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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

A laxative today saves q sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty
their bowels, which become clogged
up with waste, liver gets sluggish,
stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! Ii
coated, or your child is listless, cross,
feyerish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full Of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's all
ment, give a teaspoonful Of cali
fornia Fig Syrup" then don't worry.
because 1t is perfectly harmless, and
in a few hours all this constipated
poison, sour bile and fermentine
waste will gently nov out OF the
bowels, and you have a well, playful
child again. A thorough INSIDE
cleansing is ofttimes all that IL
necessary. 1t should be the frs
treatment given in any sickness,
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for a bottle o.
california Fig Syrup" which hal
full directions for babies, children o
~all~Ages and for grown-ups plainl.
printed on the bottle. Look care
fully and see that 1t is made by thu
california Fig Syrup Company"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18
THE TRAPPERS AND RELIGION--JOE
MEEK. MISSIONARY TO NEE PERCES

from a missionary, we find Meek on his
knees praying for a full half hour. Like
the canny American he was, he could pray,
II he could derive any substantial benefit
from it. In the instance mentioned, his
pious fervor won him q COW, as his preach
ing to the Nez Perces formerly enriched
him.
If some Of the Americans were reverent,
a French Canadian, who was once travel
ing with some Americans, was not. Hav-
ing been urged by the missionaries to
pray, he at first refused, but at length
yielding reluctantly to their urging, fell
to his knees and In his French patois,
which was unintelligible to the mission
aries, seemed carried away with convic-
ton of sin, md repentance for his mis-
spent life. Being OF a highly dramatic
temperament, lie was soon so under the
! sway of his feelings, that 1t affected the
bystanders, who wept in sympathy as they
saw the tears streaming dow the face of
the Frenchman, and frequent "Amens" and
"hallelujahs" inlerpolated his apparently
de9out supplications.
/ The prayer ended, the Frenchman-Jan-
dreau WAS hiR name-rose to his feet and
was greeted by shouts OF laughter from
the mountaineers, to the utter astonish-
ment of the missionaries. These suspected
they had been made victims Of a practical
joke, although they did not understand
what It was until some of the mountain
GERS told them Jandreau had recited one
OF the most stirring tales from the Arabian
NlRutS entertainment, WHICH ne nAQ OIIen
reeited. for their entertainment, when they
were camped In the wilderness.
Jandreau, however, was destined to pay
dearly for his escapade. The story was
often repeated, and finally reached the ears
OF DR.. Mclaughlin at Fort Vancouver
DR.. Mclaughlin, who was the absolute
ruler Of that vast region known as Old
O~regon-and 1t was we'll known through
all the extensive length and breadth Of 1T,
that DR.. Mclaughlin would tolerate no
irreverence.
Calling In consultation Father Blanchet,
the priest at the fort, for DR.. Mclaughlin
was a Catholic-the two arranged to have
Jandreau sent for and reprimanded. jan
dreau obeyed the summons, and entered
the presence of his superiors, trembling
with fright.
4, On being questioned, he acknowledged
his heinoLs offense. DR.. Mclaughlin, after
severely lecturing him, commanded him to
repeat the performance which had fooled
the missionaries. Once more on his knees
In this awful presence, the Frenchman
tremblingly began to speak, while the doc
tor and the priest attentively listened.
At first, as | have said, the culprIt hesi-
tnted in his delivery; but soon becoming
engrossed In his subject, his dramatic in
stInct got the better Of him, and again be
was seemingly wrestling with an offended
Deity, even as he did In the presence OF
the missionaries. Completely overcome by
the acting, his. auditors had the utmost
difficulty 70 keep their faces straight until
Jandreau left the room. when they wer,
free to give way to their feelings, and they
: laughed long and heartily. Both Fathel
= Blanehet and Or. Mclaughlin had Inter
: preted every word OF his spurious petition
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

became the first governor of Montana. One
of the pupils was Write Prescott Edger-
ton, the chief Justices son, who died in
1904 ut West Point, where he was profess
sor of mathematics in the military
academy.
Bannack in those days was tumultuous
and rough, the headquarters OF a band OF
highwaymen, but it included also In Its
population a number of sturdy and worthy
pioneers. These people determined that
their children should have such schooling
as it was possible to provide for them and
in q few weeks after her arrival Miss Oar
ling was engaged as instructor. The prob
lem of quarters for the school remained
to be solved. Miss Darling, accompanied
by her uncle, the chief justice, went to the
home of a man who owned some houses in
the town, one of which, 1t was thought,
might answer the purpose. Her reception
Is bes, told in her own words. In an arti-
Gle by the Historical Society of Montana,
she says:
With some difficulty, we found his hum
BILE residence and raped loudly at the
door. For some time no one responded.
but finally a mans voice called, Come IN.
Pushing open the door, we saw In the aim
light a man lying in buffalo robes ON re
floor. He did not rise to meet us, for he
had rot fully recovered from the results Of
imbibing too freely from the fayorite and
~profuse beverage then so plenty, and his
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

school funds and make a recommended
tion 10 the Legislature for Il new plan.
stockmen Would Pay More
Former State Senator C.. III. Williams,
pioneer stockman OF Deer Lodge, de-
clared that school revenues might be in
creased IL the government would return
to the state Its forest lands. II am sure"
he said. that the stockmen would will
ingly pay double for grazing privileges
If they knew the money was to benefit
the state" On this motion. q commit
tee including himself, Milton c.. Gum,
Helena attorney, and j. X. Heslet, Butte
banker, to prepare a memorial to con-
gress asking for at least 80 per cent of
the forest receipts, was appointed.
Mr.. Heslet, prepared with a long list
of figures. attacked the operating expense
of the present university system. He
sought the creation of a committee to
procure data for comparison with the
costs In other states, explaining that fig
ures for 1924 showed the cost in Montana
to be S236 per pupil while the average
for the western states was but S191 and
for the United States 1854.
Frank Eliel Of Dillon came to the de-
Tense of the state board of education, of
which he is a member, declaring that the
bond funds upon which Mr.. Haslet had
commented, had not been spent with any
precipitate haste.
johnson Asks Board
Prefacing his motion with a statement
of agreement with the governor that there
already are sufficient funds available for
the public schools IL they are properly
distributed, Nv. NJ. Johnson, Billings at
torney who was chairman of the similar
committee which outlined the successful
highway program, advocated a legisla-
tive commission to work out a plan. He
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cold and again for the summer vacation,
with the advent of warm weather. 1t was
during this period that the vigilance COM
mittee rid the territory OF the h~ighwaymen,
and, as the pioneer teacher remarks, 1.-THE
gallows tree up Hangman's gulch many
times bore fruit for the healing of the ma
ton"
The next term of school was held In a
cabin built on the banks of the stream.
This cabin later was sold to the terri
committee room, while the first legislature
the Bannack school was Mrs. Thomas Wat
William Mitchell, in the winter Of that year
and in 1865.
The first school district in Montana was
organized in Virginia City in 1866. A Mr..
Thrasher was chosen as school commits
sioner. Mrs. Sarah Raymond Herndon
took the examination for school teacher
and received a first grade certificate, for
which she paid six dollars. She was APP
pointed principal and school was opened
on March 5 In the Union church, built of
logs two years before. The structure con
tinued to be used on Sundays for preach
ing and Sunday school.
There were 81 pupils registered In this
school and the average attendance was
from so to go. AS there were different
textbooks In every family, there was quite
a variety here as at Bannaek In the books
used. There were no books to be bought
except Webster's little blue-backed spellel
at a cost of one dollar a copy, and there
were not enough to supply the demand
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converts to put away all their wives save
onef Meek was equal to the test, and
cited David and Solomon, together with
various other Jewish patriarchs in support
Of his position on the matrimonial ques-
ton, and the discussion ended after it had
endured two weeks, with Meek triumphant,
as might have been expected, and he was
given a young wife. whom he named Vir-
ginia, after his native state.
The buffalo hunt was a successful one,
and at its close, Meek and his wife returned
to the Nee Perez village, where they re-
NAMED until spring when Meek resumed
e-so-te that 1t was customary to pay
preachers, and he felt he had earned a
reward for his long and faithful service
In the religious field.
Kow-e-so-te recognizing the justice Of
Meek's claim, notified his people, who
donation party. He received thirteen
horses; sheep-skins, buffalo robes, and
many packs of beaver skins. On the whole.
Meek considered that with his young
wife, he had made a pretty good winters
But how about the Indians? Were they
the better for the instructions given them
by this lovable scapegracef Hardly, l
fancy. Yet through similar experiences,
they grew to weigh the white men In their
wi scales and found them wanting. Meek
respected Mrs. Whitman, and would have
done his best to save her from the horrible
fate which awaited her. He respected her,
but not her religion, for he evidently had
none himself, and it is possible that his
temporary enaction OF the preachers role,
may have contributed to hasten her death,
and that Of her husband.
The trappers were shrewd judges OF hui
man nature, but they could not follow al
together the child like reasoning Of the
Indians, nor see what must be its inevi-
table result. The Indians had a super
abundance of faith to begin with but once
lost, 1t could never be regained. Their OBJ
servation soon taught them that the ma
jority OF white men were liars, and 80 they
Judge them to be today.
While the missionaries were engaged In
trying to turn the Indians from the error
of their ways, they did not overlook the
opportunity to convert the mountain men
who surely stood In az much need of theii
ministrationb as the natives. The noun
! t~aineers, being white men. appeared &c
these earnest workers to be more hoperu
material for conversion than the Indians
the first opportunity, and to tell the truth
, had done so on many occasions, to thu
manifest Encouragement of the mission
aries.
The Methodist missionaries we're espe
lcIally importunate In their attempts Il
/. win souls, and often urged the mountain
GERS to pray. Mrs. Victor says 'Th'
American mountaineer was not likely Z
be suddenly surprised into praying In ear
. nest; and he generally had too much rev
!. erence to be found making a Jest In tn
/, form OF a prayer"
This may be true, but n little later, a
!. his sole means OF being able to buy a cos
Id the missionaries compel the poiygamou
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

There was appropriated 5000 to pay the
teachers, of which S125 went to Mrs. Hern-
don and S75 to the primary teacher, who
for the first month was a Mrs. Farley.
When Miss Jennie Bell OF Helena succeeded
Mrs. Farley the appropriation was divided
equally between the principal and the pri-
mary teacher. Before the next term a
log school house was built, with two rooms,
one for each department.
This pioneer school edited a paper called
1.-THE School Dispatch" which was read
every other Friday, with spelling matches
on the intervening Fridays. The Friday
afternoon exercises attracted much inter-
est and there were always visitors. The
log schoolhouse was replaced In 1867 by q
brick building with four rooms.
As other sections of the state were set
tied, the school master or mistress was al
ways included among the pioneers. The
first public school In what is now Fergus
county was held in a log cabin as early as
1881. Edward Brassey was the first teach
er. A frame building was erected in 1883
The first school house in Great Falls was
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

DHE school lands had their origin
in a grant of two sections in every
= township, n eighteenth of all
the land In the state, made when the
state was admitted to the union 81
years ago. These lands are sold to
settlers at auctions held from time to
time. The minimum price is $40 an
acre. but frequently they bring more.
The lands not sold are leased, there
by giving additional revenue. All
the larger towns contain high schools
and nearly 20 counties maintain
county high schools under special
provision made by the legislature for
such institutions.
Special provision also has been made for
institutions of higher learning. For this
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

PURPOSE vast areas were set aside by act or
congress when the state was admitted. the
grants for the higher schools aggregating
100 square miles. The income from this
source 1s supplemented by legislative APP
preparations.
As with the early settlers Of New Eng
land, the problem Of providing the children
with q common school education was one
OF the frst considerations of those who
came In the piianeer days TO make their
home IN Montana.
1t seems that with the exception Of a
snbscrIption school conducted in Nevada
CITY in Alder gulch by Miss Kate M. Dun
lap, the. first school for white children In
Montana was the one opened in Bannack
in October, 1853. This school was taught
nv Mrs. s. w. Park, then Miss Lucia Oar
ling. niece of Sidney Edgerton, then chief
Justice of the new territory of Idaho, who
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18
Zk~YUf Land and Timber Worth Millions Of Dollars are Back of A.
WW d no CMutanasS School Funds First CoaMrahomf Pioneers W
W 0~AAOOAO Was EdumndF Facilities Mrs. W. lucy Darling W
j Park ww SMs First Public School Teacher Some Of States First Schools Church. institutions y

erected in 1885, the first teacher being Rev.
James Largent of the Christian church.
Some of the earliest Montana schools
were founded under church auspices. In
1872, Rev. Lyman b. Crittenden and bis
daughter, Mary G.. afterwards Mrs. Ed
ward NJ. Davidson, opened in Bozeman an
academy for boys and girls. This was a
missionary school with the backing of the
Ladies Home Missionary board" of New
York, then organ for the "Woman's Home
Missionary" work of the Presbyterian
church. The next year the academy re-
ceived a piano from New York, the first
seen by many of the pupils since they were
brought from their old homes in the east
ern states. The piano later became the
property of the wife Of an officer stationed
at Fort Ellis.
In the fall Of 1874 the school was re-
moved 20 miles down the valley to the out
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but they were
not greatly inn
pressed W t b
either the NOR
al or spiritual
aspect of this
religious seek
ing. They, bet
ter than the
m | s 8 | o n
aries, knew the
Indians xepect-
ed to 6 a ! n
through t h | 8
change of faith,
whatever made
the whites their
superiors. Real
- I -
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voice was still too thick to be easily under
stood. My uncle stated TO him our errand.
eyes, glad OF 1t, he said, ID shame,
children running around the streets; ought
to be In school. ! will do anything l can
to help her; she can have this room.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18

First school house In Great Falls
skirts Of Hamilton, not the Hamilton of
the present day, but a typical western
town that later gave place to Manhattan.
Here was opened n school for girls, the
Gallatin Valley Female seminary, Miss
Crittenden becoming the principal. The
curriculum of study included music, vocal
and instrumental. On Thanksgiving day
Of 1875 the school again moved, this time
to a point fixed farther up the valley. The
faculty then included Miss Ella A~ylesworth.
who later. became Mrs. Edsall.
The academy broke up In 1878 with the
marriage of its principal, the knot being
tied by the brides father under the big
tree on the academv grounds.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18
cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes

Cuticura Sootnes Baby Rashes
That itch and burn, by hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially if a little of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c each.-Advertisement.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-18
NV MRS. M. e. PLASSMANN)

|"HE trappers, who, perhaps, I'M
derstood the Indians better than
i any others of the white race, no.
ticed the newly awakened interest OF
the red man in the white mans God,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
MAY FIGHT
BOND RULING

By international News Service
Whether the Irish Free State will
appeal the decision yesterday In
New York OF Supreme Court Justice
Peters in the $2.5O0.0oO Irish Re
public bond suit depends on in.
struetions from the Dublin gov.
eminent, it was stated at the Free
State legation here today.
Minister Smiddy has cabled sum.
mary of the courts ruling to Dub.
lin. He is awaiting receipt of q
certified copy Of Justice Peters de.
cision before making q complete re-
port and recommendations
Under the decision the bonds are
to be sold and the proceeds dis
tributed among the original sub
scribers.
The Free State government
brought the action for an accounting
Of the fund. an unexpended balance
Of $4,000. 900 raised by bond issue by
the Irish Republic In 1919-192O to
further the cause Of Irish indie.
pendence.
The Free State claimed the fund
as successor to republic headed by
canon De Valera, who with Stephen
O'Mara was trustee Of the fund.
Some time ago the Free Stare
parliament passed an act acknowl-
edging liability for the principal Of
the bonds and guaranteeing their
payment.
One group of subscribers, repre-
scented by the Noonan committee, ap.
proved delivery Of the fund to the
Free State government. The Hearn
committee group, which won the
decision, asked the return OF the
money to the subscribers.
De Valera resisted any dissipa-
ton Of the fund, claiming It should
be left with the trustees to fur
ther the cause Of Irish freedom.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
GIRL ACCUSES
NOBLEMAN

LONDON. May 12.-Sir Gerard
Wiltshire, a baronet aged 35. was
released in $4,000 bonds in the
Bearsted police court today after
being charged with a strange at
tack on Miss Jean Olds, %. en-
ployed in a London Embarrassing
establishment. The case was re-
manded for q week.
Miss Olds said she was motoring
with Sir Gerard on Tuesday night.
She charges that when they reached
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

a lonely spot Sir Gerard induced
her to leave the car and after q
desperate struggle attacked her and
tied her to q tree, where she re-
manned a captive until she freed
herself the next morning.
Sir Gerard's wife is an Australian
He divorced his first wife, an Eng
lish actress, Lillian Birtles, in the
United States. Sir Gerard Is well
known In New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
Boy and Sea Scouts
To Hold Annual Rally

The annual rally, including demon.
STATIONS OF scout work. staged by
the Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts OF the
Second Division, win be held at the
Boys Club, Third and C Streets
Northwest, tomorrow at 7:46 p. m.
Scout and D. c. officials win be
guests OF honor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

ceived here today from Hong Kong.
Twelve thousand northern troops
are. reported to have been landed
at Tsumgming island at the mouth
Of the Yangtse River.
Many native hnts were destroyed
when fire was started ut Pukow BY
cannonading.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
Northern China Army
Begins New Offensive

LONDON. May IL. = Northern
Chinese forces are beginning an
active offensive against the Ma
tionalists. according to a report re-
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-22
PORT ALTH0RP TO
P A c K | 0 90 0 0
CASES THIS YEAR
August Buschmann S Com
pany Introducing Innova-
tions $50 Employed.

August Buschmann. owner of the
Deep Sea Canning Company at Port
Althorp. who has been interested III
the Alaska cannery industry for mora
than twenty-five years, and who IS
one of the best known canneryman
in the Territory. said that his com
pany is making preparations for a
pack of 100000 cases this season,
at the Port Althorp cannery. A crew
is making cans at the present time
and has already made 10000 cases
of empty cans.
The Company has installed two
box mailing machines this year. which
Mr.. Buschmann said he believed were
the only two of their kind in Alaska.
They also brought self-eleyatne
electric truck to the cannery. which
will be used for the first time this
year and will prove great time
saver The old spark wireless set has
been done away with, declared Mr.
Buschmann. and the new 50O-watt
tube set will be ready today Oh
tomorrow.
There is crew of about $50 work
ing at Port Althorp at the present
time. making cans, repairing all the
floating property and getting tae
gear in shape for the opening of
the fish season. More will come when
the canning begins, according to Nj
Buschmann.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-22
FISH Pirates
T0 Be WATCHED {: D
Extra Patrols Are Arranged
for Alaska by Bureau
Of Fisheries.

SEATTLE. April % Dennis
Winn, Bureau of Fisheries Agent
for Alaska with headquarters at Ju-
neau. upon his return from an in
spection trip, declared that although
fish pirating was dying out, thG
Bureau was making extra prepare
tions this year to combat poachcr,
and pirates
Additional stream guards will
bring the total to 200 patrolmeu
and patrol boats will number 30
Agent Winn says hair seals which
are a serious problem to gill net
tcrs near rivers viii probably be
thinned out if the So bounty bill
passes the Territorial Legislature
a fair run of reds, kings, silyers
and pinks are forecasted.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-22
FLOOD DISASTER
SPREADS;1 TOWN
Is OBLITERATED
Death Toll Reaches 28
Expected to Grow
Refugees Suffering.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 22-The
flood disaster continues to grow
more grave with almost hourly re-
PORTS of further widespread death.
dcsolation and destruction.
The death list from the floods bas
reached 2S persons and it is believed
the toll will grow much greater.
Properly loss is estimated into the
millions Of dollars.
Over 1o6,o0o are homeless and suf-
fering from lack of food, clothing
and shelter.
Epidemics Of mumps measles and
Whooping cough are spreading with
littla medical care available.
At Hickman Ky thousands of re-
fugees arr concentrated and suffer
ing. Hundreds of workmen are bare
ly able to hold the leyee.
Water is flowing over the top of
the levee
Greenrille, with population of
10000, is threatened by the flood wa
GERS.
Pettyville, Arkansas. has been lite.
rally wiped off the map. The flood
tore buildings from their foundations.