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Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
SENT TO THE POOR FARM.
Bull johnson is Suffering From an
Old Injury to His Head.

Owing to the fact that Bull Johnson
has evidenced many symptoms of
weak -mindedness during the past few
weeks he was brought to Lewistown
by Deputy O'Brien of Gilt Edge last
Friday. On Saturday evening he was
taken before Judge Cheadle, who, af-
ter having an examination conducted
by Drs. Treacy and Attix, continued
the case until Monday for the purpose
of allowing further examination to be
made by DR.. II. II, Wilson, the coun.
ty physician.
Drs. Treacy and Attix stated that
in their opinion Johnson was suffering
from an old injury to his head and
thought that his condition could be
ameliorated by an operation. DR..
Wilson also was of the opinion that
treatment would benefit the victim of
dementia and the judge ordered him
committed to the poor farm, where he
will be under the care of the county
physician.
Bull Johnson is an old-time freight
er and drove bulls in the early days.
He married a daughter of Nose Le-
trey and has resided in the vicinity
of Gilt Edge for several years past.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
{ Items Of Intereet
l. FROM CORRESPONDENTS.
= GILT EDGE. KENDALL. iILBROOK.
z UTICA. GARNEILL. STANFORD.
FROM PoNDENTs.


one. Its walls are entirely composed
OF ore and, unlike the larger one, II
is free from water crystal formation.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week part Of the Kendall plant was
given a trial run. At $:15 p. m. Mrs.
Lang, wife of Supt. Lang, with the
words, Il christen thee Kendall mill, .
closed the switch and set in motion
the 15-horse-power dynamo operating
the pumps and air compressor.
About twenty minutes later Miss Win
ME McDermott, sister OF Mrs. Lang,
closed the switch and set in motion
the dynamo operating the large rock
crusher. Everything worked very
satisfactorily with the exception of
the large drive belt running off the
motor pulley, a defect easily rene
died. The ladies amused themselves
for a short time by dropping pieces
of ore into the huge jaws Of the rock
breaker and thus was crushed the
first ore in the new Kendall mill.
Thursday the entire plant was set in
motion, and considering the fact that
everything was new, the run was very
satisfactory. Supt. Lang and H. w.
Fellowes, electrical engineer Of the
plant, are to be congratulated upon
the successful completion of SO large
an undertaking.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
GRASS RANGE ITEMS.

Mr.. VIM. Bean of Flatwillow was
in town Thursday.
Mr.. Murphy is still in town on the
lookout for horses.
Mr.. Ole vinger went to Lewistown
Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. Pouire Graham made trip to
Flatwillow this week.
VIM. Quigley, an old-timer, spent
Sunday at Grass Range.
Owing to the mud very little stir
ring is seen around town.
Ice cream and cake were served and
all enjoyed a pleasant evening.
John Deskins went to Lewistown
this week to bring home his wife.
Charley Moulton was up from
Blood creek after supplies Wednes-
day.
Miss Stella Mackey is spending a
few days with Mrs. Laidley of Flat.
willow.
No snow has fallen in this section
but the weather doesn't get any
warmer.
A chicken dinner was given at the
hotel last Sunday and those invited
by P. NJ. Graham express themselves
as being royalty entertained and
Mr.. Graham is fine as hostess.
A pleasant evening was spent with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Charters saturday
of last week. Quite number were
present. Whist was the game played,
Mr.. Mackey received the first prize.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Saddle Horse Stampeded Through
Main Street With a Lady Rider.

Saddle Horse Stampeded Through
Main Street With Lady Rider.
While Mrs. William Vanest was out
riding last Sunday on horse OBJ
tanned from Simpsons barn, stir
rup got out of fix; she stopped at the
Day house to have it mended. After
the necessary repairs had been made
she tried to head her mount up Main
street; the pony became possessed of
notion that II wanted to go to the
barn, and it whirled around and start
ed toward the east side at breakneck
speed. Straight down Main street
ran the steed and the lady bravely
pulled leather" and stuck to her
seat. On reaching the front Of the
livery barn number of rigs were en-
countered which the pony picked his
way through without missing a step
or stopping his headlong gait, and
ran on to the barn floor, where he was
stopped.
Luckily no evil results attended the
runaway and the lady, though some
what devoid of breath, was not hurt.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
w. C.. 7. u Department.
Edited G 7. u, responsible
what appears this department.

Never shall my hand. be lifted
against so-called temperance fanatics,
If ever cause justified fanaticism
the temperance cause does.-Philip
Brooks.
Liquor is at the bottom of all OUT
poverty. If the tax for it were lifted
there would not need to be a man
woman or child without bread. G.
Holland.
Alcohol is specifically and to all in
terests and purposes cerebral pois'
on.-Yowmans on alcohol.
Do you know that boys are more
particular whom they go with than
girls? You may think 1t is a strange
statement, but it is true. A girl will
go on the streets in open day with Q
boy that gets drunk, but the minute
boy finds out that girl gets drunk
he won't go with her. ! wish our girls
would be as particular with whom
they go as the boys are.-Sam Jones
II there is one thing a woman
should stand for 1t is temperance
Henry Ward Beecher.
Learn to say "No." and 1t will be
of more use to you than to learn to
read Latin.-Spurgeon.
Abstinence is easy. moderation Is
impossible.-Dr Samuel Johnson.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
California via the Sunshine Route.


If you contemplate a trip to Cali.
fornia consult the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway.
Every Tuesday during the season a
high-class Pullman tourist sleeping
car will leave st. Paul and Minneapo.
lis, running through to Los Angeles
without change, arriving in Los An.
geles Saturday morning, tour days.
The line is via the celebrated C. NJ
& st. p. "Hedrick Route" to Kansas
City, thence over the A. T. & S. p.
railway, making the most popular
and interesting route to the south Pa.
cific coast.
This service includes the person.
ally conducted" feature west of the
Missouri rivera special conductor
accompanies each car, whose duty II
is to carefully look after the wants OF
each individual passenger.
Write for the cheapest rates and
for copy of the sunshine" folder
containing full particulars Of this ia
nous route.
]. T. CoNLEv,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, C. NJ. G. st
p. Ry., st. Paul.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
KENDALL ITEMS.

e. W. King left Thursday for Lew
istown.
DR., Buck, dentist, is sojourning in
camp for short time.
John B. Ritch and wife paid Ken
dali visit last Wednesday.
A. ]. Slough arrived in town last
Wednesday and is attending to busi-
ness affairs.
Al. Lamson came over from Gilt
Edge recently and will take one of
the shifts on the hoist now being put
in at the Barnes-King.
II. l.. Price has about completed a
neat little building adjoining the
Stephens hotel. He will carry a stock
of confectionery, tobaccos. etc.
John Laux left Kendall for Lewis
town Saturday to be on hand Monday
evening, when the newly-elected city
fathers entered upon their duties.
l.. C. Wilson's stock of drugs ar
rived Thursday, after a long delay on
the road. The establishment of drug
store here will prove a great con-
venience to the people.
Dick Stephens went to Lewistown
last week to join the famous herd Of
Elks at that place. Unlike Actor
O'Neill of Spokane notoriety, Dick
took his medicine like a man and is
now waiting to get even on the next
candidate.
w. NJ. Kelly was taken to Lewis
town Sunday by Constable Stephens
and Monday pleaded guilty to steal
ing revolver from Joe Stanley. Kel-
ly was given fine of SIS or seven
and a half days in Jail, and is now
boarding at the county's expense.
There have been several cases Of
petty thefts during the past week
here. While this is to be expected on
account of the large influx of the diff
ferent elements Of society, yet the
light-fngered gentry had better go
slow, for the people here are in the
mood to make an example for the fu-
ture.
C. II. Williams. accompanied by
Mrs. Dowden of the Helena Chill
dren's Home, came to Kendall last
Thursday. On their return to Lewis
town they took with them the two
months-old child of Miss Martin, who
resides in the mountains about two
miles north of Kendall. Taking it
all in all. 1t is sad case and once
again illustrates woman's weakness
and mans depravity.
Work on the Abbey group is being
pushed by Messrs Cook & Akeley,
and the ore bodies are improving as
development progresses. Your cor
respondent was informed by Mr.. Axe
ley last week that another cave Az
feet deep had been struck at the bot
tom and to the northeast of the large
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
What some great men have said of


temperance:
Some of the domestic evils of in
temperance are houses without win
dows. gardens without fences. fields
without tillage, barns without roofs,
children without clothing, principles,
morals or manners.-Franklin.
There is scarcely a crime before
me that is not directly or indirectly
caused by strong drink.-Judge Cole
ridge.
Drunkenness places a man as much
below the level of the brute as rea-
son elevates him above them.-Sir G..
Sinclair.
| have acted the principles of total
abstinence from all alcoholic liquors
for more than twenty years.-D. Liv-
ingstone.
Beer Supplies and besots.-Bis.
mark.
For thirty years | have been a tenn
perance man, and ! am too old to
change.-Abraham Lincoln, refusing
wine offered him at Cincinnati when
on his way to take the reins Of gov
ernment.
never use 1t; am more afraid OF
II than Yankee bullets.-Stonewall
Jackson.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
DENTISTRY.

DR.. M. E. Curtiss, formerly of Min
neapolis, Mimi, graduate Of the Chi
cago College Of Dental Surgery, and
now located permanently at Lewis
town, Mont. Office over Judith Basin
Bank. Night calls will be answered
and the work done by electric light II
necessary. teeth will be examined
free of charge, and all persons desir
ing soft or gold filings, gold or porce
lain crowns, bridge work or plates, OF
correction of irregular teeth, will dc
well to consult him. Gas given for
painless extraction. Only the best
work will be done. Telephone No. 131
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
KELLY GETS OFF EASY.
A Petty Larceny Thief Gets Few
Days in Jail.


w. NJ. Kelly. a well known char.
acter around the town of Kendall
was brought to Lewistown last Sun
day night by Constable Richard Steph
ems. who had arrested him on a
charge of stealing a As Colts six
shooter from Stanley e. Luckett's sa
loon in the little mining camp of the
North Moccasin.
On Monday morning he was taken
before Justice Mcfarland and plead
ed guilty to taking the gun and stat
ed that he was under the influence OF
liquor at the time. He was fined s15
and on the money not being forthcom
ing was turned over to the jailor.
The six-shooter was not recovered
and Kelly says that someone stole II
from him. Joseph Stanley. who had
charge of the gun before it was stol
en-. was considerably chagrined at the
lightness of the sentence. The gun
is valued at SIS. and this Mr.. Stan
ley says he will have to pay the form
er owner, who left il in his charge.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
the best possible service.

the best possible service.
THAT the best interests of the pa.
irons OF the Office and the department
would be served by his reappoint-
ment.
THAT he commands the respect
and confidence OF all the better ele-
ment Of the citizens"
The petition is signed by sixty-five
of the best citizens Of Gilt Edge and
vicinity, as we'll as the management Of
the Whisky Gulch, New Year and
Gilt Edge mines. Mr.. Hurvitch has
without doubt served the Gilt Edge
public In a very faithful and efficient
manner during his term Of Office and
has spared neither trouble nor ex.
pense to give the best service. The
cabinet spoken Of in the petition is
very up-to-date affair and would do
credit to many larger town.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07

third class, thereby creating a va
cancy in said office; and that Samuel
Hurvitch has made application for re-
appointment; do hereby most respect
fully endorse the application of Sam
uel Huryitch and recommend his re-
appointment as postmaster at Gilt
Edge, Fergus county, Montana.
I'VE base our recommendation and
endorsement upon the following facts,
to-wit.
"The applicant has served over
three years as postmaster at Gilt
Edge, and during said period has
made a faithful. efficient and accom-
modating officer.
THAT he has gone to the expense
of over five hundred dollars in fitting
his office with a postoffice cabinet IN
order to give the patrons of the office
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07

Doctor M. M. Hedges has located in
Lewistown. Office over Judith hard.
ware store. DR.. Hedges has been in
practice over thirty years, does crown
and bridge work, porcelain inlays,
continuous gum plate work and In fact
performs all operations pertaining to
dentistry according to the latest i'm.
provements Of the art. All operations
whether on the natural teeth or arti.
fetal substitutes, assured in point OF
excellence and permanence. Tele-
phone No. SO.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
THE oLo.TIMER's OPINION.
A Few Remarks on Mary MaeLane
by an oId.tIme Cowboy.

A Few Remarks on Mary MaeLane
by an oId.time Cowboy.
Mary MacLane." said the old-time
stockman, after reading a few choice
extracts from her latest production,
''is a likely filly and owns vocabu-
larry that out-paces Hurricane Bill and
puts Calamity Jane in the same bunch
with the fee wagon. Looks ter me as
II she needs halter breaking or long
spell on a matrimonial picket rope so
as to kinder get her used to the ways
Of civilization nowadays.
For a nineteen-year-old II seems
ter me as II she's grazed over a heap
of range and maybe run up against a
corral somewhere that makes her
, show the white Of her eyes every
time anyone tries to head her off.
The way she damns everything in
general puts me in mind of the time
when was driving bunch of dogies
on the Upper Judith and met old Dud
Rickard where he was stuck in the
mud on Skull creek with ten and
three wagons loaded with wool and
it was rainin' like H a-beatin'
tanbark. He cussed the world by sec
tions and called on the old boy with
the split hoofs to come up and stick
his pitchfork into the off wheeler and
make him get inter the collar. He
wouldn't show up, however, and Dud
tried the next best thing-the black
snake. That's the way it will be with
Mary; when she finds she can't raise
the devil she II take the next best
thing, and I'm a-thinkin' that will
have to be a good imitation of the
real article. BY the gee whiz! the
gals nowadays are getting altogether
too rollicky. anyway" said the old
stockman as he puffed meditatively
at his cigar.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
WANT HURvITcH REAPPolNTeo.
Gilt Edge Citizens Petition the Presi.
dent to That Effect.

Owing to the fact that it has been
ascertained that the Gilt Edge post
office will shortly be raised from a
fourth-class to a third-class office,
which will necessitate fresh ap-
pointment, the citizens have forward
ed the following petition to Wash
ington:
ITO His Excellency, Theodore Roose-
welt, President of the United States;
I'VE, the undersigned. residents Of
Fergus county, Montana. being ad-
vised that the postoffice at Gilt Edge
is about to be raised from an office Of
the fourth class to an office OF the
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
Sciatic Rheumatism Cured After Four.
teen Years of Suffering.

IL have been afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism for fourteen years." says
Josh Edgar of Germantown, Cal. 81
was able to be around but constantly
suffered. tried everything | could
hear of and at last was told to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. which |
did and was Immediately relieved
and in a short time cured. and | am
happy to say 1t has not since return
ed" Why not use this liniment and
get we'll? IL is for sale by C. H. viii.
liams.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
Placed on the Unfair List.

To all Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that all OF
the non-union Austrian stonemasons
and laborers of Lewistown and vicin.
ity have been placed on the unfair
list by Lewistown Labor Union, and
anyone employing any of the afore-
said non-union Austrians, or assisting
them to procure employment, will be
considered unfair to organized labor.
By order of
LEWISTOWN LABOR UNION.
(Seal.)
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
Notice OF Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the firm Of Wal
ter Bros. doing general stock business at
Gunton. Fergus county, and including Frank
Walter and viii Walter. is this day dissolved
by mutual consent Frank Walter will con.
tinue the business. collecting all bills and pay
ing all claims. FRANK WALTER.
WILL WALTER.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07

The ARGUS Job department Is com.
pIete. We have spared neither expen.
&c nor effort to secure the best line Of
paper stock and the newest, nobblest
line Of type faces. We have the men,
the machinery and the material to do
fine work and do II promptly. All we
ask Is a trial.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
Horses for Sale.

have range horses, mares and geldings. all
ages from yearlings up, for sale in 100 or larger
lots. Purchasers can secure bargains during
the next three months. Inquire of
WM. DUNDOM,
Lewistown, Mont.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
Notice..

thereby offer reward of fifty dollars for evi.
dence that will lead to the arrest and convic.
ton of the party who stole about 800 feet o.
lumeer from one of my windbrakes one ant
one half miles west of Box Elder creek. oppo
site the mouth of Brush creek
B. F. LEPPER.
Flatwillow, Mont.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
For Sale.

One Pony sawmill, capacity 5000 per day
complete and in good running order. VII
sell very cheap for cash or will trade for live
stock. Apply to
SLOUGH & MITCHELL,
Stanford, Montana.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
free Public Library.

The library, in itsnew quarters in the schoo
building, is open to the public every Tuesday
afternoon from until Land on Saturday even
mgs from until9 Q.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07

on left shoulder.

About July 1st 1901. one brown gelding
about seven years old; white star in face; lef
hind foot white; splint on left fore leg branded
thus: Q on left shoulder very dim.
Owner can have same by proving property
and paying charges.
| FRANK DAY.
Lewistown, Montana.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
For Sale, Jacks.

MAY be seen at Helena Fair grounds; three
head large Montana bred and two Missouri
jacks, ages 4 s. Prices ranging from $500 to
$500. Address Montana Cattle Co.. or call at
Office of JOHN T. MURPHY,
Helena Mont.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
To Cure A Cold In One Oay

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
Z. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
Stops the Cough
and Works Off the Cold.
Dentistry.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure cold
In one day. No cure. no pay. Price Is cents
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07
Estrays.

Came into or was turned into my pasture
about Oct. 18th. 1900. one gray gelding, about
II years old; shod all round; had one hobble
Fergus County argus., 1902-05-07

on; branded thus;
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-08
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

tFrom Saturdays Daily.l
All kinds of first class dental work
at Holmes Dental Parlors, South Side.
Paul Chamberlain 124 North Ward
street, left this morning for Salem to
visit friends.
Yesterday afternoon Lawrence Min.
or had the left side of his face severe
ly burned, caused by cannon fire
cracker. A crowd of boys were shoot.
ing the fire crackers on the corner
of Finley avenue and Ward street, one
of the boys in the crowd lit a cracker
and threw it out in the street, it did
not go off and Lawrence picked it up
to light it and it went off in his hands.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. w. III. Wheatley is quite i'll at
her home on Finley avenue.
Mrs. Thos. Pallister is still very i'll
at her home, l09 North Ward street.
Mrs. Chas. Doolin of Bonaparte is a
guest at the home of Mrs. Henry Blunt
of North Moore street.
Mrs. Renfrew, of Amador, is guest
at the home of her daughter. Mrs
Lewis Steinhoff, 102 North Moore
street.
Mrs. Ed Deeds of Brighton, return.
ed to her home today after few
days visit at the home of her sons,
Messrs. Chas. and AL. Deeds of South
Moore street.
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ton will have a representative here
at that time. Mr.. Raney himself is
expected to represent the organiza
ton, as he was active in the Hobbies
during the legislative assembly of the
past winter.
1t is believed, however, that a mis-
taken impression has gone out that
the executive council will exempt
some of the smaller farm lines of the
state this year. This impression has
arisen from the fact that the blanks
sent out this year contained note
stating that when the reports were
received the council would proceed to
consider them and determine what
lines were subject to taxation. This
notation was made with view to get
ting reports from all of the smaller
lines in the state, many of which have
been organized but recently, some as
late as the January /. and those or
ganized as late as 1902 would not be
subject to taxation.
There was an effort made before
| the legislature last winter to secure
/ exemptions for the farm mutuals over
! the state, but it failed and it has since
| been said that the effort was made by
| the state association, not with the
| idea of securing such exemptions, but
believing that such a course might
kill other adverse legislation At any
rate the representatives of the larger
| telephone companies are expected to
be on the ground and watch the pro.
lceedings July IA.
The state auditor has up to date re.
ports from in the neighborhood of sew
en- hundred telephone companies. A
y year ago only ESQ lines We're assessed
/ in the state. There We're perhaps half
a dozen or less lines unassessed. The
| increase this year is not due, it is
said, to the fact that there was not a
full report last year, but rather to the
| fact that the number of companies
| has been increasing. Small companies
of the state until it is estimated that
there are about $50 companies alto
gether now operating in Iowa.
| OF this number it is estimated that
at least fifty have either been organic
ed since the first of this year or are of
so small value as to be worthless to
the state for purposes of assessment
The majority. of course will come un.
der the first head 1t is impossible to
tell accurately how many companies
will report. as Linn county has not yet
reported, and it is the biggest county
in the state for telephone lines, II
being estimated that at least $50 lines
are operating there now. So many oil
the new lines being small. the assess
ment, though increased will not any
where nearly double itself
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From Mondays Daily.
&. H. McMasters and Guy Wilson OF
Seymour, were Ottumwa visitors Sun
day.
Lawrence Myers, who resides in
South Ottumwa, went to Moravia this
morning on business.
It's really remarkable the returns
the Want Column gives advertisers
Try it and see for yourself.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, O.