Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-16
SOCIETY OF
ENGINEERS
Potatoes, crushed to 1870 mesh
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Potatoes, crushed to 800 mesh
Foolish Water" a la White Seal
Macruran Crustacea, Mayonaise Flux
Bonanza Punch
Conee Cheese Crackers Cigars
BEFORE proceeding to the table, the
engineers were grouped in the lodge
room and photographed, and i'm
mediately after President E. w.
King led the way, taking his seat,
as toastmaster, at the head of the
table. AT Mr.. Kings right was seated
Judge f. X. Cheadle, c. w Goodale,
II. r. Watson r. A. Macarthur, while
on his left the newly elected president
OF the association, B. H. Dunshee of
Butte,was seated and beyond him
r. X. Neill of the Kendall Gold Min
ing Co., H. M. Rae of the Gold Reef
Mining co. and John B. Rauch. Ex-
tending from the head of the hall,
down both sides of the long table,
to the entrance. were seated alter
nately visiting engineers, mine own
ers, old-timers and representative bus.
iness and professional men of Fer.
gus county
The first hour or more was devoted
to the disposal of solids and liquids.
walters being kept exceedingly busy
supplying the wants of the banqueters
That portion of the program being
completed and Mr.. King being al
most the only one who, UP to that
tine, had not either sang a solo or
joined in the chorus of some one
else's effort, he sang few verses of
In the Good Old Summer Time"
but before the officers reached him,
had pounded for order and announced
that Judge Cheadle would respond to
the toast Our Guests"
The judge was at his best and in
order that his voice might carry to
every participant, went half way
down the hall Complimenting the en-.
gineers and speaking briefly of the
resources, hopes and possibilities
of Fergus county, interspersing his
remarks with local shots and good
stories, the Judge won merited &C.
claim.
Eugene Carroll responded. on be.
half of the engineers thanking "Our
Hosts" for the good times that they
had enjoyed while in Fergus county
and stating that the Lewistown meet
ing had. in his opinion, been the most
successful of any ever held by the
ally applauded.
"Our President" Albert Pfaus.
Mining Engineers" C. w. Goodale.
Mineral Resources of Fergus
County" F. f. Smith.
Products of the Soil" David Hill.
ger.
electrical Engineering" Prof. Cra-
nf p,,ft
The Geologist." H. V. Winchell.
'The Press" Harry Yaeger
In addition to these H. M. Rea,
J. B. Ritch and Geo. ]. Wiedeman
made entertaining addresses with
out any regularly assigned subject
The fun continued until well after
two o'clock, the last number being a
recitation by w. S. Tallman, and, as
the guests departed, the engineers
for but brief rest before their de.
parture for their homes, it was unani.
mously voted to have been the most
appetizing spread and quite the most
enjoyable evening of the winter.
The mine owners and those dele
gated to take personal charge of
the banquet, had certainly done well.
Smoker at Kendall.
The movements of the visiting mem.
bers OF the Montana Society of Engi-
neers was given by telephone up to
the latest hour possible for our Fri
days edition. Such being the case,
1t was impossible to give deserving
mention of the smoker and elegant
spread which awaited the party at
the Shaules hotel in the great cyan
ide camp. President King had led
the members of the society and those
accompanying them hot pace from
the time they reached the Kendall
property until leg weary and hungry
they landed at the haven of rest The
party had entered tunnels, levels and
shafts and climbed up slopes and lad
ders with an energy that taxed their
capacity for physical endurance, and
President King was apparently as fresh
at the finish as he was at the begin.
ming land always in his proverbial
good humor, which makes him as pop
ular with his brother members as
with the public generally. The men,
hers of the society seemed greatly in.
terested in what they saw and listen.
ed attentively in mine and mill to any
information impaired relative to the
ores and the method of extraction,
the ores and the process being COM
paratively new to the most of them.
But to the Smoker"
1t was about $3.50 when the doors
to the dining room of the Shaules
hotel were thrown open to the hun
cry crowd. There they found tables
formed in the shape of T, and lad.
den with all the good things the camp
and nearby markets could produce
the fine spread being under the direc-
ton of Mrs. E. P. Durnen, of the
Shaules house. Mr.. King took a seat
in the center at the head of the ia.
BILE, where he could command view