The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-10-29


occasion for some wholesome and
harmless frolic by the youngsters.
There is no need, however, for the de-
struction of property such as is no.
ticed in other less civilized localities.
According to advices from Havre
the work of constructing a distribute
ing system for natural gas in that city
is now under way, a trenching ma
chine having begun e%xcavating for the
main pipes. 1t is proposed to use the
gas for heating purposes the coming
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Reece went to
Helena last week on a business trip
and on their return stopped at Great
Falls to attend the annual meeting of
the Grand Lodge and Rebekah assem-
bly, of the I. o. O. F. Mr.. Reece had
the honor of receiving the canton de-
grees from the Great Falls lodge
while there.
Miss Julia Sweitzer returned Sun
day from Minot, N. d., where she had
been visiting friends for a few days.
While there she registered for a home
stead on the Fort Berthold reservation
which is being thrown open by the
United States Government. Minot is
full of ~landseekers and a big registra-
ton is looked for.
Governor Stewart has issued the an
nual Thanksgiving proclamation call
ing attention to the fact that this
country has been at peace while half
of the world has been at war during
the past year as a special reason why
the American people should give
thanks and designates Thursday, No.
vember 25th, as a day of thanks
giving.
Montana citizens who were induced
to invest good money in the worthless
stock of the United States Cashier
Co., of Portland, Oregon, will be in
terested in the news that six officials
of that concern have been convicted
of fraud and sentenced to terms in
prison. H. M. Todd, who represented
the company in this part of Montana
was one of the defendants.
Four thousand horses were sold
lately at Miles City to foreign nations
for use in the war, and w. A. Clark
who is in the business of selling
horses to foreign governments, says
that the weekly sales of such kind
average 5000 horses. During the past
year it is estimated that 10000 horses
have been shipped from this state te
Europe for service in the war.
Lady Ogle and daughter, of Woo
Mountain. were in town Monday or
their way to Poplar to visit friends
says the Opheim Optimist. Lady Ogle
is an Indian and her husband is
member of the British peerage ant
one of the biggest ranchers OF Sas
katchewan. He is now serving as
lieutenant with the forces fighting II
the Dardanelles.
J Montana .postmasters are in receip'
of an official order from the postof'c'
department stating that envelopes
and postcards bearing words, picturel
or sayings, offensive either to tn
Germans or the allies in the presen'
war. will not be allowed to be sen
through the United States mail. to
the reason that such conduct IS {
breach of neutrality and is calculated
to arouse class hatred.
The Oswego Reporter says: "Home
seekers are arriving in Oswego ever!
day. From Wednesday morning unit
now there have been over SO to arrlv'
looking for homes. There were abou
twenty left today for Glasgow to M
and there are about thirty yet to file
who are out looking over the land a
the present writing. The total mum
Der of filings may exceed wei the lo
mark. Will give a better account II
Sheriff Shaw has received a new
pair of handouts. They are OF tn
latest pattern and all you have to d
is to touch a man on the wrist an
they lock themselves around the per
son so touched in short order. Will
showing the new cuffs to a party Q
! friends Martin Olson was accidental