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Library of Congress1914

Image 1 of Fergus County Democrat (Lewistown, Mont.), February 10, 1914

Sfdf Parian Fergus County Democrat VOL X NO 23 LEWISTOWN FERGUS COUNTY MONTANA FEBRUARY 10 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS Montana Senator Writes Letter to Register H J KellyLaw in Regard to Publication of Final Proof Notices Is Qearly Set Out And Course Followed Here Is Completely SustainedFalacies of Re publican Organs Anonymous Lawyer Completely ExplodedSets at Rest All Doubts Washington D C Feb 9 1914 Senator T J Walsh having had called to his attention the efforts of certain Republican newspaper to raise wholly false Issues in connection with the publication of final proof notices today mailed a letter to all of the reg isters in the state in which he de nounces in unsparing terms the hypo critical outcry of such sheets as the Fergus County Argus The senators letter coming as it does from one of the most profound legal authorities in the United States should set at rest all doubts as to the legality of notices published under the direction of Reg ister Kelly of the Lewistown office Senator Walshs letter to the Lewis town register is as follows United States Senate Washington D C Feb 9 To Hon H J Kelly Lewistown Mont Dear Sir The

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Library of Congress1905

Image 4 of Fergus County Democrat (Lewistown, Mont.), November 28, 1905

FERGUS COUNTY DEMOCRAT Subscriptionper Year2SO TOM STOUT Proprietor Published Weekly LEWISTOWN MONT November 28 PAST AND PRESENT About 23 years ago an awkward looking young chap started a news paper in the town of Maiden at that time in Meagher county He sent the paper to about every resident of this part of the state at any rate to every resident of Maiden and vicinity al though very few of them had sub scribed When some of them a year or two later mildly objected to pay ing for something they had not order ed the young man became very indig nant That young man of those days has become a rather patriarchal old gentleman with a very forgetful mem ory In those days with no opposition he spent many a tearful night and w r ailed his discouragement from one end of Maiden to the other and only the material assistance of numerous big hearted men of the camp prevent ed him from turning his face toward eastern relatives One lucky day for him he tossed a penny in the air to determine which his paper should be democratic or republican in politics and it landed tails up That

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