Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-05-25

lutbuay. lie mas Hutsutd idiuoiuE an
reports an increase OF from 75 to so pc
cent.
J. ii. Mcknight, manager OF the JuditI
Cattle Company. has been spending severa
days in Fergus county looking after hi
stock interests.
E.. A. Huson came up from his rancl
Monday. He could not look pleasant.
on Tuesdays snow storm as he is il
the midst of Landing.
Do the ranchmen, stoekmen and mer
chants OF this section kno that the ARGUI
job department can furnish them with
neat line of stationery and envelopes will
their card printed thereon, almost as cheal
as they can buy the plain, poor article
Try US and see. Large assortment OF al
classes Of stationery and the best line O
job type in central Montana.
Will Hanks and F.. w. Merrill passed
through Lewistown Saturday en- rout,
from Maiden to Great Falls. Mr.. Hanks
thinks that Merrill's process of bleachin:
will prove successful. About forty mel
are now employed Pm the Maginnis and the
prospects are very flattering for a big out
put this season. Mr.. Hanks gives it al
through the Basin it will have Maiden az
an objective point.
On editorial page will be found the adver
tisement of the Hatch Forwarding Com
pany, Big Timber, Montana. The com
pany has erected a large warehouse and
| f,f1iea mon . tho lanat and ura nrana rod n
do "a general forwarding business. Wool
growers, cattlemen and shippers generally
will find it to their interest to make Big
Timber their shipping point. 1t is the
nearest outlet and the best road from the
center of the county. Write the company
for any information wanted. Read what
they have to say.
In another column will be found the ad.
vertisement of Day & Pratt, practical
h~orseshoers. Mr.. Day needs no introduc.
tion to this community, having been en-.
gagged in blacksmithing here for years. He
has no superior as a workman in every
branch of the business. Mr.. Pratt has
been associated with Mr.. Day for nearly a
year and has in that brief time established
a. REPUTATION dc a NV luty
make a special feature OF horse shoeing and
parties desiring Il neat job should take
their horses to them. Read their lad.
Sheriff Deaton. OF Fergus county, having
in charge John Wickam, a Wyoming COW
man formerly in the employ of boundary
~stockmen, was an arrivalin wnTuesday.
Wickam is accused OF having had a hand
in the killing of Dab Burch and Bedford in
the rustler country last fall and is to be
taken pack there for trialif possible. John
Dee Hopkins, "A deputy sheriff, is here with
"a requisition for Wickham, but owing to
circumstances Wickam's friends among
the stockmen rave caused to be instituted
be argued this forenoon before Judge Mil.
burn.-Billings Gazette.
Gentle reader, If you are a stranger in
our midst, ask forgiveness for kicking
against the snow storm on Tues.
day. 1t is worth $4,000 to Fergus
vailed for a few days past were drying up
the ranges. A splendid growth of grass il
now assured, which means a good deal to
this county. Stranger, if you think this ID
a hard climate drop into this office and
take n view of a snake caught on the high,
est mountain in the j Judith range on Christ
mas day, 1885. The snake is dead, but il
did not shuttle off it's "coil' by exposure
but from rough handling by it's captors.
H.. 5. Sherrard, superintendent of the
Gilt Edge Mining company, left this morn
ing for Maide to superintend the placing
of the company's new plant. This plant il
now all shipped on the Dad to Maiden
and consists OF machinery for reducing
gold ore by what lis known as the cyapid,
process. In is said to be the first plant o
this kind which has been put in in this part
of the country aud that it works to per
lection and is "a most economical method
of obtaining the precious metal from free
milling gold ores. The company claims to
have 10000 tons of gold bearing ore il
sight.-Great Falls Tribune.
The mysterious supper and social al
the Presbyterian church Tuesday was at
tended by IA large number and but for tn,
inclemeucy Of the weather the church woult
nave been crowded. The menu was set il
riddles such as, What the patient Otter
has and what the doctor gets" (cof-fee)
Creased Starr (bread), etc. A charge o
five cents was made for each guess, severa
orders running well to the maximum befor,
~favorite dishes were secured. The cooker,
was excellent. During the evening an enter
tanning series of shadow p~antomimes wer
presented, creating much amusement
Both supper and evenings entertainment
are reported to have been most successful
Coroner Hanson received a letter from
Findon Sunday advising him of the suicid,
of one j. X. Reynolds, which occurred il
the bunk house at Rufus Thompson.
ranch on May 10th. The act was com
mitted with a Ii caliber Smith & WessoI
revolver, the ball entering the left breast
and coming out above the shoulder. Deatf
was instantaneous. Deceased left a lettel
addressed to a brother in Des Moines
Iowa, thanking his family for past favor
and saving he had decided he was too grea'
a sinner for this world and was going t.
try the other world for n change. An in
quest was held by Joseph Asbridge, Rufui
Thompson, Leander Jacobs and w. z
Ring and a verdict of suicide rendered. HI
was buried on the ranch.
From G. r. Norris, who was up from
Judith Landing last week, we learned tina
The road from top Of hill to the river hal
never been declared a county road. thougl
a petition signed by some of the heavies'
taxpayers in the county was presented t.
the board Of county commissioners som,
time ago. This is a matter that SHOULD
receive prompt attention. The road vi,
Judith is the best route we have to TIL
Great Northern railroad, and travel tina
way is growing every year. Lewistowl
should also have a direct mail line will