Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-01-12

county commissioners on the print.
ing contract has been received has
been evidenced by the number of gen.
tlemen, regardless Of party affilia-
tions, who have congratulated
Messrs. Phillips and Slayton and the
ARGUS. Realizing the excellent ser
vice which the ARGUS has given in
the past, Its knowledge of, and ca
pacity for handling the work, the
action of the board could hardly have
been more generally approved. -
This evening, at the Presbyterian
church, will be held an art loan ex-
hibition, a novelty in Lewistown.
and which promises to afford much
entertainment as well as an oppor-
tunity to secure handsome copies
Of standard paintings and engravings
at a reasonable cost. Fifty Of these
copies have been purchased and will
be hung and auctioned off during the
evening. To add beauty to the
walls, a large number of paintings
and engravings have been secured
from friends for the evening. Re
freshments will be served.
The Great Falls papers have for
some time been commenting on the
small amount of wheat raised by lar
mers contiguous to Great Falls, evil
denced by the amount being brought
TO the Great Falls mill. Something
must be radically wrong with the
Royal Milling Co. when farmers from
Cora and Otter creeks and in the
vicinity of Belt are bringing wheatto
Lewistown for milling and returning
loaded with flour and bran for them
selves and Belt and Arlington mer-
chants. Several instances of this
kind have occurred during the mast
two months:
The school board will this week
advertise for a special election to be
geld on Saturday, the 22nd inst, for
the purpose of voting bonds to the
amount of $23,O o on the property of
the Lewistown district. The pur-
pose of these bonds is to use So. 900
OF the amount for the re-funding of
bonds now outstanding and $17, 900
Tor h erection of school houses,
$1,000 each for the outside school, of
the district and $4,000 for a new
building in Lewistown. The bonds
are to be 6 per cent. 1920 coin bonds.
Those now outstanding are z per
cent. There is no question but that
new school houses are needed and in
season for the next term and there
should not be an opposing vote.
Commissioner Corbly made us a
pleasant call last week and desired
that we correct an item which ap-
peared last week in order that his
position on the letting of the county
printing contract might not be mis-.
understood. He desired us to say,
which we cheerfully do, ''that he
voted as "a commissioner and not al
a partisan" MI. Corbly is a nice
gentleman, and we would not wish
to offend him. We believe he will
give Fergus county the best service
in his power and although he may
go wrong in some instances, such al
on this printing contract matter, &
few years OF experience In the offic,
will make him more familiar will
intricacies met with and we feel sur,
that long before another contrac'
must be given MI. Corbly will hav,
congratulated his co-members upol
the position they took and which b,
at the time opposed.
Monday asst Assessor Croft re
ceived from the state board OF equa
lization copy for the 1898 assessmen
schedule. Mr.. Croft at once note,
important changes and several @
which he does not approve. TIL
two most important of these are 4
the listing of cattle and sheep. Cat
! tie have heretofore been divided int
: beef cattle, stock cattle and cows
while this year the classes ar
beef cattle, yearlings, two-yeal
olds. three-year-olds, cows an
stock cattle. Sheep which hav
heretofore been placed under ON
head are now divided into stoc
sheep, wethers and rams. To NJ
Croft it appears like an attempt {
make the stock interests pay a la,
r ger proportion of the taxes by d
viding the stock into SO man
classes that a higher assessment wi
be attained. If this be either the ii
r tention or the result, it will be III
just for already the stock counts
n pay a much larger tax in proportio
to the value of their property, ths
d the mining interests.
k The state board of examiners la
IS week passed upon the payment
bounty claims to the amount
S5O,O94 and the amounts will soon
distributed to holders of certificate
The report shows that during Il
= past year bounty claims were fill
;. for the killing of 6,l12 wolves al
y, 107 coyotes, of which number Ft
gus county is credited with z
- wolves and 1000 coyotes. Gust
:, county leads, Choteau second al
:. Fergus third. The report furth
says that notwithstanding the a
ditional taxes imposed upon t
"a stockmen by the last Legislature (
- payment of bounty claims, t
amount derived is not yet suffice
to pay than 80 per cent of C,
r. rent claims to say nothing of t
DIS large number filed under the c
oil bounty law. In the judgment of
es board either additional revenue mt
rs be provided for or the amount De
for each evidence of killing must
&C.
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