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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-30
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
Remarkable Increase in Per Capita De-
posits in National Banks.

Washington May 22.-"Western fna nces
are going to afford one OF the strongest Re.
publican campaign arguments, says Hon.
Charles Dick, secretary OF the Republican
national committee.
II have just been exa mining the deposits,
number OF depositors and the average
amour. to the credit OF each depositor for
the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
and Wyoming" said Gen. Dick. "The
growth in wealth and prosperity OF these
states since 1894 has been remarkable and
the people out there cannot but feel thstit
must be due to the prosperity brought
about by the Republican administration.
Between July Is, 1894. and June 80,
1899, the bank deposits OF Idaho, with it's
100, 900 people, have increased by sI5i,-
900 and the number OF depositors was
$50 more last year than 10 1894.
Now, look at Montana. There the
bank deposits have increased from sI,-
063,4 to IS. .76O, ,s23, gain OF more
than 100 per cent. The number Of depos-
itors has also nearly doubled, increasing
from 1868 up to 1921 last year. TIL,
average amount OF each deposit in Mos
tana was S563 in the national basks in
1894; last year it was ST12, an increase of
$3.50 for each deposit. Montana, it should
be remembered, has population Of only
100000 people.
Colorado makes even a better proper.
tionats showing than Montana, the drpos.
it's there having increased from S9,379, 1873
up to $50, ,05S,3 also more than 100
per cent gain. Where Colorado had Is, ,532
depositors in it's banks in 1894 it has over
30000-to be exact, 0,0i7 last year. In
the national banks of Colorado the aver.
age deposit in 1894 was S537, last year it
was S729, an increase of almost 5000 to
each deposit. In the state and private
banks the average amount OF each deposit
was 1926 in 1894 and $ii5 last year, a
gain of Sl20 to the credit OF each depos.
itor. Last years bank deposits in Colo
RADIO were equal to S3l for every man,
woman and child oi its Coo, 900 people.
Now, let US look at Wyoming. Its bank
deposits last year amounted Ia S3,152,-
900, as compared with 81 252 G3Gin 1891.
Taking the population Of Wyoming at 90.
900 people. the average amount to the
credit OF every man, woman and child was
larger even than in Colorado, being S35 per
capita. The total number OF depositors 10
the state was 3,026 in 1894 and G,49i last
year. There was an increase OF $50 in the
amount Of each deposit within the five
years in the national banks and an in.
crease OF S110 in the average amount eI
each deposit 10 the state and private banks
of Wyoming.
"Now, let us lump up these figures and
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-30

The evidence" said the Judge, shows
that you threw stone at this man
"Surs" replied Mrs. O'Hoolihan. AN
the looks ay the man shows more than
thot, yer honor. II shows that Oi bit
him. "-Northwest Magazine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-30

The ARGUS publishes the local and foreign
happenings more promptly than any other
Fergus county paper. II you don't find II in
the ARGUS you may be sure II is a fake"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-30

Capetewn, May 24.-President Kruger, it
is announced here. has issued proclama.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-30

campaign is coming on this year. Read
he news. You will lind II in the ARGUS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-30

"Try Red Top high ball at the
Silver Dollar"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-30

,cK AND WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10
NEW MEXICO.
CORN KILLING JUSTIFIED.

julius Wellgenhausen, who killed
Joseph Corn at Central, was released
from custody after his preliminary
hearing, the killing being justifiable
on the grounds of self-defense In the
opinion of the justice before whom the
| hearing was had. The defense intro
duced witnesses who testified that
Corn made various threats and was
armed with a long knife open in his
hand I'D to within a few minutes of
his death.
CHIROPODIZE THE GOATS.
w. o. Cox, a stockman of Roswell,
says that the man who starts into
the Angora goat business will find
that they will jump everything less
than one hundred feet and climb sap
lings. They will get at the neighbor' S
wash as sure as it goes on the line
and there will be lingerie to pay for.
But Mr.. Cox says that ii Angora rails
ers want to be on the safe side they
can ge There by engaging the services
of n chiropodist. Have him cut off the
little creeper which they have on the
bottom of their hoof. Its removal
will not hurt him much and will ruin
his ambition to climb.
A TERRIBLE NIGHT.
W1In DOln leeI CGuSHtu Vic ltS
badly broken above the knee, tramp
plumber lay at the side of the railroad
track six miles from Silver City for
sixteen hours All through the long
chilly night he suffered with pain and
thirst with only the stars above him
and no one to comfort him or to go for
assistance. When daylight came he
saw two trains pass and though he sig
nailed to them they did not stop. The
- h. loo cya
train, told of seeing the man when the
train arrived at Silver City and Assis-
tant Superintendent McNally. who was
on the train ordred him back to the
place where the man was to get him.
He was taken to Silver City and given
medical attention but he died in the
afternoon. He had been to Silver
City in search of work and failing to
find it had left on the trucks of a pas
senger train. He went to sleep and
fell of with the above results.
LELAND'S SUCCESSOR NAMED.
A dispatch from Washington says
that the president has appointed Hon.
Silas Alexander to be associate JUS
tice of the supreme court of New Mex
leo for the fifth judicial district to sue
coed Judge Charles A. Leland, who re-
signed some time ago. Mr.. Alexander
has been a resident of the territory for
eighteen years, having come from
PENNSYLVANIA where he was admitted
o the bar He first located in Sierra
county, where he practiced his profess
sion and engaged in the mining bus
mess, and for a while was deputy
county clerk. In 1892 President Har-
rison appointed him secretary of the
territory to fill the vacancy but he was
removed for political purposes the next
year. Three years ago Gov. Otero ap-
pointed him district attorney for Soco-
rro county and two years ago he was
appointed district attorney for Soco-
FRO and Lincoln counties, which office
he still holds. He has lived in Soco-
rro since 1898.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10

Many persons have had the exper-
fence of Mr.. Peter Sherman, of North
Strattord, N H, who says : For
years I suffered torture from chronic
indigestion, but Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
made a well man of me-" II digests
what you eat and is certain cure for
dyspepsia. 1t gives relief at once even
in the worst cases, and can't help but
do good. Fred Schaefer. druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10

When you need a soothing. and heal
ing antiseptic application for any pur-
pose, use the original DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Saive. a well known cure FOR
plies and skin diseases. 1t heals sores
without leaving "a scar. Beware of
cOunterfeits. Fred Schaefsr, druggist
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10
DIR. Nc CHE HOK
Graduate Chinese PhysiciAa

over - years ex
perie nee Ia treating
AL diseases OF men
and women
He guarantees u
cure Blood Poison
Lost Manhood. Skin
diseases. Dropsy
Hernia. 6onorrhoea.
scrofuls, Paralysis
-Rheo matism, Dis
eases OF Brain, Fl cart
Lung. Kidneys, liv-
ar. Bladder, and AL
Female Complaints
! All diseases cured
exclusively by Chi
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surgical op eraious
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10
Ne1ghbOr.
hood Notes
WASHED WITH ACID.
TEXAS.

WASHED WI II AID.
Mrs. Robert Harris. of Corsicana
washed her face whit carbolic acid.
She had been using a lotion to bath her
face for the benefit of her complexion
and got hold of a bottle of carbolic
acid by mistake. Her face is badly
burned and it is likely that ugly scars
will remain on her face permanently.
KILLED BY A COW.
At Birdville. six miles east of Fort
Worth. the body of Mrs. Sarah Snow.
aged SO, was found in a COW lot about
300 yrds from any habitation. In the
vicinity of the spot where the body
was found was a bucket of milk
with the cream on top, indicating that
it had been standing there for several
hours. The left femural artery was
severed and other wounds on the body
gave evidence of the woman being
killed by the COW which she had milk
ed 1t is believed that after she had
MIXED the COW the animal turned on
her and gored her to death.
ANOTHER BLACK FIEND.
Mrs. James L. French. the wife of
respectable farmer. was murdered at
her home three and half miles south
east of Barry by a negro farm hand
named Anderson Morris He attemp-
ted to rob her and she resisted, where
upon he beat out her brains with the
barrel of target rifle. He was taken
to Corsicana and placed in Jail but
talk of lynching caused his removal
to Athens. Mrs. French had been
married only four months. Her death
at the hands of the negro has created
intense excitement in the county and
the news of the lynching of the negro
would create no surprise.
APPROPRIATED RELIEF FUNDS.
Governor Sayers has received infor-
nation that some of the managers of
the various relief committees in the
Gulf coast flood sufferers district were
quietly appropriating money to their
own use in the way of providing sal
aries for themselves for each days
work while distributing the money and
supplies. The governors information
cited three cases in each of which S117
had been appropriated by distributing
agents The governor promptly adj
dressed them a letter calling their at
tention to the fact that if the public
could afford to give this money for
such a worthy cause, it seemed as
thought they might handle it locally
without pay, and it would certainly
look much better. 1t is common talk
that there has been considerable mis-
management of the fund III many sec
tons of the late flooded district
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10

Near Skaguay. Alaska. the strange
exigencies of life in an isolated mining
region compelled a woman to act as
Judge and executioner in a murder
case. With her own hands Mrs. Hans
Nelson put the rope around the neck
of the man whom she had taken pris-
oner. and after she had read a few
verses from the Scriptures she swung
the rope over the limb of a tree. Then
her husband pulled on it until the
moose frightened. and the wretched
man, who was paying the extreme pen
atty for his crime was strangled to
death.
The execution took place at Latuya
bay, 100 miles from Skaguay, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Nelson had gone
to seek their fortunes. Associated
with them were Michael DENIM and
two other miners. The men were mod
erately successful in their search for
gold. and they had obtained several
thousand dollars when the end OF the
season came. There was much discus
sion concerning how to spend the win
ter and one morning, just a year ago.
a council was held at the breakfast
table. DENIM was not present. but
from his bunk in the room near by he
heard his partners make plans for the
spending of their money.
One of the men made some laughing
remark about how he meant to cut d
dashing figure in San Francisco. when
suddenly DENIM entered, with shot
gun in hand. Without saying word
he took careful aim at one offs. ESQ.
he took careful aim and fired at one of
the miners. The man fell. and DENIM
turned his gun upon the miner who
sat next to him. The buckshot crashed
through the mans skull, and he fell
beside his dead comrade. Both barrels
being emptied. DENIM began to load
his gun again, but Mrs. Nelson sprang
at him catching him by the throat.
With strength born of desperation,
she pushed the murderer back against
the wall of the cabin. and called to her
husband to help her overpower him.
Nelson quickly went to her aid, and
wrestling the shotgun from DENIM S
hand. he beat the murderer over the
head until the man fell bleeding and
| unconscious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson bound their
prisoner and threw him into the bunk
he had left not ten minutes before com
hitting the dreadful crime. Then they
examined the two bodies that lay upon
the floor. 1t was not possible to sum
mon help. for they We're miles away
! from any other camping place. 1t was
agreed that the bodies had to be
buried. and the brave woman helped
her husband prepare them for inter
ment. Then the miner and his wife
went out on the beach and spent the
morning digging a grave. They tool
turns using the shovel, and together
they carried the bodies to the grave.
The woman said a prayer. and wheI
the sand was smoothed over this lone
ly mound she went back into the cabiI
that bore the horrible traces of muir
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10

TWO DIAMOND FACTS.
You can't match my assortment or
the prices il you want diamonds for
Christmas.
Better select now and lay aside
A II. Richards, The Jeweler
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10

Co sultasi ON Free
Hours: ga. to y. M; sundays 10 a. u
TO y. M.
OFFICE los MYRTLE AVE
on San Antonio st., next Delaware Fur.
niture Store.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10

S. L. Hughes, manager Ballinger q
Longwell's Saddlery Shop. Phone 1
for anything in the line of Harness.
Saddles, or Carriage Trimming.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10
ARIZONA.
A NEW RAILROAD.

John Jaeger. chief surveyor of the
Prescott & Eastern railroad, is To-
eating line to run from Huron to the
Great Belcher and Poland mines in the
Bigbug district. There are about ten
other mines in that district that prom
Use to be good producers within year.
Lack of transportation is all that holds
them back. A recent big strike in the
Great Belcher and Poland mines caus-
ed the railroad people to see the ne
cessity of line into that section. 1t
is expected that the line will be laid
in four months
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10
HANGED BY A WOMAN.

a Miner Pays Penalty For Murder
Tried by Husband and Wife in a
Lonely Alaskan Cabin and Duly
Sentenced to Die-Makes a Confess
sion-Strange Exigencies of Lonely
Life.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10
WHAT A wHOPPER.


WHAT wHOPPER.
The Prescott Journal-Miner says
that the spectators at the bull fight
in Juarez last Sunday got the full
worth OF their money. as it resulted in
tragedy. The paper says that the
bulls being fresh from the mountain
ranges fought savagely and three
horses and two men were killed. The
dispatch wa ssent from Ell Paso and
read that two men were injured which
in mild sense was true. but that read
too tame for the JIM The men must
be killed to make the item worthy of
space in that sheet.
A MEAN MAN.
Exchanges say that Phoenix is the
home of one of the meanest men in the
west. His wife had been pleading for
a new hat all fall and finally despair
ing she said that if he did not bring
her a hat the next time he came home
she would kill herself. He went to
the undertakers and got estimates on
funerals, and finding that the lowest
price he could get was two dollars
higher than the price of the hat his
wife wanted, he bought the hat and
took it home to save his wife's life and
the two dollars.
TUCSON IN MOURNING.
Tucson mourns the death of Judge
Charles Weston Wright. He had
been a citizen of Tucson fifteen years.
He came to that city from Colorado.
in which state he had been elected at
torney general and stood high. He
was a lawyer and was also interested
in stockraising He had been sick for
some time with appendicitis and had
an operation performed only short
time before his death. He was 80
years of age and leaves a wife and two
sons AS it was his will. his body was
taken to Los Angeles to be cremated.
GATHERING IN CROOKS.
The polio of Phoenix are watching
carefully for tourist crooks, and it is
expected that a great many will gath
er to ply their CRAFTS at the Carnival
this week Several have already been
taken into custody. Among these is
J. J. Fry, a crook well known in
Phoenix because he operated there in
that city during the Carnival last year
The polio also think that Fry is want
ed in San Bernardino, Cal About g
month ago porch-climbers operated ex'
tensively in that city and obtained sew
eral thousand dollars worth of jew
elry. clothing and money. 1t is be
1ieved that Fry was the leader of tina
gang. Fry is in the dark cell, where
he has been placed in the hopes OF in
ducing him. to tell the authorize:
where he put IA valise which he carried
around the town before he was arres
ted A boy, who was with him, ant
who claims TO be his nephew, is als'
in Jail at PHOENIX.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-09

st. Louis, Nov. 1.-Whiie an ava
lanche Of ballots was sweeping over
the country Tuesday. overthrowing
democratic stronSholds and carrying
Mckinley and republicanism to VIC
tory. Missouri. as of yOre. stood un-
dismayed and east the majority OF
it's votes for Bryan and the state dem
ocratic ticket. Early returns OF
heavy republican gains throughous
the state led many of the party lead
ers to hope that it might be carried
by Mckinley and Flory, but while the
state at large was doing excellent
worl, for the republican cause, the
battle was lost right here in st. Louis
under the eyes CT the state republican
committee. The normal republican
ma jority of $4,000 in this city was
wiped out by the democratic vote.
The republicans are claiming fraud
and charging the result to the election
law passed by the last legislature.
The record of the vote in the state
is still incomplete. j. VI. Seibert,
chairman OF the state democratic
committee, claims the state has gone
democratic by about 10000. Bryan
and the entire democratic state ticket
have certainly carried the state, hut
by considerably reduced pluralities
from 1896. Bryan's plurality in lS96
was 5S.721 and Stephens 49,. The
state Legislature is again democratic
and may have plurality of so on
joint ballot.
The democrats claim TO have elected
13 OF the Is congressman in the state.
1t is certain that they have secured
at least II. Barthold (rep.I from the
Tenth district. and Joy (rep.J from
the Eleventh district, were reelected.
James Butler has been elected TO con-
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-09

the republicans have carried the state
by from $4,000 to $1,000. The repub-
licans will have probably elected IL
of the IL congressman. The legisla-
ture is safely republican.
Marviand's Solid Republican Deiss alton.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. with scat
tered precincts in various counties of
the state TO hear from, Maryland s
plurality for Mckinley and Roose-
welt in yesterdays election was H.
146 with "A probability that the official
count will swell the total to $1,000 or
more. BESIDES placing Maryland's
eight electoral votes i'm the Mckinley
column, a solid republican delegation
to the Fifty-seventh congress was
elected with handsome majorities.
Iowa Incres~~. Republican Msjorite-
Des Moines. Ia. Nov. with linn
tied returns from 500 precincts Nc
Kinley's plurality in Iowa will. it is
thought, be $4,000. The entire con-
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-09

gress in the Twelfth district over
William Horton by pnrality of about
1000. The republican committee saws
it has indisputable evidence of fraud
and boasts that Butler will never be
seated.
BRYAN and the state ticket. with
the exception of Dockery for govern
or. apparently carried the city by
about 1000. With the aid of the labor
vote. Flory ran away ahead of his
ticket and carried the city over Dock
cry by about 5000. The democrats
claim 1.-THE city offices. including three
circuit Judges. sheriff ana county
attorney. The democratic landslide in
this city is the topic Of the day. 1t
is attributed to the general dissa'is-
faction with the Zeigenheim atlminis-
traion. which has kept the city with
out lights for months and has been
unable to secure sufficient revenue to
keep the various municipal depart
ments in decent operation. The dem
ocrats, however. say the new election
law gave them the victory. saying It
was the first time they have ever had
an honest count in this city.
St. Louis will doubtless hold its
worlds fair in 1909. The coEstitu-
tional amendments Nos. 4 and ) have
been adopted practically without op-
position. Big majorities for tho
amendments are reported all over tho
state. One of the amendments au-
thorizes St. Louis to issue S5,0O0,OO0
municipal bonds. and the other pro-
vides for state appropriation of ST.
OOO. 900 for an exhibit. st. Louis will
still have to raise about 100000 moro
by popular subscription before it can
secure the s5,OOO.COO appropriated by
congress to all the fair.
Kan-.. C'tv swept bv Republicans.
Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. KANSAS
City went republican yesterday beyond
the expectation of the most hopeful
republicans. Except constable or
two the democrats saved nothing in
the city. Mckinley carried the city
by I.63s, but the republican county
ticket WAS far ahead everywhere. Con-
gressman Cowherd ran away from his
ticket Both factions of the demo-
Gratis and many sound money demo-
Gratis voted for him and Browns plu-
rality in the city was only ISL. But
democratic leaders do not hope that
the big county vote. of which returns
are yet incomplete. will do anything
for their county ticket. The best that
most of them hope for is that they
can save one of tho two city members
| of the Legislature who have county
townships IN their district.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-09

of the democratic candidate i'm every
congressional district. In nearly all
the cities and towns ard many of the
counties Bryan ran behind the con-
gressional ticket
Rh"de I.,nrd stiu R~pnb lean.
Providence, Il. l., Nov. THE repub-
lican majority in the state with 23
towns to be supplied is 5000. Both
republican congressman were elected
by majorities aggregating $4,000.
Fusion Wins ~ Mnntans-
Helena. Mont. Nos. 7.-Although
the returns are incomplete the fusion
democratic-union labor ticket has
been elected and the friends of W. n
Clark (dem.) and candidate for the
United States senate. seem to control
the legislature. Caldwell Edwards
(pop.). who ran for congressman on
the fusion ticket, is undoubtedly
elected.
Democrats Strongly Claim kentucky.
Frankfort. Ky. Nov. ..-Democratic
readers here on unofficial adyices from
| over the state claim Bryan has carried
the state by upward of l1.00O and
! that Beckham is elected governor by
over 1000. The defeat of Hall tlem.)
| for appellate Judge is conceded. This
| giyes the republicans a majority on
| the appellate bench. the highest court
! in the state.
Complete Returns f-"m Massa""" '"'fS.
! Rnstar, Nov. THE vote of MasS:i-
! chuscttS. returns having Ercn received
! from every city and town. is fol-
lows: Mckinley. 239.igj: Bryan. l5G.-
| 5G1. The republicans elrc;ed 10 oat
! nf l.: congrcssmc:, and i.:e present del
! egation remains politically unchanged
The republicans made heavy gains in
| the state legislature.
BRYAN Get. $4,000 In r"'o a'i"
! Denver. Col. Nov. S.-The returns
Denver. Col. Nov. The returns
| received indicate that Bryan has car
ried Colorado bv a5.0oo plurality at
least. This is over 100000 less thar
in 1896. The fuSiorist state ticker is
elected by between 2j.H00 and 30.00o
a reduction of nearly half of the vote
for governor two years ago. The lead
ers of the fusionists will cuncede but
12 of the Legislative ticket to the re-
publicans. which, If correct, vii