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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25
PRESIDENT OF THE
FEDERATION HERE
LOOKING INTO THE UNION
LABOR SITUATION-MEE
TO BE HELD THURSDAY.

President Donohue, of the Montana
State Federation of Labor, is in the
city, his presence here having to do
with the movement to organize in
this city trade and labor council
and to generally organize the wage
earners of Lewistown. TO this end,
a meeting of all the unions is to be
held Wednesday night.
Brewery Strike.
incidentally, Mr.. Donohue is pay
ing some attention to the brewery
strike, and will make an effort to
bring about an adjustment of that
trouble. Mr. Donohue has met most
of the prominent union men Of the
city and thinks the outlook for per-
fecting an organization is bright.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25
CARTER DOES
NOT ANSWER
Senatorial Nominee Makes No Effort
to Reply to Some Questions Put
By Lewistown Democrats.
SPEECH DISAPPOINTING
Evident Fear of Impending Defeat
Causes Senator to Lose Much of
His Noted Suavity.

Senator Thomas Henry Carter, the
gentleman about whose record as a
public servant the battle in Montana
is now raging, addressed big crowd
in Lewistown last Thursday evening.
That the attendance was so large was
due almost entirely to the distribution
of circular on which was printed
ten questions which Mr.. Carter was
asked to answer. They are questions
which are of live interest to the voters
and Senator Carriers attitude on them
during his official career has been
such as to cause criticism of his
actions.
The Senator Was Ratified.
The senator was noticeably ratified
by this effort to make him come out
in the open and explain a few things
to the people Of Montana. It was
not the Carter who has visited Lew
istown in times past. The fear of inn
pending defeat was written on his
face and the old jaunty air was gone.
His speech was lame and utterly un-
convincing compared to his usual eff
forts at campaign speaking. Perhaps
he was thinking Of what has happened
to his old cronies, Hale and Burrows; !;
perhaps his keen ear has heard the
rumblings of discomfort and in
surgency which are sweeping tip from
the mesas Of Dawson to the orchards
of the Flathead. At any rate, some
thing sadly disturbing the serenity of
his soul, for as he appeared before
the audience here Thursday night. he
was not the bold. jaunty. suave, story
telling Carter of other days.
Issues Are Evaded.
Taking up the list of questions. he
made most commendable effort to
side-step them and succeeded fairly
we'll in one or two instances For in
stance, he said he voted for protec-
tive tariff on coal oil because the dem
ocrats of Oklahoma and Texas want
ed it. Nothing about whether Or not
democrats or republicans of Montana
wanted it. and certainly nothing about
whether one of his great patrons. the
Standard Oil company, wanted it.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25
Crowley Property Appraised.

The Board OF Commissioners APP
pointed to appraise the property oil
Crowley Bros. in the condemnation
proceedings OF the Milwaukee for
right-of-way through Crowley Bros
property, made their report last week
allowing the defendants the sum OF
%,l50 The amount asked for was
$4,000 and the amount offered by the
company was $500 John A. Cole
man represented the defendants, while
o. w. Bclden looked after the rail
roads interests.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25

dexter, i'll Washington. On the other
hand, 1t is also necessary occasionally
tor the progressive republicans to line
up with the democrats OF the same
school OF political thought, as in the
case OF Maine. Coming down to the
situation in Montana, Governor Nor
ris showed that Senator Carter is, by
natural inclination and association, a
conservative Of the conservatives, and
also plainly demonstrated to his au-
dience that the only way to defeat
Senator Carter for reelection is for
the progressive republican voters to
combine with the progressive demo-
Gratis III the present campaign.
The governor was frequently in
Continued from page ~
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25
Meeting OF
CITY COUNCIL
Going After the Big Traction Engines
Because of Damage Done to the
Cement Crossings.
The MOVING OF HOUSES
Permits Will Have to Be Secured in
Future and Street Commissioner
Will Act.

The city council last evening de-
voted considerable time to consider
ing the damage done to street cross
lngs by traction engines, especially on
Main street. After long discussion,
it was decided to repeal the present
ordinance on the subject, and City At
tOrney Coleman was instructed to
prepare new one, under which the
moving Of houses along Main street
will be strictly forbidden, and the
moving OF houses at all will only be
allowed when a permit is secured and
the work done under the supervision
Of the street commissioner. With the
issuance of permit, a deposit for
possible damages will also be required.
The city attorney was instructed to
proceed against John Gilkcrson to re-
cover damages alleged to have been
done to street crossings by his trac-
tion engine III its travels through the
city recently.
Cement Work Accepted.
The cement work i'll the Fifth
avenue boulevarding district was ap-
proved, the walks and crossings hav-
ing been inspected and found to be
iirst-elass.
Lights Wanted.
L. c. Russell, on behalf of the prop
erty owners on the other side OF the
railway track, asked that the railway
company be required to put in lights
at certain crossings. Referred to City
Attorney Coleman,
The attorney was instructed to pre-
pare an ordinance requiring the rail-
way company to grade and plank GER
tain crossings.
The sprinkling tax levy was con-
frmed, there being no protests on file.
some parties interested had
expressed dissatisfaction with the levy.
Sanitary Measures.
The new city garbage ordinance.
prepared by City Attorney Coleman,
was scanned. but it is of such length
that the consideration of the measure
was not concluded. 1t will be taken
up again at special meeting to be
held Oct 81.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25
BOOSTERS GET TOGETHER
Semi'Annual Meeting Of Commercial Club A Big
Success spirit Of Optimism Prevails. 1.-The
Reports Interesting Addresses.

The most successful meeting held
by the Commercial Club since its Or
ganlzation was that of last Friday
night. While it was the semi-annual
meeting Of the club, it took the form
of a smoker, with Dutch lunch, and
every minute of the time was thor
oughly enjoyed by the large number
of business men and boosters gen
orally who assembled at the rooms OF
the Judith Club. President David
Hilger presided throughout the pro-
ceedings.
Secretary's Report.
Secretary G.. +. Mathews read his
report, covering the clubs activities
during the past six months. During
that period the club has sent out let
ters and booklets to the number of
2,477, all of these being in response
to inquiries. Mr.. Mathews stated
that his policy had been to answer
every letter received, although many
of them seemed unimportant. The
club had used its best efforts to Sc
cure the brick factory, and that enter
prise was now assured for Lewistown.
1t had taken up transportation mat
tiers with the Milwaukee and he was
pleased to report that in the spring
a local train between this city and
Butte would be put on, leaving here
at 8 a. NJ. and returning at about 8
p. m.
The Railway Shops.
The club was making a special ef-
fort to get the Great Northern and
Milwaukee shops located here and the
prospect was most encouraging. Mr.
Mathews spoke OF the great i'm
portance of this matter and referred
to the fact that the shops at Liv-
ingston and Miles City had proved Of
immense benefit, the payroll at Miles
City being 100000 month.
For New Opera House.
The secretary strongly recommend
ed that every support be given the
plan to build a new opera house here
1t would be, he believed, good in.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25
Here From New York.

Dennis ]: Murphy, Of New York
City, is in the city this week, and will
spend some time here looking after
his mining interests in the Cone Butte
district. Mr.. Murphy came direct
from New York, and when asked
about the political situation in the
Empire state, he said that everything
indicated the election of the demo
cratic state ticket at the coming cleo
ton. He says that the stand-patters
will not rally to the support of Teddy
after beirr so thoroughly threshed By
the Strenuous one"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25
Will Have Charge of Office.

Paul K. Trigg, OF Miles City, ar
rived in the city last week, and has
taken charge of the office OF the Neill
Land & Townsitc Co. Mr.. Trigg is
one Of those clean-cut young business
men whom it is pleasure to meet.
Although he has been resident of
Miles City for some time, this is his
first visit to Lewistown. and he was
most agreeably surprised at the great
volume OF business and general city
air of the town.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-10-25
Bijou Has Good Show.

There will be an entire new show
on at the Bijou theater for this eve
ming, when three big features will be
seen there. This change is guaranteed
by the management to be better than
the best, which means lot to the
Lewistown theater-goer. The songs,
as usual, will be of the best and rem
dered in that always pleasing manner
by the little Bijou singer.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
MODES Of ohe MOMENT

plest tailored suit look up.to.date and
attractive.
Another excellent suit seen on the
planches this morning was of navy
blue shantuug In this case the skirt
was short and quite plain; II could not
have measured more than two yards
around the extreme hem. The coat
was neither long nor short. and was
closely nodded to the figure, with
large revers of lowered foulard. ivory
flowers on navy ground. A loose tie
OF black silk appeared under the col
lar and revers, and the ends we're
knottod In front and allowed TO fall
over the dress. with this suit a fiat
Tuscan hat was worn, which had the
high crown completely surrounded by
poppies and corn and the brim lined
with black tafetnf
These Tuscan hats. fiat I'm the brim
and rather high in the crown, are very
fashionable this season They are In
lnltely becoming when lined with
black or navy blue tafietas and when
trimmed with large bows OF taifetas
or velvet, or with a quantity Of vivid
flowers.
The inclination Of the moment Is to
lower the crowns Of the hats and at
the same time to widen the brlms.
Whether this fashion will survive
the fall is a moot point II does not
often happen that exaggeratedly
large brimmed hats continue In fash
ion IN the winter as they are incon-
venient In many ways. especially In
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
nini tnr nlrl Aihls,nn.

Students IN wellesley college who
go IN for athletics next year must sub
NIT 10 severe dieting. This Ia n do
parturo for college girl athletics, for
hitherto not much attention has been
paid TO tho subject OF eating. Agnes
Roche. newly elected president Of
wollcsley'a Athletic association. and
Miss Homans. physical director OF the
college. have decided 90 lay out n
rigorous course OF dieting for the
members OF tho crew. the basketball
and track teama. Tho members OF
the team will be required 10 No 10 bed
at n certain hour. take not more than
nine hours sioop and TO eat the plain.
sst OF foods. Nuts and Ice cream will
not longer bo regarded M fruit and
will be tabooed from the table OF tho
girl athletoa This advance In train.
Ing will keep pace with other growth
In the athletic department OF tho col
lego. There viii be a baseball dia,
mond. a cricket field and perhaps a
football field. The hope 10 10 onoour'
ago all these gamea among tho stu
dents.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30

made the defendant IN SUIT 10 col
lect $4,000. which is said to be one
half the profits Of land deal which
Burton engineered
When Burton was released from Jail
he did not have enough money left to
buy the law books for an office az Abb.
lene. He had some wealthy friends.
and they gave him a start by taking
stock In a weekly newspaper which he
established. The paper made some
money. and now Burton owns daily
at salina Burton had used all his sal.
airy as n senator and his income from
his Kansas law practise IN trying TO
keep out Of fail. lie was not only
sent 10 jail. hut was sentenced TO pay
n fine OF $500. Through a technical
error IN the commitment papers. this
fine cannot be collected except through
special court proceedings. and the
government may take up the case at
any time.
Burton has been buying Texas
ranches and cutting the big properties
into small farms and selling theae
farms TO eastern buyers. ono deal
alone IA said TO have brought Burton
tS0.Oo0 and Il IL this one that the sult
has been filed against him for n divi.
sion OF this amount In profits. Ho n
Interested IN another huge deal. In.
volying n purchase price OF 81 900. 600.
and II IL said that his share from this
will net him 100000 before the end Of
the year.
Burton II now amassing hls fourth
fortune. lie made and lost two for.
tunes an n lawyer and then became n
politician and was elected TO the
United states senate. lie was In com.
Portable circumstances through his
law practise In Kanaaa and hia salary
aa a senator. and then he was appoint
cd an attorney for n ~. Louis corpora.
tion and appeared before some depart.
menta In Washington aa the attorney
for this company. This was IN viola.
uon OF federal statute and burton
waa prosecuted and convicted. He Lost
all the money he had In lighting this
case.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
AcUTENEsS OF CATTLE BUYER
Ne Can Estimate Number Of Head In
Herd Of Four or Five Hundred
Also Detect Sickness.

Herders on Texas cattle ranches be
come so expert their scrutiny of cat.
tie that in buying them on the hoof
they often rely for enumeration upon
glance at the herd as they ride past.
Their passing estimate practically
never varies more than two or three
from the actual number In the herds
of from 80 to 100 and in much larger
herds of from 200 to 500 their esti-
mates will preserve the same proper
ton of accuracy.
In some cases this ability to esti-
mate is carried to higher degree OF
accuracy even for very large herds. In
the early 70s. before the days of weigh
ing scales and railroads. cattle buyers
In the southwest would buy cattle at
so much a hundredweight from their
owners. This estimate of weight was
based on what the cattle would weigh
after they had been driven 200. 300 or
400 miles TO the Kansas City market
Nevertheless. the error would only
amount to few pounds, but enough
to affect their profits.
Charles Goodnight of Goodnight.
Tex. and owner of tho famous buffalo
herd bearing his name, told some ex'
traordinary things about q negro he
knew. When the roundup time came
they would place this negro in an ad'
vantageous position and drive past him
the herds belonging to different men.
All these cattle except the calves had
their owners brands. Later. when
these calves, after having been mixed
up in the corral. we're taken out to be
branded, he could toll which brand 10
put on each from having noted at the
time to which COW each belonged.
This astonishing acuteness Ia even
more clearly demonstrated In their de-
lection OF diseased or defective ami
mails In herds which they are inspect
Ing for purchase. In this discrimina.
tion they equally rely upon rapid Wis.
ual sweep OF the cattle while grazing.
the inspector ms ely riding through
the herd.
Those statements the narrator was
nj pains 20 substantiato by corrobora.
tive testimony from friends on the spot
actively associated with tho business
OF cattle raising
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
HIS HIDEOUS
HEIRLOOM
By STACY z. BAKER

(Copyfght, 1910, by ASSOCIATED Literary fless1
Miss Harriet Herlien was eccentric,
and her eccentricity led her to ex'
tremes when, at her death. she willed
q time.worn and hldeous bureau TO her
favorlte nephew-and nothing else.
Marvin Chapman debated long on
whether to favor the relic of an art
less manufacturer with resting room,
or relegate II to secondhand em-
porium. In the end love and GER
tain respect for the old lady won; the
bureau was installed in the otherwise
up-to-date apartments of the young
man.
Miss Harriet Herlien had been a
highly esteemed woman, aggressive
in word and action She had a shrewd
mind, calculating, keen.
Chapman, who had not seen his
aunt for number of years, remem.
bcred her as sharp-eyed old lady.
silverhaired and always garbed in
black.
The bureau amused the friends Of
the young artist. and laughing con.
gratulations were given Chapman on
having secured so handsome an an
tique. He volunteered no explana.
tions. The bureau became n perma.
nont fixture In bis rooms.
Chpaman was an artist of much
talent. but, as yet, little success. He
managed. by rigid economy, to live
within his all.to.small income, and
keep up appearances. Meanwhile. the
spotlight of publicity was gradually
coming closer.
The youth had always believed that
his aunt was n woman OF vast wealth
ana that he was TO inherit all OF
her fortune. Believing this. he had
made no effort 20 husband his own
little money. Now be realized his
mistake-this leaning on possibilities
for his dream was farther away
from him than overland he had i'm.
oginod II most tangible. and OF bound.
to-como.true construction.
But, after all. even n the little
country studio. far away from the
stress and clamor OF the town. were
eliminated. and the constant produo.
tion OF pot boilers" was always to
be n necessity. the heart OF the dream
was still left 10 him. Tho heart OF
the dream. the radiant center around
which all these thoughts and visions
Of tho future rovolyod. was-Annotto
Loyal
The young artist had known the
girl for years. They had been fellow
students In Paris. and her dark eyes.
atndded beneath neI.e e brown. bad
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30

Or. William Saunders. the head OF the
system. has worked untiringly and
the results have been great. His first
connection with the service was In
1885, when he was a business man
making a hobby OF horticulture. Al
that time he was sent abroad 20 study
agricultural work In other nations.
aud upon his return he was made d.
rector OF fye experimental farms
about 10 be organized Since then.
under his guidance. the work Las pro
gressed by leaps and bounds. The po-
tential yield OF every acre OF Cana
dian farm land has been increased;
fruit has ben successfully raised on
the north plains. and besides this.
there has been established a great
educational extension service for the
training OF the young Canadian far
mer,
The keystone OF this experimental
farm system In Canada is the so
called central farm. near Ottawa The
first branch farm was established be-
tween Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
and this was followed by q farm at
Brandon. for Manitoba. Then came
branch for the northwest territories.
which was placed az Indian Head.
and others have been established
since.
These experimental farms have been
OF great value 10 Canada. enabling her
to take an inventory OF her agricul
tural resources and TO know the posi-
btlities OF her land.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30

Goodyear's discoveries In yulcanlza
ton OF rubbers not only have almost
made a new world OF comforts and
eonyeniences. but opened vast new
golden mines, greater than OF the
Rand or famed Tarapaca. OF wealth 10
be measured only by terms OF millions.
ii not billions, A rubber supply grows
as Il Is used. but gold and oil can
suffer no increase over old eaTth's de.
posits All this comes from the mind
OF science. but II looks TO me like a
cold day and good many years be.
fore We Yanks give Goodyear a statue.
Science does not care much for stat.
pes, anyhow.-New York Press.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30

Impression; the other Is expert knowl.
edge, says a writer In Human Life.
steinmetz7 Never heard OF hint
Exactly; no one has ever heard OF
him. outside Of his profession. He's
that sort He's a mysterious little
man, a Lilliputian in body, a giant IN
mind. He can walk under a four.foot
bar. is as shy az debutante, modest
as they make 'em. and works so quiet.
ly by himself that you'd never know
be was around. Yet this diminutlve
German. who was walking up Broad.
way. a pennlless immigrant. 20 years
ago. Ia now top man In his line. and
the $4,000 men OF the General Electric
company get their electrical lore from
him. lie Ia paid $4,000 an yearly
salary. The hundred and more I'm.
portant Inventions he has made all
stand In the name Of bis company. Ho
has hidden his remarkable and little
known genius behind the company by
which he In employed. That II why
the world has never heard OF him.
steinmetz owes his presence In this
country 20 too much socialistlc actlyi
~ abroad some couple Of decades ago
While young student nt the Univer.
atty Of Breslau he edited n Socialistic
paper 90 successfully that the govern.
ment got after him. He made good
hla escape TO Switzerland. however. 10.
eating at Zurich and going through
the experience OF living on $3.50 n
month This was the royalty payment
he received for having published a
textbook on astronomy. His room.
mate. year later. waa ordered 10
America by tho German police authori.
ties. and StoinmetE took the fatea by
tho foroloek and went along. too.
A long and discouraging search for
work nnally landed him aa drafts.
man In tho Elohemoyer Hhopa nj Yon.
keru. In two years ho had kicked hia
drafting board into a cobwob corner.
and was climbing up on tho payroll Of
tho concern aa n member OF tho ex.
perimentai stan. Five years later the
General Electric company had ab.
sorbed the Eiehemeyer outfit. and Mr.,
steinmetE had become their chief OK.
pert
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30

made their strong appeal 10 him long
before he had become acquainted with
her. Above and beyond her perfect
figure. her rare poise; above ana be
yond all these. the magnetism OF her
personality had claimed him. and he
knew In his heart that there never
could be any other.
The youth had been keen boy.
fresh from the country In those days.
and what the girl could have found In
him was a mystery. To be sure. the
aquiline nose. the hrm. frank eyes
and the fighting Jaw told OF victories
10 come; but, as a general rule. young
girls are not able 10 Judge OF such
things.
Both Chapman aud the girl were
now back In New York. and the friend
ship had long since ripened 10 an en-
gagement and a full understanding
Annette's career as an artist was In
the same state as that Of her sweet.
heart.
II think II Is rather quaint" com
plimented Miss Leya. upon her first
glimpse of the monstrosity. Never.
theless. her enthusiasm broke to no
line frenzy. Polite fabrications came
10 the girl with difficulty. Her per
feet lips and her rather serious pro
file were consistently above trivial
word yagaries.
Several months after the installa-
tion Of the heirloom Chapman re-
ceived a caller.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
A a Refrlaerator.

Jerome s. Mewade. on the Cunat,.
pier IN New York. was talking about
last months long and terrible heat
wave.
THE heat wave" no said. caused
comic as well as tragic happenings.
For instance;
Late ON a hot afternoon n guard at
the Metropolitan museum. entering
the hal oi sculptures. was amazed 10
see a fat. Ted-faced man seated on the
knee OF a marble Venus.
THE guard could hardly believe his
eyes. lie advanced hurriedly. Yes. II
was true. The fat man sat on the
Venus white lap. his arms were
around her necA. and his head lay on
her shoulder.
Say. what are you doin' thereY
the seandalized guard demanded.
Its all-hie-all IT.. guard. replied
the fat man. I'm just eoolin' on q
bit-hic-thash an"