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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
Star Route Mail Lines.

1t would seem that with the COM
paratively few star route lines now
operated by the government that the
people dependent upon them would
be given the very best service. The
chief aim, it appears, is to get the
very lowest contract without due
regard for the service required.
While the prompt delivery and col
lection of mail in cities has been given
a great deal of attention in late
years, the star routes have been left
to "go as they please in a great
measure.
When ii is considered that within
the past year or two the government
has attempted to inaugurate a from
house to house delivery and collec-
| ton of mail in the rural districts OF
several of the more populous states,
the apparent neglect OF isolated
| regions of the west stands u more
conspicuously. Surely, people who
have cast their fortunes in a region
untraversed by lailrods are entitled
| to as much consideration as those oil
| the older states. And they don'tas
anything unreasonable. Ii contracts
were let at a fair price, with a full
knowledge of the service required,
and stipulation made that the service
must not be impaired by ~sub-letting
and this supplemented by a careful
watch of operations by some agent
of the government, much cause fol
complaint would be removed. Post
masters are required to report when
ever the mail is late, and we believe
this is generally complied with. But
it is of the "red tape" order and sci
dom results in any improvement il
the service.
Contractors should be allowed SUI
ficient compensation to properly
equip their lines, make shorter sta
tions and properly feed their stock
Special preparation should be mad
to meet the storms and bad roads q
the winter season. The people dt
not ask for miracles. They expect de
lays i'm severe storms, but in ordinar.
winter weather they expect a servic
somewhere lear the schedule, ant
this can be secured if the government
will take an interest in the matte
and not leave it entirely to the pleas
ure and option of mail contractors
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

Time was, says an exchange, when
there was a solid South and the de-
mocracy counted implicitly upon just
SO much support from that section in
Legislative and presidential elections,
but those days to have passed
and there is small probability of their
returning. Look at the South to-
day. In the United States senate
Maryland is to have two Republican
representatives, West Virginia has
one and Is likely to have another,
Kentucky has one Republican and
another who refuses to cooperate
with the Democrats on currency,
South Carolina has one and Georgia
two Senators who won't stand In
line on the tariff, North Carolina has
one Republican and one Populist,
Louisiana has one Senator voting
with the Republicans on tariff ques-
lions, and Texas has a Democratic
senator refusing to supportfr free silver.
On the whole, it must be admitted
that the South is no longer solid"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
Says the Chicago Tribune of recen'

Says the Chicago Tribune of recent
date: IF orders for locomotives
keep pouring in upon the factories OF
the United States as they have been
doing lately it will not be long before
the American railway engine will be
putting in every quarter of the globe.
The latest large order, which amounts
to fifty-six locomotives altogether,
includes twenty-one for the govern.
ment railway in Finland, twenty
four heavy brOad-gauge locomotives
for the government of Brazil, and
ten for the Grand Trunk railway oil
Canada. This. in connection with
the recent large orders from foreign
countries for American steel rails, in
dicates the superiority of American
methods in the iron and steel manu-
featuring business, a superiority
which eventually will drive foreign
competitors out of business"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

The three-year-old boy of j. A.
johnson, of Lynn Center, ILL.,, is sub
ject to attacks of Group. Mr.. John
son says he is satisfied that the timely
use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
during a severe attack, saved his
little boys life. He il in the drug
business, a member of the firm of
johnson Bros. of that place and they
handle a great many patent medi-
cines for throat and lung diseases.
He had all these to choose from, and
skilled physicians ready to respond
to his call, but selected this remedy
for use in his own family at a time
when his child's life was in danger,
because he knew it to be superior to
any other, and famous the country
over o its cures of Group. Mr..
johnson says this is the best selling
cough medicine they handle, and
that it gives splendid satisfaction in
all cases.. Sold by g. F. Little, Drug
gist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
Great
Northern
Railway.
MONTANA POINTS, PACIFIC
COAST AND THE EAST.

Palace Sleeping and Dining Cars,
(meals a la cartel Library Observa-
ton Cars, Family Tourist Sleepers
and First and second-class coaches.
Direct route to the Kootenai Min
ing Country of Montana, Idaho and
British Columbia.
Connects at Duluth in summer sea-
son with Northern steamships North
West and North Land, for Mackinac,
Detroit. Cleveland and Buffalo.
Connects at Seattle with steamers
for California, Alaska, Japan and
China.
Stages leave Lewistown Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at z a. m.
and connect the same night at Ben
ton with trains going east and west.
Stages leave Lewistown daily at
1 p. m. and make connections the
following day at Great Falls with
trains going east and west.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
Competitor Prisoners Free.

HAVANA, Nov. 1S.-In pursuance
of cabled instructions from Spain,
received yesterday, Captain General
Blanco today released from the
Cuban fortress Alfredo Laborde,
Charles Barnett, Ona Melton and
William Gildea, member of the crew
of the American schooner Competitor,
captured in April, 1896, by the Span
gun boat Mesagra on the charge of
fifbustering. They were delivered to
the American and British consuls
steamer Saratoga of the Ward line,
for New York.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
STATE NEWS.
Items of Special Interest Clipped from Ex-
changes.

Great Falls Tribune: In the suit
of Mcnamara & NARROW VS.. the
Home Land & Cattle Co. ct al, Judge
DuBose mas ordered the action trans
ferred to the federal court, as defend
ants are non-residents.
River Press: Sheriff Clary Is in re-
ceipt of returns Oh two estray steers,
OF whose existence he had no prior
knowledge. They were big fellows,
averaging 1890 pounds, and netted
their owner over $57 a piece.
According to the official records of
the Chicago stockyards, Montana
furnished that market with 2,16Ocars
of cattle and 232 ears of sheep during
the month of October. The same
authority states that up to Novem-
Der 9Th, western range cattle receipts
this season were 221, 700 head, COM
pared with 24s, 900 head last year and
49,, 800 head in 1895.
State Land Register Moore re-
turned this morning from Red Lodge
where day before yesterday he
| offered for sale or lease the state
lands in Carbon county. He sold
1 1000 acres at $40 per acre, and rem
ted about six sections at an average
price of $50 per section, realizing
from both transactions the hand
some sum of $1O,O74 for the several
school funds.-Helena Independent.
Billings Gazette: The Willard
Cattle company, which recently made
an assignment to Attorney j. b.
Herford, yesterday, through their
superintendent, NJ. F. Trask, filed
with the county clerk an inventory
of the company's property. The
total liabilities are Sos, 273.3 80, OF
which all but $5lS.SS is in notes.
The assets, consisting of real estate
and personal property. aggregate
800, 1886
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

Action has been taken and notice
by circular letter given for a national
stock growers convention to meet
at Denver, Col, on Thursday, Janu-
airy 18th, 1898, to continue for three
days. The purpose Of the conven-
ton Is to perfect the organization of
q National Stock Growers associa-
ton, and to devise asu for the
improvement and protection of an
industry that ranks among the most
important in the land. The basis of
representation is stated as follows:
One delegate at large from each state
and territory, to be appointed by the
governor thereof; each state and ter
ritorial range association Of cattle,
horse, sheep and swine breeders one
delegate for every ten thousand head
Of stock represented by such organi-
cation; each state or territorial live
stock sanitary board three delegates;
each state agricultural college, one
delegate; organized live stock COM
mission exchanges, one delegate for
every ten members; each stock yard
company, one delegate; each cham
Der Of commerce, five delegates; each
live stock transportation company.
one delegate; each association of
fine stock breeders, local associations
or live stock clubs not attached to
state or territorial associations and
not having the requisite number of
stock, are authorized to send one
delegate. Papers On questions per-
tanning to the welfare of the above
industries will be read and discussed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
MANY scALPs TO ms CREDIT.
Story Of the Adveutnres q David Warehan
With the lndlans.

Montana has a man now living
who it is said to have slain at least
40 redskins, and he has not been par
ticular what tribe they belonged to
or where they were. The reason of
his hatred for the whole Indian race
was the killing Of a favorite brother,
in a family of sever or eight boys, by
the Piegans. He was a good shot
and used a Winchester rifle. He is
David Wareham of Fergus county.
/ have heard accounts Of but two
of his battles, but no doubt a his
tory of others would be just as in
teresting. He encOuntered five bucks,
evidently on the warpath or a horse
stealing expedition. He had not his
gun with him, but he went home,
which was not far off, and returned
with it. He sought a good spot,
and began firing. The Indians made
fight, but he dropped them SO fast
that two started to run away, but
he was two swift for them even, and
every one was killed.
0AAothCA tiiuC hS ~ RhStAu "CAS
camping out, and In the night the
Indians stole both their horses.
They followed the Indians, who evil
IDENTIFY did not expect a visit from
them. They crept up close to the
camp and found the horses tied at
the camp. Wareham's horse was a
pet, and whinnied when it scented
it's master. The Indians did not
awake, and both horses were taken
away. They could not get their
own saddles, but got two old Indian
saddles as being better than riding
bareback. They then stampeded the
Indian horses, and drove hem to-
ward Fort Benton. Passing a mar
row canyon, Wareham told his CON-
paniOn to hurry along with the
horses as fast as he could, and he
would wait for the Indians, seven in
number, whom they had seen COM
ing afar off. He concealed himself as
well as he could and awaited their
coming. When h battle was over
the sever Indians had become good
Indians and Wareham had not a
single scratch. After resting his
horse he overlook his companion,
who was nearly scared to death and
almost worn out with the old sad
die. They rested, not fearing any
danger, and rode leisurely into Fort
Benton, where they sold their stock
and remained until they had re
cruited. 1t Ia related that neither
was able to sit down for a week after
arriving in the town.
Wareham, even to this day, wher
he sees an Indian, fires up, gnashes
his teeth and regrets that he has not
his gun with him. He has new
killed any women or children, but
those who know him best are Ger
tain that few Indians have ever me-
him on the plains and gone away
alive. He is now in the vigOr Of life
between As and so years of age, and
is regarded by all his neighbors al
one OF the states best citizens. But
he can't conceal, and doesn't try tt
conceal, his extreme hatred of all In
dians.-Helena Independent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

The German newspapers wish the
German government to retaliate
against the United States for the
Dingley law. II the Germans had
good common sense they would put
II p~rohibitory tariff on every Ameri-
can product.-Helena Independent.
Yes, il they had such a low order
of common sense as the present
editor of the Independent exhibits In
all of his writing, they would un-
doubtedly do SO. Germany as well
as England, buys the products of the
have them, not from any sentimental
considerations.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
The Walking Delegate Asks $500.

River Press: The walking delegate
of a mythical sheepherders' union is
now operating in this vicinity. He
is holding up sheep ranch employees
for $500 a piece ''for the support OF
the union" or himself, promising to
secure an increase in wages in return.
The River Press would repeat it's
suggestion of a few weeks ago; il
sheep ranch or other employees think
conditions justify an increase in their
wages, they car inform their en-
plOyers to that effect without the
Intervention of a walking delegate,
and will save themselves the $500
fee.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
SHEEP nARKET ACTIVE.
The Sheep rlarket at Present the Highest Of
the Year.

The Chicago DrOvers' Journal says:
1.-THE sheep market at the present
time is the highest of the year.
Sheep are usually at low tide at this
time of the year, when receipts are
hea West, and the quality poorest.
This season, however, circumstances
were decidedly unusual and new fac
tors were introduced that buoyed
up the trade surprisingly. Thecrazy
demand o feeders has been the prin.
cipal u of this advance. Prices
for stock sheep have ruled nearly
twice as high az is customary at this
time of the year, yet at these figures
the demand seems unsatisfied. What
kind of prices will prevail ~nextspring
is the question that is worrying feed.
ers most just now"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

Sency anu TO the great majority tne
most rigid economy and figuring to
keep their heads above water. Nat
urally, expenses had to be reduced
right and left. 1t was not only nee
essary to cut wages but reduce the
number employed in many instances.
Neither was a pleasant task for the
woolgrower, but it was an absolute
necessity, of which the herders were
that many of the herders made more
clear money and enjoyed greater
peace of mind for three or four years
than did his employer. With in
debtedness hanging over him and
being pressed for liquidation, with
running expenses to meet, with banks
closing and loans impossible to OBJ
tain, the wOolgrower was contend
ing against heavy odds. In fact
there are some who ran behind more
than a herder's wages every month
last year.
Wouldn't it be miraculous then, If
after nearly four years of such expe-
rience, the woolgrower would be able,
with only a fair margin for one sea-
sons clip of wool and sales from
sheep, to liquidate all of his obliga-
tons, get on his feet and restore
wages to their former scale. But
some are now paying former wages
and others will do likewise as soon
as their circumstances will permit.
1t has been often remarked during
the past three years that those en-
ployed at fair wages and who re-
ceived their money regularly, were in
better shape and had less to worry
about than their employers. Every
business man or employer of labor
had a weight upon his mind that he
does not car to experience again.
Wages for herders and farm hands
are said to be from So to $40 higher
in Montana than in the neighboring
state of Wyoming. If SO there may be
compromising circumstances that dc
not prevail here, and we believe wool
growers and others employing labor
are willing to be governed by local
conditions and pay all the profits in
their business will allow.
1t is also a difficult matter to pay
a uniform price forlabor as one mans
services are worth more than an
others. Long, faithful, reliable ser
vice will command better pay thar
the transient kind that is sometimes
necessary i'm an emergency.
Wellpaid labor is not only the most
profitable in the end to the employer
but it improves the general condi
ton of a community. Particularly
is it important i'm a new and sparcely
settled country like Central Montana
where there are many branches q
business dependent upon the success
of pastoral pursuits.
Some of those who did all the,
could to lessen the wages that fiowet
from our industries are now making
pretense of great solicitude and en-
deavoring to incite discomfort ant
strife. But it will not work. TIL
on coming tide of prosperity will
gradually but surely improve tn
condition of employer Inc employees
and weld them together in mutua
interests.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

Washington special says Senator
Mantle has filed his protest against
the abandonment of Fort Custer and
II supported by Senator Carter and
Congressman Hartman he will intro
duce a bill for the establishment of
the post. To do this will require the
erection of new buildings, which the
secretary OF war says would cause
an expenditure of a quarter of a mil
lion Of dollars, though Senator Man.
tie says this is an exaggerated figure.
With Fort Keogh only hundred
miles distant and Forts Robinson
and Niobrara on the south and Fort
Meade to b northwest, to putdown
any Indian uprising that may occur,
there seems little necessity for the
continuance of Fort Custer, particu-
larry as the post would have to be
rebuilt. Thegovernment betterspend
the money improving the star route
mail service. The settlers will take
care of the Indians and make them
all good"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
Thanksgiving Entertainment.

The ladies Of Beaver creek, assisted
by Mrs. Morrison's school, have made
preparations for a grand thanksgiv-
ing entertainment to be held Mt the
Church. Hot dinner will be served
at twelve O'Clock. Good music; good
speaking; good dinner, guaranteed.
All for the exceedingly low price OF
so cents. Children from s to Il, 25cts.
All most cordially invited.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

"The worst cold 1 ever had in my
life was cured by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" writes w. H. Nor.
ton, of Suffer Creek, Cal. "This cold
left me with a cough and l was ex.
pectorating all the time. The
Remedy cured me, and 1 want all OF
my friends when troubled with a
cough or cold to s 1t, for it will do
them good" Sold by C. r. Little,
Druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
How to Cure Bilious Collie.

I suffered for weeks with collie and
pains in my stomach caused by
and had to take medi-
cine all the while until / used Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy which cured me. 1 have
since recommended it to n good
many people Mrs. F. Butler, Fair
haven, Conn. Persons who are sub.
ject to bilious collie can ward off the
attack by taking this Remedy AZ
soon az the first symptoms appear.
Sold by c. F. Little, Druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

The state supreme court last week
handed down an opinion affirming
the constitutionality of the inherit
ance tax law passed by the last legis-
laure. 1t is thought the state will
realize about $4,000 from the estates
of those who have died since the pas
sage OF the act. Estates valued at
less than 1880 are not subject to the
inheritance tax.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

About two years ago, the Rev.
Mr.. Surf, Of Blue Springs, Nebr., lost
his hair after fever, and became
nearly bald. He finally resolved to
use Ayers Hair Vigor, and now has
as fine a head of hair as could be de-
sired. This is certainly a fact worth
remembering.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

The most terrible fire which has
occurred in London since the great
fire Of 100 years ago, destroyed over
ten million dollars worth Of prop
erty Friday and Saturday last. The
loss is principally among the whole
sale houses and 1t is said over 300
firms are looking for new locations.
The major portion of the insurance
il carried by American companies
and the fire has resulted in a fall in
insurance stocks.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

Joseph Ladue, the Klondike king
who was robbed of seven hundred
dollars worth OF nuggets in Chicago,
didn't care SO much about the money
as he did being called a'buckwheat'
when he returned to camp.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
OF stat,

Already the Tammanyites are push
ing Judge Parker to the front as a
a presidential possibility. There will
be no room for windy Willy" in the
Tammany wigwam.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
Saws So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most WON
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the tasie, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try n box
OF Z. q. G. to-day; 10, ., SO cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

J. NJ. Quinn, who has returned to
Butte from New York, where he went
to help out Tammany, says Van
wyck is a civil service reformer. Holy
smoke, He is with a nice gang to
put his ideas into practice.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
Strayed Horses.

Areward of $500 per head will be paid by the
Undersigned for the return of each or any one
OF the below described horses. to him at Lew
istown.
Strayed from Fort Maginnis in the spring OF
1896:
on left thigh.
One gray horse branded - on left shout
der and vented on left thigh,
Strayed from Sage creek during June last.
One bay mare branded on left thigh.
One bay mare branded on left thigh
and on right shoulder and thigh.
The two last named mares probably have
colts at their sides. The mares weigh about
LEO pounds each.
JOHN MATHKsoN,
L~ewistown. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
IHow's ThlsP
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props,


ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST 4 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, ..
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
Shelter and Smelling Outfit for Sale.

The Maiden smelter, including
COrliss engine, boiler, blower, furnace,
etc. Chance for a bargain. Forpar-
t%iculars address
FRANK E. SMITH,
Lewiston n, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarete-
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
ioc, &c. II c. c. fail, druggists refund money.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

40 Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or 25c
II c. c. c. fail TO cure. druggists refund money.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24

No-To-Bso for Fifty Cents.
Gueranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men string. blood pure. 6oc. O. AL druegista
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOHN M. VROOMAN, Editor & Prop'r.
LEwISTOwN, MONT, Nov. "a. 81

Give thanks and be exceedingly
glad that william Mckinley and the
Republican party are guiding the ship
Of state.