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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

Immediately prior TO and directly
following the last school election in
this district much was heard concern
ing the condition of the districts ac-
counts and the liability Of the bonds
men of the contractor or the account
ability of the trustees for the excess of
expense in the building of the school
house. If w remember rightly an in
yestigation was promised but up to date
no definite steps appear to have been
taken. II appears pertinent to inquire,
why not? Two of the bondsmcn of Mr..
sheridan are now trustees, all are re-
sponsible Tor any amount Justly due. If
those bond,mru are responsible in the
sum of $1,000. or any other sum. the
fact should Toe proven. II the bonds
men are not it would seem that the
trustees formerly or now in office are.
and If this be- true it should be suscep-
tihle of proof and the taxpayers would
like to know it. What has become OF
all the money raised by taxation for
school purposes in this district during
the past six or eight years is a matter
of interest to all, and, while investiga.
tion by an expert may prove costly, il
is quite possible that facts and figures
will be obtained which will result in
the return of several hundred dollars
to the treasury. Don't let this matter
be put off until the eve of another
school election. There is no campaign
this year and another election is far off
Let the matter be approached in a bus.
mess like way and everything thor
oughly investigated.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21
Abbey Claim Bonded.

The Abbey mining claim In the
North Moccasin district was bonded
on the 18th inst. by John X. Cook OF
Spokane for the sum of $40. 900, and a
large amount of development work
will begin on the ground at once.
The bond, which extends for six
months, was given by F. =. Akely,
who is the original locator of the
property, and requires that IA certain
number OF men shall he maintained
at work in the development of the
ground. The only work that has
been accomplished thus far is "A tun-
mel 70 feet in length that shows pay
ore almost from the grass roots.
The bonding parties have deposited a
sufficient amount ef cash In one of the
local banks To guarantee the fulfill
ment OF the working clause in the
bond and in IA short time an applica-
ton will be made for n patent to the
ground.
1t Is the intention Of the new man.
agement to sink upon the ore body
now exposed 10y the tunnel, and n
hosting plant will he installed as
soon as sufficient depth has been
attained to require 1t.
The Abbey lode is located on the
north side Of Dog creek, about one
and n half miles north Of the town uI
Kendall, In a very favorable part OF
the district, and gives promise OF be
coming one Of the most prominent
mines OF the North Moccasin range
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

Judge Harvey now declares that he
was offered a bribe Of S250.O0O il he
would decide the Minnie Healey mine
case in favor of the Amalgamated Cop
per Company. "You pay your money
and take your choice" Charges and
counter charges seem to be the order in
this now famous case. The people of
Montana care very little about the law
and equity Of this case, are not much
concerned as TO who gets the valuable
property, but they would like to know
whether the judges on our benches are
sealawags or honest men. If Judge
Harvey Is innocent he should lose no
time in bringing his accusers to JUS
tice. So far he has taken the wrong
course TO remove suspicion against his
integrity. A false accusation or sean.
dial will travel faster than Il railroad
train and it Is folly to try TO escape the
odium by fight. Let Judge Harvey
return. face his accuser and reveal the
plot TO ruin him and the people of Mon
tana will stand by him. II lac cannot
do this he should be impeaehed and re-
moved from the responsible position hc
now holds.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

Professor Ludwig Marienburgcr.
whoever he is. predicts that the end of
world is near at hand. lie has diScoy-
cred that this planet is out Of its orbit
and il whirling about in a sort of ''go
as you please" manner, regardless Of
consequences. Under the circumstances
there is no telling how >oon this old
word will have the resemblance Of a
venerable egg after coming in contact
with "A Dowicitc. Strange rs il may
seem this professor, who /, doubtless
seeking a little cheap notoricty. does
not hail from "A Chicago university.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

Through the months of June and
July our baby was teetling and took
u running of of the bowels and a
sickness Of the stomach" says .. p.
NJ. Holiday of Deming, Ind. "His
bowels would move from five tn eight
times a day. had n bottle ofCham-
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca
Remedy In the house and gave him
four drops in n teaspoonful OF water
and he got better at once" Sold by
G. II. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21
New Year Co. Buys Claims.

During the past week the New Year
Gold Mines company purchased Of j.
l., Harmon the Old Bach and the Kid
quartz mining claims in the Warm
Spring mining district. Thcdenl was
n cIsh transaction, the price paid fOr
the two claims being $l0,500. All
the property involved in the deal Is
patented ground and II located i'm.
m~cdiately Joining the mines Of the
New Year company.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

"My baby was terribly sick with
the dlarrhoea," writes j. III. Doak OF
Williams, Oregon. ave were unable
to cure him with The Doctors assist
nnce, and as a last resort we tried
Ciiamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. am happy to
say 1t gave immediate relief and a
complete cure" For sale by Y VI.
Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21
THE BEEF MARKET.
Montana Cattle Bring a Good Price on the
CHICAGO Market.

In spite of many rumOrs to the ef-
feet that the beef market was on a
verge of collapse, many sales have
been already reported Of Montana
cattle at first class prices and ship
ments have been made from Benton,
which have brought very satisfactory
results.
The Great Falls Tribune says: $50
far this year G. W. Price has topped
the range beef market with 16 steers,
which averaged 1850 pounds and
brought $5.O5, making $50 80 per head.
Last Monday the Benton 4 st. Louis
company had one steer which
brought $3.50. 1t weighed 1,73O
pounds and sold at IS. Among other
sales not heretofore reported are the
folio wing.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

A Chicago man has found a unique
cure for consumption. 1t consists of the
fat Of dogs chiefly, which he secures by
boiling the dogs in a large caldron. A
cure is said to be effected by external
application. Whether there is any
merit in this remedy or not it has one
.redecming feature at lcast-it kills the
dop
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

Mrs, Nation says that Il she Is diyor-
ced She will never marry again. There
may he some ''sour grapes connected
with this declaration. However, Car
rie has the reputation of being "a great
''maSher."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

yisltor-WEat has become Of old
Scraggs, who used to trade horses all
the timer
Natlve-Oh, Scraggs? Didn't you
hear about him? He's made II fortune
now and Is So blame stuck up he won't
trade fer noihin hut autymobiles any
more.-BaltimCrr American.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

Now omc Judge Harvey who makes
affidavit denying all Of the charges
preferred against him i'm the Minnie
Healey ease. 1t will he surprising il
the truth is ever filtered out of this
great scandal. But there should be no
let up in the grind. Butte is a tough
place in which To look for Justice.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

One cannot read the Helena Herald
without coming TO the conclusion that
the chief object of its existence is TO
take issue with the Record in NIL Of It's
editorial uttcranccS. Something must
be constantly gnawing at It's yitals.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21
Survey for Another Tunnel.

A survey has been made on the New
Year property for "A l,000fOot tunnel,
with n 3dQ.fOot up-raise, work on
which will he commenced at once.
The mill on this property has been
idle for some time. but with the COM
pletlon ofthe tramway, theconstruc-
ton Of which Is being pushed rapidly,
will no doubt he running again toits
full capacity, 2GO tons per day.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

II is noticeable that the Democrats
find II very convenient this year tocon-
fine their platform u]tterances to state
issues. But you cannot blame themfor
wanting 20 forget their past record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

Senator Vest, in n recent interview,
said: 1T would be suicidal to thrust
the silver issue forward again" The
applause from the Sauctum of the Com
moner is very faint.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

A man down in Colorado claims to
have developed a seedlcss melon. That
is all right, but what the small boy
most desires is Il painless variety,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

The new town OF Lawton, Okla
homa, has sixty saloons and no Mrs,
Nation to add to the gaicty Of life
there. This is out of all proportion.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

An exchange intimates that "His-
torian" Maclay is not a very big gun
anyway. However, he may belong to
the disappearing" class.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

The Great Falls Tribune Of last sun
day, with apparent satisfaction and
cunning, quotes n part of a sentence
from last weeks ARGrs as follows:
4" There is not one claim in ifty taken
up under the desert land act for which
there is any demand for agriculture, So
and then adds; THAT is exactly the
contention Of those opposed to the des-
crt land act. That this law is not used
for the reclamation Of the lands of the
west aud their adaptation for agricul-
turc, as was intended in its passage,
but for the benefit of those who wish
10 add to their grazing lands for cat
tie. ehyrpaul horses. We wcrespcak-
ing Of the conditions i'm Fersu, county
and meant just what we said. Ifwatcr
r. conveyed 90 the land and distributed
over ii by bitches, why j, IL not re-
claimed n the law requires? II makes
no difference what is raised upon it on
~ SO it is made productive. There is
nothing in the law from which one can
even gain an inference that such lands
are 10 be reclaimed for the specific pur-
pose Of agriculture. The point the
AEGrs meant to impress was that the
land was needed more tor grass and
pasturagc than for agriculture, and
furthermore that owing To its locality
it would never he in demand for agri-
cultural purpose. Aud this is true of
nearly EVERY acre Of land now being
taken up under the desert act. There
may bc some exceptions. but very few.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

State Superintendent Welch favors
the selection of candidates for county
superintendent Of schools 10y mass con
vcntion pf the people in each county,
thereby eliminating politics in making
the choice. No doubt it would be bet
ter il there were no politics in our
schools and the suggestion is IA good
one if practicable. As there is a ten
tcncy TO concedc this Office TO the gent
Ter sex in this state the matter of polit-
zeal preference does not cut much figure
with the voter. However, the success
ful candidate aims 10 be loyal to the
party which placed her in nomination
and may he biased at times in the con
duet Of the schools. But supposing a
mass convention cannot unite upon any
one person for that office. what then?
Will this prevent wire pulling on the
part Of those who have "A fayoritc, and
is there anything to prevent them from
packing the convention? Would this
insure the very best selection? There
might be 4 great difference Of opinion
as 10 qualifications of candidates, what
then? There is a possibility of cngen-
dcring more luminosity than through
the means Of II political convention.
And this is even more likely To occur in
the case of "A woman'S candidacy than
that Of a mans, Judging from cxper-
fence i'm this comfy. If Mr.. Wclch can
formulate some plan of procedure that
would avoid hair-pulling. as well as
wirc-pulling, the public will await the
SANE with brcHthlcss anxiety.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

Come and get prices on iewclry ant
you will find MS all right. w. G.. Nor
man x Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

1t must be a tough brand of socialism
that Debs would repudiate.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

when the Corn is Waving, Annie,
Dear" is not being sung much in the
drouth-stricken belt.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21
fergus County Argus.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOHN NJ. VROOMAN, Editor aud Proprietor.
HALSEY R.. WATSON, Business Manager.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18
MAKING A HOTBED.
Yet . Few General Hints Will
Not Come AnaisA

The making of hotbeds is n matter
so commonly understood as perhaps
scarcely to require going into at this
time, yet the following from Wick,
dealing as it does principally with the
proper heating of the beds, may not
come amiss to those interested in
starting cabbage, celery, lettuce, etc,
IN early spring:
The ordinary hotbed consists of
pile of fermenting stable manure, COW
rred with frame and glazed sashes, in
which is u layer of fertile soil. The
bed should be located where il will be
tasy of access. but il should be on dry
ground and not where water could flow
over the ground and about its base,
even in wet weather. 1t should also
be sheltered from heavy winds, and
with a full exposure to the sun. In
preparation for n bed the fresh
manure and long litter are collected
from stables and drawn together TO
the location of the bed, where it is
placed in conical pile. AS the manure
is thus thrown together it is packed
down by treading on it, the treading
being repeated as the bed is raised a
few inches at a time, until the pile is
finished off to point at the top.
After n few days it may be noticed
that the pile is heating by seeing
steam rise from it. 1t is then custom
airy to handle over the manure, shak-
ing it out and again makipg it into a
pile and tramping it down as before.
In two or three days the signs of heat
ing will again be evident, and it is then
ready to be made into a bed. The bed
should be made large enough to ex-
tend at least foot outside Of the
frame at the sides and ends. In throw
ing the manure into shape as the pile
rises in height every few inches 1t
should be beaten down with the back
of the fork SO that the material will
be of uniform density. The bed should
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18

From New York exchange We learn
that the employment agency that deals
with the most costly servants In New
York is situated in IN uptown butcher
shop which shows no outward ink2sca-
tion of this phase Of its work. It 10
patronized by the wealthiest New
Workers, who engage their cooks there.
As these cooks draw salaries ranging
from $4,000 to s.. 900 the engagement Of
one Of them is more or less important
matter. No fees are paid by the serv-
ants or by the master. but nobody
doubts that the proprietor makes his
profit out of the arrangement. It Is
not to be thought that the gratef eful
cook who received through his instru.
mentality employment that brings him
several thousand dollars . year will
forget the butcher shop over which
this man presides, and he thus receives
assurance of profitable custom.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18

Amongst the current items running
through the press Of the country is
this amusing though improbable lit
tie yarnlet: An unsophisticated
young minister in rural Pennsylvania,
recently ordained, not long ago wrote
to u theological professor in Philadel-
phia as follows: lam poor speaker,
and find it hard to utter my thoughts
clearly and forcibly. have decided,
therefore, to take course Of instrue-
tion in speaking, and. learning from
the papers that there are great many
speak-easies in your city. would be
obliged II you would recommend me
to one." The professor broke the
news to him as euphemistically as pos
sible that "speak-easy" is merely an
unlicensed drinking place.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18
THE FAMILY ORCHARD.
the SDrinG and AfterwarA CuIti-
waited with Care.

Something Of my experience may
be Of benefit to some one like myself
who is trying to have a family or
chard and succeed in raising apple
trees. l have found that it does not
pay to set . tree that is not thrifty
and vigorous, no matter what the ago
may be. have had good success
with four-year-old trees and also with
two and three year trees. In setting
the tree l dig the hole large enough
to accommodate all the roots, throw
in enough weh pulverized soil to
cover the roots we'll. and then pour
in about one-half gallon Of water to
settle the dirt firmly around the
roots and exclude all the air, then
An up with soil. My trees never fail
to grow. l think spring the proper
time to plant. The greatest trouble
with me hos been to keep the borers
from killing the trees. To prevent
this I wrap them with paper, letting
it extend an inch or two below the
surface Of the ground. / do this
early in the spring after examining
tree to see that NO borer remains in
there to be wrapped up for the sum-
mer. A young fruit tree must be
cultivated. Don't expect tree set
in sod to grow and bear fruit. II
left to shift for itself the result will
be q stunted dwarf that will drop out
about the time IL should begin
bear il properly taken care Of. Go
through the young orchard some time
during the winter and pick off and
burn all those little punches of leaves
seen hanging to the twigs. Each one
contains an egg that as soon as warm
weather comes, and the tree begins
to bud. will hatch into a worm that
will eat the leaves off your tree
faster than they can grow. Remem-
Der that in raising an orchard, as in
. great many other things, untiring
vigilance is the price of success.-J.
L. Smith, in Prairie Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18

lhe condenslng or capitalization Of
eggs has grown into O considerab BILE in
dustry. They are broken and emptisd.
thousands at u time, into q macMns.
where they are churnet. When they
are thoroughly mixed, the liquid Is
dropped slowly on to stone cylinders,
over which currents of warm, dry air
are passed. This evaporates the moist
urs, and when the mixture is thorough
ly dry it is scraped off as crystals and
packed in air-tight cans. To prepare
the crystals for use they are simply
soaked in water. They are much used
on ships, and to some extent by bak-
ers
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18
SEWING BEE AsToNIsHED.
....a GrandnotAers Heard 81 . baby
That Gained Five Pounds
Day.

For many years the charitable
~omen connected with Christ Church
industrial school in Chicago have set
ssde one day in holiday week for the
making OF costumes to be used by
the children selected to take part in
the Christmas entertainments, says
the Inter Ocean OF that city. At the
recent sewing bee. it happened that
there were several rather recently
made grandmothers in the circle that
busily piled needles and cut out gar
ments. Each was inflated with pride
and the tales Of infant cunning they
told were numerous and astonishing
"My little granddaughter Catherine
10 . wonderfully active child" said
one woman. ''She could 60 up and
down stairs before she was year old
At ten months she walked as we'll as
can. The feats of which this child
Is capable must be seen ito be appre.
GATED"
Many in the audience were excited
and envious- Another grandmother
then spoke:
"Our baby Is gaining in such q
wonderful way We hardly know what
TO expect" she began. and then she
talked at length upon the child's size
and strength.
While all the boastful conversation
was going on, a quiet woman sat
sewing in silence. At last she lifted
up her voice and said:
~ heard Of marvellous thing the
sther day"
The grandmothers paused and
looked expectant, each, however, fully
convinced that no story could equal
her own recitals.
"And I know the story is true"
continued the quiet woman in a re-
Aective tone. II heard Of baby that
had to be fed on elephants milk"
what did you say7' cried the
erandmothers; elephants milk?"
"Yes, It is perfectly true. elephants
milk, and the baby 10 thriving in an
encouraging way. I was given to un-
derstand it gained five pounds day"
The grandmother Of the 'increas-
ing infant held up both hands.
~You can't mean it," they all pro-
tested.
"Yes, I do" declared the quiet one.
"The baby was fed on elephants milk
and It really gained Ave pd,nds a
day, becasse"--and she smiled . lit
Tie. ut wss . baby elephant"
Then the grandmother sewed with
. Vengeance, but not one had . word
70 cay.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18
PLAN FOR HOTBED.

be two feet or two and one-half feet in
depth. The deeper IL 10 the xteadier
and longer continued will Be the heat.
Win the bed IL finished evenly on
top the frame can be set on and COW
cred with the sashes. In q few days .
strong heat will rise, and when this
sbstss somewhat. 80 that the ther-
mometsr thrust into the manure indi
eatss only ss or 90 degrees, layer Of
rich, mellow soil that has been pre-
viOusly prepared should be placed In
the frame and spread evenly over tho
bed to depth Of about sax inches.
The bed 10 now ready for use, and
seed sowing IN It can commence. In
the Management Of hotbsd constant
reference must be made to q shaded
Thermometer kept inside. and air
must be given sufficiently to keep the
temperature down to about 10 degrees.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18

1t is reported that George F. Gil.
man, the millionaire, who has just
died at Black Rock, Conn.,, was noted
for his eccentricities. His house had
neither bells nor knockers, and there
was not . clock in it. His aversion to
the thought of death was suoh that he
would neither talk nor read about it,
and rather than meet q funeral he
would turn around and drive back.
One of his business methods was to
require each of his 2s5 tea stores
throughout the country to send him
one dollar daily.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18
Replantinx an Old Orchard.

1t is probable that the land on
which an old apple orchard stood is
not very rich, and has been in sod
for long time. 1t would almost
certainly be we'll to have the soil
thoroughly plowed and cultivated in
some such crop as potatoes for
year before planting to orchard
again. OF course fertilizers should
be applied. Stable manure is very
good, and SO are such commercial
manures as contain plenty of potash,
phosphorio acid ana nitrogen. Good
winter apples will probably pay bet
ter than pesrs.-Rural New Yorker.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18

The Philadelphia Record tells story
Of hen with one leg that was In ito
habit Of following its mistress, a kind
hearted lrishwoman. wherever she
went. The Irish woman died the 9th
sr day and the faithful fowl hoped on
one leg alongside the funeral process
sion two miles to the Baptist church.
and dropped dead on the church steps.
Some said it died Of broken heart,
others thought that the great exertion,
of hopping SO far on one leg and the
small amount of food it had eaten
caused the vital exhaustion. At any
rate, kindly hands buried it just OUT
side OF the church fence, by The road
side.