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Fergus County argus., 1901-12-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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!. DEVOTED TO THE LARGE AND SMALL (
) NEWS OF THE MINING CAMPS i
OF FERGUS COUNTY. Il


The shaft on the big Six" group
of claims in the Gilt Edge district.
which is under bond to II. T. Kendall
& Co., has now reached depth OF
100 feet and prosecuting from the
bottom has been progressing for some
time. This group is located between
the Whiskey Gulch mines and the
Lewistown-Gilt Edge stage road
along the same contact as that in
which the ores of the latter mines oc-
cur. The group comprises five claims
and was bonded by Kendall & Co. in
June and since that time much pros
pecting and exploitation has been ac-
complished with very satisfactory re-
suits. The price named in the bond
is twenty thousand dollars and the
first payment of s2,5OO was made
some time ago, while the second pay
ment of a like amount becomes due
within a few days. The ore in the
shaft, upon which work has lately
been concentrated, is of the same
general character as that of the Whis-
key Gulch mines and the outlook for
the opening up of large body is very
encouraging. At present the ore is
somewhat mixed with the lime forma-
ton and is rather low grade, but it
is evident that a sufficient depth has
not yet been reached to find the purer
grade of ore carrying higher values.
The large group of claims lying be-
tween the forks of Whiskey and Dry
Clutches, which was bonded by l.. s.
Woodbury. in August and re-bonded
by him to Waite, Wright & Co., is be-
ing prospected steadily and on some
of the claims quite promising show
ings have been made. This group en-
braces twenty-seven claims. all laying
in the very heart of the mineral belt
OF the Whiskey Gulch region. The
prospecting work is being executed
under the direction OF John l.. West
ergreen. a miner of many years ex-
perience in the district.
Fergus County argus., 1901-12-18

A new bond has been given on the
Mammoth group, north Of the Great
Northern Mining G Development
company's properties. and for the
past two weeks a force of miners
have been sinking an incline shaft
in the upper tunnel on the Mammoth
claim. This tunnel, which is in the
hill about 1S0 feet. is all in ore for
the last thirty feet and the incline.
which is now little more than thirty
feet in depth, has not yet determined
the thickness of the ore body. This
ore is all high grade of cyanide ore
from which mill tests have recovered
little more than $40 per ton. The
new bond on the group is held by
John Fitzpatrick, of Meagher coun-
ty. and although at present the own
ership to a part Of the claims in the
group is in dispute, 1t is reported that
milling plant will be erected on the
ground in the spring.
Three claims in the Kendall dis
trict, the Iowa, Chicken and the Pill
grim, which are situated a short dis
tance to the northwest of the Ken
dali mines, promise to become valu-
able acquisitions to the already rich
mining district of the North Mecca
sins in the near future. The prop
erty is owned by Fred l.. Stephens
o. Kendall and Marion Walters, and
though only a small amount of de-
velopment work has been accomplish
ed on these claims. the showing so
far is very satisfactory. Samples of
ore taken from the surface, on being
assayed, give from a dollar upward
and will no doubt increase in rich
ness as work progresses.
The aerial tramway at the New
Year Gold Mining Co.'S property has
been completed and preparations are
being made to work the mines and
mill to their utmost capacity during
the coming year.
Fergus County argus., 1901-12-18

erratic behavior of its late business
manager very much to heart. judging
by the desperate efforts it made in
last weeks issue to deny having had
any business relations with him.
The Democrat should remember
what Oliver Holmes says on the sub
ject of truth: Truth is tough. 1t
will not break like a bubble at a
touch; nay you may kick it about all
day like foot ball, and it will be
round and full at evening"
Fergus County argus., 1901-12-18
Free Public Library.

The library, in itsn new quarters in the school
building, is open to the public every Tuesday
afternoon from until 5. and on Saturday even
ings from until o.
Fergus County argus., 1901-12-18
Will Prosecute All Offenders.

DIR. F. F. Attix states that he has
been authorized by the State Board
OF Medical Examiners to prosecute
all physicians who are practicing in
Fergus county without a license.
There are three at present in the
county" says DR.. Attix, lone of
which was H. II. McCauley of Gilt
Edge. Legal steps were taken in his
case on Friday and other prosecu-
tions will follow If the offenders do
not discontinue their illegal prac-
tice."
Fergus County argus., 1901-12-18
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
OF Hall & Carpenter, doing business
in Lewistown, Mont. have this day
been dissolved by mutual consent. G..
w. Hail will continue the business,
collect all outstanding obligations and
pay all accounts of the late firm.
G. w. HALL,
ASA A. CARPENTER. :.
Lewistown, Mont. Dec. 6. 1901.
Fergus County argus., 1901-12-18
Colonel Bob" Gets Away.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE criminal
proceedings against Attorney Robert
A. Ammon, growing out of his rela-
tions with William F. Miller of the
"25O per cent Franklin Syndicate"
were dismissed today by local mag
istrate. Ammon is charged with hav-
ing received 100000 of the syndi-
cate money, but the complainant
failed to appear to press the charges
against him.
Fergus County argus., 1901-12-18

The Democrat is Sore.
The Democrat evidently took the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
MILL STRIKE PUT OFF
ACTION AT FALL RIVER DE-
.FERRED TWO WEEKS
Mule Spinners' Association Vote
Against StriI<e-AIanufactu
Think There Will Be
No Strike.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct 5.-The
threatened Industrial strike among the
mills in this city for an advance of 5
per cent in wages, has been postponed for
Two weeks by vote of the Textile council
today. The secretaries of the various
unions, on being asked this afternoon
what had caused this change of front on
the part of the men, said the men were
supposed to be unanimous. The carders
and loom fXerS understood that the
agreement was to be unanimous or the
vote to strike would not take effect The
other unions understood that the ma
jority was to rule but if one union stood
out against the strike it would be de-
elared off. On these two different under
standings the unions took their votes
In view Of this difference of understand
ing the members of the Textile council
thought it wise to defer all action as far
as ordering a strike was concerned until
two weeks from Monday. One reason for
waiting until today to take this action
was that they desired to see what action
the Spinners would take.
The Textile council realized that if the
spinners did vote in favor of a strike to-
day there was no means of notifying the
helpers of the vote to strike and this
was also advanced as a reason for post
ponement.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the mule
SpiIlliSIo dSSOCIdIIOu FOteO OH the T6COHl-
mendation of the Textile council to strike
on Monday morning. The vote was 213
against a strike, and 81 in favor
When the announcement was made
that the council had called the strike off
for two weeks, the manufacturers seemed
Indifferent. They said it was the only
thing the operatives could do under the
circumstances and they thought it would
have been much better had the leaders
come out and declared the strike off al
together. They pointed out that in the
next two weeks all kinds of business will
be poor on account of the uncertainty.
+ The members of the state board of ar
bitration and Cancellation arrived here
this afternoon to see what could be done
toward bringing about a peaceful settle
ment. but all necessity of action was OBJ
Waited by the vote to defer the strike two
weeks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

year is unlimited it is expected that fiber
fuel will soon be manufactured in large
quantities when tests will be made on
larger scale than in the past. The
process is very simple. The straw is first
boiled thoroughly, after which it is put
through a grinder and compressed into
tubes about four inches in diameter,
which can be cut into desired lengths.
The fiber fuel is ready for use when it
GENES from the machine, though it is not
absolutely dry, as it is impossible to get,
all the water out by pressure alone. The
cut straw is compressed by means of a
worm, and therefore it is not known how
great the pressure is, but it is very great.
The plant erected at McCanna has
capacity of about forty tons of the fiber
"a day, and when running on full time will
employ twenty-fiv men. AS soon as all
the details have been completed, and the
process of manufacture is perfected in
every way, it is the intention to erect
plants in all parts of the Northwest.
The farmers will then haul in their straw
and exchange 1t for the fiber much the
same as on the old grist mill plan. Mr..
Edison has been working on the scheme
for several years and believes it to be one
of the biggest things for this country that
WaSaeYer attempted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
MADE AT MARSHFIELD.
Big Black Bear Story From Wisconl
sin Town.


MARSHFIELD, Wis, Oct. SIT is a
standing joke that a bear can cut down
his living expenses during the winter
by crawling into his hole and sucking
his paw, but he cannot live with a beer
key over his head, as the following will
prove.
j. c. Davis, a farmer in the town of
Richf1eld, was pestered continually by a
bear that came to his yard every night
and would invariably rob bee hive or
carry away some of his stock. Honey
seemed to be the bears long suit, so Mr..
Davis conceived the idea Of leading him
into trap.
Taking a beer key, he knocked out the
top end and in the bottom placed some
honey. re make sure that the bear
could not extricate himself when once
his head was inside, MIR. Davis drove
spikes in the key in a slanting way, max
ing ingress easy, but egress quite a diff
ferent proposition. On going to the trap
next morning, all Mr.. Davis could see
was hair and confusion; the bear and
key We're gone. AS there was no snow on
the ground 1t was useless to try and
follow the brute, so Davis gave up, think
ing the while what would become of bruin
and congratulating himself that he had
placed a. muzzle over the bears head
that would keep him from robbing
another hive
Mr.. DAYS. had given up all hopes of
hearing Of the bears fate, but report
came from Chippewa county, some fifty
miles away, stating that a. dead bear had
been found with a Marshfield beer key
over it's head, and how it came there was
matter of much speculation. To Davis,
however, it was perfectly plain.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
SPARKS FROM THE RAILS.

The Twin City. roads have agreed on a
rate of one and one-third fare for the
round trip for the Twentieth Century
Missionary society's convention to be
held at Minneapolis, tickets being on sale
from Oct: 8 to Ia. Minnesota, the Da-
kotas, Wisconsin and portions of Iowa
are embraced in the territory covered by
the reduced rates.
The North w estern line is preparing to
run one of it's trains from Chicago to
Omaha on faster time than has ever be-
fore been attempted, in anticipation OF
bidding for carrying the United States
held by the Burlington, because it is op>
Grating the fastest train between those
cities. 5il-
The annual meetings of the Great
Northern and Willmar & Sioux Falls
roads will be held on Tuesday next
W The statement is given out that SIS has
been fixed as the price of steel rails for
1902, and that over 5O0COO tons have been
ordered to date. The combined capacity
Of the mills is given at. 40OtO0o tons, AMI
projected Authorities declare that very
heavy requirements of steel rails are in
the background. ~.rt
1t is said that an opinion from the at
torney generals office, concerning the ma
ture of the iron ore traffic Will be sent to
the railroad commission Monday.
Count Otto Won Moltke nephew of the
late German field marshal, will soon v-sir
the United States for the purpose of
studying American methods. of transport
tation. He will visit the principal rail-
road centers, and is expected in st. Paul.
G. G. Lennon, formerly district passen-
ger agent of the Northern Pacific at
Chicago, but now travelling passenger
handsome residences ateAustin, Chicago
suburb, and his friends here are wonder
Ing at the luck that has evidently be,
fallen him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
ONE YEAR'SBO|LDING
OVER FOUR THOUSAND MILES OF
ms TRACK LAYING IN TWELVE -
MONTHS
REVENUE EXCEEDS "A BILLION
After All Charges We're PAID.
Roads Had $92, 559, sS9-Ayer-
age Earnings Per
-i--' Mile $7,S26.

The advance sheets of Poor,s Manual
for 1901 show AN increase in the rail-
road mileage of the United States for tho
fiscal year of 1900 of 4, 100 miles. The total
mileage was 1861 miles and the total
revenue from traffic aggregated 81 sol,
69537S, Operating expenses We're $l,O1S,-
44l852, which resulted in net earnings of
S4SS,247 ,546. The total available revenue
was $551, 020, 1859 and from thisssum there
was deducted for interest, rentals, divi-
bends and similar purposes, $45S, 460, ST.,
leaving surplus over all charges and
miscellaneous payments of 92559,SS9.
The total assets of all railroads were
VIZ, 7GS, 9lO,S37. The stock capitalization
was $500, SAC, 25O and the bonded indebt-
edness S., 1853, 592,754
The stock, bonds and unfunded debt
representing approximately cost of road
and equipment, was SCI, 1884 per mile The
average gross earnings per mile were
$7,S26, and net earnings $2,519. The aver
age interest paid on the bonded debt was
4.24 per centeand the dividends paid on
the combined capitalization aggregated
2.42 per cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
saltwater News.

The North Side High School of Mime
apollS and the Saltwater High School
IeotoaH teams met on the gridiron yes
terday afternoon and the game was won
by the North Side High School team by
a score of 36 to 0. The game was so one
sided that it was not even Interesting
IhesYlSitors were much heavier tnan the
home Players, and 1t was evident from TIT
start that Saltwater could not win. The
visitors brought a large number of root-,
ers with them and they made the town
ring with their school YELL
Mrs. Julia Stageberg, residing in the
town of saltwater, died Friday of gas
tritis. Deceased was forty-one years of
age and is survived by a husband and sew
eral children. The funeral will be held
Tuesday in the town of Lakeland
The funeral of Joseph Casey was held
yesterday morning from ST. Michaers
church and the interment occurred in
the Catholic cemetery at South Saltwater.
The local court of the Independent Or
der of ForeSters attended the funeral in
a body.
The local baseball season will close this
afternoon with a game between the Jo-
seph Wolf company team and Litchfeld.
Logs were sluiced at Nevers dam yes
terday and the output of the st. CroiX
boom up to last evening amounted to
216,0e0,0e0 feet. The logs sluiced yester-
day were the last that will come through
the dam this season.
James S. O'Brien leaves this evening
for New York city and expects to re
main there until Dec. 1.
Bayard Staples has gone to Orchard
Grove, Mich, where he will attend
school.
Miss Lillian Staples, who has been in
critical condition for some time with
typhoid fever, is considerably improved
and is now out of danger.
Mrs. Helen c. hammers, a well known
resident of Washington county, is Sc
riously i'll, and there is little hope of her
recovery.
w. c. Masterman and H. T. King are
spending a few Gays hunting at Wheaton,
Mimi.
The Knights of Pythias gave an enjoy
able dance in their hall Thursday even
ing. A large number of dancers We're in
attendance and the evening was hugely
enjoyed.
Mrs. A. G. schuttinger spent a part
of the week at Eau Claire, Wis.
Mrs Arthur Game of Anaka, Mimi,
spent the pass week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. NJ. Johnson. :.
J. E. Gillespie is spending few days
hunting near bruno, MIMI
Mrs. T. H. Warren and Mrs M. L.
Murphy entertained at cards Thursday
and Friday afternoons.
Daniel J. McCuish has returned from a
short absence at Duluth and West Su-
perior.
Mr.. and Mrs F. C. Neumeier have re-
turned a trip to San Antonio, Texas.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
will give a dance in Woodmen hall
Oct14
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
LUMBER is SCARCE
RAPIDLY BECOMING DE-
PLETED
BUYERS ARE NUMEROUS
Big Operators Are Making Plans
. for Another Heavy Cutting
If Men CnSo BE
Secured.

DULUTH. Mimi, Oct 5.-Men in the
lumber trade here say there is not to ex-
coed 1000O.G00 feet of No. 8 and better I'M
sold on the docks at the head of the lake.
AS for lower grades one big box con-
Germ has been in the market here lately
for 100000 feet of No. lumber, and has
picked up nearly all of that grade that
has been lying around. Other box Con-
Germs have been buying No. and have
made temporary scarcity in that grade.
1t is the claim of men best posted in
the trade that Duluth will go into the
winter trade with a less stock of unsold
lumber than in any winter except that Of
1899, when there were about 23.000,020 on
hand at the close of navigation. The
probability is there will be less than that
this fall.
Some few small sales are being made
and there are buyers for whatever ap-
pears in sight. Prices are unchanged, ex-
cept that Nos. and have stiffened up a
little and are now quoted at So and $40;
firm. Lath is scarce and is worth from
81. % to S2.75. The demand has been go6d
for both lath and shingles.
Shipments are large and steady, though
for the past week they have fallen a. lit
tie below the average. The month of Sep
shown shipments of 900 feet, of
which the great bulk has been from Du-
luth. Two Harbors is shipping very
slowly this year, and the bulk of lumber
sawn on the rail lines north from that
town is brought on through to Duluth for
delivery to ships. Superior has shipped
1900, coo feet.
The A. L. Warner mill at Little Marais,
down the north shore of Lake Superior.
has finished it's years cut and has this
week completed the shipment of every
stick of the cut to Hancock and Hough-
ton, Mich, where it has been sold. There
is much less going on along the north
shore this year than last, and the indica-
tions for the coming winter are not brisk.
The tie and Qulpwood business is tagging,
and this was a large share of what has
been done in that region. Several Chi
cago firms have been there the past two
years, but have withdrawn.
Winter logging will probably be large
Lumbermen are beginning to get into the
woods to some extent, though the move
ment is not yet fairly under way. The
big operators are figuring on the ques-
ton of men and wages, which are the Sc
rious problems for the year.
Nolan Bros. & Laird, who have built
a mill on the st. Louis river near the
Duluth & Iron Range road, have been
cutting now for some weeks, and every
thing is running very smoothly. They
expect to run all winter, and are arrang-
ing the mill for that purpose. About
100000 feet Will be sawn before cold
weather sets in The logging contract
has been given to S. Hunter, of Mime
apolis, who is on the ground with a big
force. The mill will ship out by the
Duluth & Iron Range road to this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
PROGRESS ON THE FILL.
Contractors Will Have Depot I'M
provements Finished Shortly.

Rapid progress is being. made in filling
the river front for the depot tracks. The
"hlilng has been finished nearly to the
water lire, and the prospects are that the
work viii be completed earlier than was
anticipated. =. =
Most of the heavy work is done by
machinery The gravel and dirt used in
the work is obtained from the hill near
lower Third street, known as Bunker
hill, - in the Northern Pacific yards, and
when this hill is cut down it will make
room for much needed additional tracks
for that road. IS, ,saf,-ft.l-., :
The spreader, which trails along, at
tached to the rear car, is a great time
saver. As the train moves forward this
spreader levels the dirt that, has been
swept from the cars by the plow, ana
there is little work left for the shovelers,
who are employed to fill up, the small
depressiQns. 20 lis so
When tbs surface work is finished there
will be laid sixteen traffic tracks and one
transfer track connecting them, so. that
the delays in holding trains in the yards
TIL an outgoing train could be sent out,
will be avoided .-,.,.!s,;s $50 -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

said that Burns at that time admitted
Doyle was a part owner in the mopertv.
the value of which the latter is now try
ing to recover.
Doyle's testimony began with the early
history of the negotiations between him
self and Burns, prior to the time thew
are said to have entered into a contract
as partners. This was objected to by
Senator Patterson, Burns counsel, as i'm
material and the senator insisted that
Doyle proceed to prove up his contract.
The court took this view and ruled the
matter out subject to final review of the
evidence. 5dI Ia
Doyles attorneys contend this evidence
IS permissible under Colorado law, in
which state the contract was made, and
should g0vern in this case.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
Large Class Confirmed.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis, Oct. s.
Bishop Schwebach. of La Crosse, arrived
in this city yesterday and will confirm
about 800 children at the three Catholic
corted to the churches by all the Cath
olic societies. This is the largest number
of children that has ever been confirm
ed here at one time.
The first annual convention of the Chip
pewa County Sunday School association
will be held at the Presbyterian church
Oct. so and 81. The association will be
composed of twenty-five churches in the
county, and the ministers and Sunday
school workers of all denominations viii
be in attendance. Clergymen from
Marshfield, Neillsville and Sparta will be
present.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
ROCKEFELLER ALDRICH..
Wedding to Occur Wednesday at
Senator AIdrich's Home.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct 5.-The ar
rangements have been completed for the
marriage of Miss Abbey Green AIdrich,
daughter of United States Senator Nelson
W. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, to John D.
Rockefeller Jr., son of John D. Rookie
ding will occur next Wednesday at Sena-
tor Aldrich's summer home on Warwick
Neck. 1t will be private. There will be
no bridesmaids and no ushers for the
wedding service. Everett Colby. a class
mate of Mr.. Rockefeller at Brown uni
VerSity, will be Mr.. Rockefeller's best
man. Lewiston G. Hazard, Theo. F..
Green and William l.. Mauran have been
requested to serve as ushers at the re-
ception.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

II W. J<A-'IH1 q w -AHN11'
Sergt. Ward. Co. c, list Va, stationed
at Newport News, Va, returned from
the Spanish-American war broken down
in health from exposure and the hard
ships Of the tropical climate. His doc
tor prescribed Duffy's Pure Malt Whis-
key. After he had been using it for
two months he said he had fully recov-
"ied his robust health and cleaned his
system of all fever and other disease
germs. He was troubled with indiges-
ton and lit cured him. He cannot say
too much in favor of Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey and what it has done for him.
Many of our brave soldiers returned
sick and broken down just as Sergt.
Ward did, and have been restored to
perfect health by Duffy's Pure Malt
W hiskey; 1t is a blessing to the thou
sands who need a body builder; it rids
aids digestion, stimulates the blood and
Is food for body and brain. If you feel
tired and worn out lust try DuffN.s Pure