Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-12-29

A marriage license was issued
Thursday last to P. C. Heath and
Miss Iva Daley, both of Lewistown
The woodmen OF the World art
planning a literary and musical enter
tainnent for January 14th; the Odd
Fellows will soon issue Invitations
for a ball the evening of January
18th; the Odd Fellows will soon
issue invitations for a ball the even.
ing of January 2lst. In another col.
umn Is announced an art exhibition
at the Presbyterian church January
IL and the Sunset Club has arranged
a musical program to be rendered
Friday, evening, January 7th. The
first month of the new year promises
to- be an enjoyable onefor the socially
inclined.
William Wallace Washburn, for
many years u resident OF Fergus
county and for nearly ten years past
variously employed along the Great
Falls and Lewistown stage route,
died at Stanford Tuesday. MIR.
Wallace who was more generally
known as "Whiskey BILL" having
been a hard drinker until a few years
ago. left Col. j. A. Walls Tuesday
Morning to walk tn Stanford, a dis
lance of n mile, and some time
later was found at the side of the
road in a dying condition, though
conscious. A stroke of paralysis is
thought to have been the cause and
he died shortly after being taken to
town. Deceased was a member of
the famous family of Washburns
which has furnished SO many bril-
liant men in wal and peace during
the last thirty-fve years; he was a
veteran of the Mexican war and
about 20 years of age.
Monday evening and Tuesday
morning a considerable number of
our citizens were made the butt of
AN innocent joke and were freely
joshed by the gang. The tele-
phone had been moved from the
~postOffice to the bank building, but
few, evidently. were informed of this
fact and when notified that a party
at Gilt Edge desired to talk with
them. went to the old office without
suspicion. After vain endeavors to
hear anyone, for the line from that
phone had been cut, the victim &C.
cepted the joke gracefully and looked
for another on which to get even.
David Hilger has handed us a copy
OF the first annual report of the state
board of sheep commissioners, OF
which board Mr.. Hilger is one of the
most worthy members. The report
covers the condition of the sheep in.
dustry in this state, presents many
statistics which have been compiled
from figures heretofore published in
our columns and il followed by an
appendix in which State Veterinarian
Knowles gives much interesting in
formation concerning sheep diseases
and infections. The pamphlet ID
a valuable addition to sheep lore and
every grower should obtaian copy
Billings Gazette: A report reached
Billings yesterday that George Pirrie
the Fergus county fiOckmaster, haC
doubtless persisted in the snow storm
which prevailed last Sunday night
the rumor being that he left Lavins
Sunday afternoon for Halbert, some
twenty-five miles distant; that ono
of the horses returned minus the
harness; that a rescue party had dis
covered the other horse picketed GU,
and had found Mr.. Pirrie's Overcoat
but no trace of the missing man
Last evening, however, all fears
were allayed upon the receipt by
Mrs. j. s. Simineo of a letter from
her sister, Miss Annie Trask of La
| vina. The letter arrived by the
evening stage and stated that Mr.
Pirrie had reached home all right
1t appears that he left Lavina fol
Halbert at 4 O'Clock last Sunday
| afternoon and that when within
| nine miles Of home his team baked
Being unable to get them to move
he left them and started for home or
foot, but got lost In the storm and
as luck would have it ran onto the
team while travelling around in q
circle. He wisely concluded to camp
with the outfit until morning
When day broke he walked home
but one of the horses which had got
ten loose went back to Lavina,
which gave rise to the report that