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The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01
Montana Pioneers.

At the meeting of the Montana
Pioneers held at Helena, August ostb.
1850, il was unanimously voted that
each one who had signed the roll of
Pioneers and every one entitled 50 to do
should be requested to furnish the cor
responding secretary, during the coming
year. brief sketch of their lives, for
the purpose Of making up pioneers
Record, similar to that Of California.
and that all the newspapers Of Nom
tana be requested to publish this notice
for three months and aid the accom-
plishment Of this enterprise.
The sketch should contain at least
the date and place of birth, the date.
route and means Of CONVEYANCE i'm
coming To Montana, places of residence
since coming, occupation and most
important events during such resi-
dcnce, with any additional matters "A.
the writer may wish to make.
Many Of the pioneer, are dead. and
II IL earnestly desired that some friend
ui each may supply the record for
such an one.
CoRNELIrs HEDGEs, Cor. Sec,
HELENA, August 29th, 1855.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01
MONTANA ITEMS.

Neihart is said to be looking up.
The Miner says the Butte directory
will contain 1000 names.
There is big crop Of wild plums
on the Crow reservation this year.
A great many crab apples and some
plums were raised in Helena this year.
A ranchman on Shields river sue
cessfully raised 200 tobacco plants
this season.
The Knights of labor of Butte,
hdve issued a circular demanding the
expulsion of the Chinese.
Peck * Patterson, Of the Judith.
shipped twenty doubled deck cars of
sheep to Chicago from Billings. las,
week.
On the night Of the 18th. the store.
warehouse and contents. belonging to
Lynde IL Co.. at Silesville. were en-
tlrely consumed by fire. Loss, $1,000.
The Review says: There were "a,
men on the Anaconda company's pay
roll last month. Something over
$4,000 was disbursed among the rm-
ployes.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

Sergeant-at-Arms Of the House. Lee
dom, who was in charge Of the Hol-
man Indian committee, comes back to
the city with various novel views Of the
Indian race. Red Cloud he believes To
be lOafer and constitutional dead
beat who is the only one of the chief,
the committee has visited that steadily
refused to allow his children to attend
school and take ON the ways Of civil.
zation. Red Cloud tells his people
that as long as the great father knows
that they are unable to support them.
selves they will he provided with IA
tons, but If they become self-support-
ing they will receive no more hell.
When it WAS suggested to him that a.,
men should learn to farm, he said
Our farmer their instructor in apri.
culture) Is not Of the right kind. H..
comes here and wants us warriors Il,
work. What We want is for the great
father to send Us white men to plant
our corn, hoe it, reap il and but il
III barns, which they should build for
us. We are warriors and don't work at
>quaws work" Mr.. Leedom saws the
committee has "a number of reforms
IN Indian government to recommend.
The general tenor of them will be TO
treat the Indians like children and
govern them accordingly-to teach
them 10 farm and earn their own Iiyi-
ng, but IN the meantime to care for
them whenever they are unable to do
80 themselves.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

August Trautweia was shot and in
stantly killed, undoubtedly by Indi
ans. on his ranch in the "Bitter Roof
Bend" :.bout twelve miles below Mis-.
soula, short time since.
Danl. Brandt. of Cooke City, while
intoxicated one night recently, lit a
stick Of giant powder and while en-.
gagged in swinging it in the air had his
right hand blown Off
On the 25th of September e.soo
head OF cattle will be shipped from
Wallula Junction to Montana. 1t is
estimated that the Northern Pacific
has shipped $4,000 head Of stock dur
ing the present season.-Independent.
A man is on his travels through
Montana who claims to have been an
African Missionary. He proved him.
self to be fraud, a liar and a de-
bauchee, at Glendive and Boze,nan.
Look out for the rascal.-Inde
pendent.
1t is announced that the Canadian
Pacific will be completed and prepared
to carry freight and passengers through
to the Pacific on the sth prox. The
main line being completed, then look
out for branch building. The Fort
Benton line will be the first under
taken.-River Press.
Last week the Bull Mountain round
up, found the remains Of a man near
Hibbard Creek, about sixteen miles
from Junction City. The body was
much decayed. From the clothing
and boots it was thought to have been
the remains of a soldier, possibly a
deserter, who had perished last winter
Gazette.
A friend in Colorado writes that he
has sent us tarantula nest, containing
a Large number of fresh eggs, all Of
which will hatch out in due course of
time. We have not fully determined
what disposition We shall make of
the vipers. but seriously think of dis
tributlng them among our delinquent
subscrlbers.--Avant Courier.
Frank Esler dissents from the state
meet that Emigrant and Eclectric
Peaks in the Yellowstone range, and
Snowy Peak in the Crazies, represent
the greatest attitudes in Montana.
MIR. Esler believes that Index Peak,
IN the Clarke's Fork Range, is much
higher than either of the Peaks men
Il 'ned. and he has lately procured an
anerold tor the purpose of measuring
Courier.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

TIE Livingston Enterprise referring
to recent Indian raids in this re-
gio1has the following pointed remark.
in gard to this and other military
post Throughout the territory
Dfn about Billings and thence
nortfeard to the Missouri the air is
thic!twith hOrse-stcalings and rumors
OF hrse-stealings. The Crows are
stealis from the Picgans and the Pie.
cans tIm the Crows, and as details of
the tW tribes journey back and fortl,
acrosslhe country on raids and coun.
ter r'sts, pursuits and retreats, they
pick, al a few white mems horses or
white Zen take hand and throw the
odiun. y the Indians. Now the En-
terprisa has remedy to suggest.
There a squad Of soldiers at Fort
Maginnt the most Of whom have nev-
er seen h Indian since they have been
at the INST. Several times this sum-
mer whSi Indians have been reported
IN the vNinity small detachment Of
blue coat have been sent in pursuit.
The ofAcer in-command always dircc-
ted hs mer to take one biscuit in
their haversacks and when the biscuit
vas Aatten he always ordered a return
% hie fort ;Or rations. As a copse-
lvence no Indians were caught. Now
IT hose soldiers are not out here en-
titly for their health why cannot they
b(statiOned during the hOrse-stealing
sdson in cantODements stretched
afoss the country invariably traversed
ii the Indians in their raids This
Yuld go long way toward putting an
~ to the thieving. We regard it rs
II duty Of the military. rather than
" civil authorities, to look after the
Ydians. II the soldiers scattered over
IL territory are not for the purpose Of
teping the Indians in subjection and
b their reservations we have no con-
option Of their duties. That Indians
hould he constantly going back and
birth on these predatory raids almost
h sight Of the garrisons is a disgrace
b our alleged army.
In justice to the command Mt Fort
laginnis, it must be conceded that ac-
i've steps have been taken to overhaul
he Indians engaged in recent depre-
ations. Detachments have been sent
n various directions under capable
nd vigilant officers, and Il number of
indians and ponies captured. We
now. so far as the young officers are
oncerned, that they would rather be
mployed in such service than loafing
round the garrison, and we believe it
) equally true in regard to the troops,
specially ut this season Of the year.
'erhaps more explicit orders should
e issued from headquarters regarding
neir duties in case of Indian raids.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

Mrs. Sarah Ella Davidson, Of Boulder
Valley, is a little black eyed woman
with tender heart and the courage
of lionesss. Last Friday, says the
Sentinel, OF Boulder, while Mr.. Da-
wilson was away from home, Mrs.
Davidson and her little 3-year old
daughter were in the garden about
thirty yards from the house gathering
potatoes, when the child exclaimed to
her mother: There's a bear, moth
er, go get the gun" The mother
looked up and saw three bears com
ing. She took her little one by the
arm and led her to the house, and TAX
ing down an old trusty Sharp's rifle,
started out for bear" The dogs, in
the meantime had chased two Of them
away, but the third one ran into a
thicket about thirty yards from where
she had stood at the time she had dis
covered them. She walked within
fifteen steps of the thicket and kneel.
ing upon one knee waited several mo-
ments for bruin to make his appear
anCe, in order that she might seal his
death warrant. The dogs soon chased
him out, not, however, until he had
slapped them right and left several
times. As soon as the bear came to
the edge Of the thicket he stood erect,
with Outstretched arms. While he
was in that attitude she gently raised
her rifle, and without even a particle
of fear, shot him through the heart
She waited only moment for it to
rise and the bear showing no signs Of
life, she went directly ~ to it, took it
by the hind leg, and, with the assist
ance Of the dogs, soon had it at the
house, and in less than thirty minutes
the hide was hanging upon a peg.
This is said to be the irst bear ever
killed by woman in this territory.
She was asked il she felt any fear at
the time and she said: 81 only had
one idea IN my mind at the time and
that was the bounty money, as | just
needed 81. 50 to finish paying for my
sewing machine" The hide was sent
to Boulder, the bounty money received
and the last payment on that sewing
machine has been made.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

After nearly ten years of idleness
the smeltcr ut Cooke City, owned hy
the Eastern Montana Mining and
smelling company. was fired up week
before last by Frank Esler, and in sixty
hours 100 tons Of ore were smelted
and twenty-eight tons Of bullion drawn
OIL The bullion was at once hauled
to Cinnarfar from whence it will be-
shipped east to be refined. A bar Of
this bullion is worth from $50 to Sl6
per ton in silver, while the lead will
pay for shipping.-Bozeman Chronicle.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

Bishop Brewers appointments from
date. are as follows:
White S. Springs, Sunday, Sept. 81.
Martinsdale, Sunday, Oct. 4.
Ubet, Friday, Oct. 9.
Cottonwood, Sunday morn'g. Oct. II.
Lewistown, Sunday even'g, Oct. IL.
IT Maginnis, Sunday morn &, Oct. I8.
Maiden, Sunday evening, Oct. IS.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

man can behave himself in any profession
and IL COW boys think it cute To shoot
their guns in town they should be
made to know that it is extremely silly and
= dangerous practice. II may do for Texas
but Il will not be tolerated in Montana.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

New Mexico stock Growerl
One morning into the lit camp
There rode q cowb y tough:
To his saddle pumInel a rope was tied,
a cayuse to the end thereof.
wow who will ride my bully broncho?"
tie cried in accents clear
"Iii ride him." answered buffalo Pete;
II never saw the plug I'D fear"
Pete frightened the cinch and climbed the stAe,
which never q motion ms4le,
And the cowboys stood around and laughed
Al the stranger. who looked afraid.
Your horse Is tai,e rs a darned old Sheep"
Tried Pete. with ringing jees:
Just gimme fist full VI prairie sand
Aud Ill pour II into his ear"
The sand was poured, the broncho groaned,
Then bucked with all his might,
Aud Pete. like shot from q Calling gun,
Driftcd clean out Of sight.
On earth he ne'er again appeared,
Aud my story goes TO show
] hat sonnet lines even the cowboy bold
May tackle the wrong bronchO.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-01

Electric lights for headlights on
locomotives have been tested and found
to be successful, and the first one used
in the West was placed on engine I67
and run from Brainerd to St. Paul
over the Northern Pacific road on the
2ed ult.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09
Correcting a Mistake.

A Harlem bridge-tender, who had
swung open his portcullis to allow a
schooner to pass up the river, was
warmly and violently assailed by the
captain of the craft for some slight
inattention to duty few days previ-
Gus.
"If I had you down on the deck of
this vessel I'd break your neck" said
the skipper, shaking his fist.
"Yer would, would ye, we chuckle-
headed salt-horse. If yer was on the
plankin' of the bridge I'd mob the
fure with yer ugly carcass an hang
yer up ter dry on the truss"
"Shut up your animated slush-
bucket. For two brass pins I'd send
my cabin-boy up to feed distillery
hogs with your remains, you chop
snooted son-ofa-gun."
"Arrah, we bandy-legged horse-ma-
rine, I've big notion ter drop off NV
the bridge an maui yer to apulp."
"Well, why don't you drop?' sneer-
ed the captain. Gust drop, and I'll
undertake to feed fishes with you."
eyer lyin' ship,jack."
you're red-nosed scavenger, with
blue mold and cock eye. I'm 60
ing to tie up just above here, and I'll
give you a lifely old interview when
l get ashore"
"Is it tie up ye're goin' to be after
doin'?" inquired the bridge-tender,
anxiously.
"That's just what I'm going to do,
cap"
Correct, melud. When yer have
tied up yer schooner come oop here,
and we'll take in the lager-beer saloon
list fernist the aste ind NV the bridge.
Perhaps I've made mistake"
"All right, my hearty. Mebbe l,
too, was a little quick. I'll be there,
because when l drink l always aim to
do it with a gentleman"
can it's a gintleman yer is, cap
Texas Siftings.
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A Good Enoungh Story.


The story is told by John @. Chris
holm, a lawyer of Chicago, who trans
acted the major portion of Mr..
Honore's legal business during the
dark days of 1873. Mr.. Christian
came into some noteriety at the Pro-
hibition convention at Pittsburgh,
last year, by nominating John Peter
st. John for the Presidency. The
story as related is about as follows:
Prior to the panic Of 1873, Mr..
Honore held about $4,000, 900 or $1O,-
100000 of Chicago property, on which
he owed about $5,000,000, and no
man in Chicago had better credit.
He carrieda bank account at st. Louis,
where he had the confidence of
wealthy capitalists. During the
squeeze of 1873, and near the first of
year, he was in st. Louis, and was in
conversation with the President of the
bank where he did business.
"Mr. Honore," said the banker,
"your account is overdrawn here some
$4,000, and, as it is near the first of
the year, we would be exceedingly
obliged if you would balance the same
to-day"
ut is impossible and out of the
question for me to do it to-day, and
the probabilities are that it will be
many more days before I can" re-
turned Mr.. Honore.
"Well," said the banker, "can't you
give note, draw draft, do something,
just so the book-keeper can balance
the books !"
DRAW a draft! Who the id
would l draw draft oni 1 might
as well telegraph to the Gar of Russia
for funds as to draw draft"
"Well, Mr.. Honore, draw a draft
on the Gar. That will square the
books, and that's the main thing just
now."
So, after some conversation, sight
draft for the amount was regularly
drawn and started on its mission, and
the proper credit given Mr.. Honore.
The draft passed through many bank
ing firms in this and the old country,
and by the time it reached the Gar
had many blue ribbons and seals be-
longing to the different institutions
through which it passed.
1t was presented to the Car through
one of his agents, who desired in
structions what to do with it. The
Gar looked it over, but could not
understand how he came to owe money
to Mr.. Honore, but as everything ap-
peared regular he instructed that it
be paid, but told his Secretary to in
form Mr.. Honore that the next time
he drew draft to send an itemized
bill.-Ex.
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"'What's the matter, old boy?' he
asked, as he saw how perturbed l was.
"N-nothing !"
"Come. now, you don't feel we'll"
"Oh, yves, DIDO, except that I'm
little sea-s-sick %
"Come with me I" he ordered, and
he put one hand on my back, exactly
over that silk, and led me off that
boat. / had no other idea but / was
caught. Visions of courts, fines,
newspaper articles, and a weeping
wife rose up before me, and was
about to throw myself on his mercy
and offer to pay any sum he might
name, when he steered me into a
saloon and called out
'Here-give Jim brandy sling
to brace his stomach =
"With that he went out, and | Just
sank down on the first handy chair
and came very near fainting away.
When had put half mile between
me and the wharf | came to halt
and said to myself;
"'Jim, you are a confounded idiot.
"'You betp Jim replied.
Don't you ever try that again
al never will-never
"'You'd better pay SO per yard for
silk in Detroit than to pay 70 cents
ON the other side
"'You're shouting, old boy
"'Take this silk home and tell your
wife that you sent to Chicago for it,
and never let anybody know what a
fool you've made of YOURSELF
"'I'll do it,
"And did it, and if l had the
safest opportunity in the world to
make a hundred dollars day by
smuggling I'd never bring over sim
gle brass PIN"
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He Struggled.

"What good chance you would
have to smuggle," was observed by a
Free Press reporter the other day to
a gentleman who resides in Detroit
but does business in Windsor and
crosses the border three or four times
per day.
"Ahw was his dry and non-com-
initial exclamation.
aren't you sometimes tempted ?"
"No, sir ! At least, not now."
"Then you were oncei"
"See here I'll tell you story to
get rid of you. Years ago l did
smuggle ten yards of silk across. My
wife wanted shade we couldn't find
in Detroit, and I consented to snug
gle it over. When got ready to
start for Detroit the silk was under
my suspenders. with vest and coat
buttoned over it. / knew all the GUS
tom officers we'll, and there wasn't one
chance in a million of my being de-
tected."
"And you weren't afraid, thenf"
mot until 1 reached the ferry
wharf. The officials OH the other side
had nothing to do with the matter, of
course, but my guilty conscience was
on the alert. One Of them called to
me and detained me ten minutes while
he related the particula RS of man
being trapped for smuggling shawl.
felt myself turn all sorts of colors,
and declare that my knees seemed
to give right out"
"Yes-Pve been there"
"On the boat / saw stranger
watching me very closely, and L made
up my mind he was spotter. I'D
have thrown the silk away then, but
there was no opportunity. When ]
reached the American side / felt like
u prisoner about to be sentenced. ]
didn't know whether to land at once
and hurry of, or to take my time and
affect GOODNESS 1 was mighty far
from feeling"
Exactly. felt the same way"
"Well, two women were arrest, q
right in front of me for smugglin 9
straw-braid, and the second office.'
came up and slapped mo on the back
and called out:
"'Hello! Jim got anything on you
that ought TO pay dutyr
HE was in fun, of course, but my
heart jumped into MY mouth and
choked me, and 1 came near willing.
/ managed to fish up cigar and hand
it over with forced laugh, but I'd
have given 10000 10 have been a
mile away"
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On a Still Hunt.

Col. Nat Hammond was on the
train not long ago when a lank, in
quiring-lcoking stranger moved across
the aisle and took seat by him. He
gazed at Col. Hammond attentively
for full minute and then said:
"Howdy do I"
81 am well, sir" replied Col. Ham
mond."
A pause for about two minutes,
then, "What might your name be p
"My name is Hammond, sir"
A still longer pause, and then, IL
hope there amt no harm done y
There is not, SIR"
An embarrassing silence during
which the stranger contemplated Col
Hammond closely, then, "You see I've
got an uncle lives up in Tennessee
that / amt never seen, and might
come upon him some time by just ask
/ ing folks their names. Atlantic
Constitution.
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Idiomatic.

(And they say English is the Ian
guage of the future, too
French Visitor-"I call to sec Mon
sieur Rollard.
Maid-"You can't see him, sir he's
mot up yet"
French Visitor-"Vat you tell /
@ ,m yesterday, and you say can't see
he em because he not down; now you
sa, cant see heem because he not oop.
We will he be in re middle, madem-
oise lie? no compr'end." Grip.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

Boys, as a rule, are a nuisance, but
there is always something about our
own that makes them little superior
to others. They are finer quality Of
material, and the noise that they
make is not the harsh and nerve de-
stroying kind that other boys make.
Texas Siftings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

A German claims to have the
original discoverer of gold in the
San Juan mountains. Her name is
Bertha Wolff. She is worth 100000.
Who would keep such a Wolff as
this from the door !'-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

"Have you read the Descent of
Man ?" asked Clara, locking over the
book shelves. "No," said George, a
little timidly; "don't care for it but
I'd like to get assent of woman" 1t
is currently reported that he got it
the very next Sunday night.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

In Cincinnati the restaurant keep
ers have powder they sprinkle over
small oysters, causing them to swell
and you will often meet young men in
Boston who seemed to have been
sprinkled with this same POWDER
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

Miss S.: "Ah, Mr.. st. John, you
have been out shooting. What sort
of luck did you have :"
Mr.. st. John: "Well, scared up
seven partridges."
Miss S.: "How many did you
shoot?"
Mr.. st. John: 81 did not bag any,
of course, for had my sniping suit
on, don't you know.-Life."
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

New Yorker, who has been stuck
more than an hour with an intellect
ual young lady from Boston: "You
say yeu despise New York men.
Then why do you come to New York,
and why do you 60 to New York
parties?"
Young lady from Boston: "For
complete intellectual rest."-Life.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

A dinner out, who has had more
than his share of the wine, is care
fully feeling his way home at night,
when he unfortunately stumbles
against the circular railing which sur
rounds statue. After having gone
around it seven times, the hopeless
ness of his situation flashes upon him
vividly, and he sinks down upon
the pavement outside with despair
ing shrek "The scoundrels. They
have shut me in here."-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

"Mr. White" said a Harrisburg
lawyer to witness in the box, "at
the time these papers were executed
you were speculating, were you not p
"Yes, sir" "You were in oil?" 81
was" "And what are you in now?'
Bankruptcy" was the solemn reply.
-EY
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

Among catfish it is not the mother
fish that takes care of the eggs and
young, but the male or father fish.
This only goes to show that even the
husband of a catfish may be hen
pecked.-Boston Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

Treatment of foreigners in Hayti
Well, what of it. All we care to
think about now is how they are
treated in Haytifve.-London Moon
shine.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

II want Chaucer," said custom
er looking over the list of English
poets. "Fine cut or plug?" inquired
the young man, putting his hand in
his pocket.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-09

People who always get on swim
mingly-the Fins.-London Funny
Folks.