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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-07


"Corey Bros. have a contract for the
road from Louise creek bench to Yale
and when they get all of the men they
can use. there will be no less than 1000
will have some heavy work which in
cludes 24-foot fill running across the
gap. They are making good headway
despite the lack Of men.
There is no work being done yet be-
tween Yale and the Joseph Sims place.
That is all light work and can be done
in very short order by one of the big
outfits after they have concluded the
work which they now have under con-
tract
From the Sims place to the Martin
place, Stanley Bros. will do the work
Their outfit is a comparatively small
one and employs only about $50 men.
Martin has contract extending to the
river, his force also being a small one
Of $50 men.
| Across the Musselshell river, Ryan,
an old ST. Paul contractor, has big
stretch of heavy work. the larger part
| Of which is a 2,OOO-foot tunnel on the
Herman Lehfeldt ranch. There will
be several hundred men at work on
this contract. Beyond that crew is
another Grant force with 15-mile con-
z! tract.
Fifteen miles out from Billings
| Twoey Bros. have big contract. They
have the longest tunnel on the road tc
build, a 2,5OO-foot bore through the rim
rock of the Bull mountains. They now
have a steam shovel in operation, the
only one now at work on the entire
route and are going through the tough
rock at a most satisfactory rate.
THE road. when complete, will be
second to none on the continent ir
point of high class construction. One
departure in western railroading which
will be observed is the elimination OF
wood in the culverts and irrigatine
bitches which are crossed. Big sewer
pipe of the best quality will be placed
in all of those places. Some idea Of
the magnitude Of this change from the
old way may be gained from the fact
that there are over so carloads of this
pipe scattered along the Montana rail
road at the present time for distribu.
tion along the new line..'
There is a general impression thai
Laurel will be the terminus of this line
Such is not the case. It will connect
with the Burlington several miles east
Of Laurel and just that much nearer
to Billings"
1t is generally understood that the
railroad shops which are now located
in Billings will be moved out to the
place where the Burlington, Northern
Pacific and Great Northern intersect
thereby making considerable towr
at that place.
When asked as to his idea concerning
the period at which the road would be
completed, the gentleman said:
while that is outside of my juris'
diction, I believe that there is no doub
but that the new road will be in shape
to move the crop of Fergus count.
next summer"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-07
LfWISToWN BOYS
TAKE The THIRD
lonQ Drawn Out Game With Kendall
Results In Victory For lewistown
By One-Sided Score.
RAIN SPOILED THE CONTEST
interruption OF Over Half An Hour
Take the Ginger Out OF the
Visiting Players.

But for the rain which came up at
the close Of the fourth inning and con-
tinued for over half an hour, driving
AVA the spectators and sending the
players scurrying to shelter the ball
gam played Sunday afternoon at the
have been a fine exhibition Of the ma
tional sport. UP to that time, both
teams were going along finely and the
score was just close enough to make it
extremely interesting to the large
crowd of spectators.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lewistown Position Kendall
Taylor pitcher ......... Skibe
A. Baker End base ........ Made:
Locray ..... left field ...E. Bullard
Butler ......... shortstop ........M Myer
E. Baker .......catcher .....Pellican
Waite .........1st base ........ Hunter
Carlton ....center field &c. Billiard
Slater ....... 3rd base ......Sweeney
T. Baker ......right field ...... Framer
First inning: Kendall went to bat
first. Sweeney, Nader and Hunter
| went out in order. For Lewistown
! Taylor went to first on an error and
| scored while A. Baker, Locray and
Butler were being put out.
Second inning: Framer hit to Slat-
| err who drew Waite off of first for a
| wide throw. Farmer being safe. Pelli-
can flied out to Slater. Framer stole
| second. Ernie Bullard struck out.
Bubbsy Bullard singled to right T.
! to catch Framer but was too late. E.
Baker than threw to third to catch
| Bullard but the throw went over Stat
er's head, Bullard scoring. Myer end
ed the agony by striking out. For
| Lewistown, Waite waited and went to
| first on four wide ones. Carlton hit to
Skibe who made a good throw to force
| Waite to second but Myer dropped the
ball and both runners were safe. Slat-
er hit through Nader, Waite scoring.
Slater stole second. T. Baker struck
out. Taylor singled to right, Carlton
scoring and Slater going to third A.
Baker struck out. Locray was thrown
out by Myer.
Third inning: Skibe worked Taylor
for a base on balls. Sweeney singled
| 1nt he Ia11 crst
by him, Skibe scoring and Sweeney
getting to third. Nader flew out to
second Hunter got in the way of the
ball and was sent to first, stole second
and when Taylor threw to catch him
Sweeney scored. Framer hit to Slater
who threw Hunter out at the plate.
Pelican hit safe but was thrown out
trying to stretch his single into a
double.
Butler flew to Sweeney. A. Baker
hit to right. Waite flew out to right
A. Baker stole second. Carlton struck
out.
Fourth inning: Ernie Billiard flew
out to center. Hunter and Myer struck
out.
Slater grounded out, Skibe to Hunt
er. T. Baker grounded out, Nader to
Hunter. Taylor struck out.
Fifth inning: Skibe got his base on
balls. Sweeney hit to Waite who let
the roller get away from him, both
runners safe. Nader out on fly to left.
E. Bullard hit over second but Artie
Baker got the bali. touched second and
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-07

A birthday party in honor of her lit
tie daughter Dorothy, was given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. w. D.
Symmes Numerous diversions pre-
pared by the hostess kept the young
people entertained from the time of
their arrival until their departure.
Caroline War; was the most success
full hunter in the peanut hunt and was
the recipient of a pretty prize. De-
1ightful refreshments were served, lit
tie Misses Marguerite Long, Gertrude
Erickson and Anna Gratia assisting
In entertaining. The popularity Of
Miss Dorothy among her little friends
was shown by the humber Of dainty
and appropriate presents which she re-
ceived.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-08-07
Society Notes.

One Of the most pleasant social
events Of the season In Lewistown was
the lawn party given Friday evening
at Happy Hollow, the pretty country
place of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Froembling.
located about seven miles east of the
city. The party was given in honor OF
Miss Roessler of Chicago who is vis-
iting Miss Pauline Froembling. Miss
Jennie Fulton assisted Mrs. Froembl-
ing and Misses Froembling and Roess-
Ter in the reception of the guests. The
lawn was prettily decorated with jap
anese lanterns hung in the trees and
about the dancing pavilion which had
been erected. Race and Saxl furnish
ed the music and the happy young
folks danced until long past the mid
night hour. over forty young people
went out from Lewistown.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
THE CHIMNEY MIDDLE.

developing phase
catastrophe Is looming up
that the matter
and he should
his
the he business without delay
Francisco $4,000 clnnys
Citizens Committee of Fifty has
suddenly
Citizens Committee and
chimneys house figuring
of Public this
Of house OF three
repaired When the
of inspection
will made and
another section of
in
It in sections
0 demolished
chmnys house of chimneys
Of
a of authority
II
the Board OF
10
al
s
will be
n rm oher
stepping Of authority More that
in
blame
fered enough from earthquake and fire without being afflicted
proceeding the city
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
GENERAL GREELY VISITS
OAKLAND RELIEF BUREAU
Finds That San Francisco Refugees
Are Being Well Taken Care OF
hV Authorities

OAKLAND, May 12.-Major General
Greeley was in conference in this city
yesterday with Major Erwin and Lieu
tenant Pendleton as to the relief supply
conditions. General Greeley's only criti-
cism of the work in Oakland was that the
care of the refugees mad beer on such a
bounteous scale that the military authori-
ties would find difficulty in inaugurating
the harsher methods which must shortly
be applied to conserve the food supply
f'our carloads OF potatoes arrived and
there are four carloads of general sup
plies on the way, two from Los Angeles
and two from the north, sent by the
Massachusetts, Relief Society. Blankets
and cots are in demand. Today's food
issue included 5000 lsaves of bread ard
other necessities of life in proportion i.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
FRATERNAl SOCIETIES
AID MANY FIRE VICTIMS
Render Timely Assistance to Those
Made Homeless by the Re-
cent Confiasration.

The Modern Noodmen, at its bureau Il
of relief at 1917 Scott street. announces
that about oEe-fourth of the member
fship OF the local camps have not yer
reported themselves The office in
charge OF Herbert V. Rees and w. =.
Elliott, has already aided many menl-
bers and is still helping others. But
one member was reported as injured
ard no deaths have yet been noted.
additional contributions are on the
way
At the Office of the Order OF Pende
q number of members who We're burned
out have been assisted. About one
third of the local membership were in
the burned district.
The Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows has been doing grand work. hav~
ing since the disaster assisted $500
persons daily at the Hamilton Hail
station and about 1000 at the Twenty
second and Howard street station. The
contribution OF clothing from various
sources has been very large. and this
is being distributed by the Rebekahs.
The contributions in cash to the order
tu date amount TO 100000, and the in
dications are that s150,O00 will reach
this city within three weeks. The
vault OF Grand Secretary Shaw in the
ruins of the Odd Fellows building was
opened on Wednesday. and the con-
tents were found to be in fair conii-
tion That OF Grand Scribe Barnes
was found to contain g mass Of ruined
matter, while the contents Of the SAFE
of the grand secretary OF the Re5ehaAs
were found to be intact.
Court Southern Heights, the largest
of the Independent Order of Foresters.
has secured quarters in the vestry of
Olivet Church on the Potrero. This
order has secured transportation for Il
number Of members who received offer
OF work out OF the city.
In Court Sunfiower of the American
Foresters H. of its 127 members lived
IN the district that was burned. In
Court Live Oak but three of it's men-
bers were burned cut.
The Native Daughters have receive i
many contributions OF wearing apy
parel. and the. greater portion of it has
been distributed
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
GOES TO MAZATLf.h WITH
BRIDE AFTER EARTHQUAKE
Roderisuez Msgoroa, Nicaragican Con-
sui Here, Returns From His l4ur-
ried I-liuht to mexicc.

Rodrerighez Mayorga, consul for Nicar-
aqua at this port, was the star passenger
on the liner City of Sydney which ar
lived late Thursday from Panama and
way ports Consul Mayorga's claim to
distinction was that he was survivor
Of the San Francisco earthquake and fire.
He Joined the Sydney at Mazatlan.
Six months ago Mayorga's marriage to
the deaughter Of George f. Douglas of
Mazatlan was a great social event in the
loci Latin colony The Mayorgas were
living here April 1S and like everybody
else got terrible shaking about 5:13
a. IN. of that date. Their home was bad
ly wrecked ard Mrs. MAyorga's health
demanded her instant removal from the
scene OF the disaster.
From here they hurried to Los Angeles
ard from there to Guaymas where they
took steamer for Mazatlan There Mrs.
Mayorga is resting her nerves at her
fathers home. Consul Mayorga, after
a brief stay at the Mexican port, took
passage on the City of Sydney and all
the way from AIazatlan to San Francisco
he found hearers for his tale of that
never to-be-forgotten morning when the
flames burned the heart out Of the city
by the Golden Gate.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
SEATTLE ASKED TO DONATE
FLAG POLE FOR NEW CITY
Citizens of That Place Gave the First
Liberty Pole Put Up Under
Aroaricau Rule

July viii be the sixtitth annlver-
sary OF the raising of the American
flag on Portsmouth square by a de-
tachment sent from the United States
sloop OF war Portsmouth, then in the
harbor OF Yeroa Buena- Shortly after
that event the people Of Seattle sent
TO the then town Of Yerba Buena flag
pole 140 feet long from which TO aOac
forever the emblem Of liberty. and It
remained standing for 2 long time W.
til one morning. the anniversary OF ST.
Patrick's day it was cut down b -
cause some one had run an effigy Of the
saint UP to the masthead. The pole,
curtaiIed in length, was put up again,
and did good service thereafter.
Since the recent fire President Sher-
man OF the Mexican Veterans has writ
teen letter TO the Mayor and Com
mon Council Of the city of Seattle, IN
which he suggested that, as Seattle
gave early San Francisco such a mag
nifcent hagpOle when it was Ame-1,
fcanized. the citizens of that place
might at this time feel like presenting
to what is 10 be a greater and more
magnificent San Francisco a new pole
to take the place Of the old one. The
letter suggests that communications on
the subject be addressed to Mayor
Schmitz OF this city
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
HANUFA FACTURERS
WILL NOT RAISE
PRICE OF CEMENT
San Francisco Will Be Sup
plled Before All
Others.
Spectators to Be Barred
From Buying Up
the Stock.

The determination Of cement manufac-
turers not 10 faIise the price of their
product has been communicated to the
Reconstruction Committee by William j.
Dingee. The following letter addressed
by Dingee to Mayor schmitz explains the
position OF the cement manufacturers:
s'On behalf of the Standard Portland
Cement Company sand the Santa Cruz
Portland Cement Company, l desire to
state that the present capacity of the
Standard Portland Cement Company, at
Napa Junction, is 1000 barrels a day.
We will have it increased to 5000 barrels
day by the first Of July. The Santa
Cruz Portland Cement Company will have
capacity and viii be ready to ship
cement by the first of November, L have
no doubt, of 5000 barrels day. We have
already ordered the machinery to increase
that to 5000.
"I further deSire to state to yee that
we will do our utmost to supply the de-
mand, giving the preference to San Fran
cisco ard other stricken cities, at the
same price that prevailed before this
terrible catastrophe befen Us.
81 have given instructions TO the
Western Fuel Company that they shall
not sell cement to spectators who Will
take advantage and sell it at higher fg-
urcs.
81 have tried to make this matter clear
and assure you that you~can depend on
all the statements I1ade herein. -
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
cHAPMAN's BODY RECOVERED
FROM SAN LORENZO RIvEP
Loses His Life While Trvino 70 Saw.
Young Woman Friend From
Drowning.

BERK KELFY, May 12.-J. Leslie Doh
bins received telegram yesterday from
Santa Cruz stating that the body of l. F.
Chapman, the University man who was
drowned in the San Lorenzo river last
Saturday. has been found. Chapman per-
ished while trying 70 rescne Miss Mildred
Mckay, his fancee, from drowning They
we're rowing when the boat overturned
Both Chapman and the girl were stn.
dents at the State University. They lived
st boarding house, 222s Chapel street
IN Berkeley When the University closed
after the earthquake, Miss Mckay In.
vited Chapman TO be guest at the home
OF her people near Santa Cruz. The trao-
edy that involved the death of both wac
a somber ending to the plans for a pleas.
ant summer cutting.
chapman was an engineering student
and an assistant in the Office OF Citv En-,
gineer w. F. Mcclure. He drew the laf.
est may Of Rerkeler. His parents reside
at Bsyley, New South Wales. Australia
His bcay win be shipped there for inter
aaent
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
MANY LITTLE ONES
WILL SOON BE IN
NEED OF SHELTER
Wants Of Ten Thousand Per-
sons Receive Prompt
Attention.
Good Work of the Medical
Men Prevents Spread
OF Disease.

The State Board of Examiners is
v1ry anxious regarding the disposal OF
children of widows and swidowers when
tho era of free II eding in the city shall
have passed. Secretary PiIlsbury YES
terday gave out the following state
ment regarding the affairs of the or
phanage.
When the err of free feeding Of
San Francisco people shall end and the
concentration camps shall close L is
more than likely that many widows.
end not ee " widowers also. will
Iced to be helped to take care Of
their children until the strain of uE-
exampled adversely can be hridSed
over and the family fortunes in sore
measure be retrieved.
TO meet this requirement the or
phanages throughout California will
he taxed to their fullest c;,pacIty.
There are now in the forty-fOur
orrhanages of the State, in round
numbers. 1000 children who arc both
be reared as own children, OF 70 pull
their own weight by rendering some
proper form of useTul service suited to
their strength and years. The placing
of these children IN homes will make
room for a thousand refugee children
to be cared for until their surviving
parents can get them again under
their own roofs.
what better service can any weil-
to-do California family perform than
to take ore of these orphanage chill
dren into the home to be fitted for
life?
1T is not and should not be so much
a question of what the child so taken
into the family can DO for the family
child. The motive may well be thc-
Of thank Offering for ones own pros
perity. At al events. look well to the
motive that prompts The application
for a child II It's basisy be selfshness.
don't apply; but if the reader finds it in
the heart to do a good deei from 60 pd
motives what better thank Offering can
one make kind Providence than to
rear IL good. working. self-respeeting
american citizen?
'"Ihc orphanage management may
question closely and require the best
of references. 1t is obligatory upon
such mana cement to do 50. They can
not give children TO all who may ask.
merely because they ask Let the
reader who is sure OF his motive and
able to furnish unquestioned refer
eiices apply 10 the orpt1anAse nearest
him, and. if unsuccessful. make known
MS desires to this Office. tha. dddi-
tional effort may be mtde to supply
the demand.
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
by A. ]. Pillsbury. Secretary"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
FIRE IN RICHMOND DISTRICT
CAUSES GREAT EXCITEMENT
Frightened Residents Nearly Create a
Panic in Frantic Effort to Sc
cure Assistance
curc AsSIStance.

A small blaze in a stable on Cali
fOrnia street. near Fourteenth avenue,
Friday night, threw The Richmond Dis
trict into an uproar- Recent events
have so wrought the nerves OF ths
people that an incident, which would
have passed almost unnoticed before
the confagration, created intense en-
citement.
As soon as the fire was discovered
the people rushed from their homes
and every one that owned or could
borrow revolver began to rend ths
heavens with bullets. Believing that
small battle was raging soldiers and
police hurried to the scene and on
finding the cause turned in an alarm
of fire. A bucket brigade hurried to
the task, however. and before the first
engine arrived the fire had been en-
tinguished.
The blaze was caused by a defective
chimney.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
REALTY BROKERS APPROVE
DECISION OF DIRECTORS
Board Decides 1t Will Not Establish
Quarters on Van Ness Avenue,
Sustaining Directors.

Sustaining Directors.
There will be no headquarters of
the San Francisco Real Estate Board
on Van Ness avenue, at least for the
present. This was finally decided yes
terday at a meeting Of the board menl-
bers in the Calvary Presbyterian
Church. The directors recently de
cided to abandon the project Of erect
ing a building on Van Ness avenue to
contain the Offices of the brokers.
Some brokers wished to go ahead
nevertheless and took steps to have
the general meeting of yesterday
President Howell made an explana-
ton of the reasons that actuated the
directors, when instead of proceeding
to close a contract for construction
they threw up the lease Of the land
and concluded that the original plan
was not feasible.
His principal point was that there
was no certainty when the building,
which was to cover a large area,
could be completed. The cost origin
ally in view would have been exceed
ed. About the amount to be finally
paid there was also uncertainty.
When the directors took all the facts
into account they concluded that it
was unwise TO proceed further.
After this statement vote was
taken. No dissenting votes were re-
corded on the proposition of approv-
ing the acts of the directors.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
orpheum Reopens Next Sunday.

Everything is in readiness for the
reopening of the Orpheum at the
Chutes Theater next Sunday after
noon, May 90 Herr Edmund Rosner
and his original Hungarian orchestra
will strike up the introductory over
ture. President Morris Meyerfeid Jr.
OF the Orpheum Circuit Company has
not been letting the grass grow under
his feet during the past few weeks
end the wires between this city and
the Eastern office, in Chicago. have
been kept busy arranging for the
opening show. The initial programme
Will be exceptionally strong.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
SEEKS INFORMATION ABOUT
THE UN3URNED BUILD
Committee on Statistics Wants Prop
erty- -HoIaers to Give List os
Their Possessions

Property holders in the unburned dis
trict and agents for them are request
Cd to fiji in the accompanying blans
and return it by mail to the chairman
of the committee on statistics. corner
Sutter and Franklin streets: Location
OF building. material OF which con-
structed. number of stories. number OF
rooms. value, damage inflicted by
earthquake to walls. foundation. chir,1-
.neys, windows. furniture. cost % re-
pairing. direction OF walls most darn
aged, north and south or east and west:
direction OF fall OF chimney. north,
south. east or west; such general in
formation or facts as may have bezr.
observed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
coNcRESsMEN
CONFER WITH METcALF
Discuss the Urgent Need Of an Adj
tional Circuit Judge for
This State.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The mem
bers of the California delegation in
Congress today met in conference
with Secretary Metcalf and discussed
the question OF an additional Circuit
Judge for California, as wei as the
urgent need Of liberal appropriations
both for the construction Of new Fed
eral buildings in San Francisco and
the proper repairing Of others.
Insurance litigation viii, ii is be
lieved, make an additional Judge i'm
perative.