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

LOsT-Bctw een LewistOwn and
Ross Fork N package containing a
suit OF clothes. The finder will be
suitably rewarded by returning
same to Tim Jellison. of Ubet.
Elsewhere will be found the adver.
tisement of F.A. Wuttwer, the confec-
tioner. He keeps IA choice line ofcan-
dies and nuts rs well as fresh fruit
of all kinds. Call at his place i'm the
Hanson building, Corner of Main
and Fifth Avenue.
The Milford (Utah) correspondence
of the Salt Lake Tribune reports an
active wool market i'm that vicinity,
where shearing is in progress The
| business commenced on a basis OF ~
cents, but prices advanced to 10 and
1Ob cents, and sales over the latter
| figure are said to have been made
| Advances of 5 cents are being offered
on consignments.
The hearing of testimony in Indian
depreciation cases have been in pro-
gress the past few days, and Judge
Loughray is now looking for the ar
rival of claimants from Fergus
county. His list of the latter in
cludes John Logan, p. L%averdure,
w. Dundom, G. Hogue, w. Medigar
w. Mcdonald, r. NJ. Craven. and C.
G. David.-River Press.
The bicycle rattle given by f. W.
NIntf1ar sc p.,fy tn1l- nloaa yTad-
nesday i'm that city. Bob Conaster
of this place succeeded In winning
one of them while Judge Dudley Du-
Bosew won the other. III his
honor, Judge DuBose. gets a wheel
geared to suit his legs the mill of
justice will move like an exaspera-
ted r~attlesnak's tongue.-Glasgow
Gazette.
Ben Mcleod, for some years past
in the employ of j. ID. Waite, leaves
this week for British Columbia,
where he will join his brother who il
interested i'm gold properties and
guarantees Ben a great opportunity.
Mr.. Mcleod will travel northward
on the Canadian Pacific al far as
Ashcroft and from thence go about
200 miles further north by stage, into
the Caribou mountains.
Doc Friclds and DIR. Lindsey, while
driving across country on Warm
Spring creek last week, were precipi-
tated over a cut bank, resulting in
the breaking of Mr.. Frields elbow,
DR.. Lindsey getting off with a severe
shaking up. The night was very
dark and the gentlemen did not real
ize their danger until it was all over.
DR.. Lindsey said the cork had not
been removed, reports to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
w. w. White has resigned his posi-
ton with the Power Mercantile Co.
and will shortly establish n new
home i'm some large western city,
probably Denver, Col, where he will
go into business for himself. The
loss of this gentleman and his popu-
lar wife will he IA eve blow to Lew
istown social circles, though their
MANI friends rejoice in their pros
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perity and trust the future may JUS
tify their greatest hopes.
Friday evening of last week, the
scmi-annual election of officers of the
| Sunset club was held at the club
rooms. +. L. Wright was reelected
president, C. NJ. Kelly, chosen vice.
president and Halsey X. Watson and
w. Il. Miner reelected secretary and
treasurer respectively. The MEM
bers OF the entertainment committee
and Mrs. A. w. War;, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Vrooman and Mrs. j. b. Rauch.
f. b. Shafer, former proprietor of
the Democrat and later joint pro-
prietor with Dudley Axtell in the
Milk River Eagle at Havre. has
| sold out his interests to his partner
and again located in Great Falls.
Mr.. Shafer has purchased the stock
of Nolan Davis in the Industrial
Printing Co. and will assume the
management of that popular estab-
lishment. As n job printer MIR.
Shafer is an adept and we wish him
all success.
A timber fire started on the south
slope of the Judith mountains last
week and has burned from about w.
W. Dewitt's claim in a north-wes-
terly direction beyond the Kelly
ranches, passing the later point
Saturday and coming dangerously
near causing a considerable loss oi
property. Much young timber has
been burned and as yet, no effort has
been made to check the flames, each
ranchman only protecting his own
property. The origin of the fire
is not know.
The North Montana Roundup
association represents fourteen
roundup districts, and at the recent
meeting at Chinook arrangement
were made between the several out
fits as to the conduct of spring oper
%ations. The Marias roundup viii
commence Thursday, April -; thu
Kohrs and Floweree, May l, work
ing toward the Marias. The Mill
river pool will commence at Chinool
May 10 and the Bear Paw pool oI
May 1O.-River Press.
II The Hon. Robert p. Porter, Mem
Der of the Tariff Commission of 1S9.
contributes to the May number q
the North American Review n care
fully prepared article on THE Ding
ley Tariff Bill" This bill, Mr.. Por
. ter asserts, will become, with som