Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-19

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situation, Mr.. Finkbeiner said that he
thought the Democratic local ticket the
poorest ever put in the field. and that
aside from one or two he did not be-
lieve the Democrats had any hope what
ever Of electing the men, but had just
put them on TO fill up. Concerning j.
|. Corbly he had him sized up about
right. He had never heard of Mr.. Cor
bly, doing anything, being always 'agin
IT," and thought the smile Of a brake
On the wheels of progress just about
fitted him.
Hiram Wclch, one uf the returned
members of Company I, is lying dan
gerously i'll and it il doubtful whether
he can live much longer. lie became
quite sick the latter part Of last week
and was taken to the ,pmc ofJoc Licb-
ert and remained tbrro until Monday
afternoon. when he WAS removed by
some of his former comrades to the
home Of Mrs. Eva Mcllugh, who zen.
erously agreed to place room at the
sick mans disposal and to minister 60
him such attentions &c. were possible
The disease from which the unfortu-
nate soldier is suircrin- was contracted
during his term of military service IN
the Philippine Islands and in the course
of a few months has reduced a strong
and robust youth, with "a light heart
and IA buoyant disposition. toa living
skeleton, without q solitary hope in
life. The boys parents rs well as the
members of his company. are doing
everything in their power to make him
comfortable, and steps are being taken
to have him placed in the charge of a
competent nurse. The case is one of
peculiar sadness, and has east a gloom
over all of Hiram's friends. DR.. |. A.
Keyte, the Osteopath, is doing all that
he can to save his patients life, but
holds out very little hope for his recov-
cry. This morning Mr.. Welch is con-
siderably improved and his friends feel
more hopeful for his recovery.
Several sheriffs of this state have been
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ton. They have first received a circu-
lar of the ordinary character. inform
for the apprehension OF 4 man wanted
for robbery, the description Of the man
being given in full. by the same mail,
or a day later, comes Il personal letter
advising the sheriff that the writer has
positive knowledge that a part of the
stolen goods have been sent to the thief
by express, addressed othe town where
order to assist the sheriff in capturing
the thief when he shall call for the
package, an order for the package is
enclosed, TO which the thicf's name has
been forged. The sheriff. eager to OBJ
tain the $500 reward, and thinking he
has an easy thing, goes to the express
agent, finds such a package has arrived,
but there are advance charges of IS
thereon. That being a small figure
when $500 is to be had, some sheriffs
have paid the IS and held the package.
But the thief never comes. He is 10.
Gated in Canada and has been conduct.
ing the correspondence from that end,
receiving the IS paid by the sheriff.
This scheme has been worked during
the past fortnight on a hundred or more
sheriffs in the west-just how many
cannot be said, as they are not saying
very much about it.
We are under obligations TO the Jud.
it'll Basin Milling Co. for a samplesack
of the new -four manufactured since
the addition of new and valuable ma.
chinery. We have no hesitation in pro
nouncing the bread made from thi,
flour equal II not superior to that mad,
from any brand Of imported flour.
Others who have tried this -four alsC
testify TO its excellence. Messrs. Bach
and Cook say they have not received
one unfavorablc report from the sam.
Piles sent out. The Importance of tn,
results accomplished by the company
cannot be oycr-estimatcd. II has gun,
to a great expense in procuring ncw
machinery, believing that good houl
could be made from Montana wheat
, with the proper facilities. The result
fully justifcs the expenditure, and i
the present high grade is maintained
the -four should he in greater demand
than imported brands. While we ar,
eating good bread we should also re-
member that we are encouraging HON,
industry and afrording a market for tn,
wheat grown ny our farmers. Now le
the farmers do their share-raisr a goo,
, quality of wheat and keep It free from
weeds. oats and barley-and they vii
receive better results and there will h
= less fault-hnding all around. WhcI
you order your next sack of -four cal
| for the best grade made by the ,Juditl
, Basin Milling Go. You will find il good
The Fisher Typewriting company, o
Cleveland, Ohio, has sent one Of il
machines to County Clerk and Recordc
e Kelly for trial, and Deputy Moultsn i
now engaged in the task Of solving tn,
mysteries Of its workings. Thcs
machines are designed for keeping put
5 lie and official records upon the type
writer instead of with the pen as ha