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Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

As the bounty claims against the
state will amount to about $SO,OO0,
after the next payment is made, and
have amounted to nearly 100000 for
many months, it looks as II the pol
icy of the man who decided either to
increase his income or reduce his ex-
pendtures should be inaugurated.
This is a matter largely for the con-
sideration of the stock and sheep
men of the state, who pay most OF the
tax. and they should make their views
known to the coming legislature. so
that the present conditions may be
improved. Either the bounty is too
large or the tax Is too small, under
the circumstances. and an amendment
of the law should be made.-Record.
With both sheep and cattle free
from disease of any kind. the ranges
good. and the market all that could
be desired. stockmen will take wise
and liberal view of this question. The
law should be amended II possible to
prevent fraud. II all of the animals
for which claims have been filed or
paid, have been destroyed in this
state then the law is accomplishing
lust what is desired and the number
must soon grow less. If many were
killed in the British possessions,
North Dakota and Wyoming, that Is
a different matter.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Our contemporary is well aware
that the law does not require that
public notice be given of the letting
of the printing contract. The state
ment by our contemporary that he or
anyone else was misled by one of the
commissioners as to the time when
the contract would be given sounds
a little fshy All contracts. unless
for special work, are let at the De
cember term and the Arugs did not
have to be notified" of this fact be.
cause II is a live newspaper.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

The new Republican governor.elect
of Nebraska is a devout Methodist
and in all his life never wore dress
suit and won't begin now. Further.
more. he Is opposed to dancing and
the customary inaugural ball. All OF
which is received with unfeigned sor-
row and dissatisfaction in Nebraska s
gay capital, and the people thereof
have concluded to let Gov. Mickey
have nice, quiet Inauguration.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24
How Goshawks Are Trained.

A French traveller states that the
goshawk is still used In Persia in hunt
ing the gazelle and that 1t is trained to
feed ON that creatures beautiful eyes
by placing its food In the emptied eye
balls of stuffed gazelle, SO that when
used in the hunt the goshawk stops it,
victim by attacking Its eyes. horribly
cruel form Of sport
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

sheriffs to pay their expenses and take
vouchers for actual expenses, which
should be paid by state or county
AS 1t is. sheriffs get good salaries and
other perquisites and are not entitled
to the extra graft of about seven cents
for every mile.trayeled by themselves
and prisoners on railways.-Helena
Record
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24
Chased and Refined.

At recent police court sitting man
was fined 40 shillings and costs for as
saulting policeman. Considering HIM
self much injured man, on reaching
the door he began abusing the magis-
trate in very violent language. The
magistrate sent an officer after him,
and the delinquent found himself once
more In the dock and fined again for
contempt Of court
my man. II you had been more
chaste and refined In your language"
said the magistrate, you would NOT
have been chased and re-fned."-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

The big cattlemen of western Ne
braska and Wyoming dislike the
strenuous manner in which Col. Mos.
by is proceeding in the matter of re-
moving fences from the public do
main. They have sent representa-
tiyes to Washington to lay their griev.
aIte es before the president and the
interior department. 1t would be in
teresting to know how they can jus
tlly their action in fencing in govern
ment land.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Judge Knowles OF the United States
court has rendered a decision hold
ing that all mineral land within a for.
est reserve is practically excluded
from that reserve so far as instruc'
tions governing the reservation are
concerned Under this ruling a 10
Gator on a mineral claim within for.
est reserve has a right to cut what
timber he may need. An appeal is
likely to be taken in the matter.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

ecause the people of Lewistown
were too busy to remember flag day
Clast Saturday, II must not be inferr-
ed that they have lost their love for
"old glory" lac day was of more
than usual significance from the fact
that II was the ninety.ninth anniyer-
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

CHAIRMAN Gray oil the coal strike
commission denounced the boycott as
cowardly and this view will be en-
dolsed by a majority OF the American
people. The better element in the
labor organizations of the country 40
not favor such methods OF retaliation
to carry a point.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

high'priced labor there must be
steaoy market and good profits as en-
couragement.
When we have railroad connections
with Helena. Butte and other large
cities OF the state we hope to see the
fafWers awake to the ADVANTAGES Of
fered. While 1t is true that they do
not now supply the local demand this
is largely due to the fact that there
has been a very limited cash market.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Some Democratic papers appear to
be greatly alarmed over the situation
IN Venezuela. They are so hard up
tor an issue that most anything done
by the great powers would be vlo-
latlon oil the Monroe doctrine. How
they would like TO take fall out Of
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24
Report From the Reform School.

J. G, Gluck, superintendent, Prun.
tytown, W, Va, writes: After try
Ing all other advertised cough medi'
clnes We have decided to use Foley's
Honey and Tar exclusively In the
west Nerginia Reform School.
md 1t the most effective and abso
lutely harmless" Mckechnie d
Allan.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

The Hon. George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts is said to have con-
tracted the dreaded foot and mouth
disease" number OF years ago. 1t
has now spread to all the New Eng.
land cattle.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Snow is said to be foot deep in
the eastern part OF the state and a
hard winter IS predicted. Such is not
the case IN the central part OF the
state and if We are Ia have hard
winter it will have to put in an ap-
pearance very soon.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

II the smoke and fumes from the
Butte smelters would only drive out
some oil the political grafters of that
place the rest oil the people could en-.
dure the smudge.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

What has become of Hon. Carl
Schurz. Mr.. Irving Winslow and other
red-eyed anti imperalists? Mr..
Schurzs mass meeting last summre
numbered about twenty men and a
couple OF women.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

The smoke nuisance in Butte seems
to be ON the increase, but the inhabl-
tants console themselves with the be-
liel that it destroys disease germs and
try to look as pleasant as possible.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

When a man loses wager he should
pay up and not play the baby act,
Men of all parties have little use for
that kind OF kicker.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Just now the Democratic papers
have discovered toy trust Never
theless toys were never cheaper nor
have the people ever had more money
to spend Tor them, than in this year
1902.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Jonn l.. Sullivan spent a night in
the lock up at Detroit, one night last
week. The color OF his paint was a
little too red to suit the cops" of that
city
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Jim Jeifries mas probably learned
by this time that Butte is place
where they knock people out, even II
it is necessary to resort to the courts.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Now that Dewey is moving south,
ward with his fleet there need be nc
apprehension about Great Britain and
Germany ignoring the Monroe doc
trine.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

sary of the formal transfer of the ter.
ritory OF Louisiana to the United
States at New Orleans on December
9O 1909
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24
LEwIsTowN, MONT. Dec, "a 1902

Jim Jeffries evidently ran up against
the Monroe doctrine in Butte.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

Down in ST. Paul the people are
fighting for coal Here in central
Montana We have coal to burn.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

A message from Santa Claus states
that he will reach Lewistown tonight
without fail.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

The Colorado.Wyoming blizzard
knew better than to invade this semi
tropical region.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24
OFFICIAL PAPER oP FERGUS COUNTY.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOHN N. YRO0MAN, Editor and Proprietor
HALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

Benny Yanger has decided that he
wishes no more l22 pound bouts in
his. and has declined a meeting with
Attell. whom he recently beat, at the
weight named. Attell is anxious to do
six rounds with Benny in Chicago. but
Hertz will not listen to the PROPOSE
tion unless an agreement for a draw
decision. if both finish, is made. Hertz
admits that Attell would smother Van.
ger in a six-round set-to. and both he
and his boxer assert that the Can
fornian is the most clever boy IN the
world al the weight named. From al
that is written of this lad. tbs lacf
of a punch is all that keeps him iron
succession to the championship.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

According to report from Japan
in the April issue of the Spirit OF Mis-
sions. the native actors of the sunrise
Land are very thorough in the study
of their roles. Says the missionary
report: The other day an Osaka mis-
sionary had a call from a Japanese &C
tor, who wanted to know something
about Christianity. In the native the
aters lately plays have been given TO
illustrate the prosecutions in CHINA.
and this particular actor had to as
sumo the part of a foreign missionary
AS he believed in playing his part well
however uncongenial it might have
been to him. he procured New Tes
lament so as to post himself on the
missionary teaching. He read 1t once
and again and was particularly i'm
pressed by ST. Pauls words in CORN
thians l:13. the chapter on charity
1t showed him. he says. what love
| really is He has not yet become
| Christian but there is every prospec
| that he will
| Evidently the spirit of the Actors
| Church Alliance is at work in thu
| Orient.
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Bessie Abbott Coming Home.

Bessie Abbott Coming Home.
1t has been declared that Bessie Alb
bot, who was winning fame and for
tune abroad as the protege Of Jean de
Reszke, has suddenly resigned her po-
sition and will shortly return to this,
her native country.
Bessie and her sister Jessie
achieved considerable fame here as
the Abbott sisters, and were shining
lights in the company headed by Al
bert Chevalier. the coster singer. The
sisters came from OgdenSburg. n. Y.
and when the company was to appear
there the advance agent took advan-
tage OF the fact to placard the town
literally with pictures of the girls in
their serio-comic costumes.
To the dismay of the manager. the
girls refused to appear when the com
pany reached Ogdensburg. and re
manned in their hotel under plea of ill
| ness No amount OF persuasion coulo
| induce them to change their minds
and the good citizens of the quiet lit
tie town. who turned out in force to dc
| honor to their former associates, were
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18
Grievances of Small Leagues.

While the National League mag
hates have been ordering back to the
mines the men who We're formerly EN-
Moved by them. they seem to nave
overlooked one little thing. That Is
the extension of their own doctrines
for the benefit Of the minor leagues.
These organizations. which for years
paid the National for so-called protec-
ton. have been robbed right and left
by that body, any promising player
that was wanted being grabbed With
out ceremony. The American mas
taken such players also. but TINS
league makes no pretensions OF rec
osuizing reserve clauses, and has
never accepted money for keeping It's
hands off Not one of the minor lea
suers taken by the National thl:
spring has been returned to the cur
that holds him under reserve. ant
there has been no evidence as yet o
any intention to do this sort OF thing
The minor leagues have taken a hant
in the fray by enjoining Joe Bean, the
Eastern League shortstop who ha
signed with New York. and threaten
to 90 after other players.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18
National Is Cph cid.

The refusal of the Philadelphia
court to allow Lajoie. Frazer and Bern
hard to furnish bond on an appeal to
the Supreme Court. the injunction to
be stayed pending the decision, de-
Drives the American League of all
chance to get their services unless the
higher tribunal reverSeS Itself when
the cases are heard. Although at de-
cided disadvantage in Pennsylvania,
the American League will fight to the
end and will not voluntarily surrender
or retain one Of the former players OF
the Philadelphia Club. There have
been two assertions since the Lajoie
decision-Sheckard and DuggletS. The
decision in the ST. Louis cases will
brace up the players and no other de
feCtions are probable
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18
n,x.s with n Bouquet.

The first night OF The Lily and tho
Prince, produced at the Teck Theater,
Buffalo. n. Y, on April I. at the eli
max of the third act, Mildred Holland.
the star, received a bunch OF lilies.
handed over the footlightS. from
which flew two white doves. They
rose gracefully above the head of the
astonished actress, and finally settled
on the floor at her feet and hoped to
the footlights as far as the ribbons
by which they were attached to the
bouquet would permit. Miss Holland
made pets of the doves until one day
they flew out of the window of heI
apartments Miss Holland was sorry
to lose them, but as she was to leave
Buffalo the day following she only
hopes that they have found comfort
able home.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

The lSng-drawn-out squabble be-
tween Jeffries and Fitzsimmons has
disguised every lover of boxing and,
although the match looks now as good
as clinched, interest in the contest
will not materialize until the eve OF
the battle Fitzsimmons has conduct
ed himself in a manner that has made
every one thoroughly displeased with
him. Jeffries came out of the muddie
without losing any of the respect OF
the public, and can retain this respect
by rushing matters to conclusion.
Fitz can only kill himself by new
pickering He is really on probation
now.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18
Fir.. baseball Manager.

The death of George Mayer recalls
the fact that he was one Of the most
prominent factors in the early days
OF professional baseball. In the early
7O's Mr.. Mayer, then rich man. be-
came interested in the sport. There
were no leagues and few professional
teams. He went to Baltimore and Sc
cured a number Of baseball stars. to
whom he added by selections from
several parts of the country and
few local players and started out with
the famous "Kekionga" team. The
name is the old Indian appeilatlon
for Fort Wayne. With the keklongas
was the famous Bobby Matthews, the
first pitcher of curved ball. Inc
Kekiongas made triumphal tour OF
the country. vanquishing teams IN
New York, Boston, Balti more. CleVe'
land and other large eastern cities
| The batsmen who had never seen
curve were completely mystif1ed by
| Matthews and until the sorcery WITH
| which he fooled them was revealed
| the Hoosier team Won all the contest:
| hands down The tour Of the hekl
| ongas was the sensation of the sport
| ing world that year. Mr.. Mayer SUP
seuuently lost the larger part OF nj
fortune in backing professional pase
ball ventures in larger cities.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18
Praise for Griffith.

SAYS an exchange: Great man, this
Griffith Back in the days when tau-
bourne was the king OF them all.
a little boy with ears two sizes larger
than his head used to watch Rad pltcn.
and picked up all he could learn from
the man who pitched six times week
and wanted more. That was In 1857
In 1887 Griff went into the business
for himself as slabman, and from
that day to this he has been sendlng
ont the curves. He never had any
more arm than the Venus OF Milo
yet they cannot hit the things ne
throws. He is small apparently not
POWERFUL enough to have helped Moan
pitch the ark. and yet he gets away
with the games That rotund head
with a sail on each side. contains more
baseball sense than nineteen skulls OF
the ordinary breed. and the little man
was never better. never more danger
Gus to an opposing team than he II
to-day.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

annals. The tickle clerk Of the WeaSA-
er has been kinder to the enthusiasts
this year than he was last. During
the month Of showers Ia 1901 only
twenty-eight games were played. ana
this season forty-two was the NUMBER
finished. The count OF fan noses In
the National world doubtless SHOWS
that over three times as many people
saw these forty-two games last month
than we're massed in the twenty-elshe
games during the dismal April Gays
of 'o1. New York's unexpected spur
has aroused Pop Knickerbockers chill
dren and they filled the Polo Grounos
with Kleeful whoops. With New YORK
lighting in the first division there viii
be enough coin in the league treasury
to nav salaries and buy Few spare
ribs when the season ends.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

Rowdyism will not be tolerated oy
the public, and if the managers ana
association officials throughout the
league want to reap the beneht OF the
splendid season which is before them
they had better take prompt steps TO
cut displays of that character out or
the game. The general public was
never more interested in the sport
than at this time and the lovers or the
game will make every association IN
the league wealthy il the right sort or
sport is produced. The teams seem 10
he better than ever before, and there
is nothing in the way of magnincent
success but the possibility of SUCH
scenes as was witnessed in Atlanta.
! This is the first outbreak Of the KIND
| this season Let it be the last-sir'
mingham Age.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

Strenuous measures have been taken
by the board of directors of the Amer
lean Automobile association TO pre-
vent excess of speed limits in endur-
ance runs and violations of rules gen
orally in open motor-vehicle contests
of all kinds. A resolution was passed
declaring that any contestant disqual-
flied or suspended for violations of the
rules of any contest promoted by
member of the association shall be in
eligible to participate in any competi-
tive event promoted by any other
member for so long as the club against
which he has offended snail refuse to
revoke his disqualification.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

Roscoe Miller, one Of the pitchers
Of the Detroit club of the American
league, began his professional career
with the Columbus, Ga, club. Before
Joining the Detroit team he played at
Washington, Ind. and Mansfield, o.
His 1901 record was twenty-three vic
tories and 10 defeats. His best per-
formances of the year were two i've
hit games against Milwaukee and three
in which his opponents-Baltimor
Boston and Washington-secur only
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

'.Bopbie'' Walthour, considered by
many to be the peer of all cycle racers
behind motor tandems, will go from
his nome in Atlanta in few days 10
start on the racing circuit that has
been laid out for him by Manager
Field. Reports from Atlanta state
that the star rider is travelling faster
than ever before and should make
great inroads on his own worlds rec
ords just as soon as he is plttea
against men of good caliber. Last
wear the blonde southerner Won
enough money to buy handsome res
idence in Atlanta, and with two chill
dren and a contented wife to encour
| age him. expects to do even better thN
year.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

times, but only one OF the contests
was decisive. That was in 1896, when
Mccoy put out the ex-Syracusan in Is
rounds. They met in Syracuse in 1897,
but the police stopped the bout in the
fifth round. Three years later they
clashed in a six-round go in Chicago,
the referee giving the decision to NC
Coy and receiving in return a punch
from Ryan, who claimed the articles
stipulated that if each man were on
his feet at the end of the sis rounds
the contest should be declared.a draw
Ryan and Mccoy in a 20-round battle
should be able to put up one OF the
greatest fights in the history OF the
ring.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18


Tom Sharkey's name must be added
to the list of superstitious fighters.
Sharkey would like to have his friends
believe that he cares nothing for good
luck charms and other objects carried
in the ring by fighters to make them
win, but it is nevertheless true that
Tom has often declared that he was
a victim of hoodoo after losing a
fight Sharkey, like all sons of the
ould sod, is partial to green. and
when he first became a figure In the
heavy weight championship he used
to wear a set Of green colors every
time he went in the ring. After win
ming a couple of good fights Snarkey
thought that it would be the proper
caper to show his patriotism by adopt
ing a set of colors that would repre-
sent the United States of America
He was presented with an American
flag to act as a belt for his hghtlns
trunks, and wore the colors when ne
fought Jim Corbett, and was awarded
the fight on foul. When he met jim
Je;.lies the Californian was heraldeo
as the coming true American cha1n
pion. and this caused Tom to go oacF
to his favorite color, green. Wnen he
fought jeff Erin's colors predomlnatee
IN Sharkey's corner. Tom was de1eat
ed. The next day Tom O'Rourke, II
joking way, told Sharkey that Tie
change Of colors was what caused tins
sailor to lose. Tom became fully con
WINGED that there was much truth II
O'Rourke's statement, and has eve
since stuck to the Stars and stripes
believing that the green colors wer'
his hoodoo
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

four hits He showed that he had
stamina as we'll as skill by his extra
game experience. He won ten eieV-
on. twelve and sixteen round contest
and lost fifteen inning duel In ~nisn
he held the victors down TO Two runs
and seven hits, but received poor sup
port at critical stages. He was peat
en- by Chicago and Boston once each
but won from the champions FOUR
times. and from Collins CLUB hve
times. The Athletics were harder
propositions for Roscoe. as four OF mis-
six games against Lajoie's team re-
suited in defeats for him.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-18

The recent bout between benn!
Yanger and Abe Attell. in which
Yanger was victorious. the police
stopping the mix-up in the 18th round
when Attell was groggy, in the oplh-
ion of Referee George Slier, was
hummer" There was never an ldle
moment in the ring nor quiet mo-
ment out of it writes Siler. Inc
fight for speed beat anything l ever
have witnessed. and | have seen few
in nv time. The Terry McGovern-
Dave Sullivan fight at Louisville on
washington's birthday was voted the
fastest that ever took place west OF
the Alleghanies and east OF the ROCK
les, but it was slow as compared WIZ
+ the go between Benny and Abe. Inc
4 .ouisville contest, although speedy
MOVED loafing spots in places, while
he ST. Louis affair did not