Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-06-09
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] ARcuS & ItSuE'S WEEKLY. 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

MARRIED-On Thursday, June 80
Mrs. Martin Trepp to James Corco
ran, Rev. Vigus officiating.
Childrens' services will be held II
the NJ. Z. Church Sunday. Sermon
i'm the morning and concert at night
All are cordially invited.
+. X. Cheadle and w. E. Cort have
been invited to- speak at Utica on TIT
4th OF July. Col. w. III. Babcock ant
J. S. Phillips will also address thu
citizens.
Mrs. Gus Runzler arrived from tn
south last week and Joined her hus
band i'm Lewistown. For the pres
ent they are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. III. Williams.
Judge DuBose and StenOgrapheI
Mettler came in by Benton coach
Friday evening. The judge says he
xpccts his family from the east
shortly after his return to Benton.
j. LII. Charters and wife of Grass
Range, are spending Ia week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brassey. Mr..
Charters reports his section as very
dry and the need of moisture press
ing.
William Fergus has n band of 1000
wethers on the way to the Great
Northern where they will be shorn
and then sold for mutton. They
will probably he shipped from Chi
nook.
The following scores were made at
the gun club shoot last Friday after
noon: Mahana, n; Kane, IL; Leh-
man, 10; Hilger, II: Wright, II;
Weaver, IL; Kearney, IA; Croft, TO-;
Hopes, ,.
X. q. Cooper is now h resident
agent of the Equitable Life Assur-
ancc society and will attend to the
business of that company in this
county. This is one of the most re-
liable companies i'm existence.
W. \. Waite returned from Utica
Saturday last, where he had spent
lttE Wtths lotbkluS alttE HE III
crop, which he says il Of good pro-
portions. Shearing began in that
section Sunday. the first clip being
shorn mt the Hobson ranch.
Miss Effie Townsend arrived from
Salt Lake City last Thursday and
will spend the summer visiting with
Mrs. l.. L. Slater and Mrs. Mike
German. Miss Marsh, OF Big Sandy
returned from Salt Lake with Miss
Townsend after a visit of several
months.
As we go to press Il deputy sheriff
has been dispatched to the ranch Of
Christian Weidman to arrest "a
herder 10y the nance of Schadler whose
attentions to Miss Amelia Weidman
has rendered him dangerous to re-
main loose and whose general de-
meanor warrants the belief that he
il insane.
W. A. Hedges and wife are In from
Yale. Mr.. Hedges being summoned
as IA juror. He reports the lamb
crop as reaching nearly 100 per cent.
although feed was light. The Mus
selshell section is in.sore need of rain
and unless considerable moisture
falls this month the hay crop will be
very short.
John III. Schneider was arrested
Monday on the charge of grand lar
ceny preferred by j. Z. Edwards.
This is another of the cattle stealing
cases from Mcdonald creek. Judge
Mcfarland put defendant under
bonds t. appear July 18th for eXami-
nation. Schneider was tried last
spring for an offense of the same
nature and was found guilty.
Hon. James Fergus arrived in
town on last Thursday mornings
coach from FIT. Benton, having gone
to Big Sandy to see G. j.. Mcnamara
regarding the sale of his entire band
of cattle. A sale was otconsumma-
ted owing to n failure to agree upon
the terms. Mr.. Fergus asked $500
per head at the ranch while Mr.. Nc
Namara wanted the cattle delivered
at Big Sandy for that price. Mr..
Fergus, while ut Big Sandy, saw the
agreement for the transfer Of the
cattle of the n. bar n. band. 1t calls
for -, 200 head at $500 each. Fifty
thousand dollars was advanced on
the deal. 1t is estimated that there
viii be 5000 marketable steers, but
a forfeit of $40 for every one short Of
that number il provided for. Mr..
Fergus extended his trip to Fort
Benton where he enjoyed n day or
two visiting with old friends.