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Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

\ huge bull strayed on the Grand
Southern railway Russell Sages road
at st. John. y. b., and seeing an Ell
CINE with "a picnic train approaching
concluded he would try what kind Of
mettle Russell's locomotive was made
of. With lowered mead and tail switch
ing from side to side he charged upon
the iron horse. There was n below. u
cloud of dust and n Missing of steam
for "a minute or two, and then all'was
still. When the smoke OF the conflict
cleared away it was found that the
locomotive had been thrown OFF the
track and was lying in "A ditch. Along
side the engine was the dead body OF
the brave bull, his horns locked in he
bars of the cow-catcher. No excur-
siOnists were injured.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

lie had been slipping his beer very
slowly in Michigan avenue saloon.
and the bartender continued to stand
right in front of him and keep his eyes
open, when the slipper finally re-
marked:
"Say. old man, are you up in old
histOry?'
II vhas." was the brief reply.
Ever hear Of SOcrates,'
"More ash ONE hOOncren times.
"Well, I've n curiosity to know how
old he was when he died. but can
find no one to tell me. What do you
say"
"Vhell. he vhas shust so Oldt dot if
"a deaibeat comes in his place und
dOan pay for his beer he breaks all
his collar pones nit "a club"
"Ah." sighed the man after n long
silence and he went down after his
last nicSel.-DetrOit Free Press.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

A passenger locomotive is building
at the schenectady shops for the
Michigan Central railroad that is said
to be the largest in the world. 1t has
ten wheels-namely, three pairs OF
coupled driving wheels and four under
the truck. The drivers are 6S inches
in diameter. The cylinders are ~
inches in diameter, with twent y-four
inch stroke The boiler. which is OF
Otis steel. is 5S inches in diameter and
has l47 two-inch semi-steel nues
The fire-box is 3 feet long by 42'.
inches wide, placed above the frames,
which gives increased width. The tank
is carried on two wheeled chan
mel iron trucks. The tank will hold
$500 gallons, and the tender eight
tons of coal.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04
A NOVEL WAGER.


Nebraska City special; A strange
writ ten agreement in n betting case on
the result OF the national election be-
tween two swedish farmers named Ole
Johnson and Hans Erickson was to-
day placed in the hands of "A business
man in this city rs stakeholder. The
agreement sets forth that in the event
of Cleveland's reelection Mr.. Johnson
shall forfeit his wife, Johanna, to Mr..
Erickson, but if Harrison is elected
Mr.. johnson is to receive from Erick
son "a Jersey COW valued at S55. :
The bet is IL bona iide one, and all
parties concerned are sincere, Johanna
expressing the hope that Mr.. Cleveland
may he reelected After securing a
stakeholder the part y made merry and
drank to the success Of Cleveland and
Harrison. Erickson is "a widOwer and
has long east Sleeps eyes at the ''fair
and forty" Johanna.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

Pitt tsburs Gazette: James Campbell,
president OF the Window Glass Work
ers' association, arrived home from
Charleroi. Belgium, yesterday morning.
In AN interview last night he said:
IN Belgium common labor is paid
from 30 to 40 cents per day. We
found in many inst ances little girls
from ~ to IL years of age working for
from 10 to- IL cents per day. Paint
ers are paid go to 80 cents. good ma
chinists 80 cents. coal miners 6Ocents,
women and girls in coal pits 20 to 30
cents and less. All other labor about
in he same proportion.
In ClarlerOi beef ranges from l5 to
30 cents per pound; ham, IL to "a
cents; bread about the same price as
in Pittsburg. There are about 23O,
900 people in the city and suburbs.
There are fifty meat shops, where old
horse and mule meat is sold at from
to ~ esNs per pound.
In London we called upon the work
men oi the Midland railroad and got
The following from an emplOye who
has seen over seventy years service on
he road: Engineers running ! 1Omiles
and return are paid 81, tirenien 81 80.
Head porter in Midland station, Lon
don, 81. SO per week; main lime brake
men, Ssi; tracklayers. d; policemen in
London, 81. 16: firenlen, 81. 16: con
duct ors on busses and street ears, six
teen hours per day, seven days per
week, 81. ~; common labor, S4.52.
Sunderland. England. we called upon
. l.. Of lao
Trades Council of the town. lie fur
nished the following statement Of the
wages paid in that city: Printers, per
week of 81 hours, 80. 20; blacksmiths,
53 hours, 81 .56; joiners and carpen-
tiers. 53 hours. 1868; bricklayers, 30
hours, 81 .9S; stonemasons, 80 hours.
S1.9S; tailors, 55 hours, $3.50; en-
gincrrs, - hours, 81 .6S; ship-drillers,
53 hours. So. -; street ear cOupl,, Ors,
liz hours, S3.3i. In South Stafford
shire district the total labor cost Of
producing IA ton Of iron is Si.32. ac-
cOr,ling to the ret urn OF wages to both
houses OF parliament by her majesty.
the queen. In one industry where the
skilled labor received the highest pay,
out Of 500 men employed only two oi
them owned their own houses. Not
one workman had any money in any
savings institution.
In Cradley Heath women black
smit hs are making trace chains iOr 81
per week In Manchester women were
carrying the hod. In n brlckyard near
Glasgow women worked for l6 cents 4,
day.
! Belgium is importing ore from Eng
Z lad inf ShaI r.psaI m 4
and sending it back into England
They exported last year Si5.WW,MN
worth OF goods. The trade with tn,
United States that year increased :ba
per cent over the year previous.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04
A BEDBuo.DEsTR0YER.


New York Special: Faith healers'
camp meetings are in fashion now, and
two large camps at Newark and Gretn-
vile are in full blast. Yesterday at
Elsey Grove the faith healers had n
jollitication and baptism in Newark
bay, i'm which Mrs. Holthusen and
Mary and Sophie Schieff were washed
and ''made whittier than snow" Elder
Raymond did the dipping.
At the praise services Brother EIsey
presided. lie stated that the Lord
healed his body, saved his soul and
enlarged his pocketbook.
81 believe" said he, "that il ] had
accepted the Lord years ago ! would
have been "A richer man than ! am.
He is ~ millionaire. There was great
rush OF converts, for II was renlem-
bered that Brother Elsey had disposed
of his thoroughbred horses. had
1t Opped his mode Of living, and SINCE
accepting religion had reduced his ex-
penses.
Brother Elsey introduced the ex-
hibits Of conversion. One was man
who told the spectators that he had
been cured of lock jaw just as the angel
of death had embraced him. The
death-knell had been sounded, his
limbs were giving IL final quiver, and
he had gasped for the last time, when
his wife, IL Christian woman, uttered
the briei appeal, 80, God, spare him.
Instantly the angel OF death relaxed
his fatal hold. he breathed and was
cured. Police Officer Enoch Perry tes-
titled that his home had been Overrun
with bedb,gs. His Industrious wife
had en,leavored to remove the pests,
but soap and water, bOrax and other
usual remedies were applied in vain,
but the tiny vampires would not go.
He then tried irresistible. unfailing
prayer, and nary bedbug was visible
af or hat
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

In arctic Alaska the natives keep all
young wolves that they catch and
train them as dogs for teams. Dogs
and wolves are reared together. The
dogs are more than hall wolf, and have
the characteristics OF those animals.
They are without affection, but obey
their master through fear. One dOgin
each team makes himself master and
overseer Ii any dog shirks lie will
punish him. Ii he cannot get at him
when in harness he will not forget to
give him chastisement when released
at night. They are capable OF enor-
nous endurance. like wild wolves, and
can fast and work long WILHELM
signs Report.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

The kicker is u developer; thecroaker
is an incubus. The kicker inciies to
Improvement; the croaker to indigna-
ton and resentment. The kicker is
only heard when he is given dollar
recommendations mt three dollar rates:
the croaker would he just rs noisy ii
he was getting three dollar acrommo-
dations and paying nothing. The
kicker is II lively, jOvial, progressive
fellow: the croaker is II dismal nn-
sanre, who lags superilnous ON the
stage.-EN.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04
A Merciful God.

! hay" made mp my mind that, if
there is a God. he will be merciful to
the merciful: that he will forgive the
foryivnu that every man should he
I rue to himself. and that there is no
world, no star. in which honesty IS a
crime. The honest man: the good.
kind. sweet woman; the happy child,
have nothing to fear, neither in this
world or the world to come; and upon
these rocks stand Colonel IngersOll.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

The persons who become rich are.
generally speaking, indust rious, reso-
lutte. proud, covetous. prompt, meth
odical, sensible, unimaginative, unsen-
sitive and ignorant. The persons who
remain poor are the entirely foolish.
the entirely wise, the idle, the reckless,
the humble, the thoughtful, the dull.
the imaginative, the sensitive, the well
informed. the improvident, the irreg-
ularly and impnlsively wicked, the
clumsy knave, the open thief, and the
entirely merciiul just and eodly per-
son.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

STAr>ro>. Va. sept. 2o.-The mon
unl.nt To the Confederate dead buried
here WAS unveiled to-day IN the pres
-nce of 5000 people. The grand
daughter of Albert Sidney Johnston,
assisted by young ladies from every
state of the conieieracy, unveiled the
monument. and addresses were made
by GOV l.ee. ten. Eearly. Gen. Ross-r
and Mr.. McCulloch, of Annapolis.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04
Confidence in Himself.

Now, son. said Long Island far
mer, you re going TO the city 20 strike
out for yourself, an don't fergit old
Polonius's advice to what : his name,
Don't he "a clam
"All right. father" was the reply;
"I'll not fergit it. But if should turn
out tn he clam, you kin bet all the
truck Oh the farm that Ill be a Little
Neck clam with lemon Juice on 1t.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

New York Sun: Pretty Cousin Ito
young Sissy)-Why, Charley, since ]
last saw you, you have grown quite IL
beard.
Young Sissy-Ya'as, Maude; NUT
tOn-chop whiskers, you know.
Pretty COusiri-Oh, are they Why,
they look more like lamb-chOp whisk-
ers.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04
HOW TO TELL ONES ACE.
A Little Table by Which You Can Oct at q
Woman's Great Secret.

just hand this table to lady and
request her to tell you in which column
or columns her age is contained. and
add together the figures at the top Of
the columns in which her age is found
and Won have, the great secret:
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04
A Sensible Choice.

Pa--"What would you like To be
when you grow up, johnny"
JOHNNY think Ill he II soldier. =
"Iou might get killed
Who byy"
by the enemy, of course
Nv ell, then. | GUESS had better be
the enemy Texas Siftinss.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

KANSAS Cry, Sept. 25.-IOu Bet,
the PAGER, made Il quarter OF "a mile in
29 seconds this afternoon at the Kan
sas City fair grounds. This breaks the
record i,-i.l 10y Johnson of 30 seconds.
Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04

On the steamer. oh, my darling
When the foghorns screech and blow,
And You hear the gentle steward
softly come and softly GO
When the passengers are groaning
With u great and nameless w.m.
Don't you think 'twerr better, darling.
You and should go below
In the cabin, oh, my darling.
Think not bitterly of me.
Though ! rushed away and l,'it yon
In the middle al our tea:
! was filled with sudden longing
To gaze upon the deep blue s'-a;
H. was best to leave you then, dear
Best for you and best for me.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
THE WOOL COMPRESS.
1t is up and Ready for Use---How the Com
press Works.

The hydraulic compress, belonging tC
the Montana Wool Growers Warehouse
company; has been placed in position
| alongside of the Kleinschmidt concrete
warehouse, where there are several hun
dued sacks of wool to be compressed. 1t
is now ready for business and works as
smoothly as an eight-day clock.
The pressure is produced from the bot
tom by means of hydraulic pump, work
ed by hand lever. AS the lever is work
ed the bottom of the press raises, com
pressing the sacks against the top of the
heavy framework One barrel of water
filled, to last the press until it is lost by
natural evaporation, which would take
many days if the top of the barrel is kept
covered. When the water is lowered an
inch in the barrel the bottom of the com
press has moved up twelve inches, so that
it only requires few moments time to
apply all the required pressure. Two or,
if necessary, three bags of wool can be
put in at once, and when reduced to the
size desired, are bound together with iron
band ties, the same as are used on cotton
bales in the South. The bags are only re-
duced sufficient to enable shippers to put
10000 in car, and such pressure does
not impair the sacks, displace the fleeces
or iniure the appearance of the wool in
the least. When the sacked wool thus
treated reaches it's destination the iron
band ties are removed and preserved, the
sacks spring back to their former size and
the wool opens out just in the same con-
dition as though it had been shipped in
single sacks without having been com
pressed.
Nearly all the wool now stored in the
Kleinschmidt concrete warehouse has
been sold and belongs to eastern buyers.
AS soon as the compress completes it's
work here it will then be removed to it's
permanent site in the immense concrete,
fire proof warehouse belonging to the
Wool Growers Warehouse COM
pany where it remains for good.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
An Unfortunate Queen.

BERLIN, July 13.-The German police
have ordered Queen Natalie of Servia to
leave Germany within twenty four hours.
They also informed her that before her
departure she must surrender her boy,
Prince Alexander, to the police, who will
take him back to Belgrade The police
will afterwards escort the queen to the
railway station at Wiesbaden and place
her on train bound for Vienna. If the
queen attempts to resist the orders force
will be used in carrying them out Her
majesty is prostrated and her villa is sur
rounded by the police.
WIEsBADEN, July 13.-An officer attend
ed by twenty policemen entered Queen
Natalies villa at 10 o'clock this morning
and shortly afterwards reappeared with
young Prince Alexander, the Servian
crown prince, and a lady Of honor of the
queens suite. The two were bundled in
closed carriage and driven to the rail-
way station, where the prince was handed
to Pratico, the chief of the Servian police,
who placed him on the train. In few
minutes Pratico and his charge we're on
their way to Belgrade. The journey will
be made without break. Tt is believed
the queen surrendered the boy without a
struggle. The crowd cheered the prince
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
The MI. e. Church College.

The Methodist conference, now in ses-
sion at Mlssoula has acted wisely in To-
eating the church college at Helena. 1t
is the best and most accessible point in
the territory for the building of schools
and colleges, and ought to be the educa-
tional center of Montana. The citizens of
Helena will undoubtedly extend liberal
aid and hearty encouragement to the erec-
tion and maintaining of the institution.
The provision that it only be located for
a temporary term of five years is a serious
mistake, however. A college acquires a
reputation only after long and perma-
nent existence at certain place, and if it
is to be shifted about over the territory
at the will of the conference, will never
amount to much. But there is little like
lihood that it will ever be removed if the
buildings are erected.-Independent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Mr.. Curtis Stands by Grover.

As the representative of the platform
which we describe elsewhere, no friend of
reduction Of the surplus by moderating
the tariff tax upon the necessaries of life
and raw materials could support Gen.
Harrison unless he feared some grave pc
ril from the success of Mr.. Cleveland.
This is an apprehension, however, which,
although strong and natural in 1884, has
now disappeared. Mr.. Cleveland made
his own platform in his message, and
there has been nothing in his administra
tion which has alarmed the business in
terests of the country. Gen. Harrison ap-
pears in the canvass as the representative
of high and higher protection, and of free
whiskey and tobacco, rather than of a
lighter duty upon any class of articles
produced in this country. In other
words, be is for an average tariff tax Of AZ
per cent. instead of 10 per cent, and Of a
profuse and consequently demoralizing
expenditure of surplus, instead of leay-
ing it in the pockets of the taxpayers.
His nomination promises clean canvass.
The offensive elements of personality
which were prominent in the campaign Of
1884 are happily eliminated, and we may
fairly anticipate the discussion of princi-
pies and politics rather than an exchange
of vituperation and scandals. This is
great gain for good politics, and in this
respect the campaign Of 1888 opens aus
piclously.- -Harper's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18

will come into serious competition with
that from the Australasian colonies. But
it is important to bear in mind that no
country south of the equator can compete
with the United States in the dead meat
trade with this country, because their
meat has to be frozen, whereas the United
States meat has only to be chilled and
kept in cold chamber The difference
is of kind and not merely of degree, di-
rectly affecting the vital principles of the
trade. Frozen mutton has proved COM
mercial success, whereas frozen beef has
not; and south of the equator there is any
amount of mutton to send. On the other
hand, United States chilled beef has
proved a far more important commercial
success in our markets, while their export
mutton trade is practically nil.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Northern Pacific Railroad Accident.

MILES Cry, July 13.-An accident oc-
Cured to east bound passenger train No.
4 near Forsythe. The rain weakened
some of the timbers of small bridge,
which went down as the engine and cars
passed over. The smoking car rolled
down into the ditch and two others left
the track, while the forward trucks of the
Pullman car left the rails. Two women
in the emigrant Car were bruised and hurt
a little, and two children slightly injured
whose names are not obtalnable. Engi-
neer Waddingham reversed his engine
Immediately and rushed to the assistance
OF the passengers in the overturned car
He broke out windows, and together with
other trainmen, assisted people out. The
track was cleared and the train reached
Miles City to-day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Cattle Coming into Montana

MILES Cry, July a. John w Buster,
manager for the Continental Land and
Cattle company's stock interests, has re-
turned from Texas, where he has been
buying and arranging for the delivery of
$4,000 head of trail cattle to their range
on the Little Missouri, says the Journal.
The first herd of 1000 head has already
been received and turned loose on the
range, another herd of 5000 being now on
their way up the trail.
The lead herd of trail cattle for the
Home Land and Cattle company, consist
ing of about 5000 head of cattle, is ex-
pected to reach their range in a week or
ten days. The second herd is several
weeks behind and contains 1900 head.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
A Touching Tribute.

CH1LL1coTHE, Mo-, July ia novel
presentation of fine gold-headed cane
took place here recently, which is the
talk of the town and has created quite a
sensation. The recipient was Landon
johnson, an aged and respected colored
citizen and former slave, and the donors
were old citizens, several of whom we're
slave holders and some of them confeder-
ate soldiers. The particular act of Mr..
johnson which won him the cane was his
recent purchase of lot in fine cemetery
OF this city and the removal of the dust
of his former owner, Mrs. Susan Turner,
from an old dilapidated graveyard, where
her body had reposed for thirty-fve years,
to the new cemetery. He also placed a
handsome monument over her grave. Her
husband who died in California, or his
ashes, too would now rest by her side, as
both are held in grateful remembrance
by their former slaves. The incident has
created considerable astonishment among
northern residents, who could not believe
that affection was possible between mas
ter and slave.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Work Resumed.

Timberline is once more busy hive OF
workers. On Monday, between thirty
and forty men were put to work in the
mines getting out coal, and Within a
month over one hundred will be employed
For one month preparations have been
going for the work now ih hand, and every
facility for the handling of coal has been
provided under the superintendency OF
Jack Anderson, whom Mr. Hoffman has
selected to operate the mines. Consider
able delay was caused by the difficulty of
getting ties for the extension of the rail
road leading to the upper mine, which
was abandoned by the Northern Pa
cific Coal company, and now found to be
one of the best mines in the group. The
ties have been procured and the railroad
is now ready for business. The coal
camps may come and coal camps may go,
but Tfmberline goes on forever. Mr..
Hoffman has inaugurated a great enter
prise, and he deserves the praise of the
whole community, which will be benefited
by his industry and push. Bozeman
Chronicle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
WANT HIM RESTRAINED.
The Treasurer of Cascade County Defendant
in Suit Brought Against the County
by Big Company.

The Great Falls Water Power and
Townsite company brought suit some time
ago against E. Dickerman, county treas
urer Of Cascade county, and ex-otficio col
lector of Choteau county, to restrain him
from selling their property for taxes. The
case has been transferred to Lewis and
Clarke county. The complaint is a vol
luminous one, and sets forth great many
points, 1t states that law was passed
by the legislature, September II, 1887,
which went into effect December II, 1887
forming the county of Cascade out Of a
portion of Choteau, Meagher and Lewis
ties of the treasurers of said counties to
make list Of all taxes that became de-
linquent for 1887 due from residents of or
assessed upon property situated in those
portions of the counties, which became
the county of Cascade, on or before the
third Monday in December, in order to
transmit to the treasurer Of Cascade
county for him to collect.
The plaintiffs affirm that they owned
large amount of property, real, personal
and mixed in Great Falls, which prior to
the formation of Cascade county formed a
part of Choteau county. The assessor of
Choteau duly listed and returned their
property for taxation. The board of
county commissioners of Choteau county
hn
and listed the property anew upon which
they are now required to pay taxes, and
for the non-payment of which the defend
ant is now advertising their property for
sale.
The plaintiffs protest against the action
Of the defendent on the grounds that no
public notice was given Of the meeting Of
the county commissioners by publication
or otherwise, and that no complaints were
made to the board about their property
not being properly listed. They claim
that the board arbitrarily made new as
sessment, which was made fraudulently
and maliciously for the purpose of in
creasing the amount Of money to be paid !
as taxes by the treasurer of Cascade, and
for the purpose of injuring the plaintiffs.
Other allegations relative to the same
point are also made.
The property was advertised for sale in
February, 1888, and the plaintiffs ask that
defendant be restrained from SO doing.
The case promises to be an interesting
e.-Independent.