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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13
LEST WE FORGET.

More power to the strong right arm
and strenuous voice of President
Roosevelt in his campaign against
tariff %tinkering. If the Democratic
party should insist on making next
years campaign on the question of
tariff revision, which in their vocab-
ulary is the same as free trade, il
would be easy for the Republicans.
In fact. The Inquirer" could do its
share of refuting the Democratic ar
guments by reprinting news items
from the last Democratic administra.
ton from day to day. These would
be sufficient arguments to impress
the most careless observer.
Lest there be those who have for.
gotten the situation we give a few
suggestions as to what happened in
those years, as taken from our files.
1892. Grover Cleveland elected.
Immediate depression in business fol
lowing the election.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Gov. Toole has called an extra ses
sion of the Legislature to meet in
Helena on the Goth inst. All mem
bers save one have agreed to attend
and he will probably be there on
schedule time. The legislature will
meet the day before the arrival of
President Roosevelt. II Is quite like.
ly a number of our citizens will ac.
company the members of this county
to Helena. They al join In the
reception to the president and witness
our legislative solons in action. The
latter. il is said, is worth a Sabbath
days journey.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

w. f. Curtis, the well known cor
respondent, writing on the trust hos
tility to Roosevelt in New York
makes the following pertinent points:
1T is quite singular. but no moro UNI
reasonable for Mr.. Roosevelt's crit
les to express a preference for Sena-
tor Hanna a. a presidential candi-
date. Almost every time you ask one
of them what Republican he would
prefer, he will reply. Somebody like
Hanna Yet Mr.. Hanna was a men,
Der of the committee that framed the
antitrust legislation enacted by the
last congress and a member of the
conference which finally decided up
on its terms. Mr.. Hanna is in full
sympathy with the president in this
matter, and is quite as guilty of the
crime of which the president is accus.
ed. No other Republican is mention
ed. and when you ask If Fairbanks
or Spooner would be acceptable, the
multi.millionaires and the monopo-
lists seem to have very little knowl'
edge or opinion OF either OF them.
II Is also somewhat singular that
while the octopii and vampires OF
Wall street are lambasting the presi.
dent because the antitrust legisla.
ton and policy Of the administration
has been SO thorough and severe, Mr..
Bryan and other Democrats are ridi-
culing it as an empty p~retense and
IN attempt to humbug the people. II
Mr.. Bryan could hear some of the
octopii talk he would suspect that
there is a mistake somewhere and
might change his opinion as to the
h%umbugging part of the business"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13
ENGLISH DRINKERS.
Almost a Billion Dollars Spent for Ii.
quor by the Islanders.

Almost a Billion Dollars Spent for Ii.
quor by the Islanders.
London, Many 7.-England spends
more money on drink than any other
nation in the world.
Statistics show that the drink bill
of England in 1902 amounted to the
appalling sum of $S05, 000, 1000, or an
average of $25 per capita
The money England spends annu-
ally for drink is far in excess OF the
annual expenditure for all government
purposes or for all rents of all the
houses and farms or for all religious,
educational and philanthropic OBJ
jects combined, or for the purchase
Of more than any one kind of food or
clothing considered to be articles OF
absolute necessity.
Considering the enormous sum
spent for intoxicating liquor it needs
no argument to prove that England
Is not the soberest country in the
world.
The distillers, brewers and saloon
keepers WELD enormous political pow
er and all efforts to interfere with the
liquor traffic legislatively fails.
The heads of all the great brewing
firms, because of enormous contribu-
tons to the tory campaign funds,
have been elevated to the peerage,
and as members of the house of lords
vote against all radical temperance
| legislation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Had Jessie Morrison, the Kansas
murdercss. been content with the YER
dict in her second trial she would soon
have been a free woman. She secrr-
ed a new trial and was given a SEN
tcnce OF twenty-five years. The SUI
preme court affirmed the decision of
the lower court, severely denouncing
her act of Jealous rage, She will
now serve n long term OF impriso0
ment, but the punishment is none too
severe considering the nature of the
crime.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The wool growers of this county
are now In the midst of their lamb
harvest. There is a fair growth OF
grass and the weather is constantly
improving, insuring the salvage Of a
large per cent. of the crop. The wealth
er for the past three months has been
severe in certain localities and the
ewes are not as strong as they have
been in some seasons. but with bright,
warm days they will gain strength
rapidly. With a successful lambing
and good prices for their clips our
w%oolgrowers will soon be wearing the
expanding smile. Good help is said
to be scarce in some parts OF the
county.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The Philadelphia North American
remarks that as il notes former Attor-
ney General Griggs' indignant sar-
casm over the decision in the North
crn Securities merger case. wonder
ceases at the fact that the antitrust
laws were not enforced more rigidly
during the period when Mr.. Grlggs
was at the head of the department Of
Justice. And also that the remark
might apply to former attorney gen
erals ever since the Sherman law
was placed on the statute books, The
Sherman law has been, up to the
present time, a dead letter, because
until Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Knox de-
termined to put it to a test, no one
had cared to demonstrate either that
it was effective and could be invoked
to curb monopolies, or that ii was
useless and should be amended by
congress-.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The talk of Grover Cleveland as a
presidential candidate would seem to
be the heighth of folly. If the coun.
try would not listen to a third term
for General Grant, who was an Illus.
trious soldier, how could IL tolerate
another four years of Cleyelandism
after all the misery his last admins.
tration brought upon the country
The fact that quite an interval has
elapsed since he was president makes
no difference. The people have mem
cries and want no more of the stuff.
ed prophet"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

1893. The greatest panic in the
history OF the country. In the winter
The Inquirer" opened free bread
and soup houses in this city, which
were patronized by thousands of men
and women and children who were
without support.
1894. The house passed the Bland
bill to coin the silver seignorage or
vacuum" and congress passed the
Wilson-G German tariff bill, which kill
ed American industry and threw hun
dreds OF thousands out OF work.
Pennsylvania railroad stock went be-
low par for the first time in many
years.
1895. Wholesale bankruptcies OF
manufacturers. bankers, merchants
and railroads a~ggregating thousands
Of millions of dollars. Men glad to
get work at any wage, and many who
could not get anything at all to 20.
Gold reserve in the treasury went to
smash, and in this year and the next
il was necessary to sell 1882, 000, 900
of gold bonds TO get coin TO redeem
greenbacks. and a contract was made
with bankers which showed that there
was mighty little confidence in the
government.
1896. Election year. All business
at the lowest ebb until after election,
when the revival came which has
lasted till this day.
II there is a man who does not be-
licye these facts we ask him to go to
any library in the city and read the
files of the newspapers during the
Cleveland administration. And it
must be remembered that the Wilson
German bill which did so much dam
age was so much of a protective
measure that Cleveland refused to
sign it and let it become a law by
default.
This must be remembered because
there are now some very nice silk
stocking Democrats who want to run
him again and think they can fool
a lot of Republicans into voting for
him. Not at all. Facts are stubborn
things. We shall give all the facts
next year. We are only limiting at
them now.
More power to the strong right arm
and strenuous voice Of Theodore
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The Butte Miner, in the absence
of anything else 10 bring against
President Roosevelt. is endeavoring
10 make its readers believe that the
anthracite coal miners got the worst
OF Il in the award by the commission.
ers. AS a matter of fact the decis-
ion was one which dealt fairly with
both parties to the controversy. When
President Mitchell and other labor
leaders express their satisfaction with
the decision there would seem TO he
little chance for one Of Clark's under
lings TO make any capital against the
president on this score.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The editor of the Butte Miner Is
seeing things" In fact his vision
Is something marvellous. No doubt
he felt that he had earned his weeks
salary when he gave to the world
the following bit of information: "All
along the line, from the Pacific to
the Atlantic, conditions are ripening
up for a Democratic victory at the
polls next year, and the signs of the
times point unerringly to a d~ecadence
of Republican strength at all points
OF the compass"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

1t might be a good plan to proclaim
marshal law in Kentucky until a few
of the feudists are apprehended and
disposed of. For a quarter of a cen
fury. II not for a full, Kentucky has
been the hot bed of feuds or the ven
delta. Quarrels between factions and
families have not ended until all on
one side or the other have been kill.
ed of. And just why this peculiar
state of affairs should be confined al
most alone to the state of Kentucky
has always been a mystery.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Speaking of eX-President Cleve-
lands cordial reception at 81. Louis
and the general belief that he is. at
least, a receptive candidate for the
presidency, the Anaconda Standard
says: "Of course there can be no
doubt. or at the most very little
doubt, as to where Montana and 9TH
er extreme western and northwestern
states would stand as between the
man who has shown himself an en-.
envy of every western and northwest.
ern interest and the man who has
proved himself, so far as he has had
the opportunity to do so, a thorough
westerner in spirit, il N by birth.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Any man who tries to excite class
hate, sectional hate, hate of creeds.
any kind of hatred, in u community,
though he may affect to do il in the
interests of the class he is address.
ing, is in the long run, with absolute
certainty, that class worst enemy.
In the long run. and as a whole, we
are going to go up or down together.
OF course, there will be individual
exceptions. small local exceptions, ex-
centions in kind. exceptions in place,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13
SEQ
MULSION

SCOTS Emulsion is the
means of life and of the en-,
joyment of life of thousands of
men, women and children.
To the men SCOTS Emul-
sion gives the flesh and
strength so necessary for the
cure of consumption and the
repairing of body losses from
any wasting disease.
For o SCOTS Emul-
sion does this and more. 1t is
a most sustaining food and
tonic for the special trials that
women have to bear.
To children SCOTS Emul.
sion gives food and strength
for growth of flesh and bone
and blood. For pale girls,
tor thin and sickly boys SCOTS
Emulsion is a great help.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
4oe-4l5 Pearl Street. New York
ooc. and Sl.oo; all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

likely to conclude that they are get
ting good and honest service from
these companies. and let II go atthat!
II it is the mayors intention to buy
everything in sight. what disposition
Is he going to make of that public
sentiment which has been demanding
lower taxes? Mr.. Mullins asks the
council to consider his suggestion
which at least foreshadows a tolerab'
ly lively summer for the city fathers,
Inter. Mountain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13
WILL PROSECUTE TYNER.
Postmaster General Payne Will Not
Spare DefauItinu Official,

Washington, May 10.-From a
source of information near Postmaster
General Payne 1t is learned that the
postmaster general will follow up to
the bitter end the s against Cen
eral Tyner. It was generally believ-
ed that in view of the age and long
service of the accused and other i'm
portant considerations, the alleged
violation of the law on his part, in
the matter of removing government
papers from the safe would be allow
ed to pass. Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Knox
eem determined, however, to bring
the matter before the grand jury and
secure regular indictments.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

but as a whole, IL the commonwealth
prospers. some measure of prosperity
will come to all OF us. II 1t Is not
the prosperity, then the adversely,
though II may weigh unequally upon
us, will weigh more or less upon all.
II lies upon ourselves to determine
our own fate.-President Roosevelt.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Fergus county will have a full del
egation in attendance at the extra
session Of the Legislature called for
the 26th inst. AS our delegation is
strictly temperate puns on the word
full" will be out of order. However.
We will not vouch for what will hap
pen when Teddy takes the town.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Mayor Mullins suggestion in his
inaugural address Monday night that
the city acquire certain public utili-
ties, namely, the electric lighting
plant. the street railway and the yar
ious water companies. indicates that
his honor proposes to give the people
a business administration" If moth
ing else. He is not afraid, ii seems.
to lay out large undertakings. No
doubt the concerns which the mayor
has in nsind are already to be taken
over" at a fair equivalent, but are
the citizens ready to assume the finan-
cial responsibility? Are they not
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

liens generally will take the matte,
up and see what a be done. We
must not be so absorbed in com.
mercialism" as TO overlook those
things that will contribute to the
pleasure, happiness and physical de.
velopment of the rising generation,
as well as to the attractiveness of the
nity
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

II the trust magnates are not alb
solutely stupid they would know that
any effort they might make to turn
New York state against President
Roosevelt would gain him support in
every other state in the union, which
he could not otherwise expect. Such
would defeat its wi pur-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Hclena's chief of police says that
the residents of that city who will
not clean mp their alleys and back
yards will be arrested. It looks as
though some such drastic measures
would have to be resorted TO in Lew
istown. The city board of health
should support the marshal in this
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The heavy business OF the railroads
continues a favorable index of the
%country's active prosperity. Dun's
Review reports gross earnings Of all
roads reporting for the first half OF
April as SI5.s2O,ouO, a gain of 10 per
cent over last year and Is per cent
over 1901
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Mr.. Bryan says there is not the re-
hottest possibility of Cleveland re-
ceiying the Democratic nomination for
the presidency. Mr.. Cleveland says
he is not seeking IL. but does not say
he would not take il ii urged upon
him. Bryan seems to hold the trump
hand
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The Helena base ball team has been
playing TO a losing business on the
coast. If Helena and Butte would
DE less ambitious and help organize
a state league. more Montana cities
would be represented and the finan.
cial part of the game would pan out
fully as well.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13
A Lesson in Health.

Healthy kidnies filter the impuri-
ties from the blood, and unless they
do this good health is impossible.
Foley's Kidney Cure makes sound kid
neys and will positively cure all forms
of kidney and bladder disease. 1t
strengthens the whole system. For
sale by McKechnie & Allan.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Grover Cleveland did not extend his
visit farther west than St. Louis. II
is barely possible Mr.. Bryan did not
extend him a cordial invitation to
visit Lincoln. Nebraska.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The Montana Railroad company is
finding II difficult to get men TO work
on its road into the Basin. As work
is what is needed 10 rush construction
II is quite likely that the road will
not reach Lewistuwn much before
Spptcmhpf
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

A good many trees have already
been planted in Lewistown this
spring and the season is not too far
advanced for a good many more.
Don't mind Arbor day or any other
day. Plant them now.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The Butte Miner coming to the de,
Tense of Grover Cleveland is amusing
= not surprising. Evidently the Min.
er is preparing for the worst that may
hammer
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

To prove that IL is the great
est mining camp on earth" the people
of Butte are having made for Presi-
dent Roosevelt a loving cup Of gold
and silver to cost in the neighborhood
os eEnn
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Down in Pasadena. California. the
president passed under a floral arch.
way that extended for two blocks.
In Montana flower seed is mostly con
fined in the original packages at this
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Some Wyoming wool has been sold
but as the clips were poor owing to
a severe winter and an early shear.
ing. the prices paid afford nothing on
which to form a basis for the Mon.
hence.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Mr.. Bryan was among those who
addressed the good roads convention
in ST. Louis. He would like the high
way to the White House made a lit
tie smoother.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

The man who yells for -four more
years of Grover" has either lost his
memory or is ready to retire from
business.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Everything points to a grand cele-
bration in Lewistown on the Fourth
of July. Let it be a hummer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Now that Chicago is I'm the throCs
OF a laundry strike the liecord-Ilcrald
says it is lot safe TO Judge a man by
the color Of his collar.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

There is evidently something more
than a bent pin TO prevent IN" newly.
elected mayor OF Anaconda from TAX.
ing the chair.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Now for Memorial day. Let it be
observed in a BETTING manner.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot Ease

A powder for the feet. II cures Swollen, Sore.
Hot, Callous. Aching. Sweatieg Feet, Corns
and Bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores
&c. Ask today.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13
OFFICIAL PAPER OF FERGUS COUNTY
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
John N, YR0OMAN, Editor and Proprietor,
aALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager.

LEwIsTowN, MONT, May IS, 1903
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

Sold to dressmakers in Lewis
town IA years ago have been
used constantly and are Civ
ing perfect satisfaction now.
Don't buy any other when
you can have the best on
easy terms.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19
Gifts i'm handkerchief.

South Entranc
First North Aisl
We are especially pleased to call
attention TO the Handkerchief sec
tion--now the scene Of lively pur-
chases.
real. LACE in point and Ouch
ess-$200 each 10 $4,000.
HEMSTlTCHED and Embroi-
dered Linen, four I'm box, regular
Sl.5O for SIPS, three in box, regular
40 cents, for 90 cents.
PLAIN LINEN, Hemstitched,
with initial and design hand EN-
broidcred in the corner, IS cents, for
20 cents.
ANOTHER LINE Of initial Hand
kerchicfs with initial done in filigree
work, is something new, 40 cents
each or 3 for $lOO
CHILDREN'S plain white initial.
10 cents each or 3 for % cents.
HEMSTlTCHED Embroidered.
scalloped, and lace edge, 20 cents
or 3 for 90 cents.
A BETTER LINE in the same
pattern at % cents each or 4 for 80
cents.
4 STILL BETTER LINE, same
pattern, only more elaborate, 80
cents or for $i,00.
HAND-EM BROIDERED, an ele-
giant lIne-75 cents to $50. We prob
ably have the largest and finest
line in the city.
CHILDREN BOX HANDKER-
CHIEFS, three in a box, plain
white. coored border, 90 cents a
box.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19
Gifts for Mem.
South Entrance.
To Right

South Entrance,
To Right.
We show exclusive lines for
gifts for men--styles of highest
degree. Smoking Jackets, made
OF the best quality of imported
and domestic fabrics. tailored in
the SWEETEST manner and in all
colors and patterns.
Our Christmas furnishings are
high grade. Especial care has
been exercised in selecting the
varied lines, Don't puzzle your
brains-we did the puzzling in
making the selections. a visit
TO the Section Will furnish you
with helpful hints.
Fancy vests are always In
style. They are attractive in
light and dark colorings- single
and double breasted-each one
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19
Slipper Gifts.

South Entrance, First South
Aisle,
,tor Grandpa. Grandma, Papa,
aalnma, the young man and the
matinee girl. our stock repre-
ushts everything tpat IL new,
sac and comfortable In this line.
u you are looking for something
ivy OF the ordinary, just n little
s.luerent from what most stores
snow come here. However we
Asye the ordinary kinds % well.
N5Q. ' ''o "
800. 'rs ''0' WV "
Papa Slippers from 800 to
800. 'P''' ioi" Si'OV W
I, i,SoIng Mems Slippers from
Nsatlnee Girls Slippers from
WOO to 500
$500 F' i'o'h 'i'VV 10
$3.50 ""ppe's from 'oc 10
oPcials-Women's $500 street
s snl Dress Boots, $500. rs per
eS XXI. reductions on all misses and
'eu SHOES, until Christmas.