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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
RANGE DEMONSTRATION.
Coffee, Cookies and Biscuits Will Be
Served at Judith Hardware.

Coffee, Cookies and Biscuits Will BE
Served at Judith Hardware.
The Monarch range demonstration,
now being held at the Judith Hard.
ware Co.'S store, Is attracting cOnsid.
cradle attention today. A portion OF
their big store has been specially ar.
ranged and devoted to the demOnstra
ton. Every afternoon during the re
mainder of the week coffee, biscuits
and cookies will be served free to all
attending. The demonstration will
close Saturday night
Miss Mary Reed, who enjoys local
reputation of being one of the best
culinary artists in the city, will have
charge of the cooking during the dem,
onstration, and will prove to the salts
faction of all who attend that the
Monarch range is perfection when II
comes to baking. The other points OF
advantage possessed by the Monarch
will also be shown those who are IA
miliar with the many excellent quail
| ties of this popular range.
All purchasers OF ranges during this
demonstration will be presented, free
| of charge, with complete outfit OF
granite ware necessary for convent
ence in cooking. The ladies who will
attend this demonstration will receive
information that will prove valuable
in the future.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
CT. NORTHERN
VERY ACTIVE
RlGHT-OF-WAY WEST FROM LEW
lSTOWN BEING SECURED
RAPIDLY.
BEGIN WORK THIS FALL
Grading Outfits Now Working in Nor
thern Part Of State Ordered to Re-
port Here and Dirt Will Fly on
Line Before Holidays-Engineer
Locates Here for Winter.

There has been no let-up in the sud
den activity on the part Of the Great
Northern Railroad company. who,
about ten days ago, commenced
operations with the announced inten-
Lewistown and some point on ths
Billings-Northern, presumably, Moe
casin, without any further delay. Rep
resentatives of the right-of-way de-
partment have been busily engaged in
securing the necessary ground and
other indications point to an early be-
ginning of actual construction work.
Outfits Coming.
The Democrat has had confirmed
the report that at least one large
grading outfit, now employed on the
road north of Great Falls, will report
here within the next three weeks.
One of the head men of the engineer
ing department, A. C. Baker, whose
headquarters are in Butte, has arrived
in the city and established offices in
one of the buildings owned by the
company on Buckskin Flat. This
would clearly indicate that dirt will
be flying before the holidays and 1t
appears not altogether improbable
that much of the heavier construction
work will be gotten out of the way
this winter in order that the branch
may be speedily completed in the
spring.
! Just where the new line will join
the Billings Northern is not yet
known, but the impression prevails in
railroad circles that 1t will be in the
| vic;njtv of MoccaSin This matter has
not yet been definitely decided by the
engineering department, but a de-
cision will be arrived at very shortly.
Gilman Greatly Impressed.
The more or less unexpected &C
tivity of the Great Northern In this
section this fall is due, in large
measure. to the visit, short while
|ago. Of Vice-President Gilman and
other high officials Of the company
They first visited the Sun River c0u1
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
MISS MARTIN WINS DOUBLE VIC
TORY-BUiLDlNG LOT AND
SWEiTZER SPECIAL.
|A[L PRIZES PRESENTED
Mammoth Vote cast-Exciting Finish
-ReliabIe Judges Make the Final
Count-votes Run Into Millions
Additional Prizes-The Subscrip-
ton List Is Greatly Increased.

About 10 p. m. Saturday night an
enthusiastic crowd began to gather
in the Democrat Office, and by II, the
hour appointed for the counting of the
votes, the office was full to overflow
ing, and a part Of the good-natured
crowd contented itself with a "look-
in" from the sidewalk.
The game has been a clean one
from start to finish. The best Of re-
suits have been accomplished by the
contestants and the subscription list
has been increased to an almost un-
believable figure.
Enthusiasm ran high from the be-
ginning and, while the rivalry was
strong, the friendships were true. It
was extremely pleasing to know Of the
friendly feeling that existed among
the contestants to the very end, and
the Democrat is more than proud OF
| it's 'booster girls
It was evident all along that there
was going to be fighting finish. The
final count shows the closeness.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
NEW TOWN REMARKABLE Ex.
AMPLE OF WESTERN WAY
OF DOING THINGS.
IS A VERY BUSY PLACE
Scores Of Carpenters Engaged in Con.
struction of Buildings, Many Of
Which Are Modern in Every Par.
ticular-Graphic Account Written
by Correspondent for the Democrat.
Special to Democrat.

Special to Democrat.
Hilger. Oct. 16.-The new town OF
Hilger is now the center of interest
in the Judith Basin and the remark.
ably rapid growth of the new burg Is
matter commented upon on all sides.
The reader must not suppose that on
account of the mushroom growth OF
Hilger that the new town will share
the fate of many towns In the west
that have sprung into being In few
weeks and have been left to ruin and
decay after a short period of useful
ness, for this is not the case. Rarely
has a town been laid out with more
careful consideration for present and
future needs, and even now number
of buildings are completed, while
many are nearly completed. Hilger Is
named in honor of the Hon. David
Hilger. of Lewistown, one of the pio-
neers of this county and state, and Is
near the old stage road to the old
Fort Clagett and in the vicinity of
some years ago. Hilger is situated in
sections IL and 7, township II NJ.
ranges 18 and 10 E., and will be the
terminal point of the Milwaukee rail-
road in a few days time, when the
new line of road is completed. This
branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul taps vast area of agrtcul-
tural country, the unlimited possibili-
ties of which have not even been
foretold, and with Hilger the terminus.
the new town must become the dis
tributing point for hundreds OF hustl-
ing ranchers. On Sept the Hilger
Townsite Co., represented by M. G.
Morrow, who is connected with the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
road Co., sold the lots at public sale.
and the scramble to obtain lots In the
new town seemed almost incredible.
The sale of lots amounted to more
than $25. 900 and practically every lot
CONTINUED ON page ~
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED At SHORT SESSION
LAST NIGHT.
COST OF BOULEVARDS
Estimated That II Will Require Nine
Hundred Dollars Annually to Main
tain Districts Now Completed
SprinkIing Resolution Adopted
Will Create New City Office.

The session of the city council last
night was a comparatively short one,
but considerable business was trans
acted. Mayor Marshall presided and
Aldermen Martin, Brice. Traywick and
WINS were in attendance.
Street SprinkIing.
A resolution was adopted assessing
the property in sprinkling districts l
and for street sprinkling during this
summer and fall. The assessment is
pro rata per lot, the total for district
No. ! being $569.45 and for district
No. 2. $4,1O7.6S.
J. G.. Miller, Emil Saxl and others
petitioned for sidewalk and crossing
on the north side of Boulevard. be-
tween Eighth and Ninth avenues.
Granted.
Lights at Crossings.
On motion o. Alderman Martin, the
street commission was instructed to
have arc lights installed at the rail
way crossings on Janeaux and Water
streets. the same to be charged up to
the railway company. r. K. Hamilton
stated that five water users had their
houses connected with half inch tap
with the result that only one could
make use of the taps at time. Re
ferred to the water committee to ad
just. As soon as the new system Is
installed this and other similar
troubles will be done away with en-
tirely.
Boulevard Maintenance.
The engineer and street commits
sioner gave their estimate as to the
cost of maintaining the boulevard dis
tricts for the year 1912, the total be
ing 5000. Referred to the city attor
ney.
Charles Wentworth, who was re
Gently ordered to put in board walk
appeared and stated that he intended
to put In cement walk in the spring
and to put In board walk now would
simply be throwing the money away
He asked to put down planks. tied at
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
Judge Cheadle Returns.

Judge E. K. Cheadle returned yes
terday from Livingston. where ne
spent several days in the hearing of
H. M. Ryan, ct al, who asked for the
appointment of receiver for the Vel
lowstone Portland Cement company.
a $6.000,000 corporation. Judge Cheadle
has heard nothing relative to the fed
.eral judgeship, for which he has been
recommended by Senator Dixon, and
is naturally reticent on the subject
He has been invited to act as q mem
Der of the reception committee when
President Taft visits Bozeman this
week and will probably go over II
some official duties here do not inter
fere.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
DEMOCRATS SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST A SUCCESS

think it takes the bumps the best
ever?" Such remarks sound wonder
full and surely speak appreciation.
Second Prize.
Miss Laurel Martin finished a close
second, making it a double victory by
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17

Roy f. Ayers, J. l.. Steinbarger, D.
G. Walker, L. Bowman and Chas. Nor.
ton, who were chosen as judges by
the contestants. made the following
report:
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17

the ends, for the present. Granted.
The proposal to create the office OF
city electrician was brought up in
formally, but it was not in shape for
action and went over until next Mon
day night.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
Back From kaliepell.

Secretary George Mathews returned
home Saturday from Kalispell. where,
owing to the sickness of his side-kick.
Billy Rhoades. he rendered valuable
services in the conduct Of the Flat
head county fair. The fair was big
success and largely attended.
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Returns From Visit.

Assistant Cashier Straight, Of the
First National. returned last Wednes
day from Kansas, where he visited
his parents. He also visited points
in Missouri and Oklahoma while alb
sent. He reports most pleasant
vacation.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17

her many friends. Such remarks as,
"If half Of the trips we have planned,
and dream of, come true, l am more
than paid for the efforts spent" and
III boost for the Maxwell, alright.
It's perfectly grand. Now don't you
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-10-17
Grand Prize.

Grand Prize.
Miss Mabel Baker Is the proud pos
SCISSOR Of the classy 5-passenger Max
well touring car. From observation 1t
is apparent that Miss Baker has al
ready made this a mighty busy ma
sincere gratitude to
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AltiZer.

Hoeing corn is the order of the
day.
Carpenters have begun work on
j. NJ. Morgans new barn.
Born to Mr. ank Mrs Wait Blake
on the boy
Mr.. Il Thomas, Of Roane county.
is teaching very successful sing
ing school, at the West Fork, school
house.
Mrs. III. j. Griggs, of Spencer.
was visiting home folks few DAYS
last week,
Mr.. Bub Nicholson and the
Siarkey Bros. were doing some re-
pairs on Mr.. A. Balls house last
week
Poe Gum of Mt. Zion, was visit
ing relatives in this vicinity last
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GREY WING.
Htlr

Hoeng corn is the order of the
day.
Allie Hardman made dying trip
to Parkersburg last week
VIII Sturln. Lester Riggs Sam
George and Jim Kerby were fishing
recently. Jim says they didn't
catch many fish but hal plenty of
fun trying.
S. A George and family of Bell
ington, are visiting friends and
relatives at this place
A fine baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. EVERY II ask June l3 h.
Mrs Il E R)b.rts aud srn Char
ley returned homo recently from
Duck. whore they have been visit
ing.
If you are ont looking for trade
call IA A NJ. Umstead
U. G.. Adams made a flying trip
to Spencer last week
Rev. Stout viii preach at this
place on the 25th of this month,
Mrs. Carrie Bell is real sick al
this writing
Mrs. Sis McCane OF parl,crsburg
was calling on fuendsIr town a day
or SO last week.
Drummer Lovett was smiling or
friends last Wednesday.
SHORTY
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DOdrill.

IL has been rather cool for tie
past few days
Bert Ackey and Alvin Vaunoy are
painting Frank Benefits dwelling
house.
Mr. Frank aud NJ ~ Bessie Cot
trill visited their sister Mrs. Roy
Linger last week
Mr. Ian Fogle and Walter Stump
of Russell, passed through this
vicinity Thursday.
Lewis Yapnoy made a flying trip
to Petersburg the first of the
week.
There was quite q large crowd at
tended church at Bnsh Run SIM
day, and AN excel'ont sermon was
delivered by the pastor Rev. NJ. b .
Stump
Messrs Godfrey and Clnkhn from
near Stumptown was shopping in
Dodr1ll Tuesday
YUCATAN.
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28th Year, Whole No. 1882.

to Whit Stump appearing nal, and
after some chasing was finally killed.
Dogs are dangerous and of little use
TO man
NJ IGa VanhOrn returned n few
days ago to her sisters Mrs. l. Il
Fowlers from visit Mt Stumptown
and otner places.
Mary Ann Stump AID son of
Stumptown, have been visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity
On the 10th inst at The res dence
of f. Y. Robinson Augustus Weaver
and Miss Ethel Robinson weie
quietly married We wish them
happiness.
i j. Yannoy is doing consider
able saving for oil companies.
l. b. Fowle; MS out & good crop
Of corn this year ana it is ull look
ing well.
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Oil News.

On Bells Run, Upham's Bell
Pcll No. 1 is drilling at about $50
feet.
The rig for the Wm. Deems
No. l is completed, and spudding
will begin soon.
The South Penn is putting tools
at Reese Blizzard No. and spud-
ding will start at this well this
week.
The same company has its
Everett Gamer No. l ready for
the drillers.
Dan Bailey of Elizabeth, is
drilling on the Bell Pell well on
Bells Run. He is well known
here.
The South Penn had the rig at
the w. A. Bel well remodeled
last week, and have installed a
large gas engine to operate this
well with, and it will be cleaned
out soon and put to pumping,
when, it is, thought it will pro
duce enough oil to prove the
claim that the Bells run field is
a good one.
T. S. Spice, Superintendent
of the Upper river district for
the South Penn, was on Bells run
during the last week. He made
no new locations but thiuks well
of the prospects OF that field.
Contractor Morgan has a fish
ing job on Cabot's A. Westfall
No. 2.
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COR.
FIDUCIARY NOTICE.

The undersigned Commissioner
OF Accounts for Calhoun County
West Virginia, has before him for
settlement the following Il iuciary
accounts:
n. ID Klipstine, Guam for the
hoi,s at law Of S. L KIipstiue. de-
ceased
G. l.. Ofr't Guan for the heirs at
law of j. p Conley, dece used.
Given under my hand this 10 day
Of June 1911.
S. I. Waldo, Com. of Ac.
counts for Calhoun County,
West Va.
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Marriage Licenses.
"A. a. Weaver, ri.
Ethel Robinson. 81.
Dayton McCunc, 81,
Essie Lane, Is.
Congressman Hamilton HOnOred

Congressman John VI Hamilton
was called upon to act as Speaker
of the House one day last week, pre-
siding over the deliberations Of the
American Congress. The House
had under consideration the wool
tariff when Mr.. Hamilton was called
upon to preside over il in the alb
senco of Speaker Champ Clark.
Mr. Hamilton's knowledge OF parlia
montary law acquired while he was
cle,k OF the House Of Delegates IN
West Virginia some Years ago came
INTO good play rs he was presiding
over the House Of Representatives.
and he made no ruling whce was
questioned by any one. TO be call
ed upon to preside over Congress in
the absence Of the Speaker is con-
sidered quite an honor, and it was
a source Of much qualification to
Mr., Hamilton and his friends that
he was selected 10y the Speaker for
this position of responsibility.
Mr.. Hamilton has taken mp with
the Treasury Department The mat
ter Of securing advancement for
Miss Belle Dent, formerly Of Par
kersburg. WHO has been employed in
the Treasury Departmon for sever
ri years. Mss Deht is II niece Of
the late Juugc j I'm J Jackson and
has an enviablo record in the Treas.
ury Department. Mr. Hamilton
has the assistance of Senators Wat.
son and Chiffon in his efforts to Oh
tain Advancement for Miss Dent and
is hopeful of Success
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Get Il Out Of N.ou.

If YOU are angry against q man.
write him n letter and abuse him and
his ancestors say evc,v mean thing
You can think of-and then burn tho
letter-Rev. DR.. Frank Crane In Chi.
cago Post.
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Stlten.

There was cans ideraLle excite
meot a few days ago in this vicinity
by reason Of small dog belonging
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ny.
An enjoyable time was had a
a box supper at Joker Saturday
night.
j. M. Smith, supt. of Cabots
| factory, was at Creston day OF
SO last week.
Hill Stump, of Normantown
visited relative at this place dur
ing the weeks end.
Granville Burrows is employed
on the bridge pier and is stick
ing to his work we'll.
Mrs. Hugh Johnson has about
recovered from her recent severe
illness Of malaria fever.
A full line of hoes, rakes,
scythes, snaths, grain cradles,
rakes &c at Want e Barr's.
Prof. Homer Witt stopped here
a day last week, on his way home
from the Glenville Normal.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hagan Barr arrived here last
week, and will spend the sum-
mer in this town.
Why does Want &,Barr's shoe
business continue to increase?
The answer is easy: see the goods
and get their prices,
Mrs. d. D. Barnes, one of
Philips Runs first class resi-
dents, was visiting in town a day
or so last week.
Oke Terrell, the genial Leaf
banker, was on the streets of
Grantsville, Monday. He re-
Gently sold nice young horse to
Rufe Wilson.
Gov. Gray" won the Latonia
Derby race at Latonia Ky, June
10, running the one and a half
miles in 2:304-5. lacking but
4-2O Of a second of breaking the
American record for that dis
lance.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Pell went
to Elkins last week, where they
joined Mr.. and Mrs. Holsberry,
and went to the mountain streams
of Randolph county, where they
will attempt to lure the finny
tribe from their haunts.
Miss Odessa Chenoweth is re-
ported very sick at the home of
her uncle Oscar, on the West
Fork, where her parents, Attor-
ney and Mrs. Elliott Chenoweth'
were visiting on their way home
from BluefieId.
Six teams came in from Roane
county last week to haul lamp
black from Cabots factory to
Creston, but after one trip the
owners decided that it was too
hard to wash up at meal time. SO
they moved their teams back to
Roane.
Mr.. w. A. Mahaney's children
of Big Springs, Miss Rosa and
Master Roscoe, who were taken
so seriously i'll last week, are inn
proving very nicely. They were
in dangerous condition for
awhile, and their recovery was
doubtful.
A. w. Hallenbake returned
Saturday from trip over the
country, repairing watches
clocks etc. He says that the
average man in this county has a
heart as large ar your hat and
judging from the way Anthony
speaks of them, they were very
hospitable to him during his stay
among them.
Each Democratic member OF
congress from West Virginia has
been called upon to preside over
the house Of representatives as
speaker protein Congressman
Hamilton being called to the
I chair recently by Speaker Chamr
4 Clark. AS in the other ihstan-
ces Mr.. Hamilton was in the
chair while the arguments on the
wool schedule were in progress.
His former training as q clerk Oh
the house Of delegates in the
West VirEini1 legislature made
it easy for him to preside and hC
did so to the entire satisfaction
% IN ~, r.y-,, O.. ..I rn...f
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.LoCALS AND SONALS.

Jonn -. Caln is here from Gil
mer county.
Blacksmith S. S. Patterson was
on the sick list last week.
Ernest Stump is in Writ coun.
ty working on a drilling well.
Emery Kerby and son, Gay,
were shopping i'll town Monday.
Jesse Ward, of Pine creek, was
a caller IN town one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watt Stump are
visiting the formers parents at
Gassaway.
Hugh and Herbert Terrell and
Henry Barker are working at
Akron, Ohio.
Miss Blanche Depue was the
pleasant guest of Miss Matte
Hays over Sunday.
Every thing in hardware from
peg awl to a road wagon at
Want q Bars.
BraXton county will vote on
the proposition to &C in debt to
build bridge at Gassaway, on
July 9Th.
Mrs r. l.. Marshall and child
rem were the guest of friends and
relatives in this town a day or so
last week.
Attorney and Mrs. E. Cheno-
weth and daughters Odessa and
Doris, attended the Educational
Society at Bluefie last week.
Charley Stump met with the
misfortune Of having his foot
badly mashed by a loaded wagon
running over it one day last
week.
Jimmie Doyle was a prominent
visitor in town a few days the
first of the week. He recently
finished a good oil we'll in Roane,
and will ga back there this week
to start another.
j. M. and Jake Bennett are
drilling a water we'll for r. P.
Mollohan at his residence in the
upper end Of town. Messrs.
Bennett will drill several wells in
and about GAINESVILLE this sum
mer.
Twins were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa Harris of this place,
last week but one Of them only
lived short time. The remain
ing one. sweet little girl, is get
along nicely, as is also Mrs. Har-
ris.
Oh. Stump returned the first
of last week from Akron. Ohio.
where he has been employ ed for
the past few months, being COM
PEELED to give up his work there
on account of i'll health, ocassion-
ed by rheumatism.
Work is progressing nicely on
the bridge pier, and it is thought
that by the latter part of this
week masonic work will begin.
Stone in the Hamilton quarry
ran out last week and the quar-
rymen were moved back to the
Kelley quarry, on Philips run.
Mrs. Henry Edmon. of the
head of Leafbank, received a
pretty severe injury last week.
from the result of which she was
confined to her bed for several
days She was picking cherries
and in some manner lost her hold
on the ], oder, and fell to the
ground, injuring her back, but
fortunately breaking DO bones
She is improving nicely now.
A serious cutting aGcay is re.
ported from the West Fork near
Orma. Particulars are meaqre
A young man by the name OF Nc
Cune wanted to marry n damse
by the name Of Lane, but hcl
brother had objections and ;
CONTROVERSY arose. The report
is that McCune fired two shoE
with a revolver at Lane. whei
Lane drew O knife and proceeded
to carve McCune u9. IL +
reported that McCune ,hou FIRE,
two more shots. none OF The fo1
TAKING effect 1T.C,.,:.
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Sunday.

Sunday.
Several of our old friends attend
ed the funeral of Thomas Blake
which took place Mt Nj Zion June
II tn.
GREY WING.
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Dental Notice.

So DR.. Ray Morford. of
0frrrSSpencer, will be here
on Wednesday, June 21st. and
remain until Saturday evening.
work guaranteed and all the
latest and most improved meth
DDS used