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Paris Gibson, President W. A. Bro J. B. Taylor Dr. W. G. Dye 4 $420,525.92 Dec. 31st, 1915 $489,549.50 Dec.31st, 1916 t535,145.60' ALCOHOL IS MADE AT BILLINGS NO 'NEW INDUSTRY IS OWNED -AND OPERATED BY MON- TANA CAPITAL. Equilunent, .Is trito-Date and, Owing to Rigid 'Requirements of Govern-, ment, Product MUS6 Conform to - Highest Standards; Manufactru.ed From Base of Refrise Molasses. A new industry for Montana, owned and operated by Montana cap- ital, its the Northern Alcohol, com- pany, whose plant is situated at Bill- ings, Mont. Not only is the equipment abso- lutely' modern and up to date in ev- ery particular but, owing to the rigid requirements of the United Statei government, its product must con- form to the standards made a matter of necessity by United States law. - In other..words the manufacture of alcohol, throughout this country, is under complete control and super- vision by government representatives, without whose official approval, of proof and quality, not one p nt may be offered for sale. Base of Refuse Nfolasses. In this particular instance the al- , cohol is manufactured from a base of refuse molasses, which through various processes of fermentation and distillation is converted into pure spirits. This final product, whether prei- duced from molasses, grain or other bases, is identically the same article, free from color or blemish of any description, and saleable only. after analysis and a_pproval by the official representative of the United States government. In the manufacture of denatured Tit Plant ot-the Northeim-Alcohol Company at Billings. ,EILALAHA EAGLE of all other requirements, may the article' be sold to the lublit. - In view of the fact that the prod-: uct of this new enterprise Can not be eacelled in quality and must 1 - ways be standard because of govern- ment supervision, there should be no reason why, at least within the state, , home patriotism and loyalty should not prefer this home made article to; the same article bought from foreign I • manufacturers of no possible sulieri- or qualities, and..whert. freight rates involve an inevitably higher cost to the retailer. _ Consumers of alcohol in Montana will probably find it to their advant- age to investigate the possibilities of doing business with the Northern Al- cohol company rather than to con- tinue to buy of foreign and far dis- tant dealers or manufacturers: N EW SCREEN TO KEEP ply of filth on hand by turning off TROUT FROM DITCHES -Loss of fish by reason of irrigation ditehes is a problem with which;the state game warden's department wrestles every year, and efforts are being directed Coward the protection of the trout through screens which shall be placed at the head of the the water iu the ditch and then picked up the trout as they lay flap- ping helplessly on the dry bottom of the canal. It should be Bald that the ranch - man, who is a foreigner, did not realize that he was violating any law and when his attention was called to the , matter he abandoned the prac- tice, although -he urged as an excuse *that his neighbors were doing the same thing. ajcohol, which 16 tax exempt, and Fish Traps of Willow. take-out canal of irrigation plants consequently sells at a far lower whether privately owned or other- Standing in the game wafaen's f - price, the g_overnment Lgain has com- wise At a recent meeting of the fish fice is an ingeniously contrived fish plete supervision and only on the at): and game commisaion a ,screen was . trap tuade of willow, found by a dep- proval by its representatives as to on exhibition whicfi is likely to solve uty__a_lew days agn,in Sixteen Mile quality, proof and exact fulfillment 'the problem. It is in the form of a creek, The trap reliembies a huge drum wheen which, revolving on / nu torpedo and the weaving of it must FP:412NS i tt a x t l i e o , n c a r i r n i e t s n e t h e w e l : r b ri s e n a d n d p a r c eu c N .e n n t u t; h i E n' e n co o n p s e u n m i n e g d n e t I o o t ne o f e t n im d e. tn T o h n e g r n e a !TONES G damming. Heretofore the trouble which the fish enter. They are not Otanieb Duel 14kIr Jr13boulders;UrerTroLgt:f r A lf i llf m &sla t jel l Colk. es n tle . irkrg j aral . r t t:A=SPICr•r= with screens has been that while they likely to return the way they came prevent the fish from entering the for the reason that the opening is L7T \ . ° ) \\° Gt \ '\'' \ 7\4678.b \\\ 411 FREE STOMACIII, SALL TIMMY. IIIXCITIS. • ditches, they also clog with weeds guarded by sharp pointed sticks. At GALLsToNtt RENIEDY CM. Dent: E-96._ nd bits of wood until the water is the other end of the trap is a small 219 S. Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. crowded out of the chnal and over- opening which is covered by burlap The county treasurer of each coun- flows the land, permitting the trout , when the trap is in operation. The ty collects the levies made under the ..-, to escape. The drum wheel of iron , device is sunk by means of a rock BROKEN LENSES DUPLICATED screen, in HS revolutione, carries the and wings of burlap are stretched to act and must keep them in a separate fund and remit sante to the state debris along and avoids damming. the banks on either side of the open - treasurer. The latter receAY - es the Just like your Ohl ones Getting a Supply. ing, the fish thus being deflected and on short notice. Let us Reeently a typical case of the fish lured into the trap.. It is claimed !none). and places it in a fund and pays out when- war -rants are drawn test your eyes. Best loss was reported. Along a creek, that a trap of this nature will, in a • • C\ , , BILL 13EFORE SENATE PROVIDE, FOR ELECTIVE STATE HAIL INSURANCE • ; State hail insurance is a matter of considerable interest to the farmers of Montana, apd, accordingly the hill which Senators O'Shea and Mor- ris have introduced ID/ the senute providing for helpint the tillers of the soilliheing closely scanned. ThEi bill proposes a state board of hail insurance, provides for the du- ties and powers of the board - itnd method of raising the funds by levy- ing- on all lands - Subject to injury or deetruction by hail *of all taxpayers who, may elect to takW advantage of the opportunity for state hail insur- aide. The methods jf appraisal and adjustment are arranged. method for fitting tht• eye in Montaea. S. O. BUSETH. Great Falls Mont. which has been stocked by the de- partment with a goodly supply'of fry, there are a number of privately owned ditches One man kept a sup - season, nearly depopulate a small .stream. The penalty for using traps and seines is severe. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Co. FIRE TORNADO \A STRONG WESTERN COMPANY FOR WESTERN PEOPLE\ I Great Falls, Montana DECEMBER 31st, 1916. ASSETS Cash in Montana banks $116,356.46 Mortgage loans on real estate \ 241,327.03 Real Estate (home office building) 151,604.37 Preminms uncollected, in cpurse of transmission and in hands of agents 15,296.68 - Stockholders' notes 28,428.59 Inistallments on stock subscriptions _a_ 428.24 Interest due and - Ucetted 11,082.86 Furniture and fixtures 1,686.17 Fire Maps 713.50 Notes held for premiums 14.95 HAIL Gross Assets $566,938.85 --- LIABILITIE13 _ Capital paid tip ih cash , — - - 1271100.00 Reserve premium fund 48,898.80 Losses in process of adjustment 1.086.50 Estimated amount hereafter payable for taxes on premiums 1,500.00 Funds held under reinsurance treatips 3,283.73 All other liabilities 1,228.00 e, Surplus over all liabilit?)s - 239,141.82 1586,938.85 SURPLUS AS REGARDS POLICYHOLDERS $510,941.82 OFFICERS AND DIREC:l'ORS John E. Dawson, .Viee-President. GeO. H. Shanley, Vice -President Alfred Malmberg, Vice-Pfesident Lep„ P. McMeel, Sec'y.-Treas. C. II. Williams . A. II. Gray Owen P. McMeel -RECORD - OP - GROWTH - . The following comparative statement - will - illustrate the growth of the_aompany from comtnencement of buiness to December 31st, 1916: Date Admitted Assets Net Surplus Business in Force Jan. 6th, 1913 $233,373.45 $33,373.45 Commenced Business Dec. 31st, 1913 $325,243.13 $45,790.09 $1,138,250.00 Dec. 31st, 1914 $151,472.15 $1,912,050.00 $191,398.06. $3,621,143.00 $207,348.57 $5,618,443.00 Agents %all principal Cities and Towns , in Montana. If we are not ripresented in your locality, write our Home Otfice. ikho Compose the Board. ---- The board is to consist of the state auditor, jhe commissioner ,of agricul- ture -and publicity, who is ib be -sec- retary of the board, and three other members to be appointed by the gov- ernor from names submitted to duly organized farmers' societies. The first trio shall serve three years, two years and one 'year respectively, and after this appointment the term of each_member shall be three years. - The member appointed for three years'is designated as chairman. The board is to hold its meetings in the offiees of the secretary 'and is em- powered to make such rules as it may from lime to time consider necessary. As to Raising Funds. Contrary to the general impression nobody is taxed to pay for losses and operation of the department . except those who elect to take advantage Pf state hail insurance., A tax is levied on all lands grow- ing crops subject to injury by hail, providing the owner desires to in- sure by this plan. The amount of tax per acre is determined by the board, not in excess of 60 cents an acre on lands planted to grain crops nor More than 25 cents an acre for landd planted to hap crop. The state board of equalliaion-ls-empo-wered to make such lev-y. according to re- commendation by the state 'board of hail insurance. The tax levies are chargeable to the taxpayer who is insured, spread on the taxroll and collected by of- ficers charged with the duties as in the manner and form of other prop- erty- taxes and if not paid shall be a lien r on the lands against which sante are levied. against it by the state auditor on or- der of the board: All interest• and earnings of such fund are. plhced to itS credit. County assessors are re- quired to explain the law to farmers ..... and sign them up if they desire to insure: Selection of Appraisers. All losses by hail shall be immed- iately reported to the state board with sworn statement Of the losses sustained, the causes and what ether inforMation the board may require. The coUnty commissioners appoint two appraisers from names submit- ted by farm organizations and if or- ganizations do not exist in the doun- ty, the commissionete spoeint'ettir two appraisers, who shall be farmers. The third appraiser is selected by the state board. Appraisers shall not work in cases where they have a per- sonal interest. The state board ex- amines the reports and adjusts the losses and for that purpose may or- der hearings, conduct examinations and subpoena witnesses. How Losses Are Paid. After the amount of the loss has been ascertained, the state board ar- ranges . for payment of losses as fol- lows: - \Said board shall ascertain as soon as practicable each year the acreage of land cropped to grains and hay subject to this act on which tax lev- ies for hail insurance have been made, thereby ascertaining the total amount of such thx levies and after deducting thereftom 10 per cent thereof for potisible -delinquencies and the 'estimated actual cost of the administration of this act and the appraisal of losses, shall apportion, pro rata, the balance of the amount evied for hail insurance amongst all taxpayers subject to this act, who have sustained losses by hail, share and share alike based on the amount of each of such losses as adjusted and determined aforesaid, and shall or- der the state auditor to issue war- rants on the state hail insurance fund in settlement for such losses, provid- ed, hoWever, that in no casd shall the payment for such losses exceed 75 per cent of the appraised value there- of as adjusted and determined there- of.\ Others 3fay Join. The act provides that any taxpayer dr association of taxpayers engaged in the growing of crops or other agri- cultural or horticultutal sproducts subject to injury by hail may by their individual or joint election, approved by the state board, accept the pro- visions of the act and become subject thereto. Such risks may be classified and suitable levies made as the state board may agree upon. All public officers.are to serve on the state board without other com- pensation than allowed by law. All appointive officers shall be paid out of the state hail insurance / fend: their actual traveling expenses and per diem of $5 a day while actually engaged in service under this act. N. D. FARMERS WANT TR NEW CONSTITUTION The tentative outline of the pro- ; posed new constitution for North Da- !kota which was submitted in the ,house by Representative A. NI. -Ha- t gan of Bottineau county, with the support of the Non-partisan league, , provides an important change in the ' bill of rights, giving the state or a municipality the power to engage in , private business. It is proposed to have the . legis- lature'submit the constitution to the electorate at a special election, June 27, The Non-partisan league has sanctioned this plan to carry out 'its pledges on promised legitilatibe. it is said'T The principal changes in the draft are: The right of the state and mu- nicipality to engage in private busi- ness; provision for four-year term of all state and county officials; ses- sions of the legislature once every four 'years; complet,i change of -the personnel of the legislature every four years; four -fifths vote of the -supreme court-neeessary-to---declar a legislative enactment unconstitu- tional; increasing the bond limit from $200,000 to' $500,000 with the state given the right to issue bonds in form of mortgages on pub- lic utilities or enterprises it wants to establish, and a more liberal initia- tive and referendum. JUDGING COURSE FOR BOYS ARRANGED FOR A boys' short course in stock judg- ing, grain judging, dairying, poultry and plant propagation is being pre- pared in connection with the Boze- man farmers' week, January 29 to February 3. • It is proposed to give daily Instruc- tion in the livestock judging pavil- ion with horses. beef cattle, dairy cattle. sheep and Mille. The bilYs will have a judging contest for Saturday, February 3, for a prize. Daily instruction will also be giv- en in the grain laboratory with wheat, oats, barley and flax; study- ing types, varieties and quality in 4 _grain. Butter and cheese making Land milk testing will be included and 'some work in the poultry plant with tincubatoge, trap nests and standard methods and appliances, The horticultural department will give the boys daily instruction in plant propagation in the greenhouttes and laboratories, budding, graftins, cuttings hnd potato work. Prof. M. J. Abbey, head of the junior extension work, will' be in personal charge of the boys during the week. From 16 to 17 years is the best age for boys in, the class. but no one will be tefused and the in- strUction will be free. When the beys are prepared to conduct the farms of Montana along lines of the besf science 'and experi- ence, thene will be no need to bother about the present generation. • E WORLD IF YOU LIVE AWAY FROM BUTTE —It doesn't bar you from be. coming a patron of this store. SYMONS IS AN ALL -0 VER-T 11E-STATII STORE. Symons' Patrons live every- where in Montana. The fact of the matter. is these out-of-town customers rank among rids store's most satisfied custom- ers. • THROUGH EMMONS' MANY SPLENDID FACILITIES - —this store has built . 'up a very extensive patrnnage in Niontana. Whites MON, itr — ifi growing ail the time. The rea- son is plain ASSORTMENTS, SERVICE AND LOWEST PRICES. These are the factors that have contributed to making this store the Big Store that it is —the store for all the people of Montana SYMONN DRY GOODS COMPANY Butte, Montana. companies are now making automo- biles in the United States, The value - of paseengbr cars manufactured ilur- ing the year was $921,378,000, and of trucks, $166,650,273. Boston—Governor McCall's advo- cacy of state-wide. non-contributory old,age pensions and a health insur- ance system, involving an - expendi- ture of not less than $10,000,000 per annum' and possibly $15,000,000 or $20,000,000, is a great surprise to republican leaders.. This clause in his inaugural address was not dis- cussed with any .prominent republi- cans before it became public. Washington—A circular alleged to have been sent by the National Sure- ty company of New York to all its agents, suggesting that they could secure the positions of secretary - treasurer of farm loan associations to be organized to obtain loans from federal fartn loan banks, and there- by \surely control all the bonding business,\ hats been made public by the federal farm loan board. Itome--Since Italy has entered the war she has captured 1,200 square miles of territory, shortening her war front from 1;00 to 375 miles, with an aggregate of 1.875 miles of entrenched lines. From 600,000 to 860.000 Autrians are kept engaged along the Italian front. Italian •war material is being manufactared 2,179 factories employing 469,000 workers. Austrian prisoners num- ber 85,000. New York—Orville Wright has an- nounced the invention of a new stab- ilizer that he declares will make the airplane as safe as the automobile. Chicago—Presiden t Erskine, of the Studebaker corporation. says that there will be five million automo- biles in use in the United States by 1920. lake Andes, S. D.—A 700 -pound boar owned by T. J. Bultana broke loose 1st his farm and mortally in- jured four valuable horses. The horses were shot. Berlin—Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, the German foreign minister, has in- formed the Associated Press that in his opinion the entente reply to Pres- ident Wilson's peace note bars the possibility for the present of further German steps to bring about peace. Wilmar,31Inn.—Reuhen Stromert, while hunting in the woods at Dia- mond lake. shot a rabbit of large size having five horns protruding at the ears. The largest of the horns was three hiches long and an inch thick at p th h e nat ba ie s i e n . hia_The Baldwin motive works made about 2.000 loco- motives In 1916, nearly half of which were for export. The average price for locomotives today is $50,000 to $60,000, as cotnpared with $35,000 five years ago. Eureka, Cal.—The cruiser Milwau- kee, which went ashore near here while trying to pull off the etranded submarine 11-3, cannot be refloated. Work of salvaging the submarine has been turned over to a private concern at a contract price of $18. 000. Boston—W. L. Douglas, the shoe , manufacturer, says he has discovered a satisfactory substitute for leather, which can be manufirtated - cheaper than leather. n can be made into serviceable shoes to -retail at not fore than $3 a pair. He predicts much higher prices for leather. Paris—The cafe Mollard, one of the principal eitablIslimenta of Its kind in Paris, opposite the St. Lazare terminus, has been ordered closed, and the proprietor, Louis Mollard, has been fined more than $40,000 for Belling almoot 1,000 bottlee of ab- sinthe in violation of the law passed in March, 1915. Chicago—A campaign to stamp out -violations of the Sunday closing law in Chicago is being prosecuted by Herman F. Schuetter, recently chosen chief of police. A squad of pollee wOnitin,. each escorted by a detective in citidn's clothing, wae as- signed to visit suspected cafes, pur- chase meals and attempt to obtain liquor. More than a dozen arrests have resulted. Now York --The Mexican-Aineri- can joint commission which failed to effect an adjustment of the questione at IsSue' betwe - en Mexico 'and the United States, after a series of con- ferences that began four months ago, has been formally dissolved. Now York-1Vhat la the average price of all antomobilee sold last year in the United States? Answer: $672. Paesenger vehicles averaged $605 and trucks. $1,809. pore than 400 Turnentght into day. SOO candle power. Carry as a lantern; time anywhere aa a lamp. Weatherproof. For houne, barn, garage. ramp and around the farm. Write for big. free offer. Special opportunity to farmers, stockmen oats I motorists. Agents make big moteg. Write toalght for now 1916-191i °Her. tt toit\. 'SHAM:, HI In. I ./., 416 UnI_Liir Dais., Chicago. • • NIINING CONIPANY RAISES CONIPENSATION FOR INJURY - Helena --With permission of the . state industrial accident board, the Anaconda Copper Mining company has awarded an employe. who lost an eye, considerably more than twice the amount he was entitled to re- ceive under the compensation taw. The beneficiary is Dan A. McGilliv- ray, who lost the eye through drill- ing into a missed hole. He was en- titled to $1,200, 'but the company paid him $2,050 in addition to $700 previously advanced. McGillivray had. foreign particles extracted from one eye, but refused to permit the other eyd % to be touched, When the company'advanced him $700 he con- sulted -a specialist who said he would not have loat his sight from that eye when he did. it the fbreign particles had not been extracted. Their ex- traction permitted a fluid to exude which destroyed the sight. She can sing for five hours when they are engaged, and you can't drive hint out of her home. But if she sings for five_seconde after they are married, you can't keep him at home. ,rwr tont and lumbago Sioan's irtirnent ',not rates without rub,bing ACORN UNI-LITE FREE 1 PHOTOS and KODAKS Mali your Films. Have your picture taken al least once a year. TH1C GIBSON STUDIO. Groat Falls' Loading Photographer. Studios Cor. 1st Avo..N. and 4tk SI GREAT FALLS. MONTANA. Geo. M. McCole ^OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Oradunte and Post•Graduate under the (emitter, A. ‘ 141111, hi. D., nt Kirkoville; HO. Member American and Montana Osteo- pathic AnsOelationm. 4ulle 617 First National Hank Building GREAT FALLS. 'MONTANA. EXPERT FRENC11 Ott CLEANERS We maintain the moat modern Wert In (treat Fails for cleaning ladies' milk, swim!, aleph, satin and velvet (Despots, coats and • skirts of any (naterial, feathers, furs, etc., like sew. We pay return charges. HARRY 11. ADCOCK Great Falls Morit.teia. _
