Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-21
The sale of delinquent property

was begun last Saturday afternoon
and has been continued from day to
day since. Treasurer Cook has re-
ceived bids ON a few small tracts,
but as yet has made M sales.
River Press: The court records of
the tenth judicial district show l39
criminal and civil cases in the dis
trict during the year 1896. OF this
total Valley county contributed 16
cases; Fergus county II. and Choteau
county 81.
Mary f. wilkins is engaged in
writing a series of striking sketches
of New England neighborhood life
for The Ladies' Home Journal. They
will portray a small community's
social indulgences s%ketching the old
fashioned quilting-party. the time
worn singing-school and an apple
pairing bee.
Senator Chandler has advised
David Hilger that n careful poll of
senate proves that the stock inter
ests will be protected by that body
from assaults 10y the lower house.
Although some changes may be made
in the present bounty law, that be-
neficent measure will not he repealed.
This is good news to the stock
counties.
lower Spring creek, came promptly
tn his assistance after the oss of his
dwelling and its contents last week.
Within three days they had cut and
hauld to his place II full set of house
logs, which will lie of much assistance
to Mr.. Diehl in rebuilding at once.
Several of the carpenters in Lewis
town have also volunteered their
services and as soon AS the material
is ON the ground will put up the
house gratis. These incidents show
an admirable spirit of fellowship and
are to be commended.
Charles Young was down from
Gilt Edge Tuesday. He is much in
terested in the securing OF a townsite
for the gold camp and says a deter
mined effort will be made to have
the matter settled at the next term
of court. Mr.. Young spent some
time in Castle last fall looking after
his mining interests there. He re-
ports Castle picking up considerably
since the railroad was completed
and residents more hopeful for a
ltnSUanr..tr1 lnn1nn than for aGnln
years past. He will divide his time
this year between Castle and Gilt
Edge, having interests in bothcamps.
Supt. Parent is in receipt of a rul-
ing from State Superintendent Carle-
ton to the effect that permits or
temporary certificates shall only be
granted until the next regular ex-
animation and then only when the
has shown to h county |
satisfactory cause
why such applicant was not present
at the last examination. Under no
will a temporary GER
be issued more than once to
the same person. No variation from
this ruling will be permitted. 1t
seem from Mr.. Cartoons let
that the right to issue such
permits has been abused
i'm some sections of the state.
The Daily Bulletin of orders effect
ing the postal service announces
hat the stage line which has hereto
run from Bercail to Winnecook
has been changed so that service will
now be from Halbert to Winnecook
and that Bercail is left out. A cor
from south of the Sno wies
says that the service at Bercail has
been discontinued, for what reason is
not known as the Billings stage
passes that Office every day. Last
summer the Folsom office WAS sum-
suspended, also without
apparent reason, and the citi-
tens OF that section feel that the de
partment il either misinformed as to
or that it is the aim to make it
rs announcement Ms possible for resi-
dents to obtain their mail. Certainly |
II gross injustice is being done
Homestead patents for the follow
ing named persons have been received
at the local land office: Myron A.
Palmer, Henry Josten, Carl II. A.
Josten. L. V. Mendenhall, Charles B.
Noble. Frederick Waive, Mark Gage.
Also the following desert land
patents: Geo. NJ. Stone. Assg., John
Z. Hauck, Assg., Lewis knerr,
Samuel A. Shaw, John ID. Waite.
Assg.. Jno. ID. Waite, Assg., Anna w.
Fisher, John +. Edwards, Julia
Evelin c. Berry, Eliza NJ.
Porter. JAS. A. Porter, Merinda Nc
Eliza Thomas. Henry
Keeton, Christopher C. David, Jas.
Ross, Assg., Antoine King, David
Wareham, Adrian Odenwald, Harvey |
Y. Mclaughlin. James Dempsey,
Homer ID. W. Hewins, Bernard Me-
Donnell.
Husbandman: Charles Johnson.
a citizen of Meagher county for the
past fifteen years. and a resident of
the state for a much longer time,
who has lived for a number OF years
about TIBET, Martinsdale and Big
Elk. was brought here from the
Musselshell Friday last in a d%eliriOus
condition under charge of insanity.
he h having been on aprotracted spree.
But examination by the county
physician proved he was in a danger
GUS condition, ever past the possi-
bility of recovery, with pneumonia,
one lung having already become
solid. He was taken to the county