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a \>) 41 0%.* ‘t'! + 4 $ # *It * . 4 t'• s t, 4 ° THE INLAND EMPIRE \JUDITH BASIN'S WEEKLY\ VOLUME SEVEN MOORE, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, MARCH Ql, 1912 NUMBER 29 BOOSTERS' CLUB BECOMING. ACTIVE Are Preparing To Advertise Moore' As It Should Be—Big Meeting Ar- ranged for Monday Night—Every- body Should Attend. The Booster's' Club held another meeting at the Kane Hotel On Mon- day evening which was fairly well attended by the business men of the town. Seventeen enrolled as: ne,mbens of the 'club, paying the tmembership fee of . $1 and agreeing to Pay fifty cents a month an dues. Others are being called union bY the committee and it is expected that a good membenship will be secured. Among other things it was decided to send a stnong delegation to Hob- son on April. 3rd, when an effort will be made to organize a Judith Basin Development League, and lit looks now as though. the meeting, will be. !well attended by Moore boosters. Plans for adventileing this city were also discussed. A number of cuts twin be onderetd and hereafter all envelopes going than the local post - office will have a neat \booster de- sign\ printed on the back asking every/body to \Come to Moore, Mon- tana, Where Wheat is King.\ The drawing was submitted by Harry A. Leckey and has been sent to an engraving house to be made up into a cut. Not only business men but Others Who are interested In adver- tising the town will be expected to luse these en.vellopes and in this way they will reach all parts of the coun- try and may result. tin 'bringing a number of new people in here. At any rate it will set them to thinking and if they ever have any Idea of coming west they will not fail to in- vestigate 'conditions around Moore before choosing at location. On next Monday everuing the Boast- trs' will again meet in the dining .oem cf The Kipe and as each mem- ' cr who was present at the last Rne-eting has pledged himself to. bring 'in a new member a good attendance is assured. The band will be out to help liven the gathering and every - rifle is invited to be present. In the near future the Club will . give a din- .ner and if the first one Proves a Sue- ceiss it is probable that will be continued. The get the •businesS men together to 1 ...seu5ls ways and means of working for a bigger and better Moore and this can only be done by all Putting their shoulders to the wheel and boosting for all they are worth. P .IANO ?rel:::(51 ae of ' Imb t n h e eB e ri r ' s of 1° 1 1 1. 1i cro li n:P Y iral l y .- to 'rob the hotel of Sums ranging !from five to .twentyitlinre dollars per day :through the use of 'duplicate cash a _ kthecks in the dining noom. Charles the Practice Grant, •Intsband of the woman ac - object is to• quitted Friday and chef at . the Bright up to the time of his arrest, STATE SUPERINTENDENT VISITS HIGH SCHOOL W. E. Harmon, state superintendent A schools, and Miss Alice O'Hara ;ounty superintendent, visited the °cal school Tuesday morning. Mr. clairmen was more than pleased with tonditiens found here and stated that our school ranked with any in Lewiktown. He also took occasion , m to ompliment Prof. Manchester and his assistants for the able manner in which the wank was being conducted. Asked by members of the board of education in regard to the .poiselibli• lity of obtaining four or five acres cf ground south of the school in order to give more space for play grounds for the dill/then, Mr. Har- mon replied that he saw no reason 'Why this 'could not be done and, that being a member of the State Board if Land Commissioners, he would use , what influence he had in pur- chasing this for the Moore school. As to placing this school on the ece'redited list he stated that noth- ing could be done at the present time but that as soon as a successor to President Duniway, et the State Uni- versity, had been named that the matter would be immediately taken up. GLADYS TERHURNE WINS THE BEAUTIFUL The case for the state at the trial, which was held before Justice Foley. With Mrs. Grant free, there remains In custody but one of the five em - Leads Other Girls by Big M jority---Anna Adams Gets Watch --Clara Deran- leau the Umbrella will be placed on trial the latter pant The big Piano contest conducted by The Empire and which hhe been punning for the past few months came to a close on Monday evening :at 6 o'clock and at 8:30 the judges J. H. Morrow, John McElroy and G. D. Anne, finished counting thp votes and'a•nnouriced the result as 'follows: Gladys Terhurne, 849,500; Anna Adams, 253,200; Clara Deranleau, 87,000. The last few days of the contest , were unusually lively and the candi- dates did some great hustling among their friends. The girls worked hard and we are only sorry that there were not three grand prizes to be awarded instead of one. However, Miss Adams gets' a handsome gold waic.h and Miss Derandeau a gold handled umbrella for the work they 'did and both feel very well satisfied with their prizes. The fight for the piano was between Miss Terhurne and Miss Adams and all clay Monday, friends of both young ladies made thoro canvass of the town and rounded up a great number of votes. The former, however, received many 'new subscribers in different parts of the county and this aided greatly in boosting her standing almost to the million mark. In announcing the close of the con - We Want Your Business If prices, quality and fair treatment will get it. We are in a position to serve you. 98 lbs Lewistown Belle Flour (a home product) 98 lbs. Rex Flour, best Montana - 1 case Nebraska Sugar Corn for 1 case Morgan June Peas - 3 lb. can Richelieu coffee, for 1lp3. can Chase & Sanborns teas Fancy Washington apples per box 5 lbs. Simon Pure Lard, guaranteed pure leaf lard 5 lbs. Armour Shield Lard for - Lettuce, per lb .35 Radishes .05 Fancy Celery, per bunch - 1 lb. Kippered Salmon 1 lb. Smoked \ - 1 lb. \ Halibut - 1 lb. \ dried Herring Fancy smoked bloaters each $3.00 3.50 . 2.40 3.00 1.00 .65 2.50 .90 .75 Green onions, .05 .15 .25 IS .25 .25 •• .25 IM NM .05 Prompt and Careful Service POWER MERCANTILE C Amp, test we are happy to state that The • Empire has lived up to Its promises aill Ve way thru and that everything has been conducted in a fair and square manner and that all contest- ants have been treated alike. 'We were out to increase our circulation and it made no difference to us which Candidate wen the grand 'prize. For the benefit of advertisers we wish to stAte that our circulation in and around Moore has been greatly in- creased and that there are but few themes that The Empire will not visit each week. I Wish to express my heartiest thanks to all my friends who aided 'me in the Piano contest and whose , . 'help made it possible for me to win the beautiful Singer Piano. Assur- ng you all that your kindness will never be forgotten, I am, Yours very truly, Gladys Terhurne. I wish to express my thanks to all my friends who so generously aided .me in the recent Piano Con- test. Altho I was not successful in winning the piano, I am greatly pleased with the beautiful watch awarded me. I also wish to thank Leckey who so kindly engraved my initials on the watch. Anna Adams. Althe I did not win the piano I thank all those who helped me win the umbrella which I appreciate very much. Clara Derapaleau. of the week for petit larceny, the charge of grand larceny, first preferr- ed against him, having been dismiss - 04 last week.—Democrat. HOLD CAUCUS A caucus was held in Olds' hall en Tuesday evening for the purpose of nominating a candidate .for mayor and one alderman from each ward. ,The meeting , was called to ender by A. M. Mathews. H. N. Klinefelter was chosen chairman and A. T. RAW secretary. Fred Dehnert • moved that the caucus proceed collectively to choose a can ,for mayor and then divide into wards' in selecting - the alderman. C. M. Clary placed the •name of A. M. Mathews in nomina- tion for mayor. The motion was seconded and Mr. Mathews was 'chosen by acclimation. . The voters of the Second Ward then adjourned to the Quick Print office and re -nominated Dr. 0. F. Da v id as alderman. In the first Ward the names of J. N. Osborne tend A. M. Samuels were placed in nomination. A ballot was taken 'which resulted in nine votes being east for the former and eleven for the latter. The three candidates. were called upon to make speeches and respond- ed' by briefly outlining their platform 'If elected. MANY SCHOOLS WILL TAKE PART IN FIELD MEET Missoula, March 20—Over thirty thigh schools will send teams to cam - Pete for prizes in the Ninth Annual interscholastic 'Mack and Field Meet to be held at the University of Mon- tana from May 7 to May 10 inclusive 'Bulletins announcing the arrange- Iments for this year's meet have been issued by the University and mailed !broadcast over the state. There were 26 competing high schools in the meet last year, and this year there will be some four or five more Mon- tana high schools and at least five tIclaho high schoels entered. as- Isurances have been 'received from that number of High schools in Idaho that, they would (positively be (rep- resented at the meet with strong teams and this fact will give the meet an interstate character which it has not had before. in addition to the Meclaff prizes offered annually by the (Unlversity to the winners of each event on track, field, declamation platform or in the essay eontest, there are some dozen trophies offered by public spirited citizens and busi- ness houses fox the winners of some of the big . event/6. All of these are worth competing for. The University pays the railroad fare of five con- testants in athletics and declama- tion from each school, and also the two final contesting teams in the railroad tare and expenses of the rd•ebating league, and in addition. it twill pay the expenses of 15 persons from each school while they are in.. the University, that is, their board and lodging, and all contestants are admitted tree to any of the social &motions which are planned for the Week. MRS. GRANT ACQUITTED After a trial Which lasted for the greater part of three day's, the jury In the case of State via. Mrs. Charles Grant last Friday afternoon. brought in a verdict of not guilty. :Mrs. Grant was charged with :her hnsbacnd with \knocking down\ while wetitng as one of the office force at the Bright hotel. She was tried for petit lar- ceny. .1. .C. Huntoon appeared for the defense,' while Assistant County Attorney Roy E. Ayers „prosecuted A. T. Rohlf, cornet, Miss Florence Griner, piano, and George Huff, vio- linist, of the \Big 4\ orchestra fur- nished Music for the St. Patrick's 'dance at Garn,eill Monday night. MONTANA ASTOUNDS GOV'T STATISTICIANS ‘Milch Cow and Farm Range Cattle and tion Adds Millions State's Wealth. Horse Replace Cayuse--Evolu- of Dollars to Montana is , amazing government statisticians in its evolution from a stock raising state to an agricultural empire. The transformation has been noth- ing short of marvelous Ins the last two years, when timbres are compar- ed. They mark the rapid passing of the range era. The Montanan, of 'course, realizes this more than the easterner because he is upon the. ground and sees the change that is istoing on under the magical develop- ment of . soli cultivation. Still, even the oldest resident of the state would be astonished by a careful perusal ntf the census figures just published by the bureau of statistic's of the United States agricultural depart - anent. A striking stride in Mon- tana's progress since 1910 is shown by the increase of 46,218 , ,078.90 Jun the total valuation of the state's food and domestic animals. There IS a reason for hits enormous addition to the wealth et the Treasure State. The unusually large number of settlers that have wesured into the tillable sections tells the story, especially the influx into the Northern part of . the state, along the line of the Great Northern rail- way. In Chouteau county alone near- ly 5,000 hameseekers have settled iduring the last two years. Thisi mats, ne: immigration record -breaker. The Utti ted States land offic e, figures show Choruteau county was the ban- ner magnetic spat of the nation for settlers during 1910 and 1911. This Section theretofore had been regard- ed merely as a stock grazing country. Buffalo had roamed the prairies ages before giving way to the western (Continued on Page 3) Nothing can BUILD A CHARACTER so much as banking money. Save money and you'll have money, and NOT HAVE TO DODGE people you owe. • Don't let this advertisement be like pouring water on a duck's back; but let it SOAK in. By this series of advertisements we are trying to give good counsel to this community, and help everyone in it to help himself. We will welcome your account—be it saving or commercial. Let OUR Bank be YOUR Bank. We pay 5 per cent interest on time certificates. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MOORE • Easter Jewelry Sapphire Rings Diamond Rings ' Plain Rings Set Rings Just the thing for ••maisoro A Pleasure - to Show Goods MAKES YOUR ti WATCH KEEP TIME Ct HARRY, A. LECKEY Jeweler and Engraver MOORE, MONTANA I. I 7.
