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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27
THE DEGREE OF HONOR.
Meeting In Butte at Which Officers
Are Elected for the Year.


Butte, Aug. 2l.-At the grand lodge
convention of the Degree OF Honor
today the following officers were
elected:
Mr.. August Trask OF Deer Lodge,
past grand chief OF honor; Mrs. Cora
McDuffee OF south Butte, grand chief
of honor; Mrs. Matte Wolf Of Miles
City, grand lady of honor; Mrs. Fan
ME Vreeland of Bozeman. grand chief
of ceremonies; Mary Short OF Liv.
ingston. grand usher; Mrs. Nellie
Averill of Townsend. grand receiver;
Mrs. Eva Marcyes Of Forsythe. grand
inside watch; Mrs. Katherine G.. Hol.
den, OF Helena, grand medical exam.
iner.
Grand trustees-Mrs. Lydia Furey
of Butte, chairman; Mrs. Lottie Den.
ny OF Anaconda, and Mrs. Emma War.
dens of Great Falls.
Mrs. Augusta Trask. Mrs. Emma
Harnois and Mrs. Margaret Rheum
were elected to represent Montana
at the superior lodge, which will meet
at st. Paul next June. The next place
OF meeting is Helena.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27

who risked their lives to assist their
comrades were: n. J. Littleiohn. ].
Jensen, William Stoddard, Charley
Thaler, Elmer Zimmerman. ]. w.
Smoot. ]. d. Wright, William Nader
and William Coates.
Special to ARGUS from Gilt Edge.
Gilt Edge. Aug. 25.-An inquest was
held here today by Orlando Sawyer.
acting coroner. on the bodies OF the
victims of yesterdays accident. Over
twenty witnesses were examined by
County Attorney Belden and the yer.
dict of the coroner's jury exoneratel
the company from all blame.
The verdict brought In by the jury
was to the effect that the men came
to their death by the spontaneous
combustion of the oil in the compress
sor cylinder. which caused the forma-
tion of deadly gas, which was car
ried through the air pipe to the up
raise where they were at work.
The bodies were taken to the Union
hall, where they were properly cared
for. Whitcombe was a member of
the Maccabees and carried $4,000 life
insurance. He is a widower and
leaves one child. a girl six years of
age. lie is also a member OF the |.
o. o. F.
Cragg Sample was not member of
any lodge. though he sent his name
into the union only twenty-four hours
previous to the accident and was TAX
en- care Of by the union. The men
were amongst the steady and reliable
employees of the Great Northern Min
ing Co. and had many friends. Sam
pie was buried in the Gilt Edge cem-
etery this afternoon and the floral
tributes were many. The casket was
covered and many wreathes and bou-
quets ornamented the stands and
tables in the hall. where the funeral
sermon was preached by the Rev. w.
A. Winters. It was by far the largest
concourse of people that ever attend.
ed funeral in Gilt Edge.
George Whitcombe has a brother
here, who has had his body embalmed
and il will be taken to Belfast. Maine.
the dead mans home. The body will
leave here on Wednesday for the rail-
road.
A deep gloom was cast over the
town and mill by the loss of two Of
its best men and this afternoon all
business houses were closed and the
usual busy hum at the mill was stop
ped.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27
PRIZE WON BY MONTANA.
Denver Musicians Admit That the B.
& M. Band Won the First Prize.

Now that the Denver Elks have re-
turned home from Salt Lake and the
feeling over the band contest has in
a measure subsidized, sober judgment
concerning the righteousness of the
decision of the judges is prevailing.
Although they won the first prize in
a roundabout manner the Denver
Elks and their band admit that the
Boston and Montana band in reality
was entitled to the honor.
Steve NORM, who returned last
week from Kansas City, where he
was called by the illness of his moth
er, stopped off for a day in Denver
upon his return. The Denver boys
had just returned from Salt Lake and
Mr.. NORM says he knew some of
them personally. They made no con.
cealment of the fact that 1t was their
unbiased opinion that the first prize
in the band contest should have gone
to the Montana and not the Denver
band.-Helena Independent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27

which Ret slept was bespattered with
blood as the result of injuries receiy-
ed by him in the struggle with his
two assailants; a bloody rope lay on
the floor amid the debris of crockery
and kitchen utensils. which had been
smashed during the fracas. A club
with blood on 1t was also found, and.
according to Adams. II was used by
the midnight visitors to inflict injur.
les on Ret. Adams also received
blow on the hand during the scuffle.
The corps of Fredericks was brought
to town last evening and will be bur-
led at the expense of the county.
Jake Stang is at present at the Koff.
man ranch, but il alive tomorrow will
be brought to Lewistown and placed
in the hospital.
A telephone dispatch from Rock
ford at a. m. this morning stated
that Stang had rallied wonderfully
and seemed to be improving hourly.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27
MILES GOING TO PHILIPPINES.
viii Inspect Army Conditions Pre-.
vailing There at Present

Boston. Aug. 25.-Secretary Corte-
lyou was asked today concerning the
report that Lieut.. General Miles was
going to the Philippine islands. but
he said he could not discuss the sub
ject.
II is learned from an authoritative
source, however. that II General Miles
goes to Manila 1t will be with the au.
thority and approval OF the president.
With reference to the statement
that Lieut.. General Miles is going to
the Philippine islands. Secretary Cor
telyou said tonight:
General Miles is going to the Phil
ippine islands. with the permission OF
the president. to inspect army condi-
tions there"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27

luSISdStu HoIe tndn - pei cent EN-
ports Of manufactures have more than
Quadrupled
Imports of all merchandise have In.
creased 80 per cent, but imports per
capita have fallen from sl2.5l 10
sl0SS.
The production of gold has more
than doubled-froms36 .OOO,OO a year
to 79,OOO.OuO.
The production OF silver has near
y doubled-s39, 100000 compared with
s7l.50O.O0O.
The production OF coal has almost
quadrupled-6i. 900. 900 tons compared
with 2ll 600. 600.
The production OF petroleum has
nearly trebled-l,lO0,OO0,O gallons
compared with 2,G6l 100000.
The production OF pig iron has
nearly quadrupled.
The production OF steel has multi
piled eight times-l,247OOO tons to
lO,lSs, 900.
Prices on steel rails have iallen
from s67.50 per ton TO s32.29.
The production of copper has in.
creased tenfold-27. 900 tons TO 27o,
600.
The production OF wool has lncreas
ed 25 per cent, Of wheat 5 per cent,
of corn 40 per cent. of cotton 65 per
cent, of sugar 60 per cent.
The consumption of sugar has more
than doubled-957.OOO tons to 2.2l9,.
900.
Cotton taken by American mill has
doubled and cotton exported has in.
creased IS per cent.
Miles of railway in operation have
more than doubled-93,262 miles
compared with 19i.32l.
The number of passenger cars has
more than doubled-l2.7SS. against
26,7S6. The number Of freight cars
has increased two and one-half times
-5ii 600 to 1,35S,00O.
Tonnage of American vessels built
has more than doubled. tonnage en-
gagged in foreign trade has diminish
ed 40 per cent, tonnage engaged In
domestic trade has increased 60 per
cent and tonnage on the great lakes
has multiplied two and one-half times.
Freight rates on wheat. Chicago to
New York. have fallen from 1927 cts.
per bushel to ii2. lake and canal;
from l5.7 cents to 5.O5, lake and rail.
and from 1919 cents to 9.9S. ali rail.
Freight rates per ton mile on all
the railways of the United States
have dropped from 1.3O cents to 0.75
cents.
The receipts of the federal govern
ment have increased from s33S.000.
900 to s567O0O.OOO.
The number of postoffices in the
United States have increased from
$4,000 to 1900.
The receipts of the postoffice depart.
ment have trebled.
The number Of telegraphic mes
sages sent in the United States has
more than doubled-29, 600. 900, 600 to
60. 900, 900 900.
The number OF newspapers and per-
iodicals published has more than
doubled-9,273 to 2O,SO6.
Salaries paid in public schools have
more than doubled-sG00 900, 900 10
$l36,O00.OOO.
The number Of patents issued has
almost doubled-l4.0O0 per year to
26,5OO.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27
Eighth Grade Examination.

State Superintendent OF Public In,
struction Welch has announced the
next regular eighth grade examina-
ton for Aug. 2Sth and goth. All pu.
pills In and about Iewistown desiring
to take this examination should pre-
sent themselves at the court house
at $3.50 a. m. OF the 2sth. The ex
animation will be conducted by the
county superintendent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27
Bereavement and conso alton.
dedicated TO the brave men who lost theI
lives in the Gilt Edge mine.

dedicated to the brave men who lost their
lives in the Gilt Edge mine.l
It is not in the parting hour. when
those We fondly love have
breathed to us their last fare
we'll and winged their way above;
Nor yet in the dafksome grave when
We lay them to their rest,
The sharpest psng of sorrow rends
the stricken mourners breast.
'Tis when We seek our lonely home,
And meet no more the smile which
could the darkest cloud dispel
and every care beguile.
When We meet around the board or
at the hour of prayer.
'Tis then the heart most feels its
loss-the loved ones are not there.
Then while days and months steal on,
AS memory brings to view the visions
of departed joys, our grief Is
stirred anew.
Though faith may own a fathers
hand. yet nature will rebel; how
hard 1t is to say, HE hath done
all things WELL"
o, mournful memories of the past,
ye waste our lives away.
Ye haunt us in our dreams by night
and through each weary day,
The home. which late, like Eden bow.
ers in beauty's blooming smile
Ye make a barren wilderness, desert
waste and wild.
Why thus yield to pitiless grief.
Are they not happier far, the sainted
ones, for whom we mourn,
Than we who linger here?
Our hearts should glow with grateful
love to Him whose watchful eye
saw danger gathering round their
path.
And called them to the sky.
Not long shall we the loss depIore,
For soon the hour will come when we
with those so fondly loved,
Alike shall slumber in the tomb.
Then let the remnant of our days to
His service be given,
Who hid our idols in the grave,
Least we should fail OF heaven.
Not willingly the Lord afflicts, nor
grieves the sons of men.
But to wesn our souls from earth and
break the power Of sin.
He saw us wandering from His path
And sent the Christening rod to turn
Our feet from errors way and bring
us home to God.
Shall we defeat His wise desire,
And waste our days In tears migrate
fully,
For the numerous gifts that heaven
in mercy spares?
Let faith and hope be cherished still,
And brighter days shall dawn.
And plants OF peace shall spring anew
from seeds in sorrow sown.
Mrs. y. ]. LITTLEJoHN.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27

Henry l.. Shattuck of Shellsburg,
Iowa. was cured OF stomach trouble
with which he had been afflicted for
years. by four boxes OF Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver tablets. He had
previously tried many other remedies
and number Of physicians without
relief. For sale by c. II. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27

TocK AND WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
NO CASTE OVER THERE.

Dbl We who poise lordly head
In naughty go1d-created pride,
Who walk the streets wish kngly tread
And brush the honest poor aside.
Who think the toilers but the scum
OF earth and always in the way,
Know you the time will surely come
When you will be as poor as they?
That death will level king and slave?
There'n be no caste beyond the grave.
You look with proud and cold disdafn
On those who toll for daily bread;
The clanking of the labor chain
You hear with careless toss of head.
You never shake a poor mans hand
Unless you have an ak to grind
Some new ambition to be famed
From coal to flame, but keep in mind
There'1 be no caste beyond the grave.
This life is as a quick-drawn breath
Compared unto eternity:
TiS but span from birth to death,
Then out upon the shoreless sea
We drift, and there the man of pride
Who was king upon the earth
Must float as equal side by side
With fellow man of humber birth.
He cannot ride a private wave
Therell be no caste beyond the grave.
Till crack of doom wise men may preach
OF universal brotherhood,
With tongues inspired may strive to teach
That principle so grand and good,
But just as long gold is good
And purse-pride sways the human heart
A battlement both high and broad
Will keep the rich and poor apart;
But death will equal lord and slave
Therell be caste beyond the grave.
Denver Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
WARM FLOODED ENGLIsHMEN.
Live in Cold Rooms and Get Warm
from the Heat of Their
Bodies.

1t is perhaps because the English are
much out-ofdoors that they care lit
tie about having their houses proper
ly warmed. The author of can Amer
lean at Oxford" says that when he
first dined with the dons of his col
lege, the company assembled about
huge coal fire.
On a rough calculation the coal it
consumed, if used in an American
steam-heater, would have roasted out
the entire college. AS it was, its only
effect seemed to be to draw an icy
blast across the ankles from medieval
doors and windows. The draft swept
the fire bodily up the chimney and left
US shivering.
One of the dons explained that an
open fire has two supreme advantages;
it is the most cheerful thing in life and
it insures thorough ventilation. I
agreed with him heartily as warmed
one ankle in my palm, but MENTIONED
that in an American winter heat is as
necessary as cheerfulness and ven
tilation.
s'But if one wears thick woolens,"
replied the don, ''the cold and draughts
are quite endurable. When you get
too cold reading, put on your great
coat
ssThen what do you do when you go
out-of-doors? ''
81 take off my great coat. It is much
warmer there, especially if you walk
briskly."
Some days later, when I went to
dine with my tutor. my hostess apo1-
he 0f 1,-ox
room.
cit will presently be much warmer"
said she. 81 have always noticed
that when you have sat in a room for
awhile it gets warm from the heat of
your bodies"
She proved to be right. But when
we went into the dining-room we found
it like barn She smiled with repeat
ed assurances. Again she proved
right; but we had hardly tempered
the frost when we hadto shift again to
the drawing-room. That, too, re-
quired to be acclima ted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
HUMOROUS.

Uncle George-sHarry, I suppose
you keep a cash account? 2" Harry
mo Uncle George, I haven't got so far
as that; but 1 keep an expense &C
count.',Boston Transcript.
Bull-Headed Philosophy. = First
Broker-"What do you do when you
happen to be short on certain
stock?'' Second Broker-"Oh, grin
and bear it.''-Chicago Daily News.
Blobbs-"Do you consider it good
luck to pick up pin?" Slobbs-"Wel,
I guess it's better luck to pick up one
than to sit down on it."-Philadelphia
Record.
Tess"He said if I didn't accept
him his blood would be on my head"
Jess-"And so you re1ented?" Tess
eyes, my hair is so light, you know. it
would look awful" : Philadelphia
Press.
Not Exactly Comp1iment.-Hew
-"Ignorance is bliss Jewett-
"You'd better get your life insured"
Hewitt = .'What for?' Jewett-
you're liable to die of joy.''-N. Y.
Times.
Overreached Himself.!'Yes. Mer-
chants scheme was to display his
goods in his window with a lot of mir
rors back of them, so that all the wom-
en- passing would be sure to stop and
look I'M 'sPrety foxy idea, eh? ''
"Yes, but it failed. None of the wom-
en- looked at anything but the mir
rors."-Catholic Standard.
Took Him at His Word.-He thought
it an effective-way to propose. I'D
be your caddy for life," he said. every
WELL" she replied. "Take my fan, stand
to one side and watch for points while
I play this game out. But remember
that Interruptions will spoil ones very
best plays" Then she began desper-
ate Irritation with his hated rival
Chicago Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
HAD CRAZY SPELLS.

West Pembroke, Me-, Sept. 22.-The
thirteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. A.
l.. Smith suffered with a peculiar at
Fiction which her mother describes as
follows,
cit is two years now since she was
first taken with crazy spells.
"They kept on coming at intervals
and 1 could get nothing to do her any
good.
'The doctors gave me no encourage
ment. They all said they could not
help her.
'The crazy spell would last about
nine days, then she would be well about
nine days, but would eat very little and
was very yellow. Even the whites of
her eyes were yellow.
ST heard that Dodd's Kidney Pills
were a great remedy for young girls
and decided to try them.
'After taking one box she was COM
pletely restored and she has not had
one bad spell since. OF course we con-
tinued to use the pills and she used
altogether five boxes last fall.
''In March I thought I saw symptoms
of the spells again and got six boxes
of which she has taken four and is in
splendid health.
'Her case was certainly a remark
able one and we are very thankful to
Dodd's Kidney Pills for the great good
they have done my daughter"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
birds in Winter.

To see all our birds in their winter
homes we should have to travel from
the middle states down to the Argen-
tine Republic. We could see a great
many, though, by making a midwinter
trip to the gulf states. In Florida, for
instance, we should find enormous
f1ocks of robins whirling through the
trees and alighting here and there to
feed upon the berries of the china-tree
and holly. Many birds we should find
only along the coast, and many others
we should have TO search for in the
silent cypress swamps of Louisiana
and Mississippi. The herons love the
solitude of these swamps, where in
the numerous springs and streams
they find the fish and frogs on which
they feed.-Woman's Home Compan-
ion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
4 Great system.

A peddler entered one of the skyscrapers
and proceeded to the thirteenth story
There Ill luck overlook him. and he was
kicked down the stairway The noise at
twelfth floor, who appeared on the scene In
time to accelerate the motion of the unfor-
tunate as he passed down to the eleventh
floor. Successfully and numerous additions
to the propelling force as he passed each
floor finally landed him in the street in a
state of intense excitement. As soon as he
could regain his feet and breath and be
hold the magnificent building and the height
from which he had descended with such
uniform and rapid progress, he remarked:
'Mein Gotti Vat a sysdem. Vat sysdem
der is in dot putting. No elevator is need
edi"-N Y Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
MRS. JENNIE E. O'DoNNELL,

MRS. JENNIE E. O'DONNELL,
President of Oakland Woman's Riding Club.
the wonderful curative value OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. For eight years 1 had female
trouble, falling of the womb and other
complications. During that time was
more or less of an invalid and not much
good for anything. until one day I
found book in my hall telling Of
the cures You could perform. 1 became
interested; bought a bottle of Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was helped; 1 continued it's
use and in seven months was cured, and
since that time I have had perfect
health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkhauf
again, for the health I now enjoy
Mrs. JENNIE O'DoNNELL, 27S East 31st
St., Chicago, Ill. = $4,000 forfeit if aboOs
testimonial is not genuine.
Women suffering from any
form of female ills can be cured
by Lydia z. Pinkhan's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. That's sure.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn. Mass.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
The Dear Innocent.

s'wasn't it funny, mammal % said the
lebutante, 'at the Smarts' dinner the
other night all the electric lights went
out, and the women didn't want the
butler to put them up again!" ..How
do you know the women didn't, my
child?'' Because they were all crying
Don't and Stop And the men didn't
say a word!"-Pearson's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
.arakinx. MatrimouiaI Fad.

Persons about to commit matrimony and
victims invited to be present at affairs of
the kind will be delighted to learn that a
solution of the what-to-give problem has
been invented in St. Paul, Mimi. AT a re-
cent wedding in that city friends of the
bridal pair contented themselves with hand.
ing out cheeks for sums ranging from one
dollar up-mostly up. This scheme saves
the bride the worry and peril of exchanging
duplicate gifts, and relieves the givers of
any amount of hard thinking.-Sault News
Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
Cau.e of the Trouble,

Homer-Great guns! There's Mex
door and his wife quarreling again.
That's the fourth time this week.
Mrs. Homer-Yes. Mrs. Nexdoof
told me the other day that they could
MT agree as to what each should do to
make the other happy.-Chicago Daily
News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
The Kings Trade.

King Edward of England once
learned the printers trade. Alfred
Boerckel, librarian at Mayence, has
compiled a list of 30 members of Eu-
ropean royal families who learned to
print.-N. Y. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26

One of natures remedies; cannot harm
the weakest constitution; never fails to
cure summer complaints of young or old.
DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26

Every man is fortune hunter, otherwise
be wouldn't be in business.-Chicago Daily
News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26

Takes the burn out; heals the wound
cures the pain Dr. Thomas Electric Oh
the household remedy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26

1t takes strong-minded woman to keel
her calendar torn OF up to date--Chieag e
Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26

iionalist
Dorothy-Yes, indeed; she makes you
think of lots of good things to say, but
talks so much that you don't get e chance to
say them.-Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26
MRS. ]. E. O'D0NNELI
Was Sick Eight Years With
Female Trouble and Finally
Cured byLydia E. Pfnkham's
Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM have
never in my life given testimonial
before, but You have done so much Tor
me that feel called upon to give you
this unsolicited acknowledgement OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-26

To Cure q Cold IN One Day
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25t