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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17

Rev. stephen Merritt, the world ids-knoWn un-
dertaRer: only place OF business Shave aad IOth
st. largest in the world Tel 124 and lbs Chelsea.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
probably the most picturesque at.

Probably the most picturesque at
traction of the fair will be the ladies'
relay a c OF three miles. There Is
a purse OF $3.50 offered in this event
and II Is expected that some OF the
best riders in the state will be- enter
ed. No entrance fee is charged in
this race.
The officials of the association are
%endeavoring 10 arrange for an eXcur-
sion from Helena and arrangements
have been made to run an excursion
train In here from some point every
day OF the fair. The railroad will give
cheap rates and the largest crowd in
the history OF the town may be eX'
pected. The ranchers throughout the
country are taking an interest N the
meeting and will bring in many ex'
hibits. One thousand dollars In przes
will be given as agricultural premiums
alone. It is hoped that the people Of
the county will turn out in large num-
bers to make this fair a grand sue
cpSS
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
HANDLING MORE CATTLE.
Good Stock Brings Fair Prices, But
Poor Stock Won't Sell.

Good Stock Brings Fair Prices, But
Poor Stock Won't Sell.
While ii is true that there is no
material change in the strike situa.
tion, the packers I making palpable
heldway. and are displaying ability
to handle more and more cattle week
after week. In fact the Strengthening
interests are buying so freely that
II can hardly believe that there is
a strike on in Packingtown. and the
prospects for a permanently good dc.
mand for anything and everything
fat enough TO be desirable for dress
ed beef purposes are luminous, say
Rappal Bros. & CO., OF Chicago. in
a special letter % the Argns under
date of August eth and they advise
as follows:
Though western cattle values des.
cended this week. there is nothing al
all disccrnible that should tend 10
discourage the range country. The
declines were due 10 the fact that
two-thirdS OF the arrivals were green,
washy, unfinished and Thin, totally
lacking in beef quality. which nat.
urally deluged the feeder market.
While this weeks average sale, an.
pear FAR from being high. when tho
very poor quality Of the cattle that
were cashed in Is taken into consider.
alton, it is apparent that good weight.
well finished range cattle will sell al
practically better average prices this
year than was paid a year ago.
SIN order that the readers OF the
Argus may be familiar with what was
doing this week we append herewith
a few of the many sales We made:
For Mr.. II. f. Mortag. Cascade. Mon
tana. steers averaging 1870 pounds. at
$3.50: ]. l.. Melum. Minot, n. D.,
steers averaging 1880 pounds, at So
80: Gilroy & Hetherton. Minot, n,
d.. steers avera ging III" pounds, at
1915: II. +. Mortag. Cascade. Mont.
steers averaging 1900 pounds, az S..
IS: G. ]. Allen, Livingston, Mont.
steers averaging 1000 pounds, at 3d..
IS; 4. w. e E. A. Bull. Cascade, Mon.
tana. steers averaging 1850 pounds, al
i3.7C: j. C. Billups. Cascade, Mont
steers averaging 1850 pounds. at So.
20; Mr.. l.. J. Melum. Minot' N. ID.
steers averaging 1860 pounds, at 80.
60: Chapman Bros, Red Lodge, Mon
,ana steers averaging 1880 pounds. al
$3.50: r. NJ. smith. Minot, N. d,
steers averaging 1850 pounds. at 50.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
WATER is TURNED ON.
Council Decides to Keep the Old
Pump Running Day and Night.

The new shaft for the old pump ar.
rived Friday night and was put in
quickly as possible and an attempt
made to fill the reservoir. II was pos.
sible to fill it only within four feet
of the top and it was at first decided
to let it remain this way until the
new pump arrived. which will be ir
about four weeks. At a special meet
ing of the city council held last night
IL was decided, however, to put on an
other man al the pump house and
keep the pump running night and
day. thus allowing the water TO run
through the mains. 1t will not be
possible to fill the reservoir but the
continual pumnine will keep a litt'"
water there and will furnish the pow
er for those who are dependent on ii.
There is no telling how long the old
pump will last at this rate and il
may give out before II new pump
arrives. Meanwhile the people in
town should be exceedingly economi'
cal of the water and use no more
than is absolutely necessary. The
council granted building permits to
n. j. L|ittlejohn for his laundry build.
ing. TO Robinson & Allen for a ware.
house in the rear OF their building or
Main street, o Austin War; and 10
Phillip LauX. Ed. Wright asked leave
TO close an alley. This was referred
TO the street and alley committee.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
PRESBYTERIAN Announcements.

The pastor has begun a series of
sermons on the parallels of Jesus. 1t
is desirable that those who are inter
ested in this part of the Bible shall
attend c~onsecutively.
On Friday afternoon of this week
at 8 O'Clock the Home Workers meet
with Mrs. o. w. Belden TO be enter
taincd by Mrs. Belden. Mrs. Walter
Smith and Mrs. Hal Gibson. The
missionary society meets at the same
place at AIS All ladies interested
in the work are cordially welcomed.
The Young Peoples Society OF
Christian Endeavor will resume meet
ings on Thursday evening, September
Sth.
Offering for board of ministerial re-
lief next Sunday.
Rev. J. Beyeridge Lee, pastor OF
Emmanuel Presbyterian church. Mil
waukee. has been designated as the
representative OF the general assem-
bly's evangelistic committee at the
meeting of the Presbyterian Synod
in Lewistown October 11-16. This
will be a rare opportunity for Lewis
town people as well as for the dele
gates from other parts of the state.
HENRY QUICKENDEN, Pastor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
SheriH's Sale.


Judith Hardware company, a cor
poration. plaintiff, VS.. A. w. Pierce.
defendant.
To be sold at sheriff sale on Sat
urday. the 3rd day of September.
1909. al > o'clock p. M. al the Lewis
town Livery Stable in Lewistown,
Fergus county. Mont. to The highest
and best bidder for cash in hand. the
following described property. to-wit:
Six head of good work horses, two
sets of double leather work harness,
one set of double chain harness. one
3A inch Mitchell wagon. and one ca.
boose with all furniture therein and
all stretchers. chains and furniture
used in connection with the outfit.
and one a-inch lumber wagon.
lcwistown. Aug. 3. 1904.
l.. p. SLATER. Sheriff.
by ED. MARTIN. Undersheriff
Blackford & %Blackford. attorneys for
plaintiff.
First publication hug. 81.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
II o BOARD MEETS.
Business Relative to the New Schoo
Year is Transacted.

Year is Transacted.
The board of trustees of the Fergus
County Free High School met in reg
ular session Thursday evening, Aug
ust 25th. and transacted business in
preparation for the coming school
year. which opens September 9Th.
On motion r. Fl. Eddy was appoint
ed ~ianitor OF the high school building
al a salary of 500 a month.
Bids for the plumbing of the lab
o~ratory tables were opened ana IL was
found that Frank Goss had put in a
bid of $500 and the Judith Hardware
company one of $500. On motion
the contract was let to the Judith
Hardware company al their bid.
The secretary was instructed to pro.
cure books, apparatus and materials
in accordance with the lists submit.
ted by the teachers. Miss Gertrude
Maxwell had prepared lists of pic
lures and other works oil art which
would be desirable for the school and
placed them in the hands of the
board. II was decided that the see
rotary be instructed 10 purchase those
works embraced in the 500 list sub
mitted. He was also instructed tC
purchase cases suitable for the ap'
paratus and for the articles in the
museum.
The board further decided to have
a catalog Of the school printed which
would contain the names of the pu.
pills and their places of residence.
Tho hills allowed were tbose ur G.
NJ. Stafford of $3.50 for surveying and
city Of Lewistown SIS for furnishing
water tor the trees at the school.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
BANK CLERK ARRESTED.
John L. 6eebe Taken up for Letting
Chickens Run at Large.

Sil'SNShS "Sl - So'SN'
4 good story has made It's appear
ance lately 10 the effect that John
Beebe, teller al the Bank OF Fergus
County. was arrested last week on a
serious charge, namely that OF letting
six small chickens run al large.
While Jack was away on his vacation
some of his chickens got out OF the
chicken yard and proceeded TO go for
the garden of Mrs. Ed. Foster, who
promptly t~elephoned for the pound
master and the marshal. The pound
master was in a quandry as 10 just
the method 10 be used In the matter,
but he finally cornered the trespass-
ers In the barn and caught them
When he got them he did not know
what he was going TO do with them,
but he at last decided to take them
back and put them where they be.
longed. Mrs. Foste. meanwhile
swore out a warrant for Mr.. Beebe's
arrest and the papers were served on
him when he returned from his stay
in the country. He has not been sum.
moned to appear yet so 1t may be that
the arrest was merely to scare him.
II did this for he is still pale as a
consequence of it. lie has been work.
ing nights buildings his chicken yard
tighter and thinks he will be safe in
the future.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Real Estate Transfers.

David G. Mccartney to Clarence NJ.
Goodoll. swA. of sec |, tip IL n, of +
III q. Consideration nominal.
j. ]. Fitzpatrick. Of Silver Bow
county. TO George j. Bach, an undi-
yided one-sixteenth interest in the
Rawley Fraction lode, the Passaic
Fraction No. 2 and the Equator In the
North Moceasin mining district I'M
organized.
John and Maria Sweeney to the
Barnes.King Mining company and the
Kendall Gold Mining company. the
exclusive right of way for tailings
V G the nwA swl4, of sec 10. tip IL
n. r IS c. Consideration $50.
Frank Swears to the Barnes'' 'ng
Mining company and the Kendall Cold
Mining company. a right OF way for
t~ailings over the WIZ of the neh, OF
see 81. tp IL n, r Is =.
Frank Flanagan, of Gilt Edge, to NJ.
s. Wright, of Lewistown, an undivid,
ed ~ interest in the Equator quartz
lode mining claim.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31

so; G. J.. Allen, Livingston, Montana,
steers averaging 1920 pounds, at 3d.
40 and Mr.. o. Hunter, Jordan. Mont,
steers averaging 1860 pounds at So.
rs.
Live mutton trade was very ami
mated, as our sale of a big string of
76-pound lambs at Sc amply affords
best evidence. Buyers swarmei
around the pens containing the best
lots. and many bands of range lambs
went over the scales at $3.50. West.
ern sheep sold up to $4.25. and west
ern yearlings reached $3.50. Demand
for breeding ewes is still broad. and
the buying on that account this week
has been of greater volume than al
most any previous week in the his
tory of the trade"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
+. ]. CHENEY & Co,
r COUNTY FAIR.
Indications Point to the Most Sue
ceseful Meeting Yet Held.

Indications Point to the Most Sue
cessful Meeting Yet Held.
Lcwis;own Is scheduled TO have the
hes, fair in tho history OF the organ.
ization this yc&r from September II
TO % nHd no efforts are being spared
to bring this result TO pass. Secretary
o. w. BeldCG Is working day and
night in the interests of the big meet
ing and he Is sanguine OF success
The fair grounds are being com
pletely o~yerhanlcd and every thing
will be put in first.class condition.
A force of non Is at work replacing
the old fence with a new one from
the grand stand to Cruwley's gate.
a large building will be erected for
the exhibition of poultry, rabbits and
Belgian hares. This building will be
situated between the nall and the
building used by the Power Mercan.
tile company and the Montana Hard.
ware company. The old stalls will
be taken down and the new ones put
up and there will be an entirely new
outfit OF %stabling.
Mr. OlDell, the aeronaut. will give
exhibitions daily, and negotiations
are being carried on for the procuring
OF a high dive attraction. The rae.
ing will be OF the best and 1t is eX-
pected that the horses now at the
Billings fair and at BoZeman will
come here. as the purses hung up at
the Lewistown meeting are ahead of
anything in the state. The purse Of
$500 in the free.for-all event is the
biggest one offered In Montana. The
purse at the state fair being only $500.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Notice of Sale Of Gilt Edge TownsIte
Lots.

Notice is hereby given lha, on Mon.
day, the 18th day Of September, 1904,
at . O'Clock p. m, III front OF the
United states postOfiice al Gilt Edge.
Fergus county. Montana. | will offer
or cause to be offered for sale the FOL
lowing described lots. to.wit:
Lots numbered 10. 90 and u in
block II.
Lots numbered S. . and 10 in block
10.
All Of fractional block 10.
Lots numbered 4 and ; in block %.
Lots numbered 4 ana ) in block 81.
Lots numbered |. 2 and 3 in block
IS.
lot numbered 4 in block SO.
Lots numbered . and 10 in block
3S.
or the townsite of Gilt Edge, in
said county and state.
Done in Chambers this 30th day Of
August, A. ID. 1904.
e. X. CHEADLE,
Judge of the Tenth Judicial District
of the State Of Montana, and ex.
Oficio Trustee of the Townsite OF
Gilt Edge, Fergus county, State OF
Montana.
First publication Aug. 81.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
STANFORD REPUBLICANS.
Held a Rousing Primary and Promise
10 be Banner Precinct.

TO be Banner Precinct.
Stanford. Aug. 30.-The Republican
primary meeting was called to order
at 3 p. m. yesterday by Precinct Com
mitteeman Frank Mitchell and twen-
ty-one good Republicans were in at
tendance. .
Mr.. X. G. Sutton. of Upper Dry
Wolf creek, was selected chairman
and Andrew Mathews as secretary,
both by reclamation. G.. II. Kitchner
and II. w. Krous were chosen judges.
The selection of delegates was next
In order and resulted as follows:
Delegate. Frank Mitchell; alternate
Tom Simpson.
Delegate, b. +. Stack; alternate,
VIM. Alshouse.
The primary was a most harmon
ious m and this precinct a be re-
lied upon as a banner Republican pre-.
cinct.
After three rOusing cheers for the
standard bearers OF the Republican
part. Roosevelt and Fairbanks. the
meeting adjourned.
X. w. KROUS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
STRIKE MAY BE
CALLAD OFF

CONTINUED from first pageJ
ent condition Of the stockyards
strike. After the adjournment OF the
meeting those present "ould not d.
vulge what they had done, but made
the announcement that nothing def
Mite had been settled. and that an
other meeting would be held in the
morning. By some members of the
executive committee the idea has
been advanced that the proposition
should be made 10 the packers to call
on the strike If the packers will make
individual agreements with the men.
Cornelius Shea, head of the national
organization of transfers, arrived in
Chicago tonight. He declared that he
had come to confer with the packing
house teamsters who are now on
strike, because he understood they
were DESTROYS of calling off the strike
as far as their organization Is con-
cerned.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Struck a i've Wire.

Joe Birch. an Austrian in the EN-.
ploy of John Laux on the new bank
building. was severely injured at noon
today by coming in contact with a
live wire. He was working at the
rear of the building and in some way
mis- right hand touched the wire. The
hand and wrist were badly burned
and he was knocked from the scaffold
to the ground. a distance of 20 feet,
A doctor vas summoned but by
time he arrived the man had recov
cred sufficiently to ~ removed to his
home. Al last reports he was rest
ing easily but complained Of his back
and hips paining him. This is prob
ably due to the fall.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
How's This?

We offer One Numbered Dollars re-
ward for any case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls CatarIh
Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co.
Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known
+. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
all business transactions, and
financially able 10 carry out any obi.
cations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF The
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for ron,
stipation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31

CONTINUED from first page)
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22
RESERVATION ' "a ! LANDS
TO LEASE

loooeo acres OF first class farm
lands on White Earth Reservation, in
tracts Of 80 acres and mere by
ALLUTrEEs.
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22
CHIPPEWA l timber SALES.
Suits viii Probably ID; &c Dropped,

Washington, d. C.-lnterior
department officers believe that
the suit against the secretary of
the interior to restrain the sales
Of Chippewa timber will be drop
ped because of the success Of the
timber sales Of Dec. 5 and %.
Suit was brought BECAUSE Of the
alleged fear and belief Of the In
dians that fair price would not
be realized for the timber, because
of the restrictions of rule eight of
the regulations governing the cut
ting. That fear proved to be UNI
founded.
Justice Anderson, before whom
the suit was to be argued, stated
that the case would be called ear
" in January, but the month is
nearly a third gone and no date is
) = b
set for the argument. It is said
the lumbermen opposed to the
sale having probably withdrawn
their support because last month S
sales we're not stopped, and that is
another reason why the Indian suit
will not be pressed. Minneapolis
journal.
~. -. -.
This is untrue, for it is not the
intention of the members Of the
Chippewa bands of Minnesota to
drop the suits which they COM
;nencpd. and furthermore they in=
tend to Commence other suits in
relation to the Morris Act in the
near future.
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22

it is ridiculous to give the Indian
over 50. SO an acre. The Indians
say all they want is to be let alone
with the little land they have.
They do not want to sell at all.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Sitting Bull represented the
sentiment of a large majority OF
the full blood Indians on every
reservation in. the United States
when he said 1T was better to die
fighting than to see their last re-
naming lands taken from them
and if Commissioner Jones' policy
Of taking away Indian lands with
out their consent IS adopted by
congress, the result viii VII be more
than one Indian outbreak,
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22
A RADICAL AND UNJUST
POLICY.

According TO neWslsss,i.;;'r reports.
the commissioner al slEs..,,n affairs
is advocating a policy Of Tcpudla-
ton. Recently, before the House
committee OF congress, he advo-
Gated ignoring the treaty rights OF
Indians by an act Of congress.
The government might as well
hold up the Indians as 70 follow
the policy which Commissioner
Jones urged before congress. No
administration that is friendly to
the Indians. would countenance
such a policy, for, eventually, it
means the taking of reservation
lands without proper compensa-
ton if the policy is adopted. 1t
is true the supreme court Of the
United States decided in the Lone
Wolf case, that the taking of In
dian lands without the consent Of
the Indians is lawful, but this does
not make the proposition right.
Ta,e United States has some moral
obligations which II should3o@'-
serve towards the India rs, and al
though the latter are a weak. peo-
pie, the government might find it
more costly. to take away their
lands, arbitrarily, than to get their
consent for thena>
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22
Do Not Want to Sell.
Position Of the Indians as 10 Rosebud
and Foft Tottsn.

Cannon Falls, n. OAK 1t is
pathetic to see the way the Indians
receive the news that congress is
about to pass bill by which the
white man may take their lands
without asking their consen t.
This action was predicted years
and years ago by Sitting Bull and
other irrecencilable S. who contend
ed it was better to die fighting
than to see their last remaining
lands taken from them. Indians of
this generation will not fight; they
will gradually settle the Indian
question by dying. The taking
away of their surplus lands will
hasten the process, as they cannot
live and farm on 100 acres west
of the Missouri.
Although the papers say the
Rosebud and Totten lands a r e
worth $40 an acre Immediately
they are proved up, it is asserted
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22
ALL LOOK TO him.

Every Indian in the United
States will watch with interest
Congressman charles Curtis
fight against the opening Of the
Rosebud Reservation without the
consent of the Sioux Indians. Mr..
Curtis IS himself a member Of the
Kaw band Of Indians and as he is
one OF The ablest men In congress
the Indians will have IL strong
ally to rely on in their fight against
the policy advocated by Commits
sioner Jones OF taking away IN
dian reservation | a n d s without
their consent. The ! h d i a n $
throughout t he United States
should take concerted action and
employ strong lobby to prevent
any legislation which seeks to de
prive them of a voice in the dis
posal of their lands. The Chip
pewas have had recent experience
in this state regarding the disposal
Of their lands without their con-
sent, aud this is only y triHe TO
what the Jones policy will result
IN
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22
Lands to Be Allotted 10
Chippewa Indians.

Washington, Commissioners of
Indian Affairs Jones has transmit
ted to the senate committee ON
Indian affairs q draft IF an amend
ment tn be insertctl@in The Indian
appropriation bill prevailing for
the allotment of land on the Chip
pewa reservation to- members of
the Chippewa tribe who have not
selected their allotments. Mime
apolis Tribune.
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22
T0MAHAWk,
GUS. II. BEAULIEU Publisher.
White Earth Agency, MINI.

Entered at the Postoffice at White
Earth, Mimi, as mail matter OF the
second class.
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22
''lost Bird" Enters South
dakota School.
Iadiah Baby Adopted BY General and Mrs.
Colby Of Washington, D. c., is Now
Thirteen and In care Of Bishop Hare.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. 12.--
Among the new students at All
Saints school in this city is Lost
Bird, )" the Indian baby who was
found clinging to it's mothers
BREAST on the Wounded Knee bat
tlefeld two days after the battle.
The babe has now grown into q
bright-faced Indian girl Ii years
of age. Soon after Being found
ON the battlefield by members Of a
party sent out to BURY the dead
she was adopted by general and
Mrs. Colby, then of Nebraska, but
now of Washington, d. G.
Lost Bird, whose Indian name
is zintka, has until the present
time attended the public schools
of the national capital. General
and Mrs. Colby, on the the advice
of Rev. Sherman Coolidge, decided
to place their adopted daughter in
All Saints school, where she will
be u n d er the guardianship of
Right Rev. w. II. Hare, Epis-
copal bishop of South Dakota.
Tribune.
The Tomahawk., 1904-01-22

s A WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS de-
voted to the interests of the
White Earth Reservation and gen
eral Northwestern News. Publish
cd and managed by members Of
the Reese fvationI
Subscription rates: $l.5O per
annum> For the convenience Of
those who may feel unable to pay
for the paper yearly or who wish
to take it on trial, subscription
may be sent us for six and three
months at the yearly rates. All
sums sent to lis should be forward
"a by registered letter to insure
safety. Address all communities
lions to.
'Tlls ToaAHAwk
WHITE EARTH, MINI.