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Wiiiitarical Society 0). 1 BRITAIN'S WAR tECAETARY marl Kitchener, who was recalled to London as he was leaiing,.,England fort Egypt and appointed secretary of statel 'tor war. ASK PEOPLE TO PRAY PRESIDENT WILSON SETS ASIDE A DAY FOR PRAYER FOR THE NATIONS NOW AT WAR. Washington, Sept. 8. ---President - Wilson today signed a proclamation ,calling on the people of the United .States to pray for peace in Europe. The president's protnination sets aside Sunday, October 4, as a day .of prayer. Pr.esident Wilson's proclamation \By the president of the -United States of America, a proclamation: \Whereas Great nations of the world have taken up arms against -one another and war now draws mil- lions of men into battle whom the counsel of statesmen' has not been able to save from the terrible sacri- fice; and, \Whereas It is the especial wish and longing of the people of the United States, in prayer and counsel and all friendliness, to serve the cause of peace; \Therefore I; Woodrow Wilson, president ef the 1:1tfiteti States. of America, .do designate Sunday, the fourth day of October next, a day of prayer and supplication and do re- quest all 'God-fearing persons to re- pair on that day to their places of worship, there to unite their petitions to Almighty God, that overruling the things they cannot govern or alter, taking pity on the nations now In the throes of conflict, in His mercy and goodness showing a way where men can see none, Ile vouchsafe His children healing peace again and. restore once more that concord among men and natrons without which there can be neither happiness nor true friendship nor any whole- some fruit of toil or thought in the world; praying also to this end that lie forgive us our sins„ our Ignor- ance of His holy will, our wilfulnesr. and many errors, and lead us In the paths of obedience and to thoughts and counsels that purge and make wise, \In witness whereof, I have here- unto set my hand and caused the seal .of the United States to be affixed. \Done at the city of Washington, this 8th day of September, in the -- year of our Lord, one thousand, nine - hundred and fourteen and of the in- dependence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty- ninth, \WOODROW WILSON, \By the,' president. \\WILLIAM JENNINGS ARYAN, \Sec_retary - ef State.\ PORTLAND LIVESTOCK.. Receipts for the week have been as follows: Cattle.879, calves 54, hogs 2437, sheep 2886. The cattle market was steady for the week, top steers $6.75 to $7; cows $5.75 to $6; heifers $6 to $6.25; choice beef bulls firmer at $4.75, and -the veal market strong at $8 to $8.50; receipts were under normal. Swine trade steady to firm through - .out. - Best quality light stock $9 to $9.25. Smooth heavy weights $8 to :$8.26. Receipts somewhat smaller compared with a week ago. Both mutton and lambs in strong position. Yearling wethers advanc- ed ten to fifteen cents. Fancy lambs 'brought $6, and fat killing ewes '$4.35. Outlet broad and demand was -steady. Receipts comparatively light. Representative sales were. as fol- lows: 35, steers 1210, $7; 35 steers 935, 16.85; 45 steers &Ile, $6.65s 28 steers 993, $6.25; 3 caws 1095, • $6.25; 16 - cows 1111, $5.85; 46 cows 1015, $5.80; 62 cows, 970, $6.25; 965 hogs 203, $9,.25; 142 hogs 198, $9.20; 83 hogs 198, $9.15; 50 hogs 298, $8.55; 4 bulls 1681, $4.75; 1 heifer 1211, $6.25; 1 stag 1231, $5; 2 ,calves 145, $8.60; 277 lambs 74, $6; 59 wethers 91, $5.25; 4 yearlings 102, $5; 45 ewes 136, $4.36. eont r4 ' VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, 1914 • No. 51 rmans Falling Back ngland, France 4nd Russia Are Rushing Troops Forward to Re- peal the German; There Are Three Million Men Now Engaged a Fierce Battle Which May Last For Days Yet, Germans Are Driven Back Twelve Miles After 24 Hours of Continuous Fighting DEATH CLAIMS PIONEER. The followiug-item is clipped from The Helena Record of Tuesday and will be of much interest to many of Mr: Merry's friends in this vicinity: \John Merry, who traveled across the plains via the Platte river and Lander cut-off and came to Montana in 1862, died last night in this city after a three months' illness. He had been suffering from stomach trouble. Mr. Merry was born near Scar- borough, England, in 1842, and came borough, England, in 1862, and came Denver in 1858, and four years later started for Montana. He reached Bannack 'in 1862 and the year follow- ing became a member of the mer- cantile firm of Bohn, Augevine & Merry, one of the leading firms at that time in Alder gulch, He made a great deal of money out of his mercantile venture, and then direct- •eii• his aterition --- tewn mining. He came to Helena in the early seventies and was married in this city, his bride being a New York girl whom he had met a few years before. He settled on Ten Mile on what is now known as the Mattice ranch. He was residing there at the time of the breaking of the Chessman reservoir many years ego, and his wife was the sole victim cif the flood. He married again. in 1f 3, his second wife being fi a Mitaisespo s girl, who at that time was teachiui school in this state. A few years after his second marriage he sold his,Intesests in Ten Mile aad !cloyed in Pergue comity, where he became heavily interested in cattle raising. He was thus engaged for about twenty years, when he return- ed to Helena and again located in Ten 'Mile. His second wife died in the late nineties, and he was remar- ried a year ago August 2 to Miss Adeli Cross of Yorkshire, England, with whom he made his home at hte ranch on Ten Mile. When his con- dition became, serious they took up their residence in Helena and have been .residing at 1116 Third avenue, where the death of Mr. Merry occur- red last night, Besides his wife he is survived by one brother, Billy. Merry, a resident of Helena, and a sister living In England. Two other brothers, Dick- inson and Jacob, died in this country, the former in 1873 and the latter in 1,888. .. .- • \ The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Pres- byterian church. The funeral proces- sion will leave the residence at 1:30 and there will be accommodations for all old timers, both from the house and from the church. The following pioneers have been appointed to represent the Pioneer society at the funeral: C. C. Evans, R. S. Hale N. B. Holter, William Rumsey, W. A. Chessman, Daniel Dutro, W. F. Word, William Kran- ich and WillianrGeary. 4 • WcIlj,ILD BUY COPPER,. . _ Washington, 'Sept, 8. -Senator Ashurst Of Arizona today introd.uced a bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to purchase 15,000,000 pounds of 'copper, the product of American smelters, at prices not In eecess of the average New York mar- ket prices, January 1 to June 30, 1914. Senator Ashurst says the govern- ment is a great user pf copper and by making the purchase contemplated by his bill, it will save enormous -sums, as he predicts with the end of the European war there will be such a great demand for copper that the prices will double. The average price at which the government could buy copper under his bill is 11 cents a pound. Senator Ashurst says he has a fair chance to obtain the passage of his AFTER OUR HORSES. East St, Louis, Ill., Sept. 8. -About 18,200 horses bought by the British government have been shipped from the National Stock \yards here, it.was learned today, and horses still are be ing bought at the rate of 200 a day. Prices on the kind of horses wanted range from $110 to $170. , Fine picture program at the audi- torium tomorrow night. * the latest official statements give few details of the great battle which is being waged in France and in which 3,000,000 men are engaged, it seems apparent that the German forces still are falling back, from the announcement that the allies have gained about 37 miles of territory in their advance, an increase of 12 miles in the operations in the last 24 hours, Both British and French troops have crossed the river, Marne, the British capturing men and guns.The action of greatest seveerity is being fought betteeett Mailly and Vitry-le Francois. In the engagement between .Gor- mans and British in Nyassalitad, British Central Africa, the Germans, according to British official reports, were driven back to the river Songue, which is part of the frontier between 'he Germans and British. • • Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia, on of the late Prince. Frederick Al- )ert, regent of Brunitlick end* 1141V - , Ind cousin of the Gorilla's enspeter, las been wounded in baWe. Both the German add allied tinaiee France ars receiving reinforte- lents and the bettl; in Frisaqe is litos ly to last some days yet. ..The'reports regarding the progeres lief reports regarding the pro- gre.is 'of the Russian and Austrian ar- eniel are meager, but a Petrograd dispatch says it is beleived the Ger- Man crown prince has been `appointed chief commander of the forces which are to oppose the Russian advance. Pope Benedict XV. in an eccycli cal speech to the episcopacy of the yrges peace and brotherhood einng US, the nations. , I the'encylical the pope says: \We extort most earnestly those' what govern the destinies of the na- tions that they should bring them- 0sebiee to a frame of mind whereby . theys , may put aside all diseentiions contistry to the welfare of human- Te Itritish prime minister has for snore more tnsen to serve unttv and when the govern - plane ate completed the lteit- y 'number 1,854,000 men. ' British. csisuitItiea keve been, c, cover:shag the per- iod up tit' 7. and hringleg the total for the.csinigaign close to 19,- 000 killed i 'woundsd sad missing. call the Men 1st - FAVOR C , 1,11)4TjON. A great I a 17 • .f sentiment re. arding tho fist the con- didation „f eiucat:or.al . • istitutions he :ring the pus' ix weeka. a szordi s to LeRue Smith, ception of a few localities where pe- culiar prejudices have been aroused the approval of consolisiation is gen- eral. \For that matter, peopls , every. *here favor the scheme as soon as it is explained. Ignorance is the ob-,, fc we have to contend with. 8,, presenta .24:+1Urt Le- the people understand the - 0 4 -4et'llisi$ 1 0 1 # 41,141 i 4104 \ 4 \el l ' 4,4 i4ifing cotrsOlidatinn Mr. Sm,th r7iii ate oi Lile Util. (inky of Montana, was .vieiting sith his faisily in; Missouri' recently, ifter a tour of the ealitern half of he state. • \I found the people in the eastetn part of Montana overwhelmingly in favor of consolidation,\ he said after his return. \The enthusiasm has been. contagious and I feel sdre that the bill will carry there. With the ex- ser appreciate the benents to result from it, that our campaign has beer. instructive for the most part. As soon as the bill is explained, approval spreads.\ Details of the fall campaign in fa- vor of the measure have no:. yet been made known, but the fight will he strenupus. The friends of . the meas s ure - purpose hard fighting for it, and feel sure of victory. lei ENGLAND'S - WARRIORS DV THE 'AIR `Se • • • ••••••‘,.. • 0 7.7 .9 ). ;:i401t0 , nve , MRS. FARRELL VISITS HER SON. Time has wrought amazing changes in Montana, the transformation within the last ten years appearing almost miraculous to Mrs. Thomas J. Farrell of Missoula, who is visit - one of her sons at 804 Broad- way, says The Billings Daily Tribe une. Mrs. Farrell crossed the plains when the country west of the Miss's- aippi river was practically a barren Wilderness, 60 years ago. Her first husband was Robert Conway, whom she married in Dubuque. She came to Montana Over. - tha_old Bozeman trail in the early 60's and settled in Alder gulch, now Virginia City. About 10 years ago she moved to Mis. Soule, where she has since made her, home with her second husband, T. J. Farrell, who was a partner of Paul McCormick. Mrs. Farrell is the mother of three son' John - 'IC Robert and William H. Conway, all of whom live in Bil- lings. She corroborates the interest- ing story published in The Wide World magazine in the issue of March last, describing the downfall of the notorious Murphy gang of outlaws in the sununer of 1894, when a party sever boys, including \Bob\ Con- way chased \Con\ Murphy and his gtang of five men, one woman and two shildren through the Bitter Root mountains into the Jackson Hole :ountry, captured the deeperadoes, ind returned with them to Helena, vhere the men were turned over to he stare enthoritim whd gave the I creek .'to Vert Laramie.-- -.- There they were detained by the. soldiers until a crowd was recruited of sufficient numbers to be secure from Indian attacks. Here the bead Was increased to 64 wagons with 200 men and -seven families.. The trail was taken up by way of Lander's cutoff with the intention of going to Powderr River, Ore., but when the caravan hit the trail being Word was received in this city roc- used between Salt Lake and Baa- ently that E. H. Brundage, a former neck werd was received of the Ban - resident of-Virghila etty7 - had-diett al neck gohi discoveries and the whole ' his home in California last week. Mr. outfit headed for these digggings. ' Brundage was ill but a few Jaye. and Mr. Wallace remained there only a the funeral was Veld in Sonta liar• few days after his arrival on Augmet bars, California. going to Powder River, Ore s hat The deceased is survived by his 8, 1863. Then he moved to Alder gulch where he and two men of Ishi • party bought an interest in claim NO. 10 of the section of the camp then -known all the Highland district. They mined there until the spring of 1865. Mr. Wallace' lived a bachelor until 1900 when he married Martha J. Hibbe of Warrensburg, Mo. The widow and one child, a son, William, 11 years of age, survive. CROWN PRINCE flUPREC,HT Crown Prince Rupreoht of Reverie tuts been one of the most successful seimmanders in the kaiser's armies. WILLIAM WALLACE DIES ANOTHER OF MONTANA'S PIO- NEERS CALLED TO THE GREAT BEYOND. ioys a reward of a tilousand defiers. Mrs. Farrell is one of the pioneer vomen of Virginia City and the Mad son valley and the above will be of 'nteeest to her friends and relatives in .his section. . E. H. BRUNDAGE DIES, • This armed sks-cruiser is the best equipped of England's fighters of the air. 'the pilot is above and the gunner below, with his gun so mounted that It can be pointed in any direction. •••• .•••-••• ..... •••• •••• •••• 4111. : f1. wife and several children, three of whom are known to Madison county people. They are E. H. Brundage of Dillon. John Brundage of Monida and hirs.' Thomas Shaw of Ruby. Mr. Brundage Was another of those pioneers whose achievements have created history and heralded the ap- proach of civilization. He was -born in Pennsylvania about 79 years ago. In the early sixties Mr. Brundage was seeking his fortune in these reg- ions west of the Rockies, vaguely al- luded to as the \west.\ One of his most remarkable ac- hievements and one, of the many Which helped found the westeen t em- pire was the conetruction s v,t telegraph line into Sattllike• - Before vhe decade had passed, . roundapre was la -this city...later-be returned to his home in Peneeylvania, but again returned to the west, sic,. companied by his wife and family. In 1869 he was located in Virginia City, where he conducted a machine shop. Several years later he opens.] .ft newspaper office in Sheridan, Mon tans, where he published ane of the first newspapers in southerr Mon tans. . After residing in Sheridan for a few years Mr. Brundage removed to Dillon, taking with him his mew; and machinery, with which he first.pub- lished the paper, now known as The Dillon Tribtine. , • In 1886, Mr. Brundage, having dis- posed of his interests in Dillon, re- moved to California, where he beat ed upon a fruit farm and has since made his home. His death will be mourned by many Montana pioneers. FIVE HUNDREp VOICES. William Wallace, a pioneer of Mon- tana and of Powell county after a most valiant' tight agaiest old age and heart trouble, died Sunday mori - ing at his ranch home on Gold creek, says the Dillon Tribune. - William Wallace was born ko An- ,derson county, Tenn., Sept. 24, I/14E. ,From his birthplace he went to Mis- souri in the spring of 1861 'and from Warrensburg, that state, started ta Montana in May, 1863. . He joined a party of four at Marysville, them men having a wagon and five yohe of siren. ' He engaged es driver of this outfit to cern . his passage west. At the Platt, dyer, .Nebraka, several others outfits lieetie waiting to make, the same trip arid there joined in a little calvacade fot better protection. The outfits cromed the Platte river at Julesburg and came by way of Pole COU133 HOP:- NEWS, Division, Tidal Wave 1-tr4ct s -Sa1auei -Hs -Wrig Summit, Tidal Wave trict, James Mathews, Wright. Frank Mammerer, Tidal Wave min- ing distriEamuel H. Wright. •C,hicked ' 4 Tidal Wave mining dis- tret, Samuel H. Wright. Copper Ball, Horse Creek (Rams. horn) district, Ernest Ball. Copper Ball, No. 1, Horse Creek district, Flit Cisler 1-3; Jacob Steiner 1-3; verett Ball 1-3. - Over Sight, unorganised mining district, Walter Davidson, Alder Calgary, Alberta, Sept. 9. -In re- 'sponse to the official call to the Inter- national Irrigation congress in Cal- g•ary, October p to 9, large numbers,o, delegates have been appointed to at - end. Scores of additional names of lelegates ire being received daily at .he office of the sdcretary, and indi- -ations are that the attendance at the Calgary congress will be large. I Amended , declamatory statement, Nellie Bly, Highland mining district, by James E. Murray. Locations. - mining die- - mining die - Samuel 11, Patents. U. S. to Patrick McDonnell, NIA SE%, N% 8W%, range 1 east, 1St acres. Transfers. Elizabeth Bogert to James and Mary Lee Morrison, E% SW%; SNS SE 1 / 4 ; section .28, township 2 south, range 36, 160 acres. • Letters Testamentary. Letters testamentary to the estate Of Salina E. Robert's, deceased, were issued to 'George Roberts. E. E. Wil- liams, Jesse Briggs, Geo. E. Cobol and three disinterested persons were 'appointed as appraisers. s A growing account at this bank will prove helpful in attracting the attention portunity. Southern Monta rink, Ennis, Mont.-Adv. •10 '1.41
