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THE OFFICI AL PAPER op DAWSON COUNTY ---- ------ -■ . ---- ------- Volume 10— No. 8 GLENDIVE. MONTANA. THURSDAY. April 9. 1914 Eight Pages Volume Prof. WUsoq Addresses Chamber of Commerce Instructor From State Agricultural School Ad dresses Members on Better Farming Methods Thursday I 1 Th*! lirst good results that the new ly organized Chamber of Commerce i^\t* brought about was in making it possible for Professor Wilson of the Montana State Agricultural College, to address the gathering of the bus incss men of the city at the initial bi weekly luncheon today. Professor Wilson's lecture related to what the business men and farmers are most interested in throughout the whole northwest.. He reminded his hearers of the fact that the solution of the question of prosperity for farmers and merchants as well, was in a good sys tem of diversified farming. He called attentif n to the fact that better farm ing in other localities has been the reason for better land values. The hetter farming movement was initiat ed by the farmers of North Dakota, especially the bankers of that state, who realized that inasmuch as the raising of small grain was but tem porary, without a practical diversified I system, the wealth that had been in vested would each year depreciate. Dakota's plan has proved successful. The plan by which the better farm ing campaign may be carried into execution is partly thru information received from instructors sent out from the state schools where better methods of farming are desired. The laws of the state of Montana provide Monitor THIS CONTEST Is not conducted by some Cheap Out-Of-Town Piano Factory. The MONITOR is runnning its OWN CONTEST. WV buy the Car and turn it over to the Winner. Until the Car is placed on exhibition, it can he seen at any time at Ed Haskell's Garage. "Every Dollar Counts One Hundred" To Further Increase Its Rapidly Growing Circulation THE YELLOWSTONE MONITOR It Offering a Frite of a Handsome, Electric Lighted, Electric Starter, 1914 Model B 25 BUICK 5 Passenger Tonring Car, to the Man, Woman or Child Receiving the Largest Number of Votes in this MONITOR AUTOMOBILE CONTEST Which Opens at Once. Everybody Is Invited To Get In Rules Governing This Contest There will be one capital prize—a 1914 model, bUlCK, 5-passenger Touring car valued at $1,150. Other prizes will be announced later. 2- This contest will be open to all men, women an< l children of reputable character. Employes and relatives of employes of Hie MONITOR are posi tively prohibited from entering this contest; also hurches, schools and secret organizations. Everybody is entitled to nominate a candidate, Juat send the name and address of contestant you desire, to the MONITOR office. This will entitle * e P ar ty to 5000 votes and the name will be entered as a candidate. No votes will be accepted unless accompanied hy the money collected. . Ev ery contestant, not a prize-winner* re roammg actively in the cçnteet, from the *»ma UNTIL THE CLOSE WILL BE. «WEN lirïïL ,N cash pive PER CENT OF ALL THE |T™. ey TURNEI) in BY THEM permuüly dar p t h° life of the eontest. * . . - , th» k n hpee i u dges W ^ ballots and check candidate*. VALUE OF CERTIFICATES New Subscription* Six Months, $1.00 counts 200 votes One Year, $2.00 founts 4<X) votes Three Years or longer, every dollar counts 300 additional votes. Subscriptions In Arrears Every Dollar collected counts 100 yotes Job Work And Advertising Every Dollar collected counts 100 votes Tbit Butfk Model B 25 is valued at $1,150.00 delivered in Glendive Rules Continued if A O The Delco System Self-Starter and Electric Lights, Nickel Trimmed Umps, IT H AS:-Eleetrte Hora, Bob« Bril.Jbtn Demountable Rim, Tire Ir ^. ae t ^ Twl,, Top and Dust Hood, Bain Vision Wind Shield. See YMlowstone Garage Display Ad «in this issue for full description. y. -, , j V» ï ... IJ.®8 To enter düs i and address, send it START RIGHT NOW WHILE THE STARTING IS GOOD all jMthave ta Ja » to cat ant this coupon, FiD ia ta the MONITOR affic* aa4 then get busy end werk. poor Free Nominating Coupon GOOD FQp MOB VOTES ....................... - IN TOUS «»*® 4 * *♦>.**. ,. THAT "WELL BEGUN* i HALF DONE" 7. THE BALLOT BOX will remain in the office of the MONITOR until two weeks before the close of the contest when it will be removed te some business house on Merrill Ave. During these two hreeks the Ballot Box will be securely locked and sealed and votes will no$ be counted, so that one candidate will not have any knowledge of what another candidate » doing. 8. During the time that the Ballpt Box is in the MONITOR office, the votes shall be counted once s week, and Hie result announced later. Any errors made Shorn week to week will thus be corrected. i , \ 9. Any. end all errors in count, at any time, will be rectified by laying the matter before the Contest , 10. Votes are not transferable after being cast, friends of Candidates can mail their votes to nanffirtstfiii direct or to the Monitor Contest Manager. 11. No canditate will be permitted to* lead an qpjnr-" by more than. 10,000 votes in any one week, . Sack may hold as many votes in reserve es desired. «*pO IT NOW** .....■ ...... monomT m be Heuet in various of subscriptions, etc*, announced elsewhere. Égk that in any county where 51 per cent of the voters are in favor, the county commissioners are empowered to ap propriate an amount not exceeding $100 per month for the employment of an instructor to teach botter farming methods. In the case of Dawson county the Glendive Chamber of Com merce have offered to meet half the expenses of an instructor. Prof. Wilson called attention to the fact that in order to get the most out of the land the farmer must pay great attention to stock. "If farmers go in for stock," he said "the long wished for lower rates of interest will be secured." Attention was called to the experiments made with corn at Wibaux. He displayed sev eral samples of corn that was raised at. Wibaux which yielded in the numbers of bushels as high as 54 to the acre under normal climatic conditions. In this section the corn needs a different system of culture. (He considered the most desirable variety to be the Man dan Indian corn whieh was matured by the Mandan Indians decades ago and who are considered by scientists to have been the best farmers of corn of any tribe of North American Ind ian. This variety of corn grows very close to the ground and cannot, be harvested in the same manner as the other com. The most practical way is to run it through the thresher which may undergo a few changes in the concaves, rather than husking in the ordinary manner. In his twenty minute stereoptican lecture he dwelt upon the use of the pit. silo, which is nothiug more than a large cistern properly covered. Pro fessor Wilson illustrated in conclusion a better method for the raising of al falfa. It may be raised by the dry farmer with equally as good results as can the farmer with irrigated land but not, of course, with so large a yield. It is quite certain that in the near future there will be an instruc tor employed in Dawson county who will help in the organization of farm ers clubs, in teaching the farmer bet ter methods of agriculture, building of silos and especially in the culture of corn, the raising of which will assure a most prosperous community. Chamber of Commerce Aim To Secure Farming Instructor During the past week L. A. Ras musson in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce went before the County Commissioners for the purpose of as certaining the sentiment of the county board regarding their setting aside an appropriation for the payment of the salary for an instructor in j. farming. As provided by the laws of Montana the county board if they see fit may set aside an amount for the purpose suggested. The newly organized Chamber of Commerce offers to foot half the expense occasioned by an instructor for a year. His work will be to assist in the instruction of the farmer or anyone else who may be interested in the methods of better farming. It is the intention of the Chamber to secure an instructor from In the event an instructor is engaged State Agricultural Sshpolin Bozera atu his lectures will occasion several •meetings during each season of the year. The campaign of lecturers and meetings will redound to the benefit of everyone within Dawson County. County Treasurer Barnett Tenders Resignation County Treasurer L. R. Barnett tendered his resignation yesterday, to take effect on June 1. Mr. Barnett has felt for some time that his health demands more of his time in the open and he realizes that the office he now has charge of does not give him ample opportunity to be out of doors as much as he would wish. His work as a county official has been most praiseworthy. Everyone with whom he has become acquainted will regret that he has been forced to make this decision. During the sum mer to come he will reside two miles from the city of Missoula, where he has a home. The best wishes of a community attend him. Order Permitting An ammended Complaint In Metcaf Case Judge C. C. Hurley has filed an order permitting the Attorneys for complain out Carrie Metcalf to file an ammended complaint in the divorse case which has been pending against James Metcaf, her husband. The suit for accounting has been denied upon demurer but permission for the filing of an ammended complaint re garding the diverse itself has been granted. Charged With Grand Larceny D. R. Babcock from the Rurns country was arrainged before Justice Keane on Friday charged with the theft of a young calf. He will be givenr a- prrihmnaty -hearing- oirthe 14. His bond was set at $1000. Pétition For Wibaux County Granted After Four Years Consistent Campaign Wibaux Proponents Succeed In Securing Petition. Sufficient Valuation In Territory After four years of "watchful waiting' ' and a consistent campaign the progressive little city of Wibaux has finally been able to secure a new county out of the territory tributary to them. They came before the coun ty commissioners last week fully pre pared. The valuation was sufficient and the number of petitioners great enough to satisfy the board that their request for a county was a worthy one. Attorneys Steve Leahy and Judge Loud represented the proponents. Attorney Ed Booth, of the Baker con tingent had a few withdrawals-to enter before the county commission ers gave assent to the resolution that in all probability will occasion the creation of the qew county of Wibaux. That Wibaux will be the new county seat is nearly a certainty as is also the probability that an election in the proposed territory will carry. In brief, the new county embraces a territory running to the north line of township 19. On the west the county line comes within eighteen miles of Glendive. On the smith the new county will cut into Fallon county nearly 89 miles to township 10. The new county will include Dennis but will exclude Carlyle. The amount of (vakwtioir wHl exceed three and one quarter millions which will leave in Dawson, if the proposed county of Richland carries, more than eight mil lions valuation. The probabilities are that when it comes to a vote, which will most likely be on Aug. 1 or thereabouts, the electors in the terri tory proposed will indorse the proposi tion by a vote of 3 to 1. Unlike the proponents of Richland, from the results and the length of time it took the board to decide the Wibaux con tingent, had everything in readiness. When they presented their proposition and showed what they had to submit ih proof of the sincerity of their electors it was readily seen that they had the goods. The granting of their request was a matter of mere formal ity. Even Ed. Booth seemed at the start to realize that all the Wibaux bunch had to do was to file their petitions and await the result. No excitement marked the proceedings as in the case of Richland. No writs of certiori will be filed. There is no doubt as regards fhe result of the election. Wibaux is to have a county all her own after years of patient ef fort to create one. They hwe dem onstrated the efficiency of a good cam paign. They came with the proper credentials and returned the winners. Noble effort on their part has brought to them the results they had so long anticipated.