Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-12-22

The delinquent tax list appears u
this issue. 1t being much longer thai
usual owing to the increased exten
of the patented lands in this count.
belonging to the Northern Pacif
Railroad Co. As in previous year
this company refused to pay, blu
| the suit now pending In the Unitet
| States supreme court will decide tn
question and the company, will II
all probability, have to pay up thu
accrued taxes for several years back
The total delinquency this year ID
$9,527.2 -, of which $4,434.4s is that o
the railroad company. leaving
$5,O92.S so due from individuals. TIL.
total tax to be collected was $685.
$50. 80. Last year the total tax was
$s7, 233. 81, of which $s,940.69 was de-
linquent. IS, $50. SO of this amount be
ing from other taxpayers than the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. These
figures show the total delinquency
this year from other than the rail-
road company, to be $l,5a3.56 less
than last year. An excellent show
ing.
A petition has been in circulation
for a week past, addressed to the third
asst postmaster general, requesting
him to give special heed to a bid for
the carrying of the mails from Great
Falls to Lewistown for four years
after July, LIST, 1898, which will be
to the department by
Messrs. Geo. NJ. Stone and d. NJ.
of Lewistown. Both of
these gentlemen are substantial
citizens whose desire it is to SEE such
a mail service afforded Lewistown
and intermediate points as the large
business interests deserve. While
desiring to make reasonable profit
on the contract, should they be sue
c~essful. their first aim would be to
give good service. The petition has
been very generally signed. Let us
hope their bid will be accepted by
the department, for then there
w ooAu NC AlLSC vi AbS
what the department promises,
If the present contractor
again be the successful bidder
the present service would be pro-
and the patrons would be
to continue a fight which is
becoming monotonOus. In
TACT a bid from those who now
operate the line, should not be con-
by the department. for they
shown their utter incompetency
to conduct a stage line in accordance
their contract.
LewistOwn is to have a signal ser
vice station. David Hilger has been
the subject for some time,
believing it would be of great ad-
vantage to every citizen, but especi-
ally to stock Manager War; of
telephone company, has prof
erred the government officers the
rec use OF the line for the transmits
sion of daily reports providing
arrangements will be made for the
displaying of signals. Mr..
will soon interview our citi-
,ens in regard to the erection of a
pole near the bank corner and the
young man who will have charge of
telephone Office after it's removal
to the bank building will attend to the
Each day a report of indi-
is received at the Helena
office from many points In Montana
and elsewhere and the clerk of the
weather Immediately makes from
those reports his forecast of the
weather for that day and wires it to
the different stations. A special
blizzard flag has been adopted by
red flag with a black center. The
government furnishes the flags free
Of charge. The station isexpected to
De established here about January
list, when a full explanation of the
to be used, will be published.
All points along the telephone line
will be furnished the forecast.
AS reported asst week, Emmett
was severely injured, but
the particulars of the accident were
not at hand when the last issue went
to press. 1t appears that Mr.. Ham,
lton and his wife were driving tCS
ward their home on a heavy load vi
When near the Akely
ranch Mr.. Hamilton noticed a deep
in the road and attempted to
avoid it, but the wagon slipped and
be was thrown out, jumping from
the load. His feet caught in one of
the lines and he fell at the horses
ieet in front of the wheel. The horse
kicked him severely in the brow and
the wheel ran over his left hand,
crushing every bone. In trying to
get out of the way of the second
he in some manner SO placed
himself that the wheel passed length
of his body and crushed his
lace, breaking his jaw In two places,
his nose and tearing the scalp. 1t is
that he was not killed,
but after a few moments of uncOn-
recovered sufficiently to
his wife, who had cleared the
Dad without mishap, to go at once
Akely's for help, leaving him on
ground. Aid arrived shortly
md n oSSiatonco Mr. ua~n