Fergus County argus., 1890-04-24
JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.


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| stone and Porter of Phiihr"ok have
started a weekly beef wagon.
Mr. Orlan.lo sawyer of Lewistown paid
Philbrook "a flying visit last week.
| John VI. Ellsworth came out last week to
| Utica from Wisconsin. Mr.. Ellsworth wants
/ to sell his cattle.
At Philbrook Saturday last Frank T..
Moor and Maud Saunders, both Of stan
ford. were united in marriage by Judge DE
Frate.
sunday next the Methodists will hold
their regular quarterly conference in Phil
brook Jacob Mills, the elder, will he pres
ent and will preach in the morning and
evening.
Mr.. u. Montgomery 10 very sick with
typhoid fever at the residence of Jack
Waite near Utica. lie was formerly fore
man for Mr.. Waite, and had just returned
when taken sick from IA visit to his old
home in Tennessee.
Last week Mr.. David Of Paradise valley
lost by fire a stack of hay. As hay is hay
tiuu-s hay will lie something more than
hay. all of which leads Mr.. David Ia regard
the justness uf the visitation as rather
hazy.
Jim shelton. t'tica's popular aud good
looking dispenser Of liquid refreshments.
appreciating the general dryness of the sit
nation has generously made "A horizontal
reduction in his tariff. Hereafter twelve
and one-haIi cents dropped int" the slot is
good for one delight
Last week Hon. Jack Waite returned
home from visit east. lie was accom-
pasied by Mrs. Waite and the children, ais"
his sister. Mrs Clark who comes ont for
her health Thus see. one by one, our
humble Statesmen returning to the bosonS
OF their constituencies.
The m"~t exuberant crop thus Tar this
spring is that of dry weather prophets.
They are rs numsrous as g"phers, aud are
as full of wisdom as n Kentucky colonel
with "a liberal jag on. We sincerely hope
that before many days they will bs thor
oughly soaked and permitted To- reach dry
hand only for the necessaries of life aud Ia
warm their feet.
Jersey OF Philbroek has ordered a ear
load of potatoe. from Minnesota. aud they
will lie here in II few days. This will doubt
less be Joyous news tn those lovers of this
e,culent tuber who have ior So long time
been feasting their Imagination upon the
puts" and calls of an uncertain season
IIersry henceforward for his enterprise
will be no small potatoes ia this conmun
ity.
The Judith river, contrary {. expecta
tions. did not long survive the meltin.
, away of icy barriers. II now loses its iden
tity as IA moist entity sh.rtly after leavin.
. Utica. The future 10 certainly bright foi
numerous squabbles over riparian rights
. With bitches, water rights aud only foul
4 feet of snow in :he mountains the "utcom'
will be demoraizing to trace up, even I" :
stamford detective.
Arthur Courtney, a resident of the Bash
l. until year ago. died recently of consump
ti,n at his old b"ne in Ireland. Old-timer
/, will remember Courtney as the man wh" II
- 1879 murdered on. Flood near Lavna
i, lie was tried at White sulphur Spring- an'
by the energy of Lawyer I'oslkin Of Helen;
escaped hanging. II is said that Courtns.
was one of a party that rescued BodkiI
from certain death, he having been lost II
the mountains in the depth of winter
Bodkin defended him without remunera
tion and saved his life az an expression q
gratitude.
i Fergus county can boast of being the ban
h. ner sheep raising county in the world. sh
can point with the finger of pride to horses
, cattle and mines galore, bat when ON
;. comes to marrying the startling fact lie
comes apparent that not one priest no
. parson throughout the county is author
!. lied to weld two seething hearts into ON
composite chuak. The situation is indeed
I humiliating as well as alarming when W
consider the number Of justices of the psac
win. are now sending in their designations
G The time may come when Romeo and Julie
!. will HE themselves across the border t.
e seek q full-feiged parson who can tie til
I Gordisn knot.
The proudest thing that walks the cart
4 is the modern postoilice Inspector. fo
can talk Of hotel clerks and railroad con
b Iuctors, but these gentle citizsns canno
light a cigarette beside tn. m. p. q. !. whe
e he fully appreciates his official physology
4 To many of the country postinasters the
, are the thorn in the iiesh-the pestiiens
y that walketh in darkness ever ready 4
e pounce down upon him. Phiibrook one
Il had n deputy p. IN. whose gray hairs, dy'
pepsia aud love vi strong drink could u
;, traced directly to the postoihcc inspector
u" Every wandering tramp or itinerani sheei
'r her,ler was to him AN inspector in diss"is'
!. IL is told Of "a p. m. not iar from Phill'roo
that when tho colossal grandeur of AN u
speetsr was turned upon him hc grabbe
'e up the boxes, stamps, etc, aud pitch.
u thcn b..iily into the middle of the roaa
: saving in a d.gusted voice trembling wit
suppressed energy: There is your & d
" p"stoilic and if you say anything more
y will pitch you out after IT.