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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20
CAMPBELL EAST TO
CLOSE BIG DEAL

Gordon Campbell is reported
to be enroute to New York City
to close up his deal for the sale
of acreage in the Kelvin field to
the Thompson interests. He went
to Lewistown earlier in the week,
accompanied by his attorney, g.
C. Ford, and from Lewistown
left, it is reported, for New
York.
1t is understood that Campbell
is selling 48 40-acre tracts to the
Royal Canadian Oil & Refining
company for 1902 an acre, or a
total of around 500, 900. A hitch
resulted from titles, incident to
litigation. now pending.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20
Certificate Of Coportnership
STATE OF J
County of Toole.

County of Toole.
We, the undersigned, do hereby certify
that we are partners transactine bust
ness in the State of Montana, in the
County of Toole, under the firm name
and style of MACK TRUCKING COM
PANY; that the names in full of all the
members of such partnership a e
GEORGE NADEAU and SYLVESTER
c. FERDIG; and that the places of our
respective residences are set opposite
our respective anne hereto subscribed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
hereunto set our hands this 9TH day of
November, A. D. 1924.
GEORGE NADEAU,
Sunburst, Montana.
SYLVESTER C. FERDIG,
Sunburst, Montana.
STATE OF MONTANA,
County of Toole.
On this 7th day of November, A. D.
1924, before me, G. c. Hoyt, a Notary
Public for the State of Montana. person
ally appeared George Nadeau and Syl-
vester c. Ferdie, known to me to be the
persons whose names are subscribed to
the above and foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged to me that they executed
the same.
Witness my hand and official seal or
the day and year first above Written.
G. C. HOYT,
Notary Public for til e
State of Montana. Resid-
Notary Seal) ing at Shelby, Montana.
My Commission expires
June 8, 1926. 27-4t
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20
Camp Blankets at the Coutts

Camp Blankets at the Coutti
Store.
Woolen Hosiery and Mittens a
the Coutts Store.
Mackinaws and Leather Vests
at the Coutts Store.
Mems Pants and riding breech-
es at the Coutts Store.
Hudson Bay blankets a n d
wooden underwear at the Coutts
store.
Ladies' Pure Silk Hosiery at
$l.50 at Rhods Bros. Shelby.
Ray Kincheloe is spending a
few days with his family in Ct.
Falls this week.
D. D. More spent Sunday with
his family in Havre, returning
to Kelvin Monday.
Mrs. B. C. Herd entertained
Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs.
J. L. Rocks birthday.
Place your orders now for your
Thanksgiving Turkey at t h e
Cash Meat Market. j. L. Nett.
c, A. Springmeyer of Great
Falls was looking after business
matters in Kelvin for a short time
this week.
FOR SALE-25 Horse Power Fairbanks
& Morris Engine, in first class condi-
ton. See VIM. Halter, S%unburst, or
Walter DeGroat, Kelvin. l9-tf
Mrs. John Chirgwin, of Hele-
ma is spending a few days here
with her daughter, Mrs. Ben F.
.reher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lee have
rented the Bennett residence in
he south part of town and NOV
ID into same this week.
Geo. MARBLE departed last week
or Kansas City, Mo-. where he
to remain this winter
7lsiting with relatives.
Mrs. R. B. Thompson and son.
robert, departed Monday for
treat Falls where Mrs. Thomp-
on will receive chiropractic
-eatments. |
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20

LOLAL VL WO
Camp Blankets at the Coutts
Store.
Wooden Hosiery and Mittens
at the Coutts Store.
Mackinaws and Leather Vests
at the Coutts Store.
Mems Pants and Riding breech-
es at the Coutts Store.
Hudson Bay blankets a n d
WOODEN underwear at the Coutts
store.
Send your clothes to Don's
Cleaning Works, Shelby. He will
make them like new. Aft
Hart Schoffner 6 Marx Suits
and Over coats at Rhodo Bros.
Shelby. 22-tf
w. ]. Elliott is in Great Falls
this week looking after business
matters.
Our Line Of FlonnelI Shirts
are the best we have ever
shoWn-Rhodd Bros. Shelby.
Cleaning, pressing and repair
ing at Don's Cleaning Works
Shelby. 4.tf
Mrs. Ray Sorrell entertained
the Ladies Aid at her home last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Goeddertz, Jr.
were Ethridge visitors a short
time last week.
w. j. Elliott was confined to
his bed a few days last week
with the grippe.
Grandpa Goeddertz who has :,
0een confined to his bed for some I
is critically i'll at this writ :
ng.
Chas. Hingford of Great Falls {
vas a visitor at the Harry Harte .
home for a few days this week. :
dr. Hingford is a brother-in-law
Mr.. Harte.
Mrs. Chas. Perrin left the lat =
er part of last week for Kalis-
ell for a few days visit with :,
riends. She was accompanied
y her son Of Chicago. c
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy C. Herd
ave taken over the management
f the Kelvin hotel. Mrs. Frank
zee has had charge of this place 70
the past few months. ~
- OF
Mrs. John S. Gordon went over tf
!, Browning last week and brot co
ack her son. Bruce, who is at &C
ending school at that place, ow- "
lg to failing health. They went re
YER to Conrad Monday to con- =
lit with DR.. Powers.
is
Don Burkhardt accompanied by
Gorge McMann of Sunburst and
en- F. Huffman of Indiana re- ~
lrned Saturday from their hunt $,
G trip on Birch Creek. The ~
did not have very r
,od luck, not being able to get
the hunting district owing to ST
o great amount Of snow.
Z
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20

Don Burkhardt accompanied by
George McMann of Sunburst and
Ben F. Huffman of Indiana re-
turned Saturday from their hunt
ing trip on Birch Creek. The
gentlemen did not have very
good luck, not being able to get
in the hunting district owing to
the great amount of snow.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20

Mrs. R. B. Thompson and son,
Robert, departed Monday for
Great Falls where Mrs. Thomp-
son will receive chiropractic
treatments.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20

Geo. MARBLE departed last week
for Kansas City, Mo-. where he
expects to remain this winter
visiting with relatives.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28
wHEM BAMMAGK STAMPEDED TO NEWLY
DISCOVERED GOLD DIGG0MGS OF ALDER
GUAGHs EDGAR AND THE STAMPEDERS

entered into at Beaverhead Rock,
the prospectors were none too sure
of their claims. They arranged to
take a few outsiders into their con-
fidence who could be depended on
to aid them because of a chance
to get better claims, and under the
guidance of Barney Hughes, sent
these ahead to hold the claims of
the prospectors, as well IS their
own, when the rush came.
Four days from their leaving
Bannack, the crowd was told they
would soon reach the gulch, and to
prepare for it. The Edgar journal
continues: "When we came to the
creek and were going up | said to
them This is the creek Such a
stampede! I never saw anything
like it before. I was left alone with
our packs and took my time, for
I knew my claim was safe."A At four
o'clock of that afternoon the entire
creek was staked.
1t is said that a late arrival
anxiously requested to be shown
where he could stake out a claim.
Some one, in joke, pointed far up
on a bench, saying there's a good
location" The newcomer FASTENED
to place his stakes there, and be-
gan developing it. To the aston
ishment of every one, it proved to
be the best claim in the Gulch.
The names of those who COM
the party that first discov-
cred gold in Alder Gulch were as
given by Edgar: Bill Fairweather,
of New Brunswick, St.
Johns river Mike Sweeny, native
of Fredericktown, St. Johns river
Hughes, native of Ireland;
Harry Hodgers, native of St.
Johns, New Foundland; Tom
native of Ohio; Henry
Edgar, native of Scotland.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

TTERE is another interesting
II story of early day Montana
- by Martha Edgerton Plass-
mann, than whom there is no
greater authority on pioneer his
tory living. In this n she tells
the oft-told tale of the stampede
from Bannack to Alder Gulch,
when the Fairweather-E d z ar
party, having found the richest
placer diggings in the world, Slip
ped into Bannack to buy prov1-
sions and get back to the scene OF
the new strike, 100 or more miles
away. AS q matter of fact, the
Fairweather-Edgar party intended
to Join Jim Stuart's Yellowstone
expedition, lost their way, were
captured by the Indians and rob-
bed, and but for these circumstan-
ces would not have found the
guIch which yielded up $2OO,OOO,-
600 in gold in a few years, while
the Stuart expedition went on to
disaster, found nothing, and limp
ed back into Helena weeks later,
leaving several members of the eX-
petition dead along their route
through the Indian country.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

''The war has been over five
years or more. No matter what a
man may have done before then.
The only question now is whether
he has maintained a good character
since"
In these words Judge Jackson
o~verruled the objection of Natural
ization Examiner f. G. PugsIey to
admitting to citizenship several
men of foreign birth who had
claimed exemption from military
duty on the ground of being aliens.
There were five cases of the kind
Four of the applicants were admit
ted after the judge had over-ruled
the objection; the fifth will be
passed ON today.
There were 81 applicants for cit
izenship. OF these 43, including
six women, were admitted. The list
also includes the four admitted
over objection, and whose cases
may be appealed to Washington by
the examiner. -Four applications
were dismissed for want of prose-
cution for various reasons.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

The knitting mill will be the only
one in Montana. It's market will en-
brace several northwestern states, as
we'll as the prairie provinces of Can
ada. Mr.. Hanson believes in highly
specialized manufacturing. He is con-
WINGED this is a requisite to success.
''Trying to cover the entire field"
bankrupts the over ambitious, he
says. Nevertheless, it is the inten-
ton of the Montana Knitting Mills
to include the manufacture of blan-
kets as soon as conditions warrant.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28
Cows for WESTERN Montana

A total of CTS cattle, all of them
either high grade or pure bred, were
brought into western Montana dur
ing 1923 through the efforts of the
Montana Mutual Dairy Loan associa-
ton, a report made at the annual
meeting of the organization here
showed. Holsteins were brought in
from Washington, Jerseys from Ore
gon, and Guernseys from Wisconsin.
Officers of the association were sell
ected as follows: w. M. Bickford, of
Missoula, president; H. L. Shapard,
Missoula, vice president; DR.. T. T.
Rider, Missoula; Otto Quasi of Cor
Wallis, and J. A. Johnson of Poison,
members of the board of directors.
The report showed that So per
cent of the applications for loans had
been allowed, and there were no
losses or delinquencies during the
year. The association now has $40
members and s805,00 installment
stock and has accumulated $4,000.
The capital stock was increased dur
ing 1923 from 100000 to $780,
900.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

gar party crossed the Silver Bow
river, and camped on the Big Hol'
river, where they were forced to re
main until April l by the loss o:
their horses, which they did no.
find for several days.
By this time they realized they
were ahead of Stuart, as the date
of his departure from Bannack wa:
April 9. They were undecided wha'
to do, but finally thought it bes'
to wait for eight days, when the
expedition might catch up witt
them. 1t was not until the 18th Of
April that they learned the Stuart
party had passed them, and they
set out to follow them.
Then came trouble. They were
in the Grow country, where the In
dams, with a shrewdness that
speaks we'll for their intelligence
had noticed that an influx of pros
pectors always resulted in an out
flux (if we may coin the word) OF
Indians, and they were determined
no prospectors should remain in
their country. They took Edgar
and his party prisoners, sparing
their lives if they would turn back.
They decided to return.
Edgar says "The Indians told us
to cross the river (the Yellow
stone) at the ford and go up the
south side of the river" On their
way to the ford they met an old
Indian woman, who told them if
they crossed the ford they would
all be killed. They camped at the
where they ate supper. Then
it was dark they saddled
their horses and took to the hills,
sleeping by day and travelling at
until May 8, when they once
more ventured to travel by day.
The Indians, who were evidently
yersed in white mems ways, did not
their promise to return to the
of losing sight of them. For
over a week the Indians followed
he party, and would have IN
1oubtedly killed them, had they
attempted to go down the river.
Leaving the Yellowstone, the
party struck across to the Gallatin,
and then to the Madison river,
they believed themselves
;afe from any attack from the
Crows. Some Indians who visited
he camp told them a war party
IF Crows had Gust crossed the
East Gallatin, about four miles
lbove the camp and had taken the
rail towards the Yellowstone
through what is now known as the
3ozeman Pass"
This information led the pros
oectors to break camp and hurry
o the West Gallatin, and from
here to the Madison, and over a
to the stream running
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

Yellowstone expedition Of
1868, organized and led BY
James Stuart, had for its pur-
pose the prospecting of all streams
flowing into that river, and the Sc
curing of town sites. Two mem
bers of this party as originally
composed were Samuel Hauser,
later governor of Montana, and
George Ives, the first road agent
Ito be hanged by the Vigilantes.
The latter, however, although he
had agreed to go, changed his
mind and remained in Bannack.
In writing of this expedition it
has been stated that it was under
taken in the hope of making an
other such gold discovery as that
of Alder Gulch. This is erroneous,
as Alder Gulch had no name to diff
ferentiate it from the hundreds of
other gulches in Idaho, at the time
the Stuart party set out. The dis
covery of gold there by Henry
Edgar resulted from the Yellow
stone expedition, instead of being
the cause of it.
Stuart's plans must have been
generally known and were the
subject discussed in Bannack
during the fall and winter of 1862
and 1868, or Edgar, and the seven
other men who accompanied him
would not have learned of them.
These eight men were all prospect
ors, and new arrivals in Bannack.
The contemplated expedition ap-
to them, and they arranged
to meet James Stuart at the mouth
of the Beaverhead river.
They left Bannack Feb. 4, 1868,
going to Deer Lodge, then La
Barge City, where they went to
trade for horses with the Flatheads
on their return from a hunting trip
east of the mountains. Alcohol
seems to have figured largely in
the bargain, as Edgar notes that it
was his party's contribution to the
purchase price, with the result that
both Bob Dempsey, the trader, and
the Indians got gloriously drunk.
Fortunately, the prospectors had
their horses safely corraled when
the following night the Snake In
dams made a raid on the Flathead
camp, and stole over a hundred
horses, which their owners recov-
cred after a battle at Horse Prairie.
One Flathead was killed, and two
wounded. The Indians brought
their wounded to the camp of the
p~rospectors, who did all they could
for them.
The next day, March rs, the Ed
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28
BY Martha Edgerton Plassmann
Daughter of Governor Edgerton

Through Alder Gulch, then unnam-
ed. 1t was now the 22nd of May
and the weary men were quite
ready to rest after their long jour
ney, and escape from the Indians,
who had robbed them of their
blankets, and most of their provi-
sions.
The afternoon of their arrival a
few cents were PANIED out from a
bar neal the camp; but it was not
until May 20, four days later, that
the big strike was made by Edgar
and Fairweather the latter filled
the pan with earth and Edgar
washed it out. Edgar also named
the creek. This done they set to
work with a will, to wash out a
hundred and fifty dollars for a
much needed grub stake, and in a
couple of days had this amount of
gold dust, and more.
1t was necessary to go to Ban
mack for supplies, but before leav-
ing Alder Gulch, they took the pre-
caution to stake out claims for
themselves and their friends. They
likewise agreed to say nothing of
their discovery while in Bannack.
Their silence, however, was of no
avail. Perhaps the very fact of
their being less talkative than usual
made the people of Bannack sus-
picious. Certain it is, they had not
been in town long before the report
was current they had made a
strike, and from hat time they
were under continual observation.
On June l, having purchased a
good stock of supplies, they plan
ned to leave Bannack but could not
because of the crowd that sur
rounded them. The next morning
they went as far as the Rattlesnake
but the crowd followed them there,
and new accessions were constant
ly made to its number. From the
Rattlesnake the prospectors, and
the accompanying crowd reached
the Beaverhead river, where more
joined them.
There were now at least two hun
bred men in the party, and the sit
1ation began to look serious for
and his friends. Would they
be able to retain the claims they
had staked when this horde of gold
hunters reached the gulch. They
near 'Beaverhead Rock
and called a miners meeting, at
which Edgar told the story of their
discovery, and of their having
washed out one hundred and eighty
dollars in two days, and in conc1u-
;ion said, eff we are allowed to
rave the claims as we have staked
we will go on, if not, we will
20 no further" This was agreed
o with but one dissenting vote.
After some laws were passed to
-egulate the stalking and working
# claims, it was asked, "Where is
his gulch of which you have told
And right here was an ex-
lmple given of a miners sense of
Justice. Edgar says in his jour
lal, "They wanted to know where
he gulch was, but as some were on
DOT, and others on horseback with
hat advantage, they were told,
when we get to the creek you will
know, and not till them"
Notwithstanding the agreement
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28
Fifty Years Ago

Butte, Mont.-"I can remember SO
wears ago, when my mother used and
praised DR.. Pierce's medicines be-
cause they had been so helpful to
her. When [ was developing into
womanhood, l was delicate and need
ed some aid to nature and it was the
sFavorite Prescription that did me
so much good. Again after my mar
rage when the children were coming
into our home, the 'Favorite Pre-
scription' gave me the strength and
nerve to keep up with my work. Also
when | reached middle life l found
the Prescription a wonderful help.
"Once when stricken with typhoid
fever. | was left in a weakened con-
dition, and DIR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery was what helped me to
my health.
Il know how good and reliable DR..
Pierce's medicines are."-MrS. J. B.
Ellis, 21O South Jackson St.
Your druggist will sell you DR..
Pierce's medicines in tablets or liquid.
or send 10c for trial pkg. TO DR..
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo,
N. Y, and write for free advice.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28
Fuss With
Mustard PlaSterSl
MusteroIe Works without the
BIister-Easier, Quicker

There's no sense in mixing a mess
of mustard, flour and water when
you can easily relieve pain, soreness
or stiffness with a little clean, white
Musterole.
Musterole is made of pure oil of
mustard and other helpful ingred-
tents, combined in the form of the
present white ointment. 1t takes the
place of mustard p~lasters, and will
not blister.
Musterole usually gives prompt re-
lief from ore throat, bronchitis, ton
.solitis, Group, stiff neck, asthma, neu-
ralgia, headache, congestion, pleur-
isy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains anG
aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains,
frosted feet, colds of the chest Git
may prevent pneumonia).
To Mothers: MusteroIe is low
made in milder form for
babies and small children.
Ask for ChiIdren's MusteroIe.
35c and 65s, jars
and tubes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10
K. OF P. .CHAUTAU0UA
Announces Dates of Season
Entertainments

The fourth annual chautauqua of
Hamilton Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
announces as it's opening number a
high grade musical company on
Thursday, October 23 The second
number, November 18th, will be a
magician in varied program. The
third number, December 5th, will be
the well known play, "Smilin'
Through" The fourth number, Jan
uary 5th, consists Of a nationally
known quartette of men. The fifth
number, March 9th, concert COM
pany in high grade classical and
popular program.
The talent for the five entertain
ments are secured from the well
known Redpath Lyceum Bureau, and
going over the list it is easily seen
that those attending the K. of P
annual chautauqua are in for some
very high class entertainment.