Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-05-12
Missoulian: A sheepherder in Fergus

Missoulian: A sheepherder in Fergus
county bitten by a r~attlesnake
chopped off his finger to save his
life. His friends claim he was pricked
by n cactus spike and mutilated him-
self i'm order to secure some sheep dip
he knew was at the ranch house
near by. This is not plausible,
| though, for Fergus county sheep dip
IL more deadly than ~rattlesnake
pizen.
A. b. Hopkins Tuesday received
word from Three Forks, Gallatin
county, that his sOn Joe, had been
severely injured by a horse stepping
ON him and that he vas In q dan
on receipt of the letter Mr.. Hopkins
telephoned to Fort Logan, from
where he learned that the young
man had been injured both inter-
nalY and externally about the abdo-
meh, but that his condition was i'm
proving and his recovery entirely
probable. Jos has been engaged in
feeding cattle in that section this
spring; he is the eldest boy and
brother of Will Hopkins of the firm
of Bertrand & Hopkins.
1t has been noted by travellers that
not all of the school district officers
have obeyed the law in the matter
of placing the American flag on the
school grounds and keeping the ban
ner of freedom flying during school
sessions, except during u~nfavorable
weather. This is an excellent law
and should be universally obeyed.
Supt. Parent informs us that no
penalty for non-performance of this
duty On the part of trustees was
provided by the act, Our lawmakers
evidently believing that the feeling of
patriotism was sufficiently strong
not to make the imposing Of a pen
atty necessary. No words which a
teacher can utter, ID any book
which the children may study, can
have the influence for good upon the
rising generation AS the sight Of the
stars and stripes upon their play
ground or flying from the school
house. 1t is a sermon in itself. Let
our district officers attend to this
matter.
w. q. Norman returned from Hell
ena last week where he made an i'm
portant mining deal, granting an
English syndicate, represented by a
prominent mining expert of Helena,
n thirty day option on his New Year
group Of gold properties, the amount
specified i'm the option being kept Sc
cret for The present. The expert
above alluded to and otherinterested
parties are expected to reach Fergus
county this week and II their report
is favorable, which Mr.. Norman is
sure it will be, q he says he has in
no way overestimated the property,
work on the group will be COM
menced at once. These mines are so
well known that 1t seems hardly
necessary to more than designate
them, for their value has been appre-
ciated for several years and all that
has been needed was capital to open
them up and make a big profit. Mr..
Norman has great faith i'm them and
now feels certain that a good sale
will be made. While I'm Helena Mr..
Norman met many who inquired
about the mines of this section and
he expresses the belief that more cap
ital will be invested In this section
this year than n majority OF citizens
are ready to admit.
Deputy Land Agent Reece, accom-
panied by Register Hilger, appraised
the school section west of town Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 an acre and
so soon as h necessary preliminar-
les are completed title may be secured
to the cemetery property. The west
half of this section is now leased to
p. c. Weydert, the south half of the
northeast quarter to Julius Peter
sen and the southwest quarter Of
the southeast quarter to Chas.
Lehman. j. l.. CrOwder has filed an
application to lease b north half of
the northeast quarter and this ap-
plication will be allowed by Agent
Reece subject to h vested rights of
the cemetary property, which is loca-
ted near the southwest corner of the
northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter. The road passes very
near the north line of the forty acre
lot upon which -he cemetery is loca-
ted and Mr.. Reece says he will use
his influence to have about ten acres
of that lot (what is considered neces-
sary) sold separately, and when this
is done some organization should be
formed by Lewistown citizens for
the purchase of this property at the
minimum rate of $40, for certainly no
one would be SO unfeeling as to bid
against such an organization. The
road might then be moved a short
distance and Mr.. Crowder would
lease the remainder of the eighty
acres. Let this matter be attended
to and steps taken to gain title, after
which improvements should be made,
SO that strangers will no longer
point at Lewistown citizens the fin
ger of shame.
lame and Fish CommIssion.
Governor Smith has appointed az
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