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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
rhaIIte of World.

There is a general and widespread
notion, which the curious investiga-
tor will find scattered throughout
both medieval and modern litera-
ture, that the world will last 6,000
years from the date of its creation.
An inscription in one of Martin Lu-
Tiers books reads as follows: Elijah,
the prophet. said that the world had
existed 1000 years before the law
wa given from Adam to Moses,
would exist 1000 years under the
Mosaic law from Moses to Christi
and 1000 years under the Christian
dispeusation, and then it would be
burned"
In the Etrurian account of the ere
alton Cby Suidas) l find a similar ira
dition, The Creator spent 5000
years in creation, and 5000 more are
allotted TO the earth"
In the black letter edition of Foxes
Acts and Monuments" there is a
whole sermon given, with the 6,000
year limit of the earth's duration as
a text. (See above work, edition of
1922
Some writers contend that the six
days" referred to III Holy Writ really
means 5000 years, and that the ''sev-
enth day" is a type of the coming
millennium. or Sabbath of a thou
sand years" The Psalmist says,
For a thousand years are in thy
sight as yesterday" Psalm &c, 4.
See also II Peter iii, S.)-St. Louis
Republic.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Measuring a woman,. Conscience.

You say YOU would like to know
how anybody could measure a wom-
ans conscience.' said a merchant of
Polo, Ills. We'll, | will tell you.
One day about three weeks ago a
farmers wife came into mystore and
bought a lot of provisions. After
she had selected what she wanted
she dumped the goods in a large
grain bag"
Can 1 have a piece of string to
tie this bag| she asked me,
Why. certainly said l, and
pointing to a ball of Irvine which
hung in the rear part of the store !
told her to help herself and take as
much as her conscience allowed her
to.
''The woman went back to the end
Of the store and commenced to wind
the Irvine rapidly around her finger.
After a minute she asked me to cut
the Irvine. When 1 went back to
cut it, / noticed she had considerable
more than l thought she needed.
Have You all you want! l asked
her. and she said she had. Well,
would just like to measure your con
science, said l, and | got a yardstick
and measured the Irvine.
1t was just 81! yards long.
The woman and / had 4 good
laugh over it, and she went home
satisfied. Chicago Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22

gust OF the rest OF Us. Inc yodns
man was neatly dressed, and as soon
as they had got inside the gate the
keeper said to him:
"'Please walk behind me until we
return
1.-The inquisitive visitor obeyedfor
a little while, but his curiosity pres
emily got the best of him, and he put
ON his eyeglasses, stepped to the right
of the big bird tender and started to
examine the ostriches on his own
hook. The keeper didn't notice him
until he had got up pretty close to
the rear of a male ostrich that was
feeding. when he said sharply:
Please come this way, siri That
ostrich may kick your
THE young man turned around,
held the glasses on his nose and said:
"'Beg pardon, sirl"
"At the sound of his voice the Os-
trich kicked straight out behind like
a flash and with all its strength. Its
mammoth claw struck the cheeky
dude square on the seat of his trou-
sers, and before he had time to think
he was blowing through the gravelly
lot on his elbows and knees toward
the keeper. His fine clothing was
ruined, his knees and elbows were
badly skinned, his hat was spoiled,
and his eyeglasses were broken, and
the keeper was so angry that he took
him by the collar and marched him
out of the gate, with the parting re-
mark:
That's what you get by acting
like a foolI
''Of course we all had to oar over
the picture the inquisitive chap made
behind the ostrich's colossal foot.
We couldn't have helped it if the fell
low had been killed. The kick laid
him up, and instead of accompanying
US to Alaska, as he had set out to do,
he deserted the party at San Francis.
co."-New York Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Made a Substitute.

A millionaire, who was at the head
of a great business, was known as be-
ing a strict man and rather eXacting
in his demands upon his employees.
One of these, having been drawn for
jury service, came to his employer
and asked leave of absence for the
purpose, saying that he had no rea-
sonable excuse to offer.
You can go if you like" said Mr..
Y, but if you goyou need not come
back again"
The man went to the judge and
asked to be excused from service,
saying that his employer had threat
ened his discharge in case of his alb
sence.
who is your Employer
Mr.. ""
All" said the judge dryly, your
reason is sufficient" Then turning
to an officer at hand:
Summon MI. X. as this mans sub.
stitute. From Mr.. X. no excuse will
be accepted Kate Fields Washing.
TON
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Order to Show Cause.

In the District Court of the Tenth Judicial
District of the State Of Montana, in and
for the County of Fergus.
In the matter Of the estate of Charles W.
Tavenner, Deceased.
Order to show cause why decree of distri
button should not be made.
On reading and filing the petition of Hes
ter A. Tavenner, administrator of the es.
tate of Charles w. Tavenner, deceased, and
praying among other things for an order of
distribution of the residu of said estate
among the persons entitled:
1t is ordered that all persons interested
in the estate of the said Charles w. Taven-
ner, deceased, he and appear before the
probate court in and for the county of
Fergus. ut the court room Of said court. in
said Fergus county, on Monday, the
twenty-sixth day of March, 1894, at =
O'Clock u. m, then and there to shcw cause
why an order OF distribution should not
be made of the residue of said estates among
the heirs of said deceased, according tn law
1t is further ordered, that a copy of this
order he published for our successive
weeks, before the said twenty-sixth day OF
March, 1884, in the Fergus County Argus,
"a printed and published in the
said Fergus county.
ID. A. MEAGHER, Clerk.
BY L. WRIGHT, Deputy Clerk.
Dated Feb. 2I, 1874.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Order to Show Cause.

In the District Court OF the Tenth Judicial
District of the State of Montana, in and
for the County of Fergus
In the matter of the estate OF George Jack
son. Deceased.
Order to show cause why order of sale OF
real estate should not be made.
Fred Il. Warren, the administrators OF
the estate of George Jackson. deceased.
having filed his petition herein praying for
an order of sale of all OF the real estate of
said d~ecedent, for the purposes therein set
forth;
1t is therefore ordered by the said court
that all persons interested in the estate OF
said deceased appear before the said dis
trict court on Thursday, the 29th day OF
March, 1891, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day nt the court room of said dis
trict court at the court housed in the county
OF Fergus, Montana, to show cause why an
order should not be granted to the said adj
ministrator to sell so much of the real
estate of the said deceased, George Jack
son, as shall be necessary.
And that a copy of this order be pub
lished at least four successive weeks in the
Fergus County Argus. n printed
and published in said Fergus county, and
that n copy of this notice be served upon
each Of the heirs of said deceased residing
in this county.
ID. A. MEAGHER, Clerk.
Dated March LIST, 1894.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22

The rights of dogs have been at
tracing attention in Belgium lately,
Is a dog whose master has duly taken
Il ticket for him entitled to a seat in
a railway carriage for in Belgium
dogs ride rs passengers), or must he
crouch down between the legs of the
human occupants of the carriagel A
hunting man who recently travelled
with Il retriever who was turned off
his seat by an official to make way
for Il traveller has appealed to the
administration of the state railways
for a decision on the subject. The
decision is in favor of the dog. A
decree has gone forth that he is as
much entitled toa seat as his master,
and that where a compartment has
room foc 10 passengers and there are
) men and > dogs therein it must be
considered as full. London News
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22

HELENA Montana. March =,
At "A meeting of the state board of par.
lions held at it's Office on the above date
the following business among other things
was transacted:
In the matter of the diminution of SEN
tence by pardon granted to the governor
to one Charles s.. BridgIDan, upon the rec
ommendation OF the board of prison com
m~issioners. Case No. 200.
Whereas, the governor of Montana has
this day officially notified this board that
he has granted IA diminution of sentence by
pardon, upon the recommendation of the
board of prison commissioners, TO one
Charles s. Bridgman. n convict confined in
the state prison at Deer Lodge, Montana,
who was convicted of the crime OF grand
larceny. committed in the county oil Fer
gus, state Of Montana, on the 29th day Of
August, 1892, and sentenced Tor a term Of
two years ia the state prison;
Therefore, he it ordered, that Saturday,
March 31st, 1894, be set apart for the con
~sideration and hearing of the diminution
| of sentence by pardon so granted as afore-
said, and all persons having an interest
therein, desiring TO be heard either for or
| against the granting of tn, diininution of
he present in the forenoon OF said day at
| the office uf the state board Of pardons at
the capital Of said state.
1t is further ordered that n copy OF this
order be printed and published in the Fer
gus County Argus, "a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Lewistown,
county of Fergus, state of Montana. once
Thursday. March 18th, and Thursday.
March 22d, 1894. Adopted.
III. ]. HASKELL, Chairman.
| O C. HATHoRNE, Clerk.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
His Real Reason.

They were conversing on the sub
iect of craftsmanship when n of
them ventured to speak of that fairy
story of William Tell and the apple.
Fairy story quoth the other.
Then you do not believe the tale?'
Il do not" replied the first.
well, l do" said the second. Il
see no reason why the story should
not be a true one. 1t wasn't anything
wonderful in the way of a shot any
how. If you'll stand off the same
distance with an apple on your head,
Ill wager that l can split it III halves
nine times out of ten"
III do it, said the first.
His friends tried to dis5uade him,
but he was not to be diSsuaded. Final
ly the ambitious marksman himself
withdrew his wager.
Il might hit you in the head and
kill you, he said.
NO" observed the other quietly.
you couldn't come near enough to
the apple to hit me."-London Tit
Bits.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
What Makes a Journalist.

Ayoung man once asked me what
l considered the qualifications of a
journalist. Brainsl" We'll" l said,
IAN occasional brain won't do any
harm, but l regard the prime qualif-
cations in a newspaper man-first,
loyalty. do not mean loyalty to the
flag. A man who is not loyal to the
flag is not worth kicking. Loyalty
10 your profession and to yourself is
what | mean. Next, industry; last,
intelligence. For / do not care how
intelligent a man may be unless he
is Industrious, and l do not care how
industriously intelligent you are, un-
less you n loyal and loyal to a high
ideal, you can eve amount to
much. Joe Howard.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
nnnk Note Iignres.

If a fellow comes around and wants
TO bet you 81 that ii you will tell him
the last four figures of the number of
Il bank note he VIII tell you the letter
of the note, don't you take him up.
You offer to bet him the same way,
and if you succeed in getting him to
bet divide the figures of the note by
4. If they don't divide ever and one
remains, the letter is "A; if two re
main. the letter is 'B; if three e
main. the letter is &c" and if they
divide even the letter is ID" If
you know how to divide, you will
win his money.-New York Times.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Notice of Application for Order of
Sole Trader.

To whom it may concern: Notice is
hereby given that I, Carrie j. Wilbur of the
the county of Fergus, state OF Montana
wife of Thomas Z. Wilbur, desiring to avail
myself of the rights and privileges Of a sole
trader under and by virtue of an act of the
9Th, 1881, Laws of the Second Session,
page 263, do hereby declare that it is my
intention to apply to the district court OF
the tenth judicial district of the state OF
Montana, in and for the county of Fergus.
on the 18th day of March, 1894, or upon
such day thereafter as court may appoint,
for an order permitting me to carry on
business in my own name and on my own
account. Said business shall consist in
buyinp and selling stock, running stages
and doing a general feed, sale and exchange
business, ETC., etc.
Dated this 26tb day oil February, 1894
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Teeth aa SeutfrSIa.

when thou sittest to cat with a
ruler, consider diligently him that is
before thee" says the Hebrew prov
erb, warning a kings guest to regu-
late his appetite by his nost's temper.
Boswell, DR.. Johnson's biographer,
gives in his notebook a modern para
phrase of the old Jewish proverb:
Il said of a rich man who enter
tanned us lu~xuriously that. although
he was exceedingly ridiculous, we re-
strained ourselves from talking of
him as we might do. lest we should
lose his feasts.
He makes our teeth sentinels on
our tongues said New York
World.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Fergus County Argus,
LEWIsToWN. MONTANA.
Notice of Final Entry.

Land Office at Lewisiown. Mont.
February Is, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make ina proof in sul port of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver of the u. S.
l.. o. at Lewistown, Fergus county, Mont,
ON April IA, 1894. viz:
Philip ID. Lang.
who made homestead application No. $40,
for the SEA MEL, E4 SEA. Sec. IL and SW4
SW4, sec. -, TIP. II N, Rg. 10 f..
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of. said land, viz:
Charles NJ. Rogers, George Il. Brown,
James NJ. Weldon, William d.. jackson, all
of Lewistown, Montana.
CHARLES A. BURG, Register.
First publication, March !. 1894.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Notice of Final Proof.
U. s. Land Office, L~ewistown, Mont,

December Is, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver of the U. S.
L.. O.. at Lewistown, Fergus county, Mont,
on March %, 1894, viz:
Charles II. Frost,
who made homestead application No. 2I1
for the 81 NWt. NEf SW4, NW4 SCI, Sec
IL, TIP IA n, Rg. - I.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Amos Snyder, Cyrus A. Spangler, August
T. Westvelt and Nathaniel McCauley, all OF
Grass Range, Fergus county, Montana.
CHAs. A.. BURG, Register.
First publication. Dec. 2s. 1898.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.
u. s. Land Office. Lewistown, Mont,
EehruarY IL 1Sni.

u. S. Land Office. Lewistown, Mont,
February IL 1884.
Notice is hezeGy given that WinnieBurnett
of Fort Maginnis. Fergus county, Montana,
has filed notice of intention to make proof
on her desert land claim No. 40, for
lot 4. sec. 27, SWk NWh. sec. "a. surveyed;
lots / and 2, 81 SEA, sec. %; NEA, sec. 33,
unsurveyed; township 16 north, range 20
east. before the Register and Receiver
of the U. s.. l.. o. at Lewistown, Fergus
county, Mont, on Saturday, the 3lst day
of March, 8
She names the following witnesses 10
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
lion of said land:
George Thurman, Albert Sellers, Lewis
f. Cowan and Edward C.. Abbott, all OF
Fort Maginnis, Fergus Co., Mont.
CHARLES A. BURG. Register.
First publication Feb. D., 1893.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
VISITING AN OSTRICH EAKM.
An InquisItive Young Man Meets the Bust
ness End of the Bird.


"While .journeying in California
one summer" said a Scranton tour
ist, ''some of the men and women in
our party went to visit an ostrich
farm. The keeper was very kind
and obliging, and he called the herd
of ostriches up to the fence and
sed them for our entertainment. A
few of the great birds didn't show off
to suit him, so he told the visitors
that if they would excuse him for a
moment he would enter the inclosure
and make the ostriches behave.
There was an exceedingly inquisi-
tive and very gabby young man In
the party, who had annoyed us good
deal by trying to stick his into
every prohibited spot on the journey,
n when the keeper got a whip and
started for the gate the mouthy fell
low followed him and begged to be
allowed to so inside. The keeper re-
fused his request at first, but the
tonguy chap was so persuasive and
oily that he finally got permission to
enter the lot. very much to the dis
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Notice for Republication.
Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March - 1894.

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March ~. 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver of the U. s.
l.. o., at Lewistown, Montana, on Fri
day, April Goth, 1884, viz:
Lee Balm,
who made homestead application No. 1885
for the w SWh sec. %, NJ SEA, sec. 20,
tip. Is N, re. IS T..
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
William Peck, James Chamberlain, Levi,
Knerr, Solomon A. Yantis, all OF Stanford
Fergus county, Montana.
CHAs A. BURG, Register.
First publication March Is. 1894.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
The Engagement Ring.

Some years ago it was decided in
an English court that an engage
ment ring is not recoverable in any
circumstances. Vermont has given
a different decision. A young man
sued to recover a ring that he had
given to a young woman, who. after
accepting it, repudiated the engage
ment. The judge decided that it
must be returned or else that the re-
cipient must fulfill the conditions on
which it was presented Lewiston
JoIrnal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Notice of Final Entry.

U. s. Land Office, Lewistown, Mont,
March 5. 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver of the U.
:. l.. o. at Lewistown. Fergus county,
Mont, on April IA, 1894, viz:
John shea,
who made homestead application No. $3.50,
for the SWh, sec. 81. tip. ID N, r. 15 T..
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land. viz:
John Rouch, Richard Raw. James Raw,
Henry Il. Lapham, all of Philbrook, Mont.
CHARLES A.. BURG. Register
First publication March s. 1894
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Notice of Final Entry.
Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
Mach a 1901 4

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March 9, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Register and Receiver OF
the T.. s. l.. o. at Lewistown, Fergus
county. Mont. on Saturday, the 2lst day
Of April, 1894, viz:
William NJ. Busch,
who made homestead application No.
53s. for lot 4, and SW4 NW4, WI SWL,
sec. =, tp. Is N, re. 10 T..
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous ide upon,
and cultivation of. said land. viz:
Raphael Narcotic, George Il. Brown and
William ;. Engle. all of L~ewistnwn, and
James F. Mckay of Great Falls, Montana
CHARLIE A. BURG, Register.
First publication March Is. 1891.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Notice of Final Entry.

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March IL. 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made re
fore the Register and Receiver OF the u. :.
L.. o. at Lewistown, Fergus county, Mont.
on April p, 1894, viz:
David Jasper Bedford,
who made homestead application No, S479,
for the NEh. sec IL, tip Is N, X. 10 f.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz.
John Laux and Philip Laux of Lewis
town, and Bernard Logan and William
Creutzman of Ubet, Montana.
CHARLES A. BURG, Register.
First publication March Is, 1894.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Meanest of the Mean.

No man anywhere has the right to
wantonly traduce the character of
another, and if done in court the
guilty one should be held to even
stricter accountability for his cow
ardice in shielding himself behind
his presumed privileges.-Indianapo-
liz 1n,,,na1
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Notice of Final Entry.
Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March IL 1874

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March, IL, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice o: his inien-
ton to make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver of the u. S.
L.. o. at Lewistown. Fergus county, Mont,
on April 81, 1894, viz:
William A. SELLERS,
who made homestead application No.
&c, for the NJ SW4, sec. 81, NJ SEA, sec.
20, tp. Is N, rg. p f..
He names the following witnesses To
pre- We his continuous residence upon, and
CULTIVATION OF said land, viz:
Benjamin Hill, John Fogarty, Joseph ii.
Magallon and Thomas Moore, all of Lewis
town, Mont.
CHARLES A. BrRG, Register.
First publication March 10. 1884
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
A woman's Age.

An old gentleman who h~asdabbled
all his life i'll statistics says he never
heard of more than one woman who
insured her life. He accounts for
this by the fact that II of the ques-
lions of every insurance paper is,
What is your ageI-Paris Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Hearl LIN the Wings.

Ballet Girl Ito adnirer) - Only
think of it, the Society For the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children was
here today to inquire about me.
Rival-What a shame. / can tes-
tify that you are very good to your
iuptOQ-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-22
Argus ClubbingR Rates

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