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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27

the entrance.
The floor was covered with bed
OF ashes three or four inches in
depth, among which were many bones
OF all sorts. but an inspection failed
to reveal any of the human How
ever, when not certain as to bone,
1t was laid aside and in this way
quite collection was made for sub
mission to DR.. Smoot.
The cave has been used, apparently
tor several weeks, by some one, but
It must have been years ago, as some
limbs chopped for wood nearby were
old and weather beaten. Thus again
goes glimmering hoped-for solution
OF the mystery of the disappearance
Of A. D. Gill.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27
SAGE CREEK RANCH IS SOLD
Billings & Northern Railway Company Closes
Deal for TWenty.six Thousand Acres Of
Land--'HistoFy Of the Company.

The biggest deal in real estate ever
made in Fergus county and one of
the largest ever negotiated in the
Northwest was closed up last week
when the Billings & Northern r. II.
company took over the entire land
holdings of the Sage Creek Sheep
company, consisting of 26 900 acres 10.
Gated in the western part of Fergus
county.
The railroad company has had an
option on this property for almost a
year and there was always feeling
of certainty on the part of the Sage
Creek company that the option would
be taken up.
The price paid for this immense
tract of land is $26O,OOO or SO per
acre. The ranch is one of the finest
in the west, there being many thous-
and acres Of splendid farming land
included. 1t also contains hundreds
of acres underlaid with fine vein
OF coal and it's great value as coal
land was potent factor in causing
the railroad company to purchase the
ranch.
The purchasers are now engaged in
developing the coal land. They have
big shaft down over 100 feet and,
it is believed, will have opened up
one OF the greatest coal mines in the
state within years time.
The Sage Greek Sheep company
was organized in the early eighties
when Leslie H. Hamilton got together
about 1000 head of sheep and took
up some land. The company was
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27
Gill MYSTERY HAS
NOT been SOLVED
STORY AS TO THE FINDING
OF HIS BODY IS DECLARED
A PIPE.

1t seems that the story as to the
finding of the body of A. D. Gill over
near Zortman was pipe pure and
simple. Gill disappeared about one
year ago and, owing to his promi,
nence III the community, a most
systematic search was made through
out the Little Rocky mountains for
his body. The searchers met with
no success and all hopes of ever
clearing UP the mystery was aban-
doned
1t was reported few days ago
that the body OF Gill had been found
and cremated. The following, taken
from the Zortman Miner, indicates
that someone was mistaken, to say
the least:
Friday, in company with Justice
Baird and c. B. Sturman, the editor
of the Miner, made a trip to the al
legged scene Of the finding of the re
mains of A. D. Gill, as told in the
Miner last week. We rode to the
high, wooded butte known as the
East Butte, about two miles south
of the Circle C ranch and after riding
all over it, could find nothing. Not
willing to give it up entirely. Judge
Baird rode over to Sorrett's place
and secured an Indian to accompany
us to the location of the alleged ere
nation. He took us to the west
side of the butte and i'll break in
the limestone, in an almost inaccess-
ible place, a small natural cave was
pointed out This cave is about
five feet wide at the entrance, and
about four feet in height back for
FIVE or six feet. when it falls gradual
lv to the floor back about 10 feet from
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27

the city last night and went out tc
Kendall this morning. They were ac-
companied by w. NJ. Biackford. attor
ney for the company.
It is positively known that there will
be several changes in the manage
ment of the mine. w. H. Brule who
has been superintendent has tender
ed his resignation and others init
mately connected with his manage
ment will go out with him.
1t is not known whether or not R.
B. Lamb will retain his position as
general manager of the company. Mr.
Lamb is now in the east.
It is expected that, as a result OF
this meeting, some important an
nouncements as to the future policy
Of the company may be made.
Since taking hold of the property
the new company has done vast
amount Of important development
work and they are now about in
shape to commence declaring regular
monthly dividends. The terrific
slump in all mining stocksi during the
last two or three months naturally
carried the Barnes-King stock down
but 1t is expected that Barnes King
will quickly recover as soon as one
or two dividends have been declared.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27
Loose leaf ledgers and all sorts of
oiflce supplies at the Democrat.
A Singing Retort.

a gentleman purchased at the post
ofilce large quantity Of stamped
envelopes, newspaper wrappers and
other postal requisites.
Finding them somewhat difficult to
carry, he asked one of the counter
clerks II he could supply him with
small quantity of string.
we are not permitted by the de-
partment to supply string was the
reply.
Then give me a bit Of red tape"
was the sarcastic rctort
The string was supplied-Sketch.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27

John Rilla, prominent dealer of
Vining. Ia, says: Il have been selling
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
for about year and they give bet
ter satisfaction than any pill l ever
sold There a dozen people here
who have used them and they give
perfect satisfaction in every case. I
have used them myself with fine re-
suits" Sold by Phillips Drug Co. D
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27

The Cone Butte Mining company
are rapidly making preparations to
work their big mine in the Cone Butte
district.
Walter Gleason, one of the most ex-
periencef practical mining men who
ever worked in Fergus county, has
been appointed superintendent of the
work and big air compressor will
be installed on the property this week.
The main tunnel on the property is
now in $50 feet and good milling ore
is found the entire length of the tun-
mel. One thousand tons of the ore
has been worked through the Muir
ply mill and the cleanup showed a
nice profit above operating expenses.
The company will put a force of
men to work at once and a raise
from the tunnel to the surface will
be made. This raise will serve the
double purpose of ventilating the mine
and forming the basis for stopping out
ore.
Necessarily, there will be consider
able ore taken out during the course
of these operations and a portion of
it will be run through the Murphy
mill. Preparations are being made for
the erection of mill on the property
and by the time spring opens up an
other profitable producer will have
been added to the list of paying mines
in Fergus county.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27
Cruise Cattle Really Sold

lhe Democrat is informed author
ltively that the reported deal for
the sale of practically all of the
Thomas Cruise cattle to Thomas
o'Donnel of Billings has been
closed up.
This is the biggest deal OF the
sort ever made in Fergus county and
one OF the largest ever negotiated in
the Northwest.
Mr., Cruise has on his big N-Bar
ranch on Flatwillow creek in this
county and on the surrounding range
close to ten thousand head Of cat
tie
It is understood that Mr.. O'Don-
nell paid about $50 per head for these
cattle or $3OO,OOO for the entire lot.
The big task Of rounding up and
delivering the cattle to Billings will
begin within the next thirty days.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27

by that time the Billings & North
err railroad will have been completed
and Great Falls will be right at the
back door of Lewistown. For that
reason, the Elks Of this city are al
ready planning to go over to the
Fails in large punches and whoop
er up IN the city which the steel
rails will have bv that time made
our next door neighbor
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27

Woman wants position as cook for
crew of men, or boarding house. In
quire at this office. i
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27

Lay not up for yourself treasures
upon earth-Lay them up for the
whole family and when you are put
ting up preserves come to It's for
Mason jars. jar covers, jelly tumbl-
ers and "all sich' like. Judith Hard
ware Co.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27
MEET IN GREAT FALLS,
Elks Will Go to the Cataract City
for Next Convention,

The next state convention of the
B. P. O. Elks will be held
some time next August, in the city
of Great Falls.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-08-27
Rosso Home From East.

Peter ROsso, discoverer and one OF
the principal owners of the Cumber-
land mine in the Cone Butte district,
returned last week from Chicago,
where he went on business pertain
ing to this nine This is another
property in which thousands of tons
of high grade cyaniding ore have
been opened up. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Rosso, while in Chicago, gave
parties there an option on his inter-
est in the mine and if the deal goes
through, as seems probable, something
will be done toward getting machin-
cry for the further development of
the mine. The Cumberland Is held
high in the estimation of expert min
ing men and it is hoped that Mr.. Ros-
SO will be able to complete some deal
whereby the property may be worked.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
BUILT OF FOSSIL ZONES.
Cuecrest House in the World Is In
Wyoming.

"The queerest house In the world"
said a Zoologist, is undoubtedly the
famous Bone cabin Of Wyoming, near
the Medicine Bow river. This cab
ms foundations are built of fossil
bones.
Bones of dinosaurs jaws of the
diplodocus, teeth of the brontoSaurus,
knuckles of the ichthyosaurus, vertet-
brae of the camarasaurus, chunks of
the barosaurus, the cetiosaurus, the
brachiosaurus, the stegiosaurus, the
the orintholestes or bird-catching di.
nosaur-all entered into this wonder
full cabins foundations, making it the
most curious and the most costly edi.
flee, not excepting the Pennsylvania
capitol, in America.
This hut was built by a Mexican
sheep-herder, who had happened by
chance on the grandest extinct animal
bed in the world. This was a plot
of about so yards square wherein lay
in rich profusion the bones of all
the animals of the reptilian age. The
heaviest and the lightest, the largest
and the smallest, the most tranquil
and the most ferocious lay side by
side.
THE place was evidently once a
river bar, and the dead bodies that
floated down the stream were here
arrested, to lie for hundreds of thou.
sands of years till sheep-herder
came along, and, roofing among the
bones as big as powders, set about
the building of the worlds queerest
cabin"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
AWFUL EFFECT OF ECZEMA.
Covered with Yellow Sores-Grew
Worse-Parents Discouraged-Cu-
ticura Drove Sores Away.

"Our little girl, one year and a
half old, was taken with eczema or
that was what the doctor called it.
We called in the family doctor, and
he gave some tablets and said she
would be all right in a few days.
The eczema grew worse and we
called in doctor No. 2. He said she
was teething, as soon as the teeth
were through she would be all right.
No. 8 said it was eczema. BY this
time she was nothing but a yellow,
greenish sore. Well he said he could
help her, so we let him try it about
a week. One morning We discovered
little yellow pimple on one Of
her eyes. OF course we 'phoned for
doctor No. 3. He came over and
looked her over, and said that he
could not do anything more for
her, that We had better take her
to some eye specialist, since it was
an ulcer So we went to Oswego to
doctor No. 4, ana he said the eye
sight was gone, but that he could
help it. eve thought we would try
doctor No. 5. Well, that proved the
same, only he charged $40 more than
doctor No. 4. We were nearly dis
couraged l saw one of the Cuti-
cura advertisements in the paper and
thought We would try the Cuticura
Treatment, so I went and purchased
a set of Cuticura Remedies, which
cost me 81, and in three days our
daughter, who had been sick about
eight months, showed great improve
ment, and in one week all sores had
disappeared. OF course it could not
restore the eyesight, but if we had
used Cuticura in time I am confident
that it would have saved the eye. We
think there is no remedy so good for
any skin trouble or impurity of the
blood as Cuticura. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Abbott, r. F. d. No. 9, Fulton, Os-
wego Co, N. Y. August II, 1906"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
WHITE BREAD
Makes Trouble for People with Weak
Intestinal Digestion.

A lady in Wis. town employed a
physician who instructed her not to
eat white bread for two years. She
tells the details Of her sickness and
she certainly was sick woman.
In the year 1887 1 gave out from
overwork, and until 1901 1 remained
an invalid in bed a great part of the
time. Had different doctors but moth
ing seemed to help. l suffered from
cerebro-spinal congestion. female trou-
BILE and serious stomach and bowel
trouble. My husband called a new
doctor and after having gone without
any food for 10 days the doctor or
dered Grape-Nuts for me. / could eat
the new food from the very first
mouthful. The doctor kept me on
Grape-Nuts and the only medicine
was a little glycerine to heal the
alimentary canal.
when I was up again doctor told
me to eat Grape-Nuts twice day and
no white bread for two years. / got
well In good time and have gained in
strength SO / can do my own work
again.
my brain has been helped so much,
and I know that the Grape-Nuts food
did this, too. I found I had been
made Ill because / was not fed right,
that is did not properly digest white
bread and some other food 1 tried to
live on.
II have never been without Grape
Nuts food since and eat it every day.
You may publish this letter If you like
SO 1t will help someone else" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. Get the little book, TIE Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
PrisclIIa's Revenge.

1t was in the days of old when
knights were bold and dressed in
cleaning armor.
George, dear" said Priscilla, over
her daily task, wilt thou not help
me with my skeins?"
"By the tower of London-no!"
roared George, as he sharpened his
lance. You haven't a spinning
wheel for a husband
Two hours later George returned
from the fray with his armor bat
tered and torn.
Dearest Priscilla" he said, soft.
~, wilt thou not put a few patches
on my dress suit?"
mo, George replied Priscilla,
sweetly. You haven't a blacksmith
for a WIFE
And the bold knight was so hui
inflated he went over to Ye Frozen
Heart tavern and stood the tavern
keeper off for tankard.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Woman Is Adventurous.

In proof of the assertion made by
the German authorities that all is we'll
we'll in Morocco, an officer of the re.
cent German expedition to Fee tells
how, in the heart of Morocco, he had
met an English woman touring alone.
This fearless woman is Mrs. Frances
V. Campbell. She is reported to have
travelled all the way across Morocco
on horseback, with no other escort
than a few servants.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

at times dizzy spells when everything
was a blur before me. The passages
of the kidney secretions were irregu-
lar and painful, and there was con-
siderable sediment and odor. / don't
know what I would have done but
for Doans Kidney Pills. l could see
an improvement from the first box,
and five boxes brought final cure"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
HOw'S ThisP

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F.J.CHENEY & CO.. Toledo o.
We. the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly hon
orabe in all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his Arm.
WALDISa. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druegists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Keeps Young by Outdoor Exercise.

Although James Bryce, the new
British ambassador to this country.
is 6S years old, he has not by any
means exhausted his physical ener-
gies or his fondness for exercise in
the open. His favorite recreation is
mountain climbing, and he is presi-
dent of the English Alpine club.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Washinaton a ShincIe State.

The state of Washington produced
10000, 900 shingles in 1906 fiscal
year, or GS1a per cent Of tie total out
put of the United States. Washington
has 459 mills, with q daily output Of
47,940,000, or IS per cent more than
in 1905. In no other other state does
the yearly output approximate 1,000,-
900 900.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
How to Trap Wild Animals.

40-page trap book illustrated, picture 40
wild animals in natural colors, also bar
ometer & calendar, also gun & trap catalog,
also prices on raw furs. All sent post paid
for loo stamps or silver. FREE to those
who ship TO, or buy of us. Address Fur
Dept, y. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Garfield Tea (the Herb remedy which is
Guaranteed under the Pure Food and
Drugs Law should be taken to regulate
the Liver. Kidneys. stomach and bowels,
and to purify the blood.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Why She Suffered.

Eyes, she is q woman who has suf
fered a great deal because of her be-
lief"
Indeed! And what is her belief?"
"That she can wear a No. , shoe
on a No. 6 foot" Royal Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Isn't it strange that men who brag
always brag about something that
doesn't interest you in the least?
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Every time a man accepts a 10-cent
gift IL costs him a dollar.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

People who are fond of music usu-
ally draw the line at amateur con-
certs.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color al
most twice as '"ch as any other dye and
cost you the ss....,. l0c per package
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethtng softens the gums, reduces In
nammation allays PAIN cures wind collie 25c bottle
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
TERRIBLE TO RECALL.
Five Weeks In Bed With Intensely
Painful Kidney Trouble.

Mrs. Mary Wagner, of 1867 Kossuth
avenue, Bridgeport, Conn. says: Il
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Lots of fools look wise and lots of
wise men look otherwise.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

was so weak
ened and gener-
ally run down
with kidney dis
ease that for a
long time / could
not do my work
and was five
weeks in bed.
There was con-
tinual bearing
down pain, ter
rible backaches,
headaches a n d
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Take LAXATIVE BRoMO Qulnine Tablets. Drug
gs.s refund moDev III 10 falls To cnIe. K. w
GROVES signature is on each box. Zoe,
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

caused by being compelled to eat your
own words.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

10 COAL FAMINE n VIRGINIA Good market Splendid
" climate LA.a eio acre. Cataog free Good farms
70 exchange. IL rouse Co.. Boz ~ Richmond. Va
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
HOW CLASSIC WAS WRITTEN.
Bret Harte's Great Poem Result of an
inspiration.

The war correspondent, Frederic
Villiers, has recorded talk with
Bret Harte apropos Of the poem,
Dickens in Camp" I'VE all felt his
loss most keenly in the States" said
Harte:
"On hearing of his death IL sat
down about three in the afternoon to
write an editorial on the great au-
thor. I wrote one and then tore it
up. Then another, after much pains,
was written. This did not please me,
SO tore it up. I wrote yet another
and threw it into the waste paper
basket; it would not do. 1t was get
ting late, and was now keeping the
paper waiting for press. was drum
ming on my desk, absolutely without
another thought in my head; / had
run dry. Suddenly / mechanically
began to write and the result was the
thing you seem to like SO much. Well,
Mr.. Villiers, you are not far out ]
like it, too"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
PETRIFIED HEAD In LOG.
Remarkable Find Reported in Penn.
sylvania Mountains.

While George Woodward was run
ming saw mill in the mountains OF
Adams county, Pennsylvania, he dis
covered the petrified head and neck
of human being imbedded in large
oak log. Woodward removed the
head and has shipped it to DR.. G. w.
Tate of Altoona, for examination. The
head was of perfect proportions, the
features being preserved to the
minutest detail in the body Of the
wood.
Ears, nose, mouth, eyes, eyebrows
and even the lines of the face were
plainly visible. The unusual color of
the face was the only thing which de-
tracted from it's lifelike appearance
The tree was cut near Lewis, the
robbers cave. 1t is supposed that
the head belonged to one of the vic
Tins of this noted outlaw, who in
early times was the terror of the
mountain-side.
Lewis, the robber, committed many
murders along the old Shippensburg
road. Numerous expeditions were
sent against him, but, retreating to
his impregnable stronghold in the
wilds of the South mountain, he al
ways successfully resisted attack.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
SQUIRREL ROBBED THE MAIL.
Small Marauder Carried Of Property
of Uncle Sam.

The robblng of the United States
mail by a squirrel was a. most I'M
usual incident which occurred in this
city recently.
Martin Daszkowski, one of the old
est maiI-carriers in the city, was on
his regular rounds, and had among
his mail to be delivered an advertising
card to which was attached large
walnut, inside of which was the mat
ter advertised. A little squirrel, of
which there are many in Winona, see
ing the nut, jumped upon Mr.. Dasz-
kowski's shoulder and running down
his arm with lightning speed, took the
nut and card from his hand and then
climbed near by tree, where it in
yestigated the contents of the nut
Fortunately, upon discovering that
the nut was not the kind it wanted,
the squirrel dropped it and the card
without damaging either, and they
were later delivered to the proper ad-
dress.-Winona Cor. st. Paul Dis
patch.