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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
SHOOTS HIS DAUGHTER
William Bergen Opens Up on George Miller With
Shot Gun and Flying Shot Strikes His Own
Daughter MANY Shots, Little Damage.

After shooting at George Miller
twelve times, twice with a shot gun
and ten times with Winchester,
William Bergen, we'll known ranch
er who resides in the foot hills of
the South Moccasin mountains, about
eight miles north of this city, gave
it up as bad job and permitted Mil
Ter to crawl ont from under granary
where he had taken refuge during
the fusillade Saturday afternoon.
Although he did not hit Miller,
Bergen did fire portion of charge
Of small shot into the body Of his
daughter who accidentally got in the
way.
Miller had a six shooter and add
ed to the gaity Of the occasion by
taking a few shots himself but none
Of them were effective.
Bergen brought his daughter to
this city Saturday evening and Dr.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
BETTER Freight RATES
Montana Railroad viii Make Concessions Which
Will Enable Fergus County RanChers to Place
Surplus Product in Helena and Butte

LOUIS }. Lehman, manager of the
Charles Lehman store, several days
ago took up the matter Of securing
better freight rates out of Lewistown
tor hay and potatoes and, as result
OF his efforts, it will probably be 50
that the ranchers of the Judith basin
VIII pc able to market their surplus
potatoes and hay at good prices.
In response to letter from Mr..
Lehman, the Montana railroad com
pany wrote that they will do all that
IS possible to find market for the
potatoes raised tributary to Lewis
town in excess of home consump-
ton.
A new rate on hay to Helena and
Butte has been put into effect so
tar as the Montana road is concerned
and 1t is said to be very favorable to
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20

Nichols probed and got out a mum
Der of the shot but could not locate
several Of them. The young woman
was not seriously injured, the worst
wound being fom a shot which en-
tered her neck and came within a
quarter Of an inch Of the jugular vein.
A warrant for the arrest Of Bergen,
charging him with assault in the
second degree was issued by Justice
Brassey this morning and Deputy
Sheriff Biglen went out after him.
It IS likely that he will be released
on bond as he is well known and
highly respected in his part of the
country.
Miller alleges that the difficulty
arose over mining claim in which
he and Bergen are both interested.
It is reported however, that the
trouble is chiefly due to Miller's per-
sistence in paying attentions to Ber-
gems daughter after being repeated
ly warned by the father not to do
so.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20

abundance Of foliage. Those Old
towns are literally forests of i'm
mensc elm trees with masses OF
clinging vines.
$50 far as my observations went.
the. old New England states are en-.
Joying to full measure, the gen
eral prosperity of the country. This
was particularly noticeable on a drive
which took out through some rural
communities. The farm houses in
almost every instance, have been re-
painted and fixed up and the farms
are kept IN good shape.
"A man from the west cannot help
but reflect upon the handicaps which
those New England farmers have to
overcome Their ground was worn
out generations ago and they spend
more every year for fertilizer than it
would require to purchase an equal
acreage of virgin soil in the west
The thought struck me that if those
farmers down there can make living
and keep up their places under such
adverse conditions, what future
there is before Fergus county which
is iive-sixths as large as their entire
state of Vermont, with millions of
acres of the finest of farming land
vet untouched by plowshare.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20

famous Scrappers, went to second in
the place Of Wolf and played rat
Ting good game.
The game was not particularly
scalp raising for few innings. The
extremely saffron work of the umpire
which gave the gentlemen on the
side lines all opportunity to get into
the game, was feature. Moore got
a couple in the third, one in the fifth
and sewed the game securely in a
wheat sack with four runs in the
eighth, mostly the result of sudden
proneness on the part of the bows
in blue to miss muff and boot every-
thing that came their way. The
Moore rooters were few in number
but they certainly savvy making the
big noise when their team is win
ming, AS for the faithful of Lewis
town, the first killing frost had
came" Their enthusiasm was nip-
ped ere it had matured into salts
faction
The final score was eight to five.
And peace reigned in the heart OF
Andy Matthews. Selah.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
MOORE TEAM TAKES
The HoODoo GAME
THE THIRTEEN CONTEST OF
THE SEASON IS POWERS

Twas the thirteenth game for the
| Power Mercantile bunch this season
and the hoodoo was on the job
And too, those lively boys from the
wheat belt are also on the job when
It comes to helping an obliging
hoodoo along.
The first clash looked like a little
game of "23" for the bench lads.
The fans up in the grand stand and
out in the bleachers felt sorry for
them. Oh, it was going to be such
slaughter of the innocents.
But skiddoo Don't enumerate
your Wyandottes too previously for
the incubator might be like one that
Hal Gibson had few years ago. It
Matched two peppers out of the
twelve dozen eggs he loaded it with,
The happenstance occurred thusly.
Moore first to bat. Bing, bingo,
bang. Three out Lewistown then
up Biff, biffo. bifferino-four runs.
Talk of relieving the adolescent of
his chocolate drops.
But then, as George Bernard Shaw
says, you can't always sometimes
tell: In the problem of our great
national game, uncertainty is the first
equasion. The boys from the prairie
town proceeded to locate the Q. F.. D.
The worm turned with suddenness
which was surprising, even discon-
certing.
After that one first session, Mr..
Hoodoo stepped in and hung the
''nothin' doin'" sign on the bows
in blue. Mr.. Fitzwater who occupied
the center of the stage, was Mr..
Hoodoo's first lieutenant. AS Jim
Martin who is from Humansville,
(Mo) would say, he throwed real
peart ball from that time to the time
the curtain descended after the con-
Guiding act.
1t did not look as if Flemming and
his boys had look-in for they fell
upon grievous luck in three different
ways in the first inning. There was
the lambasting which put them to the
bad four runs. Then Frank Wolf,
the game little second baseman, had
his knee thrown out of place and
David, the Moore back stop, got al
speedy one on the knee cap which
made him sick But David got into
the. game again in a few moments
and McCabe, one of Al Heinecke's
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20

the shipper Better rates will also
be made on oats from Lewistown to
points down III the Canyon.
a letter from the Butte Potato &
Produce company, who handle rs
per cent Of the potatoes used III Butte,
that they are now paying 81 so per
hundred weight for Utah and Wash
ington potatoes but that the price
VIII go to $l.lO when the fall crop
commences to come in from Utah.
The freight rate from Lewistown
70 Butte on potatoes is % cents per
hundred weight and it is believed
tiat the potatoes growers of the
Basin will be able to make money
by shipping to Butte.
IT IS estimated that there will be
close to one million pounds of
potatoes III excess of the home de-
mand raised in the Basin this wear.
and It is necessary that good out
side market be secured for the sur
plus.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20

The society will likely start things
this autumn and the noise which the
members will make individually and
collectively will have a decided
tendency to convince a great many
people from one end of the country
to the other that we have here the
best and busiest burg in the entire
Northwest.
Prettily situated on one of the most
beautiful streams in the west, in the
very heart of a territory which for
extent and agricultural. stock grow
ing and mining possibilities, has not
superior west of the Mississippi,
Lewistown's commercial Importance
must inevitably expand. 1t will be
the object of the "Ten Thousand"
club to hasten this expansion.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
CHANDLER VISITS
old HAMPSHIRE HOME
COUNTY TREASURER RETURNS
FROM ENJOYABLE TRIP
EAST.

County Treasurer E. P. Chandle,
returned Friday evening from q
months vacation spent in far east,
ern cities.
The trip was made primarily for
the purpose Of attending the national
convention of the B. P. o. Elks,
which was held the middle Of last
month in Philadelphia From Phil
adelphia, Mr.. Chandler went to
Boston where he looked around for
few days and then went to his old
home in Concord, New Hampshire.
where he visited for couple OF
weeks. 10 Democrat reporter, Mr..
Chandler gave a most interesting ac-
count of his long trip.
went from Lewistown directly
to Philadelphia, said the popular Of
hclai and remained there through
out the Elks' convention The old
town certainly entertained the tens
OF thousands who gathered on that
occasion in great shape.
The heat was intense and there
were many prostrations, especially
among those who took part in the
big parade but did not suffer cs-
peclally from that source.
There were sixteen of us from
Montana in the big parade. We did
not walk however Our bunch hired
the finest tallaho and had hitched to
It tour beautiful white horses. All
OF us had on the regulation Elk uni
form. and although few in number,
our layout attracted about as much
attention as any of them.
After leaving Philadelphia, | went
to Boston, where | 'rubbcred' around
for few days and then went on up
to my old home in Concord, New
Hampshire. | left Concord lust
thirty-fve years ago and this was my
first visit to the old town since Il
quit it for the west Naturally, there
were some changes, but they were
IN no wise comparable to the trans
formations which an ordinary western
town would undergo in ten years.
THE town itself was not changed
SO much as the population. Through
out the city could find but one of
my former playmates. We held a
family reunion there at the home of
one of my sisters and all of tho
brothers and sisters were present.
One thing which most forcbly
strikes an old resident of the west
upon his return to the east is the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
LEWIS7OWN "TEN THOUSAND" CLUB

A movement is now on foot to or
panize Lewistown "Ten thousand"
club. The matter has been broached
to number of our live boosters and
it meets with the approval of all.
AS indicated by the name, the OBJ
ject of the organization will be to
boost Lewistown into the ten thou
sand population class just as quickly
as it can be done. The resources
and possibilities OF the town will be
published to the world, new business
enterprises looking to development
of the towns resurces will be en-
couraged and a general effort made
to interest outside monied men to
the extent of getting them to invest
in the city.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
Lewellin sells Interest.

Mortimer Lewellin, junior member
OF the druggist firm of Wilson &
Leweilin OF this city, has practically
closed deal for the disposal Of his
interest in the business to John w.
Seiden of Livingston The deal will
be completed within the next week
or two.
Mr.. Lewellin has made arrange
mients to open drug store in Har-
iowton. He has let contract for
his building and the work will begin
Thursday of this week
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
WILL TAKE LONG TRIP.
Three Butte Boys Will Go From
Benton to the Cuff in a Boat.

Louis Clark, young man we'll
known in this city, together with two
companions, expects to leave Fort
Benton this week in gasoline
launch for one of the longest river
trips ever made in the country.
The boys will go from Fort Ben
ton to the mouth of the Judith
where they will tie up their launch
and go over to the old Brooks Bros.
place at Christina which is now own
ed by the North Moccasin Livestock
company and in which Mr.. Clark is
largely interested.
Adolf Gortemoller, manager of the
big ranch, is preparing to give the
party several days of fine hunting in
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
Real Estate Transfers.

Joe Burnett to Josephine Lawson,
lot 7, block SO, Kendall, $s25.
II. N. Clingan and Robert Hamil-
ton to Josephine Lawson, lot II,
block 27, Kendall, $l00
John Keenan, to w. II. Hopkins,
lots 5 and q, block 3, Lewistown La I'D
Co. addition, $lO0.
Laura " and AL Hockett to Nc
Gonagle & Hopkins, lot /, block Z,
and Bird avenue Dubuque. Also
piece of land Us by 2lO feet in size
near Dubuque.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20

that part OF the country, after which
the trip down the river will be re-
sumed
They will stop at all Of the prin-
Sipai cities and towns on the river.
lhey expect to reach New Orleans
about the middle of December and,
Larring any mishaps, will have the
time of their lives. They will sell
their launch in New Orleans and re-
by rail.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
MACHINIS1S NOW ON A STRIKE

Special to the Democrat.
Great Falls, August 2O.--It is re-
ported here this morning all of the
machinists on the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads have
been ordered to strike The rail
road companies have refused to grant
the increase asked for and the order
to walkout is the result.
The strike will seriously cripple
the train service on both roads and
there are chances that the strike will
be extended to other employees.
The telegraphers' strike remains in
statu quo, there being no develop.
ments today.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
Dance at Garneill.

There will be at public dance in
the new hall at Garneill, Friday
evening, August 3Oth. The dance is
in honor of Miss Nettie She'll, who
will leave about the first of Septen-
Der for Helena where she will attend
school the coming school year.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
Home From California.

Jacob Nave, who has been in Cal
iforrnia since the first Of the yeai.
arrived in the city last night and has
gone out to his ranch on Warm
Spring creek Mr.. Nave says that
in all Of his travels this summer he
has never seen such grain fields as
those to be seen from the car win
dows between Lewistown and Moore.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20

There is some talk of the railroad
telegraphers joining the striking
operators and if they take such
action, the tie-up will be complete.
The president has been urged to use
his services in trying to bring about
a settlement of the telegraphers'
strike.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
Back to Lewistown.

The Rev. J. A. Martin, who has
been pastor Of the NJ E. church in
this city, has been sent back here by
the conference of the North Mon
tana Mission, the appointments being
announced yesterday morning. J. A.
Towle Of this place, who was admit
ted to the ministry during the
present conference, has been assigned
to one of the Great Falls churches.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
Proceed With Hospital.

The order of Sisters OF Jesus OF
TINS city have decided to proceed
with the work on their hospital
building near the Catholic church.
a contract will be let shortly for
the stone work and it is the intention
OF the Sisters to get the building
under roof this fall
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
Old Timer Here.

f. S. Sweet, accompanied by his
wife and son, Lloyd, arrived in the
city today in their automobile on
their way to Musselshell for visit
with friends and relatives Mr.. and
Mrs. Sweet were for many years
residents of the Judith Basin, having
resided over near Utica. They now
reside in Chinook.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-20
Final Proofs.

Henry Creekmore, II ~ SC Ia, 9,
l3, l6
Robert l.. Coble, 2 ne IA, sw IA
ne "a, NV Ia Sc IA, 80, Ia, %.
Abncr Anderson, sw IA NV IA,
W l-2 sw IA, II, NV IA NV IA, 20,
II, 10.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-12
MEXICO MISSED ITS CHANCE.

\ year ago Pedro Alvarado was anX.
ious to wipe out the Mexican national
debt with the proceeds OF his mines.
Now he has been syndicatcd not by
press agents but by capitalists because
he could not satisfy creditors whom he
owed n paltry SJgO,O0o. II memory
serves, Pedro Is the man who built Il
room. This was an original and da,-
Ing performance. which might of itself
have led Ia tragic results, but IL gives
only a glimpse OF his various econO
mics. II il stated that building hotels
near his mines was n favOrlte pastimc,
that he bought s2O,OOO rugs as pam
pered child might buy candy, and that
when there was nothing left to buy he
passed purses around among the happy
poems from whom he sprang, Barring
the poems who needed the money, IL
seems pity on the whole that he was
not allowed 10 turn over a few mill
ions 10 the national government. When
man has bought up the years crop
Of antique rugs he must experience
considerable difficulty in using them TO
the best advantage. The string Of
empty hotels would be hollow mock
rry, Al best the pianos would repre-
sent waste; AT worst, under stimuli
famous manipulation, they would be
sure 10 produce serious mental de
rangement Undoubtedly the govern
mcnt should have taken the money
But il it too late now; The hotels arr
standing, the pianos are in storage, The
antique rugs are AT least one year old
now. and each day Is adding to theil
value. Pedro must have millions II
these assets, and he should be able Il
realize millions upon them. That hShai
leased himself as mining proposition
because Of the paltry $4,000 need no
interfere with his having an auction
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-12
THE PARENTS TO BLAME.

Within three days of each other the
newspapers of Chicago and the news
papers Of Boston recorded two TRACE
dies Of Il kind 40 common as to hc
mentioned here only because they seem
TO point an obvious moral. The incl.
dent recorded by the Chicago papers
was that of Il boy who. while on his va.
cation, was accidentally shot through
the heart by rifle on which he was
leaning. The other case was that Of
boy In the suburbs Of Boston. shot
through the head and Instantly killed
by a chun. who. after a boyish quar-.
rel. threatened him with rifle. prob.
ably In fun. How common such acct.
dents are cannot he realized by any one
who sees the news of but one portion
Of the country: but from IN Office to
which come papers from every part Of
the United states. the Wow Is different,
AMI II Is possible to get more com.
prchensivc conception of the dreadful
toll which Is annually cXacted from
those who are careless. or permit care.
lcssncss. with firearms. The plain
truth of the matter Is that u rifle or n
shotgun or u revolver. although per.
fcctly safe In the hands of one familirr
with II, Is nevertheless IN implement
which Is always dangerous when In the
possession Of one who has been moi
carefully trained In It's use. and who
has not acquired sufficient maturity OF
Judgment to keep that training In nlnt
at all times and In all conditions. WI
would not deny To any boy who can IL
trusted with u gun the legitimate pleas
urc Of targct.practicc. or, In proper
conditions. Of hunting; but We do mos
earnestly urge upon parents that the!
consider the matter carefully. as ap
piled to their own sons: and that. !
they see tit 10 grant the permission
they provide instruction which shall
proceed from the very beginning OF
the ground that carclcssncss Is crime
and nothing short of crime.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-12
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.

The Chicago Eagle Numbers
soeag its subscsibers the mont
lAAusatia1, most prosperous and
NEST respected men IN Chicago
IL reaches nearly every man
81 stand1ng In the community
ene All men who are moulder" OF
public opinion or directors 0s
Dshllc AFFAIRS.
10 10 the guSoe' mentor AMI
friend OF every political leader
Of every shade OF opinion
IL 10 read NJ GOvcrnment,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-12

ing for u kindred soul he Is likely at
any time to get what the errlng preach.
err got ut Kremmling. Colo. Where We
are weak In this mntter---w where we are
incXcusably wenk-is that we do not
as a people apply the Krcmmling meth.
Wl to the solution of the affinity prob.
lem more frequently. We could. II we
would. by wise application Of n
horscwhip. or bed Stat. prevent many
Il man and woman. and many happy
home. from going to ruin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-12
THE RIGHT WAY TO SOLVE IT.

II Is pleasing ns well rs cncOurag.
Ing tn read of the prompt ana effective
manner In which the good people of
Krcmmling. Colo. have solved the nf.
iinity problem, ~ far rs they have
come In contact with II up 10 this date.
Recently u delegation OF Kremmling
citizens waited upon II certain clergy.
man. who ut the time was dwelling
with woman not his wife, dragged
him outdoors, hOrscwhipped him until
he begged for mercy, and then led him
to his home mile away. where he
was told 10 remain with his wife ana
two children under pain OF more sum
mary punishment. 1t Is safe to say
that this particular gentleman will not
be- troubled with the affinity mania
again; In fact. he pledged himself to
resist it henceforth, and to he content
wife. And II goes without saying that
the affinity disease will not spread In
the nelghborhoOd of Krommllng What.
ever may he the yearning toward af-
linitlcs In that quarter II Is likely to
he overcome by the memory of the
horscwhipping endured in behalf of his
ideal by rhis minister. Society IN
krcmmling does not pretend To be ms
far advanced rs society In some of
the older parts Of the country, but, In
crude sort of way, 1t entcrtains GER
tain beliefs with regard to the mOrali.
ties and the proprieties which might
well be entertained in all communi,
ties. We are very well aware that al.
yocatcs of complete liberty of action.
such as Professor Heron and Maxim
state generally, will regard the good
people of Krcmmling rs u lot of mar.
rOwminded bigotS, IL not lot of bar.
barians. Some OF the advanced social
istic playwrights ana nOvelists, the
apologists for the llerrOns ana the
Gorkys. may be- eyected when they
hear of this case to inaugurate new
| literary crusade against the "Amcri-
can hypocrites." This cannot be helped,
nor can il be explained altogether Ia
| the satisfaction of our critics or our
| selves. 1t Is not necessary 10 90 into
| II here. Let II suffice that whether we
are consistent or not, there Is no con-
| fusion in the American mind with re-
gard TO the proper classification OF
| those who strive 10 excuse wife dcser'
zion and home Dissertation on tha
ground of soul affinity. The American
people may be far from being as moral
as they might be, but they do not con
found idealism with dirt and when the
J libertne attempts to excuse himself
on the ground that he Is simply search
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-12

play Of western army lli" IN Montana
during the Indian uprising In ISM In
the RlackfOOt country. "rln Girl !
Left Behind Me-" by David l.rlns'O
and Franklyn Files. which II one Of
the most interesting and strongest mill
tnry plays ever offered for sock pro-
duilOn.
James Durkin will he cas-, In the
strong part Of Lieut.. Edgar Hawks.
worth and Virginia Kcntlng should
show to her best advantage In The part
of Kate KennOn.