Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-17

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returned home on Tuesdays Fall
coach. Mr.. Atchison and wifeexpec
to leave Friday.
The first conviction under tn
state anti-gambling law is reported
from Bozeman. Sheriff Franshan
recently raided a house in which
gambling was found in operation
and one of the men captured has jus
been sentenced to one year In tn
penitentiary.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of the general land office states
that the vacant public lands in Mon
tana amount to 7l,433,917 acres
This is the largest r of unoc
cupied public lands in any state
and is about equal to the combined
size of the great states OF Illinois and
Iowa.
The Catholic society is engaged In
making extensive repairs to theiI
church on the east side, the improve
ments to cost about $1,000. The
| edifice IL being extended 30 feet, ten
feet of which is for a foundation to a
steeple which will rise to a height ol
80 feet and house a bell. The large
audiences rendered the increasing OF
sitting room necessary.
Col. P. r. Dolman, o: the board OF
managers of the Soldiers Home, re-
ports that there are "a inmates at
the home with seven applications on
hand ami places for only four more.
Among the the seven applicants is
probably H. C. Bloom, arrangements
for whose care at the home had
been made. Mr.. Bloom left for the
home this morning. Commandment
Hillman writes to Col. Dolman that:
"We have letters of inquiry from
about one hundred old soldiers who
talk of coming to the home. Most
of them state they are more Or less
helpless and sick, while every man
now at the home Is under the doc
tors care"
The Sunset Club entertained We'd
nesday evening of last week, the
character of the entertainment being
Of a novel literary order. Represen-
tations of the titles familiar books
were attached to the participants
and cards furnished for the notation
of answers. Three gentlemen cor
rectly guessed Al out of a possible 45
titles and drew for the prize, F. w.
Mettler of Benton being the winner.
Mrs. G. j. Wiedeman correctly
guessed IS and was awarded the
head prize for the ladies, both prizes
being books. After the contest re-
freshments were served and i'm
promptu dancing enjoyed until mid
night.
d. j. Bryan of the Judith, and
crew, returned Monday from Lavina,
where they had been engaged for
nearly a month in making repairs to
the Lavina bridge. Many timbers
had rotted away and a new pier was
found necessary at the Fergus county
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work by Surveyor Hogeland because
of his familiarity with bridge work.
The total cos Of the repairs, includ-
ing material, will be about 800. In
the spring, Surveyor Hogeland says,
another pier will have to be put in
on the Yellowstone side. The origi-
nal piers were of wood and have
stood about IL years. The new pier
is of stone, william Cruise having
done the masonry work.
j. L. Bright, of the Spotted Horse.
came III from Ohio last week to at
tend the session of the district court,
returning Monday. He was accom-
panied by his associate In the milli-
merry business in Columbus, Mr.. Peeb-
les. L. S. Woodbury., formerly of the
Gilt Edge, where he showed himself
to be a man of executive ability and
able to make a mining proposition
pay where Others had failed, arrived
in Lewistown Wednesday and has
taken the management of the Spotted
Horse, being In full charge of the
development work and of Mr.. Bright's
entire interests In this section. A
new drill was received from the east
last week and the work of sinking
the main shaft, which is SKIP feet,
another 100 feet IL now in progress.
The winter months will be spent In
sinking, cross cutting and otherwise
developing the property and II the
results are as anticipated the mill
will start in the early spring.
w. G. Norman returned to Lewis
town Thursday last. Mr.. Norman
left in August, accompanied by his
family, for a trip through the Vel
lowstone park and westward. The
party Travelled overland from the
park to Baker City, Oregon, the
journey consuming thirty days
While In Boise City, Idaho, Mr.. Nor.
man visited Daniel Quinby and
family, former residents of this sec.
ton, and reports them well situated
in the Idaho capital. Sickness over.
came Mr.. Norman's child shortly after
their arrival in Baker City and for
nearly a month the little one hesita.
ted between life and death, being
much improved, however, before Mr..
Norman left. Mrs. Norman and the
child will remain In Baker City for
the present, at least. The trip
through the park was very enjoyable
and Mr.. Norman brought home
many kodak views taken of the
places of interest and the party, Of
which Miss Grace Rauch was a mem
Der.