Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-22

that the small frame building bein
erected at the side of Hobensack
Sloan's store Ia to be furnished as
shop and that X. III. Monahan is IL
terested with Mr.. Daniels.
Should the first three days of til
Fair meeting warrant 1t, and a
present it appears altogether prol
able, the Fair will he continued FIR
day, with a new list Of attractions
President Hilger and the othe
superior officers. are determined Z
make the occasion one long to b
remembered and No pains are beiDi
spared.
Clarence Goodell came in from
Philbrook Saturday, bringing witt
him his PAGER. Budd. by Gift. which
will be entered i'm the three-minut'
trot or pace and also i'm the free-for
| all next week. The horse is in charg'
| OF VIM. Wagner and il said to hav,
equalled any time made on the Lew
istown track, alone excluding Lady
Wallace.
j. W. Fetzer. well knownin Fergus
county, was tried at Dillon last weel
on the charge of defrauding the stat,
on bounty claims. He was found
guilty and sentenced to two and
one-half years in the penitentiary
A Utah officer was present tn arrest
the accused ON the charge of throw
ing a bomb if his trial should have
resulted in acquittal.
II. X. Carson was circulating the
first of the week, the annual sub
scription list for a guarantee for the
Fair meeting. Business men and
citizens were general very liberal,
$4OO being raised with little trouble
and this can easily be increased TO
$500. Mt. Carson headed the list
with $50 while Mr.. Holzemer's sub
scription has not yet been offered.
Receiver L. S. Woodbury., Frank
Moshner and Henry Butts of the Gilt
Edge properties. left Lewistown for
Great Falls yesterday morning. Be-
fore departing Mr.. Woodbury. said it
was quite probable that the Gilt
Edge mill would start up within ten
days. II this be SO a compromise
Moshner & Butts, Schmitz
and Netting and l.. G. Phelps will
soon be an accomplished fact.
j. L. Bole, the energetic solicitor
of the Great Falls Tribune, arrived
last week and will remain i'm Fergus
county for some time, attending the
fair in Lewistown next week. Mr..
Bole has been very successful in Sc
subscribers for both the daily
weekly editions of his paper.
So long as Lewistown is deprived of
telegraphic service the Tribune
affords the best means of receiving
the latest news of the world and of
northern Montana.
David Hilger last week sold 1900
lambs to f. b. Carter at $1.75 per
head, with no cut. These lambs are
to be delivered i'm Lwistown i'm Octo-
Der. Mr.. Hilger says that upwards
of 100, 900 head OF Fergus county
sheep have been sold for October de-
livery on which the average price
will not fall below 81, making a net
income to the woOlgrowers of $780,
BOO. what proportion of this was
in the days of -four years
more of Grover, etc?'
The Great Falls Tribune reports
the following cattle sales i'm Fergus
county. one or more of which were
noted last week: w. ID. Deaton and
II. S. Hamilton will begin shipping
from Billings next week. Among
recent sales are the following:
Michael German of Maiden to Will
liam Gorden of Ubet, 10 steers at $50;
j. G. Sherman of F1atwillow to w.
ID. Deaton OF Lewistown, 30 steers at
49,. 80; G.. Colver to Deaton, all cat
tie, Fred Colver to w. Gorden, all
at $50; Fred Lyon to j. H.
Charters of Lewistown, all cattle at
S24; w. Slower of Deerfield to Dun
can Bros, all cattle, at $3.50.
No further news has been received
the troops which will attend
the Fair except the request from Ad-
Bateman of FIT. Assinniboine
that the regimental band be given
the opera house one evening. This
is impossible as the hall had al
ready been engaged, but possibly
arrangements will be made for the
court house or the Presbyterian
church. The adiutant guaranteed
to give the finest band concert ever
heard in the northwest. The troops
are expected to arrive Monday. The
report that Custer troops would
also be present has not been veri-
led.
A special school election in the
Lewfstown district has been called
for September 18th, the proposition
to be voted upon being the author
ization of a special tax not to exceed
two mills on the dollar, to be as
sessed- this fall for the purpose of
providing additional schoolfacilities.
Supt. Parent says the amount
which this district will receive from
the general tax will be all sufficient to
pay the teachers, but that additional
money must be had for the pay oi
rent OF the east side school house and
other miscellaneous expenses. As
one mill was voted last spring this
will raise the assessment in the Lew
istown district three mills or u total
of 23h mills exclusive of special stock
taxes.