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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

ii is one Of the largest hardwar
houses in the state. Mr.. Wiedeman
vas united in marriage in 1890 with
Miss Anna Weydert and he is the
father of three boys. who will some
day be good Republicans of Fergus
county.
Mr.. Wiedeman has never held any
public Office, although he has been
one of the prime movers in all the
Improvements which have taken place
in Lewistown for years. He is inter.
ested in many OF the business enter
prises and his influence is felt and re-
spected throughout the county. Tie
has always been willins and ready to
aid in any plan for the betterment OF
our city and county and his clear-head.
ed counsel has often been followed TO
good advantage. White Mr.. Wiede.
man has had no experience in the
legislature, II is safe to say that with
his knowledge of modern business
methods and his knowledge of condi.
tons throughout the west he will be
a useful member of the law making
body of this great state. We need
good sound business men in our leg,
stature who know what will be for
the best interests of the country as
a whole, and who will not be afraid
to speak their minds on any subject
If there is anyone in Fergus county
who will say that George ]. Wiede,
man is afraid to say what he thinks,
we know of no such man. He is out
spoken and fearless and II elected
will make a capable and honest pub.
lie officer. He accepted a place on
the ticket only after the most ear
nest solicitation of the Republican
party, but when he once decided to
take the nomination he went into the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
GEORGE J. WIEDEMAN
A Successful Business Man, Well
Posted on Needs of State.

The other candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket for the Legislature is Geo
j. Wiedeman, and he will make a
worthy running mate for Mr.. Hedges,
Mr.. Wiedeman is typically a business
man and the success he has had In
the hardware business in this city
goes to show that the inherent NJ:
thing in the man which points to sue
cess in a business way will be of great
benefit to him and TO The %cour'y
which he represents in the legislati c
halls of Helena.
George j. Wiedeman was born in
New Bremen, Ohio, in 1860. At the
age Of IA years he left home and weii
TO Dayton. from which place he Welt
to Chicago and from there to Fargo
N. ID. This not being far enough
west. he came to Montana in 1881 and
worked in a general store in Utica
In 1882 he and his brother Jim went
into the sheep business on East Forl:
which business they followed unt:l
1856. when Mr.. Wiedeman came Il
Lewistown to take a position in tbs
store of T. C. Power. He remained
there until 1892 when the Montans
Hardware company was started and
he was made manager Of the new
business. a position which he still
holds. Under his management the
business of the hardware company
has extended and increased until now
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
WYLLYS A. HEDGES
A Man Who Has Been Tried and Prov
en- True to Every Trust.

The Hon. WHY'S A. Hedges. the
Republican nominee for the leglsla.
ture, Is n of Fergus county's best
citizens. He is known throughout the
state OF Montana as a sound, thorough.
ly honest and emninently capable
man.
w. A. Hedges was born at hide
pendence. Iowa. on July 3. 1857, and
came with his fathers family by
steamboat to Fort Benton in 1867,
and from there by team TO Helena
He attended the high school at West
Held, Mass, from 1871 to 1875 and
later was a member of the class OF
70 of Yale. Mr. Hedges was
prevented from finishing the course 10
the university on account of his eyes
which gave out. He returned 10 Hell
ena in 1878 and took up land on Sun
River, lei Great Falls, and worked
for one year for the North Montana
Cattle company. In 1880 he proved LI
ON some land and received a patent
therefor. The same year he went IL
Coiusa county, Cal, and bought some
sheep, which he trailed to Fergus
county. In 1881 he settled at the
place where he now lives, and named
II Yale. .
Mr.. Hedges was elected to the leg
isiature as a member of the house OF
representatives of Montana in 1894
and was reelected in 1898. In 1906
he was elected again by a larger ma
jority than ever before, In 1898 was
the famous Sixth session of the legis.
lature, when w. A. Clark was accused
of trying to buy the vote of the legis'
lature for the United States senate.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
EDWIN X. CHEADLE
The Democrats Dared Not Oppose Hin
for Reelection as Judge.

VI hSS'SSe'S' 90 se1SS'
Fergus county has a judge of the
district court who has no superiOrs
and few equals in the state of Nor
tana. That he is held in the highest
esteem may be seen from the fact that
although he is on the Republican tick
CT for reelection this fall the Demo
cratic party have left the place opp0-
site this office vacant on their ticket,
1t would be Impossible TO find any
one in Fergus county who could sue
c~essfully meet Judge Cheadle in the
political arena.
Edwin X. Cheadle was born in In
diana October %, 1858, and spent his
boyhood in Ohio, where he attended
the public schools. He is a college
man, being graduated from Carlton
College, Minnesota, to which state he
went when a young man. After leav
ing college Mr.. Cheadle was engaged
in teaching and general school work
and was for ten years principal and
superintendent of schools in Mime
sofa Before coming west he was in
Brainerd. MINI.
Mr.. Cheadle came to Lewistown IN
The fall of 1893 and during this time
he was devoting all his spare time 70
the study of law and in 1898 came
west to Lewistown for the purpose OF
p~racticing in his chosen profession.
He was associated with Rudolf Won
Tobel in the law business for some
time and in 1897 was elected to the
office of counyt attorney, a position
which he was holding or the out
break of the Spanish-American war
He resigned that office In May, 1895,
and enlisted in Co. l., First Montana
Volunteers, and accompanied the reg
iment to the Philippines.
On his return from the war he re
sumed practice in Lewistown and in
1900 received the Republican nomina
ton for judge of the district courl
and was elected. His record in his
judicial position is one to be proud Of
The whole county is proud of the
record he has made and feels that the
only way he will be relieved of his po
sition is in going 10 the supreme courr
Of the state. AS a judge he is fair ans
impartial and these qualities coupled
to a thorough knowledge of the Law
make him one of the foremost judi
cial officers in Montana. He has de
cided many tough questions Of law In
his four years term and not one,
hes his sincerity been questioned. Al
a man he is above reproach and 1.
Tost highly esteemed by all with
| whom he has come in contact. AS
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
EDWARD p.
Honest and Efficient, He Will Make
an ioeai County Treasurer.

Fergus county's next treasurer, the
Hon. Z. p. Chandler. is one who will
see to il that the county finances are
administered in the best possible way.
He is an old resident of Fergus COM
ty and has done much for its welfare
tie is capable and obliging and his in
tegrity is unquestloned. He has serv-
ed the county before in other capaci-
ties and he has proved his worth.
L. p. Chandler was born in Con
cord, Mass, Nov. IL, 1852, and remain
ed there until 16 years Of age, whet.
the family moved TO Boston. He at.
ended the high school in that city
and on finishing there took a course
in the Massachusetts, agricultural col
lege. After concluding his studies Mr..
Chandler went west and engaged in
wheat raising in Kansas, in which
state he lived for five years.
He came to Montana in 1880 and
went into the sheep business Oh Sun
liver, where he stayed until 1882 an :
then moved TO Fort Maginnis. Mr..
Chandler was the chairman Of the
first Republican convention in Fer
gus county, this convention being held
IN 1886 in the building now occupied
he tho McnonaId pros c%arDantpr ShOD
on Main street. He was nominated
at this time for the office OF county
commissioner and elected. and again
in 1892 was made a commissioner. II
was while serving in this capacity for
the second time that he received the
Republican nomination for the state
senate and resigned the office he was
holding. He was elected senator In
1894 with a plurality of 500 and serv
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

In 1896 he received the Republican
nomination for clerk oil the district
court and was elected. After serving
four years he was again nominated
by his party and was elected by The
largest majority ever accorded a can.
didate In Fergus county. This year
al the county convention he was en-.
Enthusiastically put up again by his
party, which realized that he was a
most competent officer and that the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

Mr.. Belden is an efficient officer
and experienced in the office and Is
in a position to serve the county in a
much better n than a beginner
would. He is honest and straightfor-
ward in all his dealing and is a favor
tic throughout Fergus county. The
people of Fergus county al serve
uleir interests in the best way by re-
turning Mr.. Belden TO Office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
IEr1IL PLUn
The Best Accountant In the County
and Familiar With Assessment.

Emil Plum, candidate on the Re-
publican ticket for the office of as
SCISSOR. Is probably as well known
throughout Fergus county as any man
on either ticket. He is an old-timer
IN the state and in Fergus county and
the Judith Basin. As an Office man
lac has few equals in the county and
will Gil the Office of assessor in a
manner which will be eminently sat-
isfactory.
Emil Plum was born in Barmen,
Prussia, September 20. 1SiS. lie
came to the United States in 1865 and
visited with a sister in New York
City for Two months and then en-.
was Immediately ordered west with
the troops and was stationed at Fort
Ellis and Bozeman, helping to build
both Of these places. FOR ten years
he was at Fort Ellis, serving through
all the Indian wars in Montana. He
was In all of the principal battles and
has some wonderful stories to tell
Of the campaigns of those days. He
went rs high in the army as il was
possible for an enlisted man TO go
and held the rank OF arst sergeant
when he resigned from the army in
1873.
Meeting with business reverses In
1873 he ven into the Quartermaster's
department in the capacity Of clerk
and was stationed at Fort Ellis and
then at Fort Keogh, which fort he
helped to build. From Fort keogh
Mr.. Plum went to Fort Maginnis and
was there at the building of that post.
He remained at Maginnis from 1881
until 1890, when the troops left the
post and he was left in sole charge
until the property was turned over TO
the state in 1895.
In 1896 he moved to Maiden and
stayed there one year. when he was
appointed as deputy assessor under
James NJ. Croft, which position he
filled under Mr.. Croft and Donald
Continued on page four)
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
GEORGE w. COOK
You Can Bet That Prisoners Will Not
Break Away IL He is Sheriff.

The gentleman who is the Republl-
can nominee for sheriff of Fergus
county, is probably as well known as
any man in the Judith Basin. and no
one knows anything but good of HIM.
George w. Cook is as straight as a
string" is the opinion of the whole
county. He has held public Offices 5r
fore and has always done his dusy
and when he retired from Office he
did so with the respect of everyone.
George w. Cook was born on a farm
near Burke. N. Y, in 1853, and lived
there until he was Is years Of age.
He took a course at barre academy.
located at Barre, VT, and after leav.
ing that institution taught school Tor
four winters. In 1874 he married Mis-
Emma II. Orvis. In 1850 Mr.. Cock
came to Montana and located at Furt
Logan lei White Sulphur Springs.
His first occupation was that of work
ing on a sheep ranch and afterward
he clerked in the store of William
Gaddis. In 1888 he moved to Fergus
county and settled on Dog creek,
where he went into the sheep bu i.
ness with William Parberry, under
the firm name of Cook & ParberIy.
In 1890 he changed his residence to
Lewistown and has since that time
made this his home. He was recei 'cr
of the @. s. land office during Hsiri-
sons administration and was County
treasurer from 1895 to 1899, filling
both positions with credit.
For several years Mr.. Cook was asso-
ciated with David Hilger in the real
estate and insurance business. Over a
year ago they severed their onncc
lion and Mr.. Cook engaged in the SO
Gerry business. He was successful IN
this venture but was compelled TO give
ii up for the reason that it was too
'biliiiInS lpl hllH' anu h' iaASi 'BSf
ed a real estate office. In September
air. Cook received the nomination Of
the Republican party for the Office CT
sheriff and il is a foregone conclusion
tLat he will be the next man to fil
that position.
Mr.. Cook is qualified in every way
for the office for which he has been
named by his party. His integrity AID
cleanness of character are unquesti)n.
ed. The worst his political opponents
have been able to say Is that he viii
infict the blue laws on the people
of Fergus county If elected. II they
mean by this that he will enforce tie
laws TO the best of his ability, they
are right. for 1t is known by all that
if elected Mr.. Cook will allow nothing
10 interfere with his enforcement Of
the laws as they are laid down. Mr.
Cook was mayor Of Lewistown for two
years and his administration of the
city affairs was a clean, straighIfor.
ward one in every particular All
right minded men throughout the coun.
ty are with Mr.. Cook and will show
their desire for law and order by
costing their ballots for him on the
Sth day Of November.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
Sketches of the Men Nominated by the Re-
publican County Convention to Ably
Perform the Duties Required of Them in
State and County Government.

Judge he is highly regarded both
here and throughout the state. He
has tried a number OF cases in the
various parts of Montana and lately
sat in the supreme court on the in.
vitation of the chief justice. At the
conclusion of the hearing Judge Chea-
die was honored by being requested
10 write the opinion of the court.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

ed one term of four years in the legis
lative assembly of the state. His rec.
ord there was a good one and he serv
ed to the best of his ability. Since
returning from the Legislature Mr..
Chandler has spent most OF his time
IN Lewistown until the last year, when
he has been in Kendall. For a mum.
Der Of years Mr.. Chandler was city
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

didate for reelection TO this import
ant office, is one of the best officers
in the state. The affairs Of his office
are conducted in a manner which is
unusual for any public Office. Things
are reduced to a system by NJ
Wright and he is one of the most
competent officers Fergus county ev
er had.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

Mr.. Wright was born in Penn Van.
New York. December Il. 1869. lie
attended the schools of his natl se
town and when he had finished was
sent to a business college in Elmira
In 1887 h. came 10 Iewistown and
has been a resident of this town ever
since. Mr.. Wright was Iirst associat.
ed in county affairs rs n deputy in the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
JOHN SELLERS

A Candidate for Clerk and Recorder
Who is Sure TO be a Winner.
The Office Of clerk and recorder uf
Fergus county is one of the most I'M
portant ones to be filled and q Comp,.
tent man is absolutely necessary for
this position. John Sellers, the candi-
date On the Republican ticket fills the
bill in this respect TO the letter. He
is a man Of education and combines
this with good business ability and
should be able to manage the affairs
Of the office In an exemplary manner
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

clerk and has been interested in the
growth of Lewistown since its incor.
poration.
Mr.. Chandler is an up to date pro.
gressiye man and has been working for
the best interests of Fergus county
since coming here in 1882. He Is a
man Of wide experience and will make
a competent officer. In public mat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

by him, as his duties will have no con
nection with the fixing of the tax lew.
He makes no promise but That OF do
ing his duty If elected.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

ters Mr.. Chandler is careful and pains
taking and it Is safe TO say that under
his supervision the financial affairs
OF Fergus county will be attended to
with the greatest degree of care and
skill. Mr.. Chandler is making no
promises of lower taxes to the vot
ers OF Fergus county. for he knows
that such promises cannot be fulfilled
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
OLIVER w. BELDEN

Young and Energetic, He Has Made
an Excellent County Attorney.
o. W. Belden, the Republican candi
date for reelection TO the Office of
county attorney is a young man. but
he has served the county well in the
four years in which he has held his
official position and will undoubtedly
be returned for another term. He
has been tried and the voters OF the
county know him to be all that is to
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
EDnUND WRIGHT

Long Tenure in Office Makes him
Well Qualified for Reelection
Edmund Wright. the clerk oil the
district court and the Republican AN
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

Office of the county treasurer and af.
ter that worked for three years as a
b~ookkeeper in the Bank of Fergus
County. After that he was a deputy
IN the Office Of the clerK and record
er under w. II. Kelly, where he re.
manned two years, leaving there TO
20 into the office of the clerk of the
district court as a deputy.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

lace with all the energy that is 81
Characteristic of the man. and which
means his election next week.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02

CONTINUED on page four.)
The oasis., 1904-09-10

character and carrying similar values as those in the crosscut des. cribed hereiubeiore upon the other side of the tunnel \ drift in this ore body turns to the left and runs about thirty feet, to an upraise going to meet winze coming down from one of the aatiguo work ings above. The vertical height between is 166 feet. The winze is down 100 feet, and the upraise ex- tends eighteen feet, leaving only forty-eight feet more to complete the connection. Both upraise and winze are in solid sulphides, the same as in the crosscut and drift below and in the aatiguo workings above, where the old workers left exposed thousands of tons of these valuable ores which they pro- nounced Ybelde (rebellious), but which under
 MODERN METHODS
 and with modern reduction mach inery are easily treated and made
The oasis., 1904-09-10

Mr N. E. Isbel, NJ. E., from the Freiberg School of Mines, saxony. Germany. and of the Fresenius Laboratory, Wiesbaden, Germany, in report upon the properties sets forth his conclusions in these words:
 T am thoroughly satisfied that the sulphide ore goes down below the level of Chipiona Creek, and that it will continue on down be- low the valley to great depth, in fact the ore is exposed in the creek bed below and Is of great width.
 Il am convinced that the Chi- pioaa veins will be 400 feet wide of solid sulphide ore before the level of the valley is reached. With this end in view, 1 am confident that
The oasis., 1904-09-10

to part with their values Here, then, are practically 600 feet of a developed, valuable ore body, thirty-nine feet wide, that Is dem- onslrated in the winze and upraise 10 be 166 feet above the tunnel level.
 This crosscut continues beyond the vein about 100 feet, toward Lo Plomosa vein. Leaving the Chipiona vein there is first en countered rhyolite vein casing about thirty feet in width, and then there is penetrated the great diorite dyke, (which where cut by side ca1on in Realito Mountain, more than a mile away, is shown to be about 400 feet in width) des- cribed hereinbefore as the line and source of the uphow of the mineral solutions which deposited the metals in the veins. The crosscut is now about seventy feet into the diorite, and will be continued on into La Plomosa vein, which abuts against 1t upon the other side.
 Returning to the tunnel No. 1) and following it more than 300 feet, the present face of the work ing is reached, but the tunnel will by no means stop there. At that point there are two crosscuts, run- ming each way, to cut both lodges, each now about 200 feet in length. The oatigpo workings above show the ores. and the connection back in the 600 foot crosscut show that they go down, while all the acknowledged laws of mineral oc- currences go to prove that they continue to
 GREAT DEPTHS.
 Tunnel No. has just been com menced, about midway between the entrances to tunnels Nos. and 2 It is projected to follow along parallel lines between the two, to afford stoping ground and facilitate ore extraction.
 When tunnel No. 2 (the working tunnel) has penetrated to Q point
The oasis., 1904-09-10

reduce ores from these same ledges. This tunnel, designated Mo- ,, sui ficiently wide to permit double tracking and we'll timbered, has now penetrated the mountain about 750 feet from the entrance. and is driving steadily forward. As soon as the air compressor and machine drills, now on the ground, can be installed, progress will be much more rapid.
 At the vertical height of 250 feet above the level of tunnel No 2, and up the slope of the mountain at a point which would be vertically above the safne level of the same tunnel at about it's present face, is the entrance to tunnel No. l The line of this tunnel follows the same direction as the line of tun- nel No. ,, below, and has now run nearly 1000 feet beyond it's en- entrance. At a distance of 400 feet a crosscut has been run to the right the same distance, cutting La Colorado vein, which here shows twenty-three feet of
 SOLID sULPHIDEs
 which assay from forty to three hundred ounces per ton in silver, five per cent in copper and $500 to $500 gold. Upon the outside of the vein a drift has been run 150 feet, along the ledge, into the mountain. showing solid sulphides all the way. In this development are practically exposed ready for stoping an ore body twenty-three feet wide and $50 feet long of solid sulphides, extending to the surface of the mountain above, except where the most easily worked ores were extrasted in the remote past.
 At a distance of 200 feet farther (600 feet from the entrance) an- other crosscut has been run to the left, cutting the Chipiona vein at a distance of 400 feet, and that vein at that point shows
 THIRTY-NINE FEET
 of solid sulphides of the same
The oasis., 1904-09-10

across the depression between Chi- piona anu Realito mountains, the Chipiaaa, Gatio and Colorada veins seem to unite in the latter named elevation. In carion cutting down the north side of the Realito, tunnel about 300 feet long cuts the united vein, showing the same great body of sulphide ores, nearly a mile away from where cut in the .crosscuts to develop the same ore bodies in tunnel No. 1.
 4 short distance up another cahon cutting down the north flank of Realito mountain is another tunnel about 300 feet long. which cuts great sulphide ore body in the vein known as Cargoad No. 1, assays from which yield the