Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-12-19

the sum oil > .'lo was gwen a. being ira na-
ferred from the general to the contingent
fund. 1t should have read Si5.ooo.
Judge Benton presides with an easy
grace. lie is very courteous and obliging.
and has made a good impression among
our people. Ills rulings have been fair and
sound
just received n fine assortment OF fancy
candies including caramels, fruit candies
etc, at Thomas |. Vehawn's. east side
Spring creek. Now is the time to buy your
Christina. candy.
Alex Tuttle of Utica was in town this
week. Mr.. Tuttle has just returned from
the east, where he went with his cattle. lie
visited Chicago. st. Louis and several other
cities while away.
NJ. b. barrow left ON Mondays coach for
Pnckney, Mich. where he will remain for a
month or two visiting with friends and rel
atives. 1t is intimated that he will buy
tickets for two ON his return trip.
The school board should be looking after
that furniture and those stoves. The con
tractor has finished the building. Any
further delay will not be his fault. The fur
niture could have been here "a month ago
Mr.. j. NJ. Croft received numerous con
gratulations while in town last week.
lie was married to Miss Jennie Shelley of
Mason City, Iowa, on November Goth and
arrived home with his bride ON Nov. 21th.
Remember the Christmas ba % be given
by Culver Il Noble. 1t will lie the event Of
the season. There will be room and sup.
per for everybody. The music will he y
special feature. Johnny, get your girl"
ID. j. Kane will leave on to-morrow's
coach ON IA trip to his old home at Du-
buuue Iowa. where he will visit his mother
and .the, relatives. lie may visit Mis-
souri, before returning. He will lie absent
II month or six weeks.
The Lewistown gentlemen social club is
n sure 60. The club will organize with fully
thirty members. Rooms in Frank Wrights
new residence have been secured. and are
being fitted up. Further mention Of the
club and its aims will be made next week.
We made an error last week in stating
that Broadwater, Mcnamara IL Go. paid
IA county license. But in addition to Mr..
McNamara's Individual taxes Of S2Sl.96,
the firm pays taxes to the amount of
S5331s.
LosT-A seal-skin cap, with monogram
initial ~. +. L." in the crown. Lost be-
tween Tyler's ranch and DR.. Williard's
ranch on East Fork Big Spring creek.
Finder will please return the same to +. 4.
Lawrence. at Flatwillow, who will give a
reasonable reward for its recovery.
The end OF the track on the Neihart
branch is now near the top OF the Belt hill,
but track-laying is temporarily suspended
until the smith cut is completed, which
il will be in two or three days. The track
will he laid into the Belt valley within the
next week.-Tribune.
$. :. Hobson was in town this week. Mr..
Hobsen 10 liable to become a mining king
some day. lie is interested in several
properties at the head of the Middle Fork
of the Judith that are looking fine. The
blanket" lode, in particular, il very rich,
and development is being pushed along in 4
Eusiness-like manner.
A Fort Maginnis special of the 18th inst.
to the Independent says: A report was re-
csived this morning that the house Of u
ranchman named Nc Keen, thirty five miles
from Rocky Point in the Little Rocky
mountains, was accidentally blown up by
n key Of powder last night, killing a little
girl and seriously iniaring Mrs. Mckeon.
George w. Taylor became assoeia to coun-
eel in the sheep case after reaching Lewis
town. lie made AN eloquent speech for his
cliepts. lie examined the evidence in an
able manner and presented his points with
n great deal Of skill. He was courteous
aud respectful in his remarks. lie is not
only IA rising young barrister, but IA mighty
good fellow, in or cut of the court room.
One Of our Highwosd friends who WAS
proving up Oh his homestead to-day was
asked by District Clerk Todd how much of
a family lie had. Five children and one
~jfe," was the reply that ast0nished the
district clerk. Knowing that the gentle
man did not hail from Utah, lac was not
required by the clerk to bring forward other
witnesses to prove that he had only enc
wife.-l,iver Press.
Vim. Wood of stanford, who was ia at
tendance upon court as witness in the
sheep ease, had considerable sport while ia
town with the friends of Joe Ralst"n af
Maginnis, ewing to the strong resemblance
in the looks and actions of the two. 1t is
safe to say that he was saluted with a
Hello. joe" quite rs frequently AS with a
"How are you, Billy" One vi the two
gentlemen Should he compelled by man
.Iamus proceedings to shave his beard.
There were two ex-juises in attendance
at this term of court-D. ) Wade and
Thomas &. Bach. The former ON the
Montana bench for siNteen year. lie was
"A sound and upright judge, is good lawyer
and "a good man. Though Judge Bach Was
on the bench but three years, he made a
brilliant record for one of his age. lie
formed "a strong attachment for the peepl.
Of Fergus county while ON the bench, and
he will be seen here often in the future prac-
ticing in our court.