Fergus County argus., 1890-07-24
JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.

George Stone is at present taking in the
sights of the metropolitan towns along the
railroad.
Walter WaddelI aud family Of Philbrook
are cneamped on the Middle Fork of the
Judith for u week r outing.
Tuesday last Clarence Goodell aud wifr
started for the Falls. They GO To hay ia II
supply Of furniture Tor their new house.
Mrs. Will Powell. of the lower Judith,
started last week for Wisconsin, Via Bill
ings. She will spend the summer and fall
in iiarab"o with relatives.
The process oI making hay has com
mence,l on the Judith. The ranchnien say
that hay is extremely light this season. hut
il IL the experience of the hot. tired aud
persprng hired man that II fork full of il is
as heavy as ever.
The citizens oi Phiibrook and vicinity
who attend church had "a treat last week
ia the meetings conducted 10y Messrs. Ed
wards aud Wishard. Dr. Wishard ia a enl
tured gentleinan and IA pleasant speaker
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Rev, Edwards will have u regular appoint
ment at this place.
j. H. Waite aud family of Utica went to
the Falls several days ago. They had been
III the city hut "a short time hen their lit
tie boy. Donald. Who, by the way. ~ IA chip
al the old hiock, started out aud success
fully took in the sights I'll the iown on his
avn aeronnt. lie WAS finally rounded up
aud brought back te his parents. none the
worse i"r his experience.
I'hill,rook is once mere enjoying the pres
"nce of sam Scott, the pi"ncrr carpenter.
veteran fisherman. intrepid skunk trapper.
aud general all-round story teller. His ex-
Ierirnces in Montana aud elsew here would
ill ~ book. aud what sam has not seen ncan
pretty generally D.. put down rs not worth
the seeing. Sam usually prefaecs his re-
marks with: 'When ! was on the Muss,l
shell, near the msuth of Mcdonald creek. -
but IT, ON the contr rary. the incident at point
occurred at White sulphur springs. this
slight discrepancy rs To topography could
be set down as heins merely n laI'sus ling,i,r.
mood aud his thoughts mca n,lcred back T."
Missouri. in which state he passed several
years oi his early manhood. lie told of II
certain Judge Orr al that state. whose only
offspring was li>ping. Predetermined youth
10y name Marshall. hut called Marshie for
short. Upon being addressed as Swampy
by Scott the had dcmurrcd aud said that
his name was Mar-hic. After being advised
To look il up in the dictionary. which he
did. he returned and said: II beg your par
don. Mr.. Scott; mar-hy and swampy is the
same
This same youth, after making some bad
break according to the parental code of
family ethics. WAS being soundly ruifed 10y
the irate Judge who exclaimed meanwhile
in his loitiest nasal twang: "And probably
you don't know who ann" "Oh, yes,
said Marshie, you are Judge Orr who ran
for governor against Clay Johnson and got
beat like hell"
IL was twenty years ago in the mining
camp of Diamond that Scott once again
ran across Judge Orr. Many of Montana's
proud capitalists of to-day were then at
this camp delving in the mountain sides a-
common miners. A gentleman now proini-
nent in Montana as a newspaper man was
married at the camp, and the boys had
gathered together about midnight for the
purpose of rendering him II grand -end-om
in the good, old-fashioned style. Horse
h,idle-, tin cans, bells, ia fact, they had
eatheied together anything and everything
that couii help swell the volume of noise
Ia this select company WAS "a haf-wiited
fellow called "Spiling Jake, because of his
occupation. When the concert was at iis
height the bridegroom hoistc,l u window
aud with the speed and accuracy oi "A pro
fessional ball tosser hurled a slap.pail into
the crowd, and "Spiiins Jake" iell to the
ground like dead oN. The exercises were
discontinued aud with blanched faces all
hands gathered about the prostrate form.
Judge Orr tenderly raised his head from the
II ony ground and asked him il he werealiVe
I'm purity bad shuk up, boys, said Jake.
family, hui I've got my s-nsrs.' Hoo
ray" cried the Judge, hi, him again boys,
Il him; he never had any heioy-