Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-05-05

region. Inc brothers may conclude TO
make their permanent home here.
A number OF parties were shooting ducks
on the creek last Sunday contrary to law.
The open season for killing ducks and geese
Is from August 18th tn May LIST, but does
not include the first day OF May. Although
the day was IA favorable one for. duck
shooting the law shonld not have been vic.
lated.
We are ia receipt of Huntley Il C1ark's
catalogue of standard and other choice
bred ~trotting stock for the year 1892
The book contains 800 pages of pedigrees
and descriptions of their stock. Horse
r.isers and others who contemplate buying
or imprnvir g their stock should write thit
firm for n catalogue.
Iackson's Music Store WAS opened ia
Great Falls last Saturday with a grand
vocal and Instruments treat occupying the
entire day. from ten O'Clock in the morning
until eleven at night. The proprietors are
wide awake and enterprising gentlemen
and will prove "A great acquisition to Great
Falls both in a musical and business way.
David B"wman has a harl-hcadcd dog.
While in town last Monday Mr.. Bowman
entered W. w. DrWitt's store tn do some
trading and upon leaving shut his dog
within. Rover looked through the glass
window ia the door ard saw his master dis
appearing. He did not stop to consider
cost or physicaliniury, hut plunged through
th" window and joined his master.
The California Insurance has
Withdrawn from the field and transferred
its trade, contingent liabilities and good
will' tn the F~irenan's Fund, of San Fran
cisco. This company will settle all losses
under the policies issued by the California
company, and aim to meet the approval
81 its agents and policy holders. Edward
Brassey, Of this place, has been the agent
for this company.
Lewistown real estate is commanding big
figures. Last week Maurice Sullivan pur
chased one-half of lot adjoining Guy Nor
mans property IN Main street, of II. c.
Power Il Bro, paying 81 ,ooofortwenty-five
feet front. Mr.. Sullivan intends to erect
ut once a one-stery building, 25x63.
If stone. 1t is not at present definitely
known to what purpose the building will
It 'tN pNtbt pui ho uOuDl II VIII dc an tusN
matter to secure n tenant. Robert WaddeII
has secured the contract for the stone work
and informs us that the front will be of cut
stone and no brick used. The cap-stoues
will also he cut. Mr.. Moshner will do the
woodwork.
Charles A. Perrine, of Tibet, passed
through tow yesterday with his family en-
| .aut. 81. E1at.iIl,ur .Ia.. IA. = q, .h.,.,
of the Willowdale ranch. In conversation
with Mr.. Perrine he stated that the item in
last weeks ARGUS clipped from the Helena
Independent, in relation to the unlawful
fencing OF public lands by himself and part
ner and Geo. jackson did not state the
facts truthfully. and did them an injustice.
Our TIBET correspondent has something To
say in relation to the matter elsewhere.
Thu regular monthly meeting of the small
traction. which was to have been held last
Monday evening, was n complete failure.
Up Ia a quarter after nine but four Demo
Gratis had put in an appearance, while in
the meantime as many Republicans sat
around the stove and waited for the fire,
trade orators to appear. AT 9;25 the
ga vel fell and in calling the meeting To order
President Walker said that all the business
he knew of was to decide upon the date oi
their next meeting. This was too abrupt,
however, for Thomas Jefferson Johns and
he asked for the reading OF the minutes o.
the last meeting, but as they had none in
April those of the adjourned meeting in
March were read. The minutes being
adopted five new names were read and
voted in as members and the meeting adj.
journed until Tuesday, the 9Th of June.
Fifteen Democrats and five Republicans
were present and it was hut eighteen min
utes between the call to order and adjourn
ment.
VIM. Mayberry and VIM. Lipsy have re,
turned from north of the Missouri. MIR.
Mayberry seems much pleased with the
country and has decided To move there with
his family as soon as the roads will per
nit. Thelocations selected by him is on the
Missouri about thirty miles below Rocky
Point. Hesays he can get five hundred acres
Of first class tillable land in the bottom,
and hat is all he desires for astock ranch.
This is within eight miles Of the mouth of
the Musselshell. VIM. Lipsy will settle near
f'hH @''H '''I - 49,
the Little Rockies is nearly all appropri-
ated and that sheep men are stocking the
range very last. Settlers are coming in
from all directions and what two years ago
WAS an Indian reservation will soon be filled
with hardy ranehcrs and ~stoekmen. Joe
legg, we'll known in this community is now
located on the river and Joln Wiley is also
settled in that region. The nearest town
is Malta, sixty miles distant. Mr.. May.
berry has always been an industrious and
popular ranclIman in this vicinity and
many will no doubt regret his lea wing. w
trust he will find the new location all that
he anticipates.
River Press: One of the most ~cowardly
and brutal of crimes was committed at the
mouth of Birch creek, two miles below Ju.
dith on the Missouri, last Sunday fore.
noon. For some time past "A crippled old
man named John Steeler has occupied Il
ranch by squatter's right at that point
Sunday morning a young nan named
Herman Stagerman went to the ranch and
offered the old man S25 for his right, which
was refused. Hot words followed, Stager,
man threatening to kill Steeler unless the
latter would leave at once and give up the
property, finally assaulting and knocking
the old man down with IA pitchfork handle
|, Steeler was beaten into insensibility when
S~tagerman left. Recovering consciousness
the old man began washing the blood from
his wounds, when he heard his assailani
returning. and attempted to hold the door
against his entrance. Being weak and al
most helpless, Steeler was unable to resist
the entrance of Staserman, who again
knocked him down, and after severely
clubbing him left him for dead. Soon after
ward Steeler was found, and presented a