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Fergus County Democrat.
Vol. I. No 8.
LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 1904.
Price 5 Cents.
LINDSAY OPENS
THE CAMPAIGN
Republican Candidate for Governor
Meets with Rather Chilly Recep
tion in Lewistown.
MAKES VERY POOR IMPRESSION
Republicans Openly Disheartened at
the Way "Opening Ceremonies"
Are Conducted.
William Lindsay, the republican
candidate for governor of Montana,
opened his campaign in this city
Thursday night. If Mr. Lindsay does
not succeed in arousing more enthu
siasm in these parts of Montana than
•he did in Lewistown, it will be one
of the most profoundly uninteresting
gubernatorial campaigns ever waged in
this state. Had it been the opening
campaign of the candidate for coroner
- of Fergus county the scene could have
been but little less inspiring. To ex
press it in unmistakable terms, the
opening ceremonies of Mr. Lindsay's
tour of the state were a fizzle. The
leaders of the party here are evident
ly displeased at the way the thing
turned out and dozensof the rank and
file of the party openly express their
. disgust at the tameness of the whole
affair.
But the republicans of E'ergus
county are not to be blamed to any
great extent. The members of the
party here are as loyal to the princi
ples of their creed as any to be found
in the state; but they were handi
capped by their candidate. Mr. Lind
say might be able to create a little
v f more excitement if he happened to
be in an animated mood, but when he
is left to furnish the pyrotechnics
among a bunch of real live people lie
is entirely out of his element. He
might make a showing at a Methodist
conference, but he is a decided frost
* at a political gathering.
The "opening" fireworks were ex
tensively advertised with Mr. Lindsay
as the big gun and Messrs. George
Bourquin and B. T. Hathaway as first
assistants. National Committeeman
,J. D. Waite, .ludge E. K. Cheadle and
11. von Tobel went out to Helena to
hear Fairbanks and, incidentally, to
'guide the distinguished state cam
paigners into the Judith Basin. Un
fortunaetelv, the train was over two
1 tours late and it was after 8 o'clock
and very dark when the party arrived.
A great (?) flambeau procession con
sisting of some fifty torches carried
by a few men and several boys, formed
in line on Main street but did net get
to the depot in time to meet the poli
ticians. Not a handclap or a cheer
greeted the gubernatorial aspirant
'when he alighted from the train and
climbed into the only carriage that
happened t o be there. The carriage
met the procession about half way up
first- avenue and the party were given
a perfunctory little cheer, after
which the boys with the torches
dropped in behind and marched to the
hall. Had they been marching behind
the body of a dead comrade the thing
could not have been more solemn and
Noiseless.
Arriving at the hall, Chairman
Symmes took the gentlemen in charge
and led them to the stage, which was
occupiedby the band. The band was
playing when the gentlemen went
onto the stage and the crowd present
did not deem it necessary to interrupt
the sweet strains of music by any up
roarious applause. A half dozen or
more who understood the proprieties
of the occasion, gingerly handed out a
little applause but they received no
support from the crowd. Chairman
Symmes introduced Mr. Lindsay as
"the next governor of Montana." Mr.
Symmes has a reputation for truth
fulness and veracity but it looked as
if the larger number of those in the
hall considered his assertion as more
or less of a joke. The chairman also
invited all of the candidates for county
office to come to the platform and oc
cupy a few of the dozen or more
empty chairs, but they all respectfully
declined the honor. The good looking
chairman and the three visitors ap
peared just a little lonesome sitting
up there all alone but they had to
stick it out.
When Mr. Lindsay stepped forward,
there was uproarious applause—from
about five people-perhaps six. Mr.
Lindsay's appearance is not one to ex
cite wild scenes of enthusiasm, lie
looked very much like a small boy
with a new suit of clothes at a coun
try school exhibition, and his piece
was well learned. He talked for an
hour. There was a tolerably good
crowd when he commenced but there
were not nearly so many people there
when he finished. Before he had talk
ed fifteen minutes, every one had set
tled down in their chairs with that
I'll-stick-it-out-if-it-kills-me express
ion. The speaker tried as hard as
ever a man could for a glad hand. He
passed a few compliments on Lewis
town and Fergus county. Not a
hand. He climaxed once or twice with
the name of President Roosevelt.
Three hands—Edmund Wright, Hal
sey Watson and some considerate
democrat. He conjured forth a few
genuine oratorical quivers. Nary a
happy mit. His falsetto voice and his
made-to-order gestures couldn't turn
the trick. The silence of t he audience
was painful. After rambling over the
entire field of national and state pol
itics; after apologizing for about every
thing he did while in the legislat ure,
the Honorable Bill Lindsay of Daw
son county sat down much to the re
lief of all who had succeeded in st ick
ing it out.
The band then aroused the audience
from their solmnoleseent state and B.
T. Hathaway was introduced. Mr.
Hathaway is a gentleman of rare
judgment. He knew that it was not
the psychological moment to make a
speech so he gracefully turned the
task over to Mr. Bourquin. The last
named gentleman is a disciple of Oily
Tom Carter and possesses some of the
oleaginous graces of that kerosinically
known gentleman. He almost saved
the evening. He made a really good
sort of a campaign speech and gave
the crowd the first opportunity to en
thuse. He lambasted the democrats
for thirty minutes and put everyone
in a tolerably good humor. But he
wasn't capable of any sustained effort
and finally sat down.
The three speakers left on the train
the next morning. They weren't a
particularly happy looking trio. They
evidently realized as well as did the
local republican leaders, that the trip
of the candidate for governor into the
Judith Basin was really harmful to
the party. It was a frost, a "killing
frost."
WAS A GOOD MAN.
Cornelius Anderson, father of a Lew
istown Citizen, Passes Away.
The following life history of Cor
nelius Anderson. who died in Kansas
City, Mo., last month, will be read
with interest by the many friends in
this city and vicinity of George W.
Anderson, a son of the deceased, who
was at his father's bedside when the
final summons came;
C. Anderson was a cont ractor and
builder, a native of Norway, and was
born March 14, 1835. He came to
America with his parents when young,
locatinginChicago.IU., there being
reared, educated and also learned the
carpenter trade. In 1858 lie went to
Leavenworth, Kan., pursuing 1; s trade
at that point until !3f.t\ when he be
came a resident of Platte e mty, Mo.
Remaining there for a time he re
turned to Leavenworth and was iden
tified with the building interests of
the city until after the war. when he
again removed to Platte county, lo
cating near Newmarket, where he
made bis home until July, 1870, then
becoming a resident of Plattsburg.
He has superintended the construc
tion of and built many substantial and
attractive edifices in Clinton county
and northwestern Missouri, among
which were the public schools of
Plattsburg and Chillicothe. There are
few citizens who have manifested a
more live interest in the advancement
of, or contributed more freely to, the
progress of Plattsburg than Mr. An
derson. Soon after coming here he
built his residence, and the two-story
brick edifice now occupied by ,J. F.
Metzger's grocery store. In 1878 he.
was elected mayor of the city, and in
1879 he was re-elected to the same
position. Mr. Anderson was a fair
illustration of what can beaecomplish
ed inhere there is a will to, execute.
Thrown upon his own resources when
fifteen years of age, he had by industry
and ,economy attained to a well-merit
ed success. In 1894, at Leavenworth,
he j oined the I. O. O. F., and while a
member of that body held several
important offices in the Lodge of En
campment. At New Market, Platt
county, .he built the 1.0. O. F. hall,
and established the order. In 1878,
he becanue a member of the Lodge in
Plattsbu rg, and during his connection
therewith has held the offices of Sec
retary and Treasurer. He was a Rcp
HOW MR. ROOSEVELT MODESTLY REPLIED TO THE NOTI
FICATION OF HIS NOMINATION.
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I.he Thirteenth District, and was ap
pointed by the Grand Master as Lodge
Deputy for Plattsburg. In 1808, at
New Market, lie became a member of
the Masonac fraternity."
Mr. Anderson had been twice mar
ried, first, in 1801, to Miss Mary Polk,
by whom lie iiad seven children La
yma and Einma, deceased, George W.,
of Lewistown, Mont., Mrs. Kittie
Smith, Lawson, Mrs. Nettie McAdoo,
Hamilton, William E'., Chicago, 111.,
Mrs. Nannie Gant, Kansas City. Mrs.
Anderson's death occurred in 1875.
In 1870 Miss Mollie Ward of Chilli
cothe, became his wife; of this union
eight children, Mrs. Hollenback, Ro
anoak, 111., Mrs. Beilina Rodgers,
Kansas City; Clara B., Neva U., C.
Pearl, Josephine L., Ralph W.,
Robert Emmet, all at home. There
are thirteen children living who were
all present at the time of his death.
He is survived by a wife, thirteen
children and sixteen grandchildren.
October 11,1902, he went to Denver,
Colo., where lie was foreman of con
struction of the New United States
Mint where his health failed. About
two months ago he returned to Kan
sas cit y in hopesof regaininghis health.
SENATOR ROAR DEAD.
Venerable Statesman from Massa
chusetts Dies After Long Illness.
Worcester, Mass., Sept. 30. George
E'risbie Hoar, senior United States
senator from Massachusetts, died at
his heme in this city at 1:35 o'clock
ttiis morning.
The end followed a period of uncon
sciousness that had lasted since early
Tuesday, and came so gently that only
the attending phsicians were aware
of tiie exact moment of his ending.
Tiie attending physicians despaired
of the senator's life six weeks ago,
but. such was the vitality exhibited by
their distinguished patient that even
they were surprised, and Hu* public
was at times led to cherish fait li in an
ultimate recovery. On Sunday last,
however, all hope was abandoned after
a last unsuccessful attempt to admin
ister medicine and nourishment.
Brief lucid intervals were followed by
longer dural ions of the unconscious
ness unt il Tuesday morning when the
venerable statesman sank into a state
of coma from which all efforts to rouse
him proved futile.
THINKS WE ARE BAD.
An "Outsider" Rises to Say Some
thing About Lewistown Morals.
Editor Fergus County Democrat
As you seem to lie energetic and try
ing to conduct a clean paper. 1 thought
1 would try and furnish you ;i few
items.
In the first place, i would like to
give tlie citizens of Lewistown an idea
of what an outsider thinks of their
town. Lewistown is undoubtedly a
booming place and has every facility
for cbnt inning so, providing the af
fairs of-the city are properly conduct
ed. But it takes a country Jake's
breath to see the pace set.
I have been in Montana for 2(» years
and I will say that never in that time
have l been in a town that had as lit
tle regard for the laws o» the state as
is shown in Lewistown, where open
gambling is in evidence in every di
rection. Nervous men may be seen
staking their all on the turn of t he
last card in a stud poker game; ot h
ers dropping their dollars on the num
bers represented by the roulette wheel,
while joining in the din is I lie cry of
the wheel of fortune fakir.
And we have an anti-gambling law.
I had seriously considered moving
my family into Lewistown, but after
a few days' sojourn there I arrived at
the conclusion that any advantages
that might be had in lown were more
than offset, by the chance of pollution
caused by intercource with such a
'stale of a'lairs as exists in your city.
The principal street in Lewistown
is almost a solid saloon, with blear
eyed bums thronging the sidewalks
until it is next to impossible for a
lady without an escort to make way
through their number.
Theory from the politicians' stand
point is, we can do nothing to antag
onize the saloon element, as a man
stands no show of election without
their support.
There is no use switching, for both
sides (or all sides) are alike.
Is not this a fine state of affairs for
an honest voter to run up against! A
Whisky keg exerting more influence
than the great majority of voters!
(Jan the city of Lewistown run the
risk of bearing the title of the tough
est town in tiie state for the few dol
lars paid into her coffers by the gam
ing element?
What are statutes made for, if not
for the maintenance of law and order?
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NEW KNIGHTS IN KENDALL.
nourishing Lodge oi K. of P. Organ
ized in the Big Camp.
Deputy Grand Chancellor El. <). Bu
senburg, accompanied by a number of
members of the Lewistown Lodge of
Knights of Pythias, went to Kendall
last Friday afternoon and instituted
a lodge of Knights in the great cyan
ide camp. The work of institution
occupied E'riday and Saturday nights.
Tiie new lodge begins with a member
ship of about thirty-five of the repre
sentative citizens of Kendall and will
use one of the vacant rooms of the
school house for its meeting place, the
room having been nicely titled up for
that purpose.
The lodge will lie known as Mocca
sin Lodge No. 41, and the following
officers were elected to serve during
the remainder of the year. I)r. Gay
lord McCoy, (\ W. A. Shaules, V.
P. E\ Scott, Prelate: Barney Ber
nier, M. W.; James McKay, M. A.;
John M. Parrent, M. K.; S. 1). Whip
ple. M. E\: Percy Rabau, K. of I!. &
S.: M. C. Purnot, l. G.
One of the pleasant features of the
work was the elegant banquet served
to the visiting Knights by Moccasin
lodge at the close of the ceremonies
Saturday night. A number of Pyth
ians from the Gilt, Edge lodge came
over to assist in the work on that
evening and several other members
of the order living in Kendall, as well
as the Knights from Lewistown en
joyed the hospitality of the new lodge,
covers being laid for nearly sixty per
sons. The banquet was served in the
dining room of the Kendall hotel.
KENDALL NEWS.
E. P. Chandler went to Lewistown
on Tuesday.
H. I. Shaw made a business trip to
Maiden on Saturday.
Robert Henderson went to Lewis
town E'riday afternoon.
Thomas Murray Spencer registered
at the Shaules on Sunday.
O. W. and C. M. Belden of Lewis
town were in Kendall Tuesday.
William Evans, the deputy game
warden from Maiden, Is in town.
David HUgcr of Lewistown was
looking up friends in Kendall Thurs
day.
Mike McGee and Robert Crain of
Butte have come to Kendall and will
remain.
Sam Schott, the well-known travel
ing man from Butte, was in Kendall
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Staughton of
Lewistown registered at the Shaules
on Tuesday.
Miss Linn lias gone to Halbert,
where she will visit' friends for two or
three weeks.
frank Biglen and George Connolly
of Gilt Ldge spent two or three days
in Kendall last week.
Herman Mattern, a mining man
from California, went through the
Kendall mines on Wednesday.
George J. Wiedeman and E'd Wright
of Lewistown were "campaigning" in
Kendall Saturday and Sunday.
J. T. Wunderlin of Lewistown was
a Kendall visitor on Wednesday. He
was accompanied by R. P. Barclay and
P. K. Gilfillan, the mining men from
Butte.
f. Armstrong and Homer A mi
st rung of Great. E'alls were In Kendall
Tuesday looking at the Burr & Craw
ford mining property, in which they
are interested.
Fred Mewis, a miner in the Barnes
King, was injured on Saturday night.
While at work in one of the stopes a
piece of lagging gave way and Mewis
fell through t wo sets of timbers, pain
fully bruising his face and wrenching
a shoulder.
The Knights of Pythias were organ
ized in Kendall on the 29th and 30th
by E. o. Busenburg of Lewistown.
The membership of the lodge is about
forty. Of these sixteen have been
members in another lodge, so that
only twenty-four were initiated into
the secrets of llie knighthood. <>n
the 29th El. P. Durneen served an ele
gant lunch at the lodge hall, and on
the 30th a splendid supper was served
at Durneen's hotel, where the Knights
and t heir visit ing brothers made merry
with toasts and stories apropos of the
occasion. E. O. Busenburg, Eldgar G.
Worden, John Hitch, John Mears, Eld
Wright, P. M. Silloway and E'rank
McKechuie, of Lewistown, and 11. A.
McKee, Lem Hubble, Norman Poland,
Thos. Shepherd, Herbert Knapp, J. J.
Lewis and J. T. Reed of Maiden and
Gilt Edge were the visiting brothers.
The following officers were elected:
C. C., Dr. Gaylord McCoy; V. Will
iam Shaules; prelate, P. F. Scott: M.
of W., Barney Bernier: M. of A., .las.
McKay; K. of It. and S., Percy Italian;
M. of F., Samuel Whipple; M. of El.,
J. M. Parrent; inside guard, Robert
Wedlock: outside guard, W.G. Permit.
Read the E'ergus County Democrat
if you want the news.
Presbyterian Announcements.
Tiie Young People's Society of Chris
tian Endeavor will meet Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock, to lie led by Miss
Anna Hobensack. All young people
will find a welcome here.
'1 lie regular monthly meeting of the
Home Workers' Society and the
Woman's Missionary Society will be
on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the llilger home,to he entertained by
Mrs. llilger and Mrs. Harrow. A so
cial time and a missionary program
will be provided and light refresh
ments served at tiie close. A welcome
is extended lo all ladies especially
strangers.
Offering for E'reedmen next Sunday.
Presbytery and Synod next week.
IIknuy Quickenden, Pastor.
Attention, Democrats!
i here will lie a meeting of tiie dem
ocratio central committee in theofflee
ol Do Kalb & Ayers every Saturday
night.
Subscribe for The E'ergus County
Democrat.
We need money. Do you need a
No. 1 harness? If so, let us get to
gether. We have reduced $55 harness
to $45.—Stafford's Harness Shop.
PRESBYTERIANS
TO MEET HERE
The Presbytery of Great Falls and
Synod of Montana Convene in
Lewistown Next Week.
SPLENDID SERVICES ASSURED
Local Church Preparing to Entertain
a Large Crowd-A Cordial Invi
tation to All.
The pastor. Rev. Henry (Quicken
den. and members of t he Lewistown
Presbyterian church, are making prep
arations to entertain a large crowd of
visitors next week, which will he the
occasion of the annual meeting of the
presbytery of Great E'alls and also of
the synod of Montana. Almost every
church in the state is expected to send
delegates to the meet ings, and all who
come will lie extended a hearty wel
come by the hospitable people of Lew
istown. The programs of I he two
meetings contain the names of some
of the most earnest and eloquent
members of the Presbyterian ministry
in tills state. At. least, one distin
guished member of the ministry from
outside of this state, the Rev. J. Bev
eridge Lee of Milwaukee, Wis., will lie
present at the synodical meeting.
Every one lias a cordial invitat ion to
he present at all of the meetings,
which promise to lie of great, interest.
E'ollowing is the program:
Tuesday, Oct. tl 7:3u p. m.: Ser
mon by Rev. A. Kerr of Kendall. Elec
tion of officers.
Wednesday, Oct. 12 9 a.m.: Devo
tional exercises, led by Rev. El. M.
Ellis of Helena. 9:30 to 12: Presby
terial business. 2 to 5 p. m.: Presby
terlal business. 7:30 p. in.: Address,
"Better Spirit ami Methods in the
Sunday School Work," Rev. EJ. M.
Ellis of Helena.
Address, "The Improvement of the
Young People's Work," Rev. G. A.
Wilber of Bent on.
Thursday, Oct. 13 9 a. in.: Devo
tional exercises, led by Jas. Rayburn,
S. S. Missionary. 9:30 to 12: Presby
terial business. 7:30 p. m.: Retiring
moderator's sermon by Rev. A. K.
Baird, I). I). Election of officers. In
formal reception to delegates at the
close.
Friday. October 14. 9 a. m.: Devo
tional Exercises led by Elder 1*. Koch
of Bozeman. 9:30 to 12: Synodical
Business. 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.: Synodi
cal Business. 4:15 p. m. Special Order:
College Board Report, and Address
on "The Religious Education Associa
tion," by Rev. It. M. Donaldson of
Bozeman. 7:30 p. m.: "The Church
Abroad," Address by Rev. Walter
Hays of Missoula. Address also by
Miss Lena Thomas Granger upon the
work among the Mexicans in the
United States. Miss Thomas repre
sents the Woman's Board of Home
Missions and this meeting is tobea
joint one with the Woman's Synodi
cal Missionary Society.
Saturday, October, 15. 9 a.m.: De
votional exercises led by Rev. E. M.
Calvin of Miles City. 9:30 to 10:30.:
Synodical Business. 10:30: Address
on the "American Standard Revised
Bible," by Elder P. Koch of Bozeman.
Special Order. Saturday afternoon.
Left for the disposition of the Synod.
7:3<)p.m.: Address "Louisiana Pur
chase Missions," by Rev. Dr. W. N.
Sloan of Helena. Address on "Evan
gelism," by Rev. J. Beveridge Lee of
Milwaukee, Wis., representing the
General Assembly's Committee on
Elvangelistie Work.
Sunday, October 19. 11 a. m.: Mod
erator's Sermon. 1:15 to 2:15 p. m.:
Sunday School, to be addressed by
Rev. A. Pringle of Kalispell. 3:30 p.
ni.: Evangelistic Conference led by
Rev. J. Beveridge Lee, I). 1). Cele
bration of Lord's Supper to follow,
Rev. ('. E\ Richaadson presiding. 7:30:
Address to Young People by Rev. F.
E. Bancroft of Deer Lodge. 8 p. m.:
Sermon by Rev. J. Beveridge Lee,
I). D.
Dissolution Notice.
The partnership heretofore existing
between Joseph Bertrand and Peter
Shannon is dissolved by mutual con
sent. Mr. Peter Shannon will collect
all bills due the firm and also pay ail
bills due by the firm.
Joseph Bkutkand,
Petek Shannon.
First Pub. Sept. 13.