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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
COUNTY AGENTS HELP
INlREASE PRODUCTS
Every Montana County to Have
Agriculturist to Help Farm
ers Raise Bigger Crops

Following conference with officials
of the agricultural college Saturday,
Chancellor E. C. Elliott announced
that county agents will be placed at
once in every county of the state,
being drawn from the staffs of the
experiment and agricultural stations.
The new agents, together with the Is
now on the job, will devote all their
attention to increasing the crop acre
age. Counties not having regular
agents will not be asked to defray any
portion of the salary.
The home garden committee of the
state defense council has arranged to
organize local associations in so cities
and towns of the state, and it will CO.
operate with any city councils, cham
bers of commerce and the public
schools. Special planting bulletins are
now being prepared and will be dis
tributed next week.
Montana is in a reasonably good
position to increase it's crop acreage
this spring, according to reports con-
sidered by the state council defense.
There is a labor shortage in some
counties of the state, and in a few,
farmers without good security, need
funds. A labor committee was ap-
pointed to consider that phase of the
matter, while applications for financial
assistance will be referred to the
chairman of the county advisory COM
mittee for investigation in the expec-
tation that little later money will
be available. C. ]. Kelly of Butte
reported that there are 5000 men
rustling jobs in Butte and suggests
means might be arranged by which
they could help on the farms.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
BABY WEEK TO
START TUESDAY
Youngsters of Glasgow Will Be
Examined and Judged.
Contest a Big Benefit
LECTURES and PARADES ON FRIDAY
Examinations and Displays Will Be
Held At Fire Hall-D0ctors and
Nurses Will Give Instructions
and Valuable Information

Glasgow's Baby week will start next
Tuesday and last for four days, from
May l to 4. Much attention will be
paid to the youngsters Of Glasgow
and special displays and lectures will
be given during the week.
The week will be under the auspices
of the Women's Auxiliary to the Glas-
gov Chamber of Commerce and Agri-
culture, and the baby judging and dis
play will be in the fire hall, adjoining
the Coleman hardware store.
On Friday afternoon there will be
lectures in the Orpheum theater and
physicians and nurses will speak on
matters of vital Importance to the
health of the younger generation.
The babies will be examined from
to 3 o'clock each day, one Of the To-
cal physicians officiating daily. A
nurse from the Deacones shospital
will be in attendance each afternoon
and instruction given on any matters
that will be of interest.
Mrs. A. N. Peterson is chairman of
the committee in charge of the Baby
Week program, and it is her desire
that everyone cooperate to make this
first event in Glasgow a successful
one.
For the information of those who
are Interested, it might be stated that
/ the better babies contest is a popu-
lar, yet scientific movement to INSPIRE
better babies and better race. Ply
sical and mental development are only
considered: mere beauty does not
count.
The Better Babies contest insures q
better race of Americans, because il
teaches parents how to improve the
physical condition of children already
born, and to protect those yet unborn
It arouses interest in the conservation
of child life and health and in al
forms of child welfare work.
The greatest return which parent:
and children secure from the confess
is more knowledge and better care
through the examination of the chile
by competent physicians. Small de
fects are uncovered and remedies arr
suggested. Parents leave the con
Continued on page ten)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
AMERICAS AVERAGE
PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY

The United States produces on an
average, about three-fourths of the
worlds corn crop, one-fifth of the
wheat crop, one-fourth of the oats
crop, one-eighth Of the barley cror,
-fiftieth of the rye crop, one-six-
teenth of the potato crop, three ffths
of the cotton crop, one-third of the
tobacco crop, one-fourth of the hops
crop, and one-tenth of the sugar crop.
In rank of production the United
States is first for corn, wheat, oats,
cotton, tobacco and hops; second for
barley and flaxseed; fourth for sugar,
and fifth for rye and potatoes.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
WORK OF new CLUB
SHOWN IN REPORT
Secretary. Jones Submits First
Report of Chamber of Com
merce and Agriculture

Before a general meeting of the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce and Agriculture Friday night,
Secretary l.. E. Jones submitted his
first report since his appointment,
which outlined the work accomplished
by the organization.
The report showed that the men,
bership of the club has been increased
from Sc members carrying 178 men,
berships, to 1856 members carrying 430
memberships in two months.
Among the accomplishments which
were listed in the report were:
The formation of a Women's Aux
iliary to the Chamber of Commerce.
This organization is active in the
"City Beautiful" campaign and in the
"Better Babies" contest.
The establishment of a free en-
ployment bureau, which has already
proven of great benefit.
Cooperating with the Great North
ern on all matters of Importance to
the city and community.
Promoting a corn and garden con-
test to help alleviate the food short
age.
Old magazines have been gathered
and distributed to ranchers and home
steaders in outlying districts.
The plan Of curbing solicitors who
come to the city will keep out all un-
scrupulous agents.
The satisfactory settlement of the
ice question.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
CORN CONTEST

The Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture are arranging to give a
corn contest for boys this season.
Plans, prizes and regulations of the
contest will be announced in the next
weeks issue Of our paper. Every boy
in the county will be interested and
should compete for the prizes. Being
a contestant for the prizes offered by
the club will not eliminate you from
competing for any prizes offered by
the state or county fair or other con-
tests. Watch next weeks issue for
full details.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
McCR0SKEY TELLS HOW
TO GET FIBRE MILL
of Having a Flax
Fibre Mill Established Out
lined-TO Be Taken Up

Before a representative gathering
of business men, farmers and ranch
ers, at the Chamber Of Commerce and
Agriculture, Wednesday night, Secre-
tary T. E. McCroskey of the Havre
Chamber of Commerce, gave very
interesting talk on the flax fibre prop
osition, and the advisability of erect
ing a mill here.
Havre is just completing flax
fibre mill costing about $25,O00, and
it will be in operation to handle this
seasons crop. When it is completed,
the farmers of Hill county will have
market for their flax straw, which
heretofore has been left in the fields
to go to waste. The prices paid for
the straw is enough to make it pay
ing proposition for the farmers to
save their straw and sell it to the
fibre mill. In this manner, thousands
of dollars would be added to the
wealth of the county that would 9TH
erwise be a total loss.
Mr., McCroskey outlined the cam
paign that had been conducted to Sc
cure the fibre mill and showed the
advantages to be derived by establish
ing one.
The fact that Glasgow will be the
center of an immense flax-raising ter
ritory this year gave added effect to
the arguments of the speaker, and a
committee is to be appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce to take up the
proposition of erecting fibre mill
here.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
SELECTIONS Are
DECLARED VALID
U. S. Supreme Court Decision
Decides In Favor of State
Regarding Lieu Lands
100000 ACRES IN VALLEY COUNTY
State Will Now Be Able to Acquire
Title and Lands May Be Leased
or Purchased-Rapid Set
tlement Foreseen

By decision Of the supreme court
of the United States, the school in
demnity land selections in Montana
were made valid.
This means that about 100000 acres
in Montana, selected since 1910 and
held up because the government land
department thought that congressional
action was necessary to complete title,
has been released to the state and can
not be either sold or leased.
Upon the wholesale creation Of for
est reserves in Montana, the state
asserted title to unsurveyed sections
16 and 36 within the forests. Finally
the federal authorities conceded the
claim in part. It was decided that
the state should relinquish the non
forested areas and select lieu lands
outside. The total is approximately
100000 acres. Arrangements were
also made to relinquish 100000 acres
of forested land, and select an equal
amount in one body. This transfer is
still pending.
The state proceeded to designate
unsurveyed tracts, chiefly in eastern
Montana, which it desired to set aside
to fill the forest base land selections.
The department. granted the state
a preference right on these areas but
then held that additional legislation
was needed to validate the selections.
The supreme court decision upset
this ruling and holds there was ex-
press authority for reconveyance by
state of a school section in place to
the United States, and the selection
of public lands in lieu thereof.
| A meeting was held in Lewistown
Saturday to take up the matter Of
getting the question settled, but the
court decision made any action un-
necessary.
Attorney John Goodrich of this city,
represented the Glasgow Chamber of
Commerce at the meeting and his re-
port to the club shows there are about
100000 acres of these lands in Valley
county, of which about 10000 acres
are affected by homestead applica-
tions, which, of course, under the
court decision referred to, will be
finally rejected.
The decision means great deal to
| Valley county, as it is believed that
the enormous stretch of state land,
lying north of Glasgow will shortly be
placed on the market.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27

thing to do with it, but then he has
probably watched the market climb
to 50 wheat and So flax.
At any rate George, is going to put
so much land in crop this spring that
it would almost wear out a pair of
tires on his Ford to travel around it.
He expects to have about 1900 acres
sowed to wheat and flax, and if he
harvests a good crop-seed crops will
be mere ornaments in California next
winter.
Saturday Mr.. Burke arrived in
town with 81 head of horses and q
mules, which he purchased at Cald-
well, Idaho. They have all been taken
out to the scene of the operations and
are now seeing active service. Three
tractor outfits are working overtime
getting the soil ready for seeding and
corps of men under "Colonel" Burke
are making a concerted attack to rout
the enemy-"famine."
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
SEED GRAIN

* Have you plenty of seed grain
for your needs for this season?
X Secretary L. E. Jones of the
Chamber of Commerce and Agri-
culture would like to hear from
every farmer who is in need of
seed, and especially those on ir-
: rigated lands. Every farmer in
Valley County who needs seed
to complete the spring planting
should get in touch with the
= Chamber of Commerce immediate
ly. Realizing that there will be
a scarcity of men for the fields
this year, the Chamber of Com
merce and Agriculture has estab-
lished a free employment bureau
and will be in position to aid
farmers who need help to plant,
cultivate or harvest their crops.
- So = = =
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27

received Thursday morning by Miss
Kathleen Molyneux, sister, stated
that Father Molyneux's condition was
very serious, and advising her to come
at once. Word was sent to Rev. John
Molyneux, brother, at Moore, and to
Father Hennessy at Plentywood, and
they left last night for St. Paul. Miss
Molyneux left on No. 3 for St. Paul.
There will be no services in the
local Catholic church Sunday, owing
to Rev. Molyneux's illness.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
BUYS MAGRUDER SHEEP

A. w. Rosecrans of Burley, Idaho,
has been in the city the past week
making arrangements for the ship
ment of 5000 head of sheep which he
purchased from Magruder Bros. of
this city. The sheep will be loaded
Saturday and will reach the range in
Idaho in time for lambing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
SCHOOL PUPILS
TO AZ NATION
Glasgow School Author <z to
Cooperate in Helping ~
Avert Food Famine
CROP PROSPECTS BELOW NORMAL
Work Clubs and Contests Have Been
Organized in Glasgow Schools
for Gardening and Canning.
Johnson At Conference

For the purpose of devising meth
DDS by which the pupils of the public
schools can contribute to the fighting
strength of our nation, c. c. john
son, chairman of the board of educa-
ton, attended a conference OF the
school authorities, called by Chancel-
lor Elliott of the State university on
Monday and Tuesday.
The food situation gives promise OF
being a desperate one within year,
unless strenuous measures are used at
once. The wheat crop of the United
States last year was three hundred
million bushels less than that of the
previous year. This was less than
the normal supply for our own people.
to say nothing of the exports to the
Belgians and other allies. The Ar
gentina wheat crop is practically
complete failure, and therefore the
winter wheat crop prospects are 45%o
below normal in the United States.
Therefore,, it is incumbent upon the
northern tier of states west of the
Mississippi river to make up the
shortage. For this reason the farm
ers in this splendid wheat district
around Glasgow should double their
acreage in wheat. The opinion pre-
walls that it is not advisable to sow
wheat later than the fifteenth of May,
so every citizen should do his utmost
to get wheat sown at once.
The conference adopted a program
whereby census or tabulation of the
work the boys and girls of the upper
grammar and high school grades are
fitted to do, and each will be expected
to contribute in the chosen way. 1t
was the consensus of opinion that
these young people can do most by
working on the farms Of the commu-
nifty and cultivating garden tracts. 1t
was the hope of the conference that
the school boys and girls would grow
enough vegetables for their own fami-
lies and at least one more Iamlly. "A
sufficient supply of potatoes, corn
peas, beans, beets and other easily
grown vegetables should be grown to
supply the table in season with fresh
vegetables and also enough to can for
the total supply of the family needs
for the winter.
To promote this work clubs and
contests have been organized. The
pupils of Glasgow schools have regis
tered in the corn, potato, bread-bak'
ing and garden-canning clubs and q
large proportion of all the pupils have
made plans to begin the work. AL
persons entering the potato club will
be required to grow one-eighth of ar
acre of potatoes; those entering the
corn contest must grow on acre Of
corn; those in the garden-canning con.
test one-tenth acre of vegetables. Am.
pie space will be provided for these ir
the back yards, vacant lots, and Other
tracts secured for this purpose. Each
student should call on his teacher fol
necessary assistance as the teachers
are expected to lead in this nationa
movement.
The chancellor gave permission tt
school c,por;r+opdoptc n or;va orod;1
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
COUNTY AGRICULTURIST
COMING MAY FIRST

One of the members of the senior
aricultural class at the State College
at Bozeman has been engaged to sup
erintend the city garden work in
Glasgow, and also to act as county
agriculturist. His name is Mr.: Cam
non and he will be hired by the Cham
ber of Commerce until the first Of Sep
temper and then it is probable that
he will become one of the faculty of
the high school here to teach agricul-
ture.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
LECTURE ON "ALFALFA"

A lecture on "alfalfa" will be given
at the Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture rooms on Saturday after
noon, April %, at 8 o'clock. Every
farmer and business man should try
and be present at this meeting, as a
lecturer has been secured who will use
a large chart to explain the advan-
tages of raising alfalfa. Every one
come and spend profitable half hour.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
FORM COMMISSION FIRM

For the purpose of buying and SELL
ing all kinds of livestock and also deal
ing in hides and pelts, Huey Hunter
Of Miles City, and Jack Mullins Of
this city have formed a partnership
and are established in the former
Bradley tin shop building on east
Second avenue. Both are well known
in this part Of the state and intend to
70 after the business with q vim.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
URGED TO RAISE BEANS

On the ground that beans are the
best of foods for war emergencies,
Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the
national food commission, urges the
boy scouts of America to devote their
energies to the cultivation of this crop.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
REV. MOLYNEUX VERY ILL

To secure relief from throat trou
BILE, Rev. James Molyneux of st.
Raphael's Catholic church, left Sum-
day night for St. Paul to undergo an
operation for the removal Of his ton
sils and adenoids. The operation was
not considered serious, but a telegram
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
GEORGE BURKE TO HELP
OVERCOME EOOD SuO1

The appeal of the president for all
good Americans to put every avail
able acre in crop this season must
have made a deep impression on Geo.
Burke. The fact that George helped
to elect Woodrow may have some
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
KANSAS WHEAT CROP IS SHORT

KANSAS WHEAT CROP IS SHORT
Fifty-tive per cent of the 1917
wheat crop in Kansas has been aban-
doned, according to advices from To-
peka, leaving the smallest acreage
since 1897.
Prospects for crop from the re-
naming as per cent of the last fall
sowing is shown as 60.13 per cent
which would indicate a probable crop
Of 40,O0O,000 bushels-nearly 51,0OO,-
900 bushels less than last year. In
creased acreage for corn and oats is
shown.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27
Armed Men Rope Herder and
Scatter Large Band of Sheep

ing him to take action to prevent any
further depredations and to punish the
offenders of the last raid.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27

Russia too, had it's "little group Of
Willful men," but most of them are
under guard.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-27

j. P. Murphy of Nashua was in the
city several days this week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-10
KabibbIe Kabaret

C1DyhEht. 1917. Intsrnhtonai News ssrviSA
RsCiEtered o. 9. PGtsnt oHieA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-10
Krazy Kat
Rsristsrsd Q. g. Patent ories.

Gst1stsrod q. . Patent Oniee.
M. HOFFimau's Cartoons appear In
0En IN animated form Insusd By the
International Film Service and are
sh0Wa at an leading theatres.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-28
| RULING ON
SOLDIERS
,tify Companies Ii in Ser
vice in Europe

I'd. Sept. 2s.-Connecticut
The military service Of their
Who have life insurance pol
advised by the Connecticut
uncil of Defense in a state
| de public today to see to it
fact they have gone abroad
I'D within so days after their
to the companies by which
Iurance is issued. This ac-
ecessary, the Council has
to prevent any possibility of
-ance lapsing, whether it be
dual policy Or insurance un-
yroup plan.
lestion was raised by a large
put concern which insures its
4 under the group insurance
This company wrote to the
BE Defense: ''It is very neces-
I through some means we
lbtain information within 60
he departure of men from the
ktates or the single fact that
IEdual has departed-where or
nat circumstances or when 1t
essary-but we are unable to
additional premiums on our
) policies until we receive in
h that the man has left the
states." The company also
"there are thousands of en-
IN the United States who are
lme position, and millions of
- for troops is dependent up
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-28
on the receipt promptly of that in

on the receipt promptly of that in
formation
The matter has been investigated
for the Council by one Of it's members
familiar with the life insurance bust
ness, who has reported that the only
feasible way which appears for Sc
curing information within so days Of
the departure Of men from the United
States in order that additional pre-
miums upon their lives may be paid
is for the men themselves to report
as soon as permitted after arriving
abroad.
War Dept. Keeps Departure Secret.
THE War Department" his report
explained, certainly will not give no.
tice of their sailing and probably will
not permit the men to give notice upon
the eve of departure. Presumably,
they will be allowed to write home at
ter arrival
The report to the Council says Life
Insurance in force prior to a certain
date covers war service without per-
NIT or additional premium. Amer1-
can Life Insurance Companies, during
the month of April. gave notice as to
new assurances that the insured must
within 60 days after leaving the Unit
ed States for military service in ter
ritory foreign to the United States,
notify the Company and pay such ex-
ira premiums as the company may
determine. It would seem that pru-
dence would dictate that any man in
the service and expecting to leave the
United States would better pay the
additional premium at once, but in
the case of soldiers for whom the ad-
ditional premium is paid by their en-
ployer to so instruct the individuals
concerned that they will notify the
employer of their transfer to foreign
territory as soon as possible after
reaching such foreign territory, in
which case the premiums might read
ilv be paid within the time limit
r-rr CTR arT0N NEEnc MONEY!
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cussed at length for the collection of
larger sums of money than the COM
mittee has on hand at present The
committee announces that more funds
should be secured and it will prepare
plans for the enlargement of their
treasury. Definite plans have not
been announced as. to just how the
money is to be raised.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-28
UNION MEETING FOR RED CROSS

A union sewing meeting for the
Red Cross was held this morning at
9 o'clock at the Methodist church. At
1880 O'Clock this evening there will
be a mass meeting at the South Con-
gregational church for the boys of the
church between the ages OF ~ and
Is years. One of the best trained
Boy Scout troops in the city will give
an exhibition drill.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-28
TWO CAPTAINS NAMED.

Coach Fauver Selects Line and Back
field Leaders.
Middletown, Conn.,, Sept. 28-Coach
Fauver last night appointed two act
ing captains for the Wesleyan foot
ball team, Harold T. Woolley, Great
Neck Station, N. Y, for the line, and
Walter w. Suffer, Elizabeth, N. j.,
for the backfield.
Woolley is an end and Suffer full
back. Both are seniors and the for
mer is member of Delta Kappa Ep-
silon and the latter of Delta Tan Del
ia. Captain Boswell has joined the
navy.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-28
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Fulton, N. Y. 'eWhy will women
pay out their money for treatment and