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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
BIGNoLO BOUND OVER.
Man Accused of Robbing r. D. Nc
Donald Held to District Court.

Man Accused Of Robbing r. D. Nc
Donald Held to District Court.
The preliminary hearing in the case
Of the state of Montana VS.. James
Bignold on a charge of robbing r. d.
Mcdonald in the Tiyoii theatre We'd
nesday night, vas held Friday after
noon in Justice McFlnand's court.
The defendant was bound over to the
district court and his bail fixed at
$500.
The testimony of the witnesses was
to the effect that on Wednesday ey-
ening, July 9th, the defendant and
a man by the name CT j. S. Jordan,
better known as "Olegon Jake" came
down Main street arm in arm with
the complaining witness, r.. ID. Nc.
Donald, and when the trio arrived in
front of the Tivoli there seemed to be
a scuffle and a dollar dropped from
somewhere and rolled on the side
walk. Previous to the time the dol
lar dropped Mcdonald was heard to
say: Take your hand out of m,
pocket" When the dollar hit the
walk all three men grabbed for it, but
it was grabbed by Bignold, who ther
invited everyone In to have a drink
They all lined up along the bar ant
drank. Mcdonald with the rest.
Charles Meyersick testified that b,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
| JAIL MOVED.
Eyesore Will Trouble the Property
Owners on the Hill No More.

Eyesore Will Trouble the Property
Owners on the Hill No More.
The old Jail is gone ana no more
will the property owners on the hill
be compelled to see that eyesore
which for so long has occupied the
most conspicuous place on upper
Main street. If there is anyone who
is sorry to see the old landmark dis.
appear he has not been heard of so
far. Built in the days when the resi-.
dence portion of the town reached
the other way, the time has come
when it is in the most desirable part
Of the city and it has spoiled tho
looks of the street Tor years.
Il is said that a Lewistown man
has bought the old building and will
remodel it for a dwelling house. II
this be so it is hoped that in his
dreams he will not see visions of the
former occupants of the historic old
place. The lot on which the building
stood will be graded and made into
a lawn for the court house and new
Jail. Perhaps in the course of time
the old court house will be blown
down or there will be some other for
tunate catastrophe occur which viii
necessitate building a new one which
will be in keeping with the growth
of the city and the amount of bust
ness transacted in the court of thi!
county.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03

ceived the reports of three special
agents Of the department of com
merce and labor who have been in.
vestigating the beef trust.
The report Of the governments
three special investigators of the
beef trust shows:
Frst-That the beef trust is liable
under the law for contempt of court
in disregarding the injunction grant.
ed by Judge Grosscup.
Second-That the beef trust is an
illegal combination existing in re.
straint of interstate trade.
Third-That the beef trust is or,
ganized and controlled by a holding
company, similar 10 the Northern Sc
c%urities company, known as the Ma
tional Packing company, capitalized
at 100000. 900 and organized under the
laws of New Jersey.
Fourth-That the beef trust abso.
lutely controls the price of dressed
beef and arbitrarily fixes the price
To be paid for beef on the hoof.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03

heard a little scuffle at this time and
looked around and saw the defendant
attempting to get his hand in MELON.
AIDS pocket, and just then Russell
Hortop went up and told BiguoId that
the AFFAIR had gone far enough and he
would have to get out Harry Phil.
Inns said he then went and put Big.
mold and Oregon Jack" out Of the
saloon. The strange thing about the
case was that the complaining wit.
ness swore that he eve saw the
two men before, neither Btgnold nor
Oregon Jack
The justice thought there was
enough evidence brought forward to
Justify him in binding the defendant
over and he accordingly did so. 1t
is thought that this man is the one
who has been doing this sort of bust.
ness around here for some time and
the officers are confident OF the fact.
He claimed that it was all a friendly
Josh as they were all So drunk that
they did not know what they were
doing at the time. He was unable TO
furnish bail and is in jail awaiting
trial.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
Among the Mines
Devoted to the Large Min.
ing Interests OF Fergus
County General Notes.
Open Up Maainnis Mine.

The old Maginnis properties will
soon be in operation again, after
standing idle for twelve or fifteen
years. A deal has been closed where
by L. III. Crabtree, of this city, will
have complete charge of the works
and work will begin before the fif-
teenth of this month on both the
old Maginnis and the Globe mines
near Maiden.
The properties are owned by the
Conrad-Stanford company, of Great
Falls and Helena. and Z. H. Crabtree
has bonded them for two years for
$4,000 and turned them over to the
Mining Investment company, of New
York City. The price paid will be
$4,000 the first year, 10000 in eigh.
teen months and the remainder at the
end of two years. A royalty OF 20
per cent on all profits is to be paid
to the Conrad Stanford company to
apply on the price. Both mines Will
be opened and work will be started
in sinking a new 300-foot shaft below
the old one in the Maginnis mine.
New ore bodies will also be opened
up below the old tunnel level.
Shipping ore will be taken out from
the Maginnis while the Globe mine
is getting started. The Globe mine
is entirely free milling ore, while the
Maginnis is about Go per cent free
milling and the rest cyanide. There
is a ten stamp mill on the grounds
and as soon as things get in good
running order this will be repaired
and put in operation.
Mr.. Crabtree will work for the com
pany on a salary, having full charge
of operations, besides which he has
stock in the company. fhe contract
calls for a minimum monthly expen-
diture of $1,000 per month. Twelve
men will be put to work to begin with
and more will be added as the work
progresses. The Mining Investment
company is organized for the purpose
of buying and operating developed
mining properties and is operating
mines in California and Park county
Montana.
The Maginnis mine is the oldest one
in this part of the country, having
been discovered in 1883. It was this
mine that gave Maiden its big boom
in the eighties. Mr.. Crabtree will
move his family about September 1st
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
STARVING CATTLE.
Alleged to be In Vicinity of Benton
lake-later Denied,

lake-later Denied.
Great Falls, July 2S.-The state
humane officers are taking steps to
prosecute owners of cdttle in the
Benton Lake district who have al.
lowed their animals to suffer for want
of food and water. Deputy State Hu.
name Officer Cochrane returned last
evening from a trip through the Ben.
ton Lake section, and this morning
Otto ~Schoenfeld, secretary of the
state bureau of child and animal pro
lection. came in from Helena. Ac'
cording to the reports brought Mr..
S~choenfeld, about 5000 cattle are
wandering about in the vicinity OF
Benton Lake with neither food moi
water. the fences in that
vicinity preventing the cattle from
getting to the river and the grass
having been all eaten or trampled
into the ground. The believing OF
the herds is said to be continuous
and it is stated that, unless some
thing is done Immediately, many cat
tie will perish.
Acting on the order of MI. Schen
field, Deputy Cochrane will tomorrow
morning go to the Benton Lake coun.
try and take the uranus of all cattle
that may be there suffering from lack
of food or water and turn the names
of the owners into the county attor
ney at once for prosecution.
Mr.. Schoenfeld also states that the
officers will, as soon as the report OF
Mr.. Cochrane is made, begin the
rounding up of the cattle, IL condi
tons are as represented, and they
will be driven to a range where they
can be watered and fed and there
Will be held at the expense of the
owners.
Great Falls Tribune.)
The reports made to the secretary
OF the state bureau of child and ami
NAL protection, that about 5000 head
Of cattle in the vicinity of Benton
lake, had long been without water
were grossly exaggerated and no cat
tie in that region are suffering.
Veterinarian Alex. Cochrane, who
was sent out to make an inyestiga
ton. returned yesterday and report
ed that all stock in that country
could reach water and that the range
is in fair condition.
He thinks that the water in the &C
cessible reservoirs and streams viii
supply all the stock in that vicinity
for two or three weeks more.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
FERGUS County Second.

The net proceeds of the mines of
Montana for the current year, accord
ing to the returns made by the assess
ors, is 1892, 524. This is $~133,S31
less than last year, when the net pro-
ceeds were placed at $~S,056,355.
The assessors of eight counties
made returns this year to the state
board of equalization upon the net
proceeds of mines. These were Car
bon, Cascade, Deer Lodge, Fergus,
Lewis and Clarke, Madison, Missoula,
Silver Bow. Carbon, Deer Lodge and
Missoula counties made no returns of
net proceeds of mines last year.
Silver Bow of coulse shows the
largest returns. The vast sum of ST.
684,516 last year. Fergus county
shows a large gain over last year, be-
ing s453,S47 this year. compared with
$3.50, 900 in 1903. Park county, which
returned $29,400. made no return this
year.
The returns on the net proceeds of
mines by counties for the years 1903
and 1904 are as follows:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
State Fair Premiums.

AS becomes the leading mineral
state of the union the management
of the state fair will offer handsome
premiums for the best exhibits of ores
of various sorts. On account of the
difficulty of making up a classified
ton in the division of mines and min
ing it has been deemed advisable to
apportion the cash prizes to individ-
ual exhibits, which will also enter in
to the collective exhibits, and of
awarding diplomas to county exhibits
as a whole.
Z. w. King of Fergus county and
]. w. Bennings of Silver Bow are the
superintendent who will be in charge
of the mining exhibit.
It is exacted that the exhibits be in
place by the evening of October 4th.
Stone, coal, clay and ore specimens
entered in competition in individual
classes will not be to exceed two feet
square. Coal and Ignite specimens
should be arranged in small bins or
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
compartments.

compartments.
Counties or associations planning
large collective exhibits are request.
ed TO make known the amount of
space they will require as early as
possible.
Lot l. For the best collection OF
copper ores, $40; $40.
Lot 2. For the best collection Of
silver ores. $50; $40.
Lot 3. For the best collection OF
free gold ores, $40; $40.
Lot 4. For the best collection of
cyaniding gold ores, $50; $40.
Lot 5. For the best collection of
lead ores, $50; so.
Lot 6. For the best collection of
iron ores, $40; $40.
Lot Z. For the best collection OF
GRANTEES, $40; $40.
Lot s. For the best collection of
sandstone, $50; so.
Lot 8. For the best collection Of
porphyry specimens, $50; $40.
Lot 10. For any other building or
ornamental stone. 500; $40.
Lot II. For the best specimen Of
fire clay and products (10) $40; $40.
Lot IL. For the best specimen of
brick clay and products (10), $40; $40,
Lot 1S. For the best specimen of
Ignite coal, $50; $40.
Lot IA. For the best specimen of
bltuminous coal, $50; $40.
Lot Is. For the best collection Of
mineral specimens by a Montana
county. diploma.
Lot 1G. For the best collection of
specimens by individual exhibitor,
diploma.
Diplomas will be awarded in the
various lots named in this division.
Individual entries may also compete
in collective exhibits.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
Sick HeadaSne,

For several years my wife vas
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache of a very severe char
acter. She doctored with several emf
nent physicians and at a great ex.
pense. only to grow worse until she
was unable to do any kind of work.
About a year ago she began taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and today weighs more than
she ever did before and is real we'll"
says Mr.. Geo. f. Wright Of New Lon.
don, New York. Fore sale by all
druggists and dealers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
End of Bitter Fiaht.

Two physicians had a long and
stubborn fight with an abcess on my
right lung" writes j.. +. Hughes, Of
Du Pont, Ga, "and gave me up. Ey.
erybody thought my time had come.
AS a last resort ! tried DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. The
benefit | received a striking and |
was on my feet in a few days. Now
I've entirely regaincd my health" II
conquers all coughs colds and throat
and lung troubles, Guaranteed by
Delzell Drug Co. Price SOC and slO0.
Trial bottles free.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
FOR ARID LANDS.
Big Appropriation Announced for lr.
riqation PURPOSES.

oi9 appropriation Tor lr
rigation Purposes.
Washington, July 2S.-An increase
of the arid land reclamation fund held
by the treasury TO approximately $25,
100000 is announced in the report Of
the auditor of the Inferior depart
ment for the fiscal year ended june
30, last. This is the fund accumulated
from the proceeds of public LAND
sales in California, Colorado, Idaho
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota
Utah, Washington and Wyoming, ant
set apart under the act of congress.
of June II, 1902, for the construc
ton and maintenance of irrigation
works for the reclamation off arit
lands in these states. The fund thu
accumulated and sci apart for thu
three fiscal years ended on June 30
1903. aggregated $40, iii,329.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
BEEF CASE
President viii Have Trust Case
Against Beef Packers Pushed.

A Washington special says: Pres
ident Roosevelt has ordered the de-
partment of justice through Attorney
General Moody. 10 advance the beef
trust case on the calendar of the
United States supreme court. in or
der that II may be tried early in
the October term.
In retaliation for this the beef trust
has notified the president that 1t will
not exert any influence toward a
settlement of the strike with its work.
men.
President Roosevelt hat already re-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03

The report of B. H. Tatem, assay
er in charge of the Helena assay Of
fee, of the mineral production of the
state for the year, 1908, which was
printed in the Record several weeks
ago, gave the value or the mineral
product as $~50,276,355.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03

Indispensable in making finest
breads, biscuit and cakes. The
greatest culinary help Of modern
times. Young housekeepers find
the beginning Of their success
in cookery in its employment.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03

NorE.-Imitation baking powders are low
er in price, but they are mostly
mad from alum and are injuI-
ious to health when taken In food.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03

PRIcE BAKING PowpER 90.
CHICAGO.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

II used TO be told OF General Logan,
who was a member of congress- at the
breaking out Of the war, that when
he saw there was really going to be a
fight he seized a musket, slipped out
Of Washington and walked all the way
to Bull Run, where he arrived just In
time to have a hand In the fray.
He wore a dress coat, but he stood
his ground as long as any one. The
rout was complete, and the next norm
ing, a good deal out Of breath, he was
back at the capitol, telling some Of his
fellow congressman what he had seen.
who gave you this accoun Of the
fghtY' asked a member from northern
New York as he joined the group.
why. | was there myself said Lo-
gan.
The New Yorker was mystiied. APP
parently he had not heard the news
"You were there!" he exclaimed.
Are the ears runningi'
NO" said Logan; 'the cars amt
running, but every other thing IN the
state Of Virginia is. as near as l could
make out.r
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
SUMMIT IN IT'S PATH.
Several Persons Injuree and Buildings
and Drops Destroyed.

|
A severe windstorm, accompanied by
hail, passed over this section Saturday
night. In some lecalaties the storm
seemed to be a tornado and did much
damage. Several good houses and barns
were completely demolished and sew
eral persons were injured.
So far as reported, the largest indi-
vidual loss from the wind alone was
that of Andrew Holton, who lives about
five miles southwest of Summit. He
had just completed a fine dwelling, and
this, with his large barn, was demol-
ished. Mr.. Holton's little boy was
injured.
The home of G. III. Buck, southwest
of town, was wrecked and a boy had a
leg broke and "a woman was badly
bruised. In Summit the damage was
confined to the wrecking Of numerous
barns and other outbuildings and the
breaking of windows.
The damage to crops by hail was very
heavy, being the worst north and north
west of town, where the grain was
pounded into the ground. In other
localities the loss will run from rs to 70
per cent. A large majority of the hail
losses are covered by some insurance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

observed he might have lost $1,000 or
$4,000. Entrance to the house was
gained by tearing off the wire netting
covering the pantry window, and pry-
ing M the sash. From the pantry the
thieves went to the rooms down stairs
where they found Mr. Anderson's coat
and vest. These were rifed and then
the robbers went upstairs and into the
room occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ander-
son. The room is a small one, but the
thieves entered it, took Mr.. Anderson's
trousers from within two feet Of the
head OF the bed, turned the pockets
inside out, took what they wanted, and
then they opened the dressing case
drawers and went through them. From
the bed the men who went through the
dressing case could have been touched
while 1t work. In one of the drawers
a jewel case was dug mp from the bot
tom and from this was taken two dia-
monds' which were Mr.. Anderson's
wedding gift to his wife, and which are
valued at not less than 800. Other
jewelry of value was taken, and three
watches fell into the hands of the
thieves. The robbers We're successful
in getting all the booty without dis
turbing the inmates of the house i'm the
least and the very boldness with which
the robbery was committed marks the
burglars AZ professionals or the most
bold and reckless type.
Tin in Black Hills.
Eighty thousand tons of tin concen-
trates have been shipped to Wales from
the linton Tin company's mine from
the Bear Gulch district. This is the
second shipment from the mine to this
place. One of the biggest veins in the
Black Hills that carries mineral is
found on this linton mine. 1t is over
fifty feet in width and a true assure
vein, carrying values clear across the
vein. There is the making, at this
mine, Of one of the largest enterprises
in the Black Hills. The mine wal
recently visited by some of the greatest
tin mining experts that the world
knows. They compared this large vein
with those tn at had been worked in
Cornwall for the past centuries without
any sign of being exhausted, and their
comparisons at this place in the Hills
are far superior to those in the English
district. 1t is believed by these experts
that a higher grade tin will be found
below the water level than is the case
in the Cornwall mines. English CAPT.
tai is backing this linton company and
since it has already been demonstrated
that the ore is sufficiently high in grade
to pay for handling, it is practically
assured that extensive Developments
will be carried on.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

were injured but none fatally. Nearly
all store buildings, the churches, the
school house, railway station and a
majority of the dwelling houses are
more or less wrecks-some totally
demolished.
A heavy hail storm visited the section
near Willow Lakes, it being reported
that stones of enormous size fell.
Willow Lakes is on the Huron-Ben-
son division of the Great Northern,
thirty miles north of Huron, in the
heart of a pu.ely agricultural region of
the prairie district of South Dakota.
Before the storm it boosted of a bank,
a weekly nafer, a hotel, creamery,
three churches and four elevators and
was a thriving place.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
FARM BUILDINGS TAKEN.
Some Heavy Individual Losses i'm
kingsbury County.

A heavy wind and rain storm passed
over the northern portion of Kingsbury
county Saturday evening, doing much
damage to farm property and to corr
and unharvested grain. On the farm
of Jeppe Christensen the barn, cattle
sheds and o~utbuildings. were destroyed
and a portion of the roof blown from
the house. One horse was killed. A
portion of the roof was also torn from
Jens Nelson's house and his barn and
cattlesheds destroyed. Other farmers
suffered more or less loss. Rain fell in
torrents and hailstones broke windows
and cut crops.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
GROTON HIT
Hail Stones Seven Inches i'm Circumfer-
ence Fell.

A terrific hail storm struck this SEQ
ton and heavy damage to the ORR crop
has been reported. Large quantities of
wind ow glass were destroyed. Exten-
sive damage occurred to the Northern
hospital. A party of thirty land seek
ers were severely injured by hail.
Hail stones like goose eggs fell in
Groton. Scores of windows were
broken, including sixty lights in the
public school building There was but
little wind, the immense size of the hail
stones doing the damage. Some of the
larger crystals measured seven inches
in circumference.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Ten Dollars for One Chicken.
Game Warden Ed. Dun, of Mile, had
John Jones, a farmer, arrested for
shooting chickens. Jones pleaded guilty
to killing n foul and he paid a fine
of $40.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
Wind, RAIN AND HAIL.
This State Gets a Good
Share in the Storm
of Saturday.
SOME KILLED MANY INJURED.
The Storm of Last Saturday does
Much Damage to Property
Besides Killing and
Injuring Many
People.
Hail is Reported from Some
Localities Which Did
Much Damage.
SOME KILLED MANY INJURED.
NO ONE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
just a Thunderstorm Felt There, Half
of Vienna Blown Away.

Rumors of a destructive storm at
Willow Lakes and Vienna ON Saturday
night, have reached Aberdeen. The
wires are down and communication is
shut off from here, so it is impossible to
learn details.
1t is reported two persons were killed
and twenty-five hurt at Willow Lakes.
Half of Vienna was blown down.
There was nc storm here except a
thunderstorm.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

Carrasaljo, the name OF q Sew Ter
sey lake, has a Spanish SQUAD. but il
comes from a combination Of the
names Of the three daughters OF the
man who named the lake-Carrie. Sal
lie and Josephine. Bucoda. wash,
was named from three settlers Buck
ley, Coloton and Davis; Kepova,
w. Va, from Kentucky, Ohio End vir-
ginia, zeal the intersectios of which
the town is; Delmar. Del, from Della
ware and Maryland; Texarkana. Ark,
from Texas and Arkansas. and CynthI-
ana, county seat Of Harrison county,
KY. Is named for the two daughters.
Cynthia and Anna, OF Colonel Harri-
son, for whom the county was named
Nebraska has q town called Ohiowa,
the derivation Of which IL easily seen.