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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06
CURRENT COMMENT
THOSE Christmas seals are helping
70 destroy tuberculosis. They also
rake . letter look pretty.

IN IN editorial in his paper, the
Wichita Beacon, Ex-Governor Allen
ATTACKS the plan Of the railroads to
3WostAll . reduction in freight rates
b. thsir new propaganda scheme. He
declares this publicity program is "a
skikine example Of the short sighted
.Nns Of able men," and severely ar
ra1Gns them for sending out mail
ordef resolutions" tending to express
IT, complete satisfaction Of commun-
itias with the railroad service, which
sail town chambers of commerce
md other civic bodies are urged to
adept ~ their own. The psychology
wAieA leads railroads to adopt this
particular propaganda at this time is
sE1pid. Aliens editorial says "The
1ailroods cannot create by artiffce =
Y1hlie atmosphere Of approval. They
never have been able to do that They
nast face facts. Spoofing at the
tAsaGht Of hard times, criticizing the
farmer for extravaganza, and assum- /
ing . lordly air of perfection will not
overcome the grim realization in this /
country that transporta-
Iion IL being delivered to the public l
It too great cost. A new spirit has 4
,sDe into the criticism Of the rail- /
'uods. Formerly railroad batting was
- favorite outdoor sport Of every
Inhitious politician. Today this is
'assing away and new type of con-
&xnctive criticism has come to take
b place. Public utility commissions,
cards Of commerce, transportation
lubs and other organizations, who
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

Naturally, their thoughts dwelt on
what they would do when they bad
been shipped back To the states and
mustered out of the service. Me, /
done got it all hggsrsd OUT said oae.
II been taking lesson from desc ysrs
Frsnehmsns. pey amt got no race
fesiin'zl dey don's draw no color Inc.
So. 'spects to carry on when g,ts
back Jest dc same sz Use doing over
yere-only mebbs mo- so. Things
sherely must a changed back home
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

TT is about time the country at large
should understand the real mean
ing of prevailing discomfort in the
West and Middle West. Fundamen-
tally, it is because this section has
been systematically gouged and plum
dered for the benefit of Eastern
interests. 1t is the general pluck
ing process that has made the hides
Of this region raw. And it will con-
tinue just as long as the country
stands for it, but no longer. The
farmer is the hardest hit. He has been
long suffering. He has been patient.
Until recently, when his predieament
became desperate, he was disposed to
bide his time hopefully. But he has
been double-crossed, and he knows IT,
And If the signs are not deceptive he
is going to do something worth while
about it. He is already assertive.
How else account for the election of
a man Of the Brookhart type in such /
! state as Iowa! Or of Magnus /
Johnson in such state as Minnesota
They are not going to be content. /
What is more, they are not going to
pretend to be- They are going to
'aise the devil, and they are going
o have a lot of help.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

NINETEEN thousand separate piec-
es Of legislation, bills, were intro
duced in the last session of congress.
There'll probably be as many during
the winter session. We have a ma
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

QY the way, what would our gov
eminent have done in iS4S il
Mexico should have refused to fulfill
her treaty obligations We would
have occupied her territory until she
came to her senses, as Germany did
France in 1870 and as victorious ma
tons always have done. Why all this
sympathy for a people who trampled
under foot every international law
and which now repudiates their sol
emn obligations
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

3zNW -
"A hearse is poor vehicle to come
to church in. Why watt"
q Q Q
Nothing can quite express the con-
tempt of the old fashioned housewife
when she goes TO visit her daughter
and finds her operating a kitchsnstte
apartment without tea kettle.
An Emmett woman has learned
that when her husband is careful to
kiss her on the back of the neck il
is cineh bet be has been ssmpiing
some homebrew somewhere.
We learn that one old family chair
in one Emmett home has been put
into the garage by daughter because
the spring worked through the seat
and tore her-trousers.
Three women attended a funeral at
the chapel some tinae ago and ~ept
quietly through it all, only TO discover
after the services were over that they
had attended the wrong funeral.
A boy with 81 went 10 buy a dog.
The dealer wanted SO for the pup.
The boy vent to the pawnshop and
pawned his 50 for $3.50. On his way
up the street he met his professor Of
and sold him the pawn
ticket for $3.50, then bought the pup.
Who's out the dollar7
An Emmett young lady was enter
tanning her best beau a Ia graphic
phone the other evening. '.Do you
ike musie?" she remembered to ask
sweetly as she put on the fifth Of
the six best sellers for the month.
'Oh, it doesn't bother me- the young
man temporized.
Harry, how is it your shoes are
always shinsd each morning. asked
! teacher one day last week. eft amt
my fault, teacher the little boy re-
Piled. "Pa, he gets up to build the
ire each morning and shines one of
ny shoes. Then I have to shine the
,ther one to keep from looking |
'unny."
Little Dorothy, years old, went |
'ver 10 call on a nei9hbor. When she |
lot there the lady Of the house show !,
d her the house cat that had gotten
Is tail too near the stove and had all
he hair singed on. "Wha. do you
now about that?r CALCULATED the
ady. well" replied Dorothy, "if
he had been tending to her OWE
usiness she would not have burned
er tall
A Roosevelt story: "Thrse men
ought admission to heaven from st.
'eter. One was George Washington,
tho, when st. Peter asked who he
'as, replied, I am the father OF my
1untry.' The other was Abraham
incoln, who in answer to the same
uestion said, 7 am the savior Of my
,untry.' When Colonel Roosevelt
as questioned by st. Peter "a to who
e was, he answered, It's none Of
our business. Where is God?'"
A school teacher had found her class
boys reluctant In their writing of
nglish compositions. At last she
great idea to stimulate
ieir interest-to write an account of
ball game. It seemed that she was
,ccessful. With one exception, the
,ys threw themselves at the task and
,olved youthful masterpieces. The
lckvard one chewed reluctantly at
8 pen and was then struck by =
'rst Of genius. When the teacher
'ened his paper, It read: "Rain-no
lme."
Following the close Of hostilities
70 members Of . colored labor bat
lion were aiftin1 on 4 dock At Breat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

il gwins walk slow down de .,,...
jest behims yoa--boand fur do e.,.
etery."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

tional delusion that all that's needed
to solve problem is TO pass a law.
And this delusion seems particularly
assertive in problems which are be-
yond the reach of legislation. and
which are solvable only by economic
or moral evolution, often both.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

DARTY collars do not fit a voters
neck any more You'll have to
come clean with the people or they'll
slip the Old party collar off in jiffy
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

John MOODY, the man who boasts
of accurate presidential election
predictions by his organization in the
past, is little early predicting the
outcome year from now. Giving all
doubtful states to the Republicans he
says the result viii be 2s2 Republican
electoral votes and 2i9 Democratic.
and splitting the doubtful equally viii
make a very close race. He looks for
Republican victory by from II to IS
electoral votes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

are interested in the subject of freight
rates, have given thorough study to
tbs rate structure. They are making
an honest effort to find = way to bet
ter conditions. The railroads ought
to meet this effort by like earnest
study. The pre-war balance between
freight rates on agricultural products
and manufactured commodities must
be restored in justice to all interests.
The entire economic balance is thrown
out of adjustment when agriculture
pays a disproportienate rate"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

The only difference between the
Emmett country and California is
merely a difference In advertising.
q q q
Found in an exchange: Owing to
rush Of job work this week, several
births, deaths and marriages will be
postponed until next week"
3 q 3
This legend appears on the bulletin
board Of church in Des Moines, Ia:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04
Athens Grange

Athens Grange held its regular
meeting. Saturday evening, Septem-
Der %. Considerable business was
transacted regarding Athens Fair.
The following members are on the
dinner committee: viii Hinton and
wife. Maurice Littleield and wife,
Per Nelson and wife. Byron McCone
and wife, Mrs. Miaener, Ara Hall and
wife, Fred McCollor and wife, Pres
ton Small and wife, Frances Green
law, Vera Robinson, P. B. Barker and
wife, Charles Weston and wife, H. s..
Elliott and wife, Verna Beckwith.
The supper committee are: Per
Nelson and wife, Byron McCone and
wife, Lurline Small, Harold Nelson,
Hollis Brown and wife, .Rilla Mason,
H. s. Elliott and wife, Howard Chap
man and wife, Harold Hurd, A. A.
HaM Nelson Whitman and wife.
There was Grange dinner,
o'clock supper and midnight supper.
supper.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04
Married at Madison

The marriage of Abraham MITCHELL
overseer in the spinning department
of the Maine Spinning Cos. plant
here and Miss Thurza Drake. local
trained nurse, formerly of Athens, was
soiemnized Monday evening at the
Congregational parsonage In Madison.
Rev, C II. Mckinney, formerly OF
Skowhegan OBLIGATED and the double
ring ceremony was used. After the
nuptials the couple left on wedding
tourney to Massachusetts and Connec-
ticut and will spend the latter part
of their honeymoon at the brides cot
tage at Lake ,Wesserunsett. Mrs.
Mitchell is the daughter of the late
Charles Drake and Mrs. Myrtle Drake
of Athens, but for several years has
been living in Skowhegan. During
that time she trained for nurse at
Somerset Hospital from which insti-
tuition she was graduated. Since
fren she has devoted herself to her
profession in this section.
Mr.. Mitchell came' here from Wor-
cester, Mass. about six years ago and
has since been employed by the con-
Germ already mentioned of which his
brother, William Mitchell is superin-
tendent. He is prominently identified
with the local /. o. o. F. Fraternity
and has many friends in Skowhegan.
The couple have the best wishes of
a large circle of acquaintances and
a few weeks hence will reside in this
TOWN
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04
Hartland Grange

Hartland Grange held their regular
meeting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Farnum, Saturday evening,
September Goth. After the business
meeting fine program was present.
Farnum and after Grange closed
about forty members and young peo-
pie enjoyed a corn roast until late
hour. This was one of the pleasant
events of this season for Hartland
Grange. The next meeting, Satur-
day evening. October 9Th, will be held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .Laforest
Libby.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04

Independent Reporter $3.50 a year.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04
THREE OTHER RACES
Somerset Shoe
2:l7 Trot, Purse $500

Licone. 2.16A, b g
by Echo Todd
Hugh Hight, Fairfield
Charles W., 2.16H, Big
by Charles Hoyt
C. j. Worthen & Son, Bangor
Winendon Wilkes, 2.16A, br g
by Lord Wilkes
II. N. Gould, Pennington
Mona C, 2.17A, b m
by Albert Bingen
f. NJ. Simmons, Rockland
San Raymon, 2.20A, bg
by San Francisco
II. N. Gould, Pennington
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04

The Maine Press Clipping Bureau
at Gardiner which furnishes news
from all corners of the state
is becoming factor in the publicity
work of Maine and perhaps no more
subscribers can be found
than those seeking political Office or
the various kinds of business where
to know the sentiment of the state is
a very important feature.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04
Somerset County Agricultural News

Wealthies. hand picked.
boxes 800 to $3.50
Wealthies, Maine, barrels $3.50 to $3.50
Macintosh, hand picked,
barrels $3.50 to $3.50
Macintosh, drops, boxes, rs to $1.25
Macintosh, hand picked.
boxes S1.25 to $500
Wolf Rivers, Maine
barrels $3.50 to s3.75
Wolf Rivers. Maine.
Boxes and baskets, s1.00 to $3.50
HarYeys, barrels $500 to $500
Crab, barrels $500 to $500
Crab, boxes $3.50 to $500
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04
Apple Market Letter
(Kingman & Heartvl

thfnBman q nearly
Boston, Oct. 2-The apple market is
weak today and prices decidedly low
er on all varieties. Very few Mac
lntosh are selling above $500 per box
and more are selling at $3.50 to s1.75
for hand picked than at any other
price. Trade seems to have soured
for the present on Wolf Rivers. and
unless they show fine color, the price
is much lower than quoted.
Odd varieties, unless they show
style, are selling slowly.
Receipts were heavy today, and
with Jewish holidays, we expect slow
trade for a couple of days.
90 or. Beauty of Kent, etc,
Barrels $500 to $3.50
Odd varieties. boxes so to $1.00
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04
East Madison Grange

The next meeting of East Madison
Grange. Oct. 18th, will be in the even
ing. The past masters of the order
are invited to attend as special guests.
Sandwiches, salads, cake and coffee
will be served. A good attenance is
desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Boardman,
committee on entertainment
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04

The Rest Rooms in the Dodge
Block for women and children are
most convenient for out of town
shoppers.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-27

East Rosebud and its high walled
canyon.
Here at East Rosebud lake, it is
no longer mid-July, but May, and a
half hours climb beyond will take
one to where the crocus, so-called,
which three months since has with
cred along the Yellowstone trail,
peeps from slow vanishing snow
bank where brief April tarries and
summer never comes.
Alpine Splendor
Here lies a world of marvellous
Alpine splendor. The falls of the
East Rosebud are easily accessible,
as are the falls of that torrential
mountain stream, He'll Roaring. Still
further UP the canyon, lake after
lake, each with its individual beauty
and a floral setting all it's own, de-
lights the vision. High peak, where
mans foot has never trod, rear their
snow-crowned SUBMITS and the cat
aract's thunder is heard continually.
Granite peak, $4,000 feet, Hottest of
all the Montana Rockies, issues its
challenge to mountain climbers and
in these nearby Businesses lies a re-
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-27

Gus and before you leave the valley
of the Saltwater and its tributaries,
the automobile will take you easily to
scenic spots as wonderful as these.
Only seven miles across the divide
are Mystic Lake falls where the Mon
tana Power company is constructing
a power site at an altitude of close
to 5000 feet. 1t is not necessary to
hike. Descend to the fork in the
streams and enter upon a 15-mile
drive through the West Rosebud can
yon over the finest mountain boule-
ward in the state. 1t was built by
the power company to transport its
heavy equipment. At the end are the
falls with sheer vertical drop of 1874
feet which, added to the cataract ap-
proach and the mill race, gives a
total drop of 450 feet.
The main Saltwater invites i'm
spection. Above Absarokee 18 miles
is the Polytechnic farm and camp.
Cliffs and castled rocks surround it
and few miles further on is Old
Nye, ghost city of the past, and Bear
tooth ranch where mountain sheep
are sailed like a tame flock, and the
mountain goats are often seen.
Again the auto trail ends and one
will wish to follow the Cooke City
trail to Yellowstone National park or
famous Grasshopper Glacier through
the Saltwater canyon, proceeding
with saddle and pack pony.
The very surroundings of the con-
vocations held last week are condu-
Give to clarity of thought and broad
ness of vision. The deliberations of
this assembly should mean something
to the progressive thought of the re-
ligious life of this state. East Rose
bud may well be compared with Zion:
Beauty in elevation,
The joy of the whole earth"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-27
STATE EDITORS
TO MEET AUG. q

Newspaper editors of Montana,
members of the Montana State
Press association, will hold their
annual meeting at Butte, Aug. 23,
"a and Is, s. e. Peterson of Great
Falls, secretary, has announced.
At the mining city, the editors
will be the guests of the Butte
Press club, which includes in its
membership Major j. I'll. Durston,
RI. n. Kilroy, Larry B. Dobeu and
others, who will act as hosts.
The three-day meeting will in
clude, in addition to the business
sessions, visit to the different
mines on the Butte hill the first
day. an auto trip to Anaconda,
visit to the smelter and q trip to
Gregson Hot Springs the second
day.
A speaker of national promi-
nence has been invited to the con-
vention.
The convention will be the first
session of the press association in
Butte for several years. The Butte
chamber of commerce, through it's
secretary, p. L.. Willis, is assisting
in preparing the entertainment
program for the visiting editors.
Officers of the association are:
@. Nj. Moss, Whitefish, president;
o. S. Warden, Great Falls, first
vice president; III. O. Woare, Ches-
ter, second vice president; NJ. j.
Hutdhins, Missoula, third vice
president; s. e. Peterson, Great
Falls, secretary-treasurer; p. b.
Sneison, Billings; j. ID. Scanlon,
Miles City; Joseph Gehrett, Laurel;
A. A. Frankie, Lewistown, and
Leon Shaw, Billings, members OF
the executive committee.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-27
BY Il. o. Edmunds
Congregationalists of

THE Congregationalists of Mon
tana gathered at East Rosebud
= lake this month for the young
peoples assembly and the annual
state session of the conference.
Where is East Rosebud lake, with
it's little postoffice called Alpine? AL
most at the southern border of the
state, in the heart of the Beartooth
mountain range, 80 miles from Red
Lodge on the east, A miles from
Columbus on the south, lies the site
selected for the state encampment of
ngregationalists. Here at the end
of the auto road, it lies in an open
ing of canyon walls, flower strewn
natural park slipping to the clear
waters of the mountain lake.
Down this grassy meadow tiny
rivulets, clear and icy cold, find their
swift way, and in this perfect setting,
'girt round by rugged mountains"
stand the log hotel and cabins of the
Rosebud association and the
school building and dining halls of
the Rosebud Camp school which was,
once held here for many seasons.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-27
YANKEE jim AND
PARK TOLL ROAD
HAD NO FIXED CHARGE; GAVE
TRAVELLER ONCE OVER AND
CHARGED ACCORDINGLY
Required Every Lady Going Over the
Road to Kiss Him; Tried to Block
Building of Northern Pacific by
Force of Arms.

The death of yankee Jim"
| George, old-timer of Montana,
which occurred in Los Angeles re-
Gently, has recalled to mind nu-
merous incidents In the life of the
| rough and tumble, hard-drinking,
| hard-shooting and If Rudyard
Kipling and others are correct
hard-lying, old plains and noun
tain man.
Among those who knew the pic.
turesque trail blazer is Judge George
F. Shelton of Butte. In the days
when Yankee Jim" was active along
the Yellowstone, Judge Shelton was
practicing law in Virginia City. The
Judges experience with Jim" was
similar to that of Kipling, who frank
ly admitted, % years ago, that as a
romancer Jim" had the author of
"Plain Tales from the Hills as COM
pletely outclassed as a peacock out
classes a turkey buzzard afflicted
with eczema.
Jim's Toll Road
According to Kipling, Yankee
Jim" built the first highway into
Yellowstone park, set up a toll gate
and proceeded to collect tribute.
HE had no fixed CHARGE" said
Judge Shelton, in comment, but de-
termined the amount of toll to be
paid by the appearance of the ira
veler.
"It is alleged that Jim required
every lady who passed through the
toll gate to kiss him, but the old
timer himself Indignantly denied the
charge, declaring that the most I
ever did was to tell the ladies that
they might kiss me if they had a
hankering to do 80.
This toll road eventually got Jim
into litigation and Judge Shelton was
one of the two attorneys chosen to-
look after his interests.
Easy Money
Jim had conducted his toll gate
for several years." said the judge,
land had gathered in many shekels
when one day came the construction
crew of the Northern Pacific railway
laying track over the ground that
yielded Jim comfortable revenue.
1.-THE old frontiersman was frantic
with anger. He rushed to his cabin,
donned his buckskin shirt, fringed
leggins, broad hat, and flaming neck
erchief, strapped on two six-shooters, |
shouldered his rifle and made a des-
cent on the track-layers. Pretty soon
The air was full of singing bullets,
urid and original profanity, and fly
ing gravel where Jfm's shots were
knocking up the ground about the
'eet of the steel crew.
1.-THE construction gang was paid |
% lay track, not to fight wild-eyed |
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-27

Of those who come by auto few
from east and south will find the
Cody trail through Red Lodge the
most direct route. Others will gain
the Yellowstone trail east or west
and their objective point will be Col
umbus on the Northern Pacific rail-
way. The motorist will cross the
Yellowstone at Columbus and find
himself in the valley of the Saltwater
where fertile fields and prosperous
homes awaken many comments on its
wealth and beauty. The town of ABB
sarokee, where the Rosebud and the
saltwater converge, is passed and
then the route continues up the val
ley OF the main Rosebud and then the
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-27

gion fresh from the hand of God.
Geologically it is perhaps the new
est part of Mother Earth, the latest
work in creation. AS evidence of
this, If one. will follow the canyon to
seventh East Rosebud lake, he will
find that above it drops a majestic
cataract, fully 200 feet in a sheer
fall, yet so brief time has it flowed
over its ledge of rocks that it has
not yet cut itself a well-defined chan
mel, and the age-old process of wear
ing back its canyon walls is just be-
ginning.
Mystic Lake
But forsake the alpenstock or pack
horse trail if they prove too strenu-