Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-26
MISSED CONNECTIONS.
Geo. r. Vending Failed to Appear in
leWistoWn Wednesday,

Geo. r. Vending, billed to appear
at Culver's opera house last Wednes-
day evening, under the auspices of the
Lewistown Lecture Club, failed to
make connections at Lombard and
could not fill his engagement, much
to the disappointment of the mem
bers of the Club and the many who
had planned TO hear him.
An insurmountable run of bad luck
intcrtered. The secretary of the club
weeks ago, notified the lecture bureau
not to attempt TO make connections
from Logan with the Montana Railroad
train for LeWistOWn, because The Nor
thern Pacific trains were so uniformly
behind time that the connection could
not be depended upon. In this view
the state agents of the bureau con
CURED. However, the officials of the
Northern Pacific insisted that they
would and could make the connection
ana, accepting this assurance, Mr.
Vending was billed for Butte Tues
day night and for Lewistown Wednes
day night. The agents at Butte, doubt
ing the ability Of the railroad company
10 1ulilll their promise, arranged tC
/ nave the l.eWiStOwn train held on,
ho'b at l4olllbdtu anu me tram was
held for that time But the Northern
Pacific train was very much more than
one hour behind time Wednesday
morning and the bureaus Butte agent
endeavored to have Mr.. Vending Sent
tfom Logan to Lombard by special en-
CINE, failing in this only because the
Northern Pacific had that day suffer
ed a temporary loss of two engines
at Logan on account of d collision
between a passenger and a freight
train and had no extra engine to
spare.
Every endeavor to get Mr. Wend-
Ing to LeWistOWn for Wednesday
night, the bureaus agents offered to
cancel Mr.. Weddings engagement at
kalispell for tonight Friday. and send
him to Lewistown. But here trouble
arose at the LewistoWn end, for the
opera house was engaged for Gov.
Toole's campaign address and no 9th
er arrangements could be made. The
hall could have been secured for Sat
ufday night, but as Mr.. Vending had
to reach Winnipeg for Tuesday night,
his appearance at Lewistown tomorrow
evening could not be arranged because
he would be unable to leave Lewis
town until Monday morning
Efforts 10 secure Mr.. Weddings APP
pearance in Lewistown this season
have not been abandoned and if it can
possibly be so arranged he will come
to l.eWistoWn late in the winter.
The Imperial Male Quartet, billed to
appear here Monday evening, will GER
tainly arrive. for they have three days
to come from Butte-having no en-
%agement for Saturday evening-and
Sc. Dnd disappointment will not OC-
cur.
Holders. of membership tickets will
lose nothing by the failure Wednes-
day evening, for. though Mr.. Wend-
Ing cannot be secured for a later date,
some equally good lecturer will be
signed, as Will also be the case on &C
count of the sudden death OF Sam
Jones who was to have come to Lew
istoWn next MONTH
With the experience of this week in
view, Encouragement of all dates are
now being made so as to avoid that
impossible connection from Logan and
hereafter the people coming to Lewis
town will either be billed for Helena
The previous evening, which will not
interfere with their reaching Lewis
town the following night, or one day
will be lost.
The officials of the club are deter
mined that not another disappointment
shall result.