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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.

T.. LAND OFFICE At HELENA. MT.n
March II. ls>9.
Notice j. hereby given that Jacob Mills. of Lewis
town. Mont. ha- flied notice OF intention =, make
Lroof on his desert land claim No. Ildi for The
VIZ SEQ. Eis swi,. See. ~; WI, NEi. ~
NWit see. -. ZIP. u y, Il. Il b.. before the Pro-
hate Judge Of Fergus county, Mont. at Lewistown
Won't, GU Friday. the 18th day ri April. lsso.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove the
complete irrigation and rclaniat ion of said land:
Angus Rose and john Marlin. OF sifton, Mons
Leslie u. Hamilton and Edgar A. Hamilton. of
Utica, Mont.
:. w. IANGnnENE. Ecpistrr-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

Desert Land Final Proof.

T.. s. Land Office at Helena, NJ. T..
February -. ISIS.
Notice is hereby given that Thomas
CnInan. of Iewisfown. Fergus county.
Mont, has filed notice of intention To max.
proof on his desert land claim No. IIIG
Tor the NEt Me-, See. 81; NWl NWI Sec.
- Up. Ii ". X. ~ f., before the Probate
Judge oil Fergus county, Montana, at
Lewistown. Montana, on Friday. the Ioih
day Of April, 1889.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and rcclam,-
ton of said land: John r. CIe,y. Peter
T.. Anderson, Ole Sieten and William Uor.
top, all Of Lewistown, Mont.
:. W. LANGIIoINr. Register
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

Notice of Final Entry.
LAND OFFICE AT HELENA. MONTANA,

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA. MoNTANA.)
March II. lss9 /
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention To make
maj proof IN support If his claim, and that said
proof will he made before the Clerk of the Fourth
Judicial District Court in and for Fergus county,
Mont, at Le~isiown, Mont, ON April %, lsse viz:
Alex Mel.~mnam.
who made pre-emption declaratory statement No
1910. for SCI. NEi,. NJ MEL, NEt, NWi.. sec
~. TIP. II n. X. ~ T..
He names the following witnesss. to prove his
CONTINUOUS residence upon. and cultivation of.
SAID land, viz Frank Lamb. Wesley Harrington,
Edward farmelee and Robert Angus, all of Flat
Willow. Mont
Any person who desires To protest against the al
iowanee "f such proof. or who knows of any sub
stantiai reason under the law and the regulations
OF tne Interior Department. why such prof >houd
not he allowed. will he given opportunity at the
above mentioned time and place to cross-examinr
the witnesses of said claimant. aud to offer evil
ene- in rebuital OF that submitted by claimant
;. W. IASGHoE<E. Register
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
Notice Of Final Entry

LANporrIcE, HELENA. NJ
April I. l>sg.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his ipten-
ton To make final proof in support of hi,
claim, and that said proof will be made.
before the Probate Judge Of Fergus county.
Mont, at Lewi>town. Mont, ON Nav III.
lss9 viz:
James 4. Ford,
who made emption dccIaratory state
ment No. s4sl. for the NJ NEt, Me-, NWi,.
and lot !. Sec. Is. Tp. II ~. X. BE
lie names the following witnesses To
prove his continuous residence uoon. and
cultivation of, said land, viz: t;eor,,e
Ii-iserman, James X. Shelton, James Rob.
erts ana Frank PiInkett. all of Utica. Mont
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, sr who knows
OF any substantial reason. under the law
and the regulations of the Interior Depart
ment why such proof should not be
allowed, will he given an opportunity nj
the above mentioned time and place to
the witnesses of said claim.
ant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of that
submitted by claimant.
:. W. LASGHoRNE. Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

L. ;. Land Office. Helena, Mont.
March ~: ts.,,

4. :. Land Office. Helena. Mont
March NJ. 1853.
Notice is hereby given that Richard Raw.
81 fhilbrook. Fergus county, Mont, has
,Iied notice OF intention to make proof on
NWt. ST., Nwt. See. II, tn. IAN. n n
v. before the Probate Judge of Fergn.
county, Mont, at Iewistown. Mont on
Friday. the 10th day of May. Iss9.
Tie names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclama
ton oi said land: Nathan A. Lewis, Will.
lam ~. Walling. Eugene Lewrght and
briiiet i. Ninson, all of Philbrook, Mont.
:. w. LANsu"gSr. Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of, said land, viz: George
Helserman and Thomas Mulvy, of Utica.
and Thomas J. Waddell and Frank T..
Wright, of Lewistown, Mont.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance OF such proof, or who knows
of any substantial reason, under the law
anu the regulations OF the Interior Depart
ment. why such proof should not be al.
lowed, Will he given an opportunity at the
above mentioned time and place to cross
examine the witnesses OF said claimant. and
tn offer evidence in rebuttal of that submit.
ted by claimant.
s. ". LANnunENE Rerister
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
Notice of Final Proof.
Land Office, Helena VI. r.
Narol. ISSn

Land Office, Helena VI. r..
March 4. Iss9.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice of his inten.
tioa TO make final proof in support of his
claim. aud that said proof will be made
before the Probate Judge in and for Fergus
county. at Lewistown, Mont. ON April
~, 1859, viz:
James Ne Wil1tasMs
who made presumption declaratory state
ment No. 1111 for the NV! Sci. 50 SEi,
Sec. %; Me-, Mel, Sec. %, TIP. ii n, II.
19E.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of. said land. viz: George
Ii. Brown, Charles Rogers, Floyd e. Dwin-
ellie and Jacob sanford, all of Lcwistown,
Montana.
Any person who desires to protest against
The allowance of such proof. or who knows
of any substantial reason. under the law
and the regulations Of the Interior Depart
lnent, why such proof should not be al
lowed, will be given an opportunity at the
above mentioned time and place to cross
the witnesses of said claimant. and
70 offer evidence in rcbuttal oi that submit
ed by claimant.
;. W. LANGHogNE. Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

who mad. pre-emption dcclaratory state
ment No. 1888. for the NJ SCI, SW', NEl,
NEt SWt, See. -, Tp. IL ". Il. III T..
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of said land, viz: William Io-
gan and Jasper Bedford, of Tibet. Mont:
Isaac Ii. Dawkins and William Havilcn, of
Cottonwood. Mont.
Any person who desires to protest against
The allowance Of such proof. or who knows
of any substantial reason. under the law
and the regulations of the Interior Depart
ment. why such proof should not he al
lowed, VIII tie given an opportunity, at the
above mentioned time aud place Ia cross
examine the witnesses Of saidclainaut. and
tn oiler evidence in rebuttal OF that submit
ted by claimant.
;. W. LANonoRNr, Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

Ad'iress-For Maginnis Fergus County. MT
brand-As above an lcn rih-.
Ear Marks-t nderhii on oi both ears.
h"RsE>-same brand on lefi shoulder
Nent-same brand On lef hip.
hange-from the Black Butte to Flat Willow
s"ek' ''"m Judith Mountains to tn. Little
SnowieS; on Box Elder For,ls' Eufr,Io 81.
Donaid's aud Elk Greeks "
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

On February - ls>?. the President signed III.
hili Grating -onih Dakota North Dakota Mon
lana. and Washington states of the Mon
SotTH DAkorA 80 The great Prairie STAT. =,
which the - Paul. Minneapolis n Manitoba Rail
way mas thI.c main lines. reaching Ellensdal.
A%rheen, Huron. Watsrtown, and sioux FalIs
g" 10 south Dakota via the II. Paul Minneanoji.
~ m,niioba Railway and pass through 81 Paul
AMI Minneapolis en- route.
NORTH DAKoTA.-Wb.r, is grovu IN, y. III,
-co'ch riie wheat; whose healthful climate nur
lures TIE most vigorous and brainy ciyiIzation an
oa a, Nh'te single countie, raise moro wheat.
",'S an" hirleN than entire states; the soil OF
mh".e fertile prairies is richer than the VALLEY f
me Nile where the Turtle Mountain Ninot AMI
- ,'he anu districts invite the home seeker
!" >.'"r" Tree home. Magnificent daily train
.ervi'. to Fargo, Grand Forks, tir,itou. bell
''sse, b",tineai, and all other important points
MoNiANA, THE GOLDEN. - Treasures i'm nor
mines OF precious metals; wealth In nor nan 49,,
head of live stock profit in her FERTILE fields n,n
u,lns q iIs.i !i,i 81 crops THAI any OF her Sta /.
'ne rieh..t country per nhabitani on
. .i "hefs prosperity j. universal. which ha,
HE best paid labor in the world; a balny wip,sr
, ~, caused 10y warm winds from the Pacifc
u he - Paul Minneapolis 4 Manitoba EaiIy,1 i;
the only railroad passing through a ,nn,in':,,
AGRICULTURAL country from II. Paul and Ninn,auo
" To TIE Rock Mountains. II runs through The
Treat R.>ers ation II ls.Hpno acres nf IanJ r.,
!" settlers, in the Milk River Valley WonJ -,
ahi coal IN abundance. NO irrigation REQUIRED
ne only line passing through Great Fall, with jts
i'rH."" Horsepower caiaracts: Immense coal
veins, and surrounding farming .ountry =, -
-----------rw-
sniai centre 81 Montana, and Butte, the richest
inning camp "n earth, 10 San Francisco by The
oluhibia River Valley, Portland and shasta route
~ 'g"en' ifah, :" california points. Remember
M J, me only ine running dining ears Sleeping
ars and free cooni,t >leep.r> of IL, own I'm, :,
naui ami Minneapolis To Great Falls Helena and
"mtr' " Is ais" The shortest line To- Butte
Tented by Puget sound the Mediterranean of ~.
racihe. Do not forget that the -. Paul Mime |
'l,"is Manitoba Railway j. the only line which
'n'fs 'hoic" OF thn" Routes To the Pacd, Coast
he Manit oba- Pacific route j. the only lime hv /
men passengers en- route for Tacoma, Portland ,
u" .ah ram lsc" eau pass through i'ort Townsend
nu seattle Pre- cooni>t >lecp,rs run thr.ugb
hhout change or delay. Distance to the PaeiIic
oas' y sahe Is by other lines bat price, Of tick
pute. " N"'''
TOT 'ut'her Information, MAPS rates and puhli. |
i'iohS IN regard io til" resources of the tonr new
az miu "a OF app! To- =; l. WHITNEY, Gen1
inn. ''r ~ '"i'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

who made pre-emption .eclarat"ry statement Ne.
svis. Tor the NV. sec. l. Up. II y. X. Il r.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon. and cultivation Of said
land, viz: Charles " CARY. of I4wistnwp Mont I.
oscar /. Lockwood and Levi H. Sveetlantl Of Phil
brook. Mont; David NJ. sherman. OF PhiIbrook
Mont.
Any person who desires To protest against the
allowance of such proof. or who knows oi any sub
staniia reason under the law aud the reguIat ion,
81 i''e Interior department. why such proof should
NO t~ allowed. will he given an opportunity at thu
ab''se mentioned time aud place 10 cross. amin.
the wiines>.s -, said clainan and To offer evil
denrr ~ rehutial Of that submitted by claimant.
S.w. LANGHoRNE, Register
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
Notice OF Final Proof.
LAND osFfcF, HELENA 81. l.. .

Notice j. hereby given that the following -na,.ei
settler has flied motto. of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim. aud thai
prot will ie made before the Probate Judge of
Fergus county. Montana. al Lewistowu, Montana
on April % l--q viz.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
Notice Of Final Entry.
Land Office at Helena, NJ. r..
Ex.lrIt.arx. u I.-A

Land Office at Helena, NJ. r.,
February %, 1859.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his inten.
ton To make final proof in support of his
claim, anu that said proof will be made be-
fore the Probate Judge of Fergus county,
Montana, at Lewistown, NJ. T.. on April
ID. 1859, viz:
Daniel COrcOran.
who made homestead application No. 29s2
Tor the SWt, Sec. II, TIP. IL north, range
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-09
A WORTHY MEASURE.

A bill, known as the anti-option bill
has passed both branches of the Missouri
legislature and only lacks the governor S
signature to become law. In discuss
ing the measure, the Kansas City News
says that eff signed the bill will at once
annihilate the grain business of Kansas
City, depopulate the great board of trade
building and ruin scores of grain deal
ers." Our understanding of the measure
is that it was designed and intended to
break up the system of what is known
as bucket shop gambling, and if that be
the case the governor cannot sign the
bill too quick and put it in operation.
The pity is that such law cannot be
enacted and applied universally. The
whole system of speculation in futures,
as it is called for responsibility, is moth
ing more than gambling, only
it is more pernicious in
its effects. 1t is worse than the lottery
because the fluctuations turn, not upon
any method of mathematical calculation
but upon the caprice, or rather cupidity,
of the one or coterie of gamblers who
get in position to manipulate the board
to their personal advantage.
If the effects Of the system were con-
fined to those immediately engaged in
it, while in principle it would be just as
worthy of condemnation, would still
elicit less popular censure, but since it
is employed to the extent of influencing
the general market in such a way as to
harrass, annoy and often injure the pro-
ducers in spite of their best Judgment
and careful management, it becomes at
once question that concerns everybody
and should be so dealt with. Instead of
injuring or destroying the legitimate
grain trade of Kansas City, as suggested
by the News, it would have the contrary
effect, because bringing the business
within the realm of legitimate trade.
prices being fixed upon the article in
hand or in sight and not in the magma
ton.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-09
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS.

One of the editors of the New York
Observer, weekly religious and liter
airy paper, spent several weeks in Kan
sas in the early spring, going from town
to town and interviewing people on the
question of prohibition. The gentleman
spent an hour with the editor of the
EAGLE on the morning of his arrival,
and before leaving town interviewed a
dozen or so of prominent citizens whose
names we furnished him. He also talked
to many people at random. Mr. May
nard heads his letters truth about Kan
sas, and no doubt he found much. He
was fair, conservative man and seemed
only anxious to get at the truth. He
names a number of prominent profess
sional and business men in Kansas who
are opposed to the prohibition law,
among them some Wichita bank presi-
dents. Then he gives the names of
another line of gentlemen who opposed
the adoption of the amendment who
are now in favor of prohibition.
Governor Humphrey and others assured
him that if re-submitted it would carry
overwhelmingly. His statement that
he found but one man in the state who
had voted for prohibition who would
now vote against it, is an astonishing
statement. Mr.. Maynard devotes quite
a space to a Sedgwick county official
who told him he was not only opposed
to the law but that it was fraud, and
that he could take him to places in
Wichita where liquor was sold, and that
accepting the officers offer he was actu-
ally SO taken and given the names and
numbers of other places which he after
wards visited. The Observer man esti-
mates the Wichita man in no favorable
light He further says that there are
honest opponents of the law in the state
who are conscientious in their arguments.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-09
ghe aanieha Daily Eagle: ghrsday 1orna aau ., 1868

ceive tenfold in the increase in its rev.
enue and the additional wealth Of these
great plains.
We must make some move in this
country to improve our condition. This
subject is one which should not only in
terest the farmer. but the mechanic and
merchant as well. for without moisture
we have but an arid region, barren
desert.
Every senator and congressman from
the Dakotas. Nebraska, Kansas, Texas
and Colorado should act IN unison to Sc
cure an appropriation from the United
States. and The legislatures OF every
state and territory should offer some
substantial aid to its pioneers to con-
struct these reservoirs. Kansas,
standing out as bright star
in the galaxy of states in every move
ment that helps to alleviate mankind.
can do no better than to see that this
idea is carried out.
Let this subject be agitated, societies
formed and aid asked for from the states
and the United States; then an interest
will be awakened. The farmer seeing
the great value of these reservoirs, will
begin to build them, and if an appro-
priation of a million year Tor the next
ten years can be secured To these states
and territories of the eastern slope of the
Rocky mountains, it will not only bring
us plenty of rain, but it will distribute
SO, 900, 900 where it is most needed, for
it will aid people that is deserving and
that needs the protecting aid of the gov
eminent as much as any people in this
broad land. Respectfully yours,
II. w. PARSONS.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-09

ex9ulsitely carved, with gold noding, Is
over thirty feet high, and Is probably the
most costly organ III any private dwelling
in America The music room is large, over
forty feet high, with psneled coiling OF ter
"a Gotta.
A SHOEMAKER at Ottawa, Ont, seventeen
years ago broke of the point of an anvil In
the hollow II tooth which was continuous
~ aching. The other day the tooth was ex-
tracted, and the little piecs Of steel found
embedded IN IT was just as bright as when
il first entered During all those years
toothache was unknown By the man Of
leather, who concludes tt.as cold steel IL q
good antidote for tho irritating pain
TIE wife Of a prominent Prattville, Ala.
citizen made lot Of batter cakes on tho 10.
Of April and stuted them with cotton.
When her husband sat down To the table hs
was very excitediy describing how Hawes
escaped from The Birrnsn CHAM JAN, and be
became so thoroughly absorbed In the mar.
rasive that he ate al the cakes without once
noticing any thing peculiar fbo1t them. His
wife had 70 explain 20 him afterward that
he had been fooled lie claimed that tho
JOKE was On her.
Is The early days, before tho iavcntlon Of
platform scales, which is not fifty years
ago, "a deciding TIE weight Of cattle 80 was
done by the glrth, and IL In practsced IN
some Of the more rural portions Of the
United States. THIS ru.o is adhered 70 yets
"Cat,ie girthing FIVE fest ordinarily weigh
from GO - 80 pounds, according % form
and fataess; for each additional inch In
girth add twenty-five pounds Up 20 sir feet,
and for each inch after Elk feet add city
y.o-yr,@u
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-09

association will be held at Winfield Sep
TENDER 3 to z inclusive. In addition to
the regular premiums, amounting &c
over So, 600, number of special premi-
ums will be offered. -Telegram
Warden Smiths last monthly report
of the finances of the state penitentiary
shows that the total cash receipts OF the
institution for April were IS, 80, of
which 50, 592 was for convict labor and
81, 129 on coal sales. The excess of ex-
penditures over receipts is 81, 1884.
The crops in southwest Kansas, so far
as we nave seen and heard, are in excel
lent condition. The wheat presents q
good appearance, the ground is in good
condition for the coming corn crop and
the farmer smiles at his prospects for
a big harvest this fall.-Morton County
Monitor.
Saturday afternoon VIII c. Spear, a
prosperous farmer residing three miles
south of Wellington, while attempting
to take down cultivator that had been
stored in his granary during the winter,
slipped and fell pulling the heavy nipple
ment down on him. He was so badly
injured thereby that he died a few hours
afterward
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-09
UNCLAIMED BANK DEPOSITS.

On this subject the Fortnightly Review
gives the following interesting facts: "A
man lodges money in bank, but no one
knows it but himself and the bank. He
can conceal it completely from the
world, and from his kindred, too, for
there is no limit to eccentricities; his
kindred may suspect it, but when he Is
dead they have no means of finding out
anything about it unless they happen TO
60 to the right bank to make their in
quiries. Some of the English banks are
more than two hundred years old, and
some eighty or ninety of them date from
the last century. During this long pc
hands must have been very large. and
the length of time during which they
have been in contact with the public
must have given occasion for numerous
derelict deposits. The longer they re-
manned unclaimed the remoter the
chance that they would ever be claimed,
and the firmer the hold Of the bank up
on them. To avoid exaggeration, let us
suppose that, instead of three-tifths of
this money being unclaimed, as the SUI
preme court figures might lead up to
think, one-fortieth of it is unclaimed,
then we have the large sum of e22, $780,,
900 sterling; or, even if we say an eight
ieth, one-half of this last, the amount
comes to the very respectable figure of
81, 250, 900. AS has been said, there are
no statistics available directly bearing
on the matter; but, as conjecture, we
should say that the true amount was GER
tainly more than Ell 900, 900, and ranged
from that to e40, 100000"
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-09
WHEAT IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

The following estimates of the yield OF
| wheat this season in the counties named,
| in the southwestern portion of the state.
made by the Garden City Daily Herald
presents very fattering prospect, and
even if only approximately correct dem
onstrate that that section, once thought
to be barren waste, not susceptible of
cultivation for any kind of agriculture,
may become highly productive for small
grain as it has already proven to be for
root and forage crops and sorghum. The
Herald says Morton county has 10000
acres in wheat that is as fine as ever
grew on the American continent. 1t
is safe to say that the product of this
acreage will not fall short of 450, 900
acres. Grant county has half as
large an area in wheat or $4,000
acres, which viii probably yield
225, 900 bushels, Stanton, Hamilton,
Kearney and Finney counties have about
$4,000 acres in wheat which will pro-
duce 675, 900 bushels more, besides at
least $50, 900 more bushels from Wichita,
Greedy, Scott, Lane, Grrfield and Gray
counties, making a grand total of $780,
000." In several of these counties the
wheat crop this year is an experiment,
being the first time the farmers have
tried it to any extent. The showing as
given above, unless the crop should be
overtaken with some blight, which is
not at all probable, resolves the ex-
pertinent at once into brilliant success.