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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
ATHLETES ARE OFF
FOR GARDEN CITY
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL
COMPETE FOR HoNoRs
THIS WEEK.

Chaperoned by Prof. Wait and Miss
Thompson, of the high school faculty,
seven Fergus County Free high school
students left this morning for Mis-
soula to participate in the annual in
terscholastic contests which will be
held in the Garden City this week
and at which all of the high schools
of the state will be represented.
Miss Delight Downing will repre-
sent the local institution in the de-
clamatory confess. The friends of
Miss Downing feel that she will make
an excellent showing this year.
The athletes who will compete in
the various athletec events are Chas.
Smith, Frank Wright, Edmund John
son, Jay Collins, Army Collins and
Gustave Grupe. The boys are all in
good trim and will have no excuses
to offer if they fail to capture some
of the honors. The party will prob
ably be home Saturday evening as the
contests close Friday afternoon.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
ROUNDUP IS BOOMING.

Henry Nelson, Jr.. formerly we'll
known painter Of this city, is in the
city from Roundup where he is now
located. Henry stated to the Demo-
crat this morning that the new town
is certainly hummer. He got in on
the ground floor and is cleaning up
several hundred dollars on some town
real estate investments
There are now $50 men employed
at the coal mine and three big boilers
are being installed. AS quickly as
they are in, which will be within sixty
days, over three hundred more men
will be employed and the officials OF
the coal company say that there will
be over thousand men on the pay
roll before another twelve months
have passed
Very recently fine class Of build
ing stone was discovered right at the
J edge of town and high railroad Of
fcials who have had the stone test
ed, say that within a couple of years
the stone quarrying industry will
rival the coal mining industry. The
coal company are now putting up one
hundred houses for their men and
have eight blocks Of the townsite
which they intend to build up with
neat cottages for the employees at
the mines.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
PUBLISHES MORE BOOKS.
Bell Telephone Company Issues
Twelve Directories Instead of Four.

Bell Telephone Company Issues
Twelve Directories Instead of Four.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone Company is now issuing twelve
directories OF subscribers. instead of
only four, as formerly. Five of the
new books will be used to replace
the one book that now contains the
lists for Montana and Northern
Idaho. The new books are of course,
smalle rim size than the old ones and
will be found much more convenient
for telephone users as names may be
found more readily in the smaller
books.
The exchanges are grouped by
geographical districts in the new
books. Long distance consections
may be secured outside the district
embraced in anv of the books as
easily as before merely by placing
calls with the long distance operators
in the regular way.
The five districts in Montana and
Northern Idaho, each of whick will
have separate book, are as follows:
Butte, Anaconda and neighborhood;
Helena, Missoula and other western
Montana points; Great Falls. Lewis
town an dother northern Montana
points; Bozeman, Livingston, Billings
and other eastern Montana points;
Northern Idaho. Each book will have
on its title page list of the exchanges
contained in that book. Deliveries
will probably be completed by the
middle of May.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
WRONG IMPRESSION CORRECTED

Prof Thomas Shaw, a member OF
the faculty of the Minnesota aRri-
cultural college, editor OF the Orange
Judd Farmer and the Farm and Home.
two of the greatest farm papers in
the United States, and one of the
leading agricultural scientists in the
United States, was visitor to Lew
istown last Wednesday. While here,
he made large number of analyses
of Fergus county soils and corrected
an erroneous impression held by many
people relative to the character of the
sub-soil on our bench lands.
Takes Trip Over County.
Prof Shaw is making this trip
through the west at the request of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
road company and for the purpose Of
investigating the country touched by
the Pacific Coast extension of that
company's road. He arrived in Lew
istown Tuesday evening and the fol-
lowing day, in company with David
Hilger and SECRETARY Croft of the
Commercial Club, went out for spin
over the country in Mr.. Hilger's big
automobile.
They went from this city to Moore
and on the way over Prof. Shaw ex-
amined the soil in various places. He
would measure the depth of the top
soil, pick out samples of the subsoil
and make a thorough examination OF
the constituent elements.
While at Moore, Prof. Shaw had
an opportunity to see that busy place
and was impressed by the large num-
her NJ rapcherc who Were 1Oadino
wheat. oats and potatoes on the cars
for shipment to eastern markets.
From Moore, the party went to the
Louise Creek bench and stopped at
the government experimental farm.
Upon his return here, Prof. Shaw
stated that the trip and his examina-
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

showers, and an utter lack of prac-
tice, the contest was one of the most
entertaining ever put up at Athletic
Heights. 1t required an extra in
ming to reach decision, the last year
champions pulling out one run ahead
of the aggregation in the white and
purple suits.
1t was not expected that much OF
a contest would be played. None of
the boys had had any practice and all
expected that big score would be
run up. Such was not the case.
While there were some errors, they
were for the most part excusible ones
and a number of nice plays kept such
spectators as braved the storm.
thoroughly interested.
The Elks were first at bat and went
out in short order. Hegstrom and
Johnson struck out, Miller walked
and Haasch went out on an easy
grounder.
The Power team put one run across.
Willard got his base on an error and
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
farmers INSURANCE COMPANY

Articles of incorporation of the
Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning
Insurance association were filed last
Friday afternoon by E. G. Worden.
attorney for the organization.
The officers, chosen to serve until
the first regular election, are as fol-
lows: A. B. Powell, president;
Roland T. Martin, vice-president; C..
A. Drinkard, secretary; R. G. Jackson,
treasurer. The directorate, which is
an exceptionally strong one, COM
prises A. B. Powell, c. A. Drinkard,
R. G. Jackson, Joseph Vanek, G. B.
Trip, R. T. Martin, P. E. Anderson.
John B. Clark and Matt Wannabo.
Teh purpose of the association is
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
Merdon a Busy Place.

Inland Empire: D. F. Smith,
Gordon O. Shafer and S. E. Peterson
took quick spin to Merdon yester-
day forenoon with Patrick Nihill in
his auto 1t is busy place, the track,
laying outfit have just passed through
the townsite Merdon has the longest
passing track on this Burlington ex-
tension and in addition will have two
more sidetracks for industrial use.
Wright Bros. & Spurgeon have erect
ed an office and will handle real es-
tate in that vicinity. the Basin Lum-
Der Co. have material on the ground
and will erect an office at once, while
the Royal Milling company will build
an elevator as soon as lumber is
shipped in. A water tank is already
in place and Superintendent O'Brien
is considering water supply. A good
spring above the town will probably
be tapped for both town and railroad
use. There is growing demand for
lots in Merdon.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
Wins TRIP TO THE Orient
Miss Georgia Deaton, Of Lewistown, Successful
Candidate For Great Prize Offered by
Fergus County Democrat

determined that Miss Deaton had won
first honors with a grand total of
340,o55 votes, of which l93,860 were
cast on the last night. Miss Theo
Dougherty was second with 2o2,433,
of which 124,33O came in on the last
count; and Miss Katie Stevens, 145,-
970. These, together with what votes
were withdrawn during the contest
made a grand total for the entire con-
test of 796,66O votes, truly an enor-
NOUS number.
The defeated candidates accepted
the situation most gracefully and
Miss Deaton has been the recipient
of numerous congratulations. Sew
eral letters and kilograms from
friends in different parts Of the
country have been sent her.
Misplaces Some Votes.
Miss Theo Dougherty, who was
second in the race, came into the Of
flee of the Democrat on the day fol-
lowing the contest with about thirty
thousand votes which, through an
oversight, had not been deposited in
the ballot box before the final count
Miss Dougherty had these votes at
her house and in gathering up the
coupons which she had accumulated
during the last few weeks Of the
contest, failed to get this package.
It would not have affected the final
result but would have made the final
vote much closer.
Neither was Miss Stevens vote a
true indication Of the work which
had been done by herself and friends
Her representative, Mr.. Danils, came
down the evening before the contest
and after looking over the ground
decided that they could not win with
the hundred thousand or more votes
which they had, so did not deposit
them at all It is understood that the
money raised by Miss Stevens
friends will be used in giving her {
fine trip, the details of which have
not yet been arranged.
Result of Final Count:
Georgia Deaton, Lewistown 340,95!
Theo Dougherty. Lewistown 292,43!
Katie Stevens, Kendall -. las, ,o7'
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
SHERIFF RETURNS FROM man HUNT

Sheriff Edward Martin and Deputy
Al Morgan returned home about noon
yesterday after being out for eleven
days in vain effort to run across
one Mr.. Mosney who is wanted in
Lewis and Clark county for murder.
They did not abandon the search un-
til they had EXHAUSTED every possible
resource at their command.
The sheriff and his deputy left
Lewistown one week ago last Friday
morning for Arrow creek. Word
had been sent in here that on the
preceding Sunday two men had seen
a man who answered the description
of the outlaw, Mosney, over on the
Arrow creek bench.
The officers arrived at Arrow
creek the evening of the day that they
left here and got an early start the
next morning for the place where the
supposed outlaw had been seen. They
were accompanied by Robert Cham
berlain, one of the men who had seen
the outlaw. According to Chamber
lain, he and another man were driv-
ing along on the bench when they
got up Within a short distance OF a
man carrying gun. He motioned
them to go back and soon disappeared
down in the bottom of the creek
valley.
On the same day, the officers got
their only sight of the outlaw. When
they sighted him, he was coming to-
ward them and was about a mile
away. He saw them at almost the
same instant and Immediately turned
around and started in the opposite
direction.
They got good sight of him
through their glasses and observed
that as he ran, he was constantly
looking back over his shoulder and
had every appearance of a man who
wanted to get out of the way as
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

with Musselshell but the line is down
and nothing could be learned. 1t is
reported on the street that anothe,
woman did the shooting, while there
is another report that there were two
men in the place when the tragedy
occurred and that they maintain that
it was case of self destruction.
The woman, who was a member OF
the half world colony, is known in
this city where she lived at one OF
the houses of i'll fame for some time
several months ago.
County Attorney Ayers is on the
train today and upon his arrival home
this evening the full particulars of
the tragedy will be learned.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

to insure the buildings and stock of
the farmers of the county against
lightning and fire. The company is a
mutual one and possesses the advan-
tages of such an organization.
Work has been in progress, having
for its object this organization, for
several weeks. 1t has met with much
favor with ranchers and those actively
pushing the matter believe that there
will speedily be big membership. 1t
affords sure, cheap protection. The
character Of the men behind it in
sure its absolute permanency.
A meeting will be held one, week
from today (Tuesday) at which time
a permanent organization will be per-
fected.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
bang to the tall foliage whenever he

bang to the tall foliage whenever he
got up.
Z. Baker and Sandidge both caught
good ball Eddie's arm was in good
working shape and he got three am
bilious Power boys trying to steal.
Babe" Thorburn played first for
the Power team and certainly looks
like a real base ball player. His
timely hit in the tenth did the busi-
ness
The feature of the contest was the
return to the great national pastime
of that former star, Red Johnson.
And Red certainly handed large
package to all who imagined him a
has-been.
The Power team is a strong one
again this year and the Elks have the
making of fast aggregation so that
there will be some good sport here
during the summer.
The same teams will play next
Sunday, the contest to be benefit
game for the Fitzwater boys, who
were so frightfully injured by a
powder explosion last winter.
Score by inninqs:
Power-l 0 l 2 o O 1 O | -
Elks 20 0 0 0 o 3 o 2 O-6
Summary: 2-base hits. F. Baker,
Carleton, Kindschy; sacrifice hits
Sandidge; stolen bases, Miller, Garlic
ton, Stout, Kindschy, D. Baker;
struck out, by Carleton 10, by Rath-
bun 10; base on balls, Rathbun, 2
Carleton 4; hit by pitched ball By
Carleton, 2; wild pitches, Carleton. /
passed balls, E. Baker, 3, Sandidge
!; left on bases, Power, 9, Elks, IL
Umpire, Dix.
pOWEP
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

Miss Georgia Deaton was, last
Wednesday evening, declared by the
judges to be the winner in the great
Oriental trip contest inauyurated
three months ago by the Fergus
County Democrat. Miss Deaton will
leave Lewistown about the 24th Of
June and will be absent from the city
for at least sixty days, during which
time she will see Honolulu, all of the
principal points of interest in Japan
and will spend a week in San Fran
cisco.
Interest in the contest the last day
was intense. Not only were all of
the candidates working as hard as
they could but each Of them had a
large number Of friends helping to
gether in the votes. Election day at
the end Of fierce political campaign
was never more exciting and at all
times, speculation was rife as to the
probable winner.
Up to within one minute of the
closing of the ballot box, money for
new subscriptions came over the
counter.
Promptly at nine o'clock, Mayor
Pinkley, who had held in his pos
session the key to the ballot box
since the last previous open count
stepped forward, unlocked the box
and poured the immense pile of bal
lots out on the tables at which the
judges were sitting. Miss Deator
had selected G. w. Morton of this
city as her judge; Miss Dougherty
had chosen w. S. Tallman; Miss
Stevens, J H. Danils; the Democrat
office, H. ]. Kelly and these four hac
agreed upon Louis Lehman as the
fifth judge.
The work of counting the white
votes was first taken up and this con
sumed lot Of time as there were
over three thousand of these little
ballots, representing fifteen thousant
votes, clipped from the Democrat.
The count was completed to tn
entire satisfaction of all, about mid
night and Phil Chase who wa
manipulating the adding machine sool
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

Rosso and Frank Stephens, while
Phil A. Chase, J. l.. Beebc and r.
Won Tobcl hold substantial blocks of
the stock.
Without doubt, the Spokane parties
will take immediate steps toward
putting up plant on the property
i'll order to treat the ore. This deal
will giving the mining business in
the Maiden district decided impetus.
1t also means the distribution of
nice bunch of money among the
present stockholders. all Of whom
are local men and for this reason the
deal is a source of satisfaction, not
only to the gentlemen directly in
terested but also to their numerous
friends in this vicinity.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

OF the strongest unions in the state
and whenever they undertake a cele-
bration, it is always a success. It
is their intention to surpass all
previous efforts at the coming cele-
bration. A large sum of money has
been subscribed and liberal purses
will be hung up for the winners of
the various athletic contests.
In future issue, the Democrat will
give more extended notice of the
program and proposed features of
entertainment
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

ton of the soils had corrected an
erroneous impression which he had
received of the Fergus lands. 1t is
generally held that our bench SUBJ
soil is gravel and, therefore, detri-
mental to the top soil. Prof. Shaw
says that this sub-soil is really an
admixture of clay, mari and gravel.
The greater portion of this deposit is
producing soil and really advan-
tageous to the ground
Will Write Up Country.
In an early issue of the Orange
Judd Farmer, Prof. Shaw will give an
exhaustive write-up of the Judith
Basin, its soil and possibilities. This
will be the best sort of advertising
for the country.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
EITHER MURDER OR SUICIDE.
Woman Killed in Grants Saloon at
| Musselshell Crossing,

County Attorney Ayers left yes
terday morning for Musselshell cross
ing to investigate tine death of a
woman who was either murdered or
committed suicide in Grants saloon.
The Democrat today has tried to
get into telephone communication
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
POWER BOYS take
THE FIRST GAME
ELK TEAM GOES DOWN TO DE.
FEAT AFTER PLAYING TEN
INNINGS.

The weather man was in singular
ly capricious and unsportsmanlike
mood last Sunday afternoon but his
offerings of showers did not deter the
Power Mercantile and the Elks base
ball team from pulling off the first
game of base ball scheduled for the
season. And right here, let US say
that despite muddy grounds, frequent
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
KENDALL Will HOLD
Big CELEBRATION
MINERS UNION DAY TO BE
FITTINGLY OBSERVED AT
GOLD CAMP.

The members of the North Moe
casin Miners union at Kendall and
the business men Of that place are
making elaborate preparations to fit
tingly celebrate Miners Union day on
Saturday, June 18th.
Big posters have been printed ad-
vertising tn proposed celebration.
The Miners union of Kendall is one
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12
Bargains in Real Estate.

We have a number of desirable
homes for sale, choice farm lands and
both large and
small You will save money by see
ing us if you want home. Haycroft
& Gaugler, Straw, Mont. 5-l2-16t
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

Inks and writing fluids Democrat
Supply Department.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-05-12

Result of Final Count:
Georgia Deaton, Lewistown 340,955
Theo Dougherty. Lewistown 292,435
Katie Stevens, Kendall .... .145,o $40
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
Arrested for IarCrny-

George Holt and r. n Inger wer,
on saturday arrested by Chief Gib.
son. upon a warrant sworn out by
Xavier Fayas, charging the larceny
OF razor ana a clothes brush. The
men were found on the river bank.
and when searched, after being tax
en- 20 the city hall. the missing er.
'icleS were found In their possession
Holt, lnger and Fayas have been
working Tor the Spaulding Logging
Company on the Gust Hcydan place
south % this city, Holt ana Inger
'0'on leaving the camp last week. ap-
pTopFia'ed a razor and a brush be-.
lonsing 90 Fayas. which act the ht-
4 resented.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
Looking for Grubstakes-

Chief OF Police Gibson is looking
for two men who were about a week
aso 'grubs'aked" by the spaulding
Logging Company and sent down the
river 20 cut timber, but these gentle
men after they saw the wood. decid-
cd that work OF this nature was not
suited TO their makeup and proceed
ed TO camp and enjoy the eatables
with which they had bcen provided
Nhen the larder became empty the
men gathered the various tools which
the company had furnished and came
10 salem, where they sold tho axes
saws and sledges 10 secondhand
dealers and vam0osed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27

the form OF man. Our pencil push
er could not conceive what relation
a ginger cookie bore 90 a drug store,
and, therefore. made the inquiry. lie
a accrtainod that the cookies were on
display FOR the purpose OF advertis-
ing The Gingerbread Man" which
appears az the Grand opera houoe
next Wednesday night The cookies
Will remain on display until tomor-
row Tuesday afternoon at I
o'c'ock, when they and a great many
more sooO IN al will De given away
70 any who may take the trouble 10
ask.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27

The Capital Business College has
Ae'oal' team saturday night defeated
lhe Woodenrn high school in a hard
Fought contest with a score OF 80 TO
Is Cole, the efleient c. b. c. cen
Ter vas the star OF the local team.
scoring eight goals from the held
ana L. reported 20 have been In the
same az every moment Bonney.
Nooaoarn's forward. was the point
maker for the Queen City" sggregA-
ton
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27

con points tho past month for the
benent of hls health. has retnrned,
ana though not fully recovered, is
somewhat improved For almost
twenty years Mr Garner has been
the head watch doctor In the Thomp-
son jrwelry Store OF this city, aud
NO are Informed that IN the near fu-
turv he Will open a repairing depart.
ment In the Haas nrug Store, where
he viii repair watches and iewelry
and do diamond setting aud engray-
ing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
Official FIittings-

Some OF the state house angels
have flown 20 new coops. The at
torney-gonerals ofice is one story
higher, where Justice Moores had z
room. Secretary Starr. Of the Nor
NAL School board, has flown TO the
former room OF the attorncy-general
A new floor is being laid in the state
trc9surer's once.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
Telegraph once Fire

The telegraph ONCE OF the Oregon
h'ec'ric Company. on State street.
caught ire from crossed wires about
8 O'Clock sunday and by the quick
action OF Harry A. vann. manager Of
'he Biiou stock Company, serious
loss was averted. He burned his
nnsers teasing out live wires. The
place was badly smoked up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
Royal Neighbors-

The Royal Neighbors Of ChemaEs
entertained a large number Of Their
friends Friday evening at the Wood
man hall near ChemawG. Many o.
the members and friends OF the Si'
lem ana Brooks lodges were presen'
and report On excellent time, Over
500 was realized during tho evening
from fish ponds and various ganu
OF chance, which will be used 10 pr
chase an organ.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27

To think of your spring building.
When you think OF that, think OF &.
NJ, hanseu's sash ana door factory et
The same time. He Is always glad TO
estimate Tor any Kind OF mill work
Factory corner of Mil ana Church
streets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
DIED

BROWN.-At the home Of Mrs y !
Hoffman, ive miles east % y.
city, Friday, January "a, lses'
dred Brown. aged months
The funeral services we're
ductoi from the home Satura-'
teFnoOn. Intcrment in Lee N''
cemetery.