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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05

For weeks past our contemporary
has filled his columns, editorial and
local, with attacks upon the county
clerk for the management of that
office. We have felt it unnecessary
to even refer to this matter before as
the personal feeling existing between
County Clerk Kelly and the editor OF
the Democrat was well known and
fully explained the animus Of the
attacks. Had not the attention OF
the grand jury been called to this
matter, the charges against Mr.. Kelly
might have been prejudicial to him,
but what can the voters of this
county think of a paper which con-
tinues to belle conditions after the
same have been investigated by n
grand jury and pronounced without
fault. Every honest citizen knows
that extra help was necessary in the
Office Of the county clerk or the
grand jury would have reported
otherwise. Is Ii not about time that
some little restraint be put upon
such INSCRIPTIONS and false attacks
a. our contemporary has been en-
gagged In of late?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05

In the terrible fighting that has
been going on near Manila during
the past ten days the Montana regi.
ment has been In the front line, and
1T goes without saying that every
man in it has acquitted himself nobly.
Dispatches from Manila giving the
reason why the volunteer regiments
are in the lead state that they are
more thoroughly veteranized than
the regulars who recently arrived
there. This is doubtless true when
climatic conditions are taken into
consideration. Furthermore, there
are no bette soldiers on earth than
those same volunteers, who will soon
have been under arms n year. They
are thoroughly drilled and acclimat-
ed and In most part used to hard
ships. These facts, together with the
Enthusiasm and fire OF patriotism
burning in their breasts, renders them
invincible. Let us hopethat n crush
ing blow has been given the reb-
els and that the service of the volun-
teers will soon be at an end.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
THE GRAND Jury REPORT.

Elsewhere will be found the report
OF the grand jury called To investi-
gate the Moody murder case and the
conduct OF the Offices and affairs of
the county generally. The jury was
comprised of representative men of
the county, men of integrity, who
performed the work devolved upon
them with "A keen sense Of duty and
| without fear or favor.
While it is to be regretted that
after examining twenty-onc w.t.
ncsses sufficient evidence was not
found to warrant the returning OF n
true bill against anyone for this
crime. no candid man will believe for
Il moment that the grand jury did
not exhaust every means to ferret
out the guilty party. The inability
of this body OF men to find n true
bill against w. w. Badger sustains
the action of the justice in the pre-
liminary hearing in releasing him
for lack OF evidence and should hush
the garrulous who have made them
selves ridiculous by finding fault with
our peace officers from that day to
this.
In a case Of this kind individual
feeling, prejudice and heresay evil
dence is of very little account, and it
il probable n great deal of this was
presented to the grand jury.
There is no question whatever that
I'm the death OF II. NJ. Moody a hei-
nous and diabolical crime vas COM
mitted, and we believe every law
abiding citizen in this county would
like to see the perpetrator brought
to justice, for whatever provocation
the murderer may have had the act
was most cowardly and damnable.
1t is strange, too, that in a town
of this size, no clue to the murderer
has been discovered. 1t is true sus-
picion has pointed to certain parties
who might have had cause, but there
the thread is broken. The matter
ought not to rest here. A liberal and
standing reward should be offered
for evidence that will lead to convic-
ton and u sleuth put on the trail if
possible.
The report OF the grand jury as
regards the county offices il most
gratifying to everyone except our
contemporary. He seems to have no
more use for the grand jury than he
has for John G.. Morony, mani
testify because he is unable to- use
either to further his political ends or
givecredence to statements prompted
by personal spite.
Recommendations by the grand
jury as regards the Jail and poorfarm
will doubtless receive due considera-
ton by the board OF county COM
missioners.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
world.

Senator Carter has invited Prrsi-
dent Mckinley To visit the Gclolw-
stone National park during the SUM
mer, and the latter expressed a de-
sire To do So if public business Will
permit. Montaniuns are nOt such
hide-bound partisans but what thcy
would give the president Il hearty re-
ceptiun should he conclude 10 visit
this state.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05

Col. Ingersoll says Wandering Willy
is a back number. The great agnos-
tic may be "a poor sky pilot, but he
has n good knowledge of men and
affairs, especially i'm the political
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
LEwISTowN. MONT. Apr. 3, 30,

That was an exceptional honor
which fell to the Montana regiment
In raising the stars and stripes over
Malolos, the Filipino capital.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
Eerpita County ARGUS.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOHN M. VROOMAN, Editor & prop'r.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05

Hoods Pills cure liver ills; the nonlrritating and
only cathartic to take with Hoods sarsaparilla:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
BREVITIES.

Des Moines dispatch: The state
board of control authorizes the state
ment that the girls who engaged in
the revolt at the reform school at
Mitchellville, and who are in Jail in
Des Moines, will not be released. To
that would mean the end of the insti-
tuition. 1t was currently rumored that
the board intended to send many of the
worst girls to their homes, thus freeing
them. 1t is mistake. 1t is the plan
of the board to influence the grand
juries in the counties from which the
worst girls were sent to indict them
for the offenses for which they were
sent to the reform school as incorrig-
ibles, and when indictments are found,
these girls may be sent to their respec-
tive counties for trial and punishment.
But none will be freed.
What may prove to be one of the
most mysterious cases of murder ever
recorded in the annals of crime in Polk,
county came to light at Des Moines
oh Ihc SSu, "hoh Jhc Douy VI
Mabel Schofield, of Macksburg, Madi-
son county, was found floating in the
Des Moines river, just below the city
bath house. She was last seen alive
by J. w. Thomas, of 1916 Woodland
avenue, Saturday morning at $3.50
o'clock, when she left his house in
company with her mother, who was
going to Macksburg by the 7 o'clock
Great Western train. The next known
of her was 1890 Sunday night, when
her brother, Clyde Schofeld, walked
into McDermott's undertaking estab-
lishment and recognized her as his sis
ter. When she left the Thomas home
she said she would take her mother to
the University car line, at Twelfth and
| High, and return Immediately to
Thomas's. Why she did not return,
how she got to the other side of the
| city, and the circumstances that led to
her death involve mystery. There
does not seem to be anything tangible
to build on. Miss Maggie Hammond,
a niece of Mr.. Thomas's, and Mr..
| Thomas both knew,her well, and say
she was Christian, conscientious girl
| and that she had no male friends
They declare that there is no man in
the case, and are totally at loss to
account for her death
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
NEWS In GENERAL
ENGLISH ARE VERY ACTIVE.
Military Activity in Excess Of African
Needs.

Military Activity in Excess of African
Needs.
QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 26.-The cruisers
Furious, Pelorous and Pactolus sailed
yesterday for Cape Town, where they
will meet eight battleships and two
cruisers of the channel squadron and
proceed ostensibly for Gibraltar, but it
is thought possibly the destination is
Spanish or Portuguese ports, as the
vessels have taken out bills of health
for those countries.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The belief that
Great Britain is on the verge of cri-
sis, or even conflict, far greater than
that in the Transvaal has many sup
porters, though the lack of all official
information favors the conservative
view that the remarkable military and
naval activity is due to a desire to
take thorough precautions which,
though ominous, have at present no
special bearing on European relations.
A News special saws: The Weiner-
Tagcblatt of Vienna publishes a tele-
gram from the Transvaal legation at
Brussels announcing that DIR. Leyds
has received formal assurance that
France and Russia will not permit
Great Britain to annex the Transvaal
or Orange Free State. This is discred-
tied, no, ! err. II is pointed out that
even if this were the intention of the
powers mentioned, they would not al
low their hands to be shown prema-
turely through Leyds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
Chamberlain and Lloyd-George Have
Lively Tilt.

Lively Tilt.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The third reading
of the appropriation bill in the house
of commons yesterday gave an oppor..
tunity for further attacks on the gov
eminent war policy. Lloyd-George,
radical, declared the offers of the
Transvaal have been misrepresented,
whereupon Lord Chamberlain jumped
up and protested, and Speaker Gully
interviewed. Lloyd-George then with
drew his expression regarding misrep-
resentation. The queens speech was
read and parliament prorogued with
the usual formalities. The queens
speech at the Propagation of parlia-
ment is in part as follows:
81 congratulate you on the brilliant
qualities displayed by the brave regi-
ments upon whom the task of repelling
the invasion of my South African col
onies has been laid. In doing so can
not but express my profound sorrow
that so many gallant officers and sol
diers should have fallen in the per-
Torrance of duty. 1 trust the divine
blessing may rest upon your efforts
and those of my gallant army, and
restore peace and good government to
that portion of my empire and vindicate
the honor of this country"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
DECLARE 1T WAS MURDER.
Coroner Has no Doubt About the School old
Case.


Dies MONIES, Oct. 3O.-Speaking Of
the Schofield, case Coroner Ankeny in
an interview said: SIN all the annals
of crime in this western country there
has not been a more remarkable case
than this. The men who murdered
Mabel Schofield; who took her body to
the river bank and placed it in the
water; who so completely concealed
the means by which death was brought
about and who so completely dissap-
peared and destroyed every clue, are
criminals than whoS none more dan
gerous could be imagined. The mental
agility, the resourcefulness, the care
for details in the execution of we'll
laid plan-all these indicate a marvel
GUS criminal capacity. I have never
seen more profound problem in crime
detection than is involved in the effort
to trace back from the body we took
out of the river and determine how it
came there, who put it there, how
death was caused. and who caused it."
Coroner Ankeny expresses the most
absolute conviction that Mabel Scho-
field was murdered. He has main
tanned this theory from the start, al
though he has not deemed it advisable
to say mu IN about his view.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
WILL BE HOME soox
yifty-hrst Boys VIII Reach vowa Ne
vember 9.

vember 9.
SAH FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.-The special
train of the Fifty-frst Iowa volunteevs
will reach Council Bluffs at a. m.
November z. General Shafter notified
Adjutant General Byers at noon yes
terday that the men would receive
their final pay and be discharged on
November l. The boys will take the
special the same evening for Iowa. 1t
will be made up of three sections
carrying the officers, enlisted men and
their baggage. The route will be over
the Central Pacific and Union Pacific
to Denver. From Denver to Council
Bluffs over the Rock Island. A stop
will be made at Denver if time permits
to allow the crack first Colorados, who
are veterans of the Philippine war, a
chance to give a reception to the gal
liant boys from Iowa. At Council
Bluffs the state reception will be given
to the regiment. The regiment will
be reviewed by Governor Shaw, Con-
gresham Henderson and other dis
tinguished Iowans After the recep-
ton program is completed the different
companies will separate and leave
Council Bluffs at p. IN. for their re-
spective homes. Undoubtedly pressure
has been brought to bear on the mill
tary officers here to muster out the
men in time to reach Iowa by election
day. No other regiment has been
mustered out in less than twenty to
thirty days after their arrival.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
KRUGER TOLD THE TRUTH.
South Africa War Promises to "stagge
the WnrIdn


the World"
LONDON, Oct. 3O.-The South African
war has now been in progress nearly
three weeks, and SO far the British
arms have been consistently crowned
with momentary success, though at
cost which verifies President Kruger's
prediction that the conflict would
stagger humanity. But, though vic
tory has fallen to Great Britain when
ever and wherever the issues were Of
paramount Importance, General Whites
position to-day isscarcely more reassur-
ing than at the outbreak of the war.
SO lar he has only shown his ability to
outwit by strategy the Beers strategy.
That in its conception meets with high
praise from the British military critics.
Now he appears to have reached the
limit OF this game of war, by which he
was able to prevent the massing of
the Boer columns, and must either
meet the enemy's combined forces or
retreat. Many people think General
White should rest content with the
success so far achieved and fall back on
Colonzo, pointing out that he appearsto
be fully able to move his forces quick
ly and without deterioration. 1t is
scarcely probable that he will follow
this course, preferring rather to hold
Ladysmith, though against much SUI
perior numbers, until reinforced. 1t is
the feeling that the general intends to
follow the latter course that creates
uneasiness, for victories over the Boer
units are not believed to indicate that
the same result can be achieved over
the Beers when massed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02

1t takes a very small mirror to re-
fleet the whole surface of the sun, and
a single paragraph from a private let
ter expresses the less frankly avowed
attitude of many a present~day under
graduate. More than two centuries
ago, Edmund Verney wrote from Ok
ford: Most Honored Father: 1 want
a HIATT, and a payre of Fringed Gloves,
before Sunday next, for as come from
church everybody gazeth upon me and
asketh who l am. This was told by
Friend of Myne who was asked by TWO
of Three who l was" The reader OF
today may well smile, for in all classes
of society worth counting, the trained
and honest hand may go gloveless, if it
pleases, and the head is distinctly val
ued above the Hiatt"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02

Dies MONIES, Oct. 24.-Patents have
been allowed upon applications pre-
pared and prosecuted by us as follows:
To Sender and Smith, joint inventors,
of Des Moines, for what is described in
their claim, to-wit: An apparatus for
use in glass cutting, comprising the
board having frame L-shaped in
cross section along the sides and ends
and provided with holes in it's top, a
scale on the top face of the horizontal
part of each side and end pieces of said
frame, central part to the board COM
posed of boards longitudinal grooved
and fitted together to allow for con-
traction and expansion without chang
ing the scales, one or more straight
edges having their end portions cut
away and pins therein and an L-shaped
deducting strip having sides of differ
emit thickness, substantially as and for
the purposes stated.
Printed matter about securing, val
uing and selling patents, and advice to
inventors, free to all inquirers.
THOMAS G. ORwIe g. Co.,
Registered Patent Attorneys.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
THE NEWS In IOWA
COMPANIES MUST PAY TAXES.
Insurance Companies Liable to Local
Taxation Same as other Concerns.

Insurance Companies Liable to Local
Taxation Same as other Concerns.
Dies MONIES, Oct. 27.-In the supreme
court the decision of the lower court in
the case of the Hawkeye Insurance
Company VS.. +. A. French, assessor Of
the city of Des Moines, was affirmed.
A suit was commenced in the Polk
county district court for the purpose of
attempting to restrain by process of
injunction the defendant from listing
and assessing the property and capital
stock of the plaintiffs for the purpose
of taxation. The case was tried before
Judge Prouty, who refused the injunc-
In the trial in the lower court the de-
PENDANT raised the question of the con-
stitutionality of the statute under
which plaintiffs sought relief, and
Judge Prouty held that the law was
unconstitutional. The matter was
then appealed by the company to the
supreme court, which affirms the decis-
ion of the lower court. The court says
that it is free to admit that no perfect
and uniform system of taxation has
yet been brought forth; that all
attempts along this line have been
simply approximations. But it says
that there is no reason for departing
from the plain language of the fun
damental law. If appellants conten-
ton is correct all personal property of
the plaintiffs would be exempt from
taxation for all purposes. The act of
the legislature which is questioned by
the defendant the court declares abso-
lutely absolves insurance companies
from payment of personal taxes and
frees them from taxation for road,
school, city and county purposes and is
repungant to the constitution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
MASTERING OUT REGIMENT.
VIII Start For Home on November Z

Will Start For Home on November 2.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 25.-The order
was given yesterday to the officers in
charge of the Fifty-frst to make every
preparation possible for the mastering
out of the regiment on next Saturday.
The under officers feared that this
could not be accomplished in that short
time and asked their superiors for a
consultation on the subject. They
held one and came to the conclusion
that they will be able to meet the mus
terng out demands by November 2,
and it is more than likely that they
will be given until this date to do the
work. BY leaving here on November
? they should arrive in Iowa on the
morning of the 9th and be in their
respective homes on that evening or
on the morning of election day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
ALFRED WAS THE FAvORITE.
Secures the Bulk of Vanderbilt Forum

Secures the Bulk of Vanderbilt Fortune.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-The provisions
of the will of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt have been made public in a
statement by Chauncey M. Depew.
The will makes no mention of the mar
rage of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., to
Miss Wilson, nor to any quarrel be-
tween father and son because of the
union; but apparently the fathers dis
pleasure was visited upon the eldest
son, he receiving, all told, under the
terms of the will. but 81 500, 900, and a
million of this is held in trust by the
executors. With the SIS 1000, 900 which
Alfred gives his brother from his share,
Cornelius will have fortune of about
Sc, 600, 900. The bulk of the fortune
goes to his four children, Alfred, Regi-
maid, Gertrude and Gladys. Mrs. Van
derbilt is given the home in New York,
the residence in Newport, $4,000, 900 in
securities or cash and an income of
$25, 900 annually. Alfred is the real
favorite and to him is given the respon-
sibility of caring for the bulk of the
estate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
IOWA CREAMERIES.
Map of Them to Be Exhibited at the
Partisan Exposition.

Map OF Them to Be Exhibited at the
Partisan Exposition.
Dies MONIES, Oct. 3t The state dairy
commissioner is sending out requests
to the creameries of the state to mark
maps of their counties to indicate the
presence of the creameries of their diff
ferent counties. This information is
desired in this form for the purpose of
furnishing the government with the
information that the government may
include in the exhibit at Paris next
year an enormous map of Iowa show
ing the exact location of the Iowa
creameries. 1t has been decided by
the government exhibit at Paris two
big maps, one of New York state,
which is the cheese maker of all the
states, and the other of Iowa, which is
the creamery state of them all. The
maps will be enormous in size. They
will have marked on them the exact
location of the creameries of the state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
FIGHTING AT LADYSMITH.
General Engagement is Expected to
Occur S0nn.

deneral engagement Is Expected to
Occur Soon.
LONDON, Oct. 3O.-The lull in the
news from Eadysmith, Natal, which
was beginning to be regarded as omi-
nous, has at length been broken by a
Cape Town dispatch, saying: Scouts
from Modderspruit having reported
the Beers in force on the Helpmakaar
road, General White ordered oIs a
strong force of artillery, mounted in
fantry and cavalry. A small patrol of
mounted infantry was shelled by the
Beers nine miles from Ladysmith and
the Boer position was finally located
three miles beyond Modderspruit. The
British force is now four miles from
the Beers" The dispatch does not
give the date of the above occurrence,
but it must have been since Thursday,
when the last news arrived from
Ladysmith, so the Boer advance from
Dundee southwark and from Bester's
station eastward evidently proceeded
steadily in the interim and the engage
ment foreshadowed by the above dis
patch may already have been fought.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
Beers GAINING GROUND.
The Reported British Victories Were
Not Such I'm Fact.

The Reported British Victories Were
Not Such in Fact.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-The dispatches
from the front are so diversified and
contrary that it is difficult to outline the
situation with any degree of precision.
Three or four main facts, however,
stand out prominently. General Sym
ons' fight at Glencoe was not anything
like decisive victory as at first al
legged, and General Yule would in all
probability have been annihilated or
met the same fate as the captured
Hussars if he had not retreated.
Whites artillery duel" at Rietfontein
was a very severe engagement, in
which the rifle did great execution and
in which success was also achieved at
distressing cost, The bombardment
of Mafeking has commenced, with I'M
known results, and the Goers got their
Hussar prisoners safely to Pretoria.
Altogether the campaign is being push
ed by the Beers so strenuously, on
such sound strategical lines, that the
situation of the British must in all
probability give them cause for deep
anxiety for some time to come.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-02
BALANCE IS FIGURED OUT.
Surplus Estimated For the Present
Biennial Period.

Biennial Period.
DIES MONIES, Oct. 25.-The state au-
ditor's force has completed the esti-
mate of receipts and expenditures of
the state government for the biennial
period which began July l, 1899, and
will close June 80, 1901. The totals
are: Receipts, 81 ,565, 200; Expenditures,
So, $50, 426. These figures are based on
the assumption that there will be no
further extraordinary appropriations
by the general assembly. That is they
include only expenses which are pro-
vided by present appropriation laws.
Of course, there will be additional APP
preparations, some of them likely to be
large. Nevertheless, it is believed that
the margin of over 81 900, 600 in the es-
innate will not be nearly covered by
the extraordinary appropriations, and
that after this year it will be possible
to again reduce the tax levy, perhaps
to &c mills. 1t is now 30 mills. In
making the estimate the probable col
lections of fees have been put at low
figure.