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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
The Woolen Industry.

Bradstreet: An interesting feature
of the wooden manufacturing situa-
tion is the number of new mills being
built or projected in the west. Since
the first of the year it has been re-
ported that a woolen mill has been
projected at Rosedale, Kan; the Com
mercial Club of Albuquerque, N. NJ,
is negotiating with woolen manufac-
turers whom it hopes to induce to
move there; the new Minneapolis
Wooden Mills are being equipped as
rapidly as possible; there isreported a
probability that a wooden mill will be
built at Belton, Tex; at Marshall,
Tex, the ground has been purchased
for a mill and work on its construc-
tion is to begin soon; at San Antonio
a company is said to be organizing for
wool manufacturing; at Granville,
Tenn, the establishment of a wooden
plant is receiving serious attention,
and announcements are made OF
wooden mills to be erected at Charles
town, w. Va, and Jacksonville, Fla.
On the other hand there is little
wooden mill construction going on or
contemplated at the east. Mills al
ready established there are for the
greater part employed, but there seems
no inclination to extend operations
much A few enlareements have been
reported since the first of the year,
either as in progress or contemplated.
The locations OF improvements of this
nature are Dexter, Me-, Gilsum, n. III :,
Newfane, n. Y, Clinton, Mass, Law
renee, Mass, Somerville, \. j., Woon-
socket, r. L., Passaic, n. j., and War
rensburgh, n. Y. 1t is also reported
that the wooden mills at Bowling
Green, KY, will be enlarged; that the
same is to be done at the Jefferson
Tex, wooden mills; that the Waukau
Wooden Company, of Waukau,. Wis,
will have plant in operation at
Prairie du Chen by July l, and that
the stock of the Milwaukee Worsted
Mills Company is to be increased by
$50, 900, with which to purchase new
machinery and other improvements
Il Many of the wooden mills of the
country are running on full time, ano
some even on increased hours. Th'
worsted companies seem to be doing &
good business. Work has been re
sumed at the large Geneva Worstet
!. Mills at Wanskuck, r. L., which fir
recently damaged severely, and it i
said they have awarded the contrac
for q new mill which is to furnish em
ployment for one hundred people.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12

requiring county and district officers to re-
port their fees; fixing the compensation Of
county, district and township officers; APP
propriating money to pay for the care and
custody OF the conyicts; aPPropriatIng
money to pay Tor the care and custody OF
the insane; to pay salary and travelling eX-
penses ofveterinarys surgeon; appropriating
money to pay Tor education OF deaf mutes,
blind and feeble minded children: to pay
salary, Office and travelling expenses ef in
spsctor Of mines; regulating ths duties OF
clerks OF county commissioners in issuing
notices of election; to provide for the cleo
ton of presidential electors; to provide for
the election Of a representative in congress;
to provide for the selection and conveyance
Of school and indemnity lands; for the re-
lief of the heirs OF A. Z. Witter; providing
for the election Of state and county officers
and Ter csnvassing the votes; ior tho sub
mission of the permanent location of the
state capitol; to prevent depredations on
school, university and other state lands;
To provide for the holding OF regular terms
OF the supreme court; to enable counties to
assume indebtedness, amendes; concerning
obscene literature; to provide ior the selec-
tion, location, appraisal, sale and leasing
Of state lands amended; to amend an act
relating to bounties on stock-destroying
animals, amended; to encourage the pro
duction of sugar beets and the manufacture
vi sugar therefrom, amended; to create the
Ninth judicial district; concerning estrays
on public domain; to nix Sept IA legal
holiday, to be known as Labor
authorize the state treasurer to make a
transfer OF certain funds for the better pro-
lection OF consumers of kerosene oil; to
amend an act concerning that portion of
Yellowstone county adjacent to the Crow
reservation, amended conferring additional
powers and duties on clerks OF the district
court; to amend section IN, chapter 10.
fifth division compiled statutes; to provide
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
A Showdown for Brice.

Chicago News: Mr.. Calvin s. Brice is
confronted by a very unpleasant di-
lemma. The supreme court of Ohio
has Just decided that the senator-elect
cannot reside in Ohio for the purpose
of being elected United States senator
and in New York for the purpose of
paying taxes. In a word, Mr.. Brice
must be citizen of one state for all
purposes. This cruel decree will COM
pei Mr.. Brice to either pay his taxes
or resign his senatorship. The court
may be upheld in this by the mere let
ter of the law, but a broader view
would surely have led to a different
decision. What encouragement to rise
is there for ambitious youths If the
millionaire's two dearest privileges
viz: of being senator and evading his
taxes-cannot be enjoyed in unison?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
FROM COTTONWOOD.

Public schoolIat Cottonwood. closed on
February 81.
The Laux brothers. having gathered
their cattle, are feeding them at the ranch
of Chas. Longmaid near Cottonwood. The
stock looks fairly well.
The blacksmith shop at Cottonwood is
closeed for the present. The competent
Smith is dsvoting his attention to the
interest Of the Pioneer hotel. west Cotton
wood.
Mr.. Jerry Lewis and family returned to
their ranch on Beaver creek ON Feb. 2S.
Mr.. Lewis had been staying at Cottonwood
during the winter to send his children to
school.
We are sorry te hear that Archibald Hop
kins is very sick at his home ranch on Cot
tonwood. DIR. Lapalme, OF Lswistown,
was summoned on the 5th inst, and we
hope soon to hear ofMr. Hopkins recovery.
We are informed that Mrs. Hawson is
making preparations for leaving eur midst
and embarkingia the hotel business at Phil
brook, taking charge of the house ON the 9th
OF April. Cottonwood will lose a good
nelgnDor ana Mr. hoFfison secure eoou
landlady.
VIM. Walker, SO long an attaehe of the
| firm of Lehman d Co., has gone to Lewis
town, we understand to work with ID. J.
Kane, contractor and builder at that
place. Mr.. Walker is a good mechanic and
we wish him success in this undertaking.
Chas. Ranger, brother Of Mrs. Herman
Often, returned to Cottonwood on March
5th. Mr.. Ranger was married in New York
city and expected to make that place his
future home, but on careful consideration
decided to return to Montana. He will
look up a location here, and his wife will
come on as soon as he is established in bus
iness.
The farmers in the vicinity OF Cotton
wood are smiling broadly on account OF
the recent heavy fall of snow; it secures
water supply for crops the coming season.
Although the cattle owners are not SO de-
lighted - those who have stock on the
range yet, even this snow is besefit.
The stock that can live through such a
storm as this can be sure Of plenty OF grass
in the spring.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
HAD SEEN UGLIER MEN.
Mr.. Harman Predicted hat.Lincoln Would
be Nominated.

In December, 1859, Mr.. John w.
Harman, who was then, as now, mer-
chant of New FORK, was in Springfield,
ILL.,, where he had legal business with
his attorney, Maj. Stuart, Abraham
Lincoln's relative and friend. Stuart
was an old-line whig aud did not agree
politically with either Lincoln or Har-
man, who were in full accord with the
newly formed republican party. One
day, when business was over, Mr.. Har-
man turned to Stuart and said, with
the emphasis of a deep conviction:
Major, the next president of the
United States is resident OF your
cityl"
"Who is hep"
abraham Lincoln"
"Oh, no' declared the major. ssThat
can never be. Lincoln's views on the
slavery question are altogether too
advanced and pronounced" Then he
said, 'Do you know Lincoln?"
Mr.. Harman replied that he did not,
would be glad to make his acquaint-
ance. "Come on" said the major,
and I'll introduce YOU"
He turned his guest over to Mr..
Brown, his son-in-law, who led the
way to Mr.. Lincoln's office. When
they entered Mr. Harman's first vision
was that OF a long, gaunt man, who
1. hte, hanlr 70 p1 th.
pair of long legs curled up beneath the
deal table at which he was at work.
When the two had passed to the front
of the table and Mr.. Lincoln had
looked up, Mr.. Brown said: "Mr. Lin
coin, here is friend of yours from
New York, Mr.. Harman, who would
like to make your personal acquaint-
ancs."
Lincoln arose and extended his hand
81 must beg your pardon for the in
trusion," said his caller, Gas have no
business here and came only through
curiosity. / have been told that you
were the homeliest man in Illinois, and
| came to see for myself"
"Well, WELL" said Lincoln, ''do you
find the declaration VERIFIED"
VIC lliChs ICpuCo VII
Harman, "but / must confess that
never would pick you out for a hand
some man." Then he added: "But
what came in for. Mr.. Lincoln, was
to tell you that the national republi-
can convention of next year will most
certainly nominate you as its candi-
date for president ofthe United States.
''Do you think so?"
al do"
"Well, | cannot but feel that you
are too sanguine."
al am not, and | will tell you why
Business has called me all over the
west. | have been among the people,
have noted how they feel and have
heard what they say, and l tell you
nothing but the power OF God Almighty
can prevent it"
Mr.. Lincoln's whole appearance
showed that he was deeply moved, his
voice trembled and all he could say
was: "Do you think so? Do you
really think SOP"
In July, 1860, business once more
carried Mr.. Harman to Springfield.
Meanwhile the second national repub-
Iican convention had met at Chicago
and done its work. Soon after Mr..
Harman went over to the old state
house, transformed into court house,
where Mr.. Lincoln sat upon a horse
hair sofa in conversation with a friend.
He saw Mr.. Harman when a hundred
feet away, and, jumping up, ran over
to him, grasped him by both hands,
which he shook vigorously, and said:
MY friend, 1 remember you like a
book You are the man who pre-
dicted my nomination and election"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
Will Care for His Widow.

New YORK, March 1.-At an infor-
NAL meeting of the bankers, held sew
eral days ago, it was learned that the
late Secretary Windom's family would
receive an income of only about S3, 500
a year. But one-third OF this was to
go to the widow. The bankers present
determined to raise fund of $50, 900
tor her, and $4,000 of this has al
ready been subscribed. The matter
came out by accident, as tie banks
were trying to keep it quiet, fearing
the announcement would pain Mrs.
WINDOWS sensibility
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
MANDERsON THE CHOICE.
He Succeeds Ingalls, as President Pro Tenn.
of the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March IA confer
ence of Republican senator's was held
tonight for the purpose of selecting a
president pro 'tempore OF the senate
in place of Ingalls,. Senator Sherman
presided. Three senators were nomi7
mated for the position: Frye of Maine,
Hoar OF Massachusetts and Mander-
son OF Nebraska. Six or seven ballots
were taken, and on the last ballot
Senator Manderson received the nom
ination. On motion OF Senator Frye
the nomination was made unanimous
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
For the Presidency.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Hiram Williams,
Kansas Farmers Alliance man, IN
an interview to-day said: Jerry Simp-
son will he the Farmers Alliance can
didate for president in 1892 That
is" he added a moment later, "if we
put up a candidate in the field, and |
think we shall do so. What / say
about his nomination is not my single
opinion. 1t is the opinion of all the
members have talked to on the sub
ject, and the prophecy is something !
would bet my next harvest on"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
Ingersoll Takes Hold Of It.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Feb. 27.-Suit for
$4,000 damages has been commenced
against the editor of the New York
Druggist circular by Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll, attorney for Radam Microbe
Killer company. Several months ago
the Druggist circular made an attack
upon the Microbe Killer and assailed
the company by saying: Every man
connected with it is IA disrepntable
scoundrel." 1t is said Ingersoll Will
receive the largest fee ever paid law
yer, with two exceptions, to manage
this case.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
Sweet Strains.

Jones-s.Did you hear Miss DeBlack
singing next door last evening""
Brown-'I should say so. Broke a
bootiack and caught a fearful cold
standing in the window before | found
it was not cat."-Binghampton Re-
publican.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
WooL-sToRINc FACILITIES.

Large Warehouse the bank View the
Wool Judith Wolf Creek county will Ind
point o their WOO. whether
desiring % sell ship.
Ranemn and Others seeking will find the
supplies OF
kinds at BED ROCK PRICES Also blacksmith shop at Landing
srORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12

Rake the meadows sweet with hay.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
FAIRFIELD.

A new hoisting engine and derrick were brought to the new church, Monday, for use in handling stone for the walls of the church. With every fair day, work is rapidly pushed.
 Some taxpayers are disposed to fault finding because taxes are 25 per cent. more, this year, than last; then 12 mills on the dollar, the rate is now 15. Tax Collector Pike pleasantly explains that the annual town meeting voted the ad- debt and that the money can be used for no other purpose.
 Frightened by passing train, the car riage pony of Redfeld & Son indulged in n second runaway. Charles Redfeld, who was in the buggy, was thrown out and now carries his arm in sling.
 Those holding tickets for the Star course of lectures will be pleased to learn that the "Chalk talk'' of Frank Beard, which was to have been given during the Winter, will be delivered on the evening of Thursday, May 14. This was one of the best of the series and was postponed because of the indictment weather, with the understanding that it should be giv- en at the earliest possible date. The chalk talk itself is something which must be seen to be appreciated.
 M. k. Casey has been driving pair of team horses obtained from D. Thorpe.
 The brick walls of St. Paul's guild building reached the top of the Gothic windows, early this week and the build ing will soon be enclosed.
 k. H. Smith has built barn for Ed ward Osborne.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
SOUTHPORT.

MT and Mrs A. c. Pricken of Union vile, Conn.,, formerly of Southport, are the happy parents of a 10-pound daugh- ter.
 To enable the Consolidated to four track at Sasco creek bridge, it became necessary to change the course of the stream. Last week, a new channel was dug for distance of about 300 feet south of the bridge and the old channel filled in. This gives the company the desired room.
 Miss Harriet Perry has been i'll with the grip.
 For sale-Safety bicycle at bargain Call at c. o. Jelliff & Co.'S.
 Cake sale at Washington hall, Satur- day afternoon, May ?, at the usual hours, by ladies of the Sasquanaug.
 Rev pr Guilbert preached an admirable sermon, Friday evening, which was lis tened to with close attention by a goodly audience. These Friday evening services at 30 p m are we'll attended and are full of interest.
 A retaining wall is to be built along the south line of the railroad property, in the rear of that owned by Mrs Bulkley.
 James Sherwood has suffered greatly with felon on his right hand, complicat- ed with grip. The felon was lanced by Dr Dunham and appeared to be healing, but cold was caught and the entire hand was swollen and painful, the middle fin ger being as large as mans wrist.
 At Simon Banks's, quotations have been,
 Reds, s4 to q 50; whites, 30; carrots, sI 25; potatoes firm at 8 90; yellows, $5 to s6.
 One more trip will be made by the George Edwin of Banks's line after she returns from the trip on which she start ed, Saturday night. She had 600 to 700 barrels, good load for this sea son.
 Miss Jennie Banks, teacher in the Nor nal school at New Britain, has returned to her position, after spending fort night with her father, Henry Banks of Hull's Farms. The term at the school usually closes about June %, but there is danger that the school may be closed as early as the first of June, this year, be- cause of the exhaustion of the appropri- ation and the impossibility of getting more from the State.
 The National bank building is to be striped, not black, but white.
 The Minquas, Simon Banks's boat, has gone into commission for the Summer coasting trade.
 c. Buckingham has bought fine Jer- sey COW of George D. Chapman of Mill Plain.
 Cake sale of the s. V. 1. A. at Wash ington hall, Saturday of this week.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01

When you lie down at night, Nature gives your heart rest. You know noth- ing about it, but that beating organ is resting; and, if you reckon it up, it is a great deal of rest, because in lying down the heart is doing 10 strokes less min ute. Multiply that by GO and it is 600; multiply it by eight hours and within a fraction it is 5000 strokes different and, as the heart is throwing six ounces o1, blood at every stroke, it makes differ ence of 30, ,000 ounces of life during the night. When lie down at night with out any alcohol, that is the rest my heart gets. But when you take your wine or grog, you do not allow that rest, for the influence of alcohol is to increase the number of strokes and, instead of getting rest, you put on something like 5,OOO eX- tra strokes and the result is you rise up very seedy and unfit for the next day s work until you have taken little more of the ruddy bumper.-[Dr B. W. Rich ardson.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
WHITE HILLS.

w. c. Bryant of the Brooklyn Times has been at Mrs Frank W. Girard's; J.. l.. Nichols and wife at Abijah Hubbells.
 Mrs James McBath and daughter Grace of Torrington have visited her parents, MT and Mrs Charles B. Hubbell.
 Mrs Frank Girard, who was with Mrs Stiles Johnson, has returned to Seymour.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
EAST VILLAGE.

Charles McEwen has exchanged oxen with Hobart Booth.
 Mrs George Crofutt attends Mrs Charles Winton.
 Mrs c. E. Cassidy has been home.
 H. H. Bliss and son have built 60-foot veranda for F. A. Isbell, Stevenson.
 Mrs Warren Bliss has visited in Bridge port.
 J. ". Waterbury was home Sunday. Come out, Sunday evening, and hear Rev Charles Dixon. He is sure toplease you.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01

Many persons complain that their pow CTS are so small, their education so limit ed, their means are so circumscribed, they cannot hope to be of any use in the world. Let such take courage. No one is so poWerless that he cannot in some way strengthen the hands of another; no one is so dull that he cannot help another to shine; no one's life is so small that he cannot make some other life greater. And in those lives which the humble and earnest man has aided to build up, he will find his own life grow richer and fuller. Everything done for others, with the desire of doing good to them and to the world, will react upon the doer, bringing to him it's own satisfaction and the reward of good conscience.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
TRUMBULL.

George c. Clough and family of Bridge port have moved to Trumbull and occupy the tenement owned by Elmer Smith.
 Tait's mill is about to put in new steam drying straw board machine, which will greatly increase the capacity for work. The man in charge of this machine comes from Chatham. He and his family will occupy the house vacated by MT Finch.
 Arthur Plumb will continue to reside in Trumbull.
 Prayer meeting, last week Thursday evening, at Chestnut Hill school house.
 The Congregational Sunday school are planning for a new library.
 A man from Chatham Four Corners has moved into the house vacated by Frank Finch, and will work at Tait's.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01

The Madison Square Garden directors have engaged Theodore Thomas to give series Of farewell concerts, beginning July asid continuing until the middle of August During the concerts, the roof gardens, accommodating 2000 people, will be open. Thomas will give in succession festivals of Beethoven, Liszt, Mendels- sohn, Schubert, Meyerbeer and Wagner. Evidently he must go to Chicago very soon now. He took leave of the public as conductor of the Philharmonic society in April and in Brooklyn he has laid down the baton of the Philharmonic of that city. Mir Thomas was rendered a banquet, got up in his honor by Carl Schurz, MT Steinway, George w. Curtis and others.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01

Too many folks in this world who are not honest, either by training or nature, forget to appear what they are and so go through the world appearing to be hon. est and upright and trying to make oth- CTS believe they are. There area lots of wolves that forget when they take of their clothes at night and get up in the morning and put on the clothing that be- longs to the sheep; and they I'll wear them all day. There are farmers that will haul load after load of wood to town and sell it for so many cords and forget where their measuring stick is; and there are merchants who forget to balance their scales. There are lawyers that forget that truth is an essential element in try ing a case and ministers that forget that the eye of the Lord is upon them when they are stealing their sermons, as well as the eye of the critic, when they are de livering them from the sacred desk. The office seeker forgets, after his election, every promise he made before it and, what is worse than all else, the husband and the wife too frequently forget those pledges of love and faithfulness and SO briety. Of all sad things in this world, the saddest is when memory between
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
ASPETUCK.

Presiding Elder Wing will visit the Center Street church, Sunday, 3d.
 Officers of Center Street Sunday school:
 Superintendent, William Cogswell; assist ant, Mrs stephen Godfrey; secretary and treasurer, Charles Salmon; librarian, Charles Abbott; chorister, William Wakeman.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01

If we would all be frank and honest and not assume to be what we are not and resort to all kinds of devices and schemes to palm off our counterfeit, ln- stead of letting ourselves go for what we are actually worth, there would be lots more sunshine for the human family. The world is full of shams and one sham helps to make another sham and hard work, too, many folks have in keeping up the shams causes heavy bank of dark clouds to shut out the sunshine. A de- sire to have the world think they are wealthy and doing we'll in the world causes more people to live beyond their means, to do things they know they can not afford to do, than anything else and, consequently, they have sham exterior but a dark, gloomy and cloudy interior. A nice bed spread and finely embroidered pillow shams too frequently cover up sham bedding. "What will society say!" is one of the biggest shams of all.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
MONROE.

Dr Beardsley has German family in his tenement.
 Louis B. Beardsley and wife are house. keeping.
 Mrs Moss recently entertained Dr Por- ter and family of Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
COLEYTOWN.

A young COW owned by William J.. Sherwood gave birth to five-legged calf last week Wednesday morning. The fifth leg, which is about 12 inches long with hoof, comes out by the hip and seems to be attached to the back bone
 MT and Mrs Charles k. Sherwood have been in critical condition, with slight hopes of recovery.
 E. N. sipperley sold fine top buggy to Thomas White.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01

Even He that died for us upon the cross, in the last hour, in the unutterable agony of death, was mindful of his moth- CT. as if to teach us that this holy love should be our worldly thought, the last point of earth from which the soul should take it's flight for Heaven.-CLongfellow.