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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31
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We have decided to make a great
offer for new subscribers.
For thirty daysirom Jan. 10 1--WE will
accept $3.50 in payment OF three sub
scriptions to the ARGUS for one year
folio wing.
Here Is an opportunity for oil
who do not now receive the ARGUS
TO get 1t themselves and for two OF
their friends for $3.50 each.
Remember this Ia not a permanent
offer. lt will expire February 10,
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ceive the paper for the ensuing year.
We will do the rest.
our circulation. already the largest
OF any paper in Central Montana,
must be increased and we take this
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We make nj cut In the regular
rate. That IL still $3.50 per year, but
we are making II reduced rate to new
subscribers.
The year 1900 is going to he u busy
one, one fulloi stirring events. Every
householder in Fergus county should
receive m copy OF the ARGUS. our
news columns will he loaded with
matter concerning passing events in
town, county, state and nation.
Remember that ON February 10
your chance Of receiving the ARGUS
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FERGUS COUNTY ARGUS,
Lewistown, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31

Miss Mary Gilligan arrived from
Logan, Iowa, Sunday to accept n
position in the ARGUS composing
room.
Steps are being taken to organize a
Knights OF Pythias lodge at Gilt Edge.
There are several members Of the or
der there and they feel that the camp
is big enough to support a lodge of
its own.
L. w. Van Norman, Of Utica, was
arrested on Thursday last charged
with grand larceny in stealing IA cow
belonging to b. L. Brewster. The ex-
animation Is set for February 9TH
before Justice MACEDONIAN.
Men are apt to fret and worry,
But what's the use?
When too late they always hurry,
But what's the use:
Just To keep business boomin'
Men do lots of things huffman
Even argue with a woman,
But what's the use:
Chicago News.
River Press: y. T.. Marsh and o.
S. Flanagan left this morning for
Deerfield, where they will put in the
new bridge across the Judith. One
car Of the material has arrived and
the remainder is expected in n few
days.
We learn that William Calder took
the decision OF the supreme court in
his case pretty hard, weeping the
greater portion OF Monday night.
Heretofore he has put on n bold
front and was apparently Indifferent
as to his fate. A death watch has
been placed over him to guard
against self destruction.
Our Gilt Edge correspondent an
nounces the marriage at that place
last Saturday, Of Miss Grace Harris
to Mr.. John L. Clegg. The bride and
groom are well known in this local.
ity. The former as a bright and at.
tractive younglady and the latter as
a man Of integrity and stainless
character. The ARGUS extends con.
gratulations.
Frank L. Wright and Halsey II,
Watson, who were subpPnaed to
appear before the Clark investigating
committee at Washington ar wit.
nesses, left last Thursday via Mar.
tinsdale and Lombard, the latter be.
ing accompanied by his mother.
They will be absent about three
weeks. We understand Hon. W. A.
Hedges has also been summoned as O
witness.
1t is hardly probable that the edi
tor OF the Eagle will be called to
Washington to testify In the Clark
case. II he would betray the conf
dence placed In him by exposing q
personal letter containing secrets oI
the senatorial contest ut Helena, bis
testimony would have no weight
and prove an injury to the defense
1t Is inconceivable how so shrewd O
man as j. s. NJ. Neill IL credited with
being, would intrust secrets OF the
Clark case to the editor of the Eagle
after his experience with that indi
vidual during the capital fight. O
course he has "lost" that letter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31
Windmill at q Bargain.

The price Of windmills isconstantly
advancing owing to the increase in
prices OF iron and steel, but this wind
mill Is coming down-that Is, 1t will
come down If n purchaser IA he
found. The mill has been In use four
years, giving good satisfaction, and
is in the best of condition consider
ing use. But, desiring To install an
electric pumping apparatus, desire
to sell the mill and will dispose Of it
ut an attractive price. Pump goes
with the mill. Inquire at thiJ office
OF II. X. WATSON.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31

The brewery delivery team broke
from their moorings and madea tour
of the town last Friday morning. No
one was hurt and damage slight.
The preliminary examination Of
Milton o. Howell, charged with the
murder OF Thomas Rosling, was held
on Thursday and Friday last and re-
suited in his being held for trial In
the district court.
Judge DuBose returned yesterday
from a trip down the railroad in
which he met Mrs. j. j. Healy. Mrs.
Healy was returning to Seattle from
Chicago, where she had taken Mrs.
f. w. Mettler, whose health has been
seriously affected OF late, says the
River Press.
The land contest of A. b. Keene VS..
William Beeson involving lands nenr
Gilt Edge and which engaged the at.
tention of the land Office for three
weeks last October, has been decided
in favor of the claimant Beeson.
Blackford & Blackboard appeared for
contestant and Frank +. Smith for
claimant.
Great Falls Leader: j. W. Le-
Quatte and family OF this city have
left for Big Timber. where Mr.. Le-
Quatte, in company with Capt.
Guy IL. Preston, late of Company /,
First Montana, will engage in the
drug business. Mr.. LeQuatte came
here some time ago from Lewistown
and while here was employed by
Peter Weidenbaker.
The Salt Lake Tribune in it's ac-
count of the acquittal Of Capt. j. f.
Mills OF the charge OF numbering
Chief Engineer O'Melveny of the Ore.
gon Short Line, stated that the first
to congratulate the late defendant
were Rev. Jacob Mills OF Helena and
his wife. Reverend Mills is a brother
of the captain and went to Salt Lake
to be nea him during the late trial,
The Great Falls Leader in speaking
Of the rate war now on between the
stage lines entering Lewistown, says:
"While the Judith country and its
trade il not a necessity for the pros
perity Of Great Falls, every bit oil
trade helps and nothing should be
overlooked that will keep whattradt
the city already has" That is true,
and If Jim Hill keeps his ear to the
ground he will hear the rumbling oil
railroad wheels from the southwest
before he awakes to the opportunity
lost.
Last weeks ARGUS contained q
local foreshadowing the marriage oil
Miss Della Deffenbaugh to Mr.. Frank
Bristol. The happy event took
place at the home OF the bride or
Beaver Creek, on the oath inst, al
noon, Rev. st. Hill, OF Cottonwood,
officiating. Many OF the friends oil
the bride and groom were present to
witness the ceremony and partake oil
a sumptuous repast. The happy
couple IRE pleasantly located on the
Eldridge ranch which the groom has
leased.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31
Notice TO Shareholders.

Notice Is hereby given tina, the eighth annual
meeting Of the shareholders Of the Montana
Hardware company, for the purpose of elect.
ing a board Of directors to serve the ensuing
year and for the transaction NJ such other bust.
ness as may legally he brough, before the
meeting. will be held in the Office 81 the com.
pany In Lewisto~n. Montana. Wednesday.
Feb. H., 1900. at ! O'Clock p. m.
AUSTIN W. WAR;. Secy.
Dated Lewistovn, Mont. Jan. q, 1900.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31
Land Scrip.

c. IL. WILLIAMS, Agent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31
4 Gown, County AND state +
~

John ID. Waite was setting them up
the first OF the week on the strength
and beauty of that new boy which
mad ehis appearance on Monday.
The Great Falls Tribune of the 18th
inst. says the body Of Fred Hall has
reached San Francisco from Manila.
IL Ia presumed that the remains OF
Vim. Meyersick must be there also.
Lewistown, for it's size, has the
finest school houses, the hest equip
ped electric light and telephone sys-
TENS and the prettiest wo-(here the
compositor tainted and left the read
or to guess the rest OF any other
town in the state.
The ARGUS received the news Mon
day afternoon by special service,
of the decision in the Calder and
Hurst cases, also the news OF Buller's
defeat and retreat. The news was
bulletined in the ARGUS windows
about 9 o'clock and by night was
quite generally circulated.
A small band of Crees were camped
on the bench beyond the old school
house during the past week and the
squaws have beon peddling horns
about town. 1t is about time some
thing was done with these wandering
Crees. In some sections they aresaid
to be killing game out OF season.
One of our northern exchanges
gives an account Of u prairie fire in
January. But we can call all such
items. A prospector in from the
North Moccasins last Saturday said
he plucked n beautiful bouquet OF
anemones the day before at an alti'
tude much higher than Lewistown,
The man who fought n swarm OF
flying ants with a bunch OF sage
brush is due here tomorrow.
The Great Falls Tribune contains
a Lewistown news item last week to
the effect that there was a case ol
small pox at the county hospital,
This Is erroneous. A travelling mai
was taken i'll here and having
what resembled a rash he was re-
moved to the county hospital feI
safety in case small pox should de.
velop. Improved to be nothing more
than verioloid ut the worst and the
knight of the grip Is up and around
and convalescing rapidly.
According to the annual report oil
Superintendent Brown OF the Yellow
stone National park. there are now
in Wonderland 700 or 800 antelope,
about so buffalo, quite a number Of
moose and mountain lion and beaver
and between 5000 and 9 $1,000 elk. o.
the deer the report says: There are
many of them in the park. They car
been seen at this season all about the
post and they frequently come on the
parade. They areincreasing." Con
gress is asked to appropriate $500, OOt
for improvements this year in the
land OF geysers.
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Notice

Is hereby given that the sale OF real
estnte for delinquent taxes for the
year 1899, is postponed to Saturday,
February3rd, 1900, between the hours
OF 10 a. III. and 3p. m. Of said day.
ID. A. MEAGHER,
Treasurer OF Fergus County. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31
Shoyed.

will pay a reward Of ESQ each for the deliv.
cry Of one saddle horse branded - on jaw,
c on shoulder and 7 on hip; all ON lief,
side. lie rangesfrom the upper - en- d OF
the Judith Town on Sage, Dry Wolf and Coy
ote creeks.
Also, one mare mule branded Ia D on lch
thigh. buckskin stripe dnwn the back. tail
shaved and point Of hair cut off square; mule
Is mouse culored.
Animals 10 be delivered in Lewistown al the
Dan Crowley or Dark Horse stables.
ALEXANDER MCCoSAGHY.
Lewis,own, Jan. :, 100.
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Rates Via Martinsdaie.

The Lewistown 4 Castle Stage Co.
quote the following low rates on
tickets: Lewistown to st. Paul and
Minneapolis, Mimi, lst class $4,000;
md class s34,S5. To Helena, Mont,
Sll.65. All other points atlow rates.
Call on
G. III. WILLIAMS. Agent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31
To the travelling Public.

Take the Great Falls stage at Lew
istown at . "A. IN. and arrive at Hell
ena in q hours 50 minutes. at Butte
hours 10 minutes. Fare to Helena,
Sl2.9j; fare to Butte, SlG.95.
ALI. j. STEPHENS,
Lewistown Agent.
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The ARGUS $50 for thirty days.

WANTED-SENEKAL BKIGHT md
w honest persons Ia represent Us as Man
ayers in this aud close by counties. Salary
500 year and expenses. Straight, bona tide,
no more, no less salary. Position permanent.
Our references. any bank in any town. II is
mainly office work conducted al home. Refer.
encr. Enclose self addressed stamped envel.
Ope. THR DOMINION COMPANY.
Dept. .. Chicago.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31

All kinds OF land scrip sold at low
est cash price. Title obtained to
public lands without residence Or I'm.
provements.
RUDOLF voS TOBEI.,
Lewlstown, Mont.
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funeral Designs

In wax. artificial. immortelles. natural flowers.
wheat. etc. Order from undertakes, or Cot
,age Green House. l.. V. BECK. Prop.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
DIED IN THE POORHOUSE.
Duluth Man Left Property Now Wortl
Hundreds Of Thousands.

Duluth Man Left Property Now Worth
Hundreds Of Thousands.
DULUTH, Feb. 27.-Johann Mueller,
who died a supposed pauper, left prop.
erty which has risen in value to several
hundred thousand dollars. Mueller was
a homesteader who took up government
Pne land few miles north Of this city
q few years ago. He became 50 involved
10 financial troubles that many trifling
judgments were taken against his land,
on which he had also given two small
mortgages aggregating about $500.
Finally, IA months ago, he died in the
poorhouse. He had no relatives in
America and his body was buried by the
county.
One Of the mortgages held against
him was by a Catholic priest Of this city
who foreclosed it and then bought an
assignment Of the sheriff's certificates
on the first mortgage, thereby shutting
out the claimants who had sued for
title.
Found Iron on the Land.
About the time Of his death it was
found that valuable deposits Of iron ore
existed in the neighborhood of his
homestead. The discoveries Of ore
crept closer and closer to Mueller's land
and finally the priest was able to nego-
tiate an option on half Of it to the Car
negie steel interests for $2O0,00O cash.
The other half he held for 500, 900. Ore
was found by the Carnegie company
and within the last few days the option
has been closed and the remaining half
has been absolutely withdrawn from
the market as worth far more than
800, 600. In the meantime Mueller's
heirs have been found living PEN
niless in some obscure German village,
and there will be a hearing before the
probate court this week to determine
why they shall not be declared admin.
istrators of the estate and the proceed.
ings quashed that gave title to the
nriast.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
PINkED THE TEN SPOT.
A Trick ut Cards That Puzzled Those
Who Witnessed II.

Il saw a man do a trick with cards
once" said Godfrey Ashton of Atlanta,
(which, although he assured me was
wholly a trick and that there was no
second sight or mind reading
ed with it. has always rested in ali
unexplained condition in my mind.
There were four of us at supper,
and the man in question sent for a
pack Of cards. and. handing them to
the man next him. told him to select a
card in his mind: not to take it from
the pack. but to tell the other two
men what card it vas. He was then to
shuttle the pack and pass it to the
other two men. who We're each to
thoroughly shutu it. The last man
was then to place it on the fioo:.
I'm the meantime a large napkin
had been tightly bound over the magi-
clans eyes and his dress coat hung over
his face with the tails tied under his
chin. so that his head was to all in
tents and purposes in a bag. He. by
his direction. was led to the pack of
cards and his hand placed upon it. He
u plOCccueu W SCdtleE Tie cGFuS
about until they covered a rough cir
Gle OF three or four feet in diameter.
He called for a knife. and. bringing it
sharply down, drove it through and
affixed n of the scattered cards. Re
moving his headgear. he asked what
card my friend had chosen. The an
swer being the ten of diamonds. he
turned the knife toward Us. and there,
sure enough. was the ten of diamonds
transtiXed upon the point.
"He swOre it was a trick. but for
b life Of me | cannot see how it was
done. None of us was in collision with
him. | am sure the cards were not a
fake pack. and | am equally certain
that he was SO blindfolded that it was
wholly impossible for him to see. Yet
he accomplished it exactly as | tell
you."-New York Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
HELPED DEWEY OUT.
How a Russian Prompts
Him to u Compliment.

a.
Him to a Compliment.
Dewey once attended a wedding
breakfast at which the aTable Baron
ess de Strive, wife Of the Russian
minister at that time. was present.
Dewey had met this famous woman
several times before. The facial plain-
ness Of the baroness was quite beyond
belief. 5ut s:!e was one OF the most
brillial.". lOvab!e and kindly women
ever elected to guide the social affairs
OF the diplomatic corps in Washington.
A lady who overheard it tells Of an
amusing passage which the baroness
and Dewey. who. if memory serves.
was then a con43ander, had at this
particular wcuuiE. breakfast. IRE
ferring to leather" said the baroness
amiably after some playful remark as
to the spick and span polish of Dew
ey's sword belt-he was in dress uni
fOrm-"tLe most remarkable bit Of
Russian leather in the world is nv
face"
Dewey was always a quick thinker,
but this stalled him.
Madam" he said after a pause. 81
am but a rough sailorman. and this is
Il heavy demand which you make upon
me. ! am not equal to the emergency"
. course" said the baroness, tap
ping him with her fan. 81 should have
to consider you hopelessly rude were
You to agree with me. But you can
nreserve your acknowledgement officers
ere taught to do that. are they not
by telling me what really fine eyes l
have. They are fine. are they not:"
Thus assisted. Dewey rose to the oc-
casion. The baroness eyes were. in
truth. Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
Chicago Union Stock Yard.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.
CATTLE-Market active 1oM l5c higher
Sales ranged at s. .UOM6.00 for good to
prime steers; $4.OOM4.SO for poor to me-.
dunn 81. OOM4.6O for ows and heifers;
s.. 4O04.75 for stockers and feeders; St 90
@5.OOfor Texas fed beeves.
HOGS-Market slow; &c lower.
Sales ranged at S4.6OM4.0 for mixed
and butchers; S4.75@4.NH for good to
choice heavy; 81 6O@4.O for rough heavy;
s.. 5OM4.SO for light; bulk of sales, $4.65
al sen.
SHEEP-Market firm; active.
Sales ranged at s475@5.o5 for sheep;
$5.OoM725 for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, 1900; hogs, $1,000;
sheep, $1,000.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO. Feb. 26.
WHEAT-May, 65M@6534c; July, 66X
@66%c.
CORN-February, 1890; May, 35@35N;
July, 35Nc; september, $500.
OATS-February, &c; May, 23asc;
July, 2?4M22Ac.
PORK-February $40. 4sH; May, s1o.6 81;
July, $lO.65.
FLAX-Cash, Northwestern. S1.60;
Southwestern, $3.50; May, S1.59; Sep
TENDER, 81. ID; October, s1.1O.
Embellishments, 1S@23c; dairies,
15E@21c.
POULTRY-Dressed, turkeys, 9@ 1Oc;
chickens, 7IMSAc; ducks, 9X4lOc.
EGGS-Fresh, 13M 1870.
35c, 35c, not 25c, no. 500, $50, the price
OF Rocky Mountain Tea the world over
None genuine, unless made by the Madi
son Medicine Co.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
Cold Comfort.

Mr.. Penn-Sir William Thomson
says that the end Of the world will not
be brought about by fire. but by frost.
and that the inality will come in TO-.
100000 years..
Mr.. Pitt-If there is any comfort In
that. it Is cold comfovt.-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Feb. %.
HOGS-Market 1Oc lower than Sat
urday. Quality good. Range of prices,
$A.67H@4.75.
CATTLE-Market for butcher cattle
steady; half fat steers lower; stockers
quiet.
Sales ranged at 81. OO@3 80 for stockers;
? .yOM3.D for cows; g. sO@3.3 80 for heifers;
$3.25M4.OO for bulls; s .OO@6.25 tor calves;
s.. 45M 1. GO for steers.
SHEEP-Sheep and lambs steady.
Sales ranged at S3.OO@3.5O for sheep;
$5.75M6.5O for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, 200; calves, %; hogs,
600: sheep, go.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
FISH TRUST AT WORK.

Cuts Prices Where There Is Competitlon
and Raises Them Where There Is None.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 27.-The fish trust,
organized a year ago last August by the
union of IS of the fish dealing concerns
of the country, is now engaged in a cut
ting Of prices, which is looked upon in
some quarters as an attempt to secure
absolute control of the fish market. In
localities where the trust has absolute
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
Glfmpses Across the "a

is the charming title OF a charming book
from the facile pen Of Mr.. Sam r. Glover
the we'll known author and newspaper
editor.
The "Glimpses" are particularly per.
tinent just O when 80 many people
are considering about going TO the Paris
Exposition, and many people will be glad
to know that the Chicago. Milwaukee, &
ST.. Paul Railway has purchased 40 edi.
ton OF Mr.. Clover's work for distribu.
ton.
In sending your address for a CODY
please enclose six cents to pay postage.
Geo. n. Hesfford, General Passenger
Agent, Old Colony Building, Chicago,
Ill.
M. b. Smith. B~utternut. Mich, saye,
"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
very best pills yer used for c%ostiveness.
liver and bowel troubles.
Cook & ODEE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City Live Stock.
SIOUX CITY, In, Feb. 20.
CATTLE-Market active, strong.
Sales ranged at $4.0O@4.75 for beeves;
g .OO@4.O tor cows, bulls and mixed;
g. 5O@4 40 for stockers and feeders; $3.50
"a. 70 for calves and y%earlings.
HOGS Market weak; sc lower. Range
of prices, S4.6O@4.7O
Receipts: Cattle, 1900; hogs, 1900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
one Man Saved

From a wreck will attract the worlds
attention to the life-saver. ", let the
i~fe-saving be continued every day, and
very o o it attracts no public attention.
If the scene of the saving of one life
by that life-saving remedy, DR.. P~ierce's
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27

oOINASA
Discovery, could
be made to stand
out alone, like a
picture on a
screen, it would
attract the notice
of the whole ma
ton. BY a curl
Gus contradiction
the very f~requen-
cy with which the
Discovery" v
life, robs the fact
Of general inter-
est. For obstinate
coughs, bronchitis,
weak lungs, and
other diseases of
the respiratory or
gans, "Golde n
Medical Discov-
cry" is the one
medicine which
offers certain help,
and almost certain
cure. It contains
neither alcohol
nor narcotics.
~Only for Doctor
Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery / think
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-02-27
control it is stated an advance of about
40 per cent has been made, while in the
territory covered party by independent
companies, a deep cut has been made.
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Feb. %.
WHEAT-Cash, No. l hard, $3.50; No.
1 Northern, 641ac; No. 2 Northern, 61Ac;
No. 8, 5sAc. To Arrive-No. l hard, 65Ac;
No. l Northern, 6414c; May, 65A; July,
665sc.
FLAX-To Arrive, $1.53s4c; May, $1.55;
September, 81. 1917.