Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-07


Mercantile Co. is expected home from
his eastern trip this evening.
H. +. Dent is in from Denton thi,
week. He is looking for some on
DESTROYS of selling II good bunch o
lambs.
A detailed report of the receipts
and condition of the school librar,
fund was handed I'm too late for thil
issue. 1t will appear next week.
Next Tuesday evening April 13tf
at 7:30 sharp will be the regular meet
initiation every Woodman is earn
estly requested to attend.
Z. j. Morrison writes from Mime
apolis that there Ii no truth i'm thu
report that he has purchased tn,
Hastings interests on Ross Fork
Mr.. Morrison will be i'm Montana thi.
week.
Free text books were defeated In
Great Falls, Bozeman, Livingston
| Billings, Glendive, Miles City and
Missoula. The only city i'm which
the proposition carried, 40 far AT
heard from, is Helena.
Hon. Il. G. Power of Helena passed
through the city this morning on his
way to Washington. his especial mis-
sion being To watch the tariff bill ir
the interest of the Montana wool
gro wers.-Billings Gazette.
The secretary of the interior has
overruled the commissioner and sus.
tanned the local office i'm the land con
test between samuel Hurvitch and
Sallie Anderson. BY this decision
Hurvitch gets both forties i'm contro.
versy.
In publishing the road law two
weeks ago n typographical error was
made which entirely changed the
meaning of section nine. The county
surveyor must have the approval oI
the county commissioners on all con-
tracts exceeding 800.
1t will be observed that notices OF
final proof upon lands within the
Judith land district again appear I'm
the ARGUS. Register Hilger IL i'm re-
ceipt of n letter from the department
requesting that the ARGUS be desig.
mated IA the official paper of this
district and such order was made,
taking effect April LIST. MIR. Hilger
laa rms that oil Land nfEonS Sn Mon
tana, il not i'm the country, have re
ceived similar requests from the de-
partment, effecting n change of the
patronage from Democratic to Re
publican papers.
Thursday last f. f. Wright filed in
the district court an affidavit setting
forth that he was one of the stock.
holders of the Montana Midland Tel.
ephone Co., that the trustees had for
some time past failed to give the
line the attention it demanded, that
such line was now torn down in
many places and not i'm operation,
etc. N praying for the appointment
of a receiver and the sale of the prop.
erty. The prayer was granted and
A. w. War; appointed receiver. Mr..
War; will proceed at once to wind
up the affairs of this defunct line and
make settlement with the debtors
and stockholders.
Tuesday evening Rev. Pfaus gave
a srereopticon entertainment at the
Dra,I.tn,,a bnrh -, urhi.b oil fha
members of the Sunday school were
admitted free, this number being
swelled by many who gladly paid
the small admission fee. The views
were of Christ's life and the beauti
full coloring of the pictures was finely
brought out by the use of the oxygen
gas. Every line of the picture was
distinct and presented a striking con
trast to the views heretofore pre-
scented. While many yer disap
pointed at the poor light thrown
upon the pictures at the last adver
tised lecture, there need be no fear d
a repetition as with the gas now
used the light on the canvass is al
bright as the sun. The children
heartily enjoyed the entertainment
The Husbandman of White Sui
phur Springs reports two large sheer
deals in it's last issue. l.. p. South
worth of Colorado has purchased q
DR.. Parberry 1000 three-year-olt
wethers, n choice lot of Cotswolt
grades, at $2.75 per head after shear
ing. paying 81 900 down. The sheer
will shear from IL to IL pounds each
which will bring the total realized
from the bunch to about 81 per head
w. NJ. Rea Jr., of Trevor, Wis.,, pur
chased of Spencer, Mayn K HeitmaI
5000 four-year-old and 5000 three
year-old Cotswold grade wethers n
$3 per head after shearing, payin,
$1,000 down. The sheep are to- be de
livered at the railroad. The wool ol
these sheep il estimated to he wOrtl
81 per head, netting the owner
$40,0W ON the deal.