Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-15

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English-speaking world.
w. Meade Fletcher, the Great Falls at
torney. arrived in Lewistown Monday b.
private conveyance. He was accompanied
by S. NJ. Beard. who has embarked in tn
wool business at Sweet Grass, Choteal
county, with Bruce Toole.
j. X. Clark, treasurer of the Gilt Edg'
Mining company, was in town first OF thu
week. From him we learned hat TIN
boiler for the plant was en- route from tn,
railroad. If no serious delay occurs Mr.
Clark thinks the mill will be in operation
by July LIST.
Mrs. r.. Gudgel received a message Mon
day morning from her old home in Frank
fort, Missouri, stating that her mother was
dangerously i'll and telling her to come al
once. Mrs. Gudgel and her daughter
Jesse, left Lewistown the same day in re
sponse to the telegram.
Drs. Lindsey and Monahan performed a
delicate surgical operation On George Mon.
roe, of Castle Butte. Sunday, removing a
piece OF Diseased bone from his right side.
The operation was quite successful and il
the patient has strength enough to rally he
will again be IA well man.
s. A. Hammond, former partner OF VIM
Roberts in the iewelry business, left for his
home in Michigan Friday night via Great
Falls. He intended travelling over the
Union Pacific in order to take in the sights
&c AG4-a4.1an, II "a not sn--a.L1a
that he will return to Lewistown before
many months.
I. Y. McCourt was brought in from his
Ross Fork ranch the 9TH inst, suffering
from a broken arm received that day while
trying to hold an unbroken mare in a pinch
gate. He was not struck by her foot, but
she kicked a plank on which his arm rested,
with such force as to throw his wrist out
OF Joint and shatter the bone above. Drs.
Hanson, Stone and Lindsey set the arm
and the bone is now healing rapidly.
Herman Hexter, representing the whole
Charley Gies. in the interest of his bottling
works, and Cliff Blevins. all OF Great Falls,
arrived in Lewistown last Friday and
visited Maiden Sunday, returning here
Monday morning. The party were driven
by James Graham, also of Great Falls.
Mr.. Giles is a brother OF r. and V. Giles OF
Maiden. They returned to Great Falls on
this section, Mr.. Hexter and Mr.. Gies both
having taken a number of orders for their
respective firms.
The Great Falls coach which should
have arrived here Thursday noon did not
get in until about nine o'clock in the even
ing. The cause of the delay was a drunken
driver, who occasioned "A pleasant exper-
fence to five travellers, among them one
woman. When several miles the other side
of Geyser the coach got stuck in the mud
and the driver wal too drunk to extricate
it. Mounting one of the horses he rode to
Geyser station and vent to bed, not wax
ing the other driver, h slept soundly
until about five o'clock, fully three hours
after. The latter then went to the rescue
Of the coach and travellers, who thought
the treatment they had received a trifie
shady.
Chris Yegen of the firm Of Yegen Bros. of
Billings, and w. NJ. Tompkins, travelling in
the interest OF the house, arrived in Lewis
town last Sunday on a business trip.
These gentlemen report n trade one-third
larger thar last season SO far. Billings is
prospecting in all lines Of business, the open.
ing of the Crow reservation giving an i'm
petus to trade. Mr.. Yegen says Billings
will still take the lead as a wool shipping,
forwarding and supply point this season
and will take IA back seat for no place on
the railroad for hospitality and good treat,
ment. Wool buyers will be on hand az
usual to purchase clips while the storage
facilities are unsurpassed by any other
point.
The sale of the De Frate property took
place last Saturday afternoon. The quarter
lot on Main street formerly rented by w
G.. Norman was sold to him by private
sale, as per an agreement made with de-
ceased some years ago. The full lot and
two buildings opposite the Day House we're
knocked off to the Masonic Lodge at 500,
and the fraction corner lot on Watson
street vent to Halsey r. Watson at S151.
1t is quite probable hat the sale as re.
CARDS the Main street lot and buildings
will Rot be confirmed as Mrs. De Frate
agrees to pay all Indebtedness and entered
a protest in the name OF herself and minor
heirs. The matter will come up for con
firmation at the next term of the district
court in Meagher county.
Judge Dudley Du Bose and ]. w. Searles
agent for the Great Nothern railway, came
in from Fort Benton together Sunday. F.
W.. Mettler followed a few hours later driv.
ing Judge Du Bosses team, one of the latter
having received a severe cut on the shoul.
der the night before. The accident oc.
Cured on Dry Wolf creek. Since the
judges last visit barbed wire had been
strung between posts which had been in
place for years and, it being quite dark,
the team ran into the wire, slashing the
near horse badly. The fence is not a law,
full one and parties should be prosecuted
who will string barbed wire without com
| plying with the law in the matter of placing
stats every five feet or a rail on top. Tou
many accidents are caused by this negli
gence and disregard OF the law.
John Murray, of Baxendale, Lewis and
Clarke county, was in Lewistown Monday
in company with E. V. Moran of the Ju'
dith, who for six years was raising horses
on shares for the former. Mr.. hurry is a
typical pioneer, having been in the noun.
tain region since 1862. He was one of the
first to enter Alder gulch and was a witness
to many OF the stirring scenes OF that early
day, such as the hanging of the desperate
Slade and the Plummer gang. Mr.. Murray
had the pleasure of meeting Hon. James
Fergus in the ARGUS office, but the old gen,
tleman was at first unable to recognize his
old-time friend of thirty-two years ago
They briefly %recounted their experiences o
those early days, drawing contrasts will