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The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
CATTLE DEAL
Measher County Stockman Sells
Three Thousand Head of
Good Cattle.

The unusually favorable price OBJ
tanned for cattle and sheep of all kinds
this season has had the effect of pro-
ducing a scarcity of stuff for breeding
and feeding, according to the cattle
men and sheepmen. and at the present
time it is hard to find any stuff for
sale.
However, several deals have been
made recently and one of them is
perhaps the biggest in months. Mayn
q Heitman, operating in Meagher
county, recently sold to the Butte
Butchering company 1900 head of ex-
ira good cattle. The animals brought
S34 head, the deal involving 800, 900.
The Butte concern will slaughter the
heard and dispose of the meat in
Butte.
Godfrey & Burdick, of sButte sold
last week $50 head of stock cattle be-
longing to the Beartooth Livestock
company, a local concern whose range
is at the Ok Bow Bend, to Frast
Bros, of Billings The cattle will be
shipbed and fed They brought $50
a head.
"All kinds of cattle are scarce in
the state at the present time said
Nahan Godfrey of the firm of Godfrey
q Burdick today in discussing live
stock conditions in the state. This
is due to several reasons, the principal
one being the high prices received at
the Chicago market, and another to
the fact that for the past five years
many of the big outfits have grad
uaIly been reducing their holdings.
Cattle which were selling two months
ago for S27 and $2S are quoted today
at $50. Feeders and stuff for breed
ing purposes is in most demand now,
! am now trying to get together be-
tween 1000 and 5000 head of stock
cattle for a Wyoming stockman.
sheep are in demand and at high
prices. Old ewes is the only class
which is a drug on the market; all
other stuff sells readily. The feed
ers in eastern Montana are all stocked
up. Thousands of head will be fat
tened this winter on the pulp from
the Billingssugar beat plant, and on
the alfalfa ranches Of the Yellowstone
in Yellowstone, Custer and Rosebud
counties.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
LEASES RANCH
E. L. Shepard Takes Over Ranch
Property From Rufus Thompson
for Five Years.

E. l.. Sheperd, travelling freight
agent of the G. M. g. T. S., whose
headquarters is Harlowton. has leased
the Rufus Thompson ranch on Will
low Creek for a term of five years.
the change having taken effect Octo-
ber 18th. Under the terms of the
agreement Mr.. Sheperd also takes
over the sheep with which the ranch
is stocked and will run them on
shares during the life of the lease.
Mr.. Thompson has decided on the
course of action in order to give him
more time to devote to other business
interests. The Thompson ranch, sit
uated about twenty miles northwest
of Roundup in the foothills of the
Snowy mountains and traversed its
entire length by Willow creek, is one
of the prettiest ranches in this sec
toe of the state. 1t comprises about
6, 600 acres.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
COURT C0NVENES
Many Cases Disposed of-Geo. Clark
Gets off With $l0O Fine--Grande
Appointed Commissioner.

The adjourned session of the Sep
tember term of the District Court
was completed at White Sulphur
Springs on Monday, Nov. /.
Several civil cases were disposed of
without jury and the criminal cases
against George r. Clark and Jesse
Langston were dismissed after pay
ment of small fines. In the cases of
George Clark, the defender was fined
SlOO Attorney w. G. Husband ap-
peared for the defence.
The forgery case was called and the
defendant entered a plea of guilty,
but sentence was withheld until De-
cember first Powell Black repre-
sented the defendant upon being ap-
pointed by the court as his attorney
The court appointed Attorney W.
c. Husband as counsel for Richard
Leider on the grand larceny charge,
and Attorney l.. ID. Glenn as counsel
for Richard Leider in the burglary
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
A Black Boom.

Will strike HarlowtOn Wednesday
November 10th at the HarlOWtOn
Opera House, where CuIligan and
HockWald's real negro minstrels will
hold the boards. The company viii
give street parade at noon. Mirth,
music, song. and dancing is the prin-
cipal timber which is the foundation
of the colored MINISTRIES. The roster
this year includes the following well
known artists: Pet Woods, Mat Tur-
ner, Walter Hill, Clarence Macklin.
are the principal comedians Miss
Mable Turner and Miss Eva Prince,
the two we'll known singers are
along this year. Arthur l.. Prince
and his educated hoops and feats Of
juggling. If you can only afford to
go to one show this year go and hear
the colored people sing and see them
dance.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
BREAK INTO STORE
Robbers Enter MarShall'S Store Last
Night and Get Away With
Merchandise.

When Mr.. Reitf, one OF the clerks
in the II. e. Marhall store, came down
to open that place for the day, he
discovered that a panel in the back
door had been removed during the
night and on further investigations
it was found to have been the work
Of thieves. Several reyOlverS were
found TO be missing as we'll as many
other small articles. Mr.. Marshall, in
an interview with the News man.
says that he has not the slightest clue
as to who the bold robbers are. Care
ful search for the perpetrators will
however be made by the officials and
every effort will be made to locate
them.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
PROPOSED DAM
On Swimming Woman Creek-Sur-
veyors Are Now Working
on Same.

some time to come. Naturally, the
latter dam would be the more econom-
ical to construct and maintain, CON
sidering the greater amount Of water
it would retain, as the Seepage, eyap-
Grafton and care of sluces would be
lesSened.
The u, 100 acres comprising the
holdings of the company, including
the Giltinan-Penwell, the Halbert
brothers lower. and the w. A.
Hedges ranches all in the vicinity
of this town Fully 50 per cent of
the land is tiIlabe.
About 100000 will be expended in the
construction of the irrigation project,
work on which will commence in the
spring. The water will be allowed
TO run through its natural channel
until a point a few miles above the
holdings is reached, when it will be
carried by bitches to all points on
the tract.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
Five Hundred People Crowd into the Opera
House to Hear the Worlds Greatest
Exponents on Scientific
Farming.

The Farmers Institute held here
today (Friday) proved to be one of
the most successful of it's kind ever
held in this section of Montana, and
what is better still it resulted in great
benefit, not only to the farmer but
to the business man as well. Every
business man in our city was present
at the afternoon meeting, all the bus
mess establishments having closed up
their places from 2 o'clock till 5 in
the afternoon. The evening session
had large attendance also, ard the
banquet at Hotel Graves capped the
climax and put nice finish to a
well spent daV.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
Afternoon Session

The afternoon session started at
O'Clock and at this meeting there
were about 800 people present. A. T.
Anderson of this place presided.
Prof. Campbell, the father of dry
land farming, was the first one to
speak. He spoke along the line of
scientific farming. and his lecture
proved interesting and of value which
can not be over estimated. Geo. b.
Haynes the immigration agent of the
Milwaukee, was the next 10 take the
platform. He did not speak along
the line of farming but about the
interest The railroad takes in the
settlers in the Musselsheil Valley.
He told the people that in order to
satisfy themselves that the Musse-
shell Valley was adapted to farming.
the Milwaukee had spent large sums
of money, sending out experts to
investigate the agricultural conditions
in this section, and they were fully
convinced that they would prove
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
Woodmen of the World Will Or
sanize Camp at this place
Saturday Evening.

M. j. Murphy, the general organizer
of the Woodmen of the World who
has been in town the past several
weeks, now has everything in read
mess to organize new camp of that
order at this place. He has secured
about forty members. The meeting
will be held in Odd Fellows Hall Satur-
day evening at O'Clock. All appli-
cants and old members are requested
to be present at this meeting.
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Speakers Present

The lecturers that were present, and
who spoke on farming methods and
allied subjects were: Prof, II. w.
Campbell, Lincoln, Neb., author of
Campbell's Soil Culture Manual and
editor of Campbell'sS Scientific Farmer:
Prof. Alfred Atkinson, Professor Of
Agronomy, Montana Agricultural
College; Prof. F. S. Cooley, Superin-
tendent of Farmers Institutes, State
of Montana: DR.. w. X. Sudduth of
Billings, Montana, and immigration
Agent George B. Haynes of the Mil
Waukee. All these men are men who
have a world wide reputation. they
are men that are interested to a great
extent in the success OF the Dry Land
Farmer in the Musselshell valley.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
MURDER AT STAMFORD
Charles W. King Killed by James
GasS Following a Drunken
BraWl.

Charles w. King, an old-time resi-
dent of Fergus county, was murdered
last Saturday afternoon at the Geo.
Frazer ranch 13 miles southwest of
Stanford, by James Glass; coal miner.
Gass is now in the county Jail and a
younger brother is also being held as
witness, Deputy Sheriff Morgan and
Clarence HuntOon went out to the
scene of the murder Sunday. Doctor
lyle, of Stanford performed an aut-
opsy and the inquest was held at
Stanford Sunday afternoon.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
At the School

In the forenoon the speakers We're
taken up to the school house. AS this
day happened to be Pioneer Day for
the school children, they listened to
several essays on pioneer days, which
were read by some Of The pupils. At
torney w. G. Husband read a very
interesting and creditable paper on
"The Pioneer" DR.. Sudduth, Prof.
Cooley and Prof. Campbell were then
called upon, and each one of these
gentlemen responded with a little
talk to children, which were very in
teresting and helpful, not only to the
school but to the visitors present.
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masical Program

The Majestic Orchestra furnished
sweet music for the afternoon meet
ing and during the banquet, many
OF the outsiders were surprised that
Harlowtoa should be graced with an
organization which toes the mark
with any orchestra in the state. Dur
ing the evening session Prof. Reuss Of
Chicago, who is perhaps one of the
best violinists in the West, gave two
very beautiful solos on the violin.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05

charge against him. Defendants to
both these charges pleaded not guilty
and the cases were set for trial De
cember |, ? and 3. Jury was called.
The following are the jurors called
from this place: II. A. Weber B. l..
Moody, r. B. Stephenson, f. Dufrene
A. +. Weston and II. G.. KlOck.
The court appointed M. II. Grande
to succeed Charles Catlin in the office
of county commissioner, as Mr.. Catlir
resigned in September and has since
died. Mr.. Grande's term will expire
December 81. lAll.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
LABOR
Under Contract Such is the Charge
Against George Pirrie Of
Rothiemay.

Helena, Nov. 1.-Alleging 20 sepa
rate and distinct violations Of the
contract labor law, suit has been
brought in the federal court against
George Pirrie, a prominen sheep
judgement in the sum of $4,000 and
costs.
The evidence against Pirrie was
obtained by the. immigra Jion service
of this district, under Chief Inspector
Alfred Hampton. 1t is said that
Pirrie, declining to pay the prevail
ing scale of wages to sheepherders
of $40 month, contracted with the
inhabitants of Scotland and England
to work for him for $50 a month, a
years contract being made.
Twenty causes of action are alleged,
all ractically the same, except for
the names of the aliens. 1t is alleged
that Feb. %, 1909, Pirrie had inserted
in the Peoples journal, published in
Aberdeen and Dundee, Scotland the
following advertisement:
'"To farm servants: w. G. Matt
Ian L. clothier, Langside, has been in
structed by Geo. Pirrie, America, late
Of Rothiemay, Aberdeenshire. to en-
gage IA farm servants and 6 sheep
herders TO sail the twelfth of March,
wages $50 a month and board and
years engagement. Apply at once to
w. j. Maitland. p. S. All appl-
cants to pay their own fare"
1t is alleged that as a result of this
advertisement and oral agreemen and
promise Of employment, divers persons
migrated to Rothiemay, Mont, and
worked for Pirrie, who ratified the
agreement told Of in the ADVERTISE
ment.
1t is charged that the following
came to the United States in pur-
suance to the agreement, which, it is
alleged, violated the contract labor
law: John Brine, David Kellas,
Thomas Garrow, Peter Riddle, Peter
Dugnid, William Milne, V. Barry,
James Peterson, and Alexandria
Cummings.
It's further alleged that the defend
ant entered into express parole con-
tracts, also in violations of the con-
tract labor law, with the following
residents of Canada, the contracts
being made at Toronto, Canada:
Adam Stewart, William Murray,
James Wilson, Charles Farquharson,
Henry Ruddick, John Law, Sam
Thompson, Edward Sealder, James
Davidson and William Motfett.
AL Of these persons are aliens, the
complaint charges, and none are
skilled workmen nor members of any
learned profession.
The law provides for the infiction
of 81 200 penalty for each infraction
of the contract law and therefore,
$4,000 is demanded in ALL 1T is
charged that the Scottish aliens we're
imported in March, 1909, and the Can
adian aliens in Feb, 1908.
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favorable. He also stated that this
railroad was not only going TO bring
out the settlers but would help them
in every way possible after they get
here. DR.. Sudduth was the last one
to speak at the afternoon meeting
Mr.. Sudduth talked about his exper-
ience of farming in Montana. His
talk was running over with good
sensible advice to the settler.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05

When other remedies fail talk with
Swanson, "The practical mechanic" "
If you have sweet tooth, then
you want good candies. Always a
fresh line at the Bon Bon. 1S-tf
FOR RENT-A neat office room
above the McQuitty building. In
quire at the Harlowton Grocery Co.
4-tf
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
COnWeil Admitted.

Attorney K. p. Conwell went up
to Helena last week Friday where he
appeared before the Supreme Court
for admission. Mr.. Conwell was ad-
mitted upon motion. There were
several other attorneys from different
parts of the state that took the oath
to support the constitution at the
same time.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05
Big Feed

After The evening session everybody
attended the banquet given by the
business men at Hotel Graves. Covers
were laid for about seyenty-6ve en-
thusi2Stic dry farmers and they soon
made away with a goodly portion of
the good things on the table. }. n.
Kleber is TO be congratulated on the
splendid banquet he GreDarpd
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UnaEtH

o egenera the table"
Toastmaser A. T. Anderson
"Our Guests Dick McQuity
W e no wha we
may
"The Immigrant Geo. Haynes
Waltzes I>esP dteufel
When begins
farmer therefore efounder
ofhu civ iizatio
DAME Webste
"The Ideal Dry Ian w. X Sudduth
5 Fairy
THE MONTANA w.
Experenc ekeepsa school.
Learnt IN n OF
rank
II
Musc washes wa the soul of
eyeyd life
Selection
1ntermezzo Vradier
'The Benefit Of Getting Together Prof. f. Cooley
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05

"There is no profit in selling man
his first suit, if it turns out to be his
last" is the apt phrase of Mr.. Urner,
of the Urner Mercantile Co. Its good
logic in keeping with the reputation
OF this store. 1S-tf
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05

The OSHKOSH anti-freeZing
pump will furnish water in cold
weather by just working the handle,
if you doubt it talk with Swanson,
"The practical mechanic
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ToaStS

FOR SALE--One bed, two rocking,
chairs, two plain chairs and one wash
stand. Will sell cheap for cash. In
quire at News office.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-11-05

Father Phalen will hold services
in Urners Hall on Sunday at 1890
a. IN.
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Much Interest Shown

Taking it all in all the Institute and
the program turned out to be an
affair that will not soon be forgotten
by the people of this city and those
that attended from neighboring
towns. The success of this meeting
shows that the business men of Har-
lOWtOn realize that the future growth
of this city depends entirely upon the
dry land farmer, and they are far
sighted enough to see that they must
cooperate with the settler in order to
bring about the desired end, sue
CESS.
ToaStS
The program of toasts will be found
on this page.
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ORGANIZE SATURDAY

Read MarshallS add.
Sharp County record., 1909-03-26
by the Greatest
American HunOriSts
A WOLF OF
INTELLECT
BY STRICKLAND w. GILLIAN
1909, by w. q. Chapman)

Copyright, 1909, by w. q. Chapman)
A long, low howl, ending in a stac-
cato cough, echoed clear over seven
sandhills and fell exhausted half way
up the eighth. At the sound the broom
grass shuddered and the polled Angus
cattle turned pale.
For that call was from Hobo king
of the Alkali Steer Garden, which ex-
tended over few billion acres of al
ternate bunch grass, desert. dogtowns
and badlands. intorsperscd thickly
with magazine writer's. But where, all
this time. was Hobo? Sitting comfort
ably on the very aEeX or little hill
lock- sharply silhOuetted against an i'm
itation turquoise SKY. but totally in
visible. All who saw him thought he
was stone, though there wasn't a
stone within six miles of there. But
people are very accommodating and
will think many things to humor
writer, If anybody had accused him
Of being wolf, he would have given
the stony stare and the marble heart
until the accuser would have begged
pardon and acknowledged that Hobo
was a mere lupine lthograph.
Having remained invisible as long
as ne could attract any attention by
being So and having glanced off several
bullets directed against him while he
was doing the graniteware impersona-
tion, Hobo lifted up his real bristles,
gave his tail permission to sag, and
started off on lelsurely trot, not
doing over scant mile and half per
minute.
Suddenly he stopped and 'woofed.
Hobo was a swell woofer. He could
outwoof any other wolf In America.
Why had he Woofed? He had
smelled the terrible man-smell, A
Mormon immigrant had camped there
some time III the seventies, and could
still be tracked easily. The aroma of
his footprints were distinctly visible
to the naked nose OF a common ami |
NAL with a bad cold, so what must !,
it hayo been 70 Hobo, king Of the
Alkali Steer Garden, In the full flush |
Of his manhood and perfect health?
He was as keen whiffer as he was
a woofer.
Yet by pointing his muzzle hlther
and yonder to the four cardinal points,
lie discovered that the man had gone
on to Utah, afterward moved to Poca.
tello and died there In '95, SO he con-
temptuously scratched lot Of 40 |
mule.team washing powder over the
place where last the immigrant |
stepped while climbing aboard his
prairie yacht, and resumed his calm
Sharp County record., 1909-03-26

oueeen'y T'e S'oPPSs "''e ""S''"
trot for about 35 more miles, at which
distance ten minutes later, he smelled
iron and again the deadly man'smell.
Amid the man.sconts he detected some
horsoscents, 80 he knew It was not
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, who
was ondeayorIng to ensnare him.
lie became once more wary and In
visible, This time he was q pile OF
rusty tomato tins until he had thought
It all out, The trap, he found, was
six or seven miles away, Mt the fur
lhest, 80 he must have eare-0h,
Hobo have carel Tho lives Of such
rs you are bosot with pitfalls!
Approaching by q circul,ous route,
swift no q ballbearlng sunbeam and
silent Ns q pinch Of jewelers. cotton
dropping In n vat Of bransmash, Hobo
went, guided by his unorring whittier,
TO the buried trap, II had been buried
without disturbing IN tho least the
surface Of the ground, and bNltod with
lImburgor cheese, aB further dis
guse, But ia spite Of oil these precau'
tons, llobo's etealthy cunning and
the guardian angel Of tho wild thnga
told him Of dangers presence, Ro'
treating 80 miles or 80 he found a
bit Of sOgo.brush, split II with hla
sharp teeth, fastened It on his nose
40 he could endure the awful man
smell ana coolly returned 20 tho cou
Ice whore the snare was There, Oft'
er q further reconnaissance, he OGeor
tained that the trapper waa tNll
man with slight front et0op but no
veranda or pefgola, n east In his left
eye and a strawberry iuark on his
right shoulder blade, Having learned
which, Hobo dug down l5 feet to
whore his grandfather had told him
Of the burial of mamnolh's bones
that ho and his pack had picked and
Inferred selected rib, touched of
the steel trap with II and trottod to
tho far corner Of the range, O2 mllca
distant M tho crow flies,
After romping awhile with his cubs.
for exercise, Hobo became q lump Of
turf and slept soundly until tho fall
ing night struck him IN the small Of
tho back and startled him TO ylgl
lance, Thus ended quiet, uneyant
tut day In the life Of Hobo, 4lAg OF tho
Alkali Steer Garden,
Sharp County record., 1909-03-26
WHY MEN DO NOT MARRY.
The Cost OF Living Frighens Bachelors
In The United States.

There are today about four
millions Of men in the United
States, past thirty years of age,
who are not married, and the
number is constantly on the in
crease, says the Rev. Madison
G. Peters, D. D., in the April
New Idea Woman's Magazine.
Why do not these men marry?
Will it become so in the future
that comparatively few men will
marry9
Independent careers are be-
coming more and more impossl'
BILE, and about four millions Of
women in the United States are
filling positions VII c h men
should occupy TO make homes.
The salaries Of the average
young men, even in good posi-
tione, are low-lilteen TO twenty.
five dollars q week, How can u
man support wife on present.
day salary?
Marriage Is being elfoctually
discouraged by tho constantly in"
creosing cost Of living, both in
town and country, Parents
without fortunes support their
daughters in luxury, and girls
expect to bo thus cared for after
marriage, II costs moro 10 sus-
tain eueh q girl than the average
man can earn, ana it does seem
ae though the time were coming
when the exceptionally young
man can or should marry,
The time was when lndies--ir
the best sense Of that much
abused word-rooogaizod In any
circle that was worth tho enter.
ing, looked upon their interests
40 identical with their husbands
and were help.meets and no
merely help'eOts,
Sharp County record., 1909-03-26

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