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Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
POLITICAL POKER.
auestions of Great E1ment Des mined by the Game In the
 State of Kansas.

Topeka is much agitated over revelAr uons of draw poker in high places, anS nothing could better show than this up roar what inroads the civilization or the east Is making on the life of the bound less prairies. Once upon time, states the Kansas City Journal, draw poker was to Kansas what bridge whist Is to the parlors of the fashionable. 1t was prac- tsed as an art, . pastime, a profession. No one thought then of concealing hh play of the game, but, rather. 1t was subject of pride and boasting. Indeed, 1t was more than game, for 1t served a times in the adjudication of the most serious problems of state or government
 At present the law of Kansas recog. nixes the game of chance known n drawing lots" as the proper means oi deciding all ties in elections, but form erly draw poker was resorted to n moro orderly means of compromising For example, in one of the western coun- ties, when two amiable gentlemen t1ef for the office of representative they played a game of "freeze-out" to de- termine which should enjoy the office Again. not so many years ago, when the senate committee on congressional ap' portionment came to deadlock over the divers plans for dividing the state into congress districts, the members ad- journed to . room in the Copeland. took each a generous stack of chips and played to finish. Under the terms oa this historical game the committeeman who lost his chips withdrew himself and his apportionment plan from further consideration; and when the game was reduced to two gentlemen, the one who froze the other out fixed the plan of ap- portionment, which stands with littls change as the plan of to-day.
 Volumes could be written of poker in- cidents in Kansas. Once we'll known congressman, who, by the way, has reap- peared in Kansas politics, had to meet tho charge made by some overprudish people that he was addicted to the game of poker. He appealed to his political associates to help him out. The one who came most energetically to his recuss was Capt. Bill Hackney. the Winfield statesman. "I am in a position to state" certified the doughty captain, "that Mr. Blank is less addicted to the game than any man I ever played with"
 More elaborate but quite as effective was the defense once made by Steve Os- born, ex-speaker of the Kansas house. Some 12 years ago Steve was running foI reelection to the office of district judge in western Kansas. The pops got out handbill accusing him of being poker player" and circulated 1t widely.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAVEL.
mfortable Fittings of Railway Cars for the Benefit of Sub-
 urban Passengers.

Some newspaper attention has lately been attracted to the "club cars" by which little groups of wealthy New York md Chicago business men increase the comfort of the daily trips between their suburban homes and their city offices. states Youths Companion.
 Each car Is in effect a club house on wheels. Most of the gorgeous fittings o4 the ordinary cars areremoved, and simp- Ter and more tasteful decorations are substituted for them. Movable wicker chairs replace the fixed seats. Electric fans cool the air in summer. There are dressing rooms, libraries, experiments for the women, in. short, everything which can contribute to the comfort of tho travellers.
 The cars ara open only to members Of the group which hires them, but they represent merely the climax of a con- stAnt improvement in travel, both by water and by rail.
 At the other end of the scale we see the Bteerage accommodations of the ocean steamships. Persons who are familiar Uuly WllH tuc COuuiIlOAo -oi which "a steerage passage" used to stand would be astonished if they were to visit | modern liner. More room, more light, more privacy, better food, better sleep ing and sanitary accommodations and m abundance of water. both for drinking and for bathing, are now possible even to the poor immigrant The steerage passage of to-day Is more comfortable mode of travel than was the second cabin passage ten years ago. First cabin accommodations have improved correspondingly. One of the newest vessels has between 40 and 50 suites of rooms, each provided with it's private bath.
 What Is most needed now is a substitu- ton of wicker or leather seats for the unsanitary plush so dear to American car builders and album makers, and greater seating capacity in street cars.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
Nervousness AN AMERICAN DISEASE

pr. s. Weir Mitchell is authority for tho stats. ment that nervousness is the characteristic malady of the American nation, and statistics show that nerve deaths number one fourth of all deathi recorded, the mortality being mainly among young people.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
Joke on the Professor.

Once npon a time Prof Wilson, oe Edinburah. wrote on the black aboard iA his laboratory:
 "Prof. Wilson informs his students that he has this day been appointed hon. orary physician to the Queen."
 In the course of the morning he had occasion to have the room, and found oo his return that a student had added to the announcement the words:
 "God save the queen" Gateway.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
UNIQUE WEDDING OF MuTES.
Bride and Groom Speak Diferens Languages In Finger Talk and Art
 Acquainted Four Days.

A wedding with unusual features was held the other morning at the residence of Justice N. A. Ladd, at Madison, Wis, when Michael Wolf, ot Arcadia, Wis, and Miss Bessie Ander- son, . pretty Madison girl, both deaf mutes, were married. The couple met for the first time sonIy four days ago and spent She intervening time in counting, get. ting acquainted and dssising coni- mon language, for the groom, being . German, cannot understand writ ten English nor the reading of the lips, by which his more accomplished bride receives communication from friends. He uses finger talk" entire ly. None of the parents of either of the principals is deaf mute. MT. Wolf Is stone cutter, the son of well-to-do parents, while his bride lived at Madison with her mother and stepfather. Owing to the language difficulty, the questions and answers of the wedding ceremony were re- duced to writing, long, amusing and paDtomimic performance. They were attended by Mir. and Mrs. Rober' Pedder, of Arcadia, also deaf mutes but who have a bright, talkative lit tie son with them. It was through Mrs. Pedder that their union wal brought about. She was the gir chum of the bride at deaf nut school. Recently she proposed mar riage to her two friends. They foun' the idea agreeable and she came oi and assisted in the details. The brid and groom left for Arcadia, wher they wil live.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
ONE-WAY RATES.

Every day from Sept. 15 to Oct 15, 1904, the Union Pacific will sell one-way colonists tickets at the following rates, from Mis- souri river terminals, Council Bluffs to Kansas City:
 $2O.OO to Ogden and Salt Lf ke City.
 $2O.O0 to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
 $22.5O to Spokane and Wenat- chee, Wash.
 $25.0O to Everett, Fairhaven, Whatcom, Vancouver, and Vic- toria, via Huntington and Spo- kane.
 $25.OO to Portland and Astoria; or to Tacoma and Seattle, via Huntington and Portland or via Huntington and Spokane.
 $25.O0 to Ashland, sRoseburg, Eugene, Albany and Salem via Portland.
 $25.O0 to San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego] and many other California points.
  From Chicago and St. Louis proportionately lowssrates are in effect by lines connecting with the Union Pacific to all above points.
 For full information call on or address J. H. LOTHROP, 903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 18tOct1O
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
THE OCTOBER SMART SET. U

The October number of The Smart Set is a veritable mine of brilliant stories and poems. "Moored," by Anna A. Rogers, is the title of the novelette, which opens the issue. It is a story full of power and quiet humor, dealing with the temptation which comes to the young wife of a naval officer while he is abroad and she is "moored" at home. The tale leaves a re- markedly vivid impression and will attract wide attention.
 Gouverneur Morris, in his short story, ''The Lady of Moods," has written as striking a piece of work as has recently appeared in any magazine. It's wonderful art stamps this young author as a genius. In wholly different vein is the late Guy Wetmore Carryl's humorous tale, "A Tide in the Affairs of Ste- phen Girdler. " It is brimful of delightful character drawing. In "The Two Ghosts" Richard Le Gallienne is at his best as good natured satirist and brilliant ep- igrammatist. When Del o S Drifted" a story by Beatrix Demarest Lloyd, a new writer of great promise, is the most nota- ble in the number, though one must remember the poetic beauty of Zona Gales "A Land a Great Way Off," the intense realism of Theodore Waters 'The Passing of Con Out, <" the keen analytical power of Willard French's "The Mastiff, " a story of political life in Washington, and the cleverness of Barry Pains "The Rewards of Perse- verance, the last and perhaps the best in the series of detect i've stories which the distinguish ed English author has written exclusively for The Smart Set.
 Two essays, one by Agnes Rep- Her, the other by F. J. Knight Adkin, add charm to this num- Der; and there are excellent po- ems by such favorite poem-writ- CTS as Joaquin Miller, Ernest Me- Gaffey, Theodosia Garrison, Mad cline Bridges, P. McArthur, Frank Lillie Pollock, Thomas Walsh and Arthur Macy. Varie- ty is the distinguishing note of the October Smart Set, and no two of it's stories are in any way alike.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21

Stock Strayed-One mole col ored mare mule, about IA hands high and weighing 800 pounds, 8 years old; other black mare mule, same height, weight and age, small split in ear, Texas Fbrand. Liberal reward for their return or information leading to recovery. J. G. ARMSTRONG,
 W2t Diaz.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
COACH EXCURSIONS TO ST. LOUIS, MO-, VIA THE IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE.

Coach Excursion tickets will be on sale daily-September 14th to September 30th inclusive. Rate $5.6O round trip; childen under 12 and over 5 years of age $4.00, return limit on these tickets seven days from date of sale.
 THos. H. REAMEY, Agent.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
Atmosphere as Mirror.

There is one place where man sees . reflection of himself as big as he fancies himself in his dreams. It is on the Brocken, mountain in Prussia, where the vapors of the atmosphere act as great concave mirror, magnifying the image thousands of times.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
TO THE FAIR.

Tickets on sale to St. Louis daily via the Iron Mountain route. $9.55 for the round trip; return limit fifteen days from date of sale. T. H. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
TOhnStOn'S
 TONIC Capsules s

is the grand specific for this great American dis ease because 1t goes straight to the source of the weakness, building up health and strength by supplying rich, abundant food and pure blood ts the worn-out tissues, rousing the liver to activity and regulating all the organs of the body. ''Ths Michigan Drug Co. !" Detroit. Mich.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
TaiInra in. London.

In 1861 there were in London 37.oS tailors; in 1871. 3s.000: In 1881, 4o.Soo; h 1891. 62,3O0, and in 1901. So.074.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-21
,v ,nA Trades.

Women ip the Trades. In Worcester there are 7OS wem@ who make needlss Aad IR R4afenAls seas maksrA
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
g. Notice for Observation-Disclosures
of the Interior. Z. ,. Land Office
Lewistown, Mont, Aug. 10, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that,
JESSIE MORRISON,
assignee of Samuel A. Lee, of High.
field, Mont, has filed notice of in.
tention 10 make proof on her desert
land claim No. 1888. for the WIZ
swIi, see 10, nwA nwA, sec 80. Up
10 n, r u e; also.
JESSIE MORRISON,
assignee OF otto l.. Kempendorf, of
llighfield, Mont. who has filed notice
Of intention to make proof on her
desert land claim No. 1889. for lot
/. see 81, Up 10 n. r % @; also,
JESSIE MORRISON,
assignee of Henry Brooks. of High.
field, Mont. has filed notice OF in,
tention to make proof on her desert
land claim No. 1899, for the (unsur.
veyedD s1A nwA. swh neh, nwh
SELL. sec |, tp 8 n, r 81 c, Mont. p.
NJ, before the register and receiver
at Lewistown. Mont. on Wednesday,
the 2Sth day of September, 1904.
They name the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of sail land:
John Elliot, Alexander Morrison,
James b. Elliot. Charles A. Smith, all
of Highfeld, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Aug. "a.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1875

Notice for Publication-U. S.
Land Office, Lcwistown, Mont, July
10, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pliance with the provisions of the
act of congress of June 3, 1878, EMIT.
led An act for the sale of timber
lands in the states of California, Ore
gon. Nevada and Washington terri
tory as extended to all the public
land states by act of August 4, 1892,
ALBERT harden,
OF Lewistown. county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
Office his sworn statement No. 100.
iur The purchase of the swh swi4,
sec 4, Up IS n, 10 g, Ment. p. NJ.
and will offer pIoof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes. and 10 establish his claim
TO said land before the register and
receiver of this Office at Lewistown
Montana. on Thursday, the 18th day
Of September. 1901.
He names as witnesses:
Joseph NJ. Evans. Joseph Moat
Viola NJ. Bardcn, James a. Hopkins
all of Lewistown. Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad
v~ersely the above described lands are
requested 10 file their claims in this
office on or before said 10Th day o.
september, 1904.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication July 90.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1873.

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1873
Notice for Publication-U. S. Lano
Office, Lewistown. Mont. July p
1904.
Notice is hereby given that in com
pliance with the provisions of the aci
of congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
AN act for the sale of timber lands
in the states of California, Oregon
Nevada and Washington territory"
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892,
VILLAIN j. PITT,
of Lewistown, county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
office his sworn statement No. 102
for the purchase of the shs nwA
nwA swA, sec %, seA neA, sec 2l,
tp IA n, r IS e, Mont. p. NJ, and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is moro valuable for it's tim
Der or stone than for agricultural pur
poses, and to establish his claim to
said land before the register and re.
ceiver of this office at Lewistown
Mont, on Thursday, the 29th day OF
September, 1904.
He names as witnesses:
Ralph f. Merrill, Telesphere Ger
yais. Roland T. Martin, Henry C
Fletcher, all OF Lewistown, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before said Goth day OF
September, 1901.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication July 81.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1873

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873.
Notice for Publications.. 5. Land
Office, Lewistown, Mont, Aug. IL,
1904.
Notice is hereby given that in com
pliance with the provisions OF the act
OF congress of June 3, 1873, entitled,
An act for the sale OF timber lands
in the states of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington territory"
as extended to all the public land
states by act Of August 4, 1892,
WALTER c. COX,
of Lewistown. county of Fergus. state
OF Montana. has this day filed in this
Office his sworn statement No. 104,
for the purchase of the sk SEA, sec
20, nwA nell, sec 29, tip 10 n, r 20
e, Mont. p. NJ. and will offer proof
to show that the land sought Is more
valuable for its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes. and to es'
tablish his claim to said land before
the register and receiver Of this of
nee at Lewistown, Mont, on Satur'
day, the 22nd day Of October, 1904,
He names as witnesses:
David s. Motheral, William T. Muir
ply, of Lewistown; Albert l.. Smith.
John Johnson, Of Gilt Edge, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above described lands are
requested to fle their claims in this
office on or before said 22nd day OF
October, 1904.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register
First publication Aug. II,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
First publication July 81.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Osc

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION CIso-
lated Tract)-Public Land Sale
United States Land Office, Lewis
town, Mont.
Notice is hereby given that, in pur'
suance of instructions from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office.
under authority vested in him by
Section 2455. U. s. Revised Statutes.
as amended by the act of congress
approved February 26, 1895, we will
proceed 10 offer at public sale on
Wednesday, October 26. 1904, at this
office, at 2 o'clock p. m, the following
tract of land, to-wit:
Sell nwA, nwA swh, and nwA
seh, sec s. tp Is n, r l6 e, Mont. p. NJ.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above described lands are
advised to file their claims in this
Office on or before the day above
designated for the commencement OF
said sale. otherwise their rights will
be forfeited.
Dated this 7th day of September,
1904.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Sept. Z.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
NOTICE FOR PueLIcATIoN-De De.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS. De-
partment of the Interior. Land Of
flee, LewistOwn, Mont, August l6,
1904.
Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing named settler has filed no
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before the
register and receiver at Lewistown,
Mont, on Friday. Sept. %, 1904, viz:
EDWARD BANNAY,
who made II. T.. No. l7i5, for the
swh nwii, WIZ swh. sec IL, nwA
nwh. sec -, tip 10 n, r 90 G, Mont.
7. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Paul Gardipee, Eli Gardipee, Joseph
Laioque. John Dunn, all of Fort Ma.
ginnis, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Aug. IL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
MINING APPLICATION NO. ifo.-U.

S. Land Office, Lewistown, Mont.
August "a, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the Ken
dali Gold Mining Co, a corporation, by
Herbert II. Lang, its general superin-
tendent, whose p~ostorice address Is
Kendall, Mont, has this day filed APP
plication for patent for 1873 linear feet
of the Wedge lode. being 697.5 IT In a ne
and ego # in a sw direction measured
along the course of the vein from the
mouth of the discovery cut, and 395.5
linear fl of the Midget lode being 23.5
IT in a Sc and S72 IT in NV direction
measured along the course OF the vein
from the center of the discovery shaft,
situate In North Moccasin mining dis
trict, Fergus county. Mont. and desig-
mated OF the official plat and in the field
notes on file in this office as mineral
surveys No. 1872 and 1888. i'm tip Is n, of
r Is @, OF Montana principal meridian,
and particularly described as follows:
Sur. No. 7232, beginning at the ne cor
No. l, from which the Sc cor OF sec 81,
Up is n, + Is g, bears $ $50 pa c 2SG2 II,
thence II So So W 1854 IT, thence 5 49, 81
W S26.i fl. thence n 75 90 W 1876 fl.
thence $ 3G' So W 1894 II. thence $ 36'
3y g lbs #, thence n So "a e 1919 IT
to the place of beginning, area iG3 acres.
Sur. No. 1893 beginning at cor No. J..
from which the Sc cor of sec 81, tip Is n,
r Is =. bears s 5S' 30 g 2721.2 II, thence N
75' 80 W 1854 #, thence $ So 05 W Tag
III ,tnpnCe II ~ % W GJ3.i II, thence ;
3Go 49, W AS II, thence s i5s 81 @ 1853 #,
thence $ $50 So W 92.3 IT, thence n $50 So
G GO #, thence n 3G' AZ G 1854 II, to the
place of beginning area ~ acres. Total
area claimed 6.75 acres, Magnetic vari-
alton, all courses 49, 30 G.
The amended locations OF this claim
are of record in the office of the record
er of said Fergus county, Montana, in
Books 2 and Z Of Lode Locations. at
pages $50 and IS The adjoining claims
are: Sur. No. 7232, on the NV sur. No.
62l6 a. Quartzite lode on the Sc sur. No.
6jSl. Nipper lode, sur. no. 1888, on the n
sur. No. 1914, Klondike lode. and Sur. No.
GIG A, on the W sur. No. 635s, Hopeless
lode.
Any persons claiming adversely any
portion of the said AIMING ground are re-
quired to file their adverse claim with
the register and receiver of the u, s.
land office at Lewlstown, Montana. dur
ing the sixty days period of publication
hereof, or they will be forever barred by
virtue of the provisions of the statute.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
J. e. Wnsson. attorney for applicant
First publication Aug. "a.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Observation-Disclosures
of the Interior, U. s. Land Office,
Lewistown, Mont, Sept. 10, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that
ALEXANDER j. BOYLE,
of Flatwillow, Mont, has filed notice
of intention 10 make proof on his des.
ert land claim No. 1929. for lots 3 and
4, seA nwA, neA swh, sec 4, tip l3
n, r 80 G, Mont. p. NJ, before the reg
lister and receiver at Lewistown, Mon.
tana, on Wednesday, the 26th day Of
October, 1904.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
Winifred Boyle, Martin Shaw, James
A. Watterson, Henry j., Wise, all Of
Weede. Mont.
EDWARD RRASSEY, Register.
First publication Sept. IA.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
NOTICE FOR PueLlcArloN.-De

NOTICE FOR PuBLicATloN.-De.
partment OF the Interior, Land or
fee, L~ewistown, Mont, August lG,
1904.
Notice Is, hereby given that the fol,
lowing named settler has filed notice
Of his intention 10 make final proof
in support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before the regis
ter and receiver at Lewistown. Mont.
on Wednesday, Sept. 81, 1904. viz:
ANDREW J. ROGERS,
who made II. f. No. 1904, for the Ell
swA, sec 10, e& nwh, sec 80, Up 10
II, r rs e, Mont. p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up.
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
George Wareham, William Ware,
ham. Hewitt N. Clingan, of Kendall;
Robert Hamilton, of Lewistown, Mon.
tana.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Aug. II.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS.

wv ~
partment of the Interior, Land Of
flee, Lewistown, Mont, September
Z. 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Mont. on
Saturday, October Is, 1904, viz:
NELSE GUNEAU,
who made II. L. No. 1870, for the SEA,
sec IS, tp IA n, r II g, Mont. p. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land. viz.
Alfred Deranleau, Charlie Aven,
Henry Peter, Alfred Coffman, all Of
Moore, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Sept. IA.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
JOHN ID. MALCOLM, Clerk.
First publication Sept. z.
NOTICE FOR PUBLlcATIoN--De.

partment of the Interior. U. S. Land
Office. L~ewistown, Mont, Sept. G,
1904.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim and that said
proof will be Made before the register
an receiver at Lewistown, Mont, on
October 10, 1904, viz:
WILLIAM T. FRANKLIN,
who made H. L. No. 1856. for the
swh. sec 35, tip 22 n, + 16 e, Mont.
Z. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land. viz:
Philip Saunders. Frank S. Fuller,
Frank II. King. Loren F. Border, all
OF Everson. Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Sept. Z.