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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17
"HOME AND MOTHER"

Nan Patterson was released last
week and Immediately left New York
for her home in Washington.
The dispatch says: when the car
riage conveying the party reached the
corner of the street adjacent to the
Patterson residence, the impatient girl
could restrain herself no longer. She
sprang from the vehicle and ran down
the block, stopping to hug and kiss
her relatives as she came to them on
their way to meet her. She hesitated
only long enough to give brief greet
ing to each in her hurry to reach
home and mother. She disappeared
through the door after running up the
steps with outstretched arms and the
word mother on her lips"
The reader will naturally wonder if,
when leading her fast pace, Nan Pat
terson really often thought of home
and MOTHER When in the glare of
the footlghts she sought the applause
of the world, through the meager tai
ents she possessed, did she think of
those things now apparently so dear
to her? Could she have thought often
of "home and mother" when she went
from bad to worse and became the
mistress of Caesar" Young? With
money, rich jewels and everything at
her command, why should she? What
more could she desire in her gay
world? Mother, father, home, are ali
good enough in a way, but the thought
of them is too tame for one who lives
fast life and hungers for the flattery
and adulation of men to the world.
But "the way of the transgressOr
is hard" the swift pace ends in a
tragedy, in which Nan Patterson is
charged with being the chief actor.
Twice she has been tried, and
no verdict reached The world will
never know whether she is innocent
or guilty of the charge of murder, but
1t knows that she IS guilty OF enough
to wreck her life. In all her trials.
legal and mental, a fond father was
ever present giving aid and comfort,
and now when she is free, Nan Pat
terson hurries to reach ''home and
mother"
What pity she had not always
given them first place in her heart
and led a decent, virtuous life. In
the hour of gloom and deepest sor-
row the thoughts of home and moth
ar" transcend all others. and in the
JOY Of freedom they are the magnet
hat draws her thither by the fastest
method of locomOtiOn.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17
THE PRESIDENT AND THE CHI.
CAGO STRIKE.

1t is evident President Roosevelt
found no ground upon which he could
be warranted in offering his services
in bringing the Chicago strike to an
end, and it does not appear that he
was asked to do so by either side tc
the controversy. Representatives OF
the striking teamsters met the presi
dent and presented him with a. Wig
orous yet unfortunately worded pro
test against the sending of federal
troops to Chicago, to which he made
characteristic reply. Inasmuch as
the local authorities had not exhaust
ed all of its resources in the effort to
maintain order and there yet remained
the national guard of the state to rely
upon for assistance, no steps had
been taken as regards the calling for
national troops. It is, of course, the
last resort, when absolutely necessary
to protect life and property and re.
store order.
The president. in replying to the
protest, which was ill-timed and in.
flammatory. said:
Il have no knowledge of what the
situation is or what steps would prop.
erly be taken to end it. I feel, how.
ever, that in view of the one state.
ment, or series of statements, in your
letter, ought to say this: regret
that you should in the letter have
spoken at all of the use of the federal
army as you have there spoken.
NO request has been made to me
for action by the federal government,
but at the same time, Mr.. Shea, l
want to say one thing with all the
emphasis in my power: In UNFOLDING
law and order, in doing what he is
able to do to suppress mob violence
in any shape or way, the mayor of
Chicago, Mayor Dunno, has my hearty
support. am glad to be able to say
this to you, gentlemen, before l say
it to anybody else. Now let me re.
peat that know nothing of the rights
or wrongs of the points at issue. What
l have to say is based purely upon
what l regard as the unfortunate
phrasing of letter presented to the
president of the United States.''
The president further said that he
was "a believer in unions, an honorary
member of one union, but the union
must obey the law just as the cor
poration must obey the law, just as
every man, rich or poor. must obey
the law. AS yet no action has beer
called for by me, and most certainly
if action is called for ny me, l shall
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

In most cities there is an ordinance
prohibiting the throwing of waste pa
per and other refuse into the street.
If Lewistown has such an ordinance
its provisions are not obeyed. During
the heavy winds prior to the storm
last week. pieces of paper were seen
flying through the air, accommodating
in the streets and alleys, as well as
on the lawns of residence property
and clinging to wire fences, where they
were held until the wind subsidized
If every one would take the pains to
burn up waste paper instead of con
verting it into a miniature flying ma
chine, the city would have much
better appearance and residents would
get rid of something that bids fair
10 rival the dandelion as nuisance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

1t looks as though the year 1905
would have to its record a chapter
of horrible catastrophes. The death
dealing tornado has already visited
Kansas and Oklahoma. while Harris
burg, Pennsylvania, is the scene of a
disastrous railroad accident, in which
thirty people are killed and hundred
injured. Human foresight could not
have prevented the destruction Of life
and property by the former agency
whatever may have been due 10 care,
leSsneSS in the latter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

Walter Wellman. in Washington
special to the Chicago Record-Herald
quotes well known railroad attorney
as saying: IF we defeat all railway
legislation in the next congress, the
American people will rise up and in
sist upon re-electing Mr.. Roosevelt to
the presidency" But President Roose
welt has recently declared under no
circumstances would he accept anoth
what he SAYS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

ing hand, and toss your bird aloft.
On, 1t looks easy, but try it, and il
you don't go into a snarl then lose
my guess. And l want to say right
here that a fullblooded falcon is a
bad thing to fool with. They don't
take to rough handling. They have
bad tempers and get one thoroughly
aroused, and the bird is no good for
hunting. the rest of that day, at least.
Il believe the day is coming when
falconry will be a recognized sport
in this country. Yes, know 1t seems
cruel, but Is it any more cruel than
any other form Of huntinE-ls it.
nowr
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

President Roosevelt was entertain
ed by the Democratic Iroquois club
of Chicago during his stay in that
city last week. He was given a warm
greeting by it's members. The speech
es were on a high plane and there
was no friction or awkward situations
to mar the pleasure of those partici-
pating. 1t was tribute of respect
for Theodore Roosevelt as man.
1t is doubtful if any of his predeces-
sors had stronger following among
the people during incumbency of the
office. In honoring President RoOse
welt the Iroquois club honored itself.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

Six thousand men are wanted for
the American navy and it is announ-
ced that recruiting officers will soon
make tour of the west for the pur-
pose of enlisting young men for that
branch Of the service. Considering
that the pay is meagre the discipline
strict and the service monotonous, the
western boy would prefer the hurri-
cane deck of cayuse to that of a
cruiser or a battleship.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

1t is to be hoped that the represen
tatives of the Fergus county high
school who have gone to Missoula tC
participate in the inter-scholastic meet
will do themselves credit and win
some prizes up near the top. Our
boys made good showing last year
considering that it was their first eff
fort. The team is stronger this year
than last and it is more than likely
that such win be the case with those
they are pitted against in the differ
ent events.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

According to this estimate the popula-
ton of Montana at present is 1884.
Figures recently given based on the
school census of the state, make the
population 311,71, which probably
rate the population is lowering around
three hundred thousand
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

A number of stockmen are now Won
dering where the line is TO be drawn
to designate the north half of Fer
gus county. Just reach the conclu-
sion that you are not "in il" and let
it go at that
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

Now it is officially stated by the
Chicago Dressmakers' club that "ev.
cry woman in the country will have
hoops on before fall" And yet there
are some very worthy gentlemen Of
the cloth who are deploring the laxity
OF our divorce laws. Crinoline, Hor-
rible, most horrible!
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

Admiral Dewey denies that he ever
said that Rojestvensky would defeat
Admiral Togo when the fleets came
together. While not talking for pub.
LEGATION it is his private opinion that
the Japs stand to win. Neither fleet
seems to be in any hurry to determ
inc the question.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

The census bureau at Washington
has recently made it's annual estimate
of the population of the country. Ac-
cording to the figures given, the total
population, not including Alaska. is
now S2,51S,O20, an increase OF 6.2l4,
633 since the regular census of 1900
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

President Roosevelt will have to
surrender his laurels as a bear killer
to a man down in Maine, who killed
two cub bears and the mother bear
with pocket knife in a fight lasting
three hours or more.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

If you like figures, statistics and
mathematical propositions generally.
sit down and figure out what it would
mean to your town in dollars and
cents per annum, per month and per
diem. OF everybody would burn up
his mail-order catalogues) .-Independ-
emf
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

The storm on Arbor day prevented
its observance in this state. There
were no regrets except on the part
of the small boy who could not fully
meant to Montana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17
FALcoNRY IN VOGUE AGAIN.

Revival Of the Ancient Sport taxing
Place in European Countries.
Most people have fallen into the
common error of thinking of falconry
only in connection with the musty
old stories of gallant knights and gay
ladies of years ago." said sportsman
recently to the New YORK tribune
We'll, now. falcOnry isn't 80 oeau
as it might be. To be sure we oon
hear much of It over Vere IN AAeE'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

lea, but it is regaining its Old-timc
prestige in European countries. You
would be surprised at the extent it
is now being followed by the nobility
of England.
Until a short time ago goshawkins
was the nearest approach to the old
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17
THE COAL LAND DEAL.

The sale last week of the Sprins
Creek Coal company's property to
Samuel Gebo, who is said to repre-
sent H. l.. Frank, of Butte, was
transaction that may prove of great
importance to Lewistown. 1t is stated
that in due time a hundred men will
be put to work on the property and
the mine developed on an extensive
scale. This will give the city the ben
eft of quite a substantial pay roll,
which will be increased as the prop
erty is developed and and market
is found for the coal. Under imprOv-
ed methods of mining and consequent
cheaper production the price to con
sumers should be mucn less than at
present, thereby greatly increasing
the demand
There seems to be no question as
to the vast extent of the coal meas
ures lying east and south of Lewis
town and should this investment prove
profitable doubtless other properties
will be sought after by capitalists,
when Lewistown will become impor,
tant as a coal shipping center add
| ing another great industry to the 9th
| ers that go to make the town. Oh
course, its growth cannot be rapid ow
ing TO the comparatively small loea
| cOnsumDIIOn and the long haul to out
side markets, but it will gradually I'm
prove with development of the coun
~ and state.
The coal found in this region seems
to be the equal of that mined any
where in the state and there is nj
reason why the mining of it shoul'
not some day become great sourc'
of wealth.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

The innocent bystander" in Chi
cago is the one most likely to set hit
with brick. The safest place to
stand is on a skyscraper.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17
time sport, but now the real falcons
are croWding out the goshawk.

Never saw a hunt Of falcons
Well, sir, you have missed half your
life. You get out in the morning with
a good live bird, fullblooded falcon,
and if you don't have all the sport
you want for one day, then you ara
no sportsman. Easy, you say! Well
perhaps it is, but not until you have
had years of experience at it. You
have your hound start a big bird, say
pheasant. and in the excitement
that follows try to urge your horse
on with one hand. pull your birds
hoodstrtRg with your teeth and driv
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

In a race of American battleships
recently the Missouri distanced all of
its competitors. 1t didn't "have TO
be shown" either.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17
LEWISTOWN, MONT. May II, 1905

There was a great bear dance in the
mountains of Colorado after President
Roosevelt took his departure.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOHN N. YR00MAN, Editor and Proprietor.
HALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager.

No subscriber will be carried on our
books whose arrearages are greater
than six months All subscription &C.
counts are payable in advance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

Subscribers failing to receive their
papers will please notify this office,
that the cause may be Investigated
and reported to the proper authori.
ties.
, 1905-02-24
Hunting for Bill Thief,

Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb. 24.-The
committee appointed to investigate the
theft Of the original bill repeating the
breeders law and the substitution of
the forged measure reported this
morning that this had been done. The
house instructed the committee to in.
vestisate further, enlist the aid of the
attorney general and subpoena wit.
nesses. The house has offered"a ro-
ward of $1,000 for the conviction of
the thief. Governor Folk said he
would do all in his power to locate
the miscreant. 1t having developed
that the repeal measure would be u n
constitutional, anyhow, the friends of
the repeal consider the occurrence for
%tunate, as legal repeal can now be
made.
The house passed house bill No. 10,
repeating the breeders bill, by a vote
of 113 to I. 1t then passed the bill
drawn by Attorney General Hadley,
making pool selling and ~bookmaking
telonies.
, 1905-02-24
Ex-COUNCILMAN OF ST. LOUIS AC
cUsED OF BooDLING FOUND
NOT GUILTY BY JURY
AT BUTLER, MO.
Jurors Refused to Believe Testimony
Introduced by States Witnesses
and Were Swayed by sympathy
of kratz in His Illness-Custer
Massacre Survivor Under Arrest
at New York for Killing Man.

Butler, Mo-, Feb. 24.-The %acquitraI
Louis. accused of bribery, was a great
surprise to Circuit Attorney Sagcr,
Folks successor, and others. Sag"r
ascribes the acquittal to a disinclina.
ton of the jurors to believe the test.
mony of the conspirators and to the
sympathy aroused by Kratz's broken.
down condition following his flight to
Mexico. Juror Evilsizer said: I'VE
found for Kraft because we had no
confidence in the testimony of the
, 1905-02-24
LOVE LETTERS IN
A BOUND VOLUME
FOND NEW YORK WIFE PRINTS
LITTLE BOOK OF MESSAGES
FROM HER HUSBAND.
Luncheon and Anniversary CeIe-
bration and Presents Each Guest
With Copy of PubIication-A Joy
Gus Occasion.

New York, Feb. 24.-Mrs. Theodore
Sutro has contributed to the world OF
literature a beautiful and unique vol.
ume of prose and verse in the form OF
love letters and poems. written to her
by her husband during a long and un'
clouded married life.
At the outset the single purpose Mrs,
Sutro had in view was to offer to her
husband as evidence of her apprecia
ton of his devotion and of the love be
tween them. Later there came another
purpose, which she o explains
1T is my wish,' said Mrs. Sutro to
a reporter at her home, 302 west 102d
street, that this little volume may
teach husbands and wives that wed
ding anniversaries are good things tC
remember, for they recall a tenderness
and affection that never should be for
gotten
Today Mr.. and Mrs. Sutro received
all of the members of their family and
their intimate friends and entertained
them with music and luncheon Each
guest received a copy Of the book.
, 1905-02-24
KANSAS HOUSE POSTPONES &C.
TON ON SENATE MEASURE
AIMED At THE STAND
ARD OIL COMPANY.
Made Special Order for This Morning,
but Retains Its Place on Calendar
Hits at Longer Range Than In
tended-Theft of Bill in Missouri
Legislature observation-disclosures
Passes Anti-Tobacco Bill.

Topeka, kas., Feb. 24.-The senate's
anti-discrimination bill, which was
made the special order of business in
the house for 1890 O'Clock this morn,
ing, was postponed by a vote of 80 to
81. The bill retains its place on the
calendar and can be called up at any
time. This is not likely to occur, I'M
less some legal way is devised to make
it apply solely to the Standard Oil
company. AS drawn, the bill prevents
discrimination in the price of any COM
modify in one part of the state owe
another. Immense pressure was eX-
erted upon the house by over a hun
dred jobbers, who will be struck by
the provisions OF the bill. The meas
ure Is the only one of four aimed at
the Standard company, which is still
under consideration.
The house committee on judiciary
has made a report hat the anti-dis-
elimination bill be not passed, hold
ing it to be unconstitutional.
, 1905-02-24
SEARCHING FOR
NEGRO ASSA|LANT
HUNDREDS OF WHITE MEN AT
JACKSON VISITING HOMES
OF coLoRED RESIDENTS.
Declare They Will Burn Him If They
Find Him and Governor Has OF.
fered Large Reward for Man
AIive-Young Woman Will Prob.
ably Die From Her Injuries.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 24.-Hundreds
of white men are today Systematically
searching the home of every negro in
the city for the colored nan who as,
saulted a young white woman, with
the avowed intention of burning him
to death, while Governor Vardaman is
working hard to prevent a l%ynching.
The governor has sent his personal
friends abou ttown, as emissaries of the
law, to plead with the men to allow
the law to take its course, m has of,
fered $500 reward for the body of
the negro alive. The local militia com
pany has been ordered out and will
be used to protect the negro, if cap
tured alive. Excitement was greatly
increased this morning by the burning
of a colored church. The mol is rap
idly increasing. and pays little atten-
ton to the pleadings Of the governor.
Miss Mamie Marsh, who was assault.
ed by the negro, has not recovered
consciousness, and will probably die
from her injuries.
, 1905-02-24
JIM
NOW sunny jim
OFFERS TO PLAY JOHN L. SULLI-
VAN GAME OF cRooUET FOR
IMMENSE PURSE,
Ex-Champion Must Reduce His Weight
to Two Hundred and kinety-five
Pounds-SuIIivan's Challenge PIac-
ed as Joke by corbett, Who Places
Him In Croquet Class.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 24.-"l
will not fight John l.. Sullivan, but will
play him a game of croquet for $4,000
a side. providing John l.. will reduce
his weight to 295 pounds James J.
Corbett said today in reply to assur'
ances from Sullivan that his recent
challenge was sincere. "Sullivan's
challenge must be regarded as a joke,
as l really consider him in the GRO
quet class"
Corbett arrived here from New York
today and stated that his trip to Goth
am has decided him to leave the ring
permanently and make the stage his
life work. Several iattering offers, in
, 1905-02-24
Of KRATz
WAS GREAT SURPRISE
~'at,'s Witnesses and because of the
GOOD reputation given Kraft by bust
ness men"
Custer Survivor Arrested.

New York. Feb. 24.-"Bill' MCGEE,
SOLE survivor Of Clusters command at
ihr haul" Of Little Big Horn. who is
on trial in the criminal branch of the
supreme C0ur on the charge of Il
deer IN the first degree. tod on the wit
mes, stand yesterday afternoon how he
Killed Frank Mitchell. a salesman. in a
quarrel over a kidney stew.
II" got me mad about some kidney
stow had cooked which he made fun
Of and passed the lie. | told him if
Ihcir was anything | would not stand
Tor il was that, Look out for me when
YOU say that, | said. Let me tell you,
gentlemen, there's where Mitchell play
ed The fool
Niece said there was a lot of kitch-
ell ware in the sink thai had been wash.
ed. but not dried. Mitchell grabbed
one after another of these, he said, and
hUlled them at him. He vas struck in
tn" stomach and other parts of the
body by the missiles.
, 1905-02-24
LARAMIE LADY MERCHANT
LEASES CHEYENNE STORE,

Mrs. Mollie Ingersoll, the well
known lady dry goods merchant of
Laramie and one of the proprietors of
the Laramie Dry Goods company. has
leased the store room on Seventeenth
street recently vacated by the Chey-
cline Dry Goods company and about
March 18th will open up a large dry
goods establishment in this city, says
the Cheyenne Tribune.
Mrs. Ingersoll has beer in the city
for the past few days completing plans
for opening up her establishment here
but has now left for the east to pur-
chase goods. She has been engaged in
business in Laramie for many years
and is one Of the most successful mer-
chants in that city.
, 1905-02-24
HUNT|NC7ONS IN
RAILWAY PROJECT
SAID TO BE BACKING WESTERN
RAILWAY INSTEAD OF THE
GOULD INTERESTS.
Interesting Story Printed Today BY
San Francisco CaII-Frisco System
and Edward HawIy Said to Be Plan
ming Complete Line from Coast
to Gulf.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 24.-The
Call today prints a story that the West.
ern Railway project is backed by the
Huntington millions, instead Of Gould,
as heretofore believed. The Hunting.
ton fortune is being used in the COM
pletion of the new road from San Fran
cisco to Salt Lake. Millionaire Yoakum
of the Frisco system and Edward w.
Hawley are also interested. The Hunt
ing. Hawley- Yoakum trio also propose
the acquiring of a complete system
from San Francisco to the Mexican
Gulf by way of Denver.
, 1905-02-24
Three Hundred Corpses Found.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 24.-After the
race riots at Baku. 300 corpses were
found in the streets of the city. Most
All Armenian shops have been closed
and only the banks are doing business
under military protection. The latest
private reports from the Caucasus say
that trouble has broken out at Balak.
sany, lea Baku. The military forces
in the district are said to be Incapable
of suppressing the disorder.
, 1905-02-24
END Of HOPE FOR
A RATE BILL NOW
SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTER.
STATE COMMERCE ASKS TO
SIT DURING RECESS.
Will Take Testimony for Purpose Of
Preparing Some Measure for Reg
uIation Of Railroad Rates-Be-
Iieved to Mean Present Session
Will Not Enact Law.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 24.-The
senate committee on interstate com
merce today agreed on a resolution
asking permission to sit during the re.
for the purpose of preparing some
measure on the regulation of railroad
rates. The resolution provides for a
mediately after adjournment and
work during the summer, reporting at
the mex session. This means the end
of the hope of railroad legislation this
session.