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Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-01
Noted Tailor.

One of the largest and best known tail
ors in America is MARKS ARNHETM
of New York. He has an agent in
your midst who carries complete
line of his goods giving YOU an oppOrtu-
nifty of getting the style. finish and work
manship direct from New YORK at same
prices, guaranteeing everything to be
strictly UP 10 date in the worIu of FASH
ion at a moderate cost.
The Huntington Clothing Co..
22l Water ST.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-01

Notwithstanding the great scarcity Of
fine Havana Tobacco, we are still using
\ pure Havana filler in all the sizes Of
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
Industrial Expansion and Exports.

With gold stimulating business
with a tariff exrrting IA healthiul lh-
furnce upon manufactures, with UNI
versal use of labor-saying machinery
and perfection OF vast economies III
manufacturing, agriculture, ana
transportation, the world began at
the same time To discover that the
United States was making in It's
manufactures better articles at
less cost than manufacturers ofother
nations. We have only for fifty years
been known to the world AZ an ex-
porter of agricultural products, ana
1t was as pre-eminently an agrl-
cultural nation that we were TX
upctpd To remain in our relations
To the rest OF the world. On the
other hand, we have always import
ed lar more manufactured goods
than we have exported. But III loJo
il was noticed thut We were selling
more oi the products OF our manu-
factories ia other markets than our
own than we were buying, and,
furthermore, that the proportion
bet ween theeSpurts OI manuinctureu
products and of agricultural prod
ucts was increasing in favor of the
man Ifnctured products.
Conservative judges are of the
opoi,ion that the aggregate net
balance uf the three fiscal years 1877,
1898. and 1899 that the rest Oi the
world owed MS. after deducting all
possible offset charges. cannot have
been far from Sj0O. 900, 900, This, ol
course, nightly increased business
activity in this country and gave us
new neutrality-suspicious. amount
Besides. ns we commanded our do.
mestic market To "A considerable eX.
tent, that alone gave employment to
hundreds Of thousands OF skilled
wOrkmen aud laborers, The rest oi
the world has dcen buying our agri'
cultural and ministerial surpluseS
and to-day the demands upon us are
so heavy that we are witnessing
the strange spectacle OF workmtn
being laid off because the supply ol
steel is limited: they arcidle because oI
an excessive demand and there Il
not steel enough Ia meet it. where
as six years ago they were in idle
ness brcauc there was no demand
From "rhe New Era OF Prosperity,
by the Hon. Thomas l.. James, in
the American Monthly Review o'
Reviews for October.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01

Ohio Democrats are tryingto make
some capital out of the Cpur dAlene
strike In their efforts to hold the ad-
ninistration responsible for the pres
ence ui federal troops to preserve the
peace. Mclean and his satellites had
NO sooner sprung thi- before the Re-
puhlicans produced letter written
by the Democratic governor of the
state, StCuAenbcrg, To the secretary
of state, In which he stated that he
and his nemorrati" confrercs of the
state nj idaho were responsible for
martial law and the presence Of
troops in the Cgur d'Alrnes. This
letter fell like n bOmhshcll in the Dem
ocratic cump, as they thought they
had clear cilsr against the ltepubli
cans and something that would make
them votes. Every intelligent person
knows that troops are not sent into
any state to quell disturbances eX-
ceIl tJ lHt It'lN'Nl VI 'Ht EVN'Iu upi,
and nut then until il Is made clear
that the state authorities are power
less lo restore order and protect life
and property. When a demand fur
troops is made, however, the federal
government has no option in the
matter under the law. That there
are troops now in the tTur d'AlenCs
il because the Dmocralic governor
si that state insists that their pres
encr i, sill necessary, as the war de-
partmcnt is very anxious to with
~draw them. 1t is hardly probable
that Mclean and his unscrupulous
gang will reap any uened out of this
. among people who read and are ac-
qunintrh with the facts. They should
not, ut least.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
ANOTHER RAILROAD COMING.
A Great Falls Man Says the 500 Line Will
Build Into the Judith Basin,
GGreat Falls Leader.l


A we'll known citizen of this city
has received letters from ex-senator
w. ID. Washburn of Minnesota, re-
questing him TO collect all the data
possible in regard to the Judith
country and about Great Falls. The
information il wanted on account of
the proposed extension of the 500
line from Washburn, North Dakota,
10 this city in the near future.
The 500 line has long been seeking
a western outlet and will parallel
both the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern, entering the state some
where near the Yellowstone river
and making its way TO the fertile
country nf the Judith and from there
TO this portion uf e state.
At present it is generally consider
ed In western railway circles that
the 500 will get here long before the
Burlington. That the 500 had been
contemplating an extension has long
been known, but the above tx the
first intimation as TO the direction
which the road will take.
Ex-senator Washburn IL well
known ms railroad builder. having
built the 500 line and the Minneapo.
lis & ST. Louis road, besides having
gone t. Chinn and been successfully
employed there in railroad contract
work. 'rhe fact that he has been
making inquiries in this direction
shows that the reported extension
is more than mere rumor and that
general direction for the line ofroad
has been decided upon, The 500,
ii it is to he built into Montana,
could not 10 better than to take the
Judith, which is one III the most fer
tile spots in Montana. nor can ii do
better than come to Great Falls,
where the magnificent water power
Is bound to assist in building up a
large city.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
RtVERSlNG The OLD MOTIOtS.

The people ni he south are begin
ains 70 open their eyes To the advan-
tage- which that region will gain by
retention al the Philippines. The
latest convert TO expansion l. Scna-
tor MrI.auren Of : nth CurOlina.
With senator Morgan oi Alabama
he br!mv"S II iyn'hpl! in the orient
means an enlarged market for the
cotton product of the south But
the south j. hot moved altogether 10y
commercial ASPECT uf The situation
The views al the Louisville Courier.
Journal are well known. Now cor es
the Mobile Register aud goes for the
''nnti," rough -hud hy suying that
iii rha fashion prevails of bewailing
our nations effort to maintain the
dignity OF It's tlng face Of the enemy.
a lot %. the sayings of our nation +
heroc~ will have to bs revised" and
it suggests the following changes:
Civ" MP the ship. ."-Lawrencc.
"B -ure you are right, then apollo
gze iyr 1t. ."-Davy Crockett.
"Wv have met the enemy, and ours
are theirs. oliver Hazard Perry.
~ ait until you see the whites oi
their eye, hoy-; then run."-Andrew
Jackson.
"pyu't huldthriurt; amrunuing. "
w. L. Shermaa,
"b-R the torpcdoes; taken sneak,
David Glasgow Farragut.
81 propose Ia get out uf this line II
il takes all summer. u :. Grant.
There stands Jackson like n 1T one
wall: but he's n fool for doing it.
General Lee.
"When you are ready, Gridlcy, you
can skedadle. dewey.
To take the back track now would
make the reversal of those famous
utternnces very appropriate. But th'
American people are not made up o
towards, shirks or tyrants. The,
are as generous AZ they are brave
and the thought Of depressing tn
people OF the Philippine islands ha
never been entertained by the presi
dent or any nf his advisers. Tn
demagogues who are trying to max
capital out OF the war know this II
well AZ any one.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
Great
Northern
Railway.
MONTANA POINTS, PACIFIC
COAST AND THE EAST.

Palace Sleeping and Dining Cars,
(meals la carte.) Library Observa-
tion 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 Mackinac,
Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo.
Connects at Seattle with steamers
for California, Alaska, Japan and
China.
Stages leave LewistOwn Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays at a. m.
and connect the same night at Ben
ton with trains going east and west.
Stages leave Lewistown daily at
p. m. and make connections the
following day ut Great Falls with
trains going east and west.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
BY THE RIVER.

They stood beside the river,
He and size.
As they watched il rushing onward
To the sea.
She gaZed a moment, then she
Turned her head:
Forever il goes on, Sic,
Signing, said.
lie stood a moment gazing
At the tide
At the water going un, and
Then replied;
Yes. the stream goes on forever
Ii is true.
And in that way keeps reminding
Me uf you"
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
HOw's Ihisf

We offer One Hnndred Dollars Re
ward for any r;Lsr of cutarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F.J. CHENEY x TO Props. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known
+. j. Cheney for the last IL years and
believe him To ne perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and tinan-
cially able to carry out any Obliga-
tiOns made by their firm.
NEST < TruaX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDiNG. KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces oi the system.
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land ONCE at LcwstOwn. Mont,
Oct, 81, 1893.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will he made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown. Mont on Satur-
day, Dec. 9. 1899, viz:
CHARLES q. RUCK.
who made II. +, No. i3l. for the nj, swi 1. nj J
seii sec gtp l6 II e. Mont. i. NJ.
He names the following witnesses T. prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Martin GundersOn, of Deertield, Mont: Will
lam Mason. Abraham Hugcland and Daniel /.
Walton of Lewstown, Mont.
EDWARD BRAsSEY. RegiS
First publication Nov.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
THE GRfAT AMERICAN ENTHUSIAST.

q Columbia. gem of the ocean.
The pride of the brave and the free;
Though know not a thing about yachting
Don't talk of the Shamrock to me!
don't know yard from topsail,
Nor a lib from a capstan, but oh
Hurrah for the glorious Yankee,
And the cup that he'll never let go!
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01

A friend in need is "A friend indeed.
That is exactly what Chamberlain
Cough Remedy is. 1t il the mothers
help when she II suddenly awakened
in the night by the ominous husky
cough and labored breathing of her
babe. 1t Is the safe resort of the
youth or adult when he has caught
cold" and there iS coughing and irri-
tatiOn OF the mucous membrane oi
the throat. 1t allays the irritation
and cures the cold For sale by all
druggists.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01

The Helena Independent should
take note that W. j. Bryan, the man
with II ball-hcnring jaw, was travel
ing through Ohio few days since in
Plutucrat McLpan's private ear. At
every station he would leave its rich
upholstrrings Ia berate those who
have money. o, yr hypocrite!
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
Tax NoiiCe.

Notice is hereby given that the
State, County and City takes, for
the yenr III 1889 will be delinquent,
on the Both day OF November 1899, at
6 O'Clock p. NJ. and unless paid prior
thereto zen per cent will be added to
the amount thereof, and collections
made according to law.
Payments may be made at this
Office AT the Court House I.pwistown
Mont. hcl wcen the hours uf . O'Clock
4. NJ. and & O'Clock L. NJ. of each
week day.
d. A. MEAGuER, Treasurer.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
John ". vRo0MAN, Editor and Proprietor

Gen. Guy V. Henry, late military
governor of Porto Rico, died in New
York city last Friday of pneumonia.
He hnd recently been appointed com
mander ui the department ol the
Missouri, with headquarters at Oma-
hn, for which place he was about to
depart when attacked with the dis
apgp
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
Chance for d Blacksmith.

For sale my blacksmith tools shop for rent.
Plenty of work, but on account of poor health
am unable to meet the demand, of my Gus
toners. This is a good chance for a Young
man or two to start in business of blacksmith
and wood worker. Address
PETER SCHMITT,
LeNistoWn, Mont
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
Friendship, Charity, Benevoience.

Knights, We have jus. received an elegant
line oi samples of folders for invitations, pro-
grams, etc, bearing your Insignia The artists
must surely have been knights. else they cou' d
not have contryed such beautiful designs.
Come in and look them over.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
Odd Fellows.

Some fellows are odder than Others, but we
are sure we can suit any of them with our line
of invitation and program forms for l. o. o. +.
entertainments. Try us, anyway.
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01
An Earthly Paradise.

The late Col. Ingcrsull was riding
in street ear one day when the Rev.
Dewitt Talmape got III, and present.
~ they fell into al argument. Fin
ally lngcrSOll said: ~ hen you would
like to live in n place, Brother Tai
mage, where every one had 10 be
good hv lnwp' Wortninlv." said
Talmage. "Nuu would like To live
where every one had TO go Ia church
regularly every sunday" "Ies, that
would suit me-" where M man
could get drink and swearing was
not permitted?' "lrs. that's the
place for me And where every man
would have To keep regular hours?
THAT would be heaven on EARTH"
said Talmage, smiling and striking
his knee with his open palm. well,
said Bob, looking over his glasses.
you'd better go up to Sing Sing.
That's the way they do there
Fergus County argus., 1899-11-01

CONTEST NOTICE. Department of the
" Interior, United states Land Office, Lew
istown Mont, Oct. p, ls9
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by
GEORGE PIRRIE
contestant, against timber culture entry No. %,
made Jan. q, 1891, for the sa seii sec q tp n
rl9e, Montana z. NJ. by Annie McKechnie,
constee. in which II is alleged that the said
Annie McKechnie has failed to comply with
the timber culture law during the years from
1893 to the present time, not having planted
any trees, tree seeds or cuttings upon any of
the above described lands nor cultivated the
same as required by law.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear, re-
spond and offer evidence touching said allega-
ton at 10 O'Clock a. m. on Dec. Is. 1899. before
the register and receiver at the Uniteu States
land office in Lewistown, Montana.
The said contestant having. III proper afii-
davit, filed Oct. "a, 1899. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice cannot be made, It is hereby or
derrd and directed that such notice be given
by due aud proper publication.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register.
First publication Nov. 1
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

Prosecuting Attorney w. B.
johnson is in receipt of a letter
from Judge Hosea Townsend, in
which the writer states that he will
leave Colorado on Monday. arriv-
ing in Ardmore. probably We'd
nesday morning. Judge Townsend
has during his stay in Colorado
prepared II opinions for the court
of appeals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24
Cotton is Booming.

The fieecy staple was booming
Saturday on the Ardmore market.
Buyers were paying liberal prices
and competition was lively. Seod
cotton sold readily at from $2.25
to 235 per hundred, lint cotton
ranged from 6 cents to ca cents,
a few extra bales going over that
price even. Receipts for the day
amounted to 300 bales.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

The pardon of Dreyfus is the ex-
ecutive act of an honest man con-
vinced Of the error and prejudice
of the Rennes tribunal. To the
world it is satisfactory only to the
extent that it gives the prisoner
liberty. The stigma of conviction
still rests upon him, but with free
dom given the world hopes to see
the prisoner turn prosecutor and
convict the cowardly assassins who
stabbed his innocence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

Jerry Albert, colored, charged
with impersonating an officer, and
KIDNAPPING, had a hearing before
Judge Bradford Saturday, forenoon.
The charge as to KIDNAPPING was
dismissed, but Jerry was held on
the first charge and bond set at
S $500. failing to give the same he
was remanded to Jail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24
MISMATED PEOPLE.
Tired of Matrimonial Ventures They Ask
for Dissolution.


Blummer Anderson has filed suit
for divorce from his wife. Mary
Anderson. AS cause for complaint
herein, plaintiff alleges that he is
member of the Choctaw tribe of
Indians, that he was married to
his wife at San Boise, Choctaw
nation, under the United States
marriage laws. Feb. II, 1897, and
that in August of the same year
the defendant, without cause, will
fully deserted him and went to the
home of her mother in Arkansas.
He also claims that the defendant
cannot properly care for and edu-
cate their little daughter, Bessie,
aged two years, and he asks for the
care and custody of the child, and
prays that the marriage contract
existing between them be made
void and held for naught and that
all the privileges of a single person
be restored to him.
VIM. II. Cannon has filed suit
for divorce from his wife, Annie
Cannon. In his complaint he states
that they were married in Lime
stone, county, Tex, Aug. 6. 1896,
and that in October of the same
year, while living in Madison
county, Tex, his wife deserted him
and returned to her father in Lime
stone county. Plaintiff alleges that
the abandonment was without cause
and prays that defendant be cited
to answer complaint and upon
final hearing that he be decreed a
divorce setting aside the bonds OF
matrimony that exist between them.
James Carr has filed suit here in
the district court against his wife,
Mary Carr, for divorce. For cause
of action the plaintiff alleges that
they were married June 16, 1892,
and lived together as man and wife
until June 9, 1899, when they sep
arated near kellar. He alleges
that his wife was never willing tC
remain in one place but wanted tc
be rowing from pillar to post and
continually harassed the defendant
about moving back to Texas neal
her father, who also possesses 6
rowing disposition and is continu.
ally changing localities. His con.
dition, he says, was rendered in.
tolerable and he prays for decree Of
divorce and other proper relief.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Tomorrow marks an era in Ard
more's advance along educational
lines. She has long been noted
for her good schools. but now she
enters upon the grand system of
free public education and this
marks her as thoroughly wide
awake aud enterprising city
When people in the states.
whose school system is founded on
state bounty. read of the enterprise
and determination of our people
along educational lines. they will
be surprised that such an under
taking should be assumed by a
people independent of state or
national aid.
But Ardlnore is nothing if not
enterprising. and our citizens are
determined that the youth of the
city shall have the best school
facilities possible. consistent with
an equitable and economical ad-
ministration of the city govern
nent. By estimates of the taxable
values as shown by the assessors
books they found that a thorough
system of graded schools could be
established and operated without
necessitating a burdensome tax on
our people.
When this decision was reached
the school board began its prepar-
ations for the demand which a
scholastic census showed would be
made upon their resources. The
result has been very satisfactory.
They have prepared and equipped
five buildings for white children
and one for negroes. and these six
buildings are a credit to a city
larger than Ardmore.
A splendid corps of teachers have
been secured to conduct these
schools, and under the able man
agement and supervision of Sup
erintendent Hendrix it is expected
that their work will be highly sue
cessful and satisfactory. The
schools open tomorrow and the at
tendance will undoubtedly be large
Thus Ardmore presents to the
world the spectacle of a community
isolated from the benefits which
accrue to cities in the states. vet
affording her children and youth
all the advantages which her more
favored neighbors give to their
own.
ALI honor to Ardmore and to
her enterprising and progressive
citizens; success to the schools
and to their efficient superintend-
ent. We are advancing; we are
progressing: we are passing from
the chrysalis state and meeting
advancing civilization half way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

Herbine is well adapted to the
cure of fevers of all kinds, because
it thoroughly clesnses the stomach
and bowels of all bilious humors,
and expels all impure secretions of
the body. Price so cts. City Drug
Store, w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

johnson the carpet man has just
put down new carpets for Mrs. j.
E. Hamilton, Mrs. B. w. Carter,
Mrs. Love, Mrs. Blanton, Mrs. A.
C. Cruce and Mrs. j. B. Patterson
Will work at Mrs. Westheimer' q
Monday, afterwards at German
building.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

Where the digestion is good, and
the general powers of the system in
a healthy state, worms can find no
habitation in the human body.
Whites Cream Vermifuge not only
destroys every worm, but corrects
all arrangements of the digestive or
gans. Price % cents. City Drug
Store, w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

AT the anti trust conference in
St. Louis, Texas and Missouri both
spoke through their governors.
Iowa said, 20, Shawl" and with
drew from the conference that
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

1t might be well for our people
to note the prices OF lots at Ster-
rett. If Ardmore lots sell in pro-
portion it will certainly require
some money to become a happy
possessor of real estate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

Indigestion is the direct cause of
diseases that kill thousands of per-
sons annually. Stop the trouble at
the outset with little Prickly Ash
Bitters; it strengthens the stomach
and aids digestion. Sold by W. B.
Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

We show the latest out in belts,
buckles, collars and collarettes, up
to-date. We want you to see them.
SASS & CRAWFORD.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24
TOLD BY TELEPHONE.
Words Whispered In Our Ear From
Inland Towns In the Territory
Saturday Afternoon.

Healdton-W. c. Allen of st.
10, Tex. is here.
A bale Of cotton caught fire in
the gin yard here today, and was
burned. The fire was confined to
this one bale. The origin of the
fire is unknown as it seemed to
have caught from the interior of
the bale.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

Billiards. Snow Liniment gives in
slant relief in cases of bleeding,
burns, bruises, scalds, cuts, etc.
Price 25 and so cts. City Drug
Store, w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

Tishomingo-A lively fight in
which five of our prominent citi-
zens participated, relieved the
monotony of our town about noon
today. A deputy marshal hap
pened in about this time, and ar
rested the entire party, each of
whom gave bond for their appear
ance before Judge Bradford i'll
ArdmOre Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24

Lether, aged one year and seven
months, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Thrasher, living two milt S
south west of Ardmore died at 3
o'clock Saturday morning. In
terment was had in South cemetery
in the afternoon.