The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25

have him back on the road again.
C. P. Breikjern, who lives forty-five
miles north of town, drove down Mon
day to buy some much needed sup
plies for his farm. He reports that
the roads are impossible in many
places, especially where they have
become run down on one side and
make it impossible to keep the sled
in the road.
Incoming travellers from the west
report that curious thing is happen
ing between Havre and Nashua. The
rising waters at Havre rush down
towards Nashua, where they are
stopped and slowly turned back to-
wards Havre again. In this way the
water performs complete circle be-
tween these two towns.
Robert H. Gratz, who travels
through this territory out of Minot,
North Dakota, was in Glasgow
Tuesday and left Wednesday for
Malta and other points west. Gratz
says that although it has been thaw-
ing steadily in North Dakota the
snow has not disappeared as fast
as it has in this part Of Montana.
The people of the Baptist church
are planning to give a concert in the
near future, and are now hard at
work practicing for it. The concert
is under the direction of Professor
A. H. Fisch and promises to be a
treat for Glasgow lovers of music.
A further announcement of this event
will appear in our next issue.
The last few days we have had
many inquiries as to the whereabouts
of Smith and Vornholt. Upon inquiry
we found that they were neither sick
or out of town, but that they were
busy day and night installing the
fixtures in their new drug store
which they expect to open for bust
ness next Saturday.
Fireman Wagner, who runs be-
tween Glasgow and Havre, was SER
iously injured while taking on coal
at small station west of here. He
was knocked to the ground by a de-
fective coal chute, and although bad
ly bruised, the extent of his injuries
is not known at the present time.
Wagner was taken at once to Malta,
where he was put under medical care
James McCaulley and J. L. Flynn
who have been working at Bainville,
stopped off in Glasgow few days
before leaving Monday for Saco where
they have both secured work. Mr..
McCaulley has just come out from
Massachusetts recently and says that
on account of the big manufacture of
war munitions, times are better in the
east than they have been for years.
M. M. Babcock of Opheim has been
in this city for some time receiving
trea tment for a broken ankle. Mr..
Babcock fractured the ankle when he
tripped and fell on sunken man.
hole in front of the Burke hotel. At
first the injury was not considered of
serious nature, but on closer in
spection the doctor found the injured
member badly broken. We unite with
Butch's many friends in wishing him
a rapid recovery. '-'..''~.
Amos Stanley returned from Havre
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ers are steadily rising in the Gas
city. Stanley went to Havre intend
ing to go out to his homestead thirty
five miles north of town, but on ac-
count of the high water he could not
reach his land, and for this reason he
intends to remain here until the flood
recedes. He says that if the warm
weather continues the flood is almost
sure to reach Glasgow.
Because the new cells for the Havre
Jail, which were ordered many weeks
ago, did not arrive, Havre officials
wrote the manufacturer concerning
the whereabouts of this very import
ant part of their Jail equipment.
This week they received reply stat
ing that as they did not specify
Havre, Montana, the cells were sent
along with an order of steel goods
to Havre, France, and were at this
time in the middle of the Pacific head
ed for the French city.
During the last month our mail and
train service has been anything but
dependable and regular. Still we
should be thankful that conditions are
no worse. Up at Outlook, one of the
towns on the 500 branch, they re-
caived fheir first mail in thirty daYS