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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-31

Inquiries have been received at The
Muscular office regarding the where
ahouts of two men, in
TWO MEN formation being wanted
MISSING by their families one
quiry is from Sidney,
Neh.. and asks for news of
Edmund Lane, aged Is, who Is
said To have left the Alliance normal
school last June. The information Is
wanted merely To relieve the young
mans mother, who is much worried
about him. The other inquiry is from
DeadWunI :. ID. and asks for the To-
cation ii possible of George WcstCntt.
IA tcamst.r. Nhn left that city August
>. He is Il years old. wears no beard
and when last seen Wore wurkmen's
clothes. He has stiff little finger on
one hand Ii any of The Missuulians
readers have any Information regard
ing either of these men II will be for
Ward"d Ia the inquircrs ii ii is left at
The Missoulian office.
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were any who didn't get in on the
auction sales I will be glad to deal
with them privately"
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NILSSON LIAM WANT ADS
BRING QUICK RESULTS.
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STEVE
WINS.

Nun't-.r man Nho Is satisfied with
l.r r, suits ot his advertising is u.
tanning. who has been
LOTS sailing at auction the
SOLD. luJs In Union addition
At The Missuulian Of
f.-c last night Mr.. Twtutng
sid tt - had eight lots LEFT
AID TIA, h" is going 10 he at the
Savoy :,.r IA ~hile longer and will be
glad /" E.,et all lot seekers there.
'-TA're his ha.a fine response to
u is sale, said Mr. Twining last
might. 'TAere have been many buy
crs and tn" Its have been disposed
"f at IA rate that has been pleasing 10
me You sa=s sar that viii lee at
the Savoy t1r lew days and ii there
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-31

The Kerr company is arranging two
new excursions tn bring people from
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Inquiries have been received at The
office regarding the where
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Greeley County Where Schools, Churches and People Prosper Aik

and plenty is the lot Of all. Greeley
being the center OK the maEniu-
cent area, blessed by nature as but few
cOunty seats are, the growth and prosper
ity OF this village Is assured. Holding the
key to an Immense territory tina Is con-
stantly developing and expanding. Greeley
bids tair TO become the commercial center
OF a wide and rich farming district. The
village has good railroad facilities. two
grain elevators, a FIGURING mill, good sys-
tenn OF water works, gas plant and a county
agricultural society holds its regular annual
meetings here. The city has recently
erected a high school building at a cost OF
$4,000. which places Greeley in the front
rank as an educational center. Its schools
are second TO no county in the state.
Many N~atiOnRlities Mix.
The population OF the county is not con-
fined to any one nationality or religious
denomination by any means, The German,
Swedish and Danish people have large rep
resentations and are important elements in
the progress and welfare OF the county.
There are eleven Protestant churches In
the county Of the following denominations
Four Methodist, two Presbyterian, three
German Lutheran, two Swedish and one
Danish Lutheran and one Christian, ali OF
which have good-sized congregations.
The Greeley State bank, with ]. r. Hanna
president and p. J. Kerrigan cashier, is
the Oldest bank In the county, having been
organized in 1887. The First National bank
OF Greeley, with T. IL. Hoellworth presi-
dent and Paul Boisserree cashier. was or
ganlzed in 1904. Their combined deposits at
this time amount to more than s25O,O0O and
the total amount Of money on deposit in
the banks Of the county viii exceed $1,000
OO. Taking the fact into consideration that
in 1896 there was but one bank In the
county and that it's deposits did not amount
to 10000, our readers will moro readily
grasp the wonderful resources OF the
county.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

agent of the association. BY his efforts
it was not long until about twenty Irish
families had located in the central part of
the county.
Part Played by the Irish.
In October, 1877. the first newspaper In
the county was established at Scotia, by
two young men from ST. Paul. The paper
was called the Greeley County Tribune.
In 1850 the population Of the county had
increased to 1,4Gl. The Irish settlement
now numbered about sixty-five families.
The Catholic ASSOCIATION, through Arch
Bishop Ireland, had purchased 5000 acres
of land in the center of the county and
now a fresh impetus was given this settle
ment as the association was using every
effort to settle up this land. A new town,
called O'Connor was laid out about three
and one-half miles from the old townsite
of o'Connor. The first town Of that name
was never built up. In 1881 the settlement
OF the county increased very rapidly. This
was notably the case with the Irish settle
ment near o'Connor. A settlement was
also established by the Irish in Cedar
valley and a town laid out.
Early in the fall OF 1874. measures were
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

and figures OF what this new county, that
but a few years ago was perilously near
the western border OF the frontier, pro-
duoes and sends out to the outside world.
II is self-evident even to the stranger
travelling through this county that It is
a large producer of an excellent quality of
beef cattle, for go where you will in the
county, you will find feeding pens we'll
stocked with 3 and 4-year-old steers that
are being prepared for the market. Last
year the farmers Of this county sold and
shipped to market 1885 fat cattle, %, la
fat hogs, 1875 horses and 1900 mutton sheep.
This stock was sold as a finished product
and was fattened on Greeley county grain.
Besides this these farmers sold and
shipped out $1,000 bushels OF corn, 1000
bushels Of wheat and 2O0, 900 bushels OF
oats. Greeley county is one of the very
first counties of northern Nebraska In the
alfalfa industry, at the present time these
farmers having Se93 acres we'll seeded to
alfalfa At the present time these farm
ers have 4,346 cows on their farms, where
they used $50 hand sepRrators last year.
They sold and shipped out last year 1900
pounds of butter and $500 gallons OF
cream. They also marketed 1Se, 100 dozen
OF eggs and 10000 pounds Of poultry.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

taken by the citisens to organize Greeley
County. Acting Governor, william H.
James. issued a proclamation, ordering an
election to be held on October g. At the
election. on the day appointed. thirteen
votes we're cast. Il. B. Fish was elected
clerk; S. c. Scott treasurer; @. w. Bah
cock. sheriff; and George Hilman. Judge.
As yet there was no county seat but on
January %. 1873. the first meeting Of the
oun commissioners was held at Lamar
tine postoffice. and an election for the
purpose OF selecting a county seat was
ordered to be held on February II. IS7a
Seventeen votes were cast at this election.
In accordance with this result the county
seat was located at LamaTtine by g
majority Of one vote. On December 8, ISL.
there was another count seat election,
Scotia and o'Connor being the two prin-
cipal contesting points. There were III
votes cast for Scotia and lss for o'ConnoT.
Though O'Conno received the highest
number OF votes cast. Scotia retained the
county seat. a two-third majority being
required for its removal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

1850, at the annual
election, Lewis Her
bert was elected com
missioner.
The village of SEQ
tia grew but slowly.
and in 1877 the only
buildings were the
small court house and
two other small build
ings. In October, 1877,
a newspaper, the
Greeley Tribune, was
established by E. o.
Barolett and A. b.
Lewis.
The second town,
named O'Connor, was
laid out in 1880. Pat
rick Hines built and
opened the first store
in October of that
year. The spring pre-
vious to the plating
of the town a Catho-
lie church was built,
but on June 20, 1881, It
was blown down.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
No Fear of JOnn.

Andrew Carnegie tells a good story:
81 Gamma leave We thus, Nancy a good
old Scotchman walled. 'Ye're too aud 10
work, an ye couldn't live in the aims
house. Gin 1 die, We mann marry anither
man wha'll keep ye in comfort in yer
auld age
may, nay, Andy answered the good
spouse; 4 couldna' wed anither man, for
what wad / do wi twa husbands in
heaven9'
ANDY pondered over this, but suddenly
his face frightened.
~ haze It, Nancyl' ne cried. 'Ye ken
auld John Clemmens? He's a kind man,
but he is ma a member of the kirk. He
likes We. Nancy. an gin ven marry him
twill be all the same In heaven. Johns
ma Christian and he's ma likely to get
there"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

-HB hardy Adventures who
~ crossed the western plains half
a century ago would today find
N little to remind them OF the
ETf%nf1N trackless country they Travelled
A9 then. Even twenty-five years
have brought about a stupendous
change in Greeley county. Buffalo Bill
Is still alive. yet he piloted caravans
aoross the plains OF Nebraska when
settlers dugcuts we're few and far be-
tween, when cities and railways were un-
known. and deer, antelope and buffalo
were so numerous that the rifle alone was
depended upon to provision the camp.
Thirty years ago II seemed as though there
was no room to spare, in this part OF Ne
braska for all the outlying farm population
of the middle west-that not in scores of
years could these broad acres be brought
under the dominion OF the pillow. The
wild buffalo and blue joint grass grew
bountifully everywhere, but herds Of cattle
were few, and in many sections fields Of
grain were as infrequent as GASES in a
desert.
Now all this Is changed. A new order
OF things exists today. Thriving cities and
villages dot the landscape everywhere in
Greeley county. school houses and churches
are numerous. Grain elevators are seen
at every station and back of ali these
towns are thousands of well cultivated
farms and well stocked grazing land. You
can have your choice OF good hotels, and
trains run so frequently that you can go
from place to place just about when you
please.
Being anxious to get at the true inward
ness of Greeley county, we left the county
seat and drove out I'm the country, where
we could meet and mingle with the farmer
who produces the wealth OF this prairie
country. Here we encountered a farmer
Of mature years, whose face and speech
had a slight indication that he at one
time had been a citizen of the Emerald
Isle. We took the liberty to inquire OF
the robust youngster;
How long have you lived here7"
II came here from Pennsylvania in 1887, "
he replied.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Short Stories
words of Gratitude.

"OFus Oh uEuNlNuuts
Charles p. Taft, at a recent banquet, told
q story on his big brother, Bill. zone day
a woman came to Bill's office" said Bro
Their Charles, ito ask help in the case OF
her boy. He had been xamined for West
Point and passed handsomely, but he was
a quarter inch under the required height.
His mother wanted the requirement
waived.
"She pleaded with Bill with tears in her
eyes, and he was immovable. Then she
told him about Johnny; what a good boy
he was, and how he loved to fight, and
ought to make a good soldier, Bill perked
up. we need more Of that sort of boys
he said. "A right, I'll waive the rule and
let him in
"The woman had about given up in de-
spair, and was quite taken off her feet at
his sudden surrender. She jumped up and
started effusively TO thank him, but she
couldn't think of anything good enough to
say.
Mr.. Secretary" she finally got out,
you are just too good for anything. IL
I-why, Mr.. Secretary, do you know you
aren't just as fat as folk say you arr
Cleveland Leader,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

Greeley county has
some of the most
thrifty orchards in
the state and its eli
mate and soil seem
well adapted to the
fruit industry. At The
present time the
farmers have growing
and in full bearing
80. 900 apple, 5000
peach, 1000 plum and
1900 cherry trees.
Greeley county Is
practically out OF
debt.
The county was
named in honor Of
Horace Greeley. In
this part of the state,
and all adjoining. are
seven counties named
after great men. In
1890 the county seat
was permanently To-
Gated at Greeley Cen
ter. Much credit is
due an organisation
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
A Curb on Curiosity.


Sir George Reed was once premier of
Australia, according to A. T. Macdonald.
secretary of the Commercial club, who is
an authority on the British empire, since
he is a leading member Of the Maple Leaf
club. Sir George was once making a cam
paign OF the strenuous variety through the
provinces, and II was announced when he
spoke at Ballarat, the town made famous
in one Of Conan Doyle's detective stories,
that when he got through speaking he
would be ready to answer any questions
put to him.
When the speaking was over, a fellow in
the front row rose and put to the premier
an Interrogation that was a so~ckdolager. 1t
was one that couldn't be evaded or salts
factorily answered. At this critical juno
ture, as the historians say, one Of the part
isans OF Sir George, who happened to be
sitting by the questioner. leaped to his feet
and smote the latter upon the Jaw, knock
ing him down and out.
us there any other gintleman that would
like to ask a question:" said the chairman,
one Finnerty by name.
There was not. Sir George, as might
have been expected, won his campaign
without having to make many answers to
embarrassing questions-Loulsville Courier
Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

known as the Irish Catholic Colonization
association, with Archbishop relan its
president, and Bishop Spaldlng of Peoria
and Bishop o'Connor filling other offices.
This organization established a colony in
Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas. The
Greeley county branch OF this organization
has had a marked influence on the county
from the start. 1t is doubtful If there is a
county in the state, outside Of Douglas and
Lancaster, that has three Catholic church
buildings that will compare with the three
OF Greeley county. The new church, JUST
erected at spalding, cost $4,000. The one
at o'Connor $50, 1000. n the church at
Greeley $4,000. There are about 700 families
connected with these three churches.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
story of Progress.

Greeley county as IL exists today is quite
a different proposition from the Greeley
county OF thirty years ago. 1t is hard TO
comprehend the changes that have taken
place. 1t has required much toll, patience
and planning to accomplish this. Yet this
community has made more progress and
accomplished more on this western prairie
have accomplished in a timbered country
in forty years. Greeley county, as we
find Il today, Is one OF the thrifty, pros
porous, progressive counties OF the state.
1t is not the strongest county in the state
from every standpoint, but its citizens are
deserving of much credit for what they
have accomplished and for what they are
accomplishing. The present population OF
Greeley county is about 5000, with q valua-
ton of $40, 376,7 97. The county is we'll sup
piled with railroads, as 1t has one main
line and two branches consisting of about
thirty miles of track. 1t has six good,
thrifty railroad stations, two good water
powers, two grist mills, nine elevators,
nine banks and seven rural routes. The
county is well supplied with rural tele-
phones and a good system of public high
ways.
It is not easy to comprehend the re-
sources Of this county and the vast
amount of wealth produced by the hun
dreds of farms, until we take some of
the principal products and give the facts
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
schools of The County.

The public schools of the county are in
an excellent condition For the last four
years they nave been under the able man
agement of James Policy. The county has
sixty-two school districts, with sixty-two
buildings. where eighty-four teachers are
employed. The county has 1888 pupils OF
school age. Besides the public schools of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Causes OF Growth.

In October lsTS, the general election OF
county officers was held. A FIGURING mill
on the North Loup was now In eontem-
platiOn, and S. B. Berries agreed TO build
one II the county would vote him u2,OOo@
In bonds.
AT the November election in 1876, David
Moore was elected commissioner. al the
election November s 1878, Dennis Sullivan
was elected commissioner on November 2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Hanna's TIP 20 DingIey.

Nelson Dingley was riding up one day
I'm the trolley car from the capitol with
Mark Hanna. He said: Mark, you are
many years younger than l am and you
have made millions. l never have been
able to get ahead OF the game in life,
and yet my legislation has made rich
men richer and poor men rich. Now,
how do they do it?"
Hanna said; 'Dingley, I can tell You
right off how TO make % per cent on
your Investment"
Dingley turned eagerly to his supposed
benefactor and said: For heavens sake,
Mark, how?'
why" said Hanna, these scent tickets
upon which we ride are sold by the rail-
road company in a bunch at 25 per cent.
discount. There is your fortune II you In
vest enough. Chicago Inter ocean.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Making IL Unanimous.

The Rev. Anna Shaw was discussing
playfully her contention-raised at Mrs.
Clarence Mackay's house-that man, not
woman. was too emotional 10 vote.
why said the learned lady. take all
these extraordinary jury stories. They
show the most intense emotionalism. And
yet they have nothing 10 do with women.
r instance, there's the story Of the
tin can murder. The jury remained out
thirty-four hours. Then II filed back into
the court room, very stale and IN huhored.
Gentlemen, what is your verdict? said
the Judge,
Wall said the foreman, eleven on US
is for hangin', Judge, yer honor; but the
twelfth man sticks out for acquittal. and
there amt no arguin' with him. He's a
low down, no count rooster. anyways,
and so we've decided 70 make our verdict
unanimous by hangin' 'em both' "-Roohes-
ter Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
pceInnIng. In Greeley.

In the fall Of 1871. when the emisreuou
to Nebraska was very great. several par
lies came up the North Loup- one OF
these consisted Of a COMMITTEES sent out oy
a colony of seventh Day Baptistas Wnich
had been formed in Wisconsin. A Tow
homestead claims were entered In mh oy
members Of the above mentioned colony
and by another who had selected their
future homes IN this locality. II vas not
until the spring OF 1879 that the county be-
gan 70 settle with any rapidity and the
families OF the homesteaders began to ar
rive. The Wisconsin colony settled on the
North Loup. A great deal OF prairie was
broken and preparation made TO put in
the crops the next year. During the spring
and summer OF 1878 many families were
added to the little settlement on the North
Loup, and improvements went on rapidly.
During these years the settlement OF the
country continued to Increase The set
Tiers were enterprisins and industrious and
soon opened up productive farms and made
the necessary improvements. In Is7 Gem
eraI O'Neil, who had conceived the idea OF
forming settlements OF Irishmen IN this
and neighbGrinE counties selected y loca-
ton in the center OF the county on Spring
creek and other small streams and In the
uplands IN the same locality and at once
ret 10 work to eolonIze Il with his country
men. A town was laid out not far from
the center OF the county and called ocon-
ner IN honor OF the Roman Catholic bishop
OF that name. and was plated by General
ONeill and John MoCreary on November
q. 1871. The first settler In this vicinity
was James L. Reed. who came before the
projection OF a settlement OF the Irish
colony. Patrick Hines located here In the
spring OF 1877 and was appointed local
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

the county. there are the Sisters OF st,
and 100 pupils; the spalding college, con-
Quoted by the Franciscan brothers, with
twenty instructors and 200 students; the
Sisters OF Mercy, located at O'Connor, with
eight instructors and 100 pupils.
%
Greeley Center's Importance.
From every standpoint from which It
may be viewed. the active, progressive
town of Greeley Center gives abundant
promise Of future and commercial inn
p%ortance. The growth and prosperity OF
this city is largely dependent upon
the agricultural and horticultural
wealth OF the surrounding country,
which is ample 10 support a city
Of treble the population OF Greeley. No
business failures OF any kind are to be
chronicled pertaining TO Greeley. and it is
doubtful whether a single unemployed per
son can be found, whose idleness is di-
rectly traceable to a lack OF employment.
Building operations have been carried on
without interruption. and in all branches
Of and industry matters are
progressing entirely satisfactory. Never
has honest toll been more generously
recompensed than during the last year. and
never has kindly nature been more lavish
in Its esponse to the effort Of the hus-
bandman. Crops have been uniformly good,
cattle from the range have been brought
IN, in fine condition and placed in the feed
ng pen. All these were turned into money
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

A new one was soon erected. The first
school In the settlement was taught In a
sod school house, about midway between
the two sites by Rev. Mr., Harris, a Bap-
fist minister, in the summer OF 1873. The
first death in the town was hat Of Mrs.
Carr, August s, 1881.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Many Others Do the same

many SNhGEH DO Inv
This accounted for what we had seen
elsewhere-the prosperous towns, the we'll
filled elevators, the plenteous look which
appeared on all sides. 1t was not an $50
lated instance OF rural prosperity; 1t was
only one Of the many examples that might
be named. This mans success led others
to come from Pennsylvania, while stu
others came from Missouri, Ohio, New
York. each farmer having friends to whom
his western prosperity proved a magnet
Greeley county is situated q little north
east OF the center OF the state. 1t Is
twenty-four miles square. containing SS'S0
acres. 1t is we'll watered by small streams.
The only stream of size Ia the North Loup
river, which flows across the southwestern
part of the county. The stream next In
size Is Cedar creek, which flows across the
northeastern part. Between these streams
are numerous other creeks tributary to the
North Loup that rende running water 40
cessible from almost all parts OF the county
The valleys OF all these streams are
broad and level. Then come high, steep
lhuffs intersected by numerous deep guiches
and canyons. These bluffs and hills ex-
lend back for some distance, though the
divides are not much broken. The soil OF
the county is fertile. In northwest corner
there is a great deal Of n but not
enough TO prevent the raising OF GOOD crops
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

HE hardy Adventures who
crossed the western plains half
a century ago would today find
little 10 remind them OF the
trackless country they travelled
then. Even Twenty-Five a