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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-28

All the news all tho tire-Ths
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-28

LIVE STOCK SHIPMENTS.
Mercer Society Of Equity ship
ped one carload Of hogs from
Aledo this morning.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29

year. In the minds OF many farmers,
this problem is the most important OF
any in which their farm bureau is in
terested.
Destructive Wolf Killed
A female wolf that has inflicted
much destruction on cattle in the
Soda Springs district was killed by
William f. Cozzens. one of eight hunt
tiers employed in the state by the
United States bureau OF biological
survey In trailing this wolf on the
snow. and just before killing her, Mr..
Cozzens found where she had killed
a calf and made a meal. After finish
ing the old wolf he back-traoked and
found her den OF seven pups. which
he destroyed The months total catch
OF the eight hunters was SO true pre-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29

demonstrate retaining of alkali soil
with inoculated and immaculate
sweet clover; one will demonstraie
the subduing of adobe soil with sweet
clover; three will demonstrate use ~
soy beans and inoculated whip-poor
will peas with corn for silage.
Counting Their Cars Now
Under auspices OF the Boise VALLEY
Potato Growers association and the
Canyon farm bureau. potato survey
OF the county is being conducted, %
ascertain acreage and approximaie
yield for 1920. in order TO make sure
that refrigerator cars will be deliver
ed.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29
j.. FARM BUREAU NOTES :.
Finding Grasshenper Eggs

IIIuI-Ig Nfd9>I'TVFf I.--N
Reports OF the finding of quite large
lantities OF grasshopper eggs in
one parts OF Lewis county are being
sceived by the county farm bureau.
asst year. in that county. the farm
ureau saved an estimated $327.027
7orth of crops by its campaign Of
rasshopper destruction.
Would Use Summer fallow
Interest in the working cut of rota-
ion systems. with a view TO utilizing
ne summer fallow. is unusually keen
mong Lewis county farmers this
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29

datory animals. including 81 coyotes,
IT bobcats and eight wolves. accord
ing to the monthly report OF Luther
]. Goldman. predatory animal in
spector.
Boosting Dairy Game
The weiser-Payette Cooperative
Cow Testing association was organ
lied last month. Several purebred
herds are going on official test The
Payette cooperative creamery, Jersey
bull association and farm bureau are
cooperating in an effort 10 introduce
more and better dairy cattle into the
county. Calf clubs have been organ
lied In five communities. with total
enrolment OF CO members
10 Mixing Bees Held
Ten mixing bees Tor the distribu-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29

There Is reason for the big number
OF Want Ads we carry.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29
kidding The Soil Along

Six farmers OF FIVE Canyon county
communities will demonstrate the use
OF sulphur on one-acre plots OF alfal-
IA this summer One man will demon
strate spring narrowing OF alfalfa;
six will demonstrate incubation OF
alfalfa or clover with a commercial
bacteria and state bacteria. as COM
pared with no incubation: four will
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29

tion OF poisoned grain started the sea-
sons campaign for destruction OF
ground squirrels in Nez Perez county.
The meetings were attended by 354
farmers. who obtained 5000 quarts OF
the poisoned bait. at a cost of 30 cents
quart. II Is estimated that they
saved $3.50 by purchasing co-opera-
lively through the farm bureau.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29

Big Department Store offers to right at the sea-
the when merchandise has its greatest value
markabe opportunity to effect big savings in the things
most needed
backward Spring finds overstocked in Depart
ments week, Saturday. May l. we are
going offer bargains to make for the oncomng Summer
Merchandise.
AS you know, always sell exactly what we advertise
These reductions real savings to DO not wait but
come this week and make your selections.
Goods of all descriptions the upward tendency
Merchandise and hard to get Nothing is getting
cheaper and indication of cheaper Merchandise for at
least one year, and probably two years.
These prices Dry Goods Shoes Groceries and Hardware
look old times but good business policies compel us TO clean
out early Spring stock.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29
Boosting Dairy Game
10 Mixing Bees Held

Ten mixing bees Tor Tue distribu-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-04-29

2 lbs, Mica Axle Grease &c
3 lbs. Mica Axle Grease Csc
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02

According to Paris physician pre-
mature badness is due to some trou-
BILE with the teeth.
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sive field of activities of an all-Mon-
tana nature, he said.
The state press, represented by ed
itors and "news hounds" from every
town and city in Montana will parti-
cipate in the schedule of one of the
days. Feature stuff" will be put on
at the fair grounds, and in the even
ing, the newspaper men will be
guests of the directors for a dinner
and program down town. However,
the putting up of the "chow" will be
as far as the directors will attempt to
go with this bunch of "unterrifieds."
They will boss their own program,
name their own chairman, call up
their own speakers, make 'em sit
down again, in short, edit and boss
the edition" from vegetable cock
tail to peanuts and grape Juice. ct
used to "walnuts and wine," but-oh,
very well)
The directors will sit in as good
listeners, and they expect to get
several "sticks" of suggestions from
the palladium wielders. They will
appreciate any bouquets. The direc-
tors are old-timers in Montana, and
If any of the press bunch happens to
forget the place and occasion, and
thinking they're back on their own
editorial range, begin hurting editor
iaI brickbats orally, the directors cal
culate they'll be able to take keer
o. themselves"
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why 1T SUCCEEDS
Great Falls People Appreciate
This.

Nothing can be good for every
thing.
Doing one thing we'll brings sue
cess.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for one
thing only.
For weak and disordered kidneys.
Here is reliable evidence of their
worth.
Mrs. A. E. Boorman, 343 Third
Ave, Kalispell, Mont, says: 81 have
a great deal of faith in Doan's Kid
ney Pills, for they have done me a
lot of good whenever 1 have had any
trouble with my kidneys. Sometimes
have had weakness and lameness in
the small of my back and my kid
neys haven't acted as they should. I
have always bought Doan's Kidney
Pills and they have never failed to
quickly cure an attack. I have also
given Doan's Kidney Pills to my
children and they have proven more
satisfactory than any other remedy
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. BOorman had. Foster
Milburn Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02

Another epoch in the history OF
Helena is gone.
Another link in the chain that con-
nected the early day gold PUSHES
with the present, that contrasted the
travel of yesterday with today, that
indicated the clinging of the old west
to the new west, is broken.
The last livery stable in Helena
has been closed with the sale of the
barn at 314 Breckenridge street by
Thomas Sillers to the county for use
as garage for the county road ma
terial. Sillers, who was in the livery
business in Helena for Is years, had
been the only one for nearly three
years in the livery business in the
Capital city.
But to William R. McComas of
Helena goes the distinction of being
the oldest liveryman in the state. In
from California for sale to the miners
of this region. He would bring over
from 800 to 500 head at time, buy
ing them unbroken for as little as IS
each. The animals would be broken
on the road, McComas riding bronks
every day en- route. The horses would
then sell from 500 to $3.50 each.
The trip from California would take
from two to two and one-half months.
Rode Many Bronks
In the spring of 1869 McComas
drove his last bunch from California
and that year went into the livery
business in Helena with the Travis
brothers, their place being located on
Main street at the foot of Wood
street, where the Hayward hotel now
stands.
In 1869 the great Helena fire burn
ed out the place. Then McComas
went to Salt Lake for period. In
1882 he was back in Helena and that
year went into partnership in the
livery business with George Piatt, I'M
der the name of Piatt & McComas,
the place being situated about where
the National Bank of Montana build
ing is. The partnership continued for
seven or eight years, when McComas
bought out the Piatt interest and con-
Quoted the place for two years.
Then McComas bought the cab
business of Ho1brook and conducted
that concern for a year. Later he
acquired the Sanford & Evans stable. |
About 1910 McComas moved to 314 |
Breckenridge, where he continued in
business until nearly three years ago,
when Mr.. Sillers bought the place.
McComas Started Early
The first livery stable in Helena
vas that of the Travis brothers, es-
ablished in 1864, they having come
rom Virginia City.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02

Germ. The original holders retain
their interests intact.
The Tri-City company is the out
growth of syndicate which was
formed in 1916, for the purpose of
prospecting for oil in Montana. A
group of we'll known Montanans, in
Guiding Senator Hobson, Senator T..
c. Power of Helena, the late Colonel
A. L. Babcock of Billings, Frank
Mitchell, H. K. Bickford, DR.. Wat
kins and ]. B. Elliott composed the
original syndicate. Among them
selves they raised approximately
$4,000, purchased drilling equip
ment and began. to acquire leases in
various sections on good geological
advice.
About a year later the syndicate or
ganized the Tri-City company, 200,-
900 shares of par value of 81 each.
This was subsequently increased to
1 100000 shares, of which 100000
remain in the treasury.
The company drilled its first we'll
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02

X. six-cylinder motor. The plane
had a 36-foot wing spread and a
body length of Is feet.
An army aviator of long experience
it was the first accident that Lieu
tennt MILFORD has ever had. Both Of
the Bertoglios praised his GOODNESS.
At an age when most men are
seeking secluded spots and mortal
comforts, Berkin has become an ar
dent aero enthusiast. He is the first
Butte man to own an airplane or to
make the trip by air from the Inland
city to Butte, and his machine is the
first to make direct trip between
the two points. Other airplanes have
negotiated the distance, but Berkin's
plane was the first to cover the route
In a single day.
Berkfn has been flying less than
six months. In the course OF a few
months he expects to pilot the plane
which he will use for business trips
over the state.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02

in the Crazy Woman's Pocket, en-
countering water at depth of 240O
feet. A second we'll was lost for the
same reason, and both these bores,
but for bad luck, should have proven
commercial wells. A third we'll is
now being drilled in the same section,
and was down about 1900 feet a few
days ago.
A vigorous policy of lease acquisi-
tion has been in effect ever since the
company was organized, with the re-
suit that the company now controls
over $4,000 acres of choice lands, in
Guiding holdings in the Cat creek and
Mosby district.
Some of these leases have been
subceased to other companies, and
will be developed by them on a divi-
sion of oil found, at no cost to the
shareholders of the company These
sub-leases provide for the drilling of
wells on the Pole creek, Shawmut
and in the DEVILS basin.
A few weeks before the bringing in
of the first Frantz we'll, in the Mosby
country, the Tri-City bought half
interest in this property, including
1900 acres Immediately surrounding
this we'll, for which s15,0 900 was paid.
A Tri-City rig is now being put in
position, within half mile from the
Frantz No. 2, where the Tri-City con-
trolls 800 acres.
The company is out of debt and has
a substantial treasury.
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shoot the field, and Pilot MILFORD
seeing that the landing was impos-
sible, started his engine again in an
attempt to rise. The heavy wind on
the tail of the machine held it to tfe
ground, however, and the left wing
struck the corner of the fence in
crossing, and the machine overturn-
ed. The gasline tank was broken
when the machine struck the fence
and Immediately the plane was a
mass of flames. Altho fire extin-
guishers were carried on the plane,
the aviators found it impossible to
reach them and the woodwork and
wings of the plane were totally de-
stroyed.
Latest Model
The plane was the latest model of
three passenger machines. 1t had
Illuminated fusilage and
was propelled by $50 horse power
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02
MANS
BEST ACE

A man is as old as his organs he
can be as vigorous and healthy at
70 as at IS if he aids his organs in
performing their functions. Keep
your vital organs healthy with
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02
DAY FOR SCRIBES
AT STATE FAIR
EDITORS AND NEWS HOUNDS TO
HANDLE OWN PROGRAM BUT
GET FEED FREE
The Idea of the Montana State Fair
Directors This Year Is to Make the
Program More of an All-Montana
Affair Than Has Been Done in the
Past Years.

With the exception of Helena
Golden Glow-day, Tuesday of State
fair week, September 1918, and
farm bureau day, Wednesday of that
week, when a special program of in
terest to farmers and ranchers will
be given, the directors have not yet
"diagramed" the week.
There will be departure this year
however, it has been decided in that
the "days" will be designated with a
broader scope in view than at prev
ious fairs. In other words, each day
will be inclusive of more territory of
the state than heretofore, and en-
brace a wider and more comprehen-
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02
HELEMA'S LAST LIVERY
STABLE GONE; PASSING
RECALLS PIONEER DAYS

In those early days Helena was a
constant scene of miners rushing out
to new discovery fields. The pros
pectors would come to the livery barn
and buy horses at fancy prices and in
a few months return the animals at
low figures, after the new field had
been played out.
Those were the days of higher
prices for livery rentals and lower
prices for hay" said McComas. Good
hay could be bought in the Prickly
Pear valley from SIS to $40 ton.
Oats sold from 81 to IS a hundred.
mo single horse rigs were rented
out then. They were all doubles and
the charge was SIS a day. Many
saddle horses were in use in those
days, many women being good riders,
with the result that horseback riding
was a popular sport"
McComas we'll remembers the
many stage coach lines that ran into
Helena in those days and which also
touched other important Montana
mining points. The first stage in the
territory was the Pony express to
Bannack. Then Ben Holiday ran a
line from Salt Lake to Virginia City
and later in the sixties Gilmore &
Salisbury ran line between the same
POINTS, and it was continued from
Virginia City to Helena by way of
Whitehall. This was six-horse
stage, with relay every 10 miles, ma
king it the best stage of the time in
the region. This line also went to
Deer lodge.
Early Stage Lines
A stage line ran from Fort Benton
to Helena as soon as the Missouri
river boat traffic became consider
able. Legis & Whitehead ran a
stage to Lincoln, in the Big Black
foot country, in the early days and
Hugh Galen, father of Albert J. Ga
len of Helena, conducted one between
Helena and Bozeman.
McComas expresses no regret at
the coming of the automobile and the
passing of the horse. But still he
loves to ride behind a fast animal.
And as for Sillers, he is going to
lake a rest-perhaps travel bit
and then take up other business.
So the fact remains that the old |
line sport who wishes to spend the |
Sunday with a good old fashioned |
buggy ride through the lanes of the
valley or the canyons of the noun
aims, or who takes liking to hit
ing the old trails over the hills on
he back of sure footed nag, will
lave to appeal elsewhere. The days
# the livery stable in Helena are
,one.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02
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Epworth League Meet

Hundreds of delegates and Visitors
every, Epworth league in
Montana, will attend the annual lea
que institute which opens July S at
the NEW permanent campgrouEds, a
short distance from Wolf Creek, near
Helena. The program will include
study, lectures and recreation daily
Tho institute will be closed July IL.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02
LUCKY BERKIN HAD
AlRPLANE INSURED
SPORTSMAN FLEW BRAND NEW
AIRSHIP FROM SPOKANE TO
BUTTE; THEN 1T BURNED
Wired at Once to Order New Ship
and Expects to Be Flying Around
Montana All Summer in Spite of
Accident; Will Use Plane for Bus
mess Trips

John Berkin, well known Butte
mining man, and former daredevil
automobile racer, bought a Curtiss
Oriole three-passenger airplane in
Spokane last week, and the next day
flew from that city to Butte in three
hours flying time. But before leav-
ing Spokane, Berkin, who may be
reckless in an automobile or an air
plane but is extremely cautious in a
business way, thought of something
"Wait minute" he called to his
pilot, Lieut.. r. N. MILFORD, who was
tuning up the motor on the Spokane
flying field, 1--WE just had an idea"
He jumped into an automobile and
FASTENED to an insurance office.
Come on out and fix me up with
fire insurance policy on my air.
Plane" he said
The insurance hound was on the
job in a minute, and accompanied
Berkin to the flying field, where he
got the, description of the plane and
insured it.
Then Berkin, his pilot and a me-
chanician climbed into the bus and
away they went. They stopped at
Missou1a for lunch and then zoomed
across the mountain and river and
plain to Butte. Circlfng the city at
an altitude of II, 900 feet, they vol
planed down and made perfect
landing on MARI field, where the
Butte airmen start and land.
Three days later Lieutenant VIII
ford took the Curtiss up again. Five
minutes after he made a landing in q
sudden gale, following a short flight,
a tangled mass of wreckage in a
plowed field represented all that was
left Of Berkin's new plane. MILFORD
and two passengers escaped without
a scratch, and the pilot fastened to
nearby house and telephoned the sad
news to Berkin at his office.
Insured for 10000
bad luck" said Berkin, after |
hearing the story, but do you re-
that had the bus insured?"
"Fine," said the pilot, ''let's order
another ship. How much insurance
did you have on it,"
Gust what it cost" replied Ber-
kin, land that was 10000. I'll wire
for a new Curtiss this minute" And
be did
Wilford, pilot, Dominic Bertoglio,
merchant, and his son,
Lieut.. John Bertoglio, passengers,
we're uninjured, escaping without a
Dcratch when the machine turned
over.
The accident occurred when the
pilot attempted a landing with the
plane heading in . northwesterly d.
ection. A strong wind from the
southeast caused the plane to over
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02

Thre is no truth in the report that
some of the insiders of the Tri-City
Oil company have disposed of their
holdings, according to Senator S. S.
Hobson, an organizer and one of the
largest holders of stock in this con-
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02
TRI-CITY OWNERS
ARE SITTING TIGHT
NO TRUTH IN REPORT THAT IN
SDERS HAVE DISPOSED OF
THEIR INTERESTS.

Company Is Outgrowth of Syndicate
of Well Known Montanans Formed
in 1915 to Develop Oil; Control
10000 Acres of Lease-Holds in
Many Fields.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
MILK SHIPPERS CAN'T
INSIST ON INCREASE,
DECLARES DR.. WILEY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,
Farms are being deserted daily be-
cause the farmer cannot make a liv-
ing. Auction sales of farm machin-
cry are Cutting the market with
second hand material"
In explaining the action OF the
association in asking for the in
creased price, DR.. Wiley said.
I'VE are not in a position to die
tate. We do not desire to dictate
But we ask fair return on the milk
we sell. The association did not
order its members to demand higher
prices. 1t simply advised them what
prices to ask IL they wished to make
a reasonable profit on their milk"
A strike of the milk producers
was considered improbable by DR.,
Wiley, who argued that the men had
the interests of the public at heart
and for that reason would not shut
off Washington's milk supply.
The Department of Justice is in
vestigating a complaint filed by
Matthew Z. O'Brien, attorney for a.
number OF local milk dealers
.o'Brien alleges that the producers
association was subject to inyesti-
cation under the Sherman anti
trust law for asking a raise in the
milk price.
DR.. Fowler last night declared
that If the producers association
should come to deadlock with the
local dealers over the price, farms
outside of Maryland and Virginia
would be able to furnish enough
milk to tide over the crisis. This
does not mean that the supply out
side of the two States could sup
plant and equal the present supply
of milk. Several dairymen in Mary
land and Virginia, IL Is believed.
will not fall in line with the as
sociation, Their supply, together
with the outside resources. should
make up the deficit.
DR.. Fowler said that . number
OF dairy farms in New York have
applications to ship milk into the
District pending and would be able
to add to the milk supply when
needed. The cattle at the farms
have passed all required health in
specdonA.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
BOND ISSUE UP
INLOS ANGELES
Citizens Vote on Financing
Of Huge Memorial
Auditorium.

Los Angeles, Aug. 31.-Financins
of two great civic projects, war
memorial auditorium and colise-
um, was being considered by Los
Angeles citizens today, voting on a
proposed $4,000, 900 bond issue.
The first of the two issues on the
primary ballot calls for the erection
of a memorial auditorium to cost
$4,000, 900 and to contain 13,t51
seats, or one for every Los Angeles
man enlisting in the army, navy or
Marine Corps during the world war,
The second project proposes erec-
tion of a coliseum in Exposition
Park to cost 100000 and to seat
"a, 900 persons. to be used for enter
tainments and athletic contests.
The war memorial auditorium
will be the nations greatest war
memorial" Sylvester L. Weaver.
chairman of the committee. de-
clared. 1T will house headquarters
for war veterans organizations,
civic community centers and con-
vention headquarters"
Plans are already under way TO
bring the 1924 Olympic games to
this city, he said.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
FIANCE JAILED.
GIRLISHAPPY
Gives Man Money and Auto
mobiles, But He Wouldn't
Marry Her.

Camden. N. j.. Aug. SIT am
delighted: go as far as you like.
He is deserving of all he gets. He
deceived me, and he ought to go to
prison"
This is the reply made to Assist
ant Prosecutor Jack Straw in Cam
den Criminal Court this afternoon
by Miss Jennie Henry. 90, of Pauls-
boro. when told that, her former
fiance. William Lynn, had been
found guilty OF obtaining money
from her under promises of mar
riage. Sentence was deferred.
He promised to marry me, and
he didn't do IT. l certainly hope he
gets all the law allows" said the
young woman. Il gave him money
and motor cars. and l forgave him
when he sold them and spent my
money"
Lynn was arrested in Cleveland,
where, police testified, he disposed
of a motor truck which Miss Henry
purchased to enable him to engage
in the hauling business. Another
woman is said to have been with
him at the time.