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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
DEATH OF INFANT son

Earl Andres Asmus, the six-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry AS
mus, residing in Lincoln township,
died at the home of his parents last
Sunday, after lingering illness. The
child took the flu about three years
ago and since that time has practic-
ally been an invalid. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the Lutheran
chruch in Lincoln township yester-
day afternoon at 1870, in charge of
the pastor, Rev. ]. F. E. Schliepsiek.
Interment was made in the Manning
cemetery.
Beside the heart-broken parents
there are left to mourn his untimely
death, his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Detloff Asmus and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Draeger, besides many other rela-
tives. The grief-stricken parents
have the sympathy of the entire
neighborhood in this. their hour of
grief.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
TRAIN CHANGES TINE

Monday morning new schedule
on the Audubon branch of the Rock
Island went into effect. A new time
card went into effect on the main
line, so the change on the branch
was made to conform with the main
line trains. The morning train ar
rives in Audubon at $500 o'clock and
leaves at $40. Heretofore it arriv-
ed at 6.45. This new time makes it
possible to catch the main line trains
for either Omaha or Des Moines
without a very long wait. The Des
Moines train which formerly left At
lantic at S:12 now leaves at about
1000, and reaches Des Moines al
1885. Two of the main line trains
were taken off entirely. It. is also
possible now to leave Des Moines al
three o'clock in the morning and
reach Audubon at eight o'clock
Heretofore the main line did not
make connections with the early
train on this branch.
There are no changes in the after
noon trains on the branch, while but
slight changes are made on the main
line.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25

Audubon county breeders will be
represented at the state fair this year
the same as usual. The showing will
perhaps not be quite as large as last
year, but the quality of the exhibit
will be equal if not better than in
former years. E. B. Thomas will ex-
hibit his cattle; F. L. Anderson, his
horses, and Fred SEWERS, his big
type Poland China hogs. There may
be others, but we did not learn their
names. We venture the assertion
that Audubon county will carry off
her share of the premiums.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
LIGHT Bulbs as Souvenirs.

1t used to be that hotel guests col
lected matchsafes as souvenirs, and
that a certain 'breakage" had to be
set aside monthly to cover their theft
Salt cellars and pepper boxes were
taken also; but the souvenir fancy has
hit into new channel-electric light
bulbs. In a determined effort to stop
that craze, hotel proprietors are now
having the name Of the hostelry
burned into the bulb.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25

Il never knew what sad work the
reading Of old letters was before that
evening, though could hardly tell
why. The letters were as happy as
letters could be p. There was
In them vivid and intense sense of
the present time, which seemed so
strong and full as II it could never
pass away. and as II the warm, living
hearts thaJ so expressed themselves
could never die, and be as nothing
to the sunny earth, should have felt
less melancholy, l believe, If the let
tiers had been more so."-Mrs. Gas
kell, in Crawford"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
EVANGELICAL CHURCH

The tent meetings are still going
on. The interest is very great and
there have been quite number of
conversions.
On Sunday morning we will re-
ceive members into church fellow
ship. We invite you to be present
and unite with us.
On Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock
a children's meeting will be held at
the church, with Mrs. Sullivan in
charge. Please see that your chill
dren attend.
All offerings next Sunday will go
to Bro. and Sister Sullivan. What
ever the Spirit says, give.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. at the
tent.
Preaching at IL am.
Evening service at 1880.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
The Mussulmans, Sacred Black stone.

The Kaabe, or Caaba, the most
sacred shrine of Mohammedanism, to-
ward which Mussulmans turn their
faces in prayer, is a cube-shaped. fiat
rooted building In the center Of the
Great Mosque of Mecca. In the north
east corner is the famous BLACK
stone" This stone is Of irregular oval
shape, about seven inches in diameter,
and probably of meteOric origin. When
Mohammed returned triumphantly to
Mecca, he destroyed all the idols found
In the Kaabe, which had fallen into
pagan use, but spared the -black
stone" which all Mussulmans ven
crate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
A Hint TO the Lona.wlnded.

Among the guests at a dinner party
was a clergyman who had7a reputa-
ton for loquacity. To put matters
right, the hostess turned toward him
and remarked pleasantly. "Will you
say grace, or do you prefer your soup
hot9"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
Viola--Mt. Zion.

Preaching at 9 a. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
We expect in the near future to
begin series of meetings at Mt.
Zion. Let all Christians take upon
themselves the burden Of prayer for
the success of these meetings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
Turn On The Light
@4 pV

OWLS SEE BETTER IN THE DARK THAN THEY DO IN
DAYLIGHT so DO BATS ONE OR TWO OTHER FREAKS
OF ANIMAL LIFE BUT HUMAN BEINGS DO NOT
YET 1T is PECULIAR HOW SOME OF US PERSIST IN RE-
NAMING IN THE DARK ON THE VERY THINGS THAT CON
Germ US MOST
FOR INSTANCE, NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, WE
OUGHT TO SEE THAT EVERY CENT WE SPEND BUYS ITS
FULL QUOTA OF VALUE. YET LOTS AND LOTS OF FOLKS
GO BLITHELY ALONG MAKING THEIR EVERYDAY PUR-
CHAsEs WITH THEIR EYES SHUT TIGHT
IT'S so EASY TO BE SURE YOU'RE RIGHT!
SPEND FEW MINUTES IN RUNNING THROUGH THE
ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS NEWSPAPER THEN BUY THE
PRODUCTS THAT HAVE PROVED UP UNDER THE SPOT
LIGHT CONSISTENT PUBLICITY. ,.." p.
MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS WHO ADVERTISE
INVITE THE INSPECTION THOUSANDS OF EYES.
HERE IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS YOU SEE PROD
UcTs THAT HAVE MADE GOOD BEFORE THE CRITICAL AU-
DIENcE OF BUYERS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE FULL VALUE
PRODUCTS THEY RETURN DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
BUY THEM READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS AND BUY
THE ADVERTISED GOODS
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03
NEW FUEL FROM
CRUDE OIL RESIDUE
OIL BURNERS BEING PLACED IN
LEWISTOWN FURNACES IN
RESIDENCES AND STORES
T. T. Taylor, Cashier of Bank of
Fergus County, Gives Optimistic
Account of Conditions in Fergus
County; D%airying Industry Is Now
Growing Rapidly There.

Lewistown folk are on the verge Of
giving the coal man a rough kick,
figuratively speaking, and basking
this winter in the genial warmth OF
hot waves from furnaces and stoves
that are fed with fuel oil from the
Cat Creek field, refined in Lewistown
plants.
This is among the interesting
things told by T. t. Taylor, cashier
of the Bank of Fergus county, who
visited in Helena and Great Falls
last week. He is one of the most re-
cen persons in his town to install
an coil burner in his home.
This fuel oil is the residue of pet
roleum after gasoline and some of
the by-products have been extracted.
1t sells for So a barrel in Lewistown.
Three barrels of the oil equals a ton
of coal in heat production, SO the
new scheme virtually puts coal at
$3.50 and higher on the run. Among
the business houses in the Fergus
capital that have adopted the new
fuel are the t. G. Power Mercantile
company and the Montana block.
November 1st was the day set for
first operation of the AFRO Refining
company's new plant at Lewistown.
1t has a capacity of 1900 barrels of
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03
GIVE MDMDWG INDUSTRY a. FAIR CHANGE,
AND WHOLE STATE WILL BENEFIT, SAYS
SENATOR MWFFLEY, HEAD OF ASSOCIATION

There is no use lodging the fact
that here in Montana there is al UNI
fortunate conflict between mining
and some other industries. How
ever, this is not as keen as it has
been and more and more as the min
ing industry becomes better under
stood the feeling becomes better.
There is no question at all but that
all of this feeling is because of a
lack of understanding, superinduced,
aided and abetted in many instances
by those whose immediate selfish
purpose has been served by ~arraying
industry against industry. For the
permanent good of Montana we
should have no more of that.
This brings us to the point Of
what is best to do. In my judgment,
the sensible thing is for the mining
interests to follow the beaten track
of all other interests and organize.
1t is true we have an organization
now, and a few who have brought it
into being and kept it alive have
done many substantial things to help
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

without question there is a mark.
ed Improvement in the mining indus.
try" said Hon. Charles S. Muffly
president of the Montana Mining AS
ISOLATION. This has been brought
about by some very natural causes
the principal n of which is the fact
that during quite a period of depres-
sion following the close of the big
war, demand for metals took quite
a slump and prices naturally took
a downward trend, while now there is
a constantly increasing demand and
a rather sharp upward slant in
prices. This is noticeably apparent
in the open market price for silver,
for which there is a strong and in
creasing demand at better than 20
cents. And with Japan and other
silver-using countries now purchas-
ing large amounts of the white metal
the future outlook is so bright that
good authorities confidently predict
that silver will soo go to par, if not
above. OF course, so far as domestic
production of silver is concerned, the
federal government will buy it at a
dollar an ounce so long as the Pitt
mar act is operative and that will
be not less than the next three years.
Advances in copper and lead, with
diminishing reserves, increased de-
mand and a general tendency to nor
NAL conditions have attracted a lot of
attention to mining and more and
more we find inquiries coming to us
indicating a desire upon the part of
capital to invest in mines. Altoge-
Their and in brief, my judgment is
that the mining industry is on the
threshold of what will soon develop
into a boom.
Mining has been, is, and always
will be, one of the biggest industries
of our state. Because of its mineral
riches, Montana is known as the
Treasure State Hundreds of mill
lions have been taken from Montana
mines. Undoubtedly billions yet re-
main to come from our mineral de-
Developed mines with ore in
total enormous tonnage, while
those in process of development or
those yet to be discovered offer a
field for fanciful speculation.
This brings those of us who are
identified with mining face to face
with the proposition as to what we
should do to take the fullest advan-
of what / believe to be the big
gest opportunity ever offered to in
luce mining money to come to Mon
lana. And as a first thought, it
should be borne in mind that a large
a determining factor will be the
of the people of Montana
this great industry. If we
'how a decent regard for investments
If this sort, if we encourage capital
o come here to help develop and
our mineral deposits, and
Issure those wanting to invest in
mines a square deal, and then see
hat they get it, we will then be do
ng only what every other mineral
tate is doing and over and above
verifying else, we will be doing the
ensible thing for ourselves.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

petroleum daily, but at first will han
die only about 500 barrels. The
Lewistown Oil and Refining COM
pany's plant is handling about 500
barrels daily. About half of the
crude petroleum comes out as gaso-
line, and it is Of an excellent quality,
Taylor asserts.
The judith Basin produced from
100000 to $500, 600 bushels of
wheat this year, the Lewistown bank
er reports. Part of this was sold at
a price in excess of 81 per bushel,
but he estimates that between g.
000,0 and 100000 bushels of
this remain unsold. Should the
threatened railroad strike come on
October 80, marketing of the remain
der of the wheat crop will be delayed
greatly, but a large share of the crop
is in the elevators, ready to move
when conditions are right.
The Fergus county farmers came
through the year in fair shape, Tay-
lor said. Many of the borrowers at
his bank have paid their accounts in
full and others have made substan-
tial part payments.
One encouraging feature of the ag-I
ricultural situation in his county, he
said, is the growth of the dairying
$4,000 per day have been paid out
by Lewistown creameries for several
months.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

the mining industry. But if any
where like a full advantage is to be
taken of our opportunities, every
man identified in any way with the
mining industry should become act
lively identified with the association,
which has been organized to build up
and protect mining in Montana.
"The only sensible and business
like way to do this is for those inter-
ested to bear a part proportionate
with his interests in supporting the
Montana Mining Association. Once
the industry becomes thoroughly Or
ganized, properly financed so it can
function as it ought, it can, by reason
of its combined strength, WELD a
powerful influence in shaping legis-
lation along just and equitable lines.
1t can place before the investing pub
lie the many opportunities we have
to offer, become a medium through
which the claim owner and mining
money can be brought together-in
short, be of service in a thousand
ways beneficial to its members and
become the means of forever break
ing down the unfair and unwarranted
luminosity which now exists in places
against our industry. This can be
brought about through the very sim
pie process of disseminating the
facts about mining. And no one will
take issue with me when I plead for
a better understandingobetween all
Montana industries.
'Having been identified with min
ing in Montana for over a quarter of
a century and knowing the history
of the development of the state, it's
ups and downs, and slumps and its
booms, 1 believe there never was a
time when indications so clearly
pointed to a great activity in mining
full immediate future in mining for
Montana, if we, as an industry, but
do our part.
Mining needs what every other
industry must have, and that is an
equal chance. And if those identified
with mining, no matter in what capa-
city, want to best serve their inter
ests they should at once write to the
Montana Mining Association at Hell
ena and get in touch with an organi-
which has already done a
splendid work in protecting and pro-
the mining industry.
"By associating ourselves together
we can influence legislation, as said,
assre protection to those who want
to bring mining moneT to Montana,
help the operator, big and little, the
small mine owner and the ~prospector,
WELD a powerful influence on
he citizenship of the state through
breaking down rather than fostering
animosities between mining and the
other Industries.
"Every mine operator and every
,ne connected with mining owes 1t to
and the industry to help. The
only way to do this is through eff
and widespread organization.
AS president of the Montana Mining
Association, I appeal to all connected
with the mining industry to get in
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

touch with u organization for u
mutual benefit.
Surely, if We succeed in putting
the mining industry on its feet the
whole state will be benefited i'm
measurably, for it is an unquestioned
fact that the best times Montana ever
had were during those periods when
the mining industry was the most
active. Another of those cycles is on
the way. And if we in ontana do our
part, business in the Treasure state
will fairly hum-for every industry
gets a share when the mines are run
ming"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

for the public at large, but that
very fact and the manner in which
they are written makes them of
greater interest to anybody-old-
timer or newcomer-for they re-
fleet western wit and western fun
that were characteristic of Mon
tana men of the times they portray.
Rawhide Rawlins Stories are
published by the Montana News
paper Association at Great Falls.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

others adventures. Many became
good story t%ellers. | have tried to
write as nearly as possible some
yarns as they were told to me-"
1t may be said that these yarns
of Russell's are not a serious effort
at literature on his part. He wrote
them, possibly, if the truth were
known, more to amuse himself and
the old timers of the state whom
he has known for forty years than
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03


ter whom he calls Rawhide Raw
Inns, who tells the stories, 1S IL
number, in the vernacular of the
range days of the sos. These are
illustrated with nc less than s.
drawings in Russel1's inimitable
style, each one of the sketches, in
fact, being a gem of characteristic
Russell humor. Russell is not only
a great artist and the foremost por-
trayer in colors of the old west, but
is gifted with a sense of humor that
in itself stamps him a genius. The
humor in the stories and in the
pictures that illustrate them will
delight thousands of Montanans,
many Of whom will recognize va
rious characters who appear in the
yarns. Some are called by name;
others are so portrayed that their
friends will at once spot them.
But perhaps the most astonish-
ing thing about the book is the
price. Like Mark Twain, who in
sisted that an edition of his works
be put out at a cost that would IN
able every family in the land to
own one, Russell insisted that his
book be priced at a figure that al
most anyone can pay, and finally
limited the retail selling price to
one dollar. "These are hard times
with a lot of folks" said the artist
eff this book is going to give any
one a laugh and make him forget
his troubles for a while, I want the
price low enough 20 that people to
whom a dollar "a a dollar will
feel that they're getting their mon
worth"
And certainly no n ever got a
dollars worth of enjoyment
from a book than will be contained
in Rawhide Rawlins Stories. The
very names of the stories suggest
the fun they will hold for the read
er. Here are a few of them; Some
Liars I Have Met; Mormon lack,
Fighter; A Ride in a Moving
Where Highwood Hank
Cinch David's Voices
There's More Than One David;
Bronc Twisters, Old and New
When Mix Went to School; Bill
Shelby Hotel; How Louise
Creek Was Named; Jake DeHart's
Johnny Ritch Discovers
.andusky; A Reformed Cowpun-
her at Milestown; How Pat Dis
covered the Geyser; When Pete
Sets a Speed Mark. i
There are two stories, one men
above entitled Bronc Twist
rs, Old and New; and The Story
f the Cowpuncher, that contain,
humor, much interesting
Information that has real historical
alue about the cowpuncher of the
Id days and his brother, the {
bronc fighter" I
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

Fear of further violence as an out
growth of the recent shooting of
Chong Sing has led to unusual pre-
cautions among the residents of
Butte's Chinatown, according to Off
GERS engaged in investigating reports
of fresh tong troubles among the Chi
nese of that city. Officers visiting
the oriental section of Butte declare
streets and alleys, ordinarily teem-
ing with life, were deserted with the
coming of night.
Only an occasional figure could be
seen walking hastily from one door
to another, while window shutters
were closed throughout the evening
as a further p%recaution against lurk-
ing enemies. Chinese, according to
officials, are living in constant fear
of more trouble and are afraid to
be seen talking to officers on the
street. Detectives and deputy sheriffs
attempting to question Chinese in
public have found themselves openly
snubbed.
Others who have volunteered in
formation have demanded the strict
est secrecy as to the source of infor-
nation, declaring they would be
killed without the slightest hesita-
ton should their fellow tongsmen
learn of their action. AS a rule, how
ever, all efforts to obtain reliable
information have met with little sue
cess.
Strange Chinese arriving in Butte
are Swallowed almost from the time
they step from the train. A Chinese
detective with a companion arrived
from Seattle to investigate affairs in
Butte. Within a few hours after
their arrival Sheriff Duggan received
information that two gunner from
the coast were in the city and sugges-
lions were made that they be picked
up and thrown in Jail as a measure
of protection to local Chinese.
An officer was dispatched to in
vestigate the report and found the
two strangers eating in a downtown
Chinese restaurant. A local Chinese
had furnished the information as to
their whereabouts. When placed
under arrest the two men made no
objections, but insisted that they be
to hire a taxicab at their
own expense to convey them to the
county Jail. They afterward said they
were afraid it was a plot to kill
them when they stepped outside.
At the sheriff's office they pro-
duced credentials showing them to
connected with the Seattle police
department. Sheriff Duggan declar-
the report of their being Chinese
gunner was merely a ruse to get
hem out of the way and prevent
hem from carrying out their inves-
Both the strangers declare
hey have information that their lives
ire in danger and move with extreme
about their work.
A brother of the murdered man
las arrived in Butte from New York
o make preparations for the ship
nent of Chong's body back to China.
When it was learned that the brother
vas expected in Butte, friends of the
lead nan sent word to the police of
lis intended arrival and earnestly re-
an escort be provided to meet
at the train as a safeguard
Igainst violence. The bodyguard
vas provided.
Since the arrival of the two detec-
ives from Seattle considerable infor-
nation has been brought to light as
o the possible motive for the murder
nd the men who perpetrated the
rime.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

In his foreword to the stories,
Russell says:
'When I came to Montana,
which was then a territory with no
railroads, literature of any kind
was scarce. Where there's no
reading, men must talk, so when
they were gathered at ranches or
stage stations, they amused them
selves with tales of their own or
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03
NEW BOOK BY C. mi. RUSSELL FILLED WITH
HWM0R;; HAS 81 OF HIS DRAWINGS

A book that
every westerner
will enjoy one
guaranteed to
make peopl e
FORGE their
troubles for a
m e - is the
first volume Of
stories written
by Charles M.
Russell, famous
Montana artist,
which is to be
off the press
November |, uil-
der the title of
"Rawhide Raw
Inns Stories
R has
created a cow
Duncher charaC-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03

Bruce B. Johnson is a well known
Lewistown lawyer, and formerly
practiced law in Great Falls. He is
associated with William Bickford,
one of the pioneer lawyers of Central
Montana. Mr.. Johnson comes from
a distinguished family, Herbert
Johnson, the we'll known ~cartoonist
of the Saturday evening Post is his
brother. Another brother is Will
ford B. Johnson, president of the
First National bank of Lewistown,
and still another brother is Frank
Johnson, vice president of the Ameri-
can National bank of Helena.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-03
BUTTE TONG WAR
STIRS UP CITY
COAST GUNMAN TERRORIZING
CHINATOWN OF THE MINING
METROPOLIS

Is All an Outgrowth of the Recent
Killing of Chong Sing; Local Of
ficeTs Much Mystified, and Chinese
VIII Give No Information, Fearing
Retaliation.