Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-07

SCI " WI iN't
Carl Anderson has rented w. W
Watson's ranch and embarked in tn
dairy business. He has had expert
ence i'm this line and having secures
fine milch stock is prepared to fur
ish pure milk to city customers n
lower rates than milk was ever sole
i'm Lewistown before. At present IN
will deliver only in the morning bu'
during the summer will visit town in
the evening also.
Taxes continue to be received 10y
Treasurer Cook, some thirty names
Having been Withdrawn from the de
Iinquent list since it's first publica
ton. Among those withdrawn
however. was the name of 7. T.. Car
son, the taxes being due on some
town property owned by Il. II. Car
son and wrongfully listed to +. f
Carson. Mr.. Carson thought u,
paid his entire taxes and was con
~siderably put out to find his name IN
the list at delinquent tax payers.
Two decisions were received by tn,
local land officials the past week,
both i'm eases wherein Thomas Null
vey of Utica was contestant. One
involved "a timber culture entry on
Louise creek claimed by Hannah
Teel, AMI the other involving "A home.
stead entry ON Sage creek. In both
cases the decision of the local office
was in favor OF Contestant Mulvey
and the land commissioners sustains
these decisions. In the Hannah
Teel case the commissioner entirely
agrees with the local office that the
land in question was used more IA n
sheep camp than as a tree planting
claim and holds that Claimant Teel
failed to comply with legal require.
ments.
commissioners Wareham and
Goodell met i'm special session Mon
| day last. Commissioner Bower being
absent. The bonds of several county
contractors were approved and the
poor farm and hospital turned over
to the e contractor, Mr.. Medigar.
+. W. Korell and Pat Nihill of Utica
having failed to- qualify as Justice oi
the peace and constable. respectively,
OF Judith township, to which
offices they had been elected. were
appointed to these positions
by the board. Bids for the
construction of n bridge across Nc
Donald creek were opened and the
contract awarded to Dave Foreman
upon his first plan. the price being
$40. Mr.. Forema.'s other bid was
for another design of bridge ut S13i
and c. l.. Moulton also submitted n
bid calling for $500.
Rev. George Edwards pastor OF
the Presbyterian church at Stanford
and former occupant of IN Lewis
town pulpit, was married in Great
Falls Tuesday evening to Mrs. Hosea
| y. Fisher of Stanford. 1t is under
stood the couple will go south on a
wedding tour ana upon returning
make their home in Great Falls.
The groom needs no Introduction tn
any n i'm the Judith Basin or tn
those Interested i'm Prcsbyterianism
in Montana. He came to Lewis
town from White sulphur Springs
i'm lSS1 and established n charge
here. by his energy and enterprise,
spiritual and manual labors, build
ing not only II good congregation
but II handsome edifice, which was
entirely cleared Of debt prior tn his
removal from Iewistown i'm the fall
Of 1Sgj. A thorough and hard-work-
ing neutrality-suspicious., he not only
endeared himself to his own flock,
spiritually speaking. but to every
citizen of the town and county,
The bride is the widow of the late
Hosea Fisher of Stanford. promi.
nent for many years in this county.
A bright, estimable lady, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwards will no doubt enjoy
the happiness and prosperity which
their large circle of friend join tn,
ARGUS i'm wishing them.
II do not look for n hard winter
now" said Paul Mccormick i'm tn,
Billings Gazette, but if ii should
leone the cattle are i'm better shap,
to- stand it than they were after tha'
terrible storm of last month. Right
now, between Christmas and New
Years, is when we gencI ally hav'
our coolest weather. but nothing
6nor .,rlI no aSEaI for than wha'
we have at present. i look for +;
storm about the 30 Of January
when the moon changes, but we i'm
variably have ii thaw during tina
month. and it very seldom continue
cold all through February. So,
the present fine weather continues
little longer the cattlemen will hav
nothing to- fear. ] believe this ha
been the finest cattle weather fO
December that l have ever seen /
Montana-it has been fully as GOO
/ as last month was bad. and that |
saying "a good deal. The cattle hav
= picked up wonderfully during tn
. past thirty days and are now prett
= well prepared to stand a little roug
! weather if il comes. The ranges ar
) in good condition. as it thaws suff
~ciently during the day to furnis
water from the melting snow, an
| there is no trouble about feeC
Taken altogether. therefore. l col
. slider that the present outlook ft
the cattlemen is quite promising"