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Fallon County Times (Baker, Mont.), 06 July 1916, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn84036037/1916-07-06/ed-1/seq-8/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
FAIXON COO n TY t i m e s ■ -*K'' attached a new line o f reme- We have just secured the agency fpr. While new Here it Has. an established reputa tion elsewhere, and will take its place alongside the famous NYA.L and SAN T Q X remedies when Baker people once give it, a trial. ^ _ , ___ When you call at Jthe store .be to. call for PENSLAR. L a w l e r D r u g C o . sure •' s 'vt'- fa* J V' - -The crowd which took in' thri,?.c«i«4 « • • ** *• J\ bration at Webster on the T o u n h lii estimated at from one thousand fifteen hundred.- Whether tho^ifig: ^rtin^it^a}?U ie the biggetfjfhe ures are true-or.-not, ;jh Ladies of Have you seen the new Gum Wood and \Cedar Line” Dressers and Chif foniers now on display in our store? You wilL be delighted with themj ^ Gum Wood-has~ th^7most—beautiful-fin ish ..ever. used in the manufacture of furniture. . T h e bottom drawer is made of cedar, which serves as a cedar chest. Interlocking construction preventsToose joints and splitting. Dust proof, mouse“ proof, because of panels-under the bottom drawer. T h e drawers work easy— they slide ip special g r o o v e s . __ • L It will afford us^pleasure to show you this beaiitiful furniture. crowd was by far embryonic city has ever'seen. I f was rather late in th’ri> _ ift^ow when-the Bisher and W ebstw ^M ll teams lined' up for action;.*^1 were runs enough imade’-'oirik:. sides to make- the game iritercrttri'jgr from start to finish. Speeches were made' by Daniel ? 'O ’Hem of . M iles' ' County Attorney Dousman and ^City* Attorney '¡Hodgson.* By r^usrt/Virf; the committee the speakers ' w e iv :in troduced by Judge J . A. William»,’.;; An exciting incident1 was the. bron-: cho riding by \Jo - Jo”, - one- ;of . tfisu crack riders of this section.. He ..wa» throw the-first time, But on remount ing gave one of the finest exhibitions ever'seen in this locality and stuck Jto the] finish. . /.ffi-' There were five entries in the 30.0 yard foot race, Glenn Busli o f ' Bisher •being the winner. „ y.^': . j Downs of Ekalaka threw Olson, the Terry wrestler, three times '-in nineteen “\minutes. Frank Tatting then challenged the winner and in : a ; period of six minutes Downs . was \downed.” T h e - first „fall was .se cured on a \scissors” hold. The. second fall was secured in two min- utes. A prize of $100, donated by tHe crowdr went to Tatting. Dancing continued throughout evening on an open air platform.- thè T h e sale of town lots ’ whjch was advertised by the Beaver Valley Townsite Co. did not take place, owing to the fact, the company had not perfected its articles of'incorpora tion and consquently was riot pre pared to enter into contracts or make conveyances. POSZ 60IN6 BliCnO VISIT M. L. Russell & Co. Home Furnishers Dance Dance Dance After the picture show at the O w - ego Theatre. The picture will be a •Special. Feature Film. Everybody Come. Owego Theatre Saturday Night Construction! on'the new Emmer- son hotel has been delayed account of the non-arrival of some of the plumb ing material. Plastering could not be done until that work was finished. T h e new hotel, which is to be pn- der the management of Messrs F. *T. and D . L. Thomas, will be strictly up-to-date in every respect. It will • ** ' t... »•*•V - ♦ I I *• * -f V- bu y and sell Lands and make Farm Loans. J . Y . C r e e l contain 41 guest chambers, a fine sample room in the basement, heating plant, hot and cold running water and telephone in every room, two private and four public baths. Thomas Brothers., formerly, of Camp Crook, S. Dak., are experienc ed - hotel men who understand the businesLLthoroughlv. T hey have been in charge of the Lloyd hotel since coming to Baker two months ago. T h e cafe has been leased by Pierce & T urner, formerly of Miles City, and will be called the Peerless. They hope to be open for business some time this month. It will be one of the finest'little cafes in Eastern M on tana. , M r. Pierce, who will be its manager, has the reputation of con ducting that sort of a place. Local Brevities. . Ed Jackson returned • Thursday from a trip to Miles C ity.' M r. and Mrs. Sam Dorman ant .Mr. and -Mrs, Henry Beckman are visiting friends and relatives at Gus tave, S. D . They are expected home about the 15th of this month. G .lF .P o s z is going to leave us and .w.e„are truly sorry. So will' hundreds: of others-in-Baker-be when-they—hear- of his intended departure. • . j By’ his jolly good nature, his uni-; orm courtesy, his efficiency, his. strict attention to duty and his in tegrity he has w o n ' the high esteem’ of everyone with whom he came in coritact. His position as editor of the Fallon- ite brought him in touch with the business and-social life of the com munity... Gladly . would the present publisher, continue him in the service of the Times, but Posz wants to get back to thri \home folks” and old as sociations in Minnesota for a while'. It is not our business to predict what may happen when ^ Posz gets back to his old home, for well we kriow that \abserice makes the heart grow fonder.” , Posz has been ab sent quite a while. T h e retirement of an employe in ,a printing—office—is-too—often—looked upon as a. mere incident in the routine of business, but it is not so in this case. Posz is a -first class all-round printer, pressman,. editor and news writer, and withal a good fellow: Here’s good luck to you, Posz. May your shadow never grow’less. SUNDAY RUN TO EKALAKA IS ENJOYED 6 L T |iS : EDITOR ! For thirty^yeara^orymoire/we have heard of Ekalaka, ?a’v fantastic Indian name. In a vague, sort of a \ way we knew it wa* '¡n:the,hemV>'0&'the cow, country, out 5 in. Jthe eastern part >,of Montana somewhere, C forty.;-, from nowhere. , -?,-;? miles „ • But last Sunday it was qur. griod fortune to receive an ’invitation'/.from. R. ,W. Marks to take an auto trip ¡to Ekalaka. In the party, wèré, besides Mr. Marks and the editor;- City o At torney .Hodgson, Mrs. T ipton: and 'Francis Tipton., J, ■■•• Despite.the^wind and,, dusty roads \£e enjoyed the trip‘ immensely. -It gave us . an] opportunity‘ to .see’ the country about • which. oye » have read arid' heard so' much’. “ À few- years ago; had we traveled over that, coun try, great, stretches - of. .undeveloped land arid herds of cattle,sheep and horses would have greeted.. the eye. Today , for many miles we . travel along lanes, on' eith'er side of which are fields of. grain, well .-keptfarm houses, and other ¡signs of a , develop ing country. ' - Small herds“ of cattle' and horses, plump and sleek, were seen grazing in the well grassed coulees and valleys.- - W e had a fine view of Beaver Val ley, as far as the eye could see. dotted with prosperous looking farmsteads.- N o where in Montana have we., seen finer farm land thari lies along this valley. Its topography is slightly_rolling. but not so much so as to prevent a clear-perspectiye-for-nearly— its—entire length w;i.th a field glass. .J ~The~~gerieral lay of the country' In Judge O ’Hem’s court this aftef- nolorii an^ mdictment < will J b e i - filed against -, M r ».Belle; McCracken on a hàrge of receiving, stolen property, sKe is the wife of William M cCfack- eri^:recently^aiTested'on“a,Jhor»e:steal- irig charge../¿The property;. iri' ques tion ^was'a mare belongìng tó L. C. Peck/T^irimbn.iS. D .; V ' W illiam-McCrorey ¡will plead .tp.. a similar charge; the .stolen, property .beT ing two mares/owned by ,W . , A ;,G ar vey. J.J ... ’’V - Dan Stuart .will also; be indicted fori altering-and: defacing,, the tbr*nd: on à mare-belonging;, to. John Burgess, pf ÉkalakaJ ‘ V-;; ^August'Schulserwill—alsojpleadtoa second degree assaul t charge; .He. is accused of taking a shot at. a neighbor, Frank ^Cochran, T h e ; bullet missed its ma^k arid struck? the : rider’s horse,. Harry. “Atwood, a’ prominent , at: tomey. of Sturgis, S. D., has been , re tained by McCracken and McCrorey. south .of., us is. comparatively level, more so than, many parts of the Ju- dith Basin' outside the-'bench lands ..Glarence. Barber from Aurora, 111., arrived Thursday 3 f làsT weèk to .vi sit his’''uncle1 near ,’ W ebstèr; ’ Hé is QÒking-for a homestea;d. Attends Many C elebrations. If there is another . man in - Baker who attended mòre celebrations in one day than G. H. Suit, let him speak up.. ’ , . ' Mr. Suit spent a portion of the day at Marmarth and then came^down-to 3aker . for a few hours., ,. From ...here le wfent to Westmore where the day was .being..observed in. fitting style; th e trJback—torM armarth;— T h a t w a s certainly going some.;; around Moore and Moccasin. W e saw but little waste land.- But what a small fraction^ is ,under cultivation!, N o t’over ten per cent of the tillable^ area is ; now. being fanned. W ithin.the next- few -years there'will be soirie wonderful changes wrought iri this county,- when ’’every ¿eccion is'being farmed?- • 'r' ' W e passed' many. ’ freight efutfits loaded with wheat, on -their ’’w a y 'to -Baker^at-present-the—nearest—railroad^ point,aridl5^tHers’with'loads'oflumber and supplies, or merchandise for. the stores at Ekalaka. METHODISTS WILL HAVE 1 RESIDENT MINISTER SOON Supt.'Jesse Lacklin of the Method ist Episcopal church failed to' make train connections from Billings • last Saturday and was unable to- hold preaching services as announced. He was here Monday, however, at which time a business meeting was held at the residence of C. P. Silver nale. It-w as-decided not to. secure the services of a minister until after conference, iri Augnst. Supt.’ Lacklin has recommended a man, for. this place, who he is confident,- will fulfill every requirement. ,, “ ■ T h e Methodists have had two minis- •ters~the—past_year,:both_oL_whom_re- signed to take up other lines ofdwork. O n è minister went to a .foreign field as a missionary; M r. Bamford took up the duties of secretary of the Baker chamber of commerce. UNDERVMffiMGYdRDIIIIUICL TWO WILL i)RK OUT RUES T h e vagrancy ordinance- recently passed by ; the council became opera tive yesterday -when two meri were arrested on what is called in police parlance a D . D. charge, meaning drunk arid disorderly. Fines were imposed by Judge Bums1 amounting to $20 in each'case, or ten days in jail. I n . lieu of the jail sen tence, under the new ordinance, the offender will serve out the time in work for the city. „ O n e man was put to work filling up Tiollo.ws in the street, while his partner was given a charice to pay the fine in money by working ait his trade.? 1 T h e Ford contest is iri rapid pro^ gress; having twenty-seven contestants up to July sixth. BOWMAN EDITOR COMES OVER MBimillA UWE FIRST TIME The. T imes was pleased to receive a call Tuesday from Editor W ork man of the Bowman Pioneer. M r. Workman came by auto, riiakirig the 60 mile trip yia Ford in very gooc time.. \ M h W orkman , was accompanied by his, wife arid daughter,. Miss1 Elea- nw, and her,friend, „Miss Margaret Lynn, who .is a daughter of the editor of the Rhiame Review. ' ' Editor Workmari has been publish ing, his newspaper in Bowman for ov- er eight years, but. this is his first trip into M ontana. P. L., Prichard and niece, Mrs. Irm a Moore, will leave in about; a week for a trip Chico Springs and possi bly the Yellowstone.Park. Sam G o r man will be iri charge of the store during their abserice. i* ’ _ NOTICE TO FARMERS. _T h è nexri;¿hipment;<rf Hc^:s wilhbe m a d e 'July 11th; ‘ 7-6-1V A. F. L O C K H A R T . . ;¿For;-SaleJ'' ; T h e iL e a ^ a n d TFurniture ; of 22 r(x>m'-:HÖtel. ^ \ v:.- D . A N D E R S O N , . i 1-, / „ . Mobridge, S. D. —^T p w n s iiipJ-pla^ kinds of legal blanks at Tim es Sta tionery-Department. r'v , 7-6 tri ; See M ieir & W intemute, for La- thom ' Heights; Lots. i l 1 South First Street? W est. F O U N D — Between -H. A; Gate’s- man’s coat.. Finder by-!prf>ving property and paying for this, ad.. -, 1 7-6-tf arid W illard, a, ’ V' il ^ ‘ * mayr-hivè • same : D r v M arie E, Finneman, , eyesight specialist of Fairyiew, Mont, will be at Baker, at thq L loyd House, J u ly 8th and 9th. See., me if you need skilled\ service. W ill call regularly. 7-6-lt rSee-M ieir & -W intemute for L a - thorn Heights Lots. r . l l l South First Street W est. - - • - Eoca/Newsltems. M r. and Mrs. J. Doull arid family, spent the Fourth at W ebster.. , -r M rs. Emil Lentz arid children, are at .Chico Springs, for a brief sojourn: Miss Elizabeth' T a y lor’ passed through Baker eriroute to Miles town. . M w - L . , Bbdley/. for z week or mqje quite seriously.; ill, is convales cent:. ,C. F. Suter and Archie Monroe are spending a, safe and~särie~Föufth~of~ For\ S alé ’■ Fresh cows and calves. M ay be seënat rny place át Baker. ' 6-15-tf. E. A: M O N R O E . : Tow n ship plats,,,blank notes,- all kinds o f legal’ blanks at Tim es Sta tionery Department. 7-6tf. \See M ieir & W intemute, for La- thom Jieights_JLots._l ll_ S o u th JEirsL Streeri-West. \J'-;! Shorty, The Kid; Shines Your Shoes-at Flynn’s Barber..Shop • Works In All Colors ’■ Ladies W o rk .A Specialty .. Sunday Morning Specially For Ladies - ’ 8:00,to 12:00. July in Miles City. Miss Lucile Wolters of M inne- . . ' - tv- - apolis is here to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. E. O . Lentz. Mrs. L. C. Earther and . daughter, Elaine, have gone east to visit relatives; They expect to be gone for sòme time;- R. J. Foster, a well-known farmer living 11 ’ miles east of W ebster, „was a pleasant caller at the . Tim es ipffice Monday. “ * ' ' ------- - ----- „ John T . Dabb,. the enterprising confectioner, has just ¡risialièd a, mòd- ern popcorn and peanut roasting . ' m a c h i n e . - . v Mr. and Mrs. M . L. Russell .were called to Aberdeen yesterday because of the serious illness of Mr. Russell’s mother. . Paul Collette,' the auto repair man; and J. W . Zook, of the Baker . Auto Co., took in the Gleridiye célébratióri this week. . . . ?' Mrs. R. W. Marks has sérit word to relatives here that she; Will remain at Rochester for another month taking medical treatment. , . . É. A. Sibley,, who was in. Eliza-, beth hospital for several days suffer- ing-an attack of quirisy, was out .„for the first time'SundayT~ \ r ■_ M iss. Belanger, a sister, of Mrs:, George ? Raymorid, returned Sunday to her? home at Fairview', having had, a pleasant visit in Baker. , Mr. arid Mrs. Freeman Cate, M r. and Mrs; Albert Cate.: and M r. and Mrs. i Homer Young took iri the Frontier Day celebration at M ilesv City. - -« Mr, and Mrs. G. Hetherington were, called to the bedside of Mrs. C. H e th- t * * -- \ erington, a sister-in-law, upon whom a surgical operation had'been perform ed at Miles City. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Rolfe received a telegram from, their son, M onte Rolfe, ..Wednesday morning saying he successfully made ari aeroplane flight « Canton, 111. After every flight, we are informed, the young birdm’an tele-' ! graphs his mother. ANNOUNCEMENT To th« Voters of Fallon ■ County: . 'I ’ hereby\ announce 'myself - as?.a candidate on- the Republican .'ticket for County-Attorney;-subject to;the will . of :the votersr at the August primaries. r JOSEPH HODGSON.’ * •• [ VC-. ■ --- £ ---------- — . >, JONES FOR SHERIFF. -'I take this .opportunity to -publicly announce“Tto—the^voters—of-r-Fallon- County\’“ my~'candidacy—-for — the- nomination for - re-election to ■ the office, of . sheriff .on .the? Dempcratic ticket at the August primaries.; ' ' , During my term of.office I have at all times, tried faithfully^ to <perform the duties -which it involves, and.if renominated and elected it will be’ my earnest endeavor ' to serve the people to the best o f , my ^ability. . ■“ • -Very truly yours ‘ > ' .. ,■ . M. C. JONES. BLANCHARD’S ~— Barber Shop - 4\.. '. *» ' For a First-Class Shave, ’ Haircut, Shampoo .Is here and we haye a suggestion-? to make. Styles in. ladies! Jplr^sses and wraps are^such that ‘ Jewelry is in order. W e have a good , as- softnient of those dainty things you want,, Liiv gerie Clasps and the beautiful new brooches, and lots of other articles you will want. / ‘u* ... The R e x a ll Store Baker Drug Co. C. J. Russell . , J. Hentut ' ■ H l i g i M l H l f l l W i l ï -jt1
