Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-21

airing of which was had in the justir
court last week, resulted inthr bindln
over OF both parties TO keep the peac
and the bond placed at $500 each.
Gen. Chas. W. Mead, who was presi
dent of the old Collar Mining compan,
at Maiden, died at Los Angeles, Cal.
president of the Union Pacific railroa,
and general of the Omaha
smelling works.
Edward Brassry, who was on a tril
south oi thesnowies last week, reports
careless among ranch house:
OF that section especially at the tele
phone s%totions. Only slight damage
has been done so far.
The Severance Mercantile company
has brought sumt against Sheriff
OMAR, at Metuher county, Sheriff
D-aton, of Fergus county. j. g,
Phelps, and the Antelope Basin SHEEP
company tor IA receiver. Toole& Wal
lace, Of Helena, are plaintiffs attor-
neys.-Great Falls Tribune.
The friends of Rev. j. NJ. I~.argent
will be panied to learn of his de 9TH,
which occurred at Augusta, Cascade
county, on Tuesday, the 10Th inst.
lie WAS engaged in n protracted meet
ing when he was taken i'll with pneu-
monia. He leaves "A wife and an
adopted daughter II years of age.
An exchange says an American in
ventor is said to have patented an
electric corset that ii squeezed gives II
shrek like n railway whistle. He
claims that he has already married
three of his daughters through the
agency OF this tell-tale machine. He
invented it he says in the interest of
morals, but, like most machine moral
lists, he unites business with morality.
A recent decision OF the commits
sioner OF the general land office is to
the effect that the cost of fencing may
he applied on the three dollars
per acre expenditure required by tile
government of desert land entrymen.
Also, that after s years OF compliance
with the requirements OF the law, tim
Der culture entries may be proved up
upon without the payment OF Sl.25
per acre, whether trees are growing or
not.
\ party in Lewistown is in receipt
OF II letter from n former citizen
OF this place who is now located
at Carroll, Deer Lodge county. The
gentleman writes that the capital
boom is on in that county and that
Judge Spear, OF that district, is grind
ing out citizens at the rate ot about
100 "A day. and that IA nan who isnot
n citizen would not Hast as long as a
SNOWFALL in hades. All are expected
wear the DAILY collar.
Ella st. Clair, a courtesan, is in Jail
MissouIa, charged with the murder
of a party named Dubois, who visited
her resort. Gold to the amount OF
$40 was found buried in n can near
the st. Clair woman's house and is
supposed t have belonged to Dubois.
Whether the female is the Ella st.
Clair or Hamilton woman, formerly
of Maiden and this place, is not known
the color oil the prisoner is not
Mr.. often, of Cottonwood. was in
town Tuesday and informed us that
he had n horse killed 10y lightning dur
ing the storm ON Monday afternoon.
His son, who had been riding, tied the
horse to II telephone pole and "A few
minutes after the animal was seen to
drop dead, the bolt striking it i'll the
head. During the storm one OF Mr..
Corhin's children was also slightly
stunned 10y lightning. The telephone
poles in that immediate locality are
more or less damaged.
The storm on Monday evening dis
tnrhed the electric light plant some
what. Lightning struck the wires and
out the fuse at the mill with
the result that the electricity ran down
the lines into the water. Mr.. Good
man. while ON the top of Carson's
building examining the wires, found
the covering burned OFF from one
oil them. Upon touching 1T he re-
ceived "a shock which Knocked him
over. He was severely shaken up and
does not court such an experience
every day.
III. q. Phillips, OF P%hilhronk, was in
Stone m in receipt of n letter from
Great Falls stating that the chamber
of commerce of that place was agitat-
ing the proposition to build a tele-
phone line bet ween the Falls and Lew
istown and that $4,000 had already
been subscribed for that purpose. 1t
Is iuollSht the Cost VIII h't eA''su
$1,000. No doubt our citizens will
soon have n chance to take stock in
the enterprise, which ought TO pay
right from the grass roots
Theodore f. Nichols, of TIBET, and
Miss Mary j. Martin, OF Lewistowp,
we're married ut Great Falls on Tues
day of last week, Rev. Reed ofliciat-
ing. The many friends OF the bride
and groom will Join us in extending
congratulations. The groom is an
honorable and industrious citizen and
will make a good husband. The bride
j. a sister OF Mrs. j. NJ Campbell, OF
H. rl,ra She l. held i'm high regard