Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-05-19

The closing exercises OF the Lewis
town schools will be held at Culver,
hall May 18th. at 2 p. m, at which
time the graduating class will re
ceive their diplomas and diplomas %
honor will tie presented to the pupil,
who have beer neither absent OI
tardy during the year. At the pres
ent writing his class numbers -.
E.. III. Johnson. travelling live stock
agent of the Northern Pacific Rail
road company, and f. 8. Hogan,
agent Of the company at Billings,
were In Lewistown Saturday and
Sunday. They are visiting the stock
men of the Basin In the interests OF
their road, special attention being
given to wool shipments. Mr..
johnson, who il Familiarity know al
skew" passed through Helena
about three weeks ago and the re-
porter of the Helena Herald being
DESTROYS Of mentioning the gentle
man, announced that -. q. John
son had gone to Chinook via Hell
ena." The error was a natural one,
but provoked much fun at the
Herald's expense.
The Anaconda Standard reports
that a lady by the name of Miss Will
son recently died i'm California and
in her will bequeathed about 81, ~
to n Lily May Howard, providing
that at the time OF her Miss Will
sOn's) death she was the legal wife
of deceased's brother who some time
before had been living with her. 1t
was reported that Miss Howard,
OF Mrs. Wilson. was i'm Montana and
further that a woman of that name
mad been sent to the insane asylum
from Fergus county. Investigation
proved. however, that this was not
the woman, and the right woman
has not been apprehended. The
Howard woman, who was e n from
this county last fall, was released
from the asylum i'm January last and
is now serving a term Tor vagrancy
i'm Butte.
Saturday last VIM. Fergus, Mrs.
Rauch and Miss Fishburn were quite
seriously injured while driving in
from the Fergus ranch on Box Elder.
Soon after descending the hill at
Warm Spring creek one of the horses
caught it's loot in a badger hole and
fell down, breaking the tongue and
throwing the occupants out. Mr..
Fergus sustained severe bruises
about the head and neck, Miss Fish
burns lace was terribly scratched
which resulted in a discOloration of
the eye and cheek. Mr.. Fergus re-
manned unconscious for some time
and his daughterfeared that the acct
dent would prove much more serious
than it has. James Fergus, who
was returning from Lewistown,
found the party and brought them
to town. The horses were but
slightly injured, but the wagon was
demolished.
S. l.. Bennett left last Saturday for
WoOdcOck, Crawford county, Penn
~sylvania, where he expects to remain
indefinitely. He has rented his resi-
dence property i'm Lewistown to Mr..
Preston, the pharmacist, for aperiod
of one year and his children will re
main for the present with their uncle,
Mr.. Ora Bennett. 1t is possible Mr..
Bennett will make his future home
in the east, in that event he will
send for his family during the sum.
mer. Mr.. Bennett has been a resi-.
dent Of LewistOwn for the past
eight or nine years and 1T was
thought that he had become a per.
manent fixture. We would regret
to lose Mr.. Bennett as he has been
an honorable and upright citizen
and devoted to the welfare of the
town, of which he was n of the
early settlers. Should he conclude
to build up a new home in the east
however, we wish him a full measure
of happiness any prosperity.
" III ChSuo was III to"A
last Friday and Saturday. the first
time since last fall. He said his
health was good during the past
winter but he is not feeling so well THU
spring. Although nearly 81 years o
age Mr.. Fergus does considerable
manual labor about the ranch anC
keeps a set of double entry
books for the Fergus Live Stocl
company. Besides these duties Mr.
Fergus has a large private CORES
pOndence, writes for the press ant
does a great deal of reading. Som,
idea Of h many years which Mr.
Fergus has lived and the progress
made in this country a be hat
when one considers that he was
pioneer in Illinois and Minnesota
He also informed us that he has bee
u subscriber to the New York Tri
bune, Scientific American and Boston
Investigator since their establish
ment though the founders hav
passed away. We trust Mr.. Fergu
will be with us many years to come
I Mrs. Beck has ready for sale an,
transplanting young tomato, cab
hn1a and aurIfanu,nr ,1anf, D-;oo