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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-06
New Real Estate Firm.

Senator Henry M. Rae returned
Friday evening from short business
visit to Helena. Senator Rae and
Adolf Gortemoller contemplate the
opening of an up-to-date real estate
office in this city in the immediate
future. They have been doing some
work for several months and have
made number of very important
deals in various parts of the state
One of their largest transactions was
the sale of the Jay Moore ranch oi
five thousand acres, located in
sMeagher county, to Doctor Olson, oil
Minneapolis. The figures have moi
been given out but large sum wa.
involved as the Moore property was
very desirable ranch.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-06
be large number of applicants for
the various positions.

be large number of applicants for
the various positions.
The democrats were generally sue
cessful throughout the state, prac-
tically every important city in the
state with the exception of Billings
electing democratic mayors. The
following special dispatches to the
Democrat, secured through the cour-
tesy of the Great Falls Leader, tell
the stories of elections in the prin-
cipal Montana cities:
Great Falls, April 5-Charles S
Murphy, democrat, was elected mayor
of Great Falls today by plurality Of
118 over J. NJ Burlingame. H. H
Mulbach, democrat, was elected city
treasurer; Peter Arnold, democrat
police judge. The republicans elect
ed three of the four aldermen.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-06

Buy your pianos from w. S. Smith
He is reliable.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-06
Butte Democratic.

Butte, April 6-The democrats
swept Butte at the city election today
Charles P. Nevin was elected mayor
over Corby with plurality of l.
50O Nevin lead his ticket and carried
every ward in the city. ]. H. Nc
Carthy, democrat, was elected city
treasurer; MacGowan, police judge,
and of the eight aldermen, the dem
ocrats elected 4 and the republicans.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-06

Bozeman Also in Line.
Bozeman, April 5.-The democrats
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23

where he persisted in annoying a
woman who was rooming there.
'Mr. Hegstad has roomed here a
good while" she said, "and / al
ways found him gentlemanly.
was greatly astonished at hearin g
sounds coming from his room this
morning and when started to
Investigate Red Amidon brushed
by me and hurried down stairs.
When went to Hegstad's room 1t
was like a shambles, everything
being covered with blood.
Jealousy?
1.-THE only way that I can ac-
count for the attack Is that Ami
don is infatuated with one of my
roomers, and thought that she had
a liking for Hegstad. telephoned
the police as soon as learned of
the attack and an officer came
with the wagon, but by that time
AmIdon had gone"
While at work Saturday after
non at the new building being put
up at the corner of Eleventh and
d streets, Hegstad slipped and
|sprained his ankle, so he was
handicapped when attacked by
Amidon this morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
NEGROES TESTIFY TO BEING
KEPT IN BONDAGE BY Ex-
STATE SENATOR OF GEOR-
GIA.


(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ATLANTA, Aug. 23.-Former
State Senator James M. Smith,
millionaire planter, and once a
candidate for governor of Geor-
gia, is today facing serious
charges. He is accused of en-
ploying agents to kidnap negroes.
who are sent to his big plantation
in Oglethorpe county and there
held in peonage.
The charges against Smith
were brought to light when Sim
Rouse, a negro, who is alleged to
be in the employ of Smith, was
ararigned on a charge of kidnap-
ing. According to the testimony
produced at the hearing, the ne
groes were held on Smiths farm
for Indefinite periods of time with
out pay.
Many negroes who alleged that
they were kidnapped were present
at the hearing and testified
that when they made any efforts
to leave they were put in chains.
After the trial Attorney Moore
said:
II purpose to prosecute these
men to the limit, as 1t Is one of
the plainest cases of peonage that
! ever have come in contact
with"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23

store as quickly as they do here, "
she said; "if they got a train or
street car as quickly, they'd think
the millennium had come. But
they want their party on the tele-
phone the minute they take down
the receiver"
Ranged around the room, Shout
der to shoulder, were the tele-
phone operators. The clicking
was continuous. Like spider
webs, the girls we're weaving Their
coil of connections, putting in q
plug here, there, pulling one out
always the continual Number
please?"
81 think it's remarkable the
way they keep their temper. espe-
cially toward the end of long
days work." said the chief opera
tor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
CAUSES WIFE To
FACE SERIOUS
CHARGE

Mrs. Carrie d. Morgan and o..
]. Smith, who were arrested Sat
urday upon a warrant sworn to
by the woman's husband, Lincoln
j. Morgan, charging them with a
statutory crime, were arraigned
before Justice Graham this morn
ing, and each pleaded not guilty.
Their bonds were fixed at $3.50
each, and their preliminary hear
ing was set for Wednesday. Up
to this afternoon, neither. had
furnished the required bond, and
they are held at the county Jail.
Morgan appeared at the police
station Saturday with two small
children, whom he said were his
.wife's children by a former hus-
band. He declared that his wife
had left him and the children for
another man. The woman denies
this, and declares that Morgan
took the children from her at
their apartment on G street. Smith
has been staying at the house in
which the Morgans live.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
Mayor Won't
Be PrObed
HE'S WILLING. BUT COUNCIL
MEN WHO MADE CHARGES
ARE NOT.

Mayor Linck will not call a spe-
cial meeting Of the council to be
to see whether or
not he is interested with Joe
Wells in city contracts.
The mayor says he is not;
Wells, who was at the city hall
this morning looking after con-
tract, says the mayor never had a
dollar of interest in his business,
and several councilmen have been
in to tell the mayor that the
charges were simply rumors, and
that he should pay no attention
to them.
"Well, we will let it go then,
but tell you they can't bluff me.
I will never get in any such box
as Schively and some of these fell
lows that are trying to prevent an
investigation. ! always want an
investigation. ! have never done
anything knowingly that was
wrong, and ] want an investiga-
ton any time" said the mayor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23

On complaint Of Peter Hegstad,
for several years an employee Of
Building Contractor Black. a war
rant has been Issued for the ar
rest of Red" Amidon, politician
and erstwhile policeman and de-
tective.
Hegstad appeared at the police
station this morning with deep
cut over the left eye and his face
and head badly swollen from a
beating he was given by Amidon
while he lay in bed at his room
at 1871 " Tacoma avenue. Heg-
stad says that the attack was un-
provoked. According to his story
Amidon walked into his room at
$50 o'clock this morning and
begun choking and beating him
without saying IA word. Heg-
stad says that the attack took him
completely by surprise and he was
unable to defend himself.
Forbidden to Enter House.
Mrs. Lillian v. Mott, who con-
ducts the rooming house where
the fracas occurred. says that Ami.
don had been several times for
hidden to come to the house
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
HENEY BARRED
CANNOT RUN FOR PROSBCUT-
ING ATTORNEY ON DEMO
CRATIC TICKET.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. "a
Francis ]. Heuey is barred from
running as a candidate on the
democratic ticket for the office OF
prosecuting attorney. The state
supreme court has held that under
the provisions of the primary law
he cannot be a candidate on the
democratic ticket, when within
two years he had registered as a
republican.
The only way in which Heney
can now run is by petition of a
certain number of voters who did
not vote at the primary. He says
that he does not want the Office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
Strawberries ON
THE MARKET
AGAIN

The local provision market
promises to be very lively this
week. There were plenty of veg
etables on hand this morning.
Corn is coming in faster and the
price has dropped somewhat.
This week the excellent corn from
the islands is expected to arrive.
Second crop strawberries are on
sale today. They are retailing at
zoe a box and are of good quality.
The dealers are expecting a drop
in most fruits this week.
Apples are plentiful and are
moving we'll at good prices.
Peaches will probably remain at
the same prices as last week, as
the supply is not abundant
Grapes and blackberries are ex.
pected to drop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
DO YOU SCOLD YOUR
HELLO GIRL !? DON'T Do IT

Number, please?"
"What time does that night
train for Portland go out from the
depot?"
"I'll connect you with the de-
pot"
The reporter untangled himself
from the headgear. eve got
enough" he said. you've show
ed me, all right. Is 1t like that
all the timer"
"All the time" said the chief
operator, sadly.
"If people got waited on at the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
HENEY WILL FIGHT
TO THE LAST DITCH

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2S.-Fran-
els ]. Heney today sent a statement
said:
Il shall return to San Francisco
about Sept. / with renewed strength
and determination, prepared TO fight
the forces of corruption into the last
ditch. / will be a candidate for dis
trict attorney and will do my utmost
TO be elected. to the end that the
good name of San Francisco may be
indicated by the enforcement of the
law against the rich and Influential
criminals who have debauched her."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
Continued From Page one.)

Continued From Page One.)
well, don't ring here unless
you want me. I'm too busy to be
running to the phone every time
you girls haven't anything else to
do than to ring"
do you know what happen
ed?" asked the chief operator.
1T was this. That man answered
from five-eight-seven. The party
who called him realized after
ward that he had given the wrong
number, and rang off before five
eight-seven got to the phone"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
CALHOUN CASE rs
ONCE MORE CONTINUED

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2s.--An-
other continuance was granted today
by Judge La,vlor in the second trial
OF Patrick Calhoun. the trolley mag
nate. when Il was brought to the
knowfedge OF the court that the
condition of Attorney Stanley Moore
and who Is seriously III, Is In dan
Rerous condition.
Al conference will be held this
evening between Judge Lawior and
counsel TO determine what ecttoa
kearinE Of the case
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
MYSTERIOUS KILLING

SAN RAFAEL. Cal, Aug. 23.-An
inquest will be held today over the
body of Walter Bowies, the 22-year-
old son of q Petaluma capitalist,
who disappeared week ago and
whose body was found with a bull
let hole through the temple on the
marshes near Novato yesterday.
When found the young mans body
was lying face downward with a
revolver belonging to his father in
his hand. Nearby was small stack
of ashes where some papers had
been burned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
WILL OF FERRY IS
ADMITTED TO PROBATE

The will of the late Clinton p.
Ferry was today admitted to pro-
bate in the superior court by
Judge yesterday, and Herbert s.
Griggs and Frank B. Cole were
granted letters of administration,
as provided in the will. no bond
being required Of the executors.
The testimony of the subscribing
witnesses, U. G. Wynkoop and
Charles H. Cole, was taken in
writing in connection with adj
hitting the will.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
Our Proposition

Is to accept the puzzle checks at
full face value to apply on our
well known pianos at our well
known, regularly established retail
prices, and in addition thereto dis
count the prices 10 per cent Just
to make it interesting. $40 or SIS
cash is all that is necessary, the
balance at SO, 81, IS, $40 or more
per month. az you wish.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
TRAVELS EIGHT MILES
IN HIS OWN AEROPLANE

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Aug. 23.-J. w.
Williams of this city, today holds
the territorial record for aerial
he covered miles be-
tween Niggerheas mountain and
Sportsmen's park in this city, with
out mishap yesterday, completing
his trip amid the cheers of a large
company of witnesses.
Williams has been working quietly
on his machine for several months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
SHOT To DEATH IN

HANFORD, Cal, Aug. 2S.-Lee
phillip. an indian, is in Jail here
today following an alteration last
night over a drink of whisky, dur,
ing which 1t is alleged he shot and
killed Jim Alonza, another lnoiah,
After Alonzo had been killed the
man attempted to escape to the
mountains. A posse pursued the In
dian for three hours and surround
ad him on a rancn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
REwARD FOR GIRLS BODY

CARMEL, Cal, Aug. 23.-Believing
that the body of his daughter, Alta,
who was drowned in the surf at
entangled in the kelp, d. Ghirardel-
Ii, the wealthy chocolate manufac-
turer, has offered a reward of $500
for the recovery of tle young wom-
ans body. In the hope of gaining
the reward number of expert
enced Japanese divers began to
work todaU
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
ARE KIDNAPPED AND
HELD IN SLAVERY
UPDEGRAFF TRANSFERRED
(By United Press Leased Wire. !

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 23
Updegraff, chief of the
Alaskan educational bureau, has
been transferred to Washington,
according to the official announce
ment made here today. Updegraff
will be succeeded by William
Lopp, of the. Nome division.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
NOtSore,B But
Satisfied
The Prize Checks
Prove II

That competition is the life of
trade we cannot deny just now.
1t was really a regular landslide.
Fully two-thirds of the owners of
the Balloon Puzzle Prize Checks
are buying their pianos here.
There's nothing about 1t to make
fellow feel "Stung." In fact we
are most "DE-lighted." Our col
lection of prize checks has been
constantly on exhibition in our @
street window for over one week.
There can be no better evidence of
the high esteem in which our
pianos, our house and our meth
DDS of doing business are held by
the piano buying public. Take q
look
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
The Zone Price" Talk

You hear so much about must, OF
necessity, apply to this store. Your
friends, your neighbors. members
of your own family, perhaps-our
public schools, colleges and state
institutions, prominent hotels, etc.,
all have bought pianos of us, and
can quote our prices just as ac-
curately as we can. Ask them
what they paid, then come here
and secure duplicate, IL you wish.
We have been selling the same
makes of pianos in Tacoma for
more than 20 years. Fluctuations
In price to suit the occasion would
not be possible under such cir
cumstances.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
At TACK[O AND beaten
BY EX-PO[|CEMAN

K sAUIHTNG PETER HEGSTAD LATTER's ROOM THIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO HAVE BEEN CAUSE OF
TRoUBIE-HAD BEEN FORBIDDEN ENTER HOUSE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
ASK FOR THE
NUMBERS
200 Pianos for
Selection

The most fastidious taste. the
most discriminating musician, the
shrewdest buyer-all can find
something to their liking at this
store. The vast assortment OF
makes and styles and the uniform
ly low prices quoted make this q
most satisfactory place to buy a
piano,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-23
BANK CLEARINGS

Tacoma
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16
CHURCH MATTERS.

Rev. Dunno Mitchell, of Baltimore.
a widely known Methodist evangelist,
died suddenly at Princeton, N. j., from
heart disease.
Rev. T. w. Barker filed the pulpit
at the Moreland church Sunday. Rev.
ID. W. Robertson. presiding elder, filed
the above gentleman's pulpit here.
Rev. G. p. Pledger, assistant to
Evangelist BILLY" Sunday, who has
completed six weeks revival at Spo-
kane, Wash, died of pneumonia, after
an illness of two weeks.
The Bluegrass Baptist Ministers AS
ISOLATION met at Lexington, and decid-
ed to establish Baptist paper to be
known as THE Bluegrass Baptist" of
which DR.. j. W. Porter, of Lexington,
will be editor.
A Jersey City preacher, who says he
has never kissed his wife, although
married for 10 years, has started an
agitation against kissing. But that
kind of human pervert will receive
little consideration.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

LINCOLN day was observed Friday
throughout the United States and in
many foreign capitals. Probably thous-
ands of meetings were held in cities.
towns and hamlets, with varying pro-
grams of exercises. The principal cell
ebration was that at the Lincoln birth
place farm near Hodgenville, where
President Roosevelt laid the corner
stone of the memorial hall that is to be
erected around the Lincoln cabin. The
president delivered an address and there
were speeches by Gov. Wilson, Gov.
Folk, of Missouri. Secretary of War
Wright and Gen. James G. Wilson.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16
POLITICAL.
Washingto

r. M. Salmon was nominated by the
democrats of the Hopkins Christian
district for State Senator.
Alderman Joseph X. Koheut, long a
leader in the Chicago city council, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head.
The Tennessee Senate, after lively
session, passed the several election bills
prepared with a view to curtailing the
patronage of the governor.
The bill providing for general COM
pulsory legalized primary was passed
by the Tennessee Senate by vote of
Is to 10.
Mr.. Taft has telegraphed the leaders
in Congress to pass bill reducing the
salary of the Secretary of State so that
Senator Knox can be eligible for the
post.
Several thousand delegates likely will
attend the first convention of the Ken
lucky Anti-Saloon League. which be-
gins at Louisville tonight and ends
Thursday night.
The President sent 70 Congress a
special message regarding the care of
dependent children and on Wednesday
he will have a conference with Presi-
dent-elect Taft.
Friends of Hon. N. W. Utley, of Ed
dyville, are urging him to enter the
race for the Democratic nomination for
circuit Judge in that district. We wish
we were down there to help the clever
Judge land the plum.
Both Houses of Congress have before
them all the work they can attend to
before adjourning March a. Many of
the big appropriation bills have not
been passed and night sessions will
soon become necessary in the Senate.
Just before adjournment the Senate
passed Joint resolution in the exact
form which it had been passed by the
House, declaring Feb. IL to be legal
holiday in the District of Columbia and
the Territories in honor of Lincoln's
birthday.
In his message to the next Legisla-
ture Governor Wilson will probably
ask the Legislature to make an appro-
priaton for the erection and conduct
of home for Negro children of GRIM
inal Negro parents. He is being urged
to lend his support to this movement by
number of women.
Representative Langley, of Ken
lucky. in speech inithe House CRITICS.
ed adversely the administration of the
estates of the five civilized tribes of
Indians. Vice President-elect Sher-
man replied to Mr.. Langley, saying that
unnecessary reflections were cast on the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
Congressman Rainey intends to reply
to President-elect Taft, the Panama
fficials and others who have been at
lacking him because of his charges in
connection with the Government of
Panama. Mr.. Rainey said that he had
no apologies to make and would be
even more specific in reiterating his
charges next time.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

In statement just issued, United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson says
that through his agents he expended
$lO1,793 % as a candidate for the office
OF United States Senator from Wis.
eonsln incident to the primary election
held last September. This is shown
IN his official statement filed with the
Secretary of State. Gee Don't these
old republicans believe in spending the
coin for office
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

The Progressive Edition of the Ken
lucky State Journal Sunday was chuck
full of halftone cuts of prominent Ken
tuckians and business men of Frankfort
and well written biographies of their
business. The news columns were
brimful Of spicy reading matter to the
latest minute and all in all is a credit
to Editor Walton and his splendid staff.
We are as proud of the edition as the
young school girl is of her new checked
school bonnet and that is going some.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

The Courier-Journal very forcibly
asks if this statement does not evince
a condition of anarchy: Kentucky's
highest court having decided that in
surance can not be collected on proper
ty burned by night riders, the losers by
those fires, not being allowed to sue
the county or State. which fails to give
the protection that every citizen is en-
titled to, would seem to be helpless I'M
less they should move out of the State
and sue the night riders.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

AT the trial of the sugar trust in
New York it was shown that it used
seven different devices for underweieh.
ing sugar and thereby defrauding the
government by underpayment of duties.
When we reflect that through the ma.
nipulation of this same trust the Dingley
sugar duties were so arranged as to
give 1t undue and unearned profit we
may more adequately estimate the ag-
gravated quality of the weighing frauds.
Not satisfied with robbing the sugar
consumer. the ungrateful trust also
robs the treasury. 1t is this coddled
and overgrown monstrosity whose ar
rogant defiance of the law, in planning
for the restraint of trade by destroying
competitive enterprises, has been prac
tically winked at by the present admin
lstration through its failure to enforce
the provisions of the Sherman act.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

The PROCTOR omlinson county local
option repeal bill was passed by the
Indiana House of Representatives. The
vote was So to "a. The Kleckner bill.
substituting township and ward local
option for county option, and under
stood to be the democratic platform
measure, failed to pass for lack of a
constitutional majority of 81. The vote
on this bill was as to AZ.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

A MEMBER of the Missouri Legisla-
ture has introduced bill requiring all
legislative agents, commonly called lob
byists, to wear uniform with a cap
and badge. to be furnished by the Sec
rotary of State. If 1t passes and the
law becomes popular, we are going to
have some fun when the Legislature
meets in this State.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

A PENNSYLVANIA preacher is appeal
ing to the Legislature to pass bill re-
curing every man and woman to marry
bv the time they are % years of age.
He says this would do away with de-
pressed old maids and debauched old
bachelors. But there are some people
of both sexes that nobody, not even the
devil, would have. How about them?
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-16

A New ORLEANS dispatch says the
mayor. Of that place. and several local
politicians have been indicted for ruth
lessly cutting off the yard-long whiskers
of Attorney O'Sullivan, who belonged
to an opposing faction. They GER
tainly should have been indicted for
cruelty to animals. instead of facial
Disagreement.