The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-04
DAWSON COUNTY PEOPLE CELE.
BRATE SETTLEMENT OF WA.
TER.RlGHr TROUBLES.
FAIRv|EW ENTERTA|NS
Automobiles From All Over the Coun-
ty Garry Prominent People to the
Meeting Place, Where Proper OBJ.
servance Of the Day Is HeId-Gov-
ernor Norris Makes Splendid Talk.

Glendivc, June 3.-tSpecial) Prob
a'Hy the most notable gathering In all
the history of Dawson county oe-
Cured when l.5OO people assembled at
Falrview, In the very heart ~ the
wonderful lower Yellowstone GALLEY, 10
celebrate I'm a day of festivity and re-
1oicing the long-delayed settl h,aent of
the water-right controversy between
the United States reclamation service
ana the members of the Lsanr Vel
lowstone Water Users associa ton.
This settlement is predicated upon the
assent of at least so per cent OF the
settlers to the nav conditions, which
give a graduated system m of payments
and make It easy Tor all to assume
the obligation
Out in Force.
The people of the valley were out
IN force from all directions. Many
came from the bench lands. 4 special
party of 100 residents ofs Glenlive
went to Fairview in automobiles as
an escort to Governor Edwin l..
Norris and Secretary of State A. n.
Yoder. who We're special guests OF
honor The town of Sidney allp sent
large delegation filling Is motor
cars. Perhaps half II hundred came
from Williston. n. ID.
The main street of Fairview Is the
line between the two states. and In
the crowd We're many North Da-
kotans
Many OF these who went from Glen
dive had never seen the lower valley.
They found 1t at this time In the full
glory Of growing crops, with stretches
of beautiful yerdure AS far as the eye
could reach
The 40 odd cars from the county
seat made the trip down and back
without mlshap. except for few
punctures and one or two broken
springs on the way back.
For many hours previous to the as
sembling of the people, a 7O0-pound
steer and 25O-ponnd pig had been
roasting to a brown turn. and at noon
the crowd was fed at great barbe-
cue. During the morning, also. a num-
ber of races occurred on the main
street.
Glendive was also represented by It's
newly organized lband-less than u
week old, but capable of furnishing
excellent music. At Fairview the two
bands were consolidated, and fine
open Air concert given.
Governor Norris and Secretary Of
state Yodor We're met at Glendive by
J. c. Mitchell, publisher of the Fair.
view Times, To whom the people are
greatly indebted for carrying on their
fight for justice so successfully.
a. ID. Morrill, acted as chairman of
tho meeting which came TO order
about 1870. In succession he intro
dHced Governor Norris, Secretary of
State Yoder. Representative y. J.
Donohue of Glendive and two or three
others.
The addresses were full Of congratu-
lation to the people upon the happy
elimination of their troubles a rather
sharp interchange of verbal shots
took place between Mayor Jackson
and County Attorney Leiper. The
former in his address told of Willis
ton friendship for the valley people,
told them all to come to Willston,
where they had very small key to
the city hanging at the depot Mr..
Leper, In his turn, invited everybody
to come to Glendive. declaring that
"Glondive has no key; the door stands
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