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Fergus County Democrat.
Tol. I. No. 18
LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY, MONT' NA, TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 1904.
Price 5 Cents.
OFFICIAL COUNT
OF STATE VOTE
Tie Vete fer Toole Exceeds That of
Teddy, While Norris Has 1,300
to Spare.
REMAINDER OF TICKET REPUBLICAN
Interesting Summary of Results as
Shown by State Canvassing Board
-Legislature Republican.
President Theodore Roosevelt car
ried Montana by a plurality of 11,842
votes. This was demonstrated this
morning when the state board of can
vassers completed the official canvass
of the returns from every county m
• he scale and the results were an
nounced. Joseph W. Dixon received
a plurality of 6,228 and thus was re
elected to represent Montana in con
gress. Governor Toole's plurality is
8,420, while Edwin C. Norris, the
Democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor, was elected uy a majority
of 1,331 over E. W. King, the Republi
can nominee. hTe pluralities attain
ed by the other candidates vary from
less than 1,000 to over 3,000. The
amendments to the constitution were
carried by overwhelming votes.
The board of canvassers this morn
ing heard the argument of F. E. Stran
ahan, who claims that he was elected
judge of the Twelfth judicial district,
composed of Chouteau and Valley
counties. He maintained that the
votes cast for him there should be
counted, and that he should be de
clared elected. Judge Tatlen, the
present incumbent, who was elected
two yeais ago. and it was claimed by
Mr. Stiauahan that the new judge
should have been clioscn at. the gen
eral election, and not in an 'oil'year.
The certificates of election were at
once made out and signed by the can
vassers. The candidates present at
once received theirs.
Presidential Vote.
The vote as announced for president
is an average made of the votes ,e
cfcived by each of the presidential
electors, and is as follows:
Parker .............. * ........
.22,352
Watson .....................
. .-1.493
Debs .......................
. 5,529
Swallow ....................
327
Socialist Labor ..............
190
Roosevelt's plurality ......
.11,842
Representative.
Joseph W. Dixon ............
.32,957
\. C. Gormley ..............
.26,729
r. F. Walsh .................
Dixon's plurality ..........
. 6,228
Governor.
toseph K. Toole ............
. 35,377
William Lindsay............
.26,957
M. G. O' M ally ...............
.. 3,431
Toole's plurality ..........
. 8.420
Lieutenant Governor.
Edwin C. Norris ...........
.30,167
B. W. King..................
.28.836
.1. W. Frinke................
. 3,865
Norris' plurality ..........
. 1.331
Secretary -" State.
. 28,650
A. N. Yoder ................
. .29,560
Henry Lynch ...............
. . 3,932
Yoder's plurality ..........
910
Chief Justice.
t). F. Smith ................
Theodore Brantly............
G. M. Parr ..................
. . 3,805
Brantly's plurality .........
. . 1,691
Clerk of Supreme Court.
Finlay McRae ..............
. .28,493
John T. Athey .............
. .29,817
John Peters .................
. . 3,958
Athey s plurality ..........
.. 1,324
Attorney General.
Charles F. Hall ..............
..27,555
A. J. Galen ...................
. .30,895
E. O. Jackson ..............
. . 3,643
Galen's plurality ...........
State Treasurer.
1. H- Rice ..................
Brick Olson ................
.. 3,871
Rice's plurality ...........
.. 1,629
State Auditor.
S'. E. Goodwin .............
. .27,978
U. K. Cunningham ...........
. .29,911
W. C. Phelps ...............
.. 3,840
Cunningham's plurality ...
.. 1,933
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
J. M. Kay .................
W. E. Harmon .............
. .29,814
R. A. German ..............
Harmon's plurality .......... 2,0 lu
Child Labor Amendment.
For ......... ___>,_^8.63l
Majority for ...............
Eight Hour Amendment.
24,889
For ..........
29,237
Against .....
2,386
Majority for
26,851
The following table shows the vote
for representative by counties;
Dixon. Gormley. Walsh
Beaverhead ..
...967
712
18
Broadwater ..
. 375
457
27
Carbon ......
. 1,048
581
393
Cascade .....
1,796
294
Chouteau ....
649
43
Custer ......
. 807
354
19
Dawson .....
. 770
249
22
Deer Lodge .
.1,630
1,462
175
Fergus ......
.1,537
973
103
Flathead ____
.1,941
1,058
139
Gallatin .....
.1,593
1,300
116
Granite .......
. 626
498
23
Jefferson ....
. 598
697
121
Lewis & Clarke 2,270
1,879
293
Madison .....
.1,243
1,119
40
Meagher ____
. 443
280
7
Missoula ....
.2,431
1,033
287
Park ........
.1,371
692
310
I-'owell ......
. 689
444
21
Ravalli ......
.1,048
659
176
Rosebud .....
.. 480
163
10
Silver Bow ..
.4,210
8,115
1.33J
Sweet Grass .
. 553
185
43
Teton ........
. 765
461
14
Valley ......
. 744
359
6
Yellowstone ..
.1,160
554
56
Total ......
32,957
26,729
4,025
Dixon's plurality...
.6,226
District Judges.
The official canvass on the vote for
district judges was as follows:
First district—Smith. 2,700, Balliet
1,922, Clements 1,998, Lewis 1,467,
Conneff 1.
Second district—Bourquin 6,753,
Donlan 6,502, Breen 5,594, Forrestei
5,198, G. J. Langford 1,097, Kohl 928.
Third—Winston 2.849, Napton 2,
543.
Fourth—Webster 4,897.
Fifth—Callaway 2,911. Parker 2,
513.
Sixth—Henry 3,609, Mattison I,
Marsh 1.
Seventh—Loud 2,763, Hereford 1,
841.
Eighth—Stephenson 1,974, Leslie 2,
017, Dickinson 267.
Ninth—Stewart 2,530, Pease 1,911.
Tenth—Cheadle 1,934, Watkins 119,
Worden 1.
Eleventh—Erickson 2,257, Pomeroy
1,967.
Twelfth—Tattan (not counted),
Stranahan.
The board took no action on the
judicial vote of the Twelfth judicial
district, not canvassing It pending the
contest.
Buy Economy Flour and
have good bread.
BIGGER PEOPLE.
Are Likely Yet to be Mixed Up in the
Land Frauds Cases.
Portland, Ore., Dec. 11.—It is the
intention of the government to Dress
the rest of the cases in connection
with the land fraud conspiracy which
have been docketed for this term of
the United States circuit court, in
order, if possible, to finish them be
fore the holidays.
The presence of Special Proeccutor
F. J. Henri is required in Washington,
D. G., to argue the Hyde-Dimond
cases, which will come before the
United States supreme court on ap
peal shortly after January 1. It Is
Henri's wish to avoid asking for a
continuance of the cases pending his
absence.
The federal grand jury will be call
ed between now and Christmas to
consider new evidence that has been
collected by Special Inspector A. R.
Green.
While no names arc as yet openly
connected with the evidence which is
said to be m Got. Green's hands for
consideration, nevertheless, it is be
lieved that District Attorney J. H.
Hall intends to ask the indictment of
persons of ipore than locift promi
nence, who will make still more sen
sational the already famous cases.
Notice of Dis&olition of Partnership.
M. Ii. Woodman and J. H. Charters,
doing business under the firm name
of Woodman & Charters, i»a ve d issol ved
partnership, the dissolution dating
from Dec. I, 1904. All bills duo said
firm are payable at the First National
Bank.
M. L. Woodman.
J. H. Charters.
Economy Flour $3.35 per
100 l bs nf Powe r's.
SNOW OR RAIN
BADLY NEEDED
Beautiful Weather Which Is Being
Experienced Here Is Not an
Unmixed Blessing.
THERE IS PLENTY OF HAY IN SIGHT
Stockmen and Ranchers of Fergus
County Are in nu Danger of Run
ing Short of Feed.
Although many encomiums are paus
ed every day on the beautiful weather
which has prevailed in this part of
the country all fall, there are many
who would like to see a little change
for the worse. There have been few
times within the memories of ttie old
est inhabitants when there was such
an extended drouth as the one which
commenced last spring early and is
yet unbroken. There have been small
showers and one or two Hurries of
snow but never sufficient to really
soak the ground. In many places
there lias not been enough moisture
to start the fall sown grain or to keep
the usually reliable springs ilowing.
Ranchers and stockmen would like
to see a good soft snow or a good
soaking rain before the cold weather
starts in. The business men in the
cities would also welcome a little spell
of bad weather as it would give them
ail opportunity to dispose of some of
their winter goods. An old resident
who has long been a close observer of
weather conditions in this part of the
state informs the Democrat that, in
his opinion, this will not. he a. partic
ularly hard winter, lie expects cold
weal her, of course, and snow but not
so much of either as usual.
Tiie following interview in the Hel
ena Record of Saturday with R. L.
Hamilton who was in that city last
week gives a correct idea of stock and
range conditions in this county:
"We have done no feeding with the
exception of a few calves," said Mr.
Hamilton, "and we would do that
anyway, snow or no snow. There lias
been the finest winter so far that I
tiave seen for years. We generally
have had several big storms by this
time, and then the weather would
clear off until after Christmas, but
this year we have had hardly enough
snow which is necessary for all
purposes.
"At the present time a little snow
would bo a good thing. You see,
there is feed up in the mountains
which has not. been touched by stock
since last spring. Now, if we had
some snow, the cattle could get at
this; otherwise they have to travel
too far to water. They must, feed
during this kind of weather within
easy distance of t he creeks or water
holes, whereas if there was snow on
the ground there they would not have
to come in at all.
"There was not nearly as much
stock shipped out of Fergus county
this fall as there would have been had
the prices been good. I am speaking
only about cattle; I shipped seven
cars about ten days ago, but have not
heard what they brought. They were
four and five-year-old steers, and were
in good condition, but 1 thought even
though prices were, low I had better
ship them, as they would be rough
next year and would noi bring any
more then than now.
"There is plenty of hay in our sec
tion of i he country, and if Lite weath
er keeps up this way much longer
there is bound to lie a large amount
of it left. The sheepmen are feeling
good over the prospects for next sea
son. They have wintered their Hocks
well so far, and bucking season is well
advanced. From present indications
they will all anticipate high-priced
wool next spring.
S. E. RALSTON DEAD.
Old Time Montanan Passes Away at
His Home in Choteau.
Choteau, Dec. 9. On Wednesday.
December 7, at the homo ranch near
Bynum, Samuel F. Ralston, Sr.. (Kiss
ed from this life after a considerable
period of patient suffering. Since the
first of October lie lias been seriously
ill from cancer of the liver, and al
though all was done for him possible
by a loving wile and children, aided
by skilled physicians, lie was beyond
human aid, and for some time it has
been realized that his death w as only
a question of time.
Samuel F. Ralston was one of the
very early settlers of Montana, and
took part in several of the early min
ing excitements of the then territory.
Mr. Ralston was l>orn near Mumfords
ville. Baron county, Ky., on January
3, 1843. In 1865 he removed to Mis
souri. and a short, time later was mar
ried to Mary Frances Gregg, who sur
vives him. During the Bike Peak
excitement he left Missouri and went,
to Colorado with an ox team over the
plains. In the fall of 1860 tie return
ed t< Missouri, but did not stay there
long and the next year st arted hack
agah to Colorado, being about half
way mere when the war broke out..
This time lie settled near what is now
Denver, and at one time owned about
half the land upon which Denver is
now located. He remained in Colo
rado until 1864, and then started to
Montana, drawn to this state by the
gold excitement. He arrived in Vir
ginia City on July 4, 1864. and has
been a resident of Montau ever since.
Later he moved to Nelson gulch, near
Helena, and afterward to Tri*ity,
gulch. lu 1869 he moved into the
young city of Helena for the purpose
of giving his children the advantages
of the schools. He purchased and
operated the Farmers' livery stable
until 1871, and in 1872 moved out onto
a ranch in Prickly Bear valley. Dur
ing his residence in Helena he was
elected to the territorial legislature,
and served for two years—1871 and
1872. In the fall of 1875 he moved
back ^galn to Helena and operated a
butch shop until 1879. In August of
that year he moved to Marysville, and
in the following year came to Cho
teau, Tien in Chouteau county, and
has ben a resident of this part of the
state ever since, being an honored
and respected citizen. He was a Ma
son, but of late years had allowed his
dues to lapse, lie was burled today
in Choteau cemetery, the pallbearers
being Messrs. Nat Collins. John Jack
son, Brinager Yeager, Ed. Me Dona
and M. Connelly.
Besides the widow the members of
his family who survive him are sons
and Loughters as follows: W. R.
RuisAfi, Mary F. Foster, Louisa L.
Waters all of Helena; State Senator
S. F. Ralston, Jus. M. Raison, Della
Ralston, Jennie Ralston. Jos, B. Rals
ton all of Teton county; Mrs. Liza
Cooper, of Nez Berces, Idaho; and
Harry M. Ralston, of Choteau.
HYDRAULIC MINING.
Successful Tests on Placer Ground
in Vicinity of Libby.
Witli the completion of the pay
ments for the big placer property at
Libby heretofore owned by the How
ards and William Williams by Butte
parties, there is every reason to be
lieve that the purchasers are pleased
witli the property. They have had
charge of it for several years now,
during that time making extensive
investments for the purpose of thor
oughly exploring the capabilities of
the ground as to Usability to produce
if worked on a large scale, and the
season's operations, which doted
sometime ago, have demonstrated
that it will meet the requirements of
those who have made the investment.
For decades the Libby placers have
been large producers of gold. With
the thinning out of the eart h along
the stream which could be profitably
bandied with the old sluice box and
hand shovel met hod, it occurred to
owners of claims along the creek t hut
adjoining the creek were large bodies
of bench lands which could be worked
if properly equipped hydraulic plants
were Installed. Tests were made and
the bench lands were found to be rich
in gold if sufficient quantities could
be handled at a reasonable expense.
Tests covering a period ol years have
now been made and these have invar
iably given the most satisfactory re
sults.
It is entirely probable, says the
News, that in the future Libby creek
will witness the scene of immense hy
draulic plants, tearing away these
high bars and sluicing the rich grains
j through long strings ol bo-i.es, yieul
] ing immense profits to those wno have
had the confidence to invesi money
j in equipping the properties with the
l necessary appliances to tiring about
i these results.
As an indication of the magnitude
lot the undertaking wineii n..» just
lieen closed as lo the pujinet.ts tor
j the property, it may be suueu tnat
t iie present owners have e\p«.nu>u in
; t lie neighborhood ol ssio, dim ,u making
| these tests. This certainty nidieares
that they intend working ine prop
erties on a large scale in the lut.ure.
For tills it will be necessary io inase
further investments and the name
of the placer mining inuusuy on
Libby creek certaiuly looks good.
BARROWS WINS
MININO CASE
Fight Over Some Valoable Gold Min
ing Ground in the Judith
Mountains Decided.
FRED V0GLE IS SENTENCED
Escapes Conviction on the Second
Charge but Goes to Penitentiary
on the First.
The case of Barrows vs. The Gold
Reef Mining Company occupied the
attention of the district court last
Wednesday and Thursday, the case
being decided about noon of the last
day. The case was an important one
and involved the title to some valua
ble mining ground in the Judith
mountains.
The Gold Reef Mining company
started in to patent some ground
which is located near their property.
Clarence Barrows, through his attor
neys DeKalb & Ayers, filed an adverse,
alleging that a fraction of one of the
claims for which a patent had been
applied, about 7 acres in all, was the
property of the plaintiff. The matter
was taken to the district court, the
mining company alleging that Har
rows' stakes had been moved from
their original locations. The case was
spiritedly contested but the jury re
turned a verdict In favor of Barrows.
A mot ion for a new trial lias been
filed and in case a new trial is not
granted, the case will lie appealed to
the supreme court.
The second ease against Fred Vogle
on the charge of grand larceny was
called Thursday afternoon. Vogle
was convicted two weeks ago of
branding a calf belonging to N. M.
McCauley and the second case, was
for the theft of the mother of the
calf. F. E. Smith, limited), Worden
& Smith and DeKalb & Ayers were
Vogle's attorneys while County At
torney Holden prosecuted I,he case for
the state. The most damaging wit
nesses against Vogle were the Aven
Bros., who claimed to have seen
Vogle kill tiie cow. It was developed
duriug the trial that they were once
in the employ of Vogle but left, and
tiie defense set up the ground that
they were in a conspiracy to secure,
revenge upon Vogle for discharging
them. The crass examination of one
of these witnesses by Attorney IIun
toon was brilliantly conducted and
did much toward securing tiie ac
quittal of Vogle. Judge Cheadle sen
tenced Vogle Saturday morning to
the penitentiary for one year, that
being the time set in the verdict of
the jury before whom the first case
was tried.
Tiie second trial of the case of
State vs. Reed was begun Friday
afternoon and concluded yesterday
afternoon, tiie Jury bringing in a
verdict of guilty and fixing the punish
ment, at two years in tiie penitentiary.
Tiie second trial of tiie case did not
develop any new testimony hut the
Jury evidently took a different vow of
it, _____
Reduce Southern Representation.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The bill intro
duced in the senate today by Mr.
Platt, of New York, has as its purpose
the reduction of the representation in
congress of southern stales that have
disfranchised the negro vote. The
measure, if enacted in its present
lorin. would lessen the membership
in congress by 19, according to the
estimate that lias been made by the
Republican club, which originated it.
The bill ami an explanatory statement
issued by Senator Plan were referred
to the committee on census.
Tiie bill provides for the reduction
of representation in the house of rep
lesentatives as follows. Alabama,
from nine to seven; Arkansas, seven
<■*> six, Florida, three to two; Georgia,
eleven to eight; Ixiuisiana, seven io
five; Mississippi, eight to six, Nona
Carolina, ten to eight; South Carolina,
seven lo five; Tennesse,, ten io nine,
Texas, sixteen to fifteen: Virginia, ten
to eight.
The statement says: This bul is
lrumed upon the lowest limitation pos
sible and treats as excluded from the
suffrage only the male negro citizen
>ver 21 years of age, classed by the
twelfth census as illiterate muier the
i960 census tables, published since
the apportionment act of January 16,
1901.
"The aggregate actually excluded
from the suffrage in each of the
states mentioned arc in truth target
than those used as the basis fur i Li:-,
act.
"The apportionnitmt, remains asfi-.
»tl in i901, and the 'reduction' is to
coast' when the facts warrant it."
Ed. Crabtree, who is superintendent
of the Maginnls mine, which was re
cently re-opened, shipped a car lead of
ore to the East Helena smeller last
week. The car contained between
fifteen and twenty tons of ore, which
will run about $200 a ton. Mr. Crab
tree, who went with the shipment, ex
tects the returns to pay for all the
development work which has been
done and leave a balance for contin
uing the work. To the Democrat he
stated that the showings of the mine
since work has been resumed is most
encouraging and that regular sinp
i tents of high grade ore will bo made
in car load lots from time to time.
The rejuvlnation of the Magiums
mine will mean also the rejuvlnation
of the camp of Maiden. The working
force will be gradually increased and
it will not ho long before the pay roll
will mean something to the old camp.
The time was when Malden held the
distinction of being the premier gold
camp of this part of tho state and
one of the good ones of the west. Blit
io verses came, the Magiums was shut
down and as there were no other
mines being opened up to take its
place, Maiden lost hor prestige. But
there are u number of the best post
ed mining men in the county who
have always hold that the Malden dis
irlcl will once more come to the front
and that prosperity such as was ex
perienced in Hut heyday of hor youth,
would once more come to the pioneer
mining town. Brespecting 1ms been
steadily prosecuted by those who nev
er lost faith in tin: district, the show
ings being just sufficient to keep thorn
digging and blasting, over hoping for
another Maginnis or Spotted Horse.
They have always held that the mines
are there and still hold lo that i
ion. Tiie re-opening of the Maginnis,
whose second lease of life promises
to be even more profitable limn the
first, will encourage tho prospectors
in Hit' district and onco more focus
tile eyes of mining men on that sec
tion.
11. C. McEvony and John Wester
grim of Gilt, Edge have completed l,he
organization of a new mining com
pany all of the stock holders of which
reside in this county, and tho articles
of incorporation will In; drawn up
within tiie next week. The new com
pany will own 14 elalms adjoining I,he
Whiskey Gulch group io the Judith
mountains. These claims have been
taken up by McEvony and Westor
gren and at least, 86,000 worth of
work lias berm done on the ground by
those gentlemen. The greater part,
of the work Inis been done on the
"Nellie" and "Red Rook" claims. A
f unnel 100 feet, long has been run on
the "Nellie." Assays from this tunnel
which has lieen in ore from the start,
average about, $4 a ton and the assays
become steadily better as the tunnel
is pushed into the mountain.
A tunnel not less than 75 feet long
lias been driven on the "Red Rock"
and good ore lias beeo found from tiie
grass roots. Messrs McEvony and
Westergren, iioth experienced miners
of that district, believe that the show
ings on either of the claims will just
ify a thorough development .
Tiie new company will lie organized
with 500,000 shares of stock, 200,000 of
which have already been subscribed.
One hundred thousand shares will be
set aside as treasury stock, to be sold
for the purpose of raising money with
which to prosecute the development
work. The remaining 200,000 shares
of stock will goto reimburse McEvony
and Westergren for turning the prop
erty over to tin* company. The fol
lowing gentlemen have taken stock
in the new company; A. J. Stephens,
Horace Hill, F. E. Wright, Charley
Slnrfelt, George Reeder, John Mcugle
koch, J. W. Kearney. Edmund Wright,
Vincent Caraway, Louis Grossbeck,
W. S. Mershon, DeKalb .& Ayers,
Frank Currie, A. L. Holman. McGee
& Caldwell, Carl A. Anderson, G. J.
Wiedeman, E. C. Bryant, S. S. Hob
son, A. M. Sloan and 1. M. Beatty.
The fact that the company is being
promoted by t wo sueli thoroughly re
liable men as Hank McEvony and
John Westergren induced many to
take the chance with the hoys. Inas
much as everyone interested lives
here in the county, the welfare of the
new organization will be noted with
particular interest.