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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-03-06

known as "trust" The shares in this
trust have recently sold at large pre-
mium, Notwithstanding the fact that its
affairs little while ago were in q
condition that produced a panic in ore
of the greatest American financial CEN
ters. The explanation of these seeming
paradoxes is that, however hard the
times, few people can think of econo-
MIXING in so small q thing as a match.
YOUTHS Companion,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-03-06
Notice Of Publication.

10 3 W. Watlington, A H. Rahm and
nelson /. kimball, your heirs, devisees
and assigns: 3
lou are hereby notified that the under,
hgned has expended $lG0 in the year 1895,
III iaoor and improvements upon the
MEXICAN
ioae mining claim in Warm Springs Creek,
VI T5 boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
iauaho III order to hold said premises un-
Ser The provisions of section 1924, Revised
statutes OF the United States, being the
amount required to hold the same during
, "i;d Tor said calendar year 1895, and if,
,i'h Iitnlh ninety days after the expiration of
tnG publication of this notice, which will be
Ssunilshed tor ninety days, you fail or re
,;" ,ISe 10 contribute your respective proper
an, nols OF such expenditure as co-owners,
ssCiHI9rulng to your respective interests in
s saIu claim viz: Il. w. Watlington, one
ssaMeenth, $6.25; A. H. Rahm, one-six-
%:eLth' s:en' s6.2o. and Nelson F. Kimball, one
u.s;i .s;nith, $3.50, your interests in said claim
s., Mall oe forfeited to and become the prop.
NV NY Gt the undersigned, under and by vir-
N"' VI sad section 1924.
EDWARD BRISBIN.
flfst publication, Feb. Is, 1886.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-03-06

for he is evidently a very profound
person. We have done some figuring
ourselves on the basis of his researches
and we. find that, following out his
method and adopting his kind of read
in;s book, a child of five years in an
average daily lesson would each dav
save 9,789-10,O 900 of minute out of it's
valuable time. Think Of that!-Book-
man
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-03-06
Notice of Forfeiture.

signs
n.nS nSu are hereby notified that l have ex-
Irnoeo The sum of one hundred {1O0) dol
@'S Ill labor and improvements upon the
:, WELLINGTON
iJue abnn1 mining claim, situated on Bear gulch,
iD0We in w ihfee miles northeasterly of Gaiena.
cnrnt mooa River mining district. Blaine
Ruisss Reu;sss Idaho, as required by section 1924,
inc ia ,S Statutes of the United States. be-
fS foSS we we amount required to hold the same
that 'e year ending December 81, 1895 !;
ks;ns kS. your proportion of the same is $50.
frome f,e tSI SGne,halt; and if within ninety days
ninatr .he a service of this notice. or within
Won '.s gays after this notice by publication
iou sout, iall or refuse to contribute your pro-
inclnSninoef il,,Sn OF such expenditure as co-owner,
yonr ;n legal costs of this publication
Ipur nun interest in said claim will become the
propfa;y propfefty OF the undersigned, under the
f'''isions Of said section 1924.
xot.h JOHN CAREY.
s'Ghnium, Idaho, January IA, 1896.
HSl publication, Jan. lS, 1895.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10
ABANDONMENT OF TT. CUSTER.
Orders of the War Department Seem to Con
firm the Opinioa That the Troops VIII
Soon Leave.
billings Gazette.l


Captain ID. c. Howard arrived
from Fort Custer last night and left
this morning for Fort Keogh, having
been detailed to accompany Troop
A of the Eighth cavalry on their
march to Fort Mead, to
which place the troop has been
ordered transferred. Captain How
ark stated that the Indications
pointed to the early abandonment of
Fort Custer in accordance with the
recent recommendations of the COM
mander of the department Of Dakota.
While not prepared to give any def
mite Information concerning this
matter, the captain seemed to be of
the opinion that the post would
soon be vacated by the soldiers.
During the past few days numerous
kilograms have been received at
Custer concerning the contemplated
abandonment of the fort, and the
quartermaster has been wired to not
receive any supplies on con-
tract except those now In transit.
This is taken to mean that the war
department has definitely decided to
vacate Custer and transfer the troops
to other posts.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10
The Elections,

There is nothing in the final election
returns to discourage any Republi-
can, but much to give him cheer.
The early returns were not SO favor
able, coming largely from the cities
in each state and showing decreased
Republican maiorities, but later
returns from the rural districts, where
Organism was supposed to bestrOng
If any where, constantly favored the
Republicans, and they have been
growing better every day.
Owing to the Republican split in
Greater New York the election OF
Van Wyck was anticipated. The
combined vote for Seth Low and
Gen. Tracy was over 100000, and had
it been cast for but one of them the
Tammany gang would have been
defeated. In the state the Republic
cans lose the Judge of the court OF
appeals but retain a majority in the
state legislature.
In Ohio Bushnell is elected govern
nor by $4,000 majority and the Re
publicans will control the legislature,
insuring the election of Hanna to the
federal senate. There were many
factional troubles among Ohio Re
publicans, especially in Cincinnati
which greatly endangered the legis
lative ticket and reduced Bushnell'i
majority. Disgraceful methods were
employed in the fight against Hanna
but they proved futile.
In New Jersey the Republican,
secure the Legislature. Many of thos'
elected will hold over, which indi
Gates a Republican successor t.
Smith, Democrat.
In Iowa, Shaw, Republican candi
date for governor, will have a major
ity bordering on 10000. all that tn,
campaign managers claimed for him
besides a handsome majority in tn
legislature.
Gains have been made in Kansa
and South Dakota, states that wen
for Bryan last year.
In Nebraska the fusion candidat
for Judge of the supreme court /
elected by a majority but little Ii
excess of that given Bryan last year
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
are entitled to front seats in tn
band wagon.
The greatest victory is the defea'
of German In Pennsylvania. Mary
land will DOR be represented in TIN
federal senate by two Republicans.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

billings Gaxette,1

The Northern Pacific has alreany
made it's proposition for the pay
ment of back taxes on ~unpatented
railroad lands for the years 1S9+-5-6
to the counties of Sweet Grass and
Custer, with the result that 1t was
accepted by the former county and
rejected by the latter. In both in
stances the proposition was to pay
one-half of the taxes and penalty at
tached, with the accrued interest
thrown off. The same proposition
is to be presented to Dawson county
ON Thursday and to Yellowstone
on Saturday. In this county the
back taxes for the three years men.
toned, with penalty and interest
attached, aggregate SIC, 5O3.53.
BILLIONS, Nov. Ga meeting o.
the county commissioners was held
to-day, when Charles Swartz, tax
agent of the Northern Pacific com.
pany, submitted a proposition OF
compromise on the back taxes OF the
company on unpatented land. The
following agreement was reached
The company pays so per cent. OF
the original tax and 80 per cent. oil
the penalty for the years 1894, 1896
and 1896, and an additional sum o.
500 for expenses incurred in adver.
Using and the taxes in full for 1897,
This will amount to about $4,000.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

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 satisfied that the timely
use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
during a severe attack, saved his
little boys life. He is 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 1T to be superior to
any other, and famous the country
over for it's cures of Group. MI.
johnson says this ia the best selling
cough medicine they handle, and
that it gives splendid satisfaction In
all cases. Sold by e. F. Little, Drug
gist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

Since the Luetgert trial there has
been considerable controversy over
the value of and method of procur-
Ing expert testimony In criminal
cases. 1t Is the opinion of q good
many able lawyers that experts In
such cases should be appointed by
the court in order to secure fair and
impartial testimony and at a cost
that is within the bounds of reason.
This would strike the ordinary lay
man as the proper thing to do. 1t
is natural to suppose that where an
expert is offered a handsome fee to
appear for either side that his testi-
mony would be biased. Not quite
SO much al a witness, perhaps. yet
sufficient to make his testimony OF
little value in the minds of a jury.
Expert testimony is not very reliable
at best In many cases, as a great deal
ia based on hypothesis, leaving room
for doubt, and when it is known that
the expert is expected to ear his fee
such testimony becomes almost a
farce. At present 1t is in very bad
repute. The supreme court of ILL
nois, has recently decided that n per-
son summoned to give expert testi-
mony is obliged to do it without
requiring the payment of any fee in
excess of the ordinary witness fee.
The plea was that a professional
mans experiences, or professional
knowledge, is property which could
not be taken away from him without
due process Of law. This the lower,
and now the supreme, court denies,
The court insists that u distinction
cannot be made between kinds o.
knowledge, and that to do it would
be to defeat the ends of justice. In.
asmuch as doctors n exempt from
jury duty this does not seem to in.
fict any particular hardship. The
agitation il bringing about good
results and expert testimony may be
of some value in the future, and
| at the same time relieve the courts
and worthy professional men of un.
deserved stigma.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10
RowNe m the nlssoURI.
fRiver Press.l

(River Press.l
A grief stricken father and brother
arrived from Judith yesterday with
the remains Of Miss Anna s. Evers
daughter OF MI. and Mrs. Z. III.
Evers, old-time and respected resi-
dents Of northern Montana. The
deceased met death by drowning In
the Missouri river at Judith on Sun
day afternoon, under circumstances
that were truly pathetic.
Miss Evers had been visiting with
friends at Box Elder, and ON Sunday
was returning home, accompanied
by Byron S. Schwartz, OF Box Elder.
Arriving at the Missouri river, they
found the ferry disabled, but as the
stream is easily fordable at that
point, no danger was apprehended.
A four-horse hay outfit preceded the
buggy across the ford, the buggy
following close behind, and about
mid-stream the wheelers of the four
bars and became unmanageable. In
the confusion that followed the
buggy was upset and both it's occu-
pants precipitated into the swift cur-
rent. Immediate help was not to be
had, and when the bodies were re-
covered, Miss Evers was found to be
dead, while Mr.. Schwartz showed
slight signs of life. Diligent work
revived the latter who was subse-
quently taken to Big Sandy, while
the remains OF Miss Evers were
brought to Fort Benton orshipment
to the old home ut Denison, Iowa.
The shipment was made this Tues
day. morning, accompanied by C. H.
Evers, father of the deceased.
A sad feature of the occurrence was
| the absence of Mrs. e. H. Evers, the
mother of the deceased. who is visit
ing in South Dakota, and who at
this writing has not yet been notified
of the distressing accident. The de-
ceased was about % years of age, a
bright, intelligent lady, beloved and
respected by her neighbors and num-
erous friends.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

Burke Cochran defines the difference
between a mugwump and a Populist
in the following unique manner:
Both the Populist and the mug
wump are haunted by phantom's of
the imagination, each one coniuring
up the Pigments of the brain, and
goes the Populist into the e~cstacies
Of lurid rhetoric, and the mugwump
into an acute form OF Mysteries. The
Populist desires to strike down every
thing that exists with a pitchfork or
a shovel, and the vigor Of his oppo-
sition is suggestive OF e mown
hay. The mugwump is equally i'm
bued . with hatred of everything
American, but his movements sug-
gest a faint oder OF musk. Populism
is mugwumpery In blue jeans; mug
wumpery is populism i'm broadcloth;
that is all the difference.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10
A Sensational Article.

Seldom has a periodical the privi-
lege OF publishing 80 important an
article as that which Mr.. Hannis
Taylor contributes to the November
number of the North America Review.
The subject is n Of the greatest in
ternational moment, and Mr.. Taylor
is everywhere recognized rs the man
best qualified to throw conclusive
light upon it. AS American Minister
to Spain. charged with the conduct
of the diplomatic negotiations aris-
ing out of the Cuban war, Mr.. Tay-
10y was obliged to possess himself
of the most thorough information
as to the aims and policy of the
Spanish government, the temper OF
the Spanish people and their inten-
lions regarding their revolted colony.
He has prepared his article In the
hope that his testimony may aid his
countrymen in taking wise and just
action at the present crisis, believing
that 1t is in the power of the United
States to bring the savage strife
now raging In Cuba to a speedy con-
clusiOn.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10
Great
Northern.
Railway.
MONTANA POINTS,, PACIFIC
COAST AND THE EAST.

Palace Sleeping and Dining Cars,
(meals q la carte.) 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 i'm summer sea-
son with Northern steamships North
West and North Land, for M~ackinac,
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
l 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, 1897-11-10
THE q MARKET.
An Ofler Of Two Dollars and Fifteen Cents
Per Head for Lambs - Refused.
[Great Falls Tribune.l

[Great Falls Tribune-1
The sheep market IL closed for the
reason that there Ia no supply.
Prices have been very good in the
state and continue 40 at Chicago.
The first sales Of sheep in the early
spring were at $1.75 per head, with
the wool on, but In a few weeks the
prices for sheared sheep jumped to
$2.7593. The sheep OF the same
grade closed at $3.50. with the sup
ply exhausted. The lamb market
opened at $3.50 before lambing.
The crop was exceptionally large
and prices went to SLIGO and then,
in July, to $1.75. Later $3.50 and
finally 81 were offered and then the
supply ceased.
In the vicinity of Livingston sheep
closed recently at $2.5O@2.75.
Merrill & Libby of Fort Benton re-
Gently sold S5-pound yearlings at
Chicago at $4.15 per cwt.
Wells & Lee of Absorakee have
sold yearling wethers at $3 per head.
Merrill & Libby have purchased
1,sOO 1 and 2-year-old yearling
wethers from Ryan and Haigler OF
Big Sandy at $3.50 per head and
from Julius Lehfeldt 400 choice Cots
void yearlings at 1915.
r.. b. Ogiloie Of Wisconsin has pur-
chased from the Foster Sheep Co. of
Meagher county 300 head Of year.
lings, two and threes at 1926 per
head throughout, delivered at Liv-
ingston. This is the top price of the
season in the state.
j. b. Long of Sycamore. ILL.,, has
placed with Geo. 1. Smith and VIM.
Bruce of Choteau each 200 head Of
sheep, to be fed until May.
G. F. Dancer of White Sulphur
Springs has sold his flock of mutton
sheep al $40, this closing out the
Meagher county supply.
A. s. Lehman of Chinook has sold
to Merrill and Libby 1000 wethers at
1918 and lambs at $1.75. This liz
the buyers last purchase this year.
j. f. Helm of Dupuyer has sold all
his lambs at 81 per head.
Anderson Bros. of White Sulphur
Springs have refused an offer of $2.15
per head for their lambs.
B. G. Olson of Chinook has made a
shipment of lambs direct to New
York.
Jno. T. Williams of Billings has
purchased from Bailey & O'Donnell
1000 yearling ewes at SO per head.
w. B. Shaw, H. C.. Walker and H.
NJ. COsier have Incorporated the
Shaw Sheep Co. of CulbertsOn with a
capital of $50, 900.
b. G. Olsen has purchased from G..
o. Putnam 600 lambs 1T $1.75.
Asbridge & Battams of Billings
have sold to a Nebraska buyer 1900
yearling wethers at $3.50.
Julius Lehfeldt of Big Sandy has
imported from Canada a small band
of registered Cotswolds of both sexes,
with a 3OO-pound animal at the head.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10
How to Cure Bilious Collie.

1 suffered for weeks with collie and
pains in my stomach caused by
biliousness and had to take medi-
cine all the while until 1 used Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea
Remedy which cured me. 1 have
since recommended 1t to a good
many people. Mrs. F. Butler, Fair
haven, Conn. Persons who are SUBJ
iect to bilious collie can ward off the
attack by taking this Remedy as
soon as the first symptoms appear.
Sold by C. F. Little, Druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

The morning after election the
Great Falls Tribune contained the
following:
At this writing the news coming
over the wires tells uniformly of DEM
ocratic gains in the election yester-
day. 1t looks as though a Demo-
cratic senator might be gained in
Ohio and the present status pre-
served in the senate as-far as Mary
land goes. Apart from these two
senatorial elections, it makes little
difference just how the final returns
affect this man or that man in the
various states.
Inasmuch rs Hanna ia a sure win
ner in Ohio and Arthur p. German is
defeated In Maryland, according to
the Tribune the Democrats have
nothing to crow yer except a few
rotten eggs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

Speaking of Bryan's impotent
work in Ohio the Chicago Times
Herald says:
The silver leader made his spectac-
ular entrance into the state and his
first speech in Williams county.
Farmers live there. The county vent
to the Democrats last year by 3,lSO
The Republicans have it now. He
spoke much In Union county and
jackson county, n 10Th have gone
Republican. The other counties on
his route remained as they were.
Then he went back to Cuyahoga for
the final blaze OF glory. Cuyahoga
has gone for Bushnell by almost az
big a majority as it gave Mckinley.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

EDITOR ARGUS: Please give me
space to answer the numerous inqui-
ries l am receiving as to whether 1
really intend going to Alaska; my
object in going at my advanced age;
the proposed route, etc., etc. Yes, 1
am in earnest about going, provided
Andrew, whose health is not good,
can spare me. My object is pleasure
and recreation, not gold. 1 want for
a time to get away from ~ourso-called
civilization, drunkards. crooked. billy
roads, barbed wire fences and neigh
borhood pickering. Want to go
where / can fish, hunt, get grass and
water for my stock and go where 1
please. The proposed route is over
land to Fort Edmonton, thence by
wagon, pack horses, etc., crossing
the head waters of the Mackenzie and
Yukon rivers into Alaska. Will goin
good company, those who will be
kind to the old man; who will pros
pect at every opportunity. "But an
old man, broken down In health like
you. can't stand such a trip" All
right. We have all to die sometime.
My friends a bury me under some
old pine tree, or better still, under
meath the moss where the ground has
been frozen for thousands of years
and will be for thousands to come.
But in thousands more, when those
northern regions will be warmer than
now, and settled by a more intelli-
gent and moral people, some future
miner will dig up the old man, thaw
him out, embalm him for q future
museum, label him "a savage that
died twenty thousand years ago."
Visitors will say, 1.-The old fellow has
a good head on him to have lived SO
long ago." One thing sure, he will
earn more money that way than he
ever did when alive. Mr.. Editor,
will you go into the pool?
JAMES FERGUS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

The Bryan sheets OF this state
don't agree as to the triumph of
silver in the Greater New York cleo
ton. The Anaconda Standard calls
it "a negative triumph" But the
Helena Independent, in reply, among
other things, says: with Croker
and Platt in partnership. with Platt
against silver and Croker caring
nothing for it. with a virtual repudi-
alton of the whole Chicago platform
by Tammany, and with Croker con-
trolling Tammany, that negative
triumph" for silver looms up ike a
cholera bacillus under q microscope.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
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 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, y.
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 h best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10
Rams. Rams. Rams.

The Montana Cattle Co. have for
sale at their ranch in Yellowstone
county, on Big COulee creek, a choice
lot of rams-Lincolns, Hampshire
Downs and MerinOs-all of which are
bred just right to produce both wool
and mutton. Parties in need of rams
are invited to examine our stock be-
fore buying.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

"The worst cold I 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 I was ex-
pectorating all the time. The
Remedy cured me. and I want all OF
my friends when troubled with a
cough or cold to use 1t, for 1t will do
them good" Sold by C. F. Little,
Druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10
|[:h1613l5j|

Only three trains in the
world worthy of COMPARE
son with the Burlington's
"St. Paul. Chicago Limited"
One in Europe. Two east
of Chicago. None west. So
beautiful, so luxurious, so
costly a train has never
before been at the disposal
of the travelling public of
the Northwest.
Leaves St. Paul s :O5 p. m. Arrives Chicago
9 rs a. m Compartment and standard sleepers.
Dining car. Chair car. Buffet smoker. Tick
cts at Office of connecting lines.
Il. 3. sEGUR, General Agent,
Billings, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-10

An English syndicate is said to
have purchased Frank Phiscator's
gold mines in Alaska, paying $1,000
600 for three claims-No. q on Bear
creek, and two rich claims on FL
Dorado. The syndicate pays $500, 900
down and the balance of $500 900 at
the end of one year. No more raw
bacon and scurvy for Phiscator.