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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12
PRESBYTERIAN
MEETINGS
Prominent c~hurchman From All over
the State Are Coming in and Meet
ings Are Well Attended.
DR.. MITCHELL SPEAKS TONIGHT
Talk on the c~atacombs Of Rome Will
be Highly Interesting and Instruc.
tive-No Admission Fee.

The P~resbytery of Great Falls open.
ed its sessions last night with a ser
mon by Rev. A. Stewart Kerr. of Ken.
dali. Eight members of Presbytery
were present and theIe was a good
audience for the first evening. The
choir was in good form and rendered
an anthem in an effective way. Special
music will be rendered every evening.
This evening there will be a brief ad-
dress given of special interest to
those who take part in young peoples
work. The main time of the evening
will be given to a lecture by Rev. j..
Anthony Mitchell on the "Catacombs of
Rome" illustrated by pictures. Rev.
Mitchell spent about three months in
Rome and at the time gave these very
interesting monuments Of early Chris
tian life special study. There will be
no charge for admittance 10 this or
any of the services. THIS special lee.
ture has been added to the program
by request of the P~resbytery.
, The Rev. DIR. Lee, OF Milwaukee. has
telegraphed that he will be here on
the freight "Wednesday evening. A
change in the program has been made
so that he is now scheduled to speak
at a popular meeting Thursday after
noon al $3.50 and also at another pop.
ular meeting in the evening of the
same day at 1880. These two address
es on Thursday are necessary because
DR.. Lee is compelled to leave Friday
morning at AIS O'Clock. One of the
ablest speakers of the Synod will
speak on The Religious Education
Association" a new movement that
! promises well for education and relig.
ion. Friday evening at 1880 o'clock
the Rev. X. NJ. Donaldson, of Boze-
man, will speak on the Church
Abroad The same evening Miss Le-
no Thomas Granger from the Won.
ans Board of Home Missions, will tell
some interesting experiences. DR..
Sloan will occupy Saturday evening
with a centennial address on Louis
lana Purchase Missions" Sunday
services according TO the printed pro-
gram. DR.. Baird taking the place of
DIR. Lee.
At the business session this morn
ing a formal call from the ~Presbyter-
ian church of Kendall for the installa-
ton of Rev. A. Kerr as pastor was
presented and acted upon favorably.
The time for the installation will be
announced later.
Women. will take notice of another
program by the Woman's Synodical
Missionary Society, which meets all
rriday and Saturday morning in the
lecture room of the Presbyterian
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12

it in the person of Mr.. Thomas Nc.
Nally, who is a typical old-timer, hav.
ing been in the west since the close of
the rebellion. of which he was one Of
the participants, being then a member
of company H., First United States
artillery, and participated in some of
the great battles of that war, which
brought freedom to four million
slaves. Among some of the notable
battles in which Mr.. McNally partici.
pated were, first Bull Kun. Fair Oaks.
Yorktown, Malvern Hill. Fredericks-
burg, Gettysburg. and a great many
others of less importance, and he
came through all of them without Il
scratch and is now in his 6Sth year.
His friends. who are legion, always
take great pleasure in listening to him
in telling of his many hair breadth
escapes from death in the rebellion
and among the Indians of the plains.
We all hope that he may live for a
great many years and continue
to enjoy his old age, as he has while
| among us.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12

mercantile company. left on Sunday
for lower Wolf creek and the Judith
river, to look after their ranch and
stock interests.
Mr.. Elmer McCortney, who repre-
sents the Great Falls Meat Co., was
a business visitor yesterday, inter.
viewing our stockmen IN the interest
OF his company.
Mr.. II. NJ. Packard has returned
from Helena, where he attended the
state fair and speaks in glowing terms
OF the magnitude of this years exhib'
its and program.
Mine Host Mathews, of the Stanford
hotel, is wearing a pleasant smile at
present. He has a new waiter and It
gives him more time TO talk politics
and Jolly" the boys.
b. e. Stack and Henry Gobilson
were visitors from Willow creek on
sunday last and informed us that the
snow and rain of a few days ago was
very beneficial to the stock interests.
On Thursday last Charles Courtney,
Tom Simpson and Jack Morrison made
a killing of teal ducks and their town
friends were the recipients of some
OF them, which were much a%ppreciat.
ed.
Henry Keaton, the Coffee creek
horse and cattle man, was a visitor
on Sunday and reports all kinds OF
stock doing well since the storm, as
water is more plentiful and feed good
on the range.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mathews return
ed on Saturday evening from an ex
tended trip east the past thirty days,
during which they visited points in
Canada and Kansas, and stopped to
see the greatest of expositions at st
Louis, which they enjoyed very much
but complain that there is so much
to see that it is very tiresome to try to
: see IL.
Today we had the pleasure of a Wis
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12
Teachers Institute.

Fergus County Teachers Institute
will be held on October IS. 10, 20 and
2lst, in the assembly room of the
High School building, L~ewistown.
Mont. Not only the attendance OF all
teachers in the county is most earn
estly solicited, but that of the patrons
and friends of our schools as well.
Come. Your presence will be IN in
spiration to US. DIR. William Chandler
Bagby, from the Montana State Nor
NAL college, and Prof. C. w. Harlan.
OF Etna Graen, Ind. are expected as in
%structors. Prof. Harlan will give an
entertainment one evening of the
week. and ]. p. Rowe, from the state
university, will give lectures two ven
ings of the week.
ADA MEYERSICK,
County Superintendent of Schools.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12
story Of Steady Advance.

Toxic, Oct. s. 10 p. m.-The imper'
ial headquarters tonight published a
series Of reports of extended move.
ments covering movements till the
end of July. The reports are chiefly
interesting as showing that the Rus
slams desperately resisted the Japan
S advance southwark along the pen
insula. Indeed, the Russians assumed
the aggressive during July and at
tempted to drive the Japanese back
and TO take Dalny. The Russians
erected an elaborate series of fortifi-
cations on hills skirting the eastern
coast, and also a large trail by means
Of which they delayed the actual Ill
vestment of Port Arthur two full
months.
Many desperate encounters mark
ed the slow advance of the Japanese
southwark early in June. The Rus.
slams erected defense works east of
S"hihishankow. On June 18th the Rus.
slams assumed the aggressive but they
were repulsed. The Russians then
erected defenses at Soutako, and the
Japanese began the general advance
on Jun 26. After several skirmishes
they succeeded in occupying a line
from Ant2u mountain un the right,
StOing mountain on the left. On July
3 the Russians began a general at
tack. which continued until the night
of July ), which included desperate
night attacks, the men frequently clos
ing hand.to-hand and using bayonets.
Russian gunboats and destroyers
came from WangtaO and shelled the
Japanese. The Russians were finally
beaten back.
The Russians next fortified Antu
lass. The Japanese mounted at Lang.
nichia 30 guns captured AT Nanshung,
and also naval ~l2-pounders west OF
ChuantsunOu. Desultory firing sue.
ceeded until July 20. when the Japan.
csc began a second general attack
against Soutaikou and Antzu pass.
All three of the Japanese columns en-.
gagged in desperate fighting which rag
ed until July 81.
On the morning of July rs, the ia,
panese renewed the battle. The Rus
sian line broke and began To retreat,
Practically the entire Port Arthur
garrison, with 60 guns, participated in
this engagement. The Russian losses
were 1000. The Russians retired in
side the last line of their defenses
The Japanese spent July 20 disposing
OF their forces and supplying them
with ammunition. At dawn July 81
the Japanese attacked the Russian
forts. The guns of the Russian for
tress were used for the first time in
this attack. The Japanese advanced
within two miles of Port Arthur on
July 30, occupying the Takushau
heights. and commenced the siege
works Immediately thereafter. The
japanese captured IA guns between
Nanshan and Takushan. The Japan
csc casualties during the fight arr
withheld. but they are said to be light
er than has been previously reported
from various outside sources.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12

In his address to his army, General
kuropatkin asserts that the Russians
have a force numerically superior to
that of the Japanese, and he predicts
a telling victory for his soldiers. The
retirement of the japanese on their
position at Lao Yang is construed as
%evidencing the desire of Field Marshal
Oyama to draw the Russians into al
attack upon a strong defensive posi-
ton. The dry weather is favorable to
military operations.
The feet blockading Port Arthur Is
reported to be more than usually alert
watching for British ships that are
supposed to be planning to take sup
plies into the harbor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12
RUSSIANSLOOK-
ING FOR FIGHT
General kuropatkin Announces That
the Time Has Come to Drive the
Japs Into the Sea.
WILL BATTLE NEAR LAO YANG
Japanese Withdrawals Toward Port
Arthur Make Conditions in North
More Equal.

st. Petersburg, Oct. II, 2:l5 a. NJ
A battle upon which the fate of this
years campaign in Manchuria de-
ponds, seems only a few days ahead.
Advices from the front are meagrc.
All that Is positively known officially
is that General Kuropatkin has cast
the die at last about faced his army
and is marching resolutely against the
enemy as if resolved to do or die.
According to unofficial reports Field
Marshal Oyama, at the first sign of
General Kuropatkin taking the often
sive, began drawing in his line and
concentrating upon fortified positions
north of Lao Yang.
According TO the latest reports,
which are contained in a dispatch 10
the Associated press from Mukden.
dated at 6 o'clock last night, the ia
panese outposts are being driven in
along the lines. The strategy of the
forward movement will be concealed
as were the preparations for the ad
vance, so that all surmises as TO where
General Kuropatkin intends Ia strike
are mere gIIesswork. II is not clear
whether General Kuropdtkin contcm.
plates a blow on the left, center or
right of the Japanese army. but the
fact that stress is laid upon the cap,
ture of Bentsiaputze which opens the
road and forts to BenZiahu, 20 miles
east of Lao Yang. where General ku-
roki crosses, and that Cossacks are
already reported in the neighbornood
of the stream, might foreshadow an
exact reversal of the battle OF Lao
| Yang. This time the Russian command
or Ranking and turning Lao Yang
with his left as Field Marshal Oyamd
did with his right. Little light has
been thrown upon the considerations
which led General Kuropatktn To sud
, denly assume the offensive, but no
word is heard at the war office init
mating that the curse sayOrs of rash
ness.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12

church. Miss Granger and others from
dlerent parts of the state will speak,
reports will be heard and all the an.
nual business transacted. Mrs. p.
Koch, of Bozeman, is acting president
and has the program In charge.
Those who have already arrived for
the meetings are the Rev. c. F. Rich.
ardson, Great Falls; the Rev. James
R~ayburn, Kalispell; the Rev. Archi.
bald Kerr, Kendall; the Rev. George
Edwards, Great Falls; the Rev. E. NJ.
Ellis, Helena; the Rev. ]. A. Mitchell,
Stockett; Walter B. Miner and Chris,
tian Wiedman represent the Lewis.
town church.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12
Japs R~etreatinq.

Associated Press Summary. Oct. 10.
simultaneously with General Kuro-
patkin's announcement TO his army
that the time had come for a forward
movement. there comes news that I'll"
Russians have captured Bentsiaputzc,
one of the ~strategical points held by
the Japanese. The event did not pre-
cipitate a severe engagement, though
the Japanese are reported TO have SUI
fered a considerable loss, the turning
OF their position having exposed them
to a severe fire.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12
STANFORD NEWS NOTES.

Mr.. Tom O'Keefe, who has been
working for B. E. Stack during the
summer, is a visitor and registered at
the Stanford.
On Monday Frank Mitchell deliver.
ed to Mr.. Chamberlain LOO 5-year.
old ewes. which the latter will winter
on MCDONALD creek.
Mr.. Frank Mitchell, Mrs. Maltby
and Miss Larned were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Poole at their beautiful
home ten miles west OF this place on
Saturday last.
Mr.. A. j.. Slough, president of the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-12

The following. resolution was
passed by the International
Brotherhood of Railway En-
ployes of G~lendive. Montana, at
their last meeting:
Resolved, That we tender
our united support to Hon.
William Lindsay for governor,
knowing him as an extensive
employer of labor and always
liberal and fair in his treatment
Of those in his employ. We
commend him to our brethren
in other parts of our state"
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-06-21
SooieIsoassboseu

'SeoTeIsSaesbos- er IN mepet interesfani
Then 300. iii uRfien bber eucfte Saa I aaret
fuoer oi Ssoielsougen % 5sofeIsdnret for en-
rIer to %raoneietue WeRno % en- Del faneanne
fra Glore % mr.. Sio. Se ~uopaIoie
ON mebbeTes til bier Saa. CT en- rem @Ilos
,rube for gisoomsorb % iunoe Bittiabeoer.
.. DIfen 81. sfnsear, Soma.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
MAYHEM Notes.

Mr.. Hudson of Odessa spent Sun
day here,
Miss Bette Benning returned from
Lexington Wednesday.
R. L. Benning returned from Lex
ington Sunday evening.
Mrs. o. G.. Ellifrit and son Orsn re-
turned to Kansas City Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam VIM spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Kansas City.
Will Moore of Kansas City spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Moore,
Misses Hattie Garnet and Minnie
Warren left Thursday to attend the
fair at St. Louis.
Miss Bess Chinn left Tuesday m orn-
ing for Kansas City to attend the priest
of Palace festivities.
Mrs, Weed Marshall and son have
returned from a s%ojourn in Odell, ILL.,,
St. Louis and Hlgbee.
Rev. Greer, pastor of the Christian
church resigned Sunday morning. He
will make his future home In Laddonia,
Mo.
Misses Lena aud Ethel Kelly and
Audrey Tucker drove from Higginsville
Sunday to spend a lew hours with
friends.
News reached here Sunday, that
Rev. James Gore and wife, formerly
of this place but now living in
Oklahoma, we're the proud poSsesors
OF a fine boy born September 18th.
The Lexington street fair was well
attended among the Mayviewites we
noticed NJ. and Mrs. G.. H. Platten-
burg, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Chinn and
Naomi, Willie Wnitsett, Bette and
Mary Benning, Maggie Burch, Doll
Foulds, Rubit Smith, Pearle Moore,
Belle and Mertle Graves, Mrs. o G.
Wilson and two daughters and Mrs.
Charles Sullivan.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
Democratic Speakingl

Hon. @. W. Hamlin, the Democratic
nominee for Congress from this
district, will SPEAK in this County at
the places and times below given.
Every voter in the County is earnestly
urged to be present at one or more Of
these meetings and hear the political
issues of the day discussed in a fair,
impartial and entertaining manner by
this talented and sble gentleman.
The Democratic nominees for County
officers will be present at all of these
meetings.
Monday. October lO-OOncordla,
1880 p. m, Aullville, 1880 p. m.
Tuesday, October 11-Alma, 1880
p. M. Corder, 1880 p. m.
Wednesday, October 12-Waverly,
1880 p. m. Dover. 1880 p. m.
Thursday, October 1S-Wellington,
i 80, p. m. Lexington, 1880 P. N.
Friday, October 14-Mayvlew, 1:8C
p. M. Higginsville, 1880 p. m.
Saturday, October 15-OdesSs, 1'3C
p, m. Bates City, 7.30 p. m.
H. f. Chr'm.
w, d. MENG, Secretary,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
Plain Business.

|he tariff question is a business
proposition that concerns every man,
woman and child, for il taxes the aver.
age home $40 a year, or more than
%one-tenth of the family's total income.
There IS an average Of and l-S-tenths
earners in the average home. These COZ.
tuoute thirty days labor each, or fifty
four day. labor a year to the tariff.
tax collectors. II this S110 went as
honest taxes to our government to meet
necessary expenditures, no fault would
be found, though the tax would be con.
SIdered extremely high. But only q
very small part Of this S1I0 can be
classed as legitimate taxes. By far the
greater part goes to billion dollar tar
if trusts and monopolies, which thrive
now as never before in this country.
These greedy trusts levy Il tribute Of
s64 a year upon the average home
while the government collects an aver.
age o fabout S15 year in tariff taxes
the collection last year amounted Il
SS.49 per capita, or SIG so per family
of Al persons. Do the heads of thes,
II 1000, 900 families, the voters, know
ingIy and willingly donate $94 a yea.
to the hundreds of trusts? Do the
owe these trusts more than they love
their wives and children? If not, why
should they vote to give this s94 tt
trusts that do not need it rather thar
to keep the 1914 for their own families
who do need it? An extra S94 a yea.
would mean much to tho average
family In the way of better food
clothing and education, A vote TO
the Democratic party mean a vote tc
dispense with this additional tax.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
Wellington and Vicinity.
(BY LEALMA.)

Ed Stacer aud wife we're in Lexipg-
ton last Friday.
DR.. F. W. Mann was at the county
seat Thursday.
Miss Bertha Crews was in Lexington
visiting, last week.
James Llneback was in Kansas City
Friday On business.
Ed Crews was up from Lexington to
see his people Sunday.
W. S. Griffin transacted business in
Kansas City Tuesday.
August Limburg and family were up
from Lexington Sunday.
Isaac Vance was in Kansas City
with q lot of live stock "Wednesday.
Joseph Huffman and wife spent the
day with friends 10 Camden Sunday.
j. E. Alley and wife of Kansas City
were here last week visitsng her father,
j. w. Garnhart.
Edward Bryant and sister, Miss
Florence, are guests of friends in Kan
sas Oh y this week.
Miss Maggie Stacer went to St.
Louis Tuesday morning for an indeti-
mite stay with friends.
Miss Alice Grumke was down from
independence to see ONE Of her old
friends here last week.
Mrs. William Brown, who has been
visiting in Warsaw, Mo, for several
weeks past, is home again.
Miss Mary Chinn left for her home
in independence Friday evening after
several days stay with friends here.
Mrs. t. N. Samuels, who has been
here on a VISIT with her daughter, Mrs.
Mrs. G. A. Bauman, left for her home
in Kansas City Friday.
Misses Caroline Benton and Bertha
Larkin and Prof j. Bruno we're in at
tendance at the Teachers meeting IN
Odessa during the latter part of last
week.
Mrs. DR.. W. L. Kendle Of Dallas,
Texas, and Miss Lulu Pierce of Mexico,
Mo-, arrived mere Wednesday evening
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
Market Letter.

Kansas City, Mo-, Wednesday,
October 5, 1904. it beginsto look as
though the tide had turned, and that
we we're at the beginning of a little
better prices IN the cattle market.
There were signs Of improvement
Monday and yesterday, and the
market is strong to 10 cents higher to-
day. Light receipts have been the rule
at all points this week, for the season,
and as the total cattle receipts at all
markets during September was IL
per cent short Of same month last year,
there dosen't seem to be any great ex-
Gust for low prices after all. Top
beef steers yesterday brought So 90,
best price in two weeks. Grass steers
range from 1926 to "a 90, aud thos-
that have had any considerable amount
of corn rapidly grade up in price.
Grass cows bring 1926 to 1925.
helfers on up to SO. rs, and dry lot
heifers up to 81 80, but very little corn
fed she stUff is coming. Gamers are
stronger than a week ago, choice light
veals % to so cents higher, up to So so.
Heavy ieshy feeders are % cents
higher, at SO 80 to 81. 25, choice
stockers strong, S3.40 to "a. 100,
medium stockers and feeders steady at
50. IS to So 80. Stock she stuff and
feeding bulls 50 90 to 80. 800. Re.
ceipts of country kinds of cattle are
liberal, but, as indicated, demand is
ahead OF the supply.
Hog market at a serious of reverse
last week after Tuesday, but IS coming
out strong this week. Supply yester-
day was larger than it has been. and
contained better hogs. Market was
lower Monday, but higher yesterday.
Market IS higher for good heavy hogs
today, but light hogs, especially if thin,
are weak to 10 cents lower. Top
Sc. 90, bulk $3.50 to $5. 90.
The very liberal runs of Western
sheep are being taken care of by the
packers in good shape at steady
prices. Lambs bring up to 1925,
mut.ons So % to So. So, fat ewes IS 90
to So 80. Feeders in local territory
are getting plenty Of stuff now, as The
assortment is goodto select from, bat
demand Keeps up we'll as ever. Stock
ewes bring s2.76 to $3.50, feeding
wethers and yearlings 1926 to So 65,
lambs 1875 to S4.25.
j. A. RICKART,
l.. S. Correspondent.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
CAN YOU EATq

j. b. Taylor, a prominent merchant
of Chriesman, Texas, says: 81 could
not eat because of a weak stomach. 1
lost all strength and ran cow in
weight. All that money could do was
done, but all hope of recovery van
ished. Hearing of some wonderful
cures effected by use of Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure, l concluded to try it. The
first bottle benefited me, and after
taking four bottles l am fully restored
to my usual strength, weight and
health" Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat and cures. Sold by
Crenshaw & Young, Druggists. 1913
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
COrder Items.

n. ;. Vim Of Dover was 10 cur
toWn Tuesday.
B. E. Heiter left Tuesday fOra visit
to the Worlds fair.
Miss Maud HarwoOd OF H'gglnsville
spent Sunday here.
S. w. Martin and Ike Ramey left
Tuesday for Kansas City.
E. Y. CHM aud wife spent Tuesday
in Higginsville the guest OF friends.
Miss LeDeis OF Makam Mo , arrived
Fridey for a visit to the Misses Hack
ley,
Miss Admonia Fields of Blackburn
was here Tuesday IN the interest of
her music class.
Mrs. Fletcher Groves was in town
Tuesday, for the first time since her
serious illness.
Mr.. VIM. Wilson and son Dale went
to Kansas City Tuesday for the Priest
otPallas parade.
Miss Bessie Knipmeyer u popular
milliner was 10 Kansas City Monday
increasing her fall stock.
Miss Florence and Alma Slusher are
spending this week in Kansas City, the
guest ST Ernest Slusher.
Mrs Marshall Frazier and children
after a stay Of several weeks with J..
w. Lewis and family left Tuesday for
their home In Gesry Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe B. Neal left
Tuesday for their home in Psrkesburg
W. Va, after a visit of three weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Neal.
Mr.. Fred SChae pperkoetter left
Tuesday for a visit o. several weeks in
st. Louis viii Riley will take bis
place in the firm of Llesser and Schaep-
p~erkoetter,