Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-07-14
The Mckinley troupe at Lewistown Hall

John 5. Warn was arrested last week on
the charge uf selling liquor an FlatNiil"~
creek without license. The case was heard
before Judge Brhs-ry last Friday. and r-
suited in the timing of Warn in the sum "i
2 aud costs, amounting IN all to $li3.
Warn il the party VIM was running the
stopping place at Flst~illnw when Riley
was killed.
Thomas Morgan, of Duhnque, Montana
arrived here Saturday laEt accnmpan MED
by his family. He Is here for treatment,
being afflicted with rheumatism, and since
hia arrival is much improved. He reports
the ranges Of his section ia splendid condi.
tinnand the live stock intereHts i"nrishing-
-Husbandman.
The eleventh annual national encamp-
ment Of the Sons of Veterans will br held
at Helena during the week beginning Au-
gust Sth. Among the attractions will le q
prize drill Of uniformed and equipped
cnmps-iirat prize, 81 900; second. $500;
third. S2o1. Several mNmi,ers nj the Lew
i-town camp expect to he present during
the encampm-nt, and are figuring on an
enjoyable time.
Rev. X. VI. Craven and wife, of Philhrook.
were ia town Monday. Mr.. Craven recent
IS returned from Bozeman with family. He
reports the crop outlook in Gallatin not az
good as usual, particularly as regards
wheat. Mr.. Craven's children, who have
been attending school at Bozeman. re-
turned with him. with the exception OF
George, who has gone to Boston IT, take a.
course ia Technology.
Matthew Dunn aud l.. II. Hughes. oi
Great Falls, were in town Tuesday. They
have been looking over the agricultural.
stock and mining districts nf this county,
and were greatly pleased with what they
saw. They pronounce this the finest stock
country ia the world and think our mines
only need "A railroad to become constant
producers ri TIA. precious metals. Thu
gentlemen lrit iur home Wednesday.
NJ. j. Tirruey arrived ia town the middle
al last week with eighteen head al young
fancy bred t~rntting horses from the ranch
| III Mirharl Carr, near Helena. The horses
were all disposed of except one bay stall
lion. Mr.. Tierney left Helena with twenty
| i've ufhlr ant SOM frNFl iritlft ltiiitiiiis
Lewistown. T. A. Sloan and Henry
Simnn- purchased the balance brought
here. We were unable Ia learn the price
paid.
The Bennett Stafford block had a mar
| row escape from fire one night last week.
| sumo one tied "a lighted bunch nf firecTaek
ers to the tail of Mr.. Cars"n'a dog Just Ia
s-- the fun. The dog, which had been ia
the habit Of sleeping ia one "f the rooms
above the saloon, soon sought his couch.
Early the next morning smoke WIS seen
issuing from the upper story. lnNertigt-
ton proved that fire from the crackers had
burned the blanket on which the dog lay az
we'll Hr "a hole in the floor. 1t cam. near
proving costly sport.
The tea attarhed to the Billings coach
due here Thursday afternoon Of last week
b-came unmanaprablr oH the bench two
miles out from Cottonwood. The horses
| "jack-kuiied' gu the driver, turned the
roach oVer aud nearlydemolished the vehi.
Gle. The driver had his cnlIar-bnne broken
aud war taken back to Cottonwood. Their,
WAS one passenger aboard, who ESCAPED
without injury. Postmaster Gray went
out to the scene Of the wreck and brought
in the mail. The coach WAS brought t.
town ON Friday and is now at the black
smith shop receiving repairs.
G. II. Williams and II. ID. Warner were
down from Maide lart Friday. From Mr..
Williams ~ learned that the eNhibit al
ores for 1.-THE mining congress was shipped
tn Helena ahout the lat inst. a great
effort was made To secure "A valuahlr col
lection nf ores al every character and II is
hoped those who took AN interest in thu
matter will he repaid for their trouble. The
box Of ores weighed 400 pounds and the
stage line generously gave free t~ransporti-
tion to Junction City. The ores are from
the Maiden and Gone Butte districts.
NJ, l.. Poland and family left Maiden
Tuesday for Montreal. Mr.. and Mrs. Pn-
land go Ia meet their son Norman. VIII"
has recently graduated from "a private
school in that place with the most credita-
blr showing. He WAS awarded n medal for
first general proficiency, with "a percentage
of 800, and received a No. I certificate al
scholarship. Mr.. Poland thinks of placing
Norman ia some eastern college in the
United States, while Rufus will be sent tn Il
good school. Mr.. Poland. after Gavin.
Montreal, will visit with relatives at Mill
bury, Massachusetts. for "a month, when
he will return to Maiden. Mrs. Poland
will remain east until next spring.
The proposed wagon road from the term,
linus of the kall road at Barker into the
Judith basin is now in "A lair way of being
carried out. From Great Falls to- the near
est town in the Judith lay the present tray,
eled road is from go to 90 miles, while the
distance from Barker To- such tow M by the
proposed new rnad il only "a to % miles
thus shortening the distance petween thin
city and the popular aud prosperous Ju
dith valley by at least ~ milss and insur
ing to Great Falls large sharr" III the trade
nj that section. Mcagher county has agreed
to construct the road from Barker Ia the
divide ON the Bl-nk-nship pass. The
amount necessary To complete the road
from that point to the Judith valley it is
proposed tn raise 10y subscription. II. IL.
Chandler is now soliciting contributions to
this Rad fund. Every merchant and bust
ness man Who realizes the Importance al
this ROAD aud the benefit it i'll prove "a
him and Ia the city generally cannot faiI
to contribute literally toward this enter.
prise.-Great Falls Tribune.
The Mckinley Troupe.
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