Fergus County Democrat.
Vol. I. No 6.
LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1904.
Price 5 Cents.
FIREMEN COMING
TO LEWISTOWN
This City Chosen as the Next Meet
ing Place of the State Fire
men's Association.
GOOD WORK DONE IN BUTTE
Representatives From the Local De
partment Rad no Trouble in
Landing the Meeting.
Chief John C. Bebb, President Al
liert Johnson and Assistant Chief A.
Van Iderstine returned Saturday
evening from Butte where they went
as representatives from the Lewis
town Volunteer Fire Company to the
State Firemen's Association. The
boys got what they went to Butte
after, the next meeting of the associa
tion for Lewistown. Chief Bebb had
been working the matter up for over
a year and met with no serious oppo
sition in Ills efforts to have Lewis
town selected as the place of meeting
in 190"), the invitation of the Business
Men's Association of this city to come
here being unanimously accepted.
The selection of this city is a well
deserved recognition of the volunteer
tire company of Lewistown. Hereto
fore, if has been the custom of the
association to hold meetings in cities
which support a paid department. It
was thought that for the good of the
association that it would be wise to
hold the next meeting in a city which
lias to depend for tire protection upon
a volunteev company and as the
Lewistown department is considered
one of the best if not the very liest
volunteer company in the state, it
was decided that this city should have
the meeting. Having decided to come
here, John C. Bcbb and Halsey R.
Watson of this department were
unanimously elected president and
secretary respectively of the state as
sociation for the coming year.
The local department will begin at
once making preparations for the con
vention. Uniforms will lie purchased,
the equipment overhauled and fre
quent practices indulged in. As the
program now is the visiting firemen
will see a volunteer department in no
way inferior to the smaller paid ones
when they visit us next September or
October. By that time the new head
quarters of the department" in the
city ball will be completed and there
will be a tine place to entertain the
visitors. When the time comes the
people of the city will be expected to
pull off their coats and help in makin
the meeting i; success.
BUYS A RUSSELL PICTURE.
Cashier Bach of the First National
Bank Secures Valuable Painting.
When George .1. Bach returned from
(beat Falls last Thursday, he brought
' with him a Russell painting, made by
the famous artist especially for Mr.
Bach who ordered it when he was in
the Falls last June.
The painting is characoeristic of
the "Cowboy artist" and would be
recognized at once by any one familiar
with his work, it represents an Indian
■attack on an emigrant train and all
of the details are given with the art
ist's characteristic precision and inti
mate knowledge, of such scenes. The
broad plains, mottled with sage brush
the familiar emigrant's wagon and
wearied horses, the frightened whites
and the merciless malignity of tne at
tacking reds are brought out with a
distinctness which only a true artist
could produce.
The picture is hung in an advanta
geous place in the main banking room
of the First National bank and is
highly prized by Cashier Bach.
CONDUCTOR IS BADLY INJURED.
R. B. Butcher Meets With Serious
Accident at Lombard Station.
R. B. Butcher, the popular young
conductor on the passenger train
which runs between Lewistown and
Lombard, met with a serious and
probably fatal accident while coup
ling some cars in Lombard at 8:30
o'clock Thursday morning. The train
for Lewistown was being made up
and a car of lumlier was to be set out.
Four planks of the lumber extended
several inches over the end of the car.
As it happened, the draw bar had
been pulled out of that car and it was
necessary to make a chain coupling.
The conductor went in between the
cars to make the coupling, signaling
the engineer, George Murray, to back
up. He was all right, as long as he
was under the car trucks but as the
two cars came togeter, he raised his
head just sufficient to be caught be
tween the end of the car which was
being backed up and the boards. For
tunately the train stopped just as it
struck his head else he would have
been crushed to death instantly.
He was unable to extricate himself
but did not lose consciousness and
signaled to the engineer to pull up.
Murray thinking that, something must
be wrong, jumped from the engine
and ran back there. The instant tie
saw the plight of the conductor, he
told the fireman to pull up which was
done, releasing the conductor who fell
back in the arms of the engineer. As
he fell back, be said, "it's all off with
Butcher."
He was quicky taken to the hotel
and doctors were telephoned to come
on the regular N. 1'. train which was
coming in. As soon as the train ar
rived, he was taken to Helena and
placed under the care of physicians in
one of the city hospitals. An exami
nation showed that he had suffered a
severe fracture at the base of the
skull. Everything possible is being
done to save his life and the hundreds
of friends of the young man and all
along the line of the road of which he
was a most popular and trusted em
ployee sincerely hope that he will re
cover.
Hess-Cox.
On Wednesday last the litt le church
at Pleasant Valley, near Uhilbrook,
was the scene of a very pretty wed
ding ceremony by which Mr. William
R. Hess and Miss Sarah Adeline ('ox
were united in marriage by the Rev.
Henry Quickenden of Lewistown.
The bride is a young lady who has
grown to womanhood in tliiscommun
ity. and too much could not be said in
her praise.
The bridegroom has resided with his
aunt, Mrs. James Porter of Philbrook,
for about eight months, and is known
to be a young gentleman of exemplary
habits.
The bridesmaid was Miss Evalyn
Brunner of Marble Rock, Iowa, and
the best man was a cousin of the
groom, Mr. John Porter of Philbrook,
while Master John Murray and Miss
Mildred Lapham acted the part of at
tendants.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of
white silk crepe (le chene, while the
bride's maid wore a dress of light blue
crepe de chene.
The little church was beautifully
decorated with garlands of evergreens
and pink and white roses.
After congratulations the guests re
paired to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
11. B. Lapham where a sumptuous
breakfast was served.
The newly wedded couple were t he
recipients of many beautiful and use
ful presents. The eventful day. in
Hie history of Pleasant Valley, came
to a close, resounding with the joyful
pattering of many feet, to the music
of the Philbrook orchestra, at the
home of 11. B. Lapham.
The young couple started Friday
morning to visit relatives of the bride
groom. in Chateau county. From
there they will visit the St. Louis ex
position for a few days and then re
turn to their Iowa home.
WILL RENEW OPERATIONS.
Japanese Will Once More Attempt
the Capture of Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 17. As far as
the public is concerned, interest seems
again to be gravitating toward Port
Arthur, where the gallant tight of
Lieutenant General Stoessel's garri
son is being watched with interest.
The report that the garrison has been
forced to fall back to the use of home
made powder, which is proving de
fective, is considered a discouraging
factor. It would be a national grief
should the defense of the fortress fail
through the lack of ammunition.
More importance, however, isattached
in military circles to the reports that
the Japanese have abandoned the idea
of a direct, assault and are tunneling
the fortifications, and it is believed
possible that the end may come as at
Sevastopol, with a repetition of the
dreadful carnage at the Malakoi
tower.
Johnny Makes a Suggestion.
Knicker—My son, come with me.
Johnny—Er—say. pa. don't you
think since we have got a baby in the
family you might abolish the knout?
—New York Sun.
SIDELIGHTS ON
THE CONVENTION
It Was a Great Gathering of Demo
crats—Great Demonstration in
Honor of Toole.
HILGER'S NAME NOT PRESENTED
Sterling Fergus County Democrat
Would Not Permit His Name to Go
Before Convention.
Those who witnessed or partici
pated in the demonstration which was
precipitated when Governor Toole
was nominated will never forget the
event. The moment that Chairman
Maginnis pronounced the last words
of the nominating speech, pandemon
ium broke loose. Banners bearing the
names of the several counties were
grabl>ed from their place and hoisted
aloft. Five hundred delegates yelled,
whistled, stamped and clapped their
hands in unrestrained enthusiasm.
Two thousand people in the galleries
joined in the triumphant tribute to
the peerless leader. The uproar last
ed for fully five minutes or until t he
governor, surrounded by the banner
bearers, appeared on the stage. As
lie raised his hand, silence as profound
as death reigned throughout the hall.
It was an inspiring spectacle calculat
ed to thrill the heart of the most
unemotional. After a moment 's pause
the uncrowned king of the convention
commenced to speak. The words
came slowly, falteringly, in a voice
tremulous from t he emotion of deep
est and sincerest gratitude. There
were tears in the eyes of many as the
silver haired statesman faltered forth
his first sentence. Regaining com
plete possession of himself, he deliver
ed a speech, short but beautiful in its
simple earnestness. That one little
speech did more to wipe out factional
feelings and strengthen the weak
hearted in their devotion to the cause
of democracy than anything else that
hapi>ened in the convention.
The contest from Silver Bow county
furnished about all the entertainment
the convention desired. The com
mittee on credentials wrestled with
the matter until after 1 o' clock Thurs
day morning and finally, in their dis
gust, submitted a majority report that
all the delegates and alleged delegates
from Silver Bow be booted out and
thus taught to settle their differences
at home. During t he session of the
committee on credentials, the Fergus
county member. .1. .1. Dodson of Ken
dall, moved that the two delegations
be split anp a half of each seated.
The motion was ridiculed by both
sides: yet that very thing was done
by the convention and was really the
only way to settle the dispute.
The two impassioned appeals of.).
Bruce Kraemer, the eloquent young
Butte attorney, saved the day against
fusion. As a convention speaker
Kraemer has few equals and no su
periors in this state. An excellent
stage appearance combined with a
voice deep and resonant makes him a
power as a speaker. A Kentuckian
by birth, he posesses the tire eating
proclivities of the Bluegrass inhabi
tants and his enthusiasm fairly
carried the convention with him in
his appeal to stand alone.
* *
Prominent among the democrats
who were present at the convention
to observe the proceedings was the
Hon W. G. Conrad of Great Falls. Mr.
Conrad is one of the most faithful
workers of the party and in times
past has rendered yeoman service for
the organization, it is very probable
that his name will go Indore the next
legislature as a candidate for the
United States Senate, and his state
wide popularity and well recognized
abilities will make him a formidable
opponent to any one who enters the
race for the exalted public position.
Helena took care of the convention
in splendid shape. It imposes;! pretty
big task on a city the si/..* of Helena
to drop 1.000 men down upon it all at
once, but the people ol the capital
city furnished good accommodations
for all and there was but lit t le kicking
on that score.
Old-time convention goers said that
er.
it was the most representative gather
ing of met. that ever assembled in
tliis state.
*
* *
There was but one contest before
the credential committee, that from
Silver Bow. and the convent ion sel tied
that in the best manner possible.
*
The speech which B. C. White made
in nominating W. E. Cort for the
position of attorney generel was one
of the best heard in the convention.
It was a genuine stem-winder from
beginning to end and held the con
vention as did no other nominating
speech of the day. The delegates
were getting pretty tired about that
time, but the voice of White aroused
all from their lethargy and caused
them to sit, up and listen. The
speaker improved the opportunity to
give Fergus county a ixxist. and when
lie had finished the men who sat in
the cornu t ion had a better idea of
the greatness of the Imand Empire
than they had held before.
* *
Although strongly urged by hun
dreds of friends, David Hilger of this
county refused to permit bis name to
go liefore the convent ion as an apirant
for lieutenant governor. Had lie done
so. it is generally believed tiiat he
would have received the nomination.
There are few more popular men in
the democratic party than Dave Hil
ger and he is due for high honors at
the hands of his party if he isdesirous
of such preferment.
* " •*
The speech which B. C. White made
in nominating W. E. Cort for attor
ney general was pronounced one of
the best delivered in the convention.
Like all true sons of Fergus county,
lie used tlie excellent opportunity to
give his native bailiwick a good send
off'. Mr. White has a Hist class con
vention voice and his style of saying
tilings holds attention from start to
finish.
The Hon. H. L. Frank of Butte lias
been chosen chairman of the demo
cratic state central committee. A
more efficient choice could not have
been made as Mr. Frank is well known
as an enthusiastic democratic worker
and the important duties which will
devolve upon him as chairman of the
committee will be attended to in the
most efficient manner.
Winter Furs at Lehman's.
Will They Fight at Mukden?
St. Petersburg. Sept. 17. There lias
been an entire absence of official news
from the front today. The war office
is displaying no special concern as yet
over t lie continual skirmishing on the
flanks of the Russian army, regarding
it as t lie natural result oft lie attempt
of tiie Japanese to keep in touch witli
the Russian forces.
The Japanese having been unable
to follow up their victory at Liao
Yang, when the time was ripe, the
war office sees no reason for a feverish
desire on their part to come in touch
with General Kuropatkin now that
lie has had time to recuperate his
forces.
Tiie quest ion whether a big battle
will be fought in the vicinity of Muk
den is considered 1 re lobe depend
ent chiefly upon General Kuropat kin.
a* it is not believed that t he Japanese
will he able to force him to tight at
Mukden unless lie so desires. The
general idea is that, when 1 he advance
really comes the Japanese will simply
out Hank Mukden and go directly
against Tie pass.
The movement of t he Japanese land
forces and t he appearance of a large
Hot ilia in the Liao river aru believed
to support t liis view.
While military circles here realize
the strategic weakness of Mukden,
there are plenty of sentimental rea
sons why General Kuropat kin may
desire to hold as long as possible the
ancient home of Hu* Manchu dynasty.
They ixdieve, in spite of official inti
mations and press ivporis from Muk
den to the emit rarv. that there will
loot l>e a repetition of the battle of
j Liao Yang at M iikden.
Winter Furs al Lehman's.
Neither Guilty.
Last week a strapping negro woman
was up nefore a magistrate, charged
with uninercifulh Uniting her hoy.
"1 don't understand bow you can
i have the heart to treat your own
Child so cruelly." said the magistrate.
; ••.ledge, lias you been a parent of a
! wuffuss yaller lx»y like dar ar cub of
j mine?"
••Never- no, never!" < with great ve
hemence and getting red in the face.)
"Den don't talk; you don't know
nurtin about it." Philadelphia Ledg
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MAVERICKS WILL
COME TOMORROW
Famous Bunch of Ball Tossers From
Great Falls Will Play Five Games
With Local Team.
LEWISTOWN WILE BE STRONG
The Pick of the Kendall-Gilt Edge
Team Will Be With the Team
of This City.
Beginning with tomorrow morning,
Lewistown will have an opportunity
of seeing some of the best base ball
ever played in this part of the state
The Maverick team of Great Falls,
one of the fastest amateur aggrega
tions in t he state, will arrive in t he
city early tomorrow morning and at
10 o'clock, will line up against a Fer
gus county team. Five games will be
played and unless all signs fail every
one of them will be worth quitting
work to see.
Games will be played in the morn
ings of tomorrow, Thursday and Fri
day. Saturday afternoon the fourth
game will be played and. on that dat e
ladies will be admitted free of charge.
The tinal game will be played Sunday
afternoon and will be a battle royal
as both learns are out for that par
ticular contest.
The Lewistown team will lx
strengthened by the addition of
Dennis of Kendall and Eddie, and
Art Baker and Johnny Sweeney of
Gilt Edge. Boggs, Skibe, Rogers and
Warner of Gilt Edge will do tin
twirling. Roggs going in the box for
t In; first game in the morning. All
of the boys here are In good shape and
feel that they will be able to make
the Falls boys work for every thing
t hey gel.
Following will be t he line-up for the
lirst game:
MAVKHIOKS. I'OSITION. I.IOV I STOW N
Whitney.......catche r..........Stout
Ratus........second base........Bebb
Rose..........ttrst base......E. Baker
McDonald... .shortstop........Rogers
McCormick.. .third base.....A. Baker
Clast on.........pitcher.........Boggs
Hastcrlik......left Held........Dennis
Heese .......center Held... .Sweeney
Landers......right Held......Lindley
The admission will lx* 25 cents n
game, in order to bring the boys
over the local team lias to raise close
to #500, and the assistance of every
true lover of the game will lx: needed
to make that amount. See every
game if you possibly can.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Alfalfa honey at Lehman's.
Mrs. Jesse Hodges left yesterday
morning for Iowa where she will
spend Hie winter with relatives.
Entire household goods for sale
cheap. Almost as good as new. Ap
ply to Mrs. Niemeicr. opposite Sister's
hospit al.
We need money. Do you need a
No. 1 harness? If so. let us get to
gether. We have reduced #55 harness
to #15. Stafford's Harness Shop.
Winter Furs at Lehman's.
The base hall boys will give a dance
in Culver's hall Saturday night, tlie
proceeds to go towards paying the ex
penses of t he Great Falls team to this
city.
For Rent Tiie Hemphill building
on Janneaux street, near Fourth ave
nue. formerly occupied by the Art
Music Store. Inquire of Judge Mc
Farland.
Otto Wasmansdorf is numbered
among tiie sick. Some apprehensions
were felt by his friends Sunday but
he is now improving and will soon lx 1
out once more
Alfalfa honey at Lehman's.
The Lewistown Land and Invest
ment Company yesterday sold to Ada
Belle Ready, three acres of the
j Crowder place at the foot of Fifth
avenue for #l.2oo.
Dr. M. F. Guiuon, the well known
eye specialist, lias decided to remain
in this city until after thecounty fair
is over, if you are 1 roiibled with de
fective eyesight sec Ihe doctor while
j \on are in town.
|'
George J. Bach and wife returned
Thursday afternoon from Great Falls,
having made tiie trip in their auto
mobile. They came from the Catar
act, city in 11 hours which is running
along at a pretty goixi rate.
Winter Furs at Lehman's.
. W. Brown of Judith was a visitor
to this city Hie lirst of tiie week,
Wenzel Wocasek of Maiden was
registered at the Day House yest erday.
Tom Gregory of Stanford was abusl
ness visitor to this city Hie first of
tiie week.
\ marriage license was issued t bis
morning to Earnest V. Bean and Iva
\ Id riel i.
Johnnie Arthur returned last night
from Salt Lake whither lie went on a
business trip.
H G. liurges and wife and Mrs.Gal
braith of Stanford were visitors to
t his city t liis week.
The. familiar autograph of Andrew
Mace. Hie Maiden coal man. adorned
the Day House register yesterday.
C. B. McCarthy of Helena, stale
agent for the Germania Life Insur
ance company, is in this city and vi
cinity this week.
Attorney Edgar G. Worden who
was laid up for almost a week with
an attack of grip is able t o he in his
office once more alt hough not entirely
recovered.
The llev. A. Lunde. a Lutheran
minister of Great Falls held services
in this city Sunday. The services
were held in culver's hall and a large
number of the communicants of Hie
Lutheral faith were present.
The officers received word last night
that, a sheep camp belonging to C. V.
Peek on t iie Great Falls road was bur
glarized yesterday. Officer Silver
thorn started out there this morning,
but, up to f ills t ime none of the par
ticulars have been learned in this
office.
George Myers, A. T. Goodspeed,
Dan Curry and Frank Williams start
ed out for a lit tle pleasure drive last
Sunday hut one of their horses was
taken sick and dropped in Hie harness
as they got to the crossing of Hie Ju
dith on Hie Powell place. Everything
possible was done for the animal but
it, could not be saved.
Mrs Charles Wright, who is in Hie
Sehroeder hospital suffering from
severe injuries received in a runaway
aecidenl week Ixifore last , is reported
gradually recovering and her condition
gives hope to her attendants that her
complete recovery is hut a matter of
t ime. Tiie many friends of the good
lad.v sincerely deplore the misfortune
which Ixffell her.
J.E. Wasson, t lie Gilt KdgeutIorney
will leave in the morning for New
York city on a business triy. After
transacting Ids business in Hie city, lie
will visit relat ives and friends mother
parts of the state, lie will be absent
until the first of November, fully in
tending to be back here in. time to
cast a vote for the democratic ticket,
from top to hotlom.
J. I). Warren and I. M. Cali coat
have purchased the Crowley livery
and feed stable of William Woods,
having taken possession yesterday.
The new proprietors of Hie place are
well known here, and being thorough
ly acquainted with Hie livery business
will continue to run that place in Hie
same business-like manner that char
acterized the retiring proprietor.
Dick llanke yesleritay received
from D. N. Langdoe, who is visiting
his brother. Victor Landoc in Maiden,
a number of interesting articles for
use in I he fair lime window display
if Ihe Monlana llardwan company.
Ainong the articles is a hill of sale
given by Louisa Hackman to Eugene
Harkens conveying a negro, Sum by
name, fort Ik* sum of #790. The bill of
sale is dale 1*112. Confederate money,
stamps, and other articles interest ing
to a collector of ant i-bcllum curios
were included in Ihe package which
Dick received.
The big bunch of delegates to Ihe
democratic stale convention returned
home Saturday evening. The boys
w« re strickly in the push al Hie eon
vent ion which they pronounce the
greatest ever held in the state. Al
though they failed to land a Fergus
county man on the ticket, all are
satisfied that a winning combination
has been formed by the party and
that good loyal democrats will
continue in power at the state capital
aftca December 1st.
Johnnie Miers. David Scott, Ed
mund 'Alight and Edward Brassy
went over to Gilt Edge last Saturday
to attend tiie funeral of Mrs. Frank
Flanagan whose death occurred at.
the Flanagan home on McDonald
creek Thursday, interment was made
in the Gilt Edge cemetery Saturday
afternoon. Ihe services being those
of the Catholic church of which the
deceased was a member. Although
not unexpected, tiie deatli of Mrs.
Flanagan was a great shock to her
many friends whose sincerest sym
pathy go out to the husband and
seven children who are left to mourn
tiie passing of a loved one.