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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05
COTTONWOOD VALLEY.


ifieeiai correspondent
EDroRs ARGrs-Cottonwood grccts tho
prospective capital, and halls the advent
oil the FERGUS County Argus, its pioneer
newspaper, with the best Of wishes for III
prosperity, and hope that it's life may BE-
long, useful and successful BE proud Of it:
DE We Also liberal
Cottonwood has had more than its share
III excitement and catastrophics within the
past two weeks, What with prima ries.
fires, rains, laundering and lightning our
folks have had lots to talk about. The
Republican primary is old, you ha We already
published the result. The Democratic pri.
mary, held here on Saturday last was well
attended. The Democrats turned out in
force, dispatched the business for which
they met, in short order almost while one
would take drink dclegating Messrs
Pound and Walker as their representatives.
The rain, for which We had long-d. came,
and with ~ vengeance. The windows Of
heaven seemed literally opened, for a little
while. Great Jove, himself, pulled open the
throttle valve, and bclched his thun,lers
forth, in grand style, accompa MED by
lightning flashes, dazzling bright, but just IA
triile to near, We ken. When old man
Moses smote the rock and the water rushed
out no doubt he felt tickled, and thought
he had done something pretty smart; but
II the stream had been accompanied by
such thunder and lightning as we had here
last Thursday, il would have qualified the
old mans iolity. So it was with us. The
water we wanted, aud was thankful. The
extras we might have struggled along with.
out. such at least thought Mr.. Jones
whose ranch is located about one and one
hall mile from town, and whose stable Ia
substantial building lately fnished) hap
pened to be in the way 81 one M those
playful flashes, was hit and burned to the
ground.
MIR. Jones. having gone to the timber
that morning, lift boy about IL years
old, in charge Of the place. The boy was in
the building when it was struck and fired,
and had very narrow escape, In making
his exit, the little fellow, Daddy scared no
doubtl overcome by the heat and smoke,
and fell just outside the door,
where he was found unconscious, by some
cow men. who luckily CHANGED that way
and saved him from being cremate,l. The !
little chap WAS badly burned around the |
arms, hut will come out all right. The citi- !
,ens and neighbors turned out en- ma sse ,
md checked the further progress Of the |
ire, saving the dwelling house and other
buildings, which, with the fences adjoining,
we're IN "a fair way of being destroyed.
While all this was taking place, Mr..
stuart, who snperin'ends Charles I.ehuIan's
BUSINESS here, and whose weather eve !.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05
Dem ocratic Primaries.


LENl-foNN fEEClSC1.
The result of the democratic primar,
election held at the Day House, July 3lst
for the purpose of eleo!ing delegates an,
alternates to the county convention Il
meet at Lewstown, August 18th lss6, wa.
AS follows:
Delegates-Dan. Crowley, Phil. Whaley,
VIM. Miller. Alternatcs-J. Hozemer, II
Butts. J. Jackson.
The attendance though very encouraging,
would have been much larger but for the
impression with some that the meeting.
would be held in the evening.
JonS TooMBs, Chairman.
WV. MILLER Secretary.
ARMEILs PRECINCT:
At the election for delegates to the county
convention held at Arinells precinct the
following was the result:
Delegate, David IIilger. Alternate, w.
w. Parrott.
corToNNooD rREcINcr.
Pursuant to call, the democrat primary
was held at the Cottonwood schoohouse
aud the following delegates and alternates
chosen:
Delegates Thos. T.. Pound, J. c. Walker.
Alternates, Jno. :. Marshall. VIM. Hawson.
C. WALKER, Chairman.
JSo. ;. MARSHALL, Sec'y.
sTUhET's RANCH.
AT the primary held at Stua.t'S ranch,
Mr.. X. Anderson called the meeting to
order and the following delegates and alter
mates elected:
Delegates. e. W. Conklin. X. Anderson.
Al.ernates, Jas. Mitchell. A. Norman.
Il. ANDERSON. Chairman,
&. W. CoNKLIN. Secretary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

the ,ruuhlr they vould have IN collecting II
by laS.
I, j. Singular 'ha, tins maj Eaton should
l,i bic inns sination run 80 far as To- state
that /. WAS Imaginary" when sfatuter
we're quoted and ailidavi,s rccited. and
oniciai statements 81 the territorial s.cre-
;ary and county clerk were given. IIi- inn
asina;ion may lead him TO dream 81
marble halls but to awake and find himself
in the peniten'iary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

The President has appointed +. G..
Bach, Esq, Of Butte, to he Associate
Justice for Montana. The President
has mt last recognized the claims Of this
territory in one instance. The selec-
ton is good one, the gentleman being
endorsed by the Butte bar. Mr.. Bach
is a native Of Brooklyn. n. y, and has
been in Montana three years-just long
enough To have his feet ca!loused.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

The Union Pacific has purchased the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany's plant. The Northern Pacific
company IL now using this line to get
from Wallulu Junction to Portland.
The n. 7. company is not alarmed by
this seeming invasion on its domain, as
IT has ninety-nine year traffic contract
from the Navigation company.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

The Manitoba and Canadian Pacific
nave issued a joint circular announcing
ihe opening Of new iranscontinental
iIne from IT. Paul and Minneapolis, via
.heir roads, 10 Vancouver, &c, and
All Puget sound and Pacific Goa 81
points. The entire trip can be made
without change Of cars.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

l.. Paxton and G. s. Fell were appointed
fellcrs and announced the vote as above,
whercupon the chair declared Messrs. J..
Saunders, ID. ". Chambers, l.. Landt and
{. ;. Fell, the delegates to the Fergus
County Democratic convention from Mai.
den precinct.
On motion the following names were
placed in nomination for alternates, and
upon ballot being taken received. votes az
a
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

Senator Evarts has introduced a rss.
olution booking 10 an investigation as
to the reasons for the rapid deprecia-
ton of silver which, dropped from
93c TO 9ll. in one day. The
single standard advocates look upon
this depreciation as an argumcn, in
their favor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

Gabriel Dumont, the military leader
af Riefs rebellion, is lec,uring in Mas
sachuset's. \ few months ago he was
engineering Red river cart over our
bench lands.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

We acknowledge receipt Of COM
plimentary ticket TO the seventeenth
exhibition Of the Montana Agricnl-
iural, Mineral and Mechanical Associa-
zion which opens in Helena, Aug. 23d.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

General Passenger Agent Fec says
Gen. ). 5. Burde.,e, commandments
chief of The Grand Army, and 1000 of
the delegates to the camp at san Fran
cisco. will return east via the Northern
Pacific.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05
4 CHANGE or BASE.

The ARGrs is not q stranger in q
strange land, so we do not deem il
necessary to introduce ourselves with
khe usual salutatory palaver and rhe-
,orical pyrotechnic-. We have changed
our base OF operations out Of necessity
to benefit ourselves and our patrons.
We shall aim to be % county paper in
every sense Of the word, but will take
q just pride i'm the growth and pros.
perity OF our town, and will always be
ready with money and the pen to aid
any enterprise Of public benefit, to the
best Of our ability.
A newspaper cannot make q town,
alone. The aid Of wideawakc, public
spirited men and women is essential.
Drones and laggards will rctard the
growth Of any place-ihey want to
prosper at the expense Of someone
else. We trust we have none such
among us. Let us all join hands and
pull together, and not rely wholly upon
our beautiful townsite location that
nature has provided, for our prosperity
md future greatness.
We shall add new features to the
ARGUS ~ rapidly ~ possible, and desire
a correspondent in every town in the
county.
We do not expect to please every
body, that is impossible. We shall
thew close to the line, letting the chips
fall where they may"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

IL is reported from Massachusetts,
that an oleomargarine syndicate is TAX
ing steps To defeat congressman who
voted 10 tax imitation butter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

Senator Evarts, in the oleomargarine
debate, uttered q sentence containing
ss3l words. The subject was somewhat
igbricating.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

Delegate Toole says he does no.
nanker after y denomination but should
II come without "a struggle he would
consent to serve bis countrymen.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

$. 7. Rounds, public printer has ten
dered his resignation to the president.
a Buffalo man named Rogers will
succeed him.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

1t is expected that not less than
$4,000 head Of cattle will be shipped
from Montana, Washington Territory
and West Dakota, this fall.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

General Logan has gone to San Fran
cisco to attend the meeting If the
Grand Army of the Republic. lie will
receive an ovation on the coast.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

We again publish the Act creating
Fergus county that all may become
familiar with its provisions.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

cnF issnn this week, is necessarily
.i.'erior To what may he expected in
Hs future. Whs, With packing NJ.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

Gen. Sheridan will visit Helena this
mpulh.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

Geo. a. jerks has been confirmed
solicitor general in place Of Goode.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

The prosecution has rested its case
N the Chicago anarchists trial.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05

i, G, Paxton, l.. Belangcr, II. Born and
Frank Sage were deca red elected alternates.
On motion the chair and secretary were
instructed to draw up, sign and counter
sign, the necessary credentials for the dele.
gates and alternates. The caucus then
adjourned sine die.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
VEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
PROHIBITION
Mass Meeting,
At the Rink,
IN FA|RM0NT,
Friday, Mar. Il, at z P. N.
WILL BE ADDRESSED BY
Hon. IA. HOPKIkS,ot New York
Hon. THOS. r. CARSKADON,
of Keyser, W. Va,
Discussing the Most Prominent Is
sues in the Politics of the
Nation.

BODY INVITED.
addresses Also at Night by Good
Speakers.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
PlTTSBURGH'S BOOM.
T,centy- Seven Glass Furnaces Run
ing.

Pittsburgh is having big boom
in her Glass Trade.
"The spring jobbing trade has
opened and in q way which has
surprised the manufacturers them
selves. Already they are behind
six weeks in their orders and they
still continue to come in by every
mail. Telegraphic inquiries are
being constantly received and on Q
manufacturer expressed himself q
few days ago, as being tired receiv-
ing and sick of seeing orders.
Since 1879 there has been no
such boom in the tableware bust
ness. Most of the manufacturers
have been holding back expecting
the increase to come within a few
years. They had placed their
dates at 1888 and were satisfied
with holding their own till that
time. So this boom has caught
them unprepared. They are doing
the best they can and expect to
make no increase in prices. TWEEN
ty-seven furnaces are running in
/ pittahurUh ssssAss- esasa4s.s.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
Lynch Law Again.

On last Friday night, the negro,
Joseph Burns, who outraged the
person of Miss Mollie Fellers, at
Martinsburg, was taken from the
Jail by a mob, and hanged on q
tree, two miles from town.
The cruel particulars of the
mobbing are too horrible for rep
etition. If reports be true, the
barbarous excuses were the results
OF whisky.
There was a time when there
seemed to be some excuse for
lynching in cases like this; but
now there is none, since the Legis-
lature at its last session, made the
crime punishable with death.
If we are indeed a civilized peo-
pie, let US see that justice is melted
out under forms of law.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24

Powell, has been in the midst of q
stirring revival at THE place. More
than 80 have protested conversion,
with l6 received for baptism and
more to follow.
PAINT CREEK.-Rev. A. A. Mich
OILS reports revival meetings at
Paint Creek just closed, with AZ
conversions.
PHILIppI.- THE Plaindealer pub
fishes the names of &c converts
at the recent wonderful revival
in that happy town. In the list
are the names of Judge Ice and
several members of his family,
with every member of the Barbour
county bar but one, and many 9TH
er prominent citizens.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
w. VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

SAD DEATa.-A woman named
Fisher, 80 years old, living in g
house by herself, in 'Gilmer coun-
ty, was burned to death by the
building taking fire in the night.
Spencer Bulletin.
SPENCER O1L.--A great many
leases have been taken in this coun-
ty by the agents of the Philadel-
phia Oil Company. The Compa-
ny agrees to sink test we'll some
where in the county within thirty
months. ---Bullettss.
OLE AeE.-Mr. Henry Hedick,
living in the Blue Sulphur dis
trict ofGreen brier county, was born
in April, 1871, and is now nearly
95 years Of age. He is a nan of
remarkable activity.
WHIsrlE.--The beautiful whis-
tie adopted by the passenger en-
CINE on the K. Il o. is the chime
and is said to be more desirable
than the old fashioned ear pieroers,
because less dangerous to teams.-
Putnam Democrat.
OUR NATURAL BRIDGE.--Virginia
has always been proud of her nat
urai bridge, but our own State has
just as great curiosity. At Critics
Mills. on the left bank of French
Creek, Upshur county, is natural
bridge, forty feet wide and seventy
feet long Weston Republican.
John S. Carlile, son of Hon. John
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
A Woman 12O Years Old.

ST.. GATHERINGS, Ont, Feb. 49,
Sarah Taylor, and old colored wo-
man, died yesterday in the tow nship
of Lowth at the advanced age Of
100 years and II months. The rec
ords in Virginia, where she former
ly lived, have been examined and
prove the correctness of these fig
ures. Her mental faculties were un-
impaired. She was in possession OF
second sight and third set OF nat
ural teeth. Her hair changed
from white to dark brown.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Picked up for Freeman Readers

Paper slippers are novelty in
the world of invention.
Sawdust burned to the wind
ward, saved many Florida oran-
ges from the biting frost.
1t is said that of the 10000 He
brews in New York City, not one
is the keeper of grog shop.
A copy of the first book on arith-
metic, of which only two copies
exist, was sold in London recently,
for $500.
The reading of 285 love letters is
soon to occur in an Indiana Court,
where a breach of promise case is
to be tried.
Hamilton Diston, of Philadel.
phia, has $475 900 insurance on h:s
life.
An excellent quality of paper
has been made from the pulp OF
bananas.
A revival with one hundred and
seventy con verts, is reported from
the Methodist Church at Colum.
bus, Indiana.
The West Virginia division oil
the Chicago, Parkersburg and Nor
! folk Railroad is to be pushed to
early completion.
The Western Nail Association
has expelled the Junction Iron
Company, of Minge, Ohio, for Civ
ing in to it's employees demands.
Eighty prisoners in the Louis.
vile Jail refused to go into their
cells for the night. They were
threatened with presented guns,
and yet would not go till the jailer
and turnkey fired into them, when
they all scampered to the cells in
hot haste. Two of the prisoners
| received buckshot wounds.
There are now on the pension
rolls, IIiSlZ widows OF soldiers Of
the war of 1912.
The Woman Suffrage Conven.
ton protests against the admission
of any Territory that does not al.
low women to vote.
Three local option measures have
been introduced in theOhio House
Instead of being killed, the bear.
ing orange trees, in Florida, are
even now in bloom, and prospects
for the coming crop are as favora.
BILE as in any year.
Rev. Sam Small, has begun meet
iings in Chicago, and is preaching
TO immense crowds both day and
evening.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
S, Carlile, the famous politician,
died in Clarksburg last week.


MORE DAMAaE.-Mr. Vance, edi-
tor of the Clarksburg Ne,ps has sued
Mr.. Richards of the Telegram, also
Mr.. B. B. Stout, claiming SIS 900
damages in each case. Both libel
suits.
REGENT.-Gov. Wilson has ap-
pointed DR.. George Baird regent of
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, vice
DR.. Hardesty, resigned.
INvENTIoN.-We learn the Rev.
David Powell, of Pennington, has
secured patent on an invention
for coupling cars. 1t is self-act-
ing arrangement and if adopted
will net expose the men to the peril
of going between the cars to couple
up.--Erchange.
SAD Benton R. Carlow
of Monongalia, aged 36, committed
suicide few days ago by shooting
himself in the head. He was worth
about $685. 900 and no cause for the
rash act is given except that be
was in poor health.
INCENDIARY.--The school house
on Huff's creek, Clay county, was
totally destroyed by FIRE one night
last week. The fire was started, il
is supposed, by an incendiary.--
Morganto,on Dominion.
SHooTING--A game of cards re.
suited in Buck Hollan's shooting
Monroe Burton in Charleston, one
night last week. Both colored
Buttons wounds was thought to bt
fatal.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
EXCHANGE NOTES.

The Roane County Bulletin is
calling for light; says the oil sup
ply is exhausted, and roads too bad
to get any. Roane wants a rail-
road.
The Busy Bee comes buzzing in
this week on one wing. But then,
under that half-sheet wing it had
gathered the honey of all the news.
Last weeks Tucker Pioneer and
Democrat were again full of the
bitter Clerk contest. The whole
county seems to be at the Court
House as witnesses and interested
parties.
The Kanawha Daily Dispatch
after few short weeks of strug-
Cling existence, dispatched itself
last week.
The Wellsburg Herald is already
sounding the battle cry for their
next municipal fight for the Home.
Surely the good women of Wells
burg will not allow Q surprise and
q recapture of the city by the sa-
loon pirates.
The Richie Gazette has at last
abandoned all hope of infiltrating
a solution of the financial problem
into the Echo and Journal, and
leaves them in their unregenerate
hatred of the silver dollar,
We are advised, the Light House,
the new temperance paper at
Charleston, came to sudden end,
last week. While i lived and had
hope of life; we extended cheer
and good will but now that anoth-
er new effort to multiply Temper
ance papers in West Virginia, has
failed, We hope all true friends of
the cause will see the Importance
of sustaining and helping on to
greater success, the one State pa
per that has stood the storm of bit
ter opposition and acrimony for
five years.
The Raleigh Index has an ex-
cellent article on Prohibition, full
of startling statistics and bristling
arguments, by G. w. Ogden. 1t is
so good we clip it for our readers in
a future issue.
The twelve-year old Fairmont
Index is one of the newsiest coun-
ty papers that comes to US. Every
issue seems to have all that's going
on in every part of the county. Add
to this feature it's State and gener-
al news and editorial, and we have
3 model family newspaper; only it |
ought to be q little more decided
Ior Prohibition.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
Writ Normal School.

The Writ Normal School, with
Rev. Cofer as principal, will open
April 10, for q session of four
months. Mr.. Cofer has secured
competent assistants, and proposes
to do everything possible to give
our town and vicinity good school,
For those desiring to prepare them
selves for teaching, this will afford
excellent opportunities. - Writ
Transcript.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24

hGsIc--Our Band Boys have Or
1 ", suits for all of the members.
ne suits are to be grey, and they
Nh n look nobby, you bet.-SistersvsLLe
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24

The undersigned citizens of Ma
ron ounty, together with many
others in the Western part of the
county, having arranged for the
above announced meeting; and
believing that the old political
parties as constituted, are wholly
inadequate as reformers; and be-
ing convinced of the inability of
these old organizations to commit
themsel YES to the overthrow Of
the liquor traffic in the United
States: We, therefore, join togeth-
or for the organization of the Ma
tional Prohibition Party in Marion
County, and ask all citizens of the
county to join with US, who desire
TO cast their ballots against a le-
galned monopoly, the curse of our
land.
[Signed]
Neutrality-suspicious. Burt, John
S. Robinson, Henry Teterlck, o.
jerks, Jr., D. K. Ford, H. J. Start
man, Doctor Miller.
Pawpaw-Josiah Hawkins, D.
r. Tenant, Golden Straight, j.
N. Conley.
Bingamon-N. B. Handy, VIM.
d. Nay, Rein J. Martin, VIM. H.
Martha.
Lincoln-John Sturms.
Glover's Gap-Doctor Shuman,
c. Il. Woodruff, VIM. O'Connell, f.
n. Freeland.
Rivesville-David Borgess..
Farmington-W. w. Campbell,
8. N. Bunke.
Palatine-Jacob Mccoy.
Fairmont-Mat. Fleming, U. A.
Clayton, Eber Arnett.
At the close of the afternoon ad-
dress, as announced above, an or
ganlzation of the Prohibition Party
IN Marion county will be made.
+. 5. Look out for notice of Ex-
curslon tickets on railroads, next
week.
Excursion Rates.
;. LATER.-As we 60 to press we are
directed to say, Excursion tickets
VIII be on sale at all Stations be-
tween Wheeling, Clarksburg and
n n al 4
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24

CAAERoN.-A letter in another
1umn tells US of live Prohibition
s Ssuo organized with promise of
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24

The Roane County Bulletin is
calling for light; says the oil sup
ply is exhausted, and roads too bad
to get any. Roane wants a rail
road.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24

The New Dominion jubilates and
congratulates its big self on occas-
sion Of the new railraid that brings,
public daylight to Morgantown.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24

Fairmont is to have cold water wave
March 18th.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-24
Excursion Rates.

LATER.--As we 60 to press we are
directed to say, Excursion tickets
VIII be on sale at all Stations be-
sIe Wheeling, Clarksburg and
junction, and Morgantown.
tickets LICK may be purchased 18th or
Azth, good to return 18th or 18th.