Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-06-16

Rerry edcne NOME irou
the Yellowstone country Tuesday
where he went with the Garvin cat
tie. He reports frequent rains in
that section and the country looking
well.
Three elderly gentlemen of the Basin
who have been troubled with rheu'
matism for many years, have formed
a party and will seek recovery al
Hunters Hot Springs. Those com.
posing the party are Dan Winters,
l.. G. Sweetland and John Day.
E. c. Babcock and w. Benedict,
who secured al option on the New
Year mine from w. G. Norman some
time ago, arrived last week and were
several days at the mine. Tuesday
they secured an extension of the OPP
tion for thirty days and left for Hell
ena. They are very reticent concern
ing their intentions.
Children's Day was appropriately
celebrated Mt the Methodist church
Sunday last, the services morning
and evening being participated in by
the younger generation and the pro-
gram made especially interesting to
them. The church was beautifully
decorated and the occasion "A glad
some one for the little folks and for
the older ones ar well.
Last week we reported the finding
of a medal in b sod in the Snowy
mountains and since we ~havelearned
that Handel Bros. recently unearthed
IA sword which had no doubt laid
for many years in the soil of their
| Musselshell ranch. While no de-
scription of it Is given 1t IL said to
excite a great deal of curiosity ON
the part of visitors to their store.
A transforming combination
travelling i'm n covered wagon and
under the name of the "Mackey
Overland Speciality Company" played
to a small audience at Culver's hall.
Saturday evening. The singing.
dancing and spiritulistic manifesto
lions were about what was antici-
pated, the best part of the show be-
ing a trick dog. He was the only
star performer.
The board ofcounty commissioners
adjourned Monday and the full re-
port of their proceedings will appear
next week. In the matter of the
grading of the Surprise creek hill,
which was postponed from May 18th
to this time. the following bids were
received: w. b. Burris, $40; Thos.
Geer, $3.50; Z. o. Vaughn, $425; w.
II. Babcock, $40. The contract
was awarded Mr.. Babcock.
NJ. j. Costello, travelling solicitor
for the Great Northern returned from
Great Falls last week. He reports
that wool buyers are in the field and
state they will open the market at
from ~ to 8 cents higher than last
years sales. Mr.. Costello says that
in conversation with MIR. Cook, late
OF the firm of Cook & Clark. he learned
that Mr.. Cook had disposed of his
Judith Basin interests, though the
purchasers name he did not recall.
The matter Of forming a cemetery
organization has been postponed for
a short time to await the result of
further correspondence with state
authorities. There seems good foun-
dalton for the belief that under the
code the state may donate the citi-
zens five acres for the purpose, in
which case the purchase of an addi-
tional five acres would be all that is
necessary.
Austin w. War; of the Bank Of Fer
gus County. went to Helena Friday
last to consul specialists concerning
the affection of bis eye sight. His
further movements or the length of
his absence from Lewistown are
very indefinite. AS Cashier Wright Is
yet unable to be out, telephone connec-
lions from the bank to his home have
been established and President Hob
son is still assisting the force.
Andrew j. Martin, the fast Swede
| bicycle rider who has been working
for Bowen, left the city on his wheel
yesterday afternoon for Lewistown,
where he hopes to secure employment.
| He is II very fast amateur and II they
have any scorchers over Lewistown
way they will have to look to their
laurels If they go against the Swede
Billings Gazette. MI. Martin has
arrived but up to late non Of the
Local sshiIarSp hnNn annSnnfa1 IN a
trial of speed.
Deputy Land Agent Reece returned
Saturday from a trip in the Salt,
Dog and Deer creek sections, during
which he appraised the state lands
in % townships. Mr.. Reece says the
sheep men treated him kindly
ON this trip and refrained from attach
ing Mckinley sheep tags to his per-
son. His next trip will be made in
the Flatwillow and Mcdonald creek
sections. Already the state lands in
80 townships have been appraised.
He says that it is quite probable
that some of the state land i'm the
vicinity of stanford will shortly be
offered for sale.
The legal complications regarding
the settlement of the affairs of the
Big Timber and Iewistown telephone
line have been settled by stipulation
of the parties thereto and as soon as
the decree has been signed by Judge
DuBose Receiver War; will be at
liberty to dispose of the line from
Lewistown to Melville. The line
from Melville to Big Timber reverts
to Busha & Bailey of thelattertown.
That nortion Of the line which has