Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07

There seems to have been "A little misun.
derstandng about the appointments for
this land district. George ". Cook Was an
applicant for the position OF register hut
according To Washington kilograms he was
appointed receiver and Mr. Berg register
Mr.. Cook is not dispeased 18th the change.
rs there Is difference IN the compensa-
ton. lie has no idea hen The office will
he opened Tor business.
As regards the name ri this place, refer
-nee to which was made last week. We find,
after talking with pr. I.apalu. who ma med
IT, aud with y. VI. Erickson and others,
that the original name was 'I.ewistown,"
not lewiston" and there never was any
authority or reason Tor calling it anything
else but l.ewistown. The original plats oi
the town aud deeds Ia town property are
written he latter Newspapers through
out the state generally have IL ton" but
it is incorrect. The name Of this place is
I.ewi-tomn. 50 lei il he.
T.. -. Porter will he remembered as "A
young man who once resided in Lew istown
aud played rornet in the band. lie WAS
quite swift I" while here and is going to he
dogs at rapid rate, Judging from the fol
lowing item taken from the Helena Herald:
~. -. Porter. the notorious white h,Isba nd
Of "a colorcd prostitute. who hobs up ire
quently in police court, was there again yes
teriay charged with having had IA tight
with his wife the day before. lie was found
guilty and fined Sio and costs. and when,
in the presence Of the court, he cailed the
policeman who had arrested him u I'D
liar. he was fined another $40
At White Sulphur Springs last week, Jas.
X. Grouse of the Musselshell was thrown
from his horse and instantly killed. Says
the Husbandman: "lIe had been in town
for week or more and had been dissipat-
ing considerably. and IL is supposed was
preparing TO return to his home. Riding
down the street he leaned to one side and
was fumbling with something behind the
saddle AS if endeavoring to make his horse
buck. when the animal SHE'D and he lost
his balance and fell to the ground. striking
on his head, cutting a cash in his right
temple. Medical attendance was at hand
and every effort was made to restore him,
but he breathed n few minutes only and
was dead, the conclusion from the fall il il
supposed, having killed him. Deceased has
lived On the Musselshell for a number of
years. was an expert in riding wild horses
and bore a good reputation. though some
what dissipating at times of late. From
what can be learned at this writing the ur.
fortunate young mans parents reside in
Washington. ID. c., and are well fixed. De
ceased was well educated and often wrote
for the press. but was subject to appopIexy,
from which his death might have ensned."
Husbandman: We learn with no small
surprise that Lewistown ia to ha We another
newspaper. Fergus is great and prosper.
Gus county and Lewistown a thriving town,
but the town and county have only reached
a stage of development sufficient to give "A
decent living to one local newspaper, and
il is nonsense to think of its supportingt two
~ newspapers should he Supported; and
while two may exc out an existence, one is
well unierst God that the new spaper is the
true index to the thrift and energy of "A
town, and the outside world judges OF "A
place by the character oi its prints This
being the case, one good paper is infinitely
better Tor n town than two poor ones. The
Fergus County ARGUS is II good. thrifty
new spaper. conservative in its views, and
serves I.ewistown and Fergus county AS
well an, paperwith u likesupport could,
aud We iail to any advantage to lie de
rived from :. Second publication. Aud
when it comes IT, hooking ~ the new pro.
iect from II financial point al view. there is
certainly nothing in il for the protector,
not even wages within the first ten years
from the date ri the first issue. and not
more than that for the next ten. and We
believe towns. counties aud communities
make IA mistake in encouraging So many
newspaper enterprises when it IL bound to
lead to IL lowering of the present standard
oi their existing publications. 1t is quality
that is needed more thanpuantity. and our
neighbors would do far better in the end ii
they would seek to increase the usefulness
and merit Of the publications they have by
"a cordial support than to seek to institute
IA hopeless project which cannot possibly
add to the newspaper standard of Mon
tana, aud bids fair to detract from that
already reached by their home paper.