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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1909
Page
8
In advance subscription terms list J. A. McKinley-Feadster and L. A. Conser as editor and manager. Rates show one year at 32.00 and six months at 16.00 with 125 advertising rates on application. The Ismay paper was entered as second class matter May 19 1908 at the Ismay Montana post office under Congress act March 147.
The piece recalls Lincoln as a Republican and great orator, noting his views on capital and labor. It cites his belief that labor bears the common burden, condemns shifting burden to others, condemns slavery and wage inequality, and argues for the rights of laborers to the fruits of their work. It frames these as lasting political principles.
A Tuesday evening banquet at the Grandon hotel in Halena honored members of both legislative bodies. The event followed a veto of the local option bill in Gov Norris's administration, with broad support in the senate. Prominent figures include Senator Long Democrat Flathead county and Senator Meyer Republican Carbon county, plus Representative McDowell Silver Bow county. A Lang building dance preceded by a Monday gathering closed with late-night supper at Hitch restaurant.
The ladies of the Sunday school hosted a birthday supper in Washington with sixty plates served. J A Freeman, pump inspector for the C M and P S, will connect the new water tank to the piping and the outfit should be in service this week.
GOAT NEWS Ben Sutherland returns to the ranch after weeks away saying there is no place like home. The C M and P S prepare to extend sidetrack work at the location and expect a large influx of immigrant cars to Mildred this spring. Local reports note community plans, farming efforts, and upcoming political events including a potential Senate race and a possible governor bid.
Fkalaka Clyde Conyer returns from Baker while M A McLean, Eldon Elliot, and others travel from Box Elder to town. The I C C F Hall dance draws a good crowd with prize waltz won by Clarence Sisley and Mrs Dray. A large dam at D H Russell’s ranch failed after high water, leaving about 18 inches of water. an injunction 5 years earlier had blocked further dam work.
Mrs Growler and Mr Growler clash over horses as couples plan trips to Big Timber and Rapid City. John Wilcox returns from Chalk Buttes while R C Charters heads west for a month. Del Wood and wife attend a town dance after a two month Rapid City visit. Fred King sells his ranch to Frank Thompson and John Wilcox with possession set for April 15. Steve Morton returns from four months in New York City with remarks on east money.
A Westerner recounts a poker room in a saloon town where a dealer allegedly slipped himself four aces from the bottom of the deck. The tenderfoot flags the move and is shocked by the audacious cheating as onlookers debate who controlled the deal.
An impudent relative questions Mr. Meekton about his wife taking his advice. He replies she often asks him whether her hat is on straight, revealing a lighthearted domestic moment featured in the Ismay column.
The passage notes bachelors becoming proficient in their crafts as Mar C Poindexter constructs a log house on his homestead near town. Borz
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