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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
An Interesting Feature of the
st. Louis Fair.
Ora MIS- LOG CABIN
ALLEGED BIRTHPLACE OF ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN.
Replica of the Robert Burns Cottage at
Ayr-House in New Orleans Where
Transfer of Louisiana Was Made.
GRANTS LOG CABIN
BY WILLIAM Z. CURTIS.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star and
Chicago Record Herald.
ST LOUIS. September %, 1904.
The state buildings at this exposition are
much more Imposing and interesting than
those in Chicago; more money has been
spent upon Them considerable amount of
1t having been raised by subscription among
patriotic people when the legislatures of
their states refused or neglected to supply
the funds. Larger sums of money have
been expended upon state buildings here
than was ever known at an exposition be-
fore, and thirty-seven of the forty-fve
states are represented by individual build
ings, which serve as rest houses rendez-
vous, post offices and temporary homes for
visitors to the exposition from those states
and for the exhibition of historical and
other articles which are too precious to be
placed in the big exposition buildings Six
teen of the thirty-seven state buildings are
typical and instructive from various points
Of view, and twelve are reproductions of
the homes of great men or of buildings in
which great events have occurred Scattered
among them, in striking contrast to the
grandeur OF the exposition palaces, are sew
eral log cabins in which heroes of our ma
ton and others have been born or have
spent the humble years OF their lives.
The Grant Log Cabin.
Ulysses S Grant to the republican conven-
ton for President at Chicago in 1880 Ros-
coe Conkling said:
II you ask me where he halls FROM
My sole reply shall be
That he comes from Appomattox
And its famous apple tree.
Il Mr.. Conkling could have visited this
fair he might have been furnished with an
even more impressive figure of speech for
we have here the original of the log cabin
which General Grant built with his own
hands on the old Ridge road nine miles
southwest of st. Louis in the fall of 1854
and where he lived three years with his
wife and children after his retirement from
the army, and struggled unsuccessfully to
make a living by cutting cord wood and
hauling II to St Louis to sell on the streets
Those were gloomy and hopeless years that
were spent at 'Hardscrabble" as the cabin
was called, and the Grant family were glad
TO leave 1t when his father offered him
wages of $50 a month to help in the tannery
and leather store at Galena.
The cabin was brought here from the
bottoms and will remain forever in For
son to coming generations. Fred Grant and
Ulysses. jr., lived in that cabin as children
Mrs. Sartoris was born there, and they
have all been to see IL here and have re-
membered interesting incidents of the
family life.
Where Lincoln Was Born.
The cabin in which Abraham Lincoln is
said to have been born, down on Rock
Spring farm, In Hardin county. Kentucky,
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Popping the Question.
From the New York Press.

One of the millionaire cotton merchants
of the United States was exceedingly timid
In the presence of his adored one. Every
body knew he was desperately in love, but
he had not courage to pop the question. The
parents of the girl invited him to spend
the weeks end at their country place, with
a view to help matters along. Instead OF
a blessing or grace at the table 1t was the
family's habit to recite a verse from the
Bible and all guests were invited to Join
in this diversion. With matrimony on the
brain our young expert on the staple quot
ed, when called on at breakfast Sunday
morning-"He that getteth wife getteth
a good thing from the Lord" After that
everything was easy. lie married the girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
Where Lincoln Was Born.

The cabin in which Abraham Lincoln is
said to have been born. down on Rock
Spring farm, In Hardin county, Kentucky,
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awfully good fellow he was, while patted
his neck, rubbed his big ears, and felt his
horn pedicles, which are now two very de-
cided Jumps, one over each eye. Then,
while he was busy nbbling some grass, l
ran on ahead, turned bend in the road,
and, jumping over a stone wall, hid my
self to see what the fawn would do when
he missed me. From where I lay 1 could
just see the bend in the road, and pres
emily the fawn came trotting along looking
straight ahead. He passed me, but hardly
had he done so when he stopped and looked
around. I dropped low, out of sight, and
a minute later, peering carefully over the
wall, l saw the young deer's head turned
straight in my direction, and in an instant he
trotted up and looked at me over the wall.
He evidently suspected the position Of my
hiding place before he trotted up, but why
l am not yet prepared to say. believe
that he scented me, for I am sure he did
not see me, and 1 hardly think he heard
me. However, 1 have arranged to try the
experiment again, with some one else to do
the watching, and leave me free to hide
with as little noise as possible.
Never Forgets Milk.
- No matter how busy the fawn has been
during the day, he seldom fofgets his bot
tie of milk at night, and some time during
the evening we are pretty sure to hear his
little hoofs pattering on the floor Of the
piazza. If a door is opened, in he comes,
gently but fearlessly, and after taking his
milk and perhaps slice of bread or cake
he patters gently out again into the dark
ness. ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
Hide and Seek.

BY and by he got tired of it, and trotted
up to me with his mouth open. and with his
tongue lolling out, and told him what an
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31

by Charles Whitcomb and associates,
who W about sixty claims in the
district.
Mr.. Whitcomb was in Helena dur.
ing last week and purchased a large
supply OF material for mining. He
left Sunday night for the north,
Mr.. Whitcomb is also interested
in sheep raising in the Little Rockies
and has been a resident OF that sec
ton for the past six years. He is a
practical assayer and mining nan as
well as stock grower.
The lead from which the r is to
be taken to supply the new mill is
claimed to be 30 feet wide with an
average value of s2i to the ton.
Congress has helped to make the
camp in the Little Rockies a success
by segregating a portion of the Bel
KNAPP Indian reservation. which orig
inally included a big part of the min
eral belt.
Landusky is the principal town in
the district and is about 60 miles
south Of Malta on the Great Northern
railway.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
MUCH WOOL
WAS SHIPPED
Figures From Officials Of the Local
Warehouse Show Over Two Mil.
lion Pounds Sent Out.
MANY LARGE CLIPS BROUGHT IN
List of Individual Clips Brought to
the lewistown Warehouse During
the Season.

The wool figures are out at last and
show that the woolgrowers OF Fergus
county have supported Lewistown in
her enterprise in a most commend
able manner The total amount baled
out was 2,315.S57 pounds. Most Of
the wool OF the county was brought
to the local warehouse although some
in the districts farthest away was
sent to Great Falls and Billings, 1t
is probable that next year the
mount received here will be far in
excess OF that brought in this year,
for il will not be a new venture then
as il was this summer. The report
OF those in charge of the warehouse.
as TO the wool baled out here. is CIV
en- below. The figures and weights
here given were take- as the wool
was weighed out to be loaded on the
s,,a
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Taken With Cramps.

VIM. Kirmse. q member vi the
bridge gang working near Littleport.
was taken suddenly III Thursday night
with cramps and a kind Of cholera,
His cas- was so eyeie that he had
TO have the members Of the crew
wait upon him and Mr. Clifford was
called and consulted. He told them
he had n medicine In the form OF
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar'
rhoea Remedy that he thought would
help him out and accordingly several
doses were administered with the re.
sui, that the fellow was able TO be
around next day. The incident speaks
quite highly of Mr.. Giford's medl.
cines-Elkador, Iowa. Argus.
This remedy fails. Keep 1t
in your home, it may save life. For
sale by all druggists and dealers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Price Paid in Dividends.

Official notice has been made that
the Kendall Mining company, had de
clared its regular monthly dividend
of 5 cents per share, calling for the
payment of $4,000 to stockholders.
This mine has 10 paid, in divi.
dends, a sum equal to that paid for
the property by Finch & Campbell,
the principal owners-S46O. 900. These
payments have all been made in less
than two years, and it is expected
that the dividends for the current
year will be $350,000. The company
is capitalized for S2,500,000, with
shares at a par value of s. each.
Its assets represent an actual cash
investment of nearly $4,000 900 and it
has no Indebtedness whatever. while
its output is being steadily increased
and the cost of operation has been
materially reduced within the last
eight months.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
FlATWlllOW ITEMS.
(Received too late for publication las
week.

CReceived too late for publication last
week.
Miss Mabel Coleman left this morn
ing for her home in the east.
Mr.. Winnet and family were in
town trading YESTERDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Kelly leave fOi
Lewistown today. They go in on bus
mess connected with the land office
Anna and Carl Moshner have re
turned to Lewistown after a -four
weeks visit in F1atwillOw.
The county is erecting a new bridge
over the F~latwillow crossing. II was
very badly needed as the old n was
daily expected to fall.
Mr.. Wells has gone 10 Musselshel
to meet Miss Thompson, who will Wis
it with Mrs. Wells a few days before
returning to Lewistown for the win
ter term of school.
The Stephens roundup was through
Flatwillow. They are taking a herd
OF beef cattle to the railroad.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
MOORE ITEMS.

The Hotel Denton has been rented
by Mr.. Smith near town. He will
take possession September LIST.
A girl baby is reported at the home
OF n. d. Parcher on Beaver creek.
A young folks party is slated TO be
held at Verge Stapleton's next Friday
night.
VIM. Barney has his two dwelling
houses almost done and they are both
rented In advance.
There are rumors in the air that
there is to be a wedding in this neigh
borhood in the near future.
Quite a big fire could be seen for
the last day Or so on the tlmbered
hills neal the Beaver creek church.
At present il seems 10 have almost
died out.
Old gentleman Coffman has rented
his ranch to n. ID. Parcher and him
self and family intend 10 go coasting
the coming winter; no. ! mean they
Intend to go TO the coast 10 winter.
The ranchmen in the vicinity OF
Moore are much pleased to know that
we are to Dol have a grain elevator
at this station. This will greatly as,
sist in giving us a more steady mar
ket for the various kinds of grain
which are being raised in this part
of the county.
l.. Wolf is threshing Tor Frank Slap
Teton at present writing. ell is us.
ing a self feeding attachment this sea.
o and it is a great success. II dis.
penses with the use OF TWO band cut
tiers and a feeder and does its work
well. In fact 1t may be compared 10
a lazy nan when he gets his feet un'
der the dinner table-foeds quite reg.
ular, very fast and from both sides.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Notice to High School Pupils.

The county high school viii oSen on
Tuesday. September 9Th II is hoped
that as far as possible all pupils will
be present promptly thc first day. and
be prepared for work from the very
start. II Is best for pupils to come
supplied with tablets and pencils, ana
also with such books a- they may
know they will need. To- case any pu'
pill is in doubt rcgar4lns his work
for the ensuing term. ] can be found
at the high school building any al
ternoon from two 10 tour ana VIII be
glad to consult with students or par
ents regarding the studies Of any pu-
pill. Our aim Is to begin work on the
morning OF the opening day, and we
desire that pupils will be ready to
make as much OF the first hali day as
any other in the term. Every boy and
girl eligible to the high school should
arrange to take advantage OF the op-
portunities offered.
p. NJ. SILLowAY, Principal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
The ONLY CITY Directory.

r. l.. Polk & Co. have almost com
pleted their canvass for names in the
city of Lewistown. The men who are
gathering data for this work will now
commence their work in Fergus coun.
ty. r. l.. Polk G. Co. have an excel
lent system OF keeping trace OF re.
moVals after the canvass has been
completed. A memorandum is made
of all vacant houses when the men
are engaged in taking the names. az
ter completion of ca..Gss pr just be.
fore the printing Of r,' work Is begun.
the memorandum Jf vacant houses
are brought into r,quisition and each
vacant house is visited and If occu.
pied the names OF occupants are TAX.
en- and the question asked. Where
did you move from" Note Is taken
Of the house vacated and that house
in due time is visited and the same
course pursued as in the first in.
stance.
The exercising OF this system Is
equivalent to making another canvass
OF the entire city. There are man,
details OF a similar nature in directors
work which tend towards making ar
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31

On Wednesday Miss Marie Bach
gave a very pretty anu delightful al
ternoon in honor of her guest, Miss
Elizabeth Morrow. There were Two
guessing contests. In which Miss
Maud Hilger and Miss Frocmbling
carried off the prizes. 4 dainty and
delicious lunch was served. Those
who enjoyed Miss BachS hospitality
were the Misses Margarot akcield,
Helen Eldridge. Leila Stuart, Ella OF.
ten, Eva Hall. Bessie Keller Alice
Cannon. Constance barrow Elsie Ho-
bensack, Maud Hilger. Pauline Froem-
bling. Marguerite Long and Cleo Dca-
ton.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31

Mrs. Jacob Holzemer was the hos.
tess Of a novel and very delightful
musical on Friday afternoon. About
forty ladies We're present ana enjoy
ed a program of instrumental and yo-
cal music. Mrs. Brewer and her two
little talented daughters proved a
great attraction and were heartily APP
plauded. Mrs. Hazen, Mrs Boggs and
Mrs. Symmes also assisted in the
program and Ii is needless To say
gave very beautiful numbers. Re
freshments consisting of ice cream,
cake and punch were served.
ST. James Guild Were entertained
by Mrs. Meredith and Mrs. Hoffman
on Saturday afternoon AT the "Hoff'
man. The parlors were p%rettily dec
GRATED in sun flowers and golden glow
and an orchestra added much 10 the
charm of the afternoon. Each lady
present was given a flower and a hand
painted card, and was asked To record
her guess as to how many petals
there We're. Mrs. W. A. Long came
the nearest and was rewarded with
a pretty prize. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. and Miss Atchison lett for q
visit To Helena. st. Louis and the
east yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner were called
away on Monday by the serious i'll
ness OF Mrs. Miners mother.
Mrs. j. b. Rauch and children and
Miss Elizabeth Morrow are spending
a few days at the Fergus ranch.
Mrs. Jacob Holzemer returned from
a visit 10 st. Louis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. DE Camp. o.
Helena. are visiting Mrs. David Hill
ger.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
VISITORS PROVE EASY.
Locals Have No Trouble in Beating
Gleneary by a Large Score.

Locals nave NO lTouple M bedblny
Glengary by a Large Score.
The base ball game Sunday after.
noon between the Lewistown and
Glengary teams was a farce from be-
ginning to end and il is such playing
as this that will kill base ball in this
town. Not only was the game lie.
sided but the local team did not try
to play, making glazing errors and
not being able to hit the Glengary
pitcher. Felix McGinn was the slab
artist for the %Scotchmen and he had
those old-time railroad curves" that
start to curve as soon as the ball
leaves the hand and the batter has
so long to wait for it that he gets
nervous and strikes o. soon. Never
theless he had most OF the Lewistown
boys on his string and they were
striking out and hitting little pop-ups
with surprising regularity.
Skibe and Myers were in the points
for the local team and they did not
exert themselves in the least. The
only man on the Glengary team who
hit the ball at all being the catcher,
dllu Ht tohutlltu " WV Soou lliAcs
He also participated in a queer play.
One of the Glengary men had over.
thrown first and the catcher was
standing al the plate with his mitt
and mask in his arm. when the first
baseman threw the ball to him and
it struck in the nit as it was held
under the catcher's arm and stayed
there. The catcher did not see the
ball until he saw it in the glove. An.
other feature was Foley's catch of a
high foul over the wire.
After a long and wearisome SEES
session the game was finished, in a
manner. with the score 25 TO 6 in
favor of Lewistown. The visitors put
up a good game until they got a lit
tie discouraged and then went to
pieces. They made a very creditable
showing when it is considered that
tht material there is to pick from at
Glengary is scarce and the time to
practice is small in the extreme.
There seemed TO be no excuse,
however, for the way some of the
home team played. If a game is
worth playing at all it Is worth play
ing well, and the boys knowing they
had an easy thing did not try to
play. There was a chance to get good
practice Sunday. but what practice
they did get didn't amount to much.
The score by innings:
d tEMSsTGWs- tdS5SSqS u u
The teams lined up as follows:
Lewistown-Skibe. p; Myers, C;
Foley, 1b; w. Bebb, 2b; Rogers, IS;
Lindley, 3b: r. Smith, II; Harrington
CT: J. Bebb, IF.
Glengary-Stapleton CT; McGinn
p; K%indsche, C; Hartman, Id; Trepp
2b; Wanebo. 3b; Tresch. II; Doolittle
SIS; Bricker. ri.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
In the Youo District.

Great Falls Tribune: Prof. o. c.
Morrison, who returned yesterday
from a prospecting trip in the Little
Belt mountains, says that there is
more prospecting gbing or at the
present time than fol the past Is
years, and the principal search has
been for cyanide ores.
In the East Yogo district. says the
professor, Butte capitalists have gone
in during the past two weeks. and at
the head of Lode gulch six claims
have been staked out, and from here,
running TO Yogo Badly, the surface
shows 4 per cent copper and values
running as high as so cents TO the
ton in gold. The Blue Dick lead. own
ed and controlled by Senator Paris
Gibson and Otto Schoenfeld. is down
IS feet and the owners expect to
strike the lead very soon.
On Dry Wolf creek, w. II. Albright
has ten men at work on iron claims,
and two miles west of Monarch, on
Tillinghast creek, Albright & Co. have
a number of claims ready for patent,
and they have exposed a body of iron
ore in cuts showing as feet. Of solid
specular magnetic iron.
On Pilgrim creek, states Professor
Morrison. Allen & Cunningham have
exposed, by development work, motto n.
ly a large body of iron, but a cyanide
proposition showing hundreds of tons
~assaying 81 to the ton. Randall &
Baker, on the north side of Deer
creek, are developing the Captain
Payne claims. which they have pur'
chased, and have produced ore run
ming up to $125 per ton in gold. The
miners have been bothered with choke
damp, however. to such an extent
that it has become necessary to place
a large amount Of new machinery.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Little Rocky Prospects.

There Is a prospect OF the mining
camp In the Little Rockies proving
one of the best cyanide districts in
the state, says the Helena Record.
Years ago 1t was thought to be a
good gold camp and a number of Hell
ena men located claims there. but
that was before the cyanide treat
ment of ore had been accepted as a
distinct success, and as the district
was remote from a railroad and the
ores not susceptible to free milling
most of the holdings were allowed to
lapse.
Since then other mining men have
gone into the camp and adopted mod.
ern methods for the treatment of the
class of ore found there.
The first cyanide mill vas put in
about a year ago by z. w. King and
others. 1t has a capacity of 100 tons
a day and is working on a big lead.
The mill is situated in a gulch about
three-quarters of a mile from the
mine, the ore being trammed that dis
lance to the mill in cars. The mine
and mill are working steadily and the
product in precious metals is said
to be satisfactory to the owners.
The same process OF milling Is
used as that at the Barnes-King mines
in Fergus county. consisting of rolls
for crushing the ores and cyanide
tanks. Z. W. King, who is one oil
the heaviest stockholders in this min
ing enterprise. is president of the
Barnes-King Mining company.
Another mill is soon to be built in
the district of the some pattern ant
capacity as the one now operating
there. This new mill is To be put il
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Sick Headarne.

For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache of a very severe char.
acter. She doctored with several emf.
nent physicians and az a great en-
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, 1904-08-31
Outdoor Cooking

We have had a book prepared by a
practical outdoor cook, which gives
many good suggestions and receipts for
cooking, building fires, care Of camp,
etc, and will prove of interest nd
help in camping, cruising, hunting and
on the mine and ranch. We will mail
a copy, without charge, to any of our
patrons. Write for copy of "Mine
and Ranch" t o
PRICE BAKING POWDER co.
CHICAGO.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Society . Notes


Master Jack Waite entertained 4
few of his young friends on last Mon.
day afternoon at the homc OF MIR f.
+. Wright. The after noon Was de-
voted to sports OF different kinds, \
very animated target practlc, result.
ed in Barlow Cheadle making the
highest score. Refreshments were
served on the lawn and Were given
full Justice. Mr.. Wright had The af-
fair in charge and proved himself
more than equal TO the occasion. The
boys said il was the finest party they
had ever attended.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Hereford Cattle,

Pure bred bull calves for sale.
will also have a few COWS and heifers
for sale every year. This is a good
opportunity for anyone wishing to
start a herd OF high class cattle. In.
spection of my stock is invited and
all inquiries ami correspondence will
receive prompt attention.
DUANE BUTTERFTELD,
Stanford, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
Worlds Fair Rates.

Great Falls to ST. Louis and return,
$3.50.
Great Falls to Chicago and return,
$3.50.
Great Falls to st. Louis, returning
via Chicago or vice versa, s53.75.
Tickets on sale every Tuesday, May
to October, inclusive. also June 9th,
10th and 18th. %Stopovers allowed
within going limit of ten days, and
returning within final limit of ninety
days from date of sale.
For further particulars apply to
c. W. DOHERTY,
Agent Lewistown.
L. H. YOUNG, Ticket Agent, Great
Falls,