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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-27
4 Black Brute Killed.

Bainbridgc, GA May %.
Wm Hopkins, Il negro charged
with outraging his 9year-old step
daughter at Hancock, Miller coun,
ty, was last night shot to death by
a mob at Whites mill. Hop
kins was taken from Georgia,
Florida and Alabama train upon
which he was being conveyed to
Jail by an officer. The negro
confessed the crime.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-27

LANCAHtk.L AMI CIlESl lER
RhlI.h A1.
;tGuit AZ tf,,, Nv " 1902
lEailN " eXct ~ u h,N


tEai'y except mrdn>)
v ISL hOCNI .,sII, IND.
ser. II and l6. Nr's s ann L..
NJ. p i A I'M
) Is s 81 Ar thesi,i " lO.W sl5
I 80 j 90 Richbuit 100 SO
! A 45' 3asc"mb>l.c lO47 $40
: "a 30 Fort LaWn II G3 8 So
7.l5 400 Ll alcasu, FL II 81 9l5
No IA leaviry "a, onsier GAS am,
Esk,s close vnunec,,nu at lester
@fsh southern RailMa, No 20 for
Eaiiotte and points month; and Sea
card Air Line Atlanta special"
/ rtianta aud poiIts vest Also
-ith arolIiia and oitliw estGrn Rail-
'aa No 10 for enoiI n. &, and in
termediate points, and southern Rail
way No 33 for Co!umbii and points
.outh.
No. 10, leaving Chester 1000 n IN.
connects with Southern Railway No.
from Columbia and Coints south;
e aboard Air Line "A tlanta Special"
rom northern and eastern points and
>outEern Railway No 33 from North-
:rn eastern points, al Lam
aatt With > G Il q + for Blacksbulg.
No. 10, leaving Lancaster 5 Is p nj,
:cnnects at Lancaster with S e & GE
from Camden and Marion, aud South
sln Railway No. "a at Chester for
Charlotte and points north.
No. IL leaving fheatar TX =, ~,
connects at Chester with Southern
Railway No "a from columbia and
POINTS south.
JAS M. HEATH, Gen Pass. Agt.
LEROY SPRIN as. President.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-27
Was Just Out.

The proprietors and clerks of
business houses are often ANNOYED
by children coming to the doors
and asking for cards, empty box
es and similar articles. The 9TH
er day a small boy opened the
door of certain Huntington store
and called out:
"Say, mister, got any empty
bOxesl"
"No."
"Got any cards?"
"No."
"Got and almanacsl'
ono"
''Got any empty bottles?"
"No."
''Got any sense!'
'No!-yes-no-yes you mis-
erable little wretch" and the pro-
prietor made rush for the door
but the kid had fed. Exchange.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-27

cit Is said that a man who
squeezes dollar never squeezes
his wife. A glance at our sub
scription book leads us to believe
that many women in this section
are not having their ribs crack
ed
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VDe IA Gf1Ge.

Nothing can take the place of your
county paper. For county news and
for county pride 1t should go into every
home. But for news from the capital
South Carolina, served fresh every
Gay; FOR daily news from Washington
the United States and every other
quarter OF the globe. nothing can take
the place In South Carolina homes Of
The Daily State
tory. We are in the midst Of vars,
strikes and political struggles of great
Importance. The next session OF our
legislature. with the inauguration of
new governor. will have peculiar in
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history of the world. and that is re-
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~ year, "a for months, 81 for 3
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or postage stamp for one letter q
day! Cheap education and informa.
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ing the most important news from, al.
South Carolina and the world at large
Tor that day and the preceding days
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a LDSSCW I'M HEA.ua

Healthy kidneys filter the i'm
purities from the blood, and un-
less they do this good health is
impossible. Foley's Kidney Cure
makes sound kidneys and will
positively cure all forms of kidney
and bladded disease. 1t strength.
ems the whole system. +. Eugene
Funderbnrk, druggist.
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The editor of the Newpors Re-
publican will soon become famous
if he can hold out. Here IS one
of his "rointed paragraphs"
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THE SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL
OF ATLANTA, Ga.

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cash week. with all the latest news OF
the world, which comes over their
leased wires diIect to their office. ls
an eight-page seven.column paper.
by arrangements we have secured u
pecial rate with them In connection
wi,
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It's hard to get ahead of an
lrishman. Not long ago an Amer
lean who was travelling in Ireland
asked a native to show him the
Target hotel that the Emcral Isle
could boast of Pat complied, and
conducted the traveller to the larg-
est he knew.
"Oh!" exclaimed the Ameri-
can, "this hotel would sit in one
corner of the Office of some of the
hotels in New York. -
Just as they were leaving the
building they saw two horses
drawing n large piece of IRON
about thirty feet in length.
"What's that!' inquired the
American.
ooh, hegorra, replied Pat,
"we're buildin' Il new hotel in tn
mkt strate am thot's tn poker
for the stove -
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
Passing of the Arastra.

The arrastra or drag stone method
of crushing ore, now almost obsolete
in the United States, consisted of q
circular pavement from 6 to 20 feet
in diameter, having a retaining wall
about 1t and a step in the center. A
vertical revolving spindle or shaft
was placed upon the step and from
the spindle horizontal arms were ex-
tended to which boulders or drag
stones were attached by chains.
Through mule, horse or other power
the boulders were dragged around the
circle by the arms and the ore crush.
ed by the grinding action. There were
four arms. The boulders were usu.
ally four in number and weighed
sometimes a ton, but smaller sizes
were more easily handled. The bould-
ers had holes drilled into them, plug.
ged with wood and eye rings driven
into the wood plugs. They are placed
SO the stone will slide on its largest
plane surface and forward of the Gen.
ter of gravity, the front edge thus be-
ing lifted SO as to ride over the coarse
ore during the first grinding. Pulp is
discharged through a number of holes
in the retaining wall. In Mexico ar
rastras IL feet In diameter operated
by mule power are capable of treat.
ing 600 to 1000 pounds of gold and
silver ore per charge in "a hours,
with a consumption of $50 gallons Of
water.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
OFFICERS GET
A GOOD RAISE
Better Pay for the Men Who Work
for the city-Dave Atehison Ap.
pointed Nightwstchman.
NEW CITY HALL WANTED BADLY
Council Trying to Devise Some Way
to Raise the Money-Bond Is
U Still in Doubt

There was a full house at the meet.
ing of the city council Monday night,
Aldermen Smith, and Hemphill,
though late, arriving in time to partic'
ipate in the greater part of the bust
ness.
The city clerk read the minutes of
the regular meeting held November
End and also of the special meeting
held November 18th. Il was at this
special meeting that Mr.. Austin War;
read to the council the communica-
ton from Judge Mathis, of Chicago,
who gave 1t as his opinion that the
$4,000 bond issue of recent date is
not legal because the voters of a city
could not vote upon a bond issue pro-
posed for the double purpose of rails.
ing money for both water and sewer
age purposes. Mr.. War; took up the
bond issue upon the condition that 1t
was found by his lawyer to be legal.
But despite the adverse opinion of
Judge Mathis, Mr.. War; said that he
would send the matter to Judge Dill.
Ion, of New York, and If he held that
the issue is regular. the bonds will
be accepted. The issue is of the
same nature as n voted in Great
Falls and which has always been held
legal. The minutes of both meetings
were approved.
The resignation of John Raw as
nightwatchman having been accepted
the question of appointing his success.
sor was brought up. The petition Of
ID. r. Atchison being signed by the
committee Of city appointments Of
the Democratic party. he a appoint
ed by the mayor. The council unani-
mously ratified this appointment and
Dave is now the nocturnal custodian
of the peace and welfare of the city,
having entered upon his duties last
night.
The special committee of salaries
presented its report to the council.
The committee recommended that the
salary of the city clerk be increased
from $16.66 to S35 per month; that
the salary of the city marshal and
street commissioner be increased
from $50 to 800 per month; that the
salary of the nightwatchman be in
creased from SOS to SIS per month;
that the city treasurer be allowed a
deputy, who shall be paid SO per
month. and that the salary of the
city attorney be increased from S25
to s35 per month. The report of the
committee was unanimously adopted.
The report of the city officers were
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
Among the Mines
Devoted to the Large MINI
ing Interests OF FERGUS
County General Notes.
The Black Hills Gold Fields.
c0OOO0c0O0Oo00OcOOO0O

From present indications the gold
output OF the Black Hills for the pres.
ent year will be about $4,000, 900, or
one-half million dollars in excess OF
last years gross yield. Although sew.
eral new companies have put mills in
commission, m of the largest pro.
ducers of the hills has been shut
down for the past eight months. This
is the Golden Reward smelter at
Deadwood. A portion of the ore which
formerly came to this smelter is now
being shipped to plants outside of the
Hills. Steady production has been
maintained during the year at the
Spearfish, Deadwood Standard, Penob-
scot, Columbus, Wasp No. 2, Glover
Leaf and the placers. During a por-
ton of the year the Hidden Fortune,
Horse Shoe, National Smelter, Holy
Terror, Golden Slipper and Montezu-
ma mines have been producers. Sew.
eral of these mills were started dur
ing the past three months, and the
production OF the last six months Of
1903 will be greater than the first half
of the year. Today everything points
to the largest production in the his
tory of the Black Hills for next year.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

limit of indebtedness and there is not
enough money in the city treasury to
erect the building. Several schemes
were suggested but non were feas.
ible. The city attorney is looking up
the matter and there may yet be de.
vised some way of securing a better
house for the transaction of the city's
business.
The following bills we're allowed:
Ed. Stacey. street sprinkling, 500.
66; John NJ. Vrooman, postal cards,
$4.25; Ira Wilbur, draying, S1.50,
Montana Hardware Co, supplies, 81.
so; John Ellison. estimate No. 3, city
water works extension contract, $3.50;
John Ellison. labor. Sc; Gordon o.
Shafer, salary. s25; Mary A. Sloan,
salary. $50: j. McNulty. labor, $24,
+. +. MacGowan, salary. $25; Nodson
& Decker, repairs. s11.25: Montana
Hardware Co.. supplies. sl5.25; Carl
Won Tobel, cleaning sidewalk, 81:
Lewistown Telephone Co, messages,
81; n. b. Gibson. typewriting, $1.20;
Citizens Electric Co, pumping. 500;
l.. p. Slater. board OF prisoners, S42;
N'tiSNhS bi'''iii w. ubuto' SlVsoO,
l.. p. Slater, board OF prisoners, s39;
Judith Hardware Co, supplies. $50.
+. j. Goss, labor. $40; +. w. Norton.
labor. $3.50: Black Diamond Coal
Co.. fuel, 1851; John C. Bebb. salary.
and collection OF city license. sl1S.90;
l.. p. Slater. board OF prisoners. 81
so; Elmer Sisson, labor, 1892; Cit.
zens Electric Co.. supplies, 1906;
Frank O'Brien. labor, $3.50; Albert
Pfaus. salary, 1855; Montana Lum.
Der Co. lumber. s47.6S; +. w. Nor.
ton. labor, $2l; George Van Cleave,
draying. 81; William Agnew. 50 cts.
Ira Wilbur. $3.50; w. +. COrt. salary.
s25; G. NJ. Stafford, salary and ex.
pense, SlS9.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

the mill to the smelter. This Is one
of the reasons advanced for the fall
ing behind in the amount received,
and the other is that some Of the pro-
ducing mines sent their gold and sill
yer to Seattle or New York. instead
of to the Helena assay Office.
The quantity received at the local
office during the month of November,
1902. amounted to $22S, 5SS.S9, while
the corresponding month this year
shows S202, 222.Si. Last year Mon
tana's share Of the total amount sent
the assay Office here was $l95, SOILS
while this year the best Montana can
show is 1851, 063. 5 a difference of
s44, 1924. The total difference be.
tween the amount received in No
vember. 1902, and the same month
this year is ~$26,366.05.
OF the precious metals received on
.ly $1,1O9.4S was in silver. The rest
a gold. OF the Montana counties
rated in the list OF gold and silver
producers. Fergus is the only one TO
show a material gain over last year.
In November last year Fergus oun
~ , SMART III tHe dmOuul IeCtlNeu DIT
the local assay office was s49,004.35.
while this year its consignment of
gold was s74,411.29. a gain of $685.
406.94. In November. 1902, Lewis
and Clarke county contributed to the
assay office $39,124.24, and this year
the same months supply handled at
the Office was $4,366.O7.
Madison county also fell off. Her
figures for the eleventh month last
year were Si6,779.12 and for the same
month in 1903 1872, 422.55. Park coun-
ty sent to the assay Office here $751;
1851 in gold last year during the
month of November and this year
S12, 651.25. Nevada's contribution in
November last year was s6,59S.94.
This year for the same month Neva-
da contributed sS,297.92.
Idaho showed a falling off and
Washington a gain. The former
states figures for 1902 were s1S,4S7..
OF and for 1903 ~s10,034.19. Washing
ton sent only $394.44 last year in No
vember, while this years November
figures as W~ashington's share are ST.
1902.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
Report From the Assay Office.

Helena, Dec. 1.-The amount of
gold and silver received at the local
United States assay office for the
month of November fell behind the
receipts of the month in 1902, but this
does not mean that the production is
less. 1t is explained at the assay Of
flee that many mines which have
been sending ore to the mills to be
treated may strike a different kind Of
ore and change the treatment from
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

George Evans, who formerly was an
engineer for the Great Northern com
pany at Gilt Edge, arrived in the city
Saturday from the Little Rocky
mountains. Mr.. Evans has been EN-.
ployed for several months past by
the Little Alder Gulch Mining com.
pany, but says that all work for the
winter has been suspended, excepting
certain development in the mines.
For this work about ten men will be
employed. The mill was closed down
some time ago, but will resume opera.
lions in April. Mr.. Evans will prob.
ably locate in Gilt Edge again.
From Z. H. Crabtree we learn that
the Case-Wilson Cyanide Developing
company is preparing to do consider.
able work on its recently bonded
properties in Tilden gulch. in the
Cone Butte district. Mr.. Crabtree,
who is secretary of the Case-Wilson
company, visited the Tilden gulch
group the latter part of the past week
and says that a commodious bunk
and boarding house has been complet-
ed. and lumber is now on the ground
for the erection of stables and a
blacksmith shop. A large amount of
development work on the mines is
proposed during the winter, a force
of eight men being employed. The
Tilden gulch group has a splendid
showing of cyanide ore and promises
to become one of the prominent pro-
ducers next year.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
montana hardware %.

1E are the oldest house in the city handling Crockery
and Chinaware, and we now have easily distanced
our competitors. Buying Holiday China is a tiresome
business, that is, when you don't see Just exactly what you
want, but it is very different when selecting from our i'm
mense stock, because we have everything in this line you
could possibly desire. We show a bewildering and dazzling
display of the finest China and Cut Glass manufactured and
at a price that makes them exceedingly good value for the
purchaser, and make beautiful Holiday Gifts.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

Read the Argus and you will get all
the news.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08

lieved, however, as the President has
pledged himself that all the facts
shall be given to the public at the
close of the Investigation. The eff
fort at suppression is said to come
from certain influential politicians
who will be placed in an unenviable
light by the report, although their
connection with the scandal was too
remote or too cleverly yelled to per-
nit of their indictment.
A. B. M.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 5, 1903.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08
Bull Movement in Cotton Receives a
Shock.

New York, Sept. 3.-The bull
movement in cotton which met with
a setback yesterday received a shock
to-day on the publication of the gov
eminent report. This carried down
prices forty points or 50 a bale on
Septmber and 26 points or $1.33 a
bale on October. The declines in
December. January and March
ranged from 20 to Is points lower
than last nights closing and 1,OOO,-
900 bales changed hands during the
day.
The selling began with the receipt
of the government report. This
showed the condition as 81.2, COM
pared with 81 for the last year, and
1911 on July last. Prices for Sep
TENDER dropped abruptly some 20
points before the report came out,
and it was freely said around the ex-
change that the figures on the report
had leaked out.
The report showed a better condi-
ton by far than had been expected,
the highest percentage looked for
having been 79. The amount of the
selling after publication of the re-
port led to rumors that the bull
clique, under the leadership of Col.
W. P. Brown, was selling heavily.
It was certain that many of their
followers did so. Col. Brown said he
had made no effort to support the
market and that he held at present
only 10000 bales of cotton and ex-
pected to market this very easily.
He is still a bull on the situation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08
FAR ABOVE THE AVERAGE.
Condition of Cotton Reported as Eighty
n and Two-tenths.

one and TWo-tenthS.
Washington Sept. 5.-The month
ly report of the Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics of the Department of
Agriculture shows the average con-
dition of cotton on August Is to have
been 81.2 as compared with 1911 on
July 25, 1903, $40 on August "a,
1901, and a ten year average of 72.4.
The following table shows the
condition by States on August 25,
and that on July 25, with the ten
year averages:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08

Development of cotton cuItnro
British West Africa is increas;no Ii
Harshness to foreigners in tba
terror OF Venezuela is again cbaroa1
First bale of new cotton rooos-
at Norfolk, Va, sold at Is cent.
pound.
The Macedonian committee n,o.
claimed a general revolution
Northern Macedonia.
The opinion is expressed at Soe.
that only a miracle can prevent onon
war between Bulgaria and Turkev
The funeral of Lord Salisbury NO.
held at Hatfield, England, and HI.
body was inferred by the side of bis
wife.
A charge of peonage has been
made against Marion Priesthood, .
rich turpentine operator near Mont.
gomery, Ala.
Rear Admiral J. G. Walker, pres-
ident of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission, says he thinks Colombia will
yet ratify the canal treaty.
Secretary Of War Root and Others
connected with the Alaska Boundary
Commission arrived in London to be-
gin work on the case.
The price of silver bullion has ad-
Vanced more than 9 cents an ounce
since purchases began for Philippine
coinage, in March last.
Senator Thomas M. Patterson,
who has just returned from Alaska,
says the Territory's most urgent
needs are good roads and laws.
A dispatch from Salonica, Mace
donia, states that 1000 Bulgarian8
were k lilfed a battle at SmiIovO, in
which the Turks were victorious.
A crazy man made persistent de-
mands to see President Roosevelt at
the l~atter's residence, Sycamore Hill,
but was held in custody by secret ser
vice officers.
A large over production of anthra-
cite was reported and it was thought
prices would not be advanced the
coming winter and might drop to 30
a ton.
Ex-Gov. W. S. Taylor, Of Ken.
lucky, an exile in Indiana, declared
the conviction Of Caleb Powers Oh
completely in the Goebel murder was
"the most diabolical crime OF Inc
age"
General Nelson A. Miles, who is a
native of Massachusetts,, has been
suggested by some of the party a.
a possible nominee for Governor o.
Massachusetts OF the Democratic
ticket.
The Suffrage League, a negro u
ganization of Boston, passed reSolu
tions repudiating Booker l. WASH
ington as a negro leader and warn
ing Roosevelt not to follow his Sug,
gestions.
Andrew Carnegie opened the Iron
and Steel Institute at Barro%-Un