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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
FARMING MUST BE PRACTICAL
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efforts in some other direction.
Now if the farmer is to get a fair
wage and at the same time, sell his
crops at prices which the people of the
country can afford to pay, we must not
only increase our production but we
must find better methods of distribu-
ton.
We must get the products of the
farm to the consumer in the city with
less waste and at less relative cost.
Also we must learn how to take some
of the speculative risk out of farming.
In n sense the farmer is the great
est Spectator in the world. His bust
ness is subjected to risks which he can
not insure against. He is at the mercy
of the weather. He has no means of
correctly estimating the demand for
the crops he proposes to produce. He
cannot control production as can the
manufacturer. He has nothing to say
about the price. What he gets for
his crops constitutes his wages, but
he does not know until six months or
a year after the work is done what
his wages are to be.
When we have worked our way
through this period of disorder and
have shaken off the terrible grip of
these economic forces which are now
causing US so much discomfort we will
find ourselves at the beginning of a
new period in our national life.
In the future there must be a more
conscious direction Of our growth and
a much closer coordination Of u var
ious activities. The relation between
agriculture and business will become
more and more intimate.
Without lessening for a moment our
activities in scientific research, our eff
forts can find cheaper methods of pro-
duction, our improvement in varieties
and breeds, we must give more atten-
ton to the problems of finance and of
marketing and of everything else
which directly or indirectly influences
both production and price.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
TWO u. S. JUDGES
FOR MONTANA
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delayed calendar becoming more
crowded and delayed every year as to
justify the providing Of another Judge
for Montana, in my judgment.
"If the figures could be brought
down to date even a stronger showing
would be made because OF the in
creased number of cases under the
Volstead law in border states like
Montana.
"But there is still another reason
that makes the need even more imper-
ative. Montana is the third largest
state in the union. From the north
west corner of the state to he south
east corner is a greater distance than
from the City of Washington to Chi
cago, or from our National Capital to
the state of Florida. We think of
the New England states of Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut and New York as a
pretty sizable chunk of country, and
those states have nine United States
District Judges to serve the several
sections of that territory, and yet n
could put all of those states into Mon
tana and have territory left larger
than the state of Kentucky, which
state alone has two Judges.
Justice is denied when people must
pay the high cost of travel with their
lawyers and witnesses and go farther
from home than the distance from
the City of Washington across the
states of Maryland, Pennsylvania and
New York before they can reach a
United States District Judge, or farth-
er from home than the distance across
the whole length of the State of Penn
sylvania. And yet that is the incon-
venience and the unjust situation
which the people of the state of Mon
tana have to contend with.
"The needs Of an additional Judge
has long been recognized and / hope
and urge that this committee and this
Congress will at this time look with
favor upon u request. The long dis
tances which the Judge, court officers
and witnesses must necessarily travel
under the present conditions create a
great deal of expense as shown in the
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24

Northern Ry. tracks and suitable sign
or some other marker be purchased
to have proper distribution of dump
ing and that City Attorney be instruct
ed to draw up ordinance giving City
Council legal power to operate and
regulate and control the Garbage
Dump Grounds. Roll call voting Eyes"
Alderman, Hurry, Magruder, Acker-
man and Langen.
The Council instructed the City
Clerk to write Library Board advis-
ing hereafter all acquisitions for
books, magazines or other supplies
be presented to the City Council before
purchasing, this action to enable Coun-
Gil to curtail expenses and keep with
in limit of appropriation of funds.
Communication received from Mrs.
Dan Mckay, from Ct. Falls, present
ing here resignation from the Library
Board and on suggestion from Mayor
Christinson and Council, resignation
not accepted, the City Clerk was in
structed to write Mrs. Mckay so in
forming her of action and to ask her
to kindly continue to act on Library
Board.
Mayor Christinson appointed Hon.
John Hurry and reappointed Mrs. P.
l.. Herring, for 3 year term each on
Library Board. On motion by Alder
man Alderman, seconded by Magrud-
err, appointments confirmed, voting
Eyes" Alderman, Langen, Hurley, Ac-
herman and Magruder.
The Council advised and instructed
the City Clerk to take up with the
Health Officer, DR.. M. D. Hoyt and
Fire Chief, D. S. Hall, for their coop
Grafton, with the cleanup and notify
property owners where clean up had
not been done to enforce cleanup. On
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
MOST FIRES ARE IN HOMES
AND START IN KITCHENS

How many women are aware of the
fact that they are daily handling ar
ticles or performing duties about their
homes which constitute fire hazards
of a dangerous nature? Very few, in
al probability, yet every household
contains materials and harbors con-
ditions that make fire and ever-pres-
ent probability.
Most fires occur in homes, most
home fires start in the kitchen, and it
is a sorry fact that many of these
home fires are attended by injury and
loss of life. 1t has been estimated,
for example, that more than $4,000
persons are burned to death each wear
and most of the victims are know to
be women and small children. There
was nearly $4,000, 900 damage done
to insured city dwelling houses in the
United States during 1919, according
to the Actuarial Bureau of the Nation
al Board of Fire Underwriters. Most
of this loss, as well as the major por-
ton of the total recorded fire toll in
1919 OF $257, 900, 0O0, was ~preventable.
In 1920 losses reach the tremendous
figure of $500, 000,O 00. This waste is
always serious; today, in view of hous-
ing conditions, it becomes a calamity.
The housewife should realize that
most fires are the result of careless
ness and that every fire, by destroying
needed commodities and multiplying
months of labor, adds to the cost of
living and makes her battle against
prices more difficult. Insurance in
demnity can neither create workers
nor reproduce materials; it car mere
ly support the money equivalent of
destroyed property.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
YOUNG D
"AIR VAC" A

Washington, June 16.-Merrill X.
Riddick, son of Representative Rid
dick flew into town the other day in
a plane which army airmen say is not
safe, and they tried without success
to have him arrested Wednesday.
Commander Scanlon of Boiling field,
called on Major Harry Gessford, chief
of police here, to arrest the young
man, but the major said he had no
jurisdiction owe aviation. Young Rid
dick is having the valves ground, and
after oiling up a day or two, will be
ready to start on another trip.
Representative Riddick admitted
Wednesday that his son is a sort of
"~vagrant" so far as the air is on
cerned. A few days ago a letter came
that he had been mailed in Texas. A
day or two later n anne that was
mailed in Missouri, it was soon fol-
lowed by one from Wisconsin. Then
M day a letter written on stationery
of Hotel Lorraine, Chicago, came, say
ing, "See you in a few days." The
letter had scarcely been delivered when
young Riddick greeted his folks in
person, having flown from Chicago.
When he arrived Saturday, he land
de IN a vacant lot near his home on
Dent place, staked down his machine,
left it in the care of a person residing
nearby and went home for the night.
Sunday the family drove out by auto
mobile. He invited his mother to ride
over to Boiling field, four miles away
ut was just like he invited her to
jump in the car and go to the other
side of town." Representative Riddick
said. Before l drove to Dupont cir
Gle, a few blocks away, he was circling
for a landing at Boiling field"
Young Riddick was one of the first
boys in Montana to volunteer, his
father said. He was soon made air
instructor, due to his record.
He went to France and later en-
tered the air mail service.
He made it a point to pass over
towns low enough to see if the people
were interested. If they gathered in
the street he tooy it that an airplane
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL

June 8, 1921,
The City Council of the City of Glas-
gov, Montana met in regular post
poned session from June Sth to June
9th, 1921 at 8 o'clock p. m. Roll call,
following answered present: Mayor
Christinson, present and presiding,
Alderman Alderman, Magruder, Hurry
and Langen, present.
The minutes of the meeting of May
25th, 1921 read and approved on mo-
ton by Alderman Alderman, second
ed by Hurry.
Roll call, voting Eyes" Alderman,
Magruder, Alderman, Hurry and Lam
gen.
Edwin F. Schoenig appeared before
Council for Guarantee Auto Co., for
permit to place l underground 280
gallon gasoline filling station tank,
and pump, l underground 1870 gallon
lubricating oil tank and l free air and
water station stand in front of gar
age building on lot II, block a; gaso-
line tank and lubricating tank under
side walk and street and pumps and
stands to be erected on outer edge of
sidewalk, permit laid on table and the
Mayor referred same to Committee on
Public Welfare, Alderman, Langen and
Magruder, and Committee on Streets
and Sidewalks, Alderman, Alderman
and Hurry to investigate if detriment-
al to public welfare and safety, if per-
nit be allowed or not. Committee to
investigate Friday morning, June
10th. Committee on Public Welfare
appointed on Garbage Dump Grounds,
Alderman, Langen and Magruder, re-
ported hat dump grounds was in very
bad state of confusion, that some ways
and means should be taken to pre-
ven the public from dumping garb-
age, manure etc, promiScously all
over and that the best way to pro-
tect, to have a system of distribution
by fencing and have sign posted to
regulate certain places within the
dump grounds for disposal of garbage,
manure, burning of paper, etc.
On motion by Alderman Langen,
seconded by Magruder, that City of
Glasgow build and erect suitable wire
fence around dump ground located east
of City Limits and north of Great
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
VANDERBILT WRITES
ON YELLOWSTONE TRAIL

Billings, Mont, June 1.-THE sec
ond lap of our transcontinental auto
mobile trip was ended by u arrival
here after covering 1889 miles from
Chicago in II days, or 6S hours run
ming time. The entire mileage from
New York to Billings of 2,615, was
covered in approximately 11S hours rum
ming time.
Montana roads thus far have been
very irregular, with some good
stretches of gravel and some dirt
roads, the worst we have yet found;
Much construction, which consisted
chiefly of deep, loose gravel, lmpeded
us. This could have been avoided by
detours but did not attempt them as
they were too long. Clay hillcocks
along the rivers cause much grade
work. These dirt roads are almost
impossible Immediately after a rain
on account of the slippery texture
when wet, and as they dry very rapidly
tourists should by all means stop their
journey until a few hours after rain,
as even four chains do not make driv-
ing very safe.
Fortunately, in the whole trip we
have only encountered one rain heavy
enough to affect roads. This occurred
yesterday afternoon ear Hysham,
but this morning the roads, although
slippery. were p~assable. Yellowstone
river is very high and a terrific cur
rem is rushing over everything. Back
water has flooded two or three feet
above normal in some places, placing
the highway within a few feet of the
turbulent stream. All bridges were
carefully watched in case a higher and
faster current developed.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24

erous to other places. While train
service on the Great Northern has
been barely interrupted here, reports
of damage at Poplar, Wolf Point, Gull
bertson and other poins east have
been received, the injuries to roads
and bridges being such that travel
will be affected for some time.
The rains were the heaviest in the
eastern part of the state as the re-
ports indicate the most damage in hat
direction. The Union Pacific is out of
comlsslon, rtains being run from Man
dan to Helena over the Great North
ern.
Wibaux Hit Hard.
Mandan, N. D., June 1S.-Cloud-
bursts at Wibaux, Mont, and between
Sentinel Butte and Medora, N. d., YES
terday afternoon caused thousands of
dollars damage, according to reports
that reached here today. Houses
were washed away in the lower part
of Wibaux and hundreds of heads of
cattle were drowned on the lowland
ranges, the report said. 1t is un-
known whether any lives were lost.
Speeder Lost.
Miles City, June 18.-Three railway
Ai~'i "AA'iiiS q SpCCuCI I'LL CIt lllt IN
to the Beaver creek flood Friday are
missing trainmen reported here last
night. The body of one has been re-
covered, trainmen told the Northern
Pacific agent here.
Railroad officials are so busy clear
ing up flood wreckage at Glendive,
the agent said. that it was difficult
to obtain definite information.
N. p. Out of Commission.
Livingston, June 20.-Buried under
a deluge of floods, ~washouts and cloud
bursts in eastern Montana, the North
ern Pacific will be without the COM
plete use of its main lines for a week.
headquarters here for the General dis
trict announced today. Estimates place
the length of washed out tracks at 40
miles.
More Bridges Gone.
Miles City, June 20.-There were
three small washouts on the Northern
Pacific between Forsyth and Glendive
Sunday night and Monday morning,
according to local officers of the rail
road.
The officials announced that the first
train from Billings probably would ar
rive here early in the morning and
that the washout or Moon creek, a few
miles west of Miles City, probably
would be repaired in the morning.
The other two washouts were at
Terry and one on the other side of
that town.
Passenger train No. l, which got as
far as Beach, N. D., Friday, still is
at that place, owing to the damage
to the tracks in the vicinity of Wi
baux, while other Northern Pacific
trains are being detoured over the
Great Northern lines from jamestown
to Helena.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
C2dSSifedBuSineSs
Locals

Rates: One Cent a word for each inser-
ton. Minimum charge, Csc. Name
and address count as part of ad.
Forms close Thursday night.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24

annual reports of the Attorney Cen
eral. If a second Judge were provided
and arrangements made to hold court
at other points in the state it would
not only add to the convenience and
make great savings in travel expense
for the general public but the saving
to the United States Government
would go a great ways to cover the
salary the additional Judge would be
paid, if in fact it would not result in
an actual saving.
eff it is proper to incorporate such
an amendment, l would like to suggest
that my bill will be amended to pro-
vide that with the creation of a sec
ond Judge that Court shall be held in
the cities as now provided and also
in the cities of G%lendive, Miles City,
Glasgow, Havre and Lewistown.
81 want to submit a memorandum
on this subject prepared for the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee by the De-
partment of Justice. In regard to
the provision for an additional Judge
in Montana, it would seem that one
Judge has been able to keep up the
business pretty well, but upon further
examination of the Annual Reports
for last years, it will be found that
there has been a considerable increase
in the business of that district. For
instance, in 1909 there were only one
fourth as many civil cases and SO less
Criminal cases commenced than in the
fiscal year 1915. l understand that
the docket has been kept up by tire
less efforts of Judge Bourkuin. Mon
tana is the largest district in the
United States, consisting of 100000
square miles, and it is very likely that
an additional Judge would not mean
any additional expense to the Govern
ment, in view of the saving that would
result in preventing delays and in
speeding up the work of the court
generally"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
VALLEY PARTLY
FLOOD COVERED

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with sibilant, murmured threats that
chilled, and left the dull dread of i'm
minent diaster.
The whole city relaxed from the
taut nerve strain when it was reported
Tuesday evening that the rise was
continuing less rapidly and on We'd
nesday morning all fear was removed
by the news that the water had COM
menced to fall. No fears are felt for
the recurance of the situation this
year as the Missouri has now passed
it's highest stage, and further floods
will be promptly drained off.
Under the circumstances, Glasgow
has escaped what has proved diast-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
LOOKING AFTER
LAW VIOLATORS

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the rights and feelings of farmers and
stockmen. If we are to preserve the
hunting and fishing and other outdoor
attractions in Montana, we must see
that the fellows we meet afield have
the proper licenses, that they keep
within the limits of bags and seasons
prescribed by laws and use only such
methods as the laws permit. Let US
be gentlemanly and courteous al
ways, but insistent and firm for law
observance on every occasion. Let us
support and cooperate with the state
game warden and his deputies; and in
our respective communities do what
we can to create and foster public
sentiment favorable to the protection,
conservation and propagation of our
game and fish. Be a good sportsman;
our wild life is entitled to it."
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24
LOOK PLEASANT
FOR A PICTURE
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Continued from page one)
old days are fast becoming a memory
and it is well to review them once in
a while. The baseball tournament
feature of the three days stampede is
worthy of notice. The tournament
will cover the three days period-uly
8, 4, and 5. Arrangements are being
made with several good teams to play
with the Glasgow twirlers. The Glas-
gov boys are developing a high de-
gree of efficiency in their playing IN
til old time admirers of the game find
real sport in watching the games. You
will get your moneys worth here alone
and all the rest of the good things
thrown in.
The stampede will be put on by the
Milk River Stampede company of
Hinsdale, the same company that
handled the celebration last year which
was such a decided success.
Look for the programs and read the
small bills.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24

motion by Alderman Alderman, sec
onded by Hurry, reports of Police
Judge, City Treasurer and Librarian
be accepted as read. Roll call voting
Eyes, Langen, Alderman, Magruder
and Hurry.
Meeting adjourned to 8 o'clock p. m.
June %, 1921.
OTTO M. CHRISTENSEN,
Mayor.
J. K. MITCHELL, Acting City Clerk.
Advertisement.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24

was strange and landed, taking peo-
pie at SIS a ride. If the people did
not show any interest he went to the
next town.
"And he makes more money than |
do right now" Mr.. Riddick said.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24

FOR SALE-or Trade for milk COWS,
10 hives honey bees. Phone 142.
Z. Prentice, Glasgow. 9-3tc-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24

Those who attended the recital by
Miss Hurd report the entertainment
as excellent. There vas a good at
tendance.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-24

Courier advertisements make profit
able reading.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
Farmer P|oxs Up $4,000 In Gold Coin

Salem, Va. April 26. Henry
Dameron, 25, descendant of pio.
neer Virginia settlers, who works
on his uncle's farm near here
from sunup to sun down at $40 a
month, often dreamed, he said,
of finding treasure and buying
a farm of his own.
On the afternoon of April 9th,
while plowing near the side of
the Brush's mountain his plow
unearthed a peculiar looking ob.
ject which attracted his atten.
tion. Investigation revealed that
he had found a small metal pot
wrapped in buckskin containing
gold and silver coins valued at
Sl4,903. About $4,000 was in
gold, $500 in silver and the bal.
ance in paper money so badly
disintegrated that the denomina-
'tions could not be distinguished.
The latest date on any of the coins
was 1928.
Young Dameron, first bewil-
dered, was fearful that his for
tune might be taken from him
and kept his discovery a secret
until today when he told his
mother.
Henry dreamed for a week
that he was going to find a treas.
ure," declared Mrs. Dameron, a
hardy mountain woman, "and
now he's gone and done it,"
Tonight the fortune was still
in Dameron's keeping with no
intention on his part, he said, of
depositing it in bank.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-05-05
Ignorance, The Curse Of Our Nation.

Franklin K. Lane, former Sec.
retary of the Interior under
President Wilson, recently said:
IF the 5,500,0OO illiterates in the
United States were stretched in
a double line at intervals of three
feet, and were to march past the
White House at the rate of TWEEN.
ty five miles day, it would re.
quire more than two months for
them to pass.
The curse Of our fair land is ig.
norance and illiteracy, but a bet.
ter day is dawning; both Church
and State are beginning to real,
ize that A Americas salvation lies
in educating the masses. Every
State in the Union is giving large
ly for educational purposes, and
all honor to the Southern States
especially which are making he.
roic efforts to reach the neglec.
ted a n d uneducated. Coupled
with what the States are doing
is the work Of the Southern Met.
hodists, Southern Baptists and
Southern Presbyterians, Episco.
palians and other religious bod.
les who are nntiring in their eff
forts to provide better equip
ment and better facilities for the
young men and women who ale
being urged as never before tc
take advantage of the opportuni
ties made possible by the liberal
| ity of laymen of all denomina.
tiOnS.