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The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
TO SURVEY COUNTY LINE

The County Surveyor of Blaine
County has been instructed by Judge
John w. Tattan of the 18th judicial
District to make survey Of the Sec
ton of country along the Missouri
river and ascertain whether the Kipp
place, where the murder Of Bud Sc
crest occurred last January is in
Blaine or Phillips county.
Following the arrest Of Thos. B.
O'Riley, Jr., on the charge Of murder
Phillips county authorities declared
the Kipp place to be in Blaine county,
and accordingly Sheriff Shaw brought
O'Riley to Chinook, and he is now in
the Blaine county Jail awaiting trial.
Blaine county authorities are also in
clined to think that the Kipp place
is in Blaine county, but Judge Tattan
ordered a survey to make certain
about the matter. The county sur
veyor of Phillips county will join in
making the survey.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
NEW BRIDGE SYSTEM

Standard specifications for small
bridges were sent out this week by
Geo. w. Metlen, secretary of the state
highway commission, to all counties
in the state. The specifications in
clude a working plan, an estimate OF
the bill of material, and all other data
required for the building of bridges.
Several plans are included to fit vary
ing conditions. One plan is for wood
en- bridges from six to twenty feet
long, and another for beam bridges
from four to forty feet in length
These bridges, except one set of plans
for mountain roads, will support 20
ton traction engine.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
DECLAMATORY CONTEST

Calvin Rogers was declared the
winner by the judges in the Declam-
atory contest held last Friday night
in the High School auditorium and he
will represent the local high school in
the state declamatory contest.
Miss Ethel Lezie won second hon.
ors with splendid rendition of "Pen-
rod". Every number on the program
was exceptionally well rendered. Sell
ections by the Girls Glee Club and
duets on the piano by the Misses Elcc-
ira Boehnert and Mae Rhodes and
Margaret and Eva Anderson were
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
BIG GAIN IN PUPILS

Montana high schools have nearly
doubled their enrolment in the past
three years, according to special re-
port prepared by State Superinten-
dent H. A. Davee.
On November /, 1915, there were
g. AGO students attending the various
high schools of the state, while on
the corresponding date in 1912, the
figures in the Office of the state super
intendent show only 4,262, an increase
Of 4,19S during that period, and an
increase in growth that cannot he du-
plicated in any state in the union.
Not only has there been an increase
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
PREPARING FOR
BASEBALL SEASON
Northern Montana Towns to Have
Strong Teams.

Baseball is now the chief topic of
interest in practically all the towns
in northeastern Montana and it will
not be long before the resounding
whang of horsehide against willow
is again heard.
Manager Fred Fischl is getting his
lineup for this seasons team shaped
up and expects to have winning nine
on the diamond for the first game on
May 18th, when Nashua will send
her doughty athletes here to become
the victims or the victors. Last sea-
son Nashua won the first game of the
season and Manager Fischl hopes to
turn the tables on them this year.
The subscription lists are now being
circulated by the finance committee,
and the team will undoubtedly receive
good support from the business men.
The ball park will be in shape for
practice in about a week and aspir-
ants for positions on the regulars may
then work out to their hearts con-
tent.
Other towns along the main line
are also getting busy for the coming
season. Poplar has organized, with
R. E. Patch as manager and expects
to have a team that will make any
other in this part Of the state go some
to come out on top.
Williston also expects to have a
championship team this season, and
have engaged a playing manager to
pilot the team.
Harlem, Culbertson and Mondak
are also getting in line to put teams
in the field.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
MANY SETTLERS
COMING TO MONTANA
Previous Records Broken by Number
of New Residents.

More than fifteen thousand head of
cattle and six thousand head of horses
have been brought into Montana since
January l by settlers, according to
figures compiled in the Office Of State
Veterinarian w. J. Butler. The fig
ures show that the rush to Montana
began earlier and was bigger this
year than ever before.
The total number of shipments in
March was 661, and the total since
the first of the year, 1,454. A study
of the table is interesting. 1t shows
that the bulk of the newcomers to
the state at present hail from Min
nesota, with North Dakota a strong
second Iowa is third, South Dakota
fourth and Washington fifth. The
March importations totaled 1912 head
of horses and 8,782 head of cattle.
During the first three months of
this year there were 1,454 shipments
into the state and 6,597 head of horses
and 1854 head of cattle were
brought in. These figures are exclu-
sive of other livestock shipped in but
not by settlers.
The table on settlers shipments
follows:
Importation of Livestock
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
BIG LIST OF
COUNTY VOTERS
27O1 Eligible to Cast Ballot at
April Primary.
ABOUT ONE FIFTH WOMEN
Fair Sex Comprise About 20 Per Cent
of Total Registration. Primary
on April 21st.

The views of Montana voters .c-
garding their choice of-a presidential
candidate of the political party to
which they belong will be expressed
at the Preferential primary election
to be held on April 21st. This plan
is a new departure from the custom
heretofore followed, and its merits
will be tested by giving the voters op-
portunity to record their wishes
through the ballot. .~-
At this election, each voter will
have the right to cast his ballot for
eight delegates to the national con-
vention of his party and for four pre-
sidential electors to represent that
party. The voter may also express
his preference for the candidates for
his party nominees for President and
vice-president.
There are 2701 persons in Valley
county who will be eligible to vote at
this election, according to figures CIV
en- out by County Clerk and Recorder
w. B. Shoemaker of those who had
registered prior to the closing of the
books for this election.
There has been a big increase in
voters since the last general election.
due to the fact that women now have
the franchise. In many precincts the
percentage of women registered is
very small. but in Glasgow and Hins-
dale, they have placed themselves on
the rolls to make use of the ballot at
this years elections. Only about 20
per cent of the total registration are
women, the number not exceeding 500
The number of electors in each poll
ing place follow:
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
MRS. ROSE PRENTICE
DIED YESTERDAY
Funeral to be Held This Afternoon
From Stanley Residence.

Mrs. Rose Prentice, one of the
pioneer residents of the city, passed
away yesterday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Shan
ley.
She had been failing fast the past
year and the end came yesterday
when she answered the call to the
great beyond.
Mrs. Prentice was one of the early
settlers of the city, having moved
here with her husband, o. H. Prem
tice from Grand Forks, North Dakota,
in 1889, year or so after the rail-
road was built through here, Mr..
Prentice was then an engineer on the
Great Northern, and he held this po-
sition and resided here until his death
eleven years ago, when he was drown
ed in the Missouri river. At the time
of their removal to Glasgow, there
were only half dozen houses here,
and she saw the city grow from its
small beginning to the metropolis of
this part of the state.
The day before her death. Wednes-
day, April 5th, was the list anniver-
sary of her birth. She is survived by
four children, Mrs. Walter Stanley,
Mrs. Florence McIntye, Clemence
Pentice and VIM. T. Prentice, all resi-
dents of Glasgow.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at o'clock from the Stanley
residence on the north side.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE MEETS

TAXPAYERS LEAGUE MEETS s.
For the purpose of perfecting a
permanent organization Of the Tax
payers League, meeting was held
at the Court House Saturday after
noon, April first, Chairman Dan Nc
Kay presiding.
The Chairman called the meeting
to order and the minutes of the pre-
ceding meeting held on March 22nd
were read and approved. The COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws
reported on the constitution as fol-
lows:
CONSTITUTION VALLEY COUN-
TY TAXPAYERS LEAGUE
Name
The name of this association shall
be Valley County Taxpayers League.
Membership
All taxpayers of Valley County
shall be eligible to membership.
Officers
The officers shall consist of Pre-
sident, Vice President, Secretary, and
Treasurer.
Partisan Politics Barred
Any person now actually held in
political Office shall not be eligible as
an officer or member of committee,
or if any such officer or member of
committee becomes seeker or holdel
in political Office he will automatically
become disqualified as an officer or a
member of a committee.
Purpose
The purpose of this organization is
to promote higher conception OF the
duties of citizenship and to in every
way possible to discourage the unwise
expenditure of public money, or such
actions on the part of public officials
as others, and does not tend to the
highest efficiency in the public ex-
penditure of moneys; to encourage
civic pride, the improvement OF roads
Continued on Page Eight)
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
SCOBEY MAN
MURDERED
Frank Chaplin Shot Down in
Cold Blood or Street.
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Victim Shot in Back on Main Street
of Scobey. Two Men Being
Held for Crime.

Scobey was the scene of one of the
most cowardly murders in the history
of this part of the state, when Frank
Chaplin was shot down in cold blood
on Monday of last week.
The shooting occurred in front of
the Smith and Boyd saloon on the
main street of Scobey. According to
the report of the affair in the Scobey
Sentinel, it seems that Chaplin had
just moment previous to the shoot
ing stepped from the front door of
the saloon and was engaged in con-
versation with Bob Moore and Roy
Smell (colored). He had scarcely ut
tered a sentence when the shot was
fired, and the bullet took such instan-
taneous effect that he never spoke.
He lived but few seconds. The bull
let entered the right shoulder at a
point in about the center of the shoul-
der blade and plowed it's way through
the bone and muscle, taking slightly
upward course severing one of the
main arteries and lodging at the base
of the second rib.
1t is generally believed that the
shot that killed Chaplin was fired from
the northeast corner of the saloon, al
though no one admits having seen the
flash of the gun. 1t was just at a
time when there were very few on
the street and has the appearance of
being we'll planned so that there could
be no spectators.
The Coroner of Sheridan county
held an inquest and the jury's verdict
was that Chaplin came to his death
"as result of a gunshot wound, de-
livered from the hand of some un-
known party"
Ed Norris and Bob Moore were ar
rested as suspects and were taken tt
Plentywood where they are being
held. Norris is regarded as the prob.
able criminal as it is claimed he har-
bored a grudge against the deceased
because of fight some months be-
fore in which Norris came out second
best. Norris reputation was of g
shady nature and he had been accused
of running a gambling den, and has
been known to carry gun. From
the evidence it was learned that a few
moments before the shooting occurred
Norris left the saloon of Smith ant
Boyd through the back door. and thai
he did not re-appear until severa
minutes after the tragedy, and tina
his actions after the occurrence ,wer'
indeed suspicious.
! An autopsy was held Wednesda.
and revealed that death resulted from
a bullet from a .32 caliber automati,
pistol. The coroner's jury made M
finding as to who might have fired tn
shot
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
GARAGE FOR BAYLOR

We are in receipt Of a letter from
Mr.. B. E. Thompson of Baylor who
advises the Courier that he has op-
ened up first class garage and ma
chine shop in the north country town.
He has secured a branch agency for
the Overland cars and signifies his in
tention to give the good people of
the north country the very best in an
an automobile supply and repair
house. See his ad in this issue of
the Courier.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
OpHEIM TO CELEBRATE

AT mass meeting of the citizens
of Opheim held Monday night, it was
decided to give another big celebra-
tion this year. People in this part of
the state will long remember the cele-
bratlon of two years ago, when Op-
helm played host to the rest of north
eastern Montana, and the enterprising
business men of that progressive
town plan to make this years blow
out even bigger and better than the
last one.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07

in the numbe students enrolled,
but in the numbe. If high schools, as
well'as in the number of such schools
that have been accredited. There
were on November l, 1915, total of
l18 high schools. At that time, 20
of these were accredited but Mr.. Da-
wee has just returned from meeting
of the North Central Association Of
Colleges and Secondary Schools,
where three more schools were placed
on the accredited list.
Of the 118 high schools in Montana,
70 maintain four-year courses; 10
maintain three-year courses; 21 main
tain two-year courses and ID MAIN
tain a one-year course.
1t is interesting to note that Of the
5000 students enrolled in high schools
nearly one-third, or 1912 are in the
freshman class. The number Of
teachers engaged in high school work
was GA on November l of last year.
The number Of graduates in 1915 was
986, or double that in 1912.
Of the total number of students en-
rolled, 598 are attending parochial
high schools. Fifty-six of the teach
ers are teaching in these.
The largest enrolment was in the
Butte high school, the number of stu
dents being 1852; Great Falls, 610,
Flathead county high, 466; Missoula
high, 400; Billings, 457; Helena, 1872;
Central high of Butte, parochial, 324;
Anaconda, 312.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
ST. CLAIR ELECTED

Out of the LOT votes cast for school
trustee for School District No. /,
Charles R. St. Clair received 107. The
election was unanimous in every
sense of the word and reflects the
high esteem in which Mr.. st. Clair
is held by the people of the city.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Charles F. Sovin and Gertrude
Vandemark, both of-Poplar; James
H. Austin of Malta and Mary Hender-
son of Joliet, ILL.,, Rex Galloway and
Elsa M. Harbird both of Opheim;
Gerald MCGEE of Glasgow and Louise
Emerson of Devils Lake, N. D.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07

We received an invitation this week
attend the 31st annual meeting OF
the Montana Stock Growers Associ-
alton at Miles City, April 18th and
10th, but we will have to decline it,
as urgent business keeps US at home.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07

among numbers on the program,
which follows:
Instrumental Duet ......
Mae Rhodes and Electra Boehnert
Inc Red Disk ......-....... Doris Green
Gentlemen, the King. Erwin Holland
The st. Johns Fund. Calvin Rogers
Song, Opening Chorus from the JAP
ahese Girl ........-............Glee Club
Captaln Joe.-- Wallace Yerkes
Orier rose Helen Baer
The Revolt Of Mother. Helen Mabee
Songs (a) A Lullaby
(b) Final Chorus from The
Japanese Girl. .Glee Club
The Honor of the Woods.
....-..........,,.-.... Mildred johnson
Tehroo -..----.-.-.---...............E Ethel Lezie
lQstrumental Duet .......
--......,.Margaret and Eva Anderson
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
OPERETTA TONIGHT
AT HIGH SCHOOL
'Thc Egyptian Princess" to be Pre-
sented by Girls Glee Club.

Tonight, Friday evening, April 7th,
the Girls Glee Club of the Glasgow
High School will present for the first
time in this city, the romantic oper-
eta, "The Egyptian Princess" in the
high school auditorium. The price
of admission is only 25 cents and it
will be we'll worth seeing.
The scene of the play is the Court
of the Queen of Egypt. The argu-
ment of the story is as follows: A
number of girls, friends of the Prin-
cess. are Willing away the hours un-
TIA sA- return of the King and his
victorious army. Among their diver
sions, the Princess tells of her ambi-
ton to become a soldier. The girls
have their fortunes told by sooth-
sayer who predicts freedom for .Alva,
the favorite slave of the Princess, of
whom it is learned that she was for
merly an Irish Princess, stolen from
home and later purchased by the king
of Egypt. Tabubu the sister of the
Queen, creates amusement by being
late to everything. The first act
closes with the pagan worship of their
Goddess, Hathor.
The second act discloses Philo and
Nyssa companions of the Princess,
planning to deceive Tabubu by telling
her fortune in the guise of Herub, q
plan which they later carry out sue
cessfully, when message comes Of
the approach of the king with Grania
a captive queen. Grania, who at first
refuses the kindly overtures of the
Queen and Princess finally recognizes
in Alva her long lost sister. Then
the court celebrates the arrival o1
the King with the freeing Of the
laves and with dance and song.
Cast of Characters
Queen of Egypt Mae Rhodes
Princess Aida cher daughter)...-,....
Princess Tabubu (sister to the Queen)
Observation-Disclosures Ruby Griffith
Nyssa, Phila companions to Aida)
......Electra Boehnert, Gladys Tate
Alva, q favorite slave..........-.:.....
................................ Emily Leonart
Queen Grania, a captive queen.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Helen Bael
Herub, a soothsayer. Ruth Herre1
Chorus of Egyptian Maids, attend
| opts nm pr;nrocc
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
MCFARLAND AND
MURRAY WINNERS
In Race for Aldermanic Honors at
Mondays Election.

The annual city election held on
Monday resulted in the election of
Matt Murray as Alderman to succeed
C. o. Lezie in the first ward and B. A.
Mcfarland to succeed T. H. Markle
in ward No. 2.
H. w. Magruder had no opposition
for City Treasurer and received the
solid vote in both wards and Harry
Beverley was reelected Police Magis-
trate unanimously.
The big fight of the day was on the
south side, in which Mcfarland won
out by thirteen votes. In this ward
there were 235 votes cast, the vote
of the women being exceptionally
heavy.
The official count in both wards fol-
lows:
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07

-......,..Margaret and Eva Anderson
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-07-13
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
By William F. Kirk.

A weather vane is never vain
And has no vein of humor;
A window pane is free from pain,
No roomer free from rumor.
A strait is very seldom straight,
A knight is seldom dark;
You see no tier beside a bier,
No bark upon a barque.
Shad roe could never row a boat;
A Dane might deign to row one;
A coat was never known to quote,
A bough will bow to no one.
A boy once threw right through a
door
A cent they sent him seeking,
And while they talked the matter Ger
He showed his pique by peeking.
A ruler reigns in rain or shine,
With rein held tight or loose;
One may be nine and not benign,
A mite might still reduce.
A monkey climbs in tropic climes
And people think he's funny;
And I have made these monkey
rhymes
Because l knead the money.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-07-13
GREAT DEMAND FOR LUMBER
Vast Quantity VIII Be Needed For
Rebuilding In Europe After The
War

When Europe begins the work of
reconstruction an immense amount
of lumber will be needed. So, too,
South and Central America, which
have heretofore been importers of
lumber, must again call for the
material as soon as ocean transpor-
tation facilities permit. An i'm
mense market for lumber should then
develop.
A birds eye view may be had by
looking at San Francisco, Baltimore
or Messina. For instance, in the
year following the earthquake, Italy
imported lumber to the value of
$33, 100000. The amount that went
to the Messina district was 700 times
greater than normal. Set Belgium
Northern France and Poland in OPP
position to Messina, and $300,000,-
600 worth would seem ultraconser-
vative, although any figures at this
time must be largely guesswork.
1t is certain that building activity
has almost ceased in Great Britain
and France. 1t is a fair inference
that the same conditions exist in
Germany and Austria. 1t would
seem as if all the belligerents are too
busy making and expanding ammuni-
ton to find time to saw up boards for
industrial use. South America is at
a standstill, not because it does not
want the lumber but because Of wars
disarrangement of transportation.
The United States, Canada and
Russia are large producers of lumber
But in the United States there is a
large population of lumber consum-
ers, The annual cut now is Is per
cent less than five years ago. Our
share of the world export trade is
above 500, 100000 a year. Since
the war it has been reduced nearly
one-half. What is supplied for
European rebuilding must be at the
expense Of our domestic needs.--Wall
Street Journal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-07-13
ANNOUNCEMENT

I am a candidate for the re-
publican nomination for re-
election as representative from
Blount county in the General
Assembly of the State of Tenn
essee. | will appreciate your
support.
Very Sincerely,
David J. Britain.
7-3-16-P.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-07-13
EXHAUSTION IN 1876
Europe Has Not Lost So Large .
Proportion of Wealth or Men
as United States Did

Belligerent Europe has not yet
gone so far in the destructive way as
this country went in 1906. Wealth
of the nation in 1860 was estimated
by the census at $16,000,0 100000.
Direct money cost of the war to the
north was about $3,250, 100000, and
to the south quite certainly well
above OO,OOO,OO0, though exact
computation here is difficult. AL
together, the direct cost was equal to
about a quarter of the total wealth
at the beginning of the conflict.
Highest estimates of the direct cost
of the European war fall decidedly
short of that proportion of the total
wealth of the belligerents.
The number of men under arms in
the civil war apparently reached
about 8 per cent of the total popula-
ton, while the highest estimate we
have seen of the number of men I'M
der arms in Europe amounts to
something like per cent of the
population of the warning nations.
The longer the war runs, the less
likely seems a smashing military
victory-an Austerlitz of a Waterloo.
And if it is to be ended by a process
of complete exhaustion it seems to
have a long way to go. AS Adam
Smith once remarked, there is a
great deal of ruin in nation.-Sat-
urday Evening Post.