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lONTtm ITEMS or
Ml INTEREST
Itle Shipments From Mon
tana Greater by 66 Per
Cent Than in 1916.
ftflena, Nov. 12.—According to fig
urai given out yesterday by W. D.
Ra|Boml. secretary of the state live
W
board, cattle shipments from lie
during the fall months have
y exceeded the shipments In 1916
ing the same period. The increase
•bout 66 per cent,
cause of the high price of hay
<men are anxious to get rid of
• stock. Twice as many cows and
L times as many calves were dis
uted to eastern markets. In Scp
and October 112, lîî»8 head were
Ipped to the Chicago market alone.
IEETINO IS CANCELLED.
iDi.zeman, Nov. 12. Because of the
&id»mic of scarlet fever in Helena
|Js year the meeting of the Montana
ate Teachers' association scheduled
}i the three days preceding Tlianks
ving. in that city, has been called off
; decided yesterday by the executive
^mmitti-e of the association. The
of meeting will be decided today.
COUNTY TAKES ACTION.
lup. No
llo
. 12.—Threats alleged
have been made by I. W. W. and
! man sympathizers to destroy the
ir main elevators here caused the
inty commissioners to take action
turday. A night watchman will
n-ol the elevator district and will be
the
unty.
BUILDING QUARANTINED.
'.ozeman, Nov. 12. - Two eases
riet fever in the Y. M. C. A. build
caused ihe quarantine of that
Iding yesterday. A house has been
.mod where the two young men
I be cared for. After proper fumi
■1 the quarantine will be lifted.
CHECK INCREASED
|Wil ! Bo Paid at Rate of $25 a
Month Instead of $36
Quarterly.
idow i
en sh«
Montana
receives li
I Lit I i at the
I Oil. 6 .
vill b
r next
ck on Dec. 4.
the $36 she has been
her quarterly installment
of $12 a month she t
; f«>r a new amount cal<
rate of $2. r > a month fr
h .t large majority of instances th
will lie tile first notice the pension«
wi have that lier pension has bee
inn. <*d without any effort» on h«
pari to $2i» per month.
Tl increases are being made aut«
m: liv without any applications b«
ira I. In this connection an Intel
cMiüL -tory is told of how the pensif
cli for the Nov. 4 payment in
nu i er of states, which had been
me ' ut at the usual pension rates
w. recalled at the eleventh hou
aftei tigress had raised the pension
•*f th. widows, and were rewitten
ns !■ substitute the new amounts
1 m n a rate of $25 per month. This
lot "f swift clerical work
vl h demonstrated the efficient
th. I . union bureau and as a result
f • v pension check that goes out
h« I T rtb will convey to the pen
f*i<in«-r the full amount coming to he
und. r the new rate.
( bi. .f the last acts of the recent
8fs mn lt f congress wan to increase
' per month the pensions of all
will, u s of soldiers and sailors w
Kl! I in the Civil war, the Spanis
An;. • m wa r and the Philippine I
sun» lion, so that the pensions
tD . widows will conform to the rate
eM iished for widows of soldiers and
"f the war with Germany.
T un age of the widow Is not consid
err, l Die youngest widow receiving
*h aie amount as the oldest and all
h* ' nut on the $25 a month basis
• "ldl> enough <*ongress. In its haste,
.. ......ked the widows of soldiers and
*■' s "f the Mexican war, of soldiers
l ' Indian wars and of soldiers and
of the regular army and navy
ff -' •'lishments. hut it is believe! that
th'- obvious inequality will be iccti
fi'.1 when congress reconvenes by nn
fuiu miment placing all of those widows
on the same basis. As the legislation
r ' u 'tonds the increase will amount to
^ t $27.000,000 a year.
BONE DRY.
tell us that since the federal
Utw 'vent into effect in Kansas it is s«»
(lr - | n that state that the fish are
Pi "wing toe nails.
PATIENT.
ïh. i.-h \ w fi n( j a practice very slow,
m f° r young Dr. Gaiter,
or ho i s hopeful, and I know
is a patient waiter.
Saving the Wheat
is funwKen a feller
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Toasties
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Depart
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Phone
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Business Office at Corner Cigar Store, Montani
and Bannack Streets
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BENNETT NUIS GUILTY
TO C UBE OF FORGERY
Collapses After Reaching Jail.
Says He Will Serve Time
Like a Man.
Dillon, Nov. 12. — Nerve-wracked
from feigning insanity for five months
and weak from a five-week starvation
strike, T. M. Bennett took his sen
tence of from five to ten years in the
state prison on a charge of forgery.
When the man reached his cell in the
lounty jail he collapsed from nervous
exhaustion.
Bennett was arrested hist June on
charge of forgery. While under the
influence of liquor he signed his name
»rthless piece of paper soon
fter he had left the Boise prison,
where he served a sentence for a sim
ilar offense. Upon being arrested
here Bennett immediately began to
feign insanity. So complete was his
impersonation of an insane man that
baffled doctors who examined
him and his own attorney believed
him to be crazy. Bennett kept the
masquerade up for five months and
once weakened. Five weeks ago
he went on a starvation diet and from
that time up to his trial he did not
take nourishment of any kind. When
brought into court last Tuesday morn
ing he threw a fit and his faking was
good that court was adjourned until
• could be brought to.
After the trial had begun ihe Judge
halted thi proceedings and ordered
that Bennett be tried by a jury for
his sanity.
This was done
and a ver
diet was if
ntlered that the man was
sane Bonn
ett then plead«
d guilty to
the charge
i»f feigning insa
nity ami of
forging th«*
check. He i
eceived his
sentenc«- in
a cool manner
Yesterday
Benn«-tt said:
"I am on
tlie verge of a nervous « o
[lapse from
my live m
mths' masquer
iding as a
office
man and from the live weeks I
without food. I have fooled
>ody but those in the sheriff's
but 1 could not get by them. I
to thank the sheriff and his men
for their treatment of me. They have
no right in every way and I
bear no malice toward the court of
ficials. They did their duty and now
it is up to me to go to Deer Lodge and
my
like
MISS AYER TELLS OF
SCHOOL CONDITIONS
Dillon, Nov. 12.—A meeting was held
In Dillon yesterday afternoon at the
mal training school at which Miss
Adelaide- Ayer, state rural .school In
spector, was the principal speaker.
s Ayer spoke on rural school con
ditions and many teachers and patrons
from out of town were present to hear
the talk.
IS GIVEN TWO YEARS
FOR STEALING WOOL
Dillon. Nov. 12.—Barney Mullin was
yesterday given a sentence of from one
to two years in the state prison on a
charge of grand larceny. Mullins was
accused of stealing some wool from a
box car at Daly's belonging to Ben
and Barley Dansie.
DILLON BRIEFS.
Dillon, Nov. 12.—George Webber
in town yesterday
vas
Br>
Jackson,
■iistered at the
Pocatello,
i Butte visitor
Motion yesterday fr«
1. W. Hawkins wo
in the city yesterday.
Miss Marian Fergus is spending the
week-end in Butte.
H«*ftVy Dowling was down from Dell
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Tom Hawkins and children of
Armstead are visiting in the city.
Miss Kvalyn Cochran «>f Dell erent
Saturday and Sunday in Dillon.
Mrs. F.ph Stoller and small daughter
are spending a few «lay s of this week
in Butte.
L. E Brainard was down from Lima
Saturday afternoon to attend to mat
tors of business.
Mrs. W. J. Turner of Red Rock spent
yesterday in Dillon visiting with
friends.
Dave Neelan of Blaekfoot. Ida., was
shaking hands with Dillon friends last
Saturday afternoon.
Col. Alf Decker was in town from
Armstead yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. W. W. Shepard returned Satur
iy evening from a visit in Butte.
Mrs. Jensen has returned to Dillon
Butte.
DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
WITH TERRA FIRMA TWO MILES BELOW,
üær
BY ALLMAN
D«0 1 UM DCP-STAN t>
S 00 RKMT, THAT Xou 1
HAVB bee»« up betöre?]
this is the tirst
Time i ever.
Drove owe i—
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a SPECIAL TRIP our HERE take YOU UP
. tup hope OP i l BomV SEE am
wrrH the hope O'- apoomd
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IS AMS CHANCE FOR. i A
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©EE«J UP ONE
OF THESE PLANE.S
BEFORE ? ~—
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three times
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TO COMMENCE ORIYE
FOB Y. M. C, 1. FUNDS
Tom Davis to Speak at Three
Meetings in Dillon
Tomorrow.
Dillon, Nov.
head's big dri
M. C. A
Tin
Tomorrow Beaver
roise $2,000 for the
fund will begin,
ill bo held in Dillon,
is will be the princi
pe meetings
at which Tom E
pal speaker.
The first meeting is for the high
school pupils and will take place in
the high school uudiloriuin at 10:10
o'clock. The parents of the pupils and
any others interested are cordially in
vited to attend. The next meeting is
scheduled for the Training school at
which Mr. Davis will speak at 11:30
o'clock. The public is also invited to
attend.
Tin' last meeting of the day will be
the businessmen's luncheon, which
will be held at the Metlen hotel at
12:30 o'clock. All the businessmen of
the city uro invited to attend.
Mr. Davis will tell of the work be
ing done at American I^akc for the
boys by the Y. M. C. A. and the neces
sity of helping the Y. M. C. A. projects
among the allies.
Considerable interest is being mani
fested by the local residents, and there
is every indication that Beaverhead
county will greatly oversubscribe the
amount allotted, as has been done here
ip all the campaigns for the sa
Liberty bonds and Red Cross
script ions.
SIX MORE LEAVE TO
JOIN THE ENGINEERS
Dillon, Nov. 12. Last Saturday aft
ernoon Dillon sent six more young men
to Missoula, where they will join the
Twentieth engineers. The men hav
enlisted in the United States army,
joining the forestry battalion. The
young men who left arc George Mills,
George Miller, Isaac Telor, Ben Stan
sell. .Tames Douglas and Charles Leroy
Randall.
Eighty-six young men from Dillon
have enlisted in the Twentieth er
rs since war began with Germa
TO DECORATE THE
'
Ribbon as Badge of Honor
Montana Men Injured
in France.
Special to the Post.
Washington, D. C. Nov. 12.—Every
Montana soldier in France who sus
tains wounds in action will he deco
rated with a ribbon to be worn on his
right breast as a badge of honor.
The war department lias sen* to
commanding officers regulations re
garding the distribution of ribbons to
wounded men, providing that one rib
bon shall he given for each woun«T
sustained in action, except that only
ore ribbon shall be given if a soldier is
wounded twice on the same day.
In reporting the bestowal of ribbons,
the commanding officer will make a
separate report showing how each in
dividual was wounded and this data
wi 1 ! form part of the soldier's record.
No detail in caring for the men who
may suffer the agonies of war is be
ing overlooked by the war depart
ment For instance, complete plans
have been made to care f«»r the sol
diers of Montana and other states
whose minds may not be able to bear
the strain of the battle front.
Tn orders just Issued the war de
pj rtme-nt outlines the plan that will
he ru tried out In caring for men driven
insane by shell shock in the fighting
line in France. Experience with the
allies has shown that many minds
break down under the terrific
vith
n fety
insane patients who can
bo left to private treatment will be
discharged and sent h<une to families
and ft ien«ls. if abb» to r. reive them
Insane patients not thus provided
for will be sent to the government
h< si ital for the Insane at Wasbinpt n.
provided the disability is Incurred In
line of tluty.
Soldiers stricken with fnsanitv un
.v' ;,™":,,', no, con»«,,cro,l .n
line of fluty will ho return«! to InMi
tu.io
in their own states
r
Adver
tising
rates
on appll
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SCHEDULE ARRANGED FOR
County Superintendent An
nounces Meetings for Par
ents and Teachers.
Deer I^odge, Nov. J2.
rural school inspector Lu
is to be in Powell countj
iding to let to
be impossible
all schools in
days, meetings
different parts
s and teachers,
ave been ar
Nov. 23 Inclusive, ;
Which have been *»<
County Superint- t
Coughlin. As it \\
for Miss Ayer t<>
the district in th«
are being arranged
of the county for pti
The following dates have lie
ranged :
Nov. 19, a meeting in the
school from 10 o'clock a. m. t«
for the teachers of districts N
12, 19 and 29.
Nov. 19, a meeting in the Elliston
school from 3 o'clock in the afternoon
to 6 o'clock, for parents and teachers
of districts Nos. 27 and 38.
Nov. 20, a meeting in the Strickland
school at Race Tr
in the afternoon ur
and teachers of «I
17 and 21.
12:30.
s. 3, 4,
k from 1:30 o'clock
til 4:30, for parents
No
21, a me.
school from 9:4f. o',
p. m., for parent i
tricts Nos. 8, 20 . '
teacher
d 28.
of dis
hc Gold Creek
ick to 5:30
s and parents
5 and 33.
the llelmville
to 4 : 30 o'clock
achers of dis
31, 37 and 41.
the Ovando
and teachers of dis
11, 18, 42 and 48. from
1:30 o'clock in the afternoon until 4:30
o'clock.
large a
_rs, and pupils will
Nov. 21, a meeting in
school from 2:30 o'cl
o'clock p. nx. for b ach*
of districts Nos. 2 \ 2-1,
Nov. 22, a nutetiug in
school from 1:30 o'. !<>c|<
p. m., for parer» v id t.
tricts Nos. 9, 1-b l' 23.
Nov. 23, a meeting it
school for i
It is hoped
will he at all n
be dismissed f
ernoon, as the .
enoo
Nft
RED CROSS WILL MAKE
SHIPMENT ON NOV. 15
Deer Lodge
Lodge chapter
Cross has gi\'
to make its fi
articles Nov.
knitting for t
quested to î
' tides as l
1 rooms by Wed tv
iblc
4ov. 12.—The Deer
the American Red
otlce that it desires
shipment of knitted
All who have been
Red Cross are re
many completed ar
te» l lie Red Cross
lay, Nov. 14.
foriTALKS ON CONSERVATION
OF FAT FOR FOODSTUFFS
Deer Lodge. N«»v. 12—The members
of the Arts an«l Grafts society of the
Woman's club were entertained at the
home of Mrs. M. W. Trask last
Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Trask gave
a short talk on the conservation of
fats for foodstuffs. She also gave a
demonstration of nn economical but
very gooil recipe for doughnuts. At
the «lose of the meeting the hostess
served coffee and doughnuts.
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ABANDON CONSTRUCTION.
Deer Lodge, Nov. 12.—Construction
work upon the new St. Joseph's hos
pital building which is being erected
by the Sisters «>f Charity has been
abandoned until next April, the diffi
culty in obtaining pr«>mpt shipments
of material and the impossibility of se
curing labor being the principal rea
sons fi»r the delay.
THE CHAMPION TIGHTWAD.
The Champion Tightwad w-as devis
ing ways and means to save a penny.
He had a bright idea. He walked into
a backy ard garden where a man was
hoeing, and he pointed to a small greon
baby cucumber on a vine.
"T II give you a penny for that little
cucumber,'' said the Champion Tight
wad.
"All right," said the man, os he ac
. opted the penny.
And now I am going to ask a small
i
of
npion
said the Cha
"Will you grant it?"
replied the man. "YVhnt is
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JHE BUTTE DAILY POST
j pQSTS YOU ON THE NEWS
"Just let that cucumber stay on the
vine for a month or two," said the
Fhampfon Tightwad, "and T will call
nn«l get it when it is as large as it
will grow."
(TRUSTY IMBIBES TOO
FREELY AND DESERTS
Hubert Carriveau Makes His
Escape to Anaconda—Is
Brought Back.
Dee
No
ided
tion
12.— Hubert Carri-I
it the county jail, do
te Thursday evening j
nt to the railway sta
nd. At the station he
met some old friends, and after im
bibing from their bottle, came to the
conclusion that he was tired of jail
life an«J went to a deserted cabin I
where he spent the night.
The following morning he made his I
way to Anaconda. There he was lo
cated Saturday morning with his!
brother, and was held at the Anacon- J
da jail until Sheriff Mullen and |
Deputy Trout went after him and
machine.
PACKAGES SENT BY
RED CROSS CHAPTER
Doer Lodge, Nov. 12. The local Red
Cross chapter on Saturday sent out 50
Christmas packages to the American
soldiers in France. The packages were
of liberal proportions and were mad»*
up in accordance with instructions re
ceived from national headuarters, con
taining various good things to cat. ar
ticles of clothing, smoking materials
and other little luxuries which the
men would otherwise be denied tills
year. The expense for making up the
packages Is to be made up entirely
through voluntary' donations and
boxes for this purpose will be place<l
in th«* postoffice, hotels and banks.
SEVERAL ATTEND ATHLETIC
SHOW AT ANACONDA
i*r Lodge,
Lodgers
Saturda;
Nov. 12.—A num
ittended the entf
evening in the
CO
nda Margarr
theater, given
in li«*n«>r
«•f
th** boys o
the First
••»upnm .
\\
ashington
ichl artillery.
for the
bf
n«*lit of the
mess fund. All
of th«m
r<
port a very
fine entertainn
Mil. Ill»'
gl
ove exhibit!«
ns and bayonet thrust
drills being especially n
esting. During the pro;
ing Col. T«»m McTagi
ind inter
of speak
is called
u address
pplauded.
KNITTER'S FÄCE IS NEW
AILMENT CAUSED M IN AH
i -
Expert Declares Disease is
Nervous Disorder. But
Contagious.
t .— K
uling
Hi alarming rapidltj
du condM »1
a virtual epidemic
a. few months ago,
San Francisco. Nov. t —"Knitt
Face" is spreading among San Ph
cisco women w
stress of wart
nted to cause
malady which,
feste«! itself with extreme rarity.
Knitter's Face or "Fies," as it is often
known, is marked in the earlier stages,
say local physicians, by a constant mov
ing of the lips as In counting, and a quick
movement «»f the fingers, as if the victim
wore busily engaged in unraveling threads
from a pi«x*e of cloth. Later the sufferer
fulls into a deep state of seeming con
centration ami accompanying absent
mindedness. Her face becomes set in
stern lines, with the mouth drawn and
©yea narrowed as though in physical tor
ture.
Dr. Otto G. Freyermoutli, San Fran
cisco specialist, yesterday slated that the
«iisease is a purely nervous disorder, but
contagious to a marked degree among
women rnenytlly predisposed to it. He
Vbiced the opinion that worry over tlio
war undoubtedly was the chief factor in
causing the present prevalence of the
malady.
KISSES HIS WIFE BY
MISTAKE^ FINED $200
Chicago, Nov. 12.— Zinn Hooker, 21,
was haled into domestic relations
court today because he kissed his wife.
Mrs. Hooker told Judge Stelk that
Zinn encountered her in the dark hall
of their apartment house; put his arms
around her and gave her the "nicest
kiss" he had bestowed on her in
months—whispering, "Don't tell my
wife."
The kiss was intended for a divorcee.
Mrs. 1 looker declared.
Tt cost Zinn $200.
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Dillon and Deer Lodge.
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Post knows, it is alert
with respect to the news
that is of direct interest
in these communities.
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in Ti me, so That it Can Be
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F
TO ARCTIC COAST
Missionaries of the Anglican
Church Tell of Progress
of Far North.
« hdea«
tringer nn«l
ho Anglican church i
isit along the Arctic
v. 12.—Bishop
in Whittaker of
eturned from a
st, covering
thousands of miles on foot, in canoes
and In large vessels within the Arctic
circle. They have written an inter
esting account of their voyage fr«
Fort McPherson to Herschel lain
and thence to Capo Bathurst and else
where, of which «'Xtracls follow:
"We started along the Antic coast
on July 19 in a little schooner to visit
the Eskimos. Beating head winds for
six days, we met a large group of
Eskimos at Pillage P«»int, the place
where Franklin had such un unpleas
ant encounter with Eskimos nearly 90
years ago and so narrow escape at
their hands. But our experience was
altogether different. Though it was
at the height of the whaling season,
all hunting stopped during our three
days' stay and they gave all their at
tention to Instruction and services.
"We reached Herschel Island July
28. It was just lOyears since Bishop
Stringer, then Rev. J. B Stringer, with
his wife and infant daught» r first w« nt
into residence at Herschel Island and
began systematic touching of the Eski
mos. This score «»f years has scon
many changes. The whaling fleet of
'97, comprising twenty vessels, hatl
dwindled to five. Twenty S'ears ago
the Island was wide open and the ar
rival of a ship was the signal for a
d» bauch which affected almost the
whole population. Drink and disease
\v»t»' destroying the people.
"Fiftee n years ago there was but one
Canadian trading post north of Arctic,
McPherson, mid but one trader, John
Firth. Since that time there lune
been added the following: Arctic R«itl
Ra
ipart Ho
Old Cr«
j
j
Mackenzie Delta, Kitigaggirt. Bailli«*
Islands, Anderson River, Fort Bacon
and the Hudson Bay hend«iuartem
and «l«»pot at Herschel. This year a
new post has been estublisheil at
Shingle Po. one or two small schoon
ers arc trading on their own account.
"On account of the Ice blockade none
of Stofansson's vessels had returned
party left the coast, llumgti
they were expected, should condition«
; permit. If he gets out he should hav
j a tale of interest to unfold."
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HOSPITAL FOR SICK
RED CROSS WORKERS
Paris, Nov. 12.—Arrangements have
been completed by the American Re«l
Cross, whereby members of the organ
ization, who become ill or injured, will
receive cure and treatment. The
American Civil hospital at Neuilly h;ui
placed 30 beds at the disposal of the
Red Cross staff. The hospital is one
<jf the best equipped in France and oc
cupies a beautiful location in the Faria
suburbs.
OFFICIAL PIPERS
IN BRITISH NAVY
London, Nov. 12.—Tt required an
European ear t«i fore«* the bagpipes on
the British navy. Four years agt* '
only two British warships had official
pipers on board, whereas today it is
« X« « ptl«»nal to find a warship <»r a na- :
val establishment without its piper.
Very often there is a whole piper band.
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