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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-11

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-11

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-11

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-11

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-11

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-11

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-11

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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
ARE AFTER A DEACON
lie is Evidently A Member of The
BIO Church, However

Deputy Sheriff E Silverthorne
started out the last of the week after
George Deacon who is wanted in this
city on Il charge Of obtaining goods
under false pretenses. 1t was eX-
pected that the officer would have to
go us far as Benton after the fellow
and even, possibly. further as he is
trying to get out Of the country us
fast as he can.
Last winter. Deacon came into town
and tried to obtain some goods from
the Power Mercantile company on
credit. lie was refused the goods
until he signed written statement
that he was the owner of eighteen
head of cattle and twenty-five head OF
horses. Upon the strength of this
signed statement. he secured goods
valued at SlS5. The usual efforts
were made to get him to pay the
money but without success and john
ny Arthur of the PowerstOre, decided
to go out last week to see what Dea-
con had that was attachable. He
found that the fellow never had own-
ed the stock referred to in his signed
statement and that what few head of
stock he did possess had been sold,
excepting Il few calves. He theneame
back. SwOre out warrant for the AZ
rest OF Deacon on the charge of Oh
tanning goods under false pretenses
and Silverthorn left that night fol
the mans ranch.
He found that Deacon was headed
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
CREDITORS LETT
IN THE IURCEI
W. d. CLAIM, the Whiskey GulCh
Boarding House Man, Skips Out
With a Bio Roll.
NOW TIL CANNOT Bt LOCATED
Officers are Trying to Find Him But
without ANY SuCCesS---Gilt
Edge Firms Suffer.

There are several business men in
Gilt Edge who would like to ascertain
the present address Of one w. y.
CLAIM. late proprietor Of boarding
house in WhiSkey Guleh, present
whereabouts unknown The sheriff
of Fergus county is likewise deSirollS
of getting in communication with Mr..
CLAIM, but despite his efforts in that
direction, he, tGo, is in ignorance Of
the fellows stopping place.
Mr.. CLAIMS sudden popularity or,
rather, his sudden desirability is due
to various and divers bills, ranging in
sum from SO to 5000, which the mer-
chants and business men of the Judith
| Mountain camp have against him.
Sentiment doesn't enter much into
the desire of the Gilt Edge people to
have Clam back in this county. It is
a business matter with them as it
evidently was with CLAIM.
About three months ago CLAIM and
his wife went to WhiSkey Gulch and
started a boarding house. He set Il
good table and sooli had a large num-
ber of the boys boarding with him.
He was u liberal customer and the
merchants Of Gilt Edge solicited his
trade. He paid up for 4 while but, as
subsequent events showed, he was
simply getting ready to make Il "kill-
| ;,.r / l.,.. tnI L.;
boarders especially well. even giving
them beer to drink on sunday and
promising them wine the next sun.
day. The mining company had I'm ar
rangement by which the cost
of the mems board was held out
of their checks and turned over to the
boarding house keeper by the com
pany. CLAIMS last check was fol
something like $500 Instead Of TAX
ing it down to Gilt Edge and paying
his bills with the money he got d
horse Monday week, came to this city,
left the horse here and boarded "a train
for parts unknown. His wife came
down the next day and probably went
to join him. Several Gilt Edge firms
been trying to find the man, but with
out any success so far. He gave rs al
excuse for coming to Lewistown that
he needed cook and was hunting FOL
one. 1t was suggested by some one il
Gilt Edge that perhaps he was unable
to find satisfactory cook in Lewis
town and has gone to New York ol
: Spokane or Canada after one.
| This is not CLAIMS first Otfense O
the sort, as it appears that he ha,
worked the same trick three times be
fore this, twice in Canada and once il
: northern Montana.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
the eighth but was unable to stop he
Port Arthur commandment.

the eighth but was unable to stop he
Port Arthur commandment.
Murphy, the new Lewistown catch
er. is good one. He knows the game
from start to finish. is an excellent
backstop and has an arm that would
be good in any league. He is also a
good sticker.
Fred Anderson. the umpire, was up
against a big bunch of beeting several
times but held his ground and was
there when the count was called on
the last man. He's good umpire.
A ball field on which the Lewist own
and Gilt Edge teams are playing
causes one to think Of what a charge
~Gn Il Russian stronghold by an army
of ,japs must be. To one who is lln-
initiated, fights between the men are
imminent every minute. But the
light has never yet come and is not
likely to come us all the boys are the
best Of friends and despite their many
hard fought contests on the diamond
not an ounce of i'll blood exists be-
tween amy two players on the teams.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
TWO COUPLES MADE HAPPY.
Double Wedding SOIemnized at Home
of Alex Van iderstire.

Cupid. with the Kind assistance of
the Rev. Albert PfauS, did Il rushing
business in this city last night and i'm
a very few moments four hearts were
made TO beat us two. The happy
young people were CLANCY NJ. Stubbs
OF Stamford and Mrs. Alma J. Oriet of
kibby, and Curtis j. Nebel and Miss
Grace {. McKee,, both OF Itibby. The
double wedding took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Van Ider-
stine. in the southern part Of town,
at s O'Clock, there being no witnesses
to the ceremony but Mr.. and Mrs
Van lderstine. CLANCY VI. Stubbs is
the only one Of the party who is
known IN his city He is prosper
ous stockgr0Wer with Il good ranch
near Stanford. He has Il large mum
ber OF friends who take pleasure in
Wishing him i happy married life.
1t is understood that Mr.. Nebcl and
Miss McF'ec came 10 Lewistown TO be
married in order TO avoid parental in
terferencc. If their minds were
cloudcd with worry over the possible
anger Of irate parents they did not
show the feeling when they left early
this morning for their ride home, as
they looked as happy and contented
as two persons possibly could be. That
the old folks will gracefully relentand
receive their runaway children in the
usual telicitous manner is the best
wish of the Fergus County Democrat.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Historical Papers Placed in Care of
the County High School.

1t is a matter of but short time
until the Fergus county free high
school will possess museum and IL
brary second to none in this state.
Superintendent Silloway has given
special attention to the collection OF
articles for the museum, and in this
work he has had the active co-opera-
tion and support of the board OF trus-
tees. AS result OF his efforts and
the interest which the board has ever
manifested in the worthy object an
excellent start has already been made
toward the establishment of a most
creditable museum. The library is
also being carefully built up, and the
board of trustees has recently received
some valuable contributions in the
shape of historical papers and docu-
mentS.
Among the papers received are u
number which were published in Ma
nilla while the Montana regiment was
stationed there and which are among
the first American papers published
in the Philippines. Joseph c. Walker
has contributed a number of early ter
ritorial papers which will always be of
increasing interest. Aside from cop
les of papers published in Montana in
'73, rs and 80 is fac-simile copy of
the New York Herald of April Is,
1865, containing an account Of the as
sassination of President Lincoln. Mr..
Walker also presented to the school a
note dated in Helena June 13, 1866,
payable in gold dust and drawing in
terest at the rate of 5 per cent per
month: also deed for mining prop
erty in Madison county, Idaho terri
tory, (now Montana). The deed is
dated May %, 1864, three days before
Montana territory was organized a
list of the killed and wounded in the
battle of the Big Hole, and the steam
boat arrivals at Fort Benton from
1859 to 1869.
There is movement OH foot to have
citizens who possess specimens of in
terest for the museum or library to
loan them to the high school, the
board to receipt for same, with agree
ment that the specimens shall be re-
turned to the owners when called for.
Several citizens have expressed their
willingness to lend their relics and
curiOs to the school under those con-
ditions, as they recognize that the
precious articles will be probably safer
than they would be in a majority of
homes. \ permanent record OF such
contributions will be kept by the Sec
retary of the board, so that there can
be no mistake as to the ownership OF
the articles.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
CITY PUMP SHAFT BROKEN
Second Breakdown Since the Pump
was InStaIled-New Shaft Coming

For the second time since the city
water works were installed, they
are useless to the city on
account of a break in the pump.
Last winter the main Shaft
was broken in the impeller and it was
over Il month before Il new Shaft was
secured. The new shaft broke last
Thursday night in exactly the same
place that the Ole one was cracked.
The first that was known of the
broken shaft was when Al Wilson who
was operating the pump discovered
that it was not working well. He
telephoned to superintendent Of
Water Works L. f. Goss who went
out Immediately. AS soon as Mr..
Goss looked at the pump he knew
what the difficulty was and started
out at once to cut off the water in
order to keep all he possibly could in
the reservoir for use in case of Il fire.
The reservoir is about one-third full,
there being sufficient water in it to
extinguish an ordinary blaze.
The shaft was sent to the iron foun-
dry of Caird & Hawksworth, Helena,
Saturday morning and they were tC
make one as soon as possible and send
it out by the first train. 1T is eX.
pected to arrive here tonight or to-
morrow night at the latest but some
unforeseen difficulty might arise which
will delay it's installation for a week
The breakdown is unfortunate as il
costs the city a pretty penny for new
fixtures, subjects the users OF city
water to much Inconvenience and in
creases the danger from fire. 1t can
not be helped however, and the only
| thing that the city can do is 20 make
along the best possible until the new
pump arrives which will be within
| the next four or five weeks.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
MAKING READY FOR THE FAIR.
Contract Has Been Signed With Not
ed BalIOOniSt and HiQh Diver.

Officers of the Fair association are
actively at work preparing for the
eleventh annual meeting Of the Fer
gus County Agricultural, Mineral and
Stock association. which will be held
at their grounds north Of town Sept
of the association to improve the at
fractions offered with each successive
meeting, and this year will he no ex-
ception to The general rule. Although
the fair last year was Il success i'm
every particular, the officers firmly be-
lieve that the meeting this year will
be laE4afaei aaWaY The best ever held.
The racing program will certainly
be much better than ever before, as
the railroad will enable outside horse
men to come in with their racers, and
some royal running will be seen by
those who attend the fair this year.
The ladies' relay, which was the feil-
ture of the fair last year. will be re-
peated this year. but with IA larger
number of entries and "a consequent
greater interest. Secretary Belden has
entered into Il contract with l.. N.
O'Dell, Il ballonist and high diver of
Butte, who will ascend into the clouds
and will dive from Il sixty foot ladder
into three feet OF water as IA side at
traction. Other Entertaining attrac-
tions will be provided so that there
will be something doing" every
moment of the time on the grounds.
The agricultural, horticultural, min
eral and stock displays promise to
surpass any hitherto made in the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
KENDALL NEWS.

Mr.. J. IL. Mccormick and mother OF
Gilt Edge were in Kendall Wednesday
and Thursday. Mr.. Mccormick came
over to assist i'm the installation OF u
diamond drill plant which arrived
here recently. This drill is for devei
Opment of the Drake property lying
between the Barnes King and Kendall
properties.
Messrs. Clarence Barnes and Matt
Regan were in Kendall on the 18th
and 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton left
here on the 18th bound for the fair
at st. Louis.
Mr.. David Scott OF Lewistown was
transacting business here the first
part of last week.
| The X. of p. held i meeting on the
18th preliminary TO the permanent or
ganization of lodge in this camp.
| r. l.. Henderson, boOkkeeper, and
Peter Lick, in whose charge rests the
Alder Gulch mill in the Little Rock
les. drove across country 10 Kendall
Oh the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Smith, Mr.. Tom
Burgess and his sister, Miss Nina
Burgess, Miss Annie Luton and Miss
Katie Anderson, went to Claget Oh
fishing trip. They expect to he gone
about ten days. Their many friends
in Kendall anticipate Il great fish
feast on their return.
Through the agency Of the Western
Mining and Real Estate Bureau a
sale was recently made whereby II. /.
Shaw transfers a residence property
on Main street to the North MOccaSin
Miners Union No. II. for II cash con-
sideration Of $4,000. The building is
to be used for hospital purposes.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23

lean consul at Puerto Cortes and ,eX-
poets to shear from there within,a
fortnight. In the meanwhile Miss
Eglinton is laying hope against fear,
with the odds in favor Of hope, that
the story is true and that she will.
through this strange turn Of fate,
come into possession OF sufficient
means to relieve her step-father. who
has already pessed his prime. OF the
necessity of doing day labor for the
support of himself and little family.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
Local Aggregation Walk Away With
Ball Game Marked by Some
Very ErrdtiC Work.
STRUGGLE EXCITING THROUGHOUT
The Score Was Close and Neither
Side Had a Sure Thing Until
the Last Man Was Out.

LeWlStOWn ana Gilt Edge tea up
in an old time slugging match last
Sunday and after playing all sorts Of
good and bad ball for two and a half
hours, the Miners were compelled to
swallow the bitter dreg OF defeat.
The boys from the growing and pros
porous camp took the dose with their
usual good nature and promised TO
make the account square when the
teams next meet which will probably
be in Kendall OH Labor day.
The Sunday contest was witnessed
10y about the largest crowd that eve"
turned out to see a ball game in this
city. The grand stand was full and
hundreds were sitting or standing.
along the side lines. AS usual, the
visitors had their ardent supporters
who pulled faithfully for the defeat,
of the local aggregation but TIE
crowd, for the most part, yelled for
the home team. There were all sorts
of chances for yelling and though the
contest dragged somewhat towards
the last, the bunch stayed on the
ground and lent lusty lunged support
to their favOriteS.
Both teams played ragged ball at
times and some of the most reliable
men were among the chief offenders.
1t was thought that Captain viii
Bebb had forgotten how to make an
error, he has had SO few of them this
year, but he was off his stride Spn'lrE
land had two bad ones chalked up
against him. He made partial
amends by being the chief actor in Il
pretty double play. Artie Baker who
was playing out of his position on
third, made a couple of great one
handed stops but spoiled them by
wild throws. Johnny Bebb fell down
in going after Il grounder and, in his
wrath, came in and knocked the bali
down into a coulee, a mile or two
away, making a clean home run.
Probably, the bright particular
feature of the game was the batting
) OF Harrington, the Kendall right
fielder. The first time up, with one
man on base, he landed on one o1
Skibe's swift ones for the longest hit
ever made on the local grounds. He
walked home before the fielder got tC
, the ball. In the fourth he got 4
clean two bagger and in the eighth
) he got a three bagger off of Rogers
, delivery. Warner who has always
been considerable of a Chinese puzzle
to LeWistOwn, was easy Sunday but
the errors behind him would have
discouraged any twirler. Skibe was
\ also a sufferer from bad support. II
was a case of all the boys being of
) their strides at the same time. Tht
, next time they meet they will proba
bly, play a game in which errors viii
r be as scarce as the wisdom teeth in ;
hens submaxiliary. The summary O
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
the game is as follows:

Base on balls-By Skibe. l; by War
ner, l. Hit by pitcher-By Rogers,
Harrington and Nader: by Skibe,
Carr. Struck out-By Skibe, 8: by
Warner, II: by Rogers, l. Two-base
Hendricks, Smith, Harrington.
Three-base hits-Harrington, Bullard.
Home runs j. Bebb, Harrington.
Double plays-W. Bebb, unassisted:
A. Baker and Dennis. Time of game,
; hours and 30 minutes. Umpire, Fred
Anderson.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
Announcement.

Instruction will be given by Mrs.
Albert Pfaus, at her residence, to pu-
pills requiring special work to keep up
with their classes in the common
school or high school, and to teachers
preparing for examination.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
ANTLERED TRIBE HELPLESS.
UnbIe to Find the Faloned Twir9er
and We're Shut Out.

The agony is over and the Eagle
from the loftest tree-top pllmes his
unruffled feathers in triumph. The
Elk. with antlers blood-stained and
broken, has retired to the deepest re-
cesses of ;n unfathomable forest.
Twas a battle of giants, but the an
tlered one was afflicted with Il sad
case Of belligerent inertia and didn't
| even get Il start. The talOnS of the
feathered adversary tore his flesh in
| five vital spots and after the third in
ming the Elk sent up flag of truce.
! He had enough, and being an animal
of Judgment. recognized the fact and
made an overture for peace. The vic
torious Eagle proved II magnaninous
conqueror and aSsented to the terms.
which were that they should all re-
pair to the home of the defeated and
partake Of various and sundry refresh
ments. all of which should be paid for
by the Elk.
The annual game of ball between
1.-THE teams representing two OF the
most popular fraternal orders in the
city was not such poor exhibition as
some might be led to suppose. There
were only three innings of it but the
short game gave several players Op-
portunities to distinguish themselves.
| Mayor L. w. Eldridge had four
chances and accepted three of them
with the eclat Of a La.JO Senator
| Waite went down to first but disdain-
ed to use such an etfeminate thing us
a nit. He took 'em bare-handed just
as he used to up in Philbrook back in
the eighties when LewistOWn was
frequently sent back from the west
end village wearing the emblems Of
defeat Pete Weydert was stationed
in the vicinity of second and had one
chance to do something. He did IT,.
Jim Weaver, in center for the Elks,
got one chance, grounder, which he
fumbled three times, sat down on
twice and finally booted in. 1t was a
pretty play and Jim was applauded.
John Bebb caused a howl of laughter
when he took his place in the box and
sent up Il small bowling ball for the
first batterto strike at. Before the
game was out common, ordinary
base ball was four sizes too big
There was nothing to it but Eagles.
They had Skibe in the box and though
he didn't let himself out to any no
ticable extent, the Elks couldn't do
much with him. He was given good
support and the nearest the Elks got
to a run was when Pete Weydert was
, caught out at home. 1t was great
!; game and was worth twice the price
of admission. Jimmie Carr umpired
in his own original manner and salts
fled everyone except Is players. The
lineups were as follows:
Eagles Johns, lb: Skibe, p.: W.
Bebb, 2b; Gordon, SIS: Cady, 3b: Kettle
son, If: Wilson, cf: Gibbons, e.
Elks,.DohnsOn, c: }. Bebb, p; Waite,
lb: Weydert, 2b: Knight, IS: Eldridge,
3b: S. Weaver, If: j. Weaver. CT: SUIT
ter If.
In the evening, after the game. the
Eagles were entertained by the Elks
and great time was enjoyed by all.
Frank f. Smith presided and speeches
were made by members of each order.
Substantial refreshments were served
and it was a. late hour before the
pleasant occasion finally came to an
end.
If you want the news as it happens
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23
just a Few Biffs.

Ray Smith who has been having
hard luck in his batting this year,
got pretty two Dagger Sunday. 1t
was timely, too, as two men were Oh
bases and came in on the drive.
All pitchers looked alike TO the
Miners. Rogers went in the box IN
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23

If you want the news as 1t happens
in Lewistown and all outside points OF
Fergus county, you must read the
Fergus County Democrat.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-23

FOR Fort Benton and Ed started i'm
that direction, hoping 60 catch him
before he had got away from the town
and into another part Of the state.