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started, covering thirty miles the first
day. The second day, when within
a couple of miles of Sitting Bulls
camp, we met party of his braves,
who stopped us and acted in very
ugly manner. We told them our
story about the rations and they told
us to go on toward the camp, but
half a dozen of them surrounded AL
lison and started beating him with
their quirts. He defended himself as
best he could, but we dared not inter-
fere much unless it came to point
where it was a fight for his life and
ours, as they outnumbered us and
had their guns ready to use. We
could not pull ours unless we intend
ed to use them, for to do so would
have brought on a fight. They pro-
ceeded to beat him all the way to the
camp, but as we approached the
lodges they stopped. 1t is contrary to
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-03
GHOST STORIES OF EARLY DAY BUTTE AND
HOW IMAGINATIVE REPORTER STARTED THEWQ

Matter-Of-fact and materialistic
scoffers, who doubt that the spirits
of the dead sometimes return to the
scenes of their labors on earth, were
given some rough jolts thirty years
or SO ago in Butte when hitherto
veracious chroniclers of news and
events spent their waking hours dig
ging up musty spooks from abandon
ed mines and other shady places
not merely to point moral but to
adorn q newspaper tale. And there
were many credulous folk who took
the stories at their face value and
who couraeeously, but in punches OF
two or three, turned out nightly to
visit the alleged haunts of the specter
at the hour In which the ghost was
scheduled to walk.
Butte's population was then made
up largely of people of overseas birth.
many of whom had brought with
them their European traditions Of
ghosts. COLLINS and other unwelcome
deni1ens Of shadowland who revisit
the earth to give spectators the cold
creeps. The spook stories struck a
chord that harmonized with the folk
lore Of their native land. Small won
der. then, that they who could, avidly
read and eagerly conveyed from
mouth to ear the grisly details, SO
tmpressively related, of the ghosts
that pass in the night.
"Silver Dick" Butler, an old-time
newspaper man, was the guilty pion-
eer In the creation of the spooks. Dick
had reached maturity before the
dawn Of the twentieth century but
his hair had turned to the argenti-
ferrous long before William Jennings
Bryan crucified mankind on his cross
of double eagles. Dick was a report
er on an afternoon paper and the
day was not prolific of news. Re-
turning from an "empty rum he told
his troubles to the city editor. Then
fake something's ghost story if
nothing else" snapped the boss.
Dick chuckled gleefully, sat down
brushed his lustrous locks with his
fingers, and dashed off" the spook
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story. He selected the old abandon
ed hoist of the Odin mine in Dublin
gulch as the scene of the ghosts acti-
vities. In those days Dublin gulch
was tenanted by big brawny lads
from Cork and Limerick, their wives
and their numerous progeny. 1t was
a splendid background for a ghost
story for many of the gulch dwellers
retained childhood impressions of the
banshee, that supernatural being by
whose mournful wall families were
warned of the approaching death of
some member.
The story followed the lines ap-
proved of by the best spook writer's
Of that period and need not be re-
peated here. It was no legless or
headless freak that beckoned with
fleshless fingers the reporter to fol-
low it down the mine shaft where 1t
disappeared in q cloud of luminous
mist, blue flecks of phosphorescent
glow marking its descent to the lower
levels. Evidently the spook was not
located on the higher plane where
good mems souls are said to be, but
had nice little hell al it's own, down,
down in the depths. If so he could
not have been so very uncomfortable
for the shaft was almost full of
water. Envious fellow scribes jeer-
ingly said that the ghost fled when
Butler attempted to interview it.
The evening paper had quite res
pectable circulation in the gulch. It
was delivered by carriers in the early
evening and later in the night Butler
wandered up the gulch to see how
the story took so that he could write
"follow-up" next day. The haunt
ed hoist was midway up the gulch
and nearby was a miners dwelling.
From the gloomy doorway of the
house a woman was vociferously call
ing:
PATSY, Patsy! Come in here or the
ghost'll get ye."
Farther along in the gulch a young
man was departing from his home.
presumably to go down town, and
from the porch woman's voice was
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pleading: Nov Micky dear, don't
stay out late, for I'll be worrying.
wild that ghost in the gulch."
Evidently, thought Dick, the story
had made hit. Walking along he
noticed the bright lights and lager
beer sign of the gulch GROCERY, and
awakened recollections of an arid ma
ture caused him to turn his feet Thu
Their. Inside the saloon a number
of underground huskies were stand
ing in a familiar attitude at the bar.
The conversation ceased upon his
entrance but evidently they had been
discussing the unwelcome ghost, for
one of the biggest of the Big Wheel
ers looked menacingly at the reporter
and raising hairy fist shouted:
I'D give tin dollars to lay me
hands on the durty skunk that put
that piece in the paper"
Buffers alibi could not be more
earnestly pleaded before any kind Of
q bar and the decision was in his
favor. but there was no "follow-up"
ghost story in next days paper.
That was the beginning Of a live
~ spook-era in Butte. Judging by
the number of specters seen in vari-
GUS lonely localities the cemeteries
were vacant o'nights. A morning
paper with a large circulation. not
to be outdone by its evening contem-
porary, brought up from the lower
world an apparition and assigned Il
to the railway cut between Center
vile and Butte. From dusk until
long after midnight the bluffs over
looking the railway cut and the adj
jacent tracks were thronged with the
ghost-seekers. The "cut-ups'' of the
nefghborhood, who feared neither
ghost or devil, took advantage of the
occasion to play pranks ON the SUI
perstitious by robing themselves in
white sheets and appearing in some
dark locality to the excited exclama-
lions of the crowd. But one night
q tipsy miner and loaded pistol put
an end Of the gaiety of the youths.
The uncanny stories in the morning
paper furnished shivers for a week.
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By Colonel q. r. Norris

ny OU1O00A Os Ne NOEtD
! am sure. looking back over the
old Indian fighting days Of forty to
fifty years ago, that no Indian was
~ much feared by the whites over
. long period Of years in the north
west - sitting Bull, and It seems
strange. in way, too. for he was no
warrior himself. But he had the fac
ulty for attracting big and loyal fol-
lowings Of Sioux braves who were all
ways willing to start any fight that
he suggested. He had much influ-
ence over his warriors, and many Of
them stuck with him to the end,
which did not come until December
IL, 1890, at the Standing Rock res
ervation.
Every one knows how Sitting Bull
came to be killed. It was on account
of the unrest he was causing among
the Indians in connection with the
Messiah craze and the ghost dancing.
One Of the Sioux reservation police
men who was within five feet Of Sit
ting Bun when he was shot, told me
afterward the story of the killing.
It was about this way. At daybreak
that day Bull Head, with forty three
Indian police and volunteers, sur
rounded Sitting Bulls cabin to arrest
him. How much he was feared, even
a. late 40 that winter of 1890, is
shown by the number Of men they
took to capture him-old and broken
down a. he was.
Sitting Bull was sleeping on the
floor when ten men entered the place
and told him he was under arrest.
The old man said nothing, but start
ed dressing. He kept getting more
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Postum, the pure cereal bever.
age instead, it win give Nature
an opportunity to rid the system
Of the irritating substances that
harass your nerves, upset de
gestion, increase your heart
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and irritable.
Many people who have tried
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Order Postum from your
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Why does any healthy person want to be
kicked into wakefnlness in the morning?

Many people feel that they
have to be agitated into wake
fulness in the morning. They
think that without the tea or
coffee they take in the morning
that they viii not be able to
meet the tasks and duties Of the
day.
Nothing could be more false
than this reasoning. Any doctor
can tell you this. For q healthy
body does not require . sti1n-
ulant. It gets all the stimulant
It needs from food.
The them and caffeine found
in tea and coffee are irritating to
the heart and nervous system.
They jolt the nerves into undue
activity. The result 10 . reac.
ton. This 10 why regular tea
and coffee drinkers think they
must have their stilnulant the
FIRST thing in the morning to
wind them up for the day.
# you win stop usine tea and
co6ee for . week, and drink
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25
Sec. Wallace Raps
High Interest Rates

Determination to lay before the
national agricultural conference the
thoroughly selfish and grasping at
titude" of many companies Of differ
ent sorts which loan money on farm
mortgages has been announced by
Secretary Wallace.
Declaring that many farmers who
have never done SO before are having
to mortgage their lands in order to
get necessary money Secrtary Wal
lace said, "it is discouraging to note
that many companies and individuals
who are in the business of loaning
money ON farm mortgages are TAX
ing advantage of the farmers distress
to heartlessly extort rate of inter-
est and terms Of loans which cannot
be justified"
Farmers, he said, were being COM
PEELED to pay 61a and z per cent on
5 and 10-year loans without option
Of early payment and also commits
sion of 5 or 6 per cent while in some
cases as high as 10 per cent was be-
ing added.
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The Magic of Chemistry Which Makes Compound
Of Value for One Purpose in War
and Another in Peace
!. (ToId In Eight Sketches)
BY JOHN RAYMOND
No. VII
WAR AND PEACE

The art Of warfare is as old as the
race itself. Warfare at first consisted
of throwing stones at the enemy or
hitting him with club.
The art slowly progressed The
catapult was used for hurting good
sized rocks and the bow and arrow
served its purpose in stand-of COM
bats. Thus it went for many CEN
turies. Warfare consisted of ninety
per cent hand to hand work and per-
haps ten per cent of shooting from a
distance.
Along about 1345 an old monk found
that gunpowder when properly ignited,
gave vent to pretty good sized noise.
England and France were at war and
the new invention was tried out at
the battle of Crecy with the result that
the horses became frightened at the
"noise like thunder Losses were heavy
and gunpowder was voted success.
Warfare didn't advance greatly for
centuries. To be sure many improve
mcnts in guns and explosives were
made but the basic principle remained
the only way to put an enemy out
OF commission was to hit him with a
projectilc.
On the morning of April %, 1915,
warfare was revolutionizcd when a
cloud of Chlorine gas was sent over
the Allied trenches wiping out whole
regiments. This experiment proved
SO successful that the war, opening as
it did, 100 per cent explosive, ended
IS per cent chemical.
These war gases are of particular in
tcrcst to the student of chemistry
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Let Merchants Prac-
tice What they Preach!

The North Dakota Bankers Assoc
citation has opened publicity. CAM
paign urging North Dakotans to in.
vest their capital in home industries.
Officials of the association say that
many of the merchants of the state
are investing in outside securities
when the state, itself, offers attrac-
tive rates Of interest, with absolute
safety to the investor.
every dollar that you have for in
vestment, can be placed at home at
higher rates Of interest, with abso-
lutte safety" reads one advertise
ment prepared by w. C. MacFadden.
secretary of the association.
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Motor Bus, Fargo to
Devils Lake Proposed

Improved additional rail transport
alton service by the Inauguration of
passenger cars on the Northern Paci-
fic and Great Northern was consider
ed at conference at Fargo last
Thursday of representatives of the
passenger department of both roads
and retail business men and bankers
of Fargo.
The plan proposes installation of
a gasoline motor bus to operate daily
from New Rockford to Fargo and
from Devils Lake to Fargo, on the
Great Northern; Marion to Fargo and
Edgeley to Fargo on the Northern
Pacific.
The purpose Of such gasoline mot
or service is to enable the passenger
trade from all towns to transact their
business in Fargo within a day.
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'aaous Scientists Declare that Tremendous Advance
ments of the Future Will Come From
the Chemical Laboratory
(ToId In Eight Sketches)
BY JOHN RAYMOND
No. VIII
LOOKING FORWARD

Mankind, after passing through the
stone age, the bronze age and the
,arying phases of civilization now
aces the dawn of new era. Thomas
Gibson, in recent interview, declared
hat we have entered into the Age of
'hcnistry and the remarkable achieve
lcnts Of laboratory workers serve to
ubstanta!e this statement.
It is difficult to prophcsy how great
ill be the contribution of chemists
o our present civilization, but so
,ucl? has been accomplished and so
cat is the expectancy that it is evil
Mt why tl2ou.,!tt,,l men are insist
g that the public should be awak-
ned to full knowledge of the signih-
2,cc of the science Of its national life.
The synthetic chemist has been able
0 produce practically all necessary
var materials and thousands of arti-
les invaluable in peace times. mostly
rom coal tar, but it has only touched
he fringe of its ultimate development.
Synthetic foods and substances so
leadly as to make war impossible may
sc expected from the researchers
Edwin. Z, Slosson, in his splendid
book, "Crcativc Chemistry" quotes
,nc OF the greatest French chemists,
5erthelot, as follows:
''Ihc problem OF food is a chemical
problem. The day will como when
each person will carry for his nour-
ishmcnt his little nitrogcnous, his pat
Of fatty butter, his package of starch
or sugar, his vial Of aromatic spices,
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! The Annual Calico Ball which is
10 be given under the auspices of the
G. A. R. in the Grand roller rink Fri
day, January 9th, is expected to be
one of the outstanding features of
the season. Last year the younger
folks united with their parents in
both dress and dancing and the way
every one present had wonderful
time, mothers and fathers as we'll as
brothers and sisters. And this year
will be no exception if each guest
makes it his or her object to be there
and see that his or her folks are also
present. Everybody is welcome.
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used in the manufacture of optical
glass from traces of iron.
Benzyl Benzoate was required for
weather-proo6ng and 6reproo6ng aero
plane wings in the war. 1t now finds
an interesting use in making synthetic
perfumes and synthetic drugs.
Dinitrophenol was supplied to the
French High Commission as an ex-
plosive. In peace time we find it used
in making dyes, including the Ameri-
can new sulphur black. This dye is
interesting because it finds wide a2-
plication in dyeing such articles as
hosiery and was one of the dyes that
Germany was confident America
could not make. 1t is gratifying to
learn from textile manufacturers that
American sulphur black is at least
twenty per cent better than any Ger
man sulphur black they have ever
used.
Chlorine was the first toxic gas
used by the Germans. In peace time
it is used in the publication of water,
the bleaching. of paper and cloths and
in the manufacture of great many;
dyes, perfumes and antiscptics.
Napthalenc was used in making our
wartime daylight signal rockets. Now
it is used in making such beautiful
dyes as indigo and orange.
From these few examples it will be
readily seen why it is so simple a
matter to convert a dye plant into a
wartime production plant and why so
many other industries are directly de-
pendent upon dyes.
mi r;e,p Ruc;neec Nc.,, VorL,
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mrs. Elmer Kolstad entertained at
her home Thursday. A nice program
was given after which lunch was serv-
ed. The guests were: Mrs. Gust Fjel-
seth, Mrs. Peter Matsen, Mrs. Tom
Anderson, Mrs. Otto Hagen, Mrs.
Emma Olson, Mrs. Elmer Tuneberg,
Mrs. 0. Haugner, Mrs. George Rus
tom, Mr.. and Mrs. Bekken, Mrs. Mar
tin Hoghaug.
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That all were kind
And the coldness they gave
Would rise like fresh'ning dew
From my grave.
Tho my manner seemed cold,
Yet my song
Did my innermost heart unfold,
And made plain
Whence came.
Sing me forth DER the wave,
Sing me home to grave
In the earth
Of my birth.
n NJ
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because of the va
riety of uses to
which they are put
in times of peace.
Phosgene. one of
the most important
of the war gases,
has found a wider
use in peace time
than any of the
others. 1t finds its
most direct applica-
ton in the manu-
facture of a large
line of dyes, includ-
ing. blue, pink, vio-
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Elda Ostrander and
little baby have returned to their
home at Sarles after spending the
past two weeks visiting at the Ost-
rander home.
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worth.while Americans.

Americanism is loyalty to American
institutions and the only loyalty
which Is worth while is loyalty
which expresses itself in service and
sacrifice. There is great need to re-
member that the quality of our citi-
zenship is determined by the quality
of the character of citizens.-From the
Churchman.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25
When Birds Go courtlno.

Many birds assume fine raiment
during their courtship. In springtime
this pigmentation Of birds-especially
the males-becomes very noticeable
Colors flush out, evident in the green
wing, the blue cap and the russet
breast.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

A Pessimistic Epistle to Mr.. Case
Give the Devil his due!
Clear the deck and let him
Search the hold!
Avast, you gospel shark and go
Back to your fold;
This here old hull is just plumb
Full of scuttlers bad and bold;
What can you do?
Give the Devil his due!
&C N.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

George Laird went to Webster Sat-
urday morning to spend the week end
with his family there after transact
ing business in Devils Lake through
the week.
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man race will dwell in the abundance
and joy of the legendary age of
gold"
So much for peace. Now consider
the prophecy of General Debeney, of
the French army:
"Colorless, odorless gases will be
discovered that can be cond into
infinitely small compass and solidihed
into tablets and pills. Already we
know something of what the effect
of these things will be. Scatter the
contents of few small boxes on the
ground and dense, smoky mist will
arise, deadly fog fatal to everything
living within its area Broad belts Of
territory may be poisoned for weeks
at a time. by few drops of gases
poured out here and there few drops
at time. Against the attacks of air
ships barragcs of gases which will
bring instant death to the pilot will
be launched. The air will be filled
with ambushes and snares. On land
air-tight gas tanks will be used in front
of the infantry detecting hidden gases
and deluging the ground with an an
tagonistic liquid"
Organic chemical factories, dive
plants and others, are truly arsenals
in disguise. The will Of man can si-
lcntly convert these peaceful factories,
where research is constantly going on,
into gigantic bulwarks of national de-
fense because of the deadly instru-
ments of war they are able to produce.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25
Copying Aunty.

Dorothy's AuLt Louise is an operate
singer, and after a visit to the city
where the aunt lives the family heard
Dorothy screaming frightfully. They
rushed to her aid. only to be told: {:
"Nuffing is the matter. I'm singing
like Aunty Lou"
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Sam Larson returned Friday from
his home in Wesby, Wisconsin where
he was called by the sudden death of
his father.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

c. A. Kittrell left last week for
his home in Kokama, Indiana being
called there by the illness Of his
father.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Orville Latorneau had his middle
toe cut off week ago Friday, while
doing some repair work at the Co.
operative Laundry.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mrs. Charles Bryant, of St. John,
who has been i'll at the General hos
pital, is getting along as we'll as can
be expected.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Freeman of
Fargo spent few days in Devils
Lake visiting friends and relatives
last week.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Sadie shellin of Fargo visited over
Sunday with her niece Miss Cathe-
rine Ham and also at the Cridland
home.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Miss Treasa and Miss Teckla Orch
ard, who are attending the Academy
visited at their home in Garske over
the week end.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Stosser will visit for
a short time in Grand Harbor after
which they will return to Seattle,
Washington.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. R. Rudow at the Mercy hos.
pital Thursday the 18th of January.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Miss Pauline Foster, who is teach
ing at Ramsey, spent Monday shop
ping in the city.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mrs. Robert Dixon has returned
from visiting with her daughter in
Spokane, Washington.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Thomas Maloney of Webster was
business visitor in Devils Lake
Monday.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

A. o. Wickum and T. Bodding, of
Crary, were in Devils Lake for the
Sons of Norway meeting last night.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernt Anderson, Of
Penn, are visiting in Devils Lake for
a short time.
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suited to his per-
sonal tas tc; all
manufactured eco
on,ically and in un-
limited quantities;
allindcpcndcnt of ir-
regular seasons and
all free from patho-
genie microbes, the
origin of epidenlics
and. the enemies of
human life. On that
day chemistry will
have accomplished
worldwide revolu-
tion that cannot be
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

The second semester Of school has
started and lot of the Washington
school pupils have entered the junior
high.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Thomas Maloney returned to Devils
Lake Sunday after spending a few
days visiting in Devils Lake.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mrs. Jack Yakal, of Grashan, Wis
consin, is visiting friends and rela-
6ives in Devils Lake for short time
The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

Mrs. Minnie Nelson entertained
Misses Dorothy Cridland, Hazel Nc
Kay, and Helen Haig at her home
Monday evening.