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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-07
Local Postoffice Men Give Out a Few
Figures Of the Business Done
In 1902.
SOON A SECOND CLASS OFFICE
Something Of the Work Done by Two
Of Uncle Sans Men Hours
Long and Busy.

Some people have deluded them
selves into believing that this post
office business is q snap-a rose
hued, thornless sort Of job, the
hardest part of which is to hand out
stamps and take in money" said Gus
Runzler the other afternoon during a
temporary lull in the business of
handing out letters and cancelling
stamps, "but I'll wager that II any
one of them will spend "a hours back
here he will go out the next day and
hunt for some easy Job like carrying
hod or breaking stones. There are
very few offices OF It's size in the
country which does as much business
as We do In here. During the year
just passed, We have written out
7,713 money orders for which we re.
ceived $71,460. We have paid out
s5O,s79.s0 on money orders presented.
That Is considerable money, but in
addition we sell an average Of $50
worth of stamps every day. That
means tearing of over 1900 stamps
every twelve hours as . great number
Of one centers' are sold" Postmas.
ter Stephens nodded his head ap.
provingly as his assistant continued.
Although still In the list of third
class Offices. we are really doing
second class business. II the busi-
ness keeps up until the tirst OF March
land there Is no doubt whatever. but
that 1t xill do so) we will be put in
the second class list, the change to
take eject July LIST. A stamp sale OF
$4,000 per year entities an Office to
he placed In the second class when
two eytra clerks are given the office.
1t also brings slight increase to the
salary of the postmaster. The selling
OF stamps and writing Of money or
ders is the smallest part of the work.
Most every one Of those $500 or
morss lamps, sold every day, goes on
a latter. which comes back here and
has 10 be stamped. tied up and put in.
to rhe right mail sack. That is say
ing nothing Of the postals. Of which a
grsat number are doled out, received
back, tiled up and sacked every day.
Then there are the hundreds of let.
ters which are received here daily,
the thousands of papers and the bun.
dies of all :sorts, sizes, shapes and
descriptions. I'm not growing"
said Gus. ss he went to the window
to sell dimes worth of stamps.
but 1t will be considerable of a re.
lief when we get another man or two
tn here to help us out"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-07
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II II fails to cure. f. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-07

olifer bOW. Inc democrats put ',p
a full :.ket. but the labor men only
named a speaker. The fusion Dam.
ocrats '"ted with the labor men and
the result OF the ballot was:
White. AZ; Martin, s; Schwend, ls;
Wood, 1; Pelletier, /.
All of the Republican nominees
were elected by the same vote as the
speaker. Speaker White made a short
talk on taking the chair, thanking the
members and promising to be fair
with all.
Committees were appointed today
to notify the senate and the governor
that the house was ready for bust.
ness, and then an adjournment was
taken until noon tomorrow, when the
governors message will be relivered.
Helena. Jan. f--The day In Helena
has been one Of conference and eau
Gus among men of all parties. The
first result Of a caucus was that of
the Democratic senator's. It was held
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and
lasted for three hours. 1t was attend
ed by all of the Democratic senator's,
including Tewey Of Silver Bow. The
caucus was harmonious and the fol-
lowing were selected as the nomi.
nees:
President pro,tem-W. M. Biggs of
Lewis and Clarke.
Secretary-X. X. Stout of Flathead.
Assistant Secretary-D. E. Wood.
worth Of Missoula.
Sergeant,at,Arms- ]. ]. Grant OF
Silver Bow.
Assistant Sergeant at Arms =
Thomas p. Sherlock of Jefferson.
Journal Clerk-D. ]. whaley ol
Broadwater.
Assistant Journal Clerk-C. B.
Taber of Rosebud.
Enrolling erlerk-Miss Grace Dyson
of Missoula.
Engrossing Clerk-Gray w. Rich.
ardson of Valley.
Committee Clerks-Miss e. A.
Redingtm, Miss Sara Lowe, Miss
Anna McNulty, Mrs. Randolph
Thompson.
Doorkeepers-James w. Perkins
Of Yellowstone, J. B. Kane of Gala,
tin, Alfred Helman of Dawson.
Day Watchman-Con Bray OF
Beaverhaad.
Night Watchman-Charls Nc.
Farlane of Deer Lodge.
Chaplsin-Rev. w. M. Jordan OF
Helena
Pages-Thomas Michel of Butte;
Eddie Waite and James Donovan ol
Helena
The Democrats of the house held
caucus this evening and nominated
James E Martin for speaker and l.
M. Swindlehurst for speaker pro TEN
There were eight regular Democrats
present and 1t was decided tD invite
the five fusion Democrats from Silver
Bow to support the regular Demo
cratic nominee. The caucus will NEE,
again In 'fhe morning.
The labor men and the senate Re
publicans will also caucus In the
morning.
The Republicans OF the house held
their caucus tonight, and were i'm ses
sion until cary this morning. B. F
shite OF Beaverhead was unani
mously nominated for speaker, Ma
than Godfrey of Meagher for chiel
clerk, James M. Shoemaker OF Lewis
and Clerke for assistant clerk, and
Aaron Conner of Ravalli for speaker
pro TEN. Marsh Race of Cascade was
selected for sergeant.at.arms. The
minor officers were fairly scattered
over the state.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-07
E[CETH LEGISLATIVE AS
SEMBLY MEETS IN HELENA
Republicans Organize the House and Democrats the
Senate, but Immediately After Three Clark DEM
ocrats Act With Republicans to Change
RuIes--Senator Waite Seated

Helena, jan. 5.-The Eighth legis-
lative assembly Of Montana was for
mally organized today and both the
senate and house are now ready for
business. The senate was called to
order by Lieutenant Governor Frank
G. Higgins, and the oath of office to
the new senators was administered
by CAief Justice Theodore Brantly.
The house was called to order by
Secretary of State George M. Hays,
and Associate Justice w. L. Holloway
administered the oath.
In the house the work of organic.
ing was purely one of routine and
there was no occasion for a roll call,
save in the selection of officers and
employees.
The session of the senate proved
most interesting. After the new SEN
ators had been sworn in by CHER
Justice Brantly and prayer by W. M.
Jordn, the election of officers and en-
ployes was held. The caucus nomi.
nees of the Democrats were elected
by a vote of Is to 12, Senator Murray
of Beaverhead being absent. The Re-
publicans voted for Conrad Kohrs for
president pro tenn and for other minor
officers. After naming committees
to wait on the house and ON the gov
ernor, the interesting part Of the ses-
sion was had.
Meyer of Carbon moved that the
rules of the senate of the Seventh
legislative assembly be adopted,
but offered an amendment to rule q.
The original rule provided for the ap-
pointment Of all committees by the
presiding officer. The amendment
provided that the committees be Sc
lected by q committee OF three to be
ratified by the senate.
Senator Kennedy vigorously op-
posed the amendment and charged
the Republicans with trying to gain
q political advantage.
Senator Hoffman said he had no
doubt but the Democrats who were in
control of the senate would have a
majority of the membership Of the
committees.
The amendment was adopted by a
vote Of Is to 10. Biggs, Cullen and
Hoffman voting with the Republicans.
Then Senator Biggs named as the
committee to select the committees.
Hoffman, Meyer and Cullen. Kennedy
fought the proposition. but it carried
by a vote of 20 10 1. The senate will
meet at noon temprrow.
In the house the only departure
from the usual proceedings was the
putting over Of the election Of pages.
This was done by the Republican ma
jority, with the idea of reducing the
compensation Of the pages from "a
q day to $3.50.
After Secretary Hays had called
the house to order, he directed Ma
than Godfrey, the Republican caucus
nominee for clerk, to call the roll Of
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-07

The U. s. Civil Service Commits
sim reports that for the year ending
June 80. 1902, there were 1888 ger
sons appointed from its registers.
This was 1862 more than was ever
before appointed In a single year
Anyone wishing information about
these positions can secure II free by
writing for the civil service announce.
ment Of the Columbian CMrespon.
denoe College, Washingtoa, d. c.
The commission will hold examina.
uons to secure young men and wo
men for thnse places during March
and April at Billings. Butte. Great
Falls and Helena.
Many peq,le do not know that
these appointments are made with.
out political influence and chat q
large share Of Them are filed by those
having only 4 common school educa.
ton. but such ts now the case.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-07
HThat Man Ward"

He'll tune your piano right and at
reasonable cost II order is left In ad.
vance at Culvers studio. Leave or.
der by Jan. 10th.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-07

The Argus carries all kinds Of Ie.
gal blanks.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

The Giant mine at Rossland has been
compelled to close down.
The lie Roi No. 2 company announces
that it Will install a 50 ton Elmore
mill at Rossland at once to handle low
grade ore.
In an accident at the CRANKY mines
recently Ira e. James, an ore loader,
avs killed. He fell in between the
cars. The wheels crushed out his life.
A trial shipment of about 20 tons OF
Ethel ore was recently made to the
Trail smelter and realized s11S a ton
for lead and silver, nothing being al
lowed for gold or copper.
Shipments of ore from the Ross
land camp for last week were: lie
Roi, 1880; Center star, 1910; War
Eagle, ITO; Giant, 40; Velvet, $50;
lie Roi No. 2, 1856; total for week,
SIPS; year to date, 81, 1916 tons.
The Greenwood smelter has closed
down as the result of the coke fam
Inc. Meanwhile matters are being put
in shape at the Mother Lode mine to
insure an increased output of ore for
future operations at the smelter,
The proposed Provincial Mining as
ISOLATION of British Columbia has been
received with enthusiasm at Rossland.
Within SO hours of the decision to
form a branch in Rossland $50 mem
bers have been secured ana $500 raised
to float the institution.
Instead of being over it's eyes in
deDt the lie Roi company is now really
on velvet. and a cleanup of the ore
at the smelter would leave a cash bal
ance of 100000 on hand after settling
all bills, declared Anthony Mcmillan
the managing director of the company
at the annual meeting held January &c
in London
The Crows Nest Pass Coal company
is publishing an invitation for sealed
tenders to be received at their Toronto
offices for the purchase of the entire
stock of goods in the company's gen
eral stores at Coal Creek-the Fernie
Colliery Michel, and Morrissey, as il
intends to adhere strictly to coal min
ing in the future and will leave the
store business to merchants. The stock
was valued at S117301 on January 4
and will be sold to the highest cash
bidder. The company offers a seven
years lease of their present store
buildings to the purchaser on favor
able terms.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27

crates both cattle and sheep on the
ranges will suffer.
E. V. Blanken, George B. Dyer and
P. ]. Davis of Bozeman have filed on
100000 inches of the waters of the
Yellowstone. The point of outtake will
be near the Point of Rocks in Yankee
canon, As miles south of Livingston.
George Cole, the self-confessed train
robber, now in jail in Butte, is well
known in Billings. Two years ago
he went there to fight a 20-round go
with Johnson of Philadelphia and prov
ed to be a gutter of the rankest sort.
Miss Anita Rosecrans, daughter of
the late General Rosecrans, whose
body was Inferred with great ceremony
at Arlington cemetery a few months
ago, died in Helena recently, after a
brief illness at the home of her sister,
the wife of Governor Toole.
In his lonely cabin, Is miles north
of Bernice, William COrbett died dur
ing the Christmas holidays, and re-
Gently his frozen remains, partially
eaten away by rats, were found by
Nathaniel Soldtai, employed by Joseph
Van Ward, a charcoal burner. Death
was the result of starvation and ex-
posture.
A distressing accident occurred in
the Rocky Forks mines recently. While
two men were at work in their room
in the fourth west a charge of giant
powder, which Matt Koski was carry
ing in his hand in order to make
blast, became ignited in some man
ner and a terrific explosion ensued.
Koski's right hand was blown off.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
Montana Mines.

The only systematic mining for sap
phires is conducted in Montana
The supreme court of Montana has
decided to grant rehearing of the
Pennsylvania mine, both sides having
made a request for one.
The mining town of Rochester, sit
uated midway between Melrose and
Twin Bridges, is growing steadily. and
buildings are going up with a rapidity
that astonishes the old residents of the
camp.
Financial arrangements have been
made by which a much-talked-of rail
way. concentrator and smelter are to
be built as fast as men and money can
do the work. The building of the rail-
way from Basin to Elliston is to begin
at once, as well as from Ontario to
Rimini.
John w. Gates, the wire and steel
magnate, and John A. Drake, another
Chicago millionaire, are said to be ne
gotiating for the purchase Of the ia
nous Kendall mines in Montana which
if carried through will be one of the
largest mining deals in the history OF
Montana.
Over so mining claims, including
mill sites, are involved. These claims
do not all lie directly on the ore body
as exposed on the surface, but include
ground lying adjacent to and directly
connected with the main vein.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
THE ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE.
Institution VIII Be Without a Peer in
the World.

New York, Feb. 23.-Dr. l. E. Holt,
secretary of the board of directors of
the Rockefeller institute, has made
public the detailed plans of the pro-
ject, so far as they have been deter
mined. These plans embrace a scheme.
for an institution of medical and path
illogical research which, it is said, will
be without an equal in this country
and unexcelled in any country in the
world. The gifts of John d. Rookie
Teller to the institute, thus far aggre-
eating $1,2Q0,000, are considered only
as beginning, and the understanding
is that Mr.. Rockefeller stands ready
to finance the institution for any
amount necessary to carry out the.
work.
The institution will occupy four city
blocks between East river and Avenue
A and Sixtieth and Sixty-fourth streets.
The present plans, according to the
announcement of DR.. Holt, call for the
immediate erection of a laboratory for
investigation in all departments of
medical research and the building of a
hospital in which special groups of
pdllCulS may DG lI6dlGQ 10 Q6VGlOR
new methods for the treatment of dis
ease. Popular lectures will also be
established.
DR.. Holt says that John D. Rockefel-
Ter, Jr., also is interested with his IA
Their, and the institution is intended
as a memorial to the elder Rockefel-
ler's grandson, John Mccormick, who
died a year and a half ago. The gifts
of $1,200,000 were made by Mr.. Rookie
Teller in 1901.
DR.. Holt. in his statement, reviews
the work of organizing the institution
and confirms the story that Professor
Simon FleXner, professor of pathology
in the University of Pennsylvania, has
been chosen director of the laboratory.
DR.. FleXner will begin his work at the
institute in July He will spend the
greater part of his first year in Eu-
rope. during the construction of the
laboratory building in New York. This
building will be started so as to be
ready by October l, 1904.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
germany GETTING ANXIOUS
WANTS THE IMMEDIATE PAY
MENT OF $500 PROMISED.
AS Preliminary to Raising of Vene-
zuelan Bockade-Mr. Bowen De-
cIned the Request-Says Protocol
Calls for 80 Days Time-Germany'
Reason Unknown.

Washington, Feb 23.-The German
government, through its representa-
1--WE, Baron Speck Won SternDerg, has
made request for the immediate pay
ment of & $500 which, it was stipu-
lated in the protocol signed on Febru-
airy Is, should be paid within 30
days from that date as a preliminary
to the raising of the blockade against
the Venezuelan ports and agreement to
send the question of preferential treat
ment of the blockading nations to The
Hague for determination. Mr.. Bowen
declined to accede to the request, but
informed Baron Sternberg that as pro-
vided in the protocol, the money would
be paid to the German representative
at Caracas 80 days from February 10,
which would be on the 18th of March
The reason that animated the Ger
man government in making the re-
quest is not disclosed here. The mat
ter has special significance perhaps
from the fact that the ships taken by
the Germans during the blockade have
not yet been returned to Venezuela.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
MINES AND MINING NEWS
SNOW RETARDS ACTIVE WORK IN
SOME PLACES.
items of Interest of a Miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Week-New Districts Brought to
the Front-Many Mining Accidents
and Personals.

Expense of Boarding Claim Cannot
BE Included as Working of Mine
Where the locators of a quartz mine,
after being in possession for several
years and expanding $1,000 in develop
ing it suspended work, and during a
year did only $25 of work on the mine,
but hired a man to live in a house on
the location and watch the property,
the amount paid him cannot be count
ed to make up the 500 worth of work
each year in working the mine requir-
ed by the act of congress to preserve
the right to the location.-Hough VS..
Hunt, Sup. ct. Colorado; 20 Pac. Rep
1879.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
Geo. F. Bailey Is Dead.

New York, Feb. 23.-George F. Bail
ey, who was famous as a circus man.
and was first the rival and then the
partner of P. T. Barnum, is dead at
the age of 81 years. Death was due to-
paralysis.
Mr. Bailey is accredited by showmen
with being the originator of the Car
diff" giant and the "colored mummy
Old showmen remember him best as
one of the -Four Foot party" name
given to a partnership of four men who
created a sensation in the circus world
years ago.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
MONTANA EVENTS.

The change of venue bill passed the
senate by vote of II to after a very
stormy session.
The house has passed a bill appro-
priating $4,000 for a Montana exhibit
at the st. Louis exposition.
After an Intellectual attempt to keep
the pool rooms of Butte city closed.
they are going at full blast again.
The most brilliant event of the sea-
son was the annual ball and reception
given at Butte last week by the Butte
Elks.
Judge Knowles has charged a Unit
ed States grand jury and placed it at
work upon cases pending for infraction
of the laws of the government.
Ex-Sheriff Jack Conley, of Deer
Lodge county. yesterday accepted the
position of chief Waterman at the new
works and has entered into his duties.
Assistant General Superintendent F.
w. Gilbert of the Northern Pacific, is
reported seriously i'll with stomach
troubles; so i'll that alarm for his re-
covery is felt.
A foot of snow has fallen in the vic
unity of Miles City within the past
week, and unless the weather mod
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
Major General s. Foster Dying.

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 2S.-Major-
General Robert S. Foster is dying at
his home here. He commanded the,
first division of the Twenty-fourth
corps in the civil war and headed OFF
General Lee at Appomattox, causing
his surrender. He was one of the
founders of the G. A. r. and was the.
first junior vice commander. He was
United States marshal for Indiana I'M
der Garfield and is now quartermaster
general of Indiana.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
OREGON JoTTINGs.

]. M. Martindale, president of the
Western normal, died at his home in
Weston recently.
Both houses of the legislature have
passed bill appropriating 100000 for
the payment of claims of Indian war
veterans.
A. L. Bedding will be hanged on
March q at Portland. Bedding muir
dered his wife, his mother in law, and
his wife's paramour last August.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
IDAHO NOTES.

There is a movement on foot to To-
cate a flour mill at Greer.
The work of assessment OF Nez
Perez county commenced on Monday.
Lewistown wants a box factory and
there Is certainly an excellent field
there for such an enterprise.
e. P. Atchison, Kendrick grain deal
er, is reported to have sold his ware
house system to. the Volmer- Clearwa-
ter Grain %.
The sugar bounty bill has passed the
house by almost a strict party vote,
Galloway being the only democrat to
support it.
John Potter, the IA year old stepson
of Willis Arnold, five miles east of
Kendrick, accidentally shot and fatal
ly wounded himself recently.
Machinery for the flour mill of the
Culdesac Milling company at Guide
sac is being installed and the mill will
be grinding inside of three weeks.
r. b. Brownell, senior member of
the firm of Brownell brothers Hard
ware company, died very suddenly at
HALEY recently, supposedly from
strychnme poisoning.
Miss Winnie Chapman, the young
woman whose strange cataleptic spells
and apparent clairvoyant powers have
set all Dixie and the surrounding coun-
try to talking, is believed to be recov-
ering.
1t is reported that the Idaho Sugar
company will resist any efforts of Mr..
Hansen and his Utah associates to ac-
quire possession of the beet sugar ma
chinery, which Mr.. Hansen contracted
for, and which the Utah company pro-
posed to locate near Idaho Falls.
Manager e. A. Blackwell of the Will
liam Howard Land & Lumber com
pany says it is the intention to com
mence the erection of their large saw
mil plant at Occur Alene as soon as
the preliminaries in connection with
the building of the new electric rail
road are more fully arranged.
Ruth, the 3 year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank II. Crane, Jr., of
Payette, died from injuries received
recently by falling into a boiler of hot
water which had been placed on the
floor for the purpose of sorubbing. The
child was cooked 50 deeply that the
flesh came off with the clothing, ex-
posing the bones.
Advices from Thunder Mountain
state that considerable alarm is felt
with reference to the safety of Billy
4,obinson and Phil Creighton. They
were working at HOLSTERS camp on
South creek, and over a month ago
started over the mountain to Jim
Hands camp on Beaver creek, expect
ing to be gone a week. Nothing has
been heard from them since and 1t is
feared they have been caught in snow.
slides.
A meeting of farmers of the Clifford
Myrtle and Melrose districts was held
recently, when organization of the
Mrytle-Agatha Tramway company was
completed and articles of incorpora
ton were drawn up and signed. The
capital stock was placed at $4,000
The plan of the company is to con
struct and operate a grain and mer
chandise tramway from Summit, about
two miles north of Clifford, and located
at the top Of the hill above Agatha, &c
the latter point. The length of the
tramway will be slightly over two
miles.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-02-27
MINING NOTES.

The state of Washington will soon
be in line with Montana in mining tax
alton.
The copper market shows not the
slightest signs Of weakening, either at
home or abroad.
The Chinese placer miners are al
ready starting out for the spring work
along the banks of British Columbia
rivers.