Fergus County argus., 1890-11-20

giving dances through the winter months
The officers are: John p. Martin, president:
+. +. Wright, treasurer; J. NJ. Parent. sec
retary. The first party will be given to-
morrow evening.
| c. +. Rathbone, who arrived from Ober-
lin. Kan, last week to visit his brother,
+. H.. made us a pleasant call on Satur-
day. We found him a very intelligent and
genial gentleman. Mr.. Rathbone is looking
up new place to locate, and has partially
decided to cast his fortunes in Utah, where,
in company with his brother, he will go
into the newspaper business.
| Last Saturday Sheriff Sullivan went to
Hopkins ranch in the Judith mountains
and arrested Percy DeWolfe on the charge
| Of DEMONSTRATING. A bay horse. bearing the
brand Of Hill X Louther Of the Musselshell
and horse belonging to Fred France of
Fort Magnnis were found in his possession.
DeWolfs was lodged in the county Jail.
| Parties down from Maiden during the
past week report the Spotted Horse mine
looking better than ever. The mill is in
| constant operation, and will run until cold
weather shuts off the water supply. De
velopnent work will lie prosecuted all win
| ter and the coming spring promises to
bring lively times for Maiden. as other
projects are forming which cannot mater
| in lie before another season.
| Judge Benton. Clerk Of the Court Meagher
| opened court at his office last Monday and
| has adjourned from day to day and will
continue until the 9th inst. when court
will lie adjourned for the term. This is a
mere matter Of form to meet the require
ments of the law. No business has been
transacted, save that several prisoners
have appeared with counsel and announced
that they were ready for trial.
=. II. Hughes, veritable "old timer"
has just returned from Dry and Running
Wolf creeks and the Yogo district. He
says the same energetic spirit pervades
that county as does this whole section
and that the people there are waiting for
the Montana Central railroad line with as
firm hope as at any point. Several
mines are working rapidly. aud more are
about to open. This will certainly he a
great county.-The Monarch.
Chinook Opinion: The judith Basin
cattle owners. J. I. Phelps. \. 5. True.
T.. +. Tnttle, Ole Torrison, q. W. Barrows,
T.. :. Sweet, Frank Plunkett, W. G. Prsu.
tit. l.. kaufman, A. Belcher. J. Westfall,
NJ. Hobson. Mr.. Curtis and Mr.. Phillips.
representing %, 900 head Of cattle driven
into the Milk river range during the past
summer, held "a meeting Friday afternoon
in q. Thomas Oyster Psrlors and after
deciding to make Chinook their headquar-
ters. elected as president and general
manager :. s. Hobson and Frank Plunkett
secretary and treasurer. After the ship
ments of Saturday and Sunday of three
train loads. part OF the party started out
by wagon for the Judith Basin over the
range.
A Barker correspondent in the Great
Falls Tribune says: The most needful
improvemen and the deepest felt want in
this section is the completion of the
proposed road to Judith Basin. Here is
the natural pass to vast farming country,
and the way Of communication with tw"
producing sections of an exchange Of com.
modities The Judith Basin is filled with
a thrifty farming populace. whe are very
anxious to have this road opened, and
will see that il is completed to the summit
of the range at this point. 1t is not more
than five or six miles from Barker. and a
good road in already completed three
miles of the way This question should be
agitated, because it 10 practical, economical
and highly urgent.
George Falligan was in from Neihart last
Saturday. George is running meat mar
ket in that lively camp and doing good
business. While here he sold to Lyle smith
of Beaver creek 10? head OF cows, from
three to five years old, for Sl1 per head,
| throwing in 32 calves. He is in the Basin
for the purpose Of buying three and four
year-old steers for his meat market at Nei-
hart. and is paying from $40 to $40 per
head. George has great faith in Nsihart.
| He says it is picking mp every day and VIII
| be n becoming camp next summer. The
railroad will be built into both Neihart and
Barker early in the spring. newspaper
plant is being put in, and the Neihart
Weekly Herald will make its appearance
soon. George says he dropped several hun
.lred on Carter, but will make even next
time.