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The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29

Virginia City.-How many Mon
tana financiers of this cornucopia
year of 1916 recall Henry Filing, who
is in his day was to Montana what j.
Pierpont Morgan to national finance.
Twenty years ago he was a power in
Montana, the aoutstanding figure in
the young states financial affairs.
He helped to finance the state, was
behind many big enterprises, and
took his toll so cleverly, that living
in small town, he died worth four
or five million dollars.
His career makes one Of the money
romances Of Montana. He started
in life in small store in Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas. The soldiers were
ordered away, and he and his partner,
almost at the offset Of their careers,
were left with a $4,000 stock of
merchandise on their hands, for prac-
tically all Of which they owed. ELL
ing went to St. Louis and obtained
permission of his creditors to take his
stock overland to Virginia City,
where gold had just been discovered,
the stories of which had reached Ell
ring and excited his adventurous
spirit.
He loaded his stock of merchan-
disc of prairie schooners and started
on the long trek into the wild north
west via the OK team route. The lit
tie caravan won it's way through a
hostile Indian country, and after
many vicissitudes and adventures. in
which it was always toss and go, ar
rived at the new gold camp.
The new stock of goods arrived at
most opportune time. Famine
prices were to be had for almost ev-
erything. He sold his oxen for beef
for fabulous prices, and opened his
mercantile establishment. In three
weeks he had exchanged most of his
$4,000 stock for 100000 in gold
dust.
The great civil war was then at its
ebb tide, and the money of the United
States was worth about forty cents
on the dollar, gold. Ellring conceiv-
ed the idea of sending his partner east
with this gold dust, buying a new
stock Of goods, and investing the sur
plus in paper money, which he felt
would appreciate to it's full value af-
ter the war. The partner went away
with this fortune. Filing never heard
from his again.
This disaster did not daunt the
young financier. With the remnants
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29

In the meantime he had developed an
adeptness for passing on gold dust,
then the circulating medium of the
territory. He could tell at a glance,
from the color and coarseness of the
gold, just what section Of the gulch
it came from, and knew its value to
a pennyweight. He turned his mer-
camille establishment over 10 subor-
dinates and become gold dust brok-
er.
In this business he was singularly
successful. From his gold dust brok-
erage busines developed one of the
pioneer banking houses Of Montana,
which speedily became the parent of
other banks, until, about twenty
years ago he controlled a formidable
string of banks, one of which is the
Union Bank and Trust company of
Helena.
For thirty years he sat in his little
banking house in Virginia City, one
of the financial overloards of the
state. He went into everything, and
everything he went into turned into
money. For years he specialized in
buying warrants and the various
counties, when no one else would take
them. No man more nearly under
stood the magic alchemistry. And
during these thirty years he left Vir-
ginia City but twice, and one of these
trips was to Helena, at time of a
nationwide crisis, when at the innvi-
tation of the Helena bankers he visit
ed the capital to loan money to tide
over banks whose existence were
threatened.
He made one or two serious mis-
takes. For instance, he loaned Henry
Nippenberg $4,000 on the Hecla
mines at Glendale. Knippenberg had
buitl smelter and it would not
smelt. He was at the end of his re-
sources, and asked Filing to take over
the property for his loan. Filing de-
clined. Kinppenberg got out of his
financial difficulties shortly after
ward and cleaned up a million dol
lars in few years from his mine.
Filing loaned on integrity. He did
not want to know whether the appli-
cant had security, but he wanted to
know about his personal habits and
his methods of doing business. His
Judgment of men was exceptionally
good, and there are any number of in
dividuals in hesitate, now wealthy,
who got their start in life from this
pioneer financier.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29

Sidney. - Another inland empire
will be opened up when the Great
Northern branch railroad, now
building through Dawson and Fergus
counties, is completed. This wide ex-
panse Of territory, without transpor-
tation, stretches east and west across
the fertile prairies Of eastern Mon
tana for distance Of over 200 miles.
1t is big enough, and the soil is rich
enough to support population of 5O,-
900 people. The soil responds quickly
to cultivation. The greater portion
Of this section of Montana is as fer
tile as the Judith basin, which is the
last word in productiveness.
Settlers are rushing into this sec
ton of the state in hundreds, and
nearly every available subdivision OF
land has been filed upon by the home
steader. Homes are going up in every
direction, and fields are being TILED
By the time the railroad is complet-
ed from Lambert to Grass Range, 1t
will be titled land of substance. Even
now, two years in advance of the com
ing of steel, thousands Of farmers are
coaxing the raw lands into state OF
profitable cultivation.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
Rhode Island Would Be
Lost In This Empire.

Already the rapid settlement of the
great territory between Grass Range
and Sidney is proving the soundness
Of the Hill judgment, and tonnage
sufficient to make the branch pay
handsome dividends will be waiting
for the first freight train that passes
over the new line. Churches and
schools and newspapers and real es-
tate men are there now, building to-
ward the time when the smoke of the
first locomotive will herald the com
ing Of prosperity and the opening up
of another inland empire to add to the
wealth and laurels Of mighty Mon
tana. The state of Rhode Island
could be lost in this broad domain, a
small section Of Montana, and there
are thousands of people in the west
ern part of the state who know moth
ing, or very little of its possibilities
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29

busy man, too, and can't be all day
buying a jaunting car.'
"Why, His Majesty's car will cost
three hundred pounds" said the man.
ager. "But if we sold you this one
we would have to make a rush order
for another one for the king to get
it out on time."
"Ill give you three hundred and
fifty pounds" said Tom. "In dol
lars and cents that means $3.50"
"Well," said the manager, "I1l
have to let you have it. Where do
you want it sent, sir?'
"Deer Lodge, Montana, U. S. A."
Tom Replied, "and send it by ex-
press"
"By express ?" shouted the car
riage builder. "Why man that
would cost half as much as the car is
worth.'
"By express" repeated Tom. 81
said I was busy man, and / can t
be waiting year for jaunting car
to get to Deer Lodge. I want it for
the Fourth Of July parade, and that s
only two months away"
"Holy Smoke,' was all the man.
ager could find to say as he booked
the order and Tom paid for it.
The express on the car was about
5000, but Tom thought it was worth
it when he appeared in the Fourth of
July procession at Deer Lodge in the
new equipage.
Today Tom still maintains the
jaunting car as one of his proudest
possessions, and he keeps it in spec
ial carriage shed, for he holds that au-
tomobiles are not fit associates for a
real Irish jaunting car, let alone one
that was built for king.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
SCARED OF RATTLERS?
SHE KILLED II OF EN-
MONTANA WOMAN TAKES CLUB
AND CLEANS UP RANCH
OF BIG REPTILES.

Vaughn. The rattlesnake killing
record of the state for women is
claimed by Mrs. Mae Grady, young
matron of this town, who slaughtered
eleven of the reptiles in twenty-five
minutes.
Mrs. Grady was strolling through a
field on the Grady ranch when she
came upon colony Of rattlers, which
apparently had gathered for snake
convention Of some sort-possibly a
fall political rally. She Immediately
came to the conclusion that the ranch
cold get along without the rattle
snakes, and without even so much as
thinking of calling her husband, she
looked for stout club.
Then the slaughter began.
Bing! She got the chief snake,
with twelve rattles. He never knew
what hit him.
Whang! Another big specimen bit
the dust before he had time to coil.
The rest saw that their trenches
had been stormed and that surrender
would not save them. They began to
scatter in all directions.
But they were not fast enough. One
by one Mrs. Grady picked them off
until the ground was Uttered with
lifeless but still writhing snakes.
The Mrs. Grady calmly walked
home and reported her successful bat
tie. Any one disputing her title to
champion lady snake killer of Mon
tana will please present certificates
and credentials.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29

back to Ireland, the country he left
as boy. Having amassed fortune,
he felt he could crafty the longing
that had possessed him for years to
see the Emerald Isle once more, and
incidentally, he wanted to take an
other ride in jaunting car.
Everyone who has been in Ireland
knows what a jaunting car is. 1t is
the national vehicle of that country,
and no one who has ever ridden in one
could forget the side-seated rigs as
they jolt over the cobblestones Of Dub
lin or Cork.
While in Dublin one day Tom pass
ed a big carriage works where all
kinds Of fine vehicles were being man.
ufactured. He went in and inquired
for the manager. The manager ap-
peared.
"Do you make jaunting cars??" in
quired Tom.
"Only to order," replied the man.
ager, "and the ones we make cost a
lot of money. 1t happens that we are
just now finishing one that King Ed
ward ordered, and we are going to
exhibit it in London before it is de-
livered to his majesty
"I'd like to see it, said Tom.
"Right this way" replied the man.
ager.
Tom was shown the car, and it GER
tainly was a beauty.
"That's sure a fine looking car,'
said Tom. $50 that's for the king,
eh?"
eyes, that's for the king" re-
piled the manager, "and now if YOU II
excuse me, I'll leave you, for this is
my busy day."
"Heyl wait minute said Tom
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
J. P. MORGAN OF MONTANA
Gold Dust King Helped to Finance This State
Henry Elling Made All of His Millions in a Village

Of his stock he cleaned up about $780,
900. This he took with him to St.
Louis and paid off. his creditors.
When he told them his story they
gave him unlimited credit and he re-
turned to Virginia City with the larg-
est stock of goods that had, up to that
time, been brought into the territory.
From that time on he was the big
merchant of the lusty camp, and
flourished amazingly. Withinn year
from the time his partner and de-
camped he had recouped all his loss.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
OPENS Ne1u Montana E111pjre
Dawson and Countess Two Hundred
New Branch Great Northern Wonderful
Crops Territory Rival Judith and Galatn

Residents of Circle, which is one of
the most populous towns of this in
land country, are very hopeful be-
cause Of the fact that the Great
Northern has recently made extensive
purchases Of acreage Immediately ad-
joining the original townsite. They
are talking railroad machine shops, di-
vision point and all those things which
purchase of this character would
suggest. However, it is said that the
railroad has made other purchases in
other towns along the line, and the
things that are to be lie on the laps
Of the railroad gods. But at any rate
grain grows and grass waves, and cat
tie fatten and people multiply to
make the freight receipts Of the rail-
road that is coming.
Huge Tractors Dragging
Construction Equipment.
During the past summer the steel
was pushed out west beyond Enid, one
of the good towns Of this new section,
30 miles west of Sidney. Giant trac-
tors, small locomotives in themselves,
dragged trains of small cars overland,
carrying parts of steam shovels which
are now at work considerable dis
tance west Of Enid. These cars were
small, such as are used in ballasting
track not connected with the steel of
the main road. They are equipped
with steel wheels with the flange so
as to make them of use on the tracks,
and the scars they left in the country
roads along the right Of way will be
apparent to the passerby for many
years.
The depot sites of the new road will
mark the center Of many of these
towns that are to be. Adventurous
merchants, seeking foothold in new
places, must guess about where the
depots will be, for the railroad Off
cials, who know, cannot hear them
when they ask where the depot is to be
located. So they use their best judg-
ment and build near where they think
the depot ought to be.
The town of Richie, which is one
of the very newest places on the map
consists of three stores whose loca-
tons form triangle, with each store
about a mile apart, and on the cor
ners Of the triangle. The first store
is the mercantile establishment that
was there before Jim Hill came
through that country to spy out the
land. The head of this house says hi
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
BOHEMIAN DADS
BAR TRY 0NS"
HEALTH BOARD PLACES BAN ON
CLOTHES PURCHASED ON
APPROVAL.
Order Is Made With Idea of Prevent
ing Spread of Any Contagious Dis
eases; Goods Sent Out Cannot Be
Returned to Mercantile Houses.

Bozeman.-It was the late Robert
G. Ingersol who spoke of the capital
Of the gallatin empire as "a dimple
on the fair face of nature.' Now a
dimple, in order to be beautiful, must
be clean. Bozeman is clean and pro-
poses to stay so. Her health board is
taking every precaution to prevent
the spread of any bacteria that might
be brought into the valley through
goods shipped in from the outside.
No Goods On Approval.
The Bozeman board Of health has
just decreed that the old custom Of
dealers sending wearing apparel to
homes on approval must be done away
with. Goods sent out to residence
must be retained. It cannot come
back to the store and be put back i'll
stock
Would Gather Germs.
The health board contends that
goods sent to the home Of some per-
son where disease of contagious ma
ture existed would become charged
with the microbes of the disease
while it was in the infected house, and
on it's return to the mercantile stab
lishmnt would take with it the germs
and facilitate the spread of disease,
and an order forbidding the return of
goods has lust been issued.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29

Deer Lodge. Have you ever heard
the story Of how Tom McTeague
bought the Irish jaunting car that was
made in Dublin for King Edward VII
and had it shipped to Deer Lodge by
express?
Tom McTeague is one of the char
acters of Montana. For years he and
his partner, Frank Conley, were state
prison contractors. Tom has been a
wheel horse of the democratic party
in the state, and was notable men,
Der of the "third house, Of the leg
islature during the days when lobby
ing was in it's prime.
A dozen years ago Tom took trip
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29

are the metropoli in embryo of the
western end.
Tremendous things are predicted in
the way of wheat production for this
section. There are prophets who as
sert that the wheat yield in the dis
trict will, in the course of few
years, rival that Of the Judith basin,
and the Gallatin valley. Bumper crops
were grown there last year, but be-
cause of the lack Of transportation
the efforts of the farmers are con-
fined to growing crops that can be
put on the backs and loins of beef,
because it is easier to get the produce
to market on four legs than it is to
haul it fifty or sixty miles to the rail-
road.
The fact that the Great Northern
railroad is building through this ter
ritory should be sufficient guarantee
of it's possible productiveness. Time
was when the stretch of steel, the
main line Of the Great Northern,
which runs east from Shelby to Mon
day, passed through land that was
considered only good for grazing pur-
poses. Now this same section is yield
ing millions of bushels of wheat an
nually, and it is expected that the
acreage under cultivation will be treb-
led during the next few years. In the
old days financiers laughed at Hill s
routing, but time has demonstrated
that the genius of the Great Northern
had a vision that was but little short
Of uncanny.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
HOW T. McTEAGUE
BOUGHT THE KINGS
IRISH .JAUNTINGCAR

"What will you sell me that car for.'
The manager was startled and
turned back.
"Sell you that carr" he replied.
"Why, man, I've told you it is for
the king
"Well, it's good enough for me,
too,' said Tom. "Come, how muc's
do you want for it? Can't you make
the king another one?'
The manager scratched his head.
"Why, 1 suppose we could make you
one life it, he said.
"No, | want this one,' Tom in
sisted. "What's the price? I'm a
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
Dozens of Robust Towns
Springing Up Along Way.

Dozens of robust little towns are
springing up, prominent among them
being Lambert, Enid, Circle, Jordan,
Edwards, White, Brockway, and every
week that passes sees a new one.
Lambert, Circle, Jordan and Edwards
are the larger towns at the eastern
end, while Grass Range and Winnette
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29

store is Richie, because he was there
first.
A mile away to the west there is
new general store, the proprietor of
which insists that he has the ear of
some of the "higher-ups" Of the
Great Northern, and that his location
is only block away from where the
Richie depot will stand, while at the
third end of the triangle is another
store, the owner Of which tells about
the same story. The fact that both
of the new stores have been built on
skids, convenient for moving, would
indicate that neither of the propri-
etors is placing too much dependence
on their own public utterances, and
are prepared to move to Richie, pro-
viding Richie does not come to them.
Three Locations Here
For One Railroad Town.
SO the great question in this inland
empire of the future is not whether
Hughes or Wilson will be successful
some six weeks hence, or whether
Montana is going to climb on the wat
err wagon, or the Teuton or the Briton
shall prevail, but where the depot is
to be located, because where the depot
rises is located the center of new
town that. in the course of a few
years, with the unlimited resources of
virgin country back Of it, may be-
come another Lewistown or even a
Billings. The depot site will make
the lots in the lucky subdivision sell,
and those Of the other that is too far
away 60 to grass, because the real
estate man is there, life-sized and
ready for business.
The land is rich. Seven years ago
a tubercular stenographer arrived
from Minneapolis. He had no money
and went to work on the Gum cattle
ranch on the Redwater. He was ad-
vised to file on 32O-acre homestead
in the neighborhood. He put his
wages into improvements and this
summer sold his place for 11,0O(
cash. That will give one an idea Of
the character of the land Of the dis
trict that is about to be opened up
And there are four or five Thousand
pieces of land as good as this one
which in year or two will add some
millions to the assessed valuation Of
Montana, and make happy and pros
porous homes for forty or fifty thous
and people. 1t is great country ant
} will loom large in the public eye i,
) the near future.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
Kills Huge Badger.

Cascade. Ralph G. Bancroft, a
resident OF Cascade, killed badger
weighing 63 pounds on his ranch.
This is said to be the biggest badger
ever killed in Montana
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SlNN FeIN PRESIDENT

DUBLIN. MAY le \ court martial
s'on will be- called lo tN John Mac.
N,iU president NJ a., slru I,in yolun.
i'Ufs ana pfufc tsur uf nW no ttr NJ.
'uutl university u is announced that
l' viii d, allowed ir b, represented hy
counsel
Professor MacNs.'l nm the shiurds, be-
fufH the ouihrvls in Dublin cent out q