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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
RuSTLERS Being
TRIED IN CANADA
Anderson and Sparks Undergo
ing Ordeal Across the Line.
Conviction Expected.
CHARGED With STEALING HORSES
Men Must Answer to Long List of
Crimes. Valley County Sheriff's
Force Rounded Up Entire
Gang

Jack Anderson and Ed. Sparks, who
were confined for time in the Valley
county Jail, are now being tried in
Canada. A report of the trial is given
in the Moose Jaw, Sask., Times, which
follows:
"After scoring their initial success
in the preliminary hearing at the po-
lice court yesterday morning, when
the charge of bringing stolen horses
into Canada was dismissed for want
of sufficient evidence, Jack Anderson
and Ed. Sparks, the two notorious
horse rustlers, who with their partner,
Brown, alias Carter, recently shot in
Montana by Sheriff Teale, has given
the two countries all kinds of trouble
for the past two and half years,
were committed to stand their trial
at the first court of competent juris-
diction on the charge of stealing two
head of horses, the property of o. j.
Mack of the Wood mountain district.
The first charge, that of bringing
a couple of mares stolen from Nick
Schmitz at or near Malta, Montana,
into Canada and there disposing of
them to other parties, fell to the
ground for want of sufficient evidence,
none of the witnesses for the Crown
being able to identify either Of the
accused men as the one who wished
to trade them horses, while Hayes,
the last witness, positively identified
the man as Brown, the one shot by
the Montana sheriff.
The next case dealt with, that of
the theft of a team of horses belong
ing to O. j. Mack, was not so easy to
get away from and after a number of
witnesses had supplied the connecting
links in the chain of evidence against
them, Conce Seider, a rancher near
the boundary line identified them as
the men who had slept and eaten at
his house. This witness stated that
he had had good look at the horses
they had hobbled in his field and he
noticed that one was blind. Later
he went into Viceroy and heard about
the team being stolen and from the
description given of the horses he
knew the the team hobbled in his
field were the missing animals. He
tackled the men about it when he ar
rived home, but they of course, de-
MED the accusation. Later, he said
the men shot the blind mare, and he
himself saw them shoot it with a gun
Of his that they had borrowed and
then hid it in the brush. lie SUP
posed they had done this because the
blind mare would have been 50 easy
to recognize. He then stated that he
had kept out Of range of their CUR
and had followed them at safe dis
Continued on page 81
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
WOULD PAY TEACHERS
DURING ENTIRE YEAR
Bill Introduced to Enable School
Trustees to Pay Salaries
Monthly

Helena, Feb. 22.-School trustees
will be enabled to pay their teachers
every month in the year instead of
just during nine months and will be
able to base salaries on a yearly basis
if bill introduced by Senator Mer-
schon of Granite county becomes a
law. 1t has already passed the sem
ate and is one of many measures in
keeping with the progressive ideas of
the day, that upper body has passed
at this session of the legislature.
1t was pointed out by the senator
that as teachers have to live IL
months of the year such a condition
would be greatly desired.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23

every year. AS result few men are
in better position to know the needs
of the grain growers so we'll.
One of his bills has already been
signed by the governor. It is senate
bill No. 33, providing that railroads
must furnish cars properly repaired
and coopered for the hauling of grain
and then when the cars are not in
good condition in this respect, the
shipper may repair them and charge
the actual cost to the railroad COM
pany, Anoth er bill provides for the
inspection of grain at the state COL
lege and gives the farmers better ia
cilities for having their product test
ed.
Senate Bill 70, introduced by him
and now under consideration in the
house, provides that small public
utilities, those in small towns and
communities, must come under the
supervision and jurisdiction of one of
the state public service commission
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
GOOD BILLS INTRODUCED

Helena, Feb. 22.--Some of the most
important legislation passed at this
session of the state legislature has
been introduced in the senate by Sen
ator George H. Stevens of Chouteau
county, three of the measures being
of the utmost Importance to farmers
living in the grain growing districts
of the state.
Senator Stevens is one of the lead
ing farmers of northern Montana and
operates on an extensive scale, rals-
ing thousands of bushels of gram
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
POTATOES MAY RISE


That the price of choice Early Ohio
potatoes may reach 81 per bushel be-
fore spring is the opinion Of some of
the growers and dealers. There is no
question that the supply of good seed
potatoes is very scarce and the de-
mand is liable to be much stronger
as the planting season approaches.
The government report, issued at
Washington by the bureau of crop
estimates, shows decrease of "A per
cent from last year on potatoes held
on Jan. l producers in the nine
teen important northern potato grow
ing states. The report states that
the amount held this year was 54 per
cent below the average of the last
five years. From the figures avail
able the bureau estimated that the
total held Jan. / last for the whole
country was 59,93S,0OO bushels. A
year ago it was 1O6,225, 900 bushels.
The, Chicago Packer, the leading
produce journal of the country, on
Saturday published resume of con-
ditions in Minnesota as compared
with year ago. The article con-
tains the following statements bear
ing upon the local situation:
With twenty leading stations re-
porting on Ohios, including both
Sand Land and Red River districts,
the present holdings were given as
165,730 bushels against 355,0OO bu-
shells a year ago, which shows that
the stocks on hand are "A per cent
of those held the same period last
year, when the holdings were under
normal.
With the leading stations in the
Sand Land district reporting on
Triumphs, the present holdings are
given at 46 per cent of those at this
time last year, showing 47,2O0 BUSH
els held against 10000 bushels a
year ago.
A minor report on Cobblers was
given by some of the shippers who
furnished the figures above report
ing in connection with the holdings OF
other varieties and it was interest
ing to note that where these station;
held 5000 bushels at this time las'
year, not Cobbler was on hand a.
the present time.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
LANDS DESIGNATED

The following lands were designat
ed by the Secretary of the interior
under the provisions of the act Of
February 10, 1909, on February 1
1917, such designation to become eff
fective March 10, 1917.
T. 81 N, R. "a E., Sec. "a, SEA
NEA, Sh.
T. "a N, r. "a E., Sec. 26, NEA
NEA.
T. 80 n, R. 35 E., Sec. 1s, shNh
T. 80 N, R. SO F., Sec. II, NWA
T. % N, R. 40 E., Sec. 1S, SEA
Sec. 10, NEANEA.
T. 81 N, R. 40 E., Sec. 90, VIZ
SEA.
T. 27 NJ, R. Al F., Sec. 5, SWA
Sec. 6, E1aSEA.
T. 33 N, R. Al F., Sec. 35, SA
NWA.
T. 80 NJ, R. AZ E., Sec. 80, 81
NWA.
T. SO N, R. 43 E., Sec. 10, s1a
Sec. 20, WASWA; Sec. 20, NWK
NWA, SkNWA, EhSWA.
T. 26 N, R. As E., Sec. "a, SWK
SEA.
T. 80 n, R. E., Sec. 5, NWA
SEA, SEhSEA.
T. 32 N, R. 49 E., Sec. 25, SEA
Sec. SO, NhNEANEA NhSWA
NEA NEA, SEA SWA NEA NEA
SEA NEA NE.
T. 28 n, R. SO E., Sec. II, Ek.
T. % N, R. 81 E., Sec. 8, NWAN ANEA
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23

past two years has been pupil of
John Seaman earns of Minneapolis.
She expects to return to that city in
September for finishing work in order
to obtain an artists diploma. She
has host of friends who will glodly
avail themselves Of the opportunity
of hearing her.
Miss Florence Crawford will render
several vocal solos. The pianist Of
the evening will be Mrs. K. H. Keith.
The recital vii lbe given at the
Gibson Opera House on Wednesday
February 2Sth. The program will
commence at $50.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
TAKES DESERVED VACATION

TAKES DESERVED VACATION
After years of ardous labor in
chasing the elusive eagle, Franklin H.
Smith, proprietor of the Bank Bill
lard Hall, left this morning for
Havre to enjoy a vacation. During
his tour in the Gas City, Frank ex-
poets to take in the basketball tour
nament. While the trip is rather
mysterious to his friends, they do not
begrudge him the great pleasure he
will derive from his journey. Mr.
Smith came to Glasgow in 1903 and
served the Great Northern as yard
master here for many years. He also
proved up on homestead after many
hardships and is now one of our most
prosperous business men. Here's no
Frank.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
STATE MAY RETAIN
ITS MINERAL RESOURCES
New Bill Provides for Reserving
Oil, Gas and Mineral
Rights

Helena, Feb. 22.--The fact that
Montana may be underlaid with vast
deposits of oil and gas is taken into
consideration in measure, introduced
by Senator Haley of Prairie county
which requires that in selling any OF
it's vast area of public lands the state
shall reserve to itself any minerals
oils, gas or other valuable deposits OF
like nature existing on the land. lr
years to come the law, if enacted, it is
believed by Senator Haley will prove
one of the states greatest sources OF
revenue.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
new GARAGE TO
Be BUILT HERE
Mckinney-Fuller Co. Plan Erec'
ton of Modern Automobile
Station in Spring
GLASGOW TOBE Distributing CENTER
E. A. Edberg, Manager of Local
Branch Making Arrangements for
Record Breaking Season
With Dodge Cars

Another big garage will be built in
Glasgow this spring by the McKin-
ney-Fuller Motor Co. is the statement
vouched for by E. A. Edberg, who re-
turned to the city this week after
spending a month in the east, attend
ing the auto shows and getting lined
up for the coming seasons campaign.
Radiating enthusiasm over the
prospects for 1917, Mr.. Edberg stated
that his company expected to make
Glasgow one of their biggest distrib-
uting centers.
The company had very successful
year handling the Dodge Bros. car in
1916 and all records will be broken
the coming season if advance sales
may be taken as a reflection of what
the business will be. Mr.. Edberg will
also handle the Smith Form-A- Truck
in this territory and Glasgow may be-
come the distributing center for the
entire state for this line.
The new garage will be started as
soon as the weather moderates. Sew
eral sites are under consideration but
none have been definitely decided
upon.
In commenting on the success of
the Mckinney Fuller Co. the past
year the Minot Independent states:
"Since their organization two
years ago the McKinney-Fuller Motor
Co. have attained an enviable position
among the auto agencies of the
Northwest. This corporation op-
crates agencies in this city, Grand
Forks, where they are building gar
age, an establishment at Williston
and one at Glasgow, Montana, in ad'
dition to the above mentioned estab'
lishments they have a garage at Ray
The volume of business handled by
the Mckinney Fuller Co. has been o1
large proportions ever since the in
ception of the company. The first
year the sales ran beyond the mil.
lion-dollar mark and last year nearly
doubled the previous years business
The coming year gives promise of be-
ing one of wonderful activity among
dealers in Dodge Brothers cars. This
year marks the third season for these
popular cars, the demand from the
start having far exceeded the supply
one feature which has popularizec
this make of automobiles has been The
fact that the general design of tbs
car has never been changed, and each
succeeding year only such parts a;
were adaptable to change conducive
to betterment have been altered OF
changed in any way. In the entire
history of motor construction there
has never been a car constructed
which was Immediately accepted int
popular favor as the Dodge Brothers
car"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
TEACHERS TAKING EXAMS

The attendance at the teachers ex-
animation conducted at the court
house the last few days by County
Supt. Miss Johonott was very
good considering the weather and
other conditions. Those who are TAX
ing the "quiz" are: Miss Lillian II.
Baker and Allen Tomlinson of Glas-
gov; Miss Ruth NJ. Ewing and Pearl
Anderson of Tampico; Mrs. Lydia
Murdick and Blanche A. Eldridge of
Lismas; Ada F. Aker of Frazer; Mel
lie L. Glasmann of Thoeny; Elma Sal
ter of Nashua; J. P. Gainor of Hins-
dale; Helma f. Alberg and Himmie E.
Alberg of Wildrose, N. D.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
LOCAL FAV0RITES TO
APPEAR IN RECITAL
Delightful Comedy ''Prince
Chap" and Vocal Solos Will
Feature Program

The dramatic recital given for the
benefit of the Congregational church
featuring Miss Gladys Memminger in
the delightful English comedy,
"Prince Chap" promises an espe-
cially attractive evenings entertain
ment.
The seven characters impersonated
call for widely different emotions and
show study and cultivation. Miss
Memminger is local girl and for the
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that stenog-
rapher and typewriter examination to
which both men and women may be
admitted will be held in this city
March II, 1917. Several vacancies
exist at salaries ranging from 5000
to $1,000 per annum, and will be filled
from eligibles resulting from this ex-
animation. Application Form 1871
should be executed and fled with the
district secretary, Seattle, Wash, as
early as possible. Application forms
and further information may be Sc
cured from the local secretary Of the
board of civil service examiners, post
office, this city.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
WORK OUTLINED
BY COMMITTEE
Commercial Club to be System
atically Operated During
Coming Year
SECRETARY STUDYING new METHODS
Budget System Recommended in Re
port. Secretary Jones Now
Studying Work of Success
full Organizations

Glasgow's Commercial Club gives
promise of being one of the best or
CARNATIONS of its kind in the state.
Under the able direction Of Presi-
dent Sherman and his Board of Di-
rectors, the club has started on its
drive to make 1917 record-breaking
year for Glasgow.
Mr.. l.. E. Jones, the new secretary,
is now in the western part of the state
studying the methods and work of
other commercial organizations. Upon
his return he will take up the work
here.
The new club rooms on the second
floor of the Rumble building have
been comfortably furnished and be-
sides the Office of the secretary there
are recreation and reading rooms for
the use of the members or visitors at
any time.
The committee appointed to outline
the clubs work for the coming year
presented the following report:
Mr.. President and Members of the
Board of Directors:
We have given as much attention
as has been possible, under the cir
.cumstances, to the subject of program
of club work for the coming year; we
have found it to be a big subject;
we all are interested in having q
growing volume of commerce and
business, of industry, of agricultural
production; we want to cooperate tt
the utmost in lifting to higher levels
social conditions and general human
welfare.
We all desire to achieve as much
as possible along these lines. In or
der to accomplish something in these
manifold directions we must first ge
as comprehensive view of our pos
sible development along the various
lines indicated as we are able to en-
tertain. Then we must estimate oul
resources, material and morale, or
ganize campaign to bring into CO
operation and coordination the eff
forts of all the men and women il
the city, county and community; thu
Commercial club has the power tt
bring about this intelligent and unitee
effort in this part of the state fol
general human betterment of thu
community.
For the purpose of accomplishing
the foregoing results, We rccommen<
that for the present the work Of th'
club be devided under nine ditferen
classificatons, the work coming unde
each classification, to be in charge o
a department or bureau which depart
ments or bureaus shall bear the re
spective names given to the nine pro
posed standing committees listed Of
separate sheet and which we hop
Continued on page ~
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
WOOL BUYERS ARRIVING
TO CONTRACT FOR CLIPS

The annual invasion Of the west by
eastern wool buyers is now we'll under
way and Glasgow is entertaining sew
eral representatives of large eastern
firms. According to gossip in finan-
cial circles and among the growers
some banner offers have already been
made for the coming seasons clips,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23

which predict excellent times for the
flock masters.
A rumor from reliable source has
it that already the buyers have Of
fered over 40 cents a pound for some
of the choicest clips. Previous to
this year, these offers could cause
widespread comment and amazement
but now the growers pass it with a
blase air and talk about the war con-
ditions, or perhaps casually mention
that they believe their clip will be
worth As cents this year.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
NEW BANK AT OPHEIM

The Farmers State Bank is Op-
helms newest business house. 1t
commenced business a week ago Sat-
urday. The capital of the new insti-
tuition is $25,000. F. H. Derrig is
washer and F. NJ. Baukol is assistant
cashier. Mr.. Baukol is in charge of
the bank at present
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23

slogan of Wells Bros, the proprietors
of the Glasgow Meat Market. They
have recently installed new fixtures,
and this week they signed contract
for the installation of big ammonia
cooling, refrigerating and freezing
system.
The new apparatus will be installed
about the first of April and during
the hot summer months Wells Bros.
will be we'll equipped to keep their
large supply of meats as fresh as on
the coldest winter day.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
FRAZER GETTING EARLY START
FOR BASEBALL TEAM

The small but growing town of
Frazer, on the reservation is making
arrangements for a good ball team
the coming summer. The Frazer
Journal states that they will have one
of the fastest teams in the state.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
STEADY PICARD IN SIGHT FOR
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

Helena, Feb. 22.-Justices OF the
Peace will be placed on a more regu-
lar salary if bill introduced by Park
Smith of Lewis and Clark county in
the state senate becomes a law. 1t
was pointed out by Senator Smith in
discussing the bill that too frequently
justices in order to increase their fees
have to cater to lawyers with collec-
ton business and to county attorneys
as if they do not the cases will &C
to the other justice in their precinct
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
NO BAR TO
FORD ON RUNNERS

Mr.. Thrasher, Of the Grossman
Motor Co., of Glasgow was in Nashua
on Tuesday of this week driving a
Ford on which was attached pair
of runners on the front wheels. This
contrivance has attracted considerable
attention around Glasgow as it will
travel anywhere, no snow drifts him
dering its progress.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
w. B. RHODES NAMED JUDGE
OF NEW JUDICIAL DISTRIC

w. B. Rhodes, secretary Of the state
railroad commission, and one of the
best known young lawyers in Mon
tana, has been appointed judge of the
newly created eighteenth judicial dis
trict, comprising the counties of Hill
and Blaine.
He will assume the duties of judge
of the eighteenth district on March
18th, and his headquarters will. be at
Havre. He will hold court at that
city and at Chinook, the county seat
Of Blaine county.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23

TO FILL DONOHUE'S PLACE
Following the resignation of Colo
mel Dan. J. Donohue, Dynamite Dan"
as commander of the Second Montana
Infantry, Major John J. McGuinness
was appointed to that position by the
war department.
The new colonel was senior major
of the regiment and was one of the
best liked officers who did border
duty.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
NATURALIZATION DAY SET

March 18th and 18th will be natur-
alization days in Valley county. These
dates have been set aside for this
purpose by Judge Hurry and Clerk of
Court Cutting has notified the fifty
two applicants to that effect.
Any court business not requiring a
jury will also be heard at this term.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
LUTHERAN CHURCH

Rev. A. Hendrickson will conduct
English services at the Odd Fellows
Hall, the 25th at II a. m.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

David Frank Knox and Olive Stu
flaten, both of Glasgow; Albert Mel
son and Mayme Kelly, both of Glas-
gov.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23

For Rent-Small house; all modern
hut heat; phone 125R. 43-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
UNCLE SAINTS NEW BREAD BASKET-By Frank C. Carpenter

as bone The water, the marsh and and trees have all disappeared, and the soil is so smooth that it crumbles to dust in your hands. There is hardly a stone or pebble in the whole 1000 acres, and it's fertility is such that it sur passes that of the valleys of the Meso- potamia. the Nile or the Ganges. The tract has been cut up into small farms. and tens of thousands of orange trees are growing upon it. Between the rows crops of various kinds have been planted, and an army of negroes and whites is working the fields.
 My visit to this farm was to inves- tigate the potential bread basket that Uncle Sam has way down here at the mouth of the Mississippi. Our war with the Germans and the high prices of grain and meat demand that the food lands of the United States be increased. Before the troubles in Europe began we were already importing corn and beef from Argentina and mutton from Australia. Our population has been growing faster than our food supply, and the great American stomach had already surpassed in size the materials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

New Orleans This was operated for some years on a large scale, although modern horticultural methods were un- known. believe some Of the trees are still in existence. The people here arc enthusiastic as to the citrus fruit pros- poets. They expect to form a fruit or ganization something like that of south ern California, and to handle the Louisi- ana fruit after the same methods that have succeeded so well on the Pacific slope.
 (Copyrigh, 1917. by Frank c. Carpen-
 ter)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
New Orleans La

NSW OrleanS, 1as
 A BIG part of our food for the A\ future will come from the low.
 wet lands along the Mexican gulf. I motored this morning through 70o0-acre plantation, which has risen from the bed of a swamp. This great farm is within five miles of New Or leans and in the very heart of the Mississippi delta. Five years ago it was covered with water, and it adjoins a territory which is more dreary than the darkest parts of the Dismal swamp or Virginia. On one side of it is Lake Pontchartrain, and on another are forests of cypress rising out of marshes and swamps. Today there are still 100 acres of the original swamp on the property, and this has been preserved to show the miracle made possible by pumping and draining the flooded lands of the delta. This land is covered with trees and the water extends far up their trunks.
 The remainder of the tract is as dry