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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-06-20

Here are three men who will make
good as county commissioners II
elected, as they ought to be. John
Wallin from the Fourth, Peter Van.
denoever from the First, and B. J..
Anderson from the Second. Good
capable business men, all of them,
they are without question the best
timber that could be secured from
their respective districts. II elected
they will bear the yoke of no one
and will go in unfettered to give US
a good business administration, free
from the petty gratis that often creep
into the career of a county commits
sioner.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-06-20

Don't spend too much time telling
your troubles to the other fellow
He may listen to you respectfully and
you may actually cause him to pity
you, but every time you rehearse
your tale Of woe, you lose just So
much of your self respect and the
other fellow won't have as much re-
spect for OF. Keep a-goin, smile,
even if you are bumped, and You'll
come out all right. If you conclude
that the world Is against you, just
remember that there's about oO,AOo.-
600 people in this great country Of
ours who never did a shabby trick to
you in their lives.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-06-20
From an economical standpoint, i

From an economical standpoint, il
nothing more, l.. ]. Thompson should
be nominated for county auditor next
Wednesday, Mr.. Thompson, who is
most capable, says he is willing to
take his coat off and wade right into
the work, saving the taxpaers the ex-
penses of from one to two clerks
Ward county must get down to bus.
mess basis. Our taxes have been
crawling higher and higher every
year and there's reason It's
time to call a halt and one Of the
ways IS to trim down the expenses
Of running some of our county Of
fees.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-06-20

Some of B. Fl. Bradford's political
enemies are circulating the eleventh
hour campaign report to the effect
that he is a Socialist. Mr.. Bradford
was the law partner Of Arthur LIE,
Sueuer, the Socialist leader of the
state for years, but his political ideas
were entirely at variance from those
Of Mr.. LeSueur. Mr.. Bradford is no
more a Socialist than-David Gold
stein.
Andrew Jensen, who was pardoned
from the penitentiary Friday, says
the military rule at the prison Is do
ing away with many Of the guards
The prisoners are trusted to certain
extent to watch each other. Where
several guards with guns formerly
were present during the meals, the
prisoners now dine without a guaro
present. II a prisoner does not be.
have, he is reported and tried by his
fellow prisoners. For punishment
he is placed in a lower grade for a
period. Jensen said he had fine
time at the prison. He had charge
Of the $50 hogs, and says he was busy
but an hour and . half q day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-06-20

1t reported that Judge Davis has
Teen doing some foxy campaigning.
Down in the southern part Of The
district, it is said he has been go:ps
after Blaisdell's scalp numerically,
but when he campaigns in the north
end of the district, he confines his
attacks mainly to Leslie A. Simpson
The Judge will get some votes but
he will fall away short of what he
needs to nominate him. It looks
just now az though Blaisdell will be
the high man, with Simpson or Nor
ton second. Our townsman, j. M.
Devine, will hardly get to first base.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
PROF. WAIT AND MISS
ELIZA WARD MARRIED
POPULAR FORMER INSTRUCTORS
IN LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL WE'D
At GRASS RANGE.

Miss Eliza Ward, who resigned from
the high school faculty last spring,
and Guy L. Wait, who was for several
years connected with the high school
and who was one of the most popular
instructors the school ever had, were
married last week at the brides home
stead in the Grass Range section, Rev.
George Hirst, of this city, performing
the ceremony. Before coming to Lew
istown, Prof. Wait was connected with
the Helena high school. He is now
with the engineering department of
one of the railways here.
Corneil-Anderson.
Miss May Cornell and Alfred Ander-
son were married Thursday evening
at the home of the brides parents, the
ceremony being performed by Father
v. ]. van den Brock. The bride is
the youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cornell and has spent most OF
her life in Lewistown. Mr.. Anderson
is connected with one of the railway
offices at Helena, where the newly
weds will make their home.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
{. G. WINS ACCEPTS
POSITION W|THDEM0CRAT
WELL-KNOWN LOCAL NEWSPA-
PER MAN ENTERS UPON DU.
TIES THIS WEEK.

E. G. Ivins, for the past eight years
city editor of the Argus and one of
the most accomplished newspaper men
in the state, has accepted a position
with the Fergus County Democrat, and
will be on the job beginning tomor.
row, the first of the year.
Tom Stout, the editor and propri-
etor of the Democrat, will leave this
week for Helena, where he will serve
as member of the state senate dur
ing practically all of the forthcoming
session. He will leave Helena the
latter part of February for Washing
ton, where, on March 4th, he will be
sworn in as a member of congress.
Inasmuch as there will be a special
session of congress called. probably
about the middle of March, Editor
Stout will not be in Lewistown for
more than two or three weeks at a
time during the next two years and 1t
was necessary to find someone to take
full charge of the news and editorial
departments of his paper during his
absence. Mr.. WINS, having resigned
his position with the Argus, was ten
dered and accepted the place on the
Democrat, and, beginning this week.
will devote his full time to that work.
The editor of the Democrat feels
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ATTEND
CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT
PRESBYTERIANC CHURCH..
MUSIC MADE FEATURE
T. P. HalIer Presides at the Grand
Organ and Brings Out the Full
Beauty of the lnstrument-Rev. e.
w. Wright's Discourse on "The
Coming of the Messiah"

The Christmas services at the Pres
day and were made especially notable
by the presence of the Knights Tenn
plar, who, between thirty and forty
strong, attended in a body, marching
from their asylum in full uniform,
headed by Eminent Commander +. E..
Wright. AS the knights entered, the
inspiring hymn OF the order, Onward,
Christian Soldier" pealed from the
organ. T. p. Haller, by courtesy Of
the Episcopal church, presided at the
grand instrument and gave a number
of appropriate selections, demon
strating the possibilities of the organ
in the hands OF a master like Mr..
Haller.
The Discourse.
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
Ernest w. Wright, whose theme was
'The Coming of the Messiah" A
synopsis of his address follows:
"The Christmas anniversary Is an
occasion suited to mutual congratula
tions, SO great is its Importance fol
| every one of us. There should be an
! evident joyousness in our counter
ance: for we take our great religious
occasions too sOberly. Just as a great
national deliverance Is made the oc
casion of exuberant celebration, sc
might such an event as Christmas be
come time of personal felicitation
For Christ's coming brought q
mighty change. Relaxation after the
struggle, peace after battle, comfort
after raging fever: these things pic
ture the blessing of man in the com
ing of the Redeemer Savior. Man had
been agonizing in awful struggles fol-
long ages, but he had toiled with the
minimum of profit AS the Christ was
to tell the fishermen on which side O1
the boat to cast the net in order tC
catch the miraculous draught o1
fishes, SO was he to tell mankind how
the stupenduous labors hitherto fruit
less should become of lasting profit
Christ came to bring guiding direc
ton of thought and deed, which
should alter all the conditions of exist
/ ence.
1--WE have duty in connection will
Christmas. 1t is suggested by the
story of the manger. Christ lay il
the manger, not because men wished
him to, but because they did MOI
recognize him. Had he been known
for what he was, royal palaces would
have been emptied of princelings II
order, If necessary, to accommodate
him. The Master is not always recog
nized today. When he is, room II
Continued on page four.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
two months. This record will hardly
be eQualled by any exchange in the

two months. This record will hardly
be eQualled by any exchange in the
country.
Regular operators are paid $3.50
for their first months work, $3.50
for the next two months, $4,000 for
the next three months and increasing
steadily until the maximum of $65.O0
per month is reached. Girls of ability,
of course, are eligible to better posi-
tiOns than an exchange the size of
Lewistown affords and many first-class
positions in the telephone business
are filled by women. At the present
time there is but one operator in the
Lewistown exchange whose salary is
less than forty dollars per month, she
being an operator of some experience
but recently employed in this ex-
change, and the maximum now paid is
$500. The average salary of the thir-
teen young ladies is $45.92 per month,
which compares most favorably with
other lines of work for unframed girls,
especially when the hours and condi-
tiOns of work are considered.
"The new outside plant, consisting
of underground and aerial cables,
poles, ETC., is being rapidly rushed to
completion by Mr.. Thos. Collier with
force Of about forty men. When
this work is completed, all the old
poles at present on Main street and
other streets will be removed. The
new plant is located in alleys wher-
ever possible, there being very small
proportion of it on the streets and
then only when absolutely necessary
for purposes Of proper distribution OF
lines. The appearance Of the streets
after the removal Of the old poles and
wires will undoubtedly be revela
tion to those who have been familiar
with the two lines of poles heavily
loaded with wires. The new plant
will have very few exposed wires
practically none except long distance
lines, as the lines will all be in lead
covered cable.
"While the company realizes thai
the present service is not as good as
it should be, it is as good as is pos
sible to give with the present equip
ment, and it is hoped that the peo
pie of Lewistown will Dear with then
until the completion Of the new plant
the best in Montana, when the serv
ice will be greatly improved and un
| eXcelled anywhere"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
THE NEW OFFICIALS WILL AS
sUME THEIR OFFICES ON
MONDAY NEXT.
ANNOUNCED
/. p. Slater Will Be Under Sheriff.
Louis Pratt to Be Deputy Clerk Of
District court-M. ]. Gosch Deputy
Treasurer-Hal Gibson Remains As
Court Reporter.

On Monday next, January 6, the
biennial change at the courthouse will
take place. On that day Roy E.
Ayers will assume his duties as judge
of the Tenth judicial district He has
announced that he will appoint Hal
B. Gibson, the incumbent, as court re-
porter. The attorneys joined in a
unanimous request for Mr.. Gibson's s
appointment. He is one OF the best
court reporters in the state. 1t would
not be going too far, perhaps, to say
that he is the best.
James l.. Martin, who succeeds J.
B. Ritch as clerk of the court, will
have for his deputy Louis Pratt, who
has been in the office for some time
and is familiar with all the duties
lent one.
Sheriff-elect Firman Tullock an.
nounces his staff for Lewistown as
follows: L. P. Slater, under sheriff |;
Guy Tullock, jailer; Phil MacGowan
and James Blevins, deputies. Mr..
S4ater served four years as sheriff and
during that period Mr.. Tullock was
one of his deputies.
Rufus Poland, who succeeds Grant
Robinson as county treasurer, will
have for his deputy M. J. Gosch, for
merly of Maiden, who is eminently
qualified for the position. The treas
urer-elect, however, does not assume
charge of the office, under the law,
until March.
Mike Gurnett succeeds himself as
assessor, SO that the new year in
wolves no changes in his office.
The same is true of Frank Gun.
ningham, who begins his second term
as county clerk and recorder.
E. P. Durnen, of Kendall, the new
auditor, has not yet announced who
his deputy will be-
| Miss Alice O'Hara enters upon he1
second term as superintendent oi
schools.
Charles j. Marshall, who succeeds
himself as county attorney, will re
appoint Stewart McConochie as his
deputy.
Edwin Miller succeeds Hal Tilzey
as county surveyor.
G. w. Buntin will be the new pub
lie administrator.
George R. Creel succeeds himself
as coroner.
Charles Allen takes the place o
julius Petersen on the board of county
commissioners.
The new officials have all familiar
lied themselves with the duties O
their respective offices and their ad
ministrations will begin next Monday
without jar.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31

that he is particularly fortunate in
securing the services of Mr.. WINS, who
will have the complete management Of
the departments mentioned. He Is
one of the most conscientious news
paper men in the state, is thoroughly
acquainted with local conditions, and,
In conjunction with H. ]. Kelly, who
retains his present position as gen.
eral business manager of the estab-
lishment, is planning a number of de-
partures having for their purpose the
Improvement of the local and general
news service of the paper.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
Mr.. and Mrs. Pfaus to Leave.

1t Is announced that as soon as a
successor to Postmaster Albert Pfaus
is decided upon they will leave for
Richmond, Virginia, to make their
future home near that southern city
Mr.. Pfaus became pastor Of the Pres.
byterian church in 1896 and except for
the time he spent in the Philippines
with the Montana volunteers, has been
resident of Lewistown ever since
Mrs. Pfaus has served the county as
superintendent of schools and for sew
eral years past has been in charge OF
the public library.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
ACTION BROUGHT HERE LAST
WEEK BY J. c. YOUNG AGAINST
VIRGINIA YOUNG,
ARE WE'LL known
Minnie Harms Brings An Action
Against Sig Harms to Secure De-
cree on the Ground of Desertion--
Laura Wilson Sues Thomas p.
Wilson to Secure Divorce.

J. y. Young, a Well-knOWn business
man Of this city. has brought suit
against Virginia Young to secure
divorce. The parties were married at
Mouth-of-Wilson, Virginia, August 5.
1903, and have resided in Lewistown
several years. In the complaint the
defendant is charged with extreme
cruelty for more than year past. 1t
Is set out that the defendant has con-
sorted with other men; has told the
plaintiff that she no longer cared to
live with him and has been guilty of
gross improprieties, going with one
man in particular, who is not named,
to unseemly places and remaining un-
til late hours; that she rented room
in their home to this man and would
not consent to the plaintiff ordering
him to leave; that she has frequently
spoken of and urged property set
tlement, this, as plaintiff believes, with
view to marrying this man; that she
has notified the plaintiff he will have
to secure some one else to keep house
for him after January /. The plaintiff
alleges that he has at all times been
a dutiful husband and has decided to
her three lots, upon which he has built
houses at cost Of $1,500 each. He
asks that she be required to deed back
to him two Of these residences.
Belden & DeKalb are Mr.. Young's
attorneys.
Alleges Desertion.
Minnie Karns has brought suit
against Sig Karns to secure q divorce
on the ground Of desertion. The par
ties were married at Oberlin, Kansas
in 1891, and it is alleged that the de
fendant abandoned the plaintiff al
Great Falls in July of last year. Bel
den & DeKalb are the attorneys fol
the plaintiff.
Failure to Provide.
Laura Wilson brought suit last Sat
urday against Thomas p. Wilson tt
secure a divorce. The parties were
married at Bemidji, Wisconsin, in Jan
uary, 1911, and the plaintiff alleges
that for more than year past the de
fendant has failed to provide her will
the necessaries of life, compelling he
to earn her own living. She alst
charges him with habitual intemper
ance. A. d. Strouf is the plaintiff
attorney.
| Given Two Years.
Thomas Carafe, who was concerne,
in the shooting affray at Moore OF
October 20, which resulted in the kill
ing of Nels Burke by John DeAngelis
for which DeAngelis was sentenced t
ten years upon conviction of mar
slaughter, pleaded guilty to assault i
the second degree last Tuesday after
noon and was sentenced by Judg
Cheadle to two years in the per
i Carafe, who was an Italian sectio
hand, shot and severely wounded Wa
ter Bussey, companion Of Burke's
Bussey soon recovered.
Draws Fifteen Months.
4 John Ellis, known as "Curley Jack,
last week pleaded guilty to burglar
and was sentenced to fifteen month
in the pen. Ellis broke into barn i
the Plum creek section and stole
set of harness.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
STEEL GOING DOWN RAPIDLY ON
MlLWAukEE'S LINE TO
GREAT FALLS.
GRASS RANGE EXTENSION
Track-Iaying to Begin on It In About
Week-Line From Judith River
Eastward Forty-three Miles to Be
Completed in Little Over a Month
The Soo's Plans.

The Milwaukee steel crew is now
laying rails west from Lewistown to-
ward the Judith river, about mile OF
track being laid each day. Before the
end OF this week the track will be
completed a distance Of thirteen miles
west Of Lewistown to the site OF the
big fill, which will take some time to
finish. However. with the track avail
able, rapid progress will be made on
1t and In the meantime the steel crew
will be brought back to Lewistown and
put to work laying steel on the Grass
Range line. Contractor Burke now
has twenty six miles OF the grade fin
ished, with all culverts and bridges in,
and the steel will go down for that
distance. This work will occupy about
a month, once start Is made, and
after getting the track down for that
distance the steel crew will return to
the extension westward and complete
the four miles that will carry the track
to the Judith river. In little over a
month, therefore. the Milwaukee will
have completed line of track from
the Judith river eastward for dis
tance of forty three miles.
With the abutments, piers and all
other concrete work for the great
bridge over the river finished, the COM
pany will be able to haul in the steel
and other heavy material for the
bridge over its own rails, and the
bridge work will be pushed with vigor.
Once it Is finished, the work Of con-
tinuing the track on to Great Falls
will be prosecuted steadily to compile
ton.
| The road to Grass Range will be
completed and ready for traffic in the
spring With the twenty-six mile
stretch now ready for the steel COM
pleted, there will be but eleven miles
Of track to lay to reach Grass Range.
Establish G. N. Camps.
Three large Great Northern con-
struction camps are being established
this week north and east of the city
and small army Of workmen will
soon be in snug winter quarters while
the work on the tunnels Is under way.
A steam shovel Is to be installed at
the Rogers ranch, on Boyd creek.
about four miles from LeWistown
within few days, for use on the big
cut at that point.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
FERGUS BAR ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS Are Elected-To Have a Ban
quet Next Saturday Evening.

At a largely attended meeting of
the Fergus County Bar association,
held at the courthouse last Friday
afternoon, R. Won Tobel was re-elect-
ed president and ]. G. Huntoon secre-
tary of the organization.
1t was decided to hold a banquet on
Saturday evening next at the Bright,
at which Judge E. X. Cheadle and
Judge-elect Roy e. Ayers will be the
guests of honor.
The details are In the hands of a
committee and the affair promises to
be a very enjoyable one.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
Ranch House Burns.

Thomas r. Moore, proprietor of the
Lewistown Livery Stable, was notified
yesterday afternoon that his ranch
home, on Upper Cottonwood, fourteen
miles from this city, had been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at $1,000, with $1,000 insurance. The
place was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cameron. the Jones postofflce
being located there.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31

Plans of the 500,

Minneapolis, Dec. 27.-With its ulti-
mate plans secret, but general belief
in railroad circles that it is heading to
Spokane and the Pacific coast, the 500
line, in one of the most important
western railroad moves in years, will
lay it's rails across the western border
of North Dakota early In 1913 and
strike the rapidly developing territory
of eastern Montana, where the twin
cities did SO much business this year.
President Edmund Pennington today
authorized the statement that the Am
borse line will go west across Divide
county, North Dakota, entering Valley
county, Montana, and that there will
be n miles of new road. This would
carry the 500 rails about so miles In
to Montana and drop them In location
Just below the Canadian boundary,
from which extension work might push
the line west for Spokane, north across
the boundary or southwest into the
Fort Peck reservation.
Mr.. Pennington also said the Plaza
line is to be extended west to the Mis-
souri, river. About 40 miles of new
work will carry the road along to with
| in a short distance of the Montana
line and some distance south OF where
the Ambrose extension will cross it
and, eventually, a further extension
of the Plaza line would bring 1t into
Montana near Glendive, the most i'm
portant Northern Pacific point in east
ern Montana. It would also carry 1t
into territory into which the Puget
Sound extension of the Milwaukee
road enters in its northward bend in
to Montana.
Mr.. Pennington said he has no state
ment to make as to eventual plans and
that no construction work other than
the two extensions has been author
lied. 1--WE will build 81 miles upon
| the Ambrose line and extend the Plaza
line to the Missouri river" he said.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
AT BOZEMAN MEETING,

"dyOT y. o. WdTSHdII, VIty NttUFHey
Dekalb and Alderman Berkin There.
Mayor J. s. Marshall, City Attorney
n. l.. DeKalb and Alderman Tom
Berkin are in Bozeman today attend
ing the municipal conference, at which
number of matters of interest to
the municipalities of the state are to
be considered.
There was no meeting of the city
council last night on account of the
absence Of these officials.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
SECURE FINE SITE.
Knights Of Pythias Purchase Splendid
Location for Castle Hall.

The knights Of Pythias last week
secured the lot at the corner Of Fifth
avenue and Washington street as a
site for castle hall, which they pro
pose to erect within the next two
years. The lot Is so by 100 feet and
the location is an ideal one. The
lodge has had continuous existence
Of more than twenty years and Is now
in fiourishing condition.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-12-31
Return From the East.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bell returned
Sunday evening from st. Paul, where
Mrs. Bell had been visiting for some
time, being Joined by her husband
about ten days ago.