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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
TROUBLE WITH OPERATORS
Manager of Telephone Exchange at
Mullens Has Been Having Trouble
The Operator Got Sick and h Lady
Who Was to Fill Her Place E1oped.

The manager of the Bell Telephone
Company at Mullins has been having
>tn unusually hard time during the past
few days. There is only n telephone
operator at Mullins and she was taken
sick several days ago and the man
,ilger sent to Florence to get an opera
tor. Miss Rike, now Mrs. Richardson,
was sent to Mullins to fill the position
but her ~sojourn in Mullins was OF
ash0rt duration. On Tuesday night the
fair telephone operator eloped with
MI. O. L. Richardson,>of Atlanta, and
came to this city, as was stated in
yesterdays paper, and got married.
The manager of the Mullins office
was considerably worried but Mr.. Nc
Manus. manager of the Wilmington
office, agreed to send an operator 20
fill Mrs. Richardson's place. Miss
Emma Cook went to Mullins yester.
day, leaving on the 6 o'clock train. She
will remain in Mullins until b tele'
phone operator who lives there recoy'
,nrS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

Galveston quiet at 7 Ac: net receipts
6.042 bales.
New Orleans easy at Z 1sc: net re-
ceipts 1880 bales.
Mobile quiet at Z Bc: net receipts
SIS bales.
Savannah dull at 7Ac: net receipts
1904 bales.
Charleston quiet at is: net re-
ceirts 23s bales
Wilmington steady at TIC: net re-
ceipts 1,5o7 bales.
Norfolk quiet at 2kc; net receipts
2,517 bales.
Baltimore nominal at Skc.
Boston quiet at S.15c: net recsipts
1.6s5 bales.
Philadelphis quiet at S.4Oc.
New York quiet at S.15c; gross re
ceipts 1885 bales: sales ia bales:
stock 1887 bales; export to Great
Rritain 100 bales; exports to France
279 bales.
Interior Movement.
+. Houston easy st I &c: net receipts
5.1SS bales.
Augusta quiet at 7Ac: net receipts
$50 bales.
Memphis quiet st 7Sc: net receipts
1889 bales.
st. Louis quiet nc net receipts Toe
bales.
Cincinnati; net receipts CTS bales
Louisville firm at SC.
Total today S,0SS bales
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
THE LIVERPOOL MARKET.

q Liverpool, March 22-p D. m.-Cot-
ton-Spct moderate business done.
prices s points lower. American mid
ding fair 4.72: good middling 40:
middling 4.4S1s low middling Ala;
good ordinary 4d: ordinary asa The
sales of the day were 5000 bales, Of
which 500 were for speculation and
EXPORT and included $500 American.
Receipts 5000 bales including 1900
American. Futures opened easier aud
closed quiet. American mfddline G. ..
c. March All: March-ADril I'LL.
April-May 4.12; May-June 4.15s June
July 4.16; Juiy-August Alt: August
September 4.19: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
4.2u: Octobcr-November 4.20 Novem-
ber-December 4.21: December-Janu-
ary-Tebruary AS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
LETTER TO DANIEL FILLS.

Dear Sir: Let's talk it right out be-
fore folks; there's nothing to hide 10
your business or ours; if there IS,
we'd better hide ourselves.
We are in trade to make money; SO
are you. We make it by saving our
customers money; 50 do you. Our OBJ
lect, in trade, is to saw you custom
er's wood from rotting and iron AMI
steel and tin from rusting; yours the
same.
We work for thousands of property
owners; you fo- a few. We can do
some things that you can't do; VIZ
have the facilities. You can do some
things that we can't; you are there.
Let us work together; be faithful to
one-another. We "a serve our Gus
toners better by working together and
being faithful to one-another..
Your dollar, pu. into our paint, will
paint more feet than in any other way;
and the paint will last longer. This
v o money, and saves your Gus.
toners money. That's all there is in
our whole business. Yours truly
, F. W. DEVOE & co
45 New York
NJ. w. Divine & Co. sell Dur paint.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
BANK TO BE REORGANTZED
State Bank Examiner J. 0. Ellington
to Become Vice President and Mana
ger of Fayetteville Bank

The Fayetteville bank which WAS
closed several weeks ago on account OF
a reported deficiency of $4,000 in The
accounts of the cashier and teller, VIII
be re-organized and opened for bust
ness on April 10th. The deficiency only
wiped out the banks surplus and the
officials were advised not to close the
bank, but they thought it best TO DC
so. 1t is stated that upon a further
examination of the books that $4,000
of the $4,000 reported as short has
been found to be a mistake, making
the deficiency only $23 900. >
When the bank is re-Organlzed DR..
Lilly will remain as president, Nh. j.
O. Ellington, at present state bank OK
aminer, will be made vice-presldent
and manager and Mr.. Miller G.. Hughes,
of the Commercial and Farmers Bank
Raleigh, cashier.
Mr.. Ellington IS from Smithfield and
has been state bank examiner for sew
eral years. Mr.. Hughes is the expert
accountant who went over the BOOKS
of the bank when it failed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
WE'RE BADLY CUT
Usual Fight Occurred at Negro Laancc
On Tuesday Night.

William Wright and Joe Moves, both
colored, were badly cut on Tuesday
night about II o'clock by one Ben
Dew.
The negroes We're attending a negru
entertainment at the Eastern Star hall
and before the entertainment was over
the above named parties engaged in
a fight. Dew was stabbed in the left
side and the wound is considered
dangerous. Moves was cut in eve
places, the gashes being on his back
and head. His wounds are not deep
and are not considered serious.
Warrants were issued yesterday
morning for the arrest Of Dew and it
was not long before he was in the
clutches of the law. Dew did not deny
cutting the negroes but said he did it
in self defense. He claimed that both
of the negroes were fighting him. 1t
is understood hat one of the states
witnesses will testify that Dew told
him while on his way to the hall that
he expected to cut Wright if he came
across him.
1t seems impossible for the negroes
to have a an entertainment without ii
ending in a row When a crowd of
/ negroes get together it is only a mat
ter of time until a quarrel ensues
On last Saturday night a large crowt
| of them were assembled at the hobby
/ horses at 9th and Campbell streets
| and before they dispersed several dis
| putes arose and resulted in two ne
/ proeS hniuo Shof both of whom vii
probably die. The mayor has threat
ened a number of times to have thu
negro dance halls closed on account o.
the disorder which fails to &C
cur when they have a dance. He die
have a hall closed at 9th and Bruins
| wick streets.
Dew was placed in Jail yesterda,
and will be tried before Justice Fow
Ter as soon as the negroes who wer
cut are we'll enough to attend court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
GENERAL MANAGER RoYALL
Excellent Judgment Shown In the Sc
lection of Mr.. Kenly's Successor.

In an editorial on the recent promo
ton of Mr.. w. n. Royal, to the ID
sition of general manager of the Attain
tic Coast Line, the Charleston News
and Courier says:
Mr.. w. N. Roy all resided here Tor
many years and he'is held in b high
est possible esteem personally as we'll
as professionally by the people OF this
city. Having been SO long and so n
timately associated with the CONNER
cial interests of Charleston, he will Le
peculiarly fitted to render intelligent
and efficient service to our business
men in the future in helping them 10
solve the yexed questions in transpor-
tation which from time to time engage
their attention. His new authority as
the general manager of the Atlantic
Coast Line system will enable him to
aid this city and port in man. ways,
and we are confident hat the dispcsl-
ton to employ it to our advantage Will
not be lacking in himself.
But, however that may be, it is
gratifying to his friends everywhere
to feel that he has honestly won the
reward that has come to him. Years
or arQuCuS service IdlLulully dLu Al
mirably performed richly entities HIM
to the preferment he has been given.
He has acquitted himself so we'll in
the discharge of duties less far reach
ing than those now confided to MIN
that nothing is hazarded in the predic-
ton hat he will meet his greater re-
sponsibilities with an equal measure
of success. There nave been few, ii
any, more efficient railroad superinten-
dents in the south than Mr.. w n.
Royal; and there is no man in the
south who would make a more accep-
table general manager of a great rail-
road system, whether the appointment
be looked at from the standpoint of
the corporation or that of the comma
mites which it serves The communi-
ty of interests being what they are, in
extending her congratulations to the
Coast Line and to Mr.. Royal on this
occasion, Charleston feels in a measure
at least that she is merely facilitating
herself on a piece of commercial good
fortune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
CLOSING OF T

New York, March 22.-Spot cotton
closed quiet. 10 points lower: middlius
uplands SIS; middling g,df S.40B sale
ia bales.
Futures opened steady at the de
ne.April go: May Sta: June 1865
bid; July 1878 August 7.6S: Septem-
her offered IT'S: October 7.75: Novem-
her TN: December 7.sok January
1855.
Futures closed steady. March 7.5S:
Arril 7.es; Nav 7.68: June 7.5S: July
1853, August 1853; September 1853;
October 7.67: November 7.70: Decem-
Der IT'S. January III.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
srsra'rS AND

New York, March - TO-DAY
at all ports-Net receipts 59.47l bales:
exports to Great Britain 2,36I haies;
evr,-ts to the Continent 1929 bales;
stocks 635,615 bales.
Consolidated, at all Dort-Net re-
GENTS 122.2S3 bales; exports to Great
Britain 37.549 bales: exports to France
1920 bales; exports to the Continent
2O.O97 bales: exports to Japan G.13l
bales: exports to Mexico $50 bales.
Total since September 1st. at ali
norts-Nct 7.5S5,140 bales: en-
ports to Great Britain 2.S06,742 bales:
exports to France 629.T65 bales eS-
ports to the Continent c.422.e O5 bales:
exports to japan 160,S29 bales: exports
to Mexico, 26,120 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
MEN YORK PRODUCE MARI1Er.

New York, March 22.-FLOUR-
Dull. Rye flour quiet. Buckwheat flour
dull. Corn meal barley steady. Rye
nominal. Barley slow.
WHEAT-Easy; No. 2 red s11SB
af1oat: options Il to 1 sc. net lower
MAY sI.1Sb; July s6B; September
SS5s.
CORN-Easy: No. 2 IS elevator.
Options showed q to 1c net decline.
May 54k; July Sd.
tATS-Easy; mixed 36k to 81.
LARD-Easy: western steamed
S7.2.; refined quiet: continent $40,
compound AS to 5A
PORK-Quiet.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
COFFEE-Spot Rio quiet: mild
steady. Future unchanged to 5 points
advance.
SUGAR-Raw. unsettled. fair refin-
ing 4 slice; centrifugal SO test AZ:
molasses sugar 4 lie. Refined steady.
COTTON SEED OlL~Moderately
active with prices irregular. Primo
crude { o b mills 19R. prime summer
251a to 26A. Off summer yellow nomi-
nal; prime white 2Sk tc 29c; price
winter yellow 29h to soc.
POTATO S-Quiet; Long Island
$50 to $500; state and western s1.19
to $f.T5; Jersey sweets per cloth top
barrel $500 to $3.50.
F'EANIJTS-Firm; fancy hand pick
ed 5A to y. other domestic 3A to 5E.
CABBAGES-Steady; Florida per
barrel crate $1.5C to $500.
EUTTER-Firm; creamery 20 to
27: state dairy 10 to 26
CHEESE-Firm unchanged.
EGGS-Firm; nearby selected t9 to
1917, southerns &c to 17k.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24

Mr.. A. w. Anderson, superintendent
of the Charleston and Western Caro-
lima railroad, with headquarters at
Augusta, Ca, will become general
superintendent OF the First division of
the Atlantic Coast Line to succeed MIR.
w. N. Royal. This decision was. reach
ed yesterday. Mr.. Anderson will be
succeeded by Mr.. G. G. Lynch, now els
trict superintendent of the Atlantic
Coast Line with headquarters at
Charleston. Mr.. Lynch's successor has
not yet been appointed. Mr.. Anderson
arrived in Wilmington last night.
The names of Mr.. Anderson and MI.
Lynch were botn prominently spoken
of for the position and the appoint
ment of Mr.. Anderson to succeed Mr..
Royal is no surprise. Mr.. Anderson
has had a long railroad experience anc
is a most competent official. He is
in the city today for the purpose OF
comforting with Mr.. Royal but he will
probably leave for Augusta tonight.
The appointment takes effect On April
LIST and Mr.. Anderson will move to
Wilmington at that time.
Mr.. G.. G. Lynch began his railroad
career as a conductor on the Whining
ton and Weldon railroad in 1870 or II.
From conductor, he was made train
master with headquarters at Florence.
This was in 1883. After serving as
trainmaster for a few years, he was
made assistant superintendent of
transportation of the Atlantic Coast
Line. On July 1st, 1902, he was ap-
pointed district superintendent OF TIE
Coast Line with headquarters at
Charleston. This is the position he
fills at the present time.
The following is taken from the
Augusta Chronicle of Tuesday in .e-
gard to Mr.. A. w. Anderson:
abe promotion of the Augusta man.
IF If does occur, would be a merited
one. rs his record as a manager of
the transportation department Of a
railroad has been an enviable one At
the time when the courts took the old
p. R. & A. railroad, now a part OF the
&c. & w. c., away from the Central,
and placed it in the bands of Il re-
ceiver, Mr.. Anderson was appointed
superintendent of the line. Then tic
physical condition of the road was bad,
and it had proven a money loser rath-
ser than a money maker.
He, in connection with Mr.. w. j.
Craig, who was named as the general
freight and passenger agent, soo ere
ated a changed condition of affairs
and the line took on new life, and be-
gan to show an increase OF revenue
which put it OF the right side Of the
page. The line was some years ago
p~Irchased by the Atlantic Coast Line,
and although it has been operated IN
d pendently has been generally re-
earded as a part of the Atlantic Coast
Line system or railroads. Mr.. Craig
several years ago wen to the main
line as general passenger agent, and
Fir. Anderson's removal would take
tHo other member of the firm that
1-ade the Charleston and Western
Carolina a paying piece of property.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
Admit the Charge Of reonase.

Savannah, Ga, March 22.-In the
United States court today, William +.
Crawley, an attorney of waycross,
and Thomas ]. Mcclellan, a former
sheriff of Ware county, entered pleas
OF guilty to the charge Of causing Cit
liens to be held in a condition of peon-
age. Judge -Speer fined each defer-
dant $1,000, but RENTED $500 of that
amount during good behavior. The
finer We're paid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
Seaboard Air Line As .....-. 90A
Railway SIS .........-. 1874
laval STORES MARKETS.

New York. March 22.-Turpentine
steady ssh 057.
Rosin. steady. strained s2.95Gs3.00.
Charleston. s. c.. March 22.-TuT-
pentine and rosin nothing doing
savannah. Ga. March 22.-Turpen-
tine firm 52k; receipts 73: sales So.
Rosin firm: receipts 421: shipments
$50. Quote: A B G s2.771k; D. s2.S2a
p. s2.s7k; F. $2.92: G. 1905: H
$3.50. l. $3.50; X. $3.50: N. s4.75;
VIC. $500! WV. S5.15.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24

days. and six months 3k per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3A 10 AZ
per cent. Sterling exchange easy at
with actual business in bank
ers bill at 4.S6 to 4.S6.05 for demand
and at 4.S4.05 to 4.S4.10 for 60 day
bills. Posted rates 4.S5 to 4.S7. Com
mercial bills 4.S3. Bar silver 5Si4.
Mexican dollars 44A.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
Another Negro Added to Commission
ed Force of the Army.

Washington, March 22.-The Pres:-
dent has appointed Sergent George s.
Thompson of the 25th infantry To De
second lieutenant in the Philippine
scouts, thus adding one more neg1o 70
the commissioned force of he army
Lieutenant Thompson was appointed
on his merits, having received high
commentator fer heroism and ell
cheney during, the i~nsurrection in ths
Philippines. He is n of the crach
shots in the army and has received
several medals for rifle and pisto
shooting. He is now stationed witt
his regiment at Fort Niobrara. Nebras
ka.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

New York, March o2.-Receipts OF
corton ar the ports today 5s.571 bales
against e2.O26 bales last week and 81
3aS last year. For the week (estimat-
ed, leo, 900 bales against 147 65S bales
last week and $3.50 last year To-
days receipts at New Orleans 12.5au
bales against $3.50 bales last year n
at Houston 5,1S8 bales against 1892
bales last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
WILMINGTON MiRkEIS


"wednesday. March a.
cOTTON--Nothing Doing.
Receipts Of cotton today-1.5Ot
bales.
Receipts of the season to date-2sS.
As bales.
Receipts same day last year-1o
324,S4S bales.
~asAl. STORES.
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-
Firm at So 4.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Firm at x.7O.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Nrm; hard
$50 to <3.70.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
Is casks spirit turpentine.
6S1 barrels rosin.
200 barrels tar.
II barrels crude ~turpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
2 casks spirits turpentine.
55 barrels rosin.
81 barrels tar.
= barrels crude turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
Young Man Hanged for Murder

Cuero, Tex, March 22.-Conrad
sSchfartz, aged 20, was hanged here Co
day for the murder of William e.
Earle, a telegraph operator. Schwartz
in attempting to rob the railroad sta
ton, at Yorktown, where Earle was
employed, killed him. Before going to
the scaffo1d Schwartz made a second
confession and professed religion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
A. W. Anderson. of
Augusta. to Succeed
Mr.. w. N. Royal.
GOES IN F

On April 1st When Mr.. Anderson Will
Move to Wilmington-Mr. q. q.
Lynch. District superintendent Of
the Atlantic Coast Line at Charles
ton to Succeed Mr.. AndersOn-Ncw
General superintendent Has Been
superintendent of c. and W. e.
The Successor of Mfr. Lynch Has Not
Been Named.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
American Cotton Manufacturers.

Charlotte, N. c., March 22--The
board of governors of the American1
Cotton Growers Manufacturers met
here <onight and fixed a programme
for the next annual meeting at Knox
vile, Tenn, May 10-1I- The pro-
gramme was not divulged.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
MONEY MARKET.

New York. March 22.-Noney on
call strong at 3 to 81 per cent? closing
bid 81 per cent: offered ut 81 per
cent. Time loans steady: 50 and 50
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24


PEANUTS-North Carolina Prime
80 to $1.00; Virginia prime so to 80.
BEESWAX-25 to 271a.
CORN-63@65.
CORN MEAL-56k@60.
EGGS-22c.
TURKEYS-Live Il; dressed II to IS.
CHICKENS-Hens % to 50; spring Is
to %.
SWEET POTATOES-6O@75.
Beef to 3k cents.
N. C. BACON--Hams (old) 15c; hams
(new) II to 12kc; shoulders 8 to 10;
sides g.
SHINGLES-Per 1.00f:~ 5-Inch saps
$500: 5-inch hearts $500: 6-inch saDs
zoo; 6-lnch hearts $500.
TIMBER:-
Per M Extra milling. ..$7.50QS.S0
Mill prime s7.OO@7.5G
Mill fair S6.50@7.o0
Common mill $4,000 &c
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
PRODUCE.

SALT-Prices a load lots-1o0 lbs
c. F. Csc; 200 Ibis c. F. 7sc; 200 lbs
F. F. CSC. Less than car load lots-10o
lbs C.. F., 43c, burlaps; 45c burlaps In
cotton sacks; 200 lbs c. F. In cotton
sacks, sec; 200 lbs F. z. $1.05.
DRY SALTED SIDES-7h to tx.
BUTTER-97 to 30c.
COFFEE-9h TO lilo.
FLOUR-Straights s5.75; second pat
ents 1925; full patents $780,.
MOLASSES-S. House Il: New Or.
cans Brights e to Is; Porto Rico 90:
Cuba %.
SUGAR-Granulated 1910; w. c. X.
No. 5 $3.50; No. Z $50; No. s $3.50;
No. II, $40.
LARD-(Tierce Basis) Pure SIS cents;
compound GA cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24

Mr.. d. r. Kornegay, OF Go1dsboro,
was in Wilmington yesterday.
The Winslow mail., 1905-12-30
Reduced Rates.

Holiday excursion rates
Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Years. New Mexico and
Arizona, between any two sta
tions on coast lines in New
MEXICO and Arizona, rate one
first class fare for round trip.
No excursion tickets will be
sold when the one way rate be-
tween any two coast lines sta
tions is more than $40. Date of
sale; November 80, 80; final linn
it December 1, Date of sale:
December %, "a, 25; final limit
January 2. Date of sale: De
cember 80, 81; final limit Janu-
ary 2.
For the meeting of the Ma
tional Educational Association
to be held IN San Francisco
July 9th to 18th. 1906, tickets
will be sold at rate of one fare
tor round trip. Tickets will al
so be sold to Los Angeles al
the same rate.
The Winslow mail., 1905-12-30

For the meeting of the Inper
ial Council of the Ancient Ara
bic Order. Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, Los Angeles, May 18th
to 10th. 1906, one fare for the
round trip.
Arizona Territorial School
Teachers Association, Prescott,
January 3, 4 and 5, 1906. For
this occasion will sell tickets
from all points in Arizona at
one and one fifth lowest first
class fare.
For further infOrmatiO ask
B. L. HOLMES,
Agent.
The Winslow mail., 1905-12-30

relief, until [ took DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consump-
tion, Coughs and Colds, which
entirely cured my cough, and
saved me from consumption F"
A grand cure for diseased con
ditions of Throat and Lungs.
At all druggists; price SOC and
$1O0, guaranteed. Trial bot
tie free.
The Winslow mail., 1905-12-30
Torture Of a Preacher.

The story of the torture of
Rev. O. d. Moore, pastor of
the Baptist church. of Harpers
vile, n, Y. will interest you,
He SAYS: Il suffered agonies,
because of persistent cough,
resulting from the grip. [ had
to sleep sitting up in bed. I
tried MANY remedies, without
The Winslow mail., 1905-12-30
Dissolution OF CO-PartnerShip.

Dissolution of CO-PartnerShip.
Notice is hereby given that
the co-partuership heretofore
existing under the firm name OF
Krentz & Wolff has been disSOl
we'd. The interest of George A.
Wolff having been purchased by
the firm of J. [ Krentz & Com
pany, uuder which name the
business will be continued. All
the Indebtedness Of Krentz &
Wolff is assumed by the firm of
]. /. Krentz & Company. and all
bills due the firm of KrentZ q
Wolff are payable to their sue
cessors, j. [. Krentz & Com
The Winslow mail., 1905-12-30
Post Office Hours.

Hereafter the post Office hours
will be as follows:
Week days: s a. m. to Z p. m.
Sundays: Il p. m. to l p. m.
The Winslow mail., 1905-12-30

Bring your job Printing to
the MAIL office. Neatness and
promptness guaranteed.
The Winslow mail., 1905-12-30

Old newspapers for sale cheap
at this office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11

CONTEST NoTIcE.-Department y,
the Interior, u. S. Land Office lew
istown. Mont. Dec. 10, 1904.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav
ing been filed in this office by
TIMOTHY CONNOLLY.
contestant, against homestead entry
NO. 261S, made January Is, 1902. TO,
the swA, sec "a, tp n, is e. Mont
r. M, by Alexander L. knight. now
deceased, contestee, in which It ia al.
legged that Alexander T. knight died
on or about April %, 1903, and that
during his life time he never estab.
lished residence, cultivated or improv.
ed said tract; since defendants death
his heirs and legal representatives
have failed to cultivate, occupy or i'm.
prove said tract.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on Thursday, February 9, 1905,
before the register and receiver at the
United States land Office in Lewis.
town, Montana.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed December 10,
1904, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of
this notice cannot be made, it is here
by ordered and directed that such no.
tice be given by due and proper publ
cation.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Dec. 81.