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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
DECISION IN
HODGDONCASE
JUDGE LESLIE DECIDES AGAINST
AGENT OF BUGGY COMPANY
TWILL APPEAL.

Although Judge Leslie has decided
against c. G. HodgdOn in the now not.
ed license case which reached him
from this county on habeas corpus
proceedings. the controversy is by
no means ended. The defendants at
torneys, H. l.. De Kalb and Huntoon,
Worden & Smith, are preparing to
get the case before Judge e. X. Chea-
die again upon an agreed statement
of facts, and when the district court
has passed upon the issues presented,
an appeal will be taken by the losing
side to the supreme court for final
adjudication.
Hodgdon was fined $3.50 upon being
found guilty in a justice court Of sell
ing eastern carriages in Fergus coun-
ty without license. With view
of testing the validity Of the law,
Hodgtlon refused to pay the fine or
the license, and gave himself up to
Sheriff Slater. The matter was taken
directly to the supreme court and
that tribunal directed Judge Leslie to
hear it.
Hearing at Great Falls.
The case came up for hearing at
Great Falls last Saturday, when II. l..
De kalb and j. G.. HuntoOn appeared
for Hodgdon, and County Attorney
Roy E. Ayers and Assistant Attorney
General POOrman represented the
sheriff, and J. w. Freeman represent.
ed the Implement Dealers association
which is back of this prosecution.
Counsel for HodgdOn attacked the
license law on the ground that it in
terfered with interstate commerce.
At the close of the argument, Judge
Leslie took the question under advise
ment, and later he filed the following
order in the case:
'In the above entitled proceeding
the defendant, Lincoln p. Slater. sher-
if of Fergus county, Montana, having
in pursuance of a writ issued by the
supreme court of the state of Mon
tana. appeared in person and produc
ed the body of the relator C. G. Hodg
don, and having filed his answer and
made returns showing by what au
thority he had in custody the said
relator appearing in person and by
counsel and the matter having been
argued and submitted and the court
being advised
"And it appearing that the relatol
is held in custody ald not in violation
of any Of his legal rights
'It is ordered that the writ be and
is hereby dismissed and that relator
be remanded to the custody of said
sheriff"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
DISORDERS IN
RUSSIA GROW
New Danger Spots Are Said to be De.
veIopins in Various Sections Of
the Great Empire.
cossAcks ATTACK PREACHERS
Collisions Between Troops and Citi.
zens May Occur at Any Time in
PoIand-Martial Law.

81. petersburg, June 27.-TheSe are
gloomy days for the government of
Russia. Every new dispatch accentu-
ates the seriousness of the situation in
Poland and the Caucasus, where a
state of almost open war exists, and
reports of strikes, demonstrations and
agrarian disorders are pouring in from
many parts of Russian proper, as If
the volleys fired at Lodz had been the
signal for an outbreak of general dis
orders like those following the events
of January %. RED Sunday"
UP to the present st. Petersburg
and Moscow have not been affected.
but if mobilization is to be attempted
in the two capitals, as reported, a
recrudescence of former tumults is
likely to occur
Another danger spot is Georgia
(Rusisan trans-Caucasia), the war;
like inhabitants of which are deeply
incensed over the affront offered to
their clergymen, 70 of whom, while
meeting to discuss the question of
church and state, were attacked by
Cossacks, who dispersed the preach
ers with knouts. The priests, in their
protest against this action, laid their
country under an interdict like that
pronounced in the middle ages, by re-
fusing to solemnize baptisms, mar
riages and other rites of the church
until redress be given by the whole
orthodox church, of which the Geor-
gian church is part. There is much
discussion of the incident, and the
beating Of the priests has caused wide
indignation.
The situation offers a crucial test
of General Trepoff, and the new po-
lice minister is on trial before Russian
| to justify his selection for SO respon-
sible position.
The present trouble is all the more
sudden and the more unexpected COM
| ing on the heels of the good impress
sion produced by the emperor's recep-
tion Of the zemstvoists, and his prom
Use to consider their grievances and
to give the country a national assem-
bly, as rapidly as possible.
Dispatches from Poland continue to
be meager and unsatisfactory. Ap-
parently up to the present there has
been no recurrence of disorder on the
scale of the Lodz battle, but slight
cause may precipitate collisions be-
tween troops and people in Lodz, War
saw, Kalisch and other Polish towns
at any moment, with death lists as
large as that of Friday at LODI.
Fearing it's effect on the industrial
population, the st. Petersburg news
papers are forbidden even to repro
duce the account of the Lodz disor-
| ders appearing in the Warsaw Ohi-
cial Gazette, and though the fact that
rioting has occurred is allowed to be
chronicled, the censorship still bars
details.
A dispatch from Erivan reports q
new and alarming feature of the sit.
uation in the Caucasus, in the desire
of Persian Mohammedans to join their
brethren across the border, which
juncture would convert a racial strife
into a "holy war;" and kindle fame
which would devastate the southern
Caucasus and be extinguished only
by streams Of blood.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
Barn Struck by liohtninu.

The big barn on Carl AndersOn's 8
place. Az miles from town, was struck
by lightning during the thunder storm
that prevailed early yesterday morn
ing. and being set on fire by the bolt,
was soon reduced to heap of ruins.
The Anderson ranch is at present oc-
cupied by Dairyman Robert Morrison,
who has a number of fine COWS there.
but fortunately, at this time the ami
mails were out in the field. and thus
escaped injury. Mr.. Anderson says
the barn represented about $4.500 in
labor and material. He carried no in
surance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
SUTTON DRAMATIC COMPANY.
Successful Engagement Being Played
at the Opera House.

The Sutton Dramatic company OPEN
ed weeks engagement at the opera
house Monday evening. playing to an
audience that taxed the capacity of
the theatre. The audience was great
ly pleased with the performance, and
especially with the work of Miss SUIT
ton, who heads the company Anoth-
er big audience witnessed the perform
ance last night, and the advance sales
indicate that business will continue
uniformly heavy during the entire en-
gagement. A new play is given each
night. Uncle Dick Sutton, the IA
nous Butte theatrical manager, is
managing this tour, Miss Sutton, the
star of the company, being his daugh-
ter
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
NT., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, Ioos.


ent Camplin submitted two general
reports relative to this matter, in sub
stance, that while he found some
frauds were being committed. he did
not think the evidence warranted gen
eral suspension. No report was made
by him as to the character of the
land, hereinafter described in said
district.
On July Is, 1908, the secretary re-
ferred to this Office for report, two let
ters written by Senator Gibson in
which he repeated his charges rela.
tive to fraudulent proof in said dis.
trict and again requested an investi.
cation by this Office.
BY letter "P" of July q, 1903, Spec.
ial Agent d. j. Chadwick was directed
to proceed to Great Falls, Montana,
and make an investigation as to the
condition there prevailing.
am now in receipt of his letter
dated September 9th, in which he says
in part that acting upon information
obtained from printed statements, in
terviews with farmers and settlers
and from personal examination, he rec.
ommends that the following described
lands be withdrawn FROM entry under
the desert land law:
(Here is given list of lands rec
commended for withdrawaD.
He says also that the described lands
are table lands or high rolling hills,
all having natural growth of blue
joint and buffalo grass, affording excel
lent grazing and that it is impracti-
cable to artificially irrigate them; that
no irrigation schemes, either private
or cooperative, are in practice in that
region; that he has found the most
wonderful crops of hay, wheat, oats,
potatoes and grain hay grown without
artificial irrigation; that where lands
were inclosed he found moving ma
chimes cutting the native grass for
hay.
Relative to the matter of final desert
proof he says that many tracts of land
in that vicinity have been entered as
desert, yearly and final proof made
therefor and the only attempt to com.
ply with the law as to irrigation, has
often been to plOw some zig-zag fur
rows or in some depression, if there
be one, place a few stones (some-
times two or three wagon loads) then
a few loads of dirt and call the produc
ton a reservoir.
The printed statements mention.
ed are contained in "The Great Nor
thern Bulletin" (copy furnished) which
is published at st. Paul, Minn., and
are simply testimonials of settlers re-
siding in the vicinity of Great Falls,
Montana, as to the fertility of the
soil, the agreeable climate, etc., and
each asesrts that no artificial irriga.
tiOn is necessary.
In view of the showing made by
Agent Chadwick the land above de.
scribed is withdrawn under the des
ert land law and all desert entries
covering any of said lands will stand
suspended until Investigated by q
special agent to detetmine their bona
fides.
You will make the necessary notes
on your plats and tract books and
after receipt hereof, allow no entry to
be made under said act, for any of the
above described lands, except in cases
where the application or claim was
initiated prior to receipt of this let
ter in your office. Very respectfully
w. A. RICHARDS, Commissioner.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
"KID" LEE WEOS.
Prizefighter Marries Lewistown Cir
at Havre.

Havre, June 26.-"Kid" Lee. who
lost the title to the lightweight cham
pionship of Montana to Young Ketch-
el in Helena last week, today welded
Jennie T. Nicholas, of Lewistown,
Mont. The bride is also a sister-in-
law of Alderman C. w. Young, one OF
the landed proprietors of Havre and
promoter of varied industries. Kid
Lees name as given to the officiating
magistrate at the wedding is Guy B
Lee.
Kid Lee today closed a match tC
fight Tommy Wallace. of Philadelphia
July 3, at Havre. Wallace recently
lost in ten rounds to Tommy Reilly
in Great Falls. but claims he was Ov
erweighted. Lee makes the same
claim regarding his match with Ketch
el.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
Countess Accused Of Theft.

ST. Petersburg, June 27.-Theo. S.
Darling of New York and several 9th.
er guests at the hotel L'Europe, nave
been robbed of all their valuables
Mr.. Darling lost a necklace and quite
sum of money. Subsequently the
necklace was discovered in a pawn
shop. With the assistance OF the
American embassy efforts are being
made to recover the stolen property
Considerable mystery surrounds the
robbery. Suspicion fell on Russian
countess. but when accused she threat
ened TO sue the proprietors Of the no
tel. and no attempt has been made
to prosecute her.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
PORTLANDFAIR
WORTH SEEING
SENATOR WAITE SAYS LEWIS AND
CLARK EXPOSITION is A
SUCCESS.

State Senator J. D. Waite accom-
panied by his daughter Judith and j.
d. Waite, Jr., returned from Portland
Saturday, after an absence of a cou-
pie of weeks. While in Portland, Mr..
Waite attended the final meeting of
the board of federal commissioners
of the worlds fair lat which the final
report was completed. This will reach
President Roosevelt July l, and the
duties of the commissioners will then
end.
Fair is Success.
"The Portland fair" said Senator
Waite to the Argus. "is a success.
When we arrived good many of the
exhibits were not in place and there
was much to do before the fair can
be considered as fully complete, but
the exposition is most attractive as it
stands. 1t does not compare with the
st. Louis exposition, of course, but
1t is we'll worth trip across the con-
tinent to see. Taking the fair as a
whole, it is altogether creditable, and
the city has made every arrangement
for the entertainment of visitors.
do not believe anyone will go to Port
land and come away disappointed. In
the first place, the city itself is most
beautiful one, and offers all sorts Of at
fractions outside Of the fair. Then
the rates are moderate, and no attempt
is made to hold up the visitor any
where.
The Montana Exhibit
"The Montana exhibit is small one
bur it is we'll displayed and we'll hand
led, SO that it attracts no little at,
tention. 1t is part OF the exhibit shown
at ST. Louis, and few visit the grounds
without seeing il.
THE whole sound country is de-
| lightful just now, and a trip to the
fair city is a most pleasurable out.
| ing to any one
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
Martial Law Proclaimed.

Lodz, Russian Poland, June &c.
The governor general today proclaim.
cd state of siege in Lodz, and since
the proclamation of martial law the
situation has become quiet. The ru-
NOR of massacre of Jews has caus-
ed 10000 Jews to leave the town.
Scattered cases of rioting as a re-
suit of the insurrectionary spirit con-
tinue. One of these occurred in the
old Protestant cemetery, when a pa
troll was fired on from behind a wall.
The patrol charged and killed IL per-
sons.
Business is at standstill and all
traffic has been stopped.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28

Several of those who have unsoh CLIPS
are arranging for public sale to take
place at the Lewistown warehouse
about the middle of July, when all
these clips will be on hand, and it
should be a lively one, as much Of
the wool is very desirable.
One Buyers View.
In this connection, the view Of a
well known buyer, Alex. Livingstone,
representing Benedict & Livingstone,
will be of interest. Mr.. Livingstone
was in Helena this week, and predicted
that the present high price of wool
would continue for an indefinite per.
iod.
1--WE are paying from "a to 26 cents
for WOOL" said Mr.. Livingstone, ian
unprecedentedly high price for the pro-
duct. I see no reason why the pres
ent high prices should not continue
for an indefinite time. They may not
be quite SO high as this next year, but
will remain at high notch. The
present high price for wool is the
result of natural causes, and not the
result of shortage in the wool crop
anywhere else. 1t is due to the fact
that there is great demand for the
manufactured product produced by the
eastern mills. The United States is
only producing now about two-thirds
of the wool consumed by it's manu-
facturerS"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28
"noxn With the Gar"

Genoa, June 27.-A hostile demon
stration took place Saturday night at
the Russian consulate here. There
were cries of down with the czar,'
and windows we're broken. The po-
lice dispersed the mob.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28

The local order of Elks will give a
stag social Friday evening.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28

Continued on page Two.)
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-28

The biggest sheep deal made in
Montana this year was closed up last
week, when Oscar Stephens sold IL
the Custer Land & Sheep company his
entire band, numbering 10000 head
of sheep and lambs. The price paid
was $2.40 per head, including this
years lambs, and Mr.. Stephens gets
the wool, so that the sheep really
bring him somewhere in the neighbor
hood of 81 per head, allowing for the
lambs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-23
"BACK-TO-N NATURE
PREACHER is DEAD

(By Associated Press)
z CHICAGO. Nov. ae.-Unablc to retain
nourishment owing to long periods OF
fasting. John Kleinst, the "back-to-nfia ma
ture" preacher. ded yesterday. kleinst.
who was 80 years old, had Travelled AZ
over the country OH foot, wearing only
sandals and clad in the thlnnest and
.coarsest garments. When he did not fast
lie lived on roots and herbs.
8 One Of his beliefs was that the day OF
judgment was at hand and frequently he
would stop persons on the street and with
uplifted fingers warn them to prepare
for tho last day. He wore no under
clothing, and for a few months he was q
familiar figure in the downtown streets.
in which he sold pamphlets advocat ting
his ideas OF getting back to nature.
II c was committed to the Dunning in
sane asylum three months ago. a friend
in Peoria, ILL.,, 1t is said procured his re-
lease and took him to that city. He
walked tc Chicago, and arrived here two
weeks ago in an emaciated condition from
ia stinc. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-23
MANY Delegates Here.

About fifty delegates to the Farmers
Convention are in attendance. among
them may be mentioned the following:
Hon. 4. F. Sargent. Of New York; II on
j. z. Watson Commissioners OF Agricul-
lture Of South Carolina; Mr.. S. B. Woods,
President of the State Horticultural So
ciety, of Virginia; Hon. j. z. Hudson
Commissioner Of Agriculture of Georgia;
Hon. s. II. Hume, ;of North Carolina
Mr.. a. L. Qu:ntance, of Washington. J..
NJ. Mechanism. OF Georgia. W. T.. Hut
5chinson Of Georgia.; DIR. r. E. Rose. of
Florida: Dr. A.. d. Melone of Washing
ton; DR.. TAFT Butler OF North Carolna;
Professor B. Il. Galloway. chief of the
Plant Bureau at Washington; w. p
Hunter, Of Louisiana; B. 8. Bennett Of
Texas: w. K. Dodson, of Louisiana, and
S. G. Lee Of the same State.
In a short talk with a Times-D Dispatch
man last night Commissioner koiner
SAID:
",rhe convention is a success. could
wish that a thousand Virginia farmers
could be here TO hear the discussions OF
Tomorrow and next. / am hoping that
many from the surrounding counties viii
come in. They can learn great deal.
Mr.. Koncr added that the ladies O.
Richmond are cordially invited to attend
the meetings and he hopes to see many
of them on hand to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-23
CAT IT'S NLG0 SUIT
AT LAST CONES TO END
Non-Suited On Ground That No
Malice Proven On Kilgo
or Duke.
Especial 10 The Timcs-Dispatcho

I
RALEIGH, N. G., November 22-The
end has been reached at last IN the in-
nous damage suit of Rev. ]. T.. Gnttis
VS.. President John c. Kilgo and 3. n.
Duke, of the board Of trustees Of Trinity
College, in that the Supreme Court this
a ftcrnoon delivered q decision sustaining
the order Of Judge Fred Moore, In tho
Wake county Superior Court, ALLOWING;
O non-suit on the ground that the plain
tiff had not shown malice on the part OF
either Kilgo o. Duke in the publications
OF the proceedings OF. the college drcc-
tors complained of. The court Vas
evenly divided, two being for a reversal
OF the non-suit as to kilgo and two for
sustaining the non-s.rit, this even division
amounting to AN affirmation of the non-
suit. This is the third time the case has
come up on appeal. The first appeal hay
the second $1,000 damages,
Tho court also issues an opinion re-
versing the order of Judge Justice, In the
Wake court, for a mandamus 10 Issue
against thu lldermcn OF Raleigh for them
to order an election on the question ot
"dispensary'' or open saloons, the 70
suit being that there Will be no election
in Raleigh on this question this yelr
The decision of the court Is based on tho
ground that u Registered" voter III 4 he
meaning of the law is not only n man
who Is Registered" but&Whp also paid
his poll tax as required by the am end
ment to the Constitution. HI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-23
REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS
AND STUDIES ON THE STOMACH,
How To Eat Properly.
ny Or. VALENTINE.

listed sled .P BOOK Called SThe A, i, y. OF Our
Own Nutrition In which he advocated,
sDo right the feeding Of, your body;
arJght.o After . dozen years OF uninter;,
rirptod experiments upon himself and
upon dogs, cats and other animals, Mr.
Horace Fletcher concludes that the avor-
ago human being cats three times MS much
as Is good for him; that by eating only
stones famous thirty-two bltos Of each
mouthful, d person is assured Of ,lnfailing
health, strength, cOntnntInent and Ion
gevlty. In Q word, he WI! have annih!!-
ated the chic! cause Of MI disease -indi.
1ncnts at Yale and Cambridge Unlversi.
ties, and made tests under tho auspices
( OF the United States Army. As q result
OF his department., he advocntcs that
people. should Ignore false appetite aud
walt for q return OF normal appetite,
which e indicated " des,re inr Is so no
a,waterlng Of the mouth ---lll OF which IS
good advice, but great many, !Amer!-
cans, both mon and women, arc thin. pale
and puny, with poor circulation, because
they hnvo already ill.treated their stom-
achs by hasty eating Or top much eating,
too close confinement to home, office or
factory, and In conseqncn the stomach
must be treated in q. natural way before
they can roctify their earlier mistakes.
The muscles in many such people. IN
every weary, thin and thin,bo9 9 e, per
As o result fatigue comes enrly, Is ex-
trsme and lasts long. The demand Tor
nutrltlve aid Is ahead OF the supply. 10
Insure perfect health cvery tissue. bone,
nerve, tendon or nvlsclo should take
from the blood certain materials and
return to It certain others; It Is neceS.
OF taking up from the food what IS
necessary to make good, rich, red blood.
We must 90 to Nature for tho remedy,
which shall be simple but effective.
There were certain roots. known to the
Indians OF this country, before the advent
knowledge OF the settlers and which arc
now growing rapidly in professional
favor for the cure Of obstinate stomach
and liver troubles. These are found to
be safe and yet certain IN their cleansing
and and bIooa Thess are: HoIden Seal root,
Mandrake root. Then there Is Black
Cherrybark The medicinal principles
residing In these native roots whom
extracted with glycerne as o solvent
makes the most reliable and efficient
Where thero Is bankrupt vitality-such
rs exhaustion, bad nutrition and thin
blood the body acquires vlgor and tho
nerves. blood and all the tissues feel tho
favorable effect
Although some physicians were aware
Of the high medicinal value OF tue above
mentioned plants. yet few have used pure
glycerine In combination. or rs a solvent
and usually, the doctors prescriptions
called for the ingredients In varying
amounts, 10Th alcohol.
Nearly forty years ago, DR.. Pierce
found that chemically pure gycerine, Of
proper strength. was best for extracting
the medicinal properties, from these roots
and that.it gave added value TO tonic
the entire system without the dctrimcn-