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The Ismay Journal (Ismay, Mont.), 21 April 1911, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn85053190/1911-04-21/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
Y-U‘j' ’'A-'J1’' * . <vr ■ ; v« ■ *■-- \jtj mm 1'V?7 rSV •e' f y u I fir 4E li'5j I ja ^-V ------- ■— i i . Volume 2, Ismay, M ontana, Endav, A p ril 21, J 9 1 L Number 5 This space reserved for L A K I N B R O S . , a Miles City, Mont. We Will “Put In” With Lacombe. Laooinlie, uiereilessh relegated into oiilivion 1*> a coterie of little rmintx- ^.eat-aspiring villages, happily, at lust lias come fo its Own. It has unfurled us banner *o the breeze and with all of the mode-ui characteristic of tlie i wo boosters, the onl\ inhabitants of tlie burg. announces its intention of getting into the county division name, \nd’ win not? Has it pot a future of «hich am community should feel justly promt? Cnirugo started witli as small n popnla ion, and what a metropolis it i-, toi'a,\, St. Louis, Philadelphia, JJo?*t n. “si. Paul, .Minneapolis and other nth * of distinction, all had their humble h ginning ut one time. Even JViiles ( 'it\ had its starting point, and was probably lacking in half the pre tentious aspirations of our worthy and ambitious little neighbor, Lacombe. A K w moments conversation with Oiiet Cork Foley, of the division pass- Riijj‘,r nud height. office, enlightened us as io the geographical position of Lacombe, (for unfortunately it is not yet on ihe map,) and this same gentle man was so considerate as to say to us in way of exploitation of its resources, that its main claim to distinction at this time, lies in the fact that the wat er tank is situated there which, of course necessitates the stopping of all trains at that point, both east and west all of which it is needless to state, has been conducive to familiarizing the weary travelers with the topography of the rich country surrounding, and in giving them an' insight to its future prospects along agricultural, horticul tural and mineral lines. You have fill no doubt heard of tj?e enterprising genus hobo who picked, up a button in the street and induced a 'man in the. neighborhood to sew an overcoat onto it. His colossal nerve commanded and' demanded considera tion. We are presented with a para llel case in this instance. Lacombe has a water tank and it wants to have a city With a county seat ef govern ment attached to it. We are in some what 'of a quandary though, as to which was built at Lacombe first—the Water tank or the railroad. Clerk Fo ley lias explicit data on*the matter, hut we will venture the assertion, and trust that we are correct in tin as sumption,'that tfhfe building of tl e road was un after Consideration merely a case of sewing the “overcoat onto the button\ due to the enterprising and courageous spirit of the—two inhabi tants there who demanded it. Lacombe, it w true, is now conspic uously in the limelight, but it is not sufficiently along the pathway of fame, fo rest even for a day in its campaign for those things and emoluments due it, and we suggest that it get busy at once and forthwithx in a crusade for the enlightment of the public, and with this end in view the services of our esteemed, capable, energetic and affable townsman, no less a personage than “ boosting'Buck\ himself should he procured to bombard the public mind with his winning brand of boost publicity. Get \Buck” down thpre at Lacombe, and Isma\, the apple of C’ol. Georgp Burt's eye, will within a few short months be hut a suburb to the “New Wonder*' and Baker will be re garded only as a pretty little summer resort situated on the banks of a pic turesque lake, affording for the people of the new county«eat-to.be diversions for their Sundays. Ekalaka will have attractions for Lacombites in the way of good hunting grounds in season and Wibeau and Carlyle and all of the great and grand Golden Valley will also doubtless prove to be popular places for the county seat nimrods dur ing prairie chicken time. Col. Geo. Burt will find that the rapid growth of Lacombe will have added materially to the value of his hog ranch. He will have a ready market there for all of the pork that he can supply and with in six miles of his very door, thus eliminating the exorbitant f r e i g h t charges which he is now forced to pay the railroads in shipping his products to the Miles City markets. Then we have our old friend, Judge Pritidle, We cannot see wherein it will incon venience him to pick up and get in the swim. In his new position at the, county seat he will be enabled to dis pose of his rural holdings at Ismay to the honyocks. '• Ismay surely owes it to .Lacombe to “ put in” .with ft.for th$- county seat!’ When the > matter * of creating- Burt county was up and lost, Lacombe was! the only tpwp in the proposed new- county that was not given considers*? tion in the iway of-..a,. political office,?, Notwithstanding this fact it stood loy* ally and unflinchingly by the Ismay- ites until cruel fate wielding the legist lative axe, put to ignominious death the bill which would baye legitim at ized the birth of the new babe. If there be any gratitude left in the peoj- ple of Ismay, they will -reciprocate by boosting for Lacombe, the dark horsb in this free-for-all county division race. A Communication From Carlyle. Editor Pioneer, Wibaux, Mon!. 'Derr Sir The County Division Boosters being so bus^ in this vicinity started me to a serious consideration of why Baker should be so anxious about the welfare of the Carlyle-Dennis -country, and north to the county line—a sec tion that is not tributary to Baker and never will be, on account of a natural divide between that country and Bak er. fn looking this up for ray own in formation, I have -discovered some facts that may be of interest to your readers, and tlie residents of that vi cinity. In a speech made recently by Mr. Conser of Baker, he stated that the country around Baker was so poor that unless they could take the -Car lyle country in, it could not support a courity, which, m looking up the as- sessed valuations in that district, 1 found to l>e a fact, as the following taken from the records will show; Personal and real estate Carlyle country. $145,164. Personal and real estate- Baker country- $98,136. Assessed valuation tjf-41 A-sectioniv nr Carlyle district 8745.164; assessed valu ation of 528 sections in Baker district $98,136. Flight times as much paid in taxes in the Carl vie district in 1910 as * A was paid in the Baker district. ' I am told by responsible parties that as an inducement to the people of Fal lon, -the Baker people, will guarantee that their people will vot© for bonds to build a $100,000 bridge over the Yellowstone river at Fallon, in return for their votes. Looking carefully support to get them a county seat and pay taxes to support their would-be office holders. Does this look like a business propo sition to you? It does not to me, and I would like to hear from some of my neighbors, through your columns, how they feel on the subject. The cost of a bridge at Fallon would bridge and grade every road in the Carlyle dis trict. A Taxpayer in Custer Co., Carlyle District. It’s True Right Here. r^EfraisnaisiFaisHaEHaisTraETfaETpiEuaETfiiETiHitaiaisfratsnaETiaigH^?^; G. JACOBSON, il General Blacksmithing and AELKIND5 OF REPAIR WORK. agext for \ ^ Minneapolis: Threshers and Universal Gas Tractors. HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY. #lqnL - . i s , ' 151 P 11 p 11 P 11 p 11 p . 11 P 11 .. p I I , p \s\ p . J t : - Three years ago, when the writer first came to this part of North Dako ta, one could look as far as the eye coaid see, and it was nothing but prairie and we were told then by some of the old timers who hated to see the days of ranching pass, that it would be an awful mistake to have that prairie sod turned over, for the ‘honyocks’ would find it impossible to raise crops. Sunday we took a drive southeast of town about six miles, and you who have not watched the development of this country, will not believe the state ment that the road now runs fpr the most part between cultivated fields where crops have been* raised for the pdst two years. This year the balance of the land along the road will be turneej. ov.er and soon, as far as the eye can reach\ it will be nothing but fields of waving grain. * What is true along this road is true'of all roads running out of Bowman for miles and miles. The sod shack that the homesteader lived in three years ago is either re placed by a neat frame dwelling or ar- rangments are being made for this im provement during the summer'. The -progress during the .past three years has been .wonderful, but we be lieve it is nothing .to;the progress that .will be made; by .the* farmers in this section during the coming year.—Bow man County Pioneer. ’ r T h e > F i r s t N a t i o n a l B a n k . r- Capital Stock $35,000 ISM AY M O N T A N A . Your account will be welcomed a t this bank 'where you are assured of absolute security i arid the most courteous service. i J 3 You will always find us willing to help you wherever we can in the developement of your 0 • business. * Officers and Directors. R , L. Anderson, President. David Bickle, Vice President. E. J. Armstrong, Cashier. James Hunter. W m . Fulton. J. H . Price. W . G. Lang. *- over the above figures, it looks as if we would have to build the bridge. Does Baker agree to furnish a court house? No. All they want is our Subscribe to the Journal v M ' m % irX..y> V r ’ :• - * .v ’ ' ; - • • • * Wb can ..do your,.'Job Work. ■'■’ -'.'A, •- ; , f.- * j - , \ r » > x '** - * 1 ' . . . ' j „ , i , *.. * - - f-r - t
