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Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16
WAINWRIGHT OF SANTIAGO.
President Determined to Promote the
PIucky Commander.

Washington, July 10.-The proposed
appointment of Commander Richard
Wainwright to command the battle.
ship Alabama is causing a strong un-
dercurrent of dissatisfaction in naval
circles. The Alabama is one Of the
largest battleships in the United
States navy, and to be her command
er is therefore considered one OF the
choice plums of the service. To give
Wainwright this post 1t will be nec-
essary to promote him to the rank OF
captain. Naval men state that there
are several existing captains whose
claims to the post are much greater
than that OF Wainwright. President
Roosevelt, however. ts great admir-,
er Of that officer and this explains the
navy departments action as being
"for the best interests Of the SER
vice"
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ing eleven cubic feet to the ton. which
is a liberal allowance there are 49,
100000 tons practically in sight, which
at SIS ton, which am assured Is the
average value Of the orer represents
s2,5O0, 100000, with more than half of
the available ore body yet untouched.
These are not fancy figures but rep
resent the actual product of the prop
erty and can be verified in time. 1t
has frequently been asserted of late
years that Senator Clark has refused
s5O,OOO,OOO for the property. or this
| have no knowledge, but know how
engineers are treated who come TO look
at the property. They are given
carte blanche to take measurments
and samples and examine the books
and when they get through they are
ready to make report to their prin-
ciples which effectually disposes of
their hopes of ever becoming owners
of the United Verde.
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Grass Range Telephone.

J. II. Charters of Grass Range and
leader in the movement to connect
Lewistown and Grass Range by tele-
phone, was in the city last night. Mr..
Chartersstates that the stringing of
the poles is completed within eight
miles of Lewistown, that practically
all the holes are dug and the setting
of the poles will begin this week.
All material is in Lewistown and un-
less work be interrupted the line
should be in operation by August Is.
At Lewistown the line will connect
with the city exchange and beside the
terminal at Grass Range there will
probably be station at A. r. Frames
on Spring creek, at the Mcdonald
Creek Sheep Co., Forest Grove and
two between there and Grass Range.
The completion of this line will prove
a very convenient addition to the
present extensive telephone facilities.
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NEW YEAR MILL STARTED.
Thirty Men Put to Work Monday and
Another Shift Planned.

Thirty Men Put to Work Monday and
Another Shift Planned.
Jos. O'Neill, the stage contractor
on the New Year route, said yester-
day noon that the New Year cyanide
mill was started up Monday morning
and everything was again runnins
smoothly. Thirty men were added
to the pay roll and another shift will
be put to work as soon as all depart.
ments get fairly into operation.
The New Year company has encoun-
tered a great deal of bad luck, first
with breaks in the machinery and
then with wet ore, but the hot weather
has dissipated the latter trouble and
everything has been placed in good
form. The capacity of the plant is
three hundred tons and it is antici.
pated that Supt. Meredith will take
every advantage of favorable condi-
tions. Profitable and frequent clean
ups may be expected.
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WHICH ONE
MURDERED
Herder and Boss Missing on Rose
Greek and Murder Seems On
ly Explanation.
DEPUTY SLATER AT THE SCENE
Bad Feeling Had Exsted-Sheep
Found Scattered and Horses Gone
Occurred Sunday.

A report reached Lewistown last
evening, which, those acquainted with
all the circumstances, as well as the
officers, believe will prove to be Il
murder. At this writing very few
facts are obtainable, though news from
Undersheriff Slater has been expected
since this morning.
The principals are herder in the
employ of the Fergus Livestock &
Land Co. and Geo. w. Craft, sheep
boss for the firm. The herder's camp
was on Rose creek, which runs par
allel to Dog creek, and about forty
miles north of Lewistown. Craft
started for this camp Sunday and has
not been seen since. George Gilpat-
rick called at the camp Monday and
found the herder and his horse miss
ing, but the dogs at camp; the sheep
were scattered about the country.
1t is known that the herder. whose
name is not obtainable, hated Craft,
whose ways were domineering. AS
Craft had authority to discharge the
herder at any time it is the generally
accepted theory that some alteration
resulted when the men met Sunday,
that the herder killed Craft, disposed
of the remains and fed to the bad
landsalong the Missouri, which have
heretofore proved such a handy shell
ter for murderers, thieves and the
noted characters so long associated
with the trouble in Northern Montana.
Deputy Sheriff Slater was at once
dispatched to the scene and Sheriff
Shaw expects to hear from him by
wire from Dog creek just as soon as
any particulars or description of the
missing herder is obtainable. Craft is
well known.
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IN development work and new build.

in development work and new build.
ing.
A figure which does not appear up
on the list above given but is obtain
able from the detailed report is that
but 2S,340 acres of first class land has
been reported This is positively ri.
diculous and perhaps in that one item
is the greatest fraud on the county,
but in this Misrepresentation a large
majority OF the taxpayers share, so
that the result, lower assessment and
higher tax rate, falls almost equally.
The necessity is now quite urgent but
very shortly will prove imperative
that commission composed of reli-
able. determined, conscientious men,
accompanied by one or more survey
ors, go over the county and classify
within few years. The cost of this
work would be great, no doubt. but
those in n position TO state, say that
the entire expense would be returned
the first year 20 the county treasury
in the shape OF taxes and the increase
thereafter would materially assist.
This job would hardly be sought after
by many of our citizens, however.
Barring this feature. for which the
assessor Is in no way responsible.
the assessment of 1902 is an exceeding.
ly creditable one and II is safe to say
that the board OF equalization will
find little need Of changes. Assessor
Fowler and his efficient deputy, Mr..
Plum. have done well.
The following comparison OF as
sessments for the past six years is
arpendec:
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SIX MILLION
MARK PASSED
County Assessment for This Year
Shows Very Gratifying In.
crease in All Valuations.
FIGURES COMPLETED MONDAY
Number Of Stock Cattle Has lncreas.
ed More Than Eight Thousand
Sheep Fifty.Four Thousand.

The figures on the county assess
ment for the year 1902 were complet.
ed Monday afternoon, as required by
law. and the result must certainly
prove gratifying to taxpayers.
AS predicted by the ARGUS last
year the six and one-half million mark
has been passed and tne grand total
this year is s6.595.S49. a net increase
OF $665. 5.91i over that of last year. The
following is the itemized statement
furnished Dy Assessor rowler:
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Saved From an Awful Fate.

"Everbody said had consumption"
writes Mrs. A. NJ. Shields. of Cham.
bersburg, Pa. II was so low after six
months of severe sickness. caused by
Hay Fever and Asthma. that few
thought could get well. but learned
of the marvellous merit of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, used
1t, and was completely cured" For
desperate Throat and Lung diseases
II Is the safest cure In the world and
II is infalible for coughs. colds and
bronchial affections. Guaranteed bot
ties soc and 81. Trial bottles free
at c. II. Williams.
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clARk'S GREAT MINE.
Speculation as to How Near Miners
Can Approach the Earth's Center.

Speculation as to How Near Miners
Can Approach the Earth's Center.
A Boston mining engineer, who re-
Gently inspected Senator Clark's Unit
ed Verde mine in Arizona, says:
The United Verde has discounted
all my previous ideas Of a mine, and
when went through that property and
heard from Mr.. Giroux its conditions
| felt that the best mining men in the
world could learn something from the
United Verde.
was told that fifteen years ago the
mine went begging for 100000. and
that Senator Clark bought 1t because
he thought he could make mine of
1t. Today it is the estimate of the
best engineers in the country that II
Is not only the greatest mine in the
United States. but that the next ten
greatest mines in the country would
represent but a fraction of its prob
able value. The price of the princi
pal metal-copper- may be reduced
one-half. but still 1t would be a great
mine. as about one-half the value OF
the ore is in gold and silver, and as
it carries SIS per ton in all values. the
mining of ore at profit that most men
would regard as magnificent.
The mine, as far as it has been de-
veloped. including the exploration OF
a diamond drill below the present
workings, shows an immense ore
chimney 400 600 feet across, that
has been explored by shafts, tunnels
and drill holes to the depth of 1,4OO
feet.
How far II will be possible to work
the mine before reaching the heat lin.
II would be impossible to say. but
without trespassing upon the future
the proved ore bodies contain values
thatalmost stagger belief. The mine
to the depth Of 400 feet, contains 1885,.
100000 cubic feet of ore, and estimat'
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American Yeomsn Organized.

Sapphire Homestead, Brotherhood
OF American Yeoman was organized
in Lewistown Saturday night by Dis
trict Manager A. Goetschins, who has
ben here for some time past. The Of
ficers installed for the first term were
as follows: Foreman. Herbert Rowe;
Master Ceremonies. Marion Maury;
Correspondent, Laura Anderson; Mas
ter accounts. Harry Howard; Physician
Samuel Anderson; overseer. Albert
Hall; Waterman. Ed. Lont; Sentinel,
Thomas Doores; Guard. Fred Shaw;
Lady Rowena, Ed. Howett; Lady Re
becca, Clarilla Gleason. The Home
stead starts with a good membership.
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MARY IN CHICAGO.
Three Reporters Meet Mary MacLane
and Get a General Roast.

Chicago, July Eff trio of news
paper men had not thrust themselves
into the breach yesterday Mary Mac.
Lane OF Butte might still be sitting
with her baggage. her books and her
box OF fudge. on a bench in the wait.
ing room of the Union Station.
Miss Maclane misdirected tele-
gram from st. Paul to her hostess
Miss Lucy Monroe. and consequently
when she arrived on the Pioneer limit
ed there was no one to bid her vel
come save three reporters and a pho
tographer.
One of the trio took her handbag,
one her book and the other her box
of fudge, while the photographer took
her picture.
Then she was placed In a carriage
and driven to the Astor street resi-
dence of Miss Monroe.
Doesn't Like Reporters.
who are you?" she inquired as the
carriage went over the Adams street
bridge. She was told that she was be
ing escorted TO the home Of her hos
tess by the Representatives OF the
press.
81 hate reporters" sne said. They
haven't been nice 10 me at all. |
don't think | shall ever talk to one
again. Perhaps you are not what you
say you are. | haven't any reason to
believe that you are taking me to
Miss MonrOc's house.
How would you like to be kidnap-
ped. Miss MacI.ane?" one of the news
paper men asked.
Il shouldn't mind much. At least
| shouldn't do any thing one way or
the other. don't think II would be
any worse to be kidnapped than to be
In this carriage with three men |
don't know"
No Use for Chsperons.
We're all married" another report
er ventured.
IL can't see that that makes any
difference" said Miss MacLane.
Should have a chaperon? We don't
use such things In Butte. Mont"
IL am not certain that you are news
paper men," she said after awhile.
1T seems like a long distance to Miss
Monroe's house. want to see her
SO much. That is my sole object In
coming east. although plan to 30 to
school somewhere"
Miss MacLane was asked what she
expected to study.
Chemistry. she answered. Il
might as well be studying that as any
thing else"
do you intend to study English?"
No Room for Improvement.
mo. indeed. DO you think ! would
exchange my strong. pure Anglo-Sax-
on for anything they could teach me
at Harvard? | know more about Eng
lish than they do. Doesn't my little
book prove IL? II ! could write like
that at 10, can do much better at
one and twenty
IL will write a book that will aston
ish the savages. Whom 20 mean by
savages! Well, everybody; people in
general. | am making money on my
first book. II has already brought
me several thousand dollars and by
the time its run is over. which ] think
will not be less than two years, ] will
have my new book gong. don't like
society women, at least as ! have
seen them In Butte. They drink fancy
fixed cocktails to enliven them and
they are made more stupid by them.
| don't care for newspaper adyertis-
ing. want to live a quiet life, with
my chosen friends. In my own way"
Miss MacLane will be entertained
by II. s. Stone, her publisher. during
her visit here.
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Jessie Got twenty-five Years.

Eldorado, Kan. July S.-Jessie Nor
rison. convicted June 2s. Of murder
in the second degree for killing Mrs.
Olin Castle at the latter's home here
in June. 1900. by cutting her throat
with a razor. was today sentenced to
twenty-five years In the penitentiary.
The motion for a new trial was over
ruled.
Miss Morrison. who has gone
through three trials. took the sentence
with little show Of demonstration.
The case will be appealed to the state
supreme court. At her second trial
Miss Morrison was given but five
years.
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The leading features of the above
may be briefly summarized.
In assessable acreage there is an
increase OF o3.sS3 and upwards of
$4,000 In the valuation thereof.
City lots show an increase of S66,.
062 in valuation and there is also
S65.y65 increase in the valuation OF
the improvements upon them. a total
OF $l32.Ol7 increase in one year. This
is one years growth in Lewistown
without boom and no valuations OF
personal property taken into consid-
Grafton. The gross value OF Lewis.
town property will be well beyond the
million mark.
improvements on mining claims
have increased more than $4,000 In
value and In this the great Kendall
property is. OF course, not included.
for II was not complete on March 1st.
The total increase In real property
is $2S1,707.
Mortgages. the first item In the per.
sonal property list. show a falling of
OF $24,953 or Is per cent. Bank mort
cages are not assessed, being includ-
ed in the capital stock OF banks. but
ii is probably safe to say that the
same reduction OF mortgaged indebt.
edness would be manifest In that
class II the figures were obtainable.
Value OF goods. wares and merchan-
disc has increased upwards OF $685..
900. and something OF our agricultur.
nj InUa1nnf,annt 10 ,h.,n In. In
crease of more than $4,000 in the
value Of agricultural implements.
There Is only a slight increase In
the number and value of thorough.
bred horses but the number OF range
horses has increased eyJ and the total
valuation. which Is higher per head
this year than last, shows an increase
OF $5S.i55. An immaterial increase
appears in the number and value of
work and common horses.
Cattle raising In Fergus county is
by no means declining. In fact a
healthy Increase appears from year
to year and II is probably true that
the percentage OF pront is as great
as when the herds ranged upon the
free domain but immense losses were
encountered every winter. The num-
ber OF stock cattle assessed Is this
year 8.420 In advance OF that In 1901
and the valuation is greater by $685.
995.
The increase In the number OF stock
sheep is 5i.551. small figure, but II
must be remembered that the total
number Is 67S,746-about all for whicn
there is good range The total sheep
valuation is this year $1,527,l7S.
Bank stocks are assessed at 10000
In advance OF last year and a wholly
new item appears, that of insurance
premiums. upon which a valuation OF
S.o.Sl6 is placed. Heretofore all In
surance premiums have been listed In
Lewis and Clarke county but this year
each county obtains its quota. Wheth-
er the life insurance companies will
pay the taxes remains 10 be determin.
ed by the courts.
The net proceeds Of mines Is given
at $4,000, very small IL would ap.
pear, but there is always a consider
able difference between actual profits
and those reported to the assessor.
The Great Northern Company at Gilt
Edge reported $4,000. which would
appear fair. and the Sapphire Syndi-
cate the remainder, 1920. The other
companies claim their profits from the
ores worked were entirely consumed
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16

ity this summer, that a portion of the
lands withdrawn will be restored to
the public domain, when II is found
they are not properly included with
in the area to be benefited by this
great canal. But II is also probable
that the remaining lands, with pos.
sible additions here and there. will
remain withdrawn until the canal is
huiIt
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16
UTICA ITEMS.

Sheriff Shaw was in town Wednes-
day ard Thursday last.
County Attorney Belden of Lewis
town made business trip to Utica
last week.
The Red Onion saloon has been
opened up under the management Of
Benjamin O'Hara.
The Sherry family are billed here
for next Friday night, July 18th. They
are musicians.
Billy Thompson and wife have m,v-
ed into the house ON Main street left
vacant by Tom Snyder.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Campbell, who has been
very seriously sick for the past two
weeks, is able ~ be- around.
Louis Stoll of the Union meat mar
ket has moved his family into the
Burke house on School street.
Miss Phoemia Cambell finished her
school term last Friday and is now at
home for the remainder of the sum-
mer.
Roy F. Herrol1, the popular book
keeper at the Mercantile" was off
work last week on account OF the hot
weather.
DR.. o. F. David, county coroner,
was called to Yale Tuesday last. A
man by the name of Arthur Beardsalt
dropped dead the day preceding. An
inquest was held and verdict return
ed that deceased met his death through
Inflammation of the bowels.
Tom McDevitt, who was accused of
stealing horse and saddle belonging
to Pat Flanagan last spring, came to
Utica Wednesday for preliminary
hearing. The prosecuting witness did
not make his appearance and the pub
lie supposes that the mitier has been
dropped.
Last Friday the report reached
town that Mr.. F. r. Warren had lost
about 600 sheep by poisoning. It ap-
pears that the band to which these
belonged was on its way to the shear
ing plant of Waite & Warren and that
they encountered some poisonous
weeds in that vicinity. This is the
second case of that kind near the
same place this season.
Miss Laughlin, of the Woman's Ma
tional Suffrage association, will visit
Utica July 1928. She will lecture
here and at Philbrook on the 9th.
From all accounts we have heard this
lady is one Of the most brilliant speak
ers in the work of the association,
and there Is no doubt that very many
will be interested by coming to hear
Just what suffrage women ought to
have. The men are especially invited
SO that they can form an opinion as To
what encroachments they have been
making on the rights of the other
sex.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16

In 1897 and 1898 bank mortgages
were listed by the assessor and were
afterwards stricken out by the Boarj
of Equalization.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16
Bound TO Benefit Railroads.

A charge has been put in circula-
tlon by certain western members that
the Great Northern and Southern Pa
ciic railroads are at work In the in
terror department, in the interest of
the st. Mary's project in Montana,
and the Gila river and Truckee Can
yon projects in Arizona. II is not
probable this charge is true. In fact
the charge of railroad benefit is not
a good one TO raise in any event. for
no matter what project is undertaken,
some railroad will be benefited. II
there be no railroad adjacent to the
territory to be irrigated. enterprise
will see to il that a railroad is con-
structed. The railroads have done
much to build up the west and GER
tainly the benefit that will accrue to
them from the reclamation of vast
areas of now waste land is not to be
grudped
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The ARGUS Job department 10 com.
plete. We have spared neither expen.
se 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 10 q trial.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16

Self linking daters, v. Q. line daters
kept In stock at this office and orders
for special kinds taken and promptly
filled.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16

Typewriter ribbons at the ARGUS.
Fergus County argus., 1902-07-16
ST. Mary Project

What course Secretary Hitchcock
will pursue remains to be seen. He
will certainly begin no work until
full report is had from the investiga
tions that are to be made this sum
mer. The fact that he ordered the
withdrawal OF a large tract adjacent
to the proposed st. Mary project II
Montana is believed to be indicativ,
that this project will ultimately b.
authorized. 1t is probable. based OF
examinations to be made In that vicin
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
!. n. Patch Heard From


GYNOPETER, STATE OF CHICHAHAU,
REPUBLIC OF MEXICO.
EDITOR FREE PREss:-We have
Just returned from crossing the river
Amos, which is performed by troll
ley suspended from a wire cable so
feet from the water over which one is
shot dixie the traditional young man
on the "nying trapese y from one
bank to another.
The scenery here is very wild,
being in the heart Of the Sierra Madra
mountains and we are working in an
altitude of from 1000 to 4, 900 feet.
One day you need winter clothes and
the next your linen.
This is great Mormon country
down here and l boarded in one of
their families for a while. They all
have from one to six wives and from
five to forty-fve children, and they
appear to be very happy. They pre-
scented us with a Mormon Bible which
is curious book and not like our
Bible at all think I am safe from
their wiles for I am not much of an
eXpansionist and am hard to convince.
But tley are good citizens and fast
owning Mexico, which country in
vites them out. They are too much
married for me.
We have found several fine veins of
minerals which we will ASSAY next
week to determine their value and
also our stay here, II they prove val
liable we will open them up, if not we
will push farther into the enemy's
country J. M. PATCH.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15

ence of contamination, as deep wells
absolutely safe from contamination
have yielded water containing as
high as II.43 parts per million.
III Leeds .'Standard for American
Rivers " the danger line is placed at
$3.50 parts per Million ard inasmuch
as our sample shows but 2-Io Of one
part per million, I think we may safe
ly say with DR.. Kilgore that ours is
Every pure water.
Respectfully submitted,
H. L. THURsToN.
Generalities do not count for much
in the face of facts, and we believe
that unless there is sufficient iron in
the water supply of Southern Pines as
it comes from the wells, that there is
not a purer water to be found. The
State chemist in submitting his report
to city engineer Thurston in August
two years ago, remarked that we had
a very pure water, and while we do
not, in this case, lay the blame for a
discolored flow in some places III town
to the town authorities, we honestly
believe that the trouble mentioned
CONES from non-use in some places, or
some process of contamination in the
pipes This can and should be rene
died, if by nc other process, turn all
the water out and open all avenues of
escape-then fill up and test.