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4 FERGUS COUNTY ARGUS, MAY 17, 1907. • Fergus-Cohnty Argus. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year... • $250 HO Months.... ............ ....... si Three Months 1 00 Subscriptions Payable in Advance. ADVgitTISING RATES FUltNISHED i f fN APPLICATION. OPPICIAL. PAMIR Of PlitROUS COUNTY. Published Every Friday by JOHN M. VROOMAN, Editor and Prop. HALSEY R. WATSON, Business Mtr. Entered as second-class matter Aug nst 3, 1906, at the postoffice at Lew- istown, Montana, under the act of con- gress of March 3, 1879. Subscribers failing to receive their papers will please notify this office, that the cause may be investigated and reported to the proper authorities. LEWISTOWN, MONT., May 17, 1907. AGAIN PRODUCING GOLD. The starting up of the Gold Reef mill at Gilt Edge means a great deal to that camp and the county generally. As operations will be carted on at 'ear -expense than heretofore it is thought that the property will be made a good paying proposition. The people ° of Gilt Edge are to be congratulated on the favorable turn In affairs as they have all faith in the mineral wealth of that district, which has constantly been producing gold for the last fifteen years. It was at Gilt Edge that the first cyan- iding mill was started and prcived success in treating the ores of that district. In the hands of practical and experienced men the new process worked wonders and Gilt Edge took high rank among the gold camps of the state. There are other cyanide properties in the district that only await the in- vestment of capital to open up their vast deposits of wealth and we be- lieve it is only a question of a few years when Gilt Edge will have sever- al mills in operation instead of one. Both Gilt Edge and Maiden are in the centre of the great mineral belt of the Judith range and when ample capital and practical experience is ap- plied to the task of exposing the ore bodies, these camps will rival Ken- dall in activity and commeachil impor- tance. The time is coming when the Oro Cache and the Spotted Horse will e known again be producers, as the to contain bodies of o these there are many oth4 ising prospects that improve tk peter at every stroke of the piclt . • , What is needed is more mining ac- tivity in the Judith range. Those Who leave weary of waiting for in- vestors generally return satisfied that there is no more promising mining district in the west. The people of Gilt Edge have shown corairtendetritr- contage and cOnlidence in staying by the camp through rain and sunshine and it is to be hoped that the future will open up brighter than ever before. With one - or two mills in operation and a, rich tributary country sloping away from the moun- tains, Gilt Edge should have its share of•prosperity. COMMENDS SMALL FARMERS. We call attention of fanners and stockmen to the views egitiffssild by Dr. E. M. Knowles, state veVrinkian, to the changes that are teOng.41ace in the live stock industry, especially with reference to horses and cattle. He says that, as a result of the in- creased number of small farrlairini - Mon- tans there has been a markeechange In conditions and that more „Ansi bet- ter cattle are being raised...1 As the population of the state increases he looks for still greater improvement in the quality' of the beef raised. It is a view the Argus has always taken and as Dr. Knowles' business takes ,hint about the tate and gives him a Wide range of observation and study he is in a position to forecast with accuracy the evolution of the stock industry. Montana will always be a great stock - growing state. It 18 only a matter of getting down to safer methods, which Is slowly but surely taking place. Ev- ery severe winter shows the necessity for a change. Taking great risks 'on the open range, even where the range Is accessable, is about over. Smaller bands of cattle in the hands of the many will prevent losses, lead to more careful breeding, fatter cattle and bet- ter profits. As Dr. Knowles points out, the west- ern coast demand for beef is some- thing worth watching. For several years buyers from the west have vis- ited ibis state in quest of beef and they will be more numerous in the years to come, until eventually there will be a gerod market both from the east and west, the oriental and Alas- kan trade making a demand in the latter direction, together with the won- derful growth of the coast cities. What Dr. Knowles haste say of the horse industry la equally true. The In- dian cayuse is fast disappearing. It nerved a good purpose but the demand is for good drivers and draft horses and despite the number and popularity of reutomobiles good horses command high Prices everywhere. That ranch - men and home gnowergof Fergus coun- ty are awake to the necessity of get- ting better stock 1R evidenced by the Importations of blooded stallions in the pet few years. The climate, altitude and rich grasses of thie state are ann.- ed to the making of the perfect horse ad It should never cease to be a prom - EOM and profitable industry. What Dr. Knowles says about feed - g and fattening animals for market in the Yellowstone valley will be car- ried on in other counties. Alfalfa can be raised in abundance in the Judith basin and in time cattle and sheep will be topped off for market right at home and loaded on the cars for ship- ment. Dr. Knowles' views are worthy of consideration for future guidance. -• UNFAIRNESS IN RAILWAY RATES. Great Falls Leader: The Great Nor- thern Railway company announces, as It established policy for the present at least, the discontinuance of all spec- ial excursion rates to the east. It gives as a ground for this discontin- uance the adverse legislation in Bev- eral of the states through which it passes, particularly referring to the two -cent -per -mile laws. In this matter the Great Northern is not treating the people of Montana fairly. There has been no drastic anti -rail- way legislation in this state. We now have a railway commission in Mon- tana, but that commission was not cre- ated from any strong anti-railway sen- timent, but as a business proposition and with a desire that fairness should be attained between the railway com- panies and their patrons, and Mon- tana is about the last of the states to provide for a railway commission. Therefore the railways have no reason whatever for complaint against this state or its. -residents. Because this is so they should be 'willing to treat them fairk, and even liberally, if there is any rrifiprocal feel- ing ever permitted to enter into the business of the railway companies. But instead of doing that, the Great Northern Railway company, and we presume the Northern Pacific as well, has practically increased fares from this state to eastern points. Instead of that it should give our people the advantage of the lower rates which it is compelled to accept from the people of Minnesota. That it does not do so is absolutely unfair. Such a course on its part will doubt- less _lead to more drastic legislation on the part of the people of the states which have not attempted to regulate railway passenger fares, but which now see the advantage to the people of those states which have attempted to regulate them. As a striking instance of this, fare from St. Paul .to Moorhead. Minn., a town through which nearly all Mon- tana people going east travel, is $4.82, while from St. Paul to Fargo, right across the river, and not more than a mile distant, it is $7.20, or thereabouts, a difference of $2.40 for the mile. The people going from Montana are discriminated against in the same way. If the railway company desires to be fair, it should at least lower rates from this point to St. Paul to the ex- tent that rates have been lowered lo- cally in Minnesota; but through its present course it Is punishing those who have been more friendly for the benefit of others who have forced it to lower its rates. • • • Now when it comes and tells the - -- people of Montana that It will not grant them privileges which it has in the past because the legislature of Minnesota has forced it to lower its rates in that state, the injustice is so apparent that we wonder at the course of the railway company. It should know that it is to its in- terest to play fair with those people whh are willing to be reasonable in their dealings with it. CHOOSING A BANK Is one of the most important acts in the career of a business concern. The right banking connection is of material help to any enter- prise. Our record of twenty years is one of conservatism, energy and steady progress. BANK OF FERGUS COUNTY Lewistown, Montana Capital and Surplus $250,000.00. S. S. Hobson. President F. B. Wright, Vice President Austin W. W•rr, Cashier Roy J. COVert, Assistant Cashier FIRST FOR MONTANA. The Orange Judd Farmer last year conducted a grain -growing contest, of- fering a handsome prize for the farm- er growing the best crop of oats dur- ing 1906. The results of the contest have just been announced. Of course, a Montana farmer took the prize. I. D. O'Donnell of Billings. This gentle- man had an average yield of 130.5 bushdls to the acre. The Myrick was the variety of oats raised by him. To grow the acre cost Mr. O'Don- nell $32.83. This includes a rental of $6 for the acre of land, 16.12% for the coat of seed, and $6.50 for threshing. The land was Irrigated. The crop would readily sell for $126.72, hence the net profit was $93.80. Undoubtedly this large yield was produced under the most favorable conditions, but the virgin soil of Per. gus county has produced a hundred bushels of oats to the acre without ir- rigation. From 60 to 80 bushels to the acre is not an uncommon yield. at • A South Dakota widower who is de - slams of entering into the matrimonial state again says he wants a wife who cannot talk. How unreasonable. We Trust Doctors If you are auffertng from impure blood, thin blood, de- bility, nervousness, exhaus- tion, you should begin at once with Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the Sarsaparilla you have known all your life. Your doctor knows it, too. Ask him about it. Unless there Is AsIly \teflon of thlii bowels. poisonous produets are altsorl.rd. tensing_ heed- 'whs. biliousnes,. nausea. dy•pepsis. sad thin preventinf the Rersapotill&lr , .m Rohe\ Wilson work A i er's Pills are [Mr pith. •eSeentlY. all vegetable. A ...IV; ?...,1,747:;41 - 1'. ;\ • \\'\' P MAIR Vidal gets CHERRY PECTORAL. AMU CURE. WII Sawa so sap,...', ••• patinae less Iretikalee semi oir noilionies. Whatever may be the final decision of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul directors regarding suspension of work on the proposed line to the coast, it is probable that there will be no cessation until the line is com- pleted to Butte. Several of the of- ficials and stockholders of the road are interested in the Amalgamated and the Milwaukee will have the hauling of the output as soon as it reaches the big copper camp. The road can eas- ily reach Montana in time for cattle shipments this fall and it would not seem like good business policy to sus- pend work on the eastern end of the line when there is so much tonnage in sight. Work in the eastern part of the state is being pushed as rapid- ly as possible. From Terry, a short distance beyond Miles City, every available man is employed in grading and bridge construction, while lum- ber and other material is delivered for passenger stations and freight warehoulles at the different points which the line will touch. To aban- don work now on the eastern division would result in a great loss to the road and . it is hardly likely that any- thing of the kind is contemplated. The effect of the government suit by which the Northern Pacific -Great Northern merger was declared in re- straint of trade and the dissolution of the Northern Securities company, did not remedy all of the evils hoped for. To the public It would seem that there is as much of a merger as ever and that but little had been accomplished in restoring competition. It was un- doubtedly a check to greater abuses and asserted the power of the state over such combinations. At least one railroad magnate is frank to confess that the decision was far-reaching in some respects. In a recent address, Melville E. Jugulls, president of the Big Four railroad, expressed himself as follows: \If it had not been for the Northern Securities suit a few men would have controlled the trans- portation interests of the country, and while they would have maintain- ed rates, they would have made and unmade statesmen, would have con- trolled congress and legislatures and in the end no one would have known what the result would have been.\ The search for the north pole has ever been a fascinating one and many lives and a vast amount of energy and money has been expended in a fruit- less effort to reach the desired goal. Lieut. Robert E. Peary has decided to make another attempt in that direc- tion and will set sail from New York about July 1st. Sufficient money has been raised to repair his ship, the \Roosevelt and a fund of $100,000, necessary th equip the expedition, will be available before July 1. Lieut. Peary expects to arrive among the ice fields by the middle of July. The ex- plorer will buy two hundred dogs when he arrives in Greenland and expects that the trip may be made In about the same length of time as the 1906 trip, which required sixteen months. In the May American Magazine Ida M. Tarbell tells of \Tom\ Reed's first appearance in congress as the in- ventor of ingenious rules. This was in 1883. After describing the particu- larly clever rule which Reed devised •Juring the great tariff fight of 1883, Miss Tarbell adds: \It was a rule which allowed the house to declare a disagreement but not an agreement. It allowed a majority to non -concur, but forbade it to concur! A New York Herald correspondent characterized Mr. Reed's rule perfectly when he de- clared that it realized the Irishman's dream of a gun which should fire so as to hit the object if it was a deer and miss it if It was a cow.\ There is hope for the Panama canal since the announcement that the Mis- souri mule is to be employed on the work. He will pull it through, if any- thing can. You can't tight a war, dig a big waterway, build a railroad or run a farm without a mule. He Is the greatest factor in civilization despite his shortness on pedigree and lack of social standing.—American Farmer. It will be seen that the mule has his good points and although Montana is raising very few of the long-eared an- imals at present it is likely to become a very profitable business In the fu- ture. There will always be a big de- mand for the mule. Residents of the state can catch fish—if they know how—without pro- curing h license. But hunters will have to pay a dollar for a license be- fore he goes after game. Non-resi- dents will have to pay a license of $10.00 before he can hunt small game and $25.00 before he will be privileged to kill the larger kind. • Here's the latest conundrum to puz- zle the wits of a smart set: \If a yard of Alice bine Is worth thirty cents, what It Longworthr If you are very clever roe will answer im- mediately. \A Nickellesa.\ Through the earnest efforts and generosity of S. S. Hobson Fergus county is to have an experimental station in dry land farming. Land suitable to make the teat has been found twenty-four miles west of Lew- istown, near the center of the county and of the state. Some of the land will be broken this year and pre- pared for fall seeding. Possibly some may claim that there is no land in the Judith basin where a fair test could be made in dry land farming, owing to the precipitation of moisture. No doubt there is more rainfall in the basin than in some other parts of the county, but if it can be demonstrated that good crops of grain can be rais- ed on such land as has been selected and tinder the latest scientific methods in the treatment of the soil it will certainly be all that could be desired so far as central Montana is con- cerned and be of great value to farm- ers in showing how land similarly lo- cated should be cultivated. The ex- periments at the station will be watch- ed with much interest. The _Wyoming Woolgrowers' asso- ciation, having reason to believe that a conspiracy is being planned by east- ern wool buyers to force down the rical_d_wool an l ob ) of manufactur- ers' demands, are advising producers not to sell under any circumstances at less than the 1906 market price, and the association offers to buy the wool at last year's prices if eastern buyers will not pay as much. Should the growers take advantage of the of- fer the association will at once in- corporate and become an independent exchange controlling the Wyoming output. This action shows how im- portant it is for the woolgrowers of this state to organize and what ben- efits may, be derived from the Mon- tana Wool Purchasing commission, which was organized mast year. No doubt similar action to that of Wy- oming will be taken in Montana in case there is an attempt to force prices below those of last year. A good many people in Lewistown will regret the action of the county commissioners in deciding to build the new court house with brick from He- bron, North Dakota, instead of stone from the local quarries. This sand- stbne Mt been found good - enough for a number of fine blocks in Lew- istown as well as for several public buildings. There are but few hand- somer structures in the state than the Fergus County High School building, while the Methodist church is all that could be desired. Work In the local quarries and the hauling of stone would have given employment to a good many men, helped out the labor situation in the city and placed money in circulation which will now go to Hebron, North Dakota, wherever that is. The placing of red pepper in their tracks to prevent bloodhounds from trailing them was a very \smart\ trick on the part of the Butte train robbers. Down in Indiana and Ohio in an early day raccoons were hunted with dogs with great success provid- ed the dogs encountered a coon before they did a polecat. Red pepper seems to be about as effectual in destroying the scent of bloodhounds. The latter do not appear to be much of a Suc- cess in running down fugitives from justice. The work of cleaning the streets and alleys of Lewistown is now under way. By the appearance of the refuse and rubbish being hauled to the city dump there was great need of a thor- ough cleaning up. Property owners should also make a move In the same direction. Lewistown can be made one of the cleanest cities in the state by a nettle exertion on the part of all, So far as heard from woolgrowers are having good sucess in lambing. Most of the growers of this county have good warm sheds and are amply provided with straw and hay to meet unusual conditions. Both weather and grass are improving and the percent- age of loss will be small. If we have a wealthy citizen who believes that the world is about to come to an end and who wants to die- PoPae of his earthly possessions, he can donate to the city ground for a public park. Most people will take chances on having use for the park. Jesse IL Grant, who recently made an attack upon President Roosevelt, will now retire to that obscurity so befitting the sons of great men who attempt to shine under a borrowed light. In the language of the pugilista be should \go and make a reputation\ • • Now that the smelters have been re- moved from .Butte that city promises to !femme a vertiable flower garden. The first thing you know Butte will he holding sweet pea carnivals. re 4. There is great rejoicing in Spain because It's a boy. 1 L 5c-- In truth a much deluded foot is he, who triektie a rancher for afoot to be. What Shall the Harvest Be? YOU MIGHT SAY; IT'S A \LITTLE BIT\ EARLY TO ASK. But in the Words of Admiral Dewey, who said: \When You're ready Mr. Gridley, FIRE.\ That's it Mr. Rancher, when you're ready for Harvest —have the right kind of machinery to Fire Up so you and the Help can work with vim and vigor. We can help you, because we just received a car of McCormick and Milwaukee HAYING AND HARVESTING MACHINERY As large or as small as you want them. And when you want them we have extra heavy Mountain Wheels for RAKES. Of course they'll cost a little more—because they are better. Judith Hardware Company The Home of the Rancher Who Thinks Some of our citizens should see to it that Big Spring creek is again stocked with trout. A requisition on the government hatchery should be placed eaily. Owing to the cold weather in the Mississippi valley states wheat has gone up a few points. There is al- so a alight increase in the price of flour. Senator Thomas C. Platt says he never was \a good Roosevelt man.\ The latter is to be congratulated. — • Alfred Austin says that America is without a poet. America doesn't want any of the Austin kind. An exchange says the white spot on top of Bryan's head removes him from the \boy orator\ class. Even if January has to stay in pris- on unit July, the cold weather will be over by that time. It has been several days since Butte has had a train hold-up or an attempt- ed lynching. It is getting warmer but the straw hat can remain in the closet for some time _yeL The pale and puny strawberry has made its appearance in the market. WITH THE PARAGRAPHERS The Jamestown fair has been opened. The Montana jackpot hasn't. —Missoullan. Rhode Island isn't big enough to sport more than one senator, anyhow. —Minneapolis Journal. Bryan continues to assert that Roosevelt is using his thunder. Far front it. He is using lightning and doesn't care whose thunder follows.— Missoulian. Those who doubt the ultimate Amer- icanization of Cuba should note that 20,000 fans shouted \mob the um- pire\ at Havana last Monday.—Ds trolt News. It may not be possibleto-have \Ham- let\ with Hamlet left out, but it has been shown that we can have a James- town Exposition without a Jamestown. —Record Herald. What a lot of bother would be saved the courts, experts and the public by enacting a law making the commis aim of a murder prima facie evidence of the murderer's insanity.—Kansas City Star. ADVER rISED LETTERS. Unclaimed Letters Remaining In the Postoffice at Lewistown, Mont., May 16, 1907. First—Head letters with writer's full address, including street and num- ber and request answers to be ad- dressed accordingly. Second—Letters to strangers or transient visitors in the city, whose special address may be unknown. hould be marked in the left hand corner \transient\ This will prevent their being delivered to persons of the same or similar names. To obtain any of these letters the applicant must call for \advertised letters,\ giving the date of the list. F. H. Simons, G. R. Wallace, Ed- ward Tay, N. M. Whiten. ALBERT PFAUS, Postmaster. Bids For Fountain. Designs for a city drinking foun- tain for man, horse and dog, of iron, concrete or native stone, and sealed bids for the erection thereof will be received by Mrs. W. W. Wnits of the Women's Club, Lewistown, up to noon May 23rd next Cost must not exceed $100. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. MRS W. W. WHITE. 6-10-2t MRS. HARRY YAEGER. Notice to the Public. Notice in hereby given that it is unlawful for any person or persons to dump or Wave any garbage or dead animals in or upon any public high- way or road in this state, or within 200 yards thereof. Any person doing the same is guilty of a misdemeanor and will be punished according to law. ROY E. AYERS, County Attorney. Reed the AMIN fee Vie IMAM A. HOPKINS & SONS PURE FOOD GROCERS AROMA Ft*VO R FRESHNESS STRENGTH Four fast friends --each one a stalwart standby, and each one ever present in our CLUB ROUSE BRAND JAPAN AND CEYLON TEA 4r.a/Co— For this reason we have no hesitancy in recom- mending it. Try Club House Tea. You'll find it Aromatic, Flavorous, Fresh and Strong. 75 Cents per Pound _a 02010 Edmund Wright Suooes- sor to Wright Bros. REAL ESTATE, LOANS, SURETY BONDS Fl\. Afteident, Plate Glass INSURANCE Agency For \LIGHT RUNNING\ FOX TYPEWRITERS. Two Models VISIBLE WRITING, NON -VIS- IBLE WRITING. Catalogues on Application. Cor. 4th Avenue •nd Janeaux St. Opposite Postoffice, Lewistown, Mont. OEICC) 0000000000 C. 0 0000 PRO1-IONAL CARDS G. W. COOK. LAND ATTORNEY and NOTARY PUBLIC. Real Estate, Live Stock, Loans and Inauranee Fifth RWentIll, OPPodia AMIN Olnew Lewistown. - - Montana J. E. OWEN MOORIL„ MONT. LiCenseti Undertalter. Emnbalmer and Funeral Director Phone Basin bomber Co. DR. F. F. ATTIE PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON (Successor to Dr. Stokes' Practice.) Office. Rooms 1-2-2-4, Diamond block. Hours: 10-12-2-4-7-8. SUITS AND OVERCOATS MADE TO MEASURE le t\ French-Back Overcoats - A Saw\ soil An.ctly• 1•••••41.0 Ovenems. This Garment requires the most expert tailoring, each as you al- ways kiwi in THE Msde-to-Orkt Odes This s6pe has come to stay, and we Can show you the cloths they should be merle from. Walter Knight, The Reliable Taller Opposite Postoffloe, Lewistown, Montana. Let us figure on your next order for letter heads, envelopes or bill reads The Argus Job Department Is soulppeo to plain In styli, end pries. FOLEYSKIDNETCURS Illskas Eldeeng Ind BleMer Ig fe. • • • rt .• IP' • i
