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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
PANAME READY.
Believe They Can Alone Repel Inva
sion From Colombia.

sion From Colombia.
New York. Jan. 15.-Authentic in.
formation from the frontier Is anx.
iously awaited here, as the belief is
widespread. cables the Herald's Pan.
ANA correspondent, that the Colon
bans have already started to march
upon the isthmus.
Panama troops are ready to leave
on a moments notice. CONSUMPTION
has been completed. and 10000 fight,
ing men car be placed in the field
There Is a great hustle IN the armory
In preparing for the shipment of ri
ies and ammunition to the Indians In
the interior, who have agreed to joir
against the Colombian forces. Col
Barette, of the Panama army, said
I'VE, who were Colombians unit
yesterday, can not be deceived by an,
tactics the Colombians may employ
We are deeply grateful for the aid thu
Americans have given us. especial,
as we ere now able to fight our owl
battles on the land with the utmos
confidence of victory.
-Four hundred to 500 men, station
ed in the only three passes available
can defeat any army. We have al
the men we actually need. for tn,
fighting will be done in the noun
tains.
I'VE expect to repel the invasion
without calling out all the availabl
troops. The Indians will certain.
fight on our side. The San Bias Ir
dians, who are Colombian allies, vii
not fight at ALL"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
p~iseARMENT DISMISSED.
A. T. Shores and Decay stivers Ae.
quilted by Judge Meclernan.


Butte. Jan. 1.-THE Shores disbar-
ment cast ended abrutly at 1918
o'clock this morning. when, at the
close of both sides, Judge McClernan
gave q short oral decision dismissing
not only that. but also the similar pro.
ceedings instituted against d. Gay
Stivers on practically the same
grounds.
The court, after stating that he had
carefully considered the evidence for
over a year, and had studied It's parts,
said that he could not see that the
accused was guilty Of any offense that
would warrant his disbarment.
Counsel for both the prosecution
and defense had prepared for argu
ment, but this the court dispensed
with, saying that while II would be In
teresting and instructive It would only
needlessly consume time. The decis
ion came as a surprise-not that tn,
finding was unexpected, but that 1
was not thought the termination O
this long and sensational case woul,
be so abrupt.
The session opened at 10 o'clocl
with the usual array OF counsel an
stenographers about the table. MI
Breen had announced that Judge Nc
Hatton would be his last witness, bu
on the opening OF court, when aske
to begin, the county attorney reques
ed a few minutes time, saying, 81
your honor. please. | have telephone
twice this morning to Judge McHa
ton, and have not been able to g,
his Office even."
One Of the attaches Of the oaiS
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
Or. Gums slooe ane Nsry. Tonic.

There is not a woman In this land
but at some time In ner life would
have been the better Ior the use If
this Tonic. For diseases peculiar to
women a better medicine was never
made. II Is composed of the ingred.
tents from which the system has been
deprived by disease, over work or dis.
sipation. It enters at once into the
circulation, building up the tissues
that have wasted, and making pure
rich blood In the most direct way. For
weak, nervous and unsteady people,
pimply, pale or fieshless people, II will
make strong, steady nerves and give
the complexion that wholesome look
that indicates health. We have hun
dreds of letters that people have writ
ten us, saying they had gained In
good solid flesh at the rate OF one
to three lbs. per week, while USING
DIR. Gums Blood and Nerve Tonic
It should be taken after meals, one
or two tablets each time. Druggists
sell II for 76c per box, or three boxes
for 81, or sent postpaid on receipt o.
! price. We are glad to make reply Il
letters OF inquiry, the advice we Civ,
YOU is plain, and easily understood
Addres d.. Bosanko Co., Philadelphia
Pa. For sale by Delzell Drug, Co,
Lewistovp, Mont
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
KLEPeTKo COMING BACK.
Famous Mining Engineer Will Re-
sumo Old Position In Montana

sumo Old Position In Montana.
For several days there have been in
circulation rumors that Frank klepct.
ko, who formerly had supervision Of
the Amalgamated properties in Mont.
ana. would soon return to the state.
to take his old position, or a similar
one. From official sources. thsre can
be obtained neither confirmation NO
denial of the reports.
But several persons In Great Falls,
known TO be In close touch with the
Klepetko family, state that the fami
ly will return to the state within a
few weeks, and judging from letters
received here, these friends are con.
fdent that Mr.. Klepetko will have his
former position, II not a more rcspon'
sible one.
II Is positively known that Mr. kle
petko has served his relations Will
thepeople for whom he went to New
York, and this fact is added supper,
OF the belief OF those here who state
that he will again be with the Anal
gamated.
President Scallon OF the Anaconda
company, who has recently Decn In
general charge OF the A%malgamatet
business. is absent from the state. ant
It has not yet been possible to occur,
from him a statement concerning tn,
reports.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
A Jury subpoenaed, the Calendar !
Called and Criminal and Civil
Cases Set for Trial.
FLYNN's TRIAL JANUARY 18TH
The Man Who Killed James Skinner
to be Tried First-Has Entered
Plea Of Not Guilty.

Owing to a. rather unusually large
number of important cases on hand
the jury term of the district courl
will be held over a month earlier this
year thar usual. The time was prob
ably fastened by the Flynn case. as
Il is not deemed advisable by Judge
Cheadle to delay such matters ans
longer than necessary. The calendar
was arranged Thursday morning
when Judge Cheadle set the dates for
the trial of six criminal and three
civil cases. It is likely that there
will be more civil cases ready for
trial during the coming session.
The first and most important case
OF the term Is that of the state vs,
John Flynn. Flynn is charged with
murder In the first degree and will
be called for trial on Thursday, Jan
uary 2Sth. He was arraigned before
Judge Cheadle on Thursday after
noon and Saturday morning entered
a plea Of not guilty. Atty's. Frank E
Smith, of this city, and ]. w. Free
man. OF Great Falls. will defend
Flynn. 1t is thought that his trial
will take about four days.
On February LIST, Mark Lewis. who
assaulted Ed. Eastman by striking
him with a neckyoke about FIVE weeks
ago. will have his trial.
Tom Heuitt, who shot and seriously
wounded Chris SWAMI on the night OF
November 9Th, will be tried February
3rd for assault in the first degree.
Gamble will be tried February 9Th
for alleged larceny.
Davis, the man who Is alleged to
have struck a negro over the head
with a Ratchet while they were both
employed on the Woodman residence
in November, will be tried for as
sault, this case coming up for triaI
February 9Th.
The last cas- on the criminal dock
ct is the state vs.. Magallon. This
case was tried at the October tern
Of court but resulted in q hung jury
Magallon is charged with having kill
ed a calf belonging to a neighbor
He will be tried February 9th.
The civil cases set for trial are:
Anderson VS.. the Mammoth Grouy
Gold Mining company, February 18th
Mrs. Nettie Anderson VS.. L. P. Sla
ter. sheriff, February 18th.
Mears VS.. Shaw, February 18th.
The following citizens have beer
summoned to act as Jurors: PhiliI
Wight, P%hilbrook; Z. w. Norton
L%ewistown; Henry Shea. Lewistown
F. L. Mccarthy, Lewistown; s. NJ
Weed, Weed; Guy Williams, Cotton
God; w. C. Weston, Garneill; S. D
Sandidge, Edgewater; Lewis WILDER
Hunton; j. s. Boone, Lewistown; J
P. Anderson, L%ewistown; J. F. Sage
Maiden; r. W. MacMahon, Edge
water; l.. P. Wolf, Rockford; 8. c
Snyder, Gilt Edge; r. H. Thompson
Lewistown; r. G.. Jackson, Lewis
town: Charles Fang, Lewistown; B
F. Lepper, Flatillow; j. C. Cameron
Maginnis; Harry Wight, Philbrook.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all ita stages and
that IL catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing O constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure 10 taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature In doing its work. The
proprIetors have so much faith In Its
curative powers, that they offer one
hundred dollars for any case II fall
to cure. Send for list Of testimonials
Address F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo
Ohio.
Sold by druggists. '5c.
Halls Family Pulls are the best
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
W~ATTERsoN,s SATIRE.
Recites What oIney Should Have Said
at the Jackson Banquet.

Louisville. Jan. 10.-Richard Olney
might have done better by putting
forth Mayor Mcclellan, thinks Henry
Watterson. in speaking OF the speech
In New York In which he came out
for Cleveland. In fact, the Courier
Journal goes SO far as to make the
speech for him. He says:
The dinner seems to have been a
performance OF Hamlet with the
part Of the prince by proxy. or, as the
bills might have read, Done by a gen.
tleman Of the court circle with Mr..
Hill for first grave digger and Mr..
McKelway for Poloniu5. Mr.. McClel
Ian the real prince, had scarce his
belonging, and yet the company was
not complete without Mr.. Cleveland.
However, Richard Olney made a good
double.
After reciting that Mr.. 0lney must
have known the utter absurdity Of {
fourth nomination, Mr.. Watterson
s~ys:
"Itmlght so easily have been other
wise. The territory between the sub.
lime and the obsequious Is 80 slight
that had Mr.. Olney been a courier
instead of a hero, a self-seeker wor.
Shipping the rising sun and not a mys.
tic dreaming In the moonlight-in n
word. were he a man capable of gee
ting down to bedrock and playing
practical politics, he had turned 10
Il e young Napoleon of Tammany and
addressing him thus:
"'Son of IN illustrious sire, y Mr
time has come at last; forty years If
history looks down upon you; Antic.
tam lives again in George B. Grid up
thy loins and 60 after Teddy. l my.
self am too stiff of Joint and German
Ia too nimble. Hill and Parker are
too sick abed and Delaware Is not
quite big enough to name q presidea Al.
But thou, child of battle, the fairy
godmother bending above thy cradle
gave thee every grace, including good
fortune; the stars in their courses
fight for thee. Go in. thou bully by
with brass bootheels, and let the pep
pie say which OF the two Knicker'
booker cubs shall rule. thee or Theo.
"And then they all took a drink
and the picture of st. Jackson on the
wall exclaimed: BY the eternal,
and the next day, when 1t tried to
snow, the 9Th Of January looked fol
all the world like the Fourth Of Jnly.'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
GOT ONE IDEA.
Bryan Won't Discuss Candidates But
Says He Learned Some.
thinu Abroad.

st. Louis, Jan. 15.-"Everything
points to victory" said VIM. J. Bryan,
who spent an hour In st. Louis to-
day, en- route home to Lincoln, Neb.,
In answer to a question asked as to
the Democratic national outlook.
What do you think of Judge Park.
er. of New York;" he was asked.
Il am not thlnkink about Parker at
ALL"
How would Senator German, of
Maryland, suit your"
Il am not discussing Mr.. German
or any other candidate at this time"
rs 1t true that you have expressed
a preference for Mr.. Hearstf"
Now" said Mr.. Bryan, Il wish you
would write down what | have to say
about Mr.. Hearst" He then dictat.
ed the following; II appreciate the
work Mr.. Hearst has done for the
Democratic party and count him
among my personal friends, but I am
not advocating his nomination or that
Of any other person. I am avoiding
any expression Of preference for any.
body"
Are you a candidate, Mr.. Bryan?'
Il think | have already made II per
fectly plain that I am not"
Would you become one II condi
tons should indicate the necessity OF
your making the racer"
II can imagine no circumstances
under which II would be either wise
or necessary for me to become a can,
didate?"
Mr.. Bryan would not commit him
self as to the eligibility of Mayor Nc
Clellan, of New York, for the Demo
cratic nomination.
did your journey modify In any
way your views on the money ques
toni" Mr.. Bryan was asked.
1T did not" he replied e~mphatical
ly. II am still a believer In the prin
ciple of free silver. But I will say
this, that I got one new idea, which
| will discuss at some future time
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20

to the stomach remains undIgested.
causing belching and bilious attacks.
followed by slck-headache, and gen.
eral weakness. The medicine that
puts the stomach In condition SO that
the food a be readily digested, will
cure dyspepsia, and make strength
where there was weakness. We have
cured thousands OF persons during
the past 20 years of dyspepsia, with
DIR. Gums Improved Liver Pills. A
Csc box OF these pills are worth more
to people with poor digestion than
six months OF dieting or a gallon OF
pepsin. II only takes one for a dose.
We will send two of these pills to
prove what they will do. Druggists
sell them for 25c a box or by mail on
receipt Of price. Write DR.. Bosanko
Co., Philadelphia, Pa. For sale by
Dalzell Drug Co, Lewistewn. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
BIG ENTERPRISES.
Many Vast Engineering Works Now
on the Point Of Starting.

on the POINT OF Startin9s
The year promises to be one u *
traordinary prominence in the annals
of engineering, so much so as to lea"
the Engineering News to declare that
"in all human probability we will see
~inaugurRted in the coming year sew.
eral great engineering works, great
not only In the magnitude of the op-
erations involved, ut in their pros
pective influence upon commerce and
industry, 9th national and interna-
tional."
The greatest of all the engineering
feats contemplated is the construc-
ton Of the Panama canal. 1t is no
small problem that confronts Ameri-
can engineers to build the canal prop
erly and at the anne time keep the
cost within reasonable limits. "The
economical solution of the problem"
says the Engineering News, calls for
mechanical appliances to q degree al.
most unprecedented" and for this ma
chinery America confidently looks to
her own inventive genius. The con.
struction of the canal will also neces-
state great care and skill in the
handling Of the laborers, whose health
and lives will be threatened by the
strange climatic conditions. But this
10 q problem for physicians rather
than engineers.
The second great engineering en-.
terprise Of 1904 is the project of the
Pennsylvania railroad to connect Its
system with the cities of New York
and Brooklyn by tunneling under the
Hudson and East rivers. Within the
present year, too, the state Of New
York hopes to begin work on the con
struction of Its barge canal, connect
ing the great lakes with the Atlantic
seaboard, for the building of which
popular vote last November approx
ed an appropriation of SOL, OO0, 900.
Then there Is the new ~transconti
mental railway, the Grand Trunk Pa
cifc, 1000 miles long. connecting the
Atlantic seaboard at Halifax with th'
Pacific ocean at Port Simpson. i
will be the most northerly railwa!
line on the continent, following 70
much Of its length the great divid,
separating the waters of the st. Law
renee basin from the Hudson bay. IL
purpose is to open up vast areas o
timber and land suitable for wheat
besides mines and other resource
j which are now valueless by reasol
Of the lack of transportation facill
!, ties.
t These are the great enterprises O
!. worldwide importance. In addition
to them many individual railroad con
l panies have engineering schemes o
!. foot of more or less magnitude. Tn
!. enormous traffic developed by tn
!, growth OF our domestic commerce ha
brought into use heavier LOCOMOTIVES
4 larger cars and stronger bridges; an
0 the resultant saving In operating e.
0 penditures now warrants an outla
for reduction In distances. gradient
and curvature that would have bee
q deemed wasteful extravaganza a gel
Grafton ago.-Anaconda Standard.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
oyspepsia.

People that have dyspepsia have
weak stomachs. weak hearts, weak
ewes and are usually weakened.
They feel bilious, and the world In
general has q bilious look to them;
they have so many symptoms that 1t
"a difficult to locate the place where
they feel the worst. The fact is, the
source from where they get their
strength has been cut on. and they
arc sick oil ever. The feed taken w
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
Hereford Cattle.

Pure bred bull calves for sale. l
will also have a few cows and heifers
for sale every year. This is a good
opportunity for anyone wishing to
start q herd of high class cattle. In.
spection of my stock is invited and
all inquiries AMI correspondence will
receive prompt attention.
DUANE BUTTERFIELD.
Stanford, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20

Mile. Fora vinagrette and Monsieur
Jean De lonns will sing their famous
song, bon jour-" at cuIver's hall
Friday night, January 22nd.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20

One Hundred Dollars Reward.
One hundred dollars reward for avi
dence sufficient to convict any one oil
riding OF driving my horses or cattle
from their accustomed range.
X. y. HAMII TON.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
Notice.

To Whom II May Concern:
All parties having fences or other
Instructions on the east half Of the
northwest quarter OF section thirty
four, township fourteen north, OF
range thirteen east. Mont. p. NJ. will
please remove same within thirty
days or forfeit same to the land own
er.
Dated at Utica, Mont. January 18th
1903,
SARAH NIIRpHY.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20

A small but complete stock Of office
supplies 10 kept on hand at this Office.
World aImanaes, IS cents each at the
Argus office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
General Mining Notes.

w. ID. Wrfghter, president OF inc
Rustler M. & M. Co., operating the
snowshoe mine, neal Libby, says the
past season they have turned out
seventy.ive car loads of concentrates,
averaging thirty tons per car. The
concentrates run $50 to the ton. The
mill continues in operation. At the
present time there is water enough in
lhe reservoirs to keep the mill RUIZ
ming until Feb. list, but q freeze.up
may necessitate a shutdown sooner.
Concentrates are being hauled to LIB.
by depot. Wrighter says the mine
has been unwatered to the lowest lev
ell reached by their shaft, which Is 35O
feet below the main working tunnel.
They are drifting south on the vein
at this level and have gone 100 feet,
having done as yet no stopping from
that part of the mine. All of the ore
mined the past season has come from
above the 200-foot level. The com
pany proposes improvements In the
mill the coming summer, to consist
of additional tables and more shining
capacity, also q Huntington mill to
save more of the gold values.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES M. Co..
operating the Hattie Ferguson mine
in Cataract district, near Basin. Ia
putting In machinery, and 1t Is ex'
pected shipments of ore will begin
February LIST.
H. Riley & Co., who have leased
the Berytha mine at Corbin, are ship
,tuc GRO 70 tho smaltar
The McCabe Co. 10 working mer
sinking three three-compartmen'
shafts on its three groups between
Wickes and Corbin, where they have
200 claims. The shafts are down 81
feet, and that on the Erickson gronI
10 In a body of copper ore. IT. Is In
tended to sink other exploration ant
working shafts.
The Pittsburg G. Montana Co., opec
ating a pyritic smelter, will build {
railway spur from the Northern Pa
ciic, neal Weed Siding, near Helena
to It's Olson group IN the Greenhorr
gulch.
The Big Dick M. Co., owning tel
claims AZ miles south of Helena, "a
Joining the Big Indian mine on tn
west, reports development work un
der way. Considerable work mas a
ready been done on these claims. Tn
Big indian Co. will sink q shaft on 1t
main lead 1000 feet deep aud the
run a tunnel to the boundary Of tn
property, giving depth of $500 feet
the end. 8. l.. Burbridge Is manai
err. SD
Work Ia progressing on the Piega
group OF mines near Marysville. ID
yelopment has been continuous du
ing the year and $50 feet OF tunnel
cross.cuts and raises were completes
Two shifts r driving tunnel No.
on the vein. This tunnel 10 In 81
feet and will cut the ore bodies ii
feet deeper than the tunnel aboy
The vein In the face Is 4 feet wild
The company during the year nf
bought the Early Bird and Norma
quartz lodes and has bond and lea
on three other claims adjoining. \
ore has been stopped or milled. III
company proposes to build a 2O-stan
mill and cyanide plant in the sprin
w. N. Wolmsley, Of Philadelphi
Pa, OF the Montana Reduction O.
says they are preparing to build
miles of railroad the coming seaso
running on the Great Northern to 1
liston on the Northern Pacific al
opening up a mining section here'
fore untouched by railroad.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-20
Among the Mines
Devoted 60 the LARGE Min.
Ing Interests OF Fergus
County General Notes
Lessons Of the Year.

The year just closing has witnessed
the certain reckoning which follows
over-speculation In business and the
mining field has not escaped Its share
Of the accounting. Scarcely twelve
months ago almost any old hole In
the ground would be stocked and
hoated. Hundreds and thousands OF
dollars we're invested In mining
prospects that were never worthy Of
the expenditure of a dollar. Or too
often the money paid In by the conid-
ing stockbuyer never got past the
pockets of the promoters. The time
for the promised dividends came
around all too soon. or perhaps the
investors" made suspicious by the
general publicity given to promotion
frauds, made an investigation on their
own account. Then came the reckon
ing. Perhaps the whole business was
taken into the courts, or maybe the
investors" silently pocketed their
loss, in any event the lesson was
learned by those who were taken in.
The year past has Witnessed hum
dreds OF such palpable swindles In
the mining business as in other lines.
But how long will the lesson be
remembered
The better class Of mining journals
have been preaching for years against
these hasty ani ill.considered mining
investments. Mining itself is an hon.
ored and profitable business. Many
men are engaged in honestly conduct.
Ing the various lines of the business.
Not all failures are frauds. But the
would-be investor should make per.
sonal investigation when he can. and
If not, assure himself of the direct
personal responsibility Of his sources
of information. There are many COM
petent mining engineers who would
not make a false report for any
amount of money. There are exper-
fenced men who, on their own judg.
ment, will put their own money into
mining prospects. These are the kind
OF men to trust In making an invest
ment In mining.
II you do not know yourself about
a proposition find somebody whom
you trust who does before going
ahead. Mining is a specialized and
expert business. Very few laymen
understand the technical side Of 1t.
Choose your advisor In q mining deal
as you would your lawyer for a point
Of law. Above all, do not go into
any company that does not give guar.
antee that your money and the stock
holders money will be spent on the
property. not for office rent and high
salaries for favorites .-Weste MIN
Ing World.