The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10

If someone close to Henry Ford
would convince him that the proper
place to spend the millions he has
made in automobiles was on the roads,
he would confer something of a favor
on the thousands who contributed to-
ward the fortune, says an exchange.
R. E. Johnson, president of the
Johnson Farm Loan company, left
Saturday night on a trip, his ulti-
mate destination being California. He
expects to visit in Minneapolis, Chi
cago and from there go to New Or
leans, from which city he will go to
California to spend the winter.
Besides the beautiful weather we
might also mention the fact that just
about the same proportion Of our pop
ulation seems to be afflicted with
their annual colds and kindred all
ments. "It's an ill wind that blows
nobody good" say the doctors and
druggists.
Galpin local of the American Socie-
ty of Equity held a box social last
Thursday night. The net proceeds
were $91.95, which will go toward
paying the expenses of r. G. May
hew, the representative of the local
to the national convention IN st.
Paul. ...u
Monday morning a daily mail serv-
ice between Glasgow, Baylor. Glen
tana and Opheim was started by Sam
Grossman, who has the contract for
hauling the mails between these
towns. This daily service will con-
tinue until after the first of January
to handle the big increase in the mails
during the holiday season. -
Contractor Jay Lytle finished the
excavating work on the new Rumble
Land & Abstract company building
the fore part of the week and work.
men are now busy getting things
ready to put in the foundation and
basement. If the present good wealth
er continues the contractors expect
to complete this part of the work
George w. Ruffcorn is building a
new residence on his homestead in
the Baylor country and his north
country friends are looking forward
to few more free cigars, to sort of
fill the gap between elections. He is
also building fine new barn, fencing
> his place and making good improve
ments of all kinds.-Glentana Re-
porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Phelps and
daughter, Miss Pansey, spent Sunday
the guests of the Milestone home
, here. Mr.. Phelps is United States
commissioner at Baylor and informed
the writer that great many filings
are being made on the northeast cor.
I ner of the Fort Peck, south of Baylor
and that very few half-sections re.
: main to be filed upon.-Glentana Re-
}. porter.
Two new legal lights have made
their appearance in the city. Bel
Cottrell and Henry Landre have beer
studying Blackstone in earnest ant
expect to be able to argue any cas-
: before the supreme court within 1
. short time. Nobody in the court hous
: can get the best of them in an argu
ment now, as they tangle them up s.
IS in legal phrases that their opponent
d are glad to break away.
- Jack Hayden, who resides abou
=. four miles north of Nashua, was al
:; rested on Saturday last by Deput
Sheriff Hall on charge of shootin
some range horses belonging to Pete
Il A. West. When arraigned befor
" Justice Murphy at Nashua, he pleade
ne not guilty, being releasedea,, ,,tooleh
'g not guilty, being released on a $50
he bond. The date of the trial was 81
for December IA.
tn Since the discovery of oyster be'
ne on Tiger Butte by the geologis
elk George Anderson has staked out
Ike l60-acre claim and hopes to have
OF fine oyster farm there. Since t
IN trip to Helena with the Shrine
m. George has acquired a great appeti
of for oysters and when he heard
an the discovery of the petrified oyste
no. he saw an opportunity to put in
to good supply. Petrified or not, 20!
ters is oysters" says George.