Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-12-01

Leslie McEvOny, WHO Was severely
injured by the explosion of a nitro
glycerine cap in his mouth thret
weeks ago, has SO far recovered al
to be taken to his home at Gilt Edge
The operation performed by Drs
Lindsey and Monahan seems tn have
been very successful, the lad now
being able to talk quiteintelligibly al.
though he has no teeth and the
lower jaw is bound, and he is almost
free from pain. When the wounds
have had full opportunity to heal
and recovery in complete a set OF
teeth will be made and articulation
rendered perfectly distinct.
Mrs. Z. E. Corbin, who has been in
Fergus county for a fortnight, was
summoned to Butte suddenly last
week, by news of the death of her
father, Major s. S. Reed. The major
will be remembered by many, having
made his home at Cottonwood for IA
number of years with his wife and
the Corbin family. Deceased was ~
years old. He came tn the territory
in 1870 and was superintendent of
Gilmore & Salisbury's stage line
from Corinne, Utah, to Helena, up
TO 1887, when he came to Fergus
For years he conducted a dairy and
cheese factory at Cottonwood and il
a~ffectiOnately remembered by a host
of friends.
The Pleasant Hour club gave it's
first public reception at Culver's Hall
Thursday evening invitations being
very general and the attendance
large, some sixty couples enjoying
ing. r. A. Hanke, E. A. Foster, VIM.
Shugart, and their assistants, Off
ciated with extraordinary grace on
the floor and paid their guests every
attention. The music was, as usual
for the Lewistown orchestra, all
that could be desired, and the sup
per served seemed to have been gen.
orally appreciated. The club was
organized for social enjoyment dur
ing the winter and If they have half
a s good a time when privately as
sembled as their guests enjoyed
Thanksgiving evening, they have
eason to be thankful.
Agnes, eight year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hilger, departed
this life Saturday of last week. The
child had been sick for ten days, SUI
fering first from quinsey, but dying
of membranous Group. Had the lit
tie girls strength lasted a few hours
longer, physicians thought the at
tack would be mastered, but she was
unable to ward off the grim reaper.
Owing to the sever illness of another
child, Eddie, who had diptheria, the
family were unable to leave and Will
liam Fergus, grandfather of the
child, accompanied by Rev. Pfaus,
took the child to the Fergus home
on Box Elder Sunday, the remains
being laid away Monday. Agnes
was a very popular child with her
playmates, the admiration of her
elders and demise in the budding of
youth was a severe blow to parents
and friends. In their days of sor-
row Mr.. and Mrs. Hilger have the
sympathy Of all.
s.. j.. Harding of Maginnis, was i'm
Lewistown last week ON his way
home from the east, where he had
taken his beef for market and visited
for six weeks with relatives. MI.
Harding says that a wonderful
change has taken place in the beef
market in the last few years. For
merly the four-year-old steer brought
the best prices, but now that class
of meat is off several points and the
largest profits can be made on two
and three-year-old cattle, the differ
ence in price making up for the lesser
weight. The reason for this he says
is largely because the corr fed cattle
from Nebraska, Illinois and Iowa
are preferred by the packers and the
young cattle make the best feederes,
taking flesh readily and growing
fast. MIR. Harding belives Omaha
to be II far better market for Mon
tana cattle than Chicago and thinks
that within a few years nearly all of
our beef will be marketed at the Ne
braska metropolis.
During the past week families in
Lewistown have been much con-
cerned because OF the diptheria ex-
listing in the Hilger family. n child,
Agnes, having died from m~embranous
Group and Eddie, the eldest child in
the same family, having malignant
diptheria. The health authorities
were prompt in their action, placing
a quarantine upon the Hilger house
and other children who had been
with the afflicted during the previous
few days, being required to remain
in their homes. The existence of dip
iberia in other families was reported.
those suffering from a slight cold
being said to have the dread disease,
but upon investigation, it seems that
no other cases than those in the Hill
ger family exist and while it is well
for all children to be carefully
watched, there appears little prob
ability of an epidemic. The school
trustees adjourned school for one
week and will order another adjourn.
ment If 1t is deemed advisable; no
services were held in the churches
Sunday last and the children are be-
ing kept from the streets. When
nearly all are using every precaution,
there is little cause for alarm. The
druggists and ply sicians promptly