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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26

current here or elsewhere. As quick
ly as we can get around to it, all
existing rates will be gone over and
if we discover any inequalities, it mat
tiers not in whose favor or against
whom, those differences will be
abolished We intend to treat every
customer alike and we believe that
strictly uniform rate to all will prove
satisfactory.
Further than this, when our rates
are finally adjusted as they will be
adjusted by our company, we stand
ready to have them compared with
the rates which obtain in any other
city of Montana, and feel confident
that such comparison will show the
Lewistown rates to be reasonable.
Electric Line to Kendall.
The purchase of the interests of
the Citizens Electric company and
the probable amalgamation of the
two companies, will, l sincerely be-
lieve, mean much to this city and
surrounding territory. In company
with Mr.. E. H. Begemann, who repre-
sents syndicate Of Holland hnan-
ciers, who are looking for investments
in this country, | took a trip to Ken
dali with view to examining into
the feasibility Of an electric line from
Lewistown to that thriving gold
camp. Mr.. Begemann is highly i'm
pressed with the practicability Of such
venture. He is. especially pleased
with LewlstoWn and has become a
genuine booster for this great little
city.
Upon our return from Billings,
about the first of May, we will again
go to Kendall, this time over the
route OF proposed electric line sur
veyed for Mr.. Bright by Mr.. Otto
Wasmansdorff, and following this
trip, believe that we will be ready
to make positive announcement of
our intention to construct the road.
Immense Power Plant.
This project will necessarily mean
that another big electric plant will
be built at the Mcdonald dam site,
a short distance below the city. The
building Of this plant and the con-
struction of the Kendall road will
mean the employment of hundreds
Of men and the expenditure Of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. 1t will
also mark the first steps, / firmly be-
lieve, in an enterprise which will,
within a very short time, make Lew
istown the center Of several such
lines which will run out through the
Judith Basin. That such lines will
prove profitable for those back of the
projects is the firm opinion Of Mr..
Begemann as we'll as Of others who
know something of the possibilities
of enterprises of that nature"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
AN UP-TO-DATE STORE.
Many Improvements in the Place of
Lewistown Furniture Co.

The store of the Lewistown Fur
nlture company, on the corner OF
Main street and Fifth avenue, has re-
Gently undergone many Improvements
which makes it one Of the prettiest
stores OF the sort in the state OF
Montana.
Under the direction of Manager
Marsh, the interior of the store build
ing has been newly papered and
painted. The partition dividing the
two sales rooms has been taken out,
giving them one large, well-lighted
room for the display and sale OF
goods.
One Of the front doors was closed
up and display window So BY I feet
put in. This enables the window
decorator for the firm to give free
scope to his ideas in the artistic dis
play of the very fine line OF goods
carrid by the company.
Manager Marsh, like all other Lew
istown business men, is looking for,
ward to greatly increased business
this year and now has that estab-
lishment arranged SO he can take
care Of his trade to much better ad-
vantage.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
S. w. Gebo Announces That Pros
poets of An Electric Line to Gold
Camp Is Very Probable.
another POWER PLANT
The Mcdonald Dam Site On Lower
Spring Creek Will Be Scene of
Active Operations Very Soon.

S. w. Gebo, promoter and one of
the heaviest stockholders in the
Lewistown Coal, Gas & Light COM
pany, last Thursday evening closed a
deal for the purchase OF all OF the
stock OF the Citizens Electric com
pany, after negotiations which have
been in progress for the last thirty
days. John L. Bright, general man
ager and heavy stockholder in the
Citizens company, negotiated the
deal with Mr. Gebo and it is under
stood that the transfer involved an
even quarter OF million dollars.
Some Valuable Properties.
The property taken over includes
the old power plant, a mile above
this city, the large, modern electric
plant, five Or six miles above this
city, and all Of the lines, equipment,
etc, used in connection with the
operation Of those two plants. 1t
also included the power site known
as the Mcdonald dam site, a few
miles below the city, and last, but by
no means least, franchise Of twenty
FIVE years duration, recently granted
by the taxpayers of the city at a
special election held to vote on that
question.
Gebo Declares Intentions.
In an interview with the Democrat,
Mr.. Gebo declared the intentions Of
his company with reference to TAX
ing care of the local business and the
extensions which are being planned.
He said:
Il wish to assure the people of
Lewistown of the intention OF our
company to deal with the utmost
fairness with every user Of electrical
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
ANOTHER VICTORY.
Huge Republican Majority Over
turned by New York Democrats.


Rochester, n Y, April l9-More
than 10000 voters Of Monroe county
changed from the republican to the
democratic column today and elected
the first democratic congressman that
has represented the Thirty second dis
trict in 20 years.
James S. Havens, democrat,
running on a tariff reform platform,
defeated George w. Aldridge, for a
score of years the ruler of the county
republican organization, by 5000
votes.
Monroe county, which comprises
the Thirty ysecond and congressional
district, is nominally republican by
about 5000. James Breck Perkins,
whose death in the middle of his third
congressional term necessitated a
special election today, carried the dis
trict in 1908 by lO.l67 votes.
Mr.. Havens had arrayed against
him one OF the strongest political Or
ganizations in the state Yet in a
campaign lasting but II days and
with hastily constructed machine,
he accomplished one of the most re-
markable overtures in political his
tory. The result Of today's election
takes its place beside the democratic
victory in the l4th Massachusetts dis
trict, where Eugene Foss was sent
to congress from a district supposed
to be as rock ribbed republican as
this.
Mr.. Havens rode to victory on a
platform advocating tariff reform in
the interests Of the consumer. a re-
vision OF the duties on wool and
woolen goods, removal of the tax
on hides and lumber, a removal of
the tariff on iron ore, an income tax,
and finally advocating independence
OF political bosses Mr. Aldridge, his
opponent, contented himself with
general proclamations. On the tariff
question he was rewarded as Stand
patter.' Both candidates declared for
reciprocity with Canada, an employees
compensation act, a parcels post and
a postal savings bank
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
Secretary of Lewistown Commercial
Club Cooperating With Local
Census Enumerators.
A PLAN IS SUGGESTED
Those Who Have Not Been Counted
Asked to Send in Their Names
to the Secretary.

Realizing that the local census
enumerators are working under diff
6culties, and being especially desirous
of having every person in Lewistown
properly counted, Secretary George
Mathews, of the Commercial Club,
has adopted plan for the assist
ance of the census takers in this city.
Many Are Missed.
1t frequently happens that one OF
the enumerators calls at place two
or three times without finding any
one at home. Their time being limit
ed to thirty days, it is impossible to
repeat these calls oftener than two or
three times, and for this reason, the
census does not return the number
of persons residing at that place.
Let the Secretary Know.
Secretary Mathews asks that all
persons who have not been seen by
one OF the enumerators, call in per-
son or send in their names with their
street addresses to him, at the COM
mercial club rooms. These names
will be turned over to one of the
enumerators who will make it a point
to see the persons who have been
thus overlooked. If every person who
reads this article will send in the
names of those who, to their certain
knowledge or belief. have not been
enumerated, Lewistown will probably
show population several hundred in
excess of that given US by the enum-
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26

or fifteen players, among whom
were such old-timers as Friedline,
Campbell, Shafer, Moe, McKeen and
Baker, took stiff work out at the
ball grounds. There were number
OF new men out and several of them
showed form which will enable them
to hold down jobs in this league.
Moore, Philbrook, Judith Gap,
Kendall and other live little towns
around Lewistown have already start
ed, and the metropolis should not be
laggard in shaping up for as success
full season.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
DECLAMA70RY CON.
TEST FRIDAY EVENING
SELECTION OF REPRESENTA-.
TIVE TO MISSOULA TO BE
MADE THEN.

The high school declamatory con-
test. held to choose a representative
OF the Fergus County Free High
school in the scholastic contest
in Missoula next month, will be held
next Friday evening in Culver's hall.
The judges selected to pick the
winner from among the nine con-
testants, are Miss Hazel Kaull, Franz,
J. Hazen, o. w. Belden, E. c.. Ivin.
and Oscar Mueller.
The contestants and their respec-
tive subjects are as follows:
May Without a Country John
Grove.
"Vesuvius and the Egyptians Ruth
French
The Painter OF Seville" Nathalie
Smith.
The Slowly's at the Theater,"
Emmett Baker.
THE Convict's Soliloquy," Anna
belle Funk.
Tent Scene" Julius Caesar),
Vivian Reeder.
Wee Willie Winkle,' Elsie Ander-
son.
Death Bed OF Benedict Arnold"
Harvey Rowley.
Legend OF Provence, Maude
Phillips.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
JOHN ELLISON INJURED.
Well-Known Delivery Man Suffers
Broken Leg in Runaway.

John Ellison, formerly city street
commissioner, now engaged in run
ming the Lewistown Bottling Works,
suffered severe injuries this morning
about 10 o'clock, as result OF a
runaway which occurred at the bridge
which crosses Spring Creek this side
of the brewery.
His team became unmanageable and
Mr.. Ellison was thrown out, sustain
ing broken leg and other injuries
of less serious character. A cab
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
THE LAST NUMBER.
Closing Number of the Lecture
Course Comes Saturday Evening.

The closing number OF the Lewis
town Lecture Club for the season
will be here Saturday evening. The
final act will be put on by Laurant,
one OF the greatest magicians Of the
present generation.
Laurant has searched the world,
has travelled through India, China,
Japan. Egypt, Turkey and Persia, to
become acquainted with wierd and
curious tricks of magic with which
to delight the people of the western
country.
Don't fail to see Laurant Saturday
evening
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26

orators working without such assist
ance.
By all means, let Lewistown have
full count. Let us make the best
possible showing among the am
bilious cities Of Montana Be sure
your name is On the list. Ii you are
in doubt as to whether or not it is
now there, report to the secretary,
in the basement OF the Masonic
temple
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
Rush Still On.

The rush of homeseekers who are
anxious to secure government land
in the Judith Basin continued un-
abated and the record of entries in
tn local United States land office for
April bids fair to approach, if not
equal. the high mark of 1000, made
in March. Over seven hundred fill
irgs have been made up to date this
month.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
Large Crowd Assured,
Returns From California.

The families of M. L. Woodman
and J. I. Wunderlin arrived home last
Friday evening from California, where
they spent the winter They came
home via San Francisco and Seattle,
making the journey from San Pedro.
near Los Angeles, to Seattle, by
water, the trip requiring FIVE days.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26

was set for and the injured man was
brought to his home on Fifth avenue,
where he received surgical attention,
and is now resting as easily as pos
sible under the circum stances.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
Some Fast Players Here.

There are a dozen or more fast
amateur plays now in the city and
all OF them are anxious to get into
the game The present plan is to
raise sufficient money to have some
steps built up the hill to the ball
grounds, have the grounds put into
good condition, purchase suits and
other necessary equipment for the
team. The local ball players, all Of
whom are working in the city, viii
not ask for any salaries, being will
ing to take whatever is left after the
necessary expenses are paid from the
gate receipts.
1t will require the expenditure OF
several hundred dollars to do the
things necessary in order that the
season may be started out on good
basis, and it is believed that there
are enough lG.lal fans in the city will
ing to subscribe to such fund to
meet the demands of the occasion
First Practice Sunday.
Last Sunday was an ideal day for
the great national pastime and ten
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
Unusual Interest Being Taken in the
Auction Which Will Be Held To.
morrow at Court House.
SOME VERY fine TRACTS
thousands of Acres of Choice Agri-
cultural Lands Will Provide Some
Lively Bidding.

1t IS estimated that there will be
from five hundred TO one thousand
land hungry people at the county
court house tomorrow morning when
Joseph Oker, OF the state land de-
partment, will offer ior sale, On Be-.
nan OF the state, approximately $1,000
acres Of land III Fergus county. It
promises to be, by long odds, the
greatest sale ever held by the state
authorities OF a portion Of the princeIy
portion reserved when the state was
organized and some record prices
VIII certainly be paid for MANY of
the choicest tracts
Intense Interest Shown.
Since the first advertisements OF the
land to be sold appeared in the Dem
ocrat four weeks ago, interest in the
coming sale has been growing in
all sections OF the county and orders
Tor copies OF the paper containing this
advertisement from other parts Of the
state and even from other states have
necessltated the printing Of several
hundred extra Democrats each week.
Some Very Choice Tracts.
., the thousands of acres ordered,
there are scores OF tracts which com
prise some OF the choicest agricultural
land to be found i'll the Judith Basin
Naturally, these tracts will provide
some lively bidding and predictions
nave been made that few of them
VIII sell for as high as 500 per acre,
which is about the top price for Ju-
dlth Basin lands under present con-
ditions.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
Entertainment Committee of Lewis.
town Commercial Club Have
Again Fixed the Booster Date.
A Big time IS COMING
Plates Will Be Set for Two Hundred
Large Number Signify Inten-
tion of Being Present.

Manager Walter Bright, OF the
Bright Hotel, has informed the men,
bcrs OF the entertainment committee
OF the Lewistown Commercial Club
that the alterations now being made
IN the dining room of the big
hostelry will soon be completed, ar
which time he will be in fine shane
to take care Of the second dollar din
ner. The committee got busy and
decided upon next Monday evening.
May z, as the date for holding the
big booster dinner and arrangements
are now being made for that purpose.
Large Crowd Assured.
There were about one hundred and
seventy-hve boosters present at the
last dinner and the entertainments
committee express the belief that
there will be fully two hundred pres
ent next Monday evening. There will
be an entirely new list of speakers
and among those who are to be called
upon are numbered some of the best
post prandial orators in the state.
Every man interested in the progress
OF Lewistown should be present.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-04-26
Prospects for a Fast Team in Lew
istown Are Now Most Encourag-
ing-Fast Players Here.
WILL RAISE THE MONEY
Committee Will Soon Start Out
With Intention of Getting
Thousand Dollars.

Lewistown base ball fans, OF whom
there are several hundred live ones,
are beginning to get anxious to hear
the umpire's cry, play ball." and it
is likely that steps will be taken dur
ing the present week to raise suf-
ficient money by subscription to get
the game started off in the right di-
rection in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-14
An Odd Nugget of Gold.

There have been many large and oddly shaped gold nuggets found in the United States and elsewhere, but the oldest of them all was that dis covered at the Midhas mine, on Sulky gully, near Melbourne, Australia, in 1887. The nugget was flat and almost the exact counterpart in contour of a colossal human hand held open, with the exception of the thumb and fore finger, which were closed together in a manner so as to make it appear that the thumb was holding the finger in place. Its greatest length was twelve and a half inches and its greatest breadth eight inches. It was of the very purest gold, with but little of foreign substances adhering, mostly between the fingers" and weighed 617 ounces. It was found in the north west main drive of the Midhas mine, 12O feet below the surface of the earth and at spot only fifty feet from where the famous Lady Brassey mug get was discovered the year before. It weighed fifty-one pounds of pure gold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-14
When You "See Starx.N


 The man who when struck violently on the head says he saw stars" is not far from telling the truth. The fact is that there is phosphorescent pow CT in the eye which does not attract a persons attention under ordinary con- ditions, but which is distributed and reveals itself whenever the head gets a sudden shock and sometimes even in the act of sneezing. A blow on the head results in a pressure of the blood vessels upon the retina, causing either total darkness or a faint blue light which floats before the eyes, and it is in this faint blue light the imagination discerns the thousands of fantastic forms and figures that by general ac- ceptance are termed stars; hence. while the astronomical display so ire quently mentioned may be said to be entirely a crea ture of the ina gination, there is at least some foundation for the idea. The true nature of the sen sation is never very apparent, even to the victim. for the simple reason that 1t is invariably experienced under cir cumstances which render a searching introspective investigation out of the question.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-14
Mme. Rejane at Rehearsal.

Mime Rejane at one of her rehearsals was endeavoring to impress upon a young actor the necessity of a tragic expression.
 Put yourself in his place. she said.
 ''But have never been through such an experience" the other pleaded.
 "Wen, then" retorted the actress, imagine you have lost 300 or 400 louis at baccarat and that you have been dismissed from the company"
 His face fell
 There you have it." said she. "Keep that expression and you will win"
 For q young woman who could not weep to order she tried heroic cure.
 e'very well. I will take the part away from you. You are not pretty enough
 This had the desired effect, and the foodgates opened.
 Weep like that and you will be the hit of the piece" exclaimed Rejane triumphantly.-Lond M. A. P.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-14
POPE PLUS EARLY RISER
Contracted Habit in Childhood to
 Get up With the Sun

he was and less inclined to physical exertion. but altogether he Is more TO- bust and finds mental labor less of a burden. Of one thing he is proud, as he says. namely: that he is the earliest riser in the whole Apostolic palace. as it is his constant practice to get up at dawn. a habit which he himself says dates from his early childhood, when he was obliged to get up with the sun in order to have time to do his lessons and to cover. bare footed, the several miles which separ- ated him from the nearest school
 The excellent state of his health makes people wonder whether the life which the head of the Roman Church has imposed upon himself since the fall of the temporal power, that is to say of remaining always within the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-14
MILFORD WOMAN GETS
 $12,0000 ESTATE FOR
 BEING ADOPTED CHILD

Judge Burpee of the superior court has just returned a decision in a suit tried at Hartford in which he sustatns the claim of Mrs. Winnie Minsr of Milford to an estate of about 31zo0e in value, which comes to her originally from the estate of Mrs. Mary M. Burnham of South Windsor. When Mrs Burnham died in 1899 she created a trust estate for the bensAt of her son. Roland F. BurnhaIn. The will provided that on the death of Roland, the estate remaining should go to his lawful child or children. Mfr. Burn1am never had any children born to him, but several years ago, when Mrs Miller was g. child, he took her in legal adoption.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-14
BLAME COLD STORAGE.

Senate Committee on sWrong Tack.
 It Mistakes the Effect For the Cause.
 The senate committee appointed to Inquire into the high cost of living would appear to be trying to make a scapegoat of cold storage. It has in- roduced bill into congress placing limits upon the use. of this method of preserving foodstuffs for sale. That shows how far it is from getting at the root of the difficulty.
 Cold storage is in itself a benefcent invention. Cold storage enables the Englishman and will soon enable the American to eat New Zealand nut ton at a cheaper cost than American mutton. That is legitimate use of the process. But in the hands of the greedy monopolists cold storage keeps back the food from. the market aud becomes a method of extorting money from the poor. That is an illegitimste nse of the process.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-14
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Young chickens for broiling may be given a pleasant and unusual flavor by rubbing them on the inside with powdered ginger.
 ed on the wrong side with several thicknesses of cloth or a piece of fan nel underneath.
 Ice water is very bad for the stom- ach and for the complexion. Cool water, kept in a pitcher in the refrig- orator, is not unhealthful
 A teaspoonful of salt and one of pull veriZed soap added to every two cup fuls of starch will give fine glaze to starched clothes.
 Always stretch out the body fully when sleeping. When the limbs are crossed or the body curled the rest is not of so much benefit.
 To make a refreshing hot weather drink. mix grape juice with quarter as much lemon juice. add water and sugar to taste. and serve with cracked ice.
 If linen on which ink is spilled is promptly soaked in sour milk and left for a few hours, then rinsed in cold water. the stains will be removed.
 A relish made of one can of pimen- toes mixed with finely chopped celery, is well liked. It is covered with French dressing and served on lettuce leaves.
 A delicious extract of either oranges or lemons may be had by pairing the rinds off as thin as paper and put ting them into a bottle of alcohol.
 If clothes are sprinkled at night to be ironed the next day. cover the clothes basket with big, heavy blan- ket, and it will prevert miIdew or sour ing.
 If the cuticle around the nails seems dry and stiff and there is a tendency to hangnails, rub in well little vase line or cold cream every night before going to bed.
 The air of a room may be wonder fully freshened by putting a few drops of oil of lavender into a bowl of boil ing water and letting it stand until the water is quite cold.
 To preserve mating covering any floor and to keep it perfectly sanitary, go over it first with a damp cloth. let dry thoroughly and then give it a thin coat of clear varnish.
 To make sure a tablecloth is pure linen, moisten the goods with the tip of the tongue. If it is linen the wet spot will immediately show through on the other side.