Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-21

tana upon pilgrims has often pro-
duced remarkable results; and while
it has long been known that the
Indians and breeds regarded stewed
canine IA aluxury, ARGUS readers will
doubtless be somewhat surprised to
learn that the aforesaid climate has
SO far perverted the supposedly un-
conquerable appetite of our Presby-
terrain divine for yellow legged
chicken" that he now INDUCES on
the sly in the joys and delights Of
canned dog: there ia nc perhaps"
about it,
Inter Mountains: Some member Of
the Legislature should Introduce a
joint resolution inquiring whether
Governor Smith il u populist or a
Democrat, and. If SO, why not? Ii
is time for him to confess. He can
play the chameleon act no longer.
He wears the lean shirt of n Repub-
lican. chews tobacco like n Populist
and drinks whiskey like n Democrat.
He claims to he one Of the boys and
still wears the l~ong-tailed coat of n
preacher. Money he has none. still
he banquets with millionaires. We
call upon Hon. ID. T.. O'Connor, OF
Deer Lodge, to unmask him.
X. G.. Clement. postOffice Inspector
for this district, examined the post
Offices In this section last week.
Postmaster Murray reports that the
inspector made the IRIS thorough
examination of this office which has
been made during the incumbency of
Messrs. Vivian, Gray or himself. the
books. cash, stock. Ease and all that
pertains to the office being checked
over. Heretofore our postmaster has
accepted checks on the local bank i'm
payment for money orders, supplies.
etc, taking these at his own risk,
the rules of the department not per-
hitting their acceptance. Inspector
Clement learned of this and ordered
that the practice be discontinued
Another order made by the inspector
was to the effect that moneys could
not hereafter he transferred tn the
auditor at Chicago by means of bank
drafts, but that currency must he
sent. This order is undoubtedly
made necessary by the failure of
banks and the consequent danger of
exchange. Az p%ostoffice remittances
are often heavy the sending of ur-
rency will be a hardship upon the
postmaster as well as draining this
section of money.
Editor Yerkes, of the Bozeman
Chronicle. attended the inauguralbal
at Helena, and gives his experience
and Impressions i'm the following
language: 1.-The dance was all L
could desire. Few events of this kind
on tine creek have surpassed it. 1t
was n swell affair the papers say;
also a full dress, although some of
the ladies in attendance did not go
quite that far. They got about half
way and then quit. Their dresses
were about as far from being full as
1 was-at that hour. A friend told
me that certain of these dresses came
as high AZ 800. This may be true,
but just the same they did not come
high enough to fully envelope the
waist. Any lady, l commended, with
a force of argument that drew alarge
around me, would not spend
amount on a dress and then cut
a liberal hunk out of the top to
give such n range of sweep Mt h
bottom. The dance proceeded with
out Il hitch, until ] Inadvertently
stepped IN the r~ight-of-way of n
lady's train. She, herself. was some
distance away at the time, but not
far but that her voice could be dis
tinctly heard at third base. which |
was holding down with both feet
The ball for IA minute got so hot that
l wentfor the pitcher and fanned out
on the cooling boards"
Last week We made brief reference
to the suggestion of r. +. Smith
Lewistown. This In a matter which
should receive attention from all in
Ierested i'm education. As Mr.. Smith
cited, were thirty of our citizens to
agree to contribute from two to ten
volumes each a considerable start
would he made. Doubtless the diff
ficulty would he in securing n room
and some capable person to take
charge. and paying for the same.
We think, however, that a room
reasonably and az it would not he
necessary to have the library open
but IA few hours each day, some lady. |
whose time would permit, might be
glad to 81 the duties and accept
such a compensation therefore as the
returns from the rent of books would
furnish. We Learn. also, that there
il a family in town which is the
possessor OF a large library. possibly
a hundred volumes from which they
would be glad to donate were the
society properly organized. Several
years ago an entertainment was
given i'm town for the purpose of
raising funds to purchase books for
a library, but as no subsequent
action was taken, the proceeds, $35,
remains in the hands of a trustee
who will %cheerfully pay I've the
amount If he is sure it will be applied
for the purposes intended. There
are many young people, as well
those older, who would be glad to
have access to the books which
might thus be gathered and are will
ing to make reasonable recOmpense for
the service The ARGrS will be GLAD