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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13
Burglary

About four o'clock this morn
ing Mrs. Pierce Welch was
awakened by some one in the
room and upon becoming fully
awake she saw a man in the
room. She awakened Mr..
Welch who Immediately jump
ed up and and the intruder
went through the dining room
window by which he had gained
an entrance. Mr.. Welch inn
mediatly phoned the police and
and grabbing a piece of cord
wood started after the fast dis
appearing man, and would have
caught him but fell down and
gave the fugitive too great a
start. The officers were on the
scene in about ten minutes and
traced the man east on Huron
street to Ninth but there all
trace was lost. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Welch had a good look at
the man as it is day light at d
o'clock and both claim that they
can easily identify him if he
is apprehended and the local
officers have such a good dis.
cription that they expect to
land their man. Mr.. Welch's
loss is a fine gold watch,a pock-
etbook containing $1.75 and
one cuff button. All of the cit
es around here have been mott.
fie1 81 that anyone attempting
to pawn the watch may have
some trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Pratt are
in Omaha today.
V. |. Tamisiea was an Omaha
passenger this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Forest fires are raging in
Michigan and in Canada. The
dry weather in that part of the
country is more serious than in
this part of the world.
The "Good Roads Boosters"
were given a banquet at Mar
shalltown last night. The
Times editor, who is with the
Boosters, will be able to say he
had one good square meal this
month, anyhow.
In a wreck on the New Haven
& Hudson railroad at Bridge
port, Connecticut, yesterday
thirty people were killed and
double that number injured.
Miss Blanche Mclaughlin
arrived today from New York
City for a summer vacation
visit with her parents in this
city.
Rain fell in many places in
Iowa yesterday and last night.
We had only a light rain fall
here, although at one time the
indications were that we were
going to have a heavy one
Master Machanic Graham
left this morning for Norfolk
and Long Pine on company
business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Fred Thompson has resigned
his position as operator at the
yard Office and has accepted a
position with the Western
Union Co., in Omaha. He
leaves for Omaha some time
this week but will not take his
family until later.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13
Miss La Raine Cramer is con
fined to her room by a severe
attack of the tonsilitis.
Married.

WdTTIEU.
Miss Rena Harty and Myron
Altman were married at the
Methodist parsonage at six o.
clock last evening, Rev. Curtis
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Alt
man have a host of friends in
this city who wish them all the
happiness in their welded life.
They will go to housekeeping
in the Smith property on North
Third street.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Farmers are nov being en-
We'd in the newspapers because
with new potatoes at $3 per
bushel a yield Of 300 bushels to
the acre would return 5000 per
acre from a single crop, but did
you ever know hens to lay
when eggs were high?-Non-
pareil.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Mrs. L. R. Pike and daughter
Dorothy leave this evening for
a few days visit with friends in
Clinton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13
As 1t Has Been.

We are disposed to feel dis
coursged at the want of rain
this year, and yet, in examin.
ing the record of July's for the
past five years, we find that
during that period, for the
month of July the rain has
been as follows in this section.
July 1906, rain 10Th and goth
July 1907, rain 10, Is, and 3Oth
July 1908, rain 9Th
July 1909, rain 4,5, 6, 12, ID
and 25th
Jnly 1910, rain 9, IA, and 22nd
July 1911 6 and 9th light.
This shows that we are about
normal.
Canada gained by emigration
last year, 3O3, 1872 citizens, who
took into that country $780,.
100000. The cost of boosting
that country was only $25,OO0,-
900. That pays.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

7. Foss carries nearly every
kind of kitchen cabinet on the
market. jyl7
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

with new potatoes aI 9o per
bushel a yield Of 300 bushels to
the acre would return 5000 per
acre from a single crop, but did
you ever know hens to lay
when eggs were high?-Non-
pareil.
Mrs. L. R. Pike and daughter
Dorothy leave this evening for
a few days visit with friends in
Clinton.
DR.. John Tamisiea and Frank
Tamisiea returned last evening
from their trip to British Col.
umbia. They report a fine trip
and the weather cool all of the
way. They say however that
they do not care to live in that
country but that 1t would make
a fine summer resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlavy left
this morning for Cedar Rapids
where they will visit relatives
for a couple of weeks.
Kirk Barrett is visiting
friends in Council Bluffs for a
week.
DR.. G. w. Colt and wife, will
leave this evening for Detroit,
Mich, for a visit with their
children of that city. The
Doctor and his good lady are
trying to make life as pleasant
as possible, and to facilitate
this matter, are spending a
part of their time in different
sections of this country, know
ing full well, that when getting
tired of travel, they have one
of the most beautiful homes
here in the world to come to.
We wish them a safe and pleas
ant journey and a return to
their Iowa friends at no dis
tant day.
Frank Alger has resigned his
position with L. A. Tamisiea
has accepted a position with
the Opera House barber shop.
Fred Robinson, Fred Nett
zsch, Hurbert and Ewart Nc
Gavren are taking in the circus
today.
Misses Blanche and Edna
Armstrong of Oto, Ia, who
have been the guest of their
aunt Mrs. H. Brookhous er left
this afternoon for Denver.
About half the town are in
Omaha today attending the
circus. 1t is peculiar how
many of the men think it is
necessary for them to accomp-
any their sons to the circus.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cox are
in Omaha today.
Fred Thompson has resigned
his position as operator at the
yard Office and has accepted a
position with the Western
Union Co., in Omaha. He
leaves for Omaha some time
this week but will not take his
family until later.
Harry and Fred Roberts ar.
in Omaha today.
According to figures com.
piled from the last census,
Missouri Valley ranks fifty
third in size with many cities
of Iowa under the 1000 mark.
There are only twenty-three
cities over 5000 and forty-one
over 1000. A town under 1000
is not called a city and Iowa
has 101 which come in the city
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

About half the town are in
Omaha today attending the
circus. 1t is peculiar how
many of the men think it is
necessary for them to accomp-
any their sons to the circus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Mrs. Fred Warren, Of At
lantic, arrived in the Valley
last night for a visit with Mrs.
Guy Mahoney. She has been
visiting friends in South Da-
kota, and says the drouth is
very severe in that part of the
country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. John Cox are
in Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

V. |. Tamisiea was an Omaha
passenger this afternoon.
Henry Fitzgibbon shipped a
car load of hogs to Chicago
yesterday of his own raising.
o. E. Evans is in Omaha to-
day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Mrs. Wishart left for her
home in Blair, Neb., yesterday,
accompanied by her grand
daughter, Miss Mildred Reed.
Mrs. S. G. Rogers, of Coun-
ell Bluffs, is the guest of Mrs.
r. Newton, in this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Misses Blanche and Edna
Armstrong of Oto, Ia, who
have been the guest of their
aunt Mrs. H. Brookhous er left
this afternoon for Denver.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

DR.. John Tamisiea and Frank
Tamisiea returned last evening
from their trip to British Col.
umbia. They report a fine trip
and the weather cool all of the
way. They say however that
they do not care to live in that
country but that it would make
a fine summer resort.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Pratt are
in Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Frank Alger has resigned his
position with L. A. Tamisiea
has accepted a position with
the Opera House barber shop.
Fred Robinson, Fred Nett
zsch, Hurbert and Ewart Nc
Gavren are taking in the circus
today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlavy left
this morning for Cedar Rapids
where they will visit relatives
for a couple of weeks.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02
WANT RAILROAD LAND SOLD.
Petitions Circulated Requesting N. P.
to Put Land on Market.

Petitions asking that the Northern
Pacific place its large land holdings
on the market arc being circulated i'll
eastern Montana. The Billings Daily
Gazette gives the following article on
the subject:
petitions arc noM being circulated
throughout Musselshell county to the
end that the Northern Pacific Railway
company may be compelled to place
on the market its vast holdings in real
estate in that county.
"When completed, it is understood,
these petitions will be laid before
Thomas Cooper, at the head oi the
company's land department, and also
before the states representatives III
congress and other authorities
"a he plan is said to have had its
origin III Roundup and all the cities
and towns III the county are to be
visited BY those circulating the peti-
tons 1t is hoped BY the originators
that this plan will extend to every
county III the state where the rail
roads have holdings. 1t IS hoped that
these lands will be sold TO persons
who will settle upon them and culti-
yatc them.
The petition, among other things
sets forth that the cultivation OF Nh,
land will stimulate prosperity, thai
here are large tracts of land lying
idle; that the owners OF this land dc
not see fit to place these lands on the
market to actual settlers and tiller>
Of the soil that it is detrimental te
the welfare Of the community and
| prosperity Of Musselshcll county thai
this land should be withheld from set
tlemcnt and Improvement: that The
development Of county lands and re,
sources is rctarded that the citizens
residents, state, railroads and others
are deprived of the Latent Wcaltl
| lying under the unbrokcn sod Of til,
| vast prairie; that every year lost X
cultivation and production Is forevcl
lost to the wealth oi the country ane
that the Northern Pacific Land com
pany OF its subsidiary companies, hole
most Of these large tracts and bodie,
OF land
1T is hoped that these lands viii
| be placed on the market for sale tha
| this latent wealth may be dcvclope,
by cultivation and production to til,
benefit Of the community interest
| and the country at large"
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02
Will Survey Land in Fergus.

Helena, April 25.-Twenty-four gov
ernment surveying parties will be put
10 work this year surveying unsur-
.eyed lands in the counties OF Gus
ter, Chouteau, Fergus, Dawson, Cas-
eade. Flathcad Park, Sweet Grass,
Meagher, Yellowstone and Valley
counties. These parties are now III
the field in Custer, Chouteau and Fer
gus counties, and the others will be
sent out as soon as there Is gras, for
the horses.
Approximately sl75,OOo worth OF
work is planned to be done III the
state this year. Of this sum S35 900
was recently deposited by the Nor
thern Pacific to cover the cost Of
surveying isolated tracts it owns in
various parts OF the state, and the
remainder comes from the regular ap-
preparation allotted to Montana, and
the special appropriation OF Slo0OOO
made BY congress last year for the
suryey ying of public lands in the coun-
ties of Valley. Custer. Dawson and
Fergus.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02

about 25 residents, among whom are
several OF the most prominent citl-
zens, were cited to appear before the
United States district court, and it IS
believed their testimony will be given
before the grand jury. as no defendant
is named i'll the subponcas. While
they have thus been summoned. they
say they have only a vague idea OF
what is meant and they believe that
the case has something to do with the
differences between the official census
figures for Billings and those turned
in by enumerators
The official returns showed Billings
to have a population Of 1o.031. and a
report from Washington received
some time since gave the enumera-
tors figures as approximately 1900.
During the first part OF the present
week Urban H. Hester, who is con-
nected with the census bureau, was in
the city conducting a quiet investiga-
ton, the nature OF which he did not
disclose, but which seems apparent
from todayss Developments.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02
STOCK BOUGHT in
BY Bright ESTATE
AUCTION SALE OF STOCK FOR
MERLY HELD BY GEBO IN
ELECTRIC COMPANIES.

A large crowd assembled in front
OF the First National bank yester-
day at noon, the hour scheduled for
the sale OF the stock Of Samuel Gebo
III the Bright electric properties, the
Citizens Electric company and the
Spring Creek Power & Electric com
pany.
Roy T.. Ayers was the auctioneer
and after he had read the advertise
ment and called for bids, the crowd
was given a nice little thrill, when
Austin w. War; shifted his cigarette
and called cut, "One hundred thou
sand dollars
George J. Wiedeman came back
with an offer OF Sl25OOO, and Mr..
War; continued to advance the price
until he reached $4,000.
There was a pause at this stage and
Walter Bright, representing Mrs. J.
l.. Bright, who was seated in an auto
at the curb. bid SlSl 900. George
Wiedeman announced that this was
just six hundred dollars more than
he had i'll his clothes. and there being
no advance, the stock was knocked
dOWn 10 Mr. bright
Was a Formality.
1t Is certain in advance that Mrs.
Bright would bid in the stock. but
the sale was quite an interesting
event
When Mr. Gebo secured hi, gas
and electric franchises. and later put
i'll his steam electric plant at his
Spring creek mines, he became a
strong competitor with the Bright
company. although the latter. pro-
duclng its current By water power,
had the better OF the situation. How
ever. it gave Mr. Gebo the oppor-
tunlty to open negotiations for the
purchase OF the Bright company. to-
gether with the Mcdonnell power site
on lower Spring creek from Mr..
Bright. The purchase price was rep
resented by notes and they were Sc
cured by the capital stock OF the
Bright companies Having secured
complete control OF this field Mr..
Gebo's next move was to develop
some electric railway schemes. To
finance these he went to Europe He
was unable to close up his deals and
eventually fell down completely on
the entire enterprise He sailed a
short time ago for South America.
leaving his Lewistown enterprise to
shift for itself.
The property now reverts to the
Bright estate and this will be followed
in time. no doubt by a reorganization
and probably sale. as the property
IS a very valuable one and under the
management of Mr.. !. l.. Bright was
always made to pay handsomely.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02
SUES AUDITING FIRM.
Ex-Treasurer Goodwin, Of Butte,
Wants Damages

Butte, April pa sensational de
vclopment Of the recent audit by
Bogson. Peloubet & Co., OF the hnan-
cial affairs Of the city of Butte for
the past 10 years, was the institution
today Of suit for damages for $lOO,-
600 against the auditing firm and W.
T. Batten, BY Phil Goodwin, former
city treasurer and well-known demo-
cratic politician Of the state.
Goodwin demands damages for the
publication Of alleged false defama-
tory statements. alleging that the
plaintiff had not accounted for all
money collected by him during his
lncumbency Of office and claiming he
was short in his accounts, meaning
that he had feloniously withheld
money belonging to the city Of Butte.
The complaint states that in March
Of this year, the defendants made an
alleged report Of their examination OF
the books and records OF the city Of
,, Butte. particularly the records Of the
city treasurer's Office from 1907 TN
til 1910 The plaintiff was city treas
urer from May l. 1905. until May 2
1909, and it is set forth in the report
| that during that time Goodwin had
abstracted $1,70O from the city funds
which he appropriated to his own
fuse. 1t was also claimed that his
| accounts are short $12,14016, and his
personal tax account is short 81,
7OSl8, all OF which he declared to be
false and untrue.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02
ALLEGED MURDERER
IS GOING INSANE
OFFICERS SAY FRANK LAYER
DURE HAS BECOME MEN
TALLY UNBALANCED.

Frank Lavcrdure, the hall breed
taken into custody many weeks ago
on suspicion Of having murdered
Peter Wells, another hall breed, near
Grass Range, over year ago. by
beating him over the head with a
rock, is going insane. For some days
past the man has showed symptoms
OF insanity and Sheriff Woods and
his officers now believe the man will
very soon be a fit subject for al in
sane asylum
Confinement appears TO have told
Heavily on the breed and it is likely,
III the view OF the officers, that he
will never face jury.
l-averdure is not shamming He
hardly has the intelligence to do that
i'll any event, but he has been OBJ
served under conditions that leave no
doubt in the minds OF the officers that
he has become mentally unbalanced
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02
VALUATION OF
FERGUS COUNTY
Approximate Figures AS to It's Stand
ing When Assessors Books :.
Are Made Up.
REDUCTION ON SHEEP.
Will Take Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars From the Total-The
County Will Hold Its Own.

The work Of County Assessor Mike
Gurnett has now progressed SO far
that it is possible to approximate the
result OF the valuation this year. The
total valuation last year was $l6,83,-
27o, and this advanced Fergus to the
third class. The creation Of Mussel-
shell county took from Fergus prop
erty having valuation, III round
figures, Of S3,4OO,OOO, which would re-
duce the total, on last years basis,
to something like $l3,45O,OOO This
is under the limit Of 81 100000 re
quired for a county Of the third class,
and OF course no such difference
could be made up this year. The APP
portionment, however, is made after
the assessment next year, and even
should there be no railway building,
the natural gain will more than make
up the required deficiency, SO that
the county will continue in the third
class.
Loss From Sheep.
Aside from this, the only item that
is going to show marked loss this
year will be Sheep. The valuation
was reduced fifty cents per head, and
as there are some 100000 sheep in
the county, this will mean a reduc-
ton OF something like 100000.
Other livestock will be about the
same this season as in 1910, but there
will be small decrease on stocks Of
merchandise.
Will Be Made Up.
The decrease, aside from the loss Of
the ,Musselshell section. will all be
made UP by the increase in the value
Of land. Every acre OF land broken
adds S. to its value and many addi-
tional homesteads have been listed
during the past year.
John S. Marshall, the former as
SCISSOR, and who has a thorough
knowledge OF general conditions, past
and present, estimates that there will
be small gain in the total valuation
this year as compared with that OF
| 1910 with the valuation OF that por-
| ton of Fergus taken by Musselshell
deducted In other words, he ex-
poets the total valuation for 1911 to
be around $l3.5OO,OOO
Lewistown Helps.
The Improvements and growth OF
this city will result in a substantial
gain. There is one more bank than
last year, and the mines are expected
to show a small loss.
A ruling by Acknowledgement Galen
to the effect that the net premiums
OF insurance companies are not as
sessible, will cut few thousand dol
lars off the total.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
Number of Candidates for Certificates
Take Test in Lewistown,

Teachers examinations were held
last Friday and Saturday at Windham,
Kendall and Lewistown. There were
two applicants for certificates at
Windham and one at Kendall. Those
who were examined here were:
Annie L. Carpenter, Moore; Anne
Erickson, Lewistown; Minnie Aims
worth, Kendall; Mrs. Nina Cook,
Pine Grove; Mrs L. NJ. Paglia, Lew
istown; Grace McGlenning, Lewis
town; May Blanchfcld, Moore;
Tura West, Moore; Gracia C. Row.
land, Moore; Synove Hanson, Lew
istown; Martha Faris, Moore; Oradell
McHugh, Lewistown; Ida M. Shifflett,
Pine Grove; Miss Cara F. Borcher-
ding. Moore; Rose Sutter, Stanford.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-05-02
.LEWISTOWN HOME
BUILDING COMPANY
RECENTLY ORGANIZED ASSO-
CATION IS NOW READY
FOR BUSINESS.

The directors OF the recently Or
ganzed Lewistown Home Building
association, which was formed to aid
i'll the upbulding OF the city through
establishing building and loan as
soeiation here and conducting the
business upon the most liberal and
progressive lines, is now ready for
business. Two meetings were held
last week, at the first Of which the
eleven trustees were chosen, as fol
lows. W, ]. Johnson, George NJ.
Stone, John L. Raueh, David IIilger,
] i. Lane, Frank ]. Hazen, G. l..
Copeland, ". d. symmes, G. ].
Medcman, {. l.. Mckoin and John
y Waite. At the meeting OF these
trustees later, l. Lane was elect
cd as president; George VI. Stone,
president, and H. B Cutler, sec
rotary, tseas rer and manager III.
-pectlon. auG ting and executive com
mittces sere appointed and the as
ISOLATION Is now in running order
The usual pass books will be issued
and within a short time the organlza-
tion will become very important
factor in aiding people, especially
wage carners, to own their own
homes in EeWistown, that being the
real mission OF the association.