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

A French scientist says that Adam
was 1913 feet high and Eve was lis.
Adam was then five feet taller than
Eve and had to stoop over to an
angle Of 4Sl, degrees to get a kiss or
have his collar button sewed on. No
wonder the present race is so small
in statue when so much raw aterial
was wasted on our first parents :.
They were evidently both high livers.
The man who wouldn't take the
forbidden fruit" when he didn't nave
to climb for it, would he a goose
Adam must have found it "a great
advantage to he able to crawl through
a window of the second story of his
residence without waking Eve, when
making night OF it with ''the boys"
Imagine him curled up i'm the cat box
LII the garrett trXing 10 -catch- n few
hours sleep. What a great female
jumbo Eve must have been. For
tunately the prevailing fashion OF her
time was DECIDEDLY "decolete," other
wise there would have been a panic
in the oriental millinery and dress
goods market most OF the time. BY
the way, isn't the old story tall
enough without any modern embel-
ishments?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
Woolgrower's Meeting.

The Judith Woolgrowers association bcl,
meeting in the office of tho Bank las,
TH0rsday evening. Following is the See
retarys report Of the proceedings:
Meeting was called To order by T.. A.
Huson, President.
T.. J.. Chandler WAS elected secretary IRE
tenn in the absence nj +. T.. Wright.
Minutes OF last meeting read and ne.
cepted.
Mr.. liilger related his experience as sheen
inspector and reported that he did not
know OF "A scabby sheep in the county.
Mr.. Hedges of Yale. gave an account of "A
disease among sheep in his neigLbor!,o.d
which caused sore mouth and loss Of teeth
A general discussion upon the question
followed.
Motion was made and carried that tbi.
associaties recommend that David IIily-r
be appointed sheep inspector for Fergus
county.
Motion made and carried that each
member be assessed 80 cents.
u. u. Thompson. Sahara, W. W. Parrot.
Maginnis, and W. A. Hedges, Yale, were
admitted as member. Of the association,
The following resolution was unani
meusly adopted:
RESOLVED, That the thanks Of this Assoc.
citation be extended to the Bank Of Fergus
Connty for the use Of their room and
courtesies extended.
There being no further business the meet.
ing adjourned.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

up the good re- ord. The November
term in Choteau cost that county
about S26. 900. This i more than the
total Indebtedness of Fergus county.
Broils and disputes over trivial mat
tiers should be infrequent among such
an intelligent people. There were only
three indictments found by the last
grand jury. The whole costs of the
district court will not greatly exceed
the costs OF the preliminary hearing in
the Balm case.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
Board Of Health.

Sanitary rules and regulations opted
by the Board Of Health Of Fergus coanty
Montana at the regular meeting held ON
the I'd day Of April, 1889, pursuant To
Section l63, page 63s. OF the Compile,l
Statutes Of Montana:
l. II shall be the duty of each pronert y
owner within any town or village In the
County Of Fergus to cause any and ali
yards, lots, alleys and premises owned by
them or under their charge or control To-
be cleaned oil all rubbish, garbage, manure
or decaying matter al any kind at Ieast
once during the month Of April of each
year, and at least once each month there.
aiterduring the spring and Summer, and ta
cause such garbage. manure and decavinp
matter to he removed from said premises
u. No person, persons. company or cor
poration shall erect Or maintain any
slaughter house, or slaughter any cattIe
hogs, or sheep within the limits of any
town or village within said County ~
Fergus, or within one fourth of n m;Ia
from the outside limits thereof. bet wa.,,
The first day Of April and the first dav Of
November Of each year
III. These rules and regnlat ions shall ,,e
IN iuil 1orcs and operatio on and after tn.
End day Of April A. ID. 1889.
i. y. CHANDLER, Chairman.
l.. \. LAriLME, Secretary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
MONTANA NEWS.

| DIR. Her-ey succeeds T. e. Burns in tn,
drug business at Bozsman.
There will he an expenditure of S5o,OOG
in the Yellowstone National Park thi. sea
| son.
Locators in Cascade county, since Jan. I
oil this year, have filed on $4,000 acres al
land.
Missoula has a new national bank. the
Western Montana, with an authorized cap
ital of $4,000.
At the recent election in Helena the Re
publicans secured the mayor and a ma
jerity OF the Aldermen.
W. A. Clark writes to his friends that his
health is greatly improved, and that he will
return to Butte in April
Fort Benton is to have q Touring mill.
The site has been selected and the maehin-
cry ordered from the east.
The town of Missoula has had the value
OF a broken ankle assessed against il to the
extent of - ZOO. Cause, II detective side.
walk.
W. ~. Hdiics VI west raIiatlh was lOund
dead in his horse corral near his residence
on April 2. 1t is supposed he died from the
effects Of kick by "a vicious broncho.
We notice our farmers purchasing steel
traps with which to keep down the psstifer-
Gus ground squirrel to "a limited extent.
Two years from now these pests will be as
thick as they were before the law pa wing n
bounty on their hides was passed. -Chron- |
icie.
James A. Murray of Butte writes from
the Lower California gold held saying that
the marvellous stories of their richness n re
without foundation, and that if people gen
srsiy were aware Of the great mineral
wealth of Montana the territory would con.
tain million inhabitants within a year.
An effort is being made by Mr.. Hoppe to
'olleet the bodies of all the pioneers killed
~ Indians in this part of Montana. and
nave the bodies rcinterred at Bozeman
With public honors. There is no doubt Inn, .
that a great eoncourse of people will at
end the eereinony, besides the various civic
nd military societies ~ the eity.-cbr,n. |
lie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

The Rev. II. Dewitt Talmage has a
simple and easy plan for converting
the world to Christianity. 1t is for
each Christian to secure one convert
and each one OF the convert ed to do
the same. He calculates that if this
is done every year for a decade the
400. 100000 people OF the earth
could he brought into the Christian
fold and that the close of this century
will witness the dawn of the millen-
MUM. Bro. Talmage is sort OF theo-
logical Jules Verne.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
A LAw-ABIDINo PEOPLE.

The two last terms of court i'm this
county did not consume a full weeks
time. Such a state of affairs gave
Judge Bach great pleasure, when our
first term OF court was brought to
mind. The fact is, no county in the
Territory is more law-abiding than the
young county of Fergus and there
should be great effort made o keep
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
FROM FLAT WILLOW.

Col. Thos. Cruise Of Helena, is making a
visit to his extensive stock ranch at the
head of Flat Willow.
The AHGrs sizes up the railroad question
about right when il SAYS that the Billipps
and Benton branch ought to 90 east IF the
snowies and tap the mining regions in the
Judith range. SO think we all. ON Flat
Willow.
TN the I'D ult. quite an extensive fire
occurred at the old Coburn ranch, now the
property of the Willowdale 90. While the
men were at dinner, the ranch grass sur
rounding the house caught fire from a spark
rom the chimney, and before ANYTHING
could he done, the flames spread to and
enveloped the stable and haystacks. which
were entirely consumed, as was also abou,
hall III the grass on the ranch. II entails
"A loss OF about 81 900 ON the Willowdale
company.
diaboiieal outrage was committed at
the Diamond ranch, belonging to Clement
Bros, ON the 18th ult. While the her,ler
was absent, during the day, someone
opened the stable turned out his horse,
and opened the bars and drove out about
sixty head of sheep. The door Of tb.
house was broken open. the bedding taken
ont aud scattered promiscuously over the
premises; the provisions mixed up and
wasted, and the cooking utensils filled with
filth from the corral. After a diligent
search Tor several days, all but ~ head of
.h.4lA q
Bros have offered u reward Of 500 for
leading T." the apprehension Of
the misereant who committed the deed. |
1t might he well to state in this connection. |
Tor the benefit of certain individuals, who |
have been heard I" make threats against
persons and property around here, that il |
will he exceedingly hot for them if they are |
'ausht executing any oi their infamous
designs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

The president has issued procla-
nation declaring April Both legal
holiday throughout the United States.
1t being Just one hundred years since
the man ''who could not lie was first
inalgnrated president. Every true
American is expected to refrain from
Lying on that day. 1t will be no
restraint for newspaper men and
lawyers. Other people should drill
themselves couple OF days in adj
vance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

The nomination OF Murat Halstead
to he Minister to Germany was re-
jected i'm the senate by vote OF 25
to 10. 1t seems Murat dipped his pen
IN the vitrol bottle and wrote some
hard lines about those senators who
voted against investigating bribery
charges preferred against Senator
Payne of Ohio, at the time of his
election. These senators sought re-
vsnge by voting against his confirm
atiOn
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

The dressed beef bill, which calls for
state inspection, was killed in the
Wisconsin assembly. Colorado has
passed such bill and it is reported
the dressed beef combine will boycott
all Colorado cattle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

The first test OF the Australian
system OF voting will he made Oct ober
lst, when an election is held for the
adoption or rejection OF the cons,itu-
ton to he framed in July.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

When person tells you they never hal
such cold in their life, take their word &c >
IT and advise them to Use Chamberlain.
Cough Remedy and cure it. For couybs
colds and h"arseness ii has NO equal. Sold
by ". W. DE Witt.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

The census OF 1900 will show q
population OF million and hall for
Montana ~ Helena journal. Leave
OF the million. then We will have n
healthy increase.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

According TO Helena new direct DRY
for 1859, recently issued. that city
has population al 1907.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

The Harvey Peak Tin Mining Com
pany in the Black Hills is incorpo-
rated with a capital stock OF SO 1000,
900. of which 81 ZOO. 900 has been
sold in England
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

The United States monitors are to
he supplied with electric search lights.
This will be necessary ia order to tind
the balance of our navy.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11

'ooer term iss>, that the late ineumbcn,
oil the office of public administrator. wbo
a sun mad charge Of estates unsettled ubsp
MS successor came into office, has in our
minds grossly neglected to make proper
'h"n'hiy and semi-annual reports, as pro-
'iaed by law. ar To keep his books and ac.
counts III u manner credi.able to Thu:
cou.ty.
we found two prisoners in the county
Jaii. That building is well ventilated. clean
and provided with excellent water. So f,r
As we could judge, the sherr's office con.
heeted Herewith is conducted in a most
ere'i'tabIe way. We would, however reg.
om'nend to the county commissioners that
Tor the inrther protection Of the prisoners
ana the Officers in charge of the Jail, that
strong wooden blinds lie at once placed
| upon the inside OF the windows Of the cell
room.
IN our examination Of the poor house we
i""hd everything neat and in good order,
nut Tor the better ventiiat ton Of the room
IA which the inmates live, we recommend
that window be cut in the back wall.
'"e ''h""ittfss appointed To examine
the offices Of county clerk and recorder.
county treasurer. probate judge, public adj. |
min'strator and county attorney, have, in |
=" lar as they can judge in the very liusited |
time at their disposal, found the books neat |
and well kept and to all appearances cor
rect, and bonds good.
We extend our thanks to County Attor-
nsy T. j.. Smith for his services in assisting
us IN the discharge Of our duties.
We, the grand jury, take this opp"rtun-
hy Of expressing our sincere appreciation
oil and thanks for the impartial manner in
which Judge Thomas &. Bach has admins
tered Justice during the period Of hi. service
in this county.
FRANK II. SrODDARD,
Foreman Grand Jury.
cost COURT.
Ihe aggregate cost of the April term will
Dnt little exceed 81 loo. There are Less
han hall dozen witnesses who have not
'lainled their ices in criminal actions. and
,ut one juror. The expenses are divided
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
FRANK X. SroDDARD,
Foreman Grand Jury.


The aggregate cost Of the April term will
but little exceed l.lO0. There are les,
Than a half dozen witnesses who have not
claimed their fees in criminal actions and
but one juror The expenses are divided
foil
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-11
DISTRICT COURT.
A -Four DAYS Session in Which Considerable
Business Was Transacted.
GRAND JURY .rpsDRr

HN' 1'tf .tfSDRI.
promptly at "a. M, April /. the spring
term Of the district court was called Ia IN,
der vi thu twenty grand jurors drawn to
appear all but one were present when en- lied
aud as but one asked to be excused il he.
came necessary for the clerk to draw two
10y lot from the array. OF the petit iurv
served all We're present bat two. two wsr.
excused and two drawn by lot Such imam.
unity IN responding ON the part OF jurytaen
rs exceptional; generally the issuing of a
special Nenire is necessary to secure fulI
juries.
Though the court was in session but four
days, adIourning Thursday at 3 y. M. con
siderable business was transacted. eyery
ease ready for trial being disposed Of, ms |
follows
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23
HnsLlng Ceraa.

Old Farmer strawlie lived at Lynn,
He had daughter fair;
The gold ofripe wheat was in
The ripples Of her hair;
Her smiles were like the sunshine when
No clouds are Ii the sky,
And she could melt the heart Of men
With one glance other eyel
And this is how it came abotit,
Onerfrosty autumn morn,
She put my batchelor wits to ront
while We uere husking corn.
Twas very bashfui youth!
And, though no clown or churl,
! did not dare to say, in truth,
"Boo" to pretty girl!
But when we came upon an ear
As red as currant wine,
Somehow | seemed to lose my fear,
And looked at Angeline.
She blushed, and gave me SUCKS smile,
All rosy as the morn;
1straightway popped the question, while
We two were husking corn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23

All that has ever been seen or
heard OF, in regard 10 using Tie feet
asprehensilc organs. is exceeded by
q Mr.. Uathan. who, short titne
ago, was presented by Professor Vir.
chow TO the Anthropological Society
Of Berlin. Mr.. q. was bora without
arma, having only two stumps halr
the length Of the upper arm. He
has had college education Ex.
ernising his feet slnce tuyhoud. he
begane an accomplished pentnan, 4
VIrtuoso on The violin; he rides Oh
horseback, dresses and suhdrgsses
without assistance, elc. AT the
meeting, sitting on chair, his feet
resting on a table, he took upa
pack of cards, shuffled and dealt.
drew q cigarette from his pocket,
lit and smoked II. took out d PEN
knife, opened it, sharpened lead
pencil, and did some writing 40
readily and rapidly as any man can
with the hand, etc.
What prodigious work Of nattfs
do we strive to destroy With our
ill.shapen shoesI
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23
I.ayvlessneas in u,ouisiana.


| The question that naturally sug.
jests itself to the contemplative
mind over this grievous state OF
affairs-those who favor law, order
and peace and ihe upholding Of The
majesty OF the LAWS. what are we
to do about it! Are We to sit down
as idle spectators with our mouths
closed and suffer onr fair country to
be dominated hY this hoRsllam ele.
ment, our most sacied rights tram
pied under foot and our very lives
placed in constant peril? Cad for
Did that such may be our intention.
Then what shall we do +? We can
arouse public indignation and incul-
cate q sentiment of condemnation in
the minds Of the public that will
crush out with its very weight this
lawless spirit. We can aud should
denonnce these damnable practices
10 season and out Of season, pub.
Icly and privately, and demand OF
those in power the most vigorous
efforts to bring to Justice the guilty
parties, and the most rigid applica.
ton Of the law tc them when appre
headed.
The mere perfunctofy discharge
Of an Official duty in suppressing
this outrageous spirit, or bringing
to justice the guilty parties, will
never accomplish the end desired.
There must be an honest and siu.
cefe sympathy for the outraged law
and q genuine feeling OF indignation
on account of its violation to prompt
The officer to action and the citizens
70 back him and the curse will be
suppressed. And it is the duty OF
every law abiding citizen Of the
State to demand OF those in power
from the Governor down. the most |
vigorous and thorough discharge Of
their duties in supprsssing this
spirit of laRlessness, or demand OF
them 70 step down and out that
others wLo will protect The State
take their places Rustoa Cali
graph.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23
WIs and Hsurnaoa-.

n6 taSsA dtA1 an AEISR SAILOR
were in an engagement together.
The former hadihis leg shot off, and
asked Pat to carry him up, and
while carrying bin of, another ball,
unknown to Pat, carried OF the
Englishman's head. Some one told
Pat it was no use carrying the man
to the surgeon, for his head was off.
by my sowl," said Pat. 1.-The fell
low desayed nc; he told ne il was
bis leg"
a young man, nrraighed for steal
iug q watch, pleaded guilty, and said
that, having been i'll, the doctor told
him TO take something. which he
did. The Judge asked him why he
took a watch.
why, ! thought if only nature
mao tltne It would work . cure" the
rogue replied.
"Yon have never taken me to the
ceme'ery?' said married woman
to her husband:
No, dear replied be; that is a
pleasure have yet in anticipation. :"
A man, desiring to have a pet
dog licensed, facetiously asked the
clerk if the dog had 10 make a per
sonal application.
No. was the reply. "You, ae
next Of kin, caE take out the papers.
A countryman visiting the surro-
gates Office, on observing The huge
volume Of wills on the shelves, asked
if they were Bibles.
NO, sir" said tie clerk, "they
are testamenls."
A person visiting the London |
museum, was shown The skull Of Oil
yer Cromwell. 1T is extremely |
small, said The visitor.
Oh said tho guide. it vas his |
skull when he was little boy
4 am sorry to say" said sheriff
10 q young widow, who was hand.
some, that | hare an attachment
or you"
Il am happy to say, sir, that it
sn't mutual, " she replied.
On 9 apretty girl saying to Rufus
Jhoate, Il am very sad. you see,' he
'eplied:
"oh, no; you belong to the other
Jewish sect. You are very fair, !
ee.p
An editor, plfihg air-tight collins,
aid:
No person having once tried one
{ these collins will ever Use any
ther.'
4 iadS, visiting q hospital, gave
soldier who had los, both legs d
raef on llic sin Of dancing
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23

The. Aberdeen Examiner says
1T may not be generally known
that The China trec furnishes
for furniture that is almost equal to
mahogany in beauty and durability.
We have also been informed by our
hinet makers, Who have used it in
cthe manufacture Of bedstends. thai
IL is absolutely proofagaipst vctmin,
in other words. tha: bed bugs will
not come near heIsiead mrde
from the WOO Of Chiua tree" the
China tree grows very rapfily. and
On any kind ol soil. aud it might lie
a good idea to plant Sour old worn
out fields IN yqang Clfiaa trees for
future Use.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23

Now and then some one annohures
himself as the victim of the ono
million postage stamp hoax. Il il.
firmly believed that If 1000 900
stamps are collected and lorwared
to some one, bid will be provided
for an invalid boy IN some hospital,
or home for an orphan. Christian
churches have been the special vic.
TINS and there IL hardly one fiji
England, the United States. Ana.
tralia, India, or in any other cdun-
try, that has not had seseral ncti-
befs begging, borrowing, and csen
stealing postage stamps In order to
make up the million that will 90 to
clothc and feed some orphan.
This swindls originated in tic
fertile brain of a postage stamp
collector OF Stctiin, Germany. He
desired to get vast collections to
sort out aud sell again, and hit Upon
a plan 10 set the whole civilized
world to 60 to work for him free Of
charge. He preyed ON the sympa.
tlIies Of people BY announcing that
an orphan would be cared for in
"tbe Syrian Orphan Huneh fol
every l,ti0O,O 900 stamps sent 10 hisn.
This worked we'll, and the next
dodge was The starting of myth.
cal mission Of China, the Holy Sis.
ters Of which agreed, foe every mil
lion stamps sent TO them, to save
from the jaws of the crocodiIes Of
Yellow river at least one Chiness
baby, and then educate and chris.
tianize 1t. The stamps were 10 be
sent, not TO Jerusalem Or China.
but to Munich OF Stettin. The
last claim on the sjmpathy Of the
world that has 5een made by this
German 10 that for l,OOO.D1D
stamps home for an old genlIe.
man will be provided Ia one I'll
three homes-one ia London. anuth.
er in New York, and the third in
Cincinnati. For 100000 STAMPS 4
bed will be found for an orphan
for one year. There are agencies
In various cities 10 forward Stamps
TO Stettin. 1t is estimated that This
swindler has collected over TOO.
1000 stamps in the United States
alone, and that these were worth
from $500 900 to three times that
amount.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23
Am Editors Dudes:
Ishanh Rapids Sentinel. i


We apologize for mistakes made
in all former issnes and say tIiey
we're inexcusable, as all an editor
has to do, is TO hunt news, clean the
rollers and set type, and sweep the
floor, and pen short items, and fold
papers, and make paste, and write
wrappers, aud maillthe papers; and
distribute type, and talk to visitors,
and carry water and saw woad, and
read the proof and correct mistakes,
and hunt The shears to write edito-
rails, and dodge the bills; and dun
delinqnents, and take cussings from
the whole force, and tell our sub.
scrTbers that we need money. We
say we have no business to make
mistakes while attending to these
little matters and getting our living
off OF g0phertail soup favored with
imagination and wearing old shoes
ard no collar and a patch on our
pants aud obliged to wear q smil.
ing face TO the man who tolls Us that
he could make a better one with Ills
eyes shut.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23
ABBEYILLE MERIDIONAL.
PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Two Dollars a Year.
IN ADVANCE.
Special Notice !!

ALL PERSONS indebted to the
undersigned are respectfully request
ed to liquidate their accounts on or
before The FIRST DAY Of January.
1890 All accounts remaining m.
paid agteF that date viii he handed,
yer 10 the MAGISTRATE aud
proceedings Immediately instituted
Bear in mind that this is earnestly
"a business principle and will be
strictly adhered to without any
exception whatever.
Very respectfully,
F. L. MELEBRCK.