The Glasgow courier. [volume], September 10, 1915, Page 12, Image 12

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Items Sent in By The Courier's
Special Corps of News Gatherers
WENDELL ITEMS
Grain is cut in this vicinity and
stacking has begun.
Bessie Gray spent several days the
past week with Mrs. Newberry.
Charley Taylor's are rejoicing over
the arrival of a six pound baby boy,
Monday, August 30th.
Mrs. Holmes and Bessie Gray are
visiting Mrs. John Forsman near Glas
gow this week and also attending the
county fair. \
Jay Taylor sold several horses to
the Government Agents, delivering
them at Glasgow and is now the proud
possessor of an auto.
A few of Mrs. Joe Taylor's neigh
bors surprised her on the afternoon
of her birthday. A pleasant time
was had and after refreshments were
served the ladies wended their way
homeward.
OSWEGO ITEMS
Stock shipping is now in full force.
Mrs. Mosher is visiting with her
parents at New Rockford, N. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Herkins of St. Paul,
are visiting with the latter's brother,
Phil Weis, on the homestead.
Mrs. Ella Wall and her son, Neal,
left the first of the week for Minne
apolis where Neal will attend college.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brown and Mr.
and Mrs. Flint delightfully entertain
ed company from Wolf Point on Sun
day.
Wm. Bontinell is in from the home
stead and reports haying fine. We
are very proud of our pioneer home
steader, who is so active at the age
of 73.
Mr. Hägen had a very close call
this week. While out shooting, one
of his companions accidentally shot
him in the back, but the distance was
so great, little harm was done, more
than a scare.
NORTH BENCH
Bill Peters marketed a load of po
tatoes Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Miles visited Mrs. J. L.
Byer Wednesday.
Little Alice Byer spent Wednesday
night with Mrs. Miles.
Ward Maris was out taking the
school census this week.
Miss Elmina Stewart is visiting
her parents at the Parker ranch.
Mrs. James Gunning was quite sick
last week, but is better at this writ
ing.
The weather still continues fine,
but several predict frost in the near
future.
Miss Jennie Kline is assisting Mrs.
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present.
Everybody is getting ready for the
fair. Several around here are mak
ing entries.
Mrs. Ryan and daughter, Mrs. Ston
uey, spent a few days on the latter's
claim near Tampico, this week.
Lange and Burger started out
threshing about a week ago, but had
a breakdown Friday noon, and owing
to a mistake made in ordering the ne
cessary part, they didn't get to re
sume their work until Wednesday.
MALTA ITEMS
Sept. 8, 1915.
Claude Conant came up from Saco,
on business Tuesday.
School began Monday with the full
corps of teachers on hand.
Miss Nellie O'Keefe returned to her
home in St. Paul Sunday evening.
The commissioners are holding us
ual monthly session this week, be
ginning Tuesday.
D. J. McGrath, formerly county at
torney arrived in the county seat this
week after several weeks absence.
Miss Mabel Peck visited Glasgow
friends Sunday and Monday and while
there took in the first day of the
county fair.
Mrs. J. M. Brayton and daughter,
Elizabeth of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., are
visiting the W. J. Tressler family and
J. M. Brayton and wife.
The firm of Clanton & Bandon went
into receivership last week and Miss
Mary E. Neilson was appointed re
ceiver under $10,000 bonds.
H. A. Johnson and a number of
others went hunting Friday and while
at the George Smith ranch the car
refused to go. A. T. Livesconte told
the others to go on hunting and he
would see what was the matter. The
others got but a few feet away, when
an explosion took place and the car,
which was a Crow, burned to the
ground in a few minutes. Mr. John
son was fortunate in carrying insur
ance on the car.
During the union Sunday school
picnic Friday, which was held in the
woods at the bridge north of town, a
run-away team almost reached the
crowd of children who were busily in
tent on the races being held, when
Rev. Cookingham heard the team and
yelled to the crowd to run, at the
same time turned the team into the
field, thereby preventing what might
have been a terrible disaster, as the
bridge was crowded with children.
One little three-year old gïrl Was
about to leap into the water below
when a lady grabbed her in time.
On Saturday evening last, occurred
another social event in Malta, which
as usual was one of the most delight
ful affairs ever given. About one
hundred guests were invited by Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Kilduff to their spa
cious home to help them celberate
their twentieth wedding anniversary.
About seven o'clock the guests began
to arrive and when all had gathered,
sat down to an elaborate dinner
spread on tables on the lawn. A large
bride's cake was cut by the bride of
twenty years and in it were a ring,
a dime and a button. Dr. Devney
drew the ring, Mr. Johnson the dime
and Allin G. Arnot the button, all
causing much merriment. Each guest
was presented with a crystal candle
stick with candles for favors. After
the dinner was concluded, the guests
repaired to the house where a mus
ical program by the following was
given: Mesdames Ray Campbell, Dr.
Arthur Jones, Dr. Blankenhorn, H. A.
Parker, F. W. Hall, Misses Cecil
Grace, Mabel Peck and Masters John
and Campbell Kilduff. During an in
terval in the program an old time
charivari was given the bride and
groom by Messrs. J. Sklower, Arnot,
Debney, Devney, J. Tressler and oth
ers. Mr. and Mrs. Kilduff received
a large number of beautiful pieces of
chinaware.
About seventy-five guests attended
the wedding of J. M. Brayton and Ilo
Tressler Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. At the appointed hour and to
the strains of the wedding march
played by the groom's sister, Miss
Elizabeth Brayton, of Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., the bridal party descended the
stairs preceded by the ribbon bearers,
Misses Lily Davidson, Gladys Allen,
Mildred Wilson, Annie Survant, Ed
ith Doores, Margaret Kirton and Hel
en Caselberg, all carrying bouquets
of red sweet peas. Miss Georgia
Tressler, sister of the bride, w»s
fiower girl, Miss Helen Schilling,
bridesmaid, and Allin G. Arnot, best
man. The bride was attired in white
crepe de chene with overlace bertha,
and carried white bridal roses. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Carl
Perrin, of the Congegational church,
under a beautiful canopy of vines,
ferns, and sweet peas, arranged in
the living room. The whole house was
nicely decorated with sweet peas, pre
senting a very delightful appearance.
After the ceremony was over a most
bounteous repast was served on tables
set on the electric lighted lawn. The
bride and groom who are well known
Malta people, are residing in their
newly erected cottage where they will
be at home to their many friends af
ter October 1st. They were the re
cipients of many very beautiful gifts.
GLASGOW GRAIN MARKET
September 9th, 1915
No. 1 Northern . $ .73
No. 2 Northern 70
No. 2 Hard Winter Wheat 74
No. 1 Durum 74
No. 2 Durum 71
No. 1 Flax 1.39
Oats 21
Barley 31
Rye 70
Righteous Indignation
A little girl placed some brightly
colored Easter eggs under a setting
hen. The old rooster happened to
pass the nest when the hen was off
feeding, and immediately went out in
to the barn yard and killed the pea
cock.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
! Glasgow, Mont., Sept. 8, 1915.
I The City Council of the City of
Glasgow, Montana, met in regular ses
sion in the office of the Clerk at eight
o'clock P. M. Roll Call—The follow
ing Aldermen answered present: St.
Clair, Hurd, and Lezie. Mayor Kent
present and presiding. Absent, Al
derman Markle.
The minutes of the meeting of Au
gust 25th, which was adjourned to
' August 28th, were read and on mo
tion of Alderman St. Clair, seconded
by Alderman Hurd were approved.
Carried.
1 A circular letter from the Industri
al Accident Board instructing Muni
cipalities that Police were to be con
1 sidered as Officers rather than Em
ployees and that they did not come
under the Workmen's Compensation
J Act, was read and ordered filed by
the Mayor.
Reports were read from each, the
City Marshall, Police Magistrate and
City Treasurer and adopted on motion
of St. Clair seconded by Hurd. Car
ried.
J. W. Rice was granted permission
to move a shack from Lot 4 Block
41 to outside the City Limits: On
motion of Alderman Hurd, seconded
by Alderman Lezie. Carried.
The City Engineer presented plans,
specifications, and estimates on the
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The Montana State Fair is this year
giving a seven-passenger, six-cylinder
Studebaker automobile as the grand
prize for the best five sheaves of
wheat and the best one bushel of
wheat from the same field, grown on
a Montana farm and shown at the
State Fair by a Montana farmer. The
proposed installation of the new unit
of the Light Plant, and upon motion
of Alderman Hurd and second of Al
derman St. Clair they were accepted
and ordered placed on file. Carried.
It was moved by Alderman Hurd
and seconded by Alderman St. Clair
that bids be called for the construc
tion of the power plant improvement
on the 13th day of October, 1915.
Roll Call—Voting Yes—Alderman
Hurd, Lezie and St. Clair. Carried.
It was moved by Alderman Hurd
and seconded by Alderman Lezie that
the Library - Committee be instructed
to have a water fountain and other
plumbing fixtures installed in the Li
brary; also to have Library placed in
shape at once to have same re-opened
to the public.
Roll Call—Voting Yes—Alderman
Hurd, Lezie and St. Clair. Carried.
The following bills against the City
were considered:
George Kemper, 100 sewer pipe $30.00
Electrical Engineering Co., sup
plies 67.00
General Electric Co., supplies....185.32
Lewis-Wedum Co., Street, Li
brary Supplies 18.05
Coleman Hardware Co., supplies 13.70
Mutual Oil Co., oil 63.25
Pittsburgh Meter Co., water
meters ...110.70
Imperial Elevator Co., coal 600.54
W. W. Hurd, drayage etc., 20.85
accompanying picture shows the Stu
debaker sample car, a duplicate of
which the State Fair will give away.
In the car, from right to left, are Sid
J. Coffee, president; O. S. Warden,
director; Pat Carney, vice president,
and Pete Snelson, secretary, of the
Montana State Fair; O. A. Johnson,
Anton Schroer, street work 7.50
Albert Schroer, street work.... 7.50
Andrew Troeger, barn rent,
hay, etc 16.85
Meier & Senne, blacksmith
work street 42.35
Earl Moore, street work 7.50
J. L. Truscott, street supplies.. 8.85
William Reeser, line work 36.00
Nick Munson, street work 3.00
Nick Munson, street work 25.50
Martin Fissner, street work.... 15.20
Moore Phone Co., rentals etc.... 4.93
N. E. Baynham, dogs killed 2.00
Sam Grossman, hauling fire
truck 5.00
Mrs. W. B. Shoemaker, library
books 16.10
A. E. Smith, repairing plaster
library 9.00
H. D. Palmer, clerk's freight,
express, etc 42.57
Jed Darst, extra work on li
brary floor 20.00
It was moved by Alderman Hurd
and seconded by Alderman Lezie that
the bills be allowed as audited by the
auditing committee.
Roll Call—Voting Yes—Alderman
Hurd, Lezie and St. Clair. Carried.
Adjourned.
P. E. KENT,
H. D. PALMER, Mayor.
City Clerk.
Courier want ads bring results.
of the Western Auto Supply company,
Studebaker agents, and B. S. Skin
ner, assistant secretary of the State
Fair. The picture was taken after
the test run which preceded the pur
chase by the Fair management of the
Studebaker touring car as the grand
prize.