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'tic 1inczra1 ~rgus N UIAIIcN. Ti lt Ifr!'AY. thet. 1:.. 1'.M;.. rni SIM eait' SICLI MY fUL & ugam.. E wsetdplsr orFISIlAL Sast7TF3. gedrfal 3SihMU7r 1hela~ale le l:ee'gTM. I. K. Tesl.w IleIeeeV. ~OYfek)T. ... $. T. Haueeter, Helena. +e cretarV. Hltae 1Wll.Icca 'raae ....... 1s. II. Weeslne, Helene. Aweifter.. .i...... P. W'rnleean. Hrelea. hurkt Jur~eeL .. 11...l. 14. Wade, Hleleica. Aerseelalr Juetlew'.. W. J. llallnalehi. tiuveyr (rrw~l " Iets Ureree, Helena. 4lUI lhetel.eet Pee~lle lnee-tamioee *Wile. W. Wylie .. leeaouan., C. 4. eerlea .3 3 Kelly. Helena. Uewl-&ee 1'. K4 Leceel Iýf e . *............. F. Adklee,eeee. Hlelaea. 4baeii. - J. M. Keesepe. A~Ierh aned Rmree-rder - - L Reetteeil. lerpuljrCkhek Ihst.l'oat. L. IlnWilt. 1lwle1Kof ,.be. . . W. K d r. lJ~rct Allemnwy. W. H. Heseo. Aeeeeegeeeer - - Room. Mmyeler. *vvereeyur - llu-~ ( affeeed. Lirewneeee. - - J. U. Kueeleee. "Wie- lA.e lleb~le.ee, Himf. A. H. Iharcy. Au". illaferd. Con~re FrY. Tee.a. A. Wall,. - t.u evees -k. Win. Ilerhtsee. . . Ceeeheeewood TheI..llaIe'Ie Ceert In mend fer et4agber 4#iellery geehe First Toeuelay lee April ~ad Tbged Neeeeey lee ~Aeleei e. Uwatyc'uaal~k mra nW Prim Mone. slay e Waeb.June, eptob~t seed Ii. saw-A-. rwiss gol hem lbeen found I. Hays town, Wlmenesle. The Ohio elhct un noccurred last Tues disy. Lasi week the types made ns pay 18th. fur 18th. Prairie firer Is Nebhraska during the !east week have destroyed thousaeds omf doglat worth uf property. Rohert Toombs, the once gneet chain -k mat states righta and pro slavery, Is reported to he dying at his homeeln The Hell Glate channel was blown inat atthe Nitb inet. When the faog sweets of tuck afs dredged. the chap Niel wilh e freemfrom obetrnetlnuans to navigaton. The .lUsmesuehemes democrats have placed Is asmhnselos fur governor Plrederlek a lIliac,, of Dome..; for hclsemaut pseserse, H. H. Gilmiore, of fisinharidge. bD..t nominatlons sre fety aircag ones. 0&41adls "1 Mc~oaey died at 12iOtt Un.JM iutbltbecty of ew York. He Is time esy Asterican CJelbalic priest that hem ever heen made a Cardinal of he order of pesams. Hfs died atithe maerv age of 78 yeats. The street ear employees of St. Loula are Opteas a strike, end formed into mameS maims employed thenseelves on the 9th linst., In upusetting anat and pummeling nouductors and drivers who had takes the places of the strikers. Slpeelil Braden, of Indians, at pres. 0" Is eherge of *MaY odic. In Idaho` has been appointed to the Helena jAlls to secceed Mr. Harris, resigned. Mr. Swallow, o1 the Independent, don't remUw to think he has had a square The Commlisosleses of Lewis and (l1arke ounty us ashout to comsmence oaktagainst ilovernor Hauser to recover # OAKW the amount of the hoed of W.' M. Rubert., es-county treasurer who sestasesled $4,000O House was the prin.elpal boedsnman. Clapt. Darn. Marratta, weil known up psaid down the Missouri river, having its"n cusnected with the Coulhon line of freight steamers for years, ns the ltb lust,. was appointed Cunited Stales Marshal tie Dakota. Mlarratta is an old time Dakutiaua and t life long doe. ocrat. Dre. Jules I.. 31. Curry, of Virginia, hasa been appointed muinister to Spain vire Foster, resigned. Dr. Curry Is a Baptist utisister of cossiderable prom. mnenae. He was a member of thel XXXV suid XXXVIl cogess but when the war broke out cast his kot with the south. His life work since the rebellion hass beens to advance the eilu catlonal facilities of the south, being general agent of the Peabody educa tiona) fund. He resigns the profeessor. ship of English is Richmond College, V&., to acept hia new office. Secretary Endicoit declines to grant the reques of Uenerajs Sheridan, Seho tl P and Howard, that their precset personal aiuds he made wecep. tines to the recently issued order send lar back to their ruglanents all officers wh aebeen absent therefrom on detached or staff duty four years or mare. Secretary Ennducet has had the subject beought to his attention and has decided that n o eseeptioos shall ha made to the operatioes of the order. The order was issujed after due coneid. arSSilu by the Secretaryr, who fully I knew the *eect it would have. He ws at wh eplelus that under the prevail. detachd officers loast Inter-!herrgwn ndhaitWgr em'tlua es would he demnoraisizng to $ s servIce The Mcct~icgetc mi *cmciementC C., m n - seti4ii eof F ldy, Jlceenececcod & Ccc., od t16elitect. setilid i !%tlee Xr tlti~ P~eetift lIitilroceel (eo.. e.xteusive lue:cclwr ctmzeeeO faetterere aols deleir~e, utter lcetlpeiei theute'vee.rtc lfer severiel vocr+ teo the elneecctc ccl t imeler sm c. Lertnecce'el land.. in Meec.egetne, fr the.!liee,.eurin le i jececctietec wheere t y tl. t lelcc .lhow it the gieve'nmeeect whcy they ite~e' ilcus. scrae. cecctically robbeeed thce puzctlic Icevecic. and, int all jreccclerilit~y, lee cefutllee.dc tee pay fcull valise ficr timccler cuet. Thiree ecits. eave' lccen brocughet agceirocet the lote pruve~e tcut Cct. Icy the )4ecrretarv ocf the Icetecrcer fu ictelcnagees aced it) rececrem valeltc tA timbeer cutt. ltetcial Tinneeee Agent M. J. ilahly. reluetla meallicena ee feet of lumnleer cut Iecgetlcer with thiecut. awls of railroad tiee and! core! of wooucc, (~Considerin gq lie length ee litiece tisl thing baa been going oec it seem strange that fisruee. Ktead Ceeºaeaiseioccersma t$crcetarlcee ofl the Icnteriocr lhave not losked into ace! pest a stehi to sccci work. Hon. G;ranville Sthart in a lengthy letter toe &e-retarcl of the, lete'rior L Q. C. Lceenar, afte'r illusatrating Ine a mecect inetelligenet mnannmer time effcet ad the precsent peclicy eof tile govecronentc as to the mnecagemcenet of Indiana, makes the feelleewing senggleeeions anAc eotiek!erati~ec the practtle. adoption ol whichl wceuld forever settle a probe. lest thait haa veste! the govercemeunt official. ficr years and coat the taxpay. iceg peopcle ecillionec el dollar. without accomplishiing but little benefit After nrecr than healf a erectcmrv of witioce icstalceeagreenea. let eta try this: dilearm andc elaciceciect themi gtve thesice their isends in severalty. with title inatlceaatee Icor fifty Mattiera. thestaInteenelziag thecee with thee whites, where thecy woudceti Ianct toi he self. eef ezaiccicie. conea gt, ace. Woiln hiecessity. Prom the ..tes of their lands erecati a fuect to shaet theete tIe life, ass! toe sadc tiee for a few yearsc. Itectucee theece frececs being (icr. sign ceatices. to the. level ocl all mothmer ciii. seew. 'rnttec thceie Sfcily in all their elghts. eef parson andi preperty. tad puecusch themie ice tlceir crleue., 'reetacly as all other eden sena are lcrectecttse and ti icemhed. Ii thia tee elecin it will solve the nueieb vessel Indliam yi eescloce. and floteei, i..lg ignorant Jcancjer thieveca thecy wouild in ticier heeecoie waf-elfciptrcieng Aeceertecan eritic'mea (icr the aknet erbalmes ncr eueclire. ci w teeflcleied tn slowthiicem. Ande white mess. if leas'tedtt ceece tcccc vtioses aremcel, lacclated aced ecclcorte.i icc Idlccenes bcy theguvereewtent. weemlut spicycetly diegecnerate lato pacejer robteers. fccr. lice the lecelact, they weculi ltack time edo' iira for, aned Iticentives tic, hoctorable cezeritiec. We appeal tee vcer scecece of jnetie. mccid hiram. itic ude away with thisi ellecriememiece tiecc Ice favor oi li till I lelIniane agaieceu het ineu~lericoca, taw-aleleling settler." mR Ogmum Montansa, noted for unsurpassed pro ductire valleys, mountains rich in prec laNssmnealams. and grazing ranges mu parlor to those at any state or terrltorj in the Union, has no portion of its vase area confined within the hounslaries of any oe smokuny, that for diversity to resources and pro~ductions can corn pare with that constituting the county that has its birth the lst dlay of Its-cesn her, 1$nte. For prcaductive agricultuta~ lands in the souths and eastern por. tionsa we can point to Sthe valley of tiuc Musaelahell and all tributaries bead. lng in the Snowy and Judith usoon" talets, the most of the fandl btonder. in g suid streamsn now heing held as homestead and pre-emption claiwt and no small amount undler coltira tics) In the north and western portion. i. the (Treat Judith Basin, a fertile eaten mive area, watered by a hundred streams of pure, swift running water, all having their source In the stn owy mnd Delt mountains, from any tone of which water can he conveyed on to tiha table lands in sufficlent quantity for agricultural purposes,and atma nominal cast. Two or three companies have ditches now completed on to ce'rtain portions of the basin *and in an other year or two vegetables andI cere als will he growing to the enrichmincet of county and people, where hereto fore hut natural grass have flourisised. The Judith andi Wolfe creek valleys contain thousands of aerms of ma fine agricultural lend as lays out of sdoors, and the times le fast approaching whess the greater portion of it will be sander cultivation. The new county, fortunately ia well mupplied with timber, growing as it does, most luxuriantly on every mouns tamn and knoll that surrounsis the Ba sin, while the banks of the large streams are lined withs a heavy growths of eutssmwood and ash. This assures a sufficient suspply of timbser for hoean consumaption and together with the ex tensive coal fields known to exist ins amid around ithe Judith mountains, there will he no scarcity of foul for years to come, it ever. lThe availablel psortiusn of the counsty suitable for cat tic and sheep ranges are numscroua and extensive, while thse cussliets, ra vines and gukches in ftue mOi~tiU®s~js, fuarnisht nsuarpassedl protee-ton f,,r stock ins winiter, sutd a sllklcetit quant tity of good, naturally curedl grasses. In fact, no "county can show bett,-r ranges thtatn the Moccasin and Judlith and several others we could wncu juts. The. far we have spoken of but three reliable and profitabale pursuits sga iculture, stock andI sheep. These stonse, ho~wever, as-v seaslevut to make F ergo'. a self--uppiorting asud prte. per. our county, ibot nature dealt amet lav is.hly with thsi section, and crowned its reC.'oartts with treasure vaults', in other words., coern poedl its mountaigns oif ores carryinsg a number of the known. V''alablea nainerals incluianaeg gold, n'ilrnr, coippcr, iron, lead, coal, &c., that are, we may sny, juat begin.. jog, unaner She stead'y work of the minner, to ie: revealed as to the extent and richneaa of the depoalts. Fromt presenat indicaationn it require. no phi liattilier to state with jnositiveaesa that the mineral Inadustry of Verges counnty will he its greatteat resoure. and tine soura.e of a large per tent. of its' wealth. Thint industry, the leadingone of the territory. Is now giving emploly. ment to a goodly aauntnor of men at good wage., that will be increased to an army of wage worker. bit the date of the berth of Fergus county. Andl again, the timo ia feat approasch log when it will prove econsomy to convert raw materiels Inow fabrics, cereals into flour and meals, etc., at home. For sucih purposles the beat, cheapest and most desirable mnotive power ks water of whieh we have no lackt. Big Spring Creek furteishes a volume of water with a fail "dllcent to ron maills of most any capacity. likewise tihe Judith river and Warm tlpritags. Thne near future will see a wcoicti mill on Dig Spring Creek anad eoo.4 of the wool now shipped east manefatfutrn~l into fabrica here. There is a salnnl flotarinag teill at Lewiatoawn. on thle cree'k, thnat will he incrcna'rd iby next fitrs cropi to ii itile it.' pare-ent Cajpacity. Tho.' it will lia seens that Fa-rgen county lana beas tanusuaalty fnaiornd nby nature. All that I.' reqnnired toe saike~ it ithe h~ianner (."selty of Morntanar k ann increase-d anipuliteinan and4 tile me nnat moent of noire ennpital in it., nlivers it'ied indlnstries. Tihe formner will surely comne anad witha tine niew peoitlle tihat will nmake their bsorne. inn thils garicnn alaot will ncosmic capital to lIe enipIniycal in impa~roving inter tnarming handi. mono- jog our? sni k and ii~clnoi neca m cin. Tlno etnauiaag aounnt' iif Nln ntnan.a a, Fergast('utitaety. LMg TOM Coal. I will -441 theis at I.I;*4 TIIANS .k. I. I n,er-htr,.: rill lira.:-n, ii alt kiant.. Parre .ir, Clievit" will White. !irtri.. 4 .iI4o:I Vinndeli au I almi Hlni... Nec Tic , iii a sil V4n~~ieetirr.. t' amabrikL li ie,: su milk Jlan~kerd'ie'.. Krvervthlahg iiarlked o14n nix tigt aniI to 1plni Ititrttrel. 4',,,,awl..iiii fA ryollirlve14e. I'. 1i J$ iLYNt'i~Lt. WTTWSW OS VALLEY. 44r,4~tin vof t. MT~.. * .th" it!lith,r Ilw.'4,4 w.ho rive lant (wen riit.,,Iti'.i. et~hIr.hr visi iii,I4r041m... a'!Ctti.. u~!. lir intt. !ita! i;; korinen of th.u fi4" htipreo.n, otter t(Iit4 ijhr "I)k Iit mix' 3!' 4 i, are'I tyin g(144.eti. andt 1nIIing Wi.Ldtlon hi I tjitler to therI4iI4i't,~ atd r~tintuil-tI Wit Iri t.'ryto Ihi k nown. t411lV u"t 'LI,. I iia I',loi end I le ,'ruti..,lby dihr. Itr 4nk %einear luue. whie,,tn lg Will IV. wil 41.1~ .'ie,1 4,tle a.tli. A mxlatol fory Situ dr ,ix ti.or. I. mly-ii I 41et..141 Tilt" hnlmi nl w94 l . he h..anrm Itk :Ie- Ihola rt milnlar,,, al tl n awit~iI. vryl Theree are tow Iil.ik '.- Ii liioi,,o ily 'a thier At new' sourl c~ioii h4444Lt4.r miii it. n11' throl lsaint~h hear f~In~r tine. n'ea .u1ure whithe gurd il l ,...ril'm.I iurxm. ole. lt, coil te 4,- trit Iim ii4 T)4r ~,ht.ch.n ilii wlili I.. 4411 I.r t~teah'r. jTraliwlt. it"ol. m.. tlltristtt.' I t.iI'av Tere are few 4 lee ii-tr mii441L or any,t~ i'ier mverritoery hatr hav, Lt.2 jr- ii te fIr. ul ! of roiuck ai sI.malum ~haibw htil' laeh. why4i 4.i, lie 4'ot1L5111tutler,Ir hy! I,ole~~ In~u.r Fret SItl ii il isjnt44i!, hidi aa l. own bum4.k suily a h .'traeilr liat ,Iii.4'l.L4iII. 'net. ONi~ C:.14trITY ITMS~~t. T.I Rh.. rt g.Ierl~loren"ii i ritatli fir iht.. r $Mtall")fo t..at I.. The M'ri t,"titiit, !~a.i. Tras o trijIt. teaehis .ie!na evarya vi t4Lt.,ifr..tl~flie :,', I.". "am.er DELM@NIO@ RESTAURANT. UN.at.a.pp.k.I s. T. b4at.awu'.. M i~ai it1t. - - Niotttlinzt. MEAlS AT ALL HOURS. !;amnte Fis h ant Ioysters always on Hand. Parties, Reception., Sociable. and IWeddings, aervecd in any portion of the county on short notice and at SJ. H. WOLFE, Pi~pr. PIONER* Boarding Hoaie, MAIDEN. MONTANA, OA kmw~s Uwry 3ttW of OW W.c.1 . " . . .S6.in * wkh 3.. . ..s a -partiks with thciu own bedding, Sleeping accotmmodations without ex tra charge. MAX. samYmam. PuqdiwI. Blacksmith Shop COWAN & flCI. Pr.isicn. First C: its. Werk ..t R.'so"r. :tL Prices. MAIDEN~. - uNAA Sherifl'M Sale. Joh J''.. ImjrlL % The Mi den.4 (...r ., i . t .... pl~ Th. .rIA.' . It 14,4 4 ll'*4.i f.I.:..i..I14.4..Iu . viz Ilriun . M.*-he r .'u.4 T\f.,.,;.~.rM.,~nI,, Tin- l... I tA,4.I4d44I4lhI,2...5l 14o~, L 444444, ,4.;4 ,. ,,.4l, ) . lIt,4i4L444444. fit ,- a4t444" 44.4.,tw r, ..r...i 4~W 44i.4 p4ri. 4 . in' 4,..w, 4.n',. J, 4 ~i.U. . "n p.4.,t.,,y. II T4444~l4Ni44.4 ~ sl414 b i44..!44, 4i.44 knn..~ Ian. the~ 4.444. m44n.,Itn . 444i 4'.1't 1,r... -4ji.ir 411..riff. 1,4.4b i.1 f ar,' .. I.», a" l~l»" Mu n~o r Ia Iniu li. oiir .! thrr ,n P. h II n."! M", 'Et.r of. woofi ~l" "1 .1M: I.,.." e"nu.a pg. "411"n1"::,Md' .1Id ..aniK 0 -' bn n"i.,Ir.r nh~u4r ~r.1M anlr~n u .,~ t 1-4.eat: h*1 ~coo." n nt»r. "t",r 1. .i nhsw CUn"u d'1*tt" ! : t.rt ' ~~." 'Itaute oet rn mt.,:.euiernklxU anh"sb tIlr~uo:,...;t~~noI 0e- "w"ti. ,1t ,"rnruut" .rrn 5t-, n-~".rftufon f w r * lon""o sG t"n.." .Ic"" opIt .f 0.;l~ia ~an 4lrei.r.I eo e. o ]Xaides, Brewely LANDT & 00.. rprtn BEER! MZ TZyrg111 cm O CO Our llrewery is now in perfect working order, and we am pr paud b furnish in any quantity-Bothle, Case or Keg-a Firu U-k. articled ame. In Connection we have a . Whr ilbe foun I all kindls of Liqnors, Cigars, etc., together with wiches and Cheese t.mmches. Maiden, :M. T. ~sdata, M~amra ODQ., Post Trauds% Ft. aginnls,IL T. Invite the sttentlon of the Trade throeghoist the Surrousnding Cassutry to our jiresent stock whifh its by far the lsargest, sant embraces the MOST ('OMI'LETEF LINE OF ýGýeý Meý:chan~d:iseT! in Meaglser County. Our floods are psurchbased in large quantities fromn first heatele, only, by eapseneneedl huessers, atni wlsippeel at a low rate of freightt. Our setorehouse, ella:ree andte waUehmoutses reetaining 'ever li5,fE)O square fe'et of sejuswe gives us better facilities for hancaliieg goods thani are encjoyedl by any house' in this sectieen of Montauca. lWe haste this. Seumnter a LARGER STOCK THAN EVENL It is here to be sohl, not to rust upon our eshelvees, annd if low prices and lilberal dealing will well then,. they will To the trade, who are paying e'ashi and hooking fo r LOW PRICES, we roar. domefl zutel see uis. T. C. POWER & BRO. LEWUSTOWN, MONTANA, 'reake pleasure in sueeI~' niwn o h pn-. g~e racly, thee arrival dureet from,, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hardlware, Tinware, Oraanitwa r., Glmaswar., Crock ery. Mtechanic's 'ools, (ne kin. andI Heating Stoves, Chairs, Tahbe'e and l~itcheaa Furniture, Lasnls and Lampy Stick, 1":cam and Aenunitiun, Doors and Saesh, Hardwoo t, Iron and SteeL. Dry Goods and Notions!! Full and Fine Stock of Boots and She~oce.; an endless variety of Prints, (inghanw". FEmbroietry. Laese. Hosiery, Men's Summer (llbves, Dress tGoods, Hats and (;aps:; the -Stetson Cowboy Hat," a ~p~eialty. Walter A. Wood's Mowers and Extras; Twine Binders, Sweep Rake Reapers; Hllohingsworth Rakes; The rancher's favorite-the Cooper wagon; John Deere Pl'ows-Breaking, Stirring, Shovel, Hldlside and Sulky; Extra Heavy Plows mnade especially for Ditching; Steel Road .Scrapers, HIarrows and Harrow Teeth ; Buggies, Buckboards, Spring Wagons and Roadearts. Painted mad Galvanized Barbed Fence Wir. a Speciaity! ! `.Al our Godss leaving e'teee tey river, eni euer oewn boaets, we propose to gist' our puatronss this se'ason, F~irst Class (iessls', at l'rieeue that will defy all 111tteleetitaeen. 1R&SER CHALflEEJ. Ohiaa..o, 211 loop! I. * FE'h bWuu. FormFn* 10 ('Pum,, s. DcLk.£~sq *R ý°