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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
SPEEDING MAIL TRAIN
KILLS MAN AT LAv|NA
BERT J. BANKS VICTIM OF HOR-
RIeLE ACCIDENT WEDNEs-
DAY AFTERNOON.

Bert J. Banks, young homestead
er, who resided short distance from
Lavina, was the victim of horrible
accident at railroad crossing, right
in the town, last Wednesday after
noon, when the Milwaukee fast mail.
the Olympian, travelling at rate of
SO miles per hour, struck him, throw
ing the driver for distance of sixty
feet and instantly killing both horses.
Although mortally injured, Banks
lived for several hours following the
accident, passing away at 10:45 that
evening.
The noise of some freight engines
prevented Banks from hearing the
onrushing passenger train. His team
became frightened and dashed on the
tgac.k. inst in ,frnnt-S s. Ifla1e6'' with rcIa
rife force against freight car on
another track. One of the horses was
thrown 200 feet, while the other was
cut in two and carried at least 35O
yards from the crossing. The wagon
was demolished.
Everything possible was done 1ol
the young man, but without avail
His relatives in Bellevue, Iowa, were
notified and arrived just as the young
man was dying. A coroner's jur,
held an inquest and rendered yer
dict placing the blame on the freigh
train crew at the Lavina yards.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05

and there met and became enamored
of a charming young woman, who be-
came the second Mrs. Lyons. Several
weeks ago they moved to this city.
A newspaper clipping was sent by
some interested friend to the first
Mrs. Lyons. 1t gave the account OF
her husbands marriage to Mrs. Smith,
of Moore, and No. l lost no time In
leaving for the west, being accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Cosack.
Tney arrived in Harlowton Wednes-
day and called County Attorney Mar
shall over the long distance phone.
He arranged for the arrest of Lyons.
There was some scene in the county
attorneys office when the first wife
confronted her husband. He pleaded
with her to withdraw her charge and
also her presence from the city, but
all in vain. When she heard of the
affair, the second Mrs. l.. became hys
terical and was confined to her room
at the Bright for several days follow
ing the.expOse.
Lyons has employed o. w. Belder
to look after his case and states that
he will offer defense which will be
quite sufficient The first wife an(
her sister left yesterday for thei1
| eastern home, to remain until thu
time for trial arrives.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
REGISTRATION NEAR
THE THOUSAND mark
NINE HUNDRED DFiFTY-ONE NAMES
OF VOTERS ON LIST At
NOON TODAY.

From present indications, there Will
he the names of one thousand Fergus
county voters on the books OF Regis
tration Agent Cunningham before the
end of the present week. One CLERK
in the office is now being kept fairly
busy taking care of this phase OF the
work. and up to noon today, there
were 951 voters registered. Tnls IL
considered a fair showing, being prop
ably 25 per cent Of the entire numoe,
in the county. Most of the voters o.
the county get to the county seat a.
least once a year and the larger per
centage of them are now making tnt
duty of registering one of the ob1ect'
upon arriving in the city.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
DELINQUENT [lST[ARGER
THAN LAST YEAR
OFFICE FLOODED
WITH MONEY ON LAST
TAx-PAYlNG DAY.

Of the 1900 taxpayers in Fergus
conntv 45OO have made their set
tlement with the county treasurer
leaving eight hundred ON the denn'
auent list. This is about the same
number as the list of last year con-
tained.
The office Of Treasurer Grant Robin
son was simply flooded with money
last Wednesday, the last date before
the opening Of the DELINQUENT season
The entire force was kept busy writing
out receipts, and at the close. there
remained an immense pile OF letters
containing checks. to be opened.
The total collections since the tax
paying year opened amount to tn
tidy sum Of S350,OOO.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
LARGE CROWD PRESENT At AN.
NuAL MEMORIAL EXERCISES
OF ELkS LODGE.
FINE ADDRESS BY SANNER
Eloquent Jurist From Miles City De-
livers Scholarly Grafton, Drawing
Inspiring Sentiments From the Oc-
casion-MusicaI Program Fine
EuIogy by Tom Stout.

Beautifully impressive were the an
nual memorial services of the Lewis
town Lodge of Elks, which were held
last Sunday afternoon, at o'clock, at
the M. E. church. The rooms were
crowded and a number of those pres
ent remained standing throughout
the exercises.
After the opening prelude by the
orchestra and the opening cere-
monies Of the lodge, which included
a roll call Of the honored dead of the
local order, the male quartette. COM
prising Messrs. Herbert L. Sackett,
T. p. Haller, George B. Wrigley and
B. Bidmead, sang, when Circles Are
Broken" The Rev. White then de-
livered a most eloquent invocation.
Miss Josephine Shepherd sang, "Thy
Will Be Done," and that accomplished
young vocalist never appeared to bet.
ter advantage. The cornet Obligato
by Teddy Thomson was a superb
rendition of Verdi Celeste Aide
The high school glee club sang, Lift
Thine Eyes," and did it beautifully.
Judge Sanner's Address.
Judge Sidney Sanner, of Miles City
was next introduced by Exalted Ruler
Marshall, and delivered an address
which for eloquence and scholarship
has perhaps never been excelled in
Lewistown. The souls immortality
was his theme and the manner ir
which he marshalled facts showed {
4 ~, IF AAS1t
his audience in deepest interes
throughout his address and was warm
" congratulated upon his magn1ncen
effort at the. close Of the services.
Euloey. by Ton, Stout.
| Following another beautiful numoe
by the male quartette, Tom stout de
livered the eulogy OF the departe'
brothers. Since its organization
twelve years ago, the lewiston
lodge of Elks has lost six members
as follows: Doctor Frederick Treac!
William Deaton, Alfred ]. Stephen
Richard l.. Stephens, Doctor M, \
Hedges and John l.. Bright. Tn
eulogist briefly recounted the livt
and virtues of these men.
Arthur Lafiar then gave trombor
! solo, which was a conspicuous Ieatul
of the program. Following the II
pressive closing ceremonies by the {
ficers of the lodge, Rev. White ga'
the benediction, and while the q
) dience was slowly dispensing, the {
chestra gave the postlude, IAN
March,
In some respects, the services Su
day were never excelled by any pl
|, yious exercises ever held In Lew
g town. The address by Judge Sam
!. and the musical numbers were OF
q ceptional merit
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
SElMS & CAREY, WEALTHY CON.
TRACTORS OF SPOKANE, THE
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS.
START THE WORK SOON
Wickum Brothers Have Arranged to
Sub-contract Portion Of Lewis
town.Moccasin Work and Are As
sembling Their Outfit-orders Are
to Push With All Possible Speed.

1t was learned in this city Saturday
that Seims & Carey, big contract
ing outfit of Spokane, have been
awarded the contract for the con-
struction Of the observation-disclosures
grade of the Great Northern. There
was some lively bidding for the work
by all of the big outfits in the west,
but the Spokane men landed the job
and are now under orders to push
things with all possible expedition.
Will Sub-contract.
B. P. Wickum is in the city now and
went over the route of the proposed
line Sunday in company with D. J.
Burke. His firm, known as Wickum
Bros, expect to take a sub-contract
and are already assembling their out
fit here.
viii Push Work.
With anything like decent weather,
actual construction work will be in
progress within a fortnight. 1t is the
intention to get some Of the heavy
cuts out of the way this winter. Work
|! will also be started on the long steel
bridge across the Judith at the Tog-
nett1 and Powell places. with Sucn
a good start this winter, the line
should be finished by July or August
of next year.
Milwaukee Rumors.
There are persistent rumors that
the Milwaukee will be ready to prose
cute actual construction work both
east and west of Lewistown, beginning
early next sgring.. i. ThlassXf hlassfs haze seEsrnl
a grade, practically completed, for
distance of nearly thirty miles eas'
of Lewistown, and it is said that they
are anxious to complete the road al
least ass far as Grass Range before
the end of next year. 1t is accepted
as an assured fact that the Lewis
town-Great Falls line will be pushet
through as quickly as possible, be
ginning as soon as weather condition.
VIII permit the coming year.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
married life VERY
ATTRACTIVE TO LYONS
NOT CONTENT WITH ONE HELP
MATE. YOUNG TELEGRAPHER
TAKES ANOTHER.

Married life must have held un'
usual charms for FELTON, X. Lyons,
young telegrapher employed In the OF.
fice Of the Continental Telegraph OF
fee at this place. Not content Win
one wife, he proceeded to take unto
himself another and thereby got him
self into a mess of trouble from which
there may be experienced some dli-
ficulty in being extricated. Crisis
in his matrimonial ventures was
reached last Thursday evening, When
wife No. suddenly appeared on the
scene and confronted her recreant
spouse. AS a result, the young man
who married not only we'll but toe
many, was arrested and placed In jail
to await trial for bigamy. Yester
day, through the aid OF wife NO.
he put up bail bond and was re
leased to await his preliminary hear
ing. which will be held this week be
fore Justice Brassey.
According to the evidence collected
by the officers, the young telegrapnel
was married first in Council Bluffs
Iowa, Dec. %, 1910. They lived Will
the brides mother for few weeks
and then Lyons came out to HARROW
ton. where he had secured positioi
with the Milwaukee. Soon after ar
irving there, he sent for MS wne
There was apparently not a ri1t II
their domestic relations, and IN Au
gust, Mrs. Lyons went back home 10
! a visit.
Lyons was transferred to Moor
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
REGULAR Session at Noon Yesterday
and viii BE Extended, Says Clark.


and viii se Extended, Says Clark.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 4.-The
Sixty.second session of the United
States congress opened here today. |
There were the usual opening cere- |
monies, during which the credentials
of the new members were presented
afr which adjournment was taken un'
til noon tomorrow. :.
Legislative machinery is in readi-
ness for long session, Speaker clark
and other leaders having predicted
that adjournment may not come untll
after the national conventions OF the
two big political parties have been
held.
This has not happened since 1888.
Tomorrow's opening will not only
be the start of congress In Whlch
party leaders will fight for party van
tage at the polls next November, but
it would indicate brilliant social sea-
son at the national capital.
| sWhen you contemplate all the I'M
portant legislation to be considered,
said Speaker Clark today. "You are
forced to the conclusion that congress
will be in session until well into the
summer, If not until fall"
"While no definite program as 70
tariff bills has been framed" said
democratic Leader Underwood to-
night. "it is certain the democratic
caucus will approve unanimously I'M
mediate action by the ways and means
committee. The committee Will wei
come the report of the tarin Doaro
on the textile schedules, but It Will
not delay action for any great lengtn
of time If the boards report is heio
back.
"Of course, the principal schedules
to be revised or reduced will be WOOL
cotton, iron and steel and sugar, pos
sibly.
"As to the sugar schedule the ways
| and means committee will look for
ward to the report of the special com
| mittee on the inquiry into the Ameri
can Sugar Refining company. Thi
report, it is expected, will contain rec
concentrations on the sugar tariff"
II Upon the attitude of the insurgen
republicans will depend the Legislative
Accomplishment of the senate. as the
hold the balance of power, as betwee
the regular republicans and the den
ocrats.
II Some of the regular republican
who hope for tariff legislation alon
republican lines claim that the PR
pressives are committed to the SUI
Dort of the tariff board. Insurger
senators. however, say they expect
II draw their own conclusions from u
II boards figures when submitted
Tomorrow's session of the sena'
will be perfunctory.
. In the house interest will be focuse
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
Will Be Big Show.

A letter from Cassius Williamson
who is now in st. Paul, assisting In
the work of arranging the judith
Basin exhibit at the big land show
states that the show, which opens
next Tuesday, is certain to be the
greatest in the history Of the United
States. Exhibitors from all parts OF
north America are there with car
loads Of agricultural products. De
spite the competition, Cassius says
that the Judith Basin will make 6
showing which shall compare favor
ably with that of any other section
exhibiting.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
Bring in Samples.

Ranchers who have some good
samples of vegetables are urgently re
auested to see or phone A. B. Leh
man, Of the Hilger Loan and Realty
company. Some Of the samples gath
cred for exhibit at the st. Paul Land
Show were frosted and it is desired
to find others to take their place.
Ranchers residing a distance IRON
Lewistown are asked to call Mr.. Len
man over the long distance phone a,
the expense Of the Hilger Loan ano
Realty company.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
West Side Visitors.

John Gill, an old-time resident OF
tho Denton country, and Bob" Cox,
of Dover, were visitors to the county
seat yesterday, having come over IN
an automobile. Mr.. Cox Is running
a general store at Dover and recently
was appointed postmaster upon the
establishment of an Office at that
Mace The Democrat acknowledges
a pleasant call by the two west-siders.
They say that things are prosperins
over in that section OF the Juditn
Basin. The ranchers were fortunate
in getting practically all OF their gram
out of the way before winter set II
and most Of 1t has been hauled to the
elevators. A large acreage was sowl
this fall and another bumper crop II
looked for next year.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
SAYS cOMPERs KNEW.
Detective in McNamara Case Alleges
hioh Labor Officers Aware OF Guilt.

Detective in Mcnamara Case Alleges
hiah Labor Officers Aware Of Guilt.
Indianapolis, Dec. 3.-Plans for the
federal investigation that may un'
cover men alleged to have been impli'
Gated with the Mcnamara brothers IN
dynamiting operations In many states
went forward in conferences IN this
city today.
Detective William J. Burns DIS
cussed with United States District At
torney Charles w. Miller the evidence
to be presented to the federal grand
Jury when it resumes its session Dec.
IA. Neither would make pubic
statement in relation to the details OF
their consultation.
1--WE shall not rest until we have
brought to justice all connected with
the dynamiting outrages througnout
the country" said Mr.. Burns. 1 am
no respecter of persons and whether
the men associated with the Nc
Namaras are higher up or lower
down they win be prosecuted.
While here Burns reiterated his
statement that Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor, knew almost from the be-
ginning that the McNamaras were
guilty OF the charges against them.
In this connection the detective ex'
planned with some feeling:
when Mr.. Gompers says he was
surprised and that the McNamaras
had deceived him in declaring their
innocence he tells what is not true.
hot H
Namaras were guilty and has known
it all along. He knew it at the time
he and the heads Of the international
unions conferred in this city on the
question of raising funds for the De
fense of the prisoners. Some OF tne
other union men knew Of their guilt
too Clarence s. Darrow told the Ia
Dor men at that meeting In Indian
apolis that he did not believe ] nat
done any planting Of dynamite
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
Left for Alaska.

After spending a few days at Ken
dali and in this city transacting some
business which called him home from
Alaska, Peter Morris, for many years
a well-known mining man In this sec
ton of the state, departed Saturday
morning for the northern country to
resume his mining operations. "Pete
has some ground way up IN the IN
terror of the frozen north which ne
thinks will make him millionaire
osme day, and his friends hope tina
his expectations are fully realized.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05

on Representative Littleton, OF New
York, who will defend himself against
criticism as a member of the house
steel trust investigation committee.
Democrats await the speech with con-
cern because of the effect it may have
upon party harmony.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
"ejily" cochrane in the City.

Billy Cochrane, who owns a DIG
ranch south of Moore, Is a visitor 70
Lewistown today. BILLY" has aoou'
completed the task of hauling ms
something over fifteen thousand Dusn
els of grain to market. This was
raised on a section of land. But foi
a hail storm, which threshed out apou'
ten bushels per acre, he would nave
had an astounding yield to report, Du'
is pretty well satisfied as 1t Is. He
got in another full section this fall
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
Commissioners in Session

Commissioners Parent and Gai-
lagher came in from Hilger and Utica
respectively, Sunday, and yesterday
morning the hoard met in it's regular
quarterly session. There is a great
deal of work to be done at this ses.
sion which will probably last for the
better part of two weeks.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05
Bankers in Town.

j. H. Morrow, cashier of the First
National Bank of Moore, and E. O.
Hedrick, cashier of the First State
Bank of the same place, were trans.
acting business in the county seat yes
terday.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-12-05

We invite you to open up an ae-
count with us.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31

In Europe no such destruction oc- CUTS. The coal dust is pressed up into briquets. which make higher grade fuel than the run-of-m mine coal Ger many manufactures l70OO GOO or 1>. .- ooo.ooo tons wear of briqucts from coal waStc-thc highest grade fuel sh, produces. In the United States hri- quets could he made at the coal-dust piles. from either hard or soft coal. SUI rerior to any lump coal and sold at the mines st cost of about SIPS a ton. Yet We pay for our household coal moi so good. from Sl to & a ton. of course the transportation item. either in coal or hriquets is always the greatest cost factor.
 But some of us will vet see the coal briquet in common use in this country IL has already gained a foothold. and as Edward W Parker of the mineral resources division of the geological survey says. 1t Is only matter of time and education when the briluet will come into general use. There is. he remarks a plethora of raw material which can be made into briqucts anr ir the utilization of which one of n,
 greatest steps in the application of conservation principles can oe made in "Asineral Resources for 1908 Alt Par k'r made the optimistic statement ths { tn, preliminary period of failure and 1 uragement in the manufactut,
 and use of hriquet fuel had apparently passed, and that the industry woul
 soon find itaelf on substantial foo-- i ing. In his last report he notes a marked .ncrease-55 per cynt--m the
 annual production. although th. indus l try is still in it's infancy
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
NEW YORK, PROBLEM.

II Is hard work for New York ta keep up with the shipping that cones to that port. Not long ago a great improvement in docks was planuei They were to b. S75 feet from the bulkhead line. Eut they wcre not nearly finished before it was seen that as ships were increasing in length. th-y would Doe inadequate for the uurp ,se f,-iryd. Now that thc largest piers pq tre harbor front have been oprn, l.. they are insufficient Co meet the needs of tho long ships that come to port
 They will just accommodate the zoo foot Cunariers; but within a year there win be two or four ahlps stfn longer The two White Star steamers. Inc Olympic and Titanic win he sixty Tour feet longer than any dock on the New York water front. In the mean time the CunarderS are building two other ships which ought to be ready by the time of the heavy summer trade, which win be stn longer The heed of stnl longer docks is great tribute Co thc skin of 'hc British ehip builders.
 The next Ian" ui docks ought to be Loco feet long. and if il was in any country bat ours we should hope that before those docks could possibly bel completed there would be some Ameri can ships ready 10 occupy herths al them. At least We should be able to extend the necessary courtesies to our foreign friends who have the enter prise to really build and sail eom. modoml first class ships
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
OtAZ, STATESMAN7

For the masses of Mexico the ordi- nary constitutional guarantees. with ,ut which life in organized society is mtoicrah.o. are without force and ef- feet II justice is mctod out in any ease. It Is justice that is given ir ,har.ty--'hat is. at the option 1f tr gN'r-and not justice that guaraI J,,l ls rhe tate Diaz has aboli7uad ui,l hy jury everywhere except in ,hc cit. ot Mexico In many states tIiu ne1ur, d judge is the exception. not the tul, prosecutor, arresting officer and ,xccu- ting officer are an embodied in ,uc mau-thc ietp politico-au executiye official appointed by the president ar the governor Of the state This man lines his own pockets by selling tha poor into slavery, by oyertaxing tho weak by bounding the enemies If the strong Men who gather together a IlitIe money he drafts into the aui4y. then lets them buy themselves of fot a hundred pesos or so. His crafts ale multitudinpu-. He i- a terror iu tho community His word Is law and thery is no appeal to a higher court Dieta. torship- within a dictatorship--such Is the modem" political system of Por- flrio Diaz John Kenneth Turner in Pacific Monthly
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
SHIP cAPZlsEs OFF
 OF BEAcHY POINT
Nuggets Special Service.

Nuggets Special Service.
 VICTORIA, B c. March 27.-The steamer Schelt. Capt H B. James commanding, capsized oft of BeaclY Head. Vancouver, last night, dhrlng a '-rIn. and it k now greatly feared that all of her passengers, numbering thirty-nine and her crew, were in stantly drowned. Among the list of passengers were several prominent this city.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
THE WASTE IN COAL MINING.

America is soon to make use of it's coal waste Of which there is noun tains in the United States Last year there were 45O 100000 tons of coal mined in this country. In the process os mining 3OO.OOO OOO tons additional O, dust and clum was wasted
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
WHALEN NOW
 A FREE MAN
GRAND JURY FAILS TO RETURN
 TRUE BILL.
Special Nugget Ssrvic..

oPeCIdI NuHHet SaFVEsF.
 PORTLAND, ore March 3o.-The federal grand jury. now in sesion here, failed to bring true bill against dicted and held as one of the princi- pals in the Humboldt gold robbery.
 It was generally believed that Whal- en was doomed man. and every evil dence pointed toward his conviction.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
MINERS SPECIAL.

Smoked meats are short but we have a quantity of link pork sausage that We are making a special price of 25c per pound. by the box. 25 pounds. this sausage you will find will go farther. taste better and cost less than any meat you can buy.
 PACIFIC COLD STORAGE co.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-31
AVIATOR IS HERO OF THE HOUR
Special Nugget Service.

BOULA. France. March 2S.--Louis Brcguet, who broke all aerial records by carrying eleven passengers in a monoplane for distance of two miles, Is now being entertained by all of the aero clubs in this country. Breguet will attempt another passenger flight in the immediate future