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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
SheriFs Sale.

Edmund Wright. Plaintiff, VS.. John Oueletts
and Anton Ouelette, Defendants.
To be sold at shenff's sale on Friday, the
third day of September. 1897. at 2 O'Clock y. m,
at the front door of the court house in the vii,
lage of Lewistown. County of Fergus. Mon.
tana. to the highest and best bidder for cash in
hand. the following described property, to Wit
Lots -Four, Five and Six in Block Two, Frac.
tional lots One and Eight in Block Ten, and
Lots Three and -Four in Block Sir, all in Duel.
lette addition to the townsite of Lewistown
Fergus county, Montana.
Dated this 18th day of August, 1897.
JOHN d. WAITE,
BY w. II. Simons. Sheriff.
Under Sheriff.
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$500-REWARD-$500

For information resulting in the
arrest and conviction of any party
or parties who may be guilty of
cutting the wire fencing around
any of the ranches belonging to the
undersigned.
SAGE CREEK SHEEP Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
Bucks for Sale.

About 2 1000 head Of grade Cotswold,
Lincoln and Oxford down bucks for
sale this season. They are yearlings
and two-year-Olds. and are from my
imported thoroughbred bucks, and
are in first-class fix and condition.
For terms and particulars call on,
or address, p. B. Moss,
Billings, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
Letting Hin Dow Easy

Letting Him Down Easy
The Pastor-I don't see your husband
at church any more?
The Wife-No; he never goes now.
whats the matter?"
"Why, you know he's a vegetarian
and he says there is too much meat in
your sermons to suit him.-Yonkers
Statesman
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
Unpardonable

"What made young Lightpayte leave
before the guests sat down o SUPERB
"The host, who can't see very well
without his glasses, told him there was a
smudge on his lip"
"And wasn't there?"
Nothing but his mustache."SChi-
cago Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11

Evidently" said the poet, picking up
a volume of Shakespeare from the ia
BILE, you recognize genius, Mrs. Fish
cake"
WELL" said the landlady, as she
showed the prospective boarder her
drawing-room. 81 gently do. an
make 'em pay two weeks in advance.
But sometimes l get fooled when they
palm 'emselves off on me fol- honest
clerks!"-Odds and Ends.
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In Bo.ton. of Course,

Teacher-Now, ave any of you ever
seen tobacco growing?
Ralph Waldo Binks-My dear in
structor, / have been always under the
impression that the plants process of
growth was far too dilatory to be per-
ceived by the human optic. Is it not so,
of surety ?-N. Y. World
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
Out of Order.

do you mean to say" asked the Wis
itor, in horror, that the gentleman was
shot for simply rising and making a
motion during a meeting of your de-
batting soeiety?"
"Sut'inly," said the colonel, but you
must remembah, sab, that the motion
he was called down on was made in the
direction of his hip pocket, sah."-De-
trpit Free Press
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EXPENSES OF OFFICIAL LIFE.
Much Higher Than Those of Ordinary
Existence.

MUCH hni9htf Ihhh Hnoue OH OFulnhTy
Existence.
There is now before the legislature of
one of the states a bill to reduce the sal
aries of the state officials. One man de-
clares hat as the salary of the govern
or is $4,000 a year, and as the actual
work he does amounts to less than two
days in the week, the pay is altogether
out of proportion to the service per-
formed. This is one way of looking at
the subject, but it is an extremely mar
row, unfair and shortsighted view of
the case.
The man who is selected for such a po-
sition is, or ought to be, chosen because
of his intelligence and ability, and men
of the class from whom such officials
are selected do not in these days con-
slider $4,000 a year a very large income.
Very many of them make much more
han this. 1t is by no means uncom-
mon for a man to refuse to accept an
office for which he is peculiarly fitted
solely or the ground that he cannot af-
lord to give up his business for the sal
airy attached to the position. This has
occurred a great manv times within the
| past few years. 1t is not altogether
how many days work in a week, or a
| month, or a year the official performs.
1t is what is expected in other direc-
tions.
When a district sends a man to con-
| gress or the legislature, this district
acts as though it had a sort of a chattel
mortgage on the man which it had a
perfect. right to fo%reclose on the INSTALL
ments whenever it saw fit. 1t does
this by demands of various sorts either
in the way of claims on his hospitality,
his time. strength or hard work.
As to the governor of the state, he is lex
pected to live in rather a luxurious way,
to entertain, to show himself at all the
important functions of the socio-polit-
ical world, and to keep up to the times
generally. Failing to do this. he is old
fogyish,' "behind the times" and mot
fit for the place, anyway"
1t is astonishing how readily people
find fault with an established state OF
things, and yet how quick they are to
resent any departure from them. A
great deal of the hue and cry against
salaries comes FROM people who know
very little about the requirements OF
the persons who draw them.
Some years e a member of congress
kept an accurate account of his ex-
penditures for h year. At the END OF
that time he had paid out nearly $500
more than his salary, and most of it had
gone in entertaining the constituents
If the public wants a service performed,
it is under just as much obligation to
pay for the same as is the private indi.
vidual, and failure or reluctance to do
so is as culpable in the one as in the
other.-N. y. Ledger.
what are you bothering your father
Iabout?" asked the boys mother.
Il want him to tell me a story, and he
say he doesn't know any"
perhaps he will make up n as he
goes along"
81 asked him TO. But he said he had
been testifying before an investigating
committee all day and it had used up al
his material Shi Star
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
injured.

IHJUTtU.
The lender of household articles must
submit to much petty annoyance and
to much loss. If she does not submit
with smiles to all exactions made upon
her she is likely to be condemned as
disobliging and mean. 1t requires
firmness than the average woman pos
sesses to refuse.-N. Y. Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11

Among the Thousand Islands Is one called
Grindstone. Il Is seven miles long and three
wide. The inhabitants of this island are q
wel-informed class Of people who devote
their energies to farming and quarrying for
Q livelihood. In the home Of one of these
islanders resides Florence J. Sturdivant, the
four-year old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
William HI. Sturdivant- She had q remark
able expeyienca recently.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
The niaarnce af II.

Skinerman-But why did Jorkin:
commit suicide? He had only EN-,
bezzled $500, and was safe in Mexico.
Talkerton-It was the disgrace of the
thing. Jorkins had many an oppor
tunity to get away with 500, 000.-N. Y
Tribune
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
Her Last

Mrs. Rambo-Well, of all things! You
remember my cousin Jane, who went
to Kansas two years ago? Well, she
has been appointed a constable in Hay
town. The idea!
Nj. Rambo-Capital idea! Now she
will have a chance to catch a MANN.
" Journal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
Both Anxious.

"Wagby says there are W. kinds of
bicycle-face-"
what are they?"
Zone is worn by the man who rides
a wheel, and the other by the man who
sold it to him on time.'-Chicago Rec
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11

In the Ladies and Youths departments
all articles entered for q premium must be
the work of the exhibitor, who must be a
resident Of Fergus county. and in the
Youths' departm emit the exhibitor must be
under the age Of fifteen years. Each arti-
Gle will be allowed to compete Tor only one
premium, except for best specimen or
general display.
AGRICULTURAL APARTMENT
Thres heads eaulidower--.. / 90 so
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11

A Place for Everything.
A man / know keeps photographs of
His girls in handsome frames.
Upon his hearthstone. for he says
1t Is the place for flames.
Town Topic
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic- l0c or 25<
II c. c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-08-11
Wante6-An Idea

Protect your idens, they way bring you wealth
Write JOHN w~EDDERBGRS q Co Patent Estor
news, Washington. ID O.. for their 81 sd pr.xS Jnef
and LIST sr two hundred iaveDLions wanfet
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
FORD.

Dec. 20.-Following is the advertised list of letters remaining in the Milford postoffice Monday, December 20: J. M. French, M. D., Miss Mamie Jackson and Miss Matty Polus.
 Mrs Isaac Gum is visiting friends in Bridgeport
 The hotel and farm owned by Charles D. Munson and situated at Milford Point has been sold to J. H. Whitte- more, president of the Bridgeport Nal leable iron works. The property which consists of thirty-eight acres will prob ably be cut into building lots.
 At the regular meeting of William Fowler council, O. U. A. M., held this evening election of officers will take place.
 Dr. Pitblado occupied the pulpit in the Methodist church yesterday after several weeks absence on account of sickness.
 Ground has been broken for the new parish house. Dennis M. Bristol & Son have the contract for the mason work and D. E. Smith & Go. for the carpen- ter work
 A discussion is going on among the members of the Milford Wheel club in regard to holding services in their rooms on Sunday afternoons. Yester- day the glee club were rehearsing gos- pei hymns most of the afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
Polls Wonderland Theater.

A Wagner car journey over the West Shore road through the black Haver- straw tunnel and out again is the ride that four times daily can be taken this week with the great American bio- graph at Polls Wonderland theater. It is realism up to date, full of the con- futation of scepticism. You won't be- lieve it till you see it, and then you will wonder and aver that this is an age of wonders. Adding to the suspense will be the other views shown by the machine, nature and life plucked from the doing of Interesting things to be reproduced on canvas at the will of the operator.
 The vaudeville show attending the picture is pleasing the large audiences beyond measure. Sam and Kittie Mor- ton, assisted by Miss Clara Morton, the Murray Bros and their eccentric mu- sic contribute to the fun. The three Helston sisters charm with their danc- ing. Jerome and Alexis, as "The Frog and the Lizard" give a most pictur- esque act, and completing the bill are Post and Clinton and Mackie and Walker
 The biograph- is shown at 3 and 5 S:15 and 10:30 daily. Prices, 10 and 20 cents; ladies in the afternoon, 10 cents,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21

Penney of the Boston team will coach Brown; Lewis, Williams '96, also a member of the Boston team, will coach Harvard, Columbia's team will be coached by Davis of the New York club. Kelly of the Baltimore team will coach Georgetown. Yale will adhere to her usual custom and will not have 0 professional coach next season.
 The sophomore and freshman classes at Harvard will hold an interclass de- bate on January 10. The subject to be discussed is: Resolved, That United States senators should be elected by a direct vote of the people,"
 A business meeting of Phi Beta Rap pa was held in Il White hall last even ing.
 E. A. McCullagh '99 S. will be taken with the Banjo club on the Christmas trip.
 The Freshman union will not hold a meeting this evening. The next debate will be held January il and will be ex- temporaneous.
 The Princeton musical clubs will give concerts during the Christmas trip at Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburg, Cleveland, In- dianapolis, Cincinnati and Columbus.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
STOPPED BY THE POLICE.

A Scrap on Congress Avenue-Combat-
 ants Charged With Breach of the
 Peace.
 There was a lively time in house on Congress avenue, just above Temple street, for little while yesterday after noon. Willis H. Feeney had gone there to pay a bill and while he was trans acting his business in some way fight words passed and mix up of a rough and tumble order followed. Feeney and man named James Clancy were the principals. Fast and furious ragged the conflict. Clancy drew first blood and followed that advantage up with an up- percut, accompanied with a visious kick And now Feaney rallied and by leary tactics managed to counter The battle was just becoming sanguinary when the police appeared upon the scene and refused to permit the encoun- ter to proceed, either because it was not before a chartered club or because the combatants did not wear two ounce gloves. Both were locked up and charg- was roughly used in the scrap. He re- ceive a wound over the eye and a hump on the forehead, and his right leg was badly bruised. It all happened so quick ly that he was dazed and could not tell how it happened
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
CRANE AT THE HYPERION.

In "A Virginia Courtship" Eugene w. Presbrey set his scenes in Virginia at a time when the country was still in it's teens and when the people who re- sided on the young states broad plan tations thought of other things besides business and money. It pictures TO- mantle time when there was great love of honor among the people, when men called one another out on the field of honor for the slightest insult and when many a woman was woed, and won in the saddle. While MT. Crane was in San Francisco he presented MT. Presbrey's play and the hit it made was of huge proportions. The actor has found the play so immensely popular that he has shelved every other work in his repertoire with the exception of 'The Senator" and which the public will not allow him to cast aside. As an instance of this presentation at the Fly perion theater on Christmas afternoon is by request. A number of people ask ed that 1t be revived. "A Virginia Courtship" will be given Christmas night. Sale of seats opens Wednesday. Prices, soc, 75c, $1.0o and $1.5O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21

are those of prominent persons in Con- necticut, democrats as well as republi- cans, for although he has resided in New Mexico for number of years, he formerly lived in New Haven and mar ried West Haven lady, Among the papers filed with the president in favor of MT. Mills appointment are letters from Chief Justice Andrews of the su- preme court of Connecticut. Mills is al so endorsed by Senators Hawley and Platt and all of the members of the state congressional allegation" Col N. G. Osborn in speaking of the matter yesterday morning, said that it was the desire of the silver and gold democrats and republicans in particular and the people generally in New Mexico that MT. Mills be appointed to the office. The petition had been signed by Judge Townsend and the judges of the state supreme and superior courts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
Grand Opera House.

Jermon's Black Crook Extravaganza
 company opened last night at the
 Grand Opera house for three days en-
 gagement before very large audience,
 It is an organization of pretty girls and gay comedies, who are excellent singers,
 dancers and all-round fun makers, The
 rising of the curtain discloses an elab-
 crate scenic setting, made brilliant by
 countless electric lights, for Americans
 Abroad" a new musical burletta which
 presents the entire company, led by
 Mile. Mureal and Larry Smith. It is an entertaining mixture of catchy mu- sic, pretty dances and clean comedy
 running with briskness that allows of no dull moments. Among the clever | entertainers in the olio are Mile. Mu- real, the gay Parisenne with some saucy songs that she sings as only a Parisian music hall favorite can; Gard | ner, Gilmore and Harris, the versatile trio; Larry Smith and Mamie Cham rion eccentric comedy sketch artists; | Emery and Marlowe, travesty stars; kittie Clements, the Bowery girl, and | Kitty Wells, a dashing serio-comic.
 "A Night in Paris" Frank Dumont'e new extravaganza, capitally rounds out | the Black Crook company's programme | The costumes and scenic effects were l very fine. Usual matinees will be given | o-day and tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
THE FAPORITE GAME.
A Little Rough, but a Good Test of Ameri-
 can Endurance.

Football has grown in favor in Amer ica until to-day it occupies a most prominent place in athletic sports
 Twenty-Five thousand people recently witnessed the game at New Haven be- tween Yale and Princeton.
 The work is tremendous and requires young men of powerful physique and good strong hearts and lungs
 The trainers quite universally forbid the use. of coffee because of its effect on the heart.
 4 majority Of the best and most careful trainers are pronounced in their recommendations of Postum Food Cof- fee because it gives the athletes a warm, delicious beverage and, better than that, it supplies in liquid form the selected food elements, which nat ure uses to build in nerve and muscle
 The careful selection of food for pow erful athletes furnishes a lesson to the less powerfully built brain worker who really needs more care in the selection of food than does the strong man who can make pretty good attempt at di- gesting almost any sort of food.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
WESTERN RAILWAY AFFAIRS


 New York, Dec. 20.-A special to the New York Evening Post says: The large movement of tonnage both east and west continues, being limited only by the scarcity of cars. This is notice able not only in the eastbound move ment but the merchandise traffic to the west is exceptionally large The grain movement from the west and northwest is still the subject of wonder among railroad men. The receipts here last week were 7,304o0O bushels, an increase over the previous week of S15,000 bush els. The increase over 1896 is 2667000 bushels, and over 1895 of 2S97 7000 bush els, while over 1894 it shows an enor- nous increase of 5,459,000 bushels, or nearly 100000 bushels more than the total receipts for the corresponding weeks of 1895 and 1896. This gigantic tonnage is a source of annoyance as well as satisfaction to western roads, inasmuch as they were not prepared for so large an influx of business at this season of the year. The Burlington road alone is called upon to load on an average of $500 cars a day, and the amount of ingenuity necessary to be used in the endeavor to supply trans portation facilities Is taxing the officials of that road to their utmost. It is ex- pected, however, that the movement will before long show a letting up, as at the present rate there will be but lit tie wheat left in the northwest for transportation. There is plenty of bus mess in sight, however, for some time to come. President Cable of the Rock Is land estimates that there is about 40 | per cent. of the last wheat crop still in | the hands of the farmers in the terri | tory tributary to his road. This will insure steady movement for consid- erable period unless something unfor- seen should prevent it's being marketed l The traffic eastbound from Chicago al so shows a large increase, and the res | toration of rates to the seaboard would | seem to be but the natural outcome of 1 prevailing conditions. There is still some cutting of rates to the east, but ] it is expected that the action of the board of managers in putting in the regular winter tariff will overcome this difficulty, and that a paying business 1 will be done in the future.
 The western roads have recognized l the fact that it was unnecessary tt maintain their ridiculous rate wars, ,anG have stiffened up in their quotations, SC | that there is now better condition il 1 the matter of charges than there has l been for some time past.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
ENTERT-IfNH E WIS.
Hyperion Theatar.

Miss Brevity of Hong Kong" will be "at home" to her friends at the Hy- perion, (Tuesday), this evening, from S:15 to 10:45, and Dorothy Morton and her clever company will endeavor to do the entertaining on that occasion. Mu- sic will be very much in evidence, as some twelve or fifteen numbers grace that portion of the programme. The ladies of the company will display some elegant gowns. and costumes of the Flowery Kingdom will lend color to the more sombre full dress decreed to be worn by man on such occasions. Miss Morton will thus make her bow as a comedienne, and she will sing further more. Sweet Dorothy can sing. Sale of seats now open. Regular prices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
SIX HUNDRED REINDEER.

Government Cables to Norway to Know
 How Soon They Can be Shipped
 Here.
 Washington, Dec. 2O.--secretary AL ger to-day cabled to William A. Kjell- mann, the chief government reindeer herdsman, who is now in Alten, Nor way, to inform the war department im- mediately how soon six hundred rein deer can be shipped to this country These are wanted for use as draft ami mals in getting supplies to the miners in the Klondike region. It is expected that they must be transferred at New York to the railroads and in that man. ner carried across the continent and again by sea from the Pacific coast up to Dyea or such other point as may be selected as the base of operations by the relief expeditions.
 Secretary Alger has determined, after advising with the medical officers of the war department and persons who have had much experience in Arctic re- gions, to make large use of condensed food preparations. Not only will the meats taken be in the most concentrat- ed form, but particular efforts are mak- ing to secure condensed preparations of vegetables, such as potatoes and on- ions. Secretary Alger has begun an inquiry to ascertain the amount of such stores available for purchase by the government and the prices demand ed for them.
 The state department has already asked the British government to re- quest of the Canadian government per mission to pass these stores through Canadian territory free of duty. It is not anticipated that any objection will be made to granting the request nor to the accompanying request that will be made for permission for our soldiers to pass over Canadian territory as guards for the expeditions, although an order of the privy councel will be required for the suspension of the duties
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-21
NO THIRD RAIL FOR LACKAWAN- MA

New York, Dec. 20.-President Samuel Sloan of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, when asked to- day concerning the newspaper story tht his line would shortly adopt third rail electric system for its suburban traffic replied that he had not heard anything about it except in the public prints.