Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-08

David Hilger and Edward Brassey
accompanied by their families, re
turned Monday night from a shor'
outing ON the head of FlatwillOw
They reported fish. chickens ant
grouse plentiful and that they Sc
cured two deer within a mile ofcamp
While difficult to reach that section
is certainly a fine game country.
The Lewistown baseball nine II
said to be quite anxious to have
another brush with the Benton team
the Fergus county fair being re
garded as a good time for the con
test. The Benton boys are offered
liberal treatment, and should re.
spOnd promptly and afirmatively
to the invitation.-River Press.
The Belt Grays accepted an invita-
ton to play the Bentons at Fort
Benton last Saturday and the result
was as Is usually the case with our
crack CD nine-Benton 26, Belt %.
1t begins to look as II the Grays
were u picnic and when they get
away from home almost any old
thing can beat them.-Belt Times.
A fire occurred at the ranch of the
Jackson SheepCO., near Ubet, Sunday
last, which destroyed u large barn,
considerable quantity of hay, three
horses, farm machinery, harness and
vehicles. The ranch hands were at
dinner, the fire being started by chill
dren playing about the barn with
matches. One horse WIS saved. The
total loss has not been estimated.
According to the report of Treas
urer Cook there were i'm the several
county funds on September LIST the
following amounts: general, $685.. 0S;
contingent, $S76.65; road, SILL;
poor, $5,l32.53; sinking, S44.59; gen.
eraI school, $250.S6; district school,
S2,775.25; institute, $50; district road,
$7Ss.75; state funds, S119.6s; estates,
$S75.O4; total, 81 STA.
The Lewistown ARGUS says that
since the Lewistown's defeated the
Belts, the FIT. BentOn's r not SO
anxious to go to Lewistown during
fair week, and there is a good pros
pect of the Grays filling the date.
Should the latter prove true it is
hoped the Grays will make a better
showing than they did on their last
trip to Lewistown.-Belt Times.
L. G.. Phelps returned yesterday
morning from Gilt Edge, where he
had been endeavoring to unravel the
tangled skein Of litigation in which
the mines at that place are involved,
with the intention of consolidating
all interests. He states that no con-
clusion has been reached and doubts
the p~racticability of any settlement
in the near future.-Great Falls Tri-
bune.
John Foster, who left Lewistown
i'm May to look for a O profitable
location, came in Tuesday by Great
Falls coach and will remain. During
the summer he has visited the Slogan
british Columbia) and Kootenai
countries. Work in each has been
good until the great decline in silver
caused many mines to shut down.
Mr.. Foster is well satisfied with Fer
gus county, much better than he was
when he left.
One OF the ARGUS subscribers in
New York City has sent US a copy
of tho Now York Journal OF August
18th containing an account of a raid
recently made by the police On the
bucket shops, in "Hell's Kitchen" as
1t is known. Several prisoners were
escorted to the central station In a
patrol wagon, among them Col"
Robert A. Ammon. Mr.. Ammon
protested loudly, claiming he was
only attorney for the firm, but his
protests were disregarded and he
was lodged i'm Jail.
E. C. Jones, representing the Nc
Clellan Paper Co., OF Minneapolis,
spent "a hours in Lewistown last
Week uuu EttuI Z W nv Ioiio "ShA
pleased with his sales. He, like all
Others who make their first trip to
Lewistown. was greatly surprised
at the size of this town $50 far OFF
the railroad and the evidences OF
business prosperity. Mr.. Jones was
one of the fortunate gentlemen who
accompanied the excursionists Of the
Montana Press association to Salt
Lake City and Denver last summer.
The public school opened Tuesday,
the first day being taken in grading
scholars and procuring of the new
text books required by law, G. H,
| Williams store being crowded with
youthful patrons. The following
was the total enrolment the first
day, given by departments: Prof
vancil's, %; Miss Downing's, A
Miss Harris, 40; Miss Glancy's, 80
Miss J~ackson's, Sc; Mrs. CARROTS, A
total, 222. This is an increase of 81
per cent over the enrolment the first
day of the 1896 term, the total theT
being 162.
The Boston Boomers, an aggrega
ton of female ball players from Tht
Hub, are travelling through the state
in a special car and making stops
along the route to play local teams
At Billings last week they were de
feated by a score of IL to II and als'
went down before the Livingston
club. The Billings papers say tn
women, outside of the catcher and
pitcher, cannot play ball a little bit
and might have been shut out but
for the gallantry of the Billing.
pitcher, who several times threw
twenty feet over the first baseman''