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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08
Hundreds of Acres Are BEING Broken
and will be SOwn to Grain for
the First Time This year
TWO THOUSAND FEET ABOVE US
Or. II. II. Wilson and Louis Lehman
Take Observations as to
the Altitude

DR.. H, H. Wilson and Louis Leh-
man returned Wednesday from Louies'
ranch on Alaska Bench, the high level
stretch of land lying about twenty-five
miles southeast of this city near the
eastern end of the Snowy mountains.
To the Democrat reporter "Jakey'
gave an interesting report of their
trip and the development of that very
fertile bench.
Hundreds Of acres are being brok-
en- for the first time this spring on AL
aska bench" said Louis. During re
last two or three years, some excel
lent crops have been raised up on the
bench and as a result, every foot of
the land has been taken UP and the
greater part Of it will be sown in grain
this year. The soil if the bench is of
the finest quality and they usually get
sufficient moisture to insure crop.
''All of the way from Lewistown to
the bench, the country looks as well
as 1 ever saw it. The grass is green
and grain is coming along in splendid
shape.
"Inasmuch as there has been mani
tested considerable curiosity as to the
altitude of Alaska bench, DR.. Wilson
and 1 took along with us an Aneroid
barometer and jotted down the alti-
tude at different places.
'The altitude of Lewistown at the
intersection of Main street and Fifth
avenue is about $3.50 feet At Phil
Lang's place it is about 4,4oO feet, al
the Weldon place, 4,500 feet, and al
the big hill on Busch's place it is just
5000 feet above sea level. Rogers is
4,9OO feet and the highest point on Al
aska bench which is in Ed Sheeks
field, is 5000 feet. The average eleva-
ton of the bench is $500 feet, making
it one of the highest plains in the
country where crops can be success
fully raised. I believe, however, thai
one of the greatest grain crops evel
raised in the country will be harvest.
ed from Alaska bench next fall"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08
EXPERIMENT IN
SUGAR BETS
t. 0. Busenburg Receives Large
Quantity Of Seed from State
Agricultural COIed9e

Il. O. Busenburg, the well known
real estate man, last week received
from the state experiment station at
Bozeman, several sacks Of sugar beet
seeds with the request that he distrib-
ute them among the ranchers of Fer
gus county for sowing this spring Mr..
Busenburg is especially desirous of
having little of this seed sown in q
number of different parts OF the coun-
ty in order that the different soils
which are represented in this county
may be tested as to their ability to
produce good sugar beets
1t Is confidently believed that these
experiments will demonstrate that
Fergus county offers the best field in
the state for the successful culture of
the sugar beet
In order that the test may be fair
one in every particular, the seed
should be planted by the Goth of the
present month. The mature I'm Sep
tember and upon maturity, Mr.. Bus
enburg will see that they are sent to
the experiment station where they
will be tested as to their saccharine
percentage.
II the beets raised I'm this county
should prove Of first class value, as
those who are posted upon such things
believe, it will mean the addition of
another gigantic and highly import
ant industry to Fergus county. Mil
lions of dollars are just now being put
into sugar beet factories throughout
the west and there Is no reason why
Fergus county should not reap some
of the benefits of this great enter
prise.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08

pc the case. With two men out in their
half of the last inning, Taylor sent
out scorching grounder which
brought in two men. A moment later
ne scored on single and the locals
went to the field two runs to the good.
Not to be daunted the Kendall boys
went to the bat in their half with a del
termination to win out. Johnnie
Sweeney started things with a clean
home run over the center fielder's
head. Curt Dennis tried to duplicate
but perfect throw to the plate by
Art Baker caught him. The last man
was thrown out by Baker and the
game ended, the score being 13 to IA
in favor Of Lewistown.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08

The San Francisco catastrophe has
had no effect upon this market, except
one of sorrow for the misfortune
which has befallen that city. The
woods from California are of short sta
pie, and the entire clip is only about
Iz,500,0O0 pounds. Consequently, .he
loss of around 100000 pounds at San
Francisco, reported last week, has oc-
casiOned no particular comment am
ong merchants. However, there is an
other side to the aftermath of the dis
aster, and that is the possible effect of
the withdrawal of large sums Of mon
ey from eastern banks, to adjust in
surance claims, will have upon wool
dealers policies.
Hartford, Conn.,, which was hard
hit in insurance losses, has been q
large lender to wool men, and the di-
verting of money to insurance COM
panies will not make it easy for our
merchants to obtain low rates. It is
generally contended that the exodus
of substantial funds to the west will
naturally tighten the money market
and with the specie harder to obtain
here merchants will act more con-
servatively about buying clips at the
west prices that the growers are now
asking.
On the other hand, it is said that the
bulk of the money will eventually re-
turn in circulation to the east, as there
would be no necessity for spending
any considerable part of it for many
months while building operations
would be under way. Several hundred
thousand suits of clothes will be re-
quired to replace those destroyed ant
as a whole, it is felt that the increas
ed business will offset any evil influ
| ences. The main thing now holding
| the attention of the dealers is th'
money market and its course in th'
| next few weeks will govern the act
| of many.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08
KENDALL LOSES FIRST GAME
Men From the Mines Go Down to
Defeat Before lewistown Team

The first base ball game of the sea-
son was played Sunday afternoon on
the high school grounds by those an
cient rivals, Lewistown and Kendall.
Although the day was anything but
propitious for ball playing, good
crowd of spectators was out and re-
manned until the last man was out.
For the most part the game was
ragged but this was easily accounted
for by the dust which the terrific wind
swept across the field in perfect clouds
and the fact that the boys have not
yet had sufficient practice to escape
the error column:
The Kendall boys have a very we'll
balanced team and showed promise OF
giving the locals many a close game
before the summer is over. Curt Dem
mis-, who is the captain of the Gold
Diggers, has to do the catching this
year as they are shy regular catch
er and that leaves a hole in the in
field but that was filed very accept
ably by "Bubsy" Billiard who is play
ing short in place Of the speedy Dem
mis-.
The batteries We're: For Kendall
Pelican and Dennis; for Lewistown,
Carlton. Taylor and Eddie Baker.
Pelican pitched the entire nine in
nings for the visitors, and had he re-
| ceived anything like first class sup
port. would have made 1t very inter-
esting. As 1t was nothing but game
ninth inning rally by the locals when
faylor won his own game by SIAM
ming out three-bagger with two men
on bases. prevented the game from 60
Ing to the Kendallites. Carlton, who
pitched the first seven innings for
Lewistown, had good speed and curves
but was wilder than the proverbial
March hare and tthe larger number OF
the visitors runs resulted from wild
throws or bases on balls.
Ed Taylor went in the eighth inning
and pitched two good INNINGS. Tay-
lor depends upon contro. and his high
speedy ones kept the boys from Ken
dali guessing.
The last inning was very exciting
AT the beginning Of the NINTH Ken
oail had lead Of one run and as they
var p'aying the game for all there
was IN it. 1t looked as if the margin
was surcient. Eut 1t did rot prove 10
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08
Wool Market Shows Strength.

In it's review of the wool market for
the past week, the Boston Commercial
Bulletin says:
OF course, all eyes are now turned
toward the primary markets in the
west, where all dealers are well repre-
sented. At last the deadlock in Mon
tana has been broken, and wool has
been contracted. A recent advice from
Lewistown authoritatively reports The
purchase of about 100000 pounds of
wool by prominent Summer street
firm at Csc. Much comment has been
occasioned "on the street. by the
transaction, but the buyer claims to
be satisfied. AS he is a conservative
operator, it may be that he has some-
thing up his sleeve which the others
are ignorant of.
However, it is not thought probable
at the present that other merchants
will follow suit, and pay the prices
asked. On the contrary, they are most
conservative in their attitude and say
that they will absolutely lefuse to buy
wool until the sheepmen modify their
views. Furthermore, the woods may
be soon examined off the sleeps back.
AS prices are no incentive to contract
ing, the new shorn woods will be await
ed before operating. While buyers are
around the wool centers of the terri
tories, their orders are to keep still for
the present.
Members of Boston wool firms ap-
pear determined not to allow their
men to buy wool at today's prices
The wool merchant is now beset on
one side by the manufacturer, who will
consider no advance, and by the grow
er, who will allow no concession. Be-
ing in this position. the dealer feels
that he had better play the waiting
game, also.
Shearing continues in Utah, but nc
sales are being made. However, thu
larger part of the clip has been con-
tracted. These woods have been ship
ped to eastern purchasers as fast al
shorn. In Wyoming. shearing is be-
ing done. and it is expected that there
will be a sale at Rawlins next Mon
day. The woods are reported to be II
generally good condition. Nevads
woods are said to be Of rather heavie
shrinkage, and of poorer quality thar
last year. No contracting has been re
Gently done in either Wyoming, Ore
gon or Idaho. Shearing is going on II
California and Texas, but since tn
San Francisco disaster but little ha
been heard from the former state. TIL
last sales reported were at 15@15 l.
cents In the southern part. Rumors o
22@23 in the northern part have beel
heard. The growers OF Texas ar
shearing and the transfers of eigh
months at 21@22 1-2 cents are told OF
This mems about 81 cents clear. land
ed.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08
Cigars and tobaccos at the Bon Ton
J. C. Bebb, proprietor
PRESBYTERIAN NOTES.

Prayer meeting Thursday night at
7:2O.
Preaching services next Sunday will
probably be conducted by Mr.. w. C..
Press of Princeton Theological Semi
nary
Young Peoples society of Christian
Endeavor at Sunday evening. Miss
Lena Corbly will lead the meeting.
Topic, Lessons from Christ's Mira
cles Of Healing"
The Offering last Sunday for the
Presbyterian work in the stricken
district of California amounted to $45.
Those not having subscribed will
please do SO before next Sunday even
ing.
HENRY QUICKKENDEN, Pastor.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08
GILT EDGE POLISH zoe. POWER
MERCANTILE co.

Rev. w. c. Press Of Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary, Princeton, N. j., Is
expected to arrive in Lewistown FRI
day and will be the guest of Rev.
Henry Quickenden. He comes by re-
quest Of the Presbytery of Great Falls
to take charge of preaching stations
at Harlowton. Straw and the Pleas
ant Valley region. He comes highly
commended from the east and the
Presbyterians are to be congratulate
ed upon receiving his help in their
rapidly growing work. He comes.
however, for his vacation period only
Of seventeen weeks. Service will be-
gin at Harlowton May 18th and at
Straw and Pleasant Valley May goth.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08
Price S Cent

record and swear to and file it as pro-
Vlded in section 2945 of the political
code, and every person who only
slaughters or Kills stock raised by
himself. and is therefore not required
to procure a license, must exhibit to
the purchaser of the meat the hide Of
the animal to be sold and must keep
such hide for ten days after selling at
his place OF residence as provided by
law.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-08

Freshest Of meats. best Of every.
.hire promptly delivered I.ewistowb
Meat Company
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
This From the LOveIand ReDOrter.

One of the most provoking things a
business man has to deal with is cross,
GRABBED, grouchy, saucy telephone girl,
who will snap the wires, severing your
conversation about important business
matters. or course this does not refer
to our own telephone exchange, as we
have one of the best managed exchanges
in Colorado. The girls are always good
natured and il they are not you will soon
know, but telephone companies should
provide school which will prepare good
looking, even tempered, sweet disposit-
ioned young ladies for this work. 1t is
up to the Colorado Telephone company
to see that such a school is provided at
once.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
A New Feature in Through Sleeping Car
Service.

On Sunday, December 18th, the Den.
YER IL Rio Grande railroad will inaugu-
rate daily line Of Standard and tourist
sleeping cars between Denver and Los
Angeles in connection with the new
Clark road. Both cars will leave Den
YER daily at $50 a. m. and arrive at Salt
Lake city at l. :35 p. m. the next day. At
this point the cars will be held over un-
til midnight, thus allowing through pas
sengers the privilege OF stop-over OF
ten hours and half in Salt Lake City.
Eastbeund, these cars will leave Los An.
peles at 500 p. IN. and arrive at Salt
Lake City at $3.50 a. IN. second morning,
where they will remain over until 800
%. m., thence to Denver where they will
arrive at 4:2O the following afternoon.
This stop.over at Salt Lake City OF the
regular line Of sleeping cars promises to
be an attractive feature for transconti-
mental travellers.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
NEvADAv|LLE NOTES

A certain Young man of this town who
used to make numerous visits to his
friends up the gulch has now abandoned
them altogether. They say that one
night he saw something that ap-
peared to him in the shape of woman
dressed in black, with wings, who sud
denly disappeared into the earth. Won
der who he is, what it was, or what he
had been taking
Revival services are being held at the
NJ. E. church all this week under the
auspices Of Sherman McCallister Mr..
McCallister is doing some very good
work in the turning of sinners out of the
wicked path of life, even if 7. o. Davey
claims that he can save more soles in a
day than the former can in a week.
Mrs. Charles Horning arrived here
Tuesday from Moon gulch on a visit to
friends.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Hawn and child ar
rived here on visit from Moon gulch
Tuesday.
John Kramer, Jr., returned from Den
yer Tuesday accompanied by Martin CAL
lahan, IA brother-in- law of Matt Kramer,
who will visit here.
Sherman McCallister who has been
on the sick list for the past week is up
and around again.
Jo Bush went out walking over the
hills the other day and it is not known
what brand he used but he says the
bullet was painlessy extracted without
the aid of doctor.
Mrs. James Furze is sick with the
pneumonia.
Miss Georgenia Oates arrived here
from Denver Sunday evening in order to
nurse Mrs. Furze during her sickness.
T. S. and S. James went to Idaho
Springs yesterday in order to look after
shipment of their ore.
A. G. Belts, superintendent OF the
Forks mine arrived here Monday even
ing from a short visit to Denver
Thomas Webb was in from Argentine
on visit Monday.
Hubert Bolsinger who had been on
the sick list for a week or SO is back to
work again.
Sames Stevens who has been sick for
the past three or four weeks with the
dropsy is reported better. The first
three weeks he lost 80 pounds but lately
has begun to gain very rapidly.
The meat market Of Sherman Mccall
lister has been closed from two to three
o'clock each afternoon on account Of the
revival services at the M. 4. church.
John c. Chapple removed from the
residence of Mrs. Boltho to the resi-
dence of his father, Thomas Chaprle,
last Friday.
Leave orders and bundles for laundry
with j. O. Kloer no later than Wednes.
day morning. They will receive prompt
attention.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

The time is rapidly drawing near
when the spring city election will
be held. The lid will be removed
from the political pot about the
first of March, and the stencil will
pervade the atmosphere until about
the fourth of April. One of the
city officials, who in Republican
circles is regarded as the "noblest
Roman of them ALL" says as far as
he is concerned he would just as
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

A very creditable edition of the
Mining Investor of Colorado
Springs was published last week, the
contents being devoted exclusively
to write-ups of Gilpin and Clear
Creek counties. The journal is
replete with pictures of mines and
tunnels of the district and carries
numerous display ads of compa-
nies operating in this section. 1t
is gotten up in splendid shape
from "A typographical standpoint
and the only criticism we could
offer would be in regard to cut of
Central City. This really is not II
picture CT Central even though
the Investor claims it to be, but is
more properly picture of Greg
ory gulch and shows more houses
in Black Hawk than Central City.
Otherwise the special number is
the most complete in every detail
of any review we have seen in the
past year and half of the Gilpin-
Clear Greek district.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
Phone, Central 1O6
SILVER STILL ON The ADVANCE.

The gradual rise of silver has
caused renewed activity in the
camps producing the white metal
in Colorado. Many of the prop
critics which were abandoned when
silver dropped to point in value
where it was no longer profitable
to mine it, have been reopened.
Silver has passed the 65-cent mark
and indications are that it will
easily go to seventy cents if not
beyond that figure. Ores q Met
ais, journal published in Denver,
devoted exclusively to mining news
in speaking of the rise in silver
has the following to say editor
tally:
with silver at the 65-cent mark
the Mexican dollar seeks the melt
ing pot. The peso is being con-
verted into bullion, and is being
shipped into the Orient by the
millions of dollars, because it has
q greater bullion value than it has
a monetary value. The law fixes
the price as so cents in gold-but
demand has overruled that law,
and as at other times, at different
periods, money becomes scarce in
the republic, by reason of the fact
that the white dollar is disappear
ing out of circulation. The Mexi-
can governments attempts to off
set this by provision in the law
enabling the president to issue a
decree permitting the free coinage
of gold-but with silver dollar
worth more than its face value, as
bullion. it stands to reason that
they can be melted down and
shipped out of the country much
faster than gold can be coined.
Mexico is not a great producer of
gold-great in the sense that this
county is. Its silver production is
greater than its gold production.
This demand in the Orient-the
practice of the money changers in
getting their silver on the basis of
the Mexican price for the dollar,
and shipping it aboard, will re-
quire some action to protect the
Mexican money market-and in
the meantime, the white metal will
continue to increase in price, and
70-cent silver will not be surpris-
ing to those who watch the mar
ket. That the increase in price is
permanent is the general belief"
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
TEXAS
THE COLORADOAN'S WINTER RESORT

San Antonio is an ideal place to sbend
the winter. Half foreign, wholly unique;
it is altogether one Of the interesting
places. Its perfect climate, semi. tropical
vegetation and numerous plazas, adobes
and missions make it more like an old
Spanish city than any American town.
The round trip rate to San Antonio
via Colorado & Southern is s4l.10. Com.
plete information may be had from Mr..
Il. Il. Fisher, G. p. A., Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

Anyone who has ever lived in a
section where a sugar factory is in
operation and who is familiar with
the methods the manufacturers
pursue in holding the consumer up
for their product, is not in sympa-
thy with the beet sugar interests
in their fight against the reduction
of tariff on the Philippine pro-
duct. People living in a town
where a factory exists have to pay
more for sugar than people living
four or five hundred miles away.
1t is impossible for anyone to buy
direct from the factories as the
manufacturers will not sell. In
stead the sugar must be shipped
several hundred miles away to
some large wholesaling concern
and the wholesaler sells it to the
small dealer in the place in which
the sugar was manufactured. Su-
gar, therefore, costs consumer in
the town in which it was manu-
factured more than il costs a con-
sumer several hundred miles away.
This may seem strange to people
who have never lived in a commu-
nifty where beets were raised and
sugar manufactured, but it is never
theless the truth and shows how
strong the monopoly is which con-
trolls the sale of sugar in this
country.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25

THE editing of republican pap
ers in Colorado since Peabody was
elected to the position of governor
has certainly been anything but n
pleasant task says the Gilpin
Observer. We should say not and
the conscience of these editors
must be as elastic as this new
brand of currency our Wall street
friends are now advocating.-Den-
yer Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1906-01-25
Residence, 206 Blk.
THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.

Charles Boettcher, of Denver,
who is heavily interested in sew
eral sugar factories of this state was
in attendance daily in the House
during the progress of the debate
on the Philippine tariff bill and said
that if the measure becomes law
there will be no more factories
built in Colorado and those now
in operation will be closed down
in five or ten days after the pas
sage of the measure. This state
ment made by Mr.. Bcettcher re-
minds one of claims made by the
Republicans during the last state
election, in trying to intimidate
the people in voting that ticket,
to the effect that if the Republi-
cans were not placed in power the
mines would be removed to other
parts and the holes made by the
removal would be filled in. The
fact of the matter is that the fac
tories will remain in Colorado and
will continue to be operated wheth-
er the bill passes both the House
and Senate or not. Sufficiently
large profits are made on sugar so
that if the tariff on the Philip
pine product is reduced as the bill
now pending provides twenty
five per cent. of the Dingley rate
it can still be manufactured in
Colorado at good margin of profit.
Unless the sugar trust gets control
of the Philippine product, in our
opinion the consumer is to
be greatly benefited by the re-
duction of tariff. Whether the
farmer who raises beets in Colo
RADIO will suffer or not is a ques-
ton. The prices being paid at
present for beets seems satisfac-
tory to the raisers, but it is very
doubtful if they will continue be-
yond few years. In all sections
where beets are grown and where
factories exist the manufacturers
of sugar are buying ground as fast
as they can procure labor to cult
vate 1t and are raising their own
beets. AS soon as they can acquire
sufficient ground to supply the fac
tories it can readily be seen what
the outcome will be to the farm
ers. Cheap foreign labor will be
employed to raise the beets and the
farmers who are now making mon
ey will either have to take what
the factories are willing to pay
them for their product or go to
raising something else. The SEEM
ingly good price of between $3.50
and $500, a ton they now receive
for their beets will be a matter of
history.