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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
SHOOTING OF
CHRIS SWAMI
A Dance in Utica Winds Up In Ser
lous Shooting ARRAY Between Ri
val Blacksmiths.
BOTH MEN ARMED WITH GUNS
But Tom Hewitt Got the First Shot
and His Adversary Now Lies at
the Point Of Death.

A shooting ARRAY which may yet
result in the death of one of the par
Elephants occurred in Utica Friday
night about 2 o'clock. There was a
dance in progress in Phillips hall and
Tom Hewitt was one of the floor a
ayers. During the evening Chris
SWAMI and one or two friends entered
the dance hall, and, for some reason,
Hewitt requested them to leave the
hall. This they refused to do and
Hewitt undertook to put them out. A
scuffle ensued in which, 1t is alleged,
that Hewitt struck SWAMI with a
billie" which he had in his hand.
SWAMI went down stairs and waited
for Hewitt to ONE along. He remain.
ed there for about an hour before
Hewitt put in an appearance. When
Hewitt came down he asked SWAMI
II he had a gun. SWAMI replied that
he had one. but if he would come out
into the street they would settle the
matter without guns. There is a con
fict in the stories of those who wit
messed the shooting as to who pulled
his gun first, but Hewitt put his in
action first, his initial shot taking ef-
feet in SWAMI right hand, casing the
latter's revolver to fall to the ground.
Hewitt continued firing, his second
bullet taking away a part of SWAMI
left ear and the third striking him In
the right side. a few inches above the
hip bone. After he had shot SWAMI,
Hewitt struck him several times with
the butt of his revolver, cutting
SWAMI face up in bad shape.
The injured man was removed to
his home, which was about one hun
dred yards distant from the hall and
DR.. Poska was called. DR.. Wilson. of
this city. was also telephoned for and
went over at once. The physicians
were unable to definitely locate the
ball. which entered the side, and at
this writing SWAMI is in a critical
condition with the chances somewhat
against him. His wife died a year
ago last April and he has four chill.
dren, the eldest of which Is about is
and the youngest 8 years of age.
Soon after doing the shooting Hew.
lit telephoned to Sheriff l.. p. Slater
and gave himself up. The sheriff start
ed for Utica about 7 o'clock Saturday
morning. arriving there before noon
That afternoon at 3 o'clock Hewitt
was a~rraigned before Justice Korell
on the charge of assault with intent
to kill. He pleaded not guilty and
his preliminary examination was set
for next Saturday. He was given his
liberty upon furnishing bail in the
sum of $1,000. Breathitt Gray. John
ME Burke and DR.. o. F. David acting
as sureties for his appearance.
In the event Of SWAMI death Hewitt
will be taken into custody and the
charge against him changed to that
of murder.
1t is said that bad blood had exist,
ed between the two men for some
time and a clash was expected by
those who were aware of the bitter
feeling. They run opposition black.
smith shops and their business rival
ny is said to have generated the Ill,
feeling.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
Sure Cure for Piles,

Itching Piles produce moisture and
cause itching, this form. as well as
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
are cured by DR.. Bo-san-ko's Pile Rem.
edy. Stops itching and bleeding. Alb
serbs tumors. SOC a jar at druggists,
or sent by mail. Treatise free. Write
me about your case. DR.. Bosanko.
Philadelphia, Pa. For sale by Dial.
zell Drug Co, Lewistown. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
Quarterly Meetings.

Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel will con
duct quarterly meeting in Judith Ba'
sin as follows: D,
Utica, 1890 a. m. Nov. %; Garneill
1880 p. m. Nov. %; Rock creek, Nov
"a; Upper Cottonwood, Nov. 25; Beav
Ell creek. IL a. m. Nov. &c; Lewis
town. Nov. 1929.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
Another New Process.

DR.. Hendricks, a widely known
metallurgist, of Spokane, has patent
ed a new process for treating oxidiz-
ed gold bearing ore such as is found,
for the most part. in The mines of
Fergus county. The new process,
which has not yet been named, elm
mates zinc shavings In the treatment
of this ore and makes a copper plate,
to which a battery is attached, do the
work of the zinc. In a TAX of say so
tons capacity, is placed a small shaft
protected by a round casting. This
shaft or propeller is worked by an en-
CINE of but three horse power and
elevats from the bottom of the tank
the ore. which has been first placed
in the cyanide solution. When it
reaches the top of the propeller it
falls on every side of the casing and
strikes a copper plate, or a number
OF plates, which, being attached to
the battery, precipitates the gold by
causing 1t to form in a thin coating
on the steel plate. The ore slides off
of the plate, sinks to the bottom of
the tank, enters a small cavity and is
again elevated to the top of the tank
to be again passed over the copper
plates. This continuous circuit of the
ore is made until all of the ore has
been caught by the plates, which are
then taken out, cleaned and a fresh
set of plates put in. All of the gold
can be taken from a fifty-ton tank of
ore In from five to six hours. Several
hundred tons of the Kendall ore has
been thus treated in a small expert.
mental plant put up in the assay Of
flee of Charles NJ. Fassett, of Spo-
kane, and the test was entirely sue
cessful. Charles Case, of this city,
who talked to the chemists in the
Fassett office, was convinced that the
new method Is a success and has sent
some ore from his recently bonded
property, the Bertha group. of the
Cone Butte district, to be tested by
DR.. Hendricks.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

John j. Billiard, who owns propert-
ty adjoining the Barnes-King claims,
has filed in the office of the clerk and
recorder an agreement to sell a one
half interest in his ground to F. S.
Wiedenborner and A. F. Lehman, of
st. Paul, MINI. The st. Paul parties
are to pay him $4,000 for the inter.
est, but with this money he must pay
OFF a mortgage of $1,000 which is on
the place, and put s1,100 of the re-
mainder into development work on
the property. AS soon as this is done
a company is to be formed and stock
sold for the further development of
the ground.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

and the properties are showing up
we'll"
Mr.. King has with him several pho
~tographs. including a panoramic view
of the company's properties and a
view of the gold bars constituting the
October cleanup.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Walker J. Wells en-
tertained the following ladies OF Wed
nesday afternoon at a needle work
party: Mrs. Albert Pfaus, Mrs. A
w. War;. Mrs. J. w. Arthur, Mrs. K
II. Stoll, Ms. f. n. Crabtree and Mrs
Will w. White. A dainty lunch. con
sisting of cheese waters. nut sand
wiches and coffee was served.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
Bright Sells Coal Interests.

John L. Bright has sold to John
Borg his one-third interest in the coal
mine owned by the Spring Creek Coal
company, located about three miles
up Spring Creek. The purchase price
was $1,000. All of the stock Is now
owned by Borg & Green, who have
control of 600 acres of good coal land.
One hundred and sixty acres of this
was lately acquired. There are now
about thirty-fve men employed in the
mine, but all of them are not doing
actual mining, as much development
work is being done. They are taking
out from 40 to so tons per day and
even this is not sufficient to supply
the demand for coal. They are send.
ing out two car loads a day to various
points along the railroad and this de-
mand Is steadily increasing. The coal
is becoming of a better quality as the
hill is penetrated and continual de-
velopment will undoubtedly make
this mine n of the best in the state.
The vein is from four to five feet in
thickness and thousands of tons of il
have already been blocked out ready
for mining. The owners are hard at
work increasing the size of the mine
so as to permit of more extensive op.
erations. Before the winter is fairly
started they will be able to take out
100 tons a day and are assured of a
market for all they can possibly mine.
The owners have the utmost faith in
their property becoming one of the
largest in the state within a very few
years.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
Alder Gulch a Good Property.

Z. w. King, of Bozeman, formerly
of this city, is here, returning to his
home from the mines Of the Alder
Gulch Mining Co., of which he is pres
ident and manager, says the Great
Falls Tribune.
Our mines are located about IS
miles from Malta, our nearest rail-
road point, and six miles east of Ian
dusky, in the Little Rockies" said
Mr.. King. I'VE control about three
miles of the mountain side, and while
we have not been operating the prop
critics a great while, we have a COM
plete plant and the cleanup made
October 81. for the months run,
amounted to S27 900 in gold. We are
now employing 60 men, and a gooa-
sized town has been established near
the mines.
THE only mine we are working is
the Alabama. About three miles dis
tant are our cyaniding claims, which
we are steadily developing. From the
latter we haul the ore over a 24-inch
railroad to a store house, from which
It is run to the mill. Work Is steady
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

Master Robbie Phillips was given
a birthday surprise party on Friday
evening of last week by a number of
his young friends and schoolmates.
Games were played and refreshments
served. the evening being delightful
ly spent by the youngsters.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

On Saturday evening Miss Pauline
Froembling was very pleasantly sur.
prised by a number OF her young
friends. The evening was spent In
playing games and a most delightful
time vas spent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

R. L. Hamilton has leased of w. G.
Norman the latter's coal mine about
eight miles east Of town and is max
ing preparations to work the property
on an extensive scale. A large force
of men will be put to work and within
a short while the mine will be devel-
oped so that at least fifty tons per day
can be mined. The coal is of ex.
cellent quality and sells readily on the
Lewistown market.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

For sick headache try Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets;
they will ward of the attack II taken
in time. For sale by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

There is no cough medicine SO pop.
ular as Foley's Honey I'd Tar. II
contains no opiates and never fails
to cure. Sold by E. F. McKechnie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

The Barnes-King mill is closed
down this week while some improved
machinery is being installed. The
mill will resume operations within a
few DAYS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

An enjoyable Halloween party was
that given by the Misses Cook for the
students of the high school and a
number of friends on the hill. Dane.
ing in the newly completed barn was
the feature. the music being furnish
ed by Prof. Race and Mrs. Du Clos.
The luncheon served included sailed
peanuts, olives. coffee, roofs. ice cream
and cake.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Arthur enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Hilger and Mrs.
John Rauch, OF Fort Benton, at dinner
on Friday evening.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Rudolf
Won Tobel called together the mem.
bers of the Sixty-Three club and held
the first meeting of this year. The
game from which the club derives its
name was played until late in the af-
ternoon, when a delicious lunch. con
sisting of cake and ice cream was
served. The prize. a dainty pin ball,
was won by Mrs. Chas. Lehman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
Stock Directory

ROSE McEACHNIE, GuSToN. MONT.
Owner Of the following horse brand
on right shoulder; range south Of the
Snowies.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

On Friday evening the members Of
st. James Guild entertained at a card
party in Fraternity hall. The party
was given as a means of raising
money for the Sunday school Christ.
mas tree. and a small admittance fee
was charged. There was a very good
attendance present and a dainty lunch
was served. Dancing was also engag-
ed in for a short time and altogether
a most enjoyable time was had by all
present.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
Social . Sigb$

On Friday evening Miss Hazel Ack.
ley was hostess at a most novel even
ing party. Each guest was asked to
come representing Poverty" and
most of the guests present carried out
the idea in a most correct representa-
ton. The evening was spent in
games and at the close light refresh
ments were served and each guest de-
parted expressing himself well pleas
ed with the unique entertainment fur.
nished. The following is the list OF
those present: Misses Judith Waite.
Helen Eldridge. Eleanor Jackson, Et,
ia and Helen Pick, Marguerite Cross,
Hattie and Fannie Stuart. Georgia
Stuart. Antoinette White. Henrietta
Won Tobel. Elizabeth Won Tobel, Verne
and Caro- Cook, Hazel Smith. Ruth
Cook. Ella Hobensack, Marguerite
Long. Florence johnson. Constance
barrow, Marie Bach. Cleo and Willie
Deaton, Elsie Trip, Marguerite Ber-
trand, Ruby Kane, Florence Larsen,
Victoria Johnson. Sylyesta Jamme,
and Masters Ernest KEGS, Ben John
son, Philip Pick. Homer Kane. Frank
and Robert Wright, Arnold Bertrand.
ID. j. Hilger, Harvey and Lanclot
Rowley, Ralph Bach, Fred Bailey,
Horace Hobensack. Randall Vrooman,
Jack Vrooman. Carl Won Tobel. Har.
old White. Raymond Akeley. Frank
Van Dusen, Sidney and Willie Cort.
and Jack Waite. Two prizes for the
best representation of poverty" were
bestowed. Constance Darrow receiving
a box of stationery and Ralph Bach
a cup and saucer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

John Dougherty has sold to Moses
Scloman, OF Kendall. the Missouri
lode, situated in the North Moccasin
(unorganized) mining district. Con-
sideration nominal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

On Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Bebb entertained at cards. Eu-
chre was the game played. The fol-
lowing ladies and gentlemen were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. J. Bach,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Miner. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. C. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Wagner. Mr.. and Mrs. Will w. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Arthur. Mr.. Cy.
Brown and Miss Thompson. One prize
was given and Mrs. Wagner was the
lucky winner. A most delicious
lunch. consisting of chicken croquet-
ties. with tomato sauce. salad, sand
wiches. olives, cake and coffee, was
served.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
Communicated.

ARDMORE, /. T., May 24.-As /
have a great many friends in old
Lafayette county who would be
glad to hear from me, l will at.
tempt to give you a few dots from
the l. T.
We have very good prospects
for a corn and cotton crop, but l
want to say right here, that this
country can promise more and
give less, and promise less and
give more, than any country l
ever saw. Wheat looks fine, cot.
ton will have to be planted over
on account of stands. Ardmore
has q population of about ten
thousand people and is the larg-
est city in the l. T. 1t looks from
the list of names in the EAGLE,
that all the voters in Lafayette
county are candidates this year.
If any OF them get beat please
publish their names. Wishing
the EAGLE much success, ! ain,
Respectfully,
JAS. s. MCCHAREN.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
Note This.

Nc person will be permitted to
vote in the August primaries un-
less he is a qualified voter-who
paid his taxes on or before the LIST
day Of FebruaIy, 1908. The friends
of the candidates will see that sec
ton 9 of the primary election law
is enforced, which says "that no
person shall be eligible to partici.
pate III primary elections unless
they are qualified electors and
'any member OF the party holding
a primary, or any election officer
of his own volition, may challenge
any person offering to vote, and
cause him to answer under oath
questions relating to his quail flea
tions; false testimony given upon
such inquiry shall be perjury and
punishable as SUCH" No person
under the influence of whisky will
be permitted to vote. These are
thoughts worth considering and
preserving. Back taxes cannot
be paid, and tax receipts dated
back; so the person who did not
pay his taxes by February LIST
simply "waltzed- out of the coti-
lionn by his own act-and the list
is numerous and likely to become
interesting before August 10th
Observation-Disclosures
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
and Son at the Re.
union Last Week.

There are no two men now at the
reunion who are more interesting
than L.. and A. y. Lake, father and
sen, both of whom served honor.
ably in the Confederate army
throughout the war. They are
probably the only two similarly
related who volunteered at the be-
ginning of the conflict and served
straight through to the close. MI.
l.. Lake, the father, is now 81
years old, but marveloasly pre-
served, and still actively employ.
ed son the road" as a representa-
tive of a we'll known Northern
firm. He makes his home at Ok
ford, Miss. He was the second
quarter master appointed in the
State of Mississippi, and after serv
Ing for some time as purchasing
agent for the Confederate govern
ment in Texas and else where, was
transferred to the national service
and closed his army career in
j ohnstOn's army. His son, A. O..
Lake, who is now over 80 years of
age, resides at Crystal Springs,
Miss. He served throughout the
war in Stanford's Battery. Missis.
sppi Artillery. Both father and
son Are attending the reunion as
members of the staff of Gen.
Lowry.
Mr.. L. Lake proudly boasts that
he began to read the Picayune in
1887, Immediately after the paper
first appeared. He says he still
enjoys reading it. Probably there
Is how no other man alive, who
can make q similar boast. Mr..
Lakes memory is still good, and
his conversation in anecdOte and
reminiscence.-NeW Orleans Plea
une, May 22nd.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
PANORAHA OF FINANCE AND
THE MARKETS.

AS one would expect of q great
metropolitan newspaper having the
facilities of The Chicago Record-Her-
aid, that paper always covers the
markets and financial and commercial
intelligence generally on a scale of
exceptional fullness, covering two
entire pages of each issue. The quo
tations on live stock, grain and pro-
visions, stocks and bonds, and in fact,
every commercial and financial mar
ket IN which the people of til North
west r interested, r thoroughly
and satisfactory.
Special cables tell the story of
finance abroad. The "Speculative
Gossip" "Wall Street Talks'' and
"LaSalle Street Notes. are features of
The Record Herald market page that
interest spectators from the Pacific
to the Atlantic coast. They tell of the
undercurrents in the grain and secu-
rity markets. They relate personal
gossip of the pits, in it's way as i'm
portant as the hum drum and routine
part of the days story of speculation.
The Wall street letter of John Cham
bers summarizes the daily history of
Gotham's money mart in a most en-
PERTAINING and instructive fashion.
the market page of any issue
and see for yourself.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
Manly Man.

Mr.. Noel is one of the most
popular candidates for governor
in the race. 1t has been our
pleasure to know him to be q
true, upright and honest man.
He is a member of the Licking
ton Baptist Church and has al
ways been faithful to his church
n an humble and unassuming way
Ne take pleasure in commencing
lin to our readers as one of the
puresf men that has ever offered
himself for an Office. In his home
life the devotion that he shows his
aged mother. prOces him to be a
man of refinement and possessing
the quality that is necessary in
the making of a great man. We
want our readers to know him.
The time has come when we as a
Christian people should see
that good and upright men and
not the demagogues shall hold the
Offices within the gift of the PEG.
ple.-KosciuskO Baptist News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
The Candidate.

Gov. Bob Taylor. of Tennessee,
draws q rather gloom picture
of the path that leads through the
political wilderness, sometimes to
victory, but more frequently to
defeat.
Read it, candidates.
While / believe the good in
politics ousweighs the bad, yet
how thorny is the path, how IN
happy the pilgrimage to him who
dares to do his duty. There are
no flowers except a few boquets
snatched from the graves of fallen
heroes; there is no happiness ex
cept in the transient thrill of cruel
triumph, which passes like a
shadow across the heart.
.Every honest man who runs
for once is a candidate for trouble
for the fruits of political victory
turn to ashes On the lips. To me
there is nothing in this world so
pathetic as a candidate. He is
like a marine without a compass,
drifting in the tempest-tossed
wave of uncertainty between the
smiling cliffs Of hope and frown-
ing crags Of fear. He is a walking
petition and a living prayer; he is
the dromedary of politics. And
even if he reaches the goal OF his
ambition, he will soon feel the
beak of the vulture in his heart
and the fang of the serpent in his
soul.n-Exchange.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
MORE PROFITABLE THAN
COTTON.

Mr.. Milton Whitney, Chi eff of
the Bureau of Soils, Agricultural
Department at Washington d c.,
strongly advocates the abandon
ment OF cotton culture In the hill
regions, adjacent to the Missis
sippI Delta. He states tina: the
land is worn, and brings only one
half bale to the acre, even with
the best cultivation, and besides
only about 20 per cent of the land
is cultivated. This Is only too
true, and we think the suggestion
to supplant cotton with alfalfa. a
good one. Fruits, berries, truck
gardens, and cattle raising might
also become the means Of utiliz.
ing these wasted lands, az well as
prevent others from being worn
out.