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Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
THE BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
Pursuing Very Progressive Policy in
the Western States.

In watching the future growth of
the western railroad systems. one eye
will have To be directed toward the
Burlington. The operations of this
road have been characterized by q
noticeable absence of the spectacular
movements which have brought other
roads into prominence, but il has alb.
sorDed several branches and formed
important alliances which prove that
IL is moved by the same spirit OF pro-
gress which has dominated all the
western systems.
An official stated recently that the
road will have an outlet TO the coast
In two years. This announcement Is
significant in connection with the
statements that have been made dur
ing the past several weeks regarding
the Great Central. The road. 1t is un-
derstood, is ambitious to install train
service to the coast that will outrival
the Santa Fe and other similar propo.
sitiOnp that have attracted attention
II Is said. however that a radical
NHdHst VIII HOl Dt Hidus unt.s " tdH
go directly to the coast over its own
lines, and this IL promises 10 do.
An interesting relic OF the early Bur
lingtsn days wh.,.. has recently come
To light Is time table dated May H.,
1874. 1t is printed upon one sheet
OF paper the schedule being printed
upon the inside pages. At one time.
tho Burlington In Nebraska compris.
ed only 239 miles of road. There was
stretch of seventeen miles between
Omaha and Oreapolis and 19l miles
more on the main line between Omaha
and Kearney. A branch from Crete
to Beatrice made 81 more. The head.
quarters OF the various departments
were located at Plattsmouth, and ten
trains daily represented the operating
department. From this rather small
beginning. the road has grown to be
the second largest In America. The
company has over $500 miles of track
anu traverses IL states. IL employs
$4,000 men. owns l,6JJ engines and
operates 600 trains daily. To meet
the requirements 1t has 10000 freight
cars and l.200 passenger coaches.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
Bears In the Yellowstone.

General Corbin. who has Just return.
ed to Washington from a trip to Yel-
lowstone Park. tells how some bears
in the Park raided the fountain house.
Il investigated myself and found that
the bears had broken into the kitchen
OF the hotel and simply ruined all the
stores, leaving the hotel and its guests
without food enough for a meal. II
was side-spltting TO listen to the Chi.
nese cook attempt 10 describe the Wis.
il of the bears. He became excited.
spluttered, Erinned and squeaked, and
went through all the supposed maneu.
vers OF the beasts in his endeayor to
explain the damage that had been
done II was really no laughing mat.
ter. for the proprietor of the hotel
and Colonel Pitcher sent men TO pun.
ish the intruders. Would they kill
the bears?' General Corbin was asked.
oh. no: they would only whip them.
They would take a big bull whip and
lash the bears soundly. Experience
has taught, so the park people say.
that a good sound thrashing from a
bull whip will last bear, either brown
or grizzly for the remainder OF the
season. New York Sun.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08

wears quarter boots and shin boots be-
hind and a three-ouDce toe weight. As
an indication of his remarkable brush
il is only necessary to say that Rhyth-
mic trotted the last eighth OF a slow
mile here in fourteen and a half sec.
onds. / Sc gait. hudson has conf.
dence that Rhythmic will sweep the
country with an unbroken record,
winding up the season by placing his
name in the list OF winners of the
classic Pennsylvania.
Being by Oakland Baron, a son OF
Baron Wilkes. and out OF Duchess,
by Strathmore, Rhythmic is bred in
the same lines as Moko. l., V. Hark-
ness famous sire OF the double FNltur.
ity winner. Fereno. 2:l0A, as Moko is
by Baron Wilkes. out of Strathmore
mare, Rhythmics dam, Duchess, now
dead, was a good race mare going in.
TO the stud with record of 2:20lg.
Her foal. a year older than Rhythmic,
known AS Fair Promise. is credited
with having paced n trial mile in 2 -
u. but the blind horse is all that she
has left to the turf. which has shown
any high-class trotting instinct.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
KERR WOULDN'T ACCEPT.
Declined the Honor Of the Nomination
for Judge Of the 18th District.

Glasgow. Oct. i.-John J. Kerr, who
was nominated without his knowledge
or solicitation for Republican candi-
date for Judge of the Twelfth judicial
district. comprising the counties Of
Choteau and Valley, has declined that
nCminati n az. has accepted the nom.
lpation Tor county attorney Uf Valley
county.
Mr.. Kerr has been an active candi-
date for the nomination for county at
torney and when the convention was
held received tho Unanimous nomina-
ton
The convention also passed reso-
luton expressing II as the sense
OF the convention that Mr.. Kerr owed
1t to the county and his party to &C.
cept the nomination for county attor-
ney. The judicial nomination was the
result of bitter fight and Mr.. Kerr
fell that he was not the spontaneous
choice of that convention. Under these
circumstances he decided to accept
the nomination he had sought, that
Of county attorney.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
WHERE is YoUNo's wIFEa
New York Murderer Said to Have
Been Married at Browning.

Great Falls, Oct. 2.-W. Hooper
Young, grandson of Brigham Young,
who was arrested In New York on a
charge of numbering Mrs. Annie Pulit.
ger, was married last December at
Browning, Mont, to Miss Thirza
Holmes, of Cardston, Alberta, accord
ing to the records. Cardston Is the
Mormon settlement south of Leth-
bridge. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. F. A. Riggin, of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church. and for many
years a resident of Great Falls. The
Rev. Mr.. Riggin is and was at that
time, superintendent OF Indian Mis-.
sions for Northern Montana. The wit.
nesses to the marriage were Miss AL.
ice Burd, a well known young lady
of Browning and Omar G. v. Gregg,
the old-time Montana newspaper man
and miner.
According to the story told by the
bridegroom and published at that time.
the bride was daughter of a promi.
nent Mormon elder In the Cardston
community and years before the cou.
pie had been betrothed by their par.
ents. AS they grew older neither EN-.
braced the Mormon faith strongly
enough and the young man was for.
hidden the roof OF Father Holmes
the brides father moved to South Az.
rica and fought in the Boer war
against the English, was captured but
escaped and got away from Durham
in Portuguese Africa. In an English
ship as a -stowaway. He landed at
Bombay and from there via Hong
Kong he went to the Philippines and
enlisted in the American army, was
wounded and sent home. Learning OF
the whereabouts of his former sweet
heart and having come into an estate
of several thousand dollars he came
to Great Falls and went from here to
Cardston. and the marriage followed
Young is believed to be the same
man who married Miss Burd. and as
she has not been heard from since
the marriage 1t is very probable that
other CHASTITY details will be unearthed
and another crime added to the one
with which he is already charged
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
IN MEMORY OF
MRS. LINCOLN
A Magnificent Monument Erected at
Lincoln City to the Memory of
lincoln's Mother.
A LARGE GATHERING PRESENT
Reception Committee Composed Of
Aged Citizens Who Were on In
innate Terms With Lincoln.

Lincoln City, Ind, Oct. 1.-The ded-
ication today of the monument erect
ed at the grave of Abraham Llncoln's
mother attracted large attendance
of visitors from Illinois, Ohio Ken
lucky, Indiana and other state. Spec
ial trains brought Governor Durbin
md staff from indianapolis. and spec
ial parties from Evansville, Louisville
and other places. The ceremonies
were held on the hill Immediately
across a small valley from the place
where stood the cabin in which the
Lincoln family lived, and where Mrs.
Lincoln died.
! The distinguished visitors. upon
their arrival were met by a reception
committee consisting of a small mum.
ber of aged citizens who were inti-
mate friends of Abraham Lincoln when
he lived in this vicinity. The dedica-
tory exercises were OF an extremely
impressive character. Col. j. s.
Wright of Rockport presided. The
exercises began with an invocation
by the Rev. -. j. Ryan. following with
Col. Wright introduced General John
c.. Black. Of Chicago who delivered
the Grafton of the day. Brief address
es appropriate to the occasion were
delivered by Governor Durbin and 9TH
er distinguished men, who were pres
ent. Before the exercises concluded
letter was read from Robert T. Lin
coin. in which he expressed regret
at his inability to be present. The
musical portion OF the dedicatory pro-
gram was furnished by the band of
the Knightstown Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans home.
The dedication Of the monument was
conducted by the Nancy Hanks Men,
orial association. which is composed
of Governor Durbin and other promi-
nent citizens of Indiana. The first mon
ument was placed over the grave OF
Nancy Hanks some time In 1880. For
more than sixty years the resting spot
i VI iut VI Nut
dent was unmarked. II was surround
ed by wildwood and underbrush. In
1880, however, a plain marble slab on
which was inscribed ITO the mother Of
our martyred president. erected by
friend" was brought to the place. The
donor was never known, though II was
commonly supposed that the gift came
from Glen Studebaker. the South Bend
manufacturer.
When the old monument to Presi-
dent Lincoln at Springfield, ILL.,. was
replaced by a new one. the contractor
presented the base OF the old one to
Spencer county. TO be used as a mon
ument for the grave OF Nancy Hanks.
Il was this monument that was un-
yelled today. The stone stands In a
desolate unimproved tract, but fund
has been raised for the purpose OF
clearing away the underbrush. and 1t
Is hoped soon to have the monument
surrounded by a well kept park OF 16
acres.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08

rancher, TO state his opinion as TO the
desirability of introducing the Angora
goats into Montana. Locally. Mr.
Kearful is known as the Clear creek
Cabbage King" and his knowledge
of goats supposed to be nil. but hence.
forth he should be known as the Kip.
ling Of Choteau county. His article
upon goats" from the September
Northwest Magazine. is as follows.
In reply to your inquiry regarding
the possibilities OF the Angora goat
in Montana. can say have had some
experience with goats. The Angora
goat has bright future. | do not
think the goat craze will die out as
quick as did that OF the Belgian hare,
for in some localities goats may be
raised at a profit. For instance. a
thrifty young orchard is a good place
to keep goats. The notion that goats
will clear up brush land is all non.
sense. A goat will climb a ten.foot
fence to get out of a brush patch and
find a fruit tree or berry bush. II
VIII climb trees readily to brouse on
the topmost limbs. Goats attain an
enormous size in Montana. Those |
had measured from Z TO IL feet In
height The way I learned this was
by measuring from the ground to the
topmost teeth marks on my shade
trees; that gives the exact length of
goat from tip to tip. 1t has been
much discussed question as to the
nationality of the goat. While there
Is no doubt goats have come from
Turkey and Arabia, have every rea-
son to believe the goat is a native Of
Montana. In early days a legend says
farmer named Adam owned an ir-
rigated ranch in the Bear Paw noun.
tains. He named his ranch the Gar
den of Eden Adam also owned a pair
of goats. This is known to be a fact,
as petrified fig trees and banana
stalks have been discovered bearing
the imprint of goat teeth. At the
door OF the goat can be laid all the
ills and misfortunes of man. The first
recorded murder was caused directly
by kid or boy goat, and no doubt the
first law suit could be traced to the
same source. for what would have been
more natural than for Adams goats
to climb out of the corral and bark
the neighbor's apple trees. A serpent
may be wise and on to his job in some
ways. but when matched against the
wisdom of goat he Is ignorance per-
sonifed. | would sooner have snakes
than goats. Coming down to the later
days we find that man still fostered
goats and trouble. Not long ago
visited an old ruin on one of the high
est peaks of the Bear Paw mountains.
This aged ruin Is supposed to be an.
other remains of Noah's ark. On the
petrified main mast seven feet above
the deck | found the marks OF goat
teeth. which proves conclusively that
old Noah had at least one adult goat
aboard. We often hear the devil spok.
en- of as a goat. Now. If the devil is
a goat, goat must be the devil.
haven't any goats now.
Ada, Mont. ]. A. X"
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
Roosevelt Interferes.

Washington, Oct. 6.-There was on
ly one development of importance in
the coal strike situation today. Frank
p. Sargent, commissioner of immigra-
ton. and for many years chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
had a long interview with President
Roosevelt today and left Washington
very soon afterward. Mr.. Sargent in
dicated that the interview concerned
the coal strike, but he would not dis
cuss the matter. From the fact that
he has always been influential with
labor organizations, 1t is generally be-
lieved that he presented message
to President Mitchell of the miners
union. II is also said that Sargent is
to meet Mitchell in Philadelphia and
deliver message of the presidents
urging that the miners end the strike
in the interest of the public.
Harrisburg. Pa, Oct. 6.-Governor
Stone late tonight ordered out the
entire division of the national guard
of Pennsylvania to duty in the anthra-
cite coal regions. The soldiers will
be in marching order tomorrow.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
GOT NEXT TO THE PROFESSOR.
Student Of Divinity offers UP Uni.
que and Embarrassing Prayer.

There was long ago a divinity hall
presided over by a most amiable and
dignified professor. On certain days
the senior students opened the pro-
ceedings of the day with prayer. One
morning n raw youth from a remote
region performed his duty. None who
were present can forget how the ven-
cradle professor turned and gazed on
the untutored lad. who prayed for him
as follows: Lord, have mercy on
our professor, for he is weak and ig-
norant. Strengthen lis feeble hands.
confirm his tottering knees. and grant
that he may go out and in before us
IKE the goat before the flock. ."-Twen.
ty-fve years of st. Andrews.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
FAMOUS BLIND TRoTTER.
Rhythmic May Yet Hold the Trottine
Record of the World.

Will a blind horse yet hold the
worlds trotting record? The famous
trotting driver, Scott Hudson, says SO.
and other Kentucky trainers and driv-
ers who have watched the sensational
black whirlwind, Rhythmic, in his
training this year concur in the high
opinion that the sandy.haired driver
of Audubon Boy fame has passed up
on the sightless son of Oakland Baron.
Hudson declared before leaving Lex
ington that he would drive the morse
In 2:0i In a race before the close of
the season. and that IN 1903 Rhythmic
would rob Cresceus OF his crown
There Is no more interesting history
connected with any horse now promi-
nent in the trotting world than that
Of the winner of the classic VI. & NJ,
and other races this year.
Rhythmic is a Kentucky production
out and out, and his sire and dam
were both bred In this state. and all
hail from the one section-Bourb0n
county. He was broken as two-year-
old. but after showing his ability to
trot fast even at that tender age was
attacked with pink-eye. II was long
siege before he recovered. and then
his sight was affected. He had not
gone totally blind at the age of three.
when Doug Thomas began TO drive
him on his three-quarter mile track
near Paris. He could discern objects
dimly. and this made him sensitive
and an unusually dangerous colt to
handle.
Thomas finally drove him a mile in
q: IL to a cart, as he was always afraid
to trust himself behind Rhythmic with
sulky. Shortly after this perform
ance the colt became frightened and
ran awawy with Thomas, finally turn.
ing over the cart in Stoner creek.
Neither trainer nor horse was injured
Thomas. however, had enough OF the
black horse and Jesse Turney. his own
er, turned him over TO James Hukill
to handle the rest OF the season. HUI
kill never asked anything fast OF him.
making no effort to fit him for racing
last year.
This season Turney made arrange.
ments with Scott Hudson 10 take the
horse. which in the meantime had be
come almost totally blind. He can
just distinguish between light and
dark. and notes the difference when
a lantern is brought into his stall at
direction. When Hudson began 10
drive Rhythmic this season the great
horse had little confidence In himself,
and the driver hooked a third line
to his rigging. with a guide strap at
his chin. He drove him only a few
days In this manner, as Rhythmic
soon learned his drivers voice and
now a word from Hudson is law 10 the
blind horse.
Hudson has yet to drive Rhythmic
to a break. After seeing the great
horse work the first quarter at the
Kentucky Horse Breeders association
track In thirty-one seconds, ]. L. Dru.
len. the wealthy Bardstown owner.
who has Onward Silver. Chase and
other great horses in training, offer.
ed SO 900 for Rhythmic, but acting on
Hudson's advice Turney declined the
tender.
Rhythmic Is a natural trotter and
requires but little extra rigging. He
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
GRADING CON-
TRACTS LET
Superintendent Of the Montana Rail-
road Officially Announces That
Award Has Been Made.
COMPLETED BY JULY FIRST
Dirt Will be Flying This Week and
Continue as Long as Weather
Will Possibly Permit.

The following communication, the
most important received in Lewistown
for many months, was received by the
ARGUS Tuesday:
Editor ARGUS. Lewistown. Mont.
Lombard, Mont, Oct 4, 1902.-Dear
Sir: Contract for grading the Lewis.
town extension has been awarded to
the Utah Construction Company Of
Ogden.
Work will begin within ten days and
be vigorously prosecuted till winter
and resumed in the spring with ample
force to complete July LIST. Yours Re
speetfully,
+. 7. ROBERTSON,
Superintendent.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
Hello There, Doctor.

Doctor-Have you any objection to
my calling in consulting physician?
Patient-Certainly not. Call in as
many accomplices as you need and
get through with the assassination as
quickly as possible.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08

Self mixing daters, U. 9. line daters
kept In stock at this office and orders
for special kinds taken and promptly
filled.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08

Globe legal wrappers are the most
convenient, but we handle other va.
risties.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08

of capital and labor in an effort to
avert what he himself regarded as a
national calamity. The result was to
bring the principals to the controversy
face to face. with the whole country
eagerly intent and watchful of their
doings. Technically the issues be-
tween the two great forces stand as
they did before the president summon
ed the representatives of the con-
tending forces to the national capital,
and forgetting his own acute position.
besought them, for love of the great
country wherein they dwelt and out of
pity for the countless throng of suf-
fering poor to adjust their differences
and work together in peace for the
common veal.
What. IL anything, will result from
the conference is for the indefinite
future TO reveal. Today the views of
the contenders in the great Industrial
struggle were so extreme and wide
, apart that there was no middle ground
possible, and SO the conference came
to an end without any agreement for
its continuance. The conference had
lasted six hours, including a recess OF
three hours between the morning and
afternoon sessions, taken to enable the
miners and operators to prepare writ
ten responses to the presidents ap-
peal.
Washington, Oct. "A final effort,
with the hope of success, is to be made
to end the coal strike. 1t has been dis
cussed by the president and some of
his advisers today and while the idea
is still in an uncompleted state and
the final result still uncertain, yet it
offers method which now seems to be
the only solution of the problem. The
suggestion is made that President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
may able to have the men now on
strike return to work in order to avert
the impending disaster which fuel
famine will cause and that at as early
date as possible there shall be a
complete investigation by the national
legislature into the anthracite coal sit
uation, with view oil bringing before
the public the facts of the matters,
with a view of legislation or recon-
mendations for relieving the miners
in the future. While 1t is not abso-
lutely possible to guarantee such an
investigation there is little doubt that
recommendation by the president and
the chief executive of Pennsylvania
would be promptly acted upon by con-
gress and the Pennsylvania legislature.
Just how President Mitchell will
view this suggestion is not known, as
II is known that he and the others full
ly realized that after the statements
by the presidents of the coal roads
yesterday. there is little hope OF secur-
ing any adjustment with the operators
by which the people of the country
may be supplied with coal.
1t is expected that President Mitch
ell will confer with his assistants and
If they can determine that the mine
workers can be fully as much benefit
ed by the course suggested as by con-
tinuing the strike and causing wide
spread suffering. which is sure to fol
low a deadlock. 1t is expected that
negotiations will be opened with a
view to carrying out the new proposi-
ton. Much will depend upon the way
the miners view the proposition and
whether they think it will cause a
loss of prestige to the union from
which 1t cannot recover.
Fergus County argus., 1902-10-08
OPINION OF TH1 CAT.
A Montana Rsncher Makes a Few Per.
sonal Remarks on His Goatship.

Hayre. Oct. Mot long ago the
Northwest Magazine requested ]. A.
Kearful. the well known Clear creek
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-11

land which She is giving away to the
colunists from this country, from
Great britain, from ireland, from
Austria. from Germany, from Russia,
from Denmark, from Iceland, from
Sweden, from Norway, and from sew
cral other nations.
Then. too, if we were 10 include in
thi.s estimate Of government land in
Canada AN that great portion that
IS vet unsurycyrd but which has "A
climate that is not un-uitcd to tho
needs Of agriculture, and add 10 this
the remaining government lands IN
Ontario. and other more eastern prOy-
inccs. we can easily imagine room
enough not only tn support all the
immigration which the Dominion viii
attract for many years 90 come, but
sufficient 10 permit of the operations
of any number nf American land syn
dictates. The northwest territories
are alone 20 times as large us the
United Kingdom, and this does not
include Manitoba The population ~
those territories - the present time
H NOT afrr 100000, hut it s growing
ut the rate off elaar ta $4,000 annually.
WRIGHT A PATTERSON
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-11

prises two sections in each surveyed
township, and is held at a compara-
lively high price, the Hudson Bay
company's land commissioner eX-
planning to me that as the land did
not represent any money investment,
and as it cost them nothing to hold
it, the company could afford to keep
it until such time as the efforts of
the government and the railway had
developed the country to the point
where the land became of even great
cr value. The argument probably
represents good business philosophy,
though it sounds selfish, and un-
doubtedly is so. Onc-half of all that
remains, representing the odd-num-
bered sections, are reserved by the
government for railway purposes, it
being agreed that the railways shall
be recompensed for the building of
lines of transportation by the allOt-
mcnt of land grants.
But, even with these deductions
made, Canada has a vast amount Of