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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

tends to embark in business in Mon.
tana In few days. It is now being
organized under the laws of the state
OF Washington, and will file its arti.
cles within q week. The Organizers
are Michael Hecht, assistant superin.
tendent Of the bureau Of building in
New York; 8. Kirkup, H. LEM. II.
GlbDon, Franc G. Lavigne and August
Urban. The two last named are
Butte and Spokane men and the 9TH
ers, outside OF Mr.. Hechr, live in Spo-
kane and New York. Mr.. Gibbon is
county clerk Of Spokane. The com.
pany VIII have capitalization of ST..
OOO,OOO IN shares Of one dollar each,
and will work the gravel Of Goodrich
gulch, seven miles from Twin Bridges,
IN Madison county. The work will be
done by means Of hydraulics and will
be commenced within the next Is
days. The ground to be worked is
owned by Messrs. Lavigne and Urban,
but as soon as the organization of the
company is complete it will be trans
ferred to the corporation. The condi.
ton OF the transfer Is not a cash one,
as far as they are concerned.
The best indication of the increas-
ed activity in the mining districts
around Helena is that Of the manag-
ers OF the East Helena plant of the
American Smelling & Refining conf
pany state that the outlook for a plen-
t1ful supply of ore was never better.
Three furnaces are in operation con-
t1nuously and improvements at the
works are under way which will cost
at least 100000. The old Bruckner
roasters are to be taken out and in
their place set of Huntington &
Hebelein roasters will be installed,
with a capacity of 120 tons a day.
When this is done the hand reverber.
atory roasters will be thrown out and
more Of the Huntington roasters, Cod
frey furnaces and Huntington con-
verter pots will be installed to the
full capacity of the smelter. Engineer
Buck, of Salt Lake. is here at work
on the plans and the work will be
pushed to early completion.
The latest and not the least inter-
est1ng phase in the wave Of lawsuits
sweeping over the smelling industry
in the United States is the issue of an
order from the United States circuit
court of Montana, directing the Ana
conda Copper company, whose great
plant is the Washoe smelter at Ana
conda, Montana, to show cause why a
temporary injunction should not be is-
sued against the operation of the
Washoe smelter. The order has been
made on complaint of farmers of the
Deer Lodge valley, who claim that
their farms and stock have been dam
aged to the amount Of 100000. This
suit has probably been brought in
view of the result of the suit of the
government against the Mountain Cop
per company at Keswick, California.
The order merely calls upon the Ana.
conda company to show cause why
their metallurgical operations should
not be restrained. What the outcome
will be is difficult at this time to
state.-Mining and Scientific Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31
Beoin shearina Tomorrow.

See the latest things in summer mil
linery at Culver & Culver's.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

1t would be wise for the Kansans
to turn those oil wells into cy.
clone cellars.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31
LEWISTOWN TWENTY
YEARS AGO

(From the Argus of Nov. 25, 1856,
S. G. Sharpless has just moved in
to his new residence.
William Culver returns to Maiden
from trip to Fort Maginnis.
Indians are still raiding the ranch
es throughout the Judith basin.
The Bay State Cattle company has
moved its cattle to Pig Eye for the
winter.
P. w. Meadow, the Maiden mining
man, goes to Andersonville for the
winter.
Father Benidine and two of the
sisters from Fort Benton are visit
ing points in the basin.
Clarence GOOdell and Theodore
Gray return from Helena, where they
went on cattle buying trip.
The pOstoffice inspector states that
he will recommend the establishment
Of money order department here.
On Nov. % the thermometer regis
tered Is degrees below zero. A team.
ster going out from Fort Maginnis
was badly frozen.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

Bryan has competitor. Nicola
Tesla has issued the statement that
he will talk around the earth. Bryan
accomplished that thing some time
ago.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

game, and thinks it much better than
cricket. The rise" BAH pitched bv
McGinnity excited him greatly, and
now he wonders that the batsmen
ever make a hit,
Bob Fitzsimmons and Mike s.
Schreck, have signed for a 20 round
fight to take place at Salt Lake CITY
July 4. The men are to weigh in at
the ringside at 1913 pounds.
Kid Mccoy insists that he has the
makings Of q new champion pugilist
in Frank Gotch, the wrestler.
Bozeman has now rafting good
base ball team.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

The postoffice inspector states that
he will recommend the establishment
Of money order department here.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

Comptroller Of the Currency Ridge
ly gives the advice to bankers not to
speculate. 1t is too bad this advice
can not be officially given to every.
one.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

See the latest things in summer mil
linery at Culver & Culver's.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31
Stock Directory.

c. II. 0O0DELL, owner of the following
brand. (quarter circle T) on right should
er. Vent - (half circle orand). Cattle brand
ed same on Rht ribs Ranch, Philbrook Mon
sana; range, Judith river to Willow creek.
POstoffice address. PhilbroOk
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

An exciting game Of base ball was
played Friday between the Lewistown
Juniors and new team organized by
Ernest McCullom. The Juniors won
by a score Of 5 to 4. Tavenner and
Grupe composed the battery for the
Juniors. and Campbell, Silloway and
kits did the work for the new nine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

The capitalization of the rubber
trust has been stretched to $75,OOO,.
900.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

ball that will make him a valuable
acquisition to the circle of players in
Lewistown. Mr.. Upton is a good all
round athlete, and the chances are
that something will be doing in the
gymnasium line before he has been
here long.
AL. Livingstone and Dan Eagan,
fight promoters, have completed ar
rangements for battle to a finish be-
tween Jack Root and Marvin Hart,
to take place in Reno, Nevada, July 2.
Articles of agreement were draw up
todar and the promoters have tele.
graphed to Hart in Louisville and to
Root in Chicago. A forfeit Of $1,000
has been posted.
Abe Attel had somewhat the bet
ter of battling Nelson in a six round
bout at Philadelphia last week. At.
tel is very finished fighter, and was
able to hold the lead during nearly
all of the six rounds, owing to his
superior skill. Had it gone longer,
the tide would doubtless have chang
ed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

county commissioner kicked on
municipal bill for ribbons for TYNE.
writer" He based his argument that
while she's a nice girl, the county is
not under obligations to buy her cloth
es."
Comptroller Of the Currency Ridge.
ly gives the advice to bankers not to
speculate. 1t is too bad this advice
can not be officially given to every.
one.
The capitalization of the rubber
trust has been stretched to $4,000.
900.
The Washington Post has solved
the problem at last. It says that the
only way to avoid tipping the waiter
is to eat beefsteak and then there
won't be anything left to tip him with.
The average wife may spend more
than SOS year for clothing and 9TH
er dry goods but there are a good
many husbands who also spend con-
| siderably more than this for wet goods.
Col. Bryan has again spouted on
the silver question. He says that IL
silver was as valuable as gold and gold
was as cheap as silver, financial con-
| ditions would be reversed in this
country. The Washington Post be-
lieves it must make a mans head
ache to think out great thoughts like
that.
There has been a scattering of the
beef trust employees across the line
| into Canada. 1t is stated that it is
not the grand jury which they desire
to escape from, but they were unable
to transact their daily correspondence
and other business owing to the fire.
! quent showers of brick bats in the
streets of Chicago.
The sporting pages announce that
Tod Sloan rode Bryan to victory the
other day. What pity that the DEM
ocracy did not realize Tod's ability
in 1896 and 1900.
| The president and Secretary Taft
have evidently determined to build
the Panama canal out of the peo-
pies money. as economically as pos
sible, regardless of the kicks of man.
ufacturers who expected to use the
government for a good thing.
GUY E. MITCHELL.
L
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

4, Not until the private car trust learns
how much the government knows will
it plead guilty.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

Kid Fredericks was married to
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

The Washington Post has solved
the problem at last. It says that the
only way to avoid tipping the waiter
is to eat beefsteak and then there
won't be anything left to tip him with
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

ago.
, Not until the private car trust learns
how much the government knows will
it plead guilty.
1t is stated that the American peo-
pie spend 00.00O.00O a year for
liquor. The statistician should now
ascertain how much is spent for the
effervescent settlers used the next
morning.
The department of agriculture in
recent bulletin stated that grating
would continue during the month of
May. 1t is 10 be hoped this month,
then. will see the last of it.
1t is now up to the supreme court
to civilize the Indians. They now
have the right, under a recent decis-
ion, to step up to the bar and drink
like any other person.
And after all that Rockefeller mon
ey was not tainted. This is the state
ment of a Chicago, professor of chem
istry who had occasion to examine a
bunch of it.
A report comes from the west that
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

Clarence GOodell and Theodore
Gray return from Helena, where they
went on a cattle buying trip.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

Jabez White has seen a base ball
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

American Goldfields company" is
the name by which corporation in
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

A report comes from the west that
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

The sporting pages announce that
Tod Sloan rode Bryan to victory the
other day. What pity that the DEM
ocracy did not realize Tod's ability
in 1896 and 1900.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

The average wife may spend NOR,
than SOS a year for clothing and 9th
er dry goods but there are a goot
many husbands who also spend con
siderably more than this for wet goods
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-31

Father Benidine and two of the
sisters from Fort Benton are visit
ing points in the basin.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14

Harry Rice was arrested Thursday
by Deputy Sheriff Silvelthorne on a
charge of stealing suit of clothes
from the ranch of Tom Nichols. AT
ter his arrest, Rice settled up for the
SUIT. and as the parties were satisfied,
he was allowed to go.
Rollin Munroe. man who got a
horse from William Woods livery
stable last June and failed to return
the animal, was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Ed. Silverthorne at Utica a
couple OF days ago. and is now in the
county Jail with the charge of grand
larceny pending against him. Mum
roe claims that the horse died.
Charles White created a small SEN
sation yesterday by announcing to
some Of his neighbors that he had TAX
en- poison with intent to commit sui
eide. Whites wife, Frieda, had Just
secured divorce from him in the dis
trict court, and it was thought there
might be something in his story. DR..
H. II. Wilson was called to attend him
and found that White was all right, so
far as having made any attempt on
his life was concerned. 1t was quite
evident, however, that the man was
OF unsound mind, and he was turned
over to Sheriff Slater, and is now in
the county Jail. White is an epileptic.
and has already had a term in the in
sane asylum. but was discharged some
time ago.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
BIG DEAL IN
RANCH LANDS
SAGE CREEK SHEEP COMPANY
PURCHASES OVER TWELVE
HUNDRED ACRES.

The Sage Creek Sheep company.
OF which L. H. Hamilton is the head.
closed up several important deals last
Wednesday, by which the holdings of
the company are increased 1880 acres,
the total of the stated consideration
being $5,4O0. The Sage Creek com.
pany now owns 20,52O acres of land.
All OF the land bought this week is on
Sage creek, the first tract being 800
acres in section 80, township 16 north.
OF range l3 east. 1t was sold by Will
liam w. Polk, who received $1,000
for it. Mr.. Polk sold the company a
second tract of the same size for ST..
100, it being situated in section G.
township 16 north, of range Is east.
The third tract consisted of GAO acres
in sections 10, 80 and 81, township Is
north, of range 13 east. 1t was sold
by William B. Gipson for $2,7OO.
William Simpson, of Stanford, has
sold to K. F. Tuttle, of the same place,
$40 acre tract in section II, town.
snip 16 north, of range IL east, the
consideration being $1,000.
John Rowley has sold a 1000 acre
tract in the Flatwillow district to Lucy
A. Dovenspeck, the land being in sec
tons 10, II, II, 13 and IA, TOWNSHIP
IA north, of range "a east.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14

officers Of the fruit steamer Rosina.
which came in later in the evening
with additional details. The little is.
land of Utilla, lying off the Hondurean
coast, and whose population is an
indiscrminate mixture of whites. CAY.
NANTES and Caribs, was the scene of
the tragedy in which IL lives were
sacrificed. The captain of the schoon-
to Ruatan, Truxillo and Belize. She
had about 1,40O souls and was to buy
cattle at TruxillO to sell at Belize. She
carried a crew of four and quite a
number of passengers, making the to-
tai list of people aboard number 13.
Among these were two women and two
children.
The vessel left the harobr of Utilla
at II o'clock Friday night. June 80,
and after she had been under way less
than an hour everybody was aroused
by a shot and rushing on deck found
a negro armed with rife shooting
down the men one after another. This
negro was Robert McGill. and as it
afterward developed he had slowed
away on board with the intention of
robbing the captain and then swim.
ming ashore. After he had killed all
but one of the men he ordered the
last survivor to 60 below and scuttle
the ship. When the unfortunate re.
appeared on deck and reported. the
negro shot him dead. He then put the
two women. He thea put the two
women. Miss Elsie Morgan and her
sister, Mrs. Walter Rose in the dory
with Mrs. Roses six-weeks' old in
FAINT, steering for the main land. He
changed his mind about allowing the
women to live, and killed Mrs. Rose
and her infant.
.Aen he began shooting at Miss Nor
gan, who leaped overheard, and
wounded her in the arm. He fired al
her ineffectually. but his ammunition
evidently gave out, for he promised
immunity from harm if she would
come back to the dory She started
back and when within an oars length
he struck her on the head with an
oar, stunning her. Believing he was
dead she rowed away toward the main
land. Miss Morgan swan back to the
island, where she was thrown on the
beach by the waves.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
The New Japanese Loan.


New York, July 13-Tbe subscrip-
tion lists for the imperial japanese
government Az per cent sterling loan,
second series, were closed by Kuhn,
Loeb & Co.. the National City Bank
and the National Bank Of Commerce
and agents throughout the country, at
the close of business today. The bank
ers had announced that the lists,
which were opened yesterday, would
be closed on or before July IT, The
applications were so heavy, however,
from all over the country, that it was
soon seen that the $5O.0OO.0O0 of bonds
allotted to the United States had been
heavily over-subscribed, and it was de-
cided to limit the taking of subscrip-
tions to single day. Following the
precedent of previous Japanese loans
every effort will be made to discrim-
mate between speculative and invest
ment applications, and subscribers for
small amounts will probably receive
the full allotment. In the case of the
large subscribers it is probable that
the allotments will not exceed 90 Or %
per cent.
1t may be a week or ten days be-
fore the allotments are completed. The
amount of the New York subscription
was not made known.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
Runaway Boy Causes Trouble.

The 6-year-old son of Mrs. Beckel-
haupt, a dressmaker residing in the
southwestern part of the city, made
trouble for a good many people on
Wednesday night and Thursday. He
disappeared Wednesday, and as he
did not apepar that night, the anx-
ious mother and her friends commenc-
ed search which was kept up during
the night, and yesterday. 1t was fear
ed that the boy had fallen into the
creek and had been drowned, and sew
eral parties went along the stream
looking for any evidence that would
shed light upon the matter.
Marshal Marion Burke was notified
and securing a horse, made a diligent
search in all directions. Later on
Thursday. the mystery was solved by
the appearance OF the boy at his home
It SENS that on returning Wednesday
evening he simply went to sleep in
the barn, starting out yesterday morn
ing before anyone was up.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
Peary Ready to Sail.

New York, July 13.-With $4,000
subscribed today toward his expedi-
tion to reach the north pole, Robert
E. Peary announces that he will sail
this week for the north. Commander
Peary's new arctic ship, The Roose-
velt, has been waiting several days
for supplies, which could not be bought
on account of the lack of funds. The
polar expedition which has been in
preparation since October Is, 1904, has
cost $150000, including today's sub
scriptions. The entire amount has
been given by American business men
to the Peary Arctic club, whose mem
bers are anxious that none but Amer
leans have a hand in this polar expe'
dition.
Morris X. Jessup, president of the
club, subscribed $4,000 today, and
Thomas H. Hubbard gave a check fol
$4,000. In announcing that his shiI
is at last ready. Commander Peary
today made public for the first time
donation of $4,000 given by George
CrOcker in January last.
The $4,000 received today will be
expended, Mr.. Peary said. for hand
picked coal and additional scientific
instruments. His party is complete
with the exception of surgeon.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
Eight Lives Are Lost.

Harrisburg, Pa, July 13.-Eight men
were blown to pieces and two others
were injured by the premature explo,
sion of big blast of rock powder
on the Pennsylvania railroad improve.
ments near New Cumberland at 1880
o'clock this morning. The accident
occurred directly across the Susque.
hanna river from the scene of the
Pennsylvania wreck on May II, in
which 23 persons were killed and many
others injured.
All of the victims of today's disas.
ter were employees of the P. S. Ken
baugh & Co., contractors. who are now
building the double tracks for the
Pennsylvania railroad to connect with
the EnOla yards.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
LEASING OF
STATE LANDS
NEARLY 10000 ACRES TAKEN At
ANNUAL RENTAL OF OVER
$4,000.

The first sale of state lands held
here in two years took place at the
court house Wednesday afternoon, be.
ing conducted by Joseph Oker, of the
state land board. There was a very
large attendance of ranchers and
sheep men, and the proceedings were
followed with keen interest.
Leases Are Renewed.
No sales were made, but the leas.
ing was heavy, a total of $1,000 acres
being taken for total annual rental
of $4,000. Practically all of these
transactions were renewals of former
leases, but in large number of cases
sharp competition. In fact, the com.
petitive bids formed the feature of the
occasion, and while the big land hold.
ers secured their renewals in every in.
stance, they did so only at consider
able advance over the rentals former.
ly paid. The cause Of this keen com
petition is ascribed wholly to the splen
did condition OF the ranges, and the
almost unprecedented profits yielded
by the sheep business this year.
Costs Them Some Money.
All of the big leasers suffered from
this little contest for the land but
Bower Bros. undoubtedly felt it most
AS an illustration Of the way the
prices were run up on them, it may
be stated that some tracts on which
they formerly paid an annual rental
Of $625 cost them s1,247 for renew
al, or about double the old price.
About $500 acres of land formerly
held under lease at II cents an acre
under this competition was run up tc
35 cents. or more than three times
as much. N M. McCauley went after
a section of grazing land in the Flat
willow district, leased before by Thorn
as Cruise, of Helena. Mr.. Cruise Sc
cured a renewal but it cost him d
few hundreds of dollars to secure it.
Mr.. Oker left for Helena yesterday
morning, we'll satisfied with the re
suit of his work here.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
DISASTER IN WALES.
Many Lives Lost in an Explosion in
Coal Mine,


Cardiff, Wales, July 13.-An explo.
sion OF hre damp in No. pit of the
United National Colliery company, at
Wattstown, in the Rhonda valley, the
center OF the great Welsh coal fields,
this morning, probably cost l2O lives.
The explosion was followed immedi-
ately by the belching of clouds of
smoke and dust from the pit shaft in
which $50 men were working. The
force OF the explosion wrecked the
machinery at the mouth of the pit.
All communication with the doomed
men in this direction is completely
cut off. No. shaft, adjoining, has
ordinarily afforded communication
with No. 2. The 500 men in the No
and the few who escaped from No
2 were drawn up.
A rescue party descended, but its
work was seriously impeded by the
foul air and the falling masses OF
earth dislodged by the explosion.
Heroic efforts have been made for
hours to reach the entombed men, but
late tonight the absence of all sounds
from the entries of the mine told OF
the worst disaster that has occurred
since 1894
The news of the explosion spread
rapidly, and hundreds of women and
children and thousands of men throng
ed the head of the pit, seeking infor
nation. There are now streams OF
people in the neighborhood of the
mine, all contributing to the pitiful
scenes.
Efforts at rescue were still in pro
gress at midnight, and the currents OF
fresh air were being driven through
the shaft but the rescuers are now
working without hope of reducing the
| list of fatalities.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-14
Japs Relocating Warships.

Victoria, July 2.-According to ad.
vices received by the Express of In
dia, which arrived today, work has
commenced to refloat the Russian war
ship Irtish, lost in 26 fathoms of
1wami province during the battle of
Tsushima. Salvage crews are conf
dent that they can float the ship.
Considerable damage has been done
by the floods following heavy storms
in southern Japan. At Koshime on
June 20, 80 people were buried under
an avalanche of rock which swept
down from cliff and engulfed many
houses.
Rescue parties worked hard but un-
availingly, all the victims being
crushed beyond human semb1ance.
Many were drowned by the floods
in other sections.