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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
PERMITS INCREASED.
Range Conditions Allow Grazing of
Larger Number of Stock.


Washington, Feb. 26.-The amour,
of stock which will be authorized to
Craze on the national forests in 1910
in accordance with the decision of
the secretary of agriculture shows in
crease in the total number as com
pared with last year of approximately
zOO,OOO cattle and horses and FIVE
hundred sheep and goats. The total
allowance for the coming grazing sea-
son is 10000 cattle and horses and
8,323,OOO sheep and goats.
The most important increases are
in Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Utah
and Washington Except in Nevada
where million acres have been add
ed to the national forests area through
the creation Of the Nevada forest. the
increases are attributed to improved
range conditions due to reguAted
grazing.
The secretary is solicitious to get
the greatest possible utilization OF the
range resources Of the national for
ests that the forests might contribute
so far as consistent with protection
OF the forest growth to the marker
supply of beef and mutton
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Members of Gold Camp Basket Ball
Team Beginning to Wonder If
Lewistown Is Afraid.
WASSON WRITES letter
Kendall Attorney Says That Judith
Basin Is Summer Resort Com
pared to Eastern States.

Kendall, Feb. 2S-The Peterson
Vaudeville Co. will be in Kendall this
week and will show for five nights
commencing Wednesday. This com
pany carries its own band and or
chestra, and comes to Kendall es-
pecially we'll recommended and will
undoubtedly prove treat. They will
play in Jones opera house.
The Kendall Girls Basket Ball team
have almost given up hope OF re-
turn game with the Lewistown girls,
This game has been postponed from
week to week and thus far the local
team has been unable to obtain any
satisfactory arrangements for the
promised return game The Kendall
Girls wonder whether or not the
Lewistown Girls will be game enough
to play return game.
The thermometer dropped to the
lowest point yet this winter last Tues
day, when the temperature stood at
thirty degrees below zero.
On Friday night the Married Men
and Single Men played basket ball
at Elsner's hall and the spectators
were treated to good game, in which
the Married Men piled up a score of
20 against IL made by the Single Men.
After the game a business meeting
was held by the members present, 10
consider the advisability of continuing
the games 1t was decided to give up
the hall, and in all probability there
will be few games the remainder of
the year.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
One of the Most Enthusiastic Gath
erhgs of Citizens in the History
of City Wednesday Night.
SUCCESS is ASSURED
The Greater Lewistown Commercial
Organization Started OF With a
Zest Which Means Business.

That the business men and citizens
generally OF Lewistown are "alive and
living was amply demonstrated last
wednesday evening when fifty or
sixty Of them gathered at the Judith
club rooms in answer to a call and
laid the foundation for new com
mercial organization which shall be
truly representative Of the best town
in Montana. There was enthusiasm
galore. That this enthusiasm was
based upon something more substan-
tial than superheatcd atmosphere was
shown by the liberality with which
scores Of those "shelled out" when the
subscription paper was passed around
Large Sum Quickly Raised.
Almost in the twinkling OF an eye
the handsome sum of 5000 was raised
and there were ample assurances that
this sum will be increased to the five
thousand mark when all who desire
to contribute have been interviewed
by the financial committee.
Meeting Called to Order.
The meeting was called to order
by David Hilger who presided in the
absence OF President Hobson from
whom letter was read giving hearty
endorsement of the plan of the meet
ing This letter was accompanied by
a check for SIS. F.. G. wins was
chosen as secretary of the meeting.
The report of the acting secretary
Miss Alice Wakefield, was read. This
report reviewed the work of the club
Continued on page ~
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE
Amendment Recommended to Bill
Providing $4,000, 900 Certificates.

Washington, Feb. 25.-In accord
ance with recommendations bv the
senate committee on finance the bill
providing for the issuance of $780,
100000 Of certificates of indebte dness
for the benefit of the irrigation recla-
nation service will be so amended as
to make the government directly re-
sponsible for the payment of the
certificates. AS the bill now stands
the certificates are made payable from
the reclaim alton funds.
The proposed amndment will au-
thorize the secretary of the treasury
to transfer from time to time from
the general to the reclamation fund
such amounts as may be necessary
to complete the projects, providing
the aggregate shall not exceed $780,
100000.
He is authorized to issue certificates
not to carry more than per cent to
reimburse the treasury for advances
made. The funds thus obtained are
to be used for the completion of pro-
jects already begun.
Ultimately the government is to be
reimbursed from the reclamation fund
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Lewistown Land Dealers Getting
Ready for Year of Unprecedent-
ed Business in Judith Basin.
Large deal CLOSED
Hilger Loan & Realty Company Pur-
chase Six Thousand Acres Near
Denton From Long.

LewistoWn real estate men are busy
laying plans for the biggest business
in the history of the Judith Basin.
1t is now an assured fact that there
will be an unprecedented rush Of
homeseekers and investors to this part
Of the Judith Basin this year and the
local firms are lining up in order to
take care Of the rush.
Many Coming Now.
The advance guard of new settlers
came in during the worst storm this
section Of the state ever experienced
and every train brings new people
who are seeking homes. A large
number of these people have been To-
Gated Out in the Denton country and
that section Of the county will be
practically all taken UP before the
middle of the summer. There are
indications that the next big rush will
be for lands in the eastern end of
the county where there are large areas
of vacant governme land The fact
that the Great Northern has sur
veyors out in that section with the
purpose Of surveying new line from
Fort Buford to Lewistown lends an
added value to that section of the
county as place of settlement.
Big Deal Is Closed.
TIA 1orrac+ ra,1 oe%n<a 1o,1 1f ~, :
past week was the purchase OF 5000
acres of land out in the Denton coun-
try from the J. B.. Long company by
the Hilger Loan & Realty CO., of
Lewistow,1. The price was not made
public but it is believed to have been
in the neighborhood of one hundred
thousand dollars. Practically every
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Will Spend Large Sums,

Before the state will make an ap-
plication for withdrawal, the water
company must have made all neces-
sary surveys, demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the state engineer Of
the prac,icability of the scheme, and
filed elaborate pats OF the proposed
reservoirs and bitches. All of these
things Mr.. Smith has done in CON
nection with his north Careless creek
project, having spent about eight thou
sand dollars in such work r,p to the
present time.
To the Democrat, Mr.. Smith stat
ed yesterday that the actual work Of
constructing the reservoirs and bitches
will begin on the project just as
quickly as the frost is out of the
ground. The withdrawal includes a
government reservoir site on Care
less creek and it will require an ad-
ditional expenditure Of $l50,OOO to
complete the irrigation system. The
reservoir will have a capacity of 2OO,-
600 acre feet of water, quite sufficient
to irrigate the l6,70O acres withdrawn.
Practically every acre of this land can
be cultivated and it is the intention
of Mr.. Smith and his associates, who
are Lewistown men, to lay out the
entire tract into small orchard tracts,
believing it to be especially we'll To-
Gated for this purpose They expect
to complete the entire work within
the present year
Another Larger Tract.
Within few weeks, Mr.. Smith ex-
poets to file an application for the
withdrawal of 100000 acres OF land on
the south fork OF Careless creek un>
der the same conditions. He has
practically completed his surveys and
plats of this project and has the as
surance from Chicago capitalists Of
sufficient capital to carry through the
work if local men do not care to take
it up. The completion of this pro
ject will call for an expenditure of
from $350,0OO to $500,OOO.
The completion OF these two pro-
jects will mean large settlement of
several hundred people on the large
irrigated tracts and mark the real ze-
ginning Of an extensive and profitable
fruit growing industry in Fergus
county.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01

acre Of this large tract is of the
finest agricultural land and will COM
mand a ready market when subdivid-
ed into small tracts suitable for actual
homeseekers.
Another large deal has practically
been closed i'll this city within the
past wee, one involving close to l5,-
600 acres of land and $l5O,OOO but
this deal is not yet ready for publ
cation. A local real estate firm is
the purchaser.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Big Chunk for Clark.

New York, Feb. 22.-The United
Verde Copper company held its meet
ing today. There were represented
254,O55 shares Of the 100000 capital
stock in proxy for w. A. Clark. His
right hand man had a proxy for 10000
w. "A. Clark, Jr., held proxies for 1O,-
SIC shares
The company produced 100000
pounds of copper, 100000 ounces OF
silver, and 1900 ounces Of gold. The
cash balance at end of 1909 was S961, :
351.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01

Georgiana Mckay on the grounds
that the defendant, DeVelvis, was
married and undivorced at the time
OF entering into the married state with
the plaintiff, thus making said mar
riage null and void.
1t will be recalled that DeVelvis
was arrested in this city shortly after
his marriage and taken back TO
Sydney, Ohio, where he was later
sent to prison for deserting his wife
and family. The second Mrs. De-
Velvis is highly respected young
woman Of this county
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Buys CITY Property.

J. w. Seeley, the purchaser of the
large Beebe ranch a short distance
west of this city, last week closed E
deal for the purchase of the Penwell
residerce property on the corner of
Third ;avenue and Washington street.
This - one of the most desirable res
fdencet in the city. The consideration
$ understood to have been in the
heighborhood Of $1,000.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Jury in Case of Cyrus A. Spangler
Finds the Defendant Guilty and
Leaves Penalty to Court.
verdict is APPROVED
Court Expresses Pleasure at Manner
in Which Case Was Handled by
Jurors-Probable Sentence.

The jury i'll the case of State of
Montana vs. Cyrus A. Spanglcr.
charged with numbering Laurence
Boland at Spangler's cabin near
Forest Grove on the 10th of last
month, this morning handed in their
verdict which read as follows:
We, The jury in the above entitled
action, do find the defendant, Cyrus
A. Spangler guilty of murder in the
second degree and leave the penalty
to the court. w. w. White, fore
man"
Complimen,.a by Court.
After the verdict had been handed
in and read, Judge Cheadle took oc-
casion to compliment the jury warm
ly for the careful attention which they
given the case throughout and for the
verdict which he considered eminent
ly fair and just Through the in
ability of the state to prove posi-
lively that the act was accompanied
by meditation, a first degree YER
dict could hardly be reached, stated
the court
Spangler Unconcerned.
Spangler's nerve remained with him
throughout the proceedings, the de-
fendant scarcely changing color when
the verdict was read Judge Cheadle
has not yet indicated when sentence
will be passed and, of course, no one
but the court himself knows what
the penalty will be. The maximum is
life and the minimum is ten years in
CONTINUED on page 81
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Automobiles Are Barred

Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 23.-Automo-
biles are to be barred in Yellowstone
park, according to special dispatch
received from Washington today. Sec
retary of the Interior Ballinger has
issued such an order, it is said, be-
cause automobiles frighten horses be-
ing driven over steep and dangerous
roads.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Crew Now Engaged in Locating Line
for Milwaukee Ordered to Move
Outfit Farther East.
LOOKS like BUSINESS
Comprehensive Manner in Which
Country Is Being Cross-Sectloned
Regarded As Significant.

Sam w. Teagarden returned this
morning from business trip to the
Forest Grove country and informs the
Democrat that while the big crew
of Milwaukee surveyors moved camp
from East Fork to Forest Grove the
latter part of the week, they did not
remain at the latter place long.
Orders were received Sunday to move
their camp to Grass Range and this
move was made yesterday They an
nounced, before leaving, however, that
they would return to Forest Grove m
about two weeks
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Play to Good Crowds.

Large crowds have been attending
the show given by Peterson Bros. in
Culver's hall. The company has a
number OF good entertainers and put
up clean article OF amusement. They
will be here for the remainder of the
week.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Frank Doran Home.

Frank Doran, manager of the Lew
lstown Auto company, returned few
days ago from Chicago where he took
In the great automobile show held in
that city recently. He reports a most
enjoyable and profitable trip.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
MARRIAGE IS ANNULLED.

Court Acts Upon Application of Lady
Deceived by Bigamist DeVelvis.
Judge Cheadle last Saturday hand
ed down decree annulling the mar
riage of William A. DeVelvis and
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Meeting With Success.

Much of the proposed route along
Spring creek and East Fork have been
cross-sectioned and one of the men,
bers OF the party said at Forest Grove
that they located an excellent grade
over the Mcdonald creek divide. Ma
turally, the members of the party are
not saying anything if, indeed, they
know anything as to the intentions
of the company but an occasional re-
mark which has been dropped indi-
Gates that the boys think that the
grading outfits will not be far be-
hind them.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
Sixteen Thousand Acres of Land in
Fergus County Filed Upon Yes
terday Under Carey Act.
WORK WILL Be RUSHED
Company Promoted by D. F. Smith
Will Put Through Two Large
Projects This Summer.

d. +. Smith, who is well-known in
this city because of his position first
as right-of-way agent for the Mon
tana railroad and later for the Bill
ings- Northern, was in Lewistown
yesterday on business connected with
one of the most important land deals
ever put under headway in Fergus
county. Mr.. Smith filed, on behalf OF
the state, an application for the with
drawal of l6,70O acres of government
land on the north fork OF Careless
creek, few miles north OF the Mus
selshell river, for the purpose OF in
cluding it within a Carey land act
reclamation project
Method Of Procedure.
The Carey land act provides that,
upon sufficient showing, the govern
ment will relinquish to the state tracts
of land of almost any stipulated size
provided the state will build reser-
voirs and bitches necessary to reclaim
the land. The state of Montana has,
in turn, passed a law providing tina,
private individuals or companies may
carry out the states part of this con-
tract to the extent of building the
reservoirs and bitches and promoting
the settlement of the tracts. When
the actual settler takes possession Of
Snbdivided tract in the project, he
obtains title by payment to the state
OF fifty cents per acre He has then
only to make contract with the man
or company who constructed the
bitches and reservoirs for the water
with which to irrigate his tract.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01

The Red and the Blues played
basket ball on Thursday night which
resulted in victory for the Reds with
score of II to 9. AS this was a
championship game, the Reds were
especially jubilant
G. w. Cook and the party which
accompanied him were detained in
Kendall until Wednesday by the ex-
treme cold. On Wednesday the en-
tire party drove out to look over the
land on Dog Creek and returned o
Lewistown
The announceme of the marriage
OF Miss Ruby King, the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. King, and
Mr.. George r. Hogan, of Bozeman,
were received by friends of the young
lady in Kendall last week.
Mrs. c. n Platt met the ladies Of
the Presbyterian church at the manse
on Wednesday afternoon and the
afternoon devoted to Bible study. 1t
is Mrs. Platt's intention to hold meet
ings every two weeks to give prac~
tical talks to the ladies of the church.
They will meet at p. m. hereafter.
The friends of J. f. Wasson re-
ceivcd word from him last week stat
ing that the winter weather exper-
fenced locally is mild as compared
with that of eastern Montana and the
Dakotas, and that there had been a
great loss OF stock in the Dakotas.
Rev c. N. Platt preached to =
crowded house on Sunday evening
on Sowing and Reaping"
Father A. Mueller, of Roundup,
conducted the usual monthly services
at the school house on Sunday at 10
a. m.
Kendall, Mont, Feb. 2l-Kendall
did not escape the general snowfall of
the last week, and since the first heavy
fall of snow, has experienced some
stiff zero weather, the temperature
having reached twenty degrees below
zero. Outside the hills it has been
very much colder and teaming and
freighting is at a stand-still
On Sunday evening especial services
were held at the Presbyterian church,
in honor of the anniversary of eI
of Pythias. About twenty-five
Knights attended in body and large
congregation present. A duet by Rev.
and Mrs. c. N Pratt, and also one
by Bessie and Marion Hockaday.
we're greatly appreciated. Rev. Plat
sermon appropriate to the
occasion. and prefaced his remarks
With sketch of the friendship Of
Damon and Pythias.
Sunday afternoon G. w. Cook, ac-
Continued on page 81
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-01
STOCKHOLDERS
MEET TOMORROW
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
DUE AT ANNUAL EMETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS.

President John Gillie and Secretary
John Corette, OF the Barnes-King
Development company, arrived in this
city last Friday and went out to Ken
dali Saturday for the purpose Of max
ing a thorough examination of the
property before the annual meeting of
the stockholders which will be held
III Kendall tomorrow II. A. Fischer
and other New York stockholders
will arrive today and, together with
local shareholders, will go to Ken
dali in the morning
Developments Looked for.
Much interest attaches to this
meeting because of the reports of
the probable action of the stockhold-
ers and the new boand of directors
which shall be chosen. 1t is report
ed that there will be several changes
in the directorate and officers. It is
not improbable that majority of the
board OF direcors and some of the Of
fcers will be chosen from among
Lewistown stockholders. Some action
may be taken with reference to the
possible purchase of the Santiago mine
although this is merely a surmise
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-12
Catarrh Sufferers
Good Thing to Know.

n YOU now own Hyomcl hard
rubber inhaler Shaoklo Drug co.
wants YOU to know thar they viii sell
YOU bottle of HYOMEl for only
so cents.
Remember this. all who suffer with
catarrh--a bottle of llYOMEl (pru-
uouncc IL lligh-o-moD Is put up In %
separate package and sold for 90
cents, 10 accommodate the vast army
of people who already own llyomoi
inhaler
Shacklc Drug CO. viii sell it 10 YOU
at that price ana give YOU the oppor-
Wnlly to begin at once 10 rid your
self of vile catarrh and the suullliug,
hawking and splitting that go with IL
Many people through years Of neg
lcct have let catarrh get strong hold
upon them Some Of these people
unreasonably think that one bottle Of
HYOMGI ought 10 cure them,
No matter how chronic your Cl-
tarrhal troubles IYOMEl IS Eulrau-
tccd by Shacklo Drug 90. to cure
them If you give It half a chance
just breathe IT, that's an, aud it's
healing soothing autiscptic proper
ties viii make you feel better iu "a
day
If YOU own an uhnlcr got "A so
cent bottle Of UYOMEl today #
YOU do not own lIyomoi inhaler, ask
FOR a 800 outfit which includes in
hulcr
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-12
MANY BIDDERS TO
TRY FOR BRIDGE
BINBN STRUCTURE CONTRACT
TO OCCUPY INTENTION or
COUNTY TODAY.

In anticipation Of the letting of the
contract for the erection of bridge
across the Arkansas River at BiXby,
a number of bridge contractors ar
rived In Tulsa yesterday The county
commissioners this morning will take
up the matter of the opening of bids
for the bridge
The. BiNhy bridge will bo one of the
longest wag'n road bridges in the
West n win bc 2,2OO feet long and
will cost in the ncighhorhood of $65,-
900, IL is estimated. The structure
win hc coo feet longer than the jerks
bridge, which heretofore has been re-
gardcd as one of the largest bridges
in the country west of the Mississippi
River
A urgo number OF bids are expect
ed, as bidders are present from many
sections of the country Several large
companies are represented 10y two or
three men.
Another matter of importa" to
'omc MP today is the poor farm ques-
Uou The commissioners may make
some decision relative TO the location
If the farm. which has been a moot
ed question for several months. Near
~ a dozen sites have been viewed by
the commissioners ana II rs probable
that from one of these the commits
siouer win select the site for the
new home for the countys poor.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-12
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CURES ALL AILMENTS

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practice compounded thousand " lormu
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blos, boz fact, almost every chronic dn
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lie authorizes us 20 publish tine follow
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We advise nll sick people To- take ad,an.
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