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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
RETIRING COUNTY COMMISSION.
Err REMEMBERED BY OFF.
GALS At COURT HOUSE.
SIX YEARS Of SERVICE
Chairman Of the Board Has Made
Splendid Record-contracts Are
Let-Dr. G. Il. Nichols to BE County
Physician-Coai, County Printing
and Care Of the Poor.

At the regular meeting of the
county commissioners last week much
routine business was disposed Of and
contracts were awarded as follows:
To Owen Biglen for the care of the
county poor at $3.50 per capita per
week. Mr.. Biglen Is to pay the county
rental Of 5000 year for the poor
farm.
To the Montana Lumber company
lump coal and $4 per ton for mine
run.
To DR.. G. H. Nichols for the med
within radius Of twenty miles of
|Lewistown, Dr. Nichols to furnish all
medicines and supplies, at $500 year.
For services beyond the twenty-mile
limit an additional charge of Is cents
to be made.
DR.. H. H. Wilson's bid was the same,
except that his charge outside the
twenty-mile limit was 81 mile.
| For the county printing bids were
submitted by the Democrat and
Argus. That of the Democrat was
deemed the lowest and best bid, con-
sidered in it's entirety, and the con.
tract was awarded to it.
| A Presentation.
Saturday morning the officials and
employees at the court house present
ed Chairman julius Petersen, the re.
firing commissioner, with handsome
travelling bag and set. County Clerk
and Recorder F. R. Cunningham made
the presentation in a neat speech.
/ Mr.. Petersen retires this month
after six years of service and during
that period he has constantly guarded
the interests of the county and has
made splendid record as a faithful
painstaking and conscientious public
official,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
AUSTR|ANS IN
ASLANDERCASE
TRIAL OF SUIT OF MARY SkOLLS
AGAINST GEORGE PIPiNlC
SATURDAY..
ASKED $4,000 GOT $1OO
Thomas Tomick, Detained In connec-
tion With the Murder Of Little Joe
Pipinic, Is Released From tho
County JaiI-Two Arrests for Grand
Larceny.

The somewhat sensational case of
Mary Skolls against George Pipinic
was tried In the district court Satur-
day, Judge w. r. G. Stewart, of Boze-
man, presiding. The plaintiff sued to
recover total of $4,000 damages for
alleged slanderous statements con-
corning her made by the defendant.
All the parties concerned, including
the witnesses, are Austrians, and the
testimony was taken through an in
terpreter. The defendant denied hav-
Ing made the statements alleged. The
jury returned verdict Saturday night
In favor of the plaintiff for 500.
Ayers & Marshall and II. G. Russell
were the plaintiffs attorneys, while Q.
0. Mueller represented the defendant.
Tomick Is Released.
After having spent about week In
the county jail, Sheriff Woods has re-
leased Thomas Tomick, the Austrian
who was held pending further investi-
cation into the death OF Joe Pipinic,
the six-year-old boy who was mys-
teriously killed recently ut the Pipinic
ranch up Spring creek. The officers
are satisfied that Tomick had nothing
to do with the killing, but his deten-
tion resulted in bringing out some
facts of Importance bearing upon the
matter.
Judgment Against Arms.
The case of the Western Lumber &
Grain company against Clinton Arms
and Bessie Arms his wife, involving
some 5000 for building supplies, was
to have been tried last Friday, but at
that time the plaintiff dismissed the
action, as Mrs. Arms and the husband
confessed judgment for the amount
claimed.
For Grand Larceny.
Deputy Sheriff Reed returned Sun
day evening from the Big Dry, in Daw-
son county, with Oliver Smith and
Charles Manning as prisoners. The
men are charged with having stolen
a lot of property from the A. jack
man ranch near Forest Grove.
To Keep the Peace.
Deputy Sheriff Lacock came in from
Stanford Sunday, bringing with him
John Tkach. who was bound over Sat
urday to keep the peace and was un-
able to furnish bonds. Tkach last
week beat his wife and threatened to
kill her.
An Ancient Transaction.
A case in which Mrs. Peter Halpin
was the real plaintiff and Herbert
Smith the defendant occupied the time
in the district court yesterday. The
suit involves note given by one Her
bert Smith to the late w. w. Dewitt
nearly nineteen years ago for $500,
with interest from that time, making
q total of over $1,000. The defense
was that this particular defendant was
not the Herbert Smith involved In the
transaction in the dim past when this
note was given. Belden & DeKalb
represented the plaintiff, while J. G.
Huntoon and Albert N. Nadeau ap-
peared for Mr.. Smith. the jury re-
turned verdict In favor of Smith.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
LEW|STOWN STUDENTS
HIGHLY COMPL|MENTEO
ART MAGAZINE AWARDS PRIZES
AND HONORABLE MENTION
TO YOUNGSTERS.

Last year Supt. Davee sent several
samples of the children's work In
drawing to the School Arts Magazine.
He recently received letter from the
editor of the magazine, who writes
concerning the work In very compli-
mentary terms. He says, ut Is to be
commended for it's variety of subject
matter, for its clear handling of water
color, and for it's well-studied nature
drawing"
The November issue of the School
Arts Magazine contains the names of
those who received prizes and others
who received honorable mention.
Leona Fitzhugh, Helen Shannon and
Maynard Stapleton each received the
School Arts Guild Badge as prize for
the quality of the work which was
submitted. Olive Sloan, Elsie Simon
son and Vivian Slater each received
honorable mention.
Excellent progress has been made
in drawing since Miss Greene was
elected supervisor, four years ago.
This department ranks as one OF the
best among the several schools Of the
state.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
REcORD.eREAklNG RECEIPTS.
Over $1,500.000 Worth Of State Land
Sold DurinQ Year,

Sold During Year.
Receipts of the state land Office dur
ing the year ended Saturday broke all
previous records. The grand total for
the year was $1,306.892.75. compared
with a total of 1891 900 last year.
This increase, amounting to almost
forty per cent, Is accounted for by
the large land sales held this year and
the enhanced value of the lands sold.
Deputy Register Joseph Oker and A.
T. Hibbard have returned from south
ern Montana, where they conducted
sales In Madison and Beaverhead coun-
ties last week. In Madison county a
total of $10,165.54 acres were sold,
bringing $174,556.57, an average of
$17.18 an acre. In Beaverhead county
6.342.a7 acres were sold for $97 ,238.54,
an average of 1854 an acre.
Receipts of the secretary of state
for the fiscal year ending Saturday
were $51.626.39. according to the an
npal report of Secretary Of State T. M.
Swindlehurst, submitted to the COVER
nor Saturday. Last year the total re-
CENTS were $49.425.
The chief sources of the receipts
were: Domestic corporations. $o8.129.-
65; foreign corporations. s14.66O.oO;
notarial commissions. $5.453; certifi.
Gates and certified copies. $859.25; rail-
road ticket agents licenses, 31O1:
weights and measures. $1.73s.2s.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
ADAM FOX MARRIED.
Anaconda Standard: Adam B. F

Anaconda Standard: Adam B. Fox,
general manager of the Kendall Light
& Power company, and Miss Anna E.
Fahey, popular young resident of
Hall, Mont, were married in Helena
on Tuesday by the Very Rev. Father
Day. They will make their home in
Kendall, where Mr.. Fox has prepared
a beautiful home. The groom was for
IL years connected with the Kendall
Gold Mining company. He is a ma
tive Of Canton, Ohio. His bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. C..
Fahey, pioneer residents of the state.
They were attended at the wedding
ceremony by r. w. McKenney of Hill
ger and Miss Nellie L. Fahey, sister
of the bride.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
ALDERMAN ELECT HIM TO SUC.
cEED BRlcE AS HEAD OF
THE BOARD.
THE FINANCIAL REPORT
Statement OF Treasurer d'Autremont
for Month Of November-The Old
Skating Rink condemned-schools
Must Pay for the Water Used
Police Court Fines Light.

Mayor J. S. Marshall presided at
last nights meeting Of the city coun-
Gil, all the members being In attend
ance.
Attention was called to the fact that
the old skating rink was in a very un-
safe condition, and that as children
persisted In playing there, accidents
might occur. The council voted to
condemn the building and the clerk
was instructed to notify Mr.. Brooks,
the owner, to remove the building.
Water for Schools.
The school board sent in a COM
munication asking that charges for
water furnished the schools be re-
bated. The request was denied.
Treasurer's Report.
The report Of City Treasurer Bert
d'Autremont for November showed
balances in the various funds on Dec
as follows:
Sewerage, 1912, $4s,277.3s; library
fund, $39.95; special Improvement
fund, $4,119,97; sinking fund, $1o,.
2O7.43; endowment fund, $81.40; dis
ability fund, $1.OO5.34; waterworks
construction fund, $3,O6212; park
fund. $1,585.39, making a total of $66,
37S.99.
Oyerdrafts we're reported as fol
lows:
General fund. s4.676.03; road fund
81, ,298.O3; waterworks fund, $5,764.18;
sprinkling fund, $3a.71; boulevard
maintenance fund, $78.74; fire fund
S236.48, making a total of $12,086.63
and leaving net balance Of $54,
292.sG.
The receipts during November
amounted to $4,739.61, of which 81,
755.S7 came from the waterworks de
partment.
The expenditures during the same
period amounted to $16.346.53, o1
which $2,O77.98 was from the genera
fund, $6.35090 from the waterworks
fund, $5,198.63 from the 1912 sewer
fund, s1.144.73 from the waterworks
construction fund.
Police Judge E. w. Mettler's repor
for November showed that the fines
paid during the month amounted tt
$47.50.
Sutter Is Honored.
At the close of the session Alder
man Sutter was elected as presiden
of the council, succeeding DR.. Brice
resigned. Alderman Sutter is the old
est member of the board in point O
service, as he is now serving his sec
ond term.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
LOCAL BANKSSHOW VERY
SATISFACTORY CONDITION
DEPOSITS OF FOUR INSTITUTIONS
OVER THREE AND ONE.QUAR.
TER MILLIONS.

The Helena papers last week had
considerable to say concerning the
combined bank deposits of the finan-
cial institutions of that city and,
among otner things, stated that the
per capita deposits in the capitol city
are larger than in any other city in
the United States. AS SHOWN by the
statements, the banks of Helena con-
tain over eight hundred dollars for
every man, woman and child residing
in that city.
That is a fine showing and we con-
gratulate Helena, but find it neces-
sary to reduce Helena's chest meas
|urement somewhat by announcing that
Lewistown, queen city Of the Inland
Empire of Montana, will have to be
figured in the running when 1t comes
to figuring up the per capita deposits
of her banking institutions. Accord
ing to the statements just published,
the deposits of the four banks In this
city total the very tidy sum Of 3d.
|243,O41.32. According to the late gov
Pile in Lewistown. Counting 1t an
deposits Is $1,081.01, or more than
two hundred dollars more than the
showing made by Helena. Assuming
for the sake of argument and veracity
that our population is four thousand,
and yet our deposits compare very ia
vorably with those of the Helena
banks.
We are not boastful down this way,
but 1t becomes occasionally necessary
to put in our oar when our neighbors
ibecome too flamboyant with their
claims, as in the above instance.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
A Contest In Dawson.

GIendfVe, Mont, Dec. 5.-AIbert An.
derson, republican, and s. B. Chapple,
democrat, candidates for state sena.
tor from Dawson county at the recent
election, filed contests today with the
clerk of the district court against John
M. Boardman, progressive, who was
elected to the state senate. The
grounds of the contest are based on
the ineligibility of Boardman because
of his non-residence. The statement
filed alleges that he had not resided
in Dawson county for IL months prior
to the election November s.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
INACCURATE SERVICE
OVER GREAT NORTHERN
BIG CROWD GOES OUT ON FIRST
PASSENGER TRAIN LEAVING
HERE SUNDAY MORNING.

Sunday morning the first passenger
train over the Great Northern pulled
out from LewistoWn, the train consist
Ing OF five passenger coaches. All
were we'll filled, for in addition to
those whose business called them to
Great Falls, many Lewistown people
took advantage of this first oppor-
tunity to go over the new road from
this city to Moccasin.
The road-bed from this city to the
Judith river was found to be in sur
prisingly good shape considering the
fact that this was the first regular
train to go over it. From the river
to Moccasin the track Is in splendid
shape, hundreds of trains having
rolled over 1t conveying material for
the great bridge spanning the Judith.
The local people were pretty ia
miliar with the country traversed, but
en- joyed seeing 1t from the car win
doWs and the trip was very pleasant
one.
Most OF the Lewistown people went
on to Moccasin, where the branch line
joins the main line, but some stopped
of at Stanford and other stations, all
returning IN the evening.
The equipment put on for this tenn
porary service Is excellent and good
time is made between Lewistown and
Moccasin. After the first of the year
1t is planned to put on through train
service between this city and Butte,
with short stops at Great Falls and
Helena.
Saturday freight train brought in
a portable depot building and a
portable freight house. These were
quickly placed in position and will be
used during the winter. Next summer
the Great Northern will erect hand
some modern depot building here.
The new service over the Great
Northern promises to become very
popular.
The company has opened an ex-
press office in the Lewistown Supply
company's store In the Wise building.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
SHOEMAKER RESIGNS.
Secretary Of State Fair Will Devote
Time to Private Business.

The resignation of James A. Shoe
maker, secretary of the Montana state
fair, will be filed with the board of
directors of the fair association at
the meeting to be held this week.
Mr.. Shoemaker's successor will prob
ably be A. ]. Britenstein, at present
secretary of the Missoula Commercial
club. Private business will claim Mr..
Shoemaker's attention after the first
of the year, when he retires from the
management of the state fair.
During Mr.. Shoemaker's occupancy
of the office, the institution has pro-
gressed by rapid strides until it Is
today one of the greatest annual agri-
cultural, mineral and livestock ex-
hibits in the northwest, and nls resig-
nation Is a source of regret to the
members of the state fair association.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
ST. PAUL FIRM WILL CONSTRUCT
GREAT NORTHERN LINE DOWN
TO GRASS RANGE.
WORK WILL Be RUSHED
Contractors Expect to Have Some Big
Outfits on the Ground and Ready
to Begin by First Of the Year
Publish Schedule Of Trains Out Of
leWistoWn.

The firm of A. Guthrie & Co. Of st.
Paul has been awarded the contract
for the construction Of the Great Nor.
thern's line of road between Lewis
town and Grass Range, distance OF
33 miles. The terms Of the contract
call for the beginning Of work not
later than Jan. l and Guthrie & Co.
will very shortly have some big out
fits here for that purpose.
Part Of Main Line.
The Lewistown-Grass Range road Is
but link in the Great Northern's
new transcontinental line which
passes through Lewistown and which
has been in course of construction for
almost two years. The Lewistown-
Moccasin line is but another link Of
the same road. Guthrie & Co. had
previously been awarded contract
for 200 miles of this road from New
Rockford, North Dakota, to Enid, Mon
tana. 1t Is expected that during the
winter contracts for the remainder of
the line between Enid and Grass
Range will be let since 1t is the in
tention of the railroad company to
have the entire line completed early
in 1914.
TO Work on Tunnels.
The Lewistown-Grass Range road
will follow up Boyd creek to the Nc
Donald creek divide, where one long
and one short tunnel will be bored.
The tunnel work will be prosecuted
vigorously all winter and as much Of
the outside work as possible will be
done.
Develop Coal Mines.
One important result of the build
ing of this line will be the develop
ment, on an extensive scale, of the
big coal measures on the Mcdonald
creek divide. Eventually 1t will mean
big industry right here almost with
in sight of Lewistown and great saw
ing in the fuel bill of this city.
Schedules Announced.
Complete schedules for the change
in the running time of certain of the
Great Northern passenger trains on
the Butte division went into effect last
Sunday. The principal change is in
that of the two trains which have
been running between Butte and
Great Falls will now run between
Butte and Lewistown. AS may be
seen, the new schedule gives this city
excellent connections with Great Falls,
Helena and Butte, as well as with all
intermediate points in the Basin. The
new schedules are as follows:
No. 237. No. 238.
Read down Read up
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued this month:
Dec. 2-Duane Aldrich and Ethel K.
Trimble, of Lewistown.
Dec. Carl T. Martin and Pearl
Allen, of Broadview.
Dec. 4-John R. Cripps and Ada
Thompson, of Gilt Edge; Henry G.
Muhs and Mabel F. Hornbaker. OF
Lewistown.
Dec. 5-Louis O. Larson and Helen
Reberger, of Hilger.
Dec. 7-Andrew Loberg and Mary
Johnson, of Geyser.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10
Jeff Nichols Dies In California.

JEFF Nichols. long resident of this
city and section and at one time q
deputy sheriff here, died few days
ago at Bakersfield, Calif., where he
had resided for a number Of years.
The decedent was q brother of Theo.
Nichols and had a wide acquaintance
among the old-timers, who will regret
to hear of his passing.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-10

AS this new SefV1ce VIII OUVldte CHe
necessity of the running of the pres
ent local passenger trains Nos. 24O and
241, through from Great Falls to Bill
lings, after Sunday these trains will
be run between Billings and Judith
Gap only, and the local service be-
CONTINUED on page four.)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-02
LIFE PRESERVER. IS
FOUND AFTER YEARS
FIoated from Japanese Coast
to Scotland Through the
Northwest Passage T..

SAN FRANCISCO, July IA life
preserver which had drifted 10000
miles from the coast of Japan to Scot.
land, was received here today by Cap
tain Robert Dollar, of the Dollar
Steamship Company. The life pre-
server foated from the wreck of the
Stanley Dollar, which went aground
in Yokohama harbor, in September,
1905. 1t is believed to have drifted
through the Northwest Passage, the
first authentic, record of such an &C.
currence, and was picked up near the
Shetland Islands last September.
The life preserver was identified as
having been on the Stanley Dollar by
James Guthrie, then assistant in
spector of hulls and boilers, who
placed his stamp on the canvas The
tules, with which the life preserver is
stuffed, are broken, and the canvas is
rotten.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-02
Gov. Johnson Laying Plans to
Capture All of the Votes
of Bear State
BY ERNEST N. SMITH.

/
| Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondents
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 25-
There was time when the politica
scribe thought only of the men wher
he wrote; the interest of the politician
centered in women only to the extent
of smacking small children to win his
way to papa's heart through mamma s
delight. Perhaps these things are stu
so in Honolulu know not-but
write of things as l find them here
The scribe devotes a few lines OF
praise to the women winning attri-
butes of the favorite son; he in turn
must be rough and ready to win the
labor vote, suave and polished and
standing for the splendid virtues OF
an ideal home life" And he is begin
ming to get away with. it.
No longer does father read his half
of the paper while mother reads hers
Both want the same section-the po-
litical columns. Father wants to know
whether the Taft man hit the Roose-
welt man first, or whether the Roose-
yelt man threw the Taftite down the
stairs and then returned calamity ex-
planning to an interested feminine
voter that sometimes little fracas
was quite the thing to enable the peo-
pie to rule. Mother wants to know
whether the directors of her club de-
cided that Woodrow. Wilson or Taft
was the most gentlemanly delegate; .
which had the most ideal home life,
etc, etc. >.s
If anyone wants to get a well-round-
ed idea of what constitutes American
politics, just travel from one end of
California to the other. Anything you
can't find out that way you won't need
to learn. -
Things change with a bewildering
suddenness. Witness the La Toilette
clubs, women's and mems. up and
down the State, we'll organized and
blatant Then came the Moose" call.
heard first by Governor johnson, who
answered rancously and then led the
clubs in wild run to the Moose pad
dock. Thou shalt not steal became
the. slogan, and La Toilette was bereft
of all he thought he owned in Cali
fornia. Let the people ruld" said
these gentry, while six or seven men
tried to run the State. NJ RI
Taft Clubs Organized. r. -.
Taft clubs were organized. but lack
ing loud mouths" failed to impress
the public with their side Of the ques-
ton. H.. ... ,s.-~..... .:E3sx-..
The poor Woodrow Wilson clubs
went their quiet way. They were
quite lost sight of. the leaders con-
tenting themselves with a martyr like
fight OF modest dimensions.
Champ Clark was omnipresent as
one would be if supported by the
Hearst publications. 1t was a CLARK
walkover." Wilson was described as
wildly as anteditor could wax with