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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-24

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Pardon was hostess to a party of her
lady friends at her home, 419 Seven
teenth street yesterday afternoon, sew
eral hours being pleasantly devoted to
euchre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-24
Euchre Party. = Mrs. Frank Mixter

734 Twentieth street, has issued invi
tations to euchre party for Monday
afternoon, Feb. 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-24
Afternoon Luncheon

Kimball entertained a number of la
dies at luncheon Thursday and Fri
day afternoons at her home, $50 Nine
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-24
Last of Series,

Last of Series. - The last of series
of card parties given by the ST. Vim
cent de Paul Relief society will be Civ
en- Monday afternoon, Feb. 20 at the
home of Mrs. Glynn, 909 Twentieth
street. The game will start promptly
at 2:3O. Beautiful prizes have been
donated by Mrs. Ccmegys and Miss
Mary Carney. Refreshments will be
served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-24

Winter Series Ends. The last OF
the winter series of dances given at
the Manufacturers hotel in Moline, to
tri-city people was held last evening
An unusually large number were in at
tendance and it was in every way a
mos: successful affair.
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28

coast towns, DR.. Brice and his bride
will return to Lewistown about Jan.
Is, and occupy the handsome home on
the Boulevard just completed.
James Gillian. the popular stenog-
rapher for the Judith Hardware com
pany, and Miss Margaret Margh, of
Stockton. Cascade county, were mar
ried at the brides home Christmas
day. The bride and groom will oC-
cupy the neat home in this city that
Mr.. Gillian recently fined up.
Miss Agnes B. Graham and Jerome
F. Williams, Of Garneill. were mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage
"Wednesday afternoon, Rev. j. A.
Martin officiating. They will make
their home at Garneill.
Miss Clara NJ. Martin ani Joseph
H. Nearing. both OF Kendall, were
married at the Presbyterian manse
Sunday, by Rev. Henry Quickenden
After the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs
Nearing left for the camp. where they
will reside.
The marriage bells rang once again
on Christmas afternoon when Henry
A. Franklin was united to Miss
Mamie RAIDER, both highly esteemed
young people Of this city. The cere
mony took place at the Presbyterian
manse. Rev. Henry Quickenden Off
ciating. The newly married couple
will continue to make their home IN
Lewistown.
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28
NUMEROUS WEDDINGS CELEBRATED

Mrs. Carrie A. Sherwood and Mr..
German H. Young were married
Christmas afternoon at the home of
Robert D. Young, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Henry Quickenden,
of the Presbyterian church, only few
relatives and friends being present.
The bride is we'll known resident
Of Lewistown, where she has had her
home for many years. Mr.. Young is
brother Of R. D. Young of this city,
and is one of the most respected
journalists Of Kansas. He is the edi-
tor and proprietor of the Atchison
Republican, the oldest paper in the
state of Kansas, and is also the pro-
prletor Of a large Llusic establishment
there. He came to LewistOwn a few
weeks ago for rest and to visit his
brother, expecting TO go or ~ Caiifor-
MIA, but fate ordained it otherwise
Having arranged his business affairs
to remain away from Atchison until
Feb. l, he will spend most Of the
time in this city, and with his bride,
will then return to his Kansas home
DR.. 8. e. Brice, one Of the most
popular of the young professional
| men of this city, left this week fol-
Seattle, where he Is to be married on
January to Miss Grace Million, who
formerly resided in the Bitter Roo1
valley, where she has host o1
friends. After making tour Of the
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28
THEY ARE CHARGED WITH
BUYING STOLEN HORSES

Something of sensation was
caused last evening when warrants
were issued from Justice of the Peace
Edward Brassey's court for the ar
rest Of Thos. Merryfeld, the we'll
known Maiden rancher, and George
Campbell, who was formerly engaged
in the livery stable business at Gilt
Edge, on the charge of receiving
stolen property, knowing the same to
have been stolen. The charge is based
upon the purchase Of horses alleged to
have been made by these parties from
Steven, former associate of Barney
Hedican, and perhaps others. 1t is
supposed that the first information
secured by County Attorney Roy E.
Ayers with regard to the matter was
through the trials of Hedican and
Ryan, although additional details have
been secured since. The popular i'm
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28
BANDY TRIAL HAS
A SUDDEN ENDING
Defendant Charged w ithH Horse Stealing WasWork
ling for the:sherid OIL YelloWstonel County on1
-.- Horse Stealing:C Case-C -CourtfNotes.

The trial Of James L. Bandy, charg-
ed with horse stealing, had q sudden
and unexpected termination in the dis
trict court Saturday night, when, upon
motion Of County Attorney Ayers, the
case was dismissed and the defendant
discharged and exonerated.
The proceeding is one Of the most
remarkable ever witnessed here, and
while all the facts have not been made
public, enough is known to show that
no other course was open to the cOun-
ty attorney. Judge E. K. Cheadle,
who had been fully advised as to the
grounds for the move, promptly sus-
tanned the motion, and Bandy walked
out of the court room free man.
BY the testimony for the state it had
been shown that on Sept. last, Bandy
was at the home ranch Of the Nc
Donald Creek Sheep company, and had
been around there for some days at
least On the day in question, he arose
early in the morning, and rode off on
his own horse, leading an animal be-
longing to Mary Lyons. After riding
some distance toward the N-bar rancn
u0 tulACO IAC lCu AOlo sc AOUSO, Out
meantime word had been sent to the
N-bar, and Bandy was arrested seven
miles from Roundup. When H. L. De
Kalb, Of DeKalb & Mettler, who de
Tended, made his opening statement
in the afternoon, it was of sufficient
ly unusual nature to command strici
attention, and made a good many
smile. Mr.. De Kalb said he would
show by indisputable evidence thai
Bandy was working for Sheriff Adams
of Yellowstone county, at the time O1
the arrest, and that he was in tha
section Of country for the purpose
not of stealing horses, but of arrest
ing horse thief, when he was him
self arrested. The witnesses who
would establish these facts were Shel
iff Adams himself and Detective T. N
Mccoy. Of Billings, both Of whom were
expected in right away on the after
noon train.
These officers, it may be stated
were to have arrived Friday, but miss
ed connections at Lombard Frida!
morning and were compelled to re
main over until Saturday. AS th'
train was late, recess was takel
pending their arrival, and when the,
reached the court house with Sherit
l.. p. Slater, a series Of conference
were held, so that court did not recon
vene until 1880. To the surprise o
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28

full manner, and although the com
pany has rehearsed under the direc.
tion of W. e. Graham for but a short
time, each member did most credit
ably. The drama was preceded by the
curtain raiser, "The Littlest Girl" and
MessArs Graham, Blodgett, Lausch
and Little Dorothy Symmes made a
decided hit. In "Under TWO Flags,
Mrs. Harry Yaeger, who assumed the
role of Cigarette. easily won first hon
ors among the amateurs. and her
fine dramatic instinct was a surprise
to her friends. Miss Stella Mackey
and Miss Coralee Phillips were de.
lightful in their respective parts, while
all the others did exceedingly we'll.
They were W. F. Smith, Art Baker,
Ed. Baker, Archie Farnum, o. ]. Os-
weller, Dick Lausch, Fred Race,
George Suprenant, Elmer Sargent,
Ethel Phillips, Mabel Suprenant. Mrs.
E. 0. Busenburg and Mrs. T. W. War.
rem. Mr. Graham, who assumed the
leading male role, is, Of course, in a
class by himself. The same company
with some slight changes. will pre-
sent Because I Love You" At t4A
opera house on Monday evening. Jan
II.
Roy E. Ayers. atrorney.at-law: Of
fee in the postofRice building. II
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Dr. Stokes has returned from a
business visit to Butte.
For rent-A small! furnished house,
desirable location. Apply at this office.
A. C. Law, Of Virginia, has sold to
L. P. Law, of Lewlstown. lot 5 in
block l, of Staffori's fifth addition.
z. l.. Judd, who has been i'll for some
time, is reported today to be in a
critical condition. He is suffering
from rheumatism of the heart.
County Attorney Roy E. Ayers, who
has been confined to his room by ILL.,
ness for the past few days, Is down
town again today, attending to his
Official duties.
DR.. and Mrs. W. A. Long and their
daughter, Maguerite, left this morn
ing for New York. where on January
6M they will take the steamer Cor
otka, for Italy. They will spend sew
e4u months in Europe.
The meeting of the Montana Society
of Engineers to be held at Butte early
in January will be attended by sever
al members from Fergus county
Frank Goss will go down from this
city. and City Engineer Wasmans
dorff will probably make the tril
with him.
A dispatch was received here this
week from Delzell Bros. who have
been in business in Denver ever since
they left here, handling a fountain
pen on a very large scale, stating thai
in he
Colorado city Tuesday causing loss
of $200.0O0, they were burned out. i
is not known what their loss was, bu
it is supposed it was fully covered b!
insurance.
S. S. Hobson and Austin W. War
have received pictures OF the automo
biles ordered by them, and which vii
be shipped from the factory abou
April l. The machines are the 1870
model touring cars of the Ford com
pany equipped with six Cylinders ant
weighing, with tanks full, $50
pounds. The car ordered by John 0
Waite is OF the same type exactly
except that it is smaller. There will
/ DE at least a dozen autos in this sec
ton next summer.
All masters of stagecraft who hav
seen the Lewistown amateurs In TN
past have realized that this city ha
a number of remarkably talente
young people, hut they realized a
we'll that their efforts must prov
aDortive and fall short Of the fu
measure OF success so long as the
were confined to plays that wer
themselves futile and without meri
There have been some notable excel
tions to this rule, but they have bee
few and far between. For the mos
part, the amateurs have struggled i
vain TO bring out something fror
these plays" thar were never i
them. They have labored over "produ'
tions" that an all star cast Of PR
fessionals could make nothing o
Last Friday night, however. the am;
teurs appeared in a vehicle worth
of them, and their success was CO
respondingly great. The dramatizatio
of Ouida's Under Two Flags was il
terpreted in an intelligent and fore
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28

preston that the action taken is upon
a confession made by Hedican. who is
still confined in the county jail, is a
mistake, as he has, as yet, made no
confession, although certain bits OF
information have doubtless been Sc
cured through him. Both Mr.. Merry.
field and Mr.. Campbell declare their
entire innocence Of this charge. The
former, while testifying in the HEIDI
can case stated emphatically that he
had no inkling that any horses bought
by him were stolen, and Mr.. Campbell
last night stated that there was moth
ing to the charge, 50 far as he was
concerned. Mr.. Campbell Immediately
gave bonds and was released. and Mr.
Merryfield, who is not yet under ar
rest, will not be in confinement at any
time.
The date for the preliminary hear
ings, which will be held before Justice
Brassey, will be set later on.
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28

teacher, left on Saturday mornings
train to spend the holidays with her
brothers family near Big Timber,
Mont
Rev. Father O'Carroll of Lewis
town, came up last week and held
service in Sawyer's hall. The ladies
had the hall tastefully decorated with
flowers and evergreens. Services were
held at midnight, Christmas eve and
also Christmas day.
The school closed for the holidays
with appropriate programs Of songs
and recitariOns. Each room had a
Christmas tree with presents and a
treat for each pupil. Many visitors
were present for the exercises. The
teachers and pupils will have one
weeks vacation.
j. D. Mcintyre was called to Bill
lings by the sad intelligence of the
death Of his brother at Butte, Mont.
Mr. Mcintyre left here Sunday eve.
ming for LewistOwn. At the time of
leaving he did not know the cause of
his brothers death. His parents live in
Wyoming.
John NJ. White, of Maiden, was
business visitor here Wednesday.
The merchants report Christmas
sales very good for the season just
passed.
Ed. Weaver, one Of the business
men of FlatwillOw, Is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. ThOs. Peppard during the holi-
days
| Jerry Quesnelle, who had been here
several days looking after some min
ing interests, returned to Great Falls
! the first of the week
J. E. WassOn was here a few days.
returning to Lewistown Sunday and
expected to leave for Ocean Park
Cal. in few days.
John G.. Bins moved his family to
Butte the last Of the week. Mr.. Bins
expects to engage in business in the
smoky city.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C.. Wight
a son Friday, Dec. 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schneider and
Miss Susie Dunn were shopping in
Lewistown Wednesday.
Mr.. Campbell. of Butte, represent
ing the Scranton Correspondence
school, was business visitor here
Tuesday.
II. NJ. Rae left last week for short
trip to Chicago. Mr.. Rae expects to re-
turn in time for the opening of thu
legislature
Mrs. NJ. E. Calph has returned
from visiting friends in Lewistown.
Mrs. C. w. Holmes left last week
for Butte. where they expect to make
their future home.
DR.. |. NJ. Beatty, of LewistOwn, was
here on professional visit recently.
Mrs. Thomas Dignan left last Fri
sideday for Great Falls where she will
spend the holidays with friends.
August W. Wheir and Miss Irene
Bragg, two we'll known and popular
young people went to Lewistown last
week and were united in marriage by
Rev. Martin of the Methodist church,
in the parsonage. Mr.. Wheir is a
young man employed by R. W. Blake
and is we'll and favorably known by
many friends. Miss Bragg is one OF
Gilt Edges popular young ladies'. Mr.
. and Mrs. Wheir have the best wishes
of their many friends.
s. Hurvitch returned Wednesday from
visit to Lewistown.
John McIlhone was business visi
tor here last week.
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28
LATEST NEWS
FROM KENDALL
Many Social Events at the Big Min.
ing Camp During the Christ
mas Season.
EXERCISES At THE SCHOOLS
Christmas Tree at the Presbyterian
Church-Many Visitors to
the Camp.

Kendall, Dec. EFT. w. Humphries
left on Wednesday for the county seat,
returning the same evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sloan, left
for Lewistown the first of the week
on business trip.
Miss Sylvia McIlveen, who has
been attending business college at
Helena this term. returned Saturday
to spend the Christmas vacation with
her parents.
The Women of Wodcraft are max
ing preparations for another whist
party to be given in their lodge rooms
in the near future
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Dorland delight
fully entertained at cards on Thurs
day evening Messers A. D. Miles,
Roessler. McGee and Kelly.
Vance Butler made brief trip to
the county seat returning Monday.
Paul Smith left on Monday for Lew
istown to spend Christmas with rela-
tives
Mr.. and Mrs. TOngren and little
daughter Left Thursday for Helena,
| where they expect to make their
| future home.
Miss Rose d'Autremont, of Lewis.
town, arrived in town Monday Of last
week to help with the holiday rush
at the Power Mercantile store. She
returned to her home the following
Monday.
c. W. Brown, who lives on Beaver
creek. about twelve miles from Lew
istown, died at his home very sud
denly of pneumonia last Tuesday. His
death came as a great shock to his
relatives and friends here as he paid
visit to Kendall only the week be
fore his death, coming over to visit
his wife's sisters, Mrs. William New
ton and Mrs. w. H. Martin.
Guy Hibbs, manager Of the Fergus
County Hardware company store
left Monday to eat Christmas dinner
with his folks at Lewistown.
Leonard Biglen, the eldest son o
Mrs. Eaton Mclean, came over from
Gilt Edge Monday to spend Christmas
with his parents.
Miss Ella Mcneil arrived from
Butte, where she is attending bus;
ness college, to spend Christmas va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Kertz.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Stewart drov'
to Lewistown Monday to spend Christ
mas with Mr. Stewart's sister, Mrs
Mears.
Butte Upton left for Lewistowl
last week on business cOnnecte'
with the getting out of the Christina
Kendall Miner, which by the way. i
q fine edition
A number of Kendallites lei
Christmas afternoon for Gilt Edge I
attend the dance there that evening
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28

the county attorney and others, Sher-
if Adams and Detective Mccoy cor
roborated in every detail the story told
by Bandy. It was in behalf of the
Yellowstone county sheriff that he
made the trip to this section, and while
it was true that he led the Lyons
horse away for a comparatively short
distance, he had no dishonest inten-
tion, and but for his arrest, would
doubtless have made an important
capture. In fact, Bandy's mission was
one Of such Importance with regard
to the protection Of stock from depre-
dations that the complete details were
not publically announced, Judge Chea.
die and the other officials considering
that it would not be good policy to
state who it was that Bandy was at.
ter.
6andy Discharged.
Upon assembling at 1880, Mr.. Ay.
ers, addressing the court, referred to
the conference with the visiting Off
GERS, who were then in the court room
and said that the opening statement
Of Mr.. De Kalb as to the defense had
been fully sustained. 1t was estab
lished that Bandys errand was a leg
innate one.
In passing on the motion, Judge
Cheadle said:
Gentlemen, in connection with this
case, the court has been fully inform
ed Of the nature of the defense, and
ir view of that defense the court is
of the opinion that it would be simply
idle to prolong this case. The de
fense as disclosed to the court and tc
the county attorney is fully satisfac
tory to the court why this defendan,
should be discharged at this time
l do not care to make the reasons
public now, but am sure that If yol
gentlemen were aware of them, yol
would all agree with the court ant
county attorney that it would be in
expedient to prosecute this charge
further. For that reason the motion
of the county attorney is granted ant
the defendant is ordered dismissed.
Jury Finds for eirsch.
In the case Of Joseph Birsch agains
the Citizens Electric company, TIL
jury returned verdict for the plain
tiff, awarding him $2,250. In this cas-
Mr.. Birsch sued to recover $4,000 dam
ages for personal injuries alleged t.
have been sustained through coming
in contact with a wire of the defendan
company while working on the Banl
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28

cantat, THE Charmed Garden. -
Pressly welcher, Paul Campbell. Ken.
meth King, Anna steele. Fay Dobson,
Anna Welcher. Leah Kimball, Eliza
beth Parent, Nlsie Fletcher, Meta
Newton and Luella Kimball
Christmas day was one of feasting
and merry making. Dinner parties
and evening functions were held in
many of the homes. Here are a few
of those who entertained:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackson Jr. en-
tertained DR.. and Mrs. Shute.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Forester had
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Humphries and son James.
Fergus County argus., 1906-12-28
HIGHER WAGES
FOR MUCKERS
The Gold Reef Mining Company
Makes an Advance From So
to $3.50 Per Day.
MINERS GIVE A MASQUERADE
Pleasant Social Affair at Gilt EDGE
Father O'CarroIl Holds
Services.

Gilt Edge, Dec. 28.-The Cold Reef
Mining company. has announced that
on and after Jan. l, the pay of all
muckers in its employ will be raised
from 50 to $3.50 per day. A similai
raise was made at Kendall! recently
and the new scale becomes the stan
dard wage for this class Of labor in
the camps of Fergus county.
Mrs. L. P. Slater, of Lewistown,
who has been visiting friends here,
returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Sanford Shipley went to Lew
istown Sunday to remain some time
Mrs. Dougherty and daughter Hazel
of Maiden, spent Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Barnes.
Miss Edna Chatten, of Lewistown
spent Christmas at home returning
Wednesday.
Mrs. Merryfield. who was visiting
her daughter, Mrs. R w. Jones, ol
Kendall, for several weeks returned
last Wednesday.
Several of the young men from Gilt
Edge attended the dance az Grass
Range Christmas eve.
Jas. Bell who is attending the agri
cultural college at Bozeman is spend
ing his vacation with his parents, Mi
ard Owen Turney Mr.. Bell has not
been home for three years.
Mrs. Weydert went to Lewistown
Saturday to spend the holidays with
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Wiedeman
Misses Myrtle and Mabel Bell ara
spending their vacation at home.
Gen. Edwadson, of Kendall, was
here forChristmas.
Miss Mcdonald and Miss Wiglenda
pupils of the Lewistown high school
are spending their vacation with Miss
Wiglenda's sister. Mrs. Perry Decker
The Gold Reef Mining company
presented all Of its married EN-
ployes with fine turkey for Christ
mas.
Thos. Nelson was a visitor in towl
last week.
Mr.. r. Dryden. of Maiden, was
business visitor here the latter par
of the week.
P. c. Weydert, of the Gilt Edg
Mercantile company, spent Christina
in LewistOwn.
Miners Ball.
The masquerade ball given by tn
Juditr Mountain Miners Union wa
a grand success. The weather bein
fine. a large crowd was in attendance
The music was furnished by a Levi.
town orchestra. Several persons cam
over from Kendll for the dance.
I Numa E. Lee, Of Cone Butte. was
town for Christmas.
Miss Mamie and Nellie Shell. {
Kendall. were visitors here Chris
mas.
i Miss Alice Lamp. intermediat