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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15

much in the way of elimination. If
they expected too much in that direc-
ton there was sure to be disappoint.
ment. but the administration intend.
ed to do all that it could do to keep
on improving conditions. In con.
cusion, he said:
Some Plain Talk.
1t does not make any difference
how much the city administration
tries to enforce the law and improve
the public morals of the city and sup.
press prostitution, If the Civic league
and the Woman's club do not take the
matter up in our schools and see that
the moral standing of our schools is
improved.
"The conditions which existed in
our high school during the past six
months were certainly not calculated
to improve the moral condition Of the
town. Also, the mothers of the town
should be told the necessity of keep
ing young girls and boys from four
teen to eighteen years of age off the
streets, and preventing them from 60
ing to public dances. Unless this is
done, any reforms the city admins
tration might undertake will be of no
avail.
1T does not appear to the city ad-
mlnistration that segregated dis
trlct can be reestablished in Lewis
town. 1t will be our policy to enforce
the laws of the state and the city Or
dinances. To much must not be eX-
pected of the administration"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15

hundred programs of the Lewistown
Chautauqua will be mailed to residents
of Aewistown. Season tickets are now
on sale at the Palais Royal, the Fair
Store and Sutter Bros, and sell at
the nominal price of $3.50 for the full
six days Of seventeen sessions and
over thirty-two attractions. AS single
admissions to the ChautauQua sessions
will be from so cents to $3.50 each,
these season tickets should be in de.
mand. Only 800 tickets are to be sold
at that price, and those contemplating
the purchase of a season ticket should
secure one at once.
Railway Rates.
All railroads leading into Lewis
town have granted fare of one and
one-third for the round trip during
-Chautauqua week, July 9th to August
1st, inclusive, on the certificate plan.
All persons purchasing tickets to
Lewistown during that week should
demand a certificate and present the
same to some one connected with the
LewistOwn Chautauqua, and if one
hundred or more are thus turned in,
tue certificate will entitle them to Sc.
cure return trip ticket for one-third
fare.
+ Supt. A. A. Frankie, superintendent
of the city schools, who is now with
the Ellison-White Chautauqua system,
and is in daily touch with the talent
that will appear on the program of
the Lewistown Chautauqua, writes
that the numbers are all first class
Continued on page ten.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
OF THE
C|TY'S FINANCES
REPORT OF TREASURER ROY
CROMER FOR MONTH
OF JULY.

City Treasurer r. C. Cromer's re-
port for June showed balances in the
treasury on July 1 as follows: Water.
works fund, $1,225.24: sewerage fund
$34.354.94; boulevard maintenance
$66.66; library fund, $733.15; special
Improvement fund, $2,641.49; sinking
fund. $14.15256; Stephens endowment
fund, $244.20; firemens disability
fund, $2,115.1O; park fund, $4,1S8.59
Overdrafts were reported as fol.
lows: General fund, $lO,S88.13: road
fund, $4.53O.17; sprinkling fund,
$2OS.63; fire fund, $475.21; water con.
struction, $186.31; miscellaneous,
$2S3.O1. The net balance on hand
July l was $43,15O.47.
The receipts during June amounted
to $4,884.45. of which $1,99S.59 came
from the waterworks fund. The ex.
penditures during the month were
$12,552.95, of which $3,O25.41 was from
the sewer construction fund and s5,-
500 from thes linking fund.
The report of Police Judge Mettler
shows that the fines paid in police
court during June amounted to
$43O.7O. This is the largest sum col
lected in many months.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
FIGURES OF THE ASSESSOR FOR
THIS YEAR ARE GIVEN
OUT.
OVER MILLION INCREASE
Railway Assessment Will Bring the
Total Gain for This Year Up to
About S., 1,4o0, ,o0o-TotaI Will Stand
at About $16,s52, ,0oo-Most of the
Increase From Land.

County Assessor Mike Gurnett has
completed the assessment for this
year and the result is most gratifying
1t shows the valuation of Fergus to be
$15,052,735, exclusive of the railways
which will not be assessed by the
state board of equalization until
August. Last year the assessment
exclusive of railways, was $13,955, ,O58
so that the gain for this year, exclu
sive of railways, is $1,O97,677. This
year, for the first time, the Great Nor
thern's line from Lewistown to Moe
casin will be assessed and there will
be an increase of at least $500, ,OOO
from the railways. Last August the
railway valuation was fixed at $1,5OO,
900, and with the gain in that item
for 1913, the total valuation of the
county will be about S16,852,O0O and
the total net gain for the year will
be about $1,4O0,0OO.
It's the Land.
The item that furnishes the greater
part of this years gain is land. The
books show the assessment of 100000
acres of land this year over last, the
total assessed acreage being 1,484,5O2
acres. Divided into the two great
classifications, personal property is
assessed at $4,O78,934 and the real
Continued on page four.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
PLANS ARE DISCUSSED At THE
COUNCIL MEETING LAST
NIGHT.
THE REALTY VALUATION
1t Is Considered Too Low, Especially
As to Business Property-WilI
Seek An lncrease-WiII Bond to
Extend the Iron Pipe System
Street Paving Resolutions.

The city council held regular
"protracted session" last evening and
disposed of several matters of great
Importance. Mayor Symmes presided
over the meeting, with Aldermen Ber.
kin, Sutter. Wiedeman, Kelly, dAutre
mont, and City Attorney Kirkland
City Engineer Birkland and City Clerk
F1tton In attendance. 1t was mid.
night when an adjournment was
reached.
City's Finances.
Mayor Symmes brought the matter
Of the city's financial condition and
plans for getting the funds "out OF
the red" We're discussed. Attorney
kirkland stated that he had looked in.
to the matter Of an additional lavy of
five mills to meet the interest on the
outstanding bonded Indebtedness, etc.
and was of the opinion that such q
levy would be legal. He had consult.
ed n. l.. DeKalb, who was of the same
opinion.
The mayor said the city's assessed
valuation last year was $2,75O,OOO
and this years valuation showed an
Increase of 100000, making the total
$2,850,000. There had, he said, been
no general change in the valuation
or property here for about seven
years, although the valuation had
been increased in some portions of
the town. He was satisfied that much
OF the real estate should have high
er valuation than that given 1t, espe-
cially business property. On much OF
the realty an increase of 25 per cent
would really be justified and make the
assessment more equitable. He IA
vored going into this phase OF the
question and If it was found that
through an increased valuation that
would not be inequitable or unjust the
revenue could be raised, he would ia
vor such plan to an additional five
mills tax levy.
Alderman Wiedeman said that in a
general way, residence property was
assessed high enough, but the bust
ness property on Main street and the
side business streets was too low in
proportion to it's value and not in pro-
portion to the valuation of residence
property.
On motion of Alderman Berkin, the
finance committee and the mayor were
authorized to take this matter up with
the county commissioners.
Extending Iron Pipe.
The matter of extending the iron
pipe from the present terminus on up
to the spring, distance Of about six
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
MAYOR w. b. SYMMES AN
NoUNcEs POLICY OF CITY
DMlNISTRATlON,
PETITION |SIPRESENTED
w. A. Hedges, for the League, Makes
Brief Address-lnvites An Express
sion From the Mayor, Who Makes
a Plain and straightforward State
nnent on the Subject.

The policy of the city administra
tiOn with regard to permitting any so
called restricted district to get foot
hold in LewistOwn has been known
Tor some time, as Mayor w. d
Symmes and Chief of Police Edward
Martin notified the one house of this
character to forthwith close up and
directed the woman in charge to aban
don her supposed purpose of estab
llsning place of that character. The
order was Immediately obeyed. Pub
lie announcement of this policy, how
ever, was made last Tuesday night al
the meeting Of the city council. A
committee from the Civic Betterment
League, headed by w. A. Hedges, G
4: Drinkard, 2. NJ. Drinkard, DR.
Nichols, r. w. Soule, Rev. e. w
Wright. and others, were in attend
ance to present the petition circulated
by the league urging that the "dis
trict" be not permitted to grow up
here. This petition was withdrawn
when first presented some weeks age
for the purpose Of securing additional
Signatures, and as submitted bore the
names of 338 men and 100 women.
Hedges Presents It.
Inc peLltlOn was presented by w
A. Hedges, In an eloquent and force
full address. He said they had ap
peared before the council some time
ago with the petition, which was tenn.
porarily withdrawn, and in the mean.
time some largely attended meetings
had been held and many additional
signatures secured. He presented
resolutions adopted by the executive
committee of the Chamber OF Com.
merce, by the Woman's club and the
w. G. T. U. giving hearty endorse
ment to the petition. Mr.. Hedges
asked the council to go over the list
OF signers and see the class of peo-
pie who had signed the petition. He
urged that all lawful means be used
to stamp out the evil.
1--WE feel that we are fortunate. !"
said Mr. Hedges, 'in having in this
council such broad-minded men as are
here. The members of the League
suggest that you make known what
we may expect"
Symmes Announces Policy.
In response to this suggestion.
Mayor Symmes replied very briefly.
He made it quite clear that no segre-
gated district would be permitted or
tolerated in Lewistown. At the same
time he warned the committee and
the public generally not to expect too
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
MANY WILL ATTEND
THE ANNUAL PICNIC
lEWISTOWN PEOPLE CAN GO TO
EXPERIMENT FARM
BY TRAIN.

A large number of Lewistown peo-
pie will attend the annual Farmers
Picnic at the experiment station near
Moccasin next Friday. Many parties
will make the trip by auto, while 9TH
ers will take the Great Northern train
out, which will reach the experiment
station at 10 a. m. This train will
leave the grounds at about p. m. A
special rate of one fare for the round
trip has been made by the Great Nor
thern for this occasion.
An unusually attractive program
has been prepared. Judge Cheadle
will preside over the speaking pro-
gram and among those expected to
make addresses are Gov. S. v. Stew
art, Prof. Hamilton, Prof. Keene,
Prof. Atkinson, Prof. Linfield, Prof.
Cooley and Judge Roy E. Ayers.
Special attention will be given to
the demonstration and a program OF
sports will be carried out, the feature
being an exhibition ball game be-
tween the Lewistown and Sheridan
league teams.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
PRICE FIVE CENTS

miles, was taken up and the concensus
OF opinion seemed to be that this i'm
provement was urgently needed.
City Engineer Birkland gave a gen.
eral estimate of the cost, which he
figured would be around $64, 900. de-
pending somewhat on whether ten
inch or twelve-inch pipe was used.
City Attorney Kirkland, who has
made an investigation as to the
amount of bonds the city could legally
issue, reported that the limit was
about $4,000. However, by the pay
ment of money from the sinking fund
this could be increased somewhat, and
the mayor said II the city could sell
bonds to the amount of $4,000. it
could get the other $4,000 or $4,000
some way
Discussion of the routine to be fol-
lowed. the calling of special elec-
tion, the selling of the bonds and
award OF the contract, developed the
fact that 1t would require some months
to get to the point where the work
could be begun, and on motion of
Alderman Wiedeman, the city attor-
ney was instructed to prepare the pre-
liminary resolution to initiate the i'm.
provement.
Street Paving.
Alderman Kelly thought that the
paving matter should be taken up and
carried to the point where the prop
erty owners affected could be given
opportunity to express their wishes
as to whether or not this Improvement
should be gone ahead with this year.
The resolutions calling for bids for
paving Main street, from First to
Sixth avenues, and the side streets,
together with resolution for the spe-
cial lighting district covering gen
orally the paving districts, were
adopted
Mayor Symmes appointed Aldermen
d'Autremont and Kelly as commit
tee to confer with the electric light
company for the purpose Of securing
Continued on page ten.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
Denton Attracts Attention.

Treasure State (Butte): Like a
mushroom bed under the influence of
a strong sun, Denton, the newest
town on the map, has sprung into
existence during the past 80 days. 1t
is located 35 miles west of Lewis
town on the Milwaukee extension in
the midst of splendid agricultural
section. The population at present is
about 100, but this is rapidly grow.
ing. Quite a number of mercantile
establishments are doing a big busi-
ness and buildings are being erected
as fast as lumber and material can
be placed on the ground.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
REGULATIONS AS TO
SHOOTING WILD FOWL
RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED UNDER
THE FEDERAL AU-
THORITY.

Helena, June 18.-Wild fowl cannot
be shot in Montana from Dec. 16 OF
one year to Sept. l of the following
year, while curlew cannot now be
shot at all, according to the recently
drafted federal regulations for the
protection of migratory birds, copies
of which have been received by Game
Warden j. l.. DeHart from the bureau
of biological survey.
One of the most important regula.
tions is that imposing closed sea-
son the year round daily from sunset
to sunrise. Shooting must stop at
setting OF the sun, and must not be
resumed until sunrise the following
morning.
/ The bureau has established zones
for the better protection OF migratory
game and insectivorous birds. Mon
tana is in the first zone, which com.
prlses states lying wholly or in part
north of latitude 40 degrees and the
Ohio river, and including Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyom-
Ing, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington-25 states.
Migratory birds include brant wild
ducks and geese; brown sandhill and
Whooping cranes, shore birds, in
Guiding plover, snipe, sandpipers, surf
birds, Woodcock and yellow legs;
pigeons, including doves and wild
pigeons.
The closed season on waterfowl in
zone No. l has been fixed between
Dec. 16 and Sept. l, next following,
except in certain states wherein
statutes conflict with the regulations
adopted by the bureau.
A closed season is to continue un.
TIL Sept. /, 1913, on the following
migratory game birds: Band-tailed
pigeons, little brown, sandhill and
Whooplng cranes, swans, curlew and
all shore birds, except the black.
breasted and golden plover, Wilson or
jack snipe, woodcock and the greater
and lesser yellowlegs.
For the purposes of the regulations,
the following are considered migra-
tory insectivorous birds:
Bobolinks, catbirds, chickadees,
cuckoos, fiycatchers, grosbeaks, hum
ming birds. nighthawks or ball bats,
nuthatches, orioles, robins, shrikes,
swallows, swifts, hangers, titmice,
thrushes, vireos, warblers, waxwings,
whipporwills, woodpeckers and wrens,
and all other perching birds which
feed entirely or chiefly on insects.
A closed season on migratory in
sectivorous birds continues to Dec. 81,
1913, and each year thereafter shall
begin Jan. l and continue to Dec. 81,
both dates inclusive, provided that
nothing in this regulation shall be
construed to prevent the issue of per-
mits for collecting such birds for
scientific purposes in accordance with
the laws and regulations in force in
the respective states and territories
and the District of Columbia.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
Standing of the Clubs
Batting Averages.

Giffin, 1854; Ploof, .381; Conley,
374; Hopkins, 1855; Kelly, .344; Nc
Quaid, 1902; Mcnamara, $50; Becker,
247; Willard, .231; Freidlein, 200;
Duvall, 200; Applegate, .143; East
man, .666.
Lewistown's league ball team
showed its class in the series with
the Buffalo, Wyoming, team by cap
turing the series of four games. The
first, played Friday, was won by the
locals by score of to 0. West
pitched nice game for Buffalo, and
Musser, the new catcher for the
Bisons, did some remarkable pegging
to second. Giffin was at his best and
allowed but four hits.
Double-Header Sunday.
The double-header Sunday gave
LeWistOwn another pair, the locals
annexing the first in remarkably
close contest by a score of to 4.
Applegate pitched well for the locals
up to the eighth. In that inning he
was hit pretty hard and the visitors
had great chance to tie up the score
after getting four men across the
plate. Summa was on third when
Meyers sent long fly to Ploof.
Summa was called out for leaving
third and running home before the
fly was caught. Applegate was then
taken out and Giffin finished the
game, there being no more scoring
on either side.
The second game was the best con-
test of the series. Chief Eastman, the
Indian pitcher from the South Dakota
league, made his first appearance in
a Lewistown uniform and made good
from the start. He seemed to have
everything and, with excellent sup
port, shut Buffalo out without a hit.
In one inning he retired the side with
just three pitched balls. Each Buffalo
batter hit the first ball and sent it
right into Giffin's waiting mitt. Vance
pitched a great game for Buffalo, too,
and In his half of the sixth, Conley,
Kelly and Becker each sent easy
grounders to Vance, who threw them
out at first. Lewistown got seven
hits off Vance, but they were we'll
scattered. The lone run scored by
LewistOwn came in the fourth inning,
when Conley opened with a three
bagger over the right field fence and
was brought in by Hopkins.
Mondays Game.
LeWistOwn won yesterdays game
by. a score of to 2. West and
Musser formed the battery for the
visitors, while Hopkins and Kelly did
the work for the locals. Lewistown
made nine hits, to seven for the visi-
tors. the locals being charged with
CONTINUED on page four.)
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
M|LNAgyE% EyyEF, RSSaH!EEG SSESaE!EE me-
RAILS WILL REACH GRASS RANGE
AUGUST 1-ExTENsIoNs
FROM HllGER.

The Milwaukee is now laying steel
on the extension of its line from Lew.
istown to Grass Range and will have
the track completed about August 1.
The grading is all finished, with
every bridge and culvert in, and rapid
progress will be made.
Out from Hilger steel laying Is in
progress to Roy and Christina. The
grading Is now all completed on the
Winifred branch and Contractor D. ].
Burke Is putting on a large force of
men there.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
WOMEN ARE FINED.
Result of First Raid Made by the
Police.

Result OF First Raid Made by the
Police.
Two cOlOred women were tried in
the police court last week on a charge
of conducting an immoral house. T.
T. Taylor. E. w. Wright, w. A.
Hedges, A. w. Ogg, Frank Robinson
and w. w. White were sworn as
jurors and City Attorney l. B. Kirk
land conducted the prosecution. The
testimony was conclusive on every
point and one of the women was fined
$500, while fine of $3.50 was imposed
on the other. They we're released
after spending day in the county
Jail on their agreement to leave town.
Another colored woman will be tried
on similar charge Thursday evening.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
PAYS BIG FINE FOR
DYNAM|T|NG FISH
GRADER PLEADS GUiLTY-sUiT
FOR DivORcE-AYERs
IN HELENA.

William Brockman, railroad
grader. was arraigned In the district
court Saturday on a charge of dyna-
miting fish. He pleaded guilty and
was fined 5000, which he paid.
Earlier in the week two other
graders were fined $25 each for fish
Ing without licenses.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
Seeks a Divorce.

Mary Gardipee has brought suit
against John Gardipee to secure di-
vorce on the grounds of cruelty and
intemperance. The parties were
married at Columbia Falls in 1901. ].
G. Huntoon is the plaintiffs attorney.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
BRIDGE THE JUDITH.
A New Steel Bridge Will Be Erected
at Once by Fergus County.

- O"~S " 1~TSUo 0OUTuIys
The county commissioners last
week awarded the contract for a
brigde across the Judith, near Utica,
to replace an old wooden bridge car.
rfed out by floods several weeks ago,
to the Security Bridge company, the
lowest bidder. The bridge will cost
$4,365 and it is to be completed by
Sept. 10.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
Ayers In Helena

Judge Ayers went to Helena Sun.
day to preside in Judge J. Miller
Smiths division of the district court
for few days.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-07-15
IN
SECOND PLACE
GIANTS TAKE THE SERIES OF
FOUR GAMES WITH
BUFFALO.
Chief EASTMAN IS GOOD

Lewistown's Indian TwirIer Pitches
No-Hit Game-The Series With
Sheridan's Crack Team Begins
This Afternoon-Some Fine Con-
tests Assured the Fans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-26
ESTATE OF JOHN A. MCLAUGHLIN.

State Of Vermont. District Of Washington, IS
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict Of Washington
To all persons interested in the estate OF
John A. Mclaughlin. late of the town of Barre
in said district. deceased GREETING;
At a probate court, holden at Montpelier,
within and for said district the llth day
Of June 1918, an instrument purporting %
be the last will and testament Of John A.
Mclaughlin. late Of the town of Barre, in said
district deceased presented TO the court
aforesaid for probate.
And II is ordered by said court that the
soth day Of June. 1918, at the probate Office
in said Montpelier, be assigned for proving
said instrument: and that notice thereof be
given 10 all persons concerned. by publish
ing this order three weeks successfully in the
Barre Daily Times. newspaper circulating in
that vicinity, in said district previous to the
time appointed
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified to
appear before said court. at the time and
place aforesaid. and contest the probate OF
said will, IL you have cause.
Given under my hand At Montpelier. in said
district this 18th day Of June. 1918.
MARY J. CUTLER, Register.
June l2-l9-2s