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VOLUME XII. . EKALAKA, CARTER COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920. FOR SEED GRAIN AND GOOD ROADS , Petitions are being circulated this week asking the county commissien- era of, Carter conaty to call an elec- tion for the purpose of deciding on the question of voting for bonds for the purchase of seed grain for needy farmers and also bonds for the con- struction of good roads over the en- tire county. A united effort is being made over the entire state at this time towards securing more suit- able highways. Already the majori- ty of the counties of the state have voted bonds for new road construc- tion, Fallon county, our neighbor on the north, having just recently voted a road bond issue of $275,000. The county comaiissioners are requested to ascertain the amount to be voted upon for better roads. The election on seed grain and feed relief bonds will call for a $50,000 issue and that part of the funds not used That is realized froni the sale of bonds Will be placed in the banks of the county where the interest secured will off -set that which must be paid.. - In this manner, the seed grain and feed bond issue would not cost the county tax- payers a single penny, but'would se- cure the growth of the county and provide a means of retaining the far- mer and ranchman in our midst who without help,. must necessarily stay out of the farming game until such time in the future as his financial in- terests grow. Those familiar with conditions following dry period say It takes from five to seven years for a country to \come back\ unless aid is extended them. Should the bond propositions come before the voters of Carter county, they ought to carry by a big majority. We are living in the only county in the state of Montana without a rail- road. pn4 ecatainty without even decei4 roads. Last year the first move towa s good roads was made when the commissioners joined with the State and National kovernment in laying out the Baker-Ekalaka state highway. The bond issue now pro- posed for road construction will have nothing to do with the Baker-Ekalaka highway as this matter has been pre- . viosly settled, but it is propoked to use this money for the construction of necessary roads in all parts of the county from the Wyoming line to the Fallon county line. At the Eastern Montana Good Roads Convention last week, W. H. Peck of Ekalaka was elected on the board of directors to represent the in- terests of Carter county. BASKET BALL GAME TOMORROW NIGHT. Tomorow night at the Play House the first basket ball game to be play- ed by the High School will be called. A game btween the high school girls is also on the program for the eve- ning. As this is the first time that the Ekalaka High School is to be rep- resented in inter -scholastic sport we believe it will interest the people of this section to see just what progress the children are making. We have all encouraged high school sports. Let us boost their first public appearance and attend tomorrow night. WEATHER REPORT. The following shows the weather report for January as to the maxi- mum and minimum temperature for the Ekalaka U. S. station: High Low Jan.! 20 7 Jan. 2 34 13 Jan. 3 34 16 Jan. '4 43 14 Jan. 5 44 23 Jan. 6 34 17 Jan. 7 19 7 Jan. 8 23 10 Jan. 9 29 22 Jan. 10 28 16 Jan. 11 30 8 Jan. 12 34 24 Jan. 13 40 14 Jan. 14 41 31 Jan. 15 41 30 LIKE GETTINc BLOOD - OUT OF A TURNIP Wo had all kinds of hopes this week of getting a little inside dope on the oil drilling game, but nix, nothing doing, We might let it go at simply saying that \W. F. Cadman was in town this week\. To be sure, that wouldn't be much news, but it is a fact that Int is connected so we under- stand, with t those gentlemen who own all the oil leases in these parts. This gentleman has been covering a lot of territory around here since he arriv- ed last Saturday and his rounds have taken him 'ever the Medicine Rocks supposed oil lands. Persons trying to get a little information from the visitor have given up the job as they say they would rather try a hand at getting Townley to give away the se- crets of his. little game. Our supply of hopes not being en- tirely exhausted, we are hoping to yet find out something of interest to our readers. Maybe it will show up in the next few weeks. FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING. „ — The First National Bank held its annual election Tuesday and elected officers for.the ensuing year. Those officers elected were: W. J. Johnson, president; S. A. Holt, vice president; George Farwell, vice _president; J. W. Brant, cashier and Ira J. Wartman, assistant cashier. The directors are: W. J. Johnson, S. A. Holt, George H. Farwell, George W. Thomas and J. W. Brant. The stockholders expressed them- selves as highly pleased with the con- tinuous growth of this bank, which being less than six months old has resources of $110,000. The First Nat- ional Bank enjoys sound and unlimit- ed financial connections and will be prepared to care for all legitimate loan requests,from the people of this section. • - 1 0 0 . - • .• TO DRILL FOR OIL IN SOUTHERN CARTER COUNTY. The Alzada Fairplay states that a representative of the Frantz Oil Cor- poration has been in that locality of late and that contracts for lumber and other supplies have been let, prepara- tory to commencing drilling upera- tions on Seven -Mile creek, neh the town of Alzada. The Frantz company has a number of wells in Wyoming and are also drilling for oil near Col- ony, just across the Montana line. Should oil be discovered to the east of us at Camp, Crook and to the south of us near Alzada, Carter county as- sessable property ought loktake on a boom. CHAS. DUMONT MARRIED. Camp Crook Gazette.—Charles Du- mont and Mrs. Ida F. Shirley were married at Sturgis, S. D., on Saturday December 27, 1919 and after a few days stay at Belle Fourche, left for the west on a short honeymoon tour. We understand they expect to sojourn a few weeks at Thermopolis; Wyo., before their return home. Mr. Du- mont is one of the most popular stockmen of this section of the coun- try. His ranches are located on Hack - berry creek in Montana, about six- teen miles west of town. Camp Crook likes to claim him as a citizen, how- ever, by reason of his partnership in- terests in the deBelloy-Dumont store, il . t . hough he has never taken an ac - two part in the store business. The bride is a daughter of Mrs.H. Shrews- bury, and a member of one of the pioneer families of western Harding county. For the past two years she has been employed as, cashier in the dehelloy & Dumont establishment in Camp Crook, during which time she acquired the friendship and esteem of all the patrons of the firm, which in - dudes the people of the entire com- munity. They will be absaat for a month or six weeks. Their home- coming will be marked by a hearty welcome from the people of this vic- inity. The Improvement Club meet e with Mrs. Ramme at the home of Mrs. T. M. Corpstock today. FOR SALE. -80 acres; clear of in - cumbrance; fee patent No. 716295; , the 5 1 ,6 of NW/4, See. 26, T. 1N. R. 58E, M. P. -M., at $4.50 per acre, cash. Good grazing_ land; have deed and ab- 'stract.—J. F. Russell, Interior, S. D.tf SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES! Steps are being taken looking to- wards an organization of a permanent Post of the American Legion in Cart- er county. For that purpose, a mass meeting will be held at the Fire Hall at Ekalaka, Saturday evening, Janu- ary 17, 1920 at 7 o'clock sharp. All men who served in the late war with Germany, either in the marines, army or navy are urgently requested to be present. 1HE LOCAL NEWS OF THE PAST Wm. The embroidery club met yesterday at the home of Mrs. June G. Olsen. Ham Ewalt was in town on Sunday coming up from his ranch on , upper Box Elder. FOR SALE—Relinquishment and a good ranch. Inquire First National Bank, Ekalaka. 3tp J. D. Gross and D. G. Stanek of the Box Elder country were busineds mild -0 in town Tuesday. The Christian Science society meets every Sunday at 2:30 at the Church. All are cordiaaly invited. Judson Hiscock and C. H. Emerson were in town the fore part of the week from their respective ranches. Rev. Ralph Seargent, who is pastor of a -federated church in Helena is scheduled to speak in Ekalaka on Feb. 1st. . The ice houses about town have all been filled, the ice this year being ( an excellent quality and thicker than for several years. Charles Lavall transacted business in town the fore part of the week, coming in from .his ranch in \little Alaska\ on the Box Elder. Horses and mules sold by the - gov- , eminent in Germany since November 1st have brought about $140 a head. These were unserviceable animals. V.E. Davis, local agent of the Con- tinental Oil Co. is taking - advantage of the \decent\ weather and moving in a big stock of oils; gasoline, etc. from the railroad. DeLoss Hall was over to Baker on Sunday to meet Mrs. Hall who was returning from the convention of the superintendents of schools over the state which was held at Bozeman. J. W. Ewalt left last week for city of Bozeman to intend the \Far- mer's Week\ program which was to commence on Monday. The program is given by the Montana Agricultural College. George Farwell was in town Wed- nesday from his snow hatchery on Box Elder. Heisays they are making one big success of raising snow down in that valley this winter. Snow or no snow, George is still enthusiastic. Not a single candidate for county office has yet throwed his hat in the ring so'that you could notice it. Of course we all have our suspicions con- cerning some of them. Even the old reliable \slate -fixer\ has not as yet come to the show down, although he is still looking over the deck. Horace Hardy returned Saturdal from Anoka, Minn., where he has en -I joyed ( ?) a vacation under the . care of a physician. Horace says he is feeling greatly improved and believes his trip to Minneasota has done him a lot of good. Needless to say, he is glad to be back in Ekalaka. Bob Yates tells us that the meadow larks are out warbling around on the Box Elder, and we understand also that this section has more snow than' other parts. We have been expecting a meadow lark story every day late- ly, but we didn't think Bob would go on record as bringing in the first re- port. • Contractor Thompson has got his crew of carpenters back on the new . court house job. The plasterers fin- ished up last week and \pulled out\ and now the finishing work is being done. The heating plant is being ra- pidly installed, the lightieg plant is in and all and all, she's a busy place, \over there\. The committee for the disposition of the Ciffistmas Tree Fund has sent $25 to the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief. Hid.- bert Hoover says theirs \is the most desperate situation in the world\. $10 was sent to the Montana Children's Home at Helena and $10 to the Or- phans Home at Twin Bridges. The above benevolences stand to the credit of the whole citizenship a Ekalaka. Uncle Sam, being a rather good old spoet, has presented W. II. Peck and June G. Olsen with the Ba.lokala- ka mail contract. These gentlemen were bondsmen .for tt. 11. Ferguson and the latter's disappearnace placed the responsibilty on Mr. Peck and Mr. Olsen., These men expect to operate the Mail line within a short time and will hire parties to 'Continue carrying the mail. The whereabouts of Dick Fergupon are still unknown. NUMBER 3 41111.111•1111111MOMM George Cleveland, Jr. was a Miles City visitor the fore part of this week. WANTED—To buy 4 three -year -old steers.—W. Patterson, P. 0. box 175, Ekalaka. ltp Over 2,000 gallon of gasoline ar- rived at the local oil station Wednes- day from Baker. Catholic services were held in Eka- laka last Suday, conducted by Father Rocque of Plevna. E. T. Taylor of the Chalk Buttes was a visitor in town on Tuesday and called 14 our office. LOST—A' bunch of keys in Ekala- ka. Return to this office for reward. About ten keys' on ring. tf Judson W. Hiscock on Tuesday pur- chased an isolated tract of land at the Miles City land office. IF YOU are prepared to talk pur- chase of a good residence in Ekalaka, see A. L. Shaw or call him up. Pri- vate phone. it Miss Mary B. Berry is herevisit- ing her parents coming down from Miles City where she is attending the public schools. Carpenters expect to iommence the construction of the new residence for Attoreey Nelstead within ,a few days. Hq will build in Park Addittion. IF YOU are interested or Intend to purchai* a residence site in Park Ad- dition don't procrastinate. Buy at once on the easy -payment plan be- fore prices advance. it We are certainly glad to - note that Editor F. C. Bunn of the Plevna Her- ald has so far recovered from his ill- , eess as to leave the Miles hospita and return to his home. • Looks as if we are going to see a battle royal,. next Wednesday night at the Play House when the Prune - 'peddlers and Pen -pushers have'it•out in that basket ball game. Regular practices are now being held by the members of the coming Fire department minstrels. Active work on the completion of the pro- gram will commence on the first of the month. A Miles City dispatch in the Bil- lings paner says: \R. F. Law, who but recently returned from service in the Canadian overseas forces and who has suffered for the past several months from a tumor of the leg, has been returned to the local hospital for treatment and operation. Art R. Harvey of Piniele returned last week, having received his honor- able discharge , from the army. Mr. Harvey left here two years ago this Month and enlisted in the army, first going to the Phillippine Islands and in August of 1917 was transferred to Siberia. He put in 15 months in that torn -up country and came direct from there on his return home. Mr. Har- vey says he met Oscar Harvey of this place, (no relative) and also Henry Malmquist in Siberia. He believes Russia has got to settle her own diff- erences and believes all American sol- diers should be withdrawn. Art left for his home at Piniele on Wednesday where he will get back into the farm- ing game. . HILL DRILL FOR OIL IN LONG PINE HILLS. Camp Crook Gazette.—Messers. C. M. McConnell, P. S. Dumbolton and C. W. Heake of Spokane, Wash., arrived in Camp\ Crook Saturday evening. Next morning they hired a car and went out in the Long Pine hills, re- turning here Tuesday evening. They were very close mouthed, at first, but upon returning to town they had no hesitancy in stating the purpose of their visit was to make oil locations in the hills! that they had located 640 acres and leased some 4,000 more, and intended to exploit the field this coming summer. They say their land is located aboutb midway between the McClary ranger station and the Pen- dleton ranch, in what is known as. the \bad -lands\ about sixteen miles north west of Camp Crook. They were rep- resentatives of the Montana Whitetail Oil Aidociation, a Spokane oil devel- opment company. They assured the Gazette that they intended to have a drilling rig here and have it in oper- ation by June 15th at the least. EKALAKA STATE BANK'S x. ANNUAL MEETING. The stockholders of the Ekalaka State Bank held their annual meeting Taesday of this week. The annual report was received from the cashier and this showed that this local fin- ancial institution has enjoyed a very liberal patronage during the past year and a substantial increase in business. Dividends satisfactov to the stock- holders were paid.Xsides which one thousand dollars was added to the surplus fund. This fund is now $15, 000 or one-half of the capital. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: P. A. Hilbert, presi- dent; Septon Cady, Vice-president; H. B. Albert, cashier; T. M. Comstock, assistant cashier and S. J. Emswiler, assistant cashier. The directors that were elected were: P. A. Hilbert, H. B. Albert, Septon Cady,.V. S. Himsl, S. J. Emswiler. Those in attendance from out-of-town at the meeting were V. S. Himsl and A. C. Mikalson of Plevna and E. J. Flasted. A CHALLENGE! It is with a feeling of sympathy, 'that the undersigned find themselves compelled at this time to offer a challenge to the Prune -Peddlers of Ekalaka. This challenge is for a basket ball game to be played at the Play House next Wednesday evening. It has been the general practice of the Pruneddlers lately, to walk around like a self-appointed general in the Mexican army, trying to make everybody in the whole town believe that they are the whole cheese, espec- ially when it came to playing basket ball. Their brazen manner and self-, opinion has got \our goats\ and for the uplift of the community we dare these egg -crate, spud -sorting, prune peddlers to show up at the play House next Wednesday night, that we take a little \fall\ out of their ideas and opinions of themselves. We propose to demonstrate to them, if given the opportunity that they don't know any more about a basket ball game than an apricot.—The Pencil Pushers, Eka- laka. We understand that the outstand- ing feature under discussion by the stockholders of our local banking in- stitutions on Tuesday was the ques- tion of the re -stocking of this sec- tion with liVestock in the spring. It is said that the local banks will en- deavor to take the initiative in this tn.atter and will bend every effort to- wards shipping in stock of such a grade as will guarantee the future of the livestock industry in Carter coun- ty. Much encouragement is given those desiring to start small dairy herds, the ownersllip of a few dairy cattle having proven very profitable te those who have tried this side is- sue while farming or ranching. District No. 2 of the Eastern Mon- tana Good Roads Association was or- ganized in Miles City last Wednesday and representatives were present at that time from the countievi of Cart- er, Fallon, Prairie, Garfield, Custer and Powder River. The meeting was presided over by W. C. McClintock, and the following officers were elect- : President, W. E. Holt; Vice-pre- ident, R. F. Smith; Secretary, W. G. Ferguson. The board of directors is constituted as follows: A. 0. Hew: itt, Prairie county; R. F. Smith, Fal- lon county; W, C. Henderson, Gar- field, county; W. II. Peck, Carter 'county; Is/. A. Burkey, Powder River 'county and W. E. !lofty Custer county. The Answer. Mr. Know-it-all Pencil Pusher: Through the courtesy of the Eagle we have been shown your challenge. Don't ask us if, we accept. We'll be there: Your Pencil -pusher organiza- tion is only composed of a bunch of skinny's anyhow, serving behind the bars of the local banks. You certain- ly do not deserve any credit as to your basket ball skill, as you are now but the laughkng stock of your banks, which pays &I dividends. The Prune - Peddlers • are \at your service\. We take delight in waiting upon you and are always glad to help rid the town of boasting nuisances. Our team is composed of . men physically able to care for themselves and we pride our- selves on being without any \little runts\. We know as well as you do that it is beneath our dignity to con- descend to meet you next Wednesday night yet we feel that because of your past actions you stould suffer that humilation which you deserve. It is with a feeling of remorse that we do this and we herewith request. the good aeople of Ekalaka come out and help us settle this question. Your sym- pathy will lighten the burden of sor- row and shame, which we propose to -hand to those to -be -pitied Pencil- Pushers.—Respectfully, The Prune - Peddlers. J. W. Grant made a business trip to Baker The fore part of the week. DEMMY'S OBSERVE JACKSON DAY The democrats of the nation ob- served Jackson's Day by a banquet in Washington. Homer S. Cummings, chairmank of the democratic national committee presided, while Bruce Bre- mer of Montana, vice chairman pre- sided at an overflow meeting. ° In opening the speak,ing program, Mr. Cummings declared - that \inevit- able impulses are Rework carrying us each day nearer and nearer to victory. Our cause is sacred and the contest is but the • measuring of our own spirits. For the present, \ we are enduring, with what patience we may, an inter- lude of Republicacn incapacity. The American people have paid, add are still paying, a staggering penalty for the election of a Republican Howie and Senate in November, 1918. Since that time all the processes of govern- ment hive been impaired, the work or reconstruction has been delayed, thee development and extension of the American business has been prevented and the peace of the world has been postponed.\ \Contrasted with their patent in- aptitude, we place our unparalleled record, in peace and in war, enriched by a leadership which has carried America to greater heights of pros- perity and honor and success than she has ever known before.\ Governor Cox of Ohio told the as- sembled democrats that the result of the 1918 campaign was not a demo- cratic defeat, as \no political party which denies intercourse with treason suffers a reverse in so doing.\ In the campaign, he said, the . republi- cans, \with almost ghoulish enthus- iasm,\ had sought to turn ,\heart breaks and anxieties into,Aitterness against governmental authority and when the present Congress assem- bled, in skillful phrases -they sought to make the great war, and particu- larly our governments conduct of our part of it, an unworthy affair.\ Senator Hitchcock, administration leader in the treaty fight in the Sen- ate declared: \This great document which is the first and perhaps the only effort of the nations of the world to organize, for peace and do away with the horrors of war, is ac- ceptable to every other nation. It Is accept/0e to the people of the United States but unfortunately in the Sen- ate of the United States it has found obstacles. I hope they will be over- come. I believe they will be. If, however, Republican leaders defeat this plan and throw down the gaunt- let for a fight to a finish before the American people, we are ready to take it up. We shall find whether the American people want to help or- ganize the world for peace or return to prekarations for war.\ Deidaratic accomplishments during the past six years entitled the party to a \long lease of power\ said Rep- resentative Champ Clark of Missouri. In six years of Democratic control, he said, more constructive legislation was placed on the statute books than was put there in 24 years of Republi- con control. \Election of the United States senators by the people was a great progressive measure. We pass- ed a bill for the prevention of the corrupt use of money in elections. We established the Trade Commission and the war risk insurance bureau. We passed the ship purchase bill, and this has given this country a fine mer- chant fleet.\ \We did it by good team work. The democratic congress did its duty. The great Democratic president, Woodrow Wilson, did his duty and on the glorious record thus made we confidently appeal to the voters of the land\. A letter from President, Wilson ) in which he flung defiance in the face of those .who would compromise on the league, aroused the diners to en% thusiasm. The president insisted the people were with him and that the matter befotb them for final arbi- tration.l Bryan said in discussing the league: \A democratic president'WAR the spokesman of the United - Stites in holding out to a war 7 ivorn world the hope of universal peace, and he broaght back from Paris the coven- ant of a league of nations that pro- vides means for settling international disputes without a resort'to fotce. Ile did the best he could and succeed- ed better than we have any right to expect when we remember that he fought single-handed against the self- ish interests of the world. The re- niblicati party, in control of the Son - (Continued on ge 4) ' a -r •:4
