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The Fallonite (Baker, Mont.), 24 Feb. 1916, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn84036036/1916-02-24/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
V O L U M E O N E —■ “ _ v „ BAKER, M O N T A N A . T H U R S D A Y . F E B R U A R Y TlIE T W E N T Y F O U R T H , N I N E T E E N H U N D R E D AN D SIXTEEN N U M BE R T H I R T Y FIVE The railroad meeting at the Botner *chool house last Saturday was well attended and so much enthusiasm and -energy—generated- that at-this-time -the- railroad seems to be more than a pos\ sibilitv. Prominent officials of the Milwaukee will be “interviewed and their opinions as to the plans o f the new road secur ed. E. L. Erling of the Milwaukee was present and listened to the argu ments aud plans and met with the ways and means committee and left here for a conference with the head of the road at Seattle. Many prominent citizens of Fallon county, are interested and among them can be noted: Eddie Booth, Senator 01ivert L. C. Burns, L. A. Conser, P. W . Akers^F. C. Webster, 1'. F. ' J . ‘ W . Grant, R. F, Smith, Henry Schmidt, C. J. Dousman, W . W . Cadle and others.- / The ways and means committee met in Baker »Sunday and Monday and prepared data for the consideration of the railroad people.:and^will urge the necessity and. possibilities of this road in every manner'. ; W . W . Cadle was appointed to re present the farmers of Little Beaver ‘ k. , v and to enlist the aid of^the Ekalaka 'peoifleigferfeftliY.' Ue^wVClfres^^at the meeting here in -Baker., of the committee and the commercial club. * While the matter is yet m its in fancy, there seems to be a most en couraging air of enthusiasm and sure ness about those interested, “Which leads the observe to the conclusion that such a bunch of hard workers will land anything they go after. The following resolution was adopt ed at the Botner meeting: W HEREAS, The commercial con ditions of the territory comprising the Webster, Willard and Ekalaka, dist ricts demand that more adequate shipping facilities of their farm pro ducts be had at this time, therefore be it RESOLVED, That this organiza tion recommend action looking to the building of a railroad from Baker to Ekalaka. Be it further RESOLVED, That in view of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way Company lending a representa tive to this meeting, it is the desire of i this organization to co-operate with said railway company with a view to building a railroad from Baker to Ekalaka, Be it further RESOLVED, That in the event that the C. M. & St. P. Ry. Co. finds itself not in a position to be interested in the building of said railroad, that this organization co-operate with some other railroad company with the de sired end. in view. Be it further RESOLVED, That in view of an emergency existing, it is the desire of this organization that decisive 'action be taken without delay. Be it further \\ RESOLVED, That the name of this organization be the Beaver Valley Railway Development Association. L. A. CONSER W . W . C A D L E J. W . G R A N T Committee. appointed to u . s . supreme COURT Photo by American Preaa Association. Louis D. Brandéis, radical Boston lawyer wbose name was given to senate by tne president to fill the vacant seat In the United States Bupi^mef? ' ‘.cottzfeKoaiistei OF F i n s i NAT. STATES SOME OFTHE BENEFITS OF FEDERAL RESERVE The Federal Reserve System was organized to strengthen the entire fi nances of the U. S. Every National Bank was required to join or convert into State Bank. The Federal Re serve System consists of twelve large banks in which is deposited the funds or the United States Treasurer. These funds are supplied to the member banks in different forms when they are in need. This not only puts the funds of the government to good use by distributing it in the different sec tions of the country but also greatly strengthens the banks who have ac cess to the service. W h ile the Fed eral System is very beneficial under normal conditions its principal dut) or purpose is to aid its members in case of money stringencies o panics. „ The Federal Reserve System was not intended to be selfish. It invites State Banks to join and gain the bene fits of its service and protection. How- .ever, it specifies .that a State Bank must live up to the strict rules and regulations by • which all National Banks are governed and also submit themselves to the same form of exami nations, to which regulations but few *State Banks have as yet complied. The more rigid the rules governing banks, the better the protection to the depositor. L. E. Baker “ Red.Chapney was in Miles City the latter part of last week on business. L l o y d H o t e l B u i l d i n g I m p r o v e m e n t At last the plans for a new hotel will soon be realized. T h e . Baker Hotel company has let the contract for the new structure, the plans of which were made and will be in charge of a well-known architect. At present there is a scarcity of building material but we are assured by the local lumber and building merchants that there will be in a new supply of building mate rial before the first of the month. The construction of the new hotel will be started on tenth of March and com - * _ _ _ pleted by the first of July. The new hotel will contain forty rooms, fire proof, with baths, heat, lights and all other modem improvements. The rates will be verv reasonable. There will also be a modem popular price cafe in connection and in charge of a famous chef. DICK JOHNSON IMPROVES BAKER MERC.: BUILDING Dick Johnson, the popular and pro gressive merchant of Baker, believing in the future of our town, is making extensive improvements in his build ing. A score of carpenters and other workers are tearing down the second floor over the store and are converting the whole floor into offices. When completed, there will be four suites of office, rooms, a part of which are already rented. Í r- OIL FIELD. Registration for voters closes March 2 k ” said Clerk Rushton and the rush at the Office of the County Cjerk Bunn; -on Monday Feb., 19 wsjfc due to a misapprehension that the lists closed on that day.” i Mr. Rushton is just home from a trip to the Hospital in the Tw in Cities, md is feeling much better as is eviden- e<j by his appearance. Continuing the conversation he looted the following from the 1915 •tspsion laws. \T h e registration law passed in 1911 provided that every elector in the state should re-register, but that after so registering, he never registers again, unless he failed to vote it a general election held every two years m November. However, in case a registered elector moves from One precinct to another, he should sign a change of registration, in order to get his name transferred into the prop- tx precinct book. All electors residing within ter miles of the court house must registei ./efore the county clerk. For thost Testing a greater distance, there hat •beeri^a deputy registar appointed n. ?each/ precinct in the county. Even 'Slfepor' must register before the deputy Ij^iamted for his “precinct in Which he resides, or, if he so desires, before the county clerk. An elector moving rom the county in which he ' is regis tered to another county m - thts statt should, in registering in the county t< which he moved, inform the countv clerk or deputy registar that he is si registered, and sign a form of change :>f registration, as well as re-registra- tering as though he had never beer registered; this for the purpose of can celling his former registration and ad- . isfng the clerk of the county of his former residence thereof. Electors may register at any time up to 30 days before each election during which 30 days the books an. closed for that particular election only However, during this 30— day period electors may register and be qualified to vote at the next ensuing election after the one for which the registra tion is closed. A large number of electors have moved from precinct to precinct and have failed to appear at the county clerk’s'' office and transfer their regis tration. Some of them will lose their votes by neglecting to attend to this matter. Also, a, large number of wo men who are qualified electors have failed to register. Putting this off until the last minuce results in swamping the registration office and increasing the likelihood of errors in compiling the books. It is therefore urged that all electors who are not sure whether they are correctly registered make in quiry at tne registration office and satisfy themselves that they are en titled to vote. \ I f by any reason of physical infir mity the elector is unable to appear before the co.unty clerk or any deputy registrar he may send written notice to the county clerk or to the deputy registrar, of such disability with the request tint his registration be made at his residence. Upon receipt of such notice and request it shall be the duty of the county clerk or deputy registrar, as the case may be, to make the registration of such elector at his residence.” 4 D r. Lawrence S. Meyran, who has recently arrived in Baker, will occupy thè main portion of the second floor. t T h e L L O Y D laundry, is now eq uipped with modem machinery and is ready for anything that comes along in the scrub, and wash clothes* line. AT EKALAKA A grand rally of Democrats will be held in Ekalaka, on Monday, March 6, 1916. At this time all who ex- >ect to Work for the good 'of the cause ire invited to attend, especially are all •ommitteemen requested to not fail to be present as outlines for the com- .ng campaign will be drawn. Ekalaka was chosen as the meeting dace beeausg the condition of the -oads might prevent some of the good vorkers way down south from mak ing the drive to Baker, and besides Ekalaka Democrats were enthusiastic n advocating their town as the meet ing place. The importance of being present at .his meeting can not be emphasized :oo much, and the larger the atten- iance the more the real wants of the voters can be ascertained. T 6 MILES EAST Leases on 1200 acres in the Baker O il Field, near the station of King- mont were secured by two farmers of that vicinity, C. E. Shear and J. E. W arren, later these leases were trans ferred to the Kmgmont Petroleum Co. organized under the statutes of the State of Washington, with offices in Spokane and Minneapolis. This company will exploit the Ba- ker field, which they are doing under the title Kmgmont-Baker Oil field and local interests have been enlisted in the work. R. F. Smith, cashier of the Baker State Bank is one of the directors of the company and has charge of the local end of the com pany’s affairs. The officers of the company are T . M. Busby, president; J. M. Wal- kins, vice president and S. M. M cDon ald, sec’y-treasurer. The Directors are— 1. M. Busby, Pres, hirst Exchange National Bank, Cour d’Alene, Idaho, R F. Smith, Cashier Baker State Bank, J. M. Watkins. President Pacific Transfer and Storage Co. Spokane* Wash., JShas. F. Krum, Druggist. Spokane, Wash., ww)...}i -V. DrumheUer, stock- man, Spo^ju^W a sh. The Com p a n y ^ capitihzed at $200 000.00 divided into 2,000.000 shares at ten cents each> the proceeds of the sale of the shares as set forth by the literature of the company will be used to develope the properties controlled by the company. They expea to begin operations within a few weeks and when they start the hole at Kingmont and the Montana Petroleum hole at Baker and a few assorted wells scattered a- bout Fallon county there will be but a short time before some indication is secured as to whether the emenent geolegists are right or wrong in the diagnosis as to the extent of the Ba ker field. Kmgmont is a siding 6 miles east of Baker, and is the highest point in the Milwaukee road, between Aber- deen and Miles City. M o n t a n a P e t r o l e u m D r i l l M a r c h J i r s t Montana Petroleum stock now sell ing at par will doubtless take a jump before long, Intense interest is being manifested by oil men from other parts of Montana, Wyoming, Pen- sylvania and Oklahoma. The big steel rig now breaking the skyline at the east end of Lake Baker is the ad vance sentinel of Fortune’s army. • Men fretfh Miles City, others from Great Falls, and many other places which thev do .not mention because it would indicate their backing, are here looking over the ground, and it is predicted that so soon as the weath er permits the big derrick of the Mon tana Petroleum company will not be only one to rear its gaunt height against the skyline in Fallon county. The weather with its intense cold followed by the present thaw preclud es the attempt to begin operations at this time but there is under considera tion at present the erection of at least two more rigs and both by other com panies than the new one now about ready tovdrill. Head Driller Laucomer, of the Montana Petroleum companv said that while they could be ready to be gin drilling by March 1st they were inclined to, wait a short time thereafter to ascertain if the weather would permit steady night and day work; as the expense of keeping the force of highly paid drillers would be a burden if' weather conditions held them idle. When expenses run hun dred of dollars per diem it behooves one to think of working without inter ruption from bad weather. Practically every man in Baker -who can raise the price is interested in the venture and will stand to win a fortune if the well comes in. ' ^ --------- • ------------ W . W.^Peck, homesteader who is making final proof this month was a caller at the Fallonite office. He has a fine piece of land and will benefit^. ' by his ]ia^d work in improving.cKe * land. ” ' i--* .
