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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
SPREADS LIKE CHOLERA.
Surgeon Gener Wyman Talks of the
Plague of India.

Surgeon General Wyman Talks of the
Plague of India
DIR. Walter Wyman, surgeon general
of the United States marine hospital
service, has been making a special
study of the black death, or bubonic
plague, now raging in India, the dead
lest scuurge that ever afflicted the
earth. 1t has already been brought by
infected seamen to Marseilles, France.
In an interview he said:
"In general the disease is spread in
the same name as cholera, except
hat the cholera germ must enter the
intestinal tract, while the germ of the
plague may attack any part of the
mucous membrane, or be conveyed by
even the minutest abrasion of the skin.
While this germ is so virile and SO cas-
lily taken into the system, it is one of
the most easily killed by disinfection.
In the experiments now being carried
on in the laboratory of the hospital sery-
ice it has been found that but one
pathogenic organism is as easily de
stroyed by formaldebyd gas as the
plague bacillus, namely the staphylo
coccus pylogenes aureus. One per cent
of quicklime will also destroy it.
There are known to be two forms
of the disease. One is the Illuminating
fern called 'pestus major in which
form h disease acts very quickly and
is very fatal; the other, 'pestus minor.
in which the symptoms are mild, the
patient not being confined to the bed:
hence this class are called ambulant
cases. The period for incubation for
the acute cases appears to be pretty
well fixed at under ten days, while in
the ambulating cases the apparent
period of incubation may be very much
longer. In other words, ambulating
cases may be afflicted for a period OF
ten or thirty days before the symptoms
have developed which call attention to
tie disease. The acute form of the in.
lection may cause mild attacks, while
on the other hand the ambulant cases
may cause the acute attacks. The am.
bulant cases, therefore, are the most to
be dreaded."-Chicago Post.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21

on the wall over his chair, he spoke in
most glowing terms of her womanly
worth. DIR. McCabe performed the
marriage ceremony which made Ruth
erford Hayes and Lucy Webb man and
wife, and he also attended their sill
YER wedding, which event took place
at the white house in December, 1877
1t is also worthy of note hat DIR. Nc
Cabe journeyed across the state to
perform the marriage ceremony for
Senator-elect Joseph b. Foraker and
wife.
"Lucy Webb was one of the most
beautiful characters i nave ever been
permitted &c know" said Dr.. McCabe.
'Her mother brought her and her broth
crs here to educate them. At that
time girls did not enter the university
here. but i was Miss Webb's tutor in
preparing her for a female seminary.
She was a beautiful young woman, full
of fun, and just the kind of a girl who
would ~captivate a young man like
Hayes. The same qualities of heart
she carried with her through life, and
no woman, as first lady of the land OF
any other position, exerted a wider or
better influence.
II remember well how Hayes and
Lucy looked when / married them.
Hayes was a splendid looking fellow,
and in all my years 1 never united a
handsomer couple"
DR.. McCabe told an incident which
occurred one time. while he was visit
ing the Webb family in Cincinnati.
Lucy had a girl friend for a guest, and
the two girls were in the kitchen wash
ing dishes when Hayes Inc a young
friend called. There was nothing for
NAL about the call, for the young men
were invited into the kitchen, and the
work of washing dishes went right on.
The doctor thinks, from the sounds
which proceeded from the kitchen, that
the call was nc less-enjoyed for being
Informal. DIR. McCabe is now the only
person living who was present at that
wedding A years ago, but the Incl
dents of that occasion are as fresh in
his memory rs if they occurred but
neutrality-suspicious. Blade.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
Birds Strangely Concealed.

Mr.. A. II. Thayer, an artist, believes
he has discovered h a the light color
of the under parts of birds and small
mammals serves to conceal them from
their enemies. At a recent meeting of
the American Ornithologists' union he
proved by experiments that an object
Learly of the color of the ground. like n
potato, is very conspicuous When placed
a few inches above the soil and viewed
from a little distance. But when the
under side is painted white, and
gradually shaded into the color of the
upper part, the object disappears by
blending with the ground; the white
ness beneath counteracts the effect of
the shadow of the body.-Youth's Com
RAMON.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
The Finest Train in the World.

DIR. W. S. Williams. now professor
of veterinary medicine at Cornell Uni
versity, Ithaca, n. Y, who recently
removed with his family from Boze-
man, Travelled via ''The Northwest
ern Line" from st. Paul to Chicago,
and writes: I'VE found the North
Western Limited" all that il is adver-
tised; the sleeping cars superb and the
dining ear service all that could he
desired"
The "New North Western Limited
from Ia mammoth engine, patterned
after thefamous 1893" to thelastca r
in the train, is brand new, and repre-
sents the latest and rest ideas for
absolute comfort and luxury whils
travelling.
Besides the splendid buffet smoking
library coach, which is really a club
room on wheels, there is n private
compartment sleeping ear, which is
just Ia thing for ladies, families. and
those who desire privacy; luNuriously
appointed standard sleeping cars,
and the mostcomfortable day coaches
ever offered to the travelling public.
The New North Western Limited
via the North Western Line, leaves
Minneapolis every night. 7:3O. st. Paul.
$40, for Milwaukee and Chicago.
Tickets via this popular line may
be secured from agents of the North
ern Pacific Railway, who will also
make sleeping "A reservations; or.
apply to Capt. NJ. NJ. Wheeler.
Travelling Passenger Agent. Miles
City, Mont. or to Il. W. 1casdnle,
q. l.. A, st. Paul, MINI.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21

that they must have been the work
of the Titans of old, rather than
forces Of nature working in a simple
and ordinary manner. Take Castle
Rock. out in Cove county. on the very
outskirts of the plains, where the rock
rises over 100 feet from the dead level
of the prairie and is a landmark for
miles. The settlers go there for miles
to spend the day climbing the smooth
sides.
1T seems like being back in the old
mountain regions of the east" said one
of the residents of this strange section,
land 1 like to go and look at it, just to
see something different from h ever
lasting level lands" The rock is the
only one for ccores of miles, and is al
most the only portion of land in the
country that is above Ii level of the
plain. 1t is said that the Indians had
it as a council rock, and that many of
the desperate deeds done by the
Apaches W ere planned under its shadow.
Biologists say that this is one of the
peaks of a mountain range that once
was in existence in this part of the
west.
But what shall they say of Rock City,
the edge of Ottawa county? This is
probably the most curious arrange
ment of stones to be found in the whole
| prairie region. II one approaches IT
in the evening he would feel sure that
| IL was the home of a race of gnomes
| that had fashioned for themselves the
moundlike structures that are he
semblance of dwellings. Set among
sloping hills, they are scattered in a
| quaint disorder over several acres and
are in size from the small blocks the
shape Of a bushel measure to the round,
| tentlike masses as large as the huts OF
| the Icelander. They are all water
washed and have the marks of waves on
their sides. One of the illusions of their
position Is the one that they ave
dropped down from the sky and nave
not been formed from the usual
course of events. Twenty miles south
east, in the edge of this county Dick
inson), are a similar series of rocks set
on the tops of hills. The hills are the
~tallest in the vicinity, and after one
climbs them ii is passing strange to
find on the tops the large rocks that
have no connection with the surround
ing sections landscape. Curious fea-
lures of these rocks are the depressions
that are found in them, n if great drops
of rain had fallen in the soft mass of
molten Stag and left their impress.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
CURIOUS ROCKS IN KANSAS.
Castle Rocks stick Up One Hun
dred Feet In a Level PInin.

One of the curious things that i'm
press the traveller over the prairies of
northwest Kansas is the prevalence of
strange rock formations that are as
wild and weird as any found in h
mountain regions. Separated, as they
are, from the ranges of hills hundreds
of miles to the west, they are the more
surprising, and few are aware of their
existence. The state of Kansas, so far
from being a plain, is really an inclined
paralhlogram set on a steep grade. The
western end is 5000 feet higher in the
air than the eastern, and the traveller
finds that he is all the time getting fur
Their from the vegetation of the lower
regions as he goes west, until he has
come to the foothills of the Rockies.
That this section was at n time the
bed Of an ancient sea is probable; in
deed, it is manifest from the appearance
of great basins that are not connected
with any other depressions on the
plains. Scattered among these are the
rock formations hat have beer the
aw~e-inspiring features of the landscape
for the Indians and a never-failing
source of interest to the white man.
30 strange are they that it almost seems
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF--Notice
~ for Unite States Land Office.
Lewistown, Mont, April 20. 1897. Notice Is
hereby given that
LEWIS p. STIGEN,
of Halbert, Fergus county. Montana, has filed
notice of intention to make proof on his desert
land claim No. l6O. for the VIA sea, e5a swA sec
~ to 3 n TX ~ e, before the register and receiver
at Lewistown, Mont. on Saturday. the ath day
of June, 1897.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
Thomas n. Lee of Halbert. Charles ~. Jerks
and Daniel Whelan of Irene. and Donald Fow-
Ter of Lewistown. Mont.
DAVID HLGER Register.
First publication Apr Il.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
ONE
The Clergyman Who Married President
Hsyes L. stu Living.

Hayes ls Sthu Living.
Near the close of December, 1852,
Rutherford B. Hayes was united in
marriage to Lucy Webb. Lucy Webb
eXertad n wonderful influence over him.
She was n refined, religious. fu%n-loving
girl. She was born in C~hillicothe, and
her father was a physician, who died
ut Lexington. Ky. in 1888. The widow.
her two sons and daughter, came to
Delaw are because of the eeucational
advantages the town afforded. Here
Lucy was instructed preparatory to en-
tering the Wesleyan female college at
Cincinnati.
A few evenings ago the writer spent a
most pleasant hour with the venerable
DR.. L. D. McCabe, vice president of the
Ohio Wesleyan University. DR.. Nc
Cabe is an uncle of Bishop McCabc.
better known as Chaplain McCabe. For
half a century DIR. McCabe has been
connected with university work in Del
aware. Eighty years has he lived, and
the world is better for it. Now he is
old and feeble, and the shadows are
stretching far toward the east. Sit
ting in his comfortable ho@s, with n
picture ot Lucy Webb
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
AN AMERICAN ARCTIC CITY.
The Singular Town Growing Up I'm
Alaska.

Ahubku.
A correspondent sends from Circle
City, Alaska, an account of that singular
town, which has grown up out of the
rush of gold-miners to the Yukon river.
and which derives its name from the
fact that it is within the Arctic circle.
Perhaps no town, inhabited by civilized
people, was ever built before in so re-
mote and inaccessible a place, even in
Siberia. Its nearest neighbor, as a set
Element. is 24O miles away; this is
Forty-Mile City, another American
mining settlement
Circle City is 1000 miles from any
place of consequence. To transport
freight to or from the mines which
center at Circle City costs 40 cents a
pound.
However, at last accounts Circle City
was "booming." Real estate was ride
ulously high. The buildings are sub
stantially constructed of logs, which
cost from four to six dollars apiece.
Rough whipsawed lumber costs $50
a thousand. The unskilled laborer re-
ceives ten dollars n day for his services.
ard any kind of skilled labor is paid two
dollars and a half an hour.
For n long time every letter that any
Circle City man received cost him one
dollar to bring up from the coast. Now
the government brings the letters, but
declines to bring newspapers. so that
Circle City. though in il every branch of
business is represented, never has II
newspaper unless it is brought up by n
newcomer. All the summer the Circle
City people knew nothing about the
presidential situation-not even who
were the candidates.
However. business was good; the peo-
PIE, without any lawful government,
made a government of their own, and
lived ~peaceably and p~rosperously. eat
ing canned and desiccated vegetables,
with o meat in abundance
Spokane Spokesman. -
Fires are almost Cooking
is done with a little charcoal in stoves
made of masonry, and as the houses are
universally built of stone and bricks
| and have no chimneys, there is little
chance for conflagrations-
Gentlemen rarely drive, and Mexican
| ladies never do. If they do not nave
their own carriage and coachman they
hire cabs. There are very few rigs
even in the City of Mexico, that can b
| nired without . driver.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.-Notice
~ for United States Land Office,
Lewistown. Mont, April 3. 1897. Notice is
hereby given that
JOHN ID. WAITE,
assignee of Andrew o. Helseth. of Lewistown.
Fergus county Montana, has filed notice of
intention to make proof on his desert land
claim No. ISL, for the els swia. lot 4. sec 10. lot 1.
sec ~, tp IL n, re Is e. before the register and
receiver at Lewistown, Montana. on Thursday,
June 3, 1881.
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
Lewis l.. Wright. Benjamin ID. cLeod Ed
gar Darnell of Utica. Mont and Walter A.
Waite of Lewistown. Mont.
DAVID @ Register.
First publication Apr
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
NJ. Blackfard, Attorney foF ADMINISTRATOR

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.-Notice
~ for Publication-U United States Lane Office.
Lewistown. Mont. April Is. 1897 Notice Is
hereby given that
JOHN MCDONALD.
of Utica, Fergus county, Montana. has filed
notice of his intention to make proof on his
desert land claim No. 162. for lots 1. z and 3.
sec 8, tip IL n. rig IL c. and sch swA sec "a tip Is n
rg ii C. before the register and receiver at Lew
istown, Montana. on Saturday, the 18th day OF
May. 1897
He names the %ollowiny Witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
Irving Shippee. James A. Stewart, Edward
w. EanNorman and Noah Rasor, all of Utica.
Mont.
DAVID HILGER, Register.
= First publication Apr u.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
Ancient Dentistry.

The art of dentistry was practiced
among the Egyptians and EtruscanS
and there are evidences in mummies
and skulls hat in very ancient times
teeth were filled and efforts were made
to supply the loss of natural by arti-
fetal teeth. The first writer on the
treatment of diseased teeth was Galen.
The science was introduced into Amer
lea by John Greenwood who established
himself in New York in 17Ss- In 1870,
and again in 1875, he carved in ivory an
entire set of teeth for Gen. Washing
ton.-Chicago Inter Ocean
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
Aromatic Baths.

Baths in which herbs and spices are
bruised and macerated have become
more and more popular in Paris, Ber-
lin. Vienna, and other large cities
abroad. In Paris, at the newest bathing
establishments, almost any kind of
bath can be mad. The lemon juice bath.
pine bath, milk bath, salt, barley, rose
water, rice, cologne, and wine baths
may be INDUCED in, and are said to he
far more enjoyable n beneficial than
massage treatment.-N. Y. Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Unite
Nv States L and Office at IeMistOMn. Mont

IN States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
April %, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Mont. on Satur-
day, May %. 1897, viz:
THOMAS CULNAN,
who made homestead entry No. u for the
sell sell sec 30. So swA sec %. neA nw4 sec
-. tip l6 n rg is e.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Peter L. Anderson, John T.. Clegg. Ole
Sleton and William Hall, all of Lewistown,
DAVID HLGER. Register.
First publication Apr n.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21

Many people have n genuine Curl
osity to know if they would be seasick
in case they should take IN ocean voy-
age. An easy way to put the matter
To n test is to stand before the ordinary
mirror that turns in its frame, and let
someone move it slowly and slightly
at first. and gradually growing faster
while you look fixedly at your own re-
Election. If you feel no effect whatever
from it the chances are that you can
stand an ordinary sea voyage without
any qualm.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Mary Knerr. Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the Undersigned.
Levi Knerr, administrator of the estate of Mary
knerr, deceased, to the creditors of and all per
sons having claims against the said deceased.
to exhibit them with the necessary. vouchers,
within four months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said Levi knerT. admins
traitor, at his ranch near Denton. Fergus county,
Montana. or at the law office of w NJ BLACK
ford. al Iewistown in the County of Fergus.
Dated at Lewistown, Mont, April n. 1877.
LEV kNERR
Administrator of the Estate of Mary knerr, De-
ceased.
W. Nj. Blackfard. Attorney for Administrator
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
Getting Even with Gibbon.

Magdalen college, Oxford, has refused
to accept a tablet to Gibbon, the his
%torian, who was a student there. Glib
bon had a very low opinion of his col
lege, and left on record 14O years ago
life there "stagnated in a round of
college business, tory politics, personal
stories, and private scandal."-Chicago
Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLIGATIoN:myni Unite

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.-U United
~ States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
April 10, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Mont, on Friday,
May 18th. 1897. viz:
THOMAS WELLS,
who made homestead entry No. 74S, for the
swA of sec q, tip Is n. rg 10 e.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
John ii. Vadnais. Isia Berger, Louis A. An
dreas and Daniel Wells, all of Lewistown,
Mont.
DAVID HILGER, Register.
First publication Apr q.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United
Nv Sfafes L and nfica L eucisfnun Mnnfana.

NOTICE Oh United
~ States Land Office, Lewistown. Montana.
April 5. 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown. Mont, ON Friday.
May IA, 1877, viz:
SAMUEL Ii. SCOTT,
who made homestead entry No. 1876. for the
ss seh. sch swA. sec ~, nel4 mex, sec *, tp IL
N. rig IL e.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Jonathan ). Phillips, BENJAMIN r. Sink; ed
gar r. Hersey of Utica. Mont, and Frank
Lamb of Lewistown, Mont.
DAVID HILGER Register
First publication Apr T.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21

his desert land claim No. 127. for the sw4 neA.
se4 nwA, sec "a, tip Is n, rg Il e, before the
register and receiver at Lewistown, Mont. on
Thursday, the Bird day of June, 1897.
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
Frederick A.. Lyons, William Finkbeiner,
John E. Edwards and Peter Perry, all of Grass
Range, Mont.
DAVID HuGER, Register.
First publication Apr q.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.-Notice
~ for Publication-U United States Land Office.
Lewistown. Montana. April IA. 1897. Notice Is
hereby given that -
of Grass Range. Fergus county, Montana. has
filed notice u his intention to make proof on
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
~ States and Office. LeXistoWn. Montana,

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United
IN States Land Office, Lewistown. Montana.
April 8, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Montana, on Fri
day, May 21st, 1897, viz:
JOHN TREPP,
who made homestead entry No. 80, for the
ea mex, swA neA. nwA sell, sec q, tip 10 n. re-
l6 t.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Michael Trepp, Henry Shipman, Peter Mar
tinoli and Thomas eorgetta. all of Lewistown,
Montana.
DAVID HILGER, Register.
First publication Apr IA.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-workcr. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
NOTICE FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN States Land Office at Lewisto~n. Mont.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIUN.ISpnc
In States Land Office at Lewistown.M Mont,
April 8. 1897. ~
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF hrs claim and
that said proof will be made before the Teglster
and receiver at Lewistown, Mont, On honoaS.
ALEXANDER M'MILLAN,
who made homestead entry No VI for the
eL, neL. ex sell, sec u. tp Is n. rig i6e.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
khraham Hogeland of Deerfield. Montana.
Daniel Walton. John r. Mason and william
Mason of Lewistown, Mont,
DAVID HuGER. Register.
First publication Apr z.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United
IN States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,

~ States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
April 10, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Montana. on Satur-
day, June 5, 1897, viz:
LEWIS p. STIGEN,
who made homestead entry No. PA. for the
eh sell, sec ~, VIZ swA sec 20 tip 9 n re 10 e.
He names the following witnesses to prove
of said land, viz:
Thomas n. Lee of Halbert, Charles a. Jerks
and Daniel Whelan of Irene, and Donald Fow-
Ter of Lewistown, Mont.
DAVID HLGER, Register.
First publication Apr Il.