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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
Gilt EGue News.

Gilt Edge, March 19.-Born, to Mr.
ard Mrs. Jonn f. Lyons last Satur
day twins, boy and a girl. Mother
ana children are doing well. J. E. is
the happiest man in town. He was
busy Saturday setting the treats, civ
ins all a choice of clear Havana o,
champagne.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Mccormick ar
rived here last Thursday and are wei
cCIned by all the citizens of Gilt Edge
NJ Mccormick was former superin
tendent of the Gold Reef Mining Co
for several years and was held in higf
esteem by all the employees. He ha!
taken charge as superintendent ant
all his acquaintances extend him anc
Mrs. Mccormick hearty welcome.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
Senator Clark Buys Masterpiece.

tie Forest notable painting of the
Barbizon school by N. V. Diaz, the
French painter of forest glades, mas
been purchased at a private sale by
Senator William A. Clark.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
J. 0. ADAMS
COMES BACK
LOOKING FOR MORE BARGAINS IN
REALTY-RANCH DEALS
CLOSED UP.

John quincy Adams, the Chicago
capitalist whose heavy investments in
ranch property in this county some
weeks ago caused quite a stir, return
ca to the city last week looking for
more bargains. Mr. Adams considers
this an excellent field for Investment,
as prices have not been inflated and
ranch property. we'll chosen and Sc
cured at fair figure, promises a Ger
tain profit.
Although the past week was not an
ideal one. so far as weather conditions
are concerned. for real estate deals,
still a number of transactions of con
siderable importance were closed up.
Some of the Sales.
Hilger x Busenburg have sold TO
Michael Trepp for eastern parties the
we'll known Kalin ranch of 320 acres,
for $2,2S0. the transaction being a
cash one. The ranch is located be-
tween Rock creek and Beaver creek.
George NJ. Stone has sold I'd the
Enterprise Land & Improvement COM
pGny for 1000 a $50 acre tract situ,
ated in section "a. township Is north
Of range Is east.
Elmer ]. Lewis, of this city, has
sold to J. G. Lewis for stated con
sidcration of 81, 3 acre tract situat-
ed in section 8, township 10 north of
range IS east.
t l.. l.. Ashley has sold to Joseph
sims, of I.avina, for a stated consider
alton Of 500, an so acre tract in sec
tion q. township 10 north of range
, east.
/ George ]. Bach has sold to J. |. Le-
+ bert, of Kendall, for 500. lots 2 and
/ Il. in block IS, at Kendall.
l.. P. Slater, as sheriff. has sold to
William Abel and w. H. Hopkins 70,
/ $iS5.G5 lot IL. in block 81, of the ia.
neauX tract.
! Celia A. Owen has sold to l.. P
Wolf of Rockford an so acre trac,
situated in section "a, township l.
north of range 16 east.
Louis Gies has sold 10 Harry J
Kelly lots and 10 of Stafford's fiftf
addition.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
SHERMAN in
PRISON BAND
TAKES UP THE CORNET AND is
BECOMING QUITE PRO-
FIClENT.

1t is learned that James Sherman,
recently convicted of murder in the
second degree for Staying Samuel Stud
Zinski. and now serving a life term at
the state penitentiary, has become a
member of the prison band. Sherman
ha. taken up the cornet and gives
promise of becoming proficient per
former. He likes the employment, as
IL takes up much of mis- time, the
study of music being entirely new to
him.
Is Good Prisoner.
sherman so far has been a model
prisoner. conforming to all the rules
willingly and cheerfully. He is report
ed to be quite hopeful of securing a
new trial. and a motion to that end
vii, shortly be submitted by his at.
,orney. J. C. Huntoon. Should the
motion be overruled in the district
court. it will BE- carried to the su
prcme court.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
HARRY KOCH'S
THREE PLEAS
Not Guilty, Once in Jeopardy and Pre-
vious AcquittaI of Murder in First
and Second Degrees.
important Civil Suit of c. M. CIary
Against E. r. Thomas Now on
Trial-Court Notes,

After serving about a year and
half OF the 10 year term to which he
was sentenced on a conviction of man
slaughter for killing John Wander at
stanford in 1904, Harry Koch was
brought back from the penitentiary
saturday night by Sheriff l.. p. Sla-
ter the supreme court having grant
ed him a new trial.
He is Arraigned.
Looking very much as he did when
he left here for Deer Lodge. Koch ap-
peared in the district court yesterday
afternoon for arraignment. having
waived time. 1t is understood that J.
{. IIuntoon of the firm that defended
Koch on his first trial. will be appoint
ed by the court TO again represent
him, and E. G. Worden may also be
ramed, This point has not yet been
disposed Of When Koch faced Judge
Choadle yesterday, he waived the read.
ing of the complaint and to the charge
OF murder entered a plea of not guilty
: Mr.. Huntoon for the defendant,
/ tnen arose and said that in addition
/ ~ the general plea of not guilty he
wished to enter plea of former jeop-
Andy the defendant having been plac.
ed on trial in June. 1904. He would
also enter a plea of former acquittal
of murder in the first and second de
+ .1ces. the jury at the first trial hav-
ing found him guilty of manslaughter.
Judge Cheadle then set the trial for
later.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
Is Good Prisoner.

Read the Argus for the news.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
Are Much Pleased.

Mr.. Hogeland and his associates are
all much pleased with the survey as
far as they have inspected it, and nave
a very high opinion of the country in
Fergus county through which the line
will pass. It's natural resources will
mike it a great tonnage producer, and
it presents no serious engineering off
ficulties
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15
"BiIIy" and "ChsrIey'' Then.
From Recent Lecture by Senator DOllivel

From Recent Lecture by Senator Dolliver.
taught school in Illinois in my
20 upger days. revolvsd In snail
rbit, but II was large enough to
co me in contact with the orbits In
which revolved two fellows who kept
a small station on the Wabash. One
was station agent and the other q
sort Of head Office boy. The latter's
fun ctions consisted OF sweeping out
the station and selling tickets when
t he head man went to dinner. One
W as Billy Van Horn, and the other
was Charles Hayes.
Hayes IL now head OF the Southern
p acific at the largest salary ever
heard of until these Equitable times.
Billy Van Horn went into the tele
gr aph business. Before ten years
had gone by he was made general
superintendent of the Chicago, Nil
W aukee 4 st. Paul. Over in Canada,
the Canadian Pacific was lying dead.
Five engineers had resigned, declar-
ing that it was impossible to build
the road. The direct ors met In Lon
don after the fifth engineer had re-
signed and picked out Billy Van
Horn They told him to build the
road. The road was built. The
good queen made him a baronet. and
the farmers boy became Sir William
Van Horn.
l recently took census Of New
York's big men, and 1 discovered
that every one who had hand in
doing the big things came from the
farm. The only map born In New
York who has got big is Theodore
Ro osevelt. How that happened is q
m ystery, unless we attribute it to
the fact that he got out of the city
in time and went to the country.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15
WILD WITH
ITCHING HUM0R
Eruption Broke Out in Spots All
Over Body-Caused a Continual
Itching for Two Years Doctors
Medicine Did no od-Cured at
Expense Of only SLIPS and Now
THANKS CUTlCURA
FOR COMPLETE CURE

"Some time ago I wrote you for q
book on the Cuticura Remedies and
received it o. X. and went and bought
the Soap, OintJhent, and Pills. They did
me more good than any medicine I ever
used. They cured me ofmy skin disease,
and am very thankful to you. My
trouble was eruption Of the skin, which
broke out in spots all over my body,
and caused continual itching which
nearly drove me wild at times. ] got
medicine Of q doctor, but it did not euro
me, and when saw In Q paper your
3D., / sent to you for the Cuticura book
and / studied my case in it. ! then
went to the drug store and bought one
cake Of Cuticura Soap, one box Of Gu
ticura Ointment, and one vial of Cuti-
curs PILLS From the first application
! received relief. used the first st
and two extra cakes Of Citicura Soap,
and was completely cured. / bad
suffered for two years, and I again
thank Cuticura for my cure. II you
wish, you may publish this. Your
friend forever, Claude N. johnson, Maple
Grove Farm R. r. d., Walnut, Kan,
June Is, 1905"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15
QoLaxxy:

mentary comments which have been
made. But l certainly appreciate
them. Until recently l have been
number ed with the country news.
paper men OF Missouri, and l am
widely acquainted with the demo.
cratic ditors OF this state. l am
aware Of the work they have done
year in and year out, and I know
the principles they stand for and the
high ideals Of public service toward
viii ch they have labored and ore
labo ring. To merit the approval OF
the democratic press Of Missouri for
the office with which my name has
b,en associated is, Of itself, an honor
to be priced highly. But she ques-
ton as to who shall bs the guberna
torial nominee OF the democratic
party in 1908 is not pressing. There
ia plenty OF time. When the time
arr ives to make q choice, the demo-
crat &c party Of Missouri will select a
sta ndard bearer who will be q credit
to the party, one who will command
the confidence OF the party"
7 his is the first visit to Joplin that
Mr.. Stephens has made In over TWEEN.
ty years He said he thought he had
pr epared himself against surprise
but admitted that be was amazed at
the great, prosperous city that has
gr own up in Southwest Missouri.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15

srs, slI but So, 424 OF them IRON that
war, with an annual roll Of l39 nil
lion dollars. Ia the SO, 424 are rep
resented veterans Of all other wars
the country ever had.
The Civil war enst 5000 million
dollars. Up to the present time hail
as much again has b en- paid out Tor
pensions and AIR. Gardner predicts
that before the end ci It's pension roll
comes the first cost OF the war will
have been saualed. In twenty years
from now he predicts tie pension
rolls will contain \ million names, oil
which 49,, Ala will he chsrgable TO
the Spanish American war. At the
present time, he says, the pension
rolls costs the government just one
fourth ofall otherexpenses, 10 1867,
one year after the Civil war, she In
terest on the public debt was Sl43,'
ISL, 591, and the pension roll $40.
9S3,551. Now these two items are
practically reversed as to the
amount.
MIR. Gardner compared this PEN
sion roll OF 139 million dollars to
that OF France, with an annual ex-
pen diture Of 26 million dollars. Ger
IN any 81 million, Austro Hungary
10 million and Great Britain 8 mil.
lion. As to Spanish American war
veterans, he said to day there were
m ore Of them on the pension rolls
tina were In Skaters entire army In
Cuba.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15
The Jury Couldn't Agree.

Jefferson City, Feb. 10,-Judge
NJ artin discharged the jury which
tried the convicts, Vaughan, Ryan
and Raymond, 1t having failed to
gree upon verdict. Before doing
80 the court said to the jury that he
b ad no desire to criticise it or to try
to coerce 1t for the purpose Of trying
to, force 1t to an agreement. How
" er, the Judge said shat this was q
cry unusual case where twelve men
b ad failed to agree about facts which
were so few and which appeared to
the court to be 30 plain.
On the fret ballot the jury stood z
to 8 In favor OF conviction, but ON
the second ballot two more OF the
Jurors voted Tor conviction, and
t there 1t hung. Jurors Alexander,
Berry and Bryant stood firm against
|c conviction, asserting that there was
q OF sufficient evidence to warrant q
conviction.
The jury also voted separately on
the conviction Of Vaughan, and on
t isstood tenior conviction and two
for aequittal, Berry in that case
v otipg with the majority.
Judge Martin set the cases Tor trial
q gain March 8 and ordered the sher.
Id to have q special venire Of atty
men here on that day from which he
will select another jury to try the
cases.
Several weeks ago vsughn, RYAN
and Raymond, and . fourth convict
named Blake. mAds . dash 1pr llb-
efty 10 the state pepitsntiary b IN.
|erson City. Blake and two suslds
named Clay and Addison wGss Ind.
II vss for the murder o. the ksss5s
that Vaughan, Ryaa snd R-ymoo /
Ntfe tssAes Y: go. q =: :
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15
Pensions Cost l3e Millions.
From Gallstln Democrat.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Aiter the
rate bill was disposed Of the House
took up the pension appropriation
bfll In conmttree Of the whole, with
Mr.. Madden Of Illinois In the chair.
General debate on the bill was limit.
~ to three hours, and Mr.. 0ardnss
q Michigan, in charge Of the bill,
took the door. Mr.. Gardner detailed
IN Interesting array oiiaiormation
ec.rcerning psnsions. Forty years
.sster the Civil var. he said, tho psn.
ieion appropriation = at it, maxi.
Arm. There are 1smi!Iior pension.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15
Democrats May Name Ed.
Stephens For Governor.

Ss@ NhNhS - NgNSN1GNa
joplin GlObs.
Z W. Stephens, of Columbia, No.,
was in Joplin, having been summon
ed here as witness in the case of
Chsrles s. Blanton, charged with
consplring to bride in connection
With p ,stotiice sites now being tried
in The federal court.
Mr.. Stephens has been frequently
mentioned rs possible candidate
for governor on the dsmoc ratio tick
Ell In 1903. Democratic newspapers
all over the state have commented
favorably upon Ills candidacy, the
coucensus 81 editorial OF iDion being
that the COLUMBIA man would make
q splendid aud victorious leader.
MIR. Stephens has never bsen seeker
OF otfict, hut for more than a quar-.
ter Of century he has been conspic.
uous in the service OF the party, and
the conviction seems generally to
prevail that there are few men In
Missouri with as extensive q person.
a and party following and as little
personal and party opposition rs
that Of Mr.. STEPHENS.
Never having been a seeker after
office it ape Ire to be somewhat too
late In the day for Mr.. Stephens to
depart from the custom that has
governed his entire life. he Is not
q candidate for office now. In an
swsr to a GLOBE reporter 3 inquiry as
to his eubernatorial canvass he re-
piled shat no canvass was being
pressed 80 far as he knew and related
an incident as illustrating bis att.
rude toward the honor OF heading
the fight for the democratic party
two years hence, "A friend OF mine
out In Indiana" said Mr.. Stephens,
"had been a good deal Of a factor In
politics in his home district, and one
time, on the eve Of q district conven.
tion, while away from home, he re.
ceived telegram from q friend ark.
ing him II he would accept the nomi.
nation for president Of the United
States. he wired hack this in re.
Spouse: "rhe office OF the presidency
OF the United States is an honor
which should peither be sought nor
declined by any citizan That's
the way feel regarding the nominal
tion for thegoverporship OF Missouri
on the democratic ticket" observed
Mr. Stephens. at is an honor which
no good citizen and good democrat
could decline, at the same time it's
an honor too greas to be contested
Tor except in u manner worthy, in
every way, Of the high object sought.
Il am NOS an aggressive candidate
and shall not be. But | want to as
sure you that am not insensible to
the fine tributes which have been
paid to me ID this connection by a
great many democratic papers
throughout the state. l believe l
may, without mock modesty. ques.
ton whether | deserve the compli
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUI
NINE Tablets. All druggists refund
the money If It fails to cnre. E. W.
Groves signature is on each box. Is
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15
hink of your feet

The time to think about your feet is when
you buy shoes for them, not afterwards.
If you think to ask for SELF Royal Blue
or Perfecto shoes you will get "a good shoe;
the best that can be made for the money;
You'll put them on and will not have to think
of your feet again for long time.
If you buy an inferior, poorly-made,
shapeess shoe, you won't be able to think
of anything but your feet until the shoes
are s'broken in
We sell SELF Royal Blue and Perfecto
shoes, because they're best. Look for the
name SELF on the sole.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-03
Faucies in China.

Much of the handsome china used
nowadays is marked with the mono
gram or crest of the owner. It Is a
distinctive mark that different1ates the
china from all the other ware, and the
lettering is an ornament in itself. IL
is usually the more simple china that
is ornamented in this way, and an at
tempt is made always to put the letter.
ing upon the side or wing Of plate
as the professional will say, to pre-
vent wear. Old-time china was fire.
ouently marked in the center Of the
plate and the marking was worn away
by the knife and fork. In some In
stances entire sets Of china for differ
ent courses are marked, and always
each piece of a dish-the cover, the
dish itself, and, if soup tureen, the
piece upon which it rests. The let
tiers for the marking are always the
initials of the mistress of the house
and are put on in script in preference
to the black letters. The lettering is
usually in gold, but occasionally one
letter will be put in color and the
others in gold. The gold may be fat
or raised, and upon this will depend
largely the cost Of the lettering.
cago Journal.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-03
odd Breach of Promise Case.

One of the most remarkable breach
of promise cases that have ever been
brought before the courts is about to
be tried in Athens. Plaintiff, young
woman from the village Of Marco
poulo, some 35 miles from Athens
bases her claims upon an ancient GUS
tom of the village, which, it is held
will influence the jury in her favor,
The custom, which has the force OF
law in the village, is as follows: On
certain fete days the villagers as
semble on the green, when dancing Is
INDUCED in. Any girl wishing to
marry drops her handkerchief, and the
swain who picks it up is bound to
marry her. In the case in question
the young man, who picked up the
handkerchief by accident, had never
seen the girl before. When acclaimed
by the assembled villagers as the pros
pective husband Of the girl, he Ge-
INJURED, hence the action at law. The
young girl is decidedly good looking,
and his lack of taste in not taking
her for bride is much commented on
in the village. ~
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-03
NEW FOOD LAW

for just what 1t is, and not try to kill it
by heavy tax. Manufacturers some
times try to force measures in their
own interests, but contrary to the in
terests Of the people and the labor
trust is always active to push through
bills drafted in the interest of that
trust but directly contrary to the in
terests Of the people as a whole. Wit
ness the anti-injunction bill by which
labor unions seek to tie the hands of
our courts and prevent the issue Of
any order to restrain the members of
that trust from attacking men or de-
stroying property. Such bill is per-
haps the most Infamous insult to our
courts and the common people ever
laid before Congress and the Represen-
tatives in Congress must be held to a
strict accountability for their acts re-
lating thereto. But when bills come
before Congress that are drawn in the
interests Of all the people they should
receive the active personal support of
the people and the representatives be
instructed by the citizens. The Sena-
tors also should be written to and in
structed. If, therefore, you will re-
member your privilege and duty you
will at once-nOw-write to your Con-
gresham and Senator on this pure
food bill Clip and enclose the copy
herewith presented and ask them to
make a business Of following it through
the committee considering it. Urge
it's being brought to a vote and re-
Questing that they vote for it.
Some oppressively intelligent and
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-03
selection of food.

Many pure food bills have been in
troduced and some passed by State leg
fslatures; many have been offered to
Congress, but all thus far seem objec-
tionabIe.
1t has seemed difficult for politicians
to formulate a satisfactory bill that
would protect the common people and
yet avoid harm to honest makers and
prevent endless trouble to retailers.
No govt commission or officer has the
right to fix food Standards" to define
what the people shall and shall not eat,
for what agrees with one may not
agree with another, and such act would
deprive the common citizen Of his
personal liberty. The Postum Cereal
Co., Ltd, perhaps the largest makers
Of prepared foods in the world, have
naturally a close knowledge Of the
needs Of the people and the details Of
the business Of the purveyors (the re-
tail grocer), and, guided by this expert
ence have prepared a bill for submis-
sion to Congress which is intended to
accomplish the desired ends, and mas
much as a citizen of the U. S. has
right to food protection even when he
enters another State, 1t is deemed
proper that the govt take control OF
this matter and provide a national
law to govern all the states. A copy
Of the bill is herewith reproduced.
Sec. 1 governs the maker whether
the food is put up in small packages
sealed, or in barrels, boxes or other
wise.
Sec. 2 governs the retailer who may
open a barrel and sell the food in
In &c
goods into a paper bag he must also
inclose printed copy of the statement
Of the maker which was affixed to the
original pkg, and inasmuch as the
retailer cannot undertake to guarantee
the statement of ingredients he must
publish the statement of the makers
and add his own name and address as
a guarantee Of his selling the food as it
is represented to him, which relieves
the retailer of responsibility of the
truth Of the statement and throws 1t
upon the maker, where it properly be-
longs.
The remaining sections explain them
selves.
The Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, for ex-
ample, have from the beginning of it's
existence printed on the outside Of each
and every pkg. Of Postum and Grape
Nuts food a truthful and exact state
ment of what the contents were made
of in order that the consumer might
know precisely what he or she was
eating. A person desiring to buy, for
instance, strictly pure fruit jelly and
willing to pay the price has a right to
expect not only an equivalent for the
cost, but further right to certainty
as to what he eats. Or he may be will
ing to buy at less cost a jelly made
part Of fruit juices, sugar and por-
ton Of glucose. But he must be sup
piled with truthful information of the