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The Sanders County Independent-Ledger (Thompson Falls, Mont.), 08 Aug. 1918, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn86075282/1918-08-08/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
werirtifr • 41, osor Am, Montana Historical Society ill., •;./. REACHES MORE SANDERS COUNTY READERS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER THE SANDERS COUNTY LEDGER, VOL. 14o NO. 24. SECURES AID FOR POOR FARMERS FREIGHT RATE ON . FEED CUT IN HALF—WILL PRO- VIDE SEED. MONEY AVAILABLE VERY SOON $5,000,000 Has Been Set Aside as a Starter for Fall Seeding and More Will Be Furnish- ed When Needed • Governor S. V. Stewart and Dr. John M. Davis, farm bureau repre- sentative, who went to Washington in the interest of the farmers of the state who have been hit by the drouth, succeeded in obtaining as- sistance that should prove of inestim- able value. The relief o,btained is three -fold: Farmers and stock raisers will be given half rates on shipments of feed. Seed wheat will be furnished for fall planting and later for spring planting. The war finance corporation will loan money to banks to cover ad- vances made or to be made to farm- ers and merchants for harvesting and marketing wheat and other crops. Loans are to be limited to six months and will carry interest at 6 per cent. A meeting of _representatives of banks and the extension service of the farm department of the state agricultural college -and the members of the agricultural committee of the Montana Council of Defense will be held in Helena next Monday to con- fer with Assistant Secretary of Ag- riculture Christie, relative to the funds needed and their distribution by Judge C. Lobdell of the National Farm Loan Board. At the meeting Governor Stewart and Dr. Davis will make their re- port and it is possible Senator Walsh may be present. He and Lewis Pen- well, chief of the work division of the war industries board left Wash- ington for Montana early in the week according to the governor. \Senators Walsh and Myers and Congressman Evans took up the mat- ter of relief for the farmers and ac- companied Dr. Davis and myself to the office of the secretary of agricul- ture, to the director general of the railroads and to other bureaus nec- essary to arrange for the apportion- ment to Montana out of the fund of $5,000,000 set aside for the relief of those stricken by drouth. \The federal land banks of the districts embracing the affected areas will be designated agents of the gov- ernment to make and collect the loans. They will expect the co-opera- tion of the local banks. -\The determination of the ques- tion of making each loan will rest with the department of agriculture which through its various agencies assisted by farm loan and local farmers organizations will investi- gate e,sch application. \The money will be advanced as a loan on wheat or substitute grains planted. No loan will be in excess of $3 per acre nor financed beyond 100 acres. Notes will bear 6 per cent interest. It is the understanding that the applicants must use seed and methods approved by the de- partment of agriculture \In order to give applicants a basis for temporary credit to assist in ob- taining the seed, the department will investigate promptly all applications and the Federal Land bank will issue a statement of approval to the effect that the money will he advanced when the crop is planted and the, necessary certificates and note ant mortgage are executed and delivered. Banks wishing to assist their com- munities should communicate with the Federal Land bank, \The $5,000,000 it is realized is in- telequate to take care of the situa- tion and it is expected that.. perhaps $20,000,000 will - be made available later. Arrangements now will he merely for fall planting, the propo- sition of spring planting to be taken tip later.\ M. E. Mick of Butte, stutperintend- ant sf .the Montana Power Co., paid the lo c al plant a visit Wednesday and Thursday. He left a little re- minder of his call in the way of a raise in wages for the boys. THOMPSON FALLS, MONTANA, THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1918. it U U it lit it it UUtin it it it RED CROSS NOTES assaaait U it U it St ti U Keep right on knitting socks. Joseph Ward has donated the use of a Singer sewing machine to the work room. Messrs. Ramsey, Heiman and Wm. Foster each contributed a dollar to the supply fund this week. Charles Hurlburt oiled all of the sewing machines at the work room Tuesday, and now they hum much faster. Mrs. Rittenour of Plains, Mrs. H. V. Edward? of Trout Creek and Dwight Conger, formerly of Thomp- son Falls but now of Spokane, were visitors at the work rooms the first of the week. The attendance this week has been much better and a great deal of work has been turned out. The 60 pairs of pajama suits were completed in one week. There is \still quite a little work to done on the refugee gar- ments, so the sewers should come as often as possible. Buttonhole work- ers are urgently needed. PREPARE FOR REGISTRATION Local Board Receives Orders to Be Ready to Take Care of Men From 18 to 45. In anticipation of the passage of the new draft law which will require the registration of all men between the ages of 18 and 45, the local board for Sanders county has received in- structions to make its preparations so that the work can be done on short notice as soon as congress takes action. The board is . accord- ingly beginning to form an organi- zation of volunteer workers in each voting precinct, as was done at the time of the first registration, and will be ready to proceed when the date is set. While the act is at present in the conimitteels of fhe senate and -the house, the' war department is so con- fident that its plans will meet with the approval of the lawmakers that it is proceeding almost as though the law wcrc already passed. It has gone so far as to indicate that the date of registration will be during the first week of September and is making its arrangements for that time. Except for the possibility that the age limits may be slightly changed, it is al- most certain that congress will enact the law as requested. The present plan would seem to indicate that it will not be the policy of the government to make use of the married men in raising its army of 5,000,000 men. The necessity of securing new lists - to draw from in the very near future if the married men are not to be called, is the cause of the haste to complete the new registration at the earliest possible date. Figures compiled by the depart- ment show that the number to be registered will be about one and one- half times as great as those who re- sponded in June of last year, which means that this county will register about 1100. FILED FOR STATE OFFICES List of Candidates Who Will Ap- pear on Primary Ballots at Coming Election. With the closing of the time for filing nominations for state offices Wedn - esday, the following have turn- ed in petitions which are sufficient to insure a place for them on the ballots: United States Senator—Republican: 0. M. Lanstrum, Edmund Nichols, Harry H. Parsons, )eannette Rankin; Democratic: T. J. Walsh. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court—Republican: Chas. H. Cooper; democratic: John A. Matthews, R. Lee McCulloch, Sidney Sanner. State Auditor—Republican: Geo. R. Porter; democratic: R. G. Poland. Railroad_ Commissioner — Republi- can: Lee Dennis, Thomas Penny; democratic: J. H. Hall, C. W. Mer- rilies, S. F. Scott. Congressman (1st district) — Re- publican: F. B. Lindeman; democrat- ic: John M. Evans, Mrs, H. C. Mc- Donald. Congressman (2nd district) — Re- publican: R. , G. Linebarger, Carl Reddiek; democratic: H.' Mitchell. \DOLNGS OF THE DUFFS\ Wade X. l'arks, John F. McKay and Wm. Tierney drove to Plains on business Wednesday afternoon. DR. 0. N. LAN RUM Helena Man Who Seeks Republican N nation for U. S. Senate County Seat Quastion Will Be Decided B the Voters The county scat fight is now on in earnest. The petition for an election to. determine wheiher be removed from Thompson Falls to Plains was presented to the board of county commissioners Monday af- ternoon, and the following day was declared sufficient and a resolution authorizing the election was passed. The petition as presented contain- ed 665 signatures, some from every voting precinct in the county except Thompson Falls. A check with the 1916 poll books showed that 59 had not voted at the last general election and a similar check with the assess- ment list for 1917 eliminated 25 who did not appear as taxpayers, leaving a total of 581 valid signers. The tax list showed a total of 987, making it necessary to have 494 names for a majority, and this number is exceed- ed by 88 according to the canvass. . The petition was presented by Jas. M. Self and C. S. Robison on the part of Plains. A Thompson Falls delegation was present and requested the b to postpone consideration for a so that it might be possi- t•-•-so -*Asinine it and prepare their objections. This was resisted by the Plains repre- sentatives and the board immediately commenced with its consideration. No mention or promise of financial assistance to the county to cover the expense of the move was made. The oppouents of the petition have made no announcement of what course will be pursued in waging the campaign to defeat the removal, al- though it can be stated authorita- tively that an active effort will be made to secure sufficient votes for that purpose. The supporters of the movement ,have already showed a great deal of activity and, this will grow in intensity as the campaign progresses. Taken all around, a good old-fashioned scrap, in which no quarter is acked and none given, may be anticipated, and we'll tell you the result the daY after election in Nov- ember. TEACHERS FINALLY CHOSEN Board of Trustees Able to Announce List of Instructors for the Coming Year. The board of trustees of District No. 2 have experienced a great deal of difficulty in signing up and retain- ing a complete staff of teachers for the coming year. They have been engaged in the task all through the spring and summer and several times have thought the work was done, only to have first one and then an- other back down. There is a shortage of teachers, as well as of every other profession, and some seem to be taking advant- age of the situation to demand a large increase in salary, even after contracts have been signed up, but it is now' believed that the following will prove as competent a staff of instructors as the district has ever had: High School — Gertrude Norton, Spring Valley, N. Y.; Edna Bright, Columbus, Ohio. Seventh and Eighth Grades—Mrs. Ida Southwick (hold over). Fifth and Sixth Grades—Vera Zch, Thompson Falls. Third and Fourth Grades—Illanch iturIburt (holdover). First and Second Grades—Lucy Russell, Chicago. Home Economies—Florence John- son (holdover). Eddy—,Edith Schowe (holdover). Austin --Ida Steele, Lawrence, Kas. Deep Creek — Dorothy Shepard, Armstrong, Mo, CALL THIRTY FOR AUGUST Main Contingent Will Report Soon After August 26th—Go to Camp Lewis. The large contingent of the Aug- ust .draft will be called to report within five days after the 26th of the month and will be sent to Camp Lewis. This county's quota will be 30 men, and they will be selected from the list of those who have re- cently been placed in Class I. The physical examination and appeals to the district board have not all been reported as yet, so that the or- der of call cannot now be determin- ed, but notices will be sent out as soon as the exact date of departure is known. Three men were sent to Camp Fre- mont, Calif., Wednesday. The party consisted of Lewis G. Miller and Ot- to H. Werth of Niarada and Geo. R. Munroe of Thompson Falls. Each one had been summoned to report for previous drafts, but had failed to receive their notices in time. The board has had some difficulty from such cases, but in almost every in- stance the .men have eventually re- ported, and there are at the present time very few men listed as slackers. POWERINE. A gasoline saver. sA box of 100 tablets for $1 on , . One tablet to each gallon of gasoline. Guaranteed to give 20 per cent more mileage; cleans out carbon; more power. Send me $1.00 for a box by return mail. Sub agents wanted. H. A. Hammons, agt. for Sanders county, Plains, Mont. THE INDEPENDENT -ENTERPRISE, VOL. 3; NO. 12. NEW CANDIDATES APPEAR Approach of Final Day for Filing Petitions Brings Activity Among Politicians With Monday as the final day for filing nomination petitions for the primary election, a considerable in- crease in activity has been noted among the prospective candidates for office, and several new names have been added to those who will court the favor of the voters. In this week's issue appear the for- nial announcements of Jas. H. Green far assessor and Fred S. Symes of Cama-s Prairie for commissioner on the democratic side, and J. W. Van Arsdol of Camas Prairie for treas- mere on the republican side. Mr. Green is just completing his first *term in the assessor's office and has made a record which should in- sure his nomination for a second term. He has attended strictly to the office affairs and has accomplished a great deal toward equalizing the as- sessments on a fair basis. As far as can be learned there have been few complaints against his work and tax- payers generally are well satisfied with the results obtained. Fred S. Symes was one of the early settlers in the reservation country, and while he has never held a public office in this county, he is said to possess the qualifications in a busi- ness way which should make him a successful commissioner. He has served an appraiser for the farm loan association' of his community and is well acquainted with the needs of that section of the county. J. W. Van Arsdol is another of the early settlers of the reservation country and comes with the strong- est endorsements from his neighbors and friends as a man who is well qualified and competent to fulfill the duties of the treasurer's office. Others who have indicated., that they will file papers within the time limit are S. G. Skulason for county attorney, J. W. Florin for assessor, John Brauer for surveyor, J. W. Glad- den for representative and R. R. Ross for public administrator, all on the republican ticket. The leaves the democrats short only a candidate for the office of county superintend- ent and the democrats one for sur- veyor. Since,. the above was put in type we have received the announcement of H. E. Smith of Hot Springs as a candidate for the office of county treasurer on the democratic ticket Mr. Smith is considered a capable man by those who know him and will undoubtedly make a strong bid for the nomination. J. D. Bowser and K. R. Murchi- son, both of Dixon, are said to be candidates for the commissioner's, job the former on the republican and the latter on the democratic ticket. DISASTROUS FIRE AT DIXON Hotel, Pool Hall, Two Restaurants, Jewelq , Store and Office DeIroye Early last Friday morning a fire broke out in the back room of the Marcure pool hall at Dixon, and be- fore the flames could be checkel the entire bloA was wiped out. The buildings destroyed in addifion to the pool hall were the.Dixon Cafe, own- ed by Mrs. Wm. Matthics, the Over- land Hotel, the Overland Cafe, Mar- ley's jewelry store and the office of the railroad engineers. The last named buildings were owned by An- drew Madsen, proprietor of the hotel. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The pool hall was closed at 10 o'clock Thursday evening so that it seems unlikely that it could have h c caused by i a cigarette stub or a care- lessly dropped match. The fire was discovered by W. E. Campbell who aroused the townspeople in time to save practically everything which could be removed from the buildings readily. Lack of fire fighting appara- tus, however, made it impossible to successfully cope with the flames, and the fighters had to l• content to protect the adjoining buildings Fortunately there was no wind to carry sparks. The loss is estimated at about $15,000 with insurance amounting to approximately $10,000. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted us in our sad heresy ment, and also for the beautiful flor- al offerings. • A. C. HELMAN-AND FAMILY OLIN H. HELMAN ENDS OWN LIFE CIMMITTED SUICIDE MONDAY MORNING WHILE DE- SPONDENT. ILL HEALTH LEADS TO RASH Acir Had Just Been Examined For Draft and Would Have Been Called For Service Before Long. Olin H. Heiman, the third son of Andrew Helman, who resides on Prospect creek, ended his life Mon- day morning by shooting himself through the • heart. The deed was committed A the home at about 11:30 o'clock and was the result of a fit of despondency which is supposed\ to have been brought on by ill health d trouble with a lady friend. The body of the young man was found immediately following the shooting by the father whe was at work near the house and heard the fatal shot. Despite the quickness with which he reached the son, he was too late to render any assist- ance to save his life as the bullet was so well directed that - death was almost instantaneous. A note was found addressed to the father in which he stated that there was noth- ing further to live for and that he preferred to go in this manner. The body was brought to town and Coroner McCaffery was called to take charge of affairs, but it was decided by the authorities that no inquest was necessary as there was nothing the dispute the theory of suicide. Olin H. Heiman was born near Stevensville, Mont., September 20, 1896. He came to Thompson Falls with his parents in 7900 and ha. since resided at the home except for a short time spent on a homestead on the reservation andinvhile at work in this vicinity. For the past few months he had been employed at the Homestake mine at Trout Creek, but had returned the latter part of the week to be examined for the draft. He hadiken in rather poor health for some time past and had talked of taking treatment at Missoula as recently as the previous day. Beside the father, he leaves three brothers to mourn his death: Henry, who is with the forestry regiment in France; Clarence, who is also in the service ant stationed at an east- ern camp, and George who is at home. His mother and sister, Mary, passed away in 1910. Olin was a quiet, unassuming, well behaved young man, and one who possessed the ability to make and keep friends. He was one of the last persons who would he suspect- ed of considering so rash an act, and it can only be' accounted for by the fact that he was not himself at the time. The funeral services were conduct- ed Wednesday afternoon at the Meth- odist church, Rev. F. E. Dodds of- ficiating. They were attended by a large number of the neighbors and friends of the family, and the esteem in which the young man was held was indicated by the beautiful floral offerings in evidence. The body was laid to rest in the local cemetery by the side of those who had preceded him. • • THIS IS WHAT MIGHT BE • CALLED \DOING • THEIR BIT- • Sanders county made an ex- • cellent record in the sale of • War Savings Stamps for the • month of July, the total sales • as reported by Postmaster • Wm. Moser being $7,042.57. • The Thompson Falls post of- * fice disposed of $2897.55 worth • of the little stickers and most • of the smaller offices did just • as well in proportion, but • strange to say $181.00 repre- * sented the • sales at Plains. • Can it b'e possible that some- * thing is interfering with the • war work in our sister town? • Perhaps the Council of De- ' fense was right after &Y. • • • •
