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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14
Meeting Of WooIgrowers.

HELENA, Jan. 9.-At a meeting of
Montana woolgrowers i'm this city
tO-dayit was decided to organize the
Montana Woolgrowers' Commission
company. One object of the COM
pany is to control wool sales. 40 AZ
to save the growers of Montana the
profit made by middle-men. The
meeting was well attended. State
Senator Chandler of Fergus county
presided. A committee tn frame a
constitution was appointed, consist
ing of Cornelius Hedges of Lewis and
Clarke, &. +. Hall of Valley, &. III.
Perrine of Fergus and y. IL. Suther-
lin of Meagher and Ben Phillips oi
ChOteau.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

Not q few who read what Mr..
Robert Rowls, of Holland, Va. has
to say below. will remember their
own experience under like circum-
stances: Last winter | had In
grippe which left me i'm a low state
of health. I tried rene
dies, nome of which did me any good.
until ] was induced to try n bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The
first bottle of it so far relieved me
that 1 was enabled to attend to my
work. and the second bottle effected
a cure" For sale at p and 30 cents
per bottle by G. +. Little. Druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14
THE BOUNTY LAW.
Enemies OF the Measure Seem to Have the
Upper Hand.

David Hilger held n conversation
phone wire last week, during which
| the senator said that il now looked
as though the lower house of the
legislature would vote to repeal the
bounty law on wolves and coyotes
but that n poll of the senate revealed
that there was hope that the repeal
OF the measure would he defeated i'm
that body. senator Chandler urged
that prompt action he taken by the
stockmen of Fergus county and in
pursuance of this request Mr.. Hilger
has sent out a number of petitions
| which it is hoped every stockman
will sign and return them to Mr..
Hilger or forward them direct to
Senator Chandler. who will do all i'm
his power to have the bounty Law
left intact. There seems little Use Of
bringing pressure on the house men,
bers as the majority is SO large
against us.
Should any stockmen fail TO see
these petitions il is requested that
they clip the following heading and
| append thereto their signatures, So
curing as many more az possible and
send the petitions to- senator
Chandler. this heading being identi.
cal with that sent out by Mr.. Hilger:
To The Legislative Assembly of
The state of Montana:
I'VE, the Undersigned. citizens of
Fergus county. Montana, do most
respectfully request that no action
lie taken to repeal any portion of
Section 1910 of the Political Code,
which provides a bounty.
In support of the foregoing request
we would represent that the live
stock interests of the state, as n
matter of protection, absolutely re-
Quires the maintenance of the pres
ent bounty law, because Of the great
| destruction of stock caused annually
our borders.
In further support Of the request
| herein contained we would also rep
resent that our experience i'm this
matter il directly to the contrary ot
that set forth by Governor Smith in
his message, to the effect that "coy-
| otes do little or NJ damage to the
stock. interests on account of their
cowardly instincts" and it il our
observation that coyotes. on account
of their much greater numbers. and
the fact that they roam over all of
the ranges. in the vicinity OF settle
ments as well az In the more remote
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

The woolgrowers We're heard be-
of the house on the 9th inst. Judge
Lawrence of Ohio and Theodore JUS
tice of Philadelphia appearing for the
flockmasters. The recommended
tions of the growers We're for a. rate
of II cents on unwashed woods. n
cents ON washed and ~ on secured.
Australian unwashed to he classed
as washed and all rates to he ad-
vanced one half cent n year for six
years. Mr.. Justice presented a great
array OF statistics tn show the ruin of
the wool business by the Wilson law,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

1t is high time the people of Ken
stop to murders and lynciiings. More
feuds have had their origin i'm Ken
lucky than in any other state of the
Union, i'm which all male members
of large families have met violent
deaths. 1t is said Gov. Bradley will
make an effort to prevent such crimes
and in his effort he should have the
support of every law abiding citizen
of the state. We have at hand d
copy of the Glasgow, tKentucky)
Times. dated Dec. 30. 1896. giving an
account of the cOld-blooded murders
that have taken place in Kentucky i'm
the past month. The Times gives the
list ms follows:
Including Holt, men in the
last week have met death ut the
hands of mobs in Kentucky.
Last Saturday, Henry Finley was
called to his door near Mhyfield,
Graves county. and shot to death by
n mob of masked men. Two days
before, the Proctors. three IN number.
were victims of n mob i'm Logan
county. two being hanged and the
other shot to death in his cell upon
his resisting the mob.
Sunday night Jim Stone was
lynched at Mayfield after a pledge
guaranteeing his safety had been
made by the citizens. Tuesday night
Will Suctt. IA negro boy. was brutally
shot to death at Maytield.
Had these lynchings taken place in
the wild and woody west we
would have been the objects of
special prayer by the people of the
effete east.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

Judge Leslie will probably never
forget his first experience ON the
bench. He must have been impressed
struction to the players wherein he
says: 30, there he players, that |
have seen play,-and heard Others
praise, and that highly.-not to
speak it profaneley, that. neither hay-
ing the accent al Christians, q the
gait of Christian, pagan, al man,
have so strutted and beloved. ! hav
thought some of natures Journey
men had made men. and not made
so abominally."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

an Injury they have hren aud VIII
continue To be IL left to multiply, Ii
is IA wrong impression that coyotes
are harmless. Possibly some legis-
lation is necessary to prevent fraud
and. perhaps, to securea larger fund.
but to- repeal the law, W az to CO.
votes. would cause them tn increase
i'm IA few years and render their ex-
termination almost impossible.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

Both gold and silver Democrats
throughout the cou ltry observed
Jackson day January Sth. Both
wings claimed to he following the
precepts and teachings of their pa
tron saint. II Jackson were alive he
would rcpudiate the whole gang.
He was II stanch protectionist and
too sound n reasoner to tolerate the
idiosy ncracics Of Populism.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

A felt want is that gnawing at the
stomach after yen have eaten II full
meal, and cant't eat any more. n
yet there is that feeling as though
you had eaten nothing. What is
wanted then is a dose OF Simmons
Liver Regulator. the best Dyspepsia
cure, for that is what that gnawing
means. simmons Liver Regulator
is all that il recommended for Indi-
gestion."-A. X. Dyche, London, Ky.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

A humorist from Silver Bow county
named Mulville. has introduced hill
in the house calling for ii pension OF
81 per month for men and women
who have lived i'm the state twenty
years. This is hardly in line with
Gov. smiths recommendations OF
economy and will not he considered
SERIOUSLY.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

In the output of precious metals
the past year, California leads in gold
with SIG, 900, 900 to her credit. Colo.
Montana third with S4,440.OOO. In
silver, Colorado leads with 10000, 90,
ounces. Montana second with l6,.,OO,'
900 ounces. Utah third with an out.
put of S.21S.VO ounces.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

Gov. Smiths recommendations
that IL capitol building he erected at
"A eos OF not to exceed $500 900 are
timely and will he inhorSed by the
people. \ million dollar Investment
beauty of Helena. hut il is not re-
uuir,al.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

to turn down the Populists in organ
izing the lower house at Helena re-
calls the manner in which they We're
treated i'm the Fergus county fusion
convention. But the Pops secured
Brother Watkins and that ought to
satisfy every desire.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

Alex, Dcvine has hu.n appointed
postmaster at Anaconda. Mr., De-
vine, assisted In tfhas. :. Fell. form
erly of the ARGUS. established the
HernIu
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14
Turkey Supper.

There will he a turkey supper at
the PRESBYTERIAN church ON Wednes-
day. January 10Th. Supper will he
served from $50. Price Dcents. Re
member the date.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

started in he would have pressed
Perkins hard for first place as regards
majority before h count was fin
ished.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

Judging from the addresses made
on Jackson day the Democratic party
is not pulling itself together very fast.
1t is always IA wholesome sight to
see an evil destroy itself.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14
Bob Shaw to Assessor Croft.

MIR. Croft
Please he kind enough to notify
both papers and nulify the joss. II
l am here when spring comes S3 pei
day would be no object.
(Signedl BOB SHAW"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

America has suffered II severe loss
i'm General Francis A. Walker. the
economist and literateur, who died
in Boston on the 9TH inst. of apo
pleNY.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

Stafford has twenty set of Team Harness,
Saddles, Pads, Hobbies, Feed Bags and vari-
Gus other saddlery goods that he will sell
cheap for cash during the next thirty days
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

j. NJ. Croft can read his title clear
to the office of assessor il not To
..mansions in the skies" He was
honestly and fairly elected.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

Ii is said that Chief Justice Worden
over-ruled himself several times in
the contest case.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-14

The firm of Cort X Worden will
hereafter be regarded as authority on
libel and contested election cases.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

A. D. Thurston, "a, was found hanging
in the barn of the Elliot hospital Keene,
n. H., yesterday. Dependency caused
him to take his life.
While King Hnmbert of Italy was on hi
way to the races, yesterday, man named
Pietro Acciarito, an iron worker out of
employment, attempted to stab his majesty
with a dagger. The man was seized be-
fore he could carry out his purpose, and
the king proceeded to the Campbell race
course, seemingly unmoved.
The elaborate experiments by Germany
to ascertain the best colors for warships
have led to the conviction that olive green,
which is favored by the United States navy
in time of war, is the best, because it rem
ders ships least visible to an enemy. 1t is
true that dark brown has great advantage
by day, but there is no doubt that olive
green is the hardest to make out at night.
A girl from Binghamton, N. Y, recently
sold middle finger of her left hand to a
rich Texas woman suffering from bone
disease, who is being treated at a New York
hospital. Now that attention has been
called to the case, however, it is doubtful
whether the sacrifice will be consummated,
for the laws against manning do not seem
to make an exception in favor of the pur-
chase of the limbs and lesser members of
! the poor. This young woman hoped to
get $1,000 for her finger to enable her to
study singing in Europe. 1t is painful to
record that she was the fifth applicant, the
fingers of the first four failing to fit.
The Cars order, recently issued, that
convicts sentenced to Siberia shall hence
forth be carried by rail instead of being
forced to march thousands of miles on foot,
is in the direction of mercy, and will be re-
ceived as an encouraging sign of progress
in one of the least progressive governments
on earth. The stories told of the convicts'
railway journeys make them seem bad
enough in all conscience, but they are bet
ter than the marching of gangs of men and
women, shackled together, for weeks and
months, always under the lash of cruel
guards and without consideration for sex,
age or physical condition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

The experience of the state in regard to
fire waste for the first quarter of this year
has been fully as favorable as for the same
months last year, and last year the loss
through Vermont was less than for many
years before. Since January ! four fire
insurance companies have entered the
state and been authorized to do business
by the commissioners. These are the
Globe fire of New York, the Transatlantic
of Hamburg, Germany, the Aachen &
Munich of Germany and the Merchants of
New Jersey. The Abingdon Mutual of
Massachusetts has withdrawn from the
state. None of the seven fire insurance
companies which were chartered by the
last legislature has as yet begun business,
and it is doubtful if they do so. There
are now nine or ten unused charters avail
able.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23
Another At,neI, on the Clyll service Law.

Another Attack on the Civil Service Law.
Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio has introduced
a bill in the House to amend the civil SER
vice law so as to remove from office all the
Democrats protected by the extension of
the civil service lists, and throw these Of
fees open to fresh competition with no ad-
vantage to the incumbents. General Gros-
venor claims that the law has been mis-
construed and misdirected and the primary
purpose of his bill is 10 carry into effect
what he contends was the real purpose of
the civil service act. His bill declares
that the civil service act shall not be CON
strued to embrace any of the employees in
the government printing Office or the bu-
reau of engraving and printing, nor any
persons employed merely as workmen or
laborers. nor construed to allow the ap-
pointment to Office or promotion of any
person who has not passed a competitive
examination. 1t also proposes that all
persons who have been employed or APP
pointed in the classified service since
March 4, 1898, without examinations,
shall appear before the civil service com
mission for examination within 90 days,
the examinations not to give them prefer
ence over other citizens who are qualified
to enter the service. This bill would COM
pei all those now in offices over which
President Cleveland extended the shelter
of the civil service act to pass examina-
tions.
Gen. Grosvenors attack on the civil
service law is not open and direct as that
recently made by Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire, but its underlying motive is
doubtless very much the same. In both
cases the opposition grows out of restive-
ness over the fact that under the civil ser
vice rules political work before election
cannot be rewarded with appointments to
office after election. But it is the office
seekers, and not the mass of people VIII o
constitute the voting strength of the coun-
try, who oppose law whose principle has
become too deeply rooted ever TO be torn
up.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23
strengthening Morey,s Banks.

The work of strengthening the banks
about the outlet of Lake Morey has been
begun, money for the purpose having been
appropriated by the Legislature at last falls
session.
Lake Morey is a natural body of water
containing about 1000 acres, its banks be-
ing lined with summer cottages. Near the
outlet the banks are of quicksand, and
more than 100 years ago Samuel Morey
strengthened the bank with pine logs.
These logs remained in place until recently,
when they began to crumble away and the
outlet of the lake began to deepen its
channel through the caving bank. The
town of Fairlee last year asked the legisla-
ture to make an appropriation to strengthen
the bank in order to avoid similar disas-
ter to that which happened in Glover,
(Vt.,) many years ago, when pond more
than mile in length and - feet deep
broke through its sandy banks and entire
ly disappeared inside of an hour, carrying
destruction TO the valley below. The leg
islature granted the request and piles will
be driven along the bed of the stream and
in the banks of the lake on either side of
the outlet for long distance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

A company has been organized in Wall
street, New York, with large capital and
surplus whose business will be to guarantee
municipal, county, school district, and
other similar bonds. The promoters of
this new kind of insurance base their pro-
spective operations upon the fact that the
l1th census of the United States shows
that on June l, 1890, there were outstand-
ing 1907, ,00O,0 600 of city, town, county, vii
lage, and school district bonds. The an
nual refunding and output of bonds of this
character is estimated at about $50 900, 900.
1t is argued that the guarantee of the com
pany, which will not be placed upon an
issue of bonds until every detail relating tc
them has been carefully examined, will
tend to widen the market for them and
also enhance their value
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

From careful computation made by
the American Grocer, based upon the
method of estimate adopted in making the
report to the United States government
in 1855 on the cost of alcoholic liquors con-
sumed in the United States it appears
that there has been marked decrease in
the use of alcoholic liquor and wine in the
country from 1892 TO 1896 and that the
consumption Of beer has not been in
creased during the past three years. The
Grocer concludes that the period of bust
ness depression has produced these results
but suggests the possibility that the intro
duction of the bicycle has had its influence
in diminishing the patronage of the sa-
looms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23
Phoenix Clubbing Rates.

II, Inc Boston Weekly Journal and the New 1ork
weekly Tribune are furnished in connection WIN
OF S2OOfor The Phoenix and either of these papers.
Ih@ rate is limited by the publishers OF he
only.
me club price of the New York Daily Press ls
40" s s2'20i The Phoenix and the Daily fress
Sh'.p, The club price of the Weekly Press Is 20
S2,25.
The club rate with the Boston Daily Traveller
neS Ia been advanced by the publishers TO SI'OO'
il6he lhe two papers, S3 90. The Traveller is now a
0'page paper with a Saturday edition OF IL pages
saahe Household 20 centsj the two papers
~ he usual reduced rate with the:magazines and
her leading periodicals.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

Seth L. Milliken, representative from
the Third congressional district of Maine,
died in Washington from pneumonia Sun
day evening. Mr.. Millken was a native
of Maine and had served his district con-
tnuously, since his first election to Con-
gress in 1882, having begun his eighth term
on the 4th of March. His death marks
the first break in the Maine delegation
that has occurred for long time, and re-
moves striking figure from the House, and
from the national capital man held in
esteem by all with whom his duties brought
him in contact.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23
Sold Bogus Stock.
Two Former Vermont Newspaper Men
In Jail at ChicngO---GeOrge Said to
Have Procured 100000.

Two Former Vermont Newspaper Men
In Jail at ChicngO---GeOrge Said TO
Have Procured 100000.
Chas. E. George and E. Morton Smith
are occupants of the same cell in the Jail
at Chicago. The former was formerly
newspaper correspondent at Woodsville,
N. H., covering Northern New Hampshire
and Vermont. The Lynn, Mass, Bee is
said to have suspended publication because
of his alleged speculations from its treas
ury. George cut wide swath at st.
Johnsbury, and one or more of the fair
sex mourned his departure. A Chicago
despatch says. George was arrested and
indicted last fall by the United States au-
thorities for using the mails for the pur-
pose of fraud, and for SONS time was in
Jail at Joliet as a government prisoner.
All told, George secured, mostly from New
England, upwards of $4,000, and, after
spending considerable time last summer on
a trip through the White Mountains, re-
turned to this city with balance of some
S11 900 still to his credit in the Hibernian
bank. This mysteriously disappeared a
few days previous to Georges capture and
it is thought that he has covered it up in
such way that no one will be any the
wiser until he is again a free man. George
was charged with swinding by means of
bogus stocks of the Santa Ysabel Mining
company. He is now awaiting the decis-
ion of an appeal from ten year sentence.
There are probably not less than 200 own
ers of Santa Ysabel stock in New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts, who have contributed to the last
fund laid up by George, and Smith was ar
rested for selling the same stock, Smith
was formerly Boston journal correspond
ent at ST. Adams and his articles appeared
under the signature "Morton."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

pole next year is in sight. The order re-
voking the transfer of Lieutenant Peary
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast is
said to have been due to the representa-
tions of Mr.. Chas. A. Moore, of Brooklyn,
a warm friend of the secretary of the navy,
and the result may be taken as an indica-
tion that neither Secretary Long nor Pres
ident Mckinley is averse to the lieutenant
continuing his polar researches. Lieuten-
ant Peary's plan is to establish next year
a colony of Eskimos at the most northerly
point possible, about $50 miles from the
pole, and from there the year following to
make dash for the pole when the oppo-
tune season arrives. He will visit Green
land the coming summer to select his
Eskimo families and makes the other pre-
liminary arrangements.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

A petition for rehearing of the Trans
Missouri Freight association case under the
antitrust law, has been filed in the SUI
preme court of the United States. The
rehearing is asked on the ground that the
petitioners are in doubt whether the de-
cision of the court merely decides that the
particular traffic agreement of March u,
1850, is void, or whether it authorizes
general injunction against the defendant
companies
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23
The Mississippi Floods.

The floods have continued unabated
during the week, and there have been
breaks in Louisiana levees, subjecting still
further territory to inundation. The bu-
reau of statistics of the treasury depart
ment has prepared an estimate showing
that the value of the farm lands in the
lower Mississippi valley now submerged is
over 90,000,000. These lands last year
raised crops valued at S21, 100000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

The heated contest in the Kentucky
legislature over the election of United
States senator resulted last Saturday in the
return of an indictment by the grand jury
at Frankfort, for conspiracy to bribe
against Dr. w. Godfrey Hunter, the Re
publican nominee for the United States
Senate, and three of his personal sup
porters. The Republicans denounce the
action of the grand jury as partisan and
prejudiced.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

The order of the navy department, trans
ferring Lieutenant Peary from Brooklyn
to the Mare island navy yard at San Fran
cisco has been revoked, and the lieutenant
announces that the S15O,OOO necessary to
equip his expedition to reach the north