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O ^r.L&uèJ ip B s i t o 2 H \ VOLUM E ONE BAKER, M ONTANA, THURSDAY. M A R C H . x M f K ^ l j S n r H , N IN E T E E N HU NDRED AND SIXTEEN NUMBER. THIRTY.,EIGHT The two Baker banks hare their statements of condition appearing in this issue of The Fallonite. There is no one other thing that will so testify to the growth of a town and the pros perity of the inhabitants as the state ment of the financial condition of the money institutions. The showings _ made by the local banks over the con- ditions of a year ago are very pleashnt reading. The growth of the deposits, the growth of the population and the marvelous growth of the marketable commodities at this point combine » with the unusual increase in the ship ping returns all bear us out in stating that the town of Baker and the county allon with the other market points .n the county have enjoyed the most ti , . unprecedent prosperity during the past year. That this prosperity is n o t, a ^fluke not a passing item never to be repeat ed is shown-to-be-a fallacy by the in creased seednjgiiffsrain, the demand for the fertile lands of the county and the building activity in all parts of the community. The watchword of the Fallonite \Watch us Grow” can well be ap plied to Baker and Fallon county. WILSON IS CHOICE Behind the launching of a \Roose velt for PresidenLLeague’’ to be per fected at;- Butte T ueadày 'We^- sigps of a 'wide preach- the. did g. o. p. guard i n - Momana, ^mat may break it as wide open as the ‘defection of the bull moosers four years ago. The telegraphic call for the Roose velt meeting was signed hy among others, E. O. Selway, chairman of the republican state central committee, and Dr. G. M. Lanstrum. J. M. Edwards of Forsyth, another member of the old guard and candidate for United States senator, is reported to be one of the most active supporters of the Cummins boom in this state. This boom was growing into such proportions, it is reported, that the anti-Edwards men got busy with the Roosevelt campaign, figuring if they could get away with it, they would incidentially put a big dent in the man from Rosebud county. The en mity between Senator Edwards and chairman Selway is notorious.—Bu$e Miner. The scattering ° returns from the primary in Minnesota, indicated Albert B. Cummins, United States senator from Iowa, had been declared the re publican choice for the presidential nomination over Henry D. ’Estabrook of New York and William Grant Webster of Chicago. v With the exception of a few count tesfwhere fractional fights in the dem- •'ocratic party had added interest to the delegate contests, the vote throughout .the state was light. Woodrow Wilson was unopposed for the presidential nomination bn the democratic ballot, the contest for elec- siop as delegates being waged between * * * ! • • • • ^Forces allied with National Commit- sr ' Jjeeman Fred B. Lynch and the so^ palled anti-Lynch contingent. Early .Returns last night gave no definite in dication as to which faction would control the delegation to the national convention, but the Lynch adherents claimed victory. Neither Eugene Foss, former gover nor of Massachusetts, nor William Sulzer former governor of New York had a decided advantage in the first returns on their, contest for the prohib ition nomination for president. Contests for the presidential nom ination were limited to the prohibition and republican ballots. FJkalaka Bobr.Van Hook was brought to town Saturday evening from the Wear, ranch where he was taken the day be fore. Mr. Van Hook had a limb broken when his horses ran away, up setting the wagon. He «.receiving medical attention here. Rev. Faith and family were hosts at a pound social held at the parson age on Thursday evening. Con George of Chalk Buttes spent Saturday and Sunday in town. A'large number of people were in town Saturday attending the combina tion sale. Jack Pickard and family have re moved into the Rodgers cot'age, in the north end of town. Mrs. S. Eli- thorpe removed into the rooms that were vacated by Pickards. Messrs. Kennedy and Bachelor have been in town the past week looking up oil interests. Eunice Urban entered the seventh grade in the public school last week. The Ekalaka teachers and pupils are proud of the “Standard” which marks the entrance of the building. Wm. Freeze, who has been visiting his daughter Fanny, at Gillette, Wyo., returned home Wednesday. Oakland Debelloy and Frank La tham of- Cafrip Crdok, 'i5pj^<Sttrid»y- in town. H. H. Hedges is ill with rheu matism. Mrs. L. Killeen entertained at cards a number of ladies at her home on Friday afternoon. L. K. Northrup of Willard was in town Saturday. Westmore Mrs. C. E. Fenner has been on file sick list for several days and is not im proving very rapidly. Mrs. A. C. \Long will entertain the Jolly Neighbors on Thursday after noon. Mrs. Wilson is employed at the Fenner home. Rev. Pollard of Baker waa a guest of Rev. Newspn a couple days last week. Our genial neighbor Aaron Thomp son, who has been visiting relatives in the east since last fall, arrived home Thursday evening. Miss Jessie Beck, who has been visiting at A. P. Premo's, goes to Miles City Wednesday to visit friends. Miss Matilda Harms returned Sun day night from a visit of several months with relatives in Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Lloyd and George Hahn have been on the sick list for several days. We beg to correct our mistake of last week in which we stated that Mrs. N. A. Eggleston was receiving a visit from her mother from Miles \City. Because of illness Mrs. Hasty did not arrive until Monday of this week. F. A. Zook has recently been made Justice of the Peace in our village. The nominations of President Wil son and Vice President Marshall were filed at Helena, Tuesday. The nomi nation of Elliott W. Major, of Mis souri, who is a candidate for vice president, was also filed. Guy La- Follette, W . C. Rae and Seth Max well, all Helena men, filed the Wilson petition. - , ____ ‘ ~11 1 ft ■ I i f I'Sf Montana fit# tow is. now i^ÌÌirt|i on the market iti Ireland, where fii est linen mills of thè world are located. Belfast gets the bulk Of the shipméhts,- yet many other smaller centers .arti taking all that is offered. Owing to the increase of freight rates by water; on account of the war, fibre js selling at double peace-time prices, which will enable the local tow mill to. pay. more for the raw material. Company I was inspected^on March' 9, by Lieut. A. A. Hoffman, U. S. A... for the federal government and Maj; J. J. McGuiness for the state. The inpection was held in the opera house. Forty-nine men and officers were present. The inspection wa,s satisfactory in conideration of the short time that the company has been in existence. In number of men present it tied for first place. The company has been laboring under some difficul ties in thé way of small armory and^ unfavorable weather for out or door work notwithstanding they made a favorable showing both in close order and in bayonet drill. From the present time until the summer.,camp of instruction the entire, effort of the company will be devoted to whipping the company in shapd foe tha*- trip. The drill will consist', of sham battles, open order drill,- practice marches, practice in shelter tent pitchy ing, guard duty and personal careen' the field. -- T%e time o r the company v will bë- fully occupied and it will be necessary for every man to attend as many drills arhe possibly can, for it is the inten tion of the officers to take no man who is not proficient in thesematters. The time to? do all the practice worlds now while the company is at the home station. A few inexperienced men taken on a trip of this kind can make the whole company appear ragged and poorly drilled, the Officers are ready to drill all members ‘in the different things that will be required of them but it is not their intention to take a bunch of green men to camp where it will be necessary to drill them in the fundamentals when they should be at work on the more specialized tactics. The attendance at drill fell off heav ily last Monday night, this should not happen. The regular drill will be held every Monday night at 7:30 p.m. and all members who feel that they would like to make this trip should be there and get the work. CAPT. WADE GOBLE NOTICE To whom it may concern: Pursuant to an order of the Town Council of the Town of Baker, Fallon county, Montana, all property owners and tenants of property residing with in the Town of Baker, Fallon county, M-ontana, are required to clean up their premises on or before the 27th day of March, A. D. 1916; and if the same is not placed in a sanitary con dition by that time, the Town of Baker will cause the same to be clean ed and the costs thereof will be taxed against the property. By order of the Town Council, H. W . Sparks, Mayor Attest: C. J. Russel], Town Clerk. Dated Baker, Mont., March 16, 1916 Alec B. Rolfe, who just completed the installation of a 50-barrel mill at Culbertson, Mont., is home again for a time. Alec has achieved enviable reputation for good work and has been kept busy frond the demand for his time. He has several other mills to install and will take up the work on the road again soon. MURDERER OF AMERICANS HUNTED. Villa, tihe Bloodthrlrsty Beast whose murber of Americans, proves that the Peace at Any Price' theory lacks deterring effect that is-neebed when'a foe invades American soil. Carranza, with the United States prodding him in the back, is making a real attempt to wage war on Villa. Previously he has been content to keep up just enough fighting to keep the men in practice. Official dispatches1 indicate that the defacto government is making a supreme effort to overhaul the murderer of American men and women, yet the orders to our own troops to get the beast have not been changed. Word that American troops had crossed the border was still lacking, the war department itself not having been advised as to when the move ment would begin. Congress has taken active notice of the border situation for the first time. The house passed a joint resolution authorizing the recruitiug of the mo bile regular army to full strength. This means the addition of approxi mately 20,000 fighting men to the in fantry, cavalry and field artilery. The senate is expected to concur and the necessary orders will be issued imme diately to fill up regiments on border duty. The step was suggested by the army general staff. It is earnestly desired now because of the weakening of the border force by the expedition after Villa, but ever since the patrol of-the border began the army has been great ly handicapped by the skeleton organi zation of regiments, companies, troops and batteries. The force that occu pied Vera Cruz had similar difficulties some of the companies there being less than 40 men strong. The resolution was introduced by Representative Hay. Its considera tion was expedited by the' unanimous consent and its passage followed with only .Representative London, socialist, voting against it. At the state department steps were taken to make it certain that distorted versions of the American purpose in sending armed forces across the border were not given wide circulation in Mexico. By cable, telegraph, radio and mail full statements of all that has occurred since the raid upon Columbus, and of the attitude of the United States gov ernment went forward to consuls and state department agents throughout the southern republic. The intention is to keep these officials fully informed in order that they can correct immedi ately and authoritatively any misstate ment or missapprehension in their dis tricts. Also they will’be able to ad vise Americans with a full knowledge of the situation. In effect, the United States has es tablished a publicity bureau in Mexico to make dear its peaceful purposes to ward every resideht of Mexico, with the exception of Villa and the bandits who raided Columbus. In view of the prospect of haying to become soldiers in active,ctjve service the local militia company m s given the once over by the' officersmetailed from headquarters for inspection duty. The boys here grade^up well, usually^tand- ing seWriP'hamds higKerr'5fHan the eastern companies and Baker is espec ially made up of men u.sed to out door life and able to make dtmp and take care of themselves an^their equip ment in the open. In this connection tffe dispatch from Helena which follows «will he of inter 's est: The Helena Independent will say tomorrow that Adjutant-Gen. Green- an will issue orders to recruit Montana militia to its full war strength of 1,836 men. Recruiting stations will be established at once in all larger towns and cities. The guard now numbers between 800 and 9,00 men fully equipped and able to take tfie fiflci at «\day’s notice. While nothing , official has been given out by' _ Governor Stewart of General GrMjn^dfris known that for some days the' itite authorities have '* v - ;» > * • been expecting secret orders from Washington to prepare the guard. The situation along the border was explained in detail by Secretary Baker. Troop dispositions, so far as they are known to the war department, were indicated on military maps displayed in the cabinet room. The secretary, it is understood, outlined the natnral difficulties which General Pershing and has expedition will have to over come, the adverse climatic conditions, lack of water, great stretches of terri tory to be searched and poor commu nication lines. Iver Hyland, of Baker, formerly manager at the J. J. Long ranch south of, town, has been appointed road supervisor for Dist. No. 7 which is the district surrounding Baker. Iver Hyland has gained an enviable reputa tion as a young man of sterling char acter and will look after his duties to the best of his ability. General Order No. 4 from, the Adjutant General’s office- contains the information that Company I has been awarded the eighty dollar .cash prize in the Third Batallion of the Nation al Guard of Montana for excellence in small arms practice for the year of 1915. Needless to say the members of the company are elated over this prize coming unexpectedly as it does. Those 41 members of-the -company who spent Sunday after Sunday all last' summer out on the range, are in’a small way re paid for the effort they have made. The loyalty to the company that prompted these men to go out and spend time upon a sweltering range when there were a number of things which could have been done provid ing more of a recreation is most prais- worthy. It has to be conceded- that it has not been an easy task to->attain this reward, the inertia of some of the members kept them away, public sen timent h a s t e n in a measure adverse and some-were deterred from-attend ing on that account, the company was a new* one and a Tange had-to <be laid out and equipped, but - notwithstand ing these difficulties enough - o f1 the men stuck to the gameM'o *wih' out. The prize represents at least ¡some.re ward for the «effort1 they have «made. ■The 1916 year- for small «arms prac tice will commence: upon 'May 1 and continue until • QctUS J^ •'during ‘ : which time it- isJtdbè hoped'that every mem ber of* Company I will get. out and fire the prescribed courkeufor ^national guardsmen; THe company* has j 'done very Well'in the rifle1 work- .but?: there is no reason for-them to stopband/ vest upon their past success/ ■The-' slogan of this company should thé \Best in State.’’ •< 1 « Elmer (Slim) Lehman, driver d}e Harris’\ -Dray; Line, accidental]^ shot himself through the hand last .evening with an automate pistol. The.'safety catchwasi'i^hlOcjked and he did,not notice it,*'.He; will be off the job foe a few days. - X \ ; • * ; h • 41'T **•*</ ¿f* 'm * *■ ' t Î.JÙ* .'•> iy v V t.-é & .S r _ 17278214
