Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-13


ing over with enthusiasm for the
basin, S. H. Powell, returned, this
week, from a two weeks visit at the
fair, and coast cities.
The only accident that marred the
trip of the Boosters" to Stanford,
was the unfortunate happening which
occurred at Windham, on the return
home. The boys got off to serenade
that town while the train awaited
orders, and, in stepping to the plat
form Dan McGuire's foot came in
contact with broken bottle, and the
way be bled caused some uneasiness
among the crowd. DR.. Poska was
wired for, and met a as it rolled in.
The cut was a painful one, but Dams
doing nicely.
John ]. Jewell, of this city, has filed
an affidavit of contest in the U. S.
land office at Lewistown, against the
desert entry Of May c. Rooney, and
Frank Rooney as her heir and legal
representative, alleging that the land
is non-desert in character that it will
raise an agricultural crop without ar
tificial irrigation; that the land is not
dry and arid and can be successfully
cultivated without being reclaimed by
conducting water thereon, that the
land was entered fraudulenly and is
now being held fraudulenly in that
Frank P. Rooney is attempting to
acquire title to said land The land
involved is located few miles south
west Of the city and described as
IL, Sec. 2l, T. II n, R. IA E. The
hearing has been set for August S,
1909, and the Settlers Protective AS
sociation Of this county is preparing
to maintain the defense.
Well! We lose,-but harken to the
spirit of the Queen City,-we are
good losers! No town ever had
better bunch Of boosters than we
have, and no town over had a more
loyal aggregation Of "thoroughbreds"
than those whom we claim as our
own. Fully train load-to say
naught of the autos and rigs-jour-
neyed to Stanford, to help that town
celebrate its first festivity. And lid
we celebrate? Say! just ask any of
the folks who live in the town that
lies to the north of US if we did!
Stantord's gates were wide open for
the Boosters Club Of Hobson," and
the welcome" sign on the mat had
been scrubbed and polished till it
almost dazzled your vision. STAN
lords celebration was marred some
what by unwelcome showers, but the
town was decked in festival colors,
and the adjourned program pulled off
on the 4th. Hon. Wyllys A. Hedges,
receiver of the land office at Lewis
town, was the orator of the day, and
delivered one Of the orations that have
made him famous. The Phillips Or
chestra, of this city, furnished music
Tor the occasion, and judging from
the merrymakers encore OF their
work, they certainly entertained the
assemblage. And the ball game! All!
now we're off. Just breathe it easy
that Stanford won,-but it required
twelve innings to perform the feat
and, at that, there need be no blaze
OF glory over the victory. For six
innings Irish held the "homesteaders"
at his mercy, and had it not been for
cyclone of hard luck, would have
handed the grey-suited, red-lettered
aggregation OF Stanford nine lovely
ciphers. Stanford had an imported
battery,-the which helped some,-
but we had the original ''home team"
and out played the aggregation of our
sister town at every turn. Stanford
won in the twelfth by combination
OF hits and hard luck-but let her
win. We are good losers. The score:
Sure Mike! 7 to g. Stanford. Next