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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30

modern armor piercing shell. The
owner of the skull under consideration
was at least twenty-five feet in length
and fifteen feet In height. He was cas-.
ily the boss vegetarian dinosaur of
the area now called the Laramie for.
nations. at that time partially GOV.
cred with salt water. His appearance
was considerably like that of a mod.
ern r~hinoceros, although he had the
high. curved, rounded bulk of the ele.
phant. No animal has been discover
ed with such a powerful armature on
its skull. In front was a knife-like
beak OF large dimensions. Over the
beak was q short, stout horn. and oy.
err the eyes a pair OF long. tapering
powerful horns. On the back OF the
head over the neck was an enormous
protective frill, a sort of Elizabethan
run, except that the frill, instead of
being lace, was an armor plate of
dense bone. All this w~cdgeshaped
armament was braced by arches and
columns of bones, the whole structure
being like the construction work of a
steel bridge. Like some other later
dinosaurs. triceratops had four huge
legs, as il walked on its four feet
while some of It's contemporaries
walked on the hind legs and tall. Why
should a bull-like plant eater he arm.
ed in this fashion? Had il been car
nivorous instead of herbiyorous. with
such a battery. 1t might have slain
sufficient life in its vicinity to have
greatly enriched modern museums. As
a matter of fact, however, 1t must
have been ~peaceably disposed. and ate
as TRANQUILITY as cattle, useing its pow
erful armament chiefly as a defense
I against the terrible carniverous dino.
saurs. Contemporaneous with ii was
the Loelops incrassatus, which read.
lily killed and ate other forms of life
then existing.
One can readily imagine one OF
these huge flesh eating reptiles leap
ing. k~angaroo-like, upon the low
c%rouehing triceratops, which doubt
less received the %onslaughts with ter
rible thrusts of its ram-like head and
horns. A possible relic of such q com
bat. in the shape of a triceratops horr
broken off during life time, is now
in the National Museum.-New YorF
Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
CANYON.
Al First Its Bl1ness md Bnrbnric
Color Are Ovcrpowcring.

AZ FIRST Its bfsnesS unu bhfohr'c
Color Are Overpowcring.
Imagine, II you can-but you never
ana mighty cleft In the level earth
a third of n mile wide, its Drinks sharp,
prccipitous. reaching over Loo feet
downward. sometimes almost perpcii-
dicular, sometimes banked with huge
heaps Of talus or buttresscd with spin
ding pinnacles and towers often sur
mounted with eagle nests, and all
painted. glowing with the richest color
vast patches of yellow and orange,
s~trcnkings OF red and blue, with here
a towering abutment Of rcd and there
another all Of yellow. At the bottom
flows the cleaning green river, and at
the top the dark green forest reaches
to the canyon edge, a2d sometimes
even rugged and gnarled pines, the van
guard of the wood. venture over the
prcciplce to find footing on some ledge
or to hang. half dislodged, with angular,
dead arms reaching out into the mighty
depths, a resting place for soaring
eagle or hawk. The sides Of the can
yon being not Of solid rock, but OF
crumbllng, soft formation. have fur
nished plastic material for the sculp-
turing OF water and wind. which have
fooled them into n thousand fantastic
forms. Ones eye traces out gigantic
c%astles. huge dog forms, bird forms, IT,
tanic faccs-all adding TO the awful i'm
prcsslvencss of the place.
For miles the canyon stretches north
ward from the lower falls. From
numerous well guarded outlooks the
spectator. grasplng hard upon the rail.
ing lest the dizziness Of these heights
unnrrve him, may behold n hundred
varied views of the grandeur, looking
either toward the falls, which seem TO
Hll the canyon end like n splendid white
| column Of marble, or off 10 the north
ward, where the stupendous gorge
widcns out, loses some OF It's colorlng.
admits more of the forest and finally
disappears among rugged mountains.
Everywhere the view Is one that
| places the seal of awed silence upon the
lips. II pals. never grows old.
One sOOn sees all too much OF geyscr
and paint pot; OF this, never. At first
the sensation of savage immensely Is
so oyerpowering that the spectator
I gathers only a confused sense OF big
ness and barbaric color. but when he
has made the Derilous descent TO the
canyon bottom below the falls. when
he has seen the wonder from every
point OF view. he begins to grasp a
larger part OF the whole scene, to form
a picture which will remain with him.
r.. 3. Baker In Century.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
BIGGEST REPTILE SKULL.
Belonged to a Huge Herbivorous
Dinosaur,


D~inosaur.
The skull of the biggest headed ex.
tinct reptile so far discovered is being
prepared for exhibition at the Ameri.
can Museum of Natural History,
where biggest objects are just now
the order of the day. The skull of
this reptile meausres 7k feet in
length and 5k feet in width. 1t was
discovered by an expedition sent out
by Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn,
who is both curator of paleontology
of the museum and paleontologist OF
the United States Geological Survey.
The expedition was in charge of Bar
mum Brown. of the museum. Associ.
ated with him were Prof. r. s. Lull,
of Amherst College. and Mr.. Brooks,
q graduate of Amherst. About 1876
miles northwest of Miles City, Mont.
on a small branch of the Missouri
river, a weathered portion of a horn
was seen %protruding from a bluff.
II required four weeks of careful
excavation to uncover the skull com
pletely for shipment to New York
Prior to shipment the skull was skill.
fully bandaged, to prevent any part OF
it from falling away. II was then care
fully packed. 1t weighed 3,1OO lbs
which included 300 pounds of plaster
of paris bandages, and required to
stout horses to haul 1t to the nearest
railway station.
At present, at the museum, the ami
NAL poses simply as triceratops
meaning three-horned face. OF three
horns which the animal had original
ly, only one. that over the nose, and
that unprotected and detached, was
found with the skull.
Triceratops was a walking arsenal
Any animal that met him had to bt
impervious to a force of equal to
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
RETURNED TO
WASHINGTON
President Roosevelt n Family Spent
Three Months at Their Summer
Home in New York.
WORK UNTIL JUNE
Probable That President Will Spend
All Next Summer at Oyster Bay,
Making Few Speeches.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 2S.-President
Roosevelt's summer s%ojouTn at Saga.
more Hill was concluded today, when
at $3.50 o'clock he boarded a train en-
route to Washington. He has been
absent from the capital for thirteen
weeks and two days and returned in
the expectation Of remaining there
practically uninterrupted until next
June.
When the president and Mrs. Roose-
welt and their children, Ethel, Archie
and Quentin arrived at Oyster Bay
station he vas greeted with cheers
from a great crowd of townfolk who
were gathered to say farewell. The
president acknowledged the greeting
by tipping his hat and bowling as he
proceeded across the platform to his
train, a special Of two cars.
The president and his family occu-
pied the private coach of President
Baldwin of the Long Island railroad.
In addition to the president and fam
lily the party included Secretary and
Mrs. Loeb, members of the executive
staff, representatives of press associa'
tons.
AS the train pulled out at $3.50 II
al followed by the cheers of the
crowd while the president stood on
the rear platform of his car and bow.
ed his acknowledgements. 1t Is the
presidents intention to return to Oys'
ter Bay early next summer. In the
event Of his nomination for the presi.
dency he will remain here throughout
the summer and autumn, until after
the November election.
AS yet he has perfected no plans
for the presidential campaign. He
has no intention of participating &C
lively in it. It's likely. however, that
he will deliver some addresses here
On arriving at New York, the presi
dent and party were escorted across
town by a squad of mounted police
men to the ferry. Arriving at Jersey
City at 1924, President Roosevelt
was Joined by his daughter Alice, who
accompanied the party to Washing
ton. President Roosevelt and family
left Jersey City at II a. m.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF
Time Appointed for Proving viii
Etc.-In the District Court. OF the
Tenth Judicial District OF the State
of Montana In and for the County
Of Fergus.
In the matter OF the estate of Sar-
all Lutz. deceased.-Notice of publ
cation Of time appointed for proving
will, etc.
Pursuant TO an order OF said court.
made on the 18th day OF September.
1903. notice is hereby given that Mon
day. the 18th day OF October. 1908. at
10 o'clock a. n. of said day. at the
court room of said court, at the court
house In the city of Lewistown. coun-
ty Of Fergus. has been appointed as
the time and place for proving the
will OF said Sarah Lutz. deceased. and
for hearing the application OF Samuel
Lutz for issuance to Britton Barrett
OF letters te~stamentary. when and
where any person interested may APP
pear and contest the same.
Dated the 23rd day OF September
1903.
EDMUND WRIGHT, Clerk
First publication Sept. g.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30

trict court here before Judge Leslie
for a week. II closed this afternoon
at about 5 o'clock. The jury was out
less than Is minutes.
Judge Leslie, in his instructions,
said the burden Of proof vas with the
defendants. He also instructed the
jury that the hearsay evidence given
at the trial must be disregarded in so
far as it relates to the alleged libel,
but must be taken into consideration
in connection with the damage part
of the case. G. II. Stanton OF this
city opened the argument for the de-
Tense. and Jesse b. Roote closed for
the Tribune. Samuel Stevenson and
W. G. Downey spoke for the plaintiff
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
ALIAS sUMMoNs-In the District

the
Court, OF the Tenth Judicial Dis
trict OF the State of Montana, in
and for the County OF Fergus.
Power Mercantile company, a cor
poration, plaintiff. vs.. Walter Bond.
defendant.-Alias Summons.
The state of Montana sends greet
ing to the above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to an
swer the complaint In this action.
which Is filed in the Office OF the clerk
of this Court, a copy OF which is here
with served upon n of you In each
county wherein any Of you reside, and
to file your answer and serve a copy
thereof upon the plaintiffs attorneys
within twenty days after the service
OF this summons. exclusive of the day
of service. and in case Of your failure
~ appear or answer. judgment will
be taken against you, by default. for
the relief demanded in this complaint
This action is brought TO quiet the
title to a certain piece of real prop
erty, one hundred tl00) feet square.
described In said complaint, being In
the northeast corner OF section hf-
teen. in township fifteen (15)
north, range eighteen (lS) east.
In or near the city Of Lewistown.
Fergus county. Montana; the COM
plant alleges that the said plaintiff
Is and its grantors have been In the
actual. continued and adverse pos
session Of said real property for more
than ten years last past and claims
and owns title in fee to the same. and
that the defendant claims some inter
est In said real property; that the de
PENDANT has not any right. title or in
terest In the same. all OF which will
more fully appear. reference being
had to the complaint on file herein to
which reference is hereby made.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said court, this 22nd day OF Septem-
Der. 1903.
EDMUND WRIGHT.
(SeaD Clerk.
EMIL PLUM. Deputy Clerk.
s. W. Pennock.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication Sept. %.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
No Reptiles In Newfoundland.

Everybody knows that there are no
snakes In Ireland, but very few know
that Newfoundland Is just like Ireland
In that respect, and there Is 10 record
that Newfoundland had a st. Patrick
to drive the snakes or either. There
Is plenty OF game in Newfoundland,
but not a reptile OF any k~ind-snake,
toad, frog, lizard or wen turtle. An
other queer thing about the province Is
that while some wild animals are
abundant there no n ever saw a
squirrel. porcupine, mouse or lynx any
where within It's boundaries. This Is
all the more singular because the adj
joining provinces OF Nova Scotia and
Cape Breton have all these animals
and many kinds Of snakes and other
reptiles.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
The Retnri Cnurienua.

A young and popular member Of par
lament was addressing n meeting at
which there was a considerable rowdy
element present. Like the other speak
ers. he was frequently interrupted un.
I'll, losing patience, he called for 81
lence, saying. Don't let every ass bray
at once" you go on, sir" said the
ringleader, and the honorable member
was left without a reply.-London
Chronicle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
A. PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2S.-The train
bearing President Roosevelt to Wash
ington arrived at the West Philadel-
phia station on the Pennsylvania rail
road at 1:04 p. m, and after changing
engines left four minutes later.
President Roosevelt alighted from
his car and was approached by about
rs people who had gathered on the
platform. He smiled and said: 81
am glad to see you. and the crowd is
so small | guess | can shake hands
with you"
One of the newspaper men in the
crowd asked the president II he had
enjoyed his vacation. He replied: 81
did. had a bully good time, and ]
eve felt better in my life. | am
now ready for thirteen months more
of hard work."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
DESERT LAND, FINAL pRooe-No.

tice for acknowledgement of
the Interior-U. s. Land Office,
Lewistown. Mont, Sept. q. 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that
ELSIE TEIGEN,
of Grass Range. Fergus county, Mont.
has filed notice Of intention To make
proof on her desert land claim No.
lO90,for the nwh swA, sec 3, nh
SEA, sec 4. TIP IA n. r rs e, Mont. p
NJ. before the register and receiver
at Lewistown. Mont. on Friday, the
23rd day OF October. 1903.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
Ole c. Vinger. Martin K. GavIe,
Mons =. Teigen, of Grass Range; Ben
jamin J.. Hill. OF Gilt Edge, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Sept. %.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
kn Achievement.

II don't see why you shopld be so
proud VI winning that ease" said the
intimate friend. You were plainly in
the wrong"
"Yon don't understand these things
at ALL" answered the lawyer. That's
the very thing that makes me so
proud."-Exchange.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
Religious Training of Japanese.

Little or no Importance is attached
to the religious training OF japanese
children. Whether the parents be
Buddhis,s or Shintolsts 1t matters not,
for In either case the children rarely
take any part In the religious life OF
their parents or elders, and indeed
usually grow up In bllssful ignorance
as TO what 1t il all about. True, they
may occasionally be taken TO the TEN
pie and taught TO rub their palms to-
gether, clap thrice and incline their
heads toward the shrine M they toss
their Offering Of rim through the wood
en- grating Of the huge money I'LL.
They may have some vague notion
that there IL something m%eritorious In
all this, but nothing more although
every Japanese home has n lntticed
niche. or kamidana. dedicated to the
service OF the household l.ares and
Penatcs. or Daikoku and Eblsu rs they
appear In Japan.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
The Merry Copper War.

lut ODDtI Val Ill NlOllldDd VII
ore) merrily goes on, and the Copper
war in Wall street and Boston Ton
paper continues to mystify speculat.
ors, operators and brokers. A prom.
inent Wall street man, whose inter-
ests in both ore and stocks are not
inconsiderable, has been charming his
friends with the following poetic de.
scription of the situation in Montana.
It may be better fact than poetry; but
plain commercialism never did lend
itself perfectly to the muse. No i'll
will is intended. II is a skit on the
existing situation which will appeal to
every shareholder, particularly to
such as are long about IS.
I stood in the Legislative Hall
And saw the candidates rise and fall
| say how a Senator turned the trick.
And paid the price with a golden
brick;
Heard rural statesmen with horror
deplore ,
The various wiles of a transomed
door;
| marked a man of transcendent grace,
With poised cigar and Napoleon face.
Who. McGinnis said. controlled the
place;
Twas Heinze.
| sat in a council of learned men,
Heard precedents quoted from now to
then;
How with maps and models and min
ing lore
Was the latest wrinkle IN getting ore;
That mining with pick or mining with
pen
Was all the same to those learned
men:
When a man with a whine in his voice
did bawl
To the very top Of that lofty hall.
There's no use talking; HE knows II
all;
Does Heinze."
| entered a forum of fact and law,
And there meath the Goddess's scales
Two Solons of equity's highest place
With Solomon beard and Caesar face
Presiding like Christ in the temple OF
old,
Whom none could buy with bricks OF
gold;
And | said to a travelling attorney
then:
Can you tell me who are those God
like men,
He said, as he borrowed another ten
They're Heinze's."
| rode down a cage in the Diamond
shaft
To see the source of this Croesus's
graft,
In gloomy levels by candle light.
Where men and mules for supremacy
fight.
Where the air is foul, and hot. ant
wet,
And the food all smells like human
sweat;
Along walls Of copper I tramped fol
a mile,
That rivaled the wealth of Mont. Girls
to's isle,
That a firebug said. with a knowing
smile
rs Heinze's."
tarried an hour in a palace of JOY
Where the lights r red and thu
uldiuo arc soyt
And | saw a Venus SURPRISING fair.
Clad In but slippers and a wealth o
hair,
Do that sinuous dance of old STAN
6oul.
That made Solomon wise and Mahom
ct a fool;
While Seeley dinners ran through m,
brain.
And champagne fell from my glas
like rain.
The matron whispers the old refrain
shes Heinze's."
Then | marveled how one so young,
Whom sages courted and poets sung,
Could. In the ~twinkling of an eye,
In Wisdom's realms soar so high;
Nor could answer to my question fine
Though long | searched my furtiv
mind,
Till an angel whispered in my ca
So soft that none but I could hear
He's to the common people dear,
Is HeinZe."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
TRIBUNE WON.
County Commissioner Roalswick Fails
In an Attempt TO Get $4,000.

m an Nttempt 70 Get S3U,UUU.
Great Falls, Sept. 26-In the libel
suit OF Louis Roalswick against the
Great Falls Tribune and ii. b. Mitch
ell for 100000 the jury returned a YER
dict for the defendants. The plaintiff
is a commissioner OF Cascade county
Last October the Tribune lost the
printing contract by the vote OF Roals
wick and published a series Of artl.
cles %denouncing him. RoalswIck sued
for 100000 for defamation OF charac-
ter. The case has been on In the dis.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
Himself 10 Blame.

"Didn't you once say that your wife
WIS the making OF your
"Only once" answered Mr.. Meekton.
"Henrietta heard It and said II was
very unkind and unjust to blame her
In that manner."-washington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
The wisdom of wi.eweII.

Noitt-That fellow Wisewell could
have given Solomon a few pointers.
Askitt-Comc on with the explana-
ton.
Noitt-whon he and his family went
10 the country for a months vacation
he took his gas meter along.-Lcslle's
Weekly.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
" you are not already a subscriber
to the ARGUS you should send In
your name at once.
DESERT LAND, FINAL pRooF-No

S
tice for Observation-Disclosures OF
the Interior-U. s. Land Office,
L~ewis'own. Mont. Sept. IL, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that
MARY Il. WOODY,
OF Cottonwood. Fergus county, Mont.
has filed notice OF intention to make
proof IN her desert land claim No.
1912, for the sen. sec 1, neA neA
WIZ neA, nwh seh, sec IL, tp IA n,
r 10 e. Mont. p. NJ. before the reg
lister and receiver at L~ewistown, Mon
tana, on Wednesday, the 21st day of
October, 1903.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation Of said land:
William s. Coffman. Charles w.
Baird, Angus Mcmillan. OF Lewis
town; Lucean Deranleau. of Rockford.
Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Sept. 16.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
Sure TO See IL.

"Who was II who saw the hand.
writing on the wall, Freddie" asked
the Sunday school teacher.
"The landlord, ma'am," quickly re-
piled the little boy who lives in a fat.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30

1t may appear to you that all the
good jobs are taken. but by the time
you are capable OF filling one 1t will
be yacant.-Atchison Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-11-25

That II is possible TO commit suicide
10y simply holding ones breath has
been clearly proved by n Respondent
Norwegian who killed himself in this
very unusual manner When he deter
mined to die he closed his mouth and
nostrils and by mere force Of Will pre-
vented his lungs from doing their prop
er work
This case Is the more remarkable as
there has long been popular notion
that no human being could by mere
Will power stop the action Of the lungs
for more than one or two minutes. For
this rens0n It attracted much attention.
and French writer, commenting on il,
says
TO persons Of good taste who are
weary Of life this method Of commit
ting suicide will certainly commend 1t.
self, one reason being because the body
is not disngurcd thereby and another
because the act can be committed in
any place and at any time 1t is true
TINT sensitive or nervous persons VIII
never be able 10 kill themselves In This
manner, for. simple as 1t seems. the
act of retaining ones breath until death
comes can only he performed by one
who is either unusually phlcgmatic or
endowed with u very strong Will"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-11-25
CANADIAN INDIANS
An Old Trader Gi,eS Evidence to
rheIr lnNnrN imn MnncnfN

ihtir AhNhFN ihk tuhrNIS.
Says 4 man WHO h15 had some TWEEN.
" years of experience in trading with
Canadian Indians, In all my woods
life have never known but one Indian
liar \ cache or provision station. IL
left unattended with perfect safety,
for on the entirety of it4 stock may de
pend the life of many Il main.
He Who leaves provisions must find
them on hi, return for he may reach
thcm starving. aud thc length Of his
out journey may depend on his certain.
" of relief 1t this point on his In lnur-
ney. SO men passing touch not his
hoard. for suite day they MAY h. in tho
same ease
One comes unexpectedly uPon Il
birch hanging from Il tree limb says
the old trader. ar Il whole bunch OF
snowshocs depending beneath the fans
of spruce or i taueic Of steel traps
thrust into thr ereyiee Of Il tree root ar
supply ot pork and flour sWathed
like an Egyptian mummy lying In state
on high bier. These things we have
passed rs reycrcntly rs symbols of n
peoples trust In its kind
THE same SORT of honesty holds In
regard 20 smaller things | have never
hcsitatcd 10 leave in MY camp firearms,
fishing rods, utensils valuable from n
woods point of view, even watch or
money. Not only have never lost any
thing III that manner. hut once an In
diam 1aI fb1i,,Na ,,f I,