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HELENA STREET CARS JUNKED WILL BE REPLACED IN JANUARY BY MODERN BUS EQUIPMENT, 'TIS SAID Twenty Vteran Employes, One of Whom Has Been With Company 28 Years, Will Be Thrown Out of Employment; to Turn Car Barns Into Modern Garage Helena's street cars are following the covered wagons to the scrap heap. Mo torists who chanced to be piloting their chariots along the East Helena road re cently stopped t ogaze at a pile of smoking embers that was once a street car. murmured a manner anent the march of progress and passed on their It was the first of the old open cars to he scrapped. It marked the start of the demolition of equipment of the street railway system that will he replaced by modern motor busses in January. Under direction of Superintendent A. G. Hahn, the which ha scarried thousands to and from the state fair grounds, was led up to a snortin' post at a convenient embank ment on" the East Helena lone, tipped into the ditch and set on fire. The Junk man who specializes in handling old iron, will clean up the mess. A similar fate awaits three open trailers and three open cars that for years have seen service in handling summer crowds at the fair grounds and at Broadwater. The closed cars, six of them, are to be sold. Pioneers whose activities date back to Helena's formative days recall the early operations of stret car lines w r hen am bitious builders saw visionary subdi visions populated by the aristocracy. There was the line that originally ex to the Deaconess school in the Helena valley. That equipment was torn up and used in the construction of the East Helena line dates back to 1899. The Helena Hot Springs and Smelter line then operated a steam car between Broadwater, Lenox, East Helena and the capital city. The company known as the Helena Power and Light company took over the smelter line. The first electric car to be operated in the community, according to pioneers, bumped over the rails connecting Helena and the Broadwater natatorium when it was at the height of its glory. The power plant for the line was operated in the basement of the Broadwater hotel. wav. Galloping Goose, Commercial captains of those early days who are still leaders in the commu nity enjoy telling the story of street railway competition. The tales of first construction in Last Chance gulch, where Main street now extends through the business district, is to the effect that one company was rushing construction work headed south on Main while an opposi tion company was equally busy laying rails north on Main street to meet the steel of the rival organization. The passing of the stret ca rsystem will leave 20 veterans out of employment. Of these Steve Peterson is the oldest. He has been assocated with the company for 28 years and is now operating the shuttle car between the state capitol building and the depot. . . . . electric system. Plans are being made oy Superintendent Hahn to convert the old car barns into a modern garage. The car barns at the head of Main street will remain as a monument to the . it has won the first real nation-wide Fame that ever came to a coffee -this special blend A i IAaWEU ffrSPM H0U« j g aJ ■— - it . t iii M I mm U Coffee c-, 5 "Good to the last drop" Something to get "Het tip" Over WASHOR Bear Creek COAL •n V, The Finest in the State Buy Montana Products For Sole hy Dealers Everywhere VETERAN BANKER TAKES IT EASY to of A. L. SMITH, HELENA RELINQUISHES ACTIVE DUTIES AFTER 44 YEARS AT DESK That Period of Time Spent With Finan cial Institutions in Glendive and Hel ena; Retains Position of Vice President of National Bank of Montana At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the National Bank of Montana in Helena recently, A. L. Smith re quested to be relieved of his active ex ecutive work in connection with the institution, stating that he had been doing continuous executive work with the Merchants bank of Glendive, the Montana National bank of Helena and the National Bank of Montana, for a period of more than 44 years and felt that he owed it to himself to be re lieved from this class of work. He stated to the board that if he could | be relieved of these duties, that he would ! be pleased to continue in his present po sition of vice president and give the bank the benefit of his assistance in a con suiting and advisory capacity, which of fer met with the unanimous approval of the board. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have left for the east, where they will spend the Christmas holidays with their son. Whit ney, and their daughter, Charlotte, who are in schools there. Mr. Smith was born In Redwing, Minn., where he grew up and graduated in the high school at that place. After some time spent in a bank in Northfield, Minn., j he came in April, 1883, to Glendive, where he occupied the position of cash 1er of the Merchants bank, one of the old time institutions of Montana at that place, until September. 1889, when he went to Helena with the Montana Na tional bank. He served with this insti tution as teller, cashier, and president until it voluntarily went out of business on the first of January. 1901, being sue ceeded by the National Bank of Mon tana, with which Institution he has been connected as vice president in full charge j of its executive work to the present time. In agreeing with Mr. Smith in his re quest, the board adopted the following resolution; "The board wishes to express its high est appreciation of Mr. Smith's ability, integrity, and devotion to the interests of this institution and its predecessor bank, the Montana National, covering an uninterrupted period of 38 years and three months, a very long period in the history of any banking institution, and calls attention to the fact that over this period, during nearly all of which Mr. Smith was in charge of the active detail work, no defalcation, theft, or irregular ity ever occurred in either institution, speaking volumes in our opinion of Mr. Smith's vigilance and ability to secure high-class and reliable employes. "It is with sincere pleasure that the board is informed by Mr. Smith that while he is relinquishing active work, he is to continue his connection with the institution as vice president in a con lf . Panac i tv taking offices immedi ® ately over the banking room and in close touch with same, which offer is hereby accepted. "The board calls to mind at this time that of the original organizers of this bank upon November 28, 1900, Messrs. T. A. Marlow, A. L. Smith, Nicholas Kes sler . John T . Murphy. Herman Gans, J. P woolman and B H. Tatem, all but the first two have passed into the great be yond. and to express our sincere hope and belief that a much needed rest and prop er care of his health upon Mr. Smith's part will result in yet of use part will result in many years yet of use ful service for him." Mr. Smith's uninterrupted bank work, beginning as a boy at Northfield, Minn., and continuing until the present time, perhaps exceeds the record of any active banker in Montana. Mr. Smith's relinquishment of his work will not entail any changes in the man agement or officers of the bank at this time, it is said. Beet Men Paying Taxes Despite the fact than the Utah-Idaho Sugar company did not have to make the Initial payment of $7 a ton for beets grown this year until Dec. 15, first pay- ment was distributed so growers hacKthe money to pay taxes. Bonus payments will be made as the sugar is marketed. The average sugar content of this sugar was 18.28 per cent. This will cause a substantial bonus for growers if sugar prices remain high. - Mrs. Mclver Improving Mrs. Frances E. Mclver, who attempted suicide by taking poison recently in a Billings hotel, has had a turn of mind and is not as Intent upon taking her own life as she was. Mrs. Mclver is well on the way to recovery. While a patient in the hospital she made her second and third attempts to kill herself. - <$> -. Smallpox Rumor Unfounded Hearing that a family nortn of Poplar was stricken with smallpox, Dr. DeWayne of Wolf Point and Superintendent Prank N. Mitchell of the Poplar public schools made a thorough investigation. They claim the rumor is without foundation. INDIGESTION RELIEVED ..QUICKLY auras „ Garter's little Liver Pills Purely Vegetable Laxative imi iV P1L assist nature in Its digestive duties. Many times one of these little pills taken after meals or at bedtime will do wonders, especially when you have overeaten or are troubled with constipation. Remember they are a doctor's prescription and can be taken by the entire family. All Druggists 25c and 75c Red Packages. CARTER'S INFILLS Hysham — Floyd Mercer was shot through the right foot while attempting load a high-powered rifle in his auto mobile. Butte—Building permits Issued here during the past 11 months total $6,787, according to M. R. Welsh, commissioner of public works. Butte—Fourteen bootleggers forfeited bonds of $150 each, and this with other fines collected totaled $2,195 at the close of two days' court sessions here. Livingston—Superintendent Tom Jack son of the Northern Pacific shops has de nied the rumor that the shops will close for one month following January 1. Lewistown—George H. Kirk, formerly with the Stanford Sales company has as sumed his new duties as cashier in the Farmers* National bank, Harlowton. TVlo „ ... . I ' down in the immediate future, it is said. Great Falls—When thieves entered the McKenzie-Wallace service station they se cured 40 pennies from the cash register. They stole several automobile accessories, Laurel—About 40 members of the Ku ; Klux Klan attended church here recently, The Rev. Mr. Shively spoke on Thanks giving. The men marched to church in a body. Havre—Mike Gibson convicted of forging a check for $42 on C. E. Smith, a cottonwood rancher, was sentenced to serve a one to two-year term in the peni tentiary. Libby—Twelve carloads of Christmas trees for shipment to Tacoma were cut j n the Warland district. Four thousand cor( j s Q f WO od will be shipped to Wash irxK ton Ullt t'o_p a tripk Sirilev with Mi«?™ *Y nds ; He is at llbert y under bond. Great Falls—The chamber of com merce, Great Falls, will hold its annual meeting Jan. 12. The meeting has been called by Will Steege, chairman of the entertainment committee, Butte—Ten buildings in Butte have been rated as fire hazards by the state Great Falls—Mead Campbell, manager of the F. C. Campbell ranches on Free man creek, says the grass is high on the range, and while it is bent by the snow it is in excellent feeding shape. Anaconda—"Fear in the Heart is Worse than Dandruff in the Hair," was the subject of a paper read to Rotarians at a recent luncheon by Dr. C. E. K. Vidal of the Galen tuberculosis sanitarium. Missoula—The Garden City Machine works and the Missoula Iron worxs have been combined, according to an an nouncement made here by J. L. Nichols and Bert Sinkler, proprietors of the for mer firm. Great Falls—City and county taxes col lected have totaled over a million dollars according to the respective treasurers. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad paid $11,444. Strain Brothers' taxes totaled $10,500. Fred Henningsen staged his an nual rabbit hunt at Point of Rocks. Seventy hunters participated. More than 200 rabbits were killed and presented to the Salvation army for distribution to the poor of this city. Lewistown—A large number of dele gates from White Sulphur Springs, Har lowton. Roy, Hilger, Stanford, Judith Gap, Moccasin, Hedges and Coffee Creek attended the recent district Christian Endeavor convention here. Butte—James Whalen was fined $10 by Judce Shea after the magistrate was con a platter over an unidentified woman's Butt head. Leo Flynn, who hit his wife in the jaw, was also fined $10. Deer Lodge—Ray Singleton, the guard killed at Folsom, Calif., during a recent mutiny and attempted break for liberty, by prisoners there, was once a guard in. the Montana state penitentiary, accord ing to Mayor Prank Conley. Butte—Chief of Police Jere Murphy and Frank Roe have gone to Montreal, where they will testify for the govern ment in the murder trial of Mr. and Mrs. 'George McDonald, known in Butte as Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Carter. Missoula— L. W. Glodt, arrested and charged with rifling United States mails, has been released on a $500 bond. The penalty for riflling the mails, according to the United States postal regulations is not more than five years in prison nor more than $2,000 fine, or both.' Harlem— W. H. Reed of the Big Flat has brought the crew of surveyors work ing on the proposed Great Northern rail way branch to Harlem. The route has been surveyed and workmen, including Chief Engineer Watkins and Consulting Engineer Hoagland, are returning to headquarters. Wolf Point—The people of this city and community were overjoyed upon re ceipt of the news that the bureau of pub lic roads had approved the Wolf Point bridge project and the suggestion of the state commission that sufficient mileage be designated to connect the bridge site with the federal system. Plentywood—Jeanette Lundquist, 14, high school student of Plentywood, who was run over by a heavy oil truck Nov. 25 driven by a 14-year-old lad, died. Dr. Campbell, Plentywood, and Dr. Fawcett, Outlook, remained in constant attend ance but internal injuries were so ex treme that the case was hopeless. Missoula—A cablegram to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. King from Tientsin, China, tells of the birth of a son to Lieutenant and Mrs. Claude McQuarrie. Mr. McQuarrie is their son. He is a former State uni versity football star and was captain of the team of the U. S. Military academy at West Point. This is the McQuarries' second son. Great Falls—With the death of George Raban, 81, at the family home here Great Falls lost another if its pioneer citizens who lived to see what was once a frontier town grow into one of the largest of the state's cities. Mr. Raban came to Great Falls in 1888 and was ac tively engaged as a certified public ac countant up until five years ago, when he retired. Corvallis—Some of the samples of wheat taken by L. E. Peterson of the Birch Creek district to the International i Grain show at Chicago came from a field ; of 40 acres which Mr. Peterson grew with utmost care for seed. The grain was hand weeded and rogued twice during the summer and Mr. Peterson's neighbors claim it was one of the cleanest and prettiest fields ever produced in this ! neighborhood. Mr. Peterson's ranch is in a dry-land section Just north of Birch creek. <8> Man Dies on Highway George Scherer, 50, Twin Bridges rancher, was stricken ill while riding horse on the highway and died. Two Twin Bridges men met Scherer on the road and were with him when he died. .Scherer, who was seized with a severe pain in the stomach, had dismounted from his horse and was leading It when observed by the men. Helmville Range Good Both cattle and sheep are doing well i the range as yet. and no feeding will be necessary until the grass is covered deep with snow in the vicinity of Helm ville, according to Harry F. Kelley, man ager of the Kelley ranches. on ... Large Average Yield Henry Guldborg Is one of the largest acreage owners In McCone county. He reports that 1,200 acres of wheat aver aged 20 bushels to the acre. $500,000 IS PAID STATE IN A DAY TREASURER'S RECEIPTS FOR NOVEM BER TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $1,647,000 IT IS ESTIMATED Output of Gasoline Refineries in Mon tana Shows Decided Increase and Im ports Show Decrease According to Re port of Railroad Commission (By Our Helena Correspondent) November 30 saw over $500,000 in taxes and other incomes roll into the state treasurer's office. Metal mines tax payments amounted to approxi mately $328,000; land office $98,000 and miscellaneous items, $93,000. The approximate receipts for Novem ber, according to a rough estimate com piled by Hans De Young, cashier, will am °unt to $1,647,000, while expenditures for the same period will reach $1,381, 729.08, a gain of over $265,000. a decided increase in the amount of gasoline refined in the 21 refineries of Montana and a material decrease in the gasoline imported into the state from out side plants is shown in the annual re port of the gasoline licensing division of the Montana railroad commission, Montana last year manufactured 68.23 P er cent of its gasoline within the state, | while in 1923 only 35.61 per cent was ' made in the state refineries. In 1923 1 there were 21,104,474 gallons imported ! 1926, which ^as a decrease of 32.62 P e 3j c ® nt ' State refineries manufactured 37,212, 681 g allons during the past year as a 8 ainst 11.672.234 gallons in 1923. While there was only 620,095 gallons exported four years ago, Montana last year ex ported 4,049,877 gallons to outside con : ^ sumers. On the ground that he was violating the law governing motor bus transpor tation, the certificate of Clarence A. Ma loney of Missoula to operate between Missoula and Humble Creek was revoked and cancelled by the Montana railroad commission. The application of the J. W. Beaver Motor company to operate passenger, express and freight service be tween the same points was granted. It appears that Maloney failed to main tain any regular and adequate service over the route covered and failed to pro vide and maintain the insurance re quired by law. • • * Motor busses in Montana serve 2,824 miles of highways, according to the an nual report of the Montana railroad com mission. The motor vehicle division of the state board has issued during the last year, up to and including November 30, 29 licenses for freight only, 25 for passenger and express, and 24 for pas senger only, making a total of 78 li censes. There are 50 vehicles being used for freight service only, 45 in passenger and express, and 42 for passenger only, mak ing a total of 137 busses in operation. Busses used only for freight service serve 957 miles of highway; passenger and expresses, 1,763 miles, and passen ger busses, 104 miles. Montana's State Board of Examiners approved temporary insurance in the amount of $30,000 covering the new en strneHnn rt , und ^ r / , con * pieted arid acceded bv the state so That' I acce P tea °y tne state so that board 'ermaneTt poUcT^llbe Tafe™* * * , The state board of equalization has ap proved a refund of $22,099.93 to farmers and others using gasoline for other than transportation on Montana highways during the month of November, The state law governing the three-cent gasoline tax provides that the tax shall be refunded to those using gasoline in equipment for farming and other sim ilar purposes. With the approval of November re funds, the state board has refunded to consumers since the adoption of the new law, $98,866.75. There have been 7,175 claims submitted for payment, the aver age of which was $13.77. <*> Larry Duggan Chops Trees Trees which surrounded the home of former Sheriff Larry Duggan in Butte since the house was erected about 17 years ago. were cut down by a crew of men employed by Mr. Duggan. The trees annually had cost the former sheriff several hundred dollars, as the roots clogged and obstructed sewers. This year the roots congested the system in the district to such an extent that cutting them down was decided. Seeley Trout Biting Four Missoula sportsmen got a good catch of trout by trolling in Seeley lake. They pulled in a five-pound trout, a four pounder, a three-pounder and a num ber of smaller ones. Those in the trout fishing party were Claude Herring, Norel Mithun, Prank Beckwith a>'d Lieuten ant Frank Leaky. Jack Harrah Goes East J. C. Harrah, bookkeeper for the Moon light Mining company of Phillpsbui-g, has gone to Pittsburgh, Pa., where he will visit relatives and friends. - Purchases Kircher Ranch Alfons Ottory, a Belgian, has purchased the old Michael Kircher ranch on the Pine hills road, near Miles City, and will j raise beets. The price paid is understood to be $10,000. —_ i NEREIS Y0ÜR CHRISTMAS >®sXIFT FOR THE FAMILY fjn \fref trirl i WT - IlN YOUR HOME THEN 0 r 5 YEARS TO PRY *■ WE PA Y RLL FREIGHT » iL 275°J Our Direct Factory to Home selling plan saves you from $150 to $200. We deliver to your home anywhere in the United States any piano or player piano that you select from our catalog. Fill out coupon below. It will bring you illustrated catalog and full details of our liberal selling plan. Eit, 18S9 Capitol and Surplus, Si,000.000 Schmolle- Ä Mueller Pleno Company Dept. 513 Omaha, Nebr. fis»»s stud mt stur plan mud totalst. Naxne..-..~... Address. Fireproof _ _ -, . __ __ _ __ _ _ I I? 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They speak of their evening meal as "La Soupe" as it is made up of little else. This is indeed a healthy practice. Too many of us eat a heavy meal with much meat and other such foods, then do not take enough exercise afterward to aid in digesting it. How much better off we would be if we would take a good nourishing bowl of soup. Many of us have heard of Julienne soup. Julienne potatoes, and other dishes of food bearing the name Julienne. They take their name from Julie, a French chef, who made himself famous for his soup which consisted chiefly of shredded root vegetables. At the present time some of the other vegetables are added but the soup is still canned and labelled "Julienne souo." We usually think of serving eggs at breakfast time but the French serve them more often at the noon day meal. They devise many luncheon dishes from eggs. They are very adept in making omelets, both the plain and those using leftovers. They usually allow two eggs to each person'in making a plain omelet. The French take advantage of the many delicious sauces which can be used. If they are serving an expensive cut of meat they serve no sauce, but if they are serving one of the cheaper cuts or some leftovers they add a delicious sauce which gives it an extraordinary flavor. They not only use salt and pepper for flavoring, but also different herbs, onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, and chives. A list of French recipes will be sent any one upon request. Write to Marian Jane Parker, Calumet Baking Powder Co., 100 Fillmore St., Chicago, Ill. ■ MACARONI AND SPAGHETTI FOR VARIETY Macaroni and spaghetti are nutritious yet inexpensive so why not utilize more of it in our diets? Many of us think of it as a food for those of Italian descent so fail to add it to our menus. From historical reports it seems that Italy was the only nation enjoying mac aroni during the fourteenth century be cause she held the secret of its manu facture. Both spaghetti and macaroni must be made from hard wheat flour. This is thoroughly mixed with a small quantity of boiling water. The dough is then worked in a machine until it is smooth and tough. This tough dough is placed ärtoJStedDtato The ^hort s^zef are sllced Sf at the de sired lene th L thf doueh is messed | through the perforated disk. ^ ^ es ®r 1 C> t> S i °f. short disks nrust be dried. In Italy they are exposed to out d00r ai H r 'H b T in tbiS cou ^try specially P"**"* drying r °° mS US6d ' Haveyou made the © ASOLINE must do more than one thing well if it's to be classified as PjOod gasoline. If it gives you only extra-quick starting but is slow on the getaway and lacks power, it's a very wasteful fuel. So be sure that your gasoline passes the triple test for (1) starting, (2) ac celeration and (3) power and mileage. You can be absolutely sure that it will if you insist upon Conoco—because Conoco is the triple-test fuel that is always dependable. It's the quality gasoline that starts you off and keeps you moving in all kinds of weather. Get it at stations and garages display ing the Conoco sign. G CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY c Producers, Refiners and Marketers of high-grade petroleum products in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Ne braska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota. Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming # 0 THE MOTOR fuel Starting ^Acceleration 3 Power and Mileage y I Colored macaroni is popular In Italy— red, green, and yellow being the most popular colors. The color matter used IsT obtained from eggs, beet juice, and spinach Juice. Italian manufacturers make the maca roni dough into many, many shapes. These attractive shapes are very decora tive when used in soup: a few letters fancy pieces added to a bowl of soup stock makes a company dish of It. Chil dren will eat the soup much more read ily because they are anxious to find all the pictures they can. Regardless of what the final appear ance of the dish is to be the preparation of the macaroni for use Is practically the same. The dried product should be placed in boiling salt water and the water must be kept boiling from twenty to thirty minutes—that Is until it Is tender. When this is done the water may be drained off and the macaroni is ready to have any seasonings desired added. Perhaps all of you have had difficulty at times with soft, mushy macaroni. That Is because the water in which you started it to cook In was not hot enough. After the product is cooked it may be made somewhat firmer if It Is blanched in cold, water. or Seek $5.150 Damages Margaret Klssick, in a complaint filed in Butte, demands damages totaling $5,150 for Injuries alleged to have been received when the automobile of John J. Burke collided with that of Robert Clu cas last June. « »■ Veteran Miner Stricken Clinton C. Clark, 72, an early day min ing man of Butte, died at his home there recently. He cams to Montana in 1880 and worked on Butte hill. In 1889 he served as county clerk of the Silver Bow district court. Teach Children To^Use Cuticura Soothes and Heals Rashes and Irritations J| Cutlcura Soap Keep» the Skin Clear When You Catch Cold Rub On Musterole Musterole is easy to apply and works right away. It may prevent a cold from turning into "flu" or pneumonia. It does all the good work of grandmother's mustard plaster. Musterole is a clean, white ointment, made of oil of mustard and other home simples. It is recommended by many doctors and nurses. Try Musterole for sore throat, cold on the chest, rheuma tism, lumbago, pleurisy .stiff neck, bron chitis, asthma, neuralgia, congestion, pains and aches of the back and joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet—colds of all sorts. To Mothers: Musterole Is also made in milder form for babies and small children« Ask for Children's Musterole. Jars & Tubes _ : 9 SI *!»•'** Better than a mustard plaster