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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-13

In constructing the penitentiary
buildings at Salem, all Oregon build.
ing material will be used.
Five hundred sawmill men are idle
on Coos Bay owing to the longshore
mems strike.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-13

Try a sack Of our chicken rolled
oats. They look just like your break
fast oat-flakes, and they sure bring
the eggs. Only 50 the sack. Ashland
Mills. phone 40. 9-1mo.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-13

Contract has been let for the con
struction of an amusement park at
Roseburg.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
INDICATIONS Of
RAPID GROWTH
STATISTICS or MONTANA POWER
co. SHOW LOCAL POPULATION
is ON THE INCREASE.
MANAGER IS MORE THAN PLEASED

That LewistoWn is substantially
growing in population has no surer
indication than the fact that the Mon
tana Power companys office in Lewis
town has installed seventeen new
meters during August and fifty during
September From the present outlook
October also will show phenomenal
increase. This fact speaks more than
we'll for the town itself from any view
point considered
Is Strong for Lewstown.
Manager Schmidlapp. who came here
recently from Livingston, made the
statement yesterday that Lewistown
has far overreached his first expecta-
tions in the amount of business he
found to be actually carried on here.
He says that in his estimation this
town undoubtedly is the biggest little
city N Montana. He is perfectly salts
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
640-ACRE BILL
NOT YET 4 LAW
! GRAZING HOMESTEAD MEASURE
PASSES BOTH HOUSES BUT
MUST GO TO CONFERENCE.
BE IN OPERATION next SPRING

From numerous reports throughout
the public land states many have
been lead to believe that the "graz.np
homestead or t40-acre bill has b.
come q law. This erroneous rumoi
is founded upon the fact that :ht
bill did pass both the house and the
senate. However, there were mum
Der Of amendments alta chcd to .Ee
bill during the closing hours OF the
senate. which. OF necessity, must sc
TO conference and did not reach that
point when the house finally ad
journed. In order to correct this er.
roneous rumor. the department of the
Interior has issued the following cir.
cular:
The newspapers throughout the
country announced immediately after
the adjournment of the recent ses-
sion of congress, that a law had been
enacted allowing homestead entries
for GAO acres OF grazing land.
The newspaper articles were Lased
on the fact that during the last day
"a the session, the senate passed ii
X. t01, A bill TO provide for stock
raising homesteads, and for other pur-
poses. but with various amendments.
The house Of representatives there
after took no action on the amended
bill ANA hence the measure was not
submitted to the president for ap-
.proNal
The amended bill will probably be
considered by conference committee
OF the two houses upon reconvening
of congress next December.
From the above it will be seen that
it is more than likely the 640-acre
bill will become law sometime dur
ing the winter session, and will prob
ably become operative during the sum
mer Of 1917
This rumor has become so per
sistent that many applications have
been offered at the local land office,
which We're necessarily, rejected.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
LOCAL CHEESE FACTORY ONE OF
LEW|ST0WN's LARGE INDUSTRIES

The hope that Lewistown may at
some time become the dairying and
dairy products center of the state be-
came one step nearer realization Mon
day when the local cheese factory,
for the first time since it started op-
GRAFTON. vas able to bring it's output
beyond the quantity required for
home consumption Monday 5000
pounds Of cheese from the home fac
tory was hauled to the Milwaukee
freight station for shipment to Butte.
It is hoped this shipment will BE-
epochal in the history of the cheese
industry here
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
SiIEItIE'l"S SAIL,

George NJ. Ston" Plaintiff versus
Homer Detriek. Nina a. pctiiak
I;asin Tradoins Company, Il corporal
tion. +. X. Mrs'ariy ANA j. Elmer
Smith cn-partncrs as tho Wcster,
Land ard Investment Company. he
PENDANTS.
To 7" sold al sheriffs sale ON Wed
nesdey, the 18th, day Of October, 191G
AT : "'"l"a> y. m. Of that day. At tho
front door "f the court house in this
city of I"WistoWu Fergus county. Mon
ana, the following described real pro
perty situated ia the Town of Moore
IN Fergus county, State Of Montana
tn-Wit.
Lot eight tS) and nine l9l of block
three 60 OF the third addition to tho
ToWnslte of Moore, and also an un
divided one-half interest in and Ia lots
eight - and nine t9l in block five
{ 81 Of the Original Townsite of Moore
IN said County of Fergus, together
With all and singular the tenements
hereditaments and appurte n a n c G
thereunto belonging or in anywise ap
pertaining
Dated at Le"istown, Montana. thi
he 3rd. day Of October, 1916.
F'!RMlN TULI.of * Sheriff
i. Z. SLATER Under Sheriff,
Ella eltford and Huntoon, Attorneys TO
rlaintifftf.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
RUSH WORK ON
GYPSUM PLAN 7
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COM.
t5 PANY TO OPEN BIG MINE
UP SPRING CREEK.
GYPSUM AVAILABLE IN FERGUS

VIII V. Shoemaker, local represen-
tat1ye Of the United States Gypsum
company, was in from the workings
on the Clara Daily ranch about one
mile east Of Heath Thursday and in
formed representative of the Demo.
crat the first set of timbers had
been erected in the slope. This would
indicate this company will soon be
ready for business so far as their
underground operations are con-
cerned. Several days ago the Mil
Waukee railway company's engineers
made survey for the spur track
which will be built at once, and just
as soon as that track is completed
building materials for the plaster plant
will start to arrive When asked the
capacity of the plant that would be
built, Mr.. Shoemaker stated he had
no definite information in the prem,
ises since all the plans We're teins
prepared in the Chicago office of the
company, but emphasized the fact the
plant would be modern in every par
ticular
At this time they have twenty-five
men employed in the camp and this
HiHiDUI Will uIVutStlOilublS Dt III
creased when construction OF the mill
commences.
Mr. Shoemaker came here last De
cember and spent a great deal Of time
prospecting before he finally selected
the place for their operations. The
company now has under lease 500
acres which contains li-fOot vein OF
which feet is easily workable, and
they place an estimate of the gypsum
available at 100000 tons.
The man in charge OF this work
Mr.. Shoemaker. has been affiliated
with this company in Virginia, New
York and Montana and has been en-
gagged in doing their development
work for some years. but maintains
the body he is now working on is
the best grade Of gypsum he has ever
developed.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
sHEP!FF's SALE.

National Geclf;tias Company. a corpor
alton, plaintiff We Harlie = ShOWen
and Capital Commission Company,
a corporation, defendants.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale on
Wednesday, the 25th day of October,
1915, at 2 o'clock D. m of that day,
at the front door of the Court House.
in the City Of Lewistown. Fergus Coun-
ty, Montana. the following described
real property situated in Fergus Coun-
ty. Montana, to-wit
Tile East one half OF the Southeast
quarter Of Section Twenty-nine (29),
and the West one-half of the South
west dilarter of Section Twenty-eieht
f2S> Township Thirteen l3) North
Of Range Twenty t20), East Of the
Montana PRINCIPAL Meridian contain,
ing One Hundred and Sixty 160l
acres, more or less, according to the
government survey thereof.
Also Lot Eleven u1A. in Block
| Twenty (20) OF Staffords Fifth Addi-
ton to the City of Lewistown. Fergus
! County, Montana. according to the
plat thereof on file in the County clek
and Recorders office Of Fergus Coun
ty. Montana;
Also hegnning at the Southeast cor
/. ne- OF Section Nine tm. in Township
Fifteen 15) North Of Range Eighteer
! IS,. East of the Montana princiDa
/ Meridian in Montana, run thence due
South on The Fast Section line OF Sec
ton Sixteen t'Ga, Il distan"n of One
Hundred and Sixteen and five-tenth:
fll6 ~ feet: run thence due west ant
,arallel to tho section line between
Sections Nine t9) and Sixteen 16)
in Township Fifteen f1a) North o
Ren.e F'iahteen i1S) East of the Mon
tara Principal Meridian in Montana
y distance of $40 feet to the place o
beainnine: run thence due south lo'
feet r,tn thence due west 100 feet
run thence due north 100 feet; r'll
thence due east 100 feet to the place
of beginning. being a tract of land 1o'
feet in length by 100 feet in width
Il is intended to describe Lots Tel
a0> and Eleven GD. in Block Fiv
(5o of the Highland Park Townsite
plat unrecorded together with all an
! singular the tenements, hereditament
and apDurtenances thereunto belong
, ing or in anywise appertaining.
Dated at Lewistown. Montana, this
the 3rd day of October. 1916.
: r TUILOCK. Sheriff.
BY L. P. SLATER,
, Under Sheriff.
. Blackford & HuntoOn,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
10-5-3t
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05

HELENA, Sept. 29--Fergus county
is five times state fair winner OF the
honors on best exhibit of grain, il
was decided by the judges in agri
cultural hall this afternoon. With that
glory goes prize of $780, Scarcely
second in important winnings is Fer
gus victory in the contest for the
best display and arrangement OF ex
hlblt, also awarded today. These tri
umphs, together with many awards
in individual lots, places Fergus coun-
ty in the lead OF the twenty mine
counties exhibiting.
The awards i'll four OF the county
collective exhibits announced this af-
ternoon follow: Best exhibit OF grain
Fergus, first; Park, second; Missoula
third, Sweet Grass. fourth. Best ex-
hibit and largest variety of grasses
and forage crops, Park, Beaverhead
Madison and Cascade. Largest va.
riety Of grains and grasses and vege-
tables: Lewis and Clark. Madison
Yellowstone and Park Best display
and arrangement OF exhibit, Fergus
Park. Cascade and Missoula.
Today's attendance at the state fair
swelled by crowds Of Great Falls Wis
itors who We're special guests, ex-
ceeded by l,200 the gate figures of
Friday last year and brought the to-
tai for the week far ahead of the first
five days Of 1918. Tomorrow's crowd
may be exceedingly sparse and still
this years attendance figures will
stand as a record.
Today the prize winning stock pa,
raded before the grandstand The
sleek horses and cattle represented
more than million and half dol.
lars and made a procession half a
mile long.
Some awards were made today To
T. S. Ballard Of Three Forks, was
awarded the Stimpert Implement com
pany's special premium Of a three
horse power gasoline engine valued at
500 for the best single sheaf of oats
raised on a dry land farm. w. v
Talbot of Armington, Cascade county
won the state fair special OH oats
with five sheaves and bushel of
threshed Scottish Chief His threshed
hushel weighed ~ pounds, exceeding
by three pounds any other bushel on
the Judges tables.
Prize winning grain, grasses, for
age crops and vegetables were ar
ranged today for display in the Mon
tana booth at the Northwestern Land
Products exposition in Seattle, Octo
Der to a. Most of the counties ex
hibiting here contributed to the gen
eral collection. Montana is sending a
worthy representation of products te
enter in competition with FIVE Other
northwest states :. large booth has
been obtained in the big exposition
kali and those promoting the disnla,
are confident OF taking down tht
| ribbons.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION.

HOTiCE FOR PUBLICATION.
l. anai msni rf the interior. t. i. Land
office, al f,nwistown, MontHna, Oc-
tober 1 1916.
Notice is hereby given thu. Mary
j. Gofham. Of i.ewistown. Montana
who, on Nav -. 1915. made Home
stead Entry No. 6a2415 fer ! ot \. Sec
ton !. and ats l. and ), Sectic..
Is, and on April s. 1916. made addition
al Homestead Entry No. a2:iO99 for
! Lots and 6. Section is. Township l6
North. Range Is East, Montana Mcr-
idian, has filed notice OF intention to
max" five Year proof, to establish
eta m 10 the land above described. he
lore the Register and Receiver, L. S.
Land Office at Lewistown, Montana,
oi the S,h day of November. 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
I, Clegg, Grace clegg. Charles Long,
/ Henry E. Gorllam, all OF l-ewistown,
+! Montana.
Anyone desiring to protest the abov2
proof should do so on or before the
date above set, otherwise final certifi
cate will issue and the entry pass to
natsnt
II. ]. KELLY, Register.
/ 105-5t.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
CONTESTS FILED.

4 contest has Teen fled at tic
land effice by Peter llalpin Of LeWje
town agaiust Fern =, simkins for land
iiits abandonment Of same by elai1a.
mt. 6. Il Mckoin Is attorney fer
Tho contestant
Joe Ratshe Of Roundup has fled
against isaac J, Eizton Of Mildred
for Abandonment OF lard in 26-il-255,
G. II, Tyler Is contestants attorney.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
WORLDS SERIES WILL Be PLAYED
BETWEEN BOSTON AND BROOKLY YIN

NEW YORK, Oct 3Ihe Boston American league club and the
Brooklyn Nationals will the 1916 worlds the opening
game Of which vii, be played the National league field Boston
next Saturday Oct The will Boston Sunday
and play the second game the there Monday Oct 9 weather
permitting after which they will go Brooklyn for games Eb
bets field Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct 10 and IT, The fifth and
sixth games necessary will be played Thursday Oct II and Friday
Oct 3 Boston and Brooklyn respectively Should seventh game
be necessary decide the the place Of the will be
decided by the Of years past All these details
arranged meeting Of the National Baseball commission today
The umples announced toni ght as follows
American eague-Dmeen and Connolly.
National league--ODay and Qugey
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05

George A. Dunn, the we'll known
ness visitors Monday.
J. II. Kramlck. a rancher from East
Fork, was in town Monday Mr.. Kram-
lick has leased J. T. Wunderlin's
ranch on that creek.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05
FERGUS
WINNER
judith Basin Carries off
Honors at the Mon
tana State Fair.
BEST GRAIN EXHIBIT

For the Fifth Time Fergus County Is
State Fair Winner Of the Honors on
Best Exhibit Of Grain, Winning the
Prize Of 5000, Together With Many
Awards in Industrial Lots, Places
Fergus County in the Lead Of the 20
Counties Exhibiting-Aiso Receives
Prize for the Best Display and Ar
rangement OF Exhibit
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05

fled to be identified with the unlimited
resources Of the Judith basin and it's
undeniable future growth and prosper
ity.
New Line Progressing.
Mr.. Schmidlapp reports very salts
factory progress of the new power line
which his company is constructing
from Rainbow to Two Dot, Harlowton
and Lewistown. With the stations at
Lewistown, the new line will afford
this city the best power service Of
any city in Montana as the town will
derive electric. supply from three dis
tinct sources. With the new line com
pleted there will be little or no pos
sibility Of power being entirely cut
off in Lewistown.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05

National Geculitiea Company a corpor
alton, plaintiff VS. Harlie = Showen
and Capital Commission Company
n cnrnnratinn defandantS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-15
ORGANIZE FOR GOOD ROADS
Stearns County Highway Enthusiasts
Meet at Albany and Perfect
Association.

At meeting of good roads enthusi-
asts held at Albany on Tuesday af-
ternoon organization was perfected of
the Stearns County Good Roads As
ISOLATION. The organization is a per-
manent one and has for it's object the
encouragement of good highways
throughout the county. Officers were
named as follows:
President, DR.. P. A. Hilbert, Mel
rose; First Vice President, P. J. Sc
berger, St. Cloud; Second Vice Pres
ident, Math Pitzl, New Munich; Secre-
tary, Peter Ahles, Albany; Treasurer,
Henry Blenker, Albany.
These officials will call meetings in
different towns of the county at diff
ferent times, it being suggested that
three or four meetings be held every
year. These sessions would be held
at Richmond, Eden Valley, Paynes-
vile, Sank Centre, Melrose and other
towns. The board of county commits
sioners were made honorary members
of executive board, the elected off
GERS being the other members. This
board will meet soon to name five d.
rectors, one from each commissioner
district.
In regard to the jefferson Highway
the association decided by resolution
to work to secure the trail through
Stearns county, but from Sank Centre
on to allow the Jefferson trail officials
to decide on either the Long Prairie
route or the Osakis-Alexandria route
on the merits of the two routes. The
slogan was "let the commission de-
eide upon the route beyond Stearns
county after we have secured the
highway through Stearns county,"
1t was not the intention to oppose
or offend Todd county in any way it
was declared but to work for the best
interests of Stearns county first. Sank
Centre was not represented at the
meeting. Plans were perfected to
have the Stearns county roads in the
best possible condition when President
Clarkson of the Jefferson association
makes his inspection trip the week of
June Is.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-15

was running at the rate of twenty
miles.
A fraction of second undoubtedly
saved Kopman's life because that pc
Rod of time allowed the passing of his
car across the crossing so that the
machine took the blow from the en-
CINE on the rear wheel. Had the
crash come at the center of the auto
the machine and driver would have
been crushed beyond recognition.
AS it was the auto was picked up
and hurled at least thirty feet for
ward and to the side onto the stock
yards track. The rear wheels and run
ming gear were Clearly stripped from
the body and the latter badly smash
ed. The engine seemed unframed.
Batteries, gasoline tank and other ap-
purtances were scattered in all direc-
tions.
Wonderment exists as to how Kop-
man was thrown from the car. He
can't tell himself because of the quick
ness of the entire occurrence. Not
having seen the train, the first he
knew of danger was when the crash
came and the next was when he pick
ed himself out of grassy patch into
which he had been hurled about Is
feet from the wreckage of his ma
chine.
He had been driving with top up
The wheel of Regal roadster extends
far back and low over the drivers
seat. This condition left only space
through which a mans body could or.
dinarily be squeezed with difficulty
through which Kopman must have
been hurtled when he was thrown
from the car.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-15
Subscribe for the HERALD.
Henry Compton Dies in North After
Illness of One Year With Can
Ger of Stomach.

Victim of cancer of the stomach,
from which he had suffered for more
than a year, the remains of Henry F..
Compton were brought here for bur-
ial Wednesday morning. He died on
Monday at his home near Oklee, MINI.
Funeral services were held at 10
o'clock at the First M. E. church with
large attendance of old neighbors
and friends. The casket was fairly
buried under floral tributes from adj
mirers. Rev. Duel officiated both at
the church services and at the grave
side in Greenwood cemetery where
interment was made. Several selec-
tons were rendered by quartet COM
posed of Miss Ida Thorson, Mrs. Ar
thur Brecount, DR.. H. F. Hennemann
and A. F. Strebel. The pail bearers
were all .old-time friends of the de-
ceased: Charles Marshall, Frank Nell
son, ]. A. Brown, o. Winslow, Frank
Pangburn and Ed. Evans.
Henry F. Compton was born at
Prairieville, Rice county, Minnesota,
on March IL, 1860, and came to this
region with his parents when eight
years old, the family settling in Grove
Lake. In March, 1898, he was mar
ried in this city to Miss Cora Beard,
also of Grove Lake, and a year later
they went to Red Lake county to take
up claim on the Indian reservation.
There three children were born to
them, Frona, Cleo and James, all of
whom survive with the widow.
Three brothers and one sister are
also left to mourn: Elmer, Sank Gem
tire; Frank, Kenmare, N. D.; Eugene,
Eyebrow, Sask., Canada; Mrs. Celia
McNutt, Williston, N d. All of the
relatives were present at the funeral
except Eugene.
Distant relatives and friends from
out flown who attended the funeral
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Hall, Oklee;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sears and three
children, Motley, Mimi; Mrs. Flor
ence Curtiss, Minneapolis, and many
old neighbors and friends from Grove
Lake where deceased passed his young
manhood.
Mr.. Compton was member of the
Modern Woodmen of America and of
the Woodmen of the World and was
also member of the Presbyterian
church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-15
E. A. Richards went to Minneapolis
on Sunday night, returning Tuesday

A
E. A. Richards went to Minneapolis
on Sunday night, returning Tuesday
noon.
F. E. Minette, Michael Schwartz,
John MondIoch, Will Sieben, 0. +.
Stephl, Charles A. Kusba and Master
Mondloch formed motoring party
which drove to Ell Rosa, Lake George,
Unity and Padua last Sunday.
Raymond Farr, catcher of the. high
school baseball team this spring, who
has been visiting at Grey Eagle, was
in the city Wednesday enroutes to his
home at Sebeka where he will pass the
summer and play with the Sebeka
team. He will return to his school
duties next fall.
DR.. F. E. Thorne of Lincoln, Nebr.,
has located in Sank Centre for the
practice of the osteopathic profession.
The family were visiting with rela-
tives near Westport and upon making
a visit to Sank Centre, the general
surroundings, school facilities, and
other numerous advantages appealed
so strongly that Mr.. Thorne decided
to locate here. He will have his office
tenn. orarily over Hillerud's hardware
store.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-15
KOPMAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Receives Only Slight Injuries When
Passenger Train Runs Into
His Automobile.

Max Kopman had an almost mirac-
ulous escape from death or serious in
jury Wednesday shortly after noon
when the Regal roadster in which he
was driving into town was struck by
the *" line inbound passenger train
at the "stockyard crossing"
Though the auto was hurled 80 feet
and badly wrecked, and Kopman was
catapulted an additional 10 or Is
feet when the wrecked car came
to an abrupt stop after the impact of
the train, he escaped with slight cuts
about the right eye and body bruises.
Following the accident he was able
to telephone down town and also to
walk to the hospital for treatment.
The accident had many peculiar
features. The view from both rail-
road track and road at the point is
absolutely unobstructed. Engineer
Stubs of the train says he saw the
automobile approaching the crossing;
that he signalled long and loud with
the whistle and bell and had no idea
that the auto would attempt to make
the crossing until too late to avoid the
crash. When he realized that a col
lision was likely he set the brakes, but
the. distance was too short to hold the
train.
Kopman told first arrivals at the
wreck scene that he neither saw nor
heard the train; that if he had known
of its approach he would not have at
tempted to cross the tracks. The
whistling Of the train was plainly
heard at the Great Northern depot by
persons waiting for its arrival. The
fact that Kopman had the top of his
car up initiated against his seeing
and perhaps against his hearing. He
says he was travelling eight miles an
hour. Engineer Stubs says the train
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-15

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks for the many expressions of
sympathy and kindly acts directed to-
ward us in our bereavement in the
loss of our husband, father and broth
er, and especially to those who sent
the beautiful floral tributes.
Mrs. H. F. Compton ana
Family, Elmer E.. Comp
ton, Frank Compton, and
Mrs. Celia McNutt.