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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-06-10
NEED A P%oSToFFIcE.
Large Colony Living Up On McDonaI

Large Colony Living Up On Mcdonald
Creek Go Long Ways for Mail.
The people living east of this city
on Mcdonald creek are badly In need
of better postoffice facilities and the
sentiment is growing in favor Of try.
ing to get a ~postoffice established out
in the vicinity of John Sellers. or the
John Frye places. That part of the
county is already thickly settled and
new people are moving in all of the
time. The nearest postoffices at pres.
ent are Grass Range, Is miles; Rogers,
81 miles. or Lewistown, about 20
miles.
This works an undeserved hardship
upon one of the most populous and
intelligent neighborhoods In the coun.
ty. A postoffice established out there
would serve at least $50 patrons, a
much larger number than are served
by the average western country post
Office. The route would not parallel
any other mail route, so would not he
objected TO by the postal authorities
for that reason
Postmaster Stephens, OF this city
when seen about the matter, said that
II would be necessary for those who
uesire the Office to agree upon two VI
three intermediate points where OIL
ces could be established, and also 70
send in to the department petitions
of men who would serve as postmast'
ers. Under those circumstances, he
thinks an office could be secured. The
principal difficulty in getting and
maintaining country offices is in keep.
ing a postmaster. There is very little
in it for anyone and after a short
while the Office is generally discontin'
ued on account of a failure to send
In the proper report and perform 9TH
er duties necessary In the smallest,
as well as the largest offices in the
land. There are. however. several
people in the neighborhood which de.
sire this office. who have expressed
a willingness to attend to the duties
of the office and it is believed that
with the proper effort they will be
able TO secure one,
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Notice 10 Builders-

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the board of
trustees of the Fergus County Free
high School. at the Office of the secre.
tary, in Lewistown, Montana, until 10
o'clock a. m, Saturday, June goth,
1903. for the work Of erecting. con.
structing and completing a high school
building at Lewistown, Fergus coun.
ty, Montana, including plumbing and
heating plant, in accordance with the
plans and specifications, which will be
on file after May 18th, 1903, in the
Office of Rudolf Won Tobel. secretary,
at Lewistown. Montana, with C. 4,
Bell, architect, at Helena, with the
Western Hardware Co., of Great Falls,
and with l.. A. Walker, at the hotel
Finlen, in Butte, Mont. Bids to be
accompanied by a certified check in
the amount Of $1,000. The board re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids.
BY order of the board of trustees.
Dated May 20. 1903.
RUDOLF ON TOBEL. Sec'y.
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For Sale ana cac2sr.cea Only BY
DeIzelI Drug Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-06-10
Corpus Christi.

Next Sunday Corpus Christi, spec
ial services at the Catholic church a
1880 a. m Sermon according to the
Corpus Christi Sunday: II any maj
eat OF this bread he shall i've for
ever. John 6.52.
In the afternoon at 3 p. M, the sol
emn Corpus Christi procession around
the church.
Program of the procession:
A.-Banner of the Blessed Sacra
ment, arried by Master John CROW
ley. fol owed by the boys of the sun
day school.
B.-Banner of the Sacred Heart
carried by Miss Clara Woodwork
followed by the girls Of the SUNDAY
school.
C.-The Catholic Order OF Forest
ers and the Catholic Order OF ST. Cy'
ril. with the regalia.
D.-The Statue of the Blessed Wiz
gin, carried by Miss Albina Morase,
Victoria Content. Lizzie Crowley. LIE
ma Johnson, Sadie Mccain, Annie
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-06-10
Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last?
Such was the experience Of Mrs. S,
II. Newson. Decatur, Ala. For three
years." she writes, 81 endured insult.
ferable pain from indigestion, stom-
ach and bowel trouble. Death SEEM
ed inevitable when doctors and all
remedies failed. At length ! was in
duced to try Electric Bitters and the
result was miraculous. | improved
at once and now | am completely re-
covered" For liver. kidney, stomach
and bowel troubles Electric Bitters
is the only medicine. Only SOC. It's
guaranteed by c. H. Williams, drug
oict
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Crowley, Honor Mcdonald, followed
by the ladies Of the Sanctuary Society
with their regalia.
E.-Members of the church.
F.-The altar boys: Francis Crow
ley and Jacob Holzemer, George Ber'
trand and Leigh Sullivan, Acolythes
and cross bearer.
G.-The Blessed Sacrament accom-
panied by Mr.. John Crowley, Frank
MACEDONIAN, Will Wunderlin and Pat
Walsh.
1.-THE faithful of the congrega'
ton.
j. M. VERMAAT, Rector.
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GASOLINE ExPLopEs.
Fire Breaks Out in the Second Hand
Store of Schnjck e. Pratt,

Fire Breaks Out in the Second Hand
Store of Schnick & Pratt.
What might have been a serious fire
broke out in the second hand store
of Schnick & Pratt Friday night about
IL o'clock. Mr.. Pratt went home from
a meeting of the Red Men about that
time and while he was getting a light
an explosion, presumably of the gaso-
line can, occurred. and within q short
time a pile Of excelsior, paper and
other highly infiammable material In
one csrner Of the room was blazing
up beyond the control of Mr.. Pratt,
who got out and gave the fire alarm.
The fire department was on the scene
In a few moments and with two
streams OF water working, soon ex-
t~inguished the flames. Almost the
entire contents Of the store were
either destroyed by the fire or badly
damaged by water. The loss Is fully
covered by insurance.
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WARNING.

If you have kidney or bladder trou-
BILE and do not use Foley's Kidney
Cure, you will have only yourself to
blame for results, as it positively cures
all forms of kidney and bladder dis
eases. McKechnie & Allan.
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MAIL SERVIC
Many Children Are sickly.

u MoiAer trays Sweet Powders for I l. t'rcn.
SEED by Mother Tray, q nurse ~ .Chll!nen's
Home, New York. break up Colds in a hours,
bles. Tppthing Disorders, and DESTROY Worms.
Al all druggists, 25c. Sample a. lied FREE.
Adde'S Allen s. Oimsted, LrRoy, ny
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CATTLE

For the next three weeks we will offer the following fl
of sheep for sale that is an especially fine bargain:
1900 head of ewes. 1900 being straight twots, 300 beiI
four and five year ODDS. Should have from 1900 to
sell this outfit for $3.50 per head. lambs and wool c
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IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY

A nice new three room cottage, one lot
house; price 100000 {.
A nine room brick house. 2 lots, near SCI
ton; price $4,000.
One five room frame dwelling, 2 lots, n
sirable location; price 100000.
cality; price $2,550.00, will take one
sell house with 2 lots for 81, 100. 90.
One 3 room frame cottage, near Episco
100000 down, balance on installment
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

low conscience To caa'rui then. or in .
short iimc . suf'fias people will be
aroused so that no ppuct will control
them. for they arc not going To suffer
longer and submit, TO this continual
robbery. They knuu that the coai
question is but an index TO What is
coming. r
The greed Of the nionopoiics is so
great they overlook pTcrythine but the
acquisition Of wealth =, th. expense
and suffering Of nation of people. Let
the monapoiies treat the people ss fair.
iy as they do tho almighty dollar. and
there will be no complaint.
1T IL to be regretted tina, in an In.
teiiisent nation like this. controlled by
Christian influences. uhere the people
arc the government. such o radical CT.
crcisc Of po~e. IL even deemed hecss.
sary. Il Is no, step in the direction
Of government, ownership. II can only
be justified by the sSiEency of the siiu.
alton: and II can oniJ remain In force
until the cause for the condition is re.
moved
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

FAVORS NATIONAL CONTROL
OF COAL MINES AND ROADS

Congressman John ]. Jenkins. the
chairman Of the house judiciary com
mittee. who introduced the resolution
tavoring government seizure OF tho
coal mines and coal railroads. repre-
sents the Tenth district OF Wisconsin.
and has been continuously member
Of congress since 1895. He lives at
Chippewa Falls. Wis. and was n for
mer county judge. He has been n Re-
publican since the civil war.
One OF the most radical propositions
yet made to settle the coal problem
was offered In the house OF representa-
tives Jan. II. and II came from n
source which seemed to entitle II to
instant recognition. Representative
Jenkins OF Wisconsin. who Is no tyro
In Legislation, but who. on the con-
trary. Is chairman OF the judiciary
committee OF the house. and who from
that fact Is presumed to be good con.
stitutional lawyer. offered n resolution
which provides in brief that the gov.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30
po.sisll,i,. in True. oro~ino.

Recently the writer was favored
with q visit from sir. Fred Ensel, of
Dolton. Illinois. Ths: gentleman IL
. truck gardener. and on little over
% acres OF land makes living for
his family of sir persons. lie says
he could make a living on 10 acres
II he had too. Asked "a to his most
profitable crop this year. he replied
that IL vas asparagus. on this he
had In the past cleared $500 per
acre. This is an illustration OF what
Intensive farming can do. lie had
also. he said. made good profits from
his crops Of potatoes. cabbages and
onions: Intensive culture mus, be
looked TO for profits In the future. IL
is not SO much a problem Of how TO
&c, more land TO farm, as II IL a
question OF how to get OF the land
now under cultivation double the
amount We now obtain. That such
an increase Is possible on the aver.
age is absolutely certain. as the av.
erage production per acre Ia VERY
low. The use OF fertilizers makes IL
possible TO Increase the products of
the garden. and the draining of the
land. where natural drainage is no,
perfect. Is another means to make
the land more productive.
There are great possibilities Of de.
velopment In this part of the farm
work. by the last census more than
10000 farms are shown TO be grow.
ing such large quantities Of this
kind Of produce that they are put
farms. We can learn much in meth.
DDS from the French atd Belgian
farmers, who grow tremendous crops
on small areas. The gardeners
around our great cities are also max.
ing some good records. which should
be taken to heart by the men whose
methods needs intensifying Farm.
ers' Review.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

Doth seize and operate not only the
crnmcnt OF the United States shall
coal minrs but the transportation com
psnics which carry the product. and
In this ~sy distribute coal To the poo.
pie.
Such q proposition coming frum an
obscure member Of the house would
not have attracted any more attention
than dozens Of others quite as radical
Hut q bill of this Kind offered by the
chairman Of the judiciary committee
acted upon the members Of the house
like a dash Of cold water. and seemed
to bring them TO a realization of the
fac, that the country has reached a
condition where ordinary constitution.
al methods must be succeeded by cS.
traordinary and almost sociaiistic CT.
pcdicn,s.
Mr.. Jenkins did no, offer his resoisi.
ton In an idle moment. but after care
fully thinking IL out. lie Is undoub,.
edly a good lawyer. and his position at
the head Of the great committee which
IL even now formulating the antitrust
legislation entities him TO more than
the usual credit for his actions.
That his proposition is radical In
the extreme everyone must concedc.
but II Is also appareu, that nothing
but the presence Of a Erea, crisis could
have induced him to father such
proposition. Mr.. jenkins has previous
" gone on record as asserting tha,
the governments, could not regulate the
trusts without constitutional amend.
ment.
Not only does Mr.. Jenkins assume
complete responsibility for his actions.
bu, he iustihes them by the gravity
OF the crisis which the country Is now
facing. lie does not propose to sup
ply the county with free coal. but he
does believe that the time has come
when. to prevent widespread famine
for the United States government as
an act Of supreme sovereignty to give
the people an opportunity TO provide
themselves with coal a, a fair price.
What he is after is merely to use the
power Of the national government to
see that all the coal possible to he
mined is mined. and thereuyon also
to see that II is distributed on an
equitable basis to all sections and all
classes in the country.
For some time We have been cali.
ing attention TO want Of power on
the part of the federal government to
tions confronting our people" said
Representative Jenkins. in discussing
his proposition. by this resolution I
am calling attention to power that
believe exists and should be developed
II is one Of the sovereign inherent
rights of the government The situa.
tion is not as favorable fer the exer-
else Of that power as during last Sep
tember. but conditions are much
worse. Coal is necessary of life
The people cannot obtain II and are
suffering greatly fer the want of it.
Therefore. II is within the power of
congress in such a case TO declare that
an esigency he's arisen for the exercise
Of the power Of eminent domain, N,d
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30
vaIu. o. niah.at.s Corn.

a grower of high quality corn gives
the following reasons Why such corn
will be most valuable for the farmer
to raise: Like produces like. on.
spring partskes Of physical and chemi.
cal characteristics of both parents.
Prepo,ency is increased by breeding.
Purity can be maintained by selecting
for seed only ears that are true to
type and that have been grown in an
Isolated position. High oil corn fin.
ishes beef and pork more rapidly than
ordinary corn, and fewer bushels of
corn are required to do the. same
work. oil Is the most valuable by.
product OF the glucose factory, and in
time a premium will be paid on high
oil corn. High protein makes corn a
balanced ration for growing cattle. A
corn high in both oil and protein is
the ideal feeding corn. The Yield of
high bred corn is from 10 to 40 per
cent greater than that of ordinary
corn. In pedigree corn the per cent
Of barren stalks is reduced to the
minimum. while the per cent OF ears
Is raised to the maximum. One hun.
dred bushels of high bred corn have
been produced where ordinary corn
yielded sixty bushels.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

The CoChins were introduced from
China about iSiS and their popularity
in this country produced what we now
hnmurously call the hen fever" So
great was the desire to possess them
that fabulous prices were paid. In
England $500 vas frequently paid for
a single cock. and equally high prices
in this country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30
In psssy oees.

Circular 3. bureau Of Sofia. Depart.
ment Of Agriculture: burning vas
formerly . practice In common use
in European agriculture. and IL yet
continued In the marsh soils Of north.
orn Germany. Denmark. and Holland.
Tho smoke Of this burning IL said at
tines TO be noticeable as far a. Italy.
The sod IL there burned to depth Of
10 or IL inches only. and Is then cui.
urased for from eve To ton years and
burned again. Such practice will In
time burn tho entire peat OF the
svamps and leave the underlying soil
bare. The practice IL very prodisal
Of organic matter and Is not TO be
recommended In America. especially
since there are crops which grow TO
best advantage In peat. In celery
areas. where such poa,y soils are
handled. burning Is no, the usual prae.
,ice: In fact. the organic matter is
the desirable part Of the soil for the
production Of celery. In such areas
some cultivated crop Is planted for
one or two years TO give the peat an
opportunity to decay. Rather shallow
open drains are dug and the soil siov.
ly dried out. When the first piowing
Is done the peat Is often vet and bog.
~. so tha, u Is impossible TO drive
horse across the bog. Ingenious
farmers in southern California attach
a board TO the feet of the horse the
FIRST time the bog Is plovei. Though
most horses are not used TO working
with SNOW shoes" as they are called.
they soon learn the proper swing 10
give the feet, and the work Of plov.
ing goes on nicely.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

this declaration Is not open to in.
quiry by the courts.
1T is not the price OF coal that ere.
ates the exigency. but the fact that
the people cannot obtain 1t. and that
conditions are growing worse daily.
Hence. 1t becomes the duty of the gov.
deal with the many perplcXlng ques.
ernment to exercise TIL attribute of
sovereignty and relieve the distress
not by buying coal for the people. but
by providing that they can buy 1t.
This Is the first time In history this
nation could justly exercise that right
of control. Unquestionnbly the power
exists. as certainly Us the exigency Is
present.
We cannot sit here Idly and listen
to the cries OF pain and suffering from
all parts OF the country without doing
something that will promptly bring
substantial relief. The powerful mo
nopoiics sappins the life blood Of the
people to add To their wealth must nj
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

Speaking Of clothes. a Judge says
that lawsuits become attorneys.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30
;;RIZQAAZZI,,Is|RE;sX\
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Ignorant Poultry Raisers Fall.


John II. Robinson: When one un-
dertakes poultry keeping the chances
are against his success. But. unfor-
tunately. nearly every beginner thinks
himself or herself the talented and
favored or exceptionally Industrious
person who Is sure to succeed. and
therefore neglects to take the neces-
sary precautions to avoid failures-
With rare exceptions those engaging
In poultry keeping on any consider
able scale begin without any adequate
practical knowledge Of the conditions.
requirements and methods OF the bus
mess. II they happen to have abun-
dant capital to carry on the business
until they have learned In the costly
school OF experience what they ought
to have known before Investing .
dollar. they must finally make n sue
cess OF II. but the greater part OF tho
original Investment and also Of tho
expenses for several years may hnvo to
be charged on to cost of acquiring cx.
periencc. The most serious cases arc
those Of people with limited means
who 80 Into poultry keeping. cx-
pcctin. II to give them their livin.
almost from the start. AZ far as my
observation goes the greater number
of persons who once become deeply In.
terested In poultry. and decide To ven.
,ure into II win take bad advice In
preference. to good every time. ! sup
poss this Is because tho bad advice In
NOR. In line with their hopes and
wishes. The daily care OF poultry II
neither a. easy n some think II. nor
a. hard an others make It. II II easy
when you know how. and Il II neither
q Ions nor q diflcuit task to know
how. There Ia u great difference b.
tween doing work we'll and doing u
prontabiy. Permanent succca In any
limo Of work depends. ~ . rule. upon
doing Il both well and probably.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

Horticultural Products for 1902.
II is estimated that the apple crop
Of 1909 Is about double that OF 1901.
but the rainy season impaired the
keeping quality OF fruit In some por-
tions OF the country. notably New
York. where large amounts were
forced onto the market early In De-
ccmber and sold as low US l5 cents
per cwt. The best Jonathans. which
command the highest market price.
were grown In Missouri and Illinois.
These are row bringing $3.50 per bar
rel. against $3.50 to $500 for choice
greetings. Irrigation grown apples
from Colorado and Idaho. which have
been marketed in bushei boxes. were
OF the fineEt quality and commanded
top prices. The entry OF Armour q
Co. and other packing Arms into tho
fruit trade on a big scale hns fright
ened out some OF the smaller dealers.
Tho trade In apples and other fruits
In being rovolutionixcd In other ways.
Cold storage houses have beop large
ly erected In apple districts and II
IL believed that stocks In storage At
this umo arc larger than ever before.
Combinations among growers and bet.
ter methods Of packing and market.
Ing favor shipments direct from tho
growing TO the consuming point and
tho trade Of chIcaso. which has been
a distributing center. has suffered In
consequence. Tho practice Of selling
crops In bulk on tho trees for = cash
figure TO dealers who pack and mar.
kct thcm. appears to bo growing.
consiEnmcnts to commission dealers
as . rule arc Of Inferior quality. and
local commission men have discov.
cred tho necessity Of sending buycss
Into the orchard districts carly In tho
season to bid against buyers from
| other places. This vas particularly
noticeable this season In tho peach
trade. large shipments being made di.
rect from producing points 10 places
heretofore supplied by Chicago mcr.
chants
The melon trade Of Chicago. which
vas very heavy. has demonstrated
that tho Gem melon Of Illinois and
Michigan can not hold It's o~n with
its finor favored rival. tho Rocky
Ford eantaioup Of Colorado. Illinois
and Michigan crops were large but
prices were far below those Of former
ycara Tho watermelon crops OF tiii,
nois and Indiana ucso o: sns quality
and tho yield large. Prices opened a,
SIS 70 $50 per car. rcccaing as iou as
a:s before tho ciosc Of tho season.
The drst melons Of tho season from
Tyler. Tesas. brought $500 per car.
The grape crop vas light and dis.
appointins. particularly In Nev York.
vhsfs the yield vas not more than
half tho usual average. High prices
were maintained throughout tho sea,
son and wine makers had such difsa.
Guilty 10 securing stocks that tho vint.
age Of 1909 will be about 50 pos cont
short.
The cranberry crop was also short
about 90 per cent. and tho keeping
quality Of the fruit impaired By ve,
weather. Prices at tais time. us,so TO
500 per barfcil arc higher by a dol.
lar per barrel than ons year ago.
Reports Indicate that tho yield Of
late potatoes In eastern states vas
light, ba, Wisconsin and Michigan
growers had good crops which thoy
sold al 10 10 20 cents per bushs.-
Chicago quotations a, the close Of the
year were 20 to so cents In carload
lots.