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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-12-23
Report of County Agent Shows Much :
Splendid Work Accomplished in 1921

The results of the livestock project
are:
II registered sires sold.
% registered sires purchased.
48 scrub sires castrated.
Ia registered boars sold.
IL sires exchanged for farmers.
745 doses of aggressin vaccine put
out.
1890 doses of government vaccine
put out.
1915 animals voccinated.
Sc blackleg demonstrations in twen-
ty different communities.
20 evening meetings on blackleg.
Drought Relief.
Results:
1927 applications made out and sent
in from Valley county.
1161 applications approved and re.
turned.
$166,825.OO money secured on the
116I applications.
81 applications handled for outside
counties.
Boys Camp
Twenty farm boys were camped and
given instructions. The object of the
camp being to give few of the farm
boys an opportunity of taking a real
vacation and getting some real recre-
alton in addition to teaching them a
few principles of agriculture, giving
them number of practical demon
strations which could be put into prac-
tice on their home farms. The aim
is to inspire the boys and imbue them
with higher opinion of agriculture
for future occupation.
Rodent Control.
This project is we'll understood and
we'll organized and the only thing that
is necessary to mention is the big saw
ing by the cooperative purchase of
supplies for the farmers of the county
by the county agent and selling the
poison for cost. The saving on coop
erative purchase of supplies was $2,-
713.15. Another feature is the assist
ance secured by the government and
the state which could not be secured
if the county did not have the county
agent. The farmers in the county get
free bait from the government to fhe
amount of $500 pounds and from the
state 5000 and the county sold Al 900
pounds.
The grasshoppers broke out in a
few communities and the problem was
tackled at once. 1O,960 pounds of
poison bait was mixed. 1870 acres
were covered and $1,1472O was saved
to the farmers on the cooperative pur-
chase of these supplies.
Labor.
With big crop in Valley County
and in the adjoining counties the la
bor question developed to be a real
problem. The agent organized the
county and established five sub b-agen-
cies in the county. AS most of the
laborers stopped at Glasgow they
would be picked up and directed to
farmers and threshermen who had left
their orders at one of these sub agen-
cies Farmers in the dried out COM
munities and counties to the west were
encouraged to come and very large
number of them did come and they
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-12-23

made the very best Of threshing
hands. The office has an actual rec
ord of placing 719 men. In doing this
it made it possible to hold more uni
form wage scale and thus prevent
lot of labor troubles, besides making
it mighty convenient for the farmers
wanting help.
Some communities were without
threshing outfits and outside thresh-
ing machines were located and
through the office sent to these COM
munities.
This is enough to give you an idea
of the busy place the farm bureau Of
flee is and how important such an of
flee is and how such an office is an
advantage to an agricultural county
like ours.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-12-23

school. Erwin Holland is son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. Holland of Lismas and
Miss Cahill is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Cahill, for many years resi-
dents Of Glasgow. Mr.. Holland is now
employed with the Atlanta and West
Point Railway with headquarters at
jacksonville and Miss Cahill has been
employed with the government for
some time past at the same point.
They have a host of warm friends in
Glasgow who join in extending hearty
best wishes.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-12-23

"A county agent is a public official
whose business it is to make available
in practical form the knowledge of ag-
ricultural science as developed by the
State Experiment stations, the United
States Department Of Agriculture and
the results of the best farm practices.
He is supposed to show by field dem
onstrations, publications, and other
wise the application of such know
ledge to local conditions"
The county agent works on the av-
erage longer hours than the farmer
for less wages than are received by
sheep-herder, and he needs abundant
enthusiasm, vigorous body, an alert
mind, and we'll developed spirit of
service to go the pace. Quoted from
United States Department of Agricul-
ture Department Circular 1867.
The county agent has submitted his
annual report to the county commits
sioners, Farm Bureau, State Agricul-
tural College and the United States
Department of Agriculture and as we
had few minutes to glance over it
we found some very interesting facts
and will try and bring them out as
best we can remember.
The report was divided in projects
and the number Of days work on each
project, was given and it showed that
only twenty-four days work out of the
entire year was spent on miscellan-
eous work, indicating that the agent
planned his work and followed it close
ly; which means economy of time and
good results which is character of
Mr.. Stebbins' work.
The years work was divided about
as follows: crops, fifty-five days; live
stock forty-five days; irrigation,
eighteen days; silos, six days; insect
control, twenty; boys camp, fourteen;
rodent control, ninteen; labor, ten;
and few other minor projects. This
shows the major part of the time on
the two important projects of Valley
county-crops and livestock.
Of the 313 working days in 1921 we
find the agent put 1853 days in the
field and 100 days in the office. In
the 100 office days he made out and
corrected over 1900 seed grain appli-
cations which brought into the county
over $166,S50.00 of government
money, which was big help to the
farmers year like this when nearly
every one got fair crop. He dictated
1874 personal letters, and 2O3 circular
letters of which 22,971 copies were
mailed out, wrote sixty-eight news
paper articles, made up and prepared
the material for eleven Farm Bureau
News papers, mailed out 1927 ques-
tionaires and had on the average of
thirty office callers per day. He mail
ed out 1929 bulletins and answered
1892 telephone calls besides the many
small duties of planning the office and
field work.
We find that out of the one hundred
and fifty-three days in the field that
he herded Lizzie 10,977 miles and
travelled by train 4,812 miles besides
visiting 468 farms, attended 46 meet.
ings, speaking to $3.50 people; holding
319 demonstrations at which over 100
people attended.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-12-23
CARD OF THANKS

To the many friends who so willing
ly helped and to whom we are indebted
for the beautiful floral tributes and
expressions of sympathy during our
hour of great sorrow over the loss of
our infant son, we extend our heart
felt thanks and gratitude.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin H. Pippin.
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INDIANS GET A PAYMENT

Poplar, Dec. 18-Indians on the Fort
Peck reservation this week received a
per capita payment that will total
over $4,000 for the entire tribe.
Every Indian man, woman and child
who was living on the reservation the
first OF December is entitled to par
ticlpate in the payment. The amount
is $40 to each Indian.
The payments were made at four
points, at Poplar on Tuesday, Frazer
and Wolf Point on Wednesday and at
the little town of Brockton on Thurs
day.
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WARNESS MARTINSON

Palmer G. Warness, of Scobey, Mon
tana, and Rhoda A. Martinson, of
Summit, S. D., were married at the
Methodist parsonage, Wednesday ev-
ening, December 21, 1921, at 700.
They were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Vallandigham, wha wit
messed the happy union. We all extend
Mr.. and Mrs. Warness very much joy,
and Merry Christmas.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-12-23
FORMER GLASGOW YOUNG
PEOPLE WE'D IN FLORIDA

Erwin C. Holland and Miss Florence
Cahill, were quietly married at Jack
sonville, Florida, on Saturday, De-
cember 18th. Both of the newlyweds
are former Glasgow residents, both
being graduates of the local high
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
City Briefs

The annual convention of the
State HaymakerS Association took
place yesterday at Jersey City
Heights and of the zoo delegates
present from all parts of New Jer-
sey, eighteen represented Perth AM
boy. In the election of officers Peter
Damn of this city was made state
trustee; Lars Jensen, S. G. of H.,
and Steve Janderup was appointed
to serve on the committee on con-
stitution while the other officers
were elected as follows: p. S. c. H.,
J. Reding, of Port Norris; s.. c. H.,
William Carter, of Delanco; S. G. of
s., Alfred Haley, Phillipsburg; S. K.
of B., Clarke Cole. of Phillipsburg:
s. V. c. H., Harry Weider. Fines
Vile; national reformers. John
Reading of Port Norris, and Henry
Moser of Elizabeth. Other officers
and committees appointed were S.
G. of b. D., j. II. Brown of Tucker
ton; finance committee, Joseph
Baummeister of Camden, Mathew
Kennedy of Elizabeth, j.. Fl. Leik-
mar of Trenton; appeal committee,
William Cappi of Jersey City, Peter
Hagen of Camden and b. O. New
ONE of Port Norris; committee on
constitution, Roy Candel of Pitman
John Hamerlee of DelancO. The
next convention will be held in At
lantic City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
OFFICER ESSELBORN DIES
IN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

r Evening News STAFF Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE. Aug. S.-Patrol-
man Adam e. Esselborn, connected
with the GO precinct. and residing at
6123 Amboy Road. Pleasant Plains,
died at the Richmond Memorial Hos
pital at $3.50 o'clock on Friday night.
Patrolman Esselborn, who was
thirty-five years old was born at
woodrow. January s. 1886. He was
sppointed to the force on March IL.
1912, and attaches fer a time to the
Goth precinct.
Besides his widow and five child
rem. ne is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Esselborn of Pleasant
Plains. two brothers and two sisters
The sisters are. Mrs. u. G. Spraguc,
of T%ottenville. ard Mrs. George NJ.
s. Hudson CT New Jersey. The
brothers. who are both members OF
the New York police force. are Ser
geant Robert Esselborn of Great
Kills. connected with the 63rd pre-
cinct, New Dorp, and Patrolman
Harry Esselborn of Tottenville. at
tached to the 66th precinct. Staple
ton.
The funeral services will be held
at his late residence tonight Mt 8
o'clock. Rev. William Burd. pastor
of st. Marks M. E. church. Pleasant
Plains officiating. Interment will be
in Bethel cemetery at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
TO EXAMINE So. JERSEY
MEN FOR POLICE JOBS

TRENTON, Aug. S:-All South
Jersey applicants for positions in
the new State Police viii be exam
med in Trenton Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of his week. This
was announced today by Col. H.
Norman Schwarskopf, superintend-
emit Notices have been forwarded
to all these applicants to report here
on those days. This includes about
AIS men out of the 1900 who are
seeking to enlist in the state con-
stabulary. About $50 will be exam
ined daily. The oral and medical
tests will be conducted in the Second
Regiment Armory while the physical
examinations will take place at the
Junior High School No. l, where
there are gymnastic apparatus and
an athletic field, including running
track.
The tests will be conducted by two
former Army physicians and a ex-
perienced physical director. Accord
ing to reports from Newark, where
the North Jersey examinations were
conducted last week, few of the can
didates passed the tests, which are
said to be sever
superintendent Schwarzkopf hopes
to complete the recruiting so as to
send the two troops n encamp-
ment about September /. The train
ing camp will be located upon land
near Trenton Junction three miles
from this city. owned by the State
Highway Department.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
STOKES ANSWERS REFORMERI
ON STATE BOXING ISSUE
[By Evening News Correspondent

tBy Evening News Correspondence
TRENTON, Aug. S.-Former Gov
ernor Edward c. Stokes today re-
piled to the Sunday interview of
Rev. Wilbur +. Crafts, secretary of
the National Reform Association. in
which Crafts declared that Stokes
as chairman of Republican state
committee and the Republican
party would favor the repeal of the
state boxing act. Mr.. Stokes said:
"Mr. Crafts use of my name and
that of the Republican party in his
Sunday statement is not only with
out authority, but is contrary to
the explicit instructions / gave him
in an interview which he himself
solicited. No one has authority to
speak for the Republican party on
this subject. So far as 1 am per-
sonally concerned l perfer to speak
for myself and give my position to
the people of the state directly and
not through a third party.
II have already stated that the
discussion at the state commission
meeting was purely informal and
without decision or recommendation
by anyone.
However much I might sympa-
thize with a movement l would not
commit myself unless L knew its
policy and methods in advance.
otherwise I might be responsible
for practices l could not approve.
II supposed that Mr.. Crafts was
engaged not in a political but a
civic movement. All questions at-
fecting sports INDUCED in by all the
people should be civic and not parti-
san. I have already publicly stated
that I objected to having the adj
ministration of the boxing law of
the state a part of any political
machine"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
MAKE A WATER WHEEL:
DAN A TELLS HOW

ack knife white the edges as IL.
Fig. LIB, until it is hexagonal; that
is. six sides as in Fig. 1-c. Then
secure several cigar boxes and after
scraring and sandpaperiny or soak
ing off the paper ornamentations of
the box so that you have clean slabs
Of wood, cut six OF them five inches
long and three inches wida.eaA
These are the blades of your wheel.
Next cut a half moon in each of
them so hat they appear as in Fig.
2. This is an opening that per-
mits tie water - spill over the bale
better than it would l. the slabs were
solid.
Make 1t Smooth
Using the nails drawn from the
cigar boxes. fasten them to the shaft
as in Fig. 3. and when this is fin
ished white down each end of the
shaft and sandpaper the whole thing
unit. it is as smooth as you can pos
sibly get it. This done. prepare the
as in Fig. 4. if you plan to use
it in Il bath tub or as in Fig. s. II
you are fortunate enough to have n
nearby brook where you ear Guild a
dam and a spillway Gig. 5-a.)
With this sort of a water wheel a
fellow can have loads of FUN on a
hot summer day and keep-cool, too,
FOR he will surely be up to his knees
in water. whether in the pond or in
the hath tub.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
SENATE PASSES N. Y, PORT
BILL; URGED BY EDGE
BY GEORGE II. MANNING

WASHINGTON, Aug. S-Senator
Walter Edge presented, and the sem
ate Immediately passed Saturday,
the resolution granting the consent
of congress to the compact between
the states of New Jersey and New
York for the creation of the port
of New York District and the es-
adjustment of the port of New York
authority for the comprehensive de-
velopment of the port in the way
Of better conditions of the termi--
nal, transportation and other COM
mercial facilities
The senate passed this resolution
several weeks ago, almost as soon as
it was introduced by Senator Edge,
but the reluctance of many senators
and congressman to approve the
measure which they did not fully
understand caused Senator Edge
to reintroduce it after Incorporating
in it the full treaty between the two
states for development of the port.
He presented it to the senate again
yesterday and it was adopted with
out objection or discussion.
1t now goes to the House where
Representative Ansorge of Brooklyn
will take charge of it and urge it's
passage as quickly as possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08

carefully looked after both by the
means of French tile under drains
and by the use # macadam stone
from the old pavement placed in a
layer below the new pavement a foot
in thickness wherever excessive
damage was done during the sum-
mer of 1920 when the road was
practically destroyed by the frost
coming out of the ground, follow
ing the severe winter and due to
the heavy trucking which h Ar
thur Kill road will always be called
upon to sustain.
According to Engineer Oxholm,
a careful inspection of the three
hundred miles of roads and pave
ments in the borough of Richmond
shows that though the working sea-
son is only half owe there is a
greater mileage of pavement in
first class condition than at anytime
since consolidation in 1898.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
T0TTENWILLE WOMEN WILL
GET GOVERNMENT PAY

by Evening News Staff Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, Aug. S.-Wom-
en- in Tottenville ana other places on
Staten Island who volunteered
their services at the army food sales
centers tow years ago, are going to
be paid tor their services, according
to word being SEN out from he or
poration counSel's office in the mu-
nicipal building in Manhattan.
All the women who served any
length of time at the sales have re-
ceived a notice to appear at the mu-
nipical building beofre August 1, at
the office of either Assistant Corpor-
alton Counsel George NJ. Cowie, in
room 1851 off. j, or Assistant Cor
poration Counsel John Lehman. in
room 1853 to file a claim for time
spent IN the sale of army surplus
food. Those who served at the To-
tenville school during the sales have
been up before the assistant corpora
ton counsel and made an affidavit as
to the details of their service.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
TO OPEN NEW
l.. ROAD AUG. z
New Highway, TottenvilIe to
(: New DOrp, is Progressing
/: Rapidly

IBy Evening News STAFF Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, Aug. S.-Acccrd-
ing to an announcement by Theodore
S, Oxhoim, chief engineer of the Dor
ough presidents Office, the ten miles
CT rev concrete roads. from Totem
vile 20 New Dorp. will b. opened to
traffic On August %. Considering
the magnitude of the work. this is
thought to be a record in rapid road
building in this part of the country.
The work was started in March of
this yea and only a short stretch, To-
Gated in Tottenville. remains to be
completed. When it is understood
that ali materials. sand, stone, ce-
ment and steel reinforcement used
in the work was transported to the
nTsland in car and scows some Idea
4 the amount of work to be done in
completing the road in so short a
time may be obtained.
. In addition to the Arthur Kill road
there lave been several miels of con-
crete road built this year on Rich
mond turnpike and Rockland ave-
nue. so that sixteen and ore-haif
miles of continuous concrete ROADS
may be travelled over from Hero
Park On Richmond turnpike at Louis
street to Willowbrook road. thence to
Rock.ard avenue. then to Richmond
road thence to Arthur Kill road to
the Perth Amboy ferry In Totem
vile.
A return route by way of Amboy
road. gives nine additional miles of
smooth asphalt pavement without
duplication. The same routes may
be followed with this exception: be-
ginning at Willowbrook road and
Richmond avenue to Richmond
turnpike, with a distance of fourteen
miles to the Perth Amboy ferry.
The reinforcement of the new
pavement with a steel mesh wire
weighing about thIrty-five pounds to
the square yard % pavement is tho
principal engineering feature Of the
new road. This is Ised tC reduce to a
minimum cracks caused by differ
ence in Temperature, and also 70
eaualiya the Uneven bearing qualities
of the soil which supports the pave
ment.
- Macadam shoulders two feet IT.
width are placed at each side of the
concrete pavement along the Rich
mond road and Arthur Kill road.
Concrete cutters are laid or steep
grades where in former years, storm
water has washed out the sides of
the road.
Where there are sharp curves
the road has been widened on the
Inner side, and drainage has been
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
BY DAN BEARD

National Boy Scout Commissioner.
Water wheels a be enjoyed just
as much by you fellows in the city as
they can by the more fortunate fell
lows in the country who perhaps
have a brook Or a pond running
through their backyard. How?
Where is the water coming from?
Why in the bathroom. and you can
get the bulliest kind of a treat to
run a water wheel from the faucet.
AS a matter of fact. | think you
can do more with a water wheel in
the bath tub than you can out in
the stream from the pasture lot pond
because you can regulate the force
of the water and spin your wheel as
swiftly or as slowly as you want to.
Will Do u Lot
Perhaps you eve re lied it. but
with a water wheel you have a regu-
lar little engine just as powerful
as a tiny steam engine or a little
electric motor, and you can do just
As much with it as you can with
either of these. You car hitch a belt
to it and drive a little generator. or
any other tiny machinery you MAJ
haIren to have.
And here is the type of water
wheel hat will do for both the
try boy and the city boy: Take a
square stick Gig. Lad. This should
be about a foot long. With your
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
TOTTENVILLE

Mrs. M. Eadie has returned home
after visiting Mrs. Martha Leavitt
of Sleight n
Alfred Matheson. of Elliott ave-
nue., is visiting his sisters, Mrs.
George Thompson and Mrs. Mary
Henry, of West Brighton, at their
summer bungalow in Connecticut.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Wasmund en-
tertained a party of Brooklyn friends
on Thursday.
Miss Grace Laura, of Sprague ave-
nue., is spending a two weeks vaca-
ton at Belle Harbor, L. L.
Mrs. Edna Pearce of West Brigh-
ton and grandson, Alfred Madison,
of West Haven. Conn, were the re-
cent guests of Mrs. Pearce's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Andrew Matheson, Jr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
MOtOrcycJist Injured

TOTTENVILLE. Aug. S-Milton
Greenwalt, of $50 45th street,
Brooklyn, thirty years old, was Sc
%riously injured yesterday, when he
fell from his motorcycle, when the
machine skidded as he was riding
north on Annadale avenue at Ar
thur Kill bridge. Greenwalt was
rushed to the Staten Island hos
pital by Patrolman George Curran,
of the 66th precinct, West New
Brighton station. when it was dis
covered he was suffering from a con-
cussion of the brain and bruises on
scalp and back.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
Leave on Camping Trip

KEYPORT, Aug. 8-As has been
the custom for several years
the boy scouts of Calvary M. e.
church will enjoy several weeks of
camping at Clarke's Landing nea
Point Pleasant, a number having
left this morning to remain two
weeks. The boys are under super
vision OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles V.
Kruser and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin H..
Wharton and other families from
the borough who are camping at
Clarke's Landing, include Mr.. and
Mrs. William S. Holmes. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph d. Bedle and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Dingwall
and daughter Miss Alma.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
TIGER Nine WINS GAME
PLAYED IN WOODBRIDGE

The Tiger baseball team of this
city defeated the Woodbridge repre-
sentative baseball team on the Wood
bridge grounds yesterday afternoon
by a score of 6 to 3. The game was
terminated in the last of the sixth
inning due to rain. Manager Ham
ilton of the Tiger team has all dates
open in September. address chal-
lenges to 1888 Homman avenu or
call Perth Amboy, 499-J after 6
o'clock.
The box score:
UipprS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
Ready 10 Select Crew

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8:-Every
member of the American naval crew
assigned to bring the dirigible V r.
to her hangar at Lakehurst, N. j.,
will be specially selected and spe-
cialIy trained as a result of the pro-
gram laid down for the fight by the
Navy department more than a year
ago. Most of the crew took part in
the construction of the airship. at
the same time taking lessons in OPP
Grating the machine and in physical
exercises.