Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-26

J rel hoops. The thills. which were probabl
! taken from q sulky hay rake. were fastene,
near the top Of the what IL it," TIL
cross board on the thills weakened befor
i, Mr.. Ming reached town but he tied IL u,
securely with his neck scarf. John say
there is not money enough in the Lewis
town Mint TO buy thai. sseigh.
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neer Press, st. Paul. will receive free, ~,
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Subscription price only 81 a year aud I,
cents extra for postage an the history.
A large crowd turned out to the Literar,
S"ciety Monday evening. which signifies Il
growing interest in the meetings. Til,
question 81 AN ''irreda,inable currency
WAS discussed. and The judges derided thai
they rather have money iss,ied by III,
Lrwiato"n Mint" than fiat money. This
question was only brought up as nm u ncient
curiosity. In Justice Ia the affirmative. we
must say that neither Of them believe in
an i'rr'ieen,al''n currency, The reading by
Mrs jackson. The musical numbers, ESSAY
: b.; +. T.. Smith aud the Porcnpine. bv
X won Tob-l, were all prai-rwnrthy. The
P"rcupine with its ''iretinl auils" pricked
good many. 1t WAS the best paper yet
issued.
Mr.. Chas. J. Powell Of the Judith. whu
is nov visiting at jefferson city. sends us ~
lew specimens 81 the ore struck in the
Nickes end 81 the Montana Central tusneI
n couple IL WEEKS since. The ere is gai-na.
and too bright to he vrry high grade
stil' quantity il more desirable than
quality. and the Wickcs tnnrtl MAY We,
develop great mine. OF the tunnel, Mr.
Powell says: The work at this end is
progressing very rapidly; they wade The
past month the hest record ever made in
tunne'ing. The light ON the inside rs well
as the stable mud cook shanty on tn. out.
side IRE furnished by elect ricity They are
working about one hundred men and aie in
about I 900 feet"
;. :. Ilobson. president of the Bank Of
Fergus County. and Jas. shelton. of utira.
were in town II couple Of days last week.
Both have recently re;ssart i.om the east.
Mr.. Iinl'son from Chicago, aud Mr.. shelton
from - visit to 81. Louis aud southern
Illinois. Mr.. HUDSON will not return Ia
Chicago this winter but will remain On hi.
rancii near itira. making occasional visits
10 L""istpwn. This grntlrnan SAYS that
'hrr' vii. be Il railroad into .i,,, Basin ia
Two or three years, ifno' BOOMER. Railroad
ma :lat,- are fully aware oi the respurr e
ni''i Importance of this region aud do not
intend {" "'"rioot it. lie says the Man.
frta company is buihlas rev car- and
viii equip its lin. la Il first -rlass ,nnni:er
next siiins-runnins elegant dinners aud
Shoppers. and will make quirk time between
Helena and st. Paul. The manase tnt
vi make IA strong effort to control the
business :" the Judith country.
Hon Paul N' ,'rmich. Of junction, has
blood in his eye. while his tongue done
good work on both ends adyucatin. n
truss bridge 10 be built arrnSs the Nussrl-
s;irll river ~ Reeds crossing. We und,r.
s'nnd tie cnnnLnis.ioncr. Will meet un Sat.
url3y, tie nth lust, to ronsilcr tn
hria- huilt if they can see thrir way clear
To- s'aaI VI" expense. The citizens of tn.
eastera part of the county hay. patiently
waited for this bridge. which has been n
'olg FELT need The stagr thr.,. time. -
week. aud hundreds III thousands oi pounds
Of fresh; cross the river ut that point
yrarlr, and during hi,h water all IL block
AIDED, causing great annoyance aud ex.
ctse. Toruuiroi tl,is trade from gong Ia
The Manitoba n hrid," must b. buili and
the -uonrr the better Billings Gazrttr.
year ago "" urged that Fergus and Iri-
l"ws'onr county IT jointly il the bull linz
al this biid.e. but .'ic people of this county
may be unable to see the benefits that
would warrant the construction 81 such II
hric" aa is proposed al this time The
completion ri the Manitoba has altered
The situation somewhat. a. t,,r mai bri,y
Of irci.htina hrrraiicr VIII bc diverted to
Tho north. ie'. il is n ruitrr worthy uf
thr attention al our commissioners and il
tn dceui il advisable To- aid ia n, con
- ructipn al Il ,.riIgr at th,s point. W.
lp'.ir.e Taxpayers mn;.ld rndursr their
action. Vi Tr'owsfone ,fo.;niS insists oii +
biildins il alone she should not lie denied ,
I he privilege.