Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-04-14

VIM. j. Jackson and Miss Ellen
Kelley, daughter Of Matthew Reilley.
both of Utica, were married at the
Lewistown hotel on the Sth inst.
Several friends Of the contracting
parties attended the ceremony and
later in h evening the couple were
serenaded in true western style.
Both are well known and highly re-
spected young people of the Upper
Judith.
Commissioner Goodell, who was
i'm town Monday, said that when he
left his home Sam Garvin and his
cow boys were at his place with
about D head of the cattle Mr.. Gar
win purchased in the Wolf creek and
Judith valleys. The drive Ii a
hard one owing to n shortness OF
feed and the fact that the band must
be closely herded to keep them to-
gether.
p. w. Watkins, Populist member
of the late legislature from this
county, returned Saturday. Since
the adjournment Of h legislature,
in which he rendered such distin-
guished service, he has been deliver
ing a course of lectures in Montana
cities on the subject of the Labor Ex-
change and it is reported extended
his tour rs M = as Omaha and
west to Spokane Falls.
Surveyor Hogeland has appointed
the following road deputies for the
Lewistown district: b. E. VinsOn
who will have charge of the work
northwest of Main street on the
west side of the stream; Henry Vein
CART, Main street and sought-east Of
stream; Joe Norman, east of the
stream. His appointments through
out the county will be announced az
soon as determined upon.
w. D.. Symmes, manager of the
Power Mercantile Co., returned from
his eastern trip Friday last. He re-
ports a much better feeling existing
in commercial circles than at this
tiiut idFt Ntdt vi u outipoh w
prosperous business very encourag-
ing. MIR. Symmes spent six days at his
home near Ottawa, Canada. during
his absence. Although trains were not
delayed, food conditions in Dakota
were terrible, the track being covered
with water for some distance and
the surrounding country well irri-
gated.
Judge DuBose is i'm receipt of mott
fication that an unsought and mex
pected honor was conferred upon
him by the legislature. In the bill
segregating the Neihart and Barker
districts from Meagher county and
attaching them to Cascade, Judge
DuBose was named as the chairman
Of the board of adjusters which will
determine the amount of Meagher
obligations to be assumed by Cascade
county in that connection. The
board Of adjusters will probably
meet at White Sulphur Springs dur
ing the latter part of the present
month.-River Press.
Supt. Parent has received returns
from twenty districts of the county
and finds that district ownership of
text books carried in only one dis
trict, being No. 5, the Coder district,
where for a number of years the dis
trict has owned and loaned to pupils
the books prescribed by law. In
that district there was only one vote
against the proposition. In the
Utica district there was a hard bat
tie between factions for the election
of one trustee, every electOr voting
and the result being a tie. Mr.. Par
rent will visit that district next
week and fill the vacancy by appoint
ment.
Some days since we received a com.
m%unicatiOn from Hon. James Fergus
in reply to "Old Timer" but owing
to it's length M being late it was
crowded out. In a recent letter he
takes occasion to state his position
which might have been misconstrued
by some i'm his "Old Timer" contro
versy. He desires it understood thai
he is not finding fault with ourcounty
officers as a whole, but it is the sys
TEN with which he finds fault. HI
says his "Old Timer was genuine
but the N who replied was known
by his "ear-marks." Mr.. Fergus say
while he is not in the habit of ''craw
fishing he is not seeking publicity b..
appearing I'm print and continuing tn
controversy.
James Weaver returned to Lewis
town Friday from a trip through tn
principal Montana cities and as ia
west as Spokane, Wash. He report
Helena very dull, Butte lively an,
Spokane the best town he has e
Mr.. Weaver intended going to Ross
but was discouraged when learning
of the severe weather i'm that sectio,
and the license laws of Canada. AZ
, cording to the laws a man must hav
been IA resident of the country on
year before he can take out n licens
and ian then only run a saloon
/ connection with n boarding hOus'
Z the latter being described as havin
accommodations for at least six pee
pie. As Mr.. Weaver did not care t
] invest money in another person
: name for a year and was not lOOkin
r for a boarding house location ut al
4 he decided to come back to Levi