Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-02-25

telephone communication with Lewistown
but they are too late. Big Timber pusI
and enterprise have the edge. and Grea.
Falls will have to take "a back seat Tn,
Pioneers conclusions are AS faulty as III
rhetoric. Great Falls will get there" be
fore TIA" curtain is rungdownandd on't yol
forget it.-Tribune.
some parties bent ON mischief entered
the school house Monday night last anr
committed several petty depredations
Among Others they cut the hell rop. anc
took one hall away aud also entered tn
office and took the flag thereirom and ran
it to the mast head to greet Professor Par
rent when he aWuke from peaceful Stun
hers. They are thought To be school boys
but nobody did it,"
The examination of Matthew Regain WA
continued in Judge Brn-sey's court LAS
Thursday afternoon aud resulted in Mr.
Regain brin2 held to appear before the dis
trict court To nuswe the charge Of gran,
lnrceny. Bomb were furnished ia the sun
Of > The states attorney dismisse,
one case and confined the evidence entirely
TO the goods which arrived from san Fran
eise" after the closing al the shop.
What will lie the ISSUES of the presiden
tiaI campaign They are forecast in tn,
Forthcoming tMarchl number OF the NORTH
AIneriraI Review 10y Senator james Me
MILAN, ri Michigan, Representative Bentor
Mcmillan, Of Tennessee, Senator Franz
Hiscoek, of New York, Representative Il
- Rta nj nF Nf-S.tVi S...t.r EYtap.
Hale, OF Maine, Representative W. e.. l.
Breckenridge, Of Kentucky. and His Excel
lency, W. r. Merriam, governor nf Mime
sofa.
Mrs. NJ. i. stevenson, of this place, has
taken the agency for Canlield's Steam Dye
Works, of Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Parties
desiring clothing dyed will lie guaranteed
satisfactory work, as the house has an es
tablished reputation. The attention %
ladies is especially called to this opportun
ity nf obtaining goods dyed any eolor de
sired. Clnthing lie thoroughly renovated
and cleaned. Parties wishing anything il
this line should call on Mrs. Stevenson
east side. and ascertain prices.
Frank Scoyel returned from Big SANDY
Tuesday. where he went with part of Mr.
Cooks family and the baggage. He re
ports that the party arrived at SANDY
| Saturday night and lett at : o'clock On tn,
east bound train. On the way out they
undertook to change horses at Willis Inson's
bat Mr.. Williamson not being home they
were Obliged to select their own team
After getting hooked up the horses kicked
So f~uriously as TO wreck the buggy and har
ness considerably, but Mr.. Seovel finally
succeeded in getting them started.
j. w. Gray was placed under arrest last
Tuesday at the instance OF Matt Regain 81
pretenses, Mr.. Regain claiming that Mr.
Gray had collected money due the late firm
nf Regain * Logan without authority. Mr.
Gray claims that he had 10th verbal and
written authority to collect money du'
Regain Il Logan and hold same until til,
affairs of the firm were settled. RegaI
wants Mr.. Gray to turn over the book'
and money collected to him, which the lat
ter has no authority to do without an or
der from the court.
George Manning and Pike Landusky, o
the Little Rockies. we're in town first of tn,
week. Mr.. Manning has been stopping il
Maiden for the past two months, but was
en- route to Helena on business connected
with his mining interests. Messrs. Man
ming and Landusky bonded the Gold Bui
and Gold Boy last fall to st. Louis par
ties for $4,000, and they have eigh'
months yet in which to determine whethc
they will take the properties. When worl
was suspended on the Gold Bug a vein tel
feet wide was exposed and the ore assayeC
S52 in gold and SIS in silver. The owner
made several shipments ron the proper
ties last year, all Of which paid them well
| These gentlemen feel confident the proper
ties will be taken without any further de
| velopment, being satisfied with the presen'
| condition OF the mines.
1t is a old day indeed when our versa
| tile correspondent at Philbrook does no
enjoy a little levity at the expense oil SOM
| Methodist brother, from the pastor dow
to the humblest layman. But we heard i
good one on HIM this week. For once on
correspondent was thoroughly subduci,
not crushed. When in IL reverential %
worshipful mood, or impelled by curiosity
We know no which, he attended Methods
services IA lew evenings since. Butthe goot
pastor evidently had il in for him aud tia
time had arrived to make a ten strike
Al the moment onr correspondent entered
the church the congregations Was singing
familiar Methodist hymn. The parson
quick AZ Thought, raised his hand and said
The congregation will please join in sing
ing the hymn entitled, The Great Physl
clan Now is Near" The effect, of course
WAS magical. Our correspondent droPpe'
into a seat, aud ii is said he did not eyel
Join in singing the hymn, or remain t.
drop a nickel IN the slot Tally one fo
| the parsun.