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The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
BETTER THINK THIS OVER

The business men of Harlowton
carry large stocks of up-to-date
merchandise and are selling same
at reasonable profits. When you
have a good bill of merchandise to
buy instead of going to a catalog
house to buy it go to your home
merchant-the man who pays taxes
to maintain your schools and pub
lie buildings, helps build your
roads and in a thousand and one
other ways contributes to the sup
port of the county and state-and
let him figure on your bill. Bar
ring a little extra that you would
pay for freight he could duplicate
the prices offered by the big mail
order houses who do not pay a
cent of taxes but takes your money
out of the country. 1t is not fair
competition. The home merchant
gives you accommodation in times
of stress and need, and these favors
cost the home merchant something
which should be figured in the
bill of expense, and then again you
get what you order and see the
goods and if you don't like them
you can take them back and get
your money refunded. Friends,
give this matter an earnest con-
sideration and in comparing home
prices with those of the big down
east concerns remember that the
man at home has taxes, insurance
and other bills to add to his goods
while the outrider does not pay a
red copper. Give the home mer-
chant little leeway over the out
slider and in ninety-nine times out
of a hundred you will be just as
far ahead. Then let the home
merchant just practice reciprocity
with the local newspaper who are
all the time saying a good word
for them. Instead of getting their
printing done out of town where
they pay a higher price than they
do at home if they would give it
to the local printers it would create
a spirit of fairness and would be
more like genuine reciprocity
Moral-In order to get this mail
order business, do as they do, ad-
vertise your bargains. They spent
thousands of dollars in printers
ink, how is it with you? They
make it pay, why can't you?
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
Murdered Sunday Night
Then AND NOW

The man that supposes life in
Montana has been without heart
aches and disappointments has
but a poor idea of what our present
civilization has cost. 1t is true
the tiller of the soil who has had
water at his command has always
been able to COMPEL crop, but
there are many embarrassments to
rural life other than those of crop
failure. We have been remote
from market all these years, for
the reason that all of our counties
have but recently been traversed
by railroads. But as rule there
has already been plenty in the
home, and while neighbors have
been few and far between, the
latch string was always hanging
out, and a cordial welcome always
greeted. the stranger. We have
had floods and hailstorms and
cloudbursts and billiards., and the
most terrible of all for our women
folks we have had isolation. But
we have survived it all and lived
to see the automible and telephone
and rural free mail delivery take
the country to suburb of the
city, and the end is not yet. Hav-
ing seen Montana through the
pioneering, we urge our friends to
stay now and enjoy the rest they
have so much earned. Let them
stay now and enjoy the fruits of
their labors. They are deserving
and the privilege well earned is
theirs. The sunny chimes of which
we hear so much come far short of
the pleasures of country life in our
Rocky mountain home, and while
the current of life carries us on
down to the great ocean of eter-
nifty, there are still things here at
which we can busy ourselves
which will pleasantly end serenely
as time rolls us down to the end
Husbandman.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
BOOSTS MONTANA

Mr.. Jas. J. Hill during his ad-
dress at the State Fair, said,
I'VE used to think that Montana
was gold state, a mineral state;
later on they tackled on the cows
and sheep, but will tell you that
Montana is coming to her own and
she is going to hold her head high
among the agricultural states of
the Union. You have at least
from 3O,O0O,OOO to 35,OOO,OOO acres
of as good land as the sun shines
on, and if anybody does not real
ize the truth of that, let him go
through these buildings here and
see what you have to show for it.
You cannot get away from it, and
| do not believe there is state in
this Union that can make as good
an exhibit on so many agricultural
products as you have today. You
ought to be proud of it. | am
proud of it, assure you. 1t is one
of the most gratifying things to
me, one of the happiest hours |
ever spent was in that building
today. 1t speaks for your future,
because all of the civilization of
the world that has been worth pre-
serving has grown out of the cult
vation of the ground"
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
OUR NATIONAL
GROWTH SHOWN
KILLED IN RUNAWAY

A runaway accident mile and
a half south of the Springs Thurs
day evening resulted fatally to one
of the occupants of the buggy, J.
j. Mccarthy of this town. The
accideut took place on the road
between Dorsey and the Springs.
Major Fowlie and J. J. Mccarthy
were the only occupants of the
rig.
1t seems that about o'clock
last evening while returning to
the Springs, one of the horses fell,
breaking the tongue. This fright
ened the team, and it began a
blind race up the road. The tom
que was dragging on the ground,
and they approached small
bridge, Fowlie noticed that the
tongue would hit one of the planks
and so upset the buggy. Fowlie
saw the Mccarthy was ready to
jump, so he hastily leaped from
the vehicle, but Mccarthy for
some reason, drew back until they
were on the bridge, and then
jumped, landing upon his back.
He was picked up unconscious and
brought to his home here, where
he died a few hours later.
Mr.. Mccarthy came to White Sui:
phur Springs from Pennsylvania in
1897, and since that time has re-
sided here. Recently he engaged
in the real estate business. He
leaves wife and three children,
and has four sisters and brother
residing in Pennsylvania. He was
about As years of age.
Mr.. Mccarthy was a man who
took great interest in all public
matters, and was kind and Oblig-
ing and faithful to his family and
likewise to his friends. He was a
prominent democrat, acting as
chairman of the democratic county
central committee four years ago.
He was also member of the Royal
Highlanders. Mr.. Mccarthy will
be missed by men in all walks
of life. Interment took place
Sunday at p. m. from the Catho-
lie church.-Meagher Co. Republi-
can.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06

Look at the new fall samples at
the Modern Tailoring Co.
County Attorney w. f. Ford, of
White Sulphur Spring, was here
on official business Tuesday.
Len Weber and son Nick, have
returned from Moore where they
started up restaurant recently.
Business not warranting another
eating house, they closed-up shop.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
Harlowton, Mont.
To the News:
Gentlemen:

To the News:
Gentlemen:
You asked us why that portion
of the farm exhibit collected at
the expense of the County Com
missioners and exhibited at the
recent Meagher County Fair was
not sent to Helena and exhibited
at the State Fair last week. AS
regards this matter, permit us to
say that it has been reported that
we promised Mr.. Cameron, the col
lector of exhibits from Martintdale,
and personally guaranteed that
she portion of the exhibit collected
by Mr.. Cameron would be sent to
Helena, What we did promise
Mr.. Cameron was that we would
box and keep separate the portion
of the exhibit collected by him
from the upper Musselshell Valley,
but there was absolutely no prom
lses made whatever that we would
Continued on last page.)
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
Wound on Nose the Cause of
Death. It is Not Believed
That He Was Murdered For
Money.

11dIlOW UOu WdS UI1c SCCllC VI et
dastardly murder last Sunday eve
ming. VIM. Brockhoff, who for the
past year has resided at White
Sulphur Springs, came to Harlow
ton last Thursday accompanied
by his wife, with the intention of
securing work. 1t seems that
Sunday he met Geo. Collier, and
they drank quite freely together
during the afternoon. About 5
o'clock in the evening Brockhoff
returned to his boarding house,
and in some way managed to
sneak $500 bill from his wife's
pocket book, and returned to his
haunts and Collier.
He and Collier spent the eve-
ming together, and about 9 o'clock
the two men became entangled in
a heated discussion over some
money matters. At $50 they left
the saloon together, Collier return
ing in few minutes, stating to
parties that he had knocked
Brockhoff down, and had tramped
his face into the ground, hurting
his hand in doing so. He wanted
one of the party to go with him
and he would show what he had
done, but the man refused, think
ing that Collier was drunk and
did not know what he was talking
about.
Collier left the saloon shortly
in company with Al. Campbell, a
cook, who it is said, went with
him to the scene of the deed,
when they discovered that Brock
hoff was dead. 1t seems that
Campbell never mentioned the
crime to anyone, and that Collier
made his getaway about midnight.
The body was not discovered
until $50 Monday morning DR..
Campbell was Immediately called
and made partial examination.
Coroner Shorey, Sheriff Williams
and County Attorney Ford, of the
Springs were summoned, and upon
their arrival the body was taken
to the Perkins Undertaking Par
lors.
The inquest was held in Justice
McParland's office at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. The jury rem
dered verdict that Brockhoff
met his death by foul play-and
the evidence leads to Collier as
being the guilty party. Campbell
has been arrested, and is held as
accessory after the fact.
VIM. Brockhoff, the murdered
man, is of German decent, and
came from Arlington, Mimi, about
a year ago, settling at White Sui
phur Springs, this county.
Collier came here only a few
days ago from Minnesota to visit
his brother and sister. His brother
is a resident of HarlOwton, and we
understand, has married sister.
residing on a farm few miles out
from this place.
The funeral of the unfortunate
man was held Tues. forenoon and
interment made in the HarloYton
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
of
The Progress
Of the United States. Govern.
ment Issues Handbook Of
Figures Showing Growth Of
Country Since 1900.

Washington, Sept. 3O.-"Statis-
tical Record of the Progress of the
United States, 18OO-1911" is the
title of small document just is
sued by the bureau of statistics,
department of commerce and labor.
1t pictures in statistical form con-
ditions in the commercial, financial.
industrial and transportation sys-
ems of the United States at brief
intervals since the year 1900, down
to, and in many instances includ-
ing the year 1911. In those cases
in which the subjects considered
are measured by governmental
fiscal year periods, the figures for
the fiscal year 1911 are included;
in those in which calendar year
periods are used, of course, state.
ments can only terminate with the
calendar year 1910.
Among the interesting facts
shown are that the area of con-
tinental United States was S43,
255 square miles in 1900, advanc,
ing to 1,734,63O square miles in
1910; to 1896, ,536 square miles in
1850; and 3,O26,789 square miles in
1853, since which no date no
change in area is shown. The
population, which was five and
one third million in 1900, was 90
3-4 million in 1911. Public debt,
which was SS3,OO0,OOO in 1900,
reached $2,675, 100000 less cash in
treasury in 1865, the figures of
1911 being S1,O15, 100000. The
per capita debt, which was S15.63
in 1900, and in 1865, S76.9S, is in
1911 $1O.83. The interest charge
per capita, whice amounts to 64
cents in 1900, and $4.12 in 1866,
was in 1911, % cents, and the total
annual interest charge, which was
in 1866, $146,OOO, 900, was in 1911,
q 1-3 million dollars. Money in
circulation, stated as 26 1-2 million
dollars in 1900, was in 1911, $3,-
228,627 ,OO2, and the per capita
circulation, which was in 1900
$4.99, was in 1911, $34.35. De-
posits in all banks in the country
cannot be shown earlier than in
1875, at which date they are set
down as little over two billion
dollars, and in 1910, over. fifteen
billion dollars. The number of
depOsitors in saving bank in 1920,
the earliest year for which the fig
ures can be shown, was little less
than nine thousand; and in 1910,
over nine million. Government
receipts, which amounted to $2.04
per capita in 1900, were in 1866,
$14.65, and i'm 1911, $7.45, or about
one-half what they were in 1866.
Exports of domestic merchandise
which amounted to $32,OOO,0O0 in
value in 1900, were over two bill
lion dollars i'm 1911; and imports,
which amounted to SOL 100000 in
1900, were one half billion in 1911.
Many other subjects of this
character stated by the document
in question, include details of i'm
ports and exports by great groups
and grand divisions, and principal
ports through which shipped; the
production of principal articles,
such as wheat. corn, cotton, coal,
sugar, copper, ETC., from 1890 to
1910; the attendance in public
schools, and sums expended for
that work; postal receipts and ex-
penditures; and few pages de-
voted to monetary and commercial
conditions in the principal coun-
tries of the world.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06

Dick Pugh who has been con-
nected with this office for the past
two months left Monday for Two
dot where he will assume charge
of the News while Editor King
takes few weeks off visiting in
the east.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
REGISTER AT ONCE

The Anaconda Standard of re-
cent date urges voters to register
at once" and have it over with, as
it only takes a little time. While
the Standard deals with local con-
ditiOns in part, much that it says
applies to all municipalities as
well as counties in the state. AT.
ter stating that with total vote
OF nearly 10000 in Silver Bow
county only 1850 names have
been registered, the Standard goes
on to say:
This registration is for good
and all. Under the new registra-
tion law, which was passed by the
legislature of the state last winter,
voters who once get their names
on the list may vote at all elections
hereafter without again taking the
trouble to register, provided they
do not move into another precinct.
There need be no more eXhortions
OF voters to register during the
campaign and no more long wait
ing in line to perform this duty,
and, in fact, there will be no cp-
portunity to register just before
an election. The duty of registra-
tion not only can be attended to
now, but it must be attended to
now. Those who wait to register
until the campaign is on will not
be able to register at all.
One of the main purposes of
the new law is to avoid the rush
incident. to registration just before
an election. The matter can be
attended to during the time of
the year when no campaign is
pending, and it can only be ati
tended to during what may be
termed the non political portion of
the year.
Next year is a presidential
year, aud with municipal and
school elections in the spring and
a general election, county, state
and presidential, in the fall. I'm
der the new law the registration
books must be kept closed for
thirty days preceding an election
of any character. 1t will, there
fore be seen that during sixty days
of next year there will no oppor-
tunity to register, for the books
will not be open. The matter can
be attended to in a moments time
and once attended to is done for
all time. The single registration
is sufficient for all elections, city,
school and general. The present
is the time to attend to the matter.
There are no campaign committees
at the present time to arouse the
people on this subject, but citi-
zens should attend to it them
selves. Do it nOw."
The Standards point that for
sixty days the registration books
will be closed next year is one that
voters should not forget. Don't
get caught in the CLOSED season. -
Register when the books are wide
open.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
VIM. BroCkhoH Found
Near Photo Gallery
Early Monday Monday. Head
Badly Beaten by Blunt Weapon

cemetery.
Up to this writing the officials
have not been able to locate Col.
lier although Sheriff Williams and
his deputies are doing all in their
power to capture the supposed
murderer.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06
CHURCH NOTICE

On Sunday, October 8, at the
Wilson Memorial church Reverend
Percy Reed McMahan will have
for his themes, THE Church" and
The Divine Christ"
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Morning Worship II a. m.
Evening Service Sp. m.
A general welcome is extended to
all.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1911-10-06

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give a turkey supper
and sale Nov. "a, 1911.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-27
CONFIDENT AS TO FUTURE
Negro Bridegroom Asked Parson Whs
Performed Ceremony to Wait
Until the RrIda Got a Job.

The pastor Of a large Baptist church
In ne;ghboring city. whose conerega'
ton included many negroes, received
recently a call from young colored
man and woman on matrimony bent
The man had been a shiftless person
and the woman was known as indus.
trious TIE preacher noticed that the
bridegroom was all spruced up and
concluded that the bride had made
3 proper member of society out OF
him. so he went ahead with the cere-
nony With good deal Of satisfaction.
He had It IN mind not to accept e
Zee from these low1y members OF bis
aock. bu: the bridegroom. with q
beaming face. handed over the usual
small envelope and departed with his
Oinah before the preacher could pro
test When the pastor opened the
envelope later be read this note:
Dear Pastor: I am sorry cannot
pay you a fee now for uniting me IN
wedlock. but spent all had on we'd.
ding clothes. will send you the
money Just 4s soon as Dinah gets to
work agaiN"
The preacher got fee later from a
very grateful Dinah, who seemed to
think 1t proper that she should pay.
and was overcome with surprise when
the fee was given back to her as q
wedding present.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-27
FELDER'S BOOK ON BLEASE
VIII Be Distributed to Voters Some
Time Next Month.

The Spartanburg Herald says ad-
ditional information was obtained
Saturday concerning Thomas P. Eel
der's book on Governor Blease. A
Spartanburg minister stated to re-
porter for The Herald that Nj. Fielder
had shown him par: Of the book in
typewriter form.
Mr. Fielder treats Governor Blease
as politician, as an of1ce-holder
and from the standpoint Of his per
sonal morals. The author Goes not
mince words in handling his subject.
The minister stated that Mr.. Eel
Ger would be only too glad if Gov
ernor Blease would prosecute him for
libel, as he declares every assertion
made in the book is true and he
would welcome an opportunity to
prove the truth Of them through
court proceedings.
Six men are mentioned in connec-
ton with the charges against the
governor made by Mr.. Fielder. Four
OF them have never been publicly
mentioned in this connection before.
It is understood that Mr.. Fielder will
mail copy Of tie book in pamphlet
form to every yoter il the state about
the time the legislature convenes next
month.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-27
WOMAN FIRES AT GROUP.
Shot She Meant For Another Kills
Her Husband.

at Fort Worth, Tex, Roy Y.
Trout, shot by his wife in a grill room
there late Monday night, as he sat at
table with party of friends, died
early Tuesday.
When Mrs. Trout entered the door
of the grill room she walked straight
TO the table where her husband sat.
1--WE caught you now" she said,
drawing a revolver from her muff.
Trout paled and glanced from the
face of his companions to his wife.
The answer to his look Of appeal
was a shot and Trout sank in his
chair.
A moment later his wife was cry
ing historically: NY God, I've kill
ed my poor little boy. I never meant
to do it,
When the shot was fred, Mrs. julie
Saylard, who was in the supper party,
sprang from her chair and made an
effort to wrest the revolver from Mrs.
Trout's hand.
At the police station the repeated
statement of Mrs. Trout that she did
not intend to kill her husband led the
police to say that it is probable the
bullet was not intended for Tout.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-27
CONCRETE FURNITURE.
Thomas A. Edison Claims He Can
Equip Houses at Small Cost.

Thomas A. Edison, who recently
startled the world by saying be would
make it possible to build concrete
house for $1,000, went further this
week and declared that soon Re would
put on the market concrete furni-
ture, so that newly-weds, instead of
adorning their homes on the install
nent plan with $3.50 wor Of dubious
chairs, tables, ETC., can invest 5000
and rival 'palatial residences" with
their display.
Pieces of furniture made in the
new way are on their way to Chicago
and back to show what they can stand
in the way Of resisting handling by
freight men. At present the weight
Of the concrete furniture is about 33
1-3 per cent. greater than wood, but
Edison expects to reduce the excess
to 25 per cent.
IF I couldn't put out my concrete
furniture cheaper than the oak that
comes from Grand Rapids" says Mt.
Edison, "I wouldn't go into the busi-
ness If a newly-wed now starts out
with $3.50 worth OF furniture on the
installment plan, feel confident that
we can give him more artistic and
more durable furniture for $500. III
also be able to put out whole bed
room set for s5 or Sc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-27
FOUR ECL1PsEs NEXT YEAR.
Weather Predictions for the First of
the New Year.

According to a rev issue Of the
old-time "almanachs," the very kind
your grandparents left hanging on
the mantlepiece years ago, there will
not be much more cold weather for
the South, and very little in the
North. But for storms January and
March pull down tb;ss ,alnnse
There will Be gin 19 s
The first is pas Sc Of thu
moon, April /, sble in the
United States. The> Sond will be a
central eclipse Of the sun, on April
II, visible to the eastern portion Of
the United States. At Washington
and Montgomery it will be seen as
partial eclipse, the sun rising eclipsed.
The third will be a partial eclipse
CT the moon, on September 26, part
" visible to the United States. The
fourth is total eclipse Of the sun,
on October 10, visible as q slight
partial eclipse to the southeast tip Of
the United States.
There will be blustery weather II
January, mixed with pleasant and un-
settled days toward. the last Of the
month. Storms will come in Febru-
ary with unsettled weather before
March /, which month will come In
like lion and pass out like a lamb.
Nay will be mild and June stormy and
hot.