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Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
LAvINA is PROSPEROUS.
Ranges in Good Shape and Rancher'
Doing Well.

Billings, June 18.- G. w. Zentmire,
one of the old-time residents of La
vina, has been in the city buying sup
plies for the coming haying season.
In speaking of his section of the coun-
try Mr.. Zentmire said:
Everything is looking better this
year in the vicinity of Lavina than for
years past. The range is in better con-
dition at present than it has been for
number of seasons and cattle are in
prime condition for shipment to the
eastern markets. Sheep are also do
ing we'll and the shearing season has
already began in our vicinity, although
very little if any wool is being sold.
as the woolgrowers do not think they
aer offered enough for their produce.
Cali farm crops are doing well this
season and look for an early harvest
with better results than were obtained
from the same amount of ground last
year.
"The Milwaukee graders are at work
in our vicinity and this will make a
local market for the produce that the
farmers can raise in this vicinity
which will bring the top market price
during the coming summer and au'
tumn months. The haying season will
soon begin with us and will be kept up
for the next sixty days. as a large
amount of grass is used in that vicin'
ity for feeding purposes
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The Fortune Dilemma.

We'll, said the handsome fortune
hunter to the rich mans plain daugh-
ter.
Well, my sweet? 1t is no good. ;
she sobbed; no good. Father is as un-
yielding as iron. He will not hear TO
the match "Oh." He says that if
marry you I shall not have a penny
from him.. My poor darling," But
listen, have made up my mind.
"How-what do You mean?" Jack"
cried the plain girl. throwing her arms
around the fortune-hunter's neck,
Jack! l intend TO marry you in spite
OF all. "Oh, mon Dieu," groaned the
une-hunter.-LOndon Mail.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
California Excursion.

Commencing uJne 1st and continu.
ing until September 18th, inclusive,
the Northern Pacific Railway will sell
round trip tickets as follows:
Helena to San Francisco. $4,000
Helena to Los Angeles. $4,000
Final limit October 31st. Stopover
privileges allowed in both directions.
For further particulars, sleeping car
reservations, etc., address
E. s. RICHARDS, General Agent,
5-25-tf Helena, Mont.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
springs.

springs.
Il looked in vain for some place that
wc:lid .ook provincial! isven in th.
heights Of the Sierras, under the
snowy peaks. any little village would
show that it keeps well in contact m;t-
the outer world. In Europe, if one
stops at small station, even in the
principal lines Of travel. one may find
himself in a place where every essen.
tial of refined life is wanting. but in
this country, where all is change and
interchange, railways, electric light
provements are everywhere. This uni
formity of life from sea to sea is
amazing.-Missoula Missoulian.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
HINTS FOR PEssIMIsrs.
A Year Abroad Would Make Bette,

- year AOTod0 WouI0 Make Better
Citizens Of Many Fault Finders.
In this country, the greatest, freest
and best country in the world, where
the people are better paid, better
clothed, better fed and better housed
than elsewhere in the world, there are
two classes Of protestants against con-
ditions-the foreign anarchist in the
cloak of the socialist who breaches
that he knows and believes in and the
provincial pig whose mind has been
fired by vicious literature. The swine
of Europe we have allowed to land
remain upon our shores and do not
appreciate the clean straw We have
given them. They grunt for the filthy
sty; and they should have it. These
poor, deluded mortals. our provincial
pigs. who do not realize that a little
learning is a dangerous thing, who
get the cramps from undigested sta
tistics, make others suffer because
they themselves feel bad.
Where are you going Tom?' asked
Missoula woman of her husband.
up town.
What for?'
Can you ask when there are so
many monopolies to be crushed?"
"You couldn't crush me a few sticks
of kindling before you go?'
"kindling! What! Me-"
Many well meaning persons who are
doing the bowling act were never so
well off in their lives. It is a pity
these people can't travel abroad. A
year in the old world and they would
return to America better American cit.
liens. They would stop howling-and
grunting.
Joaquin Nabuco, ambassador to this
country from Brazil, has returned to
Washington from trip across the con-
tinent. In an interview Mr.. Nabuco
gave his impressions and We recon-.
mend what he says to all, and espec.
tally to the few howlers we have:
Il tried very hard indeed to find
the West about which l had heard
so much. but l came to the conclu.
sion that it is a myth said Mr.. Ma
buco.
There is no difference between the
people of your various states that
could perceive. At every station
where we stopped the people and the
surroundings looked just as they dc
in the east. I was astonished to find
in places almost unknown to the for
eigners daily newspapers with tele
grams from all the world. San Fran
cisco showed us in it's burning ashes
the same resolute. determined people
already beginning to rebuild their city
and all full of the energy and cour
age characteristic of your race.
"The one thing about Americans
which must impress visitors more thar
anything else is the absence of any
so-called lower strata in your society
In this country there are no womer
of the sort always referred to in Eu
rope as the people, Men and wome1
here never admit that they are at thu
foot of the social ladder. and if the,
are they don't look it; they appear t.
be at the top. There are no visibl,
barriers to stop the rising of the am
bilious. Ambition is your life and yo,
seem all to be moved up by automatic
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
strange looking structure.

After remaining a short time, the
navigator ascended, carrying his ship
over the newspaper offices. and then
took a straight course down Penn
sylvania avenue for the capitol, where
it was viewed by thousands of people
and also by senators and employees
about the buildings.
The navigator finally brought his
ship to the earth, directly in front of
the capitol. After remaining Is min
utes. he again set sail. passed over
the north of the dome and started
back to Virginia.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
Coast Excursion.

On June 5th and 18th the Normern
Pacific railway will sell round trip
tickets as follows:
Helena to Tacoma or Seattle
and return .326.OO
Helena to Portland and return $4,000
Going transit limit ten days; fnal
return limit 80 days. For further par
ticulars, sleping car reservations, etc,
call at the Northern Pacific City Tick
ct Office.
E. s. RICHARDS, General Agent,
5-25-6 Helena Mont.
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UNCLE SANS
NAVAL PLANS
CONTINUED from page u

S0O,95S: United States, 701, 1877; Germ
any, 5SS,062; Japan. 427,S71: Russia,
375,695: Italy, 34O,428; Austria, 143.-
$50.
England, it appears, has no continu-
Gus policy of construction. 1t is point
ed out that, however formidable for
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
$15.O0-salt Lake and Return July
2nd-e16,O0.


2nd@415y00.
The Short Line will operate their
second popular excursion to sunny
Utah July End. The trains on above
date will carry excursionists. First
train leaves Butte 2:45 a. m. (sleep-
ing cars ready for occupancy any time
after $3.50 p. m.), arriving Salt Lake
1880 p. m. Second train leaves 500
p. m. arriving Salt Lake $3.50 a. m.
See the big Fourth of July celebration
in Salt Lake.
Better reserve berths now. Short
Line City Ticket Office. 105 North
Main ST., Butte, Montana.
H. o. WILSON,
6-19-4 D. F. & P. A.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
Alternative, Shave Yourself.

sign in mountain barber shop
reads: Shave, 25 cents. If you can't
raise the price, raise whiskers. Den
yer Times.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19

reminiscent, but the swift is most al
ways to the races."-Harper's Week
ly.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
Left a Will.
Value Of the Estate.

Various estimates are made as to
the value of the estate, many placing
Mr.. Stephens in the millionaire class.
At the banks, those familiar with his
holdings estimate it's value at not less
than 100000 and not more than $780,
600. In addition to his ranches and
cattle, and very valuable mining
ground near Kendall, Mr.. Stephens
was one of the largest owners of the
Cumberland mine, at Maiden. His as.
sociates in that enterprise were Peter
Rosso, of Maiden, and B. F. Calkins
of Chicago. The property was opened
up about year ago, and this year
some very fine ore bodies have been
opened up, and two or three ship
ments have been made. The value OF
this mine is as yet largely problemat
ical. 1t may be worth nearly as much
as all the balance of the estate, or il
may bring in but moderate sum
All will depend upon future develop
ment. About two weeks before leav
ing, Mr.. Stephens purchased block
of city property, known as the Dewitt
block, paying something over $4,000
for it.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19

The Swift and the Race,
The race is not always to the
swift
mo" said Farmer Jinks looking
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19

Remington typewrlters, for sale and
for rent on easy terms at tsso Argus
Supply Department.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
The The St. Paul's Finest Train,

the The St. Paufs Finest Train.
Butte, June 1S-If the expectations
OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad company are realized, the
Pioneer Limited, the crack train of
the st. Pau. road, will be in Butte by
1907. The company's local office, East
Broadway has on exhibition a beauti-
ful picture of the Pioneer Limited.
with the words, "The Pioneer Limited
Into Butte, 1907" written beneath it.
Another picture standing beside it de-
picts an old-fashoned stage coach in
use in Montana thirty years ago and
under it is the captain. "The Original
Pioneer Limited Into Butte, 1887"
The pictures have attracted much at.
tention.
Several big engineering corps are
still surveying for the Milwaukee road
in the vicinity of Butte. 1t is persist
entity rumored that the company al
ready has endeavored to secure an op-
ton on a station site in South Butte.
but the local representatives of the
road have not been informed of it.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19

Special Rate for Land Opening at Bill
in0s.
$1,000 for the round trip on the Mon
tana railroad. Dates of sale June 10th
to 26th, inclusive. Return limit July
10th. D. A. KABLE, Agent.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
Surveying Throuqh Deep Creek.

Great Falls. June 1S.-Consislerable
interest is being manifested in Great
Falls in the movement of the engi.
neering parties which for several
months, have been engaged in sur.
veying line through the canyon OF
Deep creek, in the southern part of
the county, in connection with the
entrance of the Milwaukee railroad in.
to the state of the construction of a
line to the coast
Recent movements of these parties
have strengthened the belief that the
Milwaukee would build it's through
line up Deep creek, or Smith river as
1t is called in Meagher county. and
that it would pass through Cascade
county and possibly Great Falls. Word
was received in the city Yesterday
mat the party working at the north
end of the canyon had broken camp
and moved up to Big creek, it's in
tention being to run a line from the
canyon up toward Truly and then
across to the Missouri river near Cas-.
cade from where a line will be sur
veyed up the river to Wolf creek then
up Wolf creek for a distance of 20
miles, then across the bench to the
south fork of the Dearborn and then
up to the mountains between the Rog.
ers and the Lewis ami Clark passes
Parties who claim to be on the in.
side have given out the information
that the Milwaukee expects to make
use of such route in getting its main
line across the Rockies and that in.
stead OF going over the summit it will
tunnel through for a distance of about
mile, thereby saving an additional
climb of 1000 feet.
From Truly to Great Falls it is un
derstood that a branch will be con
structed connecting this city with the
main line, which, with the Montana
road and its prospective extension in
TO Butte, will provide a new line be
tween that city and Great Falls for the
we 'ioHiC WHICH IL is generally con
cede1 will be handled by the Milwau
! kee.
The party of engineers which has
Just completed the locating of a line
through the canyon and will now con
1inue the survey toward this CITY and
then init the mountains is in charge
OF A. w. Dickens, who recently sue
ceeded Engineer Butcher.
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FIGURE GONE
Owned Many Ranches.
CONTINUED from page u

Oscar Stephens was the largest indi-
vidual land owner in Fergus county.
The assessment rolls year ago show
ed that he owned outright an even
25.0O0 acres. which included the "a
nous Horse Shoe Bar ranch. He
had at that time something like 13,O00
head of cattle, and earlier in the year
owned some 10000 head of sheep.
which ne sold to Billings parties. Mr..
Stephens was also the largest taxpayer
in Fergus, his assessment last year
being S6,39S.95. He had held this po-
sitiOn for several years.
Left a Will.
Mr.. Stephens left will providing
for the distribution of his estate. and
while nothing definite can be learned
as to its terms, his closest friends say
that the bulk of his property will &C
to his brothers and sisters, with some
beguests to those who We're associat
ed with him in the management Of his
business. The day before he left Lew
istown he made certain revisions ir
this will
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-19
Known as "Spud."

Among his intimates, Oscar Steph.
ems was Familiarity known as "Spud,'
but no one appears to know how this
title originated. Al the home ranch
he kept open house. and for years the
latch string was always out to who
ever wished TO partake of his simple
hospitality.
Mr. Stephens left five brothers and
two sisters. The latter are Mrs. Olive
Reynolds, of Denver and Mrs Calpn
who resided at the home ranch. The
brothers are ALT. ]. Stephens, formerly y
postmaster at Lewistown: Albert j
Stephens of Fort Logan; Ethan =
Stephens, of Binghamton. New York
Frank A. Stephens, of Susquehanna
Pa, and Francis Stephens, VINO re
sides in Kansas.
In addition to these close relations
he leaves a large number of nieces
and nephews in Fergus and Meaghe.
counties, and in the east.
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| 6-19-4
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
WILL RUSH WORK.

PENDLETON, Ore. August 4,--That
the interurban electric line from Walla
Walla to Milton will be ready for opera
tion by November was declared here
today by G. M. RAIDER attorney for the
power company. According to Mr.. Ra-
der the material for constructing the
road and part Of the equipment for the
same are now on the ground at Walla
Walla.
While here Mr., RAIDER filed with the
County Recorder a copy of mortgage
for S5OO,00O given by the Walla Walla
Traction Company to the Germantown
Trust Company to secure bond issue
made by the traction company. Also a
lease of the companys right of way
and electric road to the Northwestern
Gas & Electric Company, was recorded.
by the terms Of the lease the electric
company Is to operate and manage the
line for consideration named
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
Two Women Drown Vainly Trying
to Save Third.
MEN REFUSE TO GIVE AID
Three Young Ladies Battle in South
Coos River-0ne Gets Beyond Her
Depth--companiOns Try to
Save Her.

MARSHFIELD, August 4.-Miss Call
breth, school teacher and the Misses
Hilda and Margaret Sawyer, were
drowned in the South Coos River near
Allegheny today. The young ladies
were in bathing and Miss Galbreth, who
could not swim got into deep water and
cried for help. Several men were stand
ing on the bank, but none offered to help
the young woman so Miss Hilda Sawyer
went to the rescue. but could do nothing
with the drowning girl. Then Miss
Sawyer went to the assistance of the
two girls and gave up her life in a
vain endeavor to lend them aid, Miss
Galbreth is from Prairie City, in Eastern
Oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
COLD GREETING.

VICTORIA, B. G., August 4.-Baron
Komura, who has recently been appoint
ed Ambassador of Japan at the court of
Great Britain, and who is shortly to be
made Viscount of his own country in
recognition of his services in bringing
about the peace of Portsmouth, has just
passed through Victoria on his way to
London to take up his new duties. Here,
as in Japan, his countrymen are not yet
reconciled to the terms of the fact
which ended the war with Russia, and
as a consequence his coming was ignor-
ed-but two Japanese out of a colony
of hany hundreds being present at the
ocean dock to accord the diminutive
diplomat a welcome.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
Mrs. William Thaw Makes State
ment for Publication.
THERE HAS BEEN NO TROUBLE
Mother Of Murderer Thaw Says She
Changed Lawyers Because She
Thought Harry's Ideas Were
tho Best.

NEW YORK, August 4,--For the first
time since her return to the United
States Mrs. William Thaw today ex-
pressed desire to make statement for
publication. While in the office of At
torney Hartridge she said.
1T was not on account of any inau.
ence on the part of my daughter that
changed my views about the case, When
l came TO New York began to look
into the matter and to study it. From
my observations | concluded that my
son was absolutely in the right, and,
have taken his view Of the case.
another impression / wish to con-
tradict is that there never has been any
disagreement or misunderstanding be-
tween either my son or myself or be-
tween Harry's wife and myself We are
all on the best of terms and are work
ing heart and head together. / really
do not see why l should be called upon
to deny all these silly stories, Evelyn
and myself have often visited Harry
together. / am sure that neither of MS
has acted as ii there was any III feeling
existing between us. If / have acted
otherwise, / am sure it must be under
stood that am burdened with the
greatest sorrow of my life"
Mrs. William Thaw and Mrs. Harry
X. Thaw spent about an hour with Thaw
in the Tombs. Thaw seemed to be in
the best humor and said he never felt
better in his life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
Judge Hunt Gives Potter Six
Months. and Jones One
Year In Prision.
FINES ARE IMPOSED ALSO
Willard Jones Goes 10 the Penitentiary
for Year and 10 Fined $4,000
r. s. Potter Given Six
Months and $500 Fine

PORTLAND, August A.--The jury In
Judge Hunts United States circuit
court tonight returned a verdict OF
guilty In the case Of Hamilton II. Hen
dricks indicted February s. 1905, In con-
neetion with land frauds In this state.
Specifically Hendricks IL charged with
violation OF section 53e3. Of the re-.
yised statutes. with suborning George
W. Hawk to commit perjury by testi-
mony before the Federal Grand Jury
In connection with Hawks homestead
entry. and accusing Hendricks Of SINH
lar otfense In the matter OF the home-
stead entry Of Clyde Brown. AT the
time OF the crime Hendricks was United
States Commissioner at Fossil, Ore. The
jury made no recommendations, The
jury was out but few minutes, the
verdict being arrived al on the first bal.
lot.
Willard n. Jones, member OF tho
Oregon Legislature of 1908, wealthy con-
tractor and timber dealer, was, this
morning, sentenced by Judge William
II. Hunt TO serve one years imprison-
ment in the Government prison on Me-
Neil's Island and pay fine OF $4,000.
Jones was convicted of conspiracy to
defraud the government in October of
last year.
Thaddeus Stevens Potter, well
known Portland lawyer, who was tried
and convicted jointly with Jones, was
sentenced to serve six months in the
Multnomah County Jail, and pay fine
Of $500. Potter was the lesser of the
two offenders, and was shown lcnicncy
by Judge Hart.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
Government Has BLACK Humid
reds" On It's Side Liberals
Fear Revolt.
POLICE FAVOR THE STRIKERS
Meetings Against Government on Streets
of Capitol Not Disturbed by the
Police-No Serious Collisions
Occur Yet.

ST. PETERSBURG, August 4.--Witn
a general strike formally declared and
the country apparently on the thresh-
hold of a gigantic struggle, minor issues
fade in the background. Although the
strikers here number nearly 10000
many appear entering the struggle witt
heavy hearts, and it is possible the
government will not be driven to the
point of naming a military dictator, ii
the showing made by the st. Petersburg
proletariat today is an indication of
what is to follow.
There is lack of spontaniety; the
endurance of the people seems to have
been snapped by the long strain; the
sympathy of the more conservative lib
erals has been alienated by fear of a
revolution, and the lowest elements in
the population have been organized into
"Black hundreds" ready to fight on the
side Of the government if the signal is
given. Dissension is rife among the
leaders over the inopportuness of the
battle.
Ii the military support Of the govern
ment stands up as they did at Cron-
stad and Sveaborg, the leaders acknowl-
edge the game is lost, but even so. they
declare that defeat, if it forces the dis
affected portion of the army to show its
colors will only prepare the way for final
victory.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
"swIFTwATER BILL IS
AGAIN SEEKING FREEDOM

SEATTLE. August 4. - !" saltwater
Bill" Gates, who has made half a dozen
fortunes In Alaska and been the hus-
band Of four wives in the last seven
years, has commenced action for di-
vorce from Kitty Bardon Gates, his last
wife. Statutory offense is the charge.
and two correspondents are named. TIE
fortune Of Gates is estimated at from
100000 to $l,0O0,OO0, and the wife
wants her share. She Is at present said
to be i'll at hospital. and II IL alleged
that Gates has not furnished her money
for physicians or living expenses. She
is about 20 years old. Gates is living
retired life at downtown Seattle
hotel.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
CuIIom Is Peoples Choice for
U.s.. Senator Cannon Has
No Opposition.
LORlMER AND MANN IN LEAD
Both Men Secure Majority in Their
Districts For Congressman
Friested Is Showed Under
by Lorimer.

CHICAGO. August 4.--For the first
time In the history Of Illinois all tht
primaries Of all the parties were held OF
the same day. The voters were giver
an opportunity to express their prefer.
ence through their ballots, from candi-
dates for United States Senator Il
sheriff. The total vote cast was slightly
over 10000 out OF a total registration
OF $4,000. Today's vote for Senator !.
merely an expression Of preference, not
binding on the legislators. The total
vote east for Cullom was 36,7s3; Yates,
2l,297; and Webster, 3s7i,
Both congressman, Lorimer and Mann.
secured a majority Of the vote cast in
their districts. In the sixth. the indica-
tions are that Lorimer received twice as
many votes as his opponent, Luther P.
Friested.
Returns from the state outside Of Cook
county, indicate the selection of Cullom
over his principal opponent, former Gov
ernor Yates. In the 18th district, Jo-
seph G. Cannon, speaker of the house of
representatives, had no opposition and
his denomination is assured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-05
Big Coal Trust Formed ContfoII-
Ing Mammoth Output.
COMPANY HAS l25,OOO ACRES
Corporation Controls Coal Lands Con-
tanning soo,ooo,ooo Tons of Coal
Has 1000 Private Railroad /.
Cars of Its Own.

SCRANTON, August Alt is report
ed on the best authority that the corpo-
ration known as the Pennsylvania Beach
Creek 4 Eastern Coal Company with
capital Of eight millions, has acquired a
9s9-year lease on all the property and
business Of the Pennsylvania Coal &
Coke Company, the Beach Greek Coal 4
Coke Company, the North River Coal
& Wharf Company and a number Of
electric light and water companies. The
new company viii control l2500O acres
of coal lands containing 900,OOO,OO0 tons
of coal with IA mines and over 1000
ovens now in operation. The company
owns 1000 private railroad cars and win
control the business already established
in distributing coal throughout Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, New York and
New England.