Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-06-09

Cottonwood has decided to cele
brate Monday, July 5th, as the grea
American holiday and the fOllowin,
program has been arranged: In tn
morning-musical exercises, reading
speaking and a basket picnic dinneI
in Il cool, shady grove; afternoon
horse racing, base ball, foot races
and a grand ball in the evening
The promoters announce that no In
toxicating drinks will be sold on the
grounds.
Stockgrowers' Journal: Last Wed
nesday County Treasurer Truscott
caused to be sliced all the cattle oil
the Garvin Cattle company on the
Crow reservation, and the same are
now advertised for sale. The
seizure was made to cover taxes due
Custer county from the company
and unless "a settlement is made
enough stock will be sold to cover
this Indebtedness. Many of the
smaller cattle owners are coming to
the front and settling without pro-
test.
Pat Nihill was in from Stanford
last week and while here announced
that Stanford, as well as LewistOwn,
Utica, TIBET, and Cottonwood, will
celebrate the Fourth of July in ap-
propriate fashion. The celebration
will begin Friday evening the 2nd.
with a grand ball at which prizes
will be offered for the best lady and
gentleman dancer and for the best
step dancer. On h 3rj the declara-
ton of Independence will be read by
Col. Wall and In the afternoon there
will be various sports for which pur-
SEES are offered.
The telephone line from Lewistown
to Okla has been repaired and il now
in operation with connections at Okla
with the line to Castle and Martins
dale and at Lewistown with the
Gilt Edge and Great Falls line, the
latter making it possible to talk
with any town of Importance in the
state. 1t will be the endeavor of Re
War; to keep the line i'm good
and persons desiring to
send messages or converse may
depend ON the line being con-
in operation. The line from
Okla to Melville has been abandoned.
the company's advertisement
IN this page.
Helena Independent: At the Leh-
man placers, about five miles up
Clancy creek, which have been i'm
since April l, a cleanup is
being made preparatory to
down work for the season /
About 800 feet of the bedrock has
been run through the sluices i'm places
rom 20 to 30 feet wide. As the
ground prospects pretty well in the
pan, particularly the pay streak, the
cleanup should be n profitable one.
Three men have been operating
there. Mr.. Lehman, the owner of
ground, is n resident OF Lewis
and his son has had charge
Of the operations at the diggings.
Commissioner Goodell returned
Missouri last week with a car
of stock, including 16 head of
bulls, 8 head of Jersey
heifers, 3 jacks, l Galloway bull and
trottingcolt, being a yearling horse
sired by Sultan Wilkes. Mr.. Goodell
is going to give his attention to i'm
proving his stock and with blooded
sires he should be successful. AS
horses are very low he will raise
for market, for which there is
a constant demand. Mr.. Goodell
absent about three weeks. He
country and crops looking
well i'm the sections he passed through
and that the Missourians not only
i'm the coming of that wave
Of prosperity but feel that 1t is
already upon them.
Mr.. Hess, of Philbrook, made us a
pleasant call first of the week. He
Philbrook is right in the swim
and is not liable to be eraced from
the map of Fergus county for some
years to come. He says there are
families in n town and from
twenty to twenty-fiveschoolch children
In the place with a good school.
Church service is held every two
weeks, and Sunday school every
the hotel is in charge of
Mr.. Acley, and the store has been
rented by George Bach and Harry
Stone of Utica and will be stocked
with general merchandise az soon as
vacated by MIR. Phillips. All of
which is encouraging and speaks
well for the enterprise and thrift of
the people of that place.
George Ayres of Mcdonald creek
and lie Grand Sanders of Wolf creek
were arrested last week, the former
the charge of grand larceny
preferred by j. f. Edwards and the
for petit larceny, Stock In
spector Lund being the complainant.
Both are cattle cases. the stealing,
driving away, killing or branding Of
stock being charged. Sanders offense