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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

The editor of the Helena l%ndepend-
ent says: Possibly Funston's state
ments would carry more weight In
this country IL his present rank had
whether il will ever be accepted as
lie true solution of the origin of the
race, some of the lower animals ex-
nibit q degree of intelligence that will
compare favorably with many of the
inhabitants of the earth who stand
erect and have the gift of speech. but
not much of anything else TO distin-
guish them from the brute creation.
There died in New Jersey last week
a famous monkey known as Pete. He
was owned by Samuel Farren, a
truck farmer near Tremley, and could
do most everything except talk. His
death is attributed to old age and a
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19
THE lOcoMOBilE.

Now that there are very poor pros
poets of a railroad in the county this
year the news that we are to have a
locomobile line between Harlowton.
Lewistown and Kendall is very graft
flying. We hope Mr.. Cooks scheme
will prove entirely successful and the
utility and practicability of locomo-
biles for a mountainous or billy coun-
try be fully demonstrated. If twenty
people can be carried at a time and
an average speed of twelve miles an
hour maintained it mean a great i'm.
provement owe stage coaching or
even travelling by private conveyance.
1t is not improbable that some ex-
press matter could also be carried IN
addition to the passengers. and why
not eventually a freight line of more
powerful motors? This enterprise
will be watched with a great deal OF
interest, especially by those who are
familiar with the difficulties to be
met in the operation of the line.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

The capture of General Methuen
by the Beers has shrouded old Lon
don in a great COB of gloom. Wheth.
er from the unrighteousness of her
cause or the incompetency of her
commanders England's military move
ments in South Africa have been
nothing but a series of blunders and
reverses since the beginning Of the
war. Even Lord Kitchener, who won
fame, decorations and medals fight
ing heathens. is no match for the
sturdy Beers. and the London popu.
lace is clamoring for his removal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19
DEATH OF A REMARKABLE MON
KEY.

There are a good many people in
the world who believe in the Darwin
ian hypothesis as to the origin of the
human race. holding that 1t is far
more reasonable and creditable that
man should have had a lowly origin
and slowly evolved and developed
into his present high estate than that
he was made perfect, in the image OF
God, and then fell. through tempta.
ton. It is in line with the growth
and development OF everything else
in the world and appeals strongly to
reason. But whether true or not. or
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19
AN INSPIRING ORATOR.

orator who promises to set the Hoos-
iers afire II he improves with age.
His name is Frederick Lands, and
he is a brother of Congressman Land
is of that state, who is also an orator
of high rank. At a Republican love
feast recently held in indianapolis,
he spoke in part as follows:
when the book of time is opened
to receive another page we glance
within, and for us history's fading line
has a most delicious fascination,
while the very parchment seems to
veil most mystically the faces of the
famous and grand. This day the de-
parted marshals OF the Republican
party speak to us, and to them we
drink 'memory's mellow wine.
I'VE drink to Lincoln, the cabin
born, in whose hands as a ragged
child an outraged God placed emanci-
pation-to Lincoln, who broke the
chains of bondage. but ne'er a vow
with country or heaven. He sprang
from poverty-the soil of fame; he
wore the mantle OF a mysterious ma
ture and on that mantle the white
rose of infinite kindness. More than
three decades have gone since the
world babe him farewell, yet from his
dust shall fancies spring until the
end of time. Had Almighty God
started the world with Abraham Lin.
coin the vexations of human kind
would have been less this day, indeed.
I'VE drink to Grant-to Grant, the
Chesterfield of war; to Grant, who
was embarrassed most in the hour of
matchless triumph; to Grant, who,
with the sword of victory. knighted
the kneeling foe and babe him rise;
to Grant, who thrust the sword of hon.
or through the dragon of imitation
who surrendered only to his God.
I'VE drink to Blaine the gladiator,
from whose brow dishonor stole the
garland of his country, but upon
whose brow today no hand can dim
lne splendor of Immortality.
"We drink to Benjamin Harrison
the friend Of Fighting Joe Hooker
and the friend of man; patriot with
out pretense, the statesman without
display, the lawyer without a peer
40 his grave in beautiful Crown hill
over yonder the sons and daughters
| of Indiana will wander through the
years to be.
"And last of all. my comrades, We
drink again, and as we raise the glass
the echoes of a bugle seem to como
back to us. The page we hand tc
time today contains his name. That
page is still moist with the tears o
his countrymen. We drink to McKin
ley, the patient sage of Canton-the
great Mckinley. He came in obscur
ity; in his cradle society east no scep
ter-chance no crown; but ere he fell
he was with the Ben HUI in the race
Of nations. e
1.-The glass is not drained nor the
list complete, but those great souls
who made the Republican party the
knighthood OF human progress need
no mortal word.
1.-THE Republican party has sent tc
heaven the grandest aristocrats Of
freedom since the liberty bell tollet
for the last of the fathers.
Our future will be the offspring o.
our past. The graves of the gran
are at our feet. The stars ofdestinI
shine DER GU heads"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Now that spring is approaching let
the dog and chicken ordinances be
enforced. People who have any re-
gard for the comfort and rights of
their neighbors will not permit either
to run at large. A dog that is not
worth the license fee should be des-
patched. and on this score a good
many would be disposed of. Those
who desire to engage in the poultry
business should confine it to their
own premises and not expect to fat
ten their fowls on their ~neighbors'
lawns and gardens.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Senator Clark has declined to &C
cept the craftsmanship of the Demo
cratic congressional committee on &C
count of his pressing business affairs
He will spend acouple of months IN
Montana when congress adjourns and
then take a sea voyage. He prefers
to be rocked in the cradle of the
deep" during the heated term to the
management of a Democratic cam.
naign.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

If every county of every state In
the Union would do as well as Fergus
county has toward the Mckinley
memorial fund, enough money would
be raised to erect the monument "a
Canton, the memorial arch or bridge
at Washington and a sufficient
amount left over to establish a col
lege to his memory. This Is a mag.
nifcent showing of patriotism for a
county of seven thousand inhabitants.
organized in 1886.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Last year the United States pro-
duced 5000 tons of beet sugar, an
increase of los, 900 tons over 1909.
Forty.two factories were in operation
last year, with nine in course of con
struction. Factories have been es-
tablished in nineteen states. AS sugar
beets can be raised in nearly every
state in the Union it would seem that
the time is not far distant when all
of the sugar needle for domestic con-
sumption would be manufactured at
home.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

A majority of the American people
will be glad to learn that Miss Roose-
welt is to stay away from the corona
ton. II she could not attend as 4
simple American girl she will be
thought more of by remaining al
home. Royal trappings are not con-
sistent with our American ideas,
while gilt and tinsel al add nothing
TO the charm of American woman
hood,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Louisville limburger is said to con-
tain microbes and its manufacture is
prohibited. A suspicious public will
be glad to learn that 1t contained
nothing worse. Its fragrance would
lead one to believe that it was COM
posed of the refuse of a slaughter
hOuep
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Even the Helena Herald does not
look upon the appointment OF Mr..
Carl Rasch to succeed ". B. Rodgers
as u. S. district attorney as a very
rash act. Everybody seems to be
pleased.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Those Missouri mules were partly
responsible for the English reverse
in which General Methuen was cap.
tured. They stampeded and got into
a general mix-up. Why complain.
then, because American breeders find
a market in South Africa for their
l%Ong.eared product.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

There is a nan down in Columbus.
Ohio, who cannot keep warm, though
he wear five suits of u~nderclothing
the year round and sleeps in an uls.
ter and wooden cap. He ought to
go to H onolooloo and try 1t there
for q while.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

While Prince Henry saw only a
small portion Of the United States he
probably saw enough to convince him
that it would be a dangerous pro-
ceeding to knock a chip off from I'm
Gle Sans shoulder.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

General E. w. Beattie has been re-
appointed surveyor general Of Mon.
tana and the Helena Herald has TAX
en- refuge in a cav of gloom. Mr..
Beattie has conducted his office in Il
very efficient manner, giving salts.
faction 10 the people of Montana and
the interior department at Washing.
tnp
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Havre is also a candidate for the
new U. S. land Office If one Is to be
established in northern Montana, but
Paris Gibson probably has the poll
that will reach the persimmons and
Great Falls will get the office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

If you receive a package of head
ache medicine through the mails give
it to your neighbours chickens or dog.
A Michigan woman lost her life by
not trying it on something else first.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

The Dallas News says: "You can
not broaden the mind of a statesman
by opening a pair of glove-stretchers
in his mouth" Whether this has ref
erence to Bryan or Pitchfork Tillman
is left to conjecture.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

w. j. Bryan a not much of Il
farmer, but all of his experience will
not come amiss. He knows a Hill of
small potatoes when he sees one.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

81 greatly regret to report Is
stereotyped for ready use in all the
London newspaper offices. II
from South Africa with great regu
larity.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Governor Toole has refused to COM
mute the sentence of Clinton Dotson
and the wretch who conspired to put
his father out OF the world will re-
ceive his just deserts on the gallows.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Prince Henry saw the foam on the
beer at Milwaukee and the foam at
Niagara Falls, but he was too late to
see Congressman Wheeler foam at
the mouth.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Bluebirds and robbins have reached
northern Missouri. They will con-
suit the weather bureau before con
tinuing their flight to Montana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas should
have extended his visit to Madrid to
enable the Spaniards TO get a good
idea of our porcine product.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Wait until you hear the whistle of
the locomobile.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Most grateful country! Miss Stone
says she will not lecture on her ex-
~periences with the ~brigands.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Republicans should be looking up
material for aldermen in the. several
wards. Election day is drawing near.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19
OFFICIAL PAPER op FERGUS COUNTY.
PUBLISHED wEEKLY BY
JOHN N. YROOMAN, Editor and Proprietor.
HALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager.
LEwISTowN, MONT, March 10, 1902

would as soon think of doing bust
hess without clerks as without adver-
Using.
JOHN WANAMAKER,
Nothing, except the mint, a make
money without advertising.
GLADSTONE.
When you pay more for the rent OF
your business than for advertising
your business, you are pursuing a rash
policy. If you can do business let II
be known.
FRANKLIN.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

stenographers note books at the
ARGUS
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

School Board Dist. No. I.
w. Z. Cort, chairman: Frank Moshner. Grit
fin McHugh, J. ID. Waite and l.. w. Eldridge,
trustees; L. ID. Blodgett, cleak.
Regular meetings held on the second and
GU nth Mondays of every month at 5 y. m. at
he Central school building.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31
A Distinguished Speaker.

Sunday afternoon one Of the best
known men on the coast and one OF
the most distinguished speakers from
California, will deliver a snort talk in
this city.
The gentleman in question is ex-
Congressman Caminetti. who will have
a short inning at the opera house. He
will speak in the interests of the Flu
sion ticket. both in Italian and En-
glish. Mr.. Caminetti represented Cal
ifornia ably in the House at Washing
ton. and is recognized as one OF the
ablest speakers in that State. People
interested in public questions and de
string to hear clean. logical talk
can do no better than listen to the Wis
itOr. Owing to the other engagements
| he has in the State. he was unable t
make his speech in the evening. a:
many people desired. Sunday after
noon however. will give many peopl.
chance to hear him that would b.
otherwise overlooked. AS he viii
speak both in English and Itailan tn,
meeting will be of unusual note.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31
WILLIAM
} WOODBURY.
FUSION CANDIDATE FOR DIS
~ T.
.TRiCT JUDGE
Virginia Report Pays, Him a
Compliment

Hon William ,,oodburn, Fusion can
didate for Judge of the .rst Judicial
district of Nevada, began his career
on the Comstock in early manhood as
a miner. deyoting his leisure hours
to study for the legal profession and
soon after his admission to practice
prominence until he became the most
successful and brilliant members OF
the bar of this Staet.
He represented Nevada two terms
in the lower house of the National
legislature where he soon became pro-.
minent as a debater and won distinc-
ton as q champion of silver.
The Fusion party could not have
selected a stronger or more popular
and capable man as judicial candi-
date whose legal attainments eminent
ly qualify him. to preside on the bench
in the most important judicial district
of the State. On the Comstock, where
he lived from early manhood to mid
die age. he attained popularity that
has been growing with the years, and
this will be attesetd by the handsome
majority that he will receive from the
voters Of Storey county.
During the political campaign of two
years ago. Mr.. Woodburn addressed a
Fusion party meeting in the opera
house in this city, which was conce
! ded to be the most brilliant forsenit
effort of that campaign, and the only
regrettable circumstance is. that thu
Office for which he is candidate pre-
cludes him from discussing the poll
cal situation from a Democratic an,
Silver party standpoint.-keport.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31
Death Of keeIer Robinson.

keeler Robinson, one of the early
settlers of this section, died at mis-
home in this CITY Yesterday While
ne has been sufferer for many years
from wounds received in the Mexican
war. yet he was able to be about only
q few days ago. Nj Robinson served
during the Mexican war ard was a ran
sioner. During the many years he
resiued in this city he made many
friends. who admired the pioneer
Deceased leaves a wife and one son
Herbert. to mourn his loss.
The funeral will take place this
afternoon at O'Clock from his late
residence
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31

3. d. Forrest. OF te Bulletin. is in
town.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31
NOTICE.

Geo. E. kitzmeyer will from nov
ST place on sale at cost all Furnits.:e Q.
bedding, etc, in order to close Out This
oianch OF the business. All ,ilrs
wishing to securde bargains will do
"eil to take advantage Of the saile.
he has now on sale about a hundred
samples OF carpets that will be sold
from 70 cents to 81 each, just the
thinSS Tor rugs. 30-lw
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31

The present law is ample to enable |
honest officials to assess taxes. 1t
has been the Revenue law Of Nevada
for years, and if adhered to, vii: bring |
in the revenue.
The Appeal did fight Assembly bill |
"A in 1897, and if we recollect right, |
again two years later. Also about ten
years before it fought and defeated a
bill similar in purport and will con-
tinue to fight such measures when ev-
er they come up. 1t was known as the
Graduated Bullion Ttax Bill and its
passage would have 1ampered aud re-
tarded mining in Ne. ada almost as
much as the enactment of the various
, antt.silver bills which aim to strike
down silver in the halls If National
legislation.
1t assesses ore in graded lots, plEc-
ing taxes on different valuations. It
entailed less trouble and loss upon
the companies, in separating and val
uing their ore. and was opposed by
Ievery mining company in the State.
Before the session was over, the bill
was regarded as a cinch Ill! sent to
the front for the purpose of black
mailing the mining companies.
Such were the charges made by
the Appeal at the time, ont of course
of course such charges are nard to
: substantiate, but the Legislature evil
IDENTIFY took that view OF the bill and
killed it. It bobbed up again in ano
Their session and was ummarily d;spos
ed Of No blame was attached to the
introducer of the bill, who pre- asnted i
to the consideration of the ,use il
: good faith.
s Mr. Prudential and the News III
: themselves up in knot when frs
: they assert that the DeLamar CON
l. pany have paid all their taxes an
r then when forced 20 acknowledge tina
|, they have not come to the front wi
e the statement that it was the Appes
t who defeaed a bill which would hav
Q made the DeLamar company or tn
. revenue officers of Lincoln more ho1
s est.
Another mistake made by the Re-
y ord is in attempting to laugh ava
n the $13,OOO,0O0 valuation placed upo
n the bullion taken out of the DeLama
n The ex-Assessor affects to have b
"a risibilities excited by such an estima
lie He overlooks the fact. or possible new,
knew it. that this was the valuatic
al that Manager Conn placed on tt
n property when he threatened Il
III Board. only that he added Just Sc. 90,
lie 600 more, when in Carson he ask,
al the Board if it could afford to bu,
g Si5.0o0G00." rhe board was not the
i'll TO estimate the value OF wealth f
al political Or bucking purposes. but
to estimate its value for the purpos
IS. OF legitimate taxation.
ly AS long as the Board has laws
do guide its action. it will endeayor
ne deal equitably with the taxpay,
Ia whether he be worth $4,000. 900
$500.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31

The Nevada State Band will give an
election hight ball in the Opera homes
The best OF music will be provided
and the doors will open promptly at
o. clock on the evening of the 4th.
Elections returns rom all States of
the Union will be read from the plat.
form between dances.
Albert Hoogs, representing the Chas
D. Herman and Ward theatrical com.
pany. was in the city yesterday.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31
THAT LINCOLN. COUNTY: ...l:s
BULLION TAX QUESTI0N
THE LINCOLN COUNTY RECORD OUT WITH ANOTHER
ARTICLE AND PICTURE
History Of the Much Quoted Bill That Is Ussd by Snator
Prudential

Another Illustrated and job font edi-
ion of the Lincoln County Record,
edited by Flopper FrudenthLt the State
Senator from Lincoln. county, is out.
It's front page contains a picture of
the Stata Controller driving . bull
team out of sDeLamar and Juggling
away a quantity OF silver bullion. In
this picture the artistic talents of Mr..
Prudential have evidently been taxed
to their fullest capacity.
The picture il a combination of junk
shop cuts Of the vintage of '53, while
the paper looks as If it had been prin-
ted on cider press. but this r. really
cuts no figure, as the illustrations,
press work and genera typographical
appearance is fully up to the defense
Prudential makes of the DeLamar tax
matter.
Mr. Prudential Is the man who was
elected two years ago as State Sen
ator from Lincoln county on the Sill
ver-Democratic ticket.
Since his election he has ietur led
| Republican. His conversion took place
in Salt Lake, while on his way to the
| Fusion convention at Reno. He was
elected as a delegate and started TO,
the scene of action. He got as far as
Salt Lake, when he experienced a
. change of heart and returned to his
home in Phoebe, where he is now GOV
ering with ungramattiCal abuse anG
crude villiification, all who do no'
icountenance his treason OF follow Il
his aspostasy
! When the State Controller show
ed in DeLamar that the mining CON
parties had evaded their just assess
mcnts. it reflected up,n his acts q
! tn, : sses or of Lincoln county, 70
the heaviest lodging took place dul
ing his incumbency. when the con
, pany charged nearly SIS a ton fo
reducing ore that Coul1 he millet
tand was milled another half mil
. away for $3.50. 1t was during tina
time that the company prosessed t
use twenty pounds OF .yahid, to Ii
; tea when aay mining man know
that two pounds is ample.
2 The twenty pounds was put in an
4 that which was not chemically take
. up. was caught again in the solutio
l. and not wasted; merely charged
It to help swell the cost which wou
} appear in the statement and Offset Il
y net profit which alone is taxed
e The main defense of Mr.. Frudenth
e for his fragrant neglect CT duty in i,
, properly assessing taxes is taken f4o
- jhe columns OF the Carson No,-s. !
IL lay the blame on the Morning Appe
n for throwing its influence in the ;.e
y islature OF 81 against Assembly B
n No. "A. This bill, Mr.. FrIder !
lg claims. would have enabled him
is properly assess the DeLamar min
- n other words, he pleads that the OF
nj law which would enable him to
lie his duty as a public officer in O
that don't happen to be on the s
ed sute books.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31
The Next Attraction.

The next theatrical attraction to
cCme to this city will be the Charles
d. Herman and Ward Company, which
VIII present theatrical treat. The
lion Mouth. at the opera house
thursday. November q. This is =
5, andard company and a standard n,av
he first to visit Carson in many
months
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31
THAT CHALLENGE

The News of last evening states
that it is authorized to challenge Mr..
NanDuzer to joint debate with Mr.
harrington. Rather late in the dav
20 come to the front. when it is known
,hat Mr. VanDuzer is headed for To
nopah, where he will cast his vote
On election day, but that is Republic
can methods.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-31
Notice w. r. c.

All members of the Womens Relief
Corps are requested 10 meet this after
noon at l o'clock at the Briggs Rouse
to attend the funeral Of the late kee-
Ter Robinson
BY change in the law, sample bal
lots can only be obtained from inspec-
tors on election day