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Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10
Speaker Kennedy.

In explaining his vote upon the
anti-gambling law, Speaker Kennedy
took occasion To make some very
harsh remarks about those members
who favored the bill and to make ii
personal attack upon SenatorChand-
Ter, because that gentleman, i'm his
eagerness to have the measure
adopted had interrupted IA member
Of the house with the cry, That is
false" The Independent of the 9th
inst. devotes IA column to- Al roast of
Mr.. Kennedy which must make that
gentleman regret ever having made
any remarks upon the gambling
measure.
We should like to publish this edi-
torial entire but must content our
selves with extracts. \ portion of
Mr.. kennedy's remarks We're as fol-
lows:
Permit me to brand Az discredita-
bile in the extreme the dirty tactics
that have been pursued by some Of
the people who have been shouting
Tor this bill. Ii this measure passes,
il will be because the representatives
of the democratic party i'm this house
are convinced that il is i'm the inter-
est oi the people that it should pass,
and not, i am sure, because Oi the
weighty arguments that have been
advanced by some OF the fool friends
Of the measure.
To which the Independent replies:
Nice language to come from the
speaker OF the house! How clean
were the tactics pursued by the hon
orable gentlemen who worked
against the bill, who tried to delay,
did delay il, who tried to Kill it with
amendments, who took money to
kill il? Fool friends the measure
may have had; but how about it's
corrupt enemies? Is fool or a
boodler the more despicable? Until
the very last day of the session there
| was u serious question whether Oh
not the anti-gambling bill would
pass. Ii 1.-The representatives of the
Democratic party in the house"-a
clear majority over all-were SO con-
vinced that the bill was in the inter
est of the people why was there ever
a question as to the passage of the
bill? Strange indeed that the steer.
ing committee should have broken
| promises in regard to a measure that
| was known to be in the interest oi
the people. Strange, also, that
| Speaker Kennedy did not inform the
house that the bill was in the inter.
est OF the people until every member
had voted except himself, and every
person in the house knew the bill
had passed. The position of a
speaker of u house is indeed envi
able; he can always be on the win
ming side on "a roll call. We wish we
knew what Speaker Kennedy in
tended to say i'm case the roll cal
had shown that the bill was defeated
Our ideas as to Legislative proceed.
ure and clean tactics may be some
what crude, and therefore we would
like to have Speaker Kennedy explain
why an avowed opponent of the
anti-gambling bill was called on t.
preside over IA committee of the
whole about to consider u measure
''in the interest of the people," and
one of which Mr.. Kennedy said iii
is only because the people are in
favor of this measure that it will re-
ceive consideration i'm the house.
| The speakers remarks after the
house had voted seem to throw al
| y ray upon some of the votes east
by him on other measures that came
To IA vote during the session.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

Dangers of the Grip.

The greatest danger from La
Grippe is Of it's resulting i'm pneu-
monia. II reasonable care is used,
however, and Chamberlain Cough
Remedy taken, all danger will he
avoided. Among the tens of thous-
ands who have used this remedy for
la grippe, we have yet to learn of a
single case having resulted in Dneu-
monia, which shows conclusively
that this remedy is "a certain prevent
ative of that dread disease. 1t Will
effect "a permanent cure i'm less time
than any other treatment. The -
and 30 cent sizes for sale by &. +.
Little, Druggist.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

A. II. Wood of Mount Sterling has
been appointed senator from Ken
lucky to succeed Joe Blackburn.
The governor has also called an extra
session of the Legislature To meet Oh
the 18th inst. for the purpose of elect
ing u senator.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

Benton ID. Hatcher, cashier of the
suspended Northwestern National
bank of Great Falls, was arrested
last week charged with misapplying
the funds and credits of the bank in
n sum amounting to S90,0O0. He was
released on $4,000 bonds. Slow pro-
gress is being made in Strengthening
out the affairs OF the bank and depos-
itors are becoming anxious.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10
"Minnehaha & Hiawatha."

The secret of speedy cure in sick
ness lies i'm selecting the proper rem
edy and this In difficult to do unless
one is sure what the ailment lis. But
one thing is sure, had the liver been
actively at work sickness could not
have come. 1t is then always safe
to take Simmons Liver Regulator
which keeps the liver well regulated
and all poison expelled from the sys-
TEN.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10
Notice to Delinquents.

Notice is hereby given, that all Ii
censes now delinquent must be paid
on or before Thursday, March 18th,
1897, or the county attorney will in
stitute suits therefor.
G. W. Cook, Co. Treas.
Dated, March 3, 1897.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

1t is to be hoped that Montana has
seen the last of reform legislatures
if the one that has just adjourned is
u fair specimen. Possibly the people
any worse.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

The prospect that Theodore Dur
rant would die of old age has been
lessened by the supreme court Of Cali
fornia which has sustained the lower
court. Executive clemency is his
only hone
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

Senator Mantle lost no time in
bringing the resolutions passed by
the Montana Woolgrowers' associa-
tion before the senate. He requested,
If not against the rule, that the reso-
lutions be printed in the record.
There being no objection it was so
ordered.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

"The CALLED jade doth VINCE
would have been II fitting reply for
Senator Chandler to make to Speaker
Kennedy. II the latter can stand
the roasting administered by the
Independent he has II skin like the
sluggish rhinoceros.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

L. Il. Shafer is now in full control
of the Havre Herald. In his saluta-
tory he says it is his intention Ito
publish good paper and one that
every citizen OF Havre can support"
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10
Estrayed.

Large red COW with small star in
forehead, branded with a large M on
right hip and 7 u on left side. Two
dollars reward to anyone who will
write to- Maiden, stating where the
COW may he found.
l.. W. HOPKINS,
Maiden, Mont.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

Martin Buckley claims that taking
money for his vote was business
proposition" Pity some of the other
members did not possess the same
degree of candor.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10
Hogs Wanted.

George Falligan, wholesale butcher
of Belt, will pay AZ cents pound
for live and q cents dressed for hogs
weighing from 100 to 300 pounds,
delivered at Belt. viii take all he
can get mt above prices.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

Holy Moses! How the Helena
Independent did score Kennedy, the
Democratic speaker of the house.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All persons, firms or corporations
having accounts with the firm of
Moshner & Butts Bros. are requested
to hand me, as soon as possible, "a
full, explicit and itemized statement
of their unpaid claims up to and
the 18th day of February.
1897. 1t is desired that the items be
dated.
l.. S. WOODBURY., Receiver,
for MOshner & Butts.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

Read our offer of premiums on local
mage. Take advantage of them before
Il Is too late
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

Congress will be called in special
session next Monday for the purpose
of considering the new tariff bill.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10
OFFICIAL PAPER OF FERGUS COUNTY.

Published WEEKLY BY
JOHN M. .VROOMAN, Editor & Prop'r.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

Cornelius n. Bliss of New York is
the last cabinet selection. He takes
the chariot Secretary of the Interior.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-10

LEwIsTowN, MONT, March 10. 's7
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
a urrhhY ,ese STORY.
Nut an oil Man blankets IL at the STAR
with Watch Yarn.

"You observe this plain gold ring on
my little finger, said the man from Chi
cago turning the circlet of as II It were
brass nut on screw 1T has my wife's
.u.. name engraved N the inside Well II
IS our engagement and wedding ring My
wife lost Il one day when we ..Nrd near
san Francisco, ana though we searched
high and low we couldn't hrd H. one
day nearly Two ' -ars .ater = Friend OF
ours insisted On presenting me with a
small cherry tree
Il II take a cigar this time please. re-
marked ,he man from Oh City
| said cherry tree continued 'he man
from Chicago and In giving YOU true
story Well this offer If my friend was de
clincd AZ first, but my wife insisted say
ing that we could set IL out IN a particular
place IN the lawn she marked the spot
and sent for the little tree dug down
about IA inches whore she designated and
SO help mel turned up this ring How
II got here we never could guess
"Thcres nothing Improbable about
that. said the Oil City man, unless il l.
the cherry tree But did | ever tell You
the story of my watchf This same watch
pulling out a gold hunter Severa
years age ! WAS drilling well up in the
Bradford district and had got down about
i zoe feet. without any sign 81 luck !
was looking ~ the hole under the derrick
with something like despair one day-for
we had stopped work on II Pulling out
my watch which carried without fastcn
ing. II suddenly slipped from my fingers
and down she went chuck into that dry
hole The idea OF adding that 10 my loss
riled ms 50 ! got a cylindrical tube. such
a. we get tests OF SAND with and put some
putty near the open END and let II down
the hole, which It fitted neatly My watch
came up with the suction, stuck fast tc
the putty 1t hadn't stopped running
Yes, and do you know we renewed
work on that hole the next day and got
first sand in six hours d"
Il hadnt finished about my ring put
In the Chicago man We had moved &c
Iowa and my wife lost II again ! offered
SlOG reward for It, but no use. We came
10 Chicago. and seven years after had
left the Iowa place j received the ring
through the mail from the man we had
sold out to He said he was pulling cab
bage in the garden and found It sohdly
grown on the root OF a cabbage
We began L. move away before the OF.
City man could recover New York Her
aid
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
WHO SHOT LORD NELSON?
Two French men Contested for the Honor.
IL Seems.


NJ. Jules Claretie, in his weekly con-
tribution to the leading evening paper
Of Paris, says a correspondent, refer
ring to the Trafalgar commemoration,
discusses the questions: "Who Shot
helson?" 1t has generally been stated
in France. says the Boston Herald, that
the great admiral was hit by Pro-
,encal topman, who then descended on
deck, shouting, in his patois: All tua,
Al, tua, Nelson!" NJ. Jules Claretie,
however, has unearthed the Memories
de Robert Guillemard, Sergeant en- Re-
traite," little known book. In this he
found full description OF Nelson's
death, written by Guillemard, the very
man who fired the fatal shot which laid
low the British hero. Guillemard was
in one of the tops OF the Redoubtable,
surrounded by dead and dying men.
Suddenly he saw one-armed officer,
whose breast was covered with decora-
tons, on the quarter deck of the Eng
fish ship Victory, and he fired at him,
not knowing that he was the admiral.
Observing great commotion on board
the Victory, Guillemard left his post
md told his commander what he had
done and seen. This Guillemard was
native of the district near Toulon, and
obtained no special distinction for his
oct, but served on until promoted in due
time TO sergeant's rank.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
She MOurned.

To those who can tell an Irish STORY
well, with al its rich brogue and rollins
RS this Is suggested as good one
Mrs : was much Interested at on,
time IN poor widow whom She had EN-
plovcd who fouut great difficulty i'm get
ting living After q while however In,
widow married man with some mOncS
and In fair business and Mrs = rejoice,
over her fortunate prospects \ few week.
later. however she met the former widow
dressed IN the deepest Of mourning shock
ed and sympathetic Mrs said Why
Mary / hope you have not met with ans
loss
Sure Mrs : replied Mary. when
my poor Tim died was that poor that ]
cou.dn put on the hlt Of mourning for
him and said that when could would
and So am
The new husband must have been a cur
mudgeou II be had objected to this Phil
adelphla Ledger
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
4 Gonh Exnmnle.

The action Of the silver republicans
in deciding to make the money issue
paramount sets good example to the
gold democrats. The Baltimore News
(dem) says: They must keep them
selves in readiness to support, not mere
ly by asserting vote, but by active work
and friendly counsel, any effort which
may be honestly put forward by the in
coming administration 10 place the
finances of the country upon a sound
basis. They would stultify their course
in the contest Of last year il they al
lowed party considerations TO have so
much as feathers weight in compar-
ison with their duty upon this issue Of
transcendent moment"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
Turkish war Indemnity to Russia.

Russia has again allowed the sultan
10 scale down the annual payment OF
the Turkish war indemnity. In 1878 il
was contracted that Turkey should pay
& 100000 a year for 100 years; in 1899
Russia agreed to accept 100000, and
now, on the principle of take what you
can get, she agrees to accept % per
cent. of the whole indemnity, and ex-
tends the payment over 400 years. OF
course. no Russian minister expects
Turkey to last four centuries more, but
that docs not trouble the car When
the day Of final liquidation comes TO the
Ottoman empire Russia will be there
with a long-standing claim.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
SMART ST. LOUIS WOMEN.
How They Make business for Painter,
pInmDer and Paperhnnger.

The lady capper' may be the next
arrival from the west via st. Louis. The
painters and plumbers and paper-hang-
ers OF that city have invented scheme
that viii suggest to New York men in
those branches the possibility of in
crea,ing their business when it becomes
slack, says the New Yory World.
The lady capper" goes to IA real es-
tate agent and tells him she desires to
lease certain house or apartment for
which he is agent 1T needs new paint
ing, new calcomining, some plumbing,
new paper on the dining room, and I'll
only take it when these things are done.
not before" she says.
The agent, if he isn't up 10 all the new
tricks of women, obliges her and then
communicates with her at the address
she gives. The lady capper" in the
meantime reaps commissions from
plumbers and painters before the agent
gets around, and She only smiles in her
tight sleeves while making sad excuses
for disappointing the agent and herself
by not taking his house. There seem
still to be new fields open to ingenious
women.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
UNE MANS SUFFERING.
The Trials and TribulatiOns OF Bat.
tie Greek Citizen-HOw He
Comes TO Tell This story.
CErom Ia RattIe Creek Moon }

Among the moulders at the works Of
the Michigan foundry company can be-
found Mr., Amos Maynard ne has lived
in Battle Creek for over ten years. is
h0nOred and respected by all who know
him; such is the man who makes this
statement. he says: | have had kidney
trouble for years. and it has made my
life miserable The heavy lifting, ucccs-
sary in my business, made me worse
have been compelled 10 lie in bed in IA help
less condition for rs long as nine days at Il
time; the greatest pain was from my back.
which sometimes felt rs though Il bayOnCt
was being run through me i'm the region
OF my kidneys; many citizens of Battle
Greek knew how bad was | could not
move without the greatest caution. for
as soon rs | attempted To stoop over, bend
10 one side, or even turn in bed, the pain
was simply unbearablc. | Wore porous
plasters constantly for the little tenn
porary relief they brought me. When
ever | caught the slightest cold it went
straight to my kidneys and made me
worse | was advised to try Doans Kid
ney Pills, and got some. | have taken in
all four boxes of them, and | now feel as
active as ever A few months ago | would
have ridiculed the idea of being cured SO
quickly, and being able TO work as can
now. All the long-standing pains are
gone, and the former traces of kidney dis
orders found in my urine have disap-
peared | have recommended Doan's Kid
ney Pills to many friends who were trou
bled as | was, and in every case | have
learned they proved as beneficial as with
me- Doans Kidney Pills would be cheap
to me at almost any price.
For sale by all dealers. price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, ~ Y. sole
agents for the L. 5 Remember the name,
Deans, and take no other
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
A DEvOTEE OF THE WHEEL.



81 presume upon the fraternity that
exists among wheelmen," said the nat
lily dressed young man, as he lifted
his hat on approaching group of cy-
clers at the end of the boulevard. ac-
cording To the Detroit Free Press. Il
never feel alone, since nearly all the
good people of the world are awheel.
After a gracious welcome he pro-
coedcd: 81 have just returned from
abroad and am convinced that the b-
cycle is doing more to level the social
barriers now existing in Europe than
isany other single influence. In Venice il
is quite the proper thing for man on
a wheel to greet lady similarly
mounted, whether she he attended or
alone. It's a radical departure, but
the influence is good. made Us many
desirable acquaintance as though
armed with the highest social creden-
tails.
But | want TO tell you that the BIZ
cycle contagion has a stronger hold
in my native city i'm Denver than any
here else in the world. People so
cid that they can scarcely walk, chill
dren that have just learned 10 walk,
stately matrons, smartly dressed serv-
ant girls. ministers, Identified business
men. judges, lawyers, toilcrs ard gam
blers, all pedal through the maze of
riders that crowd the thoroughfares.
THAT'S a new one 10 me" he said
irterrupting himself TO examine the
finest wheel in the collection. Its Il
beauty. Do YOU mind my trying il ?"
All that the police have found out
about the affair is the number OF the
wheel.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
NOVEL ADVERTISING DEvlCEv
Incandescent Globes Used for Eyes b
stuffed State Street Animals.

stuffed State Street Animals.
A State street fur dealer has evolved
q striking novelty for advertising both.
his goods and his place. He has a num-
Der of stuffed animals which he has
mounted himself in various portions OK
the shop. a white polar bear, lion.
two leopards and oI,ier smaller animals
are seen in various positions. In tho
show window are two lynXes and a
Rocky mountain lion. says the Chicago
Chronicle.
Every night at dusk when the store
is lit us each Of these animals is seen
looking at you with blazing eyes. The
lions yellow eye6alls literally glow
with fire. Crowds invariably stop in
front of the shop To look at the lynxes'
sparkling emerald eyes. and as that por-
ton of the show window is invariably
kept darker than the rest of the store
the effect from the outside looks pc
culiarly weird and odd.
"There is no secret about TO-" said
he the other day TO an inquisitive cali
CT. "lnsulated wires have been run up
through the creatures frames and the
eyebals of different colors that you see
are simply small incandescent globes
that had made 10 order. The wires are
connected with the service in the store
and when the current is turned on, why,
they too are lit. No, the idea is not
original with me. While in London
last summer | saw the thing done in
Picadlly shop. | thought it was a
clever device, and l followed the sug-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
SATISFACTORY TO HIM.
An Argument Terminated Without the
Defeat OF thcr Side.


The young man who always wears a
Prince Albert coat and never seems to
epjoy himself was talking to bright
young woman of this city. The bicycle
wa. the theme of conversation, says
the Washington Star.
NO" said the young man; 81 do not
approve of womens learning TO ride the
wheel"
81 don't see why"
Because it's just passing whim. us
a diversion which will go cut of vogue
just as other crazes have done. And
then what lave you gained by all this
expenditure of time and money?'
but, don't see. Mr. Slimmins, what
reason you can have for regarding the
bicycle as a mere fad"
My reason is the disfavor toward il
that is already appearing. Where
everybody was once talking about it's
being good eXer8se, people are coming
out and denouncing it. Bicycles are be-
ing more abused every day. Don't you
agree with me?'
"Of course | shouldn't think OF quar-
relin2 with you. Mr. Simmins, and ]
will admit one thing"
"What is that?"
There never was a time when BIZ
cycles were sat down upon by so many
people"
And the young man in the Prince
Albert coat smiled self-satisfed smile,
aud said that was exactly the point he
was trying TO make.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
QUICK PROFITS.
A Boys Improvement on the Usual Pro
gramme in Fairy Stories.

-
"Business" is the watchword of the
day and the small boy is developing on
that line with a rapidity which aston.
shes the previous generation. But the
practical side of his nature has not OBJ
scured the poetry of childhood. The
fairy tale, says the Washington Star, is
as potent as ever, and there was smile
Of pleasure on the face OF the lad who
remarked at breakfast:
81 had beautiful dream last night"
"What was ii ?" his father asked.
al thought was out in the woods and
! saw a most gorgeously dressed lady
coming toward me-"
THAT is a good deal like some of the
stories that you have been reading"
Eyes. 1t doesn't get very different
until the end. knew by her looks that
she was the fairy queen, and made up
my mind that | wasn't going to lose
chances like some of the boys in story
books, who didn't know good chance
when they saw it,"
"Did she offer you three wishes"
Eyes. And called to mind how she
sometimes took advantage Of a NOR
tails being excited and nervous when he
wished in order 10 make him waste his
opportunities and have a good laugh at
him. SO when she said: Little boy, I'll
give you three wishes | didn't jump at
the chance. | said: Will you give me
whatever | ask for? She answered.:
Yes; you may have three wishes
'NYhat did you do?"
70
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
TRAINED FOR COONS.
Where Everything Depends on the Vel,
low Cur.

low Cur.
"Handsome is that handsome does"
whether in one form of life or another,
observes the Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
1T amt no use tryin' to get coon at all
unless you've got coon dog" says a
Maine Woodsman. "You can take a
high-toned dog OF some fancy breed,
an bring him up as careful as YOU
please an the chances are that he won't
be no more use for huntin' coon than
he would if you set him agin' wild ele-"
plants. Or mebbe q measley, mongrel,
yellow cur that nobody knows where he
come from an that looks as If he growed
from a burdock root will be regular
'coons. It's a curious thing, too that
coon dog amt good for nothin' else.
For ten months of the year he'll hang
around. gettin' licked by all the other
dogs. an gettin' Kicked from here to
yonder by every body. but when the mid
die of September comes he perks right
up. an for a couple Of months he's the
biggest toad in the puddle. lie realizes
his own Importance then and he's right
about il, for good coon dog is the
hardest kind 10 get It must be born in
HIM or he won't be no good at catchin'
'coons." Must be born in him! Well,
that applies TO other knacks besides
that for the successful pursuit Of 'coons.