Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01

Wednesday morning OF last Wet
the home of NJ. A. Palmer on Ros
Fork was destroyed by fire. inclu'
ing nearly all the household effect
1t Ia thought the fire started from
spark which. issuing from the chin
ney, blew in at the window an
ignited In the wood box. There wa
no insurance. Friends came prompt
to the family's assistance and Shove
them every courtesy possible.
John Lyons. having sold his intel
est in the Elkhorn livery stable t
Charles Hall, intends going to KloI
dyke in the spring. John says hi
days of playing base ball are over
two fingers on his hand were 81
badly injured that they are still
much swollen and il IL impossible t.
use them without pain. John will b
team, but then, the Benton nine il
easy.
Austin W. War; returned hom,
ON Mondays Benton coach afte'
nearly three months absence, during
which time he visited relatives IL
London, England, where he remained
several weeks. Heconsultcd the best
occulists in this country and Europe,
and returns home with his eyes
greatly improved and feels that with
the exercise of care they will regain
their former strength. MIR. War;
returns home a stronger American
than ever.
The report that j. l.. Bright and
his co-investors have abandoned the
Spotted Horse mine, seems to be
without foundation. While the mill
and drill have ceased work for the
present, yet the shut down is said to
be only temporary and is due to
negotiations pending i'm the east,
whittier the parties interested have
gone. All concerned in the property
are very close-mouthed and it is
practically impossible to secure re-
liable information.
The governor has issued a procla-
nation calling upon citizens to
properly observe Labor day, which
occurs next Monday. 1t was the
intention of Gilt Edge citizens to
arrange n pretentious program for
that day, one of the features of
which was to he a ball game between
the Gilt Edge and Lewistown teams,
but owing to the uncertainty of the
mine and mill resuming, nothing de-
finite has yet been done for the
proper observance of the day. SO we
are informed. Should there be pros
pect of a prompt resumption of
work, the day will be celebrated as
well as the time allowed for arrange
will permit.
Joe Kidd returned to Fergus
county Saturday last from Castle,
where he has been looking after his
property interests for fourteen
months. Mr.. Kidd says that the
ore has all been shipped from the
Cumberland and that the railroad
company is now transporting the
product of the Yellowstone, Judge
and Great Eastern mines. Castle at
present is dull, but confidently ex-
poets a revival Of industry. Mr..
Kidd on behalf of himself and w. NJ.
Donovan, claims a one-third interest
In the Lucky lode recently bonded to
L. s. Woodbury. by Messrs. Young,
Hames and Atkinson and will begin
suit to Gov his alleged rights in
the premises. He went to Gilt Edge
Tuesday.
In the recent re-assignment Oi
Methodist ministers, Rev. Joel Vigus
was returned to Le~wistown, and
Rev. r. NJ. Craven, who has been at
Sand Coulee for a year past, was
sent to Kalispel. Rev. w. w. Van
Orsdel. who is known and loved
throughout the whole of Northern
Montana, where he has been presid'
ing elder for several years, was trans
ferred to the Helena district and Rev
F. A. Riggin Of Kalispell, sent tC
Great Falls to succeed him. The
Great Falls office of the Standard re
ports that upon the evening Of the
receipts of the new assignments in
Great Falls, Rev. Rodger and Others
were gathered to learn the news, anG
upon learning that Rev. Riggin WA
assigned to Great Falls overfioweG
with Joy, Brother Rodger, showing
a disposition to invite the STANDARD
force out to have a drink of red lom
onade.
The defamatory article which ap
peared on the first page of last week.
Mud Geyser, wa made almost en-
tirely of whole cloth, the only foun
dation being that Halsey r. Watson
promptly resented aspersions a
upon County Clerk Perkins by tn
puppy who trots at State Examine
Morony's heels and styles himsel
deputy. That a scuffie ensued is
fabrication. The libelous stor.
which appeared grew out of a who'll.
different and entirely truthful &C
count of the Helena affair told in tn
land Office by Judge DuBose, though
whether the account vas handed tn
publisher of the Mud Geyserin it's orig
inal form or as it appeared in prin
liz not known. Mr.. Watson is utterl.
oblivious to these attacks, experienc
having proven that the mud throw
falls far short of smirching those fo
whom it ia intended, and this cOrret
ton is merely made to clear Judg
DuBose OF blame, many knowin
him to be the gentleman referred t
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