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The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
JULY FIRST
Has Been Announced as Date When
c. N. & P. S. Will Inausurate
New Service.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 4.-Begin-
ming July 1, Milwaukee will positively
be ON the transcontinental railway
map. On that date the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul road will have
through passenger service in opera
tion between Chicago and Seattle and
an official of the company said posi-
lively on Monday that all their trains
will be run by way of Milwaukee and
St. Paul to the west. This means
that the through trains will be made
up in Chicago and that there will be
nothing except change of engines to
carry them direct to Seattle.
"The road" said President A. J.
Earling, ''has been promised the last
of the equipment for the Seattle-Chi-
cago through passenger service by
June Is and we ought to be ready to
begin through passenger service 10y
June or shortly after, meantime we
shall put the roadbed west of Mo-
bridge in condition for the fast
operation of passenger and mail
trains. The service will include two
through trains between Seattle ard
Chicago each way per day, in addition
to present local trains.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
BONDS CARRY
Taxpayers of Harlowton Vote for
Water-Works Bonds by
Large Majority.

Last Saturday was red letter day
for Harlowton. The taxpayers of
this city got together and voted to
bond the city for $4,000, to be used
for putting in water works system.
The vote showed the absolute desire
of the people for fire protection.
When the ballots were counted the
vote stood as for, and , against. 1t
was anticipated that the bond would
carry, but no one was optomistic
enough to expect such decisive vote.
The action Of the city dads, In put
ting the matter to vote, and the
hearty support given the proposition.
shows the progressive spirit of all COW
cerned. AT the present time Harlow
ton has very little fire protection,
and good water works system is
very badly needed. Although $15,-
600 will only build system through
the main part of the city, it is ex-
pected that within short time it
will be extended throughout the other
sections of the town.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
WILL BUILD GARAGE
W. L. Curtis to Put up Large Build
ing to be Used for Storing
Automobiles.

l.. w. Curtis, who recently bought
out the interests of L. Swanson at
this place, announces that in short
time he will commence work on a
25xSOft garage, on the back end OF the
lot on which his tin shop is now To-
Gated. The structure will be of gal
vinized iron, which will make it fire.
proof. 1t will be equipped in modern
and up-to-date style.
Since so many of the Harlowton
people are getting automobiles this
summer garage at this place ought
to make good.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
ANNUAL ELECTION
Schooland City Elections Tame Affair
Large Vote Cast For Trustees.
Vote Small For Aldermen.

The school election, which took
place here last Saturday, April End,
did not cause any great excitement,
although some interest was taken,
which can be seen by the large votes
cast. The entire vote was POS. Dr.
Campbell was elected for the three
year term as trustee against Joe Labrie,
and Lee Hash won out on the one
year term against Ben Stevens. The
majority in both cases was quite large.
The city election was decidedly
tame affair, there being no opposi-
tion to any of the candidates. M. M.
Johnson was elected as alderman for
the third ward, T. E. Kirby for the
second and A. G. Graves and w. G.
QuallS for the first.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
KNOCKS MONTANA
Postmaster from Iowa Uses the
Hammer After Visiting this
State.

Recently party came to Harlow
ton from Manila, Iowa, looking for
land. He visited the Winnecook
ranch and the day following took the
train and went to Judith Gap, return
ing the same day, after which he be-
gan lambasting the country and
everybody residing therein. "The
bench land in the Judith country
is not farmed and never will be, and
anybody who says there is any farm
ing going on there or ever will be is
liar and fool"
The two thousand tons of hay
raised on the Winnecook ranch last
wear was hauled there. So this wise
head from Iowa says, to fool the
prospective purchaser from the East:
s"The bench land in the Gap country,
also around Harlowton and Winnie
cook, can never be plowed as the sod
is too tough and it would never pro-
duce anything if it were plowed, etc !"
1t is indeed to be regretted that the
Milwaukee Railroad did not consult
this wise man from the East before
expending upwards million and a
half of dollars to extend their road
through Montana and on to the Pa
cific coast. The fact is also to be de-
plored that the State Agricultural
College at Bozeman did not consult
andadvise with the 'Iowa Gent" before
putting the State of Montana to the
erroneous expense and trouble of estab-
fishing the many experimental sta
tions throughout the state, to guide
and direct the farmer in his efforts.
The dept of agriculture at Washing
ton, in view of this gentleman S
demonstrations, will now have to
change it's active figures in regard
farm yields in Montana for 1909. BY
his cancellations we see that Mon
tana farm products, for the year just
past, sold for $ll4, 100000, ten millions
more than the state of Washington.
Montana produced nearly twelve mil
lion bushels of grain in 1909, prin'
cipally on bench land, exactly like one
sees around Harlowton, and the aver.
age yield vary 32 bushels or was with
in fraction of double that of any
other state in the Union. 1t is too
bad that the many thousand settler:
on bench land, living either side O.
the Musselshell for miles, a grea'
many of whom have been farming thu
same land from one to four years ant
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08

NOTICE

A meeting of the Commercial Club
will be held in the Odd Fellows Hall
here Monday night, April lth, at which
all the citizens of Harlowton are urgent
ly requested to be present. Many things,
which will prove of interest to you will
be brought up and discussed, and it will
be to your own interest to attend
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
JURORS DRAWN
Cases Set for the 25th of April
at White Sulphur
Springs.

The following are the jurors drawn
for the cases set for April 25th:
Paul Grande, d. d. Potter, John
NJ. Finn, Geo. Robertson, Andrew
Hebnes, H. j. Giltinan, 1. M. Hens
ley, Abraham Olson, q. H. South
worth, Lars Halleland, H. L. Bills,
G. w. Shumaker, M. r. Yarnell, II.
A. Tschanz, Harry Bradley, J. D..
Mason, Rene Labrie, Logan Fowell,
Emmett Gillis, Ward Beley, Jay East,
D. c. Hays, Grover G. Perkins, Geo.
N. Higgins, Jacob G. Berg, G. d.
Martin, l. S. McQuitty, w. O.
Straight, c. F. Ahrens, Albert Tay-
lor, G. f. Lane, John Greenough,
Glen Smith, Martin Herein, Benja-
min Urner, R. b. Stephenson, w. f.
Hanson, John J. Conlon, George L,
Lyons, Frank Brennan, Joseph Free
man, Thomas E. Kirby, Frank Bing-
ham. James Christison, A. f. Nc
Afee, Frank S. Webster, E. l.. Shu-
maker, Pete Brennan, T. j. Gossett,
Joseph Martino.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08

George Farr has placed his order for
a Humpomobile.
w. c. Husband Is in the city from
Harlowton. He represents the plain
tiff in the divorce action Folwell VS..
Folwell. A decree was this morning
granted to the plaintiff, formerly Miss
Ethel Ross OF Harlowton. Lewis
town Daily News.
Carl n. frey of Aberdeen arrived
here this week TO take charge of the
Milwaukee Land Company Office at
this place. Mr.. Firey has been on the
editorial staff of the Aberdeen Ameri.
can up to a few weeks ago, when he
decided to cast his lot in great Mus
selshell Valley.
Get the habit of ordering your meat
at the Graves Market. Mr.. Graves
guarantees equal satisfaction whetll-
er you order in person or over the
telephone. "Where Cleanliness is Par.
amount" l4-tf
George Finch of Bozeman stopped
off here short time, while returning
to his home from Lewistown, Friday
of this week.
Buy your harness and saddlery Of
Marshalls. New line Just in.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
ASSIGNES DISTRICT
The Following are the Census
Enumerators for this District and
Their Territory.

Leon Shaw, supervisor of the census
for the Second Montana district, which
includes those counties of the Treas
ure state lying between the Rocky
mountains and the North Dakota
line, today announced the appoint
ment of enumerators, as made by the
director at Washington, says Hele-
ma dispatch. They will begin their
duties on April 18th, next, and in the
first class cities must conclude their
work within two weeks, while the
rural enumerators will have thirty
days. Mr.. Shaw states that he was
more than pleased with the character
of the persons, selected, and whose
illnesses determined by test examina-
tions recently held throughout the
state.
The enumeratOrs selected for Har-
lowton are A. T. Anderson and L.
Robertson.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08

raising the wheat that placed Mon
tana at the head of all other states in
production per acre, should have been
so long asleep. Harlowton and vicin-
ity owe much to any man of such
foresight as this postmaster from
Manila.
The above article was handed us for
publication by one of our prominent
land lnen.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
RAILROAD WORK
Will Gravel Track Between Dorsey
and Leader and Then East as Far
as HarloWton.

The Milwaukee Railroad is at the
present time opening up large gravel
pit in the vicinity of Twodot, the
gravel to be used in fixing up the new
road bed between Dorsey and Leader,
a stretch of about II miles. This is
the new cutoff which has just been
completed. After this part of the
road is graveled, it has been officially
announced that the road extending
east of Dorsey as far as Harlowton
will be graveled. This being prepara-
tory to the new train service in July.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08

Miss Ella Dillingham; stopped off
here to visit friends while on her way
from her home in the East to the
coast this week.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18
AnlCRA \. 2!

though They're fixing the sewer and
the streets all torn up
| used to shy at automobiles, but
don't any more. In the same way we
can all get used 10 comets. Maybe
they can be domesticated. In time
everybody could have little red two
cylinder runabout comet TO go down
TO work in.
| told my wife not to be afraid OF
the comet. said 1t wouldn't touch
hair Of her head. How could II, when
1t isn't her hair?
| think the comet is painless. It's
passing through the ether and ether
is anesthetic.
For fact. the comet doesn't know
where it's going But, We know. That's
what science does for us. II II wasn't
for science We wouldn't know any
more than the comet does, and this
thing wouldn't happen.
You'll have to excuse me now. I've
got to take a train for Washington
You see, it's this way-the comet is
composed of gas. And by the time It
comes here | want to have law
passed.
| want law to prevent anybody
from striking a match.
There's q reason. IL you smell gas
you will know the comet Is here.
And II you don't smell gas-why,
if you don't smell gas 1t will be a
sign you're asphyxiated.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18

ton OF some distant planetary body
probably the moons OF Jupiter. ana
that IL would therefore pass no near
er than about 50,000.000 miles. The
remaining four commissioners, on the
contrary, decided that Nj, Planta.
mours calculations were entirely ac'
curate. and that the comet would
strike the earth I'm August. They
nevertheless argued that the collision
would not produce any result more
important than that caused by the
fall OF a rather large meteoric stone.
The substance of the comet would DE
condensed. they held. by the pressure
OF our atmospheric. and would very
probably prove TO be no more than a
few feet in diameter.
or course this only increased the
alarm. and the comet became the
universal theme OF conversation. On
the twenty-eighth OF June IL became
visible to the naked eye, and from
that time onward the streets Were
thronged at night with gaZers at the
alarming phenomenon. The press de
voted a large space daily to Com
ments on the Comet" and cases OF
insanity produced by fear OF the com.
ing catastrophe became frequent. The
illustrated papers published frightful
pictures OF previous comets.
BY the eighth OF July the comet
presented terrific spectacle-sucn
was the velocity with which II neared
the earth. Its light outshown that
OF the moon. and the lightning OF the
street lamps was unnecessary. Bust
ness was not perceptibly affected.
and the theaters were more crowded
than ever before. IL was also noticed
that the churches were unusually full
In Europe the excitement was great
er than here-fast days and peniten-
tial professions were had to avert the
impending calamity
Continued Tomorrow
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18

Hardness letter to the above effect
was published on the sixth OF June.
From this date real excitement
in regard to the comet became mani
fest. The public having learned that
comet actually was approaching the
earth, and that although il might be
composed OF nothing more weighty
than gas, IL was nevertheless a celes-
tial flreship that might prove a most
undesirable neighbor, Immediately
began to repent OF its disbelief in NJ
Plantamour Still the press, with the
exception of the Herald. persisted in
its refusal to believe in Plantamour's
existence, and treated the appearance
OF the comet of 1861 as a mere coinc!-
dence
Within fortnight after the appear
ance OF Prof. Hardness letter, a com
munication was sent TO the London
Times by Prof Huxley, who stated
that he had personally known Prof
Plantamour for many years, and that
he was a man of eminent scientific
attachments. The distinguished
French astronomer lie Verrier alsS
wrote to the Paris Steele, speaking
In the highest terms OF his old friend
Plantam both Huxley and
lie Verrier placed no faith in the
prediction of the coming collision. The
public. however, had now learned
enough to change its opinion with
characteristic rapidity. Plantamour
was really a living astronomer, an0
a fiery comet was in telescope sigh.
These two facts were sufficient. 4
belief In the approaching collision be-
came universal Nevertheless there
was no very active alarm on the sub
ject People were anxious to believe
that the comet would really do no
damage. and that at the worst the
only effect OF collision would be TO
somewhat increase the temperature
OF August
This was the state OF feeling up to
nearly the middle of June. when g
new discovery was made. Prof Hank
ness announced that he had ascertain
ed from the spectroscope that the
comet had nucleus, and ii soon be
came sufficiently visible to demon
strate that no stars could be seen
through its nucleus. It being thus
settled that 1t was to some extent
solid body, 1t only remained 10 test
the accuracy OF Plantamour's calcula-
tons as to its orbit. So profound had
become the public interest in the mat
ter that the Importance OF at once
allaying the excitement by a mathe
NAUTICAL demonstration Of the impos-
sibility OF a collision was apparent
The signal service bureau therefore
appointed a commission of savants to
make a report upon the true path OF
the comet.
This commission was appointed on
the sixteenth OF June, and their re-
port was presented on the twentieth.
unfortunately IL settled nothing The
commissioners. who were eight In
number, were divided. Four held that
the comet had clearly been turned
from it's former orbit by the attrac-
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18

they have turned me loose on the com.
munity 20 ask it fol Uncle Sam. I'm
one OF the "askers" or census enumer-
ators, and | get 2R cents an ask, II
you answer. They've given me a dis
trlct with about 2,00o people in it. and
II | get them all | will pull down 30
plunks-after | find out If they're
male or female. parents or children or
both, born here or just here to live
down a past, black or white. married
or rot yet divorced, and-can-you-real-
Observation-Disclosures anyway
under-penalty-of Sl00-fine.and-is-my
on-straight?
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18

CHAPTER I.
You have asked me TO tell you the
story OF the Plantamour comet. IL
Is now 60 years since the name OF
NJ. Plantamour first became know Il
by his famous prediction that the
earth was to be destroyed by a wan
dering comet. or the result OF that
prediction you, OF course, know the
main facts. They have passed into
history. You have requested me 20
re hearse the familiar tale or the
comet, because | am one or the Few
living witnesses OF the great calamity.
When NJ Plantamour first announc'
ed that a comet was on Its way 10
destroy the earth, his prophecy was
received with universal incredulity.
The age prided itself upon It's know
ledge OF science Comets had ceased
To be a marvel and a bugbear. Scien-
tific men had asserted that all comets
were composed OF infinitely attenuat-
ed gases. and that should one come
in collision with the earth. no per-
ceptible result would follow. In point
OF fact, an airy contempt for comets
had become the mark OF a truly
scientific mind. and all persons who
desired a reputation for astronomical
knowledge affected to sheer at them as
harmless. Up TO the first of June,
1872. no one felt any uneasiness on
the subject of the coming comet. and
few believed that the story had any
foundation In truth.
Early In June, however. one OF
al lnYr N n
write important letters signed "A Con-
slant Reader" "A Father Of a Fam
ily," etc, to the daily papers, saw IN
an obscure report OF the Smithsonian
institute a mention OF the result Of 4
spectroscopic examination Of the
comet of the year 1861, which, the re-
port alleged. was again visible. The
old gentleman, who was, perhaps,
secretly nervous in regard TO the
Plantamour prophecy, instantly wrote
letter TO the Herald. calling atten-
ton to this report, and asking IL the
comet therein mentioned was the one
referred to by Plantamour. The Her
aid at once took the matter up edi-
torially, and discussed IL In an article
of over a column in length, profusely
strewn with references TO Romulus
and Remus, the siege of Troy. the
eligibility OF Grant for reelection, and
other kindred matters. The result
was that Prof Hardness of the Smith
sonian institute felt called upon to
make some explanation. The great
comet OF 1861 was certainly visible
through the telescope. he admitted
and would probably pass quite near
the earth He was. however con
fident that it would not come within
the sphere OF the earths attraction.
and that no danger whatever was TO
be expected from it. He was unable
to say whether or not 1t possessed
solid nucleus, but he was OF the opin-
ion, from a close study OF its spec
troscope, that 1t was wholly compos-
ed OF flaming defiant gas. Prof.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18
OBSERVATIONS

"My wife made me" says Carnegie.
That's what Adam said about eating
that apple. Always blaming it on the
woman.
BY colliding with and knocking the
stuffing out OF an auto. a flying
machine has proved that there's some
things on earth those internal "choof'
ers" have got to look out for. any
way.
p. NJ. Gen. Hitchcock has changed
the name of Pinchot, Ida, to Avery.
Ought to have made e Ballinger.
Mr.. Taft seems to have had both
feet on the pianissimo pedal when
sounding his keynote.
New York City is priding herself
on having had dry" Sunday, but IL
is announced that drinks were TO be
had, OF course" Sounds like the diff
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18

" ell. in about an nour after start
ed was already stalled,
tried the Batch block-offices BE-
low and four and five rooms above &C.
cupied by single gents who furnished
them as they pleased and did their
own housekeeping If any, 1t was a
Iamshackle, doubtful sort OF dump,
even in daylight. but was lucky
catching most OF the roomers in. l
guess they must have been out late
TIE night before. BAIT the gent in M.
27 | didn't get. He was out Nobody
knew anything about him, not even
the scrubady, except that his name
was Hooftt.
Ten times did I go back looking for
Hoofitt. and still | haven't got him.
Drat Hootitt.
(Continued)
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18

ference between plunge and a
sponge bath.
It's getting to be so that it's more
than n mans life is worth to be
statesman, editor or preacher In Pitts
burg.
Speaking of Wickersham, the Re-
publican party seems to have become
very precious since he got to holding
down one of its fat jobs
Caruso, on seeing Cleveland's dis-
reputable union depot, exclaimed:
What funny little station!" There's
a man who could be happy In coal
bin,
They released a prisoner from the
Steubenyille. o., workhouse because
be composed a beautiful poem OF IL
verses Alas! what refuge hath the
gentle poet now?
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18
SLANG TAB00ED.

Slang Is tabooed in the home OF n
West Philadelphia family. principally
because there is a bright little girl
who displays a persistent aptitude in
retaining expressive but uncuitured
phrases
The other evening at dinner the
mother. father and daughter drifted
into the vernacular. and a fresh start
was necessary. The little girl started
ii. I'm not stuck on this bread, she
remarked.
"Margie.' said her mother, you
want tc cut that slang out.
That's peach of a way OF correct
Ing the child" commented the father.
Il know" replied the mother. but !!
Just wanted to put her wise. "-Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18
THE MISBRANDING OF FOOD:
THE CASE OF CIDER VINEGAR.

d. 6The department OF agriculture has
telling cider which
wa
Cider
to
Cider analysis
substance high in reducing which arfaly
N a conceal its nerority,
casks shipped by the Robinson Cider Vinegar Co.. of
label
Vinegar mbanded that made
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18

You mightn't guess It by looking az
me. but I'm not a bit nervous about
that comet. No. indeed. | never did
anything to that comet.
Let 1t come. | wouldn't raise my
hand to push 1t back. don't want
to get In reach of IT, Believe me.
II it comes here, I'm willing for 1t
to have good time. It's welcome 10
go anywhere 1t wants to. | don't
suppose II will come down our street,
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18
From Another Point of View

bring?
farming milk
hath.
Keep your you get
roured
o
pardon
half million
Taose blasted hold fashioned
the Minnesota they going
pardon because he writes poetry isn't in for the thing2
he will
while the
time OF the
An eastern broker
The Detroit times., 1910-04-18
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