Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
woolgrowers should remember the

by IA notice found elsewhere in thi,
lines entering Helena will give a re
ducel rate to woolgrowers attend
ing the Helena meeting providing n
or more persons travelling by rail arr
i'm attendance.
The Bank of Fergus County and
the county court house is now In
connection with the telephone line Il
Great Falls and citizens at inter
mediate points may talk direct 10
the officials mt the bank or to county
officers. Secretary War; of the tele.
phone company will endeavor to
place several more business houses
on the line at nm early date.
y gentleman happening i'm ms al
the >ploons of town late in the after
noon of Il day last week reports that
n. saw several minors about the
crap table, seemingly engaged in
playing the game, one Of their num-
Der dealing. Some of the saloon
men in Lewistown will find them
selves in trouble ii they do not obey
the law in this matter-and possibly
others.
\ Dakota blizzard spent itself in
Montana last week and as a result
the temperature has been lower than
since November. Sunday evening
thermometers registered - degrees
below zero, but yesterday there
seemed reasonable hope that the
worst was over. Sufficient snow
has fallen To make slcighiDg. The
coal man wear IA smile and the ice
maj is harvesting his crop.
who has been in Helena on business,
Mr.. Waite said that he would be
home today Concerning the viola
ton of the gambling law he said
that he had talked with the sheriffs
of the state and the same condition
exists throughout the state as in
Fergus county. Immediately after
his return he will decide upon some
course OF action in the matter.
The members of st. James Guild.
will give ~ dance at Culver's hall
next Wednesday evening. February
It'll. to which all are invited. The
ladies will prepare the supper, Il sure
guarantee that il will he par excel
lcncc. Tickets. including supper,
$50. the proceeds to he devoted tn
the Episcopal church. This is the
and the ball should be well attended.
We are in receipt of IA letter from
in which the gentleman states that
he leaves there in the morning for a
trip :iO0 miles north of the Canadian
Pacific, up in the Iillooet district,
in the interest of some Montreal par
ties. We go in dog sleighs, II kind of
travelling | have not experienced as
Vet, and expect tn go north of the
mountains Mrs. Sherard
and child have gone to Placerville,
for the winter.
Miss Olive Barrows of TIBET and
Mr.. Oscar Lock wood were married
in Great Falls Wednesday. January
tics are we'll known throughout
Fergus county. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. A. b. Barrows of
tibet and has been II teacher in our
public schools for several years past.
The groom was formerly interested
with G. VI. Clary i'm the numbering
business but has given his attention
to farming for the last two years.
Superintendent Parent has handed
us n bulletin of the National Educa-
tional association, announcing that
the national meeting for 1891 will he
held at Milwaukee, Wis, July 9th to
grant "a One-fare rate for the round
trip and the usual summer extern
sion. 1t il hoped that many Mon
tana teachers will attend and those
contemplating an eastern trip this
are especially requested to
so ran their plans as to he
present at Milwaukee On the dates
named.
The Helena correspondent OF the
Anaconda Standard has this to say
OF one of our representatives: Per
rine, the democratic member from
Fergus, is "A keen watcher of legisla-
tive proceedings. He keeps track of
the progress OF debate with one eye
ON the constitution. and at the first
misquotatiOn or transgression Is ON
his feet and proceeds to nail the
stitutionality. His particular objert
nj scrutiny is the judiciary commit
tee, which he calls down at every |
opportunity. He is rapidly earning
the title of Constitutional Perrine.'
The local land officials last week
rendered n decision i'm the contest
ease of Frederick III. Caville VS.. James
Wihdecombc. involving a homestead
entry on Fish creek in Sweetgrass
county. The decision holds that
while Widdecombc's entry SHOULD
not be cancelled ON the ground that
his house is not located on the land
i'm uucstion. nevertheless the evidence
shows that claimant has not COM
piled with the homestead law as re-
CARDS residence and cultivation and
the office therefore holds that such
entry should bc Cancelled az prayed
by contestant. without prejudice to
defendant and that W~iddecombe he
allowed to make ii second homestead
entry. Cort X Wordlen appeared for
contestant, Widdecombe not being