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It c • tO IT I, VIE XI. EKALAKA, CARTER COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1919. RTS DAYS DREW BIG CROWD rHE LOCAL NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK. The Phonograph SAW PLENTY OF ACTION of the figure is five feet six inches - . strone Ruth Cueninehani, ' i _ roe many interesting adveutures. the. ta-- - =, if. a• • ,I for the fair greunds. It did - ea: leng for the grand stand to and it stands on a base, makine a Mrs. Westphal of Knobbs vieiteil , • . - nleeth, Jouita le'ilsen. major operations, both offensive and ne::- ' fm. *'''' peeted tef • - His unit took part in five of the eel the race track was lined total height of eight feet. Work en the statue has already her son Glen, a teacher in the F:Ica- laka schools, this week. Della Johnson. Mable Labrick, Aliee Seventh and Eighth Grades defensive. He was in the thee: ef There was r - •-o . from all over Eastern Mon - the fiehting ef last summer in the sxcept v ans+ ,,, , ,,,,. ,,,., ,,,..,..,, --, , . eple from Miles City, 1smay, been begun and it is the intention to Elizabeth !Furst, Amy- La- hattle of the Aisne defensive, taking other party, \Red\ D.. e: -. l'es an t. .: Baker, and all the south court- have it finished by the third week in field cnuntv is ot e- er 1 Jere1a t it 'lie The county seat tight e ver ;ft Gar- Emieke brick, Lester Hall, Leonard Hall. ' - part in the fighting for the first titre dieputable allisi a- fro- r.:. ,...r da ; .,.. c.• here to look over the big October. The day - of the dedication . \ - victor by- a handseme pia,srite. Charles and Nellie' NVash are on June I to 5, 191e. tecipation in the crioris, hut is heki es e and the regular fair had no - 25. Mesers. Guynr and Putnam re will probably be Saturday, October side schools. among our number coming from out - Later his division was sent to an- en accomplice because ee was a eat se the crowd that filed into, -i• day. With everything set port that much interest IA taken in man Tuesday and Wednesday taking Pho\ographer Lewis was a busy F'ifteen Eighth Graders are en- other part of the lines, where the.y , ,r the party that rh,i tkr, kivir,w. A,i the event by the people of Custer and rolled and we hope to have them with eelptei block the Huns in the Chair.- r ,., tk guar t , jr) mt kr, , ,, . , . McKinnon made a short ad - ;other adjoining counties. These pictures ef the various parts of F:ka- us all through the year to a success- no like to have Lester e palvIle sector. They- were in the bat- tle: crowd who listener at- i people want the dedication set for laka in her holiday attire. ful ending. We will he glarl to re- the crime or put in a fa de of the Marne, e -here SO many of , after which the sports start. ; ,Saturtla so that the sehonl teachers t Yanks \v. - ent west\ during the, reis•e all new members who are not he and pupils may he abler , to attend, aria . Horses Wanted -Am prepared to enrolled at this time. fighting of last summer. They were he o is re fl i r ff , t tc r' , 1.1\4-' i': '': 9.: .\ ' s . evening the !Attlee servel , ; large deleeations are expected from buy any and all kinds of scrub horses. in the Marne defensive from July le\ Six new petures add to the ap- e the returned aoldiers, and' • . the towne from Mike City to Baker Will pay $5.00 per head. Address pearance of our rotor, thanks to • e e . , ., , - • `- a' c° \ t .. ° 1-ie f r 'a itT ve e ' f f'r flet :springs .ount•. - , •r• -• was loud in their P raise cdr ;and also f - ' f rther east. ' roin poirea a A. T. Henalin, Eagle Butte, S. Dak. - P F. h 1 P bbl .\ theY gave of themselves on this front a reward for his earit•ire. FL •hings . to eat, and there WaA i Mr. F'reink Buck who purchased the We are anxious to have visitors. ; is crvidenced by the fact that the Hun' killee a mat: it, Sweemeeer reel- :. it. In fact they had some:Russell ran, h. has:generously donated .J. O. •Booen came over from Bow - anti extend an invitation to all, es- Vt. and in March of 1917 was p. !owe was; stopped anol their awful -r, which was sold yesterday- to :two acres of ground and the same ha -e man to take in the big event and take pecially our patrons. toned. His description is as foil , - tout was begun which a - as ended with !nest bidders by auction. The !been sure - eyed and deeded to - the town viewit of the big doings. He is said High School Notes h s• • ... . . Eeelish; height 5 ft * in. and 7 - .t. eating places were kept busy!..,f Ekalaka and with the statue there- to have made sonte very fine pie- They took their place in the army tures. Miss: Anna NIumely visited the High In hare fe.et; eyes. la t e. ... on the crowd and it is pre- or. will censtitute. a public park to School room laet Friday morning and ' . Firown; eomplex i•sr , Pr:oil': ' , nes. farne, %sift sector, e_ere they :. no one went hungry, although! ; perpetualty belting to the town for the fiorn in Missouri tr. 1**7; a o : lid good sersice in holdings the lines •:ad to wait, in some cases, for , benefit are, pleasure of its citizens'. N1r. and Mrs. Wm. Shugart and son dayed the pine° for opening exer- : against repeated assaults frorn the hair medium chestnut er brost , eirn, which carried them far :The park im located amid beautiful of Piniele passed through town Tues- ' j'en• enemy in the Meuse-Areenne and lat. We had expected a new teacher eipation, taboret. teaester ea • .e evening. The bowery dance enroute home from Baker and : er at St. Mihiel. surreurielings and the drite trent town (la Y rat sto••-k hare': s•ar ;osttilines, ite getting started but the pie - is a panorama of alluring scenee. couldn't help but stop to see the hie was taken ill with the **Mu.\ Nloriday but. v.•ere disappointed. She Tey took their pia.* in the army et; herizereal et Is• •how held the crowd, and when . As an telvertieereent for Ekalaka / of occupation on the Rhine the first , r. doings. Nit. Holt brought smiles anol cheers lex finger, poetence sift finatly commence they kept 1 _ _,, of last December. remaining there an i Carter county this event is the from the High School room Nlonday Fite ti Ilion Mee su r s until daylight did appear. In' ;biggest thing that ever happened, and A. F. Ott, formerly of Chalk Buttes until August 4. leilt, when they wer.• morning, when he announced that ' it 75.1. Head leth 202. L. foot See one got any sleep living in the 1 it is lasting and permanent, some- and A. le Henelin of Eagle Butte, n their tone 'ourriev ho le ey of the pavillion. !thing that will endure and even in- S. D., were here a few daye this ss-eek there eould be rep school Tuesday 'thrte`i ° 1 . re to t!te states. Stretch 1 a• T!..11. ffead v , ! ,! t i ; 17,... afternoon or all etas,' Wednesday. s.econtl day the crowd eurpass- 1 !creayie in importance anti interest for lookinit up the horse market. They He new intends. to keep his herne !.. mid f lee Trunk \..1 - Mr. Westphal tocas kept home Fri- • litenerations yet to come. are advertisine for ho . s elsewhere stead arel make a hon e for himself width 111 I. ;., f e.1 1. T: •selay Nlany of the people , yes overnight and the town warti in His issue. 're: ereeirtaining a bad cold. in Nlontana. which he says. \'wet or ee. I eehit 17.e 1.: , lear Wheeler was absent Metelay - W • • ere early in the morning for the bigl is the best countrs- en earth.\ WRITES HIS FRIENDS inel Tueetlay but was absent for a 'irY- y. The parade started about 2 0%1 Last Saturday H. G. Aibert sold his ' ' - o is i 'Wilfrid Kennedy has moved to Chi- home to W. Strain, who with Mr. Al- ' totel cause. Ile is havine some den- te- and the crowd fell in for thel .. r. tal week done. Cfll'ItT PROt•EF:DINGS 'e.,!' • ar i. to the grounds, and it was es- knit°. and here is what he says about bort now lives in the property. et Leltrly was absent TuTsday morn- - Cheri:see -es, W3e• --a•ed there were about 1000 people; ; Albert veil! move into his new home _____e___._.__ i that bus- city: !rig. Judge Deeisman arid Cowl Report - es eucking drew the P e° P le m4re friends end tell them they are no race and I \Give my regard:: to my Puptown as soon as completed. s-s-tiess- LeRoy INIIA absent Tuesday morn- er Vinton were flown from Raker this eN1 NRDF:1) f Roil ‘ 111-: fel ERB1 . the grounds. The relay •- 4 , ety, anti there was some !Rely , Ixorse off than city folks in spite of •••.-e on events, which were as fol. the dreught. It es strikes, lockoute til,`MBEP. DIVINES NOT ACCUSED MURDER T., Vol. 3. Sept. 12. No. 2. DREW BIG CROWD :aka statue which was on exhibition The life-size drawing of the Eka- Dance after the show Saturday Edward F'rehal and Ward F:varte of night. Bertha Owens entered school alon- , \14 ' 1 ' 4 ' S \ b. ' werc ' in tnwri th ''' f \ r \ on Tuesday and Wednesday in the big day part of the week, having eutit been tent on Main street was viewed with , N1r. and Mrs. Bob Ridgway were 1.6,411i now have ,ohsehargefl from the service of linen - The Primary !Sam. NIr. Prchal visited 'nis home - a great deal of interest by a large county - seat visitors laet Saturday. thirty-six pupilis enrolled. tem daye of sport in Ekalaka \stead in the Chalk Buttes. neitshbor- s stiocess in every particular. i number of visitors. Man3-- expres- Third and F'ourth Grades hood and found someone makine them- sione of admiration were heard, and W. I,. Sommers of SvIves hae re Frank Ca.stleberry enters:it! school : lay morning, for awhile it. wad - 'selves at home on hi3 claim. ffe ha.s old friends of Ekalaka spoke of their turned from overseas where he did this week. „ snd everyone predicted rain- . taken up the matter with the preper pieasure in the fact thnt she was tr . , he hi s • , leit,\ for Cncle Sam. Fifth and Sixth Grades Aut it couldn't rain in this tovrri authorities and it will he fully looked bemired in the manner proposed. The week has found us well estate eel. and by 10 o'clock the clouds Some minor changes; were eugeested Dr. Sandy passed through F:kalaka lished and ssrttled for our year'it work. into. There was a law passed by th , ! w,_ ,._.i,. taet session of Congress relative to ;'' ,7arted to arrive. It wan then ill disappeared and the crowd The drawing was made be- Miss Falith tvay es Baker. which will he made in the cutting. yesterday front the Box Meier on his patrons and friends to visit us. We extend a cordial invitatien to our sueh matters. lows: -leo the firseday at least would C N 'I e • Mr. Prchal was in the. rnaehine gun We IllisA some. that are attending erowd, and the city took on appearance. Slsortly after standing fieure nf an Indian woman, her hand raised to shade her eyes, , expeets to open a shoe repairing snop following s e. fi etraire a .son of Wm. Strain . ' schools elsewhere this -to r while th were added 3. t: ' our ran17,4 ry. third divisien, and during. his stay Cr, e r I fit. rf. ',, ,. hattalien of the thirty-eighth infant- - .eu t'I k ' t, 1 .: :sine the band from Miles City looking into the dietanee, The height tin Ekalaka soon. of IS months in the tighting zone had from other ectiools: Melvin Arni- e and at two o'clock the parade e the two dass: First Day srd dash -Fields Wash first: Campbell second, John Maim- . • third. Purse spl it $10, $25,0. Saddle Horse Race. quarter mile - if if Hedges first, Ray Blaisdell, !We- re F'ields Wash third. Purse split See. $1.0, $10. $10 purse wiles hung up for an auto at e hetween Fred Height and \Speed\ f.• '.•rg. distance three miles. En • monkeyed with hie \rater\ too • h and lost out in the home stretch : 1 • e 5.59. •sek-up Race --There were six en- , - in this event and it caused much • isement. When the smoke of bat- tleared away the judges announced Whitney first il5; Ray Blahs - +1, second, $10; and Pete Poncelet tr. IA with a five-spot for his trouble. 'De jutige also reprimanded \Gum• Belees for not knowing how to put • his clothes for this event, and oe - eatened him with arrest if repeat Farmer** Race -There were only twe entries in this event. Chas. Whit - L.: anti Pete Poncelet, the former vsnning with $15 and Pete a close recond with $10 for his trouble. In the steer Lifting contest Homer crawford and Owen Hedges carried t,IT the honors anti received $2.50 each for their end of the purse. Second Day The second day opened with a milt race, which resulted as follows: Bob Yates first, Robt. Ridgway second. Cecil Jennings third, with the jurse divided $45, $22.50 anti $7.50. The ladies foot race was won by Nlildred Trier, with five in the field. She received a box of candy. The tug-of-war betsveen the sol- diers and sailors was won by the boys in khaki, who outnumbered the boys in white. A $25 punse was hung tip for this event. Ladies' Saddle Horse Race, half mile ---Mrs. Crawford first with $30. Vera Diers second, $15, Mildred Trier third, $5. The foot race between \Banjo Jake\ and \I)oc\ Hedges resulted in a tie and they divided the purse Boys' Foot Race -Harold Shaw first with $3, Steve Holt second $2, and Ed- gar Smith and Ray Grant tied for Ed. Sutton passed tbrousslt town Store during Sport s Daye, therefore week for the first day of Septenite i last Saturday v. - ith a band of 4foo mis•er.1 school Tuesdas. - morning. law and motion court anti transacted ( - eel Jereengs, son of Mr. 3E and reese.ltents keep eoirer up and sheep, which he was taking to his We will soon be ame to say: the following business: Jay .1t reenee is the preue tee ranch on Brix Elder. Ile purchased . m, Avoy v s . A. j. sp ee h non , j u d g . ,of a troiN ,!(` ruerre. tie vt - ai them front Alex Clark. 1 Dillar a Dollar. a ten o'clock ment for the plaintiff. $73a5.50. aearile-i hy '', - F reee r vete , ' you tan't kick or you are out of a place. There is no buildine goine on %choler .1asper F.Ilery vs. the Peareon es• for ettiets ef tr - svery 7r. !h. grea ton account of the building tradeess lie ustst to come at ten o'clock. but I.ast week .%. L. Shaw - soki lots to et_ tate. action started for i: Mrs. Dodite, Rudolph aelstead. II. C. now he conies at noon.\ of certain cattle. strike, so houses are very scarce. eT ley say the v. - orld owes us a living and believe me It 'Inn • t believe Albert, Frank Iiisow, % %I Nelson. resairse Milforel eae among the nes- State vs. Jas. Rishor. .1 . ...• • and Andrew Munredy. NIT.. Albeit irt: pupils until ten o'clock Tuesday. delinquent. Paroled in charee of I in pasinv :ntereat on its debts in this berg, although waves are good. But \'I Mr. Nelateati expect to build this We had two tan's. marka Tuesday. parents hy the court. '.V.• hope this v.ill be all for this year. The same ruling was made in t , expenses am better. I can't kick for fan - myself as I an; doing well enough for . The High School girls helped with ease of Kit Murrorey. S. J. Emswiler anti Mayor Free:, ,..: supper given by the Red Cross State vs. t7rosser. Defenils.nt wa 3 has :teed city sport but I Will% ju , t went to Miles City Sunday. returninv la , : es Tunstlat evening for the soj- luly atialgt,e4 1:11 .1 a s k e a tone t,, spe: king of people in genetal here. t ,,, tha . home Tueeday evenine. Mrs. Ern- :... boys. plead. and on the Ilth infor- -Plea s• don't forget to chan staffer. who has been t :siting her sis- lhe High Ss hool boys managtsi to mation wa. dismi -set! anti new infor. addles. :is I con't want to lo:se track ter at Gillette, Wyo., met them in ..:to the floor of the tupboatil of the matien filed and defendant given mai! of I.:kaiak:I an I it% happenings.\ Miles City ani returned %kb them. lahrittory open. Mr. Ben Davis is Sept. 1:oh to plead. Sharriless Walk- - -. --0- - - John II. Moere. whose home ie at tiying to niake a key Itk , Ow MA sr of Milcs city was substitute -I a• 1.4: , ititigwa:... has been awarded the Doi- :Moines in plait of RaymonS She+ \I Judd Cory was over from Bak.• I token one. this week and -,ays he expeiet , to ti. Hone. , Rollo% is the High School len. tinguisheel Service Cross by General Pershing. This ie another Cartel over to stay in about a week. W. ' . le:mist this s -ear. • Aichet %S.. Araer. tie , • *ntith an old Ekalaka boy. will as- The !Leh School needs some more surned. county bee that has won honors in t:ist hint in his stork. They will Aatt a.s k.- and two more teachers. Bahl?' ts. Ell the lats war. third plat•e, who divided a dollar be- _________. .or i n i e v a i ll lig ne i ' vv Si n .h i;n1In i :rs v . \ W i? e . t a ° re w : 1 11 - 11 ; t tt l a ce te ' 7.. ' '‘ ..tV i iiisii. at the base irse anti work north. Relay Race. mile and a half -There Mr. and Mrs. Judson !lista:al. - sat•,. - , , , espetting Dan Hedges next Nlorsla:. tilt tern'. Mtr %lath- fioi. 1; , tween them. up from Ekalaka Fluidity ti.i•s•iiii _0 'were four entries in this event, War- s lim , Frativis artl her couen. MI . WISHES IIIM NUCCF:SS le!ief fiert, ii, i . ,i) , ' . ren Cleveland won, sex). Chas. Whit- Elizabeth Taylor. Mt- -, Taylor ail! het -.' Pere.. 10 .1 A, t ney seeond. $30, Pete Poncelet third. ---- Steer Riding -Homer C ru w f\r'l• h • B k T ilav editorially -avs: In holding, fare- ' . 0.• ...iies t ',I v si,„ „r 1,-, 4 ;o w , De , tee of ',. 41.1 , '..flt In ! . • attend high ?school at Miles t'ity and as vt i ilia . with (laud Ewalt \also ran.\ Miss Francis will rei-unie hos- studis. ter . ' e•tatt sigeod by the ,,: flatly King, anti Arthur Bradley each well to Dav id Russell. forn , er friend 1,\\\\ \\\ \'\ '' \I\ . r ec eived $2.:iti. anti LeRoy Ewalt was - of the famous charm ters of the west. i '''' 1 \ 1 l\ - If Ne are short on news this week aieltelino Wild Bill. Buffalo Bill. Nlari. . 1/ '' il ' n ' r til '' / \\ IfIr blame it on the big time oe had. Toain. Chief Joseph avid Saline Bull. naturafitatien. the n,;!... • _ thrown. The bucking contest caused consid- Feel like work? Guess again. To and oho i s the l as t of the lilacs wel' ' ' i re\ t\ ' ' : erable sport, Owen Hedges carrying off the honors. Ile rode School Ma'am mention ail the peop:c in tovni Tue-- ' , eats Indian lighters and ailventur-- \ 1 \ .!-.. '''\\ lat \ o T••hansen of Alteen and it was not until after the judges day anti Wednesday would take too er, we do MI with the hope that le • • .! McGrath of Mills. to u t awarded the decision that he was many pages, soe we are not going to oill find comfort and lenv life in the i i ' I-- i f Ekalaka. t htawn. He received $50 for his end where. trY, for they' were here from ever) . - .:ast. 11 els Haim , of Chalk Butte , . if the puree. Fields Whsh was este- I The Star speak , of Mr. RU,i-eii e- on 1 on Slippery Goose with $25. . 'though he was a Nide.; t'ity man. ‘\'-' 1 \t Ren'IYulakee% Psittien \ ilismi-se.1 on the grounds that '- Illais.dell, Brantley and Miller lost It has been announced - that more . whith i. all ratio and et•rftstly Prot , - their mounts in the seutTle. than two thousand acres of land in er: David Rus , ell belone. to no par- rea 4 \a' a Ci t iZ en \ As we go to press the total in- Harding county S. D., anti nearly Ocular loeality but to all Montana ill Era.UC iilatillich. POtitlelit VI.: , debteliness has not been made public, 12,000 acres in Carter county, Mon- trenisal. nits! on account of the petitioner • t e• • 7 f,.,, f., „ T ' I). 1 -,-0: I '4.stte. - 1 t.. IA :Iv!' of e s se i• , but the receipts and subscriptions al- tana, have been by presidential per-. -.) ceo-titlition of the United States. pre% •rir that lie was attached to ! • for homestead en'e y on October 11. reed appeals made by the Northern -- .,- a ..-.1.1 - ••• srif tsal q ha in the neighborhood of a thousand 'ational forest a tel will be opened' . se sto.... o n a r,, .,,, efitiall .1 . :11 WWI .0,•: . -...(1--- --...-. . ' , 'Imp irs meet the expenses, which were mission withdratvn fm mthe Sioux ..„, ,,, s i , p dollars. Paritic Railway eonipany against the \ 1'1% III !\1\ l'\S I IIIZ IAN %I \IN \ .. !;It•TI-. --- -!. times, winning the two games, al- Ed. Jennings, at one time a resident Castado. Ravalli. Carter. Willaux. Aare. of the Motor Inn. the new ga .._ s) -.- went against their old rivals, the team mil 'land valuation matte by county 1- i ,„, ..!, s sisout a Perni l. In the baseball contest the Pups _,,_,.._„, • while the second they agreed to play land department. The past week was, lag.. in the Imiilling formerly pica i l , .1 1 , - s ...- s siiii.les isstied by the se,•• \'ley will tarry a complete I re 0;' , 1 •- - a-.! net he set in the f rom camp Ci•ook, and they demon- --es Ciy Aneerican: Among the se,e , els in I I 01111iIii s Deer Lode s . i Is 11.1E4+. •'' strated they were the mastera at all mane Sunday visetors in our city was Treasure, Powell. Rosebud, Custer. :is :e• ' 441 in town arid will ,,•,\ • s i , but seven. The first game was 5 to , spent by him in arranging for sales' NIrs. W. W. Brant came down fron' T . l I nr ' l a' a 11 % . erY onble Ily W P. Nur etatt • - •f atii iculture last week. Many .'ori. parts ani !Uri! 1: I' t' !I: , 't/ , of September. Thes•• of Miles City, hut who now holds a Missoula Ntusselshell. Carbon. San- • 1 win \Il'het a lir\- ';1',1‘..r, end future eiTenelets again.a A from any Forest etlicer. , i s tire , have heen*Fet by careless though the first.went eleven innings. responsible pos :item with the state ders and Prairie. 5, while the second day the Pups nos_ .o f s ti t t e land s soo n t o be held in Car- Baker this week to seem' a fete tlitSs class rennir shop. Mr. .11ilrich wir his regulatSm will he subjeel to 91 eil out 11 while the visitors only hat' : ter. FallOn, al A other eoullti\ f'f the ; with he r \\). •T• W• Brallt• or the move his family to Ekalaka and is •est and tine. Permit` I\ : \ . be \\\\ I ' - 10 to their credlt.• I state. First National Bank. eupy the Mrs. Sykes house. _ . Lester ha n -%* V
