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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
Hard Earned WAGES.

An old church in Belgium decided to
repair its properties, and employed
an artist to touch up large painting.
Upon presenting his bill the commit
tee in charge refused payment unless
the details were specified whereupon
he presented the items as follows:
To correcting the Ten Command
Hioh'o ........... $0.lZ
Embellishng Pontius Plate and
putting new ribbons on his bon
iV' O.UZ
Putting new tail on rooster of st.
Peter and mending his Climb. 2.2O
Repluming guiding left wing of
guardian angel. .... ..... SIS
Washing the servant of the high
priest and putting carmine on
his cheeks. ....... SOP
Renewing heaven, adjusting the
stars and cleaning up the moon TIA
Touching up purgatory and restor-
ing lost souls. ............. 3.06
Frightening up the flames of hell,
putting new tail on the devil,
mending his left hoof, and doing
several other odd jobs for the
o"AhAou.. ............. az
RebOrdering the robes of Herod
and adjusting his wig. ..... 400
Taking the spots off the son of
Aopias ............... 1.3O
Cleaning Balaam's ass and put
ting one shoe on him. ...... ITO
Putting earrings in Sarah's ears LII
Putting a new stone in Davids
sling, charging the head of Go
liah, and extending Saus legs 6.13
Decorating Noah's ark and put
ting head on Shem. 431
Mending the shirt of the prodigal
son and cleaning his ear. ..... 3.39
Re plating lamp shade for lighting
the picture 100
Ao."i $O1.fO
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
Wool Sales at Boston.

Boston, March Large blocks OF
wool have been sold during the past
week. The market held interest from
all sides with firm prices obtaining.
Secured territory wool has been fea-
ture, one big consignment going to a
Philadelphia house. All grades OF ter
ritOry are now we'll exhausted after
the steady and increasing demand.
The new foreign woods, both Austria
liam and South American, are attract
ing considerable attention. Supplies
are being steadily decreased. Pulled
woods are quiet.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
Notice,

Notice is hereby given that Charles
W. Morton has this day withdrawn
from the Judith Basin Commission
Co., a corporation, and that Louis E.
Place and W. E. Shall will continue
the stock and real estate business of
the company at the old stand. Mr..
Morton will continue in the Life &
Fire Insurance business. All accounts
Of the Judith Basin Commission Co.,
except the insurance branch, are as.
sumed by Messrs. Place & Shall. The
accounts Of the Insurance business
are assumed by Mr.. Morton. This &C.
ton is taken by mutual consent of the
parties.
CHARLES w. NORTON.
LOUIS e. PLACE.
w. e. SHALL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
French Church Riots.

Lepuy, France, march, Serious
disturbances occurred today during
the taking of the inventory of viii
lage church near Saugues. An enor-
nous crowd armed with sticks and
stones surrounded the gendarmes.
many of whom were baeten or pelted
with heavy stones. The gendarmes in
order to extricate themselves. fired
their revolvers, wounding 15 of the
manifestants, two of whom were NOR
tally hurt. The officers in charge of
the gendarmes were both badly hurt
by the mob.
The gendarmes retired with diff
Guilty.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
Do Not be Imposed Upon.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and On account of the great
merit and popularity of FOley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine. These worthless i'm
itations have similar sounding names.
Beware Of them. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar is in yellow pack
age. Ask for it and refuse any sub
stitute. 1t is the best remedy for
coughs and colds. Wilson & Lewellin.
FO.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
Little Belt Forest Reserve.

Applications for grazing permits.
Notice is hereby given that all ap-
plications for permits to Craze cattle,
horses and sheep within the Little
Belt Forest Reserve during the sea-
son of 1906, must be submitted to
Ira e. Todd, forest supervisor, Mel
hart, Mont, on or before March 15.
1906. Full information in regard to
the grazing fees to be charged, and
blank forms to be used in making
application, will be furnished upon re-
quest Addressed to the above named
officer. THOMAS H. SHERRARD,
Acting Forester.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
The Burlington to Build.

Cheyenne, Wyo., March, L. The
Cheyenne Tribune today states that
the Big Horn Railroad company has
awarded contracts for grading 100
miles from Worland to Muskrat, Wyo.
The road, it is said. is to be part of
the Burlington which is now extern
ding to Worland. Contracts for grad
ing are considered an indication Of
the Burlington's intention to extend
its line across Wyoming and Colorado
to Denver making a through line to
connect with the Pacific in Montana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02

Butte, where she will join Mr.. Bussey,
who has been there for month or
two.
Fl. |. Shaw and H. r. King went to
Lewistown Tuesday and returned on
Wednesday. They attended the show
Tuesday night and the Elks banquet,
which they pronounced a hummer.
A social dance was held at the Min.
ers Union hall Monday night. and ev-
cry one had an enjoyable time.
DR.. Doty is spending a few days
at McCOrmack's coal mine.
William Newton has purchased a
fine Kingsbury piano from w. s.
Smith. of Lewistown.
H. H. Lang and E. s. Kinney. of the
Kendall, spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day in Lewistown.
Theodore Lindsay has completed a
contract for putting up ice for j. s.
Lebert at So ton, and furnished be-
tween 60 and 20 tons.
Geo. c. Wilson. of Moore, was in
town Monday.
John Duggan. the Lewistown under.
taker, was Kendall visitor on Mon.
day.
Several of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. r. King surprised them on
Tuesday night, the occasion being the
wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs
King, and a most enjoyable evening
was spent.
The choir Of the Episcopal church
met at the Kendall at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Lang on last Thursday
evening.
Drs. Mccoy and Shute, of Kendall
and Long of Lewistown. held consul.
tation Monday afternoon on Mrs. Jas
Awberry. who has been so seriously
i'll at the Awberry place near Kendall
DR.. Long returned at once to Lew
istown, and Drs. Mccoy and Shute op-
Grated on Mrs. Awberry for an abcess
in the side. The operation was sue,
cessful and at present writing the lady
is very much improved.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church have postponed the
meeting of Friday afternoon for one
week, on account of the death of Mrs.
J. S. Kelly. The ladies' will meet with
Mrs. Frank White.
Death Of Mrs. Kelly,
The sad death of Mrs. J. S. Kelly
occurred at the Kelly home on Nc.
Kinley avenue Wednesday afternoon
shortly after o'clock. Mrs. Kelly
had been i'll for more than a week with
Inflammation of the bowels, and for
two days the doctors had despaired of
her life. She was unconscious at the
end, and was surrounded by her hus
band and sons and two or three close
friends. Mrs. Kelly was born in Cali
fornia ~ years ago, and her family
removed to Billings in early days
where Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were mar
ried in 1889. Three sons. aged IA. 1;
and Z years, respectively. and her hus
band, Judge J. s. Kelly, also her faith
er, G. w. Reed, of Billings, four broth
ers and two sisters survive her Mrs
Kelly had lived in Kendall for three
years and was respected and admired
by host of friends, and there is
scarcely a family in Kendall who can
not recall some kindness she had done
them. The whole community mourn
her death and extend their heartfelt
| sympathy to the bereaved HUSBAND
and sons. Interment will take place
in Kendall on Friday.
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WANTED.
A GIRL TO WORK ON A RANCH.
Apply to Mrs. L. Fitzpatrick at J.
G. Bebb's residence, Lewistown. 3-2-4t'
Notice to Co.0Wners.
To o. G. Hart.

To o. G. Hart.
You are hereby notified that Ihave
expended the sum of six hundred dol.
lars in labor and Improvements upon
the Montreal lode, situate in Warm
Spring (unorganized) mining district,
Fergus county, Montana, in order to
hold said premises under the provis-
ions of section 1924, Revised Statutes
Of the United States, being the amount
required to hold the same for the
years 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905.
And If within ninety days from the
service of this notice by publication,
you fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion Of such expenditure as CO.
owner, your interest in said claim will
become the property of the subscribed
under section 1924.
Dated January II, 1906.
EDMOND DECELLES.
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Municipal Ownership Workers.

Albany, March Ia delegation of
$500 advocates of municipal owner
ship of New York, headed by William
Randolph Hearst. arrived in Albany
on special train to spend two or
three days here in almost continuous
appearance In favor of a number Of
municipal ownership measures pending
before the legislature.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02

II 1t is bilious attack take Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and quick cure is certain. For sale
by all druggists. Oh.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
AT THE BUSY
GOLD CAMP
DEATH OF MRS. J. S. KELLY At
KENDALL ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

Kendall, March IA. J. DemOrest,
CT Muscatine, Ia, registered at the
Shaules on Monday.
G. W. Drinkard returned to Moore
Monday after spending a couple Of
days with his son, Prof. E. NJ. Drink
ard.
Tom Harper went to Lewistown on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Bussey left Monday for
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
Meeting Of Stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing Of the stockholders of Chas. Leh-
man & Co., (inc.) will be held at the
residence Of Mrs. Chas. Lehman in
Lewistown, Mont, on Tuesday, March
10. for the purpose of electing officers
for the ensuing year and the transac-
ton of such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
OSWALD LEHMAN, Secretary.
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CLASSIFIED ApvERTEENEUTs

One cent q vvoed ooeh lnooee3on,
povable 10 advanes, for advertisements
In t)slo eolugmn. u not pol6 IN o6vaNoo
70 cents q line oach insertion.
Minimum charge See enc insertion
e cents.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02

NICE IL ROOM LODGING HOUSE,
nicely furnished, conveniently loca'
ted, easy terms. Apply upstairs ov-
or Wright's abstract Office 2-16.4tsF
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
FOR RENT.

ONE FURNISHED ROOM, WITH PR1.
vate family. Apply 1t Argus o9lce.
1861
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-02
FOR GALE.

EIGHT HORSE POWER BOILER AND
engine. Slater Bros, Lewistown.
1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
courtship Among the Tigara.


If In the village of Tigara, In northwest
ern Alaska. one young man beating
out piece of metal and fashionlng finger
ring. it is usually intended for some young
woman: but 1t remains for the meeting OF
the two mothers to arrange matters.
The two families may be living close to-
gether. yet the mother of the young man
will call on her neighbor and tell her how
she has intended TO be more neighboriy,
but she has been so busy.
The neighbor will declare how delighted
she is TO see her.
Then mother No. ] begins to tell what a
great hunter her son Is, and how good he
Is. Mother No. . remarks that her daush-
ter IS such a lovely cook Having taken
lessons she knows how to cook everything
Mother No. ] declares that they are never
hungry in their igloo, as son is always sue
cessful and brings lots of seals home.
Mother No. . remarks that her daughter
is such n good sewer. and knows how to
chew a beautiful Loot sole.
1t is finally decided that the young man
shall enter the girls family on a sort Of
trial. If the girl turns up her nose and
makes faces he may as well leave, as the
match will never amount TO anything but
should she greet him with an occasional
smile and allow him TO sit by her side in
the evening. Il will all be Gear sailing. and
they will unite as husband and wife.
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have taken place, until now the store occu-
pies total of 10000 square feet OF floor
space, and every inch of the area is i'm
active use.
A Mans Store.
From the beginning the Kaufman house
has been 'The Mans Store" In fact as well
as in name and IN sense it is unique for
no other clothing store in ths District con-
fines itself exclusively to trade in articles OF
mans wear alone, nor in any establishment
is so large a space devoted entirely TO the
display and sale of mans wearables.
To the entire establishment Mr. D. J.
kaufman. the proprietor has constantly
lent the force of his personality. and tho
same liberal hand and mind that have been
Identified with many important local move
ments have been turned TO making his store
q success and commercial monument I'm
the community.
The purchaser of to-day must be the Gus
toner of the future is one of the Kaufman
axioms, and to this end he has not only
always upheld the principle OF giving tho
last penny's worth of every dollar" but
has insisted that his patrons regard IT as
their right to be fully satisfied first, last
and all the time, and that the right to re-
turn to the store all that does not please or
what goes wrong is just as strong the
original right to purchase.
As long ago 19o0 when he was making
the first addition to his business house. Mr..
kaufman declared: Such a store as this
is like a SNOWFALL, gathering size AS il rolls
that prophecy needs but a visit to the pres
ent great establishment and IA comparative
glance at the lines Of the MANS Store
when first established to be apprecia ted.
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AXIOMS AND NOTICES
STRIKING PHRAsEoLoGY EN-
PLoYED BY d. ]. KAUFMAN.

Almost eoinciGently with the completion
of the tl.en new Post Office Depar tment
building on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue between 11th and nth streets eight
years ago. there was opened on the north
side of the avenue between 10th and 18th
streets an enterprise which, it Is declared.
has grown in its proportion as the great
postal business of the nation has expanded
D. j. kaufman, founder OF .The Mans
Store" was attracted to 1907 Pennsylvania
avenue by the proximity of the Post Office,
arguing to himself and to his business
friends as he chose the spot that the Post
office was bound to be the busiest of the
government departments, and that the mer-
camille trade near such center should be
good Mr.. Kaufman's idea was. rid4culed
by some, but he persisted that he was right
and Wednesday. September Is 1897, he
threw open the doors of his store
me opening was an suspicious one, and
hundreds accepted the invitation TO visit
inspect the stock of the new establishment
skips the Slow Process
We shall skip the slow ana laborious
process of growing and place ourselves
among the leaders from the start said
Mr. Kaufman in his announcement. and In
the course of his remarks in introducing
soon-to-be competitors VIXEN he said:
Washington has many clothing stores
which are equal to any city's best
Ours will be an addition to the ranks of
these, he added. 1t will embody all the
good points of former successful enterprises
together with our own original ideas of
how modern business ought to be rum
The first of Mr.. Kaufmans original ideas
was to christen his establishment THE
Mans Store" and THE Mans Store it
has remained to this day, and so well and
widely known has the name become that it
is to all practical purposes a trade mark
Supplemental to the title the proprietor
added the brief but speaking phrase
Moneys Worth or Money Back TO the
nomenclature of his establishment and so
assiduously has that principle been carried
out that to the trade it has always been
a pseudonym for the Kaufman store
The little store for it was little In com
parison with the imposing establishment of
today, was started in single floor OF the
building at 1907 Pennsylvania avenue, and
on a floor space of only $500 square feet
Within few months Mr.. Kaufman had
demonstrated that his ideas as to location
and to innovations in the business had been
founded on keen commercial foresight, and
three years after the opening success was
knocking so loudly at the door that the es-
tablishment was expanded so as to take in
the adjoining store at 1905 Pennsylvania
avenue Since then still other improvements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25

master General of the United States, with
the enormous total of seventy-flve post Of
fees under him, and an annual expendi-
ture 10 handle amounting to over 81. $50
Since his time the service has expanded
something over thousand fold. There are
now 1871 post offices and the appropria-
ton for the year 1865 was s1S1 ,022 093.
1t is hard to disassociate the Post Office
Department from its work all over the
country, and, in fact, all over the world,
for the United States is one of the mem
hers of the international Postal Union, and
there are few places in the world to which
a United States fve-cent stamp will not
carry letter. The work in this country
alone has expanded so in recent wears that
the postal service has come TO be an es-
sentiaI part of American life. There are
few farms and villages so remote that the
rural free delivery does not reach them
snd supply them with letters and news
papers and magazines fresh and new from
the press steam and horseAesh can make
them.
Free City Delivery.
But the r. F. D. was only the latest de-
yelopment of the great postal system. The
city free delivery was established as late
rs 1863 and was at that time looked upon
as a great advance. In the next year the
money order system put into effect,
and that was then considered almost the
last word in up-to-date postal service.
The registry system was introduced
year later tran the money order system,
but now nets the government annually al
most as much the amount for the past
year being e, 1970 J2. This was just about
twice the amount received from special
delivery fees. but both systems have proved
of ineStimable value to the country and
have more than paid fer themselves. They
could not be abolished now If any one want
ed to, for they have come to be part of
American life.
The railway mail service was organized
in 1865 and the foreign mail service in 1868.
The rural free delivery service was not es-
tablished till 1897 and its extension is not
yet completed, but in the coming year ii
GEOLOGY say, do more to render farm life
erdurable to the great bulk of the popula
ton and prevent the fatal rush to the cities
than anything else, even the establishment
of the farmers telephone service.
Extent of the Servce.
1t may be said for those who do not
know the vast extent of the rural free
delivery routes that are controlled from
the great Washington building that they
numbered 32.C55 last year and that they
will be increased during the coming year
about 0 per cent. The start of the service
In 1887 was an experiment There was eX-
pended on it only $50.241. but great was
the success that last year the appropria-
ton demanded was s21. 116,e00, while next
year there will be $50 sos, 800 available for
that purpose.
The whole OF the department is an inter-
esIing place. There is hardly department
of human interest-science, history finance
or mechanics-that does not enter into it's
immense activities, and no matter what
line of work visitor happens to be inter
ested in he will be almost sure to find 1t
eXemplif1ed in some corner of the great de-
partment.
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NEAREST TO PE0PLB
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT AND
ITS RAMIFICATIoNS.

or all the departments of the govern
ment the Post Office is most closely re-
lated TO the interests of the whole peo-
Pile 1t spends and earns. doubtless, as
much money does any other depart
ment and comes nearer being self-sup-
porting In spite of the fact that in the
past year it spent $16T ,399 169, the reve-
nues brought the deficit down to the sur
prisingly small figure of S14,572,5S4. In
the coming year the appropriation will be
larger even than the pension roll. and the
deficit, Il is estimated, will be less than IT
was in the year before.
This is birds-eye view of the postal
situation. 1t is not one of the depart
ments of Washington, for its vast rami-
hcatlonS, covering the whole of the world
merely center here, and there is little in
the big gray stone building on the south
side of pennsylvania avenue to show that II
Is In reality one of the most important de-
partments of the whole government.
There are things inside the building that
1t is interesting for the visitor to Washing
ton to see. The Post Office Museum Is
well worth an inspection, showing, as 1t
does, the postal uniforms and methods of
carriers in some of the most out-ofthe-
way corners of the world. from the dog
team of the Alaskan service to the camel
carrier of the Sahara. There is a great
deal of interest, too in the dead letter Of
flee, with the millions of pieces of mail
that II handles between Its per. odical auc-
tons. Experts OF other governments from
all over the world come at intervals to eX
anime the money-Order system, the railway
mail service, the delivery system and
methods Of account keeping, all of which
foreign governments recognize are among
the best in the world.
Building Inadequate.
Withal the building where the department
is housed, in addition to being, as some
critics declare, the ugliest in the country,
is entirely too small for the needs of the
department. 1t is forced to house both the
city post office and the department itself,
and the result is that the department has
expanded all over the city, occupying SIX
rented buildings at an expenditure of S19.-
B96 a year the interest on enough money to
put up a single good building that would
house the whole overflow for years to come
The growth of the department has been
phenomenal and has, II anything, more
than kept pace with the great expansion or
the country. Probably few people know
that Benjamin Franklin was the father OF
the postal service, but he was. lie was
postal expert, among other things. and was
postmaster general for the colonies before
they revolted against Great Britain. He
was removed from that post for Offensive
craftsmanship a trouble with which the de-
partment is still dealing, but as soon as the
colonies were free he was made first Post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25

A new showing of white and
fancy Washable Waistcoats.
Beautiful new designs. A regu-
lar $3.50 quality. Special Easter
Offering ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I.o9
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A true ST. value-all sizes-all
sleeve lengths. Perfect fitting
garments, full of ease and COM
fort. You'll want half a dozen.
Special Easter Offering at. .7oc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25

We are showing every stylish
shape and color in soft and stiff
hats for spring. They are quail
ties that regularly sell for $3.50.
Our Special Offering. -. $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25

Made of fine heavy
quality pure silks, in
swell colorings and de-
signs, in the new long
English Four-in-h
Special Easter Offer
ing. soc.