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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-14

Dies After Operation.-Mrs. Margaret
Branstrom of this city died Monday af-
ternoon at Mercy hospital. Mrs. Bran
strom was taken to the Davenport in
stitution last Wednesday. where she
underwent an operation. she was the
wife of Carl J. Branstrom and was born
in Sweden Aug. %, 1S47, and came to
America and Moline in 1881. Mr.. and
Mrs. Branstrom were united in mar
riage in the old country and six chill
dren blessed their home. Three of
these are dead, and the others are:
John BranstrCm of Moline, and Eliza
beth and Arthur. at home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-14

More Animals for Zoo.-The zoo at
Fejervary park continues to grow
Three new animals have been unload
ed there. and are now on exhibition.
Two of these are American lions, com
monty called mountain lions, and the
third is splendid specimen of the
American deer The mountain lions
are large. healthy looking animals,
much finer than those usually seen
in travelling circuses, and with the
range of freedom they will be given
at the park they will undoubtedly
maintain their sleek appearance much
better than those confined in the close
cages of a circus. The zoo at Fejer-
vary park is being gradually built up,
and it has but one rival now in the
middle west. the Lincoln park zoo in
Chicago. If the rate of development
is continued the local zoo will indeed
be rival to the Chicago zoo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-14

Test Reinforced Concrete.-A re-
markable test of the endurance of the
new building material, known as the
expanded steel system of reinforced
concrete, was made in this city at the
site of the handsome new Washburn-
Halligan company's building at Fourth
and Iowa streets. The test was made
under the direction of A. w. Rush
chief engineer for the Northwestern
Expanded Metal company of Chicago
The test made Monday was on a rein
forced concrete slab. II feet square
An ordinary concrete slab of this di-
mension would not hold up its own
weight. but with the expanded steel re
enforcement, the slab was weighted
down with 10000 pounds of paving
brick and under this severe ordeal
never displayed a sign of fracture
or detection.
Obituary Record.-At Mercy hospi-
tai Monday evening after an illness of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-14

Obituary Record.-At Mercy hospi-
al Monday evening after an illness of
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1872

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1879
Notice for publication-U. S. Land
Office Lewistown Mont, January
%. 1906
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pllance with the provisions of the act
Of congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
AN act for the sale of timber lands in
the states of California. Oregon. Ne
vada, and Washington territory" as
extended to all the public land states
by act of August 4, 1892,
IRENA SHOEMAKER,
of Gilt Edge county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
office her sworn statement, No. 1856
for the purchase of the neA swA
sec 10, tp IS n, r 81 e, Mont P. M
and will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish her claim
to said land before the register and
receiver Of this Office at Lewistown
Mont, on Wednesday, the 2Sth day
Of March. 1906
She names as witnesses:
Richard Fl. Kingsland. Howard
Kingsland, of Forest Grove; Andrew
Burnett, of Lewistown: Peter Teigen
of Gilt Edge. Mont.
Any and all persons claiming adver.
sely the above described lands are re.
quested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 2Sth day of
March, 1906
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register
First publication Jan. &c.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16

the name of the maker in London
and adding a warning that a fine of
80 will be forfeited if these cards
are relanded, and 6 20 If sold or used
in the United Kingdom or the Isle of
Man"
When "skat' was borrowed from
the Germans and became popular
among those who care for cards for
the science of the play. the American
cards were similar to the usual whist
decks. But the German skat cards
are unique and bear pictures of acorns
fer the club suit and leaves for the
spade suit.
The French and Spanish cards can
be recognized at glance, SO plainly
Go they proclaim the NATIONAL charac-
teristics. Upon the cadrs which come
from Paris ladies in the daintiest of
firery and men with the frenchiest Of
mustaches grace the court cards. and
the languorous eyes of the Castilians
and the lace mantillas. which are
found nowhere else in the world as
they are in Spain, are upon the cards
sent out from Madrid
There are countries in the world
with cards not found in the collection.
in this connection little story told
by the niece of the collector is inter-
esting. Desiring to make her uncle a
birthday gift one year and knowing
nothing would delight him so much as
additions to his collection, she de-
cided to obtain the cards from Or
iental countries. Accordingly, she
wrote to cOnsuls in several countries,
asking that the cards be sent her. The
first answer she received was from
Persia. The consul was a cordial man,
but he also was candid one, and he
told her that the native cards would
not be carried by the United States
mails, and he felt sure she would not
wish to be connected with them.
An old deck of cards bearing pic.
lures of ships for its suits and of
jolly tars for it's kings and knaves,
bears this inscription: ITO celebrate
the greatest event in naval history
the substitution of iron for wood"
The royalty deck, the kings and
queens of which were the reigning
ones of Europe and the knaves the
prime although there is no
reason for believing that any subtle
sarcasm was intended was issued
a number of years ago. and one pack
has found its way to the Chicago col
lection. OF the decks bearing the faces
OF actors and actresses there are
many. Cards of all the cities and the
eXpositions also are to be found. and
many comic ones. Then there are
round decks and diamond shaped
| decks and long slender whist decks
Midget decks and the new solitaire
packs, which have all the backs diff
ferent and cannot be used for any
game where more than one play, com.
plete this collection. When they all
are seen there can be no doubt that
the owner holds a 'full house. Chi.
Cago Post.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
WHOLE FOREST IS NOW STONE
Petrified Tree Area of Arizona e.
tends for Twenty Miles.

The most wonderful forest in the
world is being washed out of the table
land of northern Arizona, but it bears
little resemblance to a forest save in
the form of the logs in which the tree
trunks are broken. The trees are un
toubtedly the oldest in existence. for
the woodland which they composed ex-
istetj millions of years ago. Finally
the forest was overwhelmed by the
sea and later by an earthquake, SO that
the trees were imbedded in such a
manner that most of them have liter
ally turned to stone.
The petrified forest, as it is called,
Is situated in the northern part OF
Al iona and so far as revealed covers
an area nearly twenty miles in length
1t is situated just south of the line OF
the Santa Fee railroad on what is
Known as the painted desert-the Sa
hara of southwestern America.
A, one time the surface of the
ground ranged from 400 to 700 feet
above its present altitude, but mere
the earth has literally rotted away
the plateau crumbling through the &C
tiot of the elements until great gaps
have been left in it, BY the crumb
ling process the thousands of logs Of
petrified wood have become exposed Il
view. For miles the surface Is strewr
with fragments Of the wood. varying
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1878.

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1878.
Notice for publication-U. S.
Land Office, Lewistown, Mont, Feb
3, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
of congress of June 3, 1878, entitled,
can 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,
MARIEAN DIES ROSTER,
of Forest Grove, county of Fergus,
state of Montana, has this day filed
in this office her sworn statement
No. 159, for the purchase of the sell
neH sec ~, tip Ia n, q e, Mont
P. NJ. and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable
for it's timber or stone than for agri.
cultural purposes, and to establish her
claim to said land before the register
and receiver of this office at Lewis
town. Mont, on Friday the 18th day
of April, 1906
She names as witnesses:
Marion Leach, Emil Plum, Peter S
Glenn, Ward D. Phibbs, all of Lew
istown. 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 18th day of Ap
Ri. 1906
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register
First publication Feb. 9.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1879
Notice for Publication.-U. s.
Land Office. Lewistown, Montana.
February II, 1906
Notice is hereby given that in COM
alliance with the provisions of the act
" 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.
AGNES ELLIOT.
of Pine Grove. county OF Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
office her sworn statement No. 1872,
for the purchase of sk SEA, of sec
20. tp 12 n. r 20 2, Mont. p. NJ, and
will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's tim
Der Or stone than for agricultural pur'
poses. and to establish her claim to
said land before the register and re-
ceiver of this office at LewistOwn
Mont, on Friday. the 4th day OF May
1906.
She names as Witnesses:
James B. Elliot, John Elliot. Samuel
Award, Walter f. Anderson, all OF
Pine Grove, 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 4th day Of
May. 1906.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication March 2.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE =, 1878.
Notice for PublicatiOn-U. g

TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE !, 1878.
Notice for Publication.-U. 8
Land Office, Lewistown, Montana,
January "a. 1906.
Notice Is hereby given that il com.
pliance with the PROVISIONS of the act
of congress of June ), 1878. entitled,
IAN 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,
FRANK f. SWEARS,
Of Kendall, county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
office his sworn statement, No. 157
for the purchase Of the neH swH
VIZ SELL, sell SEA, sec s, tp II n,
r IS e. Mont P. NJ. and will offer
proof to show that the land sought
Is more valuable for it's timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes
and to establish his claim to said land
before the register and receiver OF this
office at Lewistown, Mont, on TueS
day, the 9th day of March, 1906.
He names as witnesses:
Martha A. Sitzler, William L.
Smith, George Carolus, Charles
Beard, of Kendall Mont.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above described lands arr
requested TO file their claims in his
office CD or before said eth day of
March 1906.
EDWARD 3RASSEf. register
First publication Jan. 26
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
United States Land Office, Lewis

TOWN, Mont. January y, 1906.
WILLIAM LA RHETT,
l,avina, Mont. Sir: You are hereby
Notified that the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office, by letter dated
Feb 10th, 1905, holds desert entry No.
55S. for the seA nwH, swA nell
Wiz seA, sec 10, tp n. q G, Judith
land district, for cancellation, on
charges contained in a report by a
special agent.
The charges are summarized as fol-
lows:
That no attempt has been made to
reclaim any portion of the land from
its former desert condition; that the
only available water supply was a
small spring upon the land not suffi-
cient for irrigation; that the only i'm
provements consisted of ii sheep herd
cr's cabin a sheep shed and corral
That no dtching or blowing had been
done uopn any portion of the entry,
and that the location has been used
as sheep camp and for grazing pur-
poses. The agent recommends cancel
latiOn of the entry.
You will be allowed thirty days with.
in which to file application in this
Office for a hearing, and your failure
to apply for hearing within the time
specified will be taken as an admis-
sion of the truth of the charges against
| said desert land entry. and the same
will be Cancelled. Very respectfully,
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register
First publication March 9.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
CARDS FROM ALL THE WORLD
Many Quaint and Curious Packs From
Foreign Lands.

The deck of cards with which Co.
lumbus' crew is said to have whiled
away the long hours of that first jour-
ney to America is not in Chicago.
There is proof of this statement. For
the cards, declared to be JONAH"
were thrown overheard. But although
that historic deck never has been re-
covered from the Atlantic there are
others in Chicago. There is one col
lection, owned by a man on the south
side, which Is especially interesting.
He has been years gathering it. Into
this collection no ordinary everyday
pack is allowed to come.
There are the cards of many coun-
tries and of many years. Most inter
esting, because it preserves the forms
which long have been discarded ex
cept in few out-of-the-way corners
of the world, is deck which comes
| from one of the mountainous prOvin.
ces of the Tyrol. 1t contains four
suits, but the most skilled of bridge
players might be puzzled as to what
| to lead if holding cards dealt from it.
The four suits are not the ones used
today, but swords. cups, sticks ane
moneys. They are ones which were
represented on the first cards, "tars
rcts" they were called. which were
brought to Europe in the middle ages.
Whether the crusaders or the gypsies
introduced cards never has been de-
cided But when they once were
brought to the west they spread rap
idly. Their characters became changed.
Still, in a few provincial districts the
OLD cards are used.
Next to the tarrots in interest
come old decks which contain IA
cards to the suit, knight and knave
both appearing. One deck has Ii
cards. the extra ones being elevens
and twelves. In the six-suit packs
which were much in vogue at one
time for the playing of euchre, eros
ses and bullets are used for the eX
!. ira suits.
In the time when this country was
under the influence of Puritanism
and when playing cards were callet
in all seriousness the devils books
such cards as were used were import
, ed from England. They were thicl
! and clumsy. of the heaviest ant
. cheapest paper, with awkward char
acters of uncertain colors-they an
pear more like proofs Of cards thai
, the finished product. One pack o
these cards. secured at great expens
I and trouble by some one who longed
, even in righteous New England. to
/ amusement. is in his collection. b
: lis box there still is paper givinl
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Observation-Disclosures

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Pubication--Department
OF the Interior, U. S. Land Office
Lewistown, Mont, March IL. 1906
Notice is hereby given that
WILLIAM C. BURNETT,
of Gilt Edge. Mont. assignee OF Hugh
Livingston, has filed notice OF lnteh
ton to make proof on his desert lano
claim. No. 184S, for the nk neA
swA neA, sec Is, tp 10 n, 81 e
Mont. P. NJ, before the register and
receiver at Lewistown, Montana, or
Wednesday, the 18th day of April
1906.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation ant
reclamation of said land:
Ernest Vierke Judson Magallon
Charles Dunn, George P. Burnett. al
of Gilt Edge, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication March IL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROCF.-

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROCF.-
Notice for Puhlication.-pcpa rtment
of the Interior. u. s. Land Office,
Lewistown. Mont, March 6, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that
ELMER o. BUSENBURG,
of I.ewistoWn. Mont assignee of Maud
l.. Thompson, has filed notice of in
teDtion to make proof on his desert
land claim No 1876. for the nwH seH
n12 swA, swh swh, sec q tip 10 n,
r "a e, Mont. p. NJ, before the reg
lister and receiver at Lewistown, Mont,
on Monday. the 9th day of April 1906
He names the following Witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
Rufus b. Thompson, of Lewistown !;
Joseph i. Asbridge, Clara Battams,
of Pine Grove; William Alkire, of
Roundup Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register
First publication March 9.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF TIME
APPOINTED FOR PROVING WILL,

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF TIME
APPOINTED FOR PROVING WILL,
ETC-In the District Court of the
Tenth Judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Fergus.
In the matter of the estate Of Angus
Mcmillan deceased.-NOtice of Publ
cation of Time Appointed for Proving
Will, Etc.
Pursuant to an order Of said Court.
made on the twenty-seventh day OF
February, 1906, notice is hereby given
that Saturday, the seventeenth day of
March, 1906, at ten o'clock a. m. of
said day. at the court room of said
Court, at the court house, in the city
OF LewistOwn, county Of Fergus. has
been appointed as the time and place
for proving the will of said Angus
Mcmillan, deceased, and for hearing
the application of Annie Mcmillan and
John f. Mcmillan for the issuance to
them of letters testamentary, when
and where any person interested may
appear and contest the same.
Dated the twenty-seventh day OF
February 1906.
JOHN b. RITCH, Clerk.
Rudolf Won Tobel, attorney for petit
TONERS.
First publication March 2.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
NOTICE FOR PUeL!cATIoN-De.

NOTICE FOR PUBL!cATION-De.
partment OF the Interior. Land Or
fee, Lewistown. Mont, February Is.
1906.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing named settler has flied notice
OF his intention to make final proof in
support of mis- claim, and that said
proof will be made before the register
and receiver a, Lewistowh, Mont, Oh
Monday, March 26, 1906, viz
FRANK II. Stokes,
who made Fl. e. No. 3346, for the seA
sec II, tip IA n. r 10 e, Mont. p. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation Of said land. viz:
Earl O. Pelton, Jesse O. Richards.
Fred Godfrey, Elmer o. Busenburg. all
of Lewistown, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY Register.
First publication Feb. 90.
NOTICE FOR PUBLicATION-De
partment of the Interior. Laud Of
flee, Iewistown. Mont, February 16.
1906.
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
Monday, March 26, 1906, viz:
THOMAS |. VEHAWN,
VINO made Fl. f. No. 2257, for the SEA
neA, neA SEA, sec 5, swA nwA
nwH swA, sec 4, tip Is n, r 19 e, Mont.
p NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz.
James H. Newman, John H. Vad-
nails, George II. Kelly, William A. La
cock, all of LewistOwn, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1879
Notice for Pnblication-U. $. Laid
Office. Lewistown. Mont, Feb. 81.

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1879
Notice for Publication-U. S. Laid
Office. Lewistown. Mont, Feb. 81.
1906.
Notice is hereby given that in com,
pliance with the provisions of the act
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 Angus, 4. 1892,
WILLIAM o. BRAcH,
of Judith, county of Fergus. state of
Montana, has this day filed in this Of
lice his sworn statement No. 161, for
the purchase of the wig seA, sec o.
tp % n, r 16 e, Mont. P. NJ, and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its 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 Wednesday. the 25th day OF
April, 1906.
He names as Witnesses
Gilman r. Norris, Carl Dwight.
Robert Johnson, of Judith; Joseph
Heany, 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 25th day of
April, 1906.
EDWARD PRASSFY. Register
First publication Feb. %.
CONTEST NoTIcE.-Department OF
the Interior, U. S. Land Office,
Lewistown. Mont, Feb. 16. 1906.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by
MATTHEW F. BYRNES.
contestant, against homestead entry
No. 1920, made July "a, 1908, for the
ely neA, sec 20, WIZ nwA, sec 81.
tip Is n, r 20 e. Mont. P. NJ, by JOS
eph I.afontain, cOntestee, in which it
is alleged that Joseph Lafontain aban-
doned said land and went to Devils
Lake, in the state of North Dakota,
on or about the 18th day of Septem'
Der, 1904, and that he has since that
time been absent from said land con-
tinuously.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear. respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on March 26th. 1906, before
the register and receiver at the Unit
ed States land office in Lewistown,
Mont.
The said contestant having. in a
proper affidavit, filed the 18th day OF
February, 1906, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence person
al service of this notice can not be
made, it is hereby ordered and direct
ed that such notice be given by due
. and proper publication.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Feb. 16.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873.
Notice for Publicatlon-U. S. Land
Office, LewistOwn Mont. March .,

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 5, 1873.
Notice for Publicatlon-U. S. Land
Office, LewistOwn, Mont. March 3,
1906.
Notice il hereby given that in com.
pliance with the pro. isiOns OF the act
OF congress OF June g. 1915, entitled,
IAN act for the sale of timber lands
N the states OF California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington territory"
AS extended to all the public land
states by ac, OF August 4. 1892
LYDIA BROMELL,
OF Forest Grove. county OF Fergus,
state of Montana, has this day filed
liz this office his sworn statement, No
166, for the purchase OF the seA nwA
sH neA, neA seA, sec 2, tip IA n
r 20 e. Mont. p NJ, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought
is more valuable for it's timber OF
| stone tnan for agricultural purposes
and TO establish his claim to said ianc
before the register and receiver o.
| this office at Lewistown. Mont, OF
Thursday, the 18th day of May. 1906
He names as witnesses:
Merlin w. Bromell, Thomas $
| Frost, Ernest Atkinson. Joseph }
| Finn. all of Forest Grove. Mont.
| Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the above described lands ar
requested to Ale their claims in thi
Office on or before said 18th day o
May. 1906.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register
| First publication March IL.