Fergus County argus., 1890-04-03

j. J. Davis the manager 81 heSiase line.
between Great Falls and Ncihart Barker.
the Judith Basin aud Maiden. has his hands
full these days iu furnishing stranSp"rtatinn
{ i"r the immense travel over his lines. Hut
the colonel Is equal to- the task Leader.
We are in receipt of the Great Falls
Leader Annual. II j. ia magazine form.
with numerous illustration. uf Great Falls
a. well ~ views of the Giant springs smel-
ter rlant. falls. and other objects "f inter
est about the city. !, contains ais. valu-
able information about the growth aud
future oi that city. The Leader company
deserves great credit lor this producti"n.
| Reese Anderson. j. IT, Abrams. \ l.. Tay-
Ior and Il. \. carnorhan came IN from Mai
den yesterday evening with the product of
a ten days run fr.m the new spotted
/ Horse twenty. ampmill. The mill started
/ up March and has been continuously in
operation since. giving entire satisfact ion.
/ Mr.. 'araochan left for Helena this morning
ana the rest of the party will return To
D
y mar Who writcth for "a new sI,ap-r is of
! lew days aud lats of grief. lie riseth in the
morning and knoweth not what the day
will bring forth. Ii he tellpth all the new :
he runnrth great risk OF getting tin ear
pu, on him. and ii he tellcth not the news
the people say he is n. 9. and there il no joy
ia IL. The crafty man caj"lcth him unto
.iving him II 5o-cent pun for "a :, cent cigar
aud fond mother, frown ON him il he faile, h
to Halter their frrckle.ifaced broo,is. And
all his ways are ways of woe. aud all his
days are full Of sorrow. The life insurance
man tacklcth him, and peddlers and book
agents layeih snares for him, and on the
whole he hath deuce of a time.-Ex.
Herald. William W. DE Witt, IA prominent
merchant of Lewistown. Fergus county. is
a guest at the Hotel Helena. Mr.. DE Witt
has been for quarter of u century CON
nectcd with the business life of M.ntana.
For II long time during the placer mining
period DE Witt A Steiscr formed the prin.
epal mercantile house at Lincoln. Deer
Lodge county. The senior member of the
old-time firm has continued in business aud
built up AN extensive trade east Of the Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Steiscr for some years has re-
sided in New Jersey.
sheriff sullivan returned from Great Falls
last Saturday with two prisoners. lie
went there ier the purpose Of getting Frank
l.indmeyer, who was held ON the charge of
stealing Eph kinkeade's horses, but bcliev-
ing he knew the whereabouts of another
law breaker he took IA trip down the Great
Northern to Big Sandy. where at ranch
in that vicinity lac arrested Curly" Fuller.
who is charged with burslarizing Tom
Moorv's cabin On the head of Mcdonald
creek. Both have quarters in the white
house on the hill. awaiting Judgment day.
Some time ar" the River Press n,ted the
TACT that Mai. q. X. Norris had gone To-
Chicago iur the purpose "f fuliiliiu. a mat
rimonial engagement. We are glad To- hr
able now To report that he mai jur has re-
turned To- his hoinrat Judith. accompanied
10y u charming aud accomplished bridr. -
lady who will her ceiorth make his hon"
the brightest aud happie-i spot nnearth tu
him. The major is calculated to make "a
model husband. who will appreciate aud
enjoy the comforts aud happiness of home
life. The happy couple IL already ,l"mi-
cilcd ia II c"zy Residence near where the
waters of the Judith meet aud mingle with
th"se oi the mighty Missouri a brautiful
aud historic valley. which s heing rapidly
settled Icy thrifty farmers aud stuckmeu.
The major j. the merchant prince "f that
section. and We are happy to note. is pros
perns. River Press.
Mr.. iIolepsack secretary al the board uf
trade. has received "A scco.d letter from \.
j. Perkins A Sons the Medfuri. Wis. mill
ers, making further inquiry about the in
ducemrnts that can be offered to "A miller.
The Gentlemen say that il the mill property
here in l.ewistonn were given To- them - "a
bonus they would make personal irvesti-
CATION, and, il satisfactory. would put in at
once first class Roller mill. The gentle
men, however, require u little too prompt
action. They want to know definitely 10y
the 10th inst. what will he done. This is
crowding the limit trifle. II is better Z"
make haste slowly than promise more tnan
can he fulfilled. This letter will he given
proper consideration by the board of trade.
1t is evident that "A mill can be secured at
no distant day. and it might be well for
ranchmen to put in some hard wheat for
experiment. il nothing more. Inquiry il
made about winter wheat. No doubt win
ter wheat can he raised here as well as any
where. 1t il possible matters will take
such shape Ms to warrant the sowing of
wheat this iall At any rate the ball is
rolling.
The Judith Land District
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