The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-22
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Lewistown. Close on 10000 acres
will be available in Fergus county to
homesteaders on October II.
Lewistown. Fergus county now
ranks as a second class county. with
an assessed valuation of 500, ,51S,S62.
Wisdom. The hay crop of the Big
Hole basin is the best in years, run
ming about 100 per cent over normal.
Baker Extensions which will in
crease the capacity Of the local cleo
tric lighting plant three fold are be-
ing installed.
Helena. Mrs. H. G. Carpenter,
principal Of the Emerson school here,
fell and broke her right arm at the
wrist Wednesday.
Stanford. John ID. Nelson s large
wheat farm, southeast of Stanford,
will yield 35 or 40 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Nelson also expects to harvest Il
carload of flax.
Belgrade.-A stock sales yard is be-
ing established here by Col. Brown,
a leading auctioneer of Gallatin coun-
ty. He expects to conduct livestock
sales here at regular intervals.
Lewistown. n.-Despondent over the
loss of some of his stock. Robert
Fisher, rancher, formerly of Helena,
hanged himself from ladder on his
brothers. farm in Fergus county.
Conrad.-J. ID. Mitchell, repre-
sentative of the Tri-State Rural Cred
its association, of Billings, has been
arrested here, for selling stock in a
foreign corporation without license
Miles City Mrs. Mary Ramer, 90
years Of age, is the oldest voter in
Custer county. S. Ct. Hodgkiss. aged
Sc, is the oldest male voter. He east
his first vote for James Buchanan for
president.
Forsythe. III. Beeman and +. S.
King are erecting silos on their farms
near Forsythe. The silo is new in
this section, and the two now under
construction will be the first to be
erected here.
Helena-R. {. H., a Helena harness
horse, until recently the property of
Ripley c. Hoffman, is winnin" laurels
and money on eastern tracks f. C.
H. went mile at Hamblin, Mimi, re-
Gently in 2:O7 1-2.
Conrad. The largest crop ever
raised in this section is being harvest
ed. Thresling has started in many
places. Where winter wheat was froz-
en- out spring wheat was planted, and
fine returns realized.
Billings DR.. M. j. Bell has received
a 6O-horse power Curtis biplane fyom
Duluth. The machine. was used for.
a time by Harry Webster, a Billings
aviator who is now with the British
flying corps in France.
Glacier. More than ten Thousand
people visited the Glacier National
Park from June 1st to August 29th,
this number being in excess of last
year, when so many people visited
. the west coast eXpositions.
Plentywood. -Non-partisan leaguers
of North Dakotan have commenced a
campaign of organizing in Sheridan
county. 1t is said that 40 operators,
: in as many automobiles, will be placed
in the county, with the idea of COM
pleting the canvass within 30 days.
Billings-Edmund J. Williams, a
Billings boy, is with the United States
expeditionary force recently rushed to
Santo Domingo to protect the Ameri-
can legation during the revolt against
President Jiminez Williams is with
the marine corps.
Billings. s.-The Yellowstone Packing
= company has offered prize of $50
: in gold, fresh minted from San Fran
!, cisco, to breeders making the best
, showing in Poland China. Duroc, Jer-
5 sey of Berkshire litter of SOW and six
= pigs at the Midland Empire fair, Sep
g tember Is to %.
Baker.-Natural gas for heating
/, ing purposes is one of the possibil-
), tiles Of the immediate future. Gas
}, was struck in the we'll of the Mon
: tana Petroleum company about, six
a months ago. The well is situated
] about half a mile from the center Of
: the town, and a company has been
e formed with the idea Of supplying the
town with gas for fuel and lighting.