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Of Local Interest Busby gloves, $1.25 at "The Fad.'' For sale, 1.000 acres of O. K. scrip. Hilger & Busenburg. Red's barber shop is now under the Bank of Fergus County. Go to the Juuith Hardware for paints, oils and window glass. Men's Goodyear, 4 buckle overshoes rolled sole. $2.00 at "The Fad.'' II. Leonard DeKalb, lawyer. Office rooms 5 and 6 , Allen & Robinson building. H. Leonard DeKalb, lawyer. Office rooms 5 and 6 , Ailen & Robinson building. Mrs. G. M. Stafford has been quite ill for the past week, but is now speed ily recovering. Dr. C. B. Symmes. physician & sur geon. Office, room 5 over Bank of Fer gus County. Phone No. 65. If you are looking for an up-to-date shoe call on A. Dahl, the shoemaker. Good quality at reasonable prices. Miss Alice See of Hamilton, Mont,,, arrived in Levvistown Friday evening and will visit her sister, Mrs. II. J. Kelly, for some weeks. Buy Montana grown alfalfa seed at the Judith Hardware Co. and take no chances on seeding your place with Canada thistle and other pests of weeds. The Rev. Father J. M. Vermaat of Red Lodge arrived in the city Friday evening and is visiting for a few days with his numerous friends in Lewis town. E. D. Meacham, Frank Korell and Ed Perrine of Utica were business visitors to this city the latter part of the week. They left for home Satur day morning. G. E. Doll, representing the Wright, Barnett & Stillwell Paper Co. of St. Paul, was in town several days this week interviewing the business men of the city, and as a result will ship to Lewistown several car loads of paper. C. E. Richards and wife left yester day morning for Walla Walla, Wash., where they will spend several weeks. Mr. Richards is on the lookout for a location which will agree with the health of Mrs. Richards, who has not been well in this city for several months past. W. II. Eastman, brother of George Eastman of Warm Spring creek, ar rived in Lewistown Tuesday evening from Hamilton, this state, and will probably locate here. Mr. Eastman was greatly surprised at the develop ment of the Judith Basin and the growth of Lewistown. he having lived in this vicinity over twenty years ago. Local parties have been notified that the U. S. land office is to be moved from the present quarters on fifth avenue to the new Warr building 011 lower Main street. The present building is inadequate for the require ments of the office and the govern ment asked for bids several months ago for a suitable building. Mr. Warr's bid has been accepted and the change will be made soon. H. C. Jamme, of Minneapolis, ar rived in the city Saturday night and is the guest of his brother, C. B. Jamme. Mr. Jamme is the proprietor of a portrait studio in Minneapolis and may remain in Lewistown for several months for the practice of his profession. He is a genial gentleman and it is to be hoped that lie will de cide to locate here. Miss Stella Frost of Forest Grove, who has the smallpox, is reported greatly improved and as all in the house were promptly quarantined, it is believed that there will be no spread of the contagion at that place. The school was closed for two weeks from last Tuesday and as the teacher quarantined in the Forest Grove hotel, it is likely that the time for keeping the school closed will be ex tended. W. D. Deaton this week handed the Democrat a New York Sunday paper which contains a vivid account of the world's championship roping contest which recently occured at San Antonio, Texas, by roping 28 steers in minutes, Ellison Carroll, of Oklahoma, won the championship from Clay McConagill, of Texas, the former champion. McConagill and ''Bill" Deaton were claims on the Texas plains years ago and for that reason the account was particularly interest ing to the Lewistown man. Every visitor to Lewistown from Utica and vicinity give further de tails of the great strike which Pat Sweeney has made and which he rapidly opening up on his claim the Yogo district. He is daily add ing men to his pay roll and the work of developing the mine is being pushed with all possibly haste. Mining men now believe that Mr. Sweeney's mine will prove to be even superior to the famous property of the New Mines Syndicate which is now uneaqualed the world over. It is thought that within one year Fergus county will almost double the present output sapphires and the Sweeney mine will be largely responsible for the increase. Busby gloves, $1.25 at "The Fad." Dr. Foley, telephone No. 160. Roy E. Ayers, attorney, office in the court house. J. B. Rauch returned Friday even ing from Helena. C. C. David of Utica is in the city this week on business. Tom Geer was in from Stanford. Saturday and Sunday. Subscribe for the Democrat. All the news all the time. Blackford & Blackford, attorneys, First National bank building. Men's Goodyear. 4 buckle overshoes rolled sole. $2.00 at "The Fad." George Mabry of Forest Grove was a visitor to this city over Sunday. Red Johnson is now doing business in his new location under the Bank of Fergus County. T. W. Warren, the old reliable dia mond dealer, has a line selection of diamonds. Any size to suit. Prices right. Harry Hendricks has returned from Utica where he was temporarily em ployed as bookkeeper for the Utica Mercantile company. Miss Edith Stephens of White Sul phur Springs arrived in the city last Thursday evening and is the guest of the Misses Fannie and Mamie Cook. Sam Parmenter of Utica was a busi ness visitor to this city Friday and Saturday. While here he took out his tinal naturalization papers. lie is a native of Canada. Attorney Roy E. Ayers returned Saturday evening from Helena to which city he was called on some matters pretaining to a case which he has in the U. S. court. Hattie D. Corbly was yesterday ap pointed executrix of the estate of Jacob 1 . Corbly and guardian of the person of Lena Corbly and other minor children of the deceased. The value of the estate is placed at $7,000. ITuntoon, Worden & Smith, attor neys for Mrs. Hattie D. Corbly, yes terday filed in the district court a pe tition for an order authorizing Mrs. Corbly, as executrix of the estate of Jacob I. Corbly, to relinquish desert entry No. 1556. The petition was granted by the court. John Latix returned home from Helena Saturday night after a visit of ten days. While there he was initiat ed into the Knights of Columbus, one of the popular fraternities of the state. Senator Thomas H. Carter, Mayor Richard Purcell and a great number of the prominent men of the state were taken into the order with Mr. Laux. Sadie E. Sloan through her attor neys, Smith and Boggs yesterday tiled in the district court a petition for an absolute divorce from her husband Stephen S. Sloan. The complaint is based on the charge of "habitual drunkenness" and in addition to the decree of divorce, the plaintiff asks that her maiden name, Sadie E. Olds, be restored to her by the court. Mr. anil Mrs. Edward Brassey very pleasantly entertained about 40 ol' their friends Friday evening at their home on upper Fifth avenue. Euchre furnished the evening's amusement. Delightful refreshments were served at the usual hour. Mrs. Lillie Char ters assisted the host and hostess in entertaining the guests. Few people know better than Mr. and Mrs. Bras sey the art of making people enjoy themselves, as all who were the re cipients of their hospitality Friday night can affirm. J. W. Arthur left yesterday morning for Salt Lake City where he will make his future home. He has secured a large interest in a grocery concern in that city and willgive his attention to the management of the business. Johnnie Arthur lias been a resident of Lewistown for years, practically grew up with the town, in fact, and there was never a more popular young man in the city. Almost the entire time since he arrived here has been spent in the employ of the Power Mercantile company and Manager Symmes of that institution regrets very much the departure of Mr. Arthur from that institution, has hundreds of friends in Lewistown and Fergus county who wish him and his estimable wife unbounded prosperity in their new home. There is. practically speaking, no smallpox situation in Lewistown. But one case, that of T. J. Tubb, has been reported in the city this winter and the health authorities do not an ticipate any epidemic in this city this winter. Whatever criticisms may be made of the action of the county health officer, it cannot be denied that he took every possible precaution to prevent any possibility of the dis ease securing any foothold in the city. In such a case, an ounce of preventa tive is worth several ounces of cure and by enforcing as rigidly as the statutes will permit the health and quarantine regulations, the county physician probably prevented serious consequences. Mr. Tubb is reported to be progressing rapidly toward re covery and all regulations of quaran tine and other precautionary proceed ings will be suspended this week. Dr. F. F. Attix. Tel. 132. Busby gloves, $1.25 at "The Fad.'' Five room house to rent. Inquire of Roy E. Ayers. Dr. Myron E. Curtis, dentist. Of fice over the postoffice. Get a pair of specially made up shoes at A. Dahl's, the shoemaker. Leave orders for Allen Brew's coal at Woodman & Charters'. Telephone 125. Don't forget that Surprenant, the sign writer, is doing business at the old stand. Go to Red's barber shop in the base ment of the new Bank of Fergus Coun ty building. Deputy Sheriff Charles Whitcomb, of Gilt Edge, was in the city the last of the week. If you are looking for reduced prices in shoes overshoes and rubbers call on A. Dahl, the shoemaker. For Rent Thirteen rooms, suitable for offices or lodging. Apply to Wal ter Knight, Sloan block. Leave laundry for the Cascade steam laundry with Charlie Dougherty at the Great Falls stage office. J. E. Lane left Saturday for Spo kane and other western cities on bus iness for the Montana Lumber com pany. Charles Doherty has the agency for the Cascade steam laundry of Great Falls. Laundry received at the Great Falls stage office. We wish to impress upon the mem ory of the people of Fergus county that their money at all times will buy as much at the Judith Hardware as any other store in Lewttstown. It was over 30 degrees below zero last Tuesday and Weuue.sday nights and Thursday night was not much bet ter. It was one of the longest ex cessively cold spells experienced here for years. The Judith Hardware Co. have a competent plumber, hot water and steam heating man in their employ that will give you estimates on any thing in that line any time, and wc absolutely guarantee his work. David Hilger returned Friday even ing from a business trip to Helena. He mingled with his old legislative friends while in the city and said that he had an enjoyable time, while he was not at work attending to private business affairs. Charles Doherty, local agent for the Great Falls-Lewistown and Billings stage company, yesterday received no tice of a change of schedule for the mail between Lewistown and Great Falls. The stage with the mail will hereafter leave this city at 8 o'clock p. m. instead of 7 o'clock a. m. as formerly, and will arrive in Great Falls at 9 p. m. the next day. The mail coming from Great Falls will make the same time as in the past. The change took effect yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCauley have returned to their home in Kendall from Bozeman, in which city they were married on the morning of January 23rd. The groom is a young man of sterling qualities and deservedly pop ular with all who knew him. He has for several years held a responsible position with T. R. Matlock, the Ken dall merchant. The bride, formerly Miss Sopha McDonald, is a charming young woman and will be a true anil loyal helpmate to her husband. That they may live long and happily to gether is the best wish of hundreds of friends. The hand ball cranks are talking of organizing a hand ball association. Several teams comprising average players can be secured from the town. An unused room in the county jail furnishes a splendid place for play ing the game and Sheriff Slater has put in a shower bath for the benefit of the boys. Some hot games are played daily and Hal Gibson, who has been in a class by himself, no v finds some tough work in disposing of eith er Ritch, Martin or Silverthornc. The three Baker boys, who have recently moved to this city from Gilt Edge, are good at the game, as are several others of the city. It is first-class ex am! fine sport. Rufus B. Thompson, undoubtly the "biggest" woolgrower in Fergus coun ty, is a business visitor to this city this week. To the democrat Mr. Thompson reported the splendid situ ation which exists among the wool growers of his part of the county this year. He himself has not fed a straw of hay to his sheep and they are as fat as they were in October. He says that his losses have not been sufficient to keep his dogs in meat. One of his neighbors who has3,500ewes has made the remarkable record of not one lost sheep all winter, and it is now getting well along in February. Mr. Thomp son is of the opinion that this year will see one of the best wool sea sons ever experienced in tlie state lie predicts that wool will be sold for as high as 25 cents a pound and lie lieves that the average price of Mon tana wool will he not less tban 20 cents a pound. Rufus B. Thompson is as big of heart as he is of body and his friends are always glad to see him come to Lewistown. I 'Ini'' Goodyear, 4 buckle overshoes felled sole, $2.00 at "The Fad." Engineer George Murray is off duty a tew days this week as his "throttle" ann is our of commission owing to vaccination. H Norris of Judith is a business visitor to this city this week, lie sa.vs that it has been more than 40 degrees below zero down in his coun tf. v but that stock continues to look well despite the terribly severe weather. The second annual charity ball to be given by the Elks will be given at 1 ulver's hall Friday evening, Feb. 17. having been postponed on account of the smallpox scare. It promises to be one of the most elaborate affairs ever given in tlie cit v. flie Judith Club has tiled articles of incorporation with Recorder Hazen. 1 he chief object of the club, as given in the art ides is to "maintain a social and literary club.'' As the club is not to exist for financial purposes, no capital stock is necessary. David Hilger has been informed by Congressman Dixon that the petition lor a post office tit Maitland has been favorably acted upon and that the office will be established just as soon tis the usual qualifications for a com mission can be met. The establish ment ol thisoffice will accommodate a large number of people in the lower valley. Services will be held in St. James' church next Sunday (tith after Epi phany) at 11 a. m., and 7.30 p. m. At the morning service the rector will resume the interrupted Epiphany course of sermons and will continue them into the Septuagesina season. Subject for next Sunday, "Entrance into the Kingdom". Choir practice Thursday evening at 7:30. II. J. Wakefield, Rector. Articles of incorporation of the Judith Bell Gold Mining company were filled in the office of the county recorder Sat urday lasl. The company is capitalized at $500,000, the shares being placed at $1.00 each. Four hun dred ahd ten thousand shares of stock has been subscribed of which II. C. McEvony and John Wcstcrgreen of Giltedge have taken 100 ,000 shares each; Gilt Edge and Lewistown men have subscribed the remainder. The property of the new company is located in l he Whiskey Gulch (list rict in t he Judith mountains and some of the claims have been developed to a considerable extent. McEvony and Westergreen who organized the company, are both experienced and t horoughly reliable mining men and both express confidence that a good I mine will beopenedupon the property of the company. The names of these interested in the company were given in a former issue of t he I lemocrat. George Spencer, of Yogo, was in this city over Sunday. Yesterday morning lie left for an extended visit with relatives in eastern states. Mr. Spencer informs the Democrat that the work which lias been done dur ing the fall and winter on the old Weatherwax mine in old Yogo has opened up what looks to he a fine body of gold hearing ore. Matt Dunn, of Great Falls, is interested with Spen cer in the Weatherwax and it is the intention' of the owners to get the necessary machinery for the reduction of the ore next summer. Work has been suspended for the season but will be resumed about the first of May. The Weatherwax is one of the oldest mines in the county. Several different persons have had charge of the mines at different times and some of the ore was once treated with an arastra but this did not pan out suc cessfully. The difficulty in the past has been that the owners of the mine have not had the means with which to equip the mine with necessary ma chinerv. Mr. Spencer is one who be lieves that Yogo is destined to become one of the best gold districts in the state. E. II. Crabtree, snperintedent of the Maginnis mine left last Friday morning with a carloril of ore. com prising some 20 tons, for the smelter at East Helena. The ore will average about $125 a ton and has been taken from the Maginnis during the last month in the course of the develop ment of that property. This is the third shipment of this high grade ore to the smelter since Mr. Crabt ree took charge of the property,and he expects to continue regular shipments. To the Democrat he gave a most encour aging report of the outlook of the property. About 20.000 tons of high grade free-milling ore have been blocked out, and what promises to lie an extensive body of cyanide ore has been struck and is now beingdeveloped. On the present trip Mr. Crabtree will go to Butte and purchase a hoist which will be put to work as soon as it ar rives. The old shaft, which is about 140 feet deep, will lx- cleaned out and sent down to a much greater depth. Arrangements are also being made to put the mill in good working order and as soon as sufficient ore to justify it is blocked out it will lie started up. The management also contemplates the addition of a 100 -ton cyaniding mill to the stamp mill. OVERSHOES Goodyear GloOe Brand. Men's 4 buckle rolled sole........................... $2 00 Men's 4 -buckle Jersey, cloth upper................... 2 00 Men's i buckle snow excluders, rolled sole........... 1 40 Men's motormun gaiters, rolled soles................. 2 25 Men's Romeo Alaskas............................... 1 00 Hoys' i-buckle Arctics.............................. 1 00 Youths' 1-buckle Arctics...........................75 Women's 3-buckle Kmpress.......................... 1 50 Women's Romeo Alaskas.............................75 Misses' J-buckle Kmpress............................ 1 25 Children s 3-buckle Kmpress......................... 1 05 German sox, wool sox, gloves and mittens at lower prices, than elsewhere. Mail Orders promptly filled. We are nori> located in the Netf Lang Building Get in line. Go to "THE FAD" SHOE STORE A. L.. d'AUTRBMONT, Prop, .Multt Street LEWISTOWN Patronize home industries. Buy home-rendered, pure leaf lard. The best and cheapest. Abel Bros. The pastor of the Presbyterian church has arranged for two services in the interest of good citizenship. < *. W. Bolden will speak Sunday even ing the loth, on the character of Abraham Lincoln. The following Sun day evening, Fell. 26th, II. L. DeKalb will speak on the character of Wash ington. Appropriate music will be rendered by the choir. A special musical service is in preparation for the first Sunday evening in March. It is the endeavor at this church always to have good music. KENDALL NOTES. Frank Rose, of Lewistown, spent Thursday in Kendall. ('. II. Elsman. of Helena, was in Kendall last week. John P. Barnes. Jr., was in Kendall from Lewistown hist Wednesday. George Wells, of Lewistown, made a business trip to Kendall lasl Mon day. Thomas .1. Evans, of Seattle, reg istered at thu Shuttles hotel on Mon day. Frank Samples was up from his ranch at the Judith crossing, Satur day. Dan Bruce returned from Lewis town where he spent several days of this week. John Montgomery is laid up with rheumatism, and. unless he improves at once, he will go to Chico Hot Springs for a montli. O 11 Friday night, there were two dances, one at the Waroham and one at the Sweeney ranches. Several couples went to each dance from Kendall and all report a good time. Mr. Edwin L. Beck went to Lewis town Thursday and returned Satur day, bringing with him Mrs. Beck who lias spent t lie past week with her friend Mrs. George Bradbury. M. J. Dignan, the proprietor of the I'nion Laundry at, Gilt Edge was in Kendall Tuesday. Mr. Dignan is working up a good trade in Kendall and the new laundry is giving great sat isfact ion. Messrs Durnen and Turnblade went to Gilt Edge Saturday, to look at some mining property in which they tire interested with W. o. Hickey of Helena. They were accompanied by Miss Margaret Durnen. Miss Boiler, a well known evange list, from Denver, occupied the pulpit, of the Presbyterian church on Sunday night. Miss Boiler will tie in Kendall until Sunday, Feb. 12, and will hold evangelistic services every evening. Everyone is cordially invited to at tend. Owing to the cold weather it has lieen impossible to obtain enough water to run the mill at the Barnes King, so on Saturday the mine and mill closed down until the weather moderated and sufficient water ran in to start up again. They will probably lie shut down for several days. Dur ing the shut down some of the machinery at the hoist and in the mill will be repaired. Some of the young people of Ken dall took advantage of the cold weather and the icy st reel t o go coast - ing Friday night. Flnnigan, a well known teamster had lieen in town that day and was just leaving as the "Ixffjs" came down the street, in the darkness the man steering could not see the horses until too late to turn out, and horses and "bobs" collided. Fortunately the horses were quiet and no one was injured, other than to receive a few scratches. The fetlock of one of the horses was knocked out of joint, but no serious injury was done. ______ Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ilogeland desire to thank those neighIxirs and friends who, by their help and sympathy ex tended during the last illness of their brother, made the world seem bright er to him in his suffering and strength ened those so dear to him to bear his loss. Mb. and Mbs. A. Hogkland. IN A CANN! : \ L CAMP. Dnni|iii'( I'repi. r<'U !'r *iii flu* \ ictiniM of Savour Vw 1 r. .um*. Returned to 1 heir 1 >itl home after twenty years spam b 1 it ing uh tives of darkest •! hi tin* urent benefits In lie gained i.mn Christianity, Mr. and Mrs. S. .1. ,!, ho arc vis iting with Ur. Babihtt. tell strange tales of eannilmls and struggles In sav age Africa that drive fear into the hearts of the uninitiated. Mr. Mead said; ''in Mahmgc, a part of Angola, Africa, we worked among the Klnilntnclu tribe, one of the most intelligent of the African races. About n hundred miles north of ilie main vll Inge of the Klmhimdiis is a large can nibal camp, at which one of the men in my party had an experience he does not care to repeat. "The man laid been sent with pres ents to tlie chief of the cannibal tribe. Now, if a cannibal chief docs not ac cept a gift it Is time for the gift giver to beware. Our man's gift of elotli was refused. "Oil leaving the chief's hut our man noticed a number of human heads on poles and came across a Idg pot in which was simmering a stew. To ills horror lie found it contained human hands, shinbones and oilier parts of the body. "A little cannibal girl volunteered the cheerful information that tin* slew was made of victims of a war and that un less our man took care he would llavor the stew for the morrow. "At that our man thought out a plan. He went to the chief and told him that, seeing he was at war with a tribe, lie would need powder and that il' the chief would allow him to go 'back to the village he would furnish Ills men with powder. The chief fell into the trap and allowed the man to escape. "Our man got Ids comrades together and told them their lives depended up on reaching their homes as soon as pos sible. Needless to say they escaped, pursued by a band of cannibals, who soon gave up the chase. "It is only during times of war that the cannibals eat human llcsh. At oth er times they are like any other savage people." Boston Journal. Morton I'iihIioI Him Through. Paul Morton, secretary of the navy, is tlio youngest and most, hustling member of thu cabinet. It has been noted in his department that lie makes decisions and readies conclusions wHti lightning rapidity, apparently acting on intuition. A few days ago Samuel W. ltogan, son of a Washington phy sician. secured an interview with the secretary and without 1 id* slightest preliminary said: ".Mr. Morton, I liuvo been trying to get in the marine corps for almost four years. I can't get any body to hack me up, but I am very much In love with the service, and I would try mighty hard to make a good officer and serve the United States well." The secretary looked the young applicant over from head to foot—Bo gan afterward said lie felt as if some body had turned an X ray apparatus on him—and asked, "Were you ever designated before?" "No, sir," said Bogan. "I'll designate you tomorrow," sufil the secretary. "Thank you. Good morning," said Bogan, bowing liimsaM out. Needless to say, Mr. Morton kept bis word. Getting tip Karly. "I cun 1 get up early," sold a wealthy gentleman to his doctor. "Oh, yes. you can." was the reply, "if pou will only follow my advice. What Is your usual hour of rising?" "Nine o'clock." "Well, get up half an hour later ev ery day, and in the course of a mouth you will find yourself up at 4 in the morning." Misers. "Did you ever notice that almost all the misers mentioned in the papers are single men?" asked Mr. Watts. "Yes," answered Mrs. Watts. "Mar |r!ed misers are too common to be worth mentioning." Everything comes to him who waits, but this doesn't include books that h.ave been borrowed. Notice. I have decided to go out of the blacksmithing business tlie last of January. All parties indebted to the firm will call and settle at the Dark Horse livery stable. . L. Nodson. Read the Fergus County Democrat