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Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
Matrimouia1.

RAw-DEB EBORD-At the home Of
James Raw, Pleasant Valley, Mr..
Richard Raw and Miss Elizabeth
DeBord, We're married on Tuesday
afternoon, January 18th.
1t need hardly be required to ask
who Richard Raw is. He came to
this country in 1882 and has been a
continuous resident ever since. He
is known every where as an indus
trious ranch and has gathered about
him no little Of this worlds goods.
Always quiet and unassuming, he
has made a host of friends. Miss
DeBord, now Mrs. Raw, came to the
Judith country a little more than
two years ago as teacher from Iowa
and engaged in school work at Lew
istown. She taught twenty-six
months of school in the Judith and
demonstrated her ability as pro-
ficient educator. Those who know
her most and best, unitedly wish her
many happy years of married life.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the writer.
w. D. LUTHER.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

Croker's Democratic club. up on
motion OF Croker himself, last week
adopted the following resolution, at
a meeting held at the clubs rooms
In Greater New York: Resolved,
That following the example of all
reputable citizens and clubs. we ex-
clude from the rooms and strikefrom
the newspaper list of the Demo-
cratic club, the New York World, an
immoral and defamatory sheet,
published in this city in both morn
ing and evening editions, for the
reason that such publications are un-
fit for a place in any abode or resort
of self-respecting people," We may
now expect the World to say some
mean things about Croker and his
gang. "When thieves fall out" etc.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
w. d. LUTHER.

There is more Catarrh in this sec-
tion of the country than all other
diseases put together and until the
last few years it was supposed to be
incurable. For a great many years
doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies. and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Sciences has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any
case IL fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address,
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

The senate last week passed the
Lodge immigration bill of which
we have heretofore spoken at length.
The bill as finally passed, provides
that all immigrants physically cap
able and over 16 years of age shall be
able to read or write the English
language or some other language;
but person not able to read or
write who ia over 80 years of age,
and is the parent or grandparent of
a qualified immigrant, over 81 years
OF age. capable OF supporting such a
parent or grandparent, may accom-
pany the immigrant, or the parent
or grandparent may be sent for and
come to join the family of the child
or grandchild over q years of age,
who Is qualified under the law, and
the wife or minor children not able
to read or write may accompany or
be sent for and come to join the hus-
band or parent who is qualified.
The act does not apply to persons
to the United States from
the island OF Cuba during the con-
tinuance of present disorders there,
who have heretofore been inhabi-
tants of that island.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
PHELPS MAKING MONEY.
The Standard Says the Gilt Edge Property Is
Paying Handsomely.

The following clipping relative to
affairs at Gilt Edge and the move
ment of Mr.. Phelps in relation there
to, which appeared i'm the Anaconda
Standard under date of January
18th was overlooked last week:
Reports from Maiden state that
the workings of the old Spotted
Horse mine, the mine of Meadow
fame, are very promising and that l..
S. Woodbury., the manager for the
lessees, ia daily expecting to find a
rich pocket like those which made
the original owner wealthy. The
people of the Judith and of Great
Falls will rejoice IL 1t proves that Nc
Adow's mantle has fallen on Mr..
Woodbury's shoulders.
"L. G. Phelps left last night for
Salt Lake. After his business fs
transacted there he will go to Chi
cago. Those who are supposed to
be in his confidence say that the trip
is for the purpose of securing control
of all the Gilt Edge property which,
up to the present time, has seemed
hopelessly involved in legal complica-
tions and disputes over title. The
same people state that his original
investment was about $4,000 and
that he had not only pulled out that
sum, but has made u considerable
profit on his plant. Moreover, the
further statement is made that his
anxiety to sell his water plant in
this city is based on a desire to
obtain large sum of cash to invest
in the Fergus county mines. 1t Is
positively known that while he has
been working the mines he has made
weekly shipments, each amounting
to $500 or $1,000, which would
indicate the truth of the above
reports.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
DIVIDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The Democrats nalicious Representations In
the Hatter.

In the matter of the petition filed
by the requisite number of parents,
ten or more children,
residents of the East Fork section of
the LewistOwn school district, Supt.
Parrant has given official notice that
he will hear protests and pass upon
the granting of such petition on the
18th inst. 1t appears that this petit
tion was circulated some tiTe ago,
but not presented to Supt. Parent
until the 18th inst. Ten days being
necessary before the superintendent
could act, the decision was neces-
sarily delayed to the date mentioned.
As several who signed the petition
have called upon Mr.. Parent and
notified him that in view of the de-
off, it is likely the petition will not
be granted. From what has trans
pired it seems evident that the wish
of the signers was to be segre-
gated before the school bonds were
voted last Saturday, but now that
they will have their proportion of
the taxes to pay they prefer to re-
main entitled to the benefits accruing
from such sale. In connection, our
attention has been called to the as
sertion made by the Democrat last
week that commissioner Phillips is
circulating a petition asking that
portion of the East Fork country
be cut off from school district No. /,
but he is receiving very little encour-
agement even from his neighbors in
that section, most of them refusing
point blank to have anything to do
with the scheme, ETC." The forego-
ing statement ia quito~ I'm lsooping
with the greater portion of the state
ments made by the Democrats
malicious and premediated lie,
printed for the sole purpose of rails
ing prejudice against one whose
shoes the Democrat editor Is un-
worthy to unloose. Mr.. Phillips
neither circulated the petition nor is
he even a signer thereof. The petit
tians bears the signatures of q resi-
dents of the East Fork section, re-
presenting IL children of school age
and IA children of less than school
age. 1t was circulated by other par
ties than Mr.. Phillips and presented
to MIR. Parent by William Busch.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

In Broadwater county a cry was
raised by certain parties opposed to
the county printer, that the contrac-
tor was evercharging for blanks,
books and advertising. The COM
missioners employed w. j. McHaffie
of the State Publishing Co., at Hell
ena to come to Townsend and look
into the matter, with the result that
the examiner found wherein Chas. H.
Eaton, the contractor, had over
charged to the amount OF 80, and
where he had failed to charge the
amount allowed by law in the sum
of $3.50, leaving a balance due the
county printer of $3.50. The county
paid the examiners axnpnsa. hut tho
kickers should have been made to
stand It.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

History is making fast in Cuba and
a call for this country to Intervene
may be expected any day. The call
may come from Spain or 1t may be
brought about by Blanco's abandon
ment OF autonomy and an attempt
to restore Weyler's tactics. Presi-
dent Mckinley may be expected to
move promptly and surely when the
time arrives. Already the White
squadron is lying off Key West and
has been placed under orders from
Consul Lee at Havana. heSpanish
grip on the Cubans is waning fast.
LATER The White squadron has
been ordered to Havana.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

Now comes the Great Falls News,
mouth piece of the Populist party in
this state, and repudiates the whole
state administration and says the
Pops will not again fuse with the
Democrats. Its article begins,
"Never was there a cur SO utterly
devoid of gratitude as it's prototype
the Democracy of Montana.
What a beautiful simile and SO well
chosen. 1t just suits the INNER
gency. Secretary of State Hogan
has returned from a Populist con-
ference In st. Louis and says the
Pops are through with the Demo-
Gratis nationally. Evidently the
Pops are finally waking up to an
appreciation of the confidence game
which was played on them last fall.
Mr.. Hogan says the Pops look upon
Mr.. Bryan as a clever fakir. Poor
Bryan. Poor Pops.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
Encampment !. o. o. r.

Monday evening Henry c. Klenck
of Billings, grand high priest, insti-
tuted an encampment of Patriarchs
in Lopistown. The new orSanila-
ton was named Snowy Mountain
Encampment No. Z. The following
officers were installed: Elective-C.
p, j. Holzemer; III. p, NJ. j. Garrett;
S. w., j. w. LeQuatte; S., j. w.
Gray; T., Paul NJ. Smith; j. W., c. A.
Norlin. Appointive-G., f. &. Stiles;
o. G., d. L. Shafer; 1. G., Richard
Roberts; W., LIST, j. X. Mason; End,
A. w. Stoddard; 3rd, Cliff Lindsey;
4th, j. NJ. Petersen; G. of T., NJ.
Obaugh, w. e. Stone. Wednesday
and Thursday evenings next, COM
mencing at p. m, will be spent in
comforting degrees, the banquet be
ing the latter evening. The Encamp-
ment starts with 2S members. The
regular meetings will be held on the
first and third Tuesdays of each
month at 7:30 p. N.
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Fergus County All Right !"
[Great Falls Leader.l

lGreat Falls Leader.l
Parties in town from Fergus
county report that business in that
section of the country is particularly
lively. Stock men are feeling iubilant
and merchants are reaping the
benefit of several years of waiting.
At Lewistown the merchants are
doing a larger business than for
years, and the report of the Bank OF
Fergus County shows an exceedingly
prosperous condition of affairs. This
bank since it's opening, 10 years ago,
has paid 40 per cent in dividends to
it's stockholders, and now has a %
per cent reserve.
In the matter of wool and sheep,
our neighboring county is in an ex-
ceptionally prosperous condition,
the income for wool and sheep alone
for the last year amounting to from
$50 to $160 per capita of population,
The total income of the county was
over $S0O,OOO last year and is ex-
pected to reach into the millions be-
fore the end of 1898.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

The New York Journal, in a signed
editorial, repudiates William j.
Bryan, characterizing him as a man
of but one idea and not broad
enough for a presidential candidate.
The Journal supported Bryan 10y
ally In the presidential election,
but for some time it has been thought
they were becoming disgusted with
his reiteration of the "l6 to l and
no compromise" theory. Tammany
will oppose Bryan and their victory
in Greater New York last fall will
make them a more potent factor
than they were in the Democratic
convention of 1896. The Pops will
no longer follow Bryan's lead and 1t
begins to look as IL "Windy Willie
would only be the nominee of the
"Silver Republicans" What is the
matter with Bryan and Hartman
for presidential ticket. Knowing
Hartman, as Montanians do. it is
safe to say the ticket would receive
two votes.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

Two weeks ago the department
stores in Denver organized to secure
a reduction in advertising rates from
the Denver dailies. The situation
was taken advantage OF by the
smaller merchants and their business
wonderfully increased by iudicious
use of printers ink. Now the depart
ment stores have surrendered and
upon higher terms than they hereto
fore paid for their space. 1t was a
notable triumph for the publishers.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
AS the CHILDREN COTE FROn SCHOOL.

Listen to the pretty prattle
OF the childrens' little feet
As from the school house they do chatter.
Down the sidewalk. down the street.
Romping. jumping, skipping. laughing,
Boys and girls each other dating.
Shining eyes oerfiow with glee,
Most pleasing sight it is to see.
Faces beaming Ger with joy.
Mirth and frolic, no alloy
Is mixed with the varied fun
OF the children as they run.
Home to dinner, tasks completed
With kindly kiss by mamma greeted.
Dinner DER, that ''tardy mark
Sinks deep into each fiuttering heart.
Then to the school house back they fly,
Hat and necktie oft awry.
That ''tardy mark" the whip that lashes
And hurry's up both lads and lasses.
God bless the children. girls and boys;
The kernel, cream of hnman joys.
Bless freedoms flag where'er unfurled.
And bless the free schools of the world.
Artist in Mud.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

The average taxation for the
county purposes above mentioned,
all that for which the commissioners
are responsible, is 1856 mills. The
Fergus county levy is but 1850 mills,
less than the average.
Who says Fergus county is the
worst managed county in the state?
Further every county in the state
but Fergus has railroad mileage and
rolling stock to assess, a source of
much revenue.
Who says Fergus county is the
worst managed county i'm the state?
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
President Dole of the Hawaiian

President Dole of the Hawaiian
Republic, is now at Washington, a
guest OF this government. President
Dole visits this country to consult
personally with President Mckinley
and congress relative to the annexa-
OF the islands and the laws under
which they should be governed. 1t
is expected that the annexation
treaty will be approved this week
and the "gem of the Pacific" made
q part of this nation.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

Quinn's review, published at Butte,
by j. NJ. Quinn. has suspended after
"a weekly issues. The editor and
proprietor says the suspension is not
due to lack of proper support but to
more tempting offers. 1t is rumored
Mr. Quinn will go to New York, and
a confirmation of this will be re-
ceived with keen regret by his friends
In and out of the press gang.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

occurred on the engineers side Of the
cab and broken his reversing rod, q
serious accident would have un-
followed. But "all's well
that ends well."
AS this letter is already longer
than we intended and realizing how
the force will kick, we will close
without mentioning Washington,
which may be the subject OF another
communication. The weather is
mild here and we trust the bureau
will extend its favors to Montana.
j. NJ. v.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
LEwIsTOwN. MONT, Jan. 2e. 'ss.

Joseph McKenna has been con-
firmed as justice OF the supreme
Field, retired. Gov. John W. Griggs
of New Jersey, has been nominated
to succeed McKenna as attorney
general.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
How Are Artesion Wells Obtained?

All wuter that we use originally
comes from the clouds, in the form
of rain or snow. As soon as it reaches
the ground, part evaporates. but
most of 1t sinks down through the
gravel, sand, and porous rocks, these
acting as filters; the deeper it sinks,
the purer it gets; then in this coun-
try we have the SHOWS in the noun
tains that in the spring gradually
melt, and sinks In the ground until
it reaches impervious rock stratas
whence underground currents are
formed. Az we all know, water
flows down hill, thus these under
ground flow to lower depths, seek
ing an outlet. In these impervious
rock-stratas, from one cause or
another, are fissures or cracks,
through which the water boils up,
seeking it's level with the source; thus
we have the numerous springs that
are scattered over our beautiful
prairies. Now what is a spring? 1t
is a natural "Artesian Well", just as
dh AItCsidh wen i5 du dTtlllClii
Spring. But as springs do not ex-
list everywhere, a person can, with
the aid of modern "well sinking ma
chinery", penetrate the different for
nations, until he strikes under
ground channels; sometimes the
water rises only few feet in the
well-sometimes to the top, depend
ing upon the height the source of the
channel lies.
We do not need to go far in this
locality to see the above facts DEM
Onstrated. At the head of Big
Spring Creek or the Horse Shoe
Bar Ranch, il a well was sunk and
cased, deep enough, we would see the
water boil up perhaps many feet in
the air. Under any consideration,
water that we get by drilling, un-
derneath bedrock, is always pure
and fresh, compared with the "Pud-
die" water we are daily using. The
"Montana Well Drilling Coz,
EDWARD BRAssEY,
Agent, Lewistown, Mont.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

Job printing in the latest style of
the art at this Office. Send in your
orders for letter heads, note heads,
bill heads, statements, envelopes, &c.
Charges reasonable.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
Notice to Debtors.

Parties knowing themselves in
debted to the Dark Horse stable will
please pay such amounts to j. H.
Carroll or to Mr.. LacOck at the stable,
on or before February LIST.
j. H. CARROLL.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and s,rccer be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, tTke No-To-
Bac. the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed paoiElot ami sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
Lost Dog.

A suitable reward will he paid for
any Information leading to the re-
covery of one yellow mastiff dog
with the undersigned name on collar
FRED HOFFMAN,
Utica, Mont.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

The reason why Ayers Cherry
Pectoral is SO much more effective
than other remedies for colds and
coughs is because 1t ia the most skill
full combination OF anodynes and
expectorants known to medical
science. 1t is In every respect a scien-
tific medicine.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
SCr0fuIa

Makes life misery to thousands Of
people. It manifests itself In many
different ways, like goitre, swellings,
running sores, boils, salt rheum and
pimples and other eruptions. Scarce
ly a man is wholly free from it, in
some form. 1t clings tenaciously until
the last vcstige Of scrofulous poison 10
cradicated by Hoods Sarsaparilla, tho
Ono True Blood Purifier.
Thousands Of voluntary testimonials
tell Of suffering from scrofula, often
inherited and most tenacious, positive.
ly, perfectly and permanently cured by
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
Great
Northern
Railway.
MONTANA POINTS, PACIFIC
COAST AND THE EAST.

Palace Sleeping and Dining Cars,
(meals a 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 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 d. m. and make connections the
following day at Great Falls with
trains going east and west.
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26

OF all the whisker dyes offered
to the public none have proved 80
desirable and easy of application as
Buckingham's, to color a beautiful
brown or black
Fergus County argus., 1898-01-26
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SarsaparilIa

Prepared only BY G. I. Hood q Co., Lowell. Mass
Be sure to get HOOPS and only HOODS.
O. ~. are the best after-dinner
Hoods Pills pills. aid digestion. aso.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25
Trials of Social Conversation.
lIarpar's Bazaar.

Ever 80 much has been written and said
ABOUT The inability of American girls and
women who converse intelligently ana en-
tertahningly. Undoubtedly there is room
LOT improvement IN that direction. al
though IL IL "A question whether cohyersa-
lion classes for young men-~and some
oder men--wOuld not be n great er boon
~ social humanity. Ii Is quite true that
conversation as fine art 10 MOI particular
Nv studied by American girls. But thny
have wrung their young souls, and, alasI
witing also their young vocal cords. in
their attention to conversation as q vital
necessity. Man is proyerbally slow In
acquiring the use OF his tongue. Woman,
on the contrary from an lntuitiye. nerYoue
an!ipsiahy toward awkward paitges has be-
come sometimes a chatter-box al - and
what is called an inveltorate taiker' ut 30.
So long as our social mesh,ods involve
the free meeting OF boys and girls this
state OF affairs will continue, unless pre-
cautionary measures are used. Given the
t0nRue-tied boy, still 10 all appearances
IN the ruminatlve stage. and the keyed up
girl whom pause fflghtens into chatter.
and there is no guarreilng with the result.
Instead Of inAlguraIng conversation
classe6 fer girls IL woaild be better to make
them compulsory for Boys, Nevertheless.
IT - only for girls and women that they
are projected, and the women seem ardent
Nv To desire them. That there Is actually
come deep interest IN this matter was
nj owed last summer. a young woman re-
rpTter heard OF another young woman
WHO Intended TO organize conversation
classes. and the young woman reporter,
irle 10 her sex, forth@lih wrote "a Atory"
about ii for her particular paper. Almost
before the article WAS published the con-
versationaly inclined young woman
changed her plans aud went abroad for an
indifinite period. This WIS the fact winch
The reporter found herself called upon 10
state Il, replies to sundry inquiriHg let
tiers sent 10 The newspaper One Of these
letters was frori Yale professor. an
niher from a Fifth averre society woman.
third from the head OF working g.ris'
club and fourth from some one al CoDey
Ihland. This Is actually true.