Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-03-17

John Bebb arrived from the west
Tuesday with his case of samples,
He il representing the Wholesale
liquor house of A. Bauer & Co.
The postoffice bulletin announces
| that special service has been estab.
lished from Lavina to Highfield. AL
40 tri-weekly service Martinsdale via
Okla to TIBET, schedule. nine hours.
p. A. McGinn. brother of Felix Nc
CHM, died at his home on Beaver
creek last week of pneumonia and
was laid to rest in the Catholic GENE.
terry near LewistOwn last Friday.
Deceased was about sixty years OF
age and a veteran of the civil war.
He came to Montana from Wisconsin
about a year ago.
There are twenty-eight civil cases
ready for trial next week. Follow
ing is the list of jurors: Walter Dixon,
vi o5b ltulIsCs W. II EACfS Ob VIZ
Donald, Elvin Crook, Jas. Weaver,
Christian Wiedman, w. j. Roberts.
Il. r. Carson, X. w. Noble, w. ID.
D%eaton, Cyrus Stiles, Lewistown; G.
NJ. Stone. j.. l.. Raw, Fred Wight,
P%hilbroOk; G. W. Fisher, l.. W. Peck,
j. s. Phillips, Utica; F. b. Hartzell.
Deerfield; Otto Anderson, W. $.
Smith, Adam Sager. Maiden; q. W.
Hunter, N. T. Smith, Maginnis; J.. A.
Wall, A. L. Moulton. Stanford; John
Biglen. H. L. Kendall, Gilt Edge; 4.
Z. Nichols, Tibet; S. s. Harper, Cot
tonwood; w. $. Stranahan, Flatwil-
low.
About three weeks ago it was
announced i'm Lewistown by friends
of b. c. White that he had been
rendered by Governor Smith the
position of superintendent OF the re-
form school at Miles City, but before
the item could be published word
came from Helena to suppress the
announcement, as there appeared to
he "a possibility Of a change Of plan.
Mr.. White went to Helena at the
time and has now returned to his
home near Ubet, from whence he
writes a friend that the position has
been rendered him and that he will
propably accept. 1t will he remem-
bered that one Of b sensational
features Of the last Legislature was
the report Of Il special committee
appointed to investigate the reform
school, Ia committee finding affairs
in a very ~deplorable condition and
recommending further investigation
and a change in the officers of the
school. Mr.. White IL well adapted
for this position, he having given
much attention to prison reform
methods and being well acquainted
with the i'm force in the re-
form penitentiary at Elmira, New
York. the leading institution of the
kind in this country. Mr.. White de-
livered a lecture ON this subject be-
lore a LewistOwn audience about
one year ago. While we should he
sorry to lose the radiant counte-
nance OF MIR. B. Cheerful from this
county we nevertheless feel that
Governor Smith could hardly make
a better selection for the position
and local pride compels us to hope
that the appointment will shortly
be announced.
On the first Saturday of April, the
3rd, the annual election Of school
trustees will occur. Two vacancies
are to be filed in the Lewistown dis
tricts, Messrs. COrbly and Root re-
firing. Az the other five members OF
the board are all residents Of Lewis
town, it seems to be the general feel
ing that the outlying sections OF the
district should be allowed to retain
their representation upon the board.
The people of Castle Butte, it is un-
derstood, are well satisfied with MIR.
Rect and desire his reelection. Mr..
| Corbly Ia not eligible to reelection
az in November next he takes office
az a member of the board of county
commissioners. For this place
| Francis MACEDONIAN is mentioned
and if the gentleman will accept his
election should be by a large major
ity. At the same time the question
of the district furnishing Tree text
books to the scholars will be voted
upon, in accordance with the law
recently, enacted, a synopsis of which
is publis5,ed on another page. The
principal argument which will prob.
ably be advanced against h propO-
sition Ii that it will cause a further
increase of an already burdensOme
tax levy. The friends OF the prOpo.
sition place much reliance in the
claim that the adoption Of the sys'
tenn will oblige "a uniform series Ol
text books and that those unable t.
purchase books for their children
will be provided for without having
to take an oath before the schOOI
hoard that they are without money
AS at present. Unquesti0nably there
are good arguments on both sides
but the law is of such recent enact
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