Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-08-01
Interesting News
Events Related
In Old Paper

Glasgow Herald published forty
years ego. il being the first news
paper TO be printed in northeastern
Montana. The publication, of course,
is Of especial interest to the people
of that region, but one column under
the heading Glasgow Chronology
contains much that is of real his
torical significance.
GLASGOW Chronology
During September. 1887, Chas. Z.
Hall built a shack on Milk River at
IA point known as the mouth Of
Cherry Creek, on the Assiniboine
Indian reservation. being the only
settler within a radius of II miles. In
the month Of October, the same year,
the railroad company christened the
place Glasgow. put in side tracks,
built a round house and other build
ings necessary at a division point,
and commenced running what was
known rs mixed trains, carrying pas
sengers and freight; and in Novem-
Der, 1888, the first regular passenger
trains were running.
During the winter of 1878, until
May. 1888, the only place where a
meal could be obtained was at the
section house. the proprietor of
which also sold tobacco, socks, over
ais. and a few other frontier neces-
sit;as. As to a bed. the prairie was
broad. and the mar without his own
Blanket was playing in hard luck.
May /. 1855, Glasgow was feeding
about three hundred men who were
working OF construction.
May ,, 1883, President Cleveland
signed the bill oening up for settle
ment 100000 acres of Indian res
cryatioa. including therein the fer
tile MIX River valley.
May g., 1883, the town of Glasgow
was commenced by the erection of
four tent saloons and one restaurant.
In June, 1883, Mr.. r. A. Richie
opened a store in an 1Sx2O log build
ing. This store has gradually in
creased until now Mrs. Richie oc-
eupies a 40 by 50 building, well
tocked with a complete line of gen
eral merchandise.
In July, 1888, the first frame
house was built and occupied as a
restaurant. At this time the town,
consisted of eight saloons, three
restaurants and enc store; all in
tents except two.
august 20, 1888, a postoffice was
established. with Chas. Z. Hall as
postmaster.
august 26, 1888, Milk River Divi-
sion Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
g;neers was organized.
Cold weather coming on tents
were abandoned and good substantial
buildings took their places.
I'm October, 1888, Mr.. Fl. w. Row
ell built the Waldo House, 50x7O,
containing 20 bedrooms. Since the
opening Of this house its success has
been phenomenal. Beginning in
debt, Mr.. Rowell has paid off every
thing, and also improved a ranch in
the vicinity Of Glasgow, where he
has the nucleus of a fortune in the
shape Of a herd Of fine cows. The
hotel has been crowded since the
oraning. feeding from 1875 to It's per
day, Notwithstanding the fact that
three restaurants have been in sue
cessful operation, doing an excellent
business.
January 81, 1889, the Glasgow
Union Sunday school was started by
four or five earnest workers, the at
tendance has rapidly increased ever
since, and at present 40 people as
semblo at the Sunday services. The
appreciation of these services being
such that last Sunday an organiza-
ton was effected, a board of trus-
tees elected. and it has been decided
to build IN $500 church at once.
"March A., 1889, the first public day
school was opened with four white
and eight half-breed children. When
this school closed June "a, for sum
mer vacation the attendance carried
% white and four half-breed pupils.
Is there anything that indicates
more accurately the growth of a
town than the roll of a public school.
What a transition in one year! Out
of eight tent saloons have developed
three fine general merchandise
stores, n grocery house, one fruit
and confectionery store. one bakery,
two hotels, three restaurants, one
drug store, a saw mill, lumber yard,
livery stable, five saloons, two bar
Der shops, shoe maker, harness max
er, real estate office, etc, all occu-
pying good substantial frame build
ings.
"Now we reach the acme of our
present enterprise, the first issue of
the GLASGOW HERALD.
ut is impossible for one to f~oretell
correctly the future possibilities of
Glasgow. One can only glance back a
year, look at the present, and de-
eide that it is illimitable Situated
at the entrance Of the beautiful
Milk River valley, surrounded by
unsurpassed agricultural and grazing
lands, rivers and creeks, heavily tim
bered, jthe upland prairies covered
with a luxuriant growth Of tho moct