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Glasgow Light Patrons — Conserve your lights and power during repairs at the city light plant. the Glasgow Courier Glasgow Light Patrwa — Conserve your lights aad power during repairs at the city light plant. "VOLUME XVIII. GLASGOW, VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA, DECEMBER 29, 1922. NUMBER 36 SUNDAY SCHOOLS GIVE PROGRAMS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT MADE MAN IFEST IN THE CHURCHES OF GLASGOW. FINE NUMBERS PRESENTED Children of Various Sunday Schools Appear in Delightful Programs Commemorating Birth of Christ Child. 'o.. u I the the a The Christmas season, after all, really belongs to the children, since it is held in celebration commemorat ing the birth of the little Christ Child, and of all the programs pre sented before and on Christmas in Glasgow, none were of more import ance or deserving of more praise than those given by the little folks, who brought their gifts of story and song and placed them at the feet of Him who said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of hea ven." Aside from some special school programs, several of the Sunday schools of the city gave Christmas entertainments on" Saturday "evening, ! and in each instance the numbers were so creditably given that the " ' grown-ups may well look to their laurels as performers. At the Methodist church a Christ mas home scene was suggested by a cleverly arranged log cabin, with its 1 lighted window, placed at one end of i the rostrum, while a huge fireplace j at the other end, with brightly light-1 ed trees between them, carried out. the suggestion of the interior of the | home. The following are some of the especially fine numbers on the | program, which also featured drills and songs by the entire school: Aj song by Jean Rasey, whose future is assured; a violin solo by Phillip Smith, J who, at the age of seven, is playing some of the masterpieces; recitations I by Gordon Magruder, James Mann, Matthew Harrison and Ira Ernst. who were enthusiastically received;, songs by Clinton Arnot and Spencer Farrington, both of whom have pro mising voices, as have also Doris Hal let, who appeared in a special solo. Another favorite with the audience was the chorus, "Jingle Bells," led by litte Merlvn Heddon. George Tillott, another promising violinist, played an obligato to one of the chorus num bers. Mrs. H. J. Adden, who is one of Glasgow's favorite soloists, sang "Hark, Hark, My Soul," while a group of girls acted out the theme of the song in pantomime. Dorothy, Har-, riet and Wesley Adden sang a pleas ing little song and the tiny tots of the cradle roll hung their stockings in the fireplace as their number on the program. The appearance of Santa Claus all his gay paraphanalia, and the dis- ' tribution of sacks of candy and nuts as a treat, terminated the eventful ev- ! ening. | The Baptist Sunday school ap-red peared in their Christmas entertain ment the same evening at the Odd Fellow's hall, which was gay with pp propriate decorations and two bri' liantly lighted Christmas trees. The program, in its entirety, was espeei ally enjoyable. Among the particu larly fine numbers was a recitation, "The Spirit of Christmas," by Myrtle ! Holtby; a piano number by Georgia Alice Birmingham, a cunning dialogue by the primary department, entitled It "The New Born King," and the story of "The Little Negro's First Christ mas," told in a most entertaining. manner by Miss Ethel Haines. Candy and pop-corn balls, given as Christmas treats, most pleasantly concluded this entertainment also. ' On the same evening still another entertainment was given by the members of the Congregational Sun day school, honoring the anniversary of the birth of the Christ Child. The church auditorium was attractive with Christmas decorations, artistically trimmed Christmas trees and lighted candles. An excellent program of songs and recitations was enjoyed by the growups as well as the little folks who were made especially hap py as the recipients of the usual treat of candy and nuts. ! Christmas Eve was observed by the Sunday school of the Latter Day j Saints church with a pleasing enter tainment given in Wedum's hall. Christmas motifs were used in decor ating, two gorgeous trees adding their charm to the general effect. Elder James Page, as superintendent of the Sunday school, presided during the program, which had been arranged by Mrs. Thos. Olson, Mrs. John Bruce and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilcox, as the com mittee on entertainment. X" chair man, credit was due Mrs. Olson for much of the success of the program. | Songs and drills and two tableaus, "Rock of Ages," and "The Nativity,"! which were especially fine numbers, were featured, while a song, "Tick, Tock, Christmas Clock." by little Franklin Wilcox, was most keenly en joyed. The evening was concluded by j a series of lantern slides, "The Very First Christmas," which were copies of the famous paintings of the "Na tivity." The members of this Sunday school also received Christmas treats, The last of the group of entertain ments was given by the members of 'o.. * utheran Sunday school on Christ c 4/ 'ht in Wedum's hall. Similar decv "Cjj - to those usel by the other Sunda, 's were in evidence, in cluding "I. Christmas trees, and the least plfe. mg of all the programs was the one given by this Sunday school. An enjoyable variety of songs and recitations were included among the numbers, while Geraldine Huber and Helen Bjorstad deserve special mention for fine recitations given, as well as a song by five boys with a cornet and violin obligato played by James and Paul Woodard. Other pleasing numbers were a selection by a mixed chorus and one by a men's chorus. A Christmas treat in the form of apples, boxes of candy and nuts and pop-corn balls was also enjoyed at the conclusions of this happy evening. APPRECIATION 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 fo here remark that our local telephone exchange cer 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 f° r this district, is on the job all of the time, and is always interested in giving us the best of service. We do not want to forget Dee A. Patton. chief lineman and trouble man, who 1 never tires when there is line trouble i or half a dozen or more poles have j tired of their job of holding up a few score of sleet-covered wires in a bad storm. | ENGINE AND TWENTY CARS | ARE DERAILED AT VANDALIA Train No. 28 was delayed a few hours Tuesday morning on account of J a derailment at Vandalia, 18 miles west of here. I According to reports engine No 13133 crashed into the rear of a freight | train, entirely demolishing the boose and derailing the engine and about 20 empty freight cars. | Engineer Pierce and Fireman Olson : jumped and received very slight in ; juries. i The collision was said to be due to j foggy weather. MONTANA BRINGS TiniWC DWPMTTTVfC xlUlVIUi rtvEiiTllLliVlO Helena.—Forty-two of the 67 prizes Montana took at the International Hay and Grain show at Chicago were in world competition. While this state did not duplicate its 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 in;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 winter; second, third and sixth on two-rowed barley; third, fourth, fifth, sixteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth and twenty-second places on white oats, fifth, seventh, eleventh, twelfth, fif 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' club corn contests, Montana swept the boards with all the first five places, It also made good winnings in the regional contests on yellow and white dent corn and on flint corn Montana was up against a hard game. The display was made under the auspices of the Montana Seed Growers association, but it was fi ' nanced by voluntary subscription from Montana companies, organiza tions and individuals interested in the growth and development of the state Without their help it would not have been possible to make the showing, The display from the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, which won the largest prizes, was backed by the treasury of that province. Besides defraying the expenses of the exhibit Saskatchewan offered $300 in cash, to each grower who won sweepstakes and $50 for each first prize. This fi ! nancial stimulation to growers turned the.trick j ONE DEAD; TWO DYING FROM ALCOHOL AT XMAS PARTY Shelby, Ohio.—Ralph Longley dead, two other men are reported near death and a dozen others are ill as the result of a "Christmas party" at which wood alcohol is said by police to have been used as a 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 a 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 a few minutes. j The two nen believed to be dying are in a 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, a small quantity re of maining. JESTERS PLEASE URGE AUDIENCE Local Talent Presents Series of One Act Plays in Very Commend able Manner. are of The Jesters 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 se lected and in the three plays given each member so exactly fitted his role that nothing was left to the im 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 tak en and the situations were snappy and followed each other in quick succes sion. In "Hop-'o-Me-Thumb" the heart story of the little laundry girl, Am anda \flick, 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 impersonation Mr. Kampfer was ideal as M Didier, the laundry proprietor, and Lorene 9(mith and Gloria Grissom, in the roles of two laundry girls, Celeste and Rose Jordan, represented true-to life types. "The Trysting Place" was the last number on the bill and featured a drama of funny complications and misunderstandings in which Lorene Smith as the young widow and Nor man Kampfer, as Lancelot, were es pecially fine. In this play each of the remainder of the cast were also at their best in their interpretation of the various roles. The stage settings and properties could not have been improved upon, and the make-up of each character seemed to be just right for the part impersonated. The acting was free and natural; rather more of the pro fessional than of the amateur type. Three members of the cast, Lorene Smith, C. W. Kampfer and Norman Kampfer, have appeared before and WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT VALLEY COUNTY? Valley county's alfalfa CTop this year had a total value of $51,000.00, giving the largest net returns per acre of any crop grown in the county. The acreage was estimated at 1,500, making an average yield of about 180 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 ,000.00 and in 1922, $51,277.00, an increase of about 1300 per cent. This ALFALFA as increase is due, mainly, to the grow ers being educated to the value of the ! seed crop through co-operative 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 ! c has brought buyers to the field and has always effected a raise of from 2\'i to 5 cents per pound. The asso ciation is also well equipped with ma chinery for grading and scarifying the seed. But with all this equipment, good seed would not be produced and the work of the association carried on without an efficient manager. The Valley County Seed Growers associa tion is fortunate in having an excep tionally well qualified manager in the ., _ , , ; pounds; Abe Peterson, 10,000 pounds; j J- E. Paul, 2,400; David Reid, 1,000; j Gilbert Kleven, .,80. The above seed not cleaned by the association, was sold "in the dirt. When sold this manner the association makes no charge for selling the seed, neither i d^es make guarantee for the seed, The association was fortunate in get ting a buyer for the above seed at 20 cents a pound. I Three Kinds of Alfalfa. I There is produced and sold in the county three different kinds of alfnl fa seed—common. Affidavit Grimm and Registered Grimm. Most of the = _ person^ of C. W. Pahlka, an alfalfa i producer himself. From present indications Valley ! county will ship out about as much, seed as all the rest of the state put together. The shipments of alfalfa ! this year have been well scattered and , will extensively advertise Vallcv conn- i tv. Two carloads consisting of U3,- j 886 pounds of seed, went to the State | r at Helena, Nursery & Seed company This shipment included seed produ'iîd bv Crocket and Day, 13,878 pounds; V. K. Moss, 34,267 pounds; D. C. Cooper, 14,495 pounds; Clarence May, 4,217 pounds; Lebert and Lloyd, 2,259 pounds; Clarence Pahlmer, 13,959 pounds; H. A. Mielke, 2,880 pounds; D. F. Cole, 2,450 pounds; Delbert Bragg, 1,180 pounds; Chester Taylor, 3.032 pounds; Joe Frazier, 2,924 among Glasgow's favorite enter tainers. The remaining members, Ruth Hamilton, Gloria Grissom and Harold Gaines, made their initial ap pearance at Wednesday night's per formance, but from henceforth they will also enjoy the same distinction. The Jesters will probably play some 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. GEO. F. BURKE VISITS OLD GLASGOW FRIENDS George F. Burke, formerly of this city and now employed with the Ohio Oil company at Winnett, was a busi ness visitor in Glasgow last week. Mr. Burke was a pioneer business man of this city and left here to join the American forces during the great world war. He has been working in the Winnett Geo. F. Burke n , oil fields for the past two years and has been closely identified with the companies who have made a success of the Cat Creek field. He states that oil men the country over are now turning their eyes to northern Mon tana, and more particularly to the the Bowdoin field. George has a host of warm friends throughout Valley county who were glad to greet him once more. PAUS - HORVICK Ormand Paus of Avondale, and Claire Horvick of Scobey, were united in marriage at the Lutheran parson age December 23, the Rev. A. N. Liv dahl officiating. Following the cere mony the young couple left for Min neapolis on their honeymoon. They expect to return shortly after Janu ary 1, and will make their home in Scobey, where the groom is engaged , in business. <; seed is sold as common, and this year brought the grower 20 cents a pound net at Glasgow. j Affidavit Grimm is seed produced from registered Grimm seed, but the j grower has not taken the pains to register his fields. He makes out an affidavit to the purchaser of the seed to the above facts. Affidavit Grimm was produced this year by the follow tng: Fred Scott, Oswego, 4,800 pounds; A. C. Farmer, Frazer, 4,750 pounds; Lebert and Lloyd, Nashua, 2,259 pounds; G. W. Pointer, 3,000 pounds; Tom Pointer, 13,000 pounds; Mrs. Mollie Stevens 8,500 pounds, Ole Stensland 2,100 pounds. This seed : sold for from 20 cents to 30 cents,, with most of it selling for 28 cents, Registered Grimm is seed produced from registered Grimm seed pur chased in sealed bags and seeded on ] ean fields which have had from one to two inspections by an inspectors from the Montana Seed Growers as soeiation. If he passes on the field and the seed produced therefrom, the grower can sell the seed in seal bags as registered Grimm. The following men have registered Grijnm seed for sale: Herman Siewing, 0,000 pounds; V. K. Moss, 1,500 pounds; Lebert and Lloyd, 2,000 pounds; William DeMes semaker, KiO pounds; L. II. Sheldon, 250 pounds; J. E. McWilliams, 330 pounds; James Erickson, 1,200 pounds and Fred Pahlka, 000 pounds. This seed has not yet been sold. It will be cleaned, graded and sacked in ne v ba K s . and th en sampled and sealed the cnunt >' *f n }. an,t , s(| ld under S( -' aL The price of this registered seed * s fift y «' nts P er f 10und - . Besides the seed above mentioned, Northrup King & Co., purchased 27, 200 pounds and the Albert Dickinson company of Chicago, 33,563 pounds, There is over 30,000 pounds left in the warehouse that is to be shipped out soon. The seed this year is of good qual ity, generally speaking, for out of the total amount of 256,886 pounds, less than 10,000 pounds of No. 2 seed has 'S:?. ■ 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 8 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 j ! ses I be agitiuii/uiai Mwuica. ^ uu "J* ! Agent Murray E. Stebbins will go to j n J ^ Bozeman the week before Farmers , rtr j.*. j av , - Weelrto attend the annual conference 0 , , , of the Montana State college extension service workers, and probably will re-J main for the events of Farmers i. Week. Besides hte classes and lectures of-1 fered in various agricultural branches ! , . .,, , r. during the week, there will be a Po- ' , , , . , ! land-China annual sale, an annual sale j of Shorthorns, the annual seed show ! of the Montana Seedgrowers associa i j Seedgrowers associa tion with entries shown at the Inter national at Chicago, the annual show of the Montana Potato Improvement association, a farmers' wheat judging contest where the winner will receive a gold medal, demonstrations in the cleaning of seed, and the new method of wheat treatment to prevent smut. There are literally scores of lectures, demonstrations and meetings of inter est'during'the week'.'^There'win be I eleven annual conventions of agricul-I tural associations held in Bozeman I durine- the week i For farmers who wish to attend the I events of the week, railroads of Mon tana have allowed fare and one-half for the round trip. Valley county will be officially re presented by the farm bureau presi dent, Adolph Kroft, of Tampico, and Mrs. Chester Jackson of Glasgow. The Woman's club of Wild Rose com munity is planning on sending* a woman representative. Mrs. Ben Fagan is president of this club and a very enthusiastic member. Besides the classes and lectures of there will be 12 high school boys, three from each of the four high i been graded out, and with more care ful handling of the crop and protec tion 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 hardiness po sessed by Montana seed, which has sold at a premium on the eastern mar ket, and have purchased from one to three cars of Montana seed which they blended with southern seed, th resulting mixture in some cases amounting to over 30 car loads when : sold. As a result of this practice Montana seed was losing its reputa tion on the eastern market and it was necessary that something be done to re-establish its 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 an affidavit as to the amount of seed he produced, the amount sold, to whom sold, and the date of sale. The county agent also receives an affidavit from the purchasers which is an itemized statement of their purchases and the dates of shipment. The county agent then receives from the railroad com pany, car and seal numbers. All this information is then filed with the state department of agriculture. They then report the sales in different states to the respective state depart m ents of agriculture and also check the amount of Montana seed in seed houses and place upon it the state sea l of Montana under which it is sold - . At the close of the sa es sea son, if the seed house has sold more Montana seed'than they purchased and the purchase is supported by an affidavit, the seed house is subject to such information being made public, With this method of affidavits it is hoped to maintain the identity of Montan seed and thus build up, prove and maintain the standard for quality and hardiness that Montana seed dc~ : serves. schools of the county. These boys are going as the guests of the Great Nor thern railway and the State Agricul- j .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 a dollar a 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 boy? 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 15 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 8 to 13. The boys winning the trip are ! folowsRalph Chipman, Lee Allmar. j , M 0 , . ' - _ ,!and Marion Sektnan, from Glasgow: , XT ^ j • u \r - »a Nathan Goodrich, Vance Rogers and T * r* i, Everet Mclnerney from Opheim Ed M cPherson, Therlow Leach and h u]sk from Nash and Refr . i. • - ! u , _ _ tr tt_i fthe Hoys program ®re H. Uphan, ' .,. / ., TT -, •. . i'„ „. ! president of the University of Iowa; j Dr Louis R wilson of the Mayo H os- i «s ! ... Tj__i.p-4.__ Minn • H* G Crane £ resi ' dent of th ; University of Wyo- i ming; Dr. R. W. Wilbur, president of j Leland Stanford university; Dr. Caro line Hedger, noted woman physician |t° of Chicago. | i inald Tuttle, Rex Burnham and Roger j Sailor from Hinsdale. Some of the prominent speakers on in ed 5, is CONRAD PAPERS CONSOLIDATE; | NOW INDEPENDENT-OBSERVER Conrad.—The Independent-Observer I has the following to say concerning lh ^ u ° mb ™ °V ?™° pape ™ ! i I t Independent-Observer makes i lts flrst appearance thls week as a I continuation of the Conrad Indepen a dera county offers an attractive field [dent and the Conrad Observer. As stated in the formal announcement i last week, this change is made foi the sole purpose of rendering better service to the public and at the same time making possible a fair financial return on the investment in volved in the two printing establishments. l'on- j for one county seat newspaper, but when the business is divided between two establishments the returns are not sufficient to justify the publica tion of a paper such as the communi ty should have. Laying aside politi cal affiliations the consolidation was made possible, and we are certain that the people of the county as well as the advertisers, will be well pleased with the new plan." METHODIST CHOIR IN XMAS CANTATA With beautiful interior Christmas decorations and a 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 The personnel of the choir evening. included about 20 voices, with Mrs. Gordon Vallandigham as director and is Mrs. W. H. Rasey as pianist. With a ll 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. i The members of the choir, pre- j ceded by Rev. Wm. Pippy, entered the;a auditorium and were seated unon the rostrum during the prelude, "Solitary Wanderer," by Grieg, beautifully played by Mrs. Rasev. An impressive 1 invocation by Rev. Pippy and a short piano introductory preceded the mu sical prologue of the cantata which included two chorus numbers, a trio arrangement and a tenor solo, all iased upon the coming of the Christ Child, as foretold by the prophets of I the Bible. ' With an exceptionally fine arrange- j ment of solos and choruses, the event of the birth of the Savior, the jour-j ney of the wise men seeking the new- \ born King, were most graphically described. The angel's appearance to the shepherds on Bethlehem's plains, and their announcement of the glad message and the final arrival of the iso 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 climax of the musical narrative. This cantata also described the an gels appearing to Joseph in a dream, warning him to take the young child and His mother into Egypt to escape the jealous wrath of Herod, ending with the chorus, "Sing and Rejoice," as a wonderful finale. The solo numbers were given by some of the best voices of this city and much praise is due Mrs. Joseph Frazier, Mrs. Gordon Vallandigham, Miss Lorene Smith, Miss Mona Fra zier, Miss Thelma Trace, H. J. Ad den, W. H. Rasey and Glenn Maris for their splendid individual work. Much credit is also due Mrs. Vallan digham, as director, for the excep tionally fine work done by the entire chorus in unison phrasing an.l tone coloring, which added an artistic finish to the song picture prespnted. At the close of the final chorus number, and. while the pleasing im pression was still fresh in the minds of the large audience present, Rev. Pippy pronounced a most smccre benediction, concluding the service. WILL GIVEPLAYAT ORPHEUN 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. i «s enthusiastic over the production ot '"Goodness Gracious." One of George i Alsop's friends presented him with a j pretty pair of pink tights to wear in the show, but George is too bashful |t° wear them so he presented them | to one *he °ther members of the cast and whether they will be worn 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 4 and 5, instead of in the school building a3 previously advertised. The stage in the high school is not large enough to accomodate the scenic production or the number taking part in the show. The local cast and chorus are stepping right along as the rehears als progress, and each and every one is enthusiastic over the production of | at a " or L n °j 'f. a E rea t 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 ef 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 traveling director, has made every ef fort to make this the most elaborate production ever taken on the road for home talent presentation. He is highly enthusiastic over the local tal eIlt Glasgow and assures every one that the show will be a great suc cess. The same production enjoyed a j 17 week run at the Garriek theatre in Chicago last summer and was voted as Chicago's official summer show. The cast includes Thelma Trace, Cecelia Gritz. Harriet Herrman, Mar gurelle Vallandigham, Clarence John 8 »". A - B - ^riedlund, George Alsop, J. R. Coggshall and W. H. Rasey. The chorus includes Mary Tattan, Marguerite Gritz, Mona Frazier, Francis Hoffman, Vivian Hoffman, Irma Shoemaker, Margaret Klein, Julia Murray, Ellen Heiland, Elaine Kent," Tom Herring, Frances Day, Carl Wedum, John Tattan and Nor ma ". Ka ™P er - . M,ss L ° rene Smlth wl11 be the ac * coni P anls 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 sel for Poplar must assume the bur den of proof and establish its allega tions. This point of law was the crux of controversy that developed soon af ter the hearing on the temporary re straining order, granted by Judge C E. Comer on behalf of Poplar, was opened. Attorney George Hurd and Otis A. Hallett, representing Wolf Point, contended that Poplar was obliged to prove its charges of illegal voting and that it must provide the court with a list of the 195 people al leged to have fraudulently voted. I George A. Bangs, of Grand Forks, ' N. D., representing Poplar, said he j 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. DODSON MAN IS WOUNDED WHILE RESISTING ARREST Loren Talbert of Dodson is in the hospital at Havre as the result of a 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. JONDAHL - SKILLBRED Sverre Jondahl and Miss Tomina Skillbred, both of Glasgow, were united in marriage at the Lutheran parsonage on December 24. The ring ceremony was used, Rev. A. N. Liv dahl officiating. The couple were married in the presence of a few friends and relatives, a brother of the groom, Martin Jondahl, and a brother of the bride, John Skillbred, acting as witnesses. Mr. and Mrs. Jondahl will make their home in Glasgow, where Mr. Jondahl is proprietor of the Glas gow Bakery.