The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-16

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to attend the recent State Press asso'
citation convention at Miles City got a
new angle on the metropolis Of the
Powder River country. They went
down there with the impression that
Milestown was the place Of the last
stand of the cowman, accustomed to
living in the raw. They expected an
outing on the frontier with all its red
blooded riotness. In this they were
disappointed.
They found Milestown n OF the
robust cities of the state, the home
of 10000 happy and prosperous peo-
pie. The only evidence. OF the CID
puncher days was the substantial foot
inps of the banks. They found a beau
tiful city of substance, paved streets
so modern and up to the minute that
all automobiles must be parked in
the center of the pavement; substantial
and modern business buildings
blocks of them, palatial homes bord-
ering beautiful b%oulevards; the
most pretentiousElks home in the
state, and the most hospitable people
there are in any city in all the west.
Every visitor who went TO the con-
vention came away with the impress
sion that a place which could evolve
from the border cowtown of a few
years ago to the modern, up-to-the-
minute city that it now is knows how
to order her affairs so that she will
come into her ultimate destiny and
become the metropolis of a wide area
in the fullness of time:
About the convention: Newspaper
men, like Joe Widmeyer, who have
100 per cent records for attendance
upon editorial meetings and are quail
fled to pass Judgment, assert that the
Milestown meet marked a Milespost
in the history Of the association and
was we'll worth walking many Miles
in order to attend.
Joseph Seaman, the editor and
owner of the Miles City Daily Star,
was the spirit back of the meeting.
He interested the business men Of his
town and mapped out a %pretentious
program for the entertainment of the
newspaper workers. He had back of
him all the big and little interests of
his city, including the chamber of
commerce, put the municipal latch
string outside the gates of Milestown
and made everyone happy.
Aside from the business meetings,
where the functions were of a serious
character, the program was designed
to drive dull care away. First there
was a dinner at the state industrial
school, cooked and served by the
pupils of that institution. The news
papermen were shown over the school
grounds, where the boys who are in
corrigible and turned out useful men
farm broad acres and cut maintenance
expenses materially. They were shown
where the pupils make their own
clothing and shoes under instruction.
the carpenter shop where they are
taught woodcraft and the great barr
which they have built and which
would cost $751; 900 if built by contract
The institution is in charge of A. c
Dorr, and is in most capable hands
On the second day of the session
the newspapermen were conveyed il
automobiles to the Pine Hills, a beau
tiful spot about ii miles from Mile
City, where breathing the perfumet
atmosphere of the piney woods, the,
held their first business session.
chuck wagon luncheon was served il
approved cowboy fashion, and the da,
was a most enjoyable one
Tuesday evening the visitors sa
down to a most elaborate banquet il
the Olive Hotel, where some 300 of tn
pick of Miles City's business and pre-
fessional men met and welcomed then
Aside from a courteous address {
welcome by the mayor and a stirrin
patriotic talk by Captain Edwards,
British army officer on leave in tn
United States, all the oratory cam
from the newspaper e Those VIII
distinguished themselves in partic,
lar were Pete Snelson of the Helen
Record Herald; Dean A. L. Stone {
Missoula; Will Campbell of the Helen
Independent, and Larry DoBell of tt
Butte Miner.
At the business meeting of the "a
ISOLATION Wednesday, Joseph D. Seal
Ian, editor of the Miles City Star, W;
elected president; Dean A. L. Stone
the school of journalism, first vii
president; T. J. Hooking of the Gla
gov Courier, second vice-presiden
Pete Snelson, third vice-president;
E. Peterson of Great Falls, secretar
and Harry Mitchell, also of Gre;
Falls, treasurer.
During the afternoon the newspa
ermen Joined with the delegates
the Good Roads convention, and talk.
better highways, especially betwe.
Glasgow and Miles City.
The meeting of the newspaperme
came to an end with a cabaret ente
tainment and informal dance at Il
Elks' home. Included in the cabar
program were two interesting hon