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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-11

The irrepressible SHERMAN case" is
having another inning in the dis
trict court this week. This young
man whose departure from the
paths of rectitude into the byways
Of murder and burglary forms one
of the most interesting chapters in
the criminal annals Of this state, has
managed to keep himself pretty
prominently before the public now
for over two years.
Jury Easily Chosen.
The case of State VS.. Sherman was
called for trial Saturday morning
and, contrary to expectations, a jury
was easily secured, this part Of the
case being finished early in the af-
ternoon of Saturday. An adjourn,
ment was then taken until Monday
morning but before adjourning
Judge Stewart, who is pressing, said he
thought it best that the jury not be
permitted to separate and they were
accordingly placed in the custody OF
two bailiffs.
Attorneys in the Case.
]. G. Huntoon, who has been the
young mans attorney in all of the
cases, is assisted in this case by
DeKalb & Mettler. County Attor-
ney Ayers is again assisted by O
w. Belden
0. w. Belden, associate counsel 70,
the state, made the opening state.
ment for the state. Mr.. Belden gave
concise statement of the facts thai
the state would prove. His state
ment, in brief, was that the state
would show that on the night of Sep
tember 20, 1905, James Sherman wa:
seen in the outer corridor of tn,
Lewistown postoffce at about
o'clock p. M, and at about the houl
named Sherman gained admittance tc
the apartment in the postof6ce where
the safe is kept by climbino over thu
partition that separates the outer cor
ridor.from the inner rooms of the Of
flee. That after he had gained admit
tance to the money order room h.
found the safe unlocked, opened it
found inside the keys that unlocked
the money drawer, opened the none,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-11
TWO MORE FATAL
ACCIDENTS OCCUR
John WALSH SHOT BY BRO
THER-MICACH IS BLOWN
UP.

1t appears that nothing can stop
the wave Of deaths by unnatural
causes which has swept over the
county for the past six weeks or
two months. Two more victims
were added to the long list Sunday
Reading Soldier Books.
The first accident occurred about
10 o'clock Sunday morning on the
Clingan better known as the
Frenchy Pernot ranch, about 20
miles from this city on Warm
Spring creek.
According to the story told at the
coroner's inquest by the lad who
did the shooting, John Walsh, aged
l6 years, and his younger brother.
we're reading books about war and
both became greatly excited. Sud-
denly, the younger of the lads
jumped down, picked up small 22-
calibre rifle and without taking any
aim, pulled the trigger, not think
ing at the time that the gun was
loaded. There was an explosion and
the other lad who was sitting on
the bed, fell back with groan. The
bullet entered the left cheek, passed
through the brain and came out at
the base of the skull.
The officers here were notified
and Coroner Attix, Under Sheriff
Biglen, Assistant County Attorney
Marshall and Stenographer Frank
Carleton drove to the scene of the
accident. After questioning the lad
who did the shooting, Coroner At
Tx decided that regular inquest was
unnecessary. 's
Austrian Blown to Atoms.
The accident which sent Peter
Micach to his death occurred about
5 miles from Garneill shortly after
noon Sunday The men had been
firing some dynamite and left off to
go to dinner. Micach returned to
the spot first and commenced to
handle some dynamite which was
being thawed out, when it exploded,
with fatal results. R. G. She'll, of
Garneill, held coroner's inquest and
a verdict in accordance with the
above statement of facts was reach
ed by the jury.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-11
and their associates are going after it
Contracts Are Let.

A contract has been closed for 50,-
600 feet of mine timber and a shaft
of not less than 400 feet in depth.
Mr.. Wright estimates that within
four months they will be into the
ore and then the work of develop
ment will be pushed in all directions
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-11

Continued on page 4.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-11

Bert Barger, of Elton, Wis, says:
81 have only taken four doses OF your
kidney and bladder pills and they
havedone for me more than any 9th
er medicine has ever done. am still
taking the pills as | want perfec,
cure" Mr.. Barber refers to Dc
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills
Theyare sold by Phillips Drug Co. D
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-11
Notice.

After February 9TH we well sell
coal for cash only. In order to make
it an object to pay cash we will re-
duce our price to $3.50 pc ton, de-
livered. Leave orders at Wilson
Seiden Drug Co. Phone, l2O Mutual.
l2l d. Bell.
SHARP BROS.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-02-11

been unusually successful i'll this
sort of detective work.
Sheriff Martin says that no other
parties are under suspicion.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
Plain Men and Banks.

AhhW Ahik LNtnlnE sun.
President Wilson. Of Princeton. says tha
~ system Of branch banks, Inexpensive
~ managed, could be organized, which
would put the resources OF the rich banks
at the disposal Of whole countrysldes. the
attitude Of plain men everywhere toward
banking would be changed" No doubt
President Wilson believes that lack exists
I'm the mechanics Of banking; but his Ian.
guage shows how difficult it is to gener-
alize on a subject compact Of individual
cases.
Tho words "whole countryside" arc not
exactly enough descriptive. II he means
that each butcher and grocer and black
smith and carpenter. for instance, besides
the whole army of clerks. should find it
easy TO borrow money when ne needs It
is it not true that even though tho erich
banks" sent out pedestrian drummers 10
invite business the individual tradesman
would have 10 qualify before he could bor-
row? And if he does qualify. he can bor-
row now, as II is. We believe that Presi-
dent Wilson exaggerates the critical atti-
tude OF mind of plain men everywhere"
toward the banks. 1t strikes us that plain
men everywhere are much more interested
in getting money to deposit in banks-a
productive employment-than they are in
having banks established every half mile
along the country roads Surely there is
no lack Of banking facilities, although we
believe there is, 20 some degree. a lack Of
a banking habit among wage earners
especially among young men. Particular
ly in the larger cities-where, it IS true.
many Of the hanks look coldly upon the
small depositor-young men md that their
money comes casiy. and they let il go
easily. They think putting IT into a saw
ings hank "a foolish way to get rid Of
money. They would rather carry several
hundred dollars about in their pockets. II
they have such sum, than 10 bother
themselves with a bank account The silli-
ness Of this conduct does not make it les.
actual.
There is undoubtedly certain Tack oi
confidence" I'm banks growing out OF oc
casional spectacular defalcations which
ought not TO be possible. But the "plair
man" can easily sec that even if his bank
were next door he would not have a much
better chance to know how IL was man
aged than IL It were ten miles away. The
plain map-the average depositor-has got
to trust somebody. Everybody has got tc
do that, or else undertake in detail all In,
work Of the universe with which he hap
pens TO come in contact And that is a
job meet only for some Of our professional
reformers.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
Birthday Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Dawson gave a
birthday partv in honor of their daugn-
ter. Miss Stella Dawson. at their home,
No. 1914 King street. The guests ems
ioyed the evening in playing games OF
various kinds and singing, music be-
ing furnished bv Leslie Buzine and viii.
liam Miller. After enjoying the even.
ing thew partook of refreshments ana
departed for their respective homes.
Those at the PARTY were;
Herbert McCracken. Frank Cadel, Will
fred Suitor RAYMOND Elliott. Roy Fus.
ter. John Baker. Samuel Brown. Elmer,
Tire. Harold Morris. West Rutter. Paul
Dawson. Jr.. Eugene Williams. Harvey
McKeever.tH. L. Buzine. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. NJ. Dawson. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Miller. Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Rutter.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hafnal, Mr.. and
Mrs Herbert Morris. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Dawson. Mr. and Mrs. Ben.
iamin Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. John Dav,
son. the Misses Stella Dawson Anna
Greenlv. Elsie Weist. Mary Fowler.
Edith Blake. Anna Brown, Helen War
del. Gertrude Hall. Ella McCraeken,
Katie Kevser. Viola Taggart, Blanche
Rutter. Belle Dawson. Bessie Dawson.
Anna Dawson. Louise Wickersham.
Molhe Miller Pauline Miller. Sadie
Dawson Mrs Joseph Miller, Mrs. Ca
gam
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
GLAD HANDLERS"
HAVE ACCIDENT
Democratic Automobile Broke
Down Twice Yesterday
in Kent County
Special to THE EVENING JouRNAI.

Special TO THE EVENING JoURNAI.
DOVER. Del. oct. 7-Eiiher tic
extraordinary weight Of Former Con-
grossman Handy. or Of the arguments
they are presenting to the voters Of
Delaware. caused the automobile which
is 'whisSing" the DeWocratic nominees
on the State ticket in a whrlwind cam.
paign and town-to-coun.ry canvass. to
break down twice yesterday.
The tourists. however arrived in
Dover only an hour lato and ate a
hearty dinner. The novel methods
which they have adopted of reaching
the people and the towns and hamlets
caught the crowd and the candidates
had no difficulty in gathering eager
knots Of spectators and handshal1ers
everywhere the car fetched up" except
the two times along the road when the
candidates had to get Off their high
porchos and get under the car.
In Dover the nominees all appeared
before the Democratic county commits
tee of Kent and consulted with the COM
mitteemen and rade speeches concern
ing the work of the campaign and the
feeling of the men and leaders in tho
districts which they had visited. The
nominees also conferred over the ar
rangement of final meetings that is be-
ing considered b. the Kent county cons
mittee.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
CONDITION OF WOMEN WORKERS.

a LTHOUGH the organization OF working
4 \ women has not proceeded so rapidly as
that of men, it will be only a question of time
before the women will have their associations
fully as strong as those of the men. There is as
much need for the organization of women for
mutual betterment and protection and for secur-
ing increases in their wages, when possible, as
there is for the men.
The swift course of our industrial development
will bring about these organizations of women
workers, Just as it has caused the formation OF
unions among the men.
Judge Taft, long ago. declared in his opinion in
the Phelan case: 1T is a benefit to them and to
the public that laborers should unite for their
common interests" And the same statement is
applicable to women, because of exploitation
of women and children however much it may be
regretted by many, seems to be permanent part
of our life The number of children employed
may be considerably reduced as the result of the
agitation that has been under way against the
child labor evil but they may never be entirely
eradicated. Much progress, however, has been
made in ameorating the conditions under which
women and children labor although this prog
ress has often been attained only after resistance
vantage of such labor Child labor laws limiting
the hours of labor for women and children were
held constitutional in the Oregon case
Sanitary laws, laws for safety appliances, well
fare work and the study of factory conditions are
engaging attention as never before, and these
problems are becoming of great importance not
only to the humanitarian and the statesman, but
to the public at large. Recently the National
Womens Trade Union League, an enthusiastic
body of women workers, held its sessions in Chi
cago, and the large attendance and wide interest
shown in the proceedings were evidences Of the
growth of the movement of the organization
spirit among women.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
Notes and Comments

II is rumored that Foraker threatened to tell all
he knows He had better tell it TO a policeman
Philadelphia North American.
An unhappy New Jersey husband complained in court
that his wife had hit him with dog. Evidently she
either out OF breath unable 10 make a biting
retort-Bamore American.
Galveston has had six and one-half inches Of rain in
sixteen hours The clouds haven't gone Of business
altogether IN the United States--Cleveland Leader.
It viii be stroke at tho vitals Of monopoly If
there to be fewer kerosene parades in this campaign
Providence Journal.
As 70 Candidate Bryan. he ought TO be satisfied He
has succeeded in stimulating President Roosevelt into
action-Chcago Tribune
Abdul Hamid doesn't behave he had better look out
Mr.. Hearst win read a letter-New York Post
idea that the publication Of the collection
OF letter books at &c Broadway would be in
terestng and instructive that Mr. Rockefeers autob-
ography.-Boston Globe
Young Roosevelt is sorting and picking wool in a
Hartford carpet factory Wool-gathering unusual
occupation in the Roosevelt famiy.-Fhadephia Led
ger
Teddy Jr, earned SO cents on his first day at work
This will enable him to live the simple life with ven
geance.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
Editorial Opinion
Taft and Rryan ThIs Week.

New York Sun.
Observing or imagining a cessation Of
the Boeotian uproar which desfened MS
last week-though. TO be sure, It may be
only an interlude. after alive respect
fully rise to the surface and take look
around.
OF course we see Mr. Bryan in his old
familiar rolo of laundering away at
spooks or windmins or any thing or
fancy that may serve to loose the torrent
of his words. He IS always on his job.
With or without provocation. with or
without a target his language goes on
forever and day. His lungs are the lungs
OF the steam siren, his activities are those
OF a trained and hardened athlete. Twelve
consecutive years Of constant vocifera-
ton, with the lecture platform, the Chau-
tauauas and so forth filling in the inter.
walls between campaigns have made him
a man of iron and india rubber an ever
gushing fount Of speech, the triumph of
an acrobatic apotheosis. Time has invest
ed him with adispose deposit Prosperity
has endowed him with more or less de-
plorabe smirk. We vince, perhaps, at the
spectacle of Reform incarnated by mid
die aged paunch and the double chin of
opulence But it is the old Bryan, with all
his ancient heresies suppressed for the
occasion, with new and agile utterances
shaped to political opportunity.
Mr.. Taft, on the other hand, is now dis
cernible. The smoke and dust have lifted,
the wild clamor has subsided, temporarily
at least, and we see the Republican can
didate on his way. He may not be elo-
quent. He has no magnetism, as the
phrase goes He is fat, good natured, sem
sible, humorous perhaps but always SER
ious. And his talks are plain, directly to
the point and inevitably intimate. What he
says reads we'll next day. If he doesn't
hurl anathemas he at least deals in COM
mon sense. lie may not scatter rounded
periods and bourgeon into educated aphor-
isms, but he addresses himself to facts
and he declares himself with a fine cour-
age Now that he is not obscured by the
crazy uproar from the White House he
seems an uncommonly potent man.
As we survey the field. now that the
clouds have been lifted for the moment,
Il seems TO us that Taft's honest, some-
what plodding and laborious crusade is
gaining percoptibly upon the noisy, persis-
tent and acrobatic contortions of Bryan
Conceivably a renewal Of the fnlminatons
from the White House may stn further
injure Taft but at present Mr.. Taft seems
to be ahead.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07

age fee in the sheriff's office, which was saving
to the public of about $4,000 year, and which is
a loss to the county in that amount of fees. The
office of sheriff is more distinctly an officer of the
court than the other officers we have mentioned,
as he receives very few fees from the public, but
works for the county. That office is not so
profitable by far as it was before the changes
were made.
The Democrats arc vainly endeavoring to dis
credit the management of the county Offices from
which they were elected long ago, and their sud
den zeal is merely an attempt to befog the mat
ter and to make the voters believe a condition
exists contrary to the fact. II the Democratic
ghosts could be summoned to testify what these
Offices were worth under the old days, and a
comparison made those who are trying to make
a mountain out of a mole hill would quickly
scamper TO cover.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
SHERIFF GETS
PART OF Ills BILL
Kent Levy Court Receives
Much Money from the
Tax Collections
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. oct. 7-sheriff William
f. Hartnett whose bill was held up
for Investigation by the Levy Court OF
Kent county. and afterward turned
over to the attorney-general, was allow
ed $500 in cash by the court at its Oc-
tober meeting Yesterday afternoon, the
court. giving evidence by this that it
did not desire to hold back the board
of all prisoners. and that some items il
admitted full liability on.
The October meeting was most i'm
portant because of the ingathering OF
cash. The three-percentum rate held
good until this meeting as a rebate to
taNables. and the collectors hurried in
all the various amounts. County
Treasurer Buckson. therefore, received
the following amounts:
First district. s1.94O: Second, 81. $50;
Third. Ssos.63: Fourth. s1.03O; Fifth,
$3.50; Sixth. SitL94: Seventh. s52z24:
Eighth. $l,Od674; Ninth, SlO2.16; Tenth,
Sdo22.
81 H' l9Ahl amount received INTO Inc
county treasury was SS,935.95. Usually
when the county gets Il large volumo
Of money in hand on the collectors
DAYS. there is a crowd present to get
a divvy of it. but this meeting was
notable for the non-attendance of out
siders.
When Commissioner Harper was
asked where the crowd was he smiled
and replied:
Guess they're all bluffed off. Not
much show for a hanger-on when the
regular officers get their bills examined
by the State prosecutor"
The court had to change the date OF
its November meeting, as it falls on
election day. and The court on that day
win be opened in a perfunctory manner
bv President Wharton. who will adj
iourn it over to Thursday, November 3.
On the latter date it is probable that
the usual sight of the entire Levy
Court of both New Castle and Kent
counties will assemble in the Kent
county building. as the $4,000 Fleming
bridge contract bill is to be discussed.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
Personal and Pertinent

The chief recreation Of the woodsmen Of the Puget
Sound country IS to go 20 town Saturday nights
valley dweller explained
They've got money and they Just blow It in. That
there is the ogger style of IT, There's places Of ause-
ment in the town. They go the library and sit
down or 20 hotel and sit down. that don't suit
EN- No, they either get drunk go church. Some
take IN both."-Outing.
Perhaps small shock as 7 ever got" said
who is careful Of his time Struck me the other
day when discovered that for many years had been
misspeng certain word by the Introduction OF an ad-
ditional letter II wasn't the msspelling word
that disturbed IL the fact that misspeng IL as
had done had wasted much time in writing il But
have now begun 10 get back the time lost
i have selected word that I find ] frequently use
word from which letter be eliminated with
out impairing its significance appeal the eve
and from that word in writing omitting that
letter
AS figure IT, in about seventeen years by leaving out
letter from this word shall gain about as much tim
as have lost by adding letter 10 that other word
shall square the account. and then shall feel easier.
Tine.is the most valuable thing we have and / hate
10 waste tEs=NeW-York Sun.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
THE GARRICK

If AL Leech and his Rosebuds were
the only act on the program at the
Garrick this week they would be worth
the admission price. When one can
see Leech in vaudeville, along with a
high-class program of comedy and nov-
city. for 25c. 35c and Soc. it is very
different from paying three times the
price, as has been the case when he
has appeared on the legitimate stage
Not that Leech is not worth the money
all right. but vaudeville offers so much
more for less money. Leech and his
Rosebuds are the hit of the town this
week, and ought to make good busi-
ness for the above playhouse.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
GRAND OPERA HOUSE

The entire program Of moving pic
lures at the Opera House changes this
afternoon. Six full reels Of the best
dlms obtainable win be shown. in
cluding twelve subjects. as follows:
Each in His Turn" "Levitskys In
surance Policy" THE Vikings Daugh-
ter" Living Posters" In SUDDEN"
"The Mesmerizer." "The Fat Baby"
Lovers III Luck" Female Politicians
"The Runaway Mother-in-L Law" "The
Story OF Fisher Maiden" and Lady
James Flight" Two new illustrated
songs complete the-progranA The pic,
Evening journal., 1908-10-07

The action Of Chief Black and the police COM
missioners in demanding the resignation OF a po-
lioeman who failed to report case that called
for police action shows that the discipline of the
force is to be maintained and should be a warning
70 the officers that they must perform their
duties without fear or favor.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
lures win be changed again on Friday
THE AVENUE

One of the special features at the
new Avenue Theatre which will open
on Monday matinee will be the pictures
to be shown. The contract for the
pictures at the new house expressly
provide that no picture ever shown in
Wilmington shall be used. If it is not
an absolutely new film, shown here
for the first time. out it will go. There
has been some misunderstanding con-
cerning the time of opening for the
theatre. 1t will open on Monday after
noon at 2.t5 o'clock with a matinee.
A strong vaudeville bill has been book
ed and the people OF Wilmington viii
be surprised when tho list of attrac-
tions and the prices are announced.
IT has been hard work to complete the
playhouse in time for the opening but
II will be ready and the people of Will
mington win see one of the prettiest
theatres in this section of the country.
Headaches and Neuralgia from Colds
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world
wide Cold and Grip remedy removes
cause. Call for full name. Look for
Evening journal., 1908-10-07

The news that there is a shortage in the supply
will be unwelcome to the purchasers Of coal, os-
pecially as the predictions call for a hard win
ter" Coal men say there is shortage in the
production of anthracite of 100000 tons. This
means higher prices for coal. One Of the devel-
opments in our economic conditions is that of
advancing prices when the purchasing power of
the people is diminished
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
MISS TIRIXrE FRIGAHZA
M TIL -ANIEFIEAW L2&A>

Miss TriXie Friganza, now appearing
in "The American Idea" new musical
comedy by George NJ. Cohen, which had
its opening night at the New York
Theatre, New York.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07

The first experience of the low mail rate to
England is shown by the Lustana. which car
ried the other day osooo letters. There was
net increase in the number OF letters of 4S,3oo,
but loss in revenue of $43s.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
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JOURNAL has the largest paid circulation OF any
printed In Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-10-07
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

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of American Ad-
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