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The Harlow ton Ne ws
The Continuetion of The Muselshell New.
Vox,. 3 HARLOWTON. MEAGRER COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1909 No. 49
ern ATIURAL M fl511
Lewistown Managed to Gala Victory,
But Had Hard Tuale, Locals
Play Good Ball.
The game played between Harlow
ton and Lewistown on Decoration
Day was of the variety that satisfies
the wildest yearnings of the most en
thusiastic fans. Despite the fact
that a strong gale was blowing direct
ly into the grand stand. the exhibi
tion was remarkable for its speed,
brilliant fielding, and hair-raising fin
ish. The 800 fans who journeyed to
the park to witness the contest came
away satisfied and highly elated, and
the managers smiled wholesome
smiles as they tucked away the re
ceipts.
After every ball game it is possible
to figure out a winning for the losers.
The "ifs" are numerous, and so in
the game here, "If Neff had not a
sore thumb," "if the wind had not
favored Lewistown in fielding", "if
his royal highness, the umps, had
spoken differently regarding several
decisions on first, and on a third
bunt strike," and "if Lewistown's
left gardener had not stole a hit from
Chase with three men on bases", the
story would have had a different end
ing, and certainly more pleasing to
the visitors. There is luck in base
ball, and it appeared to be all with
Lewistown from the opening round
until the sensational ninth when the
Railroaders put four fleet runners
over the pan, time after time the
boys from the division town lined
out the ball for what would ordinari
ly be safe drives but the strong wind
held the sphere until some lucky
fielder ¢ot to it.
Eut this does not end the sad tale
of misfortune of Harlowton. In the
second Ed Neff, who was doing the
throwing for Harlow, got a bump on
his bad thumb, and he retired in fa
vor of Cooper who finished the game,
and pitched gilt edge ball. Then
Lord, after driving out a safe one,
tried the grand larceny act, but his
get-away was so slow, that Shaffer
had the ball on him fully twenty
feet away from the sack, and in the
turmoil, the knighted gentlemen sus
tained a bad sprain and was forced to
retire, Cameron, who accompanied
the team, took his place in right field,
and deserved to have his picture in
the paper for his batting and fielding,
but space prevents alas,.
Lewistown scored in the second and
third and in the seventh added three
more to make it sure. Two of these
were caused by errors and a hit by
Shaffer. There was nothing doing
for Harlowton until the ninth when
the bases were full with one out and
the head of the batting list up. Chase
drove a hot one down the third base
line, and the third sacker failed to
handle it, Bills scored. A comedy of
errors followed, and in the melee the
railroaders bagged four scores. There
was still one out when Boker, a
Lewistown sub, flew out to Shaffer
who doubled up at second ending the
excitement.
In sizing up the relative strength
of the two teams, it would seem that
Lewistown had Harlow cheated on
fielding, but the Railroaders had it
on the terminal boys in hitting.
Lewistown's hits were as scarce as
ham sandwiches at a Hebrew picnic,
but those they did get came at a
time when hits ment runs. Bills
who caught for Harlowton put up a
clever game,and has won a permanent
birth in that position. Lewistown
fans think the division town has a
fast team, and considering that all
the boys are playing for fun and pa
triotism and not for money, the citi
zens should give the players the best
support possible.
The detailed story of the game:
Qualls and Christianson Dissolve.
Messrs Qualls and Chaistianson
have dissolved partnership in the sa
loon business, Mr. Qualls having sold
his interest in the Gold Bar Saloon to
Mr. Christianson, The building in
which the Gold Bar was located will
be rented to the Wilwaukee Land
Company witn Mr. Jones in charge.
I. A. Christianson will occupy the
building formerly occupied by Clark
and Galvin.
Harry Farner, of Waumandee,
Wis., is visiting George Ebcrhart on
his ranch north of Cruse, and is lend
ing a hand in putting In the spring
crop.
Mr. William Galvin has purchased
the interest of Bert Taylor in the
Mint saloon and will co-operate with
Mr. Russell in the management of
that establishment.
NEW ADDITION.
Special Session of Council Decides ti
Taken Van Clove Addition,.
Conditions.
At a special meeting of the town
council held Monday, it was decided
to approve the new Van Cleve ad.
dition. The matter of approving of
this addition has been before the
council for some time, but there has
been some diificully over the streets
to the new section. Mr. Graves and
Mrs. Van Cleve appeared before the
council. The former agreed to allow
the city the privilege of using the
road to the new addition, for a per
iod of three years and the latter
agreed not to make further demands
upon the town for streets to the new
part for the same period. Both the
councilmen and the owners of tie
new addition are glad that the matter
has been satisfactorily adjusted.
Tennis Court.
S. L. Hodges is among the live ten
nis enthusiasts and has laid out a
prospective tennis court brck of the
printing office. When fixed up the
site chosen will be an excellent one.
It does not require much labor to put
this spot in shape. The net, tape
and a large number of tennis balls
have been ordered. The tennis en
thusiasts will be able to give vent to
their dexterity on tne new court,
SCHOOL NOTES.
Report of primary room for month
ending May. 28, 1909.
Enrollment 31
Average membership 25
Daily attendance 24
Those neither tardy nor absent:
First grade-Dee Muggy.
Second grade-Mary Galvin.
Third grade - Ernest McDonald
and Laura Garner.
Mary Galvin is deserving of special
mention having been neither tardy
nor absent during the entire term.
MARY J. DAVIES. Teacher.
ECLIPSE OF SUN
People of Montana Will Have Op -
portunity to See Eclipse
June 17th.
A total eclipse of the sun is schedul
ed to occur on June 17th. The phen
onemon will be visible in all the
northern states, but will not be seen
in the south.
The eclipse will begin in this lati
tude about 6:10 in the morning and
will continue until after sunset. F t
the time of the disappearance of the
sun, the eclipse will cover about one
half of Old Sol.
The eclipse predicted for June 17th
is to be total and will be a reproduc
tion of the one in 1869. The occasion
will afford a rare experience for resi
lents of Montana. All who have
ever witnessed a total eclipse, state
that they can never forget it.
Rev. Krieger visited here the fore
part of the week. He was pleased
with the progress being made on the
Mfethodist church. He states that
until conference meets in August at
Havre, there will be a regular pastor
at this point. Rev. Krieger is to be
complimented for his energetic work
in building up the church at this
point, when completed the church
will be one of the splendid buildings
of the town.
ROBBERY
Gold Bar Saloon Belonging to
Christianson and Qualls
is Tapped.
On Wednesday night, shortly after
midnight, robbers broke into the
Gold Bar Saloon, of which Christian
son and Qualls were the proprietors,
and made a get-away of one hundred
dollars. No clue has yet been dis
covered that will lead to the appre
hension of the thieves. Efforts are
being made to ascertain some evidence
that will enable the officers to make
arrests.
The bartender had locked the build
ing about 12 ,o'clock, and had left
about $100 in cash in the till, no one
was around at that time. In the
morning there was thirty cents left
in the drawer where the $100 was
placed. This appears to be all that
is known of the circumstances of the
robbery.
The saloon firm of Christianson
and Qualls had decided to lissolve on
Wednesday so that the robbery had
no bearing on the dissolution.
THE NEW FLYING DUTCHMAN.
VII'
IT PUTS JOHN'S NERVE8 IN A BAD CONDITION.
MINNEAPOLIS HERE
Fifty Business Men From Special Are Enter
tained in "The Pride of
the Musselshell.
Harlowton performed the grand act
Wednesday afternoon by entertain
ing for an hour about fifty business
men from Minneapolis, representing
as many different jobbing houses.
The special from Minneapolis arrived
about 3 o'clock. It was met at the
depot by the band and a large num
ber of citizens, and a number of rapst
acquaintances were made. It was a
jolly time and a happy crowd.
The band then led the way to the
opera house, and the business men
and visitors followed in double file.
Ithe Minneapolitianas had the oppor
tunity of seeing the town, and many
jalled on their customers here. At
the opera house Mayor A. T. Ander
son presided, and after the band had
rendered another selection that
brought forth a round of applause, he
Introduced Attorney W. C. Husband,
who delivered the address of welcome.
He stated that the town was thrown
open to the visitors as it was proud
and honored to entertain a number of
business men from the greatest city
in the northwest. Hle also refered to
the close connection between Minne
apolis and Montana, due to the fact
that Minneapolis was the great flour
ing center of the world, and that
Montana was "rapidly throwing aside
boots, shaps, spurs and six-shooters,"
and coming to the front as a wheat
state, and ended by giving the nisi
tors some advice from the experience
of a tenderfoot,
Mayor Anderson then introduced
Wallace G. Nye, the secretary of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce,
who responded to the address of wel
come. He stated that the purpose of
the visit was to bring the wholesaler
and the retailer into closer connec
tion, and to form that friendship that
is so beneficial in trade. In compli
menting the citizens here on the
hearty reception and on the rapid
growth of the town, lie took occasion
to say that the end should not be all
business, but that it is important to,
build a town that will make a plea-'
sant place in which to live, ''a town
in which a man can raise a family
and give them the training they de
serve." He extended the best wishes
of the business interests ,f Minnea
,polls for the prosperity and growth
of Harlowton, and expressed a hope
that the great Musselshell Valley
would "blossom like the rose".
After the band had played another
selection, that was highly appreciated
the visitors scattered around the
town and called on the different bu
siness houses. There were laughs
and jokes in parts of the town until
the special pulled out for Lewistown,
a little after 4 o'clock,
The Minneapolis business men are
a gentlemenly and good natured
bunch. Harlowton was pleased to re
ceive as guests men who are at the
helm of the jobbing interests of thie
northwest. Many compliments were
passed out to the citizens here. The
guests thought that the town showed,
a wonderful growth in two years
time, and stated emphatically thai
it was the livellast berg that they
had struck. Mr. Jonses, the spe
clal correspondent for the Minneapo
is Journal, in telegraphing the new,
of the reception to theJournal. wrote,
"Harlowton is the town with the
best band and entertainment that w(
struck."
The following is a list of the names
of excursionists:
Forman-Ford & Co. F. B. Atwood
Interior Lumber Co. ). S. Coffin
Northwestern Glass Co. E. C.Kischel
Wyman,Partridge & Co. F.C.Smith
Dodson, Fisher, Brockman Co.
W. S. Hughes
Salisbury & Satterlee M.E.Salisbury
Hunts' Perfect Baking Powder Co.
C. E. Rittenhouse
Williams Hardware Co. C.R.Williams
Commercial Bulletin Co G.D.Mekeel
Northwestern Knitting Co. C-S.Gold
Northwestern National Bank
C. W. Farwell
The Northwestern Telephone Ex
change Co. C. B. Spring & R. F.
Landis
Butler Bros. F. W. Bender
North Star Shoe Co. H. B. Nelson
Lindsay Bros. E. J. Fairfield
First National Bank H.A. Willoughby
Deere&Webber Co. C.H.Hornbury,Jr.
Minneapolis Iron Store Co.
J. S. Proctor
Minneapolis Drug Co. J.T.Kennedy
John Leslie Paper Co. John Leslie
Washburn-Crosby Co. E. K. Pickett
Patterson & Stevenson Co.
T. W. Stevenson
Grimsrud Shoe Co. C. P. Grimsrud
Security National Bank S.H.Bezoier
Loye Saddlery Co. E. P. Loye
Berger Mfg. Oo. N. V. Lux
American Tent & Awning Co.
C. M. Rawitzer
Crane Company P. R. Mork
Flour City Trunk Co. A.M.Geesaman
McClellan Paper Co. F. L. McClellan
and II. Peterson
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co.
J. M. Pitblado
Minneapolis Paper Co. E. J. Stilwell
George R. Newell & Co.
George C. Pettigrew
Winston, Harper, Fisher & Co.
J. W. Bragdon
W. B. & W. G. Jordan W. R. Hoy
Minneapolis Brewing Co.W.M.Wright
Gangelhoff Bros. WV. P. Gangelhoff
Minnesota Rubber Co. C. A. Arine
LaCrosse Implement Co. M.H. Davis
City Sash & Door Co. F. .1. Wells
Minneapolis Insurance Agency
A. W. Armatage
Simmons Hardware Co. E.E.Stewart
.Janney, Semple, 11111 & Co.
Cream of Wheat Co.
Bradshaw Bros. S. B. Bradshaw
Pillsbury-Washburn Four Mills Co.
C. C. Moore
Plant Rubber Co. J. E. Spencer
C. E. McGreggor Granite Falls
C. E. McGowan Milibank, S. I).
Minneapolis Journal W. S. Jones
Commercial Club Wallace G. Nye
Minnesota Phonograph Co.
W. A. Sucker
Northern Pacific By. J.C.Simonton
C.M.& P. S. Ry.
J. F. Conely, A. G.F. Agent
W. B. Dixon, A. U. P. Agent
C. E. Mumford, Com'1 Agent
HURON MEETING
Local Lodge Will Have Noted Fraterna.
list oa 23rd of Jane-Woodmea
Are Busy.
The local lodge of Woodmen are
getting busy and are rapidly building
up the lodge. There were twelve
new applications for the meeting last
Wednesday night, ar.d among them
was our big town marshall, Jake Kar
nop. The lodge I a; its headquarters
in Odd Fellows hall in the McQuitty
building and are very Hell pleased
with the new hall.
The Woodmen expect to have a
rousing big meeting on June 23rd.
They will have the noted fraterna
list, Horace Huron, of Rock Island,
to entertain, and they are planning
in a cordial receplion to Mr. Huron.
After the regular meeting a sump
tuous banquet is to be served, and a
program to be rendered.
The Orphenm Co. Here.
The Orpheum Co. gave a very cred
itabli entertainment at the opera
house last Monday evening to a fair
sized audience. The subjects shown
Included a Pathe Film D'Art entitled
"The Return of Ulysses," a life story
subject "A Bird in a Gilded Cage;"
and numerous other dramatic and
comic numbers.
Next Monday, June 7 another per
formance will be given here and the
management assure us there will be
no dissappointments for any one who
witnesses it. The Orpheum Co. are
showing only the latest subjects on
the circuit and their exhibitions al
ways "make good" wherever given.
Will Open Sunday.
T. E. Johnson will open up his
photograph gallery Sunday. Mr.
Johnson has a well furnished studio
ond is in a position to do some artis
tic work. Hle has had many years of
'xperience at his trade, and his work
m exhibition warrants a steady pa
tronage. I is office is located on lower
buckles avenue back of the Mussel
shell Valley National Bank.
WILL HAVE PICNIC
People North of Cruse to Celebrate
the First Year of
Settlement.
The people living on the bench
lands north of Cruse will celebrate
their first year in that vicinity, and
their first crops by giving a picnic.
The date of the festival is riot defi
nitely settled but it will be some
time during the present month, and
will be held in Pine-Tree grove.
Thomas Cummings, one of the
boosters of that section was in town
the fore part or the week, and an
nounced the picnic, and also stated
that the gardens and other crops
looked so well and had made such
splendid progress that they were
worthy of some recognition, especial
ly since they are the first crops.
The country north of the little
town of Cruse is rapidly coming to
the front as one of the best farming
districts in this section. They have
a large number of settlers on the
bench lands there, and many more
are coming in. Dry farming is in its
experimental stage, and so far the
experiment, has revealed wonderful
results. The people are happy and
contented, a condition which gives
promise of prosperity.
Clark and &alvin Dissolve.
The firm of Clark & Galvin have
dissolved. Mr. Clark has purchased
the interest of Mr. Galvin in their
saloon business and will continue to
run t he business in the new building,
which is the best saloon building in
town. The dissolution occured shortly
after the new saloon had been opened.
William Galvin will return to his old
stand on Main street and will assume
the management of his own saloon.
New Pool Room.
Mr..1. T. Patterson from Washing
ton has opened a billiard and pool
hall in Lyons building next to the
Arcade cafe. lie had his formal
opening Wednesday night, and en
joyed a large patronage. Mr. Patter
son will soon add a line of cigars,
candy and other confectionary. His
tables are all new, and the boys say
they are in good shape.
W. G. Milne was a visitor from
Roundup the first of the week.
Read the want Ads.
FAST WORK
Thoney Dreyer and Crew of Men
Put up Ball Park
In Harry.
About the fastest piece of construc
work that has been done in this sec
tion is nearing completion on the
railroad flats south of town. Thoney
L)rever got the notion Thursday noon
that the proposed ball park should be
erected without further delay. Man
ager Lewellin gave him authority to
to go ahead with the project. Then
Thoney got busy. A dozen men were
set to work digging post holes and
putting in posts, and the first half
day saw nearly all the posts in. Fri
day morning saw the men at work
bright and early and by night the
ground was almost enclosed.
The rapidity with which the fence
was built would lead one to believe
that the work was not well done, but
the fence is solid and tight. It is
kite shaped and is larger than the or
dinary grounds. Good gat'is will be
set swinging tomorrow. A ticket of
fice in the corner next to town will
also be built, and the grounds will be
entirely ready for the game Sunday.
It is not definitely settled what
team will be here Sunday, but it is
most likely that Twodot will be the
town that will dedicate the now park
on June 6th. The "long talked of"
game with the bridge-builders has
been postponed until a week from
Sunday and will be played here June
13t h.
Now that the park has been built,
more games will be played here.
Lewistown and Moore are coming in
the near future. Roundup and Three
Forks want games. All that is re
quired is to keep away from the
hardware store and throw away the
little hammers you already have.
Children Entertain.
"The Rescue of the Princess Win
some" was the title of an attractive
entertainment given in the Opera
House Wednesday evening by a num
ber of Harlowton young people under
the direction of Mrs. J. W. Freeman.
The play was taken from a series
of stories by Mrs. Annie Fellows*
.Johnson. A horrible Ogre has stolen
two royal children from their parents
and has locked them in his tower pri
son. He had induced a Wich to turn
the Prince into a dog. A brave
Knight, Feal the Faithful, offers his
services in rescuing the captives, and
after much wandering, finds the
South Wind's flute which enables
huim to summon a fairy band to his
aid. The fairies bind the Ogre and
Witch, who are made to give up the
key to the tower and divulge the
spell that keeps the Prince a dog.
The costumes were especially good.
In the Lower scene the Princess at
her spinning and the several flower
messengers sent by the Knight to
bear tidings of the progress of his
quest caused much favorable com
ment. But the climax came when
the fairy band, Queen Titania at
their head, came dancing in, clad in
glittering stars, holding bouncing
balloons on which they had floated
from their far-off summer land.
The young people have been inter
ested in raising money for the win
dows to be put in the new Methodist
Church. They have given occasional
entertainments during the winter,
and the proceeds from Wednes
day evening bring their fund up to
$105.
Mrs. Flora Ross, the mother of Mrs.
Folwell, who has been conducting a
suit of hair dressing parlors in Lewis
town, will open a similar establish.
mnent in Hlarlowton. Mrs. Ross is an
accomplished hair dresser and facial
umassagist, and will undoubtedly have
aU extensive patronage here.
County Sheriff Geo. Williams came
in from Judith Gap Friday morning
where he had been serving several
subpoenas on witnesses for the term
of court now being held in White
Sulphur Springs.
Notice.
Any one Interested in the organiza
tion of Sunday schools would do we.l
to correspond witih Rev. Edwin M.
Ellis, of Helena, Mont., or with Rev.
George Edwards of Great Falls, Mont.,
or Mr. JohnA. Sellers, Billings, Mont.
These en are ready to aid in this
work anywhere in the State of Mon
tana. No charge. Write to the
nearest one. do it now.
Notice.
Rev. Krieger will be here Sunday
evening and will conduct services in
the school-house. All are cordially
invited to attend.