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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
The Millions in Neihart Mines.

! Neihart Herald: When one begins
to figure up the present value of the
mines i'm and around Neihart and com
pare it with what these properties
were worth two or three years ago, ne
cannot help forming the conclusion
that there is more money in miningin-
than in anything else. The
Chief was about the first
mine worked to any extent in the
camp, and in 1854 this property was
sold for S21, 500; to-day it is valued
at three million dollars. The Moulton
was offered for sale two years ago for
$4,000; it is now valued at four mill
ion dollars. The Queen of the Hills
was for sale three years ago, three
claims, for $45, 900; two million Is its
value now. The Florence
was offered for $4,000 in 'SS, and
could not be touched to-day short of a
million. The Ingersoll group could
have been bought a short time ago for
a few thousand, but is now stocked for
81 ,OOO,OOO The Dakota was traded
in 'S2 for white-eyed cayuse; it is
now stocked for 80, 100000. The
Montana Gold, Silver, Platinum q
Tellurium company bought the Ben
ton group last fall for a few thousand
dollars; the value of their properties
now cannot be computed. And we
might, if space would permit, go on and
mention many others that have ap-
preciated in value in the same ratio.
In fact, there has not been a company
organized in the Montana mining dis
trict that has not more than doubled
the price of its treasury stock after the
first block or so was disposed of. The
Commonwealth Mining & Milling com,
pany is the latest syndicate formed,
and while their stock is now selling AT
five cents per share, a meeting SCALED
for the 9th of March to raise it to ter
cents, and the next raise will more
than likely place it at 25 cents pei
share. Considering everything, there
is no safer investment to make money
than in Neihart mining stocks ant
mines.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
Deer Lodge.

Chicago News; "Deer Lodge, Mont,
nestles in a valley thirty miles long
and six wide, and is one of the most
enterprising and peaceful cities of the
great west" said John O'Neil, a gray
haired, red-cheeked merchant of that
place, at the Palmer this morning.
1--WE are ever within the solemn pres
ence OF the Rockies, but strange to say
we do an enormous amount OF busi-
ness. The development OF the mining
interests OF Montana is something
wonderful. Politics? Yes, the people
are not so lost from sight that they
forget politics. By the way, the place
derived its name from the deer-lap on
the summit OF the big hot spring
mound. This spring was formerly the
great salt lex ard watering place for
deer. Contrary to the usual idea,
game abounds there. Within a few
miles thousands of acres of ground,
perhaps never trodden by the foot OF
civilized man, lie covered with forest,
within the shadows of which the wild
animals mock at the power of man
with his destroying rifle. Talk about
your English preserves Why, some ol
those English sparrow-hunting sports
would be so astonished out near Deel
Lodge that they could not tell the re
port OF a rifle from the twitter of q
robin -
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05

Pioneer Press.l
Among the passengers on the Bur-
lington last evening was a gray-haired
colored gentleman of fine physique
who was en- route to st. Louis. This
was B. Blakely Durant, who is better
known to the veterans as "Old Shady"
the famous singer of the Seventy-frst
Ohio regiment. One would hardly be-
lieve that this man OF robust figure
was nearly sixty-five years OF age and
had served for four years in the Union
army. "Old Shady" was seen by a
reporter last evening, and in the few
minutes OF his stay gave the following
story:
The early part of my life was une-
ventful as, in fact, may say of it all.
/ was born at Corinth, Miss, just
sixty-five years ago; a slave, OF course,
although had a kind master. When
the war broke out l managed to make
my way to the North, and in February.
1862, joined the Seventy-first Ohio
regiment as cook. This was a part of
Gen. Sherman's division, and / met
the general shortly afterward in Ken
lucky, and since that time there has
existed a warm friendship between
us. have been constantly in receipt
OF letters from the general as late as
fast fall, when / received the last |
am now on my way to attend the fun
eral OF the best man that ever lived;
it is the last call of duty that / shall
have to answer from my beloved gem
eral.
/ always was OF happy turn of
mind, and many an evening have 1
passed away singing to my friends
When l joined the army as cook /
would sing to the boys of an evening,
and one of the most popular songs
was the one entitled "Old Shady"
and from which / received my name.
Many have thought that wrote the
song, and Gen. Sherman always said |
was it's author. But that is not so;
l was the first to sing it in the Union
army. One of the verses goes thus:
OH I've got a wife and a nice little baby
Way up North in Lower Canaday;
Won't they shout when they cold Shady
Acoming, acoming
Hail, mighty day!
This was one of the most popular
songs of the war, and it would help to
stir up the spirits OF the boys when it
was sung about the camp fire. Many
a soldier will remember "Old Shady"
when ne sees the song.
In the army / was cook for nearly
four years, and a great deal of the
time | cooked for General Sherman.
also cooked long time for General
Mcpherson. 1t would be useless to
ask me what | thought of Sherman,
for / could not express my feelings for
my old commander.
At present / am a resident of Grand
Forks, where 1 have lived for eleven
years, but look upon ST. Paul as my
home, for / have several children hv-
ing there.
General Sherman spoke very highly
of "Old Shady" in his article in the
North American Review, for October
1888. The citizens of Grand Forks
knowing the intimacy existing between
the general and "Old Shady" went tc
the latter's house and asked him if h,
would represent the city at the funera
to-day. The faithful old cook said h'
would. A handsome purse was imme
diately collected and "Old Shady" was
sent to pay his last respects to his
former general.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
Talmage on Reciprocity.

The Rev. Talmage delivers himself
as follows on the subject ofreciprocity
with Brazil: "Thc presidents procla-
nation swinging wide open the doors
of commerce between Brazil and the
United States, is the beginning of a
movement which will make every dol
lar invested in North American manu-
factures worth two dollars, and lift
our laboring classes into greater pros
perity than they yet dreamed OF. The
simple fact is that the tropical eoun-
tries are now buying from trans-Atlan-
tic nations almost everything, and
from us almost nothing, and the tide
ought to turn and the tide will turn.
''In South America are regions nearly
twice as large as the United States
without manufactures, without
woolen goods, without agricultural
implements, without telegraphs, with
out telephones, without shoes, with
out sewing machines, without tens OF
thousands OF things that we have and
they must have. Not tens OF thous-
ands but millions OF consumers
Where shall they get their supplies?
They are getting them from another
hemisphere three thousand miles away,
under surplus OF those very things.
They are able to trade with us for their
sugars, and coiIees, and spices, and
fruits, and valuable woods, and n
thousand other commodities. Weneed
theirs as much as they need our pro
ducts.
"Now, all this is going speedily to be
changed, and it is going to be the solu-
ton of the labor question, OF the bread
question, of the ecommunlstic question,
OF the over-production and under-con-
sumption question, and nearly all the
other questions. 1t is going to set all
the mills on the Merrimac, and the
Connecticut, and the Susquehanna,
and the Chattahooche, and the Ala
bama running day and night with
double set of hands, and calling for
ten factories where we have one, and
putting all the men out ofemploy into
work at good wages, and 1t is going to
change this story of hard times into a
prosperity which will roll on in fulI
tide until the MISSISSIPPI loses it's way
to the Gull of Mexico.
"In anticipation | nail on the front
door of the Nation an advertisement
Wanted, 10000 men to build Soutf
American railroa s. as long as iron
here to San Francisco. Wanted 1900
telegraph operators. Wanted, $50,
900, 900 worth OF dry goods and hard
ware from New York city. Wanted
all the clocks you can make at New
Haven, and all the brains you cal
spare from Boston, and all the bell
you can mould at Troy, and all tn
Mccormick reapers you can fashion a
Chicago, and all the hams you cal
: turn out at Cincinnati, and all tn
; railroad iron you can send from Boon
: ton and Pittsburg. Wanted, wante
right away, and wanted by express
: wanted C. o. D., wanted by railroa
train, wanted by steamer. Wanted
lawyers to plead our causes; wanted
doctors to cure our sick; wanted, mir
listers to evangelize our population
wanted, professors to establish on
, universities"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
Queer Things.

A hotel is to be built on top of Pixies
peak-14, 200 feet above the sea level.
Not single marriage license was is
sued in Sumner county, Kansas, last
year.
The king of Holland got a divorce
from his first wife because she used
musk for perfume.
1t takes the tusks OF 72, 900 elephants
a year, to supply the worlds piano
keys, billiard balls and knife handles.
A Springport Mich mans greatest
feat was the drinking of six barrels OF
cider in one winter. He feels proud OF
it.
One fifth of the whole navy, or be-
tween fifteen hundred and seventeen
hundred officers and men, are now at
the Mare l land navy-yard.
Joe Burks of Panther Creek, y. C.,
is an enthusiast upon the subject OF
sgg-eating. He lacks one inch OF being
seven feet high ard claims a record OF
having eaten 40 eggs in one meal.
st. Louis is now the largest fur mar
ket in the United States. At a recent
sale of pelts in that city, more than a
million skins of the coon, muskrat,
skunk, mink, gray fox and opossum
were disposed of.
n wealthy AtcHlsOnI Mas, WoHlaii
made her will recently and she says IN
it that at the end OF five years all her
fortune is to be given to her husband
if he can prove that he has visited her
grave ten times in that length of time
The rabbit cannot climb the outside
of a tree, but he can climb up the in
side of a hollow tree, providing the
hollow is not too great in diameter
The thing is done by dumping" hi:
back, and with his back against one
side and his feet on the other side hs
works his way up.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
MENTION OF MEN.

Gov. Taylor, of Tennessee, goes out
OF Office with record of granting sol
pardons in four years.
Gov. Russell, OF Massachusetts, rides
to and from the state house every day
on a prapcing steed.
Sitting Bull was a deeper-dyed vii
lain than has been generally supposed.
He could play the accordion.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, is one OF
the most popular as well as one OF the
most picturesque men in congress.
Field Marshal Won Moltke goes out
shopping with his wife, and seems
quite proud to be allowed to carry the
poodle and parcels.
The late NJ. A. Dauphin, OF New Or
leans, whose name was not unfamlilar
to newspaper readers, left an estate
worth nearly 81 $4,000.
Charles Bradlaugh, NJ. P, was
tailor's shopwalker when he was a
young man, and first came INTO notice
as a member of a country debating
class.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
Potter Paimer's Two Engineers.

know good story about Potter
Palmer which has never yet been pub
lished, writes Col. George Hogan in the
Globe-Democrat. One day Mr.. Pal
mer went down into the engine room
of his hotel and in some way got into
a dispute with the engineer. Mr.. Pal
mer ended the matter by telling his
to go to the Office and get his
salary and get out. Now this engineer
had been in Mr.. Palmer's employ fif-
teen years, and knew every pipe, wire
and rope in the big hotel. The mana
ger, who, by the way, is now a St.
Louis landlord, was greatly put out
when the faithful employe told him
the "old man" had fired him. "Jim, "
said the'manager, al don't want you
to go. We would be in trouble for
months if new man took your place.
I'll tell you what to do. Go and shave
off that mighty beard you wear, dress
up in your Sunday clothes and go and
strike the old man for your old job. u
An hour later Mr.. Palmer was ap'
preached by a smooth-faced, neatly
dressed man, who ocourteously inquired
if he needed the services of first-class
engineer. That's just what l do
was Mr.. Palmer's reply. The mar
I've had has been discharged. He haC
been long time in the place. but b,
got sassy AS yonr papers are al
right you can try the place." Tha
happened years ago, but Jim still hold
the fort. Mr.. Palmer has never re
gretted that he "fred" that sassy
Jim, and hired in his place the gentle
manly, smooth-faced man who keep
everything in such perfect runnin
order.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
About People.

Sherman was as light sleeper when
in the field as the great Napoleon was.
He rarely took more than five hours
of rest when the enemy was near by.
Gen. Horatio C. King, in addition to
being a fine soldier, is clever amateur
musician. When the organist of Trim
ity church was taken ill one Sunday
Gen. King filled his place to the COM
plete satisfaction of the choir.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes, William
d. Howells and other literary Boston
ians took in a Chine play a few days
ago in a cellar that serves as the Hub 5
Chinese theater, and are understood
to have particularly admired the Wag-
merriam overture that was given on
gongs and tom-toms before the regular
disturbance began.
Robert C. Winthrop told the Massa-
chusetts Historical society last Thurs
day that while he was in Washington
last May he called one day upon Mr..
Bancroft when the latter was SO IL
that he mistook his visitor for Mr.
Winthrop's brother, a classmate o
the historian. The speaker continued
81 did not let him know that / per
Cclt GU niS tutobdhCy ooty etieSi uh e<hSN
tionate exchange OF good wishes, bad,
him what proved a last farewell.
did not leave his room, however, with
out a bunch of the beautiful roset
which he kept always blooming for hi
friends. He prided himself on his rose
hardly less than on his history"
Col. Watterson appears to be asleel
all the time. His eyebrows are shagg.
and long, and as he talks he has tn
habit of grabbing his head just beyon'
what is ordinarily known as the 'scall
lock" and slowly pulling his hand dow
over his forehead, eyebrows, nose an
mustache, ending with a thoughtfu
twirl at the end OF his goatee. Thi
leaves the hirsute adornments OF tn
famous Kentuckian in the rough sen
blance of Skye terrier which has bee
out i'm the rain. His hair is tousle
over his forehead, his long eyebrow
|, straggle over his eyes, and his mu
tache droops dejectedly. Then, as
, happier vein of thought strikes hin
the Kentucky editor forsakes his g
atee, pulls his mustache out straigf
, in either direction until it has a mil
, tary look, absently brushes his ey
3 brows in place with his forefinge
: passes his hand upward through b
2 lhair and clears his forehead.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05

kept. He picked up the slop bucket
which was frozen over, and put it to
his mouth to drink. l said, "that is
nasty water" walked over to him and
took the bucket away. ethen walked
back to the bed and sat down. He
got up again Immediately, walked to
the. stove, took the tea kettle and
carried it to the bunk on the west side
OF the house, on which he placed it,
and in other ways showed that he was
out of his mind. He took to his bed,
where he remained the rest of the day
until ten minutes after five o'clock, at
which time he died. From Friday
morning until he died his head was
swollen and iufiamed.
DIR. Lapalme, after making careful
examination of the body of the de-
ceased, made the following report to
the jury:
To the foreman Of the coroner's jury, at
the inquest held on the gath day of Febru-
aFy, on hesbody of Sam. krobel:
After examining the body OF said Sam.
Krobol, / found flesh wound three inches
above the left eye about one inch long. run
ming nearly parallel with the eye brow.
After removing the skin and tissue l found
a fracture of the skull. The frontal bone
was crushed in near the left of the portu-
berance, forming a hole three-quarter inch
by one inch. From the left angle OF said
or sning, there was a fissure fracture run
Bzsx horizontally through the partial and
through the occipital, pretty near the med
ian line. Some pus was oozing through the
frontal opening. There was no other mark
Of violence on said bedy. From the exam
ination conclude, that the death OF said
Sam. krobol was caused by the fracture
xt,a- -lv.,n I.1x. "A .l,al
L. A. LAPALME, NJ. ID.
After listening to the testimony OF
witness and report of the post-mor-
tenn examination, the jury rendered
the following verdict:
We, the jurors, render the following ver-
dict, after hearing the evidence at inquest
held on the body OF Samuel Krobol, this
oath day OF February, 1891, in Fergus
county, state OF Montana.
The only witnesses we had before us were
John Butterfeld and L. A. Lspalme, NJ. D..
whose testimony is herewith attached.
After examining the body, and hearing
these witnesses. we find that the said
6hmuel Krobol came to his death from a
Blow on the head, with chair in the hands
OF AL. H. Baker.
w. H. PECK, Foreman.
WILLIAM FERGUS,
HERBERT BLANCHARD.
ANDREW FERGUS,
GEORGE THoRMAN.
w. S.CowAN, Jurors.
C.. l.. CODER C0rouer
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
SCHOOL ENROLMENT.
Montana Stands High in the Matter Of School
Enrolment

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The census
Office has in press bulletin showing
the general enrolment in the public
schools of Arizona, California, Con-
necticut, District OF Columbia, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Montana.
North Carolina Ohio, Oklahoma, South
Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming,
and eighty-three cities. The most
striking showing of the bulletin is the
comparativegrowth OF population and
public school enrolment in New Hamp-
shire, Maine and Vermont. However,
there has been a slight decline in the
public school enrolment. The rela-
tive gain is generally greatest in the
south, but the phenomenal extreme OF
gain in population and school enroll
ment is shown in South Dakota The
following figures are taken from the
table:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
THE KANsAsssrATEsMAN.
''sockless Simpson" Of Medisine Lodge-A
rives ins Warrington.

Washington special to the Chicago
News says:
Jerry Simpson is here. He came
Saturday, in a gray suit of plain store
clothes, cork-soled shoes and gold
trimmed glasses; also in a Baltimore d
Ohio sleeper, upper berth; also incog.
Nobody seemed to know of his ar
rival until last night, when he was To-
Gated in an upstairs hotel the name of
which cannot now be recalled. The
members of the Farmers alliance here
then went after Mr.. Simpson. They
showed him the office of the Vindica-
tor, the imprinted editorials galore
and the Washington hand press.
Mr.. Simpson saw it all and said it
was good, but his impressions of con-
gress were not pleasing. "It is not
dignitied enough" he said. The states
mau of Medicine Lodge sat in the house
gallery an hour Saturday and watched
the proceedings. He and the other
alliance members of the next congress
will stay until congress adjourns.
Ii Mr.. Simpson be sssockless" he
doesn't look it. Theft is, he is reti-
cent on all questions pertaining to
hosiery. He is of medium build, with
black hair, sharp, gray eyes, and wears
a gray mustache. He says "hain't"
and "heerd, and many other peculiar
things, but aside from sprinkling of
provincialisms, his hearer does not get
the impression that Simpson is tagging
far behind civilization.
81 hain't much to say to newspaper
men, he said. "The farmers want re-
lief, and don't intend to launch" Jerry
has been sailor) "any more political
parties unless the old parties fail to
give the legislation they ask. II neither
OF the old parties will heed their cry
then the farmers, who make up a
strong political element in the north
west, will nominate a candidate for
president in 1892. That is all 1 will
say now"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
He Let Jeems Go.

In jeff Davis memoirs the following
letter from a young woman is printed;
''Dear Mr.. President: / want you to
let Jeems C. of company oneth, Fifth
South Carolina regiment, come home
and get married. Jeems is willin', / is
willin, his nanny says she is willin,
but Jeems' captain he amt willin' (.
Now, when all are willin' 'ceptin'
Jeems' captain, 1 think you might let
up and let Jeems come. I'll make him
go straight back when he's done got
married and fight just as hard as
ever" Mr.. Davis wrote on the letter:
'Let Jeems CO." Jeems went home,
married the affsctionate correspond.
ent OF Mr. Davis, returned to his regl.
ment and did fight as well as ever"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
To Hear a Fly Walk.

If you wish to hear fly walk you
can do it without the aid of a nuga-
phone, provided you can find a fly at
this season of the year. Havingmade
friends with the fly, spread silk hand
kerchief over your ear and induce the
insect to crawl across the handker-
chief. AS he approaches your ear you
will distinctly hear a harsh, rasping
sound, made by the contact OF the in
sect's feet with the filaments OF silk
New York Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05

The ratio of men to women among
teachers in the states and territories
under consideration varies from n min
imum of ten men to ninety-two women
in Massachusetts and to a maximum
of 100 men to 1O1 women in South
Carolina. Ii the colored teachers OF
South Carolina are taken separately.
there appears to be 100 men to 50
women. The other New England
states approach the ratio of Massa-
chusetts, while Ohio shows a higher
ratio of men than any other northern
state, closely followed by Arizona and
Pennsylvania
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
She Takes Comfort.

A goose at Tarrytown, n. V, has
reached the age OF 22 years and is still
sound in mind and body and appar-
emily good for five years more. She
has furnished feathers enough in her
life to make three feather beds, and at
her death her body will furnish choice
eating for an orphan asylum.-Free
Press
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
Riches Of Oregon.

There is a tract of forest trees in
Southern Oregon embracing about
5000 square miles, which, if cut and
sold at SO per 1 900 fest, would pay
our national debt twice over. 1t is
estimated that the amount OF mer-
chantable timber standing amounts
to 100000, ,OOO,O 900 feet.-oregonian.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
What Allied Him.

sambo-"What did de doctah say
allied yer mostly, Billg"
Bill-"He lowed that had a con-
flapration of diseases. Fust, de sal
walton CLANS don't insist my indiges-
ton; dat makes a torpedo liver, case
I'm liable to go off any minute
Texas Siftings.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
Not 30 Easy to Suit.

Married Man-"Why don't you get
married, Miss Jones? You are getting
to look like a back number Will
soon be an old maid"
Miss Jones-.'If i was as easy to
please as your wife was / would have
been married long ago. o."-Texas Slit
ings.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
Burned to Oblige Her.

Youna Wife "John, mother says
she wants to be cremated.
Young husband-."Tell her if she'll
nut on her things I'll take her down
this morning" Siftings.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05
Fergus Count Omcers.

Copntv Commissioners meet First Mon
day of March, June, September and De-
cember.
The District Court for Fergus County
sets first Monday of April, 1880; third
Monday of June, 1890; third Monday oi
September. 1890: third Monday OF Novem-
ber, 1890.