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Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05

Hello Mr.. Hope man!
How do you do:
You would take us for suckers.
and the county seat, too
We welcome you to our city;
We greet you with our cheers,
But this removal question
Wen fight through all the years
This dope that you are feeding us
May appear to some as true,
But most any good old hayseedl
Can see your point all through
Taxes for bond issues
You'd on the people heap,
And for many years to come
They'd suffer and they'd steep.
That measly OF sum of yours
Five thousand dollars
Would drive many a man
To pain until he 'hollers."
Our older men helped to build
A court house in their day;
They know when you start that thing
There's the devil sure to pay.
The poor house" in your vicinity
Does not seem to satisfy;
Now you want the county seat,
So that you can get more pie.
Naturally of course Hope says
''Your taxes are naught to US
All they'd have for US to do
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05
Skin Diseases Cured

Hunts Cure is the name of the
remedy which is absolutely guar
anteed to cure all forms of skin
disease or the purchase price
promptly refunded. Wonderful
results are obtained by its use,
curing cases that did not yield to
other treatment. Ask your drug
gist.
A. b. Richards Medicine Co,
Sherman, Tex.
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05
Hello, MIR. Hope Man!

Is to fill their big mouthed purse
Before we got through paying
There'd be siver threads and gold
Mingled, and we'd be paying taxes
Taxes a dozen fold
Hope would do US as old Pizarro
Did the Aztez chiefs
F1ay us, yes fay US alive,
To get the coveted sheafs
When they fail to get the court house
| don't know what they'll do
Sure it would make nice political Aavoring
For their political stew.
They'll get enough of court house
And get it in the neck;
Wen meet them with opposing votes
Just piled up by the peck
l can hear them as they read this
Make an audible sneer,
But when election day is over
Our time will come to cheer.
If there was way to use
Hot air and cheek and gall
They'd have a court house there
AS big as Tammany Hail.
Rah, 'rah, 'rah and
A wee, wee, wee,
We are not going to move
Our court house to H-o-p-e!
CITIZEN.
Ozan, Arkansas
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05
BRIGHT STAR

(Too late for publication. last
week.
Bright Star, May Health
is reasonably good.
Farmers are making good use
of the fair weather.
Mrs. Jim White and children
visited Mr.. and Mrs. A, Allen
Sunday.
Mr.. Jesse Woolsey was the
guest, Of Mrs. Jennie Fipcher
a
Miss Edna Hopson of Guernsey
spent a part of last week with her
sister, Mrs. Hansel Walker.
Mrs. c. e. Boyce and family
visited A. X. Mcknight Sunday.
L. J. White of Guernsey was
seen in our neighborhood Sunday
evening.
Friday of last week w. A.
Stringfellow, aged 10 years, chop
ped one acre of very grassy cot
ton. We think this unusual for a
man of his age.
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05

this to do with the building of a
court house or the removal of a
county seat?" If this temple had
been built during the reign of
Saul, the first king of Canaan, do
you suppose that David would
have been directed to buy the
threshing floor? But he would
have been commanded to repare
to the temple and offer sacrifice;
so let us stop and consider: We
have a good house that has stood
the frost and suns of a good many
years, but lime has left no marks
that would suggest it unsafe.
While enough has been said about
the geographical center of the
county that every school boy
when asked will answer with a
smile: At Justus' old mill, one
half mile from the court house."
Another thing, Mr.. Editor, did
you ever stop to think that we are
now paying a tax of 50. .123 on the
hundred dollars? Now would it
be fair for me tovOte an addition
al burden on my neighbor and
just to help out a few in
that are so craving as to
want us poor, insignificant tax
payers to vote an unnecessary
court house tax; or in other words
they hold up the yoke and say:
Put YOUR neck here that our real
estate may advance and our bank
acct. grow, so we can leave a large
estate to our offspring, and that
our names may 90 down on the
tablet of memory for several gen
eratiOnS "a men of wonderful
minds and great financiers. They
tell us of the disadvantage of
Washington looking after tn e |
comfort of those who attend |
court, but they fail to show how
much more generous the citizens
Of Hope are, when they will not
donate enough to lay the founda- I
fion this may be because they .
have no place for a foundation) /
Out want the county to put up. .
We feel assured that their sym
)athy goes out to the small tax
,aTertwho has t. borrow I1lnneE4
very year to pay his taxes. They
will say I'VE do not want to OPP
press anyone, but our little city
las grown so that YOU must come
20 our rescue and help to make it
dI IStI- II W III nOD DC Ntl.N IuuCll
)ut of your pocket, and it would .
add thousands to our alreadywell-
filed pockets" All, Hope, we do
not blame you when we look at it .
solely from your standpoint, but,
ilas! When we turn and survey I
It from a broader view, and see .
the multitude of honest and hard .
sons of toll as they go
forth to earn their daily bread,
and seeing them with their extra
yoke of oppression on, then our
thought goes back to the Savior's
words on the cross, with a slight
change: Father forgive them,
they know not what they ask"
&C."
Blevins, Ark, June ., 1914.
Mrs I q Mitchell and children
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05
EFT and cohty ,1Ks
IncaI had ' los Kaminer
.<-or1 erarv to.drt -
kx,ie M hod 20 ne -.is
cen I'D to buib a
DR.. j. ariu4 4y ,,cal" sa, rNnDanied

DR.. J.ariH (eical." So, apanied
by his daug ~rF 4Ninette,
passed throsfTal ExRterday en-
route to Hope tyfheet his daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie, who has been
attending school at Arkadelphia.
II. c.. Wilson and Jas. Thomas
on, of Columbus, were business
visitors Thursday.
Circuit Clerk g. E. Bailey re-
turned from Arkadelphia Thurs
day accompanied by his son, Olin,
who has recently graduated from
Ouachita.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. B. O..
Bird, at Selma, La, a daughter,
Frances Rose, on May 81, 1914.
Mrs, Bird IS the daughter of Mrs.
Fnnnie Old of this place.
Mrs. w. p. Agee is attending
the graduating exercises of the
Hope High School,
Master William Snodgrass of
Little Rock is visiting his grand
father, j. w. Phillips.
Mrs. S. H. Thompson a n d
children left Saturday morning
for Dallrs, Tex.
Miss Ruth Cory left Thursday
morning for her home at Ringold.
La, after visit ol ten days to
Miss Mary Cats.
Mrs. VIM. r. King left Monday
for Hope, where She and her
mother will spend several days
before leaving for Memphis.
Miss Lilly Bell Draper arrived
Tuesday from Lonoke and will
visit relatives until Wednesday,
when she will return to her home
at Texarkana. Her sister, Miss
Frances, who accompanied Mrs.
Joe A. Wilson from the Dale san
itarium, returned to her home
Wednesday.
Miss Addie Coleman of Nash
vile visited Mrs. Joe Wilson sew
eral days this week.
The annual Rural Carrier
picnic was given June ?, and al
attending reported fine time.
Miss Irene Amonette, who has
been the guest of Miss Ora Smith
for several days, returned tC
Yancy Wednesday.
Prof. ]. M. McGough left Sat
urday for his home at Lawson.
Mrs. F. P. Hardness of Fultor
attended the high school closins
/ exercises.
Miss Mmma Phillips and Hin
ton Davis have returned to thei1
homes near Prescott. having fin
lished the term in the Washington
High School. r.
Dr's. Weaver & Weaver of Hop,
we're here Wednesday on a pro
! fessional call.
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05

Mrs. j. O. Mitchell and children
are visiting relatives at Winthrop
and AShdOwn.
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05

The Hope boosters say we
are it; weare Hampstead County;
we are the whole durn thing and
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05
We saY goes

mt sQfl -a--yJuhty sea- removal
would be a vote to tax yourself,
your children and grand child. 4
to crafty a few in Hope. Are you
going to do this:
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05

The bunchiin Hope say to the
people of the county, Take my
yoke and wear it y.
Washington telegraph., 1914-06-05
COLORED NORMAL SCHOOL

One of the state normal schools
for colored teachers will be held
at Hope, Ark, beginning June 1,
1914, and continuing four weeks.
Great efforts are being made to
make this school profitable. The
attendance of all colored teachers
of Hampstead a nd adjoining
counties is desired. No license
of Hemps;ead county colored
teachers VS.. h, y extended with
out cel'srSducs1el5it '4dU ttendance at
this nornia IN pof0 ,OO.N
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
CITY PAYS HALF
Roller Skating Petition Is Rejected
Plumbing Inspectors Are Appoint
ed-One Contract to Be Let for All
Concrete Work Outside Of improve
ment Districts - Seventh Avenue
Boulevard Petition-CaIl for Old
Warrants-Some New Ordinances.

Aldermen Sutter, Berkin. d'Autre-
pent, Ford and Miller answered the
roll call at last nights meeting of the
city council, presided over by Mayor
w. d. Symmes. The session was a
long one, lasting until nearly mid
night, and while good deal Of busi-
ness was transacted, much of it was
OF a routine nature.
Special Lighting District.
One matter OF much interest was
brought up by Noble M. Walker, who
made inquiry as to the probable cost
to the property owners Of the pro-
posed special lighting system, soon to
be installed. Engineer Birkland went
over his calculations and it was found
that the probable cost OF maintenance
per post per month would be $3.50.
The cost to each 50-foot lot would be
$l.82, but as the sentiment OF the
council is unanimous that the city
should pay one-half of this, the cost
per lot will be 96 cents.
Against Skating Rink.
Homer McDonald's petition for per-
mission to establish a roller skating
rink at Fourth avenue and Spring
street was rejected.
DR.. J. G. Dunn and others petitioned
for the opening of Tenth avenue be-
tween Main and Broadway. Referred.
Butler & Woodworth's petition for
permission to build stone addition
to the Sullivan bakery building was
referred.
Annie E. Crowley and others asked
that boulevard district be created
extending from the intersection of
Eighth avenue and Broadway south
westerly to the intersection of Broad
way and Thirteenth avenue. The mat
ter will take the usual course.
Mr.. Piper, of the Piper Construc-
tion Co.,, asked permission to pile
building material in the street in front
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
ENJOYABLE BANQUET
BASIN LUMBER CO.
AFFAIR At THE HO.
TEL FERGUS LAST FRI
DAY EVENING.

The annual meeting of the yard
managers, department heads and Off
GERS of the Basin Lumber company
was held here Friday and the gather
ing proved profitable as we'll as an
enjoyable one. The out-of-town guests
of the company in attendance were
S. N. Langdoc, Stanford; George
Nicholson, Moccasin; w. H. Troyer,
Hobson; c. M. Leach, Moore; Frank
Connolly, Kolin; A. M. Vaugsness,
Denton; F. J. Kottas; F. A. Green,
Coffee Creek.
In the evening a delightful banquet
was given at the Hotel Fergus. The
Lewistown Concert orchestra was in
attendance and discoursed fine music
throughout the evening. w. ]. Owen,
of Moore, made an ideal toastmaster
and kept things moving at a rapid
pace. Among those who responded to
toasts were Samuel Phillips, president
of the Empire bank, and Frank J.
Hazen, cashier of that institution: Mr.,
Marsh, of Kalispell; Mr.. Parker, of
Helena; Mr.. Gaines, of Great Falls:
Mr.. Grant and w. A. McCampbell. OF
Billings, who said that Lewistown was
the best little town in Montana.
Wholesale statesmen who were at
the meeting and banquet were w. A.
McCampbell. of Billings, representing
the Montana Sash and Door company
and the Sound Lumber company, of
Seattle;. r. M. Gains, representing
Forman. Ford & Co., of Minneapolis,
and T. L. Parker, of Helena, repre-.
senting the Beaver Board company. of
Buffalo, New York, and Mr.. Marsh, of
Kalispell, with the Enterprise Lum-
Der company.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24

OF the joint fraternal building site, at
the same time presenting a bond in
the sum of $1,000. Granted.
Carl Aldrup and large number of
other property owners on Seventh
avenue petitioned for the creation of
boulevard district, to include both
SIDES OF Seventh avenue from Pine to
Eden street. the cost to be met by
eight annual payments. The petition
VIII take the usual course.
J. w. Foster, superintendent, filed
plans for the X. of P.-Odd Fellows fra
ternal building and asked for a per-
NIT. Granted.
For Concrete Work.
The city clerk was authorized to ad-
vertise for the construction of all ce-
ment walks, curbs and crosswalks, not
included within improvement districts,
for the season, the work to be done
by one contractor or firm. A $4,000
bond will be required of the success
full bidder.
The city treasurer was authorized
to issue a call for all outstanding un-
registered warrants issued prior to
May |, 1913, to be presented by April
3o. Those not presented by that time
VIII be cancelled. The purpose of this
Is to get lot Of small outstanding
warrants off the books.
Plumbing inspectors.
Mayor Symmes announced the ap-
pOintment of DR.. A. G. Biddle, three
years; Edward Bisbee, two years; !;
G. ]. Waltz, one year.
Replying to the city's request for
q
the iron pipe line extension to the
source Of the city's water supply, the
division engineer stated Chief Engi-
neer Reeder's suggestion that the city
write letter covering any PROPOSE
ton such as the city may be inclined
to consider just and reasonable, rela-
tive to supplying the railway company
Continued on page two)
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
GETSS|XM0NTHS
And Is Fined Five Hundred Dollars
Defendant Shocked at Severity Of
Punishment - Judge Ayers Again
Defines His Position With REGARD
to Offenses Against the Anti GAM
bling Law-Huffine-L Lincoln Cases
Are Tried Before Judge Poindexter.

ID. Snyder, a young man who con-
ducts saloon at Stanford, received
the surprise of his life Saturday after
noon, when Judge Roy T.. Ayers sen
fenced him to six months in the county
jail and to pay fine of $500 upon his
plea Of guilty to charge of gambling,
the fine to be served out by $50 days
additional in jail if it was not paid.
Snyder was arraigned in the, morn
ing and pleaded guilty, no doubt fig
uring that would secure for him some
leniency from the court, and when the
blow fell in the afternoon he was more
than surprised, he was shocked, this
being so manifest as to call forth an
expression of pity for him from the
bench.
When asked If he had anything to
say before sentence was passed, the
defendant replied that while the
charge against MIN was true, the party
making the complaint had forced 1t
upon him. .He wanted to gamble, in
SISTED upon it and wouldn't hear to
anything else" He denied that the
man had lost any such sum of money
as he claimed at the defendants place.
Judge Ayers prefaced his remarks
by complimenting Assistant County
Attorney Stewart McConochie upon
the very able manner in which he had
managed the case, securing complete
statements from witnesses and over
looking nothing. Addressing the de-
fendant, the court said:
'The complaining witness in this
case claims that he lost $3.50 in a
game at your place. Now l shall put
his statement aside entirely, for there
are these other witnesses who testify
to having lost all the way from $40 to
$50 each at your game. 1t is clear
that you have been running gambling
game in your saloon. Now the saloon
business is a legitimate business and
you as saloon keeper should help to
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
HAVE BEEN MARRIED
FOR HALF A CENTURY
MR.. AND MRS. ROBERT S. HAMiL-
TON CELEBRATE GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Hamilton, pio
neer residents of the state and county
yesterday celebrated the golden an.
niversary of their wedding at their
home In Lewistown. This is an ex-
perience that comes to but few and 1t
was made the more notable because
of the fact that two of those who were
present at the wedding in Oakley, Ill.,,
fifty years ago, were preent at the
anniversary yesterday. They were An
drew Fergus, the well-known stock
man and rancher, and Mrs. Dillon, the
latter the wife of Mrs. James Fergus
brother.
Fifty years is long time to look
back upon, but both Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton are hale and hearty and ap-
with excellent prospects for
celebrating many more anniversaries.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
BIG ATTENDANCE
Judge CheadIe Presides and Numer-
Gus Addresses Are Made-Presi
dent G. O. Ray, Of the Hobeon Com
merciaI Club, on Creameries-Ad-
dresses by J. P. Schmit, O. w. Bel
den, c. r. McCIave, J. e. Lane,
David HiIger, and Others.

The annual dollar dinner at the
Bright hotel Friday night was about
the most successful affair of the kind
ever given by the Chamber of Com
merce. Nearly a hundred and fifty
attended, so that nearly all of the
business and professional men of the
city turned out, together with several
visitors from outside points. The din
ner itself was fine one and the ad-
dresses were all worthy Of the oc-
casion. Many matters of importance
to the city and county were touched
upon and spirit Of good fellowship
and optimism prevailed.
Judge E. K. Cheadle presided as
toastmaster and was at his best. His
flashes of wit in presenting the vari-
GUS speakers were all appreciated and
in addition he supplemented the re-
marks of the orators with many time
ly observations of his own.
Another enlivening feature was the
singing of impromptu ditties by the
Bandits Quartet.
The Judith Basin.
John P. Schmit was the first speak
er. He dipped into history and told
of the faith of the Israelites in Judith,
the widow; of Francis brakes faith
in his good ship, the Judith; of Capt.
Clark's faith in his fiance Judith, for
whom he named the river rnnning
through this basin. So the people here
had entire faith in the Judith-in it's
great agricultural wealth, in the
wealth of the hills and in the great
future of the Judith basin country
He had become very familiar with
every part of Montana before he To-
Gated here and it was his faith that
made him come.
A Creamery Center.
With this by way of preface, the
toastmaster called upon o. w. Belden
for some remarks concerning the
creamery business. The speaker said
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST AT YES.
TERDAY's ELECTION
THlRTY-Six.
THE PROPOSITION CARRIES
City Will Now Advertise for the Sale
Of the Ninety Thousand Dollar Is
sue and Call for Bids for Pipe
Work Of Laying Mains Expected
to Begin in May.

The result of the special election
held here yesterday to pass upon the
proposition to issue bonds to the
amount of 100000. to meet the ex-
pense Of continuing the iron water
works system up Spring creek to the
source of the city's water supply, was
favorable to the bonds. The registra-
tion, which closed Saturday, was ex-
tremely light, only 49 voters getting
their names upon the list. The total
of the votes cast yesterday was 36, of
which 26 were for the bonds and eight
against. BY wards the vote was: First
ward, for the bonds IA, against l.;
Second ward, for the bonds Z; against
5; Third ward, for the bonds, g.;
against Z.
Sale Of Bonds.
The city will advertise for bids for
the bonds and it is expected they will
be sold in May In that event the
work of laying the pipe will begin
about May 20.
For Bids.
Next week, 1t is expected, the city
will advertise for bids for the pipe
and the work of laying it.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24

elevate it. 1t is licensed and pays the
highest license paid by any business.
Yet 1t is looked down upon by many.
regardless of its legal status, and it
seems to me that the aim of saloon
men should be to make it as reputa-
bic as possible. Your action would
simply tend to bring it into further
disrepute.
Now | have treated those charged
with gambling fairly. A grand jury
was called largely to investigate such
violations of the law. The men in
dicted for this offense were treated
very leniently. but at the time they
were sentenced this court told them
that the object was not to persecute
them, but to put stop to gambling
In this county. They were warned
that any repetitions of the offense
would be treated with severity and
this warning was published broadcast
The little Increases in fines, imposed
py my predecessor. had not apparent
effect IN putting an end to the prac-
tlce. You knew of the warning had
given and you knew what my stand
was"
Sentence was then imposed and as
NC HtaIu IL SHyuef was so deeply az
fected that he could not say anything
more than that he had not understood
the courts position.
Impressed by the mans grief, Judge
Ayers said further:
am sorry for you, Snyder. do
not consider you felon at all, but |
want the people of this county to
know that | mean what say. Ii this
oHense had occurred before the grand
jury was called, you would have been
treated exactly as were those indict-
ed by that body for gambling. | gave
all the opportunity to keep within the
law In future and you failed to do so.
II you people won't believe me. It Is
necessary that lesson be taught that
Will make, the desired impression. |
Continued on page twelve.)
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
NEARLY
COMPLETED.
MILWAUKEE WILL SHORTLY BE-
GIN WORK or PARKING
GROUNDS.
FINISH IT ABOUT MAY |
'Exte nsive Operations Of the Great Nor.
thern and Milwaukee Of Special In
terest to LeWistown--Repor That
the Milwaukee Plans to Build From
Lombard to Helena.

The Milwaukee's passenger depot
building just off Main street is now
nearly completed and the work of get
ting the depot grounds in shape will
be begun shortly. These grounds will
be parked and made attractive with
grass, trees and shrubs and concrete
walks will be laid. This work will be
completed about May / If the weather
conditions are favorable for pushing it.
The terminal ion the old Daley
ranch at the edge of town presents a
very fine appearance now, the work
being advanced nearly to completion.
t,. Will Do Much Work.
The Anaconda Standard says:
The Great Northern will spend ap-
proximately 100000 on the Montana
division, the Milwaukee will ballast
the line from Lewistown to Great
Falls and will complete the line from
Great Falls to Agawam in northern
Montana. The Northern Pacific will
carry on the instalment of the block
signal system, and outside of the
state the Short Line will begin the
construction of 75-mile line up the
Snake river.
With the completion of the Milwau-
kee line from Great Falls to Lewis
town, Winston Bros. moved all of their
equipment last week and have start
ed 1t to Minneapolis. On c. A. Good
now's former trip through Montana
he issued orders for the ballasting of
the new line and for the continuation
of the line from Choteau north to Aga
wan. At present the steel for the
last stretch from Choteau to Agawam
Is being held in Lewistown until the
bridge across the Missouri at Great
rails Is completed. At present work
on that bridge is being held back be-
cause OF delay in the arrival of steel
from the mills. 1t is expected that
the bridge will be completed within
4 short time and the steel laid into
Agawam by Aug. L.
A Milwaukee Rumor.
Much interest was created this week
by statement that the Milwaukee
was planning to build into Helena. Re-
.erring to this, the Standard says:
Co1ncident with the announcement
II a visit of Milwaukee officials to
next month, it was rumored
Helena business circles yesterday
hat the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
sound railroad had secured options
N 100000 worth of real estate in
ielena, upon which to build its tracks
nto the capital city and locate
epot, says the Helena Independent of
'aturday.
Providing the options are exercised.
ne long-hoped for entrance of the
Milwaukee into Helena, which has
cen rumored from time to time for
everal years, will become q reality.
According to the report, which came
rom an authoritative source, the MIL
Continued on page seven.)