Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-06-09

Remember that Hobensaek 4 sloan will
sell you any goods in their line as cheap as
any Billings or Helena firm. We all should
~patronize hons trade when W. can at
equally low prices.
w are informed by a.. Il. Norris, OF
Judith Landing, that the ferry rates AT
that point will he the same as last year,
and as low M possible, taking into consid-
Grafton the expense attached to running
the boat.
Three "f the bl"",ied horses brought here
Ly 4. u. k-nnarI. 81 Billings. were sold Il"
parties in this county. taihrrth Bros. al
the Judith, tn"k the German coach stall
lion, Butts Bros. the Cleveland Bay, aud
Robert Jackson the English Shirr. The
horses hr.nght good prices.
The sum of So has been raised I" secure
the associated press dispatches from Min
neapolis during the Republican convention.
Important news is expected to-day. Tine
ARG Us goes to press Wednesday afternoon,
hat "a special will I- issued ~ z""n as the
news ii the nominations is rerrivr,i.
Peter Lncirr. sou of Octave luci-r, was
brought into town Tuesday with It broken
leg. The accident occurred the middle al
hast week Will. the lad was riding u hors"
ia the foot hills 81 the Judith range. The
animal stumbled aud fell On him. Mr.. In
ci-r th"usht tn" injury II simple strain.
Bat II. l.. l.apalme, on examination, found
the main hone 81 the left Ieg broken l~lnw
The kn--. The limb was quite badly sw"l-
len.
A letter received hy Mrs. T. G.. Norlru
from her father, Who is Al present ia san
Francis'", contains the news "f the death
al 4. e.. Gray, which ncrurrsl al the Amer
irau Exrhang- Hotel in that city on Fri
day, May 10Th. Mr.. Gray WAS frr several
years manngrr"f the FIatwiII,w Shrep'in "a.
and was we'll known ia this locality. Mrs.
Gray is expected in l.ewiStown in Il short
time To- look AFTER some interests al the de
ceased.
Geo. W. Cook went down toOka Monday
Ia represent the st~ockhollrrso of LewiStown
at the first regular meeting III the Midland
Telephone Co. The officers chosen ut the
"rgauizutinu III thu were elected
i"r another year. A proposition to make
- through rate from terminal points 81 "a
cents for ten words WAS favorably acted
upon. For five minutes conversation with
Big Timhrr the price remains the same
one dollar. business over the line is con
stnntly improving.
Childreu's Day will he observed next Sab
bath 10y the Presbyterian Sunday school.
the services to he held at the Methodist
church, which has been kindly offered for
the occasion. A pleasing programme, con
SiSting Of music, Rotations, dialogues, etc,
is being prepared by the children. The
church is to he tnstefully decorated 10y a
committee appointed for the purpose. All
friends of the children are cordially invited
to come and enjoy the day with them.
! Service in the morninga at IL O'Clock. Even
ing exercises at = o'clock.
Norman Bros. are working - claim M
the head of Ruby gulcIl. in the Judith
range, that promises &" I"r"in" very vnlu-
able property. The oreis gold hearing and
similar ia character To- that of the spotted
Horse mine at Maiden. The main shaft
is down bet wecn fifty and sixty feet, and
the owners think they h]avr"v"r "a hundred
tons Of good ore ON III" dump, all al which
IL free milling. The prospect is located al
the head nf the gnlrh, from which consider,
able placer gold was taken out six ar seven
years ago. aud which would have yielded
GOOD wages hut fnr the Lack of water.
Helena Journal: Ia the cnseo of the State
respondent. w. VIM. H.. Linrbarger. appel
liant, the supreme court delivered an ouin
ION Yesterday relative 4" the constitution
of "a Jury in u criminal ease. In the distric'
court for Fergus county the appellant wa
convicted nf the crime of an assault will
intent to commit murder. During the eN
animation Of the jurors as tn their pnaliii
cations TAI try this ease, the court excused
upun lis own motion II number III then
upon the ground that they dill not pan
taNes upon real estate. This ruling, how
ever. was subsequently corrected by tia,
court aud the defendant ~allnwe Ell siN addi
ti"nal PR rmrtury challenges, which he ~
fused Ia accept, and he further refused "a
have ANYTHING further To do with the s-lrr
tinn al the jury. Tie defendant apuraIr,
from the ruling "f the court in diamissim
Jurors who were not taxpayers. 'hiri Jus
tire Blake, in the opinion oI the court, iirl'
that while the proceeding al the court rrla
tive Ia the Dismissal al the jurors WAS al
irr-gnlnrity it was cured 10y the suhs-Iurn
conduct nf til. court and the yrrdic wa
not violated. The Judgment al the lowe
court is therefore It affirmed.