Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-20

L. s. Wells, travelling solicitor ofth
Montana Railroad Co., is a visitor I
. town this week.
9 Frank Chamberlain. formerly {
Grass Range, is under arrest at Hal
lem on the charge of selling liquor t
n the Indians in the Little Rockies.
Word was received in Lewistowi
today of the death at Chippewa Falls
Wis.,, of Mrs. DIR. r. II. DAILY of Lewis
town. The doctor was called cas-
two months ago and since been a
his wife's bedside.
Julius Riser came In from British
Columbia Sunday and will spen'
some time looking after his pros
poets in the MOccasin mountains
julie reports mining matters quiet il
the Columbia districts.
Treasurer Cook, Superintendent
Parent, VIM. Vannest and Arzs
Noble left last week on a hunting triI
to the brakes of Armell creek. They
returned Tuesday afternoon having
killed nine deer in less than thret
days hunting. Mr.. Parent killed three
deer put of four shots and wounded
the fourth one, using a 1882 Win
chester.
Ike Gravelle was convicted al
Boulder last week of cattle stealing
and sentenced to nine years in the
penitentiary. Gravelle served two
and one-half years from this county,
having pleaded guilty in May. 1891,
to the charge of burglarizing the
property of j. A. Porter of Philbrook.
| No doubt his prison friends will well
come him back.
River Press: A party OF Klondi-
kers from Billings is camped on the
other side of the Missouri with an
outfit of 20 horses. The members of
the party Ire on their way to Ed
monitor, intending to reach the gold
by the overland route. They will be
followed by another party with 80
horses from the same vicinity, each
outfit having with 1t a supply ofpro-
visions sufficient for over a year.
Whipple's freight teams had an
accident Monday when near the
brewery on the Spring creek road.
The road is very narrow at that
point and there r frequent sharp
turns. Thirty-eight barrels Of salt
were precipitated into the creek, of
which 20 will be a total loss. The
wagons were not injured. The
teams were loaded for the Mcdonald
Creek Sheep Co.
1t is said that the injured members
of the Sutton Stock Co., who were
thrown from the coach near Jacob
Nave's place ON the 3rd inst. have
sued the Benton and Lewistown
Stage Co. for $1,000 damages and
the return of their fares. AS several
members of the company acknowl-
edged after the accident that it was
largely due to their persistence in
riding outside, notwithstanding the
warnings of the driver, the case
would seem a very hard one for them
to win.
Taxes for 1897 are now being paid
at the county t~reasurer's office,
though the notices have not yet been
SEN out. The delay in completing
the tax book this year, was due to
the dilitoriness of school clerks in
sending i'm their special levies which
must be extended by the clerk before
the book is balanced and delivered
to the treasurer. Over $1,000 has
already been added to the county
funds from this source. In another
column will be found the total
amounts to be derived from taxes
this year, as extended by the clerk.
Stage coach accidents are becom-
ing a very common occurrence.
Wednesday evening of last week the
coach from Benton upset near the
Judith Cattle Co.'S ranch, resulting
in w. d. Deaton receiving a disloca-
ton of the shoulder, and on Sunday
the Great Falls coach ven off the
bridge across the Hobson ditch near
Utica and precipitated four passen-
into the cold water, though none
were hurt. The former accident was
said to be due to the shying of the
leaders suddenly and the latter to
the same reason, coupled with the
unsafe condition of the driver.
River Press: Mrs. F. w. Mettler
is in receipt of a letter from her sister,
Mrs. o. w. Jackson, who is now in
Dawson City, Alaska, relating some
of the experiences of life in the Klon-
dixie region. The letter was dated
Aug. 18th, and at the time 1t was
written early signs of winter were
already In evidence in that vicinity.
Mrs. Jackson states that the stories
of enormous wealth in the Klondike
have not been exaggerated, and that
dust in large quantities Is being con
stantly brought to Dawson. The
letter reports an outbreak oftyphoid
fever at Dawson, from which several
| deaths had occurred.
David Hilger and family returned
Monday evening from Helena. He
reports his mothers health failing
rapidly, though she may be spared
for some time. possibly years. The
state board of sheep commissioners
met pursuant to notice and trans
acted some routine business, princi.
pally In the nature of preparing
their first annual report to the
governor. This report will be made
public within thirty days. While
in Helena Mr.. Hilger visited the dam
across the Missouri river which lie
nearing completion, and reports 1t a
tromandoua undartalin0 U.hich M