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Library ■jüâxëlÉÈv OFFICIAL OF FALLON COUNTY V O L U M E II Successor T o T H E F A L L O N I T E BAKER, M O N T A N É THURSDAY, FEB. 15, 1917 Successor T o T H E F A L L O N I T E N U M B E R 34 rtf T h e Baker Brick Co. has been do ing a lot of experimental work to de termine the quality of brick ' that can be made from clays in this vicinity. They opened their first kiln of sample brick this week and to say that they came out in fine shape is putting it mildly. _ \Six different varieties of clay and different processes of manufacture were tried out with successful results in practically every case. Those most deeply interested irt the brick project, by whom we mean those who have backed up their faith OUTSIDE PUPILS MUST PAY A TUITION OD PAY A PER CAPITA in its possibilities with real coin of the realm, never have doubted the quality of the clay for brick making pur poses, since some of the leading ex perts in the country pronounced it A - 1. But there were the usual quota of doubting Missourians who had to be shown. Messrs. Daugherty, Zook, Johnson and M ieir brothers deserve much credit for the persistent and conserva tive manner followed in testing out -the-Baker clays. -They - have—proved- beyond peradventure of doubt that Baker has right at her very doors the possibility of an immense clay industry, not only in the manufacture of build ing brick but also in some of the finer and higher clay products. Specimens of moulded clay placed in the kiln showed less than six per cent moisture absorption. \T h e strength of -the material as shown by this preliminary test is A - l . Everyone knows we have an unlim ited supply of the clay and inexhaus tible fuel with which to manufacture it at a minimum of expense. T h e brick project is one of the most feasible yet undertaken in this community and deserves the financial cooperation necessary to make it a success. W h e n in operation it will make an increasing\ payroll and will bring a lot of' outside money into the community when the products are marketed to outside communities. W e understand the stock is looked upon with a great favor since the op ening of the experimental kiln. W ILL PASS THROUGH BAKER. A tour of the Yellowstone Trail with governors of the states* through which the Trail passes as guests of the Trail under uniform“ system' ami the establishment of free touring in formation bureaus® at Chicago, Min neapolis, Miles City and Seattle arc high lights in 1917 plans announced at the office of General Secretary H. O. Cooley recently. The proposed tour will start at Plymouth, Mass. The governors or their personal representatives will be picked up in each state. Repre sentatives of motor and touring magazines will also be guests. The organization will be strength ened, especially east of Chicago. An effort will be made to have the trail designated as a trunk line road and to have pledged state and county money expended upon it.—Aberdeen Daily News. Attention is called to the fact that pupils from outside districts attend the Baker school are* required to have transferred their per capita apportion ment from their home district to the Baker district. * Failure to do this will necessitate payment of a tuition equal to the per capita' apportionment. Mrs. Blanche Cornish, clerk of Ba ker district No. 12, says: \T h is is made a practice in many school districts, not equipped to render' the same service to the students of the Baker schools, and we believe that if this matter is brought to the atten tion of the local school boards by par- enfs no diffirnlfy will he had in frans- DEATH OF JAMES H. MORGAN. Dr. Morgan received a delayed message Monday conveyng the un welcome news that his father, J. H. Morgan, had passed away Saturday night at 11 o’clock, in Princeton, Ind. Mr. Morgan and wife resided here for about four years, making proof on a homestead adjoining Dr. Mor gan’s place, north of town. They won the esteem of all with whom they came in contact, and the full est sympathy is extended to the be reaved family. Mr. Morgan was 81 years of age and had been afflicted for a long time with heart trouble.—Camp Crook Gazette. ferring the tax. However, if you are unsuccessful, you will be expected to care for this matter personally.” MONEY IN HOGS. Records for high returns in the meat business go glimmering nowa days with dazzling frequency. Thurs day afternoon, M. P. Ramsland, the Red Lodge Creek rancher came to this city from, his home 15 miles northwest with a load of dressed porkers which- weighed 3,895 pounds and averaged ‘257 pounds for each carcass. He received Neithammer’s check for $424.49, or an average of $28.50 for the lot of fifteen. When asked if he could afford td feed hogs wheat at high value for such a return, Mr. Ramsland an swered that he could not. Hulless barley is the thing in this country, he sad. It is the only grain that has a fe.ed value equal to that of corn. Either the white or blue \variety is satisfactory, eastern Experts have recommended the former as super ior and the Bozeman\ station the latter. There is good money, said Mr. Ramsland, in feedng barley to hogs when it is worth a dollar a bushel.—Red Lodge Picket. Will Enlarge Business O . W . Johhson, hustling propietor of the City Bakery & Cafe, is prepar ing to meet the growing demands of his trade. He will occupy the room formerly used by A. E. Bonner for a paint shop which will enable him to increase his dining room to more than twice its present capacity. M r. Johnson* has purchased the fixtures from the Busy Bee cafe, which, following a series of misman agements has been closed for some time. “ \ ' Back To Rochester Butte H. Tipton, editor of this newspaper, left today for Rochester, Minn., for consultation with the Mayos regarding ulceration .of the stomach which has seriously affected his health since last fall. It is prob able an operation will be necessary for his relief. Mr. Tipton was at R o chester last October, at which time Dr. Chas. M ayo removed one of his kidneys and advised a stomach opera tion at a later date. Mr. Frank Mains will have charge of the Times during the editor’s ab sence. Russell goes East M . L. Russell, the progressive fur niture dealer, left Wednesday for east ern buying centers to select new furni ture for his growing business. His store has just been brightened up with a fresh coat of paint and presents brighter interior than before. M r. Russell will also visit a brother and sister at Millers S. D . Bruce Burt got back from Roches ter Saturday. He was operated on for a serious case of ruptured appendix and was in the hospital 31 days. Mrs. Burt was also operated on at the Col onial, the Mayos’ private hospital. ' : ' VW.- - : •/ '-O V jrY *. ’ Every dollar spent out of town takes, . • ■ f i ■■ that dollar from circulation here. ! The dollars sj^ent with the -home merchants go to;|pay rent, taxes and wages in this townl t ; The home merchants need you. ■ V You need the home merchants. Give theln your trade. ■- ■ a In a game replete with exciting scrimmages the Baker high school basketball team snatched victory from defeat in the last half of the contest Saturday night with the Custer high school. At the close of the first half the score stood 14 ^to 8 in Miles City’s favor and the visitors felt rather con fident. But the local boys pulled themselves together in fine style, urged on by a lot of enthusiastic rooters, and won by the score of 21-22. Referee D. L. White had a lively time umpiring the game, but exer cised great fairness in all his decisions. Numerous fouls were called for \rid ing” and so-called \wrist work.” The Custer high first team defeated the Billings Polytechnic by a score of 24 to 17. The locals hope to have a tryout with the topnotchers at some future date. Miles City Lineup. Players Baskets Oram, rf................................ .......0 Wallace, If............................. ....... 2 Bratsberg, c .................... ....15 Hangwalt, rg .................. .......4 Tamns, If ......................... ....... 0 21 Baker Lineup. Players Baskets H. Silvernale, rf .......... .......3 G. Silvernale, If ............ ... .‘ 19 Trout, rg ........................ ....... 0 Ingraham, c .................... ....... 0 Sparks, lg ...................... ....... 0 22 • Leaving a string of bad checks and bad debts in his wake, and the curses of those who got “stung” on bad checks as well as on the maga zine which he edited, Frank L. Jou- bert last Saturday, a week ago, took French leave of Terry, says the Prairie County Messenger. He left on No. 4 for the east, and a warrant followed soon after. His last effort with the Northwest Magazine, which was published at the Tribune office here, was n the city of Miles. Ac cording to report which has reached the Messenger man from that city, he was taken to the bosom of the chamber of commerce of the old cow- town, and wielding this unfairly ac quired influence succeeded in inter-, esting quite a few of the business men in advertising in his paper, of which there was to- be about 20,- 000 copies printed and circulated. Good ’ advertising for the town thought the chamber, and they were right, if the specified number of cop ies were really circulated. After col lecting for the advertising in ad vance the magazine was issued, but not the “big” edition. Some reports have it that 250 copies were printed; we don’t know how many of these were circulated. This should be a lesson to those who always take up with transient advertising solicitors with their bum advertising schemes. The established newspa er, which does the real fight ing for home trade, expects and should receive the support of the merchants who put their money into such a publication as The North west. «• 640 Acre Instructions U . S. Commissioner Burns has re ceived a bulletin of instructions on the new 640 acre grazing homestead law. It is quite voluminous and goes into detail concerning the require ments for entry and other provisions of the law. It is impossible to publish a comprehensive digest of the booklet in the space limitations of this news paper, but we suggest that interested parties write Congressman Stout or Evans, or the Commissioner of the General Land Office at Washington, who will doubtless be glad to furnish a copy. The local commissioners have no supply of the circular, so it will be a waste of postage to apply to them. ELDERLY YOUNG FOLKS TAKE SLEIGH RIDE INTO COUNTRY How To Make Money Everybody wants to make money. Here’s the secret and- there’s no charge for it either. Take a silver dollar and-drop it on a jeweler’s show case, and you’ll get a ring. Wad a dollar bill up in your hand and then lay it \Out flat. You’ll find it in-creases. Gut a quarter in two, in the middle, and you get two halves. Take a dollar bill and fold it once and you- double it. WOMAN’S CLUB WILL MEET AT HOME OF MRS. PRIGETEB. 20 The next meeting of the Baker W om an’s club will be on Feb. 20th, at the home of Mrs. L. Price. Miss Carrie Bachtle will assist Mrs. Price as hostess. The following appropriate program has been arranged. Washington— Mrs. Hitch. Lincoln— Mrs. Lentz. Longfellow— Mrs. Chas. Dous- man. Lowell— Miss Carrie Bachtle. Poem— Mrs. C. V. Crosby. Reading— Mrs. Geol. Daughtery. Patriotic Song— Mrs. Cory. T h i s i s t o .b e an opening meeting and all ladies in the city are invited. Commissioners Meet At the last meeting of the county commissioners, T . F. Schofield'was elected permanent member of the board. Commissioner Pepper will here after have jurisdiction over the north district; Commissioner Schofield over the central district and Commissioner Farwell over the south district. T h e county is divided into these three road districts.- Helena F eb. 13.— It became prac tically certain today that two new counties will be created-in Montana, when the committee of the whole in ’ % the house recommended for passage senate bills 58 and 76, providing for creation of Wheatland county out of the eastern portion of Meagher and the—northern - portion of Sweetgrass, and the-creation of a new county out ,of the southern half of Fallon county. The'senate bill provides for naming the latter county Sykes, but it was amended in the house to name it Car ter, in honor of the late Thos. H. Carters - --------------------— FALLON FARMERS WILL MEET TO ORGANIZE LOAN ASSN. The farmers of Fallon County met in Baker Wedneseay for the purpose of forming a Federal Farm Loan As sociation to borrow money from, the government on improved farm lands. Owing to the fact that several farmers interested could not be present the meeting wa9 adjourned until Saturday, Feb. 24th, at one o’clock at the Farmers Elevator when a permanent organization will be effected. M u ch interest was manifested by those pres ent Wednesday and a large meeting is anticipated the 24. Among those in attendance were; O . K. Ames, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Finch, M ike O ’ Donnell, Julius Zerbst, Deacon Sherwin, H. J. Foote, and John Laumbauch. Bounty Decreased On third reading the senate passed the bounty law, changing the bounty on wolf puppies and coyotes from $3 to $1.50, and Stevens bill providing for establishment of a grain library at Bozeman. “ In the same old way they used to when in their sweet sixteens, a jolly party of elderly young folks were taken for. a straw ride by C. V. Cros by Saturday night. Their destination was the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Oakes Ames, four miles northeast of town. It was in the nature of a sur prise party for the country folks. o They played \500” and were treated to refreshments and were most hospitably treated by the Ames fam ily. Those in the party were: Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Crosby, Mr. and Mrs. L. Price, Miss Carrie Bachtle, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Hodgson-and J. A. W i l liams. W EATHER PROPHET. A resident of Montana for the past 50 years recently stated that he could remember of only one winter start ing in earlier than the present. The winter season began then, he said, <^n October 6. He added that he has never known a Montana winter com mencing early that did not last well into spring.—Miles City American. License Revoked The city council at its last regular session passed a resolution for. the re vocation of the license of Grace Ham ilton to sell intoxicating liquors within the city of Baker. The resolution was intioduced by Alderman Price and concurred in by the remaining-members of the alder- , manic board. IN UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH. If everybody in this town spends his money in town the' town will boom. You are free to admit that if the town booms you will get your share of the prosperity. This is your town. Your interests are here. Trade at Home. “Cornin’ Thro’ the Rye” Contrary to general public opinion \Cornin’ Thro’ the Rye” refers to the river Rye in Ayrshire, Scotland, not to a rye field. T h e lucky lad who caught a lassie crossing the stream on the stepping stones was entitled to ex act a toll of kisses. Frank Foote, who has been visiting friends and relatives in Iowa and 11- linois, returned to his hom e south of Baker Saturday. In a hotly fought battle yesterday the senate by a close vote decided to create Wheatland county out of Meagher and Sweet Grass and Sykes counties out of Fallon. That is to say the senate on a roll call reported the passage of the Jones bill 58 and the Oliver bill 76 favorably and pre sumably they will pass third reading safely, for the senators listened to extended debates and took the vote afterthe subject had been pretty ex haustively considered. For a while, though, it looked black for Sykes county. The senate decided in favor of Wheatland and then turned down Sykes, but Oliver man aged to get the bill re-referred to the committee on towns and coun ties and later hauled it out again and put it across after Wheatland on reconsideration had been success ful once more. It was_a close shave, and \Oliver looked as »if he had been put through a planing mill and then pulled back. What Gave Them Pause. With one exception the senators who spoke against creating these two counties, favored the idea but were firm in the conviction that the McCone law, passed two years ago, forbade the division, because neither proposed county provided for leav ing $8,000,000 valuation in the old counties. But Jones and Oliver ar gued so earnestly that exceptions should be made in the present cases, the former because a strip of town ships taken from Sweet Grass coun ty was served best by the proposed county and the latter because a railroad had been promised if the Sykes county were created, that the senate finally granted the pleas, with the understanding, however, that this should not be tfip signal for letting down of bars and the indiscriminate making of new counties during the present session. Battle Starts Early. The fight began in the forenoon when Jones bill 58 for Wheatland came up in committee of the whole with Dwight presiding. It raged up to time of recess at noon, during which time Jones and Lane had spoken for the bill and Ellingson of Sweet Grass had presented petitions in protest and had made a long speech against the bill. He put over an amendment looping off a slice of the Sweet Grass townships, but Gall way came to the front before recess with a motion for reconsideration which carried. Right after the senate had finished lunch and flipped its toothpicks into the cuspidors, the row was renewed. Clark opened with a statement that the bill had surreptitiously been placed on general file, when it had only been ordered printed. Ensued, then, a wrangle over the rules, Ed wards and Whiteside contending that an order to print automatically placed a bill on general file and President McDowell holding that this was not the case. Peace Reigns a Moment. President McDowell said he was ready to do what the senate desired and suggested a motion along the line of the contention of ^Edwards and Whiteside. It carried a n d » t h e (Continued on page 5)
