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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-14

As SHOWING the solidity and strength
OF Montana business men. no statement
could be more convincing than Dun's
review Of commercial failures in the
United States for 1888 The 1l,2l3 fail
ures q tho year for the entire country
represent assets aggregsting s2G3O0C 1G3
and liabilities Of S33l, 422,939. II will
be seen from these figures that the liza
bilities exceed the assets by nearly sew
enty million dollars. With very few ex-
ceptions the liabilities in each state sx-
cooded the assets ia about the above
proportion. In Minnesota the liabilities
reached s9,546,O00 and the assets 1854
600 In Colorado tho liabilities we're
sl37l2,OO0 and the assets el2.580OOO.
In Washington the failures aggregated
5000. 400 Of liabilities while the assets
we're S2,G51.OO0. But Montaua lends
them ain Tho failures here were rep-
resented by only sLs9sO00 liabilities
and S3,223,000 assets In other words
words there were nearly two dollars q
nssots for every dollar Of liabilities
This is a record OF which we may be-
justly p1oud and il stands, we believe
without a parallel .n the United States
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1895

And wondering if January, 1895, will find you
better off than in this year of grace, 1894,
there are several things to be taken into con-
sideration. Having successfully come through
the Group, whoopng cough and the panic,
you doubtless are just now busy trying to
avoid dyspepsia, inevtably..th result of poor
or worse cooking.
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The Thomas Cruise

The Thomas Cruise
SAVINGS BANK OF HELENA.
lncor pOrated Under the Laws Of
Montana.
PAID IN CAPITAL. 100000
TRsEs ~ CRS'e w.. ses;dsns
WI. j. COOkk......A Treas and secretary
Trusteesf
Thomss Crnse, frank n. CrusA
VIM J. Cooke VIM ). sweeney.
John fagan-
hllo Wa per cent interest on Savings De
posits compounded January anu JULY.
lfansac general banking bus ness Draws
sSehslg on tho principal cities Of tho United
btztes and ufops.
Leals in CO nty and city bonds, and mAkss
loans On real eetAio mortg gca
Office hours from 10 q. m. 20 y. m flso on
hatu- a. tnt % onday evenings from : 20 .
o'clock.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Diminution of Sentence by Pardon

HELENA, Montana. March y, 1894.
At a meeting OF the state board of par
dons held at it's office on the above date
was transacted:
In the matter of the diminution OF sen.
tence by pardon granted to the governor
to one Charles S. Bridgman, upon the rec
ommendation OF the board of prison com
missioners. Case No. 205.
Whereas, the governor OF Montana has
this day officially notified this board that
he has granted diminution OF sentence by
pardon, upon the recommends ton Of the
board OF prison commissioners, to one
Charles S. Bridgman, convict confined IN
the al ate prison at Deer Lodge, Montana,
who was convicted of the crime of grand
gus, state Of Montana, on the Goth day oi
August, 1892, and sentenced for "A term oi
two years in the state prison;
Therefore, be il 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 70 be heard either for OF
against the granting of the diminntion oi
be present in the forenoon of said day mt
the office of the state boar rd of pardons at
the capital of said state.
1t is further ordered that a copy Of this
order be printed and published in the Fer.
gus County Argus, weekly newspaper
printed and published at Lewistown,
county of Fergus, state Of Montana, once
Thursday. March 18th. and Thursday
March 22d, 1894. Adopted.
III. j. HASKELL, Chairman.
Lou c. HATHoKNE, Clerk.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15

pody snatcners. Tney are gna %
return homo with q mummy; they
are proud to have their friends see it
unrolled; they bury their own dead
with surprising care, placing them
In caskets within splendid tombs. 1t
might seem as if with Ulysses in Hec-
uba they were recompensed for lives
Of struggle by reposing under noble
monuments.
A cemetery in America is general
ly the most beautiful adjunct to a
city. Would not the cultured citi-
zens Of Boston shudder if told that a
day might come when Mount Auburn
would be treated as mine in which
shafts are sunk and levels driven in
order to discover human remains and
bring them to the surface, there to
be sold to strangers from beyond the
sea in quest of curiosities, or else to
be put on exhibition at home.-Rae's
Modern Egypt.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
SHALL WOMAN sMokEf

Shall woman smoker Why should she not. II
she Is minded tor -
Why shouldn't woman do the things that lord
ly man may do?
He makes her stand on tramway cara. a-cling-
ing TO q strap,
Fen though she step upon his feet or tumble
in his lap
She's entered into politics; she practices at law
She's taken up the surgeons work with lancet
and with saw.
Some play at football SO we're told. and there
are also some
hum
Man makes her do . thousand thinss that once
were his to do.
II she assumes his duties, pray, why not his
pleasures toof
She wears his collars. and her clothes are cut
quite as his
II she be mannish In her dress, why not have
her cigar?
And, furthermore, man has encroached on
woman's sphere OF late.
He's taken on dressmaking at q truly wondrous
rate,
And some mems clubs for gossip beat the Dor
cas- out Of sight
To thus encroach and yield no Jot most surely
is not right.
OF course twill not be pleasant Just at first to
see Minette.
Like any fellow, putting at Q horrid cigarette.
Nor will the sight be Of q strongly pleasurable
type
When first we see our daughters lighting up
their evening pipe.
But men get used to all things, bo It soon or be
II late,
And this, like other problems. must fulnn It's
settled fate.
IT'S very safe to prophesy the time is not 90 far
When women all will smoke who live beyond
-.nn6on THE
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
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 ol
real estate should not be made.
Fred r. Warren. the administrator ol
the estate of George Jackson, deceased
having filed his petition herein praying for
an order OF sale of all of the real estate oi
said decedent, for the purposes therein set
forth;
1t is therefore ordered by the said court
that all persons interested in the estate al
said deceased appear before the said dis
trict court ON Thursday, the 10Th day oi
March, 1894, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
of said day at the court room of said dis
trict court at the court house in the count Y
of Fergus, Montana, to show cause why an
order should not be granted to the said adj
minist rator to sell SO much of the rea
estate of the said deceased, George Jack
son, ar shall be necessary.
And that a copy of this order be pub
lished at least four successive weeks in the
Fergus County Argus. ~ newspaper printed
and published in said Fergus county, and
that "a 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., 1894-03-15
Notice of Application for Order of
Sole Trader.

To whom it may concern: Notice is
hereby given that 1, Carrie j. Wilbur of the
the county of Fergus. state OF Montana
wife OF Thomas E. Wilbur, desiring to avail
myself OF the rights and privileges OF "A sole
trader under and by virtue Of an act of the
legislature of Montana, approved March
9Th, 1891. 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 29th 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 i'm
buying and selling stock. running stages
and doing general feed, sale and exchange
business, ETC., etc.
CARRIE ]. WILBUR
Dated this 26th day of February, 1894.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15

Among birds the females do not
sing, and although many species have
musical call notes and agreeable tones
in conversation, which are shared in
by both sexes, still the true song is
only rendered by the male bird.
am sincere in saying that the lady
bird talks more than her mate about
the house, but I will admit that when
away from home she is very discreet
in this respect. In attending to her
duties of incubation she is very quiet,
and it is seldom that a note is heard
from her while on the nest. It has
even been said that all birds are silent
when incubating, SO as to avoid OBJ
servation. However, although most
species are quiet when setting, there
are few which chirp loudly when
so engaged. and some even burst into
exuberant song.-Science.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15

The estimated area of AlaskA b,
$50, 1O7 square miles, but no impres,
sion can be made by these figures
without comparisons. tits more than
one-sixth of the entire domain of the
United States. Alaska is larger than
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts,, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Virginia COM
bined. 1t would make 70 states as
large as Massachusetts; it is nine
times as large as England, three times
as large as France, larger than Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
France, Spain, Portugal, Switzer-
land and Belgium united. From north
to south in straight line the distance
is as great as from the north of Maine
to the end of Florida.-Exchange.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Order to Show Cause.

In the District Court of the Tenth Judicial
District of the State ii 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. Tavenuer, 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 ca use
why an order of distribution should not
he made of the residue of said estate a IN ong
the heirs of said deceased, according to la W.
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 Z. WRIGHT, Deputy Clerk.
Dated Feb. "a, 1894.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Carved IyorieS.

In the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries various sculptors in ivory
were engaged in carving portions of
tusks with classical and other sub
jects, which were afterward mounted
in silver and silver gilt by some of
the finest Augsberg and Nuremberg
workers and formed vases and tank
ards. In the eighteenth century va
rious carvings in ivory were made,
chiefly of statuettes and small
plaques, but none attains to the excel
lence of the earlier carvings. In
modern times the ivory carvings of
India have become noted for their
minute and delicate work.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Desert Land Final Proof.
U. 5. Land Office, Lewistown, Mont,

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 SEI, Ell SW4, Sec. 80. TIP. 16 ~,
range 23 f., before the Register and
Receiver of the U. s. l.. o., at Lewistowu.
Montana, on Saturday, the 18th day of
March, 1894.
She names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation aud reclama-
ton of said land:
Henry Coder and William G. Bell of AL
pine, Arthur w. Stoddard, William II.
Kelly and Joseph II. RalstOn, of Lewis
town, all of Fergus county, Montana.
CHARLES A. BURG, Register.
First publication Dec. D. 1898.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15

A gentleman entered Mr.. Lincoln's
private Office in the spring of 1862
and earnestly requested pass to
Richmond. IA pass to Richmond |"
exclaimed the president. why, my
dear sir, if should give you one it
would do you no good. You may
think it very strange, but there are
q lot Of fellows between here and
Richmond who either can't read or
are prejudiced against every man
who totes a pass from me. 1 have
given Mcclellan and more than 200, :
600 others passes to Richmond, and
not one Of them has got there yet. T"
San Francisco Argonaut.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
pESOlATE MONO LAKE.
II 1. One of the strangest Bodies Of Water
In tho World.

II L One of the strangest Bodies Of Water
In the World.
Among the many wonders of Cali
fornia is Mono lake, one of the stran-
gest and most desolate bodies of wa
ter on the Pacific coast or in the
world. 1t is 18 miles in length by IS
In width, and is situated in an arid,
uninviting plain, with sage bush and
artimesia all around. 1t is in Mona
county, west of the Sierra Nevada
mountains. There are castellated vol
canic peaks and broken spurs in ev-
cry direction, those to the south
sweeping away to the faro6 horizon
and disappearing in the hazy dis
tance. The lake looks sluggish and
dead, and no living thing inhabits its
waters.
Mount Dana, 13, 277 feet above the
sea, rises on its western shore. The
color of this lake Is bottle green,
except in its center, where its waters
are as blue as the sky. There are
two volcanic islands near the middle
of the lake, the smaller of the two
being composed entirely Of black
lava This latter is about half q mile
in length and rises 400 feet above the
lake. Its crater Is some 500 feet in
diameter and looks as fresh as IL its
fires had just gone out.
The other island is about two miles
in length and is formed of lava and
covered with ashes and calcareous
deposits. There are numerous. hot
springs always more or less in action,
and sometimes a monster geyser
opens up and envelops the island in
clouds of steam and boiling water.
There are also hot and cold springs
on the northern. and northeastern
shores, some Of which throw up
streams of water from the bottom Of
the lake. which is deep in many
places.
Near these springs are massive col
umns of rock from 40 to 80 feet in
height, which at q distance resemble
coral. All around are rocks that have
been fantastically chiseled by the
winds and decorated by the alkah
waters that have been dashed against
them. On the southern and south
western shores are many extinct era
ters rising from 500 to 1000 feet in
height. These are SCARED and scanned
in color and show where rivers of
lava have run down, leaving tremen-
dous stalactites of every hue high up
in the air.-Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15


'There happen'd this weeke, says
John Evelyn, in an entry in his diary
dated Nov. 25, 1899, $50 thick mist
and fog that people lost their way in
the streetes, it being SO intense that
no light of candles or torches yielded
any Tor but very ittle) direction. /
was in it, and in danger. Robberies
were committed between the very
lights which were fixed between Lon
don and Kensington on both sides,
and while coaches and travellers were
passing. 1t began about o'clock in
the afternoone, and was quite gon by
8, without any wind to disperse it.
At the Thames they beat drums to
direct the watermen to make the
shore"
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Proctor and Chandler.

To those who know the almost gruf
and solemn manner of Senator Proc
tor of Vermont-veneering, however.
heaps of quiet fun and a ~ heart as
tender as . shilling shirt-the fol-
lowing little squib will seem natural
enough: Presiding at a banquet, he
called on Senator William E. Chand-
ler for a few remarks, who at once
prefaced them by his surprise that
Senator Proctor should have so kind
ly noticed him, for. said he, "A few
days ago I overheard a gentleman
ask him if he liked Chandler, to
which he very carefully answered,
Yes. I like Chandler, but it's an &C
quired taste. .'"-Washingto Post.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
p DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.
U. 8. Land Office, Lewistown, Mont,
February IL. 1894.

u. 8. Land Office, Lewistown, Mont,
February IL. 1894.
Notice is hereby given that tWinnieBurnett
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. 81. SWK NWk, sec. "a. surveyed;
lots and 2. 81 SEA, sec. %; NEk, sec. 33,
unsuryeyed; township l6 north, range 20
east, before the Register and Receiver
of the u. 8. l.. o. at Lewistown, Fergus
county, Mont. on Saturday, the 3lst day
of March, 1894.
She names the following witnesses 10
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
ton of said land:
George Thurman, Albert Sellers, Lewis
F. Cowan and Edward C. Abbott, all of
Fort Maginnis, Fergus Co.. Mont.
CHARLks A. BuRa. Register.
First publication Feb. ~. 1893.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
A Serious Joke.

mo, I don't like to joke about in
quests" said Coroner Mccullough
I'm kinder superstitious on that
score. Some time ago I was called
to an east end grocery to hold an in
quest. A man with whom was well
acquainted, Price Gentry, was stand
ing in the door. AS spoke to him
he said, You haven't come to hold an
inquest on me, have you, door No,
Price, I answered; I hope I won't
have to do that for long time The
next day / had a call. A man had
dropped dead. ! went to the house
DESIGNATED and found that the man
who lad died so suddenly was Price
Gentry. Since then I haven't joked
much about inquests. louisville
Courier Journal.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Notice for Republication.
Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March ~. 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 be
fore the Register and Receiver of the U. s.
L. o., at Lewistown, Montana, on Fri
day. April Goth, 1894, viz:
Lee Balm,
who made homestead application No. $3.50
tip. Is N, rg. 13 f.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
William Peck, James Chamberlain, Lewis
Knerr, Solomon A. Yantis, all Of Stanford
Fergus county, Montana.
CHAs. A. BURG, Register.
First Du blication March 10. 1894.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Notice of Final Entry.
Land Office at Lewistown, Mont.
March IL 1891

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March IL. 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 re.
fore the Register and Receiver OF the U. ;.
l.. o. at Lewistown, Fergus county, Mont,
on April 81, 1894, viz:
David Jasper Bedford,
who made homestead application No, 3479,
for the NEl4. sec IL, tp 13 N, X. 10 L.
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., 1894-03-15
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-
lore 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 SW4, see. 81. tp. Is N, r. Is f.
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, 1891
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Notice Of Final Entry.

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March 8, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said pr9of will be
made before the Register and Receiver of
the u. s. l.. .. at Lewistown, Fergus
county, Mont, on Saturday, the 2lst day
of April, 1894, viz
William N. Busch
who made homestead application No.
53S, for lot 4, and SW4 NW4, WI SW4
sec. 2, tp. l3 N, rg. 10 +.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land. viz:
Raphael Narcotic, George B. Brown aud
William s. Engle, all of Lewislown, aud
James F. Mckay of Great Falls, Montana
CHARLES A. BURG. Register.
First publication March Is. 1894.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Notice of Final Entry.

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
March l3, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settls. 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 April 81, 1894, viz:
william A. Sellers,
who made homestead application No.
76, for the NJ SW4, sec. 81, n! SE4, sec.
20, tp. l5 N, re. p E.
He names the following witnesses to
pre- ye his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation OF said land, viz:
Benjamin Hill, John Fogarty, Joseph IL.
Magallon and Thomas Moore, all OF Lewis
town, Mont.
CHARLES A. BURG. Register.
First publication March Is, 1894
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Fergus County Argus,
LEWIsToWN, MONTANA.
Notice of Final Entry.

Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
February -, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice ~ his inteIi-
tion to make final proof ir sui ,,,rt of his
claim, and that said proc will he 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. 3IIO
for the SEA NEh, Ia SEA. See. IL and SWI
SW4, sec. 10. Up. ii N, Rg. 10 +.
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. Welden, William ID. Jackson, all
of Lewistown, Montana.
CHARLES A. BURG. Register.
First publication, March /, 1894.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15
Notice of Final Proof.
U. S. Land Office. Lewistown, Mont,
December IL 1Sg3

U. S. Land Office. Lewistown, 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 30, 1894. viz:
Charles II. Frost,
who made homestead application No. 2ll
for the 81 NW4. NE4 SW4, NW4 SE4, Sec
IL. TIP IA N, Rg. % +.
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.
FiTst publication. Dec. Is. 1898.
Fergus County argus., 1894-03-15

A sign quite in the spirit of the
signs of three or four centuries age
is displayed by a New York down
town manufacturer of q table deli
cacy. The sign is well executed high
relief in cast iron clamped to an enor'
nous building with wrought iron
rods. The effect Of the whole thing
is thoroughly old fashioned