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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25
ToWnsite Sale.

The Milwaukee Land company's sale
last Saturday of the Winnifred and
Coffee Creek townsites was the most
successful one ever held by the COM
pany here. The first two lots at Winni-
lred sold for nearly $4,000 each and all
the business lots commanded high
prices, the future of this town being
considered particularly promising. The
Coffee Creek lots were not in such
strong demand and prices ruled low.
The next sale here Will be on April
5, when the Denton and Warwick
townstes will be offered. There is
more interest in the Denton sale than
any conducted here by the company
and spirited bidding for choice lots is
certain.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25
SENTENCE is IMPOSED UPON GUN
MERsON FOR SECOND DE-
GREE ASSAULT,
TWO OTHERS SENTENCED
John Coble Given a Year for Beating
Susan Kramer and Tom Foley Gets
Similar Term for Robbing a Man.
Two Boys Sent to the Reform
School at Miles City.

Three prisoners pleaded guilty In
rapid succession in the district court
yesterday afternoon and all asked to
be sentenced Immediately. Judge
Ayers, who had previously informed
himself as to the facts in each when
1t was made known that the parties
wished to plead guilty, sentenced
each of the prisoners to one year in
the penitentiary.
Pen for Wife-eeater.
Robert GunmersOn, the first of the
trio to be arraigned, was charged
with assault in the second degree, al
though the information simply set out
that he had whipped his wife on
March 20.
John Coble, also charged with as
sault in the second degree in having
struck and beaten one Susan Kramer
on Feb. "a last, he also having used
his fists, likewise insisted on pleading
guilty. He was downcasJ and like Gun
merson, seemed to feel his position
keenly. Both men attribute their ac.
tions to the fact that they were in
toxicated.
In striking contrast to them was the
demeanor of Thomas Foley, charged
with robbing Sander Michaelson of $14
He laughed impudently when the
court read the information and seemed
to relish the whole proceeding.
Have you an Attorney" inquired
the court.
-"Ain't got no lawyer and don't want
none," smilingly responded Foley. He
laughed again when sentence was pro
nOunced.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25
lst and the dry farmer. The sugges-
tions about seed selection apply to
both. He explains the commercially
doci iro hlo r,iu

tlOnS about seed selection apply to
both. He explains the commercially
desirable qualities, uniform size, good
shape, smooth surface, shallow eyes.
AS a method of improving the stock
he suggests the selection of good hills
of potatoes before the crop is harvest
ed in the fall, and the saving of the
products from these hills and the
planting of some of these at least sepa-
rately in special seed-bed the fol-
lowing spring, in order to maintain a
good quality Of stock. For the dry
farmer he advises the use of straw
mulch over the field, to be put on
when the potatoes show above the
ground. This straw should be spread
evenly about four inches deep over
the field. The seed should be planted
shallow. This mulch saves the maxi
mum amount Of moisture, prevents
weeds, saves cultivation, and causes
the potatoes to form near the surface
of the ground, SO that when the mulch
is raked off it is hardly necessary to
dig the potatoes at all.
Some Object Lessons.
In one OF the cars of the train are
glass cases showing the arrangement
OF the soil and the mulch for ideal
potato culture on dry land. In the
same car are examples of the way a
field should be ridged for the raising
OF potatoes by irrigation. The ridges
should be high enough SO that the
potatoes may form In the ridges
abovew here the water can reach them
when the field is irrigated. Potatoes
are to be irrigated sparlngly, infre-
quently and not late. The quality of
the potatoes is determined very large
ly by the irrigation. The horticul-
tural department of the state college
at Bozeman will be glad to correspond
with anyone interested in potato cul-
ture.
Dry Farming.
M. l.. Wilson, of the FARMERS insti.
tute staff, spoke on methods in dry
farming. Turkey red wheat, or the
karkhoif wheat, variety Of turkey
red, is the best adapted to this sec.
ton. Wheat land must be summer
fallowed. There are two ways. The
first is to plow the land early in the
spring, and to disc and drag it dur
ing the summer. The other is to
double disc early in the spring, and
then to plow in May or June. The
former method is the best.
Forty-five pounds of seed to the acre
is the right amount of seed. Early
seeding is best, say from August &c
| on. The use of press attachment
on the drill is highly recommended.
Mr.. Wilson asserted that there was
nothing in the condition of the worid
market at present that pointed to high
er prices for wheat. 1t costs sixty
cents per bushel to raise wheat In
Montana. Under the circumstances II
seems probable that it will be wiser
to feed wheat in Montana, than to sci
it, By feeding the wheat to hogs, 8
return of as high as $3.50 per bushe
has been achieved. During the sea
son of 1912 two farmers in the vicinity
of Three Forks state that they secured
return of $1.60 by feeding wheat tt
hogs.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25
Latest From Omaha.

oUtCIHI 10 LHB DGMOCTHt.
Omaha Neb., March 25.--The known
dead in Omaha and vicinity as re.
suit of the cyclone that struck this
city Sunday Is now 202 and 1t is al
most certain to reach $50. Thus far
tnirly-one bodies have been recovered
from the debris here. In Omaha 642
houses were totally destroyed, 1927
partially destroyed. There are 2,179
homeless people as result of the
disaster.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25
The Primary Election,

There was no interest shown in the
primary nominating election held yes
terday. the only ticket in the field be-
ing that Of the socialists, which re-
quired but one vote in each ward. In
all only eighteen votes were cast,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25
Balm the Winner.

In the case of the Averill Machinery
company against J. p. Balm, the jury
Saturday night gave verdict for Mr.
Balm. Suit was brought to recover
$4OO upon an order The defendant
claimed, however, that his agreement
was to turn over to the company such
a balance up to $400 as might be due
party he had engaged to do plowing
for him and who owed the Averill
company. There was, he testified,
nothing whatever due this party and
hence he had no funds to apply on
the order. This explanation went in
over Mr.. Blackford's objection to tes-
timony intended to vary the terms of
a written contract. BeIden & DeKalb
represented Mr.. Balm.
The Lamb Case.
Upon motion of County Attorney C.
J. Marshall. o. w. Belden was yester-
day entered as associate counsel in
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25
Another Gold Niqht,

The government Thermometer regis.
tered 20 below zero last night, this be-
ing the second time that low tempera
ture has been reached during the pres
ent cold spell. The prediction is for
extreme cold weather for the balance
of this week.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25
Sent to Reform School.

Robert Hollenbeck and James
Shanks, aged II years each, were yes
terday committed by Judge Ayers to
the reform school at Miles City, where
they will remain until they are 21.
The youths were charged with bur-
glary, Hollenbeck having broken into
the residence of J. B. Peterson in the
Ford creek country. His father is
dead and his mother resides in the
Black Butte section. He pleaded guilty
Saturday evening to the burglary
cnarge.
Shanks was charged with having
broken into a barn of Perk Burnett
and stolen gun. He also pleaded
guilty, but Judge Ayers took their
cases under consideration until yes
terday morning. In committing them
to the reform school the court said:
In these cases the court feels that
it would be pity to send you boys
to the penitentiary and brand you as
felons. You are both bright looking,
intelligent boys, and it seems pity
that you should lose sight of the
rights of your fellowmen to the ex.
tent that you would commit these
felonies. There appears to be no rea-
son for 1t. However, in passing SEN
tence, the court may remark that you
have tried to break into the peniten.
tiary and would certainly go there if
it were not for this court barring the
doors against you. The court might
add that if you were only few
months older there would be no alter.
! native, you would have to go to the
penitentiary. Your associations there
the mingling with hardened Grim.
nals-would not help to make good
men of you, but. on the other hand,
the court believes that a term in the
industrial school at Miles City until
you reach the age of twenty-one will
make the best OF citizens of you, II
you will make the best of the many
opportunities afforded you there. The
court knows, by personal experience
as an ex-member of the board of edu.
, cation, that this school is doing a
great work in the reformation of mis-
guided boys, and has made good citi
zens OF many worse boys than either
one of you. The court trusts and
hopes tnat you will take advantage OF
the many opportunities offered there
and the opportunity the court is offer
ing you to make good men and good
| citizens of yourselves"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-25

Or. and Mrs. Willard Home.
DR.. and Mrs. j. H. Willard returned
home last evening from Honolulu,
where they spent four months visiting
their son, Capt. Willard, of the United
States army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28

FOR SALE-Rosewood Chickering square
piano in fair condition.; good instrument
for beginner or can be made into pretty
library table. Phone Main 4943. 919 s.
18th street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
LEGAL NOTICES
BIDS Wanted

Sealed bids Will be received by the court
of county commissioners of Walker coun-
ty, Alabama, for the construction of a
Jail building. Plans can be obtained from
j. w. Shepherd, Jasper, Ala, or the ar
chitects, Smith & Carter Montgomery,
Ala.
Bids on building and on furnishing Jail
steel will be taken separately: same party
can bid on both, but must put in separ-
ate bids. A certified check for $500 shall
accompany all bids as a guarantee that
successful. bidder will enter into contract
and make bond in the sum of $4,000, with
in 10 days after his contract is awarded
to him. said $500 to be forfeited to the
court of county commissioners of Wal
lSer county, Alabama, in case of failure
to enter into contract or make bond.
All bids must be sent to j. w. Shep-
herd, probate judge of Walker county,
Alabama, and must be in his hands by
IL m. May u. 1913.
The court of county commissioners re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. ]. w. SHEPHERD,
Probate Judge Walker County, Jasper,
Alabama. 4-27-10t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
queen q Crescent Route
FOR SALE

Trains marked thus t.) run daily. except Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
WANTED-BOARDERS
-
WANTED-HELP
SCRAP IRON

SCRAP IRON. BRASS AND RUBBfER:
.t RELAY RAILS is WHAT WE WANT
7TO BUY. WRITE FOR OUR PRICE
LIST. WELLER IRON CO. RIR-
MING AM Aksaz y zs-ts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
|0NE CENT A WORD

RATES--One cent = word n days mo- ad.
taken for less than 26c for first inser.
ton. Cnsh must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
CLAUDE L. NORRIS
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, n.
r. Members New York Cotton Ex-
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York. Produce Exchange. Asso-
ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso-
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
Seed Oil for. future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for
consignments of spot cotton for de-
livery. Correspondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
WANTED-SITUATION

EXPERIENCED bookkeeper wants po-
sition as such. assistant, or any kind
of clerical worb willing to start in
subordiprt pos on and prove abi1i-
ty. oeGatfes. General Deliv-
cry. 4 NatshsA Ala. 4-26--8t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28

HAVE YOU SEEN THE HANDSOME
NEW HOMES IN EDGEWOOD? 4-19-tf
GLUCk'S DRY CLEANING co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
.0NE CENT A WORD

RATES--One cent word a day, mo- al.
taken for lesa than 26c for first inser.
tfon. Cash must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
A
HANDSOME HOME

Located just off of Highland Ave.
in one of the best residential sec
tions in Birmingham. and in To-
cation that is improving every day.
The house has every known mod
ern improvement. including steam
heat" has three baths" 1t Is fin
ished in quarter sawed oak; in fact,
this is one of the best built homes
in the City of Birmingham, regard
less of the price. Has servants
house and garage that would cost
not less than $500 to build The
addition to the house being one of
the best built and most modern in
the city, it is located on a beauti
full 100 foot lot. You can buy this
home for $4,000 on extremely
easy terms and low rate of inter-
est. The price is low and the
property is enhancing-let me show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
AJTCTTON SALE

AUCTION SALE.
Auction sale of furniture will take place
Tuesday at 1O:30 a. M 1914 4th avenue.
4-27-2t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
BUSINESS CHANCES

GOOD man wanted to manage small man
ufacturing plant; good salary paid can
go to work at once: profitable business
and position permanent; applicant must
invest $1,000 in the business. Call at Room
20S Florence hotel, between and IL
o'clock a. m. 4-22-tf
CLEAN FRESH AIR. IN EDGEWOOD.
4-19-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
ONE CENT A WORD

RATES--One cent n word a dayy mo- nd.
taken for less than &c for first fnser-
tion. Caah must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-28
WANTED-AGENTS

AGENTS wanted; four industrious, hon
est, sober men to canvass and collect
good proposition. Apply 6O4 Farley Bldg
4-2S-3l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
BREAK OCCURS IN
RUS GOVERNMENT

st. Petersburg, June IA CON-
plete breach has been opened between
the Russian government ana the Duma.
Members of the cabinet announced
today that neither ministers nor heads
of departments viii appear in the
house until conditions are establish
ed under which representatives of the
government will be secure from In
suit by members of the Duma."
The immediate cause of this de-
cision was a remark by Markoff. a re-
dictionary member, during debates on
estimates. While the minister or
finance was speaking, Markoff cried
out: Stealing cannot be tolerated" 4"
He added his remark applied not only
to the minister of finance, but to all
officials. Those present thereupon
rose from their seats and left in u
body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
NATIONAL SONGS
SUNG AT CAPITAL

Washington, D. c., June 14.-Flag
day was celebrated by employees OF
the postoffice department in Washing.
ton today as it never had been before.
During one hour employees paid hon.
age TO the colors. They assembled in
the archways of each of the eight
floors of the big interior court and
sang songs of the flag. The postmas-
ter general participated in the exer-
cises.
Chicago, H., June 14.-Thousands
of school children, members of the
Grand Army of the Republic and 9th
er patriotic organizations today Joined
in the observation of flag day with ap'
propriate exercises.
Boston, Mass, June 14.-Flag day
was celebrated with Secretary Daniels
of the navy as orator. The program
included a parade of soldiers and sail
ors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
Deputy Able to Handle
Paint Creek Until
Their Arrival.
COUNTRY TERRORIZED
Worker Tells of Being Lined Up
With Others Before Cat
ling Gun in South.

Charleston, W. Va, June 14.-Happy
and contented people living wholesome
lives among the hills of West Vir-
ginia, thrown into a reign of terror by
an industrial strike, was described to
tEo senate mine strike investigating
committee today. Former Governor
G!asscock and a group of men and
women from the kills described condi-
tions to the committee.
The men and women told how de-
tectives brought into the strike scene
precipitated the troubles. Luther Hud-
nall Was at Holly Grove during the
strike. He was taken from his home
by guards and taken to Mucklow.
During the day they stood me in
front of a Gatling gun" he said, land
at night locked me in a boXcar."
Were you frightened when in
front of the Gatling gum asked Sen.
ator Kenyon.
81 never thought would get home
no more" said the miner. Hudnall said
the guards told him they wanted to
hold an inquest" over a dead man.
wIFE's PLEA FAILS.
"My wife begged then. not to take
me-" he said, "and they had taken hold
of me. They had taken hold of my
wife, too, because she hung on to en-"
He was shown the body of dead man
who he was told was Stringer, mine
guard, killed at Holly Grove. He took
no part in the inquest and never was
accused of participating in the killing
of Stringer.
The witnessed named the group of
men lined up with him before the Cat.
ling gun and said that % men were
locked up in a box car. There were
no sanitary accommodations.
OPERATORS OBSTINATE.
Ed Bragg, a deputy sheriff, said that
for nine years prior to the strike he
was able to maintain law and order at
Paint Creek single-handed. The trou-
BILE began, he said, when the mine
guards were first brought in.
Glasscock made it clear to, the COM
mittee that he had made two attempts
to secure an agreement between min.
ers and operators to arbitrate. In
both cases the miners were willing,
but the operators declined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
SUNDRY BILL NOW
UP TO PRESIDENT

Washington, June 14.-Only the ap-
proval of the president is now needed
to make a law of the sundry civil
appropriation bill, with the exemption
of labor organizations and farmers as
sociations from antitrust prosecution
with funds provided by the measure.
BY a vote of As to II the senate yes
terday receded from its opposition to
an item in the bill as it passgd the
house, reducing the number ofpem-
bers of the board of managers Of ma
tional soldiers homes from eleven to
five.
This was the only remaining item Of
disagreement between the two houses.
Senator Burton, of Ohio, and Senator
Sherman, of Illinois, attacked the pro-
posed reduction as false economy.
Senator Newlands, of Nevada, de-
nounced the action of the house in in
sisting upon legislation in an appro-
priation bill as indefensible and dan
gerous.
Senator Works of California express
ed himself in favor of abolishing the
entire board and placing the manage
ment of the homes under the war de.
parment
The bill has been in conference
since May 8. 1t is almost an exact
duplicate of the measure vetoed by
President Taft at the end of his ad.
ministration because it contained the
provision that none of the money ap
propriated for the enforcement of the
Sherman antitrust law should be used
to prosecute labor organizations oil
farmers associations. Delay in acting
on the measure has embarrassed var
| ious branches of the government, some
! of the departmental bureaus being left
| entirely without funds.
| Only Friday the department OF
! commerce announced that the inhab
| itants Of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska
were on the verge of a famine be
/ cause the bureau of fisheries was
without money with which to dis
patch supply vessel due 10 be sen
long ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
WILSON is URGING
CURRENCY ACTION

Washington, d. c., June 1.-THE
president still wants currency legis-
lation enacted at the present session
of congress, and will bend, every effort
to accomplish his purpose. 1t became
known the president has planned to
write his currency message to con-
gress today to be presented about
June "a
Secretary McAdoo and chairman
Owen and Glass of the senate and
house banking committees have reach
ed an agreement on the main features
of the currency bill.
1t is understood the president will
back the Owen-Glass bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
BOARD OF REVIEW
INITIAL SESSION

The initial session of the county
board OF review will be held Monday
at the court house for the purpose Of
organization. The personnel of the
board is the same as last year, being
George II. Richmond, South Rock Is
land, chairman of the board of super
visors. republican,; w. c. Allen. Rock
Island, democrat, and II. J. Gripp, Mo
line. republican.
The board usually finds plenty to
do. The work Of supervising the tax
assessments is no little job. Ample
opportunity will be given taxpayers to
object TO their assessments and in
some instances they will be called up
on to explain their reasons for oppos-
ing i boost in the levy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
BRITONS CHANGE
LINEUP OF TEAM

New York, June 14-When the
American and English teams line up
this afternoon for the second game
of the series for the international
cup the military four which started out
to regain the Westchester. trophy will
be broken-up. In the place of Cap
tain A. Noel Edwards at No. will be
found F. NJ. Freake, one of the sub
stitutes of the invading contingent.
This will make the lineup for the
games as follows:
AMERICANS.
No. IL E. Stoddard.
No. 2-L. Waterbury.
No. 3-H. P. Whitney.
Back-D. Milburn.
ENGLAND.
No. Captain Cheape.
No. 2-F. NJ. Freake.
No. 3-Captain Ritson.
Back-Captain Lockett.
1t was not until the last moment that
Captain Miller, who is the duke OF
Westminster representative in the eff.
fort to replace England on the polo
map, announced that the cherished
idea of having the battle waged from
beginning to end by officers of King
Georges army would be abandoned
| The first notification that a change
was contemplated was in an officisi
communication from Captain Miller tc
| William A. Hazard, secretary of the
polo association. This took the form
of announcing that the following cable
had been sent:
Duke of Westminster, Grosyenol
/ House, Chester: Edwards pony not re
covered hard game; Freake will play
| instead.
"(Signed.) RITSON."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
BRIDGE WEBER
is KNIFE VICTIM

New York, June 14.-"Bridgie" Web
Der, one of the four gamblers who tes-
tifed against Police Lieutenant Beck
er and gunner convicted of the muir
der of Herman Rosenthal, another
gambler, was stabbed in the shoulder
shortly after midnight under circum-
stances he seemed loath 10 explain
He is in a hospital today suffering
some pain and weak from loss of
blood. There will be no serious result
unless blood poisoning sets in. The
stabbing occurred on East Eighth
street No arrests have been made
Weber said: II do not know who
stabbed me. l don't want 10 know
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
LOVE is BLIND TO
AFAT CASH BRIBE

Sioux City, Iowa, June 14.-An Of
fer of $4,000 if he would give up the
girl he loved and enlist in the navy
apparently has been turned down by
Charles Jason, sen of wealthy
rancher Of Niobrara, Neb. TWO weeks
ago his father left a check for $4,000
at the recruiting station here to be
turned over to his son the moment he
enlisted. The son said he'd think it
over. 1t is believed he has gone to
st. Paul. where his sweetheart lives.
The recruiting officer does not believe
the young man viii claim the prize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-14
FURTHER CUTS IN
METAL SCHEDULE

Washington, D. c., June 14.-Ma-
jority members of the senate finance
committee swelled the free list today
by slashing cut into the metal sched-
ule, transferring from the dutiable list
pig iron, ferro-manganeze, steel
blooms. slabs. ingots and billets. Rates
were reduced on finished steel pro
ducts all along the line to conform
with the free listing of raw materials.
Beams, joists and other structural
shapes were cut 20 per cent from the
Underwood rates.