Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-05-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

George Faiigan Of stanford was in town
last week
Tom McShane was in town last week
guyns the boys n little.
Remember, the common school Is the
poor mans university.
Charles VI. Rogers has taken charge oi { he
half-breed school. north Of town.
The man without public spirit is n public
enemy. Vote for the school house.
-. H. Miller Of Flat Willow went through
town last week on his way to Helena.
The pride "f White sulphur Springs j. Us
new school building and graded school.
II We are going I" celebrate ON the Fourth
of July. . preliminary meeting should be
held soon.
\ facetIous voter ia this precinct ia at
tempting to vote for Mr.. Meadow voted for
the "Mikado."
VI. l.. Poland Of Maiden was in town Sat
urday. lie thinks Maiden will see good
times before fall.
Miss Patterson. daughter Of Mrs. James
Day. arrived from England last Saturday.
She made the trip in seventeen days.
All women who are taxable residents of
this district. and over twenty -one years Of
age. are entitled to vote next Saturday.
George Hunters ten-horse team and Jack
Nadnais. with eight horses, started for Ben
ton last Saturday to lead for r. L. Power
a Bro.
Don't bc II moss. back" or "a dronc, but
vantag-s than it was your good fortune to
enjoy.
MARRIED -- At Alpine, Mont. Sunday.
April 81. by Justice &. l.. Co,ler. Mr.. VIM.
smith of Fort Maginnis to Mrs. 4. Booker
oi Maiden.
Let every man who is not opposed to
education and progress vote Yes" on the
question to bond the district Ter "a nsw
school house.
The Lewistown base ball club is getting
down to business. They will soon he ready
To issue IA challenge. Phlbrook and Utica.
take warning.
Mr. Langman. Of Wolf creek. Judith Ia
sin. cam in aud met his wife and child. who
arrived from the east ON to-tay's Manitoba
train.-I,ivcr Press.
In the estray notice of Rogers Bros. in
serted last week for the first time an error
was made ia calling the animal mare.
II should have been horse.
Jim Name was in sunday from Ross
Fork. where he is engaged in building q res
idcnce for Posey EIston. Robert Shaw has
gone out To do the mason work.
Mr. and Mrs. viii Powell. Of the Judith.
were in town Monday. Mr.. Powell leaves
this week for Helena and the jefferson val
ley, to lie absent couple OF weeks.
W. W DE Witt left on Mondays coach
for the Falls and Helena, tn be gene II week
or ten days. lie has been out of town only
twice before in three years, and then only
for a single night.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. Kelly arrived home
last Saturday evening from Akron. Ohio,
where Mrs. Kelly has been spending the
winter. She is much improved in health,
though weary from her journey homeward.
W. II. Hunt of Helena arrived in town
last saturday evening on business connected
with the Ming cattle sale. He was accom-.
The gentlemen left on the return trip Mon
day morning.
The drizzling rain and snow Monday
night and Tuesday Of this week was quite
welcome. The prospects for a hay and
grain crop are now very good. There will
have to be heavy and continuous rains to
help out the placer mines.
There is no doubt whatever but the ques-
tion OF bonding this district for the pur-
pose of building new school house will be
carried by a large majority next Saturday.
II will prove a monument to the wisdom
and generosity Of those who voted for it.
James II. Moe and Percy Kenneth left for
Helena last Friday by the latter's private
conveyance. They went by the way Of
White sulphur Springs and Canyon Ferry.
Mr.. Moe will be absent couple Of weeks.
Mr.. Kenneth will return in about a month.
Speaking Of the Ming cattle sale, the
River Press says: The herd was bought by
Oscar stephens, Of Fort Logan, for S233O
"a head, no spring calves to he counted.
This is the first big cattle deal that has &C.
CURED in native Montana cattle for some
time.-Mr. stephens ranch is near Fort
Maginnis, not Fort Logan.
Remember, the law reads that '.every
person, without regard to sex, who is over
twenty-one years of age and "a taxable in
habitant Of the dist rict shall lie entitled ia
vote" There is no property qualification
in the law, hence all men who pay IA road
or poor tax are entitled to vote at the
school election next Saturday.
There was u great fall Of moisture last
week. Ia this immediate vicinity and
around the Snowy and judith ranges there
was heavy fall Of snow, while ON the
upper Judith il rained. We learn that in
the vicinity Of Mcdonald creek il neither
rained or showed. This was probably the
blessed with moisture.
We have not yet heard Of any serious
Losses among woolgrowers q result Of last
weeks storm. Though il struck tAom right
in the middle of the lamb harvest, they are
80 well provided with sheds. hay and help
that IA great loss was hardly possible.
Ewes are in such good condition that lambs
are unusually strong this season. We be-
licve the woolgrowers are gamers by the re
cent storms-at least we hope 50.
The sale of the Ming cattle, together with
brand and cattle corrals. was eonsum-
mated last Monday. Mr.. W. II. Hunt, at
torney for the administrators, conveyed to
Oscar stephens all right, title and interest
IL, ,,,l Il, said ,rnnarty i'm ,np.iI.rat ion of