Fergus County argus., 1889-11-21


Crooked creek is very properly named.
Nothing will compare with IT for crooked
ness. \ preachers son, bank cashier. or
IA Montana returning board are all straight
compared with it. Ii Bunyon's Pilgrim
had been compelled tn travel the windinss
of this stream before reaching paradise. he
would have given up in sespair. Nothing
but Sheriff Sullivan's skill ~ a guide led hc
hunting party out Of its eutanglng meshes,
and then all were triile crosseyed when
camp was ma.ir. y" "more of Crooked creek
for us.
The champion liar was found down at
the mouth oi The Musselshel. He IL AN old
bear hunter and trapper 10y the name Of
Palmer. lie claims To- bc a nephew of eN-
';ov. Palmer of Illinois. lie leads II life of
solitude from choice of II stray sheep
His relatives in the east are all wealthy.
lie claims tu have bounty certificates for
200 bear killed in Montana. lie tells II
story (which, we believe. was originally
told in lS:1;,) about killing "a deer. lie
| saw the animal at "a distance of 10 yards,
aud raising his needle gun. TODD steady aim
and fired. The deer did not move IA muscle.
| lie shot five times in Succession. with COED
| aim. aud then thinking there was same
thing mysterious, hc approached the deer
and "n examination found it stone dead
hut standing firm IN its four feet. He cut
the .ie-rs throat and then pushed il over
When he had proceeded to disembuwel il
iie found that all five shots had taken
effect aud the intest ines thoroughly roldled.
lie could not explain the strange actions of
the deer, aud fearing the old man might
faint after this effort. We offered him "a
drink "i cordial endorsed by the Lewi-town
order of !. "a. +. lie drank heartily.
We hunted IA week for that kind oi - deer,
hut did not find one.
Tom Vivian has sold his ranch below
town t. John Lcman of sun River. C,n-
| -iderati"n. $4,000. An improvements are
included in the sale. Mr.. Vivian will have
the use of the ranch until spring. This is
one of the finest hay ranches in Fergus
county, having plentiful supply of water
foI irrigatinc purposes, with ditch already
constructed.
There is no question that n great many
deer are being killed for bait by those en-
gagged in ''w"liing." There are no big jawed
cattle tu he had. hence the necessity Of Sc
curing other halt. While it is important
to get rid Of the wolves aud coyotes, il
seems like crime to slaughter noble game
to accomplish that end. Tkerr is no law
to prevent its being done between now aud
the first day Of January.
The hunting party, consisting 81 John W.
Beck, Maurice sullivan, NJ. u. Darrow and
j. NJ. Nrooman. returned last Thursday
evening. They went down to the mouth Of
the Mussel-hell river. ON the Missouri.
| They returned with four deer. The ARGrs
representative killed n compound black.
tail buck and WAS So demoustrative over
his achievement that he scared the rest of
the deer out Of the country. and the part v
had (" break camp and return home. Bear
signs, but mo- bear.
| We learn that G. J. Mcnamara met with
quite serisus accident last Thursday.
which will probably lay him up for while.
lie had taken up couple of his blooded
!
Macinnis. where he could look after them.
While passing behind ons of them the spir
tied young-ter took fright at sonnet hing a nd
delivered vicious kick in Mr.. Mcnamara =
side. breaking two ribs and knocking him II
distance of eight or ten feet. Mr.. McNa-
mara was soon placed under the post sur
gems care, and is now confined To his bed
/ Al 1, :. g..I
Mae will not be able to take his seat AS
senator from Fergus county at the Opening
oi the legislature. which cunvcnes next sat
urlay.
| Elsew here will be found "A communication
from the school board to the taxpayers
The board deals principally with the que-
tion concerning the limit of Mr.. kane'-
contract. There seems to he no contro
versy over the deviation> from speeiiea
tions, hence they would seem to- have theii
approval a- well as that Of the old board
The substitution Of Portland cement fol
trimmings IN the place of rock, we believe
will not detract from the appearance of til.
building. especially when the character Z"
rock to he had is taken into consideration
1t is. of course, important that the build
ing should be SO constructed that thu
health Of children will not he endangered
The building has a nineteen-inch brick wall
with three-inch space between the innel
and outside walls, making what is called 8
hollow wall. The question is whether thi,
will prove as good as lathing ON stripping
II would seem that no frost could ge
through those walls with the air chamber
bet ween, and that the building would bs
much warmer than il latbea, but it IL 3
quest ion for architects and mechanics. TIN
building is being constructed in "a substan
tial manner, and when turned over fo
school purposes will he we'll worth the pric