Fergus County Democrat. [volume], February 07, 1905, Image 8

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A TRIBUTE TO
W. E. SANDERS
Speaker Hedges Covers Himself With
Glory in Eulogizing the Irrepres
sible War Horse.
HONOR PAID A WORTHY PIONEER
Col. Wilbur E. Sanders Is the Most
Prominent Historical Figure Now
Living in the State.
It was when the house of represen
tatives was considering the Paradise
county bill in committee of the whole
last Wednesday that Speaker Hedges
astonished the house and the large
audience in the galleries by a short
and eloquent speech favoring the mo
tion of Dr. Lanstrum, to amend the ti
tle of the bill, by inserting "Sanders"
instead of "Paradise," and empowering
the chief clerk to make the corres
ponding correction throughout the
bill. Speaker Hedges arose to speak
to the motion, and said:
"I notice in the bill which is before
us the name of Paradise county. Nat
urally I am not familial with (he lo
cal sentiment which placed the name
of 'Paradise' in the bill. As a body
of law makers, however, we may with
propriety, hesitate in so important a
step as selecting a name for a new
county upon our state map. As I in
terpret the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Lewis and Clarke, it
is his wish to pay, at this time, a
tribute to that eminent citizen, that
historic figure in Montana's history,
the Hon. Wilbur F. Sanders.
"This amendment appeals to me as
particularly appropriate; 38 per cent
of the counties of this state are, up
to this time, named for men who were
either national characters, or in some
way identified with Montana's history.
We have the counties of Jefferson,
Madison and Gallatin, of Lewis and
Clarke. We have the counties of
Chouteau and of Dawson. We have
Custer county, we have Powell coun
ty, named for a very early pioneer,
who came to Montana in 1850, and
was identified with the locality which
received his name. We have Fergus
county, named after a very early pio
neer, and esteemed citizen. We are
now erecting on these capitol grounds
a monument to an historic figure in
our early history.
"But there is no figure in Montana's
history, which stands out in more
bold relief than that of Wilbur F.
Sanders. He came here in 1863,
across 'the plains' to Bannack. He
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asked far. Our advertisements are backed by our reputation.
Annual Sale of Housekeeping Linens
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Equal Purchasing Advantages.
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heavy, per dozen..............................
Linen Table Napkins full size,
per dozen.....................................
Fringed Damask and Hemstitched Huck Towels, worth
40c each, now..........................................
91-35
Inventory Disclosed a lot of goods we do not want, therefore these Bargains:
Ladies' Tennis Flannel Skirts, well made
each.....................................................
Lot of Ladies' Misses' and Boys' extra heavy fleece lined
underwear, usual price, but to make a speedy clearance. -
Ladies' $1.00 grade of Dressing Sacques
now......................................................
Ladies' Fleece Lined
Wrappers..........
LADIES' WINTER GOATS AT HALF PRICE
Ladies Cotton Stockings, absolutely fast color, 25c grade,
two pairs for..................... ......................
8c Outing Flannels,
now........................................
10c Outing Flannels, mostly dark colors,
reduced to..................................
36-incli Black Taffeta Silk, same grade as sold
elsewhere at $1.35, our price.................
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was in Alder gulch in 1864, and his
stand at the trial of George Ives, and
his associates, did more, perhaps, than
that of any one man to mark an
epoch in Montana's history for the
extermination of Henry Plummer's
gang of road agents, ana the establish
ment of law and order in Montana.
Since that day, he has been a part
of Montana's history, as citizen, repre
sentative in legislative assemblies,
United States senator and 'tribune
of the people.'
"He has already reached the three
score years and ten allotted to human
life. His dark hair has whitened as
the snows upon our mountains. The
form that was once so proud and erect
is now bending before the storms of
time. The voice that once thrilled
the pulses of listening citizens, proud
to gather at his word, is fast becom
ing stilled by age. The eye that used
to flash with fire, the eloquence that
held us spell bound will soon be but
memories. It is eminently fitting that
a great and grateful people should
now, before the last call conies, erect
a monument more lasting than bronze
or stone, cut out by human hand,
which shall stand through all the ages
of time, a token of appreciation by the
people we represent, to Wilbur F.
Sanders, of Montana. Were I a citizen
of the new county, I would personally
appreciate the appropriateness of this
action. Gentlemen, I trust the amend
ment will prevail."
APPORTIONS SCHOOL MONEY.
Fergus County Gets Over Six Thou
sand From the State.
Helena, Feb. 4.—W. E. Harmon,
superintelident of public instruction,
today made the appointments of ttie
schools to the various counties of the
state. The total amount disbursed is
$183,360. There are 69,195 school chil
dren in Montana, thus making a state
allowance of $2.65 for each pupil re
ported. Silver Bow receives the larg
est apportionment, followed by Cas
cade and Lewis and Clark. The fol
lowing are the amounts awarded the
several counties:
Beaverhead....................$ 4,976
Broadwater.................... 1,982
Cascade........................ 17,850
Custer......................... 4,081
Carlxm......................... 6,911
Chouteau...................... 6,261
Deer Lodge.................... 6.710
Dawson........................ 2,745
Fergus......................... 6,762
Flathead....................... 10,629
Gallatin........................ 9,484
Granite....................... 3,021
Jeiferson....................... 3,386
Lewis and Clarke.............. 13,952
Missoula....................... 10,976
Madison........................ 6,028
Meagher....................... 1,677
Park........................... <>,754
Powell......................... 3,264
Ravalli......................... 6,723
Rosebud....................... 1,969
Sweet Grass.................... 2,753
Silver Bow..................... 31,315
Teton.......................... 3,410
Valley......................... 3,768
Yellowstone.................... 5,069
OREGON BILL
WAS KILLED
Republicans Vote Down Initiative and
Referendum Measure Introduced
by the Democrats.
WILL PREPARE A NEW BILL
Republicans of the Ninth Legislature
Very Anxious for a "Safely
Guarded" Measure.
Helena, Feb. 2.—The Oregon initi
ative and referendum bill was finally
killed in the house today, failing not
only to get a two-thirds majority, but
likewise losing t wo votes as compared
with that cast for it Wednesday.
Vandyck and Williams, who voted for
the bill the first day, voted against it
yesterday, and it only received 43
votes, as against 46 the preceding day.
Tiie second attempt to pass the bill
lacked all of the exciting features
that attended the first day. After
the house got to the point where a
motion to reconsider was in order,
Dempster made the motion anditcar
ried by a vote of 45 to 25, Sewell and
Shannon being paired. Then, with
out debate, a vote was had and the
result was 45 in favor and 25 against,
three less titan the necessary two
thirds. Vandyck and Williams, who
had voted with the democrats Wed
nesday, voted today with their party
associates. Berry also voted on the
bill.
IK THE SENATE.
Today's session of the senate was
brief and devoid of interest, Donlan's
initiative and referendum bill being
referred to the judiciary committee
for further amendments. It concurred
in house bill Xo. 35, prohibiting the
sale or giving away of intoxicants to
habitual drunkards, making those who
do so liable in damages.
The following bills were introduced;
Senate bill 41. byGlidden—Relating
to the sale of intoxicating liquors near
railroad camps and irrigation works.
Senate bill 42, by Mahon—Compel
ling freight and passage facilities for
towns of less than 100 inhabitants.
Senate bill 43, by Donlan—Relating
to district court stenographers.
Senator Martien offered a concur
rent resolution providing for a joint
committee to agree upon a readjust
ment of salaries of county officers,
which was lost by a vote of 9 to 7.
The senate then adjourned to 11a.m.
tomorrow.
Helena, Jan. 31.—Whatever the
house may do tomorrow with the in
itiative and referendum measures, the
senate went on record today as favor
ing a "safely guarded" measure. The
senate had two bills before it, one in
troduced by Ralston, modeled after
the Oregon law, and the other intro
duced by Donlan. the latter making
the percentage neccessary to initiate
eight and to refer 10. The Ralston
bill makes it five to initiate and the
same to refer. By a strict party vote,
the senate indefinitely postponed the
Ralston bill, and placed on the file
for future consideration the Donlan
bill.
There will be no committee of the
legislature to visit the state institu
tions. The house concurrent resolu
tion on calling for the appointment
of three joint committees to visit and
report, that went through the lower
body Monday with a whirl, was at
tacked by White in the senate as a
useless expense, and the senate re
fused to concur in it.
Later the senate adopted a resolu
tion calling for the appointment of a
committee of four, consisting of two
senators and two representatives, to
investigate the annual reports of state
institutions for 1904, and to ascertain
from the members from the counties
in which state institutions are located
the advisability of visiting them.
The senate passed the house bill for
the eradication of scabies, that relat
ing to pleadings to civil actions, that
relating to exemptions of married per
sons and heads of families, and that
providing a punishment for the aban
donment and neglect of children.
The house held two sessions and did
a lot of work, but it was purely a rou
tine session. There were two protests
against the passage of the Huntington
bill, which looks to have printing for
counties done outside of the state.
The Paradise county bill got shoved
ahead, a motion by Lanstrum to make
it a special order for tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock being adopted.
The house was in a good humor,
and not only passed a number of bills
but it sent a larger number through
committee of the whole.
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of Jacob I. Corbly, deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, executrix of the last will and
testament of Jacob I. Corbly. de
ceased, to the creditors of. and all
persons having claims against, the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication
of ■ this notice, to the said executrix
at her residence in Lewistown. Mon
tana, or at the office of Messrs. IIuu
toon, Worden & Smith,, in Lewis
town, Montana, the same being the
place of transacting the business of
the said estate in the Countv of Fer
gus.
Dated at Lewistown, Montana. Feb.
6, 1905.
Hattie D. Corbly,
Executrix of the Last Will and Testa
ment of Jacob I. Corbly, deceased.
Huntoon, Worden & Smith,
Attorneys for Executrix.
First publication Feb. 7—5t
MITCHELL ONCE
MORE INDICTED
Federal Grand Jury in Portland Con
tinues to Go After the Aged
Senator.
HERMANN IS ALSO INDICTED
Congressman Will Be Compelled to
Face Charges in Land Fraud
Cases.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 31.—A batch of
three indictments, containing indict
ments against seven persons in all,
was returned today by the federal
grand jury in the land fraud cases.
Most of the indicted persons, includ
ing Senator John H. Mitchell and Con
gressman Binger Hermann, the only
two named who are of more than lo
cal prominence, have been Indicted
before on practically the same charges.
The indictment which mentions
Messrs. Mitchell and Hermann, names
ten others. It charges conspiracy to
defraud the government of public
lands. Mr. Mitchell is specifically
charged with having prepared affidav
its at Washington to be signed by a.
A. D. Puter and Mrs. Watson, also
with having abetted the conspiracy by
introducing Puter as a prominent cit
izen of Oregon, and lastly with hav
ing accepted an alleged bribe of $20,
000, from Puter.
The others named in the indict
ment are S. A. D. Puter, H. G. Mc
Kinley and those who are already
convicted of conspiracy, and Elbert
K. Brown and Nellie Brown. Mr. and
Mrs. Brown are new persons to the
case. They are, the government as
serts, the mysterious Alexander Brown
and Nellie Backus, who figured con
spicuously in the first land fraud trial.
Then it was thought the names were
wholly imaginary. No specific charge
is made against Mr. Hermann, as is
done in the case of Mr. Mitchell.
The indictment toda> nas the two
fold object of connecting Brown and
his wife with the case, and removing
any illegality that might have occurred
when Messrs. Mitchell and Hermann
were first indicted. At that time Mr.
Henri was assistant U. S. district at
torney, and for fear that he might not
be vested with ample authority to, of
his own volition, cause a legal indict
ment, it was thought best to re-indict
under the same charges. The first in
dictment, It is believed, will be quash
ed.
A second indictment was returned
against Mayor W. H. Davis, of Albany,
Oregon, which adds perjuy to the ac
cusation of attempted fraud now rest
ing against Davis.
The third indictment involves whol
ly new persons who are alleged to
have operated in an entirely differ
ent district. These are Henry W. Mil
ler, Frank E. Kincarl, Martin G. Hoge,
and Chas. Nickell. Nickell is the
United StateS land commissioner at
Medford, Ore., Hoge is a lawyer of
the same town, Kincarl and Miller are
timber locators, whose headquarters
were up to the time of their appre
hension last fall, at Medford. They
are said to be agents of lumber com
panies whose place of business is in
Michigan.
The charge against these men is
that they colonized large bodies of
men, whom they caused, it is alleged,
to swear falsely that the colonists
were bona fide purchasers of timber
lands, when in fact the indictment
asserts they were under contract to
sell to the timber locators.
The Ancient Asteca.
According to a medical writer, the
ancient Aztec race of Mexico was far
advanced in the practice of medicine.
The native Mexicans practiced mas
sage, splints were used In the dress
ing of fractured bones, inflamed gums
were lanced with obsidian knives, ach
ing teeth were extracted, salt was used
as an antiseptic and ground obsidian
as a dusting powder. Stiffness of the
muscles and joints was treated by the
sweat bath, wounds were sutured with
human hair, the actual cautery was
applied to the edges of the wounds
and venom was drawn out of poisoned
wounds by sucking, while bleeding
was practiced in obstinate headaches.
The Sclmlter of the Saraeena.
The scimiter of the Saracens was
the most effective sword for cutting
purposes ever devised. It will be re
membered how, according to the story
told in Sir Walter Scott's "Talisman,"
with such a weapon the pagan Saladln
chopped a soft cushion in two at one
blow, to the amazement of Richard
Coeur de Lion. With a straight sword
one can make a hack or thrust, but to
slice an adversary one must saw with
It. The scimiter, being curved and
wide and heavy toward the end, slices
by the mere fact of striking.
Time's Changes.
They were having a good gossip.
"How girls change! My Mairnie, when
she was little, never would go even in
to the parlor at night without a light
because, as she put it, there might be
a man there. And now," she added
significantly, "she won't have a light
in it because there is a man there four
or five nights a week."
No Choice In the Matter.
"And the charity is supported by vol
untary contributions?"
"Why," said the clergyman, "I can't
say that it is exactly. The fact is that
* Some of the ladies on our committee
are so persuasive and so persistent that
people Just have to contribute."—
Brooklyn Life.