Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-05-21

Charley Leard dropped in last Saturday
and gave us an item. He said he heard
that he had been in Jail for three days, and
thought il it was a fact he had better come
down and bail himself out, as he was busy
Landing. Charley had fired his revolver al
a halfbreed's dog that had been chasing
sheep, and a complaint was made out
against him for disturbing the peace. IL
was fined So and costs.
The ballad concert given by Miss Mettler
last Friday evening was attended by about
sixty people. The concert was something
Of a failure. Miss Mettler. owing to some
misunderstanding. WAS compelled to play
her own accomplishments, while the or
chestra was disappointed in not securing
the assistance anticipated. Miss Mettler
did the best she could under the circum.
stances and regretted that the programme
was not more complete and entertaining.
Fred Warren OF Utica WAS called to town
last week unex pectedly. Though busy
lambing, he obsyed the mandate of the
court without "A murmur. When the dep
uty sheriff summoned him Fred was not
aware that he had been robbed OF harness
by the thief Gravel, who was making a
cleanup of the Judith country. When he
ascertained that it was really a fact and
the property recovered, his frown turned
to.a smile and the road to Lewistown did
not seem quite so long as it otherwise
would.
f.. W. Morrison, by the able manner in
which he prosecuted John James, the muir
derer of Henry Elmer, and defended Stephen
o'Connor, has established the fact that he
is not only a capable and painstaking civil
lawyer, but skillful aud energetic in the
handling of criminal cases. Mr.. Morrison
has been retained for the prosecutionin the
case of the State VS.. Lineberger and we
venture to say the case will be prosecuted
for all there is in it. We understand War
rem Toole has been employed for the de-
tense. The case will be tried at the special
term next month.
An exchange tells its readers that a home
without a is no home at all. 1t
is a kind of n dreary den-a rendezvous of
bed bugs and fleas, where the inhabitants
live in blissful ignorance OF what the world
is doing. 1t is inhabited by "A class who do
not know who is president or what he is
president of-whs never find out that a
thing has happened until long after every
one has forgotten it. The children grow up
ia ignorance and dirt while the wife gener.
ally finds consolation in darning socks and
Juggling a pipe, loaded with green tobacco,
and the man generally lives because he
can't die and is too lazy to kill himself.
John K. Nelson was over from Fort Ma
ginnis last Saturday. Mr.. Nelson has sold
his ranch to j. III Martin and will soon
leave for Dawson county with his stock to
reside permanently. He has taken up n
ranch near Glasgow. Mr.. Nelson is a vet
eran soldier and one of the pioneers of Fer
gus county. He first passed through this
region with the Thirteenth infantry and
Second cavalry in 1865 when the Carroll
road was located. At that time the In
,iians and wild animals held unmolested
this vast region of country. To show how
great the change in twenty-five years, Mr..
Nelson says that right here on the site OF
Lewistown he saw Lieut.. Doane kill sixty
nine buffalo out of 100 shots before the
band got out of shooting distance. Mr..
Nelson was with Gen. Miles when he cap
tured Joseph, chief Of the Nez Perces, in the
Bear Paw mountains. We regret to lose
Mr.. Nelson, but lie finds il to his interest to
look up IA newer and more extensive range
for his stock