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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-11-26
General Information

The CoosebIl Oil & Gas company was organized in May 1920 and ncupua under
the laws of the state of Aotma, with a capitalization of SIOOOCO one hundred thousand
shares at one oar EACH fully paid up ad nonas@sabe.
The men at the head of HMso il company are usess me and we'll known as men who
near business. They will develop tev vast holdings they have acquired in both Chomeu
and Liberty countless Montana
Their territory lies in the Sweet Grass arch in ad around the Goo@bin-+appoxinatdy
could b secured and who is familiar with the geological formations Of the state
Plans and Purposes of Our Company
We propose to develop our leases Just asfst as capital becomes available and me nand ma
chney can be secured.
The management Of this company will carry on the business in an aggressive MANNER but
the stockholders, andthe who contemplate becoming stockholders may rest assured that the
officers will look first to their SMt.
All efforts wHlb made to put the company dividend aging bs.
The ohcrsd the mpm receive no salaries unl the company becomes a producing
comer; and are devoing ther tme a1e effort to produce such condition at thee earliest ONE
Their is 10 useless expenditure fol- Arv Offices equInent or heph the funds being used
for the purpose of producing as soon possible
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-11-26

II you have lost anything,
the place to find it is wtere
you lost it.-If in Oil-in Oil.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Male and Female

It costs single girl just $500 year live when
she works and supports herself in Washington d. c. than
It does her brother
Such is the result of Uncle Sans investigation Of the
nual budget necessary to maintain a single and
single in the clerical service of the government
Washington d. c.. at level of health and decency
The man and the woman pay same for the following
items per year:
1870
When it to cothing-ah, that's a different mat
ter! The poor male person is allowed s15836 but his
ter worker must have s24o15 per And laundry
there's the rub The gets along with $1,000 worth
of cleansing per but the must have $4,000
Brother assumed to be bit husker for his medical
dental and oculist charges put only $1,000 year
while his compariot must have $4,000 contribute the
medical profession The male animal requires anus
ing tho He must have $4,000 worth per annu while the
get along on $4,000 worth of amusements One
suspects that the unmarried male expected to pay for
the theatre seats when he takes the unmarried female
worker out in the evening! Other incdentas presu1-
ably including such Injuries the filthy weed net the
male creature $4,000 per while the lady gets along
$1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
The Supreme Court

Every good citizen who is interested in saieg1adns sS
American principle of majority government should take
note that the supreme courts decision giving the uca
States Steel corporation clean bill of health was MINOR
ity decision by four of nine justices 40. a., -,
By vote of four three the court held that he steer
corporation is not combination in violation oil the anu,
fs laws vet five of the Justices were ior
the government and against the steel corporation Juasg
~ the history of the whose failure TO vote ost e
government the suit Those two were Brandeis ana NC
Reynolds -, 49, ,r.uo,
Rrandeis denounced the steel corporation as an illegal
trust when he testified before senate investigating CON-
mttee in 1911 McReynolds the attorney general VINO
handled prosecution of the steel combine IN the
courts They considered this record disqualified them from
aivinq impartial Judgment the case and accordingly
retired to the background remaining neutral IN the
II Is bad state of affairs when the people, thru her
can before the supreme court even
when majority of the justices are on the people
side The principle OF majority government rs haStfuhg
precedent of dangerous possibilities Is established
The corrective is apparent: The proper iegs-
tiye steps should Immediately be taken to make major
y vote of the supreme court necessary for all decisions
Where Justice sit and rule on case on account
Of previous actions utterances that might seem TO make
him open charge of partially the president should DE
empowered appoint temporary supreme court JUSTICE
with the advice and consent of the senate
Citv folks shall knoc thing or teo about r1sino
prices Of food tchen the farmer quits the habit OF rising
at a. M
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
On the ISSUE Of
4mericanism There Can
Be No Compromise
Old and New

The universe is old, repeating itself over
and over How beautiful the sun rises this
morning-it is but doing what it has done
million times. All the freshness is in
the behoders eyes.
Yet, said Jean Paul, wherever a child is
born a new universe is created"
Innumerable stories are published in tho
magazines monthly and weekly. Yet you
notice a certain sameness. And some ex-
pert has declared that there are only six
stories in existence; the thousand and one
are but variations of those six themes.
Every play is reshuffling of the old
cards; the lover and his lass, the stern
parent. the comic, and the villain. The
element Of novelty is among the spectators.
not on the stage
II your heart is young, the older the
tale the better. The little boy would rather
hear you tell Of Jack and the Beanstalk
the hundredth time than TO try new one
When a man becomes wise he ceases
10 search for new streams, and goes back
TO the old springs-love and danger, chance,
hope, and fighting.
They had Kaisers and Ktcheners, Roose-
velts and Wilson's and Fords also in
Augustan Rome, in the Egypt'of Rameses
l.. and at the time of Abraham and Mel
chisedec.
So grandfather understands the four
year-old boy better than the father does;
he knows that the only adventure is in
the child's soul. The parent is still looking
for it in the world
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Go to It

Before congress gets thru with its army reorganization
bill It is certain that drastic amendments to the section
relating to martial will be offered
Il known that Representative Royal Johnson Tor one
deeply interested in reforming armys courmarta
system.
Good business Some months this newspaper printed
n expose by former Brig Gen. Ansel OF the Judge adj
vocate generals department, the undemocrauc and
American conditions existing with regard to the army
s dealt out to our private soldiers during the period
These stories brought out why reenlistment
II the army has proven unpopular with returned sol
ders peace time proposition They showed that the
private soldier was at the mercy OF his Officers who
could be unjust with him and get with 1t under the
existing scheme of things
Now America needs standing army. II needs clean.
manly, hundred per cent American organization COM
posed Of the best blood in the country to form the back
bone Of military preparedness. And the only way TO
ut it is to weed out or reform such antedated
American features Of military life present army
justice system represents
there is any section Of the army reorganization bill
that needs amending is the court-mara section And
Johnson. Chamberlain, ct al. herewith urged to
50 to it!
Some nho think they presidential timber
merely presidential splinters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
Movie Tastes

The other day was struck by piece in photoplay
magazine which was headed: IF Christ Went to the
Movies" All right. Then what? Well the Rev. Dr. Percy
Sckney Grant rector of the Church of the Ascension New
York that Christ would say LET my people enjoy
this thing Let my church employ it. Blessed be that
which upts, restores and refreshes the weary souls
men,"
Tastes change in the movies. Years ago the chase
and Wild West melodrama and the train robbery the
things Now, the very best of everything only sufces
and producers hunting the world for it. 1t is not
yet claimed that all the saaous things have been removed
from the But public taste, which hits the box
office, is helping A~i many believe there is dawn at
hand that will make the movie universally clean. Even
this time 1000 churches out of 140C0 are using the
motion picture The influence Of the is it is fine to
record, being utilized in religion.
Says Dr. Grant: he movies of today are our cleanest
form of amusement They well censored and morality
and right prevail Tastes have changed What pastor
would have cared to say that 10 years ago?
great many people like Hoover because he doesn't
spend hoJ OF has time recommending himself.
Lady Astoy doesn't like the word prohibition but then
nobody Aston for opinion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

Greeting, Have you planted your
malt seed YETI
what Is the proper way 20 assist
a lady into or from an automobile p
queries Henry.
We would say. first open tho door
True. you may feel like throwing her
In over the door or thru the cute
little windows at the back. but her
proper entry Il by the door.
Having opened the door. sire the
lady up. There are ladies who will
have 10 go In beam on. an II were n
she appears ono whom you must
present sideways TO tho door. take
her by one arm. put your shoulder
where YOU can get tho most leverage
and gently h.ave. We have on oe.
casion properly assisted some 200
lbs. avoirsiupois. under this plan.
Hut be careful not 10 have yotu foot
on the subjects skirt when you
heaye. We omitted this vital point
on one occasion. partially disrubod
the lady. and had ours~lf our auto.
our maid servant our man servant.
our or. our aas and everything that
was ours eussed as only as lbs. Of
able bodied lady. standing IN pub
lie street largely IN dre~-shields and
knee high underskirts could do H.
As 10 getting her out. II II proper
TO politely hold the door open while
she crawia out. having patience n
hcr diameter In too large for the door
Dragging EN- out by tho hair hasn't
been the vogue since Socrates USED
10 take Nantlppe out IN his iinou-
Gino.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

There are Just about 80 many ideas in
the world. They have been here all along.
Each generation of men comes, and thinks
them. and passes. The ideas remain.
Likewise the stock of feelings is limited.
And permanent. We are born, we enter
tain these emotions, we die Another crop
of humans comes after US and does the
same.
Lovers are now saying the same nothings,
feeling the same fires that lovers said
and felt in the days Of Methuselah. But
those thrills are just as fresh, new and
wonderful now, out yonder at the garden
gate where Maud and George are drunk
with each others eyes. as they were when
Abdul Hassan and Fatima languished and
painted in the time of the good Caliph
Haroun AL Raschid in Bagdad.
The sweet tremor the young wife knows
today when she lays her baby TO her breast
is just rs novel as If millions Of mothers
had not experienced it before.
II is not the viands, it is the appetites
that are eternally new.
The vaudeville performer can give the
same old jokes forever if he can keep
having new audiences.
The people who read Life and Punch are
snickering over the same quips that, in
but slightly different form. amused the
company that used to gather at the house
OF Aspasia.
The only things new under the sun arc
You and /.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
She Boils Snow to
Recover Diamond

SIOUX CITY. Ia. March b,--Lo,-
Ing . diamond from her engagement
ring . resident Of the town went 90
tho place where she remembered slip
ping Tn the ice. and her hand strfk.
Ing against eome,hing hard She go,
= truck and cartrd the snow from
tho spot to her back yard. Then.
with the aid of a washboiler. shc
boib~d the SNOW and found her dia'
mord
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

they are getting larger.
A. In most instances a mole. or
even q few moies. are not ~ serious
import. but when they Increase rap
IDLY and keep getting larger. the
question Of maiiEnancy must BE-
carefully considered II In not un.
common for simpuc modes 20 become
maiignant--that In. To turn into y
form Of oAooar.
@ For tAe past Ore yczys ]
have suffered from what the doc
tor calls "sinus trouble Have had
several operations. but without re-
lief have severe pains In ths
head. usually from ear ia ear. also
a dreadful indracr1hahie feeling. !
am very nervous and my heart &C
ton IL irregular what shall I do
A. The cours. Of sinus trouble n
often prolonged and dlscouraging
Some OF your symptoms should lead
TO q careful examination ~ your
heart and arfers~S. and perhaps Of
the thyroid gland. BY ali means dis.
curs the whole matter frankly with
your physician. and perhaps have
him refer you 70 eorne other SPECIAL.
lat for consultation
UNCLE SAN. -. ~ WIN snsUsv.
esshsv IN thh csssns ~ ~ mall.
as0ttsas ~ g~ssvNi tsteve~t whaling
caiy In hygiene. ssssssst~a sra the
r~vve~tisn - dls~ase. u win be
twp.aAbs~ fcs him 10 saswes sus.-
tis~s 81 . pur~ty p>vUnsi asssee. ~
10 pv~srvtbs fw individual aksraMS.
Addrensi
INFORMATION EDrroI
4. n. Public Health AevvseA
WsshisGt~A. d. C.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

Tha; garbage should b. kept In
a tight oaniainrr and placed for re-
Doval twice weekly
That stables should have tight
manure box-sl
That birth reports are nsuexaSy
for your ehiid's veifAre'
That food should b. kept cover.
I'd. both In tbs store ard home. to
prevent standardization
That cancer n durable N She
early stages Of the disea-e7
That you should ~azh milk bot
ties before returning thom 10 the
DEALER
That tuberculosis IL a preven,abis
and eurahis disease II taken In timer
That Il IL your duty as a oitir.n
TO report any violation Of the health
laws tina, may come 90 your nosic~7
That fingers and hands are the
greatest convryorH Of dis~aseT
That vaccination il the oniy means
% preventing smallpox
That instructive health psmphi~t~
can he ctsaAsrSi fr~r by writing IN
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

Some men pho think they presidential timber are
merely presidential spIinters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
SHE MAY RE \ WISER WOMAN
THAN NOl THINK

SHE MAY BE \ WISER WOMAN
THAN NOU THINK
Fern Potts went to Omaha on last
Thursday. where she went TO consult
Or clifford. an eye specialist. re-
Earding her hearing .-onAwa dal
Democrat
You'd hear a Ia, Of harsh things
said about Hoover II II were know
what party he belongs 10. Hut the
Republicans are afraid 20. foe he
may be their candidate. and the
democrats find themselves In tho
same fix
Tnere was q young fellow named
sioaf.
Tho streets got the poor fellows
goat.
lie borrowed a itrsie
Ard then he got busy
Transforming II into beat
why not. In fact. apply the same
methods 90 the sale % pork chopa
beef steak and ham and eEEsr
ANSWERED
roes ,s- potato srow On . eesh o. % .
The potato grows on q treo. and
when tho farmer cuts II down he
gets lot Of potato chipa
r1eass zen ne hsv - can sssspssos
operator TT. u. J.
Haven't you made q mistake IN
your question: Don't you mean
WHAT 20 call q telephone oprraiors
Gao zoe ton ne vnsr. ,as nsa com
panlssf profits Gems treua '-r. H
Its profits como from tho net re-
cclpts.
A.. sr-ssnsksrs s.r.rsiiy srs-ehv
shsn thsy ar. vorsins hsre f---'3sn.-
We've
No. indeed, They only scam that
way.
r-.as. Civ. me IN. nsrrs - shs ssrcrG-
est naaa 10 'hs World III. n.
IL Is impossible tn say who IL The
strongest IL In a matter Of opinion.
We have seen on. man swinx a
bridge. another hold up a train and
another pull up a river.
QUESTIONS WE CAN'T ANSWER
My shotgun has two hammers on
~. Where can SC, one with a
Ratchet on RE. y. J.
am thinking Of selling my old
parasoi. but fear II may not be an
honorable thing 20 do. Would YOU
call Il a shady transastion7-Myrtie.
Please tel mo what kind Of var.
nish 10 USE on n match ! have one
that has been scratched.---A- =.
wish you would tell me where ]
can ind a handy man TO work in n
glove storc7--L. X.
what kind Of feathers has a jan
bird7--E. u. o.
Go On. 60 On. We Don't Like the
Suspense
Mr. Otto Jsrtcsk had a ver- marrow e.
cane few days ego when an crcitsd
animal caused him 20 be thrown into an
unusual snvironmsnt.--n Bedford fOhio)
News Register.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

Awful prices are teaching women
how easy II Is TO turn old garments
bright and new with Diamond
Dyes
Housc-dresses. gingharns. aprons.
stockings. waists. gloves. ribbons,
skirts. sweaters. chiidrcn's coats.
draperics-everyihin can be dlas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

rnonddyed into beautiful. up-to-date.
stylish effects. whether they be wool
or silk: linen. cotton or mixed goods.
Tho Direction Book in package
tells how TO diamond. dye over any
druggist show you Diamond Dye"
Color Card
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

Fern Potts went TO Omaha on last
Thursday. where she went TO consult
Or Clifford. an eye specialist. re-.
Earding her hearing .-onawa Gal
Democrat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05
They Toss Coin
to Decide "Law"

LONDON. March s.--The defend
ant In a claim for 500 At Bow coun-
~ court offered To toss tho plaintiff
$500 or nothing- The plaintiff
agreed ard lost the toss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-05

Ctr folks shah kno,c thing ttco about rrstno
prices Of food rhen the farmer quits the habit OF r'S"o
At a. m.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
Garden Owners to Act

BISBEE-Residents of Warren are taking up arms. Rifles, shotguns. old siX-shoOters, anything that will shoot are being oiled and cleaned in readf- ness for any emergency. A sort of Klu -Klux- -Klan has been organized to take care of what is recognized as a desperate situation. Those who have especially fine gardens and lawns are said to have ordered machine guns.
 The common enemy is nothing but Q band of raiding burros. These beasts have become such q nuisance in being allowed to roam freely about the resi- dence sections Of Warren that several residents have given warning that they are going to shoot any loose burros on
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20

] married couple with one or two child i teh should have as minimum month | iy allowance of $500. These figures may De taken as applying to perma- hehl residents, while travelling repre- sehtatlVes of American firms will pfopaply require something like twice these sums.
 Hotel rates run from S4 to s10 while good board may be had in boarding houses or private homes for from ss5 to S125 per month. Unfurnished apart menus Tn desirable locations with four or Ire rooms vary between SI5 and @1lo as a monthly rent Furnished
 these same apartments bring all the way from $125 to S175 per month. At present considerable difficulty is ex- perlenced in finding a suitable place even at these prices; however it is probable that with the return of nor nal conditions and the consequent cheapening of building materials the construction of modern apartment houses on a large scale will relieve the situation somewhat
 Telephones for general business ptl-- poses cost from S6.30 to $8.60; profes- slonal use, $6.25; and for private resi- Gences $4- The average cost of cur. rent for lighting is & cents per l1i1oWatt hour. Gas for cooking, heating. etc IS paid for at the rate of cents per cubic meter. Firewood costs abprox.- mately $17 per ton. Charcoal of a su- Perior quality is very largely used in the Kitchens of Buenos Aaires and sells at retail for about cents q pound
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
[. ]. ?. LEADERS MEET. TO DISCUSS PARTY'S NATIONAL PLATFORM
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

DISTINCTION, May 1S.-Findings VI ene special committee of III promi- ps+bor ti1 orrepuDl1cans named in January to 1Isteadata 7i.stlsI data for the party's national tba so,ll... Ll were brought today under Ieel,S' S,SI utlny of a conference of 1,artv 1o-relets fo.a t3s Tor revision and perfection be-
 ,g.,.eir eheir presentation to the Chicago s-es+,ell 1esasel tlon. The committees sug- fs| SSS 1loh split up into q sIb-connnif- ;s Sse reports on 21 possible oen1ITiern were discussed exhaustivelv at TT TI' {SSli-day meeting attended by Will cc',, ,,fa-scSes, es, national chairman The SOiiiefence will continue tomor~ow
 ,. Al the sub committee reports re-
 tsted tse to questions Of domestic policy sli9 slt5 party declaration on foreign af- idIts, including the treaty of Nersail- ,es. being left to be worked ont ar seesi s5,-+ conEerences. Some progress in t+,- tlle'. oli iection, has been made however. - aa informal committee of RepI.b- licdn senators. It was said that in 'ls inaln the conclusions Of the special
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20

committee were given approval at to- day confidence, though some elim- nations were made and sugs sestiOns added.
 All the leaders declared. however, that decisions reached at the meeting were in no sense binding and that other changes doubtless would be made when the convention met. 1t was in- dlcated, however, that the committees s report might be made public when the workers revision was completed.
 The conference today constituted a newly created executive commission of the committee of I'll and was made up of all the senators and representa- tives holding membership on the fun comittee and of the chairmen of the q sub committees. In addition, sew eral convention delegates who are to sit on the platform committee attended.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
Death of Veteran

KINGAIAN-Repcr has just come from Sawtelle that Adam Simonds died al the Soldiers Home about three weeks ago. Simonds was 9 veteran of the civil war and came to Arizona after his discharge In the sixties he fur nished wood for the river steamers at points from the Colorado river Indian reservation to Cottonwood Island and later entered actively in mining.
 Simonds was one of the men who rescued the White party after it's peril ous trip through the Grand Canyon in 1868. White was the only nen7fser ot the ill-fated expedition to get th' ough alive, the other members perishing on the way. The men had been stampeded into the canyon bv the Indians and found that the only way out was 10 build a raft and make the trip throu q. the terrific rapids of the great gorge.
 Many people here have known Adam Simouds as a genial we'll meaning gentlemen anI his death will be si1.s cerely regretted by aIl who knew him. -Mohave County Miner.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
STILL, SHE PROBABLY
 SELDOM GOES HUNGRY

LONDON-The horrors of poverty have descended on the royal family: Queen Alexandria went a-window shopping the other day. incognito. She was recognized and newspape- woman talked with her as they walkot! from window to window. 'FHery pre9 ty,' commented the queen, but ab- surdly expensive. Only millionaires can stand such prices"
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20

sight. The owners of the animals have been repeatedly requested to keep them fastened but the requests have been ig- nored.-Daily Rvicw.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-20

Prices are still on the upward trend and, contrary to all previous expecta- tons, the crest of the wave does not seem 10 have been reached yet.-South American (%. Y.1