Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-13

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Fergus county allsummer appraisin
= lands belonging to the state. has m
{ signed his position and been sue
ceeded by Chas. H. Martien, a Popu
list, of Lewis & Clarke county. MI
Reece Is still with us but expects t.
leave early In November to accept
position on one Of the leading dali.
papers of the state.
Sam Van Deslar, Of Akron, Ohio
worked the town the past week oil
an advertising scheme, doing goot
work for his patrons. A six-foo'
photograph of the national capita
was hung in the Day House sur
rounded by advertisements of oul
principal business houses. Mr.. Val
Deslar is a job printer by trade and
did his work at the ARGUS office.
In Justice McFarland's court Mon
day Jennie Howard, a colored cour
tezen of the town, was fined $40 for
selling liquor without a license. The
lightness of the fine is accounted for
by the fact that not only was it the
first offense but the evidence adduced
vent to show that the complaining
witness was in n large measure in
spired by malice in bringing the suit.
Great Falls Tribune: The latest
painting by Chas. NJ. Russell, the
cowboy artist, is OF exhibition at
the Brunswick. 1t represents a cow
boy, who has been thrown and is be-
ing dragged by his horse, his foot be-
ing caught in u stirrup. The horse is
running wildly, but not far off is
another cowboy, mounted, who is
firing to kill the runaway. 1t is a
strong work and one OF Russell's
best.
Billings Times: Bishop Gilbert of
Minnesota, arrived ON Monday
nights Northern Pacific train, and
after visiting the county fair went
to Fergus county to look after his
wife's sheep interests. The bishop
was formerly a Montana missionary,
having been rector of st. Peters
church in Helena, and is very fond of
our mountain state. He has re-
Gently returned from the Pan-Angli-
can conference at London.
Albert Weydert returned Monday
from Chicago, where he had at
tended the sale OF the Weydert wool
clip and 10000 pounds which had
been purchased at Billings of the
Larson Sheep Co. This clip was
bought for IL cents and shipped t.
Chicago, where it was sold by Silber-
man Bros. on the 18th of September.
at a price sufficiently high to net the
purchasers Is cents, or a margin OF
81 1900 on the deal. The Weydert
clip also sold at good figures.
A novel entertainment in the form
of an art exhibition will soon be
given under the auspices of the Home
Workers Of the Presbyterian church.
The main room of the church will be
decorated with several hundred fine
art productions in oil. water-cOlOrs
and many engra wings. About fifty
will be mounted but not framed and
these are to be sold at auction at the
close of the entertainment. Lunch
will be served early i'm the evening.
A small admission fee to- be charged.
See notice next week.
In the district clerks office last
week was filed an eight-page CON-
plant in an action entitled Frank
Moshner, Geo. III. Butts and Isaac p.
Butts VS.. Ammon Stivers Mining
CO., Montana Hardware Co., j. w.
Gray, Owen Dunn, f. E. Wright,
James Donovan, Nelson J.. Little.
john and Martin Maginnis. The
suit is brought to quiet title to the
Gilt Edge mining claim, all defend
ants except the first named being
of Great Falls is attorney for plain
tiffs.
Friday evening the Sunset Club
rendered the visiting teachers a dance
at the club rooms, which invitation
was accepted by many and also at
tended by a goodly number of club
members and other invited guests.
Refreshments were served and dane
ing continued until 1:30, all seeming
to enjoy the evening. The organiza-
ton of the club grew out of u dance
given to the teachers OF the county
in 1898 and 1t has become a regular
foat,ra nf tho ipSfifnfa ,naofipu oacb
years event seeming more enjoyable
than the last.
II. A. Ammon, w. A. Sweetzer and
VIM. j. Woods, who YER arrested
in New York City ten days ago on
the charge of attempted blackmail
of Sam Kellar of the E. s. Dean Co.
were given preliminary hearing in
the Tombs police court last week.
Two witnesses testified as to Am
mons good character, one saying he
had known Ammon for twenty
years. AS u result of the hearing
Sweetzer was discharged, while
Woods and Ammon were held.
Further hearing In the case was to
have been held Monday last.
On Wednesday of last week, Eddie
waddell the 4 year old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Waddell of the
Judith, was killed by a wagon pass
ing over it's body. The father was
driving In a lane when the child in
some manner got beneath the wheels
meeting death before it could be re.
lieved from it's perilous position.
Mr.. waddell carried the child to
John Barnes residence where it died
In about an hour. Rev. Vigus was