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Mower County transcript., 1897-07-07
How America Was Named.

How America Was Named.
Vespucci himself must not be held re-
sponsible for the usurpation. The uncon-
scious criminal was certain Martin Wald-
seemuller of Fribourg, an eminent cosmog-
rapher patronized by Rene, duke of Lor-
raine The duke probably showed letter
of Vespucci's to his geographical friend,
who incorporated it's contents with the
treatises which he was issuing under the
assumed name of "Hylacomylas," and, as
these publications had wide circulation,
the use of the name America thus became
propagated throughout the world-Mar-
quis of Dufferin in July Scribner's
The Sunrise Of the Poor.
A darkened hut outlined against the sky,
A forward sloping field, some cedar trees,
Gaunt grasses, stirred by the awakening breeze.
And nearer, where the grayer shadows lie,
Within small, paled square, one may descry
The beds wherein the poor first taste Of ease,
Where dewy rose vines shed their spicy lees
Above the dreamless ashes, silently.
A lonely woman leans there, bent andgray,
Outlined in part against the shadowed hill.
In part against the sky, in which the day
Begins to blaze-O earth. 50 sweet, SO stilli
The woman sighs and draws long, deep
1t is the cali to labor, not to death.
Robert Burns Wilson in July Century.
Mower County transcript., 1897-07-07

Re was appointed deputy boiler IL
spector under Ira Padden. serving
one year. After that, so far as health
allowed he followed the carpenters
trade. For a long time he has been
in poor health and several times dur
ing the past winter and spring he has
been so low that his life was despair
ed Of. He died last Sunday morning,
on the glorious Fourth Of July, the
nations day OF deliverance.
Mr.. McFadden wasl made master
mason in September, 1865. He Joined
the Chapter in 1882 and became a
memb of St. Bernard Commandery
No. l3, Knights Templar. He was
charter mem Der of Mcintyre Post No.
66, G.. A. r. and after holding several
subordinate offices was elected COM
mander of the post, for the year in
which the encampment met in Aus
tin. He always took great interest
in G. A. R. and Masonic matters and
was true and faithful brother and
comrade..j
His widow and child survive, and
also two sons Charles and George,
children by his first wife.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock at Cen tral
Pres byterian church. Sermon by Rev.
w. H. HORNED. The services were in
charge of the Masons and the G.. A.
R. who conducted the burial service
at the cemetery. ST. Bernard Com
mandery acted as escort.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
Gilt Edge Litigation.
tGreat Falls Tribune.l

lCreat + ais lrlDune.I
In the district court yesterday, w.
Netting, one of the owners of the
Lookout mining claim at Gilt Edge,
filed petition that L. s. Woodbury.,
receiver for Moshner & Butts, who
has held the claim under a lease, be
ordered to surrender possession OF
the claim to petitioner and that the
receiver be required to pay to the
petitioner a royalty of 30 cents per
ton ON all ore extracted from said
claim in June and July.
1t is alleged that the lease expired
August Is and that the receiver has
refused to surrender the property;
and it is further alleged that the
stipulated royalty has not been paid
since June 1.
Judge Leslie ordered Receiver
Woodbury. to appear next Saturday
morning at 10 O'Clock, to show cause
why the petition should not be
granted.
HI. G. Mclntire of Helena Is attor.
ney for petitioner. He was also at
tOrney for Heinrich Schmitz, Nett
ing's co-owner, who professed that
he and Netting had quarreled.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
, nINeS OF Tne JUDITH.
Ssek Lss. Il iatsrviswsd In 0rest FaIls en
the ostiook Of Mining ia Fergus County.
(Great Ealls Tribune.l


Jack Lee. president of the Golden
Jack Aiming company, who. is In the
city for a, few, days from the COM
pany'sl property. states that pros
pects for the mining Industry In Fer
gus county were never brighter.
The Golden Jack claims are In the
Gone Butte district and are both
gold and "copper" At present the
company is working only copper.
The tunnel is In $50 feet and about go
tons are ON the dump. A contract
to run 100 feet further has been let
and work is being pushed day and
night. The ore constantlyimproves
Some of 1t has been treated at the
Boston and Montana works. but
freight and custom charges do not
warrant shipments to Great Falls.
A st. Louis Company willnextspring
build q mill at the mines. . Assays
show the ore to be unusually rich
and the owners are confident that
they have a good thing.
4 The New Year (gold) has been re-
Gently bonded for $75, 600 and work
on this property will be continued
vigorously.
At the Spotted Horse only few
men are now at work. Mr.. Lee,
who has been in that county for 13
years, says that the Spotted Horse
is as good as it ever was. 1t has
been given a black eye by incompe-
tent management. Ohio coal miners
and dry goods clerks have attempted
to operate it and, have naturally
failed.
AT Gilt Edge several men are work
and the people have greater conf
dence than ever before In that camp.
81 have been in all mining camps
from Mexico to California" said Mr..
Lee, land 1 have never any where
else seen such q showing in proper
tion to the development.
Fergus county mines are all right
and they will come to the front.
They have been given a black eye In
many ways. Managers have been
managers and lessees
have robbed the mines. and the en-
ployes have robbed their employers.
Men who have nothing but pyrites
of expectation and chloride of exag-
geration have represented that they
had millions of tons of gold in sight
and interested capitalists have, been
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
VOL SEASON CLOSED.
(Great Falls Tribune.l

(Great Falls Trbune.l
The last wool clip of the season
was sold i'm the Great Falls market
yesterday at 12H cents. 1t belonged
to Bean Bros, residing about ~
miles beyond Lewistown, and was
purchased by George A. Wells.
There were 81 sacks, weighing prob
ably 3O,OOO pounds, in the clip.
Mr.. Wells also purchased a small
clip, about seven sacks, belonging to
William Gray, at 12A cents.
This undoubtedly closes the season
here.
Agent Pheeney of the Montana
Central states that he has not yet
compiled the figures for the season,
but it is learned that the total
amount of wool received and shipped
is approximately 6,6l4,OOO pounds
about the same as last years total.
This is better showing than was
anticipated when the season opened,
as thousands of sheep were shipped
out of the state last fall, about
&C, 900 head from the country tribu'
tary to Great Falls were on the trail
and were sheared at Malta and
other points down the line, and the
wool was from 10 to 20 per cent
lighter than it was last year. This
last condition was largely due to the
absence of sand storms in June ant
the early part of July and to thu
fact that last winter sheep were bet
ter cared for than ever before.
Every other important market II
the state showed a decrease in re
ceipts and il was expected tina
Great Falls would follow suit. Blu
not SO; this city Ia still the larges
initial market for unwashed wool II
the United States.
The average price in this marke
was at least 12cents per pound. an
consequently nearly $SOO,OO0 hav
been distributed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
Prosperity.

The old reliable Scientific Ameri- |
can, a strictly non-partisan publica-
ton, In it's issue of Aug. 2lst. con-
tains the following relative to the re-
turn OF prosperity:
The prolonged period of business
depression, which may be said in a
general way to have lasted since
1892. appears, at last to have come
to an end, and from almost every
quarter and in nearly, all lines of
business we hear most encouraging
reports. We think there will be
general unanimity In finding the
principal factors of the depression of
the past four years in three main
causes-the difficulty in repeating the
silver purchase act, and the conse-
quent doubts as to the stability OF
the currency, and the two successive
tariff acts, with disturbance they
have caused to trade and manufac-
ture. Whatever may be the merits
or demerits of the tariff just enacted,
1t is a great thing for business that
the subject is now out of the way,
probably for three or four years, at
the least, and it is extremely fortui-
tous that, just as this most vexa-
tious matter ceases to cast its
shadow over the business world. we
are come upon a period ofgood crops
and advancing prices for the farmer.
The grain crops of the rest of the
world are below their usual average,
while our wheat crop is consider
ably above the average, and, with
q surplus of corn from last year, we
shall have large supplies to market
at figures which have been steadily
advancing for the past three months,
and do not yet appear to have
reached their limit. So, too, it is
predicted that this years cotton
crop will be the largest one ever
raised. The trunk line railways. are
all making preparations to handle q
very heavy business, which will test
the capabilities of their entire rolling
stock.
The Improvement In trade and
manufacture, stimulated and sup
ported as it necessarily Ia by the ex-
cellent CROPS, which must always
afford the backbone of a healty
prosperity, is also largely due to the
increasing confidence of business men
and capitalists that nothing will be
practically effected by those who
have been SO long working to debase
the currency of the country. The
best evidence of the hopelessness o.
their task is to be found In the
? steadily declining price of silver, and
although the silver agitation may
continue for some time yet the possi
bility OF it's again becoming q vita
{ Issue grows more distant with ,eacl
/ improving feature of the business
situation. Confidence is OF slov
growth, but 1t is evident that It ]
!. now the dominant feature In busl
lness circles generally.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
Fergus County Officers.

District Court Sessions, 1897 March 22nd
June 9Th. August 23rd, November sth.
County Commissioners meet in regular ses
teIubcr and December.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01

understood that the purchase price
is not far from $2S, 900.
The sheep brought 1928 per head.
all through, and the land, which Is
first-class, also brought a high price.
A few days a go Mr.. Hobbins sold
$500 head of yearling and 2-year-old
ewes and wethers to Libby & Merrill
and Aug. 10 he sold the same number
to John Fleming, the price in each
instance being $2.4O per head.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01

Drop us a line if you can't
get ScAizliug's Best of you
grocer. or if you don't like
it and can't get your money
back.
4 SehiIing q Company
San fnnciscs q
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
The B0ZEMAN. AvANT C0URIER'S
Royal .Welcome Ito Mr.. Bryan.

Welcome brother Bryan, Garden of the Gods"
the land Of peace and plenty where the people ask no odd
Where Nature yields bounty and dwes smile
Welcome brother Bryan;, golden
Enough for each and all, portion, too for
Prosperity has dawned adyersity has fled,
The G.. o. P's alive, though Democracy be dead.
Welcome brother Bryan, our know Ills;
They a large in fatness a thousand hills.
thousands the down hill pull.
Because "a Dingey tariff SO well protects their wool
Our barley fields waving Will heavy bearded gran
While prices advancing to the farmers certain gan
cents Of tariff just queer
take markets and control
Welcome, brother Bryan-iust our o wheat,
And suffering for something good to eat;
Won't udsoth the wolf from door
Welcome. brother Bryan field youn
oil passed away and everything is
repealed Democracy fed
Calamity with 1.-THE dead to bury its dead
Welcome, brother Bryan we're glad you come SO
To hare N our fortune and harvest
Be banquet of viands rich and rare
products fields stalls
years
Brought thousands as begsar doors
have changed, o! Bryan Chief in command;
Calamity's discharged, Prosperity takes a hand
Welcome brother Bryan salute the dear oldh flag;
trade charger Free Silver's
It's all the to we hold the upper hand;-
Protection is wachword; sound money at command
Money that's good N town. o sea-
good, far. for Mexico. tho there to
enation of he eearth bold
Welcome brother Bryan long patron OF Free Trade
Bold champion of Free Snver-thy destiny is made;
Defeated at polls. victory
Thy nam wa sure that eventu hour.
Ours g wi listen thy plant
" oft-repea chesnuts thy patron saint.
"good times will more.'
Prosperity 3 ir q
welcome thee, o! OF the milionaires-
IN mix thee with
Homie presence-Chief of the silver kings
Remembering rrhe First Rattle when 'Kney cpd thy wings
welcome Hartman, too.-Mantle and all the rest
the tits yet all Is for the best.
they cry,'Long live the silver king
vol O make the welkin ring
brother but wife, and children three
OUR bid welcome; potas free.
city, it's lawns and shady trees;
Is oschoice with OF
ts oil children bright and fair
ts pioneers hardy free from anxious
churches Its hearts, both old and
All swell with kindly impulse, and open unto you
daily o
godsha thOrns
For Beautifulsy city Of
Z writer
TOWN
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
Il Saves the crespy chlIdrea.

SEAvIEw, Va.-We have a splendid
sale on nChamberlain's q 'ough Remedy,
and our customers coming from far
and near, speak of 1T in the highest
terms. Many have said that their
children would have died of Group II
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy had
not been given.-KELLAM& & OuRREN.
The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by c.
F. Little, Druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
School Notice.

Pupils who have not agradestand- a
ing, new students and those absent
on final examination for promotion,
will please meet me at the brick
school house Monday afternoon, Sep
tember 9Th, for classification.
+. NJ. VANCIL,
Principal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
Big Deal In Sheep.
fGreat Falls Tribune.l

.fGreat Falls Tnbune.l
One of the largest live stock and
real estate transactions that has
occurred in some time was completed
yesterday, when John Hobbins of
Collins sold to August Matt of the
same place 6,1OO head Of sheep, 960
acres of land, divided into elk
ranches. and the stock, implements,
etc., necessary to the conduct of the
business. The sale disposes of all oi
Mr.. Hobbins' possessions and 1t ID
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
disappointed.

disappointed.
1.-The robbers said that Gilt Edge
was no good. Mr.. Woodbury. went
In there, put his foot down upon dis
honesty at once, and in afew months
paid out $47, 600 on old Indebtedness
and kept his employees paid up.
'There are many other mines. like
the Gilt Edge properties and as soon
as the right men take hold of them
my, assertion will be proved by the
net results of the working"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
We Miners

Bill Bryan had nothing to do with
either the Gilt Edge trouble or the gold
found in Alaska. But if you go to Chas.
Lehman & Co.'S store you can find the
largest stock Of warm underwear, winter
mitts and gloves, boots and shoes, furnish
ing goods of all kinds, besides a large stock
of hardware, groceries, dry goods, furnit-
ure, blankets, quilts, in fact anything that
you might think of can be bought of.
ChaS. Lehman & Go.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
SCHOOL BOARD.

W. f Cort. Chairman: F. +. Wright, John
Nadnais. J. B.Thompson, X. q, Jackson, u II.
MackcY, W. II. Culver. +. q. Worden, Clerk.
Regular meetings first Saturday of each month
at S D. m, at Cort & Worden's office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
CATTLE MARKET.
Especial to Great Falls Tribune.l

Especial to Great Falls Tribune.l
UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO, Aug.
25.-Receipts of cattle today were
1880 head, of which 1000 were
rangers.
The market Was dull and 10 cents
lower.
Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., live stock
commission merchants, today made
the following sales of Montana cat
tie:
The morning times., 1897-02-12
81 .25 To Baltimore and Re- 81 %
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad

Tickets will be sold Saturday and Sunday,
February 13 and 4, and will be valid for
return passage until Monday, February g.
Good on any train.
fe9,10,11, IL. 13e1o, II, ,12,13,1 i Am
The morning times., 1897-02-12
AN ELECTRIC ROAD EXHIBIT
The Washington and Marlboro Made
Its Animal Report.
The Condition of the Company Re-
mains the Same as Ii Was
Year Ago.

Tie District Commissioners transmitted
to Speaker Reed yesterday copy of the
annual statement received fIom the Wash
ingto1 and Marlboro Electric Railway
Company, rendered as IeGuired 10y the act
OF March 2, 1895.
The capital stock of the company is
shown 10 he $500, ,oo0, issued i'll shares
of S100 each The board of directors
is coaposed of John W Thompson, of
Washington; Charles Z. Coffin, of Muir
kirk, Md; W. A Meloy, of Lanham,
Md: Robert W. Han, Of Baltimore, and
James T. Perkins, Frank Hill and Henry
W. Claggett, all Of Prince George county,
Md
The directors say:
Referring to the last report made by
the company to Congress on the lst day
OF February, 1886, they have to further
report that in consequence of the delays,
unavoidable by them, in obtaining the
consideration and final action on pend
ing bills to relieve the company Of the
excessively costly wide draw span over
the channel Of the AnaCostia river, now
navigabfe only by sand scows, the situa-
tion remains precisely in all respects as
at the date of said last report
The capital stock is held by the dIrec.
tors and incorporators in trust for the
company, and offers of stock for SUBJ
scr;ptions have been suspended. according
to the report, awaiting Congressional ac.
ton on the bills mentioned.
The morning times., 1897-02-12
REPORTED TO The HOUSE
Work on the Sundry Civil Bill
Completed.
The General Postoffice Department
to Be Removed to the New City
Postoffice Building

The Committee on preparations yester-
day completed the sundry civil appropria-
tiou bill and directed Mr.. Cannon to report
it to the House, which he did.
The bill carries $50 ,G64 ,143 over $S,-
900 900 below the estimates, AMI ST. 300
600 in excess of the appropriation for
the current year, as described in The Even
ing Times
The sum of S4lO,0o0 is provided for con-
tinuing work on the city postoffice build
ing and $4,000 for electric light plant.
This legislative provision was put in the
| bill:
The Secretary Of the Treasury shall
notify the Postmaster General as soon as
the postoffce building in the city of Wash
ington is completed and ready for occu-
pancy, and thereupon the Postoffice De
| partment, including the money order Of
| flee, ard the office of the auditor Of the
Postoffice Department, including the rec
| ords of said office, now III the Union
| Building. and the office of the topographer.
| shall be removed to said postofficc build
| ing, and shall occupy therein, together
with the city postoffce, such rooms and
other space as shall be assigned by the
| i tOStIn4kieT bplEtEul. anu Thereafter SftII
| building shall be under the control Of the
Postoffice Departm ent.
| "A S Oon as the present postOffice De
partment building is vacated, as herein
| provided, the same shan be turned over
| 10, and thereafter lie under, the control Of
! the Interior Department, to be occupied by
| the Indian Office, General Land Office and
| such other offices or parts of offices or
| bureaus of the Department as the Secretary
| of the Interior shall direct.
The bill also appropriates for the Capt.
| tol building and grounds, 81 1000: Bo-
tanic Garden, $500; for lighting Capitol
buildings and grounds, S24 600; repairs to
| Capitol, 10000; Coast and Geo
detic Survey, $485, 900; deaf and dumb
institution, $4,000; destitute patients
| Providence Hospital, $4,000; Exec
utive Mansion and public grounds, light
| ing, SIC, AL; fuel, lights and water,
| public buildings, $4,000; Garfield Hos
| pital. maintenance 81 9 900; Geological Sur
| vey. S179,000; st. EliZabeths S Hospital,
| 1927 ,72l, and Howard University, S32,-
| 600: expenses of the National Museum,
| 1921 900: maintenance of Washington NJ on
| ument $11, ,520; Washington PostoffiCe
| building, employees, furniture, etc, $65, ,00o.
The morning times., 1897-02-12
Books for the Jail.

A book reception will be given by the
Flower Mission department CT the w. c
T. u, at headquarters, No. 91O F street
northwest, second floor, Friday, February
12. from to 1870 p. M, for the pur-
pose of procuring books for the establish
ment Of library at the District Jail. AL
are invited. Doors will be open all the
afternoon for those who cannot call during
evening, and good books, of all kinds, old
or new, will be thankfully received.
The morning times., 1897-02-12
City Brevities

David o'Keefe, a bootDlack, was fined
So for diSorderly conduct III the police
court yesterday.
Judge Miller, who has been confined
TO his bed for several days, was reported
somewhat improved yesterday.
Miss Emma Manning, No. 2100 q street
northwest, will give a valentine auction
party to the X. s. h. Club tonight.
The carnival OF the Mckinley and Ho.
bart Club, which has had successful
run for two weeks at Masonic Temple
Will close tonight.
A meeting of the Tennessee Centennial
Commission OF colored representatives
will bc held at the District building on
Saturday, the l 9th instant, at 4 O'Clock
p. IN.
large force OF carpenters We're Ell.
gagged yesterday in building an annex On
the Forth side of the Pension office To be
used as 4 kitchen OIL the night Of tie
Inauguration b3ll.
The executive committee Of the National
Un.oa Republican Club, having charge of
the arrangements of the celebration OF
Abraham Line oln's birthday, will meet tins
An order was issued by the Commis-
siOners yesterday revCking so much of a
permit issued July %, s96. which author
izea the United States Electric Lighting
| Company 20 string certain overhead wires
in square 2I2.
Congress was asked yesterday by the
! Commissioners to add an item OF 81 $50
| to the deficiency appropriation bill to
| pay the force connected with the fire com
! pany at Mount Pleasant, from March
/ to June 80. l S97
A number of young ladies of Trinity NJ
| E Church are preparing to give an inter
! national drill on the evening of March
IL, at odd Fellows Hall, on Eighth street
| southeast. The proceeds will be devoted
| to general church finances.
An additional appropriation of 81 zoo
| was recommended yesterday by the Cum.-
! miSsioners To Congress to enable them to
| purchase two lots Of ground for school
| site ou the Conduit road, the option upon
which will expire April l next.
On next Wednesday evening a concert
| by the combined chOirS of Grace and
! North Capitol Street NJ. L. Churches will
| be given at Grace, corner Ninth and S
| streets northwest. The proceeds will be
used in meeting church obligations.
The annual year book of the District EI,-
worth League has been published under the
auspices of the board of control The
book contains matters of general interest
to Leaguers, including list Of the officers
of all Of the chapters that compose tie
| District organization.
A mass meeting of the Mercy and Help
Department ofthe District Epworth League
| will be held at Foundry NJ. Z. Church. on
| the evening OF February l9. Mrs. Samuel
| Haslitt, delegate to the convention of
the Daughters of the Rev olutfon. will de-
| liver an address and general program of
vocal and instrumental music will be rem
! dered
The morning times., 1897-02-12
The Salem Baptist Church Row

There were no further proceedings yes
terday in the factlonal fight at Salem Bap-
tist Church. The court had under advise
ment the report Of Mr.. Howard as to the
vote expelling Rev. F. Geriall Lambkins
from the pastorate. Attorney Thomas L.
Jones. representing the clergyman, yester.
day filed five affidavits supporting the
contention that some Of the persons voting
against the minister were not members Of
the church
Seats on Lafayette square grand stand
now on sale at 1920 F street. 1t