Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-09

of the Power Mercantile Co. IL looked
for early next week.
Joseph Tafella. the Mexican who
drew a gun on Miss Berger at a half
breed dance about two weeks ago,
was given a preliminary hearing
In Justice Netherlands court Mon
day on the charge OF assault in the
first degree. Defendant was bound
over to the district court, ID. M
Crowley and Sam Phillips qualifying
as bondsmen in b sun Of $500.
Tafella has been employed as herder
by Mr.. Phillips for several years.
| There appears to be mitigating cir
cumstances in the case, in that Ia
fella furnished most of h where
| with to have the dance and then his
| rivals sought to ALLEVIATE the affec-
| lions of his sweetheart, to which at
tempt Mr.. Tafella interposed an en-
phatic objection.
A hurried marriage ceremony was
performed by Justice Crane at Ben
ton about midnight OF the End in
slant, in whi:h w. l.. Hllliard OF
Deerfield and Hiss Maud Adams of
Derby, Iowa, were the principals.
Mr.. billiard met his bride on the ar
rival OF the west bound train that
night and lost no time In having the
knot tied. Mr.. and Mrs. Hilliard
left for their future home, ear Deer
field, the following day.
Hon. Paul Mccormick. of Billings,
Notwithstanding bis gray hair and
sixty years Of age, is anGious to lead
a company of cowboys In aid OF the
struggling Cubans or directly against
the Spanish Dons. Mr.. Mccormick
desires to outfit and mount them
himself and Is only waiting for the
opportunity to present himself. He
is a fighter yet and the Spanish
would admit this II they aver ran up
against him and his followers.
Generating the Fetzer charges
against Sheriff J.. d. Waite. a recent
issue Of the Helena Herald well and
truly says: About the meanest
thing Fetzer alleges was that j. d.
Waite. the present sheriff of Fergus
county, knowingly assisted him in
palming off his spurious hides, be-
cause Waite was a candidate for re-
election and might need Fetzer's
vote. No one who knows Jack"
Waite believes the charge for a min
ute. That lie is too arse to swal-
low"
James Shell, OF Highfeld, was In
Lewistown Monday and in CONVEX
sation said that he had fed but one
ton of hay during the winter to a
band of 800 sheep and that a count
a few days ago proved that he now
had but Is less than when he counted
last fall and of these Is at least 6 had
been killed for mutton. Mr.. She'll
says nearly half of these sheep were
breeding ewes and that they are
mutton fat. Surely this year should
be a profitable one for this fortunate
grower.
Among the visitors to LewistOwn
last week was MIR. Frank Hamilton,
of Okla. Mr.. Hamilton called to renew
his subscription to the ARGUS, saying
that he had been a subscriber to our
contemporary for some time and
last fall sent a three months sub
scription to the ARGUS, las an ex-
pertinent" He is 80 well satisfied
that he decided to continue the pa
per, r~emarking, incidentally, that he
found he generally received the news
a week earlier through our columns
than In any other manner and 1t was
news he was after.
E. w. King. manager of the min
ing operations at Gilt Edge, was in
Lewistown last week on his way
from Great Falls to the camp. and
on Thursday made the ARGUS a
pleasant call. Mr.. King says the
fight for a patent to the old Gilt
Edge lode, has been practically
transferred from Lewistown to the
general land Office at Washington,
whittier Mr.. Phelps has gone to look
after his interests. While the general
public of this section are not partic.
ularly taking sides, they realize that
Messrs. Phelps and King have mani.
tested more practical knowledge In
the working OF the mines and paid
out more money to labor than any
other company which has attempted
to run the Gilt Edge plant, and, there
fore, their sympathies are very nat
urally largely with the Phelps in
terests.
ID. W. Slayton, who is attending
his duties as county commissioner
says that the property Of the Willard
Livestock Co. was sold last week al
very low figures. Dave Fratt, by q
sealed bid, purchased the land, some
1000 acres, 1850 horses, about 5,00(
stock sheep. and the improvements
for $36, 100. The few head of cattle
farming implements and miscellan
eous property was sold at public
auction. While the sheep, Mr.. Stay
ton says, were bid upon by severa
parties and run up to $500, Mr.
traits price Of $685. was accepted II
order to secure sale of the horses and
land for which there were no other
or much lower bids. That the
sheep, as well as much else went al
sacrifice, Ia shown by the fact that
yearings sold in the same neighbor
hood recently at 1925. delivery to be
made after shearing. The total in.
debtedness on the property was
about $10S, 600.
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