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Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Profit and Loss Account,

ut will be seen that during the cal
endar year 1909 the company made
an approximate profit Of $l39o283, OF
which $4,84374 consists of interest on
bank deposits. leaving a profit from
mining operations Of $4,000, equiva-
lent to about 2 cents per share.
st will be noticed that We have
set aside $l0,97897 to provide for es-
timated depreciation of plant and
equipment during the year 1909. The
books make no provision for this item.
Tonnage Mined and Treated, Etc.
"Thc records OF the company show
that during the year 1909 the pro-
duction amounted to 77,74O tons of
ore AN average Of about 6478, tons
per month.
A full report of the annual meet
ing Of stockholders may be found in
the Kendall letter
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Hustling North Moccasin Camp De-
sires to Become the Seat Of Gov
eminent of Moccasin County.
BOOSTERS CLUB MEETS
Organization Formed to Show Round
up Few Stunts in Matter of
Whacking Up Old Fergus.

Kendall, Mont, March lowing
to the reports Of several Of 50 called
ptomaine poisoning, Drs. Lakey and
Patton have found it necessary, in
Justice to the merchants of Kendall,
to issue signed statement that no
such cases have come before them,
and that the general statement to that
effect is absolutely false
A call meeting Of the Kendall
Boosters Club, for the purpose Of TAX
ing measurements for the lines of the
new county, which the residents OF
the northern section of the county
believe should be made, was held Sat
urday night The Kendall Boosters
Club will put the matter before the
next legislature, and it is the belief
Of every citizen that this county
Moccasin county-will be a settled
fact after the next legislature. In
view of the fact that Kendall has no
railroad CONNECTIONS with the present
county seat, and that the vast terri
tory north of Kendall now being
opened up, agricultural and mineral,
the crying need Of new county, with
Kendall as county seat, is evident
The meeting Saturday evening was
held in Jones opera house and was a
t.
temporary chairman, and William,
O'Connors, secretary, and the regula,
meeting proceeded. Joseph Mont.
gomery was elected president; Thos
Knight the hustling manager of the
Power Mercantile Co., first vice pres.
ident; T. R. Matlock, one of Kendall
pioneer merchants second vice presi-
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Entertainment at Garneill.

On Thursday evening last an clio
cutionary entertainment was given by
the wcll-known reader and impcr-
senator. Mrs Carrabelle O'Ncill
Raum in the NJ. +. church to large
and apprcciativc audience. She proved
delightful entertainer. In both
serious and humorous selections she
was excellent and the cncores were
numerous. Mrs. Raum shows con-
clusivcly that she has no superiors
and few il any equals in the difficult
art of interpreting an authors thought
Supporting her on the program were
Mrs. William Neill and Miss NJ
Shiell, Both ladies rendered a sacred
duet and the former solo. Mr.. Neil
Livingston MacLardy, the well-known
Scotch artist. sang Rocked in the
Cradle Of the Deep" in a finished
manner, showing voice OF splendid
culture. and his rendition of the IA
nous Scotch ballad, "Wi a Hundred
Pipers.' as an encore showed his rich
baritone voice to perfection The
final contribution, "Thc Lost Chord,
was sang by Rev. Robert Gray, NJ
A. ID. B., with self accompaniment
on the organ and was greatly enjoyed
by all, Robert Mac Mahan presided
ard Mrs. George acted as accom-.
panst
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
HARLOWTON after
that COUNTY SEAT
MUSSELSHELL VALLEY EDI.
TOR SAYS HIS TOWN MEANS
BUSINESS.

A. r. EiseleiE editor of the Har-
lowton News, was in the city yester-
day on business and paid the office
of the Democrat fraternal call. Mr..
Eiselein says that Harlowton is 60
ing after the county seat Of Meagher
county in dead, hard earnest this year
and expect to land the new court
house despite the desperate efforts OF
White Sulphur Springs. the present
seat of county government.
"Harlowton now being not only the
largest city but also the business,
political and financial center OF
Meagher county, her people and hun
dreds of citizens who reside in CON
tiguous territory feel that it should
be as we'll, the county seat of the
county. The disadvantages of White
Sulphur Springs are emphasized by
the fact that it is twenty miles from
railroad, thus causing great incon-
venience not to mention discomfort
to large number of people who have
business to transact each year at the
county seat.
"Harlowton is live. growing little
city while the Springs has had diff
hcult time even in holding its own
during the last twenty years. While
it will require a two-thirds vote TO
make the move, we believe that those
In favor Of the change can easily rally
that number to the support OF thei,
proposition.
Mr. Eiselcin also venturcd the
opinion that if the Rounduppers con-
template taking a slice of Meagher
county for their new Musselshcn
county. they will encounter some very
determined opposition to their scheme
from the Meagher legislators.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Popular Woolgrower of This Section
Gets Bad News From Sheep
Camp On Sage Creek.
Big ICE GORGE BREAKS
Flood Sweeps Away Eleven Hundred
Woolies Valued at Over Five
Thousand Dollars.

{, Y. Peck, the wcll-known wool
grower who makes this city and Deer
field his headquarters, received some
Bad news last week when a report
reached him from his sheep camp on
Sage creek TO the effect that one thou
sand and fifty sheep out of a band
which was being wintercd over IN
that section were drowned Wednes-
day evening when an ice gorge sud
denly gave away, letting large
volume of water sweep down through
the valley in which the sheep were
feeding.
Few Pelts Recovered.
The men who had charge Of the
band Of sheep were eating supper
when the ice gave away and by The
time they could get back to the band
Of sheep, it was too late to save any
Of the animals which happened to be
in the path OF the food. As it hap
pcncd, the larger number Of the sheep
we're beyond the reach Of the water.
So swiftly did the water rush down
through the valley that only about
fifty Of the pclts were recovered, the
remainder being carried into the Ju-
dith river which was very high at the
time. The sheep were worth, at a
conservative estimate, FIVE dollars per
head, making the total loss over five
thousand dollars Mr.. Peck has the
sympathy of his numerous friends al
Though he himself has been in the
business too long to waste much time
in worrying over something which no
foresight Of his could have possibly
prevented
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Bunch of Milwaukee Engineers Leave
Roundup to Start Work On New
Lewistown Line.
THE PROPOSED route
Roundup Record Tells of Opinions
Let Drop by Men Who Left
There-Several Other Crews.

Roundup Record: That the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound will
build the branch road from Melstonc
to Lewistown and on to Great Falls
is becoming more and more evident
every day. Two weeks ago a party
Of surveyors reached Lewistown and
are now working east from here
through the Forest Grove and Grass
Range country. Another party is said
to be at work III the vicinity of Ken
dali, making preliminary surveys.
Work from this end was not COM
menced until this week. A party of
engineers who have been making their
headquarters in Roundup the past
winter left Monday evening followed
by another party Tuesday evening,
for Milestone, from which point they
will work north and west to meet the
party that has left Lewistown. B..
II. Sprague and Walter J. Scott have
charge of the corps which left here.
From advice picked UP from the
engineers, they have instructions to
follow the Musselshell river north
from Milestone for distance of about
twenty-five miles to the mouth of
Flatwillow creek Thence they are
to turn west, following Flatwillow and
Mcdonald creeks, joining the Lewis
town party at some point on the last
named stream.
That the branch will be built is
now an assured fact. and that it will
mean much in the development OF the
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08

dent, and Fred Hortop. OF Fullerton
third vice president; James Stafford,
secretary, and Frank Border, of
Fullerton, treasurer. Enthusiastic
speeches by J. NJ. Parent. William
Newton, Cashier r. l.. Henderson,
Lem Hubble, John Reilly and John
R. Cook. These gentlemen, one and
lieve, that, isolated from the railroads
as is this north section OF the county,
this is the part of the county, en-
titled to new county. ]. NJ. Parent,
as an office holder. was most conser-
vative in his remarks but admitted
the urgent necessity for county divi-
sion. President Joe Montgomery
called meeting OF the officers elect
ed, to frame up a constitution and
bylaws for the club, after which the
meeting adjourned until further no
tice.
Kendall has been in darkness for
two nights. The thaw of the lasr
week broke up the ice at the big
spring and the food from Bull Creek
packed the ice at the big spring and
rushed it with such force that part
of the dam gave away, thus putting
the power plant out Of commission.
temporarily. The work OF repairing
the dam has been rapidly pushed as
the absence Of electric lights and pow
er are decidedly inconvcnient to the
Kendall Company and the general
public. Fortunately, the damage done
is slight. and will again be in running
order this afternoon The severe
wind storm of Saturday blew down
ia number Of poles along the line also
The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Barnes King Develop
ment Co. took place at the Barnes.
King office in Kendall, on Wednes-
day, March 2. for the purpose Of elect
ing new board of directors, to serve
for the coming year, and to receive
the report Of the manager Of the
years work just passed. Among the
stockholders present were W. II. A
Fischer, of New York; c. w. Goodale
and John Corette. Of Butte. and w
]. Johnson, and John L. Bright, ot
Lewistown. the gentlemen represent
ing considerably more than 100000
shares of the 100000 shares for which
this company is capitalized. The
New York stockholders were in the
majority and five of the eight di
rectors are New York men. These
are F.. T. Hothorn, William J. Brown
John Bowers. F. c. Licari. of New
York: Wilford J. johnson and Johr
l.. Bright. Of Lewistown.. and G. w
Goodalc, of Butte. The directors vii
hold their meeting in the near futur,
CONTINUED on page 81
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
dollar DINNER
HUGE SUCCESS
Nearly Two Hundred Representative
Citizens of Lewistown Meet
Around the Banquet Table.
BUSINESS TALKS
Large Number of Speakers Make
Short Addresses On Lines of
Practical Improvements.

Never III the history OF Lewistown
has there been brought together a
more representative, earnest and en-
thusiastic gathering than that which
me around the banquet table at the
Bright hotel last night, the occasion
being the first booster dinner Of the
recently revived Lcwistown CONNER
cial Club. There were nearly two
hundred men, representing every busi-
ness, profession and walk of life in
this community, present and all
joined with hearty accord in making
the occasion a most memorable one
in the civic life Of Lewistown.
Arrangements Excellent.
Too much credit cannot be given
the three members of the entertain
ment committee, c. f. McKoin, John
A. Coleman and John B. Ritch, who
got out and hustled as only that bunch
of hustlcrs know how to hustle, to-
ward making the occasion a success
They were given every possible as
sistance by Manager Walter Bright
Of the Bright Hotel, and Mr.. Chapler
who has charge Of the dining room oi
that hostelry. John Hogl, of the Lew
istown brewery, generously contribut
ed such liquid refreshments as wer.
required and Haller's orchestra do
mated their services for the evening
Dave Hilger Presides.
Dave Hilger the newly elected
president of the Commercial Club
presided as POSTMASTER and, Of course
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08

Dave made good as he always does
There were no set speeches delivered
but every man OF the sixteen called
upon came up to the scratch with 4
talk which mcrited and held the at
tention of the large assemblage The
very air was vibrant with the spirit
of harmony, good fellowship and civic
ambition. During the dinner, the
membership committee. headed by
Chairman Bert d'Autremont. circulat-
cd the membership list and one hun
dred and twenty signed their names
thereto.
Mayor Phillips Starts Things.
The first speaker OF the evening was
Mayor Samuel Phillips who. after
iclicitating the city of Lewistown up
on such an auspicious opening of a
movement for greater Lcwstown,
stated briefly some Of the possbili-
ties and needs of the city. He was
followed by Judge Chcadc who did
not mince words in telling OF the i'm
mediate needs of this city, bearing
especially upon the importance Of TAX
ing steps to clean up the town, Sc
cure a park site and start the agita-
ton for a federal building. The fol
lowing speakers then were called up
on: G. T. Mckoin, G. W. Cook, Tom
Stout J. NJ Vrooman, Dave Trcpp
G. ]. Wicdcman, W. y. Symmcs, O
w. Relden. John l.. Bright, H. A.
Davee, Mr.. Seeley. who recently
moved here from Aberdeen, South
Dakota; G. B. Miller, of Salt Lake
and w. A. Hedges. Each speaker
took up a different line Of though,
but all were agreed that it is time
for Lewistown to be up and doing
and all announced their willingness
to 60 their lengths in pushing through
such improvements as boulevarding
paving and parking whenever called
noon by the commercial club 1t was
observed that Of all the suggestion,
made. not one is impracticablc unde,
present conditions in Lewstown
The entertainment committee an
nounced that dinners such as that O
last night will be given regular in
ervals Of probably six weeks and i
is assured that at each succeeding
meeting the members of the executive
committee Of the club will be able tc
report distinct progress made towart
the making of larger, more beau
tiful and more progressive Lewistown
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
MILESTONE OPPOSES
COUNTY DIVISION
COMMERCIAL CLUB AT THAT
PLACE ADOPTS SOME RES.
OLUTIONS.

It Is very evident that the boost
ers OF Roundup will not be able to
line up the entire southern end Of
Fergus county for their we'll laid coun-
ty division proposition. The COM
nercial club at Melstone got togeth-
e last Tuesday night and adopted
resolutions opposing the creation of
Musselshell county.
I. is surmised that the evident in
tention of the Milwaukee to build a
hqe through the eastern end of the
county to Lewistown will have ten
dear5 to change the minds of many
residents of that section who were
esheswise inclined to favor segrega-
ton. Such a line will place these
psopfe just about as close to Lewis
town as to Roundup, the superior ad-
vantages of this, the larger city, as a
trading and financial center more than
making up for few hours difference
in the trip. The people of Roundup
are evidently somewhat disappointed
at the attitude taken by the business
men of Milestone as shown by the
following clipping from the Roundup
Record:
From information received here
concerning the meeting. it is evident
that the action of the board of trade
OF the railroad town was prompted
by the fear on the part of the Mel
sonites that too much county division
agitation is going to jeopardize their
chances for securing bridge across
the Musselshell river at that point.
The bridge matter is now being con-
sidered by the commissioners of Fer
gus and Yellowstone counties and is
to be decided within a week or ten
days. Neither Yellowstone or Fer
gus has ever done much for the Mel
stone district, and it is not fair by any
means that the attitude Of the people
for or against county division should
influence the commissioners. After
paying annually neat round sum in
to the Golfers of both Fergus and Vel
lowstone, Milestone is entitled to some
benefit. and in all fairness and justice.
the county commissioners should Or
der the bridge to be built without
questioning the future loyalty of its
citizens"
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Number of Men Accused of Gambl-
ing Change Their Minds About
Standing Trial-Plead Guilty.
RANDALL FOUND GUILTY
Young Man Who Raised Check Puts
Up Clever Defense But Soon
Finds That 1t Will Not Go.

After the experience OF one of their
number with jury, seven of the men
who were arrested several weeks ago
on charge of gambling, decided that
they would fare better by withdraw
ing their former pleas of not guilty
and throwing themselves on the
mercy of the court This was done
this morning and all but one of them
received fines ranging from $lOO to
$500.
Trimmer Is Convicted.
The case of State VS.. Richard
Trimmer, charged with gambling, was
tried yesterday and the jury unani-
mously found against the defendant
who was fined $500 and costs, amount
ing, all told to S263. Others who.
this morning withdrew their pleas of
not guilty and pleaded guilty are as
follows: Gehl, fined SIPS; Durnen
fined $500; Wakefield, to be sentenced
next Monday: Ridell, fined $780,
Carr. fined $500; Edmondson, fined
SIPS: Willard, fined $500
The case OF State VS.. Beard,
charged with perjury in connection
with the Randall case, will be tried
March IS
Gets Twenty-Five Years.
Cyrus A. Spangler who was. last
Monday night, found guilty of murder
in the second degree by the jurors
who heard the case, was sentenced
Friday morning by Judge Cheadle to
serve 25 years in the state peniten-
tiary. In passing sentence, the court
Continued on page ~
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
A New Veterinary Surgeon.

Doctor Ryan. a veterinarian of Chi
cago, is in the city looking about with
view to locating. He is highly
pleased with what he has seen OF
Lewistown and the Judith Basin and
whether he locates or not, may be-
come interested here.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Continued on page g. J

section of Fergus county it will ira
verse goes without saying just how
soon grading for the branch will COM
mence is matter of conjecture, but
it is thought that actual work will
not be commenced until next year.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Auditors Report Shows That Com.
pany Cleared Thirteen Thousand
Dollars During Year.
HOLD ANNUAL Meeting
Large Percentage of Stock Repre-
sented at Session Held Last Wed
nesday Afternoon at Mine.

According to the report OF Pogson,
Peloubet & Co, expert accountants
who recently completed the work OF
auditing the books Of the Barnes King
Development Company, that COM
pany's net profit for the year 1909
were nearly $l4,OOOOO. The report
was compiled by John Crawford who
is well-known here since spending sew
eral weeks in Lcwistown auditing the
books OF :hc city
The report, in part, is as follows:
Cash and Cash Assets.
The total of this item, which con-
sists OF cash, bullion in transit, Stag
and matee on hand and supplies, is
$3l7 ,24O.64 or an equivalent of about
79 cents per share, from which must
be deducted current liabilities totalling
$lo,2H.3 80 equivalent to about cents
per share. making a net OF about ~
cents per share
"We have verified the cash trans
actions during the three years ex-
amlned by us, with the exception that
we have not yet reached from the
various United States assay Offices
certificates showing the remittances
to the company. This will be vcrifice
before our final report is issued
Capital Stock.
we have not yet received from the
transfer agents certificate of the
capital stock outstanding at Dec. 81,
1909, so that the amount shown by
us is per books.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-03-08
Visiting in the City.

Eugene Kelly. oldest brother of
Harry J. Kelly, business manager of
the Democrat. is in the city for a
visit from Spokane, Washington
This is the first time the two brothers
have met in over ten years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-22

well at night. I believe there is moth
Ing like the Pinkham remedies. =
Mrs. CLARA FRANKS, r. F. D., No. 3,
Knoxville, Iowa.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inaam-
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, IT.
regularities, periodic pains. backache,
bearing-down feeling, f1atulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should it
not cure you?
If you want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
1t is free and always helpful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-22
RAILROAD BUYS A TOWN.
Burlington Purchases Clyde, ILL.,, for
sum OF $4,000.

Chicago. Ill, Aug. 22.-The village
of Clyde, one of the oldest of Chicago's
suburbs, has been sold at auction to
the Burlington railroad The struc-
lures auctioned off included a town
hall, the headquarters of the police
and fire department, several business
blocks and forty residences.
The railroad has notified the former
owners that they must move the build
ings by August 49,. The buildings will
be moved to another part of Cicero
(Clyde is in Cicero) which is served
by the Ogden avenue car line. The
new neighborhood is a mile distant
from what formerly was Clyde.
The railroad bought the town of
Clyde for the purpose of increasing its
terminal facilities, and the territory
from which the buildings are now be-
ing moved will soon be turned into rail
road yards and terminals at cost of
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The office of this new terminal
property are to be in the ten-room
structure where formerly the children
of Clyde went to school. All the streets
of the old town. save Austin avenue,
have been closed. That street, where
it crosses the tracks, Is to be depress-
ed and the tracks are to be elevated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-22
RATES HAVE FALLEN SINCE 1878
In Same Period, Operating Expenses
Have reen on Increase. sd

4
Philadelphia, Augx-22.-1n support
of their efforts to advance freight
rates railroad officials have advanced
the increase in cost of operation. Com
corning all this an official. of the
Pennsylvania says: e-AEr.
81 have in my mind a railroad that
in 1873 had an income from its freight
department averaging 2-5 cents per
ton mile. In 1902 this had decreased
to "a cents per ton mile. and since
then the average has been IS. Dur
ing this same period in the motive
power department alone wages in
creased 46 per cent In many in
stances this has meant an actual cost
of the same per cent in the production
of materials in the same department
There are others in which there has
been a reduction due to the introduce
ton of improved machinery. For ex-
ample at one time it required from
eight to ten hours to turn out pair
of tires, the labor cost being about
$3.50, but now the same work is done
for SO to 60 cents a pair.
"This shows a reduction in cost of
production but the introduction of
heavy power has worked an increase
in other items. 1t is quite common for
engineers when they turn in their loco
motives at the end of division to re-
port an examination of cylinder
packing necessary. Formerly this
meant but small expense, very, little
time by one man being required. Now
it calls for the services of a skilled
mechanic, his helper and crane, as
well as more time than one man re-
quired before.
Taking these several items into &C
count. the cost of operation on the line
before referred to has increased in the
mechanical department alone, be-
tween 20 and 25 per cent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-22
AFTER
DOCTORS
F. FAILED
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta=
bic Compound Cured Her

Knoxville, Iowa. &c suffered WIN
pains low down in my right side Tor a
year or more and was so weak and ner-
vous that l could not do my work.