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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United
~ States Land Office ut LewistOwn, Mont,
Dec. I. 1889.
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 be made before the register
and receiver at Lewlstown, Montana. on
triday, Jan. ~. Igul. viz
JOHN +. MOORES.
who made II. T., No. lGs3, tor the wi. swil,
srr I IL I'm r j. 4. Montana l.. VI.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Lawrence L. Wolf, John i. Clark. James
Leeper and Samuel Leeper. all of Cottonwood,
Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
First pub Deco
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF-Notice
~ for publication-United States Land Office
at Lewistown. Montana. Jan. 5. 1900. Notice
is hereby given that
HENRY +. SHIPMAN,
of Fergus county, Montana. has filed notice
of intention to make proof on his desert
land claim No. l22. for the 81 mex, nwa SEX.
sec 81 ~ ~ n z 16 e, Montana Z. NJ, before the
and receiver at Lewistown, Mont, on
Saturday. Feb, "a. 1900.
He m the following witnesses TO prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation OF said
land:
Joseph King. John Trepp, John Camastral
and Anton King. all of Lrwtstown. Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register.
First publication Jan. 10
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION : United

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at LeSistown, Mont,
Dec. 8, 1889.
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 be made before the register
and receiver at Lewlstown. Montana, ON
Saturday, Jan. 20. 1870. viz:
THOMAS MORTAR,
who made H.. +. No, 760, for the lots |, 2, 3 and
I. SEC Il, Up Is n. r II G, Montana 7. NJ.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Anton King, Joseph King, John Branger
and Michael Trepp, all of L~ewistown, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Dec. -
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10
NOTICE FOR PuBLIcATION-u United
IN sfates lind lnicn ~ 1 D,.l.tnu.n Mant

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United
IN States Land Office at Lewistown. Mont,
Jan. q. 1870.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
60 make final proof in support Of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown. Montana. on
FRIDAY, FEB. IL. 1874. w:
LOUIS DlEZlGER,
who made II. T.. No. 1896. f0r the ncl, syI., nj,
seh. Sc SEX. sec lStp Eu r Lee. Mont. +. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
CHRIST Stouut. George Stnult, John Stoud,
and Fred Huppi. all OF LewistnWn, Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register,
First publication Jan, 10
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
Dec. n. lssg.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
10 make final proof in support OF his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown. Montana, on
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1850, viz:
JOHN T.. LOLLAR,
who made IL. l.. No. 1858, for the swA nwL,
VIZ swA. sec "a; nwIt nwlt sec q 10 IL n 7 Is e,
Montana =. NJ.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Jonathan S. Phillips, Amanda Phillips, Jo-
seph Smith and Charles II. Overrocker, all OF
Utica. Mont.
EDWARD nRAssEy. Register.
First puo Dec. p
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United
IN States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
Dec. II. 1879.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
10 make final proof In support OF his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Montana, on
Thursday, Jan. y, lgyJ, viz:
WILLIAM AlTCHlSON,
who made III. T.. No. l460, for the sei4 sell
sec Is; nls net4, neia nwl4, sec l9tp Is n rl1 {,
Montana y. NJ.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Samuel Anderson, Of Garneill. Mont, and
Charles 5. Jallings. If Lewistown, Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register,
First publication Dec. Is
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, ls's.-

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1S1s.-
l. Notice for publication. United States
Land Office. Lcwistown. Mont, Nov. Is. 1899.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of congress of
June 3. 1878, entitled a act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California, Ore
gon. Nevada, and Washington Territory as
extended to all the Public Land States by act of
Aug. 4, lS92,
Charles p. COLVER.
of Maiden, county of Fergus, State of Mon
tana, has this day filed In this Office his sworn
statement No. for the purchase of the swl4
sell of sec s, tp II n. T Is (, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for agricultural pur-
poses, and to establish his claim to said land
before the register and receiver Of this office at
Lewistown, Mont, IN Monday, the 22d day of
January. 1900.
He names as witnesses:
Julian l.. Stuart. Theodore Muller and Oc-
tave Lucicr, of Lewistown. Mont, and Alfred
b. Hopkins, of Maiden, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office OF or before said I'D day of
January, 1900.
FowARD BRAssBY. Register,
First publication Nov. Is
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF-Notice
~ for publication-United States Land Office
at I.ewistOwn, Mont. Dec. u. 1899.
Notice is hereby given that
JACOB +. FISHBURN.
OF Fergus Co, Mont. has filed notice of in
tention to make proof ON his desert land claim
No. 80. for the lots / and ., sec tp Is II ~ e.
aud sen SCI, sec q, tp II n. 10 Z, Montana L.
NJ, before the register and receiver at Lewis
town, Mont, ON saturday. Jan. q. l9n,
lie names the following witnesses to prove
the complete Irrigation and reclamation Of said
land:
Fred Tyler. hudson McWilliams. John A.
Erickson and Carl \. Erickson, all of Lewis
town, Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register,
First publication Dec, ~
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
IN States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at L~ewistown, Mont,
Dec. Is. 1899.
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
and receiver at Lewistown, Montana, on
saturday, Feb. 10, 1860. viz:
CHARLES V. JENIZEN.
who made II. h. No, T6S. for the swli nwii, nly
swl4. sel4 sw4 sec II. tp I mrs. Mont. Z. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to provn
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
John Ptieeger, Albert J%enizen. Arthur
Charlsworth OF Shawmut. and William Colyer
of LewistoWn. Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register,
First publication Jan.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10
DESERT ISL grr,I LAND FINAL pRooF,5YcsIce

DESERT LAND FINAL PRoOF-NotTce
at Lewistown. Mont. Dec. "a, 1883.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES II. OVERROCKER,
OF Fergus Co. Mont, has filed notice of inten-
ton TO make proof on his desert land claim No.
COS, for the eE sell sec 25. tp "a n T IL e, Mon
tana 7. NJ, before the register and receiver at
Lewistown, Mont. on Tuesday. Feb. 8, 1900.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation OF said
land:
Patrick Rooney. John f. Lollar, William A.
Abbott and William Johnson, all OF Utica,
Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register,
First publication Dec. q
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF-Notice
~ for publication-United States Land Office
at Lewistown, Mont. Dec. II. 1888.
Notice is hereby given that
HATTIE +. SULLENGER,
of Fergus Co. Montana. has filed notice of in
tention to make proof on her desert land claim
No. g26 for the SEX sec %; swlI sec "A tp 10 n T
% e. Montana z. NJ. (unsurveyedl, before the
register and receiver at Lewistown, Mont,
on Wednesday. Jan. "a. 1900.
She names the following witnesses 10 prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
Thomas VI. Shaw, Donald Fowler and James
Weaver. of Lewistown. Mont. and WILDER b.
Sullenger. of Grass Range. Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register.
First publication Dec. Is
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10

Blanks listed at T5 cents per dozen are 10 cents each, when sold
singly; blanks listed at 80 cents per dozen are 5 cents each; blanks listed at
% cents or less per dozen, two for five cents.
Any oftLe above blanks will be sent % any address by mail Immediately upon
receipt Of oH When accom- panied by cash, money order or stamps Tor same and
postage. Allow five cents per- dozen blanks for postage o all blanks listed Mt 80 cents
prd dozen and less aud 10 cents pTd dozen on aIb blanks listed at over5 o cuts.
1.-THE blank yor desire is nt above listed wrte M and we will porure IL at
and send yu such quantity Ns on nay order and thereafter keep IL in stock
We aim to handle every blank despd by our patrons.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-10

Send in your Orders for all kinds of Commercial
Printing, such as Billheads, Letterheads, Noteheads,
Receipts, Cards, &c. Fine line of Wedding and Party
Stationery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06

Bryan's following will not be so
conglomerate as to class or
financial standing. He will lead
the farmers, working men, small
merchants and professional men;
the THINKERS are all with him;
the patriots, who believe that
the very foundation of our gov
ernment is threatened by the inn
pending Imperialism are with
him. All men who desire
honesty in politics-a straight
forward, un-equivocal statement
of party faith-will be found in
the Bryan ranks. Ii the malori-
ty of the people of these United
States think that THE PEOPLE
should rule, and so vote, then
Bryan will be elected. If a ma
| iority think that MONEY should
rule, and sovote, then Mckinley
will be reelected. The great
political battle is now on.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06
With q String to it.

We sent military law to the Phil
ippine es, not American institutions
feudallsm, not democratic republican
ism. This. in fact, is the only kind of
government one people can send to
another. Acting under its inspiration.
the nearest our commissioners can
come to promising liberty to the Fill.
pinos as reward for doing what we
say, is, to quote the language of their
proclamation: "The amplest liberty of
self-government will be granted which
is reconcilable with just, stable. effect.
i've and economical administration, and
| compatible with the sovereign rights
| and obligations of the United States. "
Self.government which is s'granted"
which is bound by the granting power
to be. in the judgment of that power.
just. effective, economical, and com
patible with its sovereignty, is not the
American brand of self.government
Those who think it is should read the
Declaration of Independence.
Self government cannot come from
without. nor owe allegiance to anything
but itself. Democratic institutions
like all other virtues. must come from
within and never be evoked by force
domination, or anything but example
and freedom.
The American people are face t
; face with the test that will determin,
the national history, not for a singi
decade only. bat for centuries. The
must choose either government b,
divine right. military law. internationa
piracy and varlike glory, or PEOPLE
rule, International friendship and lib
erty- John H. Marble ia Arena.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06
Predicts McKinley's Defeat.

Congressman John R. Thayer. gold
Democrat, in an interview today charg-
ed the Republicans with inslncerity on
the trust issue and predicted the de-
feat of Mckinley. He said:
''If the Republicans in Congress
we're sincere the L Iittle6eld bill could
easily have been passed. but the re-
suit Is that the trusts can cauter
through the country unchecked and
until next winter at least
81 don't believe one gold Democrat
in hundred who voted for Mckinley
in 1896 will vote for him next fall.
This will go far toward encompassing
his defeat and this. with the disafec-
ton in the Republican party because of
the blunders of the administration.
leads me to believe that he cannot be
reelected
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06

interfere but for the prowess OF
the United States, and they be-
lieve that they are entitled to
our sympathy, or at least to an
assurance that we would keep
our hands Off in a struggle for
liberty so much like the one We
made for independence against
the same foe
sWhat are your plans for the
future?"
81 have no plans beyond my
purpose to ask the democrats to
put a plank in their platform in
favor of the Beers. [ don't pre-
sume to dictate to them, as
have been a republican, but
shall make the appeal and l be
lieve they will have the courage
to do it. Whatever they may
say OF Bryan and the democratic
leaders they are not lacking il
courage"
.'And if they do, where will yo'
belong in the campaign?'
"I am not prepared to say,
said Mr.. Davis, thoughtfully
"That will work itself out il
good season. All [ can say nov
is | am heart and soul for tn
Boer cause and the principles
involves, and [ am willing to de
!, vote my life to it. My hear
aches for those brave, strugglin
, farmers of South Africa, who al
! just like us, and are fighting th
, same battle our forefathel
! fought in 1776."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06
Lightning's Havoc.

La the north part of the county last
Friday, about noon, lightning did
much damage. in one ease a young life
being taken.
at W. Fl. Kerr's place, In Beaver
township, the harvesting crew had
just turned in for the diqner honr.
A young IL year-old son of Mr.. Kerr
was driving one header barge. He
delayed at the stack u short time, and
when the rest Of the men looked
around to see what delayed him, they
saw the header barge had been Over~
turned. Going back. they found the
boy dead, few rods from the barge
a bolt of lightning had struck him,
marking him from the head down
along one side, To the waist line, then
cutting across aud disemboWeling the
body.
At Isaac Markets there we're seven
men in a barge going out to work
after the noon hour, when a bolt of
lightning struck The team of mules
killing one of the mules outright, but
doing no injury to those in the wagon.
In the same neighbOrhood lightning
set fire and burned up two OF. three
wheat stacks for g. II. Horner, and
one or more for Mr.. Couchman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06
The Country Editor.


Verify the life of country editor
is q path of thorns.
His bread Is promise and his meat
is disappointment.
His creditors chase him by day,
the devil grineih at him by night.
He whOopeth Up the politicians who
knoeth him no more.
He pufeth the church fair rratis.
then attendeth, pays his quarter and
receives two oysters.
He boometh the town and. all
things therein and receives no SUD.
port, and is . prophet without honor
in his country.
Two young people marry and he
giveth them q puff, they gosth to
housekeeping and taketh not the
paper.
He is bound down with woe and
bis days are full of grief and trouble
and vexations of spirit.
But he glideth along and endureth
In patience and it 10 written that he
shall have his reward 1t the judge.
mont And 20 We believe it.-Ex.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06
In Republican Oregon.

Much is said about the Repub-
lican victory in Oregon, but, no
display is made of the fact that
the amendment to the constitu-
tion repeating the provision ex-
Guiding Afro-Americans from the
State was defeated. This pro-
vision reads:
5 "No free negro or mulatto not
residing in this state at the time
Of the adoption of this constitu-
ion shall come, reside or be
within this state, or hold any
real estate, Or make any con-
tracts, or maintain any suit
therein; and the legislative as
sembly shall provide by penal
laws for the removal by public
officers, OF all such negroes and
mulattoes, and for their effectual
exclusion from this state, and
for the punishment of persons
who shall bring them into the
state or employ or harbor them
therein. st. Louis Post Dis.
patch.
Thus has the republican state
of Oregon again refused to give
the colored man the same right.
in that state that the white mar
has. Yet the negro will continue
to be cajoled into the belief tha-
the only party on earth which
treats him right is the republican
party.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06

AS THE great generals who will
lead the opposing forces to vic
tory or defeat, the four presiden-
tial and vice-presidential candi-
dates of the two great party's of
the land, are now named the
battle will soon begin. McKin-
ley, at the head of the republican
party, with Mark Hanna to
prod him along, will have as his
followers practically all the rich
A'fnanciers''-the fellows who
make a study of piling up wealth
at the expense of the masses; he
will have the army contractors,
the federal office-holders, the
peanut politicians who want a
money ''good in Europe the
carpet baggers, the colored pop
ulation OF the land, the men who
never look at the possible effect
of the political pills dished up to
them but only examine the label
and if it is republican gulp it
down, and the purchasable riff
raft of the cities who ought to be
disfranchised until they learn
the meaning of the elective fran
chise. Opposing this conglom-
crate mass of mercinary experts
and conscienceless corporations
will be the great common people,
led by the greatest of all COM
moners, William Jennings Bryan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06

Gov. TED. ROsYFELT has
done give up the job OF trying to
reform New York, and accepted a
Job where he can go to the
dickens as fast as any OF 'em.
When Tom Platt gets a fellow
where he wants him that fellows S
goose is cooked for a fact.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06
H3S KANSAS EXPERIENCE.
A Missouri Boy Writes of Barton County
and His Observations.

Dundee. Kans.. July I, 1900.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
A few weeks ago l left my sunny
home midst the hills and dales, the
fruit loaded orchards and fragrant
meadows of Linn Co., in the beloved
old state Of Missouri, for a trip to the .
wheat belt of the grand young "Sun-
flower" state of the west. At present
am laboring in the fields. tossing the
golden grain, and take this moment
of leisure time to offer you my humble
contributor, hopeing it will find a
place in the columns of your excellent
paper.
This visit to Kansas has given me a
better insight into the true value of the
country than have ever received be-
fore. find the people to be energetic,
courteous and thrifty. They point
with thrill of pride to their public
schools, state institutions, and bound
less fields of grain; and the farmers of
this section will have reason to be mag
unanimous in their thankfulness. for
they have indeed been blessed with an
abundant harvest. The threshing
machines are beginning work, and soon
the commercial lines will be groaning
beneath the weight of thousands of
bushels of wheat as it lis borne to other
states and other climes,-yea even be-
yond the briny deep it will grace the
tables of other nationalities. 1t will
be converted into the bread of life and
used by toiline millions on this terres-
tial globe of ours. These wheatfelds
, are blessing. thrice blessing; not
only to the owners, but its transporta-
. ton will give employment to thousands
of workmen
: find Kansas to be growing state,
not only sagriculturally but intellectu-
ally and morally. In education il
i, ranks with the great schools of the
, east. Alphabetically, any man has only
! to cast his eye over the growing crops
9 to be convinced of its growth i'm that
i. way.
Who, century ago, standing in this
great immensity of prairie region, list
ening to the howl of the wild coyote
It or watching the roaming herds of buf
d falo gazing on the prairie. or the wild
Q savage fighting on the frontier, coulc
have foretold this great changer Thi,
T change from wild nature to cultured
d civilization?
Who could gaze over these bound
4 less plains and fertile valleys with thei,
immese wealth. and say that th,
u louisiana Purchase was a mistake?
:" But we harvest hands have found tina
Kansas has tLre- impediments to a fe
licity of mind in the field. They are
heat. gnats and mosquitoes. 1t seem
some times that the sun travels yer,
n slowly down the western horizon. Blu
n bye and bye we will get used to thes.
n imPediments, and then we all vii
blossom and smile like some of YOU
n native sunhowers..
X With best wishes, 1 am Yours truIv.
)f PHILIP A. LANrz
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06

DICK CROKER defines imperial
ism as 'The fashion of shooting
down everybody who doesn't
speak English" On this defini-
ton the boss may be in some
danger from imperial bullets.