Fergus County argus., 1893-02-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

oh, for chinook.
Read notices for bids elsewhere.
Sons of Veterans ball. February 22nd.
The Ice King seems to have been deposed.
Court convenes the second Monday in
March.
Attend the Sons of Veterans masquerade
ball, February 22nd.
Note I. C. Power & Bros spring an
uouncement on first page.
Business has been quiet with our mer-
chants for the past two weeks.
III. Brownson Smith, of Butte, is in town
adjusting insurance on losses by fire last
week.
The fellow with red nose is about the
only reliable spirit" thermometer we
have these days.
w. T. Mcfarland says he has beeu i'll
Montana twenty-five years, but has never
before seen anything like the present cold
weather,
February End was ground hog day, and
we guess it was a grounding case with that
animal. He probably forgot to stick his
head out.
S s. Hobson, who had been storm
bound on Mcdonald creek for two weeks
reached Lew istown, Tuesday, on his return
home to Utica. He reported very little
snow in that locality.
Spring creek is frozen over at various
points. In some places the ice is strong
enough to hold heavily loaded wagon
The like of this was never before by
the oldest inhabitant.
w. C. Waldorf opened bids last week
for poles for electric light company. Bidr
varied from forty cents to ninety cents
each. ii. VI. Boyd, of upper Spring creek,
was the lowest bidder and awarded the
contract.
FouND- Between Beaver and Cotton
wood creeks, about two weeks ago, "A lady =
seal skin boa. Owner can have same by
calling at this office.
w. W. Dewitt has rented his residence
on tie boulevard to James III. Moe, Tor
one year Mr.. Dewitt will convert his frame
store room and several other small build.
ings into "A residence which he will place on
his lots opposite the residence OF X. L.
Gudsel for his own occupancy.
The oyster supper announced to be given
at the Beaver creek church, on Tuesday
evening OF last week, was not given own :
TO the condition OF the weather. 1t will
occur on Tuesday evening, Feb. 14th. A
general invitation is extended. Procee' :
above expenses to go toward pastors sal
AIRY.
Joe Anderson came down from Maiden,
Tuesday. lie reports mining matters very
quiet, as usual at this season of the year
w. ii. burgess is getting out large guam
tity OF high grade ore from the old Magin
mis- properties, and will start the mill at
soon as the weather will permit.
Mr.. Hawson was in town Tuesday from
his ranch on Cottonwood creek. Mr.. Haw
son has been feeding about eighty head o.
cattle during the cold snap, all of which
are doing well. In looking over the rang'
he found five or six head with his brand
that had succumbed to the weather.
The long spell of cold weather caused {
great many of our citizens to run short o
fuel. As it was too cold for man or beast
NSt''
sale found it almost impossible to fl
orders. Let some enterprisng man star
wood and coal yard by another winter
Rev. George Edwards, of the Presbyterian
church, announced Sunday morning tina
the new church will be ready for occupanc,
on the 10th inst. Although not entirel.
finished the painting and other work vii
be done later, as the congregation is anX
ious to get into more comfortable quarters
Michael Brass, of Beaver creek, came il
from his ranch Monday. Mr.. Brass statet
that he had good warm sheds for his stock
and had sustained loss so lar. I'll
thought most OF the ranchmen in that IL
cality were well provided with hay AM
sheds and he had heard of no serious losses
Lewistown Electric Light and Powe
company filed its certificate of incorporn
tion with the secretary Of state yesterday
Operations will be carried on at Lewis
town, Fergus county. NJ. \. Erickson
Cyrus Styles and w. c. Waldorf are the il
corporators. The capital stockis $4,000
Helena Independent.
Ed Mcdonnell was up from his ranc
DClON Town on says bPi'h
creek is frozen over ut his place, somethin
he never saw before. He reported a nun
ber of dead range cattle near his place, bu
has not sustained any losses from his ow
band, having plenty OF blue joint hay whic
he fed unsparingly.
j. III. Smith received n telegram Thuis
day last announcing that his son Garrett
of whose serious illness mention was mad
last week, had expired the day previous
being Wednesday the LIST instant. Nj
Smith feels that it is better for him to di
than to live totally paraiyzed, but thi
cannot tighten his sorrow.
The drivers OF the Ubet coaches had thei
hands and faces severly frozen last weel
They insisted upon holding the reins how
ever and did not stop for medical trea'
ment The coaches did fairly well consit
erIng the weather and the people had n
complaint to make. II drivers ha
STAYED by "A warm stove no one could hay
found fault.
Sheriff Deaton was busy last week gatl
ering up cattle about town belonging to til
Judith Cattle company. He rounded u
some thirty head which were driven int
the brush below town and provided wit
hay. 1t was a humane act as well til
saving Of valuable property. The animal
pulled through the severe weather in goo
shape.
The three new counties recently create
by the legislature have, owing to the
location, been pla ced in the Tenth iudicis
district. This district is now comprised {
the counties OF Flathead, Teton, Valley
Choteau and Fergus. Judge DuBose wi
have to limit his sessions to three times
Yenr or construct a living machine to met