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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
Two Drown in River
BY Associated Press.

by AssOclateu FresS.
SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 5.-Robert d.
Mitchell, a rancher living near Spokane,
and Vern Wilcox of this city were
drowned yesterday in the Columbia river
near Bridgeport, Douglas county, accord
ing to a report received by telephone.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
Railroad Sold


TOLEDO, o., Aug. 5.-Federal Judge
Taylor today announced the confirmation
of the sale of the property Of the Toledo
Railroad and Terminal company under a
federal decree of foreclosure to an or
ganzation known as the bondholders'
protective committee for the price of
$42, 900, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
Mrs. Eddy's Son Reaches Concord

b. Associated Press.
CONCORD, N. #, Aug. 5.-George w.
Glover and his daughter, Miss Mary
Baker Glover of Lead, s. D., principals in
the suit for an accounting of the prop
erty of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, arrived
here today in answer to summons to ap-
pear before the masters appointed to de-
termine the question of Mrs, Eddy's COM
potency.
Mr.. Glover is the son OF Mrs. Eddy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH
PLAYS LADY BOUNTIFUL
Former American Girl, Now English
Society Woman, Provides Two
Houses for Convcts and
Their Relatives

LONDON, Aug. 5-The Daily Mirror
publishes a story of the benefactions of
the Duchess of Marlborough in behalf of
the wives and children of convicts.
The duchess, 1t says, has taken two
houses in London, which are being COM
fortably and tastefully furnished. One
will be FOR the wives of prisoners serv-
ing sentences.S
The bishop of London is to dedicate the
two homes, probably In September.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
Realn Work on steeI PLANT

SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. 5,-Aetual work
upon the United States Steel corpora
tion's $lO.OOOOOO plant at the head of the
lakes was begun today.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
GIRL HORRIBLY MURDERED;
ESCORT MORTALITY WOUNDED

BY Associated Press
DAYTCN, Ohio, Aug. 5.-Anna Marko-
witz, a pretty Jewish girl "a years old,
is dead. her body bruised and cut, bear
ing evidences of brutal mistreatment. At
a hospital with mortal wound in his
abdomen and his head mass of bruises,
is Abraham Gordon, a young travelling
man from Indianapolis. Held on suspi-
cion are James, Jacob and Bertha Marko-
W4Lz brothers and sister of the dead girl.
The crime occurred at very short
distance from where Dona Gilman was
assaulted and murdered some months
ago.
Gordon, also known as "Cohan," went
out walking along lonely road near the
National Soldiers home yesterday. He
was accompanied by Anna Markowitz
and her younger sister, Bertha. They
had walked to a lonely spot when the
crime was committed. What took them to
this place has not been clearly devel-
oped.
The story of Bertha, when she rushed
breathless and terror stricken to the
soldiers home, was that while her sister,
young Gordon and herself were strolling
along secluded path a highwayman
slipped unheard behind Gordon and
struck him with blackjack.
Gordon she said, turned around, and
as he did so the highwayman shot him
in the stomach.
Kills Girl
AS Gordon fell she says, the man MADE
a dash for either herself of her sister.
She ran screaming from the scene In ter
ror, leaving her elder sister Anna to her
fate.
Bertha said she did not stop until she
reached the soldiers home, where she
gave the alarm.
The sheriff was notified and posse
formed. They found Gordon almost dead.
A trail showed where Anna had been
dragged. They followed the path and
found the body in the weeds. The cloth
ing had been nearly all torn from the
body. The arms were crowded down over
the eyes as if to shut out terrible pic
ture. There were evidences of fearful
struggle and of an assault.
The girl was dead from strangulation.
The Markowitz brothers and Bertha
later called at the police headquarters to
see what had been learned about the
crime. Questioned, the brothers are said
to have admitted that their mother OBJ
jected to further attentions being paid
by Gordon to Anna. The brothers would
not deny that they had followed their
Continued ON PAGE Two.I
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

For Los Angeles and vicinity
Fair today, light south wind.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06
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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
LARGE Crowd Greet Ministries

A large crowd greeted the local
talent minstrel performers at Culver's
hall Friday evening. The first part
Of the performance was very good,
some original gags and splendid
singing keeping the audience i'm
good frame of mind. The second part
commenced TO drag and about mid
night the ci9wd gave up and went
home. The boys worked hard for the
performance, but there was slight
conflict in the management which re-
suited in no management at all. Frank
Carlton, who stepped in and tried to
bring the thing through, worked like
beaver and succeeded as far as any
one could. The boys are being
"joshed' somewhat over the way the
thing terminated but are taking it all
in good part. over fifty dollars was
cleared and has been placed to the
credit of the base ball team and will
be used toward purchasing new uni
forms next spring.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
Board Of County Commissioners
Enter Into Contract With This
Paper For Two Years.
STARTING ON NEW COURT HOUSE
Preliminary Work Will Be Pushed
AlOnQ With All Possible Haste.
Begin First of May.

| The Fergus County Democrat is now
| the official paper Of Fergus county.
| Last Thursday afternoon, the new
board of commissioners entered into a
contract with this paper to do the
county printing and advertising for the
| next two years. The price for which
the Democrat agrees to do this work
is much lower than it was ever done
for in the past.
The board was to have met Tues
day but as Mr.. Neill failed to get in
| owing to the blockade Of the railroad,
Chairman Petersen and Commissioner
Parent adjourned until Wednesday
morning, when the third member of the
board was present
The new court house project was
taken up by the board and many of the
details of the big task was talked over
by the board The commissioners are
determined that the new county build
ing complete shall not cost more than
the 100000 voted for that purpose by
the voters.
Plans are now being advertised for
and as soon as a plan is agreed upon,
be advertised for. All arrangements
have also been made for advertising
for the sale of bonds.
Architect j. H. Kent of Helena was
present and the board looked over a
set of plans which he had drawn. Mr..
Kent gave the board some valuable
tention Of the board to get everything
in readiness to begin actual building
operations by the first of May. BY that
means, the big building can be almost
completed before cold weather sets in,
something which very much desired
by the commissioners
Sheriff Edward Martin appeared be-
fore the board and asked for an in
crease in the pay of his deputies. He
explained that he cannot retain good
men at the old salary and the board
| gave the desired increase from $75 to
$10O per month. The salary of the
| deputy clerk of the district court and
one of the deputies in the office of the
clerk and recorder was also raised to
500.
The board expect to have frequent
meetings during the next few weeks
in order to push the work on the court
house proposition with all possible
haste.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
RUSSELL nORTOP DEAD.
Young Man Well Known in Lewis.
town Passes Away in Butte.

Russell, son of w. H. HOrtop of this
one in this city and vicinity, died last
Thursday night about midnight in
Butte. Russell left here several months
ago for Butte. He has been sick on
two or three different occasions but his
friends had no intimation of any
danger in his condition until the news
of his death was announced. The
Butte Miner of Thursday gives the fol-
lowing account of his death:
Lying on a bare, wooden bunk, amid
squalor and loneliness, W. r. Hortop,
formerly we'll known resident of
Lewistown, Mont. died at midnight in
the basement of the Chinese joss
house, South Colorado street. At nine
o'clock last night he was seen by his
brother, who arrived in Butte two
weeks ago from Wallace. idaho. At
that time Hortop was apparently in
the best of health. At about II 80
O'Clock last night telephone message
was received at police headquarters
stating that a man was dying in the
basement of the joss house. Capt. Nc
Grath, Detective Frank White and a
Miner representative went to the place.
In the center room of the basement a
solitary candle was burning and by
its light the body of Hortop, cold in
death, could be seen on the bunk
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29

The new law didn't provide for such
contingencies as Mr. Brautwaits. 1t
was not supposed by the bright marks
any person should ever want to leave
the United States and then come back.
Ritch manufactured a tentative law
and sent Brantwait's papers to head
quarters and is now waiting to see if
the boys in Washington. u. c. will
opinion that the idea of those who arr.
responsible for the present law on
naturalization to encourage foreigners
to come over here and be born,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
Clerk of Court Has Grievance.

Clerk of the court, John B. Ritch has
a grievance. He isn't much of a kick
er, but thinks that he has been i'm
posed upon by the United States gov
ernment and does not hesitate to say
SO. The cause of his complaint is the
new law regarding the taking out of
citizenship papers. Whore it was for
merly about ten minutes work to
transform person from loving SUBJ
ject Of the Maharajah to loyal SUBJ
Ject Of T. Roosevelt. 1t now requires
der the present arrangement the
prospective candidate for citizenship
honors has to give his genalogy from
Adam with the color of hair and eyes
and birth marks of each and every
antecedent. One of the most perplex-
ing cases yet encountered by Mr..
Ritch was that of William Brantwait
who resides out at Straw. Mr.. Brant-
wait was born just north of the Mis-
'ouii iiiic anu consequently Was a CIT
lZen of this country until he jumped
over into Saskatchewan and became a
subject of Ed VII. He grew homesick
for the stars and stripes and came
here few weeks ago but when he
presented himself before Ritch for his
papers, the clerk was up against it,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
PRESBYTERIAN LAY SERVICES

An interesting series of evening SER
vices will be observed in the Presby-
teran church beginning with the first
Sunday in February. They will be
given for four weeks by the lay mem
bers of the congregation, assisted by
the pastor Appropriate music will be
rendered, under the direction of Miss
Whiting. The public cordially invited.
Sunday. February 3, 7:3O p. m.-"The
Literary Wealth of the Bible" No
sermon this evening, but the bible will
he made to preach it's own sermons in
short selections read by a number of
people who have carefully prepared
examples of the different literary forms
found in the bible The different Sc
lections will exhibit the oratoric, the
story, the parable, the didactic the
sonnet, dramatic monolog forms of the
bible literature. The proper interpre-
tation will make a deep impression OF
the truths contained
Sunday February 10. 7:3O p. m.-Being
the nearest Sunday to Lincoln's birth
day, a religious-patriotic service will
be held. Hon. Wyllys A. Hedges will
give an address on the character of
Abraham Lincoln.
Sunday February II, 1880 p. m.-This
being the week of Washingtons birth
day, another religious-p patriotic service
will be held. Hon. Rudolph Won Tobel
will speak on the Life and Times of
George Washington
Sunday February "a will be mis-
sionary and devoted to the cause of the
Freedmen. Mrs. Henry Quickenden.
president of the Woman's Missionary
society will speak. Topic: My Per-
sonal Experiences in Negro Mission
Work. This is an important series of
services. You and your friends invited
HENRY QUICKENDEN, Pastor.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
COMING, COMING.
VIM. Edgar Graham With Fine Troupe
of PLAYERS.

On February Sth the William Edgar
Graham Co win open an engagement
in our city with a company of first
class professional people. presenting,
Under the American Flag" pro-
duction now playing to a wonderful
business in New York city. Mr..
Graham promises us a company OF
people who can act well and is giving
us play second to none and far above
the average. A plot that is possible
and reasonable, something that teaches
a lesson worthy of notice. The comedy
is rich and devoid of all slap-stick
work, presented by a company of
ladies and gentlemen, who know how
to do refined acting. Mr. Graham will
be remembered by a great many here
for his work in our city short time
ago. He is carrying seyural l,lnYs
which are of the best but is featuring
the one above mentioned and may pos
sibly play return engagement soon
afterward if the business the first
night should warrant 1t. Mr. Graham
is bringing a large company to our
city and deserves patronage. Tickets
will be on sale at Phillips Drug Co,
Wednesday, the 3Oth Prices sl.OO, 75c
and soc.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29

answered to the name of Pete, was the
cnly living person present. To the in
quiries of the officers he stated that
Hortop had come to the place during
the night and had complained of feel
ing sick. The Chinaman said he went
to get doctor and when he returned
he found Hortop had died.
Coroner Jesse P. Stevens was notified
and he had the body removed to the
White & krebs undertaking rooms.
He stated last night that further in
vestigation would be needed before he
could announce whether or not he
would hold an inquest.
Apparently. Hortop died from nat.
ural causes. No mark of violence could
be found on his person.
Hortop was about thirty-four years
of age, and had been in Butte some
weeks. He worked odd shifts at the
Carson & Wallin saloon Hortop's
brother was notified and was quickly
at the scene of his brothers death.
Sergt. Brinton and other officers ar
rived soon after.
At an early hour this morning the
Chinaman found in the basement when
the officers arrived was taken into
custody.
Hortop's home was in LeWistoWn,
Montana, where his father resides
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
Another Serious Tie-Up On The
Montana Railroad As Result Of
The Present Storm.
ltWlSTOWN HAS AMPLE SUPPLIES
Merchants Well Able to Take Care
Of the Trade For Next Six
Months at Least.

A storm which completely discounted
all previous storms of this very ex-
ceptionally stormy season set in last
Saturday and as a result the Montana
railroad is again out of commission
for a few days at least.
The storm was accompanied by a
hard wind and heavy snow and there
are apprehensions that considerable
loss will result to stockmen who were
not fortified with a large amount of
feed
SO far as heard from. there have
but down in the Missouri river country
it is feared that the losses will be
considerable. The unusual length of
the storm period thus far has de-
pleted hay stacks and provendcr Of
all sorts. No one is prepared to say
just yet what losses will result, but
some woolgrOwers and stockmen who
have sheep and cattle down in the
bad lands are not taking very
roseate view of the situation.
Along the Great Northern, con-
ditions arc infinitely worse than they
are or are liable to become over here
in Fergus county.
No freight trains have got through
on that road for weeks and many
towns are running low on necessary
provisions.
The merchants of I.ewiStoWu are
Well prepared as they always are FOR
such emergencies. The large stores
have on hand sufficient supplies Of
groceries and staple clothing and dry
goods to run them for four of five
months. Since there is also an abund-
ance of coal the people of this city
are in no danger of suffering as are
the inhabitants of many towns and
cities along the main line.
The Montana railroad weathered
the storm until yesterday when they
failed to get Il train over the road.
The outgoing train got off the track
three miles from town and is still
off. a large number of snow shovelers
have been engaged at good wages by
the railroad company and every ef-
fort is being made to clear the track
The incoming train encountered
some impossible snow drifts just this
side of Harlowton and Went back to
Lombard last night. Although the Of
fcials of the road are hopeful, it is
not surmsed that a train will be
gotten through today. The heavy
snow last night filled the cuts to the
top and it will require hard work to
open them up and keep them open The
company is sparing no money in their
efforts to get their trains through but
the conditions are most deplorable.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
Delegation from This City Get Stuck
In the Snow and Are Compelled
to Come Back nOme.
GOOD SPEECHES ARE WASTf0
Dave hilgcr, JUDGE Cheadle and W.
A. Gordon, Jr. Were Primed for
Any Occasion.

To the elements alone are due the
fact that Fergus county will have
no representatives at the Boosters
convention which Is in session In
Helena today.
AT a special meeting of the city
| council last Thursday evening, Chair
man Frank h. Smith, acting for Mayor
J. u. Pinkley, appointed large dele
cation of business men from this city
to go to the convention. or this num-
Der three, Judge E. X. Cheadle, David
Hilger and William A. Gordon, Jr.
started out on the train yesterday
morning for Helena
But 1t was another case OF the
weather man playing smash with the
sailed along tolerably well until ID
got out about three miles and then,
the proverbal snow drift was struck
| and before Dave Hilger could say on
| even think Of saying Jack Robinson,
the passenger car was off the track
| and all progress toward Helena waj
suddenly and effectively checked
1t was up to the fifteen or moro
passengers to remain there In the car
all day, wade back through the snow
| drifts or do something else. 1t WIS
Dave Hilger's fertile brain which de-
Vised the something else"
Nearby was the MotheraI ranch and
u team of the rancher and the pas
sengers all piled into IA big bob sled
| and came back home.
The boosters In Helena will miss at
| least three good speeches, because OF
the failure of the Fergus county DEL
| egation to get through.
Judge CheadIe was all fixed out
with "a speech upon the particular adj
| vantages Of "a job as judge in county
where offenders are few and far be-
| tween, where opponents during cam
pdlS IFS are even Fewer ana farther be-
| tween. where all practicing attorneys
! are high minded, honorable and cour-
| teOus and where they are building q
| 100000 court house for the particular
purpose of getting up a more
| pleasant court room.
Dave Hilger was going to discourse
| on the beauties of nature and the
| splendid opportunities over in the Dog
creek country. He was going to tell
| them of our millions of acres of un-
claimed land. the best ground out of
doors, land which will raise forty
bushel wheat and one hundred bushel
oats, land in which knee high blue
joint waves under the breath of gentle
Zephyrs from one end of the year to
the other.
William A. Gordon, Jr, was going to
talk on the finland Empire, the
Banana Belt Of Montana" Anyone
who has ever heard Mr.. Gordon warm
up to a subject in an oratorical way
can just imagine what he would do
with that inspiring theme.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
one ROUTE OF
TIE MILWAUKEE,
Semi Officially Announced That The
Road Will Now 60 THROUGH City
of Helena.

milwaukee, main line talk up to date
puts the main line Of that road on this
side of the mountains, and leaves Butte
| on side track. A Chicago dispatch
of yesterday places the main line by
way of Helena, which means also Great
Falls, and is as follows:
Chicago Jan. 2l.--It has been semi
officially announced here that the
main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
St Paul extension through Montana
will go by way of Helena instead Of
Recent exhaustive surveys have demon
strated the fact that by going via Hell
ena there will be a saving of distance
between EVerts and the Sound of 40
| miles. The grades will be heavier, but
the shortening of the distance will
more than compensate in the opinion
of the officials of the road
The understanding is that that part
of the Milwaukee extension which will
utilize the Montana railway right Of
way to Lombard will be used for the
Butte line, the main line following a
route which was surveyed last sum-
| mer, going to Helena via Whit. !
gulch.
The Butte line viii join the main
| line from Helena at some point in the
| vicinity of Garrison"
Other reports bring the main line
down Smith river To this city over the
line surveyed last summer, and the
| fact that the surveyors on the Missouri
river route have been called in gives
credence to this story. The Republic
can of White Sulphur Springs has the
following to say of this latter report,
Of local INTEREST,"
! Some time ago this paper said that
nothing had occurred, since the Mil
| waukee surveyors were put into the
field to change our opinion that we of
White Sulphur Springs were to be on
| that company's line of railway when
the route should have been finally To-
| Gated, and the same holds true now.
Early last spring "A route was sur
through the canyon and west on its
way TO the coast. The route was IL good
| one-at least we have never heard any,
| thing to the contrary The crews were
| then pulled off to find the Missouri
river route to Great Falls or neiphbor-
hood. That work has lasted all sum-
fner and fall and we learn that many
practically unsurmountable obstacles
were encountered
at now transpires that the Missouri
river route will be too costly to con-
struct and a new survey down Smith
river to Great Falls has been order
ed.
Last Saturday surveying crew con-
sisting of % members got off at Dorsey
and coming north, established camp at
Mayn & Heitman. 1t is their purpose
to do the final locating of the line al
ready surveyed and in that work they
will be joined by another crew of equal
number both Of which have heretofore
operated on the Blackfoot.
Recently the Missoulian published
an article defining the route of the
main line of the Milwaukee as coming
down Smith river. through Cadotte
pass to the Blackfoot river and Mis-
soula, and the presence here of the
surveyors would indicate that the Mis-
soulian had the situation sized up
about right. 1t seems, therefore,
reasonably certain that this town will
be on the main line of the Milwaukee /"
NEW GUIDE, I-nIp I,TpJr
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29

The relief of coughs and colds through
laxative influence, originated with
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup containing
honey and tar, a cough syrup contain
ing no opiates or poisons, which is ex-
tensively sid. Secure bottle at once,
obtain guarantee coupon, and if not
fully satisfied with results, your money
will be refunded. Sold by Phillips Drug
Co.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-01-29
NEW CURE FOR EPILEPSY

J. q. Waterman of WatertoWn, O.,
reural free delivery, writes: MY
doughter, afflicted for years with epi-
lepsy. was cured by DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. She has not had an attack
for over two years." Best body cleans
ers and life giving tonic pills on earth
25c at Phillips Drug Co,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-15

The young people Of the congrega-
tional church win give o social this
evening IN the church parlors, to
which h general public Is most cor
daily invited. one delightful feature
Of the evening VIII be the auctioning
of of many charming young ladies.
a good time is insured 90 all who at
tend.
The wOman's relief corps will give
a pie social tomorrow evening In Red
Mems hail. 10 which the public is in
Yited. There VIII be an abundance of
pie, much better than any mother
ever made. and lots Of good coffee.
Miss Daisy Munson. OF North Sixth
street, left yesterday for a visit In
Pueblo.