The Bozeman courier., October 03, 1923, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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& MONTANA NEWS ITEMS &
DIXON IS LENIENT
WITH MAN CONVICTED —
OF HENOUS CRIME
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Butte, Sept. 27.—Notice has been
received from the state board of par
dons that Governor Dixon has com-j
muted the sentence of Ed Gieske, 60
years of age, to from 8 to 12 years,
Gieske was sent to Deer Lodge for
from 24 to 48 years for an attack
nine-year-old girl. He was
upon a
convicted November 15, 1919. Hear-|
ing of objections to the proposed
communication has been set for Octo
ber 5th.
WORDEN RANCHER
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Lllllags, Sept. 28.- After leaving
his wife and four children in Billings
telling them he was going to his
ranch at Worden Monday night,
Charles A. Whittenback stopped at:
a Montana avenue rooming house for
three days and then shot himself on
Thursday moaning, death occurring
instantly. It is thought the man was
tent porarily mentally unbalanced by
ill health.
He is thought to be about 40 years
of age and had been engaged in
fanning near Worden. He shot him
self through the mouth with a re
volver of the old Colt style, used in
earfy days. There were no powder
county jail for over a month because!
he claimed he feaied his step-moth
er's whippings. There he was taken
care of by the deputies and jailer*
who often would be found playing
with him. It was reported there are
only four boys in the family, the
oldest of whom is 16 and the young
est nine. It was the twelve-year-old
who lodged the th ; rd complaint.
The lad stated that the children!
often were forced to stay away from
home because of whippings with
.he wire cord. Now No. 3 of the
youngsters is being cared for thru
the kindness of the sheriff's office.
Chief Deputy Jack Duggan will in
vestigate the case.
FARMERS BUYING PUREBRED
< CATTLE IN CARLOAD LOTS
Miles City, Sept. 29.—The farmers
of the Tree Coulee community on the
north side believe that community
cooperation pays big dividends in
raising livestock, as in anything else,
and they have launched a movement
whereby every farmer in the commu
nity may secure purebred breeding
stock for use in building up the beet
industry of their locality, the object
being to produce a better type and
more marketable animals
Two members will leave shortly for
the east to purchase the breeding
stock and plan to buy between 30,
have imparted experts $rom the
south for the work. The houses when
completed will provide accommoda
tions for 250 workers, within a year
This will increase business at Bill
ings. The new paving and
buildings noted in all the cities in|
Montana, would make easterners, !
who are used to communities of eor-|
responding population in the east, sitj
Montana, with the;
grit and pluck to go ahead in the!
Mr. King, who was greatly im
pressed with the.comfort and style
0 f the residences in Montana cities. I
up and wonder.
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face of discouragement occasioned by;
crop and market conditions of the!
past, has a wonderful future."
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Helena Oct. 2.—Governor Joseph
M. Dixon today proclaimed the period
from October 7 to October 13, 1923,
as fire prevention week. The gov
emor earnestly requests that the pro
per city departments* co-ope|rating
with chambers of commerce and oth
er civic organiations urge exercises
to decrease fire hazards.
an d of the modern appearance of the
business sections
of the cities, as
well is returning to his associates in!
New York to tell them that Montana I
has already come back, and that it
is rapidly coming to the front.
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
and en i°y s prospects for a continua
AMERICAN OPTIMISM
BASED ON CONDITIONS
ECONOMICALLY SOUND
There is a concurrence of opinion
that America is economically sound
tion of generally prosperous condi
tions. Business failures are reported
by mercantile agencies are the small
est both in number and in liabilities
in three years. The domestic de
of gioods the
greatest in America's history.
During the last year mail order
houses and retail stores report they
have handled the largest volume of
business ever known,
This is evidenced in the fact that
duving thè last year rai , roads have
loaded and hauled more cars oi
freight than ever before in their his
tory. This in addition to the freight
that is being transported in increas
ing quantities by motor truck lines,
In line with this are the reports
made by the industrial world to the
effect that in the last twelve months
record production has been made in
ten or a dozen basic industries, and,
taken as a whole, all industries have
been more active, employing more
men and turning out more goods than
during any previous period in times
of ^ &ce -
Reports of our foreign trade show
a tremendous increase in exports of
farm products, as a whole, are fat
ahead of pre-war quantities. For
the first six months of this year
wheat, com, wheat flour, rice canned
milks, meat, meat products, are all
very much ahead of the exports ot;
pre-war days. The Department of
Commerce shows that for the first;
seven months of this year our ex-!
ports to Latin America were 21 per
cent ahe<;d of the rimilar peiiod last
year, anr' far aVead cf our exports to
prior to the World war,
is not 1
The Uni
The agricultural situation
normal, but is improving
ted States Department of Agriculture
publishes a survey of farm prices
showing that on the first of August,
this year, farm prices averaged 15
1-2 per cent higher than a year ago
and 25 per cent higher than two years '
ago. With the industrial section of!
the country at work at good wages (
and business conditions on a sound
basis, there is every justification for
predicting a steady improvement in
agricultural conditions.
The people of the country as *
whole are living better than ever be- !
fore. This is reflected in the in- j
creased sales of all kinds of merchan-!
dise and more particularly in the pat
ronage of amusement places, such as
theaters, increased sales of pleasure
vehicles and musical instruments, and
the purchase of higher grade corn
modities and better qualities of food,
On top of the increased expends
tures for all kinds of necessities and
many luxuries, the American people
are als0 savin * mcne y* Reports of
the savings deposits of national banks
and trusts on July first showed
$6,650,000,000, an .ncrease of $600,
000,000 compared with July tirst,
1922 -
Compared with conditions two
; years ago, when the republican ad
ministration first came into power,
j the improvement has been little short
cf miraculous. The progress made,
the achievements attained sirre then,
have been gieater than anyone ex
pected or honed. Some readjustments
are yet to be made, but so 1 ng
as
underlying conditions are s nd and
stability and confidence rule the
world of business and industry, these
readjustments will naturally follow,
President Coolidge has the utmost
confidence of all classes of citizens
and all sections of the country. There
never has been a time in the history
of the United States when people
were more justified in having lalth
in America and its future
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG
Nobody Can Tell When You
Darken Gray, Faded Hair
' With Sage Tea
Grandmother kept her hair beauti
fully darkened, glossy and attractive
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair took on that dull,
faded or streaked appearance, this sim
ple mixture was applied with wonder
ful effect. By asking at any drug store
for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound," you will get a large bottle of
this old-time recipe, improved by the
addition of other ingredients, all ready
to use, at very little cost. This sim
ple mixture can be depended upon to
restore natural color and beauty to the
hair.
Well-known druggists say everybody
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound now because it darkens so natur
ally and evenly that nobody can tell it
has been applied—it's so easy to use.
You simply dampen a comb or
soft br.ush and draw it through your
hair, taking one strand at a time. By
morning the gray hafir disappears; af
ter another application or two, it is re
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and beautiful
uses
too.
Frank Smith.
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YOUNG MEXICAN:
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CHILI) ACCUSES
Butte, Sept. 27.—Charged with a
crime so revolting that its details
cannot be published, against a seven
year-. >ld Butte girl, Ernest Atencio,
28 years of a^e, a Mexican, is in the
city jail.
T he disclosure to the police came
after John Hedmin, 1958 Williams
street, had called in Dr. J. R. E. Sie
vers to examine his child. Acting
upon the advice of the physician, Mr.
Hedmin communicated with Chief of
Police Jerc Murphy and arrest of
Atencio followed. The man protests
his innocence.
The offense is alleged to have been
committed a month ago. At that time
the Hedmin family resided at 260
East Mercury street, next to a
boa:ding house in which Atencio re
sided. A month ago the Hedmin
family moved to the flat.
The seven-year-old girl immediate
ly afer the move had complained of
illness. She finally told details that
resulted in the police action related.
CLYDE PARK MAN
TO PURCHASE TRACT
IN THE BITTER ROOT
Livingston, Sept. 28.—H. A. Miller;
of Clyde Park, a rancher of Park
county and a brother of Judge H. J.
Miller of Livingston, has disposed of
his holdings and will leave soon for
the Bitter Root valley, where he ex
pects to purchase a tract of land for
truck gardening.
Mr. Miller, who has lived in this
section for more than 20 years,
transferred his personal effects and
h:r lease on the H. J M,Her ranch
Brackett creek to H, Bullock and
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Sors. It is his intention to locate
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near Missoula. Mrs. Miller will re
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mam with friends and relatives here
cattle, both males and females, which !
they expect to secure reasonably by
buying in carload lots, and in this 1
wa T also keep down transportation|
costs.
>00 LEGIONNARIES
WILL STOP IN BUTTE ON
WAY TO CONVENTION
Butte, Sept. 29.— En route to the
American Legion convention in San
Francisco, about
from Minnesota and Wisconsin will
stop in Butte for a couple of hours
Wednesday, October 10. They will
be joined here by Montana delegates.
Butte will be represented officially
at the convention by Colonel D. Gay
Stivers. A special train will be put
by the Northern Pacific to take oth
er delegates, in addition to Colonel
Stivers, will be Quincy Scott of
Lewistown; Scott Hart. Poplar; Loy
500 legionnaries
on
on
J. Molumby, Great Falls; O. C. Lam
port, Helena; Frank T- Haak, Town
send; E. J. Cummings, Deer Lodge;
Earl Tenney, Billings; Geo. A. Hark
er, Forsyth, and Walter Neubert of
Great Falls.
The Badger state legionnaires,
numbering 300 will arrive on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
way at about 8 o'clock in the morn
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
the Minnesota contingent will arrive,
and as both will be in Butte foT two
hours, business men and legionnaires
will be busy entertaining them. The
chamber' is ^endeavoring to
enough cars to take them around the
city. Other plans have not been de.
cided upon as yet.
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Mi , es 28,-Harry W.
King Prudd Ki and Prudden
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of ^ ew *and Chicago, who has
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_been in Montana making a personal
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! survey of the business and farming
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IMPRESSED WITH THE
TREASURE STATE
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until her husband finds a place to his .
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liking. Mr. Miller :s considered one
of the prominent agriculturists of 1
the state.
BOYS TELL SHERIFF
STARTLING TALE OF
CRUELTY AND ABUSE
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Butte, Sept. 27.—Slowly and in
single file as if fearful of the con-)
three small boys ap- ;
in the
sequences*
preached the long counter
sheriff's office.
What is it, boys," inquired Under
sheriff Robinson, kindly.
One of the lads, a flaxen-haired j
youngster hardly three feet high, 1
was leading the trio. In his hands
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he held what looked like a rope. As
Undersheriff Robinson,
he neared
the youngster, thrusting out the ob
ject what he held in his hand, burst
into tears. He clutched what for
merly had been an electric wire, now,
however, twisted and knotted into a
long coil.
With tears streaming down his
face the boy told a pitiful story al
leging abuse and torture by a step,
mother for the past two years.
The piece of electric cord, its ends
jagged so the copper core protruded,
thelad stated was the instrument
with which he was beaten so that he
was afraid to live home. It was al
leged that with the same piece of
wire, the woman some time ago cut
his younger brother's head.
Not more than six weeks ago, an
other brother, 14 years old, two years
the informant's senior, stayed at the
is greatly
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impressed with the situation he found
ere
"Montana is a most happy, prosper,
ous, contented and optimistic state,"
he declared. "For while there is still
bit of psychological gloom appar
ent * n isolated communities which
have not yet grasped their opportu
nity or visualied what is becoming
more apparent.
"R is a fact that the state is rich,
»nd is prosperous, and that crops
even on so-called dry land farms this
year returned a yield of from 25 to
35 and even 40 bushels to the acre.
and in spite of the price being a dis
appointment, it will be high enough to
improve conditions of the farmer.
Before reaching Bitter Root valley
I had been told that hail and blight
had destroyed the fruit. Instead I
found that the two had caused some
damage to the fruit in a narrow strip
of the valley, but while a few indi
viduals will suffer, the majority have
excellent crops, and the fruit crop is
of minor importance as compared
with the wheat which was produced
"Everyone everywhere—is feeling
more optimistic. In the Judith Ba
sin the exhibit is wonderful. The
purchasing power of the farmers is
greatly increased over last year.
At Billings the sugar factory is
opening, and everyone realizes that
this will put a large amount of mon
ey into circulation and provide a
market for a moneyed crop. The peo
ple there are optimistic. The com
pany is building a group of adobe
houses for its Mexican workmen, and
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Walter Feagins & Son, having decided to quit farming, will sell their
entire farming equipment and splendid lot of household furniture on
nesday,
10:30 A. M. SHARP
At Chapman Station three miles south of Ray School House and seven miles sowthwest of Bozeman
8 Head of Horses 8
2 coming two-year-old roan colts, mare and horse.
One Pure Bred Jersey cow, 5 years old, fresh soon
6 dozen Barred Rock chickens.
1 Overland Roadster 75-B Model, 1 Ford touring car, good
condition.
1 team gray mares, 8 and 9 years old, weight 3,000.
1 brown gelding 12 years old, weight 1500.
1 black gelding, 13 years old, weight 1450
1 gray mare, 9 years old, weight 1300
1 roan mare, 9 years old, weight 1300
Machinery
1 walking plow.
1 slip scraper,
3 sets harness, one brand new heavy, one light driving the
other heavy harness in good condition, extra collars.
1 ladies saddle, 1 circular saw blade.
4 55-gallon oil tanks, 1 garden cultivator, 1 buggy, 1 spring
wagon.
1 3-horse Hercules gas engine with truck, good as new.
BLACKSMITH OUTFIT—including 1 good forge, anvil, vice
power grindstone, jack screw, pipe wrenches, bolt
cutters and a lot of small tools.
1 Platner overshot steel cable stacker.
2 Platner buck rakes.
1 3^4-inch Buckey truck wagon and rack.
1 3V4 inch Bain wagon, box and new spring seat.
1 3-section harrow.
2 McCormick mowers, 4^ and 5 foot cuts.
1 No. 4 Sweet Common Sense bob sled.
1 12-foot self dump rake.
1 International side delivery rake.
1 No. 4 Sharpies seperator.
1 new ditcher.
Excellent Lot of Household Furniture
ONE HERBERT PLAYER PIANO, walnut case and stool
1 Edison phonograph, 1 Spanish leather upholstered
davenport, 1 Oliver typewriter good as new, 1 Fumed
Oak Dining Table and 6 leather upholstered chairs,
1 fumed Oak side board.
1 good mission oak library table.
1 bookcase and writing desk combined
1 new automatic sewing machine, 1 White family rotary
shuttle.
1 mahogany dresser, 1 mahogany cheffonier, Massive brass
bedstead, springs and matress.
3 9x12 Xminister rugs, 1 6x8 rug, other small rugs.
1 South Bend maleable range, 1 State Oak heater.
1 Seth Thomas eight-day clock.
1 Diamond kitchen cabinet, kitchen table.
three-quarter beds, 1 bed springs, matresses, dressers,
tables, linoleum, Morris chair, rockers, cooking utensils,
fruit jars, dishes, etc.
1 Northern Black Coon-skin coat, 1 pair heavy dum bells,
and 1 Health-O-Meter scales.
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Free Lunch at Noon
TERMS—All sums of $25.00 and under, cash over that amount a credit of 12 months time will be given on bankable
paper, drawing 10 per cent Interest from date, 3 per cent off for cash on time sums.
WALTER FEAGINS ® SON
OWNERS
Tom Gilkerson, Auctioneer
TELEPHONE 461-R
C. N. Wood, Clerk
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