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A MAN OF INTEGRITY

A physician who reaches out to
benefit humanity leaves record be-
hind him that is worth while. Such a
man was DR.. R. v. Pierce, founder of
the Invalids Hotel In Buffalo, N. Y.
He was an eminent physician, lead
ing and honored citizen, known for his
honesty and executive ability. His
study along medical lines, and his
knowledge of the remedial qualities of
herbs and plants led to the discovery of
his wonderful herbal remedy, Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, the
WON ans tonic which has had the
greatest number of supporters for the
past fifty years. 1t is just the herbal
tonic required if woman is borne
down by pain and sufferings at regular
or irregular intervals, by nervousness
or dizzy spells, headache or backache.
Favorite Prescription can now be had
in tablet form as well as liquid at most
drug stores
Send 10c for trial sample to DIR. Pierce's
Invalids Hotel In Buffalo, N. Y.
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Butte-Married at 16, mother
soon after, divorced at IS, remarked
to the same man and again divorced
from him at the age of 20 has been
the experience of Mrs. Gladys Rouse.
She was granted her second divorce
by Judge w. e. Carroll
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-05

n N. A.-WK-1o-1-2s"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-05

Berlin-German communists have
appealed to Moscow for soviet aid.
They are of the opinion that the time
is ripe for Russia to take over Ger
many. If Russia responds it is prob
able another European war will be
the result.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-05

Moscow-Henrich Brandler, Ger
man communist leader, just arrived
here, declares that the time for re-
volution in Germany has arrived.
His mission is to secure the support
of the soviet government.
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Classified
PURE EXTRACTED HONEY

ALFALFA, SWEET CLOVER honey. Two
6O-lb. cans, S10.75. One can, $3.50. FOB.
Rigby. One 40-lb. can prepaid to Fourth
zone, $500. Quality guaranteed. Heck
man & Larsen Honey Co., Rigby, Idaho.
MONTANA EXTRACTED HONEY; unex-
celled. Once tried, always used. S11.50
per case two 60-pound cans. Why pay
more. Pure honey cannot be produced for
less. Most healthful food. Save doctor
bills and freight by buying from Claude
Pease, Gainesville, Mont
HONEY-New extracted (strained) honey,
pure and of the finest flavor. 60-lb. can
$3.50; 2 cans S1200; f. o. b. here. Satisfac-
tion and safe delivery guaranteed Write
for special club order prices The Rocky
Mountain Bee Co., Box 1319 Billings, Mont.
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Hay and

Lbs. Lbs
Average daily gain 1.3 TT
Feed for 100 lbs.
gain
Alfalfa hay ----2610 1855
Stage --------------- 1895
In these experiments the steers
were fed limited amounts of silage.
When this is done the value of the
silage will usually be higher than
where large amounts are being used.
While silage is of value in the fat
tening of calves and yearlings, it is
in the feeding of two-year-olds that
it is its best. The younger cattle
do not have the capacity to economi-
cally consume such large amounts as
the two-year-olds and in addition
have need for more muscle and bone
building material than is usually fur
nished where silage forms consider
able portion of the ration. Two-year-
Odds will consume 80 or 40 pounds
of silage day during the first month
or more of the fattening period in adj
dition to hay and concentrated feeds,
and will gradually decrease the
amount eaten to 10 or 20 pounds
daily during the last month.
Trials at various experiment sta
tions have shown that good gains and
fairly high finish can be secured on
two-year-old steers with hay, silage
and some concentrates such as cotton
seed or 1inseed oil meal. Such gains
have usually proven very economical
and while these cattle have not top
ped the market they have sold well
and when grain was high in price
netted larger returns than cattle fed
heavily on grain. Cotton seed and
linseed oil meals are high priced in
the west and the ACCESSIBILITY of u.s.
ing them is questionable, especially
where legume hay is being fed in
reasonable amounts.
The Oregon station found that two
year-olds fed on alfalfa hay and about
rs pounds of silage would finish out
well enough to top the western mar
kets (Which do not demand as well
finished cattle as the eastern mar
kets) and would gain twice as fast
as those fed hay alone and at about
half the cost. When grain is low in
price it may be added to the hay and
silage with good results for cattle be-
ing fitted for the coast markets but
it will probably not prove economical
when high in price unless premium
is being paid for well finished cattle.
In such cases it is usually most eco
nomical to feed hay and silage during
the early part of the feeding period
and to finish out on full feed of
grain during the last 40 or go days.
Many people have felt that silage
fed cattle would shrink heavier than
grain feds but where the cattle are
fed dry roughage and no silage dur
ing the last two or three days before
the shrinkage has been no
greater than on grain fed stuff, due
possibly to the fact that silage fed
cattle usually take an exceptionally
good fill at the market
Cattle should not be expected to
'atten on silage as the only roughage
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ems the st mach and starts
the liver and bowels acting without
gripping. Contains no narcotics or
soothing drugs. Say California"
to your druggist and avoid counter
feitsl Insist upon genuine Cali
fornia Fig Syrup" which contains
directions.
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some feed that is strong in these ma
terials, as alfalfa hay.
Corn and sunflowers are the ma
terials most commonly used for silage
in Montana. While the feeding value
of corn silage varies considerably it
is probable that sunflower silage var
les even more. But few tests have
been run by experiment stations to
determine the comparative value of
the two kinds of silage and these
have shown conflicting results. They
indicate, however, that where condi-
lions are favorable, to putting up real
good sunflower silage it will prove
about equal to the good corn silage
put up in other sections. If so, it is
safe to say that either kind of silage
will be found to be worth from one
third to one-half the price of alfalfa
hay for fattening beef cattle. These
are conservative figures and are be-
lieved to be safe to figure on. In
numbr of experiments in Idaho the
value was considerably more, for
with hay at So ton, silage proved
to be worth about Sc ton or three
fourths the value of alfalfa hay. The
figures on these experiments are
given below.
Hay and
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-06

This very advantageous contract and valuable
business connection means steady production on
our oil, and BIG, QUICK DIVIDENDS for HOGAN
OIL COMPANY stockholders
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ing to the rank of the soldier. How.
ever, he was eventually captured and
his career of crime ended. One on
his men stabbed a native runner on
the streets of the town and was SEN
fenced to hang in the public plaza for
the offense, as a lesson to the other
natives. General Mulvar again post
ed the town with notices, stating that
the execution would never occur.
However, his boast failed and the
man was hanged on the public plaza
in the presence of several thousand
natives.
Looking back now on my exper-
fence on the islands it seems like
recalling an interesting book read a
number of years ago. | would not
take thousands of dollars for the ex-
perience I had during these three
years, but on the other hand | would
not give a thin dime to go through
them again.
only hope to be able again to visit
the islands and see the improvements
that have been made during the in
-ervening Fl years of American con-
rol.
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Crop Outlook Is Bright

Precipitation that ranged from an
inch to six inches was general over
Montana east of the main range dur
ing the last week of Jun.s. 1t check
ed damage from hot winds to crops
in northeastern Montana and ma
terially improved the crop outlook in
the southeastern part, according to
reports to the Montana department
of agriculture The wet weather has
halted grasshopper damage, Madison
and Lewis and Clark counties being
the only ones to report the pest as
serious. There was some scattering
hail but the only serious damage re-
ported was to winter wheat in Fer
gus county. The labor situation con-
tinues to ease up, except in Ravalli.
A number of counties report sur
plus of farm labor and some others
no demand.
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FAITHFUL AIREDALE DOG
WATCHES SPROUCES' GRAVES

When Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Ora Dan
ner cleaned up camp after the alleged
murders at Central Park, November
16, 1920, they forgot one thing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprouce had an Aire-
dale dog which they had brought
with them from their home in South
Dakota. After the alleged crimes
were committed and the banners had
left, the dog remained and day after
day without food kept to the place
where he had last seen his master.
Efforts were made by persons in
Central Park to coax the animal
away, and sometimes he would go,
but only to get something to eat, then
he would return to his vigil.
There are people in Central Park
who recall the strange actions of the
Airedale now, but at the time nothing
was thought of it except that the
owners had abandoned him.
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This Is NOT a Wild Cat

1t is as near certainty as can be found in oil
every chance and hazard of possible loss is elimin-
ated. Big profits are as certain be-
The discovery of oil in such large quantities,
over so large area, Immediately entailed and
made necessary vast expenditures of money (ready
CASH if the property of the company was to be
speedily developed to its maximum, its great re-
properly conserved the interests of it's
stockholders fully protected.
Adverse financial conditions throughout the
country generally made it quite impossible quick
ly assemble the huge sum necessary to carry on,
at once the broad and costly campaign of develop
ment.
In this situation, HOGAN OIL COMPANY
sought the aid and cooperation of MUTUAL OIL
COMPANY, ($30000, 00O) complete entity oil
company with large and experienced organization
to assume the tremendous financial outlay neces-
sary to handle the lease in proper manner Careful
examination of the lease, with three completed
flowing wells on its extreme borders producing 900
barrels per day, assured Mutual Oil Company of
its very great value, and it took over a one-half
interest in the entire property and assumed the
management and operation under agreement for
continuous and extensive development without
shutdown or delay.
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not granted civil government at thai
time, nor while I was on the islands
Beginning Education
1t was shortly after this that two
American women, government teach
ers, came to open schools. Their ex-
periences were varied, indeed, indeed.
After arranging for school rooms, it
was announced in the church, the only
advertising medium for the natives,
that school would open the following
day. 1t was the honest intention of
the teachers to do so, but when they
viewed the assembled children the
next day, they decided to delay sew
eral days, as only about one out of
every 10 children wore any clothes
at all. The youngsters at that time
seldom thought of clothes until they
were about 10 or IL years of age.
The teachers began making dresses
for the girls and trousers and coats
for the boys and forbade them coming
to school without them. 1t was anus
ing to see the children going to school
with their clothes rolled up under
their arm, pop behind an adobe
wall and don them and proceed to
school. The reverse would happen as
soon as they were out of sight of the
school room.
Guerilla Warfare
Most of our fighting was of the
guerilla variety. Small rowing bands
of insurrectos, carrying arms of every
known make, from the flintlock to the
modern Mauser. Often we would |
capture ammunition, the shells of
which were home made of strips of
tin wound around in the shape of |
she'll and match heads were used for
caps. Military orders we're issued |
against the possession or sale of any |
but safety matches.
Small cannon we're sometimes used |
by these bands against us. These
were made by wrapping wire closely
around a large joint of bamboo and
putting in charge of lead slugs. AS
a rule these cannon were as danger
Gus for those behind it as those in
front.
In southern Louzon, the craftiest Il
leader and the hardest to capture
was General Mulvar, the "head hunt
er." His followers were holder than
most, and have known them to come
into garrisoned town, lie in wait for
a lone soldier, sever his head and get
away so quietly nothing would be
known of the affair until the head
less body would be found.
One morning we found notices
posted all over Batangas, written in
both Spanish and English, offering
rewards for the heads of American
soldiers. The rewards varied accord
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quartering and eating the other half
If their parasols were not needed
they would be balanced on the head
The men were, likewise, set against
using their hands for carrying any
thing. They usually used sort OF
yoke, made of hard wood, and carried
their burdens fastened to each end.
J We were quartered for time near
a sugar warehouse, and many the
time I've noticed native men fill a
basket with sugar and fasten it on
one end of his yoke and fill the other
basket with rocks to make them
! balance.
The caribou or water buffalo was
used nearly exclusively in hauling the
! loads, which were placed in two
wheeled cart, the wheels of which
were solid discs of hardwood with a
fixed axle. The drivers usually rode
the caribou, using a jerk line fastened
to a ring in the animals nose as a
control.
These animals worked very we'll for
a time, but let them get the scent of
water and travelling ceased for sew
eral hours while they wallowed in the
mud. These rests suited the native
drivers very we'll as they we're never
very work brittle. There were few
small, scrawny ponies that were used
to pull carramettas, or light, two
wheeled buggies. 1t took the ma
tives some time to get over their won
derment at the "grande cabalios"
(large horses) of the American cav
airy, and more especially the mules.
Their mode of cultivating the soil
was as ancient as that of their travel.
The rice paddles were diked during
the dry season and as soon as they be-
came soaked, after the rains started, |
they were plowed with the ancient
one shovel one-handled pillow we used
to see pictured in our Sunday school
papers, with the driver and caribou
wading knee deep in the mud and |
water. The rice was then broad
casted on the water and left to find !
it's own seed bed.
Natives easily Influenced
Due to their utter ignorance, the
natives were easily influenced. / re-
call when Judge William H. Taft,
then civil governor of the islands,
came to Batangas to inaugurate
civil government for that province,
which was in the extreme southern
part of the island of Louzon. The
people were apparently very anxious
for chance to begin governing
themselves and worked for several
days erecting huge welcome arch at
the intersection of the two princi-
pal streets. 1t was handsome affair,
built of green bamboos, lashed to-
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The only scavengers known were
razor back hogs. Disease was ram
pant in every portion of the archi
pelago. 1t was no uncommon sigh
to see groups of naked children play,
ing in the dusty roadway whose
bodies we're absolutely raw with
smallpox. The wells we're shallow
and the water was infected with ty.
phoid germs. I have noted as many
as 25 funerals during a single day
in the rainy season; and this reminds
me of their methods of burial.
In each native cemetery there
were graves and vaults, the latter
constructed in the adobe walls that
surrounded the cemetery grounds.
The natives were very devout church
attendants and the high and low
alike were buried with church SER
vices. The only difference in class
appeared later when the poorer
classes failed to pay the grave rent.
In that event the bodies were dug up,
thrown on the bone pile, and the
grave rented to another. The bodies
were wrapped in a rattan covering
and carried to the cemetery on a
tray on the shoulders of four men.
church for the next corpse.
Vegetation Luxuriant.
From the standpoint of vegetation,
the islands are most wonderful. The
palm, cocoanut and banana trees and
the endless variety of ferns that grow
in wanton abandonment are indeed
beautiful in the extreme. The large
variety of fruits, combined with rice
and fish, furnished a varied diet for
those whose constitutions could stand
the malaria attacks likely to follow
a too bounteous meal of such rations.
The soldiers were ever tempted by
sight of fruit baskets loaded with
oranges, bananas, sicos, breadfruit,
pineapples, mangoes, but most of
these we're tabooed by the post sur
geon as too dangerous a diet. When
we felt too lazy to go out and gather
the fruit for ourselves, we could al
ways buy it from the fruit vendors
cheaper than we could steal it-or-
anges 20 for penny; bananas at
about the same price, pineapples,
cent each.
The principal industry of the is
lands was the culture of sugar cane,
rice, hemp and tobacco. OF these
crops the latter was something you
had to get used to-"
Never will I forget my first ex-
perience with native cigar. The to-
bacco in those days had no artificial |
curing-simply sun dried and rolled |
into big, black cigars or hand shredd- |
ed and made into cigarettes. I fired |
up three cigars before I came to the |
conclusion that the first was not |
packed with hair and tar rope. But |
after the second or third coating of |
my mouth had peeled off, really |
liked the flavor. The tobacco chew
ers experienced about the same diff
ficulty, but finally toughened their
mouths to the native weed.
Ninety-nine out of every hundred |
native men, women and children
smoked, and it was a queer sight for
us to see woman walking down the
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-06
WHEN MONTANA OlDIERs CROSSED THE
PACIFIC TO FIGHT 1M THE PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS AGAINST AGW0MALDO'S BANDS

TEW Americans of today realize
the conditions that confronted
n the soldiers who were sent to the
Philippine Islands during the Span
ish-American war and for a number
of years after, while the islands we're
being cleared of the murderous in
surrecto bands that infested nearly
every part of them. We found the
Islands inhabited by a ragged, i1lit-
crate, pock-marked people, whose
only thought was to get enough food
to keep body and soul together.
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Estimate of Possible Income


These statements and figures are not exagger-
ated guesses, or hopeful forecasts; they are very
reasonable and fair expectations; believe they
VIII be fully realized Experience on the lease
SO lar, Justif1es more optimistic assertions.
Three completed wells now produce 900 barrels
per day. There is room the lease for 1872 wells
allowing ten acres to each we'll. When all are
drilled in, as they contracted to be, they
should, at least, produce 100 barrels per day
an average-the field average of all wells drilled
to date is l47 barres-or total of 1900 barrels
per day, $4,000 barrels per month, or 6,912, 900
barrels per year, of which amount Al per cent or
2,833,92O barrels, will be the property of Hogan
Oil Company and its stockholders. Crude oil is
now lower in price than since the pre-war period.
Competent judges prophesy that before three years
keyln-Sunburst oil will be selling at the we'll for
$500 per barrel During the entire life of this
field it should sell than per barrel
on an average, and if it does average this reason
able price, it will mean, in dollar value of oil for
Hogan Oil Companys equity, $5,667 $40, or more
than two times the entire par value of its stock
each year. An opportunity for big profit in an
investment so safeguarded to make loss i'm
possible
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gether with rattan, and covered with
beautiful flowers of every hue. In
the four corners stages were built
from which little girls were to show
er flowers on Judge Taft as he rode
under.
The night before the ceremony the
town was attacked by instructors
the welcome arch riddled with bull
lets. A number of the attackers
were captured and among them were
some wha had worked hard erecting
the arch. Needless to say they were
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-06
CHILDREN CRY
FOR 'CASTORIA'
ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR IN.
FANTS AND CHILDREN
OF ALL AGES

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to re-
lieve babies and children of Consti-
patton, Flatulency, Wind Collie and
Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness aris-
ing therefrom, and, by regulating the
Stomach and bowels, aids the assimi-
lation of Food; giving natural sleep
without opiates.
The genuine bears signature of
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Reason We Offer Stock to Public
Why sell stock-if so good?

Why sell stock-if so good?
In acquiring this large lease, Senator Hogan
and his numerous associates committed themselves,
as individuals, to an expenditure of one-half mil
lion dollars ($500,000). This when it was seWild
Cat and not Sure Shot" or proven production
1t is to reimburse them for this outlay and relieve
them OF part of this great burden that limited
amount is now for the first time offered to his
friends and the public of Montana, to whom he is
so well and favorably known. This stock should
earn thirty per cent per year.
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street putting at black cigar about
eight inches long and as big around
as corn cob, followed by a naked
pickaninny about six years old smok-
ing cigarette.
Empty Handed
One seldom, if ever, saw native
woman carry anything in her hand.
Everything was placed on the head. 1t
was no uncommon sight to see one
eating an orange while out strolling.
After it was peeled one-half would be
placed on her head while she was
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Price of Stock

Stock, both preferred and common as the pur-
chaser may elect, is offered at IS cents per share
par being s1.00. Certificates will be mailed out
Immediately receipt of full amount by Stanton
Trust and Savings Bank, of Great Falls, Montana,
Registrars for Hogan Oil Company
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OFFICERS

SENATOR I. S. HOGAN, President
FIRED Il. HOGAN, Vice-President
RAY M. HART, Hart-A1bin Co.. Billings
Secretary Treasurer
Make All Remittances to HOGAN OIL COMPANY
Care of Stanton Trust & Savings Bank
Great Falls
STANTON TRUST & SAVINGS BANK
/. GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
hereby subscribe for -
shares of the capital stock of the HOGAN OIL
COMPANY Ga Montana Corporation) of the par
value of $1.00 per share and enclose you herewith
therefor. Please mail certificate to
--Ai4
ADDRESS
CITY --------------- STATE
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One Well Per Week.

is to be completed by Mutual Oil Company this
lease, and and half million dollars are to be
expended on wells, tanks and other necessary
equipment.
Contract with Mutual Oil Co. provides for con-
tinuous operation and recovery of OIL as well
purchase of all oil produced each month for account
of Hogan Oil Company.
One Fifty-five Thousand barrel storage tank is
already completed, large headquarters camp estab-
lshed, and nine strings of tools actively employed
in drilling out the lease.