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The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
PRISONERS SUFFOCATED

Early Tuesday morning the city
Jail at Culbertson was discovered to
be afire, and before the doors could
be opened or an entrance gained to
the building, the two inmates had
been suffocated by the thick smoke,
and when removed from the cells,
were badly burned.
Two men, classed as foaters had
been caught by the town marshal at
tempting to break into Tanner &
Best's store the same night, and had
been put in the city lookup for safe
keeping. While the men were asleep,
fire started from an unknown origin
and the men were suffocated, probably
being dead before the flames reached
the bodies. Nothing could be learned
as to the identity of the two men and
the origin of the fire still remains a
mystery
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
500 MAY EXTEND ROAD

There has been persistent rumor
in the north country the last few
weeks that the 500 line contemplated
extending it's Ambrose branch from
Whitehall west in the spring. The
rumor is strengthened by the fact
that President Edmund Pennington of
the 500 line, and a party of officials
have been in the north country in
specting conditions. The immense
crops raised in the north country this
season has been a big inducement to
get them to extend their line, and it is
claimed that the 500 officials gave as
surances that the new line would be
built in 1917 AS the Great Northern
also contemplates tapping the terri
tory, it will be merry race to see
who gets there first to haul next
years crop to market.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
FAST GROWTH
OF STATE SHOWN
Remarkable Increase of Business
Institutions in Few Years

An interesting census of the mer
camille interests of Montana has just
been taken by Philip S. Rush, state
manager Of R. G. Dun & Co., and the
results show that Montana is going
ahead in population and in business
in most astounding manner.
The census shows that there are
now in this state 1895 merchants
and mercantile houses, not including
state and national banks, real estate
dealers or professional men. A
year ago there were according to the
R. G. Dun & Co. census for 1915, only
1O,971 mercantile establishments in
Montana. In other words there has
been gain of practically 1000 mer-
chants in the state in twelve months
Most Of these merchants are new peo-
Pile in Montana. Such gain is al
most unprecedented in any Of the
northwestern states except in boom,
and while Montana has had a good
year, it cannot be said to be on a
boom as that expression generally is
understood.
The growth has been steady, and
in the right lines, and pretty we'll
distributed throughout the state. As
was the case in 1915, the eastern end
of the state has been the part to grow
most rapidly, and during the year
several new cities have sprung up in
the fertile farm lands of the eastern
counties. Richey, Dawson county, is
a thriving place with 20 or 80 mer-
chants and couple of banks but SO
young that it has not yet appeared
on any state maps except those issued
by the U. S. postoffice department.
Some idea of what it means to
say that Montana now has almost
10000 merchants may be gained from
the fact that the statistics compiled
by r. G. Dun & Co., taken in the fall
of 1889 showed only 1905 mercantile
houses in the state and as late as
the fall of 1910 there were but 6,796
merchants.
Business conditions, according to
Mr.. Rush, have been good throughout
the entire state this year. The farm
crops suffered last winter to a con-
siderable extent, and the acreage of
cereals harvested this fall was not
as large as in 1915, but the yield was
Of high quality, and the abnormal
prices received by the farmers CON-
pensates them for smaller crops
Failures for the year have been nor
NAL.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
MONTANA WHEAT
YIELD BIG ITEM
Sixty Million Bushels Estimate
of This Years Crop
BIG INCREASE NEXT YEAR
Yield From Only II Per Cent of Avail
able Land. Bigger Acreage for
Next Season

Montana, according to government
statistics for 1916, was twelfth in the
production of wheat among all the
states of the union, but the enormous
yield expected in 1917 is likely to ad-
vance the state several points toward
the leadership she is destined to take
when all her 35,OOO,OO acres of good
farming land are under cultivation.
During the 16 years closing with
1915, the wheat production of Mon
tana increased from 1929, 900 bushels
to 33,8OO,00O bushels. Crops have
been produced on less than 1900, 900
acres, or barely II per cent of the
available land.
AS the present year draws to
close it is certain that records for
wheat production in the state will be
shattered despite the general failure
of crops throughout the middle west.
Seth Maxwell, state commissioner of
agriculture and publicity, estimates
the wheat yield for 1916 conservative
ly as worth $36,OOO.O0O to the farm
ers. Others including H. N. Stock
EFT, secretary Of the Northwestern
Grain Dealers association, figures
that the value Of the crop will exceed
s4O,OOO,OOO.
On the basis of communications re-
ceived from all parts of the state, Mr..
Stocket predicts yield of 10000, 900
bushels of wheat in 1917.
Everywhere newcomers and estab-
lished farmers are preparing to break
! new ground for wheat sowing and in
some cases farmers, lured by the
prospect of continued high prices in
tend 70 convert to wheat fields land
hitherto utilized for the growing of
other crops.
Many new homesteaders are ex-
pected to take up lands in the spirng
with wheat growing as their princi-
pal objective and the homesteaders al
ready on the land who have cultivated
j only the minimum portion of their
holdings are preparing to add largely
to the wheat acreage by extending the
! the cultivated area.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
AFTER RECRUITS

Sergeant John w. Spicer of the Re-
cruiting Service of the U. S. Army,
has been in the city several days with
view to obtain recruits.
He was detailed to come here from
the Spokane Office to inspect recruit
which the postmaster at Opheim had
written about, and on arriving in
Glasgow he found that the town is To-
Gated So miles from railroad. The
government will pay transportation
on the railroad, but not for auto liv-
cry, so the Sergeant decided that
while it might be good training to
walk the distance, that it would be
more convenient to write the post
master to send the aforesaid recruit
to Glasgow to be examined.
The government is using every eff
fort to get recruits to enter the SER
vice, and under the provisions of the
new defense act, it offers many at
tracing features.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
FAKE HORSE BUYER
WORKS NEAT GAME
Sheridan County Authorities Issue
Warming to Farmers and
Rarchers

Sheridan County authorities have
issued warning to farmers, ranchers
and bankers to beware of one F. H.
Smith, posing as horse buyer for
big Chicago live stock company.
They declare they have evidence to
show that the man is an imposter,
as the firm he claims to be connected
with, say they do not know him.
At Poplar Smith drew two drafts,
one for $4,000, and another for $780,
900 on the Drexel State Bank of Chi
cago, but the Chicago bank says that
Smith is unknown to them. Several
other checks which were given in pay
ment Of bills came back with payment
refused, says the Poplar Standard.
According to the report, Smith
started in to buy horses on big
scale. He bargained for several large
strings, and branded one bunch Of
them. The theory advanced is that
Smith figured to get big bunch of
horses together, load them quick, and
by making a quick sale, beat the game
before he was discovered.
He has been gone some time now
and with every evidence that he is
gone for good. Farmers in other Sec
tions are warned to be on the lookout
for the horse-buying stranger.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
FREIGHT TRAIN
KILLS FARMER
Was Crossing Tracks at Oswego.
Fell Under the Wheels

Ole Peterson, a farmer in the Horse
Creek district, was accidentally killed
at Oswego last Thursday, when he
was struck and run over by a freight
train.
According to those who witnessed
the accident, Peterson was standing
between the main line and side track,
talking to some men who were on the
depot platform, who were waiting for
the Skidoo to pull out. Peterson said
he was going to the elevator to get
check for some grain which he had
marketed and started around the
Skidoo. He did not see the freight
train which was backing in on a side
track. until it was upon him and when
he attempted to jump, he slipped and
fell beneath the wheels
The deceased came to Montana
from Tioga, N. d., about a year ago
and filed on homestead in the Horse
Creek country, near Oswego, and has
lived there up to this time. He was
56 years Of age and leaves wife and
seven children to mourn his loss.
Coroner Peterson was called, and
after Investigating the circumstances,
found that it was accidental The
body was taken to Horse Creek for
burial.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
MAY RELIEVE
HOLIDAY RUSH
Early Mailing of Christmas
Gifts Being Urged
SUGGESTIONS OFFERED
Plain Address and Secure Wrapping
Essential. New Mail Boxes
at Depot

With the approach of the holiday
season, the problem Of handling the
enormous amount of Christmas pack
ages and mail again confronts the pos
tai department.
Packages and letters by the millions
are sent and received before the holi-
days and it is to relieve any conges-
tion that might occur that the depart
ment has asked that everybody "Do
Their Christmas Mailing Early"
The local postoffice, in it's cramped
quarters, is the busiest place in the
city during the holiday season. Few
extra clerks can be employed and the
bulk of the work falls on the force
which is now kept busy from morn
till night handling the ordinary
amount of mail. If the local patrons
of the postoffice will begin now to
send their Christmas packages. they
will greatly assist the clerks to handle
the tons Of packages and letters that
will soon begin to pour in.
Great care must be taken to see
that all parcels are properly packed
and indorsed, and that all numbers
and postmarks are legible. Perish
able articles that are liable to spoil
within the time reasonably required
for transportation, and delivery are
not accepted for mailing. Care
should also be taken to see that tags
are securely fastened to parcels be-
fore they are dispatched.
1t is now possible to insure Christ
mas gifts that are mailed and the
rates are 80 low that it would be pol
icy for every package being mailed to
be sent in this manner. For parcels
insured up to the value of IS, the in
surance fee is 3 cents, from S. tc
$25, cents; from $25 to $50, IL
cents, and from $50 to 500, 25 cents,
The local postoffice also calls atten.
tion to the new U. S. mail boxes that
have been placed on the depot plat
form. The one at the east end is fol-
east-bound mail and the box on the
west end is for mail bound in that di-
rection. Boxes will also be placed ir
the downtown district within short
time for the collection Of mail
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
NOTED ORCHESTRA
COMPANY COMING
Crotian Tamburica Orchestra to Give
Concert at High School

NOUCCIl dt 1l1Su oNuOVa
On Monday evening, November
9th, the Croatian Tamburica Orches
ira will furnish the fourth entertain
ment of the High School course.
The tamburica is a peculiar native
instrument of the people of Croatia,
a province of Austria Hungary. The
instrument is similar to a mandolin,
banjo and guitar, but different from
them all. 1t is to possess more life
and sweetness Of tone than any of
these.
The character Of music played and
sung by the company is varied, rang
from Balkan melodies to selections
from popular and standard operas.
This entertainment promises to be
real musical treat for the Glasgow
people and is worthy of liberal pat
ronage. The program will begin at
8:15. Tickets may be secured and
reservations made at the Glasgow
Drug Co.
Numerous press notices herald
their coming and they will all seem
to agree that "their music is infinitely
sweet, their program nicely varied,
and withal, their entire program one
that will delight and inspire any audi
ence."
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
BUY RED CROSS SEALS

A million Red Cross stamps will
probably be sold in Montana this sea-
son, and Glasgow will no doubt be
one of the leading cities to contribute
to the fund which is used in the fight
against the great white Plague"
All the money gained from the sale
of the stamps within the state, will
be kept here to be used in combating
and suppressing tuberculosis.
Stamps are now on sale at all three
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
NEW PIANIST AT ORPHEUM

Patrons of the Orpheum Theatre
have been commenting on the fine
musical accompaniment to the pic
lures the last few days. The reason
is easily explained. Prof. Henry AL
len, formerly with the Orpheun the
atre at Williston, and more recently
with the Civilization" orchestra, ar
rived here the other day to accept the
position at the local Orpheum.
Mr.. Allen is an experienced band
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24

and orchestra leader, and no doubt
will organize both here, and if he re-
ceives no support from the musically
inclined, he will organize juvenile
band of at least thirty pieces.
Miss Weston, the former piano
player, will remain with the Orpheum
in the capacity of cashier.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24

of the local drug stores and booth
will probably be placed in the post
office to aid in the sale. The Art
Club has also made arrangements to
handle large quantity. On every
piece of holiday mail, make it your
policy to attach Red Cross Christ
mas seal, for every one is bullet in
the fight against tuberculosis.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

William NJ Gass and Minnie F..
Miller, Of Prairie Elk; Joseph E.
Evans of Beulah, N. D.. and Clotilda
c. Brost of Glasgow; Peter O. Chris
tensen and T. NJ. Thompson, both of
Glasgow; George A. Michel and Zetta
Wood, both of Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
MEET TO OPEN BIDS

On Tuesday, November 28th, the
Board of County Commissioners will
hold special session to open bids for
the Hinsdale sewer improvement dis
tricts. An error in the publication Of
the proceedings of the last meeting,
gave the date as the goth, but Tues
day, November 28th, is the day on
which the bids will be opened.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
WALTER STANLEY DROWNED
Prominent Local Man Breaks Through Ice While Skating
Late Friday Afternoon. Body Found Saturday
EXTRA

Later At 80 this (Saturday) afternoon, the body
found by Chuck Wilson, about 60 feet below the
Stanley had through the ce When
the surface the condition of his clothes evidence
had hard fight keep alive His skates still
Shoes The body brought into and funeral
ments will be announced later.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24
THANKSGIVING SERVICES

On Thanksgiving day, Thurs
day, November 3Oth, at 1890
a. M, services will be held at
the Baptist church, in which all
the churches of Glasgow will
unite. Rev. Britain will bring
the message of Thanksgiving.
This service is an annual
annual event in Glasgow. the
pastors taking turns in preach
ing the sermon. The services
will begin promptly on the hour
and will close at 1880.
Everyone is cordially invited
and urged to attend this SER
vice.
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The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-24

Read the Glasgow Courier for ".All
the News"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
A Ps...n, Boy Phlle.eph.r.

Very remarkable was the boyhood Of
the celebrated James Ferguson. who
was born at Keith. In Banffshire. Scot.
land. IN ITO. His father. who was
day laborer. taught him 10 read and
write and sent him TO school for three
months at Keith. At the age OF eight
he constructed clock Of wood that
kept remarkably good time and after.
ward made n wooden watch with
whalebone spring. He began 10 earn
his first money by cleaning and mend.
Ing clocks In the nelghborhood. His
astronomical pursuits commenced soon
afterwari, his father having sent him
20 nelghboring farmer. who employed
him In watching his sheep. While thus
occupied he amused himself at night
by watching the stars and during the
day In making models. In l74I he pub
lished his book Oh the phenomena Of
the harvest moon. and this was fol-
lowed by other astronomical works,
His books received the approval Of the
Royal society. before which he fire.
quently appeared,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
His Remarkable Career.

Few careers have covered wider ex-
tremes OF fortune than did that Of
John Of Cappadocia. He was a Ro-
man officer Of very high rank under
the Emperor Jnstinlan In the sixth
century. He was very able man.
and under bis direction the chances
OF the government iourIshed wonder.
fully. incidentally he anassed n
great fortune for himself. But he was
very corrupt. and the revenues were
raised ION the deaths OF thousands,
the poverty Of millions. the ruins OF
rifles and the desolntion OF provinces" !"
He lived most exiravagantly and In.
dulged IN all sorts Of wicked prac.
tees. But his life OF ostentatious
profigacy was suddenly changed into
one Of abject poverty. Though guilty
Of many crimes. he was accused OF
one OF which he seems to have been
innocent and was condemned to be
scourged like the lowest OF criminals.
Nothing Of his vast fortune was left
him but one old ragged cloak. and II Is
said that for seven years he begged
bread In the streets OF cities that once
had trembled at his name.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
A Eina Judae Of Zoos.

The ichneumon is an animal that
every housewife should possess. There
is no finer judge of eggs in existence.
The ichneumon, in fact. makes a study
Of eggs all his life. and he is not par
ticular whether they are hens eggs or
turtles eggs so long as they are eggs.
1t is impossible to deceive the animal
with regard to their freshness II a
dozen fresh and partly fresh eggs are
mixed up together the willy little ami
NAL will pick out the fresh ones with
a certainty and quickness that are posi-
lively amazing. At the ZOO he Is pro-
vided only with the genuine newly
laid He would have to be in a very
bad way before touching an egg that
was "shop laid"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
How Boston Nigh, Be Destroyed.

One of the most novel methods yet
conceived OF destroying a city is de-
scribed In Popular Science Monthly.
The author says;
"An enemy need not bother muster.
ing battleships or waste his time BON.
harding from afar the intellectual hub
of this land OF ours. In time Of peace
lot him have his spies build big
pumping station right In the middle
Of that city. and at the proper time
start drawing indiscriminately from
the ground below the water saturating
the subsoil. You know large mum.
ber Of Boston's big buildings rest upon
floating foundations. Pump out the
water In the supporting quicksand.
and down those structures would tum-
BILE into the yawning cavities so Great.
ed. 1t would be far more effective In
its demolition than the projectiles Of a
hostile feet"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
Saltina n Csnaus.

Ernest Edgren. formerly commercial
agent for a railroad at Marking, Chi.
ma. and later with the Pacific Mail
company at Hongkong. Is thus quoted
I'm the Kansas City Star:
"No one knows how many people
there are In China" he said. "The
census figures say 4OO0O0.0OO. but that
II guess. No census ever has been
taken. The government arrives at It's
population figures by an old method
II has a monopoly on salt. BY esti.
mating the average per capita con-
sumption Of salt and dividing the total
consumption Of salt by that figure II 10
able 70 make fair guess"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
Matrjmony.

Matrimony is like freemasonry-no
one knows the secret until he is initiat-
ed. 1t is like an eel trap-very easy to
get into. but hard to get out of. It is
In its first stage like wind that fans
the flame OF love. but too much fan.
ming blows It all out. 1t is everything
contradictory. sweet or bitter. just as
It is taken. In short It is
Like glaring light
Placed in window on summers night
Alluring all the insects Of the air
To come and singe their pretty wingieti
there.
Those who are out butt heads against the
pane:
Those who are In butt to get out again.
Exchange.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
Minerals sensitive to Light.

The element selenlum has long at
tracted attention because Of the pecul.
lar effect light exerts on its electrical
conductlvity. Scientists have now dis
covered that copper oxide has proper
ties similar to selenium, says Popular
Mechanics. Another mineral recently
put in the same class is stibnlte, an
antlmony mineral, Other materials,
such as sulphar, shellac, paraffin and
anthracene. u coal tar product, will
also exhibit odd conductivity effects
under the influence OF light. but to a
lesser degree.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
PORTLAND MARKETS

s."H. Q. f.Ff fta- ff..I HiffN NNf. tf|.
Portland, May G.--Today's market
Quotations were; ,lil
\ Wheat--club. 91@s7; bluestem.
Ii,03@1.0G. rff-lfse4 N
oats---No. white feed. 1915 a
1850.
Feed, ~ q 1850.
Hogs Best live. s@9.05.
Prime steers. 8; fancy cows,
7.25@7.50; best calves. s.
Spring lambs. 10 q 1926.
Butter--City creamery. 20; coun-
TRY. 26.
Eggs Selected local extras, AIN
Q22.
Hens, TN ais; broiiers. 30@35;
geese. i0W11.
Copper. 2Sh.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
.s a, TINE CARD n
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company
(The Oregon Caves Route)

(The Oregon Caves Route)
Effective Monday. May 1,s1916.
Train lv. Grants Pass......7:00 am.
Arrives Waters Creek.-...S:00 am.
Train lv. Waters Creek. 500 pm.
Arrives Grants Pass. 500 pm.
Daily except Sunday.
All trains leave Grants Pass from
the corner Of G and Eighth streets,
opposite the Southern Pacific depot.
For all information regarding
freight and passenger service call at
the Office of the company, Public Ser
vice building. or phone 131 for
same.
Train will stop on flag at any
point between Grants Pass and
Waters Creek. Passenger service
every day in the week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
COUNTY TREASURER'S
CALL FOR WARRANTS

All Josephine County (Pink) Road
Warrants protested prior to August
tst, 1915. are hereby called in. and
are payable at the Treasurer's ONCE
on and after the Sth day of May,
1916, on which date interest will
cease. ]. E. PETERSON,
TAO County Treasurer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
Moe. oli. Wsrs . cat. Wilmer

my son, hope when you marry
that girl you win show her that you
are a breadwinner."
"You dor Wen, II she can't make
It I don't propose to gamble for IT,
Richmond Times-D Dispatch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
TO RENT
FOR RENT-Partly furnished cot
tage and unfurnished cottage, both
close in. Inquire A. u, Voorhies.

FOR RENT--Nicely furnished Ave
room cottage or one furnished
room, with bath. two blocks from
post office, near Presbyterian
church, 315 II street. TAO
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07

FOR RENT--Corner Offices in Lund-
burg building, Steam heat, water
and janitor service. Frontage
Sixth and u streets. Opposite post
Office and Josephine hotel. Geo.
Il. Lnndburg. 74S
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
REDUCED FARES TO
CRESCENT CITY

The Crescent City and Grants Pass
Auto Stage line have reduced fares to
Crescent City to $3.50; Waldo. $3.50;
Kerby, s1.75, and Selma. $50. 23tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-07
Mskins q Distinction.
Beginning early,

Human judgment IN finite. and II
ought always TO be charitable. e.---Wil.
Ham Winter.