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Fergus County Democrat.
Vol. I. No. 15
LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, TUESDAY, NOV. 22, 1904.
Price 5 Cents.
OmCIAL COUNT
IS COMPLETED
The County Commissioners Finished
the Work last Tuesday Evening
and Agony Is Over.
SLATER LEADS BY TWENTY-ONE
Popular Sheriff will Hold Office for
Another Two Years—Will
„ Make no Changes.
The county commissioners met last
Tuesday evening and canvassed the
vote of this county at the last election.
No changes were made by the official
count and the court house will be dem
ocratic for the next two years at least.
'Hie closest race was between Lincoln
{'. Slater and George W. Cook for the
office of sheriff, the official count giv
ing it to the popular Democratic nom
inee by a plurality of 21. Edwin P.
^Chandler had only 78 the best of Geo.
Canon, but the other pluralities were
of a more advanced variety. MacMil
lan, the candidate for sheriff, received
the highest vote cast for any of the
Socialist candidates, 217 being his
vote. To the Democrat Sheriff Slater
announced that there will be no
changes in his office and his under
sheriff and deputies will retain their
daces unless they desire to retire.
Following are the total votes for
the candidates and the pluralities of
the respective winers:
Republican electors, 1,656; Demo
cratic electors, 821. Republican ma
jority. 835.
For representative in congress:
Gormley, Deni., 937; Dixon, Rep., 1,
",. 17 . Dixon's xilurality, 564.
For governor; Toole, Dem., 1,327;
Lindsay. Rep., 1,265. Toole s plurality
For lieutenant governor; King,
Hep.. 1,507; Noris, Dem., 1.014. King's
plurality, 493.
For secretary of state; Ronmey,
Dem., 1,011; Yoder, Rep.. 1,428. Yo
der's plurality, 417.
For chief justice: Brantley, Rep.,
1,492; Smith, Dem., 998. Brantley's
plurality, 494.
For clerk of supreme court: Mc
Rea, Dem., 1,036; Athey. Rep.. 1.439.
fuhey's plurality, 403.
, For attorney general: Hall. Dem..
I,"08; Galen, Rep.. 1.445. Galen's
plurality, 437.
For state treasurer: Browne. Dem.,
1,043; Rice, Rep., 1,428. Rice's plur
ality, 3S5.
For state auditor: Goodwin, Dem.,
pjjl; Cunningham, Rep., 1,451. Cun
ningham's plurality, 470.
For superintendent public instruc
tion; Kay, Dem., 9S9; Harmon, Rep .
t ,438. Harmon's plurality, 449.
Cor house representatives: Dennis,
Item.. 1,058; Hilgor, Dem., 1,107,
\Viedeman, Rep., 1,242; Hedges; Rep.,
1.647. Hedges plurality, 240: Wiede
nutns plurality, 184.
For judge Tenth district: Cheadle,
Hep.. 1.934: Watkins, Soc., 119. Chea
dies majority 1.815.
For sheriff: Slater. Dem.. 1,249;
Cook. Rep.. 1.228. Slater's plurality,
21 .
. For county, treasurer: Canon. Deni.,
1.219; Chandler, Rep.. 1,297. Chand
ler's plurality, 78.
For clerk and recorder: Hazen.
Dem.. 1,382; Sellers. Rep., 1,129, Haz
en's plurality, 153.
For county attorney; Ayers, Dem.,
1.457; Belden. Rep.. 1,127. Ayers'
plurality, 330.
'*For clerk of district court: Ititcn,
Dem.. 1,433; Wright, Rep.. 1.120.
Hitch's plurality, 313.
For county assessor: Pick, Dent..
1.4S5: Plum.. Rep., 1,060. Pick's plur
ality. 135.
For county superintendent of in
struction: Miss Meyersick, Dem., 2.
474; Stoner, Soc., 93. Miss Meyer
sick's majority, 2,381.
For county surveyor: Hogeland,
Dem.. 1,127; Wasmansdorff, Rep., 1,
356. Wasmansdorff's plurality. 229.
For coroner; Wilson. Dem., 1,027;
V^tix. Rep.. 1.382. Attix's plurality.
Will Fight in Bntte.
A great deal of interest is being
taken i>> the coming Reiliy-Flynn
tight, which will beheld in the Broad
way theater November 23. Flynn is
hard at work at the l£nion hall, in
Merdcrville, and yesterday sparred
six fast rounds with injian doe
Ketchel and "Doc Flynn. Reilly is
training at Alhambra Springs with
Fred Russel, who is an excellent
trainer, and should put his man from
the coast in good shape.
Word was received from Reilly
yesterday that he had been out hunt
ing with Russel and that he had
climbed all over the hills back of the
hotel and went through the Antelope
mountains in search of game. They
came back loded down with grouse
and jackrabbits. He is pleased with
his training quarters, and is giving a
great deal of attention to the medi
cine ball and the punching bag in
order to work up his strength and
speed. Sunday Reilly sparred with
Russel and mike Sullivan, and in the
afternoon took a long run through
the hills with Posey Baily, the foot
racer.
The first bet on the fight was made
last night at $50 even between Craig
and McCall, the former took Flynn
and the latter backed Reilly.
NORRIS IS SURELY ELECTED.
119
351
404
____ 10
199
256
____ 4044
256
175
291
354
.... 165
.... 5455
5062
____ 393
The Hon. E. W. King Defeated by
Over Three Hundred Votes.
The closest race in the state at
the recent election was that for the
lieutenant governorship. The Repub
licans have claimed all along that
there was a chance for King to win,
but there appears to be no longer
any doubt that Norris is elected by
about 400 plurality. The figures be
low show the plurality for one or the
other of these candidates in the sever
al counties; the official count has
been completed in all of them ex
cept Dawson, Gallatin and Silver Bow.
It hardly seems possible that the offi
cial count in these three would show
'errors enough in the unofficial fig
ures to overcome Noras' lead:
Counties— Norris. King.
Beaverhead .................. 31
Broadwater.............. 185 ....
Carbon ...................... 237
Cascade ..................... 74
Chouteau .................... 734
Custer ...................... 363
Dawson ..................... 307
Deer Lodge .............. 438 ....
Fergus ...................... 493
Flathead .................... 374
Gallatin ............ .... 44
Jefferson ................ 235 ....
Lewis and Clarke ....... 371.....
Madison ................. 7 ....
Meagher.........
Missoula ........
Bark ............
Powell ..........
Ravalli ..........
Rosebud .........
Slver Bow .......
Sweet Grass ....
Teton ...........
Valley ...........
Yellowstone .....
Granite..........
Total........
Norris' plurality
JAKE RALSTON MURDERED.
Found Dead With a Bullet Through
His Head.
Choteau, Nov. 18. News was
brought to this city at an early hour
this morning of the finding of the
dead body of Jake Ralston by Leon
ard Lownds in the Sun River
mountains yesterday evening. Rals
ton was lying in bed dead with a bul
let through his intestines. Only mea
ger facts are known as to the cause
of the tragedy, and a diary kept by
the dead man gives about all the
clew the authorities have by which
to apprehend the murderer. It ap
pears that. Ralston kept a daily ac
count of his doings, and the last item
was that written on November 13,
1904. It reads: "I have been up
against Jim's gun and am just, shot."
Jake Ralston was well known in
this section as a guide and trapper.
He was spending the winter in the
Sun River mountains. The man
"Jim" referred to above is supposed
to be James Fisher, who stayed with
the Ralstons last winter in the
mountains, and who, it is said, is a
fugitive from justice in Alaska and
that a reward hangs over his head.
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Kerr, with a
posse, departed for the scene of the
tragedy immediately after Mr. Lownds
arrived in the city. On account of
the illness of Ralston's father, F. F.
Ralston, Sr.. Mr. Lownds went to the
camp at the head of Sun river to no
tify Jake, and upon his arrival there
found the lx>dy as stated. No ar
rangements have lieen made for the
funeral.
James Ralston of Kendall is a
brother to Jake Ralston, the account
of whose violent death is given al>ove.
Jim was called to that part of the
country last week to see his father
who is very ill.
FRED VOGLE IS
UP FOR TRIAL
Stockman Accused of Branding Calf
Belonging to N. M. McCauley Is
Before Court.
LIST OF CASES AND JURORS
Seven Criminal Cases Docketed-The
Jury Session Will Hold on Almost
to the Holidays.
The semi-annual jury term of tha
district court convened at 10 o'clock
this morning. After the usual pre
liminaries, the first case on the crim
inal docket, the case of state vs. Vog
lo, was called tor trial. A jury was
secured shortly after noon and wit
nesses have been heard. Vogle is
charged with the larceny of a calf be
longing to N. M. McCauley. A large
number of witnesses have been exam
ined and the case is 'expected to go
to the jury this afternoon. County
Attorney O. W. Belden is appearing
for the state and Frank E. Smith and
De Kalb & Ayers represent the de
fendant.
There are seven crimual - cases
which are likely to be tried and it Is
doubtful If they are all completed this
week. It will probably be the 1st of
December before the civil docket is
entered upon.
Following are the crimual cases
which have been set for trial; State
vs. Vogle, grand larceny; State vs.
Vogle, assult in second degree; State
vs. Reed, assult In first degree; State
vs. Wells and Anderson, grand lar
ceny; State vs. Smith, grand larceny;
State vs. Beua, burglary.
Civil docket: DeWitt vs. Morase,
Nov. 30; Bright vs. Lamb, Nov. 30;
Fowler vs. Irish, Dec. 1st; McDonnel
vs. Hamilton, Dec. 1; Tiegen vs. Bean,
Dec. 2nd: Bean vs. Stein, Dec. 3rd;
Barrows vs. Gold Reef Mining Com
pany, Dee. 5th; Deranleau vs. Mont
ana R. R. Co.. Dec. 7th; Jones vs. von
Tobel, Dec. 9tli; Riser vs. Stuart et
el, Dec. 10th; Riser vs. Long et el,
Dec. 12th; Spangler vs. McCauley,
Dec. 15th; Barnes vs. Johns, Dec.
16th. Other civil cases may be set as
Bley come to issue before the jury is
dismissed.
The following jurors have been sub
poenaed; R. G. Pen well, W. Slieill, W.
B. Slreill, T. J. Waddle, J. W. Dough
erty. A. Jackman, p. s. Scott, L. A.
Meyers. William Dundom jr., Theo
Hogeland, W. B. Sullenger, C. W. .Mc
Donnell. N. J. Littlejohn, Lewisiown;
W. H. Barney, j. j. Sigafoos. Sam
Lutz, Garneill; William Fergus, jr.,
Christina; Ernest Luckett, Utica;
Frank Walters. Gunton; C. E. White,
Armells: Jeromo Lewrighl, Phil
brook; C. P. Culver. John Jenni, T. M.
Conway. Lewistown; Chas. Ruck, Den
ton; .1. W. Bock, Lewistown; John
Elliot. Hlghiield; J. H. Sanford, Rog
ers; Louis Lehman, F. M. Partridge,
Lewistown: Henry Montgomery,
Philbrook; E H. Tuttle, Stanford; W.
M. Smith, Rockford; John Morrison,
Stanford: T. R. Mullock. Kendall;
John Arthur, Lewistown; J. IT. Will
iams, Gilt Edge; Andrew Green,
lewistown; Henry Willis, Elso;
James M. Campbell, Utica: W. R.
Moods, J. P. Bam'es, Lewistown.
WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL.
An Interesting Sermon Delivered by
Rev. Quickenden.
Rev. Henry Quickenden preached at
the Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing on the "Thanksgiving Spirit ' and
took for his text Eph. 5, 20: "Giving
thanks always for all things in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God,
even the Father." Mr. Quickenden
spoke in part as follows;
"The president, the governor and
the church have all reminded us of
that good old Pilgrim custom, which
we hope shall never pass away. We
are called together to thank God for
his goodness to us as individuals and
as a nation. We do well then to count
over the favors of heaven. So full,
so rich, so free are they that we are
unable to tell them over in (lie one
thanksgiving day. u may prove pro
fitable if we tell what we can. but
above all things make sure that this
day helps us to acquire the thanks
giving spirit in order that we may
be found thankful every day in the
year. It is possible to have born with
us the abiding spirit of gratitude, joy
ous and abounding.
'We can understand this thanksgiv
ing spirit better if we think of it as
a resultant of three spirits combined
appreciation, dependence and ex
pression.
We need .rsl of all a spirit of just
appreciation. We are never thankful
till we know that we have the good
gifts ol Clod and realize their value.
Many men do not have the sense of
possession. The rich are notoriously
inappreciative. And the man who
counts his lot the meanest in the
world does not realize what Emerson
felt made any man rich when he said:
'Give me health and a day and I will
make the pomp of emperors ridicu
lous.' Even when we know that we
have received somewhat of God wc do
not appraise it at its just value. What
is most needful to a simple, joyous
and enduring life cannot be withheld
from the humblest, by any corporation
trust or oppressor. Air, sunshine, wa
ter, simple food, shelter and the inner
light cannot be cornered. Who can
appraise at their full value the com
mon blessings sent of our heavenly
Father? If we begin to enumerate
where shall we end? Time would
fail us and tongue to tell of our won
derful country with the state of Tex
as more roomy than all England, with
our whole land, as Bishop Fallows
says, capable, when tilled, of suppos
ing half a billion people, having thtco
million square miles of territory, twen
ty-six thousand miles of riverway,
twelve thousand miles of indented
shore, a land, arable and temperate
'through whose gates famine never
jet hath entered.' We have the cli
mate that spurs on and yet restrains.
And how we have prospered. Ten
cents a day good wages in China;
20 cents a day good wages in Japan;
75 cents a day good wages in Ger
many; one dollar a day good wages
in England. What have we? High
schools and academies, over six thous
and, colleges more than four hundred
and eighty, church without number
and good men to meet every crisis
of our national life.
"To have and to liolu the thankful
spirit is to possess in addition the
spirit of filial dependence. No man
is thankful if what he has, however
valuable, cones by his own unaided
strength, or from impersonal forces
that no one. could either help or liin
fler. Let us hasten to acknowledge
our dependence not as slaves, but as
sons upon a loving and almighty
Father, who creates and controls all
at his will and then bestows upon us
freely what we need. We merely
meet conditions of bestowment, while
God gives. We need not to wrest our
blessings from an unwilling God. !L
is his delight to be to us a father, and
to find in us the upward look of sons.
"The last factor in the thanksgiving
spirit is the spirit of grateful expres
sion. All life is expression and living
thankfulness finds expression in deeds
and words. If the spirit of thankful
ness is within us it will find its appro
priate outlet. Praise is comely in the
upright. Our money, our time, our
talents spent upon God's poor or to
advance the worship of God and the
causes dear to his heart and germane
to his righteous purposes, join with
our voices to yield thanksgiving unto
God."
Will Leave Lewistown.
The information that the Rev.
Father J. M. Verruaat will leave
Lewistown within the next fortnight
or three weeks will lie received with
sincerest regrets by a large number
of people in this city and vicinity. He
has been assigned to Red Lodge and
will take charge of his new parish as
soon as iiersonal matters can lie so ar
ranged. He will l>e succeeded here by
the Rev. Father Van Clarenlieck of
Billings and the Billings church will
be looked after by the present pastor
at Red Lodge. Father Vernuiat has
been in Lewistown for over live years
and during that time, has done a
great, work for his church. When he
came, the church building was in a
very poor condition, there was indebt
edness of several hundred dollars
hanging over the property and a great
need of reorganization in church af
fairs. The new pastor has worked as
siduously for the good of his people
and his lalxirs have been crowned
with success. The church is now one
of the neatest in the city, the home
of t he pastor is neatly furnished and
a hospital is being started. These
things together with the spirit ual up
building which he has accomplished
make him entirely deserving ol' the
esteem in which he is held. His trans
fer to Red Lodge is in the nature of
a promotion as the congregation of
that place Is one of the largest in the
state and the work is extensive. All
in Lewistown will take pleasure in
wishing him unbounded success in
his new field of endeavor.
BIG BOOM IN
WOOL MARKET
All Classes and Grades of Stock are
Rapidly Becoming Smaller on
Eastern Markets.
PURCHASED ON THE SHEEP'S BACK
Conditions Unequaled in Twenty-five
Years—Sensational Advance
in Australians.
The boom in the wool market of the,
country is now the greatest sinoe
187!) and lias been unprecedented dur
ing any period in the last twenty-five
years. All grades of stock are rapidly
becoming smaller and prices arc grad
ually advancing. The supply of wool
in the United States at the present
time is the least on hand for years,
and the wool which buyers would not
purchase three months ago is taken
eagerly now at fancy prices. During
the past week, according to the Now
York Commercial, there has been a
sensational advance in the price ol'
wool In Australia which has lieen ma
terially felt in this country.
According to the Commercial there
will he no wool left unsold in the
west by shearing time the staple
article already being contracted at ad
vanced figures on the stieep's back.
Continuing, that paper says:
As stocks of wool in the Boston
market become smaller, demand seems
to lie more urgent. All classes of
stock arc now very limited. There
are more heavy shrinkage wools than
of any other kind. These consumers
would not, have them three months
ago. but they are buying them now
and paying prices which will make
wool cost them, clean, as high as 65 to
70 cents, the latter price for the
heavy shrinkage fine staple Wyoming.
All grades of staple are sought and
bought up as fast as negotiations can
he completed. Large manufacturers
have, been among the buyers this
week, medium-sized mills have taken
all the good territory they could get
and some Philadelphia dealers have
been picking up quarter-blood fleeces.
The sensation of the week lias been
the advice from Australia of very lili
eral buying of crossbreds and merinos
at about 10 per cent advance over last
year's prices. Americans have been
the most liberal purchasers so far in
that market and their private cables
indicate that the market there is re
markably strong and active, prices
having advanced materially since the
opening.
One much desired clip sold at, lOJd
which is 2-id higher than last season,
while 16Jd has been paid for merinos
and 13|d for crossbreds, in fact
Americans have, paid pricoss there
which will make the wool cost, clean
and landed from 90 to 95cents. Asa
result crossbreds have been advanced
here and the prices now run about, as
follows: Wool spinning 40s, 48 cents;
46s, 56 cents; 50s, 65 cents; 70s, 8.'gri)85
cents: 70s and above, 88(«>90 cents.
A good Australian quarter, shrink
ing, say 25 per cent, now sells at 37
cents, costing clean 50i cents, while
domestic quarters, shrinking 44 per
cent, are now held for 33 cents or 59
cents clean, and 311 cents lias tiecn
paid for good Indiana wool, delivered.
It will be seen, therefore, that do
mestic quarters arc up to the import
ing point. Strength in Australians
lias stiffened all fine wools.
Boston operators continue to buy
heavily in Argentina and are reported
to have taken a larger quantity of
staple than in any previous year to
this date, paying from 231 to 25 cents
for the (test crossbreds, costing, at
the latter figure, 36 cents landed in
Boston, duty paid. These wools,
therefore, must fetch at least 37 cents
or 55 cents clean. Local people are
likewise scouring Europe, and one
New England mill is reported to he
making extensive purchases there.
In the west, if reports are to be be
lieved. there will be little of the 1905
clip unsold when the sheep are sheared.
Over 20,000.000 pounds of Utah, Idaho
and Montana are already contracted
for. This week 19 cents has been paid
for 1905 Utah, 20 cents for Idaho and
over 20 cents for Montana. On the
whole dealers have to track hack to
1879 for a time when the st atistical
situation of wool was anything like
the present, the booms of 1897 and
1899 lieing insignificant in comparison.
Territories as usual lead in the vol
ume of sales this week and will con
tinue to so long as there are any left,
sell. Sizable quantities of the
kinds wanted are now so very scarce
that small mills are the principal buy
ers of the odd lots sold. Both graded
stock and original clips have been
taken in Wyomings, Utalis, Nnvadas
and Arizonas at. top prices, holders
being assured of their position by the
figures being paid for 1905 ungrown
wool.
Quotations on territories are about
follows: 1-blood', 53@55e; 8-blood,
55c; 1-blood, 58c; fine medium cloth
ing, 60c; fine medium staple, 65C«)G7c.
Some medium clip Mnntonas and lda
lios have lieen sold for 23(q>24 cents
and 9,00o pounds of fine medium Utah
origininal bags shrinking 73 per
cent at 151(d)l7e, or 58 conks dean.
New fall New Mexicans have brought.
cents, clean, landed, and dealors
are still buying good tine and lino me
dium territories at G0@62c, whore
they can get them for speculative
purposes. Total sales of territories
have lieen about 6,400,000 pounds.
CALLED HIM A "BLACK COON."
Tobie Hickman Would not Stand for
the Base Insinuation.
John Fisher, head barber in the ne
gro shop on lower Main street is in
the hospital suffering from a broken
ankle and Tobias Hickman is minus
a five dollar William as a direct resuit
of a little encounter in the Exchange
saloon Thursday morning.
According to Tobe, who is an ordi
narilj' reliable sort of an Elhoplun, ho
went, into the "culled" shop several
flays prior to the encounter for the
purpose of getting a shave. Ho had
"de coin' in his pocket to liquidate
for the shave and was considerably
put out when the barber told him that
negro patrons had to wait until after
8 o'clock to be waited upon| Never
thelesr, he swallowed Ills wrath and
passed out of the shop. He says that
he. did "ilrap a few sarcasticisms," but
nol sufficient to "consult, a coon bah
bah."
Him the dignity of the ebonated
whisker umputator was evidently rut
iled as he promptly lauded on Tobe the
first Lime they met. which happened
to lie in the restaurant of Jack White
in the rear of the Exchange. Tube
says that Ire went iu there "peac'bly"
and was not "agitatin' for' any fistic
conbobolation." hid that the fellow
jumped on him and called him u "black
coon" and followed up tne Verbal as
sail It with a right swing, landing on
the inoffensive Tobe's "solah complex
us right iiuduli the Iowan jaw."
Tobias right here showed a wonder
ful pugilistic versatility. Running his
hand down into an iron cuspidor, he
closed up his list and went, after his
"'sailer" with life rather formidable
weapon . A few sledge blows with the
cuspidor sent Fisher to the floor, hors
de combat. As he fell, tie twisted and
"broke a hone in his loft ankle. Mar
shal li'ebb took Tobe in low while the
doctors fixed Fisher up. Aside from
the broken bone tie bud several sc
vere cuts in his head from which he
hied profusely. Tolu was brought
down from the hastile Friday morning
and paid a fine of $100 assessed by
Police Magistrate MacGowan, disturb
ance of the peace being the cl large
against him.
Elks' Memorial.
The B. 1'. O. of Elks of Lewistown
are making preparations t o celebrate
t.iieir annual memorial day on a more
elaborate scale than ever before. The
first Sunday in December is the day
upon which Elks gather for the pur
pose of paying the tributes of respect,
to those who tiave passed into the
Great Beyond. Up to this year the
custom lias not held the deepest sig
nificance for the local lodge, as there
has not lieen a death among the mem
bership of the Lewistown lodge. But
since the last memorial day was ob
served. deatli lias claimed one of the
truest and most beloved members of
the local organization, Dr. Frederick
Treacy, and for that reason, the day
will lie observed with a deeper sense
ol its true meaning than ever liefore.
The services will be held in Culver's
iialI at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of
December 4th and all are invited to
be present. The hall will be beauti
fully decorated and the services will
bo of the most impressive character.
Charles M. Webster of Great Falls
will deliver the memorial address and
Frank E. Smith of the local lodge will
deliver the eulogy. Special music will
be rendered bytWrst DeCamp, violin
ist and Miss Bpach. soloist, of Helena.
Miss Lena Newell of this city will re
cite Thunatopsis.