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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY EXPENDED
DURING THE PAST YEAR.

Building during the past season WAS not
equal to hat Of the previous year for many
reasons. In the first place it has been q
very quiet year all over the state and no
where more SO than in the Judith Basin.
Besides this no doubt the question OF q
railroad building into the Basin has kept
many from investing who would otherwise
have done SO. But the citizens OF Lewis
town have no reason to feel disappointed
when looking back, especially when they
realize hat nearly every building erected
during the past season has been OF brick or
stone, something more substantial than
those built heretofore. The fire pm the
first OF last February no doubt had q
good deal to do with this, and in the long
run will be a benefit to the town, though
the loss was severely felt by many at the
time. We herewith present a compact
statement OF the building during 1891:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
dec3l-lt

Our readers will notice the advertise
ments in these columns of Chamberlain K
Co., Des Moines, Iowa. From personal ex-
p~erience we can say that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has broken up bad colds
for our children, and we are acquainted
with many mothers in Centervills Ia
would not be without it in the house for n
good many times it's cost, and are recon-
mending it every day.-Centerville Is. d.
and Index. 81 cent and 81 bot
ties for sale 10y w. w. Dewitt, druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
The World Enriched.

The facilities of the present day for the
production of everything that will con-
duce to the material welfare and comfort
of mankind are almost unlimited and
when Syrup of Figs was first produced
the world was enriched with the only
perfect laxative known, as it is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and re-
freshing to the taste and prompt and
effectua1 to cleanse the system gently in
the Spring time or, in fact, at any time
and the better it is known the more pop-
ular it becomes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Matt Reagen and the undersigned
John Logan. in the harness and saddlery
business, in Lewistown, Montana, is this
day dissolved. All persons knowing them
selves indebted to the said firm are hereby
warned and notified not to pay any money
due the said firm to the said Matt Reagen,
or to David Scott, to thelatter OF whom the
said Reagen pretends to have sold a one
half interest in the business OF said firm.
All account are payable to the undersigned
who will pay all bills owing by the said
firm. Dated, Lewistown. Montana, De.
cember Sth, 1891
dec10 JOHN LOGAN.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
FOR SALE.

Cheap for cash Dr. approved paper, about
two hundred stock horses, circle brand.
formerly owned by John o. Ming; also
to five years old, sired by Don A and other
good horses. from good mares; weigh from
900 to 1900 pounds when in good con
dition. Some broke to work, some to ride,
others only halter-broke.
JAMES FERGUS & SoN,
April 9. Armells, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

PKEsRYrEKIAS CHURCH.
IEwIsTowS-Regular services are held on the
second and fourth Sundays Of each month";; SAP
bath school every Sunday at 80 ?. M. Fra!ei
meeting Thursday evenings at 1:N.
PHILBRook-First and Third sundays IN tne
morning. Pleasant ~Nalley-First sunday, IN the
afternoon. ~tica-Thi sunday, in the after
GEO. EDWARDS. Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH.
PHILBRooK--Monthly appointmeLts-lst sun
day, TIBET, at IL q. NJ; ID and iib Sundays fhll-
brook. at IL a. m. and 5 p. m; ID sunday inca,
a, 8 p. M; 81 Sunday, Dubuque At u a H. anu
Bethel Chapel, at 3 i. M.
X. NJ. CRAVEN, Pastor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
For Sale, Cheap for Cash.

A dwelling house, next to livery stable,
east side. Furniture sold with house if de-
sired. Everything new. Stable on lot "a
pable OF holding -four horses. Also good
ice house. Parties desiring to purchase
should call on j. B.. Pichette.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
T~reasurer's Notice.

Notice is hereby given that there is money
or hand to redeem all outstanding Fergus
county warrants. All warrants will be paid
on presentation at the Treasures ONCE.
Interest ceases on this day.
FRANK E.. WRIGHT,
County Treasurer.
Dated. L~ewistown, Mont, Dec. "a, ~.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
NOTICE.

Parties having bills against the firm of
Regain Il Logan please present them at
once, and those owing said firm please call
and settle at once. BY order board of ar
bitrators.
dec17 j. W. GRAY, Secy.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
Teachers Examination.

Teachers examination will be held in the
COTTONWOOD school house January end,
1892. Those desiring certificates please be
present at 9:3o a. IN.
+. A. CoRBIN,
dec3l-lt Co. Supt.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
BusIN Ess BLOCKS .


Beside the foregoing fully, if not more
than, $500 have been expended in ad-
ditions, miscellaneous buildings and perm
anent improvements. This makes a grand
total OF over fifty thouand dollars.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
Estray Notice.

From L.~ewistown, a small brindle mich
cow, stub horns, branded N ed.
Harris BRANDY on left ribs, Jew
vented with a bar under brand. The brand
is very dim. Vent plain. A reward OF FIVE
dollars will be paid for her return to the
undersigned.
RUDOLF Won ToBEL.
dec10 Lewistown, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
Same Old Horse.

Where did you get hat fine horse, Bill?
1t is the same old horse but when l go to
Lewistown now / put up at the Elkhorn
stable. That accounts for it.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31

- James A. Shields Post. No. 10 Of
Lewistown, meets the last Tues
day OF each month. at 2 p. IN.
d0|k 7. j. Frost,
~ b. III. BOWMAN, Commander.
~ Adj't.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
Notice.

Loans negotiated upon improved ranch
property. Address
EDWARD BRAssEY.
Real Estate Agent,
Oct. %. Lewistown, Mont.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04

Three American food plants, the In
dian corn, the potato and tomato
have revolutionized the food problem
of the civilized world Yet another
American plant, though not a fooc
producer might be added to this list Of
New World conquerors, for it has had
a history even more remarkable than
that of the others; the Virginia weed
has penetrated far beyond the bounds
of civilization. and made conquests
where the names of the other three
plants have scarcely been heard.
The tomato comes of family which
is largely in the service of mankind. 1t
gave us first of all the potato. The egg
plant and the cayenne or red pepper
plant-two other food producers-be-
long to it; the pretty race of petunias
also and the Jerusalem cherry; the
bitter sweet and that inhab-
liant of Old fashioned gardens, the mat.
rimony BUSH the famous tobacco plant
and the herb belladOna. of great me
dicinal Importance. Our wayside weed,
the COMMON nightshade, whose bright
berries we like to see in autumn, is also
a humble member of this family
Boston Transcript
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
An Automatic Signal.

A novel device, one which seems tx
be regarded as a step at least in render
ing railroad travel safer than it is al
present, consists of an apparatus foI
automatically signaling a train at any
given station on the line by the trair
dispatcher at the directing point, which
may be hundreds of miles away from
the station at which it is desired to dis
play the signal. The latter, however,
is not intended to take the place of an
operator; it is rather in the nature OF
an emergency signal and check upon
the operator who may be engaged in
other duties away from his instrument
at the all important moment.
But not only this, the apparatus au-
tomatically returns a response to the
dispatcher, indicating that the signal
has been set, and at the same time a
bell is sounded to attract the attention
of the operator, who is in this way mott
fled that his immediate attention at the
wire is demanded. This mechanism is
flexible in its application, and there are
many other important uses to which ii
can be put. New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
August g
Flower

For two years l suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about
worn out, and that l would have to
cease eating solid food for a time at
least, l was so weak that could
not work. Finally on the recon-
mendation of a friend who had used
your preparations
A worn-out with beneficial re-
suits, l procured a
Stomach. bottle of August
Flower, and COM
menced using it. 1t seemed to do
me good at once. / gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; my APP
petite became good, and | suffered
no bad effects from what / ate. I
feel now like a new man, and con-
slider that August Flower has en-
tirely cured me of Dyspepsia in its
worst form. JAMES +. DEpRRIcK,
Saugerties, New York.
w. Il Utsey, St, Georges, S. c.,
writes: | have used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find it an
excellent remedy. "
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
An Enormous Man Monkey.

1t is ceetain that the orang-outang at
tains an enormous size, fully equaling
the much debated African gorilla.
Those specimens which have reached
Europe alive are mere pygmies. |
have seen skins in the possession of
natives (Bataks) whose original owners
must have been something terrible to
behold. One, indeed, could not have
been less than six feet high and two
across the shoulders, though the arms
and legs had not been preserved. The
hair on this skin was eighteen inches
long.
also saw at a Batak house a skull
OF a mowas, evidently very old speci-
men, whose teeth and jaws were no
whit inferior in strength to those of a
tiger. tried to buy the skull, but the
owner would not part with it, and told
a long story as to how it came in his
possession. From his want of front
teeth and his defective Malay he was
almost unintelligible. but / made out
that it had been slain by his father or
grandfather after a desperate encoun-
ter; and. indeed, the deep cuts in the
bone must have been done by a strong
arm and heavy weapon. Chamber
journal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
His Manner Was His Fortune.

His manner is worth a hundred
thousand dollars to himW That is
what one of the chief men of the ma
ton lately said about a boy. III
wouldn't be worth so much to one who
meant TO be a farmer or who had nc
opportunities, but to a young college
student with ambitions it is worth at
least a hundred thousand"
The boy was a distant relative of the
man, and had been brought up by
careful parents in a far off city. Among
other things he had been taught to be
friendly and to think of other persons
before himself The boy was on a
visit in the town where the man lived.
They met on the street, and the
younger, recognizing the elder, prompt
ly went to his side and spoke to him in
his cordial, happy, yet respectful way
OF course the man was pleased, and
knew that anybody would have been
pleased. The sentence above was the
outcome of it.
A little later the boy came into the
room, just as the man was struggling
into his overcoat. The boy hur-
ried to him, pulled it up at the collar
and drew down the wrinkled coat be-
Meath He would have done it for any
man, the haughtiest or the poorest
COngregationalist.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04

A New 7Iaven letter carrier was max
mo HE last round for the day. not long
AGO. when he Unexpectedly found him
elf , prisoner. II was about half past
~ in the evening. aud he was hasten
inc FROM box TO box. taking mp their
contents
His key was attached to small but
stroog chain. wi:.'i WA, fastened about
biz waist in such way that il could be
taN,n % only 10y having the Key end
OF the chain i is customary for the
carriers 10 put the hey ina breast pock-
ct after opening a box, the box being
fastened again with a spring lock
In the present case the key happened
not to enter the mans pocket, but slid
d wn inside the box unobserved. He
slammed up the loosely closing door
put on the paddock, snapped IT and
darted onward
He took two steps, and was brought
up with a suddeness that Jared both
the man and the post. The key was
inside the box and the carrier was a
prisoner. To remove the chain from
his body was out of the question. He
stood still, therefore, until a young
man happened along. To hip he ex-
planned his predicanent, and in half an
hour or so a duplicate key was brought
from the postoffice and he was released.
New Haven Register.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04

AS she was to be married on the 18TH
Maggie the chambermaid strait laced
In her lily white gown and apron, quit
ted on the first of the month A week
after she came back:
ut broke my heart, madam, but |
broke the engagement. ! discovered
that he had white liver"
"And what is white liver, Maggie
And how did you make this awful dis
coveryr
ii discovered it by the stare in his
eyes. If you marry a white livered
man you die within a year returned
the engagement ring to him, and the
watch marked with my monogram, and
the scarfpin. He said, I will go to
tlfty physicians with you. Maggie, and
prove that haven't the white liver.
But shook my head and ram"
And the tears scintilated on Mag.
gie's pale cheeks as the dew in the sun
on the petals of white roses. New
York Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04

In Japan thousands are born and die
on boats without ever living on shore.
One of the most interesting features OF
japanese life is the manner of living in
boats and junks, thousands of which
frequent every bay along the coast.
The awkward junks always belong to
the members of one family. and usually
every member of the family, old and
young, lives on board The smaller
sailboats are very narrow, and the sail
Cthey never have but one) is placed
very near the stern, and extends from
the mast about the same distance in
either direction.
In these boats men aud women are
born and die without ever having an
abiding place on shore. They wear but
few clothes, except when it rains when
they put on layers of fringy straw mats
which give them the appearance of be-
ing thatched. At night if in harbor
they bend poles over the boat from
side to side, in the shape of a bow
cover them with this straw, and go to
sleep altogether like a lot of pigs
London Tit Bits.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04


A New Hampshire lawyer, with evi
dent appreciation of his little stepdaugh
ter's wit. tells two stories about her.
Shortly before his marriage with hei
mother the four-year-old said one day
when the approaching wedding was be
ing discussed:
III be glad when Mr.. c. comes
here to live"
Her mother was pleased.
"Why will you be gladT' she asked.
"'Cause p'r'aps then we1l go away
sometimes"
After the wedding the stepfather at
tempted to correct the child for misbe-
havior at the table. She rebelled and
said, with flashing eyes:
"This isn't your house anyways"
mo" he said gently, sit is our house."
"No, it is not" she replied, ''it's just
your stephouse. Youths Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
She Broke the spell-and the Hat.

mo, I'm not superstitious, said a
citizen in conversation, "but my wife
is. She went out yesterday and forgot
her parasol, so she came back and laid
down her pocketbook to get her para
sol, then went out and forgot her
pocketbook; SO back she came the Sec
ond time and sat down.
AREN'T you going outT l asked.
" Yes, but if went out the second
time without sitting down to break the
spell would have bad luck
"She got up and went out, and saw
that she had sat down on brand new
silk hat that cost me eight dollars and
had ruined it. That was not very good
luck for me, Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
American Geography.

The confusion which foreigners make
of our geography is well illustrated by
a German poem which appeared sew
eral years ago. The poet, with utter
unconcern about locations and dis
tances, makes such amusing blunders
that its literary value is entirely lost.
The argument is something as follows.
Under a palm tree on the shore of
Lake Erie the hero is devoured by an
alligator The heroine, hearing of his
fate, rushes from her home in the
everglades of Florida on the banks of
Lake Superior, captures the alligator,
extracts the hero's body and buries it
with magnificent pomp in Greenwood,
In the city Of New York. In the state of
St. Louis, - Youths Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04

In the vast range of subjects the
United States fish commission has to
study that of sea birds is not to be
overlooked. Purely scientific considera-
tions are secondary to utilitarian ones
because it often happens that the only
bait obtainable by fishermen are birds,
gulls and terms. Without the gannet
mackerelers could not tell where the
fish were, and the little sea goose,
phalaropus, always is a good sign of
the presence of mackerel. New York
Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
Named Him.

1t was in the Sabbath school class, and
little 'Lizbeth had been listening with
much interest to. the scriptural illustra
ton of the shepherd and his sheep.
Nov" said the teacher, "tell me who
takes care of the sheepS'
"The shepherd" answered the class in
chorus.
THAT is right; and who elser'
There was silence for a moment. Then
little hand was raised with II know,
teacher"
"You may tell"
And 'Liz'beth answered, with sincere
emphasis, "Bo Peep. Washington Star.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
sAnnn m,nxEr RhPoRr.
A synopsis of the Notwithstanding aud
selling Prices.

selling Prices.
REVISED QUOTATIONS..
RETAIL PRICES.
Shoulders Sugar cured per ID, III
Breakfast bacon IS
Hams-sugar cured, per IN, lG54e.
Beef 50l2lZ
POrk-S a 10
MuttOn-S3 I21Zc.
Veal-lo "a l2JSc.
Timothy seed-Per pound, s., selling
Red clover seed-Per pound, t..
White clover seed-Per pound. 9J.
Alsike-iSc per pound.
Red top-iOc per pound.
Lincoln Grass-l21zc per pOupd,i
Rye Grtss-l0c per pOual.
orchard Grass--l7c per nodnd.
New pItalO IJc per bushel
Gsnned fruiL--Peaches, g %; apricpl
s3 %; Dlackbsrries, S}, corn, D@ft grade
"a %. tomatoes 81 50; string beans II 81
green peas 81 Sj: per doz. In two cans
Fresh Vegetables. Potatoes ~ e=prOt
soc; parsnips 75c; onions &c per 3D.
Salmon 7ffiOc per 10; Sturgeon %
&c per ib-smail fish l0c per 10: salt stintOD
7al)c per Id, Chinook salmon. 10
RUYfSU PRICES.
Whsat--7gJSc net.
Fourier barrel. 500, best lJJ lbs.
Oats-Per bushel 30a32Zc.
Barley-Per bushel, 40 .1ije.
Hrin-PeF tOn. 81 10 70 inill, ',tcE9i.
ShOrts-Per ton, s3i % sacked.
Chsp-Per ton. s2j0J - "a 's"d
WOOl-17c 10 GO.
Eggs--i,Jc per dozen.
PUEitoes-l'er Dushei, zoe
Corn meal--3c per pound.
Cheese--l2Qlic per pound.
Dried plums--Per ID. G17c.
Dried prunes-Per 10. lO9 l2c.
But er--21@3Jc per pound for gHi
Lard--l0al2c per 10
Hans--Per pound, ,ll@l2c.
Bacon sides--9G 10 per H.
Shoulders--Hl1 ic per III.
Chickens -7n5c per pO md.
Turkeys 10 10 l2a 10,
Geese 7dl5 per 10.
bucks, l2isper ib
Hops, S@l4c
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04

When Colonel Elliott f. Shepard
laid the corner stone of the new build
ing for his newspaper he gave to the
newsboys two tickets emitting them TO
two meals in Park row beef and
beam establishment. Each ticket en-
titled each boy to all he wanted at one
sitting,
There is little gamin who sells the
papers on Wall street whose activity
has made him known TO the men ON
change. That afternoon it was no
ticed that the little fellow was looking
heavy and tired. A gentleman who
knew him, and who also knew of the
present 10 the newsboys, asked him If
he had lunehed on one Of the good
mans tickets.
You bet did" was the answer.
ate sixty cents, but"-and he looked
deterlnined-"rn eat dollar for din
ner New York Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
Cause Sufficient.

AT the Hearing: The Oficer-Your
honor, found this man wandering the
streets at o'clock this morning He
was raving crazy, and ran him in.
His Honor-Young man, what have
you to say for yourself?
The Prisoner (feebly)-I had, spent
twelve hours reading the manuscripts of
Christmas stories and poems for the
paper with which am connected.
His Honor-You are discharged
Pittsburg Bulletin.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04

There must be myriads of fish living
In the depths of the sea whose form
and characteristics we can never even
guess at, for, should specimens be sue
cessfully hooked, they would burst
into pieces before they could be
brought 10 the surface, being relieved
of the extraordinary pressure under
which they exist New York Recorder
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04

Driver-There's a woman jumpin up
an down, shakin an umbrella at us an
yellin.
Cond9ctor-Wants to know what
time o day it is. s'pose
Driver Now she's runnin.
Conductor-Hold up Mebby she
wants ter git on. GOOD News
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-04
MARKETS BY fgLgGRAY!l
PORTLAND.

PORTLAND.
Wheat-Valley, 81. 70 per GENITAL
Flour-standard, sl So
Walla Walla sI1G
oats-New White a to 4jc per bushel.
Mlllstufs-Bran sl7@lS: sh )rts, slS 10 II
ground barley, S22 to %; cnop feed. IL
10 sls, mlddlings, s2l, per ton.
Hay -Sll9l3 per ton.
Bdtter-oregon fancy DAIRY, S0c; fancy
creamery 3i9371a; good to fair, 271s
California choice n Bic.
Eggs-Oregon 271$93O C per dor.
Poultry-Old chickens, s..
Potatoes-l0 nj G1c per GENITAL.
Cheese Oregon, IL 10 l2j$e; California
l2c
Sugars-Golden @, nc; extra G, 10; dry
granulated, 6Js cube, crushed aud Pow
dered, &c per pound.
Beans-small white, nc; pink ~;
bayos, SIC; butter, SJ4c; llmas, S5z".
Dried Fruits--Q Quoted: Italian prunes,
Sc; Petite and German, 7c per pound;
raislns, 81 50 per box; plummer dried
pears, 10 &c; sun dried and factory
plums, 0c; evapo rated peaches, 3 10 lie;
smyrna figs, 2Oc; California figs, 7c per
pound,
Hides-Dry hides, ~ TO Sc; nc less foi
culls; green over 55 pounds, 7c under 81
pounds, &c; sheep pelts, SOc@sl25
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.
Eastern hams, 10 to l5c; breakfast ba-
son, II to he; sides, 8 to l0c; lard, ~
- l21zc per pound.
SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCIsco, Oct. % Wheat; buyer
MA.
Barley-feed sl.OO % 81 o. per GENITAL
Oats-Gray 81 30 to SO per GENITAL, old.
Corn-Large yellow, $40 to 81 l21z; white
ii.2o 10 81 50 per GENITAL.
Hops-l21$ to l5c per pound.
Potatoes-Garnet Chile u, 45 TO SOC; Early |
Rose, 25 TO S5c; Bur0auks, 30 10 iOc; sweet,
8 10 81. 25 per GENITAL.
Onions-60 10 zoe per GENITAL.
Butter-Cholce, 30 to 321zc; pick roll, "a !
% 25c: creamery, 25 10 PC per pound.
EgE-Choice ranch, 42I5 20 45c; cold stor
lge, 10 10 ale per dozen.
MISCELANEOUSM NJ ARKEFS.
CHICAGO, Oct. ~. Wheat, cash nc.