Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-09-21

A. A. Campbell, representing the Helena
Independent, came in from White Sulphur
Springs last Thursday, accompanied by his
wife. He will spend a week in this locality
taking subscriptions and making collec.
tions. He reports money tight everywhere
he has been.
Prof.. Jarrett will give one Of his novel
entertainments consisting of modern mir
acIes and the Royal Marionettes, at Gull
ver's hall on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings OF next week-fair week. The
show is well spoken of in every place the
professor has visited.
The large bunch Of the L. W. Peck NUT
ton wethers was crossed from the south
side Of the Missouri today and will be
shipped from the Benton stockyards. O..
g. Cooper will send forward a consignment
that has been brought to this point for
shipment.-River Press, 18th inst.
In these days of depression in the mining
industry it is a pleasure to note that the
Gilt Edge mine at Maiden is proving a bo-
nanza to it's owners. The cyanide process
has recently been introduced and is prov
ing such n success that the output of the
niue will soon liquidate the Indebtedness
OF the property.-River Press.
Job Fogarty returned from Chicago
last week, where he vent with about Soo
mutton wethers. He realized e trifle less
than 81 per head on his shipment. Mr..
Fogarty spent three days at the fair and
pronounces it a great show He thinks
the Montana building might do for a stock
barn on a Fergus county ranch.
Mr.. Frank Clark, an artist with the brush,
has done some skillful lettering on the win
dows of Willard & Dennison's saloon. Mr..
Clark is a frst-class painter, and If you de-
sire anything in that line give him a trial.
He intends doing some large lettering on
the fair grounds fence and it will be fine
opportunity for those desiring to advertise
in that way.
At a meeting of tho Presbyterian society
held Monday evening Rev. Geo. Edwards
was unanimously chosen to continue as
it's pastor for another year. Rev. Edwards
enters upon the third year OF his passionate
with the best wishes OF every citizen. TIC
his untiring energy and devotion credit is
due for the handsome edifice in which the
Presbyterians worship. May his services
be as fruitful in the future as they have
been in the past.
The club rooms OF L. r. Carson's new
building are approaching completion. The
rooms are 80 x Is, 12-foot ceilings with
outside hall running full length OF both
rooms. The rooms are neatly papered
with ingrain-the rear room being terra
Gotta and the front in blue, both evincinl
the efficiency of Mr.. Dwinelle as a decora.
tor. Great credit il due Henry Simons
the contractor, for architectural skill anG
p~ainstaking workmanship.
NJ. A. +. Jones is securing names to a pc
tition which he intends sending to Gov
Richards calling for a special session of tn,
legislature for the purpose of e~lecting q
United States senator. No doubt Mr.
Jones means well enough but the business
men and taxpayers of this county are op
posed to the extra session, as they cal
plainly see that it would avail nothing il
the way OF aiding silver legislation. Should
the repeal bill be defeated in the senat,
aud "a satisfactory substitute pass tina.
body it would be defeated by the Demo
cratic house aided by Grover Cleveland.
Eugene A. Steere, state superintendent o
public instruction, came in Tuesday t.
conduct the teachers institute, which il
now in progress. Mr.. Steere is the first in
cumbent OF that office who ha $ visited Fer
gus county in five years. The gentleman
speaks well Of this section and especially q
Lewistown. In reply to an inquiry as t.
the sentiment on the extra session matt r
he said that the demand was in no sense
popular one, but almost exclusively by Thu
Clark faction, and that everything pointe,
to Il recurrence of last winters disgracefu
conduct should the legislature be re
convened.
Walter Mokler, the young cyclist of Grea
Falls, before leaving for home last week
made a run to the Gilt Edge accompanie,
by Dean Hemrhill of this place. The boy
made the run from the ARGUE office to tn
Gilt Edge in 5S minutes actual time, an,
were Is minutes ascending the mountain
| which is nearly half a mile to the summit
They descended the mountain on the Ma
Silhl5 "a NV "h0cis- WI. WON
Ter left for the Falls Friday about on
? O'Clock and reached the Powell ranch a
the family was eating dinner, arriving a
stanford early in the afternoon. He es
pected to take dinner in Great Falls o.
r Saturday.
5 S. S. Hobsou, president OF the Bank o
Fergus county and a wealthy stockman c
/. the Judith Basin, returned yesterday froI
5 Chicago, after disposing of a train load c
sheep. He found the market fairly Quite
though by holding his sheep IA few days a
5 Sycamore, he managed to get a fair pric
considering the circumstances. He say
the hard times prevented the stock feede
; in the vicinity OF Chicago from buying shee
4 from the western ranchmen as has bee
. customary, which compelled the la
ter IN rush their sheep on the market pal
alyzing it. Prices improved considerable
before he left and he is of the opinion tha
II better tone will prevail in the futur'
Chicago business men are feeling more col
fident and feel that the worst has passed
Worlds Fair city are beginning to loa
y money which is the best evidence that col
y fdence is returning Great Falls Tribun
Al Hutchinson, the freighter. is sleepir
under nice. clean blankets through I'll
kindness of W. l.. Srlviige and it can
about in this way. Mr.. Hutchinson bunl
in one of his freight wagons in the low
: part of town and the first oflast week wei
down on the fair grounds to work on ii
race track. lie remained there until Thur
day and upon returning to his ago.
missed four of his blankets. Having ST
$ sufficient bedding left he slept in his wage
IA Thursday night. About midnight he hear
q racket on w. II. kelly's premises ar
d got up TO see what the trouble was, thinl