Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-03-29


Bozcn,nn lays claim to having IT,,
Oldest man living in the northwest
His name is Clark and he is said to
have passed the 1O7th milestone O
life. lie is AN inmate OF the count,
poor house.
Judge DeWolfe is quoted rs sayin,
that there will be a meeting of the Su
prcine Bench in Helena about the 81 $,
inst, presumably to make n new as
signment Of the judges and Undue,
Judge Liddell into ofiice.-Herald.
John O'Neill, tailor belonging to X
troop, 26th infantry, at Fort Assina.
boine, fell dead on the 2lst inst. while
At his work. He was A years of age
and had been in the service twenty.
four years. Heleaves an only brother,
who is first sergeant of II compay,
9th infantry, now stationed at Fort
Wingate, New Mexico. Heart disease
is the probable cause of his death.
The Rosebud bridge, on the Northern
Pacific, was washed out BY high water
last week. A train of fourteen cars,
loaded with west bound merchandise
and thoroughbred stock was wrecked.
Some OF the cars went into the river
and Others were tumbled over the en-
hankment. There were three cars Of
live stock and = car load Of musical
instruments. The bridge was about
ono hundred feet long, and is OF itself
. considerable loss to the railroad
company.
Mart Hoffman last week received
directly from Indiana covey OF quail,
which he has turned loose on his
ranch. II Is hoped that all hunters
will take due notice of this and, while
hunting next fall, to be on the lookout
for these little birds, which need not
be mistaken for grouse il the hunter
Is careful. Mr.. Hoffman's farm and
the adjacent country il especially
adapted for the home OF these birds.
and We hope to hear that they have
been unmolested and have multiplied.
Chronicle.
Judge Mcconnell rendered an inn.
portant ruling last Tuesday, in his
charge to the jury on the case concern.
ing the sale Of Intoxicating liquors to
minors. He defines the law to- mean
that tho keeper Of q saloon In not
simply the man who tends the bar,
but the proprietor himself, and that
he Is responsible for the doings OF
those in his employ. The Judge is bent
on having the law Interpreted correctly,
and those who expect to DEFY justice
through the employment ofothers will
md they have undertaken more than
they bargained for.-Jeli. Co. Sentinel.
A special from Sun River to the In.
dependent says: Charles Brown, alias
Forrest, was arrested here last night
by Under.Sherih Sweeney, for horse
stealing committed in Buffalo, Wyo.,
some fifteen months ago. A reward
nj $3.50 was offered for his capture
and in trying to secrete himself in the
hay NOW he fell through n hay hole
and was severely injured, though not
enough to prevent him from burying
himself in the hay. Soon after the
long tines OF the hay fork in the hands
Df the officer pointed directly toward
The culprit's hiding place, and the
vells that followed q vigorous shove
revealed his whereabouts. Brown has
been . partner of John Devine in the
'aloon business at this place for the
past eight months.
The fourth annual meeting Of the G. |
X. OF Montana, occurred at Miles
ity, on the 21st inst. Railroad
POINTS were well represented at the
lathering. Department Commander
:. c. Waters, OF Billings, delivered an |
sble address. There are sos members
n good standing in the order. The
officers were elected for the
oming year: Department Commander |
j. q. Sanders, Helena; s. v. C.-H.
eomeyn, Fort Keogh; j. v. CIV. A.
,ook, Boulder; Medical Director-E.
J. Koerper, Fort Keogh; Chaplain-l
J. A. Wallace, Billings; Council Of Ad.
Observation-Disclosures Shoemaker,
Wilson, Sloane, kellogg; Representa-.
ives at the National Encampment at
Columbus, Ohio-Jas. H. Mills, r. f.
'isk; alternates, Jos. f. Galloway, NJ.
;. Wyman. The next annual depart
rent encampment is to be held at
[elena between April and 80, 1889.