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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
NORRIS NOT IN RACE
FOR THE j. S. SENATE
GOVERNOR DECLARES HE WILL
RETIRE TO PRIVATE LIFE At
END OF PRESENT TERM.

Choteau, Mont, April Gov. Ed
win l.. Norris exploded bomb here
yesterday when he declared In a
speech that he would not be candi-
date for the United States senate nor
would he again enter politics. Demo
Gratis of the state have accepted as a
certainty that the governor would
aspire to the senatorship. and his
statement of yesterday is claimed To
have changed the whole political sit
uation of the state for the coming
election.
II am not q candidate for any po-
litical office, nor am seeking further
official honors." he said In speech
delivered before the Chouteau County
Progressive Democratic club. He con-
.lnued that he could not afford to run
Tor Office because of financial reasons,
and that he had not the financial re-
sources with which to conduct cam
paign and to devote his time for the
little salaries paid to public officials.
Al tAO OVCuAn6 IuO 6OVCAAOA uAo-
cussed the national political issues.
He told of change that had taken
place In the past few years, by which
the voter no longer blindly follows
political leaders, but thinks for him.
self. Tariff for revenue only he
strongly advocated, also the elimina.
tion of special privileges from the
tariff, together with an amendment to
the Sherman antitrust law that will
clearly define unlawful combinations
William Jennings Bryan came in for
a big share of praise from the gov.
ernor. The speaker claimed that the
commoner was the greatest Of all pro.
gressives and suggested that the
democrats might do worse things than
to nominate Mr.. Bryan. He said:
IF Woodrow Wilson cannot be Sc
lected then either Clark or Marshall
should in every way be satisfactory
to progressive democrats. II one Of
the three named, or any other who in
every way measures up to their STAN
dard. cannot be agreed upon, then to
keep the party record straight let US
turn to the chief among all the pro-
gressives. William j. Bryan"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
ORCHESTRA
DELIGHTS LEW|ST0WN
TWO STERLING CONCERTS GIVEN
HERE SUNDAY BY BIG MUsl.
CAL ORGANIZATION.

Over one thousand people of Lew.
istown and vicinity took advantage
of an exceptional opportunity last Sun
day to enjoy some of the finest music
ever heard in Lewistown. The ia
nous Symphony orchestra of st. Paul
gave two concerts, one at $3.50 in the
afternoon and one at $3.50 in the eve
ming, and the wonderful musical or
ganization more than lived up to It's
very flattering advance notices.
Walter Henry Rothwell proved him.
self mastery conductor and the Or
cnestra showed the most perfect train
ing. That it is an organization of
musicians all of whom possess more
than average talent was apparent
even to those who make no preten-
tions of possessing technical knowl-
edge of music.
The soloists, Mr.. Marcus Kellerman,
bass-baritone; Mr.. George Harris, Jr.,
tenor, and Nine. Elisabeth Rothwell-
Wolff, soprano, were repeatedly en-
cored by the delighted audience. The
orchestra comprises some fifty people
and the program Sunday evening was
as follows:
l. Grieg--..........--. March
of Homage from Sigurd Jorsalfar
2. Bizet-----.--.-C Carmen Suite No. 2
Five Movements
s. Pucc1ni----.-...-.-.---.--.----A zone
Fine Day" from Nine. Butterfly
Nine. Rothwell-Wolff
4. Massenet------Suite from lie Cid"
(a) Aragonaise
(b) Navaraise
Intermission
~ AsO0oAA1 -.
Overture from civilian Tell"
6. Gounod-.--.-.-.-- Trio from "Faust"
Nine. Rothwell-Wolnf
Mr.. Harris
Mr.. Kellerman
4. Gr1eg .-.-.-.----...------------ Selections
8. Tenor Aria.
Mr.. Harris
9. (a) Jaernefelt-Berceu
b)Pierne-Serenade
AVs Wd6ucI ------..-----..-.---..--
Entrance of the Gods Into
Valhalla from "The Rhinegold"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
Preferential Primary,

The enterprising manager Of the
Fad Shoe & Clothing company has
decided to give the voters of Fergus
county an opportunity to express their
choice for the presidential nomina.
tions on the republican, democratic
and socialist tickets. They have pro-
vided for a regular registration and
will try to safeguard the voting by
all Of the restrictions of q regular
preference primary. The primary
opens tomorrow. Wednesday. and will
continue until Saturday, April 20. Do
not fail to vote.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
Death Of old.Timer.

Daniel Edwards, an old-timer in the
Judith Basin and for many years a
resident Of Gilt Edge, died last Satur-
dav morning at the st. Joseph hos
pital In this city. death being due to
Old age. The funeral was held this
afternoon from the Creel undertaking
par!ors. A son. Charles Edwards. who
resides at Cone Butte, and daugh-
ter living In California, survive. The
Democrat will print an extended
obituary Of this highly respected old.
timer next week.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
LEWiSTOWN ELECTRIC a POWER
COMPANY ARRANGE TO PRO-
CEED WITH IMPROVEMENTS.
INVOLVES BIG EXPENSE
Total Cost Of Line Will Be in Excess
Of Quarter of a Million Dollars
Means Much to lewistown In Stim-
ulating Local Observation-Disclosures
Superintendent In Lewistown.

That the LewistOwn Electric &
Power company wln proceed at once
with the construction vi high ten.
sion power line between Great Falls
and LewistOwn is the statement made
by F.. M. Kerr, general superintendent
OF the company, who was business
visitor to LewistOWn last week. MIR,
Kerr arrived here Wednesday and re-
NAMED until Friday morning, when he
leil with Manager G. G. SimOnson for
q trip over the route Of tho proposed
line.
Expend Large Sum Here.
According to Mr.. Kerr, his company
Will expend more than a quarter OF a
million dollars In the construction OF
this line. The cost Is estimated at
$4,000 per mile and the distance is
approximately 1870 miles. The first an.
nouncement of the company's inten.
tions In this direction was made by
General Manager Max Hebgen, OF
honor at the Bright hotel several
weeks ago.
Means Much to LewIstown.
The construction OF this line will
mean much to LewistOWn in q COM
mercial way. In the first place, all Of
the supplies required In the construo.
tion OF the greater portion of the line
will be purchased here. Once COM
pleted, there will be available here
sufficient power for the requirements
OF any factory, shop or industry which
may be started. The system will fol-
low the plans Of what Is known as an
UNDERLYING line. 1t will be construct
ed on 45-foot poles and will call for
the use of ton and half of copper
wire per mile and about one thousand
pounds of steel for the ground wire
per mile. 1t will be capable of trans.
mitting In Lewistown 5000 horsepow.
er.
Effect of Smith Franchise.
The only effect of the granting by
the people of the d. r. Smith power
franchise on the Lewistown Electric
& Power company will be to halt, for
the time being, their plans for the
construction of business block here.
All other improvements will be made
exactly as promised by Mr.. Hebgen IN
his address to the business men of
Lewistown. A force OF ten O. fifteen
men mas already been put to work I'M
proving the nume up Spring creek and
these men will be kept at work for
an indefinite length of time.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
point. thus closing up the gap in their
new transcontinental road.
Good News to Lewistown.


The intentions of the Great Nor
thern as they are gradually being re.
vealed can be only source of the
utmost satisfaction to the people of
Lewistown. Everything points to the
fact that this city will realize it's am.
bition to be on bona fide main line
within the next eighteen months. The
latest move of the Hill interests shows
that there was some significance to
the letter written to the local COM
mercial club in which 1t was stated
that the Great Northern could, con-
sistently with it's own interests, estab-
lish divisional point here.
viii Be Boon to City.
1t Is now apparent that the impor-
tance of having the Great Northern
establish its divisional point here was
not overestimated by the members of
the railroad committee of the com.
mercial club. With no other town Of
Importance on the road for a distance
of over five hundred miles eastward
and III miles westward, 1t Is easy to
figure that this city has chance Of
landing, not only the freight and pas
senger divisional point promised, but
also some big shops. all of which shall
mean tnat within comparatively
short time we shall have in Lewis
town railroad payroll several times
the size of that anticipated when the
matter was first taken under discus.
sion.
Securing Subscriptions.
Commencing last Saturday, the
members of the railroad committee
have been busy interviewing local res.
idents on the all-important subject Ol
contributions to the fund which is be.
ing raised to acquire shops and yards
for this city. The committee first met
and apportioned the amount which II
was thought each individual or firm
in the city should contribute. There
are some two hundred names on the
list. The general list of names was
divided into four smaller lists. A. W.
Stoddard and J. e. Lane are circu.
lating one list Chairman J. d. Waite
second, David Hilger and w. J. John.
son third, and O. w. Belden and
Tom Stout the fourth. Contributions
thus far received range from $4,000
down to $40. The different sub-com.
mittees have found very few firms or
individuals who have refused to con.
tribute the sums appOrtioned them by
the committee. 1t is proposed to raise
from fifteen to twenty thousand dol
lars.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
Effect of Smith Franchise.
Easter Dance.

The young ladies' of the Catholis
church gave a most enjoyable Easter
ball at Armory hall last evening.
There was large crowd present and
the dance was unanimously voted ono
of the most enjoyable Of the season.
The music was furnished by Mahana,B
orchestra.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
he,ys =! inc Town ard Village Told Briefly
1or Busy ReaderS

stephen Haythorne of Lyons street
has gone to New York.
Dancing Foresters hall Thanksgiv.
ing afternoon and evening.
Miss Agnes Van Santvoord has re-
turned from a few days visit in Troy.
Mrs. H. B. North, who has been i'll
for the past ten days, is conyalescing.
Q. E. Riemsr is up from New, York
TO pass Thanksgiving with his family
at Old Bennington.
The condition OF Mrs. Samuel B.
Hall OF Old Bennington who has been
i'll of pneumonia, continues to i'm
prove.
Miss Vivian Halsey, who has been
visiting Miss Susan Rogers for a few
weeks, returned today to her home in
Winthrop, Mass.
William Carrigan of Rutland came
to Bennington last week to accept a
position as local agent with. the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company.
George Worthington of Old Benning
ton, who motored to New Haven to
attend the Harvard Yale football
game, met with an accident at Pitts.
field Monday and his return was de
layed until today.
District Deputy Fuller of Fair Ha
ven made an official visit and inspee
ton to Temple Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons Monday evening. The Royal
Arch degree was conferred on three
candidates. Supper was sevred.
At the meeting of the First Baptist
church Baraca society Sunday the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Harry S. Moses; vice-president,
Alexander Young; secretary, Henry
Walbridge, treasurer, Eugene Burt ::
teacher, Frederick Meyers; assistant
teacher, A. S. Edison. The following
are chairmen of committees: Hust-
lers, A. S. Edison; social, Lester II.
Nichols; attendance, Karl Paulson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
saIarr Of ,h. vernont eoverror.

Vermont Is talkinf, now OF making
the governors SALARY $1,000 year.
but not because the governor-elect
particularly needs the mouey.-Bos
ton Globe
No. without doubt Governor Fleich.
er would be able TO worry along on
the $4,000 which Vermont pays her
chief executive But why should Yer.
mont pay her governor more than Ar
kansas. Connecticut. Delaware. Name
Maryland. Mississippi New Ham9-
shire. Nebraska. North and South
Carolina. Texas and other states OF
the union. which ar, larger and the
duties OF whose chiHf executives %.
fee are far more cNacting than Yer
mont's7 II Vermont demanded all her
governors time. u might b. Sell
enough TO increase the salary. But
Vermont doesn't Vermont requires
rather close attention TO the vince
during the session % TIE legislature.
but after that there Is little brit the
routine work. which the executive
clerk can perform IS acceptabiy as
the governor himself and meanwhile
the private business ~ the governor
IL he has any-goes along under his
personal management or oversight.
just as II the freemsn- OF the state
had not called him 10 be their execu-
tive for two years or course. there
must be some sacrifice % tine. but
that sacrifice o. Understood when a
man accepts the ofica and. moreover.
IL is supposed % b. more than Offset
by the honor which the cfice brings
to the encumbent In vieN Of those
conditions and also Of the further
condition that the rwsrnors salary
recently was raised IRON $500 to
$500. We can see no great reason for
the tan" which the contemporary
processes % have hear Barre Tiues
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
MICHIGAN suFfRAelsrs WORRY
Constitutional Amendment May Have
Been Defeated.

Leaders in the fight for the passage
of the suffrage amendment to the con
stitution of Michigan admitted al
Lansing yesterday for the first time
that the complete official returns may
show the defeat of the measure by a
few hundred votes. But three count
les, Keweenaw, Montcalm and St
Clair, remain to be heard from Off,
cially. The official vote from the re,
mainder Of the state gave a majority
OF 165 for the amendment. Unofficial
returns from the three missing coun,
ties rolled up majority ~ about zoo
against the amendment.
There is possibility that the Off
oial returns may be changed in some
instances before the contest is finally
determined. 1t was announced yes.
terday at the Office of the secretary
of state that the returns from large
majority of counties contained mis-
takes and were sent back for cor.
rection.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
Turkeys Not Fit TO Eat
Ar -
GRISWOLDS

The greatest line of Thanksgiving
novelties and favors you ever saw.
Turkeys at Observation-Disclosures.
$3.50 and S2.5O, both dressed and I'M
dressed.
Also Fruit and Vegetables that look
like the real thing but are fake. They
are only Paper Mache Boxes but they
tickle the funny bone because they
make you drool at the mouth when
you know they we're not made to eat.
Napkins. Table decorations, Ice
cups, FestOons. Swapping Notices.
Tally and Place Cards and all sorts
Of things that you wont find else
where in town.
As usual We have the largest as
sortment Of Thanksgiving Post
Cards.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
Modern Drawing.

My grandma sits and draws her dainty
stitches
While Uncle Bob draws cartoons by the
yard:
My mother draws a frazzled strap across
my brooches:
Big Brother Bill draws oft the losing
card
My grandpa draws a very modest pen
sion.
Dear daddy draws a wage. which we
annex.
Aunt Edith draws a world OF male atten-
ton.
And Sister Sue draws alimony checksl
Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
c. NJ. Lambert & Son
22O School ST., Bennington, VI.
COMMISSIONERS NoTICE

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
- Estate of EDGAR W. MArTISON
The undersigned havln been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court FOR the District
OF Remington. CuMMISSIONEttS. to receive.
examine. and adjust the claims AMI demands of
| persons against the estate of Fdgtr W.
Mattson late of >haftsbury. IN sai1 District.
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto. hereby give notice that W. will meet
for the purpose afOress d at the residence OF
in said District. on the sth day of March
next. from O'Clock y. m. until O'Clock y. IN.
on said day and that six months from the alth
day of Sent. A. u. 1912. Is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims 70 us for examination and all vance.
Dated at SALISBURY. this 25th day of
November A. ID. 1914
l.. Y. LOOMS.
HERMAN A. NILES.
Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
A HELPING Hand.

Mistress (hurrying frantically)-Mary
what time is it now?
Maid-Half past 2.
Mlstress-Oh. thought II was later
still have twenty minutes to catcf
the steamer.
Maid-Yes. mum; l knew ye'd O'
rushed. so | set the clock back thirty
minutes to give ye more time.-An
swers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
Uncle John Was a Sword swsIlower

Uncle John Was a Sword SwaIlower.
The small daughter of the house was
busily setting the table for expected
company when her mother called to
her:
PUT down three forks at each place.
dear"
Having made some observations on
her own account when the expected
guests had dined with her mother be
fore, she inquired thoughtfully:
"Shall give Uncle John three
knives ?"-Kansas City Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
A Happy Crew.

a Happy Crew.
The gods upon Olympus
Were always feeling prime
And never knew the sadness
OF working overtime
birmingham Accelerate
The gods upon Olympus
In song were won't TO Join
They never had 20 bother
About vacation coin.
Youngstown Telegram
The gods upon Olympus
Were in a happy mood.
They never were expected
To live on breakfast food
Milwaukee Sentinei
The gods upon Olympus
They never knew a grief.
The price OF spuds ne'er troubled
Nor did the price Of beef
Houston Post
The gods upon Uiy inpus
Were never known 20 rant
They never had % give a thought
To wifc's rubber plant
Detroit Free.Press
Those guys upon Olympus
Were happy as a goat
They didn't have TO worry
How the other feIlow'd vote.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
The Obsta Gle.

Said the CRATER: "Pd be honest
II knew just how to be.
Brides refusing. I'd be using
Every minute properly.
II could a true and goodly
Game of politics I'd play.
That is how I'd like to do IL,
But II doesn't pay!"
Said the burglar: "Td not burgle
Could help it-no, not /!
'Twould be pleasure beyond measure
Just to lay my Jimmy by.
Could l choose. no house I'd enter
In the dark night silence. Say,
would work to gain a living.
But It doesn't pay!
Said the magnate: Competition
Is a fine and splendid thing.
Could | place 1t, I'd not chase It;
To 1t lovingly I'd cling.
I'd not throttle little fellows
Could let them prosper-nayl
Competition right and proper,
But IL doesn't payl"
Charles c. Jones in Puck.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26

Another Excuse.
Somewhere I've read
Or heard II said
(You can't be sure
OF this when you're
Not feeling quite,
You might say. right;
But. as l said
Before. I've read
Or heard some time
This little rhine;
"a drop OF ink
Makes millions think"
That might be true.
/ think. Don't your
And II II Is,
Why, then, gee whiz
l know just why
This morning /
Can't think OF a
Blamed word to sayl
My inkwell's dry
And sc am /.
j have no ink,
So / can't think.
Cleveland Plain Dealt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-26
PIANO TUNING

LJ. carpenter the piano tuner WIN
be in town until Nov. IS. Orders
left at Hudson's store. Pianos 70
rent and for sale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-30

The words had scarcely left when a hoarse cry rose from the crowd hanging over the ticker.
 Copper had leaped upward a whole point between sales. 4 wild cheer swept the room For ten minutes every stock on the list responded and began to climb.
 The doctors face was wrea thed in smiles. Men began to talk and laugh and feel human for the first moment in two weeks.
 and his deep voice rang above the roar:
 You're mascot You've broken the spell! For Gods sake tay with usI'
 Suddenly another cry came from the crowd at the ticker The boy at the board sprang to the instrument with a single bound, his eyes blazing with excitement His cry of "Down?' pierc- ed every ear in the room with horror.
 The panic had come.
 Tn ten minutes stocks tumbIed five points, and the doctors last dollar was swept into space, while the whole mar ket plunged down, down, down into the abyss of ruin and despair.
 Men no longer tried to conceal their emotion. Some wept, some cursed, some laughed: but the most pitiful sight of all was the man who could do neither the man with white lips and the strange, hunted expression in his eyes who was looking death in the face for the first time.
 A full quarter of an hour of the panic had spent itself before the dazed crowds in the brokers offices read the startling news that caused the big break. The ticker shrieked its message above the storms din like a little laughing demon
 '%rhe Van Dam Trust Company Has Closed Its Doors and Asked For the Appointment of Receivert
 Bivens had not kept his solemn pledge. The great bank had stood the run for two hours and closed its doors And the work of destruction had just begun.
 At o'clock the doctor walked out of Dugro's office without a dollar. He felt almoet happy by contrast with the fools he left shuffling over the floors of Dugro's office.
 His own sense of loss was merely blur. The revelation he had just had of the mad lust for money which had begun to possess all classes was yet so fresh and startling he could form no adequate conception of his own posi- ton.
 It was not until he entered his own door and paused at the sound of liar riet's voice that he began to realize the enormity of the tragedy that had befallen him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-30
CHAPTER x.
At the Kinq's Command.

At the Kings Comma ana. ~ VEINS plan would have gone ~ through without a hitch but
 for one thing. He had over
 looked the fact that the king dom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive. A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen in tellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, giant in physique and a giant in personality.
 It happens that his majesty is an old time Wall street banker, with inherited traditions about banks and the way their funds should be handled. He had long held a pet aversion. The Van Dam Trust company had become an offense to his nostrils. It had built a huge palace far up town and it's presi- dent had attempted to set up court of his own. He had gathered about him a following. among them an ex- president of the United States. Gold had poured into the treasury of the great marble palace in a constant stream until its deposits had reached the unprecedented sum of $9O, ,0OO, ,OOO, a sum greater than the royal bank it. self could boast. =
 When the king heard the first rumor of the fact that the Van Dam Trust was backing the schemes of the Allied Bankers in their sensational raid on the market his big nostrils suddenly diIated.
 At last he had them just where he wanted them. He signed the death warrant of the, bank and handed it to his executfoner without a word of com nsent- And then most curious thing happened The king summoned to his presence a little, dark, swarthy man.
 When Bivens received this order to appear at court he was dumfounded. He had long worshiped and feared the king with due reverence and al ways spoke his name with awe. To be actually called into his august pres ence in such a crisis was an undream- ed of honor. He hastened into the royal presence with heating heart. The sovereign glanced up with quick en- ergy.
 ''Mr. Bivens, 1 believer
 The little man bowed low.
 ''I hear that you are about to aid the Van Dam Trust with four millions in cash?'
 Bivens smiled with pride.
 My secretary will deliver the money to the bank within an hour.'
 The king suddenly wheeled in his big armchair. ra .afg! his eyebrows and