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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-05
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-05
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One disease of thinness in
children is scrofuIa; in adults,
consumption. Both have poor
blood both need more fat.
These diseases thrive on lean
ness. Fat is the best means OF
overcoming them; cod liver oil
makes the best and healthiest
fat and
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-05

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1904 4506 copies weekly.
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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06
Telegraph Connections Have Been
Made With The Western Un-
ion from Lewistown.
FIRST MESSAGE SENT ON FRIDAY
Mr.. War; of the Lewistown TeIe-
phone Co. GreetS the West
ern Union by Telegraph.

The winged Mercury of science. the
telegraph, made its debut in Lewis
town last Friday, on which occasion
a message was transmitted from an
instrument in the Office of the Lewis
town Telephone Co. to the Western
Union headquarters at Great Falls.
The wires Of the telephone company
are utilized by means of sys-
tenn Of condensers and the extra
burdening of the system will make
no material difference to the tele-
phone facilities. The operator at
this end OF the line is in direct CON
nection with the Western Union and
through connections can be made
with any central Office of the Western
Union in the state.
Hitherto kilograms have been tele-
phoned to the Office at Great Falls
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06
Dairy Changes Hands.

NJ. E. Crowley, who has con Quoted
the Lewistown Dairy for the past
thirteen years. disposed of the busi-
ness yesterday to Henry Holbrook,
who will will handle the business in
the future. Mr.. Crowley desires to
thank his numerous customers for
past favors, many of whom have been
his patrons ever since he first engaged
in the dairy business. He also wishes
to recommend his successor, Mr..
Holbrook, who has been in his en-
ploy for the past five years, as young
man who is thoroughly conversant
with the dairy business and in all
other ways we'll qualified to give the
patrons of the Lewistown dairy entire
satisfaction. Mr.. Holbrook has leased
the Meagher ranch and in future will
make that place his headquarters.
Mr.. Crowley retires from the dairy
business in order that he might be
able to devote his entire attention
to his ranch.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06
ut DID NOT SHIP THE CAT.
Pussy Objected to Being Deprived
of a Cav CITY fxiStancp

Jack Williams of Moore had cat
to ship one daytlast week. The cat
had kittens. Jack got the kittens in
a box and nailed a lid firmly on. The
OLD cat was not SO easy and for
several hours Jack chased tho feline
around the town ia an endeavor to
catch her.
Pussy got suspicious and began to
think there was something doing.
Jack slipped up on her while she was
planning means of escape and grab
bed her with both hands. Williams
had been flirting with the black bottle
and handled pussy with a heavy hand.
There was a crowd IN Wilson's store
and they were suddenly startled by
the advent Of a wild eyed man
holding cat with every hair standing
on end and swearing profanely. For
a few moments it was stand off:
when at last the cat with a final
mixed things in manner
which was too strenuous for her
captor who at the final stage of the
game was left with handful of fur
and memory Of a whirlwind of
teeth and claws that had left in a
hurry for parts unknown
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06
The LADY TALKED WITH FlUENCY
A COmiCdI Mistake Which Occurred
at the LewistOwn Depot.

Ii you are feeling sore at yourself
aud are hunting for trouble, just ask
Max Mas if he can talk Norwegian.
1t was one on Max all right and what
made it harder was his intentions
were so honest.
Nielsen was expecting a Norwegian
lady from the most northerly of the
north tiords Of the old country and,
although her language and intonation
is as plain as daylight and as the
ripping Of the summer sea to the
young men of Norway, it is as seal
ed book to a native Of the United
States.
Therefore Nielsen went to the de-
pot and asked Max Mas to keep a
weather eye open for the lady who
could not talk and see that she was
safely headed in the right direction
to his residence where she could poul
her troubles into understanding ears,
Wagner was the conductor on Fridry
night and when he stepped into the
agents office, Max jumped up and
mentioned in rather forceable man
ner that he had forgotten to look out
for the lady. He asked Wagner if he
had brought over a young female who
could not talk United States and was
informed that such lady had been
on the train and was told to hurry
and he would catch her before she
got lost.
When he rushed on to the platform
Wagner shouted to him and turned
his attention to a stout young lady
who was then walking in the direc-
tion of the bus. Max hurried forward
and placing himself directly in front
of the girl began species of sign Ian
guage indicating that he wanted her
to follow him. The girls eyes got as
big as saucers and she appeared to be
dumbfounded. Seemingly not being
able to make her understand the sign
language, Max told her in loud voice
to Get on bus and that will take you
to Neilsen's: NEILsEN's understands"
An indignant light burned tiercely in
the lady's eyes as she turned an irate
countenunce to Max and said in no
gentle tones: ''You must think | do
not know where | am going"
We will draw veil over the agony
suffered by the accommodating Max
when he learned that the lady was a
resident of Straw and a native of the
United States. He beat the record
getting back to the office. Max says
he was jobbed and the circumstance
does seem somewhat suspicious, look
ing at it from Sherlock Holmes
point of view.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06
PRIOR SMITHS BODY SHIPPED.
Brother in Oregon Requested That
Body Be Sent to Him.

William Coburn, accompanied hv
his brother, Wallace Coburn. was in
LeWistoWn last week attending Ia
the shipment of Prior Smith. who
died suddenly from heart trouble
While representing with the Steph-
ems roundup for the Cobum outfit.
III was at first intended to bury the
body Of the dead cowpuncher here.
out message was received from his
brother at Shannilio, Oregon, request
ing that the corpse lie shipped to
that point for burial. The body was
prepared for shipment by George
Creel and put on the train Friday
morning. The dead mans brother
in Oregon is big stockman and in
terested in several lines of business
SWith has worked for the Cobnrn
outfit for some time and this spring
was representing their interests on
this side of the river.
While in Lewistown Wallace con.
urn mentioned that he had written
up the life OF Charlie Russell the
cowboy artist, at the request of the
management Of the National Maya
zine, OF Washington, d. G., for the
issue 81 the present month. Mr.. CO.
Durh mas known Russell for the past
sixteen years and chronicles the
eVent1ul career Of his friend in \
manner which could NOT lao ;n,nro,,o,
upon. 1t is write-up from vest
ern standpoint and portrays the life
ol cowpuncher as it really was.
wallace Coburn was asked to also
contribute story of his own life but
modestly declined the honor, stating
that she guessed he would leave that
to his friends"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06

opened up to the world the cold Ore
gon country"
a more suspicious day. for the open
ing OF the exposition could not have
been desired. The early morning
weather conditions did not augnr well
for the celebration; clouds loitered
over the city and there was every in
dication that rain would mar the ex-
ercises. but the clouds soon rolled
away and the sun gladdened the
hearts OF the people who had waited
Tor weeks and months for this great
day, the greatest in the history of
Portland and the Pacific northwest.
The literary exercises which pre-
ceeded the formal opening of the fair
was one Of extraordinary excellence.
seldom has such an array of orators
gathered on the same platform, and
certainly never in the history OF the
Pacific northwest have its people been
privileged to hear in a few short hours
such emminent speakers as Nice-Pres-
ldent Fairbanks, Speaker Jos. Cannon
OF the house Of representatives Sena-
tor Clark, Of Wyoming; Congressman
Tawney, Of Minnesota: MI. H. A.
Taylor. assistant secretary of the
treasury department.: Governor Cham
berlain, of Oregon, and Mayor Will
Jams, of Portland.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06
TWO PROSPEROUS RANCHES,
A Fertile Area on Little Rock Greek
Which Looks Extremely Well.

AS one passes over the ridge which
separates Little Rocl, creek from
Beaver creek the eye dwels on a
well cultivated spot to the right of
the road which embraces the ranches
of J. II. Hoseman and l.. H. Woody.
These genlemen have by energetic
effort and we'll applied industry
carved out excellent homes for them
selves from the wide expanse of
prairie through which runs the
Little Rock creek bottom
The HoSeman ranch consists of
500 acres, one hundred and fifty of
which is under cultivation, Winter
wheat is raised with success and
garden truck is good crop.
The Woody ranch is 800 acre
holding and last year crop of
winter wheat was harvested which
averaged thirty bushels to the acre.
In the neighborhood of $50 acres of
this ranch has been put under crop
and new land is being broken. Both
Hoseman and Woody have a rapidly
increasing bunch of cattle.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06
OIL is DISCOVERED IN THE
NORTH M0CCAS|N DISTRICT

After having won most favorable
renown throughout the entire west.
ern country as one of.the greatest gold
producing camps in the Rocky. Noun
tain region, the enterprising town of
Kendall is preparing to widen .the
scope of her industry and in addition
to turning out big gold bricks every
few days, proposes to become known
as an oil field. Not since the camp
was started has there been so
much excitement as during the
last few days, or since last Thursday
when oil in most encouraging quanti-
ties was discovered by means of the
operation of diamond drill on the
Bullard property.
Oil was not the object in view when
the diamond drill was set to work by
the Queen Gold Mining & Milling
company, of st. Paul. who recently
purchased the Bullard property for
$4,000. The ground adjoins the ia
nous Barnes-King mining property
and is considered a first class mining
proposition. At any rate the new
owners thought so well of it that they
decided to drill down for several hun
dred feet in different places and, in
this manner, thoroughly exploit the
ground for gold.
Four weeks ago last Sunday E. X.
Frost, one OF the men in the employ
OF the company was digging out the
spring near the old cabin on the prop
erty for the purpose OF getting bet
ter flow of water for drilling purposes.
While digging, he noticed that the
dirt was saturated with oil and his
shovel looked as if it had been dipped
into an oil tank after he had dug for
a while. Closer examination showed
that there was comparatively large
amount of oil on the water in the
spring.
The oil indications were called to
the attention of f. S. Weidenborner
one of the members of the company
conducting the operations. He inn
mediately collected a quantity of it
in bottle and sent it to an oil ex
pert in the east for analysis Moth
ing further was said of the matter
and drilling operations were started.
While drilling on hole No. 2 last week
Oil was encountered at depth of 81
feet. The drill was sent few feet
deeper and the men took a short
rest. In about fifteen minutes the
work was begun again and a quart or
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06

more OF oil was brought to the sur
lace. In the meanwhile, Mr.. Weiden
borner had received a report from the
eastern expert showing that the pro-
duct was lubricating oil of better
than average high grade
Several tests were made and each
time quart or more of the oil was
brought to the surface. So impressed
were Mr.. Weidenborner and the men
working with him on the drin with
the outlook that they immediately
came to this city and filed on all of
the land in sight. Already over two
thousand acres of the land has been
filed on and every foot of land any
where near that point will be taken
up soon.
Since the excitement old-timers in
that part of the county recall having
often seen the indications of oil
around the spring which is located in
about the middle of the Bullard ranch
OF nearly mile from the mill Of the
Barnes-king company Fred Sthph-
ems, Joe Wunderlin and others have
frequently noticed the oil on the wat
ers OF the spring but did not give the
matter much attention. OF late.
however, the oil has settled on the
spring IN such quantities as to make
1t necessary for the Queen Mining
company to dig well out some dis
tanee away in order to secure drink
ing water for the men.
Just what will be the result of the
present excitement no one can tell
1t is known that Fergus county lies
in the great lubricating oil belt of the
west. There have been found traces
OF OIL IN different portions of the
county but never so pronounced as in
the Kendall district. Some may
think that the amount found there
does not Justify any excitement. but
many thousands of dollars were spent
in the now famous Beaumont oil
fields OF Texas on the strength of in
dlcatlons not nearly so encouraging as
those Of Kendall. In that district
there were showings of oil in small
creek. A number of wells were sunk
but not until Barker sent one down
for fourteen hundred feet on Spindle
Top did the first gusher make its APP
pearance. That was in 1901 and
Beaumont is now second only to the
Pennsylvania fields in fame as an oil
producer.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06

the rate on livestock shipments. the
regular rate of $l.5s3 cents ner lOO
pounds appears to be exorbitant. The
through rate on Texas cattle shipped
TO Halata in l0-car lots is $3.50 per
ear, and as the minimum rate per car
load is $4,000 pounds, it figures out at
rate OF 30 cents per 100 pounds for
that class of freight. A similar
charge for oil in 5000 gallon tanks
would appear reasonable, but the reg
uiar rate quoted is higher by about
40 per cent.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06

anu transmitted by telegraph from
that point. The late inStallment of
an instrument here will insure great
er privacy in sending messages and
also Will lower the rate considerably.
The cut in the rate will amount TO %
or3o per cent, which will mean a con-
siderable saving on long messages 1t
VIII also insure greater accuracy as it
Is very easy to mistake one word for
another over the telephone if there
Is any similarity in intonation.
With the addition Of telegraph IA
clllties, Lewistown possesses all ad-
vantages which are usually found in
one OF the larger cities and its rapid
advancement in the business world is
largely due to the fact that Lewis
towns business men are so willing to
adopt and patronize any improvement
or innovation which would tend to
further the social and business sue
cess OF the city.
Ihe instrument now in use was
put in by Mr.. Bacon, superintendent
OF the company, assisted by Mr.. Ca
pie, depot agent OF the Montana rail
road, who is an expert operator. Mr..
a. W War;, president of the Lewis
town Telephone Co. was the sender OF
the tirst message by telegraph from
LeWlstoWn to the outside world.
The telegraph system is not vet
thoroughly completed and it will be
in the neighborhood of week or ten
days ere it will be in shape for public
patronage. Mr.. War; is making ar
rangemnts to procure an operator for
this end of the line.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06
PORTLAND EXPOSITION OPENED.
President Roosevelt formally Opened
Big Exposition on Thursday.

Portland, Ore, June 1.-With the
gentle touch of hand upon a golden
telegraph instrument President Roose-
yelt from the White House, today gave
the signal which formally opened to
the world the Lewis and Clark CEN
tennial exposition, monument to the
memories of Captains Merriwether
and William Clark, the pioneers who
100 years ago blaZed the trail which
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-06-06

The premium map Of the Fergus
County Democrat is received we'll in
every section Of the county and it
will not be long ere there is one in
almost every family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-16
ATTEMPTED Assassination.

At the Nicholas station 10 Moscow
last night, while General Trepof was
bidding farewell to Grand Duke Sergius
on his departure for ST. Petersburg, a
young man wearing a students cap fired
three shots from a revolver at the gen.
eral. All the shots missed General Ire
pof. Grand Duke Sergius proceeded on
his journey.
General Trepoff, who recently was
relieved of the Office of chief ofpolice of
Moscow and ordered to the front, to
take up bis duties as head of the Red
Cross Society in Manchuris, incurred
the special enmity of the students of
Moscow by the severity with which be
put down their demonstrations of De-
cember Is and 10, 1904. Within one
week in 1902 there were three attempts
upon his life. The first of these, on
March 81, was by woman named Al
lart, goyerness, who placed the muzze
Of a pistol against General Trepof7s
breast and pulled the trigger The
weapon. however, failed 70 discharge.
Four days later a man armed with a
dagger tried to force his way into the
presence of General TrepOff with the
avowed purpose OF killing him. The
would-be assassin was overpowered and
arrested. Within two days after this
incident, while General Trepoff was
riding in his carriage, young man,
supposed to be a rusticated student,
sprang upon the step of the vehicle and
tried to stab him, but only succeeded
in slightly wounding a policeman.
After the anti government demonstra.
tons in Moscow last month, it was
said that the socialistic revolutionary
party had passed sentence of death
upon both General Trepof, chief of
police, and Grand Duke Sergius, gov
ernor general of Moscow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-16
Virginia News.

The trial Of Charles R. Fishburn,
banker and broker, for the murder OF
DIR. Frederick Lepew will begin today at
Roanoke.
Tangier oystermen. charged with re-
volt against the State authorities. got
off with small fines in the trial at Acco-
mac Courthouse.
Secretary Shaw has sent letter to the
chairmen of the House and Senate COM
mittees on public buildings ask
ing for an additional appropriation OF
S25, 900 to complete the Federal building
at Charlottesville.
Prof Fl. II. Hill, of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, at Blacksburg, has
accepted the position of assistant profess
sor of analytical chemistry with the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, at Jackson, Miss.
Mr.. Robert w. TunstaIl, graduate
of the University of Virginia and for four
years head Of the classical department OF
Jacob Tome Institute in Maryland is be-
ing mentioned to succeed Mr.. Fitzhngh
as instructor of Latin at the University
of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Meredith, OF
Richmond, have been remarked in Baiti-
more after double divorce. They are
said to have been brought together again
by their little daughter. Mrs. Meredith
got divorce in Cincinnati four years
ago, and her husband got one in Rich
moud last week.
The State Corporation Commission has
fixed February % as the date for hearing
argument from the common carriers OF
the State on the notice heretofore given
concerning the investigation OF the gen.
eral subject ofthe classification OF freights
ia Virginia. The commission will then
consider the matter and determine the
question of formulating and putting into
effect single uniform classification for
the entire State.
A dispatch from Norfolk says that the
Ifour-masted schooner Cordelia Il. Hayes
stranded four miles southeast OF Dla-
mond Shoal yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock, and now lies hopeless wreck
on the inner shoal, with twelve feet OF
water in her hold. After thrilling
battle with mountainous seas the surf
men OF the Creeds Hill and Hatteras
Iils-saying stations succeeded in rescu-
ing Capt. Brown aud his crew Of eleven
men. who were landed at Hatteras.
B. f. Obaugh aud E. NJ. Wilson,
United States railway postal clerks on
the Southern Railway between Wash.
ington and Danville, while en- route
from the post-ofice of Danville to the
depot about 3;i5 yesterday morning
we're attacked by three unknown men.
Wilson knocked down the foremost OF
the assailants aud dealt severely with
him. while Obaugh entertained the
other two. The three finally escaped
before officers could be summoned. The
object of the attack is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-16
Now TriaI for senator Burton.

Washington. Jan. 16.-The Supreme
Court of the United States this afternoon
rendered decision granting a new trial
to Senator Joseph r. Burton, of Kansas.
He was convicted by the U. S. District
Court of st. Louis, of acting as paid at
torney for a get-rich-quick concern be-
fore the Postofiice Department while
holding the position 81 Senator, and was
sentenced to six months in the Iron
county, Mo-, Jail and to pay a fine Of
81, 500. Today's decision was by the
narrow majority of five to four.
Senator Joseph Ralph Burton was
granted new trial by the Supreme
Court this morning on writof error OBJ
tanned BY the defendant to the sentence
of Judge Adams, of the Missouri District
Court at ST. Louis of six months i'm
prisonment any s2, fine. Senator
Burton was tried under the federal statute
prohibiting members of Congress from
receiving compensation for representing
clients before the government department.
lie was alleged to have appeared for the
Rialto Graf and Investment Company of
st Louis before the Postoffice Department
and to have received money for his
services.
On the question whether the statute
covers the oflense, alleged to have been
committed, by Senator Burton, Justices
Harlan, Brown, McKenna, Holmes and
Day were in the affirmative; while the
Chief Justice, Justices Brewer, White,
and Peckham dissented. Likewise the
court divided in the same way, the ma
iority holding on the merits that the
facts alleged against Senator Burton
were sufficient to justify conviction il
established The minority held there
was no evidence at all TO sustain a
conviction.