Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-03

Monday. From him W. learned that Mr..
Snyder is improving very slowly with his
Injured foot. II was thought when Mr..
Snyder left Lew istown for his home some
time az" that he would speedily fr.over.
but the injured member became worse. Mr..
Snyder thinks of going east for treatment
Tonight the Mctinley Comedy aud Spec
ialty company will appear at LEWISTON
hall with an interesting prngramn of
vocal aud instrumental music. character
sketches. etc. Sonic Of our citizens who
attended the entert ainment in the western
part Of the county speak well of IT, Tickets
on sale at the post"ilice.
A number of our citizens who attended
| the auction sale at Fort Maginnis pooled
and bought the post hand fre-engine and
| all the attachments thereunto belonging
| IL arrived ia town last week aud u volun-
| teer company was soon out experiment ing
With more hose pipe aud s"me improve
menis il will M doubt prove of great value
| IN ease Of fire.
| Mr.. &. q. Records informs iIs that an in
the Lewistown road last Tuesday evening
and tore mp and twisted the sheet iron
roof from his shearing sheds. The cloud
was nne--haped and moved in the ,lree-
tion al Judith, where il resulted in IA heavy
hail storm. We have not heard of any
further damages. Press. Nodamage
in this section.
| William Lawrence was arrested in Pig
Eye basin last week on the charge of horse
stealing. lie had three horses belonging ia
Irving Chippee of Sage creek. the horses
having been purchase by the latter ut the
sheriff sale of the Sifton property. Law
renee was brought tn the county Jail. Pre-
liminary examination was held Monday Y
and the prisoner bound over to await the
action of the grand Jury.
Quite a number III our citizens will go to
Maiden and tibet to celebrate the Fourth.
Though Maiden is having some hard lines
these days her people never say die. They
are full of pluck and confidence and always
hospitable. Those who 60 there To cele-
brate will he well entertained and treated
white. At TIBET preparations are being
made for good time. Mrs. Barrow- is
making an extra effort to entertain in IA
satisfactory manner all who come.
Judith Landing ferry, situated at the
town of Judith. during the four closing DAYS
of last week transported fourteen Thousand
head Of sheep and four thousand head of
cattle from the south to the north side of
the Missouri. These drives are on the way
To ranges around the foot Of the Bear Paw
and Little Rocky mountains and in the
Milk river valley. which sections are rap
idly filling up with stock from older ranges
in Fergus and Yellowstone and other eoun.
ties in the state.-River Press
Monday was the CLOSING day for census
taking. Some of the enumerators uf this
county finished their work ahead of time.
Will. there i. M doubt others crowded the
limit and did not have sufficient & lime to do
theii work IN thoreueh manner la
Lewistown there are u number who have
not seen the census enumerator at all.
More men should have been employed or
time given for II second visit, particularly
in towns. We learned from Mr. Hee,ler
since the above was written that he has
been given time to complete his work
Mason Gudgells saddle horse aud year
ling colt brIonging tn Barr Smith were Sc
verely injured on barbel wire last Sunday.
'iudgells horse was feeding below town
when the colt came down oif the range and
approached him. The colt ia some man
ner got caught in the picket rope. aud both
the Maiden road. dragging a large-sized log
with them for some distance. Ia the vicin-
ity If Spring creek they ran into a barbed
wire fence. receiving horrible wounds ON the
shoulders and legs. Mr.. Gudselrs horse
was terribly lacerated and il is feared per
manently injured while the celt ESCAPED
more fortunately. Mr.. Smithcametotownl
Monday and took the COLT home
Says the River Press: Bower Bros Of
stanford, Fergus county, the leading wool |
growers Of th,ir section, have lately been
adding largely to their holdings Of bot h real |
estate aud sheep. They purchased II few
days ago John Scott's sheep ranch ON Sur
prise creek, n splendid iocation adjoining
their old range They have ais" just closed |
II deal with Zen u. Phillips Of Wolf creek.
near stanford. for his 2.oalacre hay aud |
stock farm with residence aud all improve
ments and '.o" head of stock sheep.
These deals will give Bower Bros. n contin-
nous string of land and water for rang.
and ranch purposes thirteen miles long,
and brings thus concern to the trout as the
strongest woolgrowiag concern ia Fergus
county.
Elsewhere will he found IA card 81 thanks
from Mrs. l. b. Dawkins. Ia II conversa-
ton with Mr.. Hobensack in relation To the
petition which was presented favoring Mrs.
Dawkins, he says that although such IA Pc
titi"n Was at the place of meeting he did not
see it nor read it. lie was aware thatape
fition was in circulation, however. aud that
the names of some par, les who had pre-
viously found fault with the lady were on
the petition asking her retention, while 9th
srs claimed I" have signed tho,igh tlessly.
Mr.. Hobensack thought that petitions we're
II but little account when people signe,
against their convictions, or without con
'idering the importance Of the matter.
While this may lie true, we believe there
was strong desire in favor of Mrs. Daw-
sins and "a petition was the only means OF
Getting that expression. Til. school board
will bs held responsible ier any npai rnent
% our public school.