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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27
HOLY ROLLER
TRAGEDIES
ESTHER MITCHELL AND MRS,
CREFFIElD MAY GO TO
ASYLUM.

Seattle, July 24.-It is said that Es-
Their Mitchell and Mrs. Maud Creffield
charged jointly with murder in the
first degree for the killing of George
Mitchell, the slayer of Frame Edmund
Ceffield, the Holy Roller leader,
will never be brought to trial on a
criminal charge.
The women were. arraigned before
Superior Judge Frater this morning
and the latter stated from the bench
that he was in favor of a commission
being called to examine into the men
tai condition of the women and send.
ing them to an insane asylum, if they
were found to be insane.
There was evidence introduced in
to the trial of George MITCHELL said
the court, (which went to show that
the women were insane at one time
and that they were confined in state
institutions because of this fact. While
| have no positive knowledge in con.
nection with this matter, am inclined
to the belief that the defense will be
that of insanity, and if it can be de-
termined that these women are insane
| believe that a commission should
pass upon this question, as it would
save the county much time and mon.
ey."
Prosecuting Attorney Mac,intOSh e
opposed to any commission being call
ed, as he claims it will cost the coun
ty nearly as much as WI. a trial on
a criminal charge. Mr.. Macintosh
does not believe that the attorneys for
the defense will take any such ster
on their own account.
Attorney Baxter, who will probably
defend Esther Mitchell, declined to ex
press any opinion in connection with
the suggestion of Judge Frater. Mrs
Creffield as yet has no attorney.
When arraigned this morning, Es
Their Mitchell asked for a week ir
which to plead. Mrs. Creffield. rep
resented by Attorney Silas Shipley
one of the men who defended George
Mitchell, pleaded not guilty. Mr.. Ship
ley announced that his connection will
the case was only temporary, and il
response TO question as to who will
represent her, said her father wa:
coming from Corvallis and would ar
range it.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27
The Chances in Modern Battle.

In Homeric days a battle was a con.
fict of armed mobs. The nearer YOU
got to your assistant, the better was
your chance of killing or being killed
The bigger the man. the better were
his chances in the strife. In these pip.
ing times of mechanical warfare, the
situation is reversed. Battles are
fought at ranges of mile or so. The
smaller the man, the less are his
chances of being hit. An ingenious
mathematician has figured out that
perhaps the casualties on the Japan
csc side must have been considerably
less than those of the Russians in the
recent war, if it be assumed that the
craftsmanship of each was equally
good.
The advantage of the Japanese was
inversely 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 1912. or as LOG
to 11S. an advantage in favor Of the
Japanese of about ~ per cent.-Scien-
tific American.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27

A friend, who once accompanied
Uncle joe on stumping tour
through Illinois, says that at country
fair Cannon observed burly old FARM
er- approaching the stand just after his
speech. The statesman at once grasp
ed the farmer by the hand, asking
in cordial tones: How is your wife?
How is the boy?" To which the big
fellow, his face beaming with pleas
ure at Cannon's cordially, replied that
everyone was well.
Good" calculated Cannon. I'm
glad to hear that. And the old white
horse, how's he?"
At this the farmers face became
fairly radiant. "Well III be derned!"
exclaimed he, "ef that don't beat any
thing! Just to think of you remem.
BERN that old white boss! He's pref
ty perky, thank ye.' And the big fel-
low departed, much delighted.
When they were alone Cannon s
friend said: Neatly done, Joe. You
got the wife and boy part of it. all
right; but how On earth did you guess
about the horse?'
well, I'll tell YOU" was Cannon's
reply. Il noticed long white hair
on his coat and took chance"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27
BAD MONEY At BILLINGS.
Counterfeit One and Two Dollar Bills
in Circulation.

Billings, July 26.-Counterfeit money
in the shape of one and two dollar
bills, is still making it's appearance
in Billings. During the past few days
several of these spurious bills have
shown up among saloon keepers and
small merchants of the south side of
the city. The matter has been re-
ported to the police of thee ity and
they have several parties under sur
VIGILANCE while arrests may occur at
any time.
A few days ago. shortly after the
appearance of the F1oto circus
in this city, several five-cent pieces
heavily sil1ed, were passed on the so
loon keepers Of the south side during
their rush hours and the difference
was not discovered until the proprie
tors went to the banks day or later
where the coins were thrown to one
side as not having the value that they
We're supposed to.
1t is also understood that several
OF these spurious coins have found
their way to a number of the small
towns adjoining Billings. A saloon
keeper at Laurel reports having got
ten one of them, while small mer-
chant at Columbus took one in pay
ment for a number of cans of lunch
/ goods that We're sold there a few
days after the coins made their ap.
pearance in this city A fairly good
description has been given the Off
GERS Of the man that passed the coin
at Columbus and this has been wired
to the officers of the different coun
ties to the west in the hopes that the
queer money man may be caught
and punished.
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RUSSIAN LEADERS,
Delegates to lnter-Parliamentary I'm.
ion Are In DANCER

London, July 26.-M. Aladdin, lead
er OF the group of toll, NJ Roditcheff.
leader of the constitutional democrats
and NJ. OstrogOrsky and Vasileff and
Professor Kovalevsky, who came from
ST. Petersburg to London to attend
the parliamentary union. depart
ed tonight. With the exception of NJ
Aladdin, they will proceed direct to
st. Petersburg. NJ. Alladin said:
Il am not going to st. Petersburg
because if l did my life would be in
extreme danger. While parliament
was sitting, l was comparatively safe,
as deputies could not be arrested.
Now that it is dissolved, | must take
every precaution. There are As death
sentences hanging over my head and
the government would dearly like to
get hold of me. | am going to Fin
land, where the authorities will not
be likely to arrest me. If they did,
the Finnish people would fight for me.
and (touching his revoiver) | should
fight, TOO. l always carry firearms,
and l shall not be taken if can help
it."
NJ. Aladdin sand he knew that special
detectives had followed the members
of the Russian parliament to London
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27
CONFER WITH
ROOSEVELT
REPUBLICAN LEADERS MEETThE
PRESIDENT At SYCAMORE
HILL.

Oyester Bay, July pa quartette
of Republican leaders went to Saga
more Hill today to talk over the COM
ing congressional campaign with Pres
ident Roosevelt. The party consisted
of Speaker Cannon, Representative
Sherman, chairman of the campaign
committee; Representative Louden-
Slayer of New Jersey and Congressman
urer OF the committee.
Mr.. Sherman said the object in COM
ing to see the president was to have
a thorough discussion of every phase
of the coming campaign. He said
there was no particular difficulty or
seriousness in the situation, but that
it was very desirable, before the cam
paign opened. to have matters under
stood thoroughly. He said the presi-
dent was not going to, IN any sense.
be the leader of the campaign, but was
going to cooperate most heartily in ev.
cry way he could.
At the conclusion of the confer.
ence this afternoon, two brief state
ments were made, one by Secretary
Loeb. on behalf of the president, and
the other by Chairman Sherman of
the congressional committee. Secre-
tary Loeb said:
THE plans for the congressional
campaign We're gone over generally
and the president expressed himself
as being in entire accord with the
congressional campaign committee"
Chairman Sherman Talks.
Chairman Sherman said: "The
headquarters of the Republican con.
gressional campaign committee will be
opened in the ST. James building, in
New York next Wednesday. From
that time on the committee will take
an active part in the campaign. The
chairman of the committee will de-
vote his entire time to the campaign
as will Secretary Loudenslager. Treas
urer Mckinley and Representative
Tawney of Minnesota.
"Other members of the committee
will be at the headquarters from time
10 time. The principal speakers O
the campaign will be Secretary o.
War Taft, Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw, Speaker Cannon, Senator Bever
idse and other senator's
There was general expression o
satisfaction by all the members wht
attended the conference, and gen
eral disposition expressed to begin al
active campaign at once. The cam
paign text book which is now unde
production will not be completed 70
two or three weeks. Speaker Cannon
VIII return at once to Illinois to al
tend his nominating convention H
Will go to Maine in September. T.
make speeches.
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The Value of FrivoIitv,

winch is WOrSe-tO be too serious
or too frivolous? | have no doubt
about the matter myself, so far as in.
dlviduals are concerned. though all ex-
tremsts are bores. The perpetually
lively, feather-brained, pleasure-craz.
ed creature is almost, if not quite, as
irritating as the deadly serious ind;-
vidual. Both types are heavily repre-.
sented just now in hotels; but apro.
pos of the accusation rec entity LODGED
against us that as nation We are ; c.
coming too frivolous, one cannot hclp
saying that we are a great deal live.
lier than We were few years ago,
and for this relief assuredly we have
cause to be thankful.
In consequence we are accused of
having become too frivolous. 1t seems
to me that We have just got matters
nicely balanced. This is an age when
We are prepared to be cranks on the
slightest provocation. People crave
for missions; they wallow in philan.
thropy: they pounce with avidity on
new religions; they will plunge int1
politics or write attacks on women
society, the degeneracy of the age. or
anything else that gives them an op.
portunity of airing what they call their
views. So surely, if desipere in loco
were not occasionally to be permitted
to us it is fearful to think what we
should become. Our frivolity is the an.
tidote to the twentieth century dispo.
sition toward crankiness. 1t really
keeps us sane.-Londop World
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27

AS the train came through the por-
tai of tunnel, the rails spread and
the engine plunged down a 60-foot
embankment into the lake, followed
by the express car and the smoker.
The other cars remained on the
track, and the couplings were unbrok-
en-.
A wrecking car went out from Spo-
kane and has just returned with the
dead and injured.
The wreck caught fire from illumi.
mating gas, but the flames were ex-
tinguished.
One unknown man. in the day coach
was probably fatally injured by the
explosion of the gas tank.
Diamond lake, though small body
of water. about half a mile long. is
known to be 300 feet deep in places
and it is thought the engine lies in
1875 feet of water.
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Notice to Bidders,

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the under.
signed, the City Clerk of the City Of
Lewistown, Montana, up to o'clock
p. M, of the LIST day of August, 1906,
for the construction of six miles of 10.
inch and 12-inch wooden pipe line, for
gravity water system, and the fur.
nishing of all materials therefor. for
the full equipment thereof. according
to the plans and specifications thereof
to be seen at the office of the City
Engineer, of said City of Lewistown,
Montana. Specifications will be mailed
upon request.
Bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed check for ten per cent of the
amount bid.
Dated Lewistown, Montana, July 5,
1906. All bids and correspondence to
be addressed to
WILLIAM F. SMITH,
7-6-4-F City Clerk, Lewistown, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27
MONTANA SUGAR.
Billings Product Will Go on the Mar.
ket in the Fall.

Billings, July 26.-"The Billings
sugar factory will be finished and
ready for business at least 10 days,
II not longer, prior to the time that
sugar beets will be ripe said j. f..
kilbey, contractor for the erection of
the building and installation of the
plant.
Owing to the labor troubles that
have afflicted Billings to greater
or less extent during the past three
months, there have been reports cir
culated or fears expressed that the
big plant near the south park would
not be ready for the crop of 1906. but
Mr. kilbey spoke emphatically and
with the air of a man who felt assured
that he would make good his asser-
ton.
The labor trouble. if there has been
any, has retarded our work very lit
tle.' continued Mr. Kilbey I'VE now
have % bricklayers at work and have
laid one and one-half millions of brick
within the past two weeks or little
more.
AT the present time we have com.
pleted fully 20 per cent of our entire
work. This may not appear plausi.
BILE on the face, but the ground work
is extensive as we'll as expensive
The sheds are all complete except the
approaches. We have several cal
loads of material now en- route from
Washington to be used in the construc
ton of these approaches and when
this material arrives the sheds can
be finished in two weeks and they
will then be ready to receive the
beets.
The machine and boiler house is
completed and by Thursday night the
warehouse. IS 400 feet in dimensions.
will be done.
Every man on the job is working
10 hours a day and we are laying brick
at the rate of $4,000 per day.
The entire work of construction
and installation of the plant will have
been finished and the factory ready
for business between September 10
and 20, and the beets will not be
ripe until about October 10. So you
see we are going to be in ample time
to take care of the present years
CROP
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Death From Thirst.

Death from thirst or starvation is
less common today than it was prior
to the building OF railroads through
remote mining regions where the foot
print of the pioneer prospector often
staked his claim to the eternal six feet
OF earth. And yet if it were not for
bleached bones of the unfortunate
prospector there would be no beacon
in the desert to lead on civilization.
IN recent years great progress has
been made in the development of the
vast mineral resources of the desert.
particularly in California and Nevada.
New mining camps, well populated,
nave sprung upon the cornerstone of
forgotten pioneers, and where once
the sun-baked land magnified desola-
ton there are now mines and mills
adding to the mineral wealth of the
country.
1t may be surprising to learn that
half OF the people dying from desert
thirst perish in SO hours, a quarter
within 48 or SO hours and all others
OF which the history is known within
80 hours. Many a rescuing party in
search of a friend for days and weeks
has arrived an hour or two too late to
render needed assistance The poor
victim when found may have buried
his face into the hot sand, like an in
fant seeking sustenance, or his CHAIR.
Ell cOuntenance may be turned to the
sky as if beseeching Providence to
flood the earth.
According to a prominent physician
the phenomena of desert thirst may
be arranged in three stages, name
~, normal thirst functional derange
ment, and structural degeneration
These three stages are made up OF
hve phases-the clamorous, cotton
mouth phase. the shrivelled tongue
the blood sweat. and the living death
There is hope in saving the lives oil
the victims whose thirst is diagonizeC
in the first three phases; but for the
fourth and fifth death alone can al
leviate suffering.
The clamorous phase of desert thirst
may be relieved by water or in some
instances fruit acids or similar sub
stances. The second. or cotton mouth
phase, should be treated by giving the
victim quarts of water taken in small
sips. and flooding his body. Practi
cally the same treatment may be ap
piled to the third. or shrivelled tongue
phase, with the addition of a medicine
to counteract the fever, and a toni,
for the heart. Water would only prove
damage in the fourth, or blood swea
phase. and even if it were possible t.
satisfy the thirst of the victim, hi
mental condition would never be clear
There is, however, some consolatio,
in knowing that death from thirst il
often painless.-Mining World.
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ID. NJ. Crowley estate. 100 acres
hrst-class land from SIP to $50 per
acre, $500.
Thos. Cruise, 5000 sheep, $4,000.
Board adjourned to 8 a. m. July Is,
1906.
Board called to order at 9 a. m. July
Is, 1906.
All members of board present.
During the day the board was en-
gagged in examining the assessment
book.
Board adjourned to 9 a. m. July 10,
Board called to order at 9 a. m. July
10, 1906.
All members of board present.
Assessments were raised as follows:
Montana Townsite Co., 300 lots
from $1,000 to $4,000 per lot, $4,000.
Montana Railroad co. Lewistown
depot, $3.50.
Montana Railroad co., Moore Depot,
$3.50.
F. T. Robertson, trustee, 100 acres
land at Garneill raised from third to
second class, $500.
F. T. Robertson, trustee, 60 acres
land at Straw raised from third to
second class, $500.
Board adjourned to 9 a. m. July
20. 1906.
Board called to order at 9 a. m. July
20, 1906.
All members of board present.
Assessments were raised as follows:
Chas. H. Williams, 1875 acres land
from 3rd. to 2 nd. class, 1925.
Fergus County Hardware CO., mer-
chandise, $4,000.
Montana Hardware Co., merchan-
disc, $1,000.
Judith Hardware Co., merchandise,
$4,000.
Hart & Co., merchandise, $4,000.
j. M. VroOman, machinery, $1,000.
Board adjourned to a. m. August
10, 1906.
Minutes of special session of the
Board of Commissioners of Fergus
County, Montana, called by giving
five days notice as required by law and
held for the purpose Of attending to
certain road matters and transacting
such other business as may regularly
come before said meeting.
Board called to order at 10 o'clock
a. m. July q, 1906.
Present: Samuel Phillips, Chair
man; N. l.. Poland, Commissioner;
F. j. Hazen, clerk.
Petitions asking for retail liquor
licenses were received and approved
by the board and the county treasurer
instructed to issue licenses as follows:
w. F. Hansen, for a saloon at
Straw
Rafael Domico, for a saloonat Grass
Range.
Road viewers were appointed as fol-
lows:
c. P. Colver andFrank Mitchell on a
proposed road in sec. 8, tip II n. r 18 e.
j. S. Phillips and A. c. Green on a
proposed road running from nwA cor,
sec. 10 n, r 10 e, thence running 2
miles, etc.
In regard to proposed road run
ming from the ne cor. OF sec. 20. tp
Is n, Is e.; thence west "A mile;
thence south / mile; thence running
west ga mile, the viewers reported
the road to be impracticable and re
commended that it be disallowed and
said report was approved and the pro
posed change in road disallowed by
the board.
A petition protesting against a pet
tition of Dollar Brabant, G. ]. Wiede
man ct al. asking for road connect
ing Big Spring creek and Mcdonald
creek was received and ordered filed
Board adjourned sine die.
Approved. SAMUEL PHILLIPS,
! Chairman
f. j. HAZEN, County Clerk.
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Don't be Backward,

Do not hesitate to ask for a free
sample of Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. We are glad to give
them to anyone who is troubled with
biliousness, constipation, or any dis
order of the stomach. MANY have
been permanently cured by their use
Sold by all druggists. Oh.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27
Notice to the Public,

The Fergus County Horse Breeders
Association will stand their Percheron
stallion Siberien upon the following
terms to-wit: fifteen (15) dollars to
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. viii stand during sea-
son at the ranch of William Medigar.
Pasture one dollar and fifty cents Der
month.
WILLIAM MEDIGAR
Manager.
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N. B. Truth, ST. Paul, June 81. 'OS-
I've lived so long, remember we'll
when the Mississippi was a brook.
My good health and long life came
by taking HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. IS cents. Phillips Drug Co. Ho.
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GREAT NORTHERN WRECK,
Trainmen and Many Passengers Lose
Their Lives Near Spokane.

Spokane, July 25.-The engine. ex.
press car and smoking car Of the Great
Northern fast train, west-bound, are
submerged in the deep waters of Dia-
mOnd lake, one and a half miles east
of Camden, about 80 miles from Spo-
kane.
Nine men, who went down in the
smoking car, were drowned, and the
engine crew are dead in the deep wa
ter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27
A SENSIBLE RULE.

PRACTICE OF Suppressing News Of d.
vorce Cases Ends.
Chicago. July 26.-The growing prac-
tice of suppression of divorce suits
resulted yesterday in the issuance of
an order by Circuit Court Clerk James
J. Gray, notifying his deputies that all
bills for divorce and separate main
tenance must be given out for publ
cation the day they are filed. whether
service has been obtained on the de.
PENDANTS or not.
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Political Astuteness,

There is a story told in Washing
ton that serves to illustrate the po-
litical astuteness of Uncle Joe" Can
non.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-27
SAGE Greek Coal.

will sell coal at my mine, the Sag,
Creek Coal mine, for $2.75 per ton
strictly cash. 6-6-17t
SAM SCHULTZE, Prop.
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Cna1rHldH pro ten.
F. J. HAZEN, County Clerk.

Minutes of a regular session of the
board of county commissioners of Fer
gus county Montana. acting as the
board of equalization in and for said
county and which met as per statute
provided on the third Monday of July.
1900.
Board called to order at 10 o'clock
a. m. July Is. 1906.
Present: w. T. Neill. N. L. Poland.
commissioners. F.. J. HaZen, clerk.
Chairman Phillips being absent
Commissioner Neill was elected chair
man pro tenn.
The board proceeded to examine and
equalize the assessment of the coun-
ty as returned by the assessor for the
year 1876. and were thus engaged dur
ing the day.
Board adjourned to 8 a. m. July II.
1906.
Board called to order at 9 a. m. July
II. 1906.
Present: Samuel Phillips, chair
man; w. T. Neill. N L. Poland. COM
missioners; F.. J. HaZen. clerk.
Assessments were raised as follows: