Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-02-01

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very liberal offer. Give the firm a
trial and if directions are followed
you will not regret it.
We take pleasure in correcting an
item which appeared in our locals last
week in regard to the editor of the
Mud Geyser interfering with the man.
agement of the postoffice. We are in
formed by Mr.. Murray that there has
been no attempt at dictation or
grounds for such a report. AS Mr..
Murray is a citizen who has the esteem
OF everyone and who aims to keep
out of local feuds, we have no desire
to do him an injustice Intentionally
or accidently. The information was
given US shortly before going to press
and as it contained so much of the
element OF probability, owing to the
attempt of the Geyser editor to boss
everything in town, we did not deem
it necessary to trace the report down.
Probably the fellow is content with
his efforts to run the county offices
without tackling a department of the
national government.
At the last session of the state legis-
lature a law was passed in relation to
the appraisement of property for tax
alton. Under the old law the chair
man of the board OF county commits
sioners and the assessor were desig-
mated as two members OF the board
of appraisers which meets early in
February. The chairman and the as
SCISSOR selected the third member of
the board. the new law changes this
method and provides that the Judge
OF the district court shall appoint the
three members OF the board of APP
praisers, the a%ppointees to be reput-
able citizens, taxpayers, and men
who hold no office. The appoint
ments shall be made on or before the
first Monday in February. Thecounty
assessor shall not he a member OF the
board, but the law provides that he
shall be present and furnish all neces-
sary information.
We give a good lea of our space to
the controversy aroused by Mr.. Fer
gus in his article on wheat raising.
Mr.. Stiles replies to c. W., while Mr..
Colver has an aroicle relating his ex-
perience in marketing his wheat.
While everybody in tins community
is interested, those most vitality con-
cerned are the farmers and the millers
and we hope the chat and dust will
be thoroughly sifted out and the
grains of truth exposed. 1t is a mat
ter which those unfamiliar with mill
ing and wheat raising can know but
little about. Let the facts come out
and thecause OF complaint thoroughly
investigated and, if possible, all diff
ferences amicably settled. We want
our ranchmen to engage in wheat rails
ing and keep a flour mill in constant
operation. This was the desire OF
those who subscribed money for indi.
re ct benefits and we believe the wish
of all.
At the Presbyterian church last Fri.
day evening Rev. Geo. Edwards enter.
tanned a large audience for a brief
time, lecturing on the subject of ga
Trip to the Sum-" The discourse was
very instructive, dealing with the dis.
covery and decomposition of the planets
in our solar system. E. K. Cheadle
read a humorous selection. The mu.
steal assembly rendered M selection
and Miss Lehman distinguished her.
self as the soloist of the evening. The
closing number, a quintet in which
Mrs. Leard, Mrs. Stafford, Miss
Mackay, Mr.. Leard and Mr.. Cheadle
took part, was the musical feature Of
the evening and many regretted the
singers un~willingness to respond to
an encore. The next entertainment
to be given by the assembly will be a
concert on the 9th of February. Ar
elaborate program is being prepared
for the occasion. This will be held al
the Presbyterian church and a popu
lar admission charged. On February
10th Prof. Parent will lecture at the
Methodist church also under the
auspices of the assembly.
Great Falls Leader: w. Mead,
Fletcher, the well known attorney fol
the Northwestern bank, had a most
exciting time of it last Sunday Will,
travelling between Stanford and Lew
istown on some legal business for tn,
bank. On his return trip he at
tempted to drive through a coule,
which had been filled in with driftet
snow. On the outward trip he hat
passed it all right, but the chinook
had transformed it from a small
creek to a raging river beneath an in
nocent bridge of snow. When he GO
about the middle of the coulee hi
double horse rig went through tn,
crust into about six feet of water
Mr.. Fletcher got put on the tongu,
and cut the animals loose with hi
knife, but in the operation slipped il
himself and got stuck among ice will
the water up to his neck. For abou.
ten minutes it seemed doubtful whethe,
he could extricate himself or not, bu'
he finally got out wet to the skin ant
thoroughly chilled. A rather unpleas
ant prospect was ahead OF him. i
was about twenty miles to the neare
house. 1t was a hopeless task t. ge
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