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•1••• •. •••• • 0 '1 1 ,THE EICALAKA EAGLE. CEREAL COLOSSUS° OF THE NORTH HAS AWAKENE ENORMOUS CROP WILL RESULT WIITH FAVORA JUDITH POET ON LOUIS BLODGETT IN HAND HEWN RHYME EXTOLLS THE WORK OF LEWLSTOWN'S IAVE SECItETARY. Blodgett's Efforts in Behalf of the Farmers, Through His \Bulletin Provokes Grateful Patron to Burst Forth Into Song of the Hoe; Some Shorthand Spelling. Louis Blodgett, secretary of the Lewistown Chamber of Commerce, is- sues a Farm Exchange Bulletin. It is, in effect, a little newspaper, de- voted to the farmers of the Judith Basin. Every farmer in that section gets a copy. It is filled With infor- mation regarding the Judith crop sit- uation, together with a department bolds Blodgett, Whose Efforts Have Been Immortalized in Poetry. devoted to barter and exchange among the farmers. It is a great in- stitution, one of the most unique pub- lications in the United States, and is very popular among the people it ser yes. A recent tissue of the Bulletin cOn- tained the following hand hewn poem, from the pen of George W. White of Pine Grove, in appreciation, of Blodgett and his 13Ailletin: Pine Grove, Mont., 4 -1S -1t117. I. It. Blodgett, Elliter Farmers Exchange Bulletin. 1A , wistottn. Mentatia. MI Deer Stir. I real ez tint I ot 2 go & rite & let U About the Iltel \Bully -tun,\ the farmers ItiV if Ho. 4 instance that 101V stuff 2 sel, WOli haz mu•lee kow, Attuther Iona a hers or falettio, the fleXe woo lootz al How. 1111 ham got eum ha he hot but now he %ratite 2 tel. & Petc hom otos & wheat & ri—llow much 1 kali not tel.— & thus I tulle enumerate a 1000 things & won & atil ide just light tel the things that farmers hay 2 sel lineal!' the shining sun. But now there fillloorp; (111 not no tha hav thoze (hinge 4 sate Until tha role the \Bullytun - --& thatm what tele the tall. 4 there Jim thole a pig he wants & so he makee a 16. Bob (Intim at kow tor pig he wants & bize 11V Or SI. & thus the thing goze ou US, thoze fartnere mak sum twin. But thave 11(4.'11(41 reoeutla. never mak It pa. in the old ruf anti rokky Whl think ov the doleful lung kan tel - what Jerry suferd with hlz Mut up hi eutd, When he had mites 2 eel. Wel he jute got the \Bullytun & sa-that's poirty nice. Ile found that Jon nkros the fens. with lote itv land & lots nv cents, wood 1)1 the °tee he had 2 sell & It•t him set the price. I am & nearly thud, 2 think WIWI Hien hay dun. 111w sum how had 2 get along without the Bullytun. & I want 2 tot 2 KUM II ehure & get the Now pardon me If I allure I no. It alwaze Inks a Verm libre. that tha kat' wa, without the daze --no human 2 get the price tot, the ferment in the \Bullyttlit\Ii4 it lz )2 shood sa-But thia Inn) man like U 2 make the CHOICE LOT OF Angus 1 and 2 Year Old Bulls Halter Brake, Quiet to Handle. Prices on Application. C. 1S. Power, Helena; John Evans, Cascade Can be seem at N. S. Ranch, 7 miles from Cascade. SUN RIVER STOCK LAND COMPANY. HEREFORD HEIFERS or any kind of RANGE CATTLE FOR SALE We are making a specialty of supplying otir customers with HEREFORD RANGE HEIFERS. Aleo eel! on Dine to responal- ble partien that can furnish satinfactory Statement. Write for nny information which will be gladly furnished. KING CATTLE COMPANY, 9 Main Office and Ileadenarters: South St. Paul. Mink. The call of the country has awak-: sized man's place. Many of them will ened the cereal colossus of the north. I get their reward next winter when The whole border country reeks of they will go to California to freshly plowed land and breathes of spend the cold winter months in the optimism. 'A representative of this luxurious hotels of the south as their newspaper traveled by autoinobile recompense for the hardships and pri- through the northern tier of counties vations they are now experiencing. from Toole to Sheridan last week. There are 60 women's' clubs in Sheri -- What he saw would hearten the patri- dan county alone whose members are ot who know') the great need of the pledged to do everything in their nation for food producing grains. power to help make thts the record In all that broad rend fertile area crOp of the north. every man and every machine, every There is a feeling among all work - boy who is old enough to do half a ere from Scobey west that if the man's work, and in some caises, wom- northland does its part certain fertile en, are working. They are working sections that have been overlooke'd in as Holdiers work, in the black dark- the past will attract so much atten- ness before the dawn, to dig the tion that Uncle Sam will insist upon breastworks which may serve to save some railroad building in places The New Town of Scobey. the lives of the toilers when the mor- row C0111C8, and with it an overwhelm- ing foe. They have enlisted in the commissary department of the world war. It is hard to place ally estimate on the increased acreage that will be planted before the season's seeding is over. It varies: In some districts . it will run as high as 100 per cent. In others it is ae low as 25. But every- where there is a substantial increase. Soil conditions are ideal. Optimism is rampant. It looks like a bumper crop, well up towards normal, not considering the increased acreage. Possibly the crop will be better than normal although this is only the shank of the grOWing season and all things may happen. ,Just now the chances are very much in. favor of a crop of record breaking proportions. If the average is a 50 per cent crop and the prices are of the war time va- riety the bankere of northern Mon- tana will have to enlarge their vaults in order to warehouse all the money that will be the farmers' portion this fall. Much New Ground Broken. More new ground has been broken this year, under the stimulant of na- tional need and high prices than has been plowed during the past three seasons. Prom Galata to Plenty - wood, as one travels overland, there is a horizon every three utiles. And from every horizon which one reaches one may see in every direction big farm machines, smoking their way through the sod. It iH the tractor's hour. For every team that pulls a plow, ten tractors are at work. Some idea of the number of machines may be had from the Plentywood esti- mate. Sixty tractors were in commis- sion in Sheridan county last year. Thie spring over 300 are at work. The farmer is not the only one who is working. Grain prices and the possibility of tremendous profits have attracted the speculator, who farms on a bonanze scale. Former Senator John A. Davis is at the head of a syndicate which is planting thous- ands of acres on leased land on the Fort Peck reservation. Ile has three big steam outfits at work, and every day during the past 20 has seen 160 acres of land plowed, packed and seeded. ('. J. Beiseker of Plentywood and Harry Martin of Bainville are 'term- ing a 5,000 acre tract of leased land on the Fort Peck Indian reservation. They are breaking ground with two large gas engine tractors and are seeding as much of the tract to wheat as is possible, and will plant a portion of it to flax. They are .. .op- erating on a very large scale Feted stand to profit $100,00V•hy the sea- son's operations if weather conditions continue favorable. Some Bonanza Farmers Over in the Flaxville country Kan- nitfg Brothers, bonanza farmers, are operating three 'steam outfits. They have seeded 6,000 acres, most of which is old land, to wheat. Each of the brothers runs a tractor, and works 20 hours a day during the seeding 'season. Fred Grasein, in the same neightterhood, has planted 3,- 000 acres to grain, nearly all wheat. Albert Jallo,' of Modoc, who cleared 118,000 on his 1,000 acre wheat farm last year, hae a much larger acreage in this season. In the Scobey coun- try a farmer named Paradise, who sold last year'e grain crop for $29,- 500, expects to grow a much larger crop tilde year, while his neighbor, LaPierre, who grew $17,500 worth last year, hats increased this season's acreage by about 50 per cent. Women Are Working. Are the women working in the fields? They certainly are. They aro driving teams and sulky plows and seeder's, and dropping potatoes, and in many case'', are taking a full - HAIL INSURANCE THAT INSURES Insure year 1917 grain crop is a good strong stock pay every loss promptly and In cash. einntlyinr - thEtt - will A etrong aggressive Western Company with over half a million dollars Invested in Montana. LIVE BANK AGENTS WANTED. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIRE INSURANCE:CO. Fire. l'ornado. Hall. GREAT FALLS MONTANA. where it will do the most good. And what will the harvest.be? The answer lies on the knees of the gods, Ceres and Thor and Isis. If the sun shines and the rains come at the right times a crop will come out of the north this fall that will stagger the state in patriotic eiultation. If the remainder •Of the state is doing as much, and all reports indicate that it is, there will be more money in Mon- tana next fall than the state has pro- duced in any two previous years of its history, mines, sapphires, sheep and cattle—all in the jackpot. Last year Sheridan county seeded 640,000 acres. This year she has probably planted a round million acres. And what is true of Sheridan is true of every county, to a greater or less ex- tent, all along the border. The winter wheat of the north is in fine shape. In most dretricts the es- timate of the \kill\ ie five per cent. Where the wheat was drilled into the stubble, a process that has been found to be the safest, the kill is practically nothing. In every community visited an epinion and estimate of crop condi- tions was obtained from the editor of I t o h: I s o : cal newspaper, where is was ob- tainable. These estimates are as fol- , Galata—H. 0. Woare of the Galata Jour- a na er 1 4 : .ag S 4 1 . )1 40 end t l o d r c io •ro il l ter is ee P ti r t ° . 8-Pect ; Increased Joplin—Aztel Olsson Joplin Times: Val- ue of 1916 crop $900,000; acreage luereatte iler cent ; winter wheat 'five per cent blg flax crop In prospect. Rudyard—A. J. Danielson, Kudyard Din - 100 per cent. patch: Value 1916 crop $900,000; practically 110 winter wheat killed; acreage Increase Hingham—LierklerWalker. Hingham Re- • Vitlue 1916 crop 011,000,000; aereage leereame 25 per cent. Gildford—J. T. Casey, Gildford Tribune: Value 1916 crop, $1,075,000; aereage inereame 40 per cent; If crop is 40 per cent of nor- a u t tal ‘s l o t rk wIll equal PJ10 crop; 23 new traetore Casey, 'Kremlin Chancel- lor: ViitIle 1916 crop $1.000,1X10; luereueed acreage :30 per cent; 27 new tractor)); at ilas re—P. P. Drown, Havre Daily Promo- ter: VH1110'1910 crop $1.21e1,000; aereage in- creaser 60 per gent, with only 12 per cent of acquired land tilled. Chinook—II. P. !Brooks. Chinook Opinion: Value 1910 crop $1.000,000; acreage increase per cent very little winter wInett killed. -1011171re7nti.I. ('. Andermon, Meerut News: Value 1916 crop $900,000; acreage int-reuse „ci i i t t e . dson—C. C. Mills, Montana Idea: Value 1911; crop $700,000; acreage lucrease 25 tu•r :so m v a t. i r te ( - 1.1 1 1 I t. . A. Johnson, Malta Entertirise: Value 1917 crop $750,000; acreage increase :t: S i tt . c . t r )—: , : t .. D. Miller, Saco Independent: Value 1916 crop $800,000; acreage Inerettee Hinsdale—Prank Tooke. Hinsdale Trib- une: Value 1916 crop $71111,000; acreage in- crease 541 per cent ; crop should he twiCe that of 1916. Glasgow—T. J. Hocking, Glattgow Cour- ier: Value 1916 crop $1,100,00; ifi!reage in- , 're:t se 25 per cent . Ophelm—Robert I.. Tait, Opheim Observ- er: Value 1916 crop $500,000; acreage in- crease ItNt per cent. Glenlans—Joseph A. Whetstone Glentarus Reporter: Value 1916 crop $750,006; acreage inerease 100 per cent. per cent. srobey—George A. Cook, Seobey Citizen: Valet- 1916 crop $800,000; acrettge Increase Fiaxville—P. A. Paulson, Fla:1 . 111e Dem- ocrat: Value 1911; crop, $1,300,000; aereage increase 100 per cent. Outlook—J. L. Burns, Outlook Promoter: litelt crop In 1916; nortnal about 700,000 bushels; acreage Increase 100 pt•r cent. ro lli . entya - ood—C. S. Nelson, Plentywood licrald: Crop value, 1916. $1,100,00; increase acreage 15o per cent; ncreage plauted by June 15 may double these figures. Dooley—W. K. Vezina, Dooley Sun: Value 1916 crop $250,000; acreage increaee 50 per Antelope—Burley Bower, Antelope Inde- pendent: Value 1916 crop $750,000; acreage increase 20 per cent. Medicine Lake—Joseph Dentin Medicine Lake Wave: Normal t•rop 800.000 ' bushels of all gralne; nert•age Increase 23 per cent. A. It. Butler (of IIIP Frold Tribune. A. S. Wier of the Bainville Tribune, Dale Fur• 3 an of tiw Broekton Bulletin, J. P. Wiest et the Wolf Point Herald. Noah Mann of the oswego Reporter. and Hoy Gordan of the Nashua Independent. all reported sub- --tantial increase of acreage in their varl- , ms communities. averaging about 23 per rent. • . , Wheat Field Near Plentywood. PAY OF SOLDIERS ALMOST DOUBLE PRIVATE SOLDIER, WHOSE PAY WAS $15 A MONTH, NOW GETS $30 TO 883. Non-Ciommissioned Officers Got as High as $81 Per Month; New Law Makme American Bost Paid'Soldier on Earth; Aliens May Enlist in Uncle Sam's Army. Local recruiting.officers, who are enlisting men in the army in various sections of the state, have received advices as to the new rates of pay of soldiers. The new rates are jumped up in some cases as high as 100 per cent. Privates will get an increase from $15 to $30 and $ 33 ; corporals from $21 to $36 and $ 3 9; sergeants from $30 to $38 and $40, and sergeants of higher rating from $45 to $51 and $81. The lowest pay under the new schedule, which will be officially announced ehortly with clothing and .allowances, sick bene- fits and other items, will amount to $87.17 a month and makeis the American soldier by far the best paid in the world. May Enlist Aliens. Under new orders any alien who can speak the English language may be enlisted in the regular army seri:- ice of the United States, whether he hoe taken out hie firet citizenship pa- pers or not, provided ho 18 not a sub- ject of the kaiser, or is not an Aus- trian. Thie order is to permit of the enlistment of many aliens in this country who have not become citi- zens but who speak English and would make good fighters. It is'ex- pected that this order will result in the enlistment here of a large num- ber of Greeks, Italians, Engliehmen and Frenchmen who aro not citizen's of this country. but who are anxtoue to enlist with the fighting forces and go to the European , . battle front. ELK RUN HEREFORDS YOUNG MILLS FOR SALE FROM THE FAMOUS VELIE HEREFORD HERD. If yen need a young bull to bead Yon , bard or for range purposes, write for in- formation to ELK RUN RANCH DUNCAN MeDONALD, Mir., Montana. Or tip Shirley Tort. Groat Pala, Mont. MEYERS BROUGHT CATS TO MONTANA INVESTED 102 IN MOTHER AND LITTElt OF KITTENS; SOLD THEM FOR $150. Says It Was tho Best Deal in IAvf% stock Ho Ever Made; Rats Wore Numerous in Bannack and Cats Were in Demand to Protect Food of the Argonauts. Are there too many cats in Mon- tana? If there should be so many cats as to constitute a catastrophe, blame Ira Meyers, the well known pioneer. He brought the first cats to the state, then territory of Idaho, in 1863. Meyers was in DenVer, to which place he had been attracted by the Clear Creek gold diggings. He heard of the discovery of gold at Ban - neck, and with some friends, he de- cided to go to the new discovery. When he was outfitting he thought a cat would - cotnpany around the cabin in the far off place, and save his provisions from rodents. So he brought a mother cat and six kittens from a Denver woman, who charged him $2 for the livestock. With the Meyers' train the cats came to Mon- tana. Cats Scarce in Bannack. One day in Bannock a neighbor who was visiting at Meyere' cabin, 'noticed the half grown kittens run- ning around. He offered Meyere $15 for his choice, and a deal was made. \Now you have been very nice about this, Mr. Meyers,\ said the neighbor, and I want to tell you something. There is a pest of rats in this place, and your cats are valu- able. You can easily get $20 for each of these kittens.\ So Meyers lettered a sign arid hung it out of hie cabin: \Cats for Sale,\ it read. The ink was hardly dry when e. woman came and paid him the price he aeked for a kitten. $20. Every kitten in the brood sold for $20, and the mother cat was fi- nally disposed of for $30. The $2 investment in cats brought $150 to Meyers. He says it was the most profitable deal in livestock that he ever Made. Every 'Oen is born with will pow- er. But it gets so rusty from lack of exercise that he can't use it. • — ND 213 AND AN LE WEATH OPPONENT NAMED LESLIE GOVERNOR HAI) BEEN GOVERNOR OF KEN- TUCKY; HARLAN'S WORD To CLEVELAND. Defeated Harlan in Kentucky Con- test Harlan Suggested Hine to Grover Cleveland as Man Who Would Govern the Territory With Ability and Integrity. Preston H. Leslie, who served the territory of Montana as governor in the early days, hact previously been governor of Kentucky. His oppcinent, John M. Harlan, was later a justice of the United States supreme court. It is related of Leslie and Harlan that they were warm friends p i ers,on- Former Governor Leslie. ally, although always on opposite sides politically. After each had been nominated the two friends held a conference. They decided to make the cam- paign together, on the assumption that it would be best -for each to hear what the other might have to say about his political adversary. So they went up and down Kentucky, speak- ing from the same platform. It was a unique campaign, and much enjoyed by the electoriate. Slept in Same Bed. Frequently, when the hotels at the little places which they visited, were crowded they occupied the same bed. On one occation, when they had to sleep together, as they were prepar- ing to retire for the night, Leslie said: \Well Harlan, until this campaign I had never realized how rnuch truth there was in the saying that 'politics sometimes makes strange bedfellows.' \ \You are right, Senator,\ replied Ilarlan. \I have a premonition.\ \What is it?\ asked Leslie. \The next governor of Kentucky will sleep in that bed,\ pointing to the couch on which both were to re- pose. The next morning Harlan arose first. Leslie called to him from the bed, saying: \I say, Harlan; you may as well say the next governor of Ken- tucky occupies this bed.\ When he retired from the gover- norship, Governor Leslie again re- sumed the practice of law, and was later elected judge of the circuit court, in which place he distin- guished himself. Appointed Governor of Montana. A few years later he was made governor of Montana. Harlan in the meantime had gene on the gupreme court bench. President Cleveland was one day discuesing' Montana af- fairs in Justice Harlan's presence. Ile expressed himself as being in a quan- dary as to whom he should name for governor of the territory, the office being vacant. \Mr. President,\ said Justice Har- lan, \I can name you a man, who, for integrity and ability will fully measure up to the requirements. A man against who I can say but one thing. Ile once beat me for governor of Kentucky—but he made a splen- did officer.\ \If he beat you for governor of Kentucky,\ said 'he president, \and still retained your high regard and warm friendship he is just the man I am looking for end I will appoint him.\ Immediately his name wee sent to the Renate for confirmation, and that is how Hon. Preston II. Leslie be- came governor of Montana, on the recommendation of tho man whom he had defeated. A son of Former Governor Leslie, Judge Jere B. Leslie, resides in Great Falls. ONE BARTENDER NOT WORRYING MONTANA GOING ON THE WATER WAGON DOES NOT CONCERN CLARK OF HAVRE. Filed on the Townsite of Laredo and in the'Drawing Was Winner Over Ninety Other Filers; Site Is Near Center of Assinniboine Reserva- tion; Worth $15,000. There are 10,000 bartender') in Montana who are wondering what will be their aVocation when the dry law goes into effect, some 19 months away. There is one mixologist who is not worrying. His name is N. F. Clark, and he lives in Havre. For- tune has smiled upou him in a most singular manner. Clark owns the townsite of Laredo, on the Fort Assiniboine reservation, which was thrown open to settlement last fall. Men do not get rich tend- ing bar, and townsites come high. He became possessed of this valuable property through the benefaction of Uncle Sam. Raw, asolt is, with but very little improvement, the towneite is worth easily $15,000. If Clark holds it a.nd takes advantage of -the development of the reservation.. which should be rapid, it should bring him a fortune. Drew Fortune From Hat. Clark filed on the Laredo town - site, when the reservation was thrown open for entry. Ninety other residents of Havre did likewise. Their rights were equal, all having filed simultaneously. The federal offi- cials arranged for a drawing to de- termine to whom the townsite Should fall. The names of all those filing were placed in a hat. A blindfolded girl drew a name from the hat. The Abou Ben Adhem of the 90, which led all the rest, Wag N. F. Clark. In the twinkling of an eye the humble bartender made over into a man of substance. , At the time of the drawing there were no buildings on the towneite. Clark had his property platted imme- diately, and has sold a number ot lots to business houses locating there. A general store was put up immediately, a postoffice was opened, two lumber yards and an elevator followed. Now a number of build- ings are under construction. Certain to PO A Town. Laredo is on the eastern edge of the Assiniboine reservation, and is a littlq north of the center of this rich track of land, practically every acre of which has been filed on, and which promises to be developed info a producing farm area just as soon as men and machinery can do the work. Even now, hundreds of set- tlers are at work there, and within two years it will be a productive sec- tion. Laredo cannot help being 'one of the good little towns of Hill coun- ty. In the meantime Clark continues in his old-time avocation, assauging the thirsts of those who are dry. In hie idle moments, however, he dreams of a bank, and a newspaper, electric lights, paved streets, a libra- ry and other evidences of prosperity for Laredo. He has had several of- fers for his property, but proposes to hold it, selling lots as the town's . growth warrants, and when the state goes dry, and his avocation le gone, Will move to Laredo and make it his home for all tfme. Hit and Miss. She is engaged to wealthy Britt Her days are filled with bliss; For she has made a lucky hit, And she'A a lucky miss. It must be the feminine desire to obtain something cheap that causes some women to marry some men. \Safety First\ Great Falls is geographi cally situated to give better service to country banks than any other city within the state. The First Na- tional la the big- gest bank in north Montana and is fully equipped to render prompt efficient service. Your patronage is solicited FIRST NATIONAL BANK Great Yalta Montana. Established i886. • Mr. Farmer The government is asking the farmers to cultivate every tillable acre they possibly Call. Di to ,your interest to comply with the government's request. With the present price of grain, if you get a crop you will reap a handsome income, but how about a failte,ret The Bankers' Insurance Company of Ilelena solves the pxoblem. We insure against drougth, rust, hail, wind, insects, etc. te in real- ity.insure you. against crop ..faibire., See your local banker or vrrite direct to us at Flelena. Fifteen hundred banks handle our agency.
