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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
A MODERN HERO.
Chicago Lady Compelled a suitor to
Prove His Case.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-William Haynes,
aged 20, weight 1872, profession, col
lege student, saw m loved Myrtle
Vance, pretty, petite and dark, and
told her 80.
Then" said Miss vance, with her
mort g~uileless. confiding expression,
carry me up the stairs OF the Ma
sonic Temple from the first to the
nineteenth story"
IF do will you marry me-" he
asked. with admirable caution.
Yes, darling, she answered. sweet
ly.
That Is why a small but sturdily
built young mar threw of his coat
and hat on the main floor OF the Ma
sonic Temple and picked up in his
arms the giggling young girl at his
side. Then began the hardest love
task on record. An interested crowd
of spectators followed him. offering
suggestions and enjoying the spec
tacle.
According to the terms OF the con-
tract Haynes was privileged to set
llt Bill uoWh " hioiN NON io''
times and take rests not to exceed
five minutes in the aggregate.
He stopped on the fourth, tenth,
the fourteenth and the sixteenth stor'
les. and then commenced the final
climb. His face was a and drawn
and his breath came in gasps, but he
kept on. His progress grew slower
and slower. On the final flight his
knees bent under him and he seemed
almost ready to fall. Summoning all
his strength into one final effort, he
caught the girl closer to him and half
ran. half stumbled up the few steps
that separated him from his goal.
His strength lasted just long enough
for him to drop MiSs Myrtle on the
top floor. Then he sank uown to the
stone pavement and hij friends hid
half an hours work to revive him.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
PARASITES IN E
Sweet Grass County Man Thinks He
Has Made Important Discovery.

One of the large flockmasters of
Sweet Grass county Is of the opinion
that in many where sheep are
supposed to have been poisoned by
eating loco weed, the diagnoses made
were faulty and that ii the dead ami
mails had been opened 1t would have
been found that they died from the
effects of a parasite in the alimentary
canal which preyed upon them until
death ensued. He said that last win
ter he lost $50 lambs. all of which
had manifested the usual symptoms
Of loco poisoning. At first their wool
had become rough and then the ami
mails had begun to waste in flesh.
He, as well as his neighbors. believ-
ed loco weed to be responsible for
the death of the lambs. Finally, how
ever. he concluded to open some of
those that died, and found that in the
lower stomach and intestines were
parasites resembling tape worms,
some of them many feet in length.
By watching his flock he observed
that apparently healthy sheep were
afflicted with the same worms. In
some they developed in numbers and
then the animals would die.
AS he explained it. the parasites or
worms are not all alike, there being
two or three different varieties pres
ent in one animal. but all much of
the same general appearance. but diff
fering in size and other respects.
While there was a general similar
ity between the symptoms manifest
ed by animals that were poisoned by
loco weed and those infected with the
worms described by I'm, the gentle
man quoted said a little careful in
vestigation will make it easy to dis
tinguish between the two. In cases
of loco poisoning the teeth of the ami
male, he said, became loose, some
thing thatdid not occur In those hav-
ing worms Their teeth remained
sound and firm. but a Shiny mucous
was found in the mouth and was soon
followed by diarrhoea. which in turn
was speedily followed by death.
From what he had been able to
learn as the result of his own obser-
vations. he gave 1t as his belief that
fully rs per cent of the sheep which
died in the state from supposed loco
poisoning really died from the cause
he gave.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

The Great Falls Tribune says "the
completed election returns from the
state ought to indicate to the Repub.
Leans that their victory was not won
by Republican votes. Well. accord
ing to the Tribune's own figures Mr..
Dixon has a plurality of Sill and
Holloway a majority of l0,03l. The
total vote for Dee. the Heinze candi,
date for congress, was 1854. II this
shows Hcinze's strength Mr.. Hollo.
way could easily have lost 5000 or
even 5000 votes and then have had
a comfortable majority left. How
much power or influence is the Trib.
une willing to onceC Mr.. Heinze,
anyway? Before election 1t YVES prec.
tous little. The result SHOWS that il
August Heinzc had been N Jerico in.
stead of Montana the Republicans
would have elected the congressman
and associate justice.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Touching the branch road between
Great Falls and Billings, the Burling.
ton would no doubt have found a suf.
ficient quantity of rails to construct
it had not Governor Toole and the
Montana Democratic and Populistic
administration assumed a hostile at.
titude toward railroad interests in
this state. That Is the real reason
this extension is not alredy well ad-
yanced. The Dingley law has no
more to do with il than has the law
that pays a bounty on wolf pelts.-
Butte lnter-Mountain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

In a case heard in the district court
Of Cascade county Judge Leslie de
cideu that any small pox patient be.
came a county charge and that the
city of Great Falls was not RESPONSE
BILE for the expense or care. The
county commissioners OF that county
are not satisfied with the decision
and will take an appear to the SUI.
preme court to determine which
should u the care Of such pa.
uents. A fine point is involved and
a final settlement of the question will
be watched with interest by all mu-
nicipal and county governments in
the state.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Judge Cheadle correctly he certainly
lacks in deceney in trying to put a
wrong construction upon what he did
say. Any mar with a particle of sense
or fairness will clearly see that the
above quotation from the judge does
not reflect in the slightest degree up
on the orderly or law abiding citizens
OF the Rock Creek bench. It applies
to all localities just as much as 1t
does to Rock Greek. In a new coun.
try there is scarcely any locality that
does not contain hard characters; in
fact their presence may not be known
to a majority of the people until they
commit some crime or depreciation
The peaceful and law abiding citi'
zens of Rock Creek are Just as anx.
ious to bring criminals to justice as
the Judge himself.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE.

Another murder trial in this state
has ended in a complete .arce. There
never was a more diabolical crime
committed In FMS state than the
shooting down of Superintendent Jno.
II. Evans by John MacGeary at Ana.
conda in July last. The only reason
given for the deed by .lacGeary was
the fact that Evans refused TO test
some mechanical invention of his.
After an extended trial in which il
vas almost impossible to secure a
jury, so decided was the opinion as
to what the prisoners punishment
should be, twelve men. after being
out twenty-four hours. bring in a yer,
dict of murder in the second degree,
and MacGeary is sentenced to twelve
years Imprisonment. about the sen
tence that the average horse thief
gets. If MacGeary was sane and re.
sponsible for his act he was guilty of
a capital crime. Ii demented he
should not have been tried at all but
sent to the asylum at Warm Springs,
This is only m of a number of
cases in this state where the jury
has ignored the instructions of the
court or the plain language of the
law and there should be a remedy
found for such miscarriages of jus.
tice.
Is il any wonder that there Is an oc-
casional resort to lynch law?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Our contemporary says prominent
Republican newspapers throughout
the state are sending up a wall be.
cause of a fear that f. Aug. Heinze
will o%ut-general ex-senator Carter
and assume control of the Republi.
can legislature" There Is no truth
in the above assertion and it is made
because the leading Republican dali
lies are ~denouncing Mr.. Heinze and
his methods just as freely now as they
did before election. There Is not much
danger of Mr.. Heinze controlling the
Republican Legislature" If he does
il will be through the aid of some
Of his sO-called Democratic allies, of
whom David Hilger of this county is
ppa
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

The unprecedented drouth in Aus.
tralia has resulted N the loss of 90.
600, 900 sheep in four years. South
America lost nearly 1000, 900 In the
past two years, and the flocks in Eu'
rope have also decreased from one
cause and another. This has all had
a tendency to keep up the price of
wool. but the most potent agency in
that direction has been the protective
tariff. Notwithstanding decreased
tiocks. foreign countries would still
have been able to load our markets
with raw wool had not these markets
been wisely safe-guarded.-Inter.
Mountain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

The Argus takes pleasure in pre-
senting the salient features of the
presidents message to its readers.
BY a little effort ana enterprise we
are enabled to give the message to
our readers nearly as quickly as they
will get it from the daily papers. The
message is in the vigorous style that
could be expected from President
Roosevelt and his treatment of the
great questions that concern the PEG.
pie will be found interesting, par.
ticularly those of trusts, labor and
caDital
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

The question Of the so-called trusts
is but one of the questions We must
meet in connection with our indus.
trial system. There are many of
them and they are serious, but they
can and will be met. Time may be
needed for making the solution per
feet, but it is idle to tell this people
that we have not the power to solve
such a problem as that of exercising
adequate supervision over the great
industrial combinations of today. We
have the power and we shall find out
the way. We shall not act hastily or
recklessly. but we have firmly made
up our minds that a solution shall
be found, and found II will be.-Pres.
ident Roosevelt.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Mr.. Cleveland labored with New
Jersey and il went Republican. Mr..
Bryan delivered scores of speeches
in Nebraska and Colorado and they
went Republican. Hill deluged New
York with speeches and it went Re
publican. Mr.. German made a pow.
erful still hunt In Maryland and IL
went Republican. But Col. Waiter
son carried Kentucky. and a country
doctor In Rhode Island, named Gar
win. captured Rhode Island for tn,
Democrats. The logical ticket fOI
1904 is WGttcrson aud Garyiu.-Globt
Democrat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
TEAR DOWN THE FENCES.
Stockmen Down in Nebraska Do Not
Readily Obey Orders.

Omaha. Neb., Nov. 2S.-Col. John
s. Mosby. special land agent for the
government, who has been called here
to testify before the federal grand
jury. now in session, said tonight:
There will be bloodshed in Ne
braska W that fence matter be-
fore 1t is done, but | propose to have
the fences torn down T. | have to
send a cavalry force there TO do it,"
president Roosevelt" continued
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

William Il. Curtis, writing OF Pres
ident Roosevelt upon his return from
his southern trip, says he has entire
ly recovered from the sore On his
shin that was caused ny the collision
at Pittsiield last summer. and Is about
as vigorous a specimen of the human
family as can be found between Oys.
ter Bay and the Yazoo swamps Of
Mississippi. Anyone who wants to
tackle him on any kind of 4 PROPOSE
ton. political. intellectual or physical,
would better 60 into training first
and bring all his ability with him. A
f~ull-blooded. deep-chested. earnest
American is always worth seeing. and
those who have the privilege of con.
tact with the president of the United
States see an excellent example.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
WEEDS

Consumption is a human
weed fourishing best in weak
lungs. Like other weeds it's
easily destroyed while young ;
when old, sometimes i'm.
possible.
Strengthen the lungs as you
would weak land and the
weeds will disappear.
The best lung fertilizer is
SCOTS Emulsion. Salt pork
is good too, but it is very hard
to digest.
The time to treat consump.
ton is when you begin trying
to hide it from yourself.
Others see it, you won't.
Don't wait until you can't
deceive yourself any longer,
Begin with the first thought
to take SCOTS Emulsion. If
it isn't really consumption so
much the better; you will soon
forget it and be better for the
treatment, If it is consump.
ton you can't expect to be
cured at once, but if you will
begin in time and will be
rigidly regular in your treat
mcnt you will win.
SCOTS Emulsion, fresh air,
rest all you can, eat all you
can, that's the treatment and
that's the best treatment.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
NEGROES ON THE BLOCK.
Down in kentucky Three Negroes
Only Bring $17 at Forced Sale.

Lancaster. KY. Nov. 2S.-Sheriff
Lawson attracted a large crowd be-
fore the court house door today by
the sale of three negroes, two women
and a man. After first reading his
order from the circuit court direct
ing the sale and the terms thereof he
asked for bids. The man, Charles
Anderson. was sold for twelve months
and brought 81. and the women. Belle
Griffin and Emma Reed. sold for n
ana three years, respectively, brought
IS each. The three were convicted
for vagrancy and ordered sold to the
highest bidder.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Senltor Dubois says that the heavy
Republican vote in the west was due
TO III" passage OF the irrigation bill.
They forget that but for the urgent
efforts of Representative Newlands, a
Democrat. the bill would never have
succeeded in the house.-DemOCrat,
Is nat soP Even Senator Gibson
admits that to President Roosevelt is
the greatest credit due for the pass.
age of the irrigation bill. Congress.
man Mondcll, Republican representa-.
tive from Wyoming and who was re.
Gently reelected by over six thousand
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
CLOSING The SCHOOLS.

At a meeting of the City Board of
Fcalth held Sunday evening it was
the unanimous decision that il would
be best to close the public and high
stliools for a period of two weeks,
owing to the prevalence of scarlet
fever. While il is to be regretted that
such action was found necessary or
advisable. we believe that patrons of
the schools will acquiesce in the &C.
ton taken. Since our last issue six
or seven new cases and one death
have been reported. showing that the
epidemic was on the increase and that
prompt measures were necessary to
check the disease.
II was the sense of the meeting al
so that Sunday Schools should be
omitted for two Sundays and that
children remain at or lear their
homes as much as possible during
the next two weeks. although they
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

II we may be allowed to. we would
like to call the attention of the Re
publicans in the Legislature to the fact
that they are piedged to the passage
of a fellow servant law. and that 1t
would be good politics to pass it,
Great Falls Tribune.
We heartily agree with the Tribune.
Platform declarations should be made
good TO the letter. A law dealing
Justly with all parties concerned
should be enacted
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

State Land Register Thomas ID.
Long says the department has no in
tention Of discontinuing the leasing
of state lands and that every acre OF
grazing and agricultural land owned
by the state Is Tor lease. He says II
is necessary to maintain the educa-
tional institutions of the state.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
Bids for Ditch Work.

The Gold Reef Mining Company
will receive bids at their ohice at Gilt
Edge, Montana, up to noon. December
9Th, for the digging of a ditch $500
feet in length, three feet deep, meas
ured from the lower side at surface,
and not less than n foot wide at
bottom. according to specifications to
he seer at the company Office.
GOLD REEF MINING CO.
Gilt Edge. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Our Democratic contemporary in
dulges in a pipe story about an at.
tempt being made to secure control
of that paper by prominent Republi.
cans of Lewistown. Evidently the
ronanCer of the Democrat originated
the story in order 10 extend 20 him,
self the patent medicine Endorsement
contained in The article. Prominent
Republicans are nUt looklng for any
such asset or liability.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

majority, had charge Of Al bill In the
house. and is given credit for hard
work and skillful management. New
lands, familiar with the needs OF the
arid region, gave intelligent and ear
nest support a. did every member
from the far west. But just why New
lands, a Democrat, should have such
influence over a Republican major,
ity in the house Is a trife fishy.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

II was bad taste, TO say the least,
tor Judge Cheadle. in sentencing ia
cob Stang, to say that the punishment
awarded should prove a warning to
the toughs OF Rock Creek bench
The citizens Of Rock Creek bench are
not toughs, in fact they are recognized
as CoGstitating ore Of the most order.
ly and law a6iding communities in
the entire copnty.-remocrat.
While our contemporary may have
been sufficiently honest to quote
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Those Kansas City degcuerates who
desire TO promote and ~patronize bull
fights should transfer their residence
to Mexico. The sport, If II can be
called that. Is brutal and un-Ameri-
can and should never be recognized
here
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

In his annual report. Gen. j. c.
Breckenridge. Inspector-Genera of the
Army. who has thoroughly investi.
gated conditions in the Philippines,
SAYS: The humanity of the troops
engaged has no parallel in the history
o, dealing with Asiatics."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

work will stop with lhe railways and
the indications are that this Is but
the lorerunner of a general advance
In wages in all lines Of business.
Besides the benefits that will result
to the workingmen from greater re-
Enumeration, the action Of these EN-
ployers %involuntariIy increasing wages
will result in better feeling and under
standing between labor and capital,
with fewer Engagements and a gen,
eral Improvement in the conditions OF
each.-Heloua Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

On December 9 Justice Harlan will
round out a quarter of a century OF
service on the Supreme Bench of the
United States. An elaborate banquet
is being prepared in honor OF the IA
nous iurist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

The. presidents Thanksgiving tur-
key was a 32-pound ~chestnut.fed bird,
sent by Horace VOse of Westerly,
Rhode Island, who for a quarter of
a century has looked after this mat
ter. II was a fine gobbler nc doubt,
nut no richer than the Montana pro-
duct in the araws Of VIII. are found
precious stones and gold nuggets.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Kid Curry says when he gets back
to Montana he will do things. The
probabilities are that by the time he
gets back 10 Montana he will be walk
ing with n cane and the places that
knew him once will know him no
more forever.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

The PENNSYLVANIA railroad has in.
creased the wages of iO.Uvd employees
ten per cent and the New York Cen
trail has done the same for l5,ooo;
voluntarily and without strikes. And
yet the Democrats claim there Is no
prosperity in the land-that is all i'm
auinatipn
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
IFoils a Deadly Attack.

my wife was so i'll that good ply
siclans were unable to help her,
writes NJ. M. Austin. of Winchester
Ind. but was completely cured by
DR.. Kings New Life Pills" They
work wonders in stomach and liyeI
troubles. Cure constipation, SICK
headache. 25c at C. II. Williams DRUG
storp.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

President Eliot of Harvard has laid
himself liable to the deadly parallel
column. He has hedged completely
in his views regarding labor organic
atinns
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

When you wake up with a bad
taste in your mouth. go at once to
c. II. Williams drug store and get a
free sample Of Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. One or two
doses will make you well. They also
cure billiousness, sick headache and
constipation. o.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
Wants to Bail Your Hav

w. o. Downing Of East Fork has a
complete hay bailing outfit and is anx-
ious to secure all the hay possible to
bail during the fall and winter. He
started to bailing this week.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

The man who had his turkey cary
ed in the Kitchen was the most fer
vent in giving thanks.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
Boys Life Saved From Membranous
Group.

C. w. Lynch, a prominent citizen
of Winchester, Ind, writes: MY lit
tie boy had a serious attack of men,
branous Group, and only got relief
after taking Foley's Honey and Tar.
He got relief after one dose and |
feel that it saved the life of my boy"
Refuse substitutes. mckechnie &
Allan.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

A kidney and bladder trouble can
always be cured by using Foley's
Kidney Cure In time. McKechnie &
Allan.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
PAPER oR FERGUS COUNTY.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOHN N. YROOMAN, Editor and Proprietor
GALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager,
LEwIsTowN, MONT. Dec. ,, 1902

To the small boy Thanksgiving isn't
q marker 10 Christmas.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

SHOULD HAVE QUOTED MORE.
The Anaconda Standard quotes the
following from President Roosevelt's
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Col. Mosby, has assured me that the
fences will be removed. He said this
thing must stop or there would be
~bloodshed over 1t. And President
Roosevelt knows just as much about
this western land question as anyone
in the country does, for he lived in
the west a number of years. Just as
soon as | get through this grand jury
work, | will go to Alliance and look
after the Standard Cattle Company.
That firm probably has more land
fenced in Nebraska than any other
concern. and | must look into it."
Get a free somple of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets at c.. H.
Williams drug store. Tey are cas-
Ter to take and more pleasant in eff
feet than pills. Then their use is not
followed by constipation as is often
the case with pills. Regular size, Csc
per box.