Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-05-26

Assessor CrOI repOrC6 tnat on
night last week a mountain lion go
into the sheep corral Of Ed Pagel
near Utica. and killed every lamb Ii
the corral, numbering 40, also thre'
ewes. The next night bait was Sc
and the lion killed.
So far as reported the percentag'
of increase this lambing ~ haI
been 30 per cent or better. Assesso
Croft reports the sheepmen of tn
western end Of the county as saving
% to 9S per cent. and E. A. BusoI
says the same percentage will pre-
vail in the northern end.
The Sage Creek Sheep Co. last
week sold to j. b. Long $500 wethen
to be delivered in January next al
Great Falls. Terms are private but
it is understood to he a top figure
| Mr.. Long also offered the company
3h cents per pound for a choice lot
of half-bred Lincoln lambs to be de
livercd at the same time, but it was
refused.
j. L. Bright of the Spotted Horse
was i'm town last week, having been
at the mine for a few days. MIR.
Bright reports returns as entirely
satisfactory and has put another
crew to work In the mine, the ore
to be shipped to Great Falls for
treatment. For three weeks past
the old tailings have been worked by
the cyanide process with good re-
suits. Mr.. Bright left for the east
Monday.
Receiver Woodbury. of the Gilt
properties, was in Gown Tuesday.
He reports the plant paying well and
hopes to soon be able to declare a
small payment on old claims. At
present 50 men are employed. Mr..
Woodbury. intends leaving for Great
Falls today with bullion. He says
the report that he had contracted
GUS, it should have read 5000, which
is to be used in the mine and
about the mill for needed repairs.
The set OF weights and measures
provided for by the state law and
which have been at Benton since last
fall, reached Clerk Perkins Tuesday.
They are a handsome set, the meas
ures and balances being Of brass and
nickel and the parts adjusted SO as
to be absolutely accurate, although
the gallon appears to tie of
liberal dimensions compared with
those in common use. Mr.. Perkins
has not yet received from the secre-
tary of state the bill of fees and in
structiOns, but as soon az this comes
he will be prepared to test any meas
ures or scales in the county, upon
complaint being filed with him nc
cording to the statute. The set
cost the county about 1915 including
freight. For some months the COM
missiO ners refused to pay the bill,
but finally did SO, ascertaining that
while the appliances had been sent
them without their knowledge, the
law provided that the secretary of
state should see that each county
clerk was furnished with a set.
W. W. White and wife left Lewis
town for Denver, ColOrado, this
morning via Fort Benton, from
whence they will go direct to their
new home by way of Helena, Butte
and Salt Lake City. Mr.. White
came to Lewistown from Illinois in
the spring of 1888 and has since been
employed in the gents furnishing de-
partment of the Power Mercantile
Co., his personal prestige adding
much to the profits of that company.
Mrs. White, formerly Miss Grace
Stiles, came from Michigan the same
year as her husband, they being
united in wedlock in June OF last
year. Both have been very popular
in social circles their presence at all
social functions being In great de-
mand and their cosy home a favor
lite retreat or the young people.
Mrs. White Is a talented singer and
has been most obliging In assisting
at entertainments and at religious
services, for some time singing so.
prano In the Presbyterian choir.
They are a couple which Lewistown
can i'll afford to lose and any city
may be proud to gain. In Denver
they will make a new home and the
ARGUS joins their many friends In
hoping 1t will always be a most
happy one.
Sheriff's force was distributed ON
the different roads leading out Of the
county Wednesday last to overtake
Arthur McCarty, who, In company
with Effie Diehl, sixteen-year-old
daughter of G. B. Diehl. had left the
Diehl ranch early that morning. II
was not known which road they
had taken, but Sheriff Waite over
took them at LaBrese ranch between
Merino and Melville on the Big Tim
Der road Saturday morning and
brought them back to LewistOwr
that night, McCarty being committed
to jail or the charge of enticing q
minor away from home for immOral
purposes. McCarty's account, and
the girls story entirely agrees, was
to- the effect that he had rented the
Diehl property on lower Spring
creek and that Mrs. Diehl, step.
mother to the child, lived on the
ranch. That Mrs. Diehl made life
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