Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-07-02


Of County Commissioners. which stood on
demurrer at the last term Of court, was
taken under d~visement by Judge DuBose.
The Judge has overruled the demurrer.
This virtually decides the case in favor oil
the plaintiff and eninins the commissioner
from building the contemplated road
through uplinger's ranch. Mr.. Won Tobel
was attorney for Uplinger.
Mr.. w. h. Bryan, general agent for the
National Loan and Building Association,
of Helena, arrived in town last Monday
to organize "A Lewistown branch Of
the association. All through the east.
wherever these a associations have been tried
they have become "A very popular form oil
investment. especially with young men de-
sirous of obtaining small loans on long
time with easy payments, for the purpose
OF securing for themselves homes.
Our popular townsman, ]. f. Murray.
was the recipient OF many hearty congrat-
u~lations during the past lew days. The
event which occasioned this was the birth
to him and his estimable wife of "a liz
pound boy on Saturday last. We have it
from private sources that the little one is
the finest specimen of infantile humanity
that has made it's appearance in this sec
ton since the county was organized. Even
the baby crop promises to be good this
year. We have smoked To the udge's hap
pinesa.
We received a pleasant call Monday from
f..ArUa II ,.r uul. 10. .la..a 20 81.
government survey in the county. Mr..
Lamport has seven men engaged with him
ia the work. They finished work in the vi
cinity OF the south Moccasin last week,
from which place they left on Tuesday to
survey the Maiden township. The next
move will be to Mcdonald creek. Mr.. Lam
port FIX poets the contract for the survey OF
the Fit. Maginnis military reservation,
which will be made at AN early date. Mr..
L%amport resides at Billings when at home.
ID. NJ. Crowley met with a painful accident
J asst 1hursday while exercising his colt
Maggie d." He Was driving in lower
town aud was about to cross the new irri-
eating ditch when the animaltook fright at
the poorly constructed bridge over the
ditch, wheeled suddenly, tipped over the
aulky and threw MIR. Crowley out. He
landed ON his right foot, but his left foot
caught in the sulky stirrup giving the ankle
"A severe sprain. Dan held ON To the colt
although he Was dragged some distance
through the mud. He is able tn get about
ON crutches.
A VI. Thompson of Maiden arrived in
last Sunday on his return from Hay
ward, Wisconsin, where he was married on
June 10th, to Miss Mary Robinson, OF that
place. The bride did not return with him
as it is Mr.. Thompson's intention To close
his business in Maiden at once and re-
turn To Hayward to engage in the hard
ware business. Hayward is about six
old, the county seat of Sawyer
county aud has a population of 1000, cleo
tric lights and water-works. 1t is located
in the lumber region o fnorthern Wisconsin,
three hundred men being employed in the
saw mills at that place. The many friends
Of Mr.. Thompson will regret to learn that
the tide oil fortune will take him away from
county. He is an upright, honor
ablo sentlsI"an aud s,si. a.sr community
To lose. We wish him success and
happiness in his new home.
An incident occurred on one of our sheep
ranches lately that set forth the truth of
the saying that suckers will bite" They
were shearing when one morning II man
came along aud asked tojoin the crew. Be
ing rather short of help they took him in.
When evening came the boys, to pass away
the time, started ID poker game with light
stakes. The stranger being asked to play,
shook his head and said he knew nothing
OF the game, but would look on. The sec
ond night the same thing occurred except
that the stakes were larger. But the third
night he consented to take a hand and sal
down. He lost, almost everying he had,
but kept cool, played higher and got his
opponents in good spirits. When he had
but an ante lett he won the pot and he con
tinued winning until the crowd was broke,
having made a haul of nearly $50, and
before the next morning he had moved on.
The new rulings OF the Interior depart
ment requiring all persons desiring to cut
timber for manufacturing purposes to pub
lch nOllCts III "a sltlF anu COUNTY pa PCT
and also to make application, supported
by the testimony of at least four response
bic citizens residing in the vicinity oil the
timber desired to be cut, will, We think,
have a tendency to preserve the timber OF
our state for the benefit of the settlers.
These applications may be opposed by set
tiers desiring to have the timber preserved
for Ia. ~. &c ...snt .tninu tho water
supply through the summer, and for the
purpose of preserving the same for a~gricul-
tural uses. Our ranchmen should see to 1T
that the timber at the head waters of our
stream Is not so cut on as to endanger the
water supply for irrigation. Now is the
time to preserve our forests, for once they
are cut on they can never be replaced.
George William Curtis, in Harper's, utters
the following trnirm: "A newspaper gains
neither character nor influence by aban-
doning good manners. 1t may indeed make
itself disagreeable and annoying and so ST.
lence opposition, as n pole-cat may effectu-
ally close the wood path which you had de-
signed To take. 1t may lie feared and in
the same way as that animai-ieare and
despised. But his effect must not he con
founded with newspaper power aud in
iinence. Ii is exceedingly annoying, un-
dnubtedly, tn lee plaearded all over town
ms "a liar or "a donkey. a hypoerite or a
sneak thief. But although the effect il
most unpleasant, very little ability is re-
quirel to produce it. A little paper and
printing. a little paste, a great deal of NAL
ice and n host of hill stickers are all that
are needed, and even the pecuniary cost is
not large. The effect is produced. hut il
does not show ability or force or influence
unon the part Of it's producer"