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VOL,. VII. NO. 39. CULBERTSON, VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA. FRIDAY JAN. 8 agcg Ss.co PER VBAR
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is to buy an article that
you really want and at
he right price. We can
sv don many dollars
O1 StrS
if you will buy
Oar stock is fresh au
w and we do not urge
you to buy against your
judgement.
Al o rders Ur g eor SiW nelvermed to mpert rof d e y.
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Wilson Hot Blast Lignite Heater
Baltic Kitchen Range for Lignite or Wood
Carona Kitchen Range for Lignite or Wood
Lustre Cook Stove for Lignite or Wood
Meter Cook Stove for Lignite or Wood
For Sale at Lowest Prices by
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St. Paul Hotel
(NEAR THE DEPOT)
Mrs. Peter Belles. Prop.
Everything New and Up-to-Date. Fine airy
Rooms.
Culbertson, - - Mont.
CITY DRAY LINE
L. E. SCHOW. PROP.
Dray Ing Done on Short Notice
at Reasonable Prices.
OULBBRTSON. MONTANA
THE HARNESS SHOP
Brenna & Schow, Props.
A large stock of Harness. Horse Blankets, Rops, Whips,
Halters, Bridles, Curry Combs, etc.
old hare.m tapred and .made Culbertson, Mont.
In the filling of Prescrip
to ac are
tions ::z=e*
S able. aTse ears of the pada
oftes depeed s e. siam Iipostat
*e " atter. Phscse r always
pleaeed whem we del their pwe
acriptioms for tbhe r.eae: Our
li.e of
Toilet Articles,
P~e~~e aed
Medicines is
-ompletd ow -prie
VALLEY DRUG CO.
Stauord & Hamxel, Props.
TNT DIVISION
Seatingeut if easterm Valley Co.
Faverable is the Makiag of
a New Ceouty.
The Montana Legislature is now
in session in Helena and Senator
Truscott, of Glasgow and Repre
sentative Frank Arnett, of Ctlbert
son, are looking after the int**rests
of Valley County in that body.
One of the most important billi
that will come before the state leg
islature at this session, which will
be of interest to our people gener
ally, is one to divide Valley Coun
ti. Iris proposed to take a strip
of the north end of Dawson Coun
ty, which added to the east end of
Valley County, will form the new
county. The western boundary of
the proposed new county is several
miles-west of Poplar, the southern
boundary being the south bound
ary of the tier of townships known
as as north, or about 24 miles
south of the Missouri River, the
north boundary the Canadian line
and the east boundary the Mon
tana Dakota State line.
If the bill for the new county is
passed as proposed it will make a
new county about 7o miles wide
from east to west and about go
miles long north and south, en
closing about 6300 square miles or
sections of land.
Valley County as now constitut
ed is about the size of one-fourth
of the area o0 Iowa. Iowa is taken
for the purpose of comparison and
contains an even too counties. It
will be seen that Valley county is
is large as 25 of the counties in
Iowa.
It as a well known fact that ew
tremely large counties are cumber
some to handle by the county com
missioners and that the expense is
much greater in proportion than in
handlion two or more smaller
counties, and it has been the poli
cy in all statrs to divide counties
as soon as the assessed valuation
of the property will permit and
thus to save expense to taxpayers
and seeure a more equitable distri
butiob of the benefits, such as the
building of bridges. roads, etc.
The people in all parts of Valley
County feel that that time has now
airrved for us. While there was
some opposition in some parts of
the east end of the county when
the subject was first brought to
their attention, as soon as the mut
ter is discussed intelligently that
opposition melts like snow in a
chinook wind.
Some Bainville citizens at first
opposed the idea of county divi
sion, but after a thorough discus.
sion of the affair, are now in favor
of it to a man. J. Z Bruegger
went down there last week and ex
plained matters to them and all the
prominent citizens no v favor the
proposition.
As will be seen in an article giv.
en below from the Yellowstone
News. Mondak favors the proposed
division. So the sentiment grows
for County division all over the area
of the proposed county as fast as
the citizens understand the situa.
One of the main objections to
the proposed division is that many
people think they would have to
pay higher taxes. This is not true
es the taxes have been assessed to
the limit allowed by law all along
and eannot be raise'f any higher.
If it were necessary to raise more
mosey than the taxes amounted to
bonds would be i.std which
would be paid when tie present
valuation would be many times
greater than it is now and at that
time would be no burden to the
The benelts arising from having
a mes compact local county or
ganisation are so peat that it
seems to the Seeschlight they are
apparent to all.
Some of the citizens in the out.
laying precincts of the proposed
new county seem to think that the
reason why Culbertson is so deep
ly interested in county division is
to get the county seat and grab the
county offices, but Such is not the
case. Culbertson Is of course the
logical place for the county seat at
the present time, but in so far as
the offices are concerned, Culbert
son people do not want them and
do not expect them. They will go
to the choice of the people in the
precincts outside of Culbertson.
Now let all parts of the proposed
new county work together for . the
common good of all, and within
the next two moaths we will have
"Paradise" County on the map.
"*A rose by any other name would
smell as sweet." So if the name
is "Lincoln" or "Taft" or "Bryan"
it will not matter so long as we se
cure the otject sought.
As the county division matter
develops the Searchlight will keep
its readers posted.
The Yellowstone News, publish
ed at Mondak has the following to
say in last weeks issue in regard to
county division:
Wear bleeed with a country at this
endof the causty that seeds no very aipea
aive bridges. Furthermore we lears that
the mileage paid tor witesses and jurors to
Glasgow, sheoris aileage etc. will pay for
a full seat of county oAcers sad leave a
balance. Further some ' think that it
would be a hardship to sew sttlens as the
taxs would be high. Taey are labor
iag under a misaprdeesion as the levis
imposed on all taspayers ar now to the
lidoit which is one of the causes why the
large county is ia-arrears sad no warrants
being paid.
If the new county is set of and it is
bonded for funds those bonds will not come
due until the lead is all this sew counay
will be proved up and thee it will e somn
lnal for all concermed. Eves now in the
presseat Valley Cousty we are calling for
the lessusee ot beadtW pay uS our Is
debtedness while awaiting for the develop
meat of the country. We can run the Sew
county withest any more taxes, '-in fact
lsees" than under the present regime The
salaries of the ocidals would not be as
large as the olcials of the preseet county
for the eempeeassioa of all oliaers are
reguliteibythe ammedpopertyvaluatles
ead we wemid owe- uaier the lowest eses
mane when cut of. Whea It is saned that it
works a hardship on the the poor they do
not consider the benefts given poor people.
There are hjpadreda tf sew estilers haer
who have not their Anal citises papers.
Under our present astvralisatio laws a
perseo most appear betore the clerk of
court with two witnesses to make dec
laraties of same. After go days he must
appear before the judge of district court
ean certain days in open court with two
witaseesagain. Now if wehbves smaller
county does it not aprsal to everyoe that
the less mileage sad ties lacarred wmild
go quitse a little toward helping him eat in
curtailing his expense?
Poplar !tmss
Trem eur spasal comrspeedesat.
Jas. 7. paes.
Peter Dept.. Sr.. oue of the oldest citi
sem. of Poplar, was stricken with heart
trouble Tuesday. Dec. soth. Wedaesday
fblowleg he seemed to improve some. bet
sometime durleg Wedeesday sight he had
another attack and quietly posed away.
Mr. Dupose was cue of the real piceesrs of
the West. He came to this part of the
ocestry about forty rears ago sad has lived
here sad is South Dakota most of that
time, His fuseral was delayed antil Sea
day so that a son of his liing is South De
heta might be able to asead. While Mr.
Depres had pa-ed his thse scare and tea
his tae is bshely felt bf a heat of friends.
The beiding for the sew bask has eat
procesded very fast for the last few days.
The buildins was Scut 4hcked by tha
eseug wiad that blew, sad saw by the
cold wave. but the bank is coming jest the
seas. The i corporators of the State
Bask of Poplar met a faw evealags e
and reorgulasd sad the tame aBcials as
formerly aesoeosed were reelecced. The
edials are as follows: Presideas. How
ard M. Cosuer; Vice Preesidt. R. E.
Patch; Cashier. J. C. Gegory: I irectors.
Howard M. Cosier. R. E. Patch. S. T
Cegewel. Freak Cashsr and J. C. Gregory.
This husk will opes wlk h capetal stock of
$es5.o and waD have back of it the beet
bsiases mearof this sectius of the oentry.
Thoes who have fods to deposit caset do
batter tba depasit their f1uds is The
Traders State Dusk.
The bacheless are paoiner a hard time
bap. get your old clothes out of the garret
and esme for owe obe. you have no fear
Of aling your clothes. The date has ant
bars sat yet.
Dr. Brockman willtbe at Poplar for one
Week commenciag Momday. Jan. is.
Tbe ladies of Poplar showed the gpatle
sea se of the flast times that tbey bad
seem for many a long day at the Leap Year
Bell give. December 31, 90o8. Tb. ladies
west to the homes of their gueats and gal
latty marched them out to the Opera Hall
wher each was prmesuted wi b his favorite
gre. Gower pinned cn the lapel of biacost
by some one more expert has himself,
thee be was handed a program add asked
to tabs a seat sad wait for the ladies who
would sem that be got all the danolag that
be wanted. There were twenty lear nam
bern on the program, each nahmr was ac
companled with the Gsem masts possibla.
each time the foor was well fAlled, there
were neither rheumatics nor wall flowers
is evidence, At as p. m. thebell rang for
supper sad the ladie marched the hungry
gaesie to loag tables well covered with
tempting viands. They ate, ate and ate
and when they left the table they were
both illed and conteated, and all agreed
that it wasned that fear years would have
to roll by before it could be repeated. This
aupper was fne as fie could be and every
article bore evileece of having beae
touched by a master head. Aflar saupper
the daace merrily conetired though some
of the gentlemen had heavy eye. nad
moved rather sluggishly. After all sam
barn had bern filled the ladies took their
gamens home. The gests greatly appre.
cate the good time which they were lows
and will try to recair the compliment der
lag the east four years There wee a
great many visitors but space is too limited
to mention their names
Mrs. C. D. King. Mrs SmithMiseCop.
well, Mina Oreenwald, of Wolf Point; Mrs,
Thatimber of Washington. D. C n Rev.
and Mrs. E. J. Liedsey, Mrs. Lectra, Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Walher were delightfully
entertained at dinner last Tuesday evening
by Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Cualer.
The Thursday Evening Club will be ea
tertained by Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lobmil
ler east Thursday evening, ypaary :gth.
Hon. j. Z Bruegger. K. O. Slette and
W. S. Patch were Culbertnoe visitors this
weak in intereat of the division of the cone.
ty. The people of Poplar and vicianly are
perfectly willing to the division provided
the same shall be Shaw consty. They
have so oBoe to ank or, bebt they do iraft
that the new prepared county shall be
called after the late W. B. Shaw and ask
co-operation with all their friends.
Mrs. I. C. Gregory, of Calbertson, at
teudad the Leap Ye.r BDll and wee the
guest of Mrs. ff. M. Ceeler.
Dr. naber end & T. Cogswell, of Wolf
Point, attended the Leap Year Ball, and
were the gueets of Dr. Atkieas.
Mr. aid Mrs. H. E. Richard, of Willis
toa. N.D.. wee up for the Leap Yeaball
Pablic school opened Moeday with Miss
Mary McLeod, of Wolf Point. as teacher
of the primary room, taking the pl-c of
Miss Edna Nelson who was married last
week.
ichost. Movas
Poplar. Moot.. Jas. y. agot
"Oldese am I of poenetates. forwerd I
look and back." At the prruest time this
is true of our school. som are looking bask
to the balcye. days of satuma whea It was
possible b enjoy oat of door sporta-others
are looking forward to-esamlaauloma.
Three sew pupils earolled -a Moeday.
Norm and Clara Taads. from Scobey sad
Robert Bawdee, from the Sooth Side
The primary departmenllost Mim Nel
sea jost before lboidays. This mouth
they begas as the devoted subjects of Mise
MacLeod.
The pepilb is Mrs. Lectra's room seas
some packages of Christmas gifts to Tusk
eges Iestitute. Meaday Elate. Steele re
aived a letter of ackaowledg'ment from
Booker T. Washington. saying that thre
were pleety of cshldres who were glad to
get such remembraeces from or eschool.
The feur best i slams work have beam
Phees Coder. Misias Smith. Ira Atkisses
sad Ruth Vending, of the 8th grade. Em.
ily Helmer. loba Uindsmy. Matthew Lob
msler. Am.a Sti . leamp"ie Proctor,
aMea Arrmsetg sad dames Walker have
showa the most marked imprveameat is
hIstory mad arithmetie is ph. The name
of Hermasm Wins should have been is the
li the last was for those set absent. Is
slam work he divides the homers with Luse
Is Thayer. Everett Bawdem has made the
most marked improvomest is his work.
The sth grade is preesieg hard for Brst
ph- is good. hangat work.
There perfcsa Is eteedance: Mrs. Lec
trame room-Phemb Comeir. Ira Atkiaseo.
Luella Thayer. Ruth Vestlng. Dwight mad
Everett Bawds.. Jam ansd William Walk
er. Anma Stierk. .Harry Padne. Joke
Liadey. Desw Armereng. Wilila mad Har
oM BDwdem. Mire MaeLed s Reom
Gladys Pearson. Rather Vending. Dorothy
Codier. Ruth Peereem. Marie Roemde mnd
George CGsher.
NOW
IS THE TIME
OURS "
IS THE PLACE
FOR
Fur Coats
Sheep Lined '
Coats
AND
Fine Cloth
Overcoats CopYdght 1907
PAPSHALL & EDMONDS
CLOTH INO and SHOES
Culbertson, Montana
Opens a.Closed
Cl oe 8: p . T h e E v a n s "0"1 'Ay e
Barber *Shop
New Shop In basement ol Evans 1ot1l.
Baths Hot or Cold.
HOWARD CLARK, Maanager.
Shear. Ground REasors Sharpened
" " J. B. BEWICK , R. C. STANFIELD '.
THE
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!Transfer Line
Baggage Transfer aid General Draying
Also 0. N. Stockyards Custodian
PHONE NO. 1, CALL 3.
Culbertson - Montana
Livery, Feed & Sales Stable
(THE JACK EVANS BARN)
K. M. KELLOGG, PROP.
All the Travelling Men Know Kellogg.
PHONE NO. si-s
ICulbertson,-