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The Harlowton News
The CoGninuMIen of The Musselhell News
VOL. 3 HARLOWTON. MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1909 No. 47
WILL TOUR MONTANA
Sestir Carter ad Celttee sa ri
Satin Will lavestigate West
Is Septeaber.
Senator Carter, chairman of the
senate committee on irrigation,which
will this summer make a tour of in
vestigation through the West, has
announced the Montana itinerary as
follows:
Aug. 31, leave Chicago 6:15 p. m.
Sept. 2, arrive Glendive 6:15 o. m.
Sept. 4. leave Glendive 10:50 p. in.
Sept. 5, arrive Billings (special
train) 7:50 a. m.
Sept. 6, arrive Huntley (special
train) 8 a. in.
Sept. 6, leave Huntley (special train)
8 p, m.
Sept. 7, arrive Cody. Wyo., 7 a. m.
Sept. 8, leave Cidy, arrive Corbett
7:30 a. in., arrive Powell, Wyo., 1 p.
m., leave Powell 6. p. m.
Sept. 9, arrive Helena 11:20 a. in.
Sept. 10, leave Helena 1 p. m., ar
rive Great Falls (special train) 4 p. m.
Sept. 11, leave Great Falls (special
train) 7 a. m., arrive Vaughn, auto
mobiles to Fort Shaw, 8 a. in., leave
Fort Shaw 6 p. in., arrive Great Falls
7:30 p. m.
Sept. 12,1 eave Great Falls via. Great
Northern special 2 a. in., spend day
in Milk river valley, between Havre
and Dodson dam; leave Havre 7 p. m.
Sept. 13, arrive Browning (special
train) 7 a. m.
Sept. 14, inspect St. Mary's lakes
and canal.
Sept. 15, return to Browning about
noon and leave on specIal; arrive Kal
ispell via Columbia Falls on special.
Trip to foot of lake and return,
leave Kalispell 6 p. m.
Sept. 16, arrive Spokane (special
train) 7:25 a. m.
WATER WORKS SYSTEM
To be lastalled This Summer-Plenty of
Water--Expert says Conditions
Favorable.
A waterworks system in Harlowton c
will be established before long. The n
machinery for the plant is already on h
the way and some of it will be in- I
stalled before the town opens up for
its big celebration on the 3d. This
news comes with more or less pleasure
to those who desire to those who de
sire to have trees and lawns, but are
not able to water them under present I
conditions.
George F. Gould, who represents c
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., the company
that will put in the engine and pump, ii
was here Thursday and Friday look- c
ing after the proposition. He says
the machinery has been shipped and
that it ought to be here very soon.
On Thursday evening. Mr. Morse and
a large number of the stockholders in
the concern inspected the site on the
top of the hill north of town. An
artesian well has been sunk here, and
there is a splendid flow of water. For
nearly seven months there has been C
ober 700 feet of water, so that the
water supply is inexhaustible. Mr.
Gould, who has had considerable ex
perience in installing machinery in r
large wells at-d for waterworks sys
tems, states that the conditions here
are very favorable for a first -class wa- s
ter system.
Changes Hands.
The Blue Ribbon bowling, pool and I
billiard hall was the past week pur
chased from Mr. Wm. Barney, of I
Moore, by J. P. and E. J. English,
formerly of Minnesota, consideration
$2,000. John English has taken
charge and has already started to I
make many changes which will be of I
advantage to the patrons of the place.
Special attention will be given to
the bowling alley, always assuring the
players of a pin setter and courteous
treatment.
The spectators stand will be cur
tained off from the main part of the
building thereby allowing more pri
vacy to ladies who have taken up
bowling as a pastime.
Parents are requested to inform
their children to keep away from the
place as Mr. English has taken a
firm stand in this matter and under
no consideration will he allow minors
to be around the building.
We understand from Mr. English
that we are soon to have a roller
rink and moving picture show as he
is in receipt of a letter from Jacob
Grady of Monona, Iowa, inquiring
about conditions as to this business.
He has answered favorably and will
soon expect to hear more definite
news from Mr. Grady.
Seth Wilson, manager of the Keol
er ranch on the American Fork spent
spent Thursday in town.
JULY 3RD IS THE DAY
That Harlowtea Will Celebrate Ii
stead of Sth--Gamees
Scheduled.
Harlowton will celebrate the na
tion's birthday on the 3rd of July.
This change was made to accomodate
I Lewistown, and also to enable the
ball teams of Lewistown and Harlow
ton to play at both celebrations.
Lewistown has planned to celebrate
on the 5th. Manager Lewellin has
I scheduled a game to be played there
for a purse, and has also arranged a
I game with the Lewistown team to be
played here on the 3rd. This arrange
ment will allow both townis to cele
brate without a conflic in dates,
they will be a mutual help to each
other. It was rumored that Moore
would probably celebrate on the 3rd,
but now there is some talk of aban
doning the plan, and having a baseball
tournament there instead later in
the season.
I At the celebration here on the 3rd
" there will be many novel features.
The advisory committee have decided
to make all the attractions free. The
ball grounds will be built long before
the 3rd, and on that day the gates
i will be thrown wide open. No ad
misson fee will be charged during
the day.
Several of the various committees
have met and laid plans. The adver
tising committee has got busy with
the advertising, and large posters are
t being distributed throughout this
- section. The financial committee
think it will be possible to collect
º enough to make the celebration one
of the best in the state. There will
1 be entertainment and fun all day
long for the big crowd that is expect
ed.
Odd Fellows to Move.
At the regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows held in the Urner Hall Mon
day night, it was voted to move to
the new hall over the Harlowton Gro
cery store. The Odd Fellows will
I move the brst of June and the new
I hall will hereafter be known as Odd
Fellows Hall.
LOCAL NEWS d
al
Red, White and Blue Bunting at
Marshalls. sl
Portiers and Couch Covers-just re- si
ceived at Marshalls. Z
Thos. Kirby is putting the finish- b
ing touches on the Harlowton Gro- %
cery. n
N. E. Burgess who has a claim be
tween here and Judith Gap spent
Wednesday in town.
Mrs. W. C. Jenizen and Mrs. G. H.
Davis drove to Shawmut post office
for the mail on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, formerly of
Minneapolis, Minn. has taken charge
of the ranch known as the "79" ranch. C
Mr. Guy H. Davis, who has been ill
with rheumatism, is gradually im
proving in health at the 0. K. Bar
ranch.
Attorney Glen Bills of Judith Gap
came over Wednesday to transact
some legal business before Justice d
Hodges.
James Fisher has returned from
Townsend, and has been busy the I
latter part of the week in building a
sidewalks in front. of his lots, before
he returns.
Attorney W. J. Jameson, of Round- i
up was in town Wednesday on his
way home from Lewistown where lie
had been on business. Mr. Jameson
is doing a real estate business at the
coAl town.
TWODOT OFF THE MAP.
The Towa of Twodot to Have Name
Changed to Earling--Petition
Being Ciroulated.
The town of Twodot is undergoing
a revival and boom that is novel. In
terest has been awakened in the
town for the reason that a petition is
r being circulated among the citizens
to have the name changed from Two
dot to Earling, in honor of Mr. Earl
h ing who is the president of the coast
r extension of the Chicago Milwaukee
e & Puget S.und. Prominent citizen,
b say that the name will surely be
g changed. The town was originally
named after Mr. "Twodot" Wilson
11 who lived at Martinsdale, and was
e an extensive cattle rancher. He
adopted two dots for his brand, and
from this brand he derived his nick
I- name. It is possible that in a short
it time the singular name will no long
er be in use.
EARTHQUAKE
Shock Felt by the People of Harlowton
Also by Those of Other Towns.
Hariowton was visited with a slight I
earthquake last Saturday night. The 4
shocK was quite perceptible in many
of the larger buildings. It came I
about 9:15 and the tremor was suffi
cient to attract general attention, al
though few understand the cause.
Those who were indoors could notice
the vibrations distinctly. Water in I
glasses could be seen to tremble, and I
electric light globes were set sw ing
ing. Many attributed the distur
bance to the wind.
Those who were in the new Gravesj
hotel say that the shock was percept
bledfor several seconds, and later the
belief was confirmed that a small
earthquake had visited the town.
The next day brought reports from
Great Falls and Lewistown that
buildings there had been shaken. I
The following statement from Great 4
Falls shows that the shock was gener
al in this section of the state;
Great Falls, May 15,-An earth- I
quake shock of several seconds' dura
tion, which was quite severe occurred
here this evening at 9:15 o'clock.
Buildings in all parts of the city 1
were shaken and many residents were
so frightened that they ran out of
their houses onto the streets. Bot
ties were jarred from shelves in a
number of buildings, but no damage
of any extent has been reported.
There were apparently three shocks,
which came in such quick succession
that the time elapsing between them
was hardly noticeable. A dispatch
to the Tribune from Havre stated
that a distinct shock was felt there
at 9:10. Buildings shook so that peo
ple were frightened, and many ran
out of them The shock lasted only a
few seconds.
A shock was reported, to have oc
curred at Wagner, Chouteau County.
I at 9:16 p. m. Buildings rocked, and
the low rumbling sound suggested
the passing of a heavy train. The
disturbance there appeared to run
from north to south, and was of
about 30 seconds' duration.
Saco, Valley County, reported a
shock at 9:15. Buildings were badly
shaken, but no damage was done.
There were two waves, a light one
being followed closely by a second,
which was heavier, lasting eight or
nine seconds.
Choteau, Teton County, reported a
BATTLE OF ?
THE ROADS V
a
Competition Pacific Coast Traffic is
Keen--All Transcontinental t
Lines Involved. t
The contest for the Pacific Coast (
passenger traffic will soon be on in c
dead earnest. May 25th marks the
binning of the Alaska-Yukon Expo
sition rate of $50 for the round trip
from Chicago to Seattle, and it is al- 1
so apt to mark the beginning of a bit- I
ter battle between the Hill and Har- I
riman interests. The competitors in
the field at the present time are the C
Great Northern, Chicago, Milwaukee t
& St. Paul, Soo, Canadian Pacific, I
Northern Pacific, and Union Pacific. I
It has been estimated that 1,000,000 I
tickets will be sold over these roads 4
to the coast this summer.
The Chicaro, Milwaukee & St Paul I
has entered the battle of the fine
trains with considerable energy. An- I
other fast train has been put on be- I
tween Chicago and Minneapolis in ad
dition to the "Pioneer Limited," and
the other roads are striving to meet
9 the competition. As a result of this
sharp competition for the business of
8 the exposition, a standard of passen
s ger traffic service will be reached that
5 is higher than has existed heretofore.
- with one road trying to out-do the
- other in its bid for patronage. Never
it before has so much money been spent
e for railroad advertising.
The Minneapolis Journal in speak
e ing of this competition between
Y Minneapolis and Chicago, says:
n "The Milwaukee road will shatter
Ls the "thirteen-hour" agreement le
e tween the seven Chicago lines. Wi
id ginning May 16 a train will leave
c- Chicago at 9:30 a. m. and will reach
rt St. Paul at 9:30 p. m., and Minnea
K- polls at 10:10 p. m. This will pass a
new train, to be known as No. 11, t
heavy shock at 9:12, which lasted sev- 8
eral seconds, and was felt by practi- t
cally the entire population of the
town.
Vaughn, Cascade County, reported
a rather violent shock at 9:15. but no
damage was done.
A dispatch from Malta, Valley C
County, statos that the people of
that town were startled by a shock
about 9:20 p. m. which lasted about
20 seconds. Windows rattled, and t
dishes in some of the houses were
shaken from shelves.
A message from Zortman, in the l
Little Rockies states that the shock
was felt strongly there but no dam
age was reported.
SHARP AT GLENDIVE.
Glendive, May 15.-At 9:16 o'clock
this evening Glendive felt a very per
ceptible seismic disturbance. It
seemed to be worse in some portions
of the city than in others. A num
ber of men gathered in the Masonic
Temple rushed from the building be
Ileving it was about to fall. In many
homes dishes were thrown down and
broken. The shock lasted probably
for two or three seconds with un
usual rapid vibrations. It was at first
thought a heavy wind approaching
the volume of a cyclone had struck
the town. According to telephone
reports received here the disturbance
was of wide extent. It was felt at
Forsyth west of here.
Reports received by train dispatch
ers indicate that the strongest dis
turbance extended from here to Dick
inson, N. D., east of that point it
was very light. The dispatchers in
the new Dickinson depot were fright -
ened from their posts. The town of
Glasgow, on the Great Northern, was
badly, shaken.
The operator at Fryburg. N. D.,
says the building was badly shaken.
HELENA HOUSE DAMAGED.
Helena. May 15.-At 9:15 o'clock to
night an earthquake shock lasting
several seconds was felt here. A num
ber of people have reported that
their houses were distinctly shaken
and that dishes and furniture rattled.
The only damage reported is that at
the residence of Herman Paul, 510
Rodney street, the front retaining
wall of the house having been thrown
down by the shock. The wall was
ten feet high and two feet thick.
d
leaving Chicago at 8 a. in., and will
run like a greyhound between La n
Crosse and Minneapolis. The Mil
waukee will also put on a train that f
will leave Minneapolis at 9:45 p. m., t
and will arrive in Chicago at 10 a. m.
The Nortnern Pacific, on May 23, l
will run the North Coast Limited
through to Chicago and will reduce
the time between Portland and Chi
cago by fifteen to seventeen hours.
On that date the Oriental Limited
of the Great Northern will also take
up the shorter time sciedule between
the Pacific coast and Chicago."
A big legal battle i also on between
the Northern Pacific and the Union
- Pacific, practically between 11111 and
Harriman interests. The Interstate
Commerce commission has issued an
k order commpelling the Northern Pa
cific to allow through ticketing off
the Union Pacific at its Portland ter
uminal, over its lines to Se ,ttle. The
Hill interests will take ar appeal to
the United States court from this
order, and endeavor to involve the
order in litigation through the sum
mer, so that it will be ineffective.
Under the old order the Union Pal
Sfic passenger west-bound for Seattle
- had to transfer and buy another tick
- et at Portland, as the Union Pacific
i does not enter the latter city direct.
f - - -
S Notice.
There will be Cat 'olic services in
t the school-house Sunday morning.
Father Artz of Townsend will be
e here to conduct the services. For
r further particulars inquire of Mrs.
t George Gannon.
Rev. Krieger of Garneill spent Wed
n nesday in town looking after the in
terests of the Methodist. Episcopal
cr c urch of this point. The building
of the church is progressing nicely
under the supervision of Mr. Dreyer,
e and when completed will he one of
h the finest churches in t his sect ion of
t- Montana. It is being built of cement
a blocks and already begins to take on
1, in arti stic finish.
RESERVATION OPENED
Registration Polits at Missoula,
Kallapell, Couer D'Alene City
and Spokane.
Missoula,May 19- Under a Washing
ton date line The Missoulian today
says that at a conference of officials
of the general land office, a tentative
scheme was decided upon for the re
gistration and opening of the Flat
head reservation in Montana the
Couer d'Alene in Idaho and the Col
ville in Washington. The Flathead
reservation contains about 1,200,00()
acres, tho Couer d'Alene about 400,
000 and the Colville about 400,000. All
three reservations will be opened at
the same time. Registration points
for all three reservations will be es
tablished at Missoula, Kalispell,
Couer d'Alene City and Spokane.
The registration period will proba
bly begin July 10 and end on August
15. At the close of registration the
drawing for numbers will take place
for all three reservations at Couer
d'Alene City.
The probabilities are that while the
drawing will be disposed of and the
lucky persons notified in August and
telligent selection of their locations.
The homesteads under the three
irrigation projects at Arlee' St. Igna
tius and Poison will probably be
drawn for at the August drawing.
The lands under this irrigation pro
ject, that will not be completed un
til 1910 and 1911, will not be disposed
of until the districts are in such con
dition that settlers may have water
for irrigation purposes immediately,
without living two years on the un
productive homestead lots.
It is generally believed by the west
ern members of congress that the
proposed plan of opening will prove
far more satisfactory than those
which have been pursued in the past
at other reservations, as 1i will give
full opportunity for people of the
east to visit, not only reservation
lands, but the surrounding country.
Unless something unforseen occurs,
the president's proclamation under
the general plan above outlined will
be issued the latter part of next week.
-Intermountain.
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LOCOL NEWS 'P
ad
Ladies Auto Scarfs for breezy days TI
at Marshalls. wi
New Silk Petticoats in fancy colors Sb
at Marshalls.
pr
Louis Penwell returned to town
Thursday morning.
S. B. Muller was a Roundup visitor F
during the week. %
W. Johnson, of Dorsey was a bust- It
ness visitor Wednesday. tc
Frank Miller of Dorsey spent the tr
fore part of the week in town on at
business. , .1
George Smith, has taken George w
Hell's place in the shops in the rail- P
road yards.
Mrs. Rader was suddenly called to n
Livingston Thursday by the illness n
or her sister. I
John Spring, representing The Royal t
Tailors, Chicago, is calling on his n
customers. si
Guy H. Davis and Mrs. W. C. Jenl- n
zen made a business visit to the ranch a
I one pay this week. e
a Mrs. 0. J. Stevens returned Thurs- p
i day from a visit with friends and re
lp-tives in Minneapolis. t
C. N. Friday is in Kaysee, Wyo.,
on business and will not return until v
the beginniug of next week.
s P. C. Dreyer, who has been spend- t
e ing the last few weeks in town left t
. on Friday for his home in Giendive. I
W. S. Ferris, special agent of the I
- Connecticut Fire insurance Company,
e spent Wednesday in town inspecting
- risks.
c
George Gannon has been doing
some scouting for wool and hides on
the Billings-Northern during the
past week.
n George F. Gould representing Fair
?* banks Morse & Company: of St. Paul.
e spent the latter part of the week in
ir town. He is interested in the new I
4 water-works system.
Mr. Joseph Kountz, the banker
from Itozeman was a prominent busi
ness visitor the latter part of the
`i week. Hle thinks that Hlarlowton is
a first class town with a bright fu
g ture.
r, Paul Henry Lavassor is the name
f of the secretary who was arraigned
f in .Justice hiodge's Court Wednesday
at and plead guilty to vagrancy. He
in was fined $.iO which was promptly
114.~
LUCKY BLAZE
Fire Coasames Hogl's Cold Storage Mon
day Morning--Other Build
lags Saved.
On Monday morning at ton minutes
after seven, the citizens of Flarlowton
were startled by a tire that broke out,
in the cold storage room belonging to
IT. M. Hogi. The building is back of
Hogl's saloon. Although strenuous
efforts were made to put out the
blaze, the entire building was de
stroyed.
Max Maas, the hastender, was alone
in the saloon at the time, Mr. Hogi
being at Lewistown. He noticed thli
fire and hurried to the telephone, hit
experienced some difficulty in getting
word to Fire Chief Blethen. As soci
as the tire department was notified,
there was not much time lost in get
ting the engine to the fire. They e
was a strong gale blowing from the
west and the citizens were compelled
to work with energy to save the sa
loon and also the new building now In
the course of construction, belonging
to Galvin and Clark. The fire had
made considerable headway before
the chemicals were poured on, buit
the engine worked satisfactorily and
played the important part in saving
other buildings. The boys all worked
well, which was the cause of saving
the other buildings.
The walls of the building were to
tally destroyed and much of the ice
lying next to the walls was also de
stroyed. Mr. Hogl figures his loss at
about 8800. When he returned fromi
Lewistown and heard of the fire, lie
put on a smile and got a gang of car
penters at work to rebuild his cold
storage. By Wednesday noon t he
building was entirely rebuilt so that
the loss of ice was reduced tc the
minimum.
TO VISIT MONTANA.
Minneapolis Business Men to Tour Mon
tana In June--May be Enter
tained Here.
Minneapolis business men to the
number of seventy-five will tour Mon.
tana about the first of June in a spe
cial train. The trip was planned by
the Chamber of Commerce of Minnea
polls for the purpose of showing the
advantages of that city as a mark't.
The train with five sleepers at tacked
will run over the coast. extension of
the Chicago Milwaukee & Puget
Sound. Lemmon, S. I)., will in all
probability be the first stop, and from
there a run will be made to Hletitin
ger, Bowman and Marmarth in N. 1).
From here the route will be thoruwln
Miles City, Forsythi, Musselshell,
Roundup, Hiarlowton, Twodot and iii
to Lombard. At. Lombard the
train will run back to Hlarlowton,
and a side trip will he taken up the
Judith Basin to Lewistown. Sto i
will be made at the pleasure of the
part y
Wallace Nye secretary of the Comi
mercial Club of Minneapolis has I le
matter in charge and announces in
the colums of the Minneapolis Jour
nal that t le full particulars of tihe
trip are not ready. but that tickets
may already be obtained. lie also
states that the excursion is not fitr
members of the Commercial Clth
alone but for Bankers, Manufactur
ers, jobbers, retailers, railroad and
professional men as well.
On Thursday afternoon the exeiu
tive committee of the Musselsh tit
Valley Business Men's associatitn
were called together, and a meet ing
was held in Attorney Hlushand's of
flee for the purpose of laying plans hr
the entertainment of tihe party should
they make a long stop at this poiat.
It is possible that the special will be
installed here over night., and in t lie
event the business men will get out
with the band and give the visit trs
the glad hand and perhaps a banquet.
'The secretary of the local club w ill
correspond with Secretary Nye, and
determine as near as possible the ti ne
of arrival at Hiarlowton and 1 ao
amount of time to be spent here, atter
which moredefinate plans will be la 1.
A tennis club is to be organic d
r here in the near future. The equtp
menti has been ordered and 1 he
grounds have been selected. Aro g
rthose who have signified their int -'n
t ion of joining are: S. L. Hodges, W.
C. Husband, II. E. Marshall, Ir. E.
F. Ross, E. A. Tamm, M. II. Graham
and Will Robertson. It has alse
been planned to have matchis with
" several outside clubs during the sum
I mer and one on the 3rd of July for
v wfich a purse will be offered.
y if you want a good oosition, try
the want column iu The News.