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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22

Moore Volunteer Fire Department
and the citizens of the town, a few
more of our buildings might have
gone up in smoke. The fire is sup
posed to have started in the room of
Mrs. Akley, the landlady, presumably
from the explosion of lamp that she
had left burning while she went across
the street. Ed Knowles was getting
ready to close up the saloon when he
smelled smoke and rushed to the top
of the stairs, and found the room all
ablaze. An alarm was rung in at
lO:l5 and in exactly one hour from
that time the two buildings were in
ashes. The fire department respond
ed promptly but the flames had gain
ed such headway that it was inpos-
sible to check them and all attention
was turned toward saving the meat
market, which was ablaze several
times. Only the hardest kind Of fight
ing kept that and other buildings
from burning. The heat was so in
tense that windows in the First Ma
tional bank, the Judith Commercial
Co., and the postoffce were cracked
and the front of the new Moore
Hardware Co. building was badly
scorched.
Several people were in their rooms
at the hotel and some barely made
their escape. The Switzerland Stock
Co., who were playing a two nights
engagement here lost the greater
part of their baggage, while all the
dodgers lost clothes, money, etc.
Outside of the cash register, two bill
lard tables and some cigars and
liquor that was in the front part of
the place, very little was saved from
the saloon.
A show was going on at the opera
house when the bell rang and nearly
caused a panic but the management
finally succeeded in keeping the crowd
quiet and got them all out without a
single accident. Deputy Sheriff Haw-
kins was badly burned about the face
and neck by chemicals. Some one
handed him pail supposed to be full
OF water and asked him to throw it
on the building and instead of being
water it was sulphuric acid for the
tank, so when he threw it some
splashed back at him with the above
result.
The loss is estimated at from $l2.-
GOO to $4,000, with $1,000 insurance.
Mr.. Kipe has not given out any plans
as to whether or not he will rebuild
this summer but it is more than likely
that big new hotel will be put up
befose long.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22
FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT.
As Soon AS Tariff Is Settled Eastern
Money Will Come West. :.

w. J. johnson and David Hilger
returned the latter part Of the week
from an extended business visit to
Chicago, St. Paul and other middle
western points. They report business
conditions decidedly on the mend in
the east but are of the opinion that
thigs will not open up in the best Of
shape until the tariff wrangle is set
tied and the new grain crop COM
mences to move. The outlook indi:
Gates that wheat will be around the
dollar mark it matters not what the
crop may be. On every side, the men
from Lewistown we're importuned
for information about the wonderful
Judith Basin and say that it is aston
ishing the amount of interest there is
manifested in the states which they
visited in this particular section OF
Montana.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22
Hotel and Saloon Destroyed, Entail
ing Loss of Many Thousands Of. !.
Dollars,
some NARROW ESCAPES
Lighted Lamp in Landlady's Room
Starts Blaze Which Threatens
Bench City.

The town of Moore was visited by
another disastrous fire Tuesday night.
The hotel and saloon, owned by ]. D.
Kipe, were entirely destoyed and
buildings adjoining and in the near
vicinity were slightly damaged. A
number of windows were cracked by
the intense heat, including the plate
glass front in the First National Bank
building. Many guests of the hotel,
including members of travelling
show troupe, lost their entire personal
belongings.
Reports of the fire which reached
Lewistown by telephone caused much
anxiety. There seemed little hope OF
getting the flames under control, both
buildings being of frame construction,
and but for heroic work on the part
of the Volunteer Fire department a
large part of the business section of
the city might have been laid waste.
Several persons were in their rooms
when the fire started and barely had
time to make their escape.
The loss is estimated at from $12,-
600 to $4,000, with insurance $1,000.
Mr.. Kipe is pioneer resident OF
Moore and one of its substantial citi-
zens. His many friends regret his
misfortune. In all probability there
will be big hotel erected in the near
future, as Mr.. Kipe has unbounded
faith in Moore, and has no hesitancy
in investing his money in that wide
awake, progressive community.
The Inland Empire gives the fol-
lowing account of the FIRE:
Moore was again the scene of big
blaze when the Kipe saloon and hotel
was burned Tuesday night and, but
for the heroic work on the part Of the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22
Local Real Estate and Insurance Man
Tells Butte Paper Few Things
About Us.
BUMPER wheat CROP
Three Million Bushels Figures Fixed
for the Present Year BY Inland
Empire.

Judge Edward Brassey is one O.
the many Lewistown men who never
overlook an opportunity to boost his
home county wherever and whenever
it will do the most good. Judge
Brassey was in Butte last Friday for
the purpose of attending a meeting
OF the state agents of the National
Surety company. While there, a rep
resentative of the Inter Mountain saw
the Fergus county man who in turn
saw the newspaper man and raised
him few.
The reporter turned in the follow
ing account of the meeting with Judge
Brassey.
Edward Brassey, a pioneer who
staged it from Omaha into Montana
in 1867 and who has lived here ever
since, says that Fergus county will
this year raise more than 3,000,G
bushels of wheat.
"Three years ago. said Mr.. Brassey,
"there wasn't 100000 bushels of wheat
grown altogether in Fergus county.
There wasn't an elevator in the coun-
try. Now there are 20 within radius
of 80 miles of Lewistown, the metrop-
oils of the inland empire of Montana.
"These great changes have been
brought about by the settlement OF
the bench lands in Fergus county by
practical farmers from Iowa, Ne
braska, Missouri, Oklahoma and 9th
er farming states. Until last year
Fergus was the banner wool county
in the state. Because of the settle
ment OF the ranges the big sheep out
fits have been compelled to run
smaller bands of sheep. This will ap-
ply also to the cattle industry.
"The small farmers, however, raise
stock, and perhaps the number oi
head OF livestock will In the end be
about the same as it was before.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22
st. Paul Business Men Visit Lewis
town and Band Furnishes Splen-
did Music.
FERGUS GREAT COUNTY
Secretary Beck Says This Is One of
Most Beautiful Sections of State
Visited.

Accompanied by the famous Mime
sofa State band, one Of the most noted
musical organizations Of the gopher
state, ffty-hve of the most represen-
tative business men of the city of St.
Paul spent two or three hours in this
city yesterday. The band played al
most continuously while here and the
fine entertainment was thoroughly
appreciated by the hudreds of Lew
istown residents who turned out to
hear the music.
Fluctuations Exchanged.
There was no program arranged,
this being the request of the visitors,
but the special train was met at 7:3O
by large delegation of local bust
ness men who escorted the St. Paul
party up to the main part of the city.
The individual members of the party
then proceeded to hunt up old friends
and customers and the time was
pleasantly spent by visitors and
hosts.
Tribute to Montana.
In an interview with representa-
tive of the Democrat, President
Kluckhorn of the St. Paul CONNER
cial Club, paid a splendid tribute to
Montana:
"This trip has been revelation to
all of u.s." said Nh. Kluckhorn. "We
have been hearing more or less of the
great advantages and possibilities of
your Treasure State but really had
no conception of the real situation
here until we had an opportunity to
see for ourselves.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22

were also fined SIS each for contempt
and Golden Jack Lee got off with ten
for his indiscretion in discussing the
case at bar in the presence of jurors.
All of the fines were paid.
Lee Gets the Horse.
The now famous horse case of
Golden Jack Lee VS.. Emmett Hamil-
ton which went up to the district
court on appeal from the court of JUS
tice Jackson was tried Saturday. The
case involved the ownership of horse
which Lee alleged belonged to him
but was picked up by Hamilton from
the range. Golden Jack conducted
his own case and again got the de-
cision and is now the proud possessor
of the high stepping equine for which
he fought so nobly.
The case of John E. Peck, admin
istrator, VS.. w. B. Peck, involving a
balance of $1,000 alleged to be due
the estate of Homer Peck, deceased,
was heard Friday and the jury award
ed the plaintiff judgment for $lO8
which amount was admitted by the
defendant to be due.
The divorce case of Robert Gray
vs.. Mary Jane Gray was dismissed for
want of prosecution.
William King, Of Gilt Edge, plead
ed guilty to third degree assault and
was fined S., after receiving severe
lecture by the court.
Jury Is Discharged.
The case of Foley VS.. the Fergus
County Abstract company was tried
yesterday and resulted in verdict
in favor of the defendant. This was
the lastcas to be tried just now ana
Judge Cheadle dismissed the jury,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22
SAW SUN ECLIPSE.
Looked AS If a Quarter of the Sun
Had Been Chopped Out.

~ 0~As ~AH~FFON O~ss
Persons on the street Friday after
noon, by looking at the sun through
a smoked glass. observed a partial
eclipse. 1t looked as if about one
quarter of the sun had been chopped
out
In Siberian Russia and near the
north pole and the east coast of
Greeland the eclipse of the sun was
both total and annular, and for the
first time in history has there oc-
Cured total and annular eclipse a,
the same time.
An annular eclipse is where the
moon covers all but rim of the sun
In other words, rim of light shows
around it. Only in the high latitudes
was this phenomenon visible.
From an old Illinois newspaper we
take the following account of the
eclipse which occurred in 1869.
"At 4:08 p. m. we first observed the
shadow on the suns disk. For about
an hour this increased, until but
narrow rim of light upon its upper
edge was visible. The brightness OF
the most intense rays of the summer
sun in cloudless sky had gradually
faded until it resemtbled pale moon
light, and then all grew still more like
night. Venus, the evening star, was
plainly visible. The temperature
changed from 76 to 68 degrees; the
fowls went to roost, and a peculiar,
depressing, gloomy darkenss over
spread the face of nauret But the
scene again changes as the obstruc-
ton passes away. The sun shines
more brightly; the temperature rises;
the fowls, looking as though they had
been badly fooled, come down from
their perches and the air is resonant
with the shril clarion of the cocks re-
joicing over the rapid temperance OF
the morning light.
Shortly afterwards the shadow had
passed and the sun shone out in all
its former effulgence."
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22
A Small Blaze.

A fire alarm was turned in about
II 80 this morning from the residence
of Dave Foreman on north Fourth
avenue The fire was caused from a
defective fue in the kitchen. Quick
action on the part of the fire depart
ment and the neighbors prevented the
flames from spreading and the dam
ages to the property was slight.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22
Miners Celebrate June 25.

The Miners Union celebration
billed for Kendall last week was post
poncd on account of rain. The only
part of the program carried out on
the original date was an address by
Arthur Harvey, of Lewistown. The
elaborate program of outdoor sports
will be held on June Is.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22

"You have here the third state in
the union in point OF size and yet
have but few more people than live
in the city of St. Paul. This state has
always been looked upon as great
mining state but it is now very evil
dent that your mining industry, great
as it is, will soon be very secondary
in Importance to your agricultural in
dustry. Beyond any doubt, there is
more fine agricultural land lying idle
in this state than in any other state
of the union. When the millions OF
acres of good land is brought TO the
same state of cultivation attained in
other states, Montana will, withou,
doubt, be the wealthiest agricultural
state in our sisterhood of common
wealths.
Population Will Increase.
ut is my belief that Montana will
show a greater percentage of increase
in population than any other state
during the next decade. The people
are coming here by the thousands
and the number will constantly in
crease. But you have room for mil
lions"
Boosts for Fergus County.
Secretary Beck was also interview
ed and this gentleman was particular
ly enthusiastic over what they saw in
coming along through the Judith
Basin.
we have never seen finer sec
ton of country anywhere on the trip
and feel fully repaid for the trip,
Our original itinerary did not con
tempate visit to Lewstown but all
along the line we are told so much
about the wonderful possibilities of
the Judith Basin that we changed
our plans and decided to spend a
couple Of days in coming over here.
"From what we were able to see
after it became light enough this
morning to get any idea of the land
scape, you certainly have a country
over here which fully ful6lls the nu-
merous good things which have been
said for it. This impression has been
strengthened by what is plainly evil
dent here in this city. We have new
er seen a more substantially built and
apparently prosperous little city any
where than Lewistown. Surrounded
as it is by such country as we have
seen, Lewistown is certain to grow
steadily in size and commercial i'm
portance."
The following gentlemen constitut-
ed the party:
BANKS-Kenneth Clark, President
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-22

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, 1909-06-22

Continued on page 8.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-04

these many years than to adjus, oneself without
preparation TO the luminous suggestion that was har-
boring
Il hope that she s,iR have good night" advanced
Peleas with appalling density
But suppose, persisted, that she should need her
rest and that the doctor thought that the baby would be
IF it cries. suggested Peleas then. with magnificent
generosity. you might go IN and rock i, awhile
"Peleas!' cried IN complete scorn don't you see:
Maybe can have the baby with us all night
Peeas looked up in surprise; then his dear face
shone
when want thing very much.
I'VE will" l promised.
Therefore when heard the doctor coming down we
hurried the hall and waited for him the foot of the
stairs. Between must have laid the matter before
him, though do not in the least remember what we
said but sonIeway made him know, for he nodded
and smiled in surprising fashion
be nc for s3 % hs
baby with you tonight.
On our nieoe's account. you know said with dig
Certainly" said he gravely. and caught up his hat
and rushed away All the time it seemed to tina. he
Millicente might be very i'll.
As for G Ps'eas and me we GO could hardly w wait , to 60
up the milk and the alcohol lamp and obliged
tell her. To tell Nchola that to do some
confession that your whole point of view ignorant and
diseased Still in some fashion Peleas and together
probation which it is her delight to disguise. Then
on her brown fingers she checked matters of
Sehe dae eod
in an out O bed An smothered babby by u,ornin.
"Oh no, Nchola." said gently but sweepngy:
=. brought the baby in room to undress her. Our
room was cheerful and Peleas had lighted all
the candles do the occasions when we are
dressing for great event; and the open fre was
burning. On a table beside the bed stood the milk and
the glasses-srangely enough they looked, where only
my Bible and medicine have lived for SO long: The
baby asleep when We took her from Mlicene, but
she walked and smiled inpartially and played with the
ribbon of her ring perfect peace took of the little
garments feeling all the old skill come back to my poor
landslide to all such sweet business for more than
forty years. Peeas insisted upon taking off the tiny
shoes and stockings; and when the little feet in
his palrn almost could have believed for swift
moment. that the years had indeed rolled back Then
wrapped her warmly and laid her in the great bed
And Peeas spent long while happily tuekns in and
We had thought to read for little while. and indeed
did try but neither of could keep our eyes any.
where the book, could listen to the other read
aloud. Once her little hand thrown up over the
edge of the What did care about the riezes
of the Parthenon then?
Old Nichola looked in.
Best leave lamp burnn'," she said crossy-as if
we needed advice" an if it should cry you call me-
By which, as Peleas said afterward. she by no means
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not know how pleasant it is when the days color
less to have something happen which you yourself did
not bring about! Nichola! What is t."
Its babby," Nichola informed US grinlv and laid
terward Then she beckoned to the hall and went,
barely able to stand for was certain that it had been
left in basket the steps with nothing but locket.
and whatever were we to do with it?
"Nchola!' painted, Whose baby?"
Nichola was bending the bench in the hall, and
there poor little NIillicente her face flushed with
fever, crying helpessly.
N-nobody told me-" she sobbed my shoulder,
what it would be like to travel with siNweeks-od
baby: She cried every m-inle of the way here-and
she is good baby tool
Bless the little mothers! have yet known
who would not assure YOU though in the presence of
child exhibiting most dreadful temper, that her baby
usually SO good. too"
Together. though suppose that hndered far
and put her in bed poor little thing, hardly
than baby herself for all her wise use of the
most advanced baby terms.
Nchola hurried downstairs for something hot and
ing bowl of mysterious compound-how do some
people always know what to bring you. hot and savory
IN a bowl? If | had gone down to the kitchen am
that could have devised nothing but eggs. Nchola
woman has noticed that when am excited my hands
tremble. But whose do not? AS for Nichola
have often told her, she could not trembe if giant
walk in the front door. Instead of fear,
Nicholas way of emotion is always anger, and dare
she would tartly remind such giant of the pur-
pose of the door-nat
You'd best" said Nichola to her shoulder,
go downstairs and after that-babby.'
Nicholas scathng Niehola dslkes a great
many things, but the greatest of these is babies When
she passes in its perambuator have her take
the extreme edge of the walk
They amt bone in en- she explained.
When you go to pick 'em up they sli.nbse'
I remembered this failing of Nicholas as I hurried
downstairs to Peleas, but chiefly concerned to
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frightened. and half expected the bucy.ns YOUTH
full face and the dear eyes ,ha, look down
upon Cedric and me. And the dear eyes smiled. for'
they have changed
lay very STILL listening TO that quiet breathing. TO
Of its own When one is seventy. and closes ones eyes
it is wonderful how the whole world grows youthful
brought back SO happily that could hardly tell
which memory of that other little head upon my
moment when the baby's food mus, he warmed and It
who did this for Peleas old familiar heplessness
IN tins little presence de:eh'ed me BEYOND measure %
valan,ly lighted matches before her and she fell silent
had to be repeated and record i, mere matter Of
history that in the meantime had not slept tor .
moment For there had come 'hronsins back such .
company of memories. such flight OF the angels
of the old delight OF our wonderful year when there
Cedric that the world had room for sleep at all
for being wakeul at balls And nothing in the world
could have been delightful to were those hours
Sometime after daylight She awoke. Cedric had been
wont to lie quietly as long as ever would bu. Mil-
pretending -awoke and played with her fists Then n
fancy that had lowered over me all the night took shape
Dear" said, you know the things in'she bottom
Yes" said Peleas at once. Il have been thinking
"supPc:s" ssssssssd; S este; that we were 'o-'0 try
Il have been thinking the same thing" said Pcleas.
l. was delisiously comfortable in the room-we had
kept the hearth nd bd arI ; all might sn ee We , ere Psa
brought from the bottom drawer the box filled with the
tender yellow musns and the socks that Cedric had
worn such little while. l chose the lace gown that
had made myself, every stitch and over her little night
gown put Millcente's baby. She was very
good and laughed and nestled; and found the
long white cloak that l had embroidered, and a bonnet
that had made And Millicentes baby's doubled
in ball when tried to put it in the sleeve-and
suppose that there babys that did not
do this under similar circumstances but have known
only little And when the pink hand came
peeping through the cuff Peleas caught it and kissed
h-oh, had not thought for years how he had BEEN
used to do that
"Now!" said. "Peleas-look now!"
Millicentes baby sat my knee, with her back to
both The little bent back in that white coat the soft
collar crumpng up about the neck in spite of me- the
little bonnet with the flower in the back and
the lace all around-
Peleas laid his cheek against mine and cried to-
gether ! am not ashamed-for / did not cry with
grief; only with a longing that like the hope of
heaven
We did not hear Nichols coming with our coffee. So
she opened the door and the box the floor and
the things scattered all about She knew what they
She with when little Cedric here and
she had not forgotten. She stood still for moment.
and then set the tray down on the table
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sence; and would like have anyone object who
believe differently.
For all his impaence whether the little maid
So he was obliged to report at Washington mmed-
ately upon his return. Consequently, when the steam
ship was almost due. niece Mllicente found that
she could wait for him to the babys amazing inn
provement not day later than that upon which his
boat was to arrive. So she took train somewhere in
Vermont with that very little child and arrived at
house few minutes before her telegram, in sad
of collapse and almost burning up with fever. She has
no nurse-maid. They very young married people
indeed
The night that Millicente and her baby reached US,
Peeas and had been sitting for hour in the dark
of the drawng-room We were happy enough and yet
it was of the nights when all the little shadows that
live very to creeping FORTH each made
bolder BY the Others And when is seventy there
are many shadows-though kept back for the greater
part of the time, mind you, and much al
lowed show their faces But soneway that night all
the shadows had arranged rendezvous and Peleas and
I were sitting in a very circle OF them
We dreamed it differently, Ettare" Peleas had said
slowly.
I knew what he meant. Have not all dreamed it
differently? And then sat thinking of the Great
Dream that had and lost-a dream bright that it
was like For though seventy now. and
many bright vistas closed us. there time
when Peeas could still model and could write so that
few deceived-that the great Dream for one
radiant year in home too. and went away when
little Cedric died. For years since then have gone
wondering where he may be now, without us? For he
little when he left ushe could hardly take
step alone even by clinging to finger and Peleas