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Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

were not so good as those of a day
previous, and the buyers did not seem
over anxious to get them, for there
were two or three offerings on which
only one buyer submitted bid. Among
the sales were:
Sullinger & Van Dusen, Sanford,
$4,000 pounds. at l2ls cents, to j.
Koshland & Co.
In answer to a question the Billings
exchange stated this afternoon that
the buyers operating on this market
will not visit Big Timber at all this
season. Last year, they made almost
weekly trips to that point. and each
time were unable to get much wool,
the growers either refusing to sell at
the bids offered or would not put up
clips. This year the buyers state they
have enough business to keep them
hard at work here until time for their
return east, and here they will re.
main.
The next wool sales at Fort Ben.
ton will be held Wednesday, July 80
when the buyers from Great Falls
will go down by special train and
spend the day there. II is expected
that all clips to be sold in that mar
ket will have arrived by that time
and the offerings will probably aggre
gate about 100000 pounds, including
several of the very best clips of Nor
| thern Montana.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
COUNTY NOT LIABLE.
Attorney General Decides Owners o'
bitches Must Repair Bridges.

A special from Bozeman says: The
board of county commissioners has
just received an opinion from Attorney
General Donovan confirming and con.
curing in an opinion by County AZ.
torney G. ID. Pease, as to whether the
county is liable for bridges and for
repairs of bridges which cross the
canals and irrigating bitches.
The opinion is to the effect that the
county is not liable for bridges over
the canals and bitches which were in
existence before canal or irrigating
ditch was constructed. f.
This opinion means the saving OF
a few thousand dollars to the taxpay.
ers of this county. as It has always
been the custom for the commission.
ers to repair the bridges. after they
had been built by the owner. II will
affect nearly every farmer in the coun.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
PROSPEROUS MONTANA.
stcckgrowing and Agriculture Show
Great Gains Within Year.

IL is notable and of interest that the
assessment rolls for the counties OF
this state, which have been turned in.
TO the state board of equalization,
show that considerable gains have
been made in all or nearly all of the
agricultural and stockraising counties
of Montana. There has been a not
able increase in the amount of real
estate valuations in these counties,
resulting from larger occupation and
development of lands.
Perhaps Fergus county heads the
list in the gain column. but that coun.
ty has had the advantage of not only
remarkable agricultural development,
but the mineral resources of that coun-
ty. which have attracted more than
ordinary Attention in the past year,
have been developed to a remarkable
degree. Flathead county is largely
devoted to agriculture and horticul-
ture, needing no irrigation. and the
increase of twenty per cent in the as
sessed valuation is almost entirely
due to agricultural developments in
other counties of the state.
In addition to this the stock inter-
ests of the state have increased. The
mild winter and favorable condition
of the ranges have been beneficial to
the stock interests, and it is probable
that during the year more cattle have
been brought into the state than in any
one year. Therefore. while the sales
have been unusually large-and owing
to the high prices unusually profit
albeit is probable that the flocks and
herds of Montana are larger at the
present time than ever before, with
the stockmen more prosperous.-Hel-
ena Record.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
FERGUS WILL FILED.
Estate Of Late James Fergus Valued
at $35,00O.

Monday there was offered for pro-
bate In the district court the last will
and testament Of James Fergus. de-
ceased, and the hearing thereon was
fixed for August 18th.
The original will is dated at Hell
ena February 8, 1901, and is witness.
ed by John II. Shober and VIM. ii.
Parrot. The will and its codicil are
written by Mr.. Fergus. By this tes-
lament he bequeaths to his daughter,
Mrs. Mary A. Hamilton. seventy-seven
shares of the stock of the Fergus
Livestock & Land Co.; to his daugh.
ter Luella II. Gilpatrick, eighty-five
shares; to his son. Andrew Fergus,
eighty-one shares and to his daughter
Lille Maury of Dilly. Ore, eighty-five
shares. The residue of the estate is
given to his son Andrew and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Gilpatrick, share and share
alike, except that the library is given
exclusively to Andrew with the rec
ommendation that he let his sisters
have such portions as they many want
and which he does not need.
II is stated that the bequests are
made for the sole use and benefit Of
the heirs themselves and not in any
sense to be handled by or be the
property of their husbands.
Andrew Fergus and Mrs. Gilpatrick
are made the executors without bonds.
In a memorandum. evidently of the
same date, the testator advises the
sale of the entire property and divis-
ion of the proceeds among the heirs.
A codicil was added bearing date
MAJ ch 20, 1902. to which Odin Rom
aEsiad and William Lewis are wit
resses. BY this Mr.. Fergus appoints
Mrs. Hamilton as an additional exc
cutor to serve with others before
named. He also provides that the
three executors shall share and share
ke in the Hanson property and
one share of the capital stock of the
Bank Of Fergus County.
In the petition for probate the value
Of the entire estate is given at $685..
900, the stock in the Fergus Live
stock & Land Co. being listed at its
par value of 800 per share, the bank
stock at par, the Hanson property,
including the voltaire mine, at $1,000,
and the library at 5000.
Cort & Worden are attorneys for
the petitioners.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
Contractor Walsh Prepared to Lay
the Water Pipe as Rapidly as II
Arrives-Expected Today.
MRS. SHIELDS WAS SATISFIED
Council Let Contract for Pump to
Montana Hardware COMO
Other Bids Submitted.

Unless some unforeseen difficulties
are encountered the waterworks will
be completed by October 1st. At
least that is the belief of the mayor
and council.
Contractor Walsh has hurried the
work on the trenching until last Sat
urday night when he had completed IL
to the edge of town, from which point
he is not permitted to open the
streets until prepared to lay the pipe
and refill without delay, so as to of.
fer as little impediUent to travel as
possible. He was then compelled to
lay off the majority of the crew I'M
I'll the pipe arrived and is very much
concerned in this regard as he wants
to push the work as rapidly as possi-
BILE and get through.
The first car load of pipe was ex.
pected Monday but the heavv rain
delayed the teams. II should be here
today without fail. A second car load
has left Spokane and the third car
leaves there this week. Manager Ho-
bensack of the Judith Hardware Co.
is confident no delays in this regard
will be encountered after the first
shipment arrives.
At special melting of the council
held Wednesday of last week 1t was
agreed to pay Mrs. Shields the $40O
demanded and previously offered for
right of way over her land and this
vexing trouble was adjusted.
Monday night the council met and
awarded to the Montana Hardware
Co. contract for pump to cost 81,
800 set up, complete for running or.
der at the pumping station. The make
is the Root Rotary Force pump and il
is guaranteed that at 205 revolutions
per minute 1t will pump one million
gallons in twenty-four hours. Erection
is to be completed within six weeks
of signing OF contract. No other bids
were offered and as the price was
from $3.50 to 81 900 less than the coun
ell had estimated the contract was
unanimously granted.
The city engineer was instructed to
proceed with the WORK on the well
and kOundation for the pump. The let
ting of this contract practically com
pletes that part of the work and en-
ergies may now be expended to hav
ing the entire plant completed ac
cording to requirements and as early
as possible.
At the reservoir a large crew is a:
work.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
Ladies' Especially

Are fond of travelling on the Fa.
nous Trains of the Northwestern
line. The daintily furnished retiring
rooms and cosy compartments afford
all the privacy of your own home. and
make travelling a pleasure and de
light The Northwestern Limited
every night between the Twin Cities
and Chicago is the peer OF all fins
trains. Address for lowest rates T. w
Teasdale. G. p. A. st. Paul. MINI
L. A. Gray. Gen. Agent, Helena. Mont
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
WOOL MARKET
IMPROVING
A Steady and Healthy Rise In Prices
Offered for the Better Clips
Now Arriving.
SEVENTEEN CENTS EXPECTED
Few Fergus County Clips Are Com
plete But Those Sold Bring
the Top Figures.

Great Falls. July 22.-Seyen clips
of wool. OF an aggregate weight of
S57 900 pounds were sold in the Great
Falls market yesterday, prices rang.
ing from 14& to 1GSs cents, the la.
ter being the highest price paid in
Montana this year. The same price
was paid once before this season in
this market or the $4,000 pounds
Thayer for Whitman, Farnsworth a
Thayer secured $4,000. The aver
age price per pound was very high
being 1914 cents.
Among the sales were:
L. c. Busch. $1,000 pounds. to Thay
er. at 16ii cents.
Mrs. George Edwards, $4,000 pounds
to Thayer at l6is cents,
Billings. July 2l.-Today's wool bus
mess was not as good as previous
DAYS, from the standpoint of prices
paid. Over half a million pounds
were sold at prices ranging from Il
to Is cents. Fergus county sale;
were:
W. J. Winnett, 600o0 pounds, al
li4 cents, to Whitman, Farnswortf
& Thayer.
II. F. Clement. Billings, 10000 lbs.
at 14a cents, TO Hallowell. Donald &
Co.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
Happy Time in Old Town.

I'VE felt very happy" writes r. n.
Bevil. Old Town. Va, when Bucklen's
Arnica Salve wholly cured our daugh.
ter OF bad case of scald head" Il
delights all who use 1t for Cuts. Corns.
Burns, Bruises. Boils, Ulcers. Erup.
tions. Infallible for Piles. Only 25c
at william drug store.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
The Best liniment for Strains.
Mr.. F. H. Wells, the merchant

Mr.. F. H. Wells, the merchant at
Deer Park, Long Island. N. Y, says:
II always recommend Chamberlain s
Pain Balm as the best liniment for
strains. used 1t last winter for a
severe lameness in the side, result
ing from a strain, and was greatly
pleased with the quick relief and cure
it effected" For sale by C. II. Will
liams.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

Cut this out and take 1t to Will
liams' drug store and get a box or
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets. The best physic. They also
correct disorders of the stomach.
Price 25 cents.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
Hr$t JOB Printing S::s V: *.fs: s:- 70; s.,s:: s.::
Filthy Temples In India.

Sacred cows often defile Indian
temples, but worse yet is body that
is polluted by constipation. Don't
permit 1t. Cleanse your system with
DIR. Kings New Life Pills and avoid
untold misery. They give lively liv-
ers. active bowels, good digestion,
fine appetite. Only 25c at Williams
drug store.
Read the ARGUS for the. news.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

Globe legal wrappers are the most
convenient, but we handle other va.
rieties.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

Billings. July l9.-The buyers made
quick work OF the local wool this
morning. buying nearly 35O,OOo lbs.
at prices ranging from 10 to l57s cts.
The clips offered as a general Thing
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

An advertisement placed In the Ar
GUS never fails to bring response.
Prove Il for yourself.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23
nIpPCTOpS.

A general banking business transacted
Including tie purchase and sale Of State
and County Warrants, and Bounty Certii.
ieates; the selling Of exchange on all the
principal cities OF the United States and
Europe; the handling OF bullion; the trans.
ferng Of money by telegraph. Carefdl atten.
ton given to collections, and the safe keeping
{. valuable papers.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

Great Falls. July 2O.-The average
price per pound In Fridays wool sales
in Great Falls was 1862 cents. fes'e;'
days average was still higher. one
third of the total offerings bringing
lGss cents and more than two-third-
going at 16 or better. The lowest
price was 1i%, and only two clips
brought below l5is. The top was
again lGh cents. Ten clips, aggre
eating 331 900 pounds, were sold. Two
of them had been shipped to this
market from Fort Bufford, n. d., iOs
miles away. and the sellers made al
least cent a pound by so doing.
No Fergus county wool was offered
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

Great Falls. June l9.-Not since
Great Falls became a wool market oil
importance, have sales been on such
high level as they were yesterday
Twelve clips. aggregating 243,OOO lbs
in weight. were sold, and the average
price paid was the high figure OF
1862 cents. Four clips went at Ii
cents or better. the highest price be
ing l6ia cents. and only one clip went
below IA cents. while only four were
below 10 cents.
Levi Knerr OF Knerrville sold $4,000
pounds, to Hecht, Liebmann & Co.
at l5A cents.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-23

Billings. July lS.-Over 100000 lbs.
of wool were sold on the Billings ex-
change today. at prices ranging from
12& to 15b cents.
A. w. Elliott. who represents Jere-
miah & Co. on this market, states in
relation to the report of the sale OF
T. &. Powers clip to him that he
purchased the clip on July 7th at
Great Falls. paying l6 cents per pound
for IT, There were 5000 pounds and
II was a fine clip.
James Wilson of Flatwillow toda :
accepted the bid of Whitman. Farms
worth * Co. for his clip of $1,000 lbs.
at 1873 cents. which was made day
lefore yesterday Other sales were:
C!e vinger of Flatwillow. l2.cOo
pounds, at liis cents. to Whitman
flln Sworth 4 Co.
Il. !. Imislund of Grass Range, a.,
nOO pounds. at II cents. to Hecht
lehman a Co.
G. o. Peterson of Musselshell. 5000
pounds. at li& cents, TO Brown d
Adams.
G.. w. Mcdonald Flatwillow, 10000
pounds. at 1913 cents, to Jeremith
Williams & Co.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-06-05
SIM ONSVILLE.

Al Bigelow of Chester was in town Sun.
day.
Henry Brownell is visiting relatives in
this place. He expects to be able to walk
without crutches soon.
Il. ID. Marsh of Boston has arrived at
Red Top, his summer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Howe, Mrs. III. NJ.
Peabody and Bessie Peabody took car
riage ride to South Londonderry Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Hubbard and son
Garth of Perkinsville were guests of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Hubbard sun
day.
Randall Amsden has been building a
barn. Charles License and C. b. Forbes do
ing the work.
At the caucus Saturday Orrin Hubbard
and William Felt We're elected delegates
to the state convention at Montpelier.
Mrs. Cora Brownell and two sons, Clar-
ence of Manchester, N. H., and Willie of
chester, were in town Saturday. Clarence
likes his position in Manchester very
much.
Mr.. kneelan, student at Yale college,
speaks at the church during the summer at
IL A. NJ. Sundays.
Henry Brownell commences work at
Lowell lake this week for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farrar and daugh-
ter OF Chester called briefly on relatives in
this place Sunday
H.. d. Baker fell from a load of wood Sat-
urday and was injured quite seriously.
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EAST WESTMoRELAND.

Mrs. Fannie Shepardson spent Sunday
in Gresham.
Sammie Pierce went to Orange Saturday
to visit his parents over Sunday.
Mrs w. C. Routenberg and daughter
have gone to Michigan to spend several
months.
Mrs. Mary Richardson and little son
Daniel have gone to Hollis to spend sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. E. F. Grimes and children are Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. E. o. Wheeler, in
Laconia, n. H.
o. G. Thompson and Guy w. Scovell
were home for few days last week.
Nellie Hager of visited her sister, Alma
Parker, last week.
Ned Winchester and L. X. Osborn and
wife were in town last week, called here
by the serious illness of Sumner G. Win
chester.
Charles Kingsbury is in very poor health.
Mrs Arvin Aldrich spent Friday in
Charlestown with her sister, Maria Hol-
den.
Mr. Boyle of Westminster has moved in
to the Haskins house. We are glad to
welcome them and hope they will learn to
enjoy their home here.
Childrens day will be observed with
appropriate exercises Sunday. the Sth.
Forrest w. Hall has moved back to his
farm here, after being in Keene the last
few years caring for his aged father who
died few weeks ago. We will be glad to
welcome him back.
Carrie Wellman of Westminster called
on friends here last week
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LONDONDERRY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Larabee and two
daughters, of Chicago, arrived at w. d.
Stowell's last week. 1t has been over Is
years since Mr.. Larabee visited his native
town.
Mrs. Gridley returned to New York the
first of the week.
Mrs. Sears has returned to Ludlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Waite visited rela-
tives in Chester, Springfield and Bellows
Falls last week.
Evelyn Wade from Ludlow and Clara
Marden from Manchester were at their
homes here over Sunday.
Mrs. HI. A. Hayward is expected home
this week from several weeks stay in Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Billings from Providence is with
her son, Rev. E. n. Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Wright were in Ches-
ter recently.
Saturday evening about 40 of the friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Ross met at E. S.
Garfield's and spent pleasant evening.
Cake and coffee were served and the guests
departed, leaving behind many tokens of
their friendship and good will.
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Flowers.

Bring flowers, white flowers for nv
hours of joy, for their dainty beauty will
never cloy. They will speak of world
of light, where the angels gather around
the throne and the Father smiles on his
loved and own in their raiment so pure
and white. What is there that brings us
nearer to God than flowers? 1t seems as
if on some of them the paint can hardly
be dry from the brush in the Masters
hand. Is it not privilege as we'll as
duty to adorn our homes with flowers?
Alike they may adorn mansion or the
humblest cot. How pretty even a small
weather-beaten cottage looks when COW
cred with morning glories, woodbine,
hops or ivy, and how many unsightly
places by the roadside and about our
homes could be covered and made beau
tiful if each granger would endeavor to
cover them with flower bed, or grape
vine, shrub or tree.
AS the grange was the first to intro
duce rural delivery, would it not be an
advantage to the order to introduce the
rural improvement in towns which have
no society?
Oh bring flowers, white flowers. They
are my hearts choice, for they ever speak
with gentle voice of beautiful home
above. Yes, in life or in death bring me
flowers white, with their fragrant beauty
of peace and light, and whisper of
Heavenly love.
EVA G. LEINEN.
North Chester, Vt.
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PERkINSVILlE.

Arthur H. Williams, son of the late Gen.
Charles Williams, and for some time
past Representative of Williams &
Company's Soapstone business IN TINS
vicinity, died at Saltillo, Old Next
co on the night Of May %, where he
was serving the United States government
as consul. The remains were accompanied
home by his wife and the funeral was held
Saturday at the W illiams mansion on VII
liams Hill, Manchester, n. III. The casket
came draped with the United States flag.
lnterment was at Pine Grove cemetery In
the family lot. Mr. Williams was mem
Der of the class of 1885 at Dartmouth col
lege. He had served one term at the New
Hampshire Legislature from ward three,
Manchester. For several years he was pur-
chasing agent for the Manchester street
railway and at times he had been very ac,
tive in the soapstone business. he nad
held his position as United States consul TO
Mexico about year He left wife and
one daughter. He was Al years OF age.
Mrs. Many, widow Of the late Edward
Many. died at her home last week, after
several weeks illness. Here funeral was
held Friday and interment was at Ascut-
NEVILLE cemetery.
Mrs. Wilder and Victoria are visiting at
Ludlow and Plymouth.
John III. Hicks has returned from two
months stay in the south and attended the
funeral of Mr.. Williams at Manchester last
week.
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Sl00 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all it's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One Hun
bred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
BsY- Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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A great many women covet beauty and
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them. Let a woman first seek perfect
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There can be no general health for
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81 used four bottles of your Favorite Pre-
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Hoods Jdrsdparilla
and Pills
WESTMINSTER WEST,

Miss May Goodhue of Brattleboro spent
Sunday at home.
Ed Gorham of Boston--was home over
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Clark and daughter Alice of
Bellows Falls are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. HI. Clark.
William Wilcox, who went to Spring
field, Mass, to work this spring, has
returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Simonds of Saxtons
River We're in town last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Severance of Rockingham
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks.
Miss Stella Durham recently spent few
days with friends in Bellows Falls.
Miss Blanche Ranney visited her aunt.
Mrs. Walker, in Westminster last week.
The aid society will meet with Mrs. A.
l.. Harlow Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Harlow and son Paul of NAL
den are expected this week.
Harlan Goodhue commenced Monday the
quadrennial appraisal of the real estate of
this town.
Maple Grove grange will hold it's regular
meeting on Thursday evening, June u.