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, 19ip IMMINEN\ IWags e, 00 \nem ! SENO rriinee Mr\ re- swer rhich sent ster 1919 1919 1919 $1 9 / VOLUME Xl. EKALAKA, CARTER COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, I9i9. NUMBER 43 COMMISSIONERS OF STATE IN SESSION Lively Meeting at Miles City Last Week —Glacier Park Next Year Miles City Star: The nesociation of sunty commissioners Friday adopted esolutions suggesting the creation of ew tax and revenue measures and ic e to curtail the creation of public keels and political positions. The missioners declared the state is isrdened with jobs and positions. provision was made in the resolu- tions for the appointment of a gen- er al committee to be composed of s county commissioners, five as- sessors, two representatives of the runicipal league, one county treas- eer and one county clerk. All of these men were forthwith appointed accreting the representative of the easurers association, who will be ap- pointed later. A sub -committee also ns appointed consisting of two corn- tissioners, two assessors, one clerk el one representative of the munici- league. The chairman of the com- issioners association will act as ex- io member of the committee to (=elate such laws as may be found ksirable to submit to the voters un- kr the initiative. One of the most important clauses intained in the resolutions states that ''We believe that co-ordinate nth taxes should be limitation upon apenditures and to this end we rec- emend that a proper law be enacted ly the people of the state of Mon - WA limiting the creation of public Aces and the expenditure of public toney, to the end that public offices lull not be created nor boards creat \tor salaries of public officers be in- creased before funds are available. \That for the purpose of securing from our several constituencies in state of Montana their views relit- tsc to such laws and accomplishing toe enactment thereof, we recent - send as follows: 'That a committee to be known as tie general conunittee shall be ap- pointed from the various public of- ficers of the state of Montana. \That the general committee shall either through itself or through the ieb•committee, be empowered to take WI steps necessary to put the bill before the people for their adoption w rejection by initative procedure. \That the members of these var- MIS committees shall serve and work without compensation.\ A. K. Bovrman, who hacl been ap- pointed president of the COMMiSal011- es' committee, who were charged with the drafting of a resolution to ic presented to the municipal league. reported at 11:30 to the convention with the resolutions following a con- ference of the commissioners and one chosen front among the assessors. The results of the conference, he said, showed that the present law was hund to be lacking in ninny respects. while an unnecessary burden was placed upon the people in the admin- istration of the law and that the committee recommends that a law passed which would limit the ember of officials and boards. The esolutions were ununitrously adopt• Just before the close of the morn - 'II session there was a small verbal trsttle between the delegates from Glacier Park and Butte over which tity should have the honor of hold- ing the next annual convention of county commissioners. Glacier Park had been nominated the next place, when Otto E. Simonson of Butte, commissioner from Silver Bow county, arose and nominated his city for the convention listing that the majority of the offi- cials would find it inconvenient to sttend the convention were it to be held in a pleasure resort. However, when the matter WEI Put to a vote, Glacier Park was de- cided on as the place at which the next convention would be held. The members of the association of county surveyors met with County Surveyor II. E. Fearnall for an all - day session, which was only inter- rupted for the noon meal, the sur- veyors concluding their meeting in the afternoon just in time to make the trip over the Tongue river road and visit the industrial school as guests of the Miles City chamber of commerce. Precticelly all of the surveyore plrinned to return to their homes last night. The afternoon session of county commissioners opened directly after the noon meal when the election of officers t,00k place. .1. K. Bowman, county commis- sioner of Big Horn county, was elected to the post of president of the commissioners association, suc- George Russell, son of D. II. Rus- ceeding W. L. Collins of Deer Lodge sell, passed away Wednesday morn - county. John A. Rainey, commis- ing of this week at 10:30, after sev- sioner of Dawson county, was elected first vice-president. George W. My- ers of Broadwater county, was elected second vice-preeident. R. W. Blakesley of Rosebud county, sec- retary, W. M. Biggs, Lewis and Clark county, treasurer. Following are the names of the trustees; who were elect- ed for the coming year: .1. M. Fa- bian, Silver Bow; Martin Jacobson, Glacier county; D. J. Phalen, Yel- lowstone county. W. L. Celina was given a vote of thanks by the commissioners for his work as president of the associatioa luring his incumbency. When the motion was made the commissioners rose to their feet as one man and made the tender of the vote of thanks unanimous. The sessions; of practically all of the different bodies were closed at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when practically all of the delegates to the convention were invited to enter autos which had been placed at their disposal by the members of the chamber of commerce for a trip to the Tongue river road and the indus- trial school. At the latter place they were shown about the grounds under the direction of Superintendent A. C. Dorr. George Russell Passes Away Very Suddenly Wednesday. The county assessors, after helping frame the resolutions to be submitted to the state board of equalization, appointed a committeed to undertake the formulation of plans to initiate a hill to correct and unify taxation which will be submitted t,o the mu- nicipal league. Following are the names of the assessors chosen: H. B. Hill, Sheri- dan county, chairman; J. N. Gillen, Cascade county; P. J. Kelly, Silver Bow; T. B. Currie, Missoula county, and C. II lilartien of Lewis and Clark. A. J. Duncan, county clerk of Lewis and Claes county, was chosen by the clerks' association to represent them on the committee. A smaller committee was appoint- ed for the purpose of drawing up resolutions and to obtain data which they will submit as soon as possible to the executive committee for adop- tion. TFere are three commissionrs, two assessors, one clerk and one rep - presentative of the municipal league on the smaller committee. Following are the names of the commissioners who were appointed to a place on the executive committee: A. II. Bowman, Big Ilorn county; W. M. Biggs, Lewis and Clark; A. S. Huffman, Granite; J. M Fabian, Silver Bow; P. S. Richardson, Custer county; Emil Kieckbusch, Broad - water; Christ Jenson, Park county; C. Maynard, Sanders; and Benj. II. Fleming. Garfield. John G. Brown, attorney for the association of com- missioners, was elected ex -officio member of the committee. Most of the county officials depart- ed last night for their homes, ex- cepting a few who remained over to malt for good train connections. All 4poke with appreciation of the cour- tesy extended them by the chamber of commerce and the business men of the city in general. ALZADA EDITOR MARRIED Editor S. 13. Merin of the Alzada F'airplay war; married at Camp Crook a week ngo last Saturday. \('y\ in the last issue of his paper didn't give us much info. on the subject only to give the young lady's Jenne. The wedding took place at the homo of C. T. Martin, father of the groom and editor of the Camp Crook Ga- zette. Esther McDonnell, the bride, is a well known young lady of accomplishment and refinement who has resided in the Camp Crook sec- tion for a number of years. Both hay. , n host of friends and acquaint- ances who extend congratulations at this time. ''.Iust the way she started out in Ig813\ is the wey one of ti,e old tim- ers greets us with the news of the big snow storm. No encouragement in thnt. o — Did you read Charters Mere. Co.'s ad. on the 4th page? It will pay yoU. eral days of extreme suffering. The direct cause of his death was given as hemorrage of the lunge and brain. Deceased was about 33 years of age, his mother being the first wife of I). II. Russell and after whom the town of Ekalaka was named. He was born in Montana in 1886. George enlisted in the world war on July 14, 1917 andentered thenavy. With this branch of the service he erveol until the fore part of October, returning to Ekalaka on October bth. During his term of service in the navy he traveled extensively and saw many parts of the world and up un- til a few days before niS death was coneidered in the best of health. His father and step -mother, Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Russell left here but recently to make their future home in Charleston, New Ilampshire. Be- sides them, four brothers William and James of Ekalaka, John of Ne- ville, S. D., and Oliver who is at- tending school at Pierre S. D., sur- vive. Also four sisters, Clara R. rrink of Finger Buttes, Romaine Russell of Pierre, S. D., Mrs. Flora ' Whitney of Ekalaka and Mrs. Kate !Christnot of Ekalaka. George was a very robust young !man, well known in this section where he has made his home since child- , hood and had . a large circle of friends. The news of his death came as a distinct shock to all and his absence from the life of our little community' will be felt. A military funeral will be held * in rlicalaka on Saturday and interment will be made in the local cemetery. IONMINIMINDOOMPOMMIIMIVIIMOMM.11111.\' NNW,. IF It should be for the best interests o f Ekalaka and Carter County -- the Eagle is for 411111.•4•••••.11•M.M.41MM.IMIM.M.M11111,111M.M.111/M.1•1• ie.. • IT a deposit and keeping the mon- :y in eastern banks, were the North Dakota officials enabled to sell the .nds, which are still to be passed es by attorneys designated by the airchasers. The transaction costs the pepole of sarth Dakota $90,000 per annum 'lore than they receive for the use if the $3,000,000 deposited as an earnest or available fund out of which to retire the bonds with east- mn banks. The Bank of North Da- kota guarantees the payment of the iterest one month before it is due besides making the deposits sufficient :o cover the par value of the bonds. The old residenter has his innings now, telling what he saw back in the winter of 18—. Steve Morton got hfr about as good a thing about Mon- tana weather as we ever heard. It was cloudy and looked like rain and Steve met a man ad asked him if he thought it was going to rain. The ather man replied, \I can't tell much t.bout the weather in this country. I iniven't been here very long.\ \The longer you're here tho less you can tell,\ was Steve's rejoinder as he went on down the street. His name is Dewey Munro Huss, his age, five days countin' this (F'ri- day) morning and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Huss. Jerry tells us the son arrived Sunday morning, weighed eight and one-half pounds and is the greatest and grandest lit- tle cuss ever born. On the atrength a of the occasion Jerry has been pass- ' ing the smokes, dishing out candy ! and othenvise showing us all that I !he is pleased. I _______o_____. One of the school children says 1 that \at blizzard is the inside of a I hen.\ Who said we had a hen on? lob Had Nothing on J. D. Roswell Soldiers and Sailors Bond Deal Cost to Help Take Census N. Dak. $90,000 Sixty-five former soldiers MA sail- ors have been appointed supervisors for the Fourteenth Decennial Census, according to an announcenient issued by the Bureau of the Census, Wash- ington. \The Census Bureau was partic- ulnrly glad whenever it found a tann- er service num for the job of super- visor,\ announced Director of the Census San/. I,. Rogers. \Most of the applicants who qualified, howev- er, were men of mime mature age and of broader experience than the majority of eoldiera and sailors.\ Three women appear on the list of supervisors, one.having been appoint- ed to serve in the State of New York, one in Texas and one in Nev'ada. rhis is the first time in the history A the Census Bureau that women have been selcted to fill these posi- tions. Of the 372 supervisors chosen ap- proximately 100 are lawyers. Ex - service men come next hi numbers and editors rank third with more 'than 40 appriintments. Farmers are represented with about 25, while ed- ucators, numbering about 20, run the farmers a close race. Several physicians have undertak- en the task of collecting Uncle Sam's statistics, and likewise a great ninny business men. Each supervisor appointed had to undergo rigid tests RA to his fitness for the position, especial stress hav- ing been laid on character and ex- perience. \No man was appointed a super-. visor for the F'ourteenth Census,\ maid Mr. Rogers, \until every possible guarantee was given as to his abil- ity and honesty. Character was at all times the leading and predominat- ing Consideration with the Census Bureau in every appointment made.\ That there is going to be a chance for the horsemen to sell off some of this stuff locally was announced this week when J.W. Grant of the Eka- lake Sales Co. announced the coming of some horse buyers to Ekalaka on Saturday, November 1st. These buy- ers want only horses weighing from 1100 to 1200 pouhds and must be nt least five years old. No imliroke hoises or mares will purchased ni this time. We understand that ex ceptio::al good prices will le pitid for the right kind of stuff News dispatches from Bismarck, N. D., that New York and Chicago blinkers had bought the first $3,000,- 000 of North Dakota bonds sold to finance the new Nonpartisan league enterprises in that state, caused triune tittle interest in financial circles in Nei.v York as to who really bought the bonds and on what terms they were taken by eastern bankers, who .t was not thought it month agO, VOUlti be induced to buy the North Dakota securities at any price. The William S. Compton Invest- ment company of New Yolk, Chi- cago and St. Louis, and the Halsey, Stewart Company of New York, Chi- cago and St. Louis, weie the pu.-- chasers. These companies took $2,000,000 of the bonds of North Dakota issued to furnish the new Bank of North Dakota with capital, and agreed to buy 11,000,000 of the bonds of North P Dakota \Real Estate series\ before January 1, 1920. The bonds issued to finance the bank as well as those of the \Real Estate series\ were purchased at par and bear 5 per cent interest front July 1. 1919. The hank bonds mature $750,000 in 20 years: $750,000 in 25 years and $500,- 000 in 29 years. The real estate bonds mature in 29 years. One of the remarkable conditions of the deal is said to be the agree- ment of the North Dakotaofficialsand managers of the Bank of North Da- kota, to keep on deposit at all times, in New York and Chicago banks to designeted by the purchasers of the bonds, a mum of money equal to the face value of the tionds. Thus the state of North Dakota will deposit through the Bank of North Dakota, in eastern banks, $3,000.000 and keep it there where it is practically under the control of the financial houses buying the bonds, that they may attach it should financial misfortune with the new macialistie enterprises of North Da- kota place the state in such a posi- tion that it could not meet the in- terest or principal eii the bonds bought by Compton and Ilalsey, Stewart. For the use of this $3,000,000 of public money the state of North Dakota is to receive the usual two per cent paid on such balances. It is said that only by making Job was a patient man. In fact, he earned undying fame for his patience. However, he never lived during the days of the World War, nor experi- enced the million drives and tag clays that accompanied it If he had, per- haps he too would have lost his pro . yerbial pntience. just as John D. Ros 3 ell of Billings had his torn into ; ell worn shreds. Roswell submitted to a lot during the past few years, but survived, just its Job \pulled through,\ but Job nev- er W 8 S called on to contribute to a fund to prosecute cattle and horse thieves. Maybe it would have broken the straw on his back, too. Anyway, Roswell thinks he ha pitched the limit of endurance an , i told Frank C. Lavigne, chief stock ie speetor, as much in letter in which he graphically explainellwhyhecould contribute no longer. The letter fol- lows: \I have your letter, requesting a l donation for what you consider a very worthy cause, viz., a contribu- tion to a fund to prosecute cattle and horse thieves. I flatter myself that I have a spirit of loyalty and genes - Deity. I have contributed to each anii every object that has been pre- sented to me, but / have to decline helping your catute along for the fol- lowing reasons: \I have been held up, held down. 4and-bagged, walked on, sat on. roll- ed over, flattened out and squeezed; first. by the United Stales govern- men t for federal war tax, the excess profits tax, the Liberty Loan bonds. : and the bonds of matrimony. I have Jrcen seeker' for the state tax, the 'highway tax. the income tax, the au- ' totnobile tax, school tax. dog tax, •.he : syntax, and every society and or- . 'ganization the inventive mind of man can invent to extract what you may riot possess, from the Society of Jobn (he Baptist, the G. A. R., the Wo- man's Relief corps, the men's relief, the stomach relief, the wifeless, the 'husbandless, the childless, the con- 'scienceless, the Navy league, the Red Cross, the green cross, the double cross, and every other cross of all colors. My stock of booze is gone. The mortgage on my farm is about due, no grass on my range, the water holes dry and my cattle stolen—my 1,(1111 burned down lately and because I will not sell all I got left and go beg, borrow or steal, I hnve been 'about held up, hung up, robbed and nearly ruined by a bunch of rustlers, and the only reason r AM clinging to life is to see what in hell is comims next. Yours frantically, John D. Roswell.\ COURT ADJOURNED TUESDAY EVENING Docket All Clear for NextSes- sion Rape Case Put up Joh McAdams Not Guilty District Court adjourned Tuesday evening of this week, Judge Geo. P. -Jones and Court Reporter Vinton re- turning to their homes that evening. In the case of the State vs. McAd- ams, the jury brought in a verdict of 'not guilty.\ In this case the de- fendant was charged with poisoning iheep. Att,orney Heffron of Dead- .vood, S. D., appeared for the defense. The next case taken up was that A State vs. Crosser charged with rape. After but a short time the jury returned a verdict of \not guil- c,y,\ being convinced that it was a lase of a \put up job\ on the part if enemies. In the two cases of the State vs. :rawford, et al, a settlement was cached out of court and the charges .smissed. It is understood that all :omplaining witnesses signed a pe- .ition for dismissal and that the ;oods alleged to have been stolen were settled for. This is the auto- nobil tire \squabble\ so much dim- ussed early in the year. In the civil case of Fruit vs. Zim- lerman the jury awarded damages to :.he plaintiff in the sum of 000. The ,ilaintiff alleged damages on account f a bunch of bucks running loose hat belonged to the defendant. The jury brought in a verdict fay - ring the defendant in the case of rledrick vs. Kauffman. This case %iris appealed from justice court ;herein the defendant was sued for / debt. The defendant entered a omter-claim alleging d...,-nages on ac -Ala of a \beating up\ said to have keen administered by Hedrick. J. W. Evralt was awarded the ver- dict and $235 damages against E. O. colvin in a case involving the fenc- ing of some land belonging to the de- fendant by the plaintiff. 'rhe case of Baird vs. Pickens was postponed until Oct. 30th when it will he \aired out\ before the judge with- - it a jury. The case of Carlson et al, vs. Walk - et al, was ordered to be heard at Capitol later on before George Vin- t , A, as referee. The next regular day of court in C.,riter county will be on Oct. 30th probate and other minor court atters will be heard. On November • h, Judge Comer will return to Eke- , 'i , ct irik t ,k o ,, p n ro se nounce sentence in the — IT TOOK THREE JUDGES District Court in Carter county ad- journed Tuesday after a strenuous session lasting two weeks and two days. Three judges took a part in :he proceedings. Judge i/ousman of [joker convened court on the fir.t day, Judge Con,er of Plentywood pre- sided during the Hedrick trial and Judge Jones of Forsyth occupied the :tench for the balance of the term. Judge Jones is not a stranger amongst us, having presided during the McGlynn sedition case here in November of last year. There WAS also a brilliant array of legal talent :it the session just closed, including some of the ablest lawyers of south- eastern Montana. Those legal lights mingling amongst us were W. A. Goble. Wade Goble and Edwin Booth if Baker, Geo. W. Farr, Sharpless Walker and Judge Loud of Miles City and J. T. Heffron of Deadwood, S. D. besides the local bar members. The !locket was pretty well cleaned up, all am were tried that were ready for trial and none being postponed for want of a judge ---which is a new experience for Carter county. 4 Our old friend Jay Lewis, who for- merly taught school in the Box El- der country and was one of its pio. neer honyockers, writes from Roch- ester, Minn., that he is now com- mencing to begin to get ready to start walking again. Early in the year .1a y a poor connection with a street car down in Enid, Ok- lahoma, hie home town, arid came lout second best in the event, reeelv- ling A couple of badly broken lege. Here's hoping his crutch career will he short. • . 1 s;- , •
