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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Recommendation for Diminuti0n of
Sentence.

HELENA, Montana, Feb. IL, 1894.
At n meeting of the state board of par
dons held at it's Office on the bow date,
was transacted:
In the matter of the diminution OF sentence
aud granting of Al pardon by the governor
to one Percy DeWolf, upon the recon-
mendatiou OF the board of prison com
missioners. Case No. 1919.
WHEREAS, The governor OF Montana has
this day officially notified this board that
he has granted "A diminution oil sentence by
pardon, upon the recommendation of the
board of prison commissioners, to one
Percy DeWolf, IA convict confined in the
state prison at Deer Lodge, Montana, b
was convicted of the crime OF grand larceny
committed in the county of Fergus, state
of Montana, on the 10Th day of June,
1898, and sentenced for "a term OF one year
in the state prison;
Therefore, he it ordered, that Friday,
March 16, 1894. be set apart for the con-
siderution and hearing oil 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 the diminution OF
sentence by pardon, are hereby notified to
he present in the forenoon of said day at
the office of the state board of pardons at
the capitol of said state.
1t IL 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 Lew istown,
county of Fer-us, state of Montana, once
each week for two consecutive weeks. viz:
Thursday, March l, and Thursday, March
=, 1894. Adopted,
III. j. Chairman.
Lou C.. HATHoRNE, Clerk.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Henry Irving at Dinner.

Henry Irving, the chefs tell me-"
said an old timer, lis the grief and
despair of the caterers. He drove the
chef at Sherry's to the verge of sui
eide and sent the Fifth avenue chef
TO bed with a sick headache. Irving
orders well and plans things with the
best of taste and culinary knowledge.
But when the dishes arrive he is al
ways so deep in the reading of a
letter or a paper that he is not ready
to eat and lets all get cold.
"One night he had a party of 10
swell people with him to dinner, and
over the soup he actually read a poem
so long that his wv plate got cold
and the remaining ourse were en-
tirely ruined. He kept the broiled
lobster on the table an hour before
touching it, and the rarebIts were as
firm as a lump of cheese. Ellen Ter
ry is just as bad, and the chefs hate
to see the twain come into the hotel,
for there is no telling but that they
may go away and tell that they had
a pool dinner New York Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Actresses and Their Lines.

In nine cases out of ten the women
of the stage commit the words of
their parts to memory by copying
them out in their own handwriting,
and among other distinguished disci-
Piles of this method are Miss Ellen
Terry, Miss Amy Roselle and Mrs.
Patrick Campbell. As regards learn
ing parts in the open air while walk
ing, driving and so on, the system
has fewer advocates among women
than it has among men, but Mrs. Ber-
nard Beere and Mrs. Langtry are
both accustomed to this form of
study, and many younger actresses
adopt it, railway and even bus jour
neys being utilized. Both Mrs. Ken
dial and Sarah Bernhardt sit down to
serious study and allow nothing
whatever to interfere with them dur
ing the time they are learning a part.
Forget Me Not.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Bound to Have His Fun.

Speaking of football brings tomind
a time not many years ago when
Yale's athletic conscience was not so
tender as at present. On her teams
were graduates galore. She even
went outside for a candidate or two,
though none of the imported ''tons
o men" finally played at Springfield.
Among the surreptitiously acquired
material was one true hearted son of
old Erin, over 6 feet tall, and re-
nowned as a pugilist. His physique
was excellent, but somehow he never
seemed to get into the plays. Nor
was he deficient in courage. The
coachers could not understand it un-
til one day he was given the ball to
run with. Then some rusher tackled
him hard, and in a minute the former
pugilist had dropped the ball and
was going at the tackler hammer
and tongs.
Here you'll" shouted the coachers.
What are you doing therea Play
football"
And between the cracks of the
blows came back the answer:
''Oh, go to the divil an lave me do
me man "-Boston Budget.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
The Methods Employed by speciaIlsrs An
the Detection of Forgeries.

TnG INGENIOUS E"PtoySu " oPccA8AAnSo Al
the Detection of Forgeries.
Regarding the methods made use
of to determine authorship, special
lists are naturally %reticent. Some of
them have admitted, however, the
nature of the leading principles which
guide them. The philosophy of the
matter rests mainly on the fact that
it is very rare for any two persons to
write hands similar enough to de-
ceive a careful observer unless one
is initiating the other. Fists" like
faces, have all some special idiosyn-
Grassy, and the imitator has not merely
to copy that of some one else, but to
disguise his own.
By careful and frequent practice
he may succeed well enough to de-
ceive the ordinary man, but is rarely
successful in battling the expert. Even
the most skillful culprit cannot who'll
ly hide his individuality, as he is sure
to relapse into his ordinary method
occasionally. Then, again, great a
has to be used, and this can be de-
tected by the traces of hesitancy, the
substitution of curves for angles and
vice versa, which come out very
plainly when the writing is examined
under the microscope, as it usually
is by the expert.
A plan of detection which has been
adopted with great success is to cut
out each letter in a doubtful piece of
writing and paste all the as, bis, ETC.,
ON separate sheets of paper. The proc
ess is also gone through with a gen
uine bit of caligraphy of the imitator
or the initiated, as the case may be.
Comparison almost invariably shows
that the letters are less uniform if
imitation has been attempted, the
writer being occasionally betrayed
into some approach to his ordinary
caligraphy or into momentary for
g~etfulness of some special point in
the handwriting he is Stimulating.
No point is too small to escape an
experts attention. The dotting of is,
the crossing of It's" the curls and
hourishes, the intervals between the
words, the thinness of the up stroke,
and the thickness of the down stroke,
are all noted and carefully compared.
Where only a signature has been
forged, and that by means of tracings
from the original, the resemblance is
often SO exact as to deceive even the
supposed author, but in these cases
the microscope is generally effective
in determining not merely the for
gerry, but the method by which it
was accomplished. 1t is some COM
fort to know that the cunning of the
forger is overmatched by the scien-
tific skill of the trained expert
Chambers journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08

Many people promise anything you
ask of them, but makes small matter
of keeping their promises. They en-
ter into engagements with you to do
this or that, to meet you or call on
you at a certain time, or to do some
favor for you, and utterly fail to full
fill their engagements. This is a very
serious matter, this lack of fidelity to
promises and engagements. Surely
we ought to keep sedulous watch over
ourselves in this regard. We ought
to be faithful to the promises we
make, cost what it may. 1t is a noble
thing when we find one whose prom
ises we are as sure of as of the ris-
ing of the sun, whose simplest word
Is as good as his oath, who does just
what he says he will do at the mo-
ment he says he will do it. That is
the kind of faithfulness God wants.
Rev. j. r. Miller, d. d.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
One Curious Holiday Custom.

A curious instance of holiday inter
change of greeting was spoken of re-
Gently. Two women had been in the
habit of sending each other Christ
mas cards, although there was little
other correspondence. Finally N
woman died. The next Christmas the
survivor, feeling very sorry for the
widower bereft of her friend, sent
him a card, although their acquaint-
ance was of the slightest. The next
year he sent one too. Now, each
Christmas one comes from him, and
one goes to him, without any word
of greeting Or thanks between them.
He is an old man, and when the card
ceases to come it will be known that
he is dead. MOI till then probably
will the custom die out.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Order to Show Cau,e.

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 r. Warren, the administrator 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 decedent, for the purposes therein set
forth;
1t is therefore ordered by the said court
all persons interested in the estate of
said deceased appear before the said dis
trict court on Thursday, the Goth day of
March, 1894, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
OF said day ut the court room of said dis
trict court at the court housein 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 hat n copy of this order be pub
lished at least four successive weeks in the
Fergus County Argus. a newspaper 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, 1894-03-08
GOOD ADVICE.

Every patriotic citizen should give his
personal effort and influence to increase
the circulation of his home paper which
teaches the American policy of Protec-
ton. 1t is his duty to aid in this respect
in every way possible. After the home
paper is taken car of, why not sub
scribe for the AMERICAN ECONOMIST,
published by the American Protective
Tariff League? One of its correspon-
dents says: "No true American can
get along without it. consider it the
greatest and truest political teacher in
the United States"
Send postal card request for free
sample copy. Address Wilbur Wake
man, General Secretary, I35 West 23d
St., New York.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
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WHAT, satiEN, WHO, ETC.

Pray, what did T. Buchanan Read?
At what did f. A. Poe?
What yolsInes did Elizur Wright?
And WHARF did E. =. Roe?
Is Thomas Hardy nowadays2
Is Rider Haggnrd pale?
Is Minot Savage? Oscar Wilde?
And Edward Everett Hale?
Was Laurence sterne2 Was Hermann
6rimm2
Was Edward Young? John Gay7
Jonathan Swift and old John Bright
And why was Thomas Gray?
Was John Brown? and is J. r. Green2
Chief Justice fancy quite?
Is William Black? II. ID. BlackmoreS
Mark Lemon? III. X. White?
Was Francis Bacon lean In streaks?
John Luckling vealy? Pray.
Was Hogg much given to the penn
Are Lambs tales sold today?
Did Mary Mapes Dodge just in timer
Did c. ID. Warner? How?
AT what did Andrew MARVEL so?
Does Edward Whymper now?
What goodies did Rose Terry Cooker
Or Richard Boyle beside?
That gave the wicked Thomas Paine,
And made Mark Akenside?
Was Thomas Tickell-ish AT all?
Did Richard Steele, l ask?
Tell me, has George A. Sala suftf
Did William Ware a mask2
Does Henry Cabot Lodge at home?
John Horne Tooke what and whenr
Is Gordon Cumming? Has @. w.
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
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 shoS cause why decree OF distri-
button should not he made.
On reading and filing the petition OF Hes
ter A.. Tavenner, administrators of the es-
tate OF Charles w. Tavenner, deceased, and
praying among other things for an order OF
distribution of the residue 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, be and appear before the
probate court in and for the county OF
Fergus. at the court room Of said court, in
said Fergus county, on Monday, the
twenty-sixth day of March, 1894. at 2
O'Clock p. M, then and there to show cause
why an order of distribution should not
he made of the residue of said estateamon
the heirs OF said deceased, according to law
1t is further ordered, that a copy of this
order be published for four successive
weeks, before the said twenty-sixth day OF
March, 1894, in the Fergus County Argus,
"a newspaper printed and published in the
said Fergus county.
ID. A. MEAGHER, Clerk.
BY f. WRIGHT, Deputy Clerk.
Dated Feb. "a, 1881
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.
u. S. Land Office. Le~wistown, Mont,
February IL. 1884.

U. S. Land Office. Lewistown, Mont,
February IL. 1884.
Notice is he.ely 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. %, SWi NWA. sec. "a. surveyed;
lots l and ., ST SEA, sec. 2s; NEh, sec. 33,
unsurveyed; township 10 north, range 20
east, before the Register and Receiver
of the U. S. L. o. at Lewistown, Fergus
county, Mont, on Saturday, the 31st day
of March. 1884.
She names the following witnesses 20
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
ton of said land:
George Thurman, Albert Sellers, Lewis
F. Cowan and Edward c. Abbott, all oil
Fort Maginnis. Fergus Co., Mont.
CHARLES A. BURG, Register.
First publication Feb. 2, 1888.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
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 ina 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,
b made homestead application No. $3.50.
Tor the SWh, sec. 81, tip. Is N, r. Is E..
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz.
John Rouch, Richard Raw, James Raw.
Henry b. Lapham. all of %Philbrook, Mont.
CHARLIE A. BURG. Register
First publication March s. 1891
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Notice of Final Entry.
Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
January 81, 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 he
fore the Register and Receiver of the u. S.
l.. o. at Lewistown, Fergus county, Mont.
on March 10, 1894, viz:
John simpson,
who made presumption declaratory state
ment No. 81, for the M NWA. sci nw4, ne4
sw4, sec IL, tip ID N, r. IL Z,
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz.
Daniel J. Winters, Britton Barrett, Will
liam +. Hannah and David Hover, all of
Lewistown, Mont.
CHARLES A. BURG, Register.
First publication Feb. /. 1894.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Notice Of Final Entry.
Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,

Land Office at Lew Mont,
January 80, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make nal proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will b.
made before the Register and Receiver of
the u. s. l.. o. at Le~wistown, Fergus
county, Mont. on Monday, the 18th day
of March, 1894, viz:
Lee Balm,
who made homestead application No.
1859. for the va SW4, sec. %, WI SCI,
sec. %, tp. Is N, rg. Is E.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz:
Henry Warebam, William Peck, James
Chamberlain, Lewis Knerr, ali of Stanford,
Fergus county, Montana.
CHARLES A. BURG, Register.
First publication Feb. /. 1894.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
The Maoris.

A writeri in a magazine speaks high
ly in praise of the Maoris. The WON
en-, he says, L a potent factor in is
land life and must not be forgotten.
Liquid dark eyes, soft voices, affec-
tionate and merry dispositions, light
brown skins of ivory smoothness and
gracefulness in every movement are
their most striking characteristics.
The men and women are graceful,
probably because of the prevalence
of dancing and bathing.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Model Gown.

If ever a man covers himself with
glory, it is when he begins to tell
what he knows about his wife's gar
ments and to design models for her
gowns. One really brilliant and gift
ed literary gentleman somewhat re-
Gently met his Waterloo at this fine
art of designing by sketching a mod
el of a gown which indeed looked
artistic in the drawing and had only
one failing-there was no way to get
into the gown or out of Tx
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
New Bull.

A good specimen of the Boyle
Roche breed of bull was encountered
on q golf curse not many miles from
New York. B, a novice at the
game, was about to use his cleek
when he observed to his partner that
the iron was a little loose.
IN have to put the tool in water
and let the stick swell" said B.
"Ah, whatn We do that fori' asked
his friend, a visitor from over the
sea-. "Whin it gifts dry, it'll only
swell down again. "-Harper's Maya
zine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Desert Land Final Proof.

U. S. Land Office, Lewistown, Mont,
February Z. 1894.
Notice is herebygiven that Elizabeth Esch-
meyer, of Alpine, Fergus county, Montana,
has filed notice of intention to make
proof on her desert-land claim No. "a,
for the SET, Ell SW4, Sec. 80, TIP. l6 N,
range 23 E., before the Register and
Receiver of the u. s.. l.. o., at Lewistown,
Montana, on Saturday, the 18th day of
March, 1894.
She names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
ton of said land:
Henry Coder and William c.. Bell of AL
pine, Arthur w. Stoddard and William Ii.
Kelly, of Lewistown, all of Fergus county,
Montana.
CHARLES A. BURG. Register.
First publication Dec. 2S. 1898.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Notice of Final Proof.
U. s. Land Office, Lewistown, Mont,
December Is, 1898.

U. S. Land Office, Lewistown, Mont,
December Is, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
NAM ed settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proofin 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 r.. Frost,
who made homestead application No. 21l
for the 81 NW4. NE4 SW4, NW4 SEA, Sec
IL, TIP IA y, Rg. - K.
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, 1894-03-08
Paw as You Heat.

The bedrooms of several British
hotels are fitted with automatic gas
fires. Visitors may enjoy a warm
ing by placing in the meter by the
side of the fireplace a number of pen
MES equal to the number of hours
for which they wish to have the fire
alight.-Exchange.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Notice Of Final Entry.
Land Office at Lewistow n, Mont,
January %, 1884.

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
January %. 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. Fergus county. Mont,
on Monday, March 18th, 1894, viz:
Lucero A. ndres,
who made homestead application No.
400, for the SW! SW4, sec. II. e4 set. sec.
net net, sec. %. tip. Is N, re. 10 f..
He names the following witnesses to
pre- re his continuous residence upon. and
OF said land, viz:
Dan Laverdure. Joseph Laverdure, Joseph
Toffolla. Zebede Berger, all Of Le~wistown,
Montana.
CHARLES A. Burg. Register.
First publication Feb. i, 1894
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Took Him In.

There was a man came in here the
other day." thoughtfully remarked
the elevator man as he slammed the
door to In the face of the man who
was in a hurry, who wanted to bet
$500 to $50 on the big game-and /
took him up."-Kansas City Times.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
COMMITTED Timber Culture Final
Proof.
Under act of March 3, 1917

U. S. Land Office. Lewistown. Mont,
January ~, 1854.
Notice is hereby given that George
Falligan has filed notice of intention to
make final proof before the Register
and. Receiver of the U. 5. l.. o.
at their office i'm Lewistown, Mont,
on Monday, the 18th day of March, 1894,
on timber culture application No. 2529. for
the NWA NEh, Mex NW4 of section No.
25, in township No. 16 N, range No. IL f.
He names as witnesses:
John Braiden and Ira w. Snow of Stan
ford, and Leslie III. Hamilton and Edgar
A. Hamilton of Utica, Fergus county,
Mont.
CHARLES A. BURG, Register.
First publication Feb. 1. 1894.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
Argus ClubbingR Rates

HAVING FREQUENTLY BEEN OFFERED INDUCEMENTS TO CLUB
IL with eastern journals and finding a desire among many Of III readers to
get eastern weekly or monthly IN connection with their local paper, We
now offer the ARGUS and any publication named below at greatly reduced rates:
HE EERGIs COUNTY ARGIs md St Louis Globe Demacrat LzenA e o.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08

For information relative to rates and movement
Of trains call on or address agents at Armington
or Grea Falls. or the undersigned.
B. H. LANGLEY. General Freight and Ticket
Agent N. C. Ry, Helena
L. c. sTEBBINs. Trsv. PAS. AGENT. Helena.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08
GREAT NORTHERN
Railway Line.
THE MONTANA CENTRAL RAILWAY.
The Great Northern Railway,
Eastern Railway of Minnesota.
Willmar 4 sioux Falls Railway.
Dulush, Waterfowl Il Pacific Ry.
GREAT : THROUGH /: SYSTEM.

Sleeping and Dining Cars. Day Coaches
and Free Colopist Sleepers from BUTTE,
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to MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, DULUTH,
WEST SUPERIOR and SIOUX CITY.
Close connection for CHICAGO, NEW
YORK, BOSTON and all Eastern and
Southern cities.
trains between ST. PAUL, KALISPELL,
SPOKANE and SEATTLE. Through
Sleepers to and from CHICAGO. Family
Tourist Cars between ST. PAUL and
SEATTLE.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-08

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