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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22
Will Leave lewiStOwn.

The information that the Rev.
Father j. M. Vermaat will leave
Lewistown within the next fortnight
or three weeks will be received with
sincerest regrets by a large number
of people in this city and vicinity. He
has been assigned to Red Lodge and
will take charge of his new parish as
soon as personal matters can be so ar
ranged. He will be succeeded here by
the Rev. Father Van Clarenbeck of
Billings and the Billings church will
be looked after by the present pastor
at Red Lodge. Father Vermaat has
been in LewistOwn for over five years
and during that time, has done a
great. work for his church. When he
came, the church building was in a
very poor condition. there was indebt-
edness of several hundred dollars
hanging over the property and a great
need of reorganization in church af-
fairs. The new pastor has worked as
siduously for the good Of his people
and his labOrs have been crowned
with success. The church is now one
of the neatest in the city. the home
of the pastor is neatly furnished and
Il hospital is being started. These
things together with the spiritual up-
building which he has accomplished
make him entirely deserving of the
esteem i'll which he is held. His trans
fer to Red Lodge is in the nature of
4 promotion as the congregation of
that place is one Of the largest in the
state and the work is extensive. All
in LeWlstoWn will take pleasure i'll
wishing him unbounded success in
his new field of endeayor
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22
StOCkman Accused of Branding Calf
Belonging to n. N. MCCauley Is
Before Court.
LIST OF CASES AND JURORS
Seven Criminal Cases DoCketed-. The
jury Session Will Hold on Almost
to the Holidays.

The semi-annual jury term OF the
district court convened at 10 o'clock
this morning. After the usual pre-
llminaries, the first case on the GRIM
lnal docket, the case of state VS.. Vog-
le, was called for trial. A jury was
secured shortly after noon and wit
nesses have been heard. Vogle is
charged with the larceny OF Calf be-
longing to N. M. McCauley. A large
number of witnesses have been exam
lned and the case is expected to go
to the jury this afternoon. County
Attorney o. W. Belden is appearing
for the state and Frank E. Smith and
De kalb & Ayers represent the dc.
fendant.
Ihere are seven criminal cases
which are likely to be tried and il is
doubtful if they are all completed this
week. 1t will probably be the list of
December before the civil docket is
entered upon.
FOLLOWING are the criminal cases
which have been set for trial: State
VS.. Vogle, grand larceny; State VS..
Vogle, assault in second degree; State
VS.. Reed, assault in first degree; State
VS.. Wells and Anderson, grand lar
ceny; State VS.. Smith, grand larceny;
State VS.. Bena, burglary.
Civil docket: Dewitt VS.. Morase.
Nov. 30; Bright VS.. Lamb, Nov. 80;
Fowler VS.. Irish. Dec. 1st; Mcdonnell
VS.. Hamilton, Dec. /; Tiegen VS.. Bean,
Dec. End; Bean VS.. Stein, Dec. 3rd:
Barrows VS.. Gold Reef Mining Com
pany, Dec. 5th: Deranleau VS.. Mont
ana r. R. Co., Dec. 7th; Jones VS.. Won
Tobel, Dec. 9th; Riser VS.. Stuart ct
el, Dec. 10th; Riser VS.. Long ct ell,
Dec. 18th: Spangler VS.. McCauley,
Dec. 18th; Barnes VS.. Johns, Dec.
10th. Other civil cases may be set as
they come to issue before the jury is
dismissed.
Ihe following Jurors have been SUBJ
poenaed: r. G. Penwell, w. She'll. w.
B. She'll, T. J. Waddle, ]. w. Dough-
erty, ~. Jacllman, P. S. Scott. l.. A..
Meyers. William Dundom jr., Theo
Hogeland, w. B. Sullenger, C. w. Nc
Donnell. N. j. Littlejohn, Lewislown:
w. II. Barney. J. j. Sigafoos. Sam
Lutz. Garneill; William Fergus, jr..
Christina; Ernest Luckett. Utica:
Frank Walters. Gunton; C. E. White,
Armells: Jerome Lewright, Phil.
brook; C. p. Colyer. John Jenni, T. M.
Conway, I.ewistown; Chas. Ruck, Den
ton; J. w. Book. Lewistown; John
elliot, Hightield; J. H. Sanford, Rog-
ers; Louis Lehman. F. NJ. Partridge,
LeWistoWn: Henry Montgomery,
Philbrook; E H. Tuttlc, Stanford: W.
M. Smith, Rockford; John Morrison,
Stanford; T. r. Matlock. Kendall;
John Arthur, Lewistown; j. II. Will
lams, Gilt Edge; Andrew Green,
LeWistown; Henry Willis, E,lso:
James M. Campbell, Utica; W. r.
Woods, ]. p. Barnes. Lewistown.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22
CALLED HIM A "BlACK COON."
IObie Hickman Would not Stand fer
the Base destination.

John Fisher. head barber in the ne
gro shop on lower Main street is in
the hospital suffering from q broken
ankle and Tobias Hickman is minus
five dollar William as a direct result
OF a little encounter in the Exchange
saloon Thursday morning.
According to Tobe, who is an ordi.
nariiy reliable sort of an Ethiopian, he
went into the "culled" shop several
days prior to the encounter for the
purpose OF getting Il shave. He had
ode coin in his pocket to liquidate
for the shave and was considerably
put out when the barber told him that
negro patrons had to wait until after
s O'Clock to be waited upon Never
theless he swallowed his wrath and
passed out of the shop. He says that
| he did "drap few sarcasticisms." but
not sufficient to consult a coon bah
bah"
Bul the dignity of the ebOnated
| Niisker amputator was evidently ruff
fled as he promptly landed on Tobe the
first time they met. which happened
to be in the restaurant of Jack White
in the rear of the Exchange. TObe
says that he went in there "peacbly"
and was not "agitatin' for any fistlc
conbObolatiOn." but that the fellow
jumped on him and called him black
coon" and followed up the verbal as
sault with right swing, landing on
the inoffensive Tobes "solah complex
us right undah the lowan Jaw
Tobias right here showed a wonder
full pugilistic versatility. Running his
hand down into an iron cuspidor, he
closed up his fist and went after his
."sailer" with the rather formidable
weapon few sledge blows with the
cuspidOr sen, Fisher to the floor, hOrs
de combat. AS he fell, he twisted and
broke a bone in his left ankle. Mar
shal Bebb took Tobe in tow while the
doctors fixed Fisher up. Aside from
the broken bone he had several Sc
we're cuts in his head from which he
bled profusely TobC was brought
down from the bastle Friday morning
and paid a fine of 500 assessed by
Police Magistrate MacGOWan. disturb
ance of the peace being the charge
against him.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22
tIkS' Memorial.

The Il. l.. q. of EIks OF LewistOWn
are making preparations to celebrate
their annual memorial day Oh a more
elaborate scale than ever before. The
first Sunday in December is the day
upon which Elks gather for the pur-
pose OF paying the tributes of respect
to those who have passed into the
Great Beyond. Up to this year the
custom has not held the deepest sig
nificance for the local lodge, as there
has not been Il death among the men,
bership Of the Lewistown lodge. But
since the last memorial day was OBJ
served, death has claimed one OF the
truest and most beloved members of
the local organization, DR.. Frederick
Treacy, and for that reason. the day
will be observed with deeper sense
of its true meaning than ever before.
The services will be held in Gulyer's
hall at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon of
December 4th and all are invited to
be present. The hall will he beauti-
fully decorated and the services will
be of the most impressive character.
Charles NJ. Webster of Great Falls
will deliver the memorial address and
Frank E. Smith of the local lodge will
deliver the eulogy. Special music will
be rendered by <Mrs. DeCamp, violin
list and Miss Spach, sOloist, of Helena.
Miss Lena Newell of this city will re-
cite ThanatOpsis.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22
JAKE RAlSTON MURDERED.
Found Dead With a Bullet Through
His Head,

Choteau, Nov. l8. News vas
brought to this city at an early hour
this morning of the finding of the
dead body of Jake Ralston by Leon
ard J. Lownds in the Sun River
mountains yesterday evening. Rails
ton was lying in bed dead with bull
let through his intestines. Only mea-
ger facts are known as to the cause
of the tragedy, and diary kept by
the dead man gives about all the
ciew the authorities have by which
to apprehend the murderer. 1t ap-
pears that Ralston kept daily ac-
count of his doings, and the last item
was that written on November Ii,
1904. 1t reads: IL have been up
against Jim's gun and am just shot"
Jake Ralston was we'll known in
this section as a guide and trapper.
He was spending the winter in the
Sun River mountains. The man
"Jim' referred to above is supposed
to be James Fisher, who stayed with
the RalStons last winter in the
mountains, and who, it is said, is a
fugitive from justice in Alaska and
that reward hangs over his head.
Deputy Sheriff J. w. Kerr, with a
posse, departed for the scene of the
tragedy immediately after Mr.. Lownds
arrived in the city. On account of
the illness of RalstOn's father, r. f.
Ralston, Sr., Mr.. Lownds went to the
camp at the head of Sun river to no
tify Jake, and upon his arrival there
found the body as stated. No ar
rangements have been made for the
funeral.
James RalSton OF Kendall is II
brother to Jake RalstOn, the account
of whose violent death is given above.
Jim was called to that part Of the
country last week to see his father
who is very i'll.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22
NORRIS IS SURELY ELECTED.
The Hon. f. ". King Defeated BY
Over Three Hundred Votes.

The closest race in the state at
the recent election was that for the
lieutenant governorship. The Repub-
licans have claimed all along that
there was chance for King to win,
but there appears to be no longer
any doubt that Norris is elected by
about 400 plurality. The figures be-
low show the plurality for one or the
other of these candidates in the sever
al counties; the official count has
been completed in all Of them ex-
cept Dawson, Gallatin and Silver Bow
It hardly seems possible that the Off
cial count in these three would show
errors enough in the unofficial fig
ures to overcome Norris lead:
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22
Will FIGHT in Butte.

\ great deal of interest is being
taken in the coming Reilly-Flynn
fight, which will be held in the Broad
way theater November %. Flynn is
hard at work at the Union hall, in
Merderville, and yesterday spared
six fast rounds with Injian Joe
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22

" ~N$AA uAuSlCIdnu tIllS lkluukSSslF-
ing spirit better if we think of it as
resultant Of three spirits combined
appreciation, dependence and ex-
preston
We need s.rst of all Il spirit of lust
appreciation. We are never thankful
I'LL we know that we have the good
gifts OF God and realize their value.
Many men do not have the sense Of
possession. The rich are nOtoriousiy
lnappreclative. And the man who
counts his lot the meanest in the
world does not realize what Emerson
lett made any man rich when he said:
Give me health and a day and | will
make the pOmp of emperOrs ridicu-
ious. Even when we know that we
have received somewhat of God we do
not appraise it at it's just value. What
is most needful to simple, joyous
and enduring life cannot be withheld
from the humblest by any corporation
trust or oppressor. Air, sunshine, wa
ter, simple food, shelter and the inner
light cannot be cornered. Who can
appraise at their full value the COM
mon blessings sent of our heavenly
Father? II we begin to enumerate
where shall we end? Time would
fail us and tongue to tell of our won
derful country with the state of Tex
as more roomy than all England, with
our whole land, as Bishop Fallows
says, capable, when titled, of support
ing half billion people, having three
million square miles of territory, twen-
ty-six thousand miles of riverway,
twelve thousand miles of indented
shore, a land, arabic and temperate
through whose gates famine never
Yet hath entered We have the eli
mate that spurs on and yet restraints.
And how we have prospered. Ten
cents day good wages in China;
20 cents day good wages in Japan;
IS cents day good wages in Ger
many; one dollar Il day good wages
i'll England What have We? High
schools and academies, over six thous-
and, colleges more than four hundred
and eighty, church without number
and good men to meet every crisis
of our national life.
ITO have and to hold the thankful
spirit is to possess in addition the
spirit of filial dependence. No man
is thankful if what he has, however
valuable. comes by his own unaided
strength, or from impersonal forces
that no one, could either help or him
der. Let us hasten to acknowledge
our dependence not as slaves, but as
sons upon loving and almighty
Father who creates and controls all
at his will and then bestows upon us
freely what we need. We merely
meet conditions of bestowment, while
God gives. We need not to wrest our
blessings from an unwilling God. IL
is his delight to be to us father, and
to find in us the upward look of sons
"The last factor in the thanksgiving
spirit is the spirit of grateful express
sion. All life is expression and living
thankfulness finds expression in deeds
and words. If the spirit of thankful
ness is within us it will find it's appro-
pirate outlet. Praise is comely in the
upright. Our money. our time, our
talents spent upon Gods poor or to
advance the worship OF God and the
causes dear to his heart and germane
to his righteous purposes. join with
our voices to yield thanksgiving unto
God"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-11-22
The County Commissioners Finished
the Work last Tuesday Evening
and Agony Is Over.
SLATER LEADS BY TWENTY-ONE
P0Oular Sheriff will Hold Office for
Another Two YearS---Will
Make no Changes.

Iue county COMMISSIONERS llICI ltlSI
Tuesday evening and canvassed the
vote of this county at the last election.
No changes were made by the official
count and the court house will be dem
ocratic for the next two years at least.
The closest race was between Lincoln
y. Slater and George w. Cook for the
office of sheriff, the official count CIV
ing it to the popular Democratic nom
inee by plurality of 81. Edwin p.
Chandler had only 7S the best of Geo.
Canon, but the other pluralities we're
of more advanced variety. MacMil-
Ian, the candidate for sheriff, received
the highest vote cast for any of the
Socialist candidates, 217 being his
vote. To the Democrat Sheriff Slater
announced that there will be no
changes in his Office and his under
sheriff and deputies will retain thor
sslaces unless they desire to retire.
Following are the total votes for
the candidates and the pluralities Of
the respective winers:
Republican electors, 1856; Demo-
cratic electors, 821. Republican ma
iority, s35.
For representative in congress:
Gormley, DEM, 937; Dixon, Rep, l.
537. Dixon's plurality, 564.
- For governor: TOole, Dem., 1927;
Lindsay, Rep, 1895. Toole's plurality
80.
For lieutenant governor: King,
Rep, 1907; Norris, Dem, LOLA. Kings
plurality, 493.
For secretary of state: Romney,
Dem, l,O11, Yoder, Rep, l,42S. 70
der's plurality, AIT.
For chief justice: Brantley, Rep,
1892: Smith, Dem., 99s. Brantley's
plurality, 494.
For clerk OF supreme court: Nc
Rea. DEM, 1896; Athey. Rep. l,439.
Nthey's plurality, 403.
For attorney general: Hall. DEM.
zoos; Galen, Rep, LAS. Galen's
plurality, 437.
For state treasurer: Browne, DEM,
1913 Rice. Rep. LAPS. Rice's plur-
ality 3s5.
For state auditor: Goodwin, DEM,
9S1; Cunningham, Rep, l,45i. Cum
ninghans plurality. 40.
For superintendent public instrllc-
ton: Kay, Dem, 9S9; Harmon, Rep,
1.43S. Harmon's plurality, 44e.
For house representatives: Dennis,
Dem. 1,O5S; Hilger. Dem, 1,107,
Wiedeman, Rep, 1,242; Hedges; Rep,
t.347. Hedges plurality, 240; Wiede-
mans plurality, 1874.
For Judge Tenth district: Cheadle,
Rep, 1894: Watkins, Soc, 119. Chea-
dies majority 1915.
For sheriff: Slater. DEM, 1,249;
Cook. Rep, 1925. Slater's plurality,
81.
i. For county treasurer: Canon, DEM.
l.2t9: Chandler, Rep. 1927. Chand-
Ier's plurality, IS.
For clerk and recorder: Hazen.
Dem. 1882; Sellers, Rep, 1929. Haz-
ems plurality, 153.
For county attorney Ayers, Dem,
LAST; Belden, Rep. 1,127. Ayers
plurality, $50.
For clerk of district court: Ritch,
Dem, 1,435; Wright, Rep. 1.120.
Ritch's plurality, 313.
For county assessor: Pick, DEM.
1,4S5; Plum. Rep, 1860. Picks plur-
ali5y. 425.
FOR county superintendent OF in
struction: Miss Meyersick Dem. D.
474; Stoner. Soc, SO. Miss Meyer
sick's majority, 1881.
For county surveyor: Hogeland,
| Dem, 1,127; Wasmansdorff. Rep, l.
$50. Wasmansdorff's plurality, 229.
l For coroner: Wilson, DEM, 1927;
| Attix. Rep, 1882. Attix's plurality,
4 $50.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-23
the young people in town and some
from the country attended and all re-
port fine time
Genius (?) Running Wild

Those who can boast y of their
long acquaintance with the contents
of the Avalanche will readily remem
Der the heart breaking attempts in
pottery which at longer or shorter
intervals have found their way into
the columns of our daily. Here and
elsewhere the native talent deposits
the product CT brainfag, sometimes
for consi deration, in the home paper
whose editor sports sufficient resist
ance to general information to inflict
upon his readers the product afore-
said. Vide the pitiful attempts of
the occasional writer of funeral jingle.
which read like Charivar's jokes.
But anything that ever was offered
to a poor, suffering public in this or
any other branch of home made YER
sitication is certainly done to tatters
and rags by the effusion of a signed
author on THE Iroquis' Disaster
in last Mondays Avalanche.
Only an expert on temporary in
sanity or the worst pessi mist going
could in his most visionary moods
imagine a chattering idiot concoct
such balderdash as the Avalanche
offers its innocent readers in that
''pome. - 1t is actually an insult to
the patrons of that paper, which can
afford to print such arrant nonsense
in sober earnest. 1t reminds one of
the fellow who came masked as
harlequin to the obsequies.
Whether the Avalanche man re-
CARDS his readers as born idiots or
thinks he can create anything but the
lowest estimate of our intellectual
standing among outsiders who happen
to glance over that blood curdling at
tempt of verse smithing is an open
| question. Later on, overburdening
care and engrossing employment will
be probably pleaded by the editor who
was not looking when the thing got
printed But it 8 there all the same
twaddle ever concocted by ''pote'
who knew where to take his attempts
at senseless jingle engrossed with the
utmost disregard for our beloved and
graceful Kings English. The credit
however belongs solely to the editor
and publisher of the Avalanche and
he is hereby handed u warranty deed
to tin a bunch
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-23
PARACHUTE PARAGRAPHS.
Fred Munro of Rife was down one
day last week ON business

Fred Munro of Rifle was down one
day last week ON business
VIM. Davis and wife spent Monday
in DeBeque with their many friends.
j. L. Mcdowell, foreman of Hugus
Co.'S Rifle store was in town Tues
day.
Ed. Barthell and wife gave finch
party to number of their friends on
Monday evening.
Miss Helen Mathews has been hav-
ing quite time with neuralgia of the
stomach, but is much better at this
writing.
Harry Russey shipped a car load of
fine horses the first of this week to
Kansas where he puts them on the
market.
Alex Gum has been quite busy the
last week building au ice house and
chicken house for Foster Jenny
Women of Woodcrsft met last Fri
day evening and finished installing
the rest of their officers and also mi
tiated another candidate.
DR.. Mckinney had we'll dug last
week and struck plenty of water, but
Harry Russey did not have such good
luck in digging his well.
Rev. Radford held services last
Sunday afternoon at Cache creek
school house and expects to preach
there every other Sunday afternoon
from now on.
The series of meetings held by the
90 Church of God people that has
been running for some time, closed
last week and Rev. Turpin went to
his home, as he had very sick child.
NJ H. STREET bought the old barn of
Fritzlan, which was an old land mark
of Parachute and after STREET. tore it
down Harry Russey bought the lumber
and intends to build him barn at
his place.
Kent Siprelle and Chas. Johnston
have been in town several days the
last week from their hunting and
trapping camp at the head of Para
chute creek. They have had fine sue
cess, having captured four fine noun,
tain lions as we'll as many other furs
some of which are quite valuable.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-23
BASALT BUBBLES.

Fern Stager was Carbondale visi
tor Sunday.
Jas. Boyd has sold his ranch near
Basalt to a party from Leadville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Mallon left Tues,
day morning for visit to Denver,
Price Sloss shipped several cars OF
cattle east the latter part of last week.
Mack Stiffier of Colorado City Wis
tied his parents Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Collins has returned to Ba
salt after a short trip to Denver and
vicinity.
Governor Waite of Aspen passed
through Basalt Monday on his way to
Leadville.
Miss May Griffith returned Tuesda y
night from an extende' visit in Colo
RADIO Springs.
Quite number of young men at
tended the mask ball given in Asper
last week. All report splendid time.
Mrs. W. P. Bates was called tt
Gunnison by the sudden illness of hel
mother. Later advice reports her a.
much improved.
The Experience social given by the
Ladies Aid society on Tuesday even
ing WAS a great success, both socially
and financially.
Miss Maude Ditty Of Snow Mass i.
visiting Mrs. s. P. Sloss Miss Dit,
expects to leave soon for an extended
trip to the Northwest.
Mrs. l. II. Mitchell went to Lead
vile Sunday to help take care of hel
sister, Mrs Will Shanks. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shanks and little son are all sick
with the fever SO prevalent in Lead
vile now.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-23
GYPSUM GYRATIONS.

DR.. Warren of Minturn was in
town Friday.
DR.. Hotopp of Glewnood was in
Gypsum one day last week.
Dan mckinley made flying trip
to Eagle on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. ard Mrs. E. E. Glenn of Eagle
spent Sunday visiting friends in
Gypsum.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmar
Norgaard on Friday morning, Jan.
TO- nine pound boy. All are doing
we'll
Among the visitors from Eagle this
week were Elmer Bonnell, d. M,
Crismon, W. E. Noecker, Miss Fran.
ces Welsh, and Miss Alice Thoborg.
A. A. Burke of Shoshone arrived
Saturday to take charge of our union
depot. We are glad to welcome MIR.
Burke and his wife to our community
Work WAS commenced on Monday
on J. P. Oleson's new department
store. More carpenters will he put
on in few days and the building
completed in a short time.
A farewell dance was given for our
departing telegraph operator, Mr..
| rruitt, on Friday evening. All Of
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-23

better prices for their potatoes.
Messrs q. A. Morrison, Ed. Stauffa
cher, c, II. Harris. A q. Foster, and
F. { Childs Were appointed a com
mittee To formulate a plan to gain
the ends desired The committee met
Wednesday and are prepared to report
to the association on Saturday, to
which time the meeting was ad
journed
A large number of invitations had
been extended to Carbondale people
to attend the performance of the local
minstrel troupe at Redstone Saturday
evening. A special train was run
from Glenwood and quite number
from Glenwood and this place attend
ed. Among others were: Hon. W..
M. Dinkel ID. w. Shores, Chas.
johnson, Mrs. V. L. Brown, Mrs.
Sebree and daughter Marian, Mrs.
Ward Tucker and son Frank, Mr..
and Mrs. O. Holland and few whose
names we did not get. Everybody
reports the Minstrel company great
and the presiding genius of it all
Hon. T. NJ. GIbb, unsurpassed
Gibbs Redstone diamond was
corker. By the way why would moi
Glib make a good congressman fol
this district. He's good business
man and good mixer
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-23
COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE
Items of Interest from Neighboring Towns
Gathered By Our Corps of Special Reporters

edy. "A Cheerful Liar to large
and enthusi astic audience here Mon
day evening. Those numbered among
the company were: John Gale, A. H.,
o. W. and Archie.Tubbs, j. G. Snuffer,
C. W. Alvord. G. C. Crawford, Myr-
tie Smith, Mrs. Sandwin and Mrs.
Smart. Everyone showed much talent
and did we'll by their part. The
Tubbs orchestra furnished the music.