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The Harlow ton News
The Continuation of The Muselshell News
VOL. 3 HARLOWTON. MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1909 No. 40
STABS MC KAY
J. B. Richardson, Uses His Knife in Quarrel
With Angus McKay Last Saturday
at Bercail.
J. B. Richardson stabbed Angus
McKay at Bercail last Saturday after
noon. The knife thrusts were in the
right arm, one above the elbow went
clear to the bone. the cut below the
elbow is not so deep, neither of the
wounds will prove serious. Angus
McKay is a young man, and his as
sailant is an old man, without much
strength, otherwise the affair might
have proved fatal.
A dispute arose over some work
that McKay had asked the old man
to do. Richardson had agreed to go
to work in the afternoon, when Mc
Kay commanded him to take the
team and haul some wood, the old
man refused, and the quarrel arose.
A melee started and Richardson in
order to defend himself drew the
knife, and inflicted the wounds.
Several weeks ago Richardson and
McKay had some trouble over an
REV. VAN ORSDEL
TO LECTURE.
Will Speak on "What a Boy Saw
at Gettysburg" Next Friday
Evening April 9th.
Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel, the pio
beer missionary of Montana and the
present district superintendant of
the Great Falls district of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, will lecture in
the Harlowton Opera house next Fri
day night, April 9th.
"Brother Van," as he is familiarly
called, has chosen for his subject,
"What a Boy Saw at Gettysburg."
Rev. Van Orsdel was a boy at the
time the great battle of the Civil
War was fought, and had the rare ex
perience among those now living of
having seen the battle from an emin
ence and from different parts of the
field. This is the first time he has
lectured in the Musselshell Valley,
this coupltd with the fact that the
story of the decisive battle is coming
from an eye witness, will undoubted
ly make the lecture one of real inter
est.
Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel is well
known in all parts of Montana,it may
be said for the benefit of those who
have lately come to the Treasure
State that he is one of the early set
tlers, and has had all the wild west
experience of which we hear so many
stories. It has been said that
"Brother Van" knows every cow
trail and every old cow puncher in
the whole state. His varied exper
ience alone will draw a large au
dience.
Disk Works Well.
L. R. Duke, who was lucky in get
ting in Section 6, Township 8, Range
15 for his homestead, has been in
town several times this week, and
states that the ground is in fine shape
for work. He says that he is tearing
up the sod, and that the disk instead
of the plow is the implement with
which he has the greatest success.
Beautiful wash goods being received
daily-Marshalls.
Miss Flo Dorrs was a visitor from
Twodot Tuesday.
Sam Shaw and Dr. Holloway have
been in town during the week endea
voring to hire sheep herders.
Bob Lyons has already told several
stories since he returned, and you
could hear Lee Hash laugh at bcth
ends of town.
Cal Millard and Mike Cline, of
Roundup, purchased Hank Weber's
auto on Thursday. Hank is gradually
tearing himself away from the old
town.
Jake Karnop succeeded Len Weber
as marshall on April first. It wasn't
an April fool joke on Len, because he
resigned some time ago to go into the
brick business.
At a meeting of the Catholic ladies
at Mrs. Marchall's Thursday after
noon, Mrs. George Gannon was elected
president, and Mrs. Marshall secre
tary and treasurer.
Services will be held every 1st. and
4th. Sunday night of every month.
O. F. Krieger, Pastor.
amount the former claimed was due
him on the horses he had sold the lat
ter. The attorneys for the parties
made an agreement between them
whereby McKay was to give the old
man a home, food, and clothing for
the rest of his days, on the condition
that McKay should have the use of
the horses. Until the quarrel last
Saturday all has been smoothe sailing
at the McKay ranch.
Richardson has been lodged in the
jail here. The preliminary hearing
will be held before Justice Hodges in
about five days. County Attorney
Ford will be here to attend to the
prosecution.
Mrs. Maud Sheldon is the name of
the new milliner who is building a
store on Central Avenue next to L.
Gotleib's tailoring establishment.
She expects to have a fine line of
goods.
Don't forget the Band Dance.
A bunch of the young people in town
met in Atttorney Husband's office
Monday night, and organized an
amateur dramatic club. The club
will prepare a good play to be pre
sented here in about seven weeks It is
likely that the play will be the cele
brated melodrama, "The Lion and
the Mouse."
REGULARS MAKE A KILLING
Bswling Match Sunday Between Regu
lars and Highrollers Proves Vic
tory for Former.
The Bowling match pulled off last
Sunday at the Blue Ribbon Bowling
Alley between two local teams, the
Regulars and the Highrollers, was a
victory for the Regulars. They shc
ceeded in knocking down 87 more pins
in the same number of clatters. The
contest was not as exciting as some
of the former matches rolled the lo
cal alleys, for the reason that the
Regulars took the lead at the
beginning and held it to the finish.
Sam Hodges took the laurel at this
match for a high score, the highest
mark being 214 pins. The following
is the score:
Regulars 2287
Highrollers 2200
There will be a match game next
Sunday between the same teams.
Jake Karnop was up to the Summit
on business Wednesday. He says
there is lots of snow around Dorsey
yet.
Mesdames Marshall & Gannon spent
a pleasant outing at the Giltnan and
Halbert ranches the latter part of
last week.
E. C. Baxter, the land man from
Twolot, came in on Thursday's train
and went to the Linton ranch.
A BIG BUSINESS
The Sale of E. F. Ross Company's
Store Attracts attention--Many
attend Sale
The Lewis Bros. & Co., of Chicago
and Spokane, have secured the en
tire stock of the E. F. Ross Company,
and are closing it out at reduced
prices. The sale is attracting atten
tion in this vicinity with the result
that each day the sales are very large.
Customers are so numerous that it
has been found necessary to double
the force of clerks.
Special sales are being hIld each
day, and during the past week the
ladies have ha.l an opportunity to
satisfy their longings for many little
articles that are necessary to adorn
the fairer sex. The gentlemen too
have taken advantage of the cheap
prices and have laid up a supply of
furnishings.
The special sales will continue
from week to week during the entire
30 days commencing on the 27th of
March. The amount of advertising
that has been done will warrant a
continued good trade. The Lewis
Bros. & Co. realizes that it pays to
advertise.
Smoke the Harlowtoa Favrite and
Red Seal Clr
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A Liberal Reward Is Offered for the First Correct Solution of the Problem of
Putting Four Thousand Applicants Into Four Hundred Vacancies.
OFFICIALS HERE
Old Jaw Bone Tracts to Be Removed in a
few Days and the Material and Debris
to be Cleaned up.
A special train came in from Miles
City last Thursday night and among
the passengers on board were H. B.
Earling, general superintendent of
the C. M. & P. S. railroad, M. S.
Gunn, president of the Montana road,
and J. L. Hewitt, the right of way
man for the Milwaukee road. After
a short stay in the city the train
passed on to Lewistown. The offi
cials are out on a tour of inspection.
While here in conversation with
several business men, they gave out
the statement that the old Jaw Bone
tracks, that now cut the town in two
will be removed in the next few days
or as soon as the frost is sufficiently
out of the ground so as to make the
work possible. It is also the inten
tion to remove what is left of the old
depot and the platform.
This is welcome news for the reason
that the tracks are more or less of a
nuicance and an eye-sore to the
town. They cut the town in two,
and, since they are not used at all,
give the place a rather shabby appear
ance. The removal of the remainder
of the old depot will also greatly im
prove the appearance of Harlowton.
Brother Van Here.
Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel, better
known perhaps as "Brother Van,"
paid us a visit Tuesday and Wednes
day. Rev. Van Orsdel is the district
superintendart of the Methodist
Episcopal church for the Great Falls
district. He is well known through
out Montana, being one of tihe early
missionaries to the Treasure State.
HIe is popular with all classes, and is
carrying on a great work that will
not soon be forgotten.
Home Brand Can Goods Marshalls.
J. D. Quigley left Thursday after
noon for Ryegate on business.
FOR SALE-Pure bred colliey fit
to work.
H. Holloway, Harlowton 40tf
M. H. Graham is getting his name
up as a mechanic having fixed l)r.
Holloway's automobile.
Messrs. Both and Mack, of Casliton,
Wisconsin, were in town tme latter
part of the week looking up business
location.>- They went up to look over
the Judith Basin country.
We have some tine ranches for sale,
ocated in the Musselshell and Smith
river valleys and timhe Judith Basin.
We are also agents for the San Luis
Colorado lands. Call on or write to
Spach & Whitsel, Twodot, Montana.
38tf
Moore, the thrifty little city on the
Montana between here and Lewis
town has taken its place among time
organized towns of the state. At the
election held Tuesday the citizens
decided to incorporate by a vote of
61 to 37. This is a stride in tile right
direction as every good citizen of
Harlowton can testify. A large
amount of business interests have al
ready centered at Moore which re
quire such protection as an incorpor
ated town can afford.
The oticilals say that as soon as the
tracks and other railroad material is
removed, and the debris cleaned up,
it will not be possible to recognize
the north end of the city as the same
place. It is their intention to make
a clean sweep.
Card of Thanks.
The young people wish to extend
to Mr. and Mrs. Anderson a vote of
thanks for the dainty luncheon serv
ed them, after the entertainment.
Episcopal Church.
The Rev. J. Phillip Anshutz will
preach at the following places on the
given dates in this vicinity:
Martinsdale Sunday April 4th 3 p.m.
Twodot Monday 5th 8 p.m.
Ilarlowton Tuesday 6th 8 p.m.
JudithGap Wednesday " 7th 8 p.m.
iHarlowton Tuesday " 13th 8 p.m.
Dorsey Wednesday" 14th 8 p.m.
Everybody cordially welcome.
Hon. Sam Shaw came in from the
ranch Tuesday on business.
Bercail to Have Depot.
Bercail, the thriving little town on
the Billings and Northern, is to have
a depot according to the latest in
railroad circles. Bercall is one of the
best towns s:uth of the Snowies and
is growing rapidly.
The new depot is p, result of the
increasing trade 3t that point. Set
tiers are coming in, and the govern
ment land is rapidly being taken up.
The town is situated in the very
heart of a rich grazing and agricul
tural section and the ever increasing
trade there will undoubtedly war
rant the Billings and Northern in
erecting the depot.
S. L. IIo:lges made a busines trip
to Twodot Friday:.
Adler Clothes for men- the bdti
m au fact ured-Mashal Is.
W. A. Parrott, the furniture man
from Lewistown, was in on busineas
Thursday.
Thomas Stigen and S. P. Stigen
were in town Thursday selling stock
in the Half Moon, gold mine which is
is located in the nowy mountains.
L. S. Clark, an electrician from
(Chicago, has accepted a position with
tie Harlowton Power and Water Co.,
and is now employed atithe electric
light plant.
11. M. Ilogle brought an attach
an attachment against George L.
Nichols, who is the air brakesmen for
the Milwaukee road, for $31 Thurs
lay. The attachment was issued out
of HIodge's court.
Attorneys O. W. Beldon and J. C.
Iluntoon, of Lewistown were in town
today on business.
The best Farm Implements made,
sold by Marshalls.
PICKS A PLUM
R. M. Calkins Gets Promoted to Traffic Mana
ger of the C. M. & P. S. with
Office in Seattle.
The visit of R. M. Calkins, the gen
eral freight and passenger agent for
the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Puget
Sound Railroad, seems to have been
productive of some good results as
far as Mr. Calkins is concerned. News
comes to us that he has been promot
ed to a newly created office of traffic
manager with headquarters at Seat
tle. The following from the Anacon
da Standard will be of interest to the
many friends of Mr. Calkins at this
point:
A private dispatch received from
Chicago yesterday confirmed the press
announcement that R. M. Calkins of
Butte, general freight and passenger
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound railway, had been ap
pointed traffic manager of the road.
The position of traffic manager is
newly created and it is assumed that
The old reliable- "Studebaker
Wagon" Marsualls.
Mike Kline was in from Roundup
the latter part of the week. lie is
one of the old timers, and everybody
knows Mire.
G. L. Lyons, one of the big sheep
men living near Twodot, was a busi
ness visitor Tuesday. Mr. Lyons has
recently returned from a sojourn in
California.
LAST SPIKE DRIVEN
Two Crews on Puget Sound Road
Come Together Near Missoula--
No Ceremony.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound is now completed to the coast
and the road forms one continuous
line fromq Chicago to Seattle. The
last spike in the new transcotinental
road was driven at 9 o'clock March 29
about one and three quarter miles
east of Missoula. It was expected by
many that the new line would have
been completed before this, but as it
is the coast extension of the Milwau
kee has been built in less time than
it took to construct a corresponding
number of miles on the other great
t ranscontinental railroads.
There was no impressive golden
spike ceremony, such as that held at
the time of the completion of the
Northern Pacific in which president
Grant participated. Besides the
crews of the track laying outfit, there
were psesent at the conclusion of the
work, Chief Engineer I)auchey and
several other officials of the road from
Missoula.
There is yet considerable work to
be done on some of the bridges and
tunnels, besides some balasting, but
the entire line will be completed in
three weeks, and in sixty days the
contractors 1ill turn it over to the
operating department, when through
trains will be established.
TRAINS REPAIRED
One Hundred Cars in The Yards
Overhauled for Summer
Service.
There are about 100 cars on the
tracks in the yards. All of these cars
are either the regular bunk or cook
ing cars of a work train. They have
been left here to be overhauled and
repaired, preparatory to going out to
the Summit and other points west.
A large gang of carpenters and work
men has already been set to work,
and in a week or more the work
trains will be ready for service.
Yard Master McShane states that
about six hundred workmen are ex
pected from the east in the near fu
ture to take possession of these trains
and begin ripraping and other repair
work on the road bed at points west
of Harlowton.
In the article in The News concern
ing the action brought by A.C.Graves
against the Montana Lumber Com
pany and Lee Hash, many received
the idea that Attorney L. D. Glenn
had fostered the action. The news
did not desire to give this impression.
Call for the Harlowtoa Favorite and
ad lRel Seal Car
Mr. Calkins headquarters will be in
Seattle. He has been a resident of
Butte about a year, or ever since the
opening of the road east of Butte, at
which time the office of general
freight and passenger agent was creat
ed.
Mr. Calkins has been with the Mil
waukee road for more than 30 years
and is one of the best railroad men in
the service of the company. He made
many warm friends during his short
residence in Butte who will regret to
see him leave the city, but will be
glad to hcr of his promotion. Mr.
Caikins is at present in Chicago.
It is likely that his promotion will
bring many other changes, so far as
known, no one has yet been named as
his successor in the office of general
freight and passenger agent.
YOUNG PEQPLE
DO WELL
Each Nrmber of Program Given
Tuesday and ThUrsday Even
ings Draws out Applause.
The entertainment given by the
young people in the Harlowton Opera
house last Tuesday and Thursday
evenings for the benefit of the Pres
byterian church, proved to be the
most novel and entertaining program
given here this winter. From begin
ning to end the program was replete
with sparkling numbers. To men
Lion any single performer would be to
slight the rest as all parts were well
taken.
The program was on the vaudville
order, Mrs. A. S. Godfrey, who ar
ranged and managed the entertain
ment deserves considerable credit for
her perseverance. Mrs. Jarley's wax
figures were real novel and created
much merriment. Edna Weber in
her song, "Every Star Falls in Love
With Its Mate," Alice Turney in
the song " 'Mid The Cotton Fields of
Dixie My Home Sweet Home," Ger
trude Weber in "Montana," and
Allen Ross in his two songs, drew out
considerable applause. Bob Weber
makes a good coon. The bouquet of
flowers sung by Gertrude Weber,
Alice Turney, Edna Weber, Genevive
Godfrey and Jessie Henthorn, was a
feature that took well. The follow
ing is the program:
Jarley's Wax Jigger Show.
Mrs. Jarley Mrs. A. S. Godfrey
The Dynamiter Fay Williamson
The Dude Allen Ross
Editor Bert Fisher
The Two Headed Girl Alice Turney
and Ruth Henthorn
The Young Lady Who Can Cook
Helen Lane
The Giggler Gertrude Weber
Vocalist Edna Weber
isopeep xtutn irnnis
Song, See Saw Illustrated-Allen
Ross-Solist, Ruth Dennis, Viola Lee,
Dora Turney, Eva Garner, Robert
Lee and Rex Chilton
Song, Every Star Falls in Love
With its Mate, Edna Weber
Duet-Cornet and Trombone
Cornet Mr. A. Dreyer
Trombone Mr. Wylio
Song, 'Mid the Cotton Fields of
Dixie, My Home Sweet Home,
Alice Turney
Bouquet of Flowers- Gertrude
Weber, Genevieve Godfrey, Alice
Turney, Jessie Henthorne and Edna
Weber
Song-Montana, Gertrude Weber
Song-Rainbow, Allan Ross
Song-Don't You Think That You
Could Learn to Love me Gene
vieve Godfrey
Dialogue-Allan Ross and Robert
Weber
Piano Duet t---Geneveve and Jose
phine Godfrey.
Swanee River--HIome Sweet Home
On combs.
Chorus, Montana
Pianoist, Josephine Godfrey
Father Artz will hold services in
the school-house Sunday morning at
10 o'clock A. M. Everybody is invited
to attend.
E. I4. Barrett, the railroad superin
tendent from Butte, registered at the
Ross Rooming House Wednesday.