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Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19

A number of families had narrow
escapes. being dragged from the dwell.
ings by police. The fire was one of
the fiercest Butte has witnessed in
years, and it WAS only by the heroic
work of the fremen that a general
conflagration vas averted.
Liberty Lowell, lineman, had his
leg broken by filling from a pole.
One OF the peculiar features Of the
fire was the enormous flocks of wild
geese. that. attracted by the light
continually circled around and high
above the fire. There were hundreds
OF the birds, and they remained neal
until after the dying of the flames
again darkened the heavens.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
CLYDE SMITH RESIGNS.

Will Retire From seeretaryship Of the
Stoekgrowers' Association.
Helena, April 18.-After IA years as
assistant secretary of the Montana
Stockgrowers' association and of the
Montana board of stock commission
ers, Clyde c. Smith has rendered his
resignation, to take effect upon the
selection of his successor. Mr.. Smith
resigns because he desires to enter
into business that will be less con-
fining.
Every department of the Office has
seen changes since Mr.. Smith went
into it. It's inspectors have come and
gone and been changed about from
place to place, so that now it is doubt
full if his knowledge of brands and
Montana's herds is equaled by that
of all the inspectors combined. Hard
ly a brand can be mentioned that
he does not know the owner; hardly
a cattleman can be named that he
does not know his brands, and this
familiarity with details is what has
brought such results.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals for the building
of grain elevator will be received
at the office of the Judith Basin Mill
ing Co., until 3 p. M, April q. 1905.
For the building only. above the stone
foundation, as follows:
First. All materials and labor con
nected Herewith.
Second. Labor only.
Plans, specifications and blank
forms of proposals on file at our Of
fee. A certified check in an amount
equivalent to 10 per cent of the bid
payable to the Judith Basin Milling
Co.. must accompany each bid. We
reserve the right to reject any or al
bids.
JUDITH BASIN MILLING co.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
That Rockefeller Donation.

New Haven, Conn.,, April 18.-Rev.
Artemus Haynes, pastor of the Unit
ed Congregational church of this city,
preached a sermon today ON the Rookie
feller gift, using as text the words
from St. Matthew relating to Christ
casting out the money changers from
the temple. With reference to the
American boards acceptance OF the
gift, DIR. Haynes criticised in the
sharpest terms the action and words
of the prudential committee as indi.
eating, in his opinion. shameful evas-
ion of Christian duty. The finding
of the committee he characterized as
"a document which might have been
prepared by a corporation lawyer. fill
ed with sophistry, evasions, excuses
and legal bubbles. and not one SEN
tence from beginning to end ringing
true"
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
Pope Plus Receives Americans.

Rome, April 1S.-Pope Plus today
received in the hall of the consistory
$50 Americans, including General ia.
cob S. Smith and wife, Of New York.
and Mrs. M. D. Walsh and B. F.. Shriv.
er, of Baltimore. The pope entered
the hall accompanied by high per-
sonages of the court, preceded by two
American private chamberlains, the
Rev. Martin Maloney. of Philadelphia,
and the Rev. J. S. Brennan, of Will
mington, Del. He gave his hand to
each of the Americans in turn and
said kind word. Afterward stand
ing in the middle of the hall and
speaking in Italian, his words being
translated by the Rev. DR. Murphy,
vice rector of the American college
lat Rome, his holiness said how pleas
ed he was to meet so many Ameri-
cans.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
ONE STANDARD
OF MORALITY
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED By MA.
TiONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN
AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, April 16.-Resolutions
touching the questions of the true fam.
lily life and other subjects, have been
adopted by the National Council of
Women in executive session. They
are as follows:
For Single Standard.
Believing that the progress of hui
manity is best furthered by improve.
ment of the individual is dependent
upon hereditary environment and nur
ture; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the perfection of
the home, the institution in which
heredity is fixed, the first environment
of the child formed, it's first nurture
received, should be the object, the so.
licitude and the endeavor of every
man and every woman who loves hui
manity and would serve it.
"Also believing that the home can
be perfected only in a society which
requires equal personal chastity of
men and women, and confers equal
responsibility upon both; therefore,
For Equal Political Liberty.
Resolved, That the National Coun-
Gil of Women of the United States
rejoices in the organization at it's fifth
triennial of two committees which
will focus it's endea-ors upon equal
political liberty OF women with men,
and equal personal purity of men with
women.
Further believing that what is pc
culiarly needed to secure true family
life Is more plain living and high
thinking on the part of the privileged
and deeper sense of responsibility
on the part of every citizen, be ii
further,
Resolved. That in working out
these conditions the National Council
of Women shall keep in mind that the
safety and the stability of the home
of society and of the state are prin'
cipally dependent upon the character
of their individual members"
The council also passed a resolu
ton extolling the memory of Mrs. Le
land Stanford.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
Roosevelt 70 Address Teaehers

Roosevelt to Address Teachers.
New York, April 18.-Wtih Presi.
dent Roosevelt as the chief guest and
leading educators fromm all sections
of the United States among the speak.
ers, the next general session of the
National Educational association,
which will be held in Asbury park
and Ocean Grove, N. j., next July
promises to be the most notable in
the associations history. The meet.
ings will begin Monday, July 3, and
continue five days. An elaborate pro.
gram has been completed.
President Roosevelt will deliver the
principal address of the meeting on
Friday. His subject, however, has
not been announced.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19

rector, Richard Lausch, tenors; Jas.
M. Croft, Oswald Lehman, bassos: :
Mrs. L. N. Du Clos, Miss Genevieve
Beasley, accompanies.
The program will be as follows:
Doxology.
Invocation.
Solo THE Palms," Faure, Mr.. Geo.
H. Beasley.
Psalter Psalm XIII.
Anthem-"Let Earth Rejoice" !"
Schnecker.
Announcements.
Hymn No. 222, "Hark, Ten Thous.
and Harps.'
Scripture lesson.
Solo-"The Vesper Prayer" Brack-
ett. Mr.. A. FrOembling.
Baptism and reception of new mem
bers.
Duet-"God. That Madest Earth
and Heaven" Rothbun, Mrs. L. N.
Du Clos, Mr.. Geo. H. Beasley,
Sermon.
Anthem-"The Lost Chord" Parks.
Offering.
Hymn, 579-"vox Angelica" Dykes.
Benediction.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
MEETING OF
THEFIREMEN
LEWISTOWN VOLUNTEERS DIS
POSE OF IMPORTANT MAT.
TERs-STATE CONVENTION.

An important meeting of the Lewis
town Volunteer Fire Department was
held Friday evening, when E. l.. Skin
ner was elected president, succeed
ing Albert Johnson; Mat Weber, vice
president, succeeding A. L. dAutre-
mont, while Tom Stout was reelected
secretary and treasurer. The trus-
tees chosen are Roy Ayers, Frank
Scovel and Halsey R. Watson. 1t
was unanimously agreed to recon-
mend to Mayor-elect Pinkley that
John c. Bebb be retained as chief, and
Alex Van Iderstine as assistant chief.
The State Convention.
On account of the meeting of the
State Firemen's Association to be held
here, probably in September next, il
was decided to hold meetings twice
a month hereafter to make plans for
the big event. In addition, Messrs.
Bebb, Van Iderstine, Stout, Ayers and
Watson were appointed as a commit.
tee to make arrangements and solic-
it financial support. The matter of
uniforming the members was also dis.
cussed, and it was decided that this
should be done as soon as possible.
Messrs. d'Autremont, Skinner and
Scovel were named as a committee
to take the preliminary steps in this
direction.
H. R. Watson spoke of the conven
tiOn of the State Firemen's Associa.
tiOn here, and favored going right to
work in order that Lewistown might
acquit itself creditably. It would be
necessary to take up the matter OF
railway rates for the delegates at ar
early date, and he expected to go tt
Helena with Chief Bebb next month
after calling the executive committee
to meet there
Art Baker, Ed. Baker and w. w
Watson were admitted as members
and five additional applications were
received and will be acted upon at the
next meeting.
Chief Bebb announced that as soon
as the weather was settled, he in
tended to call frequent practices o1
the department, and get the boys IN
shape for making a good showing
when the convention met.
The bill for the carpet at the city
hall, $68.70, was ordered paid.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Unclaimed Letters Remaining In the
Postoffice at leWistown, Mont,
Aoeil ~ 1o06

April II, 1905.
First-Head letters with writer's
full address, including street and mum
Der and request answers to be address
ed accordingly.
Second-Letters to strangers OF
transient visitors in the city. whose
special address may be unknown
should be marked in the left hant
corner transient" This will pre-
vent their being delivered to persons
OF the same or similar names.
To obtain any OF these letters the
applicant must call for "advertised
letters" giving the date of the list.
Chas. Benson (2), W. D. Bower, C
A. Evans, e. F. Engelman, H. Einhorn
Mrs. F. Ferguson, H. Goldenburg, w
Kraur, P. Keephard, James Lackie
Mrs. Philomine Leverdure, v. Mott
II. Pease. Mrs. Rosie Plaunt. c.
Sharp, Louis Tamas, ]. A. Wilson
William Wayne.
ALBERT PFAUS. P. NJ.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
WILL SPEND SOME MONEY.
Rocky Mountain Bell to Make improve
ments in Montana.

Salt Lake City Utah, April 17.-At
the general offices of the Rocky noun
tain Bell Telephone company the an
nouncement made by F. A. Picker
nell. assistant to President F. P. Fish
of the American Telephone & Tele-
graph company, that more than $780,
900 will be expended by the Rocky
Mountain Bell company in Utah, Ida
no, Montana and Wyoming during the
year 1905. This money will be used
in building extensions in sections
where a telephone service is desired
and in adding more mileage gener-
ally to the system.
To Utah has been appropriated
$3.50, 900 of the appropriations; In Mon
tana. $150,000 will be expended: in
Wyoming. 100000. and in Idaho more
than $4,000.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
Senator's Nephew Shot.

Mattoon, Ill.,, April 16.-Thomas
Beveridge, 32 years Of age. nephew
of United States Senator Beveridge.
of Indiana, today seriously stabbed
James Datewood. The fight followed
a quarrel in a saloon. DatewoOd as
saulted Beveridge. who drew a knife
and slashed him in the face and side.
While attempting to escape arrest
Beveridge was shot twice by an offi-
Ger. Both injured men are in the
hospital, but win recover.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
View Of 2 Buyer.

J. c. Patterson, the we'll known
wool buyer for Jonathan Williams &
Co., of Boston, is in the city, after
making a tour over the county. Mr.
Patterson says but one big clip has
been contracted for in the Judith ba.
sin so far, but the reverse is true OF
some other sections of the state. AS
to the wool market at Lewistown this
summer, Mr.. Patterson's opinion Is
that it will be small affair. This
does not mean that the growers will
have any difficulty in disposing OF
their clips-just the opposite. He is
inclined to think that the demand will
be very keen, and that practically all
the wool will be bought On the Sleeps
backs, so that there will be little to
send to the local market for sale.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
In Cascade County.

Great Falls, April 19.-F. R. Peters,
representing the Boston wool house
of Hallowell & Donald, arrived in the
city yesterday morning and will spend
four months in this city and vicinity
making contracts for wool. He was
along the Great Northern. east of this
city, in November, and then contract
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
ed for a large number Of clips in Chou
teau and Valley counties at IS to 20


cents.
Fred H. Putnam. the b. ~ on this
market for Hecht, Liebn & Co.,
of Boston, is expected*W here
this morning. and before end of
this month there will be dontana
more wool buyers than, ever in
the state in any season, a hey will
represent more houses tn have ev-
er yet purchased in Montana.
The woods of Arizona, New Mexico.
Oregon, Utah, idaho and Wyoming
have already been cleaned up. large
ly in advance of shearing, and the buy
ers have been ordered by their houses
to come to Montana and to get busy
at once. Mr.. Peters will leave this
morning for Malta, where he may re-
main for three days or three weeks,
and it is expected that the other buy
ers, soon after their arrival here, will
take to the range in eagnerness to
buy WOOlS.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
CRUISE WOOL
CONTRACTED
One Of the Largest Clips in Fergus
County is Secured by a Bos-
ton House.
At TWENTY CENTS PER PouNr
Local Wool Men Look for a Very Sue.
cessful Market at Lewistown-
Buyer Takes Different View.

The first big contract for Fergus
county wool closed up this season
was made during the past week,
when J. c. Patterson, buyer for Jere-
miah Williams & Co., of Boston, Sc
cured the Cruise clip, comprising about
10000 pounds. at 20 cents a pound.
The Cruise clip is one of the largest
in Fergus county, and was sched-
uled to come to the Lewistown mar
ket early this year.
Look for Good Market Still.
The outlook for the wool market
at Lewistown this summer grows
brighter each week, and the indica-
tions now are that the amount of wool
that will be handled here will not fall
short of 100000 pounds, as compar-
ed with 2,315,357 pounds for last sea-
son. The Argus some time ago an
nounced that the Cruise outfit had
decided to bring it's wool here next
summer instead of to Billings, as here
tofore, and Elliott Bros. have decided
to do the same thing. Last week
Brun Keirstead, of Sprague & Kerr
stead, after looking over the Lewis
town stores, found that they could
purchase supplies just as cheaply
here as elsewhere, and he also fell
in line, and this fir moi Denton wool
growers will bring their clip to Lewis
town instead of taking it to Great
Falls, as in the past.
Sheep in Fine Condition.
Still another wool man last week
decided to come to Lewistown with
his clip instead of going to Billings.
This is E. L. Ashley, of Edgewater,
who reports that conditions in his Sec
ton this winter have been most ia
vorable for sheep. He says the fiocks
are all in splendid condition, and sim
liar reports come in from every part
of the county, and it is believed that
this fact will insure an increase in
the average weight of the fleeces as
compared with last year, when they
weighted 1856 pounds each. This, and
the probability that there will be a
larger number of sheep to shear, as
the losses this winter have been re-
duced to a minimum, will make a
considerable increase in the total clip
of the county. Last year this amount.
ed to 4,75S,916 pounds. and there is
little doubt that it will considerably
exceed 100000 pounds for the coming
season.
Will Show Nice Gain.
Last year the amount brought in
to Fergus county by the sheep indus
try was $1,23S,983.04. These figures
are certain to be expanded consid-
erably this year, if only the larger
clip and the increase in the number
of lambs Is taken into consideration.
But, n addition to this, all agree that
better prices will be obtained for both,
so that the total value of the indus
try to the county will show splen-
did gain.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
BIG FIRE At BUTTE.
Senator w. A. Ciark's Lumber Yard
Goes un in Smoke,

Goes Up in Smoke.
Butte, April 16.-The yards and
plant of the Western Lumber company
owned by Senator W. A. Clark. on
Porphyry between wyoming and Main
streets, together with a number of
houses on Porphyry. were almost to.
tally destroyed by fire early this morn
ing. entailing a loss in the neigh.
borhood of $4,000. The loss of the
Western Lumber company is covered
by insurance.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
At PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Special EASIER pTO0V~" CAe o@S" ~
ranged for Sunday.
For the Easter services at the First
Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning, a special musical program
has been arranged, and the full cnolr
will participate. The members are
Mrs. Albert johnson. Mrs. E A. Long
sopranos; Mrs. II. B. Darrow, Mls'
Albert Pfaus, altos: g. H. Beasley' oi-
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19

II you want all the news all the
time read the Argus.
Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19

II you want the news read the Ar
gus.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02

at the home o. their brother A. G..
Norrlund in Vega last Sunday.
The Johnson Brothers were
grinding feed on Monday this week.
They say that they will grind feed
every Monday now until spring.
Arvid Bomana and Charley Ander-
son made a business trip to Warren
on Monday evening this week.
Frank Johnson, of Gotland, is
hauling brick from Warren for the
foundation of anew residence which
he will erect this summer.
Emil Holmgren, Of Vega, left for
Stephen last Saturday to attend the
Mission friends mission meeting at
that place.
David Johnson Johnson, of Vega,
a student of the Warren school, Wis
tied at his home on Saturday and
Sunday.
The Vega Young Peoples society
will meet next Saturday at the usual
time and place, $50 P. M. ".5.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Stephen.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Dickinson
went to Grand Forks Saturday
evening, Mr.. D. returning home
Monday morning and his wife Tues.
day.
Iver Londnell returned Saturday
from a visit to his old home in the
southern part of the state.
Frank Strong left Saturday for
Marquette, Mich, where he has ac-
cepted position as guard at the
state penitentiary.
Stephen Camp No. 866 R. N. of A.
gave two parties last week. On
Friday night invitations for about
300 guests were issued and about
25O accepted and a royal time was
had by all present. An elaborate
supper was served at II O'Clock and
dancing was kept up until morning.
Every one voted it grand success.
Saturday evening the same camp
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Correspondence
FROM THE COUNTY

gave dance for the children and
some 70 were present and tripped
the light fantastic until midnight.
H. H. Hubert, the land man, is
here this week with bunch of land
viewers.
j. G.. Brinkerhoff has purchased
the Marshall Co. Leader and took
charge of same Monday of this
week.
B. B. Brett is in Roseau on legal
business.
Sam H. Clark will leave for Thief
River Falls Wednesday evening to
look over the ground for location.
Iver Neshe left for Beaudette
Tuesday, at which place he has ac-
cepted position as clerk in store.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Marsh Grove.

Feb. 27-It looks as if it is going
to be spring right away nowadays.
The snow is nearly melted every
where and everybody is using
wagons.
J. S. Averil, from Thief River
Falls, made business trip to liver
J. Grimstad's last week.
Mrs. Ole Knudtson has been on
the sick list, but is better now.
There was religious meeting at
Herman Hanson's Sunday night.
r. Olson is on the sick list.
The school in Marsh Grove by the
store closes Friday.
The school in Dist. 80 will com
mence Wednesday, with Edmund
Schwinky as teacher.
Mrs. H. Johnson has been very
sick of rheumatism. She is much
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Gunderson Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Stoke in
New Folden the other day.
John F. Anderson, a minister
from St. Paul, is up here holding
religious meetings in different
houses.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
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Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
BlOO1nWOOd

Feb. 26.-The continued nice
weather tempts the more ambitious
farmer to look over his harrows, etc,
preparatory to putting in the 1905
crop. If the late Easter sign holds
good, however, there will be plenty
time for cleaning seed wheat and
getting otherwise ready for active
spring work. a.
Ross Cronkhite called on VIM.
Cronkhite Sunday.
Mrs. Owen Cronkhite returned
Wednesday from Alexandria, where
she has been visiting for three
weeks with her father and mother
from Los Angeles, Cal., and her old
schoolmates.
A crow in some way made miss
cue in his migratory calculations
lastfall and is thriving amid the fowls
and hog pens and wherever feed is
in evidence this winter, and if a
nice glossy coat Of feathers is any
sign of high living, his certainly is
a good testimony.
Everybody couldn't get the 500
line and we who are soignominously
left are trying to make the best of
it by hoping against hope that some
other line may come little nearer
than 10 or IL miles. We are GER
tainly in need of an outlet toa better
market than we have at present.
Our produce is drag on our hands
all through the summer and busy
months and we sincerely hope some
road may need the traffic as badly
as we need the market.
L. G.. Cronkhite, who has been
quite sick, is better as is also Mrs.
Ed. Haugen.
There has been a great deal of La
grippe and many cases of hard
colds heard of, yet all got through
without calling in a physician.
The Modern Woodmen will give a
dance Wednesday night. A good
supper is always furnished and
good music is promised.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
West Valley.


Feb. 27-S. Tunheim, of Klep,
conducted religious services Sun
day last at G. Westman's place in
the afternoon, and at E. O. Hjelle's
place in the evening.
Miss Sophia Vinje returned home
from Warren last week.
Alfred Elseth and Miss Julia
Elseth visited with friends in Fol-
dahl Sunday last.
P. Vinje has been on the sick list
for time.
Carl Ness, one of our boys who
last fall went to the logging camps
about Fort Frances, Canada, re-
turned home last week.
Arthur Hagen, of Pelan, is visit
ing with relatives here for a few
days.
This suddenly appearing spring
like weather has practically put all
winter work to a standstill.
O. P. Dyrud has been on the sick
list for several weeks, but is now
getting better.
Miss Tena Bengtson and S. Olson,
OF Lincoln, were visitors at E. O.
Hjelle's last Sunday.
A change in the mail carrying fa-
cilities at this place has been or
dered by the postoffice department,
so that instead of taking the mail
from Argyle, as is now done, it will
be taken from Lund, the new town
on the 500 road. The route will be
from Lund to Apple with West VAL
ley on the route. The change will
take place on 21st of March. The
new route will be few miles
shorter, but there is another thing
to be taken into consideration. Be-
tween Lund and West Valley there
is for the greater partno worked up
road, with several swamps and
marshes to cross, and the one who
gets the job of carrying the mail
will in all probability find it to be
no easy task. Likewise the post
office department will not get rich
by it hither. AS for ourselves. it
does not matter where the mail
comes from as long as we get it.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
A Year of Intense Suffering.

Mrs. Carrie Askey, Cumberland,
Wyo., suffered for more than year
with sore thoat and a tickling in the
throat, that kept her coughing night
after night. She used Warmers
White Wine of Tar and has not lost
a nights sleep since. Write her.
For sale by E. F. Whitney.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02
Alma.

Ole Jorgenson returned from
Thief River Falls last Wednesday.
We are all glad to see him back.
The Alma and McCrea ball teams
will cross bats at P. L. Crumbs S
place next Sunday, if the weather
will permit.
The Alma literary society held
their meeting last Friday evening.
They had an excellent program a
a large crowd was present.
Hjerpe, Jorgenson Co., are busy
hiring their thrashing crew. We
are informed that they will do some
thrashing in the southern states
before thrashing commences here.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-02

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