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V Q L U jrfE . O N E B A K E R , M O N T A N A . T H U R S D A Y . M A R C H T H E N I N T H , N I N E T E E N H U N D R E D A N D S I X T E E N N U M B E R T H X R X t Ä ß N D E M M I S T h e democratic mass meeting at Ekalaka, Monday was the most enthu siastic affair in recent history in this county. There were some two huu- dred men and women present at this meeting and the interest- shown by the women is one sure indication of Dem o cratic success this fall according to one of the officials dopesters of how the votes will fall. Precinct committeemen present were those who held over and so many vacancies were found owiug to there being no election last year that appoint ments were made to the various pre cincts and each committeeman was instructed to form a club in his com munity and a meeting later of these ciubs will be arranged. T h e Hon. Judge Daniel O ’ Hern made a speech in a semi partisan spirit and drew the distinction between the policy of the democrats of Peace with honor, and the Republican platform as set forth in Elihu Roots' Keynote speech, of W a r at any price, with or without honor. Th e meeting was slightly handi capped by the absence of the chair man Geo. D augherty, of the Central Committee, who is ill at a hospital in Miles City. But his condition is such that there is hope of his being present at the next meeting to be held soon. Tonquin Robt. Hogan wis a business caller m Plevna Saturday. Jess Sales lost two horses this spring. R. T . Dalton went to Plevna Satur day for provisions. Jim M alow was a week end visitor at Jess Sales’. Robt. Hogan was a visitor at A. Knesals Thursday. T h e family-that -bought the Scott and Johnson farms have arrived and will live in the Jordon house. Mr. and Mrs. Jorden have moved to Baker. A petition placing Theodore Roose velt in nomination for president and Hiram Johnson for vice-president, as progressive party candidate in the pri maries to be held here April 21. was filed with th§ ae&et&Ty of state today. Born to “M r, hnd Mrs. Fred Hasty Monday morning a twelve pound boy. Mrs. Ernest Latham spent the week end a guest of Mrs. Chas. Beckwith at Miles City. Judge O ’ Hern was down from Miles City the first of this week and held a short term of court. Court adjourned until April 4th. Marriage license were issued M o n day by Clerk of Court Keener to Christian L. Jesperson and Miss Mary Julia Sanders, both of Webster. Mrs. Carl Pleisner of Eureka arri ved in Baker Saturday. Mrs. Pleisner is a sister of Charles Noftle who is working at the County Clerks office. M r. Pleisner is expected to arrive soon. Married in this city on \March 8, by Rev. S. W . Pollard, Albon T . Huston and Bessie E. Atkinson, both from Marmarth, North Dakota. Billy Clark, the Custer Abstract Cc. head was here Saturday looking after affairs. Billy has been looking after a big bunch of horses near Miles City. Subscribe for the Fallomte $2 a year To Let Kid« Homestead, too At the last session of congress, a bill was introduced in the .senate, and passed by that body, reducing the age o f homestead entrymen from 21 to 18 years. This same bill has now been introduced in the house, and it is be lieved will pass. This bill provides that any otherwise qualified entryman o f the age of 18 or over, may'file on any land open under the homestead la\tffc now in force, but shall not be permitted to make final prof until three years after reaching 21, the same as under the present law. It is also pro vided that such minor must comply with the homestead laws as to culti vation and improvements, but need not begin residence on the land until he is of age or 21. This law is pro posed to give the children of ranchers- opportunity to file on land located near their homes and to cultivate the same, three years earlier than would have otherwise been possible. It also tends to keep the boys and girls at home on the farm.— Range Gazette. * 4 . + + + + ♦ ♦ ♦ 44> 4 ♦ 4 4 * 4 4 ♦ * ♦ ROADS FOR PREPAREDNESS. 4 ♦ 4 4» The European war should teach ♦ 4 this country more lessons than ♦ 4» one, but one of the most obvious 4 ♦ and the most needed is the les- ♦ 4» son of good roads. •$> 4 » We have no immense standing 4 ♦ army. We have few forts. Our 4 4» coast defenses are limited and 4 4» would be practically impotent 4» 4» against a general and concerted 4» ♦ attack. Our navy can be at but 4 4» one place at a time, and we have 4> 4* the longest coast line of any na- 4* ♦ tion in the world, some 12.000 4» 4» miles o f salt water. But give os ♦ <4 the -means of putting men in 4> 4* great numbers on either coast 4» <4 with facility, give us the Lincoln 4» 4» highway completed, hard surfac* 4» ♦ «d. connecting* the metropolis-^ ♦ 4 our east coast witb^that- of onr 4* ♦ western shores, and give us a 4* 4» system of roads such as Europe 4» 4» can boast and our boundaries are 4» 4» as safe as though they were 4 4* bristling -with forts and eighteen 4* inch guna.—Philadelphia Record. 4* 4 4* * * ♦ + * ♦ + ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * * ♦ JUSTICE HUGHES WILL NOT n r A further refusal to sanction the use of his name as a presidential can didate was made by Justice Charles E. Hughes of the United States su preme court, in a letter to Charles H. Brown, a former state senator. \A s I understand it, you desire to pledge yourself as a delegate and yo ju find it will be necessary to have ac ceptance of the candidate in whose support the pledge is made,” the jus tice wrote. \In answer I must ad here to the position I have taken. As I have repeatedly said, I am not a candidate in any sense and in view of mv obligation as a member of the supreme court, I cannot permit the use of my name.” Miss Lillie Westbergwho has been staying at the L. C. Bums home, fell on some object m the dark when she stepped out in the yard, spraining her wrist. She went to the home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Copeland, today. T h e B. T . O . Club held a business meeting at the home of Miss Carrie Bachtle Monday evening. Geo. Grant, Chas. Hughes. Judge Daniel O ’ Hern, Chas. Dousman. A. L< c .har. Einert Trandum, Eph Keirle and others were in attendance from Baker at the Democratic Mass meet ing at Ekalaka Monday. Marriage license were issued yester day to Walter J. Gunlach and Miss Marcella Nies, both of Ekalaka. F a l l o n F à r m s s o u g h t BELOW IS RESUME OF WHIT IWD BAKER M MEN THINK Farm land development in Fallon county is just entering upon a ne\# era of prosperity. The past year will go down in his tory as marking the boundary line be tween the place where crop failure iri Fallon county ends and perpetual suc cess begins. Good crops can always be grown when the ground is prepared properly with a good seed bed. i By the proper methods of diversified farming and rotation of crops, the reJ sources of Fallon countv have growti1 from two to eight million dollars iti' the past four years. Many thousands of acres were cul tivated last year that were never tilled before and the next year will show even a much greater increase. T h ? machinery men are busy making de liveries of farm implements to be used breaking the sod and turning the fer tile soil up to the sun’s rays which will breath into it the life giving ele ments to produce fine fields of golden grain. The basis of all wealth is the land. Fallon farm mortgages are eagerly sought by the investor. Th e great nations involved in the European conflict are making large shipments of money to this country to be invested in first mortgages on farm lands for the purpose of increasing their credit with American manufac turers and merchants. Yet,'Fallon county farm lands which will produce more and better grain to the acre than most any other in the country can now be bought at less price than elsewhere. This great advancement and devel opment of wealth has been made by Jthe sturdy farmer who was not afraid of privation. T h e country contained vast acres of fertile land and he pinned his faith to his store of farm knowledge and today stands preeminent, success crowning hts efforts- This is the class of people who have shown to the world that Montana has made good and can repeat it. The have sown the seed which pro duced the prize winning vegetables and cereals at every national and inter national exhibition held in recent years and carried off highest honors on every occasion. Announcements of candidates for office will be-accepted regardless of party, for publication in the ad columns of T h e Fallomte, and the charge will be ten dollars, strictly in advance, whether the announcement starts now and runs till August or comes in two days before the primaries. This will entitle the candidate to 100 words nonpariel type, with border, but cuts and extra space over two column inches will be extra. LEADS NEW YORK SUFFRAGISTS ¥ Photo copyright by Gajnpbeii stuuio. Mrs. Norman Dell. Whitebouse. newly elected president of tbe New York State Woman’s Suffrage association, with her daughter. Willard F. W . Anderson and family called at the T h e o Bergstrom home Sun day. Elmer Anderson and family M r. and Mrs. G . Gregerjon, John E. and John M . Roget were, pleasant enter tained by M r. and Mrs. A. Fost last Sunday. Henry Bergstrom who has been working m the Farmers Elevator at Baker, has resigned his position and will look after his interests on his farm i near Willard. W . G . Moscrip is busy breaking horses. T h e o Bergstrom called on Chas. A. Berg Monday. Miss Evelyn Havens went to Baker Tuesday to file on a homestead. Henry Stenerson and T . T . Lunder left last Monday for Carlyle Mont, on a business trip. F. W . and E. J. Anderson brought home their new Chevrolet Cars last week. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4* ♦ 4 * FARMERS AND HIGHWAY8. 4 4* ----- 4» ♦ Farming Is a business, and. 4 4> like any other business man. the 4 4* farmer must consider the impor- 4* 4* , tant problem of transportation. 4 4* Unfortunately farmers are fore- ♦ 4> ed to move their crops when the 4» ♦ roads will permit ♦ 4> Good roads not only enable the 4* 4 farmer to take advantage of fa- ♦ *1» vorable conditions In disposing 4 4* of his crops, but reduce the cost 4* 4 of hauling at least two-thirds. 4» ♦ according to competent authorl- 4* 4» ties. 4 4* They also have a direct bear- 4» 4* lug upon the cost of living;. 4 4* which is a most important con- 4* 4* slderation for the consumer. W e-,4 ♦^frequently hear of tbe low cost. ♦ 4- 'o r ^ l l « i » r In' Europe- in normal\' ♦ 4 'condlffdbs, and when we consid- 4 4 er that otfr average cost of haul- 4 4 Ing per ton mile is 2& cents, 4 ♦ compared with 8 cents to 12 4 ♦ cents in Europe, we realize-that 4 4 we are paying a heavy tribute 4 4 to bad roads. A reduction In 4 4 the cost of transportation means 4 4 lowering tbe market price. 4 4 Also the supply of farm prod- 4 4 nets, which generally determines 4 4 their market price, depends upon 4 4 the condition of tbe country 4 4 roads. A shortage sends tbe 4 4 prices soaring, and the consumer 4 4 must dig deep into his pocket to 4 4 make the purchase.—8. M. Wll- 4 Hams. n\' \ï ct'llÉB? J 14 Ï ,-T' I V ffj < 1 *i '«Vìflifc'iHFMl:: f e t id i sc- iE G R E T H l R « - ':■< i -U «í*. -ftwtóG 'i ‘ii ¿ Newton D . Baker, former mayor of Cleveland, has been selected by Presi dent W ilson for Secretary of War. M r. Baker has accepted the position and is now arranging his affairs in Cleveland preparatory to going to Washington to take up his duties. T h e selection of Mr. Baker is understood to have been discussed by President W ilson with Colonel E. M . House soon after the latter’s arrival in Washington. When President Wilson was mak ing up his cabment in 1913 he offered the place of Secretary of Interior to Mr. Baker twice. H e was then mayor of Cleveland and declined for that reason. T h e cit zer.s of Ekalaka, Baker and the interven ng country along the Lit tle Beaver are co-operating in an effort to get a Tailroad south from Baker this year. Prehm'nary meeting and conferences have been held and a big jojmt meeting took place at the Botner schc ol house on Little Beaver creek on keb. 19. At this meeting consider able enthusiasm was aroused over the favorable prospects for inducing rail road construction. A permanent organization was formed, a chairman and secretary elec ted and various committees appointed. Resolutions setling fonh the purposes of the organization were read and adopted, after which a general exchange of ideas on the chief subject was en gaged m.— Camp Crook' Gazette. M r. and Mrs. G- W . Materson of Jamestown, North Dakota are here guests at the home of M r. and Mrs. ■ C. J. Seagents. Mrs. S. J. Weeden of Minneapolis is here a guest of her daughter, M ts . i J. M . Comstock, and expects to stay . during the summer. R. E. Kennedy returned to Baker 1 Wednesday. Minnesota Valley Mrs. M e ll Eggnck spent last week in Baker with Mrs. H. F. Griesy, Russell Haagenson spent Saturday and Sunday with Roy and Addie Stanhope. Addie Stanhope went to the Rassum- son ranch near Marmarth, on busi ness last Monday. Mrs. H. L. Kreager has again set tled down again on her claim since the weather got warmer. M r. Frank Spindler, who has been visiting m Iowa and other eastern points, arrived at Baker last Wednes- -day, and' fs .visiting at the home-of his brotKer-ilMaw Henry Kreager. Mr. Spindler is thinking some of tak ing a claim near Box Elder. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherwin, An- dv Kreager wife and baby, spent last Tuesday at A. W . Cates’. E. S. Cate is building a kitchen to his hou^e. Born to M r. and Mrs. Ben Huber, at the Elizabeth hospital March 4th, a baby girl. T h e two little children were taken to Mr. Huber’s Uncle who lives near Plevna during Mrs. Huber’s absence. Mrs. H. J. Foote left last Wednes day for And u bon. Iowa, receiving word that her father was not expected to live. Grandpa McCammen as he was known among the Valley people, having lived here for four years on a claim, and his health being so poorly finally sold his claim and went east to live with his daughter and son. M r. Westerfield, a nephew of H. J. Foote has leased the W ilfong place east of Baker. Mr. Westerfield ex pects his father from Illinois in a few days. Miss Janet Pollard, from Bowen- ville, Mont, is teaching the Foote school. Isaac Haagenson and Fred Pienou made a trip east of Baker Saturday, after some furniture which the£ had purchased at the W ilfon g sale. Henry Kreager and wife, and Frank Spindler visited at Mrs. A. Haagen- sons’ Sunday. Joe. Zook of Westmore was down the first of the week for a short visit with his son who attends school here. M r. Zook was on his way to Eau Clair, W is. for a short visit with rela tives. H e w ill join Mrs. Zook and children who have been there for several weeks. W m . Clark of the Custer Abstract company was in Baker the latter part of last week. Mrs. F. E. Rose of near Plevna is here attending her daughter, Miss Ora who has been ill for two weeks. A1 Hansen of the Security Abstract company is in M iles City on business connected with the firm. !
