Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-12

The leading article in the NORTH
American Review for July is furnished
by ~ex-Speaker Reed, who discusses
"rhe Present Administration OF Ma
tional Affairs in a ann that vii
command wide attention.
Cyrus Stiles arrived from the Falls
on Tuesday evening of last week &c.
companied by his son-in-law and
family. They like Montana and
Lewistown 80 well it is possible they
may remain here permanently.
W. H.. Culver left for Stanford first
of the week with his photographine
outfit. He will be absent about 4
week. Mr.. Culver stated that upon
his return his band would at once be-
gin their evening concerts on the hill.
Robert Thornton has opened a
saloon Mt his residence on upper Boyd
creek, on the Gilt Edge road. He will
keep a stock of wines, liquors and
cigars and promises to make the ubiq-
uitous candidate feel like n sure win
ner.
NJ. W. Sullivan left on Tuesday for
Great Falls for another consignment
of keg beer for II. X. Carson, from the
new brewery Mt that place. The beer
is pronounced by all to be as good as
81. I..t .-l NJ Tar11a .tanl, 70
keep it IN tap at all times.
W. III. Kelly, who took the part Of
an Indian in the Octoroon on Wednes-
day evening OF last week, says the
next time he fights n duel On the stage
the knives will have to he made of
paper instead of steel. He evidently
does not enjoy having his fingers cut
for the e~dification OF II Lewistown
audience.
Hon. Jas. Fergus visited the county
seat Monday. Mr.. Fergus stated that
the expense OF running the Moccasin
roundup was between 500 and S125
"A day. On July LIST they branded one
calf belonging to Brooks Bros. and on
the I'd, the last day, they branded
only six. This loss gives some idea of
the damage done by wolves.
+. r. Carson has Just received an
excellent line of imported and domes-
tic cigars. He has hall adozen brands
that cannot be excelled anywhere,
among them the Mountain Rose,
which he warrants will make a mar
ried maj lovable, a young man &c
cessful in his conguests and cause AN
old bachelor to be iovial. Go and
sample them.
The Philbrook coach did not reach
Lewistown until Monday noon. We
understand that the coach will lay
over AT Philbrook on Sundays in the
future. Whether this will comply with
the contract or not we are not pre-
pared to say. 1t would prove a great
Inconvenience to passengers who de-
sire to reach this place on Sunday.
IL would seem also that acoach should
not lay over until "a distributingpoint
was reached.
Monday evening II meeting was held
at the Office OF Frank f. Smith of the
of the different musical
organizations which had in charge the
Fourth OF July celebration, for the
purpose ofexamining into the finances.
1t was found that after all expenses
to the celebration had been
paid, save the bands, that a balance
OF $40 remained. 1t was moved that
this be divided equally between the
bands as compensation for their
in making success OF the occa-
This gave each band $35, little
enough considering the time and labor
spent by them in perfecting the enter
tainment. 1t is to be regretted that
the organizationscould not have been
program which they rendered.
At the play on Tuesday evening OF
"NtN cohi'Sb we piteSt oh SAIC |
stage for Walter S. Minor, but like a
good many other things in this world
there was a string attached to it.
When Mr.. Minor made n graceful bow
and reached for the bouquet it sud
denly disappeared much to his EN-
barrassment. The incident was thor
enjoyed by those OF the audi
who saw the joke, however. w.
II. Kelly was to be the victim on
Wednesday evening, but getting an
OF what vas up Mr.. Kelly Sc
it about his person intending to cut
the string should the aforesaid nose
gay put in appearance. 1t failed to
materialize and the great chief lost an
opportunity to use his tomahawk.
The Independent OF the 9th inst.
contains the following, which Is OF
some local interest inasmuch as Knee
bone was employed at the Spotted
Horse mine for about a year under
the Downs management. The shoot
ing is probably the outgrowth OF labor
troubles: Kneebone, the blacksmith
at the Gem mine, al shot and in
killed by a gang Of masked
while at work there Tuesday.
Subsequently Superintendent r.. X.
Neil and Foreman William c. Rum
mer, Frank Higgins and a man named
West were marched up to The camp by
twelve or fifteen masked men armed
with rifles. They Were closely followed
by fifty men and boys. The men were
taken through Burke. 1t is thought