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Toys
33
Toys
Per cent. Discount.
To clear off the
Stock of Toys.
They will be sold at a
reduction of One-third,
All marked
In Plain Figures.
HENRY NICHOLSON,
FURNITURE STORE.
Large $2.50 Dolls for $1.65
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STOCK SKWS AXI> NOTES.   '
l'rom   Here.   There   and     Everywhere.—
Written, Uc-Wrltteii ami Cll»l>«<l
I'ruiu Exchanges.'
The winter in Sweet Grass and adjoining counties has so far been all
that .stockmen could ask for and in
consequence .stock is in good condition.
A Miles.City meat and provision
company has been experimenting this
winter by feeding native sheep on
hay and wheat for a period of a few
weeks before killing. The result has
been most successful and the quality
of mutton served to customers is perfectly satisfactory.
Mandan Times: More cattle were
.shipped from Dickinson the past season than from any other point on the
Northern Pacific. The oilicial records show that Dickinson shipped
2,037 cars of cattle, Kil cars or sheep
and 20 cars of horse*. And nearly all
of this great number was the product
of North Dakota ranges.
Bo/.eman Chronicle: Paul McCor-
miccanie up from billings on Friday,
made a trip to -beat creek and returned to billings the same night.
This he did while a severe snow storm
was in progress and when he returned
to bozeman he was a living representation of .Sa-nta Clans. Paul has
over 2.000 calves under shelter near
billings and is hustling harder these
days than when he was younger.
The Montana Cattle company,
which was incorporated in 1S8G, has
Tiled articles of incorporation in the
county clerk's tiilice in billings. The
incorporators are John T. Murphy,
W. E.'Cullen and Joseph P. Woodman of Helena. The capital stock is
$580,000 in 1,000 shares ol $500 each.
The objects of the company are breeding, buying and selling cattle, horses
and mules, and the buvitig and selling of agricultural lauds.
bitter Boot Times: Rettio & Patterson well known sheep men, have
leased 2,000 head of. wes to \\. L. Parker and Fred Cornett, ol Mutiny.
Oregon, they will pay a cash rental
of §800 for the sheep and to return .!,-
920owes at the expiration of the leird.i,
this amounting to a loss of four per
cent being allowed on them. The
owners have bucks sullicicut for the
band,which they furnish the renters
free of charge. The sheep rank the
bust in Oregon.
J. L. Deliait, Montana representative of the Minnesota Transler company, says that in ISU.j a total of 12,-
002 carloads of stock were received at
the Twin Cities, of which ]0,9.">1 were
cattle and 1,051 sheep. Of this number the Minnesota Transfer handled
5,203 cars of cattle and 513 cars of
sheep, a total of 5,710 carloads. The
Minneapolis stock yards handled 4,-
889 cars of cactle and 550 tcarloads of
sheep, a total of 5,41!) cars. The
South St. Paul company handled 859
cars of cattle and eight cars of sheep,
a total of 807 cars. Of this number
the Northern Pacific carried 7,347 carloads, and the balance of 2G2 carloads
were received from local sources.
Stockgrowers' Journal: Towers &
Collins announce that there is an
active inquiry for cattle and sheep,
delivery to be made next year. In
their estimation the prospects for
the season of 1890 arc most favorable
to the stockman. There is also a
strong inquiry for ranch property, indications pointing to a decided immigration within the next twelve
months. The recent meeting of the
Northwestern Immigration association at St. Paul is already seen iu its
good effects in the matterof instructing prospective .settlers how to gain a
residenceship. The association appoints state committees who will
likewise appoint local committees in
their various counties to act in conjunction in bringing their localities
favorably to the attention of those
who desire information.
Exchange: The publisher of a
newspaper has one thing to sell and
one thing to rent. Jle has the newspaper to sell and the space iu his
columns to rent. Can any one explain to us why he should be expected
to give away either the one or the
other? Jle can do so if he chooses,
and he does as a matter of practical
fact furnish a grert deal of rent space
free. lint it does not follow that he
ought to be expected to do so. It
ought to be recognized as a contribution exactly as would be the the giving away of coffee and sugar by the
grocery ma u. but, .strange to say, it
is not looked upon in that light at
all, yet everybody knows that the existence of a newspaper depends as
much on the rent of its space ajjd of j
the paper as a merchant's success de-i
pends on selling his gi.nds instead of t
gi\ing them away.
A ypung dry eoods clerk of Paris;
recently in company with a young
lady asked her what kind of money
she liked best. She promptly replied
mutri-moncy. The young man with
a- keen eye to business, asked what
interest it paid. She replied that if
properly invested it would double the
original amount in about  two years.
C.-K. Cunningham, whose abrupt
departure from Great Falls about
four months ago excited some attention, repeated his game at billings
Saturday night. He has been a reporter on the Gazette and obtained
§48 in'cash and a receipted bar bill
out of Vale and Potter by giving an
order'for SCO on the Gazette, when he
only had 43 cents coming He leaves
a wife and two children and a number or creditors. The .sheriff is after
him. *
The secretary of the interior has
approved the selection of the Northern Pacific Railroad company of 520,-
314 acres of land in the Fargo, N. D.,
laud district. These lauds are a new
basis for a patent to this company in
lieu ol lands lost to the company by
a recent decision of the secretary in
the eastern terminal case, which was,
in effect, that the company had no
giant east of Superior, Wis., and possibly not furthi-r east than Topkins
Junction, Minn. The secretary has
aiso approved the grants of 723,194
acres in Washington to the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, and to the
Memphis & Little Rock Railroad
company 8,950 acres, on account, of
the grant by acts of Feb. 9, 1853. and
July 2b, lfc(i4.
Doubts it' it he  l;uilt.
Washington correspondence to the
independent: Somehow, I doubr
whether congress can be brought to
grant the right, of way through the
Yellowstone Park for the electric
road which D. b. May wants. In the
first place the stage company will
tight it, and then there is a decided
opposition to modernizing the paik
in any manner. The general in.-
piessiou is that it should be kept in
as wilJ a state as possible With
aii,\i tor.';! ol railroad, electric or otherwise, it is claimed, the picturesque
beauty of the paik would Oe niarreu.
but then, Russell Harrison's friend
got the right to run a steamboat on
the lake from the late administration. Why nut a railway as. well as a
steamboat? Jf primitive methoos
should be kept so far as the land is
concerned, why not Indian canoes
for the lake?
Dciulamn'M Canyon.
Geo. II. Scott iu the Husbandman:
After leaving the well appointed
home of Thomas H.Gurney and his
most estimable wife, I drove to the
old crossing of the lower Sweetgrass,
a spot of historic interest to all old
timers iu more ways than one, for
the episodes and events that occulted
in the vicinity about; this spot are of
more than passing interest to the urbane traveler who chances by this
way today. It is but a short distance
east from the old Arlington hotel,
once owned, operated and controlled
by Wm. bramble, an old timer who
was o'aief cook and bottle washer at
his popular cafe, on the old stage
road until one comes to a smalt
stream called Noscrum, named so in
honor of the proprietor ol a public
stopping place near the mouth ol
Dead Man's canyon where events occurred that will never be recorded in
the pages of history—dark as they
were—but will remaiu a profound
secret until the last trumpet shall
sound. Ihe very first object of greatest interest interest interest to the
traveler as he advances towards the
mouth ol this tuetuoriable canyon is
the io..cly grave ot one of the victims
ot this spot who fell at the' hands of
an unknown enemy. This strange
ijiuial place is marked by tin old
picket fence .surrounding the spot.
It is located far up the side of the
mountain in plain view of " the old
stage road on the right hand side.
The party who lies buried here was
named brady, and he came to his
death iu the year 1884, no one appears
lo know how, but there has been a
great deal ot speculation in one way
and another yet it is .still a mv.stery.
In this immediate vicinity was a
rendezvoiix lor horsethieves, outlaws
and men of questionable character.
It was a resort' for them. At the
Noscrum ranch, it is said, a trap door!
AGltEAT IKSTJTU1IOK.
From a HitsiiM-.«8 Point of View The  Ross
Dier Mercantile Co. Leads In Eastern
Montana.
One of the largest commercial institutions doing business in Eastern
Montana is the Ross Dier Mercantile
Co. of this place, and the aggregate
of their last year's business emphasises this fact to a marked d.egiee.
The great popularity this firm enjoys
with the purchasing public is due to
the fact, that it knows how to buy
goods right; how to sell them right
and how to treat the people. Their
aim is to do business on strictly busi-
dess principles, and on that proposition- they cannot help but succeed.
During the past year the shipments
received by the Ross Dier Mercantile
Co. in solid car lots amounted to fifty
two cars of merchandise, in addition
to the amount of dry goods and other
stuff that was shipped in br.oken lots
during the year. It would not, we
believe, be asserting to much to say
that it would take four average
freight trains to haul the goods, sold
by this company c uring the year 1895,
and for a town of this size tnat means
a large amount of business lor one
firm to do. As constituted, the company enjoys exceptional facilities-for
buying goods at low figures. Mr.
Dier's connection with eastern houses
puts the company here on an even
plane with the large jobbing houses
and enables them to buy at the closest
figures. Mr. Ross, the manager,-has
had many years of experience' in the
mercantile,line and is especjtilly fitted lor the position he occupies^
Preachers and Teachers.       ; '*•'
Great Falls Tribumi:, .Religion/.is
an excellent ai tide—so is pie.—but
tUien taken lit too huge Uoscs u'elthor
s>eia well on tue .-stomach. The Ana-
toiiiiu pieacheis seem just about this
time toha\ea surleit ol sanctioning.
i he {state association of teachers is
in session at the ."smelter city, auu
aiiiuiig other modeS.oi entertainment
uru\ wen is a Oance scueuuluu lor tins
eveun.g. fco soon as tlie pioyramiwe
was puoiiaiicd the pieueheis rose up
in icoelium and auopteU resolutions
oi -protest, one ol tuei ev-Tenuis goiliy
»o lar as to say that any one wuo
wouiu indulge in the recreation oi
oanciug was "not lit to teach ou.
ciiiiuien. j i.st wuoni he nitcuucuto
muuue in the plural ••our" is not
stutcu, anu it is not material, though
it is piuOaoiy that it was oni> meant
lo appii to that really .superior class
oi pi.upiu wnose pupa&occupy pulpits.
Uiey are, ot couise. bv'tter than aiij
other class ol boys and girls in Anaconda, and it would be too bad to
nave them taught to spell aud read
and write by a teacher who is not
pious. However, the citizens' committee have ignored the protest anu
the hall will take place and will be
attended Uy ah the members ot the
institute who desire to be present,
ibis may lead to the withdrawal ol
••our" children Irom the schools, but
there is the consolation: 'ihe schools
can stand it it "our" children can.
Honors will be easy.
What Protection- Docs.
In a speech in the senate Tuesday
{senator Mitchell declared that no industry hart received such a staggering aud deadly legislative blow as
tnat inflicted upuii the wool industry
by the Wilson tariff act. It drained
from the United States within the
last year §75,0U0,000 iu gold to pay for
foreign wool, and occasioned a loss to
the woolgrowers of this couutry ol
more than §1,000,000. Unless this
legislation was changed the sheep industry of the Pacific coast would be
annihilated.
{senator Mitchell referred to the
couuitioii of the treasury and the
president's appeal, aud added that
while providing at the earliest possible nicmciit legislation which will
produce a sullicicut revenue to relieve
the administration of its present em-
bariassment. other impoitant questions should not be lost sight of in
the periormaiice of our patrioic re-
spouse to the president, and we
should so legislate as to relieve from
the danger of destruction some of our
great industries, stricken down by
the Wilson tariff-act.
Senator Mitchell said the tariff bill
passed by the house would probably
increase the revenue #40,0u0,000 a
year. Amended as it should, be by
affording wool, lumber, barley, hops
! and other agricultural products ade-
was arranged   iu   the   lloor so   that!
when certain individuals were being
pursued they wvro able to make their, ,, „   ..
ingress to a place of safety through a {^wa Pat,lock   UP°»   lll°  So"CJlllwl
quateprotection.it will give an additional revenue   of §00,000,000  aud
long tunnel entering the  mountain
side.
Hood's Pills cure all liver ills, relieve constipation and assist digestion.   2>.
••endless chain." by which gold is
drawi from the treasury, stop all
necessity tor the further issue of
i.cjKU and i\.-<iie from impending
iiiin wool and other agricultural interests of this louuti}.
Gloomy Fergus CJounty.
• -The property of-"the: Ammon;Sti-
vers Mining company "at Gilt Edge
has been sold to satisfy creditors, by
order of court, says,the Lcwistown
Democrat. The plant'is now closed
down, not a wheel is.turning and the
outlook for the camp is"'dark .and
gloomy. It is not likely tlie lien'
holders will operate the plant and'
unless the company redeem the prop-
crty it will remain closed down for
an indefinite period. 'The mining in;
dustry of Fergus county is having a
hard struggle to keep from being
buried entirely. First one foreign
company conies in, works a mine for
a few mouths, gets into debt to the
laboring men, repudiates its debts, \
closes down the mine, quits the country and leaves its property in the
hands of itscrediuirs. This performance has happ^nedi too frequently in
Fergus couuty..in~'the.? past few years,
and we hope the next' company that
comes here and tries the game will be
taught a lesson. The mines of this
country are all right .if-the right
parties get. hold of them and there is
no reason why our people should not
profit from past experience.
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Under One Banner.
A Chicago sp4o<jgal of the 31sfc says:
For some time-past negotiations have
been pending for a complete consolidation o.f. the American bimetallic
league, the National bimetallic union
and the national silver committee,
the three principal silver organizations in the Uuited States, represent-
ingall sections of the country. Monday^ these negotiations culminated in
'*jiu agreement by the representatives
\\% the respective organizations by
which such consolidation has been
substantially perfected. Nothing now
remains to be done but a ratification
oy executive committees of these organizations, each acting separately,
which, will speedially follow. The
consolidated organization will be
Known as the American bimetallic
union. Its principal ollice and general headquarters will be in Chicago
at 134 Monroe street, in the office occupied by the J&itioual bimetallic
union,.vylt,h(istr_.:^\otllces in Wash-
I'ligtohySaA* ct::nndho; aiid..pertiiiys-
in other citicsT)B>,/north and south.
It is the purpose of the uuited organization to press the campaign of education on behalf of bimetallism with
the utmost vigor in all parts of the
country. A conference of pronounced
silver men will be held at Washington on the 22ud of January, when a
plan of action will be outlined which,
it is said, will have an important
bearing upon the political events of
next year.
The Secret ot Good Crops.
The modern farmer is not content
to u-c the antiquated tools and methods of his fathers. In this age of
keen competition, the farmer who
wishes to prosper, needs and gets the
most improved farming .implements:
and by reading the best agricultural
literature, he keeps in touch with the
spirit of progress that pervades our
farming communities. He is particular also, in regard to the kind of
seed he plants and the manner of
planting it. The seeds must be of
highest fertility and grown from the
highe-t cultivated and most profitable varieties of stock. The great
seed firm of D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich., fully appreciate this
fact, as is attested by their progressive business methods and the quality
of the seed which they supply rarmcrs
and gardeners through the dealers all
over the country. The reliability
and fertility of their seeds arc proverbial and the largest seed business
in the world has been created by their
sale In evidence of this firm's
knowledge of the wants and requirements of the planters, large and
small is Ferry's Seed Annual for 1S90".
This book is of the greatest value to
farmers and gardeners—a veritable
encyclopedia of planting and farming
knowledge. It contains more useful
and practical information than many
text books that are sold for a dollar
or more, ^ct it will be mailed free to
anyone sending his name and address
on a postal card to the firm.
These are the dates and meeting
places of the republican national convention, including the one to be held
next 3car:
185(5—Tunc 17. Philadelphia.
ISliO—May 10. Chicago.
1804—June 7, baltimorc.
1S0S—May 20.-Chicago.
1872—June 2. Philadelphia.
1870—June 14, Cincinnatti.
!«80-.Iunc2, Chicago.
1884—Junc 3. Chicago.
1888—June 19. Chicago.
, 1892—June 7. Minneapolis.
1890—.lunc 10. St. Louis.
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