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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26
ROYALTON

The spring term of the Central school
and Royalton academy opened Monday,
after a vacation of two weeks.
Miss S. G. Goodrich, who has been in
East Randolph since October caring for
her mother, spent last week at her home
here.
Rev. Levi Wild went to West Glover
Wednesday to attend the funeral of his
father-in-law, David Baker, returning
Friday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Lovejoy was in South Roy
alton Wednesday and Thursday of last
week doing work connected with the
town history
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26
SOUTH RANDOLPH

Mrs. E. J. Prince visited at Hobart
Peck's one day last week.
The spring term of school will com
mence April 20.
C. L. McPheters took car of potatoes
to Massachusetts, the first of the week.
Mrs Brewster has been with her
daug liter, Mrs. d. L. Loomis, recently.
Mrs. Rix Williams of Bethel has been
a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. J.
Prince.
Raymond Paine is at home from South
Royalton High school for three weeks
vacation.
Ruth and Everett Morrill, have gone to
Tunbridge to spend sugaring with their
uncle, John Morrill,.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26
EAST GRANVILLE

Mrs. Patch was in Bethel Thursday.
Anumber from here attended the dance
at Roxb bury March II.
Miss Helen Dickinson returned from
Roxbury last week Wednesday.
E. ]. Harrington, mine prospector
from Michigan, came last week Wednes-
day and is working for the tale company.
A few from here attended the play,
s'Strongheart," at Randolph last week
Wednesday night.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26
South Royalton Notes.
NJ. J. SARGENT, Local Editor

Frank Kellham of Hanover is visiting
friends here.
Miss Josie Sargent is at home from
Randolph Normal.
The graded schools closed last Friday
for two weeks vacation.
Lester Ashley, principal of schools at
Wilder, is home during vacation.
Misses Isabel Martin and Maude Alb
bolt came home from Barre Sunday.
Reginald F. Stacy, prominent lawyer
of Boston, visited friends here on Mon
day.
G. H. Woodland has sold his interest in
the Woodland & Harrington livery to
Thomas Dearborn.
regular conclave of the Knights of
King Arthur was held in the vestry of
the Methodist church Monday evening.
Business of importance was attended to
and arrangements completed for the trip
to White River Junction Friday. All
who are planning to go are urged to be
on hand for the II O'Clock train Friday
morning.
Mrs. Nellie M. Smythe OF st. Johns
bury, department president of the w. r.
C., was present at the regular meeting of
Corps No. 81 Thursday afternoon and in
stalled Nina Stoughton into the office of
department inspector. At the close of the
meeting, punch and waters were served.
Mrs. Smythe and Mrs. Nina Stoughton,
department inspector, went to Gaysville
the following day with view of Organiz-
ing Relief corps there.
The South Royalton Woman's club met
with Mrs. r. r. Fielders Thursday after
noon, March 10. An unusually interest
ing program was given. The original
papers by Mrs. Harry Bingham, "Woman
in the Home;' Mrs. J. p. Mayo, "Beauti-
flying Our Town." Mrs. c. c. South
worth, Identifying Our Home
Grounds" also the reading, "Home and
Garden by Mrs. Ida Eaton, from book
by an English authoress, Gertrude
Jekyll, were very enjoyable. The club
will be entertained April 2 at the usual
hour, by Mrs. Ira Spaulding.
Camp Celebrates Anniversary.
The Sons of Veterans of Mark J. Sar-
gent camp, No. "A, celebrated the seven
tenth anniversary of their organization
last Saturday evening, with a large at
tendance, including the veterans and
members of the Woman's Relief corps
and Comrades Henry Hayward and James
Farnham of Whitney post, G. A. R., of
runbridge, who were invited.
The exercises were opened by music by
he orchestra-M. w. Kicker, violin;
Frank Hackett, cornet; l. L. Welcome,
flute and drums; Mrs. Kicker, organist-
followed by an address of welcome by .
Rev. F. NJ. Baker, member of the Sons .
If Veterans, and a vocal quartet by .
Messrs. Skinner, Baker, Mayo and Hap .
good. Short addresses were given by
Henry Hayward of Tunbridge; ID. p.
Iesure, commander of Bixby post G. A.
R., Seymour Culver, past commander of
}ixby post; Herbert Bennett of Bixby
post; Pearl Lyman, G. L. DuttOn, Archie
ioodale of Camp "A; Ray Abbott of Camp +
10, Bethel; Leon Cilley of Camp rs, Chel-
ca; Mrs. Nina Stoughton, president of Or
lille Bixby w. K. c.. Mrs. Ellen Preston,
hrs. Emogene Goodale, Mrs. Emma
-amb and Mrs. H. Fay.
Refreshments were served by the Sons
# Veterans at the close. The occasion
vas one of much enjoyment and the Sons
# Veterans of Camp "A have cordial
hanks from the invited guests for the
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26
New Customers!

We are continually bringing new
customers to our store by selling
them just what we represent, and if
any goods are not satisfactory we
are always here to make them good.
sOur idea of small profits and in
creased sales is the secret of our
very rapidly increasing business.
'Our store is full of new spring
goods in all departments. We are
in position to give you the best
Of goods at the lowest prices, some
of which we will quote next week.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08

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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08

brought to Lewistown and taken out
to the Philbrook tract by automobile.
The business of showing would-be
buyers the land, will be handled after
they get to Philbrook in case they
shall come over the Billings Northern,
after the completion of that road, by
automobiles and rigs
Many Homeseekers Coming.
Those who are in a position to
Judge. say that, beginning within the
next two weeks, scores of home seek
ers will be coming into Lewistown
and other Fergus county points every
day. Both east and west, the crops
are now harvested the new crop will
soon be sown and the rancher's day
of leisure is at hand. October and
November are the months usually
chosen by the man who desires to see
new country, to take the trip.
Real estate men say that an er,
roneous impression exists in the
minds of most people as to the source
of the immigration which is expected
to set in toward Fergus county. It
is generally held that the states east
of us will furnish the homeseekers
Such, however, is not the case It
is expected that the Gallatin, Bitter
Root and Yellowstone valleys, Of our
own state, the Palouse in Washington
and the rich farming sections of
Idaho, Oregon and California will
each send liberal quota of home
seekers.
1t is pointed out that the people
coming from those valleys will meet
here identically the same conditions
which confronted them when they
first settled where they now reside.
The land is new, comparatively cheap
and capable of raising immense crops.
The men from the Gallatin, Bitter
Root and Yellowstone valleys, in this
state, who have seen just such land
advance in price, in very few years,
from $40 and $40 per acre to from
$50 to 500. realize the advantage of
getting hold of some of the real estate
which can now be secured on such
reasonable terms in the Judith basin.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08
ROYAL Welcome FOR
GREAT FALLS men
BIG DELEGATION FROM THE
CATARACT CITY VISIT THE
CAPITAL OF FERGUS.

A special train carrying over one
hundred Great Falls people, arrived
in the city last Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock and the visitors were
met by the larger portion Of the popu-
lation Of Lewistown.
Fifteen or twenty automobiles
were at the depot to meet the visitors
and convey them up town but they
decided to walk and headed by the
Black Eagle band, one of the finest
musical organizations in the state,
marched from the railway station to
the Judith club.
After they had been shown to their
rooms, the greater number of the Wis
itors went out to the ball game at
Athletic heights and had the satis-
faction of seeing their team take a
ragged contest from the crack Lew.
istown aggregation by score OF ,
to 4. While it was not made known
to the visitors, the victory OF their
ball team was portion of the scheme
to give the people from our neigh
boring city the best possible time.
The base ball boys are nothing #
not loyal and obligingly let the Cat
aract City boys have the long end CT
the score.
The real interest of the D .casion
centered around the smoker given in
honor of the excursionists in the
evening at the Judith Club rooms. R.
Won Tobel acted as POSTMASTER at
the beginning of the cermonies bnt
later turned that job over to w. M.
Thornton, the Great Falls banker who
made an admirable presiding officer.
A number of speeches, all along
serious lines, were made by local men
and visitors The speakers each took
UP some subject relating to his home
town or county and when the smoker
was over, the men of Lewistown had
much better conception of the
greatness of Great Falls and Cas-
cade county while the visitors were
pretty we'll informed as to the re-
sources and possibilities of Lewis
town and the great Judith Basin.
The excursionists left on the regu
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08
Platform Endorses Democratic Officials And
Gives Boost To David Hlger For Lieu
tenant Governor Of Montana.

in adopting plans for the construction
of Court House that is a credit to
the county and which is being econom-
ically and honestly built
While we demand the strict en-.
forcement of all laws, both state and
national, and especially insist that the
public domain be kept sacred for the
use Of the actual settler, and the ex-
ploration Of the prospector, we con-
denim the substitution Of arbitrary
rules for federal statutes, and the en-
|! ployment Of a horde Of none-residenr
spies to harass, annoy and impoverish
the honest entryman, largely to pro-
long their own employment.
We condemn the systems adopted
by the Interior Dept. in imposing
fines for alleged infractions of rules
governing the forest reserves, with
out an opportunity to be heard in
Court, or the right of appeal granted
under the constitution; and while we
are in favor of preserving the forests
OF our country in every way possible,
we are opposed to the method Of
embracing therein large tracts of land
that are treeless, or that would be fit
for agricultural purposes.
We commend to the consideration
of every voter Of Fergus county the
Individual worth, integrity and honesty
OF the several nominees for county
Offices and pledge to the people tina,
if elected they will serve the public
in their respective positions in an ef-
flcient, honest and capable manner.
And, be it resolved by the demo-
cratic convention Of Fergus county
in convention assembled, that we
hereby present for the action of the
state convention at Anaconda the
name Of distinguished citizen of
this county and Of Montana for the
position Of lieutenant governor on the
democratic ticket, and we hereby in
struct the delegation from Fergus
county to use all honorable means to
secure the nomination of Hon. David
llilger for such position
(Signcd) r. G.. POLAND,
Chairman of Committee.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08
BASE BALL team
TOURING THE STATE
BREAK EVEN AT GREAT FALLS
THE FIRST GAME WAS A
SHUTOUT.

The Lcwistown base ball team left
last Friday morning for a tour of the
state. "A portion of the players went
over on the train with the returning
Great Falls excursionists, while Man
ager Frank Stevens took the rest of
them over on his automobile.
Those who are on the trip are:
Davis and Moe, catchers; Carleton and
Friedlien, pitchers; McKeen and
Haasch, lst base; Schaffer and Will
liams, End base; Slater, 3rd base;
Willard, short; Tom Baker, Hottie
and Sweeney in the outfeld.
Shut Out Great Falls.
The boys got an auspicious start
by shutting out Gerat Falls Saturday
afternoon. Fridlien pitched and al
though touched up for eight hits was
given magnificent support and pre-.
vented one of the home players from
getting around. Lewistown made but
one error and not base was stolen
on Moe who was behind the bat.
The second game was played Sum
ady and Lewistown was defeated.
The score was Is to 8 which in
dicates that the boys from the Inland
Empire suffered complete reversal
of form and were further handicapped
by some bum umpiring
From Great Falls the boys went on
to Helena where they played yester-
day afternoon The game was called
at the end of the fifth inning with the
score tie, to l. Carleton was in
the box. They will play at Boze-
man today and then will take on Liv-
ingston for game or two. Billings,
Forsyth and Miles City will also be
visited before the return home.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08
DEATH OF JACK VADNAIS.
Well Known Lewistown Resident
Passes Away After Long Illness.

Jack" Vadnais, after lingering for
weeks between life and death, passed
away last Wednesday afternoon al
his home mile northeast of this CITY
The funeral was held Friday and wa.
largely attended by the friends and
acquaintances of the decedent and
family The services were held under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows
fraternity.
Jack Vadnas was born in Wiscon-
sin .48 years ago. After a short resi-
dence in Canada, he came to Mon
tana, first settling in the Gallatin val
ley, from which place, in company
with Joseph Jackson, he came to Fer
gus county in 1882. He was a car
penter by trade and followed tina,
line of business. For number of
years he was also employed at the
Montana Hardware company store
and was held in the highest esteem
by his employers, to whom he always
gave the best services he could
render.
A few years ago, he moved with
his family to his pretty lite ranch a
mile from town. Several months ago,
he commenced to all seriously and
was advised by his local physician to
go to Rochester, Mimi, for an oper-
alton for kidney complaint. He was
examined by the famous Mayo broth
ers at the Rochester hospital and
they told him that there was no hope
for him. He came home, put his af-
fairs in shape and resigned himself to
the inevitable.
To the wife and four children, the
community extends sincerest SYM
pathy in this hour of their bereave-
ment.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08

Following are the resolutions which
were so enthusiastically passed by
the convention:
Resolutions.
Mr.. Chairman: We, your commit
tee appointed to draft resolutions to
be presented to this convention, hav-
ing had the same under consideration,
beg leave to report the following
platform:
We, the representatives of the
democratic party of Fergus county
Montana, in convention assembled, dc
hereby formulate our declarations OF
principles and announcement Of our
policies, and declare that we renew
our faith in the systems Of govern
ment upon the principles taught by
Thomas Jefferson, and maintained by
the great democratic party, through
the success of which alone is it pos
sible to restrain the growth of cen
tralization, which was feared by the
fathers and frames Of the constitu.
ton.
That in the Honorable William
Jennings Bryan, we recognize the
most profound living master and
ablest expounder of these principles
the unrivaled champion Of the cause
Of the people, the redoubtable foe OF
special privileges in every form
whether springing from legislation
favoring special interests or seized by
monopoly in defiance, or for want, OF
restraining law. We hold him as the
standard bearer Of this campaign and
commend the principles for which he
stands to the candid consideration OF
every voter of this country, irrespec-
tive of past political affiliation.
In local politics we commend and
endorse the efficiency, capability and
honesty Of all democratic officials
elected and holding office in Fergus
county at the present time, and refer
the voters of this county to their
records for faithful performance OF
the duties imposed upon them
We especially commend the action
OF the board Of county commissioners
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08
Most Enthusiastic Convention In History Of Fer
gus County Held By Democrats In Court
r House Last Saturday. -

Barnier, of Kendall, and Mr.. Line
barger was elected by rising vote
J. S. Kelly, of Kendall, and J. w.
Dougherty, of Maiden, were asked to
escort the temporary chairman to the
platform. Upon being introduced by
the retiring chairman, Mr.. Regan, the
newly elected temporary presiding Of
flcer made brief address in which
he thanked the convention for the
honor conferred and expressed his de-
sire to preside with absolute partiality
and to the satisfaction of all.
J. E. Wasson named Roy E. Ayers
for temporary secretary. This nomi-
nation was seconded by Rufus Poland,
Of Maiden, and on motion of Daniels,
Of Kendall, the nomination was made
by acclimation. J. E. Wasson and
Matt E. Regan escorted Mr.. Ayers
to his position beside the chairman.
Motions were then duly made, sec
onded and carried that committees OF
five each be appointed on rules and
order Of business, credentials, perma-
nent organization, platform and reso-
lutions and delegates to the state con-
vention
Committees Are Named.
The chairman announced recess Of
ten minutes to enable him to make UP
these committees. Upon being called
to order again, Chairman Linebarger
announced his committees as follows:
Credentials - Regan, Mengelkoch,
Haycraft, Shell and George Ayers.
Rules and Order Of Business-Was-
son, Roy Ayers, Dusek, Walker and
Burnett.
Platform and Resolutions-Pol GLAND,
Mettler, Ray, Deaton and Dahl.
Delegates to State Convention
Shaw, Graham, Butler, Dougherty
and Slater.
Permanent Organization = Bernier
Parent, Schneider, Shelton, Millsap.
1t being almost noon, the conven-
ton then adjoured until 2 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Report of Committees.
The convention was called to order
shortly after 2 o'clock and all COM
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08
THE WINNING TICKET IS NAMED

mittees announced that they were
ready to report. The committee on
permanent organization recommended
the election of ]. E. Wasson, of
Kendall, as permanent chairman and
FraRk~Cunningham, of Lewistown, as
Ipefmanent secretary of the conven-
ton. Upon motion duly made and
seconded this report was adopted
unanimously and enthusiastically.
Wasson Thanks Convention.
After being escorted to the chair
and introduced by the retiring tenn
porary chairman, Mr.. Wasson very
neatly thanked the convention for the
honor conferred on him and proceed
ed to show that the selection was a
wise one by having the business Of
the convention transacted without any
unnecessary delays.
The report of the committee on
credentials showed that there was "a
regularly accredited delegates present.
The report Of this committee was
adopted and the committee discharg-
ed.
The report of the committee on
rules and order Of business was read
and adopted.
Much interest was shown in the
reading of the report of the commit
tee on platform and resolutions. The
endorsement of the present demo-
cratic officials and of Hon. David
Hilger for the nomination for lieu-
tenant governor at the state were en-
Enthusiastically received The platform
as adopted may be found elsewhere
in this issue OF the Democrat
Nominations in Order.
With the adoption of the platform,
Chairman Wasson announced that in
accordance with the report of the
committee on order of business, the
next thing would be the nomination
of candidates for state committee
man.
Barney Berneir, of Kendall named
Roy F. Ayers for this position and
Henry Danils, of Kendall, moved that
nominations close and Mr. Ayers be
chosen by acclimation. This motion
was promptly and unanimously car
ried. The popular young attorney
acknowledged the honor in neat lit
tie speech.
The next order of business wa,
the nomination of candidates for the
state legislature. On motion made
and carried, this order of business was
the nomination Of candidates for the
CONTINUED on page g.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08
Act of Vandalism.

Some one certainly has it in for
]. w. Hughes, the we'll known stone
mason. The latest piece of spite
work to be perpetrated against Jack
was the marring of some of the fine
cut stone prepared for the Empire
Bank building Jack had the same
experience when he was working on
the Carnegie library and has suffered
from such vandalism on numerous oc,
casions.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08
Big TRACT OF land
TO Be SUBDIVIDED
RECORD BREAKING TRANS.
ACTION BY THE COOK
REYNOLDS co.

One of the largest and most i'm
portant real estate transactions ever
consummated in Montana was closed
the latter part of last week when the
Cook-Reynolds company, of this city,
purchased Of the Enterprise Land 8.
Improvement company, eight thou
sand acres Of land, comprising the
old Shea, Lewis and Smith ranches,
located south Of the Judith river and
east of the new town of Philbrook.
The price paid for the land was
$145, 900, and real estate men who ar.
acquainted with the land are unan;-
nous in saying that the purchasers
got a great bargain.
All Can Be Cultivated.
Practically every acre of this i'm,
mense tract can be cultivated Much
of it is under irrigation and all of il
will raise immense crops of grain OF
hay. To the Democrat, Mr.. Reynolds
states that, in all his experience, he
has never seen tract-of land of that
size which contained so little waste
land.
Will Be Subdivided.
It is the intention of the purchasers
to subdivide this big tract into tracts
ranging in size from 100 acres to 64C
acres and this work of subdivision
has already been started. An office
will be opened at Philbrook with
O. T. Brigam, who has been in the
Lewistown office for several months
in charge.
Handle Business From Here.
The Cook-Reynolds company ex-
pect to place bona fde settler on
each of those subdivisions within the
next few months. The land will be
placed on the market at prices rang
ing from $3.50 to $3.50 per acre and
should go rapidly at those figures
The purchasers of the tracts will be
able to buy on easy terms as the
latest purchasers of the big tract have
made arrangements whereby they can
carry two-thirds of the purchase price
for from three to five years at 6 per
cent. interest.
Prospective purchasers will be
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08

Miss Louise Schroeder, who has
been seriously i'll of pleuro-pneumonia
at Stanford, is reported much i'm
proved but is still confined to her bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vannest left
last Wednesday morning for their
home in the state of Washington after
a pleasant visit with numerous friends
in this city and vicinity.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08

lar train Friday morning, arriving
in Great Falls that evening over the
b. & N.
The people of Lewistown thor.
oughly appreciate the call by our
northern neighbors and hope to re-
pay it at some not far distant date.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-08

DR.. Jacob Mills, of Helena, occupied
the pulpit at the NJ. E. church Sunday
morning. He left this morning for
the Sage Creek Sheep company
ranches to attend the annual meeting
of the company.