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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15

Silver Bow county gave Carter >
majority al .5.3.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15

democratic, although - Louis went
rrlnhllcan.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15

1t Is estimated that fully SlOO.WDO
changed han Is IN Helena on the result
election
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15
Hardware Department.

This in u.
Tools, steel Iron,
Iiariwa
ul lin and Granite Ware
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15

And the sheep they y" bla bla
ida 30 Mascott
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15
MONTANA NEWS.

Court il ia session at Benton. Judge Bach
presiding.
Butte Republicans "a, tiled on the evening
of the 10th.
Miles city precinct p"lled ~. VOTES as
against 112 ia 'SG, sis ia 81 aud ..:;o in
81.
The neat legislature will l,r republican in
both branrhrs for the first time ia ih, his
cory oi the territory.
The Republicans nf YELLOWSTONE county
celebrated on the >th inst. Every drug
store ia town WAS ,l,pl,t,ri ri crimson aud
vrrmillion paint.
\ tire at Bozeman on the Sth inst. de
stroy-d seven buildings on Main street .
aud marty all their contents mrrr.,s'royrd,
including the telegraph office.
Trains in general NOW run over thu Mon
tana Central from Butic,n Helena ia about
thru" hours but the locals will make the
run IN two hours and h,rty minutes. Her
aid.
The Wirkrs tunnel is 1.2"" feet hong, il
lighted by electric light. loo feet apart aud
will he lined With ston- and brick at an
lay al S2Jo,Wnp. it cost 81 ..Iun, ,nbO
aud -hsrirns the line niuctecn miles.
Thomas erase made a b,i of s., 900 the
night ri election day that Cleveland would
lie Reelected. The bet was taken by \. j
>cligman, Hugh kirkcudaIl, NJ. II. Keel.
aud Frank Lang, and the money wa. put
up. Mr.. truse believes ia re,iuring the sur
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15

THE EIbTpHAi. VOTE.
The follow ing is the standing 81 thu 81 ates
in the electoral college al pr.sen, indca-
ti@ns:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15

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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15

This stock all goods tn. only W. every hing il,
''N hands AMI la met west
q the = river
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-15

All except the treasurer take Office Dee.
18th, the treasurer the first Monday in
March, 1859.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
THE GRANITE wTFE-MURDERrR
He is Swung Into Eternity at :ss O'clock
Friday by Sheriff Coleman, of Deer
Lodge County.

Special to the River Press.
DEER LODGE, February 17-Jailer Ross
visited Scott about 7:30 o'clock this morn
ing, and found him feeling very we'll. At
lO:2O o'clock the prisoner was shaved, af-
ter which he was dressed in a neat dark
worsted suit. At 11:30 the death warrant
was read. Scott showed no trepidation.
He said this morning that he could not
thank his keepers too much for the kind
ness shown him and intended to so state
from the scaffold, but his spiritual adviser
urged him to make no speech The march
from the jail door to the scaffold was made
with a pale face and nervous. downcast
eyes, and his slouch hat pulled over his
face. Scott Strengthened up as he was
pushed forward by the officers. He said:
"Gentlemen, have been Wronged in this
charge against me, but forgive ALL" The
drop fell at 11:38 o'clock, and although the
rope simply lifted him up quickly, his
neck seemed to be broken and he made
no struggle. The execution was success
ful in every respect and Sheriff Coleman
deserves commentator for the excellent
manner in which he made all necessary
preparations. There was no hitch at any
stage of the proceedings. Only those per-
sons eligible under the law we're admitted
to witness the hanging. Sheriff Hatha-
way, of Helena, was present. Scott was
not much disturbed over the situation
and walked with good degree of calm
ness up the scaffold steps. His counte-
nance, however, was pallid and twitched
occasionally as if he was laboring under
severe mental strain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22

in operating it's line this winter. The
worst portion of the road with which he
is familiar is between Canmore and Don
aid. The distance between these points
is about 200 miles and the line is hedged
in by high mountains that have an un-
pleasant faculty of sending down from
their towering slopes, great avalanches OF
snow that are otter accompanied by frag-
ments of rock weighing many tons each.
They sweep everything before them, and
are frequently half a mite in width. Great
trees are cut off as evenly as with knife,
and should a train be caught in one of
them serious loss of life must result.
However, the road has been very fortu-
nate thus far, it's only loss from these
snowy invaders being one snow shed,
which was crushed in and destroyed At
night patrols are stationed along the
track at distances of three miles each,
who are on the alert for danger and sig
nal every passing train before it ventures
on their separate districts. To these pre-
cautions the immunity from accident is
doubtless due.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
The Knot Tied.

It was rumored some days since that
Mr.. Joseph Sullivan had been married in
the east and that his trip "to Helena on
business" was simply mask to conceal
deeper and more serious designs. How
ever, while posted as to what the wild
waves were saying, this journal hesitated
to make announcements until the "com-
plete returns" were received. At last
they have come and state in the
brief language of official notice that Mr..
Joseph Sullivan and Miss Rose V. Nc
Quillan have been married at the Cathe-
dral IN Dubuque Iowa.
Of the groom little need be said He is
one of our most active, successful business
men, and has before him a future bright
with promise. The bride is lovely and
accomplished lady, who for several terms
was teacher in the public schools of
Fort Benton. All will unite in warm con
gratulations to the happy pair.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Small Pox From China and Japan.

SAN Francisco, February 1.-THE
steamer City of Pekin arrived from China
and japan this morning with several cases
of smallpox among her passengers and
was placed in quarantine This is the
fifth successive China steamer which has
arrived with smallpox. The Beige, which
came in two weeks ago, was released from
quarantine yesterday. The steamer Shen-
andoah, formerly United States man of
war, has been fitted up as quarantine
boat and is now occupied by several hun
dred Chinese who have arrived on infected
vessels
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
The Merry Marias.

The remarkably warm weather for this
season of the year, is beginning to show its
effects in various ways, and among others
was flood of snow water sent down the
Marlas yesterday from the mountains
above, in which it takes it's head. The
water in the channel at the railroad
bridge yesterday morning, rose eighteen
inches in a few minutes, and so remained
until evening when it fell fourteen inches.
In the present condition of the railroad
bridge, a transfer of passengers and bag
gage arriving from the east to-day may be
deemed advisable by railroad officials.
1t strikes us the merry Marias is behaving
quite badly this season, and thereby OBJ
tanning much more free advertising than
it had any right to expect
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Interesting Testimony.

CHICAGO, February IT, President Smith
of the Reading Railway company, wit
ness before the congressional committee
dealing with the strike investigation, was
president of the company from 1861 to
1869 and director till 1876. He left the
road because it was publishing false re
ports and cooking up accounts in the in
terest of stock gambling. The floating
debt was not reported, and while the road
was making no money it was paying divi-
dends. Through vanity the company had
borrowed $15,OO0,OO0 to pay dividends.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22

ments to be made be the company upon
its debt, &C one-tenth of one per cent. for
the first five years and one-half per cent.
for the second term of five years, instead
of uniform payment for the first ten
year period of one-third per cent. Rough
ly calculated, the effect of the proposed
change would be to reduce the payments
by 100000 during each of the first five
years and increase them by a correspon-
ding sum during the next FIVE years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Wind Power as a Resource.

Great Falls, the boom towr of Montana,
is delinquent in it's townsite taxes. This
is the town for which special session of
the territorial legislature was called to di-
vide Choteau county, that it might be
crowned as county seat. This is also
the town which boasts Of the greatest wa
ter power in the world, but which has no
country tributary toit, to furnish wheat to
grind or timber to cut. Wind power is
it's greatest resource.-Spokane Falls
Daily Chronicle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Mysterious Suicide.
men.

GARRISON, M. T., February 16.-Tues-
day afternoon about 4 o'clock a man
walking along the railroad track stopped
in front Of the tool house at Mullan, drew
a pocket knife and stabbed himself four
times in the left side and then cut his
throat from ear to ear He was not OBJ
served for an hour and then was dead.
The wounds would have produced death
even if help had arrived sooner. Justice
HartWell, of Deer Lodge, held an inquest
to-day. Not scrap Of paper or any
money was found on the body. The man
was unknown. The following is his de-
scription: Five feet nine inches in height,
weight 100 pounds, dark complexion,
black hair, mustache and beard, age 35
long face, roman nose, good coat, wine
colored diagonal clothes, two pair blue
overalls, blue cotton jumper, red flannel
under clothes, heavy lace shoes, purple
woolen socks, new brown Scotch cap,
home made dark mittens and a yellow
silk handkerchief with yellow border.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
The New Tariff Reduction Bill.

WASHINGTON, February H. Chairman
Mills has promised the tariff biz in five
days. It will put wool on the free list and
reduce the duty on woolen goods, ad val
orem being substi suited for specific duties
on the ground that specific duties weigh
heavily on cheap goods. Lumber, salt and
coal go on free list. Reduction is made of
25 per cent on sugar duties and the tax
on tobacco is reduced and perhaps re-
peated. The Blair education bill has
been referred to the committee on educa-
ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Early Wheat.

w. H Patrick finished seeding ten acres
of wheat the first part of the week, and it
is the earliest wheat ever sown in the Bit
ter Root valley. The farmers are all pre-
pairing their ground for seed and some
think spring is here to stay.-New Idea
18th inst.
Dakota and Minnesota farmers will be
surprised to learn that Montana farmers
can commence seeding the first week in
February. Montana is great country
and has many surprises for our friends to
the east of us.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
HOUNDS VERSUS WOLVES.
Interesting Items as to How the Former
Get in Their Work--The Opinion Ex-
pressed that the Poisoned Bait
Remedy is a Failure.

From Hon. John Harris, Of the Benton
pack of hounds recently brought from
Nashville, Tenn, are doing very satisfac
tory work on the range. They have been
out hunting but few times since their
arrival, but have already@killed sixteen
wolves and coyotes. 1t is Er. Harris in,
tention on returning home, to take the
hounds out as often each week as wind
and weather will permit, and from the
success that has already been experienced
the gentleman feels sure that the number
of wolves in the vicinity of his place will
soon perceptibly diminish. Mr.. Harris
pack consists of two gray, three stag and
two fox hounds The latter run by scent
and are chiefly useful in following wolves
through the brush and bad lands and
running them out upon the open prairie,
where the pack, that follow by sight only,
have an opportunity to get in their work.
The leader of the dogs is large and
very feet animal, that will ordinarily catch
wolf having start of one hundred
yards, in distance three or four times as
great. He is cunning fellow, and on
reaching the prey simply catches it by
the hind foot and turns it over on it's
back. The wolf Immediately shows fight,
but the dog takes no chances and simply
keeps as close as possible without open
ooro hot Tho ,,oopoap4 4bo 1,,o1e oro;v,
turns to flee he finds himself again turned
over, and this continues till the rest of the
pack arrive, when short work is made of
the victim. Singular as it would seem,
each dog appears to have his appointed
place for attack. When the PROSTATE foe
is reached, one for example, always takes
the soft parts of the body, another the
throat and others different portions Of the
anatomy. One point that is of much as
slstance to the hounds is that the wolf on
finding himself pursued doesn't get
frightened at all, and don't feel in any
particular hurry to get away from the
scene. Familiar only with shepherd and
ordinary dogs, he has no fear of bodily
harm, and her implicit confidence in his
own powers of rapid locomotion. Therefore
he takes it very coolly until the pursuer is
close upon him and never lives to tell the
story.
Mr.. Harris says the sport is very excit-
ing, as every one knows who has ever in
dulged in it, either as a matter of business
or of pleasure. He further states that
wolves on the range are rapidly increasing
and are working much havoc among
calves and weak cows. He says the expe-
rience of cattlemen in trying to rid the
range of this scourge by raeans of poison
ed bait has not been at all satisfactory,
and that in his opinion gray hounds will
prove to be the best means to attain the
desired end. The dogs can be laid down
in Montana for about thlrty-fve dollars
head, and the expense of their keeping
amounts to little or nothing. 1t is his
judgment that If cattlemen would take
united action in procuring hounds and
systematically using them the wolves
would soon disappear from the ranges.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Louis Goldberg in Difficulty.

BUTTE, February 17.-Louis Goldberg,
who was left in charge of his brothers
loan Office here while the latter was in
the east, was arrested last night on tele-
gram from his brother, now in Cleveland,
and is charged with grand larceny, in
taking $500 worth of jewelry and $500 in
money. He made plea of not guilty be-
fore Judge Lippencott this afternoon and
was held in bonds Of $1,000 for examina-
tion on Monday by which time his brother
will be home.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22

st. Arsene, Province Of Quebec, February
Goth, from Cleophas Martin, states that
he leaves tomorrow for Fort Benton and
requests that if possible the funeral of his
brother, Honera Martin, be delayed until
his arrival. In consequence the request
will be observed for the present, and the
services which we're to have occurred at
2 p. N. have been postponed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Hot on the Trail.

CHICAGO, February 1.-THE Chicago
police are on the track of the murderer of
millionaire Smell. Two thousand dollars
reward has been offered for William B.
Tascott, the son of a we'll known Chicago
merchant, who is the supposed murderer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Bound Over.
vessels.

BUTTE, February 7.-Mr. and Mrs.
Banks, who were arrested for robbing
John Dooley of watch and 1925 on Tues
day night, had hearing before Judge
Dingevon this afternoon, and we're bound
over to await the action of the grand jury
in the sum of $1,000 each.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
The House Committee Approves the Bill

WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE bill to
amend the law prohibiting aliens from
acquiring lands, has received the approval
Of the house committee on mines and min
ing. By the new bill the prohibiting
clause does not apply to gold, silver, tin,
lead and copper mines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Mail Route Chan gesl

The petition of the citizens of Sun River
and Choteau for daily mail service via
Ulm instead of Great Falls, the present
route, has been granted. A call for bids
to carry the mail will be included in the
annual pamphlet Of miscellaneous routes
soon to be issued.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Murder ut Anaconda.

ANACONDA, February IA most cold
blooded murder occurred here this morn
ing. VIM. Martin proprietor of the Plan
ter's House shot and killed Tim Reardon.
The latter owed Martin a bill for board
amounting to six dollars. He drew his
wages Wednesday last but did not pay his
board. This morning Martin went out to
search for him, found him in saloon and
called him out. They walked up Front
street and when near the Valley House
Martin drew revolver and struck Rear
don to the earth. While the man lay un-
conscious he repeatedly knocked him and
finally drawing the revolver shot him in
the base of the brain with fatal result.
Martin then walked off to the foot hills
without molestation. All the officers are
out of town and Justices of the Peace are
swearing IN deputies to search for the
murderer.
WARM SPRINGS, February 18.-The
officers think they are close on Martins
trail, and have located him in this vicinity.
He was at Race Track, half way between
here and Deer Lodge, at 12 o'clock last
night and this morning arrived here. His
object in remaining SO near the scene of
the tragedy was to send money to his wife,
He gave $500 to a friend this morning
with request that he would hand it to
Mrs. Martin. The murderer said he wonld
not be taken alive. He is armed to tie
teeth and will die rather than surrender.
The last seen of the fugitive was at 10
o'clock this morning. Every train up and
down the road is searched for the fugitive.
Much surprise is felt that Martin should
commit SO hideous crime as he has
always been regarded as quiet and peace
able. Some think he will strike for north
ern Montana. He is we'll posted on trails
and once north of the Northern Pacific
could make his way into the British Pos
sessions without difficulty.
ANACONDA, February 90 From advice
received here this morning it appears that
the officials have received information
that Martin went to Warm Springs station,
but the locality being too hot he doubled
up and headed for Butte or Boulder. Ac-
cording to accounts the trail is hot, but
there is no certainty that the man the
officers are pursuing is the man they
want.
VIM Martin is we'll known in Benton,
having formerly resided with his family
on the Shonkin. 1t is but few months
since he passed through the city en- route
to Anaconda with his sister, who by acci
cident, left 3 shawl at the Pacific Hotel
which is still there At one time he was
employed by Mr.. FL. j. Wackerlin, who
says he was very quiet good natured
man but Of violent temper when aroused.
A $500 premium and the RIvER PREss
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Names of the Injured.

Special to the River Press.
WILLIsToN, February 16.-The follow
ing are the names of the parties injured
in the accident that occurred at Williston
yesterday: R. S. Owens, Winnipeg; Joe
Kusck, Iowa; Dan Mooney, Cleveland, O.;
Geo. Bartlett, Williston, NJ. T. All single
men
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
President Adams Desire.

WASHINGTON, February Warfeld
Stoey, counsel for the Union Pacific Rail
way company, to-day submitted to the
house Pacific railway committee the mod
ifcations in the Cultivate funding bill
desired by President Adams. The only
change Of moment suggested in the ori-
ginal bill is the proposition to fix the pay
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
The Penitentiary 0uarantined.

A case of smallpox is reported at Gar
rison, and in view of tie apparent danger
Of the disease making its appearance in
Deer Lodge, Marshal Kelly has quaran-
tined the penitentiary against all visitors
for the time being Inter Mountain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Notes From the Northwest Territory

Mr.. S. Stevens arrived Friday from
Medicine Hat, N. W. t. He says that the
Canadian Pacific road, with which he was
for time, has experienced little difficulty
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22

A $500 premium and the RIVER PREss
one year, for $3.50.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-18

that throng and swarm around M 10
we move along into older years, there
Is nothing we need 90 much 40 to fesl
that there is some one that stands to
us in just the same relation now ~
father and mother used to stand to 10
years ago. This is the first idea Of
God we want to have formed In u
when we are little, and the last idea
We want to have of Him a. we move
out and up into the place prepared for
US In the Fathers house on high. The
tirst recorded sentence that Jesus spoke
called God His Father, and His last
recorded sentence on the cross called
God His Father.-C. II. Iurkhu,st.
1t is marvellous to sec how often
the teachings and the thoughts of
Jesus are exactly tho opposite of hu.
man thoughts and human teachings.
The world goes with Peter until it IN.
derstands the deeper and truer teach.
ings of Christ 1t is equally marvel.
Gus that the Christian soon comes to
see things as Christ presents them, al
though they are the opposite of first
thinking, and of his human conception
In regard even to things of Christ So it
Is never safe for us to assume that we
are right, until we have profoundly
considered and fairly listened to the
teachings Of Christ on that subject.
We are His followers, and we are to
60 where He leads us, even when it
takes US through the valley of humili-
alton, and when there Is little light
for our imperfect eyes to behold.
Anonymous.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-18
Lord castlereagh's Ghost.

Lockharts Biography.
Lord Castlerea.h. when command
ING i'll early life Il militia regiment in
Ireland, was stationed one night in
a large. desolate country house, and
his bed was at one end OF long,
dilapidatel room, while at the other
extremity q great fire of wood and
turf had been prepared within u huge,
gaping. old-fashionel chimney. Wax
ing IL the middle OF the night, he lay
watching from his pillow the gradual
darkness of the embers OF the hearth,
when suddenly they blazed up and
q naked child stepped from among
them on the floor. The figure nd.
vanced slowly toward Lord Cas-.
tlereagh, rising in stature at every
step, until. on coming within two or
three PAGES OF his bed. it had assum-
ed the appearance OF IL chastity giant,
pale us death, with q bleeding wound
on the brow, and eyes glaring with
rage and despair. Lord CastIereagh
leaped from his bed and confronted
the figure in an attitude OF defiance.
1t retreated before him, diminishing
i'll size lis it withdrew in the same
manner that it had previously shot
up and expanded. He followed it
pace by pace until the original child
like form disappeared among the
embers. He then went back to his
bed and was disturbed no more. The
story. Lord CaSt;erea.h told with
perfect gravity at one of his wife's
supper parties in Paris in 1915,
when Scott was anon. the hearers.