Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-11-05

lions to the young couple and wishes them
a long and happy life.
+. w. Noble & Co. took possession of the
Lewistown Hotel last Sunday. There is
no question but the popularity of this
we'll known h~ostelry will be maintained
under the new proprietorship. Mr.. Noble
is an old resident OF this section, and has "A
host of friends. The travelling public will
find him a genial and accommodating land
lord.
Hon. James Fergus wasin town last Sat
urday. Mr.. Fergus recently purchased the
R~osenbaum cattle formerly run by Chris
King, and the Brucket band, of Smith river
valley, nearly ! 900 head altogether. His
son Andrew is in the east attending the
shipment OF beef cattle and visiting rela-
tives.
Under Sheriff Fisher returned from the
Falls last Sunday with Mrs. Sullivan. The
latter, accompanied by her children and
Miss McGinness, left Tuesday by livery CON
veyance on the return trip. The family
will spend the winter at their old home in
| Wisconsin, while Mr.. Sullivan will go the
south. Mr.. Fisher says Maurice is gaining
rapidly, but it will be a week or ten days
before he is able to travel.
John L. Seyler. of Twin Bridges, Madison
county, was IN town last Saturday. Mr..
Seyler has cattle on the Moceasin range,
and recently returned from Chicago. where
he went with a shipment of 100 head. He
realized an average of SI.l5 per hundred,
and was well satisfied with the price, as
some of his beeves were light. Mr.. SeyIer
reports good crops, good grass, and general
prosperity in Madison county.
A. j. Fonts was brought in Tuesday by
Onder-Sherin Fisher, charged with grand
larceny. He was arraigned Wednesday in
Justice Gudgel's court and plead not guilty.
E. W. Morrison was appointed attorney
for defendant and trial set for today at
three O'Clock. The complaint is sworn out
by c. A.. Anderson, of this city, and charges
Fouts with stealing a buffalo overcoat and
a Stetson hat.
j. W. Beck, chairman OF the board OF
county commissioners, left last Saturday
for Philbrook, to meet COMMISSIONS Nc
Court. Together they will inspect the new
bridge just completed at that place, after
which they viii visit Pig Eye basin to adj
just some difficulty over a road existing
between W. H.. Babcock and C. C. David.
Then they will proceed to upper Vol creek
to inspect a new county road, which has
just been completed.
Joseph Norman and family, J. L. Har-
mon and j. w. Akerley came in from the
| Il IT mine last Xaak and a m ratnrna1 Tpas.
day except Mr.. Akerley, who will remain
until Saturday. The gentlemen have been
busy preparing for winter work during the
past two weeks, and nave erected a shaft
house 1Sx2o and a cabin 1Sx24. They
have also constructed a road to the mine
from the valley below. They have laid in
a good grub stake. and intend to push de-
velopments with vigor during the winter.
We will no doubt hear constantly encour.
aging reports from the ]. T. as work pro-
crosses.
Three years ago Mcssrs. Hassett, Balm
and Mitchell shipped between eighty and
ninety head of horses to DEVILS Lake,
North Dakota, to be sold, but up to the
present time have not realized enough to
pay the freight charges. At that time Da.
kota was afflicted with a drouth. and the
horses were left to be disposed OF. Mr..
Hassett saws the party with whom the
horses were left has disposed OF them, but
has never made any ~returns. Mr.. Hassett
says he stopped at DEVILS Lake on his re
turn, and finds that the farmers have good
crops this year, and thinks it about time
he realized something on his shipment. He
has commenced proceedings asainst the
party in whose charge the horses were left
and hopes to recover enough to pay freight
charges at least.
Albert Bruckert d Sons, one of the lead
ing cattle firms of this valley, moved theil
herd, amounting to seven or eight hundred
head, out into Fergus county a few week,
since, leaving only about two hundred be
hind. The destination OF the herd was thu
region east OF the mouth of the Musselshel
river, but while the herd was EN- route i
passed by James Fergus place, and wal
purchased by him. The price stated is S1s
per head, counting everything that's brand
ed. Messrs. Bruckert and sons intend t.
engage in woolgrowing. Theic Sixteen-mil
; creek ranch is admirably adapted to thi
industry. They own about five section
Of land, cut over o tons OF hay annually
and have twenty-seven miles of fence
, Theirs will soon he one OF the leading sheer
ranches in this part of Montana.-Hus
bandnan.
J G. l.. Hassett returned from the east ol
e Tuesday of last week, and visited Lewis
e town Monday. Mr.. Hassett left his ranc
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horses, which he took to Springville, Ne,
I York, where he disposed of all but eighteei
head at good advantage. Hesold one spa
I of three-year-olds at auction for S247.5O
His band was pronounced one of the fines
! ever shipped into the state. Mr.. Hasset
was in Chicago during the dedication OF tn
Grant monument, and says he never sa,
so many people before. 1t was pronounce
the largest crowd ever assembled in tina
city. Mr.. Hassett also visited Iowa. H
says politics was getting quite warm j
that state when he left, but it was Difficult
to tell What the result would be. H
: thought, however, the Republicans woul
S be successful. The situation in New Yor
|" was also badly mixed.
A recent issue OF the independent cor
tanned the following in relation to tn
death Of a citizen OF this county a shor
u time since: Isaac G. Chambers died o.
u the 1Ot inst. at Philbrook. after a Ion
= aad severe illness. He was building a gra
: nary, when he slipped and fell. After tn
, accident he had a stroke OF paralysis, dis
abling his left side. He lived two weeks
suffering great agony. Everything wa
done that could be by both medical ski
and the tender nursing of a loving wifi,
relatives and friends He Loo vas one sOr