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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08

We often hear growlers growing
against our American girls tor their
lack of training in household affairs
and their inability to perform daily
dut les of dOmest H. life.
Ute IIIiTtIr iTIT17T fTDTII tn gTJJv fITIg ri
the GROWERS that American girls We're
good for not hing. and gave their time
up To dressing and daw,lling, while he
girls oi ot her count ries were useful in
he household and ornamental in The
show.
These GROWERS ought to have at
tended he big fair that has Just been
held up at Cold Spring. They would
have seen that American girls know
more than any GROWER can tell them.
There was iinedisplay oi he works
of feminine industry, many of them re-
quiring taste. skill, perseverance anl
| II renoth.
But the most interesting feature al
the hi. iair was the great rivalry he
tween girls under ! : to win the prizes
that were offered lor proficiency incer-
tain branches Of domestic service. For
example. there We're silver medals for
the best raised bread, the best appl.
PIE, tn. best tea cakes. the best butt
and lie best all-around biscuits.
| The GROWERS ought to have seen the
results Of the conl@i Itlon lDet ween In,
regiment of young American damsels
Why, all England could not show sucl
apple pies; all France could not show
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08

INDiANApoiis, Ind, Oct. 2S.-A wed
ding took place in the Fall creek valley
the other night which recalls little
incident that happened here about two
weeks ago. and in which the plumed
knight played "a conspicuous part. On
the night OF the Blaine rally he family
OF u prominent farmer Of the Fall creek
valley came here to attend the meet
ing. With them came II handsome
Young lady from Lexington, Ky, who
was visit ing them. Although "A Demo
crat. the young lady admired Blaine
and insisted that she would shake
hands with him. After the parade MIR.
Blaine returned to his hotel, where
l.sf,4..- 4 A.- -sie+.s- -he felt some nne grasp
his hand Turning for II moment to
/ behold the person who had taken this
1 liberty, le saw the young Kentucky
maiden As he gazed at her she puck
cred her mouth for u kiss, and, blush
ing the Maine statesman stopped and
planted n kiss square on the rosy lips.
| II is probable that the gallant lover
whom the fair maiden had left behind
in Kentucky heard OF this incident,
! for, although the marriage was not tn
have been celebrated until milwinter,
the youth arrived here last week and
he wedding was soiemniled.- Chicagu
News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08
BURIED TwENrY-NINE YEARS.
The Body Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing's Chile
Found Perfectly Preserved in
Its Grave

A I.eavenwOrth. Kan, special to he
Chicago Tribune, dated October 1itli,
says:
\ remarkable ease Of preservat ION
after death WAS discovered heretO-,lay
when the body Of IL child. buried Nov.
both, 1859. was exhumrd. On that
date he datghterOf Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Ewing was buried. and soon after
the family left for Montana. Return
ing to visit friends. they concluded tn
take the remains OF the child back To
Montana with them, and the grave
was opened to-day. When the iron
c:isket was removed from the box the
glass covering was found intact and
the body was plainly visible, looking
as natural rs when placed in thegrave.
The above refers to Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Ewing, Of the Prickly Pear
valley, who left Helena last summer to
visit their old home in Missouri and
former residences in Kansas and OF her
parts $ OF the east.-lIerall.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08
An Anaconda Killed in the Streets Of New
York.

II came out of the manhole of II
sewer near he corner of First street
and second avenue on Wednesday
afternoon. Oct. 3, Just as school was
letting out ut grammar school No. 80.
on First street. u few doors away, and
hundreds Of children were pouring out
When first seen it was gliding along
FIRST street toward First avenne. The
children saw il and shrieked.
Look out for the crocodile ~
screamed one Of them as they ran.
Their cries brought hundreds more OF
PERSONS hocking from doors all along
the block, and heads appeared at every
window. The school janitors and
other grown persons hustled the chill
dren back into the building and up The
high stOOps in the neighbOrhood. As
the snake moved along men, women
and children fled before it, screaming
warnings to others ahead.
At first the snake took it's time about
covering ground, but in II minute or
two the thrOng pressing closer behind
it apparently annoyed or terrified it.
It stopped and threw itself into coil.
with three or four feet Of very vicious
looking body vibrating upright FROM
the center and mouth eight inches
long gaping open to let u fOrked Oneue
spit out. The children screamed louder
than ever, and everybody that could
run did so.
II was at this moment that Mr..
Burckhardt first saw the snake that
he had cOilcd up in his market basket
the day before. The noise in the st rect
had called him to his window, and just
as he had taken one look ut it the
creature sprang forward. Mr.. Burck-
hardt's hair still rises l,erceptibly as
h- tells OF it,
~ could just see it as il flashed by y
he said. -Four men had run out from
the wheeIwright's = shop with whatever
they could lay hands on for II club.
The snake stOppe'i again, seeing the
crowd, and made itself into n coil
ready to spring. One Of the men
jumped forward and hit it u terrible
blow on the back OF the neck. 1t
dropped to the pavement, and l@fOre
1t could get up again the rest of the
men, and everybody else that could
get anything for a club. were on top Ol
it, hammering the life out Of il. II
fought desperately, hut it had no
chance"
The snake is undoubtedly n genuine
anaconda, nearly full grown. Its body
measures easily II foot in circumference
ut its thickest part, and it's length Ol
nine feet six inches was verified by Mr.
Burckharsit. who ST tretched ii out on
his floor and measured it. II isso cut
and bruised from the beat ing it had
with clubs that it isdOubtful ii il : skin
can he preserved. II is supposed that
it came from some South American
vessel unloading at an East river dock
crept into the sewers and along then
to the place where it reached the street
Some sailor probably brought it from
South America. II may have come
from there when young, hidden in fruit
or other cargo, and have grown to it,
present size in the sewers, but that il
not likely.-New York sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08

Some Pointers from the Annual Report of
Governor Leslie.

WAsuiN,roN, Oct. 29.--Prcston u.
leslie, Governor of Montana. in his
annual report to the Secret AIRY of the
Interior, est Imates the population of
the territory at llO,UO, an Increase
of 10000 over the estimate oi last
year. All the Unjust ries Of the terri
tory have been highly active and pros
porous during the year. Agriculture
has made rapid strides forward. and
it can he stated in truth that the
"a average yield per acre OF wheat, oats.
POTATOES and cultivated grass in Mon
tana for 1887. was not equallcd by
that oi any other territory or state.
The commercial operations oi the
territory during the year aggregates
$40, ,NM. 900, assessstsl value of tax
able property of the territory, Sj?.-
GOO, 900. Upon the subject Of e,luca-
ton the report says, in each OF the
cities and large towns areth very best
and highest class OF graded schools,
and every child of school age in the
territory is ON the school roll, and at
school nine months of the year.
The annual output oi our mines ten
years ago owasestiniate'l at 81 5000
Now it IL over S3l ,WO. 900. Thetot al
value of taxable property in the Ter
ritory then was l2,OOO.OW; now it
is S1O.WW.O0 mot counting tht
value of the mining property. The
number of cattle in the Territory hei
was 2Oo,RW; now 1T is 500, 900
Number OF sheep then wis l2O,NW
now it Is over 1000, 900. Number q
| horses then was 10000; now II l.
/ 2W,O,W. Number of acres of lam
then under cultivation was 265, 900
now there are over 2,WW,tOO acre.
appropriated and settled for farmin.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08
FACErIOusNEss

A man welded to his own ideas is
"a difficult chap tn divorce.
Always hanging arouni-the fellow
who puts on wall paper.
\ cross old bachelor suggests that
births should he announced under the
head oi New Music"
An lrishman recently spoke oi Il
man who had tried in every way but
could NOT commit suicide to save his
life.
Yes lac said, .'beiore marriage l
thought could llv. On love. but am
now living on my iai her nn-law.'
When "a man and woman discuss the
subject of matriinony one seldom get
the best oi the other. II usually
results in lie.
When IL man makes complaint that
the times are too hard To make "A
living, isn't 1t very much like II liver
complaint?
lie; dearest, il ! had known the
tunnel was So long. Id have gwen You
II Jolly hug" She: Didn't YOU
Why, somebody did,
\ New York young lady wa. killed
10y "a proposal oi marriage; and yet
/ the young ladies oi the country go
right along boldly courting death.
There's "a divinity that doth hedge
IA king, but put three other kings and
I'm ace in the same hand and there II
lie no heiging.-l.ile.
"pY.3't ! see You with your arm
around IA girls waist the ot her night
"Ic-, was making haste to reach her
heart by the belt lime.
Enjoyed your party, Bobby -,
awiully,' We'll, whai little girl did
YOU dance with -. didn't dance.
had three tights dnwn--tairs with
Willie Richardson, an ! hcked hln
every time.
You seem To be ~ sup"rlatively
happy man, George. When ! saw you
two years ago you Mere smiling al
over II had Just been married
then. And YOU are smiling as hard
"a ever now" I've Just secured 4
divorce
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08
Gold.

Gold is II metallic element Of Il beauti-
ful yellow color, soft and extremely
mallcable and ductile. II melts ut
2l92 degrees r., and vOlatilizes slight
ly at II little higher temperature. 1t
does not tarnish in the air even when
melted, and is unaffected by any single
acid, but is dissolved by chlorine water
and mixtures which evolve chlorine
such as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. acid. Gold
amalgamates the most readily OF all
the metals with quicksilver. When in
II state of fusion, it very easily and
very intimately combines with silver
and when mixed with that metal will
also run into II mass with iron. NO
metal destroys the malleability Ol
gold so completely as lead-for Ont
two-thollsandth part renders il too
britt IT, for rolling, and even the fumes
oi lead produce II very serious effect
upon gold
Gold is found widely dist ributed ovel
the globe, and occurs in rocks O vari
o,,s ages. from the Azoic to the Ter
tiary. II is found with comparatively
small exceptions in the veins of quart B.,
that interseci metamOrphr rock. II
is always very iriegnlarIy distributed
never IN continuous pure bands O
met al like many metallic ores. 1t o.
curs in the quartz in strings, scales
plates and in masses which are some
| times an agglonreratiOn Of crystals
II is mostly gathered, not directly
from the quartz, but from the grave
or sands OF rivers or valleys, or thu
| slopes of hills or mountains whOs'
rocks cont ain auriicrous veins. Sucl
deposits, called placer disgin2s, hav,
been derived from the disintegratioi
or wearing down oi the rocks contain
ing gold. Gold IT, too soft TO be use'
in II state of perfect purity. II is al
most universally alloyed with copper
or with silver in order to increase III
| iinruins"-.
Previous to the discovery of gold il
California (lSi1) and Aust rtlia Sol
the world was to a great extent sup
piled with this metal from Mexico
Brazil, New Granada, Chilli, Peru
| Asiat ic Russia. he Indian Archipelago
east ard west coast of Africa, Hungary
and Pennsylvania. All these count rie
still produce gold, but their tot tai yiel'
j. only about one-thir,i that of tn
United States and Australia Minin
Review.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08

The following iS an extract from the
obituary notice OF II Kansas news
paper, published in another paper ol
the same town:
''1'he pen is silent; the office Scissors
have been laid away to rust. tn,
stiffness of death l,erya.les the very
atmosphere where once the hoar,e
voice of the devil yelling copy oi
what inhell II hswor,i,' was wont ta
resound. The paste-pot has sour,sI
on the what-not; the cockroach l.
eating the composition oil the roller
and the blue-bot lefty Is dying in Ia,
rich folds of the printers towel.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WaSIII\tVON Ott cG SSS

WAsiiINGfoN, Oct. ~, ISSS.
The smell of raint hangs about the white
b,us, and Lusv artisans or. pIoc;up new
ruruitur. in many of the rooms. Mrs. t1evc-
land therefore. prefer. to remain at Oak
View. only coming in occaiopaIIy to view
the work. The sorr.l team. and the rather
DISTINGUISHED lookiup woman dressed i'm soft
,;,t.d x,ols with I'm. low crowned brown
velvet faced Derby. looks happy enough,
in all tru,b
With TN. presiaent the tale is different.
The nearn.ss Of the November battle is in
his face. His work during the last week of
congress- WA, ber,ulean. for whatever may
Il. said ,,f him il cannot l. said that he
Delegates his work to suborlinatcs. Per
hams IA. il at IN. other extreme: he may
not b,xe learned the true yaIue of able
lieu,enauts. II is said that he will not be-
,;u his animal message until after election,
which is in all probability correct. am
likewise. informed that he has registered in
Buff,,I,. and will vote there in November.
Whether or mo- he will vote for Hill il a
oue-t;nn. lie certainly won't vote for
Miller.
The presidcnt will receive the election
returns over the priyate wire that connects
The whit. bouse with New York. Dan La
mani will tnbuIatc the returns az they are
r.,.;v.J A. Dams fate 4, To follow his
chief. I can imagine the executive office
will eonta;u two very anxious hearts on
the n;,,t Of Noy.mbers;.
The uolitieal uncertainty y perva,les Wash
iprtop like an atmosphere, and in and out
the sbo,low of the political contribution
c,llect, mr. co,nes and goes. Never in the pip-
inc times Of republican peace was he so ac.
tive. The latest dodge was worked in the
pension office this week. when one of chair
man Brice's agents went about as a can
vas,er for the New York Graphic. charging
81 sor IN. o,,..r for tbre. months. While
the clerk il not aching for the Graphic at
that nr;cu or any price percha nee. he in
w;s, In his y.oerot;on and subserjbes. The
agent exuloius everything. Some Of the
contributor. are lifelong republicans who
are driven I" giving by the lear oi losing
Their positions. Ihe s'sht 's p''''o'e' "
Is worse; u ~ ron'e'np,'h'e.
The last r"Iorf al III" commissioner "i
labor Is ""v"'ei iafee'v y" S'a''H'"e ms I"
the comiiti"n al w"rhinswoiheh III TINS
country In the preparation "' 'he WORK
nearly 2o'"" women we're Intervene" ny
women 'he stat'st"s al marriage an"
divorce cover nearly the last tweh'! years.
The ages, causes "' "'N"f'e' hummer "' "''
ch''hre'' date ana pace :" marriage are
shown by counties, from the records oi
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08
Doesn't Always Work.

Lowell Ciiizen: .Iings What tia,
matter over in he alley
.IangS fight.
.Iin.- trynicallyJ-Ill bet there's =
woman at the bottom of il.
Jans- Well, you'd lose. When
lett the woman was on tine top, an,
looked "a ii she was going to stay
there.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08
No Mixed Drinks for Him.

Young man" he said. "a thei"rmer
lowered a bottle from hi~ lips with u
sigh of content. you seem To drink
whisky with a good deal of avidity.
No, sir, replied the young man, Il
always drink 1t straight. .-Epoch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-02
NOTICE
ehS Intention of the City CouncN to
axtsnd Water Mains on 81 Street.

SoFICE rs HkRKBY GIVEN By THE
City Council OF Salt Lake City of the
aution of such Council TO make the fol-
I1NinR described Improvements, to-wit: Ex-
espding and laying iron water pipes or
saains along the following streets, namely:
Beginning st the Intersection of sixth and
s. Streets and running southwark on II
Ekreet % point midway between Third
EAd Fourth Streets, and defrgy three-fo UYths
c$4he cost thereof estimated Of eleven hum
2fe6 and twenty-five dollars Isl, 1851 by
bod assessment upon the lots or pieces of
RrOand within the following described dis
h4ct, being the district to be sRsetea or
Benefited By said improvement, 6t4hely: g.
Al OflOts aud4, block IS:
Al Of lots and 4, block IS;
All of lot 4, bleck so; -
All OF lots and 3, block 70;
Al OF lots and g. block e.; , - "a
+ All OF lot 2, block 81. all In plat D, Salt
Lake City Survey. - -.
Xii protests aud objections to the carrying
ont Of such intention must be presented In
writing TO the City Recorder on or before
August 18th, 1855, being the time set by the
oRfaOouncil when 1t will hear and consider
BaeA objections as may be made thereto.
By order of the Cry Ouuncit of Salt Lake
GIky, made July Sd, 1888. y -
- HEBER NJ. WELLS, $ 20
City Recorder
tire Iatentien Of the OitY Council
EXTEND water Mains on West
;0mpl0 street, -'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-02
NOTICE

OF the, Intsntion Of the City OoanCil to
Extend the Water Mains on Fret
South Street.
NoTICE .Is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
IN City Council Of Salt Lake City
Of the intention of suoh Council to mako
the following described Improvement, to-
wit. Extending and laying iron water pipes
or mains along the following streets.
oapely: Begipning e. the terminus i, OF The n
On q 1e sss q Inc
eastward along First South Street TO point
midway between Tenth and Eleventh East
Streets. and defray three -fourths of the cost
theseoi,s estimated at six thousand and
thifty-eight dollars (s6, oSS), by q local as
5essment upon the lots or pieces Of ground
within the following described district. be-
Ing the district to be affected or benefited
BY said improvement, namely:
AN of lots .1,2 Bend 4, block So;
AN oflots I, S, s and 2, block 81;
All of lots l, q, and s. block S.,
AL of lots 5, 6, and s. block 81;
All OF lots /, 2, and 4, block So;
All OF lots As, s and q, block S., In plat 3.
and
All of lots and s, block 81;
All OF lots and 6, block %, In plat T, all
In Salt Lake City survey.
Atfprotests and objections to the carrying
out of such intention must be presented in
writing TO the Oity Recorder on or before
Tuesday, August 9TH, 1885, being the time
and consider such objections as may be
made thereto.
BY order of the CITY Council Of Salt Lake
- 1880 HEBER N. WILLS, 81.
City Recorder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-02

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT, AT
IN q meeting of the Board OF Directors OF
said COMPANY, held on the nth day Of
May, 1888, an assessment of one ~ cent per
share was levied on the capital stock OF the
corporation, one-hsH GT cent . share
payable on or before the 18th day of June,
1888, and the remaining one-half 90 cent
per share payable on or. before the nth day
Of July, 1888, to the Treasurer, William Fu[
Ter, at ITO MaiH Street, Salt Lake City.
Any stock upon which the frst one.haN
20 cent per share shall remain unpaid on
the 18th day of June, 1883, will be delin-
quent and Advertised for sale at public auc.
ton, and unless payment Is made before,
win be sold on Friday, the 18th day OF July,
1888, TO pay the delinquent assessment, to
gether with cost of advertising and ex.
penses of sale, and any stock upon which
the first one-hsh 90 cent per share shall he
paid on or before said 18th day of June, 1885,
but upon which the remaining one half G<)
cent per share shall remain unpaid on the
18th day Of July. 1888, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment issmade before, will be
sold on Wednesday. the 18th day OF August,
1888, to pay the delinquent assessment, to-
gether with cost Of advertising and ex-
By order Of the Board of Diseetors.
". 9. VAN HORNE,
EeCreeGEy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-02
NOTICE

YOTTCE Is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
q City Couh6A OF Salt Lake City of the
kRtendon of such Council to make the fol-
lowing described improvement to wit: Ex-
landing and laying iron water pipes or
Ez&ans along the following streets. namely:
TeEinning at the terminus of the main on
Ist Temple Street, at or near the intersec-
moi Sixth South Street, thence southwark
nag West Temple Street to point midway
kWeen Eighth and Ninth South 6ueets,
ID defray three-fourths of the cost thereof,
dmated at four thousand three hundred
I'D thirteen l$4.313) dollars, by local as
sessEaent upon the lots or pieces of ground
ztkhin the following described district, be.
nag the district to be affected or benefited
EE said Improvement, namely:
All of lots 8, 4, 5 and 6, block %; l
AL of lots l, 6, Z and 3, block Is; q
Iii OF lots Z, 8, 4 and s, block 10;
III of lots l, 2, Z and 8, block Ia;
Al of lots 8 and 8, block 4;
Al OF lots 6 and Z. block s.; all In Plat a,
salt Lake City Survey.
Gn protests and objections TO the carry
sAg out of such intention must be presented
fH writing to the City Recorder on or before
Tuesday, August 7th, 1888, being the time
got by said Council when Il will hear and
consider such objections as may be made
eretO.
sY order OF the City Council of Salt Lake
II MADE July Sd, 1888
HEBER II. WELLS,
CITY Recorder, e.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-02
NOTICE
OGthe Intention Of the City Council TO
Extend Water Mains on 9 Street.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
IN City Council of calf Lake City of the in.
tention OF such Council TO make the follow
ing described Improvement. to wit: Ex-
tending and laying iron water pipes Or
mains along the following streets, namely.
Beginning at the intersection of Sixth and
G Streets ana running northward along G.
Street to point midway between Eighth
ami Ninth Streets and defray threesfourths
of the cost thereof. estimated at one thousand
two hundred and fifty 81 $50 dollars, by
local assessment upon the lots or pieces of
ground within the following described dis
trict, being the district to be affected or
benefited by said improvement, namely:
ALI of lots and 4, block 60;
All of lots aud 8, block 81:
All oflots and A. block 1876;
Ali OF lots and3, block LOG;
All of lot 1 block 40:
All of lot Q, block liz. all In plat u, Self
Lake City Survey. +.
All protests and objections to the carrying
out of such intention must be presented in
writing to the City Recorder on or before
August 9TH, 1888, being the time set by the
said Council when IL will hear end consider
such objections as may be made thereto.
By order ofthe City Council of Salt Lake
City, made July Sd, 1883. -------
HRBER M. WELLS,
Ia ts s. City Recorder.