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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
Will WORK THE SANTIAGO
John A. Drake Arrives in The City For. Purpose
Of Closing Up Arrangements For Opening Up
Big Kendall Property...New Mill Probable.

John A. Drake, the we'll known
Chicago millionaire, arrived in this
city last night and will be here for
a week or ten days looking after his
extensive mining interests in this
county
MIR. Drake left this morning for
Kendall, accompanied by his brother
inlaw and the, manager of his local
mining interests, Senator Henry M.
Rae.
Mr.. Drake went out to Kendall
horse back and AYERS that it is his
intention to return i'll the same way,
though, Of course, after the twenty
mile ride out there he may change his
mind about another twenty mile ride
back to town
The expressed purpose of Mr.
brakes visit to Fergus county is to
complete arrangements for opening
up the Santiago mine in the Ken
dali district.
Mr.. Drake talked freely to the
Democrat this morning concerning
the Santiago and the intention of the
company in regard to the property
"They have been writing to me
about what big proposition the
Santiago is" said Mr. Drake, "and
| have come out to look at it for
myself. From the reports which
have received, including hundreds of
assays, it is certainly whale Of a
mine and we are not going to permit
it to lie idle any longer.
after my visit to the mine today,
| will return to Lewistown and talk
over the proposition with the stock
holders in this city. Some definite
understanding will be reached within
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING.
Barnes-King Development Company
Now in New Hands.

a meeting of the new directors of
the Barnes skiing Development COM
pany was held in the Office of
Forbis & Evans Yesterday, and John
Gillie, general superintendent of the
Amalgamated mines, was elected
president. Other officers elected were
as follows: G. w. Goodale of Butte
and Julian Gerard of New York, vice
presidents; l.. O. Evans Of Butte, Sec
rctary; ~ c. Swinbourne, cashier of
the DAILY Bank and Trust company,
treasurer; c. d. Draper of New York,
assistant treasurer and assistant sec
retary. George T. McGee has been
operations of the Barnes-King mines,
and he is now on the ground and in
charge of the property He went to
Kendall last Friday.
AS soon as Mr.. McGee can make
report on the property to the di-
rectors, the latter will issue de-
tailed statement to the stockholders.
The statement will cover the fnan-
cial affairs of the company, work done
at the property and the condition of
the mines.
A panoramic photograph of the
property of the Barnes-king company
was exhibited to the directors, some
of whom had not visited the mines.
1t shows the mill and different mines
and tremendous stretch of ground
owned by the company, at both ends
of which ground big ore bodies have
been opened.
The directors in attendance at the
meeting were John Gillie D. J. Hem
messy, Joseph H. Case, c. w. Good
ale. and l.. o. Evans of Butte, and
William H. A. Fischer of New York.
The other directors are Julian Gerard
and John c. Lalor of New York and
Thomas S. Dee of Boston.
The transfer books and other rec
ords of the Barnes King company
will now be brought from New York
to Butte.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10

it unnecessary for them to remain
over more than one day in order to
get all they wanted. Included among
the trophies of their chase were three
fine buck antelope. They also got
all the grouse that the law would
permit them to shoot in one saeson.
All three of the boys are known to
be generous to a fault but as soon
as they arrived the acquisitions put
in by their friends for Small chunk
of antelope meat" would have re-
CURED all Of the antelope in Fergus
county to fill. 1t was first come first
served and when the rush was over
the husky hunters had little more
than the bullet hole left for them
selves.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
NEGROES in FATAL
SHOOTING AFFRAY
PRESS SUMMERS DELIBER-
ATELY KILLS RED DOUGH-
ERTY, A kAILROADER.

What looks to have been a de-
liberate murder was committed Sun
day afternoon about 4:3O o'clock at
camp 10, mile and half from
Straw, on the grade of the Billings
4 Northern railroad.
Press Summers, without any ap-
parent provocation, walked UP and
fired three shots at "Red" Dougherty,
one of the bullets striking Dougherty
in the left elbow and the other
piercing his heart, killing him in
stantly. Both men were employed
about the grading camps and both
were negroes.
After killing his man Summers
loafed around the camp all night, ate
breakfast and then pulled out to the
foothills where Sheriff Martin round
ed him up just about dark yesterday
evening
Justice Edward Brassey, County
Attorney Ayers, Stenographer H. B.
Gibson and Sheriff Martin went out
on the train yesterday morning. The
body of the murdered man had been
taken over to acmp 9, where the in
quest was held. A jury was empan-
neled, comprising A. E. Waterman,
F. J. Gaugler, w. B. She'll O..
Ramsey, J. F. Spurgeon and Fred
Griffith.
A large number of witnesses were
examined and their stories agreed on
all material points.
1t seems that Dougherty and sew
eral other negroes, including a
couple of women camp followers,
went over to Camp 10 from another
camp. The whole bunch was rather
well loaded with whiskey and upon
their arrival at Camp 10 Dougherty
commenced to flourish gun and to
make threats against several men
about the place, making particularly
threatening demonstration against
one Yiirs. He was drunk all Of this
time and finally ceased his warlike
maneuvers and was helped into the
wogan.
The crowd were getting ready to
drive off when Summers came out
and without any word of warning
or otherwise, shot Dougherty down.
After hearing all of the testimony, the
jury brought in verdict of unjusti-
fable himicide and Sheriff Martin
started out after the murderer. He
found him III a coulee over near the
foot hills and arrested him without
any trouble, arriving in the city
with him about midnight. Sheriff
Martin also brought in a couple of
the negro women who will be held
as witnesses.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
ANOTHER Big Land
deal in FERGUS
BOWER BROTHERS SELL FOR
TY 4nOUSAND ACRES OF
LAND AND MANY SHEEP,

A deal was closed last week
whereby another big ranch in Fergus
county changed hands, the Bower
Brothers whose home ranch is at
Okla and who have ranches scattered
clear across from Harlowton to Stan
ford, having disposed of their enor-
nous holdings to J. B. Long & Co.,
Of Great Falls.
The ranch comprised something
over 10000 acres of land. thousands
of acres OF which is the finest hay
and grain land in the west The deal
also involved the sale of about 49,
600 head Of sheep and the price paid
for land and sheep was 100000.
The Bower Brothers, three in
number, have always had one of the
biggest establishments in the county
and It was always conducted in a
most business-like manner. They
never kept more sheep than they were
able to run and feed on their own
ranch and as result of this policy,
their losses were always light, even
during the hardest winters. They
cut an enormous tonnage OF hay ev-
cry season and always had few
dozen hay stacks to fall back on at
the end of the longest winter
The sale of the Bower ranch, fol-
lowing SO closelv the disposal of the
Sage Creek holdings would indicate
that the day of the immensely big
outfits in Fergus county is gradual
ly waning. A deal is now on, and
there is every chance for its being
consummated, for the transfer of
third ranch which contains close to
twenty thousand acres of land. If
this deal goes through the Stephens
and Fergus outfits will be about all
that will remain unsold among those
whose acreage goes into five figures.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
DEATH OF lONALD McRAE.
Well Known Resident of Rock Creek
Bench Passed Away Thursday.

Dencn Passed Away Thursday.
The funeral services over the body
OF Donald McRae, a we'll known res
ident Of the Rock Greek bench, was
held in this city Saturday, interment
being made in the Catholic Gene
terry, The following account Of the
death Of Mr.. McRae is taken from the
last issue Of the Inland Empire:
The entire community will be
grleved to learn Of the death Of Dan
Donald McRae, which occurred this
morning shortly after eight o'clock
at the home three miles northeast
OF Moore, death being due to heart
trouble All the members of the
family were present at his bedside
when he passed away, and also his
sisters, Mrs. T. H. Swift, Of Town
send, and Mrs. M. Gurnett, of Lewis
town and his brother, +. F. McRae.
The deceased was born in Darling
ton, Wisconsin, and was fifty years
OF age last December. He leaves a
widow and four children, two Of
which are grown and the youngest is
a babe of nine months, to mourn his
loss. He had been ill for the past
three months but not until recently
was his illness considered serious.
The deceased was good husband
and father who loved his home we'll,
and had a host Of friends here and at
Townsend, where he resided before
coming to Moore The sympathy OF
the community goes out to the be-
reaved ones iii their hour Of sor-
row.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10

ed IN the course of time into a more
mature affection that resulted in the
wedding of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Noble, a son
and daughter, attended the wedding
at Two Dot, returning home yester-
day evening. The bride and groom
Will make their home at the Big
ELK stock ranch as soon as the honey
moon, which they are spending in
Bozenan, is over. They expect 10
remain i'll Bozeman until after the
fair.
The Republican-Courier and the
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs, John
Noble in Fergus and Meagner coun-
ties extend their best wishes and
congratulations and hope their mar
ried life will be both long and hap
py.-Republican (Bozemam Courier
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10

the next week after which our real
work will start.
Either one Of two things will be
done. We will make a contract with
the Kendall Mining company for the
treatment of the Santiago ore in their
big mill or we will put up a mill of
our own. The Kendall mill is one of
the ilnest in the country. Its capacity
is now 500 tons per day and this can
easily be increased to 700 tons That
would be sufficient to treat the ore
from both mines in good shape.
But if satisfactory arrangements
cannot be made with the Kendall
Gold Mining company we will start
at once upon the erection of our own
plant. We can easily get all of the
water we want from the Waite-El-
liott Peck ditch or even from Warm
Spring creek down below the Kendall
power plant. That phase of the situ-
alton is not bothering us in the
least
"A force of men will be put to
work at once on the mine, getting il
in shape for the rapid working Of
the ore bodies.
From a cyaniding standpoint, the
Santiago is high grade proposition.
We have immense bodies of ore
which will average $40 per ton and it
can be mined very cheaply, leaving
big margin Of profit for the stock
holders"
The announcement by Mr.. Drake
means great deal to Lewistown as
well as to Kendall. A large amount
of the stock in the North Moccasin
Mining company is held by Lewis
town people and the success OF the
big mine means hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars to local stockholders.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
SHERMAN IS ARRAIGNED
Young Defendant in Celebrated Case Called to
Bar OF Justice Second Time For His Plea.
Trial at White Sulphur in Two Weeks.

the effect that Sherman could not
secure fair and impartial trial in
Fergus county.
state would interpose no objection to
a. change of venue and Judge Cheadle
thereupon said that the case would
be removed to Meagher county for
trial
The court and attorneys held an
informal discussion as to the most
favorable time for the hearing and
September 24th, which is two weeks
from today, was decided upon.
Judge Cheadle issued an order
directing Sheriff Martin to deliver
Sherman to the sheriff of Meagher
county. He will probably be taken
over tomorrow.
The defense announced that they
will have subpoenaes issued for about
thirty witnesses. Three of these,
however, are character witnesses and
since the state is willing to admit
the good charter Of the defendant
prior to his arrest for the murder,
that will reduce the number of wit
nesses for the defense to twenty
seven. Inasmuch as the state will
have at least this many witnesses,
there will be no fewer than fifty
Fergus county residents in White
Sulphur Springs during the course of
the trial.
Throughout the entire proceedings
in the court room, young Sherman
showed not the least trace of excite
ment or anxiety and appeared entirely
pleased with himself and the world
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
Noble-Bryan.

John T. Noble and Miss Lena
Bryan were married at Two Dot,
Fergus county, on Saturday, August
3lst The ceremony was performed
by Rev. l. T. Reames in the pres
ence of the relatives and intimate
friends of the bride and groom.
The groom is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Noble of Bozeman,
who recently moved to this valley
from Big Elk, Meagher county. The
bride is daughter of Charles Bryan,
a prosperous sheepman of Fergus
county. The young people had been
acquainted from childhood and the
friendship of early days has develop
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10

James Sherman, charged and once
convicted of the murder of Samuel
Studzinski, was arraigned in the dis
trict court yesterday for a second
time and put in plea Of not guilty.
Sherman was brought in to the
chambers Of Judge Cheadle at 2
o'clock by Jailer Biglen. There he
found his attorney, J. c. Huntoon,
his mother, his aunt, Mrs. Womeldorf
and the states representative, O. w.
Belden, awaiting him.
ready to enter his plea and he said
he was. The complaint charging him
with murder in the first degree was
read and Sherman was then com,
manded to stand.
"Are you guilty or not guilty, as
charged in this complaint" asked
the court
"Not guilty." replied the young
man without trace of emotion.
Attorney Huntoon here interposed
a plea of former jeopardy, stating
that the defendant had been tried
on the charge of murder in the first
degree once before The defendants s
attorney also pleaded formar acquit-
tai, saying that the defendant had
once been acquitted of the charge of
murder in the first degree by a jury
Of his peers and cannot be tried
again on the same charge Both of
these pleas were overruled, to which
an objection was noted.
Attorney Huntoon then moved for
a change Of venue, producing several
aftldavits of we'll known citizens to
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
BEEBE WILL BUILD,
Popular Bank Cashier to Erect Nice
Residence in Western Part of City.

Mrs. John L. Beebe today closed
a deal with Mrs. ]. B. Rausch for
the purchase of four lots in what is
known as the I'd Wright block, in
the western part of the city. The
consideration was not made public
The property is very desirable as
. residence site and Mr.. Beebe will
let contract at once for the
erection of a modern residence, his
idea being to get it as far along to-
ward completion as possible before
real winter weather sets in
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
They Got 'Em.

John B. Riteh, Gene Lane and
Johnny Rausch came in Friday af-
ternoon from a hunting trip around
the south end of the Snowy noun
tains, The boys were properly pre-
pared, accoutred, equipped and load
ed for two weeks trip but their
very signal success as nimrods made
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
Notice to Coal Dealers.

Bids for furnishing 100 tons of
coal to the Diamond block, Lewis
town, will be received at the office
of the Fergus County Democrat up
to August 80, 1907. Coal to be de-
livered in such quantities as may be
specified, between the dates of
October 1st and April lst.
TOM STOUT. Secretary.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
Lost.

One bav mare, weight about LOO
pounds. Branded combination L D
and double arrow on left shoulder
One light bay gelding, weight about
l,lOO pounds, branded O (under-
scored) on left hip
Reward for the return of these
animals to r. w. Jones, Kendall,
Montana. 9-l0-tf
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
Taken Up.

At Gill's ranch on Arrow creek
bench, two bay work horses, branded
pitchfork on right thigh Owner can
have same by paying for this ad.
l0-3-tf.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10

up was not made public but it will
undoubtedly go high into the thou
sands as several thousand tons of
high grade ore have been treated
since the new company took charge
of the property.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10

Your skin should be clear and
bright If your liver is in normal con-
dition. Dades Little Liver Pills act
on the liver; and headache, consti-
patton and biliousness disappear.
Price Is cents. Sold by Phillips
Drug Co. P.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
bARNES.KING COMPANY SHIPS bullion

ing up his administration of the af-
fairs of the big company.
Mr.. McGee also brought in large
amount of bullion, the result of the
first big cleanup under the new man.
agement The amount of the clean
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10

George McGee, superintendent OF
the Barnes-King mine. came into
Lewistown last Friday, being ac-
companied by the retiring general
manager, R. B. Lamb, who is clos
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-09-10
Wool Still Firm.

In its weekly review of the wool
market, the American Wool and Cot
ton Reporter says:
Consumers have been in the mar
ket looking over certain piles of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
:, Al Published June 10, 1907.

NO. CHAPTER III 22o, LAWS LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section e25--223, stat
utes of 1898, relating to laying water,
gas pipes and drains
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. Section 925-223, statutes of
$685. Is amended to read Section 925-
223. Whenever the council shall order
the paving or repaving Of any street In
which water, gas mains and sewers or
either of them shall have been previously
laid or constructed, they may also by reso-
luton require water and gas service pipes
street at the cost of the property 'front.'
ing thereon, from the main sewer, water
and gas mains in such street to the curD
line on either side thereof, at such IN
tervals as the council shall direct, along
the whole length of such paved street,
except at street and alley crossings, and
notice shall thereupon be given to the
owners or occupants of the property, ad-
joining such street, by publication there
of for six days in the official paper re-
quiring them to do such work opposite
their respective lots according TO plans
and specifications to be before prepared
and fled in the Office Of the board OF
public works, city clerk or city surveyor,
location and size and the kind and quail
ity of material of such latera! sewers
or drains and water and gas service pipes
and if such owners or occupants shall re-
fuse or neglect to do the same before
the paving or repaving of said street so
ordered and within ten days arUer puDi-
cation of such notice, the board OF pubic
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

No. 574, ST. Published June IT, 1907.
CHAPTER 226, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to create section 4560a-13, of
the statutes, relating to the taking Of
brook trout, and repeal section $4,000,
of the statutes as amended.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
enact as follows:
Section l. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read Section
4560a-13 1t is hereby prohibited and
made unlawful,
ca To fish for. catch or kill, in any of
the inland waters Of this state, with any
device or in any manner, any variety Of
trout between September 1st and the sue
'ceeding 18th day Of April;
(b) TO ship trout Of any variety without
accompanying the shipment;
(c) To sell, offer for sale or barter, any
variety of trout;
(d) To have in possession or under con
troll any variety Of trout during the closed
season;
(e) To have more than ten pounds of
any variety of trout which were caught
in any of the inland waters of this state,
In possession or under control during any
one day during the open season;
(f) TO fish for or by any. device at.
tempt to kill any variety of fish in any of
the streams of this state (except navi-
gable rivers) which contain trout of any
variety during the closed season specified
herein for trout;
(g) To take and retain trout of any va
rietV less than six inches in length trout
SO taken to be Immediately returned with
out injury to the water where taken; the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No $50, ST. Published June II. 1907.
CHAPTER 222. LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to amend section 4 Of chapter
20, laws Of 1901. relating to registers of
probate in certain county courts
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
enact as follows:
Section /. Section of chapter 20, laws
Of 1901, is amended to read Section 4.
The county judge may appoint first as
sistant register of probate, a second as
sistant register of probate, and third
assistant register Of probate Of said county
court, whenever the business may require
it. Such assistant registers shall take
like oath and give a like bond as re-
shall hold their office during the pleasure
of the county judge. In the absence of
the register Of probate from his office, the
first assistant register, and in the absence
of both the register and the first assistant
register, the second assistant register, and
in the absence of the register, the first
assistant register and the second assistant
register, the third assistant register may
perform all the duties of the register of
lions as may be fixed by the county judge.
The salary of the first assistant register
of probate shall be one thousand eight
hundred dollars per annum; Of the second
assistant register of probate one thousand
two hundred dollars per annum, and of
the third assistant register Of probate one
thousand two hundred dollars per annum,
each payable monthly, at the end Of each
and every month out Of the treasury of
of Office or other compensation than their
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication
Approved June 10, 1907.