Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-12
C HAPPENINGS.

elsewhere.
Mrs. d. L. Shafer il visiting friends at the
county seat.
See notice Of AN Opening fear blacksmith
at Cottonwood.
Cottonwood and Dog creek correspond
ence GU first page.
Cash paid for wheat. barley and oats at
the Judith Roller Mills.
Providence is not tempering the wind to
weak cows just at present.
w. w. Parrott and N. T. Smith were in
from Box Elder last Saturday.
David Trepp and wife, of Beaver crock.
visited Lewistowu last Friday.
A number OF Maidenites were visiting at
the county scat last Saturday and Sunday.
Jack Rowley and wife. of Grass Range,
were visitors at the county seat during the
past week.
The annual statement Of the financial
condition OF the county will appear in our
next issue.
The commissioners appointed II. A..
Sloan road supervisor for this district. A
good selection.
Rev. George Edwards and sister have
taken up their abode in the new Presby-
terrain parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Cook, Miss Emily
Bach and Miss Fannie Corbin visited the
county seat yesterday.
j. l.. Crowder and family returned to
Lewistown last Sunday from Texas, where
they spent a large portion al the winter.
Attorney f. W. Morrison gave a dinner
at the Lewistown Hotel last Sunday to the
members OF the bar association aud their
families.
Rev. Father Coopman, who has held
Catholic service in Lewistown -evsral
times, has been transferred from Boseman
to the Miles City parish.
The board OF county commissioners 'sst
week purchased the old Clegg ranch oil J.
II. Moe and Frank Wright for a county
poor farm. Consideration $4,000.
Nick Kizer was down from Castle Butte
first OF the week. He reports his cattle and
horses in good shape and has not lost a
hoof. Some OF his steers are fit for beef.
ID. A. Mesghsr returned last Thursday
from a three months visit in Illinois and
Wisconsin. He reports a very enjoyable
trip. His many friends were disappointed
in seeing him return alone.
Messrs. Waldorf, Stiles and Phillips
walked in from the North Moccasin noun
tains last Thursday. They were some
what fatigned upon their arrival. They did
but very little prospecting.
Cash paid for wheat, barley and oats at
the Judith Keller Mills.
Chas. S. Fell, who has purchased a half
interest in the Chronicle, will arrive from
Minneapolis with his family about the goth.
Mr.. Fell has taken "a six months lease of
the house on the west side belonging to j.
H.. Johnson.-thronicle.
Our friend Michael Gurnett, has. we learn,
bought out the livery business Of Tom Il
Flick McCormick in Townsend, including
teams and vehicles. and has leased their
barn with IA view of doing a full share Of
the Observation-Disclosures.
Through an arrangement with the meth
odist pastor, the Rev. George Edward
win hold Presbyterian services in Lswistown
next Sunday, morAing and evening, instead
of at Philbrook. The following Sunday is
his regular appointment here.
DIR. Lapalms returned from Maiden Tues
day where he was called to attend w. r.
Brainard. who is confined to his bed with
inhammatory rheumatism. The DIR. found
Mr.. Brainard quite i'll but thinks he will
soon be mending. We hope for his speedy
recovery.
The preliminary examination OF Victor
D-lzu xha with his hrnthar WAS Imnli-
Gated in the murder OF Krsbol, the sheep
herder, was to have been held last Satur-
day, but owing to the ''indispositien" OF
the two witnesses, Butterfielda aud Turcotte,
the hearing was postponed to March 10th.
Cash paid for wheat, barley and oats at
the Judith Roller Mills.
Theirs is a man in this town who loads
his team down with a weight beyond their
capacity to haul, and then brutally beats
his horses with a club, log chain or any
thing that comes handy. When one sees
this it does not take long to determine
which is the brute. We should have a hu-
name society.
W. c. Chamberlain spent a couple ofdays
in town last week before taking his depar-
ture for New York. Mr.. Chamberlain an
ticipates making his future home in Virginia.
Fergus county loses a valuable citizen. We
wish him happiness and prosperity in his
southern home. His late partner, f. p.
Chandler. accompanied him as far as Lewis
town.
Sunday and Monday the weather was
such as to put our stockmen in good cheer.
A chinook wind prevailed the greater por-
ton OF Monday, but toward evening it grew
cold very rapidly and before evening had
frozen quite hard, making the condition of
the country worse than it was with it's
great depth of snow. A change for the bet
ter within n few days is devsutIy hoped for.
A. c. Shutslt came in from the Little
Rockies last Friday, ON horseback. Heck
periencea Il great deal of difficulty in max
ing the trip. There was no trail whatever
and his horse frequently sank into the
snow nearly out OF sight. Mr.. Shufelt re-
ports a very satisfactory run of the quartz
mill in which he is interested in that regien.
although the weather has greatly inter
fercd with operations. George Manning is
sinking u hfty.foot shalt on his claim, the
Gold Bug" while other prepertiss are
looking well.
William Shaules returned Sunday even
ing last from the search for Albert Baker,
the man who killed Krobol, the sheep
hsrder. Accompanied by j. E. Moran, of
Fit. Maginnis, Mr.. Shaules made IA thorough
search along the Missouri and Musselshell
rivers for a considerable distance but
could get no trace OF Baker. The latter
had the start by several days and in all
probability got outside Of the state before