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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
ORVAL MASON MARRIED

The news of the marriage of Or
val E. Mason to Miss Alta Freeman
at the Church of the Redeemer in
Minneapolis on January Oath, reached
the city this week, but the arrival Of
the bride and groom this morning
verified the report. They will make
their home in this city. Mr.. Mason
is the proprietor of the Log House
Insurance Agency and is we'll known
over the county while his bride has
resided here about year. Their
many friends wish them much hap
piness.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
With the Montana Lawmakers
Resun'e Of the Pact Week in the Fifteenth
Lefislative Asssn,bly

Consideration of some of the more
important measures introduced at this
session of the legislature has now
been reached in both the senate and
house. Several of them were up on
committee reports, in committee of
the whole and on third reading and
both houses during the past week,
which proved the most interesting and
active week Of the fifteenth session
so far.
The fireworks started Monday morn
ing in the senate when Senator Thos.
Kane, chairman, made partial report
on behalf of the committe appointed
to investigate taxation and assess
ments in the state. Appended to this
report was the tabulated statement of
an expert accountant in the employ
of the committee. The figures of
which made some startling disclos-
ures. This report shows that the
state faces a possible deficit at the
fiscal year, March /, 1919, of approx
imately $1,o75,627, instead of 1876
as shown by the report of the state
auditor. Figures compiled by the
governor are said to differ very little
from those compiled by the commit
tee. The deficit amounts to $780,687
in the state department, including ex-
ecutive and judicial, and s294,940 in
the state school department. In the
former there are enumerated some
$326,423 of registered unpaid war
rants. Increased cost of government
and reductions in some sources OF
revenue are blamed for the condition
The report proved startling and EN-,
phasized to the legislators the neces-
sity of carrying out the Republican
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
FISCAL AGENTS FOR COUNTIES

FISCAL AGENTS FOR COUNTIES
Senator F. G. Fishbeck of Sheridan
county will shortly introduce bill on
behalf Of the County Auditors asso-
citation of Montana, providing for the
establishment of that Office in every
county in the state and extending its
duties to make the county auditor the
fiscal agent of the county. It is said
the stae examiners department favors
the bill. It would eliminate the ne
cessity of checking the county clerks
Office and would provide a direct check
on all officers.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
PROMINENT RANCHER KILLED

G. A. Fadness, pioneer rancher of
the Scobey country and former presi-
dent of the First National Bank at
Scobey, was killed Saturday night
about ten miles from Scobey when a
four horse team of posts he was haul
ing toppled over a steep bank of the
Poplar river. The accident happened
in the midst of blizzard and was not
discovered until Sunday morning. One
horse was also dead, the other three
being still hitched to the load. The
dead man was found pinned under the
posts. Mr.. Fadness leaves wife and
large family. He was one of the
earliest settlers in that section.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
FREE LAND IS
GOING RAPIDLY
Thousands of Acres Being Filed
On Under New Law
BIG RUSH AT LOCAL OFFICE
Almost 100000 Acres Have Been
Taken Up As Stock Raising
HOmesteads

II the filings on section homesteadS
continue to pour into the local land
Office, it will not be long before all
the available homestead land in this
district will be taken up. Since the
passage of the act on December 29th,
1916, almost half million acres have
been filed on under the provisions Of
the new law. If this is to be taken
as forecast Of what is coming in the
spring, the free Montana homesteads
will soon be thing of the past.
Less than month after the passage
of the act, and the severest part Of
the winter, almost fifteen hundred
people have filed applications for land
under the stock-raising homestead act-
The filings continue to pour in and
he inquiries from sll parts of the
country are Increasing daily.
According to figures compiled by
the local land Office, up until 4:3O p-
M, January goth. there had been
1909 filings made under the new act
in this district. These represented an.
area Of 3S0,292 acres and the cash re-
ceipts to the office amounted to $780,
921.9O For the week ending Janu-
cry 9th there We're 149 filings undcr
shn new act. covering a total of 4O,-
eco acres and representing s4692.S .SG
in fling fees.
The local land Office is prchu y far
ahead of any other IN Ike cot ~ i'm
the amount OF business done u,,' II the
provisions of the Ferris law, d. when
it is considered that since y law
became operative that there has been
an average CT $4,000 acres iie1 on
d:ily in this distric-, that it viii not
be very long before there will lie very
little public land suitable For craz;ng
or agricultural purposes open to en-
try.
I Figures compiled by the state de-
partment of agriculture show that the
last report of the general land Office.
under date of July /, 1916, showed
that there was surveyed public land
in Montana open to entry aggregat-
ing more than 100000 acres. This
includes mountainous, agriculture and
grazing lands.
In the year from July /, 1915, to
June, 1916, more than half million
acres of surveyed public lands were
entered in Montana. The enactment,
of the 640-acre law, which was signed
by the president early last month, has.
had the result in two weeks of causing
filings on more government land in
this state than was entered during
the whole of the fiscal year ending
last June.
In the Glasgow district, which is
made up of the counties Of Dawson,
a part of Phillips, Richland, Sheri-
dan and Valley, there is an aggregate
of 1899, ,565 acres, all classified as
agricultural and grazing lands, SUBJ
ject to entry.
The result of the limitation of gev-
ernment land open for entry in Mon-
tana will have the effect of making
lands owned by the state more eagerly
sought for, and will undoubtedly add
to the saleable value of all decided
lands suitable for agricultural pur-
poses in the state"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02

stuck it out and finally arrived here.
The trip was made so that Mr.. Ben
jamin could get into town, he having
received word that his brother was
dead and his father was very low in
Marionville, Missouri. After getting
his affairs Strengthened up here, he
left for his old home.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
STATE BOOSTED
AT CARNIVAL
Montanans Taking Prominent
Part in St. Paul Festivities
BIG PROSPERITY SPECIAL
Many Local People Leave on Special
Train. Carnival and Excursion
a Big Success

montana once,
Montana twice,
Montana always cuts the ice.
- Are we right?
Well, l should smile.
We've been right for hell of a
WHILE"
That's the war song of the Montana
visitors at the St. Paul Carnival. It
is needless to state that those who
represent the Treasure state in St.
Paul are showing those people down
there the real western spirit of "Let
'er buck" for the newspaper reports
that come back here, place the Mon
tanans as being the ''life Of the par
ty."
Carrying ten sleepers, baggage car
and two dining cars, the Montana
prosperity special excursion passed
through Glasgow Sunday bound for
the Winter Sports Carnival in St.
Paul. About $50 people from all parts
of the state were on the train, which
was in charge of Louis Newman Of
Great Falls.
About fifteen people boarded the
special here, some of them from Plen-
tywood, Bainville and other points in
this part of the state. Those from
Glasgow who made the trip are Mr..
and Mrs. ]. E. Arnot, Mrs. L. l..
Schaffer, H. A. Voter, B. P. Langen,
J. w Wedum and George Birming-
ham.
The train arrived in St. Paul Mon
day afternoon and reports from there
state that the party from Montana is
the largest out-of Minnesota delega-
tion at the carnival and one of the
meriest of all the hundreds Of merry
groups at the great winter frolic.
The Glendive Fife and Drum Corps
which had arrived earlier in the day
headed the westerners, and Havre's
famous cowboy band was one of the
big features of the reception.
Montana marching clubs were re-
sponsible for the greater part of the
ardor when they descended in full
force on the state CAPITOL" says the
St. Paul Dispatch. "Shouts of cow
boys and revolver shots sounded at the
adjournment of the legislature.
"Not satisfied with a mere taking
of the building, the cow-punchers
from Havre, the drum corps from.
Glendive and the live wires from doz-
ems of other Montana towns literally
shot up the place, using blank car
tridges, of course, but effective in
spite of the bullets.
"The band played Montana in the
Governors reception room and Gov
ernor Burnquist shook hands with as
many Of the visitors as he could
reach"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
$3,523.5O
-$2,50O.OO
Disallowed
$1,O23.5O..
1850
Add for lithograph
Amount allowed

Had it not been for the fact that practical printer
the beard the bill might have allowed But the bold at
tempt to lch the county Golfers frustrated The bill was
sworn to as being due and owing by Mr. Rhodes
cred ne had just bill against the county, why didn't
When he accepted the of $072O his original
bill Of $352350 which he claims DUE did he virtually
init that he was trying to ''sp over"
Rhodes he furnished anst everything FREE Please
notice all the FREE items the above BILL
He also states that he offered to furnish the printing
for Here he Deliberately his bid
that the amount $5O0O And the Joker
proviso which would have allowed him charge
that years printing had the county entered into
him. ~
There lies in Rhodes statements that we would
have to the entire repudatng However from
the above ~
DO YOU THINK THAT THE VALLEY COUNTY NEWS
GOULD BE CONSIDERED IRRESPONSIBLE" BIDDER FOR
ANY PRINTING CONTRACT? Wv
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
MAKES LONG DRIVE IN COLD

Braving the coolest weather of the
winter, but determined to get to Glas-
gov, Mort Benjamin, C. o. Spangler
and F. w. Miner, farmers from
Osette, arrived here Wednesday after
spending three days on the road.
They left their places on the res
ervation Monday, but instead of TAX
ing the old trail into Nashua they
came by way Of Midway and Cole
mans. The cold was terrible, all OF
them freezing their faces, but they
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
SHRINERS' BALL AT MALTA

SHRINERS' BALL AT MALTA
The biggest social event Of the sea-
son in northern Montana vii lbe the
Northern Montana Shriners' ball to be
given at Malta, Montana, on the even
ing of February twelfth. Mobiles
from all over the northern part Of
the state will attend, and Malta is
planning big reception for them
that will long be remembered.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
QUARTET COMING

The next number on the Lyceum
course at the high school, and what is
considered the best, will be the Chi
cago Male Quartet, which will ap-
pear here on February 18th. This
company are considered among the
best touring the country today, and
a large crowd is looked for.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Sigve B. Holmes and Tillie L.
Suffer, both of Opheim; Nykee c,
Hawley of Nashua and Florence E.
Morris of Patton Hill; Weighty W.
Golf and Mary Panton, both OF
Nashua.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
HELPING HAND SOCIETY

The Helping Hand Society of the
Baptist church will hold their regu-
lar meeting Thursday afternoon, Feb
ruary 9th, in the basement of the
church. Mrs. George Berry and Mrs
R. D. Britain will entertain.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02

onery erheads envelopes says furnished
FREE. See if they the BILL
The items on the bill follow:
Oct 15-1OO bounty claims No blanks (Shoemaker S49O
11-25O Certificates of Appointment bound 900
12-1 County Account Blanks c00rs, forms 1900
" 17-25 full sheets blotter ...--...-........ 1.25
I" $500 Delinquent tax receipts-3 forms, perf &
Bound (Barnes) ..... %. 49,. 49,. .. $3.50
19-1 No. 10 Envelopes (Shoemaker) ........ $50
25-1OO Affdavits renewal Chat. Mtg. I'd order 4.85
" 28-6 D0z bl0tters-4x9 " Observation-Disclosures. go
" 28-Pub Tax Notice. fol- 3 weeks (Barnes) -.. LOO
" 24-2OO Certified Copy Blanks Shoemaker 1.65
24-41O9 Official bal0ts-8 changes-perf. 245OO
" N-41OO Amendment ..13.75
"24 so Tally Sheets-cap. or, full pages 22 head
ings @ $1s.ss. -~-~ 800. $4,000
(The Courier furnishes these for rs cents each)
g.. 2-50 Official regsters-Dem-1 or, full pages
headings index a $500 10000
(The Courier furnishes the above for 60 each)
ndex-@ s710..~..~ -~- -~1-. - --~-...1 $500
(The Courier furnishes these for As cents each>
N-50 Poll books-Cap Or full pages, "a head
ngs @ 1374OO
(The Courier furnishes these for 40 cents each)
A-9O election returns envelopes, forms a 25c 225O
N-15O Placards-Instructions to Voters % IA 1900
$3,5235O
Dlsall0Wed 500 90
$1,O23.5O
Add Tor hh0graph. 1850
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-02
THE REAL REASON

Why w. E. Rhodes Valley County News has grudge
against county officials who not cahoos with them
The bill in by Rhodes in 1910 for printing which totaed
$2350 dsaowed 10000 by the County Commissioners
biggest of the bill printing for the month October
Using Rhodes method calculating if his bill $3.50
one month"; think of what would be for twelve months.
Rhodes also states that he furnished practically everything else
FREE Examine the bill below and all the FREE items Sta
ionery such ttereads and envelopes he furnished
FREE. See if they on the bill.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
Cop Levels
BigGun' at
Saloon Bar
Special Policeman, Central Fio-
ure in Incipient "Bad Man.
Scene, Rushed to Jail

William Yaden is special police
man: he boasts q badge and totes q
big sap" and automatic Colt Of large
bore.
Saturday night the officer showed
his authority BY arresting five specta
tors 70 the water carnival because they
were smoking on the piers
The defendants were afterwards dis,
snaIsel oy Judge Monsarrat VINO be
netea 'lere were hundreas smoking
sn., nlsn
AeouS noon toqay Iaaen walked IN
@ tne n.nzM saloon az izo Nortn no
.st s..set ana asked u ne could use
sne te'spnone.
He had been drinking, according tc
Bicycle Policeman Gunderson, who
was called 70 the scene shortly after.
wards. \. Tasaka. proprietor OF the
Japanese bar, told him, Certainly,
help yourself :
Yaden stepped to the phone, jerked
down the receiver. then suddenly
whirled on the bartender and patrons
and to their amazement whipped out a
wicked.looking automatic pistol and
covered the crowd.
Ned Lincoln was drawing heor. one
glass was nearly f,,1I but the aritatio,
of the barkeeper's hand was 81 VIC
lent when he saw the revolver mint.
ing ii 8 general fashion towards him
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE Men HEAR
PLANS FOR PROGRESSIVE CHARTER
In Advance Of Tpnghs Public Hearing at the Capitol Bust
nessmen Discuss Needed Changes in City Government

F'rear vert on to say that the board
OF supervisors would elect one OF their
number as mayor, he to be the presid.
ing officer with a vote but no power
OF veto. II would be wiser, he said
he believed. 10 have the mayor elected
as a supervisor as be then would al
ways be in harmon with a majority
OF the board. However, he iptimated
there might be some opposition to
this plan.
W. e. Achi suggested the election
Of seven supervisors, three from each
district and one az large, the one at
large to be mayor. w. o. smith asked
for 4 concrete statement as to what
remedies are proposed In the present
form OF government Supplementing
this statement, d. II Wilmington ask
ed TO know the weaknesses in the
present municipal government. whe-
'fher they lay in structure or in men.
Lively interest is beng displayed In
the proposed new charter at the meet
ine this afternoon. Nearly IS men are
In attendance
A public hearing On the charter bill
now before the house of representa-
tiyes win be held at 100 o'clock this
evening In the hall OF the representa-
fives.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
fAssoc.ated Press BY cable,

WASHINGTON, d. G.. Feb 2SMovng get ready possi
he house aud leaders today took prr
Wilson's request that be authorized merchant
ships.
That the will take action carry armed
neutrality pan proposed BY the president in his until the
has passed the house, after
conference bween the
egn affairs and Representative Manu. the Republican house leader
Mann declared that the could not act the bill providing
bond issue preparedness until the bill had passed the
which has the right m initial action appropriation
The house is already work this hill The foreign affairs
committee today reported the bill Of Chairman Flood OF the
mttee designed ge the president powers
reporting out the bill the committee the reference
presidents AUTHORITY TO employ other nstruutai
American lives and rights bill
president empowered to put armed action has
authority to supply American ships with defensive with the
of using them
The bill is ase amended prohibit the government
bureau from extending insurance ships with munitions
cargoes
The bin reported the house ior
s1O0O00O0O
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28

$1OO,OOOOOO Bonds Proposed to Rush Armed Actor
War Rumors Grow and
Are Soon Puncfured

War rumors flashed all over Homo
lulu today about II O'Clock. and for
an hour the Star Bulletins telephone
was kept busy with people who want
ed to know II the long-expected de-
claration had really come.
The Star-Bulletin informed each and
everyone the same thing. In sub
stance this was:
A rumor came to this paper that
the navy officials at Pearl Harbor had
a despatch from Washington war had
been declared; that the cable and
wireless offices here were under such
strict censorship the news OF the de-
claration could not be given to the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
BILL GOVERNS
LOBBYISTS WORK

What might be eltitled an act TO
regulate lobbying was introduced
this afternoon by Senator Desha
whereby 1t is provided that every per.
son retained or employed for compen-
sation as counsel or agent for a per-
son or firm to promote or oppose the
passage Of bills by the legislature
must first file with the secretary of
the territory a sworn statement of the
names of those he represents, togeth
er with the legislation on which he is
acting.
These reports would be kept In
docket form by the secretary and
would be open 10 public inspection.
The statements would remain valid
not more than so days after legis-
lature had adjourned. Punishment for
failure to obey the law would mean
$1,000 fine for individuals and $4,000
for corporations.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
FRANCIS WILSON
VISITS HONOLULU

Francis Wilson, noted actor. writer
and dramatist. arrived in Honolulu
this morning on the Shinyo Maru en-
route to Japan. The former star Of
the Merry Monarch" "Pinafore" and
other noted plays is close friend Of
William II Crane. and immediately
upon hIs arrival said that he regretted
that he was unable TO make the trip
with Crane last year.
Francis Wilson Il one OF the leaders
Of the theatrical profession in New
York. He Is q member Of the Lambs
Club, and other theatrical orders. He
has q letter to Queen Liliuokalani from
q relative OF the late Robert Louis
Stevenson, and will present IL upon
his return to Honolulu.
francis Wilson met VIII Levers,
former member Of the profession.
and both talked over old times before
the footlights Wilson said today that
Levers was a very good actor, and
regretted that he did not continue his
work on the stage Wilson is 6s years
Of age. but still takes q keen interest
IN things theatrical He has written
q number Of plays, and Is best known
10 the public as the star in "Cyrano
de Bergerac. The Merry Monarch
and ePinafore. He leaves on the
shinyo Naru this afternoon for Yoko-
hama.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
ANOTHER GERMAN RAIDER FREE
in SOUTH ATLANTIC, STRIKING
entente SHIPPING, IS REPORT
Paris Papers Look on Wilson's Latest
Message as Another Step Toward
Conflict

Associated Press BY Federal Wireess1
Of
today military affairs army
sioooooco
carried In
The bill eoshlng
equipment. o rehabilitation
fassaoe.
TO
supplied vessels.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
AMERICANS GOING TO
AUSTRALIA NEED PASS

Officials of the federal court in Ho
noluIu have received information from
the department of state in Washing
ton. d. G.. that Americans should not
attempt to embark for Australia with.
ont passports duly approved and sign
ed by the British ambassador or con
sular officer.
Passports have been necessary for
some time. but the latest advice IL an
additional warning to prospective trav-
elers. A cablegram almost identical
to the above has been received BY the
state department from the common
wealth of Australia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28

press; and that the army and navy
were making preparations for active
services. This was the rumor. and the
facts were that telephone inquiry to
naval officials at Pearl Harbor result
ed in absolute denial of the rumor
concerning news there: no censorship
was in operation at the telegraph Of
fees. officials there affirmed; and no
special moves were being made to In.
dieate that the declaration had come
In other words, the unconflrmed ru-
NOR which startled the city could not
be found TO have any substantial
basis.
News from Washington today does
not even hint at such an event.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
HOLDS AMERICAN
SAILORS IN GERMANY 7

BERLIN. Germany, Feb. 2sThe
members Of the little party of Ameri-
can sailors brought to this country on
the British prize Yarrowdale, have not
yet been released, according to the
statement issued last night by the
semi-official Overseas News Agency.
The excuse is that an infectious III
sease has been discovered in the
house where the men have been held
as prisoners.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
Spanish Liner to
Bring Gerard Home

tAsseciatsd Press by rsdsrsl Wirslsssl
CORUNNA, Spain, Feb 2S.-United
States ambassador sailed from this
port this morning on the Spanish
steamer Infanta Isabella, for Havana.
which he will reach Mnrch or g. He
was escorted to the boat BY the mayor
Of the city, the British vice-eonsul and
the Cuban consul.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
Healer Dies
Trial Ended

lAss0ciated Press by Federal WirelesNl
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Feb 28.-
Prince August Schrader. self-styled
divine healer died today In the
county hospital. He was on trial for
alleged fraudulent use OF the mails
until illness from pneumonia inter-
rupted the court hearings
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
FRENCH AND BRITISH
SHIPS DIVER VICTIMS

sfAssoeiated Press by FsderaI wirelessl
PARIS, Feb. 2S.-The French steam
er Lamentin, 1887 tons. and the Brit
fish steamers. Hannah, 1921 tons
bound from Dunkirk to Philadelphia.
Croasdell, and Titonia. have been sunk
In the submarine zone, according to
official statements issued here last
night.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28

Bapaume. has fallen into the hands Of
the British attacking forces, together
with number Of other important POI
sisions. and the retreat Of the German
forces on the north and south banks
Of the River Ancre continues unabat-