Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-09
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Tuesday evening some thirty.fv,
gentlemen interested in the organiza
ton of II company of the Montans
National Guard In Lewistown me,
at the court house to consider plans
and effect a temporary organization
j. VIM. LaQuatte was elected presi.
dent, Edmund Wright secretary, and
g. Ii. Preston drill master. Two
committees were appointed: By.
laws-G. II. Preston, F. Huffine, j
NJ. Croft; collecting-F. E. Smith, w.
j. Wells, NJ. j. Garrett. Another
meeting will be held this evening.
The annual meeting of the Lewis
town library association was held al
the library Saturday afternoon last.
at which time the following trustees
were elected for the ensuing year:
F. f. Smith, +. X. Lheadle, Rev. Joel
Vigus, Rev. Albert Pfaus, Mrs. Il. X.
Carson, Mrs. u. j. Weideman anu
Mrs. +. f. Wright. The trustees
meet next Saturday afternoon to &C.
lecl officers. The president said that
he had been unable to compile his re-
port for delivery at the meeting, but
would do SD at al early date and
submit it to the members and the
public through the press.
Those in search of news may easily
find ii in Lewistown, but whether 1t
is reliable or not is another matter.
Last week a report spread rapidly
to- the effect that A. j.. Slough OF
had purchased the Bach
interests at Utica and that Mr.. Bach
had secured prominent mercantile
interests in Lewistown. Az to the
part of the story there seems
no truth whatever and the only
for the former is that Mr..
Slough has made Mr.. Bach an offer
IL under consideration and its
depends upon several
other matters, personal to MIR. Bach. |
Ethel, daughter of Prof. and Mrs.
six months. died Sunday last of
heart failure. The little one had
suffered with tonsilitis at the
of the diptheria scare and had
not been well since. Two weeks ago
the child had a severe attack Of in
of the bowels but physi-
thought the danger point in
that sickness had passed and il the
child had strength, she would re-
.over. But the siege had been too
for the little one and the pulse
grew weaker and weaker, notwith-
standing the use of stimulants, until
leath conquered. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon from the
church and attended by
many friends OF the grief stricken
parents.
W. l.. Wilson, the most successful
Drospector in the Judith mountains
and original owner of the Gilt Edge,
Chicadee and other mines, arrived
Monday from Sheridan, Wyoming,
accompanied by Judge W. F. Metz,
Of Sheridan. Mr.. Wilson has been
EAST for some time, while absent Wis
ting II. A. Ammon, in New York
City. Mr.. Wilson says that q. III.
who bonded the Chicadee
mine, is expected from Sheridan late
his month, he having been detained
by matters connected with his newly
acquired mining interests. That
Mr.. Purmort was successful in inter-
English capital in the Chica-
dee and other mines which he purch-
ased or bonded from parties at Gilt
Mr.. Wilson confirms, and
though III willing to talk of Mr.. Pur-
plans, gives the impression
that Mr.. Purmort will bring well
come news to the citizens Interested
IN the mines of this section. Judge
Metz comes to look up titles and
also to appear In the controversy
over patent to the Plattsburg mine,
which covers the old Gilt Edge claim.
1t has not been generally known. we
believe, that Mr.. Ammon Is also in
in the Lookout mine,
claimed by Schmitz and Netting and
by Moshner & Butts, but Mr.. Wilson
us that Mr.. Ammon has ac-
quired the Loosen interests In that
property, Loosen having been me of
the original locators.
Upon complaint of James McWil-
liams, OF East Fork, III. d. Daniels,
of the o. Is. meat market in Lewis
town, was arrested Friday of last
week, charged with grand larceny.
Two weeks previously Daniels had
been arrested on a similar charge
but the evidence adduced at the *
animation failed to warrant his be-
ing held to trial. At that time
County Attorney Cheadle learned
that there were stored at Days
ranch, adj Joining town, a number OF
hides purchased of Daniels by a Jew
peddler and that several of these
hides were mutilated. Investigation
followed and twenty-five hides were
found. fifteen of which, we r. in
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as to give the impression the brands
had been cut out. Mr.. Nc Williams
examined the hides and identified one
as having been taken from a yearl-
ing heifer owned by him and last
seen in October 1897. Arrest of Mr..
Daniels folio wed and the examination
was held Tuesday, when Mr.. Nc
Williams swore positively that the
hide presented was that of the heifer
lost by him. The peddler was sworn
and while not able to identify the
hides as those purchased of Daniels,
he swore he had purchased from
Daniels a corresponding number of
mutilated hides and had stored them