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fergue County argue. nlted o teistlo On 0sltce as secOlldoss lowe[ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One Year................................$.2 50 SIB Month. ......... ........ ........... 1 2 Three Months ...................... ...... 100 Subecriptlons Payable in Advance. 4DVERTISINai RATES FURNISHED ON APPL(CATION. UFPICIAL PAPER OF FPERGUS COUNTY. PUBLIUIED WEKKLY BY 4OHN 1. R00IAN, diltor and Proprietor. 5ALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager. LEWINTOWN, MIONT.. .\g 1'., n1', Grmuvr Ci l vi land i.- in t c .c lll I -cart. the. tish int tlu h thi !'i,6- u.' Salk ting po I i I" . ii . I\ rl' t tl'y I blish 'l I L, " . ntir-. h!d ".\d 'ir'.' to Plain (;]Itu Ia t a' ithm igh th ri'l. \Ir ' all Ila i a l - I l'r abi ('011 41" %\a ! 'p ;t l' Ot . ho l it l l s n i ;ill, .;. , ,il l .' s a ki e la w f% l i r . , ,t ,- $ I " " . . " • \ hlia ý,'ltn llt I a , ..It ;l + \1 ;I1 , Va 11 itll , ;I t :^ , " .c oi Po e thlh[. the , , , - ,]" s Iron+ýi: lf h \ýh in .m ' , t al r. at l Ion; P.'I" and I., Iit a trl L . t Nu to nl{,I ln, I l :u; 1" : I I; plI1n is taking~ a great'e I17;21i' \Cnnit n't It If14 well 144 aft 'e'i; TI-,tI Ii (cie ithat was really h llulnlnil`.. II 4a~ t Itinne-tti lll is sale! to het tor4jUllahlT gc the platformu of the next II ue a tle' natioeat l a onvention. \\'Vthollt eoiittlting WV. J. Bryann? Im ThIe- eatilf market 1s off a good milanly lamplns ant growers in some se'e tiobs oit I the' state will ht in no huirry to place' their Ibeef on thre marke'. Son'i. .ill nlot shpt at all tunlcs"- tii 'I urk ' imipIIroves. \'" wits alitl 0plated. Mr. Je-ifries got the' Ibe,.. o1 the- argumient with .lames J. ('ntett.II. The latter is now 'ei et oe the' ::anteiii'Ln shetiaeld engage- 'In sofit tle tilllle.t eualltinK. Hle will reralize. atioill' $1ni1( 11e 1; out of the fightt 'l't) C('ezilui.rueri atlankinig ('o. of Duluteth. tias. a tesede Itt. eteeel. tee-uea4t' rtl aIlltee'7.zZItlI#-tlt elf S I. ' y I t t a ti'l1 ''i teeekk.e'te.'' t i' Ie . li thie fitt nleeft '1; '-toek .lev''lllil lull~ .ct e'eelltve.. It A at1cettle" 1i''r I it ll e- fit tle. teell Ret try . i , Le: t 'jc ' ri ti uick. 1'"I' ('~ l~ntithia gii, *rnrn'*nt iS pil-1 thi; uIp it tnrong fight against the rat It lo~oks a> though the Un I'lited~ Statess ilitkllll II n. i I'alukl tta kenl theaty. iiraizta roitit' or r-'sort tl ,'xire-m. mecasurec s in tunring the Co~lomb~ians Seniator Tillnian. he' of the' iron jaw, rcieIItly Iost his ptlrse containing: a tillin uer uf railroad Isses. 1 n tr prise livling expressedi that he wouI ' :rcvc·1 p1 sllch p Inst'b II, insisted~t that :het were Ihrtet11~*1 t upon1 himl and heI( seas utiliged to I lalo themiii. All oif W~hich 1, -,r V th tini. , I.""Illlilil; tlllll-4'l1 to nlipln~lw ' a11\ illaLI1 . i Il II. Cit l L11,11 the Itell~lllli.: ll s 11(1 "ý hilj'lll : 111 w Ile\I r un n" I1 )Ipb 1,I1 lo l Ilr r: hll l gct 1u 11 l 11;1 1! 1111 hie iil otg stilt with Ii-n larl\ ant thl" entorliti is i-xpi-i tud i t. " itel. its almn, and Iraitl itinF. Aivie untimportanlt 'tr'ati railroads Iron, our to tWuiity"Ti~tbt milles in length .a'fl. \\l'hh Zi r taile~d to no"t.' tie' inlteV151t oin tIhieir rutlit~atiodii. lihr. ing the ii past six mor(nths This is a difnl' n lcc Aimingu fromt that load,' in.1 cull. 11101I apInidc"Iliu''ul .,' hiiiditic. .I·Idg1. li·Il nry Smih. of Ii'h11. r" ' ntly fin' I- II a plollll I,1l -W huslllltjl-s IM l1.ot I l i I t} MI I ' , 1 Ii di ! . '~I'h1 s rl" p n 'r il Ii n ' tiit 1' I l I --1i - , t , I''I i inllg i 1111- Ir \11' 11' t l .liiicl i ot. I\·.\ ~ ll tl : In Ihn .1;1'' :1:1 t Ci\·.: ,1, 1 1 ý : i. : .1'/ \Y111/ n ili~ l I .11'I 'u l1!(-1' 'I' 1 :111111. I I I ;1 I:I\ rs~ll 'c i1;U n l, I~Plr i uill 11li (!: 11 11 i 11 _' .l'.\lci' it iii th1l ' lituire'. Tri" IIl'ri-n as,t hall chlub has4 with ,it, ,ia liout ' t l"acllfic ('ostl Nation al I.agiit' and ahlianrlitti 'l l uii feld. for ti.\I x et s't"ia .;nlhain, stn or u l. ItII it" . ,n ttr" iln to' t i1 n tw It m itt is ttrgaiiiztil. hIlt is'. - t. i i ll'. 1 II il, hi' [ il I . at:il as hIes litn ýI \f ,I. Wh. . Bu) s rpidy AUj AILoS.ih nh in tmime b d iui.ta. many adverse (irelllllttances, there is consilderable heavy work yet to Ibe donte between L.ewistown and Rock creek. Even In Lewistown there is six weeks' work ahead of contractors. The fill above the cmrnetery will keep the graders busy for several week.s while there Is a good deal of work to be done on the Day ranch. We would Inot be surprised if we did not hear the whistle Iof the locomotive before the first of November. it is to ,, hoped that the strife be tween the cattle and sheep men in the northiern part ,of this statef will wiIt 'reach t he serious stage reported Itrlin sectitons ,o Wy oihng. !Montana ha,. bi.sn praeti'ally free fromnt stock wars In the pa-.t Although some bit I, r feeling hIa{ eh xisted betweec n ca- li ;anld woi.ioweris over range and watlr tlh, hale eien very few cases it , in t..l ussa:; lt al a ristult of 'their *,Ilttf.t , . - As all have iqlo al rights I th I Ilhlic " d io ain it t, absurd for II :, ,, t% or thie otht l to take ah t, [,, . - inn " e I0 by ',ore,. l' : 1 t. r , ainl ) 'llil, establish i . Il- moraI hl t butt no otlh r atl I I . h,'ll 11no o ' - l i 1 l 'nt too to Iu) Montana shouldi le spared suih n dis-i 'IiP h It Ile.\ti' aiTecfrds i1t- and.v i -lca lni hi 'nititi5ls. a pulWh scr'Valtlt \'We wcuihl ratIher write a thousandit words in praise of a imafn than halft' a doze'n ofi a laultt finding nature. In our ecditor ial last weerk on the manageme'nt of the' postoffite . r Stephens took somn exce'ption. In on, place we make the statement that "ount-going mail is lost or Idetained altogether." Mr. Stelphens construed this to mean that all of t he out-going mall had been lost. somelthing we' dlldl not say or mean. We ltid not wish to convey the Idea that a whole sack had been lost and nceve'r recovered. A parcel or letter is mail and no other construction can fairly ie, plaetrl upon the above state nment, which we, believe to be correct. Hlut without regard to particularizing comnlplaints haver been numerous and tronllg of late' as to the slack business methods in the postoff'ice and they have' ceome' from the largest buslness houtses in town, as well as from cit izc'ns In general. Undoubtedly much caulse for complaint is (die' to the nar row quarters and insufficient help. Ibut this will soon he obviated, when we' hope, to have a postoffice c'onduct e'd on tip toe date muethods. both as re gardls the. handling of the mail and in the' registry department. The post cffleee' is now entitled to an addltional cle'rk and he' shouldl be secured as soon as possihle. The last se.sslon of the legislature did an unwise thing In changing the opln seasonl fr prairie chickens and grouse from September Ist to August 15th. F'or a number of years August 15th was the beginning of the open season for these birds when. for good reasons, the law was changed to Sep tember 1st. standing at that date for two years,. we believe. That it should have remained at toe latter date :s the opinion of every man who went out for fihld sport last Saturday. Nearly all of those who went to the mountains for grouse or chickens re pIrt a great many small birds. In o04il installnce a hunter came upon a female prairie chicken with a brood so small and young that he would IInot fire a shot at athe covey. bult stood ;1anl azed in admiration at the moth r as she1 nadle a determlned and suc cessful fight io proltect her helpless little ones. ()wing to the backward spring the lchickens were late in hatch' Illng. in some4' instalnc 'es douitle'ss the 4lbroo1ds were from a second hatching. giving the. mnsufficient time to devel op ei-fire the season opened. As the springs are usually severe in Mon tal:; Septl.mbei r Ist is none too late or th' commencemtfent of the open .isasont The Iilrds atr then largie and .tl'onn a. a rit ule and afford the wing shots rater. sport and better resttlis ior the l ini :ailh moneI'y spent in hunt ine lhotitlg a hird into fish balit ;~ neitheri a pl.aslant nor a profitable pas" n1111. Nn do lub port.nln will find ,' same co. itlli.ions prevailing in all palI , : tIhn t.lll . T ,he law,, shol l I. ha u.ii d i ,ept.e. ihier 11st :and n.-.' er iin.ad an, * at liern, . .A month .i l dI. w,.ll ,e , ut.i Ir I' the latter eId. "'eI*w i io ithl - a it le ii u tlii t f ur :111i i.. . II . , . ,-,.n ITS BAD INFLUENCE. !if ">r it iii Iii,': Irh' l 1rII' (Iall utas tI 111"'ilt lI ih:il u tI!n It brutai z i?1ih tr.lg i .4 .n jnl~hiill upon ill-, Minds ill' nH ,r mlii a l'! 11'. " I; I 1C 'Itl 'iS 111'1.()1 1 g w'id ' \I'1 a- Ii ;ii 0111.'i shoingtIVr t i' s~ill ."d \ h:.h i." to ilt' own 11111 of IVIIIIII. I."a1 11111? unnte. 1" .ii" galuu'in int.o trai aiht ill- t1t.' Tilp rot'iu gia~lul t' of the u11"'r' and h: etltorage o a itg .' -I 1 u1. N l t Il.ll~til g 't1ll'1 11 11h the1 111-1 4) ' 1 11 11 I n!' the 1 3 'n" 'i Illi "! tll 's ;11 l . "'\' tll-j. 11L' I ·J) 1 u I I"1 III ý ] tg;.I. 11. 111. ;(11 ;Is 1·1ýI I i(l ;lllt II ll'i .!I1!II l i l It.. \'11; i Illr ) (II 'I l ;'l ' "t-IIt· i V 'l With 1':111.1 4)i i," rl l "t 'i. "'l ." un l i~l I IV o tame annld ini-ipiii. The Roman ii yi'itl man and the Roman artisan. the sol dier and the slave. called for new nov elties of slaughter, new formse o1 tor ture. Women doscndlled into the arena, dwarfs and dlelormed persons were turned into it to fight each oth er unto death. New wild beasts wer' sought in Africa to give the spectators at Rome new forms of pleasure and excitement, and, during the combats, the screams and shouts of the audi ences were no less hideous and fero clous than the snarling of the beasts. There was a blunting of susceptibill ties such as came to Torquemada's inquisitors, who roasted men and women on spits and flayed them alive, after the fashion of lynchers of neigroes today. All such indulgences destroy the nerve of sympathy with suffering which distinguishes the hu man front the, brutte creation. Anil to this condition we are inevitablv gravitating. Every additional process of tortiture by a lawless mob weakens hlie moorings of the law, demoralizes Ilthe cointr 'y, makes a mockery of juls tice. Insidiously is this desolating barlarisn tundermining society. .t ttt.t-t he destroyed or it will silri.y deht I' I itS. THIS SEASON'S WOOL MARKET. T'his senason's wool market is rtnow Itac.tically clsied in Montana though a niinlier of clips from this iIoulnt% a' ellrolllt to the eastern markets. Allthough tihe plrices paid were gin erally lietter than last year the grow irs will hardly realizie as initih out of their ilndulstry owing to the losse,; sustaineld dluring the winter and lat., spring. In solme instances the prices pail werei- not satisfactory, the quality if the wool being considered. Particl larly Is this true of small clips. !t would seem that when men are run ning small bands and able to give them better care the clips would be in better condition ana command the top price. While some small clips have done so it was noticeable that generally speaking they were from one to three cents lower than the large clips. Now, this may be due to the inferior quality of the wool, but it can hardly be true in every In stance. In fact, we are advised by a large and well known grower that it is not from facts that came under his own personal observation. Some of the buyers look almost contemptuous ly on a small lot of wool. and giving it scant examination, mark a price and pass on with apparently the ut most indifference. He may want the wool and expect to get it, and this is a way he has of getting It at his own price. The grower is on expense, the amount is too small to ship, and he is in urgent need of money, so he lets it go. even though he knows that it is just as good if not htter than some of the large clips in the same market. It may be. too. that a grower has not a good knowledge of the value of his wool and is no match for the shrewd buyer, whose business it Is to get wool a, cheaply as possible. Another thing, the buyers stand to gether. they are the autocrats of the wool market. They have a perfect ur. dierstanding. On the other hand the growers are unorganized. It Is a "go as you please" with all of them, a condition which leaves them at the mercy of the buyers. A few years ago. many woolgrow ers. owing to the demand for mutton sheep, took to breeding for a heavier shieep, hoping to profit by the change. even though they lost in the value of the fleeces. The decline or fluctua tion in the mutton market has caus ed some to regret the change andt hey are going back to the Merino sheep as rapidly as possible. Surely. if men are going to run small bands they should have the very best wool producing sheep. The time is coming when all sheep bands will be, smaller, but the quality will im prove. No doubt there is some poor wool sohl in this county, but it should be the exception. not the rule. if money is to be made out of the busi ness. And when a grower has a goodl clip he should receive what it is WI)l't If. The' IIelena Record. commentln. generally on the market just closed. mlentlllns som'e things that may Ie worthy of considelration by growers. It .ays: ".\ter an extnremely satisfactory seaseon the whool market of Montantt has now rieally ('co ie to an end for 19:. llReports from all over the state. itlic.,tet tha, within a few days the hliyers will le re'ady to move on. I't ices paidl as comparedl with las! year hlave bIeen g'ood. as a whole. thMough there have bleen disalppoin nl lltt.. 'IThe average price paid will he, shownI to lee' higher. so those who are' well infornmed are inclined to ,+ lieve; but this will be offset in mak ing the estinmate of net returns to fthe tlockmalstelr by the losses that wer.. suffered late in the spring. •lhuyers of wool are not . inclinel as a rule to take the public into tluh:r confidencl'e lupon the matters of delta'l that e'nter into the value of the, fleeHese., but one of them is authority I'or th statementt that the qulnlity w, ISUPPORT SCOTT'S EMULSION srves as a bridge to carry the weakened and starved system along uinil It cau find firm support in ordinary food. Send lor free Iamp. S:CorT & IIOWNE, Chembta, 4o4,S Pearl Street, New York. Soc. and 9e.oo; all druigus Montana Wool is · . lu,:ing slowly but surely, and lthat Tr' time is not far distant when %, ' ay expect to receive higher prl. . . Laively i.) the general run . L., larket. than have ever been pai ''re To give the elements that wentrI into the buy. er's estimate of th, %alue of the fleece he is called upon to bid for in the course of a yevar would be to write a big voluml- on the general subject of wool: but it is admitte:! first that a better grade of wool sheep costs no more to raise than the coars er variety, and that the better the fa cilities for wintering the stock, the greater the valu,. it the fleece. Spec Imens of staph lookeud at under a strong magnifying ilas. readily dis close the difference between the wool from the sheep that has passed through serutn, hardships, with had weather and Titllnlnll periods of 'n sufficlent f.-,'. and t:O fltee(e of the animal that lIa; been well cared for. The 'sphinii~ quahtyt' which is the unillon of stf rl:h Lantl length and con tlnulty in tih "taple. is the essential feature. It his quality that suffers fronm neg.i, t mmI is improved with care. It .ont lites to the profits oe the sheep a-,i.. The history of th.' market in Mý1ntalna in 190.3 has been that the hich pri,'s were rcoeived by men who ea'.· this detail of the busi ness the g..at. s? attention. "This state i- not in danger of los ing its lpiia as the 'banner' wool growing state it the UnIionll and yi t there is little T, bhe d(l llced from the census of nllllllrs alone. There will come a til ll whelln the ranges will contain all the, sheep they can glve room to; there' need not soon be a day when quality has reached its highest point. When we have reach. ed the limit of numbers, there will still be room for progress. And .t is certain that sheepmen are coming more fully to realize this fact. Mon tana wool at the shipping point is now worth more than Wyoming wool because it has a longer staple, be cause it is stronger. and because the" sheep receive better care. In some sections of Montana this year. hardly a pound of wool was sold from sheep that had not been well housed and winter fed. The lesson will be em phasized when the statistics of the year have been prepared for presen tation in detail. "It is probable the system of mar keting wool will some day be improv ed. This will be brought about when the grower has attained a more inti mate knowledge of the value of the product he raises. Only a very small percentage of sheep raisers are qual ified to discuss on even terms with the buyer the value of the fleece. The buyer, who makes buying his busi ness, Is not generally blamed for driv ing the best bargain he can for the firm whose interests he is paid to serve. Still, competition is only com petition in outward semblance only, and there will come a time when th" grower will have more to say about the price. The present system is prob ably as good as can be expected now; but in the coming days of a better pr,) duct and a closer knowledge on the part of sheepmen of a vital part of their own business, the system will still further be improved upon." A FEW BOUQUETS. Something more than the anniver sary of the founding of a newspaper la suggested by the splendid special number of the Fergus County Argus, issued last week by the publisher in honor of the completion of the twen tieth year of the history of that pa per. The Argus tells a story of pro grss that is familiar to Montanians. It speaks of the growth of Fergus county since the day when the first type tor a newspaper plant was car ried into Maiden in a sack, being bad ly "pied" as the natural consequence of this method of handling, and fur nishing no end of work for the print er, who was also his own editor and "devil." But the Argus, started in Maiden, has since removed to Lewis town and is now in the vanguard of the newspapers of the inland empire. Changes have been rapid in the two decades in which the Argus has kept in touch with the people. Lewistown was not known twenty years ago, the settlement at that place being known as Reedsfort. The town was named in 1884 after old camp Lewis and the Argus. which had been known all the timne as the Mineral Argus., was re moved to the county seat of the pres ent county. The present publisher, .John M. Vrooman. acquired the inter est of Charles S. Fell, who afterward joined B. F. Yerkes in the publication of the Bozeman Chronicle, in 1883. 11h tells in the special issue of the \rgus of the advance of the county, and there are other articles of inter t,,t by Fell hlimself. by Tomn Stout and ohnll II. Ritch and others. TI'he wealth of Fergus county is now i·.Xn times as great as It was twenty dears ago. The county has grown to take the lead in stock growing and in tile production of sheep and wool, onily one county in the state now con raining more sheep than Fergus. The agricultural interests have grown a haie. In the year 1883.when the Argus was started, the mines of the entire (,linty employed 20u1 men and yield id $:.ll00 a month In gold. Now the mines employ 1.01io men, another 3. III derive their suport from the indus' try. 2'5.,00) tons of ore are milled every month and the monthly output of bul lion is $10.0)00. The county has sev. oral promising towns. It has ten time.: the population, and the busl nieus done by the merchants is great ,r in proportion than in any other .-etion of the world.-Montana Daily It, , d. Inst.'ad l of waiting until it shall have lati;iedi its full majority, the Fergus ('nitllyt.. A.rgu taken advantage of its liu,,a and buoynncy of youthful sltpir i" t, lnticipate that important event h ,ii year and celebrates its t wen II IIth anniversary by the publlcation ,t a special edition, printed on heavy ,k lipal.pr. illustrated with some very ,',,il halltones. Embellishing the first I:1' is It reproductlon. In nminiatiur " th+ tIIrtt page of the first Issue fni hII. w linral Arguls. as the paper was klnown. The Argus of. twenty ars ago and the Argus of today at,, ,-ntirely different productions, and the lifference is of such a nature that it tllist he pleasing to its owner. Dutr ... McCormick Mowers and Binders .. McCormick Hay Rakes I re.there+maetuhm e~eM and - always gut amy Extra and Twine thatw YE e se at ease. JENSEN STACKERSand Our WAGON, HARNESS, Sweep Rakes. These are the only Stackers and Rakes used on tbe Y'ellowstone and in other Saddle, Spring Wagon and Buggy Department Rakes used on the Yellowstone and in other Alfalfa communities since their Superior qual- is well stocked with goods you want. ities are known. The Monarch Malleable Hapo on, G apple Forks, Iron and Steel Range, Gar. Rope, Pulleys, Slings, Track land and Charter Oak Steel and Carriers, Sickle Grind ers, Forks, Oils, Grindstones, Ranges and Cook Stoves to etc., etc. Suit Everyone. Oomse and deal with us. We are rustllng for your trade with the hest goods oosh can bry In oar loead quantiNes, and always wePngfairwithallour.steers. . . . . . . . . . . . ,TLEPHONE 63 JUDITH HARDWARE CO. ing the time tlgat' has elapsed since Charles S. Fell and John M. Vrooman invaded Maiden with a sackful of typo and a handpress some wonderful changes have taken place in that part of Montana, changes all for the bet ter. and during the period of transmu tation the Argus has ever kept pace with the onward march, being a little ahead, if anything, showing its con fidence in the future and remaining constant and trustful when others wavered and became discouraged. Its hopes have been realized and its con fidence has been rewarded.-Billings Gazette. The Fergus County Argus put forth an especially fine edition on August 5th, celebrating its twentieth anniversary. Among Montana week. lies the Argus stands near the head of the list--Dillon Tribune. Before us lies the Fergus County Argus, No. 1 of its 21st volume, which indicates that the Argus is 20 years old. We have a vivid remembrance of the first issue of that valuable ps. per. Twenty years ago the writer, then living in Fort Benton, was pres ent in Maiden the day it was born. It was a stripling then; it has prac tically reached its majority now, but if you had been present that day you would have thought the heir apparent to the throne of Montana journalism had been safely delivered. Maiden was then a lively mining camp, whose citizens were composed of intelligent, enthusiastic miners, who looked upon the advent of the Argus as the dawn ing of a new era in their midst. Con sequently all work was practically suspended on that day and the event was celebrated in the form and style that then obtained in mining camps. Its first issue was a good one and it has been improving ever since for the reason it had brains and energy back of it. If there is a better weekly pa. per in the state today than the Ar gus, we are not familiar with its pages. Born 20 years ago in a log hut, it issues its 2ih birthday num ber from a stone front. John, you started it with a determination to win, you have succeeded. Shake!-Meagh er Republican. The Lewistown Argus, published seventy miles from anywhere, and the biggest, best and most prosperous country paper in Montana, has been celebrating its 20th birthday with a fine special edition. The Argus is an example of what the country week ly should be, but rarely is.-Inter IAke (KallspelL) The last issue of the Lewistown Ar gus completed its 20th year of publi cation, and the event was celebrated by an anniversary edition that gave an interesting sketch of that news paper's birth and growth. The Argus is one of the few profitable newspaper enterprises in Montana. and it is to be congraulated upon its record of the past twenty years.-Benton River Press. The Fergus County Argus last week celebrated its 20th anniversary by publishing a splendid edition of 12 pages, handsomely illustrated and printed on a fine quality of heavy white paper. The Argus was founded by the present editor and publisher, John M. Vrooman, and Charles 8. Fell, who subsequently became a res ident of Bozeman and joint partner with A. K. Yerkes in the publication of the Chronicle. Both of the gentle men furnish interesting reminiscences of early pioneer days in Fergus coui ty for the anniversary number anI their pictures adorn the first page. The Argus has always been an inter esting and ably edited journal and the Courier is pleased to notice that the paper is enjoying deserved prosper ity.--Avant-Courier. The Iergus Colnty Argus Iha. teach Ied t he 21' mile post in its career and has signalized the occasion by getting out an extra number, although the regular editions of the Argus ar' always good. The Argus is one of the suiblstantial weekly newspapers of the state and one of the best. Its influ ence is always for the good of the community. and it has been a pow erful factor in the progress and pros perity of I.ewistown. the thriving lit tie city in which it is located.--! iv ingston Enterprise. The Lewistown Argus has started on its 21st year, and in cf'lebration of that event got out a large edition of Sthe paper. The Argus started under hard conditions, far from the railroad. hut in a rich country in agricultural esources. It is a financial success and that strccess came because it was in the hands of men with business ideas. The Argus has always been for good prices. May the Argus never ;:ow Ieles.-Plainsman. Carries Most People. I'pward of 17.1,400 people were car ir'ied bly the North-Western Line dur ing the past year and this line car ries monre people into and out of Minne" apolis. St. Paul and Chicago than any other line. This line also established first limited train service with mod iern cequipmenllt betwenll these three' 't.eat cities, and the North-Western .limitcd is today the finest train in the world. All trains may seem to look alike. but upon casual inspection the above claim for superiority will be admitted. PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT! TERMS CASH Tr.. Pri.. W.ll I. teist You at All Times O N and after thi dte -lnch harmes................37.50 Boston team collar ......... 3.25 terms will be h ............................... for all purchmaes at my Hame straps ..................... 15 or. -inch breast straps, per pr 1.25 1%-Inch pole straps, " 1.30 Prices on all linles wil 18 feet line ................... .75 be mterially reduced I also carry Mowers, Rakes, aj bette oport i Binders and Twine. Give me a call and be eeon offed bur's. rviseed that my prices are right. Dated June 1,1903. ,h, ig. EO. M. STAFFORD 'I ___.. .& _ _ __A& A- _ _ _ _ _ _ __&& A".A ' ..Herrick Refrigerator. I , I I7 i __I Dry Alr,Ne Odr,Ne Mem, No MIW ..m, Me One L/ elag t O@mrrW Read what Dr. Cyrus Edson, M. D., Sanitary Superintendent of the New York Board of Health, says upon the subject: "There is a marked increase in the num ber of deaths among children, caused from putrefaction of milk and other foods so frequently kept in a zinc-lined refrig. erator, where it is damp and mouldy and full of microbes. Parents should respect hygienic truth for the baby's sake and use the sanitary, dry, cold, pure air Refriger ator, THEk HERRICK For sale by WM. S. SMITH. DARK HORSE LIVERYaFEED STABLE o. I. DAY, Proprieor. New Rigs, Fresh Horses and Im proved Aooommodations. PubliO .uotio , will be held a he DARK HORSE STABLE on two Satur days in every month. S. H. BAuJ'tAN, Pres. P. C. PRBSTON, Vice Pres. OSCAR DRAPER GREAT FRALLS. MONTANA. Tenth Year. Fall Term Opens Sept L School of Bookkeeping, Shorthand, and Typewriting. Engllb Department, Penmanebi Business Practice, Correspondence, Busin-ss Arrthmetlc. Terman. Musical instruction Plano. String and Band Instruments. New pupils may enter anytime. Instruction priv and cluass. For further information, write. or send for catalogue. School all year. Telephone Z4I-A. GEO. R. CREEL Undertaker and Embalmer. Corner First Ave. & Main St., TFLEPHONE NO. 2 Lewistown, - - - Montan