Fergus County argus., 1893-09-28


ing to the seasons entertainments.
Mrs. ID. l.. Shafer left for the Worlds
Fair on Monday accompanied by Mrs.
Sandidge, who returns to her home in Hi
nois. Mrs. Shafer expects to be absent
several months, and anticipates taking a
course ia an art school before returning.
She has natural talents as an artist and
no doubt would be greatly benefited by n
brief tuition.
al Bouchard and wife were in from Ber-
call Tuesday and made the ARGUS pleas
ant call. He reports fair crops in his local
ity, but wolves and coyotes doing great
damage He has lost twelve or thirteen
head of stock during the past winter by
those savage pests. He thinks all stock
men would be willing to submit to a special
tax for their DISCRIMINATION.
w. T.. Dodson, travelling agent for the
Great Fallr Tribune. has been in town the
past week, and will remain during the fair.
He reports business quiet at the Falls, but
fast improving He says that the sus-
pended First National bank Will reopen it's
doors soon. also that the Merchants
National is reported to be able at an early
date to pay depositors dollar for dollar.
Patsey Hattou il among the fair visitors.
lie said that last fall he had plenty of
money hut in trying to collect "A little this
week to spend at the fair he approached a
prominent Democrat and asked the latter
to settle an account of $50 which had
been standing some time. No money, was
the reply. Patsey retorted: Last fall
you paid your bills and took the stump
preaching Democratic prosperity and good
times. Now we have them. aye, and not a
dollar can ! collect"
The Chinese population OF this town Is
fast iureasing, and each week new faces are
added to the groups of pig tails that can
be seen congregated at some OF their favor
ite resorts. Even though the class OF
Mongolians here is of higher grade than
those usually found in the larger towns, it
is evident that they are earning dollars
that should go into hands OF worthy white
people. The Chinaman knows a good thing
when he sees it, and once he gains foot
hold in town, like the Canada thistle, he
is difficult thing to root out.
One OF our citizens who visited the insti-
tute last week became very much inter
ested in the discussion on various sub
jects. When the question of penmanship
was reached and the matter of altitude OF
position was being considered some one
stated that young men preferred to stand
while writing at IA desk, while elderly gen
| II L..
point our friend who just dropped in to
listen, inquired why this was. As no one
answered promptly the gentleman was
asked if he could tell why one preferred to
sit and the other to stand. With face
tious smile he answered that the youDt
man stood to prevent his pants from bag
sing at the knees.
| Fred Stephens and Pat Hughes came il
| Sunday from the Judith, the former from a
| visit at the ranch of his father in-law, L
w Peck, and the latter from the Yogc
mines. They brought with them the pel'
OF large mountain lioness which Fred
killed several miles above Mr.. Peek s ranct
near the canyon at the head of the Judith
He was out hunting when he came across
the lioness and her cubs in the act of de
vouring "a deer that the old one had jus
killed. She showed fight from the star
and rushed at the intruder with roa
which made him wish he was back in town
lie opened fire and succeeded in killing he
with the second shot. The cubs ESCAPED
before he could get IA shot at them.-Grpa
Falls Tribune.
Residents of some parts of the town CON
plain uf having their slumbers disturbe'
nights 10y the noise Of cowbells. While
bell may be a convenient thing for owner
of bovines who let them run at large,
must he admitted that some consideration
should, be given to the good people VII
have their rest broken by the dingdon
sound near their their homes at all hour
of the night. These nocturnal peramb'
lators should be better cared for by the
owners; at least il they be let wander wher
they please. it should be without bells a
tached. There is talk of organizing co
committee for the purpose OF making
collection of bells and to prevent the breal
= ing of the quietuess of the night and tt
2 peaceful sleep of those who would have res
Last Friday afternoon at the associi
ton track Charlie Church trotted Warner
Gilt Edge Monte against Bain's blacl
driven by Eliot. There was motel
gathering of sports to see the contest an
: each horse had its hackers. The frient
D of Bain's black were confident oi winnin
They had received good odds Church be
: ting $40 to $50 and $50 to $50 on h
e horse. About 4 o'clock the race con
e menced. The track was not in the be,
| condition. The first heat was closely wo
by Bain's black in 2:53. The two remai
e ing heats were won by Gilt Edge Monte, IL
time OF the second being 3:1O and the thiI
: 3:OS, the horse walking under the wire.
1 was easy money for Church. Sunda
afternoon Carson's Banjo and Sullivan
, Banjo were matched in a quarter-mile das
for "a purse of $50. Carson's horse won /
= a length. When within about 90 yards
!, the outcome one of the shoes on Sullivan
horse became misplaced, undoubtedly j
juring the horses chances.
!, The institute exercises at the chur,
e Wednesday and Thursday evenings we
5 attended by a large assemblage of inte
I ested and apprecia tive citizens. The e
tertainments were superior to any prece
. ing of the same nature, the musical pr
gram being especially varied and tastefI
:. Wednesday evening the best features we
= a solo by Miss Emily Bach and a piar
D, solo by Miss Anna Edwards, both of whi
were enthusiastically encored. Misses +
wards and Weydert played a duet whi
!. was appreciated and "a chorus by MI
IS War;. Miss Gray. F. F.. Smith and Geor
e Cook was both amusing and well sung al
= acted. Prof. Steere's lecture on "Wend
Phillips" was thoroughly prepared and