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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23
WILL Celebrate
LABOR DAY HERE
MEMBERS OF LOCAL LABOR
UNIONS BEGINNING TO
MAKE PREPARATIONS,

thas been definitely decided that
labor day, September 2nd will be
celebrated in or near Lewistown this
year. Members of the local labor
organizations have been discussing
the matter and all agree that some
sort of a blow out" should be ar
ranged for the proper observance of
the great national holiday for the men
who toll.
If the celebration is held right here
i'll the city, the festivities will be
similar i'll many respects to those of
the Fourth of July although the boys
who are talking up the matter say
that they will skin" the Fourth pro-
gram by several city blocks The
labor unions of the city are now in
most hourishing condition, their
membership comprising practically
every one in and about the city who
is eligible to belong. Their officials
are energetic and progressive and if
they start in to celebrate on Septem-
Der End, it may be set down as
sure thing that there will be full
measure of fun on that festive oc-
casion
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23
PASSING OF ONE
!. MORE old TIMER
A. B. HOPKINS OF KENDALL
DIES AT MILLER RANCH
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS.

A. B. Hopkins, one of the bes,
| known Old time prospcctors ant
miners of the Kendall district died
last Thursday afternoon at the ranch
OF Theodore Miller on Warm Spring
creek. Erysipelas was the cause oi
death.
The old man had been in the city
TOR some time, having gone out to
the Miller place on the day of his
death. Although he was known to
be unwell, no one here imagined that
his condition was SO critical. He was
buried Saturday morning from the
undertaking rooms Of George Creel.
a number of old timers accompanying
the remains to the cemetery.
Hoppe as he was familiarly
known to everyone in this city and
Kendall, was born in New York
state in 1886, being 90 years of age
at the time Of his death. When yet
young man, he came out to Illinois,
and short while later came on
westward to Montana, settling first
at Phillipsburg.
In 1882, he came over to Maiden
and has been in this part Of the
country ever since. He was once
the owner of what is now one of the
most valuable claims of the Ken
dali Gold Mining company and at
the time Of his death was the owner
Of property said to be valuable.
A veteran of the civil war, Hopkins
rose from the ranks to the position
OF lieutenant. He was one of the
best hearted old men that ever lived
and took especial delight in being
in the company of children. With
out ostentation of any sort, he per-
formed many deed of kindness and
charity which will go to his credit
on the books of the recording Angel,
Although one of the worlds unfor-
tunates in some ways. SO far as
known without brother, sister or
child to grieve at his passing, old
Hoppe" will, nevertheless, he sim
cerely mourned and most kindly re-
membered by scores of old time
friends.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23

weeks, considerably over half mil
lion bushels will be threshed. Some
who have had good opportunity to
see and examine greater part of the
growing crop, say that the average
for the county will not fall far short
of 80 bushels per acre This will
mean three quarters Of million
bushels of wheat. The rains of the
last two weeks have caused the
wheat to fill out finely.
Oats are coming in fine shape and
big crop is predicted. Practically
all Of the old crop will be cleaned up
before the new crop of oats is
threshed and there will be a good
market the coming fall, winter and
spring.
Many ranchers in the county are
going to make a neat little cleanup
this year on potatoes. Hundreds Of
acres were planted in spuds this
spring and the season has been an
ideal one for the crop. One farmer
near Kendall who has ten or twelve
acres of potatoes, has already sold
his crop at IS cents per hundred, the
purchaser to do the digging
Such grass has seldom, if ever,
been seen on the range of Fergus
county and cattle which just man
aged to last through the winter are
now fat enough for beef After sew
eral bad years, it now looks as if
the cattle man is going to have a
fine year as prices are good for good
stuff on the Chicago and Omaha
markets and nothing but good stuff
will be shipped out Of Fergus this
fall
The money which will be realized
this year by the ranchers and stock
men for wheat, potatoes, oats, hay,
wool and cattle, will aggregate an
enormous sum and should make this
part of the state one of the most
prosperous sections in the Northwest
for the next year at least. Business
men Of Lewistown are looking for
ward to a splendid fall, winter am
spring trade and it certainly looks
as if they will not be disappointed in
that respect
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23
REBUILD ON OLD SITE.
Business Men of Harlowton Have
Come to That Conclusion.

Erwin Judd returned last night
from short business visit to Har-
lowton. He says that business is
booming at that place and that the
business men take most optimistic
view of the future, despite the heavy
losses they sustained in the recent
big fire.
1t has been decided by majority
of the business men of Harlowton
that the town will be rebuilt on the
old site There was some discussion
as to whether or not it would be
advisable to move down to the new
track of the Milwaukee, but those
who favor the old site prevailed.
Architect Kent has drawn plans for
a number Of good buildings and the
work of putting them up will start
just as soon as the new brick yards
get out the material
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23

pleasing variety, blending OF
semi-classical and popular numbers,
and one classical selection that will
show the dramatic qualities of Miss
Titter's fine soprano voice to ex-
cellent advantage 1t was found
that the vocal numbers made up a
program sufficiently long, and so the
instrumental selections will be dis
pensed with
Miss litter will be heard in the
ever popular ''Scenes That Are
Brightest" from the opera of "Mar-
atina,' in a duet With the comedy
element predominating, in the
famous, Jewel Song" from Faust, a
duet presenting a simple and popular
melody, and in ''The Moorish Maid"
a song greatly admired by many
musicians and which was always a
favorite with Queen Victoria, which
doubtless had much to do with the
vogue it has enjoyed in England
Miss litter will be assisted by Miss
Euphemia Campbell, Miss Mabel
Baker, Miss Mary Campbell, and
Messrs. Rae, Hodges, Beasley and
Bristol. with Miss Genevieve Beasley
and Mr.. Will litter as accompaists.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23

reinforce the existing antitrust acts
Before the enactment of these sup
Elemental laws Texas was said tc
have the best antitrust acts Of any
state in the union SO far as enabling
the successful prosecution of unaw-
full combinations was concerned By
laws bearing upon the same subject
this state has taken an advanced step
in antitrust legislation. All of the
bills except one possessing the Grim
inal features have been in effect for
several weeks and by their operations
the attorney general was able tc
wage successful prosecution of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, Obtain
ing a judgment on behalf Of the
state against that company amount
ing to more than ST 100000
The first opens every office of ev-
cry corporation, both foreign and
domestic. to the visitorial and inquis-
itorial powers of the attorney general,
authorizing him to make an examna
ton of all the books, records and
documents wheresoever situated Of
such corporation, and authorizing
him to take copies of all such docu-
ments as may tend to show the vio-
lation of the antitrust laws OF this
state
1t is provided in the second of
these acts that in any case brought
against any corporation for the viola
ton of the antitrust laws the court
in which such suit is pending shall,
upon the application of the attorney
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23
(Great Falls Tribune.)

The sight of young mother, clad
Ill black, struggling on Central avenue
tor the possession of her child, whom
man was trying to wrest from her
70 put into a buggy, driven BY an
other man, caused no little excite
ment on Central avenue, at the cor
ner Of Fourth street, yesterday after
noon shortly after 3 o'clock. The
frantic screams Of the woman and
child caused crowd to gather, the
general impression being that tie
climax Of melodrama i'll real life
was being witnessed, which teemed
with human interest In the minds
ot the crowd, the man who was try
ing to kidnap the child, pretty
little girl of 2 or 3 years, was the
villain; the man in the buggy, the ac-
complice; and the young mother, the
heroine. Contrary, however, to the
usual procedure in melodramas, the
villain was successful in his designs
before any hero interposcd to win
the applause Of the audience, and
the infant, having been wrcsted from
the arms of its mother, was driven
away at furious pace by the man
in the buggy, who was soon lost to
sight around corner.
AT this juncture, while the grief
mother was wringing her
hands, the blue-coated officer arrived
in due customary form, and placed
the villain in the tragedy under ar
rest, escorting him to the police
station.
The melodramatic scene witnessed
by the crowd was, in realty, the
latest chapter in the domestic in
felicities of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey
Stubbs Of Stanford, which came into
.he public eye for the first time last
March, when Mr.. Stubbs filed in the
district court suit for divorce,
,hargng his wife with undue intimacy
with one Frank Keene, young
stage driver of Stanford. The suit
vas afterward withdrawn from the
,ourts, but the family troubles Of
Mr.. and Mrs Stubs have continued
rom time to time, until, about a
week ago, Mrs Stubs left her hus-
'and, and, with their little daughter,
anne to this city TO live with her
lister. Mrs Olga Wilson, Sixth street |
lorth
Wishing TO gain possession of the |
hid, Stubbs, according TO his story, |
arefully prepared a plan to kidnap
Ter, with the result witnessed yester-
lay afternoon.
To assist him in his scheme, Stubbs |
ecured the assistance Of Maurice !
>Oosa, cook at the Gerald cafe. !
>oosa got horse and buggy at the |
Cascade stables and drove to the cor
Ter Of Central avenue and Fourth |
tret, where he drew up to the |
urb opposite the Conrad bank and |
waited. In the meanwhile, Stubbs
ad succeeded in persuading his wife
o accompany him down town with
he little girl for the purpose of hay-
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23
MISS TITTER'S CONCERT
Treat for Music Lovers at Opera
House Tomorrow Evening.

That the concert to be given by
Miss Nellie litter, of England, at the
opera house tomorrow evening will
be financial success is already as
sured by the very heavy advance
sale of seats at Phillips drug store:
that 1t will be great artistic success
is the prediction of all those who
have heard Miss litter and the local
singers who will assist her. In the
program as announced there will be
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-23

The annual meeting of the
Spanish American war veterans which
was TO have been held in Great
Falls in September, has been moved
ahead and will now be held some
time in August. A number OF the
Company | boys are making prepar-
ations to attend the state reunion.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-15
Lest We

'orse'-Baby is restless. cant sleD p,
night. wont eat, cries spasmodical,y
\ bottle OF Whites Cream vermifuce
never fails 10 cure Every mother
hou!d give her baby Whites Cream
F"rmifuge. SO many times when
the baby IS pale and IretfuI the
mother does not know What to do
\ bottle OF this medicine would bring
color 70 his cheeks and laughter 70
a'' eyes. Give il trial Sold bv
Suwannee Drug co. oc,-dv,s
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-15
Julius Caesar.

was a man OF nerve but sickness le:U
its mark and he became aged before
his time. Sickness is often caused
by a torpid liver. Herbine will reru-
late your liver and give YOU health.
Mrs. Carrie Austin, HoNon. Kansas.
writes: 4 consider Herb,ne the best
medicine / ever heard OF. am never
without it" Sold by Suwanpee Drug
Co. oc,-dw,
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-15

uen. Abe Sa.yer, OF hey West,
About 30 INCHES high, .'.ahes
Trip 10 Jane town.
CTime5-U niOn.)

Gen Abe Sawyer, o. Key West. the
smallest man in FLORIDA, and who is
,robabIy tie smallest man of Lis age
N the United St9tes, VITO is perfect
, and prOporU6nateIy developed. is
pending a fs% days in Jacksonville,
mingling With his friends, of whom
he has a large number. Gen. Saw
yer is not as tall as a yard st ok is
ong. and attracts considerable AZ
tention wheNever he goes. He is a
splendid talkeh and a good reasoner.
nd vile lie ST rts 70 discuss politics
or any topic of the times he can hold
his own with the best of them. He
has just returped from visit OF sew
eral weeks to The jamestown exposi-
ton, and variouA points in Virginia,
and says that he IA in most excellent
health. While in Virginia Gen. Saw
yer met Gov. Swanson. the chief ex-
ecutiye OF that commonwealth. and
las become an ardent admirer of the
governor. In the opinion OF Gen /
Sawyer the Democratic party should I
nominate and eleG Gov. Swanson to .
the presidency of the United States. !
He is a man, every inch OF him"
said Gen. Sawyer yesterday. and
If the Democrats of the south want
man for the presidency who would
be an honor 10 the party and make /,
a most excellent president. they Z
should center upon Gov. Swanson OF
Virginia. II nOminated he could be
elected, provided the party would
drop all factIonag differences and
work together 10 elect its candidate" !
Gen. Sawyer was So well pleased with !
RichmOnd, Va, the grand old CITY
OF seven hills, that he says he Is
to mals it his ohme in the t,
future. If they only had the Key
West climate Nup there. the general
would be willing to leave his native )
isle of the sea. Before returning 20
Key West Gen. Sawyer will visit sew q;
eral cities in Florida. and will call !
on some of his old friends. !
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-15
Shot or His Hand.
(Perry Herald.)

Oglethorpe Denmark, son OF Ar. J.
T.. Denmark. was the victim. OF an
accident Tuesday afternoon last by
which he lost his left hand, the result
or charge Of No. seven shot taking
effect In his arm and shoulder after
being fred from a shot gun which
fcll from his SHOULDER as be was
walking on a railroad trestle. Va
irlrn that he was on his way to a
H. ghbor's house and carried the gun
along. AS he Leared his destination
and Whhe on the trestle on the Blue
creek eStenslon of the L. o. p. & G..
his gun slipped rom his shoulder and
f~l. and 1t is supPOSed the hammer
eAme In contact with tie; at any
Eate The gun WAS discharged and the
toad ~eOt In the hand except q few
Seatterlng shot which lodged In the
shoulder He called to Al negro who |
Sss near assisted him to DE home Of
AR whitfield who In tarn carried |
/. m back to his home. Dr. Jones was
sum moDed and he and Mr.. W. A.
a'st oney went out to him. The hand
= "a found so badly shattered that
smputation at tie wrist WAS found
The physician left him
-v-'inE ~ we'll as could be expected.
t ~As = very narrow escape the
.oung man had and we are truly glad
Rat hls wounds are not so serious rs
hsy might have been
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-15
FRIEND TO FRIEND

Inc personal recommendations of ueo.
pie who have been cured of COUGHS and
colds by ChA'nSerlain's Cough Remedy
nave done mon than all else to make i, :
staple artiCie of trade and commerce ox,-,
q large psit Of the civilized world
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-15
Book, News and Commercial
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Estimates Furnished on Application.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-15

Dewltt's Carboliped Witch Hazel
FiliA Sold by 1--we Oak Drug Com
eany. ock-dw'
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-15
THE RURAL ROUTE CHIEF.
How the Carriers All Over the COun-
try sa'f d His MortEnged Home.
(Atlanta Jonrnai.)

N<ANAoANeh SO0A ANAA-J
One of the most compelling figures
Of the assembled q6ral mail carriers
Is that of Paul L. Lindsay, the clean
faced young president of the Nation
nj association. His face is clear, and
the flow of his words Is easy. His
presence In the chair, directing the
movements of a Isrge body of men
unused to parliamentary procedure.
Is good. HeSarries himself we'll.
During the Convention an interesting
tale regarding Nr. Lindsay. the man
has been recalled. 1t illustrates fo--
chilly the zeal fer his association that
dominates this young man. and by
inference accounts for his occupancy
OF a position of honor that would
not ordinarily be given to one OF his
few years. TIE tale also serves to
graphically depict the high personal
esteem. the iptimate regard. in which
Mr.. Lindsay Is held by his fellows
Mortgngs Soon To Fall Due.
Last June It was suddenly discov-
cred BY the Mural Free Delivery
news" mont ply publication of
Chicago. devotea to the interests OF
the rural mail carrier. that Mr. Lind
az was carryi4g a heavy mortgage
on his home. hear Tucker. over in
DeKalb county. Georgia. The NOR
tGaEe was TO fall due the following
month. and Mr. Lindsey could not
meet It. This held nothing of particu-
lar interest. AZ man who cannot
manage his own financial affairs
need not be a source of worry to the
community at Large. But the addl-
uonai fact was correlated. that Lind
say had mortgsged his home to
secure funds for the furtherance of
the Rural Mail Carriers organization. +
Money Raised. !
Then the "R. F.iD. News" went
cid. Llndsay's popularity had pre-
vailed during CONVENTIONS of the ma
uonal body. and his personality was
Sell known: wherefore 1t was no
difficult matter for The News to pre-
sent his predicamsnt in an intimate
light. a subscription was started. %
raise tho required sum of $1,56O
with which to discharge the mort
gage: but before the movement was
yell begun. almost $2,1OO was In
the hands OF the committee. This
amount had como In from all over
the country. in contributions Of nick
eds and dimes ana quarters.
The mortgage WAS discharged
weeks before It fell due. and the
home OF the association's president.
risked for the associations good. WAS
saved for him.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-22

Mrs. Ida Sawyer, wife Q live Sawyer of Monroe cou thelr country home near brin night of pneumonia,
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-22

Pope county
 Hricts. with tellville and IiIouse Mon kS3 noes.
 Phillips c9ln F purpose oI |Ahe General Nlc hols, who bdwin. chair .ttee, Senator .t committed.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-22
Formers and Corporations.

Senator Mckenzie writes let ter to the Farmers Union and complains because they passed a resolution opposing his bill to protect minority stockholders in corporations with a paid up capi- stock of $50, 000.00 or less. He says they did not read his letter at all. He further says that no farmer has undertaken to point out to him how the bill would affect any legitimate business.
 The Picayune tried to make the objections to the bill as plain as possible, and MT. Mckenzie's on- ly reply to it was that he would not condescend to reply to fools and demagogs; or words to that effect. No doubt the farmers thought of that reply and felt just a little bit afraid of being waved off as a lot of fools and demagogs.
 Section of the bill ought to be stricken out and if minority stockholders are not sufficiently protected now, a substitute for that section could be offered giv- ing them power to have receivers appointed under certain circum- stances, to investigate the management, etc.. but not pow CT to utterly destroy the corpora ton and override the wish of the majority.
 When you get away from the right of the majority to rule in politics or business you get on dangerous ground.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-22
Oklahoma.

The new state of Oklahoma comes into the Union, or will soon come into the Union, under the most favorable circumstances.
 It's constitution has just been completed and will be submitted to the two territories for adoption or rejection on the 9th of next August.
 No state in the Union of states will have a constitution equal to that of Oklahoma. Its provisions read to us like it had been framed by a populist convention. Evi- dently that convention was soak ed full of the spirit of populism,
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-22

Grover Cleveland has made a brief and sent to the Tennessee legislature asking them not to pass a bill requiring the old line life insurance companies to in- vest D per cent of the reserve fund of insurance collected in that state. in the state of Tennes- see. Growers recommendation to the contrary ought to insure the passage of the bill. A similar bill is pending in the Arkansas legis- lature and it ought to pass, G. Cleveland to the contrary not withstanding.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-22
GIVEN UP TO DIE

B. Splegel, 1904 N. Virginia St, ;,
 Evanvile, Ind, writes: For over five years l was troubled with kidney and bladder affections which caused me much pain and worry. l lost flesh and was all run down, and a year ago had to abandon work entirely. had three of the best physicians who did me no good and was practically given up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and the first bottle gave me great relief, and after taking the second bottle 1 was entirely cured. '" Why not let it help you? Sold by Baker Drug Co.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-22
Let the People Rule.

The statement is made that the new constitution, now almost ready for submission to the peo pie of Oklahoma, is thoroughly saturated with the principles of the initiative and referendum.
 A hard fight was made and won to have the principle insert ed in the constitution, but one of it's advocates points out that this was really unnecessary, since there is scarcely a provision in the instrument that does not pro- vide for the same thing in effect.
 That the plank should have come from the legislative con- mittee of the Farmers Union is another proof of the growing influence of that non-poitical or ganization.
 Oklahoma stands alone in hay ing a constitutional provision for the initiative and referendum, for in the few states where the law obtains, 1t is in the nature of an amendment.
 One of the speakers, it con cluding his argument for 1t, said:
 In all the other states the in- itiative and referendum was adopted after a constitution was made, and it has been cut short by reason of the fact that 1t is an amendment in those states, but this initiative and referen- dunn was taken into consideration in the framing of every section, in the framing of every clause, and it remifies every section so deeply and so thoroughly that it is q part and parcel of the sy, = tenn of the state of Oklahoma. and when you destroy it you will destroy it altogether, because it ramifies and runs drought it all, and it will be the only state in the Union whose constitution is thus framed and thus formed.
 The doctrine, held few years ago. practically. by only a few so-called political visionaries, has become recognized as a cardinal principal of the new order of things, and popular government has won a great victory in this latest recognition of it's justice
 It simply means that instead of delegating all their powers absolutely to those who may ol may not reflect the wishes of ths majority after they have beer elected, the people are both the original and the final arbiters oi the law.
 Coupled with the attendant doctrines of the imperative man, date and the right of recall, the idea of the true democracy is as nearly, it seems, as may be possi- ble where there are vast terri