Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-26
LOCAL NEWS.

i'hf ih'ifih ART uotiis ~ t'st '"S'h'SS.
The little daughter of Mr.. n Mrs Fell has i
cen seriously i'll for several days past.
Mr.. Il Mrs. Frank Martin, OF Maiden, /,
visited Lewistown and Cottonwood, last /;
saturday. /
Henry Mcfarland, of Helena, arrived in
town on yesterdays coach to care Tor his ,
brother Win during his Illness.
j. l.. stuart, of the North Moccasin, Wis
tied the county seat yesterday. lie re-
ports the lire in tha, ,.'nge gradually dying
out.
\ friend writing from Ross Fork says
stock in hat vicinity is Iookin. well aud
that an immense amount of hay is being
harvested.
Mr.. Athcy has received from Col. McNa-
mara, Fort Magiuns. n siinonpure irish
Setter dog, of tender age but great prom
ise.-Sun River sun.
hoe ~pursin's bah teams arrived yesier-
day with "a large consignment oi freight for
to. Power Il Bro, that was shipped by
river Ia Rocky Point.
E.F. rr..l,Iock and wife. of Maiden, Wis
.loci, came down to hook ut SOM ra.ch
property ON Boyd creek
Hon. con. Kntrs, who has been east Tor
some weeks viii reach Custer on Monday, !
aad from there will ga to his ranch in the
Judith asn.-lndependcilt.
The iaan who will invent bait box that
Viii ne. let on, two ,.rasshoppers while he
when he dies. aud his grave constantly
kept green.
sew Roberts returned 10 Maiden yestcr-
daA after two weeks OF rerr'i,ti"n on IN"
crock Law caught ahou. one hundred
pound, of trout rs !, ie.ait al his daily
u-cat oral excursions.
Twenty three raw recruits passcd through
i;ozcinan on Monday, route Ia Fort
Assnaboinc, To til vacancies occas STONED by
death and expiration of service ia the 10th
inlantg. -i;ozrinan courier.
Rufus Thonip-on says his wool clip aver
AGED IN - ihs. per fleece, and he could
have selected 5000 sheep that would clip
an average of IL lbs. His sheep received
good care nad paid for it.-tazette.
Julius Uirshlers. the well known clothier
OF Benton. was in town Monday. Mr..
iIirshl,ers was struck with the beautiful
location and growth of our town, and
thinks something oi comin. here to locate
I'll. Mantle M employc %! the North
western cattle company, nephew oi David
Black.r ri Helena, accidentally shot HIM
,ef thruauh the shoulder with II rifle at
ayina lp.t Friday. The wound IL probi-
bly, fatal.
An event in the history of White sulphur
Springs wa- the laying ii the corner stone
G,r the new school house, which, occurred
on the 18th inst. Fletcher Maddox and
W. A. Suthcrlin made appropriate ad-
dresses. The building will eos; 5 900
when completed.
school closed in District No. IL, nj sho-
icau county, Friday, Aug. goth Miss :.
Fergus. who has been employed as teachcr
viii return To her home near Benton in II
few days. Miss +. is an accomplished young
lady aud har gained many liisn'is in her
late field OF labor.
our esteemed citizpa WA. T. McFarla nd,
was brough, down i.om Maidenla last Thurs
day afternoon, aud suddenly developed
symptoms indicating disease OF the brain.
H. is ia care OF his brother Henry and his
frioads. His physician, Dr. Willard re-
CARDS mis- condition as quite critical, yet
hopes for more favorable developments in
the nest forty eight hours. lie is at pres
en-. rest ing quietly with slight indications
oi Improvement.
Ia the matte Of the application 81 Pau
Metormica, for letters of administration
of the estate of singleton Huiora, deceased
letters were granted Ia the applicant. Mr.
NcCormic is well known oour riti1ens,ant
the fact of his appointment is sufficient
guarantee that the estate Of our oli-tine
friend BaiorI, will be properly admins
tered NJ. sam wildly, of Billings, is attor
mey for the estate! inzrinan Courier.
i special to the Helena Independent iron
Benton. contains the following startln
news: There 10 ~ rdmor in town to III
eject that one OF the largest miUs in Ia
Noccasin mountai ns has been destroyed b.
fir,q. which havc been raging in that section
There are several mills and II could not -
usrertained which onc il WAS. ". IL. Wat
son. III. " alksr, Den. i"A'er anu -'a'
Lewis ha vc each OF them extensive mills i
that locality" As u matter If iart, Nj
Watson owns the only saw mill in the Mo-
casin range and it WIS not destroyed b.
fire Ben. Dexter is out of the saw mi
business, Hkew Use VA Re Lewis. J.'.Waikrr'
mill il fully thirty miles from the M"eea''i
range. The rest of the item il probah
true.
August Ruting, Of Cottonwood Cree!
was brough, before Justice Toon'bs, Tue
day, on complaint 81 Herman elausei
charged with committing AN assault up"
Glan.en with intent to do great bod
harm Kuttins waived examinations an
WAS bound over i'm the sum "f 5000 !
appear Il, the September term 81 the III
tic. court. lie gave the required bon
and was released. Ruttins and lau-en al
near neis1bors aud ranchnrn "n l""er q"