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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06
The Great Falls bar was well rep.

Nv otCot ia pot was NNh iND-
resented in court this term, attor-
neys Donovan, Freeman and Largent
each being interested 10 important
cases. Mr.. Freeman returned Sunday
and Mr.. Largent today, Mr.. Dono-
vans business has not yet been CON-
1leted.
Chas. Hall and wife leave Friday
70: Salt Lake where they will spend
the winter with Eugene Townsend
and wife, parents of Mrs. Hall. Mr..
Hall Is not like many who leave
Montana, saying they shall nOtcome
back, but says he expects to return
next spring or during the year. The
best wishes OF their many friends go
with them.
A stage service, twice-a-week, has
been established from LewistOwn to
Armells, Jas. Fergus, postmaster,
and Christina, w. III. Fergus. post
master. Mail for Fergus, VIM.
Fergus, postmaster is sent to
Armells at present. AS soon as the
New Year road ia completed it is
expected that office will also be served
by the same route.
Friday evening last the local lodge
of Elks entertained their visiting
brothers, Mr.. Bittner and others of
the Bittner theatrical company. The
gentlemen assembled at midnight
and for some time enjoyed light re-
freshments and a feast of music and
good stories. Several of the speci-
alties of Comedians Mcclellan and
Moran were highly appreciated.
Rev. Williams, the new charge
appointed fol the Methodist church
il expected Thursday and will hold
services Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Rhoades of Utica advises us
that Rev. w. W. VanOrsdel, presiding
elder, has made hefollO wing appoint
ments for this county: Utica, Sept.
6 and 10; Rock Creek, Is; Ubet, 16 and
II; Beaver Creek, 10; Lewistown, q
and "a.
Sam Van Dersal was in town last
week, soliciting advertising for a
directory of brands which himself
and Mr.. Corners, of Helena, will
shortly issue. The volume will In.
clude an illustration of all the brands
filed with the state stock association,
together with the names of the own.
ers, range Of stock, etc, the work
being classified by counties. Mr..
VanDersal was quite successful in
Lcwistown.
Gov. Smith has announced his inten'
tiun of leaving Helena about the 18th
inst. accompanied by his staff so AZ
to be sure to be in time to meet the
Montana regiment when they enter
the Golden gate, Tor while II rlgi
ment is hardely expected before Sep
TENDER Goth, one or two reception
parties have arri we'd toolate and Gov
Smith does not propose to be sim
ilarly disappointed.
Jas. Shell, who for some time past
has been manager Of the Jackson
Sheep company near Utica, was IL
town last weeE. He will retire in
few days, the property being sold tt
A. G. Green. The ranch employees, II
token OF their high esteem for Mr.
Shell, last week presented that gen
tleman with a handsome gold watch
and chain, a most beautiful evidenc,
of regard Of which the recipient !,
worthily proud.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06

THE report In Helena papers that
Clerk Kelly has agreed to make the
advance In stock assessment reQues-
ted by the state board, Ia erroneous.
Like nearly all the clerks In the state,
Clerk Kelly is advised by the county
attorney that he should be governed
by the opinion Of the supreme court
and not by a within OF the state board
OF equalization. Should the state
board secure "a reversal OF the decis-
Ion handed down two years ago. OF
course the change would have to be
made.
A Custer county mar has a novel
way of woling with a portable dog
cage which is made to attach on the
rear of a blackboard. The cage is
light, made of lattice work, and will
easily carry four or five wolf hounds.
BY means of a cord the driver can
drop the cage door at the rear end,
without stopping his team, let the
dogs out to give chase to wolves.
With a team a person can usually
get near these animals, which gives
the trained dogs n big advantage
and they seldom fail of o%vertaking
the prey.
Referring to beef market products,
the Live Stock Report says: The bulk
Of the western range marketed thus
far this season have been soft and go
to pieces when put OF the cars. In a
couple OF weeks, more this trouble
will be overcome and after that time
we look for n good market On range
cattle right along through the season,
There Is a big shortage in the supply
OF corn fed-cattle to come to market
during the next 80 days, and for that
reason we believe that desirable range
steers are going to command good
prices right along.
State Examiner Morony, who com.
pleted his examination of the county
and bank records Tuesday of last
week and returned to Helena, seemed
well pleased with the affairs in Fer
gus county, with which the law
brings him ia contact. To Clerk
Kelly he expressed the opinion that
the commissioners should allow two
deputies continuously, believing the
work and the receipts of the office
justified it and public business de.
manded that all work be kept up-to,
date. especially considering the work
which the clerk has to do In connec.
ton with the assessment this year.
Manager War;, of the telephone
company, reports that the business
handled over the Lewistown and
Great Falls line and which wasinitia.
ted at or passed through the Lewis.
town Office during the month Of Aug.
ust was the greatest in the cOmpany's
history, not even being exceeded dur
ing the wool selling season., wheH
conversations are always frequent,
The total number Of messages and
conversations handled as aforesaid
were 6O5, IN average of nearly
twenty per day for each day of the
month, including Sundays. Tele.
phones have passed being a luxury
they are a necessity.
AS stated last week the contract
for the erection OF an Episcopa
church has been let and work on tn,
edifce will commence at once. Tn,
site is on the corne of Pine stree,
and Fifth avenue The building vii
be of stone and large enough to seal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06
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The town schools will open next
Monday.
II. O. Wareham has purchased oil
d. C. White 100 head OF stock cattle,
terms private.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will meet Friday
. afternoon at 2 o'clock with with
Mrs. Jos. Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Hauck and MIR.
and Mrs. Leon Mason of the judith
were In town Saturday, attending
court and the theater.
y Mrs. Weidman OF Armells creek and
Mrs. w. H. Fergus OF Dog creek lett
this week for Missouri, where they
will visit for some time.
Erret Smith of the Bank of Fergus
:. County, left Monday for his home in
Seattle, WASH, where he will visit
for a month or six weeks.
Harry Brown and bride are expect
ed from the east this week or early
next and will he domiciled In the
Smith house at the head OF Fifth
' avenue.
Monday was labor day. but was
not generally observed in Lewistown ,
only courts, public officials and banks
taking advantage Of the opportunity
to 60 fishing.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Noble Walker Saturday last. Mr.
Walker was on the Dwyer jury at the
time. Mrs. Walker and the boy are
reported doing nicely.
G.. III. Williams, wife and party
returned last week from their triE
: through the Yellowstone park. They
report: a most enjoyable outing In
natures wonderland.
The Corbly party Of park tourists
returned last week. Mrs. Worden
Mrs. Gray and Rev. and Mrs. Brown
being of the party. The trip con
sumed nearly six weeks and was very
enjoyable.
Walker Wells Of the Power Mercan
tile Go. left Monday for Macomb
Illinois, and will return To Lewistowr
in about three weeks with a bride
the happy event being announced t.
take place within a fortnight.
A.. b. Lehman left for New Yorl
city the first of the week, for IA brie
business trip. Mr.. ] Gilman has beer
advanced to the position of manage
of the big Department store. Mr.
G. O. Shafer succeeding him az book
: keeper. b.
David Hilger and family, III. II
Hodgson and wife and Mrs. e. +
Little contemplate a winters trip Il
the Hawaiian islands, Mr.. Little Il
Join the party early in 1900. Other
now considering such a trip are Cash
Ter Wright and wife and Mayo
Barnes.
Col. Jas. Donovan Of Great Falls
who is attending court this term
claims to be the only simon-pur
bopulist in the state OF Montana
since Gov. Smith deserted to Il
Democrats. Heeluriesi in his isolation
and appears to consider that he hold
the balance ofpower. The gentleman
Is an unique character.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06

For wounds, burns, scalds, sores,
skin diseases and all irritating erup-
ions. nothing 40 soothing and heal
Ing as DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Mrs. Emma Bodies. Matron Engle.
wood Nursery, Chicago, says OF IT,:
"Wheu all else fails in healing our
bnhies, IL will cure" G.. F. Little.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06

DR.. Carl Schulin, the Occulist and
aurist Of Helena, will be in Lewis
town shortly-probab'y before the
middle of the month.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.Notice
~ for publication-United States Land Ofhce
at LewIstown, Mont, september d. 1919.
Notice is hereby given that
ADAM SHELL.
OF Fergus county Montana, has filed notice of
intention to make proof on his desert land
claim No. i2s, for the seh sell sec ~, Up Is n,
r IL Z, Montana T.. NJ, before the register and
receiver at Lewistown. Mont, on Friday, Dc
tobcr 70. 1888.
lie the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
William b. Shell. William Edwards, William
Gibson, John NJ. Edwards. all of Ulet, Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register,
First publication Sept6
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06

AS stated last week the contract
for the erection Of an Episcopal
church has been let and work on the
edifce will commence at once The
site is on the corner of Pine street
and Fifth avenue. The building will
be of stone and large enough to seat
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06
Paid-up Capital, $4,000,

HERMAN OFTEN. President,
DAVID HILGER, Vice. President.
GEORGE J. BACH, Cashier,
w. b. MINER. Asst Cashies.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27
American Clothespins.

Whenever the wash Is hung out 20
dry, all the world over. 1t more than
likely to be pinned on the line with
American clothespins. Americans sell
clothespins practically everywhere--
all over Europe,in South Africa, South
America, Australia and elsewhere.
Some clothespins are made for the
supply of local markets in Sweden and
in Scotland, but they are big and
clumsy pins, twice the size Of the Am
orleans, and whitfield out by hand, and
American pins are sold in both these
countries In competition with the
home production. Clothespins are
made chiefly of beech and Of maple;
some are made Of tupelo wood. They
are made entirely by machinery.
counted into boxes containing TO
each by machinery, and the boxes ere
nailed up by machinery. 1t might ca
most be said that blocks of wood fed
10 machines one end come out boxed
clothespins at the other. They are
made and sold wonderfully chap
There are two grades of clothespins,
arsts and seconds. First-gra"e pins
can be bought for thirty-two cents
box. The production of clothespins IS
snormous-millions Of boxes annually.
The consumption In this country
keeps pace with the growth of the po"-
ulation, and great numbers are. ex-
ported. Even people In the trade
wonder what becomes OF all the
r1ofhasnins
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27
Mrs. Surratt's Grandsons.

The whirligig of time sets things in
strange juxtapositlon. In June, 1869,
President Grant removed William P.
Tonry from office because Tonry mar
ried Annie E. Surratt, daughter Of the
famous Mrs. Surratt, who was hanged
after trial for completely In the plot
against the life of Abraham Lincoln.
At Chickamauga, when the Fifth
Maryland Volunteers were e9camped
there, they we're under command OF
General Frederick D. Grant In that
regiment were two men-one Reginald
/. Tonry, sergeant in Company c, COM
manded by Captain Thomson, and the
other Albert s. Tonry, corporal in
Company l., commanded by Captain Boy
den. They were the sons of the man
who had lost his position because he
had married Mrs. Surratt's daughter.
and they were grandsons of Mrs. Sur
raft.
Mrs. Surratt's two sons, John and
Isaac, are both living and both are In
the service of the Bay Line, Balti-
more.
The Baltimore Sun, which makes rec
ord of this curious minor fact in his
tory, also calls attention to the pres
ence Of Colonel Marshall's son, Mark
ham, on General F. D. Grants staff.
Markham's father was one Of General
r. E. Lees favorite aides.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27
Academy of Women In Paris.

There ia some talk Of instituting an
Academic de Femmes in Paris and the
idea Is, of course, attributed to the
march of the nineteenth century. This
Ia by no means the case. Nearly 200
wears ago Nine. de Maintenon wrote:
cat Nine. la Duchess dc Bourgogne's
all devote themselves to saying clever
things and the duchess Is delighted
with the conversations that take place
logic, rhetoric, physics are all dis
cussed and examined into. 1t is pro-
posed to form an Academic de Fem.
mes, composed of forty members.
There are already twenty on the list"
So It seems probable that had the pro.
iect of the Duchesse de Bourgogne not
been cut short by death We might now
have had an Academic de Femmes of
two centuries standing. But who
were the twenty "immortelles already
on the list?" Nine. de Sevigne, whose
letters were not yet published, died in
1896: Mdlle. Scudery, "the tenth muse"
in 17O1; and Nine. de Genlis was not
born, In this century the twenty
would be more easily found and would
certainly include the names Of Nine.
de Stael, Nine. Swetohine, Nine. de
Segur, George Sand, Nine. de Girardin
and Nine. Craven. Much OF the liter
ary talent of earlier days was devoted
to the writing Of private letters-now,
alas! thanks to kilograms, post cards
and the pace" necessary to keep up
with this flying century. almost lost
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Whitmore
cas or. Services bi.weekly ,..ternatlne
morning and evening. SerYieess v ednes
day. Z p. IN, Sunday School 2p. m.
Guild each Lords Day 830p. m. other ser
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church Rev. A. Bredenbek, past
tor Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and $50 P
Sunday School, Q. P. " Prayer Meet
,ng, Wednesday, 6.45 P.
United Brethren Church-Rev. William
Daugherty Pastor. Regular Services by
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at 10 a. m,
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School Pm.
Mite Society Srmi.monthly, Wednesday
evening at s o'clock. W. Mis-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Moravian Church: Rev. NJ. F. Oerter, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sundays a. m
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard $3.50 respectively.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
Nj Courtney Pastor. Services every alter
natU)Sp nday at 10 A. NJ and 700 +. M,
Sunda School at 0 A. NJ. Prayer Meeting
very Wednesday evening at 700 T. M.
ST.. Stephens Church, Protestant Episcoal
= Rev. Ernest McGill, Rector. Services
every Sunday at 400, p. M, at Walkers
vile /: at 1890 a. IN. at Thurmont,
Service SATURDAYS at 400 p. m.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27
Pointed Paragraphs q.

A mans past is the best prophet OF
his future.
Necessity knows no law, and it's the
same with extravaganza.
After man came woman; and she's
still very much in the race.
Hush money usually speaks for both
parties in the transaction.
The string a woman ties around her
husbands finger is forget-me- not.
The man who persists in doing his
fellow-man usually ends by doing time.
It may be the taking ways Of a pho
tographer that makes his patrons look
pleasant.
A man always caters to woman's
vanity when he thinks 1t will further
his own interests.
It Is the easiest thing in the world
to forgive yourself the sins you con-
denim In others.
It frequently puzzles policeman to
distinguish between drunken wheel
man and a beginner. ...
Whenever there is more than one
way of doing thing the other fellow
invariably does 1t the wrong way.
The young girl with her hair done
up and her skirts let down for the
first time possesses more awe-inspiring
dignity than q fioorwalker In a dry
goods store.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27
A REMARKABLE MAN.
CAREER AND SUCCESS OF SIR THoa
JOHNSTON Upton.

In Thirty Years He Amassod Millions-
Started ON $50 Which He Borrowsd.-
His Holdings All Over the WWrld-Knls
5000 Hogs . Day.
In sketch of Sir Thomas that ap.
peared in q recent number of The
Black and White, OF London, the writer
says: Although the great merchants
parents were both Irish. his life and
bis work, his courageous struggle. and
the brilliant success which ultimately
crowned them belong entirety to Glas-
gow." This is not entirely correct,
for. although Sir Thomas, the SON OF
a workingman, earned 2s. Sd. q week
as messenger boy. about forty years
ago in that city, the real theatre Of his
first achievement was New York. It
was In this city that his business fac
ulties were sharpened. and his mind
developed through sheer self-responsi-
bility.
His LIES story, II printed in book
for boys. might, by careful parents.
be regarded as improbable II not true
for 1t is one of those phenomena OF
human existence that verify the para
dox that truth is stranger than fiction
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27
THRMONT frederick County, Maryland Thursday April II, 8s9
IN in A FROZEN HIDE.
Captain Jennins's Awful Despair and H's
Delivsranoo.

Captain JenninEs Awful Despair ana Hie
Delivsrance.
A party Of scouts from the stations
on Bledsoe's creek, In Summer county,
was over in Wilson on a tour Of OBJ
servation for Indian signs. As they
prepared to camp late one winter af-
ternoon, Capt. Jennings, who was Of
the number, started out to kill a buf-
falo from a herd which was near by.
There was heavy sleet on the ground
and he found It difficult to get In good
range on account Of the noise of his
feet on the cracking ice, but after fol-
lowing the game for several miles he
at last killed very large bull. Fear
Ing that the meat might be injured II
left until the next morning, he
skinned the animal and got out the
viscera. BY the time he was done
night had come, and he decided to
remain with his meat instead Of seek
ing camp In the darkness. So. wrap
ping the huge hide around him, flesh
side out, he lay down and slept very
comfortably until morning. On wax
Ing, he found himself tightly impris-
oned in the hide, which had frozen
hard and now resisted all his efforts
to escape.
Hour after hour rolled by in agony
to the captain. He yelled at the top
Of his voice for help and strained and
kicked with all his might at the raw
hide enclosure, but 1t proved stubbon
to the last degree. He doubtless swore
many bitter oath, for he was Of too
irasoible d temperament to submit
tamely. He expected his companions
to search for him, and they did, but
with a great deal Of caution, fearing
that he had been killed by the Indians.
His prolonged absence could be ac-
1ounted for in no other way. He gave
up all hope Of extricating himself as
the hours wore away, but help he had
not thought OF was to save him from
q death which would have been ex-
tremely mortifying, at the least. to
a man who had escaped Indian bullets
and swan Icy rivers like beaver. We
will let him relate the issue in his
own words: "Well, the sun came out
in the afternoon, and this softened
the hide on he top 80 l could get one
arm out, and when l got one arm out
! worked like pizen until / got my
body through"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27

SlH THOMAb LirAoNs
While Thomas worked during the days
IN dingy Glasgow as messenger boy
he attended the schools at night With
the indomitable idea that education
was the base Of all things. As soop
as he had learned to write and to fig
ure and had a passing knowledge o(
the worlds geography and Of his own
country's history, he came to Amera.
ca. There are certain youths who
need no school but the world: give
them q start, and their ability In many
lines develops naturally and evenly
and as sure as fate itself. BENJAMIN
Franklin was one Of these lads: Thorn.
as Johnston Upton was another. The
world Is their school, aud In 1t they
are ever ahead of their contempora-
ries who have been blessed with col
lege educations.
And here the writer In Tho Black
and White errs again. for he says
that the lad, after brief and un-
eventful visit to the United States,
returned to Glasgow and started the
venture that has now led to world
wide Success" ACCORDING to Sir
Thomas's own words, recalled by the
writer of this sketch, the period OF his
visit" here. although passing brief.
was decidedly not without significance.
my experience In America" said
Sir Thomas. during one OF his periodi.
cal runs across" In June. 1895.
"sharpened me, and always felt that
/ get a good commercia' training
here"
On his return to Glasgow he bor-
rowed from his parents ESQ that they
had saved by strict economy an.
opened a small provision shop. He
was proprietor, clerk, and Office boy
even his own scrubwoman. In the
brief period of thirty years, note the
difference! Now he has stores in every
town in England, Ireland, and Scot
land that is large enough to support
a store--or his corporation has, whicn
amounts to the same thing, for 1t was
only recently that he decided to trans
fer his great business interests to the
control of a company. He also has
an Office in New York and a packing
house in Chicago. But this Is not all.
In addition he is the largest individual
owner of land in the Island Of Ceylon,
where he grows tea, coffee and cocoa.
The Indian headquarters Of the COM
pany is in Calcutta. He also has stores
In Hamburg ami Berlin. For his pack
ing house in Chicago he kills as many
as 5000 hogs q day..
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27

The war signal experiment. in which
william A. Eddy of Bayonne, N. j.,
was to- photograph the flag signals
from a camera in midair, took place.
General Greedy had some time before
sent the United States army signal code
to George Ewald and Herman Beck,
who had made the flags for the CEN
tral signal station operated by Mr.. Ed
dy. The main kite was operated by
Stuart M. French. The first signal
was raised by George Ewald at 8 a. m.
The second went to still higher point
at 10:45 a. m.s and the third was raised
by means of four Eddy kites. and was
entirely successful, the moving signal
operating perfectly. A thunder shower
which came up drove everybody to
shelter, but the four kites remained
aloft in the rain and partly dried while
still In the air after the shower had
passed
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27
An Elegant Article.

A Georgia rural editor thus de-
scribes an accident that occurred dur
ing a wedding ceremony:
"The bride, looking the picture of
loveliness, stood under the swinging
chandelier. So did the bridegroom.
"The bridegroom was over feet 2,
and, In bowling his responses to the
minister's questions, he accidentally
tilted the chandelier, which overturned
a kerosene lamp. the oil Of which spat-
tered all over the brides dress and the
minister's broadcloth coat. To say
that the bridegroom was mad would
not do Justice to his feelings.
"But he restrained himself, and sup
ported the bride to the front porch,
where the ceremony was concluded un-
der the stars of heaven. The minister
has sent in bill for his coat, but the
bridegroom swears he won't pay it."