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The Mineral argus., 1884-08-07

Charley Ball, Missouri valleys favor
tic musician, returned to Townsend las
Tuesday from the Judith country. wber,
he has been stopping for the last year
lie is accompanied by two other excel
lent performers, and they will furnish
the music for the party ct Canton this
evening and also for the grand bal
here on the 10Th. -Tranchant. The
"two other excellent performers" are
George Donizetti and Thomas Tomato
well known in Maiden.
DR.. Williams Indian Pill Ointment.
at Star Drug Store.
The ARGUS is in receipt of a call for
the meeting of Montana pioneers, who
were within its limits at the date of the
creation Of the territory-May 26, 1864,
to be held at the court house, in the
city Of Helena, Wednesday, Sept. 10th.
1884, for the purpose of organizing a
pioneer association. The call is signed
by alarge number of old timers and
prominent men of the territory. Space
forbids its publication in full.
Last week an ARGUS representative
made a visit to the Big Casino mill, and
found Mr.. Watson seated in his office
perusing a late paper. After a pleas
ant chat we were escorted through his
mill and yards, which, by the way,
resemble a small village, as one APP
proaches from the valley. Mr.. Watson
has the best of machinery for the man
ufacture of lumber, lath and shingles,
and has a large supply on hand, care
fully piled and sheltered. The yards
now contain owe a million and half
feet of lumber and q larger amount of
logs. He is running a small crew
and will probably close down soon,
to the large supply on hand and
the light demand at present for build
ing purposes. When the building boom
is inaugurated again Mr.. Watson will
realize handsomely from his mills as
he has choice lumber and an unlimited
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Notice.

The members of the Democratic
Central Committee of Meagher county,
NJ. T., are requested to meet in the
court house at White Sulphur Springs,
in said county, on the 9th day of
August, at l P. M. of said day, for the
purpose of making an apportionment
of representation to the several pre-
cincts of said county; for fixing the
time for holding primary meetings and
the county convention and to do any
other business that may come before
the committee. J.. f. MCCLMTocK.
Aug. 2Sth, 1884.
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stookhoIders Meatinn m. 3. Cn.

Notice has been issued in circular
form and appears in this issue of the
ARGUS, calling Il meeting Of livestock
holders Of the Maiden Reduction Co.,
on the 18th inst. Every stakeholder
should, if need be, Inconvenience him
self to be present, as on the result of
this meeting, and the trustees elected,
into whose hands the business of the
company will be placed for one year,
depends, in a great measure, the
success or failure of the enterprise.
Failure must not for a moment be
countenanced. Success is a ~foregone
conclusion if stockholders viii properly
man the business board. The success
of this enterprise is the success of the
district and betterment of times for
miles around. Its failure the reverse.
Be on hand and do your duty in the
premises.
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NOTICE!
Meeting Of M. R. Co. Stockholders.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Maiden Reduction
Co. win be held on the 18th inst, at
II o'clock noon, of said day, in Brain
.erd, Gardner u Co.'S hall, in the town OF
Maiden, for the purpose of electing a
Board Of Trustees and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may
come before the meeting.
c. w. GARDNER, Pres't
A. NJ. THOMPSON, Sec'y.
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Strayed or Stolen.

From our ranch, one bay horse about four years
old; star in forehead; right hind foot white; BRAN
ded on left thigh thus \ called double hatchet
brandy.
One chestnut sorrel horse branded U on left thigh.
Hair mostly off from oyerheating
One dark chestnut sorrel horse, bald face; some
white on hind feet; branded DIS on left shoulder,
and P on left thigh; also on same thigh.
One dapple gray horse, branded rs on left
shoulder and - on left thigh.
One dark brown horse; star in forehead branded
DIS on left shoulder.
One bay horse, very high withers; branded D-S
on left shoulder and N on left thigh.
Ten dollars will be paid for information that will
lead to the recovery of each of above described
horses. STUART, KOHRS & CO..
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To the Teachers Of Meaqher Counts.

Having been notified by Hon. Corne-
Illus Hedges that the Territorial Insti-
tute viii open Sept. Sth, at Helena, 1
shall not hold the Meagher county
Institute until sometime in October.
Exact date to be named hereafter.
ATTCF = NTcIIOT
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MAIDEN LODGE, No. f6. A. O.. Y. W.
MEETS EVERY FRIDAY tNENING.
NJ TToNPsoN.W ". d. O'Brien, r.
STAGE LINES.
,,,1cT1oN CITY STAGE LINE.

JUNCTION CITY STAGE LINE.
.S,nar e Co. Proprietors, /. =. Williams.
van, nnde5t, Leaves J. c. 6a. m, y, w. & f.,
suPeel nd Gaoarts from Maiden on corresponding
days and hour.
so-onviIle and TT. Maginnis Route. Leaves
Anmadoie 7 q. m, NJ. w. & +. Arrives at Fort
mannis at D. M, Z. T. & S. Connects at Ubet
for stage to Billings and Benton.
Rulings a. BENTON STAGE LINE.
,y.i,or Rnrke. sup't. r. c. Powers, Prom.
Ives b. IN. M, T.. I. & S. Arrives at Benton T.
n as Connects at Ubet for stage to Maiden, TT.
eaginnis and Martinsdale.
MARRIED-In Maiden, on August Sd,
1884. by A. NJ. Esler, Justice of the
Peace, Joseph Moran to Miss Candace
Taylor.
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To Whom It May Concern.

This is to certify, that the Gone Butte and Moe
casin' roundup, passed a resolution AZ lis Spring
meeting that in consequence of their range being
already overstoeked, they would not brand or
roundup with any new corners on their range.
II. P. BROOKS, President.
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NOTICE.
Meeting Of Stockholders Of the Judith Mining
Company.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Judith Mining and Milling Co, will be
held at the S~ecretary's office, in Maiden,
August the 18th, 1884, for the purpose
of electing five trustees for the ensuing
year. @. BoIssoNNEAULT, Sec'y.
August I'd, 1884.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

THE Fargo Republican makes a good
point in deprecating the course of some
of the republican papers in assassinating
the political and personal character Of
some Of the prominent candidates. IN the
supposed interest of favorite, thereby
providing ammunition for the democratic
guns in the coming campaign. This
pan OF building one up by dragging
Others down almost invariably re. acts
upon the one intended to be elevated IN
public faver, as IN the case OF Phelps,
Blalne's "fsol FRIEND" who s)me weeks
Ego made an insidious attempt to be-.
enrich the reputation of Senator Ed
munds, and thereby called down upon
the man OF Maine fire from which he
cannot fully recover. Puck's cartoons of
Blame as the "tatooed man. have been
working prejudice against him all over
the country and were called out by the
indiscreet aspersion upon the official in.
teglty of Edmunds by Blaine's man
Friday, while the gentlemanly and dig
nided disclaimer of the Vermont sena-
tor elevated HIM in the esteem of the re-
publican party and of the nation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

the county board required new one
which was executed April sth, 1883, but
again in August of the same year another
bond was substituted which was almost
worthless and this last seems to be the
one iQ force and effect now. The idea,
however, that this last bond is the only
one that suit can be brought upon to re-
cover the amount Of the default IS erro'
neous. The securities on each bond are
liable for the default and misapproprla-
ton of funds during the period which it
covered, and the securities on the bond
in force at the time when misappropria-
ton of funds is proven are the parties
liable. The probability is that court OF
equity will determine what proportion OF
the deficit the securities on each bond
shall pay, and until such judicial deter
minatlon none of them can consider him
self out of the woods.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

THE report comes from Washington
that Col. 1ngersoll and Blaine do not
recognize each other when they meet on
the streets of that city. This seems
strange when we call back only eight
years when at Cincinnati Col. Ingersoll
electrified the nation and the world by
his forensic speech, nominating Blaine
for the presidency, IN which he gave the
Maine man the title of "Plumed Knight"
which will cling to him after both are in
their graves. There have been great
many political affections alienated thus
far in the campaign. The impetuous and
magnetic Ingersoll Is badly soured be-
cause he was defeated for delegate from
the District of Columbia, and 1t is plainly
evident that he would rather defend star
route thieves at one hundred dollars day
or show up the mistakes of inspired
writer's for the big end of the door fees
than make political speeches for any of
the present aspirants for presidential hon
ors. The state that wants Bob lngerssll' S
services in campaign speeches this year
will have to draw heavily on the ''cam.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

THE delegates to the national conven-
ton are already starting for Chicago and
by the last Of the week the various head
quarters will present lively scenes. The
friends of each candidate can figure out
a likely triumph for their favorite and on
an average they are much happier now
than they will be after the nomination is
made. The visible list is Blaine, Arthur,
Edmunds, Logan, Sherman and Hawley,
with reserve Of dark horses in the
background rot now visible 10 the naked
eye.
In 1SsOt the list was Grant, Blaine, Sher-
man. Edmnnds, Washburn and Window.
Garfield, Harrison and Hartranft were de-
veloped as the dark horses.
In 1876 the list was Blaine, Conkling,
Morton, Brlstow. Hayes, Hartranft and
Jewell. Washburn and Wheeler were
developed as dark horses in that conven-
tion.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30
lie virtual transfer of the capital que

TIE virtual transfer of the capital ques-
ton to the legislature, so confidently re-
.terred to by the Yankton papers and NAL
contents, has no terrors to either Bis
marck or North Dakota. Such au appeal
oodes no good to the late abandoned.
Yankton would not be selected as the
capital OF South Dakota IN case OF di-
vision of the territory, which will take
place sooaer or later. 1t would be suici
dal on the part of those interested in HUI
ron, Pierre and other aspirants for capi
tai honors to move the capital back to
Yankton and give 1t the vantage groucd
of possession IN the future contest over
the capital of that sectE when 1t shall
become separate territSfy or state, and
if Yankson expects any support from the
representative of these points in the
legislature she is reckoning without her
host. One of the most formidable rivals
for the capital of South Dakota will be
Pierre. She will soon be directly con-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30
THE weekly ALERT.
J. q. WARNOCK, EDITOR.

THE St. Paul Globe Is inclined to be
childish, that is IN the sense of child in
quiring about things which its mother
tells it that it is not best for the kid to
know, and everybody knows that chill
dren have perversity for making such
inquiries. The Globe asks why it is that
the Wards, and Fishes, and Enos are ar
rested on account of the recent Wall
Street failures and the Grants arc allowed
to 90 free when they were all jointly
mixed up in the same deal, and insists
that these discriminating arrests should
cease or the arrest of the Grants CON-
mence. About the only answer that can
be made to these suggestive inquiries OF
the Globe is, "hush! child, don't ask
such questions" The Globe cannot un-
derstand why Grant should be pens ioned
on the retired list of the army because OF
being broke by bis sons and not Eno's
father, who was likewise broke by his son.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30
paign fund" He Is not in humor 10
"electrify'' for glory and the good Of the
cause. He is one of those who feels
like gong fishing during the campaign

THE Alert is now IN possession of in
formation and facts which enable US to
state positively who will be nominated at
the national republican convention at
Chicago next week. We have obtained
this information and these facts at an ex-
pense that would appal newspaper of Or
dlnary resources. Other journals have
wasted time and money by employing ex-
perts to figure out the result, by which
means every candidate and several horses
of ebony hue have been nominated lin
mlnd) or have sure thing. One expert
takes the figures and easily sums up
majority for Blaine; another takes the
same figures and finds a reliable majority
for Arthur; still another for some one else,
and so on. A system OF political mathe-
mates that produces SO many different
and conflicting results from the same
original proposition will not do to bet on.
1t would be more uncertain than stocks
IN Wall street. The reader is perhaps
aware of this already and Is impatient to
know, by the Alerl's infalllble rule, who
will be the lucky man. There are $50
delegates accredited to the convention.
The least number that can be majority
of these Is all. The man who obtains
the votes of II or more Of these 500 dele
gates will be nominated. Dye see?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

THE Grant family seem to have fallen
on evil times and their names are banded
about with familiarity that IS anything
but pleasing to the old general. His opin-
ions on the presidential situation, which
were heralded all over the country few
weeks ago by telegraph, would now hard
ly be printed in the local columns Of
rural paper except to "flll up" Those
opinions would now be perhaps more in
telligent and unbiased than they were
then, but he was millionaire then and
now his bank partner is in jail and the
general himself considered dead broke.
He Is called stupid ninny for not know
ing how his own banking business was
being conducted, his sons are called busl-
ness idiots and chips froE: the old block,
and all that sort Of thing by newspapers
whilh only few weeks ago never allow
ed any of the family to cross the street
without personal notice. The common
people have even g)ne so far as to
remark on the street that "Buck"
Grant, the son Of noble sire, had done
like great many other people do, skip
ped out to Canada to avoid locking
through bars from the inside of the Jail
where WI ard, the bank partner of the cx-
president, IS now meditating upon the un
certainty of things terrestrial and the
bad policy Of speculatlng in stocks on
other peoples money. Gen. Gran: used
to haul cord wood into St. Louis and later
clerk in tan yard at Galena, ILL.,, and IN
pinch could do it again, but his boys
have grown up in the lap of luxury and
have no practical experience or industrial
trade to fall back upon. The fame that
brought the old gentleman aftluence and
ease enabled him to bring up his boys in
way that fits them for corresponding
nonentity and obscurity.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

IT would be somewhat embarrassing to
the ordinary statesman to act as dele
gate to national convention to nOml-
nate candidate against himself, but old
Ben Butler Is equal to more than ordl-
nary occasions. He was nominated as a
candidate for the presidency by the
national convention Of anti-monopollsts
and has sent his letter Of acceptance.
On the sth day of July he will report at
Chlcrgo as delegate from Massachusetts
to the democratic national convention to
nominate an opposing candidate. He
would rather help his opponents little
than have walk away himself.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

The decision of the supreme court OF
the territory IN the capital commlsson
quo warranto case reversing the decision
of Judge Edgerton rendered last tall, Is
now the law governing the subject, and
it IS the duty of every good citizen Of the
territory, north or south, east or west, to
acaulesce in and conform to it. The
Alert has all through the contest held
that the decision of the court should be
respected, and when Judge Edgcrton last
fall decided in effect that the capital had
not been legally removed from Yankton
to Bismarck and consequently was not re-
moved at all, we took the position that
his decision was the law governing the
case until it should be reversed by high.
er court and should be respected as such.
Now that the case has been reviewed by
the highest judicial tribunal in the terri
tory and the decision of the lower court
has been reversed, this last decision is the
law of the land upon the subject, and by
it Bismarck is reinstated the legal capi-
tai of Dakota territory. While the heroic
enterprise of the people Of that city and
locality is worthy of the highest admira-
ton and commentator, that cut no fig
ure III the legal merits of the case. The
supreme court have rendered their de-
cision upon the law, presumably regard
less of any ether considerations, and their
decision is the law.
The one-slded report of the case sent
out from Yankton that the appeal to the
supreme court of the United States pre-
vents the capital going to Bismarck during
the nendency of the case before that tri-
bunal, which will be about two years, is
worse than nonsense The court has0e-
cided that the capital is at Bismarck and
| 1t will be for Yank ton to wait two years
to get it back. An appeal to the United
States supreme court would be very
cheap way of holding the capital at fank-
ton. That kind of dodge is altogether
! too cauZy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30
Robbed by Road Agents.

HELENA, Mont, May 2s-Tws masked
men mounted and armed with Wlnches-
ter ,ifies robbed the Benton coach yester-
day twenty-five miles from Helena. They
rltied the mail bags and robbed the pas
sengers treasure box, also locked but con-
tanned nothing of value. The spot where
tn robbery took place was in canyon
at the gate of the mountains. The rob
bers rode suddenly out of the timber at
the side of the road and with levelled
guus compelled the driver to -stop. The
passengers G. w. Cooper, G. E. Dudley
and F. T. Bradley, were ordered out OF
the coach and placed in line. Cooper
lost S75 and silver watch, Dudley 4l4O,
Bradley small amount of money and
jewelry. Not known what valuables were
in mail. The sheriff and two others now
ia pursuit.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

There is no way or rule by which cal
culation can be made as to the result Of
such convention. 1t IS as uncertain as
the verdict of jury, and even more un-
certain, for the verdict Of jury cannot
be outside of the two parties engaged IN
the contest while the convention may
throw all the cand ldates overheard and
take up an entirely new man. A great
many people will be disappointed and
probably great many others will be
agreeably surprised, and nobody be able
to tell how 1t was done.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30
A Dynamite Excitamsnt.

WABASH, Ind, May 2s-Great excite
ment was caused at Xenla, near this place,
by the discovery of half pound of dyna-
mite with three foot fuse attached an
der the journal The supposed intention
of the villains was to explode the dyna-
mite at night when no one was in the
building and 50 destroy the building with
out taking life. The proprietors of the
paper suspect the perpetrator to be q
person whose enmlty has been incurred
through some publication.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-30

The national Methodist conference re-
Gently held IN Philadelphia seems to have
been controlled by the old mossbacks of
the denomination who are about a half
century behind the present age. They
not only assumed to say what was the
only cause for divorce 1awful in the
sight OF God," but they refused to admit
women to the ministry in the church.
About two-t thirds the membership of the
church is women, and the maintenance
and prosperity of the organization Is
largely due to them; and without their
membership the organization would prob
ably go to pieces in short time, and
nine out of every ten of the pas;v.| would
be short of salary at the end Of the ilrNi
quarter. Failure is written upon eTcly
movement of the church that does not en-
list the interest of the lady members,
from scheme for raising money to an
attack upon the strongholds of satan. If
they are such recognized essential ele-
ments Of success in the maintenance OF
church organization and in all the enter
prises of the church, it would be interest
ing to the people of this progressive and
enlightened age to know why they would
not be power in the pulpit as we'll.
We apprehend the real objection was a
selfish one These mossbacks probably
foresaw that many of them would soon
find themselves out of job and relegated
to a seat in the pew if women were ad-
mitted to ministerial competition with
them. AS in school tesChing, as soon as
women were admitted on equal terms of
competition and qualification the question
among the mascullnes then became one
of the "survival Of the flttest," and the
result of the contest at this early stage is
that the lady teachers cutnumDer the
males almost two to one. As school
teachers they are recognized success,
why should they not be equally so as
eachers in Israel?