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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

full fair cannot be held without these
contests of speed.
The Fergus County Argus calls at
tention to one matter which should
be adjusted before another year, and
that is in relation to holding SO many
Of the shows on the same date.
Last week when Lewistown was
holding its fair Billings, Twin Bridges
and Anaconda were also holding their
shows.
Neither the race horses that are
making the circuit in Montana nor the
people can be in four places at once.
Another season an effort should be
made to avoid holding so many of
these fairs in a single week, and an
arrangements of this kind, that would
avoid such conflicts. would be found
of mutual advantage.
The Miner is firm believer in the
benefits to be derived from these fairs,
and it is confident that they help to
call attention to the wonderful resour-
ces of the state in way that can
not be accomplished by any other
means.
Every county that has a good ag-
ricultural district within its borders
should make some effort to advertise
that fact, and no better way can be
found than by holding fair.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

London, like Boston, has murder
mystery. Two weeks ago the body of
young lady was found in the Mer-
stham tunnel of the London and south
western railroad and the tragedy re-
mains unsolved. Sir Conan Doyle was
asked in his capacity of sherlock
Holmes" to give his opinion of the
tunnel tragedy. He declined, but warm
~ denounced the present style of car
and lack of protection for women
travelling alone. He said: Il think il
perfectly scandalous that such a state
of affairs should be allowed to exist.
Any railroad company not reserving
at least one carriage for ladies on ev-
cry train ought to be held responsible
and pay compensation when a woman
Is murdered. Sir Conan evidently
finds it good deal easier TO ferret
out crime in fiction than in reality.
But what he says about an English
passenger coach will be endorsed bv
Americans. The dispatch says a cru
SADIE has been started against the con-
tnued use of the cell-like compart-
ment cars on the British railroads,
which are an abomination.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

The following from the Helena In
dependent will apply with equal force
to the schools of many other cities of
the state: "The fire drill should be
taught and practiced in the schools
before the cool days, the autumn fires
and the necessity for furnace heat
have arrived. The school fire drill
has saved thousands of lives elsewhere
and Helena cannot afford to be lax
in the installation of so excellent a
precautiOn'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06
Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face as ReIat

Revenge OF Rain-tn-the-fa ace as Relat.
ed by LongfeIIow.
In that desolate land and lone,
Where the Big Horn and Yellowstone
Roar down their mountain path,
BY their fires the Sioux chiefs
Muttered their woes and griefs
And the menace of their wrath.
Revenge" cried Rain-in-the-Face,
Revenge upon all the race
OF the White Chief with yellow
hair"
And the mountains dark and high
From their crags re-echoed the Cry
OF his anger and despair.
In the meadow, spreading wide,
BY woodland and riverside,
The Indian village stood:
All was silent as dream.
Save the rushing of the stream
And the bluejay in the wood.
In his war paint and his beads,
Like a bison among the reeds,
In ambush the Sitting Bull
lay with three thousand braves
Crouched in the clefts and caves
Savage, unmerciful.
Into the fateful snare
The White Chief with yellow hair
And his thee hundred men
Dashed headlong, sword in hand;
But of that gallant band
Not one returned again.
The sudden darkness of death
Overwhelmed them like the breath
And smoke of furnace nre:
BY the rivers bank. and between
The rocks of the ravine,
They lay in their bloody AZURE
But the foemen fed in the night;
And Rain-in-the-Face, in MS night
Uplifted high in air
AS CHASTITY trophy. bore
The brave heart. that beat no more,
or the White Chief with yellow hair
Whose was the right and the wrong
Sing it, o funeral song, .,
With a voice that is full OF Years.
And say that our broken faltn
Wrought all this ruin and scaI
In the year of a Hundred Tears
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

1t looks as if We We're going to get
rid of the Cree Indians for good
they have served one purpose at least
For years they have peddled and sold
the horns of buffalo. mountain sheep
and antelope. bead work and other In
dian curios. to maintain precarious
existence. New corners into the state
have been their best customers and
those who have NOT secured some of
these souvenirs may never have the
opportunity again. Buffalo horns sus-
ceptible of polish have long since dis,
appeared from the prairies and val
leys. Those now sold by Crees were
gathered years ago and preserved be-
lore the sun and rain had rendered
them Valueless They are polished
and crudely mounted at leisure, of
which an Indian usually has an album
dance, but more especially in the win
! ter season.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

According to the Great Falls Trib-
une details of contracts with north
ern Montana sheepmen by Boston wool
houses for next summers wool have
been made public and it appears that
the terms are very liberal Nearly
all contracts thus far closed have been
at % cents, with a few at 20 cents,
and it is estimated that about 1,5O0,-
600 pounds of the wool of the state
is under contract. Buyers will re-
turn to the state within a month. and
several million pounds more will then
be contracted for. if the growers will
accept the terms offered. In the con.
tracts made at % cents. there have
been advances of from 10 20 per
cent of the estimated total value of
the clips. the advances drawing inter-
est at 6 per cent. It is also provided
that the contract shall not be bind
ing on the grower if he should desire
to sell to another firm. If he should
receive an offer of more than % cents
from some firm other than that with
which he has contracted, he may sell
at the better price; but it is stipulat-
ed that, if he should sell at "a cents
or better, he shall pay to the firm
with which he has contracted | cent
per pound. in order to secure release
from his contract. Many contracts
have been made on these terms. and
favorable to the growers have been
made, on condition that the terms
should be kept secret.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

1t is now definitely announced by
the Mckinley memorial association
that the corner stone of the Mckinley
monument will be laid November l6
by Justice Day. 1t has taken some
time to get a start.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

The yellow fever situation is not i'm
proving very rapidly in the south. I'm
NouDtedly the prevalence of the dis
ease will lead to the adoption of meas
ures to prevent its recurrence in the
future, if it be possible. If the gen.
eral government, under the direction
oil General Wood, was able to drive
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

A goodly portion of the Cottonwood
bench is being plowed and prepared
for winter wheat The soil is deep and
rich on this bench and it promises TO
soon become one vast wheat field. The
early sowing of winter wueat is get
ting a fine start.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

The base ball season is drawing to a
close. In the National League, New
York again wins the pennant, with
Plttsburg second. For the American
League, Philadelphia wins with Chi
cagO second. The leaders of the two
leagues will play series of games to
determine the all around champion
ship of America.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

the fever out of Havana, Cuba, the
same successought to attend such eff
of the southern states. Improved san
itary regulations lessened the danger
from the disease in the Cuban capital
and there is great need of instituting
a similar system in the cities now
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

The fire on the state fair grounds
Tuesday is said to have been hotter
than some of the races, but it was
beaten out in good time.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

July IS. 19O5.-It's the women
folks that are looking for the bar
gains-and any man that thinks by
using eight syllable words he can
hocus pocus a woman is not long for
this world.-Rusty Mikes Diary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

William T. Jerome has been nomi-
mated as an Independent candidate to
succeed himself as district attorney for
the City of New York. Jerome is a
reformer and fighter, but these are
likely to prove a negligible recOmmen-
dation for a public officer in the
American metropolis. The Tammany
cohorts will fight him hard
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

Turn your thoughts on the high
er things of life" said Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter, recently. Straightway Oil went
up a few points.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

John l.. Sullivan, who visited the
state last week, is still able to admin
lister a few knockout drops-if his
opponent is not too husky.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06
OFFICIAL PAPER OF FERGUS COUNTY.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOHN N. VR00MAN, Editor and Proprietor.
HALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager.

No subscriber will be carried on our
books whose arrearages are greater
than six months. All subscription &C
counts are payable in advance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

Secretary Taft will add weight" to
the Ohio campaign by making a speech
at a time and place to be selected by
the Republican state committee.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

Bozeman has chop suey" case.
One Cninaman has chopped off the
head of another.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

If the Butte authorities have caught
the only and original Pat Grove, they
certainly have something to crow over
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

The state fair is having ideal wealth.
er. A regular Montana Indian sum
mer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

Subscribers failing to receive their
papers will please notify this Office.
that the cause may be investigated
and reported to the proper author-
ties.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-06

For job work In any line, neatly
executed, call on the Argus Job office.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
ANOTHER RAILROAD
FOR new MEXICO

There were filed in the office Of
Territorial Secretary ]. w. Reynolds
today articles of incorporation for the
Colorado, Columbus and Mexican Rail-
road Company. The incorporators are
Andrew Osman Bale, of Columbus,
New Mexico; John George Hilzinger,
Of Ell Paso, Texas; William r. Merrill.
Anthony j. Clark and Burrage Yale
McKeyes, of Deming, New Mexico.
The objects of the incorporators are
to construct and maintain a railroad
from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Colum-
bus, New Mexico, together with branch
lines. The term of existence Of the
corporation as named in the articles
is 80 years and the principal place of
business is to be Deming, New Mexico.
The company is capitalized at
$5,000,000, which is divided into $4,000
shares Of a par value Of 500 each.
The articles state that 100000 of the
capital stock has already cen sub
scribed. The number of directors will
be five and those for the first three
months of the corporations existence
will be the directors.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
AS BAD AS
CHILDREN
Peevish Officers Of Russian Army
and Navy Pout and Refuse
to MAKE Up".
DO NOT EVEN SPEAK
French Correspondents Say the Fall Of
Port Arthur Was Largely Due Be.
cause Of Petty Quarrels.

Paris, Feb. 16.-French special cor
respondents sent to meet the French
steamer Australian having aboard
General Stoessel and other survivors
Of Port Arthur have forwarded a de-
tailed account of the discord existing
among the Russian officers. The army
officers are particularly hostile to the
feet, calling it the frightened Fleet"
Substantially the same account is
given by all correspondents describ-
ing General Stoessel and Admiral
Lockinsky as refusing to speak to or
salute each other The papers say
that the discord among the officers
foreshadows grave scenes before the
court martial. The correspondents
conclude that the fortress fell largely
because of the regrettable quarrels
among the officers.
Warm for Russians.
Mukden, Feb. 16.-The Japanese
are firing on Putiloff Hill with eight
inch guns used at Port Arthur. A new
situation therefore confronts the Rus
sian center and the general situation
is rendered more complicated.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
EXTRA SESSION
IF NECESSARY

Washington, Feb. 16.-Representa-
ative Townsend, one of the authors of
the Townsend freight bill, had a
talk with the President today regard
ing the prospects for the enactment of
the measure into a law. Townsend,
who has canvassed the situation pret-
ty thoroughly, expressed the opinion
that there was a chance for the pass.
age of the bill by the Senate at the
present session. After talk with the
President Townsend said that in the
event no legislation on the rate ques.
ton was enacted at this session an ex-
ira session of Congress would be
called by President Roosevelt for next
autumn, perhaps in October.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
THERE WITH
THE GOODS
Roosevelt Loses No Time In
Swinging the Big Stick Over
Oil Trusts Head.
KANSAS STANDS FIRM
State Refinery Will Certainly Go Into
Effect If Governor Does Not Veto
It, and He Will Not.

Washington, Feb. 16. - Presiden
Roosevelt has directed James r. Gal
field, commissioner of corporations O
the department of labor and commerc
to begin Immediately Investigating tn
oil question as requested by the Hous
of Representatives yesterday in a res
olution adopted unanimously. The in
vestigation by the direction of th'
President will be rigid and compre
hensive. The President has directed
a letter to Commissioner Garfield il
which he is given his directions ant
an outline Of the Presidents views.
Governor Will Sign 1t.
The inquiry will be pressed as rap
idly as possible. The scope of inves
tigation and the time 1t will occupy
cannot be indicated at this time. Rep
resentativ; Campbell of Kansas, the
author of the resolution adopted by
the House, had a conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt today. Campbell's
idea is t.s3t the investigation should
concern particularly the situation in
the Kansas field, but expressed to the
President his belief that the inquiry
once begun would extend to the oper
ations OF the Standard Oil Company
in the Beau mont field of Texas and
perhaps other fields.
Topeka, Feb. 16.-Governor Hoch
will, it is wed, sign the bill pro
viding f,r erection by the state OF
an oil 'refi passed by the House
yesterday arernoon, but he declines
to say anything of his intentions. The
Governor and his friends hoped, it is
said to defeat the measure, but the
fact that the House passed it with an
overwhelming majority will probably
deter..l,im from vetoing it. The two
bills ss,ssed by the House yesterday af-
feet not only the oil trusts, so-called,
but all other combines. The freight
rate bill passed makes railroads the
conf m carrier and in this way the
oil t, vell as other trusts, are to
be The anti-discriminating
bi' Or vote tomorrow and Is
sa g enough votes to carry it.
T ,ure was drawn UP with the
inle- Of preventing any trust from
entering Kansas and underselling the
state.
Hitchcock After Them.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Secretary
Hitchcock today gave out statement
as Gigantic monopoly"
the present lease by the Indian Terri
tory Illuminating Oil Company of the
right to prospect for oil and gas
throughout the entire area of the Usage
indian Reservation and explaining
hat an agreement was reached sever
IL days ago for cutting off more than
half of the lands operative under this
ease during the next ten years.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
COLLECT FOR
THE UPSTART

Washington, Feb. 16.-A message
from the President transmitting to the
Senate the protocol of agreement be-
tween the United States and the Do
minican government, providing for the
collection and disbursement by the
United States Of the customs revenue
of the Dominican Republic was today
made public together with the proto-
COL The message is nearly 4,500
words long and is largely discussion
of the rights and duties of the United
States under the Monroe Doctrine.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
(eY COLONEL P. R. sM,TH.)

This will be the greatest institution
of its kind in the world. The Associ-
ated Fraternal Societies is composed
of 1875 Fraternal organizations, with
over 125,000 lodges and a total mem.
bership of over 100000. Under the
plans of the association the grand
lodge of each state and territory will
assess the subordinate lodges of each
the sum of one cent per month for
each member, which aggregates over
100000 annually. The original char
ter members believing New Mexico to
be the most favorable location for such
an institution in the United States
wisely decided to make that location
in this Territory and 1t is only Ques-
ton with the committee of finding
what they believe to be the best loca.
ton and select the same from the
great number offered.
Have Building Ready.
The association will utilize for this
purpose the Fraternal Society build.
ing at the late Worlds Fair to the
sanitarium. This building cost them
over 100000 and was put up In sec.
tions so that 1t can readily be taken
down and moved. A contract has
been let for taking down the same and
putting 1t aboard the cars. They have
in the building at this time over $780,
900 worth Of furniture which will be
transported at the same time. This
building will be moved at Once as
soon as the location is settled and has
a capacity of taking care Of 1900 peo-
pie. 1t is the plan of the association
to extend the improvements OF 1t as fast
as the demand of the healthseekers
may require.
What They Require. @
They have made the following con.
ditions for the location Of the institu.
ton:
First, altitude and climatic condi.
tions.
Second-Ample railroad facilities to
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
CAN HAVE
THE EARTH
Committeeman Who Have the
Placing Of National FraternaI
Sanitarium Royalty Re.
ceived.
SANTA FE LIBERAL
institution Can Have All the Rich Land
Wanted and q Private Santa Fe
Central Railway Station.

If the National Fraternal Sanitar
ium for Consumptives does not COM
to Santa Fe it will not be because thu
citizens OF Santa Fe are lacking il
public spirit. If there is anything
| which the ST. Louis men who are here
today looking for site for the big
hospital want that was not offered
them by the committee of Santa Fe
people who received them, all they
need do is to ask for it. They car
have the earth. In addition to the
handsome site and the hundreds OF
broad rich acres offered the institution
by the Santa Fe city council, Frank
Owen in behalf of the City Water Com.
pany offered the St. Louis committee
another gift of $50 acres of good land
S. B. Grimshaw, assistant to the presi
dent and general manager of the Santa
Fe Central Railway offered to establish
and maintain railroad station at the
hospital site if the sanitarium is
brought to Santa Fe and to keep a live
telegraph operator always on deck
1t was after midnight when the COM
mittee reached Santa Fe in their pri-
vate Pullman last night and 9:30 this
morning before the visitors had arisen
and breakfasted. They were met at
the depot by reception committee
consisting of Hon. l.. Bradford Prince,
Frank Owen, S. B. Grimshaw, w. N
Townsend, c. F. Easley, M. P. Moody,
H. S. Coney and l. Sparks. They visit
ed Colonel Max. Frost of the New
Mexican, Governor Miguel A. Otero
and the legislative bodies at the Capt.
tol and the Indian school, After lunch
con at the Palace they were taken to
the quarters of the Historical Society
and from thence to the Elks' Hall
where they met the Weather Bureau
officials and the physicians of the city.
These gentlemen gave the committee
the facts about this climate and after
that the members of the reception com.
mittee told them Of all they would do
for the Sanitarium if it came here and
told the committeeman if there was
else they wanted to ask and
they would receive
Those comprising the committee
are: w. R. Edison, president of the
Associated Fraternities of America;
August Schlafy, head of the Missouri
Lincoln Trust Company of st. Louis;
H. P. Moody, manager Of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publishing Company; DR..
W. H. Mayfield, president of the May
field Sanitarium of st. Louis, and DR..
Fl. A. Warner, supreme medical dill
rector of the Knights and Ladies of
Security. Mr.. Schlafy is accompanied
by his son, Louis. Other members of |
he party are George w. Meyer and
Colonel Buzzacot, who was in charge
If the famous tent camp at the st.
louis Exposition.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
HUGHES SAYS
DON'T DO IT
Editor Daily New Mexican:

Editor Daily New Mexican:
Your editorial of the 14th instant
upon the subject of the hide inspection
law is unfair and, in some respects, il
correct.
This law was enacted for the sol
purpose of raising funds to aid in tn
support of the Cattle Sanitary Board
A tax of ten cents per hide was places
upon every hide shipped beyond tn
limits of the Territory; this tax to b.
paid, not by the cattle men, but by tn
shipper of the hides. Just what bene
fit the hide dealer gets out of this tax
! you fail to make clear. You do maxi
it perfectly plain, however, that th'
stock raiser is benefited many thou
sands Of dollars annually, by reason o
this inspection. If this be true, VIII.
should not the stockgrower, not the
hide dealer, foot the bill? The hide
dealer is entirely willing that the San
itary Board shall carry on this farce
of inspection" but he objects to pay
ing for it.
AS matter of fact, the law Is rot
ten. 1t does not protect the cattle
grower, and it does disturb and restrict
interstate trade, and places burden
upon one industry for the support OF
another. 1t took our Supreme Court
three years to reach the conclusion
that this law was constitutional, and
then by a divided court. My firm has
taken the question up to the Supreme
Court of the United States and has
most excellent reasons to expect a re-
versal Of the opinion of the lower
court.
You are in error in your statement
that this inspection of hides has
brought about the conviction of num-
Der of cattle thieves; it has not, and
never could, bring about the conviction
of any cattle thief.
The hide dealers of this Territory
are reputable and responsible business
men who pay their licenses and gen
eral taxes without asking for aid from
the stock men or any one else. They
are the few interested individuals"
to whom you refer. Naturally we are
interested in protecting our business
against special tax to be used for the
support of some other industry, and
from which tax we receive not an iota
Of benefit.
The hide dealers are entirely will
ing to aid the cattle men, to any reas-
enable degree, in protecting their in
dustry; we will hold our hides for
reasonable length of time in order
that any officer may examine them
but We shall continue to fight against
the annual payment OF taxes, amount
ing to about $2.500, for the sole bene-
fit of the cattle grower.
The hide inspection law should nev-
er have been enacted; it ought to be
speedily repealed.
Very truly yours,
LEVI A. HUGHES.