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' INDEPEN ENT VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 10 SUPERIOR. MINERAL_COUNTY, MONTANA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1915 $2.00 PER YEAR COUNTY EXHIBIT SIDE-TRACKED FOR GRAND JURY Expensive Wrangling In New County Cause Commissioners to Hold Back In Matter of Showing at State Fair. OTHERS WILL NOT SHOW • Helena is fast / becoming an event of national repute, and that the some 40 counties which comprise the state of Montana is the fair itself is an undeniable fact and one to be highly commended. Judging from the past, each Individual gounty has put its best foot fprward in exhibits, which places our state in the front rank. Undoubtodly, with the recently awarded prizes at the Panama - Pacific exposition, where some 500 medals were awarded Mon- tana on heragricultural products, the coming fair will be the best ever produced. Every county should be repre- sented at the state fair, and the opportunity of having an exhibit at the show this year should not be overlooked, it being one of the finest advertising mediums the state has ever known, owing to the fact that it is patronized by a large attendance of people outside the state who are passing through on their way to and from the exposition. But Little The annual state fair held at Mineral, in swaddling clothes, has decided not to exhibit this year, for needless expenditure of the county's money has been the hue and cry ever since the Cate - pillar engine came to stay. To enter the arena at Helena would mean a great expenditure. At least $1,000 should be appropri- ated and an expert man put on the job at once. With the calling of a grand jury we have no money to spend on county displays. In fact, when a county gets to wrangling public welfare and public im- provement ceases to become a virtue, for knockers and boosters cannot pull together and unless there is harmony no public un- dertaking will be a success. A cloud is resting over Mineral county, and until that is lifted development will be retarded. Thirty counties will make dis- play. The following, with- Min- eral, will not exhibit: Gallatin, Toole, Wibeaux, Granite, Hill, Teton, Stillwater, Carbon and Flathead. PROSPECTORS COME BACK \Corduroy Jim\ Says Partners Wapted to Fish and Sleep and When Storm Broke They Made For Home. A party consisting of A. Thompson, C. Peterson, Ole Erickson and James Garten of Mullen returned Wednesday from a prospecting trip into the Clear- water country. Messrs. Thomp- son, Peterson and Erickson re- turned to their homes by train, but Mr. Garten, alias \Corduroy decided to lead his gentle burro over the Yellowstone trail, reflecting en route on the fickle- ness of man, for it is alleged by Mr. Garten that their leader, Mr. Thompson, former shift boss of Of the Snowstorm mine, pre- ferred basking in the summer sunshine beside a sparkling stream, fishpole in hand, watch- ing the speckled trout as they —.darted toward the baited hook, or lying idly on a mossy hillside mini's , gazing into space. instead of delving into old Pot mountain to,And the famous Johnston lead. At Cold Springs a severe snow- ' storm overtook the party, damp- ening the ardor of the prssp s egi; ors, who decided to - quit the wilds. AccoAngly their tools, gold pans and grub stake were disposed of at a Moose Creek placer mining camp and light hearted but goldless they beat it for civilization, much to the dis- gust of Mr. Garten, who deelares his companions were a bunch of tenderfeet—long (on hikin' but slow at diggin'. ' DR. E. FESSLER AT MISSOULA MEETING St. Regis Man Talks on Rural School Bond Issues. St. Regis, July 7. —Dr. Elmer Fessler is attending the Rural Educators' meeting held in Mis- soula this week, and spoke Wednesday on bond issues, rep- resenting school trustees of this community. Bonds were recent- ly issued in this district to build \0 1-,chnc: hauac and thc building is rapidly progressing. Joe Gereau and Ray Leib were mons the stampede visitors Sunday. RURAL - PROBLEMS DISCUSSED AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY The University of Montana's summer school's spe- cial week for rural problems, now in session in Missoula, is one Of the greatest steps in the right direction, for in effecting an organization of school trustees to co-operate with county superintendents and teachers much better results can I* accomplished. Dr. Elwood D. Cubberly of the Stanford -Leland university will deliver special talks throughout the week. Special meetings will be held aside from the general assemblies when all rural prob- lems will be thoroughly discussed. Today there will be a convention of county superin- tendents. Friday there will be a meeting of teachers in elementary grades for round -table discussion, led by the experts who are in the summer school faculty. W. D. Graves, Missoula county secretary of the Farmers' Society of Equity, will describe the organization of that body. In the afternoon of Friday there will be a meeting of the Country Life association of the wes,tem district. On Friday also there will be held a meeting of the rural editors. This gathering, held in the school of journalism building, will be addressed by State Commis- sioner of Publicity J. M. Kennedy, J. R. Faulds of Stev- ensville, and A. L Stone, dean of the school of journal- ism. Saturday will be given over to the Farmers' Society of Equity. FALSE TEETH MISSING Saltese, July 7. —James Pres- ton, old-timer and owner of the Rock Island group of 'mining claims, was picked up uncon- scious between the Northern Pacific tracks and the Saltese Supply company by Frank J. Luedke Saturday afternoon and hurried in his automobile to Dr. Fulcher's office, where he was given immediate attention. Dr. Fulcher being unable to locate the difficulty, Dr. Mowery of Wallace was called and after con- sultation it was thought Mr. Preston had swallowed his false teeth. He was hurried to Wal- lace where the X-ray will be ap- plied and, if necessary, an opera- tion will be performed. Mr. Preston is about 65 years old and has •been interested in mining property in this vicinity for many years. ITALIAN GOES ,TO FIGHT Louis Liberty, a section la- borer at Iron Mountain, has been called for military duty, and will leave for Italy the latter part Of July. The Italian consul has issued a call and free transporta- tion will be given those respond- ing to their country's appeal. LOCAL PEOPLE RETURN MONDAY Messrs. Gibson, Smith, Dean, Thorn, Hoffman, Ives, Hayes and E. Winters returned Monday evening, after a few days so- journ in the Garden City. The county commissioners are in regular session this week. LADIES AID TO HOLD PICNIC The Woman's Aid society will hold its annual picnic at the Wilkinson orchard Thursday July 15. Everybody it invited to come and bring their lunch which will be served at 5 o'clock in the evening. The ladies will hold their business session pre- vious to this hour. COOPER LOSES FINE DOG DeBorgia, July 7. —George R. Cooper of this place lost a very fine St. Charles Spaniel the fore- part of the week, supposedly to have been picked up by a party of emigrants moving east. In view of this fact Mr. Cooper is endeavoring to head them off, having gone to Alberton for this purpose. SALTESE GIRL MARRIED Saltese, July 7.—The marriage of Miss Anna G. Bronton, one of Mineral county's most charm- ing young ladies, and daughter of Mike Bron ton, prominent hotel man of this place, was married in Missoula Thursday, July 1st, to Thomas C. Tonkin„ an em- ploye of the Northern Pacific Ry. Co. at Helena. Mrs. W. L. Hyde and daughter returned from Missoula Monday nignt, little Maggie varman ac- companying them. Attorney R. H. Smith and A. R. Jacobs of Missoula are spend- ing a few days fishing_ in this vicinity. To PREVENT FIRES STEPS ARE TAKEN Many Extra Men Are Being Stationed at Various Points lit Reserves. Quick Action Can Be Had If Necessary. LOOKOUT STATIONS BUILT Great precaution is being taken this year in the matter of forest fires. Extra men are being sta- tioned at lookouts in various parts of the forest reserve, usu- ally on a prominent peak, the lookout station consisting' -of a platform built in some tall tree, where a good view of the sur- rounding country can be had. In the Quartz district seven emergency tool houses have been built. These little buildings, which are really only large boxes, are supplied with tools to be used in case of fire, and by having them on the spot much time can be saved in case of fire. \ 4 3 orest Sherill is in charge of this district: Andrew Hanson pa- trols the N -P tracks from West - fall to Cyr; E. L. Alwayrd is stationed at St. Patrick's lookout station; Tom Nichols is a patrol- man, and Archie Sherill a smoke - chaser, besides Henry Nelson, the man who looks after the trail building in that locality, concludes the list in District No. 3 of a corps of very able and competent men. JUDGE CALLS JURY Judge Asa L. Duncan cailed a grand jury Wednesday to in- vestigate the charges preferred against the county commissioners by the Taxpayers' league. The following men were called: Archie McLeod, H. E. Wolfe, Thomas O. Kay and.Henry New- man, St. Regis; Chris Frey, Quartz; C. E. French, Tarkio; Charles Bronson and George Gerrity, Alberton; J. W. Mc- Donald and 4esse Huller, Iron Mountain; E. Holden, Cyr; A. Miner, Cobden. LONG TRIP IS MADE IN FORD AUTO Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lehman, well known hotel people of Tacoma, Washington, were auto campers last week en route from Brownsville, Texas, where they have been spending the past winter. Last fall the Lehmans passed through here on their way south in a Ford, car in quest of rest and recreation. That they have received both is con- firmed by their healthy, rosy ap- pearance and high spirits which always accompanies months spent in the open. Various portions of Texas were visited as well as Brownsville, the latter being on the Mexican border and an op- portunity was given them of viewing some of the Mexican warfare, although it was alleged the northern papers were giving more real news than could be obtained by a first -handed sight- seer. The mother heart of Mrs. Lehman was touched by the Mexican boy soldiers, many of them being little fellows 12years old, and the majority are not over 18 years of age. - A delay of 10 days between Ft. Worth, Texas, and LaJunta, Kansas, account of high water, has been the only obstacle since the homeward journey began May 24. The floods in Kansas, the Lehmans stated, laid waste thousands of acres of grain, in many instances the hail and wind having beaten the grain completely into the ground; other places great wheat. - fields lay completely submerged. The Lehmans were met in Wallace by Tacoma friends, last week, who will finish the homeward trip with them. GRAHAM CASE POSTPONED Owing to the illness of Char17 for continuance of hearing from Hall, attorney for the defens, m the 8th to the 15th was made of the state vs. Graham, a request Justice Franklin Thursday.
