The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-05-13

appeared many times in several later
issues and in practically the same
form. Only last week James Deepan
of Frazer transacted business in Gas
gow," appeared again. The Colonel
conducted a creditable paper, nothing
startling or sensational, but whole.
some. His first issue was admirable.
giving bits of local history up to that
time, viz, the date c. E. Hall built a
log cabin on hi sclaim, emitting men
ton of the Mrs. and the Kids. The
Colonel was always a polite, nice man.
The date of the establishment of the
p~ostoffice by Chas E. Hall, postmast-
err, emitting the mention of the beer
case postoffice boxes and the floorless
stockade thus converted to federal SER
vice and public service. There were
other items of like nature in this is
sue, more properly belonging to a
chronological early history of the
town, if we are to get anywhere with
this newspaper history. The Colonel
moved to Kalispel, where he still re-
sides, or did up to two or three years
ago, the latest l heard of him. Then
comes Chas. E. Hall, succeeding the
Herald with the Valley County News.
Frankly, l did not like Hall as a news
paper man, nor in much of any other
capacity. Thought he was too narrow
between the eyes to see straight. Any
way l was peeved and having publish
ed a newspaper for seven years, I
thought we were entitled to the real
unbiased article (as l saw it, of
course), so l skipped to Minneapolis
to see if l could dig up someone else.
Being acquainted with the father of
j. M. and R. M. Lewis, of the present
First National Bank. | called on him in
st. Paul and explained my business
and asked if he knew of a suitable
man. He informed me he had a
nephew reporting on the Minneapolis
Tribune and he might help me in my
search. Thus / met R. X. Lewis. My
idea was at that time, for information
and help is my quest. After getting
all of my views (since called Propa-
ganda) he, much to my qualification
over a successful ending of my mis-
sion, decided to come himself. Thus
the Valley County News became the
Gazette. R. X. Lewis was a brilliant
writer, for in his vocabulary GAS.
Deegan of Hinsdale" did more than
"just come to town. He was a some
body from the thriving town up the
line, and he did something or other,
which made it of specific Importance.
You see what l mean, his writings
were not simply and merely a report
duty performed. At that R. X. did
me personally and others collectively
the meanest trick of all, he left Joe
Amiott in the newspaper field and
the Gazette thus became the North
Montana Review. Amiott copied R.
KS literary style, but with not quite
the same motive, ! thought. Once l
went to Amiott and said "Joe there
are only five items iii your paper this
week, whereof l know the particulars,
and they are all five wrong, what
about the rest?" ooh, the rest are
I all right" he smilingly replied. These
four papers were all in direct line
of succession. Then came the break.
Sometime previous to the break, "the
great un~washed," as R. X Lewis used
to call them, dug deep into their jeans
and produced the Democrat, by The
Glasgow Publishing Company, edited
by Colonel Hinton. After Hinton, Rev.
Christler tried his hand. The same
language in cold type, did not get by
as nicely as his References best plat
form manner
]. T. Farris & Son, publishing the
Hinsdale Homestead, bought some of
that plant, and took over all or part
of the Democrat and began publishing
the Independent. Mr.. Farris was
county commissioner during the Milk
river bridge building period, and Col.
Sneed, of Rock Creek, an a%spirant for
the position, said well have to get rid
of Farris or he will canopy the whole
of Milk river" Once l had for the mo-
ment forgotten the name of Farris'
paper and inquired of a prominent
Glasgowite. He thought for a while
and gave it up, saying at never had
much of a dent in him, anyway" That
tells the story. A real nice, clean
paper, but awfully tame. He sold his
will and subscription list to T. J. Hook
ing of the Courier and moved to Libby,
Montana, where conditions were better
for him in a business way, but where
he died in a year or two. His was
altogether a fine family.
Somewhere in among these indepen-
dent and spasmotic newspaper efforts,
Bob Prewitt published the Recorder
for a time. Bob was a printer who
worked on the Record. What became
of Bob and the Record is unknown to
me.
Along came w. E. Rhodes, who with
Walter Stanley published for years,
the Valley County News. Rhodes was
a good printer, geographically ex-
%cellent. Was a church worker ;had
all the church, Sunday school and So
ciety work for a time. Was consid-
cred a good moral citizen, whom many