Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-04-06

D anu Blk months, cleo SATURDAY la
of scarlet fever, after q short Hines
The baby Of the family has now col
: tracted the disease and is In a yer
critical condition. Their man
friends tender sympathy.
d. John E. Edwards, foreman for tn
Of Cruise cattle outfit, has purchased
controlling interest In Donovan 1
Spears branch store at Junction an,
'e will take charge of the business mex
a week. Mr.. Edwards has had con
siderable experience In mercantil
{ pursuits and can keep books or sci
goods as well as he can punch cows
e Billings Gazette. Mr.. Edwardl
has long been a prominent ant
8 highly esteemed citizen Of this county
4 and his many friends, while regret
ting his departure, wish him success
. in his new venture.
Judge Meagher returned Wednes-
: day from Hot Springs, Arkansas,
where he has spent the winter. The
Judge held quite u reception at the
Day House the afternoon of his ar
rival, many friends calling to extend
welcome and congratulate him on
the wonderful improvement in his
health. He looks better than for
many years and says he feels as well
as he looks. Though well along in
years his many friends hope he may
long be permitted to shed his IA
dance Of good humor and fello wship
about them.
w. d. Symmes, of the Power Mer-
camille Co., returned Tuesday ven
ing of last week from the east.
While In Chicago he suffered from a
severe attack of the grippe and
thought he had fairly recovered be-
fore coming west. The ride through
the snow from FIT. Benton resulted
in severe hoarseness and Wednesday
he could hardly speak above a
whisper. He says he has purchased
the finest line of dry goods and other
merchandise for the Power company
which has ever been brought to Fer
gus county and is going to place 1t
sale at prices which will defy CON-
petition, quality considered.
The county commissioners have ar
ranged with G. NJ. Stafford for the
purchase of four lots back OF the
house. The present county
property only includes the lots 'front.'
ing on Main street and additional
ground is neceeary, the court house
ha wing been built on the back end OF
the lots. This property was offered !
to the county some time ago at $500 .
though real estate has since con-
siderably enhanced in value, Mt.
Stafford is not disposed to raise the I
price. The law requiring appraisal
any property before purchase by I
the county, the court last week ap-
pointed David Hilger, w. ID. Symmes 1
and r. A. Clark as such board. s
Wednesday evening the armature
Df the dynamo at the electric light
light plant burned out and the town {
in hardness for a night. The
accident occurred quick as a flash,
one of the bands on the armature
breaking and the machine being a
mass of electric sparks and flame be-
fore Mr.. Watson, the operator, ould
turn around. The burning covering,
which was thrown off, set fire to the
floor and it was only by prompt as
s~istance that the whole plant was
saved from destruction. Forum
ately no other parts were injured
and the following day an extra arm
allure was placed in position and the
plant resumed. The loss Is about
$500.
Robt. Cooper returned Sunday
evening from Idaho and utah,
whittier he had been. looking or a
business location suitable to his de-
sires. Though disappointed in his
original intention he met at Salt
Lake City Mr.. w. NJ. Dolliver. known
by many in Fergus County, and be-
fore leaving concluded an agreement
by which Mr.. Cooper will shortly re-
turn to the Mormon capital and as
sociate himself with the Mutual
insurance company of which MT.
Dolliver is agent for the state OF
Utah. As soon as the roads VIII
permit Mr.. Cooper will take his
family to their new home, taking
with them the best wishes OF their
many Lewistown friends.
William Aitchison came out victo-
rious in the suit brought by Joseph
Kidd to secure a one-third interest in
the Lucky lode at Gilt Edge. Mr..
Kidd set up the claim that the loca-
ton was made by Aitchison In puT-
suance of an agreement entered into
by the locator, Mr.. Kidd and Will
liam O'Donovan, the latter at Mel
hart. Mr.. Kidd further set forth
that he grub-staked Mr.. Aitchison
and furnished him money to make
such location. The jury found that
the agreement was as alleged by
| Kidd but that he later forfeited his
rights in the claim by reason OF hav-
ing failed to contribute his portion
toward the assessment work since
the location and also because of adj
mission of abandonment made by
him to various parties. Two-thirds
of this property had already been
disposed of by Atchis on to Henry
Hames OF Belt and Mrs. Chas. Young
of Gilt Edge. This mine is consid-
cred one of the pest In the Gilt Edge
district. 1t was bonded by L. s.
| Woodbury. last year for 5000 but
this bond was relinquished when the