The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-03-19
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Harry Lund went through Glasgow
Tuesday.
Bill Buzzard of Saco, attended the
dance here Tuesday evening. -
Bob Conatser attended the dance at
Commissioner Hunters of Saco, Fri
day evening.
About 166 prisoners will be par
doned from the state prison during
the year 1896.
John Toylar and daughter of Saco,
visited in Glasgow Tuesday and at
tended the ball in the evening.
A cigar factory is a possible new
venture in Glasgow the coming sea-
son.
John NJ. Lewis went to St. Paul on
yesterdays passenger on a business
and pleasure trip combined.
John Taylor and daughter of Saco,
Saco went east this week in quest of
young stock for the range this sum-
mer.
The County Commissioners met at
the court house in special session late
yesterday afternoon and transacted
important business.
Commissioner C. S. Stafford's young
daughter accompanied him to Glas-
gov yesterday and is visiting at the
home of Assessor Policy.
Commissioner Hunter informs us
that a dam belonging to Dick Thomas
on White Water Creek, was washed
away this sping.
Jack Gilbert came in from his ranch
on the Missouri this week. The ice
on the Missouri, he says, has not gone
out at that point at any time this
winter.
The cinder walk from the depot to
the school house has been much ap-
preciated during this muddy weather
by the school children, who hereto
fore, were obliged to trudge through
the slush four times a day.
Supt. Hale has given it out that a
depot will shortly be built at Saco
to accommodate the company's large
and growing traffic at that ponit.
This will be good news to the people
of that thrifty burg.
The large dam built by Geo. Drabbs
on Beaver Creek the early part of the
winter was washed away by the spring
freshet last week. This was the
largest dam in the county and cost
Mr.. Drabbs in the ~neighborhood of
$500.
1t is reported that Thos. Dunn has
bought out the saloon of w. J.. Smith
at Saco, and will take possession on
the first. MI. Smith, it is said, will
go into the general merchandise bust
ness, thus making two general stores
at that point .
H. R. Walker departed for the west
on Mondays passenger. After a short
s%ojourn in Tacoma he will take the
steamer for the gold fields of Alaska.
The immigration convention which
met at Helena OF the 10th inst, end
ed with the formation of a permanent
organization with Paris Gibson, of
Cascade as president. Valley coun-
ty is represented in the person of R.
w. Garland chairman of the board of
county commissioners.
Fletcher Maddox, acting for Rob
ert Coburn, this week bought ninety
two head Of cattle from Andy Hol-
land, pay $24 per head, the cattle to
be delivered at Cascade on April /.
Of these cattle thirty-three are steers
three and four years old, and twenty
nine are spayed heifers, making six
ty-two head that will be fit for beef
next fall. Mr.. Coburn has bought
about 1000 head of cattle so far for
the fall beef market.-Meagher Coun-
ty News.
Fire came near completely destroy
ing the residence of Merle Marley, on
Front street. Monday evening. The
flames when discovered had already
made great progress and it was only
through the exercise of the superior
Judgment of some of our noted fire
eaters that the flames were subdued.
which was done by about twenty-five
of the male populace of Glasgow, no.
bly, assisted by Lewis Bros fire bri-
gade under the personal supervision
of R. M. Lewis, the far famed fire
"scrapper" of the northwest. A few
of the spectators also did effective
work by occasionally throwing a snow
ball at the fire and it is only right
that they be given a share of the