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The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
To Give Them a Trial.

When Harry Giltinan was at the
Dry Farming congress recently held
at Billings, he purchased a new deep
blowing outfit to try on his ranch
north of the city. This plow cuts a
furrow ii inches deep. 1t consists Of
two discs placed about five inches
apart. The first disc cuts about eight
inches and the one following brings
up the rest and deposits it on top.
The plow has no tongue, but is a bis
triangular iron frame weighing 1000
pounds, and runs on wheels. The
implement has very curved discs and
pulyerizes the ground thoroughly. If
it proves success in this region, Mr..
Giltinan will purchase several more.
Hedges Herald.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
n. P. TO TAP
THIS PLACE
To Build From Big Timber to Harlowton-
Will Strike Melville.

That the Northern Pacific railway
will build a branch line from Big Tim
ber as far north as Harlowton, in the
near future, is not improbable.
The proposed route, along Otter creek,
has been gone over by President
Howard Elliott and General Manager
J. M. Hannaford, in company with
James Glass of this city, and the Of
ticals expressed themselves as most
agreeably surprised at the reclama-
tion work which has been done, and
which promises SO much for the
future of the Sweet Grass country in
the way of increased agricultural and
horticultural output.
President Elliott said that he was
aware there was some work of this
nature being done, but that he had
idea of it's magnitude, and Mr.. Han
naford gave vent to similar views.
Thirty thousand acres of highly fertile
soil, we'll watered and with indica-
tions of being worked to its capacity
in the immediate future, means an
immense tonnage for any railroad,
and this fact evidently impressed it.
self upon the railroad officials.
Mr.. Glass returned to the city yes
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
ODD FELLOWS DANCE
Turns Out To Be Big Success Many
Were Present Most Enjov-
able Time.

The Grand Ball given by the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows at this
place Thanksgiving evening in the
Ilarlowton Opera House was unques-
tionably one of the most successful Soc
ial events ever held i'm Harlowton,
and the Odd Fellows are certainly to
be congratulated cpon the magnificent
entertainment provided by them. The
new noor in the opera house together
with the splendid music furnished by
the Majestic Orchestra, contributed
their share to make the evening a
pleasant one. Supper was given at the
Home Restaurant.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
File Articles.

Two companies filed articles of in
corporation with the clerk of the
county yesterday. They are the Fer
gus County Sheep Company and the
Montana-Holland colonization Com
pany. The Fergus County Sheep
Company states that its business will
be the raising of cattle, horses and
sheep, the improvement of the breed
OF domestic animals by importation.
sale or otherwise, carry on general
agricultural and ranch business. to
appropriate, purchase, develop, i'm
prove, lease, sell or otherwise DISPOSE
OF water, water rights, electric or
other power sites to develop town
sites and handle real property. to con-
struct, maintain, appropriate, pur-
chase or otherwise acquire, telephone
line and connections and dispose of
the same.
The principal Office of the company
Is the city of Helena in Lewis and
Clark county. 1t has seven directors
all Helena people. They are p. r.
McDermott, II. II. Pigott, Rudolph
Horsky, G. b. Whitten. Matthias Staff
and Lewis Penwell. 1t is incorporated
for $3.50, 900, divided into 300 shares.
The amount of stock actually sub
scribed and capital paid in is $500.
The term of its corporation existence
is 40 years and the original articles of
Incorporation were filed on the 2nd
of September, 1909. with the county
clerk of Lewis and Clark county.
The Montana-IIolland Colonization
Company is incorporated for the pur-
pose of carrying on a general real es-
tate business, to develop and improve
town sites, to appropriate, purchase
build, water, rights and reservoirs,
and sits therefore, to acquire and
operate telephone lines and connec-
tions, to produce, purchase, sell, or
deal in and to engage in the business
of producing, purchasing and selling
grains, hay, vegetables, poultry and
dairy products. Raise, buy, sell cat
tie, horses and sheep and do a gen.
eral livestock business, 1t has sew
eral directors, as follows: j. II. Gilt
inan of Bercail, Lewis Penwell of
Helena, A. j. Vanden Houvel of
Bercail, j. w. Norton of Big Elk,
&C. A. McCan of Bowman, n. d.
|. S. McQuitty of Harlowton and
II. II. Pigott of Helena. -Lewistown
Daily News.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
ShaWmut Items

Miss Maud Farris left for her home
in Oregon Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford and daugh.
ter, Bertha and Mrs. Grun were visi.
tors at Harlowton Friday
Mrs. Guy Davis returned Friday
after a weeks stay in Great Falls.
There is pumping station a,
Shawmut now.
Gilbert Shell is building house
on his claim east of Shawmut and
will soon be at home there.
Wallace Giles left this week for
Josephine for few days visit.
Howard Crawford returned Mon
day from Martinsdale, where he had
been spending the past week with
his uncle, r. ID. Broadrick.
Mr.. Burbridge and family went
to Miles City Sunday after spending
a few days on their ranch north of
Shawmut.
Nicholas Jenizen returned from
Chicago Tuesday.
The Misses Cred and Stewart left
for their homes in Big Timber last
Sunday.
The Crawford thrashing outfit are
i'm after successful run and are haul.
ing alfalfa seed.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
STORE AT NEW SHAWMUT
P. Nelson and G. H. Wilke, Two
Young Men Of This Place,
to Open Business.

Messrs. Nelson and Wilkie, two of
the most prominent young men of
Harlowton have just completed the
erection of two story 30 by % frame
building in New Shawmut about II
miles east of here on the Milwaukee.
They intend to put in a general store
and butcher shop at that point. New
Shawmut has a good country surround
ing it and a mercantile business at
that point will undoubtedly make a
big success. The many friends of
Mr. Nelson and Mr.. Wilkie W sh
them the best of success in their
new venture.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
BIG XMAS. DANCE
Will Be Given By the Modern
Woodmen Of America at

At the regular meeting of the
Modern Woodmen of America in
Harlowton camp No. 1914, Wednes-
day evening, the members of that
order decided to give a dance on
Xmas. evening, December oath. The
dance will be given in the Harlowton
Opera House, and the music to be
furnished by the Majestic Orchestra.
The members of this order will spare
no pains nor efforts to make the
event one of the most enjoyable of
the season.
At this same meeting Wednesday
evening the Woodmen held election
of officers.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03

Average daily attendance 81
Per cent of attendance 90
Visitors
Those neither tardy nor absent
during the month:
First Grade Katherine Cosgriffe
Fed Hanzlik, Benjamin Hanzlik
Ross Good, Alma Lea, Bert Labrie
Dan Mccarthy, Wilson Middleton
Mary Mccarthy, Mable Tobin, Mer.
cedes Tobin, Robert Giles and Ronald
Cameron. Second grade Doris Den.
mis-, Dora Hindman, Lloyd Lane, Dee
Muggy, Helen Porter and Alice
Urner,
Mary J. Davies, Teacher.
3rd, 4th and 5th grade
Enrolment "a
Average daily attendance 2s
Per cent of attendance 94
Visitors
Those neither tardy nor absent
during the month";
Clara Blethen, Boutel Blethen,
Lucretia Mathews, Flossie Lane,
Frances Turney, Laurence Lane,
John Mccartney, John MCFARLAND
George Patterson, Viola Lea, Dora
Turney, Bercie Henthorn, Olav
Roald.
Nelly Harden, Teacher,
9th, 7th and 8th grade
Enrolled 26
Average daily attendance Is
Per cent of attendance 81
Visits by trustees l
Visitors 10
Those heather absent nor tardy
during the month:
Fred Patterson, Charlotte Lane, Leora
Erdman, Marie Whitney, Helen
Lane, Josephine Geer, Edith Libbie.
and Minnie Dreyer,
E. p. Conwell, Teacher
High school
Enrolled 6
Average daily attendance =
Per cent OF attendance 81 Is
Visits by trustees |
Visitors 10
Those neither tardy nor absent
during the month:
Mamie Anderson and Alice John.
son.
Laura A. Foot, Teacher.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
JURORS RETURN
Richard Leider Pleads Guilty to
the Charge Of Cattle
Rus tline.

All the jurors that were drawn from
Harlowton for the December term of
the district court at White Sulphur
Springs, returned Thursday evening.
1t was expected that the term would
last longer, but in the case of State
VS.. Richard Leider, the defendant
asked his attorney, w. c. Husband,
who was appointed by the court to
defend him, to have his plea changed
to guilty.
On Wednesday morning jury TO
try the case was selected. The trial
proceeded: the first witness was ex-
amined, when the state introduced
as evidence the hides of the cattle, of
which Leider was charged with kill
ing and converting to his own use
Leider weakened perceptibly, and for
third time asked that he be allowed
to plead guilty. Consent was given
AT the afternoon session the attorney
for the defense made brief state
ment to the jury to the effect that
Leider was now ready to change his
plea, that it was evident that the
testimony was overwhelming against
the defendant, and that it was the
part of wisdom to have the case con-
cluded at once. Leider than plead
guilty.
County Attorney Ford then dis
missed the other two charges pend
ing against Leider, one for grand
larceny, the other for burglary.
Judge Cheadle then discharged the
panel of jurors and allowed them to
60 home.
Leider and another prisoner were
sentenced Thursday.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03

terday, after having gone over the
tract in an automobile with President
Elliott and party, and he declared it
was his belief that the railroad would
Tap the newly reclaimed district with
in short time. Accompanying Mr.
Glass was }. l.. Marvin of Plymouth,
Ind, who came here to close deal
for quarter section and which was
consLmmaled today.
In an interview with a representa-
tive of the Helena Record. Mr.. Mar
vim said that he was well aware OF
the wonderful capabilities of irrigated
land and that he regarded the Big
Timber project as comparing most
favorably with many others he had
seen in the West. He is enroute to
Portland for the winter, but will
take up his residence in the spring
on the tract.
Mr.. Glass announced that large
colony is TO migrate to Sweet Grass
from Indiana in the spring. There
will also be a number from Elgin,
ILL.,, Chicago and elsewhere, numerous
deals have been closed by him while
in the east.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
CROP SCHOOL REPORT

And say-when it comes to pota-
toes, Montana has the world beaten
to q whisper, and can give any state
in the union cards and spades and win
out two to one on the official score.
Montana has the hest potatoes in the
United States, or on the face of the
earth for that matter, and the average
yield per acre is something to pitch
with hay Montana potatoes have
been known to turn out 400 bushels
per acre, in fact such yield is hardly
astounding in certain localities, but
the average yield is considerable be-
low that. The average yield per acre
for the United States is eighty-four
bushels; well Montana can double
that in average yield, and then some.
Pennsylvania comes next to Montana
in the average potato yield, at 81
bushels per acre. Montana comes
near doubling that at 176 bushels.
This is moving some isn't it? And
the reason that Montana spuds cut
such figure is the fact that potatoes
have been raised in the state since the
first trail blazer started to blaze up;
the first man on deck happened to
bury some potato peelings, and there
was no chance for dispute as to the
raising of potatoes in Montana. And
you can raise them anywhere; in the
highest mountains, in the lowest
plains, in wet lands, in dry lands, in
any old land Montana is the natural
home of the potato, and if some
other place started it first it was be-
cause the Montana Booster was an
original frost, small potatoes and few
in a hill. The official figures of the
United S tates department of agricuI
ture gave the average yield of pota-
toes per acre in the United States
as follows:
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
BANNER YEAR
FOR MONTANA
Elliot Predicts the Heaviest Immi-
grafton the State Has
Ever Known.
Movement Now Fairly Completed
Will Continue for Many
Years.

Helena, Mont. Dec. 1.-There will
be greater tide of immigration to
Montana in 1910 than in any year
since this commonwealth appeared on
the map, in the opinion of Howard
Elliot, president OF the Northern
Pacific Railway company.
Mr.. Elliot is firm believer in the
future wealth and greatness of Mon
tana. 81 have just come from the
national apple show at Spokane"
said he, "and while l don't know how
this state came out on the prizes, it
struck me that the exhibits from the
Bitter Root, the Flathead and other
fruit-growing regions of the state were
as fine as were to be seen at the show.
"Do you know that Montana will
be one of the greatest apple producing
states in the country? Climate and
soil seem peculiarly adapted for the
growing of this fruit and at the pres
ent time there are 100000 apple
trees set out in the state. When all
of these come into bearing it will
mean an immense amount of money
distributed among the orchardists.
"The national apple show, the dry
land congress and other meetings
having for their purpose the develop
ment of the resources and the up
building of the west, are ali having
their effect in impressing the fact
upon the east that there are possibili-
ties undreamed of in this and other
states.
'It takes time to build up this
Montana sentiment, but every year it
is being strengthened and the results
are seen in the growing number OF
eastern settlers who are coming here
and making homes. The settlers be-
gan to come in appreciable numbers
four years ago and every succeeding
year there has been a constant in
crease.
'It is my opinion that the tide will
be the greatest next year OF any since
the state was created. 1t will con-
tinue for many years, as the rich
productiveness of Montana wheat
and fruit lands become more widely
known. Montana will ultimately be
one of the most heavily populated
states in the country"
Mr.. Elliott said that no plans for
construction work in this state next
year have definitely decided upon;
that these are matters that will be
worked out and decided this winter.
Mr.. Elliot was unable to say whether
work would be resumed in the spring
on the Lolo cut off or not.
"It is a costly piece of work and
it may probably be done a piece at "a
time" he explained. "Much depends
upon business conditions as to whether
much construction will be undertaken
next year."
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
IS RE-CHRISTENED
Town of Bercail Will Hereafter be
Known as Nihil After Well
Known StOCkman.

The naming of the new town at
old Bercail which was recently plat
ted by the Billings and Northern
Townsite Co. of Billings, has caused
a little controversy over the name.
Last week the railroad consented to
change the old name of Bercail to
Nihil, which is under stood is sane
toned by the government. The new
town lies about Is miles northeast
of Harlowton and is in Meagher Co.
1t has good country surrounding it
which will make it live town in the
near future
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
DAMAGE SUIT
VIM. Shoeman VS.. Van Buskirk &
Cunningham For $4,000
DAMAGES.

A damage suit for $4,000 has been
started by VIM. Shoeman against the
contractors Van Buskirk & Dunning.
ham, all parties from this place. Mr..
Shoeman claims that his fall from the
new mill building here last August
was due through negligence on the
part of the contractors and therefore
demands the above amount for dam
ages. l.. ID. Glenn is the attorney for
the plaintiff and Conwell & ConweIl
the aLtornies for the defendants.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
CITY DADS MEET
Getting Ready For the Special
Election to Be Held Dec
ember 10.

City Council at its regular meeting
December =, 1909 appointed the fol-
lowing Judges and Clerks for the
Special Election to be held Friday,
December 10, 1909:
lst Ward: Judges, B. l.. Moody,
VIM. Cameron and W. c. Qualls.
Clerks, r. b. Stephenson and |. S.
McQuitty.
2nd Ward: Judges, II. l.. Ross,
John Garner and John Kremer.
Clerks, Geo. Lane and A. j.
Dreyer
3rd Ward: judges, Joe Labrie,
Ben Urner and E. e. Pitney.
Clerks, d. A. Rightenour and S. E.
Clark.
The Van Cleve Addition, which
heretofore did not belong to any
ward, was added to the second ward.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
ANOTHER NEW TOWN
New Inland Town to Be Plated
on Old Seventy Nine
Ranch.

Another new town that promise S
to become of consequence and that
is not on railroad is being plated
on the old Seventy-Nine ranch
The town is to be on Big Coulee
Creek, about 20 miles west of Cush-
man, the nearest railroad point and
will be in the center of what is a
prosperous dry farming community
all the government land for miles
around having been taken and most
of it having yielded it's first crop.
The toWnsite, which will occupy
40 acres is the property of James
Baily, stockholder in the Yellow
stone Land company, corporation
of North Yakima men who own or
control 10000 acres of railroad land,
and will be in the center of what
was formerly the "79' ranch, one of
the best known cattle ranches in
Montana.
1t is not known what name the
company will give to the town, but
it is expected that an effort will be
made to get the postoffice department
to approve Of " Seventynine In
view of the objections of the depart
ment, however, to any freak names it
is extremely doubtful if the petition
will be granted, and the residents of
the town will have to adopt some
more common name.
The town is well started there be-
ing a general store, lumber yard
and several other business houses. A
petition is being circulated for a post :
office, which the number of new set
tiers living in the community will
easily justify, and it is the expecta-
tion of the owner of the townsite to
take immediate steps toward the
organization of school and church
as soon as the town is plated.
A county road running from Cush-
man to the town has been petitioned
for, but on account of the fact that
the petition was incomplete and did
not cover enough ground, it was re-
ferred back for another petition.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
robson SENTENCED
Saturday Morning by Judge Cheadle
= Given a Good Pointed Lee
ture by the Judge.

On Saturday morning, Judge K. X.
Cheaelle sentenced Peter G. Robson
to life Imprisonment in the peneten-
tiary at Deer Lodge, for the killing
of Royal d. Short, on the 26th of
September. In sentencing Robson
the Judge said in part:
''RodisOn, you seem to thing that
you played the part of a hero in
shooting one of your fellow beings,
but that is a mistaken idea, for you
were nothing but contemplate
coward. An armed man who shoots
down one of his fellow beings who is
unarmed over trivial matter is a
most contemplate coward. AS you
go from this community you must
understand that the people do not
look upon you as hero, but as a
cowardly murderer. A man has a
right legally to kill another in de-
fense of his person or property, but
not over the trivial matter of dol
lar. 1t is not the act of a brave man
that you committed to shoot an un-
armed fellow being, a brave man al
ways gives the other fellow an equal
chance. According to the verdict of
the jury you are to be delivered into
the costody of the sheriff to be taken
to the city of Deer Lodge there to be
turned over to the proper authorities
of the state penitentary Of the state
OF Montana, where you are to be con-
fined for the term of your natural life
at hard labor"
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
ANNUAL REPORT
OF STATE
Receipts Of Office of Secretary of
State Depicts Montana's
Prosperity.
Auditor Grateful With Fine Show
ing Of His Department mt For
the Quarter.

Helena, Dec. IA. n Yoder, sec.
retary of state, today submitted his
annual report covering the period
ended November 80 to Governor Edwin
l.. Norris, and pleasing indeed is the
showing made. Today Mr.. Yoder de-
posted with State Treasurer Essel-
stym sic, 1885, the receipts for the
quarter ending today and which swells
tue total receipts for the year to
Soo, l2o.4o. AS this sum represents
the fees received almost exclusively
the hlllng of incorporation papers, for
1t Is TO be seen that Montana is a
most inviting field
Mr.. Yoder said that he was high,v
pleased with the showing, regarding
as he did the receipts of his office as
splendid business barometer, and
further that the large receipts indi-
cate that Montana's prosperity was
OF the most substantial nature.
"A reorganization of the receipts
OF the year shows: Domestic corpora-
tions, $50, l24.60; foreign corporations.
S29, ,2o6@ notarial commissions. $3.-
To.oo; certificates and certified copies,
S92S.65; railroad ticket agents lie
enses, s72; official bonds, $50; war
rants and acquisitions, 1915; trade
marks, S24; commissioners of deeds.
$40; miscellaneous, $l05; total, S65, ,l25-
45.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03
Basket Ball Team.

The new organization Of the w. O.
W. have organized basket ball team
and will begin practice as soon as
possible. They have some good ma
terlal in the lodge and the team thai
viii represent the orCer are all old
players and will no doubt put up an
interesting game from the start.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03

Sheriff Biglow of Lewistown passed
through here Tuesday with Peter
Robison, who was sentenced last
week to life Imprisonment for murder
OF *. ID. Short of Lewistown. and the
dago that shot Sheriff Nc Call of Mel
stone. The Sheriff was taking the
prisoners to Deer Lodge, to serve
their term.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03

Father Phalen will hold services
Sunday morning at 1870 a. m. in the
Urner Hall.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03

Paino and vocal lessons by Mrs. e.
J. North. $1.OO per lesson. 22tf
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-12-03

lst and 2nd grades
Enrolled 81
Average daily attendance 30
Per cent of attendance 80
Visitors
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-16

The Normal Attitude Toward Death.
The normal attitude Of men toward
death Seems to be one Of inattention
or evasion. They do not trouble about
It; they do not want to trouble about
1t. and they resent ito being called to
their notice. On this point the late
Frederick Myers used to tell story
which have always thought very H.
Eliminating. In conversation after din
ner he was pressing on his host the
unwelcome question what he thought
would happen after death. After
many evasions and much recalcitrancy
the reluctant admission was extorted,
"Of course. II you press me I believe
that we shall all enter into eternal
bliss. but ~ish you wouldn't talk
about such disagreeable subjects"
This I believe Il typical Of the normal
mood Of most men. They don't want
to be worried. and though probably, IL
the question were pressed, they would
object to the idea Of extinction, they
can hardly be said to desire immortal
ity. Even at the point OF death, II
would seem, this attitude is often
maintained.-G. Loves Dickinson In
Atlantic.