{ title: 'The Inland Empire (Moore, Mont.) 1905-1915, August 29, 1912, Page 1, Image 1', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about Chronicling America - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn83025319/1912-08-29/ed-1/seq-1.png', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn83025319/1912-08-29/ed-1/seq-1.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn83025319/1912-08-29/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn83025319/1912-08-29/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
About The Inland Empire (Moore, Mont.) 1905-1915 | View This Issue
The Inland Empire (Moore, Mont.), 29 Aug. 1912, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn83025319/1912-08-29/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
THE INLAND EMPIRE \JUDITH BASIN'S WEEIKLY\ VOLUME SEVEN itgemigams•mma. MOORE FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, AUGUST 29, 1912 NUMBER 52 A FORMER MOORE RESIDENT SUICIDES A. J. Ely Takes His Life by Hang- lug—Had Many Domestic Troubles —Not Sound Mentally—Conducted Lodging House Here. ' Atdrew .1. Ely, well known In, Lew- istown and vicinity, conunitted lauleide last Thursday Morning on the Willia,nis ranch, adjoining his home- tettgi near Benchland, by hanging. ' Ely, who was about fifty years of age and very eccentric, had been liv- 'lug near Benchland a number of monthS. Hi.s homestead was contest- ed early in the year, but lie won out, 'and as the land was valuable, it look- ed as though Ely would make a bomfortable stake. He seemed to be In his usual condition Thursday, and, While the others were away from that particular portion of , the Wil- liams ranch, he went to a barn, in Process of construction. and, doubling tt clothesline over a rafter, gat on a wood saw -horse and, adjusting a noose about his neck, kicked , the kupport over and strangled to death. The act was premeditated, as shown by the fact, that he had made Prep - &rations for it. Coroner Creel was notified and, With Assistant County Attorney Ste - want McConachie, went out Thurs- day afternoon by auto, returning Fri- day afternoon, after they had niad,e a thorough investigation, an inquest being deemed unnecessary. Ely left no note - nor had his conversation. in.- dicated any particular reason for his act. The decedent caane to' Fergus county a few years ago from Illinois. While in that state he was committ- ed to an insane aslyum, but was re- leased in, a short time as cured. That the man was not wholly sound Mentally is certain. While residing on a homestead some two years or more ago, he had a violent altereaAtom with hits( half Mother, and an encounter followed ; In which Ely's thigh was broken. Ho brought suit against the brother to recover heavy damages, the suit be- ing tried last year. it was pretty clearly established that Ely was the aggressor, and the jury found against Ely also had daptestic troubles, his wife instituting •proceedings for a divorce. For a time the decedent con - 'ducted a cheap lodging house at Moore. With all of his eccentricities, lely was deeply religious, and he had quite a number of friends, who look- ed upon hian as unfortunate and gave him some assistance. His mother, who Is still living at Kinney, Illinois, w,tes notifyed by Cor- oner Creel of the suicide.—Demoerat. WIRELESS AT STATE FAIR A wireless telegraph outfit be one of the attractions at the Mon- tana State Fair, Sept. 23-28. ,One Station, will be.up town and one upon the Fair grounds. The race results and other news will be transmitted from the grounds and the news °raft day frOM the outside world will be sent to the grounds a,nd bulletined for the benefit of the crowd. The apparatus will be installed by Profea- tater Thaler of the department of electrical engineering of the Agri - 'cultural department at Bozeman, and will be in charge of two of the stu- dents in his class who are expert in the operation of the wireless. The First National Bank of Mis- soula has offered a special' prize Of $150 for the best fat steer exhbited 'at the Montana State Fair. No re. Wrietions are made as to, breeding, age or weight. The steer in to be- come the property of the bank after the award is made. Those sections of Montana given. to the production of brewing barley are to have an excellent apportun:ty in competition at the State Fair. The 'Montana State Brewers association has offered $100 In gold for the beet bushel . of brewing barley exhibited (Continued on page 8) . SAYS FARMERS SHOULD STACK THEIR GRAIN Prof. Shaw Points Out Advantages of Stacking all Grains ----Big Loss From Not Being Able to Thresh at the Proper Time 'The crop of small. grains in, the 'Northwestern, states the present year is unusually good says Prof. • Shaiw. In tact, it is in, a sense phenomenal. It is exceedingly important to all.con- 'cerned that thils crop shall be saved. if, possible, not one bushel of it should lbe lest. The hazard is very con- siderable that thelfarmers may not be able to properly take care of this great crop. It is fitting, there - Tore, that everything in reason should be done to save this bciluntiful crop. The Loss in 1911 Match of tlr grain grown in the, Da katas and Montana in 1911 was lost. This loss resulted from the inability of the farmers to get the grain. threshed in time. The outcome was that snow fell on the shocks in the !field and on the flax lying in the sheaf; with the result that all at 'this grain was greatly damaged and !much of it was a total loss. This less might have been entirely pre- vented had the farmers stacked their grain. The harvest of 1911 was late especially in regard to the flax crop and as a result much of the late flax `was buried under the snow whue Match of the grain is lost, as it stands 4 13 , Ing i n the sheaf. This loss might in the shock from shelling and other have been avoided by stacking of flax causes, the loss far more than offsets 'as noon as it was dry. The 'flax crop : the advantages from threshing the bf 1912 will also be late, and .in grain from the shock. It is morally order to save. the crop it ought to be certain that the present season, the thresher cannot overtake the work Grocery Department Every article in our, grocery de- partment is guaranteed as to weight, quality, freshness and purity. With this goes courteous service and prompt delivery. 100 lbs. Beet Sugar for 100 lbs. Rex Flour (Best Montana) for 100 lbs, Lewistown Belle Flour for 1 Case Nebraska Sugar Corn for 1 Case Morgan June Peas for 1 Case Spring Garden String Beans for 16 lbs. Fancy Jap n Rice for 13 lbs. Navy Beans for 1 doz. 2 quart Mason Fruit Jars for 1 \ 1 66 1 46 1 pint 1 \ 1 \ Sure Seal Fruit Jars for 66 66 66 66 1 66 1-2 \ Jelly Glasses for 1 20 lb. Box Fresh Peaches for Fresh Plumbs per pound Fresh Apricots per pound Choice Canteloupes Watermelon per pound 66 66 Prompt and Careful Service $7.25 3.50 - 3.00 2.40 3.00 ▪ 2.75 1.00 1.00 1.26 ▪ .90 .76 1.00 .40 • .90 .10 .10 .110 and .15 .06 POWER MERCANTILE CO. attacked as soon as it is dry. The Advantage of Stacking • If it was not possible to get the -'comparatively light crop of 1911 threshed on time, it is a foregone' tonclusion that the bumper .crop of 1.912 will fare worse in that respect. It will be s;anpl.y a physical impossi- bility to thresh all the grain. grown , In 1912 when it should be threshed, If the threshing is done in season, Tr, however, the grain crop is proper- ty stacked, the farmer may thresh it 'at his leisure, even during the winter Season. His( crop is practically safe as soon as it is stacked, let the 'weather be what is will be. The farmer may then not only thresh his grain at his own personal con- Venience, but when labor is more Plentiful . and cheaper than if he threshed-his grain at the usual sea- hon. Objections to Stacking drain The objections that are usually urged to stacking grain are, that it Involves more labor than threshing from the shock. That is true, but r hen the thresher cannot come until when it ought to be done. if, there- fore, loss is to be . prevented, much of the grain will have to he stacked. ' Advantages frOn Stacking \ The advantages from stacking much or all of the grain includes the Tellowing: (1) It Insures the crop Inam - loss by birds, by undue sh.giling, by hail and snow, also by rain, should the weather prove showery. (2) It 'enables the farmer to thresh at his leisure and at a time when labor is less costly than in the rush of the 'harvest season. (3) It enables the Tanmer to disc his land ass soon. as :he shocks have been removed and to Now it later, thus putting it In good dondition for growing of crops the next year. In this way the moisture new n the ground may be conserved 'as to make practically sure of a trap in 1913. How to Stack ' . It does: not require great skill to tack, but, of, course, experience is necessary to Insure penfeotion in 'stacking grain; The method to be !followed is in outline as follows: A tier of sheaves should be laid after the fashion, followed in building a 'round shack. This tier should be as Wide as the bottom of the stack and rcular in form. The stacker then k i, begins in the center of the stack to ' ay the next tier. The sheaves of this 'tier lap over one another so as to make the center the highest part, The lap being less and less towards 'the outside of the stack. The butts of the last tier of sheaves should ex - 'tend beyond the sheavs of the 'first tier. Each succeeding tier is laid similarly, gradually increasing the height of the stack relatively In the center and gradually swelling the Iliameter by the overlapping of the butts until the height of about 10 Teet Is reached. A few tiers then tallow of em equal circumference, and then the stack shrinks in diameter fwith the laying of each succeeding tier, keeping the center high until the last tier of heaves is laid. The harrowing of the stack is brought nbout by not permitting the ehearves of , each tier last laid , to extend so far out as those of the 'preceding tier. General Observations ' The stack should not have a diam- eter more than will enable the men on the stack to work without discern - 'fort. The one who lays the sheaves intually treads on each as he lays It. The sheaves should he pitched onto the stack from the wagon on differ- ent sides of the same. If all are Pitched on from one side the stack Will settle most on the opposite side, 'that side. The ton covering should I f lience the stack will naturally' tip to lir suppoRTERs 'bo of some material that will readily I turn rain. For this purpose there is. 'bathing better than slough hay am - Kentucky blue grams. If kept high In the center and properly spread', it hoes not take much for each stack. The stack .sliculd not be so wide that it will call for the work of more than two men to build it. One takes the sheaves as they are thrown, onto the stack from the wagon. and pitches them to the stacker. ' When Stacking Ought to Be Done The stacking ought to be done as soon as the grain is dry. 'It may be necessary to delay, however, until the Igrain is all cut; that is may be necessary to delay stacking each itind of grain until that kind is all :tut. It is ready to stack in a few 'days after it is cut. The number err days called. for to leave the grain in the shock will decrease with increas- Ing ripeness in the grain. When 'building the stacks they should be 'arranged with an eye to convenience threshing. The aim should be to so place them that they could( be 'thrown to the machine from two Sides, having an opening between the two tiers of stacks in. which the Machine could be moved forward from time to time. To allow the crop to waste after It has . been grown is nothing short of a crime. 8 ROUND BOUT SATURDAY Fight fans are looking forward to a good time on Saturday evening 'when the Morse -Pickard boxing ex- hibition. will be pulled off at the local opera house. Morse, it 'will be remembered, is lightweight champ- ion of the state and is one of the niftiest scrappers in , the west while d 'Vorky\ Pickard is no amateur at the game, having met a number of good men in his time and in every event pulled out with credit. to him- self. Though perhaps not as handy With Ws mitts, he makes up for thia gameness and can stand a great amount of punishment When Morse met Skyle.s here a short time ago, the latter was forced. too , quit on ac- ; (Continued on page 4) SELECT DELEGATES Primaries Held Here Last Saturday Aftlernoop—Eight Delegates and Eight Ailternates Named to Attend County Convention at Lewitetown. In compliance with the official call 'the Republicans hell their primaries tar the Moore precinct at the city 'hall last Saturday afternoon at a,vitiolt time eight delegates and eight 'alternates were chosen to attend- tho Republican county convention at Lewistown on next Saturday, the 31st. 'The judges of election werei G.. H. Thurston: H. C. Redman and bid Osmondson. The meeting brought out a goodly number of Tort sup- liorters who selected them following 'to attend the county convention: E. D. Hedrick, A. M. Mathew, P. H. Tooley, S. E. Peterson, L. M. Estes, Patrick John A. Wilson and Dx. 0. F. David; Alternates, W. W.' Willard, P. H. Murphy, Dr. E. S. Porter, Geo. W. Barnes', H. E. Strong, A. M. Samuels, J. A. Men - ;Micas and V. V. David. At the county convention 24 'dela , gates, 24 alternates and 3 delegates - at -large will be chosen to attend the Stwie convention. which WM bel held in Great Falls on the 5th day of September. Besides 'this the coirat7 heket will be selected. SKYLES WILL MEET 0 , HERN AT H1LBER Another fistic encounter that prom- ises to be lively is the one In which \Bob\ Skyles of this city ta'kes, On \Paddy\ O'Hern of Hilger for a '10 round session, at Hilger on next 'Monday night. Besides being un- usually clever and fast on his feet, %kyles has a pima that is best to avoid and, .unless hi S hand which was Injured some time ago gives hint any bother, should have little difficulty 'in landing the decision. However, :the Illiger man has plenty of fol- flowers in his, home town who be- lieve he stands a. good show of win- hing and are willing to put a few (Shekels on the match. (2 , If all the business men and farmers in this community would BANK their money right here at home instead of hoarding it, or sending it away, it would help every other man in this commun- ity and therefore help himself, It is merely SELF-PROTECTION and SELF -DEVELOPMENT for us to keep our money right here and help ourselves. We will gladly giv? „ - our counsel to anyone who wants busi- ness advice ---especially dive can steer you away from any in. xestments which might cause you a loss. BE CAREFUL. Let OUR Bank be YOUR Bank. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MOORE Artistic ENGRAVING and Diamond MOUNTING A Specialty All goods sold engraved FREE A Pleasure to Show Goods WATCH KEEP M e AKES , Y T O I : E R HARRY A. LECKEY. Jeweler O. Engraver
