Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-07-21

We are pleased to learn that it has been
discovered that there is more insurance on
Lehman < Co.'S stock and store than Was
first supposed by Mr.. Bach. 1t now APP
pear that there is "a policy in the Fire
mans Fund, Of San Francisco, Of sl3.3oo.
And il is thought there il "a policy for
$500" in another company.
A western editor is said to have hit upon
a plan to keep subscriptions paid up that
takes the cake. Every time "a delinquent
subscriber il mentioned in his paper HE
name is inverted. For exnmple: nqnf
s5uor aud vile are spending a few days in
Chicago. Every other subscriber under
stands hat il means. aud there is "a grand
rush to- get right side mp again.
Mrssrs. Moe, of Lewistown. Jensen and
Colville have "a force nf men at work on
the Little Emma at the head uf Lion'z
gulch in the Wolf creek district. They now
have a tunnel in $50 feet and expect to
strike their lead in about forty feet. This
is "a gold property, aud ASSAYS away up.
The country formation IL granite.-Belt
Mountain Miner.
Sam. Phillips returned Tuesday from
! Billings. where he went with his wool clip.
He had something over 10000 pounds and
sold To Luce x Manning, Of Boston, f"r
Is cents. MIR. Phillips received "A rebate oil
% cents u hundred on the wagon haulfrum
his rtsch aud has no kick against Billings
a- II selling point. He says good mutton
t. sy al. A.. 30 -
u head. Spring lambs ave been sole AZ
high az 81 20. Mr.. Phillips says the wool
market j. as good as 1t was last year. the
prices varying Only with the condition oI
The clips.
H.. g.. Dear, travelling salesman for the A.
l.. Brbcock Hardware has re
turned from IA successful trip ia the Judith
country. Mr.. Dear states that the wool
clip al all that country, even to old Fort
Maginnis, is wheeling toward Billings for
market and shipment, and the road Is lined
nth fIeighters loaded with WOOL. The fact
that Billings is the headquarters this yeai
Ior wool buyers on the Northern Paeif.
line lie not overlooked or underestimate
toy the Judith woolgrnwer-, and Mr.. Dear
took pleasure ia advancing the interests n
Billings whrrevrr hr went Gazette.
:. ). Hudson, 81 Fergus county, has beer
ia the city several days looking after hir
"uol interests. He inquired Of a Leader
reporter whether he had read the won
article III Uncle Daniels ia the Tribune a.
last Sunday. 1t VAS replied that after a
careful search not n single man was found
Democrat or Republican. Who reads Tia,
tariff articles OF Uncle Daniel. Mr.. Hnbsor
continued that it WAS an excellent offset &.
the iitlss statements contained in the Trih
nne free wool articles to quote the price %
wool in Canada. Exactly as good WOO
WAS sold there as ia the United States la
10 cents n pound. The difference was thai
the wnolgrow-r in Montana had prnt-c
tinn while the Canadian woolgrowrr dn
not. He said that Fergus county woul,
give a rafting good Republican mnjorit,
in the iall. The Democratic paper Their
Was hurting the Democrats and was of ma
terial b-neiit I" the RrpuiIicans.-Gr rn
Falls Leader.
This morning John Curry, of Rock
Z sfiHls "tF bfasishl ~ run Ifhiai siIt
placed in the hospital, suffering from tw,
bullet wounds in his right arm. Hi
brother, Hank, accompanied him, and Tia
particulars, as they are cleaned from tn
Curry brothers, are as follows: About
week ago John Curry got into an alterca
ton with n German near Rocky Point, an,
pummeled him. The German got his gu
and fired two shots at Curry withoute effect
On Tuesday Curry went out to hi
brothers ranch and on his return TO Rock
Point met the German coming out. Fac
was armed with "a Winchester and as the
met each other, the German fired, KILN
: Curry's horse, and next shooting Curry j
the right arm below the elbow. The fir
was returned, the bullet from Curry's riff
passing through his antagonists hat. TIL
latter fired again, shattering Curry's RICH
arm just above the elbow. Curry the
started for assistance and tainted iron
loss of blood. On r~eviving he continue,
his journey to the nearest house. He wa
taken across the Little Rockies to the sui
agency, where his wounds were handnge,
after which he WAS conveyed tn Harlem
and then brought 10y rail to FIT. Benton
His wounds were dressed by the surgeon
this forenoon, hut the arm will probahl
ha We to be amputated. The statement a
rega rds the shooting is substantially a
given lay Mr.. Curry, with the Germans sid
= yet To lac heard-Riy-r Press.