The Glasgow courier., 1915-02-26

gow, Montana, under the act Of March
., 1879.
REWARD OF PERSEVERANCE
When it comes to securing the re-
ward of perseverance, commend to the
enquiring ones house bill 18 Of the
Fourteenth legislative assembly.
House bill 18 is now the threshers'
lien law, whereby prior lien is given
upon grain for the threshing. and a
law which is expected to fill long felt
want with the farming man who is
struggling under debt or mortgage,
and who because of inability to pay
the thresher is not able to command
the thresher's work in regular turn
with the man who has arrived at the
bank balance stage; in other words,
it is law designed by the farmers
solely in the interest of the farmer
who is up against it, and who is apt
to be passed by on the threshing rout
for his more fortunate neighbor who
has the money to pay the bill. The
new law guarantees the threshers'
pay, and leaves him no need to do
anything but thresh straight away
and play no favorites. Under the
old condition, the man whose crop
was covered with mortgage, attach
ment or other debt, was placed at
disadvantage that meant serious in-
convenience, if not serious loss, to
him, for the thresher could hardly be
blamed for refusing to take chance
against creditor who might only
look out for his own. Under the
terms if the new law enough of the
grain may be sold to pay the thresh-
ing bill, regardless of other incum-
brance, and the farmer is given an ev-
en- break with his more fortunate
neighbor; it is bill which was asked
for by the farmers, and which is ex-
pected to bring much needed relief
specially in northern Montana, to
thousands Of them.
The bill was looked up as n sort
of special legislation by the legls'a-
ture when introduced by "Big Bly,
Gallagher, of Park County, member Of
the republican minority of the house,
special legislation in favor Of the
thresher, and the house promptly
and despite the yells of "Big Bill",
killed it off. But "Big Bill' refused
to 'let her 60 Gallagher" and it was
revived by reference, and dropped out
of sight in committee for awhile
from which it was in time rescued
by "Big Bill'' at the peril of his voice
and brought once more into the house
for inspection; and after several weeks
and volumes of information, came
through, if not triumphant, at least
with enough votes to send it on it's
way to the senate.
In that august body Senator Fish
beck of Sheridan county was waiting
to welcome the little invalid, the fact
that it's twin bill had met with death
in the senate early in the session Civ
ing to the welcome added zest. But
Senator Fishbeck is also some worker
and even before bill lS had started
from the house he was saying pleas
ant things about it to the senate. Fol
a week in the senate it was touch anC
go with bill Is, the child of Bill Gal
lagher, and twice almost the AK de
scended for decapitation, but Senator
Fishbeck adopted the child, slept will
it, mothered and fathered it, talked o
it in his sleep, and pointing out it.
beauties to his fellow senators one b!
one, in the end brought that bod!
around to where the early action up
on it was forgotten, and bill Is pass
ed the senate to become law-ant
all through the perseverance of tw'
men who refused to let it stay dea,
after two funerals and score of near
funerals.
In the annals of the Fourteenth
legislative assembly the threshers' liel
law, which started out as bill Is