Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-02
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ARGUS AND lESLIE'S WEEKLY 1915
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

II. ID. Barton of South Dakota, bu'
late of BoZcman, arrived last eve
ming via Billings coach, and is o
employed in the ARGUS office.
Il. A. Hanke and James Laidley
of the new firm. the LewistowI
Commercial Co., leave tomorrow fol
Chicago to purchase their stock o
gents furnishings, etc,
j. l.. Stuart returned Monday
evening from the east, where he
purchased u stock of gents furnish
ings and boots and shoes or henew
firm of stuart < Pauling.
David Hilger received a telegram
Friday last from Wallace. Idaho, an
nouncing the death in that city, OF
his br%othcr-in-law Richard j. Daugh.
erty. For many years Mr.. Daugherty
was connected with the famous
Poorman mine in the Occur d'Alene
district.
Citizens Electric Co., was held
Saturday last. at which a committee
was appointed to SECURE the right OF
way for ditch and location of plant.
The president was directed to call a
meeting of the stockholders to pass
upon the bylaws.
Several communications received
during the past week and other
matters of interest are necessarily
omitted this week, owing to the sud-
den decentralization of II portion of
the ARGUS force. But, thanks to the
efficient help of l.. w. Gerlich, the is
sue is but little delayed.
Col. John l.. Root, timber inspec-
tor in this state under the Cleveland
administration, died at his old home
in Georgia last week. For several
years Mr.. Root had been in the EN-
ploy of the Bitter Root Development
Company at Hamilton, Mont. He
left an estate valued at $4,000.
\ letter received Saturday from
Editor Nrooman says he will remain
in the national capital until about
the middle Of the month and then
start westward, stopping at several
points for n few days each and arriv-
ing home about March 10. His fam
lin are reported well and much Ell
ieying the trip.
January passed out as il came in,
fine weather prevailing. 1t is safe to
say that not more than three orfouI
unpleasant days have been expert
enced this month, and but for the
frost i'll the ground farmers might
have hHd their spring blowing al
done. What February and March
may bring Is doubtful, but it hardly
seems possible that we shall expert
nee much really hard weather
though it may be d~isagreeable.
The local land office last week re
ceived the following patents: Sarah
\. c. Moshner, coal claim of 40 acres
the property being that on which
the Eilt Edge mill stands; desert
l~and--Alice Moulc, assg., Mary
Robinson, assg., Julia V. Moulton
Sihylla Weidman, Andrew Fergus
assG., Thos. f. Stone, Louis Pepin
assg., Alice b. Barrows, assg., Char
les Hall, assg, Ed f. Hill, Isabella
Hill, Henry C. hoffman.
The time allowed for sale OF pro
perty for delinquent taxes will expire
Saturday next, at which time that
portion for which no bids have beer
offered will be taken by the county
and held TOR redemption. Few offer.
have been received for any of tn,
lands. This is accounted for by tn,
fact that the delinquent has thre,
years in which time to redeem his
property, during which time tn,
taxes are only drawing one per CEN
per month interest, not II sufficient
amount to encourage parties to bic
in the property.
As IA further indication of gooG
times IN Fergus county il to be noted
the wonderful increase in the circula
ton of the ARGUS. New subscrip
ions are being received every day
and in nearly every case the subscrip
ton price is paid IN advance and the
subscriber takes advantage of one q
the premium offers made at the heaG
of this column. Ii you desire any
other paper or magazine than those
offered as special premiums, notify US
and we will be pleased to quote you
n rate in connection with his paper
We will club with any paper or mas
azine published in America or Eu
rope.
in the matter of the petition from
Upper Eas Fork to have a certain
portion of School District Na. l
separated from the Lewistown enc
of the district, Supt. Parent 3atur
day last denied the petition. Al
noted last week, while sufficient
citizens. representing the required
number of children, had signed tn,
petition, since the school bonds wer,
voted several of these signers, among
them George Brown, William Busch
w. W. Bennett and Robert Day. hat
called upon Supt. Parent and pro
tested against the prayer OF tn,
petition. This action reduced tn,
number of children of school age
represented by the signers, to z, lesI
than the law allows in a newly ere
ated district.