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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13
HYDRAULIC MINING.
Successful Tests on Placer Ground
in Vicinity of Libby.

With the completion of the pay
ments for the big placer property at
Libby heretofore owned by the How
ards and William Williams by Butte
parties, there is every reason to be-
lieve that the purchasers are pleased
with the property. They have had
charge of it for several years now,
during that time making extensive
Investments for the purpose of thor
oGghly exploring the capabilities OF
the ground as to its ability to produce
if worked on a large scale, and the
seasons operations, which cloted
sometime ago, have demonstrated
that it will meet the requirements of
those who have made the Investment.
For decades the Libby placerS have
been large producers of gold. With
the thinning out of the earth along
the stream which could be protitably
handled with the old sluice box and
hand shovel method, it occurred to
owners of claims along the creek that
adjoining the creek were large bodies
of bench lands which could be worked
if properly equipped hydraulic plants
were installed. Tests were made and
the bench lands were found to be rich
in gold if sufficient quantities could
be handled at reasonable expense.
Tests covering period of years have
now been made and these have invar-
iably given the most satisfactory re-
suits.
1t is entirely probable, says the
News. that in the future Libby creek
will witness the scene OF immense hs
draulic plants, tearing away these
high bars and sluicing the rich grayeIs
through long strings OF boxes, Yield
ing immense profits to those VINO Lave
had the confidence to invest money
in cquipping the properties with The
! necessary appliances to bring about
these results.
! AS an indication of the masniLud,
OF the undertaking which has Jusl
been closed as 10 The va, meats lol
tne property, 1t may bu stateu tilal
tiie present owners have eApcnueu III
tile nelghborhOOd OF Slo,UUJ III liluhlas
tnese tests. THIS certainly lnuicates
thaJ they intend working Tic prop
ertleS ON a large scale in the future.
fof thls 1T will be necessary 10 MAKE
lurtner Investments and Tile luLufe
OF the placer mining industry OIL
LioDy creek certainly looks goou.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13
Fight Over Some Valuable Gold Min
ing Ground in the Judith
Mountains Decided.
FRED vOGlt IS SENTENCED
Escapes Conviction on the Second
Charge but Goes to Peuitentiary
on the First.

The case Of Barrows vs.. The Gold
Reef Mining Company occupied the
attention of the district court last
Wednesday and Thursday, the case
being decided about noon of the last
day. The case was an important one
and involved the title to some valua-
bic mining ground in the Judith
mountains.
The Gold Reef Mining company
started in to patent some ground
which is located near their property.
Clarence BarrOws, through his attor-
neys DeKalb & Ayers, filed an adverse,
alleging that fraction of one of the
claims for which a patent had been
applied, about acres in all, was the
property of the plaintiff. The matter
was taken to the district court, the
mining company alleging that Bar
rows stakes had been moved from
their original locations. The case was
spiritedly contested but the Jury re-
turned a verdict In favor OF Barrows.
A motion for new trial has been
filed and in case a new trial is not
granted, the case will be appealed to
the supreme court.
The second case against Fred Vogle
on the charge Of grand larceny was
called Thursday afternoon. Vogle
was convicted two weeks ago o
branding calf belonging to N. M
McCauley and the second case wa.
for the theft of the mother OF thu
calf. +. E. Smith, Huntoon, Worder
q Smith and DeKalb g. Ayers were
Vogle's attorneys while County At
torney Belden prosecuted the case fol
the state. The most damaging wit
nesses against Vogle were the Aven
Bros. who claimed to have seen
Vogle kill the cow. 1t was developed
during the trial that they were once
in the employ Of Vogle but left and
the defense set up the ground that
they were in q conspiracy to secure
revenge upon Vogle for discharginp
them. The cross examination of one
OF these witnesses by Attorney Hun.
toon was brilliantly conducted and
did much toward securing the ac.
quittal of Vogle. Judge Cheadle sen.
fenced Vogle Saturday morning to
the penitentiary for one year, that
being the time set in the verdict OF
the jury before whom the first case
| was tried.
The second trial of the case O,
State vs. Reed was begun Friday
| afternoon and concluded YESTERDAY
afternoon, the Jury bringing in a
verdict ofguilty and fixing the punish
ment at two years in the penitentiary
The second trial Of the case did not
develop any new testimony but the
Jury evidently took different vew of
| it,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13

District Judges.
The official canvass on the vote for
district judges was as follows:
First district--Smith, 400, Ballet
1922, Clements 1898, Lewis i,467,
Connect /.
Second district-Bourquin 6,755,
Donlan 6,5O2, Breen 5,594, Forester
5,49s, G. J. Langford 1907, Kohl 92S
Third-Winston 2,S49, Napton q
543.
Fourth-Webster 1897.
Fifth-Callaway 2,911. Parker 9,
5l3
Sixth-Henry 3,609 Mattison |
Marsh 1.
seyenth-Loud 2,763, Hereford l.,
81.
Eighth-Stephenson 1874, Leslie 2,
OF, Dickinson 267
Ninth-Stewart $3.50, Pease 1,9ll.
Tenth-Cheadle 1894, Watkins l19
Worden l.
Eleventh-Erickson 2,257, Pomeroy
1.967.
Twelfth-Tattan (not counted)
Stranahan.
The board took no action on the
judicial vote of the Twelfth judicia
district, not canvassing it pending the
contest
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13
Buy Economy Flour and
have good bread.
BIGGER PEOPLE.
Are Likely Vet to be Mixed Up Ia the
Land Frauds Cases.

Portland, Ore, Dec. lit is the
intention of the government to press
the rest of the cases in connection
with the land fraud conspiracy which
have been docketed for this term of
the United States circuit court, in
order, if possible, to finish them be-
fore the holidays.
The presence of Special Prosecutor
+. j. Henri is required in Washington,
d. G., to argue the Hyde-Dimond
cases, which will come before the
United States supreme court ON ap-
peal shortly after January l. 1t is
Henri'S wish to avoid asking for a
continuance of the cases pending his
absence.
The federal grand jury will be call
ed between now and Christmas to
consider new evidence that has been
collected by Special Inspector A. r.
Green.
While no names are rs yet openly
connected with the evidence which is
said to be In Col. Green's hands for
consideration, nevertheless, it is be
lieved that District Attorney j. Fl.
Hall intends to ask the indictment OF
persons of more than local promi-
nence, who will make still more SEN
sation;ti the already famous cases.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13
S. F. RAlSTON DEAD.
Old Time MOntanan Passes Away at
Mis- Home in ChOteau.

Choteau, Dec. Q. On Wednesday
December I, All the home ranch near
Bynum, Samuel +. RalsteH, ST., pass
ed from this life after a considerable
period of patient suffering. Since the
first OF October he has been seriously
ill from cancer of the liver, and al
though all was done for him possible
by a loving wife and children. aided
by skilled physicians, he was beyond
human aid, and for some time it has
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13

been realized that his death was only
a question of time.
Samuel f. Ralston was one of the
very early settlers of Montana. and
tOok part in several of the early min
ing eScitements Of the then territory.
Mr.. Halston was born near Numfords-
vile, Baron county, KY, on January
3, lS43 In 1865 he removed to Mis-
souri,. and short time later was mar
ried to Mary Frances Gregg, who sur
wives him. During the Pike Peak
excitement he left Missouri and went
to Colorado with an OK team over the
plains. In the fall of 1860 ne return
ed tc Missouri, but did not stay there
long and the next year started back
agar. TO Colorado, being about half
way acre when the war broke out.
This time he settled near what is now
Denver, and at one time owned about
half the land upon which Denver is
now located. He remained in Colo
RADIO until 1864, and then started to
Montana, drawn to this state by the
gold excitement. He arrived in Vir-
ginia City on July 4, 1864, and has
been resident of Montan ever since.
Later he moved to Nelson gulch, near
Helena. and afterWard to Triaity,
gulch, Iu 1869 he moved into the
young city of Helena for the purpose
of giving his children the advantages
Of the schools. He purchased and
operated the Farmers livery stable
until 1871, and in 1872 moved out onto
a ranch in Prickly Pear valley. Dur
ing his residence in Helena he was
elected to the territorial legislature,
and served for two years-l871 and
1872. In the fall of 1875 he moved
back again to Helena and operated a
butch shop until 1879. In August OF
that year he moved to Marysville, and
in the following year came to Cho-
teau, then in Chouteau county, and
has been a resident of this part of the
state ever since, being an honored
and respected citizen. He was a Ma
son, bnt of late years had allowed his
dues to lapse. He was buried today
in Choteau cemetery, the pallbearers
being Messrs. Nat Collins, John Jack
son, Rrinager Yeager, Ed. McDona
and M. Connolly.
Besides the widow the members OF
his family who survive him are sons
and daughters us follows: w. R
RaissGsl, Nary t. Foster, louisa l.
Waters all of Helena; State Senator
S. f. Ralston, Jas. M. Ralson, Della
Ralston, Jennie Ralston. Jos, p. Rails
ton all of Teton county; Mrs. Liza
Cooper, of Nez Perces, Idaho; and
Harry M. Ralston, of Choteau.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13

from the suffrage in each of the
states mentioned are in tyu.h ldrgei
ttan tnose used as The basis fnr tlii:i
act.
The 'opportiOnnent remains as fl.
Ud in 1901. and the reduction is to
cease when the facts warrant it,"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13
Vte vote for TOOle Exceeds That Of
Teddy, While Norris Has 1900
to Spare.
REMAINDER OF TICKET REPUBLICAN,
interesting Summary Of Results as
Shown by State Caavassine Beard
Legislature Republican.

President Theodore Roosevelt car
ried Montana by plurality of 1882
votes. This was demonstrated this
morning when the state board of can
vassers completed the official canvass
of the returns from every county IN
the state and the results were an
nounced. Joseph w. Dixon received
plurality of 6,22S and thus was re-
elected to represent Montana in con-
gress. Governor Toole's plurality is
S.42O, while Edwin c. Norris, the
Democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor, was elected ny a majority
OF 1881 over E. w. King, the Republi-
can nominee. hTe pluralities attain
ed by the other candidates vary from
less than 1000 to over 5000. The
amendments to the constitution were
carried by overwhelming votes.
The board of canvassers this morn
ing heard the argument Of F. E. Stran-
ahan, who claims that he was elected
nudge of the Twelfth judicial district,
composed OF ChOuteau and Valley
counties. He maintained that the
votes cast for him there should be
counted, and that he should be de-
elared elected. Judge Tatten, the
present incumbent, who was elected
two years ago, and it was claimed by
Mr.. Stlanahan that the new Judge
should have been chosen at the gen
erai erection, ana not III an of year
The certificates of election were at
once made out and signed by the can
vassers. The candidates present at
once received theirs
Presidential Vote.
The vote as announced for president
is an average made of the votes re-
ceived by each Of the presidential
electors, and is as follows:
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-13
Notice of Dissolution of r Partnership.

M. L. WOOdman and j. Ii. Charters,
doing business under the firm name
of Woodman & Charters, hagedissolved
partnership, the dissolution dating
from Dec. 1, 1904. All bills due said
firm are payable at the First National
Bank.
M. l.. WOODMAN.
!. III. CHARTERS.
Economy Flour $3.35 per
100 lbs at Pcxzcr's.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20

Olausson, som saknats sedan NORGE
men,. Olausson synes saliva hafva
tagit sig at daga, enligt hvad vid polls
f0rh0r angaende h~andelsen framgatt.
Olausson, som var Todd 1871 1 Finne-
rodja. Skaraborgs Ian, hade stundom
visat sig g%rubblande, mojligen foror-
sakadt at karleksgriller. Nagot spar
af yttre valid har Ell kunnat formarkas
q den d0da kroppen.
vExi6. erunnen angsag. En- loko.
mobilsag, belagen a Kronoboda egor 1
Asheda socken och tillhorig hemmans-
egaren Otto Johansson fran Bistocks-
kulla och en- dennes kompanjon fran
Fagerhult, nedbrann den 26 April.
Grymt d~jurplageri. Till t. (. krono.
lansmannen e. Malmstroms kannedom
hade kommit att ogifta Ingrid Peters
son q slit kmtl Skaramala | Allmunds-
ryds socken genom %svaltfodring gjorde
sig skyldig till upprorande djurplageri.
Vid hans ankomst till platsen funnos
de ytterligt utmagrade kreaturen ut
slappta / en- hage, der de ALT sedan
snon gait af fatt ga natter och dagar
utan f0da. 13 far och 2 lamm gingo
pa faltet sd utsvultna att ullen ramlat
af dem. l %ladugarden lag / EFT bas en-
ko, fardig att kalfva. Hon hade pa
grund af svalt ej pa lang It'd kunnat
resa sig och orkade knappast alta de
hostran, man nu skaffade fran genom
skrapning 1 hela ladugarden. I far
huset lag EFT far nedtrampadt och del
Wis forruttnadt SAINT S doda lamm. In
ne / k0ket patraffades 3 far och 3
lamm d0da. Ullen var affaIlen och
kropparna mycket magra. Egarinnan
erkande att faren dott af svalt strax
efter Diet de framfodt sina lamm och
att dessa senare lefvat EFT dygn der
efter. Egarinnans bror gick vid lans-
mannens ankomst och plojde med en-
utmarglad slut och en- ditto ko, dragan-
de EFT tungt arder. Egarinnan stam-
des till ansvar infor Kinnevalds ha-
dlS OSA dlduSo duohdud nOulSG
foder till djuren.
oSTERSUND. %Lapparna IA teiefon.
Storsjo telefonforening / Jamtland har
pa ~lapparnas begaran beslutit bygga
en- telefonledning till lapplagret Stor-
vallen, belaget i Storsjo, omtalar Jamt:
landskuriren.
Eft vegetarianskt heIsohem med mo-
dern misunderstanding oppnas i
Juni / Jamtland.
EIdsvada. Den &c April nedbrann
till grunden enkefru Mathilda Eng
mans gard pa Hammarstrand, Ragun-
da socken. AT l0soret raddades en-
dast en- byra, med atskilliga varde-
handlingar. De inneboende raddade
sig med knapp nod. I ofre vaningen
boende handlanden Sahlin fck EFT
stort varulager brandt. bet tros vara
~oforsakradt pa grund af forsummad
flyttningsanmalan. Garden var for
sakrad. 3,
Svenska monitoren., 1904-05-20
NORGE.

En- million tecknad. Vid Vetenskaps-
sallskapets i Kristiania arssammantra-
de den 8 Maj meddelade prof. Brogger
att Nansenfonden nu matt upp till en-
million, i Diet att de omkring 10000
kr., som fattades i millionen, tecknats
under loppet af den senaste veckan.
Norses neutralitet. Med hansyn till
Diet pagaende kriget mellan Ryssland
och Japan ha den 80 April utfardats
regler for Norges neutralitet och for
norska skepps forhallande under kri-
get. Derjamte ha traffats bestammel-
ser ON krigshamnar och fra hamnar.
En- norsk bondevenster under Low
lands ledning. bet skall, enligt Ore
bladet, ha kommit till en- stark rorelse
inom den norska venstern for afstands-
tagande fran Observation-Disclosures. Som
denna r0relses ledare names forut-
varande statsr8det Lovland. Han lar
vara villig att forsoka blasa nytt lif i
den gamla bondevenstern och will /
delta syfte taga "maal'-saken till en-
at de framsta plankorna i plattformen.
kristiania stadsfulImaktise hsfda
sin nykterhet. Den ifrige nykteristen,
psykiatrikern dr. Johan Scharffenberg
har / den norska Socialdemokraten
skrifvit en- artikel, som yackt mycket
stor uppmarksamhet genom sina ofver-
drifna uppgifter ON Observation-Disclosures
och Observation-Disclosures / Kri-
stiania alkoholbruk pa kommunens
| rakning. Till senaste 'formandsskab-
mote" i Kristiania besl0ts att atal
skulle anhangigg0ras for denna arti-
kel.
Norskan pa forslag som verldssprak.
Den i slit land h0gt uppburne franske
sprakforskaren professor Passy har
nyligen, pa tai ON Diet kommande
de passa som sadant. De skal han
anfor mot "de stora kulturspraken."
ar ode stora kulturfolkens" inb0rdes
afundsjuka sasom en- ohjalplig faktor.
Engelsmannen Skulle aldrlg godkanna
tyskan eller franskan och omvandt,
men "de stora verldsfolken" skulle,
menar den CODA professorn, kunna
n IA om EFT mindre sprak, t. ex. nor
skan. En- dansk tidning har ON delta
forslag tillfragat svenska, danska och
norska sprakman. som ALA uttala sig
ytterst skeptiskt. F0rslagets upphofs-
man, som oforminskadt tror att Diet
blifvande verldsspraket skall kunna
framga ur nagon slags valurna, har nu
skaffat till verlden en- komite "for val
af EFT lefvande mellanfolkligt sprak."
Denna har redan fatt forslag pa is
landska, danska, %italienska, nygreAi-
ska, bulgariska och - ALA sprakfasors
fasa afven boer-hollandska!
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-04-07
The Romantic Age.

The 10th and 18th centuries, follow
ing the discovery of this continent by
Columbus in 1892, may be said to have
been its romantic period.
To the Europeans. the new world,
with its vast forests. great rivers and
lakes. wild animals and wilder men,
was a wonderland-the scene Of endless
adventure and discovery.
The Spanish explored the Gulf coast,
and then turned their attention to Mex
leo and Peru, where the half-civilized
peoples had gold aud silver, and they
murdered and robbed the natives with
out mercy. One party of Spanish un-
der De Soto landed in Florida, and got
as far west as the Mississippi, few
hundred miles above its mouths, in 1540,
bat they were cruel and treacherous
with the natives, had to fight contin-
ually, and finally had to give up, and
float down the mouths of the river in
RATS. and seek one of the settlements
along the coast.
The English settled in the Chesa-
peake and Delaware bays. and the
Dutch discovered the Hudson river, and
located at what is now New York.
The French first settled at the mouth
of the Mississippi, at New Orleans
where their dominion was disputed by
the Spanish, then they went north and
discovered the ST. Lawrence river, and
followed it up TO the lakes, making
several settlements, including the one
at Quebec. That was in the early part
of the 18th century (about 1909.
The French were the first explorers
of the lake country, the upper valley Of
the Mississippi, and the valley OF the
Ohio: and they established posts or
forts, at several points on the lakes, the
Allegheny, the Wabash, the Illinois,
Ohio and Mississippi rivers and claimed
this whole country for the King OF
France.
They treated the natives kindly, and
made friends of them, the traders who
followed the military gave the indians
rum. pretty things and firearms for
furs and skins; while the priests We're
persistent in their efforts to convert the
natives to the true religion. They did
not, like the English and Dutch, cut
down the trees, and for this reason the
indians helped the French to fight the
English, and sometimes to defeat them,
az they did Braddocks army in 100,
when the English proposed taking
possession of the French fort Duquesne,
at the junction of the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers, now Pittsburg.
The French held undisputed, though
nominal. possession of the lake country
and the upper Mississippi and Ohio val,
leys for about one hundred years. and
life at their inland posts was very ro-
mantle one, though there is but little OF
it in English literature. :,
The story 'Alice of Old Vincennes,
which we begin this week, gives an
idea Of life at the French fort OF Vim
cennes on the Wabash, following the
period of the revolt of the English col
onists against that government, and
the establishment of our national gov
| erment.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-04-07
An ORDINANCE granting the But

n OhDlNANOE gIdulluS tuc Due
- ler Light, Heat and Motor Com
pany the right to maintain Its
poles and wires upon the streets, lanes
and alleys of Butler Borough. hereto
fore occupied by it, and granting SAID
Company permission to extend Its lines
into and through all parts of said Bor-
ough upon the following terms and con-
ditions:
Section I. Be it ordained by the Bur
CESS and Town Council of Butler, and
it is hereby ordained and enacted by
authority of the same: That the Butler
Light, Heat and Motor Company, wnicn
for years has been occupying many Of
the streets, lanes and alleys OF said
Borough with its poles and wires, and
besides private individuals, has also
been supplying the said borough with
light, being desirous of extending its
lines through additional streets, lanes
and alleys, it is hereby given the right
not only to maintain its poles and wires
upon tie streets, lanes and alleys OF
said borough heretofore occupied by 1t,
but it is hereby granted permission ana
shall have the right to erect and ex-
tend its lines into and through all parts
of said borough under the following
terms and conditions.
(a) 1t shall have the right to erect its
poles and wires upon any OF the streets,
lanes, alleys and public grounds Of said
borough that it may deem necessary IN
order to accommodate the inhabitants
OF said borough its poles shall be set so
as to obstruct said streets. lanes and
alleys "a little as possible and under the
direction and control of the Street Com
mittee Of said borough. The wires
shall not be lower than % feet from the
surface of the ground without special
permission from the Street Committee
of said borough. And upon the further
condition that the Borough of Butler
shall have the right to use said poles 20
erected 10 string fire alarm wire and
telegraph wire for the use Ct said
borough.
(b) Said company shall paw the costs
of proclaiming this ordinance
(c) Before this ordinance shall become
effective said company shall accept
these provisions by resolution of It's
Board Of Directors. spread upon its min
utes and certified to the Council under
the seal of said borough.
Section 2 Said Company shall not
erect its poles or wires in any other
manner than as set forth in Section l o
this ordinance and any violation ther
of shall subject il TO a penalty of TIVE
ty-five $50 fer each offense.
Ordained and enacted in Council this
9th day of April. 1904.
RAYMOND S. CORNELIUS,
President of Town Council
Attest:-H. E. COULTER.
Secretary Council.
Now April 9Th, 1904, the above and
foregoing ordinance is hereby approved
of by me. VIM NJ. KENNEDY,
Burgess.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-04-07
WAR MOTIFS.

War news continues to be scarce
article, but as the foreign newspaper
correspondents that We're detained at
Toxic were given permission to go tc
the front, last week, something inter
esting may be expected soon. The rea.
son for this caution on the part Of Japan
was fully understood by the correspond.
ents. There were plans that must be
kert secret. Transports were convey
ing troops; that much all the world
knew. but it was necessary to veil their
movements. Japan's policy has been to
place her men with as little publicity
as possible, and not strike until fully
prepared, hoping by secrecy to gain 4
distinct advantage over the Russians
1t Is apparent that she is now about
ready for hostilities, but where the first
blow will be struck ia not yet known.
The Japs have landed four armies which
are converging towards the Yalu river.
which IL yet frozen over. The Russians
are making but little opposition to their
advance. but whether from weakness
or merely to draw them on, remains To
be seen. The Russians are now said to
have 100000 men in Manchuria, one
third of whom will be needed to guard
their extensive lines of railroad and
their supply depots. Yesterday the
Japs were reported to be occupying the
town of Win, near the mouth of the
Yalu.