Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-16

>. >. Hobson was IN town two or three
days the past week. He expects to attend
the meeting Of the Stock Growers Associa-
ton which occurs at Miles CITY on the 21st
inst. The stock commissioner will also
meet at this time when it is thought some
action VIII he taken in reference TO appoint
ing estray gatherers for the various dis
tricts. Mr.. Hobson is COMMISSIONS for
Fergus county.
John Whaley came in from his ranch be-
low the mouth of the MusseIshen, on
Wednesday Of last week. He started with
fourteen head OF horses and disposed Of six
while en- route. the balance he placed in Mr..
Staiford's pasture, near town. Mr.. Whaley
is en- route to the Missouri valley for $50
steers, which he is going to drive down to
his ranch. He says stock w~intered well in
that region aud that ice went out Of the
river on the 3lst OF March.
Sheriff Sullivan returned last Sunday
from Regina, y. W. T., where he went in
search of Albert Baker, the murderer of
Krobol. He found that Baker once resided
in that locality and also went by the name
OF Charles Stumph. Although Mr.. sullivan
tried TO keep his visit quiet, he was sur
prised to pick up an Independent on his
way home and find "A dispatch announcing
his arrival at Regina, and giving the partic-
ulars of his visit there.
William Damon and Ora D.. Annis, OF
Bercail, were in town last week on land bus
mess. They have both filed appeals through
their attorney, Mr.. Won Tobel, from the de-
cision OF the local office rejecting their pre-
emption declaratory statements. They
both made settlement in February, before
the passage of the act repeating the pre-
emption law. Mr.. Won Tobel is confident
Of success. These are the first appeals,
through the Lewistown Office, under the
act of March 3, 1891.
Edward NJ. Jenizen, VIM. G.. Jenizen and
Ed Royels, OF Shawmut. Meagher county,
were in town last Wednesday and Thurs
day on land business. Mr.. f.. NJ. Jenizen is
contrasting a piece Of land on the Mussel-
shell river upon which he settled in Febru-
airy, 1850, but which was afterwards Sc
lected by Montana Territory for University
purposes, before Mr.. Jenizen had an oppor.
tunity to enter the land. The land office
here has decided in Mr.. Jenizen's favor.
No appearance was made by the state.
Mr.. won Tobe appeared for Jenizen.
I'VE have never sledded it in April" re-
marked superintendent Davis, of the Bill
lings and Great Falls stage line, in speaking
Of staging it nowadays. Mr.. Davis said
that the snow fall in the vicinity of Maiden
and on toward the Falls never was SO heavy
in the history Of the country as il has been
during the past winter. As a result a greater
portion of the line il yet being operated on
runners and here it is nearly the middle OF
April. The result means an abundant
grass crop and general prosperity all
through the northwestern country during
the coming season.-Gazette.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Poland, of Maiden, is a very
earnest worker in the cause OF woman sui
frage. Believing that organization is the
most potent way Of shaping public senti-
ment, she thinks of Organizing a woman
suffrage club in her town. As usual men
are more ready to encourage the cause than
women. She recently secured 81 signers to
"a petition %favoring such a movement, from
the gallant gentlemen OF Maiden, and is
very much elated over her success. No
doubt to her efforts are due, in a large
measure, the election OF two ladies to the
school board OF that place last week.
In conversation with a member of our
ball club recently. he said that prepara-
tons were being made for a lively season in
their line. Vol creek has organized a club
and sent in a challenge to our boys. TIBET
thinks it can do us up this year and offers
to meet us. Utica has also signitied her in
~tention Of having a club. He thinks these
clubs should all play on our grounds this
year as we did all the visiting last season.
Our team will probably comprise Sullivan,
Draper, Kruse, Samuels, Wright, Jones,
Parrott and Martin of last years team and
perhaps three or four additions.
Bill and Buck Buchanan were in from the
North Moccasin last Saturday. They have
made preparations TO work their placer
grounds in that range, and will commence
sluicing in a few days. They built several
reservoirs last year and will be able to
store and utilize the water to good advant-
age this spring. They have considerable
ground opened up, and, if the snow water
is augmented by early rains, will make a
good cleanup for their seasons labor.
George Mcclure also has considerable rich
ground opened up and will soon commence
gathering in the nuggets. Mr.. McClure's
gold quartz property still continues to looI
we'll.
Donald Fowler. Joseph Moser and Petel
Stigen were in from south of the Snowisr
last week on land business. They report
! that the loss of sheep in that section viii
; not reach one per cent. While there wal
a good snow fall in that region the GROUND
is still dry from two years OF drouth ant
it will require heavy spring rains to insur
3 IA good grass crop. Mr.. Fowler informs IA
? that John McKlaus will leave Sahara 500
|, To take up his residence in White Sulphu
Springs, where he expects to reside perma
nently. Mr.. Fowler has been appointed
notary public, and, while he will prove
benefactor of the people around him, Il
does not expect the emoluments to max
him wealthy.
From Mr.. John Whaley, who came u
from the month of the Musselshell las
week, we learned that Indians and whit
! men were killing black-tail deer in the brake
of the Missouri last winter, regardless of law
A man named Reed, who hailed from some
where in the Bear Paw mountains, elaine
that he was "A t. xidermist and had IA RICH
F" to kill deer. While the statutes OF Montan
y will admit of most any kind of constru
q" ton, there is no provision in the game Law
, that gave Reed such license. He should
identified and prosecuted to the full exten
. oi the law. While we do notappreve OF I'll
appointment of game wardens for countie'
. the state could well afford to employ a d.
~teetive for special service tive or thr,
months in the winter. A few arrests an
heavy lines will soon check the killing
lie game out of season.