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The Harlowton News*
The Continuation of The Musselshell New.
VoL. 3 IARLOWTON. MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1909 No. 36
EXCAVATION BEGINS
Musselsheil Valley National Bank Starts
on Their Base
ment.
Excavation work has begun on the
basement for the Musselshell Valley
National bank. The basement will
contain the boiler and coal rooms for
the heating plant and will be 24 x 28.
This is the first step taken towards
building the new bank which when
completed will be one of the finest
bank buildings in this section of the
state.
We return everything but the dirt!
Leave your laundry at Tommy Han
zilk's barber shop. Agent for Judith
Steam Laundry. Baskets leave Tues
day noon and return Saturday. 36tf
H. R. Holly, one of the famous
Billings boosters was in town the
latter part of the week. Mr. Holly
is interested in the real estate busi
ness in Billings. He says money is
tight over there at the present time.
RARE TREAT
Miss Loretta Bigelow of Powers' School
of Spoken Word, of Boston
Will Read.
Tonight at the Harlowton Opera
House Miss Loretta Bigelow, of the
Powers' School of the Spoken Word,
of Boston, Massachusetts, will give
an entertainment that is rarely
heard in this section of Montana.
Miss Bigelow will read a series of
dramatic and humerous selections
that are both entertaining and food
for the mind. She has spent con
siderable time in preparation and
study for this line of public work.
Coming from Mr. Power's school,
Miss Bigelow brings with her the
great lesson taught by that institu
tion in public address, to make body
the servant of the mind, to make
outward expression the manifestation
of the mind. Profusion of gesture
and display will be absent. It is her
desire to render the selections in a
simple and direct manner reflecting
the thought of the printed page.
4v.
HARRY C. PULLIAM.
President of the National league and
one of the most important and Influ
ential figures in the professional base
ball world.
LAYS FOUNDATION
Heating Plant to be Placed in McQuitty
Block and Opera House.
Charles Cole has been busy the past
week putting in the heating plant in
the McQuitty block. The founda
tion has been laid and so far the
work looks first class.
The same plant will heat the
opera house. There is considerable
wisdom and economy in killing two
birds with one stone.
BOWLING MATCH
Harlowton and Three Forks %1ill Try
Conclusions Saturday
Night.
Tomorrow night at the Blue Rib
bon Bowling Alley, Jlarlowton and
Three Forks will bowl for supremacy.
The Three Forks team will come in
on Saturday's train from the west
and will be in good shape for the
match. This is the first match be
tween the local team and the visitors.
Both teams can be counted on to
knock down a few pins, as they have
put in considerable time in practice.
A large crowd is expected to see the
match at the local alley.
HARLOW HERE
Promoter of Montana Railroad, and
Millionaire--Expresses Great
Surprise at Improvement
Richard A. Harlow, the railroad
magnate, and capitalist, and the man
after whom Harlowton was named,
came in last Tuesday from his ranch
home near Moore. He expressed
great surprise at the growth made by
the town. "Why I can scarcely be
lieve my eyes," said he. "This town
surpasses anything in Montana for
progress in building and develop
ment."
Mr. Harlow has been enjoying a
quit winter on his ranch near Moore.
He is now on his way to his home in
Washington, D. C. It is probable
that he will visit his old home in
Helena before going east.
Every person in this section knows
Richard R. Harlow as the prothoter
of the Montana Central railroad, now
known as the Jawbone road which
runs from Butte through Harlowton
to Lewistown. For a lone time Mr.
Harlow was president of the Montana
Central, but later he sold his interest
to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railroad, and now he is a large stock
holder in the latter road.
He believes that the next two years
will bring great changes in the coun
try traversed by the Jawbone road,
and says that eastern capitalists have
been watching the marked improve
ments made in the last year.
L. P. Wakefield, Wm. Barclay and
J. J. Hanvey, who are surveying for
the Milwaukee road, have been work
ing out of Harlowton for the past
week.
Wanted 500 men to hold down
chairs while they receive a first class
hair cut or shave at Tommy Han
zlik's barber shop in the State Bank
building. 36tf
Louis Larson and Frank Hany
chech came in from Judith Gap Wed
nesday night. They are employed by
the Minneapolis Brewing Company,
and will begin to lay the foundation
for the cooler that Mort Lewellin
will build.
SPLENDID ADDRESS
J. A. Alfred, of Butte, Preaches on the
Influence of the Sunday
School.
Those who gathered at the Urner
Hall last Sunday evening to hear J.
A. Alfred, of Butte, enjoyed a real
treat. Mr. Alfred is the state secre
tary of the International Sunday
School Association. He has been in
Montana for four months and in that
time he has worked up considerable
enthusiasm for bible training amour
Sunday School teachers, and also for
adult bible work.
The subject of the address Sunday
evening was 'The work of the Sun
day School." Mr. Alfred took up the
subject in a scholarly manner and
sent his points home by practical il
lustrations and historical allusions.
He treated the subject from four dif
ferent standpoints, first the influence
of the Sunday School, on the home.
second, its influence upon the church,
third its influence upon the commu
nity and tinally its influence upon
the nation. He showed that the
work of the Sunday School was ever
for the uplifting of man in morals
and conduct, and he cited instances
which substantiated the contention.
Mr. Alfred spoke in glowing praise of
the work of the teacher, who without
pay, and without honor, attends to
the work of the Sunday School week
in and week out, always working for
a greater appreciation of the truths
of the bible.
Perhaps the most interesting part
of the address was the exposition of
the literary merit of the bible. The
speaker showed how all the figures of
speech were fou:i1 thlro. He cited
examples of each, and stated that
none better could be found in all the
other literature of the world.
Ilarlowton people recognize a good
sermon when they hear it. All who
attended were pleased,and went away
realizing the good work of the Sun
day School, and with a firmer belief in
the benefit to be derived from sys
tematic study of the bible.
E. H. Barret, F. D. Campbell, T. J.
Hamilton and M. M. Maine were pro
minent railroad visitors the fore part
of the week.
The friends of Mrs. Bert Taylor
are pleased to learn of her recove.y
from her recent illness.
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The first annual election of city of
ficers in Harlowton will be held on
April 5th next, at which time a may
or and two councilmen from each
ward are to be elected. The election
held last June was only temporary,
and not the regular annual election.
The terms of office of those elected on
April 5th will begin on the first Mon
day in May following:
Section 3226 of the Political Code is
as follows: "At the first annual elec
tion held after the organization of a
city or town under this title, the
electors of such city or town must
elect two aldermen from each word,
who must, at the first meeting of the
council, decide by lot their terms of
office, one from each ward to hold for
a term of two years, and one for the
term of one year, and until the (quali
ficathon of these successors." Under
this provision, the council under a
mistaken impression given from ad
vice from White Sulphur Springs, at
their first meeting after time June
electien cast lots for the short and
long term. This proceedure must
take place after the first annual elec
tion, which has yet to be held.
The present administration has
made a splendid record as a business
JUDGE ANDERSON, WHO TRIES $29,000,000 OIL CASE.
Judge Albert Barnes Anderson of the United States district court at
Indianapolis, who tries the famous $2',00M).O000 Standard Oil case, is a native
of Indiana and a graduate of Wabash college. He has been on the federal
bench since 1892 and has tried man} of the biggest corporation cases involv.
Ing alleged violations of the United States laws. One of these was the famous
John C. New bank case, in which Judge Anderson excited public comment by
the spirited'nature of his attack upon Mr. New.
administration. The fines collected
by the police magistrate have paid
all the salaries of the city oflicials.
Licenses, road taxes and dog taxes
have been used for city improvement.
The sidewalks and crossings upon
Main street and Central avenue, as
well as the tire engine, have been
paid for, leaving the city entirely free
from debt. Considering the fact
that the first year after incorpora
tion is generally an expensive period,
Mayor Anderson and his Council are
to be congratulated upon the econo
mical and businesslike manner in
which they have managed the city's
allaius.
Stifled a Horse.
John Braa, who has been working
for A. C. Graves as teamster met
with an accident Tuesday that umay
mean the loss of a horse. While get
ting a load of water from the river,
the ice broke, and the horse went
down sustaining a bad stifle. The
horse is a valuable animal and i- still
very lame. The ice near the power
plant is very thin and teamsters
must be careful not to venture rear.
NEW LIVERY
A. C. Graves Will Erect a New
Barn, The Best in Central
Montana,
A. C. Graves will build a new livery
barn in the spring that will not have
an equal in Central Montana. A. J.
Dreyer has already furnished the
plans, which calls for a barn 64 by 140
two stories in heiiu . The front of
the building will have an artistic ap
pearance, that is seldom equalled any
where. It is planned to have a wing
on each side of the main structure,
which will give a very large floor
space.
The new barn will be built on the
street back of the Musselshell Valley
National bank facing the south.
It is not definitely settled yet who
will manage the new barn, but it is
very probable that J. J. Hall, the pre
sent proprietor of the IHarlowton
Livery Stable will rent the new livery
barn from A C. Graves.
To our Friends and Patrons
IIARLOwrON, MONT., March 2,'09.
Owing to the small margins on
which we handle merchandise of all
kinds, we find it necessary to charge
interest on all accounts not settled
pronptly, and accordingly hereby no
tify you that from this date we shall
charge interest at the rate of ten per
cent per annum on all accounts re
maining unpaid after the first of the
month following purchase.
Trusting that you will appreciate
the justice of our position, and thank
ing you for your always val ied pat ron
age, we remain,
Very truly yours,
UIRNEu ;1El. Co.
IIAILOW1TON .I EAT MARKET
IlARLOWTON GROCERY Co.
MONTANA lA.1MiER Co.
A. C. (rtAVIEs.
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STErV ENS-i iREYEII ii JW. CO.
11. E. MlAISIIALL.
Arthur Weston and his wife are
away at the present time.
BASEBALL MEETING
Organization For Year to Be Effected
Next Monday Evening in
the Urner Hall.
The first oattler to colme before the
business men's meet ing next Monday
night will he the organization of the
IHarlowton baseball team. The mat
ter came up at the last meeting but
on account of the limited number
present it was decided to postpone ac
tion till next Monday, when some
thing definite will Ie done. A man
ager will be elected and it is probable
that a noimiittee of tlire business
uieri o ill be appointed to solicit funds,
select the grounds, and look after
baseball interests in general.
The success or failure of the ball
team this year w ill depend largely
upon what is done Monday night. Ii
is important that all who are in any
%ay interested should turn out and
make t rue organizat ion a success from
the initial step.
There is good material in town that
can he counted on for a first crass
eant and like every other growing
town good ball tossers are on the
ground, about which the fans known
nothing. All that is necessary to
pit a good teaim in t he field is to elect
manager, get the business men in
Ierested and show t he boys that some
tling i ggoing to be done.
The neighboringtowns:.Judith (sap,
Moore. Lewistown, Roundup and
Stanford have already taken steps to
perfect a baseball organizat Ion. Sure
ly Hlarlowton will not, lie dormant
and see these other competing towns
outstrip her on the ball field. We
are going to have a team, and a good
one. Turn out Monday night and
boost ti le cause along.
Notice of Election.
An election rwill Sue held in the dif
ferent wards in the Town of Harlow
ton on the first Monday in April.
O(tlcers to be elected; Mayor and two
alderman froim each ward.
AtTHUR WESTON,
Clerk.
A. E. Tubbs had the largest crowd
of the season at his moving picture
show last Wednesday. The pictures
were interesting. but many thought
hat those given on time Wednesday
evening two weeks before were much
better,
REEDER A FORGER
Former Harlowte. Bartender Arrested
In Butte a Few
Days ago.
Report comes to us through the
Butte Miner that Jimmie Reeder has
been arrested on a charge of forgery.
Reeder, was a bartender in Hogl's
saloon last summer, and is well
known here. It seems he had passed
fa number of checks before he was de
- tected in his crime. He was bound
over to the district court.
W. L. Carpenter, an attorney from
Finley, N. D., visited in town during
the week.
Frank Swim Jr. has been seriously
ill for some time. On Tuesday his
fever ran as high as 103, and made
him delirious.
Don't forget the entertainment.
Watch for program in next weeks
News.
CHANGES HANDS
Mrs. L. H. Bailey, Lately of Lewistown
Is the New Pro
prietor.
The home restaurant on Central
avenue changed hands at the begin
ning of the week. Mrs. Bert Taylor
who has had charge of this eating
house for some time sold her inter
ests to Mrs. L. It. Bailey, who has
been spending the winter among
friends in Lewistown. Mrs. Bailey
is an experienced restaurant keeper
having been manager of the famous
"Hon Ton Restaurant" at Vernal,
Utah. She will undoubtedly meet
with success in her new location.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rader returned
from a pleasant visit to Helena the
fore part of the week.
George Pennell, a civil engineer
from Roundup was in town during
the week looking over the ground
with a view towards locating here.
Mr. Pennell is a middle aged, man
with a wide range of experience, if he
decides to locate here we will have an
engineer of the first class.
MRS. RUTH BRYAN LEAVITT.
Daughter of WiVliam Jennings Bry.
an, who has sued her artist husband
for divorce on the ground of desertion.
CHANGES RESIDENCE
H. E. Marshall Locates in Harlowton Oc
cupies Logan Foweli's
House.
11. E. Marshall the proprietor of
the Marshall store here has changed
his residence from Martinsdale to
Hiarlowton. lie now occupies the
Logan Fowell house. Logan Fowell
has assumed the managership of the
Marshall store at Martinsdale.
STEAM LAUNDRY
Felix Dufrene Will Begin Laundry Busal
ness in Old Foundry in
About Eight Days.
Felix I)ufrene will soon have a
steam laundry in operation in Hlar
lowton. lie has all his apparatus on
tihe way from Chicago. The mangle
lie has ordered will be a large sized
machine, capable of mangling all the
laundry that lie will be able to secure
here.
Mr. 1)ufrene has a 16-horse power
engine to run the machinery. He
has secured the large building in the
east end of town that was tormerly
used as a foundry. lie will be ready
to wash in about eight days.