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The Harlowton. News
The Continuation of The Musselshell News
VOL. 3 HARLOWTON. MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1909 No. 48
NO DOUBT'
AS TO MILL
H. B. Elgers Sr. and W. 1N. Smith
Say Floor Hill for Harlowton
is a Certainty.
H. B. Eggers Sr. and W. N. Smith,
of Grafton, N. D., the president and
treasurer respectively of the Grafton
Roler Mill Company, paid us a visit
visit the during the week, and
in conversation with several of their
friends from North Dakota, they
stated that the flour mill for Harlow
ton was a sure thing. They desire to
locate on the main line, and if the
site should be farther west they
would have to contend with soft
wheat, but at Harlowton they have
all the advantages and facilities that
a railroad center affords, besides the
mill will be able to make a big sav
ing in freight rates. The wheat from
the Judith Basin will be handy for
mjiling, besides the wheat country
around Haraowton will have a ready
market.
The company also expect to get a
large amount of wheat from Dakota,
which will be milled at this point
and then shipped on to Seattle.
Rates can be secured from the Mil
waukee Company so that the wheat
can be milled in transit without extra
freight charges. It is understood
that Lewistown has offered a large
bonus to the mill company to locate
there, but the basin city has not the
railroad facilities that are afforded at
Harlowton, and Mr. Eggers thinks
that the saving in freight rates
would in one year cover the bonus
offered.
While here the mill company select
ed a site, which is on the west side of
the old Jaw-bone track, near the
stock yards Mr. Graves has offered
this site for a nominal consideration,
and has guaranteed all the building
Stone that will be required free of
vcost. The company are anxious that
they be furnished a water supply for
washing the grain, with this supply
of water they will be in position to
erect a mill here.with 300 barrel ca
pacity from the outset which will be
increased later on.
Mr. Smith states that they expect
to build this summer and have plans
for a four story stone building fifty
by ninety that can be easily increas
ed. Both he and Mr. Eggers are
very enthusiastic over the outlook
and returned home Friday afternoon
satisfied with the deal made.
If you want a good position, try
the want column in The News.
Gollmar Bros. Here June 11th.
The Greatest of American shows!
Always an event of more than pass
ing interest is that form of enter
tainment which appeals most gener
ally to the public, the circus, and
the Gollmar Bros. this year bring it
to its highest expression. It is an
accepted fact that the exceptional
and most artistic in act and feature
has always held the ascendancy in
their exhibitions and whatever of
novelty has been procurable has been
found in the program of the Greatest
of American Shows from season to
season. And in 1906 this fact will be
most clearly noted for "thrillers,"
new enough, novel enough and suffi
ciently daring to engender the high
est emotional excitement has been
secured. In the arena new European
families will thrill, dazzle and de
light the audience in what is far and
away the most sensational danger de
fying and expert aerial act ever
shown in America, closely calling the
world renowned Flying Nelsons, in
their new casting, and return exer
cise in which these stoical people
gamble with destiny and dare death
in the performance of deeds which
make the hazardous loop the loop
and loop the gaps, with which most
readers are familiar, look by contrast
like a parlor game of ten pins. There
are over 100 new ring acts and in
feature and exercise the new Grand
Entrees will present a magnificent
spectacle. The hippodromo will in
troduce scores of new races and
stunts and 30 of the most celebrated
clowns, jesters and comlques will fur
nish side-splitting divertisement for
the entertainment of the audienc.
A magnificent collection of wild ani
mals will be on exhibition in the
menagerie and a monster herd of
elephants with the smallest baby of
its kind in captivity. Remember the
day and date Friday June 11th and
the magnificent, allegorical, military
and spectacular free street parade
with 3 big bands and 32 pipe $5000
calliop)e at 10 a. m.
MORE SIDEWALKS
Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Soand
Will Build Froa Depot
to the Hill.
The secretary of the Musselshell
Valley Business Men's association
has just received a communication
from H. Spencer, Division Superin
I tendant of the C. M. & P. S. in ans
wer to requests that sidewalks be
laid from the depot to the brow of
l the hill. In the letter Mr. Spencer
states that Mr. R. A. Good has been
given instructions to build this side
walk.
Mr. Good states that he is ready to
begin almost any time. It is expect
ed that the new sidewalk to the de
pot will be built and ready for use on
the 4th of July. "Every little bit
added to what you got, makes just
a little bit more."
It is a long stretch between the de
pot and the hill, and when it rains it
has been inconvenient for pedestrians
on account of the mud. The new
walk will put an end to muddy shoes
between the depos, and town.
Broadwater Hotel Sold.
The famous Broadwater hotel and
auditorium at Helena was sold Sa
turday under the sheriff's hammer to
satisfy judgements held by creditors
of the hotel company. The bidder
the Union Bank and Trust company
of Helena, held a judgement for $25,
000, and had the property knocked
down to them at $25,998.70, the total
amount of the claim with interest.
This is perhaps the most famous and
high class resort in Montana.
Says Helena Is Quiet.
Rerie Labrie returned from Helena
Tuesday where he had been on a
busyness trip. He says that the capi
tal is quiet at the present time, and a
large number appear to be out of em
ployment, while the stores are not
doing the amount of. business they
anticipated. This general depression
is felt in Butte, Anacorida and Great
Falls.
SOLD AGAIN
Harlowtonites Were Stang Wednes
day Evening at the Farce Put
On at Opera House.
A large number wound their way to
the Opera House Wednesday to see
what was tooted to be a first class
show, but lemons were handed out in
large quantities. The moving pic
tures were so blurred that they were
Iritating and painful to the eyes.
The musical numbers were ordinary,
and with the exception of the trom
bone solo, by the Dutch comedian,
the show as a whole was much below
the mediocre.
The managers of the opera house
are not to blame. It is their inten
tion to give the public here good
shows for their money. But a misre
presentation is a trick of the show
business, and the result is that some
one bears the sting, and that some
one is generally the manager as his
future receipts generally indicate.
DRUGGISTS ARRIVE
New Firm Will Open In Three
Weeks--Splendid
Fixtures.
H. E. Hawley and his partner
George Farr both of Hensel, North
Dakota arrived in Hariowton last
Saturday. They brought a large
part of their drug stock that they
were unable to sell before leaving.
They have ordered some very hand
some and costly fixtures for their
new drug store that is nearing com
pletion on Central Avenue. Mr Haw
ley stated that he expected the store
would open up in about three weeks,
but that he will not likely have a
soda fountain.
Mr. Del McGuinn also of Hensel ac
companied Mr. Farr on his trip to
Montana. He is representing a large
number of land seekers from that
part of Dakota, and will look over
the country around Harlowton for
several weeks. Mr. McGuinn is a
grain buyer of prominence in North
Dakota, but may change his l: cation
if the opportunity presents itself.
John Milen, of Rothiemay, was in
Harlowton Wednesday and while
here purchased through L. D. Glenn
a parcel of ground which will be two
lots in the Van Cleve addition.
"NOPE, CAN'T SEE HIM YETI"
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LAND WITHDRAWN
Territory North and West of Town
to be Reclaimed by Carey
Land Act.
About 20,000-acres north and west
of Harlowton has been withdrawn
from homestead entry under the
Carey Land Act. The plat was filed
at the U. S. Land Oftlce in Lewis
town Thursday morning. In that
part of the township in which Har
lowton is situated which lies north of
the river, there is very little govern
ment land that is not withdrawn un
der the plat just filed. The same can
be said of the township immediately
west. All the land south of the Mus
selshell is still open for settlement
The proposed ditch begins above
Matinsdale and runs along the base
of the mountains and reclaims prac
tically all the land north and east of
town between the river and the ditch.
Those who have homesteads in this
teritory, or who have filed previously
to Thursday morning will be allowed
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
President Dunaway of University of
Montana Sees Har
lowton.
Harlowton was honored by a visit
from an educated and talented gen
tleman last Friday, in the person of
President Dunlway of the University
of Montana. He was on his way to
Lewistown where he was scheduled to
address the graduating class of the
Fergus county high school, but on ac
count of the delayed train from the
east, he was unable to reach Lewis
town in time for the exercises. Hle
spent the time between trains look
ing over the town. Although disap
pointed in not being able to get to
Lewistown to deliver his address,
the President did not loose the oppor
tunity to drop a bouquet for Harlow
ton. It was his first trip into this
section, and he was surprised at the
substantial growth and development
of the towns and surrounding coun
try.
Ira Caine, a brother of Mlsses Edna
and Marie Caine arrived from Spok
ane, Wash, Wednesday where lie has
been attending college.
Monday evening Miss Edna Caine
was called to Twodot to take the tes
timony in a land contest case before
E. C. Baxter, Notary Public. The
Federal Government was represented
by Attorney Skinner, and the defen
dant,Sanford Moore, had attorney
E. M. Hall of the Attorney General's
office as his councel. The sworn tes
timony in this case will be used by
the General Land Office at Washing
ton in deciding the cage.
to prove up, and retain their claims.
It is thought by some that this ac
tion has been taken to retain sheep
range and is therefore questionable
but the demand for land in this sec
tion is so prevalent, that the parties
interested must act in good faith or
lose their rights.
The immediate resultsof the action
of the board in withdrawing this land
will be detriment to Harlowton as it
prevents settlers locating in the vici
nity of the town. However the re
clamation of a large portion of the
territory that will come under the
ditch, which would not otherwise be
settled, will in the end have benehi
cial results. The railroad, school and
deeded lands in this section will be
left for settlers and it is very likely
that this will be grabbed as soon as
possible.
INJURED IN A SMASHUP
Mr. William Lunceford Formerly of
Harlowtoa Sustains a Broken Rib
--Result of Runaway. -
Mr. William Lunceford came in
from his ranch in the mountains
northeast of Harlowton on Tuesday.
This is the first trip he has made to
town for three weeks owing to the
fact that he was badly shaken up
in a runaway.
Ile was alone at the time about six
miles from Bercail, when the horse
he had hitched in a buggy became
unmanageable, and dashed away. The
horse was young and strong. It ran
for about a mile through fences over
ditches towards Bercail. The buggy
Has smashed to pieces. Mr. Lunce
ford is an old man, a Civil War veter
an, and a cripple. Although he has
been laid up for several weeks with
his injury, it is fortunate that the
accident did not have more serious
results.
Mrs. T. F. Hlanzlik and Mrs. Frank
tuckley returned from a seven weeks
visit with friends and relatives in
North Dakota and Minnesota on
Wednesday. Mrs. Hlanzllk brought
hack a neice of Mr. Hanzlik who will
isit here during the summe.
Allan Ross, formerly of Harlowton,
hut) who is now employed in the Pal
ais Royal in Lewistown, accompanied
a bevy of Lewistown ladies on a trip
av far as Harlowton Wednesday
morning. The young people were es
corting several of their friends who
sere on their way to the Seattle fair.
CLEANED UP TOWN
Citizens Make a Big Improvement
By Picking up Rubbish and
Waste Matter.
Last Tuesday was generally observ
ed in Harlowton as a civic holiday
for the purpose of cleaning up the
town. The town conncli had set
apart the day, and requested that
the business houses should close.
Many establishments closed pursuant
to the request, which enabled the
employees to clean up the yards and
streets.
The result has been very satisfac
tory and beneficial. A large number
of back yards were cleaned of rub
bish. Stones that were a constant
menace to horses in the streets were
picked up, and a large part of the
town took on an appearance of clean
liness. The rubbish was picked up
and placed in heaps, and on Wednes
day Marshall Karnop had a refuse
wagon gather up all the plies.
There are a number of lots yet to
be cleaned. It is up to the owners to
see that these vacant spots are as
neat and clean as the oiher parts of
town. Harlowton will celebrate the
4th of July this year and it is hoped
by the business men that all will take
an interest in making the town look
as clean and progressive as possible.
It is the Intention of the council to
have all the sidewalks laid for the
celebration, and with rubbish and
other waste matter cleared up, Har
lowton can entertain as well as any
of them.
Will Show Again.
The Orpheum Company of Lewis
town, announce that A. E. Tubbs
will be hier- May 31st with his
moving picture machine, and a splen
lid line of the latest moving pictures.
ihaw goers in Harlowton will be glad
to learn that the Orpheum Company
tre to resume their regular shows at
this point, as their pictures are clear
and always interesting.
Fred Marks returned home from
Helena Thursday afternoon, having
been there on business.
EASY MONEY
More Ball Enthusiasts Witness a
Slaughter of the Innocents in
the Moore-Harlow Game.
The ball game, played at Moore
Thursday afternoon between a crip
pled aggregation of ball artists from
Harlowton, and a team selected with
good judgement from Judith Gap,
Moore and Lewistown, but wearing
the red and white of Moore, was a
farcial display of the national game.
There were some plays that contained
the element of spice that keeps men
and animals on the move. But dur
ing the final rounds, the lads from
the railroad town put on an exhibi
tion, that resembled the frolic of a
bunch of kitchen mechanics. It was
pitiful, wearisome, scandolous and
something else the way those Moore
tossers circled the bases and piled up
a score of 18.
In hitting Hiarlowton had Moore
cheated a mile, getting almost five
hits to Moore's one, but the inability
of the former to field and put the es
sence of life into the game proved
disastrous. To those who had jour
neyed to the grounds with the re
quired four-bits rattling in their
genes, the fox and geese play of both
teams at different times, brought up
pleasant memories of the golden-rule
days.
days.
"Let the dead past bury its dead."
It is more fitting to look upon the sad
spectacle of Thursday with optimist il
gaze. Moore played snappy ball all
the time, and did a few fast stunts
on the chalk lines. Ed Knoff showed
that he had the merchandise, and
could deliver it, but Stevens is not a
catcher, and does not claim to be one,
so Ed did not use his main spring.
The twirlers from the bench town
were pounded hard, the hits being
scattered, except in the fifth which
did not net many tallies. Lord
pitched the final round for Harlow
ton, while McCabe wpund up for
Moore. A detailed account of the
game is not necessary. The features
of the game were the hitting of the
top men of Harlowton and the field
ing of the Moore team.
Score
Harlowton fi
Moore l8
H. Shoeman the saw-mill man from
Sixteen registered at the Graves
Hotel Tuesday evening.
WILL STOP
HERE JUNE 1
Minneapolis Business Men Desire to
Meet Dealers Here
June 1st.
W. C. Husband, secretary of the
Musselshell Valley Business Men's
Association, has recently received a
letter from W. C. Nye, secretary of
the Public Affairs Committee of the
Commercial Club of Minneapolis, in
which he states that he is not yet
able to name the exact date that the
Business Men's Special will reaci
Harlowton. but states that a definite
schedule will be arranged in a few
days,and that he will advise the busi
ness men of Harlowton as soon as it
can be ascertained, the date of their
visit here.
Mr. Nye further states that the
chief desire of those who will make
the trip, and the principal object of
the excursion, is an opportunity to
meet the business men of t he towns.
The excursion will leave Minneapolis
about June first.
A message received Friday from
Secretary Nye, states that the excur
sion will leave Minneapolis May 31st,
and will probably reach Iarlowton
Tuesdry, June 1st. A meeting of the
business men of Harlowton will be
held in the Urner Ball Monday night
to decide upon t he character of the
reception to be tendered tihe Minnea
polls guests.
Wall Falls.
A rather peculiar accident occured
at the Hawley and Farr drug store on
Wednesdu'y. 'Tie inside of the front
wall collapsed, and caused some
commotion around the new building.
Several carnenters were at work at
the time, but none were Injured.
Some made the quickest get-away
that has been reported in this vici
nity for some time.
Rebekahs Grow.
The Rebekabis of Ilarlowton had
an interesting and profitable session
last Wednesday night, when they ini
tiated eight new members. After
the ceremony ice cream and cake
were served which helped to make
the new members appreciate their
new stat us. The Rebekah lodge of
Harlowton is a strong organization
and is doing a great deal of good
work.
Read Marshall's ad.
Locals Win.
The llarlowton boys succeeded in
puttiug it over the fast bridge build
ers team Tuesday evening to the tune
of 14 to -, Edison record. The exhi
bition would be shameful even in teo
dark ages, and was as full of mistakes
and errors as the first lesson of a be.
ginner in a Commercial College. The
bridge builders ran bases like a child
trying to cheat in examinations, get
ting caught in the act. The game
was replete with hits, and hot. drives
that would wilt the feathers in
Maude's new boa. The feature of
the game was die bunco trick put on
by Lord, who wound his elongated
wing like a howling dervish before
delivering the ball, this had the ef
feet to put the "kibosh" on the pile
drivers, and to give them thoughts
of wonderland.
Only live innings were played, but
during that time 19 men had run
around the entire chalk line. Nine
times the locals put the ball in soimm
nasty place where log heavers could
not handle it.The log the heavers re
turned the compliment by getting
seven hits off the three llarlowton
twi rers.
Shirdalil,witlh the awkwa:d wing,
did the throwing for the strangers,
and considering the sluggers upon
whose countenances he was comn pellet
to gaze, lie did exceeding well, lie
was backed up by a jumper named
Paulson. Cooper started in to do the
mound work for Harlowton, but re
tired in the second in favor of Twit
chell, one lean, long lithe limber rail
roader, who served some wide and
high ones, "Twitch" was out for
the first time, and displayed a whip,
which if brought down to date in
working-out, would be a mean one.
Lord finished the contest, and smiled
sweetly all through the rottenness of
the last spasm. The following is a
brief summary of the agony:
R. H. E.
Flarlowton 6 2 3 4 x 15 9 5
Bridgers 2 0 1 2 0 5 7 5
I Batteries Cooper, Twitcheli, Lord
I and Stevens; Shirdahl and Paulson.