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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
SYSTEMATIC FIGHT
TO DIVIDE COUNTY
ADVOCATES OF DIVISION GATH.
ERING STATISTICS FOR
"JUDITH."

Stanford World: This week the
gathering of the valuation of the ter.
ritory proposed to be incorporated in.
to Judith" county was begun and rep
resentatives from Hobson, Benchland
and Stanford are at Lewistown com
piling the figures that will place the
division movement on definite, per
manent working basis. The most
thorough investigation possible has
shown that great majority of prop
erty owners on the west side are in
favor of county division and that the
ranks of the divisionists are rapidly
growing is fact that needs no cor
roboration with those who have had
an opportunity to become familiar
with existing conditions.
Campaign Not Yet Begun.
The real campaign for county di-
vision has not yet begun, and will not
be until the committee gathering sta
tlstlcs at the county seat have com
plete and accurate data as to the val
uation of the proposed new county.
Once this is accomplished, the west
side may expect some strenuous cam
paigning, although the indications
now are that the measure would carry
II placed to vote at the present time.
1t is considered significant Of success
that the movement has acquired it's
present headway without organized ef-
fort. A vast majority of those who
have not as yet lined up with the di-
vision movement are waiting to be
shown, and that simple act is what
the divisionists propose to do, and do
1t emphaticaly and irrefutably. Enough
information is now at hand to prove
absolutely that the creation of small,
compact county is but a matter of
good business. but the figures are not
complete without the valuation of the
proposed separated portion in detail.
With the closing of the present
week this valuation will be available
and Immediately thereafter the actual
work of cutting Fergus county in two
will be commenced.
leWistoWn Opposed.
AS has been expected, the division
movement has encountered opposition
at LewistOwn and II the county seat
newspapers tell correctly of the atti-
tude there, concerted effort may be
made from the present seat of govern
ment to bring about the defeat of "Ju-
dith" county. Lewistown's attitude
and what she may do will figure but
slightly in the outcome Of the division
election.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
FOR MARCH AND AMOUNT ON
HAND IN FUNDS.
AUTO TRUCK BOND SALE
Result of the Recent Election Is Off,
cialIy Observation-Disclosures to Be
Notified to Put in Crossings
Salary Of the City Clerk Is Raised
Some Petitions.

City Treasurer Bert d'Autremont
has filed his report for the month of
March and it shows that on April
there was on hand in all the funds
total of $56. .154.97. The receipts dur
ing March amounted to $3,7S1.27, as
follows: General fund $S30.35; road
fund, $27S; waterworks, $2,147 80; spe-
cial Improvement fund, $8S.55; sink
ing fund, $7l1.60.
The warrants paid amounted to $4,-
56S.S4, as follows: General fund, $2,-
690.9o; road fund. $21S.6O; water
works, $42l.lO fire fund, $37O,23; wa
terworks fund, $l1l.S0; special i'm
provement fund, $556.21.
The amount on hand was distrib-
uted among the various funds, as fol
lows: 1912 sewer fund, $39, 1921 .83; fire
fund, $1,73119; library fund, $1,077.11;
special Improvement fund, $2,684.97;
sinking fund .$l7,757.33; endowment
fund, $l62.SO; firemens disability
fund, $1,005.34; park fund, $4,18S.59.
Overdrafts were reported as follows
General fund, $5,134.74; road fund, 49,
227.72; waterworks fund, $2956.05
sprinkling fund. $202.13; boulevard
maintenance fund, $62.24; waterworks
construction, $lS6.31, making total
of $11.774.19 and leaving net balance
OF $56,15497.
The report as to the city's financial
condition is specially interesting in
view of the change in the administra-
tion to take place the first week in
May.
Council Meeting.
At the meeting of the council Thurs
day last Mayor Marshall presided,
with Alderman Saxl, Berkin, Tray
wick, Sutter and Abel in attendance.
The returns OF the recent election
were canvassed and the result Off
cially declared The vote was found
to be exactly as announced in the
Democrat
Brown & Fagley were granted per-
mission to install q wagon scale in
front of their new building on First
avenue near McChesney's garage.
J. Olsen asked permission to put
in shooting gallery on the vacant
ground above the Mackey building
Rejected.
Winters &. Sullivan were granted a
license as plumbers and steam filters.
The city clerk was instructed to no.
tify the Milwaukee to put in cross
ings on the streets crossed by it's road
to Great Falls.
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the auto truck bond
issue of $4,000. authorized at the re-
cent election, and also to advertise
for bids for furnishing the truck.
Some sidewalk petitions were grant
ed and the clerk was directed to Or
der about 100 trees to replace those
in the parked districts that have died.
Much extra work has developed in
the city clerks office and his salary
was increased from $40 month to
$3.50.
The collections for water during
April amounted to $2,S63.74 leaving
but $3S uncollected
The police magistrate reported that
the fines collected during March
amounted to $52.50. There were
twelve convictions during the month,
half of them being for drunkenness
In a number of the cases sentence
was suspended.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
HEAD OF MILWAUKEE AND Dl.
REcToRs SPEND FEW HOURS
IN LEWiSTOWN.
GUESTS At JUDITH CLUB
Orders Given for Immediate Resump-
ton Of TrackIaying on the Eastern
Extension-Great Northern Begins
Work on the Depot Project-Good.
now Coming.

Almost unannounced President A.
J. Earling and party of Milwaukee
railway directors arrived here by spe-
cial train Friday evening, coming up
from Butte. Nothing was known In
advance of the plans of the visitors
and it was impossible to arrange any
program for them in advance, but they
were met at the depot by G. w. Nor
row, general agent of the Milwaukee
Land company, and w. J. Johnson.
After dinner on the train the visitors
were escorted to the Judith club,
where they met number of our busi-
ness men and spent a pleasant hour.
While here President Earling d.
rected that tracklaying on the extern
sion eastward should be resumed i'm
mediately. The steel is now down as
far as Heath, some ten miles east of
Lewistown, and tracklaying machine
is here to go into commission at once.
1t Is intended to rush this work as
far as Grass Range.
While no direct statements were
made enough was said to show posi-
lively that the Milwaukee intends to
begin the construction of round
houses and other buildings on the
Continued on page five.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
TEACHERS ENGAGED
FOR THE NEXT YEAR
CITY BOARD ORGANIZES WITH r.
T. TAYLOR AS CHAIR.
MAN.

The city school board met Saturday
afternoon and organized, with r. r.
Taylor as chairman and Harold B.
Cutler secretary. The other members
are N. c. Nelson, J. e. Ford, VIII W.
White and c. A. Drinkard.
Prof. A. A. Frankie has been en-.
gagged for three years and the board
Is considered very fortunate in hav-
ing secured man of Mr.. Franzke's g
calibre to have charge of the schools
1t is quite generally thought in school
circles outside of Lewistown that Mr.
Frankie is the best equipped man for
the office of superintendent to be
found In any city in Montana.
The board changed the scale of sala.
ries, fixing the minimum at SIS per
month instead of $50 and the maxi
mum at 500 instead of $S5 per month
The following teachers were en-
gagged for next year:
Prof. Vogel, Misses Edam, Edwards
Sutherland, Harmon, Erwin, Jean Nc.
Bride, Mildred Mcbride, Robinson,
Logergren, Storey, Meek, Pittman,
Johnson, Kennedy, den Bleyker, Green,
Wright, Atkinson, Jackson, Madden
and Agnes frost. Miss Hazel Kaull
declined a reengagement.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
MILWAUKEE, BRIDGE
ACROSS THE JUDITH
SPLENDID PROGRESS is BEING
MADE ON THE BIG
STRUCTURE.

Great Falls Tribune: Excellent prog
ress is being made upon the eastern
end OF the Great Falls-Lewistown line
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and the work of erecting the steel
bridge across the Judith river about
IA miles west of LeWistoWn was com
menced last Monday. The rails of the
Milwaukee have been laid to that
stream. this being necessary before
the steel for the bridge could be de
livered.
The bridge, which will be a very
large structure, will be of steel grid
ers erected upon steel towers. 1t is
expected that about six weeks will be
required in finishing this bridge
Whereupon the track will be imme.
diately pushed forward to Indian
creek, distance of about six miles,
where another big bridge is to be
erected and which will likewise re-
quire about six weeks in construction.
All along the line work is now be-
ing pushed, as the excellent weather
conditions permit of all classes of
grading. Dirt is now being moved on
the ChOteau line and quite a force Of
men is already being employed. Con-
tractor Nels Roman is now working
two grading camps, one located in
Mill coulee at Mile post %, and an
other at Mile post 29. His steam
shovel outfit is now practically ready
for operation and will start up about
the first of next week.
The steam shovel outfit will be ope-
rated in connection with the grading
camp at Mile post %. Contractor r.
B. Fraser is established at Mile post
20, where he is working an outfit of
three grading machines.
Another small team outfit is now es-
tablished and at work at Mile post
40. A team outfit of about SO teams
belonging to Contractor O'Neill is now
on the way from Idaho to go to work
on the grade north of Choteau.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
DR.. TUTTtE TO SPEAK
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT
LECTURES AT COURTHOUSE ON
TUBERCULOSIS ITS PREvEN.
TON AND CURE.

Tomorrow evening at the court
house DR.. H. ID. Tuttle, superintendent
of the state tuberculosis sanitarium,
will give a free lecture on "Tuber-
culosis, It's Prevention and Cure"
The lecturer will also give some inter-
esting details of the management and
treatment of tubercular patients at the
state sanitarium. The lecture will be
free and a sweeping invitation is is
sued for this occasion
DR.. Tuttle is man of statewide
acquaintance and has made a special
study of the white plague" The ad-
dress he will give promises to be of
especial interest. He is making a
tour of the state and will tell the
methods of receiving patients at the
state sanitarium who may go there
and give full description of the sani-
tarium. DIR. A. w. Deal, the county
health officer, who h making the ar
rangements for DIR. Tuttle's visit, be-
lieves that all ought to be interested
in the conduct and management of
this new institution.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
OF FERGUS COUNTY
WILL GATHER HERE
ON JUNE 4.
PLANNING THE PROGRAM
1t Will Be Most Interesting One and
Entertainment Will Be Provided for
All-Society of Pioneers Is Fully
Organized-The Officers Elected
and Committees.

On Wednesday, June 4, the pioneers
OF Fergus county will have their first
real reunion in this city and it will be
great occasion. 1t is expected that
the old-timers will come in from every
part Of the county they first created
and then did SO much to develop, and
they will be given a splendid welcome
by the people of Lewistown The pro-
gram will be arranged by a commit
tee appointed last week and the men,
bers will see to it that it will be of in
terest to all. The details will be an
nounced later on, but it is sure to in
clude some addresses relating to
events in the early history of the
county by those who participated in
them, in addition to other equally en-
tertaning features.
All this was decided upon at the
meeting held at the Judith club rooms
last Wednesday night, when the So
ciety of Fergus County Pioneers was
formally launched. r. Won Tobel pre-
sided and the committee appointed the
week before to prepare the constitu-
tion and bylaws reported. Under
these regulations all who came here
prior to December, 1886, when the
county was organized, are eligible to
membership and the husband or wife
of such pioneers are also eligible.
1t is provided that regular meetings
or reunions shall be held the first
Wednesday in June, September and
March of each year, SO that the first
of these reunions will be held on June
next.
Officers Elected.
The election of officers was then
proceeded with and the following were
chosen: John ID. Waite, president;
David Hilger, first vice-president;
Mrs. George J. Wiedeman, second vice
president; Charles M Belden, of
Utica, third vice-president; Miss
Mercy Jackson, secretary; DR.. ]. II.
Willard, treasurer.
r. Won Tobel was elected recording
secretary and it will be his special
duty to secure and preserve safely
such historical records as can be OBJ
tained. committee consisting of A.
Hogeland. b. E. Stack and DIR. Willard
will gather historical data and turn it
over to Mr.. Won Tobel.
Pioneers are especially urged to
send in their names, with date of ar
rival in the county and 5 to cover
yearly dues and thus become active
members of the society
A program~committee consisting of
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
CAMPAIGN PLANNED
TO CLEAN Up THE CITY
MEETING TO BE HELD AT PRES.
BYTERlAN CHURCH THURS
DAY AFTERNOON.

Avery attractive program has been
arranged by the civic department OF
the Woman's club for Thursday after.
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the Presby.
terian church, when it is proposed to
outline action that will result in a
general cleaning up of the city. The
details as to methods will be decided
upon at this meeting, and may take
the form of general bonfire day to
burn the rubbish.
The members wish to see how much
interest is taken in the slogan, MAKE
Lewistown Better Place in Which
to Live" All are invited to attend this
meeting, the women especially.
Aside from the plan for cleaning
up day." the following interesting pro
gram will be carried out:
Organ selection, Mrs. Sackett.
Greeting, by president Of club, Mrs
w. A. Hedges.
Paper, "The Playground Movement
In America" Mrs. Frank Cunning
ham.
Talk, "The Schools AS Social Cen.
ter" Mrs. George Hirst.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22

Mrs. Wiedeman, f. C. Russell and Mrs
Hilger was appointed to arrange the
programs for the quarterly meetings
and another committee consisting OF
Is. r. Stack, Mrs. VIII Fergus and w
w. Watson was appointed to arrange
Tor the entertainment on such oc.
casions.
This being disposed of, brief ad
dresses were made by r. G. Jackson
Is. e. Stack and Charles Richards. who
related some of their experiences in
the early days.
Many OF those at the meeting left
without signing the membership roll
but the following did so: John d
Waite, 1880; Mrs. John d. Waite
1856: David Hilger. 1881; Christina f
Hilger. 1882; George j. Wiedeman
1881; Anna NJ. Wiedeman, 1882; F.
=. Wright, 1882; w. H. Fergus, 1882:
Margaret F. Rauch. 1882; b. T.. Stack
1881; John II. Willard. 1881; Emma
=. Willard, 1881; Ernest II. Richards
1884; Maria l.. Watson. 1885; Mrs
William Watson, 1888; w. w. Wat
son, 1883; Noble M. Walker, 1888,
Abraham Hogeland 1888; JOSEPH
King, 1881; c. e. Richards, 1888;
Minnie Sloane Wright, 1891; r. G
jackson, 1884; Mercy Jackson, 1884
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
For a Receiver,

In the case of William Munger
against the Flatwillow Land company
a motion for the appointment of re-
ce1ver was submitted to Judge Ayers
Friday, following the introduction OF
testimony and argument on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday of last
week. The motion for a receiver is
,ased upon the alleged incapacity and
nismanagement of the officers and di
fectors and the pending insolvency oil
the corporation. The plaintiff was
represented by J. c. Huntoon, E. X
Cheadle, Edward Fearon and E. w
Mettler, while the company was rep
resented by w. M. Blackford and Ayl
ward, Davis, Abrick & HILL
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
JURY FINDS AGAINST D. r. SMITH
IN ACTION OVER FLOUR
MILL DEAL,
BROTHERS SENT TO PEN
Plead Guilty to Theft Of Steer-John
Lamar Brings Action for Divorce
Receiver Asked for in Suit Of
Munger Against FiatwiIIow Land
Company-Another Venire.

After long and tedious trial the
jury in the case of D. F.. Smith against
John p. Barnes on Friday night re.
turned a verdict in favor of Mr.
Barnes. Smith sued to recover $780,.
600 damages for alleged breach of con.
tract, the action arising out of the
sale of the Judith Basin -four mill by
Mr.. Barnes. The plaintiff was repre-.
sented by Attorneys Wallace and Wier
OF Helena, while J. A. Walsh, of Hell
ena, and E. c. Russell represented the
defendant.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
Brothers Sentenced .

William L. Howard and John L.
Howard, two young men, brothers,
who were arrested on Arrow creek
bench some time ago by Deputy Stock
Inspector Kennon for killing a steer
belonging to the Pm outfit, last Wed
nesday pleaded guilty to grand lar.
ceny in the district court and were
sentenced by Judge Ayers to one year
each. A man named Noble, implicated
in this affair, had previously pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to a year in
the pen, the sentence being suspend
ed. Kavanaugh and -Cowger, two more
defendants, are yet to be disposed Of
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
To Give Minstrel Show.

c. B. Meyers, who recently put on
very successful minstrel show at
Roundup for the Eagles of that place,
is in the city arranging to put on a
similar show here for the Eagles of
Lewistown. Mr. Meyers is an old and
experienced hand at the business and
with the talent available here will
doubtless be able to present a fine en-
tertainment.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
On Statutory Grounds.

John Lamar has brought suit
against Mabel Lamar to secure a di
vorce on statutory grounds, charges
OF misconduct with various men be
ing set out in the complaint. The par.
ties were married at Great Falls Aug
Z, 1912. A. D. Strouf, OF Stanford, is
the plaintiffs attorney.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
Action Over Land.

The case of Mrs. Peter Halpin
against Benjamin Saffron was tried be
fore Judge Ayers Saturday, submitted
and taken under advisement by him
The suit involves the title to a small
tract OF land on the road to the fair
grounds, valued at from $500 to $780,
Belden & DeKalb represented the
plaintiff and w. M. Blackford the de.
fendant.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22

Music, vocal solo, Miss Scheidt.
Talk, "Lewistown's Cleaning-up
Day." Mrs. George Wiedeman.
Paper, The Work of Neighborhood
Centers. Mrs. Ralph Reynolds.
Music, Voices of the Woods" Mrs.
Wright.
Organ selection, Mrs. Sackett.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
A Roundup Case.

The case of Fred Vogel against the
Citizens Bank of Roundup is on trial
today. The action involves something
like $1,000. Belden & DeKalb and c.
J.. Marshall appear for the plaintiff,
while J. c. Huntoon and Jameson &
Dusenberry represent the bank. 1t
will reach the jury this evening, prob
ably.
Special venire.
A special venire for thirty addi-
tional jurors was issued yesterday and
twenty-six of those drawn were served.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22
Married at Buffalo.

Guy M. Stafford, of the Buffalo bank
and who for a considerable time re
sided at Moore, and Miss Ethel May
Jellison, of Buffalo, were married last
week.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22

dad" Beatty Back.
dad" Beatty, who has been in Chi
cago for several weeks, is home again.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-22

Continued on page five.)
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-15

TO stand on its own logic regardless
Of the person Or paper making it or
of the motive behind it.
But newspaper performs Pc
culiar function. 1t is the source of
public information. 1t can publish
this information or suppress it. 1t
can give truthful information or it
can misrepresent the facts. 1t can
be real newspaper, serving the pub
lie honestly and fearlessly, or it can
be special interest organ, misrepre-
senting men and measures, suppress
ing some facts and coloring others,
and deceiying its readers whenever
the interests of its owners so dictate.
1t is therefore not only important,
but strictly pertinent and proper,
| that the public should know who the
owners OF newspaper are and what,
| if any, special interests they repre-
sent
The Times-Union is owned by
three railroad systems. When the
Tlmes-Cnion opposes the work of the
railroad commission or of the legis-
| lature in regulating public service
corporations, have We not the right
TO look behind its logic and ascertain
what its motives are? And having
| learned it's motives, have we not the
right to assume that Argument, COM
ing from such a source, should be
| taken with a grain or two Of salt be-
fore being accepted as either safe or
final?
Two instances may be cited to il
lustrate the case. Cd When the Flag
Ter divorce bill was introduced and
passed, the Times-Union killed all
reference to it. Mr.. Flagler was one
of the owners of the paper. CD The
other day when a large meeting OF
Jacksonville citizens organized a
Stockton club and heard speeches
from the mayor Of the city and other
prominent people, the Times-Union
suppressed the fact. Mr.. Stockton is
opposing the Times-Union's candi.
date for the Senate.
Has the ownership of a newspaper
nothing to do with things of this
character? Must the reading public
accept at face value the news reports
and editorial opinions of newspaper
whose ownership dictates such a
small and selfish policy? We think
not.
! The fact that the Jacksonville
Times-Union is ''railroad-owned" is a
very pertinent fact to be considered
in every political policy which it ad-
yocates. And the ownership of every
newspaper is something that all OF
it's readers are entitled to know
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-15
UNRELIABLE RAILROAD ORGAN
Times-UniOn Suppresses News that
Doesn't Suit the Interests of
IFS Owners

Pensacola Journal: The Jasper
News has the following concerning
the ownership Of the Jacksonville
Times-Union:
state finds fault, or criticises, the
Times-U Union. in a large majority Of
cases it refers 10 the Times-Union as
being ''railroad-oWned."
This is no argument at all. People
IS a 1ule do not care a copper who
owns the paper, it is the contents of
the paper which renders it worth
less, or valuable.
a corporation is a legal person
and is entitled to, and possesses all
the rights of acquiring and holding
property that any other person does.
Many times we differ from ideas
advanced by the Times-Union, but it
never occurs to us to abandon the
question at issue and pirate about the
extraneous matter Of that papers
ownership.
Again, epithets and abuse prove
nothing but the paucity of argument
of those who indulge in them.
/ Inasmuch as the Journal OCCASION
ally refers to the Jacksonville Times
| Union as being owned by three rail-
roads, the foregoing applies to this
paper as we'll as to others that fire.
quently see fit to criticise the special
| interest policy Of the Jacksonville pa
| per.
OF course, as our Jasper contem'
porary says, every argument ought