Fergus County argus., 1894-12-20

Mr.. Gruff has moved into DIR. Beau
pres hotel.
Young & Dance, who saved the
camp last winter, report a good busi-
ness.
There are three saloons in camp;
Mr.. Murphy Mr.. Diah Clark and
John R. Ramsey. All report fair
trade.
Uncle John Smith is running Mr..
kies' shop in the absence OF Mr..
Roberts, who has gone to Belt for a
| visit.
John F.. Arnold returned to town
after few days hunt in the Missouri
brakes. Mr.. Arnold reports that he
got all the game he wanted.
Mr.. Ammon has a force of men en-
ployed at the Gilt Edge mine and a
force on opening up the coal bank
adjoining the mill. Mr.. A. proposes
to have his fuel handy.
The "bullion button" OF Mr..
Ammon's was not of the dimensions
that that gentleman wished for, but
nevertheless Mr.. A. is going to win 'er
out, which we trust he will.
Mr.. and Mrs. Metlark are pre-
pairing to make every one happy
Christmas night, the 25th inst, at
their home, the mine boarding house,
in Gilt Edge. Everyone invited.
Mr.. H. s. Sherard is expected in
camp in a few days, as Mr.. Ammon
has been in correspondence with
him for some time past His rec
ord on the cyanide process has never
been excelled.
1t is understood that the staff at
the office of the Ammon mines, are
going home for their holidays. They
are all gentlemanly young men and
We wish them, one and all, merry
Christmas and prosperous new year.
Frank King, the genial blacksmith,
has returned to the camp from his
'farm" on the banks OF the old
Missouri near Clagget. Mr.. King, as
well as an excellent blacksmith, is an
accomplished violin player, and is
leader OF the Gilt Edge orchestra.
L. Beaupre, the genial postmaster
at Gilt Edge, reports moderately good
trade these days. Mr.. Beaupre has
gone to a great deal of expense in
building in the last year and now has
acomodious store which is filled with
general merchandise, drugs and pat
ent medicines.
The attachments placed upon the
Spotted Horse mine is a serious blow
to the community. 1t is the wish of
everyone, that their affairs will soon
be adjusted and that the whistle will
disturb the silence of old Judith's 9
snowy peaks, and pay day come
regularly-once every four weeks.
Coal coall Leave your orders
at the ARGUS office for the celebrated
Cliff coal, 5000 per ton. Will be
delivered in one and one-half tons or
three and one half ton loads. This
is the best coal in Fergus county,
pronounced SO by our wives and
our sisters our cousins and our
aunts. For a confirmation of these
facts enquire at the bank in Lewis
town.
The question that seems to be
agit ating the public mind in Gilt Edge
at this time is the building of a school
house. Such a proposition is a good
one, but it seems little premature.
In the first place a school house can
not be built legitimately without the
voters of the taxpayers of the district
voting tax to be levied upon their
property for the payment of bonds
to be sold to raise the money. In the
second place to ask people to contrib
ute the funds in these panicky times
is presumptuous, and to not have any
school until q school house could be
built would be an imposition upon
the little children. We are therefore
in hopes that the trustees will con-
clude to have q winter school, for
there is at this time a number ol
vacant buildings that could be rented
at q nominal cost that would answer
the purposes. 1t would not be bad
idea for the trustees to call a public
meeting for.the purpose of soliciting the
aid OF the people of Gilt Edge in help
ing to pay the rent and furnish fuel etc.
for the people of Gilt Edge are not al
camp followers, as it would seem tt
some, but are Industrious intelligent
people, and furthermore there is moth
ing like harmony in Il school distric
and to that end let us all labor, fo
the preservation of our government
rest upon the advancement of on
public schools.