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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

or there will be good deal of land
destined to remain part of the pub
lie domain. But there is some desir.
able land in Montana yet, the product
iveness of which remains to be deter.
mined. Under this enlarged home
stead bill there would be danger of
it's passing into the hands of others
than those for whom the amendment
was aimed to benefit.
But no one will question Mr.. Dixon
motive in offering the bill. His aim
is to do what is best for his constit
uents as whole. No doubt many in
Montana favor the amendment and
our congressman has made dilligent
effort to get the sentiment in the
stockgrowing and farming sections OF
the state. In letter relative to his
bill he says:
Il have not introduced the bill for
Montana with any intention of press.
ing 1t for passage at this session of
congress. as l have doubts of the wis
the reports from western Nebraska,
where the Kincaid law was put into
operation last spring, have been so uni
formly favorable, I thought in event
it was found it would be beneficial to
Montana, l had better get the bill on
the docket SO that it could be taken
up at some future time. l think my
self from the information now at hand
that the time is not yet ripe to make
it applicable to our own state. The
principle contained in the suggestion
Of a 640-acre homestead on purely
grazing lands, which would enable a
small stockman to live and maintain
herd of Is to 100 cattle, have no
doubt is correct. the only question be-
ing. have the farming lands of Mon
tana all been settled upon that can
maintain a family upon 100 acres
The entire South Dakota delegation,
representatives and senators, are un-
animously in favor OF the bill, and
from all evidence which we have had
before the committee, my own honest
judgment is that all of the agriculture
al land in South Dakota that can main
tain family under the 16O-acre home
stead act has been exhausted, and that
the remaining lands that are purely
grazing, after cutting out all that
could possibly be irrigated, should be
thrown open to the 64O-acre entry.
My Judgment is that there are Sec
tons in eastern Montana that might
be ready for this bill al this time, but
that in other sections there is much
valuable land yet to be settled in 100.
acre tracts"
Ever alert in behalf of any meas
ure that will benefit the people of Mon.
tana. Mr.. Dixon has offered this bill,
but he will not press it without every
assurance that 1t will not retard the
settlement of the state.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The suggestion offered by the Hell
ena division of the Montana Game
and Fish Protective association, that
sportsmen who hunt and fish should
hrst procure license. has met with
deserved ridicule by the daily press
OF the state. 1t may be all right to
impose tax on nonresident sports
men, for II there be those who can
travel hundreds and perhaps thous-
ands OF miles in search of good hunt
ing grounds, they can well afford to
pay license for the privilege of kill.
ing game. But when it comes to tax
ing our own people whenever they grab
up gun or fishing rod for a few
hours sport, the proposition is too
absurd for consideration. If the en-
pense OF sustaining the office of state
game warden cannot be met without
resorting to such methods it should
be abandoned altogether.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Trixie, the educated horse, is puz-
cling the scientific and learned of the
east. TriXie does some marvellous
things, and in the doing of them does
she think, exercise reasoning powers,
or is she guided by instinct or by fol-
lowing signals from her trainero Re-
Gently she has been taking music les
sons, and now plays Home, Sweet
Home minus the variations, by strik-
ing with her nose bells strung in a
row. She also runs the scale and
will strike any note called for from
the audience played on violin or
piano. Her owner says a good many
musicians could not strike a bell cor
responding to a note from piano or
violin, and as he is not a musician,
and does not know one note from an
other, he cannot be suspected of fur
nishing any assistance to the horse.
TriXie tells time by watch, makes
change from cash register, does
sums in addition, subtraction and di-
vision, selects cOlors and goes through
long repertOry of tricks. Evidently
she has horse sense" in a high de-
gree.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08
THE BEEF TRUST DECISION.


The unanimous decision of the su.
preme court in the beef trust case, in.
stituted in the lower courts against
the Swift Packing company, while
not unexpected, will be received with
great satisfaction throughout the en-
tire country, and particularly so by
those engaged in the livestock indus
try throughout the west, who have
been at the mercy of the packers
combine for many years past. The
decision, cleared of the legal gar.
ments with which it is clothed, max
eddy states that the Swift Packing
company is engaged il. conspiracy
to regulate prices in restraint of trade
and therefore exists in violation of
the Sherman antitrust act.
Great credit is due President Roose-
welt and his administrator in pushing
this case up to the highest court for
decision. The president as we'll as
Attorney General Moody are highly
elated over the decision and the peo-
pie have the assurance that the de-
cree of the highest court of the land
will be Obeyed even if it becomes nee
essary to institute criminal proceed
ings against members of the combine.
During the recent campaign the op.
position press made frequent refer
ence to the status of the beef trust
case. predicting that nothing would
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The mayors of number of Mon
tana municipalities met IN Helena last
week for the purpose of discussing
proposed legislation which will bene.
fit or injuriously affect Incorporated
towns and cities of the state. There
was considerable interest manifested
and undoubtedly some very whole
some legislation was proposed as well
as some kicks registered against bills
pending. The Langstrum board of
health bill, which has passed the
house, has some features that do not
meet the approval of the mayors. One
in particular being that which provld-
es that towns and cities shall pay the
cost of fighting a disease instead of
the counties, as at present. 1t is
claimed that this will be exceedingly
hard on the smaller towns and that
there are not the funds in many cases
with which to do this. 1t is cited that
in Chouteau county one case cost
the county $4,000, it is said, and if
the town in which the case occurred
would have to bear all the expense
there would be danger that the munic-
ipality might become bankrupt. 1t
is stated that the county receives the
poor tax and that it is able to stand
the expense while the cities are not.
The ground seems to be well taken.
The law might be made to apply to
cities Of the first class, or of desig-
mated population, but to include all in.
corporated towns the law would work
hardship in many instances. The bill
is said to be IAN ill-advised, extra va.
CANT and absolutely dangerous meas
ure." and "contemplates the employ
ment of great number of doctors
with salary and expense provisions
that are far beyond the needs or the
resources of the state and of the
cities to be Differed" The father of
the bill being a physician, it is open
to suspicion. The senate should be
careful about giving it approval.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

At a time last year corresponding
to this date, the Record, in publish
ing that which it deemed of interest
to it's readers, gave space to items that
told of snow blockades on the Mon
tana railroad of so serious a character
that mails were interrupted for days
and passengers found themselves be-
hind drifts for periods that meant loss
to them. Last winter was the first of
snow-ighting that the Montana rail-
road had; the line was extended to
Lewistown little more than a year
ago. Naturally, along route through
a most difficult county,, the officials
encountered obstacles. But with Wig
or they attacked the trials that beset
them and this winters record is that
the Montana is as open railroad as
any. Roadbed improvements, snow
fences, better motive power elimina-
ton of grade and curve, these and
many other things have operated to
do away with the shortcomings Of
last winter on the Montana railroad
1t is a matter for cOngratulation on the
part of the people of Lewistown, for
the railroad officials and for the state
at large that there is no fear of snow
blockade on the line that leads to the
inland empire.-Helena Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Speaker Hedges has grown much in
the estimation of members of every
political belief in the five weeks of
the session. He is spoken of as a
any possibility of question. Courte-
Gus, quick to discern and skillful in
avoiding parliamentary entangle-
ments, he makes first-class presid-
ing officer. The Silver Bow boys all
swear by Mr.. Speaker" and, indeed
his name is never mentioned by any
OF the members except with terms of
esteem.-Butte Daily News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08
WE SHALL SEE.

The supreme court has sustained
the lower federal court in enjoining
the beef trust from combining against
both the producer and the consumer.
The combination between the great
packers by which they have been able
to destroy competition and beat down
the price of beef cattle and other ami
mails produced for consumption, while,
on the other hand, controlling the
prices at which the manufactured pro-
duct shall be sold to the consumer,
is declared by the supreme court to
be in violation of the interstate COM
merce law. Mr. Moody expresses sat
isfaction with the ruling of the court
and points out that his contentious
have been sustained in every particu-
lar.
So, now we know that the beef COM
bination is illegal. The packers must
not make arrangements with each
other which artificially depreciate
prices of raw material and artificially
advance the prices of the manufacture
ed product. 1t does not appear, how
ever, that any penalty is likely to be
imposed for the years of transgression
of the law. The injustices, the
wrongs and the outrages perpetuated
by this greedy combination in the
past are not to be punished. All we
get out of this decision is the de.
acts are illegal and forbidden by law.
There will be no consequences until
the evidence can be obtained of VIC.
latiOn of this law in the future.
Just how much this decision is to
be worth to the public remains to be
seen.
If it is to be of any advantage, that
advantage will be derively only
through extreme watchfulness on the
part of the government and the col
lection of evidence upon which the
violators of the law may be made to
pay it's penalty. 1t isn't enough to say
that certain things have been done
which are wrong; what the public
wants is protection against the repe.
tition Of them and the full penalty
of the law if repetition is attempted.
The test of the value CT the decision
will be good deal like the test of the
pudding.-Minneapo Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The bill for the semi-annual pay.
ment of taxes was killed in the house
last week, after having passed the
senate. 1t was of doubtful merit,
there being little or no demand for it
from any source. 1t would have in
creased the cost of collecting taxes
very materially in all counties and
operated to the disadvantage of the
public schools, as in order to main.
tain them for the full school year as
now, the board of trustees would be
compelled to borrow money or regis.
ter school warrants and pay interest
on them. Very few of the people Of
Montana are in shape to pay taxes in
the spring. and it cant make any diff.
ference 10 those who are able to pay
any time.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Over in Nevada all gambling is Ii
censed, the money derived from il
going into the public school funds
one OF the state senators has intro
duced bill in the Legislature, which
ishing gambling in the state says a
dispatch While there are some in
Montana who want to encourage and
perpetuate the vice through lcens-
ing system, in Nevada they are striv
ing to abolish gambling by repeating
the law
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

A movement is on foot in Paris to
establish duelodrom--that is, a suit
able place where duels may be fought
in public. The arena where the duels
are TO take place will be surrounded
by boxes, where friends of the bellig-
erents and others interested may wit.
these circumstances, French duel
may be made as attractive, ii not as
exciting, as an American foot ball
game or a smuggling match.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The lower house of the legislature
did a very creditable thing when. with
but one dissenting voice, it voted to
change the proposed new county to
be formed out of Missoula county
from Paradise to Sanders. This was
happy thought and a splendid trib-
ute to that sterling pioneer and up
holder OF law and order in an early
day, Col. Wilbur +. Sanders. No man
in the state is so fully deserving of
such recognition and there is no doubt
that the senate will heartily concur
in the action of the house. 1t ought to
meet the approval of the people of
the new county, as it certainly will a
great majority of those of the state.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

funct Citizens National bank of Db
erlin, Ohio. is dead victim of Mrs
Cassie Chadwicks WinsOme and de
ceptive ways. Although the dead
banker exercised poor business meth
DDS in his dealings with the woman
there will be general sorrow at his
death, as doubtless many entertained
the hope that men of great wealth
in the east would lend him financial
aid. Mr.. Carnegie might have used
his own hero fund to good advan-
tapP
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08
TRYING TO GET TOGETHER.

Elsewhere will be found an address
by Speaker Hedges on the initiative
and referendum when the bill was be-
ing considered by the committee Of
the whole. The Lanstrum bill hav-
ing been defeated, an effort is now
being made to get together on a
measure that will be satisfactory to
all parties. Our latest advices are to
the effect that the prospects are good
for such result 1t was to this end
that Speaker Hedges offered the
amendment to the amendment. accom-
panying it with an appeal to his fell
low members that beals the spirit of
fairness in every word. Mr.. Hedges
proposed amendment changes the fig
ures from ten to eight per cent when
ever it refers to the initiative and
five per cent when it refers to the
referendum. 1t is evident that any
bill that passes will be a compromise
between the Donlan and Lanstrum
bills. While Mr.. Hedges is willing to
make concessions as to the per cent
ages he wisely holds to the ''safely
guarded" proposition that it should
come from majority of the coun-
ties of the state, otherwise the peo-
pie of twenty-six counties might DC
at the mercy of one. One county
alone could initiate legislation, and
the voters of one county alone could
defer or render imperative law that
was good for the whole people, though
Objectionable to corporate interests.
This does not seem fair.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Iago has just been acquitted of the
charge of being accessory to the MUIR
der of DesdeCaona by jury at the
University of Iowa. Yet we know sew
eral people who ought to be convicted
of the murder of Iago.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The influence exerted by the Fer
ture, and the records being made by
them, give rise to strong suspicion
that the voters knew what they were
about when they selected Messrs.
Waite, Hedges and Wiedeman to rep
resent them in the Ninth assembly.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Judge Samuel Miller. of Mercer, Pa,
is out with~a card Withdrawing from
politics. The judge says he prefers hell
to politics. Most people who take to
the latter generally find Judge Mil
ler's preference attached to it with
out making any request.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Senators Bailey and Beverage are
friends again after three years of
estrangement. Now, if Senators
SpoOner and Lafollette will bury the
Ratchet when the latter takes his seat
all will be we'll.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The latest in Chicago is Strangers
Club, intended to take the wayfarer
by the hand and make him feel at
home. With all her drawbacks. Chica-
go persists in leading the procession
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

knocked higher than Washington
monument when it gets before the
house. 1t has been thoroughly dissect-
ed and diagnosed to be gold brick"
covered with velvet and something the
people do not want
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

TOrrey and Alexander, the American
evangelists who are creating such a
furOre in London, are out with an
appeal for $4,000 to aid them in their
work. Salvation at that price ism t
exactly free
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The beef trust evidently takes the
position that if it is trust, is is d
good one The chances are that it
will be a good one by the time Presi-
dent Roosevelt gets through with it,
as he is employing the same system
In converting bad Indians into good
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

After the trial of sub-Iieutenant
kurzekk at st. Petersburg, the prac-
tice of using shrapnel when firing sa-
lutes in honor of the car promises
to become obsolete
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The smallpox quarantine has been
raised at Billings and matters in that
hustling city will soon be restored to
their normal condition. The ban
which was placed on public gather
ings in Lewistown has been raised.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Speaker Hedges, in his remarks in
the house, favoring the change of the
name of Paradise county to Sanders
paid an eloquent tribute to the man
who was a terror to outlaws in this
state forty years ago.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The lnter-MOuntain says: at ought
to be explained for the benefit of the
people in other states that while
Glendive and Havre are within the
state line Of Montana they get their
climate from North Dakota, which is
more or less subject to Minnesota in
f1uences"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Lawyers Breen and Stranahan will
have to forego the pleasure of sitting
on the bench in Silver Bow and Chou
teau counties yet awhile. The SUI
preme court has decided that hey are
not entitled to the coveted honor,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

From the opinion rendered by the
self-appointed war critics to the eff
feet that Stoessel surrendered Port
Arthur before it was necessary, Nogi
asks that his dissent be entered
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The Russian generals gravely an
nounce that they have decided to give
up their advance movement on the
Hun river for the present. In reach
ing this decision. much valuable as
Slstance was given them by the Japs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Grand Duke Vladimir wants to
know why America is pointing the
finger of scorn at Russia, and Incl.
dentally insists that the finger is I'M
manicured, But it hasn't been dipped
in innocent blood at all events.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Grand Duke Vladimir says the Rus
sian people are not capable of GOV
erning themselves. 1t is certain they
could get along very well without the
assistance of the grand dukes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Mr.. Niedrin shaus. of Missouri, needs
a few more votes to see his title clear
to seat in the senate.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The st. Petersburg nobility annOun-
ces to the world that Russia is not
ripe for constitution She seems ripe
for revolution, however.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

It's short day when new wife
of Johann Hoch does not come to the
Surface-dead or alive.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Representative I.anstrum's board of
health bill is not healthy measure
1t should be killed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Down east they are prosecuting a
man who has had twenty-four wives,
just as though he hadn't had trouble
enough.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

You can never be sure that it was
Russian victory until you hear from
the Japs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

The cost of living in Mexico is re-
ported to be increasing. In fact it re-
Gently cost several Americans their
lives.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

just small slice of the chinook this
way, please.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

One thing is certain-Montana did
not get all of the cold weather.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

According to the best information
Hepburn's railroad rate bill will be
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

LEWlSTOWN, MONT, Feb. /, 1905.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

AND LOOK OUR LINE OF AGRICULTURAL lMPLE
iclES and HARNESS when in need. ~
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

people do not wa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-21
American League Standing.
BASE BALL NOTES.

The members of the Intercity bunch
OF ball players who have arrived, eight
in number, had little practice against
Montpelier seminary yesterday after
noon. They win play regular game
with the Wellingtons this afternoon,
also tomorrow afternoon.
John A. Flynn, the Intercity's first
baseman last year, has been unanimous
~ chosen captain Of the Holy Cross Col
lege team for next year. Flynn has
played first base for Holy Cross for
three years. On his college team he is
one of the heayist hitters, but on the
Barre Montpelier team he was not very
strong with the club. In his high school
days at Providence, R. J., Flynn caught
Andy Coakley now with Philadelphia.
The second baseman of the Platts-
brug baseball team Of the Northern
league whose name has been kept secret
by the management, has finally been an
nouneed to be Captain Wells of Prince
ton University. He ranks among the
best second basemen in the country both
as fielder and batter, and has declined
a number of offers from major league
managers. AS fielder he easily stands
at the head OF college players and he
is one OF the most scientific hitters
in the country. In Saturdays game
between Princeton and Yale his work
was one Of the features Of the game.
The first time he went to bat he cracked
out two-bagger resulting in the first
Princeton run of the game, and his
second base playing was but little short
OF marvellous.
Nashua, June 20. George Eaton, who
entered the New England league as a
catcher three years ago jumped the
Nashua team yesterday and has gone
to Burlington, Vt, to play on one of
Senator Whitney's team. He was lately
played in the outfield. ''Diken Varney
the old Dartmouth pitcher, who has
been with Nashua for about two weeks,
has been released. A new catcher and
an ontfielder are coming to Nashua soon.
Boston Globe. This Nashua CORES
pondent has another guess coming. Eat
on is with the Intercitys.