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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29

Buford, on the Missouri, and there
was a wire to that point over q
roundabout way. | got a message
to them asking for the name of a
/ reliable man to take the census, and
when they sent in the name, | wired
it to General Walker and asked him
to arrange with the Dawson man to
report direct to Washington, as he
could get his reports in there more
quickly than he could get them to
me.
81 wish I could remember that
enumerator's name. | fancy his
adventures on that lonely job of
census taking would make mighty
interesting reading. 1t was dan
gerous trip drought the Siuox
country and among the Crows and
other hostile Indian tribes and the
meager stipend was well earned by
that brave adventurer. | know of
at least one hair-breadth escape
that he had when he had to swim
stream in the darkness of night and
make great detour to escape the
vigilant, scalp-hunting Sioux.
''Ie had to follow the Missouri
river and take in the wood hawks,
as the men were called who cut
wood and piled it on the banks of
the Missouri for the use of the
steamers plying up and down the
stream between Sioux City and
Fort Benton. He gathered in the
trappers and others of the van
guard of civilization. When he had
finished he had population of 80
to show for his trouble, and | am
inclined to believe he made clean
sweep in the counting.
General Walker wired me late
in June that the Dawson county re-
turns were. in and were in excellent
shape, but | did not hear from the
Dawson enumeration until weeks
after the census work was done,
when he made a modest report and
never complained of his hardships
nor kicked because his county was
bigger than some of the New Eng
and states.
Sheriff Tom Irvine of Custer
was one of the enumerators in that
part of the country. Tom had
.rouble at the start. Like a good
soldier he wanted to obey orders,
out he wrote in to say that he
lidn't see how he could report
laily unless he camped at post of
ice and there were only three of
hese in Custer county. But he
oftened his kick by saying that he
bought he had a rather good thing Il
S his lodgings would not cost him
much, nor would his meals deplete
lis purse, for he would camp
wherever there was wood, water
nd grass and would depend for
quare meals on his rifle and fish II
ook. II
&C. P. Blake1y was one Of the en- II
for Gallatin county. The II
mbition of all towns in the terri II
Dry was to show large popula- II
on, and for that purpose the pre- H
ailing idea was that more enum-
rators were necessary probably on II
lie basis that the more counters the Il
lore would be counted. The late II
homas R. Edwards, of Bozeman,
ing warm personal and political II
lend of mine, wired me that if | /
id not give them more enumerat- II
rs, they would get up a petition III
" my removal, and they wanted II
I answer p. d. q. I wired back II
1thorizing him to sign my name HI
the very top of the petition, and Y
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Billings Gets Custer Hiway Meet

Billings has been chosen for the
next convention of the Custer Battle
field Hiway association, according
to information recently received.
Billings was the unanimous choice OF
the 100 delegates at the 1924 con-
vention, which was held recently at
Rapid City, So. Oak. Ehe dates or
the 1925 convention have not been
announced
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29

III } years ago was not the easy
task it is today. True, there
were not so many to count, but the
individuals to be enumerated were
scattered over a broad and par
TALLY unexplored country and the
enumeration of that day had no soft
snap even though the United
States enriched him to the extent of
So for every day that he worked.
Hugh McQuaid was the super
visor of the Montana census in
1880 and there was not railway
in the territory when he tackled the
| job. McQuaid, quarter of CEN
fury ago, had occasion to narrate
his experiences during the census
taking Of 1880, and he started out
this way:
There had been a census in 1870
taken by United States Marshal
Wheeler, but I do not remember
the result nor do [ recall any of his
experiences. was the next incum-
bent and had all kinds Of fun out
of it. I look back to that period
with great deal of pride. 1t was
the first and only government job
I ever held and it was not of my
seeking. =
Major Maginnis was our dele
gate in congress and there had been
something of struggle for the
position of supervisor. was not
an applicant but had put in a good
word for a friend of mine. I was
surprised when the dispatches
brought the news that I had been
I wanted to decline but
men in both parties made me stick
to it.
'Massena Billiard was my clerk
and thoroughly competent one he
was. He and I were the entire
crew, although they did allow us
an extra clerk for the month of
June. For the entire work my sal
airy was $500, with no extras ex-
cept work and the privilege of
my kilograms.
1--WE had some wires in the terri
tory then in advance of the rail
roads, and | formed habit of wir-
ng then which has stuck to me ever
since. 1t was my one perquisite
md I worked it plenty. My enum-
orators received So per day for
tune and | covered the territory 5
With 80 Of these men. Consider ;
ng that they travelled by cayuse, :
'tage or afoot they covered the :
work we'll
"The superintendent sent me a +
arge map of the territory with all 5
necessary portfolios and station :
ny for the enumerators. Applica- !
ions were numerous, but as I
new nearly every man in the state
had no difficulty in selecting a
orpse that proved efficient and :,
hat wound up the work well by :
he end of June.
"The list had been made up, the 8
upplies sent out and the work was, +
S | thought, well in hand, when | t
at complacently gazing at the map 2
ne afternoon. Suddenly my eyel f
aught the words Dawson county,. +,
here they stood out as big as il
'arnum on a circus poster. The $
ounty covered a sixth of the terri
Dry, and I had completely over !,
ooked it. For some unaccountable !,
eason that big patch of territory i
ad entirely slipped out Of my +
and there I was at the be- =
inning of June, without the first "
-ep taken for counting the sparse :,
opulation of that county, which :,
as since been carved and sliced (;
lis month, all boys and girls have
n.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29
1910 COPHERS DIE
In THE FLATHEAD
JULY CAMPAIGN
UNIQUE METHOD OF WARRING
AGAINST PESTS BRINGS
BIG RESULTS

The Seasons Total Gophers Killed
Reaches 7O,372 As Both Boys and
Girls Vie For Valuable Prizes Of
fered For Kills.
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CLASSIFIED
NEWSPAPER FOR SALE


FOR SALE-Complete newspaper plant
new and modern equipment, including
linotype, electric pot; motors; unused
type; quarto Cranston drum. Located at
Poison. Easy terms to practical news
paper viii establish paper in
Jordan Times, Jordan, Montana.
FARM LANDS FOR SALE
~~---~>-~>>->~>~>-~>~>
L. AN S00-ACRE IRRIGATED RANCH
eight miles from town. All tillable; 300
acres alfalfa; good buildings; black loan
soil; nearby grazing lands available.
2. A 3,200-ACRE IRRIGATED RANCH
twelve miles from town. $500 acres
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rights; good. buildings; nearby grazing
lands available.
These ranches are priced for quick sale;
:, easy terms Ideal for sheep or cattle.
Dickey Company, 618 First National Bank
Building, Great Fans, Montana.
1900 REAL ESTATE exchanges, property
and lands everywhere. Can match any
deal. Send full particulars. Plat, 100 S.
Arizona St., Butte, Montana.
Statesmen WANTED
-~~~~~-~~~-~~~~>~~
YOUNG MAN WANTED in every locality
to represent our line Of Radio Sets and
pTts pleasant work well repaid for
Van Blaricom Co., Helena, Mont.
TEACHERS NEEDED
hilbert TEACHERS AGENCY, Spokane,
We need more teachers. Write us.
LIVESTOCK
Buy your Hoistein Bull from Montana's
largest and greatest dairy institution.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29
LIVESTOCK

Buy your Hoistein Bull from Montana's
largest and greatest dairy institution
Dairy Ranch, White Sulphur Springs,
Montana.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29
POULTRY WANTED

WE ARE IN THE MARKET every day for
live chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
Highest market prices paid according to
and Commission Co. Butte Mont.
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SEEDS, POULTRY FooDs. SUPPLIES

MONTANA'S LARGEST POULTRY &
Feed Supply House Carbola-Disin-
fectant & Whitewash. Zinoleum-Lice &
Mite Killer Spray Pumps. Dorsh &
Greenfield Co., 1850 Harrison avenue, Butte,
Montana.
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FARM WANTED

LIKE TO LEARN of good Montana land
for sale, cash price, reasonable. r. A.
McNown, 318 Wilkinson Bldg, Omaha.
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PERSONAL

MARRY: hundreds wealthy. Largest, most
reliable club. Quickest results; write, be
convinced. Confidential descriptions Free.
Mrs. Budd, Box 1853, San Francisco, Calf.
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MARRY IL LONELY; Home Maker;
hundreds rich; confidential; reliable ;
years experience; descriptions free. 1.-THE
Successful Club" Box $50, Oakland, Calf
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29
Statesmen WANTED

TEACHERS NEEDED
hilbert TEACHERS AGENCY, Spokane,
We need more teachers. Write us.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29
REBUILT TYPEWRITERs

ALL LMAKES; splendid bargains, prompt
delivery. Our rebuilt machines give sat
isfaction. T. ]. Hooking, State Distributor,
Royal and Corona Typewriters, Glasgow,
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29

1900 REAL ESTATE exchanges, property
and lands everywhere. Can match any
deal. Send full particulars. Platt, 100 S.
Arizona St., Butte, Montana
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landowners Royalties Company
p o. Rox 1884.
Great Falls Mont,
Please send without obligation, a copy of your
publication Royalty Deeds, describing their
biiities fer large without the
oil Investment.
(Name)
tAddress)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the MiddletOwn Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, O.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND JOHN NORTHWAY

The current number of the Retail
is the national magazine of the Re-
tail Clerks International Union, car
ries lengthy editorial on the settle
Grocery and Baking Company and the
local Retail Grocery Clerks Union in
the recent lockout of the Kroger
which the Press gladly reprints, taken
from the editorial:
I'VE are glad of this opportunity
to say a word in commendation of the
attitude of the Hamilton Chamber of
Commerce as reported by Vice Presi-
dent Schultz, who said: Il must also
say good word for the Chamber of
Commerce of Hamilton If all their
organizations had secretaries like Mr.
John Northway, there would be less
friction in the industrial relationships
of today
We regret that the various bodies
comprising the Chamber of Commerce
organization do not more frequently
interest themselves in aiding to estab-
lish friendly relations between en-
ployers and employees By so doing
they would prove themselves con-
structive forces in their communities
rather than an injury to the public
welfare as is the case when they lend
their influence to the futile attempt
to kill organized labor Differences
of opinion and viewpoint are bound
to arise in the field of industry, as
they do in the political world and all
other activities with which are asso-
ciated men and women whose inter
ests are directed into varied chan
nels. How much better it would be
were the attempt made to harmonic
those differences of opinion when they
arise, to get together around the
conference table and thresh out the
questions involved, rather than to as
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21

ployes to work longer hours when the
law plainly says that female labor
shall not be employed any longer than
nine hours on any one day nor more
than fifty hours in any one week.
Trades Council has started cam
paign against these holier-than-thou
violators of the law, and is determined
that the pernicious practice must stop.
Warnings have been sent out by mail
and through the Press, and it is graf
flying to know that many of the con-
tractors have taken heed and say
that they have been violating the laws
but that they have been doing SO
through ignorance of the law. Sew
eral employers of female labor have
also pleaded the same excuse with
promises that they would live up to
the law in the future There are,
however, number of restaurants and
manufacturing establishments in the
city wherein girls and women are
working longer than the hours pre-
scribed by law, and where those re-
sponsible are ignoring the warnings
of Trades Council and who are going
to wake up suddenly one of these fine
days and find themselves in the
clutches of the law, and subject to un-
pleasant publicity and criticism. Then
listen to the howl and wall about un-
just laws and the unfairness of
Trades Councils action to enforce
laws without first GIVING WARN
ING.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21

Police censorship of alleged in
decent or immoral theatrical pro-
ductions is not only foolish but
it is dangerous; foolish because
ii is seldom that the police are
qualified to act as dramatic crit
les and dangerous because it lays
the foundation for police censor
ship of the spoken and printed
word.
The police have no business
censoring the theatre Censor
shpi is not part of their duty. III
a show or motion picture violates
the law in any way, there are
lawful methods for putting stop
to the violation, but censorship is
not one of thcse. There is no
reason why the police should
butt in" unless a duly sworn
complaint against the offending
production has been made by
citizen. Then it is up to the police
and the courts to act in accord
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
AUTO REPAIR MEN
UNITE

Chicago.-Auto repair men in this
city again prove that persistence wins
They have formed a union after a
five-year effort.
A recent health test shows that out
of 100 auto mechanics but 40 were in
sound condition The other 60 were
victims of carbon monoxide poisoning
high blood pressure or stomach trou-
BILE on account of the nature of their
employment.
These conditions have forced many
competent machinists out of this call
ing. The first work of the new union
will be to improve working condi-
tions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
"a "a "a "a ~
YOUR RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP

YOUR RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP
During the war the Red Cross need
ed you and you responded willingly
and dutifully.
The Red Cross needs you now as
much as it needed you then, for the
Red Cross is an emergency organiza-
ton, fully organized and equipped to
go to the relief of any community
in the midst of disaster.
The Red Cross is like fire de-
partment. We are likely to forget
that there is any such institution until
fire breaks out and then we proudly
cheer as we watch our trained fire
fighters conquer and overcome the
mighty flames.
When a flood occurs and communi-
ties are deluged, their inhabitants
made homeless, the Red Cross imme
diately sets out to give relief No
time is wasted in organizing. The
organization is there, and the work
of mercy is conducted at the mini
mum of cost, as Hamilton has good
cause to remember. That's efficiency.
1t is your one-dollar membership
subscription that sustains the Red
Cross and keeps it equipped for every
emergency that calls it into action,
and enables it to do the great work
of relief for which it is maintained.
What better investment can be
made with such little money? What
greater good can be done with your
small contribution? What finer serv-
ice can be rendered with so little
effort on your part?
The Red Cross is calling on you this
week to renew your annual one-dollar
membership with it. Surely you can
afford that much, and even if you feel
that you cannot, give anyway, for it
is the giving that pinches you that
counts for the most in the end.
The widows mite" has gone down
in Biblical history as the great gift
of all time. 1t will be your mite now
| that will enable the Red Cross to
function as you would expect it to do
if disaster came to this community
| tomorrow.
So, renew your one-dollar member
ship. If not already a member-en-
roll Don't wait to be solicited, help
those who are now making the cam
paign by bringing in or by sending in
your dollar. DO THIS-DO 1T NOW
while it is fresh in your memory and
feel better for having done your part
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
JAP IMMIGRANTS
OPPOSED BY MEXICO

Centro, Cal--The Mexican govern
ment is opposed to Japanese or other
far-eastern colonization, according to
Governor Rodriguez, of the northern
district of Lower California. The
Mexican official made this statement
at Mexicali, across the international
boundary, near here. The executive
received a telegram to this effect from
federal officials at Mexico City in
which they uphold his opposition to
colonize the territory south of Mexi-
cali with 10000 Japanese.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
Baerfacts
BY j. M. BAER, The Congressman Cartoonist
international Labor News Service
Police Censorship Foolish and Dangerous

ance with legal procedure. Any
action outside of the constituted
procedure should be vigorously
condemned.
Police censorship of the theatre
is seldom sincere. Ninety-nine
times out of a hundred it is SIM
ply move to get publicity for
certain shows and the police and
the theatre managers are work
ing together to this end. The
public is fooled into believing
that the police are acting to pro-
tect the public, whereas they are
really acting to swell the theatre
managers bank roll This is
fact that can not be emphasized
too often
If the police of your town try
their hand at censorship, protest,
and protest hard. Police censor
sh of one thing leads inevitably
to police censorship of many
things and when that comes,
freedom is dead.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
RAILWAY EARNINGS
MAKE HIGH RECORD

New York.-September net oper-
ating income of the nations first
class railroads totaled $116,718,000
This was the record month this year
and broke all records since July, 1918
when these carriers earned $13S, 155,-
848. Other months of large earnings
since htat time include October, 1921
when these railroads reported $105,-
520,776; October, 1923, $102,933,6
and August, 1924, sos, ,412,00
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
WANT TAX EXEMPT
BONDS

New York. Adjudication of income
tax payments has increased the de-
mand for tax-exempt bonds. These
bonds are bringing rich returns to
brokers who have boosted the prices,
and the individual or corporation that
would keep their large incomes from
the public gaze is in a quandry. If
they fail to buy these tax-exempt
bonds their incomes will be known,
and if they buy the tax-exempts at
present prices their incomes will be
lowered.
The publicity has shattered the pow
erty pleas of many corporations that
raise this cry when wage demands
are made on them.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
"a "a Pa "a "a
A FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY

How many people stop to think at
the frightful tragedy that the Amer
can worker is up against? How
many stop to think of the army of
men and women who are upon the
payrolls of the federal government,
that state governments, the county or
parish governments, and the city and
village governments
The United States of America is
at the present time headed headlong
for collision with concrete wall,
and that wall is composed of nothing
else than human beings who are of
the opinion that they shall not re-
ceive their daily bread by the sweat
of their brow
More than nine hundred thousand
men and women are employees of the
federal government. More than one
and quarter million of people are
employed by the several subdivisions.
navy the total is nearly three mil
lions, to say nothing of the several
armies that masquerade as dillitante
rescuers on hygiene and physical fit
ness.
1t is safe to say that practically
every new law that is put into effect
carries with it an army of patriots.
This pernicious system is keeping the
peoples nose to the grindstone, for
it is the same in local, state and
federal governments.
Three millions of non-p producers
distributed upon the backs of the
toilers means in simple arithmetic,
that with population of one hundred
millions of people, that ninety-seven
workers carry one office holder. In
addition to this the worker must carry
innumerable overseers who watch
their investments and who see that
the worker produces sufficient to care
| for the drones as we'll as the king
bees.
We have mighty fine country, but
| it would seem that to operate it &C,
cording to higher mathematics it is
essential that we have myriads OF
lounge lizards.-W. J. R.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
UNIONS FEDERATE

Los Angeles, Cal.-The Carpenters
and Painters District Councils, rep
resenting thousands of wage workers,
have submitted a proposal to their
respective referendums that both
crafts pool their common interests
and demand the working card of paint
ers and carpenters on every job.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
LAW VIOLATORS

Strange, how quick some people are
at observing the sin and crime in law
violation by others, yet they can't see
it in themselves when they violate the
laws of the state day after day. They
condemn the action of the bootlegger
in violating the liquor laws, the strik-
ing workman who violates unjust in
junction orders and say he ought to
be thrown in Jail; in fact they con-
denim all law violation and demand
that the offenders be punished while
at the same time, as stated before,
these same people who demand pun
ishment for law violation go on, day
after day, violating state laws. We
refer to those local contractors of
public work who habitually violate the
state laws which specifically state
that no man shall be employed for
longer than eight hours on any one
day on public work, and the employ
ers of women who compel their en-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
MEAT CUTTERS ADVANCE

Chattanooga, Tenn. - Organized
meat cutters have secured new con-
tract which provides for improved
working conditions. The agreement
has beer accepted by several firms
that formerly refused to recognize the
union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-21
WANT LABOR LAW ENFORCED

Toronto, Ontario.-The central body
has appointed committee to urge
the attorney general to enforce the
minimum wage act. 1t is declared
that firms in this city are violating
the law, and the minimum wage board
is unable to cope with the situation.