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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
A Widows Tribute,

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,--l am so proud OF the United
States. take this opportunity to tell
our President that with his elevated,
advanced ideas, he Is leading our men
and boys to greater civilization, and has
won the admiration Of tho whole world,
am not surprised. He ascends the
mount OF fame now. and stands trlum-
plant on the highest peak like Noah's
dove, holding the olive branch OF peace
Written by the widow OF gallant
soldier, who was killed In the Civil War,
MRS, Y. S, WILSON,
lIatcher Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
MILLIONS GO UP IN SMOKE
The Money We Burn at the
Shrine Of Lady Nicotine.

Shrine OF Lady Nicotine.
* Tobacco Leaf reports the manufacture
In this country during tho fiscal year
ended June 80, 1905, Of 7,6S9, 1897 ,20T
cigars, an Increase of $4,000. 437 over the
otl,p put OF the preceding year. Our ex-
port trade in these goods Is quite in
significant. md compared with this enor-
nous total our import trade In foreign
made cigars is little more than an In
considerable incident. Our population Of
males who may be regarded as OF cigar
age Is probably little less than "a
O0O, 900. Our domestic output was snf1i-
Client to supply each one - these with
about 320 smokes during The year. as
the census returns DO not Include sta
tistics Of smokers and non smokers. 1t is
impossible to carry the calculation beyond
that point.
Tho cigarette crop for Tho year was
3, 36s,2l2,740, an increase Of 141,530,470
ovcr3lO O4 We produced o1,131 ,S61 pounds
OF snuff, an increase Of 947,2s1 pounds.
Tho output OF smoking and chewing to-
bacco Increased only about 2 per- cent.
from 32St05o,710 pounds to 334 ,4S9,1l0
pounds Tho total value OF all this Is
not given. but the figures OF tho smaller
out put of that year are given by tho
census OF 1000 as follows
Tobacco, chewing, smoking.
ana HIluIt Ploo, 'p7'oo-
Tobacco cigars. and cigarettes l60, 22S,lb2
$3.50 ' ----------
Total Observation-Disclosures 1868 ,077,5l4
The development OF this industry Is
indicated by the census figures, which
show tho value Of the product for 1850
as s116,T72,63l; for 1890 as sl95,536 S62,
and for 1900 as s2G3,977,514. The increase
for last year will certainly bring the. fig
ures to more than 900, which is
a very pretty sum to spend for this form
of combustlbcs.
Compared with our domestic trade,
our foreign commerce In tho weed
amounts to little Our total Importation
last year OF tobacco In all Its forms
amounted to s22,145.S4G, and our expor-
tatlon to s37,1235lA,
Estimating our consumption by weight
1t appears that we burned at the shrine
of our Lady Nicotine something lllso
100000 tons OF tobacco last ycar,-New
York Sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
Begging Britishers.

1t Is calculated that 1000 persons make
living In London by begging and that
their average Income amounts to over
100000 q year. Last year. l,925 persons
were arrested for begging In the streets.
OF whom more than 1900 We're sentenced
to terms Of Imprisonment varying from
one week to three months. Many OF thesh
objects OF charity were found IN poses
sion of sums Of money and even or
bank books showing very handsome
eposits-Balt!moye American X,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
Fatal Disease.

(spocial TO The Times Dispatoh.)
+ OsBORN'S GAP. YAn Sept 1o--Charles
A. willis, ex-sherIf OF Dckenson county,
died Of hux. at his home ~ Inc lower
end of the county, day or two since,
,rhe deceased was apparently nifty years
of ago, and leaves a family.
This disease Ulux) has claimed u num-
hep of victims in different sections OF the
county, during the past two weeks, three
having died in one family.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
THE WEATHER.

forecast: virginin-Partly cloudy We'd
Wednesday, Jay night ind Thursday; light
south, shifting to west. Winds. q
North Caroina-Far Wednesday and
Thursday; light west winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
Movements Of Ministers,

Rev. j. M, MchIanaWay. pastor Of tho
First Baptist Church OF Bowling Green
Caroline county, Is visiting friends ana
relatives In this olty.
church OF the Ascension, Washington,
Is. G., has returned to Washington from.
Oakland, Md, where he has been re-
superating from an attack Of nervous
pros tratlon, His pulpit has been supplied
BY Dr. Brown. Of Yashlngton ia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
Cost Of the Jefferson.

Editor OF The Times Dispatch: |
Sr,-Please publish in Sundays Query
Column the cost Of tho Jefferson Hotel
beiorealt was burned, including tho FUR.
nIsIngs and land. l..
When the Jefferson was burned It had
cost, together added improvements and
furnishings, about q million and q half
dollars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
The Game Laws.

Editor Of The Tlmes-Dispatch:
Slr.--Plcaso advise me to whom
should apply for instruction In the mat
ter of enforcing the gume laws.
A GAME WARDEN.
3 Write to Hon. William A. Anderson,
Acknowledgement, Richmond. Va. and
You will BIO sure to get a courteous reply.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Cen CorbIns doctrine OF the simple
life for army officers must seem rather
odd 10 Major Taggart
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
Civil Service.

Editor of Tho Times-D ispatch:
Sir,-Please tell mo through your Query
Columns whom to apply to for the ques.
lions for the civil service exnmina ton
and where you would have to be exam
ined. A CONSTANT READER. rs
II. r. Archer United States Govern
ment Building, Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
Capt. McCabe's Address.

Editor OF Tho Times DIspatch:
Slr,-Please publish In your Query Col.
5unln OF next Wednesdays paper the prop
er address Of Mr.. w. Gordon McCabc
q. Mo- 4Q East Cary Street. Richmond. Va.
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Mrs. Morgan's Address.

Editor OF The Tlincs- Dlspatch:
.sr,-Plense gvo In your Sunday Issue
the address OF Mrs. J. Iicrpont Morgan,
and obllsc, READER.
No. 21o Madison Avenue, Now York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

For sale cheap: Several job lots Of
campaign buttons, Warranted now to TT
one coat us well is another.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Like the Gear, Norway prefers to have
t understood that she Is all Tor peace.
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Conditions Yesterday.

4 Rlchnonds weather was cloudy and
hot. Range OF the thermometer: ~
IL M................S Up M. .............S0
70 P. 'M.........,....so ~ midnight
Highest temperature yesetrday......... go
Lowest temperature yesterdAy......... 70
Mean temperature yesterday............s SO
Normal temperature for September.... Y
Departure from normal temperature...
q Ha,.l:+;an II Irn,n1.tant Cities
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Still it does seem as II tho graft dis
case ought to have been kept out Of
the Public Health Department.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
STAUNTON# SCHOOLS,
Military Academy and Deaf ana
Dumb Institute Flourishing,

Especial to The Times Dlspatc,ln1' M,
sTAUNTON, VA. septembnr m,nt no
morrow morning, and the prospects, are arr
hat VII have the Largest est enrGe anteIn
a the history Of the n @e1oe Woyklng 4 Very
hard ~ sumner to get everything n n
readiness, and the new barrh'ks' 10 ~ taSe
Is nearly comp the ar rrac To burned last
b ins bsbbes IS bSHt 81 building blocks ana
is practically freproof r nne ha ND p Wili
a quart rover over zoo cadets, THE management
expects at least ESQ cadets Oct tho Dan, ana
me 5,,,g irgB1 BE fa sspoW William A. Bowes'
ssIpe i1Ii1utut has 2io Of the States
Nsds re and thH er9sP Es ys sps
f w fhere vii be an enrolment this year
on e' the ego 60 has sGared no palms IN looking
he deaf s1a p he sflar ana ' ths
viii VII sI unrlddoubtedly be the banner year Of
the school. 3E "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
.[kH7HEiS'isi: 'T[.!QI(.,0|H7|
Fluctuations Quotations.

f1uCCuatlOnS luOldtlOllS. ls.5 ~
It often chances that II court
Is Summoned BY all outraged miss,
TO fix ny fine OF varying sort,
Tho valuation Of Il kiss:
And though eacho .u and fgrlgid bench
Rules plt,hdered kisses arc not nice,
Each has n sort of mental wrench.
IN fixing osculation's price,. FL K
A Justice In Virginia quotes
A price OF twenty dollars per-
Tile whole OF which Ills Honor totes,
Away, nor gives cent to her
Missouri fixes thrty-fivo
Against Vlrgina's cheaper twenty
While old New York., where courts all
Maintains SO Is. a plenty.
The other States and towns IRE slow,
In naming what they think is right,
While some would keep the charge quite
low,
Ntany'd prefer to make 1t tight.
( The charge onco fixed, II no one blum,
dered,
Would tell us II a citys thrifty:
While Boston, say, would charge a hun.
dred
4 chicago'd mado 1t scvcn-fifty.
Now, Business has no simpler rulo .
Than this: To buy where goods are low;
And he would bca an utter fool, @
Who didn't always purchase so.
Hence, In the pretty lovers game
Tho man who'd rather kiss than sleep
The quality, I'm told's the snme-
Should move when oscuntlons cheap.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 53
Il . 1 a... ( !
+ 5 Hercules, having finished his. job OF
cleaning out the 5Augean stables, was Of
fcred tho contract for cleaning out tho
insurance companies.
4''Whnt do you take me for2' he holly
retorted. "a blamed antlseptic dislnfcc-
tant r.
Turning angrily on his heel, he hur-
pulley weights.
Grace: ut seems awfully strange to
think OF Thomas Rynn's engaging april
waite chaplain, doesn't it,"
Mrs F'ranlslin; II don't know. Why2"J
Grace: why. If I'd been doing It,
would so much rather have put the
money In an automobile"
what Is your salary?' said the storm
eyed papa to the smart-lookng would be
sonrin-law.
Only eighteen hundred a year. But"
II was only going to add, sir, that Its
a government Job, and"
"Ah, said the stern-eyed papa. slow
smile stealing over his features, that
Is different story, Why didn't you say
In the beginning that you made $4,000
year? Take her, my boy, With a
fathers blessing.
Jim:#"Good heavens, old man!:NEhat on
,earths the matter? Had the yellow
Jack ?" f
VIM Worse. My famly's been away
and I've been boarding for the sum-
mcr."
Spent your cash In political workin's7'
Said man to bright George Perkins.
ibid we give any mum
Said Perk '"That we done!
Why we trundled It over In firkins,"
II. s. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

out OF the clothes that cover mo,
Tight as q man filled up With grape,
! thank whatever arts may bo
For my artistic, perfect shape
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

In simple justice that Treasury deficit
ought to be set aside as a contribution to.
the presidential campaign fund Of Mr..
Pshaw, OF Iowa. 5H
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Real Estate Assessment.
tor OF The Times-Dlspatch

Editor OF The Times-Dlspatch:
skf fas f aS vsns to
ylz;; "one ;llaii aore lot, 500; buildings,
slooo? The property IN question has
ment being "one-quarter&a acre. $1,000 I"
which is supposed to include all buildings
and improvements In the past five years
ton, and the, property has simply been
kept In repair.
Where can appeal be made. and when.
to have the $40 eliminated In FIVE
to raise funds to meet. extra tax on. Said
tax Will probably be raised also TO pro-
vide for an obscure county road, that no
she Will certainly receive no benelt. Can
mot some OF our lawmakers Introduce
(and pass q bill allowing widows who
q own own their y. homes, and an income OF
'aAes = - J liGsHS AND MERCY.
I. Assessments for taxation In Virginia
are made on real estate, so as to show
separately the value OF the land and
that of the buildings.
2. Erroneous assessments can be cor
rected by application to the assessors
themselves before final return OF the
assessment, or the matter can be taken
before the Circuit Court OF tho county.
where the land lies BY petition filed
within two years.
There Is u statute which covers such
cases. See Code $500. sections 5s7 and
follow.
The Cataract of Lodore.
Editor of The. Times-D Dispatch:
Sir,-some time ago there was IAN In
curry. In The Tlmes-Dispatch as to the
answer gwen II ne Vas su that i in France
A few days later you published letter
from Mr.. Ernest i. Boiling, In which
hei stated jthatnthis was an error, 8
this cataract while In the lake region OF
Tho Cataract Of Lodore is IN the Der
Wsnt RyMds Sor eup pPesdest uno
Year IL i Europe. writes Of this cataract
'B'rom pumfrles we crossed tho border,
passing the original Gretna Green, where
for more. than q hundred years runaway
couples from England We're married and
seeing something OF tho English lake
district. skiddaw.is q noble and salts
Tying mountain we were sa, nteres'ea r a!so
thwaite Church. But Southey IS rcspon.
sble for the seyerest. dlsnppoint that
comes to travellers IN the lake district.
Flow TX IT tic : water COMES down at Lodore'
he has raised expectations which the
poor little falls at the, foot q q the Der
Mentwnter eanH1t reai1e The Am oe
rock and watched tho falls for awhile
then declared hat tEsye was q
guilty OF q greater exaggeratlon N; one
direction than .southey IN The other ~
Americans VINO have seen Niagara FAILS
will .loubtlessly hold most falls as conf
monplace. i,
the gathering OF the rills In the mountain,
the running The stren thFfGnsn w m1ss
in q lake, then departing, runs on IN
in the words OF the poem
''In this rapid race
'On which 1t Is bent, .s,,
1t reaches the place
@ or Its steep descent
Is very realistic.
There is an inn built near, the catar-
act 10 accommodate visitors drawn here
on account OF this poem. i was AT THIS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
1udge Lewis's Record

Kinia Is credited with being lifelong
Rcnuhl,can, I would like to know If he
was such during the dark ages OF re-
cons tructlon. When the ballot was
placed in the hands of every negro buck
above the age Of twenty-one. "hile me
most Intelligent, sef-respetting white
men OF Virginia were for time neitheI
allowed to vote nor hold oftice' ana ~,
The offices, State and county were filled
nv carpet baggers, negroes and SCALA
wags. II he was 81 a Republican then.
good Lord deliver lis from his polltlcal
goodness now.
4 DEMOCRAT. WITH A MEMORY. s
Pulaski, Va.
We too, have memory. We remem-
Der the days Of reconstruction; we re-
member the days OF Alahoneism' we re-
member the sorrow, the atlliction and the
humiliation which the Republican party
brought upon the South And when we
remember we know how the Psalmist
felt when he spoke OF hating some things
with holy hatred.
Yes, Judge Lewis was a member OF
the Republican party In reconstruction
times. He was a Republican In Mahone
times He held office under the Malone
regime. He is a fine gentleman but he
is a Republican, a reconstruction Ftepuo-
lican, a Malone Republican. How can
any Democrat think OF voting for him?
=-4==---=---S
Mr.. Rockefelers statement that ne
sees no cloud on the financial horizon
suggests that his eyesight may be OBJ
s,,l,rcd by the slipping forward of that
new wig.
Observation-Disclosures. i#24r.a
AS to the matter of insurance contri-
buttons to campaign funds. Paul Morton
refuses to discuss the past, but adds
that the Eutable will never do 1t again.
==-==--====-
Would you lease wires to poorooms
If YOU could thereby net several mil
lions per annum, all velvet? Answers
regarded as strictly confidential.
==--==-=--=-
Bravey closing Ills eyes to his late
unpleasantness in the Far East, Car
Nicholas again presses forward as lead
ing guardian Of the worlds peace
If General Corbin wants to know all
aupul SllllPIC llic lhS <'A'iS - 49,
matter of victuals and clothes, he ought
to talk with the old Confeds.
observation-disclosures
The life insurance investigations have
thrust American widows and orphans
into a llmelght conspicuousness that
seldom falls to their lot.
===-=z-------;;---=------;;=---------:
In simple justice that Treasury deficit
ought to be set aside as contribution to
the presidential campaign fund Of Mr.
Pshaw, OF Iowa.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III
Crowded out Of Delaware politics, Adj
dicks would now seem 10 be up against
the proposition OF really working for
living,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
James w. Byrd who discovered how to
own automobiles on $3.50 a year, has
Just naturally been put In jail,
Observation-Disclosures
Still it does seem as II tho graft dis
case ought to have been kept out OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Miss Odella Connock, OF Union Mills,
Va . ret urned home Saturday, after few
waeks visit to her brother. Of Richmond,
Mrs, s.. u. wainwright. OF Portsmouth,
Va who IS Visiting her sister, Mrs,
George p. Gaines. Will return home Fri-
day. accompanied by her niece. Miss Nam
ME y. Gaines,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

James w. Byrd, who discovered how 70
own automobiles on $3.50 year, has
Just naturally been put In jail.
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The Underwood Convention.
a Dollar Of Two.

Editor Of Tho Times. DIspa tch |.
. slr,-1finltly publish Tho poem entitled
"a Dollar or Two" 1t was published. /
think about ten years ago by s. w.
BOSS. SUBSCRIBER.
We will. II somebody will supply the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

In tho fell clutch of corset steel
! have not WINGED or cried aloud;
Under the bumpers conceal
! stand Observation-Disclosures and
proud.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Crowded out Of Delaware politics, Adj
dicks would now seem 10 be up against
the proposition of really working for a
living.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
"Invicta,"

(By Elizabeth White, who says that any
woman may be built as she lsts,)
(From the New York Mall)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

The life insurance investigations have
thrust American widows and orphans
into a llmeight conspcuousness that
seldom falls to their lot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
,sAnd to hear how the water
Comes down at Lodore,
With Its rush and Its roar.
AS many a time
They had seen 1t before

~ is not probable that his children
woi,ld "lnany a time have seen 1t pe-
FORE FORE IL lit had been in France.
JOHN Fl. MACkIE
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QUERIES AND
A Request.
s......l
~ l

Editor Of rho Times.Dlspatph.
B sir,--Would you please tell mo IL there
Is any ono In Richmond WHO could tell
tic Value Of genuine Egyptian idols, and
also tho value Of old patntings7 L.
The Underwood Convention.
1iditor az rho TimesoD isptch:
E Sir Please answer In your Query Col.
,lnlil IL Judge L. L. Lewis the Repub-
II Underwood conventlon G. IF,
3 No. &
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"In this rapid race
ION which It Is bent,
1t reaches the place
X or Its steep descent.

There There is an i'm built near, the catar-
e aoeomm0dtate ySltoTs arawn i this
inn that Hawthorne stopped, -,
Robert southey lived at Gretna Flail,
near Keswick, An this beautiful LAKE
HLnko Poets" That the cataract menr
toned is in the neighborhood OF his
home is conclusive from the following
lines:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

The edicts of the fashion books;
The rules that dressmakers have made'
The stern decree OF eyes and hooks
Finds and shall ind mo unafrald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

If General Corbin wants to know all
about simple life In the army, In the
matter Of vctuals and clothes, he ought
TO talk with the old Confeds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

nai,y ,u,thout sun 10 cents. $3.50
S,,,s,. onIv 'g.,- S cents, $3.50
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Bravely closing his eyes to his late
unpleasantness in the Far East, Gear
Nicholas again presses forward as a lead
ing guardian of the worlds peace.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

AS to the matter of insurance contri-
buttons to campaign funds. Paul Morton
refuses to discuss the past but adds
that the Euitable will never do It again,
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CITY ATES...DELlVERED BY CARRlth.
',,...I h,nchestor Payable
G Petersburg. ----.- ln rovan. .-
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All unsigned communications will be as
rarded.
! Rejected communications Will not De
returned unless accompanied by stamps
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Would you lease wires to poorooms
If you could thereby net several MIL
lions per annum, all velvet? Answers
REGARDED as strictly confidential.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Mr.. Rockefeller's statement that he
sees no cloud on the financial horizon
suggests that his eyesight may be OBJ
scured by the Slipping forward Of that
new wig.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20

Daily with Sum-. $500 SS.oo $ 1S0 az OK
Daily, without Sun 400 200 Log 80
Sun. edition only 200 Ivy ' oe
Weekly (Wedo... LOO .oo ~
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1t matters not how straight tho tape,
How cool the weather Is or warm,
am the mistress OF my shape,
I ain the captain Of my form,
Fergus County Democrat., 1905-11-21
WARR HOME FROM EAST.
Bank Official Says That Business Con-
ditiOnS Were Never Better.

Austin w. War;, assistant cashier
of the Bank of Fergus County, arrived
home Friday evening from an eastern
trip Of several weeks duration. Mr..
War; left primarily to spend a few
weeks at the Battle Creek, Michigan,
sanitarium. having been unwell for
some time before his departure.
While in that part of the country,
Mr.. War; took a run down to Kansas
City to see some relatives. In speak
ing of his trip to the Democrat, Mr.
War; said:
Like the west. the middle states
are experiencing wonderful prospect.
ty. Bumper grain crops this year and
good prices have paid off thousands
Of mortgoges and given remarkable
of mortgages and given a remarkable
What struck me particularly was the
exceedingly rapid growth of some o1
the smaller towns in Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska. Places that can re.
member as mere hamlets with 9
thousand or SO inhabitants a few
years ago, are now thriving cities Of
ten and twelve thousand people. There
is very little complaint to be heard by
business men and the general impres.
sion is that present conditions will
continue"
Fergus County Democrat., 1905-11-21
RAILROAD Is SURELY COMING.

While no public statement has been
made by Mr.. Hill while he was in this
city with reference to the intentions of
the Great Northern r. r. company
in building through the Judith Basin,
Mr.. M. J. Costello, who is high Of
fetal and who was with Mr.. Hill made
positive statement to a local bust
ness man on the subject.
According to the statement by Mr..
Costello, it is now fully decided by the
company to begin within a few
months on actual construction Of the
road from Arlington. 1t will come
down southeast, pass through or in
the vicinity of Stanford, strike the
Judith river about where the John
Shea ranch lies and thence on as
straight a line as possible to Billings,
From the Judith river a branch line
will be built in the direction of Lewis
town. At point near the confluence
of the Judith and Warm Spring creek
the road will again divide, one branch
going to Kendall and the other going
on into Lewistown. This is the route
as nearly as has been determined at
this time