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Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
THE LIBRARY BOARD.

AZ recent meeting Of the library
Sumine new obligations given to that
body by Ieccnl act of the state lcgiS-
lature. An act was passed and ap
proved on March : Of the present year
providing that "thc trustees of any
public library in a city or town must
be appointed bv the mayor by and
with tn" consent of he council. The
act further states that number of
trustees and their duties shall be pre-
Scribed by ordinance and gives them
the "cXclusive power to make con
tracts and expenditures for the sup.
port and maintenance OF the library
and the purchase Of books aud other
things for the library. All previous
acts that conflict with this one are
repealed by same The library funds
are to be deposited with the city
treasurer, who will use them AS di.
rccted by the board. II appears that
the passage Of this act was not gen
orally known until recently. but now
the board Is prepared 10 assume full
charge Besides preparing for this
work, the board appointed committees
and monthly reports, which were rem
dcrcd showed the affairs of The local
library to be IN ilouriShing condi-
ton,
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
FARMERS FEDERATION MEETING
AT GREAT FALLS NOVEMBER 9

w B Talbot of Arlington, presi.
dent of the Montana Farmers Fed.
Grafton. has written to the Lewistown
Chamber OF Commerce, stating that
the date set for the annual meeting of
the federation il November .. The
meeting will be held at lcwistown
This fedcrutiol is composed of all
the farmers organizations all over the
state, and Mr., Talbot states that II
each one send from one To two dele
gates II viii mean in the neiGhborhOod
of 1000 strangers in the city on the
date mentioned.
The meeting of the federation was
held in Great Falls last year. the ses-
sion enjoying great success. B. G..
White of buffalo is the chairman OF
the executive committee. The local
Chamber of Commerce Will make all
previous arrangements for the visitors,
as well as assume charge of their en-
trrtnnmcnt while they are here.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
IRON FENCE TO Be BUILT
AROUND CEMETERY GROUNDS

The lcwistown Cemetery associa-
tion, through its president, D. j. Hi.
ger and it's secretary, q, w. Cook will
let contract in the immediate future
for the placing of an ornamental iron
fence around the entire cemetery
grounds west OF the city. Engineer
ANel Refer has been at work during
the past week making an accurate sur
vcy and plat of the old cemetery
grounds, sometinG which, hitherto, has
never been done. The first graves
were placed there without system or
order, and these viii be marked and
Identified MS nearly as possible
The old wooden fences which now
surround the two cemeteries, viii be
torn down and the entire cemetery
acreage, about 20 acres III all. Will hc
enclosed nv new metal fencing, which
will cost. it is estimated, about $500.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
MRS. WHITING ON A TRAIN
BOARDED BY MASKED ROBBERS

A telegram from Mrs, q. l.. Whit
ing. who left Saturday for Lake city,
Mimi, states that she was among the
passengers IN the observation ear OF
the Dlympian, who were held up by
two masked men that boarded tho
train as II left Glencoe, Sunday night
Mrs. Writings message goes on to
say hat the robbers confined their at
t,ntion entirely to the men, leaving
the women unmolcstcd An uncle of
Mr. Whiting. who was travelling
with her on HIS way home after a
visit in LcWistOwn, seemed very lit
'lc disturbed by the adventure, she
states, although he Is 4 man Of 81
years Of age, II is reported that the
robbers made off with about $3.50
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
CONTEST CASES ARE INSTITUTED
Three New Ones Are Begun in the
United States Land
Office. .a

Oscar w. Bunday Of this city has
instituted a contest case against Fred
erick Tobin of Canada. the charge be-
ing abandonment. The tract is located
in 1925, 6-12-26. II. r., Gels is the at.
torney for the contestant.
Another contest case is that of
Bernard p Heeney of this city VS..
Howard Blankenship of Valentine,
abandonment being alleged, The
homestead filing is 4 and 2S-l927.
Karl Egeland OF Valentine has be-
gun contest case against the home.
stead filing of Leroy Homby of Seely,
S. d., the tract being situated in II,
1927 G. f. BudWeiser is attorney
for the contestants in the last two
cases.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
TEAM MAY PLAY
At CITY PARK
HAVE THEIR PRACTICE GAMES
AT THAT PLACE.
ABSENCE GRANTED POLICE CHIEF

A short but busy session of the city
council was held Monday evening and
Il large amount of routine business
taken care Of Estimates in boulevard
districts IL, -. l3 and IA and paving
by City Engineer a. {. Kirkland ap-
proved by the council and the clerk
authorized to issue bonds.
Football at Park.
\ request was granted to the high
school football team to play at the
city park this fan. under the direction
OF the park board
The Lewistown Moose band was
given permission to use the council
chambers on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings of each week for band prac-
tice.
Will Repair Walks.
The streets and allcys committee
was authorized to make such repairs
as necessary to the new cement walks
and to the old approaches to the board
walks.
Licenses Refused.
Tho petition Of j. j. Staplrton for
a rooming house license was refused
as was the petition Of d. A. Mcdonald
for similar license
Reports Accepted.
Reports of the city treasurer and
police Judge for September We're sub
mitted and accepted A number of
other reports were approved and or.
dercd placed on file II was ordered
that all auditing bills be allowed ana
the clerk was instructed to draw war
rants for the same
Gets Leave OF Absence.
A leave of absence was granted to
CHIEF Of Police Il. W. Wray for rs
days.
The usual bills and payrolls were
audited ana allowed.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
LOCAL BRIEFS

c. M. Belden is in town from Utica
Guy Payne was in town from Ross
Fork.
A. T. Field of Winnett is at the
Fergus.
J. l.. Alexander was in the city from
Winnett.
d. Berg of Roy is in the city on
business.
D. L. Wilson is in the city from
Kendall.
Miss M. Williams OF Windham is
in the city.
John Grant came down from Hill
ger Tuesday.
Tommy Knight is in from Denton
OH business.
G. Diamond, the Roy merchant, is
at the Bright.
Buell. Reed was in the city from
Tigen yesterday.
Lee F. Price was in the city from
DeltOu lucSudy.
DR.. Regan of Grass Range was at
the Fergus Tuesday.
f. M. Bailey, from near Ware, was
in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. f. W. Ruzica of Hilger was in
the city Wednesday,
Airs. NJ. A. Munger of Roy was at
the Bright Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. jenkins of Den
ton are at the Fergus.
Peder Hanson, a prominent Roy bus
mess man, is in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Westland of
Utica are at the Day house.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Gaugler of Straw
are visitors to the county seat.
Peter Stafford. the Winifred mer-
chant, was in the city on business.
Richard A. Harlow was in town
from his ranch near Moore yesterday.
H. P. Howes and ]. A. Howes are
days.
James Padmore of Winnipeg, Can,
is in the city for few days on busi-
ness.
Miss Ida Morley and Miss Violet
Rogers of Hilger are Bright hotel
guests.
H. J. Stangl and w. O. Fessl of the
McHugh ranch, near Moore, are To-
cal business visitors.
Oswald Lehman and J. S. Me
Namara returned Monday from a
brief business trip to Great Falls.
Dave Trepp and Tommy Mccarthy
left Tuesday for two weeks trip
throug the eastern part of the state.
Rev. II. p. Gregg left yesterday for
Great Falls to attend the Baptist state
convention at that place. He will re-
turn home Friday.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER
MEETiS.S

There will be meeting of the share
holders Of the Fergus County Fair as,
sociation at 10 O'Clock on the morning
of November 10, 1915, in the offices of
the Lewistown Chamber of Commerce,
for the purpose of acting upon the
proposition of authorizing the sale or
lease of the real and and personal
property of the association.
DAVID HILGER,
President.
l.. d. BLODGETT,
Secretary.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
VOTE.
IS CANvASSED

The county commissioners Satnr-
day canvassed the vote cast a few
days ago at Denton's first municipal
election. The result was found to be
as follows:
For mayor. G, Eppers, G5, Il, o..
Jenkins, 10.
Aldermen, Two from each ward
First ward NJ G.. Oster. 36; A. M.
Vangness, 80. Second ward Albert
Johnson, 20; Albert H. Miller, Is.
Third ward Stanley Harris, 10; J..
II. Hicks, 10, II. q. Woods, II.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07

ii. J. Cox was in the city from Roy.
James Tyler was in town from Ty.
Ter.
Miss Nellie Holt, of Hoosac, was in
town.
O. Carr was here from Weede Sat
urday.
Peter Munson of Maiden was at
Day house.
Andrew Mace came down from Hill
ger Friday.
Anna Haney of Everson was in the
city Friday.
A. E. Wright, of New Year, was in
town Sunday.
c. E. Story was business visitor to
the city from Roy.
Walter Jellison. of Buffalo, was at
the Bright Sunday.
Alice Teagarden, of Forest Grove,
was at the Fergus.
S. Brown, the Denton banker, was
at the Bright Sunday.
G. A. Longanecker of Grass Range
was in town Monday.
Miss Gladys Burnett. of Gilt Edge,
is Bright hotel guest.
E. B. Coolidge and wife were in the
city Sunday from Maiden.
Mayor John G. Eppers, of Denton,
was in the city on business.
Mrs. John Lang, a teacher in the
Denton school, was in the city.
Representative Harvey Burnett was
in town Saturday from Gilt Edge
Stock Commissioner E. c. Abbott
was in town Sunday from his ranch.
Mr.. Connolly, superintendent of the
West Kendall mine, was local visi-
tor.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Leach, Of Moore,
paid the county seat visit Satur-
day.
r. Akiyama, proprietor OF the Grass
Range cafe, is a patient at st. Joseph's
hospital
Mrs. A. T. Henry and Mrs. f. J.
Rooney, of Hobson, were Fergus
hotel guests.
Clarence Monson was in Lowistown
from his ranch near Bear Spring to
spend the weekend
A. NJ. Vangness, M. c. Oster and
Albert Johnson, OF Denton's first city
council, were in town Sunday.
Judge E. X. Cheadle went to Rye
gate yesterday on business and will
return to Lewistown this evening.
A. Hoagland, receiver at the local
United States land office. has gone to
his ranch at Deerfield for few days.
Joe Jackson has returned to his
home in California, after looking af-
ter his land interests in the Judith
basin.
Archie V. Edwards and Jessie
Murphy, well-known colored people.
were married Saturday, Judge b..
II. Foley performing the ceremony.
E. r. Roehl returned Thursday
from Denton, where he spent two
days. He sold the Ford in which he
went over and come near having to
walk home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Lane, Mrs Syl-
vester c. Cthiele of Winnipeg, Mrs.
Baugher and Miss Newell Lane were
among the Lewistown peole who spent
Thursday at Denton
Dan MacGOWen, an old emplOye of
the local branch OF the Montana Lum-
ber company, has gone to San Fran
cisco to spend month or six weeks
at the exposition
Rev. Paul +. Never, pastor of the
German Lutheran church, and Mrs.
Meyer will return to the city about
October 10, having been detained long
er than they expected owing to the
death Of Mrs. Meyers mother in st.
Louis.
Miss Mattha Seifert of the county
clerk and recorders office, has re-
turned from Pasadena where she was
called by the illness of her brother
On her way home Miss Seifert spent
a couple of days at the San Francisco
exposition.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
FOTBALL BOYS WANT GAME.

The management of the Fergus high
school football team is looking for a
game, but as yet have not been able
to line anything up. Negotiations are
under way for a game with Billings,
but the outcome of these is still in
doubt. The season has we'll begun now
and the boys are anxious to get into
game. They have been working
hard since the opening of school, un-
der the direction of Coach Plank, and
would like an opportunity to prove
themselves
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
FUNERAL OF MONARD McELROY

MOORE, Oct, 4. Sunday night
Sept &C. the community was deeply
shocked and gricved when il became
known that Monard McEnoy, the,
young son of Mr. and Mrs. John Me
lGlroy Of this city, had died from
hemorrhagc Of the brain, caused by
a gunshot wound inflicted that after.
noon when the young lad and play
mate We're playing at the Dyer home
in this city.
The accident occurred at about:
1:3O in the afternoon and the 'ntl
was rushed to the hospital in Lewis
town, where an operation was per
formed al 6:15. Nothing could be
done for the unfortunate lad. how
ever, and he passed away al 500 th"t
evening.
According to Mr. aud Mrs, Dyer,
the 22 calibrc rifle which caused The
accident. was unloadcd and it Is SUE.
missed that the boys found ii bullet
In an old box of refuse in the wood
shed and then loaded the weapon, Thy
bullet entered Monard's forehead ana
came out about an inch above, ,ho
shell fracturinE the skull.
Monard Burgan Mct.lroy was born
in Moore, Mont. on Nov 20, 1903.
and died on Sunday. Sept 2G, at the
age of ; years. 10 months and e
days Tho funeral was held from the
Christian church IN this city on Tues
day afternoon, Sept. Is, an cnor-
nous number of sorrowing friends
being there to pay tribute to the un-
fortunate lad. lnterment was made III
the Moore cemetery The entire co',-
munity extends sincere sympathy to
the bereaved parents.
CONF MMIINICATED.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
SUGGESTION FROM IRVING.

A note received from George b.
Irving, who was here last February
in the interests of the Chamber of
Commerce, contains the information
that the secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States will
be in Butte on October IL. and will
speak there. Mr. Irving suggests that
members of the local chamber who
could possibly do so. should make an
effort to hear him
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07

The broad scope Of the FEDERAL RE-
SERVE BANK SYSTEM will aid the MA
TlONAL BANKS in offering greater safety
and service to their customers.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of LEW
lSTOWN is a member of the FEDERAL RE-
SERVE ASSOCIATION under direct control
of the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Interest compounded quarterly on saw
1NGS DEPOSITS
Safety deposit boxes $3.50 to $500 per
year.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-07
WILL OPEN NEW PIANO STORE.


w. s. Smith has received Il carload
Of Baldwin pianos and ia having them
unlcndcd at 5l4 West Main street
the wise building,
This Will be an exclusive music
house and Mr.. Smith expects a man
here the last Of the week 10 take
charge of his new cnt terprise l'hu
owner has been in the furniture bu#i
ness in THIS city for many years and
is wen known throughout this vicin
ity. He has the best wishes of n large
host Of friends in opening his new
business
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
chsstsrhsId On roothbrushs..

When did the English first adopt the
toothbrush habit? In ''Esmond" Thack-
cray makes Lord Castlevood spend "a
tenth part Of his day In the brushing Of
his teeth and the oiling Of his hair," and
In doing 80 the novelist commits q dou-
bic anachronism- During the first half
Of the eighteenth century all fine gentle
men wore wigs and had no use for oil
on their hair. while the toothbrush was
30 late as 1T54 unknown 10 Lord Ches-
terheld. Writing to his son, Chester
field says: II hope you take great care
Of your mouth and teeth. and that you
clean them wen every morning with a
sponge and tepid water. with a few
drops OF arQuebusade water dropped
into It do insist upon your never
ustng those sticks, or any hard sub
stance whatever, which always rub
away the gums and destroy the van
nish Of the teeth-"-LOndon Graphic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Low Of Money.

The love Of money can hardly Be ne
root Of all evf. for It Is only one per-
verse passion out Of many. But there
Is a kind Of decorum about money
which makes the love OF It peculiarly
dangerous, since It conceaIs from the
lover the nature and effects OF his pas
sion II a man wants 100 much food,
he Is evidently greedy. II a woman
wants too many clothes, she Is evident
~ vain But money Is not a thing, Ike
clothes or food, that can be enjoyed By
itself 1t Is only q means OF getting
things that can be enjoyed, and 90
greed for money is not a direct greed.
but indirect 1t Is a civilized means Of
conducting the struggle for life, which
TO a great extent conceals from those
who use It the ugliness and the animal
nature Of that struggle. II Is, In fact.
a kind Of diplomacy, politely conduct
ed, behind which there is war. But the
diplomats often do not see the war
London Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
His Real Victory.

The writer has seldom witnessed
deeper feeling or more enthusiastic ap-
plause from a student audience than
that which greeted the confession Of a
southern student who arose before the
men OF his university and confessed
dishonesty m debate. The young man
had recently won the sOphomore-jun-
for prize debate. but later In chapel be
asked permission to make a statement
to the student body, saying: Il over
heard my opponent rehearsing his de-
bate In an adjoining room, and, al
though I stopped my ears and refused
to listen, my roommate took down the
points Afterward the temptation was
so subtle and strong that 1 took the
notes and arranged my debate accord
ingly and won But" said the stu
dent, with feeling, Il stole It, and I
have come TO plead the forgiveness Of
che student body."-Christian Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
cI.xeru.s. a. s.sS.r.

Some beaver dams. n built by human
beings would be styled feats Of engi-
neering. They are by no means Ioeat-
ed haphazard. Each site Is carefully
selected and each dam aecomplishes a
purpose that seems as II reasoned out
in advance. Trees are feIled with q
nicely that can be duplicated only by
skilled woodsmen. And the beaver
does not limit his tree cutting to sap
hngs. In the Adirondacks the animals
have been known to cut down trees
twenty inches and more In diameter.
They prefer yellow birch and poplar.
though they win cut any tree that
seems necessary 20 their purpose. The
dams are built Of alder sticks, mud
and grass and are finally chinked with
moss, making a solid wall that often
must be dynamited to be efrectuaIly de-
stroyed- The cutting teeth OF the beav-
er are very sharp, and there Is great
power behind the little jaws. 0rdina-
y beaver chips are about half the size
OF the chips made by the average
woodchopper, and they much resemble
chips made with an az, 50 smoothly are
they cut
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
A Whits HOUSE Fets.

I know. nothing more impressive IN
It's dignity, more complete In its way,
than the White House en- fete. Il en-
bodies all our best tradition OF hospi-
tally and cordialiI-of perfection
without ostentation- Then there Is
something In the atmosphere which
hangs about it-especiaIly during the
days Of a closing administration-wh
makes one think OF that serenity that
seems 20 cling around the woods OF
Mount Vernon and which appears there
almost Ike a material reflex from the
calm and tempered ripeness Of its OWL
er's soul There is, imagine, an ATM
fly, certain likeness In the magma
nimity Of all generous, wise and simple
men whether Of ancient OF modern
times. Alas. too hard for our genera
ton Of cyclists to follow or even re-
spect! The only ideal which Is preach
ed nowadays Is zones duty TO ones
Of the Game"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
new YORK SOLDIERS
AT WARFARE PRACTICE
Midsummer EnGampmOnt Has
Attracted Unusual interest

The camps Of state militia have at
tacted unusual attention this year. and
naturally 50. for the question OF nation
al defense II looming large In the public
mind The encampment OF the national
guard Of New York state at Camp
Whitman, Fishkin Plains. drew many
thousands OF spectators. There have
been encamped at Fishkin Plains 5000
guardsmen and 500 regulars. Never be-
fore had this particular section Of the
state Witnessed such a scene, and one
thing that every ofacer, regular as wei
a. militiaman, commented upon, was
the apparent fact that the people were
much more interested than In former
years In the military organization that
would form the backbone OF the land
defense In the event Of q national crisis
The men were put through the PAGES
Of up to date warfare. Trench work
was featured, and the pick and shovel
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Travelling Opinion.

Mr.. Fazakerly, an eminent counsel.
was once stopped by a country gentle
man, a neighbor, who asked him about
some point then very important to
him and got the opinion verbally.
Some time after the gentleman called
on the counsel and said he had lost
EGO by his advice, as II was q wrong
opinion The counsel said he had new
er given an opinion and, turning 70
his books, said he was confident OF
that Being reminded that II was CIV
en- during q drive the neighbors had
one summers day near Preston, the
lawyer replied: ''Oh. I remember now!
But that was only my travelling optn-
ION, and, to tell the truth, neighbor.
my opinion is never TO be relied upon
unless the case appears IN my fee
bookcase and Comment
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
The Royal Box.

Prince Henry Of Prussia, brother q
the German emperor, has Just received
q patent for an apparatus for cleaning
the wind shields OF automobiles.
King George V. must be the most
widely Travelled monarch In history.
Beginning with a trip to Ireland at the
age Of eight, his majesty has visited
Canada, the United States, Palestine,
Egypt the Crimea. Constantinople,
Russia, France, Germany, Scandina-
via, Australasia, South Africa and In
dia.
The Empress Carlotta, as the Prin-
cess Charlotte was known after her
husband was made emperor OF Mexico,
became insane after a mental break
down in 1866. In 1879 she was pro
n0unced incurabie and confined by her
family near Brussels, where she has
been kept ever since. She IS the aunt
Of King Albert Of the BelgianA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Severe neuralgia can be cured by In
5ecting alcohol into the nerves. but the
cost Is terrible. for the price is the
death Of the nerve, with paralysis as
the result Such, in brief, Is the con-
ciusion which DR.. Williams B. Cad
walader reports to the Journal OF the
American Medical association after ex-
periments made at the laboratory Of
neuropathology Of the University Of
Pennsylvania. The alcohol kills not
only the nerves Of sensation, but the
motor nerves as wen. In nerve like
the sciatic this would be serious For
the nerve may remain paralyzed for a
year after the injection OF the alcohol
In trifacial neuralgia, which is caused
by a purely sensOry nerve, this action
Is OF little importance. The cure is not
permanent. however, but affords free
dom from pain for several months, per
haps as much as year. The nerves
regenerate just as they do when sew
cred
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Wireless Whispers.

Regular wireless business e daily
handled between Long Island and Ger
many and between Boston and Nor
way.
Massachusetts, students Of wireless
have had good success with expert
ments In sending and receiving mes
sages with aerials laid on the ground
The United States navy win estab-
Ifsh wireless station on Cape Cod e.
peciaIly equipped to guide vessels
along the Atlantic coast In time OF fog.
Within a few months wireless mes
sages have been sent from a station in
this country to Paris They are sent
direct and not relayed from ships at
sea.