Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-15


is about to erect a modern plant. I'm
like the mills of the gods, this mill
expects to grind not only exceeding
fine but also exceeding fast.-Helena
Record.
Lewistown citizens have just built
and equipped creamery at cost
of $4,000, and to indicate that the
scheme was not entirely speculative,
have offered it, rent free for one year.
to party, if he will divide the profits
with the ranchmen who will furnish
the milk. That is the sort of puo-
lie spirit that builds up community
commercially.-Malta Enterprise.
AS the crow flies it is about %
miles between Great Falls and Ben
ton; as the coyote ruls it is about
IS miles; as the Montana Central
travels it is about AZ miles, but as the
mails of Uncle Sam move it is 4,978
miles, that being about a weeks jour
ney at the mail schedule gait laid
down and provided-and the Leader
this morning received mail from Ben
ton which had been exactly one week
on the road. The cold weather, how
ever, was probably responsible in
part-as but one train a day has ar
rived here from Benton during the
past week-for surely it never could
have been the fault of the local post
office.-Great Falls Leader.
It should be understood that Con.
gresham DixOn's attitude toward his
own bill for the making of square
mile homestead in Montana is one Of
candid prudence. He has written per-
sonal letters to his constituents ask
ing them for their opinions as to the
wisdom of the provision. He has en-
gagged to let the proposed measure
lapse If his friends and supporters in
Montana disapprove Of it. No con.
gresham could do more and 1t is the
duty of Mr.. Dixon's adherents to not
ify him of their disapproval or ap-
prevail of the bill. Congressman Dix.
on will do the right thing, but the
people of the state can help him by
writing frank, intelligent estimates of
the suggested legislation charging the
area of homesteads. The Independ-
ent does not believe the proposition
a wise one and has said so. Mr.. Dix
on is entitled also to the direct Opin-
ions of his cOnstituents.-Hele In
dependent.
Deserved defeat was the portion adj
ministered to the bill introduced by
Mr.. Huntington, of Carbon county,
whose purpose was practically to re-
peal the present law and permit cOun-
ty printing to be done outside the
state. The home industry plan in
respect to county printing has work
ed well during the time it has been
in operation. The states printing es-
Establishments have been equipped with
facilities for doing the work. AS a
matter of actual fact, the books that
are turned out by Montana binderies
are superior to the Minneapolis or
st. Paul or Chicago or Philadelphia or
New York product. That is likewise
true with reference to blanks and Of
flee stationery. The reason for it is
that in Montana there are better work
men, receiving higher wages than
there are in the eastern shops. We
believe Mr.. Huntington's measui e
landed where it ought to be.-Helena
Record.
Probably the state senates plan, in
dealing with the Meagner monument,
will be satisfactory to all concerned
AS the Standard believes. if all the
members of the association having
this memorial in charge were to view
the site now occupied by the pedstal
they would be unanimous in the con
clusiOn that the statute, stationed al
another point on the state house
grounds than the one where the found
alton has been laid, would get a great
deal of benefit. All the argument
contemplating desirable position fol
the statute. is in fave. of change
from the spot where the base has been
set. The senate proposition is that
in view of all the circumstances, al
appropriation of two thousand dollars
be made wherewith t. pay for the
proposed transfer. That amount o.
money is more than enough to pay fol
the setting of the pedestal on adjac
ent ground; it will probably leave {
surplus toward paving for the statute
itself.-Anaconda Standard.
BY a vote of thirty-eight to twenty
nine the O'Connor gambling bill wa
yesterday defeated in the COMMITTEES
of the whole in the house Of represeil
tatives at Helena. the enacting claus,
being stricken out.
This was a righteous procedure o,