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CHICAGO. Oct. s2.-Cattle-Receipts.
z 500; steady; good toarGime steers, S.. 25
@6; poor to mediums .C$Ss 5000 80; stock
ers and feeders, 50. 25@Ad5; cows, 81. 400
4.25; heifers. $2@4 rs: Lcanners. 81 400
2:56; bulls. $2@4 50:, calves, s.. 5000. so;
Texas fed steers. s2:75@3.75; Western
steers. 81 8dS. $3@4. 90: H3gsnf q Receipts today.
er. mixed and butcB9Ts. IS. sS@S g IS; IS e good
S5 as 60; light IS. 7bS6. so: bulk lfa' Of /;
sales, $5.60@6. Sheep-Receipts. 5000:
sheep and lambs steady; good to choice
Wethers. 50 35@ "a .25; fair to choice mixed,
~, 25QS. 25; Western sheep, 81. .25@4; ma
tive lambs. $S.5O@5.75; Western lambs,
South Omaha, Neb.-cattle-Receipfs.
1000; market steady; beef steers, 1904;
Western steers, SO. .I0@4.15; Texas steers
$2t{9@3. SO; range cows and heifers, 81 25
W3.z5; stockers and feeders, 50. 50@4 15
!HiQgS:-Receipts. 1000; market steady;
pigs; $685. S5. Sheep..Receipts. none;
$4@5.
Sioux City, Iowa -Cattle-Receipts 200:
market steady; beeves, $4.70@5. .35; cows,
bulls and mixed, 81 .20@3. 70; stockersr and
feeders; s2. 5O@6. 80; calves and yearlings
$2:5Oq3 80. Hogs-Receipts. 1200; mar
sales. $5 .55@5. 60. ca = r r.F :
Kansas City, Mo.-Cattle-Receip
1000. including 500 Texans; market
steady; beef steers. $3@5. 40; Texans, 81 so
93 40; cows and heifers. 81 .5O@5l10;
stockers and feeders. $S@4 SO. Hogs
receipts. 5000; market steady to strong;
heavy. So :60@5: 50; packers, SIS. SO@5. .95;
workers., $6@6 .O5; pigs, $5. .6O@6. Sheep
Receipts, 1000; market steady; sheep 81. 20
Q4; lambs, $2.90@5. so. ~4tsI
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

milwaukee, Wis.-F1oyr steady. Wheat
ar6 sl@ssc Deoembg ecensf s Ne asked n0fss Rge
STEADY; rss1e u No s4n gS7Azssa Azsasde Barley. ;,
Steady; standard $50 Corn-Decem-
Der, ~r455sc bid. ~ 8,
st. Louis, Mo-Wheat7-No. 2 red cash
elevator, S6@871Ac; December, 85Hc; May
S51sc; No; hard. l77@799zc; Corn-slow;
Ne12 cash, 44@45c; December, 42c; May
42c. Oats-Quiet: No cash. CSC; De
ccember, 96bc; May, 37Ac; No. white
Kansas City. Observation-Disclosures
SS%e; May; 6Sa4 @ss 9ash; No. hard
1lA@72c; No. 8, 67aF@6Sc; No. 4, 60a4 q
66c; rejected. 6O1k @61c;- No. 2 red. sic;
No. 3. 75@7Sc. Corn -soaober, 3s1kc; De
cember, 3S5sc; May, 3S$s D381ac; cash, No
mixed. 4Oc; No. 2 white. 41c; No. 8, 4C
@4Ohc. Oats-No. 26owhite, 3s@40c; No
Liverpool Wheat-Spot No. red
Western winter dull, 6s ed; No. north
ern spring, no stock: Ifutures steady: Oc-
tober. 6s Sd; December, 6s 41sd. Corn
spot American mixed As AID; futures
quiet; October, As 3Ad. No. A, As 31sd;
December, as 31kd.
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Chicago Delivery.
DULUTH.

DULUTH. Mimi, Oct 2.-Exporters
worked half dozen loads today, the first
in several days. The market was active
and strong and f1uctuated considerably.
December opened 1c up at 76Ac, sold at
76$c. fell to. 76c and closed at 76ssc.
which was nc up. Cash sales were 150,-
600 bu at 2Ac over December for No. 1
northern. Flax was active and strong. Oc-
tober and November selling INC up to
81 .01 u, falling to 81 .005s and closing p C
up at 81. OF. Oats advanced and rye fell
1zc. The close: Wheat-To arrive, No. 1
hard. SOBc; No. 1 northern, 79Bc; No. 2
northern, 76bc; on track, No northern.
79Bc; No. northern, 761sc; No. spring,
1SHc; ma5caroni, No. ]; 7oc;- No. 2, Csc;
October, 79Hc: December, 763sc; May.
1890. Flax in store. 81 OF; to arrive, 81 OF !;
on track, 81 Of; October 81. OIL; November.
81 OIL; December. 81 ;OO%; May: 81. .O4. Oats
On track. 351Ac; to arrive, 3515c. Rye
On track. 52Ac; to arrive. 521kc Barley.
4O@57c.. Cars Inspected-Wheat, 348; last
year, lis; oats 21 rye 4. barley Sc. flax
"A: last year 143. Receipts-Wheat, 362,-
997 bu, oats 35,9O7 bu. rye, 1884 bu, bar
ley S7,494 bu; flax 92,575 bu. Shipments
Wheat, 339,977 bu, barley 81, 900 bu.
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New York Mining Stocks.
New York Money.

NEW YORK, Oct money on call,
f1riner; lowest, 21a per cent; highest, Az |;
ruling rate, 8; last loan, 8; closing, 21k@
3; time money, steady; so days, 5k per
cent; 80 days. 5h@6; 6 months, 6 per
ling exchange firm, with actual business
In bankers bills at 81. .85. 1904. S5. IS, for
demand, and at 81. 80 1904 80. 20 for Co
$4 .S6h@4 81; commercial bills. $4. 81% @
4: :82. Bar silver, $3.50. i!Mexican dollars.
46Ac. Government Bonds firm; railroad
bonds firm. -
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ing and the movement in general is not

ing ing and and the movement in general is not
the BEST Receipts. S55 cars.
december wheat having been sold off to
ioAc. rallied to 77c and closed firm at
high- point. May closed firm at 7Sc, also
high point. Millers made their appear
ance In the cash market and bought a
talr quantity of wheat with the result that
the market was stimulated all through
and a much more satisfactory showing
was made than on any previous day of the
week. No. 1 northern brought 79@796c
and soc for choice, and No. 2 northern
sold at TIC for much of the offerings. Fol-
lowing was the range of prices:
Open. High. Low. Fri. Thur.
pesember pss 7sS .7sS 7s ~ ~ = e 7sas as;-,s
On Track-No. hard soc: No. 1 north
ern. 79c; No. northern 76c to nc; No.
3 wheat, 72c to 74c; No. yellow corn
451sc; No. 8 corn. 441sc; No 4 corn. 44c:
No. northern to arrive, 7S1ac: No. Z
northern, 75kc; No. white oats. S4B 6
sSe; sS& No. oats; S2c to Sac; No 2 rye,
to6er and to arrive, 99c; December, 9Shc.
F1our-Shipments 18 .798 bbls. The new
feature Is the prospect of increased pro-
ductlon which looks more favorable De-
mand is good and more orders are being
entered than earlier in the week. Millers
say that they expect to grind more from
the beginning of next week First patents.
"a. 1904. So; second patents, 81. .35O4 as;
hrst clears, 50 65@3.75; second clears,
81 2.75@2.S S5.
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Hogs.

Prices on = good light and medium
weight. hogs fully steady with spots
showing strength: common heavy grades
fOc lower receipts moderate: quality
So 40 to $5. 80; common to good heavy
hogs are !quotable from So. Is to IS so;
fair mixed from $3.50 to So. 80; good to
choice light mixed and butchers from
$5 so to Sc. 05. and good to choice lights
from $s1to $6:20. Representative sales:
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Assessment District for Change Of Grade
on Case Street, From Forest to Cypress

Assessment District for Change of Grade
on Case Street, From Forest to Cypress
Streets.
Office of the Board OF Public Works.
City of ST. Paul. Mimi. Oct 2, 1908.
The Board of Public Works in and for
the corporation of the City OF st. Paul.
Minnesota will meet at their Office. In
said city at 2 2. m. on the 18th day OF
October. A. D. 1903 to determine the dis
trict within which property will be spe-
cially benefited by the change of grade
on Case street. from Forest street to Cy-
press street. in said city. in accordance
with the final order of the Common
Council of said city. approved juno 8.
1903, to ascertain what property should
be assessed therefor.
All persons interested are hereby noti-
fed to be present at said time and place
of determining said assessment district
and they will be heard.
JOHN 8. erode,
President.
Official: r. l.. GORMAN.
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Oct. Q 1903-1t
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WHEAT CLOSES HIGHER
CORN AND OATS ARE ALSO ON THE
UP GRADE

Strength In Wheat Is Due Largely to the
Demand for the Cash Article In
notwithstanding Stocks and
Higher Cables Are Also Most lnfiuen-
~~tiat.
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Cash quotations were as 1oHoWs: Flour
was steady. Wheat-No. 3, 72@82c: No. 2
No yellow -47%c. Oats-No. 2 36H a
$780, No. white, 37@3Shc. Rye-No. 2,
53c. Barley-Fair to choice mailing. 48
@57c. Flaxseed- 1, s4hc; No. 1
northwestern, $1.00. Timothy Seed
Prime. 81. 5@2. .S5. Pork-Mess, per Dbl,
81. .25 oil So Lard-Per 100 lbs, S7.621s 90
.7,I721a. Short Ribs-Sides Ooose), $50
g 25 Shoulders-Dry salted (boxed).
Sc. .62k@6.75. Clear Sides-Short (boxed),
$S.75@9 Whisky-Basis of high wines,
81 .23. Clover-Contract grade. S10.75.
Receipts 21 100 bbls; wheat, 64.-
400 bu; corn, 440, 800 bu; oats. 193.20O bu;
rye, 4,SO0 bu; barley, 130,5OO bu. Receipts
Flour, II. 500 bbls; wheat. 201 900 bu;
corn, 473,300 bu; oats. 107, 800 bu; rye.
1,100 bu; barley, 29.400 bu. On the
produce exchange today the butter market
was easy; creameries. 16@21c; dairies,
14@19c; eggs steady; at mark, cases in
cluded, 18@19c; cheese firm, 11@11kc.
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ChIcano Produce.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2-Butter - Easy:
creameries, 16@21c; dairies. l4019e.
Cheese-Firm; daisies, 11he; twins. lie;
Young Americas, 11hc. Eggs-Steady; at
mark, cases included. 18619c. Poultry
Steady; turkeys, 12c; chickens liz 9I2c;
springs, 12c
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Midway Horse Market.

Minnesota Transfer ST. Paul. Minn
Barrett q Zimmerman report revival in
trade Heavy logging horses We're moving
In wholesale lots, with brisk demand on
nghter grades. Prices held the low quota
ton of the opening of this weeks mar
ket- XalneS. y -
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SUMMARIZE THE DAYS TRANSACTIONS IN THE MARKETS
Established 1859

bNNNERS AND BROKERS.
The Oldest strongest and most reliable
mousse IN the Northwest dealing inSStocks
Bonds, Grain and Provisions. Correspond
ence solicited. Members Chicago Board of
Trade. Germania Life Insurance Bldg,
st. Paul, Mimi
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HEAVY HOGS IOC LOWER
LIGHT AND MEDIUM GRADES QUOT.
ED FULLY STEADY

Cattle Run Liaht-KiIIlng Grades Steady
Stock and Feeding Cattle Unchanged
Sheep and Lambs Quiet at Yesterdays
? Prices.
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GOOD TONE IN STOCKS
BALTIMORE TROUBLES HAVE NO
BAD EJECT.

Well Defined Party of Professional Opera
Demand From Outside Sources Is Re-
ported-Late Market Is Aided by the
Prospect Of Strong Bank Report
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SUGAR Is Reduced.

NEW YORK. Oct ALI grades of re-
fined sugar were reduced 10c per 100 lbs
today.
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Minneapolis. Curb.
MINNEAPOLIS INDEPENDENT MAR.
u.s. kET. s"faF rtlI

Minneapolis Independent Grain. and
opened strong at an advance of ADS &c in
Minneapolis December, h@Ac in May
and A@ &c in Chicago December and
May. There was considerable. realizing at
the early advance, breaking the market
nearly cent from the high point Good
buying on the break by the early sellers
steadied the market and closed It strong
at net gain OF &c Minneapolis for the
day The record of both Minneapolis and
Chicago deliveries follows:
Minneapolis Market.
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The various railroads entering the yards
follows: c. G. W., A.; c., M. & st. p, 6;
M. & ST. L., 2; c., st. p, NJ & O.. u;
G. N, 5; c., B. & O., 1; N. p, 5; total, 35
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U. s. ref. Is reg107 Ia. & NJ uni, As. 98k
do Is coup. .107 Man. C. gold As. 99H
do 3s, reg. .108. Mex. Cent. As. 69h
do IS coup. ..10SAl do 1st inc =. IA
do n. As reg 135 M. & st. L. As. 96h
do n. As coup. 1876 M. K. & T. As. 81
p do o. 4s reg. Ill do ,2ds .. IT
do Q. As coup.111 lN.R.R. of Meas rs
do 5s reg. .102kfN. Y. C. g. 31as 96A
DO 5s coup. .102RlN. J. C. g. 5s..128A
Atch. gen. As. :. 98 Nor Pac. As 100k
do adjt. As. 891a do 3s ,...... 70%
a. G. L. As. 49,, 80 IN & w. c. As 95
b. Q. 4s..... 99TfO. .S,L.4s, &, P,,., 8SA
90 34as -. 92A Penn conv. 3Ass 95k
Cent. of Ga. 5s.1 " Reading gen. As 95
do 1sta inc :..y 10 StI. & I'm. .5s109k
G" d o. 44ss...v101% % St.L.,& S. Fig. As S05a
-C..&s'A As 3 rs. -. g tSt. h.ysSsW., 1st SO
Cub. q Q.ns4s. 81 3,1Seaboard A.L.4s 68
C.M & StP g. .4s1041slSo. Pac. As. 49,, 85h
c. & N.=W.c:7s. .131 Il So:~ Ry. ,5s.... 1t2k
C.RI,& P.RR4s II IT. & p. lists. ,114N
do col 5S .I9i75 IT. st &c w. AS! SO
-CCC.& -StLg.4S -9512 Union Pac. As. 100
Chi. Term. 4s.. 72R do conv. As. 93N,
Con-, ;Tob.. As. .r54 IU. s. S, I'd SIS. II I
Col. & So. as. :. 83kIWabash lists ..113
D. & R. G. As. 90 i do deb. b -56H
Erie p. /: 49,. 9654l WIG LIE. As. = Sc
DO gen. 4s. =. SO wis. Cent. As. .-89N
F.W. e. D.C.1st1021aiCoI. Fuel C. 5s.. 76
Hook. VAL hs.1041si
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PRODUCE AND FRUIT.
Ruling Prices at Yesterdays Meeting OF
the ST. Paul Commission Men.

ST. PAUL. Oct. 2.-The following
open market at today's c;eeting of the
Produce exchange established the follow
ing prices:
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State Grain Inspection.

Other Grains-Winter wheat. 30 cars:
macaroni wheat, 5; No. corn, S. No. 4
corn, l; No. 8 oats. 80; No 4 northern
oats 30; no grade oats, %; No. rye, 1;
l; No. 4 barley. 81; No 5 barley, ~; no
grade barley, 81; No. 1 flax, 5; No. /
northern flax, 20; rejected flax 8.
Cars Inspected Out-No. l hard, 1; No.
northern, 5; No. northern, ii; No. 3
wheat. g.; rejected wheat, S. no grade
wheat, %; macaroni wheat, 8; winter
wheat, 5; No. 8 corn. 8; No. oats. 80:
NO. 4 northern oats. Is; no grade oats, 1;
No: rye. 5; no grade rye, 1; No. barley
Z: No. barley, "a; no grade barley, IA;
No. l northern flax, 3
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Bank cteaanss.
VARIOUS LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

st. Paul NATURALIZATION. or
minneapolis :......... 1886, ,30S
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Receipts moderate: trading quiet at
about steady prices with yesterday;
nothing very good included in the sup
nlv. Representative sales:
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Total sales Tor the day, 769,5OO Shares.
New York Ronds.
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SOUTH ST. PAUL. Oct. 2.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock yards today:
Cattle. S75; calves, rs; hogs, 1,240; sheep,
$40; cars 35.
The following table shows the receipts
from Jan. l. 1908, to date. as compared
with the same period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep Cars
1903 ..166.340 35,525 500, 451 361, 534 15,472
1902 ..180,806 "a, 1856 425, ,942 2S4, ,811 14,504
Inc. -. -. 1,139 74,509 1928 96S
Lee. IL, ,4bb ...... ....r...... ......
The following table shows the receipts
thus far in September as compared with
the same period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep Cars
1903 :. 720 11S 656 1884 96
1902 :. 864 At 1,139 2,599 81
Inc. -. -. II 49,. 1925 35
Dec. . 144 Ara
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
KENDALL NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gaber are soon to op-
en- up a short order house in the Club
restaurant.
NJ. Nelson is again in Kendall
Mr.. Clingan. OF the firm of Clingan
put On to his present place of bust,
ness. which, when completed. will be
occupied as d tOnsorial parlor. Mr..
Knapp Is the architect.
II is to be regretted that Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilson and family are to
leave us. They take their departure
Wednesday for the Shields river coun,
try, where Mr.. Wilson will. with his
brother-in-law. enter into the stock
business. Their many friends here
wish them success.
Mrs. Owen McCabe. who has been
visiting relatives in Butte and Ana
conda. returned home Wednesday
She was accompanied by her brother
in-law. She reports having had a very
pleasant sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs, Howard |. Shaw re
turned Sunday from Anoka, MINI.
where they had been summoned by
the serious illness of Mrs. Shaw
father. They report the parent now
convalescent.
Mrs. Harry b. Hill has opened uI
IN art and millinery shop combined
on Mckinley avenue. In her shoI
may be found many useful and orna
mental articles. which betoken tina
she is an artist of some renown.
Mr.. Swan Is now employed as sales
Ian in j. NJ. Parents store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. p. Durnen r now
comfortably located in the Kendall
hotel and are ready to receive guests
Their reputation as hosts is too wei
known to need any further recon
mendation.
II, V. Turner visited Lewistowl
Saturday.
On Friday. November 9th, there il
a dance to be given at the residenc,
of Theodore Lindsey, just south o
town, the proceeds OF which are to g,
10 the school in that locality.
The new school house is now wei
on the way to completion and is
credit to this village.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
ITEMS FROM o

C, J.. Mccoy sold some desert land
accomplishments to a party from Ne
braska last week.
We need a grain dealer at Moore
and an elevator. so that grain may be
shipped when necessary.
Earl LOny had oats mat made 81
bushels to the acre. Is it any wonder
that farmers are coming from Nebras.
la and elsewhere who want to locate
on the bench?
Ernest Stapleton is building a neat
frame house on his homestead and the
former log building has been convert
ed into a granery. The new building
looks like il might be large enough
for two.
The Lewis threshing machine man
aged by w. B. Smith. finished the few
jobs that Were left in this vicinity
and pulled for home last Saturday.
This made the firth machine that did
work on the bench this season.
Quite an interesting time vas had
at the literary south of town last Fri
day night. The question discussed
was. resolved, That the United States
Does Not Need a Standing Army
The majority of the judges decided in
favor OF the negative. although the
affirmative also made quite a good
showing.
A novel Halloween party vas held
at Mr.. Charters. and. although the
young men receiving written invita-.
lions were only told to follow the
moon" and no place mentioned for
the gathering, they soon rounded it
up when evening came and found a
crowd of girls with refreshments at
Mr.. Charters, and a good social time
followed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
GROWERS TALK CONSIGNMENT.
Price Secured by the Mcdonald Greek
Company Re-opens Agitation,

Big Timber. Nov. Next season
may see nor wool consigned to east
ern commission firms, said a local
woolgrower today. than there has
been consigned in past seasons. The
price received by the Mcdonald Greek
Sheep company of Fergus county has
opened the eyes of many sheep men.
and causes them to think that perhaps
the ~woolbuyers car afford to pay
higher prices for wool when purchas.
ing ii on the Montana market. The
Mcdonald Sheep company's clip con
sisted of 10000 pounds and brought a
price of 90 cents in Boston. The com
mission firm of Hallowell & Donald.
TO whom the clip was consigned
charged the consigners Ia cents pei
pound commission, leaving the grow
ers a net price of 1874 cents. This is
said to be equal IL not higher thar
any price paid during the past season
on any market in the state for the
hest woods which were offered.
The Mcdonald clip will be remem
bered among wool men as being spok
en- of as being of especial good quail
ity. but was not considered as beini
superior TO numerous other clips o
light clean wool which brought prices
ranging from II to II cents. IL II
also understood that the price receiy
ed in Boston was considerably abov,
the bids made on the clip before con
signment was made.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
coNEY ISLAND FIRE SWEPT.
Famous Pleasure Resort of New York
Suffers Severe CONFEDERATION.


New York. Nov. 1.-Coney Island
today was swept by the most disas-
trous fire in its history. about $50
buildings being destroyed. entailing a
loss estimated at not less than 81 ,000,.
600. No lives were lost although sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
The fire started near Steeplechase
park and swept along the bowery dis.
trict, which is filled with fimsy frame
structures that burned like finder.
The principal buildings destroyed
were Stauch's hotel and pavilion and
Henderson's theatre, both brick struc-
lures, erected since the great fire
three years ago. Details of police from
Manhattan and Brooklyn aided the
firemen and controlled the great
crowds.
Two lives so far are reported to be
lost, n man mortally injured, scores
of others hurt, 300 buildings destroy.
ed, 500 persons made homeless and
more than 81. 900. 900 damage done.
How many more dead are In the ruins
is not known tonight. The casualty
list includes Lizzie Stein, 6 year old,
and an unidentified negro dead. and
Albert Reuben dying in Kings coun
ty hospital. The most severely injur'
ed include six men and five women
1t was a fire marked by rescue not
alone by the police but by citizens
Before 1t had been an hour under way
the police could do nothing more than
to try TO keep $4,000 sightseers out OF
danger.
Reserves from all precincts within
~ miles We're brought there, while
Deputy Commissioners Ebstein ant
Piper took general charge. The fire
engines found ii impossible to get IN
action Tor nearly four hours.
The alarm from the H%ippodrome, q
lo" frame building used in summei
for a merry -go-round. Firemen thought
IL would all be Over in a moment, bul
the blaze had gained Roadway. II
crept uhde the building under a rails
"a street around the piling and twenty
minutes later the Albatross hotel was
aname' From that time on. Will
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
ITEMS.

Mr.. Homer Goodell and Miss Ruby
Goodell have gone to Bozeman to at
tend school.
Mr.. Frank Prouett has just return.
ed home from Great Falls. and he
says the Falls looks blue since SO
many men are turned out of work.
Our school is progressing very nice.
ly under the management of Miss
Matte Phillips.
Mr.. c. NJ. Goodell will start in a
few days for Chicago with several
cars of sheep. He will also spend
some time in Aldon, Iowa. where he
is having his new scraper manufac-
tured.
Mrs. Frank PrOuett and son. VIII
liam Dickson and wife, have gone to
spend the winter in the east.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
TAMMANY
WORKS GRAFT
Forthcoming Book OF Well Known
Writer Tells Of Enormous Sums
Taken in by the Tiger.
GREAT SYSTEM OF THIEvERY


New York, Oct. 29.-Alfred Henry
Lewis, who was on friendly terms
with Richard Croker several years
ago, and who wrote a biography of
Mr.. Croker. is the writer of the Boss
and How He Came to Rule New
York" which will be published to-
morrow.
The book is supposed to be an ex-
position, based on the inside view
of certain alleged methods practiced
in municipal government under the
lule of Tammany hall.
Every year, according to the auth
or, there a made whole valuation
of personal property of nine billions
OF dollars in round numbers. Within
three months of making of this valu-
alton il would be reduced to less than
one billion, ION the word OF individ-
uals who made the law required
oaths," and ii is minated that those
whose tax bills were thus reduced
contributed in proportion 10 the wei
fare of the machine
As showing what opportunities of
riches swung open 10 the machine"
ii is pointed GU that while the annual
expense of the community was rough
ly Sl25. 600, 000. of which S20.O 900
went for official salaries; $4,000. 900
for supplies. called for by public
needs. the balance of $50, zoe. 900 rep
resenting contracts tor paving and
building and like. Against the S20,-
QUO. 600 for salaries the machine as
sessed an annual private" ) per cent,
and two-thirds oil a million dollars
accruing therefrom found their direct
way to district leaders. over one-third
into the general Golfer"
or the sac. 0O0.00n devoted 10 sun.
plies, says Mr.. Lewis. o~ne-fourth, un.
der the guise of commissions. went
to the machine. while of the S65, 900.
400 representing the yearly payments
OF contracts, the machine" received.
at the lowest estimate, fully 40 per
cent.
Mr.. Lewis tells of the organization
of a guaranty company which bonded
officials, contractors and those who
furnished the supplies. The annual
charge vas 2 per cent on the sum
guaranteed and as the aggregate car
ried approximately 800. 100000. the
intake was annually about 5000 0 900,
being for the most part profit in the
fingers Of the machine"
The writer enumerates faro banks,
pool rooms and disorderly resorts
wherein the monthly charge for each
ran from $50 to $4,000, giving an an
nual return of $4,000. 600; saloons.
each of which met a draft of 500
monthly: great companies suing for
favor and about a thousand small
concerns and private persons con-
tributing no less than $1,000. 0G0.
Charges for appointment on the po-
lice force ranged from $500 for pa
trolman to $4,000 for making of a
captain. A great railroad corporation
supposed to be referred to as black
berry" is compelled to pay tribute
to the extent of $4,000, 900 as the price
of immunity from assaults by various
city departments.