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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14
LINfMAN DROPS FORTY FEET
DfATn ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS
Thomas liCke An Emye the Billings Mutual Telephone
Company Loses Hold On Pole and Falls Horrible Death On
Cement Pavement.

Thomas Lickert lineman employ
ed by the Lewistown-B Billings Mutual
Telephone Company, met with a fatal
accident, falling to his death from a
telephone pole on Third avenue north,
a few feet from Main street last Sat-
urday morning at 10:45. He was work.
ing for the telephone company looking
after the wires when he lost his bal
ance and dropped to the cement side
walk underneath, a distance of prob
ably forty feet, striking upon his head
and chest. When picked up he was
unconscious and remained 50 until
his death, which occurred few min
utes afterward, in the Schroeder hos
pital where he was taken Immediately
after the fatal fall.
Coroner Attix held an inquest over
the body in the undertaking parlors Of
John Duggan on east Main street at
400 Saturday afternoon, when a num-
ber of witnesses and acquaintences Of
the young man We're examined and the
unfortunate affair gone into thorough
ly.
| The first witness called was Jack
Wills who is the line foreman for the
company. He stated that Lickert was
left in charge of the office and line
that morning. Immediately after the
accident Wills made an eXamlnatlor
! Of the line and found no live wires
which shows that the fall was due te
Lickert's losing a foothold.
Claude Richardson, who was the
only eyewitness of the fall, testified
that while he was standing in front
of Curly Vans place he saw Lickert
when he was in the act of falling and
about thirty feet in the air. Lickert
! he says apparently struck on his side.
Richardson was the first man at the
side of Lickert and helped place him
in Scovel's wagon, which was rushed
to the hospital. DR.. Long was immed-
rived at the hospital Lickert was
gasping his last, passing away eight
minutes after the doctors arrival.
DR.. Long said that when he arrived
at Schroeders the blood was running
from the nose and ears of the man,
and that he had a ragged cut over
his left eye, but the blow which evil
lently caused his death was the force
Of the fall against his chest which
caused serious internal arrangements.
DR.. Attix read a number of letters
which We're found in the young mans
pockets. These showed that he had
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14

to do their part Miles CITY has showr
a Willingness to cooperate with this
city and that will insure the procuring
OF first class attractions at a reason
able cost
Concerted action is necessary from
the beginning and If Lewistown Is to
have the first carnival in the history OF
central Montana it Is urgent that ev-
everybody turn out tonight and start
the ball rolling in good shape.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14

Dick Lausch, clerk in the post office,
left last week for Chicago, his former
stamping ground. Dick will be absent
a month.
Jerry Quesnelly, Frank Wocasek
and Christ Wocasek of Great Falls
were registered at the Day House last
Saturday.
Miss Sarah Tresch of Glengary was
a Lewistown visitor last week, spend
ing several days with the family of
D. j. Kane.
Miss Winnefred Newell left Wednes-
day morning to spend two weeks visit
ing with Mrs. Romanstad on the Fer
gus ranch.
Mrs. Francis Gibson returned Sat
prday evening from Seattle where she
had been since last June. She was ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs. Adolph
Harmon.
Claire Ackly, a graduate of the Fer
gus County high school, left yesterday
for Liberty Mo, where ne will begin
a four year course in electrical engi-
neering in the William Jewell college
A party composed of Dean VIM
Shipman. c. B. Shipman, Mrs. w. A.
Erickson, Miss Gertrude Shipman and
Gertrude and Gratia Erickson left fol
a short tour of the Yellowstone Park
on Mondays train.
Walter Hill, son of j. j. Hill. came
in from Kendall Wednesday, where he
| was looking after some mining prop
erty on which he has an option. Mr.
Hill made the run in his auto in the
rcord breaking time of As minutes.
Rudolf Won Tobel left Wednesday fol
Flatwillow where he will join his fam.
lily, who have been spending the sum.
mer angling speckled beauties and en-.
joying the austere climate of the
snowies. They will return to Lewis.
town In few days.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14

friends in Wyoming and in Livingston,
been formerly employed. 1t was also
ascertained that the deceased was a
member in good standing Of the Mod
ern Woodman lodge Of Livingston,
and of the local labor union
The deceased recently insured with
the New York Life in the sum of two
thousand dollars and also carried
policy in the Modern Woodman lodge
for one thousand dollars, both Of which
were made payable to a nephew of
his in Gotheral, Germany.
Mrs. E. Phillips, with whom Lick
ert boarded preceding his demise, was
called upon the stand and said that
the deceased had no near relatives
living in either America or Germany.
Communication will be entered into
with his nephew as soon as possible.
The jury, which was composed Of
ALT Stephens, w. H. Hortop, E. A.
Foster, ack Edgecombe, Marshall
Huffiine and Archie Mccormick, after
a few minutes deliberation, returned
verdict that death was due to an ac-
cidental fall for which no one was re-
sponsible.
Thomas Lickart was well known in
Lewistown where he has resided for
the past year and half, and was one
Of the trusted employees Of the Mutual
Telephone company. He made many
friends during his short residence
here all of whom are shocked by the
deplorable mishap which befell him in
! the prime of his life. He was born in
Germany in 1868, spent part Of his life
in Switzerland and came to this coun-
try at an early age.
Since his arrival here he has been
steadily employed and has shown him
self to be a competent workman, fru-
gal and industrious. During the win
ter he was unfortunate in contracting
a severe attack of pneumonia from
which he had entirely recovered.
The funeral services We're held Mon
day morning at 8 O'Clock from tire
Catholic church under the auspices of
the local labor union, Father Van Clar-
enbeck officiating. The local branch
es of the Montana Federation turned
out en- mass, Local union No. Z, Team
owners union No. and Blacksmiths
union No attending the services and
interment in the Catholic cemetery.
The pail bearers were, Monte Baul-
ey, Hal DenZerr, F. H. Bacon, A. H.
Van Iderstine, James Dougherty and
Fred Payne.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14

Alexander Lehman and Walter
Smith took a fast run over the bench
country last week in Mr.. Lehman's
automobile, paying business respects
to Moore and Garneill.
nj. l.. Woodman, who has been con-
fined to his room for the past ten days
as the result of an operation for an
abcess, expects to get up town tomo--
row.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14

Benjamin TeSelle and wife will leave
shortly foi the Gallatin valley where
they vii reside in the future. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ieoeiie have resided in the Castle
Butte neighborhood for the past sum
mer and their inany friends wish them
well in sh heir new abode.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14

We are in a position to furnish
your dining room on short no.
tice with any piece or all pieces
needed. 1t may be you need on
ly set Of chairs; it may be you
need a table, a china closet or
buffet, or it may be you want to
furnish the dining room COM
plete. We can furnish it in Gold
en-, Early English, Weathered,
Flemish, Atwerp or any desired
finish of the WOOD. We have fur
nished some of the most elabor-
ate dining rooms in Lewistown
and given complete satisfaction.
We guarantee to please.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14

Our pedestal extension tables,
in both round and square and in
Golden, Weathered or Early
English finish, both in finish and
workmanship, are beyond COM
parison. Our tables are easily
taken apart for moving and just
as easy to set UP again. They
range in price from $500 for a
dining room table, we'll finished
like illustration, UP to $4,000 for
our very best pedestal quartered,
sawed and polished oak tables.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14
For
the
Dining
Room! i!

This is the time Of the year
when the progressive housekeep-
er begins to plan on the pieces
of furniture she will add to the
house this fall. No room in the
modern American home com.
mands more care and attention
than the dining room. The fur
nishing of this room sometimes
make or mar the appearance of
every other room in the house,
therefore special attention
should be paid to the furnishing
of the dining room.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-14

Mrs. OltN Lockwood of this city and
c. NJ. Folcomb. foreman of the Ford
ranch of Bower Bros. were united in
marriage by Rev. w. A. Winters last
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock They
have established their home on the
Ford ranch, in which Mr.. Holcomb is
largely Interested
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
OPERA SEASON OPENS.
Large and Fashionable Audience Fills
New York's Great Playhouse.

New York, Nov. 27.- With Gounod's
"Romeo ct Juliette'' as the premiere
and introducing three singers new TO
the lyric stage of America the grand
opera season opened last night at tile
Metropolitan. The audience was. If
possible, larger and even more brilliant
than ever before.
Never perhaps in the history of the
house has Gounod's tuneful master
piece been sung under auspices more
grateful to audience and to artist.
There were the usual first night scenes.
an audience filtering in for the first
half of the first act and every one
awaiting the before the curtain speqta-
Gle when the boxes should fiiaand the
full effectof colorsand of light make up
the gorgeous whole
But there was one feature essential
ly new. Before the first act was, over
Miss Geraldine Farrar had won her
house, which brought her back again
and again at the fall of the curtain. 1t
was not until the end of the balcony
scene, however, that the triumph Of
the American girl. returned to her own
people, was fully felt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
SWEPT OVER NIAGARA FALLS.
Daring Attempts to Rescue Unknown
Man From Cataract Fail.


Niagara Falls, N. Y, Nov. 27.-An
uzlxnown man was swept over the
Horseshoe falls in small boat after a
daring attempt had been made to save
him. An employee of the Ontario Power
company first saw the little craft COM
ing down the river in the grasp of the
swift current. The occupant, a man,
was standing up. frantically waving
his hands,
Two rowboats started down the Chip
pewa river toward the Niagara to at
tempt rescue at the mouth of the
small stream. The rescuers went far
beyond what is considered the danger
line, but cross current carried the
unfortunate man away from them to-
ward Goat island. and in few min
utes he was carried over the Horseshoe
falls.
The would be rescuers were by this
time in perilous position, and it was
with great difficulty that they succeed
ed in reaching shore. They We're John
Rapeljie, an employee of the Canadian
Power company; Detective Greenwood
and Louis B. Dudd, editor of the We'll
land Tribune, in one boat and George
Gray and Thomas Flommerfelt in the
second
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
IHE SHAMROCK.

At One Time 1t was Used Fer Foes
In Ireland.
That the shamrock was used as diet
before it was adopted at the national
emblem has been conclrsivaly demon
strated. though in proving the fact on
writer borrovs from another. Yer
few drew their information from pers
sonal observation. Spenssr Gndou5tea
ly did, and he is perhaps rss aonsihle
for the famili.g.z..tion Of tits tact
his conteInporaries. 1 uuote the pas
sage from "The View of the Present
State of Ireland:"
"Out of every corner or the wooS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
SLAYER OF CHILDREN FREED.
Mrs. Naramore, Who Chopped Up Her
Family, Gets Pardon.

Worcester, Mass, Nov. 27.-Governor
Guild has granted a pardon to Mrs.
Elizabeth n Naramore, who has been
an inmate of the Worcester Insane
hospital since March, 1901, when she
chopped to pieces her six children at
her home at Coldbrook Springs and
then attempted suicide
Mrs. Naramore at the time was starv-
ing and was insane. She was commit
ted for life.
Recently DR.. H NJ Quimby, superin-
tendent of the hospital, reported to the
governor that Mrs. Naramore had re-
covered her reason, and after a per-
sonal visit and a talk with her the gov
ernor issued orders for her release.
Mrs. Naramore says she knows moth
ing of what happened six years ago ex-
cepting what the authorities have told
her She is large, handsome woman,
in the prime of life, and intends to
leave the hospital as soon as she finds
a place to live. DR.. Quimby told the
governor that she was entirely guilt
less of any crime and was driven to
her act by privation
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
THE OLD FARM.
Thoughts 1t Brought to One who
Knew 1t as a Boy.

Thoughts 1t Brought to One Who
Knew 1t as Boy.
One morning was awakened with
a strange new joy in my mind It
came to me at that moment with indie
scribable poignancy, the thought of
walking barefoot in cool fresh pIow
furrows, as / had once done when a
boy. So wildly the memory came to
me-the high airy world, as It was a
that-moment, and the boy was, walk
ing free in the furrows-that the weai
tears filled my eyes, the first l hat
shed in many years. Then though
Of sitting in quiet thickets in old fence
corners, the wood behind me rising
still, cool, mysterious, and the fields in
front stretching away in illimitable
pleasantness. | thought of the good
smell Of COWS at milking. You do not
know If you do not know l thought
of the sights and sounds, the heat and
sweat of the hayfieids. / thought Of
a certain brook [ knew when q boy
that flowed among alders and wild
parsnips, where / waded with three
foot rod for trout. | thought of all
these things as man thinks of his
first love. Oh, / crayed the soil! I
hungered and thirsted for the earth.
was greedy for growing things.
American Magazine
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
POISON FOR FAMILY.
Attempts to Kill Believed to Extend
Over Two Years.

Auburn, n. Y, Nov. 27. William T..
Wait of the carpet manufacturing firm
of Nye & Wait. president of the Cayu-
ga County Savings bank and one Of
the most prominent and respected citi-
zens of Auburn, is a patient in .the
Auburn city hospital, so desperately I'll
that his recovery is uncertain.
His son, w. Byron Wait, reputed to
be one of the wealthiest young men
In the town, is in the same institution
undergoing treatment based upon
symptoms similar to those Of his
father
The Rev. Harvey Clements, son-in-
law Of the elder Wait, is in Utica or
Schenectady in a condition similar to
that Of his father-in-law and brother
in-law and so seriously affected that
his intended trip to Europe with his
wife, put off once before, has been
postponed indefinitely.
Frederick Hancock, coachman for
the Wait family; Margaret Hartnett,
the cook; Anna Flynn, the waitress; !;
Mrs. Josephine Watkins, a colored
washerwoman; Miss McFadden of Au-
burn and Miss Harris of Skaneateles,
both trained nurses, are recovering
slowly from an illness precisely similar
in symptoms to that which has strick-
en- their employers.
All these persons, together with n
woman guest at the summer cottage
of the Waits at Lake Owasco and a
boy of all work employed there, are
the victims of arsenic poisoning In
every instance pulverized or granulat-
ed sugar was poisoned The attempts
to poison the family extend over two
years, it is believed. No arrests have
been made.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
AIR NAVY FOR FRANCE.
War Department Interested In Success
of Lehaudy Balloon.

OF Eebaucy Balloon.
Paris, Nov. 81 France will soon
have navy of the air. A fleet of aerial
warships is to be built-indeed,
squadron is already being constructed.
The dirigible war balloon of MN. Le-
baudg, built on the plans by the cele-
brated engineer Juiliot, has made an
astonishing flight, absolutely unattach-
ed, and has proved as much under con-
troll as first class yacht.
The scene of the flight was at Mois-
sow, near Nantes, department of
Seine-et-Oise, and the distance made
was sixty miles. This success. follow
ing that of ten days ago, when the ma
chine stayed in the air hours 20 min
utes, has created the greatest excite
ment in the French war department,
which is now convinced that the day Of
a possible warfare in the air is at
hand.
This airship of the Lebaudys is
named La Patrie Ghe FatherlanO and
is driven by a motor which gives the
propellers an average of $50 revolu-
tons per minute. She is cigar shaped,
but much larger and more powerful
than that of Santos Dumont.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
Train Robber NAV HAND.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 27-Claude
Randall, the bandit who robbed pas
.sengers on a Chicago and Alton train
between Glasgow and Slater. Mo, and
who was captured by the aged cens
ductor of the train. was taken to the
county jail at Marshall. Mo-, and Of
fered to make full confession if the
charge against hi1a was made bur-
glary In Missouri the extreme pen
atty for train robbery is death, the
minimum ten years Imprisonment.
The prosecutor refused any concession,
and the bandit then volunteered a
statement. He had given his name as
Truehart
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27

New York City offieia{ Suspended.
New York, Nov. 27-Deelaring that
he was satisfied that the finance de
partment of Greater New York was
honeycombed with irregular practices
Comptroller Metz announced that he
was about to reorganize the most i'm
portant bureaus and put them on a
business basis. He began b. suspend
ing Edward A. slattery, collector OF
assessments and arrears.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
ASSAULTED The
WRONG MAN
Saloonkeepsr Reilly Of First
Street, Last Night, Frac-
tured the Skull of Walter
Harris, Of Mech nicsvill

Walter Harris, a railroad brakeman
who lived at Mechanicsville, was struck
over the head with club by Thomas
Reilly, a saloon keepera of No. g. First
street, last night and his skull was frac-
tured- He is lying in critical condi-
tion in St Francis Hospital and still un-
conscious.
The assault took place in front of Reil-
ly's saloon. Reilly ran out of his saloon
and ealt the blow Harris was passing
at the time in company with two other
men-Patrick Coughlan and Dennis Glea-
son, of South Amboy After the assault
Reilly closed his saloon and was later
arrested by Patrolman Rodgers on the
stooo of relative at First and Grove
streets. He at first denied that he com
mitted the assault.
It appears that there had been row
of some kind in the saloon, and Reilly
had put out one of thee men and was
chasing another with his club and mis-
took Harris for the man he was after.
The assault created considerable excite
ment Just after Reilly closed his sa-
loon number of railroad brakeman from
the yards of the Pennsylvania railroad
gathered intending to avenge the assault
on their fellow brakeman. They talked
of smashing the saloon and after the ar
rest would have done Reilly personal
harm had they not been restrained by
the police.
Reilly was arraigned in the First Grim
inal Court this morning andheld without
bail to await the result of Harris injur-
les.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
Weather Forecast.
Fair and colder; northwest winds.
General Markets.

New York, Nov. 2s.
FLOUR-Steady, but quiet; Minnesota
patents, S4.1oa4.4e; winter straights. ss.5Oa
$50; winter extras, $290a3.10; winter pat
ents, s3.7sa4,
WHEAT-After a steady opening wheat
declined Nc. under liberal worlds ship
merrts and light liquidation in December;
later, however, the market recovered on
the light northwest receipts and bull sup
port; December, Sl3sasl15c.; May, 84sa
"a 9-16l
COZ t-Optiun market was steady to
firm Il the better Liverpool cables, bad
weather news and lighter receipts than
expected December, 5z1aa525sc.
BUTTER Dairy, per pound, 27a2755kc !;
creamery EXTRAS per pound, 291kc.; f1rsts,
2ea281zc. extras, 23a25e.; held. extras, CSC. ,
firsts 24a27c. renovated, extras. 221aa2Sc. ,
firsts, 20a21c.; packing stock, No. /, 19c. ;
No. 2 18a1s1sc.
CHEESE State, full cream, lsfse and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
Bodyauard For TiIIman.

Chicago, Nov 27.-Following Mayor
p, F DUNES refusal to preside at a
meeting to be addressed tonight by
United States Senator Tillman of
South Carolina because of the strenu
GUS objection made to Senator Till
mans appearance by the negroes of
Chicago, it was decided that the sena-
tor should be attended by bodyguard
from the time he arrives in Chicago
from Platteville, Ala, until he has de
liyered his address and left Chicago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
Piles Cured.
Suffering for Years, and Bed-ridden
From Piles, a Massachusetts
Man is Cured by Pyramid
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Trial Package Mailed Free to All
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
soIdiers Ta.sinn Franch Leave.

Washington, Nov. 81 Deserton is
on the increase in the United States
army The annual report of the mill
fairy secretary shows that in the year
ended June 80 there were 6.25S deser-
tons. or "A for every 100 soldiers in
the army. In 1905 the rate Of deser-
ton was only 6.S. White soldiers
showed desertion average of s.4 per
cent, while the negro soldiers showed
an average of only % per cent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
Uncle sam Moves convicts,

New York, Nov. 81. One Of the
strangest loads of humanity ever car
ried out of this city started on an un-
willing journey southwark Chained
to seats in a railway car lone man to
every seat were thirty-six federal
convicts. twenty-four from Sing Sing
and twelve from Boston. Their trip
is due to an order to transfer all fed
eral convicts ID state prisons in the
east to the United States prison in At
lanta.