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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
ADDRESS
AT BANKERS MEETING
FERGUS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL.
iST INTERESTS MEN
OF FINANCE.

Helena Record: More farmers and
better farming methods are needed in
Montana, Carl H. Peterson, of Lewis.
town, agricultural expert of Fergus
county, told the bankers in attendance
today upon the third annual meeting
OF the Central Group of the Montana
Bankers association. He added that
the bankers of this state can we'll af-
ford to cooperate in a campaign for
coordlnating rural education with
country life.
Montana today" he said, ''is not
producing enough foodstuffs in the
form OF butter, cheese, poultry and
eggs, to supply her own needs. Every
year We are shipping in millions Of
dollars worth of these products from
other states. Why not supply
part of these ourselves. Minnesota
creameries paid $29,0OO,OOO to the
farmers OF that state during the year
1912. The few creameries we have
in Montana are doing a splendid work
in building up the dairy Industry and
prosperous farm homes"
Mr.. Peterson's Address.
Mr. Peterson's address in full fol.
lows:
The last legislature passed an act
whereby the commissioners of any
Montana county may appropriate 500
per month towards the salary and ex-
penses OF an agricultural instructor,
provided 81 per cent of the voters en-
gagged In agricultural pursuits petition
to that end.
The director of the agricultural ex.
pertinent station selects a man with
an agricultural college training and
practical farm experience, who goes
out among the farmers of the county
and with them studies the actual field
problems where they are found.
The experiment station furnishes
him with plans and directions for his
work among the farmers of his coun-
ty. provides him with literature bear.
ing upon the local conditions. and
when necessary will send experts TO
investigate special problems.
The county agriculturist is expect
ed to assist in securing data upon the
cost of producing our leading crops in
order to determine what are profitable
and what are not, and to what ex-
tent. He will endeavor to improve the
quality of our crops by locating good
seed and will assist in it's distribu.
tion. 1t may be stated here that &C. |
cording to the census report of 1910
t4-e area in grains and grasses in Fer. |
gus county was about 100000 acres. |
Acreage May Have Doubled.
This acreage may have doubled in !
the three years since the census was
aiken. Men who are qualified to speak
with authority on this point and who
nave CAREFUL yobserved its effect, say
Continued on page eight
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
THE CARNIVAL IS ON
AT BROOKS ISLAND

The Altman Bros. Big American
SHOWS, which were contracted to fur
nish the amusement portion for the
midsummer carnival under the au-
spices Of the kedmen of Lewistown,
arrived at 11:45 Sunday night over
the Milwaukee.
Because of the heavy storm, the
work was somewhat delayed, yet last
evening the attendance was quite sat
isfactory In view of the unfavorable
weather conditions. 1t was impossible
10 present the free acts, which are all
strong ones. including sensational
work on slack and tight wires, the
swinging trapeze, the educated bears,
and Dare Devil Cole in his dash down
narrow pathway on bicycle with
thrilling leap through mid air, land.
Ing on platform thirty feet away.
These attractions will be presented
free every evening during the Red
Mems carnival.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
RAILWAY VALUATION
|NIFERCUS COUNTY
BRINGS TOTAL UP TO $17,O92. .090-
THE NET GAIN Is
$1,588,55O.

County Clerk and Recorder Cum
ningham yesterday received from the
state board of equalization the valua-
tion placed upon the railway mileage
In Fergus county for this year, show
Ing considerable increase over the val
uation Of last year.
The Great Northern branch line
from Moccasin to Lewistown, 3O.27
miles. is valued at $500 mile, or
$227,O25. The Billings & Northern
line, with mileage of 61.78 miles, is
valued at $4,000 a mile, an increase
0i 5000 per mile, making $1,05O,26O.
Sidetracks, 1908 miles, at $1,7OO a
mile, or $l7,136. On the line to Moe
casin the sidetracks are 3.64 miles, at
$3.50, or $27,731.
The Mflwaukee's line, Harlowton to
Lewistown, 40.34 miles, Is assessed at
$l2,bOO mile, an increase of $2,5OO
mile, making $504,25O. The side
tracks amount to 6.07 miles, at $1,25O
a mile, or 1857.
The Mtlwaukee's Lewistown-Hilger
line. 1777 miles, is assessed at $1,000
mile, or $88,850, with 2.16 miles of
sidetracks, at $500 a mile, or $1,000,
making the total railway valuation in
the county $1.918,918.
The valuation of all real and per-
'onal property In the county this
year, as equalized, is $15,163, $50, and
With the railway assessment added.
he grand total for 1913 is $17,O82,89S.
Is compared with $15,494,248 for last
'ear. making the net increase, for this
rear $1,588,65O.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19

IL is wonderful year. | believe
no one can quite realize the value of
crops now being harvested in this
state. Inc railroads are not slow In
Iecognzlng this fact and l believe il
gong to be a great year in railroad
ueVeiopment. 1t is certainly going to
oe III our section of the state.
Milwaukee Extending Line.
me Milwaukee is pushing its lines
from Lew1stown east to Grass Range
ana Roy. Steel is now laid to Grass
range and will be in Roy early in the
,al. Ihey are also pushing on strong
~ toward Great Falls, and the Great
Northern has continued work on their
lunnel east of Lewistown over to the
Grass Range country. East and north
east OF Lewistown over the great
Dench, which few years ago was al.
most without a fence, there are now
ootted hundreds of settlers cabins.
and there is not a farmer in the lot
out mas splendid grain crop to show
this year, " o"
Clear over to Grass Range and
horth and west of Grass Range ia.
ward Roy, splendid crops are in eyi.
oence and there are several colonies
OF settlers from eastern communities
all OF which are in very prosperous
condition. The two and one-ouarter
million acres comprising the Judith
basin proper is veritable garden
spot this year. Values are going ID
and everybody is happy and prosper-
Gus. Lewistown is in fine condition
as are all the younger towns scattered
across the benches.
Talk Things over.
am glad to see the bankers of the
state get out into other communities
and meet and talk things over. A
great many of them are livestock men
merchants and farmers, and meetings
such as these make for the good of
the entire state.
i can heartily endorse the express
sion | saw in one of the advertise
mems OF Helena land firm. These
people are putting families on one Of
the rlch benches near your city, for
merly used for sheep grazing. They
cIaim that IN doing so they are helping
Helena, helping Montana and the en-
TIRE northwest, and as banker and
sAeep grower ! know that this is true.
You cannot help Helena without help
ing the entire state. The communities
oI TINS state are too closely bound to-
gether to make it otherwise.
Boost All Towns.
Every banker and every business
man In each community in this state
should be booster for every other
We have the natural re-
sources and we want the people from
The older settled farming communities
east and west of us. We have the |
soil and all the natural resources. and
my firm or any individual who is out |
o get the real farmer on Montana soil
s doing public good for the entire
'tate and should be encouraged in
every way"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
TELLS OF
TAEDUD|TH BASIN
SAYS FERGUS COUNTY is A BIG
GARDEN SPOT THIS
SEASON.

LeWlstOwn and Fergus county fig.
urea cOnsplcuOusly at the two conven-
cuons OF bankers in Helena last week.
Carl peterson, the county agricultural.
ISL, not only interested the men of
finance in his work up here but in the
county itself and the other delegates
from the Judith Basin country figured
more or less conspicuously in the pro-
ceedlngs. President Samuel Phillips.
OF the Empire bank, was interviewed
Dy the Independent and told of the
bright prospects here. The article
follows:
Among the visiting bankers none
mas received warmer welcome from
greater circle of friends in Helena
than has Samuel Phillips, of Lewis
town, president of the Empire bank of
that city. Mr.. Phillips is a pioneer
sheep and land owner, banker and ex
mayor OF the city of Lewistown. He
lived for number of years in Helena
and the occasions of his visits to this
city generally partake of the nature Of
receptions. -
Mr.. Phillips is very much interested
In the work of the bankers organiza.
tion meeting in this city at this time
and says that in his opinion the bank.
ing business, as well as the other
lines OF industry, can not have too
much organization.
Judith Comes First,
OF course the Judith Basin and its
tributary country is always first in
my affections" said Mr.. Phillips.
This is naturally SO from my prin.
cipal holdings being in that district.
but In its growing glory the Judith
does not In any way overlook the
greatness. agriculturally, commercial.
ly and financially, which is coming to
all Montana.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
OPENEO BY THE CITY COUNCIL
At LAST NIGHTS
MEETING.
B|RK[AND GIVES TOTALS.
Total for the Two Districts Runs From
$5o,7s7 to $s7,372, According to the
Material - Property Owners viii
Hold Meeting Tonight to Consider
the Matter.

There was large attendance al
paving material men and property
owners at the meeting of the city coun
Gil last evening, when the bids for nav
Ing District No. 8, from First to Sixth
avenues, and District No. 10, which in
cludes Third, Fourth and Fifth ave.
nues for one block on either side Of
Main street, We're opened. Five bids
were submitted, the bidders being
Hanlon & Oaks. J. C. Gurie of Butte,
y. RI. Nash 4 Co. of Missoula, War
ren Construction Co. and r. M. Bars
den.
AS soon as the bids had been read
they were, on motion of Alderman
d'Autremont, referred to City Engineer
Birkland to be extended, and the coun.
Gil Will meet tomorrow night to take
final action.
This evening the property owners in
the two districts will have meeting
at the city hall to discuss the matter
fully, with view to reaching an agree.
ment as to the material to be used
II such an agreement Is reached. the
council will be guided by it in making
the award.
The Low Bids.
The engineer completed the work of
extending the figures this morning and
the low bids on the various materials
are as follows.
Asphaltic concrete, district No. O
$8.9S per lineal foot, Including all ex.
cavat1ng and removal OF crosswalks.
District No. 10, $6 per lineal foot, com.
plete. Cost of paving District No. Q
Main street,, $57,44713. District No.
!o, $l3,3lO.25. Total cost for the two
districts, $5O,75738. The next lowest
bidder on asphaltic pavement was ].
Z. Mcclure, whose offer is $42,815.33
in district No 3 and $15,168.38 on dis
frict No. 10. a total of $57.983.71.
BituIithic.
The low bid on bitulithic was sub
mitted by J. C. Mcclure, Of Butte, as
follows: District No. 9, $1O.64h per
ineal foot, or $44,39O.43, complete.
District No. 10, $17.08 per lineal foot.
,r total of $15,728.38 for the district.
total of $6O,118.81 for the two dis
ricts.
The next lowest bid on bitulithic
vas by the Warren Construction COM
)any of $45,257.94 for district No. 81
md $16,O67.30 for district No. 10, a to.
al OF SCI ,325.25 for the two districts.
vitrified Brick.
On vitrified brick the low bid was
rom G. H. Nash & Co.. of Missoula,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
INCORPORATED TO
DEVELOP OIL LANDS

Articles Of incorporation Of the EN-.
plre Oil company were filed with the
county clerk and recorder at the end
OF the week, the concern being or.
ganized to develop oil lands. It is in.
corporated for $250,OOO, Lewistown be.
Ing named as the principal place of
business. The stockholders are w. 8.
LARSEN, R. G. Houghton and C. J.
Marshall, all Of Lewistown. Mr..
LARSEN has been engaged for a long
time in examining the sections in the
Gilt Edge and Grass Range districts
that give every indication Of being oil
lands. and the company will proceed
to test the matter by putting in wells.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
INTERESTING PROGRAM WILL BE
CARRIED OUT HERE MON.
DAY, SEPT. 1.
PARADE IN THE MORNING
All the Labor Organizations Will Be
Hepresented-A Fine Program Of
sports at Ball Park in Afternoon
Two League Bali Games-The Ad.
dresses-Oance in Evening.

Ihe committee in charge OF the ar.
rangements for the Labor day cele.
Dratlon in Lewistown, Messrs. William
Hall, Ed Mayerhoefer, DeLauter and
Aappone, have about completed their
preliminary work, although they will
oe Kept busy until the celebration is
over. 1t is the intention of the Fed.
Grated Trades & Labor Council to
make the observance OF the day here
on Monday, Sept. l, notable in every
way and the celebration will undoubt-
edly be great success.
Opens With Parade.
It Will start with grand parade at
S:oO a. m. and all the labor organiza-
tions OF the city will be fully renre.
sented In the line, which will be head.
ed by the brass band.
Following that there will he a nro.
gram OF sports at the ball park that
promises to be very interesting. II
Will include lathers' nail-driying con-
test, the prizes being lathers' hatchets
4Sext will be a tug-of-war between
two Well-matched teams for a suitable
prize contributed by A. II. Smnrr
The pole-climbing contest bv line.
men will be an interesting feature
The prizes for this event nave heen
contributed by the Central Pool Hall
and Spring & Draper.
Ihen Will come a messenger-ridinp
contest for telephone linemen, the
prizes being offered by Clark & Royce
and Gleason Bros.
A hfty-yard foot race for ladies' and
an egg race for girls will be followed
py a race for boys of 16 years.
The Speaking.
Ihe formal exercises will be carried
out at the ball park. where the grand.
stand and bleachers will furnish seats
for all. M. M. Donohue. of Butte
president of the Montana Federation
Of Labor; Judge E. K. Cheadle and
mayor w. d. Symmes, will deliver ad.
dresses. These exercises will begin
about p. m.
Two Ball Games.
Inc LeWistown and Buffalo league
oall teams will play the closing games
d the league season on Labor dav.
ana although not a part of the pro.
gram, they will work in with II very
liceiy, adding some clean sport and
ractions.
Dance in Evening.
IN the evening there will be |
LABOR day dance at Armory hall. the I
music to be furnished by the full Lew.
stoWn Concert orchestra. For the
'est lady dancer on the floor a full
,ollarette will be awarded by the in.
nth Basin Fur company. For the best
,entleman dancer the Fad offers a
'rize OF fine hat.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
.H|LGER PREPARING
FOR A CELEBRATION
WILL BE BIG TIME ON SEPT.
AND 2-AGRIcULTURAL
DISPLAY,

Hilger Herald: The committee in
charge of the big celebration on Sept
] and Is bringing the preparations
to a conclusion that promises to be
the biggest and best affair ever held
in this part of the county. The Roy
Commercial club has sent word that
the entire town expects to be in Hill
ger on those dates, bringing with
them an agricultural exhibit that will
carry on the bulk Of the prizes. The
Roy country is certainly hard to beat,
but now let US hear from Winifred.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
REV. {. |. WHITE IS
TO LEAVE LEW|ST0NN
POPULAR MINISTER GIVEN LARGE
CHURCH At GREAT
FALLS.

The Methodists were given a num.
Der OF surprises at the close of the
North Montana Conference of the
church at Glasgow Saturday. One
was the refusal of the request of the
LeWlstown church to have Rev. e. l..
White returned as pastor for another
year. Although Mr.. White has already
served here beyond the usual period.
it was thought that the strong demand
not only OF the church but of the CON-
munity in general would have weight
but the fact Is that it would have com.
plicated other plans had the reouest
peen granted. AS it is, Mr.. White
gets handsome promotion, being
gwen the First Methodist church nt
Great Falls, with an aggressive men,
Dership OF about 500, succeeding Rev.
). A. Martin. Rev. White will be sue
ceeded here by Rev. C. M. Donaldson,
VINO comes from Fort Benton, where
he mas made splendid record.
Martin Superintende ent.
Another surprise was the appoint.
ment OF Rev. J. A. Martin, formerly
OF Lewistown. as superintendent Of
the Great Falls district, which includes
this county. He succeeds Rev. w. w.
Van Orsdel. who is made superintend-
ent of the Milk river district, Just
created. the old Great Falls district
being divided.
Other appointments for this county
are as follows: Denton circuit, Fred A.
McVay; Garneill, Judith Gap and
Straw, c. D. Bradley; Gilt Edge, Hill
ger and High Divide, Lars Anderson;
Grass Range, S. S. Beer; Hobson and
Buffalo, A. e. Foutch; Moore and
Beaver Creek, ]. H. Durand; Utica
and Benchland, to be supplied.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
PRICE FIVE CENTS

as follows: District No. 8, $1547 per
lineal foot, complete, or $64,5O6. .S5.
District No. 10, 5000 per lineal foot,
or $A2,S65.54. total for both districts
of $S1,372.37.
The next lowest bid on vitrified
brick was from r. M. Barsden of $23,-
170.14 for district No. 10, and $685.
340.75 for district No. 8, a total of $685.
510.S9.
Wood Blocks.
The low bid on creosoted wood
blocks was submitted by the Warren
construction Co.. as follows: District
NO. ., complete, $13S7 per lineal foot,
or $5.,S35.51. District No. 10, 1925
per lineal foot, or $2O,563.54, a total of
$7S399.O5 for both districts.
The next lowest bid on wood blocks
was from G. II. Nash & Co, $5S,831.4O
for district No. 8 and $2O,S43.54 for
district No. 10. a total Of $79,67494.
lewistown Brick.
Two bids were submitted on Lewis
town vitrified brick, conditioned on
their meeting specifications and the
ABILITY OF the company to furnish the
material. The low bid was from G..
II. Nash 4 Co. of $11.69 per lineal
ioot IoI ulStTlct no. y, or $4S,755.S5,
and $7.7S per lineal foot on district No.
10. or $l7,265.54, total for both dis.
tricts Of $66,021.39.
The next lowest bid on this material
was from HanlOn & Oaks. $51, ,O5O.97
on district No. 8 and $18,171.O3 on dis
trict No. 2, a total of $69,222.
There was no wide variation on any
Of the bids, and considering the size
Of the job, the bidding as a whole was
very close.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
Teachers' summer schooI

The summer school for teachers
opened most auspiciously at the Lin.
coin school yesterday and the enroll
ment now stands at about sixty. The
schol will continue for two weeks and
VIII be followed by a teachers insti-
tute. The instructors include Miss
Lillian Baker, of the state normal at
Dillon, who is today conducting q
model school: Alberta Green, drawing;
Isabel Pretlow. of the Wisconsin nor.
NAL school: Prof. Frankie, Miss Jean
G0thland and County Superintendent
O'Hara.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
Suit Over Sheen

'Dengle Bros, incorporated, have
brought suit against Stephen J. Hard-
ing, alleging that on Aug. IA, last, the
defendant drove away band of sheep
belonging to the plaintiff and that he
still wrongfully holds the sheep, al
though demand has been made on him
Tor them. Plaintiff asks for the return
OF the sheep or their value, $1,000.
with $4,000 damages. Belden & De-
kalb are the plaintiffs attorneys.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
apparently expecting that reconcilia.
tion would be effected. Stephen j.
Crowley, of Great Falls, is the plain
tiff's attorney
On Promissory Notes,

The Ladd & Tilton bank, of Port
land, Oregon, has brought suit in the
district court here against B. F. Lep-
per, the Flatwillow woolgrower and
rancher, to recover about $4,000 on
two promissory notes given by the
plaintiff to the United States Cashier
company, OF Portland. This company.
1t will be remembered, had an agent
here some time ago demonstrating an
ingenious machine for making change
and selling stock in the company. C.
j. Marshall is the plaintiffs attorney.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
Serious Charge.

Henry Raevie, who was brought
back from Kolin short time ago by
Undersheriff Slater, charged with
stealing about 1870 belonging to John
Richardson, railway sub-contractor.
is now charged with assault in the
first degree. 1t is alleged that he ad.
ministered deadly poison to Richard.
son, the knockout drops" being given
to facilitate the theft.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
Women Plead Guilty.

Leona Clifford and Billy Franklin
yesterday pleaded guilty in the police
court to a charge Of being inmates Of
q house Of i'll fame. Judge Mettler
nned them 500 each. The women
were arrested by the police a few
nights ago.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
w. J. johnson Honored .

At the meeting of the Montana
Bankers association at Helena last
week, following the meeting of the
Central Group, over which Austin w.
War; presided as president, w. J..
Johnson, cashier of the First National
bank of this city, was elected for a
three-year term as the Montana men,
Der OF the executive committee of the
American Bankers association.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
Separate Maintenance,

Mrs. Edward O'Neill has brought
suit against Edward O'Neill, the well.
known railroad, for separate main.
tenance. The plaintiff not long ago
brought suit for divorce on the
grounds of cruelty and intoxication
but the jury declined to give a decree.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-08-19
The McLouohIin Trial.

Judge Ayers has set the trial of
Lowrie S. Mclaughlin, charged with
the murder of Patrick Duffy, for Mon.
day next. 1t is expected that the trial
will be completed inside of three days.
1t Will be followed on Aug. q by the
trial OF L. D. Gotta, of Stanford, for an
alleged violation of the Donlan white
slave" law.
The suit of William Munger against
the Flatwillow Land company, arising
from an alleged breach of contract, for
the sale of large tract of land, has
been set for Aug. 20.