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Fergus County Democrat., 1909-11-30
Sweet Grass valley where they will

Sweet Grass valley where they will
engage in business. Mr.. Cox is a
newcomer to our city and is a pleas
ant and agreeable gentleman to meet
and without doubt will meet with sue
cess in his business venture.
In the VIM. H. Brown Co.'s special
car which arrived in our city last
Thursday, were seven families with
nineteen children, who hail from
Canton, Illinois. The heads of these
families are practical farmers. who
have purchased. farms in the vicinity
of the Queen City and who will make
their homes in the prolific Judith
Basin. We welcome them to our
midst for it is citizens of this stamp
that help to make the Basin the
greatest farming spot on earth.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-11-30

south OF Judith Gap. He says no.
body can buy it for less than $40 an
acre, and at that price he can con-
vince any would-be purchaser that
the land, producing a crop every two
years will net the owner 40 per cent
interest on the investment yeaAy.
Mr.. Brennan has watched the develop
ment of this section of the country
tor a good many years, and is OF the
firm belief that prices will advance to
$lOO an acre within very short
time. This belief is based on actual
results obtained by farming in the
last seven years. He looks for big
immigration of the substantial farmers
from the east next year and a rapid
development of this prolific farming
country which is now being held
largely by homesteaders.
Richard Raw drove down from his
ranch near the head of Careless
creek Tuesday to transact some busi-
ness in Judith Gap He reports Frank
Smiths threshing rig is busy in his
vicinity this week, and the crops ars
turning out fine.
G. S. Bills expects to begin the
erection of an office building on the
east side of Main street Monday He
has not fully decided yet whether it
will be one-story structure or sky
scraper.
M. A. Shaun and son, of Hobson,
were in the city Saturday on their
way to Lewistown. Mr.. Shaun has
been engaged in ranching near Hob
son for several years past, but re-
Gently sold his holdings and will
soon embark in business in Lewis
town.
Henry Janzen returned this week
from trip to Hunters Hot Springs
Mont, where he went to seek relief
from his old rheumatic troubles. The
doctors there could give him but lit
tie encouragement for a permanen,
cure, and advised him to seek mild
er climate and lower altitude. He
says, however, that he is going to re-
main in Judith Gap and help run the
Commercial"
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-11-30

Reward-A reasonable reward will
be paid to the party notifying me OF
the whereabouts Of one bay saddle
mare, blaze face, two white hind feet,
weight LOO pounds. and branded U
on right shoulder. H. "A. Donaldson
Boz 364. Lewistown. 1855
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-11-30

DeKalb & Mettler, attorneys-at-law,
Lang building.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
TIGHTER REIN ON
C|TYS FINANCES
That Is the Result Now Wanted
Levy to be Cut.

regard the fixing of the city tax levy October the
councmen whether the
of the appropriations should be cut but how much the cut
shall be.
bigger question itself with the city fathers
that the adoption of plan whereby the heads OF
- the recurring deficits.
consideration, and scheme
viii devised whereby tighter rein will be held on city
The deficit 1909 IN the
already and will be greater
greeted the city
administration and Is again
produced that the time for
city finances has arrived
The az mills in the state levy has had some effect IN
realization
expenditures is weigh OF taxation
will be burdensome will be forced the people,
the of conducting the public
Spokane excessive the schools last
activities
combined The school board decreed that must have as
had this the only snow
80 mills is for the council to make
sashing appropriations for the coming
will af
the deficit existing
addition
had In 1903 the levy 10 mills and some
taxables this
ought be held for 1910 With the clamp placed the depart
well
1910 with the 10 mill levy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
MEN TAKE PLACES OF
BOYS AShESSENCERS
WESTERN UNION SUBSTITUTING ELDERLY MEN
FOR YOUTHS.

The Western Union Telegraph
Co. has begun to substitute elderly
men for boys in it's messenger de-
livery service. Seven boys have
already been supplanted, and II the
change proves beneficial the men
will eventually take the places Of
the boys entirely.
This move is taken because of
the restrictions of the Juvenile au-
thorities. which require boy to
secure the consent OF the Juvenile
court through his parents before
he can work for the messenger
companies said Manager Jones Of
the Western Union. LAS a result
Of this order 1t is hard to get boys
when they are needed, and in self
protection we were required to re-
sort to the employment of old men.
The idea is to get man past mid
die life who is not able to do man
ual labor but is active on his feet.
The pay Is on commission basis,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
BURGLARS FLOOD
THE CITY

Burglars were again busy in
town last night and two Of their
jobs have been placed before the
police for investigation. One 10 at
the Brady saloon, 3f1 Riverside
avenue, and the other at private
residence at 1907 Shannon avenue.
At the Brady saloon, both outer
and inner doors were pried open
with 'jimmies" and 1t Is believed
that he burglars went there with
the intention of blowing the safe,
but left with only small amount
of liquor and a valuable revolver.
An automobile seen standing in
front of the place about 8 o'clock
this morning Is thought to have
conveyed the men to the place.
Much time was evidently consumed
in breaking an entrance, and they
were likely frightened away before
they had time to complete the
work which they had apparently
set out to do.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
"DOT SHUDCE MANN HE
MAKES ME- MAT ALL OVER"

Spiger go dat he vas sorry he act
ed so quick, but dat don't help
Happe, when de bird vas gone.
"Dis Spiger he cause me LOT
Of troubles right along. as he sell
inside the PROPERTY line und pay
de city holdings. He has a cement
house on ground vat is owned by
Hutton, who is belonging to de $50.
dousands club. und In dis way helps
4 quot the city market out of biz.
ness as soon as possibles. When he
sticks his stuff too far out on de
walk und obstructs the passage
Why den have him pulled, und now
de Shudge Mann he turn him
loose.
"Happe has lived in Spokane rs
years but dis is de worst insooit
vat vas ever given to him." con.
cluded the honest marketmaster as
he walked away. shaking his head
over the indignity that had been
heaped upon him In the releasing
of the doughty Spiger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

Professor w. II. Burr, the
eminent New York hydraulic ,-ex'
pert. after leaving Spokane learn
ed that some criticism of standpipe
construction had arisen here among
those who opposed the plans OF
water extensions prepared by
Water Commissioner Arvid Reuter-
dahl. In an interview Professor
Burr says: ~
1.-THE chief critic OF the stand
pipes is reported as arguing pre-
cisely as If the water level through
out the distribution system of Spo-
kane would be the same as the
level of the new reservoir, or reser-
voirs, after the latter are built.
This would be SO only II there were
absolutely no flow whatever
through the distribution pipes. II
he had been familiar with the n.y.
draulics of a distribution system.
especially one with considerable
proportion Of small pipes, he would
not have fallen into such a serious
error.
THE great resistances offered to
the flow of water through a system
of distribution pipes in full use
may require nearly all available
head at a given point. and where
the pipes are small the freer cir
culation Of the larger pipes may
under such conditions at times
take all the flo wand leave little
or none for the smaller. Il
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

1T does not follow, therefore,
that the three proposed standpipes
should have their tops above the
reservoir level. The statement of
that requirement Is based on un-
familiarity with hydraulic condi-
tons of a distribution system in
use no less than a lack of knowl-
,edg OF what is constantly done in
silch system by many cities of the
country.
d There are literally hundreds,
and perhaps thousands of auxiliary
tanks on the tops of buildings in
the city of New York which fill at
might and discharge in the day time
to make up for the lack of head
then existing, which are practically
standpipes for the buildings they
serve, and act precisely as would
the proposed standpipes for the
distressed districts of Spokane, all
of which tanks are below the reser-
voir level, and many Of them far
below"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
CALL A SPECIAL MEET|Me
TO FORCE ACTION

Exasperated with the delay of
the board of works to decide the
reservoir site for the new reser-
voir, the city council sent a com
munication signed by every mem
her to Mayor N. 8. Pratt this morn
ing, requesting him to call a special
meeting of the council this even
ing for the purpose of considering
plans and specifications for the
reservoir and standpipes and the
purchase of the reservoir site.
The city council from the first
have favored Mr.. Rueterdahrs
plans, but were hampered by the
water commission appointed by
Mayor N. s. Pratt. 1t was stated
ut the mayors office this morning
that this special meeting was call
ed to railroad through the plans of
Water Commissioner Reuterdahl
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
20 CARLOADS
OF ANIMALS

The entries for the live stock ex-
hibits have been arriving at the
Interstate fair grounds during the
past few days, and they have taxed
the entire capacity of the railroad
trackage and the housing facilities
of the live stock department.
More than 20 carloads of animals
We're unloaded yesterday, and the
Northern Pacific railroad found 1t
necessary to build 200 feet addi-
tional platform to it's trackage IA
cilities. John L. Smith, superin-
tendent of the live stock depart
ment, says that the exhibits are the
best he ever saw In his life, and
that it is the largest show Of cattle
ever gotten together in the Inland
Empire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

One of the maddest men around
the police court yesterday after
noon was Marketmaster Happe,
who had just learned that Police
Judge Mann had dismissed the case
against Spiger, charged with OBJ
structing the streets at the city
market. Happe was on hand with
five witnesses all ready to testify
on behalf of the city when he
learned that the case was thrown
out OF court.
Happe was made unhappy over
the probability Of Spiger suing the
city or Happe's bondsmen because
of his arrest. as the marketmaster
says that he had the evidence to
convict Spiger.
"De way dat Shudge Mann let's
60 dat Spiger makes me mat all
ever" said Mr.. Happe, in express
ing his indignation. Maybe Spiger
hex belongs to dem Tins Pans or
strfe odher tings like dat. De
Ehudge Mann he say to me after
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
FINED $50 FOR SARCASM
PRISONER WHO LOUDLY
THANKS JUDGE FINDS IT
COSTLY.
(Hy United Press.)

WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept. 49,
When Judge Cochran, in the city
court. imposed a fine of $40 and
costs upon Andrew Crumlish for
disorderly conduct the man leered
and shouted Thank you'll"
Ten dollars more for contempt"
quickly said the court.
AS Crumlish was leaving the
dock he turned around and shouted
louder than before, Thank you!'
Twenty dollars and COSTS" re.
piled Judge Cochran.
But Crumlish was not dismayed,
for he was in a jovial mood, and
shouted, Thank you 100 times,
SIR" -.
Put that man in CELL" ordered
the court. And away Crumlish was
led, still muttering Thanks. a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
STRANGE FEATURE
in THIS CASE

Under bonds of $4,000 and $500
respectively, w. c. LIGHT and Mrs.
Florence Neal were held to the SUI
perior court on charges of adultery
after their preliminary appearance
In police court. These are the
same bonds set by Judge Mann
shortly after their arrests by opera
tives from the Employers Detec.
tive agency of the Lindelle block,
one day after Lichti's return from
Canada.
A strange feature OF the case is
that LIGHT and Neal and their
wives have all been friends to.
gether for years, and the lawful
mates of the erring husband and
wife had perfect confidence in
their loyalty. Mrs. Neal is the
mother of a beautiful little girl and
Mrs. LIGHT has two children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
200 FLOATS

The commercial travellers com.
mittee In charge of the travelling
mems parade OH Monday will hold
special meeting this evening to
complete the details for the forma-
ton of the parade.
The entries of the industrial
floats and automobiles already ex-
coed 200, and 1t is believed that
the parade will be the largest ever
seen In this city. There will be
more than 300 different character
features, burlesque floats, aero
baltic acts and two companies of
Indians from the Indian village at
the Interstate fair.
One OF the most attractive
special features will be the old
time stage coach, which will be
driven by w. w. futile, a former
mayor Of Fernie, b. c., and who
was for 20 years driver OF stage
coaches In. the bad lands OF Mon
tana and through the Rockies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

but IL a man is Industrious and
keeps moving he will earn from
$l50 to 81 per day.
The men we are hiring could
net work at much of anything else,
and they seem to take to their new
duties with a great deal of salts
faction. / think the old men will
prove entirely satisfactory, as we
have tried them for messenger ser.
vice In Seattle and the change was
beneficial.
1.-THE juvenile authorities, I be-
|lieye. are discriminating against the
messenger companies In the matter
al their regulations, as boys are al
flowed to accept employment in all
|other lines without obtaining court
permits. The boys with the mes.
Fsenger companies are no worse
than other boys, the only difference
being that they are out in the open
air where their boyish pranks are
Inaore noticeable"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
UP TO MINISTER'S TO
PAY FOR LICENSES

There are, 70 unrecorded marri-
age returns In the office Of coun.
ty Clerk Atkinson that may get
some Of the preachers or Justices
OF Spokane county into trouble II
they do not present themselves at
the clerks office soon and pay the
81 required for recording the u.
censes.
With the ruling of the attorney
general and the prosecuting attor-
ney's office to back him up, Clerk
Atkinson has concluded to 60 after
the persons who officiated at the
marriages since June 10 for the
payment OF the 81 recording fec
6due his office.
The law places a penalty on any
minister or other person perform
'tng q marriage ceremony who does
mot have the same recorded, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
A BIG BUNCH OF
SPURIOUS CHECKS

forms the police that all checks
written by them are paid by
voucher on the Fidelity National
bank. On these ID. e. Olmstead ap-
pears as president; ]. c. Barline,
vice president, and F. c. Chase,
treasurer. Any checks written diff
ferently on this concern, he de-
clares, are false and the society
will not be responsible for them.
A whole handful of the checks
have turned up at the police sta
ton In the last few weeks, after
having been turned down at the
banks as forgeries. Most of them
seem to have been written by the
same party. but SO far the police
have ben unable to get a clue to
the identity of the forger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
IS FINE FOR
ASKING POLICE
FOR A LOAN

Five dollars and court trim.
mings was the price paid this
morning In police court by C.
Summers for his mistake Of
singing out an officer Of the
law 40 a man among men
charitable enough to loan him
the price Of a feed. Summers
came boldly up to officer Dug
ger on the street the other
evening with the we'll known
and pathetic old plea, "kin ye
stake mu tu the price Of a bean
stew?" Summers got a stew
right there. A half hour later
he was munching Jail grub and
cursing his luck. He, like many
others, had come to the city
with money and had spent II
all for drink.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

The saloon was closed at about
2 O'Clock. and the porter went to
the place at about I O'Clock to a.
range for the opening Of business
and found the big brass locks pried
off and the doors swinging loosely
on their hinges, consequently tha
burglary must have occurred about
the time the automobile was seen
standing In front Of the saloon.
At 1101 shannon avenue 3 tent
set up in the yard was entered
while the owner lay asleep within
and a gold watch and chain ana
about so cents waa taken.
A great deal OF trouble az thin
kind and with crooks OF various
stamps Is expected BY the police
from now on till after the fair, a. u
Is stated by good authority that the
city is filling with crooks more ran
idly than the police oan arrest
them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
100 FOR LIQUOR
in TEN DAYS

. After acknowledging in po- =
. lice court today that he had .
. spent $40 in the last 10 days =
. for liquor and was now penni- =
. less and had been begging on =
. the street for the price of =
= meal, D. Benedict cheerfully =
y took q sentence of five days in =
. the city Jail to sober up. He .
= was arrested by Detective .
= Burns, who saw him begging =
. and lounging about the sa- =
. looms. He declared that he has Z
. been living in this part of the =
. country for the last 10 years Z
. and that this is the first time =
. he has been in trouble with =
. the police. =
. q q q q q . q . q . . = . q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

Enough spurious checks, forged
on the Spokane Building & Loan
society to break any ordinary man
with comfortable fortune, are
floating to the surface and are be-
ing rapidly investigated by the po-
lice. Almost without exception
the checks forged bear the name of
f. c. Chase, as secretary of the
Spokane Building & Loan society,
and are written for various
amounts.
F. c. Chase Is treasurer of the
concern. and for the benefit OF
those who may be beaten on bad
checks written under his name and
that of the Spokane Building &
Loan society In the future, he in.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

moderate weight and height, Hen
son has wonderful endurance, and
his devotion to his master Is un.
bounded.
Peary ran across Henson in Mica
ragua in 1856, when Peary was try
ing TO survey a route for Mica
raguan canal. and Henson, boy of
Is. applied to him for work. Hen
son has remained with him ever
since.
Henson is frequently sent out in
charge of small hunting and explor-
ing parties, as he has gained a wide
knowledge of arctic conditions.
When Peary made his last desper-
ate attempt to reach the pole in
1906 by forced marches over the
last few hundred miles. he let man
after man drop behind. But he
kept black Mat Henson by his side
to the last.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
HERE IS SPOkANE,S
PRESIDENTIAL ESCORT

To be that President sufficiently guarded
during his visit to Spokane September 49, Chief Police
van has taken hand the affair and has detailed
Of officers to the presidents escort
and Officer Joe Scott will be detailed to duty with the path
finder. #9S
Officers H. c. Rolf Glider Bodnan Bradley. Mason Wood
cock Bunker Fuller Duger and Mcleod in full riding
uniform with white gloves and white braided club
will comprise the squad Of mounted guards.
Aside from this consideration to be shown the president by
the police department oer viii be promised
TO have especially IN the officers the downtown beats
In full dress uniform the day OF his visit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

before Commissioner Tuerke could
secure an engineer to eport on hie
site.
Commissioner Rueterdahl viii
submit plans for the erection o.
reservoirs on both sites 1t the
meeting this evening. Mayon
Pratt stated this morning that Il
is now up to the council to decide
the question. and 1t will NO doubt
be solved In short order, because
the council is anxious to ret the
work started ~ soon as possible.
The Lawyer-Kiernan Land Co,
which negotiated with the city for
the sale OF the site proposed ~
Mr.. Reuterdahl, told Mayor Pratt
yesterday that they had withdrawn
their site from the market, 70 any
attempt to change the site will ins
volve the city In a costly law suit,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
FIVE PROMINENT GEORGIA
CITIZENS HAVE PELLAGRA

MACON. Ca. Sept. 1s.-Accord.
ing to County Physician William c,
Pumpelly there are In this city five
well developed cases OF pellagra,
all the patients being white. Three
OF this number are prominent per.
sons living In a fashionable suburb,
and they are In a serious condition.
The patients were all taken III
about the same time---the first OF
last week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
q - . . . q ><>>>>
FINDING THE POLE

. The Spokane Press is run 4
. ming crackerjack story on 4
, north polaring." You have 4
. probably seen it and are read 4
. ing the story now, but II not, 4
, you will find 1t most timely 4
. and entertaining. The title is 4
: Finding the Pole" and it is 4
. by Jules Verne, the great 4
, author who first perfected the 4
. submarine in fiction. who sent 4
D the first hero around the I
. world in so days. and who 4
, finally discovered the pole in 4
3 fiction before Cook and Peary 4
, did in fact. Read the story.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
SUFFRACETS
ARE JAILED
(6y United Press.)

BIRMINGHAM. England. Sept.
1S,-Eight suffragets were arrested
last night during q riot started to
prevent Jremier AsQuith from
speaking. They were ararigned
here today and two were sentenced
to Jail for eight months. The re-
mainder will be sentenced later.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR DEATH OF HUSBAND

Adelaide Scarpelh has filed no
.tice with the city clerks office to
recover $4,000 damages for the
death OF her husband. Raphael
Scarpelli, who was killed on Au-
gust 26 In a runaway accident.
caused by an electric wire dropping
from a pole at the corner of Pacific
avenue and Arthur street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
FROM BED or
PAIN JOHNSON
WELCOMES TAFT

the welcome yeu have sent ND
from your bed Of palm. ferventiy
hope for your speedy recovery e
send my compliments and my re-
spects to Mrs. johnson, whose visit
to Washington ! remember with
much pleasure. (9lqned.) j
"WILLlAM n. TAFT
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18

as the clerk will not record the
marriage without the 81 feet re.
CURED by law for him to collect
In such cases, 1t will be up to the
ministers or justices to dig UP the
other 81 or get It from the con-
tracing parties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
$67,OOO,OOO

tate valued at sixty-seven millions.
This estimate Is believed to be cor
rect, but financiers believe she has
given several millions to her chill
dren.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-18
(By United Press.)

10y United Press.)
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1e.-Re-
plying to a message sent by Gov
ernor johnson to Taft, the presi-
dent wired the following:
"Am greatly distressed because
Of your serious illness. Thank you
from the bottom Of my heart for