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rS l± : v'^SS\''}'^1'\ - — - -■■-• V ,~r- -***s « . .r- «— i ' ) r' THE ISM A Y r f % t t \ “For Ismay!” L. E. W hitehouse , Local Editor Bring in your Local News Items ISMAY ITEMS Ismay is! Play ball! Dig a well, A fine rain, Don’t knock, Boost Ismay, Call and see us. Watch ’er grow! Advertising pays, Just what we needed. Now’s the time we need it. Get your name on our list. Play any town a ball game soon, We got there just a day ahead of the townsite sale, Steve Barr made a business trip to Terry Saturday, Charles Myers made a business trip to Terry Tuesday, Operator F. L. Carll was a Mar- marth visitor Monday. T. J. Riley was in town Tuesday en route to Miles City. There is a good opening here for a harness and shoemaker. Mrs. RflL. Anderson came down from Miles City Monday. You needn’t worry—just buy a lot in Ismay and make a profit. Robert Doolittle of Terry was in town Monday and Tuesday. • Nigger Bob says that sign of his gives ’em all a fair warning. Mr. Daley of Minneapolis filed on a homestead east of town Saturday. Robert Robuck of Pennell creek spent a few days in town this week. Mrs. M. J. Leavitt and daughter were callers at The Ismay office Tues day. Wijy is the Gray-Gables house like an old toper? Because it’s full all the time. Mrs. Edward Crane was in town Tuesday and made this office a pleas ant call. Dr. L. C. Bruning, county phj sician of Miles City, was in town Monday on official business. Ismay is not a one-horse town. Everything done here so far is on the two-horse plan. Dr. Bruning returned to Miles City Monday evening lifter having lifted the quarantine her^. D. D. Burtice returned Friday from Terry where he has beep visiting friends for a few days. Dr. L. C. Bryming of Miles City made a business trip to the ranch of David Bickle last week. S. J. Shipmaq of Balsam Lake, Wis., arrived here last week to spend a few weeks with relatives, Jim Parker returned last *Mopday from Terry aqd Miles City, where he has been for the past week. George M, Thoma and Curley Sieverding made a trip to Miles City, Friday and returned Sunday. Putnam & Barker are a well known firm .of contractors and builders that is doing lots of work in the town. Bruce Ayers and son of Sparta, Wis., have filed on. a part of section 22 and bought a section here near town. C, D, Rouse of Sentinel Butte, look ing for a hotel location, was in town last Saturday andrfleft for Terry Sunday, While in Miles City Saturday Geo. Thoma lost a pocket book with quite an amount of money and some valua ble papers. G. A. Lewis o f Tunnel City, Wis., has purchased some lfjnd here in section 13 and intends to make his home here ixrXhe near future, R e d M cC rea and John Nelson of Terry were in town Tuesday en route to. Baker where Mr. Nelson intends to go into buisness. Alex Campbell of Miles City was a visitor in town Monday, looking oVer the town. He is looking up a -location for a general store. * W|. T. Jones of Sparta, W is., has ~r bought a\large ‘ tract of. land in this ..section and' will’ .be.Vhere in a short time to begin, operations, *• ‘Did,you,notice whattheTsmay daubr , it- -v ;-Earlihgburt b.daubers er tank at the depot here. It is a great necessity as the trains have to stop about a mile from here and take water.- E, L, (Sparks, assistant engineer of the St, Paul railroad, is in town. Mr. Sparks and assistants are survey ing out a new side track. B> S. Sutherland of Whitney was in town a day or town this week looking after the sale of 300 cords of wood which he has on his ranch. We are glad to see A, B. Middlekauff again on our streets. He has taken up the work where he left off and is now finishing the butcher shop. C. H. Smith and son, Raymond, of Alexander, S. D., are in town this week looking over the land around here with intentions of buying. The Ismay businessmen have all fall en in line and come to the front and we now have a base ball team that we believe can beat anything along the new railroad. J. E. Broadwell, first vice president of the Nothera Blue Grass Land Co., returned to St. Paul Sun day after having sold considerable land in this section. “ Nigger Bob” ordered two copies of The Ismay to be sent to friends in Texas for a year. We would like to hear from a few others who have a friend or two in Texas. J. W. Bullard of Fallon has pur chased the Gallemore ranch joining the townsite on the east. Mr. Bullard is a hustler and intends to make an ideal place of it. He has a good thing and he knows it. Union church services were held Sun day evening at the Gray-Gables hotel conducted by the Rev. Mrs. Nettie Chase. The meeting was well attended considering it was the first services held in the town. Walter Hubbard says farming in Montana is good enough for him and he is proving it by putting in ten acres of oats, ten acres of corn and twenty acres o f potatoes, also a fine garden. The small garden stuff is all up ^nd looks well, Leslie Knight of Terry has accepted a position as Dollar Cafe. Mr head cook at the Central Hotel at Terry for the past four months and we can safely recommend him in the capacity of cook. Clarence and Herbert Huntzicker, of Melvina, Wis., arrived Wednesday to begin residence on their claims in section 14. They intend to break considerable sod this yeap and are going to farm on a large scale. They have a heavy team and will do their own work. • • Here’s T<f Ismay ^ T t ___ } ____ (Written.foi* Tfi&isiqay By a Subscriber.) At summer’s ovS'wii'en Heaven’s ethereal bow Spans with brlght.archthe glittering hills below, Why to IspiftY turns' the5 prophetic eye, Where grand possibilities so plenty lie? Slumbering, but sphyax like, raises her infant bead, Telling hpw homeseekcrs daily tread Her unfinished streets how rank with life Where all is g^niafe-no sign of strife] Long may she thriyp whlieVdopntlesa homes do stand . On such .abundant and,fertile land, While natives, listen at eyp’s'alluring strains. Blest little Ismay, youngest city .of the plains! “ chef” at the Silver Knight has acted as Ismay needs a good ball. Nothing contributes more to the building up of a live community than the getting to gether of the people—and a hall is need ed for that. We understand a move in that direction is under way and that inside of the next few weeks work will begin on a good building. Misses Alma and Abbie Underwood of Minneapolis are in town this week. Miss Abbie has taken up a home stead and will begin residence soon. Her ranch is east of town and a fine piece o f land. Miss Alma left Sun day morning for her home, but intends to come back as soon as possible. The Ismay Sunday school, which has been meeting at the lumber office, meets now every Sunday at 4 p. m. in Mrs. Stanton’s school tent. People of all ages are invited to come. The at tendance so far has been good consid- dering the sickness in town and those interested hope it will be better. Come next Sunday to the school tent near Mr. Cass’s house. Quarantine was lifted Monday morn ing at the Middlekauff home, being the last of the restricted families un der quarantine and clears the town of a dreaded disease. Much credit is due the quarantine officials for the abso lute enforcement of the law regulating matters of this kind and for kindness and consideration shown the unfortu nate families during their seclusion. The quiet funeral service of Miss Rose Gilmore, the 15-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. B^_ A. Gilmore was held at the home o f the parents at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the Rev. Mrs. Net tie Chase officiating. Mr. Gilmore and family came recently from Faulk Co., S. D. and since their residence here have become universally liked and have the undivided sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. The little girl died recently of diphtheria. Private school was opened Monday morning1 on Mr. .Cass’s place by Mrs. Edwin M. Stanton of Thief River Falls, Minn. The parents^, of this ilace are to be congratulated for their progressiveness and prompt action in a matter f>f such importance to the younger generation. Mrs. Stanton is the daughter. Of MrsvE. M. Rutherford ' tTTft 1 I . I m / i n m n i M A M A Cash Catchers ----- v -u Ask for B lue R ibbon ut H a z a rd* 3 > It’s Beer, * If you want a lunch or first-cla'sk feed. You’ll find our place upbi .th&lead, Open morning, noon and night, Come here to eat—we’ll treat you right. C urtice & G betton . Be sure and have your building painted before the lot sale. Curley, the Painter, will do it at reasonable prices. If it’s something to eat for which you’re looking, Give'us a call and try our cooking. The Silver Dollar Cafe. Cord wood for sale. Apply at R. S. Sutherland’s ranch at Whitney, Mont., or the Ismay office. Ask for B lue R ibbon at Hubbard’s. It’s Beer. R eal E state , improved ranch and farm lands. Homestead locations. See us. P r ^ ndle & M c V ey . If you want to learn to sing and holler. Drop in at The Silver Dollar. Nigger Bob «ays: “ What’s the use of paying out money for a well when you can get a drifik of anything for 15.cents at Nigger Bob’s .” Peter.C. Nissan sells B lu e R ibbon Beer at J^jles City. Putnam & Barker will contract your building and B uild it from the ground to the attic. Homestead houses a specialty. Call at The Is may office. Ask for B lue R ibbon at Hubbard’s. It’s Beer. Here’s to Ismay! “ Youngest city of the plain!” Come to Ismay once, you’ll surely come again! Ismay is one of the live ones. Now the grass is shooting out. Now then, bring in your subscnp tion. It is about time Ismay had a rous ing good dance. George Thoma left for Minneapolis Thursday morning. S. B Wilson of the Wilson Bros’ ranch was in'town Wednesday. Pretty fair crop o f dogs in town al ready. Dogs ain’t so t*ad, either. D. L. Foster, proprietor of the Cen tral Hotel, Terry, was in town Wednes day. Ned Eggleston brought in a load of meat and milk Wednesday for the Is may people. Ismay has a poet. What more is needed to insnre her future? Read “ Here’s to Ismay.” N. A. Eggleston bought the • first stamps that were sold at the Ismay post office Wednesday, May J3, J. D. Macaulay, of the Cudahy Pack ing-Co., of Omaha, was in town this weekenroute to Ekalaka. Mr. Macau lay says Ismay is sure a Jive town and has a fine trade here. And the rain reaohed,- Ismay. It rained all the forepart of last week and soaked into the soil jngood shape, putting it in fine condition for a,..crop. When they talk of no rain'‘in „01’ Montan’ jiist tell ’em ypu know ^ tler. . <» • .• ‘ Assistant Engineer Hill5 Of -.the St. Paul road bridge and bulldihg1 depart ment was in toyrn last w«fek»ftnd said his department was getting ready to. put a- force of men. 'at work on the wool house itere. - Mr. Hill also said the stockyards, enlarged depot plat form and walks at the depot grounds were all coming as fast as the work could be done.. There’s may be a lot of things in this issue that do not suit you. TbSy do not suit us, either. But you must remember this is the first issue from a new office and the advertisers knew it would be such a good medium that (hey insisted on a lot of space and that meant a lot of wo<rk more than our original plans contemplated. Twelve pages of newspaper is some thing of a job, any how, and while we cannot promise twelve pages every week, we intend to give ybu eight' pages of good newspaper regularly. However, if'- your advertising..wants hold-up. we’ll make it twelve o r twenty.\ T f!a ,1 a ■ T V o l n ! ‘ o iir.n 'd o w Q. W . RENSHAW Carpenter and Builder E s t i m a t e s G iv e n W o r k G u a r a n t e e d Ismay, Mont. * t t *■ * * * t * t t * * w / ATCH Come to the Home of the u i • Little Blue Hen! Located at the ORAY-OABLES UCYEL C o l d o r H o t D r i n k s H a r d or S o f t D r i n k s Wines, Liquors and Cigars Blue Ribbon Beer a Specialty W . D . H u b b a r d , P r o p r i e t o r V I S M A Y , M O N T . L. J. Sieverding The Painter Has opened a shop at Ismay and is now ready for Business! Paper-Hanging, Painting, Kalsomining and General Decorating in All Branches Estimates Cheerfully Furnished All Work Guaranteed The Ismay G RO W ! Ismay Steam Laundry! C. F. Gold, Proprietor Ismay, Montana F i r s t - C l a s s E q u i p m e n t a n d G o o d W o r k G u a r a n t e e d Work for Neighboring Towns Solicited P r o m p t S e r v i c e O u r M o t t o O u r J o b D e p a r t m e n t Is one of the most complete in Kast- tern Montana. Bring us your work The Silver Dollar Saloon O u l t o n & B a r r P r o p r i e t o r s Open and Ready For Business \ The Very Best of } Everything in Imported and Domestic Wines and Liquors The Best in Cigars Courteous Treatment and A Square Deal D r o p in a n d S e e U s Ismay, Montana l I •ii Jt| ■il ?! 'kl ■ft] HM 1
