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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
TAX LEVIES FIXED
BY COMMISSIONERS
lNCREASE IN ASSESSMENT
MEANS LOWER TAXES EOR
FERGUS PEOPLE.

The board Of county commissioners
last Friday completed the task of
l'Hing the tax levy for the COMING
year The levy is as follows:
General fund, 2 ID mills; contin.
gent, z mills; poor, II mill; sinking
l mil; road, | "a mills; general
school, 2 mills; county high school
~ mills; city of Lewistown. II
mills.
lhe levy on stockmen this wear
IS q mills less than last year ow-
ing to discontinuance of the stock
indemnity, stock inspection, sheep
inspection and stock bounty levies.
Ihe levies for the different scboo,
districts are as follows:
District No. /, mills; No. 2. 2
mills; No. 4, 3 mills; No. 6, l ga
mills, No. 7, S mills; No. 9, S mills:
NO. Is, 2 mills; No. 10, 3 mills; No.
q, l mill; No. "a, 4 mills; No. "a. 2
mills; No. u, 3 mills; No. %, / "a
mills; No. 80, 8 mills; No. 81, 2 mills:
No. 50, mill; No. "a, mills; No. IS.
mills; No. SO, 3 mills; No. 81, 5
mills; No. SO, mill; No 80, 3 mills:
NO. AZ. 3 mills; No. AZ, S mills: No
-, mills; No. IS, 2 mills; No 46
= mills; No. 49, S mills; No. So /
mill; No. 81, mills; No. 81. S mills.
No. 81. mill.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Right Rev. Bishop Brewer to Visit
Lewistown.

The Right Rev. L. K. Brewer,
Bishop of Montana, is expected to
arrive on Thursdays train for his an
nual visitation of the missions Of the
Episcopal church in Fergus county
and will be the guest Of Rev. II. G.
and Mrs. Wakefield at the rcctory.
On Friday he will go to Kendall.
where he will preach in the opera
house at 8 p. m. On Sunday, August
18th, there will be morning service
only in st. James church, when the
bishop will preach. He will preach
at the school house at Upper Cotton
wood at p. m. the same day. Tues
day evening at 7:30 he will preach
and confirm at the school house,
Forest Grove.
The interior of St. James church
is being thoroughly renovated, all the
woodwork being repainted and the
walls kalsomined Worshipers at the
for the future can be assured
that their clothing will no longer
adhere to the seats, as has too often
been the case hitherto.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13

three story structure Of magnificent
proportions and will contain every
convenience known to the modern
builders art.
me contract for the building was
sent out this morning 10 William
oiivcr' who Is in Spokane, for his
signature. His foreman, Mr.. Disert
IS II the city and will commence work
at once The ground was staked off
,nis morning by County Surveyor
Wasmansdorif and the work of ex.
cavating will BE begun tomorrow II
Will require several teams and men
70 take OUT the enormous lot of dirt
rom the basement but Discrt saws
that he hopes to have this part of the
Job completed within week or ten
days.
The dirt will be left on the court
mouse square and will be used in
lcvcling and building I'D thc vard
TO the proper grade when the build.
ing IS completed
Oliver already has on the ground
4oo,ooO pounds Of cement and car
ioad of machinery, including con-
crete mixer and a gravel crusher,
Io the Democrat, Mr.. Disert stat
ca that the work on the building will
pe pushed with all possible rapidity
as they are dcsirous of getting it as
lar along as they can before a freeze
up. When a freeze comes. the con.
,reie work will have to stop. 1t is
believed that they can get in the
foundation and the wall up to the
basement window sills this fall. Then
by beginning as soon as the frost
is out of the ground in the s,r;na
the builders can comnIeta .h"
structure next summer which ;s &c
wen as could possibly be expected
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
new ELEVATOR COMP ANY
Local Business Men viii Erect Fifty Thousand
buSheI Grain House. .-RtCh and Lehman Take
Educational Trip Through County.

There will be filed this week the
articles Of incorporation Of the Fer
gus County Elevator Company. The
new company will be capitalized for
$4,000 and the directors will Be Dr..
w. a. Long, |. M. Hobensack, Harry
Yaeger, G. w. Cook and Herman Of
ten.
The company will begin at once
upon the construction Of $4,000
bushel elevator. The site will be
decided upon within the next few
days.
1t is the intention of the company
to get the elevator up in time to
take care of some of the great wheat
crop this year. The ranchers of the
county have been speculating upon
what they will do with much of the
crop as it would be impossible for
the Judith Milling company elevator
and the. Moore elevator company to
take care Of the half million bushels
Of grain which will be threshed here
within the next sixty days.
Little Grain Down.
1T was feared that as result of the
great rain last Friday night and
Saturday, great deal of wheat
would be broken down and Destroy
ed.
The Democrat has investigated the
matter as fully as possible and learn
that while some wheat is down in
the foot hills of the Snowy noun
tains where it grows very rank,
there is not great deal of the grain
down. NJ. L. Woodman came I'D
yesterday from Flatwillow and saw
very little grain down along the
road. The same condition of affairs
prevail on the Rock creek bench.
1t is the general impression that,
SO far as the grain is concerned, the
rain did more good than harm as it
will insure fine crop of spring
wheat.
The greatest damage was suffered
by the ranchers who had hay down
There were hundreds of tons of hay
III the ground in different parts of
the county but it is drying out nicely
this week and it is not believed that
the loss will be very great.
Wheat Harvesting Begun.
In several places on the Rock creek
bench, wheat cutting has been start
ed and, within another week. the
hum of the binders will he he,rd
from one side of the county to the
other. Scores of new self binders
have been sold by the local hardware
during the last month and
new machines are going out every
day
It is believed that there will be a
shortage of harvest help in the coun-
y but, with good weather, the grain
growers will get their crops in the
shock in good season.
John B. Ritch, clerk of the district |
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
justice WADDELL
is VERY STRICT
STANFORD LAW BREAKERS
COMPELLED TO DIG UP
HEAVY FINES.

County Attorney Roy T. Ayers re-
turned last night from Stanford
where he prosecuted a number Of mis-
demeanor cases before Justice T. r
Waddell.
AS result of the trials. the
treasury of Fergus county was en-
rlched in the sum of $780, that being
the amount of the fines assessed
against seven offenders against the
peace and dignity of the west side
Bert Cartilage was mulcted in the
sum Of SlOO for allowing women to
frequent his saloon.
Pearl West had to pungle I'D $3.50
tor running a house of i'll fame in
connection with a saloon.
Bessie Dennison and Alice Kelly
were fined $50 each for freauentinp
saloons and three young men whose
names we did not get, contributed
$50 each for dispensing booze with
out licenses.
There are two other cases against
persons for selling liquor without a
license which will be tried in the
future before Justice r
]. Waddell.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
List of Deeds Filed and Final Proofs
for Week.
Real Estate Transfers


Kate M. Ramsell, nee McGinness
and S. H. Ramsell, to Edna w. Pen
well, lots 6 to IL, block S, Highland
Parw addition, Lewistown, 5000.
Julia A. Edwards to Dougal Nc
Gregor, 200 inches water from Mud
creek, $50.
Power Mercantile Co. to C.. R.
Smith, IL sw Ia, ID, 1-2 Sc IA,
IS Is, 20, $1.OO.
R. L. Stokes to E. F. McKechnie,
lot II, block 2, Stafford addition,
Lewistown, $1,000
T. c. and Mary G. Power to Jacob
Helzemer, lots 7 and 8, block 7,
Lewistown, $l.0O.
Virginia Pratt, nee Janeaux, TO
Jacob Holzemer, lots l, 2, and 8,
block e-7, Lewistown. Correction
Deed), $lOO.
G. A. and Laura NJ. Parrott to ].
w. Stapleton, lot 90 by 100 feet on
Brassey street between 4th and 5th
avenue, Lewistown, $l.OO.
Alexander Fabian to H. P. and
John Brooks, W IL Sc Ia, 28, w l-2
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
Forest Grove Items.

I. 5. Forest, having sold his stage
line to Harry Shepard, is now tour
ing the National Park in company
with Ed Finn, Mr.. Shepard as
sumed the duties of stage driver and
mail carrier on the first instant. He
will soon have his schedule out.
Miss Ida Lyon of Bozeman and
daughter Of F. A. Lyon, is visiting
at her old home for few days.
Miss Lyon is candidate for Queen
OF the sweet pea carnival soon to
take place in Bozeman That she
may succeed is the wish of all of us.
On any route the writer has oc-
casion to go he sees enormous crops
of hay being harvested and grain is
sight. Especially is this true up the
fork called Tyler creek, through the
ranches of J. f. Frye. D. L. Tyler,
Sam Tyler and Carl Erickson.
M. i. Woodman OF Lewistown
passed through our place recently at
rate OF speed, which, had the mayor
been at home, would have resulted in
a tine. He was headed for camp
IN the mountains. On his return he
was not liable to any fine, for he was
driving bed wagon. His auto is
holding down claim on Flatwillow
The Guild meets with Mrs. John
Lyons on Thursday next, the 9th.
Everything looks fine and dandy
in our vicinity.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
SAYS HE WILL GET THERE
Lieutenant Peary Confident O,
Reaching the Pole

New York, Aug. 7.-"Unless old
mother nature plays new trump
card this time said Commander
Robert E. Peary, Il will certainly
reach the pole this time, assuming
retain my strength and health. NV
equipment will be the same as on
the last trip, my plans essentially the
same, but | will profit by the lessons
OF that last trip.
Last time We would have reach.
ed the pole but for the easterly ice
drift. This time we will go farther
west by land, leaving it at Cape
Columbia, and instead of heading
directly north will head northeast
thus getting the benefit of the easter
ly drift of the ice We will have
more help. Last time there was not
enough to lead five sledges.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
OLIVER GETS Contract
Spokane Man Only Bidder for Construction Of the
Fergus County Court House.. Commence
Work Of Excavation This Week.

AT special session Of the board of
county commissioners, held yesterday
William Oliver Of Spokane, was
awarded the contract for the con
struction OF the Fergus county court
house, his bid Of $4,000 for the lob
beng the only one submitted.
Oliver was the successful bidder
when the first contract for the court
house was awarded His bid then
was SlOS,O00 but, through 4 SLIGHT
technicallty this contract was de-
clared void and it was necessary for
the board to advertise for new bids
IN accordance with new plans and
specifications which had been drawn
IN the hearing as to the VALIDITY
OF the first contract. the court laid
down the principle that the cost OF
everything pertaining to the court
house must not be more than the
SlOo,OOO voted at the last election.
for TINS reason, the commissioners
had plans drawn for a 100000 build
ing, including the heating, plumbing,
and ventilating, thereby leaving 4
margin Of $4,000 for the ground,
architects fees and otner incidentials
to the building.
The new plan as drawn by Archi-
tect Newton G. Gauntt differs in only
a few slight details from the original
drawing. The size Of the building is
cut down somewhat and the marble
wainscoting is eliminated
The building as planned will be a
ilne structure, built of concrete and
faced with pressed brick, from Heb
ron, North Dakota. 1t will be a
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
Final Proofs.

Franklin J Gaugler, lots 3 and
4, II sw "A, 81, y, IS.
Katie {. McGregor, ne IA, %. 7.
Is. =
Sam McGregor, IL NV IA. G IL
sw IA, %, 7, Is.
Sam G. McGregor. w IL sw Ia.
II NV IA, p, I, IS.
Ray Patterson. W 1-2 ne Ia %.
10. ' -
Thomas Hurley, Sc IA NV Ia.
sw l-4 ne "a, Il II Sc IA, Z, I, %.
Wallace NJ Rifle, lots and ,.
IL NV Ia, Z, IA, 20.
Emma Claver, lot /, Sec. S, Ia. 20
Charles +. Smith, NV IA ne IA,
%, IS, 20.
e. IS N. Mckenzie, NV IA ne Ia.
n ~ NV Ia, sw IA NV IA. 2l. 13
10.
G. K. NJ, Mckenzie, Sc IL NV IA
sw "a ne l4 ~ Sc IA, 2l, l3. 10
Katie E. McGregor, IL NV IA.
n ~ ne IA, 80, 7, Is.
John Hogan, Sc IA ne IA. II IL
Sc -, sw Ia Sc IA, IS, II. Is.
Mary Jane Swan, sw IA NV IA.
8, " ne Ia, NV IA Sc IA. T.. Is ID
John I. Hagerman, NV ia NV d
So, sw Ia sw Ia, %, 20, 10.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
Meets Favor of Ranchers.

will be in Meagher county. The
railroad company has struck fine
we'll on the site of this town with a
flow of 100 gallons per minute. A
Minneapolis firm has the contract for
garding the yards there and the work
is being done rapidly. The town
will be called Ubet and will add from
900 to 500 to the population of
Meagher county in the next four
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13

court, and Walter Lehman, returned
Saturday night from a trip over por-
tons Of the Louise creek and Rock
creek benches and the Judith valley,
IN the vicinity Of Utica, the trip being
taken by the gentlemen primarily for
the purpose Of securing photographs
and material which will be used in
an advertising pamphlet, which is to
be issued by the business men of
Lewistown, and, incidentally, as an
outing for the two gentlemen who
had begun to pine for sight Of green
fields and pastures new and for a
breath Of new mown alfalfa.
They visited the west side of the
Louise creek bench and both were
astonished at the rapidity with which
this great section has been settled up
within the last two years. In speak
ing of the trip, Mr.. Ritch said
The entire trip was revelation
to any one who had not travelled ov-
er the county during the last two
years. The range conditions in gen
eral are excellent the grass being the
llneSt ! nave ever seen.
I'VE got some fine pictures of
growing crops and haying and ranch
scenes. We also got together some
excellent data for the advertising
matter which the business men of
Lewistown intend to get out this
fall.
"The grain fields on the Louse
creek bench are very fine and thou
sands of acres Of new ground will be
broken this fall Scores of settlers
have filed on land out there and the
nature of the buildings which they
are putting up show that these set
tiers are bona fide and there to stay.
1t is my opinion that, within a very
few years, all of that vast area lying
north and west of the Judith river
and extending across to the High
wood mountains, comprising about
half million acres of rolling coun-
try, will be filed on and reclaimed
for agricultural purposes. The soil
is of excellent quality and will pro-
duce great crops of wheat and oats.
Great Crops On Rock Creek.
Needless to say that all of the
crops which we saw on the Rock
creek bench are looking good. There
will be an enormous yield of wheat
on that bench this year and, within
ten days there will be scores of bind
ers cutting the greatest crop of |
wheat ever raised in that prolific
part of the country,
Meets Favor of Ranchers.
We find that the ranchers and |
stockmen of the sections which we
visited look very kindly upon the
movement of the Lewistown business
men for the advertisement Of the re-
sources Of Fergus county. They
realize that new settlers mean high
er land values and better markets
.or their produce"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13

that, any way, che can go along
some"
Divergent was we'll blooded, being
OF the famous Hamiltonian stock and
was the sire of scores of good horse.
in this county.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
Ubet in Meagher County.
(Musselshell News.) }

The new town, which will be
built by the Billings Northern rail-
road. as a division point, near Ubet,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13

Expressions of regret were heard
on every side yesterday morning
when it was told about town that
Tom Pratt's famous horse, Diver
gent, had died the day before. Only
the death of some popular member
of the community could have aroused
more comment.
For years, Tom and his big stall
lion have been familiar figures about
the streets of the town. In Toms
affections, his big horse took the place
of devoted child. They lived to-
gether in Toms little blacksmith shop
i'll the upper part of town and it mat
tered not how badly things went with
Tom, Divergent always had his full
measure of hay and oats.
Any subject upon which Tom
might be conversing with a friend or
acquaintance, would invariably end in
an encomium on the merits of the
big bay roadster. Tom would re-
luctantly admit that Divergent might
not be the fastest horse in the coun-
try but would always add that the
horse was fast enough for me" and
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13

ne It IS, l9, Is. Correction Deed),
Sl.0O
Jennie Atchison to Charles c..
Webber, all OF section 2S. IS. IS.
5000.
William and Fannie A. Barney to
William Dundom, Sr. lots 3, 4. S. 6
and I, block 10. Highland Park ad
dition, Lewistown.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-13
OF Passing Interest.

The writer was on his way over to
the ball game Sunday when he ran
across K. d. Baker, the popular
blacksmith, coming the other way
Now, it is known that Mr.. Baker
is a great base ball fan and. yerv
naturally, he was asked why he was
not going to the ball game
We'll, I'll tell you" he replied
Il never used to miss a game of ball
but that was when my family was
united on the subject. Now, how
ever, one of my boys is playing with
the Power team and two of them are
playing with the Scrappers and if |
were to go | would not dare root
for either side and as it is no fun to
go to a game without roofing, I
simply stay away"
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AMUSEM ENTS.
Peck's Bad Boy, Tonight.

The comedian and singer VINO
creates a successful role has hence
forward u very serious advantage to
contend with. That most conservative
institution, the public, ever after as
sociates the artist with that particular
part, looks upon him or her as its only
possible exponent, and is inclined to
doubt their ever being able to play or
sing other parts so well. This seems
to have been shattered in the case of
the artists playing in the musical
comedy "Peck's BAD BOY" who re-
port says have made even Il greater
hit in "Peck'S Bad Boy" than they
ever made in nay other role. Tonight
has been selected by Manager Cuddy
for the company's appearance in the
musical comedy success "Peck'S Bad
Boy" at our local theatre. and our
thcatrcgocrs should turn out in full
force to reward Manager Cuddy for
his cndeavorS to give us something
out of the ordinary and surprising
anything seen heretofore.
Prices, 2oc., &C. and soc.
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civ Marshal Fletcher and his men

City Marshal Fletcher and his men
made two searches for Intoxicating
liquor Saturday and secured sufficient
stuff in each case to warrant the hold
ing of a hearing. In the afternoon they
went out on the North Belfast road
and searched the premises of Alfred
w. Clark. finding two quarts of stuff
and in the evening a trip was made tC
the Cormier place on Laurel hill. Here
a pail was seized which had recently
been rinsed out but was said to have
smcled strongly of liquor. and also d
pitcher containing a small quantity OF
liquor. A hearing will be held in the
two above cases at the municipal court
this morning.
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The shipT ing season on the upper
kcnnebcc was opened saturday morn
ing by the arrival Of the two-masted
schooner Henrietta Simmons. Capt
Darby, which came up the river in tow
Of the tug Charlie Lawrence. arriving
at 6.f5 amidst the blowing Of whistles
as a greeting to her after her winters
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PERSONAL MENTION.

p. G. Dollivcr Of Boston is in the city
as the guest of his son, DR.. L. l.. Dol
liver.
Mrs. ?. ". Brann Of Kitte!y is in the
city and is the guest of relatives and
friends.
Robert G. Stubs, Bowdoin 90. has
been visiting his brother DR.. Stubs
for several days.
Charles Sheldon of Bangor, formerly
of this city, was in town Sunday as
the guest Of friends.
Miss Eva NJ. Dickson left on train
So Sunday forenoon for Worcester,
Mass. to visit her sister, Miss Cecilia
a. Dickson.
Miss Margaret Holbrook of Portland
is in the city for a short time as the
guest Of Miss Nellie Shcchan at her
home on Court street
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Carter Of Will
mington, Mass, were the guests OF
their sister, Mrs. a. L. Nicholas, &c
Bangor street, over Sunday
Hon. Charles $. Hichborn left on
train No. 10 Saturday afternoon for
Stockton Springs to pass the Sabbat II
at his old home in that town.
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Sunday. April IS. is designated as
Anniversary Sunday for the Odd Eel
lows of Maine as being the nearest
Sunday to the SSth anniversary of the
founding of American Odd Fellowship
which is April 26 The odd Fellows OF
Augusta will observe the day by a
meeting at o'clock in City hall T.
which the public is cordially invited
The lodges and affiliated branches of
the order in Gardiner. Hallowell and
Winthrop have been invited and VIII
share in the exercises. The anniversary
address will be given by one of the
leading Odd Fellows Of Maine, Charles
L. Jackson of Portland.