Fergus County argus., 1890-08-14

ranch is on exhibition at Hanson & Pox-
ellis drug store.
The Willowdale Ranch company has
brought suit against Thomas Cruise for
their water right and Slo.ooo damages.
Oscar stephens came over the range Mon
day. lie reports ample water ON his ranch
and will he able to put up considerable
hay.
W. Il. Burrows, Tor the past tw" years
operator at the post was IN town ye-ter-
day. lie leaves this morning for Denver.
Colo.
Charles Metzler. - soldier at Fort Magin-
mis-, died an the 9Th inst. of jaundiee and
WAS inferred the following day in the post
huryins ground.
T.. J.. Chandler was in town last Satur
day. His partner. Mr.. Chamberlain left
on the Ifh inst. for IA visit to his old home
in New York city
MARRIEp-At the residence Of william
Med,g-r On Spring creek. on Sunday. Aug.
10, Mrs. May Noble to Mr. Julian Blaker,
Judge Gudgel officiating.
DiEp-In Wilton. New Hampshire. Aug. 3,
Rev. Sumner Lincoln. father Of Mrs. W. +.
Hanson. for many years IA prominent Con
gregati"nai minister in Massachusetts.
tbas. Boissonneault aud Chas. Williams
w-re down from Maiden yesterday. From
them We learn that Mr.. Meadow has nov
twenty men at work on the Spotted Horse
property.
Angus Mcmillan aud Others have brought
snit against Joseph Jackson. Marshall
jackson and William I;-rkin Tor si,M"
damages aud Ia restrain them from using
the water of Cottonwood creek.
George Failigan will soon locate in Castle.
where he has several mining interests which
he proposes to develop. Mr. Falligan has
just finished "a neat residence here, which is
sented.--Great Falls Tribune.
W. T. Swope and family were IN from
bog creek Tuesday. Mr.. swope recently
returned from a trip to the other side ,.i
the Missouri. He says the woolgrowers of
that region are gathering lots of hay.
Brooks Bros. of Christina. Fergus county.
who have Il. 900 sheep on the Big Sandy,
have for the last day ar two been sorting
out the wethers and dry ewes, which they
sold to Chicago parties some time ago at
top prices.-River Press.
Elsewhere will he found the advertise-
vnent Of y. b. Hanson, the new shoemaker.
lie has opened shop on the east side of
the creek where he is prepared to do all
kinds of work in his line in 6rst-elas-
manner. Call and see him.
On Sunday night Sheriff Sullivan arrested
1esse james for carrying and exhibiting "A
revolver. lie was tried Monday morning
and fined SO and costs. lie is the same
party who shot at John West at Living
Springs some three weeks ago.
NJ. +. Wheeler has sufficiently recovered
from his accident to return to his ranch on
Flat Willow. He was accompanied home
by Dr. Hanson. Mr.. Hanson reports it
very dry in that region. The prairie fire
which has been burning for some time has
destroyed about twenty miles Of the Cruise
cattle and sheep range.
Mr. Hobensaek received "a letter last week
frum Cyrus stiles. the mill man. in which he
states that he will leave for Lewistown
about the 18th of this month. aud expects
the machinery will he ready to shipat that
time. Mr.. Stiles il aware that We are HAY.
ing ~ dry season. but takes his chances
with the rest uf rs. The mill machinery
will be- 81 ippe.i ovet the Northern Pacific.
Tom Mct'ourt of Ubet met with IA painful
sareisient last week. He untying a
bronci,o which was picketed. aud in some
l... tt tun A., 40 i,,l
the knot of the rope, when the animal gave
a sudden jump or start, Tightening the rope
and taking of the end of MIR. McCourts q
thumb down to the first joint. The ampu
fation could not have been done any ncater
with knife.
Governor Henry r. Brooks chief execu- |
tive oi the bad lands, aud eyerybedy's
friend, IL in the city or otiicia! business, |
having arrived by this mornings train. He ,
reports all quiet and prosperous in his do
a,inions. The governor is trying to nego- |
tiate "a treaty with the United States gov
ernment by which the bad lands will be
allowed two senators on full pay. The |
governor proposes TO go as one, and he has
"a friend who has M objections to going /
srlong. provided the governor can make ar
rangements about the psy.-River Press.
A very brief notice was published in the
ARGUS last week of meeting to DE held
'1hursdoy evening to consider the advisa-
hility Of changing the name Of Lewistown
to lewiston. The reason for this was that
Mr.. Moe was in receipt of letter from 7.
&. Power in which he said the commissions
of the land officers had been held back
owing to the fact that the name of this
,,iace was spelled Lewiston in the bill
creating the district. No one attended the
meeting aud no action was taken. But
Mr.. Carter has obviated the difficulty by
securing the passage Of a joint resolution
calling for the insertion Of a "w' in the
name.
7. u. McShane was in town Saturday on
his return from the Big Horn basin, Wy
oming. The BAY State cattle are being
driven back To their old range ON the lower
Judith. The herd was taken as far a. the
Nusselshell and held there while Mr.. Ne
Shane visited the Big Horn country. lie
found the range poor and good many
cattle there. lie returned Immediately,
. tsd his entire band of breeding stock is
headed this way again. The lower Judith
is n very good range and was not left on
account of poor feed. but it was the desire
of the company 1" get its breeding stock
together. Mr.. Mcshanes visit convinced
saim that il would be unwise to drive the ;
,,s nd to Wyoming this season.
The material for two iron bridges destined ,
for Fery1s county was to day loaded on
Pres Lewis. Ben Swisert' = and J. q. Gilker- !
son teams. One bridge is to he placed !
over the Judith river at what is known as I