Ravalli Republic from Hamilton, Montana • 3

RAVALLI REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1924. PAGE T1IREH State Capital iDarfoy Vncnmiiitv Norse Essay on the Frog. A classic essay lately Immortalized in type is about frogs and was written by a young Norwegian. The essay runs: "What a wonderful bird the frog are I When he stand he sit. almost.

When he hop he fly, almost. He ain't got no sense, hardly. He ain't got no tall hardly, either; when he sit he sit on what he ain't got, almost." Chinese Like Speed. Speed in travel appeals to the Chinese, and thousands of Chinese take joy rides simply for pleasure. It is no uncommon thing for a poor coolie to spend his last "cash" on an automobile riue that leaves him stranded many miles from home.

He is glad to trudge back complacently and Is satisfied in his own mind that his money has been well snent. FIRST CLUB SOCIAL Wanted Chance to Speak. Mrs. Jones Yes, John, as I was saying, Miss Blank has no manners. Why.

while I was talking to her this morning she yawned eleven times. Old Jones Perhaps, my dear, she wasn't yawning sne might have wanted to say something. London Answers. Must Be Ravenous. She "Why do you paint the Inside of a chicken coop?" lie "To keep the hens from picking the grain out of the wood." Answers.

Usually, Anyway. When you hear a married man say he hasn't made up his mind about a thing he means that he hasn't asked his wife about it. Chicago News. Helps Those Hard Coughs. The danger of "flu" is its tendency to develop pleurisy and pneumonia.

Stop your cold before it reaches this danger point, and for the cough and painful wheezy breathing take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Fine also for brcm'chial coughs, tightness in chest and troublesome night coughs. Adv. Public Auction will sell at public auction at my place in Doran addition, near Tomato Johnson's ranch, on TUESDAY, JAN. 29 At 1 o'clock p.

the following described property: Gray mare 9 years old, weight 1000 pounds Mare 12 years old, weight 1200 pounds Cow 5 years old, Jersey and Durham cross (A good cow and will freshen by day of sale) Coming 2-year-old heifer, freshen in October Light wagon Single buggy Set single team harness Set single buggy harness 14-inch steel beam plow Shovel plow Garden cultivator Two 8-foot orchard ladders Tools of all kinds and description Shovels, rakes, hoes, forks and so forth 10 sacks potatoes Three dozen nice hens 25 boxes Mcintosh apples Several hundred pounds of mangel beets HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Leather davenport or Duifold Sanitary couch Full-size bed Dining table Five dining chairs Three-fourth size bed, springs and mattress Two dressers Five small rugs Aviator sewing machine a new one New 9x12 Axminster rug 9x12 rug 9x10 rug, used some Kitchen range Heating stove for wood or coal New feather bed, weight 20 pounds 200 quarts canned fruits and pickles A nice lot of jellies Several jars sour kraut Dishes and cooking utensils galore Many other articles too numerous to mention TERMS Sums of $20 and under, cash; sums over $20, a credit ot six months' time will be given on good note bearing 10 per cent interest M. ZIMMERMAN O. L. KENNEY, Auctioneer M. L.

BARR, Clerk E3 WB FARMS IN TREASURE STATE AVERAGE 608 ACRES rplll-: -iverage size of a Montana farm, iu-ivirding to 'the last federal census in Montana, was 608 acres, of which Tjs acres or 31.4 per cent was improved. Only Wyoming and New Mexico have larger farms and only North and South Dakota" have a larger improved acreage than Montana, the state department of agriculture points out in a booklet which will be circulated soon. C. D. Greenfield, the author, using these figures for a basis, draws the conclusion that the homesteading era in Montana has gone.

"Honiesteading, so far as good land is concerned, is a thing of the past in Montana," he states. "The opportunity today is to improve and expand upon the work of the pioneer steelers. resides the land actually irrigated the year the census was taken, when of the 58,000 farms in Montana 11,000 were shown to be under ditch, the state irrigation commission reports there are approximately a million acres more than can be irrigated by works being constructed or proposed or by works built but not in use. Among others, on federal reclamation and Indian projects there are 200,000 acres, in districts organized under state laws 400,000 acres, and on Carey act projects, 85,000 arces. When this land is being farmed there is still an additional 2,000,000 acres susceptible to irrigation." The last federal census gave Mon tana 37,000,000 acres of land In farms of which 15 per cent was under irri gation.

LAND VALUE DETERMINED BY MANY FACTORS ACTORS to be considered in de termining the value of land and the experience that has been general to new settlers in Montana are outlined for the purpose of guiding prospective land buyers who may have their eyes turned on Montana by the state department of agriculture In Its forthcoming publication devoted to the resources of the state. "Land should be bought reasonably as to price," states the chapter In the book devoted to "Factors in Land Values." "And with payment spread over a long period, all terms combined being such as can be met without having to depend upon unusual good luck. Many factors are Involved in what constitutes a 'reasonable price' location with reference to markets and schools, character of soil, valua ot Improvements, state of cultivation on an Irrigated farm, character and dependability of water right; likelihood of waterlogging with consequent drainage; on a stock ranch, the average amount of forage that can be raised for winter feed the location of the ranch with regard to the summer range on public or national forest lands, the ntnount of summer range the ranch can depend on and water supply. For the ordinary nonirrlgated farm, with fair to middling Improvements, good depths of moisture-retaining soli, free from alkali and In' recent cultivation, reasonable prices range under present conditions from $1." to $35. "For the ordinary Irrigated farm with better Improvements and a high er state of cultivation than the non-Irrigated farm, a dependable water supply, no alkali troubles or danger of wnterlogglng reasonable prices range from $75 to $100.

SURPLUS OF COMMON LABOR REPORTED ALL THE larger cities in the state report a surplus of common labor, with the exception of Butte, where 100 men can be used within the next SO days, for the Ice harvest and In the woods near Missoula men are being hired for replacement of workers quitting from day to day, according to the monthly summary of the division of labor of the state department of agriculture, the report Is based on Information from lending employers of labor, public and private employment agencies and county agents. There Is surplus of common labor at Itiitti hut 200 skilled miners could probably ho employed Immediately by the Anaconda Copper Mining CHANGE IN PERSONELL IN REVENUE OFFICE FRANK E. Meyer has severed his connection with the revenue department and will leave for Belling-ham, where he will enter Die lumber business with a brother. Mr. Meyer has boon In the si-rvlce five years, and has been chief dork In the office under Collector C.

A. Rasmus-son since last May. A. P. Kngbrwton, chief field officer, will succeed to the ehlef clerkship.

8,000,000 ACRE8 IN STATE hemain unsurveyed WITH nercH of federal land -urvpyed In the Mate, representing the work of one year, 102.1, and about 8,000,000 ncres more of forest reserve land to be surveyed. It Is evident that the government cadastral cntfinews have quite a job ahead of them. Virtually little of the relatively lovel land In this state remains to bo surveyed, most of the tracts are In the western region, In rugged country, where tin work is slow and expensive, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Inducted Into Offices. After the Installation Bosket Social Was Held and Forty-Five Dollars Realized. Jan.

24. Joint installation of the Rebekah and I. O. O. F.

lodges was held at Odd Fellows' hall last Thursday evening. Rebekah officers installed were Ina Greenup, noble grand; Beth Francis, vice-grand; Eva Overturf, secretary; Julia Conner, financial secretary; Hester Miles, treasurer; Viola Vip-perman, warden; Ruth Townsend, conductor; Stella Fowler, chaplain; Hazel Gibf or inside guard; Donna Dent, outside guard; Mebbie Edwards, right support to noble grand; Francis Clutterbuck, left support to noble grand; Blanche Nicholson, right support to vice-grand; Madge Waldo, left support to vice-grand. Odd Fellows installed were Simon Overturf, noble grand; E. Clutter buck, vice-grand; D. E.

Overturf, secretary; Harry Greenup warden; Roy Brady, conductor; Sam Brown, inside guard; William McCart, out side guard; Ed Morrison, right sup port to noble grand; William Mack-ay, left support to noble grand; Jack Kerlee, right support to vice-grand; Rudolph Vatter, left support to vice- grand; Paul Dlneen, R. S. S. to noble grand; Harold Overturf, L. S.

S. to noble grand; A. G. Helmers, chaplain. Mrs.

Belle Kempter of Corvallis and Monroe Edgemond were the installing officers. After the ceremonies a basket social was held. The sum of $45 was realized from the sale of the baskets. Sherwin were entertained by Mr. and Mrs.

A. B. Cole at a 6 o'clock dinner last Thursday. Sam and Sydney Ward, Donald Piatt, Jesse Simmons and Harry Mack returned Saturday from the vocational congress at Bozeman. The Ladies' Aid will be entertained by Mrs.

S. Bibler and Mrs. J. Wright at the Bibler home January 31. The first meeting of the Junior Guild of the Episcopal church school will be held at the home of Mrs.

Bert Kerlee, with Mrs. August Sol leder as assistant hostess. George Miles was a business vis itor at Missoula the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs.

Sever Thompson and daughter Hazel and W. J. Cummins were Hamilton visitors Saturday. a Notice to the Taxpayers of Ravalli County. The annual meeting which was to have been held at the court house in Hamilton on Monday, January 28, has been postponed until a later date, as complete arrangements can not be made in time for the meeting as scheduled.

It is planned to have outside speakers to address the tax payers and citizens on the plan and possibility of a commission form of government for Ravalli county. T. R. GLASS, President. EDWARD M.

TUCKER, Adv. Secretary Convict Who Hid in Hot Conduit Punished Ossinlng. Thomas Jefferson Carroll, cfearged In the Warden's court In Sin? Steg prison with hiding In a hot con duit In the prison In nn attempt to escape, pleaded guilty and was "docked" about two years of his time good behavior he had previously earned. CfcrroII, Qucen9 county robber wlwee relatives live In Jamaica, wes ramptured after a fifteen hour search by seven prison guards. He was found altering in the conduit under the nw death house, through which hot steam pipes run.

fiwiHHMiwitiHitrimiiimimMmwinnimunintnmiriiiitmnimimimwnmimtmtiii Shortage of Children Closes $100,000 School Ulddletown, N. Y. An acute shortage of school children Is being felt In the Sterling Mines district of Rockland county, N. V. A $100,000 school building whs errcii'd by the citizens short tltiii nrn when the mlnen were running full blunt.

When the mines, which afforded the only occupation In tlin section, shut down the townsfolk emigrated, leaving the school wlHhln', wait In' and wonderln when the pupils were comlnp back. There Is no market for education In Rockland now, because the supply Is larger than the demand. The school build Ing Is empty and desolate. Thorcht for tho Day. Too many sny to thelt amlllon In the what thai wanted to say to dlojiitisfled euston trs during the day but didn't dare.

CEREMONY FINE DECORATIONS Two Delightful Card Parties At the Whyte Home. Airs. Whyte Entertained During the Afternoon and Mr. Whyte Was the Evening Host. Darby, Jan.

24. The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

Whyte was the scene of two delightful card parties Friday. The enclosed porch was decorated with bright colored Indian blankets and robes which lent warmth as well as cheer to the party. Pine boughs and holly were used effectively in the house and porch. In the afternoon, the guests were Mesdames John Byrd, Otis Carver, William Mackay, Robert Byrnes, Andrew Lofftus, Clyde Shockley, Elmer Sever Thompson, W. T.

Stubbs, J. W. Pierce, Claude Johnson, A. B. Cole, Arthur Fllght-ner, Ray Brown, Carrol Thompson, Troy McKinney, August Solleder, D.

M. Conner, Elmer Sargent, D. C. Overturf, R. G.

Ostergren, Perry Hopkins, Don, Francis, Elizabeth Dilman, Julia Conner, Leland Sum mers and Mrs. Herbert Hayward of Hamilton. Mrs. D. C.

Overturf won the prize for the highest score and Mrs. Elmer Sargent received the con solation prize. Delicious refreshments of salad, sandwiches, cake and cof fee with a pleasant social time fol lowed the games. In the evening Mr. Whyte enter tained a number of his friends who remained until a late hour enjoying cards, the companionship of friends and refreshments of the same variety.

as were served at the afternoon affair. Mr. Whyte's guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byrnes, Mr.

and Mrs, Sever Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pierce, Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Lofftus, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kerlee, Mr, and Mrs. D. C.

Overturf, Messrs. J. C. Pickrell, Herbert Summers, E. F.

McRae, B. J. Billings, Nick Gahr, Harold Lofftus, Mrs. August Solleder, Mrs. Elmer Nicholson and Mrs.

Hayward of Hamilton. 9 ENJOYED TAFFY PULL. Darby, Jan. 24. Mrs.

Arthur Fleightner and Miss Norma Becker entertained their Sunday school classes and other small friends at a taffy pull Tuesday evening of last week. After the candy had been enjoyed they went coasting on the hill below the Fleightner home. The guests of the evening were Caroline Bibler, Louise Algie, Gladys Sim mons, Lula Kyle, Phyllis' Powe, Mary Lawrence, Carrie Tessier, Mil dred and Evelyn Nixon, Fern Flight-ner, Hazel Thompson, Maude Wilker- eon, Virginia Wilkerson and Evelyn Plummer. I DAUBY DOINGS. Darby, Jan.

24. Mr. and Mrs. W. T.

Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kerlee, Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Tierce, Mr. and Mrs. Sever Thompson, Pauline Ker lee, Hazel Thompson and Feme Fleightner wont sled riding Sunday to the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Will Kerlee at the Mclntosh-Morello orchard. An appetizing meal was served at 2 o'clock. John Temple was also a guest at the dinner. In the evening the dinner guests with Mr. Kerlee and family assembled at the Stubbs home for a candy and popcorn feast.

Darby high school basketball lads defeated the Victor boys Friday night on the latter's floor by a score of 17 to 8. The Darby girls' team was also victorious over the Victor girls by a score of 23 to 16. Darby sent a good crowd of rooters and the Victor school furnished a hot lunch to the visitors before their departure. Mrs. Pete Oleson and son of St.

Regis arrived Saturday for a week's visit with Mrs. E. L. Grady. Mrs.

OleRon was formerly Mrs. Uberta Grady. The Camp Fire Girls held their regular meeting with Miss Eleanor LolTtuB Inst Thursday evening and will meet with Miss Maxlne Whyte in two weeks. Mr. and Mrs.

D. M. Conner and Mrs. Elizabeth Dlllnian were shopping at Hamilton Saturday. Mrs.

Herbert Hayward of Hamilton spent Friday and Saturday with her brother, Bert Kerlee, and family. Mrs. Monroe Edgemond was called to Missoula Saturday to see her brother before ho leaves to go to Arizona for the benefit of his health. Mrs. Harold Miles and daughter are visiting relatives In Anaconda and from there they will go to California to join Mr.

Miles and make their home. Mr. and Mrs. It. 0.

Ostergren, Mr. and Mrs. E. Barklow, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy DeVore, Mr. and Mis. A. P. Nickel and Mr.

and Mrs. A. E. Hamilton were members of a coasting party that spent Sunday afternoon on the hilln at the Mclntosh-Morello orchard. Mr.

and Mrs. W. T. Stubbs and daughter Wllma, Mrs. Mildred Hers-nmn, Mrs.

Sue Sherwln and llersninn Future Outlook of the Dairy Industry in Country. Musical Program Will Follow the Speeches and a Game of Volleyball Will Be Played. Darby, Jan. 24. The first com munity social of the new club which was recently organized will be held Saturday night.

F. M. Harrington, horticulturist of the Montana State College, will address the meeting His subjects will be "Gardening" and "The Development of Marketing Or ganizations." County Agent L. A. Campbell will give a summary of the future outlook of the dairy industry as out lined 'by Prof.

Andrew Boss of the University of Minnesota, who ad dressed the vocational congress at Bozeman last week. A musical program will follow the speeches, and a game of volleyball in which all may take part. A lunch of cake, sandwiches and coffee will be served, the women attending furnishing the cake and sandwiches. The next game will be with Stevens-ville on the local floor, February 2. SOME NATIONS BAR KISSING In Japan It It Looked Upon as the Depth of Human Degradation-Cut Them Out of Films.

Remarkable penalties f.re exacted In some countries from those found indulging In kissing. In Milan guilty parties are liable to a heavy fine; In certain towns in Russia before the war it was also a punishable offense while elsewhere men cannot kiss the womenfolk on Sunday without risk of prosecution. Recently, in Belgium, a man and his wife were fined 78 francs each for having kissed in public. This case is all the more surprising, as in Belgium and France a public kiss between spouses on meeting or separation is recognized as a traditional salute. In Japan kissing is looked upon as the depth of human degradation.

Every kiss In film has to be cut out, and there are film censors who do almost nothing else but look out for kisses. Perhaps the worst sufferers from the kissing habit are railway authorities, and In a number of Instances kissing on the station premises Is forbidden In view of the delay thus caused. Special notices to this effect were Issued by the Bavarian state railways. The penny platform tickets were introduced on railways in England during the war to prevent kissing on the platform and consequent delay. How did kissing originate? The Bible is full of kissing of the widest range, from the treacherous kiss of Judas to Jacob's tender salute of Rachel at the well.

The early Romans sealed all their nuptials with kisses, and kisses were a popular observance among the early Christians until, in 397, such salutes between the sexes were forbidden. If we are to credit the Scandinavian tradition, kissing was a pleasurable habit introduced Into Englund by Rowenn, the beautiful Saxon. Kisses have helped In no small degree to mold history. In 1704 the beautiful duchess of Gordon founded and raised the Gordon Highlanders, one of the most noted of Highland regiments, ay kissing. Baltimore Sun.

Better Than Lawyer, A popular comedian was a witness In a suit for slander, and the opposing counsel said: "You are an actor, I believe?" "Yes," replied the comedian. "Is not that a low calling?" "I don't know; but It's so much better than my father's that I am rather proud of It." "What was your father's calling, may I ask?" "He was a lawyer," said the comedian. Proved. Some nrcheologtst8 excavating on the border of the Sudan, upon breaking camp, neatly burled their salmon and sardine tins. Another scientist came along and happened to dig on this same site.

Pretty soon he held up a can embellished with the picture of a plump golden salmon. "Aha," he exclaimed. "Now I have evidence in support of my theory that the Sahara was onCe an Inland sea." Conservative. A certain man had Just bought a car. lie took his wife out on few preliminary expeditions, during which she did not hesitate to criticise her husband's efforts at driving.

"Halloa, old door neighbor man said his neit- one evening. "I ice you've got a little two-seater. Wlmt do you get out of her?" "About forty thousand words to the gallon," answered the other, sadly. For Safety's Sake. Landlady "You always King while you're tnklng your morning Khowcr.

Mr. Gay. Why do you do Hunt" Hoarder "The bathroom door won't stay locked." New York Sun mil Globe. in 9B3B Ccyote Vt Mink Weasel i IF you have this get some REAL season. We Weasel and buy we'll make quick while our of these better SPECIAL not sh-'pped to SHUBERTS" yet season-try "SHUBERT" NOW prices tho highest of the want every Coyote Mink all othr furs you can trap or it PAY YOU WELL.

Ship demand lasts. Take advantage prices. FLAT PRICES! MONTANA 1 8l 2j $12.00 to $10.00 8.00 to 6.00 1.25 to .95 Theie prices for eHelnal collection of fteeionable fur, conolotltiK of rropcr pcrccntafc': ol ull ilte and gradee. Cut tliii ad out and riiclotc It rour lura. Try for one of our prizonl $50.00 FREE ovary day fot the throe beat lumulud shipments of furs.

LIST Firs! Prize S2S.0O Of DAILY FKUXSi Second Priza Third Prize S13C0 10.00 Shipment must conrfat cf not loss than six legally caught raw fur akirs. Tha way tha furs art handled determines tha winners. Got some of this prize moneyl Ship us all the furs you have at onca go get some more and ship ship ship quick! Out checks will make you happy. COME ON WITH YOUIl FUIIO i I I.