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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
Pure Tea
in packages
at grocers'
Schillings
Best

farmers live. Travelling by buggy is
also cheapest. | carry very little cash
money. as | Away pay by check. There
is no danger on The highways. but it
Is always best 10 travel by Lay and rest
AT night. In the hot weather | make
starts at four a IN. and ger over a good
deal OF ground lay nine o'clock. Afew
hours in the evening finish up the days
work in cattle buying.
IL had one horse | used every week
day for ten years. | never travel or
do business on the Sabbath day. Horse
and man must rest on the seventh dav.
or the first day of the week. whichever
way you want 10 take IT,. Thirty miles
driving every day. stopping, buying.
feeding and shipping. is smart work
enough. OF course | enjoy the lif.
Any man would If he once got INFO
IT.. lts the best scnool in the world.
think, and about the only way TO see
the country. Some Of my friends ca.
me foolish for not riding on railroad
trains. but that's al right. Inever wa
married. and having no family was al
ways free to go ard come."-N. Y. sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
Real Estate and Mining Transfers.

L. w. Johnson TO Fergus Livestock & Land
Co. wig swA, seil sw4. sec 2S; neh seh. sec
%. tp Is n. T 20 e; $500.
Geo. J. Bach to Judith Basin Bank. easterly
half lot /, blk &c, Original townsite; $1,000.
Thos, Brewington TO Daniel Whelan, swh
nwh. wig swtl, sec 4; lots 1 and 2, sell neh sec
5; nwA nwA sec Q, tp 10 n, T ice; $4,000.
Matthew McCabe to Arthur b. jerks, nwl4
swh sec 20; ei9 seil sec 30; nea neH sec 81, tp
n n, T Is e; $50.
Antoine Ouelette to Alexander Schnaebelen
fraction of land lying below town; 81.
William Hanna to Samuel Hurvitch, lot Is,
blk IS, Gilt Edge; $500.
Thos. Brewington to Anna Whelan, sel4 swh
sec A.; e1a nwA, sw4 nwA, sec Q, tp 10 n, T 10 e.
81
George p. Finch to William Gordon, VIII
mex, eh nwh, swh sec 81, tp 10 n. T 10 e; s6io
Frank Pick to John Laux. lot S, blk SIX, Orig.
inal townsite; $1,000.
Thos. NJ. Shaw. sheriff, TO Eugene T Wilson
receiver. w. s. Powell property on the judith
sold in August, 1898, under execution of tn,
First National bank of Helena; 5000.
w. c. Craft to +. +. Smith and H.. p. Imis
lund, one-half interest in wa mex sec q, tp /
n, T % e; $50.
George Easton to Fergus Livestock & LAM
Co., wiz nwh, MA swh, sec q, tp 10 n, r 10 e
sell SEX sec 81; swh sw& sec %; wiz nwIi Sc
a. tp Is n, T 20 e; $500.
"Ciarence E. Barnes to NJ. l.. Woodrnan, lot
A, s and 6, blk l2F, Original townsite; $500.
August Josten to Oscar Stephens, eh nwt
em swh, sec 81, tip IS n, r q e; 500.
James B. Mills to Frank Swanser, agreemer
for transfer of en SEX sec 81; sh swh sec 30. t
II n, T 10 e.; 600.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03

There il more catarrh in this Sec
ton Of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For a grea. many years
doctors pronounced il a local dis
east and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t
incurable. Science has proven ca
tarrh to be a constitutional disease,
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co., To-
ledo. Ohio, ia the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t IL taken in
ternally i'm doses from ten drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. They offer One hundred dol.
lars for any case it fails tOcure. Send
for circulars and testimonials. AID.
dress
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
WON'T TRAVEL BY TRAIN.
This Cattle Dealer Started Out with
n Buggy, and to a buggy
lie sticks.

Elijah y. Hofses. aged 20, OF Werners-
vile, Pa, is a cattle dealer who has
travelled over a large part of the west
ern states and has never ridden on a
railroad train. He thinks nothing Of
getting as far west as the cattle ranges
OF Kansas with his horse and buggy,
buying up stock on the way out and
back.
II don't know that / have anything
against railroads. said he. that would
induce me not TO travel by train. |
ship all my stock by train. | guess
the reason | do not ride on cars nv
self is that ! started out by buggy, and.
as am used TO it, | keep at it. / have
my usual route to cover. sometimes
extending 1000 miles. | travel a GER
tain distance every day. There are a
certain number of farms or stock deal
ers 10 see between towns. In fact, a
man can have a time table by buggy
the same as railroad trains have. |
may not be so regular, though. Athou-
"''N "hNN tiP van Dt Hldut NlllOuI
varying three days for the whole route.
1t all depends on how business goes.
when a man travels on the road
by buggy for 40 years. he gets 10 be
pretty well known, and if he has cared
for his credit, his honesty and his good
character, he has no trouble buying
stock cheap and right, and if he pays
spot cash there is a small profit for
him after he has paid his freight and
ether expenses east and sells out for
safe cash. When | get tired of buggy
riding l get out and walk. That has
kept me in the good health | now en-.
JOY. There is no exercise better thar
wa'dng. When Idrove cattle eastinsteat
of shipping by carload lots, | walked
much more than in the past few
years. The old-time droying is moi
profitable now. Competition is tos
shrap. Dressed beef is shipped cas-
too cheap. The only way to get any
profit in live cattle is TO buy spot casl
by visiting the farmers and stock deal
ers in person, and you cannot get I,
their farms nearly so cheaply asby tray
cling by buggy. You can buy railroad
tickets with stop-off privileges, bu
then you have your expenses in hiring
teams to get into the country where III.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
Most UntimeIy Weather.

When the sun rose in clear skies
this morning snow lay to a depth of
at least two feet, the storm having
begun early Monday morning. The
caves have been running continu.
ously. The loss among lambs and
calves, as well as among the weaker
OF the old stock is certain to be very
severe. Tuesday the stages found it
impossible to travel and the mails
will be necessarily delayed for some
days to- come. A telephone message
from Great Falls states that the
storm il general throughout the
state, though more severe in Fergus,
Choteau and Teton counties. Near
Choteau II. C. Power is reported to
have lost 600 lambs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
NOTES OF ARMY AND NAVY.

A cannon ball fired from one of the
great Krupp or Armstrong guns travel.
2.Ss7 feet per second.
The fixed bayonet was not used il
The charges, either at San Juan or +
Caney. 1t is claimed il should be mad,
smaller and sharper.
One of the new forts in Charleston
harbor will be named Fort Capron, il
honor of the young captain who wa,
killed in the battle of La Guasimas, il
Cuba.
Our government has bought 253 boat.
since the beginning of the war, and ha
paid over 100000 The smallest ar,
launches run by naphtha or %electri'
'rgines, while the largest are trans
ports of 5000 tons.
Cordite cartridges sent from the fac
tory al Waltham Abbey to India fiy,
years ago, after being subjected 4,
every practical test of heat, cold, dry
ness and damp, on being used at riff
ranges have been found to be as goot
as when first made.
NJ. Edouard Lockroy, French minis
ter of marine. intends TO refuse all ap
plications for the temporary service o
foreign officers with any of the squad
ons Foreign officers may still be ad
mitted 10 ships IN remote seas, and also
to a few stations on shore.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03

1t having been recommended to the
war department that Fort Missoula
be abandoned, Secretary Alger tele-
graphed senator Carter in relation
TO thematter and the latter responded
promptly as follows: "Unquestion-
ably public safety demands that
Fort Missoula be not abandoned
while 1000 Flathead Indians are
maintained by the government in
that vicinity. | earnestly protest
against the abandonment Of Fort
Missoula while the Indians are kept
there" In reply to the senator's
protest Secretary Alger telegraphed
that Fort Missoula would not he
abandoned. This will be good news
to the people of M~issoula.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03

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 ca
con 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
/ D. m. and make connections the
following day at Great Falls with
trains going east and west.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03

A trust, known us the Amalgamat-
ed Copper company, has been effected
with a capitalization OF S~75,OOO,OOO
Marcus DAILY, OF the Anaconda com
pany, has been made president OF the
trust. 1t will now be in orderfOrth h
Anaconda Standard, Marcus Days
personal organ, to attribute the for
nation of the trust to the Republican
marty.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03

Every time you meet a mar whose
place ia within the Mckinley circle,
you will meet n who is for Quay
says the Anaconda Standard. Is
that so? The Chicago Times Her
aid, which T. Great Falls Tribune
delights tn call McKinley's personal
organ, opposed Quay's election and
denounced him ms an INSCRIPTIONS
political boss who should retire to
private life. And there are Others.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
An Epidemic of Whooping Cough.

Last winter, during an epidemic OF
whooping cough, my children con-
tracted the disease, having severe
coughing spells. We had used Cham
b~erlain's Cough Remedy very success
fully for Group and naturally turned
to ii at that time and found 1t re-
lieved the cough and effected a com.
plete cure.-John Il. Clifford, proprie-
tor Norwood House, Norwood, NY
This remedy is for sale by all drug
gists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOHN NJ. vR00MAN, Editor and Proprietor

The jury in the George case at Can
ton, Ohio, after being ont twenty
two hours, returned a verdict OF not
guilty. While there il little doubt
that the woman fired the fatal shot
the Jury regarded the act as iusti-
fable.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
Cook & Hilger.
Loans, Investments, Commissions AND Insurance.
W. willfor a period of 80 days offer the fol-
lowing bargains in city and ranch property.
Partial List of Property for Sale.

all spring calves thrown in at thirty-three and
one third dollars per head and will rent ranch
of $40 acres for three years at $500 per year or
one -third of crop. Cattle and ranch to go to-
gether.
Six hundred dollars will buy 100 acres, five
miles from Lewistown; 80 acres timber, bal
ance grazing; good water; 100000 feet of saw
logs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03

Bilious headache, yellow skin, coat
ed tongue, fevered lips. Hudyar
cures. All druggists. 80 cents.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
Ranch Property.

2iO acres on Judith River near Philbrook,
patented, one of the oldest ranches in the
basin, splendid water right, good buildings,
cuts a hundred tons of hay. 40 acres under
cultivation. all fenced. a snap at $500. $l,lOO
cash and balance one year at 10 per cent.
1910 acres of patented land, one of the best
sheep or cattle ranches in the county, east OF
TIBET, good water right, all fenced. splendid
buildings and sheds, controls large range, well
kept up, and all for $3.50. Halt cash balance
one year at 10 per cent. A rare bargin.
Nine hundred and sixty. acres of patented
land, nine-room house, valuable barn, stable
and corrals. good water in house and corral,
valuable water right, % tons good hay. all foI
$500; situated on Judith river, near mouth OF
Ross Fork; part cash, time on balance, Ihis
Is the best bargain we have offered this
season.
az, 900 will buy a good ranch of 16O acres oi
patented land near Big Spring creek, seven
miles from Lewistown. Two story house
stable, sheds and granary, water, right ano
good spring at house. s. acres under cultiva,
ton, so acres of hay land. Time on s1.OS a
ten per cent interest.
$3.50 will buy one of the best farming anc
stock ranches in the Basin. 200 acres patented
land, 15 acres under cultivation, all fenced
with three wires and pole, all pitch pine posts
IS acres of timothy and alfalfa. Situated five
and one-half miles from Lewistown and three
quarters of a mile from school house. Larg'
| spring on ranch, splendid water, a ten-roorI
and other out buildings. Must be sold befor'
May first. Time will be given on sll000 at j
per cent interest, one OF two years. This Is
veritable snap for intending investors.
$1,000 will buy a ranch of $50 acres of patent
ed land and so acres of unpatented grains
land, and one Of the best improved hay rancho
in the country, located near Halbert. Mont. 4
large and commodious house, two large sheds
convenient outbuildings, four conals and
miles of fencing. For sale until April i, afte
which date will be withdrawn. A splenol
stock ranch for either cattle or sheep.
r We will sell you 81 head Of three-year-olt
steers. 10 head Of yearlings and 10 cows froE
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03

Pimples, eruptions, sweaty hands
and feet are cured by Hudyan. All
druggists, 80 cents.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-03
City Property.

A four room cottage on Main street next to
court house, two lots, stable and good well,
very convenient and only $1,000. One years
time for $500 at eight per cent. The best and
cheapest snap on the list.
$500 for two lots, fence, good stable, log
house. fine well. best location. Very cheap.
A neat four room cottage, one lot, near
Sixth avenue, with stable and wood shed, a
snap at 800.
A five room frame cottage. 2 lots, good well
and wood shed, centrally located, at $1.2jO.O.
Easy terms.
A six room cottage on Main street. very con-
yenient to court house and business part of
W one lot with stable. good cellar and well.
Very desirable property and can be bought for
$l,4OO.
s1,150 will buy a six-room dwelling on Main
street, east side; in good condition and very
desirable property.
Five lots and two cottages on eastside, cheap;
will sell aportion.
Two lots on Washington street. with good
barn and chicken house and twenty loads rock-
and enclosed by good fence; choice Location
for residence.
A new fve-room cottage with shed addition,
and two lots in central location for the sum OF
q $50 and will give time at low interest on
A desirable business lot on Main street for
Gil $50 and a snap for a central business location
Two lots on Main street, east side of Spring
creek and a very desirable business location
for $500 each.
rates. Call and we will show them to you.
Ne Have Inquiries Every Day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09
DANGER ONES.
But little More Trouble An
etieipatd in the ph,lipp nes.

Manila, Feb. al a. m.-The Fiiipinos
at Caiocan opened fire last evening just
before midnight upon the Kansas out
posts on the extreme left OF the Ameri.
can line.
They maintained a fusllade Of musket-
ry, supplemented by an occasional shot
from two big guns FOR about twenty
minutes. The Americans did not reply.
The enemy fired at long range and no.
body was hurt All was quiet along the
rest Of the line and there was no change
in the American position during the
night.
The First Wyoming infantry relieved
the 2Srd infantry at the water works yes
terday, the latter returning to Provost
guard In the city. which is gradually re-
suming its normal appearance.
The Tennesseeans have just sailed FOR
Iollo on the transport st. Paul Briga-
dier General Mnlers forces now consist
Of battery @. the 9Th and sth regular
infantry regiments and half signal COM
pany. with the Baltimore, Boston and
Petrol
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09

Of terms Secretary Alger this afternoon
repeated his statement OF yesterday that
he had given the General since the battle
and saw no reason for giving any. He
realized, he said. that General Otis, being
on the ground and having proved his 1T
ness was In better position 20 deal with
the situation than any one IN Washing
ton Should the General ask permission
therefore 70 do anything. he would bc
granted permission Immediately.
Should he ask for Instructions on any
point" said Secretary Alger. che Will
be told TO exercise his own discretion
In this view OF the ease, it viii be seen
thta no one here san at present. tell haw
General Otis vii deal towarss Anguinal-
dos application. But the opinion IS cx-
pressed by men here who know General
Otis experience with the Indians that ho
win make the laying down OF arms the
condition OF dealing with the iusurgcn. .s
at all and II that condition r. met. or
course It viii mean a speedy termination
OF the rebellion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09
TEL EGRAPH BREYITIEs.

Jackson, MISC. Feb. 8-Governor Nc
Laurin Is critically ~ with pneumonia.
Washington, Fob. 8-Yrigadler General
John n Patterson uas been placed on the
retired list
Sacramento. Cal. Feb. s-The 10th bal
lot for United States senator taken to-
day shows no change In tho senatorial
deadlock
Denver. Feb, s-rhe agreement was
signed today for a twenty round nght
between kid Parker OF Denver and Spider
Kelly, Of San Francisco before the Denver
athletic club March 90
Washington, Feb. s-The remains OF
General John A. Rawlins were Inferred
az Arlington cemetery this afternoon.
with appropriate ceremonies after hav-
ms been transferred from tho congress-
ional cemetery, where they have reposed
/ for some years.
! Portsmouth ". IT,, Fob. s-Chlef mach
mist B. ID. MoGrath, Of the u. 8. 8. Al
/ lance died today al the naval hospital
/ from the effects Of a wound received dur
Ing the recent war. His home was in
Portsmouth va. and the remains viii be
taken there for interment.
San Francisco Feb. S-Dr. Kramer.
prominently connected with the German
| Legation in Samoa arrived on the steamer
Monoa today and 70 Is believed he brings
important advicos FOR is government rs
! gardug the situation ir Samoa. DR..
I Kramer says hte situation Is almost at
/ q standstl
Omaha. Feb S-The south Omaha live
stock exchange appointed a COMMITTEES
TO draft resolutions 10 be sent 10 the
President and cabinet at Washington
calling for an Investigation OF the charges
that embalmed beef was furnished by ths
local packers for the use Of the array sur
/ ing the war.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09
Additional Casualties

Washington, Feb. s.-The adiutant gem
eral has received the following auution-
al list OF casualties at Manila:
Manila. Feb. S.-Adjutant genera. WASH
lngton: Additional casualties
KILLED.
Twentieth Kansas-First Lieutenant
Afford c. Afford.
Company H-Private Charles Il Pratt.
WOUNDED.
Company F-Charles Hammond. Daniel
Conway, William Nelson
Company M-George NJ. Battersly.
Company B-Artihcer Charles A Kelson.
Privates Dan Hewitt, John Gillian.
Company D-Raymond Clark.
Company I-Sergeant Jay Sheldon, Prl-
Yates william A McGraw. Ernst Fritz,
NJ Edward Siebel
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY
KILLED.
H-Privates Ransom Clase, Newton
Henry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09
Feeling In Washington
(Signed)

Washington, Feb. s.-There was an al
most complete release Of the tension un-
der which the rapid occurrence Of events
IN the Philippines has held the officials
OF the administration since the frst start
liug news from Manila on Saturday night.
This was brought about through the re-
ceipt Of a bulletin from General Otis
summing up the latest results OF the hght.
Ing he has h.sd With the natives The
statement that Agulnaldos influence had
been destroyed and that the Filipino
leader was seeking the cessation OF hos.
tilititse and for conference. was mos
acceptable and was interpreted as an ad
mission that he had realized his terri
BILE mistake. II Is entirely improbable
that he win be able 70 obtain anythinl
like the Same terms as were possible Las
week. No one here nav knows just VIVA
General Otis intends 70 impose in the we,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09

his influence througout this section des-
troyed: now applies for u cessation Of
hostilities and conference; have declined
to answer. Insurgent expectation OF rising
In cnty on night OF 4th unrealized. Pro-
cost marshal general with admirable dis
position OF troops defeated every at
tempt. City quiet. business resumed. nat
ives respectful and cheerful, fighting
qualities Of American troops revelation
to all inhabitants.
(Signed) Or1S.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09

st. Louis and San Francisco railroad
company
Take the most popular route TO St
Louis and all points east, Kansas City
and all points north and west
Sunta Fe trains make close connec-
tions at oklahoma City and Wichita
for all points on the Frisco line.
st Louis and KanBas City mail and
express leaves Oklahoma City at 0:i5
every morning; leaves st Louis at $40
every evening and arrives a. Otlahomu
City at s:2O the following evening.
Through reclining chair cars with
out change Pul mann palace sleeper'
from Monett TO st. Louis and Kansas
City You can secure berths befor
leaving Oklahoma.
Further information will bescheer
fully given by the nearest agent ol
B. H. DUNN, II. #. and =. A.,
Oklahoma City.
BYRON SNYDER. G.. A.,
St Louis, Mo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-09

b. b. 3. Before allowing me % take it, now
ever, my guardian who was chemist. aua-
lyEed the remedy, and pronounced IL free Of
potash or mercury felt SO much better after
taking two bottles, that I continued the rem
ely, ane In two months was cured com plctely.
The cure was permanent, for have nevcf since
had touch Of Rheumatism though many
times exposed 10 damp and cold weather
ELEANoR ~. TlPrELL,
gTi1 Powelt0n Avenue, Philadelphia.
Don't suffer longer with rheumatism.
Throw aside your oils and liniments, as
they can not reach your trouble. Don .
experiment with doctOrs-their potash
and mercury will add to your disable
ity and completely destroy your diges-