Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-24
Maurice Sullivan has returned from
trip to Great Falls and Helna.s

hcsaol hiciithb
Keep your eye open for the first
coach on the new Benton line. The
FIT. Benton brass band will be aboard.
About June LIST is the time set for
the start from FIT. Benton.
Chas. Kelly and Jack Arnold whom
we stated last week had gone to Alex
ander City, returned Saturday. They
were not going to the mining camp,
but only so far as Plum creek.
Elsewhere will be found the report
of Monday nights's meeting OF the
musical organizations forthe purpose
of arranging "A grand musicale for ,July
4th. The several societies are acting
IN harmony and the product OF their
combined efforts will be the grandest
affair OF the kind undertaken in cen
trail Montana.
A school entertainment will he given
June 18th and 18th to raise money
to buy an organ for the school. Over
100 pupils are now drilling for the oc-
casion. The exercises will consist of
the beautiful cantata, "Grand-pa's
Birthday is Come Again" Jean Inge-
lows ''Songs OF Seven" with sbleaux,
marches and other drills.
Friday morning last S. b. Flowers
left on an extended tour through the
west. He expects to spend a few
weeks in Dakota after which he will
90 rs far south AS Arizona and re-
turning through California spend
next winter with his sister in Oregon.
Rev. Hawk informs us that the
North Montana Mission will assemble
in Lewistown August LIST. The con
ference will be attended by about
twenty ministers from northern Mon
tana and also by Bishop /. W. Joyce
of Chattanooga, Tenn, and DI. Keen
OF Delaware, OHIO. The two latter
gentlemen will he presiding officer and
secretary respectively. As the time
approaches arrangements should he
made to entertain these gentlemen
and allow them to depart with entirely
pleasant impressions. No doubt
some fine doctrinal will be
delivered during their stay, which will
extend over the succeeding sunday.
Hon. Jas. Fergus was at the county
seat Monday. He has been busy gar
dening Tor the past two weeks. Mr..
Fergus says he has experienced hard
luck raising potatoes owing to scab.
Having read an article in the New
York Tribune treating on this sub
ject and giving a recipe, he has given
it "a test. The formula calls for one
per cent OF corrosive suhlimatet to 100
pounds of water, the potatoes to soak
for three hours. He hopes 10 over
come the trouble though his seed po-
tatoes We're not h best, some OF
them having been frozen. Ii this is n
good remedy it should be tried 10y
others who have been troubled with
scabby potatoes.
We publish this week an interesting
letter from Dave Reed, "a former resi-
dent OF this section and who has writ
ten us previously of South Africa,
where he is now travelling. Mr.. Reed
served in the recent war i'll that coun-
try between an English company and
a tribe OF natives and relates many in
cidents OF the conflict. This war at
fraata1 world uiAa attention last
winter, contradictory reports from
unofficial sources causing much
anxiety as to the fate of MAJOR Will
son, a prominent British officer. Mr..
Reed tells OF the massacer in which
the brave officer fell. We have been
Obliged to eliminate considerable oil
Mr.. Reeds letter on o of lack
space, though every word OF it would
have been read with interest.
Sunday Afternoon about six O'Clock
Fred Case, thirteen-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Case, was seriously
injured. He had gone from his home
a short time before to bring in the
COW for evening milking and was rid
ing a gentle mare and was accom-
panied by another lad who was on
foot. The two boys separated to go
either side OF a bill and when the Ben
nett boy next saw his companion the
latter was PROSTATE on the ground
and unconscious. George Cook, who
was driving picked up the child tor
dead. Drs. M%onahan and Lindsey
believe that the child was thrown
from the horse and struck the ground
in such IA as to cause concus-
sion at the base of the brain though
no wound is visible. At this writing
the boy has not regained conscious
ness hut there is hope OF recovery.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stem
Hanson oil Cone Buttecame near being
carried away 10y an eagle one day last
week. Mrs. Hanson had placed the
child in a cradle on the door step and
returned to her homework within. In
a short time she heard considerable
connection among the chickens about
the yard and returned L the open
door to ascertain the cause. She
quickly noticed that something was
partially shutting out the light from
the opening ana as she reached the
steps she found a large eagle lowering
over her child preparing to grasp the
little one in Its tallons. The mother
screamed and grasped the child, when
| the bird flew "A short distance and
perched on "a stump, apparently dis
appointed at losing its prey. The
bird was a monster and fnllY strong