Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-28

The Billings Gazette of recent dat,
contains the following: VIM. Rae
of Trevor, Wis.,, received q Telegram
from that place this week that a eli
of Montana wool, shOrn from a train
load Of sheep purchased of Martin 4
Work, of Livingston, and shippet
March 81, had sold for SLABS percwt
Mr.. Rae says 1t was not an extraord
inarilly fine clip, and that the pric,
at Trevor would be equal to about
IL cents at Billings.
A brother OF J.. L. Bright, owner o
the Spotted Horse, was in Nader
last week looking ove the property
1t is reported that there is some dis
satisfaction with the management
and that some changes will be made
in the rear future, and further
that there IL no intention al
abandoning the property, but new
shafts will be sunk and the mine de.
veloped on a more extensive scale
during the summer. j. L. Bright, the
owner, is expected back from Ohio
next month.
River Press: Jno. Fleming re-
turned today after an absence OF
some weeks in New Mexico and else
where. He has been operating in
New Mexico mutton as agent for
Nebraska feeders, and secured about
5000 head of young wethers in the
vicinity of Santa Fee. Mr.. Fleming
reports the live stock business ON the
boom in that section; cattle are held
at strong figures. and sheep values
show a big advance. Utah wool
which sole at 6 cents last year is be-
ing contracted for at 81 cents before
it is shOrn, with very few owners
willing to accept h latter price.
Great Falls Tribune: j. b. Long
of Sycamore, ILL.,, returned yesterday
afternoon from Teton county, where
he contracted for a large number of
mutton sheep. delivery to be made
after shearing he intends to secure
about 10000 head and will drive
them next fall to Culbertson or some
point In North Dakota, thus saving
heavy transportation charges. He
is paying top prices and is getting
fine stock. Mr.. Long has probably
purchased more Montana sheep
within the last year than any other
buyer and it is reliably stated that
he will . % be able to live in leisure
and luxury.
A question of great Importance to
the citizens of Lewistown at pres
cent or bit-beer. the retailers of that
popular beverage having entered in
to a combination to boycott the
brewery If beer is sold to one who
retails the product at five cents a
glass. A prominent woolgrower re-
marks that two pounds of wool IL
too much to pay for a drink and
believes the consumers should also
combine. Another question raised
il whether or not the combine of the
saloon men falls within the decision
recently handed down by the supreme
court concerning unlawful cOmbina-
tiOns.
We learn that the Fort Benton
anti-fats have been challenged by the
local fat mems base ball nine to a
friendly contest on Decoration day,
and that the same has been accepted.
The respective mines as at present
constituted are as follows: Fat
mems club-Thos. Clary (capt.),
Thomas F. Healy, E. F. Sayre, N.
Author, Henry Lewis, Walter Greer,
II. J. Todd, JnO. Fleming and C. w.
Ayres. enthusiastically DuBOse,
(capt.), r. F. Clary, A. A. Anderson,
w. L. Miller, w. K. Harder, F. ID.
Kingsbury. B. L. Powers, j. Ward
Huse and N. r. Chemidlin. The
game will be umpired by Jno. Nc
Parland.-River Press.
The ranch house of NJ. B. barrow
was destroyed by fire Monday, to-
gether with the entire contents.
The loss is estimated at 81 900, with
no insurance. The fire is thought to
have caught from the cook stove, in
which Goals had been left after the
cooking of the morning meal. The
men were some distance away on
the ranch and did not discover the
flames until too late to save the con-
tents. This is the second time that
Mr.. barrow has lost his ranch house,
the first fire occurring in 1898. Until
a new house can be built the farm
hands will occupy a 12x12 cabin, in
which Mr.. barrow says he has
placed a range which is worth more
than the house..
The River Press of the 18th inst
contains ar editorial in reference to
county upon stock which ranges In
Choteau county nearly all the year
contending that u sister county
should receive n portion OF the taxes
inasmuch as they must bear the ex
pense Of protecting those cattle, thu
stock only being in Fergus county
when being held i'm a field for feedins
during the winter. The law pro
vides that property must be assessed
in the county where ii may be Oh
March lat, and while a possible in
Justice may be done other sections
still it would seem that a change II
this provision would lead to endless
complications. Probably the SCOT
In balanced by a reversal Of the cir
cumstances In other cases than tina
brought to our contemporaries at
. tention.
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