Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-13

Pure Grape Cream Of Tartar Powder.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
While returning from the Mussel
shell Sunday w. F. Hanson and r
G. Cooper were thrown from tn,
formers buggy in a runaway acct
dent and Mr.. Cooper's arm broken
The accident occurred just north o
Trout creek, and had not the king
bolt to the buggy broken the team
would probably have been held with
out serious results. DR.. S.. B. Stone
who happened along, brought Mr.
came In with Mr.. Clifford.
W. del. Benedict, who bonded the
New Year mine, was in Lewistown
Saturday and Sunday last, having
spent two days at the mine. While
somewhat disappointed that the
development crew had not yetstruck
the vein, he said he was well salts.
fed with the work. He ordered the
tunnel to be driven in a different di.
rection than it had been run and ex.
poets to find plenty of good ore in
sight when he returns to the county
next month. Mr. Benedict says any
mention of his name in connection
with the operations of L. G. Phelps
at Gilt Edge is entirely wrong, that
he has no business relations with
Mr.. Phelps, whatever. He left Mon
day via Benton coach.
County Surveyor Hogeland is en-.
gagged in closing up his work for the
year. He says the law contemplates
that all road taxes shall have been
collected by him and work applied
to the roads before October LIST, after
which any taxes which have not
been collected by him shall be placed
in the hands of the assessor. This
year, Mr.. H~ogeland, says very little
is left unpaid. hardly amounting to
more than two or three in each dis
trict and OF these nearly all are cases
wherein the citizens claimed exemp-
ton or positively refused to pay.
During the winter months no work
will be done by the supervisors ex-
cept such as Is absolutely necessary
and considered emergency work.
Chairman Wareham and Clerk Per-
kins of the board of county commits
sioners returned Friday from Mus
selshell crossing, whittier they had
gone to meet representatives of the
Yellowstone county board and ac-
cept or reject the new bridge erected
across the river at that point. The
work was thoroughly examined and
found to be fully up to specifications
and accepted. The approaches will
be built by w. c. Kruse and the
bridge ready for use at an early day.
OF the cost, this county bears 81 600
and Yellowstone county 81, 100, the
cost of approaches being borne
equally by the two counties. 1t will
prove a great convenience to the
citizens of that section.
A case of interest to every county
i'm the state was decided i'm thecircuit
court of appeals at San Francisco
last week. The action is entitled
| Meyers vs. Northern Pacific Railway
Co. and was an appeal taken by
plaintiff, who was county treasurer
of Jefferson county, from the decision
of Judge Knowles deciding that un-
patented lands of the Northern Pa
cific were not subject to taxation.
The court of appeals now ~reverses
this decision and remands the case
for new trial, which must necessarily
be in favor Of Meyers. AS the rail
road company had refused to pay its
taxes in every county in the state in
which they have been given lands, on
grounds alleged in this action, the
result of the decision rendered will
be that they must now pay up theiI
delinquent taxes in each county, OIL
appeal 1t to the United States su'
preme court.
Milk River Eagle: Probably in nc
section of Montana does there reside
a more hOspitable people than those
Of Le~wistOwn, the capital city of the
Great Judith Basin. This fact II
evinced by the glowing account o
the country given by w. c. Broad
water, who in company with j. q
Sullivan OF FIT. Benton, attended tn,
fourth annual fair of Fergus county
held at Lewistown, Will having thu
contract to furnish forage for thu
cavalry while ON it's way to and from
that point. He offers no end O
praise for those who SO cOurteOusly
received and SO royalty entertained
him while a visitor to that section
and afirms that at no time during
his stay in Montana has he spent Z
week In q more enjoyable mannel
than during the gala days of Lewis
towns history. He returned Tues
day morning and is o to b.
seen on our streets smiling as usual
but, we imagine. a little the wOrs
for wear.