Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-04-19

the coast and the number OF men who
went out is placed at L 1900.
Leo Keller OF Lewistown arrived at
the Minneapolis house on Wednesday.
His object was to meet a small Swiss
colony which had arrived in the city.
1t consisted Of one family, one female
member OF which will enter into mat
rimonial bonds on their arrival at
Lewistown.-Great Falls Tribune.
Invitations have been issued by the
Sunset club for "A dance at Culver's
hall May 4th. Those who attended
the last ball given by that organiza-
ton were so well pleased that the at
tendance on the next occasion is
likely to be greater though n more
happy number could not well he as
sembled.
At the Woodson Sheep company's
sale last week the sheep and personal
property on the ranch brought about
S15,OOO. The sheep sold very low.
Yearlings brought 50 cents per head
and the grown sheep $1.5O and S1.52
per head. There were $500 in all.
The bidders were DIR. Parberry, Ed
Sayre and Charles McDonald.-Hus-
bandman.
A. ]. Sullivan of Helena, deputy
United States marshal. came in from
Big Timber Tuesday with the Collins
party. He had snbpmnas for W. H..
Kelly and W. ii. Burgess, command
ing them to appear in the United
States court at Helena on April Goth
to testify in the case against Will
Hanks. Mr.. Sullivan started home
Wednesday.
The auction saleo of the jewelry stock
OF VIM. Roberts attracted few buyers
last Saturday. So little money is in
circulation that but little of the stock
could be sold and the attempt to raise
money proved unsuccessful. Mr..
Roberts contemplates carrying agood
line OF candy, fruit and cigars in con-
junction with his other business and
will probably add a line of reading
matter.
Parties up from Grass Range Sun
day reported that !. HI. Charters
store and entire stock OF merchandise
had been destroyed by fire Saturday
night. We were unable to find the
bearers of this unwelcome news and
cannot vouch for its accuracy but
trust it is not true. Mr.. Charters has
already experienced his share of mis-
fortune and can i'll afford to lose his
store and stock.
]. II. Arlington when interviewed
Wednesday said that when he left
Great Falls Monday the Great North
ern strike was still on with little pros
pect of settlement. 1t was also prob
able that a general strike would be in
a%ugurated on the entire Northern Pa
cific system within n fewdays. Should
this occur we will be entirely cut off
from the east except via Helena and
the Union Pacific.
We are requested to announce that
the closing exercises of the Maiden
school will be held in Poldnd's hall in
Maiden on the evening OF April 9th.
The program will include recitations,
dialogues, tableaux and plays. Good
: music will he furnished and thefestivi-
: ties close with n dance. +. A. Barnes,
, who has given such good satisfaction
rs teacher, will see that Il good time is
afforded all comers.
Hon. James Fergus came in from
his ranch last Sunday and on Monday
1 morning sat for his photograph which
he will send to a New York publishing
! house. A work on "Free Thought in
America" is about to be published
and "A request was made for Mr.. Fer
? gus likeness to put in the book as d
representative of liberal thought in
Montana. Mr.. Fergus is eighty-one
years of age but is active in mind and
body rs a man OF fifty.
The examination of John Butter.
field, charged with grand larceny, was
/ conducted before Justice Mcfarland
: Thursday AMI Friday of last week
Considerable testimony was intro.
3 duced resulting in defendant being
I, bound V e to appear before the dis
trict court. 1t is charged that But
tertield took up a ~two-year-old hors,
l two years ago, rode it constantly
| ly since and this spring placed his
/ brand over the brand of Chas. Frost
, who owned the horse.
|, The board Of school trustees held &
meeting Saturday afternoon at which
all but r. w. Noble were present. TIL,
+, board considered the matter of teach
ers for the next year and decided tc
retain the present corps. This is 6
deserved compliment to the ~principa
, and his assistants as we believe it i,
the first time the entire force has beer
retained for a second term. 1t wa.
also decided to hold a four months
term of school al Castle butte but tn,
teacher has not yet beer engaged.
Friday afternoon considerable ex
citement was created by a cry of fire
The townsfolk turned out promptly
and led by the fastest hurried to Quin
i hy's residence, at present occupied b,
W. w. Dewitt and b. w. Poole. Il
proved to be the barn which wa.
! burning instead of the house an,
as it was then a mass of flame.
e the crowd shortly dispersed
THE barn which was filled with ha,
s had undoubtedly caught fire from fly
,, ing sparks blown from q bonfire cros