Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

ais awaiting Shipment n ina
the poles are at the Kelly ranch a,
the loot of the Judith's. AS soon al
the frost is sufficiently out of thu
ground to permit of the setting o.
the poles the work of installation
will be commenced.
s. w. Banks returned to- Lewis.
town last week and has resumed his
old position in the dry goods depart
ment Of the Power Mercantile 20.
Mr.. Banks left Lewistown in the
spring OF 1895 and has since been fol
lowing the fortunes OF a knight OF
the road" His many friends were
glad to see him and the patrons well
come an old favorite.
1t is rumored that our weather
clerk will soon declare for free coin
age OF weather independent of any
other weather clerk on earth" The
forecasts sent from Chicagolast week
were about as reliable as a Demo-
cratic politician. For two days sig
nal fair and warmer" fiuttered from
the mast head and was not hauled
down until u severe blizzard had
spent it's force.
1t is reported that 1900 head of
horses from Montana ranges have
been sent north to Edmonton the past
mont and that 5000 Lore will soon
go. w. f. Burgy, OF the Great Falls
stage line, said while in Lewistown
raaanflU fhnt fbiu ,lar,a n tor hraaa
in Alaska had caused a considerable
raise In price among horse men of the
northern counties. Horses which
were last ear offered Mr.. Burgy at
SO per span are now held at from
$50 to- $75.
The rush to the Klondike IL some
thing alarming, to speak mildly.
The regular Northern Pacific trains
were at first heightened out to four
teen or fifteen cars but the demand
became so great that they are now
going in two sections of a dozen cars
tn each train. The majority of the
men are as cheerful and happy az
they would be in going to n picnic,
little realizing the %hardships before
them. The most of them will be
coming back next fall rich in expert
ence if not in pocket.
The most severe storm OF the sea-
son-and of two or three seasons
past-set in Monday about midnight
and continued until Wednesday
morning without abating. Probably
from sixteen to twenty inches OF
snow have fallen and IL il badly
drifted, some drifts on Main street
being six or seven feet deep. While
not cold, it was n dangerous storm
for travellers, as the snow was blind
ing. Mails leaving here Tuesday
morning went but a short distance,
or turned back entirely and neither
the Billings or Great Falls coaches
have arrived since Monday evening,
though the Benton mail reached
town Tuesday noon. Tuesdays
mail came as far as Philbrook that
day and is expected here tonight.
While all stock must be fed, there ap-
pears little danger of loss.
The docket for the next term of
the district court, beginning Monday
next, is quite long and Clerk Wright
believes that the term will last two
weeks at least, and that ii the cases
involving title to the mining claims
at Gilt Edge are called, the session
will be much further extended. There
are eight criminal cases, as follows:
State ~. G. w. Ayres, grand larceny;
VS.. T.. j. Johns, criminal libel; VS..
Fred Hoffman, criminal libel; VS.. Ed.
A. Waters. assault i'm second degree;
VS.. William Quinn, passing worthless
check; vs.. Jacob Schradler, burglary
in second degree; H. j.. Daniels,
grand larceny; Va. Joseph Tofola
(also spelled Tafella), assault in first
degree.
The county commissioners last
week awarded a contract to Foster
* Anderson for building II new roof
on the court house, over the present
roof, for 1887. The present roof was
so~built that snow and water settled
against the fire walls and soaked
through, at times water running
through to the lower story and at
all times soaking through the
plastering in the court and
causing it to fall off. Three bidders
contested for the work, Foster &
Anderson, Kane & Noble and j. e.
Scott. Mr.. Scott's bid was the
lowest but In such indefinite terms,
no plans of specifications being sub.
mitted, that it was unanimously
rejected. The accepted bid was
lower than that of Kane & Noble.
In a short visit with Mr.. and Mrs
b. c. White, of the state reform
school, at Miles City, we were pleased
to find them SO pleasantly situated
and the school SO satisfactorily con
Quoted. The state has made a very
creditable start in it's efforts to bet
ter the condition of society by saving
the young OF both sexes who have
been surrounded by bad influences
The site contains 100 acres of LAND
under irrigation within a mile of the
city; the main buildings. three IL
number, are of red brick, imposing in
appearance and large enough to
meet all demands for many years t.
come. The boys and girls apart
ments are kept clean and airy, theil
victuals are plain but wholesom,
and rigid discipline prevails. Relig
ious services are held Sundays, il
which both boys and girls partici
pate. Their singing is a marked
feature, showing the splendid train
ing they have received from tn,