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MUSSELSHELL
The Baby County
VOLUME IV.--NO. 18
The Roundup Record.
ROUNDUP, MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 191!
LOOK UP
ROUNDUP
$2.00 Per Year in Advance
Ogr ani ze Tom orrow
Delegates from All Precincts of the County Will
Meet Tomorrow to Organize Repub
lican Central Committee.
In response to a call issued by J.
D. Waite, chairman of the Republi
can state central committee, there
will be a meeting of the Republican
precinct delegates from all the pre
cincts of Musselshell county tomor
row (Saturday) afternoon at three
o'clock in Newton's hall in this
city, for the purpose of organizing
the Republican Central Committee
J. H. DANILS
WINS OUT
Schroeder vs. Danils Case Decided
in Favor of Defendant by Jury
Wednesday
The civil case of Albert Schroeder
vs. J. H. Danils for $250 damages
and cancellation of lease was
decided in favor of the defendant
in a jury trial before Justice of the
Peace Webb Wednesday afternoon.
The case centers about tire defend
ant's alleged fracture of the terms
of the lease held by the plaintiff on
the ground on which Danil'a Cafe
on Main Street is located, in that
Danils violated the fire ordinance
of the city of Roundup in building
an ice box and addition to his
building. Mr. Danils, in order to
avoid the expense of appealing the
case, had paid a line of $25 in
police eour* several months ago on
the alleged violation of the ordi
nance, the present ease being based
on this apparent admission of the
fracture of the law in contradiction
with the terms of the lease held by
Mr, Schroeder.
A number of city aldermen as
well as Mayor F. M. Wall were
called as witnesses in the case, and
it was developed that the city had
refunded the fine imposed upon Mr.
Danils.
After examining the premises the
jury found for the defendant.
Fred H. Hathhorn, of Billings,
and A. D. Baker were attorneys for
the defendant, while Geo. Horkans,
of Forsyth, and Wm. J. Jameson
were attorneys for the plaintiff.
SAYRE FAMILY
LEAVES CITY
Will Return to Ranch Home in
Meagher Co.---Rooming House
Leased to Geo. Powers
The people of Roundup will re
gret to learn that the Sayre family
has decided to leave the city and
return to their old ranch home on
the north fork of the Musselshell
river in Meagher county. Mrs.
Sayre left Wednesday night for
Martinsdale from where she will go
to the ranch, while Mr. Sayre and
Miss Mable will remain here until
ondav. The departure of this
ost estimable family from Round
p is much to be regretted as it
ill be an irreparable loss. They
ave resided in this city for nearly
ee years during which time they
ave won the esteem and respect of
1 with whom they came in contact,
'e will hope, however, that they
ay return again to make their
ome in this city whenever they
ecide to leave the ranch.
The Sayre Rooming House has
een leased by Geo Powers who
ill take charge August 1st.
of Musselshell county. The com
mittee that is to he elected at this
meeting will hold until the regularly
called convention prior to the elec
tion next year at which time a
permanent committee will he
elected. The committee is to con
sist of a chairman, secretary, treas
urer and two committeemen. This
committee will select the member
of the state central committee from
tnis county.
It is expected that there will lie a
large attendance at the convention.
Melstone, Musselshell, Lavina and
Ryegate will be here with full dele
gations, and altho some of the
other outlying precincts have not
yet been heard from, they will
doubtless lie represented.
Primaries were held inthevarious
wards Tuesday evening for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
convention. The following are the
names of those who will represent
the three wards of the city of
Roundup: First Ward—Dr. L. H.
Thurston. E. J. Crut!. G. N. Griffin
and M. II. Wall; Second Ward—
E. S. Cook, Albert Schroeder, L. R.
Carroll and A. D. Bak.-r; Third
Ward—Earl Reid and A. W. Eise
lein.
A number of the Republicans of
the 11th precinct which includes
No. M, No. 2 and Elso met in The
Record office last evening and elect
ed the following delegates: John S.
Davis, Henry Fletcher, W. G. Jar
ret t. Mike Banks. P. D. Ferry,
Duffy and Dr. J. II. Johnston.
WILL BUY MORE
PROPERTY HERE
Northwest Townsite Company Will
Take Over Callahan Tract
North of City
Geo. M. Bailey, president of the
Northwest Townsite Co., of Phila
delphia, is m the civ having arrived
here yesterday morning. He is ac
companied by H. K. Gilmour and
R. C. Orr, two civil engineers, who
are going over the survey of the
Callahan trai t north of the city,
which Mr. Bailey says is being
taken over by the Northwest Town
site Co. The original tract owned
by Mr. Bailey' s company lias been
entirely sold out for over a year,
and Mr. Bailey expects that every
lot in the new tract will be disposed
of within the next year on the same
plan as the others were sold. A
portion of the Callahan tract will
be used for a park if plans now be
ing laid out by Mr. Bailey are car
ried out. Several minor changes
will also be made in the original
survey of this tract, among them
being the reducing of the lots on
Main street from 50 feet to 25 feet.
On his present trip Mr. Bailey is
interesting himself in the organiz
ing of building and loan associations
in the (owns in which his company
operates. He will endeavor to
meet the business men and citizens
of Roundup at the Pioneer Club
rooms tonight to discuss the propo
sition.
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Paris, July 28.—Moroccan crisis
moves France to martial activity.
Where great optimism prevails
discreet preparations arouse con
siderable talk of war possibility.
Cavalry ordered to be ready for
fields. Forts of eaetern frontier
heavily provisioned. Germany
changesfront in presenting demands.
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County Officials Meet With Thomas
Cooper on> Train and Agree
on Assessment
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The commissioners of Musselslu 11
! county, and County .Assessor Park
i and County Treasurer Morris met
with Thomas Cooper, land Com
missioner of the Northern Pacific,
on the train between here and Miles
City Wednesday for the purpose of
arriving at some satisfactory assess
ment of the N. P. lands in this
county. Mr. Cooper was on his
way to St, Paul from a trip to
Tacoma, and the meeting was ar
ranged so that he would not lose
any time. His private car was at
tached to the morning Columbian
leaving here at six o'clock.
A big battle had been anticipated
but it did not transpire. Altho Mr.
! Cooper was at first prone to oppose
the commissioners, the figures
agreed on between the commis
I sioners were finally accepted. Ac
cording to the settlement the graz
ing and agricultural lands will be
.assessed at $8.50 per acre, and
'coal lands from $5.00 to $25.00 ac
cording to the distance from rail
Will Build E levator Here
Grain Buyer Sees Great Agricultural Future for Musselshell County
Will Be Ready to Handle This Year's Crop.
I. M. Bunn, of Chaffee, N.
I. M. Bunn, of Chaffee, N. I).,
an experienced grain buyer, who
has been in the city this week, has
made a out definite announcement
that he, together with a number of
local business men, will erect a
grain elevator in Roundup. In
order to handle this year's crop
temporary arrangements will be
made in the nature of a fiat house
on the industrial spur, the perman
improvements to he made later.
Mr. Bunn has been looking over
the country this week, and is firm
ly convinced of the successful agri
cultural outcome of Musselshell
county. He has had many years
experience in the grain business
and will doubtless make a success
of the venture. It is estimated that
fully 25,000 bushels of wheat will
be marketed here, allowance being
made for the amount of grain that
will be sold locally for seed and
other purposes.
roads. lie* average asso.-sment of
all of the N. I*, lands will, it i- esti
mated, be about $10.00 per acre.
Mr. Cooper's reason for complying
with t'Às high assessment, which is
higher than in any other county,
was that they felt sure that their
lands in this countv would not re
main in their hands very much
longer.
The board is «till in session on
the equilizntion job. and will not
get thru until the end of this week.
The total valuation will positively
he over $8,500,000.
Hun Francisco, July 2s.—Fake
nobleman takes cash and quits new
wife. Bogus earl deserts spouse
after spending much of her fortune
in theatrical venture.
Seattle, July 28.—Cost of militia
mounts during past four months.
Expenditures approximately two
and one-half times average for
eighteen months ending September
30th. 15)10. Interesting feature of
state auditor's record is fact that
naval militia has called for onlv
$13.37.
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SPECIAL RATES
ANNOUNCED
Milwaukee Railroad Wants Montana's
Good Crops to Be Seen by
Easterners
Because of the good crop reports
coming from every section of Mont
ana the Milwaukee railroad has
made an announcement that special
rates for prospective settlers will be
made during August, September
and October, so that easterners may
have a chance to see Montana when
the grains and grasses are uncut
and the cattle are sleek and fat.
From tvery part of the state comes
the same message that the farmers
expect great yields and are elated
(over the prospect for the season.
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N. P. Land Terms
Synopsis of the Terms and Conditions Under
Which N. P. Railroad Lands
May Be Purchased.
Since it lias been definitely an
nounced that the N. 1\ lands were
to be placed on the market, numer
ous inquiries have been received
as the manner in which these lands
may be acquired. A. A. Morris,
who as was mentioned exclusively
in last week's Record, has been ap
pointed agent for the railroad lands,
has furnished the following synopsis
of the terms and conditions of sale
as expressed in the contract and
deeds made by the company:
1. Grazing lands will he sold
either for cash or upon the five year
credit plan under which one-sixth
of the purchase price must he paid
at the time of purchase and the re
mainder in five equal annual install
ments with interest at (W per an
num. and no cultivation will be re
quired.
2. Tillable land will be sold for
cash upon the five year credit plan
above explained, or upon the ten
year credit plan, requiring one-tenth
of the purchase price paid in cash
at the time of purchase and the re
mainder in ten equal annual install
ments with interest at <>% per an
num. Where all or any portion of
tin* land is tillable the purchaser
will within one year from the date
contract is made he required to break
and cultivate at least one-half of
the tillable area, and one-fifth per
year additional each of the next
succeeding two years, or until one
half of all the tillable area shall have
been broken and put under cultiva
tion: and until such cultivation re
quirement has been complied with
the Company will not convey the
land. Failure to comply with the
cultivation requirement will render
the contract subject to cancellation
and all payments made thereon to
forfeiture.
3. The purchaser may pay more
than tie* regular one-sixth or one
tenth down payment if lie wishes so
to do, and lie may pay in full at any
time before maturity, and interest
will thereupon cease.
I. The purchaser shall, so long as
the contract remains in force, pay
lall taxes and assessments, ordinary
and extraordinary, that may he
levied or assessed, or that may be
chargeable on the premises or any !
part, thereof: and al' buildings and
improvements that shall he erected,
placed or made thereon, shall not
be removed therefrom, but shall
be and remain the property of the.
said Company, its successors or as
signs, until the contract shall be
fully performed by the purchaser:
and should default he made in any
of the payments of principal or inter
est, at the time for the payment j
thereof or in case purchaser shall ;
fail to pay the taxes or assessments
upon the land, the contract, at the!
option of the Company, shall he
null and void, and all the payments
that shall have been made on the j
land, and all the building and im- j
provements, shall be and forever
remain the absolute property of the
Company, its successors or assigns,
and the purchaser shall have no
right of claim thereto it being ex
pressly understood that time is
the essence of the contract, and
that the preformance of each and
every covenent and agreement is
as much a part of the consideration
of the contract, and a condition
precedents:, as the purchase money.
5. The Company excepts from
its conveyance a strip of land ex
tending through the land sold (or
so much of said strip or strips of
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land as may lie within the sold
premises) of the width of two hun
dred feet on each side of the center
of the main line of the Northern
Pacific Railway, as now constructed,
and 50 ft. on each side of the center
of any brandi or other railroad now
built or located on the ground and
operated, leased or controlled, or to
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ROUNDUP 17
FORSYTH 2
Rejuvenated Roundup Team Makes
First Appearance on Home
Grounds--Adds Another
Victory.
The rejuvenated Roundup base
ball team made its first appearance
on the home grounds last Sunday
and amused themselves with a sup
posed baseball team from Forsyth,
defeating them by a score of 17 to
2. The victory was not earned
thru any wonderful playing on the
part of the Roundup team but
rather the poor playing of the For
syth team. Their intieldersseemed
wholly unable to stop or field
ground balls. Roundup made eight
hits off the Forsyth pitcher, but
stole bases at will.
K installier made bis first appear
ance at home for Roundup, and let
Forsyth down with three scattered
hits thru as many innings. He did
not have to extend himself hut
from all appearances Roundup has
a real pitcher in him. With Nelson
catching there is no better battery
in central or eastern Montana.
The game was featureless being
so one-sided. Roundup's outfield
showed itself to be airtight, altho
McIIale had no chances to dis
tinguish himself.
Roundup scored in every inning
of the game except the sixth. For
syth gathered one score in the sec
ond and one in tin* eighth thru a
little ragged work on the part of the
Roundup infield.
A large crowd was present at the
game, and had a great deal of fun
kidding Hyssal, Forsyth's pitcher.
Sunday Roundup plays Harlow*
ton at Marion Bark, and a battle
royal is expected. Ilarlo has won
15 games straight this year, hut
they were .nighty lucky in defeating
Roundup three weeks ago, and the
wise ones ar>* saying. "Wait until
Sunday." The game will be called
at three o'clock. Come on, you
fans, and see Roundup bring down
the pride of Merino (?) county.
The score of Sunday's game:
Koiindup
Kurh.y tli
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Henry Fletcher umpired the game.
Washington, July 28.— Prince of
Wales may visit America. Admir
alty said to be planning for voyage
around world for him.
Madison, Wis.—Legislative pray
er fails in Wisconsin. Preacher re
turns three dollars given him for
services and declares $072.00 spent
during session lost money.
Salem, Ore., July 28.—Oregon
convicts dine with women and
make speeches. Citizens, felons
and officials at festal board in cele
bration of road work done during
past year.
New York, July 28.—Boy con
fesses he took life of old New York
broker. Discharged bell hop of
Iroquois hotel admits murdering
aged New York business man while
robbing room.