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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
CONRAD PAPERS CONSOLIDATE;
NOW INDEPENDENT-OBSERVER

Conrad.-The Independent Observer
has the following to say concerning
the combining of the two papers:
"The Observation-Disclosures makes
it's first appearance this week as a
continuation Of the Conrad Indepen-
dent and the Conrad Observer. AS
stated in the formal announcement
last week, this change is made fol
the sole purpose of rendering better
service to the public and at the same
time making possible fair financial
return on the investment in VOWED in
the two printing establishments. Pom
dera county offers an attractive field
for one county seat newspaper, but
when the business is divided between
two establishments the returns are
not sufficient to justify the publica'
ton of paper such as the communi
ty should have. Laying aside politi
cal affiliations the consolidation wa;
made possible, and we are certain tha'
the people of the county as we'll a
the advertisers, will be well pleased
with the new PLAN"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
FOR THOSE
WHO DAILY SERVE US

The Courier believes in always say
ing a good word for the deserving
people at every stage of the game,
and especially while they are with us.
Hence, we want to here remark that
our local telephone exchange GER
tainly has a bevy of courteous, ac-
comodating and painstaking "hello"
girls. The writer frequently has oc-
casion to use the phone and has yet
to find any of the girls anything but
courteous and attentive. Miss Gena
Jorgenson, the chief operator, has un-
der her Miss Lillian Dahl and Miss
Agnes Martinkoski as day time oper-
ators, and Mrs. Mape Curran on night
duty. The efficient manager, George
Schum, who is also district manager
for this district, is on the job all o1
the time, and is always interested ir
giving us the best Of service. We dt
not want to forget Dee A. Patton
chief lineman and trouble man, wht
never tires when there is line trouble
or half a dozen or more poles hav'
tired of their job of holding up few
score of sleet-covered wires in ba'
storm.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
FARMERS WEEK
JANUARY 8-13
Farm Bureau Will Send Representa-
tives. Twelve High School Boys
to Vocational Congress.

Farmers of Valley county will send
number of representatives to the
annual Farmers Week, January to
13, at the State College at Bozeman,
according to County Agent Murray E.
Stebbins.
The Farmers Week program at the
college this year will be of more than
common interest because of the "con-
vention" type of program and because
of the great number of meetings, con-
ventions and annual conferences of
state agricultural bodies. County
Agent Murray E. Stebbins will go to
Bozeman the week before Farmers
Week to attend the annual conference
of the Montana State college extension
service workers, and probably will re
Week.
Besides hte classes and lectures of
fered in various agricultural branches
during the week, there will be a Pc
land-China annual sale, an annual sal
Of Shorthorns, the annual seed shoy
of the Montana Seedgrowers associa
ton with entries shown at the Inter
national at Chicago, the annual sho>
of the Montana Potato improvement
association, a farmers wheat judgin
contest where the winner will receiv
gold medal, demonstrations in tn
cleaning of seed, and the new metho
, of wheat treatment to prevent smu
, There are literally scores of lectures
t demonstrations and meetings of inter
v est during the week. There will b
: eleven annual conventions of agricu
e tural associations held in Bozema
during the week.
s For farmers who wish to attend tt
e events of the week, railroads of MOI
tana have allowed fare and one-ha
for the round trip.
Valley county will be officially T.
d presented by the farm bureau pres
d dent, Adolph Kroft, of Tampico, al
l. Mrs. Chester jackson of Glasgo'
= The Woman's club of Wild Rose cor
= munity is planning on sending
l. woman representative. Mrs. b
y Pagan is president of this club al
l. a very enthusiastic member.
n Besides the classes and lectures c
d there will be IL high school boy
three from each of the four hi!
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
ROOSEVELT COUNTY SEAT
FIGHT STILL BEING WAGED

Wolf Point.-The first round of the
fight between Wolf Point and Poplar,
which seeks to prevent the removal OF
the county government to this city on
grounds that alleged illegal votes were
cast to give the county seat to Wolf
Point, was won by this city when
Judge John J. Greene ruled that coun-
sci for Poplar must assume the bur-
den of proof and establish it's allega-
tions.
This point of law was the crux of
controversy that developed soon at
ter the hearing on the temporary re-
straining order, granted by Judge G..
E. Conner on behalf of Poplar, was
opened. Attorney George Hurd and
Otis A. Hallett, representing Wolf
Point, contended that Poplar was
obliged to prove it's charges of illegal
voting and that it must provide the
court with a list of the 1875 people al
legged to have fraudulently voted.
George A. Bangs, of Grand Forks,
N. d., representing Poplar, said he
was not prepared to present the de-
manded proof and after two adjourn
ments of the court it was agreed that
the battle should be centered on the
ballots cast in four Wolf Point and
three Bainville precincts, the precincts
in which Poplar specifically charges
fraud
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
METHODIST CHOIR
IN XMAS CANTATA

With beautiful interior Christmas
decorations and mellow lighting
system for an appropriate setting, the
members of the Methodist chorus
choir appeared in one of the grand
oratorios of the Christmas season in
the auditorium of the church Sunday
evening. The personnel of the choir
included about 20 voices, with Mrs.
Gordon Vallandigham as director and
Mrs. w. H. Rasey as pianist. With
all due appreciation of fine work done
by this choir in the past, still those
in attendance were scarcely prepared
for the splendid rendition of the can
tata, "The Story of Bethlehem
which was given, and which easily
ranks as one of the sacred musical
classics of the day.
The members of the choir, pre-
ceded by Rev. VIM. Pippy, entered the
auditorium and were seated upon the
rostrum during the prelude, SOLITARY
Wanderer," by Grieg, beautifully
played by Mrs. Rasev. An impressive
invocation by Rev. Pippy and short
piano Introductory preceded the mu-
steal prologue of the cantata which
included two chorus numbers, trio
arrangement and a tenor solo, all
based upon the coming of the Christ
Child, as foretold by the prophets OF
the Bible.
With an exceptionally fine arrange
ment of solos and choruses, the event
of the birth of the Savior, the jour
ney of the wise men seeking the new
born King, were most graphically
: described. The angels appearance tt
the shepherds on Bethlehem's plains
and their announcement of the glat
message and the final arrival of thu
wise men and the shepherds to be
hold the Holy Babe in his lowly birth
place, and the rejoicing of the heav
enly hosts, marked the grand china,
of the musical narrative.
This cantata also described the an
. gels appearing to Joseph in dream
warning him to take the young chil'
and His mother into Egypt to escap
the Jealous wrath of Herod, ending
with the chorus, "Sing and Rejoice,
as wonderful finale.
The solo numbers were given h.
some of the best voices of this cit.
and much praise is due Mrs. Josepl
Frazier, Mrs. Gordon Vallandigham
Miss Lorene Smith, Miss Mona Fra
zier, Miss Thelma Trace, H. J. Ad
den, w. H. Rasey and Glenn Mari
for their splendid individual work
Much credit is also due Mrs. Vallan
digham, as director, for the excep
tionally fine work done by the entir
chorus in unison phrasing and ton
coloring, which added an artisti
finish to the song picture presented.
At the close of the final choru
number, and. while the pleasing i'm
preston was still fresh in the mind
Of the large audience present, Rev
Pippy pronounced a most SINGER
benediction, concluding the service.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
ONE DEAD; TWO DYING FROM
ALCOHOL AT XMAS PARTY

Shelby, Ohio.-Ralph Longley is
dead, two other men are reported near
death and a dozen others are i'll as
the result of "Christmas party" at
which wood alcohol is said by police
to have been used as beverage in the
belief that it was "corn whisky" Po-
lice are holding one member of the
party, pending further investigation.
Longley was to have played Santa
Claus at family gathering.
He and his companions are said to
have partaken of the contents of a
jug early Sunday morning. Soon af-
ter, Longley became very sick, dying
within few minutes.
The two r1en believed to be dying
are in hospital here threatened with
blindness and suffering from convul.
sions, it was said.
Police recovered the jug from which
the men drank and say it contained
wood alcohol, small quantity re
naming.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
Will GIVEPLAYAT
0RPHEUN THEATRE
MUSICAL COMEDY, GOODNESS
GRACIOUS" TO BE GIVEN
JANUARY 4 AND 5.
UNDR AUSPICES Of LEGION
Cast Making Excellent Progress in
Rehearsals of Side-Splitting Pro-
duction. Under Direction
of J. r. COggshall.

Because of inadequate stage room
in the high school auditorium, the
American Legion musical comedy,
Goodness Gracious" will be present.
ed at the Orpheum on January and
5, instead of in the school building as
previously advertised. The stage in
the high school is not large enough to
accommodate the scenic production or
the number taking part in the show.
The local cast and chorus are
stepping right along as the rehears-
ais progress, and each and every one
is enthusiastic over the production of
Goodness Gracious" One of George
Alsop's friends presented him with a
pretty pair of pink tights to wear in
the show, but George is too bashful
to wear them so he presented them
to one of the other members of the
cast and whether they will be worn
at all or not is a great secret. George
has a hard time getting a wife in
the play. Even after he has tempted
them all with his mammoth fortune
of $1.75, and with his honeys ways,
he is still unsuccessful. But his eff
forts are side-splitting, to say the
least.
The production of Goodness Gra-
cious" is mounted prettily with spe-
cial scenery, beautiful costumes and
electrical effects. Mr.. Coggshall, the
, travelling director, has made every eff
fort to make this the most elaborate
production ever taken on the road for
home talent presentation. He is
highly enthusiastic over the local tai
! ent of Glasgow and assures every
+ one that the show will be great sue
, cess. The same production enjoyed d
a II week run at the Garrick theatre il
Chicago last summer and was voted
as Chicago's official summer show.
The cast includes Thelma Trace
Cecilia Gritz. Harriet Herman, Mar
: gurelle Vallandigham, Clarence John
: son, A. B. Friedlund, George AlsoE
i j. X. Ceggshall and w. H. Rasey.
The chorus includes Mary Tatta,
Marguerite Gritz, Mona Frazier
Francis Hoffman, Vivian Hoffman
Irma Shoemaker, Margaret Kleir
l Julia Murray, Ellen Holland, Elain
Kent, Tom Herring, Frances Day
Carl Wedum, John Tattan and Nor
O. man Kampfer.
o Miss Lorene Smith will be the ac
S companist.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT VALLEY COUNTY?

seed is sold as common, and this year
brought the grower 20 cents pound
net at Glasgow.
Affidavit Grimm is seed produced
from registered Grimm seed, but the
grower has not taken the pains to
register his fields. He makes out an
affidavit to the purchaser of the seed
as to the above facts. Affidavit Grimm
was produced this year by the follow
ing: Fred Scott, Oswego, 4,800
pounds; A. c. Farmer, Frazer, ALSO
pounds; Lebert and Lloyd, Nashua,
2,259 pounds; G. w. Pointer, 5000
pounds; Tom Pointer, $4,000 pounds;
Mrs. Mollie Stevens $500 pounds, Ole
Stensland 2,1OO pounds. This seed
sold for from 20 cents to 80 cents,
with most of it selling for % cents.
Registered Grimm is seed produced
from registered Grimm seed pur-
chased in sealed bags and seeded on
clean fields which have had from one
to two inspections by an inspectors
from the Montana Seed Growers as
SOCldtioIi. II llS paooCo VII ChS ii'~AN
and the seed produced therefrom, the
grower can sell the seed in seal bags
as registered Grimm. The following
men have registered Grimm seed for
sale: Herman Slowing, 5000 pounds
V. K Moss, 1,50O pounds; Lebert ant
Lloyd, 1000 pounds; William Denies
semaker, 100 pounds; L. H. Sheldon
25O pounds; j. E. McWilliams, $50
pounds; James Erickson, 1900 pounds
and Fred Pahlka, 600 pounds. This
seed has not yet been sold. It will bt
cleaned, graded and sacked in new
bags, and then sampled and sealct
by the county agent and sold under
seal. The price Of this registered seet
is fifty cents per pound.
Besides the seed above mentioned
Northrup King & Co., purchased 27,
, 200 pounds and the Albert Dickinson
company of Chicago, 1868 pounds
There is over 10000 pounds left il
: the warehouse that is to be shippe'
/. out soon.
The seed this year is of good quail
3 ity, generally speaking, for out of tn
3 total amount of 256,886 pounds, les
/: than 10000 pounds of No. 2 seed ha
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
MONTANA BRINGS
HOME PREMIUMS

Helena.-Forty-tw of the 81 prizes
Montana took at the international
Hay and Grain show at Chicago were
in world competition. While this state
did not duplicate it's record of last
year when it won sweepstakes for the
best bushel of wheat in the world, it
won first and fourth places on durum
wheat, third, fourth, seventh, ninth
fourteenth and twenty-third on hard
red spring; second, fourth, fifth, sixth,
eighth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, fif-
teenth and seventeenth places on hard
red winter; second, third and sixth on
two-rowed barley; third, fourth, fifth,
sixteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth and
twenty places on white oats,
fifth, seventh, eleventh, twelfth, fiji
teenth and sixteenth on alfalfa seed;
thirteenth and fifteenth on alfalfa hay
and fourth and fifth on sweet clover
seed.
In the regional boys and girls clus
corn contests, Montana swept the
boards with all the first five places
1T also Wdue SOou WlllIllilSo III .iS
regional contests on yellow and white
dent corn and on flint corn.
Montana was up against a hare
game. The display was made unde1
the auspices of the Montana See(
Growers association, but it was fl
nanced by voluntary subscription
from Montana companies, organiZa
tions and individuals interested in tn
growth and development of the state
Without their help it would not hav
been possible to make the showing
The display from the province o
Saskatchewan, Canada, which won th
largest prizes, was backed by tn
treasury of that province. Beside
defraying the expenses of the exhibi
Saskatchewan offered $500 in cash, t
each grower who won sweepstake
and $50 for each first prize. This Fl
nancial stimulation to growers turne
} the. trick.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29

schools of the county. These boys are
going as the guests of the Great Nor
thern railway and the State Agricul-
tural college. The Great Northern
pays all the railroad fares and expen-
ses on the train going and coming
from Bozeman. The State college
will furnish free rooms and the boys
are requested to pay their own board,
which will cost about dollar day.
In order to be eligible for this trip
the boys must have received instruc-
tions in stock judging, as they will!
be required to Judge dairy cows, beef
stock and fat hogs. That the boys may
qualify for this trip, County Agent
Murray E. Stebbins has been teaching
classes in stock Judging in the high
schools of the county. December Is
he gave an examination in stock
judging and the three boys scoring
highest in each school will be the
ones to attend the vocational confer.
ence for boys at Bozeman, January
to 10.
The boys winning the trip are as
folows:, Ralph Chapman, Lee Allmar
and Marion Sektnan, from Glasgow
Nathan Goodrich, Vance Rogers ant
Everett McInerney from Opheim; Ed
win Mcpherson, Therlow Leach am
Joseph Ulsky from Nashua, and Reg
inald Tuttle, Rex Burnham and Roge
Sailor from Hinsdale.
Some of the prominent speakers o
the Hoys' program are H. Uphar
president of the University Of Iowa
DR.. Louis B. Wilson of the Mayo Hos
pital, Rochester, Mimi; H. G. Crane
president of the University of Wye
ming; DR.. R. w. Wilbur, president c
Leland Stanford university; DR.. Care
line Hedger, noted woman physical
of Chicago.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
TESTERS PLEASE
LARGE AUDIENCE
Local Talent Presents Series of One
Act Plays in Very Commend
able Manner.

The testers were true to their pro-
mise in presenting a thoroughly en-
joyable entertainment at the Orphe-
um Wednesday evening, to a large
and appreciative audience. The cast
could not have been more happily Sc
lected and in the three plays given
each member so exactly fitted his
role that nothing was left to the i'm
agination.
The farce, "Speed and Suspicion"
was all that could be desired in the
way of humorous complications, in the
attempt made to avoid arrest on ac-
count of speeding. The roles Of Clin-
ton Syx, by Harold Gaines; Borrow
A. Ryde, by Norman Kampfer; the
motorcycle policeman by C. w. Kamp-
fer, and that of Mrs. Clinton Syx, by
Lorene Smith, were all cleverly TAX
en- and the situations were snappy and
followed each other in quick success
sion.
In "Hop-'o- Me- Thumb" the heart
story of the little laundry girl, Am
anda Aflick, was effectively portrayed
by Ruth Hamilton, and Harold Gaines
who played opposite. in the role OF
Horace Greensmith, the Bowery tough
was also realistic in his impersonatior
Mr.. Kampfer was ideal as M Didier
the laundry proprietor, and Lorent
Smith and Gloria Grissom, in the
roles of two laundry girls, Celeste
and Rose Jordan, represented true-to
} life types.
"The Trysting Place" was the las
number on the bill and featured ;
drama of funny complications an
Misunderstanding in which Loren
Smith as the young widow and Nor
man Kampfer, as Lancelot, were es
pecially fine. In this play each o
| the remainder of the cast were ais
at their best in their interpretatio
v of the various roles.
f The stage settings and propertie
S could not have been improved upo1
and the makeup of each characte
}. seemed to be just right for the pal
t impersonated. The acting was FIRE
= and natural; rather more of the pro
d fessional than of the amateur type.
Three members of the cast, Lorer
n Smith, C. w. Kampfer and Norma
l. Kampfer, have appeared before an
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29

are among Glasgow's favorite enter
tainers. The remaining members,
Ruth Hamilton, Gloria Grissom and
Harold Gaines, made their initial ap-
pearance at Wednesday nights per-
formance, but from henceforth they
will also enjoy the same distinction.
The testers will probably play some
of the other towns in this part of the
state in the near future.
A Buster Keaton film was shown
following the Wednesday night per-
formance and was also much enjoyed
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
ALFALFA

Valley county's alfalfa crop this
year had total value of $51 100000,
giving the largest net returns per
acre Of any crop grown in the county.
The acreage was estimated at 1900,
making an average yield of about 1SO
pounds of seed per acre.
The value of this crop has increased
rapidly in the past few years. In 1917
the seed crop was valued at about
100000 and in 1922, S51, ,277.OO, an
increase of about 1900 per cent. This
increase is due, mainly, to the grow
ers being educated to the value of the
seed crop through cooperative mar
keting and the marketing of clean
No. 1 seed. Not all of the seed has
been sold through the association, but
all of the seed has been sold, either
directly or indirectly, through the help
of the association. The association
has brought buyers to the field anc
has always effected raise of from
21a to 5 cents per pound. The asso'
citation is also well equipped with ma.
chinery for grading and scarifying the
seed.
But with all this equipment, goot
seed would not be produced and the
work of the association carried OF
without an efficient manager. Thu
Valley County Seed Growers associa
ton is fortunate in having an eXcep
tionally we'll qualified manager in th'
person of c. w. Pahlka, an alfalf'
producer himself.
From present indications Vale.
county will ship out about as mucl
seed as all the rest of the state pu
together. The shipments of alfalf
this year have been we'll scattered an
will extensively advertise Valley conn
ty. Two carloads consisting Of 10
1856 pounds of seed, went to the Stat
Nursery & Seed company at Helena
This shipment included seed produce
by Crockett and Day, 1888 pounds
v. X. Moss, 34,267 pounds; D. {
Cooper, 14,495 pounds; Clarence Ma,
, Apt pounds; Lebert and Lloyd, 2,25
pounds; Clarence Pahlmer, 1895
, pounds; H. A. Mielke, 1880 pounds
, D. F. Cole, 2,45O pounds; Delbel
Bragg, 1,18O pounds; Chester Taylo
e 3,O32 pounds; Joe Frazier, 2,9z
/. pounds; Abe Peterson, 10000 pounds
a J. E. Paul, 2,4OO; David Reid, 100
Gilbert Kleven, $50. The above see
0 was not cleaned by the associatio
a but was sold "in the dirt" When so
; in this manner the association maxi
2 no charge for selling the seed, neith
does it make guarantee for the see
o The association was fortunate in ge
h ting a buyer for the above seed
l. 20 cents pound.
Three Kinds of Alfalfa.
h There is produced and sold in t
d county three different kinds of alfs
= ia seed-common Affidavit Grim
and Registered Grimm. Most of t
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29
DODSON MAN IS WOUNDED
WHILE RESISTING ARREST

Loren Talbert of Dodson is in the
hospital at Havre as the result
of shooting scrape with two Phil
lips county constables Friday evening.
According to reports received in
Glasgow, the two officers were on the
point of arresting Talbert for dis
turbing the peace, and Talbert offered
resistance which finally ended with
the officers drawing guns and Talbert
being pretty well shot up. He was
taken to Havre where physicians ex-
tracted the bullets. He will recover.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-29

been graded out, and with more care
full handling of the crop and protec-
ton of the seed crop after the grass
hoppers appear, there would be a
considerably lessened amount of No.
2 seed.
Montana Seed Is Protected.
In the past some seed houses have
taken advantage of the hardness po-
sessed by Montana seed, which has
sold at premium on the eastern mar
ket, and have purchased from one to
three cars of Montana seed which
they blended with southern seed, the
resulting mixture in some cases
amounting to over 80 car loads when
sold. AS a result of this practice
Montana seed was losing it's reputa.
! tion on the eastern market and it was
necessary that something be done t.
re-establish it's standing and protect
it so that the quality and identity Of
Montana seed could be assured.
To secure this result the county
agent received from each grower al
affidavit as to the amount of seet
he produced, the amount sold, to whom
sold, and the date of sale. The count,
agent also receives an affidavit from
the purchasers which is an itemizet
statement of their purchases and th'
dates of shipment. The county agen
then receives from the railroad com
pany, car and seal numbers. All thi
information is then filed with tn
state department Of agriculture. The.
then report the sales in differen
states to the respective state depart
ments of agriculture and also chez
the amount of Montana seed in see
houses and place upon it the stat
seal of Montana under which it
sold. At the close of the sales sea
son, if the seed house has sold NOR
Montana seed than they purchase
/ and the purchase is supported by a
affidavit, the seed house is subject t
l such information being made public
With this method of affidavits it
hoped to maintain the identity c
= Montan seed and thus build up, prov
e and maintain the standard for qualit
5 and hardness that Montana seed dt
5 serves.