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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
FAST MAIL IN CRASH

No. 27, the Great Northern Fast
Mail between Minneapolis and Seattle
crashed into a fruit train Extra No.
1923, which was pulling into the clear
at the Kirkwood switch, east of Hins-
dale, Tuesday morning. Fifteen cars
of the freight were said to be on the
main line when the mail train struck
it throwing three freight cars into
the ditch, one of which Immediately
caught fire.
Slight damage was caused to the
fast mail engine, No. 1457. No one
was injured seriously, the loss in total
being the damage to the fruit de-
stroyed by the fire.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
JOHNSON FOUND GUILTY.:
GETS 10 TO "A YEARS
Man Who Attempted to Murder Wife
And Daughter at Wolf Point Sen
fenced to PrisOn-First Criminal
Case in Roosevelt County.

Errett Johnson, whom it will be re-
membered attempted to kill his wife
and daughter and then take his own
life, at Wolf Point last spring, was
found guilty in district court at Mon
dak Wednesday, on a charge of as
sault with intent to kill and was CIV
en- a sentence Of from five to ten
years. The case which has been on
trial for two days was the first Grim
inal action to be heard in Roosevelt
county.
johnson shot his wife five times af-
ter she had refused to withdraw a
divorce action she had started. The
shooting which bordered on the SEN
sational occurred at o'clock in the
morning. Johnson, who had been
estranged from his family, suddenly
appeared at the home and after plead
ing in vain to have his wife recon
slider the divorce proceedings, began
shooting. He fairly riddled his wife
with bullets, shooting her five times
and then shot one of his small daugh-
ters after which he turned the gun on
himself. Neighbors who were at
tracted by the shooting apprehended
johnson but before he was taken he
succeeded in slashing his wrists with a
razor.
Following the shooting, physicians
declared Mrs. johnson had only slim
chance to recover. Both she and hel
daughter lived, however and attended
the trial. johnson was defended by
Attorney Hugh Marren, of Wolf Point
and Erick Noun of Poplar, while T
w. Greer, former assistant county
attorney of Sheridan county, assisted
the state in the prosecution.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
EXECUTIVE SESSION
GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS
Executive Board of Northeastern Dis
trict Met Here to Discuss Plans for
Presentation to State Meeting.

The executive board of the North
eastern Montana Good Roads associ-
alton met in Glasgow yesterday fo1
the purpose of discussing and adopt
ing definite road policy for presenta-
tion to the meeting of the State Good
Roads executive board which meets in
Butte Saturday.
All members of the board were pres
ent with the exception of F. B. Policy
of Blaine. Those present were, Pres.
ident S. T. Cogswell, of Wolf Point
H. S. Whitcomb of Malta, C. E. Cory.
ell of Plentywod, o. T. Stennes OF
Wolf Point, Otto M. Christinson, Glas.
gov, and Secretary L. E. Jones
Messrs. Cogswell and Stennes left the
same evening for Helena and Butte
and will attend the state meeting.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
0SWEG0 and GLASGOW
FIRST IN SEAL DRIVE
Oswego First Town in State to Report
Over the Top With Glasgow =
Close Second.

The Red Cross Christmas seal
drive is well under way, and promises
to be a success, according to the Coun-
ty Chairman Dave Parsons. Owing
to the extreme cold weather during
the past week, the outlying COM
munities have been unable to take up
the work as they will undoubtedly do
when the weather moderates some
what.
Nevertheless, Oswego was the first
in the state to report to headquarters
that they had gone over the top, they
having reached their quota by nine
o'clock in the morning of the first day.
The live chairman of this drive in that
thriving city was James Krall, and to
him much of the credit is due.
City Chairman J. A. Grissom, as
sisted by L. L. Hapgood, solicited the
city and reported Glasgow over the
top Monday morning, with Is per
cent more than their quota by 400
o'clock Tuesday.
The allotment for Valley county
was 10000 and of this amount co.
900 was assigned to Glasgow.
Tampico has also reported as going
over the top, having reached its al
lotment on Wednesday.
Mr.. Parsons states that a full re-
port will be given at later date, and
desires that as fast as quotas are
reached throughout the county, they
be reported to him that the informa-
tion may be forwarded to state head
quarters.
Everyone should consider it his
duty to purchase and use Red Cross
Christmas seals, as vast amount of
money is raised each year in this
way to help in the fight against the
dreaded disease, tuberculosis.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
WORKING APPOINTED
VOCATIONAL ADVISOR
Local Attorney Has Charge of Import
ant Work in Valley and Phillips
Counties With Headquarters
At Glasgow.

Lincoln Working has just re-
turned from three-day conference at
Helena, which was held under the aus
pices of the Federal Board for Voca-
tional education. This conference was
called to discuss the needs of disabled
service men, and to consider ways of
getting into immediate touch with
everyone who possibly can be reached.
Mr.. Working has been appointed as a
vocational advisor by the federal
board. The territory of which he has
charge will be approximately Valley
and Phillips counties, with headquar-
ters at Glasgow. His office will be
located in the Glasgow National bank
building.
TIL federal board has divided Mon
tana into twenty districts and has
placed an advisor in each, with state
advisement office at Helena. F. E.
Lurton has full charge of the work in
the state, his office being located in
Room 26, Union Bank building, Helena.
All persons who know of disabled
service men are asked to communicate
with Mr.. Working at once, giving him
all the information they can with re-
gard to the man.
It is the desire of the federal board
to complete the survey of every dis
abled Montana soldier during this in
tensive drive, which will cover the
month of December, and the cooper
alton of every person having knowl-
edge of such men is earnestly solicited.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
IRRIGATION MEETING
HERE net TUESDAY
Prominent Speakers Will Address
Gathering of Montana Irrigation
Boosters.

An irrigation meeting will be held
at Glasgow, Tuesday, December 8,
1919, at 2:30 p. M, Orpheum theatre.
This section of Montana is very
fortunate in being able to secure E.
w. Burr, district counsel, U. S. Recla-
nation service, from Denver, Color
ado, to make the principal address.
Mr.. Burr is an authority on irrigation
problems, and every water user in the
valley and every person interested in
irrigation should try and be present.
George E. Stratton, project manager
of the Milk River Valley project, will
be in attendance and anyone desiring
to see him personally will be able to
do so on this date. George Egleston,
district counsel, U. S. Reclamation
service for Montana from Helena, will
be at the meeting and will probably
make an address.
1t is also expected that represen-
tative of the Montana Irrigation con-
gress will be present to explain the
object and purpose of the new State
Association of Irrigation. Invitations
have been mailed to other prominent
people interested in irrigation and it
is expected by the Chamber of Com
merce that this melting will be very
largely attended by people in our
county who are convinced that large
measure of the future of our country
lies in irrigation.
Valley county has many resources
and the opportunities are many. The
development of irrigation will bring
to this county many industries and a
larger population which means a
greater wealth.
Remember the date, Tuesday, Dec
9, 1919, and come to the meeting. II
will be worth while. Inform your
neighbors about it and urge that they
attend. The Valley County Farm Blu.
reau has mailed notices to all water
users and those interested in irriga.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05

citizen has no way of telling what laws
will be passed or repealed and while
we have an opportunity it would be a
good idea for the county commission
ers to call bond election for new
u urthouse at the same time as the
Gary election in the spring. We
W. gain nothing by delaying the
'bui., - and it is sure thing that we
will S. the rent we are paying an
nually.--Malta Enterprise.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 2, 1870

The United States Civil Service
commission announces that a first
grade, or clerical, examination will be
held in this city on February 2, 1920,
to fill vacancies as they may occur in
first grade, or clerical positions in the
Customs, Internal Revenue, and other
branches of the federal service. Appli-
cation blank and pamphlet of inform
alton may be obtained from the local
secretary, board of civil service exam
iners, at the postoffice or custom
house, this city, or from the secretary,
11th U. S. Civil Service District, sos
Postoffice building, Seattle, Washing
ton.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
FOURTEENTH CENSUS IN
VALLEY COUNTY, JAN. PIT

We believe that you are interested
in the value of getting complete and
accurate count in the fourteenth CEN
sus for Valley county, to be taken
January End to 18th, inclusive. Some
method is necessary of every bona-fide
resident. If you know of any families
that will be absent from the county
from January 2 to II, 1920, report the
names to the Chamber.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
FORT PECK HOMESTEAD PAY
MENT EXTENDED BY ACT
OF CONGRESS

Washington, Dec. IA bill
passed by the house at it's open
ing session was a senate meas
ure providing additional time
for payment of purchase money
under homestead entries in the
former Fort Peck reservation,
Montana. The bill has been
pending for two years.
Another measure passed by the
house authorized the addition of
10000 acres in Idaho to the Car
ibou national forest for forest
fire protection and to safeguard
stream flow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05

Oswego was the first town in the
state to meet it's quota in the Anti
Tuberculosis drive and Glasgow Sec
ond. National publicity was given to
Oswego. Jane Krall is town chair
man. The Chamber is handling the
work for Phillips, Valley, Sheridan
and Roosevelt counties. District Of
fees at Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05

Mrs. George H. Berry has taken
charge of the Home Service section
of the Red Cross as executive secre-
tary. Miss Grace Westerman, is our
Public Health nurse. Valley county is
one of the few counties in the state
that has prepared for emergency work
among the civilian population.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
tion calling to their attention the i'm
portance Of attending.
WOLF POINT POST ADOPTS
NAME OF SUBMARINE VICTIM

The Wolf Point post Of the Amer
ican Legion has adopted the name of
Leonard Dethman Post No. %. This
was in accordance with the desire of
the Post to adopt as it's name that of
the first man serving from Roosevelt
county to sacrifice his life in the
Great War According to the best in
formation that can be obtained this
was Leonard Dethman of McCabe
who was one of those who gave uI
their lives when the Tuscania was
torpedoed in February, 1918.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
VISITING MRS. GARY.

Mrs. C. B. K. Weed, Of Lake
Charles, La, is in the city for visit
Of some length to her sister, Mrs,
Frank B. Gary. AS Miss Lucy Evans
Nrs.' Weed is well known to our peo-
pIe who are all glad to see her again
and to make the acquaintance Of he1
family of attractive little girls. Eliza.
beth, the eldest, will remain with
Mrs. Gary for some time while the
pretty little twins, Antoinette and
Lucy, and the baby, Margaret, will
70 on to Florence with their mother
when their visit here is over.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
ATTACKS ON
BOLSHEVIKI BEGIN
Russians and British Assisted by Am
erican Units Make a Drive to Pro-
tect American Position on the
Petrograd Road.


Archangel, Feb. 8.-British and
Russian troops, supported by kmeri-
can machine guns and trench mortar
units, began an attack at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning against the Boil
sheviki on the Petrograd road south
of Kadish. There have been no fin
al reports on the result of the fight
ing.
The infantry went forward after
the Canadian artillery had silenced
the enemy artillery in lombard,
ment of several hours. The attack
was made for the purpose Of pro.
tecting the American position al
Sredmakrenga, about 80 miles east
ward from a flank attack.
The Bolshevih are shelling the
American positions in the Vaga sec.
tor continuously.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
COURT EN- BANG.

Judge M. E. Hollingsworth and
Judge Jas. S. Gilbert sat en- banc on
yesterday in ejectment proceedings
instituted by Mr.. G. M. Campbell
Of Lowndesville, against Mr.. S. M.
Beatty, of the same section, in which
Mr.. Campbell sought to recover pos
session of a tract of land purchased
last December from Mrs. Mary E.
Beatty, of Iva. Mr.. Beatty claimed
to hold under lease for the present
year, which he contended was SUI
perior to the rights of Mr.. Camp.
bell so far as this years possession
was concerned. The jury, with Mr.
R. Glenn as foreman, decided ir
favor Of Mr.. Campbell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
LABOR MEN BELIEVE
STRIKE NEARS END
Condition. Getting Back to Normal
i. Seattle-Split in Strikers Rank.
Mean. Parting of Decent Labor
and I. w. w., Says Mayor
Ole Hanson.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 9.-Conser-
vative labor leaders asserted tonight
that when the general strike confer
ence committee of union delegates
reassembles tomorrow morning. they
would renew the fight to have the
sympathetic strike called off and a
definite time fixed for its expiration.
They were said to believe the strike
would come to an end within twenty
four hours.
Indications were, city officials said,
that the strike would be broken by
the gradual drifting away of unions
from the committee controlling the
strike.
sThe general strike has been de-
moralized, and will fall" Mayor Ole
Hansen said today. "This means a
split between decent 'labor and the
Industrial Workers of the World.
Most restaurants had not opened
today, being unable to secure sup
plies.
The city officials declared Seattle
would operate its industries without
union men, and if necessary, would
advertise in the art and pay the
fares Of men to take the places OF
those who are out.
All schools in Seattle open tomor-
row, engineers and janitors having
voted yesterday to return to work.
The majority of the barber shops also
will open regardless of whether the
men resume their chairs or not.
All Sunday morning papers ap-
peared as usual today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
ALLIES TO TIGHTEN
Up ON GERMANS
Peace Conference Feels Huns are
Forgetting Obligations-Expected
War Council Will Take Meas
ures to Make Huns Toe the
Mark.

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Allied prem
iers, who meet this afternoon as the
supreme inter-Allied war council,
probably will fix new terms to be i'm
posed upon Germany, whose tactics
of obstruction and recrimination are
said to have reached a climax in a
threat made at Weimar by Chancel-
lor Ebert that Germany would break
off negotiations with the Allies.
The feeling in peace conference
circles is that the Germans are more
and more forgetting their position
and it is expected that the supreme
war council will take measures to
bring them to a sense of the reali-
ties.
Marshal Foch will 60 to Treves
February II, to fix the conditions
for a third renewal of the armistice
and discussion of the conditions to
be imposed probably. will take up
most of the time of the supreme war
council session today.
It is understood that the council
will fix a brief time within which
the Germans must carry out the con-
ditions they have only fulfilled in
part. In this respect, it is noted that
none of the German merchant ships
which were to have been sent to GER
tain Allied ports has yet been handed
over.
French opinion considers that the
occupation of Essen is of first neces-
sity, if the Allies are to control Ger
many's principal war factories. Pub
lie opinion in France, also is asking
if the supreme war council is going
to allow Field Marshal Won linden
burg to establish, himself in Brom-
berg and prepare campaign a.
gainst Poland, which can only be
supplied through Danzig.
The supreme war council also will
fix the size of the contingents Of
France, Great Britain, the United
States and Allied nations in the ar
mics of occupation, both in Europe
and Asia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.

DR.. G. E. Calvert has purchased
the Hill farm near the city contain
ing nine hundred and twenty-nine
acres. We are not at liberty to give
the figures as they came to us but
the men on the street say the price
was about $50 per acre. This is the
largest real estate transaction pulled
off in the neightborhood in some
time. The old reliable Col. R. S.
Link, managed the deal.
Mr.. Calvert will take charge of the
premises at once, and will run a big
farm out there this year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
THE FIRST SNOW.

The first snow of the winter fell
Sunday afternoon for about two
hours and brought Joy to the hearts
of all the little boys in town who
stood at the windows and watched
it fall. The flakes were large and
melted as soon as they touched the
ground.
The temperature went down to
freezing by nightfall but the snow
was a thing of the past. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
SOLDIER HOME.

Reese Hall is at home from over
seas, and his pleasant and cheerful
face is an addition to the busy force
ut Barksdale's store. Mr.. Hall had
the misfortune to break his leg while
in the trenches, was invalided home
and discharged. He is back on his
old job and every one is glad to see
him,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
A WELCOME VISITOR.

Mrs. J. Cullen Car"inntan, OF Nor
folk, Va, is in Abbeville for a visit
to Miss Mamie Morse. Mrs. Car
rington was returning from Atlanta
and stopped ovec for visit. She is
the mother of Miss Morse's room
mate at College and it is especially
,,sasan. TO have her in Abbevile.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
RAILWAY WRECK
TAKES HIGH TOLL
Four Are Killed and Sixteen Injured.
Car Jumps Trestle-Plunges
Ninety Feet End Foremost to
Ground After Smashing Guard
Rails.

Greenville, Feb. 8.-Four persons
are dead and six are seriously injur-
ed, two probably fatally, and IA 9TH
ers are suffering from minor injuries
as the result of a wreck on the Pied
mont & Northern near Chick Springs
this morning, when the rear coach> OF
a northbound train jumped the high
est trestle on the road and plunged
to the ground, 80 feet below. The
car was almost completely demolish-
ed by the fall, and virtually all of
the passengers received injuries. The
forward coach remained on the tres
tie after both trucks had jumped the
rails and carried the car to within a
few feet of point at which it would
have toppled over.
The dead are:
James E. Thomson, age II years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Thomason,
ISL Rutherford Street, Greenville,
died instantly; was en- route to Spar
'anburg with his mother, who was
seriously injured.
G. W. Robbs of Easley, age un-
known, identified by tag on key ring;
died from fractured skull short
while after being taken to the base
hospital at Camp Sewer.
John C. Bright, sailor, age 1S
years, home address, Victor Mill,
Greer; was stationed at Charleston
and it is thought that he was en-
route home on furlough.
M. H. Walker, address unknown,
died about 3 o'clock this afternoon
at the base hospital at Camp Sewer
from injuries in the chest.
Trucks Leave Track.
Just as it approached the high
trestle few hundred yards this side
of Chick Springs, the rear trucks on
the rear car jumped the track on the
left side. The car Immediately began
to plunge toward the edge and as the
trestle has no lateral suspension on
either side, the only hope lay in the
guard rail which is placed on trestles
to hold the cars intact in such en-
ergencies as this. The motorman
realized the situation and did his best
to save both cars from the accident,
it is said, but soon saw that it was
impossible to save the rear car.
In some manner or other the car
had picked up the first lap Of the
guard rail in it's trucks and hurled it
about 80 feet below into the road.
, This almost overthrow it but the
front tracks held to their, course and
it was not until the train had gone
! half way across the bridge or a dis
tance of about 100 yards that the
coach jerked loose from the train
and plunged downward with the rear
end foremost.
Smashes Guard Rail.
! The car tore down the first of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
GETTING BETTER.

Mr.. H. 4. McLeskey, who has been
very sick at his home on .Wardlaw
Street, is reported as improving slow
ly. Mr.. McLeskey has had flu which
went into pneumonia. - =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
MOVING.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkes. and their
three children left Abbeville this
week for Greenwood, where they will
make their home in the future. Mr..
Hawkes. has been employed in one Of
the barber shops in Abbeville.