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The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
A Christmas Story
by ONE OF OUR LOCAL AUTHORS,

Sharp paines flashed through his
eyes and temples, only to be fol.
lowed by a strange, pleasant numb
ness. At one end Of his beat stood
"a large tree. He reached it and
leaned against it to tie his shoe
Strings. And as the officer Of the
day found him stopped over, fast
a.sssaep. The hand on his shoulder
reused him and he aWoke clutch
ing his gun with the never slum-
bering instinct of the soldier.
'sMho goes thereg' he called. TO
the guardhouse" was the only
reply he heard. Then came bitter
realization. He knew what it
meant. At sundown he would be
marched away a little distance,
there shot like a dog. Oh, why
1had he not died in battle? Why
had not a bullet been kind enough
Ito give him an honorable death2
| It was late but the officer took him
into the generals tent. The great,
grand old man sadly shook his
head as the officer said curtly
Asleep on picket duty Disci-
lpline must prevail. There is no
reprive? asked Dale's companion
Again the general shook his head
Next morning John woke up and
Ilooked across the room to see Dale.
Hissco was empty, with start
he arose. dressed and walking into
the next tent asked for Dale.
| Haven't seen him; but say, boy,
there's a letter here for you from
| old Kaintuck.' Mebbe you'd like
to see it. = John took the letter
returned TO his tent, reading
ls 11g walked. 1T was from hiE
mother. Enclosed was little note
from his eight-year old sister
Dear Boys: Merry Christmas tc
you. | am sending you a flower
from our old bed-you know, the
one right in front Of the porch
4 Give it to the General and tell hin
to be good to you for its Christ
mas. Lovingly, hillie.'' JohI
Ismiled and chuckled at the idea O
J Continued on page four) @
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20

mile east of TWodot and on the
south to nine miles north OF Mel
vile. On the east, however, TIE
old county line is followed, while
at the north two townships from
Fergus are included. The esti-
mated valuation is placed at 3d.
914, ,O3O, $1,162,496 Of which repre-
sents 50 miles vi ,all1 Jad, $4,000
900 represents the valuation Of
that part Of the proposed county
detached from Meagher county.
From statistics gathered at var
ious times the cost Of transcribing
records will be about $4,000, while
an 18-mill tax is conceded to be
the maximum levy that need be
made.
Credit for the success of county
division so far is due largely to
Editor Small Of the Judith Gap
journal, Andrew Anderson Of the
Harlowton News and leaders of the
local commercial club, all of whom
have worked hard for the change.
1t is hardly expected that an cleo
tion will be called before spring
Judith Basin Star.
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE THINK
Facts Taken From One Of Our
Contemporaries Regarding Pro-
posed New County.

The first important step toward
the creation of Wheatland county
out of parts of Fergus and Sweet
Grass counties has been made, al
though a few Of the petitions will
not be in until the early part OF
the week, says a recent dispatch
from Harlowton.
The required number OF sigma
lures to call an election have been
obtained. Out Of total registra-
tion of $50 in the eastern part OF
Meagher county, over 500 have
signed the petition, 200 of whom
reside in Harlowton, and 100 at
Judith Gap. From the Fergus strip
it was recently reported that the
petitions lacked but Z votes OF the
necessary so per cent of registered
voters. Over so per cent OF the
Sweet Grass addition voters have
signed the petition. There are
about $50 registered voters resid-
ing in the Fergus and Sweet Grass
county strips. The several peti.
tions will next be presented to the
county commissioners, who arc
compelled by law to consider them
inside of thirty days unless there
has been a failure to conform tc
the state law for the creation OF a
new county. If correct, the com
missioners must pass on the peti
tions at their December meeting
calling a special election to vote or
the creation of a new unit in from
80 to 12O days.
The demand for the forming 0
Wheatland county started over F;
year ago in the eastern part 0
Meagher county, chiefly because
of the remoteness of the count.
seat and the small proportion Q
funds apportioned for roads.
The new county, if created, vii
cover an area running thirty-on
miles from east to west and forty
two miles north and south. ,rh
boundaries on the west run to on
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
CAPTAIN
RACKET
Drama Which Was Played by
Local Talent Met With
Splendid Success.

Local talent presented the three
act comedy Captain Racket" in
the opera house last Tuesday eve
ming. The house was crowded,
nearly every seat being sold. All
were we'll pleased with the per
formance and said they had spent
an enjoyable evening.
The heavy part Of the play was
taken by Miss McMahon as Mrs.
Tolman. No words of praise from
us would add to the reputation
she already has as an actress. She
came fully up to her enviable repu.
tation.
Miss Seraphine Labrie as Clarice
acted her part splendidly. Her
beautiful costumes helped to make
her part more real. Miss Pojndex-
ter as Katy had the audience all
with her in her winsome ways, and
when she sang the little love ditty
SO beautifully, she made a real
hit. .
The male parts were all good. 1t
would not be fair to praise one
more than any other, as all did
splendidly. The cornet duet by
McQuitty and Frankie produced a
big laugh. ..
Much credit for the success of
the play is due to Rev. Ready, who
worked faithfully for it. We are
glad to announce a nice cash bal
ance above the expenses which
goes into the Catholic church fund
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20

Moonlight and starlight, on the
hills of the southland lay the
silence Of night enveloping, all the
earth in it's quietude. Here and
there might have been heard the
nournful note of moclling bird
belated on it's homeWard way. Dale
Judson trod silently, firmly the
steps Of his weary vigil. His head
was bent and he mused as he mo-
notonously walked to and fro.
Here it was Christmas eve, 1868.
How long it had been since this
bitter warfare had first started!
Where might the end be? No
one could see and none could tell.
And he could not stop to wonder.
For if he should lose himself IN
thought he knew he would fall
asleep. Even now his eyelids hung
like lead over his ewes, and it was
only by superhuman exertion that
he remained awake. 1t was not
| really his turn at picket duty. tie
had been on duty two successive
nights before this. And at the
break of day had begun that Weari.
some march that seemed to take a
mans hearts blood from him. And
tonight it had been Johns lot tc
be placed on picket duty. But
John was Dale's brother, a mere
lad in whose eyes might be seer
the inner strife between courage
GUS manhood and irresponsible
4 boyhood. And John was sick and
tired. To Dale had come the re
membrance Of his mothers last
words as she had followed then
with her eyes as they passet
i through the old fashioned gate
onto the dusty country road
Dale" she had said, You are {
man and / leave you to your man
hood, But to that same manhood
I leave your brother. Guard ane
shield him if you can" Even whils
he recalled the words Dale started
|-and found himself standing still
leaning on the butt of his gun
Again he went on, and ON, and on
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
A SERIOUS
ACCIDENT
Occurred in Martinsdale Which
Caused Isac lollar to Have
His Leg Amputated.

Isac Lollar in attempting to
board train while it was moving,
lost his footing and fell under the
train, the caboosc passing over his
leg at the ankle. crushing it, so
that it had to be amputated.
Mr.. Lollar has no one to blame
for the accident but himself. He is
an old timer around Martinsdale
and Twodot, having worked for
different ranchmen in that
vicinity.
At the time of the accident he
wass waiting OH the platform Of
the Martinsdale depot. when tho
train stopped. Rather than walk
back to the caboose. he waited
until it had started. When the
caboose came up he attempted to
grab the railing around the steps
but slipped and his foot went
under the train and the caboose
passed over it. He was rushed to
] the hospital at LeWistown.
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
MONT. STEAKS
REACH Limit 7
Steer Which Was Raised at
Wisdom, Mont. Sold at Record
Breaking Price.

Spokane, Wash. Dec. AT
bone steaks at $25 each may seem
little expensive to the ordinary
person, but that is the price rich
persons, at least, will pay for choice
cuts supplied by Royal, the grand
champion Hereford prize winning
steer at the Lewiston, Idaho live
stock show. The steer was bought
by E. Fl. Stanton of Spokane and
the price paid was 81, ,45O, or 81. .O5
a pound. The steer was raised,
exhibited and sold by the Jones
Land and Cattle company of Wis
dom, Mont, in the Big Hole basin.
Royal paid his respects to the
Spokane public this afternoon and
paradcd down Riverside avenue on
an imperial tour of 80 streets, pre-
ceded by a brass band.
The animal is ID months old,
| was fattened on hay and is smooth
and sleek as an Alaska seal.
| At the auction sale Wednesday
at Lewiston the excitement as the
steer was being auctioned off was
intense. Portland. Tacoma, Seattle
and Spokane buyers bid against
4 each other until the much wanted
grand champion was sold to Mr.
Stanton at S1.O5 a pound liv'
weight.
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
Presbyterian Services

Church services at the Presby-
terian church will be conducted
Sunday, Dec. 22nd at the usual
hours of II a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Sunday School at 10 a. m. SUP"
ject for the evening sermon will be
''The Proper Preparation for Christ
mas We are always ready to
welcome old and young at ali our
services. A splendid choir leads
in the singing. Come and worship
with us. @5N.....
Christmas day there will be an
evening service at 1880. All are
heartily invited to attend.
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
TO IMPROVE
GLACIER PARK
Department of Interior Expects
To Spend Money For Me-
cessary improvements.

The department. of the interior
proposes to spend $188, 600 on the
Glacier National Park during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, if
the amount requested by the sec
retary Of the interior is appropri-
ated by congress. This is an in.
crease of $113,6OO over the appro-
priation for the current fiscal year.
The most important work planned
is as follows:
General improvement of roads,
trails, bridges and telephone lines
and construction of an adequate
administration building, in which
to transact the local business relat
ing to the park. The principal
construction work proposed is q
stage road from the old town o1
st. Mary past the west shore o1
Lower st. Mary lake to Swiftcur
rent river and thence along thai
stream to Lake McDermott. BY
this road visitors can easily reach
Swiftcurrent Pass, Grinnell lake
and Iceberg lake. Y
Iceburg lake lies at the foot O
towering cliffs, and the precipice:
above the lake are among the mos
imposing in the park. All thru
the summer great blocks of ict
break from the glacier that rise
1000 feet above the lake and cras1
into the water. At the upper ent
of Grinnell lake the water from
Grinnell glacier falls over the cliff
with a deafening noise, and th
views from the lower end of tn
lake are beautiful and inspiring.
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
SHOOTS HIS
TORME
Fred Carlson Is Now in a Lin
gerous Condition As the
Result Of the Fracas.

Bozeman, Dec. 16.-Angered by
too much badgering at the hands
Of Fred Carlson, a bartender, A.
Miyao, Japanese, who was in
charge Of the dining room of the
Milwaukee hotel at Three Forks,
shot his tormentor, seriously
wounding him, the bullet passing
through the cheek and neck. The
japanese was arrested and brought
to Bozeman, though the complaint
will not be filed until the wounded
mans condition is ascertained.
He is now in dangerous condl-
tion.
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
BISHOP VISITS
HARLOW TON
Bishop Luccock Spends Day
With the People Of
This City.

Bishop Luccock of Helena visit
ed the Methodist church here last
Sunday and was greeted with large
congregations at both morning and
evening services.
This was red letter day for the
Methodists as it was the first visit
of bishop TO their church. The
congregation enjoyed hearing him,
and hope to welcome him here
again before many months. Bro
ther Van" was also present and
added greatly to the interest o1
; the meeting.
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
100000
CORPO ORA TON
A Corporation Of One Hundred
Million Dollars is Being Filed
With Sec. Of State.

Trenton, N. T., Dec. ID. Articles
of consolidation were filed with
the secretary of state today by the
Butte Electric and Power Co, the
Montana Power company, Billings
4 Eastern Montana Power com
pany and the Missouri Electric
and Power company. These com
panies had combined capital Of
approximately S14,00O.OOO. The
new company, under the name of
the Montana Power company, has
an authorized capital of S1OO,OOO,-
600, divided into 800 shares.
The stock of the new company
consists Of 25O,OOO shares of pre-
ferred stock bearing per cent
cumulative dividends and 100000
shares of common stock. Officers
for the new company will be elect
ed in Newark in April, 1919.
A fee of $4,000 was paid when
the articles we're filed.
The Montana Power company,
incorporated at Trenton today, has
absorbed power companies in Mon
tana, owning 96 per cent of the
total developed water power in the
state and serving more than half
| the population of the state. The
principal plants are on the Mis-
souri, river at Great Falls and
| Helena, on the Madison river near
the Yellowstone park, and on the
Yellowstone river near Billings.
4 installations are now under way
THAT will more than double their
present output of $4,000 horse
power.
Besides supplying Helena, Great
Falls, Butte, Lewistown, Anaconda,
Havre, Billings, Bozeman, Living
ston and other cities with electric
ity, the company furnishes power
for the mines and smelters, for the
reclamation of arid lands through
pumping plants, and for the rail
roads. -
i 1t is reported it now has nego-
tiations pending for the furnishing
of power to the Puget Sound rail-
road for the identification of it's
lines through Montana.
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Unclaimed mail matter remain
ing on hand at the Harlowton
Post Office for the week ending
December ID, 1912.
Johan, Aabo
Niculae, Falamasiu
Pulicsa. John
Tuber, Stojan
Knes, Mike
Vangeloff, George 90
When calling for same please
say advertised
Benz. Urner, Postmaster
The Harlowton news., 1912-12-20
CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT THE.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Christmas services will be held
at the Roman Catholic church at
Z and 8 a. N. High mass at 1880
a. m. @===-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05

excited curious inquiry and ribald
comment from the surprised denizens
of each mountain hamlet through
which they had passed, to all of which
Bradshaw remained serenely oblivious.
The young man. who does enter espe-
cially into this tale, was a vestryman
of the church in his home In the
suburbs of Philadelphia. His piety
had been put to severe strain in the
mountains.
That day everybody had to work on
the trail-everybody wanted to for
that matter The hardest labor con-
sisted in the driving of the burros
Unfortunately there was no good and
trained leader among them through
an unavoidable mistake, and the camp
ers had great difficulty in keeping the
burros on the trail. To Arthur Brad
shaw had been allotted the most OBJ
stinate, cross grained and determined
of the unruly band, and old Kirkby
and George paid particular attention
to instructing him in the gentle art
of manipulating him over the rocky
mountain trail.
Wall" said Kirkby with his some
what languid. drawing. nasal voice,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05

little burro. Kirkby sat on his horse
In fits of silent laughter until the
tears ran down his cheek, the only
outward and visible expression of his
mirth.
Arthur only stopped when he had
thoroughly emptied himself. possibly
of an accumulation of years of repres.
sion.
Wall" said Kirkby. you sure do
overmatch any one l ever heard Wen
1t comes to cursin'; wy, you could
gimme cards an spades an beat me.
an l was thought TO have some gift
hathaway in the old days"
Il didn't begin to exhaust myself"
answered Bradshaw, shortly. "and
what ! did say didn't equal the situa-
ton. I'm going home"
Il wouldn't do that" urged the old
man. Here. you take the horses an
I'll tackle the burro,"
Gladly" said Arthur. Il would
rather ride an elephant and drive a
herd of them than waste another min.
ute on this Internal little mule"
The story was too good to keep,
and around the camp fire that night
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
OPEN SAFES IN NEW WAY
New York Burglars Burn Away Tum-
blers From Strong Box With
Electricity.

New York.-A new gang OF safe
burglars has begun operations in this
city, according to the police, who are
apprehensive of the next example of
the burglars skill. So far this gang.
whose entirely new method of open
ing a safe has convinced the police
that they are not of the old-time safe
robbers. has committed only the one
robbery.
This occurred some time Sunday
night of Monday morning in tailor
ing establishment in East Houston
street, but the police kept 1t secret up
to this time. Instead Of blowing open
the safe, the thieves burned away the
tumblers with electricity, cutting
through them as Clearly as though the
work had been done with spiral saw.
The burglars got away with $500 in
cash and jewelry worth $500, but
marks on larger safe in which were
$4,000 and $4,000 worth of jewelry
showed that the thieves had been at
work on this when apparently they
were frightened away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05

that there burro's like ship witch
l often seed 'em wen was kid down
east afore | come out to Gods coun-
try. Nature has pervided EN- with
kind of a hellum. | remember II you
wanted the boat to go to the right
you showed the hellum over to the
left. Sta'boad an port was the terms
as | recollects 'em. It's jest the same
with burros, you takes 'em by the
tiller, that's by the tail, git a good
tight twist on it an eff you want him
to head to the right, slew his stern
sheets around to the left, an you got
to be keerful you don't git no kick
back witch eff it lands on you is worse
n the ree-coil of mule"
Arthur faithfully followed direc-
lions, narrowly escaping the outraged
brute's small but sharp pointed heels
on occasion. His efforts not being
productive of much success, finally in
his despair he resorted to brute
strength; he would pick the little ami
NAL up bodily, pack and all-he was
man of powerful physique-and swing
him around until his head pointed in
the right direction then with prayer
that the burro would keep It there for
a few rods anyway, he would set him
down and start him all over again.
The process oft repeated became mo-
notonous after awhile. Arthur was q
slow thinking man, deliberate In &C
ton; he stood 1t as long as he possibly
could. Kirkby, who rode one horse
and led two others, and therefore was
exempt from burro driving, observed
him with great interest. He and Brad
shaw hat strayed way behind the rest
of the party.
At last Arthur's resistance. patience
and piety strained to the breaking
point. gave way suddenly. Primitive
instincts rose to thesurface and over
whelmed him like flood. He de-
liberately sat down on fallen tree
by the side of trail, the burro halt
ing obediently, turned and faced him
with hanging head, apparently con-
scious that he merited the disappro-
bation that was being heaped upon
him. for from the desperate tender
foot there burst forth so amazing. so
fluent. SO comprehensive a torrent OF
assorted profanity, that even the old
mast master In objuration was aston
ished and bewildered. Where did
bradshaw, mild and inoffensive. get
IT. His proficiency would have ap-
nailed his rector and amazed his fell
low vestrymen. Not the Jackdaw OF
Rheims himself was SO cursed as that
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
CHAPTER Il.-(contInued).

And by what right did you take
that one?" haughtily demanded the
outraged young woman, looking at
him beneath level brows while the
color slowly receded from her face.
She had never been kissed by a man
other than a blood relation in her
life-remember, suspicious reader,
that she was from Philadelphia,-and
she resented this sudden and unau-
thorized caress with every atom and
instinct of her still somewhat conven-
tional being.
|But aren't you half way engaged to
me2p he pleaded in justification, see
ing the unwonted seriousness with
which she had received his impudent
ADVANCE. Didn't you agree to give
me d chance?"
n did say that l liked you very
much,' she admitted, mo man better,
and that l thought that you might"
"Well, then" he began.
X But she would not be interrupted.
y did not mean that you should en-
Joy all the privileges of conquest be-
fore you had won me. will thank
you not to do that again, SIR
TT seems to have had very diff
ferent effect upon you than it does
upon me-" replied the man coolly. Il
loved you before, but now, since |
have kissed you, l worship you"
IT hasn't affected me that way" re-
t<14.fnd bo irI DtIv bor fora ctiII
frowning and indignant. Not at all,
and
.Forgive me, Enid" pleaded the
other. 81 just couldn't help it. You
were SO beautiful had to. l took the
chance. You are not accustomed to
our ways"
rs this your habit in your love af-
fairs?" asked the girl swiftly and not
without a spice of feminine malice.
Il never had any love affair be-
fore" he replied with ready mascu-
line mendacity, at least none worth
mentioning. But you see this is the
west; we have gained what we have
BY demanding every inch that nature
offers, and then claiming the all
That's the way we play the game out
here and that's the way we win"
But | have not yet learned to play
the game as you call 1t, by any such
rules" returned the young woman de-
terminedly, land it is not the way to
win me If l am the stake"
What is the way?" asked the man
.anxiously. SHOW me and I'll take it
mo matter what it's difficulty"
"Ah, for me to point out the way
would be to play traitor to myself"
she answered, relenting and relaxing
q little before his devoted wooing
You must find it without assistance.
i can only tell you one thing"
And what is that?"
"You do not advance toward the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05

Kirkby drawled 1t forth. There was
freedom and easiness of intercourse in
the camp, which was natural enough.
men, women, children, and | had al.
most said burros. stood on the same
level. They all ate and lived together.
The higher up the mountain range you
go, the deeper into the wilderness you
plunge, the further away from the
conventional you draw, the more
homogeneous becomes society and the
less obvious are the irrational and un.
scientific distinctions of the lowlands
The guinea stamp fades and the man
and the woman are pure gold or base
metal inherently and not by any ar
tihcial standard.
George, the cattle man, who cooked,
and Pete, the horse wrangler, who as
sisted Kirkby in looking after the
stock, enjoyed the episode uproarious-
ly, and would fain have had the exact
language repeated to them, but here
Robert Maitland demurred. much to
Arthur's relief, for he was thoroughly
Inundated by the whole performance
1t was very pleasant lounging
around the camp fire and one good
story easily led to another.
1T was in these very mountains"
said Robert Maitland, at last. when his
turn came, that there happened one
of the strangest and moat terrible ad-
ventures that ever hears Of have
pretty much forgotten the lay OF the
land. but l think 1t wasn't very far
from here that there is one OF the
most stupendous canons through the
range; nobody ever goes there; don't
suppose anybody has ever been there
since. 1t must have been at least
five years ago that 1t all happened"
CTO BE CONTINUED.)