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The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
FIRE DESTROYS
MONT. SALOON
The Absence of Wind and Efficient
Water Supply Saves other Build
ines on Railroad Avenue

The saloon known as the Mon
tana Saloon on Railroad avenue,
Roundup, conducted by Matt Pen
lea and owned by Matt Polich, was
destroyed by fire last week. When
discovered the building was al
ready enveloped in flames and ap.
parently doomed. An alarm was
turned in Immediately, and the
volunteer fire department did some
effective work in subduing the
blaze and preventing the nearby
buildings from catching fire. The
fact that a few weeks previous the
burned building had been sheath
ed with sheet iron no doubt saved
the adjoining buildings. AS it
was they were merely soorched.
Some delay in getting the water
started was caused by a coupling
being frozen.
The loss is estimated at about
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
Notice of Sale of School Bonds

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
School District, No. % of Meagher
County, Montana, will on the 18th
day of February, 1911, at the hour of
| o'clock, P. NJ. Of said day at the
home of Mrs. James Kent in said dis
trict, in the county of Meagher, State
Of Montana, offer Tor sale and sell at
public auction coupon bonds Of said
District TO the amount of One ThOus-
and Dollars for the purpose Of build
ing a school house, and furnishing
said school house and purchasing land
necessary for the same.
Said bonds will be numbered from |
to 10 inclusive, and will be in denom-
nations of One Hundred (Sl0O.00)
each bearing interest at a rate not to
exceed 6 per cent per annum, payable
annually, redeemable after FIVE years
and payable within twenty years from
the dale of the said bonds.
Said bonds will not be sold for less
than their par value, and the Trustees
Of said District are authorized to re-
ject any and all bids, and to sell said
bonds at private sale, if they deem ii
for the best interests Of the District.
Mrs. James Kent, Chairman.
Attest:
Chas b. Leonard, Clerk.
First Pub. Jan. 18TH
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
EXPRESS RATES
MUCH REDUCED
Canadian and American Companies
Hold Conference and Announce
Cnt in Through Rates

Officers of Canadian and Ameri
can express companies in confer
ence Friday announced reduction
in through rates soon to take effect
between all offices of the United
States and many of Canada.
1t is explained that several Can
adian companies have held back
because the customs regulations at
the Canadian border necessitate so
much extra work that reduction in
existing rates in many cases would
work a hardship.
All the important express com
panies were represented, including
the Adams, Canadian, American,
National, Northern, Southern, West.
ern Pacific, United States, Wells
Fargo, and the New York & Bos
ton Dispatch.
In explaining the new schedules
the companies instance the pres
ent rate between Plainfield. N. j.
and Boston, which under the new
rule will be 55 cents, a saving tt
the shipper of 33 per cent.
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
SCARLET FEW.
Err SCARE
Strict Quarantine is Established to
Prevent the Disease from
Spreading

Scarlet fever has become preva-
lent to an alarming degree among
the children of Roundup the past
two weeks. Up to this time there
have been discovered several fami-
lies, members of which are afflicted,
and in the Thayer family two
deaths have resulted from the dis
ease. In order to prevent as much
as possible the disease from spread
ing the health authorities have es-
tablished strict quarantine on all
of the families, as we'll as the
schools and the Star theatre, the
quarantine on the latter two insti-
tutions going into effect last Sun
day.
While some of the cases are con-
sidered only a mild form of scarlet
fever, systematic efforts are being
made to effectively stamp out the
disease. At this writing it is
thought the school and theater
quarantine can be raised sometime
next week but this is contingent
on the progress of the cases now
under surveillance and providing
new cases do not develop. How
ever, as some of the present cases
were not Immediately reported, it
is feared that great many chill
dren have been exposed to infec-
tion, and more cases may appear at
any time. TO assist in fighting
the disease, children are warned
not to congregate in public places
until all danger has disappeared.
The school at Klein has also
been quarantined, several cases
having been reported there.
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
IRENE NEWS

Mr.. Jacobs of Rothiemy was a
visitor at Irene Monday.
w. Hummell and Bert Taylor
are busy hauling hay from John
Burk Ranch.
Ed Marring and familr were en-.
tertained at dinner Sunday by
Mrs. f. p. Brewington.
Ben Taylor made flying trip to
Hedgesville Wednesday for sup.
plies for his bachelor home.
The dance of l.. b. Steogens last
Friday evening was a grant Success
The music was furnished by Brit
Evans and c. f. Luciford and the
Supper by Mrs. Steogen. Those
present were:C. Knif and family, A.
Mckay and family, j. Ross and
family, Mr.and Mrs ID. Sanderson,
r. Walters and wife, l.. Weber and
wife. A. Taylor and wifd Misses
b. Manifold. G: Ross. r. |Steogen,
Fred Lunciford. Arthnr Porter,
James Ross, Len and Arthur San
derson, Ben and John Taylor, Chrs.
and Bert Smith, Tom Lee, Toger
Steoger, Dick Row, Mrs. Smith,
and w. Hammell.
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
SETTLERS COMING
TO MONTANA
1t is Anticipated by Officials Of the
Milwaukee that Many Settlers
will lmmisrate in Spring

Anticipating that the surge OF
settlers to the Northwest this year
will be the greatest in the history
of the country, the Milwaukee rail
road is making great preparations
to handle the traffic which the Off
cials believe will tax the capacity
of every Northwest railroad to it's
ntermOst.
We have never seen anything
like the stream of inquiries that
are pouring in the Chicago Offices
daily said w. NJ. Taylor, general
superintendent of the coal proper
ties of the Milwaukee system.
Since the Puget Sound line was
built we have constantly advertis-
ed what the Northwest has to offer
to settlers and investors and have
already brought thousands of set
tiers into this state. But there
has been no let up in the advertis.
ing campaign, and the fruits of this
consistent effort will be realized
this coming spring. Judging from
present indications the Milwaukee
will bring more actual settlers into
Montana, this year, than it has in
all the time since it's line was ex.
tended to this part of the country.
The Milwaukee will eventually
build hundreds of miles of branch
lines of road in Montana. 1t has
it's plans practically made, but
do not think it will do any con
structiOn work this year. Nor will
any other northwestern road. The
general financial situation is too
unsettled and the future too un-
certain for any new work to be
started at present. But as soon
as this condition disappears | look
to see a great deal of construction
undertaken"
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
Application for Grazing Permits

NOTICE is hereby given that all ap-
plications for permits to Craze cattle,
horses and sheep within the A Absaroka
National Forest curing the season OF
1911, must be filed in my office at Liv-
ingston, Montana, on or before March
|, 1911. Full information in regard
to the grazing fees to be charged, and
blank permits to be used in making
applications will be furnished upon
request.
V. Clifford Lantry, Jr., Supervisor.
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
To Whom it May Concern

TAKE NOTICE that my son, Mark
l.. Johnson, is and has been doing
business in his own behalf since July
l, 1909, all of which has been done
without my consent. | will not be
responsible for any debts incurred by
him in connection with his business or
otherwise since said date when he
was by me given his time.
NJ. NJ. Johnson.
Dated Jan. II, 1911. (d-32)
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27
Before and After.

Pendletol,-What are the two great
est wishes Of medical student? Kefer
Give 1t up. What are they? Pendle-
ton-To put "Dr." before his own name
and "Dr." after the names Of other
people.
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27

$1,000, there having been $1,000
insurance on the building and
50, 1000 on the fixtures and stock.
The origin of the fire is unknown
although it is thought that it was
caused by defective fue.-Record
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27

Richard Wright who had the
contract for the Winnicook Ranch
house informs the News that he
has put on the finishing touches
and will now build couple of big
barns.
Father Phelan will hold services
here Sunday also week from Sun
day at the regular hour.
The Harlowton news., 1911-01-27

The Harlowton Newspaper Com
pany is not responsible for any debts
contracted by A. II. Eiselein and any
claims prior to November Is. 1910 pur-
porting to be against the Harlow ton
News, must be collected from Mr.. A.
Fl. Eiselein.
Harlowton Newspaper Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23
Building Material is
Manufactured Here

One of the important articles of
use that can be manufactured in
Ardmore is pressed brick. paving
brick. common builders brick and
all kinds of fancy brick. The Ard
more Brick and Tile Co. cannot
supply the demand for pressed and
common builders brick. The entire
city of Ardmore and miles around
is underlaid with all kinds of sha,e
which is an important factor to the
builders of a big city in its devel-
opment, because you save the cost
of freight from the large cities to
Ardmore.
There is an opportunity offered for
parties to make money by manufac-
turing fire clay and brick. There are
numerous mounds of clay around
Ardmore that have been tested which
make the best quality of fire clay
and brick.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23
ArdmOre the Cotton
Market

The cotton season lasts about six
months and there are from ten to
twelve export agents located at Ard
more during the season and two re-
side here the entire year. The sta
PIE is superior to that of north Tex
as and a premium is paid of from
81 to 81 per bale over common sta
pie, Carter county cotton is ship.
ped to all parts of the world. Ard
more paid out over 100000 this
season FOR cotton and seed, and 21,-
500 bales We're received by wagon,
and $1,000 bales at the compress.
The average price paid this seas
on was II 12 cents, while in the
years 1899 the price paid was
4 1-2 cents. The supply and demand
controls the price. Europe takes
100000 every year and the state of
Oklahoma furnished 100000 bales
this season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23
Carter County for Large Bank Accounts

favored section in South Central Ok
lahoma is probably the best section
in the state for an investment in
agricultural lands today.
Ardmore.
or all this fine farming country,
Ardmore is the railroad and CONNER
cial center. The owners of the lands
throughout this country look upon
Ardmore as the headquarters for
the selling and leasing of land, 70?
the reason that here the most pur-
chasers are to be found; all people
desiring new homes in this part OF
the country come to Ardmore for
the reason that land in all the coun-
ties in this part of the state are
held for sale in Ardmore, and the
further reason that the attorneys in
Ardmore have had more experience
and are better posted on all title
questions than they are anywhere
else in the state, also for the reas-
on that the alfalfa and hog industry
has been developed to greater eX-
tent around Ardmore than anywhere
else in the state, and people seek
ing new homes are thus enabled to
see what others have done along
these profitable and progressive lines.
There are in Carter county some
- or 10 alfalfa and hog ranches
where nothing but hogs are sold off
of the place. All of these farms are
developed to a high point a.Ong most
modern lines and all are profitable.
A great business has been built up
in the sale of the Washita Valley
land; farmers are coming to Ard
more from all parts of the United
States. having heard of South Cen
tral Oklahoma, and the great oppor-
tunity here for investment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23
It's Settled!

DR.. Wiley, chief chemist of the de.
partment of agriculture at Washing,
ton, said to the Cornell graduates
the other night:
The woman who can sew a button
n a shirt aud tell fresh eggs from
stale is worth more to humanity
than all the women college graduates
in the world. We don't care anything
about woman's knowledge of calcu-
lus. Good cooking is what makes
homes happy,
Now, II all men thins as the good
doctor thinks and If the women
have no voice in the matter we
suppose that settles it. girls.
Get busy, learn to cook, for in
truth through the stomach is the
nearest way to the average mans
heart.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

common in this country to produce
hogs at 1-2 cents a pound. Az
acre of alfalfa is worth $50 TO $50
when pastured for hogs. The country
has plenty of natural shade, plenty
of natural fresh water, and in this
respect is superior to. any other
prairie lands in prairie states.
Cattle.
This country has always been
known as an ideal cattle country.
The Indian in the eaI:y days raised
cattle, and the white man marrying
in the Indian tribes have grown
wea. thy on cattle from the very
start. At this time when the lands
have been allotted each severally
and sold to active farmers, the days
of the old cattle ranches have past,
and the farmers are grading up
their stock, growing fewer cattle
with better quality.
Markets.
Texas has always been the great
cotton state. 1t does not grow
enough OF any other agricultural
crop to supply their own people.
We join the Texas line on the
north, hence have great advantage
in railroad rates over the markets
further north. The Fort Worth hog
market has been for the past six
months the best in the United States,
while it has been as good as any
other for cattle. We get from five
TO ten cents a bushel more for corn
here than is obtained in normal
year in Kansas. Get 30 per cent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23
She Has the Climate. the Rains, the Cotton
the Hogs, the Alfalfa, the Minerals.
The Price of Lands is Exceedingly Lou and
You Should O,un a Farm at Once for the
Prices Are Advancing.

irrigated, are found in the corn belt
of I.lionis and Iowa, but in those
northern states, they do not produce
more corn per acre with more GER
tainty each year than our bottom
lands will produce in this country.
Lands of as good quality as any in
the North can be found in South
Central Oklahoma, which will pro
duce as many dollars each year in
corn as can be obtained off Of 5000
and $3.50 land further north. This
quality of land can be bought for
from $50 to $75 per acre.
Small Grains.
Wheat, oats, barley and rye all
grow as well here as on the prairie
lands further north; 81 to 80 bushels
of wheat to the acre. 60 to so and
90 bushels of oats; and barley and
rye in proportion, are ordinary crops
in this country.
Alfalfa.
But the great future of this coun-
try will undoubtedly be connected
with alfalfa. Our bottom lands seem
to be perfectly adapted to the crop.
1t grows faster in this country than
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

:: of unlimited quantity, though .
:: not of the highest grade. :,
:: The Carter county oil and gas :;
!: fields are about twenty miles =
!: west of Ardmore, known as q
:: the Wheeler field, in which :;
:: the Santa Fe railroad com :;
: pany has drilled between fifty 3:
: and sixty wells, only two of ::
!: which were "dusters' 4 gas ::
!: well dril.ed on the Wheeler ::
: field several days ago, will ::
!: produce more than 100000 !:
/: cubic feet of gas every twen- ::
:: ty-four hours The oil pro- ::
!: duced in the Wheeler field is :;
:: of the fuel gravity. and Gov ::
:: ernor CruCe considers ii far ::
:: more profitable 10 produce ::
3: fuel oil than to produce the ::
u illuminating kind, because, as :;
:: he says, the fuel oil produc- :;
:: ers have an unlimited market ::
I; in which to sell their oil, and :;
:: are not handicapped by hav- ::
:: ing any of the big oil compa- :.
!: nies set a price on the prod ::
:: ucts of their wells. ::
{: Governor Cruce says Ard ::
{: more has all about it and 5:
: underneath it fine shale for ::
:: manufacturing brick that will ::
!: compare with the Coffeyyille, 8:
!: Kan, kind. enough glass sand .:
{: within the borders of Carter 8:
a: county, 80 per cent pure sill 3:
{: lea, to supply the needs of 8:
{: the world for the next cen 3:
: turY, and enough material for 9:
: making cement to erect a 3:
4: court house on every quarter ::
: section of land i'm oklahoma. !:
!: These" concluded Cover !;
!: nor Cruce, are not the idle ::
!: vaporings OF a real estate !:
!: boomer but are conservative 8:
!: statements of the actual re- ::
!: sources of the territory trib- !:
!: utary to Ardmore, and the ::
!: only thing that astonishes me !:
!: about it all is that this i'm !:
!: mense deposit of wealth could !:
!: remain this long untouched by ::
!: the hand of the energetic, en- ::
): terprising citizenship of Ok ::
!: lahoma.' 3:
): ::
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

higher prices for alfalfa hay than
can be obtained in northern Oklaho
ma or Kansas. Creameries are being
established in our growing towns,
the dairy interests are being devel-
oped, and We will soon be famous
for all dairy products.
Prices of Land.
Notwithstanding the fact that we
can grow as much corn per acre as
they can in the best corn states, as
much oats, wheat and other small
grains, as any other state; more al
falfa per acre than can be grown
in the great alfalfa states in the
north; notwithstanding thep rices of
our farm products are higher than
are obtained in the oder states, our
lands are much less in price. Our
best river and bottom lands can be
bought for $50 to $75 per acre. Our
prairie and timber lands can be
bought for from SIS to $50 per acre,
and this year, 1911, the crops grown
on much of our land will more than
equal the price necessary to pur-
chase the land. Our land will in
crease in value and level up in
prices with other lands in other
farming states. For this reason this
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

:: (Hon. Lee Cruce, Governor
:: of oklahoma in the Daily
:: Oklahoman)
::
:: Governor Cruce claims the
:: Ardmore public schools rank
:: with the highest in the south
:: west. He says the schools
!: We're recently visited and in
:: spected by DR.. Caldwell, dean
{: of the University of Chicago,
:: who pronounced them par eX-
:: cellence and conferred the
:: right of pupils who have gone
!: through the high school at
:: Ardmore to enter the fresh
:: man class of the University of
:: Chicago without examination.
{: Only three other city schools
{: in Oklahoma enjoy this dis
!: tinction, viz: Oklahoma City,
:: Shawnee and Muskogee.
I: AS a truck farming territory
:: Governor Cruce thinks the
:: Carter county soil is the best
:: in the state. The Arbuckle
:: mountains stand as sentinels
:: to the north, keeping the
!: chilly wintry winds from
:: sweeping over the country
:: with the same bl!ghting fury
!: that is experienced in unpro-
:: tected territory. 1t is always
:: ten degrees warmer in Ard
:: more in the winter than in
:: other Oklahoma cities, thinks
:: Governor Cruce, this climatic
:: advantage producing vegeta-
y ton and fruit two weeks ear
:: lier than in other sections.
{: Truck farming, IN Carter
:: county, according to Governor
:: Cruce, has been neglected the
:: same as it has been in nearly
:: all sections of the state, most
!: OF the tillers of the soil de-
:: voting their time and atten-
:: ton to the heavier crops, par
:: ticularly cotton and corn.
:: At one time Ardmore held
:: the worlds record as a wagon
:: cotton market. The cotton
:: crop, including the sale of
:: cotton seed, last year, amount
:: ed to s2,OOO,OOO.
:. The mineral resources in
:: Carter county, according to
:: Governor Cruce, are very
:: great. He says there is enough
:: asphal within a radius of
:: twenty miles of Ardmore TO
{: pave the state of every city :
!: in America with a grade of :
:: asphalt recognized as the best
:: TO be found on the western
:: hemisphere, India, alone pro- :
): dueing asphalt that Is equal :
:: in elasticity to the Ardmore
!: product.
:: Governor Cruce said that
!: within four miles of Ard
!: more's corporate limits there
): is an undeveloped coal field
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

in the alfalfa districts of Kansas
and Nebraska, and we get one or
two more cuttings a year than is
obtained up north. In this country
alfalfa grows the entire season, fur
nishing pasture for stock, while IN
the west for three or four months
crops are stationary and do not
grow. Alfalfa hay finds a market
in Texas at 80 per cent higher
prices than is obtained in Kansas.
Farmers in this country realize $40
to $50 net off their hay, and if the
seed crop is also grown, the OBJ
tain $50 to 500 per acres per year
from the alfalfa. Our best lands in
this county are worth much more,
intrinsically, than the best lands IN
Illinois Or Iowa.
Hogs.
This section of the country will
undoubtedly be knuvn within the
next few years is probably the great
est hog country in the United States.
We can grow hogs cheaper here
than anywhere in the north. The
pasture all the year round on alfalfa,
and do not eat up in the winter
or in dry pens all the grain grown
in the summer. In fact, it is very