Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-03
JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.

JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.
The public school opened at Utica last
Monday.
Mrs. Emmett Fisk returned to Helena on
Fridays coach after "a months visit on the
Judith.
On Monday last there was born into the
Of John Good a baby girl; weight
81 pounds.
Thanksgiving day passed off very quietly
in Philbrook. No thanks were given as lar
as we know.
Miss Alice Oates returned home Friday
last after "a visit OF a years duration with
relatives in Iowa.
Until the return OF Blacksmith Hess in
the spring his shop in Philbrook will be
managed by Mike Treachy.
The many friends OF Sam Scott will be
plea sed to learn that he will soon be reim-
hursed by the government for losses sus-
tanned by hostile Indians in the early days.
Last week the Wight boys took a day off
in hunting deer a short distance above
their place on Antelope creek. They bagged
only thirteen, it being a poor day for game.
Clarence Gooder left the first of the week
for Helena, where he will take a special
course in one of the commercial colleges.
He will be absent from home the entire
winter.
Mrs. Rebecca Howell, who was defeated
last election for county superintendent by
Miss Corbin, and who has resided most OF
the time since in Spokane, will spend the
winter in Helena.
Your correspondent has arranged to
stable his team in his ice house during the
cold days OF the coming winter. As para
doxical as it may seem, it is a correct dag
nosis, however, OF the case.
We are glad to see that the fair weather
predicted by the signal service bureau came
around il time and i'm good shape. We
also prophesied nice weather. How great
IA thing to be a prophet and how gratifying
to see your forecasts fulfilled.
1t will probably be news to some to hear
that the fiery untamed steed' that the
Rev. Wadsworth traded for and attempted
to drive out of the Basin towards Benton,
has been superannuated. So shake the
box again-a horse on Bro. Wadsworth.
Sunday last as Ben Jones OF Cotton
wood. accompanied by his wife and baby,
was leaving Philbrook for Utica, his horse
began kicking and completely demoralized
the cart in which they were riding. All
were thrown out, but miraculously escaped
injury.
Charles Hess and Howard Baird left
Monday last for Arlington en- route for
Iowa, where they will spend the winter with
relatives. 1t is limited that these two case
hardened old bachelors will return in the
spring fully equipped for t~rotting out LIES
remaining span in double matrimonial har-
ness.
We found out for ourselves during a re-
cent visit to Lewistown that there exists
great rivalry between the two hotels. One
tries to get a scoop on the other by ringing
it's bell first. As a natural consequence
the hotel clock has become most erratic,
and the sun oftentimes hides his face in
embarrassment while passing over Spring
creek.
The THANKSGIVING dance given in Phil
bro ok by Mr.. Hawson was well attended,
and a very enjoyable time was experienced
by all. Dancing was Kept up with unf1ag-
ging zeal until seven O'Clock the following
morning. The Methodist several weeks
before had a date for a meeting at that
place, but the hoofs Of sin-from a Metho.
dist point of view-held the boards instead.
A petition is being circulated praying for
a division Of the Philbrook school district.
Inasmuch as the proposed new district has
a nice new hoo house-built by the dis.
trict as a w~hole-and the old district no
school house at all, it seems to us that in
all equity the seceders should refund one.
half the cost OF said building to the old dis.
trict.
Last week Jack Friend, while hunting
horses in the vicinity of Sage creek and the
crossing OF the Stanford road, say a herd
of 80 horses chased by a lively pack oI
wolves. The horses were badly scared, and
besides being nearly white with foam
showed other signs OF being closely pressed
for some time. Little jack spurred his
horse to the rescue, whereupon the wolves,
20 large gray fellows, skulked away to the
~neighboring bad lands.
To those caring to know it w will say
that Ed Hersey's anatomy is built upon
the slender and graceful lines of the Apollo
Belvidere. Notwithstanding the fact that
the ladies are all onto Eds form, he never
theless yearns and pines within himself for
more adipose tissue pom his osseous
framework. 1t is a fact, pom honor. cross
my heart, and hope to die if it isn't so. that
after every meal and ever between meals
after eating a piece OF cheese Ed invariably
throws himself upon the scales and in his
~anxiousness to acquire corpuleney credits
himsalf with a liberal a~yerdunois