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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
ut MEANT WELL.
But His story Only Made Matters
Worse Than What They Were.

But His story Only Made Matters
Worse Than What They Were.
The shepherd of Il flock in a certain
difficult to keep on good terms with
one of the factions. While the men,
berS of the congregation preserved an
outward show of general friendlinesS,
there was under the surface bitter
ness that, try as he would, the preach
er could not dispel. Things kept get
ting worse and worse until there was
difference between the pastor and
some twenty-five prominent members
of the church. They We're sure to line
up on different sides of every PROPOSE
ton that was preached. and they spoke
in anything but respectful terms Of
one another.
One Sunday morning just after the
minister and those who We're opposed
to him had been in conflict at a bust
ness meeting the good man arose in the
pulpit and began to tell his hearers
of experiences that he had undergone
in an Ohio city before being called
hither.
"At one time" he said. 1--WE had a
terrible epidemic of typhoid fever, and
I had occasion then to see how true it
Is that God sometimes does his work
In mysterious ways. People who had
previously been enemies We're brought
together in loving friendship by the
Affections that were put upon them
during those trying days. Old quarrels
were forgotten, spirit of religious
fervor swept through the town, and |
was called upon to offer prayers in
homes where only wickedness and
blasphemy had been before. The
scourge was terrible, but it also brought
glorious results. I remember that on
one Sunday twenty-four collins lay be-
fore me as I entered my pulpit to
preach oh, that we might have rep
etition Of that glorious regeneration
here"
After that the breach seemed to
grow wider, and it was not long before
the congregation had new guide
| Chicago Record Herald
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
Supply of Oxygen For EirenleM .

An experiment has recently beer
made in Paris with an ingenious ap
paratus, invented by NJ. Guglielminetu
and NJ. Draeger, by means of which il
"a possible to remain without fear Of
asphyxia in places where it would
otherwise be impossible to breathe,
The apparatus is automatic-that is, il
has no connection with the air outside.
1t is composed OF u tube containing
provision Of oxygen sufficient to last
q man for breathing purposes for more
than an hour and helmet of alumni
ium fitting the head exactly by means
Of q pneumatic pad. The oxygen is
supplied automatically to the mans
mouth and the air exhaled is received
In compressible bag
It passes through a regeneration with
granulated caustic potash. which alb
serbs all the carbonic acid. A fireman,
provided with this apparatus, went
down into a cellar in which piles Of
damp straw had been lighted, and al
though there was suffocating smoke
from this he remained in it for nearly
three-quarters Of an hour without be-
ing at all inconvenienced by it.-Eng
fish Worlds Work.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
Engineers' Watches.

1t is vitality important that railroad
engineers should have accurate time
pieces. One is seldom seen with an
expensive watch unless it has been
presented to him by the company as
q memorial of long and faithful serv-
ice or for some deed of heroism. A
dealer tells me that the works in en-
gineers' watches are of standard make,
costing the uniform price Of SIS. The
style of the case depends on the pur-
chasing ability Of the buyer. the price
ranging from So to as many hundreds
as one wants to waste on gold and
gems. Most cases are silver For
many years the works were manufac-
tured by a firm in the west. Ere long
wireless electric clocks will be used in
engine cabs, so that the time all over
the road will be the same to Il fraction
of second There will be fewer ac-
cidents then.-New York Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
TIMBER LAND ACT June 3, 1873

TIMBER LAND ACT June 3. 1873
Notice for Publication. U. S. Land
Office, Lewistown Mont, Jan. II,
1906.
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 Califo, mia, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the public land
states by act Of August 4. 1892.
BENJAMIN TIE SELLE.
of Manhattan county of Gallatin.
state of Montana, has this day filed
in this office his sworn statement,
No. 155, for the purchase Of lots 2,
5 and 4. sell swA sec 80, tp IA n,
T. 10 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
Wednesday. the 14th day Of March.
1906.
He names as Witnesses:
David C. White, Griffin McHugh,
Amos Beck, Charles NJ. Kelly, all of
I.ewistown, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 14th day of
March. 1906.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register
First publication Jan. -.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
NOTICE FOR PuBL,cArloN.-Ds

NOTICE FOR PUBLiCATlON.-De
partment of the Interior, Land OF.
fee, Lewistown, Mont, Jan. IL,
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 regis
ter and receiver at Lewistown, Mon.
tana, on February 20, 1906, viz:
WILLIAM OBERHANSLEY,
who made Fl. E. No. 1851. for the
neA swA, n1a seA, sec 20, nwA
swA, sec Fl, tip 22 n, 1e e, Mont.
=. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove her continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz
Ira Popnoe. William Bracn Hyrum
e. Seely, Gilman R. Norris, all Of Ju-
dith. Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register
First publication Jan. ~.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
A DisaDDOinted Dog,

Colonel William f. Cody buffalo
Bill tells of dog that travels with
his shows that is the most i'll tenn
pered beast in the world. He has good
reasons for his ugliness, according to
what the narrator says: HE sleeps in
the ticket wagon. Now, every night
before he IL shut up the ticket seller
gives him bone. which he promptly
conceals in hole dug beneath the
wagon. Then he goes to bed, and, fat
ing to realize that almost every nigk>
his house is shifted over the road, be
can't understand why the mornings
search for the bone is futile. Then
he's mad. He thinks some one has
stolen it, and it isn't safe to go near
him for several hours. Sometimes we
stop several days in place, and then,
Of course. he finds the bone, and it's
just enough incentive to keep him dig,
ging holes. He's planted bones all over
this country and the greater part OF
Europe and has lost ninety-nin out OF
every hundred"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
TOBACCO AND CANCERS.
Opinions Of Surgeons on This Import.
ant Subie Differ.

opinions OF surgeons on TINS import.
ant Subject Differ.
London, Jan. 25.-The warning CIV
en- by several famous American sur
geons regarding cancer being caused
by smoking has attracted widespread
attention throughout Great Britain.
The case Of General narGt, 0$ROIN
The case Of General Grant. whose
cancer was undoubtedly caused by
smoking, has been widely quoted. Here
is what famous London surgeon had
to say upon the subject during the
course of a recent interview:
"A man may come to me with a
malignant disease of the throat and
mouth. He has never been seen with
out pipe, and his friends immediate
ly say, I told you So But people
forget that many nOp-smokers devel-
op cancer.
Il saw a patient this morning who
is 40 years old, and who has care
fully avoided tobacco all his life, be.
lieving that it was injurious to the
health. He had cancer of the tongue
and I could give him only a few
months in which to live.
"There is no doubt" he added, that
those whose families show a long rec
OIu OI UulS ulS6dS0 SHOULD i've ny RUE
and smoke very little. A small wound
in the mouth may have malignant ten
denotes, which, if the pipe or the Gig
arctic had been foresworn for a cou-
pie of weeks, might have healed nor
mally instead of developing into a
cancerous growth"
On the other hand, clever dentist
who stands at the top of his profess
sion has added fuel to the flames of
this discussion by stating that while
he regards smoking as very bad for
the teeth he nevertheless does believe
that the use of tobacco is often a safe
guard against disease in general and
cancer in particular.
II believe the supposed injurious ef-
feet of tobacco is greatly exaggerat-
ed" he added. "A case came under
my notice a day or two ago of lady
whose teeth were in terribly septic
condition. She also suffered from ul-
ceration of the gums. When I mar
veled at her immunity from internal
disease she said she owed it to smok-
ing 20 cigarettes day, thus disinfect-
ing her entire system
So the entire discussion runs. But
as general thing the drift Of the
medical statements appears to be
against the use of tobacco.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
THE MONTANA ELKS.
District Deputy HiIger, Of Lewistown,
Inspecting the Lodges.

"SpS~SutS SuS 6VN9Cos
David Hilger, of Lewistown, dis.
trict deputy grand exalted ruler of the
Montana Elks, expects that the Treas
ure state herd will be we'll represent
ed at the grand lodge next July in
Denver. He is in favor of holding the
annual meeting at Billings just prior
to the grand lodge then going by spec
ial train over the Burlington from
Billings to Denver
Mr.. Hilger, accompanied by Mrs.
Hilger, spent Sunday in the city and
left today for Missoula, where the dis
trict deputy will visit Hellgate lodge
tomorrow night and witness the ini-
tiation of a class of 20.
IT believe the Montana boys will
send splendid representation to
Denver" said Mr.. Hilger at the Hell
ena today "I look for a very rep
resentative delegation from this state.
think we ought to hold the state
meeting at Billings just prior to the
grand lodge and then go by special
train over the Burlington. The Mon.
tana herd will have headquarters at
the Albany hotel in Denver. We will
take along the Boston and Montana
band of Butte and we will all wear
the purple and white suits which
made such hit at the Salt Lake
grand lodge"
District Deputy Hilger is now max
ing his official visits to Montana
lodges paying his official visit to the
Helena lodge after he had covered the
state. There are 13 lodges in the state
with 2,450 members in good stand.
ing.-Helena Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1879
Notice for Pnblication--U. S. Land
Office, Lewistown, Mont. Dec 20,

! IU66H IANO, ACT JUNE 8, 1875
Notice for Publication--U. S. Land
Office, Lewistown, Mont, Dec. 20,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pl1ance 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 August 4. 1892,
HERMAN SELL,
of LewistOwn, Mont, county of Fer
gus. state of Montana. has this day
filed in this office, his sworn state
ment, No. 151, for the purchase of
the nwA sell, sec No. 1, tp Is n.
l9 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 es.
tablish his claim to said land before
the register and receiver of this Of
flee at Lewistown. Mont, on Mon.
day, the 26th day of February, 1906
He names as witnesses:
Joseph s. Franchois. Otto F. Was
mansdorf, Emil Christie, Wesley Tan,
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 26th day Of
February, 1905.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register
First publication Dec. o.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8. 1878.
-MoAioo D,,hlloaAi

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1873.
Notice for Publication.-U. S.
Land Office. Lewistown, Montana,
Dec. %, 1905.
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 August 4. 1892.
JOHN A. SINGLEY,
Of LewistOwn, county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
office his sworn statement, No. 1862,
for the purchase of lot 8, seA nwA
sec 6, tip IA n, 20 e, lot 4, seA swA
sec 81, tip Is n, 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 establish his claim
to said land before the register and
receiver of this Office at Lewistown,
Mont, on Saturday, the Bird day of
March, 1906.
He names as witnesses;
Charles W. Ritch, John A. Singley
Jr., George w. Singley, Perry c.
Heath, 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 Bird day OF
March, 1906.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Dec. 20.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
An Exclamation.

1--WE were bounding along" said a
recent traveller on local South Afri-
can single line railway, sat the rate of
about seven miles an hour, and the
whole train was shaking terribly. |
expected every moment to see my
bones protruding through my skin.
Passengers were rolling from one end
of the car to the other. held on firm
" to my seat. Presently we settled
down a bit quieter. At least l could
keep my hat on. and my teeth didn't
chatter.
"There was quiet looking man OPP
posite me. looked up, with CHASTITY
smile, wishing to appear cheerful. and
said:
"'We are going bit smoother. l
see.'
eyes he said, We're off the track
aow.'"-Kansas City Independent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
SPORTS OF EyLIPINOS.
Amusements In Vogue Among w0m-
en-, Men and Boys

Amusements In Vogue Among wOm-
en-, Men and Boys.
In Il letter to a friend in Washing
ton Mrs. Annie Pike Smith. formerly
of Washington, but now with her hus-
band, Captain \. L. Smith, L. S. A.,
at Camp BOSNIAN. Iloilo Philippine Is
lands, writes thus concerning the ma
tive sports says the Washington Star:
Among the women rope jumping is
a pastime. Is this to be wondered ut
in country noted for its hemp: They
make a game Of it. To each woman.
including those that turn the rope, is
given the name of flower or tree
The one that acts as leader calls out
the name. and the proper one takes her
turn. Should toe flower name of one
of the girls turning be called. then
there is . great scramble. while anoth-
er is takin" her place. aud she makes
her jump. 1t reminded me of the noisy
game called fruit basket which l play
ed in my childhood on the streets of
Washington.
"Among the boys-and older men, too
"a favorite sport is the tossing of a
hollow ball made of bahooka, a species
Of bamboo. They toss this ball from
one to another. never touching it with
their hands, but using only the mus
cles Of the back, hips and legs. 1t is
really wonderful how long they can
keep it flying back and forth in the
air. The youngsters enjoy the regular
old game of hopscotch. A plot oblong
in shape is laid out with circle divid-
ed into equal spaces. The game is to
hop on one foot from one division to
the others, at the same time kicking
stone. But cockfghting reigns SUI
preme. Almost any day you may see a
crowd of small muchachos in a circle
watching fight on which few pesos
have been hazarded. These fights are
generally without the gaffs. How the
Filipino loves his munucO.
ut has been said that in case of Il
fire the bird is cared for first. after
that the family-often too late. They
caress the birds as we should dear
pet dog
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
Thinks the Republic is Safe.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 25.-Presi-
dent Eliot of Harvard pictured
mighty American republic a hundred
years hence in an address yesterday
before the Prospect union on "Rever-
ence Consistent with Genuine Democ-
racy." He spoke in part as follows:
"The great march of the world to-
day is toward democracy. The great
keynote Of the present century, the
century that we are just entering up
on, will be democracy in all things
One hundred years from now the pop
ulation of our country. which is now
for the most part wilderness. will be
beyond any present conception and
this great nation will be the most DEM
ocratic that the world has ever known.
"The progress Of democracy will be
the great future Of the advance of
civilization of the twentieth century.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
FORGOT HIS FIANcEE.
Bridegroom-EIect Goes Crazy on Eve
Of His Wedding.


Paris, Jan. 25.-At Clarendon, out
happened to a young man who was
about to be married to charming
girl of that town. The bridegroom.
elect, who comes from Pontoise, arriv-
ed on Friday night from Paris, where
he bought a stock of rings, brooches
and bracelets for his fiancee, whom
he was to meet on SATURDAY. at the
house of her father, where the mar
riage contract was to be signed and
the preliminaries of the wedding ar
ranged. From Paris the young man
went on to Clarendon, and as he
arrived there late he took room
at the hotel instead of going to the
house of his fiancee, as was expected
While at dinner the foolish young man
was fascinated by the talk of two gai-
ly dressed females who were sitting
at table near his. He entered into
a conversation with the couple, and
afterwards accompanied them to mu-
sic hall. He was seen almost naked
in the streets of Charenton the next
day asking people in demented sort
of way to take him to the police
station. Then he was guided to the
place by a passerby. In so far as
could be made out from his incoher-
ent statements he had been robbed of
all that he possessed. The police SUI
perintendent finally ordered the young
man, who had completely lost his
reason. to be clothed and sent to the
1unatic ward of the central station of
Paris and an investigation of the rob-
berry was commenced. The two young
women who had facinated the unlucky
bridegroom elect from Pontoise were
found and locked up. They had stolen
from their casual companion 1900,
and the stock of jewels intended for
his flancee. All the purloined prop
erty with the exception of the sum
Of $40O was found in the possession
OF the women. The bride-elect of
Charenton has now to look for an
other sutton. Through the irony OF
fate and his own folly her demented
admirer will probably be sent to the
noted lunatic asylum of the town in
which the girl whom he was to marry
resides with her parents.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26

If this is to be sound, the character
Of our people must be as sound as
their proficiency in the arts, in com.
merce, in government.
Though critics of democracy say
that Democracy has destroyed some
of their fine characteristics Of the old
er countries. such as reverence Of
children toward parents, pupils toward
teachers the people toward their rul-
ers, there is in all more genuine
reverence than formerly.
mo nation in the world has such
reverence for women as have the men
Of the great republic. Our reverence
fol symbols has diminished. but not
for the ideals which these material
signs of religion and love Of country
stand for
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Publication--DeDart

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Publication--Depart
of the Interior. U. S. Land Office
Lewistown, Mont, Jan. IL, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that
CARRIE F. EVERETT,
of Lewistown, Mont, has filed notice
of intention to make proof on her
desert land claim, No. 2102, for the
seA seA, sec II, sh swA, swA
seA, sec ~, WIZ nwA. seA nwA.
swA neA, sec 10, tp 10 n, 20 g.
Mont. P. NJ, before the register and
receiver at Lewistown, Mont, on
Monday the 18th day Of February
1906.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land
Odin J. ROmundstad. of Fergus
Marshall Lineberger. George Osborne
of Armells; John McCuen, of Gill
Edge, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Jan. IL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
Adopt the Nut Diet.

Fletcherism and vegetarianism, one
meaning the chewing of meat and the
other the eschewing of it, have done
much to cause the butcher to grum-
bic, but the latest cult of the well to
do whose digestion has been impaired
by too many dinners is quite enough
to drive the worthy purveyors of meat
frantic with rage, says London cab
legram to the New York Herald. Nuts
now form the staple diet of many peo-
pie who find that a French chef is
superfluous. Even the festive vegeta-
BILE outlet are considered inadequate
for the purpose of the advanced din
er. Lord Charles Bersford," says
Vanity Fair, "has for some time been
a vegetarian, and now Lady Charles
Beresford has adopted the same form
of diet and lives principally on nuts.
The earl of Buchan and Neville Lyt-
ton are also among the recent re-
cruits."
The nuts are served hot or cold and
constitute the principal course at
many a lordly mansion nowadays. eff
the unemployed only knew" said a
nutty convert to an Expess reporter.
"they could live luxuriously on two
or three pence a day on the finest
food in the world. and it could be var
led so much that there would be no
monotony of Dishes"
A booklet by Sir w. E. Cooper en-
titled errors in Eating" gives some
curious figures. purporting to show
the difference in the nutriment con-
tanned in nuts as compared with flesh
foods. Here are some nuts: Total
putriment in choStnuts 90 Q nor rent
walnuts, $685. filberts, 59.5; Brazil
nuts, "a: cocoanuts, sos; pine kern
els, 95; almonds, S7.03.
Flesh foods-Lean beef, % per cent;
veal, 20; mutton, medium fat, 34.S; fat
pork, 81; venison, 22.7; chicken 1921;
whitefish or sole, 1913.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 3. 1873.

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873.
Notice for Publicatlon-U. S. Land
Office, Lewistown. Mont, Dec. 80,
1905.
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 August 4, 1892,
SAMUEL ANWORD.
OF Pine Grove, county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
office his sworn statement, No. 1874,
for the purchase of lot A. seA swA
sec 80, nwA neA. nell nwA, sec 81
tp ~ n, % 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 purpos-
es. am, to establish his claim to said
land before the register and receiver
of this office at Lewistown, Mont. on
Saturday, the 10th day of March
1906
he names as witnesses:
John Elliot, David X. Anderson
Walter T.. Anderson, James B. Elliot.
ali 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 10Th day Of
March, 1906.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register
First publication Jan. B.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26
The Oldest Living Twins.

Scotland claims to have the oldest
living twins in the world. 1t had been
reported that the brothers Benham of
Bridgeport, Conn. who are eighty sev
On years old. We're entitled to that dis
tinction. Scotland's aged pair are
Thomas A. and George Hill Melville of
Fife. They are in their ninetyfifth
year. George is the Trailer Of the two
and has been totally blind for the last
seven years. A year or two ago, too,
he was unfortunate enough to break
his leg. and he is permanently confined
to bed