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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
smokeIess Powder Plant Wiped Out

Dayton, o, March with a thun.
derous roar, that shook buildings for
miles around, an explosion rent the
smokeless powder department of the
King Powder works, seven miles south,
west OF Lebanon, and the utter de.
struction of the plant. Walter Thomp.
son, the only man about the building,
was killed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
Army Airshlps to Carry Cannon.

Berlin, March 2.-The military air
ship of the future is to be armed with
email cannon or machine guns The
army officers at several headquarters
throughout Germany are experiment.
ing along this line and it has been vir-
tually decided to provide balloons of
the rigid Zeppelin type, either with
cannon of small caliber or machine
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
Fatal Storm in Rome

Rome, March "A terrific storm
broke over Rome, doing much damage
to property and causing the death of
enc person. The roof of the railroad
station was partially destroyed and
travellers inside the building were
greatly frightened.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
Missing Miss Peck Found in Canada

Westboro, Mo-, March miss Mel
lie Peck of this village, who so mys.
teriously disappeared in Omaha three
weeks ago and for whom the entire
Omaha police force has been search
Ing, has been located in Manitoba with
A. NJ. Webb, a Westboro merchant
her fathers business partner and trust.
I'd friend.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
KANSAS NEW ELECTION LAW.
Edwards Bill Aboishes Party En-
blems on Ballot.

Topeka, Kansas, March 1.-The Ed.
wards election law passed the house
today. The bill abolishes party EN-.
blems, groups candidates according to
the offices to which they aspire, and
puts the party name after each can.
didate's name.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
UNRUH PLEADS mot GUILTY.
Judge Bates Fixes Preliminary Elk
amination for Wednesday.

Madison, Neb., March Especial TO
The News Peter Unruh, the former
Tyndall, S. d., postmaster held in jail
here on the charge of passing forged
papers, was araigned in county cou"t
before Judge Bates yesterday after.
noon and pleaded not guilty to each
of the four counts recited in the com.
plant.
Judge Bates fixed Wednesday morn.
ing at 9 o'clock as the hour for pre-.
liminary examination
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
THREE MINERS CRUSHED TO DEATH
Runaway Cars Cash Gown Inelin;
Into Shaft.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March O..
Three miners were crushed to death
when two cars of coal being drawn
from the Reid mine No. 2, at McAles
ter broke away when being drawn out
and slipped back down an incline inc
the shaft.
The dead are: Michael Stuart, Al
bert Mccormack and |. N. Denton.
While placing a pier for a bridge
near Fairfax, James Clark. foreman
of construction company; James As.
kin and an unknown man were carrie !
beneath falling dirt in an excavation
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
Kills His Father Defending Mother

Garden City, Kan, March John
D. Mite, farmer living near here,
was shot and killed by his son, Samuel.
The young man is said to have killed
his father in defense of his mother and
sisters, The coroners jury exonerated
him
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
Arkansas House for Prohibition

Little Rock, March 2.-Amid great
cheering the lower house of the legis
lature passed the Gam statewide DO
hi6itlon bill by vote Of So to ~.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
1.-THE LION And
The MOUSE" SOON
Charles KIeln'S Great Play Com
Ing TO Norfolk.
TREAT OF TREATER SEASON
On Tuesday, March 9, One Of the Best
Shows on the Road viii Be Seen at
the Audtorum-Wth oliver Doud
Byron and Edith Barker.

The treat Of several theatrical sea
sons In Norfolk Is promised in Charles
Klein's great play, "The Lion and the
forum a week from next Tuesday,
March g.
Seldom has the Auditorium manage.
ment felt the satisfaction in offering
any production to the public that 1t
feels in presenting this superior en-.
gagement.
And the management hopes that a
capacity house may greet the attrac-
ton, which is secured by heavy
guarantee.
lnasmuch as the Adelaide Thurston
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
Will Elect Teachers Soon.

The Norfolk board will take up the
task of electng teachers for the com.
ing year some time this month. A
special meeting will be held for the
purpose.
One Week Spring Vacation.
The usual week of spring vacation
was granted by the school board and
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05
F. NJ. Hunter Reelected

Fred NJ, Hunter was reelected city
superintendent for the coming year at
the March meeting of the Norfolk
board of education held last evening.
In view of Mr., Hunters success here
since succeeding f. J. Bodwell a year
ago there has never been any question
of the unanimity of the school board
in voting to retain him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-03-05

the vacation coming when the north
Nebraska teachers convention meets
here. Vacation will begin March rs
and end April 3.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09

delivered a talk we'll worth travelling
many miles to hear. While Prof.
Campbell won fame as an expert in
the exploitation of successful meth
ods of dry land farming, his very ex-
cellent theories are equally applicable
in country such as the Judith Basin
where there is almost always sufficient
rainfall to insure a crop under any
circumstances.
Music BY the Orchestra.
Not the least enjoyable feature of
the program was the music by the
Haller orchestra at each of the ses-
sions. The services of this very ex-
cellent musical organization were Sc
cured by Secretary Croft, of the Com
mercial Club, upon the advice of
George Haynes, of the Milwaukee.
Judge Cheadle Presides.
Judge Cheadle presided at the
various sessions, the first being held
Wednesday evening. Judge Cheadle
had been assigned the subject, "Mon-
tana's Future and the Judith Basin
AS a Factor" and handled the subject
in his usual thorough, accurate and
scholarly manner. After giving fig
ures relative to the state of Montana
and its twenty-six million acres of
fine farming land, the speaker paid
hearty tribute to the work being done
by the State Agricultural College at
Bozeman and the men connected with
that institution.
He traced the development of
Montana through its various eras, be-
ginning with the trapper. The trapper
was succeeded by the men who de-
veloped and worked great placer
mines and laid the foundation for our
supremacy as copper, gold and
silver mining state. Then came the
stockman with vast herds of cattle
and innumerable bands of sheep. The
| fourth great era is now at hand with
the farmer showing the way to
heights of untold development and
prosperity.
Fergus county, said the speaker, is
capable Of producing 100000
bushels Of wheat annually but this
amount of grain will probably never
be raised as much of the land will
be devoted to the growing of other
crops.
In conclusion, Judge Cheadle said
that with the rapid development of
our material resources, our people
will also take an ever growing in
terest in those things which make for
better living and higher civilization.
Prof. Linfeld's Address.
| Prof Lin6eld, of the experime ent
station, was the next speaker and told,
in an entertaining way, Of the de-
velop of the Farmers Institute idea
in this state, the difficulties at first
encountered and the present interest
shown in all portions Of the safe. The
speaker devoted some time to the
rotation of crops and The feeding ol
stock.
Prof. Atkinson, state agronomist
was the last speaker of the evening
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
Sheepman Is Sued.

District Attorney Freeman last
week brought an action in the fed
eral court at Helena last week
against George Pirrie, the well-known
Rothiemay woolgrower. charging him
with twenty violations of the con-
tract law. It is alleged that Pirrie adj
vertised in a paper in Scotland for
farm laborers and shepherds and that
a number of people answered these
advertisements. Pirrie, it is alleged,
paid these people thirty dollars per
month when the prevailing scale of
wages for such work is $40 per
month. In a statement made in Bill
ings, Pirrie denies the charge and
says that he has always observed the
schedule wage. He further denies
having placed any advertisement of
the sort alleged in any Scottish
paper. The penalty for each viola
tion Of the contract labor law Is
q 900, and If all charges should be
proved against the woolgrower, he
might be mulcted in the sum of $2o.-
600.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
Chouteau County Forges to the Front
With Big Gold Production for
October.
nice INCREASE SHOWN
Over Fourteen Thousand Dollars
More Gold Produced By State
This Year Than Last.

For the third or fourth time with
in five years, Fergus county came out
second in the matter Of gold produc-
ton by the various counties of the
state in October. The mines of the
Zortman district cleaned up in fine
shape, thus placing Choutcau in the
lead by big margin
The report of Il. B. Miller, assayer-
in charge at the United States assay
office at Helena for the past month
is as follows:
l9Oo-Broadwater, $4S676: Chou-
teau, $70,328.S9; Deer Lodge, $685.
"a; Fergus, $45,5l5.4o; Granite, ST.
03822; Jefferson, $2,O2229; Lewis and
Clark, $3,043.32; Lincoln, $l8628;
Madison, $36,867 a.; Missoula, ST.
275.45; Mcagher $265.93; Park, $780,
78; Powell, $6,600.58; Ravalli, $24l.-
II; Silver Bow, 81 ,657 65.
l908-Broadwatcr, $l,093.27; Beav-
erhead, $l6O.55; Chouteau, $8,4O496;
Deer Lodge. $SO65.5l; Fergus, $685.
725.28; Granite, $2,3799l; Jefferson.
$4l0.43; Lewis and Clark, $l3.OlO9l; /;
Madison, $68.1l407; Missoula, $l9.-
l46.54; Park, $l,206.32; Powell, $3,-
2lO6l; Ravalli $492.89; Silver Bow.
S205 20.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09

The second case is that of State
vs.. Gass, the man who killed Tom
King near Stanford last week. An
information has been filed against
King charging him with second de-
gree murder.
Mitoff, the Bulgarian who shot
Deputy Sheriff Mccall near Melstone
about three months ago, will be tried
the 10Th and on the 9th, Louis Le-
Tray, Grass Range man who is
charged with rape, will be tried. Thco-
dore Schmitz will then come for trial
for burglary.
Criminal Calendar, November Term.
State VS.. Robson, November %.
State VS.. Gass, November "a.
State VS.. Mitoff, November 26.
State VS.. Latray, November 27.
State VS.. Schmitz, November 20.
State VS.. Bruner, November %.
State vs.. Mcdowell, November 2o.
Civil Calendar. December Term.
1884, Won Tobel vs.. New Year G. M.
Co., December 7.
1868, Tus VS.. Bright, ct al, December
8 and 9.
1872, Maeder VS.. Doherty, Decem-
Der 9.
1880, Hazen VS.. Wright, December
10.
1906, Gander VS.. Gander, December
l3.
1887, Hogeland VS.. Butler, Decem-
Der II.
1o4o, Dennis VS.. Hogeland, ct al,
December ID.
1910, Wilson VS.. Miller. December
lis.
1855, Montana Lumber Co., VS..
Miner Bros, December 16
1881, Ross VS.. Trip. December II.
1884, Handel Bros. VS.. Newton,
December 18
1899, Link VS.. Beloher, ct ux., De-
cember 20.
202o, Cleveland VS.. Cleveland, De-
cember 81.
2O37, Brammer VS.. Rose, Decem-
Der %.
1859, Hamilton VS.. Hamilton, De-
cember %.
| 1892, Pierce VS.. Moshner, Decem.
Der %.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
GETTING READY
FOR OLD SANTA
Kendall Miners Union and School
Teachers Meet to Arrange for
Christmas Tree.
ATHLETIC CLUBSUC
Young Men of the Camp Organize
Basket Ball Teams and Have In
teresting Games.

Kendall, Mont, Nov. 8.-News of
disastrous fire at the ranch of John
Butler on Plum creek, reached Ken
dali Wednesday. It appears that
Butler had stacked his grain and the
fire started from spark from a
threshing machine. The amount of
the loss could not be learned.
Miss Winifred Brown left Monday
for Flatwillow, where she will be the
guest of Mrs. c. F. Randolph for sew
eral weeks.
The parents of Mrs. Jed Benton
are now the guests of Mrs. Benton
in Kendall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wunderlin
Miss Anna Wunderlin and Messrs
Tom Stout and Charley Allen, made
the trip out from Lewistown in Mr.
Wunderlin's big National machine on
Friday. Mrs. Wunderlin and Miss
Wunderlin stopped at the ranch oi
Seymour Howell to visit, while the
gentlemen came On into Kendall
They shook hands with their many
friends in Kendall, and Mr.. Aller
fastened to the Kendall mine, his ole
stamping ground, to see his friends
The party left for Lewistown abou
three o'clock that afternoon.
Mrs. H. H. Lang who has beer
i'll the past week, is almost entirely
recovered.
Cashier and Mrs. R. L. Henderson
drove into the country Friday t.
spend the day with friends.
Miss Rose Durnen returned to he
home in Kendall Saturday, after al
extended visit with relatives an,
friends in Winston and Helena.
Mr.. and Mrs p. M. Smith wer,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
High Class Addresses BY Experts
On Subject of Farming Attract
Big Audiences.
many FARMERS There
Men for Whom the Institutes Are
Chiefly Held Manifest Great
Deal of Interest.

Several years ago, when the first
Farmers Institute was held in Lewis
town, the attendance and interest was
most discouraging. Very few farmers
the aims and value of the
and consequently, very few
turned out to hear the lecturers who
came in under the difficulties of long
stage rides.
With each succeeding institute, there
came to be a better conception among
ranchers, stockmen and business men
of the real merit Of an institution es-
tab1ished and supported by the state,
and the attendance constantly grew.
At this time, the farmers of Fergus
county have very general idea OF
the benefits to be derived from at
tending these meetings and hearing
men who are experts in the matter OF
effective land culture deliver lectures
That such is the case was abundantly
demonstrated last week when the
court room of the new county court
house was crowded at each of three
sessions held under the auspices oi
the Board of Farmers Institute o1
Montana and the G. M. & Puge,
Sound Railroad Co.
Very Attractive Program.
Beyond question, the program ar.
ranged was the most interesting eve,
rendered in this city. Aside from the
usual lecturers connected regularly
with the State Farmers Institute
Prof. H. w. Campbell, of Lincoln
Nebraska, probably the greatest liv
ing authority on the effective, scien.
tifc farming of lands where the rain,
fall is infrequent, was present anc
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
Jury Term of District Court Will Be-
gin Monday, November Twenty
Second.
Two MURDER TRIALS
Peter S. Robinson Will Be First Man
Tried-Other Important Criminal
Cases.

Two lists of jurors for the forth
coming term of the district court
were drawn last Friday morning and
the members of the sheriff's office
have been busy serving subpoenaes.
The list of IS jurors are to appear
Monday, November %.
The November List.
The jurors who were drawn to ap-
pear Monday week are as follows:
Lewistown-Dolar Brabant, Cecil
E. Copeland, A. R. Frame, Joseph
Finegan. John. Clancy, Hugh Green,
D. S. Jones, Christ Jeffrey, Andrew
Knox, Oswald Lehman, Al Mansell.
John Parsons, w. J. Pitt, c. A.
Stapleton, M. L. Woodman, John R.
Wood.
Straw-L. L. Carpenter.
Moore-Charles R. Cox, ]. H. Hose
man, J. R. Jones, w. ]. Winrod, G.
R. Withrow, Thos. P. Wood and c.
F. Wunderwald.
Jones-L. D. Crook.
Garneill-William Edwards.
Windham-T. w. Humphrey and
D. 0. Meserve.
Knerrville-George S. Knerr.
Gilt Edge-Oliver Pichette.
New Year-Gus Scheibelhut.
Kendall-William Fergus, Rober,
Hamilton, Henry Parent and Frank
Swears.
Murder Trials First.
The first case which will be called
for trial will be that of State of Mon
tana VS.. Peter c. Robinson. Robin
son IS the man who shot and almos1
instantly killed Roy Short and viii b,
tried for murder in the first degree
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
New Company Organized.

Articles of Incorporation of the
Spring Creek Power & Light COM
pany were filed in the office of the
clerk and recorder last week. The
company is organized by John l..
Bright, of the Citizens Electric COM
pany, with capital stock of $25O00O.
With the articles were filed an agree
ment with Terrence Mcdonald to sell
his fine power site on lower Spring
creek for $1,000. This is considered
one of the best power propositions in
this part of the state and will doubt
less be utilized by Mr.. Bright and
his associates for the generation of
electric power as as soon as they con-
slider the time ripe for such an enter
prise.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
Fergus County Outfits Strike Toppy
Market With Five Hundred Head
of Good Stuff.
HAS Been GOOD YEAR
Stockmen of Montana Have Enjoyed
One Of the Banner Years With
Their Shipments.

About ten days ago, the three Fer
gus outfits, including the Fergus
Land & Live Stock company, Will
liam Fergus & Sons. and Fergus
Brothers, and Peter F.. Anderson.
loaded train load of cattle out of
this city for the Chicago market.
The train hauled five hundred head
of splendid range stuff and top
market was struck upon arrival in
Chicago.
Big Price for the Best.
According to dispatches received in
this city. the best of the lot brought
$40 per cwt. and the bulk went at
$3.50. These are certainly fancy
prices and mean big net profit for
the owners of the cattle. 1t is the
best price ever received by the Fer
gus outfits in all the years they have
sending choice cattle to the market
by the train load.
Pretty Well Cleaned Up.
Fergus stockmen have their market
able stuff pretty we'll cleaned up and,
in many ways, it has been one of the
best years the cattle and sheep grow
ers of this county have ever had.
Sheep were never higher on the mar
ket but very few have been shipped
out. All of the surplus sheep were
taken out of the county by the high
prices of the last three years and
local woolgrowers have been scour-
ing the entire west for sheep to ship
in here instead of loading up woolies
for the eastern market. There will
be several thousand head of sheep
brought into the county this year.
Some record prices have been real
lied by cattle growers this year and
times were never more prosperous
for this very important industry.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
,uests at the Wilkinson ranch on Fri

guests at the Wilkinson ranch on Fri
day.
John Reilly drove to Lewstown
Saturday evening.
Tom Knight was in Lcwistown
Tuesday on land business.
L. d. Forester was in town last
week on his way to the saw mill in
the Judith mountains. Casey" is one
of the busiest ranchers in the country.
"Red" O'Neal has hauled the lum-
Der for fine new barn and is now
busy excavating for the building.
John Fleming was in town Friday
from his ranch on the big bench at
the head of salt creek.
Mrs N. Butler was in Lewistown
on business Wednesday.
Mike Gibson was over from Maiden
Saturday.
Messrs. Fox Evans and Stafford
spent Sunday driving through the
country north of town, looking up
homestead locations
Mr.. and Mrs. p. M. Smith visited
in Lcwistown Saturday.
A. S. dAutremont, the brother of
Editor d'Autremont, has spent sew
eral days visiting at the home Of his
brother.
Mrs. John Brinkman was Lewis
town visitor on Wednesday.
Mrs. M. c. Peters, Miss Orpha
Noble and Roy Hopkins, of Lewis
town, and George Wunderlin, OF
Kendall, spent Sunday at the ranch
of Miss Maude Powers.
County Commissioner J. M. Par
rent went to Lewistown Friday on
county business, to spend two or three
days.
]. M. Stafford transacted business
in Lewistown on Wednesday.
Phil Dilly came over from Maiden
Monday.
Henry Danils, who accompanied
Hugh Stevens to Landusky, returned
on Friday.
Mrs. Ed Tracy was in town from
the Tracy ranch on Monday.
Charles Keene and family left on
Monday for Butte where they expec,
to make their home.
w. w. Newton made a trip to
Lewistown on Tuesday.
John Dobson, who has been on the
sick list for some time, is able to be
around once more.
D. A. Mcdonald and Alice Nc
Lean visited Lewistown Tuesday OF
business.
"Sand Coulee" Nels has returned te
Kendall after an absence of some
months.
Chas. Lockwood and Bartley Smith
were in Lewistown early last week
| DR.. and Mrs. w. ]. Lakey drov,
to Lewistown and returned on Fri
day.
Webb Cox rode in from his ranci
on Ming Coulee. Saturday, and re
mained over Sunday.
Glenn Morton spent Sunday at th'
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09

section of the Judith Basin. Outside
money is being invested in Fergus
county lands by the hundreds of
thousands of dollars and all of the
investors are confident that they are
getting more than their moneys
worth. 1t has been estimated by one
in position to know that three mil
lion dollars worth of land has changed
hands in the county during the last
year.
Goodell Sells Fine Ranch.
c. M. Goodell. one OF the earliest
settlers in the Judith valley, a few
days ago closed deal for the sale OF
his fine ranch of two thousand acres,
located short distance from Phil
brook, to w. f. Blackman, of Panora,
Iowa. Homer Detrick, of Moore,
negotiated the deal and while the price
paid has not been made public, it is
understood from an authoritative
source that it was about $35 an acre.
Mr.. Goodell retained half section
on which his fine residence is located.
This is considered one Of the finest
ranches in the Judith Basin and the
Iowa man will probably subdivide it
and sci it out in small tracts.
Mitchell Gets Fancy Price.
Two important deals have been
closed recently at Stanford. The
Democrat of last week contained an
item relative to the sale of the seven
thousand acre Edwards tract at $l4 per
acre to Mound City, Missouri, parties.
The other big deal over there was
the sale of fifteen hundred acres be-
longing to Frank Mitchell to George
w. Davidson, of Champaign, Illinois.
This deal was engineered by the Will
liam H. Brown company and the
price is said to have been $3.50 per
acre. This is a beautiful tract of land
which adjoins the townsite OF Stan
ford. 1t is as level as floor and
every acre can be plowed.
Many Taking Homesteads.
The United States land office mas
been doing rushing business as
shown by the monthly statement in
another article and the public land is
being taken up in hurry. Thou
sands of acres have been taken up in
this manner north OF Kendall during
the last month.
Excursions Will Continue.
The homeseekers' excursions on
the Milwaukee road will continue for
a couple OF months yet. These ex-
cursions have been the means OF
bringing hundreds of settlers to the
Judith Basin during the past summer
and each excursion train brings in a
larger number of homeseekers and in
vestors than the preceding train.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-11-09
PRAIRIE FIRE BURNS
over Large AREA
Q 9 Q 6 9 G 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 9

? Parties in from Stanford yes 6
, terday report that the most ex- G
? tensive prairie fire that has been G
2 known in that section in many 6
2 years ragged last Friday, and be- 6
? sides burning off the range, did G
3 good deal of damage. It seems G
2 that the fire was started from 6
2 camp wagon, as it was seen pull c
2 ing away from the head of the c
= very soon after it started. The c
2 grass was unusually long and G
2 dry and the fire swept eastward G
9 rapidly, extending over a distance c
= of between Is and 20 miles. c
= Many of the men in the neigh c
2 borhood were with the cattle c
2 roundup some miles away, but 6
2 they soon smelled the fire and, c
2 mounting their horses, returned c
Z and did good service in fighting 6
2 the flames. They were joined in G
. this by the threshing crews and c
. by Friday night the fire was out. c
. At the Grusneiur place, about a c
2 thousand bushels of wheat in c
= stack was destroyed and twenty 6
2 tons of hay went up in smoe. c
. At the Strong place everything 6
2 went except the house. The barn {
. and its contents, including har- {
9 ness and machinery, w~nt up in {
9 smoke, and the pasture was also {
. burned over. {
. At the Poser place the stacked {
Q grain was saved by back firing, {
2 although some damage was done {
. there.