Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-09


to put THE Factory Girl" ant
michael Stroggoff" on the stage dur
ing tar week. Many OF those VIII
played on the Fourth OF July are in
cluded in the cast and the prospect,
are good for u successful and enter
tanning engagement.
Harry o. Willard, son of DIR. J. H
Willard, leaves his home on Spring
creek next week to resume his course
OF studies at West Point. He has at.
tended two years and stands well uI
IN all OF his classes. After another
two years he will receiveacommission
as first Lieutenant and join the gov.
eminent forces in the field.
The editor OF the Geyser, who is so
solicitous about Republican officials
that he desires to regulate their social
habits, should turn his attention to a
Democratic official who holds "A high
office in the county. We believe there
is no Republican official who CANDLES
and none who linger so long over
their cups that they have to be AS
sisted to their homes by friends.
A most sad occurrence was that at
the home OF II. J. .Jellison on Ross
Fork last week when two young boys
were taken away within a few hours
the Jesuit OF a short illness from chol-
| ara rnfant, Another ,H,ll i'll
was seriously threatened but DR..
Monahan arrived in time to save her.
The parents IRE heart broken but
have h sympathy of the entire com
munity.
A party who has had some expert
ence in the business of "mavericking''
gives the following description of the
course generally pursued: When a
nan first engages in the stock raisin I,
business on the range he generally
brands with m letter but after one
or two years he puts on a whole ency-
clopedia, a set OF carpenters tools, a
few Chinese characters, plenty of ear
marks and a few ji~nglsbobs. What is
left of the animal belongs to him.
Some try hard to make their mono
gram so as to keep the sur from shin
ing on another mans brand.-Great
Falls Tribune.
Charles A. Burg left for Livingston
last Monday, where he has made ar
rangements to again Engage in bust
ness. After "A residence of nearly four
years in Lewistown Mr.. Burg returns
to Park county carrying with him the
assurance OF a duty well performed.
As register OF the Lewistown land
office he made E,any strong friends by
his uniform courtesy and accommo-
dating MIR. Burg's family
will remain in Lewistown for a couple
OF months when they will also return
to their former home, greatly to the
regret OF their many friends here and
throughout the county.
1t is learned with much regret that
+. f. Corbin and family expect to re-
move to Butte early in October to re-
main indefinitely. The family have
been residents OF Cottonwood for n
number OF years and have many
friends who will miss their society.
employed during the coming winter in
the Butte schools and Mr.. and Mrs.
Corbin feel that they had better follow
their children to the great mining
camp. Mrs. q. A. Cook, who has been
visiting the family, left for her home
last Saturday, accompanied by her
sister Miss Clara Corbin.
ID. NJ. Carr, who has been in Lewis
town for u year past engaged in jour
n~alistic work, left yesterday for Miles
City. Mr.. Carr has entered the m
ploy of the Northwest Magazine and
after spending a few weeks in the Vel
lowstone valley, will go out to the
kootenay country in Washington.
Mr.. Carr while in Lewistown has con-
tributed to prominent eartern jour-
mails, state and local papers until his
namei is well known by readers. Heis
an able writer and we trust may find
remunerative and continued employ
ment with Editor Smalley of the
Northwest. His Lewistown friends
wish him success.
The Fort Benton Press says ''the
populists of Valley county met in on
vention at Glasgow on Tuesday last
and nominated n full county ticket.
c. S. Hurd received the nomination
for state senator while the nominal
ton for joint representative with Cas-
cade was left open. Mr.. Hurd will
probably be Endorsed by the county
Democracy. 1t is reported that a
populist paper will soon be started at
Glasgow to whoop things up for the
new political organization" Valley
county's Joint representative is with
Fergus, not with Cascade as stated
by the River Press. Should the popu-
lists and Democrats fuse in both coun-
ties they might succeed in polling a
respectable minority.
From Charley Mahana, who was in
town last week, We learned that gray
wolves were doing great damage to
stockmen in the foothills of the Snowy
mountains. A snort time since wolves
chased a steer belonging to William
Davis right up to the latter's door.
The animal was badly bitten and
nearly died from exhaustion and loss
OF blood. Beatty & Blessing recently
lost a two year old steer, while Sandy
Baker, Shufelt and Mahana have had