Fergus County argus., 1891-03-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
anger Of prairie fires now.

Commissioners are in session this week.
Mighty few risky grasshoPpers these days
The gentle chinook would be quite vel
come now.
Placer miners should get their sluice
boxes ready.
William Maginnis was In Tuesday from
the IL ranch.
The Club dance. last Friaay evening. was
fairly well attended.
Camille Hegue and wife left for the Pa
cific coast last Friday.
Cash paid for wheat. barley and oats at
the Judith Roller Mills.
Miss Fannie Corbin. accompanied by
George Cook, was in the city Tuesday.
Ed. DsFrats. who has been i'll for several
months, is making progress toward recov-
cry.
BoRN-To Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fabien, on
Thursday, February &c, a boy; weight
pounds.
BoRS-To Mr.. Il Mrs. Maurice Sullivan,
on Tuesday, February Sd, boy, weight,
81. pounds.
Our merchants have got through invoic-
ing, and are now looking forward to pros
porous season
BoRS-To Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Emerson,
OF Trout creek, on February 23rd,
daughter; weight, IA pounds.
On first page will be found the particu-
lars in connection with the killing Of Sam
uel Krobol, on Box Elder creek.
Thomas Casey came in from Mcdonald
creek Monday on horseback. He wsscom-
PEELED to break the track all the way
Joseph Norman is in from the Moccssin
mountains. Joe has some good prospects
in that camp and we hope lie will strike it
rish.
Judge Meagher has reached Helena on
his way home He is probably waiting for
the CLOUDS to roll by" before he takes the
stage ride.
viii Powell came in from his ranch on
the Judith last Monday. He said there
was fully two feet ei snow on the range in
that locality.
1t i. said that n great number OF the cat
tie that were driven to the reservation last
fall, are working their way back to their
The stage driver who left here Sunday
for Maiden, did not reach his destination
until Monday morning. He spent a por-
tion OF the night on the prairie.
IT the thermometers had been going up
instead OF down during the past month,
our Democratic friends would have attrib
uted the rise to the Mckinley bill.
Judge Murray thinks that il some one
had taken club and killed off some OF the
weather prophets last fall, we would not
have had such weather have been
having.
Every ranchman should make sure that
he has a ample supply Of good hard wheat
for seed. Remember we have a first-class
Touring mill waiting for the sw-wbest by
and by.
Commissioner Saunders had to break a
track from Maiden to the county seat Mon
day He was over five hours on the way.
He was accompanied by Robert Valentine,
OF Maiden.
See advertisement OF Culver & Mobiles st.
Patrick's day ball. This will be the last
holiday event OF the season. These gentle
men will sndeavor to make it the most en-
joyable party yet given.
Cash paid for wheat, barley and oats at
the Judith Keller Mills.
The state board of examiners were in
session last week in Helena. Among the
bills allowed was one from Sheriff Sullivan
OF this county for $50, for transportation
of prisoners to tho penitentiary. The bill
is chargeable to the state.
Eugene Townsend came in from Deer
creek last Saturday to see the dentist. He
had all his tseth-nineteen in number-ex
tracted at one sitting He is going to use
the stumps for fertilizing purposes. Mr.
Townsend left for home Monday.
We call attentios to a communication
itself to our people. 1t is start in the
right direction and should be initiated here
in town. A phantom or ghost dance
would be appropriate to the occasion.
Charley Russsll has just finished another
painting on the door of the bank vault. L,
represents two Indians making a sneak or
a number Of unsuspecting antelope. One
Indian is Turing an antelope to certain
death by shaking red flag attached to a
stick. Russell is great on Indians and wild
animals.
A.W. Stoddard passed through Lewis
town last week on his return home iron
Connecticut. where he went with the re
mains OF his brother for intsrment. Mr.
Stoddard will conduct the wsol-growin
~ l.. L..
Ft. Msginnis. and remain in the county
permanently.
Commissioner McCourt left his home foi
the county seat on Sunday morning but
did not reach Lewistown until Tuesday
forenoon. He was compelled to break the
track until he met the south bound coach
He says there are a number oi bridges OF
the way but he does not remember ssein,
any Of them. He reports over two feet o
snow on the benches Between TIBET ans
Lewistown.
y. NJ. Erickson left Tuesday for the east
ern markets to purchase the sea sons sup
ply OF general merchandise for T. c. Power
& Bro. He will visit st. Paul, Chicago aad
St. Lsuis. This firm has in contemplation
the erection Of a large brick store building
the coming season, and the matter will be
fully decided before Mr.. Erickson returns
from the east. lie will BE absent about H
month.
Cash paid for wheat, barley and oats at
the Judith Roller Mills.
County Attorney Smith returned from
Helena last Thursday, coming by way oi
Billings. While in Helena he watched the