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The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
CONCERT COMPANY COMING

The Harlieb Concert Company OF
Nebraska Wesleyan University will
give a concert at the Baptist church,
Saturday evening. This company
has just completed a tour through
Canada and in making the jump from
the Pacific coast is only stopping at
few of the larger cities. When Mr..
Hupp found that he could get them
to stop off here for a concert he i'm
mediately made arrangements for
their coming, and is certain that the
Harliebs will furnish the music lovers
of Glasgow a fine treat. In order that
everyone may attend, the prices for
the entertainment will only be 1926
and 35 cents. This alone should prove
big drawing card as the Harliebs
usually play to houses where the price
of admission is around $1.O0.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK

A special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Rumble Land and Abstract
Co., will be held on October 4th for
the purpose of increasing the capital
stock of the company from $4,000
to $4,000.
The Rumble Land and Abstract Co.,
have done wonderful business since
they incorporated about a year ago,
with the growth and increase in the
business comes the increase in the
capital stock.
Among the various enterprises
which the firm has successfully achie-
we'd the past fear are the opening of
and sale of the townsite of Tampico
and the beginning of the new town of
Baylor. The rapid growth of the lat
ter and the prospects of having a good
town have justified the faith of Mr..
Rumble in starting a town there. They
have also been successful in dealing
in farm lands in the county and have
located no small number of settlers
on homestead lands.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
LIKES VALLEY COUNTY

Valley County's fame as one of the
best agricultural counties of the state
and one of the most fertile sections
of the United States is becoming
greater every day. Visitors from
other parts of the country who have
seen the marvellous crops that were
grown this year highly praise this
section of the state for its product
iveness.
Tuesday afternoon Jesse Owens, a
prominent business man of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, was taken for an au-
tomobile ride on the north bench and
was shown the grain fields, and he has
become a most enthusiastic booster
of this country.
ut is the finest farming district I
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
SAVING TO CATTLE MEN

Livestock men of Montana have
been saved approximately $4,000 an
nually by the decision of the inter-
state commerce commissions, which
recently denied the application Of
the railroads to put into effect in
creased rates of $2.40 a car on cattle
and $40 on sheep.
The proposed rates were never put
into effect, due to the fact that they
were protested by all the states af-
fected. In Montana only 10 days were
left the railroad commission to pro-
test, the proposed schedule having
been filed with the commission about
April 10, 1914, to go into effect April
20. The commission resisted by tele-
graph and the interstate commerce
commission issued suspension or
der until hearing could be held. The
last one was held on November 4, last
year.
When the interstate commerce
commission had considered the case
fully, it issued a decision which de-
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
the state had given repeated notices
that it held preference right.

the state had given repeated notices
that it held a preference right.
Recently the tracts became open to
;;ntry and the state made it's selec-
acp It has developed that among
the - selected by it are IS or 60
upon which squatters have settled.
Not desiring to work hardship en-
bona fide settlers, the board direct
ed Mr.. Oker and Mr.. Whipple to make
a personal investigation of each case.
They did so and found that in about
half of the cases the settlers had gone
ahead in good faith, built homes, brok-
en- the land and done everything they
could to make permanent homes. In
the cases of the remainder, the in
vestigators found little shacks had
been put up, no effort had been made
to put in crop, or in any way to int
prove the tract. These smacked
strongly of speculation
After passing on the reports the
board concluded to waive it's right
in those cases where the settlers had
gone ahead in good faith, but in other
cases to eject the trespassers.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
SHOOTING AT WAGNER

E. M. Parmenter and Thos. Byers
were arrested at Wagner early Sun
day morning by Sherit? Shaw for the
alleged shooting up Of the Phillips
Douchette claim shack, says the Nal.
ia Enterprise. The shooting trouble
grows, it is said, out of Byers' at
tempt to locate on Douchette's claim.
The latter alleges that while he was
away from his farm one day Byers
squatted on the place and when he
returned both Byers and Parmenter
shot at him using rifles. Byers is
alleged to have appropriated 80 acres
belonging to Homesteader J. A. Goss
and has plowed up a considerable
portion of the latter's flax. There is
a strong sentiment at Wagner dis
favorable to the claim jumpers and it
lis averred that each man has had
considerable trouble in other places
Tor the same reason, ParmentG1
came to this district from North Da-
kota several years ago and during
the winter months conducts a peddl-
ing business in the country.
The case was heard in Malta Tues
day in Judge Wilson's court before
a jury composed of VIM. Goggins
Tom Simonton, Ellis Blumenthal,
George Partridge, James Moore and
Geo. Chambers and the jury fined
Parmenter $100 and costs. F. C. Ga
briel appeared for the county attor-
ney's office.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
EXAMINER PRAISES WORK

The report of the State Examiner
to the Board of County Commissions
ers, following the audit of the books
of the various county officers several
weeks ago, praised the efficient mork
being done by the officials. The books
of every Office were found to be in
excellent shape, and in commenting
on the report the examiner stated
that "the books of the County Treas
urer are kept promptly and accurate
ly," and that "the books of the Clerk
and Recorder are kept up promptly"
The matter of using loose leaf rec
ords for the recording Of deeds, mort
cages, etc., was taken up and atten-
ton was called to Sec. 3032 of the
Revised Codes, which prohibits the use
of loose leaf records for the record
ing Of instruments as enumerated in
section 3O32.
The collection of common carriers
licenses was taken up with the County
Treasurer to the end that licenses be
collected.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
RAILROAD BUSINESS INCREASES

RAILROAD BUSINESS INCREASES
According to the monthly commo-
dity report of the Montana Railroad
Commission during June 24,512 car
loads of Montana products were haul
ed by the railroads, compared with
22,048 in May.
The total number of carloads of
such products hauled by the more
important lines were as follows: B.
A. & p, II, ,539. Burlington, 116; Mil
waukee, 2,567; Great Sorthern, g.
8S7; Northern Pacific, 4,85S; Oregon
Short Line, 316; 500, 80.
Carloads classified according to
commodities were as follows: Beer
80; brick, 179; coal, 1896; concen-
trates, 651; farm implements, SO;
flour and mill products, 344; fruit
and vegetables, 5; grain, 599; hay,
401; hogs, 76; livestock, 7OS: logs,
839; lime rock, 1,424; lumber, 1872;
ore, Sill; poles and tagging, 752;
potatoes, II; sand and gravel, 265;
stucco and cement, $50; sugar, g.;
explosives, Is; stone, 175; cord wood
n; slags and tailings, 1913; copper
23O; miscellaneous, 1.641.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
DEVELOPMENT OF
POSTAL SYSTEM

One hundred and forty years ago
Postmaster Benjamin Franklin took
over the private mail system which
had undertaken the delivery of letters
in this country and made it govern
ment institution. The system then
consisted of 80 postoffices, nine post
riders and slow schooner line to At
lantic coast points. Today there are
fully 10000 postoffices in the United
States postal system and the depart
ment employs 100000 persons.
In the early days, when Franklin
still had charge of the system, moth
ing was supposed to be carried but
letters although the carriers occas-
ionally took weekly papers and pack
ages as special favor. AS late as
1880 one small leather pouch was
large enough to hold all the mail
bound south from New York in one
day. Today the department makes
use of 100000 mail sacks.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
MALTA'S WOOL CROP

Monday evening when James L.
Noir loaded his last sack of wool in
to Great Northern freight car at
Strater siding the seasons clip for
this section Of the Milk River valley
was closed as the same day every
pound left the Malta warehouse,
owned and managed by John A.
Ebaugh, had been loaded into cars
thus cleaning up all the wool.
Walker, the veteran buyer, who has
bought wool in this section for near
ly rs years, was the last of the
bunch to leave Malta for the east
and Mr.. Walker is also usually the
first to arrive in the spring.
Mr.. Ebaugh, says, that while the
amount of wool handled this season
was not as large as last year, still
a goodly amount of wool passed thru
his hands at the warehouse.
Two thousand four hundred and
one bags of wool were received at
the house and 844,687 pounds of
wool were loaded into % freight cars
cars from the same warehouse. In
the early part of the season several
clips were purchased at good figures
but along the last few days there
was no market for the product and
the wool growers around Malta got
tired of waiting for promised sales
and all decided to consign their
wool to the large warehouses at
Boston, the Chicago house being fill
ed early in the season.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
VACANT PUBLIC LANDS

According to a statement issued
from the general land Office at Wash
ington, the public lands in Montana
still open to settlement comprise one
fifth of the total area Of the state.
There is nearly 20,000,000 acres of
unappropriated land, Notwithstanding
about 10000 homesteads were taken
up last year. Valley county has the
greatest unappropriated area, 2,54S,-
415 acres, and Dawson the next larg-
est, 2.O77, ,215 acres. In Choteau coun-
ty there are 408,760 acres open to en-
try; in Hill county, 245, ,795 acres; and
in Blaine county 676,930 acres.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20

have seen since left home," said Mr..
Owens.
II saw more fields of better grain
on this little trip than I have seen
seen in many years. The crops here
are far in excess of what they are in
Oklahoma.
Il believe than any man who owns
a farm in Valley County is certainly
fortunate and cannot help but make
money.
my brother is looking for a loca-
ton for investments in farm lands
and he has had his eye on Montana
for some time. l am sending home
by parcel post package of wheat,
and oats, both in the straw and some
that was threshed, and when get
back I will tell the people all about
the wonderful agricultural opportun-
ity that exists here.
my brother and will both return
before very long and from the way
l feel after looking over these beauti-
full fields, there is no place that I
would sooner locate than right here in
Glasgow. You have wonderful fu-
ture before you and the city should
be double the size within the next
five years.
Mr.. Owens had nothing but praise
for the work of the Glasgow Com
mercial Club and complimented on
being such real live city.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
GOOD GRAIN YIELD

The first Of this seasons threshed
grain was brought in by F. Schaitel,
who has farm about 10 miles north
east of the city. Mr.. Schaitel's crop
this season consisted of winter wheat
and winter rye and the yield per acre
was about 1914 bushels. He consid-
ers this good yield because of the
fact that the land on which the grain
was raised had not been plowed for
two years, this years crop having
been disked in. Mr.. Schaitel hauled
in 1900 bushels which brought the top
market price.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
GAME LAWS CONFUSE

AS the federal migratory bird law
does not conform to the state game
laws in many respects, hunters in
many parts of the state will be in
quandary as to whether they are
hunting legally or otherwise.
According to the migratory bird
law, it would be entirely. safe, so far
as federal regulations are concerned,
for hunters in the western part of the
state to begin on the wild ducks and
geese on September 1, yet the state
law says that no shooting shall be al
lowed in the western part Of the
state until September 18th.
In the counties of Valley, Phillips,
Sheridan, Richland, Dawson, Prairie,
Yellowstone, Fallon, Big Horn, Gus
ter and Rosebud, hunters are allowed
to start on water fowl September l
because of an amendment passed in
the last legislature.
The Montana game law allows opel,
season on water fowl up to January
/, but the federal law closed the sea-
son so far as this state is concern
ed on Decemper 10th. Where the
federal law does not conform to the
laws of the state, this is brushed
aside with the statement that this is
"regarde das unfortunate but in such
cases the department must insist up
on the observance of the federal regu-
lations."
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
BIG BUSINESS
AT LAND OFFICE
Over 5000 Filings During Fiscal
Year Ending June 3Oth
FREE LAND GOING FAST
Almost $4,000 Filings in Two Years
Is Record of Local Office. Cash
Receipts Enormous.

That the lands of northeastern Mon
tana are much sought after all over
the United States is evidenced by the
fact that inquiries are received daily
by the local land Office from all parts
Of the country; from New York On
the east to California on the west, and
the number of filings seem to be in
creasing instead of falling off.
During the month of June, 1915,
there were 1147 filings on land in this
district. Of these there were lily =
few desert entries, the majority being
filings on 800 acre homesteads. The
cash receipts for June at the local
office amounted to $44,400. During
the month of July 669 filings were
made and the cash receipts of the
office amounted to $38,132.
The small force of clerks al the
land Office have been forced to work
overtime to keep up with the vast
amount of business that is now being
done. The rapidity with which the
country is settling up may be seen
from the fact that there have been
almost $4,000 filings in the Glasgow
land district within the past two
years. During the fiscal year ending
June 30th, 1915, 5000 people had fill
ed on land in this district, while in
the year previous over 1000 filings
had been made through the local land
Office. There still remains much gov
ernment land open to homestead en-
try within this district and the large
number of filings bids fair to continue
for sometime to come.
During June and July, the bulk of
the filings were made in the north
country between the towns of Opheim,
Baylor and Glentsna. Most of these
were on the land which was with
drawn by the state several years ago
and part of which was thrown open
to entry the early part of the sum-
mer.
Much of the excellent agricultural
and on the Fort Peck Indian Re-
servation is also being taken up, an
average of two filings a day coming
into the local land office.
The work of the local office has been
greatly increased by recent laws and
regulations governing homestead land.
The ne wlaw concerning the acquire
ment of second 100 acres of land
after patent has been secured for the
first 100 contributed heavily to the
work. Heretofore homesteaders who
had receifed patent to tract Of 100
acres of public land could not take
another 100, that privilege being re-
stricted to homesteaders who had not
secured patent. This has been
changed so that both can benefit by
the additional homestead entry law.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
STATE CROP REPORT

A bulletin from the Department of
states that warm and gen.
orally fair weather continued during
the week ending on August 18th.
Some heavy local thundershowers oc-
rurred the latter part of the week,
especially in the northern counties
just east of the Continental Divide
where the heavy rainfall washed out
several small sections of the Great
Northern tracks, and in Custer county
where some heaby rains were re-
ported. The highest temperature re-
ported in the state for the week was
95 degrees at Billings, Missoula and
Libby on the 18th. Although the
weather has been warm during the
last two weeks the 100 degree mark
has not been reached this season to
date. The weather was generally
favorable for all spring crops, the
harvesting of wheat and other grain,
and the cutting of the second crop of
alfalfa. Everywhere reports agree
that the crop which is being matured
and gathered is the finest ever grown
in the state. Spring grains are rip
ening we'll and curing in perfect con-
dition. Cattle and sheep are in fine
condition due to the excellent food
on ranges, and stock is being shipped
to the market. The water supply con-
tinues abundant in all sections.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
PEDDLERS MUST PAY LICENSE

Under a law passed by the 1911
legislature, all itinerant vendors must
take out license and pay fee of
$1OO per quarter. This law appears
not to have been enforced throughout
the state, but hereafter will be put
into effect.
This act does not include farmers
selling their produce in town or re-
presentatives of wholesale houses, but
only to peddlers.
Treasurer T. M. Patten is having
published the license law under which
these collections are to be made and
which appears in another column of
the Courier. This law was passed to
protect the people in business who
pay taxes.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
BROWNS WHILE
IN SWIMMING
Mike Martinicek Drowned in
P0rcupine Sunday Afternoon.
FRIENDS UNABLE TO HELP
Stepped into Deep Hole While Bath.
ing With Three Others. Body
Brought to Glasgow for Burial.

The first swimming casualty of the
season occurred Sunday afternoon,
when Mike Martinicek, employed on
the ranch of Martin Kaminski was
drowned in the Porcupine.
With three other ranch hands, Mar
tinicek had gone down to the creek.
about quarter of a mile from the
the house and went swimming. Evil
IDENTIFY Martinicek was unable to swim
or was seized with cramps and sank
shortly after entering the water.
At the place in the Porcupine where
they were swimming there is a step
off or hole about twenty feet deep
and Martinicek had gotten into this.
His cries for help attracted the others
who tried to get him out, but as only
one of them could swim their ef-
forts were unavailing.
One of the men who could swim a
little got oot where Martinicek was
struggling in the water and got hold
of him. His efforts to get the drown
ing man to shore proved futile how
ever, as Martinicek in his fight to keep
from drowning, forced him to let go
and save himself. Before they could
summon other help, the drowning man
had sunk for the last time.
About an hour after the drowning
occurred the body was found, in about
twenty feet of water, and was pulled
up with rope and graphing hook.
Coroner Peterson and Deputy Sher-
iff Dickman left for the scene of the
tragedy late Sunday afternoon and
brought the body to the city.
The deceased was about "a years of
age and had been in Kaminski's en-
ploy for some time. His brother Mar
tin Martinicek has homestead about
nine miles south of the city. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon
from the Peterson Undertaking Par
lors and the body was inferred in the
local cemetery.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20

hleo the increases. Notice Of that
fact reached the railroad commits.
sioners of Montana, officially, yes
terday, Announcement was made
IN the dispatches a few days ago.
According to the report of the
state board of stock commissioners,
about 1000 carloads Of cattle were
shipped out of the state last year.
About % cattle are shipped to a car.
Probably 100000 sheep were ship
ped. 1t is therefore probably con-
servative statement that at least $50
600 more would have been paid to the
railroads under the proposed increase
than it costs at present.
Secretary D. w. Raymond of the
livestock board says that Montana
beef cattle are going forward in
greater numbers at present, due to
cessation of the wet weather.
1t is possible that many shipments
will be made to Kansas City, Omaha,
and Sioux City, rather than to Chi
cago, which is now held to be re-
stricted area, except as to cattle for
immediate slaughter, owing to quar-
antine established by the federal
authorities.
If the quarantine is continued it
will likely affect the market for
feeders.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
PREPARING<.E:QlR
THE BIZ %'ta> q ~ ~ ,
Annual Exhibition of County's
Products on Sept. 6-7-8
MANY BIG ATTRACTIONS
Grounds and Buildings Being Put in
Shape. New Granstand Ruilt.
Racing Will Be Big Feature.

Bumper crops in Valley County in
dicate that the Valley County Fair
on September 9Th, 7th and 9Th will
be the biggest and best in the history
of the county.
Farmers are daily bringing in
samples of grain, in the straw and
threshed, that are far ahead Of any
thing raised in former years and the
exhibits at this falls fair promise to
be nothing short of wonderful.
The Fair Grounds are being put in
shape so that everything will be in
readiness when the Fair opens Mon
day morning, September 9Th. The new
grandstand and school exhibit build
ing are nearly completed. Under the
grandstand will be room 10 feet
wide by 40 feet long which will be
used exclusively for the school ex-
hibits.
A new judges stand is also being
erected, the stable is being enlarged
and many other improvements are
being made. The track has been put
in better condition than it has ever
been before, making it possible to
break some records in the races at
the fair this year.
The race program is an exception
ally good one and ought to draw big
crowds. The purses which are offered
will no doubt attract owners of rae
ing horses and several have already
made preparations to have a good
string of horses here for the three
days.
The exhibit buildings have all been
put in good shape and everything is
practically all ready for receiving the
agricultural and livestock exhibits,
which from present indications will
be SO large that it threatens to over
flow the capacity of the grounds and
buildings at the present time.
Many entries in various depart
ments are being received by Secretary
S. c. Moore daily which demonstrates
that the farmers of Valley County are
taking real live interest in the
Valley County Fair for 1915. Every
farmer in the county should fill out
an entry blank and prepare an exhibit
for the fair this fall. If you have
no entry blanks or premium list, just
drop card to Secretary Moore and
you will receive one.
Without doubt, September 9Th, 7th
and 9th will see the biggest exhibits
and the largest attendance ever wit
messed at county fair in Montana.
The premiums this year for farm
products amount to $4,000.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
CONVENTIONS AT BOHEMIAN

CONVENTIONS AT BOZEMAN
The State Automobile Association,
the Montana Association of CONNER
cial Clubs, the Montana Highway
Commission Advisory Board, and the
Montana Goods Roads Congress will
hold conventions in Bozeman on Au-
gust 10, 20 and 21. Fine pr grams
have been prepared for the united
conventions and an auto trip through
Yellowstone Park is one of the pleas
ure features.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
DECIDE CLAIMS OF sQUArrERs

The State Board of Land Commits
sioners held a meeting in Helena We'd
nesday to consider the report Of De-
putty Register Joseph Oker and State
Land Agent C. S. Whipple on the
claims made by squatters on the
states selections in the Scobey ocun-
try.
Several years ago a large tract of
land was set aside in the Scobey re-
gion and the state given 60-day pre-
ference right. It was several years
before the land was surveyed and the
right could not be exercised. In the
meantime squatters came in and set
tied upon the tract, Notwithstanding
The Glasgow courier., 1915-08-20
CIGAR FACTORY DAMAGED

The cigar factory Of Keenan, & Tor
gerson suffered a heavy loss carly
Saturday morning when fire broke
out in the rear room of their build
ing on Second Avenue South. Quick
work by the fire fighters who res
ponded to the alarm saved the build
ing from much damage but the entire
stock of cigars and leaf tobacco was
ruined by smoke and water.