Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-06-16
G. HAPPENINGS.
SheHring il at hand

Growing weather inr cr"r=-
See notices III ertray and sheep wanted.
Read notice of high bred t%rotting stncl
Tor sale,
Mrs. David Tan, al Big Casino creek, i
seriously III.
AZ W. gn tn press the WATSON care is he.
fore the court.
W T.Swop- and family visited the conn
" seat Tuesday.
The coaches we're DELAYED some by the
heavy ruins last week.
The county bridge at Utica vas washed
away by the recent ireahet.
+. W. Phhbr,ck, al Malta. is in town. He
is well pleased With his new home.
There arr IA large number al witnesses
down from Maiden il thu Wass"n ease.
The coming political campo IGN PROMISE
to hr very interesting in this county, al
least.
Far a hayl"ai"r, haying t"'ls, mower 81
binder, &" t" H"brnsi<k x SI"an'- hard
ware siorr.
The Buchanan Bros. came in from the
North M"crnrins Tuesday aud ARE attend
ing court.
Owing Ia heavy rains Spring creek has
hrrn higher during the past week than for
many years.
A. l.. Sawyer. of M-nnminee, Michigan. j.
visiting with his sister. Mrs. j. q, Sherman.
of Flatwillow.
The "tin horn" gambler az the 'mud
prys-r" will not ha 81 drlrguf" tn the Chi
cIso convention.
BoRx-Tn Mr.. and Mrs. Angus McMillen.
oG Beaver creek, on the 18th inst, II girl
weight, ten pounds.
Ben stevens came in from lhet, Tuesday.
lie says Mrs. Barruws is making great prep
%aratinn for the 4th of July.
The work OF some amateur detectives If
truly wonderful. They should apply for
positions ON Pinkertnn's force.
The recent heavy rains made glad the
hearts of the r~anchmrn. Crops which have
been backward will now grow rapidly under
the warm June sun.
The representative men nf Maiden are in
t"wn this week as witnesses for the defense
ia the Wasson case. w, acknowledge calls
from many Of them.
A meeting will he held at Lrwistnwn Hall
on Friday evening of this week +" consider
the matter Of celebrating the 18th III July.
A large attendance is requested.
Ii is sail that GOV" Brooks il getting
tired al the "hushw hackers II that is the
cnse they will soon have I" depend alto
y.thrr on the turn III the cards
The report "f the grand Jury will he fnund
els-w here. No "n" can read the report
without coming Ia the conclusion that the
gentlemen whn composed the jury aimed t.
do their hole duty.
The Benton mail, due here Slturlayr,- ven
ing. did not arrive until Monday. AT Sag,
creek the driver WAS compelled I" mount
his horse with the mail sack aud SUI m Tia,
stream, dragging the rig behind.
Mrs. l.. Belanger arrived ia Maiden iron,
the east an Monday. She was four day.
on the road I" Junction aud cam near
drowning ia one nf the varinus streams the
coach encountered whil- en- route.
Hugh Green aud G.. l.. Cooler came over
from Fort Maginnis the first If the week
and settled the difficulty arising from thu
mixture of the %lntter's sheep with the for
mer's band. Mr.. Green purchased the
sheep.
We give only a part of the commissions
.rs proceedings eis-" " here. Owing tn inter
rnptinns lay the court, the board did not
finish their la hurs last week. The balance
OF the proceedings will appear ia our nest
issue.
j. 4. Johnson, an old resident If tia,
county, died at his home ON Upper Cation
wood creek on Tuesday ii laHt week. Th'
funeral took place al Thursday and tn,
remains were Inferred in the I.-Wisto~I
cemetery.
Charles Ynnug and knute Haden, VIII,
were brought dawn here ON n j%ustire conr
warrant, charged with being implicated il
the Wasson ease, were released last Friday
the grand jury failing ia find AN iota Of evi
d-ncr against them.
Frank Garrett, Of T.rwistnwn, who m
SISTED T.. j. Morisnn in bringing the Hob
son 4 Morrison horses from Philbronk (,
this city, loaded up his wagons this after
noon and started Tor his ranch in Fergn
cnnnty.-River Press.
The three days rain of last week ha
Thoroughly soaked the ground, revived til
numerous streams and started the snow il
the mountains. 1t vas worth thousand
al dollars to this county, as il insnres gno'
crops and plenty of water for stock.
J.. :. Matheson. the FIT. Maginnis freight
or, was in town this week. Mr.. MathesoI
,...l gr,,, p;IiY1-t - It Nf,n;pnt- l,.
ell for Ernest Kies just ahead of the storm
last week and considers himself quite lucky
Saws he never saw so much water in tn
Maginnis region.
T.. u. Hazeltine, father-in-law 81 jaime
Washburn, of Maiden, arrived from Nintnn
Iowa, last week. Mr.. Hazeltine comes 10
the purpose Of purchasing mutton sheep
which he will ship to his home in Iowa. III
will winter his sheep there aud place then
ON the Chicago market early next spring.
John Sellers started for his home on NJ,
Donald creek last sunday. hut had no
prnce..ied far when his horse was take
sick. compelling him to return to towT
Tn. horse was placed ia Crowley's stabl
and doctorrd for the collie. BY Monda
morning he had fully recovered and Nj
Sellers took a new start.
EsIRAYEp-From the ranch "f j. j. SheT
herd, near Fort Maginnis, about May 25tI
two dark nay horses-one branded quartz
circle lcircle 81 on left shoulder vent sam
on thigh; the other branded r ) on LEI
thigh. One had n halter on when lasi seeI
Ten dollars reward will he paid for info
nation leading tn recovery at same.
Mr.. George Jackson, the Great Falls mus
l L. Iu.i-ta.n AL