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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

hardest hitters In the ring. 1t was
only three years before ! met him that
be dropped Fitzsimmons fat on bis
back In Boston and fought a five
round draw with him. Fitz has told
me that nobody ever hit him such a
wallop before. and l can easily be-
lieve It Nobody ever hit me before or
since as hard as Joe Choynski did in
our Frisco fight.
, Choynski was very light man to
be fighting me. for he weighed only
167 pounds. according to the state
ments given out. while l scaled 219
and was thin as rail at that often
wonder how men like Fitzsimmons
and Choynski can hit so hard.
Joe, like Fitzsimmons, had his
strength all where he could use it for
punching. He had big shoulders and
light legs. He was very fast and
could time his punches perfectly.
AS soon as the fight began found
out that I was going to be hit. Joe
was in and out like shadow, careful
ly keeping away from clinches SO that
l couldn't wear him down by using my
weight and strength. He held bis
right back and jabbed with the left
until saw stars. He surely did punch
me pretty badly at first.
A few rounds later-I think It was
the tenth-Choynski struck me the
hardest blow I ever felt In the ring or
out Of it. was walking after him
when he suddenly stopped and whip
ped over a straight punch that caught
me fairly on the mouth. My teeth are
very even and grow close together, but
drove my upper lip through between
the two in front. wedging them apart
1 held Choynski off with my left, while
put my right hand up and tried to
pull my lip away with the glove. At
the same time l tried to force it out
with my tongue. but it was no use.
couldn't get it away, and It bothered
me so much that a round or two later.
while was sitting in my corner. had
my seconds take a knife and cut away
piece of the lip to release it. l had
to keep splitting the blood out as
went on fighting. for nothing makes q
| Uldu 50 SICK as SWALLOWING III
blood
AS the twentieth round came along ]
was chasing Joe around at lively
Flip. We both finished strong, and the
referee called it draw. A number OF
people thought 1 should have had the
decision. l did the forcing and landed
the only knockdowns, but Choynsk
deserved lot Of credit for his clever
ness. I was satisfied.
After this fight l went home to Los
Angeles and there was matched agains
Joe Goddard. the famous Barrier cham
pion.
Joe Goddard had a great record. H.
was a big man, just about my owl
height and weighing 1876 pounds.
After the clever Choynski 1t was fuI
to meet a slugger. That was just m.
own game. went at Goddard a
hard as l could and hammered him 81
badly that in the second round-fo
the first time in his life-he wanted t
quit. He had enough then. He wa
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
Flexible.

Flexible.
In the lobby of the British house
Of commons certain political figure
was being discussed. ''Ah.'' said
member. she's got no backbone"
Yes. he has, answered John Burns,
the labor member Of the cabinet, but
it's made of tripe."
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XII.
DRAW WITH CHOYNsKI AND WHIP THE
GREAT PETER JACKSON.
HERE wasn't much time for
hunting and fishing on my cal
endar in 1897. Fighting kept
me on the jump. But l did
get in a few weeks at home and in the
mountains after the Rubin fight l
had over four months before entering
the ring again, this time with Joe
Choynski.
San Francisco was stirred up over
the match with Choynski on Nov. 30
Joe was Frisco boy and had made
his start there. He was the first real
ly clever man I ever met in the ring.
He was great man in those days. and
l was still practically a beginner and
learning slowly. Joe was one Of the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
their waists.

their waists.
When these vessels are filed the div
ers are raised to the surface and jump
into the boats. They dive to q depth
of from FIVE to thirty fathoms without
any special apparatus and retain their
breath while remaining under water
from one to three minutes. Their ages
vary from thirteen to forty years, and
between twenty-five and thirty-five
they are at their prime.-New York
Sun.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15
Would Know Later

matter with me. anyway?
The Head Consulting Physician
My dear sir. do you suppose that If we
knew what was the matter with you
we would have decided to hold a post
norton?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-07-15

was finished, but made up my mind
not to beat him up any more than
had to.
went straight at him. He didn't
ask for quarter, but put up his hands
and tried to jab me away. l pushed
in against the jab and punched him In
the stomach with my left, bringing the
right over to his chin for quick and
merciful knockout. Jackson fell against
the ropes and hung to them to keep
from falling. He was practically
knocked out, although still on his feet.
I had started another left, but pulled
it back without landing and turned to
Referee Mcdonald.
Hes done. JIM" said.
Mcdonald stepped between us and
beckoned for Jackson's seconds.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03
A PROPOSITION IS MADE
E. v. Begeman, Holland Capitalist, and Sam v.
GebO Offer to Raise Money For an Electric
Line to Kendall. Favorable Response.

the formal statement made by
Mr.. Belden with further details of the
proposed enterprise and both eN-
pressed the utmost confidence that
such proposition will prove, not
only a boon to the community, but
paying investment for those who shall
hold the stock or bonds.
Among local gentlemen, S. S. Hob
son, David Hilger, r. Won Tobel,
Austin W. War;, w. ]. Johnson, G.
J. Wiedeman, A. B. Lehman, Secre-
tary Mathews Of the Commercial
Club, and others, addressed the meet
ing and all looked upon the PROPOSE
ton with the utmost favor.
Some Advantages.
During the course of the discussion
some Of the advantages Of such road
were brought out in a forcible man
ner. 1t was pointed out that there
are thousands of acres of land in the
Warm Spring Creek valley which is
particularly adapted for the growing
of sugar beets. By bringing this land
practically at the city limits Of Lewis
town by means of an electric railroad,
the chances Of bringing big sugar
beet factory to this city would be
more than good. 1t has been care
fully computed that it would open up
for almost unlimited trade possibilities
for Lewistown an area of over three
hundred thousand acres OF agricultural
land
Much of this land is now lying idle
because OF the distance from a place
to market the products, while this city
loses much of the trade of the settled
sections to other towns which can be
more advantageously reached.
Would Make Resort.
Another possibility with an aesthetic
side has been mentioned. The con-
struction of the lower power plant
will mean the condemnation OF sew
eral hundred acres of land which will
be covered by water, forming a lake
Of considerable size. This would, in
short time, become favorite
pleasure resort for hundreds of peo-
pie in this city.
Referred to Committee.
The matter was finally referred to
the executive committee of the Com
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03
Great Northern Railroad Brought in
Over Thousand Families in the
Month of March.
ARE fine SETTLERS
Immigrants Comprise High Grade of
Citizens and Will Play Part in
Development of Montana.

1t reads like fiction, this wonderful
story Of moving immigrant colonies
from the east, who take up their pill
grimage to a new country, with faces
aglow with the hope that for them life
may begin anew in the great Treasure
state, says the Great Falls Tribune.
In one short month, l,l02 car loads
of immigrant moveables, representing
approximately as many families. and
fully 5000 have crossed the Missis-
sippi from the plains of the north
central states, some coming from as
far east as New York and Pennsyl-
vania.
This coterie of colonists, the fore,
runners of that tide of homeseekers
that is bound to cross the border OF
the great commonwealth of Montana
in 1910, represents that class OF hard
working, honest, steady American
manhood of which any state or coun-
try NAV well feel proud. Some one
has we'll said, The history Of state
is the biography OF its men,.
These are not the ottcast Or scum
Of some foreign country, not the
wandering nomands Of a more modern
time, but the best, from a good land
They are the kind, who beaten back
one year, rise in their strength the
next and turn apparent defeat into a
we'll earned victoryA They come IN
whole families, the men bring their
wives and their children, their live
stock and their implements with
them.
/. ]. F. McGaughey, assistant general
passenger and freight agent tor. the
Great Northern railway at Helena,
tells the story of how in four weeks,
OF from the latter part of March up to
this time, l,l02 carloads of immigrant
moveables have been brought from
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03
Will RUSH
RY. WORK

The Democrat is in possession of
positive information that actual rail-
way construction will begin in this
section within thirty days. 1t is high
ly probable that within two weeks
there will be unloaded here a large
outfit of horses, graders and other
construction camp accessories. Donald
Mcintosh, the big Milwaukee con-
tractor who does all of the construc-
ton work for the Milwaukee, was in
this city yesterday together with
Chief Engineer Penfeld and other Of
fcials of the road
The presence of these officials es-
tablishes about everything relating to
the proposd construction work except
the official announcement on the sub
ject.
The first lines built will be the
Lewistown- Milestone cutoff and the
branch into what is called the Ken
dali country. A big buncr of sur
veyors yesterday established camp
between this city and Warm Spring
Creek and work on the survey north.
ward will be rushed.
The early beginning Of work on
both sides of Lewistown means tina,
this is to be the greatest year in the
history of this city.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03
A RECORD BREAKING SALE
Nearly Fifty Thousand Acres Of Fergus County
LandSoId By State For Nearly One and One.
Quarter Mil|ion..keen Competition.

at the price which they had to pay
and many rare bargains were picked
up despite the keen competition. The
larger portion of the land went to
actual home c-seekers.
All Records Broken.
Until good old Fergus county got
into the game in real earnest, the
largest sale held by the state was of
Cascade county land, held week before
last in Great Falls. That sale amount
ed to the tidy sum of $4,000, less
than onehalf the sum received for the
lands here. The average price paid
for the Cascade lands was $l7.05 per
acre. which was less than 20 per cent.
county lands brought,
Vote of Thanks to Oker.
The hundreds who crowded the
county court room will swear that
there is not better land seller in the
United States than Joe Oker, who
conducted the big sale Oker is some
auctioneer. lIc would not let tract
go until he had exhausted every pos
sible chance for getting higher bid.
~ W"o NNliNiiiNAy NehiihS NoiNJ Shde
of standing up there for four hours
at stretch and calling off bids, but
Joe came out OF it as fresh as daisy
He was careful to give every person
an absolutely square deal, and at the
close of the sale, the big crowd pres
ent extended unanimous and de-
served vote Of thanks to the popular
state official
Notes of the Big Sale.
1T was the greatest sale this state
ever saw or ever will see,' said Joe
Oker, when it was all over.
A. T. Hibbard clerk in the state
land office. assisted Joe Oker in the
sale and like his chief, was right up
to the minute in the work which he
was called upon to do.
j For the benefit Of those who might
be fearful that all Of The state land
was sold last week. it may be stated
that there is still 100000 acres unsold
in Fergus county, much Of it quite as
good as the best auctioned off last
Continued on page 81
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03

mercial Club who will likely appoint
subcommittee to make further
examination OF the proposed project
and see about what can be done to-
ward selling the required amount OF
stock and bonds. Messrs. Begeman
and Gebo will remain here for few
days pending the report Of this COM
mittee. In the meantime. an expert
enced engineer from the East will ar
rive before the end Of the week for
the purpose of going carefully over
two or three OF the proposed routes
with the idea Of selecting the most
feasible.
In the event that the business men
Of Lewistown accept the proposition
of Messrs Begeman and Gebo. these
gentlemen will leave shortly for the
East, and from New Y York, Mr. Bege-
man will sail for Europe where he
will quickly raise all of the money
necessary to carry out the project.
Actual construction will begin early in
the spring and before the end OF the
summer. Lewistown and Kendall will
be tied together with steel rails
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03

machinery worked perfectly All Of
the four teaching tanks were filled up
last night and the solution works
beautifully on the ore. The mill will
be kept running up To It's capacity of
100 tons daily and the first cleanup
will be made in about twenty days.
Will Net Big Returns.
Ore from the mine can now be
mined and placed in the mill for
twenty-five cents per ton and the
milling charge will not be more than
enough to make the total mining and
milling expense one dollar per ton.
AS the ore now being treated averages
about twelve dollars per ton, the net
proceeds will be large.
Breen Is Enthusiastic.
James Breen. the Spokane mill
lionairc, who is largely interested
with A. S. Wright in the Cumberland
and Spotted Horse mines, is very en-
thusastic over the outlook, as the fol-
lowing article, slipped from a recent
issue Of the Spokane Spokesman RE
view, indicates:
In various sections Of the Inland
Empire the revival Of public interest
in mining is ascribed to numerous
sources, but in Fergus county, Mont,
one man is blamed for it all. He is
James, beg pardon, Jim Breen, OF
Spokane.
The reason he is accused OF stirring
up all the trouble there is that he has
been responsible for all the big invest
ments that have been made in the
minig lie in that country for the last
decade, asd he has made practically
all of them in the last few months
Not content with acquiring the Cum
berland mine at Maiden, Mont, he re-
Gently purchased the Spotted Horse
which adjoins it and is one OF the
historical mines of the state, having a
bullion output OF $4,00O,O0O TO its
credit
Ideal Country for Mining.
Mr.. Breen got back from Maiden,
Mont. yesterday. Speaking OF his
investments there he said:
"If Maiden was in the Navada
desert, 90 miles from water, it would
be boom camp right today but be-
cause it is in a parklike country with
plenty of timber and water and the
grass knee high, with stock ranging
over it all winter, it has been passed
up. l went into it looking for So gold
ore and already l have found enough
of it to satisfy me it is all right
"For instance, in the Cumberland
mine, which is developed only to the
24O-foot level, there are 10000 tons
of $40 ore in sight.
"The Spotted Horse had been idle
for years when / bought it. The
deepest workings on it were on the
4OO-foot level. All the ore shoots be-
tween that level and the l0O-foot was
stopped out years ago and produced
something like $4,0OO.OOO. Above the
lOO-foot level the ore was considered
Continued on page ~
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03

eastern and central United States
towns to the great, wide plains Of
Montana, where they have established
them selves on half sections, in the
dry farming district, all intent on
making for themselves and their chill
dren, home in the coming empire
Of the northwest.
Mr.. McGaughey said: "These men
and women are not the lazy, shiftless
farmer or mechanic, who have been
unable to make good else where They
are the successful small farmer and
the representatives <of the great,
sturdy middle class, who are a credit
to any state. Many OF these men
are college or agricultural school
graduates. Their children have been
we'll reared and given an education.
Seventy-five per cent of the children
OF these men and women, who will
make up very considerable part OF
the next generation of growing Mon
tana, have received high school edu-
cation, while many others have
studied in higher institutions of learn
ing. All this will show that the
colonists coming to this state, day
after day, came from good stock"
One colony of 81 came from Hunt
ington, Ind, where the good news was
spread OF what awaited the settler in
Montana. Another large colony that
settled in the north, was recruited in
Champagne, ILL.,, town of some size.
Still another is from independence
Continued on page 81
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03

Fully one hundred business men OF
the city assembled at the Judith Club
rooms last night to hear the PROPOSE
ton of f. w. Begeman, a famous
Holland engineer and capitalist, and
Sam w. Gebo,>in connection with the
proposed construction of an electric
railway line between this city and
Kendall Enthusiasm ran high and,
Judging from the expressions OF those
present, the chances are more than
fair for such action as shall guarantee
the construction OF the line within
the next twelve months.
Belden Opens Discussion.
O. w. Belden, attorney for MI.
Gebo, acted as chairman Of the eve
ming and, on behalf of Messrs. Bege-
man and Gebo, made the proposition
which they have to offer the business
men of Lewistown.
In brief, it was proposed to con-
struct an electric railway line from
Lewistown to Kendall by the most
feasible route. The line will be ap-
proximately Is miles in length and
will cost. carefully estimated, Sl,23l,-
400.
This cost will be divided as follows: ::
All OF the electric power plants and
damsites now controlled by 5. W..
Gebo, S5OO,OOO, that being the actual
cost to Mr.. Gebo Of those properties; !;
power plant on the Mcdonald dam
Site, $l75,O0O; construction OF railroad
and all necessary equipment such as
cars, depots, etc, and including right
of-way, as per estimate OF the West
inghouse-C -Church-Kne Co., $3.50, 400.
Financial Plan Presented.
Mr.. Begeman, in written COM
munication, stated that if the people
of Lewistown will purchase 100000
worth Of a proposed bond issue OF
ST 100000 at 90 cents on the dollar
and purchase 100000 shares Of the
capital stock at 50 cents per share,
making a total investment by local
people OF $4,000. he would bring
back from Holland. late in the sum
mer, the remaining million odd dollars
necessary to insure the construction
and equipment of the line
Plan Favorably Considered.
Messrs. Begeman and Gebo supple
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03

The greatest public land sale ever
held i'll the state OF Montana and,
without doubt, one of the greatest
ever held in the United States, was
concluded iii this city last Friday at
noon, knocked down to the lucky
bidder the last OF AZ 300 acres OF state
land. The sale began Wednesday
afternoon and required two full days,
the spirited bidding for almost every
trace put up requiring much more
time than is usually the case when the
lands offered are not SO superlatively
attractive as those OF the peerless
Judith Basin.
Over One Million Dollars.
The total receipts Of the sale were
one million, two hundred four thou
sand, fifty eight dollars and thirteen
cents. Joseph Okcr, who conducted
the sale, carried back with him to be
deposited to the permanent school
endowment fund of the state, $780,
o0S,7l, that being the first payment Of
IS per cent Of the purchase price
Competition Very Keen.
There was keen competition for the
land offered. Deputy State Land
Agent Oker informs the Democrat 81
per cent. of the land put up was sold,
and iully 90 per cent Of this was sold
under competition. The average price
per acre throughout the county was
$25.4y per acre and the average price
paid for strictly Judith Basin land was
$282S per acre The highest price
paid wac $64 per acre for the SW IA,
Sec 9, TIP. l6 N, r. II +. This tract
adjons the townsite of Stanford and
Frank Mitchell was the purchaser.
This entire section brought $4,000
and Mr.. Mitchell. on the same day,
sold the land to the William n.
Brown company at nice advance in
the fancy figures which he paid the
state.
Interest Is Intense.
No greater indorsement OF the lands
OF the great Judith Basin could be
asked than the results of this immense
sale. The city was full of people whe
desired to get a piece Of state Land
scores coming from distant points
many from other states. None oil the
purchasers had any complaint to Offer
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03
Lewistown Base Ball Players Put Up
Good Contest for Initial Contest
of the Season.
MUST have SUPPORT
Present Stats of Great National
Game in Lewistown Not Salts
factory-Manager Is Wanted.

The Lewistown base ball team
started the season with a defeat by a
close score at the hands of the ever
troublesome Moore aggregation, on
metropolis, last Sunday afternoon
The game had not been advertised at
all, nevertheless, quite bunch Of
rootcrs accompanied the team to
Moore where fair-sized crowd
turned out to witness the contest.
The Lewistown Lineup.
The Lewistown team lined up as
follows:
Durig, II; Slater, 3rd base; McKeer,
lst base; Baker, CT; Friedline, IS;
Shafer, End base; Campbell, c; Funk.
RI; Smith, p.
Considering the fact that they have
had no practice, the boys put up
good exhibition. Little Smithy pitched
fine ball and with trife better sup
port, would have won, hands down.
Moore has strong team, while the
Lewistown players lined up fast
bunch.
Game Up in the Air.
Things are in somewhat of a chaotic
condition, locally, so far as base ball
affairs are concerned. There are a
lot of good players in the city and
they want to play the game, but the
difficulty is in getting some one to
act as manager. 1t will fall upon the
manager to raise the money with
which to start the game out on solid
basis, and few want the job. It is
likely, however, that before the end of
the present week, some steps will be
taken which will insure the hundreds
OF fans in this city a lot of good
games this season.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-05-03
Spokane Millionaire Who Is interest
ed in Cumberland Mine, Thinks
They Have a Bonanza.
Mill NOW RUNNING
Cyanide Tanks All Full and Ma
chinery Works Perfectly, Says
Wright-Clean up IN 20 Days.

A. S. Wright came in yesterday
from Maiden, where he is now spend
ing the greater part OF his time super
intending the work being done at the
Cumberland mine. Mr.. Wright in
formed the Democrat that the new
mill, just completed on the property,
was started few days ago and the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-11
ALLEGED OPIUM
DEALER Caught
Double Haul BY Chief McDuf-
fie-Man With Gun Is
Taken.

Last night Chief McDuliie and his
men dropped lin on a Chinese store
where the proprietor was caught
redhanded selling twenty-five cents
worth of opium. An informer had
been sent ahead with marked quar-
ter, and the same old act was
brought of. The Chinese sold some
of the dope in shell, and then the
sleuths dropped in and recovered the
tainted coin.
When McDuhie got inside the
store another man who was thought
to have something to do with the
affair was noticed to- be moving
about lot. He was searched and
fully-l0aded revolver was found in
his possession.
This morning charge of having
concealed weapons In his possession
was laid against the man, whose
name Is All Yau. Judge Andrade
fined him $40 and costs this morn
ing. The alleged opium seller was
remanded TIL tomorrow for trial
and his bond was fixed at 500.