Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-09-07
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

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Falls last Friday where she will visit
with friends for several weeks.
The Bank of Fergus County, the
several lien holders and Others hav-
ing attachments have taken steps to
~foreclose ON the Spotted Horse mine,
owned by j. L. Bright of Columbus,
who failed in June last. The sum-
mons in several cases are published
in another column.
VIM. Bortop received a letter from
his son, Fred, a few days ago, in
which the gallant trooper of the
Third regiment says that they hope
soon to be home. Lumsden, who
has been quite ill. is reported rapidly
improving and Almon HOrtOp, also
afflicted will soon be out and grant
ed thirty days furlough. Fred
Hortop reports much sickness in
camp, but that the reports of suffer-
ing are greatly exaggerated.
DR.. j. b. Atchison, formerly of Hell
ena, has decided to locate in Lewis
town and will shortly be Joined by
his family. The doctor is well known
to all old-timers and found in Lewis
town many friends. He ia having
some difficulty in securing office ac-
commodations, as well as a resi-
dence, and says that, although he
has visited many towns east and
west, ne never saw a town where
every building seemed occupied as it
il here.
The fall term of school opened
Tuesday morning (Monday being
Labor day. with eight organized de-
partments. The large number of new
scholars, especially those entered as
beginners, excited much comment.
The departments and the enrolment
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Prof. Vancil and
Prof. Silloway, -: grammar depart
ment-Misses Lindsey and CLANCY, "a;
intermediate-Prof. Moulton and Miss
Luton. a; primary-Misses Main
and Jackson. a. Total enrolment,
267. This is an increase of 45 over
the number enrolled the first day of
the 1897 term and 1O5 over the num-
Der enrolled the first day of the 1896
term. OF the pupils enrolled Tues
day but ID were tuition pupils, though
many transfers had beer made from
other districts.
Billings Gazette: There in no dis
putting the fact that the Billings
Sheep market is just like it's wool
market-the leading in the state of
Montana. The latest sale is 5000
head of lambs owned by Louis
Lehfeldt. to Frank and Elmer sum-
mers for $3 pei head. Lambs have
been selling from 81 to $3.50, but this
sale of yesterday at $3 tops the
market for Montana-this year, or
any other year-and at the same
time causes the buyers to look ON
with amazement. They have realiz-
ed all along that good prices had to
be paid for sheep, but no such price
as this was ever dreamed Of. This is
a year in which the stock and wool
growers of Montana "A rejoice, the
prices being such that they can once
more see their way clear to make
money under this Republican ad-
mi~nistration.
G. Nj. Goodeli and Henry Brown of
Philbrook, have sublet the Castle
Lewistown stage line and will take
possession October LIST. E. j. Murtagh
of Algona, Iowa, was the original
contractor. The price to be received
by the sub-contractors is $3,125 per
annum for six trips per week each
way. Although the Schedule allows
23k hours each way, Mr.. GOodell,
who was in Lewistown Saturday.
says much better time will be made
probably as low as fifteen hours.
The distance il 81 miles. Messrs.
GoOdell and Brown have horses, hay
and grain sufficient to operate the
line and expect to give a better
service than travellers in that direc-
ton have heretofore experienced.
After the re-establishment of the
line from Lavina to Ubet-the 18th
inst.-should the patronage war
rant, a four horse coach will be run
from Lewistown to Ubet.
George Thomas, who has been
running::a saloon at Philbrook for
sometime past, accompanied Deputy
Sheriff Fitshugb to the jail Sunday
last. Jean Acly of PhilbrOok,
charged Thomas with threatening
to kill him and secured Thomas ar
rest asa result of which Judge Nc
Farland Tuesday placed the belliger-
emit under $500 bonds tn keep the
peace. Rather an amusing circum.
stance was connected with the ar
rest. Deputy Fitzhugh was sent
with the warrant and upon serving
it, the prisoner requested that he be