Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-07
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Benton Friday Of last week.
Read Charles Drosch's closing out
advertisement on editorial page.
Samuel Garvin has purchased VIM.
Skeletons cattle, price being $1,000.
Public schools resumed Monday.
A number of new pupils were en-
rolled.
Thos. Gregory has sold to NJ. F.
Trask about IS head of stock cattle.
Price not public.
VIM. Jenkins will move into Nor
mans brick building sometime dur
ing the present month.
The county commissioners will
meet In special session next Monday
to- consider road matters.
Born. at Fort Benton, Mont, on
Monday, March -, 1897, to the wife
of Nh. j. Ward Huse. a daughter.
The local land office has received
the following cash patents: Ethel
Culver, l.. T.. Slater, Richard Raw.
Rev. Pfaus leaves tomorrow for
Great Falls tn attend the spring meet
ing of synod. He will be absent n
week.
Judge DuBose left Monday for
Benton, the weather being too severe
ON the 2nd inst. for comfortable
travelling.
q. A. Parrott will move to his
ranch ON Cottonwood this week. c..
j. Wiedeman has rented his Fifth
avenue house.
q. A. Parrott has purchased of
Adrian Odenwald 10 head of year
ling cattle; ALSO 10 head of stock cat
tie of G.. Il. Diehl.
Col. Norris of Judith Landing was
in town first of h week He reports
stock as wintering well on the Mis-
souri,. The loss will be light.
Among the children paroIed from
the Miles City reform school on the
LIST inst. was Charles May of Lewis
town, who had gained this honor
by good behavior.
l.. L. Stigen returned TO his home
south of the Snowies last week, his
family being increased by a son since
his stay in Lewistown. Mrs. Stigen
and the child accompanied him.
Henry Girard has gone back to
Maiden with his stock of liquors and
bar fixtures and will open up In his
building at that place. San Weaver
will occupy the place vacated by him
as soon as repairs al be made.
Judge DuBOse seemed well pleased
with his new court clerk, Edmund
Wright, and upon several occasions
complimented the young man for his
efficiency during the IA term. Mr..
Wright in one of the best officers Fer
gus county has elected.
Sam Garvin has returned from his
trip to Fergus county, where 1t Is re-
ported that he purchased 1,S00 head
of stock cattle for Matt Murphy, be-
sides the purchases he made on his
W ACCOMPLISHING Gazette. Mr..
Garvin is back in Lewistown today.
Rev. Pfaus contemplates going
east about the 26th inst. to be alb
sent two months. During his vaca-
ton arrangements will De made for
In conducting of services In the Pres
byterian church by other ministers oi
the state ut least every alternate
Sunday.
The Duncan Bros, formerly OF
Fergus county, but ut present lo-
Gated on the Yellowstone, have pur-
chased of ID. l.. Shafer about 200 head
Of stock cattle, paying therefore at
the rate of 81 per head. The cattle
are To be delivered this month at the
ranches and driven to the Crow res
ervation by II purchasers.
Last week IA sheepman of this vicin'
ity closed a deal with A. w. StOd'
dard for the sale of his wool clip thif
year at ten cents per pound, delivered
free at Great Falls i'm June. The
clip will amount tn about 7,OOt
pounds. Mr.. StOddard paid $lJt
down. This looks cry eDcourag
ing for wool prices the coming sea
son.
4 Washington special says: A
hill which is likely to receivefavorablt
consideration Ii that providing fol
the disposal of lands upon thu
abandoned portions of the Fort
Maginnis military reservation, these
lands to be disposed of under tn,
general land laws. and confirming
all entries made in good faith upOI
such lands. The secretary of the in
terror is directed to reinstate such en-
tries as he has heretofore cancelled
on account of the construction q
laws heretofore in force. This bill II
of great Importance to the settler,
interested and will do no one any
harm. 1t ought to pass.
The latest Burlington l,
from Belt. The Great Falls Tribun,
says: John X. Cashier of Belt, who
is in the city. reports that the PEG
pie OF the big coal camp have become
slightly curious concerning the plans
of five surveyors who are now il
town and the general belief is thai
the men are there In the interests q
the Burlington. They refuse t ostatt
their business and when a news
paper man attempted to interview
them, they declined to see him
They stopped at Croff's hotel and In
formed the landlord that they woult
want rooms at frequent interval,
during the summer. They hired
rig and left Belt, say ing they wer'
going to Sand Coulee.