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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-06
Disliked Provision Providing
For Appointments Out
side Civil Service.
SHOULD BE DONE IN
INTEREST OF PEOPLE

Evil Effects of the Spells
System Are Peculiarly
Evident in the Bill, Says
the President, as it Permit
ted Senators and Repre-
sentatives to Designate
Persons to Receive APP
pointrnents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-06
Will Not Go to New Orleans
For the Event. as Was
Recently Decided.
MAYOR GOODMAN
RECEIVES WIRES

Senator Taliaferro and Con-
gresham Lamar State
That the Band is to Re
main in Pensacola-Will
Furnish Music When Taft
Arrives and Then Return
Here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-06
Speaker of Assembly So De
clared, But Could Not
Reveal Information.
ALL MEASURES
WERE POSTPONED

There Will Be No Further
Anti-Japanese Legislation
For a While, at Least, the
Author of the Bills Even
Requesting That Their
Consideration Go Over
Until Some Future Date.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-06
To Play For Taft.

The band is TO leave here during
the latter portion Of this week 70 fur
nish music upon the arrival Of Prtsi-
dent-elect Taft in New OFleanz.. baf
will return here immediately af7tf-
wards Several weeks ago an Ortfef
was issued for the band To go 10 New
Orleans for the Mardi GTas parade.
and when this became known here
the matter was Immediately takes IN
by the Chamber of Commerce and
mayor, with the result that the Or
ders have bee9 rescinded and the
bard IS IN Fen4-tlls In Pensacola
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-06
Quotes Report.

a noncompetitiVe examination
means that every one of the many
thousands who viii pass the examinn-
tions will have an equal right to ap-
pointment, and that personal and pO-
iitical pressure must in the end, as
always before become the determin-
ing factor with regard to the great
body of these temporary emplOyments.
can not too earnestly urge that the
director of the census be relieved
from this unfortunate situation"
TO provide that the clerks and other
employees shall be appointed after
nencompetitive examination, and yet
TO provide that they shall be selected
without regard to political party anil
iations, means merely that the ap-
pointments shall be treated as the
perquisites of the politicians of one
party. | do not believe in the doc
trine that TO the victor belong the
spells; but I think even less of the
doctrine that the spells shall be di-
yidee without a fight by the profess
sionat politicians on both sides; and
this would be the result of permitting
she bill in its present shape TO be
come law. Both of the last CEN
(Cen%fnt,ad - rs,a T,nya
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-06
~ AssocIated Press.

WaShin gtOn, Feb. 5.--"Ihe evil Ell
feets OF the spills system and the
custofi of treating appointments 10
public service as the personal per
quisites of professional pohUclahs
are peculiarly evident in the case OF
a great public work like taking the
census. a work which should emphat-
ically be done for the whole people,
and with an eye single to their inter
est"
IL these words, President Roosevelt
today summed up his message &c
the house Of Representatives return =
ing without his approval the bill pro
yiding for taking the next census, be
cause OF a provision prescribing that
appointments shall be made on a
basis CT non-competitive examinations,
instead Of through the civil service
commission As passed by congress,
the bill permitted members and sen
ators 10 designate persons for posi-
tons after they had undergone simple
examinations.
The Special Message.
TO the House of Representatives;
herewith return, without approval
H. r. 1885,. entitled An act to pro-
vide for the thirteenth and subsequent
decennial censuses / do this With
extreme reluctancs, because l fully
realize the Importance of supplying
the director of the census ~ as cary
4 dats as possible with the force
necessary to the carrying on of his
work. But il is of high consequence
to the country that the statistical
work OF the census shall be conduct
ed with entire accuracy. This is as
important from the standpoint OF
business and industry as from the
scientific standpoint. 1t is, therefore
IN my judgment, essential that the
result should not be open TO the sus-
pieion of bias on political and per-
sonal grounds: that it should not be
open to the reasonable suspicion of
being waste of the peoples money
and a fraud.
Section OF the act provides in eff
feet that appointments to the census
shall be under the spells system. for
this is the real meaning OF the pro-
vision that they shall be subject only
10 poncompetitiVe examination. The
prOyiso is added that they shall be
selected without regard to political
party Affiliations But there is only
one way to guarantee that they shall
be selected without regard To politics
and on merit and that is by choosing
them after competitive examination
from the lists of eligibles provided by
the civil service commission. The
present director of the census in MS
last report states the exact fact about
these noncompetitiye examinations
when he says:
Quotes Report.
A noncompetitive examination
means that every one of the many
thousands who viii pass the examinR-
tions viii have an equal right to ap-
pointment, and that personal and pO-
litIcaI pressure must in the end as
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Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27

Miss Mary Role came in a couple
of days ago from Grass Range where
she has been doing some book work
for the Mercantile company at that
place.
Benny Wiedeman, the Gilt Edge
merchant, is in the city TO-DAY trans
acting business. Ben says that Gilt
Edge is enjoying good times with
better in prospect.
Frank Williams, the popular barber
and one of the proprietors of the
Empire shop, returned from Butte
the first of last week, bringing with
him his bride who was formerly Miss
Sofia Bell of the big camp. The mar
riage was solemnized Wednesday of
last week, only few of Franks i'm
mediate friends being wise to the pro-
ceeoings until after the bridal couple
haG returned home The bride is one
OF the prettiest and mose popular
young ladies of Butte while every
body in this section OF the country
knows Frank to be steady, indus
trious, high principlcd fellow who
numbers his friends into the hum
areds. They have taken rooms in the
Corcoran house in the northern part
of the city.
Horace Moulton, assistanr post
master, has always been looked upon
as one of the best after dinner en-
tertainers in the city but he fairly
eclipsed all former efforts when he
acted as POSTMASTER at the Masonic
banquet last Tue esday evening The
banquet which was prepared by the
ladies of the Home Workers society
Of the Presbyterian church, was one
Of the finest ever gotten tip in the
city and it was brilliant assemblage
which filed in to the banquet hall
at about II o'clomk. There were over
three hundred covers. The evening
was most delightfully."- spent, there be-
ing present many Of the best orators
in the state. Toastanaster Moulton
was certainly at his best and, after
it was over, many of the visitors pro-
laimed the Lewistown gentleman the
most brilliant toastmaster in the
state.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
MAKING MONEY
% RAISING SKUNkS
How the Animals Are Bred and Why
Their Breeding Profitable.

Skunk farming Is becoming an i'm
portant industry in some parts Of the
United States, and yet the man who
suggested it was regarded as mentally
unsound. To-day there are hundreds
of such farms on paying basis.
The average skunk produces
quart of oil and the fur or skin always
brings good price, fashion regu-
lating the value. At the present time
the skins which are the most valuable
are the darker ones. A pure black
skin is worth from $125 to $3.50, ac-
cording to the quality and size;
striped skunk skin brings in the mar
ket about so or 60 cents, while those
with a part stripe are worth In the
neighborhood Of dollar.
It has been figured out that man
begin on 20 skunks. Is females and
five males, and In a few years he can
have healthy bank account. It Is
not difficult to calculate how rapidly
these 20 skunks will increare In num-
ber. Say you begin work early In the
fall and that in December they breed.
At once you have an increase of 120
skunks, putting the average Of each
litter at eight. In June they breed
again, and IL the same ratio of in
crease be kept up. at the expiration
of a year and a half you will have
7.496 skunks.
Put the pelts at one dollar each, the
pelts of 200 male skunks would bring
5000; the oil at so cents. on ounce
would be worth $500. Then figuring
| as was done on the increase II
skunks, at the expiration Of a yeal
and half you could kill $500 male
skunks, the pelts of which would bt
worth that many dollars.
The amount of oil gathered from
this number would be $4,000 ounces
worth Just $14.80O. At the expiration
OF four years you would have killed
$4,000 males. the pelts cf which
would be worth 81 .S90. 900. arS the oil
5,12O,0O ounces, worth 1880, 900
And you would still have 3.700.00l
skunk9 left!
It u not surprising that skunl
farming is being taken up taroughou
the country, and II 1t was possible Il
deodorize the skunk the industr,
would be even more popular.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Thomas Geer, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, Empire Bank and Trust
Company, Administrator Of the Es-
tate of Thomas Geer, deceased, to
the creditors of, and all persons hav-
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice,
to the SAID administrator at Lewis
town, Fergus County Montana, or to
Blackford & Blackford, its attorneys,
at their office in the said City OF
Lewistown, in the County of Fergus.
Dated at Lewistown, Montana, July
26, 1909.
EMPIRE BANK AND TRUST CO.,
By Frank J. Hazen, Cashier, Admins
istrator of Estate of Thomas Geer,
Deceased.
First publication July 27-4t
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
INSPIRATION WAS HAPPY ONE.
Good Idea That Rescued Student from
Serious Dilemma.

student in one of the theological
colleges found himself face to face
with an examination in Old Testament
h1story-a subject which he had en-.
urely ignored all term. Taking coun.
sci with some friends, he decided that
all he really needed to know was the
long list of the names of the kings
or israel and their dates. So he
crammed them each and all into his
bursting head. But, sad to relate, all
ne was asked to do was to criticise
the acts of Moses. Not one act of
Moses. good, bad or Indifferent. could
the unfortunate youth remember, SO.
after much thought. he wrote as fol.
lows:
Far be 1t for one as humble an l
am to crlticise the acts of the great
Moses: but, If you would care to know
the names of the kings Of Israel and
their dates. you will ind them writ.
ten below!"
He was passed.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of Alf. ]. Stephens, De-
ceased. Notice is hereby given by
the undersigned, administrator Of the
estate Of Alf. J. Stephens, Deceased,
to the creditors Of, and all persons
having claims against the said De-
ceased, to exhibit them with the nee
essary vouchers, within four months
after the first publication of this no
tice to the said administrator at its
place of business in Lewistown,
Montana, or to Rudolf Won Tobcl, at
his office in Lewistown, Montana, the
same being the places for the trans
action Of the business OF said estate
in the County of Fergus.
Dated July 22, 1909.
EMPIRE BANK AND TRUST CO.,
Administrator OF the Estate of Alf.
]. Stephens, Deceased.
First publication July 27-4t
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
Drowned in Missouri.

Great Falls, July 22-Walter Ste
phenson, aged p years, nephew of
Sam Stephenson Of Great Falls, was
drowned this evening in the Missouri
river, of Park island, about mile
above the city while swimming across
fro the island to the west bank Of
the river.
Young Stephenson, who was a
powerfully built man, being six feet
tall and weighing 2lO pounds, remark
ed to several companions that he did
not think he could swim across the
river.
The body was dragged for, and it
was found an hour after the accident.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27

l
the c. M. Belden residence recently
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. R. w.
Reynolds Mr. Reed who comes from
Iowa is now organizing a company
whose business shall be the negotia
tion of farm loans R. W. Reynolds
and G. w. Cook will be associated
with him in the enterprise. Mr..
Reed, who will have the manage
ment of this company, is a gentle
man of splendid business training and
has had many years of experience in
the loaning business. His company
will have an unlimited backing and
expecrs to become an influential
factor in the building up of Fergus
county.
Members of the Board of County
Commissioners state that the prac-
tice of permitting minors to frequent
saloons in Fergus county must stop
and that they will aid the proper Of
ficials in their efforts to see that this
| is done by promptly and permanent
ly revoking the license OF any saloon
man whom it is proved is violating
the plain statute governing the mat
ter. There are several places about
the county which are being watched
by people who will inform the COM
misssioners of any laxiety in this re-
spect. The commissioners have nc
: desire to work any hardship on any
regularly licensed saloon keeper but
conditions, particularly in Lewistowr
. where boys ranging in age from ff.
teen to twenty are known to be
getting liquor without difficulty, have
caused the governing board of tht
county to take hand in this bust
mess.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
Tabernacle Meetings.

The Church of Christ has erected
a nice neat tabernacle on Sixth and
Broadway and is just beginning a
series of gospel meetings, conducted
by the famous evangelist, Lawrence
Wright, of Des Moines, Iowa, and c.
M. RiGenour, of Topeka, Kansas.
These are men of national reputation
and come highly recommended. Mr..
Wright is a strong, forceful Bible
teacher. Mr.. Ridenour is a fine sing
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
Order to Show Cause On Application
of Guardian for Order of Sale OF
peal Estate

In the District Court OF uhe Tenth
Judicial District Of the State of
Montana, in and for the Couny OF
Fergus.
In the Matter Of the Estate and
Guardianship OF Francis l.. Laubend-
er, an insane person.-Order to Snow
Cause On Application of Guardian tor
Sale of Real Estate.
On reading and filing the petition
of Leonard B. Divers, the guardian
OF the estate of Francis L. Laubender,
an insane person, praying for an order
of sale of certain real estate belong
ing TO said ward, for the uses and
purposes therein set forth.
1t is hereby ordered, that the next
of kin of the said ward, and all per-
sons interested in the said estete, ap-
pear before this court On Tuesday,
the seventh day of September, 1909,
at ten O'Clock a. M, at the COURT
Room of this Court, at the Court
House in the town of Lewistown,
County of Fergus, then and there to
show cause why an order should not
be granted for che sale of such es-
/ tate.
And it is further ordered, that a
copy of this order be published at
least three successive weeks before
the said day of hearing, in the Fergus
County Democrat, newspaper print
ed and published in said town OF
Lewistown and County of Fergus.
Dated the twenty-second day OF
August 1909.
E. K. CHEADLE, Judge.
Edgar G. Worden, attorney for
| Petitioner.
| First publication July 27-4t
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
Low Fare Tickets West and North
west via the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railroad.

Low fare tickets from stations on
this railway to Seattle, Tacoma, Spo-
kane, Portland, Victoria. Vancouver,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Den
YER, Salt Lake City and dozens Of
other points West and Northwest, on
sale daily until September 80. Tickets
good to return until October 81.
Stop-overs and choice Of routes.
Complete information regarding train
service, railroad and sleeping car
fares, routes and descriptive folders
free. r. A. Miller, Gen'l Pass. Agent,
Chicago. 7-ZO-3t
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27
OfLOca1Inte
DR.. Foley, 4O3 West Main.

DR.. Foley, 4O3 West Main.
U. S. band daters at the Democrat
Supply Department.
J. S. Hovis and family have moved
ito Deer Lodge where they will make
their future home.
Ayers & Marshall, attorneys-at-law,
First National Bank block.
Clay Fletcher and two boys return
ed last week from Seattle where
they took in the sights at the big
exposition for several days.
DR.. J. Theo Brice, physician and
surgeon, Diamond block.
L. E. d'Autremont, editor of the
Kendall Miner, was in the city Friday
transacting business in the U. S. land
office.
Mrs. Sam Teagarden, trained nurse,
number 120 Janeaux 6-15-tf,
The Rev. Ernest Wright of the
Presbyterian church and Mrs. Wright
will leave by carriage some time next
week for trip through the National
Park.
DeKalb & Mettler, attorneys-at-law,
Lang building.
The Misses Baker who have been
visiting at the home of their cousin,
]. E. Lane, for several weeks, left
yesterday afternoon for rheir home
in Whitehall, Illinois.
A large assortment of excellent fur
niture at prices which will appeal to
you at the Parrott second hand store.
Bob Andrews, the Billings sheep
buyer, is in the city looking after a
few woolies. He yesterday pur-
chased 4,50O from H. N. Clingan but
refused to give up the price to the
Democrat newsgatherer.
The cheapest place in Fergus coun-
ty to buy furniture is at w. S.
Smiths, Lewistown.
Walter Winnett, of Flatwillow,
was in the city last week and while
here sold a dozen head of horses.
Mr.. Winnett is one Of the largest
horse growers in rhe northwest and
finds it profitable industry despite
serious losses during the last few
years by horse rustlers.
For Sale: ESQ lots in Stafford ad-
ditions numbers 4 and S. Most de-
sirable unimproved residence district
in Lewistown. Price low. Terms
easy. Cook Reynolds Co. 7-16-tf
Among the visitors to the city to
attend the Masonic doings last week
was Fred Handel, the big Mussel-
shell merchant. Mr.. Handel has been
located at Musselshell for a number
OF years and carries a big stock of
goods in addition to running a pri-
vate banking business. He is credit
ed with having cleaned up a large
fortune since entering the mercantile
business down on the river. Mr.
Handel was accompanied by his wife
and son and they remained over in
the city for a couple of days. The
Democrat Office acknowledges an ap-
preciated call.
For Sale-A snap in timber land
in Josephine county Oregon. 16t
acres of timber, estimated at three
and one-half million feet of cedar
sugar and yellow pine. Anyone in
terested call on or address, DR.. c
D. Clark, Elkhorn Livery, Lewistown
Mont 1902
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27

er and a splendid leader. He arrries
one of the best stereopticans there is
made, by which he illustrates many of
his fine solos. Meetings begin each
night at eight o'clock. Everybody
OF every faith cordially invited to bring
friend and enjoy these meetings.
Bible school at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning, superintended by c. M.
Ridenour Preaching at eleven by the
evangelist.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-02
TAGGART CLAIMED BY MANY
WIVES.

Since the reappearance and equal
ly sudden disappearance, and the
consequent notoriety of the Rev.
John Taggart, letters have been
received by local authorities throw
ing light on rather checkered ca
reer.
1t will be remembered that Tag
CART returned after twenty-one
years of mysterious absence to find
his wife married to a man who was
in Jail on a serious charge. The
newspaper notoriety which follow
ed his unexpected return was too
much for him, and he left in two
days for parts unknown.
Since that time letters have pour
ed in from other wives" of the
wanderer, whom he is alleged to
have married; one in Fredonia, N.
Y; one near Pittsburg, another
near Buffalo, one whom he deserted
at Washington, and still another
who died at Asheville, N. c. Dur
ing all this period of matrimonial
ventures he is said to have lived
with another woman in Philadel-
phia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-02
MANY OFFICES ENTERED.

For the past week the occupants
of many an Office along Main street
have arrived at their respective
places of business in the morning
to find that they have been paid
calls in the night which are not al
together of a professional nature.
Subsequent examination shows that
drawers and locks have been tam
pered with, and the tenant has re-
allied that he is one more OIL the
list of victims of an unknown who
has been creating somewhat of a
stir by his midnight entries.
Up to this time comparatively
little booty has been secured, but
that has not been the fault of the
thief, for little or no money was
kept in the Offices
Until the fellow is apprehended
the wise business man will keep all
valuables out of his Office or in a
strong safe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-02
MRS. EVELINA B. McREYNOLDS.

After lengthy illness with heart
trouble Mrs. Evelina Barton Nc
Reynolds, passed away at her late
home on Third and West streets
Tuesday afternoon at 2:G5 o'clock.
She had been i'll for a long time
and her condition for the past sew.
eral days had been such that death
was not unexpected. She was aged
II years, 6 months and 20 days.
Mrs. McReynolds was the daugh-
ter of the late Caleb Barton. Being
of kind and loving disposition,
generous giver and all active work
er Ill various Christian organiza-
tions she was well known and held
in the highest esteem by all with
whom she came in contact. With
her husband, Dr. II. w. Mickey
nolds to whom she was welded in
June of 1868 she had been a
resident of town for many years.
They formerly resided in Buck
Horn, where the doctor praciiced
medicine, and moved to Blooms
burg some years ago, where he
continued to practice. His death
occurred several years since.
Surviving Mrs. McReynolds
are one son, Matthew, and the
following brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Anna B. Moore and Thomas 7. Bar
ton, of West Main street, and
Kathryn B. Ale, of Columbia City,
Indiana.
Funeral services will be held from
her late home Friday afternoon at
O'Clock, with Rev. S. c. Dickson
officiating Interment will be made
i'll Rosemont cemetery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-02
IMPROVEMENTS AT NORMAL.

A force of workmen has been
engaged at the Normal School
nearly all summer in making var
ious alterations and improvements
These are very near completion,
and everything will soon be in
readiness for the opening of the
school next Tuesday.
The plaster ceilings in many of
the class rooms and corridors have
been supplanted by wooden ones.
This change will eventually be
made throughout the buildings.
A new sanitary cold storage
plant has been installed in which
the meats may be segregated from
the other food stuffs. Heretofore
only one compartment has been
available.
In the ice chest of the cold
storage plant there has been placed
large coil of pipes connecting
with faucets in the corridor near
the office, and in the kitchen, fur
nishing ice water on tap in suffi-
cient quantities to supply the en-
tire school at meals.
A new shed has been provided
for the engine and pump which
operate the elevator. Another
brick addition has been built on
the former location of this pump.
which will serve as commodious
dish room, furnishing almost four
times as much space as has hitherto
been provided for that purpose.
Painters, plasterers, and paper
hangers have been busy in the
dormitories, giving the rooms
fresh appearance.
The buildings and grounds are
in excellent condition.
The members of the faculty are
back at the school, and the students
will arrive in the next few days, in
number to which indications point
as being record breaking for the
Fall term.