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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Postmaster Barney Cannon Died
Yesterday Morning
Filled the once ~ Years and Service
Grew and Improved Under His Dlrse'
kIan

Barney Cannon, postmaster of Bellows
Falls, died yesterday morning at his
home on Cherry street after an illness
of many months with heart disease. His
condition has been critical for some
weeks and his death had been expected
at any time. His administration of the
local post office has been marked as one
of the most popular and satisfactory of
any since its establishment. His first
appointment was July a. 1890. and he
held the office until December, 1894. AL
fred Dow then had the position four years
and Mr.. Cannon received his second APP
pointment Dec. IL, 1898, being reappointed
in 1902, so he has served the village over
IL years in all, a longer term thany any
official here, with but one exception.
When he took the ONCE in 1890 the to-
tai receipts were but IS, 1874, while in the
last fiscal year they amounted to 1923, 1884
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25
WALTER HILLS
FAST JOURNEY
LEAVES BILLINGS At 1880 A. NJ
AND REACHES LEWlSTOWN
At 1880 p. N.

Walter Hill, superintendent of con.
struction for the line now being built
by the Great Northern between Bill.
ings and Great Falls, arrived here
about 1880 Tuesday evening, and left
the next morning for Kendall. Mr.
Hill is engaged in studying the gener.
al conditions, and his trip to Kendall
has bearing, it is supposed, upon the
plan of the company to build a spur
from this city to the big mining camp
Made Fast Time.
Mr.. Hill is travelling in his new
40 horse power auto, built especially
for rough work. and it has stood all the
tests splendidly. He left Billings Tues.
day morning at 1880, and with scarce
ly stop. sped over the country at full
speed, getting in here before dusk.
From Kendall Mr.. Hill went on to
Great Falls.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25
HENRY GALLATIN KILLED
BY A BOLT OF LIGHTNING

Henry Gallatin, sheep herder,
about q years of age, was struck by
lightning while out with band of
sheep in the Grass Range district
Monday afternoon and instantly killed.
1t appears that Gallatin was in the
employ of David Foreman, and went
out Monday morning with a small
band of sheep. He was on Mcdonald
creek, about 10 miles from Grass
Range. during a thunder storm Mon.
day, and that night did not report at
the ranch, although some of the sheep
came in. The next morning search
was made for him. and his body was
found lying at the place indicated.
County Attorney Roy E. Ayers was
notified, and in company with DR.. F.
F. Attix, coroner, went out to the
scene Tuesday night to make an in
vestigation, the cause of death not be-
ing known at that time. DR.. Attix im-
mediately discovered that bolt of
lightning had ended the mans career.
His hat had been knocked off, the bolt
having struck Gallatin squarely on top
of the head. There was a hole in the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25
Sam Gebo's Latest Venture.

Red Lodge. Mont, May 24.-Sam W.
Gebo, the coal mining magnate of the
northwest, passed through here a few
days ago on his way to the Big Horn
county (Wyoming) land office. pre-.
pared to pay $4,000 to the govern.
ment for 5000 acres of coal land. He
was advised from Washington that
the survey made last fall by special
agent sent out from the interior de-
partment has been accepted.
The land was filed upon by T. p.
Mcdonald and associates some years
ago, and Mr.. Gebo had a bond on it
for himself and French syndicate.
Mr.. Gebo has effected a saving of just
$4,000 by having the government sur
vey rushed through before the Burling-
ton railroad tapped the lands, as then
they would have been worth $50 an
acre. What the amount of the pur-
chase price is from Mcdonald and his
partners has not been given out, but
1t is said it will embrace six figures.
A payment Of 10000 has already been
made.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25

crown of the hat. and the felt was
torn into shreds, while the rim was
perforated by number of little holes.
A spot on top of the head indicated
where Gallatin was hit. The hair
there was burned off and the scalp
bfackened, but the skin was not broken.
A black line down the middle of
the back showed the course of the flu
id. The mans clothing was not burn
ed. but gold plated watch showed
the effects of the electric fluid. The
plating was peeled off. the crystal and
springs broken. and the hands indicat-
ed 2:15 o'clock, when it stopped.
Gallatin had not been in the coun-
try a great while. but before going
with Mr.. Foreman. worked for William
Dundom, Sr., and had a number of
acquaintances in this vicinity. He
was unmarried, and little is known
of his family, but friends say he had
relatives in Great Falls, and formerly
resided in that locality.
The funeral was held Wednesday af.
tenoon at the Foreman place, and
was quite largely attended.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25
WALTER HILL
AT KENDALL
Looks Over the 6arnes-king, North
Moccasin, Kendall and Other
Properties at the Camp.
SOME CHANGES At SCHOOL
More Diamond Drill Work-Frank
Henderson Has Close Call at the
Barnes-king Mill.

Kendall, Mont, May 24.-Mrs. Lou
Use GOOdell, who has been on weeks
visit with friends in Utica, returned
to Kendall Monday evening and re-
sumed her duties at the telephone Of
fee Tuesday morning.
Mr.. r. John Mellor, who was assist.
ant cashier at the First State bank,
and a very affable gentleman withal,
leaves next Monday for Canada. Mr.
Mellor is going to assist his brother.
inlaw, Mr.. Will Gadesden, in remov.
ing his stock to his range near Reg
ina, Canada.
Owen TObin, of Butte, accompanied
by his wife. arrived in Kendall on
Monday evenings coach.
Mr.. VIM. H. Nichols paid a visit to
Maiden. returning the same evening
Mr.. Gilbert Bullard is quite i'll at
his home two miles east of town with
appendicitis. At this writing his con.
dition is not alarming. Mr.. J. j. Bull
lard is preparing to leave for st. Paul
on business as soon as he can with
safety leave his son.
Mr.. ]. w. Steele received the sad
intelligence on Tuesday of a serious
accident to his brother, at his home
in Alberta. There was an explosion
in the coal mine where Mr.. Steele
was employed which resulted in the
blowing off of both his hands and his
eyes are also badly injured. His con-
dition is SO serious that Mr.. Steele
left Wednesday morning for Canada.
Messrs. Hall and Eagen, who have
had charge Of the diamond drill on
the Queen property, left for their home
in st. Paul Thursday morning.
James Graham. secretary of the Min
ers Union, left for Denver Monday
MIR. Graham is a delegate to the four
teenth annual convention of the West.
ern Federation of Miners, to be held
in Odd Fellows hall, 1923 Champa
street, Denver, Colo.
Mrs. E. w. King, of Bozeman, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard Shaw
this week.
Mr.. Walter Hill, son of ]. ]. Hill.
IN company with Mr.. Eden, arrived in
Kendall in Mr.. Hills automobile on
Wednesday morning. The party left
for Stanford Thursday morning. The
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25
Money Will Circulate.
Carne0ie Hero Medals Awarded.

Pittsburg, May 24.-The Carnegie
Hero Fund commission has awarded
26 medals for bravery and distributed
$1O,5OO among a number of the recip-
tents of the medals. The most unique
case Investigated by the commission
was that of Miss Lucy E. Ernst, of
Philadelphia, who was awarded sill,
yer medal for saving the life of Harry
Schoenhut, a 16-year-old boy who was
bitten by rattlesnake. They were
out in the woods together when the
snake struck him on the arm. Miss
Ernst Immediately applied her lips
to the wound and sucked some of the
poison from it and then took the boys
pocketknife and cut away the flesh
about the wound. She then helped
him to the Porter's Lake Hunting and
Fishing club. Four hours later. when
physician arrived, the boy was out
of danger. Miss Ernst was i'll for
week. A fever sore which she had on
her lip at the time made her act all
the more courageous and dangerous.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25

TELEPHONE DEAL
IS ALL CLOSED UP
Operation of Lewistown Company Merged With
Rocky Mountain Bells. S. Hobson President
of Local Company--A Bit of History.

The deal between the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company and the
Lewistown Telephone company refer
red to in the last issue of the Argus,
was closed up this week, and as a re-
suit, the local concern has been mer-
ged, SO far as the operation of it's
lines is concerned, with the Bell. It
thus becomes in that respect a part
of the larger company, but the stock
holders have not retired from the tele-
phone field, their interests being just
as great as heretofore. The local man.
agement will rest with F. H. Bacon,
under the general direction of H. L.
Burdick, of Helena, the superintendent
of the Montana division. The proper
ty is still owned by the Lewistown
Telephone company, in which the Bell
now becomes large shareholder,
while the parties who formerly owned
the Lewistown concern become stock
holders in the Bell.
The Effect Of It.
The Lewistown company was or
ganized some years ago, and has grad
ually been developed and improved
until today it is one of the finest prop
critics of the kind in the state. Dur
ing the period before the coming of
the railway, it was the only means Of
quick communication between this
city and the outside world, the line to
Great Falls forming the medium. Late
ly this line has been entirely rebuilt
with copper wire, the improvement
costing about $4,000. The Kendall
line is also being rebuilt, and few
weeks ago the new central energy
switchboard was installed in the ex-
change. During all this period, the To-
cal company stood alone. 1t maintain
ed close and friendly relations with
the Bell, using that company's instru-
ments under lease, yet there was moth
ing in the situation to prevent these
relations being terminated at a mo-
ment's notice by either party That
was quite satisfactory until the COM
paratively recent Independent move
ment started throughout the state, and
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25
MEMORIAL DAYPROGRAM COMPLETED

The committee in charge of the Me-
mortal day exercises has completed
the task of arranging the details of
the program to be carried out at the
opera house next Wednesday morning.
The feature, of course, will be the ad-
dress by Senator Lee Mantle, Of Butte,
and altogether the program is the
most attractive one ever prepared for
an occasion of this kind in Lewistown.
Following the exercises, the process.
sion will form at the opera house, and
headed by the Knights of Pythias
band of Kendall, proceed to the city
cemetery, where ~" graves of the
veterans will be decorated.
The program to be carried out ut
the opera house is as follows:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25

made an inspection of the Barnes-King,
Kendall and North Moccasin mines
while here.
Miss Elsie King leaves for her old
home at Neilsville, Wis, on Monday
next, to spend her vacation Miss
King expects to return in August,
bringing her mother with her. They
will visit Mr.. E. w. King and family
at Bozeman on their return trip. Miss
King has bought the w. Mccormick
residence, where she and her mother
will go to housekeeping in the fall.
A Miraculous Escape.
Mr.. Frank Henderson had an almost
miraculous escape from a terrible acci-
dent at the Barnes-King mill Tuesday.
His arm got caught in the big belt in
some manner as he was tightening an
oil cup and but for the timely as
sistance of Mr.. Hershal King, who
stopped the machinery while the tim
ber under the arm was sawed, thus
freeing the imprisoned limb. 1t might
have resulted very seriously for Mr.
Henderson.
Mr.. VIM. Mccormick and family left
for Billings, their future home, We'd
nesday.
DR.. Frank, eye specialist, registered
at the Shaules Tuesday.
Henry NJ. Rae came over from Gilt
Edge Wednesday.
DIR. Barr and his brother-in-law, Mr..
Stubbleield. arrived in Kendall Wed.
nesday on the noon coach.
At recent meeting of the school
board, Miss Elsie King was elected
principal of the school. Miss Elsa Fa.
sci will have Miss Kings former
grade, Miss Brown of Wisconsin, Miss
Fasels grade of last year, while Miss
Shorey will continue in the primary
department.
Mr. Walter Dumont, while on his
way to the office at the Kendall mine.
slipped on the muddy walk and fell.
sustaining fracture of the ankle bone.
Peter Punsten is ill, suffering from
the effects of powder smoke.
The Diamond Drill Contracting Co
is now at work on the Bullard Exten-
sion.
Born. to the wife of j. l. B. Hansen
Wednesday, May %, a son.
Mr.. Newman has a line of shoe
samples on display at the Shaules,
Mrs. Vance Butler and little son re.
turned to their home Tuesday after
short visit at Lewistown.
Mrs Wellman arrived in Kendall
Tuesday to join her husband, the cook
at the Shaules hotel
Mr.. Guy Martin. one of the popular
Diamond drill boys, has decided to trv
rural life. and resigned his position.
leaving Wednesday for the ranch of his
brother. Hugh Martin.
w. w. Butler, of Seattle, and !. G..
Eden, of Minneapolis, who arrived
with Mr.. Walter Hill on Wednesday.
are in Kendall. They are arranging
for some diamond drill work on their
claims west of the Kendall.
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DECIDE TO HAVE
A CELEBRATION
Fourth of July Program Outlined at Meeting Held
at the City Hall--Plan For an Enclosed Base
Ball Park Also Considered.

About 80 business men of the city
met al the council chamber Wednes-
day evening to consider the PROPOSE
tion of having a big celebration here
on July Fourth. and to make the pre-
liminary arrangements in case the
plan should meet with approval. A. L.
d AutremOnt was chosen as chairman
and f. p. Chandler secretary. The
matter was then brought before the
meeting on a motion that the celebra-
tion be held. This was carried by a
unanimous vote. and the next step
was to appoint general committee
having power to make the general ar
rangements and select the sub COM
mittees TO look after the various fea-
lures. r. ID. Baker, Hugh Wagner
and E. F. Ross were chosen to con-
stitute this general committee. and an
interesting discussion followed.
Parade Will be the Feature.
1t appeared to be the sentiment of
the meeting that the parade should
be mayle a feature. and to stimulate in
terest in it, prizes will be offered for
the finest floats, ETC., in the line. With
the time available in which to work
out plans, il is believed that the most
creditable street parade ever witness
ed here can be given.
Will Have Base Ball.
Many base ball enthusiasts were
present and they proposed that ar
rangements be made for a ball game
between the Lewistown nine and a
team from the outside. All favored
the suggestion, and it was further pro-
posed that a short program of athletic
sports be carried out in connection
with the ball game.
Will Have Grafton.
Immediately following the parade,
there will be an Grafton by some
speaker to be chosen later. 1t is re-
allied that an orator from the outside
will add to the interest in this part
OF the program, and If the services of
such speaker can be secured, ar
rangements to that end may be made.
This matter. like all the other details.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25

will be left to the general committee
TO arrange.
The matter of having a display Of
fireworks was not discussed at any
length and will be decided upon here
after
Committee Meets.
The meeting having gone over the
subject in general way, it was decid-
ed that the most important matter
was to get finance committee at
work, so that the amount Of money
available for the expenses may be ap-
proximated as soon as possible The
general committee therefore withdrew
and later announced the appointment
OF Mayor Jesse Pinkley, James Weav-
er and Harry Yaeger as the finance
committee. Another meeting will be
called as soon as it is deemed advis-
able
For a Base Ball Park.
While not having anything to do
with the proposed celebration, the
meeting. after disposing of the busi-
ness for which it had been called. de-
cided to hear a plan formulated by
the base ball boys for placing the ma
tional game on better basis in Lew
istown. Frank Carleton, Ed Baker
nd Art Baker presented the matter.
They said a fine field, belonging to
Frank Day, could be secured for a.
term of years at nominal rental.
The grounds could be enclosed and
small grand stand erected at a cost
of from $4OO to $500, and it was utter
ly impossible to have successful base
ball unless the grounds were enclosed.
With the plan. outlined carried out.
the club could, next year. when the
railroads now building were complet-
ed. bring in here teams from Great
Falls, Helena, Billings, and other
towns and make it paying PROPOSE
tiOn. To secure the necessary funds
1t was proposed to organize a COM
pany and have all who are interested
in base ball, or in the ball park pro-
ject as benefit to the town, take
stock IN tie enterprise. Ii was shown
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25

Invocation.
Opening address by Chairman Frank
E. Smith.
Selection Scatter the flowers Of
May" double quartet, Mrs. 0. w. Bel
den. Miss Froemblin, Miss Winters,
Miss Watson, and Messrs Lausch,
Ellsworth Cherrington and Jones'
Recitation. Miss Herbertine Plum.
Cornet Solo, Miss Baker.
Selection, Cottonwood band.
Grafton, Hon. Lee Mantle.
Anthem, Sweet Be Thy Sleep"
double quartet.
Selection Kendall band.
America" by the audience.
Benediction.
Selection, Cottonwood band.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25
HAPPENINGS
AT GILT EDGE
Camp is Visited by One Of the Heav-
lest Rain Storms Experienced in
Long Time.
VISITORS DURING THE WEEK
Mr.. Townsend Returns From caiifor.
nia-Delegate to the Miners Con-
vention at Denver.

Gilt Edge, Mont, May 24.-C. H.
Williams and F. r. Cunningham, of
Lewistown, were business visitors here
last Sunday.
County Assessor Frank Pick spent
several days here on official business.
Alfred Johnsie and Sam Longhini, of
Kendall, are here this week.
Adolph Lashett, who has some min.
ing property near Helena, returned
this week and is now working for the
Gold Reef Mining Co.
G. N. Caldwell and David Scott were
business visitors this week.
Margaret Hendry, of Kendall, is Wis
iting her grandfather, Mr.. Shearer,
and other friends.
A. s. Lakey, father of DR.. w. j.
Lakey. and Lewis Lakey, arrived here
from Philadelphia last week and will
spend the summer here and at the
ranch of his son, Lewis.
Henry c. Burnett, Of Maginnis, was
in town this week attending to some
business matters.
Mrs. Laraway, of Butte, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. B. C. Wiedeman,
and expects to remain for some time.
Jack Edgecombe, of Lewlstown, was
here this week.
Jas. Stafford, of Kendall, was call
ing on friends here last Sunday.
Gilbert Edwardson, of Maysville. has
accepted position with the Gold Reef
Mining Co. and expects to move his
family here in the near future.
Well Driving Experiment.
N. ]. Littlejohn was heSe this week
and secured the service of A. L. LOS
niger to set up his well drilling ma
chinery. Mr.. Littlejohn intends to drill
some artisan wells on his property
near Utica. He expects to get enough
water to irrigate a considerable tract
of land. II the experiment is success
full it will be a benefit to many set
tiers in that vicinity.
Chas. Foster was business visitor
to Lewistown Thursday.
]. w. Mattocks, who has taken up
q ranch near the Cone Butte district,
was in town and purchased some
horses from Matt Byrnes.
Tommy Mason was Lewistown Wis.
itor last Wednesday.
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bone at depth of about five feet.
1t was embedded in the stiff. plastic
clay underlying Dillon and further ex-
cavating by Normal college boys re-
suited in number of other parts of
the skeleton of very large prehistoric
animal being unearthed. One bone
the humerus, measures over four feet
long and more than twelve inches in
diameter at both ends.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-25

E. ]. Rule is busily engaged remod-
cling and repainting his place of bus
mess and before the grand celebra-
tion of June 18th he will have one of
the neatest business houses in town.
Geo. c. Berry left last Wednesday
for Denver, Colo. Mr.. Berry goes as
a delegate to the annual convention of
the Western Federation of Miners,
which convenes May 2Sth. The Judith
Mountain Miners Union, No. 1O7, will
be ably represented by Mr.. Berry.
Mrs. G. H. Dahl is confined to her
bed with infiamatory rheumatism.
B. C. Wiedeman is doing some grad
ing and filling in on the lots where his
residence is located. This will add
much to the appearance of the prop
erty when completed.
A birthday party given Miss Cassie
Dahl in honor of her eighteenth birtn-
day, at the Gold Reef boarding house,
was we'll attended by her many friends.
The guests were entertained with mu-
sic and dancing. A dainty lunch, con.
sisting of sandwiches, coffee, ice
cream, cake and fruits were served
Miss Cassie was the recipient of many
beautiful presents as tokens of esteem
from her numerous friends.
Return Of J. 3. Townsend.
J. B. Townsend, who visited San
Francisco, Oakland, Alameda and 9th
er points in California during the last
three months, returned last Saturday
Mr.. Townsend was in Oakland during
the earthquake disaster and saw q
great deal of the suffering and hard.
ships occasioned by the trembler and
the fire.
Gilt Edge and vicinity was visited by
a heavy rainstorm last Sunday after
noon. The inky black clouds began
to roll up over the mountains and the
long rolling thunder announced the
coming storm. The rain began to fall
in broad and scattered drops. The WV
i'd lightning flashes and the thickening
drops fell in sheeted torrents. Soon
the streets were almost flowing full
width with muddy water. In a short
time the clouds began to lift and the
fiercest of the storm is past. Old resi-.
dents do not remember a heavier rain
fall. The storm was accompanied by
some hail. During the storm the res.
idence of Owen Tierney was struck
by lightning. Fortunately, no one was
injured beyond the fright occasioned
The house was but slightly damaged
The ranchers feel elated and think
the rains, which continued Wednes
day and Thursday. will insure good
crops.
The stage driver on the Billings
route reports several bridges washed
out and the roads in very bad condi.
tion.
Jos. Biulotte. Of the Cone Butte dis
trict, was in town this week.
Miss Sallie Anderson and Mrs. Nam.
lie Calph, Of Ft. Maginnis. were in town
this week.
A. Schneider was in Lewistown this