. Theodore Johnson
are visiting relatives. Mr.. Johnson
lust returned from military service.
N. ]. Nelson left for the 1Wlf
Cities this week to purchase fall ane
winter goods.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
PRODUCERS NEWS
CYPED OUT OF SlOO
BY CHAUTAUQUA
CONTINUED from Page Onel

by the local papers to the Chautau-
qua that the papers donated to
prevent the local booster from having
to paw a deficit. Mr.. Young came to
see us with a hard luck story. He
told how the other papers donatei
their space for the prosperity and
upkeep of the Ellison-White Circus
Company. He said he knew we were
a good fellow, and that we would not
interfere with their "Shell Game"
intimating that if there was deficit
that they could get no one to sign
their "Gold Bricks contract again and
they could not come back next sum-
mer.
We were "fabbergasted." We
wanted to be nice, but they hit US
too strong. We are not mortgage
foreclosing or receivership lawyer.
We really coufd not afford it. But
Mr.. Young's voice was SO soft and
sweet and we really wanted to be kind
and geenrous, but as we had been act
ing in good faith, expecting pay for
our work we could not give it all. We
agreed to cut the bill in two.
That night the TO-. Mr.. Greer
arose to make an explanation. He
pointed out in a very feeling man
ner the generosity of the other three
papers who had donated their stock
in trade to the community as a COM
munity benefit; he named these pa
pers so that there would be no mis-
take made by the audience. 1t was
iovous occasion for Mr.. Greer. Long
has he waited for an opportunity tt
take his spleen out On the Producers
News. However, with an assumed
quaver in his voice the news of the
! Infamous bill of the Producers News
for services rndered, which if paid
the other papers would have to be
paid too, for if the community boost
ers could not sponge on all, the,
mus pay ali and that would cost Mr.
Greer a ten 40 lar bill, so he said. [
would also cost the editor of tn
Producers News the same amount
and he is not a foreclosing law! e
either. The infamy of the Who'll
thing almost destroyed the Hon. M
Greer's, community boosters commu
nifty enthusiasm.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
HARVESTING SWEET
CLOVER FOR SEED

Two men in three weeks time can
harvest from five to seven thousand
pounds of sweet clover seed with
about ten dollars worth of equipment.
Sweet Clover is to be found along
nearly every stream, roadside, ilri-
cation ditch, or railroad highway, in
the state. Much money can be made
by those who have the time to spend
in harvesting this crop for seed. The
hand scythe is often used where a
mower cannot be used. On smooth
areas the mower is very good, pro-
viding the moved swath is forked ov-
er to one side to prevent the horses
and machine from running over IT.
Sw Get Glover should be left in small
shocks for day or two, when it may
be thrown on a canvas and beaten a
couple of times to remove all seed.
Some have used little light sled
| hitched behind a Ford. This sled
should have a box approximately s1A
feet square and six inches deep, and
across the top chicken wire is stretch
ed. Upon this wire the sweet clover
is thrown and fayed out. The brush
is then removed and the seed is saved
| in the box below. Sweet clover seed
may be harvested any time after the
10th of August up until the time ii
freezes. The ripper it gets the more
readily it skaters.
Shelton Hampton, the son Of Uncle
Sam Hampton of Edwards, Mont,
and a companion harvested by hanJ
in less than a month last year, seven
thousand pounds Of seed. The market
price of seed last spring was about
soc. Those who have seed for sale
should notify the county agent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29

His invectlve was Otter as he
was capable and the sarcasm was
magnificent.
Think Of MIR. Greer having to dig
w ten dollars to pay a newsDaner
ioi services rendered. Dam the
thought. Not Mr.. Greer, community
booster.
We would infer also that the no.
tells donated the Chautauqua their
rooms free; the restaurants fed them
gratis; the draymen hauled their
tents to the ground and back and their
baggage free; the Riba Lumber Com
pany donated the lumber for the
seats; the carpenters gave their
time in building the seats; the tents
were set up for the fun of it and Kon-
per propaganda was peddled gratis
and pro-British propaganda was scat
tered for the love of it; and if what
we infer is true, then it was an in
suit to the committee to ask them
to pay what they had promised to
pay or what they got otherwise from
the Producers News under false pre-
lenses.
That night the committee was call
ed together, and like the head coun-
Gil of the Soviets of Russia, so they
tell us, repudiated their debts, voted
not to pay, and the Producers News
will donate $500 to the Chautauqua,
in order that the Hon. Mr.. Greer and
his admiring community boosters
will not have to pay a cent.
This is nice for the booster, and
has the real booster ear marks. 1t is
the Ellison White usual method Of do
ing business, SO it is claimed.
| The Producers News now being full
| lyadvised as to the methods Of doing
| ly advised as to the methods OF DOING
year. All of the publicity that ap-
pears in this paper for the Chautau-
qua Boosters will be absolutely
FREE.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
DEPUTY SHERIFF NELSON
RESIGNS; ENTERS EMPLOY
OF SCOBEY BANK

Scobey Sentinel: Deputy Sheriff
Hale Nelson has resigned from the
County sherif's force and will enter
the employ of one of the local banks.
Mr.. Nelson has been deputy for
about two years and half he has
made a very efficient officer. There
is considerable speculation as to who
his successor will be, some OF the wise
ones predicting that August Jevang-
er will be selected to fill the vacancy
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
A. l.. ANDERSON SERIOUSLY
HURT IN RUNAWAY

Mr.. A. L. Anderson, who lives a
few miles northwest of here on the
Fort Peck reservation, was badly hurt
Tuesday when his team attached to a
binder, ran away, having his collar
bone broken and rib and several bad
cuts and bruises on the face and
head. DR.. .Storkan was called and
dressed the wounds.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
UNCLE SAM TO SELL
ARMY BLANKETS SOON

Another step towards bringing
down prices on necessities was made
at Washington this week, when 1t
was decided to sell the millions OF
army blankets to the general pub
lie. Two million blankets will be sold
at a price ranging from $1.25 for re-
claimed cotton blankets, to Sc for the
best all wool.
The blankets may be bought from
the postmasters, the same as the otn-
er food stocks the government IS SELL
inc.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
RAYMOND FAMILY
ADOPTS BABY GIRL

Nj. and Mrs. E. Gronrud, farmers
of the Raymond district, adopted q
little two-year-old baby girl about
three weeks ago while in Flaxton, N.
D. The baby named Florence is q
bright little light-haired blue-eyed
baby and gives promises of brighten
ing the home in which she will find
real motherly and fatherly love.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
CASE DISMISSED AGAINST
ROOSEVELT COUNTY MEN

Culbertson Searchlight: The case
of the State of Montana VS.. Ira
Parks and Bill MUMMY, cowboys on
the Diamond Ranch, came up for
preliminary hearing before Frank
Moon, Justice of the Peace, on. Mon
day of this week.
w. L. Rose, manager of the Mid
West Development Company, which
owns the Diamond Ranch, acted as
attorney for the defendants and Coun-
ty Attorney E. L. Walton appeared
for the state.
J. A. Mccain was the famous
sleuth who detected the alleged
crime and helped to round up the al
legged criminals.
Arthur Ely was the complaining
witness.
The charge against the defendants
was Grand Larceny, consisting of
killing and appropriating the carcass
Of lump jawed critter one day last
week
The story of the alleged crime as
near as we can make out is as fol-
lows: J. A. McCann, a prominent
farmer living near Lanark, was rid
ing along the lane not far from his
place last week when he saw a num-
Der of Indians camped near by and
cooking some beef. He made an in
vestigation and found the remains of
a beef carcass sacked up ready for
removal. also the hide of the critter.
Upon inquiry the Indians claimed
that two white men had roped the
critter and told the Indians they
could have the carcass if they would
knock it in the head. Upon receiving
the glad news, Charlie Takes 'em, the
only one of the Indians called as a
witness, testified that he proceeded to
| MIL I1C CIIIGSI anu DACC4ISI SdLIcs Uu1
that one of the white men did the
skinning.
Sheriff Pat Macy, Sleuth McCanr
and the Indians visited the Diamond
ranch, where the two defendants were
working and Charlie Tames 'em point.
ed out to Parks and MUMMY as the
men who had authorized the Indian:
to kill and take possession of the
lumpy jaw critter.
The defendants both plead "no
guilty" but admitted they had rid
den up to the Indian Camp during
the day, but had nothing to do will
killing, skinning or donating an!
critter to the Indians.
AS both defendants denied an.
knowledge of the alleged crime ant
as there was no direct evidence con
Meeting them with the affair excep
the evidence of Charlie Takes'em VIII
, was himself, the main butcher of tn
critter, and as the defendants had n
interest in the alleged theft, the car
cass and hide being found in the pos
session of the Indians, Judge Moo
dismissed the case against both de
PENDANTS.
It is reported, and in fact appeare
in the testimony at the trial, tina
Sleuth McCann and Ira Parks ar
enemies.
1t is said that Attorney w. L. Ros
made an eloquent plea for the de
PENDANTS who are employees of his o
the Diamond Ranch. He summed u
the case in mastery manner.
AS far as we were able to find OF
no action has yet been inaugurate
" against the Indians implicated in til
" affair but it is intimated that sleutl
!. are on the trail. Whether the Gree
Sleuth will be as much interested
securing evidence against them as
II was in the case of Parks and NUMB
= has not yet been disclosed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
ROOSEVELT COUNTY SPE-
CIAL ROAD BOND ELECTION

Froid Tribune: In this issue of The
Tribune will be found notice of spe-
cial road bond election, to be held on
September End, 1919, and all that
are interested in the matter Of good
roads should not fail to turn out on
eelction day and cast vote in favor
of the bond issue.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29

george Snuggins left Plentywooa
tor the south, where he will attend
Graceland college.
Geo. c. Bance and Clinton Casper
OF Outlook were Plentywood business
callers Friday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. E. Anker of Out
look were Plentywood callers Friday,
making this Office a pleasant call.
james Mum Of Whitehall was q
Plentywood caller last Saturday, talk
ing in the Chautauqua while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norbo and son
who live three miles south of Medi-
cine Lake, were in Plentywood Fri
day.
Joseph Boscken of Medicine Lake
was a Plentywood visitor yesterday.
He has been employed by the Medi-
cine Lake Hotel up to the present
time.
Miss Alta Dewey, who has spent
her vacation at the Dillon Normal
School returned Wednesday. Miss
Dewey will teach in, the Plentywood
school again this year.
| A dance will be held at Welliver
Hall, Sept. 6. The music will ha
furnished by the Majors fve-pieca
orchestra. Everybody come. Lunch
viii be served at the hall.
Mrs. Wilfred Carlson, who lives p
few miles east of Medicine Lake, died
Wednesday. Mrs. Carlson has had
poor health for the past few years
and went west short time ago, but
to no avail. She leaves beside hes
husband two small children.
81
Mr.. Malkolm Swanson and family
of Medicine Lake were Plentywooc
visitors Thursday of this week. ME-
| Swanson will have an auction sale OF
all chattels at his farm northeast OF
Medicine Lake, Sept. 8, after which
he expects to leave for Canada, t.
make their future home.
Miss Mable Meeks who was 81
seriously burned several weeks ago
had her first outing since the acct
dent, Thursday, when she went for :
car ride. Though she had to be car
ried to and from the car, she enjoyed
the ride and it is hoped she will sooi
be able to work again.
| C. NJ. Carson of Missoula, manager
of western division, Central Life In
surance, is spending few days il
tPlentywood as a guest of l.. Colby
local agent for Central Life Insur
ance Co. While here Mr.. Carson i
helping Mr.. Colby in his work.
Miss Mable Norgren, a teacher o
the Dooley country, called in Plenty
: wood Wednesday, Through som
mistake Miss Norgren understood
! teachers examinations were being
held with the eighth grade examina
ton. She returned to Dooley Thurs
day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29
FLEETWOOD DEPOT AGENT
TO LEAVE IN SEPTEMBER

RAY White, the popular depot agent
Of pIentywood, and family, will leave
for Oregon, the middle Of September
to make Oregon their future home
Mr. Whites successor at the depot
has not been appointed as yet.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29

will be give"
for one bay gelding, bald faced
blind in one eye, branded Inverted
Ell on right shoulder. One grew
gelding, same brand, three years
old. ED. HERREID, Tobison, Mon
ana. AO-Io
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-29

Cdyeu III IienIyWOOu.
H. N. Herreid was Scobey visitor
in town for the Chautauqua
Ernest Walton of Mondak was a
Plentywood caller Tuesday.
Ida Christensen left for a two
weeks vacation in Minnesota Sunday
morning. l9qbH
H. L. Phinney was Comertown
visitor in our city several days this
week.
J. G. Ryan of Wolf Point made
Plentywood a call through Chautau
qua week.
Pearl and Ollie Morgan were Chau-
tauqua visitors from Archer last Sat
urday.
DR.. j. C. Hunter of Redstone was
seen on the streets of Plentywood last
Saturday.
J. H. Anderson and~C. E. Hendricks
of Froid were in Plentywood Monday
OF this week.
Andy Thompson was a Bainville
caller in the county seat the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reider of Ray
mond were in Wednesday to attend
the Chautauqua.
r. P. Fitzgerald of Comertown
called at the county capitol through
, Chautauqua week.
MI. and Mrs. Jacobsen was an
, Opheim visitors seen on the streets OF
9 Plentywood Saturday.
| w. A. Perkins and wife of Westby
! were Plentywood visitors through
e the Chautauqua opening.
Mrs. Della Meltzer of Dagmar
called in Plentywood several days
through the Chautauqua.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dion
ne, baby boy, Wednesday morning
All concerned are doing nicely.
S. Slangland of Raymond was
among the manv out-of-town people
!. who attended the Chautauqua. here.
y County Agent Anderson and Gar
Nelson of the Z. e. Auditing Asso
citation, left Thursday morning TO-
/ Wolf Point.
e Mrs. Bill Davis was among thu
Scobey people who attended TIT
dance and Chautauqua here Monda.
% Of this week.
!.
k Efr. and Mrs. E. Gronrud Of Ray
mond made this Office pleasant ca
while in to attend the Chautauqu
lie Wednesday of this week.
II
- Mr.. and Mrs. Joe MCGOWAN o
RAYMOND were among the people at
tending the closing numbers OF Tn
- Chautauqua Wednesday evening.
ID e,.o,,o Ro1
Peter Nordby came in from hay
NJ mond to take in the final perform
- ance of the Chautauqua and while
town made this office pleasant cal
IS Ted Larson, formerly employed
t.' Beisecker Bank, but who has been
ne the service of his country for IL
es mast wear. returned from France ye'
terday.
ey Mrs, H. H. Pomarleau Of White
IS fish was Plentywood visitor Thur
eft day OF this week. While IN town 81
of called and left her subscription Il
a me Producers News.
Ed Wolbert, the well known har
DC ware salesman, and Mr.. Ed. NE
go we're among the travelling men WI
ere attended the Chautauqua and dan
w. in Plentywood -4onday Of this wee
eff
Mrs. Frank Houston OF MondS
Who has spent several days vlsltll
md t,iends here and taking in the Cna
lis tauoua will entertain at house pa
the tv at her home in Mondak Saturd
BOD night.
1ey
Among those teachers OF last ye
:, Tho plentywood school who retu