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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06
IT WAS THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Custer Massacre Anniversary-Hew
World Got the News.

"0o00SV0
World Got the News.
Thirty years ago today, June rs. on
the banks of the Little iBg Horn in
southeastern Montana. occurred the
Custer massacre, when General Geo.
A. Custer and his command of the
Seventh cavalry were killed to a man
by the Sioux Indians. The news of
the battle was week in reaching
the world. Former United States Sen.
ator Lee Mantle, who was at that
time the telegraph operator at Pleas.
ant Valley, near what is now the town
of Monida, on the Short Line, and it
was he who sent the messages that
conveyed to the war department in
Washington. and to the public in all
parts of the United States, the news
of the massacre of Custer and his
band.
The tidings were carried from the
battlefield to Helena by carrier, the
intention being TO place the news on
the telegraph wire at that place. The
wires were down. however, and it was
impossible to get communication, so
the messages were sent to Pleasant
Valley by express messenger. There
was at that time but few cabins where
Butte now stands, the principal settle.
ment in this section being at Deer
Lodge.
al of the messenger on his way from
Helena to Pleasant Valley and though
that was a time when murders by
both whites and Indians were of com
mon occurrence. the report that Gus
tor and his entire commend had been
killed was received with consterna-
ton by the hardy men who were used
to protecting their lives and property
with the rifle
From Pleasant Valley the news of
the terrible event was disseminated
throughout the United States, and the
fact that it had occurred a week be.
fore the date of the first telegra phi
message made it appear all the more
horrible to the residents of the coun.
try. The telegraph line which pene-
trated Montana at that time came from
Salt Lake and ran into Virginia City
and Deer Lodge on its way to Hell
ena
Among those who resided in Deer
Lodge at the time Of the massacre and
who now live in Butte is George IT.
win, postmaster.
II do not just recall how late the
news was in reaching Deer Lodge"
said Mr.. Irwin this morning, but it
was several days old when it was
brought in by messenger on his way
from Helena to Pleasant Valley. It
created the most intense excitement
in the camp and formed the principal
subject of conversation for days to
come. Butte Inter Mountain
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06
HAPPENINGS AT STRAW.

Wheat north of VIM. Gordon's is
showing up fine.
Mrs. MacCabe, nephew of Mrs.
Thomas Rajan, was a recent visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Grissom are
rejoicing at the advent of fine baby
girl.
Mr. Adam Shields has returned
from the Pacific slope after brief
visit.
Mr. Jesse Suprgeon, who has been
visiting his father here, and family
have returned to BoZeman.
S. G. Jones, nlvision engineer Of the
Great Northern railway, spent several
days here on matters of business.
Church services July Is at 2:3O and
500 p. m. Sabbath school will be held
at the close of the afternoon services,
The lumber yard Of the Montana
Lumber company Of Lewistown is in
charge of Mr.. Hal Fitzpatrick and is
rapidly nearing completion.
There is fine second year crop Of
rye over three feet high on the Ed
wards ranch. Flowers are in bloom
there and gooseberries will soon be
ripe.
Mr.. Albertine II. FentOn, formerly
OF Bozeman, has returned with his
bride, nee Miss May Mckee. of that
city Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton were mar
ried at BoZeman.
The Ladies Aid society will hold
strawberry and ice cream festival and
bazaar on the afternoon and evening
of July IA in the school house and
grounds adjacent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06
LOST.
LOST.
LADIES GOLD BRACELET LOST IN
Lewistown July Fourth; $500 re-
ward for return to Argus office. 7-6-2t"
Notice to the Public.

The Fergus County Horse Breeders
Association will stand their Percheron
stallion Siberien upon the following
insure mare with foal, two or more
mares from same owner twelve dol
lars and fifty cents each, to insure.
Service fee payable December first Of
year of service. Will stand during sea-
son at the ranch of William Medigar.
Pasture one dollar and fifty cents per
month.
WILLIAM MEDIGAR
Manager.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06
Notice to Bidders.

The board of school trustees OF
school district No. /, of Fergus county,
Montana, will, until six O'Clock p. M.
of July 8, 1906, receive plans, speciti-
cations and bids for the equipment OF
each of the public school buildings in
Lewistown with adequate heating ap'
paratus and sanitary and sewage con-
nections.
Bids should accompany the plans
and specifications based on an exami'
nation of each of the buildings. Each
bidder will be required to make use
of all available pipes, radiators and
heating appliances now in the Central
building. The board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
For further information call On e
Q. Busenburg, chairman, or o. w. Bel
den, clerk. It
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06
Old Chronic Sores.

AS dressing for old chronic sores
there is nothing so good as Cham
berlain's Salve. While it is not ad-
visable 70 heal old sores entirely, the Y
should be kept in a good condition,
for which this salve is especially val
liable. For sore nipples Chamberlain s
salve has no superior. For sale BY
all druggists. Oh.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06
Change Of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that Will
liam Hoople of the firm of Butler &
Hoople of Stanford, Mont. has this
day sold his interest in said firm to
Lee Balm and that the firm name is
now Butler & Balm, the new firm as
Stunning all accounts due obligations
of Butler & Hoople.
Dated at Stanford. June %, 1906.
L. S. BUTLER
WIN. HOOPLE.
7-3-4t LEE Balm.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06

Take your Sunday dinner at the
oaks. 4-20-ftf
DR.. Attix. telephone No. 1879, Lang
Eldg., Main St. fit.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

One cent . word each insertion pay.
able in advance, for advertisements
in this column, II not paid in advance
10 cents line each insertion.
Minimum charge for the insertion
rs cents.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06

THE OLD UBET RANCH IS FOR
sale on easy terms; eighty acres
plowed ready for winter wheat. Call
on or address Mrs. A. B. Barrows, Lew
istown. 1857
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06

HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS, IN
GLIDING everything required for an
eight room house. Also a Kingsbury
piano in good condition and handsome
case. Call on Mrs. Robert Morrison,
corner Second avenue and Corcoran
ST., Lewistown. 7-6-2t*
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sTRAYED.
FOR SALE.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
fine wool bucks, three to six years
old, for sale or will exchange for 9TH
er fine wool bucks. A. Jackman, Lew
istown. 7.3-17ts
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06

Read the Argus for the ne~a
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06

ner at the Oaks APO fit
Alderman Morris Sloan has return
ed from 1ortman, where he, with DR..
H. H. Wilson. Mr. Baird and Mr.. Yves
tergrecn own a large group of promis-
ing claims now being developed. Mr..
Sloan says the future of Zortman is
very bright, and he believes it will
undoubtedly become the largest gold
producing camp in the state. The In
dependence mine. owned by Ben Phil
lips, on which there is 500 ton mill,
is the biggest thing in the way of a
gold mine Mr.. Sloan has ever seen.
There are no coal deposits in that sec
/ ton, and wood is scarce so that the
! fuel problem is serious one, but
once it is solved, Mr.. Sloan believes
the camp will go ahead by leaps and
bounds
When you buy a new piano from
w. S. Smith, you take no chances OF
getting one which has been used two
or three years in Butte. and polished
up and sold for new one. He ships
direct from the factory. 5-29-an
DIR. NJ. NJ. Hedges. dentist, is max.
ing a tour of the county and is TEN.
porarily absent from his office In Lew.
istown. fit
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06


Cashier Harry Yaeger, of the First Ma
tional Bank, and for many years was
connected with the drug trade of Hell
ena.
w. S. Smith has put in line Of the
New Home sewing machines, and are
selling them very much cheaper than
any other machine has been sold here.
Head office for Fergus county. 5-29-atf
Roy William Rassett aged 10 years.
four months and six days, son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. E. Bassett, died at 1890
last night from appendicitis. The lad
was taken i'll some time ago. and was
operated on a week ago today. At that
time his condition was such as to af.
ford little hope, but he fingered on un.
til last night. The funeral services will
be held at the First Methodist church
Sunday at 2 p. m. The boys parents
came here from Butte some months
ago, the father being a barber who
has made many friends and there is
much sympathy for the afflicted par
ents.
Thos. Downing. representing the
Chicago Hide Co., will hereafter be
found at the Dark Horse barn on 5tt
Ave. He is prepared at all times tt
pay the highest cash price for hides
pelts. and wool. 4-13tf
Two papers every Week-the new
up to date and always rslIabls. o2.s(
per year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
CHANCES IN MODERN BATTLE
Fighting at Long Range with Ne
chanical Weapons Reverses
Old Order.

In Homeric days a battle was a
conflict Of armed mobs. The nearer
you got to your assailant the better
was your chance Of killing or being
killed. says the Scientific American.
The bigger the man the better were
his chances in the strife In these
piping times OF mechanical warfare
the situation is reversed. Battles are
fought at ranges Of a mile or so. The
smaller the man the less are his
chances of being hit An ingenius
mathematician has figured out that
perhaps the casualties on the Japan
ese side must have been considerable
less than those of the Russians in the
recent war, il 1t be assumed tnat the
craftsmanship of each was equally
good.
The advantage Of theJapanese was
generally as the cubes Of their height
and breadth. The average targets Of
fered by each to the enemy are as the
cubes Of 1885 and 1,642, or as LOG to
lis. as advantage in favor Of the Jap
anese of about y per cent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
BEETs AND CARROTS.
Both Are Excellent, Says Prof. Thomas
Shaw, But Too Expensive
a Feed.

A dairyman of Abbotsford, Mich,
is desirous OF finding out the value OF
sugar beets and carrots for dairy
COWS. He also asks for the experience
Of others who have fed them.
Sugar beets make an excellent food
fol- dairy cattle, but the cost of grow
ing them Is more than the cost Of
growing mangels, hence where roots
are grown for dairy COWS, mangels
are usually preferred 10 sugar beets.
The tonnage of mangels Is consider
ably greater, and the labor is also con-
siderably less. For milk production,
the difference in value of the two is
not great, pound for pound, but the
value OF the sugar beet is more in
fattening animals.
Carrots are excellent for milch cowa.
but the same objection applies to
them that applies to the growing OF
sugar beets, that is, the labor As with
beets, it takes much time TO thin them
and also to harvest and store them.
The labor, however. is much Influenced
by the variety grown, the Mastodon,
a large white variety, being one Of
the best.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
TWO DAIRYINc DELUsIoNs.
Mistaken Ideas Which Farmers Have
Regarding Poor Cows and Mar
ket Quotations. A.

Some one says that If all the cows
were brought up to a high standard
OF production It would bring down the
price of the product, said w. d. Hoard.
Of Wisconsin, at the late Illinois state
farmers institute Keeping poor. un-
fit cows for the purpose Of holding up
prices OF butter and milk is hard on
the constitution. The surplus Of dairy
products comes from COWS that bring
TO profit to their owners. Eliminate
the poor cows and there will be no sur
plus.
Too many farmers keep their eyes on
the market They cannot affect the
price one dot OF title. They can IL
they viii reduce the cost OF produc-
ton. Lots Of money is to be made BY
a wiser administration Of the farm end
Of the business. This is the only end
that is wholly within our control.
Right here reign supreme the man be-
hind the COW.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
MARSHALL FIELDS ADVICE.
embodied in His Words to Young
Man Who Tried to Sell
Him Bonds.

A young bond salesman for a New
York house interviewed the late Mar
shall Field in the spring Of 1905 with a
view to selling him a number Of Penn
sylvania railroad guaranteed bonds.
Welding a little less than four per
cent Young man." said Mr.. Field,
relates Worlds Work. you are only
wasting my time and yours. like
your bonds. When the trustees Of my
estate come to investing the interest
on my investment l hope they will
buy that kind OF bonds. but I am
business man, and do not care to put
a large part of my surplus In a fully
developed property any more than I
should care to buy out business
enterprise that seemed to me to have
reached the limit Of its growth. no
matter how solid It might be. Your
bonds are too good for me" Mr.. Field
1t viii be noted. invested his surplus
on the same principle upon which he
built up his business, namely, to put
the money where it has a chance to
grow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
KNIFE CURE FOR SNORING.
Operation on the Soft Palate. Says
This authority, VIII Re
move Cause.

A longtime reader begs for a cure
Of the snoring habit. "Yes." he says,
4 am a snorer from way back, and
what that means any member of my
family can tell. as all have had to suf-
fer through 1t many a sleepless night.
II you know something against snor-
Ing please hasten 10 my rescue.
Well, no man knows when he snores.
because he is in deep sleep and slum-
Der profound. says the New York
Press. If his habit Of stertorous breath
ing is an afiiiction 10 his family let
him call in the household surgeon and
have both his soft palate and uyula
removed. For, be 1t understood, snor-
ing is breathing in such a manner as
to cause a vibration Of the organs
mentioned. If thy throat offend thee,
pluck it OUT
The lamented John A. Morris was a
mighty snorer. On board his steam
yacht Cora he buils a snoring room in
which he hermetically sealed himself
for the afternoon nap. This room was
walled with a material that was a
nonconductor Of sound and the old
gentleman could saw wood, strike
knots and rend powders to his hearts
content without disturbing a soul.
AT the palatial home Of the Nor
rises on Throg's neck John A. Morris
initiated the snoring room in the Cora
10 a large extent At some little dis
tance from the south side'of the house
he erected a room Of glass The
foundations were OF steel and there
We're sundry and certain appliances
for deadening sound. In this apart
ment the sage slept. II our longtime
reader can sleep on his face. so that
when the soft palate and uvula in a
state OF relaxation do not Interfere
with the breathing apparatus. he will
make no noise during the night. If he
were TO sleep on one side or the other
with his mouth shut and could avoid
disturbance Of the oaria there would
be dead silence also. But the trouble
in New York's peculiar atmosphere is
that a persons nasal cavity nils with
mucus about bedtime and breathing
through the nose is an utter impossi-
bility.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
MANY LEARNED IMMIGRANTS
Among Last Years Arrivals Were
Twelve Thousand Profess
sional Men.

Last year more than 10000 profess
sional men were among the immi-
grants who arrived in this country.
There were 1893 physicians from
England, 100 from Germany, GA from
Scandinavia. 106 from Italy and "a un-
der the designation Hebrew.
There were l44 English lawyers. "a
Scotch lawyers. 80 South American
lawyers, 40 from France and 76 from
Cuba.
There were 1,157 actors, OF whom
446 were from England 1889 from Ger
many, 116 from Italy. SO from France,
25 from Russia and o. from Ireland.
Some 1,525 musicians came to the
United States as immigrants last year,
Of whom 342 were Hebrews, 327 Ger
mans, Sc English, 27s Italians and 40
Poles.
In all 2.256 teachers came to the
United States. Of whom S22 were He
brews, 365 French, 33 English, 146
Irish and 474 German.
There were 545 architects. 1.459
clergymen, 1883 engineers. of whom
645 were Englishmen and Sl9 painters
and sculptors. OF this last number
16s were Italians. 139 German. 131
French, 141 English and II Scotch.
One was described as African. black. :"
There we're IA Chinese teachers and
10 Chinese actors. There were also,
though there is nothing to corroborata
the governments statement in this re-
gard. three Chinese musicians"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
Immigrants to Hawaii.

The number and nationality Of Ia.
Dor immigrants to Hawaii frsm 1852
to 1905 were as follows. Koreans.
6.90s; Chinese. 44.494; japanese, I'LL
1877; South Sea islanders. 2.44S. Nor
wegians. SIS: Germans, 1919; Italians.
81; Austrians. 372: Po-tug4ese, II .440:
Porto Ricans. 5000; negsses. 200:
white Americans. 100; Russlans. 10;
total. 1S41S7.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
Calm Life Of the Professor.

The atmosphere in which the col
lege professor lives proves fascinating.
His social position is assured. says the
Detroit Free Press. His duties may
be exacting. but they are congenial,
and there comes the realization that
his incumbency is dependent only on
his stewardship. old age bringing the
prospect Of decreased labors and an
annuity that will permit passing his
declining years in comfort. The world
and its strife have little part in his
existence. He enters the profession
realizing that certain sacrifices are in
volved and he is willing to abide by
the consequences. Once a teacher al
ways a teacher is a rule seldom VIC
lated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29

same form Of reception as fcr the we'd
ding may be used. That is, the mother
Of the bride" viii receive the guests.
and not until the wedding march is
sounded viii the bridal party ap-
pear. The wedding procession will be
given and mock marriage service be
pronounced, the bride and groom
standing under bells Of paper roses.
Inc other guests may be asked 10
come in paper costumes representative
Of famous characters Of fiction or his
tory. Later this idea may be turned
into game. the one guessing correct
ly the most characters represented
winning a prize, or a prize being Of
fered for the best gown.
In the dining-room The decorations
will consist Of paper flowers and fes-
toons Of paper hearts. The table viii
be covered with crepe paper and the
candles will be shaded with paper rose
shades. In the center Of the table
large paper basket will be filled with
paper roses. Partners for the dining
room may be found in this wise: Hang
a large paper grab-bag in one Of the
rooms Place therein bits of poetry
describing the charms or the indiyid-
ualites Of the women of the party.
The men do the grabbing and must
find the women by means Of the de-
scrlption. The slips may be numbered,
the hostess keeping the key to the de-
scriptions by means Of the number, and
in this way 1t can be determined
whether or not the men choose cor
rectly. Serve salad in paper cases on
paper plates. thin sandwiches and
salted nuts. Ice cream In paper baskets
with wafer cakes and coffee may fol-
low.
For the close Of the evening the par
ty may edit a newspaper. The host
may elect himself editor and each one
is requested TO contribute an item. It
may be a local news" item OF a bit
OF poetry. but everyone is given 30
minutes in which to compose his item
At the close Of the time the slips are
or the names of the con-
tributors are written on the back of
the contribution, and the host reads
the items aloud. A vote is taken and
the one whose contribution is voted
most clever receives a prize of a
years subscription to some magazine or
paper
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
Water Cows often.

The best practice IS to let cows get
to the water as often as they like.
This is not always practicable in win
ter. but they should be watered at
least twice a day. If the water is
warm, that is. heated so that the chill
is taken of. they viii be glad to drink
twice daily. even during the coldest
Of weather. There is now no. ques-
tion as to the value OF warm water
for dairy cows. The animals drink
more. the production Of milk IS not
checked by the animal being CON-
PEELED to drink ice water. and the re-
turn at the pail Is much greater than
when heating Of water is neglected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
Lowest IIliteracv.

The lowest rate Of illiteracy in the
world is found in Sweden, Norway and
Germany. In the two frst-named
,ountries there is no person above the
age Of ten years who cannot read and
write unless he has forgotten those ac-
,ompllshments or his mental faculties
are so feeble that he has not been able
% acquire them. This fact Is 50 well
understood that the census enumera-
tors do not inquire whether a person
can read or Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
HARvARD's OLD CLOTHES.
Cast OF Garments of Students Dis
tributed Through Charitable
System.

Every spring there occurs at
Harvard college a curious convention
Of the old clothes. as it might be
called, at which the CASTOR garments
Of hundreds of college undergraduates
meet and mingle for the last time
before starting out on an odd and
practical philanthropy.
The affair is conducted by an under
graduate organization known as the
Student Volunteer association. Every
thing in the way Of clothing Is in
cluded: underwear. suits, even an
occasional dress coat, stockings with
all the yariegated splendor that ciings
to undergraduate ankles, plain and
fancy waistcoats and hats literally too
numerous to mention.
During the week OF the collection,
says Modern Women. the old Harvard
Yard is full Of moving bundles all
tending toward Phillips Brooks House,
where the various religious societies
Of the college have their headquarters.
Here the bundles are opened, the va
rious articles sorted. arranged and
finally distributed to local and dis
tant charitable centers.
Boots and shoes, for example. are
what might be called the Tuskegee
speciality at Harvard Several boxes
OF them go annually to Booker
Washington institute where the shoe
shops are Immediately useful in
mending them up and starting them
on a new career Of utility. The Sal
walton Army in Boston gets practically
all the derby hats.