The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-09-12
CONGRESS ASKED TO AID
FORT PECK SETTLERS
COMMITTEE OF PROMINENT MEN LEAVE FOR
WASHINGTON TO URGE UPON CONGRESS
NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF
FORT PECK HOMESTEADERS.

Ahe rofI Peck Relief association
neld meeting at Bainville last Fri
day afternoon and selected de1aoa
ton of two men to go to Washinr r+o,
at once for the purpose of putting be-
lore congress the necessity of immed-
1ate action by that body for the as
slstance Of the homesteaders on tho
reservation.
% ae nc oeiegates present represented
- o1 the towns of the main 1;no i'eu
81 Che branch line of tho craa4 = 7''o
1aern r4 $ situated on and adjacent - W. "
,a,;e u; ' eek reservation and the neoaas,
a, le,'el was thoroughly discussed 1rsa ~
eelesates present were p = p,, iNe
2G0oey; N s: A. F. smerud, Flaxv;lIe. sing' n
po,vo',u n o.uVerude, e Homestead; William
no"ers' 10 Bainville; A. Torkelson N-ash ,s'hf
ia; N B. Eidsness, Reserve. -1ash-
aewls' Medicine Lake; c. G 1o' -. u
roleertson; :, p1 S. C. Moore, pon1ar' en1' y
i,, olalch and E. F. Colwell, renyssant m ~
ing the Fort Peck homeste,do esenV-
Citations. 'eS'oers asso-
c,si':, Mr.: c. c: 1ewerenz u,. =,
Ar1ia il man an of the association % al' eiected
cussion r. after which thorou1h eues'ary- :
bomastt to4 OF the immediate agh re1iaf n. dis Il,
heseeaders had sn5 on the reservatioo i,ti OF the
ru favo,. ana "a the delegates wero zae'on - was
4avor @ of sending a con,n were all in
10 Washington. ''''f'l1tee at once
de1enst tne number of men to con,no j.,
great n".lon e, was considered apose and . Sc the
81 great deal of discussion - = ana after
once s4a' ia ,d two men should be mSs sa1t aecid-
and otbers III aas tn the matter before conar s at
m NV Washington. Mr. s. s OF % assistance Isl
ber pl1r, wsso and Mr.: f. F. colwe1 I@@fe 90 60 of
resent So, were re- unanimously elected 4a ~ seo-
st14nt., tSent the association eu and e to rep
''ac'ed to go to Washington % were "a in
tbarsr "a petition signed by near1v q, 0qsc q;ss:
o,',4 enuusand homesteaders had has, i've
nolwell praying coneress ''s a. oy Mr..
eonnre.. en an amendment to the act t''ef 81
| and tha hss approved on May sotb, 1ooe 70
1,,,u Moa4 'ne extraordinary session 80 40
a1'L.'ha ia' legislature passed ~ 'he
'al to the same effect O d memoir
1t is the desire of the homestaador.
20 secure relief by having the annrais
eo price of the land paid tbronrb -
appropriation by congress, to the In ~
al'''s al OF the reservation and maxine
,''e nomesteads free and if this oas
~ ~ ooi'e IT, Will prove the greatest 70
l l.ea possible after suffering three
years of drought without bavestine. es
any crops. es'ifisss
+;.: ine committee will present the no
| ',''oh TO congress and comics vii, y.
slso e presented to President W;lson
secretary -, Lane, and other Officials
ne farmers of the Fort Peck ros
g.: elNa.lon nave raised 1865 for defra ~
n l"s 'ne expenses of the committee and
each OF the towns interested have beaa a
spportloned their pro-rata of the tool
estlmate that it will cost to send 11'. 49,
committee to Washington. Several @ oe
m .ne towns have already raised tbair
4uo'a and the balance is expected r.
oe e, on hand within the next few davs ~
AN OF the delegates at the mee+;ns. y.
az az nalnvllle had authority to pledoe
ana sne'r town to the amount designated
ana those towns not represented ,e,, hea
informed 10, Mr.. Colwell that thew wara -
"',llng to appropriate the money
Mr.. Colwell, who is a honostoo
residing 7, in the northwestern nar+ Oet ~
.ne reservation, is to be given cred;t
loi ~. 'ne success of the movement as he
mas devoted practically his entire
ti''ie Tor the past two months to the
cause a and it is practically due to M his
el1orts that the association has al.
ready raised over thousand do1,aar a.
he will be good delegate to ranre' -
sen. 'ne homesteaders at WASHINGTON
lof ne has had the experience of tbrea
years under the most unfavorable con-
oielons OF trying to raise a cron with
out rain. Wills
!, Inc committee left for WASHINGTON
last Tuesday. '0''