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Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08
One of Leaders of Lewistown Ba,
and Splendid Citizen Breathed
His Last This Morning.
FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
Services Will Be Held From Catholic
Church at Ten O'Clock A. M
Sorrow Expressed.

Judge Francis F. MacGowan, a
pioneer resident of Lewistown and
one of the leading attorneys OF this
part of the state, died this morning
at 4 o'clock at his residence on Mon
tana street, following an acute illness
of about six weeks. Judge MacGowan
has been failing rapidly for more than
a year past and his death, while q
great shock to his family and friends,
was no surprise.
Biographical Sketch.
The decedent was born in Fred
ericks, New Brunswick, Canada, Dec.
%, 1854. When yet youngster, he
moved to Michigan where, over a
quarter of century ago, he and Miss
Susie Meagher were united in mar
riage. They came to Montana in
1889, first locating in Missoula where
they remained for but short while
before moving to Lewistown.
A Progressive Citizen.
In all the years that Judge Mac
Gowan resided in Lewistown he held
a conspicuous place among the Sue
cessful attorneys and progressive cit
lens. He has been frequently hon
ored with public Office, having served
for time as county attorney and as
police magistrate practically ever
since the organization OF the city. He
ever took lively interest in all mat
tiers pertaining to the best welfare of
the city and lent his aid to every
worthy enterprise.
The funeral services will be held
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08
OUTLOOK CLUB MEETING.
Jnteresting Programs Mark Second
Session of Popular Organization.

AS~BSOAAAS xNAOA n 0GCOUO
Session of Popular Organization.
The second monthly meeting of the
Outlook Club was held at the Bright
hotel last Wednesday evening and
was attended by almost a full men,
bership of the club. A most delight
lful dinner, prepared and served
under the skilled direction of the
Bright's efficient head steward, Viii
liam Wheeler, placed the members in
a position to enjoy to the utmost the
subsequent proceedings which COM
prised the reading of some good
papers and animated discussion on
subjects pertaining to municipal. gov
ernment.
The first paper, "Lewistown's Chart
er and Form of Government" was
read by Tom Stout and the Rev.
Earnest Wright followed with an in
structive criticism on charter govern.
ment of cities with especial reference
to the government of Lewistown.
H. A. Davee read scholarly paper
"The Commission Form of Govern
ment," which showed a wide range
Of research on the part of the author
of the paper. As a result of this
paper, the very excellent criticisms by
Tom L. Pittman and general discus
sion by other members of the club,
this subject which is more Or less new
TO the American people, was made
quite familiar to those present.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08
St. Mary's School Entertainment.

The entertainment given last Fri
day evening in Culver's hall by the
pupils of St. Mary's school was a
most pronounced success. There was
large crowd present and the young
people acquitted themselves most
credibly. The operetta, princess
Snow-Wihite and the Seven Dwarfs," !"
was the feature and the young peo-
pie who participated showed splen-
did training and much natural ability
There were a number of other very
pleasing musical numbers presented.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08

surveyors here will be source of
bouyant speculation to the people OF
Lewistown until the arrival of more
tangible evidences in the shape Of
grading outfits confirm our hopes Of
immediate railroad construction.
Other Railroad Men Here.
A special train. including the pri-
vate cars of r. NJ. Calkins, general
traffic manager of the Milwaukee, and
H. Spencer, superintendent OF the
Musselshell division, arrived in the
city Wednesday afternoon. The party
included Calkins, Spencer, w. J..
Kelley, deputy freight and passenger
agent, and Hugh Chittick, general
live stock agent The party remained
here Wednesday night. departing on
No. lO2 Thursday morning.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08
ars. This is large sum but am

lars. This is large sum but I am
absolutely sure that l can raise the
money provided the business interests
of your progressive little city are will
ing to meet me part way in the mat
ter. My proposition is simply this:
Let the people of Lewistown raise
one hundred thousand dollars which
shal be used largely for legitimate
promotion expenses and agree fur
ther to purchase fifty thousand dollars
worth of the bonds, and | will find
purchasers for the remainder of the
two million dollars worth of bonds.
Before l would ask the people of this
city to put up one cent, l would have
deposited in some safe institution such
as any one of the three you have
here, the sum of one million dollars
in cash as an evidence OF my good
faith.
II believe that such project would
be of immense benefit to the city of
Lewistown and at least a moderately
good paying proposition for those who
would purchase the bonds Within
five years, the territory through
which the line would pass will be
very thickly populated and the electric
lines ould speedily work wonders in
the intense development of the agri-
cultural resources in this territory.
am making this proposition in alb
solute good faith and would be
pleased to see it accepted by the peo-
pie of this city,
Has Been Travelling Some.
Since his last trip to Lewistown,
Mr.. Gebo has been doing some travel
ing. He spent Christmas in Con-
stantinople, Turkey, where he went
for the purpose Of making arrange
ments to secure some mining con-
cessions for syndicate of rich Amer
leans. His story Of his experience
in the land of the crescent is most in
teresting:
"Since the expulsion OF Abdul
Hamid and the overturning Of the old
government by the Young Turks, or
progressives, Turkey has commenced
to awaken from her sleep of ages.
AS an indication of the benighted
condition there, one has but to point
to the facts that there is not build
ing in all Constantinople, city of
one and one-half million people,
which is lighted by electricity, there
are no telephones, no street cars
nothing, in fact, even savoring OF
civilization. There are cities Of sixty
thousand or more population in the
empire which do not boast school
of any sort and one of the first things
which the newly chosen legislative
body will take up when it assemblies
in April is the proposition to establish
CONTINUED on page ~
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08

business However, the cash receipts
amounted to $8,l1732. There were
68 homestead entries under the old
law, involving $500 acres;, ten en-
tries under the enlarged homestead
act, covering 2,l88 acres; % desert
entries, involving 1892 acres, and one
public sale of 120 acres. the total acre
age involved being 1880 acres.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08
Death of w. L. Cragg,

The Democrat received today, too
late for publication, touching tribute
to the life as we'll as facts pertaining
to the untimely death of the late w.
L. Cragg. The article was written
by request of the publishers by
Arthur T. Harvey, long time friend
of the decedent. The article will ap-
pear in our next issue.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08
Judge Cheadle Home.

Judge E. K. Cheadle returned last
night from White Sulphur Springs
where he held term of court. The
famous Kirchbaum cattle stealing case
resulted on hung jury and will have
to be tried again.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08
THEY ARE COMING BACK.
Home-Seekers From State of WASH
ington Are to Move Into Montana.

ington Are to Move Into Montana.
Helena, Jan. 3l.-One hundred and
eighty cars will be required to trans
port homeseekers and their belong
ings, who are coming to Montana
from Washington. Word to this ef-
feet was received today by State Vet
erinarian M. Knowles from T.. l..
Brown, general superintendent of the
Great Northern at Spokane.
This is the first time in the history
of the state that there has been an
exodus of settlers from Washington
to Montana, the rule in the past being
for homeseekers to go from Nhis state
farther west.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08

Thursday morning from the Catholic
church at 10 o'clock. Interment will
be made in the Catholic cemetery.
The decedent leaves wife and nine
children, six sons and three daughters,
to mourn the loss of devoted hus-
band and loving father.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08
Teachers Examination,

The next regular teachers exami-
nation will be held in the examina-
ton room at the Court House, Friday
and Saturday, February 25-26, 1910.
ORPHA NOBLE, County Supt.
First publication Feb. 8-3t
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-02-08

Continued on page ~
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
TOLSTO| IS DEAD?
St. Petersburg Report Can.
not Be Confirmed.
SEEMED TO Be IMPROVING.
His Heart Became Weak, the Dispatch
Says, and Probably Caused Him to
Succumb-Stories of Death Have
Been Sent Out Before.

st. Petersburg, Nov IA dispatch
10 the Novoe Vremya from Moscow
said:
"A message has been received from
Astopova that Tolstoi is living, that
the crisis has been passed and that
the temperature Of the patient late
last night was 99.6"
St Petersburg, Nov. 17.-It is re
ported here that Count Tolstoi is dead
at Astapova. He had seemed to be
improving a short time before his
death, the report says, his tempera-
ture dropping and the discharges of
blood ceasing. He dictated a letter
and read a little. His heart, however
showed weakness.
London, Nov. 1.-THE report that
Count Tolstoi is dead cannot be con
firmed here
New York, Nov. 17.-On at least two
occasions Count Leo Tolstoi has been
reported as dying, and three years ago
his death was reported. Eight years
ago the papers here and abroad were
filled with eulogies.
Three years ago a message tele
phoned from Moscow to st. Peters.
burg said that he had died at his
country seat, Lasnays, Poliana, in the
government OF Tula.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
ARMS SST0RE7
Mexican Revolution 6iay
Have Been Planned.
HIDDEN ON TEXAS BORDER.
Government Officials Traced Large
Equipments From Western Cities and
Collect Munitions Of War In
I Four Raids-Arrests to Follow.

Galveston, Tex, Nov. II. - -Four
rtlids made simultaneously at San An
tonic and three places on the Texas
side of the Mexican border by United
States secret service operatives
brought 10 light more than 500 rifles
and 100000 rounds of ammunition.
In two abandoned shacks near Del
Rio and Brownsville a quantity Of the
arms and ammunition were found.
More were in a dugout near Laredo.
In San Antonio 145 guns and 10000
cartridges were found in one house.
Other hiding places have been discov-
cred, but the officers refuse to give out
any information.
The government officials, who have
been working on the case six weeks,
say they traced small shipments of
arms labeled anything but arms from
Cincinnati. Chicago, Kansas City and
st Louis.
1t is believed the munitions Of war
were intended for Mexican revolution
AIRY purposes. Arrests will be made.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
KILLED ON EVE OF WEDDING
In Auto Accident Banker Dies-Others
Are Hurt.

LenOX, Mass, Nov. 17.-George N
Root, treasurer of the Lenox Savings
bank, was killed on the Pittsfield road
by the overturning of his automobile
His fiancee, Miss Florence G. Ma.
hanna of Lenox, and Mr.. and Mrs
Willis E. Root, his brother and sister.
in-law, were badly injured. Willis E
Roots ankle was broken. and both
women received serious bruises.
The party was returning after mid
night from the theater in Pittsfield
They had been the guests Of George
n. Root, the occasion being his thirty
fifth birthday. He was to have an.
nounced his engagement to Miss Ma
hanna today, and they were to have
been married next Wednesday.
Cleveland, Nov. 17.-Divorced a few
days ago and on the eve of his second
marriage Andrew Wyland, twenty
two years old, fell down the steps al
the home of his fiancee, Miss Ida Far
renee, and broke his neck. Wyland
called on his fiancee to discuss the fina
wedding arrangements.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
WOULD REVISE CALENDAR.
Reform Meeting Planned to Chop Up
the Year

the Year.
Berlin, Nov. 1.-THE movement for
the reform OF the international calen-
dar seems to be taking a more tangible
shape than heretofore. The Swiss
federal council will invite all the ma
tions to a conference at Berne with
tie view TO adopting an arrangement
by which every year will be divided
into exactly ffty-two weeks or 1854
days.
New Years day would be an extra
day. Sunday would bear no date.
The four quarters of the year would
be exactly Of the same length-thirty,
thirty and thirty-one days successive
ly. Thus the 31st day Of March, June,
September and December always
would fall on Sunday. Every leap
year would have an off day that mel
ther would be counted nor dated. 1t
would be inserted between June 81
and July /.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
a curinnr Ier.nh

"Easby Abbey. the rc.ns of which
lie close to the River Swale. a short
distance from R.chr oEd, in York
shire, England, is the home Of curl
GUS legend" says Photography One
OF the main walls of the building In
clacked and toppling. but has not yet
fallen to the ground. Nor do the ma
tives expect it to do so. at least not
until It receives the impulse which
1t is said to await For a tradition
relates that the wall, when it does
fall, will bury in It's ruins a newly
married couple. and as the tale is
well known the chance of honey
incoming pair resting beneath its
shade is reTr ote
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
.HffR tsANNM


ing only lukewarm interest In the an
nnal tournament With an early date
1t looks as though a lot Of the famous
diamond stars will take part In the
meet this year, while newspapers all
over the country are expected to de
vote more space 10 the meet, as their
columns win not be 6nsd with reports
Of the spring training trips of their
ball clubs.
The Missouri promoters are almost
without exception ditfereat men from
those who ran the 1907 gathering, the
one that has set low water mark for
the A. B. c. contests.
Good Conditions Will Rule.
Against the poor conditions OF that
year the 1911 meet is guaranteed con,
those used in other cities. The sched
ule win he handled by Secretary Abe
Langtry and his trained corps OF as,
sistants, and the thermometer is fair
ly safe from taking any unexpected
boost into the ninetieS. The Coliseum
building is away ahead Of any building
yet offered the congress for the alleys
besides being located In the virtual
heart OF the city, close to all lines OF
transportation.
Will Bowl Seventeen Days.
The tournament will last for seven
teen days. and play VIII start at 8
O'Clock In the morning and will run
until u o'clock at night. II will take q
force Of 200 people TO handle the tour
nament. Every bowler who makes the
trip to the Missouri city will he shown
the time Of his or her life. and many q
great treat Is In store for the visitors.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
Rodrinuez a Mexican.

Guadalajara, Mexico, Nov. 11.-An-
tonic Rodriguez, lynched at Rock
Springs, Tex, following which there
have been antiAmerican riots in Mex
leo, was a native of this city and
therefore a Mexican citizen A wo-
man who is the mother of an Antonio
Rodriguez, who went to Texas to seek
work last August. believes it was her
son who was lynched.
Geneveva Rangel, who says she is
the wife of Rodriguez, lives in this
city with her little daughter, Francis
ca
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
MAY RELEASE WILLIAMS.

Evidsnos Against Alleged Slayer Of
Girl Is Lacking.
Asbury Park. n. j.. Nov. II. Nc
new evidence has been obtained In
Asbury Park against Tho1nas VII
liar,s. the negro now in the Freehold
On. j. Jail who L. charged with the
murder Of ten-year-oh Marie saith.
The police have started OF On q new
scent which has 10 do with a mys-
terious white man who was seea near
the spot where the body was found
about the time the murder In bsltsv ID
10 have been committed.
The case against Williams has net
Deen abandoned, although the negro
here expects his release will be order
ed in a few days.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
ICE PICK A HANDY WEAPON >

Strike Breaker So Declares on Being
Arrested Carrying One.
New York, Nov. II. 60 Among the
tools of his trade found in the posses
sion of George Allen, a professional
strike breaker from Chicago, were a
loaded revolver and an ice pick. Al.
len was held in 500 bail on a charge
of assault preferred by William Nc
Gowan.
AN ice pick" explained Allen. 'is
as handy a weapon as you could car.
ry. If you stick an Ice pick into a
party hes going to quit right there
Ii you don't want to stick it into his
frame just tap him on the bean with
the handle and he'll pass away nice
and quiet like"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
WANTS BETTER ICE CREAM.

George Mcclure Makes a Plea to Man
ufacturers.
Atlantic City. \. j., Nov. 17.-More
faithful observance Of sanitation laws
in the manufacture of ice cream was
advocated by George Mcclure, chief
of the division of dairies and cream
cries Of New Jersey. before the Ma
tional Association Of Ice Cream Manu-
facturers here.
'Out Of ffty-one ice cream factories
inspected in the state last year only
fifteen met the requirements Of the
law" he declared.
We found ice cream plants in eel
lars and dwelling houses, where they
were open to infectious diseases"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23

TESHE little brown houss By TIE road.
with vines running up 10 ths caves.
n Where the summer long there were
bursts of song
And a futter of wings in thu lea ves;
oh. the little brown house was merry
In the days that used TO be.
When the boys and girls. WITH their sunny
curls
We're close at the mothers knes.
But the little brown house By the roed
IL lonely now and still
For Robin is dead. and Alice IL wed.
And Louie must bide at the mill:
Father is gray and client.
And the mothers foot In slow,
And you hear the clock with its faint
tick-tock ..t
As you could not long ago.
The little brown house by the road,
From the swift train flashing by.
| watch II stand in the quiet land.
Under the quiet sky.
From the time of the golden daisies
To the hour of the falling leaves.
From the time Of seed to the waving mead
And the flush of the ripened sheavss
The little brown house by the road.
When / passed 1t vest ereen.
Sudden and sweet It laughed to greet
My eyes with dazzling sheen
There were lamps in the tvinklinE win
dowF
| knew as | ratified past
That the fire was bright on the hearth
aught
And the children home at last.
To the lhtie brown house by the road
Had come Thanksgiving day.
And the wintry air. II they felt II thsro.
Had the tender warmth OF May.
The fathers tongue was loosened,
And the mothers laugh was clear.
For the chrism OF love was poured above
The home in the waning year.
The little brown house by tho road:
Oh. mother, old and gray,
Honest and true they return to yeH.
The children who went away.
And Rev. who is off in the army.
And Archie. afar the sea.
Never forget the tasks they were set
At home by the mothers knee
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
TENPIN ARTISTS
IN BIG tourney
Elaborate Preparations Being
Made For Annual A. B, C. Event.
RECORD ENTRY EXPECTED.
Over Four Hundred and Fifty Clubs
May Turn Out In Tourney to Be Held
In ST. Louie--Contosts to Start dan.
21 and Continue Until Feb. 6, 1911.

In ST. Louie--Contosts to Start dan.
Fl and Continue Until Feb. 6, 1911.
st. Louis is in the thick of prepara-
tions for the coming national tourna-
ment of the American bowling con-
gress, scheduled at the Coliseum from
Jan. 21 to Feb. 6, 1911, and the Mound
City promoters are talking up an e1-
pected entry list OF some $50 clubs,
fifty more than turned out for Detroit
last spring. The greatest reason for
an expected gain in the number of en-
tries is put down TO the early date Of
the opening, which is set for January,
nearly two months earlier than the
usual opening games have been rolled
in the last few years s..
Chicago held the first meeting Of the
congress back in 1901. and the games
were all rolled within two weeks Of
New Years day. Since then the date
for starting the tournament has stead
lily grown later until at Louisville a
fashion for beginning on St Patrick's
day was set, and il has been adhered
to pretty much ever since until st.
Louis made a big protest at Detroit
and carried its point by getting the
dates in January.
Baseball lnterferes With Tourney.
Starting the meet in March has al
ways cost the promoters n lot Of en-
tries on account of baseball players
and fans alike turning from the indoor
game to the diamond sport and show
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
THE PRIZE CENSUS PADDIRs.
Great Falls, mon., With 1s,s4s PspuIa-
ton, Reported 23,324.

Washington. Nov. l7.-CenSus emu
merators in Great Falls, Mon, take
the prize as the champion population
padders. according 10 a statement is
sSed by Census Director Durand.
Great Falls. as shown by the original
returns Of the enumerators, had 4 pop
ulation Of 1894. An investigation by
Mr.. Durand's experts reduced the size
Of Great Falls TO l3,94S, 9,a79 less
than the original figures.
Great Falls. according to the cor.
rected returns, has fewer people now
than ten years ago.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
POISONED BY DENTISTi
Candidate For Governor In Stupor
From Overdose of Cocaine,

Providence. r. l., Nov. 17.-Since
Nathaniel c. Greene of Hillsgrove,
Prohibition candidate for governor at
the recent election, visited a dentist
his mind has been a blank. Physi-
clans who attended him say that he
had narrow escape from death by
cocaine poisoning. For tWenty-four
hours Mr.. Greene remained in stu.
por. Today he is somewhat brighter.
but remembers nothing. The doctors
believe he will regain his faculties.
Mr. Greene doesn't know how he
got out of the Office nor how he reach
ed his home. ten miles away. When
he did reach home, however, his cloth
ing was dripping wet.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
Paoife,s pspths sh.k.n.

London, Nov. l7-Scientists here re-
port that the depths Of the Pacific
ocean are in state Of upheaval.
Heavy earth shocks have been recorded
during the last two days, apparently in
regions north Of New Zealand.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
En.Presidont Arthur,s Sister BEAD.

Albany. n. Y, Nov. 17,-Mrs. Regi.
ma NJ. Cav sister OF eX-President Ar
thur. is dead at the home Of her sis
ter, Mrs. John McElroy OF Albany.
She was born at Durham. Canada, on
March 8, 1872.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
ERIE TRAINS.

Trains leave Union depot at S.25
a. m. and 2.4S p. m, week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at LEO
and sos p. IN. week days.
Saturday only. Erie and Wyoming
arrives at 3.45 p. m. and leaves at
$50 p. IN.
Sunday trains leave 2.4S and ar
rive at 7.o2.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
Weather Prohahiliti..-

Fair; not much change in tsmpera.
ture; brisk to high northwssterIy
winds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
GOVERNOR MARSHALL TO TALK

HoosIers OF Nov York Will Hold a
Banque. In December.
New York, Nov. 17.-At the last
meeting OF the Indiana society It was
announced that Governor Marshall of
Indiana has accepted an invitation to
be the principal guest Of the society
at its annual dinner in the Waldorf
Astorn, Friday evening, Dec. 2.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-23
Capital. Surplus, $455, 100000
Total ASSETS, S2,733,O 100000

Honesdale. Pa. May 20. 1908.