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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
THE GLASS OF FASHION.

The v gored skirt Is still one Of
the favored models for stout women.
Just at present the princess dress
completed with a short bolero Is a pop
ular mode I'm Paris.
Silk and linen mixtures In dainty COL
orlngs and stripes are among the new
fabrics for shirt waists.
Flowing sleeves with abundant ruff
fes Of lace and chiffon are q feature Of
some of the latest gowns.
White tulle toques dotted here and
there with black and white ermine tails
are one of the millinery fancles.
Very stunning are the blouses of gull
pure lace worn with q white silk bolero
trimmed with narrow black satin
bands.
Black cloth coat and skirt gowns
lined with a color which ID repeated In
the blouse and petticoat are promised
rs n Of the spring modes.
Piplngs Of black taffeta silk are used
In clusters to trim black panne gowns,
and something unique In dress trim
mings are the bands Of white cloth
stitched with black on . black tafreta
gown.
Silk poplin In the biscuit shade makes
. lovely costume with q chiffon plating
Of the same color around the feet. A
little gold embroidery, with lace, is the
trimming around the decollete bolero
worn over a plated chiffon blouse
New York Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
CHRISTIAN ENDGAvOR NOTES.

A society OF Christian Endeavorh has
just been organized at Budapest,
Hungary, by the wife of a professor.
Great interest IL reportedln Endeavor
matters.
Christian Endeavor IL now on the
rock Of Gibralter. A letter from
Archdeacon Govett Of the Gibralter
Cathedral announces the organiza.
ton OF a Christian Endeavor society
OF Ga members.
The Floating Endeavorers OF the
Northeast branch, Philadelphia
union, spend over 800 u year In car
fare alone, reaching the places along
five miles OF wharf at which meetings
are held every Sunday.
AChristian Endeavor wedding that
brldged wocenturiesw as performed
by Rev. james II. Petteeat Okayama,
Japan, one minute past midnight,
January LIST, 1901. The beginning of
the day Is reckoned from the parallel
Of latitude near okayama, so this
was probably the first wedding OF
the century. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
were missionary Endcavorers.
Christian Endeavor has just kept
Its twentieth birthday by nm "Old
Home" celebration Mt Portland, Me-.
A observation-disclosures bronze tablet
was unveiled over the portal OF VIII
listOn church. Cable greetings were
read from England, Spain, India,
Germany, Australia and other for
elgn countries To which Christian
Endeavor has spread from its small
beginning here. President Mckinley
sent n greeting. The meetings were
the most spiritual and joyful in the
history OF the movement. On Sunday
over forty meetings were addressed
by E~ndeavorers In various churches
and other places.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

During the year 1900 there were built
in the United States and officially num-
bered by the bureau OF navigation 1,l02
merchant vessels.
There are about 5000 libraries scat
tered over the United States. including
one at Tampa. with books in the Span
lsh language, endowed by Queen Chris.
lima of Spain.
Spain Is picking up some OF the later
achievements Of the age. The Spanish
government Is projecting the establish
ment of wireless telegraphy In Spain.
Morocco and Tenerife and the other
Canary Islands.
Up to 1871 there were but three banks
in the United States, with an aggregate
capital Of s2,0O0,00O. Last year there
were 1851 national banks In the coun-
try. and the total capital invested In
banks of all kinds In the United States
amounts to almost $4,000. 100000
Owing to competition with Spain. 1t.
ally and northern Africa, where labor ID
cheaper, French farmers are abandon
ing the cultivation of olive groves. In
the department Of Marseilles alone
within six months 10000 olive treea
were uprooted. ~
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
Right You Are, Mr.. Leader.

lGrcat Falls Leader.l
The Helena Herald still continues
It's attacks on Senator Thomas A.
Carter and fears, or pretends to fear,
that "A Republican may be elected to
the United States senate. ills pleas
Ing to zee that In its attacks upon
Senator Carter il has been left stand
Ing entirely alone; Ii has been de-
serted by every other paper In the
state. and even those who profess the
Democratic faith have become dis
gusted with the traitorous conduct
Of this so-called Republican organ.
Deserted even by those who have
been its allies In the past, the Herald
struggles desperately along and en-.
deavors to make up In lndecency and
vindictiveness for the support 1t has
lost. 1t publishes columns Of filth
Every day and shows its anlmus so
plainly that even those who desireto
believe in 1t are prevented from doing
by its own actions. IL Is a pariah
among papers and its opinions have
no weight even with those whom 1t
would serve.
The latest move made by the Her
aid IL an attack on the Republican
papers Of the state, which II says are
trying to keep Its agents from secur.
Ing subscribers. In this connection
1t refers to the Fergus County ARGUS,
published at Lewistown, and takes
occasion to call 1t n corrupt and
rotten newspaper outfit" iorgetful
Of the fact that the ARGUS stood by
the Republican ticket and President
Mckinley when the Herald wavered
In Its support and whenit was a toss.
up with 1t whether II would support
Bryan or Mckinley. The Angus
needs no defence mt the hands of the
Leader, or any other Republican
paper, but the incident IL given tn
show the kind of fight the Herald IL
making. The ARGUS IL known far
and wide al a staunch Republican
newspaper and from the day Of it,
first publication in Lewlstown has
always upheld Republican policies
and the Republican ticket. Its own
ers are reputable men who are feI
above any %imputation OF base mo
tives, and the languageof the Herald
must be considered the outpouring'
Of a baby ut bay, driven into corner
and detested by all decent member
of the party whose principles 1t pre-
tends to uphold.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
OPPOSED 10 DIVISION.


ton to Rule Over Them.
The following petition was numer-
ously signed In Havre. Choteau coun-
ty, and forwarded to the Legislature:
"To our representative and senator
In the Montana legislature.-We, the
undersigned citizens, taxpayers and
electors OF Choteau county, hereby
ask that you endeavor by every hon
orable means to prevent enactment
into law OF the bill providing for the
creation OF the Twelfth judicial dis
trlct for the folio wing reasons:
First. II Is unnecessary, the form
or Judge having held all terms ofcourt
with leisure time to- spare.
'Second. 1t will cause useless ex-
pense II the governors recommends
tlons be acted upon by the county.
"Thlrd. We are aware OF the fact
that the bill IL In the interest Of acer-
tain individual and we do not favor
the appointment ofany person whom
the people have repeatedly dlscredlt-
ed Mt the polls.
Fourth. We protest against the
creation Of Offices whose only reason
for existence Is the iavorlng Of those
who will draw the accompanying
salary. Further, we denounce the
interference OF Senator stanton In the
affairs Of a county which has already
three representatives In the Iegisla'
ture to care for Its interests. We re-
spectfully ask that this petition be
presented to the legislature"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
Had Quit Drinking.

Senator Beveridge tells n good
story on an Indiana lawyer who was
something Of II wag. Leaving his
office one afternoon this man stopped
In a restaurant and took n drink OF
whisky. On the car he met u Pro-
hibltlon friend.
81 have quit drinking and | feel
splendid" remarked the lawyer.
"QuIt drinking" querled the Pro-
hibitionlst, seeming the liquor on the
lawyers breath. How long since?'
The lawyer took out his watch and
looked at 1t. Three minutes ago.
he replied.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
BOUNTY LAW.
Provisions OF Measure as Passed BY the
Senate.

The new wolf bounty bill intro.
duced in the state legislature and
passed by the senate increases the
bounty ON coyotes and pups, and re-
duces the tax levy for bounty pur.
poses. II reads IA follows:
Section 800. There shall be paid
out OF the fund In this act hereafter
created for the killing Of the follow.
ing named animals hereafter killed in
the state Of Montana, the following
hOuntics:
For each grown wolf five dollars.
For each grown coyote five dollars.
For each wolf or coyote pup five dol
lars. For each mountain lion seven
dollars.
Sec. >. That section 1916, article =,
chapter ), title 7, part 3, Of the politi.
cal code he amended to read az fol.
lows:
Sec. 307G. 1t shall be the duty OF
the board OF county commissioners
Of each county In this state ut the
time OF making the levy Of the annual
tax to levy n special tax Of three
mills on the dollar upon the assessed
valuation Of all cattle, horses, mules,
asses and sheep In their respective
counties, which tax shall be collected
as other taxes upon like property
and when &c collected shall be paid
into the state bounty fund aforesaid,
which fund shall be preserved inyio.
late for the payment o%ibounties here
In aboveprovidedf for, and anycounty
commissioners who shall refuse or in
terfere to prevent the levy Of the tn,
aforesaid shall be deemed guilty OF q
mlsdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by II finen not
exceeding $500 or Imprisonment IL
tho county Jail not exceeding tire,
months, or by both such fine or i'm
prisonment.
Sec. ,. All acts or parts Of acts II
conflict herewith are hereby repealed
See. 1. This act shall take effec'
and he In full force from and after III
passage and approval.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20

Perhaps many people have quite for
gotten there was a presidential election
last fall and others may have still beer
in doubt rs to the result. The incident
has been recalled, however, and all
doubt removed by the formal counting
of the electoral votes by the senate and
house at Washington last Tuesday.
President Pro TEN Frye formally an
nounccd that William Mckinley had
been elected president and Theodore
Roosevelt yice-president. All bets may
now DC paid.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20

More than half the papers in the land
last week published a sensational re-
port from London TO the effect that
King Edward had pardoned Mrs. May
brick and that she would on the follow.
ing day walk out Of Aylesbury prison a
free woman, after nearly twelve years
of confinement, during which the Amer
lean government, as well as influential
friends, have done everything possible
to obtain pardon or a review of the evil
dence by an unbiased court. But IL has
all been in vain. Mrs. Maybrick is still
in prison and is likely to remain there.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20

which foreign corporations can do
business In this state; establishing
Tree county high schools and provid.
Ing for their maintenance: providing
for the assessment Of stock brought
Into the state for grazing purposes;
Myers fellow servant bill; prohibiting
the burial ofhuman remains without
proper physicians certificate.
The fellow servant bill was killed
as quickly as 1t reached the house,
that body desiring just at that time
to play even for some imaginary
afiront.
The house has provided for a dep
uty Inspector Of coal mines, for the
making OF amended declaratory
statements OF mining claims and for
covering the noted $4,000 Of bribery
money into thestate school fund.
Myers bill requiring the advertise
inent OF moneys received from the
sale oistrays and McLean's bill maxi
ing a woven wire fence a legal fence
have been favOrably considered and
are ready .or final passage.
A bill to be introduced almost too
late To stand any chance Of passage,
but possessing considerable merit. is
that Of Senator Kelly which makesit
a felony for anyone to mallciously or
willfully break down, bear down, cut
down, demolish or remove any fence
or part Of fence not his own.
The o~steopaths will have n field
day In the house tomorrow, their bill
having been made a special order for
Monday afternoon.
A lively debate was had on the
Geiger measure providing for thepub-
lication Of the assessment list each
year. The object would be to "smoks
out" tax-dodgers and the principal
opposition comes from those who
believe the added taxes received will
not be sufficient to pay the cost of
publication. The bill has successfully
passed all but the last stage In the
senate.
The Courtney bills changing the
name of Deer Lodge county to DAILY
county and that of Powell county to
Deer Lodge county have Leen ap-
proved by the senate with amend
ment SO that Senator Kennedy will
not be legislated out OF Office.
The proposed new road law, Great
ing a board Of trustees I'm each dis
trict, will be considered the coming
week.
II senate bill No. II IL passed, here
after the supreme court may order
Judgments entered in certain appeal
cases instead OF remanding them for
new trial. This will result in "a con-
siderable saving Of court expenses.
A school bill which has passed the
senate SO changes the law that II 1t
becomes effective only children Of
school age will hereafter be enrolled
In the census.
Senator Hobson very strongly OPP
posed the MahOn measure granting
to district judges the authority to
decide upon the number OF deputies
and the salaries Of the same which
might be allowed a clerk OF court. 1t
was amended by stanton to limit its
effect to districts Of county and
thus passed. Senator HObson's OBJ
lection was that county commission
ers were better qualified to decide
those matters than were the judges.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
Doa'tlet Them Suffer.

Often children are tortured with
itching and burning eczema and other
skin diseases, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve heals the raw sores, expels In
fammation, leaves the skin without
a scar. Clean, fragrant and cheap;
there's no sal re ON earth as good.
Try II. Cure guaranteed. Only %
c, ats at &. II. Williams drug store.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20

Beasely Of Big Timber had better
have done like the majority Of the
Clark boodlers, kept still about it and
quietly retired from the front Of the
stage, At Zig Timber last week a jury
in the libel ease acquitted the men who
had hung a very life-like efigy across
the principal street and labeled il:
''licasely, the bribe-taker."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20

Tor League at $3.50 and Sanior League at s:3s
each Sunday. W. A. WINTEss. Pastor.
Beaver Creek-Services at 3 D. m, every othsr
Sunday; Sunday school every Sunday at :
p. IN.
Garneill-Services every other Sunday at 10
q. m. and I;D p. m; Sunday school every Sun
day at 10 a. m.
Ubet-Services every other Sunday at 3 d. m.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES every other Sunday
at II a. M. ~
Trout Creek-Servicss one Sunday a, month
at 80 y. m.
Rock creek-Services one Sunday a month
at 80 y. m.
c. ]. ST, HILL. Pastor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
missiles AND OANDRUfF.
An Interesting Parallel and q vsiusble De-
duCti0a Thesefrom.

0uCtiOn theeetrOm.
Cutting down thistles no more re-
lleves the land Of thistles than does
securing The scalp cur dandruif. In
each case permanent relief can only
come from permanently Graduating
the cause. A germ that plows up the
scalp In searching for the hair root,
where 1t saps the vitality, causes
dandruif, falling hair and badness.
II you kill that germ you will have
no dandruif, but a luxuriant suit Of
hair. Newbr0's H~erpicide Is the only
hair preparation In the world that
cures dandruff, falling hair and bald.
ness by killing the germ. Destroy
the cause, you remove the effect"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
Church DIRECTORY.
PREsRYrERIAN CHURCH.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
L~ewistown- Divine worship each Lords Day
at IL q. m. and 1850 y. m; Sunday school AZ
I2:la D. M; Midweek service, Thursday even
ing st 30. Visitors are cordially invited.
CATHOLIC cHuRcHE.
Lewistown-Masses every Sunday at 8 and
l0;S 80 a. M, except the last Sunday ofthe month.
Vespers. Sunday at $50 p. m. Sunday school
Git Edge-Services the last Sunday Of each
month at 10 n. m.
ia. vERMAAr. Pastor.
METHODIST cHURCH
Lewistown-Services at II a. m and 7:O ..
m. each Sunday: Class meeting at close OF
morning ~seryicei Prayer meeting, Thursday
evening al 1850. Sunday School At I, rs. Jun
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
BEST LINE TO Chicago.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.

1.-The Milwaukee" is notonly the b EST
but the BIGGEST railway connecting the
Twin Cities with Chicago.
1t penstrates eight different states.
1t has 8,400 miles ofrthoroushly ballast.
ID and equipped roadbed.
1t runs more passenger trains 10 Chicago
and Milwaukee daily than any other line.
Its trains are all equipped with sleeping
dining buffet cars and day cosoAss, the best
that money can buy.
Its Pioneer Limibsd to Chicago and Mil.
wauhes daily from Minneapolis 7:30p.m.
and 81. Paul STOP. m.-is the only per.
feet train In the world.
CAssp excursion tioksts 10 q large mum.
bes Of points In tbs EAss. SostA and West
are now on sale via its lines.
For full Information write
j.. T. cONLEY,
| Asst Genl Pass. Agt.,
st. Paul, MINI.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
READ OUR REMARKABLE
REASONS

For endeavoring to dispose Of
our goods. Usually the reasons
given In such a case are of the stereo-
typed order. These are new and
original. We want to sell because
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20

Gov. Nash knocked out both of the
prize fighters in the bout ut Cincinnati.
He has good claims for the belt and the
worlds championship.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
A matter Of Custom Only.

The more custom we get the
more business we do. This ID your
invitation to.immitate the good Gus.
tom Of your neighbor and trade With
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20

The price Of votes is very low at Hell.
cna, 50 It's said, but a strengthening of
the market is daily anticipated.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
We Want Bread and Butter.

That is, we want to make a liv.
Ing, and we can't do 1t, don'b you
know, without making sales. Dhen
we want to save a little and
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
Take in the Circus

When 1t comes to town. We
can't carry water for the elephant
like we used to do, and we "dasent''
crawl under the tent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
@MA~~

This signature is on every boz OF the genuine
Laxative BrOmO.Q uinine Tablet.
the remedy that cures q cold I'm one day
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
What Are We Here For

II not to sell goods, and make
the world happier? With us bust
ness IL
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
IN The LECIS-
LATIVE HALLS

Continued from first page.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-10-05
eman, Soldier, Lawyer and Statesman


The ancestry Of William Mckinley
can be traced back to the old Scotch
Covenanters of three centuries ago.
During the reign of Charles II. the
family migrated to the north of Ire
land. From the north of Ireland
about the year 1I40 two Mckinley
brothers came to this country. One
of these brothers, James, was the
MISREPRESENTATION of the late
president. His son David Mckinley
was a revolutionary hero, and q JEFF
fersonian democrat. He died in the
year 1910. Through this David Nc
Kinley's wife, Hannah C. Rose, the
English Puritan stock became min
gled with the Scotch Covenanter
stock in President McKinley's blood.
The grandfather of Hannah C. Rose
was an English Puritan leader who
settled in Pennsylvania, and who had
somewhat to do with the government
of that colony. McKinley's GRANDPA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-10-05

full major Jagged 22) decided to fit
himself as a lawyer. He had been
urged to apply for commission in
the regular army, but his tastes and
predictions were those of man OF
peace. He entered the Office of Judge
Charles Z. Gidden at Poland, and
made good progress in the study of
law. After year and half's work
he went to Albany, N. Y, where he
completed his legal studies. lie was
admitted to the bar in 1867, and
opened law office at Canton.
g..
It was the centennial year that Maj.
Mckinley made his entrance into ma.
tional politics. In 1876 he declared
himself candidate for the republican
nomination for congress in his district
and he received the nomination over
three opponents on the first ballot. He
was not only nominated but elected,
which feat he repeated half q dozen
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-10-05

ther in 1909 moved from Pennsylvania
to Ohio. William Mckinley, ST., was
born in Pennsylvania in 1907.
y g
william Mckinley was a seventh
son. There were eight other chill
dren in the family. He was born at
Niles, Trumbull county, O., January
20, 1913. From this town, then a little
village Of iron-workers, the family
moved to Poland, o., on the western
reserve, for the better education OF
the children. 1t had been his moth
er's ambition, as well as his own,
that he receive a thorough college ed
ucation. He attended the academy
at Poland, and. from there went to
the Allegheny college at Meadville,
Pa. Ill health took him home in
his junior year. The next winter he
spent teaching in a district school
for salary of SIS and his board.
%~ y = y
At the outbreak of the civil war
young Mckinley enlisted as a private
in the Twenty-third Ohio infantry.
He served under men who afterward
became well known to the nation.
His first colonel was Rosecrans, later
the famous major general. Stanley
Matthews, who achieved distinction