Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-14
RiiS IS DELAYED.
Lecturer Unable to Fill His Date at
leWistown.

Jacob a. Riis, who was to have de.
hvered his lecture at the opera house
Saturday evening, failed to arrive,
greatly to the disappointment of those
who mad arranged to hear the noted
sociologist. All the seats had been
sold, and the engagement promised
to be one OF the most successful III
the entire course.
The first news indicating that Mr..
Riis might not be able to fill his Lew
istown date, was received in the fol-
lowing message, about 2:30 Friday at
ternoon Lecture Club, Lewistown.
Arrived here quite worn out; very sor-
ry cannot come but am compelled to
stop and rest. Jacob Riis'' This was
dated at Helena that morning.
Mr.. Watson, of the Club, immediate
~ secured an interview with Mr.. Riis
on the telephone and learned that.
while he was a man of over seventy
years OF age, the schedule given him
on this western trip was one that
hardly young man could be expect
ed to make; for four nights he had
been compelled TO take night trains
and practically all the rest he had Sc.
cured was while travelling from one
point to another. He was trying to Sc
cure few hours sleep when called TO
the telephone. Mr.. Watson pointed out
TO him the disappOintments the Lewis
town Club had already experienced
and urged him to try and make his
date here. Other Inducements un-
availing, Mr.. Watson offered to pro-
vide him with special train from Hell
ena to Lombard, which arrangement
would permit him to get nights rest
IN Helena Friday and not be compel
lea to leave there until about ESQ
Saturday morning in order to make
connections with the Lewistown train
at Lombard. Mr.. Riis accepted this,
If the train could be secured.
The bureau agents at Butte were
then communicated with by wire and
they agreed to do everything in their
power to get Mr.. Riis to Lewistown,
regardless of expense. The N. p. Of
ticials at Butte and Helena We're con
suited and special train arranged
for, although the cost would have been
about 5000. AT ten o'clock Friday night
everything appeared to be arranged
for Mr.. Riis to come to Lewistown,
CuI WHY uCIiSClluS Ills lSCLuIH III
Helena Mr. Riis became exhausted
and was compelled to cut his lecture
short. A physician was called and the
allment was pronounced heart weak
ness as result of over exertion. Still
the bureau agents did not desist in
their efforts and arranged for a spec
ial sleeping car from Helena to Lew
istown and return, SO that Mr.. Riis
could rest from midnight Friday to
Saturday evening, but the lecturers
physician declined to permit him to
leave Helena before Monday of Tues
day.
Mr.. Riis appeared to have keenly
felt the disappointment which would
result in Lewistown and promised to
make a special trip to Lewistown lat
er, but of this the Lecture Club is not
making any promise.
lnasmuch as some holders of mem
bership tickets may believe that the
managers of the Club are not using
every means possible to provide them
with the entertainment promised it
has been arranged that dissatisfied
has been arrangd that dissatisfied
members may surrender their tickets
at the Bank of Fergus County and re-
ceive $4.35, which is all but s. cents
OF the price paid. Eight numbers