Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-30

hauling freight to TT. Benton. In the
| November storm he lost his cattle, and
after two or three weeks search found
three out of twcnty-eisht head. Heexpects
to find the rest in the spring roundup il
not before.
The Billings Gazette, in giving IA personnel
Of the newly elected officers for that county
has the following in relation to Mr.Whitney
the wellknown freighter, and one of the
commissioners elect: "llon. Frank :.
Whitney, was elected at the recent election
ON the Republican ticket. lie lives NJ June
tion city, and is largely engaged in freight
ing. lie was born forty -one years ago, i'm
the Western Reserve Of Ohio, and served
in the war Of the rebellion for about two
years. He came west soon after the war,
and is thorough western man. lie served
II term in the legislature ofWyoming and is
thoroughly conv-rsant with the conduct
oi public affairs
One day last week. says the Townsend
Tranchant, John Pauley Of Pauley Bros,
Beaver creek. came into our office and said
he wanted to advertise for "a horse which
he thought had been 81 olen. II. vert out
after n full description oi thcanin,al saying
he would return soon with the lost, rtfayed
or 81 olcn complete. lie met u man as he
stepped out who told him his horse had
been rcssurrrctci from an old well in the
field in which he had been lett and that he
WAS apparently doing well. aa he took To
hay, grain AND other fodder like II real live
animal after "A long last. The horse had
been in the well twcnt y-scven days without
further sust-nance than the surrounding
clay and deep-growiug grass roots, washed
down with such hot toddies as could he
manipulated from the drifting SNOW The
horse il all right and we are out IN ed.
We acknowledge the receipt Of letter
from F. W. Handel, wherein he corrects
some statements made in the article which,
appeared in last weeks ARGUS regarding
the misfortune that befell his partner. Geo.
Ives. lie says "The accident occurred
somewhat over mile from the house, in
stead Of one hundred yards as was mem
toned, and he was conscious from the time
he was injured until he was removed To his
home in Connecticut. The bottles Of warm
water were applied to Mr.. Ives feet upon
his own suggestion. tn produce feeling
which they lacked from the moment he was
injured. and not because his feet were cold
as lee, they being quite warm. The bottles
were far from warm c"nush To cook his
irsh and u world have shown poor iuds-
ment to have applied them so hot We
have ALSO been informed that Mr.. Ives did
not lose his feet as stated, bat inasmuch as
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There seems to be some question as to
whether the cattle are really bein. driven
oil from the Crow reservation. The writer
WAS informed ON Christmas, by r. u. Nc. .
Shane, oi the Bay State Cattle Company
who had returned from the Mus-elshell