Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-12-08

\ petition Is being circulated IN the Vicin-
ity OF Cottonwood for the establishment
OF the postofiice at that place, with Mrs.
George Williamson as postmistress. This
is "A good move, as a large number oil peo-
pie are now placed at a great Inconvenience
in getting their mail. The office should
never have been allowed to go by default.
Mrs. Williamson petition should be gem
orally signed and forwarded to Washington
without delay.
Exchange: Don't expect an advertise
ment to bear fruit in one night. You can't
cat enough in one day to 10 you "a year,
and you can't advertise on that plan,
either. People who advertise only once in
three months forget that most folks cannot
remember anything longer than abont sew
en- days. II you can arouse curiosity by
| an advertisement it Is n great point gained.
The fair sex don't hold all the curiosity
there is ia the world. Quitting advertising
in dull times is like tearing out "a dam be-
cause the water is low.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will
give a holiday entertainment in Landt's
hall Tuesday evening December 9th to
which the public will be cordially invited,
The school have demonstrated on previous
occasions their capability of rendering an
entertaining program, and arrangements
are being completed to have this one excel
its predecessors. The proceeds will be de-
voted to furnishing the new church, to
which worthy object the school has been
applying its funds during the past year, it
- l-A..l 1aI4.r.
and pledged fifty more.
Mrs. George A. Cook. formerly of Cotton
wood but now n resident OF Butte, has
been visiting with her parents and sisters
during the past two weeks. She departs
for home as soon as the weather will per-
init. She will be accompanied to Great
Falls by Mr.. and Mrs. Corbin and her sis
ter Fannie. The latter will proceed east
ward to P~oughkeepsie, New York, where
she will take "A special course of studies in
Vassar college. Prof. j.. NJ. Parent will
look after matters pertaining to the schools
during the remainder nf Miss Corbin's term,
which is only "a few weeks.
The hearing Of the account in the Doven-
sperk estate was held today before Judge
Mediation. Objections we're made TO the
account, growing out OF expenses in Fergus
county, where there are "A ranch, horses
and cattle belonging to the estate. The
affairs in Fergus county are in charge OF "a
man named Rowley. The court refused to
allow the account at this time, because
some OF the different items of expense were
not accompanied by vouchers as the law
requires. Agent Rowley will be
to Butte to testify to the correctness OF
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The hunting party consisting of John
Beck, Herman Meader, Prof. Parent, John
Bebb and Tom Riser. returned from the
Missouri river last Thursday. The party,
which was i'm two divisions, but camping
together, killed thirty-seven deer, return
ing with two wagon loads. Prof, Parent
cut four notches on his ~scalping knife-the
number OF deer that fell before his unerring
aim. The boys all bear testimony to Mr..
Parents craftsmanship, particularly at
long range. Mr.. Bebb killed a buck with a
magnificent pair OF horns, which widen near
the base, resembling those OF a moose.
The party found deer plentiful. Mr.. Riser
has our thanks for a fine cut of venison.
We are in receipt OF a letter from the
agent of the Great Northern Express Co.,
at Great Falls in reference to forwarding
articles from that Office. Parties who
wish to avoid delay should file a standing
order with the company requesting that
any express addressed to them be turned
over to the stage company. This will re-
lieve the company from any responsibility
in case OF loss after the packages are out
of the possession of the company. The
agent states that the stage company at
one time gave IA bond for sale delivery OF
express, but at its expiration refused to re-
new the same, hence the strained relations
between the two companies. 1t will be
seen that the express is hardly
to be blamed for the existing state OF
affairs, hut it must rest with the stage
company as usual. 1t is evidence of slack
business methods when IA stage
will not give "a bond for express placed in
its charge. For this the people must suffer.
A prominent woolgrower OF Fergus coun-
ty while hunting near the bad lands, re-
Gently, was overtaken by a severe storm
some distance from camp, and finding a
large hollow tree that had fallen in a coulee
decided to take shelter therein until the
storm had passed. Accordingly he squeezed
himself in and patiently awaited an abate-
ment OF the torrents without. When the
storm subsidized he endeavored to recede
from his snug retreat, when to his surprise
he ound the excessive rain had caused the
end OF the log To swell aud the hole had be-
come SO mall he couldn't get out, while he
felt the encircling walls closing more tightly
around him each minute. He felt that the
end must be near. and naturally turned all
his thoughts to his past life. After recount
ing all his misdoings there still seemed one
sin he could not recall. Finally he remem-
bered he had voted the Democratic ticket
just a week before and he felt so small from
having done SO that he had no difficulty
whatever in crawling out OF the smaller end
of the log.
John T. Athey, formerly OF FIT. Maginnis,
but now n resident of Great Falls, who was
a candidate for clerk of the court in Cas-
cade county against W. NJ. Coekrill. is con-
testing the latter's right to the certificate
of election. Athey claims "A majority of at
least 200. Complaint contains eighteen
allegations, charging, in the main, that
Cockrill was not regularly nominated by
the peoples party in convention, but that
IA pretended certificate of his nomination
was filed by Daniel Mckay and George
Wales. without the sanction of other men,
gers of the executive committee OF the
third party that CockrilI paid Mckay or
some other person at his special instance
and request at least $500 to issue the GER
~titicate; that at Shelter precinct no voting
booths or any kind OF rail or guard were
provided, as required by law; that at that