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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-05-25
Less than ten years old, Lewis
town, through enterprise Of its
merchants and citizens generally,
takes the lead in Fergus County.

Less than ten years old, Lewisotwn
has forged to the front, outstripping
many older cities, and through its
enterprise and the remarkable unani-
nifty of its citizens, it is now recog-
nized as the leading city in central
Montana.
The city is surrounded by the rich
est agricultural section in the state,
and it is therefore not surprising that
Lewistown should become known
throughout the northwest as the
metropolis of Montana.
Lewistown now has a population OF
about 5000; in another year the prob
abilities are it will be 5000. No 9TH
er city in the state can boast Of such
a rapid growth, or can look forward
to such bright future.
The present plans Of the great rail
road systems which are now being
carried on rapidly, will mean more to
Iewistown than perhaps to any other
city in the great northwest. The race
brings Lewistown we'll to the front as
the connecting link between the east
and the west This will result in the
city's ultimate growth to a size no
one at this time can fortell, but
which, by comparison with its pres
ent size will then make the Lewis
town Of today look like a pioneer
village.
Unlimited Resources.
The resources of Montana are prac-
tically unlimited This is one of the
richest states in the Union, and de-
spite the many obstacles that have
been encountered, it has continued to
go forward until it will soon attain its
rightful position as one of the mos,
prosperous, wealthicst and healthiest
of these United States.
In the rapid and almost phenome menal
growth. Of Montana, Lewistown
stands out strongly as the city that
has never once failed to grasp the
opportunities that come to the open
ing of new country, and it is due to
that spirit of enterprise and the work
ing together for the upbuilding Of the
city's welfare that its growth, while
wonderful in itself, is still more sat
isfactory because it is of the sub
stantial and permanent kind Com,
pairing it now with the village organ
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-05-25
WHY LEWISTOWN
IS THE BEST CITY

lied in the early '8O's, one cannot
help but wonder that such great
things have been accomplished. Re-
membering what has been done, and
recognizing the fact that the city is
as yet in its youth, it does not re-
quire very vivid imagination to pre-
dict the future, especially when it is
SO clearly cast in the horoscope Of
Montana's future history. Other
cities of the state may be older, none
is so enterprising.
An Industrial Center of Importance
AS an industrial center, Lewistowr
has made wonderful progrses and has
far outclassed many of the older cities
Of the state. This city contains
among its most progressive enter.
prises, some, that for the volume oi
business transacted, compare favor.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-05-25

which but few short years ago wa.
the favorite resort of the buffalo, elk
deer and smaller game and the neutral
ground for the Indian tribes to meet
and make treaties, has as the result
of the invasion of eastern immigra-
ton been suddenly transformed into
a veritable garden spot, so produc-
tive in itself as to maintain popula-
ton of hundreds of thousands OF
souls. While the eastern and nor
thern sections of the coutny are equal
ly noted for their nutritious grasses,
the fattening qualities of which have
from the earliest days induced mos,
desirable class of cattlemen to locate
here. 1t is estimated that the finan-
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-05-25

turns to their owners and the public
generally are as yet in their infancy.
Sapphire Mines Lend Distinction to
County.
The several local and foreign cor.
porations Of substance and standing
that have for years past and are at
the present time exploiting on an
elaborate scale the sapphire bearing
properties of the county, have and are
being richly rewarded, in that Fergus
county sapphires from point of quail
ity and color far surpass all other like
stones mined anywhere in the world.
Large forces of men are given steady
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-05-25

Continued on page six.)
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Gone to the Glimmerini Gloom

The Rocky Ford Gazette. after
IA tempestuous struggle. has given
up, and the ghost walked 70 the
last time Jan. l~th last, probably
to the great relief of Editor.
Johnstun. VINO appeared to have
IL white eIephanton his white palms.
The newspaper business. brother,
is strewn with roses. but ye
editor sometimes runs amuck alIt
strays into the sheriff s-hands( who
is said to be the only person capa-
bic of running the paper better
than the editor.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
BACHELOR GIRLS INNING

The bachelor girls. sometimes re.
ferred to AS "old maids will be
strictly in vogue during the ad-
ministration of President-clect
Taft. In an address to the pupils
of the Georgia Normal school.
he told the young ladies they are
better off single than married.
During the next four years it will
be considered quite the proper
thing for ii girl to turn up her nose
while the poor man is down on
his marrow bones popping the
vital question. We may SOON expect
to hear of the "Ancient Order of
United Taftonians" composed ex-
clusivly of single ladies of mar
riageble age
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Bride Whist Club.

Mrs. Kate Millinger entertained
the Bridge club last Friday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Duncan, and ii most enjoyable
afternoon was spent by all, Mrs.
s. E. Lewis winnig first prize. A
dainty luncheon was served at
| 10. and and the social hour was
most auspiciously passed. Those
present were: Mesdames james
Wilkin, S. E. Lewis, John Schlager
John Duncan, r. p. Walton, Kate
Millinger and Miss Edith Boyer,
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
MEN AND THINGS
Epitoae of The Weeks Doinis in
Holly and Vicinity
IN GEN z RAJ

hhVssv >.ss$A sAh0AS
Did you read our ads last week ?
If yon did not. look them up in
The Ch:eftain. The Holly Invest
ment & Loan Co.
For expert gents laundry work,
call OH NJ. NJ. Gay, third door
Jouth Of Baptist church. Also
family washings and work by the
week.
Mr.. Fred Browniee, the energetic
and esteemed assistant auditor of
the Holly Sugar Co., who has been
visiting the old homestead in .
renowned parish of Louisiana, is
back again, after "alking in on
"the folks" about dinner time.
1t is needless to say that Mr.
Brownlee was the hero of his home
town during his sojourn, and that
his lurid description of the wild
and woody west interested the home
folks to the last degree.
Ask your friends In Wyoming
Call and get a sample copy of
The american Farm Review at
The Chieftain office, free. To all
subscriptions to The Chieftain re-
ceived between now and January
l. 1909. the American Farm Re-
view will be sent FREE for one
year.
Mrs. F. W. Brainard left for
Lecompton, Kansas, last Friday
in response to message adyisings
her Of her fathers serious illness. !.
I'm Wyoming" Feb. 3, Oper. house
Mr.. Mrs. William Webb and
family of Hutchinson, Kansas,
have arrived and settled on their
homestead south of Holly They
were formerly in the hotel business
in Hutchinson. and came to Colo
RADIO ostensibly for their health.
Ask about cheap rates to fun
seekers to see "In Wyoming
Mr.. Van Hendrickson of Rocky
Ford has been assigned to the
position of field agent of the Ar
kansas Valley Sugar Beet e. Irri-
gated Land Co., vice George w.
Marsh, whose resignation takes ef-
feet March /. Mr.. Hendricks is an
experienced field manager we'll
in sugar beets, and is considered
a valuable acquisition TO the land
company's forces. Mr.. Marsh has
made many friends here during his
brief stay, who are loathe to see
him and his estimable family de-
part from our midst.
Don't miss "In Wyoming" next
Wednesday.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29

Think of It'll A city hall man de-
clared an undesirable citizen +!
The next move will be to arrest
the1politicians for vagrancy. The
millennium is surely dawniug!
No blood and thunder I'm Wyo-
ming" Opera house, Feb. 3.
The oyster supper given BY the
men-folks of the Methodist church
last Friday was a success, and net.
ted the church a tidy sum. The
Holly orchestra dispensed splendid
music for the occasion.
Col. R. A. Sanderson. the versatile
auctioneer who never scratched .
ticket and never diluted his beverage
was in town last Monday shaking
hands with old cronies. The Colonel
is "a years young. having recently
emerged from the Fountain Of Youth.
Mrs. T. W. Clark, aged 81 years.
residing near Hartman, died Of cere-
bral hemmorhaee last Friday. The
remains we're inferred in Amity Gene
terry.
J.P. Pinkham and wife are back from
Hartman, and Jims beamina counte-
nance again ilIumines the Santa Fe
depot
Ed Jones took in the stock show at
Denver last week. leaving here again
yesterday for the Lone Star state.
Mayor McMurtry disposed of
his magnificent Denver home, last
week, to Boston man for S36, 600.
1t is the old RW. Woodbury. man
sion, and is said to have cost sew
eral times the purchase price to
construct, =,
ss1eorge Crabtree is very i'll with
p,leumonia.
Bob Ealy, on last Tuesday, fell
PROSTATE on the floor of the Hoch-
stedler grocery, suffering from a
gaseous stomach. but revived later.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Holly Pharmacy Sold

On last Saturday Ikelman Bros. sold
to F. E. Baird & Co. the drug stock.
fixtures and good will Of the Holly
Pharmacy for $500. Messrs. Baird
will continue the business at the old
stand, endeavoring to keep the best Of
everything at reasonable prices.
lkeIman Bros. are the pioneer drug
aists Of this section, having come here
over ten years ago. George Ikelman
has been registered druggist for the
past twenty years, coming from Denver
here. where the partnership between
the brothers was formed.
sMessrs. : lkelman will now take wei
deserved vacation, and later on will
construct number Of fine buildings.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
The CAGE Aeroplane

The Denver Aero Club will have
IA special exhibit of the Cage aero
plane. This hugo ~tube will be
suspended from the dome Of the
Auditorium overhanging the maine
exhibit. The inventor, John NJ.
Cage. has demonstrated that
speed of 24O miles an hour can be
made " this flying machine. In
mediately after the close of the
show, the aeropIane will be taken
to Washington for series of ex-
periments by the government.
Excursion rates have been ar.
ranged from all points in Colorado,
good going February 10 to II, the
return limit b ing February q.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
THE EDITORS THANKS

In response to several hundred
statements Of account sent out by
The Chieftain last month, letters
containing checks for renewals are
being received daily from all over
the country, complimenting the
publisher on his enterprise.
While ii is indeed gratifying to
merit the public's appreciation, The
Chieftain will not stop here. but
its constant aim will be to grow
larger and better as the years roll
onward. Many thanksl
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Eastern Star Reception

The reception given in honor of
DR.. aud Mrs. K. d. Wilson, last
Friday evening, by East Gate
lodge No. lib, A. F.& A. M. and
Holly Chapter No, so. O.E.S.. was
a most enjoyable affair. Nearly so
guests we're present to celebrate the
decision that DR.. and Mrs. Wilson
have made to stay in Holly for an
indefinite period.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Farmers, Attention!

Our examiner, Mr.. Sowter, for
the d. j. Myers Loau Co., will be-
with us all next week. ANYONE de-
sirous of getting loan will please
let us know at once.
The Holly Investment & Loan Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29

ii you have any trouble with your
stomach you should take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Mr.. J. p. Klote OF Edna, Mo-. says:
Il have used great many different
medicines for stomach trouble, but
find Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
cr Tablets more beneficial than any
other remedy | ever used" For sale
by Ikleman Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Baptist Box Social

The b. Y. P. U. of the Baptist
church will give box social ut the
church on next Tuesday evening.
Every lady please bring a box. A
splendid musical progrsm in con-
nection. The pnblic is cordially in
vited. Choice of boxes. SOC.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
KEEP YOUR MONEY AT
HOME.

This paper is boosting for Hol-
ly because its success depends
upon Holly's growth and pros
perlty. 1t may be personal
motive but it is a far-sighted one.
Every family that moves into
own helps US and it helps you,
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Beetfrowers' Important Meeting

The next meeting Of the East
Prowers County Beetgrowers' as
sociation will be held at Sunnyside
School house on Saturday evening,
Feb. 9th 1909, at 7.3O o'clock.
Business of the greatest i'm
,urtance will come before the body,
SO be sure to attend. A. L. Fry
berger, lPres't.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29

OfOther OF the redOuOtaDle Al.
torney W. P. Ferguson of Hart
man. is visiting the latter and both
spent last Monday in Holly. Mr..
Ferguson spent eight years in
Alaska and is a mining expet: of
rare ability. He believes there is
great future for this portion of the
Valley, and may locate here.
Mrs. Lottie Abbott and Mrs.
Lulu Randall, of Clarinda, Iowa,
daughters of our esteemed towns
man, G. B. Godby, are visiting the
parental home. Mrs. Randall says
that Holly has outgrown her recol-
lection entirely, and that the
change in two years is almost
beyond belief.
Adolph Eastman of Chicago
who is the main squeeze on thi,
tank and tower of the waterworks
is much pleased with Holly, and
declares that it's an up-to date
town---such as he seen before,
Joe Hushaw the timer, whose
ability is known all over the Valley,
left tor Oklahoma last Tuesday,
after disposing of his effects He
contemplates locating in one of
the flourishing towns there.
The Flaming Arrow" at the
Opera House Oh the 22nd was a
very good production, likewise the
TOO Poor to Beg company
which played to fair sized house
yesterday.
Mr.. George Scow. the affable
.agricultnrist Of the Holly Sugar
Co, has rendered his resignation
after 4 years of continuous service
and leaves for Utah next Sunday.
1t is with a feeling of genuine
regret that Mr.. Scow's many
friends see him depart as his man
ly bearing and sterling qualities
endeared him to all with whom he
came into contact. The Chieftains
best wishes go with him wherever
he may hang his hat.
Mr.. E. M. Roberts of Winona
MINI, sn old schoolmate of Cash
isr George Stevens of the Holly
State Bank, has been visiting the
latter the past few days Ezra Ken
dali would call them pair of
kids" as they are inseparable, be-
sides bearing a striking resem-
blance to each other.
DR.. M. +. Morrill, of Leadville
Colo, an old college chum of DR..
o. w. Swope in Baltimore, Nd,
is the latest acquisition to the
medical profession of Prowers
County, having hung out his
shingle in Hartman. The Doctor is
agentleman of brilliant attainments
and Hartman is fortunate in se-
curing 10 able a physician in their
town.
Mr.. j. o. Leech of Carbondale,
Kans., a brother.in-law of Cash
Stanley, after visiting the latter re-
turned to his home, last Tuesday.
DR.. 81. F. Fisher of Montrose,
Colo, an oculist and aurist of
reputation, was Holly visitor last
Monday. He says that his neighbor,
the redoubtable John Speer who
formerly resided here is prospering
and wishes to be remem bered to
his friends in this section.
Mesdames Ray Appel and Char
les H. Thatcher went to Granada
last Friday to pay their last re-
spects to their deceased nephew
Theodore Mendenhall, aged 3 years
whose sudden death came as p
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29

A s12,OOO. building in good re-
pair to trade for an SO-acre farm
under the Amity Canal. The build
ing rents for $500 per annum.
Holly Investment & Loan Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
SHEARS & SAwBUCK WAY.
Telliai En- the Way II Happened
When They Passed Up the
Local Merchant

Shears & Sawbuck kept q store
Such a. never was before
City folks they couldn't sell.
WonIdnt let EN- have q smell;
Fetched their money-but. by iins.
Couldn't buy bIessed thing;
Couldn't meet em lace TO face
And then sell EN- with good grace.
Country trade wss what they sought.
Folks who pay for what they bought
For they saw it. Lide or tail.
They sent catalogues by mail
Out to ev'ry blessed one
Cstt;n mail At Possum Rum.
We set up - night and read.
When we orter been to bed.
Book was bout as big as sim
Had lot Of pictures in.
Had q list Of merchandise.
Ev'ry kind and every size.
Givin prices that they swors;
Knocked out evry country store;
Looked W good and seem d 80 true.
Bit at it.--Jim did too.
Well. We. like pair Of fools.
Sent off got hayin tools;
Jim got hsrnss. and plow.
la ranse---l see it now:
Dart the thing. it was SO light.
Used it for torch one night:
Throwed the darn thing the yard
Use il now for r.nderin lard.
Fore Jim used the pillow an hour.
Found the blamed thing would' I sc"ur:
Tried hi. harness-'-b,oks 4 tug--
Sought for solsce Jug
In the cooler oil the night.
.Ii reflected on his plight:
In the morning, Richard Stout.
Hardware merchant. bsiled him out.
Jim said alter that he'd stick
Chose a. back to good old Dick:
Sence he Ief, the 'Po.su'n jail.
Says Dick ; cheaper. anyhow.
Might have saved sou,s on piow.
On the other goods some more.
Al hi, old friends hardware srore.
Jim saws, I'VE can't sell no truck
To such folks as Shears & Sawbuck;
They'll take all our cash away;
But won't buy our corn or hay.
That seemed purity strange to me.
So told ol Jim Id see--
So | wrote them that night,
just to sse if Jim was right.
A.t'm what they pay for oats?
Gould they uss some likely shoats!
Had about four tons Ct hay.
could send them right away;
Could 1 furnish Ma. Shears
With his family ro.stin ears?
Also would my friend Sswbuck
Buy some Of my garden truck3
Answer csIne one summer day,
Said, They couldn't use our hay.
Couldn't use our oats or shos,s.
Didn', like our billy goats;
When they needed truck 10 cal.
Boush, it down on Water street.
Sorry but they must refuse
Anything but cash to use.
sat down and wrote 'e~ then.
''Iia,e to trouble you again.
But want to thank you sers.
For your bunch Of cookie burs.
IL you love your fellow men.
Do him. good sirs. if you can.
While our merchants sweetly sleep
Shears & SawLuck shear your sheep.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Fat Cattle

am always in the market for
fat cattle and hogs. Call, tele-
phone or write
Thomas Harmon,
Holly,
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
Baptist Church

Preaching at the Baptist church
next Sunday, both morning and
evening, by the pastor, Rev. G. w.
Buell.. There will be special music
at both services. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29
For Sale.

New John Deere Disc gang
plow. price $50. Apply to w. r.
Rockwell.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-29

Holly Ice Plant
Water delivered by the barrel
Phone Black 50.
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FOR CANDiEo ORANGE PEEL.
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This is so nice to use with mince
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-22
HE KILLS. THREE.
Triple Tragedy Results From JenI-
ousy Of a Colorcd Man.

Bowling Green. Va. Nav IL
Reuben Coleman. who lived near
Ideal post-ofice. killed his wife this
morning at . o'clock. rode two miles
aGd called Robert Washington to his
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home and turned his weapon. n "a
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ended his life All were colored.
There had been trouble for several
years between Coleman and his wife.
She had been away from home and
returned and spent the night at the
house of her nephew in the neigh
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went 90 the house az Q O'Clock. broke
I'm the door and shot her twice. kill
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horse and rode two miles 20 the
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called him 20 his door. and as ne
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