Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-08-25

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visit to the Pacific coast.
We are told that a number OF devont
Presbyterian brothers and sisters, who are
camped on Hell Roaring creek, near the
West Gallatin, never speak of their camp
ing place without crossing themselves and
emitting that part of the name that sounds
like swearing.-Avant Courier.
). A. Hammond, William Roberts and
/ L. A. Foster have leased twenty-five feet OF
land of DIR. Lapalme on Main street. for a
period OF five years. They will
at once the erection OF "A building pa X 30
feet, two stories. Messrs. Hammond 4
Roberts will occupy one-half of the lower
part as n jewelry store, and Mr.. Foster the
other half with IA tin shop. f.. G. Worden
will have an office on the second floor. II
is the intention to nave the building ready
for occupancy by October LIST.
Rev. l.. F. Hawk arrived in lie wistown
last week to take charge of the Methods
church at this place. Mr.. Hawk is AN
afable gentleman of middle age, and has
been stationed for the past two years al
what is known as the Oak street NJ. f..
church, of Helena. He is an elder brother
of the Rev. Hawk, who has been preaching
at Stanford during the past year. Rev.
Allan Rodger, who is well known in this To-
cality having been at this point three years
ago, was aroun shaking hands first OF the
week. He is still at Sand Coulee, Cascade
county.
A cattle deal was accomplished here
Monday last which is one of the heaviest
IN record for some time. John Rowlry,
superintendent of the Dovenspeck estate,
sold their entire band of cattle, known as
the Lazy u brand, tn Oscar Stephens for
S3I 800. The cattle will not he rounded
up, Mr.. Stephens not considering it neces.
sary. The Dovenspeck saddle horses are
included in the deal. The telephone line
was brought into good service in the sale.
Negotiations were opened with tina attor-
neys for the estate in Butte, and the sale
was consummated inside al forty-eiglit
hours and the money turned over for the
benefit of the heirs.
The Lewistown school will open Septem-
Der 9TH with n full corps of teachers. The
ceilings ofthe building have been c~aIsomined
and the walls treated to several coats of
alabastine, while the cleaning is now in
progress. New furniture for the fourth de-
partment is between here and the railroad
and will be in place for the opening. Miss
Place arrived a short time since from Kan
sas and will have charge Of the new depart
ment, Mrs. Dawking succeeding Miss Kane
in the lower grade. The primary teacher.
/ Nfioa GuIIia nuiabf a1fhnnub still In tho
east, is expected soon. Abram Hogeland,
the superintendent, has rented r. Won
Toble's residence and will move to town
next week. There is no reason why the
coming term should not be the most sue
cessful yet held. Our town is larger, the
attendance will be heavier, and the capa-
bity Of the teachers we trust equals or ex-
ceeds those of past years, We venture to
call Mr.. Highlands attention beforehand
to our school house flag, and that it is the
desire OF our citizens to see it once in a
while.
A row occurred in Gilkerson & McGinnis'
saloon which resulted very seriously for at
least one of the participants. Jack Pearl
stone, better known as Cowboy Jack"
tiu IL COW DON DS III Hdule U cnlitn "cft
quarreling as to which should treat, and
although both had seemingly had enough
to satisfy any man, the discussion grew
more and more animated until Pearlstone
pulled a rock from his pocket and hurled it
at Smiths head. The missile struck him
on the forehead and knocking him senseless
to the floor, glanced off through the front
window breaking "A pane of glass. Smith
was taken to the hospital and at present
gives hopes of recovering. The physicians
pronounced it a compound fracture of the
frontal bone necessitating the apital oper-
alton of trephening and e~levating the bone
pressing on the brain, which operation was
performed by DIR. Scion b.. Stone, assisted
by DIR. Lapalme. Pearlstone is held with
ont bono on the charge of assault with in.
tent to commit murder.
Belt Mountain Miner: On top of one oi
the foothills of the Belt mountains toward
the Judith Basin there is II pile of stones
that plainly mark the last resting place OF
one who went to the great beyond many
years ago. There is nothing to designate
who he was or where he came from. On the
topmost stone there are still some traces
Of what was apparently a name, but the
elements have blotted il out so that il is
no longer readable. Who was he, and how
came he to be buried there? Nom of the
settlers in that region know anything
about. There is something inexpressibly
sad in this strange and unknown grave,
and one standing beside it naturally tries
to weave from imagination the details of "A
life now spent. How did he die. Was he
an early prospector who died a natural
death away from friends; or did some
Indian bullet cut him down in the prime oi
I life, leaving the body to be buried by who
ever came that way. Is he now forgotten.
or does some mother wait longinsly for
, the home coming OF her wandering hoy,
knowing not that his body lies unknown
and forgotten in a wild land. No wife's or
mothers tears fell upon his grave; no low
ing hand picked the fresh, sweet mountain
flowers and placed them upon his bier; no
signs Of mourners mingled with the sound
of clods as they fell upon his coffin lid. He
was buried, forgotten, and the world moves
on regardless.