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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
PRESIDENT OF MORTON LAND CO,
WILL MAKE HEADQUARTERS HERE

Peter Morton, president of the Nor
ton.Land company Of winthrop Mimi
has arrived in Lewistown and will as
sume personal management of the
Lewistown office, one of the severa
branch Offices which his company
maintains in Minnesota, North DakGta
and Montana. In carrying on his
work here, MIR. Morton will be asso
clated with the Hilger Loan G. Realty
company. Mrs. Morton accompanie.
him and they will make Lewistown
their home.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO. Juiy &c Hogs Receipts
2G.Go0 head, market steady. at yester.
days average, Bulk Of sales $4,000
$3.50 light S9.35M$ $lG.ru: mixed $9.05
MNAl0 heavy $50 a l0.12i., rough
~, ,1t$9,l5; pigs S1.50m $40.
Receipts 10000 head: mar,
Eot strong. Native beef cattle $40
1850; western steers $6750$S.6 60;
stCckers ad feeders $5W$S; cows and
heifers Sa.50M$9.15; calves $S.5Om
&l2eo
Shccp-Receipt 10000 head: mar.
Eot strong Wcthers $G.S5U $S.35;
lambs $6.75m$1o.60
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
MOORE.


c. l.. Parsons recently returned from
Casper, Wyo., where he took part in
the state shoot and was second in the
total of the event. Mr.. Parsons also
secured four Dupont trophies for long
runs. his scores being Is, &C, Sc and
GO from 90 yards.
Entrance was gained to the pool hall
owned by Bert Wiley late Sunday
night or early Monday morning by the
removal Of screen from a rear win.
dow, the window itself having been
left open. That the thief had evident
ly premeditated the crime and located
the coveted spoils is evidenced by the
ffact that the loot was all taken from
a punch board while a sum of money
in, the cash drawer was overlooked.
The haul consisted Of $50 in gold, two
watches and diamond ring.-Indepen.
dent
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
TO PROTEST
BLACKLIST
OFFICIALS OF OPlN-
ION IT is IN V.CLATl0M OF
lNTERNATiON' LAW.

WASHlNGTON, July 26. President
Wilson and state dcpartmcn, officials
practically have completed preparation
OF protest against the PRONUNCIATION
OF blacklist Of American firms under
the British trnding-w the-euemy act
1t was said today that lie communica.
tiOn would be sent TO London In the
near future, probably within the next
few days. II viii discuss the prlnci
pies involved, and will not interfere
with the continuation ol informal dis,
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27

track. $l.2ih @$1,25A: arrive same.
No. northern on track. $i19h 90
T2lh Montana No hard $l1SA;
Scptember Durham $l14A Decem-
her Durham, $1.14h No l Durham on
tack, $lliH; arrive $114A; No. 2
Durham on track $l.11A 0$1.12A;
September flax. $685.; November
$lo7h; December $685.; flax on
track and arrive Sl,9Sia; oats 3S1ac;
Farley 59e ,G7c: rye, sac.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
SCHOOL NAY Be CONDUCTED N
BASEMENT OF CATHOLIC CHURCH

Following a suggestion received by
letter from Father van den Broeck
the sisters may establish their school
this fall in the basement of the new
Catholic church. This will affo. I
pleasant and spacious quarters for
their scholars, at least until a new
school building can be erected. The
present building is almost too small
to accommodate the large number of
pupils in attendance. .,
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
DR.. A. }. LONG PASSES EXAMS.

DR.. Arthur ]. Long has recently
passed examinations made by the state
GENITAL board at Helena and has re.
ceived his diploma. He will now en-
gage in practice in Lewistown with his
brother, DIR. e. A. Long The offices
which the latter LOW occupied in the
Crowley building will be remodeled
and redecorated for joint practice by
the two dentists.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
CAR CONTAINING POWDER BURNS

A box car which burned near Shon-
kin Saturday was reported to con-
tain, among other things, Is kegs of
black powder. Those who held their
breath. expecting to see the burning
car blown sky high were pleasantly
disappointed when the only shock they
received was dull thud, and not much
OF that
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
OMAHA LIVESTOCK

OMAHA, July rs 6-Hogs- Receipts
lo,l0n head; market lower. Heavy
%9.10N $9.i5; light $925M$9.70. pigs,
SS.mSN; bulk OF sales $915M $9.40.
Sl w Il reipts 1l,6OO head; mar
kot higher icnrlings. $7M$S: weth-
crs $6.75M f7.7. iambs, $9.65M$l0.35
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27

Mrs. Emma Billings of Salt Lake
city. Utah, will arrive Sunday to visit
several weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
H. w Johnson.
H. S. Jackson Of Geraldine is in the
city.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
l4AACk-HElNRiCH.

Frank Hack of Hobson and Miss
Hermina Heinrich were married Sat
urday morning at II o'clock, Rev. Paul
y. Meyer officiating. Mr.. and Mrs
Hack will reside at Hobson.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
DENTON.

The Farmers Telephone line was
connected with the Denton exchange
Thursday afternoon.
Leo J. Tase of Washington bench is
the grower of some of the best tim
Cthy and blue stem ever seen in this
part of the country. The blue stem
measures Gh feet high, with big. long
head measuring 81 inches in length,
while the timothy is equally high and
the heade have attained the length OF
81 inches.
E. ]. Kaull has made several real es
tate deals the past week. He sold the
Pete Mcconnell! ranch OH Sage creek
consisting OF over $50 acres. for $25
per acre, and the Charles ,Pintler ranch
on Casino creek, 200 acres, for $25 per
acre. He also sold 40 acres each of
the Bank rench TO Robert Miller and
Adolph koHna. living northeast of
town.-Reo order.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27

cn8slona between representatives OF
the two governments over the cases
individual firms included IN tho
blacklist.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27

from New York, where he financed d
plan for the longest tunnel in the Unit.
ed States, to be built on the Denver g.
Salt Lake road. His cement interests
are scattered over Colorado, Utah,
Montana and other states. He is a
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27

thlNAGo, 1Aiy II Date, No. ;
white, iot4rdtfi a,' standard i2cm
iaiAc.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
!. RON.

II. J. Dahlgren on last Tuesday sold
his bakery business to Lauris Breyick
OF | awistown, who will take possession
Monday.
Rev. J. X. Lerohl returned Monday
from Tieran, where he held Lutheran
services last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cummings left
Monday for Lewistown. They have
purchased the business Of the Modern
rooming house and took possession to
Gay.
Almoct everyone you meet speaks OF
the fine appearance of the crops in this
vicinity. In talking the other day with
County Agriculturist Carl Peterson.
who, in his official capacity, has been
nearly all over the county in the past
few weeks, he said that between here
and Valentine We're some OF the finest
pieces of grain and the most advanced
to be fol nd anywhere in Fergus coun
tv. Frank Bare, he says. has one Of
the bost pieces OF wheat that he has
so far scen.-Enterprise.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27

H W. Crawford Ia in the city tran
soct,nr business from his home at
STANFORD.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
WiNIFRED.

Rev. J. A. Martin, district superin.
tendent OF Great Falls. will hold the
fourth quarterly conference of the year
next Wednesday evening at s o'clock,
July 26.
G. L.. Whiting of Lewistown, super
intendent Of the northern Montana di-
vision of the Milwaukee railroad, was
through Eere' Tuesday on his way to
the river to investigate the feasibility
OF putting in the much talked OF ferry.
Mike Riser accompanied him to the
river.
A very pretty wedding was solemn.
lied on Wednesday evening, July II, at
Pioneer hall, when Rev. Harry Hanson
spoke the words that nuited in mar
riage Mac l.. Camp and Mortimer Don.
ner. About 20 guests witnessed the
ceremony. Times.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-07-27
THE CEMENT INDUSTRY

Continued from Page One.)
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06

1t is an old adage and true that The finds
IN Paris is the devile he brings there with him.
There is good and bad everywhere;
the selecting In the picture profession girl
degree and quality of bad that she village the
city block at home; she find the
of good rests with the girl rather then profession
girl most assuredy be pictures as
elsewhere Some of the sweetest and best girls known
are motion picture
Why then the bad that people give
ession? In the first place people always looking
bad and especially for in the high places They
rather find than the good The newspaper editor must
necessarily be keen judge of human and
dislies knows this That why headlines
themselves with crime and divorces and scandal
Now in looking for the bad the people naturally
the direction where the
most brilliantly Scandal about humble factory
RELISH but If it be about of fame and achievement
sweet indeed.
No is placed prominently before public gaze
than the motion Little
tues That side is uninteresng But she takes the
shout Her
fed and extended until it made he enti
profession.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06
GIVES VIEWS OF MIDDLE WEST

The following is a speech delivered
by Willet NJ Spooner before the con-
gress of the National Security League,
at Washington:
There is a powerful sentiment in
the middle west in favor of wise and
adequate preparedness for the ma
tional defense.
An adequate standing army of pro-
feSsional soldiers is Immediately es-
sential to proper protection, an army
sufficient in size and equipment to
withstand attack for such length of
time as would enable the government
to recruit and prepare the real army
of defense, drawn from the citizenry Of
the country.
Lying at the Threshold of military
preparedness, so far as it relates to
so-called citizen armies, is the matter
of officers capable of instructing and
generally preparing unframed men
for active service in the field. The
greater the number of patriotic men
who would spring to arms at cell the
more difficult would be the problem of
officers in sufficient number to drill
and otherwise prepare them for mod
ern warfare.
Whether universal obligatory mill
tary training, a continental army, or
other plan be enacted into law. the
fact remains that the efficiency of the
force would depend absolutely upon
the number and capability of the Off
GERS whose duty it would be to instruct
and discipline it.
Acting merely as presiding officer
tonight, it is not my function, however.
to discuss the question of prepared
ness, and particularly because skillful
and eminent men are here to deal
specifically with its varied problems
Whether it be opportune of mop
perfume, | want, however, to deliver
this message. If ever it should become
necessary to marshal armies under our
flag, the men of German parentage, in
the middle west in any event, would
send their full quota of men, whether
that war should be with England,
Russia, Japan, Germany, or \any
other nation under the skies.
Contrary indications, doubtless
carrying a certain degree of convic-
ton, owing to loudness of assertion,
come only from comparatively few
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06

A bill was presented in congress
to add $500 men to the army and 500
to the navy. New York, Philadelphia
Chicago and st. Louis were to be re-
cruiting stations
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06
REMOVE FACE BLEMISHES

Pimples, Blackheads, Acne, letter
Ring Worm and that dreaded Eczema
can be permanently removed from
your face and body by DR.. Hobson' s
Eczema Ointment 1t is no longer nee
essary to go around with an unsightly
complexion and suffer the pain and an
noyance that goes with unsightly all
ments Dr. Hobson's Eczema Oint-
ment is a time tried, guaranteed
remedy, good for infants, adults and
aged who suffer with skin ailments.
Buy a box today, start using at once.
Money back if not satisfied. soc at
your druggist.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06

there would come a new order OF
things in the United States and we
would move forward to more glorious
national achievement. The fact that
things are said and done hurtful to
the country without intent SO to do
indicates that we~need awakening
of the national conse
That there should and free
criticism of public Off, is undeni-
able, but its expression g to time and
manner should be regulated, not by
restrictive laws but by solid public
sentiment which springs only from
patriotism.
1t should not be forgotten that the
president of the United States repre-
SentS before the world the sovereignty
of the United States He occupies a
far different status from that of the
ministers of France, England, Ger
many, and other countries. We ought
always to remember that in a govern
ment by the people such as ours evil
dence of lack of unanimity in support
of the president in dealing with inter
national position and thereby newt
ably the position of the country.
What is true of the present admins
tration has been true of practically
every other.
The principle of free speech and
press lies close to the hearts of the
American people. But the people, let
us fondly believe, will some day cur
tail, when the interest of the nation
is involved, free speech, and free
press, not by the enactment of restric-
tive laws nor by the closing of news
paper offices nor by the dispensing of
assemblies, but by some such swift and
crushing popular condemnation that
no man nor party nor paper will dare
attempt in the face of such public opin-
ion, for personal or political profit to
impede and hinder the president of the
United States in the discharge of his
constitutional duties nor to attempt to
humiliate him in the eyes of his own
people and the peoples of the world
much less to speak or print facts hurt
full to the country and helpful only to
its enemies.
When our people feel that degree of
national spirit and loyalty then, in
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06
COL. JOHN s. MOSBY.
.rrilla MoshY is dead.

GuefflIld MOSDy Is uedu
Had this notorious character died
forty years ago or more, the papers OF
the country would almost unanimously
have expressed thanks; if regrets at
all, it would have been because he
lived so long.
But Mosby lived more than half
century after his raids Of carnage,
murder, and most inhuman of crimes
even in war, and now the papers are
beginning to be filled with slush of
the rottenest degree extoling his
bravery.
True, Mosby was brave. He was
brave because he avoided actual en-
gagements, acting in the capacity OF
follow-up after battles and murder
ing every straggler in sight
He was brave because he and his
band of murderers could raid hos
pitfalls and shoot and cut the Threats
of helpless patients.
He was brave because he would raid
a section where Northern sympathis-
ers Iived-that is, the women and
children, the men being in the Union
army-and murder the boys between
the ages of II and 16 years, or main
them to unfit them for military SER
vice.
He was brave because in those same
homes he confined the women to the
houses and set fire to the houses, al
lowing the women to burn alive.
He was brave because he would cap
ture twenty soldiers and stand them
up in row and shoot them.
He was brave in so many ways along
this same strain that further recount
ing of his bravery is unnecessary.
Now comes the slob stuff Papers
are beginning to extol Mosby. Why
THE LEADER fails to understand. He
was a man who raped even the bru-
talities of brutal war, and the most
beastile mind could not conceive afro
coties equal to his.
Still the slob stuff is written.
There are those who would accuse
THE LEADER of undue bias and pre-
JUDGE. This is not true.
Jeff Davis was character to be
admired-and kindly.
General Stonewall Jackson was a
man of high ideals and good soldier
and kindly.
General John B. Gordon was a brave
soldier and worthy opponent-and
kindly.
Other Confederates innumerable
were adversaries whom men with their
backs to the north and their guns
shooting south respect for their brav-
ery-and kindness
But not Mosby. He was everything
that those men were not. Now that
he is dead a lot of silly hogwash will
be plastered over him and all his vile
deeds condoned and glorified.
Some may say that this line of
thought tends to keep alive the ami
mosities between North and South.
Nothing of the kind-that is not the
intention; but to tell the rising gen
Grafton that Gyp the Blood, Jesse
James, Lefty Louie, Col Mosby, j.
Wilkes Booth and others are brave
men when their bravery consisted of
brutal assassination is rot of the
rottenest sort.
Colonel Mosby is dead. Being dead
his memory should not be revered any
more than if he was alive.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06

deed, will we have become a real ma
ton.
If Providence guides the destiny of
our Republic, the time will surely
| come when at least in times of ma
tional peril and when the president is
deal ling whit great international prob
lens, all men, without regard to per-
sonal prejudices or party politics,
driven by sublime spirit of patriotism
will say: "You have decided on your
policy; [ do not agree with it, but you
are the president of my country, and
| shall not, by word or deed, nor so
far as in me lies will I permit any
man to hinder or embarrass you in the
discharge of your duty as you see it,
but | shall in all ways encourage, up
hold, and sustain you. You are the
president of the United States; you
represent the honor, the power, and
the prestige of my country. My country
is representative of all that is dear
to me in life"
Should we not encourage the more
rapid growth of such spirit?
Should we not begin to do so now?
We can and we will prepare for our
defense by adequate military equip
ment, but the only thing that will make
this nation enduring, that will per-
petuate it through the ages, that will
make it the greatest nation of the
world, is spirit of unfaltering and I'M
compromising patriotism. We will
have that degree of patriotism when
the individual citizen can and will say
from his heart "This is my country
when he feels that spirit of nationality
and gives expression to it.
The real foundation for prepared
ness in time of war and progress in
time of peace primarily lies in the uni
fication of our people, in the steadfast
adherence to the ideals of the repub-
lie, and in the growth of feeling among
us that we have a nationality of our
own; that we have builded nation
rather than mere she'll in which an
unmerged collection of races dwell.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06
A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST
Items Taken from Our Files of June, 1875, and 1896
FORTY YEARS AGO.

Inc committee was Jesse Stone, F.
Chores, j. B. Bennett, Charles Wood,
J. H. Sleeper, H B. Quick and c. w.
Chappell.
long story is given of the find
ing of gold quartz on Mr.. Rogans lot,
which caused considerable excitement
and speculation as to gold mining pos
slbllities. The presence of the
quartz was explained by neighbor,
Mrs. Nichols, who had recently moved
to Watertown from California, and
was pestered by Mr.. Rogan's COW
breaking into her garden. She threw
the quartz at the COW, some of the
valuable rocks landing in Mr.. Rogan's
yard, and quartz was so common to
Mrs. Nichols she did not bother to
recover it. The value of the rock,
which neighbors collected for souven-
1rs, was considerable. The quartz was
tested at Salick's jewelry store before
the COW incident was explained, thus
the excitement. The editor concludes
his article: Rogan's land can now be
~
an acre, sgold and ALL"
The editor gave the score of the gun
club at Washington Driving park. The
high score was four birds killed out of
eight shot at. The editor did not
speak in complimentary terms of the
practice Of shooting at live birds, many
OF which were crippled, and left on the
field to suffer and die.
A call was issued for the republi-
can senatorial convention. The city
OF Watertown was entitled to two dele
gates, while the villages of Jefferson
and Fort Atkinson were entitled to
one each
This paper published a communica-
J ton from Washington denying that
President Grant permitted army black
smiths to shoe the horses on his stock
farm in Missouri.
A bill was presented in congress
to add $500 men to the army and 500
to the navy. New York, Philadelphia
| Chicago and st. Louis were to be re-
/ cruiting stations
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06

Why is it so many people
give a bad name to picture
actresses? Why can't a movie
girl be just as honorable and
make her living just as hon
estly as any girl at some other
occupations"
This brings up the whole
question Of morals in the
motion picture profession;
and it seems to be burning
question in some quarters
made so, perhaps, more often
by misconception and mis-
representation than by con-
ditions actually existing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06

The body of Hughie Quigley was re-
covered from the river, above Bomer's
dam. The body, which had been in the
water a week, was discovered by a
small boy. who reported the find The
funeral was held the same day from
ST Demands church.
Hotels advertising were the Linden
House, J. Linden, proprietor; Ameri-
can House, A B. Hitchcock, proprie-
tor; Watertown House, A B. Manni-
gold, proprietor; Union House l.. w.
Kreuger, proprietor.
Blacksmiths advertising were
Sprague & Indra, BOlles & Prochazka,
P. Hackett & Son, and Evans & Casey.
j. B. Bennett, manufacturer of
threshing machines, advertises: "This
thresher is easy on man and beast"
r. NJ. Wiggenhorn, M. D., had offices
in the Johnson block.
Mrs M. E. Parker and Miss H.
Segelke conducted millinery stores.
The Cornet band of the village of
Juneau, has been engaged to play at
the great Watertown Centennial
Fourth of July celebration.
A man named Clark was arrested for
stealing a COW from a farmer at Tren-
ton and selling it to a Mr. Collins of
Clyman for So Clark had just served
term in prison for bigamy
The state fair is announced for Mil
waukee for September Ills.
Market: Wheat, $1.04; oats, 35c;
barley, 90c; rye, 6Oc; corn, 45c pota-
toes, 25c; clover seed, $3.50; butter
14c; eggs, &c; hides, green, SC;
chickens, Sc; geese, &c; ducks, SC.
A council committee reported that
tests of fire engines had been made
the test being to throw water 100 feet
The Ahrens engine did the work in
6 min, 25 Sec; the Silby engine in
Z min, 10 sec. The committee recon-
mended the purchase of the Silby
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06

Right Rev. Karl Mueller and wife
have gone to Bethlehem, Penn, to visit
their son, Theofeld, and where Rev.
Mueller will attend church con-
ference.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06

What do you know about the Klon-
dixie? You won't need to know much
about it if you buy a refrigerator of
The Central Trading Co.