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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
SOLDIER LAID TO REST.

Mark Francis Feehan, who resided
for number of years in Nashua and
vicinity, passed away at Camp Han
cock, Augusta, Georgia, of pneumonia.
The remains were brought to Glas-
gov and buried with military honors
in the Glasgow cemetery on Tuesday
morning at 9:30 o'clock. Returned
soldiers acted as pall-bearers and also
formed an escort.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Catholic church by the Rev. aFther
Dineen, and later at the grave Mr..
Thomas Dignan gave a short address,
salute was then fired and taps
sounded as the body was placed in its
last resting place.
The deceased was quite well known
here, and was brother of Ed Feehan,
manager of the Equity Cooperative
Association; his mother and sister also
reside in Glasgow.
Mrs. Lyons and Mr.. Mccoy of
Boone, Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Fleming of Burdette, Montana, who
are cousins, were also in attendance
at the funeral
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
GRAND JURY NEEDED
IN SHERIDAN COUNTY
Instances Cited Where, in the Hand
ling of Public Funds, Irregular
tiles Have Been Performed.

It is stated that for some time
past, the Townley-Taylor combine of
Sheridan county have been insisting
on grand jury with the sole pur-
pose of furthering their socialistic,
red-flag doctrines and stirring up dis
content among the farmers, and that
it is now thought the time has arriv-
ed in which an investigation is due
the county officials and also the Off
cials of different school districts, in
order to clarity the political atmos-
phere of charges which are said to
be unscrupulous and untrue.
The following quoted from the
Plentywood Pioneer Press may add
further light on the situation as it
exists in our neighboring county:
"Now that the time has passed for
this gang of unscrupulous peddlers of
the Lenine- e-Trotzky propaganda to
convert their grand jury howl to po-
litical gain, we feel that the time has
arrived for this paper to join in ask
ing that a grand jury be called.
"Unfounded, unsubstantiated and
wholly ficticious libels have been
spread broadcast by these moral cow
ards in an attempt to besmirch the
good name of several of our county
officials and we feel that a grand
jury should by all means be called
in order to clarity the situation and
in order to prove to the honest citi.
zens of Sheridan county that all the
'slush' peddled by this organization
is propaganda bought and paid fol
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
SOCIALISM ESTABLISHED
IN NORTH DAKOTA

The Nonpartisan league program
will be carried out in North Dako-
ia. The legislatures first step will
be to ratify amendments which mean
practically a new constitution for the
state Of North Dakota. The amend
ments to the state constitution pro-
vide for public ownership of market
ing, facilities, such as elevators, cold
storage plants, creameries and pack
ing plants and state hail insurance.
A corporation amendment provides
that a man owning enc share in cor
poration has just as many votes as
the man owning so shares.
Another amendment provides GER
tain principles Of the @single tax"
such as exemption from taxation of
improvements and industry of GER
tain classes. The legislature is ex-
pected to work out the details of this
provision.
A. c.. Townley, head of the league,
has bill proposing a central state
bank for North Dakota to handle
about all the real money in circula-
tion in that state.
1t won't. be long until everybody is
living off the state in North Dakota,
which will become the office-holders'
mecca.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
BOYS COME MARCHING

AOVlL Il AOVl Wv EN- HLNE
Four trainloads of returned sold
iers passed through Glasgow on Tues
day bound for Camp Lewis to be mus
tered out. They were made up of the
346th regiment of the 91st division.
Captain Clement Parker, a we'll known
attorney of Glasgow, was aboard the
first train passing through, and ar
rangements were made for a small
demonstration at the station, but the
train did not stop. However, the 9TH
er trains stopped for short while
and many familiar faces were seen.
The boys looked we'll and hearty, and
all seemed pleased at the prospect
of seeing their loved ones again. Many
had not seen active service but were
within fifty miles of the battle lines.
They reported 80 casualties.
These boys left France on January
2, arriving in New York on the 18th.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
SUNFLOWER ART CLUB.

The Sunflower Art club met at the
hospitable home Of Mrs. D. S. Will
liams on Wednesday afternoon.
Fifteen members of the club re-
sponded to roll call giving facts and
anecdotes about military leaders of
the late war. Mrs. Roy Comport gave
concise review of Mrs. Siddwick's s
new book entitled "The Salt Of the
Earth" which if read five years ago
might seem overdrawn, but in the
light of war events strikes respon-
sive cord.
The club decided to assist in the
work of securing a fund for the pur-
pose of providing children, wound
ed soldiers and tubercular patients
with prepared milk, which is so great
ly needed. Small bottles in which
nickels and dimes may be dropped
will be placed in stores and public
buildings. Mrs. F. D. Alvordi and
Mrs. c. d. Borton were appointed as
a committee for this work.
At the close of the afternoon the
hostess served delicious buffet lur-
cheon.
The guests of the club for the day
were Mrs. Maurice Reuler, Mrs. Cor
don Jameson, Miss Whitney and Miss
Bowling.
The meeting adjourned to meet in
two weeks with Mrs. B. A. McFar-
land as hostess.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
COUNTY DIVISION and NORMAL
SCHOOLS CAUSE MOST DISCUSSION
BILLS FOR GARFIELD
HAVE PASSED LOWER HOUSE SENATE
QUESTION TAXES OBSCURE; PROSPECTS GOOD FOR
SCHOOLS

sed by the senate and has been IA
vorably received in the souse. In
dications are it will be passed. The
codes were last codified in 1907.
The various measures submitted by
the tax commission and presented to
the assembly in the shape of bills in
troduced in the lower house by Ras-
mussen are being considered at spe-
cial meetings of joint committee on
taxation.
A bill by Chrystal of Anaconda
appropriating $4,000 for a memor-
ial to our soldiers and one appropri-
ating $4,000 for a committee to go
to New York and welcome home the
second Montana have made their ap-
pearance in the house. A bill for
the organization of national guard
has also been introduced. The state
now has no such organization, the
national guard regiment having been
taken into the federal service at the
beginning of the war.
A bill by Sektnan cutting the legal
rate or maximum rate of interest has
been favorably reported in the house.
Mo of Sweetgrass has introduced
bill providing for the creation of
an athletic commission and the legal
izing of boxing.
The measures so far introduced
cover large number of subjects
The number has passed the hundred
mark in the house and approached a
half hundred in the senate.
While the work done so far has not
been shown in the number of bills
passed, the present session is get
ting down to business in fine shape
! There is larger attendance at COM
mittee meetings than at any previous
session and the work that is being
done now is of preparatory nature
for the big work that is to follow
There are also indications that there
Will not be so many measures intro.
duced or so many bills passed as in
former sessions.
The harmony that exits between the
two houses is one of the features OF
the session. This is shown by the
large number of joint committees
named to consider the more important
measures and the fact that joint
rule has been adopted that all appro,
priation bills shall originate in the
house. Members of the republican
causes are preparing a joint party pol.
icy program, which looks toward eff:
cheney and economy in government
and it will be carried out.
However, there is less of party pol
itics in this session than ever be-
fore.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN DRIVE

ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN DRIVE
Valley county is doing her part as
usual in this, the latest, and we hope
the last drive. The cry from a thrice
stricken land has met generous re-
spouse from our kind-hearted citi-
zens. They have proved that their
love for America and our own boys,
as evidenced by the Liberty Loans
and Red Cross contributions, has not
exhausted either their resources or
their kindness.
Their splendid response to the quo
ia assigned to each town and country
postoffice gives cheer to the commit
tee and deserves the eternal gratitude
Of dying people, who now will live
to bless their benefactors. The busi-
ness men have given with their ac-
customed generosity, the young men
in school and in business, the farm
ers, the mechanics-every one ap-
preached have done we'll.
The large numbers who as soli-
citing committee have collected the
funds, are deserving of the thanks
of donors and recipients alike; not
only those who collected large sums
on the business street, but the CLEAN
ers at home.
Glasgow is but few dollars below
it's quota of $4OO and will reach it
when all reports are in. Hinsdale has
the honor of first reaching and report
ing its quota-$100, passing it by
$3.50. Richland is the second to send
in it's contribution-$21, a splendid
gift for a one-store town. The COM
plete report by the treasurer, Emory
Pease, will be made next week. Let
all funds collected be turned in at
once. FRANK E. HENRY,
Chairman, Committee, Valley County.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
COUNTY AGENT EXPLAINS
SEED LOAN OPERATION

County Agent NJ. E. Stebbins left
Monday morning by auto to attend
a series of Farm Bureau meetings.
The object of the meetings was to
explain the federal seed grain loan.
The great number of inquiries that
the agent received daily clearly in
dicated that the farmers did not un-
derstand the merits of the loan offer
ed by the federal government through
the Farm Bureau. Therefore County
Agent Stebbins scheduled meetings in
the different farm bureau commun-
tiles, to explain the seed grain loan
and assist in making out applications.
Monday meeting was held in the
basement of the Valley County Bank
at Hinsdale, Tuesday at Thoeny, and
Wednesday at the South Bench hall, at
this meeting a Farm Bureau commun-
ity was organized and officers cleo
ted, this speaking we'll for the South
Bench farmers. Friday meeting
was held at Frazer, and Saturday at
Oswego. A large attendance was re-
ported at all of the meetings and the
numerous questions asked showed a
great deal of interest. The fact that
money could be had if the farmer had
his seed wheat and that the money
could be used for any other purpose
was the part of the loan that was not
clearly understood.
Peter Peterson, president of the
Farm Bureau association, assisted the
agent in covering the county by at
tending the meeting at Opheim and
Glentana.
A large number Of new farm bureau
members were secured and the way
the applications are coming in to the
agents office indicate that the meet
ings were very profitable.
The agent reports $50 applications
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24

Public Instruction Trumper has come
out strongly in favor of at least one
or two more. Bills or notices of bills
given provide for the creation of such
schools as part of the University of
Montana and covering propositions
coming from Kalispell, Great Falls,
Lewistown, Malta, Chinook, Glasgow,
Sidney, Miles City, Terry, Billings
and Durant.
The joint committee headed by
Booth of the senate and Higgins of
the house to investigate the high cost
of living is making progress. 1t has
taken up the matter of price fixing,
the rules of the food administration
and had members of the state food
administrators force before it, and
has gone into the alleged profiteer-
ing in the sale of gasoline. All kinds
of commodities are to be investigated
before the committee reports.
The house committee on privileges
and elections has sent the contest
ants from Silver Bow, who are seek
ing to oust nine democrats elected
on charges of fraud, back to Butte to
take testimony and dispositions.
Representatives of the semi-offi-
cial organization of farmers have
drafted a herd law bill providing for
one township within a herd district
and requiring that the petition be
signed by taxpayers and tenants,
and it has been introduced by Rep
resentatives Demel, Often and HAIL
and. Gudmundson of Saltwater coun-
ty has introduced one providing that
the petition for creation of herd dis
trict must be signed by qualified elec-
tors. Both make the district one
township in size, just half the old
law.
Nyquist of Sheridan county has a
bill changing the dats, # the primary
election from the latter part of Aug
ust to the last Saturday in June, the
purpose being to have it at time
when the farmers are least busy.
Only five measures have been pas
sed so far and sent to the governor
for his signature, the three bills ap-
propriate money for the expenses of
the session and joint memorial to
congress petitioning for the passage
of national woman's suffrage amend
ment and another joint memorial ask
ing congress to cede Fort William
Henry Harrison near Helena to the
state to be used as an institution for
the rehabilitation of men injured in
the industries of the state.
Senator Burlingame's bill for the
appointment of commission of three
to recodify the statutes has been pas
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
COUNTY OFFICIALS" MEET.

A state meeting Of the county Off
cials of Montana was held on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
at Livingston, and we are pleased to
note that Valley county was we'll rep
resented at the, convention.
Among those who were privileged
to attend were: County Assessor II.
O. Gamas, County Surveyor w. H.
Mann, County Auditor H. G. Wolk-
ing, Clerk and Recorder C. w. Kamp-
fer and County Commissioners Peter
West, Carl J. Anderson of Opheim,
and C. X. Pippin of Saco.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
Before the sixteenth session of the

Before the sixteenth session of the
state legislature met there was gen.
eral prediction that the most impor-
tant subject coming before it for con-
slderatlon would be the question of
revising the state tax laws as rec
commended in the report of the state
tax commission created two years ago.
With the session half over there are
number Of matters which obscure
the question of taxation. It NAV be-
come of more Importance later in the
session but right now the creation of
new counties and probable locations
for proposed normal schools are caus
ing the most discussion.
An effort to take the creation of
counties out Of the legislature through
the passage of amendments to the
county creation law was attempted
by the senate, which passed the Nc
Cone bill, reducing the required val
uation to $4,0O0,o00, but the house
would not stand for such move and
two caucuses on the subject failed
to reach an agreement.
AS a result, bills for the creation
OF Garfield county out of the western
portion of Dawson and Treasure
county out of the southeastern part
of Rosebud have already passed the
lower house and are now in the sem
ate, while bills for the creation of
Glacier out Of the northern part of
Teton and Pondera out of Choteau
have been favorably reported in the
house.
Bills providing for ID new counties
have already made their appearance
in the house. More of them are GER
tain to be rported upon before the
week is over. These bills cover the
proposed counties Of McCone, out OF
Dawson; Richland and Prairie; Dan.
iels out of Sheridan and Valley;
Roosevelt out of the southern part OF
Sheridan; Cogswell out of Valley
Richland and Sheridan; Cruise out OF
the eastern end of Fergus; Judith
out of the western end of Fergus;
Pershing out of Gallatin, jefferson
Madison and Broadwater; Lake out
of Sanders, Missoula and Flathead;
and Power River out of Custer. There
are others Of which notices to intro
duce bills for their creation have been
given.
The house has sought to get rid of
these bills early in the session by
passing rule that new county bills
may be introduced after January 27
1t seems certain now that some ad-
ditional normal schools will be pro.
vided for. State Superintendent of
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
SEEKS PROTECTION FOR QUAIL.

A resolution to secure legislation
for the permanent protection of quail
has been adopted by the farm bureau
of Clinton county, Ill. The bureau
took this action chiefly because of the
value of the quail in destroying cinch
bugs, other insect pests, and odbnox-
ious weed seeds. AS many as 400
cinch bugs have been found in a
quail's crop. The quail is especially
active in gathering bugs from hedge
rows, punches of grass, and other COW
ers that are difficult to reach by burn
ing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
PROGRESS WITH VACCINE.

AS result of continued demand for
vaccine for immunizing cattle against
blackleg the bureau of animal indus
try is enlarging it's facilities for ma
king this important preparation so as
to meet all demands promptly. Dur
ing the last year more than 100000
doses of blackleg vaccine were dis
tributed free to stock owners of the
United States. The bureau is pre-
pared to assist stockmen in preventing
blackleg in their herds, both through
printed information and through vac
cine for properly immunizing cattle.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24

received, amounting to $171,0O0 and
certificates of approval have been re-
ceived and sent out amounting to $780,
900.
At the present rate the farm bureau
G;ll bring into the county approx
% " 100000, assisting over 500
fa- VSt to seed and feed.
M. ,tebbins, county agent, left
Wednes- y corning on No. 4 to hold
two farm W1u organization meet
ings north Oh ego. Mr.. Stebbins
will be accompa. y N. c. Donald
son of the United ,tates department
of agriculture, who will lecture on
"Better Farming Methods"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
HOW HAS, MONEY
BEEN SPENT?
Probing Committee Is Appointed
To See if People Are Get
ting Square Deal.
SLATTERY PRESENTS; SENATEBlLL is
Sektnan Presents Bill to Reduce Max
imum Rate of Interest," to 10 Per
Cent.-Mead and Arnold Pre-
sent New County Bills.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Helena, Jan. 23.-Whether the peo-
pie of Montana are getting value re-
ceived for the money expended in the
conduct of the various offices and
large number of bureaus, departments
and commissions that have been Gre
ated in the past is to be- found out by
a special joint committee provided for
by resolution passed in the house
this week and or which Baggs of
Ravalli, Dodds of Nathead and Con-
ser of Fallon have been named men,
bers. This probing committee has
been given full authority to, get at
the facts and make such recommend
ations for changes, as it deems nec-
essary.
Gfasgow's ambitions to have one of
the proposed normal schools, located
in Valley county are presented in S.
B. 16, by Slattery,. and H. B. 80 by
Sektnan, providing for the establish
ment of the Milk River Valley NOR
NAL school at Glasgow. The house
bill with other normal school bills is
now in the hands of the appropria-
tions committee of the lower body.
Sektnan has had his bill reducing
the maximum rate Of interest to 10
per cent favorably reported in the
house.
Other measures presented by the
Valley county representatives are II.
B. 21, by Mead, creating the county
of Daniels out of Valley and Sheri-
dan counties; H. B. So, by Arnold,
creating the county Of Roosevelt out
Of the southern section of Sheridan
county,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
the Townley-LeSueur- Haywood

by the Townley-LeSueur-H Haywood
Debs gang.
1--WE have consulted practically ev-
cry official in Sheridan county and
they, without exception, have express
sed themselves as heartily in favor
of having a grand jury called. Each
and every one of them feel that they
are entitled to have their official rec
ords cleared by grand jury inves-
tigation and thus prove to the tax
payers Of the county that they have
not at any time been delinquent in
the performance of their duties as
public officials.
eve have little doubt that there
are some things that grand jury
can investigate and bring in findings
of fault
"For instance, we understand there
to be numerous cases in the county
wherein applicants for seed grain
have Intentionally and fraudulently
secured seed from the county by will
fully filing lien upon land not their
own and in addition to this direct
violation of the law, other applicants
for the purchase of grain have dis
posed of. their crops without satis-
flying the lien and thus repaying the
county for the assistance loaned them
in their time of trouble:
In case their statements are found
to be true the offenders should be
forced to pay the penalty.
"Another instance that has been
brought to our attention is the fact
that officials of different school dis
tricts have at times during the past
six years drawn sums of money from
the funds Of their districts for SER
vices rendered or purported to be
rendered for which they are entitled
to no compensation under the laws
of the state.
"These cases should by all means
be investigated and where it is prov
EN- that false returns have been made
in order to procure money under false
pretense the offenders should get the
limit Of the law.
"After thoroughly investigating the
different county offices we would sug-
gest that the grand jury extend its
Investigations to the above irregular
tiles in the handling of public funds
and the other matters along that line
should be brought to their attention.
"This paper suggests that in view
of the large amount of work that
would fall to the grand jury, that il
be called at the earliest possible time
consistent with the desires of the pre-
siding judge of this district"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
CARD PARTY.

Miss Peggy Cobban entertained a
few friends at cards at the home of
Mrs. Milo Hummel on Wednesday eve
ming. Two tables were played, and de-
licious refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Those present were: the Misses
Ruby Griffith, Ethel Lezie, Stella Ho-
vey; Messrs. Currie and Cunningham
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Alsop.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
T., A. MILNE WILL SPEAK
ON MONT. DEVELOPMENTS

w. A. Milne, former chief Of the
speakers bureau of the food adminis-
tration Of Washington, will be in
Glasgow February 5th and will speak
on the proposed work of the Montana
Development League, which is being
organized throughout the state. Much
interest is manifested in the efforts
being put forth for the future devel-
opment of our great state.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Reuler en-
tertained at their home at beautiful
ly appointed dinner given on Thurs
day evening, in honor of Mrs. A. ].
Evans, a sister of Mrs. Leo B. Cole
man.
The guests on this occasion were
Mrs. A. J. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
B. Coleman and Mr.. and Mrs. E. d.
Hardie.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
CONGREGATIONAL LADIES.
WILL HOLD MEETING

The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will meet at the home
of Mrs. D. E. Parsons on Wednesday
afternoon, January goth. All the
members are requested to be present,
as matters of Importance for the work
of the coming year will be under dis
cussion.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24
DEATH OF INFANT.

The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Olson of Glasgow died on
Tuesday of this week. It is thought
the little one was a victim of the in
fluenza. She was but three weeks
old.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24

DR.. C. B. Norgaard is moving to
Scobey and will open up office at
that place.
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nothing that can be done in this con-
nection."