Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-03-10

made for the receipt by telegraph
next Wednesday of bulletins of the
observation-disclosures fight at Car
son City, New.
Mrs. Cyrus Stiles Is expected home
Saturday next. She will he accom-
panied by Mrs. Eddy and daughter,
mother and younger sister of Mrs. +.
4. Stiles, who will spend the summer
in Lewistown.
A letter from Stanford states that
in that section the snow lies from 6
to II inches on the level and as hard
as rock, a snow plow being almost
useless. Mr.. Huson, who was in
town from Deerfield Monday, says
nearly the same condition exist in
that section and that II sheepmen
and most of the cattlemen are feed
ing.
Beginning with our last issue the
day Of publication of the ARGUS has
been changed from Thursday until
Wednesday. the paper will. however.
continue to appear at The same time
AS heretofore. 1t has been our Gus
tom to send the forms to press at
= p. m. Wednesday,, the city mail
being sen To the postoffice not later
than six p. IN. of the same day and
the county mail in time to go out
by the first coaches thereafter. The
result of this plan has been that en-
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Wednesday evening conld neither be
announced or reported i'm that weeks
issue, without either announcing
something which had occurred prior
to the date of h paper (which was
Thursday or anticipating events.
This trouble will now be avoided
and hereafter the ARGUS will bear the
date of Wednesday,.
The ARGUS is in receipt of n letter
from Representative Perrine which
lack of space precludes our publish
ing in full. The gentleman says, i'm
regard to the attack made upon Sen
ator Chandler by the speaker of the
house: I'm voting upon this ques-
ton 1.-THE anti-gambling bill Speaker
Kennedy took occasion to make
some remarks regarding the author
of the bill. What he said about Mr..
Chandler was entirely uncalled for
Chandler and l do not agree for a
moment on national issues and do
not entirely agree as to the gamb-
ling bill, but business and fairness
compels me to say that Speaker Ken
nedy was wrong, and in saying this
l am certain that l I express not only
the sentiments OF "a large majority OF
the house, but a large majority of
the Democrats in the house. The
Helena Independent of March 9Th,
makes some appropriate remarks on
this point which / fully indorse."
1t was asserted last week in these
columns that the closing of school
before the regular time, had not been
contemplated by the board, but. it
appears, there is some danger OF this
action becoming necessary. The
trustees levied a sufficient tax last
fall to provide funds to continue the
school nine months with assistance of
about the same amount received last
year from the state fund. This lat
ter o. was, however, much less
than anticipated and as a conse-
quence and because of other expen-
ditures, the school money nov on
ha.l ,.-;1l no l,,t ,nAS.tant -, an Tho
salaries and expenses until about
May LIST. The state superintendent
decides that the board cannot incur
any Indebtedness, but the trustees
believe the public will uphold them
in continuing school ever though
they must act contrary 70 the opin-
ion of the statesuperintendent and
mortgage next years money.
Another fact which must be taken
into consideration, il that five of the
present corps of teachers hold con-
tracts for the nine months employ
ment and these contracts are equally
as binding as the state law.
c. b. johnson, for many years
clerk in the different mercantile
establishments Of the Basin, left Mon |
day morning for Dallas, Texas, from
where he expects to proceed to Hon.
duras. MI. johnson il really in
earnest about leaving this country,
though some time ago his plan was
treated ms joke. He and the gentle
men interested with him have made
much inquiry concerning the profits
of coffee raising in Honduras, the
climatic conditions, land and mining
laws, transportation facilities, etc..
and Mr.. johnson has gone to make
personal investigation, the result of
which may possibly he h emigrat-
ing Of other young gentlemen from
ing to reports received the profits in
that country are very large and the
climate exceedingly healthy except
in the low sections along the coast.
Mr.. Johnson, will ship from New
Orleans and landing at Puerto Cor
tex, u port on the northern coast.
proceed inland by railfor forty miles,
as far as the railroad is now COM
pleted, and thence further into the
highlands by mule back. The gentle
man has been in Fergus county for
twelve years and his many friends
trust he will reach his destination
safely and find the new country all
that il claimed for it. AS soon as he
is located, Mr.. johnson
us he will communicate his impress
sions to our readers through these
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