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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
Wreck on the Montana Railroad on
Christmas Eve-Passenger Coach
Was Telescoped.
QUANTITY OF DYNAMITE ABOARD
The Refrigerator Car Jumped the
Track and PIoughed Up Ties
for 200 Feet.

A bad wreck occurred IN the Mon
tana railroad last W eek which,
If it had not been for a certain degree
of good fortune which seems to attend
all accidents on this road, might have
ended with several fatalities, but as
il was wound up with the passengers
climbing aboard the engine and con-
tinuing their journey to Harlowton.
The train was made up of an IN
CINE, tank and three cars, a freight
car partly filled with dynamite, the
refrigerator car and a passenger
coach, which was on the tail end,
while the car with the dynamite was
situated next the engine. About six
miles from Harlowton the refrigerator
car jumped the track and for two hun
dred yards ploughed up the roadbed
until thrown crossways of the track
by an upended tie. The passenger
coach crashed into the refrigerator
Ndl II poooCu dlIlObl lllou6h IL LII
was partly t~elescoped in the opera
tion. Luckily the car containing the
passengers remained right side up
and it didn't take long for its scared
but unhurt occupants to gain terra
frma. II was then four o'clock in the
afternoon and most of the passengers
were going to the dance at Harlowton
SO everybody was crowded on to the
engine, which arrived at its destina-
ton without any further accident.
James Gordon of Lewistown was
one of the passengers and says that
though the situation was serious, at
no time were the passengers panic
stricken. After the refrigerator car
jumped the track, the motion of the
passenger coach, which followed, rep
resented very faithfully the gymnas-
tic contortions of the gay and festive
broncho and kept the passengers busy
lodging the light baggage and re-
straining themselves from joining in
the vortex of motion which everything
in the "a participated in.
A few seconds after the final crash,
some i~rrepressible genius laughed
and after sizing up the situation said,
Nobody hurt" and midst a shout of
merry laughter the passengers climb.
ed out of the uninjured end of the
coach.
The refrigerator car was a sight to
behold and during the short wait be.
fore climbing on the engine, the pas.
sengers beguiled the time by throwing
cans of oysters at each other and
gathering up the fragments that had
been elected from the car.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
installation Of Officers.

The installation of officers of the A.
+. and A. NJ, which took place at the
Masonic hall last Friday evening, was
the occasion of a sumptuous banquet
and an excellent evenings entertain
ment. The banquet was provided by
the ladies Of st. James Guild and was
gotten up in the inimitable manner
for which that organization is Justly
famous. A most interesting program
was rendered, being participated in
by the best oratorical talent in the or
der and earned the well deserved ap-
probation of those present. The Off
GERS installed were as follows:
Worshipful Master. II. A. Moulton;
Senior Warden. james M. Croft; Jun
ior Warden, w. s. Smith; Secretary,
]. NJ. ~Blackford; Treasurer, L. w. Ed
ridge; Trustee, George Bach: Senior
Deacon, ID. e. Hemphill; Junior Dea-
con. G. o. Shafer: Senior Steward, j..
|. Liebert; Junior Steward, NJ. l..
Burke; Tyler, J. w. Luton; Marshal,
Geo. W. Cook; Chaplain. Rev. Albert
Pfaus.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01

Monday evening. plead guilty and was
sentenced to M years imprisonment
in the state prison.
The prisoner gave as a reason for
his act that he was broke and without
the means of paying for his meals
and had been refused board; he said
that Bettencourt owed him money and
refused to pay him and he didn't think
he was injuring anyone but Betten-
court when he drew the check, and
seemed possessed with the idea that
the check would act in the same man
ner as a sight draft. The judge In
sentencing him expressed sympathy
with him and stated that If a petition
was gotten up in the prisoners favor
in six months time he would sign It;
the county attorney also expressed his
willingness to sign the petition.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
BROOKS GAVE BONDS.
Had His Preliminary Hearing Last
Saturday.

Henry Brooks, who is charged with
accelerating the death of Mike Shin
ners at Kendall by throwing him out
of Riser's saloon, had his preliminary
hearing on Saturday before Justice
Mcfarland, and entered a plea of not
guilty through his counsel, Frank
Smith. Several witnesses for the
state testified to the fact that Brooks
threw SINNERS out of the saloon but
no conclusive evidence was given to
the effect that he struck him. Consta-
BILE Stephens of Kendall, who testified
at the coroner's inquest that he saw
Brooks strike SINNERS, weakened his
testimony and said that he only saw
Brooks taking his hand away from
SINNERS before the latter fell to the
ground.
No evidence was submitted by the
defense and Attorney Smith moved
that the case be dismissed, but this
was denied by the judge, who bound
Brooks over in $4,000 to appear for
trial at the district court.
An attempt was made to have the
! bonds reduced which Justice McFar
land declined to accede to; Henry and
John Brooks, uncles of the defend
ant, went on his bond.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
Maiden Postoffice.

Many inquiries have been made
concerning the discontinuance of the
Maiden postoffice and it is presumed
by those who are posted OF the sub
ject that the reason for the action TAX
en- by the department is owing to the
fact that it has been almost an impos-
sibility to secure a postmaster at Mai.
den who would attend to the post
office In a proper manner. Various
appointments have been made for
which the nominees refused to qualify
and those who have accepted the po-
sition have caused the department
much trouble by their neglect and un-
business like methods. 1t is to be
hoped that the residents of that town
will devote some attention to the mat.
ter and endeavor to have the post
office re-instated.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
Seed Time and Harvest.

A good time to think most seriously
of the harvest is seed time. The de-
cision you make then will determine
the value of your crops later. The
growing competition in seed selling is
an increasing temptation to unscrup-
ulous dealers to make extravagant
claims for their seeds, both in price
and producing qualities. The wisest
farmers are those who are Influenced
most by what experience has proven
to be good and true. Thousands of
seed sewers in all sections of the
country sow Ferry's famous seeds
year after year. and have the salts
faction of good harvests to justify
their continued faith in the Ferry
firm. They pay a few cents more at
seed time, but realize many dollars in
better crops at the harvest. The nat
ural consequence of this confidence is
an ever increasing business. ID. M.
Ferry & Co. sent out last year more
seeds than any other seed house in
the world. The 1902 catalogue of this
house is now ready and will be found
a useful guide in selecting the choic-
est seeds for the farmer, the truck
gardener and the flower gardener. It
is sent free on request. Address d.
M. Ferry & Co., Detroit. Mich.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
FIRE AT JUDGE cHEADLE's.
His Residence Slightly Damaged on
Christmas Day.

Fire was discovered at Judge E. X.
Cheadle's residence about one o'clock
on Christmas day; ii was located In a
partition close to the kitchen stove
pipe, where it had evidently been
smouldering for some time.
The Judge being under the impress
sion that he could extinguish the fire
himself, did not send in an alarm I'M.
til the progress of the fire
made it necessary. AS the bell rang,
Hans Jorgenson, n of the ARGUS
force who is boarding in the immedi-
ate vicinity, saw the smoke issuing
from the upstairs window, and al to
the house, where he assisted in hold
ing the fire in check until the arrival
of the fire department.
The alarm was turned in at 1:25 p.
m. and in fifteen minutes, despite the
deep snow. the fire apparatus was in
position and a stream of water ready
for use. The bucket brigade handled
the fire, however, without the assist
nee Of the big stream from the fire
hose and the fire was locat-
ed on the arrival of the fire boys and
soon extinguished.
The snow was deep and drifted and
it was hard work to drag the hose cart
and engine into position and by the
time the hose cart was on the spot
the regular team was scattered, met.
aphorically speaking. from Dan to
Beersheba, in different stages of utter
exhaustion. The press" of Lewis
town was on the spot, as usual, in
cases OF emergency and was repre-
scented by J. b. Ritch oS the Democrat
and the local fiend" on the ARGUS
who took the lead on the hose cart
and held 1t until rendered tongue-tiet
and breathless, for once in their lives
by over exertion.
The engine was rapidly taken tc
the of the fire with
the assistance of a couple of saddle
horses, though 1t was c~onclusivelJ
shown that some provision ought u
be made to take the fire apparatus t.
a fire when the snow is deep as it i,
at present.
The judge states that his Christmas
dinner lost none of its attraction,
from the occurrence, though it will b.
necessary to r~e-plaster the room il
which the fire occurred.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01

and w. A. Waite had to come to the
rescue with a billiard cue. Waite was
not to be fooled with and soon had the
victim of boozy illusions under con-
troll and with the assistance OF specta-
tors locked the man up until he be-
came sober. When the victim Of
whisky recovered his equilibrium he
expressed sorrow for his behavior and
was allowed to go home, there to re-
duce the size of his head by liberal ap-
plications of aqua pura and repair his
shattered constitution In readiness for
the next trip to town.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR.
Earle Montgomery FORCES a Check on
Antoine Bettencourt.

Crippled, tempted by poverty and
suffering under a of wrong.
Earle Montgomery, a one-armed sheep
herder. forged the signature Of An
tome B~ettencourt of Flatwillow to a
check for s25 and cashed the same at
the Puritan Cafe last Thursday in set
thing a small account. The check was
drawn on the Bank of Fergus County
and when presented for payment was
refused by the bank officials who rec
cognized at once that it was a forgery
and a poor n at that, as B%ettencourt
usually signs his name A. s.. Betten-
court, while the check was signed
Antoine Bettencour.
When the forgery was discovered.
Ed. Skinner went to the Day House
to find Montgomery, but failed to do
so, as he had left town. Theodore
Nichols was at ono sent after Mont
gomery and ascertained that he had
proceeded up Spring Creek on foot.
Clyde Osgood was deputized to 60 af-
ter the man and found him three miles
from Mobiles sawmill at the head of
Spring Creek. Deputy Osgood had an
extra horse with him and brought his
man to town on Saturday.
On Monday Montgomery a ar
raigned and plead guilty to the charge
of forgery and was remanded to the
custody of the sheriff to await the ac-
ton of the district court. He was ar
raigned before the district court on
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
Or. r. r. Attix Replies to Or. MeAu.
Iey's Letter Published in Last
Weeks Argus.
IN THE LINE OF HIS DUTY
The lewistown Doctor Says That He
Considers II His Duty to Pros
ecute Law Breakers.

DR.. +. F. Attix handed into the AR.
GUS office the following statement in
regard to the letter of DR.. McAuley,
which was published in u columns
last week:
THE letter was amusing. The ques'
ton before the people of Fergus coun-
ty is that DIR. McAuley has practiced
medicine without a state license for
more than three months. By SO do
ing he has violated the ..iontana state
law governing medical practice. which
by the way does not provide for any
excuses, even If they were plausible.
All the physicians heretofore have
had to comply with this state law in
Montana and 1t has stood the test for
over ten years regarding its constitu-
tionality. The case Is now in the
hands of the county attorney and will
be vigorously prosecuted at the prop
er time. shall do my duty and en-
force this law in Fergus county and |
emphatically deny that | am an enemy
of the Miners Union, as many OF
them are my patients.
Il am not personally or profession
ally prejudiced toward McAuley, be-
yond the fact that he is a law violator
in our state. The doctor should have
complied with the law at the proper
time, which he failed to do"
A. S. Wright, Of the Central Mon
tana Mines Co., says, in a signed
statement, that he secured DR.. Attn
in Colorado, where he was a division
railroad surgeon of the Colorado &
Southern Railroad. His reputation
was there first class and his profes
sional ability well recognized. While
in the employ of the Central Montana
Mines Co. he discharged his duties al
a physician promptly and efficientl,
at New Year. Whiskey Gulch ant
Spotted Horse mines, up to the tim'
he resigned and decided to locate IL
Lewistown.
The following document accompan
led DIR. Attix's statement:
We, the undersigned physicians o
Fergus county. have investigated ant
know DIR. Attix to be a gentleman o
integrity and professional ability anc
recommend him to the public.
(Signed). ]. B. ATCHISON. NJ. d.,
w. A. LONG. NJ. D.,
C. A. TILLOTSON. NJ. d..
F. A. TRACEY. NJ. d.,
J. II. WILLARD, NJ. D.,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01

Are you going to be married? We have a
beautiful line Of wedding invitations, an
n~ouncements cards. ETC.. at this Office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
WARM M AT UTICA.
Gentle Shepherd Gets Too Strong for
the Town.

tn fantastical illusions which re-
suit from a too frequent imbibing of
liberal doses of firewater were the
cause of a lively time in the little
town of Utica last week, on which oc.
casion a wild and woolly individual
with a skin full of whisky tried to
pull the town up by the roots.
1t was a gentle shepherd from the
uppermost waters of Sage Creek who
caused the excitement. He had come
to town filled with the laudable ambi-
ton to drink up all the snake medi.
cine on the upper Judith or perish in
the attempt, and this latter ambition
was nearly fulfilled. After coaxing
himself on the outside of a large
quantity of liquor he became pos.
sessed with the idea that the mantle
of Sampson had fallen upon him and
in order to test the fact experiment.
ed with the furniture in Williamson's
saloon. He was quickly persuaded to
leave that section of the town and inn
mediately repaired to the liquid dis
pensary run by Morris & Waite, where
he commenced to make things lively
by Juggling with the billiard table and
other light articles Of furniture. He
was asked to leave the premises and
on starting out found the doorway
was too small and straightway pulled
the door of the hinges and had COM
menced operations on the foundation
when Constable Divers appeared on
the scene and ~endeavored to eject
him. In the encounter which follow
ed the constable got the worst of it,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
DIRECTORS:

A general banking business transacted.
including tie purchase and sale OF State
and County Warrants, and Bounty Certii.
~icates; the selling OF exchange on all the
principal cities OF the United States and
Europe; the handling OF bullion; the rams.
feing of money by telegraph. Careful atten-
ton given to collections, and the safe keeping
L valuable papers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
A Good Recommendation.

81 have noticed that the sale on
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets is almost invariably to those
who have once used them" says Mr..
j. II. Weber. a prominent druggist of
Cascade. Iowa. What better recon-
mendation could any medicine have
than for people to call for 1t when
again in need Of such a remedy? Try
them when you feel dull after eating.
when you have a bad taste in your
mouth. feel bilious. have no appetite
or when troubled with constipation.
and you are certain to be delighted
with the prompt relief which they af.
ford. For sale by C. H. Williams.
Educate Your Bowels With C~ascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
judith BQSl| Bunk
Lewistown, Montana.
Incorporated Under the Laws of Montana.
Paid-up Capital, $4,000.
Surplus, $4,000.

HERMAN OFTEN. President,
DAVID HILGER. Vice President.
GEORGE J. BACH. Cashier,
w. b. MINER. Asst Cashier
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01

Educate Your Bowels with C~ascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-01
WORKING "a Hours a Day.

There's no rest for those tireless lit
tie workers-Dr. Kings New Life
Pills. Millions are always busy ci".
ing torpid liver, jaundice b~iliousness,
fever and ague. They Danish sick
headache, drive out malaria. Never
grippe or weaken. Small, taste nice,
work wonders. Try them. 25c at C..
II. Williams.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-06
SPECIAL RATES.
RETAIL MERCHANTS 10 HOLD
IMPORTANT MEETING
TONIGHT.

The Retail Merchants Association
will hold its regular monthly meeting
tonight at l.. b. Ogilvie and Co. 8
store and all members are requested to
be in attendance.
There will be several reports read
and much business of Importance tran
sacted. One report that will be of in
terest is the report of the committee
appointed to confer with the railroads
in regard to making a special rate to
shoppers within a radius of sixty or
seventy-five miles. Rates are made to
st. Louis, Louisville, Chicago and
many other cities, and many resi-
dents take advantage of these to do
their shopping and buying in the cities
and in order to get some of this mon
ey back, the merchants have asked
that special rate be fixed by the
railroads to induce the residents OF
nearby cities TO come here and do
their shopping during that period,
The rates have been asked for only
during the shopping season.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-06
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
AT DAWSON.


A telephone message received this
afternoon from Dawson stated that
about o'clock several ladies were
walking on a railroad trsstle near
there when freight srain struck
them, and killed two and badly, II not
fatally injured three others. s
Their names were not known, but
they were reported to be from Nc
Cracker county, near Paducsh.
A later telephone message stated
that the ladies' killed were: Miss. or
Mrs. Johnnie Smith, Paduoah Miss
Josie Stephenson, Hickory Grove, and
those badly II not fatally injured ;
Miss Annie Nichols, Halves, Ky. ;
Miss Edith Stephenson, Hickory
Grove. and Miss Beulsh Flint, Padu-
cab.
Those who were injured jumped,
while the other two were struck by
the train.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-06
Thirteen Coaches insufficient for the
Illinois Central Picnic Crowd.
Two Extra Coaches and Several Ca
bosses Had to Be Added to Ac-
commodate Them.
SEVERAL THOUSAND. ATTEND

The Illinois Central picnic excursion
train did not get away on the schedule
time, o'clock sharp, this morning,
but left about O'Clock running as
the second section of train No. 1872,
the Fulton and Louisville accommo-
dstion train. The crowd was so large
that the thirteen coaches could not
accommodate them and four cabooses
and two extra coaches had to be ad-
ded. The coacnes were we'll filled at
Eleventh and Broadway and at the
passenger depot the passengers were
30 thick that it was hardly possible to
crowd them all in the cabooses.
The committee sold a number Of
tickets to outsiders and there were
nearly as many non-employes and
families as employees.
The coaches were nicely decorated
and two bands were carried along, one
for the colored people who were taken
to Princeton on the passenger train
No. 1872 in three coaches, and the
other for the white people. 1t was
impossible to estimate the number Of
people who left, as many went on the
accommodation train and also on the
noon fast passenger. The coaches were
filed even in the aisles and over 2,OoO
left Paducah, not counting the color.
ed people.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-06
Paducah Capital and Outside Capital
to Accomplish Wonders.
The New Fraternity Building q Ger
tsinty-An Apartment House Is
Talked of-other Buildings.
THE CITY GROWING RAPIDLY

A meeting of Plain City Lodge,
Masons. was held last night, at which
1t was reported that the money for the
second mortgage bonds OF the big
Masonic Odd Fellows building to be
erected on Broadway near Fifth ad-
joining the government building, has
been secured by the Masons, virtually
insuring the erection at an early date
Of the building.
The executive board had decided to
put up a cas-, 200 building, and to do
this it was necessary to raise $50, 900
on first mortgage bonds, and $4,000
on second mortgage bonds.
The Masons were TO raise $1,000
Of the second mortgage money, ana the
Odd Fellows $500. The Odd Fell
lows claim to have had their money
ready all the time, and now the Mas
ons have theirs. The first mortgage
money, ESQ, 900, has been practically
assured for some months, and the
committee is confident that it can get
sS5. 900 instead of csc, 900, making the
building costa 1000 instead of s45,-
900.
When the Odd Fellows officially
notify the executive board OF the two
lodges, OF which Mr.. II. Kamleiter is
chairman, a meeting will be called,
and steps at once taken to begin work.
II is not certain when ground will
be broken, but perhaps within thirty
days
"of course you understand, " said
member of the board today, "there is
always more or less delay in such
things, even when the money is
ready, as in this case, but we expect
to push things and start work as soon
as possible. You can look at the pub
lie library as an example The money
has been ready for several months, yet
work has not yet begun on account Of
those unexpected details which so
often come mp to delay operations. A"
The building will be one of the
finest in the city, and will be a
credit to the enterprising orders be.
hind IL.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-06

The amount OF new buildings that
are assured Paducah show that moth.
ing can stop our progress. Take the
vicinity around Fifth and Broadway,
for instance. Among the improve
ments there are the new opera house,
already completed. The addition to
the government building. to cost At
least $4,000, eco, 900 annex to the
Palmer house which is certain to be
built some time soon, the Elks build
ing across the street, north Of the gov
eminent building, TO cost $50, 600 or
more, the fraternity building on the
west side of the government build
ing, at $500 and the new laun-
dry building at Fifth and jefferson,
the new telephone exchange ON South
Fifth near Brosdwsy-all in one To-
cslity.
Further down we find Fourth street
rapidly building up, with the new
Rhodes Burford building nearly
completed and the City National
bank building promised early next
year, new fronts going up all along
Broadway, the handsome Harbour
building on Third, the J. r. Smith
building to be erected at Third and
Broadway, the Smith buildings at
Second and Broadway, and many
others contemplated.
In addition we are getting new
factories every month. and some of
the old ones are doubling their capao-