Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-23
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RCUS AND lESIIE'S WEEKLY 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

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However, we would still hav
Messrs. Deaton and Lindsey.
j.. A. Walsh, Of the law firm @
Walsh & Newman of Helena. ia ii
town this week. Mr.. Walsh is look
ing after the interests of w. X. Earl,
in the Gilt Edge mining suits.
W. w. Parrott, the iovial post
master of Belmont, Choteau county
and n former resident of this county
has been spending some time will
his friends in this vicinity. The pas
week was passed in Lewistown
Mr.. Parrott says he is not worrying
about his sheep, for he mas good mer
in charge and sufficient hay to feed
the stock a month, If necessary.
In Justice Gudgel's court last week
II. X. Carson swore to a complaint
charging Frank Lamb, formerly oil
Lewistown, with obtaining from
complainant $50 under false preten-
SEES. The amount paid by Carson
was for furniture transferred by
Lamb and which Carson alleges, he
ULamb) did not Own Mr.. Lamb ar
rived Tuesday night from Billings.
Friday evening last a 'stag" party
was participated In by some 30 of
our jovial citizens, at the Sunset
club rooms. Good stories, music,
the initiation of late corners and a
light lunch furnished the amusement
for the evening. While the instiga-
tors of the entertainment seemed to
he an unsolved question, the evening
was none the less enjoyable to those
who attended.
A. p. Brewington, postmaster at
Irene, brought his wife to town last
week for medical treatment and ex-
poets to return home tomorrow, his
wife accompanying him. Mr.. Brew
ington is much interested in the pro-
posed extension of the mail service
through the mountains from Irene
to Lewistown and has taken out
with him a petition which he will re-
quest residents south of the Snowies
to sign.
c. Wiedeman and p. G. Weydert
are travelling homeward together.
Mr.. Weydert Joined an excursion ar
ranged by the Minneapolis Journal
and has during the pasttwo months,
visited New Orleans, City OF Mexico,
Galveston, Dallas, points in Arizona
and New Mexico and California.
Since returning to Chicago he has
been EAST to Trenton, N. j., from
whence his sister, Miss Augusta, ac-
companied him TO Washington, d.. G.
Other than the disposal OF probate
business the district court has SO far
been engaged in the trial OF the
grand larceny case against Geo. w.
Ayres, the jury in which case is
Frank Scoyel, III. p. Welsh, w. B.
Shell, Cyrus Stiles, Irving Shipee,
Benz. Mcdonald, VIM. SHELTON, Il. s.
Baker, j. r. Mason, T. r. Sands, Il.
r. Daily and &. w. Eastman. The
trial of Ed Waters will follow this
case and the Johns and Hoffman
man libel cases next.
The Great Falls Tribune says that
suit will soon be commenced in that
county by eastern trust companies
against the county to ecu the re-
funding of amounts charged by the
sheriff for the sale OF property under
foreclosure proceedings, In cases
where there was no actual
of cash and the mortgagor bid in the
property for his own protection.
The point is an interesting one and II
won by the trust companies would
unquestionably result in similar
suits in many counties.
The following homestead patents
have been received at the land office
during the past week: Jacob 5.
Knerr, Otto D. Newman, Thos.
Nicholson, James Hart, John Har-
rington, Edw. E. Hill, Francis Wal
lace, w. b. Shell, n. t. Smith, Robt.
Shell, Albert I'll. Sellers, VIM. Slower,
Torgo Steigen, +. G.. Myers, Frank
Mazrall, Agostino Morasci, George
Z. Mcclure, Daniel McCollum, Francis
McCoIIum, Thos. N. Lee, Hiram s.
Leonard, Geo. C. Bower, w. III. Bar
ney, Chas Bryan, j. Il. Anderson,
Ord A. Aynsley, j. E. Acly. Edw. S.
Taylor, Isaac Turner. Chas. H. Gard
ner, j. E. Frye, Alfonso Jackman.
H.. o. Emerson. L. G. Worden, Sarah
McCann.
The ''agitators" have been much
concerned this week because Sheriff
Waite had not returned from the
east and the ignorant alleged that
the office of sheriff was vacant, Mr..
Waite having been absent from the
state longer than sixty days allowed
by law. Mr.. Waite's trends believe
he must have been delayed by sick
ness or the weather for it was his in
tention Of reaching Lewistown for
the ensuing term of court. AS to
whether he has been out of h state
sixty days IT not, we are not ad-
vised, for while he left Lewistown on
the 10Th OF January, he remained at
Great Falls for several days and
how long he visited in Helena and
Butte before going to Salt Lake
City, or whether he is now In the
state, is not positively known. 80
far as we have heard.
Saturday evening the first annual
meeting of the Citizens Electric Co.
was held at the office of the secre-
tary, e. F. Little. Prior to incor-
poration u board of directors was
named to hold for three months and
that their action has been endorsed
il evidenced by the fact that nearly