Fergus County argus., 1889-10-24

has turned the work back int" Mr Miller'>
bands and Def, this m.ruiu. for Helena
Mr.. l;rsr,.tnn ha~ not vet d,ci,l,d whether
he viii remain permanently Ia Helena or
not II" II very pleasant aud capable
gentle and ~ regret q" l.~- him from
eur midst. River Press.
Sp"rt,nrn report that ,i,-.r "i both -p~-
cie- arr ia abundance thi- season, but prai-
rie chickens are very scarce. Fin. like the
buffalo, have practically disappeared from
their former haunts nn the Yellowstone.
by the way. the river ia the Indian vernac-
ular is called Etchetah kas.askia the
Horned Hare tor Elk river. Does the drift
81 deer to the valley and the scarcity of
prairie chickens Indicate - hard winter,
odd hunters say yes. ,;i-ndive Times.
| on Tuesday W. n. Kelly. county rlerk
received a dispatch from Secretary Walker
"i Helena. making inquiries about the
official retnrns of Fergus county. stating
that they had not been received. A, the
4
/ ll-lcna post master for the same dated
october 18th. The law says the returns
shall br sent tothe Trrritnrial Amlitorand
hc * the party Ia whom the returns we're
sent. What ha. SECRETARY Walker got t.,
do with The returns
j. y. Murphy came down from Maiden
Tuesday aud had n warrant issued for
th- arrest III John Tenny. charging him
with bnrglirizing his saloon Of u gold
watch aud u small sum of niuii.y. ton
stable Beck brought the acr,is.,l .lownfrom
Maiden yesterday aud - hearing was had
l'sfere Justice Gu,igell. On motion of
prosecuting attorney the prisou-r WAS dis
cha r.-d, tn. evidence bein. deeniei INSULT.
rirni Z" hold the prisoner. There were
thirteen witnesses summoned from Maiden.
John Arnold returned last Friday from
Judith Landing. Although he had II rough
experience on the trail of the jail birds, he
now has orcasi"n to reioic~. lie found
that the eNrrrise given his injured leg had
relaxed the cords and given him such con
li,lence in the INJURED member that he con
can walk almost without limping. lie
killed two or three deer while >.outing ia
the brakes .f the Judith and l.it M.nLay
t.. r-co,er them aud sp-nd several days on
"a hunt for more.
Thomas T.. Street, "a f"rmrr resident .f
the ''aliaiin valley. was in town las, week.
Mr.. Street aud family are visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Winter ON Rock creek. Mr..
street is one of the ol'l-timers "f Montana
and in earlier days worked ut the printing
business. lie assisted in getting cut the
iirst issue of the Rocky Mountain Illus
handman. While in the AR., nfre he set
half n stick of type to .re ii he had forgot.
ten his ''p'-" and ''q'-." lis found it quite
different from roping II "a, use. but would
>ooS catch on" again. lie - greatly
pleased With the Ju.lith Basin.
Frank Lamb. visit Ia Lewistown last
week seems to have been of an official ma.
ture. lie is u constable Of Flat Willow
township and was here for the purpose oi
,rresiing T.. II. Wsst"ver. a book agent
VII" has been canvassing the county the
found his man and returned with him Ia
Flat Willow, where he was wanted on the
serious charge of making an indecent pro-
po-al to Mrs. James \. tourtwright OF
that vicinity. 4 hearing was had ou the
18th inst q, in which the lady testife To
Westover's conduct. WeStover WAS placed
under 5000 bonds, failing I" prscure which
he was brought to Jail to await the next
meeting .f court.
The mortgage sale of 5000 head. more
or less. of the North Montana Cattle Co.'S
band Of cattle with 80 head of horses,
was conducted ON tn. 10th inst. AT Big
SANDY by Cnder-Sherifi Charlcs Crawford.
The cattle sale included all cattle in hand
and On the ranges oi Northern Montana he
longing 4" the company. We learn that
Col ]. u. Mc'utcheoh oi Helena was pres
ent at the sale. Among the bidders on the
cattle was NJ. Charles T.. Conrad III this
city. who ran the herd up tu : SO. .uou; bat
"a representativ" of Col. e. \. Brundwatcr
raised Mr.. Conrad's hi - Thousand dollars
more aud took the herd al SliS .ooo. The
sale "f the horses i"llow-'l, the 100 herd
bringing ,.nly -, 100, making ~ total sum
of SIZE. .mn. This sale is the largest ever
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