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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01


out and sent into the frozen north III
the hope of finding the explorer.
DIR. Cooks expedition to discover the
north pole was arranged ill rather a
secretive manner. Very little publicity y
was given to the explorers attempt 60
attain that much desired glory-to De
the frs man to reach the north pole.
Admiral Melville Doubts 1t.
Philadelphia, Sept. Rear Admiral
George w. Melville, u. S. N, retire i,
who conducted several expeditions 20
the Arctic regions. was inclined to dis
credit the report from Copenhagen that
the north pole had been discovered DJ
Dr. Cook.
'.I did not know that DR.. Cook had
an outfit available for that purpose,
he said, "and 1 do not think that that
report can be true. DR.. Cook has been
wandering in those parts for some
time. 1t is just possible that the story
emanated from some Danish skipper,
who has Just returned from the
north"
When asked what would be the
value of the discovery If the authen-
ticity of the report was confirmed, Ad-
miral Melville said:
For one thing it would put an end
to the Arctic fad The only use to.
which the discovery could be put
would be of a scientific nature"
Surprise to His Friends.
New York. Sept 1.-Dr. Roswell o.
that organized the relief expedition
sent out for DR.. Cook, said today that
no news of any kind regarding the
explorer has reached his friends and
hackers in the Arctic explorers clubs
here since March Z, 1908. when
DR.. Cook started inland from Etah,
Greenland.
The Associated Press dispatch from
Copenhaoen today was the first fnti-
nation they had received that Dr.
Cook had been successful.
The committee of which DR.. Steb-
bins is chairman was organized severaI
months ago. IT raised fund which
was added to that used in equipping
the schooner Jeanie, which sailed from
St. Johns. n. F., two weeks ago with
the combined purpose of taking sup
lies to Commander Robert E. Peary,
and bringing back DR.. Cook and an
other explorer. Harry Whitney, if they
could be found. The Jeanie was bound
for FtaF1 but is not due to arrive there
until the middle of this month.
Cashier Is Held Up.
Mineola, Ia, Sept. 1.-Two masked
men held up tho cashier of the Mills
County German bank here and es-
capped with $1,000 in cash. The CASH
ier and two customers were kept in
the back room of the bank by one of
the robbers while the second man took
the money from the safe and counter.
The bandits fed afoot and went east
along the wabash railroad towar- Sill
yer City near which place they disap-
peared into corn field.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
WORTHY WORK.
superintendent of Montana Children's
Home in the City.

l. N. Boyer, superintendent of the
Montana Children's Home Society. is
in the city from his headquarters in
Helena. We present on another page
a picture of the new $4,000 building
now in course of constitution by this
soiety.
The Childrcn's Home Society has
for its object the finding Of homes for
orphans and other children who are
left on the world without care or pro-
lection Not only do they try to
find homes but they endeavor TO
place their children in good homes
where the youngsters will be given
the same care and affection bestowed
BY a mother or father
There is not an orphanage in the
state where children can now be
taken in as both institutions Of that
character in the state are full to
overhowing This throws an added
burden on the home finding society
and Superintendent Boyer, backed by
an exceptionally strong and active
board Of directors, is excrting every
effort to shoulder the responsibility.
Five hundred children have been
placed in good homes through the
efforts of the society. The organiza-
ton is maintained solely by voluntary
contributions and more worthy OBJ
ject OF charity could not be found
anywhere.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
Two Year Old Daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Mcdonald Meets
Horrible Death.
PLAYED With MATCHES
Dress of Little One Set Afire BY
Lighted Match-Young Lady
Extinguishes Flame.

Elizabeth, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Mcdonald. was
fatally burned at the Mcdonald home
on Washington street last Tuesday
afternoon between 4 and o'clock
The little one remained conscious
until 8 o'clock and died at ST.
Joseph's hospital at 1l:l5 the same
evening.
Played with Matches.
The mother was away from home
at the time and the father had stepped
back to the Waite residence. the con-
struction of which he is superintend-
ing. He was but couple of hundred
feet from home and intended to be
gone but few moments.
It seems that the two children left
in the house commenced to play with
matches, the older OF them climbing up
and throwing them down to the young
er child on the floor. One of the
lighted matches set fire to the child's
dress. The Older one commenced to
scream and attracted the attention of
the Waterman family who live but a
few feet away.
Betty Gudzasell. a domestic en-
ployed at the Waterman home. rushed
over and, by wrapping her skirt
around the little child. extinguished
the flames. The young lady acted
with the utmost GOODNESS and bravery
but her arrival was too late as the
babe had already been fatally burned
The father rushed over as did a num-
Der of neighbors. Physicians were
hastily summoned and the mother
rushed home the instant she was COM
municated with.
Every possible effort was made to
save the unfortunate child's life but
all in vain.
1t was the first time the children
had ever been left alone. even for
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
Executive Committee Have Outlined
Work to Be Done at Pythian
Grand Lodge Meeting.
WILL Bring BIG CROWD
Estimated That There Will Be Fully
Five Hundred Visitors in the City
During Convention.

The executive committee compris-
ing F. F. Smith, Chairman E. G. Wor-
den, secretary, Will Hopkins, treas
urer, ]. L. Martin and M. I. Burke.
have submitted to the Grand Chan
cellor Of the Montana grand lodge
Knights of Pythias a tentative pro-
gram for the annual grand lodge
convention which will be held in this
city Tuesday and Wednesday, Octob-
er 18th and 18th. Upon receipt OF
approval from the grand chancellor,
that portion of the committees work
will have been completed.
Outline of Program.
AS outlined, the program will be
opened with big reception to the
visitors Monday evening at some
place yet decided upon. At mid
night, there will be given the famous
white parade, very pretty feature.
Regular sessions of the grand lodge
will be held Tuesday morning and
afternoon. At o'clock in the after
noon, the visitors will be given auto
mobile rides about the city and ad-
joining country. Tuesday evening,
the competitive drill by the various
lodge teams will be held.
Two more regular lodge sessions
will be held Wednesday morning and
afternoon and at 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, the competitive drill of the
uniformed ranks will be held out
doors, weather permitting. The ses-
sion will be closed with a grand ball
in the evening.
Will Bring Big Crowd.
Attorney E.s.G. ~Worden. who is
secretary of the executive committee
and one OF the most enthusiastic
workers in the local Pythian lodge,
estimates that there will be close to
five hundred visitors in Lewistown
during the two days of the conven-
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

work of arranging the details OF the
splendid program.
Through the courtesy of our court
stenograprer, Hal B. Gibson. the
Democrat is able to publish this
week, copious excerps of the very exc
cellent address of Judge Cheadle who
presided and the full address OF
Governor Norris. We regret that we
are unable to publish also the very
excellent talks of Professors Cooley.
Linfeld and Atkinson. but a lack Of
space makes that impossible.
Judge Cheadle's Address.
In his Introductory address, Judge
Cheadle spoke in part as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: l hardly
need to assure you that / take great
pleasure in making an address of well
come to those who have assembled
here today to see what the expert
menters have been able ito do on a
dry-land farm. The last time l was
this particular ground upon which
we now stand. there was no cultiva-
tion of any sort upon it except the
range grass. At that time nobody
thought that this land would ever
be worth anything for any other pur-
pose. The general opinion regarding
all this portion of the Judith Basin
was, that it was not worth while to
take 1t up and pay a dollar and a
quarter an. acre for it. The cattle
men and the sheep men grazed their
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
FERGUS farmers HEAR fine Addresses
Governor NoFrs Judge Cheae and Professors Cooley Lhed and
Atkinson Make interesting Speeches al Big Farmers Picnic Held
Tuesday at the Experiment Farm.

The most largely attended and en-
joyable picnic ever held in Fergus
county was that at the Fergus coun-
ty experiment farm on Louise creek
last Tuesday. Favored by a beauti-
full day and attracted by the presence
of the governor of the state together
with a number of other notables.
hundreds OF farmers from the western
and central part of the county gath
cred with their families at the sta
ton where a program which, for in
struction and clean entertainment, was
never surpassed at any event in the
Judith Basin was given.
Will Be Annual Event.
At the days close when the hum
dreds of happy picnicers left for their
respective homes, all felt that the oc-
casion had been a most notable and
successful one, and all will look for
ward with infinite pleasure to the
annual recurrence OF the event.
Editor Peterson Busy.
While all of the newspaper men in
the Basin gave the widest possible
publicity to the proposed picnic. to
Brother S. E. Peterson of the Moore
Inland Empire and Judith Basin Star.
must be given lions share of the
credit for giving couple of weeks
OF his time almost exclusively to the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
Linen Shower for Miss Rau.

Last Thursday evening a few
friends gathered at the home of Miss
Ina Baylies to surprise Miss Regina
Rau, the bride-elect. The affair was
very prettily and cleverly carried out.
Miss Rau was seated in the living
room and her friends rushed forth
from the dining room. raising an
umbrella over her head from which
fell a shower of dainty and useful
parcels Of various shapes and sizes.
The house was artistically decorated
in pink and white. After pleasant
evening the party participated in a
dainty luncheon. Those present were
Misses Ina Baylies, Hazel Reming-
ton. Mabel Hoffman. Mayme Ander-
son, Hazel Kaull, Lily Kinzel, Laura
Miller, Kate Osweiler, Rose d'Autre-
mont, Mayme Cook. Florence d'Aut-
remont and Mrs. Sadie Hoffman.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

Aocks and herds through all this
region, free of charge, which was a
good deal cheaper than it was to own
the land and pay taxes upon it. If
we who were here at that time had
had as good foresight as we now have
hindsight, we might all have been mil
lionaires by simply acquiring a little
of this land and holding on to it, It
has remained for the gentlemen who
are in charge of this station, and SIM
liar stations. to demonstrate to US the
value of this land and to show that
its chief value is for agricultural pur-
poses.
A great change is coming over the
state OF affairs in Montana. When
Montana was settled. it was eonsid-
cred to be almost wholly valuable
for its mining products. That era
passed by, and the era of the range
came in, and, for great many years
it was supposed that Montana was
valuable chiefly for what it could pro-
duce in the way of cattle and sheep.
That era also is passing. and the era
of agriculture is now dawning upon
US. When-we consider the enorm Gus
size of the state OF Montana. one
hundred forty-six thousand square
miles, and that large proportion OF
it is available for agricultural pur-
poses, it is very easy to see that the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
WINNERS IN contest
NAMED LAST night
LARGE VOTE CAST IN BIJOU
POPULAR GIRL CONTEST
HANDSOME PRIZES.

One of the most popular voting
contests ever held in the city came to
a close last night when Manager
Heinecke of the Bijou theater an
nounced the winners in the popular
girl voting carnival which has been
in progress at his place for several
weeks.
Miss Judith Waite was winner of
the first prize, a handsome diamond
ring, and Miss Willy Deaton won
second prize, a $35 watch. Miss
Waite received 14,o64 votes and Miss
Deaton 1851. A number of other
candidates received votes running
well into the thousands.
Much interest has been manifested
IN this contest ever since it was in
augurated, the champions of the
various young ladies working hard ito
land their favorite winner.
The contest served to add to the
deserevd popularity of this very ex-
cellent play house. Manager Heinecke
is constantly working to please his
patrons and never overlooks anything
new in the line of good entertaih-
ment.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
Base Ball Game for Blood Will Be
Played at Rock Creek Bench Me-
tropolis Sunday.
FOR MARRIED MEN ONLY
The Old Boys Will Show Young
sters How Battles Are Fought
and Won.

If you have anything planned for
next Sunday, call it off. There will
be just one event in the way Of social
entertainment on that day and the
same will be base ball game which
is to be played in the city Of Moore
III the afternoon. From all indica-
tions, the said game will be worth a
TRIP Of many miles in addition to the
usual price Of admission.
Accept the Defy.
Some days ago, few Of The boys
in Lewistown who played ball back
i'll the days of Anson, sent out a ten
tative defy to the married mems
team OF Moore. Quicker than hun
gr ytrout ever kumped at a luscious
looking fly, Andy Matthews and his
bunch accepted the challenge. Ac-
cordingly, plans are now being per-
fectcd for lallipaloozer OF a game
between teams Of married men from
Lewistown and Moore.
The management of the Lewistown
aggregation are gradually lining up
what promises to be a crackerjack
organization. Some of these players
were members Of Noah's little yacht
ing party but still believe, at any rate,
that they can do things with the small
spheroid designated a base ball.
At any rate. the game will be play
ed Sunday and big crowd will ac-
company Johnny Bcbb. Red Johnson,
Micky Brown, Harry Kelly, Logue
Hottie. Hal Tilzey, Johnny Sweeney.
Herman Haasch. Tom Stout and a
number of other brave athletes, yet
to be discovered, at the battle ground
on the famous Rock Creek bench.
Buy your ticket and reserve a seat
early or you may have to stand up.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
Members of Lewistown Lodge Are
Making Arrangements for Great
Annual Event.
THE best EVER Held
Miller and Draper Coming From the
East With New Costumes and
Startling Stunts.

The amusement loving people of
Lewistown have come to look for
ward with much pleasurable anticipa-
ton to the annual minstrel show pull
ed off by the local lodge of Elks.
Therefore, it is with considerable
pleasure that we are able to announce
that August 25th and 9th are the
dates chosen this year for the great
event.
Miller and Draper Coming.
Miller and Draper. the two clever
boys who pulled off show here last
winter. will again have charge of the
big show and this insures its success.
Miller was here for a few days this
week and Draper will arrive the lat
ter part OF the week from New York
with new bunch of costumes. new
stunts and new songs right off the
metropolitan press. Likewise. they
will spring. some jokes never heard
even in this enlightened community.
New Elks Home.
The proceeds from this show will
go into the new Elks home building
fund. The members of the local order
are planning the erection of modern
lodge home within the next year or
two and the money made from the
minstrel show will be the nest egg.
A more comprehensive announce
ment of the many new and startling
features will be made in future Is
sue of the Democrat.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
Good Old Milestown Show Elks of
the State Splendid Time at An
nual Convention.
LIVINGSTON NEXT Year
Park County City Had No Serious
Opposition in Efforts to Secure
Next Meeting.

The editor of the Democrat spent
one day in Miles City last week. One
day is not very long reckoned in the
usual way but in Elkville is meant
just exactly twenty-four hours Of
sleepless activity. Thus, after spend
ing one day, the scribe stepped
wearily but happily on the homeward
bound train, leaving Judge Cheadle
Frank Carleton. w. o. Hinkley, Bill
Coburn and Walter Knight OF the
local herd to represent Lewistown
during the remainder of the session.
Why We Were Weary.
Dave Hilger was also there that
day and it was, perhaps, because the
guileless, unsophisticated editor at
tempted to follow Dawes devious
feetsteps all the day long that he was
50 desirous of making a getaway,
The only consolation was that Dave.
too, was ready, willing and anxious to
grab a vacant seat on the first train
bound for Lewistown
Elkville All to the Good.
Right here, it may be stated thai
old Milestown set a mark in the way
of elaborate and faultless preparation,
startling and original features of en-.
tertainment and heartfelt cordiality
which other ambitious convention
cites will find difficult to reach.
Elkville, built in the center of the
city park and representative of the
genuine old time COW town, was a
scream. There the frontier life was
depicted in all OF its originality. The
bank of Elkville would lend money in
any reasonable sum, high into the
thousands, to any good Elk and this
same money was "good as gold in
Elkville."
Judge Cheadle, from this city, wa,
'hoonred with the first vice presidency
of the state organization and Roy f.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
SAY CRISIS IS PASSED.
Spanish Government Issues State
ment Saying Revolution Is Ended.

Madrid, Aug. 4.-The government
today issued an official announcement
saying the crisis in Spain is now at
an end and that the country was
tranquil from the Bay of Biscay to
the Mediterranean.
The release of Iglesias, editor of
FL Progresso, and certain relaxa-
tion of censorship are considered the
best evidence that the danger is
past.
The minister Of the interior says
that not only the reservists but volun-
teers are flocking to the recruiting
stations for service in Morocco.
Senor Solortega, a republican sena-
He denies the recent movement there
was separatist, and says the revolu-
tionists during the two days they
were atsers of the city did not COM
NIT a single assassination or act of
cruelty. The inmates OF the religious
institutions fed and the buildings
were burned.
One of the greatest losses at Bar
celona is the libraries of the Chris
tian schools and the scientific mu-
scum, containing together 10000 vol
umes. A new civil governor of Bar
celona has been appointed.
The publication of letters from Don
Jaime has removed the apprehension
of a Carlist movement.
Several gunboats have been dis
patched to Morocco to be used es-
pecially in stopping the landing Of
contraband
The government announces that
many foreigners have offered their
SERVES to the king as simple soldiers
in Morocco.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

such short time and the parents are
heart broken over the terrible death
of their beloved babe.
The funeral was held from the
house Thursday afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcdonald desire to thank Miss
Gudzesell for her heroic efforts to
save their baby; also the many neigh
bors and friends who so kindly prof
fered aid and sympathy in the hour
of their great loss. Many beautiful
floral pieces were piled on the coffin
before it was borne to the grave.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

ton. There will be one hundred
twenty-five delegates to the grand
lodge of the Knights and seventy
five to the convention of the Pythian
Sisters. Then, the lodges about the
county will send over large delega-
tions and many of the delegates from
the outside will bring members OF
their families.
The committee intend to spare no
expense in making the convention an
unqualified success but should be
given the hearty assistance of every
person in Lewistown in the work.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Rauch in Stella.
COON. The message told Dave to "do
the right thing at the Club" which
said fright thing" Dave has been do
ing with much eclat and considerable
frequency ever since the message was
received.
"A letter to the Democrat from a
lady who was present states that the
wedding was very swagger affair.
The bride wore white princess gown
of Persian lawn, trimmed with lace.
She carried bouquet of white roses.
The bridesmaid, Miss Merrill Maury.
wore a gown of light blue voyle and
carried pink carnations. James p
Fergus acted as best man.
The ceremony was performed bv
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

Ayers was selected as a delegate to
the national convention at Detroit
next year.
Livingston was chosen as the
next place of meeting and Harry l..
Wilson, of Billings, one of the clev-
crest chaps in the state of Montana.
was recommended as district deputy
grand exalted ruler. This selection
will be popular among the Elks Of
the state.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
Wrong Kind of Cook.

'Mistress-"Jane, l can't have you
entertaining company in my kitchen
all the time
New Cook-"Faith, an it do be
your own fault, ma'am. Yez should
ave advertised for a plain cook
Puck.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

Typewriter ribbons, the best on the
market, for the following machines:
Remington, L. c. Smith, Oliver and
Underwood typewriters. Fergus
County Democrat Supply Dept.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

Duplicating rent receipt books. Re-
eipt and duplicate made with the one
writing. Ask to see chem. Democrat
Supply Department.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
ANDREW FERGUS IS
MARRIED ON COAST
WELL KNOWN FERGUS COUN
TY PIONEER AND STOCK
MAN WEDS.

David Hilger last week received a
message from Andrew Fergus stat
ing that Mr.. Fergus and Miss Hazel
Akeley were married Sunday, August
lst, at the Washington residence Of
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10
Moors Attack.

Melilla, Aug. 4-The Moors today
attacked a commissary convoy. The
result of the engagement is un-
known. Two troop ships arrived to-
day.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-08-10

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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-08-04
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 9 Q RIA
Fish Fry.

The fish fry given by the Small
nous Fishing Club at Smallhous, Ky,
Tuesday evening Of last week. was
highly enjoyed by all present.
Shorty" the fisherman, was fairly
alive with the filmed animals and
Arch the boatman, was certainly
up TO his business and was always in
his place After a good quantity of
fish and corn bread had been eaten
and the campfire had been extinguish-
ed, the party proceeded TO the river
for a boat ride.
Those present were: Misses Essie
and Ethel Nichols, of Madisonville,
Ky; Mary Blackburn, Mae Crumbak-
er, of Central City; Mary Marks, of
Hartford Ky; Mrs. c. D. Feigley, of
Chickasha. Okla; Messrs. J. c. and r.
G.. Bennett, Of Smallhous, Ky; "Shor-
ty," the fisherman, Arch" the boat
man.