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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08
MUST ELECT
SUPERVISOR
Provisions Of the New Road
Laws.
Each District Must Depend on Its
Own Revenuer>>C collected
by Assessor.
House Bill No. S.


Section |. That on or before the
10th day Of March, 1899, il shall be
the duty of the county commission
ers of the several counties of the state
to divide their respective counties
into Us many road districts as in
their Judgment will hest conserve the
public good, and to appoint a road
supervisor for each road district, who
shall hold his office until removal by
said board of commissioners, or un-
til his successor Is elected and quail
fed.
Sec. 2. The laying out of all new
roads, the purchase OF all material
for road use, the building Of all
bridges, the abandonment of all old
roads, shall be passed upon and
granted and allowed by the county
commissioners
Sec. 8. The office OF road super.
visor is hereby established. A road
supervisor for each road district in
this state shall be elected annually
by the male voters in each road dis
trict at the times and places pre-.
scribed by law for the election oil
school trustees, except that there
shall be but one polling place in each
road district, which shall be selected
and designated by the county com.
missioners.
Sec. 4. At least fifteen days before
the election required under this act
the county clerk and recorder of the
county shall post notices in at least
three public places in each road dis.
trict within the county, which no.
tices shall specify the time and place
Of the election and the hours during
which the polls will be open.
Sec. 5. The board of county com
missioners in each county shall ap.
point three male citizens in each road
district within the county, who shall
act as judges of the election within
their district.
Sec. 6. All laws relative to the
election of school trustees, so far az
not inconsistent with this act, are
hereby made applicable to the cleo.
ton of road supervisor in each road
district. The county commissioners
shall prescribe the form OF ballots to
be used for the election of road super.
visOrs in all districts within Their
county, and shall provide the judges
OF election within each road district
with a special ballot box, to be used
for the deposit of ballots in the elec.
ton OF road supervisor.
Sec. Z. The judges OF election, after
canvassing the votes, which must be
completed within five days after the
election, shall deliver to the county
clerk and recorder of the county
within the period above described q
certificate duly sworn to by each al
the judges, showing the number Of
votes cast for each candidate and the
name OF the person elected; and il
shall be the duty Of the county clerk
and recorder t%hereupun to make and
deliver certificates 0f election to the
person shown to be entitled therei {
by the return of the judges OF election
THE SHOT THAT TELLS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08
Senate Bill No. SO.

Section l. Every male inhabitant
OF this state over twenty-one and
under sixty years of age, except
paupers, insane persons and Indians,
not taxed, must annually pay a spe-
cial road tax OF two dollars.
Sec. 2. Any person whose special
road tax is unpaid by the first day OF
July of each year, and has no prop
erty subject to seizure or other means
of paying cash, shall perform one
days labor OF eight hours on the
public highways or bridges at any
reasonable time or place designated
by the road supervisor.
Sec. 3. This special road tax may
be collected by the assessor at any
time during the year.
Sec. A.. The county treasurer must,
before the first Monday OF March OF
each year, cause to be printed blank
special road tax receipts for the use
OF the assessor.
Sec. ). The style OF such blanks
must be changed every year.
Sec. 6. The treasurer must, before
the first Monday in March OF each
year:
l. Number and sign the blank road
tax receipts.
2. At the time Of signing make an
entry OF the whole number thereof,
and of the first and last number
placed thereon, in a book by him kept
for that purpose.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

Judith Lodge Nc. 80 Knights of Py-
thias, of Lewistown, Montana,
Remember the Absent
Brothers.

Resolved. BY Judith Lodge No. 30
Knights OF Pythias, of Lewistown,
Montana, that the congratulations Of
this Lodge are hereby extended t.
Brothers Shaules, Foster, Preston and
Ritch, Of Co. |, First Montana Volun-
teers, for their brave, courageous and
Knightly demeanor while engaged i'm
the discharge Of the military duties
de volving upon them rs truly loyal
and patriotic soldiers.
Resolved, That we tender these alb
sent Brothers, far away in an I'M
friendly land, separated by thousands
Of miles from home and kindred, our
devoted prayers for their welfare and
preservation, trusting that the SUI
preme Chancellor on High may, in His
divine wisdom. spare them to return
to our Castle Hall where many loyal
and patriotic Knights anXiously and
longingly await their coming.
Resolved, That when these Broth
ers again return to Our midst we will
devote ourselves TO a period Of thanks
giving and rejoicing. They have won
their laurels, they have brought cred
il to the Order Of which they are hon
0red members, and we shall pay fit
ting tribute to the chiyalric Brothers
who have so bravely met every test
and who have never faltered when
confronted with the most trying or
deal.
Resolved, That these tokens be
spread upon the minutes Of the Lodge,
that a copy he furnished each of these
Brothers, also a copy to the immedl-
ate relatives of the absent ones, and
that these resolutions be published in
the local papers.
EDMUND WRIGHT,
EDWARD BRAssEY, Committee.
L. j. JOINS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

LEWISTOWN LODGE NO. 81, A
f. q A. NJ, meets every first and
trhid Saturday in each month.
Visiting Brothers are cordially in
vited. G.. W. Cook, W. VI.
II A. MoULToN. Secretary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

BIG SPRING, CAMP No. los, WOOD.
MEN OF TIL WORLD: Meets the second
and fourth Tuesday OF each month at Stafford's
ball, Main street, at $ p. IN.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08
THE SHOT THAT TELLS.

Do you know
what happens
when one Of our
big hirteen-inc
shells strikes a
ratification 1t
is fairly Lned off
its foundations.
This is the mod
FERN way of doing
things: concentra-
= ting every ounce
of power and en-
ergy into one ire
mendous ~irresisti-
BILE blow that sim
ply a%nnihilates
opposition. This
Is the method that
means success.
1t is just the
same in the a
fare against dis
ease. While all
l sorts of half
way compro-
n missing medi-
~ nart,a1Iu ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
MAY DIE IN
ITS INFANCY
This Trust Is Disrupted by In.
ternai Trouble.

CHICAGO. May io.-The latest
strawboard combination may be
broken. Western manufacturer Of
the commodity met all day yesterday
al the Grand Pacific behind closed
doors and the session was far from
harmonious. II il said that some
Of those present declared that they
would then and there withdraw from
the trust.
The meeting was called for the
purpose Of seeking a remedy for
certain wrongs which, II is said. he
came apparent since the formation
strawboard industry. At the meet
Of the $4,000 combination Of the
ing held yesterday these matters
were brought up for arbitration and
settlement. but some OF the manu-
facturora refused 10 accede to the de-
mands Of others and II was then the
combination was declared broken.
Il. H. Weston. Of st. Louis, was
elected president Of the combination
when II was formed at meeting
held In the Grand Pacific about six
weeks ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
Mistaken Identity.

A Cleveland real estate man says
that few days ago as he Was walk
inE along a certain stree, in New
berg where he had been 10 Inspect
a building lot. when small boy
leaned over a gate and addressed
him. lie WAS a eraxsHed small boy
af perhaps nine years.
Say" he said. Our hired girls
iayin. fer you
what's hiatt cried the real ca.
tate man
"our hired girls layin. fer you. .
repeated the small boy. she says
she'll mash your head che next time
yau come around
You must be- mistaken" Easped
the man of lands and houses. Il
never saw the lady"
That don't make no difference. 4"
said the hoy with a broad grin.
she'll smash you Just the same. You
spelled her name an wrong an her
bsAuE don't kno~ where she lives an
she's hotter an biszes"
why. newer spelled her name In
ny iife." replied thc deaier
You did tao. You spelled ~ with
a e whsn !, should be with a X"
What do you take me foFT'' cried
the dealer.
The Directly r1au-ain't YOU
s.Csftsiniy nut"' said the dealer
with great emphasis.
Well. you got hat just like
hisn.s said the boy.
Then the dealer passed along.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
WESTERN MAN
FOR SPEAKER
Sherman Can Only Be Beaten
by United Action.

WASHINGTON, y. G, May a.
Representative Deliver. OF Iowa,
who ls pushing General Henderson
for Speaker OF the House Of Repre-
afntatiVos e. succeed Mr.. Reed. to-
day in an interview said that Mr..
Sherman. of New York. In HIS opin-
ion. would win. unless the Western
congressman united on a candidate,
and that consequently he would sug.
rast 10 the western candidates that
the western nen enter into an agree
msut 20 vote for the western Speak
erHhip candidate receiving the high
est number Of vote on the first bal
lot,
Representatives Sherman believes
that ne will be Speaker 81 the next
House. Representatives william Al
len Smith. Michigan. has gone TO
that State Ia secure the necessary
votes 20 give Mr. sherman the place.
sherman has already been promised
seven votes from Kansas and four
from Ohio. lie claims that he ia
now assured 81 " votes east OF the
Alieghsnies This viii give him a
total 81 81 votes. only ~ are re-
auired for the caucus nomination.
SIR. Smith IL anxious Tor the Cub
crnAtofihl nomination In Michigan
next year. and unless he can secure
an important committee assignment
at the next session. there IL little
probability Of his succeeding.
Hence ne has decided 20 east HIS
lot With the sherman candidacy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
FOR
THE STATE FAIR
North Yakima Is Arranging a
Great Program.

NORTH YAKIMA. wash. May 10.
The state fair commission IL ar
ranging for a grand reunion of tho
heroes Of Manila during the fair
week. our boys will have returned
from the Philippines before sept
3, when the state fair opens at this
place. ana all the people viii be de-
slrous ~ meeting the volunteers and
shaking hands with those who
fought with Dewey. The commits.
sion has the matter under way, and
win make every effort "a effect the
reunion,
one af the most interesting feat.
ures ~ the fair will be the indian
exhibits, The commission proposes
giving the Indians camping ground
inside the enclosure and 60 furnish
them with woad. hay and either
camp equipment. and give them a
barbecue. There viii be Indian races
every afternoon, Indian war dances
and other exhibits. and a ncW fea-
tuFc of Indian life never before *.
hihited will probably be among the
happy surprises and interesting
sights Details Of ALI these enter.
taiuments viii be announced later,
as plans are completed,
The exhibits of this year promise
n exesrd anything ever had az the
state fair. AZ the commission hhe
secured a special rate Of So per ear
load on livestock Tor all points IN the
state reached BY the Northern Pact
nc. many nnc exhibits % cattle.
sheep and hogs are already listed
by well known breeders. Some % the
nnsst stock in British Columbia has
he~n promised. and oregon stock
men will BE- well represented
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
WILL INSPECT
THE STAMPS
A Secret Service Operator to
Look for Counterfeits.

PHILADELPHIA, May .. - The
Treasury department has sen; TO
Philadelphia an operative Of the So
cret Service Bureau. who IL cnnsid-
cred an expert on the subIcet OF
revenue stamps, for the purpose OF
asecrtaiuing whether any OF the
counterfeit revenue stamps turned
out at acobs' factory In Lancaster
may not have been disposed Of
among other interruptions cigar
manufacturers In this city. The
operative in question, who has done
some excellent work in connection
with the attempted issue ~ forged
bonds In New York, and I'm helping
10 break up the spy system estab-
nHhed at Washington at the begin
ming 81 the late war by the Spanish
government. viii remain IN this city
for the next three or four weeks.
The treasury department has no
reason to believe that any Of the
counterfeit stamps have been dis
posed OF In this way, but II II consid-
cred not NJ al improbable that Pa
coba may have succeeded in getting
some manufacturers to purchase
some OF the large stock which he
had on hand. II this superstition
proves to be true the purchasers Of
the stamps will be proceeded against
on the charge of aiding and abctting
the conspiracy.
The government stamp expert ex-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
GETTING RICH QUICKLY
Gas Company at Terfe hsuto
Had Fast Meters.

TERRE HAurE. Ind. May a.
bitter naht IL on here between +.
Neon. of -, Louis. and the Terr-
Hau,e oas company, Noon. VINO Il
an inspector who searches FOR fast
meters and Eetn rebates from the
company FOR customers. f1und a bis
number Of meters that scru fast
from a. 10 per cent. when this
fact hecams known loud complaint
vent ap from shs consumers. Then
both sides hired lawyers.
The EaH company has apparently
come down from its original position
because today u il announced H. viii
test all meters frce IN che presence
" the consumers, William FLYNN.
q the indianapolis Gas company.
Will Do the inspecting - far no re-
bstes have been paid over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
VAULT ROBBED
AT NOON HOUR
Doors Blown Open BY oyna-
mite and $500 Taken.

AsHrABuLA. Ohio. May 10
Safe blowers entered the banking
rooms OF the Peoples nuildlng and
Loan company al noon today and
cracked the big deposit safe with
dynamite. and ket away with the
cash contents. something like tsaoa
Il was during the noon hour, AMI.
contrary 20 custom. the bank Vas
closed while the cashier and srcre-
tary went TO lunch. The crooks. who
must have hesn watching for the
opportunity. made quick work Of the
bob. hat had they been one day
earlier they might have obtained
much larger sum OF money. which
had been Deposited with a local
bank
They forced rear window. and.
finding the outer safe desra unlock.
ed. put in a dynamite cartridge ana
CLOSED the doors The explosion
wrecked the Inner deors. and was
heard in the adjolnink buildings. but
aroused no suspicion. The money
drawers were rified o. all cash en-.
cept a so Euld ptece.
The alarm was given In less than
ave minutes after the robbery The
safe stood in trent of a big plate
glass window. not twenty feet from
the street. yet the robbers came.
completed a neat Doh. and escaped
unseen. and there Ia no eie~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
Milwaukee Is Sorry.

MILWAUKEE. wis.. May i0,--It II
asserted that the anti.pass law win
cost the city about $1,000 per month.
Under the law the policemen and
city employees can no longer ride
free on the street cars. and Il Is said
that the work is such that the city
will have to pay the fare OF the
policemen and sanitary Inspectors or
lose much valuable time by having
them walk. No provision has been
may for paying the fares Of the po-
iieemcn. and there ~ a disposition
not to do 10 for n time, hut to at
tempt To- make the law obnoxious
by Gripping the city business by tho
loss Of time caused by the mems
walking instead OF riding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
OF VETERANS
PsIouse Will Entertain Them
This Month.

coLFAx. wash. May ia.-The
foiiowinz Invitations have been ls-
sued BY the Grand Army Of whit
man county;
The THIRD annual reunion 81 the
Whitman County Veteran aaHocia-
ton will be- held In Paioune city on
May -. q and IS next. under the
auspices Of Major Anderson post.
No. -. q. a. n. Everybody u cor
daily invited to attend and nnrtakc
u the enjoyment OF a fine patriotic
programme.
Hon. J. W. Reid. ~ Lewiston. Ida
10: Huv. n y. TIA. Of Spokane.
Hon. -. RoHenkRupt. Of Spokane.
Judge Norman Buck. ~ spokane.
Col J. y. Mclean. 81 Walia walia
and william Goodyear and w. -
Hargrave. Of ColfaS viii address us
upon the living issues of the day on
patriotic lines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10

presses the strongest admiration for
the work dome by Taylor aad tired
eli Why. some Of their work" he
said, was beitor In some respects
Than that turned out at the bureau
Of Printing and Engraving IA Wash
inRten' Ind the paper on which
their $50 silver certificates were
printed been Just a little better the
counterfeit would have dened dctscs
ton. Their imitation 1t the revenue
STAMP was not 30 good, possibly be.
cause they did not think II ueceHe
sary to devote - much attention te
o.. as II In not nerullninei as II It
were money. SIN Il would require
a very close observer "a tell the an.
ference between u aud genuine
stamp, a great fault Il tn the head
Of CLAY, All couuierfeitern fail on
heads, FOR the simple reason that not
even the best engraYer In the goNs
ernment service can exactly repro.
duoo his own work There IL sure
10 be sums difference In Il. not per-
ceptibio Co the naked eye, but ovi-
dent when examined BY the nicr0-
scope, Taylor ana iiredsii have Civ
en- Clay an entirely different EXPIRES
sion frum that which he hears on
the genuine note Ills right eye,
you vii observe. Is slightly blurred,
and blaeker than u gnHhl to be
There are several other slight de-
fecta IN the note, nearly all ~ them
resulting from an imperfect copying
~ defects In the genuine note. The
eounterfeiterH. however. are expert
enough to get a salary of fznto TO
1000 a year Ia the bureau OF print
Ing and engraving at Washington"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
- -
SHERIFF SELLS WHEAT
Foreclosure at Garfield and
Good Prices Obtained.

GARFIELD. Wash. May to.-Th~
sheriff yesterday sold gtss bushels u
wheat At aherirs sale here and AT
Walters siding. two miles east 90
Garfield on the o. n. a y. track.
The wheat was the property Of W.
IL. worisy and was sold 20 satisfy
a chaffel mortgage given BY Wofiey
to the second Sationai bank " Col.
far There were 1879 bushels OF
the wheat stored In the warehouse u
the GARFIELD Hardware and Mervan-
tile company. on IN. Northern Pact
nc tracks In asrasid This vas sali
TO the hardware company for tgsc
per bushel-
The remainder Of The wheat. a.
bushels. was STORED IN the Pacific
Coast Elevator cofupany's ware
house at Walters siding. two miles
east % GARFIELD. This sold for &c
per bunhsi. the Second National
bank % Culfax being the purchaser.
The sale 10 considered good ons for
a forc.d sale. the grain bringing al
most the market price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
STREET RAILWAY NEWS.

Rocks explaining the electrical ap.
naratua OF trolley ears are now pub
lished Tor the hcnent Of motormen.
Experiments have recently been
made In Zurich 60 operate street
cars by liquid air
Duplex cars. that can be used
both In summer and winter are atill
being projected by the earhulldcra.
The employers Of the citizens
strcet Railway company, of Indian
apolis, recently petltioned the city
authorities not u advocate a cent
fare, as they would ultimately be the
chief sufferers
During the last month Baltimore.
by Withdrawing the last Of its cable
ears, has placed itself on the roll OF
American cities employing cxcluH-
iveiy electric power Tor street rail-
ways,
The latest scheme to steal the cop-
per used IN street railway conStruc-
tlon work Is TO steal the copper rail-
bonds ON suburban roads, With
copper at 30 cents a pound. this ir
very profitable for thieves.
Street car builders are working cut
a plan % consolidation to embrace
all tho principal companies. and to
take in. as well. the principal truck
builders. Present Indications are
that the scheme viii be carried cut
successfully.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
The Shed Collapsed.

TOLEDO. O.. May io.-F'our men
were injured this afternoon at the
Armory baseball park by the coll
lapse Of sh.d adjoining the base
hall grounds one man. Frank Har-
mon. will die. He ls injured intern
ally.
A game vas IN progress between
Fort Wayne and Toledo when the
shed collapsed. There were nearly
80 people on the top Of V. but they
ali escaped with the exception Of
Harmon. Frank HOGAN was also
internally injured. Frank Wilson. a
leg broken. and Frank Banks. wrist
broken. The injured were taken TO
hospitals. and with the exception Of
Harmon. will recover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
CRIME OF A FATHER
Tho Murder Of Five Children
Deliberately Planned.

HUTCHINSON. Kan. May To-
The trial Of John Moore. charged
with numbering his I'VE children here
in March last. has begun. The
threats 90 the children we're cut.
their skulir we're crushed ana the
h0use was fired 80 conceal che crime.
In hla opening address the county
attorney stated tina; IL would b.
proved that Moore and his wife had
been unable to procure employment
ON account u their children: that
Mr.. MDurv had told prospective
employer that he would dispose OF
them. and that ne deliberately pre-
pared 60 murder them. The defence
will be on the ground Of epilepsy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10
DIDN'T LIKE
SHIPPING WORK
So Tim" Hogan Left His Job
at the Penite ntisry.

COLUMBUS. O.. May io.--Tlm
Hogan. the noted mail box rohbor.
who operated In Cleveland as well
as In all the other large cities Of
the country. and who was arrested
here IN Columbus year ago and
sent TO the prnitensiary for 1--WE
years. yesterday afternoon made his
escape from that institution and has
thus far eluded the authorities.
Hogan was 40 work in the ship
ping department Of the cigar factory
and was watched over by two trus-
ties and Guard Foster. II was hts
duty 10 nail up che boxen. Then
Guard Foster inspected them 60 see
that they were all resdy fur ship
ment. About 4 o'clock yesterday at
ternoou Hogan climbed into one Of
the empty cases and an associate
matted the Dor up. Along with the
rest Of the freight ready for ship
meut the box wnr carted 10 the
Hooking Valley freight depot.
Nos a thing was suspected until
the men at work in tho freight de-
pot heard the sduaking Of the nails
as Hogan was prying his way TO lib.
rrty. when they appeared on the
scrne he was FREE and was speeding
toward the door He was dressed
in che prison uniform save that he
had on an undershirt instead of
blouse. No trace Of him has an yet
been found.
When uogan was arrested here a
year ago keys which would ~ the
mall boses IN ia cities Of the coun-
try were found on him. as were also
eirhty-four letters taken from the
boxes he had robbed. The law makes
the carrying Of each key a rcparate
crime. Therefore Mr.. Hogan had n
good chance of spending the rest Of
his natural days In prison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-10

VANCOUVER. wash. May 10
Contractor l.. N Hidden. % the
Portland. Vancouver 4 Yakima rail-
road. Will resume work this week on
the extension OF that road. The
work Of grading vas stopped sew
eraf weeks ago on account % heavy
rain. A complete grading ouiiit left
here this morning for the present
terminus of the road. near Battle
Ground. The work of grading and
track laying will be pushed from
now on as rapidly as possible. on the
present proposed extension 81 the
road 10 Yackoit prairie, a distance
Of thirty miles from here.