Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-31

ltif 81.
t"ns,lon ri silver Bow, offered u hill to
protect game aud fish and Tor the creation
oi the "iice Of game and fish warden, Ia br
appointed by county commissioners. hold
office from thr.rto niu,. months ~ - salary
not more than sloo nor less than so per
month. and Ia receive rewards offered by
law for informing nn vioiators. Hradtwi,.
aud referred to the printing committee.
Haskell al Dawson has offered - hill aIi.
th"rizius TIA" board Of county commission
ers in every enunty IT, transfer all uncN-
pended balances remaining ia the road
poor aud school funds on the first OF octo-
her nf each year int" he general Land al TIA.
rounti-s.
Ray al custer has offered u bounty hill
II provides thcrr stall i,e paid out of the
territorial treasury the following: *, for
every mountain lion. -. for every bear:
SD" each for every wolf or coyote, aud
) ior every wiidrat killed within the Iotin-
diaries of Montana. To srrurc the bounty
the slayer ri the animals must present the
whole skins to the probate Judge nf III.
county ia which the animal may have been
killed. within sixty days after the killing
and shall make affidavit To- thu fact of hav.
ing killed the same in said county. The
aplslicant Tor bounty must also he ideni.
ii"i 10y two reputable citizens. The pro
bate judge shall then issue Il cert ilirat-
stating number aud kind Of animals killed.
which must he presented to the territorial
.,tI .,h L.,
rants on the territorial Treasurer. getting
the applicant, : receipt therefor on the back
rf the certificate. The auditor shall keepa
record of ali such warrants issued, aud
shall file the cert iiicate-. on issuing the
certificate ior bounty the probate iudg, is
required to- mark all skins presented asevi-
dence ri such killing by punching an inch
hole in the ears thereof. aud shall receive
from the person receiving such certificate
fees of 80 cents for each nountain lion or
bear skin and IL cents for each wild cat,
wolf or coyote skin punched. lie must
also keep u record ri cert iiicatr- issued and
may. il he deems it necessary. require add-
tional aili,iavits as To the killing. The hill
concludes with the levy nf heavy penalties,
in both fines aud imprisonment, for the
violation III any "i it, provisions. The law
IL Ia go into effect as soon a. passed. 1t
WAS read twice aud ordered printed.
Hunts gambling hill, To- prohibit ''sure-
thing gaines, passed the house on Jan. -
by n unanimous vote. The hill il iron-elad
and cxempts nothing but rnund-,able poker
and faro. The bill was slightly amended /
before passage. Some opposition was man /
Tested by members who desired To include /
AL species of gambling.
The report ri the text book commission I
recommends the discariing from the pub /.
lie schools of tho Bancroft readers, the I
Harper srosra pixies, Swintons Ianguag.
essons. word book and language primer,
aud Hebinson's ariihm-tics. and recon-
inrnds the substitution therefor of Me I
I.uify's revised reader, short studi,s in .
English No. =. Green's elementary gram
mar, Shoup's graded suelcr, Fishs arith-
nciie, Barnes Biographies, New Pathfinder
physioisy No. =, Steeles hygiene histology.
md as supplementary works, ,ivics for
Young people, Graphic drawing system.
IIarvry's English grammar aud Eclectic