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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22
IS HE A BAD MAN OR AN IMITATION?

Is young Pat Connolly a real bad
man or just an imitation? That is a
question County Attorney Roy E..
Ayres is trying to have answered, and
he expects is will be settled in court
very soon, as warrant is out for Pat,
charging him with making a gun play.
1t seems that one evening last week,
Connolly, who is between IS and 20
years old, arrived at the Horse Shoe
bar ranch, and decided to spend the
night there. He put up his horse, but
neglected to give the animal any feed
or water, although he took care to
see that his own wants were provided
for. In the morning, after breakfast
he went to the stable, saddled up
his steed and started to ride away
The blacksmith, who has his shop at
this point and who was aware that
the youth had not fed or watered his
horse, took it on himself to remon.
strate, asking Connolly if he did not
think he ought to give the animal a
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22
ACTIVITY in ALL KINDS
OF REALTY DURING WEEK

Aside from the transfer of the Ship
man tract, on the Judith, comprising
about 1000 acres, and involving $7O,-
900. to the Enterprise Land & Improve
ment company, which was formality.
the deals in real estate during the
past week have been numerous, and
some of them quite important. Both
Lewistown lots and ranch property
have been active, some of the purchas.
es having been made for investment
purposes, while others intend to build
on the land Or to farm it.
Arthur Hall has sold to Mrs. Eliza
J. Dowd for $500, lot 4, in block /. of
Stafford's addition
James p. Sullinger has sold through
Charles w. Morton, to Meserve Bros.
for $4,000, his fine ranch up Spring
creek.
Frank f. Wright has sold to Walter
S. Smith for stated consideration of
81, lots and s, in block 81, of the
JaneauX tract.
Edmund Wright has sold to Robert
Morrison for stated consideration OF
81. block Z, Of Stafford's fourth addi-
ton.
Charles Stuart has sold to Mary Alb
bott for stated consideration OF 81,
a 100 acre tract in section 10, township
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22
BURKE WINS AN EXCITING FOOT RACE

Marshal Marion Burke qualified for
a position on most any sort OF track
team Sunday afternoon. Hereafter the
marshal will be put in class A of the
sprinters, but he is disqualified as an
amateur, having raced for a stake. It
is true that the city got the money as
result Of the dash, but it was Burke
who won it. 1t appears that during
the afternoon, the marshal arrested
young man named Warren Draper.
on the charge of using obscene langu.
age. The offense was not a very ag-
gravated one, and as Draper is young
fellow of pretty good reputation
among his associates, the officer did
not take hold of him, or in fact keep
a very close watch on his prisoner
as he was escorting him toward the
city hall. AS they neared that place,
Draper conceived the idea Of making
dash for liberty. The marshal was
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22

RAILROAD RATE
BILL IS PASSED
Final Action Is Taken by the Senate After Seven.
ty Days of Only Three Mega
tive Votes Cast--Victory for Roosevelt.

Washington, May 1S.-After 20 days
of almost continuous .deliberation the
senate today, at 4:53 p. M, passed the
railroad rate bill by the practically
unanimous vote of II to 8. The three
negative votes were cast by Senators
Foraker (Rep.), of Ohio; Morgan and
Pettus, Democrats, of Alabama. There
was somewhat larger attendance of
senators than usual, but the attend
ance was by no means abnormal, and
there was no manifestation of any
kind when the result was announced.
There was, however, an almost general
sigh of relief among the senators.
The bill has received more attention
from the senate and country at large
than any measure that has been before
congress since the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act in
1898. 1t was reported to the senate
on February 26, and was made the un-
finished business on March -. From
March IL to May the bill was under
general discussion without limitation
on the duration of speeches, So of
which were delivered. Many of these
were prepared with great care and two
of them consumed more than days
time in delivery. Senator LaFOllette,
the junior senator from Wisconsin,
spoke for three days, and Senator Dan
iel for two days. Senators Bailey,
Lodge. Rayner, Dolliver and others
each spoke for an entire day. For II
days the bill has been under consid-
GRAFTON under rule limiting speeches
to Is minutes each. The senate has
at all times been earnest and animat-
ea, but for the most part devoid of per-
sonality as between senator's; the few
days, however, having called out some
caustic criticisms of the president and
of some newspaper correspondents by
Senator Bailey. In addition to pass
ing the bill the proceedings today con-
sisted in concluding the consideration
of amendments and the delivery Of a
number of speeches on the BILL The
only amendment adopted was the one
offered yesterday bv Senator Teller,
eliminating the words "in it's judg.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22
ATHLETES GIVEN
FINE RECEPTION
High School Students Turn Out to Welcome Rep
resentatives Home From Missoula--What Fer
gus sDid--Commencement Exercises

Fresh from their struggle on the
field at Missoula. the Fergus county
high school athletes returned home
last evening, and they were accorded
a reception that must have warmed
their hearts and repaid them for all
the efforts they made to keep the ban
ner of their high school advanced. An
immense crowd assembled at the Mon
tana railroad depot as early as 5
O'Clock. and it grew constantly until
shortly after o'clock when the train
pulled in. The high school pupils were
lined up on the platform, and as the
members of the team stepped from
the train they were cheered collect
lively and individually, the shrill cries
of the girls mingling with the shouts
OF the boys. A procession was immed-
lately formed, a high school band
leading the procession. Beklen and
Briggs, winners in two events, were
carried on the shoulders of their en-
thusiastic admirers clear to Main
street. A banner bearing the inscript-
ion Fergus County l2 Points was
carried in triumph at the head of the
procession, and the students certainly
succeeded in waking up the old town.
Boys Did We'll.
The team from this county certainly
did well, and reflected credit on their
school, not only in the track events,
but in their spOrtsmanlike conduct
throughout the meet. No Fergus cOun-
ty man was suspected of trying to Sc
cure the slightest unfair advantage,
ami in competition with 90 other
schools, they won fifth place. Anacon.
da, largely through the work of Horn,
took first honors, with Butte, the larg.
est team at the meet, second. Missoula
third, Flathead fourth, 16 points, and
Fergus next. The team from this
county led such big schools as Helena
and Great Falls.
What the Boys Did.
Charles Grupe, in the declamatory
contest on the evening before the
track meet, tied for third place. In
the trial heats, six Fergus men secur
ed places in the finals. Platt Beit:en
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Continued Oh Page Five.)

rich reward for their foresight in
locating there. To my mind, that coun.
try, comprising as it does, several
thousand acres of as good bottom and
bench land as can be seen anywhere,
will be amply able to build up a city
OF considerable size within a very
short while. With the transcOntinen-
tai line Of railroad running across the
country, they will be able to get their
lanch products to a good market, the
lack of which has always been a severe
handicap. Everything is looking fine
there and that side of Fergus county
certainly has every promise of becom-
ing one Of the most prosperous com-
munities in the most prosperous coun-
ty in the state"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22
REPUBLICAN SMOKER.
Arranging for Celebration to be Held
Here June 16

Arranging for Celebration to be Held
Here June Is.
The Repub- cans of Fergus county
have definitely decided to have q
gathering in this city on the evening
of June 16 to celebrate the fiftieth an
niversary of the formation of the par
ty as a national organization. At the
second meeting held last evening, E.
P. Chandler acted as chairman, with
Charles NJ. Kelly as secretary. The
matter was discussed as considerable
length, and it was decided to go
ahead with the plan, those present
favoring the idea of giving something
on the order of smoker. A motion pre-
vailed that the chairman and secre-
tary with three others to be named
later by Mr.. Chandler, be appointed as
general committee and appoint SUBJ
committees to arrange the various de-
tails. This Wall be done this week, and
the program will then be made up.
The committee proposes to secure for
the evening one of the best known
speakers of the party in the state.
and the address of this visitor, who-
ever may be decided upon will be
made the feature of the celebration.
1t is expected that Republicans from all
parts of the county will assemble
here to take part in the smoker, and the
celebration will be made county
affair in true sense.
The enthusiasm with which the
Idea has been taken up shows that
the party in Fergus county is wide
awake.
The anniversary really falls on June
II, but as that will be Sunday, it is
expected that the celebration will be
fixed for the Saturday preceding. June
/ 1E
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22
T0CELEBRATE THE GLORIOUS FOURTH

1t now seems almost certain that
Lewistown will have big and enthu-
siastic celebration of the Glorious
Fourth, fairly complete canvass of
the business houses having shown that
the sentiment in favor of the plan is
almost unanimous. The matter has
been discussed in an informal way for
some weeks past, and yesterday A. l..
d d'Autremont completed a tour of the
business quarter to get the project in
tangible shape. AS a result of all
this, a meeting has been called at the
city hall for tomorrow evening at s
o'clock, when it is expected that some
general plan as to the scope of the
celebration will be mapped out and
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was looked upon as one of the most
formidable candidates in the so and
100 yard dashes. and while no one
wants to ~" " any excuse, and all are
willing to accept the result, it is very
clear from what those who saw the
events say that Belden lost all chance
in the 100 yard event through a DOOR
start. He did not expect Tie signal
when it was given, and was changing
his position when it came. In the 50
yard race, he started with the rest. but
for some reason did not seem to get
into his stride on the instant, as he
usually does. In the 220 yard dash,
Belden ran a grand race. winning out
in the last 80 yards with a squirt that
Briggs fine victory in the $50 yard
race won for him many compliments.
He not only showed great speed when
il was needed to stall off the efforts
of the others, but displayed a quality
of grit that excited the admiration of
all the spectators. The other members
of the team all did exceedingly well.
Story Of the Trip.
The team stopped the first night at
Helena, where Prof. Wait, of the Hell
ena high school, and who will come
here next fall. had secured quarters
for them in advance. They left for
Missoula Wednesday morning, arriv-
ing there for supper in the evening
Most of the boys put up at the gyrn
there. In the first event, the declam-
atory contest, Grupe did his part we'll
and the entire Fergus delegation was
proud OF him. His rendering of the
selection was excellent and many prom
inent educators expressed themselves
as exceedingly well pleased with his
effort. The difference between the first
four speakers was very slight, but the
decision of the judges was accepted as
entirely just by majority of the spec
tators. The board of control consid-
cred protest against the Butte rep
resentative in the declamatory con-
test. but after a discussion, it was dis
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22

Is north, of range 20 east.
p. NJ. Penwell and others have sold
to J. c. Mcnamara, of Helena. for ST.
600, a 1876 acre tract in section Is.
township IA north, of range 16 east.
c. w. Brown, executor, has sold to
F.. A. Lyon, for a stated consideration
of 81, a 100 acre tract in section IA.
township IA north, of range 81 east
The Montana Lumber company has
sold to B. X. Beatham for a stated
consideration of 81, lot 10, in block g..
of Stafford's third addition.
Joseph Swan has sold to David Hill
ger for $1,000, 100 acre tract in sec
ton "a, township Is north, of range
Is east.
w. Mccormick. of Kendall, has sold
to Elsie King for s450, lot II, in block
2, of Kings addition to Kendall.
Emile w. Saxl has sold to Emma NJ
Beasley for stated consideration of
81. lot 10. in block 3, OF Morase addt
ton No. 2.
The Kendall Investment company
has sold to Samuel Barclay for $3.50,
lots 81 and so, in block 13, at Kendall.
John Steffek has sold to the En-
terprise Land & improvement com.
pany for stated consideration of 81,
lots l and 2, in section 4, township 7
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little attention, incidentally pointing
out that the horse plainly showed the
effect of this neglect. Connolly lis
tened attentively, but made no reply
and rode on to the bunk house, where
he secured his belongings. He then
rode slowly back to the blacksmith
shop, and calling out the smithy,
calmly threw down his gun on that
surprised worker advising him to pay
particular attention to any remarks he,
Connolly, might offer. He proceeded to
offer lot Of them, and they included
most emphatic expression of opinion
as to the blacksmiths character. with
foot notes on his ancestry. The smithy
did not like it, but still he preferred it
to playing the leading role at cor
oner's inquest and SO Connolly was al
lowed to finish his lecture. After it
was all over, complaint was made to
the county attorney, and II Connnelly
can be located, he will be given an op-
portunity to explain.
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committees appointed to complete all
the arrangements. The chief argu-
ments in favor of an old-time celebra-
tion of the holiday u that Lewistown
has allowed the day to go by for sever
al years without any formal program
at all, contenting itself with fair week
in the fall. This year there will be
no fair, iudging from the present out
look. and those supporting the idea of
having grand celebration think the
eagle should be allowed to scream, and
in measure make up for the fair.
1t is urged that all business men and
others interested attend the meeting
tomorrow evening, and give the move
ment the encouragement of their pres
ence and views
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22

in advance, and the prisoner had no
trouble in getting fairly started down
the street before the marshal noticed
his flight, but he was soon in action.
The track was very soft from the
downpour of rain a short time before,
but both men made good time, and
Burke was overhauling his man when
he slipped and went over in the mud.
He did quite a bit of rolling, but roll
ed to his feet all right and continued
the chase. Draper succeeded in reach.
ing his quarters and got the door shut,
but the marshal went right through
it and quickly emerged with his pris-
oner. In the police court yesterday
morning. Draper pleaded guilty to US.
ing obscene language and also to the
charge Of resisting an officer. Judge
MacGowan imposed a fine of $S5 for
the double offense, and Draper settled
the bill and retired.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22

BARNES-KING
z. W. King, N. 1. Woodman, Clar.
ence Barnes and Others Look Over
the Big Kendall Property.
THE NEW MINERS HOSPITAL
Will be Made the Finest institution
Of Its Kind in This Section
Of Montana.

Kendall, May 21.-M. l.. Woodman,
one of the owners of the Barnes-King,
was in town Thursday on an inspect.
ing tour of the mine. c. E. Barnes,
of Boise, Idaho, visited Kendall Fri
day, was of the party. e. w. King,
of the Barnes-King company, was al.
so in the camp.
Lee Hilliard, road supervisor, is
busy grading the streets these last
few days.
Will Durnen, driver for Joe Mont
gomery, the Northern Pacific express
agent, met with an accident which laid
him up for few days. AS he was
coming down the Kendall grade, the
grade the break refused to work and
his horse took a spin.. throwing him
out. No damage was done to either
horse or wagon.
Mr.. E. B. Elsner has begun the ex-
cavating for his new building ON the
corner opposite the Shaules hotel.
Mr.. Kinds. the gentleman's FURNISH
ing goods man, has gone to Butte to
be absent for a week or more.
Fred Stone, of Spokane, president
of the Diamond Drill Contracting COM
pany. arrived in the city Friday.
Mr.. VIM. Zollinger left for Kansas
City, Mo-, Thursday in answer to a
telegram stating that his father was
very ill.
The Ladies Aid held very pleasant
meeting at the home of Mrs. John
Jackson, Jr., on Friday afternoon.
There were IA ladies present. After
the usual routine of business and sew
ing, the hostess served delicious
lunch of hot rolls, coffee, salad and
cake. 1t was decided to have the next
meeting with Mrs. Lindsay at her
home. six miles south of town. In
case the weather is not propitious the
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. E. H. Campbell.
Mrs. George Crawford, Mrs. Harry
Newman and little son, Leonard, Mrs
Andy Smith and little daughters, spent
the day, Friday. at the Horse Shoe
Bar ranch. They report having had a
delightful day. They visited the Power
plant during the afternoon.
Miss Elsie King is visiting her old
time friend, Miss Stafford. at the ranch
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home of Mrs. Wilkinson.
Mrs. Vance Butler and baby left on
Friday for Lewistown to spend a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. John Rasch.
her parents.
Mrs. Frank White visited Lewistown
during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fletcher enter.
tanned party Of friends Friday even
ing in honor Of Miss Stafford, who is
an old Wisconsin friend.
The operating room at the new Min.
ers' Union hospital is being fitted up
with all the modern appliances. When
completed DR.. Smith says it will be
the best one in this part of the state
The board of directors have decided to
have lawn and to otherwise beautify
the grounds and will pipe water for
this purpose from the BarnesKing
pipe line.
Mr.. Hugh Stevens and niece, Miss
Katy, will leave shortly for Hartford.
Conn. A party was given in their
honor on Wednesday evening at the
Barnes-King boarding house, where
Miss Kate has made her home for some
time.
The Billings Mutual Telephone com.
pany have crew of men setting poles
for their line into Kendall.
Miss Minnie Blackburn left for Lew
istown Saturday.
In q letter received from Rev. H. G..
Wakefield, he states that he will be
in Kendall on Tuesday, the 29th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton Wis.
tied Lewistown Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs.. A. B. Nelson were
Sunday visitors at the Shaules.
Henry Prentiss, Jr.. representative
of a wireless telegraphy company, reg
istered at the Shaules Thursday.
NJ. j. O'Leary. formerly of Helena,
the new barber at the Shaules, arriv.
ed in Kendall Friday to take charge
of the shop.
III,
mining experts from Helena, are pay.
ing a visit to the camp.
w. S. Larsen, of Helena, visited
Kendall Friday, returning Saturday.
w. H. Clure, of Lewistown, was a
Kendall visitor Saturday.
Miss Annie Larkin and Mr.. Peter
Stewart drove to Lewistown Sunday
where they were married by Rev. w
A. Winters. The bride is a niece Of
Mrs. H. ]. Daniel, of Kendall, and a
charming young lady. The groom is
popular young miner at the Kendall
He has cozy home all fitted up in
readiness for his bride, where the,
have gone to housekeeping. Thei,
many, friends extend congratulations
The manse is being painted this
week, which greatly improves its ap
pearance.
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ment' from the power given to the in
terstate commerce commission to fix
rates.
After the senate concluded the third
reading Of the bill. Senator Rayner took
the floor to discuss the general aspect
of the measure. His speech dealt
mainly with the presidents connection
with the legislation, and was largely
personal throughout. Mr.. Rayner said
that he was firmly of the belief that
the president would again change his
mind before the controversy was over,
and that if the speaker of the house
would nominate man on the confer
ence committee who had the courage
of his convictions, and who would not
waver upon the question of constitu-
tional review, the president would
abandon the Allison amendment and
go back again to the Long amendment,
the place started from.
He said that Allison had only made
the remark that woman who delib.
crates is lost, and that while there was
no chance of anybody ever losing the
president, there was no telling if with
in the next few days some new Chantl.
ler, to fortune and to fame unknown,
might not get possession of the presl.
dent and tide him over the breakwater
of the Allison amendment back again
to his original terminus. Mr.. Rayne:
said that he would not pretend to max .
any assault on the president or pre-
tend to charge him with a selfish or
dishonest purpose; but the processes
of reasoning through which he reach.
ed a conclusion were so changeable
that it was impossible to follow him
He said that he resembled an unad
justed kaleidoscope whose rejecting
surface, after shaking it up frequent
ly, showed beautiful colors in symmet
rical form, but after you had adjusted
and focused it, flies into its original
fragments and resolves itself into its
component parts. He said this was a
great era for natural disturbances, and
that the president seemed to be some
what Jealous of the earthquakes and
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ranchmen in that vicinity have sold
the necessary rights of way to the
company through their land, and these
acquisitions are being made daily in
that vicinity.
The new road will join the Northern
Pacific a couple of miles east of Lau.
rel and will have an entrance into Bill.
ings over that line. 1t is expected
that work will soon begin on this end
of the line, and that work will be push
ed from both ends of the road until
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22

it is completed. A large force of men
is now engaged in grading for the road
out Of Great Falls. and more men will
be AIDED to the payroll as soon as pos
sible.
Real estate is reported to be on the
jump in the vicinity of Laurel, and it
is reported here that one real estate
man In that place recently sold thirty
three town lots in one day to outside
investors, while other real estate men
of that vicinity report conditions very
active in that hustling little town.
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SENATOR MANTLE WILL SPEAK HERE

Chairman Frank E. Smith, of the
committee appointed to arrange for
the observance OF Memorial day in
this city, received a telegram this
announcing that former Seq
ator Lee Mantle would deliver the a,l
dress on that occasion. The announ-
cement was most gratifying 10 The
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-22
How About the Family Tree?

Doubtless many a complicated fam
lily is now trying to figure out what
kind OF notch that divorce decision
will cut in its family tree.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
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committee, and will give pleasure TO
all. Senator Mantle was invited 20
make the address one year ago. hut
mao just left for The east when the
notification reached Butte, and was
therefore prevented from coming. He
is now in Chicago, on his return to