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si J O U R N A L Volume 2. I I-Vii Ismay, M o n tana, Friday, July 7, 1 9 1 1 . Number 16 BIG DAY IN TOWN Ismay Gives one of the Best ^Celebrations Ever Held In Eastern Custer County. A Large Crowd Gathers tor Enjoy the Festivities. The Fourth of July opened bright and warm with just enough breeze to make the weather conditions ideal for a comfortable as well as a proper cele bration of our National holiday. The people to the number of nearly five hundred, began to gather in about ten o’clock and an hour later saw the picnic grounds filled with a throng of happy hearted folks, all berit on en joying the clay and its pleasures to the utmost. The program opened with a splendid nddress on the subject, “ A Better t’itizensjtip,” by Rev. Frank Babcock, who handled the theme in his usually •>hle and eloquent manner. This was ved with the singing of several of ' fyional h\ inns, after tVhich camfe o picnic dinners, the various famil ies gathering in groups over the grove The free coffee and sandwich counter which was in charge of Shorty Taylor Paul May and Earl Gaines, was a busy place for over two fiours, and if anyone went away hungry, it was not due to a lack of grub or attention from the boys. The sports began about 2 p. m.) con tinuing until after six o’clock, the committe of judges being comprised of Messrs Baker, Holland and Knudson. The boys race was won by Clayton Carey with Francis Ryan a close sec ond: girls race Edna Askitt first. Mary Lackner second; boy-, 3-legged race, won by Ryan and Hoffman; girls three legged race, won by Mary Lackner and Lillie Peck; boys pbtato race, Paul Stolts; girls potato race, Edna Askin: boys sack race, Paul Stolts: girls sack race, Mary Lackner; boys barrel race, Robt. Askin; thread and needle race, won by Mrs. Lackner and Earl Gaines: mens hundred yard dash, .1. A. Red dick first, Harry Boyd second: ladies race, Mrs. Rcllv, lirftt, Marion Silver- nale second. The tug-of-war was a hotly contested affair which wtis final ly won by Joe R iley’s cowpunclier team of six men, including Johnson, Shea, W o lfe, Schlegal, Steele and Matt T h Greatest Area an the Country Without Raiiroadg Sees fhe Coming of the Iron Horse March 1 . 1 9 1 1 , Is a datq that will 1 > p Shernr the lino crosses from the west .:•[ I- r y up m Oregon's, book of prog- , ‘•ale of the Dcsc-lmtes River, puts through . ' 1 h.,i day saw the eptrailce of thp •' tunnel Sin f. et iong and rebridges tlxj >i • gon Trunk IMilWav into the ver\ H'i\or l<> the west side within a distance nt »rt of the state; a iuoitrlttun-boun'd ! o1 j1 mile, lw o miles east of Mad; region that has long awaited Hie settlor! ™?> wnhm a distance of a. quarter of a. ° mile, are two tunnels aggregating 920 feet ill lertgtli. The line follows the Deschutes Canyoii for 92 miles. The elevation at Fall- bridge is 140 feet above sea level and at Madras, Oregon, 2,310 feet. The ruling grade is six-tenths of one per cent ot 31.6 feet per mile. The maximum curva ture is six degrees. Bridge Highest in Country ml the cultivator. This l’oad is owned 1 dully by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern systems. From the Cascades >n the west to the Blue Mouhtains on the oast and from the Columbia River to the California line ore 35,000,000 acres approximately, that now have been opened to convenient entrance for his majesty, the American Colonist. From a connection with the Spokane, W t h o , i Pn,ifinativ ° { rf r l y’ ni l3l , r ! One hundred and thirty miles south .Northorn Pacific system line, at Fall- * .» ^ , £ TT.,, bridge (formerly Clarke), Washington, of the Columbia, three miles east of Hill- the new Oregon TrUnk railway crosses man .the-track crosses the Crooked River •he CMumbia River, pierces the beautiful ?n f \'\F 11 |s. ’ ^cresting from the Deschutes River Canyon and heads for fact that it is the highest ra. road bridge J i m the United States and the seventh highest in the world. It is a steel arch bridge 300 feet long and 350 feet above the water. The line, as completed to Bond, Oregon, 100 miles in length, will represent ail expense of $10,000,000.00, approximately. It is noteworthy in.that it opens up practically the last large area of undeveloped land in the country, which is already attracting settler^ from all over the East and Middle West: The Passenger Department of the Northern Pacific has just issued a valuable illus trated pamphlet describing this new ter* ritory. the interior country. Tunnels A r e Noteworthy In the 115 miles between the Columbia River and Metolius, Oregon, to which point passenger and freight service was inaugurated March 1, there are six tun- i 'H- s through solid rock, aggregating 3,550 feet in length. The longest of these is at the mouth of the Deschutes River, where the line pierces 850 feet to reach the side of the Deschutes Canyon from the Columbia River. Forty-four miles from Fallbrldge and three miles east of Jones. The mens horse race was an interesting affair, and after a few poor starts and several heats had been run, | a controversy arose and it was decided that Larry „ Thomas and Tom Steele should ride a conclusive heat for first money, which was done. B illy Lewis won the heat with Steele second while Larry’s horse ran amuck. According to the agreement, however, Steel was given first money and Thomas second money, The ladies race was the best of the two races and was won in two straight heats by Lucille Burt first, Constance Brackett second, and Mrs. Conrad Priess third. The ladies were good riders and the outcome was a speculation from start to finish. The bucking contest was the event of the day looked forward to with the most interest by the spectators, and like the other events, was a success. The contest was pulled of! in the square in front of Frank Shaw’s livery barn. The fii’st rider was Cliff Wilson whose exhibition though short was a good one, and as he stayed right side up through it all, was awarded the prize money. Red Steel also gave a good account Of himself as did Frank Shaw, iTr., who went after the “ ornary” ani mal bareback. A purse of $20 was raised and presented to Albert Rob erts, who, though tveriring two falls, gave a splendid exhibition of horse manship, die animal lie rode being 1 ohe of the toughest and grittiest on | the grounds. But wo believe that Paul Burt’s novel stunt the riding a young steer, won the heartiest ap plause from the audience. Paul stuck to the beast as though he were glued to its back. Roberts, who was a mbmber of the committee on sports for this celebration, savs that at the next celebration he will have a fine bunch of raw horses on hand that will require roping before they will submit to being saddled. This will prove to be the real thing in bronco busting, if the plan is carried out. In the evening the hall was crowded to its utmost and all joined in having- a good old time. The music was good and the crowd in fine spirits and the fun continued until the early hours of the rhorrUng—a fter. This was the Fourth celebration held in Isiriav, and we can say with pride that it passed off successfully and quietly with no rough-house work nor disgraceful scenes to mar the pleasures of the day. Every town from Marmarth to our county seat on this line as well as del egates from Bead), Wibaux and Ter ry were represented in the throng that were gathered here. Forty and more came up from Wesimore late in afternoon and on the evening train to take in the last of the sports and the dance. JAPANESE AUCTION IS TAME P I A N O S 0 p th^ highest grade extant the best material the finest tone the rrioSt skilled workmanship itie tastiest architectural design ; \ the neatest styles the prices and terms t’o suit every • purchaser: if Interested, call oh of write iis. The Ji M. Clark Music House Miles City, Mont. Even the Auctioneer Has Nothing to Say, and Bids Are Made In Writing. , Afi un-American Japanese auction is i kind 6f Oriental prayer meeting. People do not exactly wait for the spirit to move them before making a bid, but they go about as silently as If meditating In a Lenten retreat. No body has anything to say, or if he has he exercises a powerful restraint over his emotions and refrains from say ing it. Even the auctioneer holds his tongue. Every article that he offers lor Bale is simply held up for inspec tion. The wondrous vocabulary with which Occidental auctioneers pro claim the merits of their wares has ho place in a Japanese auction room, the dramatk) thrill of \going going, gone” is never felt. Purchasers write their bids on a Blip of paper and send Jt up by a page. There Is no hurrjr. Everybody has time to count his change and make up his mind how much he can afford to pay. , When the bids are all In the auc tioneer coolly turns over the article to the cleric with the highest bidder’s offer and ttakes up the next thing on the list. Unless people wish to talk afterward nobody will ever know what anybody else hid, not even the prloe $&ld by the successful bidder. Australian Trees. , 'Australia claims to have the talleqt tree In the 'world. has long been gMUght that t o . ’California belongs thila distinction, jbut- while California trees are :ot gigantic dimensions they do not come up to Australia’s euca lyptus trees. The tallest tree In Call- fonria yet discovered was found by actual measurement tp bo 340 feet High. Australia’s ffecord tree can beat, this by 140 feet Baron Mueller (for- tnerly goVertanent botanist, of Vic toria) recently measured the giant where it- grew 'sit .Blacks’ Spur* )en Julies, from Heatesvlile, and found ;tt-to .be>480 -feet -This tree was U 'feet In girth' sear, the f o o t ! T h e i i First National Bank. Capital Stock - - $35,000 I ! ISMAY, MONTANA. j • Your account w ill be w e lcom e d a t this bank w h e re you are assured of absolute secu rity and the m ost courteous service* You w ill alw a y s find us w illin g to help you w h e rever w e can in the developem e n t of your business. ! i i i 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. 1 t % • i t Subsscribe to t h e Jotsrnal. a £-.41 feSSSs' & s r ' i'i i - . t o s Thht’s the Look at the s£>arfe?e o\ it!--it Dubbins with life!—it’s clear p v.?? !—?r\d it’s the most delicious end heo‘‘ ..id :-e vui'a^e you can gset ariyivliei'e — OO W - 4 C V '^5 ''Wholesome As Sunshine w Only the best o? materials arc used in F,ffehbrau. Par ticular people order it by name. Have -you a case at home ? Good for you and for your family. On sale at most bars and cafes. C. & J. Michel Brewing Co* l a Crosse, W e can do your Job Work. -Aatl Vrfel *1 ^1 •»l .X .f£ .m P m . n *r •' t ......... * % s i i t § k iC-yr tea? W ' .1 .< ' k. r'-‘ *
