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• „ \` 1; alThe Ek aka Eagle 0. A. Dahl, - - - Publisher Entered as second-class.Inatter. Januaiv 1. 1909 ac the post •ofilce at Ekalaks. Montana.. under the Act of Ilarch 8. 1879. Advertising rates made known upon application. Published Every Friday. Subscription Price, $2.00 Per, Year In Advance Vol. 9. July 27, 1917 No. 30. Pure Truth those registered. We know that this list was given the publisher of the \official\ sheet up the street many days before the drawing, with an order that the same be published, but, did you see it?. It is becoming more generally known each day that the Eagle is the only real news- paper in Ekalaka. When we can possibly get any information we print it, when we get an order for publication, we print it and we endeavor to publish a real newspaper instead of a sheet just to hold a legal right and a joke in the community. There- fore, if you want service, try the Eagle. A large number of the young men from over the county were in town the past week to find out their respective serial num- ber on the registration list. It has been hard on some of the boys from the extreme south end of the county to make these long trips, when in most cases they bearers, the funeral services could have been avoided by the being held Sunday afternoon at publication of the official list of the Union Church. A large cor- tege of sorrowing relatives and friends escorted the remains to their final resting place in the 1. O. O. F. cemetery. Dewey Wirt The death of Dewey Wirt oc- curred Saturday afternoon, after having remained unconscious since the horse fell with him on Sunday, July 22, 1917. Hope for his recovery was held until near- ly the last when an attack of pneumonia set in and despite the efforts of the attending physi- cians death claimed the young Rattlesnake Bite Fatal Little Agnes Grosnickle, a loving daughter of Damel Ed- ward and Stella Hill Grosnickle, passed from this life into the brighter world beyond TuesdaY morning of this week at the age of 6 years, 4 months and 26 days her entrance into this life being on March 5, 1910 at Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Monday afternoon while play- ing about her home, on the for- mer Geo. D. Grant place she was bitten by a rattlesnake, and even though she was soon brought to town and given medical attend- ance, the poison had gained its, hold and death followed. A father, mother, two little brothers and one sister are left -to mourn the death of the little girl. The sympathy of all is extended to them at this time. The funeral was held Wednes- day and burial made in the local ceinetery. IT is our desire to render our patrons every service and accommodation that can reasonably be ex- pected of us We now wish to announce the opening of a Savings Department in our banking institution. A deposit of one dol- lar will open an account whereupon we will fur- nish, free of charge, a savings bank to be used .by the depositor. Inter- est is paid semi-annual- ly at the rato of 4 per cent on the first days of December and June of each year. Withdraw- als may be made at any time upon surrender of thr savings book. BEGIN NOW. Yore can opcn an account with only one dollar. You can make additions to this front time to time to suit your convenience. If you save two dollars a week yon will be a hlf 12 - drat dollars ahead in less than a year. We extend yore an invitation to call (»I its and allow as to explain our savings department to you. Ekalaka State Bank Septon Cady, Pres. .1. IV. Iliseock, Vice Pres. II. B. Albert, Cashier I,. .11. Elliott, Asst. Cashier =I 0= =I =10= 9 11 F. M. - DWORSH.AK THE LAND MAN - . ===0=I 11=2 =10 man. Dewey was born on Junp 16, 1898 and puffed his nineteenth birthday but a short time ago, having during all those years lived either at Camp Crook or in Ekalaka, his birthplace. For all those who have known Dewey since a mere child and have en- joyed his acquaintance it is hard to believe that his life has gone. His mother, Mrs. .Harry Holman of Camp Crook, S. 1). and a sis- ter, Mrs. Albert Turberville, be- sides =Iv other relatives are left to mourn his death, and to them we join with the entire community in extended sympa- thy. Six boy friends; Harry Hedges Walter Rolfson, Harry King, Grover Cleveland, Roy King and Warren Cleveland acted as pall - Money and Land ° PEOPLE: Now is the time to get busy and list your land with me for sale, and to rent, for I have expended considerable time and money this winter advertising your land and I was personally in touch,„ with people that HAVE THE MONEY and the intention to invest in eastern Mon- tana land. Here is where you list your 0 land for sale and it . will be sold. Here is where you list your land for rent and it will be rented. Try it for yourself and see. 11 SIXTEENTH EPISODE Court-Martialed. Soon after Major • Winston was placed in the improvised grave by his brave and loyal comrades, he lapsed into unconsciousness, for he was weak and ill from the loss of blood. When he recovered some hours later all was dark and silent about him. He slowly raised himself up and gazed out of his shelter. .There, spread out on the sand of Diablo Pass, were the bodies of his faithful fighters. The Major was not a weak man, on th,e contrary, be was considered one of the bravest men that ever shoul- dered a rifle, and it was his love of fighting that had won him his epaulets. His record in the Civil war. where he fought under Sheridan, bad won him distinction and the appointment of sergeant major. He came from a fam- ily of fighters, and. ever since he was old enough . to understand the meaning of the word he loved to fight. When the Spanish-American war broke out he was one of the first to go back into service. although he was actually re- tired at the time. Fighting was his very life, and though he had been wounded many times, and his poor old' body was fairly chipped with bullet marks, yet he considered it the grvat- est honor any man could have, and the greatest tribute he could pay his coun- try and his flag. He had often said that a man had but two things to live for ; one was his wife, and the other to fight for his country. Colonel Horton agreed with the Major in this, for there was no more courageous soldier than Liberty's father. The two veterans had been boys together, and had grown up in each other's friendship. They had en- listed together, suffered military hard- ships together, and, on more than one occasion, came very near dying togeth- er. In the days that preceded the Civil war they had hunted Indians in the middle West. During the trouble- some days in New Mexico, when a white man was in danger of being seized and murdered by Indians, if he traversed the old Santa Fe highway aione, the Major and Colonel Horton had led the 'columns of troops which went in search of the terrible Apaches, and to thein was given a great deal of the credit for routing these roving bands. During the years that had passed he had seen, and taken part in, some of the most important fighting in his country's history. He had known the tremendous joy which comes with , vic- tory and the depression which accom- panies defeat. There had been battles from which he and his company had emerged without the loss of a single On the other hand there had been times when he led only a few. discouraged and disheartened men from the field ; remnants of his com- pany. But, never, during all his years as a moldier, until now, had he suffered such an overwhelming defeat. For, of the 200 men that had made up his little conipany, not a single one of them had survived the on- slaught of these Mexicans, but himself. Never had he been called upon to send in such a report as the one he would have to give to Wash- ington on the fight at Diablo Pass. As he stared at the bodies of hls troopers his mind seemed to becouie dazed. He wondered whether it was all a reality or the result of Lls wound. Perhaps he was still uncon- scious and was looking on this ter- rible scene In his dreams. Weak ard haggard, from long niglaand days of exposure In the open accompanied by lack of food; his courage gone; his heart heavy; he presented a picture of deep misery. An I, as lie gazed at the blood of the youths great tears enme to his eyes, and he permitted theni to roll down his burned cheeks. At that Instant he would have givet. his life to have been able to save them. It seemed a' travesty of war that he should be allowed to live and they to die. They were young men, ninny of them; men Ail() were needed by their mothers, their wives, their sis- ters awl their sweethearts. The world needed them to assist in carry- ing on Its affairs, but, when a limn reaches his age, there Is little left for him to do. In the years that had gone ho believed It the duty of every man. whether young or old, to be ready to surrender his life, at an instant's notice, fcr his country. But now as his eyes rested on the scene before bhp he wondered whether lie was right. One drop of the blood that had flowed In the veins of these American youths Wilf; wotth more than a hun- dred illiterate and degenerate Mexi- cans, like Lopez and his band. that had taken their lives. These men had given their lives to a baud of bandits and thieves; miser- able cutthroats, who believed the world should support them without their having to work for it, and who sought to accomplish this by inciting fi rebellion in the hopes that they would finally obtain control of the govern- ment. Then the entire country of Mexico would be in their hands to - treat as they saw fit. If the Mexicans were content to slt undisturbed and permit and Ills - bandits to rob and . kill that with some- thing which did not concern the United States. But, when he crossed ,the border add trespiisied on United States territory, 6 killed. American ,citizehs. n ad robbed and burned their,„homes, In ad- dition to assaulting American women, It W8S time for the government nt Washington to intervene. And, if they (Continued on last page) I ugust 1st, 1917 I 1 On and after August lst,.1917, The R. C. Charters Co. will oper- ate on a cash basis SELLINGFORCASH ONLY 1 In adopting this \no credit\ policy we feel confident that every one of our hundreds of cus- tomers are the ones that are going to be bene- fited. After giving the question of a credit busi- I ness and also a cash business plan our careful thought and consideration, we find that only by selling for cash can we keep down the ever-ig- creasing price of all necessities that insure a comfortable living. We believe that the \solar plexus\ blow has been struck at the H. C. of L. • 4 —high cost of living—by 1 1 Our New Policy A certain limit in the amount of credit to be extended is placed by every reliable mercantile establishment, and it is but consistent with good business policy to pull down the lever when this limit is reached. The R. C. Charters Co. has been glad to ex- tend credit to its customers, and we sincerely hope that our liberality in this respect in the past is appreciated, but we have reached our limit, hence, the adoption of the cash policy, which will extend to all. With the inauguration of the cash plan we are going to be able to carry a much larger stock of goods, a bigger variety, and with the money in the bank instead of being represented upon our credit books, will be able to take advantage of offers made by our wholesale house, which through the course of business brings goods cheaper to you in price. There is nO doubt but that we Will Save You Money Our cash plan will soon prove it- self at one big \wallop\ at the present soaring prices. \Better goods and more for your dollar\ will be our fu- ture motto, and we hope to continue to remain The R. C. Charters Co., gALAKA,` MONTANA CARTER COUNTY'S BIGGEST MERCANTILE STORE elIMMOUNNiffeammisammeammeammiJI - 7••• • •
