Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-03

ne AudCouud otduudE0 iCPOi &c
last week that Geo. Is. Mclaughlin
agent OF the Blackfeet Indians, ha
resigned his position and would q
to Alaska. Now ONE the Grea
Falls Leader and upon Mr.. McLaugf
Inns authority, denies the repOr
absolutely. The major wasformerl
sheriff of Choteau county and Ia we
known throughout Northern Nor
tana. Few of his friends believed b
would resign SO good a position a
Indian agent.
John War; returned from the cas-
Monday night, having left his famil,
in Kansas City, where they will
spend the winter. Mr.. War; says b.
did not visit the interior of Kansai
but that reports from there were o
good crops and better times. In st
Louis, Chicago, ST. Paul and othel
| cities In which Mr.. War; stopped
the Wholesale houses were over
crowded with orders and business
generally booming.
Several complaints have beer
made at this Office by subscriber
who have been given the Inter Ocean
as premium with the ARGUS but who
have never received the Inter Ocean,
Such mistakes are wholly the fault
Of the Inter Ocean publishers as re-
mittences are made to them from
this Office every Monday. Those
who do not receive premiums given
with the ARGUS, within three weeks
from the date of their payment, will
confer a favor by notifying US.
j. H. Charters contemplates the
building of a telephone line from
Grass Range to Gilt Edge, a dis
lance of about eighteen miles
the route which the line will follow,
and connecting at Gilt Edge with
the Lewistown line and the lines to
Ubet, Great Falls, way stations and
other cities of the state. No doubt
venience to the citizens of Mcdonald
and Flatwillow sections and In time
pay it's owner a handsome profit.
The board ofcounty commissioners
will meet In special session Saturday
next to further consider the Van
Lake road trouble near Gilt Edge.
will be the last session of the re-
firing board, next Monday the new
board taking office. 1t is not ex-
pected that any business other than
the necessary routine and consulta-
ton with the old members on pend
.ng matters, will be transacted by |
the incoming board at that time.
Their first regular session will be
held on the first Monday of Deem
Der.
Sunday last H. Surprenant, the
while hunting on upper
Rock creek, came across a pOrcupine
md the animal is now In town,
where it may be seen. Mr..
dog first encountered
he ~porcupine and attempted to
it, evidently not having pre-
yious experience with theporcupine's
pears. The dog was soon satisfied
Ind his master came to the rescue
md after much patient work, tired
he animal out and caught him.
Very few Of the species have been
zen in this section.
H. d. Moore, state land register,
Friday evening last and re-
urned to Helena this morning.
While here Mr.. Moore made many
riends, not only because of the CON-
and quick manner In which he
disposed of the state lands, but for
lis personal qualities. 1t was his
irst visit to Fergus county and he
vas most pleasantly surprised with
he Basin and it's people. While ex-
to find u level plain within
he ranges Of mountains, he vas
specially impressed with 1.-THE roll
ing, fertile uplands and valleys, on
you have u little world, all by
yourselves"
Parties In from Utica last Monday
,ay there was a regular mining
to upper Sage creek and
Indian Butte last week, In which
a hundred or more men partic-
pated. A gold ledge, extending for
miles is said to have been discovered.
some of the quartz assaying over a
hundred dollars per ton. The ex-
element was so great that one
.itizeu OF Utica resorted to a pillow
and scraper In searchingfo for the ledge.
are staked out nearly to
Utica and some of the enthusi-
astic think they have discovered a
yeritable Klondike while Others more
,keptical think the ground has been
sailed" or that the quartz exhibit
ted came from some other locality.
fine will probably determine the
value of the new discovery.
Jacob Hoover has brought suit in
Cascade county against Matt Dunn
to O 81, 900 alleged to be due on
1t is alleged that plaintiff
was the owner of the sapphire claims
at Yogo, was indebted to divers per-
sons; that in order to- pay his debts
plaintiff sold to defendant a portion
his interest in certain portions OF
said claims, defendant agreeing to
certain portions OF plaintiffs in
.lebtedness; that plaintiff owed Nc
.onnell, Clayberg & Gum OF Helena
81, 900 and defendant agreed to pay
not to exceed $1,000 Of said claim;
that plaintiff satisfied said claim and
has demanded of defendant $1,000
he has refused to pay. Ran
som Cooper and Clayberg. Corbett &