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The Newark journal., 1904-10-14
Rut White Pony was

inp came. But White Pony was equal to the emergency. Alter breakfast he went out ana was gone for an hour or more. When he came back he called to Hazen. Hagen crawled forth to find that the weather was still clear, ana that the Indian had brought the back sled of his light pair of bobs. He had made a back prop from an end gate and a harness, and with another harness had fixed a gear for hauling the sled.
 "In ten minutes the white man was placed on the sled, tuekedinto the boys wolfskin robe, and they were off across the prairie. The wind had packed the snow so hard that the sled and its freight were no burden at all. White Pony made most of the trip at an lndi- ans swift trot, and in two hours Hagen was at home and his wife was nursing his frozen feet.
 "Both these people took fancy to White Pony, and they fed and treated him so we'll that they final ly weaned him off the reservation and got him into school. He be- longs now to the firm of Hazen Brothers and Corwin, who deal in grain, cattle and general mer' chandise. e."-Youth's Companion.
The Newark journal., 1904-10-14
City Directory.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS Mayor, J. H. H0lderby,
 Recorder, J. A. Gibson,
 Marshal, Walter PaScoe,
 Night Marshal, H. J. Mayhan, Treasurer, E. J. MagnesS,
 Aldermen:- A. A. Henderson, w. T. Magness, W. c. Mims, Fred. D. Whit ing, Morg Drennen.
 Council meets first Monday night in each month.
 CHURCHES
 Methodist church, services at II, d. m and 7:30 D. m. fourth Sunday in each month. Rev. c. H. Newman, Pastor.
 Baptist church, services at } D. m- Saturday before third Sunday, and II a. m. third Sunday in each month Rev. J. L. Brown, pastor.
 Christian church, services first and third Sundays in each month at Il a. m. and 7:30 D. III. Rev. W. W. Young, Pastor
 FRATERNITIEs
 Dannelly Chapter R. A. Nj. meets third Saturday night l. c. Nuckolls, E. H. P; T. H. Dearing, Sec.
 Newark Lodge F. < A. M. No. 248 meets secend Saturday night. T. J. Raney, W. NJ; j. II. Jimerson, Sec. Newark Encampment l. o. o. +. 16s meets second and fourth Thursday nights. c. A. Ashley c. P; F. c. Hoyt Scribe.
 Newark Lodge l, o. o. F. No. 265 meets the first and third Wednesday nights T. J. Raney, \. c; o. F. Craig Secretary.
 Newark Camp wow. No. 2sS meets second and fourth Tuesday nights in each month E. H. MagnesS, c. C.; o. F. Craig, Clerk.
 Independence Lodge No 2379 K. 6E L. of H. meets first and third Monday nights in each month. Q. r. Craig, Protector; Zed Griffith, Secretary.
The Newark journal., 1904-10-14
RUDE IN HIS LANGUAGE.
But the Town Assessor Evened Up Things with the
 Janitor.

Martin Hobbs was a man of un- certain temper, but of such i'm portance in his native town that he lash of his tongue was borne with patience by those to whom he grudgingly ministered in his ca pacities of iceman, plumber and fanitor of the town hall, relates Youths Companion.
 In the course of his duties as jan. itor he reduced almost to the verge of tears a young woman who asked for the key of a room in the town hall where certain records were kept.
 Martin knew that she was writ ing the history of the town, but he did not propose to strew her path with roses.
 "Lockin' and unlockin'," he grumbled, as he began fumbling in his pockets; "potterin' and put terin', fussin' and fidgetin', and what does it amount to when all's said an done? Anybody asst ye to write hist'ry? Who's agoin' to read it? Here's your key, and mind you fetch it back. and lay it on that table if I'm not here."
 The town assessor was at work where he heard this ungracious address, and when the young woman returned the key he said, indignantly:
 "Martin outdid himself in rude ness this morning, I should say"
 70, well" said the young his torian, ''he felt a little cross, and had to grumble, that's all.'
 "Neyer you mind," said the as sessor, eheerfully, "Fm going to make out his tax bill today, and l shall assess him for seven more hens ,o
The Newark journal., 1904-10-14
As Comnared

! our head, remarked the gar. rulous barber 10 the Irishman in his ehalr' .is twice as large as
 But 0i suppose tbot head ay yours do be big enough fer you,e said the son of Erin.
 Sure'9 answered the tonsorial artist.
 "Av coorse" continued the lrlshman. ~Pfwat's tn use av 3 man hayin' a big trunk whin he amt any clothes to put in it, Oi ounno' Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Newark journal., 1904-10-14

boy go after dem with traps. He's jus boy, but l thingk somethingk wotawe'-she shook her hands yaguely-'ees help heem. He catch lot so have dream an we make heem medicine robe
 "This was a long speech for Ma rie. but she understood that she was putting aside a great deal ot money. Finally, however, II was arranged that she should leave the robe with me until her boy came, and that we should bargain with him as best we could.
 White Pony was expected to return that day from visiting some relatives up the river, but he failed to put in an appearance. The next morning Hazen came into the store, put $50 on the coun- ter, walked to the back end of the room and picked up the wolf-robe.
 '' Tell the boy he said, that I've taken his robe because l couldn't get home without II, and if he doesn't wantto sell 1t you are to send me the $50 and I'll return the robe with & for it's use"
 'This wasn't what l would have done myself, but under the cir eumstances I could hardly refuse to let him borrow the robe. l knew that Mrs. Good Bear would want the boy to sell it. So Hazen rode away we'll cased in warm fur.
 "Well, about an hour later in comes White Pony, asking for his robe. l had to sit down and go over the matter patiently in the Sioux tongue. All the time l was explaining the boy looked at me grossly. and at the end went away muttering something about his wotawe.
 That's as far as 1 had anything to do with the robe business, only 10 pay back Hazen's money when the time came. The rest of the story belongs to his trip home. He didn't find as good sledding as when he came, but he got out to Mallard creek. about 20 miles from here, a little after noon. \ wind had risen and the snow was drift ing hard when he entered the rough lands along the creek. The wind cut up so rough on the high lands that he was afraid to at tempt the prairie beyond Mallard creek. So he went into camp in q coulee, where there was some cover of willows and young growth, and plenty of wood for q fire.
 He tied one of his ponies and turned the other loose to browse upon the willows, and busied him. self with gathering wood and cook ing his dinner. After the meal he saw some grouse walking over the snow away up the coulee, and he took his shotgun and went after them. He tried his wiles on them, but they got off scot-free. Then, as he was returning to camp, he was astonished to see X man, an Indian, to all appearances, dart away from his sled with a large pack under his arm.
 "Somebody stealing his goods There were two or three families of half-breeds on the creek, and this was some sneak-thief from their cabins, no doubt. Hazen had no mind to be robbed, so he fired a load of small shot after the fel- low, and then started in to run him down. He did not stop to see what the man had taken, but chased hard after him. The fel- low lodged into a rayine near the mouth of the coulee, and Hazen, when he could no longer see him, followed his tracks. The hard heels of his moccasins left plain prints on the snow.
 "Malard creek k very crooked and bluffy, with ravines and coulees running in every direc- ton. Going at his best speed, TT I
The Newark journal., 1904-10-14

hours, kicking up fearful storm of dust under clear sky. Hazen found clouds of snow whirlinp into the ravines, and the wind frequently knocked him off his feet as he turned the points of the bluffs. These bluff coulees were so numerous that he soon became lost among them. The stream was very crooked and it's valley nar. row, and Hazen was so confused by abrupt turns and twists that he could not tell on which side Of the creek his camp was situated.
 For a time, knowing that he was lost and freezing, the man was desperately alarmed, and then this feeling passed off and he stumbled on, knocked about in the wind, going here and there, up and down the creek indifferentIy.
 Ut must have been close CD to night when a person muflieG in pig robe suddenly came up to him and shouted: How. How. You come
 "The man was an Indian, and Hagen stumbled after him, noting that he was wrapped in the same wolfskin robe that he himself had worn that day.
 He dragged along after his guide for some distance up mar row coulee, until suddenly the man stopped him and pointed to q hole in the drift. Then the Indian beckoned him to follow, and crawled into his burrow. Hagen followed. It was easier to crawl than to walk.
 "He had to go but a little way through before he found himself in a ro0my space hollowed out in the drift, with a fire going in the center, it's smoke passing out of hole at the top.
 "Hazen saw that he was inside snowtepee, newly made. And here his guide unwrapped and spread the wolfskin robe for him to sit on. In the light of the fire and stripped of his robe Hazen saw that his rescuer was a young Indian and it dawned upon his hay brain that the real owner of the wolfskin robe had followed and simply taken his own prop erty at the first opportunity. He felt apologetic, and seated him self, stretching his stiff limbs 10 the fire
 "The young Indian took hold of the toes of his packs, gently working them to and fro to see if there was any bend to his ankles. Then he tried to take off the packs, and, failing in this, promptly pulled his knife and split the leg gings from top to toe.
 "Hazen understood that his feet were badly frozen, and that the Indian was doing what he could to care for them. The young native worked swiftly, packed the white mans feet and his legs to the knees in snow, and wrapped them in hls own blanket. Then he went out Of his snow tepee and was gone some 15 or 20 minutes. When he crawled in upon his return, he dragged after him the white mans own blanket roll, some bread and ba- con and his light ax.
 "'Huhr he said, seeing that H&zen was coming to life in the warmth of his fire. How. ltetch blanket-make warm tonight. You hoss gone-broke rope-wolf core scare, guess
 "Iazen's tongue had llmbered ana his jaws had loosened so that he could talk.
 "'Why did you come and take your robe before l could get homeH he asked.
 ~Mv wotawe-medicine robe -nGGoiy can take less somebody sure goin to die
 There was no use in arguing against this solemn assurance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29

expect more than 5000 900 pounds to
be baled at that point and of this
amount, not more than half will be
sold In open market. The Billings
market is also shot to pieces" by the
advance sales and the buyers say
that one week of auctions will close
the sales at that point. II is prob
able that there will not be more than
one and a half million pounds of wool
sold in open market in IT'S city. But
the woolgrowers who bring their
wool here need have no fear as to a
paucity of buyers, They will be here
in a sufficient number to insure live
ly bidding for every pound of wool
offered for sale.
Wool is coming rapidly this week.
Ninety-five thousand pounds came in
Monday and another large amount
will be stored away today. Altogeth-
er, by tonight. it is estimated that
there will be close to a half million
pounds of wool in the warehouse.
The big rush will be the latter part
of this week and next week.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29
Drawn up In Battle Array.

st. Petersburg, June 27.-Lieuten-
ant General Sakharoff's dispatch, re-
ceived tonight, confirms the belief that
the great decisive battle of the cam
paign between General Kuropatkin's
main army and the armies of Gener-
ais Kuroki and Oku Is immient. The
three armies aggregate 100000 men
and their outposts today are in touch
along the line. The Japanese evil
IDENTITY tried to draw Kuropatkin as
far south as possible. holding out as
an incentive a check to the advance
of Oku's main army. Meantime Oku
swung sharply to the eastward to
Join Kuroki, toward the Chapan pass,
Kuroki at the same time moving a
strong force by the right flank toward
vance continues along the main Feng
Wang Cheng-Liao Yang road. avoid
ing the Mao Ting pass by a detour
to the n%orthward. The advance In all
points Is being attended by skirmish'
ing. Nothing Is known here Of the
exact point at which Kuropatkin's
main force is concentrated, though ],
Is believed that a large part of the
Lao Yang force has been moved to a
point between Kin Chau and Tia Tche
/ Kiao.
According to the Associated Press
dispatches from Ia Tche Kiao today,
a large force has pushed southwark
from Ia Tche Kiao against Oku,
While Kuropatkin is thus extending
himself. the Japanese, with great no
, bility. seem I o be trying TO concen'
trate for the purpose of striking the
Russians in flank and rear.
Viceroy Alekieff's message tonight,
with the brief dispatch from Rear AID.
miral Witsoeft naval commander at
Port Arthur, throws little additional
light on the sea fight off Port Arthur.
The admiralty and the emperor are
awaiting further details with the
same eagerness as the general pub
lie. The latter today. for the first
time. received information, through
the medium of foreign kilograms that
a fight has occurred.
The loss of three vessels of the Port
Arthur feet Is admitted TO be a Sc
we're one, especially If not purchased
by greater loss to the Japanese than
reported by Vice Admiral Togo. The
meagerness of the report Is greatly
mystifying to the authorities, who
continue to believe that there has
been a later fight which has not yet
been reported. In the absence of
further information, the admiralty is
not disposed to criticise.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29
date of June 25th, and they advise as

date of June 25th. and they advise as
follows:
"A miniature craze for livestock
speculation has imbued the country
since the recent upturns in prices set
in. Spectators have been In the sad
die ever since the bugle began, and
have thrown so much common beef
on the market, particularly this week,
that values naturally descended. Top
cattle sold at $6.65 this week, and
many droves went over the scales at
s6.25 to $3.50. Buyers berated quail
ity, declaring that dressing tests had
proved disastrous to their regulations
and they welded their hammers vic
iously on low grade cattle, and the
weeks downturns will doubtless have
the effect of depressing rural specula-
ton in common beef and check the
supply.
"As an illustration of the present
status Of the market we cite the sale
of lightweight cattle, which We made
on Thursday, for William Wilson,
Butte, Montana. MI. Wilson's cattle
ran in the willows all winter and
were later fed a little hay, averaging
1,O2S pounds and sold at s4.35. These
beeves, as the weights indicate, were
only in a fair condition and hardly
up to the average western steer in
quality. Texas cattle, that tipped the
beam at 1885 pounds went at s5.65,
and in this connection we would say
that winter, hay-fed Montana or Da-
kota beeves weighing 1000 pounds
and upward would have found a ready
outlet On the weeks market at $500
to $3.50.
Handy weigh sheep were steady,
and prime spring lambs made a top
of $3.50"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29
DANGEROUS
Team Driven by Cyrus Brown Fright.
en- at an Automobile.

While taking a pleasure drive Sun
Lulu Bennett met with a mishap
which they will long have cause to
remember. Their team became some
what frightened at an automobile out
nea the cemetery and started to run.
The driver would probably have been
able to hold the horses all right had
not a bride bit broken, giving the
near horse a free head. The horses
were soon running at full speed and
several lines threatened to upset the
buggy. Both Cyrus and the young
lady remained perfectly cool and the
driver tried to check the team by
pulling down on the one horse. The
team crossed down In front of the
Arthur place to Sixth avenue. When
they reached Main street. they did
not slacken their speed but headed
in the direction of the old school
house.
The narrowest escape of the entire
wild ride until the smash-up occurred
was when the horses dashed down
a deep cut from which a large amount
of gravel has been taken on upper
Janeaux street. Continuing up the
hill. the maddened team reached the
level ground behind the school build
ing, when they veered to the left
and started down the hill. AS they
did so Miss Bennett jumped from the
! buggy. The team ran around to the
front of the school building and struck
| the steps, which lead down the hill.
The buggy was thrown high IN the
air. and when, a moment later, Cyrus
scrambled to his feet, he saw the
horses and a few remnants q the
buggy sadly tangled up a few yards
distant. He quickly ran to the as
| sistance of Miss Bennett. But in the
meanwhile several other persons had
arrived and the young lady was
carried into the house of George
Stoudt and a physician was summon
ed. 1t was at first thought that she
was seriously, II not fatally hurt. but
within a half hour after the accident
she had fully regained consciousness
and an examination by the doctor
showed that none of her Injuries were
dangerous. She sustained a number
of bruises about the face and head
and the shock was a great one, but
otherwise she escaped in a remark
ably fortunate manner. Cyrus had one
shoulder slightly bruised, nevertheless
was as good as new after the wreck.
The buggy was pretty badly demolish-
ed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29
SEN. WAITE
RETURNS HOME
National Republican Committeeman
From Montana Says That Roose-
velt's Election Is Assured.
ENTHUSIASM IN CONVENTION
Convention Goes Wild When tn,
Name Of Roosevelt Is Spoken
Makes a Good Wool Sale.

Senator John d. Waite, national
committeeman from this state, re.
turned home last evening from Chica'
go, where he attended the recent
meeting of the committee. He at
tended the Republican convention and
speaks In the most enthusiastic terms
of the harmony and good will which
characterized that great gathering OF
the Republican hosts. The Montana
Daily Record, of Helena, yesterday
contained the following interview
with the senator in that city:
Il have never before attended a ma
tional convention" he said, land, OF
coursg could not compare it with
others, but | never did see such en-
thusiasm as was shown there fol
President Roosevelt and other great
party leaders. It was an inspiring
sight, and one who saw that demon
stration could not help but be i'm
pressed with the character of the
man that would cause so much enthu
siasm."
Senator Waite says that the ma
tional committee feels that Republi
can success at the polls next Novem
Der is certain.
Il suppose the Republican party
never entered a campaign with sucf
certainty of victory as 1t does this
year." said Senator Waite. 1.-THE feel
ing in the east is pretty much one
sided. 1t is all R~oosevelt's way; thal
is, it is so much his way as to leave
no doubt as to the outcome of thu
election. | noticed by the dispatches
printed Sunday that the sports IL
New York are betting on Roosevelt.
election and giving odds of two Il
one. When 1t Is considered that thu
Democrats have not yet nominated
a ticket, can anything be more sig
~nificant as to the feeling there?
should say not. The Democrats hav
emit any show at all this year, ant
they know it,"
'"What about your new chairman?
Senator Waite was asked.
"To my mind. and to the minds o
all the other members of the commit
tee" he replied, The Is the right ma
for the place. The very fact that h
was the presidents choice was suffi
cient argument to most members o
the committee, but aside from that
he was recognized as being a partio
ularly good organizer and An espec
tally capable leader. Mr.. Cortelyol
made a brief address to the commit
tee which would have won him tn
confidence of every member. had h,
not already had 1t. | believe that h
will prove to be a capable manager
The very fact that Mr.. Roosevelt
election 10Y seems absolutely certain
however, will not result in a lax cam
paign. Mr.. Cortelyou will go into tn,
fight as II Mr.. Roosevelt's election
really depended upon the campaign
that was put up for him."
Senator Waite is one of the larg
wool producers of Montana. Will
In the east he marketed one clip o
10000 pounds at eighteen cents
pound, and has about as much NOR
yet to sell.
81 am almost beginning to think.
said Senator Waite to a friend. tina
| was a little hasty in selling tina
first clip at eighteen cents. The Mon
tana woolman Is certainly not max
ing n complaints this year."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Doesn't Crystal White soap look
better than the common yellow soap?
1t works better. too. Same price as
the other kind. Ten bar package soc
at Powers.
Jack Patterson, wool buyer for Jer-
emiah Williams & Co., and Johnson,
buyer for Luce & Manning. are ex-
pected to arrive in Lewistown to-
night or tomorrow.
On July 4th the Montana railroad
will sell tickets to and from all
points on the road at a n and one
third rate for the round trip. All ag.
ents of the company will sell tickets
at this rate.
Postmaster Stephens desires ii i'm
pressed upon the people living along
mail routes who now receive or expect
to receive their mail by special sacks
left and taken by the stage drivers.
that the law requires the sacks or
boxes to be so placed alongside the
road that the driver may reach same
without dismounting from his horse
or alighting from his wagon. Sacks
thrown into the grass, hung at a dis
lance from the road, or letters placed
in caches, need not be handled by
the drivers.
Doesn't Crystal White soap look
better than the common yellow soap?
1t works better, too. Same price as
the other kind. Ten bar package soc
at Powers.
/ The Tivoli has now q good list of
attractions and the promise made by
the management at the start that
nothing but good, clean attractions
would be permitted Is being fulfilled.
Jas. Fraser, wool buyer for Brown
clips of Frank Degner, 10000 pounds,
and John Hendricks, 10000 pounds.
The price paid could not be learned.
A warrant for the arrest of a mar
by the name of st. John, who lives
near Armells, was sworn out yester-
day by Stock Inspector Thomas Shaw.
st. John Is accused of having taken
up a horse belonging to Oscar Steph-
ems. Deputy Ffrmin Tullock went Qua
after the man this morning.
A $3.50 Kimball piano good as new
dirt cheap for cash. Call at once at
Hoffman House. r. ". Hutchinson.
A team which was being driven by
Mrs. Halverson, who lives about nine
miles from this city on the Gilt Edge
road, and her daughter. became un.
manageable yesterday morning as the
ladies were driving into town and
before they could be stopped had
thrown the elder lady out. She was
quickly picked up by Alec. Branson
and Others and carried to the home
of Mrs. Froembling and DIR. Foley
summoned. Her injuries proved not
to be as serious as were at first
thought and she was able to be driv-
en- to her home in the afternoon.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29
o o PRICES IN 1895.
Cleveland Was Then President and
Tariff Reform Prevailed.

Following are some Fergus county
wool sales, made in 1895 and given in
the Argus of July Is, that year:
Herman Witt, 10000 pounds to Jas.
G. Fraser for Gross, Blackwell &
Kell, IL IL cents; Lee Jacobs, $4,000
pounds to A. A. Morris, for Denny,
Rice & Co., at 10h cents; Asbridge
& Battams, 10000 pounds to A. A.
Morris, for Denny, Rice & Co., at 10
cents; George Bean. 10000 pounds to
w. J. Stratton, for j. Koshland & Co.,
10A cents; Bert Martin, $4,000 lbs.
to p. NJ. Gallagher. for Dewey. Gould
& Co, l2A cents; Donald Fowler, H..
900 pounds to Bach, Becker & Co..
10A cents; f. l.. Ashley, $4,000 lbs.
to James G.. Fraser, for Gross. Black
well & Kelly, Tx cents; ID. f. Stay.
ton, 10000 pounds to Stratton at IL
cents: II. f. Clement, 10000 pounds
to Stratton at 9& cents.