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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-29
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Publication-U. 8. Land
Office. Lewistown, Mont, April
3, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that
GEO. II. BUTTS,
assignee of William Lipsey, OF Lewis
town, Mont. has fled notice of inten-
ton to make proof On his desert land
claim No. ssS. for the sh mex. sec "a,
TIP 16 n, r Is e, Mont p. NJ, before
the register and receiver at Lewis
town, Mont, on Thursday, the 18th
day Of June, 1903.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
John s. Hovis. Andrew j. Johnson,
John II. Hoffman, Marian Maurey. all
Of Lewistown, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication April &.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-29

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Publication-U. S. Land
Office. Lewistown, Mont, April
G, 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that
SARAH LUTZ,
of Fergus county. Mont, has filed no.
tice of her intention to make proof
on her desert land claim No. 953, for
the sell SEA. sec |. TIP IL n, r 10 e,
lot 4, sec 6, lot |, neh nwh, sec Z,
Up IL n, r l6 e. Mont. p. NJ, before W.
II. Peck. U. S. Commissioner at Gar
neill, Mont. on Monday, the 18th day
of May. 1903.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
Frank B. Hassett. william G. Wes.
ton. Samuel J. Flint. Charles Hassett,
all of Garneill, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication April 8.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-29

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Publication-U. s. Land
Office, Le%wistown, Mont, March
81, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that
JOSEPH BOWEN,
OF Fergus county, Mont. has filed no.
tice OF intention to make proof on
his desert land claim No. 962, for the
swA swA, sec II, tp is n, r "a Q,
Mont. p. NJ, before the register and
receiver at Lewistown, Mont, on Sat
urday, the 9th day OF May, 1903.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation Of said land:
Armon Randle. BENJAMIN Moulton,
Of Grass Range; John Rowley, viii.
liam Jackman, of Lewistown, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication April 8.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-29

And you are hereby notified that IL
you fail to appear and answer judg.
ment will be taken against you, Roy
Lambert, the above named defendant,
according to the said complaint, and
for costs OF suit In his behalf expend.
ed.
Given under my hand this l4th day
Of April, A. ID. 1903.
WIN. T. MCFARLAND,
Justice Of the Peace in and for said
Township.
First notification April Is.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-29
N THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

IN THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
COURT, of Big Spring Township, in
the County of Fergus. and State Of
Montana. Before William 7. Nc
Farland, Justice of the Peace.
State OF Montana, County Of Fergus,
S.
Walter Peck. plaintiff. against Roy
Lambert, defendant-Alias Summons.
The State Of Montana sends greet.
ing to the above named defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
before me. William T. Mcfarland. a
Justice of the peace in and for Big
Spring township. in the County of Fer.
gus, and State Of Montana, at my OF.
fee in Lewistown in said county and
state. on Saturday, the 9Th day of
May, A. ID. 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m.
of said day. then and there TO make
answer to the complaint of Walter
Peck, the above named plaintiff. in a
civil action.
The said action is brought to recov-
er a judgment against the defendant,
Roy Lambert. for goods. wares and
merchandise sold and delivered by
plaintiff to defendant at defendants
special instance and request of the
agreed price of forty.eight and ninety
six hundred dollars between the -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
German Elections in June.

The German reichstag Is elected every five years. Universal or man. hood suffrage exists, and the basis of representation is 1So,OOO of population, affording a membership or S97.
 These elections take place next month, and by far the most interesting question connected with them relates to the growth of socialism. In 1881 the socialists could muster but 312, 1000 votes. This vote was steadily increased until in the elections of 1898 it stood at 2,107 ,oO0, or 2l per cent of the en- tire vote. It is reasonable to expect a socialist vote of 2,5Oo,0OO next month and the election of enough socialist members to constitute the balance of power.
 The growth of socialism in Germany is really the answer of the German
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
Cotton in the Southern Mills,

The effects Of the wild speculation in cotton in New York are widely felt Goods have not been marked up cor respondingly, and in all probability will not be, and cotton milling has there fore been rendered unprofitable. In other words, mill cannot take high priced cotton and turn it into goods at a profit. There is no margin in such work.
 This state of things is made plain by the action of the Graniteyille mill, near Augusta. It had $500 bales on hand, and it sold its bales last week at Il E cents pound netting fine profit, and the mill will be shut down early in the coming month, to remain closed until cotton is sold at normal prices. Other spinners in the south are offering 1000 bales, and the selling and shutting down movement among southern mills may become general.
 This would be distressing to mill labor, although the Graniteville com pany proposes to put its operatives on half pay while it's mills are closed. The operatives will no doubt be glad to accept half pay during the heated term.
 Such speculative efforts as MT. Sully first and MT. Brown afterwards have led bring no good 10 the south, where little cotton is held at this season of the year. If now the southern mills are to be closed, more harm than good will be done, to say nothing about an undue promotion of the acreage de- voted to the staple. Like all untamed speculations the present one will doubt less leave series of injuries in its wake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
Snonsnrs for Sons.

h the inner circles of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans at New Orleans the subject of doing away with sponsors and their maids of honor, was freely discussed, and at one time it was thought it would be brought be- fore the convention. It was brought up, but beyond limiting the selection ing was done, and next year sponsors and maids of honor to represent the Sons will compete as heretofore for attentions with the sponsors and maids of honor of the Veterans.
 The two sets constitute almost a brigade in themselves, and there are not attentions" enough to go round. The Veterans are no longer equal to such social obligations, however willing and chiyalric they may be, and the re- suit is the Sons have double duties to perform, or else some of the sponsors and their maids of honor will not re- ceive the attentions that justly belong to them, and at Dallas the Sons had to call in outside help from the ranks of the young men of that city
 There was a feeling at New Orleans that sponsors and their maids should be limited-that the Veterans alone should bring to reunions representa- tive young ladies. Many think that volunteer attentions should not be per mitted, lacking as they are in dignity and the representative spirit Be this as it may, the subject was not definite ly taken up, and it stands just about where it did year ago, and no doubt the Sons as well as the Veterans will be well supplied next year with young ladies who will then need and be right ly entitled to attentions that the Sons only are equal to. In some way no doubt the two forces should be bal anced, but no one saw way to it at New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24

should begin to hitch up to each other
 The platform may be adopted by Q majority of one, but nomination can not be made until two-thirds of the delegates vote together. The south and east could not unaided nominate a standard-bearer, nor could the west and south, or the west and east. All three sections must get together.
 The Brooklyn Eagle suggests that a majority vote could repeal the two thirds rule, but better than the repeal of the old rule would be a harmony movement that would render it's repeal unnecessary and unadyisable. Such a harmony movement is all-important, anyway, and we must have such a movement before we can elect any one President.
 The south cannot well afford to favor the repeal of the two-thirds rule, for that would leave this section wholly at the mercy of states that cast no democratic electoral votes. States like Pennsylvania would then outweigh three or four southern states, and Pennsylvania is nopelessly tied 10 Dingleyism and the trusts.
 While it would not be wise to repeal the two-thirds rule, yet it would be wise to keep it in mind, and to work up to it py doing nothing to prevent harmonious and united action at the convention. There will be no quarrel over the platform at the convention, but the personality of the coming leader will count for much. A winner is needed this time, and there is feeling that such man can be found, serious as the obstacles to success may appear on paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
Knights Visit Huntsville.

A large party from the local council of the Knights of Columbus left last night in a special sleeper for Huntsville, where they will spend today. returning tomor- row morning at s o'clock.
 They go to participate in the initiation ceremonies to be conducted for a class of candidates.
 Among those in the Birmingham party are; John w. ONeill Allen J. Krebs and wife, J. Carey Thompson. Capt. F. P. O'Brien, N. F. Thompson. John D. Burke, P. II. Linnehan, H. E. Bishop, J. Carter Cook, M, Clifford, J. II. Lynch, Val Glib, Jr., James M. Keefe, Will Kennedy, J. l.. Brierton, l.. G. Ochsenreiter. Charles J.. Herbert. the Rev. Father Kerrigan, s. J. Frawley, w. F.. Frawley and Charles Houppert and wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
LETTERS TO EDITOR.
Tracing Anecdotes.

To the Editor of The Age-HeraId:
 In today's issue of the News is an arr ticle copied from the Philadelphia Rec ord and entitled "Tracing Back Jokes" in which the writer expands as follows: T am an amateur or loving collector of anecdotes. When I come upon one that is new to me I delight to trace it back to it's source, etc Gas an etymologist loves to run down a sanslxrit root, he says). Some time ago I heard an anecdote about Charles Lamb. Lamb was on journey and the time was that of the publication of the ingenious stories for children that he had written. Lamb said to one of his fellow travelers
 Have you read Lambs Tales?'
 'No, but I have a black sheep-slVn rug the other replied"
 I1ereupon our anecdotal sleuth struck the trail and treed the following: For a long time my search was unsuccessful, but last week I was rewarded. found the story from which the Lamb one was derived
 ''rhe guard put his head in the coach door and asked Is there a black Mack intosh in here?
 "'No,' was the reply. but there are two red McGregors.''
 This whole matter is so trivial that it is hardly worth while to mention that Lambs Tales were printed in 1907, and that some years subsequent to 1918. the year in which Dr. Syme of Edinburgh invented the process of making solu- ton of rubber. one enterprfsing MaclSin- tosh becoming in some way acquainted with the secret, patented his famous and immortalizing rubber overcoat. I only mention it to show how little lee chron- ology cuts with our charmingly enter taining friend inc anecdotist, and how any old thing will do to illustrate point or adorn a tale. GEORGE S. BROWN.
 Birmingham. May 2S, 1903.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT POLIIlCS AND
 SEVERAL MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST

north and west with money to Invest, do not care to make their homes in a place where they must continually go armed and keep at their homes a miniature bat tery of artillery to protect themselves, their families or their household posses sions from the burglar and the thief
 I have been advocating better streets for Birmingham, but I really think the most important thing right now is better protection for the homes of Birmingham
 <
 That splendid and prosperous suburb of Birmingham, known as North Birming- ham. is suffering. seriously right now, and it's growth is retarded because 1t has no water system. The city Is considering the matter of municipal water works, but the question of a sufficient supply from near by streams and springs Is problematical. There are those who don't believe that the city itself can handle the question In the meantime, the Birmingham Water Works company has made a proposition to extend its mains throughout this pros porous suburb.
 I have no advice to offer as to which is best, but being interested in North Birmingham, I want to see that munici, pality act and act quickly New indus tries are coming to the district and North Birmingham is entitled to it's share, but it can't get them unless it furnished them with water.
 Nothing is so indicative of the growth and prosperity of a southern city as cer- tain forms of amusement Birmingham is known as the best theatre town and the best baseball town in the south This week it is to have horse show And 1t is to be a good one. Several hundred fancy steeds are already here to be ex- hibited and I predict tremendous crowds each and every day.
 If the show this year is a success from a financial point of view, next year we shall have a coliseum or building of proper proportions for a great Ehow in the spring.
 The people of Birmingham want good things; they are willing to pay for them and there is every evidence that Birming- ham is extending in more ways than merely manufacturing.
 Give us a sufficiently large police force; more lights; better streets; additional water supply, and this town will be the ''cracker jack so to speak, of the south. So thinks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
AIabama Press AssoeIatIon.

Said a member of the Alabama Press association yesterday:
 "The meeting of the association .n An niston last Thursday and Friday was one of the best in the history of the organ izatlon, over 15O members being in at tendance. The new Alabama hotel has not been completed but the visitors were well entertained at the Annston college building. After two business sessions and rides in electric cars and carriages to the different points of interest and large in- dustries, the closing and most pleasing event of the two days was a banquet given in the spacious dining hall at the college Friday night at o'clock.
 'The menu was an attractive one and the speakers were in their happiest moods. The hall was prettily decorated for the occasion and nearly 200 guests sat around three long tables. The menu was in press style, terms used in newspaper offices and editorial rooms being used just above each course. The list of speakers was as follows:
 Alabama Press Association W. E. W. Yerby of the Greensboro Watchman. The Model City, William H. Finn of An nlston. Anniston Press Club T. R. Cor don, editor of the Anniston Evening Star The Power of the Press Rufus N. Rhodes. editor of the Birmingham News. Press and Politics. John B. Knox of Anniston. Our Annual Jaunts, J. A. Rountree of the Dixie Manufacturer. Servants of the People, Congressman Sydney J. Bowie of Anniston. The Ladies. Frank Martin of Anniston. The Journalistic Professon,' Milton A. Smith, editor of the Anniston Hot Blast. The Metropolitan Newspaper Ross c. Smith, business manager of The Age-Herald. Chasing the Elusive Item, Howard S. Williams, reporter on The Age-Herald. Merchants and Newspapers Albert Ull- man of Anniston. 'Unionism and Pub licIty,' c. c. Echard of Anniston. Albert Beach of the Anniston Hot Blast acted as toastmaster.
 "The speeches were we'll delivered and literally applauded The banquet was fitting finale to two days pleasantly spent in prosperous and growing city.
 "The visitors to Anniston were es- pecially impressed with the well ap- pointed hotel now nearing completion and which will be mpdel hostilery. It is be- ing built by W. H. Finn.
 Among the points of interest visit ed were Oxford Lake St. Michaels and All Angels church, furnaces, car works, carpet factory and drives along the beau- tifully shaded avenues.
 "The citizens of Anniston were hos pitable In the extreme and did everything possibly to contribute to the enjoyment of every editor and lady"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
Texas Products.

Prom present indications the live stock exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase expo sition in St. Louis will be the largest ever seen in the world" said Texas man. Cattle from ali parts of the globe will be there, and all. known breeds will be represented The exposition officials are urging the state of Texas to take steps for sending a handsome exhibit of cat tie to St. Louis. So far the ranchmen have taken very little interest in the mat ter, and the fair officials are therefore very anxious to secure their cooperation, as a cattle exhibit would be incomplete without a representation from the Lone Star state.
 'It is well known that the 'razorback' and the .longhorn' are things of the past The cattle bred in Texas are superior to all others and it is now up to the ranch men to prove this by an exhibit So far the subscriptions to the fund are rather light"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
Ahout Peraons.

J. D. Norman of Linette, state senator from the Ninth district, is spending Sun day in the city.
 T. c. Lupton of Lynchburg. Va, Is registered at the Metropolitan.
 J. A. Fairleigh of Louisville is at the Norris
 E. K. Harwood of Nashville was at the St Nicholas yesterday.
 F. w Jansen of Chicago is stopping at the Hillman.
 o. G. Kohn of Selma is at the Metro polltan.
 Harry sySions of New York registered at the Morris yesterday.
 w. D. Dalton of New York is at the St. Nicholas.
 Henry Johnson of Baltimore is stop ping at the Hillman.
 c. J. Webb of New York is at the Met ropolitan.
 A. s. Kirlxlan of Knoxville registered at the Morris last night
 F. l.. Sylvia of Boston Is at the Hillmen. w Eagle of Charlotte, N. C., is at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
eoRMAN POPULAR IN THE SOUTH
From the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
 Indications are cropping out all the time that Senator German, presidential candidate would be an acceptable candi- date to southern democrats. Washing ton dispatches say that the prediction is quite freely made in that city that if he keeps quiet and makes no mistakes be- tween now and the meeting of the demo- cratic national convention he will be the nominee.
 He has one great advantage, and that Is that he has strong friends and admir- CTS in both factions of the party. Neither Mir Cleveland nor MT. Bryan Is to be thought of for the reason that each Is the leader of faction. and neither could be depended upon to poll the full vote of the party. Representative Livingston of this state is quoted as saying that either German or Judge Parker will be nominated. and he is of the opinion that Senator German has the better chance. He says that there was some criticism of Senator German for his attitude on the before congress, because the senator in- sisted upon higher duties on certain arr ticIes, but he took his position because the bill, before being amended in accord ance with his views, would not have pro- duced sufficient revenue by at least slo0.- OOo.O 900 year Now that the reason of his attitude in regard to that bill is under stood there Is pretty general approval oi | his course.
 Representative Bankhead of Alabama another strong congressman from thu south, is an out-and-out supporter of Sen ator German. He finds from talking witi many democrats. that he Is being mor' strongly supported than any other O
 those mentioned in connection with th Presidential nomination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
Carino for the Unfortunate

At the national conference of Chari- ties and Corrections, recently held in Atlanta, Dr. J. T. Searcy, superintend- ent of the state hospital at Tuscaloosa, l discussed at some length the evolution in the treatment and care of the men tally disqualified, concluding his ad- dress with these significant words:
 Before l close I would like to draw at- tention to a growing feature in the man. agement of penal institutions which marks a very favorable change from the standpoint I have been advocating in this paper, of grades of human abilities of all kinds century or two ago, when mems abilities were considered free and equal the insane were treated like the crimi- nals; nowadays there is tendency to treat the criminals like the insane"
 This is encouraging. Anything Is encouraging that promotes a recogni- tion of the brotherhood of man. The full recognition is postponed perhaps to the millennium, but even a partial recognition of the doctrine marks the difference between barbarism and civ ilization, between Kishineff and The Hague.
 The real growth of the world does not consist in the invention of moving machines and Maxim guns, but in an extension of humanity, and a desire among the best people to carry the brotherhood principle to it's limits This, however, is impossible, as 1t would transfer heaven to this world, which, to say the least, would be un- orthodox.
 But some gain is occurring from year to year, and when the account is kept by centuries the gain is visible and maternal. There is more humanity in the world than there was one hun dred years ago, much more-and let us all hope there will be much more at the end of this century. The world is growing better, and there is but one measure of it's net gain, and that is found in it's stock of humanity, it's ap- preciation of the brotherhood of man. even if it does not live up to it's knowl- edge and wish.
 The inhumanity of the ancients and especially of the mediaeval world was just about equal to Kishineff. There has been no gain in that regard in Russia, but fortunately for the world all are not Russians. There are kind and tender men and women in many countries, and there are some in all countries, even in Russia, who recog- nize and try to act up to the basic principle of Christlanity-th brother hood of man, regardless of mental, physical or moral endowments. fDr. Searcy, we may be sure, considers his wards as lellow-cro stures, for he dis cussed them at Atlanta in the most hu- mane manner. The state that does not properly and tenderly care for it's des- titute and afflicted is indeed a very poor sort or state, and Dr. Searcy does not propose that Alabama shall he such a state