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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
Less Than Six Weeks Until the Glad Vacation
DAYS, S,.0ratOriCal and Athletic Contests Be.
ing HeId--FacuIU Being Selected.

completed the faculty for the coming
year by employing Miss Flornce Pine,
of Park Rapids, Minnesota, as the
teacher for the second grade and J.
w. Vogel, OF Dillon, as the eighth
grade teacher.
The members Of the present faculty
who were re-engaged are as follows:
H. A. Davee, superintendent; Alice
O'Hara, Gertrude Yerkcs, Miss
Coutts, Maude Stark, Alberta Kings
bury, Mercy Jackson, 10 Remington,
Katherine Anderson, Nellie Atkinson,
Mary T.. Devine, Irene Johnson, AL
berta Green.
Three Retire.
Miss Jennie Fulton, Miss Mabel
Miller and Miss Clara Main did not
make application for engagements
for another year.
Close of City Schools.
The city schools will close this
year on June II. The dates for hold
ing the graduation and other exercises
have not been set but will be an
nounccd within few days.
Declamatory Contests
Much interest is being manifested
in the city schools by the three gold
medal dcclamatory contests, the pre-
liminares of which have been held.
Contests will be held for gold medal
in each of the primary. intermediate
and advanced grades The first final
| contest will be held next Saturday
| Following are the contestants in the
various contests; Primary--Myrt
Ritch, Mildred Foster, Joe Mccain,
Charles Forman, Eleanor White,
Thelma Utley, Helen Shannon, Audry
Vadnais, Margaret Blackford and
Dudley Gibson
Intermediate-Ralph Silloway, Will
liam Foley, Helen Kelly, Richard
Noble, Fife Shannon, Mildred Lang.
Anna Won Tobel, Stephnie Dougherty,
Eugene Beaslcy and Newell Lane.
| Grammar Grade-Ralph Burbridge.
Emmett Baker, Anna Campbell,
Mablc James, Edith Lane, Clara
Strong, Ruth Brewer and Ronald
| Nichols.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27

ponderous, bowling and blushing "un-
defeated Champion" added pictur-
esquely to the scene.
There are several conditions at
tached to Jeffries' re-entry into the
prize ring. First, Johnson must de-
feat ketchel. Then Jeffries can not
sign articles possibly for 10 months
and he insists that the fight shall take
place in this country and that it shall
be unlimited as to rounds.
He made these conditions known
orally to the New York newspaper
men and later he handed out the fol-
lowing written statement:
II will say that never felt bet
ter. l have held off making the an
nouncement until | became sure that
I was absolutely the same Jeffries as
when retired four years ago. l did
so then after defeating every possible
contender for the title. There was
no one left for me to meet.
"The present heavyweight situation
is the only thing that could have
brought me from retirement. / have
all the money l want, and there is no
monetary consideration that could
tempt me into the ring if | was not
sure that I could easily defeat any
challenger for the championship.
GAS for Mr.. Johnson and the tao
tics which he has employed, presum.
ably to attempt to force match,
have only to say that would only
lower myself by replying until ] fell
I was prepared to say that woul6
fight
AT the expiration Of my contrac
with William Morris, which positively
forbids my signing any contracts
pugilstc or otherwise, I will be read,
to discuss terms for an unlimited
round contest
"All I will ask after this is suf
fcient time to thoroughly conditio,
myself and should Johnson care tc
challenge me for the title will dc
what l think | owe to the public
that is to defend my title Of unde
feated Champion
Jeffries' theatrical contract has fiv
months yet to run with an option Q
five months more.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27

N. J. Littlejohn, member of the
executive committee of the Lewis
town Commercial Club, last week cir
culated a paper among the business
men of the city soliciting subscrip-
tions of stock for the purpose of
raising money to pay for lot and
putting up a building for the new
machine shop which is being promot-
ed by L. w. Spaulding.
After some work, Mr.. Littlejohn
has raised the required amount, close
to three thousand dollars, and it is
expected that work on the building
will be begun very shortly.
A Very Complete Plant.
According to Mr. Spaulding, the
plant will be one of the most complete
in the state. Tentative orders for
$500 worth Of machinery have been
placed and will be along by the time
the building is completed With this
ma ohinery, Mr.. Spaulding will be able
to turn out some very heavy pieces
of machinery. Some of the head Of
fcers of the Montana Railroad com
pany have taken stock in the PROPOSE
ton and it is likely that considerable
railroad work will be done here wher
the shop is completed.
The building will probably be erect
ed somewhere near the depot
Abels to Build New Plant.
John and w. ]. Abel, of the firm O
Abel Brothers, butchers, whose shor
is located on lower Main street, neal
the u S. land office, last week pur,
chased of M. L. Woodman piece o1
land 30x200 feet and it is likely that
Abel Brothers will have the building
erected this summer and fall The
building will contain a handsome
front on the Main street side where
the retail butcher shop will be To-
Gated.
The rear portion Of the building
will be fitted up into capacious re-
| frigerating plant. The firm will main.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
NEWSY NOTES FROM
KENDALL,M0NTANA
CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT OF
POWER STORE - OTHER
NEWS ITEMS.

Victor d'Autremont who has been
the manager Of the business in Ken
dali for the Power Mercantile Co,
resigned his position some time ago,
and left for Lewistown last Thursday
Thomas Knight, who has been con-
nected with the Power Company for
a number of years, succeeds Mr..
d'Autremont Mr. Knight needs no
introduction to the people of Kendall
for he has spent several weeks at
various times at the Kendall branch
of the Power Company, and has won
the esteem of all who have come in
contact with him. That Mr.. Knight
will be the right man in the right
place goes without saying. John
Carlson will fill the position left
vacant by the departure of S. M.
Randall and for short time r. John
Mellor will assist with the books.
Mrs. Bryan Bradley entertained a
company of friends on Saturday af-
ternoon at her home at the Kenlall
mine. Late in the afternoon elegant
refreshments were served. Those
bidden were Mesdames Lang, McGee,
Mccormack, Wasson and Miss Lierly
Born, to the wife of D. J. Mcleod
on Tuesday, a son.
R. John Mellor arrived from Black
foot, Idaho, on Wednesday evening
Mr.. Mellor is very enthusiastic over
the dredging proposition in which he
is interested at Blackfoot, Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivy Collins left last
Sunday for Spokane, Wash, where
they expect to reside.
William Newton and James Ross
went to Philbrook last week.
J. ]. Bullard and daughter, Miss
Nellie Bullard, visited relatives in
Kendall last week
Guy D. Adams left last week for
Wyoming where he expects to locate
Mrs. Adams left on Sunday to join
him.
S. M. Randall left Kendall last
Thursday for short trip. He ex-
poets to return in short time.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27

10th and probably by the first Of
June
The boys plan to make this one
of the most attractive premium lists
ever issued in the state. In addition
to the regular list of prizes to be
given by the fair association and the
advertising matter, the book will con-
tain creditable writeup of Fergus
county which will be profusely il
lustrated with Lewistown and Fergus
county scenes.
By getting an early start, it is be-
lieved that the Forthcoming fair can
be made a great success. No money
will be spared in contracting for high
class attractions and an especial effort
will be made to gather a good display
of agricultural, stock and mineral
products.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
way through the valley.

way through the valley.
For several weeks past surveying
outfits have been going out of Mis-
soula, their destination and mission
being closely guarded. The local rep
resentatives of the road have invaria-
bly, denied that the engineers were
surveying the Big Blackfoot, but the
action taken by the attorneys tonight
finally settles he matter, and it is be-
lieved the Milwaukee gains long
lead over the Hartman interests in
this move. There are at present at
least five different surveying outfits in
the Big Blackfoot surveying for the
Milwaukee.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27

These are busy days in the public
schools of Lewistown. The end of
the school year is drawing near and
number of things such as declama-
tory contests, athletic meets, final
exams and commencement exercises
have to be given attnetion.
Up to the High School.
The high school commencement
exercises will be held this year, as
usual, in Culver's hall, on Friday
evning, May Fl. The graduating class
this year includes six bright young
people as follows. Frank Wright
Margaret Woods, Beth Peck, Ella
Frnceh, Marie Remington and Helen
Chandler. The na.red i'll no,
be present AZ -. lncement
exercises, having left the city with
her parents but she practically finished
the work before leaving
The class play will be given Wed
nesday evening, May 10, at tho
| opera house.
Athletes Are Working.
The high school athletes are work
| ing hard to get into condition for tn,
local meet which is likely to be hclt
next Saturday to decide who shall
represent the Fergus county institu
ton at the interscholastic meet whicl
will be held in Missoula May l2-l5.
Teachers Being Selected.
-Four members of the high schoo
faculty have already been selected a
| follows: Misses frost and Lauve
and Servaty and Prof Wait Tn
new member, Miss Servaty, come
from Neillsvillc, Minnesota, and will
have charge of the mathematics, Tn
other members Of the present facult,
including Principal p. M. Silloway
were not applicants for reelection.
Public School Faculty.
The board Of trustees of the cit
schools held meeting last evenin,
in the office of O. w. Belden an,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
MILITIA BOYS Will
PRACTICE SHOOTING
PLANS FOR THE GROUNDS
WILL BE CLOSED THIS
WEEK,

Within the next few days, the boys
of Company G expect to commence
rifle practice It is hoped that the
ranch of Billy Lacock, about half
mile from the city on the Gilt Edge
road, can be secured for holding the
target practice. Billy will be in the
city shortly when he will be ap-
preached on the proposition.
Each company is allowed se-eral
thousand shells for target practice
and since the requisition by the Lew
istown company was the first to go
in, it will be the first 6lk d.
The members of the company are
anxious to try their hand at the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
R. M. Hart, of Spokane, in City

r. M. Hart, Of Spokane, member
of the firm of Hart & Co., Of this
city, arrived here last evening for a
short visit with Manager Sweitzer OF
the local establishment. Mr.. Hart
has mercantile interests in number
of the best cities in the northwest
but says that none of them has his
Lewistown store beaten. He ex-
presses himself as we'll pleased with
conditions here and anticipates a good
year for business in this section Of
the state
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27

OF Main street in the vicinity of the
Lehman place. 1t is understood that
these options run for only 80 days SO
that the matter is certain to be set
tied within that time
Either Location Good.
Either of the two locations men,
toned will be satisfactory to the peo-
pie of Lewistown. Both are near the
business center of the city and con-
venient to the hotels and lodging
houses.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
THE milwaukee
LEADS The. fight
HARTMAN AND HILL COM
PLETELY OUT GENERALED
IN WESTERN MONTANA.

Missoula, April 25-In calling Clerk
of the Court Thomas P. Conlon from
his home to the county courthouse
tonight to file papers in two big con-
demnation suits, the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound railroad
makes known its intention of enter
ing the Big Blackfoot country. The
local attorneys for the corporation,
Marshall and Stiff, filed papers late
tonight, each being condemnation
proceedings for a complete right OF
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
Wheat King Is Silent.

Trinidad, Colo, April 25.-James A.
Patten, the Chicago wheat king"
and his party are spending the night
at the ranch of the Adams Cattle COM
pany, 10 miles from the Bartlett
ranch. Mr. Patten was uncommuni-
cative and declined to answer any
questions by telephone bearing on his
relation to the wheat market or his
intentions with respect to his stay in
the west.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
MR.. JEFFR1Es WILL FIGHT.
Ex-Champ Will Take On johnson
Sometime During the Summer.

New York, April 2l.-James J.
Jeffries made his promised announce
ment that he will re-enter the ring tc
fight Jack Johnson and defend his
tile as undefated heavyweight cham
pion of the world before an audience
that packed the American Music hal
last evening.
1t was the signal for great joy Ex-
cided men leaped from their seats
shouted and cheered, and the women
applauded. Their shrill an excited
cries of approval as they stood up
and waved their handkerchiefs and
even their peach-basket hats to the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27

target work. There are number of
good shots in the company and all of
the boys are more or less familiar
with fire arms. A few of the boys
have been getting their eyes in trim
by work at the local shooting gallery
and are confident of smashing all
sorts of bulls eyes when they line
up with their army guns.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
New Townsite Company.

Articles of incorporation of the
Billings Northern Townsite company,
successors to the Merdon Townsite
company, were filed yesterday in the
office of the clerk and recorder The
capital stock is $4,000 and the in
corporators are w. T. Clark, D. F.
Smith, Charles S. Spear, ]. F, Bacon
and Gordon O. Shafer
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27
Back From White Sulphur.

President Samuel Phillips, of the
Empire Bank, returned the middle of
the week from White Sulphur Springs
where he went for the purpose Of at
tending the funeral of the late Mrs.
Phil A. Chase.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-04-27

among our pianos you cannot select
other than superior instrument. We
handle only the products Of the best
piano factories, and can personally
guarantee every instrument that
leaves our show rooms to be perfect
in every particular. Sweet, true tone,
perfect action, responsive touch and
beautiful finish only partly describe
them.
Sold On Easy Payments.
ART MUSIC STORE
EMIL w. SAXL
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-06
Death of a Nonagenarian.

Mrs. Harriet S. Tuthill, aged SO
years and II months, died at the
home of her son George, on Maple
Avenue, Hawley, at $40 o'clock
Tuesday morning, Sept. %. The
severe shock caused by a fall down
a fight of stairs leading from the
first to the second floor of her son S
home on Tuesday, Sept. IA, Just two
weeks before she died was the cause
of death. Just how the accident
occurred is not known as she never
recovered sufficiently after the mis-
hap to give an intelligent explana-
tion of how it happened. Up until
the time of this accident Mrs. Tut
hill enjoyed remarkably good health
for one Of her advanced years, and
she retained all her faculties to a
marked degree. Deceased was held
in high esteem by all who knew
her and has resided in Hawley or
it's immediate vicinity for over half
a century. She was born in Sussex
county, N. j., Oct. 29, 1915, and in
1884 left that place with her hus-
band for Honesdale. They passed
through Hawley enroute to Homes
dale and at that time the country
hereabouts was vast wilderness,
and there was only one building on
the site of the present borough and
that was located at the Eddy. Mr..
and Mrs. Tuthill came to Hawley
from Honesdale in 1857 and she
has since resided in this place or it's
immediate vicinity. Deceased is
survived by six children: Floyd Tut
hill, of New York City; George, of
Hawley; Mrs. Frances Shannon, of
Palantine Bridge, N. Y; Mrs. Alva
Hammers, of Baoba; Horace, of
Brooklyn, and Mrs. S. Y. Ferguson,
of Menands, N. Y; also twenty-six
grandchildren and twenty-five great
grandchildren. The funeral was
held from the home of her son
George on Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. w. S. Peterson of
the Presbyterian church. Interment
was made in Walnut Grove ceme-
tery.-Hawley Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-06
Mrs. George Marsh Dead.

Mrs. George Marsh passed away
at her home on West street Monday
night last. Deceased was sixty-f1ve
years of age. Mrs. Marsh was born
in New York City but lived in Wayne
county a number of years, most of
the time residing in Dyberry. She
has been suffering from cancer of
the stomach for some time and the
past six weeks her condition became
critical. Besides her husband, she
is survived by the following chill
dren: Mrs. Fred Mann, of Scranton;
Mrs. Kirt Brooks, Honesdale; Miss
Lizzie, at home; Enos, of Dyberry;
Mrs. Warren Miller, of Oregon, and
Fred and William, of Honesdale;
also three brothers, B. F. Dunn, of
Scranton; F. H. Dunn and Jules D.
Dunn of Dyberry. The funeral
will be held Friday morning at ten
o'clock with services at the house,
Rev. A. c. Oliver officiating. Inter-
ment will be made in East Dyberry
cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-06

A Tyler Hill man was held up at
Hankins one night last week by two
robbers. He fired four shots at
them and escaped with his life and
property. One shot took effect and
caused the holdup to groan with
pain. The next morning an exami-
nation was made of the premises and
blood was found on the ground.
Another noticeable thing was the
footprints. One shoe left the print
of horse shoe, and thereby also
hangs a tale. Two or three days
before some one entered the Italian
shack at that place and exchanged
shoes. One of the Italians shoes
had a horseshoe on the heel. The
man who stole the shoes evidently
is the man who held up the Tyler
Hill man.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-06
THE AMENDMENTS.
They Are Published Each Week in
The Citizen.

The Importance of the coming
November election will be better
understood by the voter when he is
made to realize that in addition to
the regular state and county tickets
to be voted for, there are also ten
proposed amendments to the state
constitution upon which he is invit-
ed to pass judgment. Some of these
amendments are of great import
ance and should receive the careful
attention of the voters. They have
been thus outlined:
"The first amendment provides
that where a vacancy occurs, two
months before a general election in
November, in an Office that is filled
by appointment by the governor, the
office shall be filled at that election
At present if the vacancy occurs
three months before election it is
so filled.
'The second amendment fixes the
terms of the auditor general and the
state treasurer at four years each.
At the present time the state treas
urer's term is two years and the
auditor generals three years. The
state treasurer and auditor general
elected this year shall each serve
three years and after that be elected
for four years.
1.-THE third amendment changes
the term of justices of the peace and
OF aldermen from five to six years.
THE fourth amendment applies
only to Philadelphia and fixes the
term of magistrates from five to six
years.
"The fifth amendment changes the
general election from annual to
biennial, all to be held in the even
numbered years.
THE sixth amendment does away
with all spring elections, abolishing
them entirely, and all municipal
elections will be held in November
in odd numbered years.
"The seventh amendment pro-
vides that election boards shall be
elected biennially instead of an
nnally.
"The eighth amendment provides
that elections of state officers shall
be held on general election day,
except when in either case, special
elections may be required to fill un-
expired terms.
"The ninth amendment changes
the terms of all county offices to
four years.
. "The tenth amendment fixes the
terms of county commissioners and
county auditors at four years, evil
IDENTIFY classifying them in the coun-
ty officers coming under the ninth
amendment"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-06
Value of Discovery.

Rear Admiral Melville speaking
of the discovery concerning the
North Pole says: For one thing it
will put an end to the Arctic fad.
The only use to which the discov-
cry could be put would be scientific.
If the exact point of the north pole
has been located it would be possible
to send a party of scientists there,
and by erecting pendulum and
measuring it's movements, and later
removing the same pendulum to the
equator for similar measurement
there, the exact weight of the earth
could be computed. The attraction
of the earth to heavenly bodies and
vice versa would also be thereby
determined"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-06
State Aid for townships.

If an act passed by the last Gen.
eral Assembly and approved by the
Governor on May 13, 1909, receives
the attention it should, the average
county road in Pennsylvania will
be a very creditable thoroughfare
after this year. The law, which
makes many important changes in
the administration of township af-
fairs, provides that road taxes be
paid in cash, unless otherwise order
ed by majority vote at a municipal
election, and that the State will pay
each township for the improvement
of its roads so per cent. of the
amount of cash road taxes collected,
not exceeding, however, $40 for
each mile of township road. Pro-
vision is further made that within
six months after the passage of this
act-that is, before November 13-
the supervisors of each township
shall have measured the number of
miles of road in their respective
townships and shall have made their
reports to the highway department.
In this way the State has made
liberal offer to assist sparsely set
tied townships that are burdened
with a considerable road mileage
that they could not afford in the past
to keep in good condition, says the
Easton Free Press. With this state
aid, however, there can be no ex-
cuse in the future for ill-kept town
ship roads, for the offer of the State
is liberal to those townships where
roads are more numerous than tax
payers and in the case of the small
but thickly populated townships the
individual tax burden necessary to
Keep the roads in good repair is in
significant.