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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
Special Meeting Of City Council Will
be Called When Citizens viii
Confer on Water Works.
LIGHTING CONTRACT LAID OVER
Expense Too Much at Present-Her
man Often Wants $500 for q
Site and Risht-of-Way.

The regular melting Of the city
council took place on Monday even
ing and after the usual grist of bills
had been audited and approved the
city lighting contract was brought
under discussion.
The street and alley committee re-
ported and the chairman stated that
they found, that in order to light the
clty in a proper manner 1t would be
necessary to establish t~hirty-two
lights in the residential portion
alone and that the lighting of Main
street and the number OF lights used
ought to be determined upon by the
council.
Mr.. Bright and Ed. Harvey of the
Citizens Electric Co. were present ana
a map was produced which showed
the various street corners where it
was proposed to place lights.
After considerable discussion it was
found that 1t would be necessary to
put in fifty 80 candle power lights in
order to light the city.
The mayor asked Mr.. Bright how
much the company intended to charge
the city for the service and was in.
formed that a charge of 81 per light
per month would be made.
Alderman Stoddard addressed them
personally in favor of electric light
ing yet he did not think that the city
could stand the extra expense at pres.
ent.
He thought it would be wise to wait
another year and make arrangements
to provide for funds, at the next tax
levy. which might be used to pay for
a system of city lighting.
Alderman Brassey said that the city
was not in a bad situation financially
and there was $4,000 in taxes to be
paid into the treasury shortly.
Alderman Stoddard stated that the
city vas already in debt $1,000 and
he understood that the money that
would be paid into the treasury was
to go toward paying expenses for the
ensuing year.
After some further discussion it was
decided to lay the matter over fol
further discussion.
Alderman Bebb said that com
plants had been made to him about
there being no sidewalks at the enc
of Fifth avenue, toward the steam
laundry. After investigating the mat
ter the marshal was instructed to Sc,
that sidewalks were built in the loca
ton designated.
Fire Chief Bebb here asked thu
council to furnish the fire department
400 feet o hose as the present sup
ply was totally inadequate. He alst
mentioned the fact that the tower TO
the new fire bell had arrived but tina
owing to an anchorage being sen
which necessitated a brick foundation
he thought that he had better refe
the matter to the council before pro
ceeding further.
After inquiring into the matter tn
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
Maccabees Elect Officers.

Tie first regular meeting OF the
newly formed lodge Of the knights
OF the Maccabees was heid last Sat
urday night. Forty-three members
have already been elected and a
large number were present and were
initiated into the order.
Officers were elected as follows:
Past Commander Chas Jamme, Com
mander 7. J. Tubbs, Lieutenant Com
mander Bart Noble, Record Keeper
w. J. Edgecombe, Finance Keeper
Asa Carpenter. Chaplain Uhas. Rich
al DIS, Physician DR.. Frederick Tracey,
Sergeant A. ]. Johnson, Master at
Arms II. NJ. Nelson, First Master of
Guard J. S. Hovis. Second Master
Guard A. j. Tubb. Sentinel p. A.
Hughes, Picket Joseph Pratt.
A meeting of the order will take
place next Saturday evening for the
purpose of initiating several new
members.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
IN DAWSON COUNTY.
The Ranges Are In Fine Condition
But Water is Scarce.

C. NJ. Kelly, who has lately return.
ed from Dawson county, says that
section of the state is practically un-
settled owing to the scarcity of water
and the depressing effect that the
vast solitude of that district seems
to have on settlers.
The grass is a foot high on the
range and the county would be an
ideal one for the stockmen If the
water supply was plentiful. AS it is
there are many deserted ranches
where small stockmen have located
and left on account of the m%onotony
of the life. Mr.. Kelly says that
there arc many fine reservoir sites
in the northern part Of the county
where immense bodies of water
could be held with but little trouble.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
Strikes a Rich Find.

II VAS troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous
debility" writes f. j. Green of Ian
caster, n. II. mo remedy helped me
until | began using Electric Bitters,
which did me more good than all the
medicines | ever used. They have
also kept my wife in excellent health
for years. She says Electric Bitters
are just splendid for female troubles;
that they are a grand tonic and invig-
orator for weak, run down women.
No other medicine can take its place
in our family" Try them Only soc.
Satisfaction guaranteed. For sale by
C. H. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04

council instructed the fire chief to
order the necessary hose and also to
have the bell tower erected in a sub
stantial manner.
A delegation OF citizens was pres
ent who asked that a sidewalk might
be constructed on First avenue and s.
w. Boulevard street to connect with
the foot bridge which spans the creek
at that point. The request was grant.
ed and the sidewalk was ordered by
the council.
The question was asked had the
Democrat fled their bond on the city
printing, and the clerk stated that he
had notified the manager OF the paper
but so far no bonds had been forth
coming. II was decided by the coun-
ell that the Democrat be allowed five
days In which to file their bond and at
the expiration of that time II the bond
was not filed the contract would be
cancelled.
The water works committee re-
ported that Frank Day asked $1,000
for his half interest in the water from
Casino creek and in addition wanted
water for his stock and for purposes
Of irrigation. The committee was ask.
ed to look up other locations and II
was decided to call a special meeting
of the council to talk over the matter,
at which meeting citizens would be
invited to attend in order to confer
with the council on the water works
question.
The meeting was then adjourned.
1t vas ascertained yesterday that
Herman Often wanted $500 for a
reservoir location and a r~ightofway
over the land on which the Casino
spring is located.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
The Drunken rawlings of bob" Col
Inns Cause His Arrest at Mel
hart as a Bad Desperate.
TAKEN FOR A TRAIN RoBeER.
On Inquiry II Was Found That He
Was Well Known in the vicin-
ity Of Utica.

The usually quiet little town OF Nei-
hart was thrown into a wild state of
excitement one day last week by the
arrest of one Bob" Collins on a
charge of being concerned in the
Great Northern train robbery. 1t
seems that Collins is somewhat of a
booze ficnd and has lately INDUCED
his weakness to the extent that he Is
subject TO hallucination. In place
Of chasing spectral bugs and snakes
he became imbucd with the idea that
he was a consort of desperadoes and
a bosom friend of Harry l.ongbaugh,
the Great Northern train robber.
a sharpuoscl individual with a
prediction for Sherlock Holmes
methods was told of this by Collins.
who impaired his secret while strug.
sling with an extra sharp twingc OF
the itU-iams. Deputy Sheriff Led
better was informed Of the occur
renee and told his inrormcr to Keep
an eye On Collins.
The amateur detective Swallowed
his victim until the whole deadly
secret was betrayed by him While
suffering from a partial deleriua
brought on by too frequent aprliCa
ti,n. 90 .,ivf,rg f,rn,,ntt
The news was taken to Deputy
Sheriff Ledbetter, who at IN ar.
rested Collins and commenced to in
vestigate. with the result that IL was
ascertained that the supposed train
robber was in Utica, engaged in the
harmless occupation of making some
easy money out of Frank Lamb, by
swapping and racing horses.
The ARGUS on hearing Of the
matter at once called up Utica and
during a short conversation with the
bookkeeper mt the Utica Mercantile
Company store. found that Collins
is well known in that vicinity and
had worked for several months for
both Patrick Sweeney and the New
Mining Sapphire syndicate. lie ar
rived in Utica a few days before the
Fourth of July and was there during
the Great Northern train robbery and
the excitement which followed.
Collins brought a buckskin horse
with him To Utica and employed his
leisure time on the third of July, the
day the hold-up occurred. in placing
bets on the horse races which took
place the following day.
The only robbery committed by Col
Inns. that is known of. is that he re.
lieved Frank Lamb and some of the
Utica boys of a little of their loose
change through the running qualities
of the buckskin horse.
II would be hard to recognize Bob
from the picture given in the Trib'
une and the only wonder is that the
camera which was flashed on the
original. stood the strain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
Cow Strayed,

Alarge. red COW, no white, strayed from the
Phillips ranch on the Judith. The COW was
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
IL Dazzles the World.

No discovery in medicine has ever
created one quarter of the excitement
that has been caused by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption It's
severest tests have been on hopeless
victims of consumption, pneumonia,
pleurisy and bronchitis, thousands
of whom 1t has restored to perfect
health. For coughs, colds, asthma,
Group. hay fever, hoarseness and
whooping cough 1t is the quickest,
surest cure in the world. 1t is sold
by C. H. Williams, who guarantees
satisfaction or refund money. Large
bottles SOC and 81. Trial bottles
free. For sale by C. H.. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04

ward will be paid for information leading to
her recovery or for return to me at my ranch
near ubet. JOHN NJ. EDWARDS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
DIRECTORS:

A general banking business transacted.
including tie purchase and sale Of State
and County Warrants, and Bounty Certii.
%icates; the selling OF exchange on all the
principal cities OF the United States and
Europe; the handling OF bullion; the trans.
fering of money by telegraph. Careful atten-
ton given to collections. and the safe keeping
{ valuable papers.
WE PAY INTEREST ON THE
DEPOSITS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
judith bQS|D Bunk
Lewistown, Montana.
incorporated Under the Laws OF Montana.
Paid-up Capital, $4,000.
Surplus, $4,000.

HERMAN OFTEN, President.
DAVID HlLGER, Nice-President,
GEORGE ]. BACH, Cashier,
W. b. MINER. Asst Cashier
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04

given by Mrs. ID. l.. Shafer OF Cotton
wood to a party of her friends on
Thanksgiving day.
Those in attendance were Mr.. and
Mrs. Brassey, Mr.. and Mrs. Hawson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoddard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bebb, Miss Taft and Mr.. Taft.
The menu cards wer hand paint.
ed and a choice collection Of flowers
gave the table a very pretty appear.
ance.
The collation. was exceptionally
well arranged and the occasion was
one which will long dwell as a pleas
ant memory with those who were
present.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets.

Try them
When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite.
When you have a bad taste in the
mouth.
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are constipat-
ed.
When you have a headache.
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite,
cleanse and invigorate your stomach
and regulate your liver and bowels.
For sale by c. H. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-04

A Pleasant Affair at Cottonwood.
An elaborate ten-course dinner was
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
VIM. r. SELLICK.
NC. WATERS g. co.
The Satisfaction of Om Customers
Proves the Genuineness Of Our Bargains.

Good mechanics use good tools to do
good work; poor mechanics could do bet
ter work if they had better tools, and
man who is no mechanic at all can do a lot
of work if he only has the implements to
do with We have lot of high grade
tools which we will part with easy. Our
prices are SO reasonable that they can't help
but interest the would be purchaser.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26

| have a large stock of Marble and
Granite, all as good material as money
will buy. Some 30 monuments, large and
small, shall offer for 60 days at very
close to actual cost. Terms made easy.
Paw Paw Marble and Granite Works.
|. A. WHITMAN.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26

My residence property consisting of
two lots corner st. Joseph and La Grave
streets. Nine room house; fine large
cellar, well and cistern, also city water.
Good barn, carriage house, ice and coal
house, all in good repair. Will be sold
cheap il taken at once.
t3* JAY REYNOLDS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
For sale.

Strawberry Plants For Sale.
Enquire of Rowland & Shaefer. t.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
Auction Sale.

A fine lot of, carpenter tools belonging
to the late w. G. Bliss will be sold at
auction Saturday, April 20, on Dyckman
House corner. H. w. MCCABE,
I'll Auctioneer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
Potatoes-Calves.

Potatoes-Calves.
"A few bushels pure Late Rose Potatoes,
also two 6-mos old calves for sale.
t3* w. G.. BARBER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
Health Notice.

Health Notice.
Now is the time to clean up outhouses,
backyards and premises generally. If
neglected until warm weather the air
will be charged with noxious and bad
smelling odors that will offend your neigh
bors and create a pestilential nuisance.
My duty to the residents of our little
city require me to request our citizens to
attend to this matter without unnecessary
delay. Neglect will result in annoyance
and expense to occupants.
CHAs. S. MAYNARD,
t3 Health officer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
WOOL Wool

[ will buy wool and take it in Satur-
days at /. b. Conner's.
If w. G. WILDEY, Paw Paw.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
each Tree

| have at present a surplus of Al Lewis
Seeding, 200 Kalamazoo, 30 Salway, 40
Champion, 120 Triumph, 10 Stump, 400
Beers Smock, 90 Elberta, 30 Yellow St.
John.
1000 Delaware grapes, 5000 No. Con-
cord, at COST. 100 Abundance Plum, 80
Satsuma, % Burbank, 30 Wickson, 100
Chestnut trees, 100 yr. Keiffer at 15c.
Pear 100 2 yrs. Clairgeau at l215c each.
Also varieties of blue Plum
IL G. III. MosIER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
Livery and Feed Barn.

X. A. Shoesmith, residence 81 Pine St,
just west of Presbyterian church. [54tf
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
Farmers Take Notice.

The Leonard Seed Co. of Chicago
want you to grow Radish Seed on con
tract. You can make more money growing
this seed than any other general crop
you can grow. 1t is a sure cropper, yields
under favorable conditions from 400 to
600 lbs per acre. We will pay you 19c
per 10. for your crop and supply your seed
stock free. Call and see us Saturday,
April q, at Dyckman house, Paw
Paw, and get contract.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26

Money to loan on real estate.
6Otfl r. +. PARKS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26
For Sale.

For Sale.
lots 7, 10 and IL block 33 Paw Paw, Mich.
lso s W a of W 4 sec % Waverly.
403t4 +. p. GRIMES, Paw Paw, Mich
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26

Sherman for. speaker, as we wanted
to do, and then he would have been
dead But Sherman still lives, and
is the one particular sharp thorn. in
the side of Yates and Lorimer, too.
mo man at all conversant with
state politics entertains for an in
slant the thought that Yates will
have corporals guard of a follow
ing in the state convention of 1904.
Yates still thinks he is n factor, in
which belief he is carefully nursed by
the state dispenser of goldfish and
fiOwers-Col. John ID. G.. Oglesby-
and a lot of others. Lorimer hates
Sherman. The anti-Dawes demon
stration was intended to take a wal
lop at Sherman. The Lorimer-Yates
combination couples the name of
Sherman with that of Dawes as fire.
quently as possible. The purpose is
to get such men as John Ames and
Sol Bethea, Mason's friends, to fight
ing Sherman. The Yates people gave
it out that Sherman was to be here
with Dawes. The Macomb county
man was not in Springfield. Yates
wanted to hold Sherman up before
the party as trouble raiser and a
disturber. So il is not Dawes so
much as ii is Sherman.
''LOrimer is n fighter, and so is
Sherman Lorimer is i'm control of
the state administration and all the
state officeholders. Sherman has
nothing and nobody to control. 1t
will be interesting to watch the love
feast however, and the state con-
vention."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26
The Fate of Poor Richard.

The Chicago Tribune continues to
furnish information from the inner
circle of the republican party in IL
linois.
Lawrence Y. Sherman will, by
popular choice and force of circum-
stances, make the fight in the next
state convention against the Lorimer-
Yates combination says the Tribune,
which goes on to comment: Gov.
Yates is, to a great extent. losing his
identity as a political factor. His
power went on the wane during the
session of the General Assembly. As
time rolled on and it developed more
and more that Yates was but a play
thing in Lorimer's hands. the per-
sOnality of Gov. Yates as politician
became obscured by that of Mr.. Lori
mer. 1t is Lorimer now: William
Lorimer, Yates being n mere cipher.
Yates makes the speeches and rides
the black horse. LOrimer's advice
and wishes are respected and fol-
lowed.
Judge Sherman spends a part of
every week in Springfield. He is in
receipt of an enormous mail coming
from every county in the state. He
is conducting a correspondence wor-
thy of Il campaign bureau. Many of
these letters are requests that he
visit the localities in which the send
ers live. By far the greater number,
appreciating the fact that Sherman
is an implacable foe of Lorimer. call
on him to take charge of the fight.
Sherman has been rather reticent and
backward in assuming the lead of n
battle, but he sees no other way but
TO make the fight, and he is going to
do II. In some senses of the word
the Yates demonstration here the
other day was a success. The Gov
ernor is crafty and cute. He timed
it so as to counterfeit the effect of
Mr.. Dawes visit to Springfield. He
got all his people in, and lugged in
Rose and Mccullough. He set up a
great whine about the state admins
tration being asailed, making a plea
for sympathy.
Gov. Yates position on the senator
ship is rather peculiar. He enter
tains no personal luminosity toward
Dawes, nor is the disposition of the
senatorship worrying him much. He
is thinking about that next state con-
vention, of it's domination for Lori
mer and himself, of his beloved news
paper and clipping bureau He is
after Sherman. He fears Sherman
will be a candidate for the governor
ship in 1904. He tried to kill Sher-
man off as speaker of the house in
january of this year, and failed. al
though he had all the state patron
age and all of Lorimer's influence and
all of Lorimer's votes at his back. \
man who is almost as close to Lori
mer as Lorimer is to himself said to
a man who is as near to Gov. Yates
as the governor is TO himself:
"'Gov. Yates ought to have beaten
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26
Spreads Like VYIldfire.

When things are "the best" they
become 'the best selling" Abraham
Hare, leading druggist, of Belle
Vile, O., writes: Electric Bitters
are the best selling bitters L have
handled in 20 years" You know
why? Most diseases begin in disor-
ders of stomach, liver, kidneys, bow
els, blood and nerves. Electric Bit
ters tones up the stomach, regulates
liver, kidneys and bowels, purifies the
blood, strengthens the nerves, hence
cures multitudes of maladies. 1t
builds up the entire system. Puts
new life and vigor into any weak,
sickly, rundown man or woman.
Price so cents. Sold by Hartz &
Ullemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26

BY THE j. W. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26
Entertainments in Dry Figures.

Any man who adds to the stock of
picturesque comparisons, whereby
the deadly dullness of mere figures is
relieved, makes the reading public his
debtor. Thus writer in one of the
current periodicals illumines the sub
ject of this country's great crop. stat
ing that the largest gathering of heat
in the United States 0s9S) would
have made, il piled on the plain of
Gizeh, nine pyramids of Cheops; that
Texas alone grows more cotton than
any foreign country, and that cotton
is grown in sixteen of our states and
territories besides; that all the farms
of France, Germany, Austria, Italy
and the British Isles combined do not
equal the acreage of our American
farms; that from these farms more
than half the value of our total year
ly exports is sent abroad; that our
cotton crop is worth almost as much
as our wheat crop, which averages
S35O,0OO,OOO a year, and that while
two-thirds of its ten million bales is
sold abroad, the third that stays at
home is now divided between the
mills of the southern and New Eng
land states in the proportion of two
pounds to the former and three
pounds to the latter-with the south
ern mills steadily gaining.
These are good examples of the
fine art of stating facts of large in
terest without using many figures.
1t was his mastery of this art that
caused Gladstone, when chancellor of
the eXchequer, TO be called 1.-The only
man who ever made a budget speech
interesting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26

TERMs-Dsny, 10 cents per week. Weekly.
ti.oo per year In advance
An Communications OF political or argumen-
tatiye character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publication. No
such articles VIII be printed over fictitious sig
natures
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26
Capt. William Crozier. the new head

Capt. William Crozier, the new head
of the ordnance department of the
army. was promoted over the heads
of twenty-eight officers of higher
rank in that bureau. He is an ord
nance officer of high scientific at
tainments, and because of this was
chosen as the military representative
of the United States at the Hague
conference. His appointment as
chief of ordnance marks another step
by Secretary Root toward the vitaliz-
ing of the important army bureaus
by placing young men at the head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26

Gov. Durbin will hang on to Taylor
and Finley now if ii is only to spite
Beckham. What is best to do in the
matter does not concern him. He is
more concerned as to the most eff
fective method of squaring himself
with the governor of the Blue Grass
state for the Iatter's red hot roast"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26

The cost of the trial of the presi-
dents assassin was. S1.z99.5O, of which
81 1000 went TO the alienists who eX-
amined into his mental condition,
and $500 to the attorneys appointed
by the court to defend him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26

A Yates Center, Kan, man wonders
how Czolgosz likes the form of gov
eminent under which he is now liv-
ing. To hades with CzolgOsz. Who
cares where he is? Forget him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-26

Out in Kansas, according to the
Kansas City Star, when a man is too
proud to beg, too lazy to work and
too honest to steal. he organizes a
new fraternal order.