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Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22

Doctor NJ. NJ. 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., 1902-01-22

B. C. White is visiting the county
seat.
A grand ball will be given at Cot.
tonwood hall on February 4th for the
benefit OF the Beaver creek school
Tickets sl.50.
John Burke of Utica is in the city.
Mr.. Burke brought several coyote and
wolf hides to town with him in order
to have them punched.
The Elk's ladies social, which will
be held on Friday night. will com.
mence promptly at $3.50 o'clock. In.
vitation tickets to be presented at the
door.
w. Z. Kneuth, superintendent of the
lapIdary establishment belonging to
the Mcclure syndicate. which is stu.
ated in Helena, is in the city for the
purpose of instituting inquiries in re.
gard to the stones found at Blood
creek.
Owing to the inclcmcncy of the
weather and for various other rea.
sons Jake Neuman, who has been EN-.
rloyed at the Lewistown hotel. and
who was booked TO leave LcHistown
last Saturday. has decided to remain
ia his present position.
l.. A. Messecar of Dupuyer. Teton
county. accompanied by his wife and
children are visiting with Mrs. A. B.
Bean of this place. Mrs. Messecar is
daughter of Mrs. Beans. Mr.. Mes.
secar was formerly n resident OF Cot
tonwood and this is his first visit here
in ten years.
Mr.. S. G. Gilpatrick, the father Of
George Gilpatrick. arrived in the city
yesterday from Helena. Mr. Gilpat
rick intended to take a trip to the dia.
mond mines on Blood creek, but since
the report has been proven to be
false he says that be- will return to
Deer creek. where hc was engaged in
prospecting last summer. while stop.
ping with his son. who has C1argc of
the old Townsend ranch at that point.
Frl,av, Il. 10 tkic ,pout,. ,,,,.h Inn1
owned by parties who have neglected
tc place the deeds therefor on record,
the result being that the land stands
on the county records in the name OF
the previous owner. The county clerk
Is now engaged In making a list of the
owners of land in this county. for use
of the assessor, and il the holders of
unrecorded deeds will place them on
record before the Bird of March, this
year. they will save themselves much
trouble. as otherwise the land is apt
to be assessed to the previous owner.
Assessor Donald Fowler gives no.
tice to mortgage owners that under
the provisions OF the revenue laws Of
this state all uncanccllcd mortgages
owned by the residents of the county
wherein the mortgagcd property is
situated are subject tu taxation. All
such mortgages remaining uncancell.
ed on the records Of this county at
Il o'clock noon of the 3d day of March
of this year will be so assessed. Par.
ties owning mortgages that have been
paid should call at the county record.
ers Office and cancel them prior to
the above mentioned date.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22
DENTISTRY.

DR.. NJ. e. Curtiss, formerly of Min
neapolis. Mimi, a graduate of the Chi.
cago College of Dental Surgery, and
now located permanently at Lewis
town. Mont. Office at the Lewistown
hotel. Night calls will be answered
and the work done by electric light If
necessary. Teetb will be examined
free of charge. and all persons desir-
ing soft or gold filings, gold or porce.
lain crowns, bridge work or plates, or
correction of irregular teeth, will do
well to consult him. Only the best
work will be done.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Smith entertain
ed a number Of their friends Monday
evening Jan. 20th, the date being the
twelfth anniversary of their marriage
Queen Best was the game played and
the prizes went to Mrs. Symmes and
Mr.. Wiedeman. the former receiving
n small statuotte of Adriadnc and the
lion and the latter a very pretty desk
calendar. DIR. Willard carried OF the
gents consolation prize, tooth
pick holder in the shape of tall hat
and Mrs. Lehman won a Dover egg
beater, which ii is hoped will a''
in her future efforts. A very to.lJ,-
ing luncheon was served consisting
of oyster cocktail with waters, GRO
quettes. hot rolls, saltcd almonds. oil.
ives. coffee. chocolate pudding with
whipped cream and sponge cake. Az
ter the refreshments the gentlemen
enjoyed cigars. while the ladies in the
parlor listened to the wedding march
from Mendelsohn by Mrs. Dr. vii.
lard. who played it on the occasion
of the marriage The guests departed
at a late hour wishing Mr. and Mrs.
Smith many happy returns OF the an
Diversary.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22
Notice TO Shareholders.

Notice is hereby given that the tenth annual
meeting of the shareholders of the Montana
Hardware Company, for the purpose of elect
ing a board of directors to serve for the ensu-
ing year, and for the transaction of such Other
business as may be properly brought before
the meeting, will be held in the office of the
company in Lewistown, Montana. on Friday
the 18th day of February. 1902, at O'Clock p. m
ATSTIN w. WAR;.
Secretary.
Lewistown, Mont. January q. 1902.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22
New century Comfort.

Millions are daily finding world Of
in Bucklen's Arnice Salve. II
kills pain from Burns. Scalds. Cuts,
Bruises; conquers Ulcers and Fever
Sores: cures Eruptlons. Salt Rheum,
I,oils and Felons; removes Corns and
Warts. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
g cents at c. II. Williams drug store.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22
Notice of Dissolution.

On and after this date the firm of Boardman
& Langdoc is hereby dissolved and the bust
ness will be carried on by Victor Langdoc,
who will collect all bills under the firm name
and will pay all bills Of the said firm. All
creditors are requested to call and settle at
once.
Dated at Maiden. Mont. Jan. Is. 1902.
VICTOR LANGDOC,
EDGAR BOARDMAN.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the firm Of
Stuart & Wells has this day been dissolved by
mutual consent WI. Wells will continue
the business, paying all debts of the late firm
and collecting all outstanding obligations.
Dated at Lewistown. Mont, Jan. /, 1902.
J. l.. STUART.
w. J. WELLS.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22
A Cure for lumbaqo.

w. C. Williamson. of Amherst. Va,
says: "For more than a year I suf.
fered from Lumbago. I finally tried
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and II gave
me entire relief. which all other rem.
edies had failed to do" Sold by c. II.
Williams.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22

On Friday afternoon Mrs. f. r. War
rcn entertained the SiXty.Three Club.
\ number of other ladies were invited
in addition to the club, among them
Mrs. w. j. Wells. Miss Wells. Mrs.
Hilger, Miss Fergus. Mrs. Chcadle
and Miss Williamson.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22
To Cure A Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money il it fails to cure.
+. W. Groves signature is on each box. 2jc.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22
MAIL SERVICE,
Stops the Cough
and Works off the Cold.
Dentistry.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure cold
in one day. No cure, no pay. Price '2j cents
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22

The Tuesday Club was entertained
on the evening of the 18th by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ Vrooman. Euchre was play
ed and the first prizes went to Mrs.
Wiedeman and +. L. Smith. the form.
eI receiving n silver table bell and
the latter a handsome cork screw OF
bono ornamented in silver. The con
ISOLATION prizes went To Mrs. w. A.
Long and Dr. Stoll. Mrs. Long win
ming a box of bon bons and the doc
tor a nickel match case. Refreshments
were served consisting of cream oys
teIs, hot rolls, coffee. olives and salt.
ed almonds. Tho guests of the club
lor the evening were Mr.. and Mrs. J.
J.. Bright, Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Warren
DR. and Mrs. Stoll, Judge and Mrs
Chcadle, Mr.. and Mrs. David Hilgcr
and Miss Shipman. Mr. and Mrs. ].
w. Arthur will be the next to enter
tain the club.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-22

ss@In tbe@ss y!
Social Realm |

On Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Mart Allan opened their pretty home
to a large number Of guests and an
exceedingly merry evening was pass.
ed in playing Queen Best, excitement
rising at some points to a high pitch.
Mrs, George Wiedeman was again the
fortunate winner of the ladies' prize.
a Montana teaspoon in sterling silver
with gold bowl. J. L. Beebe won the
eentlemans prize, a very handsome
cork screw of bone. silver mounted.
Mrs. W. j. Wells received the ladies'
consolation, pretty laundry list
Frrrl and AIR Wagner was seen and
heard beating a tiny drum. which he
cid not possess when he came. A de.
licions menu was served consisting of
chicken salad. bread aud butter sand.
wichcs, olives. Ramona waters, coGcc
and hon bons. Mr.. and Mrs. Allan's
initial entertainment was certainly
very successful and can hardly be i'm.
proved upon by any to come after.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
PRESIDENT AT ST. LOUIS,

The arrangement of President
Roosevelt's trip to ST. Louis ON the
occasion of the allotment of sites for
state buildings, provides for his arri-
val in this city ON October lst. He
will visit the Worlds Fair grounds
to attend the ceremonies in the after
noon of the LIST, and will remain over
night in the city, leaving ON the End.
Thirty-two states and territories
will be represented, probably twenty
of them by their governors and
Worlds Fair commissions, the others
by their commissions. Several of the
governors will be accompanied by
their staffs A vast assemblage of
the people of many states is expected
on this occasion, as the twenty four
railway systems which have their
terminals here have announced excur-
sion rates from every direction. An
attractive program of ceremonies is
being formulated and the three days
will be given up to the entertainment
of visitors and general jollification.
Bicycles & repairing at Cramer Bros.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
WHY GO EAST

Over the sun-burned, sage brush aud
alkali plains when you may just as
we'll take delightful, cool and CON-
fortNble ride through the heart Of the
Rocky mountains in view of the grand
est scenery Of the American Cont.
nent?
This you can do by travelling on
the Rio Grande System, the far famed
Scenic Line of Tho World. " the only
trans-continental line passing throu sh
Salt Lake City, Glenwood Sprin gs,
Leadville, Colorado springs aud Den
yer en- route to eastern points.
Three daily express trains make
close connections with all trains east
and west and afford choice of five
distinct rontes Of travel The equip
ment OF the trains is the best, includ-
ing free reclining chair cars, standard
and tourist sleepers, perfect dining
car service, and also personally con-
Quoted excursion cars, each in charge
of competent guide, whose business
is to look after the comfort of his
guests No more pleasant and mex
pensive means of crossing the Conti-
nent can be found than is provided by
these excursions
For additional details, address,
j. d. Mansfield, Gen'l Ag't Rio
Grande Lines, is4 Third ST., Port
and, Ore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
Melon Raising in Josephine County.

Growing watermelons has become a
most important branch of the agricul-
tural industry of Josephine county. AS
a watermelon growing section, this
county is not excelled by any other
part of the state, and from point of
excellence as regards the flavor and
general quality of the fruit, jose
phine county can hold its own with
any district on the Pacific coast. Peo-
pie who have eaten melons from the
fields of Dixie and partaken of the big
fellows from the Josephine farms,
declare that from standpoint of
quality, the Josephine melons easily
hold first place. The climatic and
general conditions afforded in this
county, especially in the Rogue river
bottom lands are perfectly adapted to
the growing of melons. The land is
loamy, easily broken, easily culti-
waited, and productive. 1t never dries
out but is always moist, something
that is absolutely essential to the
growing of big melons, The seeds
can be planted early-usually from the
10th to the 10th of May-and it is not
often that they are nipped by the late
frosts. The summer nights are
warm-warmer than in any other
part of the state-and the melons
grow fast and furious when they get
started, and they are not long in get
ting started
About the 10th of August the first
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
MOTHERS PRAYER.

One Of the sweetest, one of the most
successful gospel singers in the evan
gelistic field to-day is Prof. w. s.
Weeden, who has been associated n
great deal of late with Rev. DIR. J.
Wilbur Chapman in his evangelistic
labors No'one has ever heard Pro
fessor Weeden sing my mothers
prayer, and tell the story of it,
without being profoundly moved. The
music for the song is his own compo-
sition, and the words were written,
at his suggestion, by his friend and
CO. laborer Rev. J. W. VanDeventer,
and embody the sweet singers per-
sonal experience. He sings with
tender pathos when he voices the first
verse
81 never can forget the day
l heard my mother kindly say:
You're leaving now my tender
care,
Remember, son, your mothers
prayer. "
And the song and the singer touch a
responsive chord when they tell Of
finding mothers God in answer to
mothers prayer; but more appealing
than all is the story Of the mid night
ride across Pennsylvania to the old
home in Ohio, in response to the tel
egraphic summons TO the side of the
deathbod of mother, with its picture
Of the youthful hand clasped by that
OF the aged saint on the brink Of
eternity, and the promise that mother
oxacts from her boy to meet her in
glory, and the loving answer, "I
will" to mothers appeal that her
son, saved by grace" shall labor
earnestly to bring into tho fold the
two brothers "out Of Christ, so that
they, also, may meet her in "the bet.
ter land" And 1t all finds fitting
climax in the last chorus:
"Oh, praise the Lord for saving
grace
Well meet up yonder face to face
The home above forever share
In answer to my mothers prayer.
Mothers with boys away from
Christ, keep on prayingi Your sons
may yet rise up to win others to Jesus
by song and story, 81 In answer to
mothers prayer.
John Il. Clementa.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
ONE OF LIFE's PLEAsUREs.

=
There is nothing In life more en-
joyable and at the same time so bene-
fetal to both mind and body, as
travelling.
A modern railway journey. intel.
ligently taken, tends to prolong life,
break the monotony Of existence and
acts ms a panacea for dull care by tax.
ing us out Of the wellworn channels Of
worldly and business struggles.
Before starting upon a trip, whether
ON business or recreation, 1t is we'll
to inquire and investigate the var.
ious routes, and choose the one offer.
ing the best inducements in the way
OF comfort and attractions. The
traveller. the tourist or business man is
wise in selecting the Rio Grande
Lines In journey to and from the
east, as it offers every comfort and
modern convenience TO suit all classes
OF travel, with sn array Of scenic at
fractions unsurpassed in the world
Castle Gate, The Canon Of the Grand,
Marshall Pass, Tennessee Pass and the
world renowned Royal Gorge are but
few Of these attractions seen from the
car windows.
Three fast trains daily between
Ogden and Denver.
Pullman, Palace and Ordinary
Sleeping cars on all trains to Denver,
Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago and st.
Louis without change.
A perfect Dining car service.
Agents throughout the Northwest
can sell tickets via this route. For
rates, maps and full information or
for copy of beautiful booklet, with
Nature in Colorado" write to OF call
ON W. @. Mcbride, Gen'l Agent or
NJ j. Roche, travelling Passenger
Agent, 1874 Third Street. Portland,
Ore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
DYSPEPSIA.

People tllat have dyspepsia have
weak stOmachs, weak heatrs, weak
eyes and are usually weak kneed.
They feel bilious and the world in
general has bilious look to them I;
they have so many symptoms that it
Is difficult TO locate the place where
they feel the worst. The fact is the
source from where they get their
strength has been cut of and they are
sick all over. The food taken into
the stomach remains undigested,
causing belchinR. and bilious attacks,
followed by sick-headache, and gen
eral weakness The medicine that
puts the stomach in condition 40 that
the food can be readily digested, will
cure dyspepsia and make strength
where there was weakness We have
cured thousands Of persons during the
past 20 years. of dyspepsia, with DIR.
Gums Improved Liver Pills. A 25c
box Of these pills are worth more to
people with poor digestion than six
months Of dieting or a gallon OF
peps.n. II only takes one for dose.
We will send two Of these pills to
prove what they will do. For sale by
W. +. Kremer
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18

Josephine melons begin to make their
appearance, an from that time on
until the frosts of October the people
of Grants Pass and vicinity, and
those towns and cities that are
fortunate enough to receive shipments
Of the lucious fruit from here, enjoy
treat such as they can have nowhere
else.
Josephine county is well and favor.
ably known over all parts of the
Northwest from the quantity of the
watermelons that it ships each season.
Each summer from % to 60 cars of
melons are shipped from Grants Pass
to northern points. All told, there
are over 600 acres of melons grown
in Josephine county. They are grown
in fields of from 20 to 100 acres and
the men who plant and cultivate the
fields are engaged almost entirely in
the melon business alone. 1t is a
business that requires good amount
of work, but no more than any other
agricultural vocation rightly fol-
lowed. 1t is paying business and in
this respect is growing better with
each passing season. Melons, of late,
are practically becoming staple
article, People look and wait for
them and buy them as they do apples,
peaches, pears, or any other fruit A
few years ago they were eaten only as
a delicacy That is not true any
more, and as result Of this the de.
mand is becoming almost unlimited.
In conversation with some of the
leading Josephine melon growers
this week, a Courier representative
was told that the demand for melons
this season is better than it has ever
been before. Those who are shipping,
find no trouble to dispose Of the fruit
before reaching Albany or Salem.
Very few carloads have got as far
north as Portland this year, the de.
mand being great enough to clean out
every car before they get any farther
than Albany.
The method usually employed by
the Josephine melon shippers is to
consign the shipment to themselves
and ship by local freight with the
privilege Of stopping over at any
point. In this way the cars are side
tracked at Roseburg, Oakland, Cot
tage Grove, Eugene and other way
points and the melons sold from the
car door. A car Of Josephine melons
needs no glaring posters TO draw a
crowd. Nothing but circus will
draw a bigger crowd Of men and boys
than car Of Josephine or "Grants
Pass melons" az they are known
through the Willamette Valley, and
the way these melons disappear, is
enough to excite the envy Of a
Hebrew merchant.
The shipments Of melons from
Grants Pass will be twice as large
this year as It was last. Some 20 cars
have already been shipped and the
season Is just at its height. In fact,
the big melons are just now coming
on. The Courier man was shown
carload this week that left this city
for the north, many Of the melons Of
which would weigh 40 or 30 pounds
Among the leading Josephine
county shippers are 7. p. Lee, X. A.
N. Reymer, J. Christie and H. B.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
COUNTY COURT DoINGs.

County clerks statement showing !.
County warrants issued for scalp
bounties from the lst day Of July to
August 3lst, both dates inclusive
amounting to s5s, approved.
Bond OF d. A. Smith, constable Of
Althouse precinct approved.
Bond of Sam Anderson, road supervis-
or Dist. No. 7 approved.
W. F. Kremer, appointed county
physician at salary Of $25 per month
said salary to cover all medicine iurn-
ished.
The report OF the viewers OF the ex-
tension OF the Louise creek road to con-
meet with the road at Placer received
and road ordered opened
In the matter OF extending the time
complete the l902 assessment roll, Chas.
Crow, assessor, granted until Oct 10th
in which TO complete said roll.
Bids were received from the Irwin
Hodson Co. and Glass and Prudhomme
for furnishing vault furniture as follows /:
The Irw'n-Hodson Co........$l227 so
Glass K Pru1homme......... 1915 IS
and the court after due consideration
entered into a contract with Glass &
Prudhomme to furnish same.
The following bills we're audited and
ordered paid.
Witness fees circuit court July,
lOOZ term ..s.ss. s..s.......... fZbO bU
Jurors lees circuit court. ........ 1858 10
jerome b Benson, care Of paup-
ers...,,.,.....,.............. ers. 443 IS
Chas. Crow, assessors salary to
Sept. lst'.................... 1872 50
Guy l. Gano, deputy assessors
sal. to Sept Ist............... l27 80
A U Barnard, nidse pauper.... IS 0O
T. Erickson, work on Rogue rly-
er bridge ............'...... 80 90
john Hale, work on Rogue river
bridge go. ..,............. 27 as
c + Lovelace, work on Rogue
bridge dge......,................. O5 90
Wilbur Williams. work on Rogue
river bridge .....;..... 80. 2s 50
James Hooking, work on Rogue
river bridge ................ % 50
Arthur Erickson, work on Rogue
river bridge ......... ....... "a so
W Linscot, work on Rogue river
Dfluge e'............. ......... S b2
James McCann, work on Rogue
river bridge ................ Is IS
d II Brown, work on Rogue riy-
er bridge. e.................... Is 50
F A Phillips, work on Rogue riv.
=. er bridge ........, ,.....,... } IS
Wm. Bogg, printing sign Rogue
riyer bridge ................ s 90
S 7 d & L Co, lumber Rogue riy-
er bridge ................. 54s 50
W L kremer, mdse pauper r..... az IS
Frank Cook, repairing Lou,e
creek DridRe e.................. IS W
Geo. Cronk, burying Chinaman
killed near Wilderville. e...... 6 90
J w Cofiman, hauling lumber
L.use creek bridge e.......... %
IrSin-Hodson Co, stationery aud
ndse sherifs office .......... Ga rs
Glass * Prudhomme, stationery 8 %
o + L0velace, examining Illinois
River bridge. .......'......" 10 90
Orr Brown, work on road .... 8 90
Henry Gross, road word, diet. No
.s....ss...s..ss.. 10 W
Orr Brown-drawiDg Jury li-t
Slate creek k................... ! 90
+ S Wilson, asst. drawing jury
list Slate creek ......... a 90
+ q Wilson, asst. drawing Jury
list Slate creek ............. 2 90
Calvin & Smith, livery hire cir
eui, and county OMIT. Is 50
Patrick & Co., rubber stamp 50
N b Meade, viewer ext. Louse
creek road .................. @ 90
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
JURY LIST.


Geo b Archer, Leland.
7 Y Dean, Grants Pass.
@ ID Welter, Grants Pass.
George Wells, Holland.
Chas Johnston, Holland.
T o Naucke, Kerby.
Fred Knox, Williams.
Oscar Sargent, Selma.
l. l. Sharp, Williams.
+ @ Neeley, Merlin.
W ISweetland, Grants Pass.
A A Porter, Leland.
BA Williams, Grants Pass.
John Knapp, Grants Pass.
II Reynolds, Grants Pass.
]. Christie, Grants Pass.
] Il Weidman, Grants Pass.
] L Frier, Grants Pass.
] q Hiatt. Selma.
W @ Fry, Merlin.
George Kiphart, Selma.
j X Mackin, Leland.
il Sowell, Kerby.
II II Gibbs. Holland.
] A Bricker. Provolt.
W II Freed, Grants Pass.
Peter Payne, Holland.
] 7 Prince, Williams.
W r Nipper, Grants Pass.
ii Hubert, Grants Pass.
Otto Kipps, Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-18
FARM FOR SALE.

100 acres! 10 acres In finest fruit; 30
acres under fence and cultivation,
alfalfa and clover, water for irriga.
tion. Good two story dwelling etc. !,
good stock range Address Box II
Woodyille. Oregon.