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% ÜME II Weed Bill Killed Helena, Mont., Jan. 27.—Sena- r Tom Larson of Teton county ade a strenuous fight for the oxious weed bill which he intro- tfced in the senate, but despite is bes't efforts it was reported or indetinate postponement by he close vote of 19 to 18 on the oor of the senate. „ * <-The bill was favorably reported pon by the committee on agri- ulture and came up in committee f the whole in the senate. There was attacked by Senator Ho - can of Yellowstone county, and |nator Annin of Stillwater coun ty. They declared the bill was of such a nature that it would put nine tenths of the farmers of Montana out of business if it be* came a law, and was enforced. Senator Larson made a strong ¡fight in favor of the measure. “This measure has the endorse ment of the farmers of my coun ty” said he. “ Its opponents tell me that it will be confiscutory. May I ask if they are familiar ¿with the law already on the statute books? That law is so drastic that it dare not be enforced, for no farmer could afford to comply with its requirements. “ Here is a bill that is far better. It has been endorsed by the men whom it will effect. It has been ¿passed upon by the experts at the Montana agricultural college and pronounced good; its purpose is to wipe out a menace which now threatens every farming section in Montana. I do not think this body should act hastily in this •matter, and kill a bill which is so emphatically in demand.0 The senator from Teton moved for a segregation of the report of the committee, of the whole and *tbe replacing of the weed bill on the general file for . further con sideration, but the motion was lost by 19 to 18. Civil Service Exams The United States civil service commission announces that a •fourth-class postmaster examina tion will be held February 20, 1915, for the purpose of establish ing eligible registers from which selections may be made to fill positions at $500 per annum or more in the following cities in this state: Bonner, Clancy, Devon, Dupu- yer, Grassrange, Hysham, Ken dall, Rosebud, Rudyard, Saint Ignatius, Scobey, Superior, Tos ton, Trident. These examinations are open only to persons who reside within the territory of the office at which appointments are to be made, and who meet the other requirements of the regulations. Applications may be secured from the post master at the offices for'whioh ex aminations are mnomiced or from the United States civil service commission, Washington, D. C. Applicants are urged to apply for and file applications at once. Porter Bench The A. S. and E, will meet in the Lincoln school ever 1st Saturday of the month; in the Porter school house every 3rd Saturday. The Literary club met in the school house Saturday evening with quite a large attendance. A good program was given. Solos by Robt. Powell and Price, music by Ruth Hale and Lyle High tower, recitations by Howard Connoly and Paul Rice. \The next meeting will be Feb. 6. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wallenstein arrived from Helena Saturday on a visit to his father aad si>tor at the Coffey & Wallenstein ranch. Mr. and Mrs.' Geo. Porter spent Monday in Conrad. Sugar Beet Meeting. Chotean was the meeca of al 1 the farmers in this district last Saturday, the occasion being the sugar beet discussion by Kurt Grunwald, of Denver, who talked for about two hours. Shortly after one o’clock the Chotean band gathered on main street and played a few selections, and then marched to the court house. The meeting was in the hands of the commercial club, so Mr. N. Whitacre, vice-president of that organization,introduced the speak er to the audience assembled. Mr. Grunwald was greeted by the people, not with any show of noise, but with what is far better, their concentrated attention. The marketing of the product was the main topic of discussion, both from the growers and the manufacturers standpoint. The signing of agreements by tl e farmers to grow a stated number of acres was taken up, but not a great deal was done along this line, as considerable acreage has already been sub scribed. Although Choteau has high hopes of landing the factory, M r. Grunwald did not promise any thing. He emphasized the fact that the factory would** be built where he sent the most favorable report from. Let’s get together and have tne report from Choteau. Congratulations to the Citizens of Dutton Bynum, Mont. Jan. 26, 1915. The citizens of Dutton are in deed entitled to much credit for their desire and efforts to keep their promising city free from contamination of commercialized vice. ~ “ Last week an effort was made' by fallen women to rent a house from one of the settlers whose homestead is near the village. These women pretended to be looking for land and with a plaus ible story easily induced a homs- steader to rent them his home. When he was told the purpose, for which his house was to be used, he immediately, with one or two other citizens o f the town over took, by auto, the women with their ioad of furniture, demanded bis keys and refused to allow his home to be used such women. They refused to give up the keys on the ground that they had rented his house and it was now their property. The owner of the house told them that thev had secured his keys by misinforming him as to their real purpose of using his house. t After some parleying they finally abandoned their scheme, gave up the keys to the owner, and made their exit to Conrad, where they were seen next day, January 25. May God bless and prosper the citizens of Dutton, who aim at least to keep the laws of God, and of the state, to the end that they will surely draw good respectable citizens to their community. Would indeed that more towns would take a lesson from Dutton. They would then be in a position to invite investigation and invest ments which would surely come. It is an axiom of experience that we can have no stahble society ! without justice, and we can have no justice without morality. Very truly, A Bynum Citizen, j The highest \ l w wat 'h reniir-i ing to he had any when. A>k some of my customers. Holland, the Jewelc-’. ; v í \ CHOTEAD, TETON COUNTY, MONTANA, JANUARY 29, 1915 GOING TO THEIERONT. ) ^boto by Am erican Free« Association. Thla shows s regiment leaving Mnnlch for the Mat of war. Farmington Notes P. G. Anspach went to Groat Falls on business last Tuesday, returning Wednesday. C. O. Lindseth and wife visited with the Dan Lindseths Friday. John Jacobson was in Choteau Thursday having some work done by the dentist. George Slager and wife we re guests of J. W . Kerr and wife last Saturday. Miss Sopha Lindseth is living on her homestead east of Spring Coulee. The Equity will meet in the Farmington school house next Saturday, Jan. 30. The ladies will meet with them and organize the ladies degree. The ladies will take sandwiches, cake and coffee. Hildegarde and Dorothy Lind seth spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.« and Miss Twitchel. Mary and Dorothy Longmuir visited at the Lauris Otness home 'Sunday. J. W. Kerr is bu9y hauling com from Paris. Grain bein * so high, Jack sent to North Dakota for a car of corn to feed his hogs. Some of our farmers could not attend the sugar beet meeting in Choteau on account of being in disposed. colds seeming to be very prevalent at present. W e understand the sugar beet meeting was well attended by our farmers and many of them signed for acerage. Come on, ye farm ers and sign for as many acres as .you can profitably cultivate. Let us, by all means, have the factory located at Choteau. The only way to get it is by signing for the acreage. No where m the Unite i States is their greater prosperity than in the sugar beet districts Several .years ago 1 visited the beet regions of Utah, New Mexico and Texas and it was a very re markable fact that every farmer hud money. Different from our hard worked tillers of the soil. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. • t ; for a dishonest democrat because he was dn his ticket. The rule should work both ways. Most people seem to be more indepen dent than they were a few years ago, and will no doubt vote with much thought and intelligence. A. O. Longmuir is confined to the house with a severe cold. Alex says he is afraid it will be “ broncho” pneumonia before it leaves him. Willie Schoppe hauled coal from Chotean last Friday. David Davidson hauls bay every day for his stock. He be lieves in giving them plenty to eat. Last Sunday night Arthur Davidson and Buell Roll gave an oyster supper in the Roberson store at Farmington. Those present were: Miss Currin, Miss Davidson, the Misses Lindseth, Miss Evjen, George Taylor, Frank Pierce, the Peterson boy9. the Kftthinan boys, apd the Lind seth boys. The jolly crowd was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Al fred Sbipsted. Messrs. Davidson and Roll will long be remembered as champion entertainers. Jan. 25, 1915. Bole News The Ladies Auxiliary to the Farmers Union met at the home of Mrs. O. J. Nordhagen last Saturday. Miss Bonnie Malone went to the Choteau hospital last Friday for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bergland are the proud parents of a baby boy, born last ¡Saturday. Mrs. L'vstrud and daughters, Mis<es Violet and Mayvid, visi ted Saturday and Sunday with the Nordhagen family. Mrs. J. M. Baker will enter tain the Dorcas Society Thursday afternoon. There will be a pie social in the. Farmers hall Saturday night given by the Ladies Auxiliary. Every body is invited. A Comparison High School Notes Mr. Dietrich and Omer Golding had the misfortune to meet in a head on collision while playing basket ball. Both sustainsd se- vere cuts on the forehead and eyes. Mr. Dietrick has a mania for black eyes. Literary society will meet Fri day afternoon. Election of offi cers will be the business of the hour. The nominating committee have selected the following candi dates: President, . Tom Hopkinson, Walter Jefferson; vice-president, Gladys Whitacre, Signa Hogland; secretary, Mildred Forrest, Al bert Crittenden; treasurer, Omer Golding, Grant Hodgskiss; ser geant, Wallace Coffey, Wallace Frost. The program for this meeting will be as fo’lows: Song, Music in the A i r ----- School Conclusion continued story.. .......................... Dewey Steele Book review .............. Mabel Kelly R e citation ............ Merril Luther Current E v e n ts... .Omer Golding Song. Neath the Elms .. School Monday evening, February 1st, Professor Daggey will lecture in the high school auditorium. Report cards were given to the students Monday after school. The basket ball game at Conrad waB a very unpleasant affair. A l though we lo9t the game, by one point, we are very proud of our team for their good work and the true sportsmanship which they showed. They are good losers. Several of the teachers and stud ents attended the game. Miss Breneman gave a very interesting account from the teachers stand point. Mr. Dietrich and Howard Burrell filled in with particulars. The score was 22 to 21. The basket ball game with Augusta has been postponed be cause the Augusta team could not get here on account o f the snow. If you want to see a study in nerves come to the public speak ing class the first period in the afternoon. Those neither absent nor tardy during the quarter were; Signa Hogland, Ida Miller, Dewey Steele, Tom Hopkinson, Albert Crittenden, Mildred Forrest, Hazel Hane, Lawrence Jackson, Oscar Lyons, Leo Steele, Maggie Johnson. Conrad Defeats Choteau Lust Friday noon three nuts loads left Choteau for «.Conrad. Two of the cars carried the Teton county high school basket ball team, while the third had six lady passengers who went alony to do the rooting for the team. All report a very enjoyable trip over and a pleasant afternoon in the little country villiage. The gam«1 was billed for « p. m Some of our papers believe the farmer should not be exempt from the compensation bill. Surely, surely there are almost enough straws now in the way of taxes to break the camel's back. After giving the land for the roads he is taxed for every wire that he uses to keep tresspassers off his grain. There must be a wav out of our difficulties, and we wonder will women solve the question better than men? No doubt they can improve many of the man made laws. Some may vote for certain candidates and measures because their John does, but there are many who will vote for the man or mbit'll re that will beneiit llie great majority, regardless of political affiliations li would be much t.etii r for a democrat to vote for a republican who would be an honor to the country than to vote One farmer with a cheap auto mobile has more invested in that one piece o f mechanism than the average rural community a* a whole has in its public school plant; and the owner of the auto frequently spends as much on the upkeep of his one car as the com munity spends for the total main tenance of the school, including the teacher’s salary. This is one of a number of significant com parisons brought out by the Hon. W. F. Feagin, state superinten dent o f education for Alabama, in a survey reported to the United States bureau of education. Lame to my place 14 miles east of Choteau and l l miles south west of Dutton, one black pig, with right ear cut off. O. J. Bwen. but did not start till some few minutes later. An enthusiastic crowd gathered in the hall to witness the downfil! of their old- time rivals from Choteau. All seemed eonfident of the victory for hadn’t their superintendent promised them this game? The Choteau crowd let them Know they were there and weren’t at all ashamed o f their men, which they most certainly would have been, if a team such.n Conrad L could have beaten them fairly At the first sound of the whistle there was a dash for the ball, which was quickly passed toward Teton’s basket. Fouls were at once called to prevent a score by the visitors At each trial the ball sped our way. Finally Conrad made one on a foul, Teton tied the score and then fouls were the order of the game. No sooner NUMBER 31 i ,t Walter S. Barrett Dead We have just received word of the death of Walter B. Barnett, formerly of Augusta, and well- known here to all our old-timers. Walter S. Barrett aged 84 years, died at Boise, ldahj, on Sunday, Jan. 10, at his home near Boise. Old age and a general breakdown caused his death. The deceased was formerly a resident of the Augusta country, living here for about 25 years. He moved to Boise about 12 years ago, where he resided until the time of bis death. He is sur vived by a son, E. C. Barrett, who is employed at the postoffice at Boise.— Augusta Times. would Teton score, than referee Lansin would foul the visitors till his team had evened or bettered the score. This was kept up throughout the game and 44 fouls were called in all— mostly on Te ton. A number of double fouls were called, but this was when Conrad fouled so noticeably that it couldn’t be overlooked. Even the Conrad players were surprised time after time when Teton was fouled, and had to ask the referee why, but he didn’t have time to answer. The Conrad team stubbed their toes and their shoe strings would not stay tied, in order to get time to get wind. A t the end of the first half the scare stood 11 to 10 in favor of Teton. Conrad was anxious and the referee wa9 instructed to do better. The game was the same the second half. When the time w is called the crowd went wild over a 21-22 score won for them by the ref eree, for. he did the playing. For nearly an hour ConradVelled, as well and probably better pleased than if they had really won a game. They had a larger score than Choteau for the first time in history and weie wild with joy. Needless to say the referee disappeared as soon as the game was over and was seen no more till Choteau's last car left for home. To say Conrad gave us a raw deal is putting it mildly and we’ rs not surprised that Fort Benton, Chinook and others refnse to play them. Mr. Goodrich, the conch, evidently has little regard for the rules of basket ball or the attitude of a true sportsman. Throughout the game he coached his men from the sidelines, which in itself would forfeit the game. When Conrad’s players knocked out another, Mr. Goodrich gave Denzel a calling down and made a date to settle with him after the game. For some reason he failed to keep his appointment so Denzel still lives. When a Conrad player was taken out of the game on account of a bloody nose and so forefeited his right to pla.v during the remainder of the game, because no «me ap- pened to be watching, he was put in again, This is another point on which a game may be forfeited. During the last three minutes of play the whistle was quiet, and how the liovs played, but it wa< too late and they couldn’ t make the one more basket needed to win the game. While the score was not in our favor, those who supimrted tno Teton team have nothing but praise for their conduct through- ont the fracas. In every way they showed themselves sportsmen and gent’emen. If the proposed tournament in Great Falls comes off, our boys would like nothing bettor than to duplicate the score made here over Conrad before Xma9. Jt was 49 to 13, and-that too wrtb Conrad’s coach refereeing one half.
