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Fergus
Democrat.
Vol. I. No 2.
LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1904.
Price 5 Cents.
TWO MILLION
POUNDS SHIPPED
Montana Railroad Company Makes
Report of Wool Shipments for
the First Year.
THE SHOWING IS A GOOD ONE
Lewistown Destined to Become One
of the Three or Four Big Wool
Centers of the State.
The Montana Railroad company lias
issued their report of t he wool ship
ped from this city during the past
season. From the report it is found
that 2,315,:*5T pounds of wool was
shipped from this city, an excellent
showing when all circumstances are
considered. In the first place, this
being the first year that wool sales
were held in Lewistown, tens of thou
sands of pounds of wool which is
grown in the Lewistown territory
went to other points, the growers pre
ferring to haul the longer distance to
fan established market than to take
certain chances on a new market.
The reports that the warehouse would
not be completed in time, that the
growers would not lx* able to buy
* goods at satisfactory figures from
Lewistown business houses and that
there would be a paucity of buyers in
this city all, though entirely without
foundation, had a detrimental effect
on the market at this point.
Then again, the unusual competi
tion which prevailed among the w'ool
buying houses, causing their repre
sentative to go into the country and
close deals for wool before it was ever
taken to any market, kept thousands
of pounds from coming to Lewistown
I >espite these untoward circumstances
the showing made by the new market
is very creditable and, under ordinary
circumstances, will be much better
next year. With the experience of
-the past season to guide them, those
who have the warehouse in charge
will be able to make advantagous
changes another year. Ho far as this
paper has been informed, the growers
vho brought their wool to Lewistown
.* yp-*r were generally satisfied with
yie manner in which they were treat
ed by the warehouse officials. No
favoritism was played and the wool
was handled with all the speed possi
ble. The buyers, too, expressed them
selves as pleased with the manner of
conducting the market and all say
that they will be back next year. Al
together, the starting of the Lewis
town wool market was propitous and
by next year this will probably rank
as one of the three or four principal
markets in the state of Montana.
Following is a report of the wool
shipped during the season:
G. W. Ayers, Grass Range, 30,317.
'Anderson & Mankind, Judith, 18,722.
Buffalo Creek Sheep Co., Ubet, 44,
571.
Baker & Rodier, Flat willow,' 18,507.
B. M. Bean, Grass Range, 11,0(14.
Win. Bean, Flat willow, 13,080.
•U. Backus, Edgewater, 1,228.
Brooks Bros., Lewistown, 40,054.
J. M. Croft, Stanford, 10,110.
Wm. Busch. Roy. 20,538.
C. M. Clary, Lewistown, 3.058.
Busek Bros., Lewistown. 0,405.
0. C. David, Utica. 22.137.
Frank Degner, Grass Range, 14.141.
jiengel Bros. Alpine, 7,088.
S. P. Douglas, Philbrook, 14.407.
Fergus Land & Live Stock Co.. Ar
niells. 121,380.
Win. Fergus & Sons. Armells, 77,
16.
Fergus Bros., Armells. 43,057.
David Foreman, Grass Range. 14,
003.
Thompson Fletcher. Kendall. 8.100.
Fred France, Alpine, 30,558.
Leslie Forbes. Garneill. 5.721.
A. C. Green, diet. 002.
1. Gallagher. Philbrook. 10,238.
T. A. Gray, Philbrook. 20 , 738 .
,1. L. Gjerde. Roy. 17.288.
Holland Bros., Gilt Edge, 18.805.
J. C. Ilauck, Philbrook, 37,128.
.1. C. Iluntoon, Utica. 12.300.
S. S. Hobson, Utica, 47,855.
C. E. Hinds, Judith. 12.242.
John Hendricks, Utica. 14.073.
P,eu Hill. Gilt Edge, 14,545.
II. P. Imisluiid,Grass Range. 14.702.
Jackman & Welter. Edgewater, 85,
*44.,
. 1 . H. Jellison, Philbrook, 12,177.
Win. Korell, Utica, 14.732.
Sam Kelly, Grass Range, 28,440.
Knerr Bros., Denton. 26,430.
Levi Knerr, Denton. 10,170.
W. V. Lewis, Ubet, 18,558.
H. B>Lapham, Philbrook, 18,075.
B. F. Lepper, Flatwillow, 75,996.
B. F. Lindsay, Lewistown, 1,063.
Chas. Moulton, GOass Range. 0,124.
J. S. Mateer, Grass Range, 3,260.
F. I. Meridan, Edgewater, 13.103.
P. McConnell, Deerfield. 19,070.
McDonald Creek Sheep Co., Lewis
town, 10,683.
J. R. Mason, Lewistown, 9,624.
T. R. Murray, Philbrook, 24,519.
Ben McDonald, Ubet, 21,504.
E. W. Moody, Edgewater, 244.
Moulton & Imislund, Grass Range,
14,588.
S. Mauland, Judith, 10,727.
L. Mauland, Judith, 20,666.
Ed McDonald, Lewistown. 992.
T. Nicholson, Philbrook, 17,854.
P. Nihill, Philbrook, 17,916.
W. N. Peters, Utica, 8,845.
.T. S. Phillips, Utica, 22,313.
E. M. Porter. Philbrook, 22,466.
Sam Phillips, Lewistown, 35,784.
John Rowley, Grass Range, 20,086.
James Raw, Philbrook, 11.273.
Rooney & Son, Philbrook, 15,598.
John Roach, Edgewater, 5,694.
Noah Rasor, Utica, 10,209.
J. Shea, Philbrook, 7,704.
Oscar Stephens, Fort Maginnis, 175.
906,
M. A. Stoutenburg, Philbrook,3,362.
W. R. Shields. Ubet, 13,538.
.1. L. Stuart. Lewistown, 4,995.
Stuart & Hamel. Lewistown. 17,555.
Smith & Larraway. Roy, 18,226.
C. Stewart. Ubet. (>,509.
Stock & Warren, Stanford, 16,064.
John Sellers, Lewistown, 7.785.
M. Tiegan, Grass Range, 67,223.
Ole Yinger, Grass Range, 13,869.
E. R. Thomas. Ubet, 7,928.
Waite, Elliott & Peck. Deerfield,
124,295.
J. D. Waite, Utica. 113,815.
Geo. Wright, Flatwillow, 76,024.
W. J. Winnett, Flatwillow, 64,364.
J. W. Woods, Flatwillow, 11,504.
Wm. Wincup, Edgewater, 28,546.
J. II. Williard, Lewistown, 18,892.
J. C. Walker, Lewistown, 3,21.3.
Fred Warren, Utica. 30,543.
P. C. Weydert, Gilt Edge. 9,335.
A total of 2,315,357.
Presbyterian Announcements.
The pastor lias begun a series of
sermons on tire parables of Jesus.
It is desirable that those who are in
terested in this part of the Bible
teaching shall attend consecutively.
On Friday afternoon of this week at
3 o'clock the Home Workers meet
with Mrs, O. W. Beider*., to be enter
tained by Mrs. Belden, Mrs. Walter
Smith and Mrs. Hal Gibson. The
Missionary society meets at the same
place at 4:15. All ladies interested in
the work are cordially welcomed.
The Young People's Society of Chris
tian Endeavor will resume meetings
on Thursday evening, Sept. 8.
Offering for board of ministerial re
lief next Sunday.
Rev. J. Beveridge Lee, pastor of
Immanuel Presbyterian church, Mil
waukee, has lx*en designated as the
representative of the general assem
bly's evangelistic committee at the
meeting of the Presbyterian synod in
Lewistown Oct. 11-16. This will be a
rare opportunity for Lewistown peo
ple. as well as for the delegates from
other parts of the state.
Henry Quickenden, Pastor.
WAITE SELLS YEARLINGS.
Biggest Sheep Deal of ihe Year in
This County Made Last Week.
Senator John D. Waite last week
sold to Jim Hunter of Miles City 6.000
yearling wethers, some of which be
longed to him individually and some
of which belonged to Waite, Elliott
& Peck. The price is reliably report
ed to have been $2.25 a head. This is
the largest deal that has yet been re
ported. W. ('. Jenizen last week
bought 1,000 old ewes from William
Fergus & Sons and 500 old ewes from
the Fergus Land & Livestock Co.,
paying $1 a head for all of them. It
is reported that Mr. Jenizen wants
10,000 old ewes at that price. Charles
Nicholson. 11. B. Lapluim, C. M, Clary
and J. R. Mason also made salesof old
ewes lasl week, the prevailing price
being a I tout $1 a vead. Albert Jensen
purchased most, of them.
Officially Confirmed.
Shanghai, Aug. 24 It is officially
stated that the cruiser Askold and the
torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi will
in* disarmed.
(irantSHipw More Time.
Washington. Aug. 24. The state
department has been advised that the
Wai Hal Bu has extended the time
for repairs on the Russian ships in
Shanghai to noon on August 28.
Fine job work at tills office.
SCHOOLS OPEN
NEXT TUESDAY
Another Year of Hard Work for
Teachers and Pupils Will Open
September Sixth.
WILL BE A BANNER SCHOOL YEAR
Everything Points to a Propitious
Beginning and a Term of
Excellent Results.
Ere another issue of this paper the
school bells will be calling the boys
and girls to duty, a new school year
shall have been entered upon and the
prospects were never more promising
for a favorable beginning and a result
fill .year. It is highly important that
parents see to it that their children
are there on the first day. Nothing
so discourages a child as to be behind
in his or her class. The spirit of class
competition is lost, and if tin* child
does not receive individual assistance
the discouragement which follows his
failure to catch up will prevent him
from putting forth the effort that
should be given to the different
st udies.
Lewistown should be. and is, the
educational "Mecca" of Fergus county
when parents who live in the outly
ing districts desire to give their chil
dren better school advantages. The
grade schools of Lewistown offer ex
ceptional advantages, and the people
of t he county are more and more each
year availing themselves of these ad
vantages.
With the present corps of teachers
and tlu* improved school facilities
there is not a place in the state where
a boy or girl can receive better train
ing than right here. The city school
board has taken special pains to se
lect from the best teachers in both
the east and the west . Prof. Bevis
has had years of experience in public
school work, and we bespeak for him
tire best results. He lias some most
competent assistants in the following
list of grade teachers:
Jennie Fulton, assistant principal,
eighth grade: Agnes Trost, seventh
grade; L. May Ruthruff, sixth grade:
Minnie Stewart, fifth grade: Georgia
Metcalfe, fifth A, fourth A; Kate
Dunphy, sixth A. fourth B; Io Rem
ington. fourth A; Orpha Noble, third
\ and B: Mercy Jackson, second A
and B: Lena Newell, first A: Jessie
Kingsbury, first B: Margaret Hughey,
kindergarten.
The county high school will also
open on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Principal
P. M. Silloway, who has been at the
head of the high school since its or
ganization. will have charge of the
classes in biology and chemistry. The
assistant principal is Miss Adelaide
Thompson, who has the department
of mathematics. Miss Gert rude Max
well has t lie departments of English
and ancient history. Miss Emma
Bates has the departments of Latin
and modern history. Miss Julia
Hawkes, who has recently been added
to the faculty, will have the depart
ment of German and will assist in
science.
The county high school now offers
thorough courses covering four years.
The studies are so arranged that, ex
cept in Greek, students may prepare
for entrance into the best eastern
schools. The studies include four
years of Latin, four years of English
language and literature, two years of
algebra, two years of geometry, two
years of general history, one year each
of physics and chemistry, one year of
biology, including botany and zoology,
one year of trigonometry, two years of
German, besides ot her branches. There
is a choice selection of reference books
bearing on all the high school sub
jects. and the library is a commodious
and well-appointed reading room to
which visitors are cordially invited.
It is intended that the best speci
mens of current liter; tore shall Ik*
found upon the library tallies.
The laboratory rooms arc equipped I
with the best and most modern tables,!
each student being supplied with
water at hand, a complete suite of
drawers and shelves fitted with Yale
locks, and other conveniences for
work. The equipment in apparatus
and supplies is quite full, enabling
each student to perform all experi
ments now carried on in laboratories
of first-class high schools. There arc
four high power compound micro
scopes with all accessories: a com
plete hand dynamo capable of running
a small arc light, decomposing water.
etc.: a full set of instruments for
electrical measurements: a powerful
Toepher-Holtz electrical machine with
accessories: an efficient air pump and
accompanying apparatus: and other
equipments too numerous to mention.
In its heretofore limited accommo
dations Hie high sihool has taken a
front rank in the state for thorough
and efficient work, the graduates hav
ing always maintained a high stand
ing at higher institutions, in its
present ample and pleasant quarters
it is expected that the work will prove
even more satisfactory and resultful,
and no boy or girl eligible to the high
school or any of the classes can afford
to neglect such opportunities. All
citizens of Fergus county should feel
pride in this growing institution,
seek to acquaint themselves with its
work and facilities, and encourage
every hoy and girl within their circle
of intiuenee to avail themselves of its
opport unit ios.
NEW LAUNDRY BUILDING.
Many improvements Contemplated by
Proprietors of Steam Laundry.
Ground has been broken on the lot
just back of the Rank of Fergus
County for the new building which is
to be occupied, by the Judith Steam
Laundry. The building will he rushed
to completion with all possible haste,
and it is expected that the change
from the present locat ion of the laun
dry to the new quarters will he made
by Oct. 10.
When completed the building will
lx> one story high, have a frontage of
50 feet on Washington street and a
depth of 90 feet. The structure is to
be of stone, with a plate glass front,
and built in Ihe most substantial
manner. The laundry proper will oc
cupy a room 7ox36 feet, while the
boiler room will he 12x50 feet. The
remainder of the room will be made
into bath rooms. The machinery now
owned by the laundry company will he
improved by the addition of a new
60-horse power boiler, a new washer
and other adjuncts to a model laun
dry plant.
Especial attention will be given to
the arrangement and management of
the baths. It is tlie intention of Mr.
Littlejohn and his associates to put in
all of the equipments for shower,
vapor, plunge and tub baths, and, by
attending promptly to the desires of
their customers, they expect soon to
buiid up a good patronage for their
bathing establishment.
The change will work greatly to the
advantage of the Judijh Steam Laun
dry. They consider themselves now
too far away from the business por
tion of tha citv. many inconeniences
being experienced because of the long
distance to the plant. Then, too, the
new machinery will increase the ca
pacity of t lie plant and add to the
general excellence of the work turned
out. While a good trade is now being
handled by the Judith Steam Laun
dry, the proprietors are going to make
a determined effort to increase their
business materially as soon as they get
down town. They correctly reason
that (hey should he given a preference
over the two or three Chinese laun
dries which are doing business in this
city. The proprietors of the steam
laundry have their homes here and
spend their money in Lewistown
whereas the "chinks"hang onto their
money with a tenacity loosened only
by the direst necessity, until they
have accumulated sufficient to take
them back to China and keep them in
ease for the remainder of their lives.
PIRATE HAS LARGEST HAREM.
Ali Mil /a Lives in Luxury and Has
Many Beautiful Wives.
Odessa, Aug. 24. As illust rating the
lawlessness of the Caucasus. Astrak
han List ok declares that nobody dare
fish off the west coast of the Caspian
sea without first paying blackmail to
a gang of robbers and pirates which
has its headquarters near Derbent.
The head of t he gang, a Mohamme
dan named Ali Mirza. lives in a moun
tain last ness surrounded ny luxury
and waited on by slaves. He charges
ten rubies for every shipload of tish.
and recruits his harem bv sometimes
taking in payment the good looking
daughters of fishermen.
______
If you want all the news all the
time read the Fergus County Demo
erat.
Ali Mirza is reputed to he worth
4,00o.0oo rubies, and to have the larg
est harem in the Caucasus. The few
fishermen who refuse to pay him
blackmail are attacked by tlu* pirate
chief's emissaries, and their boats
sunk. Many fisherman have met their
death through revolting against the
pirate's exactions.
LINING UP IN
BATTLE ARRAY
Democrats and Republicans Hold
Their Primaries and Delegates
Are Chosen.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES ARL TAME
The Whole Thing Was Fixed by the
Bosses—Much Interest Among
the Democrats.
The primaries for the selection of
delegates to the Democratic count,\
convent ion were held lasl Sat unlay.
While the Fergus County Democrat
has been unable to get a complete list
of t he delegates, the representatives
from a number of the more populous
precincts are given below. From re
ports which have been received un
usual interest was taken in primaries
over 1 he comity. Big votes were,
polled in Gilt Edge and Kendall and
even several of t he country precincts
polled much better Ilian the average
vot e.
There were two tickets of delegates
in Lewistown and the supporters of
the respective tickets worked hard for
victory. No ill feeling was engender
ed during the contest which was based
principally on the grounds of personal
feeling. Either list of delegatescoiild
have been selected and the interests
of the party would have he assured of
being well looked after. The men who
were chosen will go into convention
determined to choose such candidates
for the respective offices as they deem
the strongest and the most deserving
of the places. Following are the.dele
gates so far as learned by this paper:
WEST LEWISTOWN.
Delegates—Julius l'cterson. .1. E.
Lane, .1. A. Weaver, Matt Weber,
Nels Nelson, W. E. Uort, J. W. Kear
ney, II. L. DeKalh, W. Gooch, II. ('.
James and E. <>. Busenbiirg. Alter
nates Sam Anderson, Roy Ayers, W
W. Kimball, Dr. Frederick Trcacy,
L. W. Bowman, L. S. Butler, G. W.
Cannon, Ed. Bryant, T. J. Johns,
George Gordon and John Laux.
EAST LEWISTOWN.
Delegates M. D. Kimball, Jesse
Binkley, Tim. Crowley, John llogland
E. G. Worden. Alternates Walter
Knight, F. Tullook, F. F. McGowan,
A. J. Johnson and B. Gibbons.
STUART.
Robert Sharpe and Jim Dryden.
GILT EDGE.
R. W. Blake. Robert Mimgall, J. E.
Wasson, AIIhuI Schneider, Edward
Barry, .1. '1'. Wells, Neill Stewart,
William Flanagan, Dennis McGrail,
C. II. Dahl.
MAIDEN.
William Corley, John Lincoln and
-— See res.
UI'l'Elt COTTON WOOD.
William Davis.
MOWEIl COTTON WOOD.
.1. Iff McCollum, ('has. Sloan and ('.
A. Drinkard,
CTICA.
John Berg, (.'. David and William
Burris.
EG REST GROVE.
T. m. Shaw.
GRASS RANGE.
Jim Shaw.
The republican primaries were held
yesterday atrernoon and were very
tame, the whole thing having been
cut and dried by a few men who us
ually have the say in such matters.
Reports from different parts of the
county show that a general apathy
pervaded the republicans in all of the
precincts.
GLENGARY BADLY DEEEATLD.
Boys From the Country Unable to
Hold Down Lewistown Bunch.
The Glengarv ball team team came
in and crossed bats with the Local
aggregation last Sunday but were un
able to do much with the better eon
ditioni'd Reds. The boys from the
outside village had no hopes of win
ning the game as their team was
hastily picked up and contained some
unseasoned players while the Lewis
town team is made up of players who
have had long experience in the game
in addition to having had some good
practice t his summe .
Ski!ie anil Myers were in the points
for Lewistown while McGinn and
Kindscph did the battery work for
the visitors. Skibe did not have to
extend himself much and left it with
1 his tielders to take care of the chances,
! He miscalculated in the fourth inning
when the tuns from the country sud
denly commenced to thump out his
slow ones and at the same time, the
Lewistown fielders commenced to
make a series of almost inexcusable
bungles. Three or four Texas leag
uers sandwitt lied in with four or five
malodorous[errors gave the Glengary
boys five runs. Skits* then settled
down to work, tlie fielders took a
brace and hut one more run was made,
that by two clean singles by McGinn
and Kindschy. McGinn who was in
the box for the Glengarv hoys, was
fairly effect ivc. everything considered.
He fanned several of Lewistown's
heaviest batters and had all of the
red suited hoys going more than once
with his railroad benders. 11 is sup
port, especially in the seventh when
the Lewistown boys made II runs,
was very weak and would have dis
couraged any pitcher. The Glengary
learn has a number of good individual
players on it audit' they had an op
portunity to practice together a few,
limes, they would make il much more
interesting for the team here. Doo
little plays a neat game at short and
Hartman is a good first baseman.
Trepp made one or l wo nice plays at
second and young Tresell pulled down
a couple of high ones in left Held.
Kindschy was the best batsman on
the team and got three singles in live
times up. The liual score was 25 to6.
The I cams lined up as follows Glen
gary: St a plot on, el'; McGinn, pitcher,
Kindschy, e: Hartman, Isl base;
Trepp, 2nd base; W'anaho, 3rd base;
Doolit I le. shortstop: Treseli, left Held;
th icker, right Held.
Lewistown Myers, catcher; Skilxj,
pitcher: Foley, Isl base: \V. Rebb,
2nd base: Lindley, 3rd base; Rogers,
short slop: .1. Belih, right Held; Har
rington, center Held: Smith, right
Held. The base ball editor of the
Fergus County Democrat tried lo
keep an itemized score of the game
but the hits, errors and runs came
along with such bewildering rapidity
that, he got lost, in the litli and never
caught up on anything but runs.
Bozcrtinii Will Come Mere.
Those having in charge, the secur
ing of attractions for the Fergus
county fair are considering the propo
sition of securing one or more games
between the local team and the crack
Bozeman aggregal ion during fair week.
The Bozeman team is probably the
fastest in 1 he state, the Rut teleaguers
included, as the "Farmers" from the
Gallat in valley decisively defeated the
professionals in a game in Bozeman a
few weeks since. That, they are the
champions in the amateur class is not
seriously disputed. By getting two or
three players from Kendall and GUI
Edge, it is thought, by base ball en
thusiasts of t his city that Lewistown
can furnish I lu* "Farmers" about, all
the amusement they desire in a base
ball way*. Such a game would he an
especially attractive feature, and if
the fair officials adopt the plan it will
tie the means of bringing in many who
otherwise would perhaps not come to
the fair.
New City (Vtti|> ot LewiHlown.
I!. L. Bulk i&(.'o., directory publish
ers. have decided lo issue a map of
the city of Lewistown, showing the
additions recently opened. The map
will he indexed by let I ers and num
bers. This system makes it very easy
In locale st reds without previously
knowing their exact location.
The map will be given away witli
the Lewis!own and Fergus Comity
Directory. Each copy of the hook will
contain a map.
Messrs. R. L. I'oik & Co. report
good business l liroiighout the county.
The merchants and other people real
ize the fact that a directory of the
county gives a considerable amount of
advertising to Lewistown on account
of the distribution which the hook re
ceives at the hands of the publishers.
It is sent to all the principal cities of
tlu* Cnited States, in addition toils
immense circulat ion in Ferguseoiinty.
In anticipation of publishing the
Lewiftown and Fergus County Direc
tor!. iff L. Bulk Co. had advertised
Hie publication in their literature in
different territories. Asa result they
] iaV( , received manv orders from vari
oils partsof the United States, which
is an indication how eagerly an index
to the people and their business in
Fergus county was looked for.
If such interest is created in foreign
territory, it is surely an indication of
a ten-fold interest in the local field.
The new directory and map will Ik*
ready for delivery in about, eight or
ten weeks.
Reward.
For information leading to a know
ledge, of any one driving my stock
from their accustomed range or pas
ture; or mutilating or changing the
brand of my stock.
R. C. Matters. Forest Grove.