The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume], July 08, 1921, Image 7

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WDOW FUADS FOR
WASBTOB AND COW
tells state industrial acci
dent BOARD SHE MUST SUP
PORT FOUR CHILDREN
Chahnum Spriggs Will Arrange to
Advance Enough Compensation, to
Which She Is Entitled, to Get the
Equipment That She Needs; She
Tells a Pathetic Story.
With her husband dead, the vic
tim of an accident, and with four
babies to support, a woman who is
receiving payments from the state
industrial accident board has written
to A. E. Spriggs, chairman, of her
struggle to keep her children. Un
able to go out to work because there
is no one to stay with the children,
she has not even equipment with
which she could take in washing.
Her ambition has become to buy
a cow and sell milk, and to get a
washtub so she can take in washing.
She appeals to the board to help her
finance these humble enterprises.
One of the boys is old enough to go
to school but cannot go for lack of
supplies. Another is sickly.
The mother says she wants none
of the compensation money for her
self—it belongs to the children, she
writes and she wants them to have
it.
Mr. Spriggs Is arranging to ad
vance sufficient of the compensation
so she can buy a cow and a washtub.
LUCKY
Strike
ci Aa rette
t's
NORTHERN MONTANA
18 THE SPOT!
That is the focus of the eyes of the oil world today. Its
development is the big interest to the entire oil industry in
the state at this time.
A ONE HUNDRED BARREL WELL
In a structure like the KEVIN DOME would bring a horde
of investors and interested persons to help in its further de
velopment. It would mean prosperity where there is now
stagnation. It would transform conditions so suddenly that
we'd call it a miracle.
BUT IT IS UP TO MONTANA PEOPLE
To do their share in this big chance for prosperity and for
tune. KEVIN can not develop itself. ONE WELL IS
DRILLING THERE NOW, BUT THE IMMENSITY OF
THE KEVIN DOME DEMANDS THAT MORE THAN
ONE WELL BE DRILLED IN ORDER TO PROVE
ITS VALUE.
The Sweetgrass Syndicate
A Common Law Trait of Great Falls, Montana
Intends to drill the second well on the Kevin Dome. Its
Two Thousand Acres in the heart center of this great field
and the straightforward plan it offers the investors justi
fies it
"SWEETGRASS" IS CAPITALIZED AT $200,
000. 2,000 UNITS AT $100 EACH. HALF
UNITS $50 EACH. You may pay $25 down and
$25 Monthly on each unit you buy.
EIGHTY-SEVEN and ONE-HALF PER CENT of all
production is to Unitholders. No other company or syndi
cate offers a larger per cent. Our holdings are along the
axis of the great structure, adjoining the well now drilling
and inter-locking with the holdings of every other company
in the field. IF KEVIN DOME BRINGS PRODUCTION
WE WILL HAVE IT.
"SWEETGRASS" UNITS WILL NOT BE
CHEAPER. NOW IS THE TIME TO HELP.
NOW IS ALWAYS THE BEST TIME.
If you want further information, write, phone, wire.
We want to tell you all about it.
SWEETGRASS SYNDICATE
SUITE 405, HOTEL RAINBOW, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
Tttnr
APPLICATION FOX UNITS—CSX IT TODAV
SWEETGRASS SYNDICATE
Butte 405. Hotel Rainbow,
Great Falla, Montana.
Date
Gentlemen: Enclosed find check (or money order) for
In full payment for----------—.............. units of the capital of SWEET
GRASS SYNDICATE (a common law trust), of Great Falls, Montana
aU unlta fully paid and nonassessable. *'
NAME ...
Street
City_______
---- State...
LOCATOR OF FAMOUS ANACONDA MINE DEAD;
EDWARD HICKEY WENT TO BUTTE IN 1866
Edward Hickey, who will go
down in Montana as the man who
placed the first location stakes of
the famous Anaconda mine at
Butte, find who was one of the
earliest pioneers of that camp,
where he went in 1866, died last
week at the age of 79 at his resi
dence there. With his passing
Montana loses one of the most
striking figures in her mining his
tory —a man who chanced the turns
of fortune and made and lost sev
eral fortunes.
In a quiet, unostentatious way
Edward Hickey was always a pro
gressive in matters industrial. In
matters political he dabbled not at
all. He was president of banks in
Butte and Seattle and of mining
and oil companies and gave much
to charity. General regret is ex
pressed at his passing. Although
he was of retiring disposition, he
was personally known to many and
greatly respected by all who knew
him. Mr. Hickey was the son of
Thomas and Kathleen (Curran)
Hickey and was born in St. Law
rence county, New York, October
12,1841. At the age of 25, in 1866,
he came to Butte and it continued
to be his home from that date on
ward.
Located the Anaconda
Hickey was associated with his
brother Michael in locating the
Anaconda mine. The name was
taken from an expression used by
General Grant in describing the
manner in which he had the con
federate forces surrounded at Rich
mond where, the general said, they
were in the "folds of an anaconda."
The location was made New Year's
eve, 1875. Grant's simile had im
pressed itself on Michael Hickey's
mind.
He located the St. Lawrence
which he named for his home coun
ty in New York. He also located
the Rock Island and the Diamond
claims as well as many others. He
was president of the old State Sav
ings bank of Butte and of the
American Savings bank of Seattle,
the Butte Crude Petroleum com
pany, the Pilot-Butte, the Tuo
lumne Copper company; the Butte
H®
Edward Hickey
Main Range Copper company and
the Stewart Lead and Silver com
pany. He took a lively interest in
the newsboys of the city and has
set aside a fund to help those who
are saving and industrious.
It was his boast that he had "no
political party and no fraternal af
filiations other than the Silver
Bow club."
Mr. Hickey was married many
years ago to Miss Margaret Mur
phy. Three children were born to
them.
Mr. Hickey is said to have been
one of the very first men to foresee
the future of Butte. Gold and sil
ver prospecting occupied the en
tire attention of the argonauts of
the early '60s, and copper was un
thought of or ignored. He placed
ELECT C. H. WILLIAMS
TO HEAD WOOLGROWERS
C. H. Williams
Former State Senator C. H. Wil
liams of Deer Lodge was elected
president of the re-organized Mon
tana Woolgrowers' association at a
meeting of the newly-elected trust
ees last week. A secretary and a
treasurer are to be chosen this week.
The secretary is to get a salary and
will have offices in Helena.
C. N. Arnett of Bozeman, who as
secretary of the old organization was
largely responsible for tbe success
being attained, is acting secretary of
the new association.
M. T. Grandee of Lennep was
elected vice president. M. H. Gerry.
Jr., and S. McKennan, with the offi
cers, compose tbe exécutive commit
tee. The other trustees are Sam
Phillips of Fergus county, George M.
Lewis of Manhattan and E. O. Selwav
of Dillon.
Pick Crack Rifle Shota
An elimination shoot to select a
civilian team to represent Montana
at the national rifle shoot at Camp
Perry, Ohio, will be held either at
Helena or Butte the end of May or
early June, according to Adjutant
General Charles L. Sheridan. The
rifle range-at Fort Harrison has not
been used for several years and not
being in condition may have to give
way to the range at Butte. The na
tional guard, with only one company
in Montana, will not likely be able
to participate in the shoot this vear,
the general says.
93,447 Foreign-Bora Montanans
Census bureau figures show that
the total foreign horn population of
Montana is 93,447, the largest num
ber, 14,300 coming from Canada, the
next, 9,977 from Norway. The other
nationals came from 40 odd coun
tries with England. Ireland. 8weden.
Austria, Russia, Finland and Italy
leading with several thousand each.
his location stakes on the ground
which has been found, in later
years, to. contain the wonder mines
of the copper world.
Lost in State Savings Bank
He made and spent several for
tunes in the promotion of the min
ing industry. It has been stated by
ati acquaintance who knew him in
timately that he also lost $425.000
in the State Savings bank. Not
withstanding his losses Mr. Hickey
was well off financially.
Nearly a year ago hé suffered a
stroke of paralysis but was over
coming this misfortune to such an
extent that a week ago he felt suf
ficiently* recovered to go out of
doors. He then contracted a cold
which developed quickly into pneu
monia which caused his death.
DOG SAVES BABY
FROM FIERY DEATH
HELENA TERRIER DRAGS CHILD
TO SAFETY; EXTINGUISHES
THE FLAMES
Life of Child Is Owed to Canine
Which Twice Has Recovered After
Attempts were Made to Poison
Him; Instances of the Intelligence
of the Animal Given.
Intelligence of Rex, the 33-months
old bull terrier owned by Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Nelson of Helena, was
demonstrated in not only saving the
life of their two-months-old baby but
also in extinguishing a fire which
(had started in the kitchen while Mrs.
Nelson was upstairs. Nelson is as
sistant transit manager of the Helena
branch of the federal reserve bank.
Twice since Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
moved to Helena attempts were made
to poison the dog and analyses made
by Dr. Hadleigh Marsh, bacteriolo
gist for the state veterinary surgeon,
showed traces of strychnine. On both
occasiotas Mr. and Mrs. Nelson had
veterinary surgeons work on Rex and
saved his life. Their efforts were
handsomely rewarded a few weeks
later.
Rex Gives Alarm
Mrs. Nelson hung clothes about
the kitchen range to dry a few days
ago and wheeled the baby into the
kitchen and left him in his buggy.
Rex was near the baby and Mrs.
Nelson went upstairs to complete her
housekeeping arrangements. A few
minutes later Rex came to her and
was whining and barking and acting
in a most peculiar manner. He ran
to Mrs. Nelson and then ran out of
the room only to return when she did
not follow him and repeat his antics.
Suddenly the dog bolted down
stairs. Mrs. Nelson went down and
was surprised to find her baby lying
on the floor of the dining room. She
went to the kitchen in time to see
the dog pawing over a flaming gar
ment which he was tramping.
Mrs. Nelson then learned the cause
of Rex's activity and discovered that
the garments which had been hung
up to dry had been ignited by a spark
from the stove and the blaze, placing
the baby's life in danger, was the
cause of the dog's excitement.
Does It Again
While Rex is an exceptionally act
ive dog and also a good watch-dog.
his methods to remove the baby from
the perambulator were an unsolved
mystery. After the excitement was
over Mrs. Nelson put the baby on
the dining room floor and again
went to the kitchen and commanded
Rex:
"Bring me the baby."
Rex went into the dining room,
nuzzled the baby's clothes until he
discovered a good hold and then
picked up the infant and proudly
carried the baby to Mrs. Nelson.
Shortly after this Incident, the
Nelsons moved to a neighborhood
where Rex Is not liable to be poison
ed again.
SISSON QUITS AS
HEAD OF STATE U
PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY FOR
POUR YEARS REFUSES PLEAS
TO CONTINUE WORK »
Will Devote Time to Teaching He
Declares; Is Succeeded by C. H.
Clapp, Who Has For Some Time
Been President of State School of
Mines at Butte.
The resignation of Edward O. Sis
son as president of the state univer
sity at Missoula was given to the
state board of education at its session
last week and after a lengthy dis
cussion by the board during which
President Sisson was repeatedly urg
ed to withdraw his resignation and
remain at the head of the institu
tion, it was finally accepted by the
board at a late hour.
On motion of Attorney General
Wellington D. Rankin, C. H. Clapp,
president of the state school of
mines, was elected president of the
university to succeed Dr. Sisson. The
motion was seconded by C. H. Foot
of Kalispell.
Chancellor E. C. Elliott was keen
ly disappointed by the resignation of
Dr. Sisson. Speaking of bis leaving
the work, Chancellor Elliott said:
*"I regard President Sisson's de
parture as a very great loss to the
university and to the state. He has
been of the greatest help in building
.. 'i
Edward O. Sisson
up of the entire university organiza
tion."
President Sisson's desire to devote
Mi
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C. H. Clapp
his time to teaching was assigned as
the reason for his resignation. He
It's So Easy to
Make the Change
There's no bother and no
sacrifice in turning away
from the ills which some
times come from tea and cof
fee, when you decide on
Postum Cereal
TRenyou. have a rich.full-bodied
*•"* beverage which fidly satisfies
the taste —and there*s no ingred
ient to harm nerves or digestion.
Thousands have changed to Postum
as the better meal-time drink
and they don't turn back.
Suppose you try the change for
ten days and note the result.
* Theres a Reasonfor Postum
Made by Postum Cereal Co.. Inc., Battle Crcdcjfkh
CREATE ZONES FOR
HAH INSURANCE
STATE DIVIDED INTO THREE DIS
TRICTS ACCORDING TO THE
PROBABLE STORM DANGER
Rates Revised on New Basis by State
Board of Hail Commissioners; Ap
plications Now Taken at Any Time
During the Season, Instead of Up
to June 30.
The state board of hail commis
sioners has divided the state into
three zones and for two of the zones
the rate has been reduced from what
it was last year. In the first zone,
where the hail danger is greatest,
the rate is a little higher than for
merly, according to insurance appli
cation blanks issued by E. K. Bow
man, chairman of the board.
Prospects for the state doing a lar
ger hail insurance business than be
fore are good, Bowman says, even the
b&nkerR, many of whom represent
private hail insurance concerns, be
ing willing in many cases to let the
state have the business.
With the law modified so that tbe
state may accept applications for in
surance at any time during the sea
son, another barrier has been remov
ed in the progress of the state plan,
Bowman reports. Under the old sys
tem applications could not be taken
after June 20, which meant that
those who wanted to take out insur
ance later on would go to the private
companies.
Rates by Zones
The old rate approximated $1.15
an acre or 91 1-2 per cent of the
amount of insurance taken out. This
was on grain. Now it is $1.20 for
the first zone on grain and 50 cents
on hay, for the counties of Fergus,
Judith Basin, Meagher, Wheatland,
Musselshell, Golden Valley, Sweet
Grass, Stillwater, Carbon, Yellow
stone and Big Horn.
In the second zone the rate is
$1.08 for grain and 45 cents for hay.
The zone has the counties of Blaine,
Phillips, Valley, Sheridan, Roosevelt,
Richland, Dawson, McCone, Garfield,
Treasure, Rosebud, Prairie, Custer,
Powder River, Carter, Fallon, Wi
baux, Daniels, Hill, Liberty, Toole.
Pondera, Glacier, Teton, Lewis and
Clark, Cascade, Chouteau, Gallatin,
Broadwater and Park.
Eighty-five cents on grain and 35
cents on hay is the rate in the third
zone, which has the counties of Lin
coln, Flathead, Sanders, Missoula,
Mineral, Powell, Granite, Ravalli,
Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Beaverhead,
Madison and Jefferson.
These are all maximum rates.
had served as president of the univer
sity for four years.
President Clapp has served in his
present capacity for the last four
years since the resignation of Presi
dent C. H. Bowman of the school of
mines. Professor Clapp was acting
president of the school for a year dur
ing which time Professor Bowman
was on leave of absence. Upon Pre
sident Bowmans resignation, Profes
sor Clapp was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Professor Clapp was born in Bos
ton and is 38 years of age. He at
tended the Boston high school and is
a graduate of the Boston Institute
of Technology, where he specialized
in geology and mineralogy. After
his graduation, Professor Clapp
taught at the University of North
Dakota as instructor in geology and
mineralogy. He then returned to
the institute of technology for his
Ph. D. degree and became an In
structor in the institute. Later he
went to Ottawa, Canada, where he
was assigned to geological and min
eralogical institutions in the Cana
dian Rockies by the Canadian gov
ernment. He later went to the state
university of Arizona, at Tucson,
where he occupied the chair of pro
cessor of geology. Dr. Clapp came
to Butte in 1916 to succeed the late
D. C. Bard as professor of geology
in the Montana school of mines.